"I made an embarrassing and regrettable mistake yesterday during a portion of our 2.5-hour breaking news coverage of a possible gunwoman on the campus of UCF.



"The good news — the 'threat' was unfounded, no one was hurt, and our coverage, for the most part, was spot on. We were able to get students, and parents, up to the minute information about a scary situation on campus.



"However, for a brief moment… I went into a narrative about these anti-theft devices at the front of the library possibly being metal detectors. I pointed out they weren't working. And then the internet went crazy.



"There's so much I wish I could take back about that blip of our coverage. I was mortified. For those asking -- yes, I've been to a library before. Yes, I've shopped (and worked) retail before. I'm not perfect... and neither are you

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"I can't justify or explain why this mistake was made, but I do want you all to know I will learn from it and continue to do good work for our viewers. I hope you can forgive me!"