Nothing sinister. It says "transition begins after 5 frames of black". A frame in video is 1/30 of a second, so there should have been 1/6 of a second of black, followed by a dissolve or a wipe or some other transition, most likely having to do with the text quoting the VP.
It looks like someone hijacked the Chyron for a goof and it accidentally went to air. Inexcusable.
Ok. Thanks.
Does this mean that the X was deliberate (i.e., placed over VP) even though a goof going on the air? Or what the X intended for something more technical (i.e., dealing with a frame)?