02.12.2022 - 06:51 / deadline.com
UPDATE: Today co-anchor Hoda Kobt gave an update on weatherman Al Roker’s condition on the Thursday morning edition of the show.
Roker has been hospitalized twice because of blood clots in his lungs and legs. The second time came just a day after he was originally discharged.
“It was wonderful hosting the [Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade], but of course, we all wish that Al could have been with us,” Kotb said. “But due to some complications, he is back in the hospital and he’s in very good care. He’s resting, and his doctors are keeping a close eye on him.
“Al and his family want everybody to know how grateful they are for all the love, the support and the well-wishes,” she added. Kobt also revealed fellow anchor Craig Melvin Facetimed Roker durign the parade and received “a big thumbs-up.”
“We’ll see you back here soon, my friend,” added Melvin.
EARLIER: No Al Roker at Thanksgiving. And now, no Al Roker at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting.
Roker, the 68-year-old Today stalwart, briefly made it out of the hospital for Thanksgiving with his family, but had to quickly return via ambulance when something went wrong. He’s suffering from blood clots in his leg and lungs. It was the first time in 27 years he didn’t appear at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day parade, and he is still in the hospital, making it impossible to appear at live events.
At the Rockefeller Center event tonight, Roker was replaced by Mario Lopez, who was joined by Today co-anchors Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, and Craig Melvin.
Roker first revealed his condition on Nov. 18 on Instagram.
“So many of you have been thoughtfully asking where I’ve been,” he wrote, captioning a photo of a bouquet of flowers. “Last week I was admitted to the hospital
Ncuti Gatwa has shared a sneak peek of his first day on set as the new Doctor Who.
Christmas shoppers will be treated to special performances from the TRNSMT choir in Glasgow and Edinburgh this weekend as they made their official debut on the busy streets.
If you’ve heard some of the rumors swirling, some of them gossipy and nasty, everything from Patty Jenkins walking away from “Wonder Woman 3,” refusing to make changes to her treatment, and being difficult to work with, well know that the filmmaker has heard them herself and isn’t happy. Jenkins took to social media this evening to refute some of the claims swirling around about her, some from the Wrap and others from Jeff Sneider’s YouTube Show that really painted her in a hostile, hard-to-work-with light.
Massive names in dance music have been confirmed for a festival at Ayr Beach.
Earlier this week, Gal Gadot teased a “Wonder Woman” update on Twitter and an announcement. Fans thought it to mean good news, probably word about Patty Jenkins’ “Wonder Woman 3,” and possibly an update, release date, or word that the project was officially moving forward.
In the first big bold move by the new heads of DC, James Gunn and Peter Safran, Deadline has confirmed that they’ve put the kibosh on Patty Jenkins’ treatment of Wonder Woman 3. The filmmaker was expected to hand in a screenplay we understand, and instead the new bosses got pieces of paper which just weren’t suitable.
A devastated father has said that he took his young daughter to hospital A&E on three separate occasions prior to her being admitted to Intensive Care where she later died from Strep A. Five-year old Stella-Lily McCorkindale became the ninth UK child to pass away from the bacterial infection outbreak after initially feeling unwell on November 26.
Writer-director Tarik Saleh’s latest film Cairo Conspiracy follows Adam, the son of a fisherman, who is offered the ultimate privilege to study at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, the epicenter of power in Sunni Islam. Shortly after his arrival, the university’s highest religious leader, the Grand Imam, suddenly dies and Adam soon becomes a pawn in a ruthless power struggle between Egypt’s religious and political elite.
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.
Finally hers. For Ellen Pompeo, getting her Malibu beach house was a dream come true after she could not afford it when it was originally for sale.
Doctor Who viewers were over the moon when the show's newest Doctor Ncuti Gatwa shared a snap of himself alongside Peter Capaldi.