NBC's Williams makes U-turn in London to cover storms

NBC's Williams makes U-turn in London to cover storms

Mother Nature forced Brian Williams to make a U-turn after arriving in London today for Royal Wedding coverage.

At the top of tonight's NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, the anchor talked about the destruction caused by weather in parts of the USA. And then, he said that he signed off last night saying the broadcast would be from London today but that he and his crew decided to turn around after realizing the full impact of the recent tornadoes and storms.

Williams discusses in his Daily Nightly blog the "coverage conundrum" that wore away at him after landing in London.

After leaving Heathrow, he and his party parked and observed what was going on there and thought about what was going on back home. "Minutes later, NBC News President Steve Capus made the call: He said I should go home," Williams writes. "We both agreed the tragedy would dominate our newscast and our coverage. I never got to see our infrastructure in London, or any of my colleagues beyond the confines of my car. We had a magnificent setup?the result of months of planning?to cover the big day in London, and we still will, live and wall-to-wall. But for now, for us, for this story, one of us had to go back and lead a separate coverage team?as the death toll grows."

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