NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams recants claim he was on chopper that took fire in Iraq NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted in a published report Wednesday that he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, recanting a claim that he and the network had repeated for years -- most recently on Friday night.

NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams admitted in a published report Wednesday that he was not aboard a helicopter hit and forced down during the invasion of Iraq in 2003, recanting a claim that he and the network had repeated for years -- most recently on Friday night. NBC Nightly News' Brian Williams recants claim he was on chopper that took fire in Iraq 2016 is going to be a fun year!