Whakarāpopototia te tuhinga:  Kua whakaae te kaihautū rongo whakamā, a Brian Williams, e whakawehi ana ia i te "wairua" o tana tīmatanga rongonui, a Tom Brokaw, e noho tonu ana ia i runga i te Nightly News ahakoa neke atu i te tekau tau i runga i te nohoanga wera. Kei te noho a Williams, 55, i tēnei wā i te whakatārewatanga e ono marama, kāore i utua, i te wā e tirotirohia ana e tētahi rōpū ngā whakapae i teka ia i roto i ngā pūrongo mō te pakanga o Iraq me te Hurricane Katrina, me ētahi atu. Kāore e whakaaetia te kaikawe ki te kōrero i te tūmatanui i te wā o tana rāhuitanga, engari he maha ngā kaimahi o NBC News kua whakakitea ko te taonga tuku iho o te kaikawe rongonui a Brokaw i kaha ki a Williams. Panuku ki raro mō te ataata. Kua whakaae te kaihautū rongo whakahē a Brian Williams ki te whakaaro e whakawehi ana ia i te "wairua" o tana tīmatanga rongonui a Tom Brokaw, ahakoa neke atu i te tekau tau i runga i te tūru wera. Ko te whakaaetanga a Williams ki ona ake ngoikoretanga i whakakitea i roto i te korerorero me tana hoa Chuck Todd i te raumati o te tau kua hipa, e ai ki te maheni o New York. I kōrero te tokorua i muri i te whakapuakitanga ka whakakapi a Todd i a David Gregory hei kaihautū i te Meet The Press. I whakawhiwhia a Todd ki te whakaora i te whakaaturanga ata o te Ratapu i raru i te hinganga o te tirohanga i muri i te matenga o Tim Russert i te tau 2008. <unk>I te iti rawa kua mate tō wairua. Kei te haere tonu taku i te whare, i kii a Williams ki a Todd. Ko Brokaw, e mahi tonu ana ki NBC News, i te mea i "ngaro" ia i te wa i whakama ai te whatunga i te marama o mua i nga korero mo nga whakapae nui a Williams. 'Kei te hiahia a Brokaw i te matenga o Williams i runga i te rihi,' e ai ki tētahi pūtake NBC. Ko te tuhinga o New York e whakaatu ana hoki i whakatata atu a Williams ki nga rangatira o NBC me CBS i roto i te tono kia neke ki te noho hei kaihauturu mo te po roa engari ko ana whakatata i akiakihia e nga mea e rua. I etahi tau kua pahure ake nei i kii a Williams ki te Tumuaki o NBC Universal a Steve Burke e hiahia ana ia ki te tango i te Tonight Show mai i a Jay Leno. Ko Brokaw, i te taha maui, e mahi tonu ana i NBC News, i te mea i "ngaro" i te wa i whakama ai te whatunga i te marama o mua i nga korero mo nga kereme a Williams. I kii a Williams ki a Chuck Todd he'waimarie'ia na te mea kua mate kē tana wairua. I whakakahoretia e Burke te whakaaro a Williams, ā, hei utu...
Kua whakaae te kaiwhakapāho kōrero kua whakahawea ki te'wairua'o tana tīmatanga rongonui a Tom Brokaw. Ko te whakaaetanga a Williams ki ana ake ngoikoretanga i whakakitea i roto i te korerorero me tana hoa mahi a Chuck Todd i te raumati o te tau kua hipa. 'I te iti rawa kua mate to wairua. Kei te haere tonu taku i te whare, 'i kii a Williams ki a Todd i a ia e korerorero ana mo Brokaw. Ko te pakiwaitara o te rongo Brokaw i'riri'i te mea i whakama te whatunga i te marama o mua i nga korero mo nga korero pakanga a Williams.