NBC News said Wednesday that the final member of the news crew that was held captive in Syria for five days is safely out of the country and will be evaluated in Turkey. Ian Rivers, part of NBC News’ technical support staff, was separated from chief foreign correspondent Richard Engel’s production crew during the firefight that resulted in their freedom, according to NBC. NBC News President Steve Capus said in a statement:
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=164349