Williams’ rehab efforts have begun

Williams’ rehab efforts have begun

NEW YORK

Brian Williams said the months since his suspension from NBC News had been like torture, and a come-clean interview with colleague Matt Lauer on the “Today” show must surely have felt like an extension.

The humbled anchorman told Lauer in an interview that aired Friday that he let his ego get the better of him in telling stories that exaggerated his role in news reporting and that he intends to make the most of his second chance. But he admitted he had trouble accepting his punishment — being stripped of his job as “Nightly News” anchor and assigned to reporting news at MSNBC — although he’s now come to terms with it.

Keith: Stricter gun laws wouldn’t matter

NEW YORK

Toby Keith says he’s not sure how to prevent tragedies such as Wednesday’s church shooting in Charleston, S.C., but doesn’t think stricter gun laws would make a difference.

“If it can happen in church, it can happen anywhere, so there’s no answer to it,” Keith said.

Keith feels it’s hard to predict where violence will show up, but felt if a police officer had been praying at The Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church on Wednesday, “maybe seven or eight of those nine people would still be alive.”

He made the comments Thursday at the Songwriters Hall of Fame gala where he was being inducted.

Associated Press