An e-mailer asks: “What are the network plans when Saddam is executed? Will any break in?”
Yes. At noon, CBS affiliates were told to expect a special report: “Please be advised that CBS News is on stand-by to go on the air once we get word that Saddam Hussein has been executed.”
Similarly, NBC affiliates have been told that “NBC News will provide a special report when it receives confirmation” of the execution.
The message also said: “We will use care and caution in airing whatever video becomes available and will make a final decision about which images to use only after we have seen them.”
Update: 8:23pm: ABC News also plans to air a special report upon confirmation that Saddam Hussein has been executed…
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