Nightly News   |  August 15, 2011

‘Moral collapse’ triggered riots

In Britain, Prime Minister David Cameron blamed the riots and looting on what he called a "slow-motion moral collapse.” NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: And in Great Britain after last week's riots, Prime Minister David Cameron said today it wasn't the economy or cutbacks or anything but what he called a slow-motion moral collapse that triggered the crisis across the UK .

BRIAN WILLIAMS, anchor: Now we turn to the crisis in the Horn of