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A missing piece. Al Roker received an outpouring of love after he was forced to skip the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for the first time in nearly three decades following a hospital trip for blood clots.
“Back home in time to catch a little bit of the #macysthanksgivingdayparade,” the 68-year-old reporter wrote via Instagram on Thursday, November 24. “Missing being next to @savannahguthrie and @hodakotb.”
The weatherman shared a photo of himself cheering on his Today show costars Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb from his house. Roker worked the event for 27 years in a row before his health scare earlier this month — and his absence was felt by many.
“We miss you so much!!!!” Guthrie, 50, replied in the comments. “Not the same without our AL!!!!” Kotb, 58, added.
The New York native raised eyebrows in November after fans noticed that he was missing from the NBC morning show for three weeks. He gave viewers an update on his health on November 18, revealing via social media that he was undergoing treatment for blood clots.
“So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve been. Last week I was admitted to the hospital with a blood clot in my leg which sent some clots into my lungs,” Roker explained at the time. “After some medical whack-a-mole, I am so fortunate to be getting terrific medical care and on the way to recovery.
As Guthrie and Kotb kicked off the New York City parade on Thursday, they reflected on how important Roker has been to the tradition — and wished him well on his recovery.
“For the past 27 parades, at this moment, Savannah, we would turn to Al Roker, who is our Today show colleague and our best pal,” Kotb said during the broadcast. “But as a lot of you have heard, Al’s recovering — he’s recovering very
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Making moves. Amy Robach was spotted out and about in New York City for the first time since she and T.J. Holmes were temporarily pulled from GMA3 amid their relationship drama.
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Another health scare. Hoda Kotb revealed that Al Roker is back in the hospital days after being released.
No Al Roker at Thanksgiving. And now, no Al Roker at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
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We know many of you spent Thanksgiving Day eating turkey (well, most of you), visiting with relatives, and watching football. Apparently, a whole lot of you were watching football, as a record 42 million viewers tuned in to Fox Sports and its streaming platform, taking in the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Giants.
Time to feast! Celebrities showed off their lavish food spreads — and gave fans an inside look at their family activities — while celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24.
Stalwart Today show anchor and weatherman Al Roker missed his first Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in 27 years today, as he recovers from a recent hospitalization. But he was all thumbs-up on social media as he cheered on cohosts Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb – and made it home in time to catch some of the show, and for dinner.
Craig Melvin was left mortified on Wednesday when he realized his mom had called in to the Today show to ask how to get her "kids to help on Thanksgiving day when all he wants to do is watch football?"MORE: Craig Melvin close to tears as his daughter prepares to start kindergarten During a segment in which Bobby Flay was offering advice to callers, Sheinelle Jones remarked: "Oh, this caller has your mom's name, Bobby Jo."WATCH: Craig Melvin left embarassed as his mom calls into Today ShowAs the feed cut the video that had been submitted, Craig exclaimed "oh Jesus" as his mom appeared on screen."She's been disowned," he then remarked but Bobby offered some wise advice to the Melvin family, suggesting a small TV for the kitchen so that Craig could help his mom and watch the football.READ: Savannah Guthrie asks for assistance as she details culinary problem at homeMORE: The Today show hosts' epic homes: Al Roker, Hoda Kotb, Jenna Bush Hager, more"@craigmelvinnbc’s mother surprised her son when she asked @bobbyflay how a parent can get their child to help on Thanksgiving when all they want to do is watch football," the Today team captioned the video."Leave it to Bobby to weigh in with a fair answer! What do you think?" Craig has two childrenThe video comes after Craig spoke to HELLO! for our Thanksgiving digital issue special starring Prue Leith on the cover, sharing what he's most looking forward to this holiday.Craig shares two young children, Delano and Sybil, with his wife, Lindsay, and teaching them gratitude is very important to them - especially at this time of year.The dad-of-two revealed their heartwarming tradition around the dinner table."Our favorite Thanksgiving tradition, and the one that we’re passing down to
While stressing that no “active, credible or specific threats” have been received regarding tomorrow’s annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, the NYPD said today that additional counterterrorism officers and measures will be deployed in light of this week’s nightclub shooting in Colorado Springs and recent online threats to the Jewish targets.