"""NBC Nightly News"" anchor Brian Williams admitted in 2015 he wasn't aboard a U.S. military helicopter that was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. Williams said he ""made a mistake in recalling the events of 12 years ago"" and apologized. In a statement released by NBC on Saturday, February 7, Williams said he will be taking himself off the air for several days. ""It has become painfully apparent to me that I am presently too much a part of the news, due to my actions."""