Joe Allbaugh

I came here today to listen and learn and report back to the president. I'm prepared ... to go back read more

I came here today to listen and learn and report back to the president. I'm prepared ... to go back and report to the president that these folks have done a great job.

That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the [Army] Corps of Engineers are working right read more

That's going to take awhile, I know. City engineers as well as the [Army] Corps of Engineers are working right now to dredge out an area around Pier 6 so we can bring in barges and help facilitate the removal of the debris. But it's going to take months.

I know a lot of people right now want to point fingers and criticize, but people should keep their powder read more

I know a lot of people right now want to point fingers and criticize, but people should keep their powder dry.

It is really tough. The building was made of steel and concrete. The steel is just twisted like pretzels; the read more

It is really tough. The building was made of steel and concrete. The steel is just twisted like pretzels; the concrete is just basically disintegrated.

We're losing time. Time is working against us. I think we all pray and hope for a miracle, but this read more

We're losing time. Time is working against us. I think we all pray and hope for a miracle, but this morning we're about to mark two weeks, and it's highly unlikely we're going to find anyone alive.