Savannah Guthrie takes Brian Williams' spot on Nightly News as his replacement Lester Holt deals with family emergency

Savannah Guthrie takes Brian Williams' spot on Nightly News as his replacement Lester Holt deals with family emergency,

Savannah Guthrie has taken over Brian Williams' spot on NBC Nightly News as Lester Holt deals with a family emergency.

The 43-year-old Today host has filled in a number of times in the past when Williams was ill or on vacation.

Guthrie was among the few tipped to take over permanently from disgraced Williams when he was suspended for allegedly fabricating anecdotes about the Iraq war.

However Guthrie, a former attorney who joined NBC as a legal analyst in 2007, cannot accept the spot as she is contracted to present Today until 2018...Read More