NYT reports on its front page:
BREAKING NEWS 3:23 PM ET: Tim Russert Is Dead of a Heart Attack, His Family SaysHe was 58.
MSNBC is now reporting the news that Russert collapsed and died at work at the NBC news bureau in Washington, DC this afternoon. He had just returned from a trip to Italy with his family. Tom Brokaw is sharing the tragic news and clearly broken up. How awful.
"This news division will not be the same without his strong, clear voice."
UPDATE: Brian Williams just tossed to Andrea Mitchell who is on now. I don't know how they are doing it. They are all so obviously devastated. My heart aches for them. I can't imagine having to stay composed and report on the loss of a friend.
Brian Williams sums it up: "Even this coverage is being compiled by family members of a very sad family."
