Race has been a big issue in this [presidency] campaign [2016].

Stop-and-frisk was ruled unconstitutional in New York, because it largely singled out black and Hispanic young men.

You have to go where the story is to report on it. As a journalist, you're essentially running to things that other people are running away from.

I think sometimes we lose sight of how powerful we are when we put someone on the news - for good or bad. It can really change people's lives.

Anybody who was in the military or a military family has a certain sensitivity to the separation. Everyone knows military wives have the hardest jobs. I was born into one. When I think back to those days, I didn't appreciate it then.

I am honored to have this role [of the moderator], but this evening belongs to the candidates and, just as important, to the American people.

You never know what doors are going to open up and why they are going to open up. You've got to be ready to walk through them.