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deborah turner said on friday, january 20th brian misrepresented events which occurred while he was covering the iraq war in 2003. it then became clear, she says, that on other occasions brian had done the same while telling that story in other venues. she adds, this was wrong and completely inappropriate for someone in brian's position. in a statement nbc universal ceo steve burke said by his actions brian has jeopardized the trust millions of americans place in nbc news. but he added, brian deserves a second chance and we are rooting for him. and now if i may on a personal note say, it's an enormous difficult story to report. brian is a member of our family, we will work every night to be worthy of your trust. >>> we'll take a break now. much more still ahead on this wednesday evening. scandal rocks the little league world series as the u.s. champions, the pride of chicago, are stripped of their title for breaking the rules. >>> also, the excitement building in the lines growing tonight, half a billion dollars up for grabs. sunday dinners at my house... it's a full day for me, and i love i

in a memo to staff, nbc news president deborah turner says quote, as you would expect we have a teamas transpired. we're working on what the best next steps are. cnn's senior media correspondent, brian stelter, takes a look at the latest fallout. >> brian williams' apology for exaggerating some of his iraq war reporting is not silencing the story. despite a separate apology to nbc employees, the conversation is only getting louder. ten years ago, tom brokaw seated the big cheer in "nbc nightly news" to brian williams. now brokaw is denying reports he wants williams out, saying i have neither demanded or suggested brian be fired. his future is up to brian and nbc news executives. those are hardly warm and fuzzy words for his colleague. a statement from brokaw's one-time rival, cbs' dan rather is more supportive. quote, i don't know the particulars about that day in iraq. i do know brian. brian is an honest, decent man, excellent reporter and anchor and a brave one. of course dan rather has had his own controversies when it comes to truthful reporting. but the discussion about williams