Howard Wolfson, a strategist, burst into the "boiler room" in Washington where the brain trust was huddled and said, "we have 30 seconds" to stop the other networks from following suit.
Meaning the representatives of CBS, NBC, ABC, and CNN who were garrisoned there needed to get out their cell phones immediately. Unfortunately, the NBC rep was in the men's room.
He is going to pay dearly for that.