During the ceremony in the Rotunda, there was a disruption as an elderly mourner apparently collapsed. The networks were forced to ad-lib the situation. FNC quickly threw up a “Mourner collapses” lower third and was followed by CNN doing the same. MSNBC didn’t change its lower third. This was followed by the three networks delicately trying to avoid showing the commotion. FNC and MSNBC stuck with a tight shot on the casket. CNN put up an outside shot of the capitol as well.

7:55 pm - FNC’s Wallace I think was the first to identify the mourner; William Broomfield, a former Congressional colleague of Ford when Ford served in Congress. This info came from the pool reporter on the scene. I don’t think either CNN or MSNBC broadcast the mourner’s identity at the time. Wallace said Bill Frist was attending to Broomfield. ABC later said that Broomfield was being treated in the Speaker’s office…

UPDATE: Broomfield, after a brief respite, was okay according to Frist.