Savannah Guthrie leaves ‘In the present day’ mid-broadcast as Hoda Kotb absence continues

The 2 anchors of “In the present day” have left the constructing. Savannah Guthrie left the NBC morning present in the midst of its Tuesday broadcast after testing optimistic for COVID-19. In the meantime, Hoda Kotb, Guthrie’s co-anchor, has been lacking in motion for greater than per week.

Guthrie left “In the present day” round 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, and co-host Sheinelle Jones gave viewers an replace at the beginning of the present’s 8 a.m. hour. “It has been an attention-grabbing morning for us,” she mentioned. “Savannah left early. She wasn’t feeling nice, so she took a COVID take a look at. It got here again optimistic, so, in fact, as quickly as we came upon, she rushed dwelling to relaxation up. So, Savannah, we love you. Wishing you a speedy restoration.”

As Jones spoke, meteorologist Al Roker edged away from her. “Now, fortunately, Sheinelle was sitting between me and Savannah,” he quipped.

“Darn it!” a smiling Jones replied.

“I’m proper within the trenches with you, Sheinelle,” co-host Carson Daly chimed in. “Don’t fear.”

Guthrie, 51, has had COVID-19 twice earlier than: as soon as in January 2022 and once more that Could, as In the present day notes.

Alternatively, there’s been no replace on Kotb, who hasn’t attended a reside taping of “In the present day” or “In the present day with Hoda & Jenna” since Friday, February 17. Jones and NBC Information colleagues Craig Melvin, Tom Llamas, and Willie Geist have been filling in for the 51-year-old.

Kotb did seem within the Presidents’ Day episode of “In the present day with Hoda & Jenna” on February 20, however that present was taped on Friday, TVLine notes.

Kotb, who battled breast most cancers within the mid-2000s and had her personal breakthrough case of COVID in January 2022, hasn’t addressed her “In the present day” absence on Instagram, however she did put up a photograph of an indication studying “Select hope” on Monday.

“In the present day present simply isn’t the identical with out you!” one fan wrote in a touch upon the put up. “I hope you’re okay.”