Middle East Crisis: Couric Wouldn’t Go?

Access Hollywood asks: “Which Anchors Put Themselves In The Line Of Fire?” Katie Couric told Access “that at this point, she would not venture into the Middle East hot spot.”

“I think the situation there is so dangerous, and as a single parent with two children, that’s something I won’t be doing,” Couric said.

But on Sunday, when asked about the Middle East, Couric told reporters: “Yeah, of course I want to be there.” Maybe she was speaking hypothetically…

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