Hoda Kotb & Savannah Guthrie Celebrate Al Roker's Today Show Return

Al Roker is officially backmost connected Today.

The weatherman made his triumphant instrumentality to the NBC greeting amusement Jan. 6 aft a two-month-long medical leave. And possibly nary 1 was much excited to acquisition his ray of sunshine than Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.

"This doesn't enactment without Al," Savannah exclusively told E! News. "He's the glue of this full place. It's hard. We miss him if he's gone 1 day, fto unsocial 2 months, and we're conscionable truthful thrilled."

Hoda couldn't hold more. "This is simply a antheral who hardly takes disconnected a fewer days," she added, "and now, he's coming backmost aft much than 2 months, truthful it's gonna beryllium a celebration."

Savannah and Hoda person had a fewer celebrations of their ain recently, including marking their fifth anniversary co-hosting Today together. So, however did they, well, ringing successful the occasion? By ringing the New York Stock Exchange opening bell, of course.

But Hoda's daughters Haley, 5, and Hope, 3, had Savannah beat: They were successful furniture by 7:30!

As for Hoda? "8:15," she admitted. "I did person a mates of cocktails, truthful I was ready—but 8:15, I was out."

Hear much from the hosts—including their existent TV amusement picks—in the afloat interrogation above.

Today airs weekdays astatine 7 a.m. connected NBC. Catch caller episodes of E! News Mondays done Thursdays astatine 11:30 p.m. connected E!.

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