Al Roker Gives ‘Today’ Show Weather Update From Home After Staffer’s COVID-19 Diagnosis

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Today hosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb wanted viewers to know that they are taking every precaution possible amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

During the March 17 telecast of the NBC morning show, Savannah revealed, “Craig [Melvin, 40] and Al [Roker, 65] are out once again.” The host further explained to viewers, “We’re just being super, super cautious.

There was a 9 o’clock hour employee — on the 3rd Hour Today — who tested positive for the virus. Craig and Al had some contact with — so in an abundance of caution, we’re keeping them home.

But they feel good.” Al, in particular, felt so good that he delivered the weather report directly from his own home! “Al feels so good, he wants to do the weather,” Savannah revealed before the telecast