NEW YORK — NewsNation evacuated its New York bureau on July 7, 2026, after two structural columns buckled in a nearby office building undergoing residential conversion. City authorities ordered evacuations of adjacent buildings, including NewsNation's New York bureau and its sister station WPIX-TV, and shut down surrounding streets as a precautionary measure.

NewsNation implemented contingency plans for its afternoon and primetime programs broadcast from New York. Jesse Weber hosted his 11 p.m. ET program, "Jesse Weber Live," from the streets of New York City on Monday night.

"Because NewsNation is headquartered in America's heartland of Chicago, we were able to seamlessly transition production there," said Cherie Grzech, president of news and politics at NewsNation. Michael Corn, president of programming and specials at NewsNation, added, "We also leveraged the resources of our Washington, D.C., bureau to ensure uninterrupted coverage."

Jessica Kartalija, a national correspondent for NewsNation, said in a podcast interview, "It was a very coordinated process." Kartalija observed the New York team broadcasting outdoors and added, "They are doing all of their broadcasts from out here." She described the presence of the crew, stating, "So they have their whole studio crew, their cameras, their lighting, their anchor team, everyone down here to do the best that they possibly can to get the news to everyone at home."