AL Roker has gone missing from Today on Thursday, after taking on a project for the show.
He was replaced by a new face, who reported the weather.
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Al Roker was missing from Today on Thursday morningCredit: Instagram/alroker
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The meteorologist was replaced by Bill Karins, who fills in very rarely, and is part of the NBC News Climate & Weather UnitCredit: NBC
Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb sat at the desk on Thursday morning and introduced a segment on tornados.
An NBC national correspondent first reported at the sight of the tornados, before they introduced Al’s replacement.
When he was done with his report, Savannah told viewers that Bill Karins was “filling in for Al.”
Bill gave Today’s forecast in the studio and talked about the record highs in the U.S.
He is part of the NBC News Climate & Weather Unit, and Certified Broadcast Meteorologist for NBC News, NBC News Now, and MSNBC.
Bill very rarely fills in on Today, when Al and Dylan Dreyer are both out.
AL ON THE MOVE
Luckily, Al gave a reason for his absence and took to Instagram to explain where he was headed.
The meteorologist posted a video on Wednesday, after reporting the weather on the morning show that day.
He let everyone know that he was at LaGuardia Airport.
“One of the most beautiful airports in the country now,” Al said.
The 68-year-old told his followers that he was off to Providence, Rhode Island, to do a shoot with a “childhood favorite that I know you used to watch on Nickelodeon.”
“I’m going to be interviewing the two stars, and I might even be making a cameo. Hmm,” Al teased.
“We will reveal all on the Third Hour of Today. In the meantime, talk to you later everybody. Bye,” he ended.
Al captioned the post: “On my way to #providence #ri to do interviews and #behindthescenes story on a new movie featuring two of my kid’s favorite @nickelodeon stars.”
IS HE AL-RIGHT?
Before Al left for Rhode Island, he had experience a hot flash in the studio.
His co-hosts talked about the battle over the thermostat in the office.
Jenna Bush Hager led a segment on how men and women like it to be different temperatures while working.
The women are typically cold while the men are comfortable or warm.
After Jenna’s interview and package on the subject, the Today hosts debated on the topic.
The camera then panned to Al, who was standing in front of the screen for the weather forecast.
He stood there with his mouth hanging open, speechless.
Al had his sleeves rolled up and ushered a crew member to come in to “help him.”
Anthony, the crew member, fanned him with a piece of paper.
The hosts then went back to arguing about it as Al could be heard from off-camera.
“You know what I’m going to do?” he asked. “I’m going to pop a window.”
“Hold on, just a sec. Oh, I can’t,” Al said, as he walked over to the window that didn’t have a screen in it and was not able to open.
“Oh, sorry. I can’t pop a window.”
The argument continued among the hosts, as they showed the women in the control room wearing hoodies and blankets.
Al then informed his co-hosts that the monitor behind him is “about 90 degrees,” which is why he is hot.
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Al shared that he was traveling to Rhode Island to interview two Nickelodeon starsCredit: Instagram/alroker
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Bill has filled in on only a few ocassions for Al, when both he and Dylan Dreyer are absentCredit: NBC
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Before leaving for Rhode Island, Al experience hot flashes in the studio, as the co-hosts debated over the studio’s temperature
