{"id":2640895,"date":"2026-08-05T10:26:02","date_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-newss-steve-kornacki-makes-a-splash-as-he-spills-water-on-air\/"},"modified":"2026-08-05T10:31:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-05T14:31:05","slug":"nbc-newss-steve-kornacki-makes-a-splash-as-he-spills-water-on-air","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nbc-newss-steve-kornacki-makes-a-splash-as-he-spills-water-on-air\/","title":{"rendered":"NBC News&#8217;s Steve Kornacki makes a splash as he spills water on air"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnbc-newss-steve-kornacki-makes-a-splash-as-he-spills-water-on-air%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2640895&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>During NBC\u2019s coverage of the midterm primary elections, election analyst Steve Kornacki accidentally spilled water on his notes and computer, causing a brief technical mishap. He expressed concern about damaging the equipment and attempted to clean up the spill with tissues. His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/stephen-colbert-suggests-getting-rid-of-senate-following-dems-filibuster-failure-im-100-percent-serious\/\" title=\"Stephen Colbert Suggests Getting Rid of Senate Following Dem&#039;s Filibuster Failure: &#039;I&#039;m 100 Percent Serious&#039;\">visibly flustered<\/a> reaction included holding his notes, rubbing his forehead, and gesturing for help from the crew. A crew member provided napkins to wipe the monitor, and Kornacki apologized before resuming his reporting. The incident, which lasted about a minute, was briefly featured on NBC News and even appeared at the start of NBC Nightly news with tom Llamas. Kornacki\u2019s humorous acknowledgment of the mishap, saying \u201cWell, that was fun,\u201d was shared in the coverage, with colleagues like producer Adam Noboa joking and laughing as Kornacki recovered and continued tracking election results.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/nbc\/\">NBC<\/a> elections analyst Steve Kornacki made a splash during Tuesday night\u2019s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/midterm-elections\/\">midterm<\/a> primary election coverage, spilling water on his notes and short-circuiting a computer. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOh \u2026 I just spilled water \u2026 at the computer. I don\u2019t want this thing to break. 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View for 30th-anniversary special<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kornacki, who was visibly flustered, held his notes in his hand while he rubbed his forehead, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-world-announces-closing-date-for-iconic-ride-to-be-replaced-by-more-inclusive-princess-tiana-attraction\/\" title=\"Disney World Announces Closing Date For Iconic Ride To Be Replaced By More \u2018Inclusive\u2019 Princess Tiana Attraction\">made gestures<\/a> to the production crew to help.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Part of the clip appeared at the beginning of NBC\u2019s <em>NBC Nightly News with Tom Llamas.<\/em><\/p>\n<div style=\"display: inline-block; width: 100%; max-width: 640px; min-height: 180px; max-height: 360px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3663584&#038;userid=11311&#038;usertype=user&#038;loginid=10455&#038;playercolor=%23000000&#038;playersize=auto&#038;code=cef9baae856d171af48372ce1d12f548\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSorry, I just don\u2019t want \u2026 We have to tend to this computer here so it doesn\u2019t\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCatch on fire?\u201d NBC News senior producer Adam Noboa said, finishing Kornacki\u2019s sentence. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad 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production crew then stepped in with a bunch of napkins and began wiping the wet monitor. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kornacki then apologized to the crew, gathered his notes, and concluded by saying, \u201cWell, that was fun.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4673520\/michigan-senate-democratic-primary-results-2026\/\">ABDUL EL SAYED DEFEATS HALEY STEVENS IN MICHIGAN SENATE PRIMARY<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Noboa laughed as Kornacki looked back at the desk again and said, \u201cOh, jeez,\u201d before collecting himself again and moving back to tracking primary election results. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ordeal took up about a minute of airtime.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kornacki spills water live, disrupts election 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