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 Lester Holt, who has been filling in as the anchor of “Nightly News” during Williams’ suspension, is expected to permanently take over, sources say. The two have been close friends for years and Lack has been struggling for months to find a solution that would keep Williams in the fold. Breaking his silence for the first time since February, Williams, 56, began his own statement with two simple words: "I'm sorry." He was suspended after he admitted "misremembering" an incident in which he claimed his helicopter was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade in Iraq. It was not clear Wednesday what Williams new job will be, but there has been speculation that he could land at MSNBC or take on a role similar to Anne Curry after she was booted from the "Today" show.
– It's official: NBC has confirmed that it has given Brian Williams "the chance to earn back everyone's trust," but his days as Nightly News anchor are behind him. Instead, Williams will head to MSNBC, reports CNN, where he'll anchor breaking news and special reports, while Lester Holt's interim role on Nightly News will become permanent. Williams faces a challenge with the struggling network, and the New York Times notes that in the months after the Iraq controversy, Williams went from being the 23rd most trusted US celebrity to No. 3,352 in rankings published by research firm Marketing Arm. Insiders tell the Times that it wasn't easy to find a new role for Williams—especially since his interviewing skills are not his strongest point—but the network didn't want him to end up at a competitor. The anchor's tall tales lost him the trust not only of the public, but of many NBC staffers who didn't want him to return at all, sources tell the New York Daily News. The sources say NBC's internal investigation uncovered several other dubious claims from Williams, including a 2011 Daily Show appearance in which he said he was on the ground in Cairo's Tahrir Square during protests—instead of on a balcony overlooking them.