bankruptcy. snyder told reporters we'll work hard to make sure we don't need an emergency manager and bankruptcy shouldn't be on the table. so what happened? >> we worked hard on the process. that's something to be avoided. it's not something i'm happy to be in this situation. this was a very tough decision. but it's the right decision. pause ultimately the issue we need to do is get better services for the 700,000 people of detroit. the citizens of detroit deserve better than they're getting today, in addition to dealing with the crushing debt question. we went there all the other processes we could. there were no other viable options. once you go through every other option, then you should consider bankruptcy. we're at that point. i believe it's the right thing to do now, because the focus needs to deal with this debt question, but even more importantly, david, the citizens of detroit deserve better services. 58-minute response times on police calls is unacceptable. >> 50% of the parks closed since 2008, 40% of the street lights don't work.