Future NBC Nightly News broadcast, opening moments:
Brian Williams: “Well, it’s finally happened. The American death toll in Iraq has reached 4,000. In our expanded broadcast tonight, we’ll have in-depth reports on how we got into the war in the first place, how many Iraqis have died, the toll the war is taking on families back home, the plight of wounded soldiers trying to piece their lives back together, the massive cost of the war, why Afghanistan has not gone so well because of the President’s focus on Iraq, the unpopularity of the war and how that portends for Republicans, and other war-related matters.
In other news, a massive earthquake has hit the west coast and California has fallen off into the Pacific, scientists report they have found a cure for cancer, and Jesus Christ appeared during a joint session of Congress, took the podium, and answered questions.
Now let’s go to our top story: 4000 dead in Iraq.”
Spot on sagmanagain, don’t forget the words “grim milestone!”