"What happens now is, you have a lot of theories, a lot of hearsays. They try to construct everything they can, and then put it factually, present that in an open forum, which has never been done in our state before. And then we're going to have the families participating. We're going to have an open..."
"They can be assured that the loss they have and the loss they suffer might be the loss that be prevented and be suffered by another family in America."
"I'm sure all the families have gathered together now and they're all pulling their strength from within, praying for the best and I want them to know the state's doing everything -- the government's d..."
"I'm still very optimistic and very hopeful and still praying for that miracle, but our odds are pretty much against us, as you know. It's an uphill fight and the people still have a lot of faith and I..."
"The one body that has been recovered was the one person that was left right there where the force of the blast came. And the 12, the tram was in perfect condition. It was on the tracks. There was no d..."
"I understood, we have a crew down in? You make sure you call me back and brief me before I go to that church because people will be asking me questions. Is anybody talking to the families at all?"
"The rescue team's allowed to go back in. That means the air quality had to be good enough so there was no danger to them, or a very minimal danger. That's a good sign."
"I said, we better find out what is going on, walked in there. And they're yelling and cheering that 12 are alive; 12 are alive. And I'm thinking, oh, my goodness, the miracle of all miracles has happe..."
"How that got misinterpreted or miscommunicated, I can't say."
"I feel confident that Jerry would have taken the time to pray."
"I said, if we can just give families information, Anderson, that's all I wanted. I said, let them know what's going on the best that you can."