`` I 'm just trying to set the record and trying to give you a chance to respond , which is fair , '' Russert had responded . The moderator 's chair on NBC 's `` Meet the Press '' stood empty Sunday . Veteran journalist collapses at work , according to NBC . Score: 6 Tom Brokaw : `` Our issue this sad Sunday morning '' is honoring Russert .
The moderator 's chair on NBC 's `` Meet the Press '' stood empty Sunday . Veteran journalist collapses at work , according to NBC . Score: 6 Tom Brokaw : `` Our issue this sad Sunday morning '' is honoring Russert .