potentially putting people's lives at risk. we know four separate incidents involving emergency services being delayed by minutes and getting to people who called for emergencies. it is hard to imagine a more serious abuse of power, isn't it, mr. mayor? >> i would agree. and i've been questioned, people have questioned my decision not to really enter into this fray until now. the last four months or so i've just been fending off interview requests and statement requests after request. now with the revelation of the e-mails, i think i abdicate my responsibility if i don't speak up a little bit. these were documents that they were required to produce. we knew they would surface. to our credit, we didn't grand stand. this is the reality of things. and by the way, the e-mail you referred to was issued to me only on day two, and that was half way through day two. as far as day three and four, i can only imagine. >> and if we actually read some of this, there is a text from you to bill barone. >> i'm begging, at that point i'm begging.