Bill Hemmer on FNC, 12:15pm:

"This is not usually how Tim Russert is seen on television. The host of Meet the Press at NBC on Sunday morning arriving moments ago at the U.S. District Court in Washington...

Russert is on crutches. Not quite sure why that's the case..."

> Update: 12:48am: WP on Nov. 17: "Russert broke his right ankle Tuesday night while playing with his mutt, Buster the Wonder Dog. Buster and his owner were chasing each other on a stairwell inside the house when the 'Meet the Press' host -- carrying research papers and dry cleaning -- tripped and fell..." Ten weeks later, and he's still in a cast?