Watch NBC’s Brian Williams explain how he got the Bin Laden news

The anchor talked a little shop with David Letterman on Monday night.

At one moment, they’re average citizens—enjoying some pizza, spending time with family, watching TV. The next moment they get a top-secret call disclosing a momentous event and urging them to drop everything and get in “the chair.”

At least that’s how it was for NBC News anchor Brian Williams.

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