1.   NBC plans to parcel out coverage between itself and its two cable sister stations, CNBC and MSNBC.

2.   NBC relegated its prime time coverage to MSNBC, its cable sister.

3.   The criticism flabbergasted some officials at NBC and its cable sister MSNBC, which conducts focus groups with the Republican pollster Frank Luntz.

4.   Anchor Brian Williams rushed in to take over coverage for NBC and its cable sister MSNBC.