We have not been served with a lawsuit and don't have any comment.

They are journalists of the highest integrity.

We have a long-standing policy that the assignments to war zones or other dangerous places are completely voluntary. And that is understood by everyone who works here.

It is far too premature for us to even think about that. Charlie and Elizabeth will continue to anchor the broadcast.

This was the first time I've seen writers at 'World News Tonight' banging away on electric typewriters.

There will be a time to discuss that. This is not that time. When we emerge from this difficult time and are prepared to say something, we will.

A lot of it depends on what's in the news that week.

Some of these people (cut) went to war zones, some of them didn't go.

It has always been our long-standing policy that these assignments are voluntary and that is understood by all the people who we work with.