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Man Arrested After Lunging at Craig Melvin; NBC Tightens Security

7/16/2026

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Police arrested a man who lunged at Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur after he asked for Al Roker at the Today show studio.
NBC had tightened security at 30 Rockefeller Center after the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, and gave no public comment on the breach.
The incident was omitted from the broadcast while Craig Melvin and Al Roker later appeared without comment.

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Police arrested a man who lunged at Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur after he asked for Al Roker at the Today show studio.
NBC had tightened security at 30 Rockefeller Center after the kidnapping of Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, and gave no public comment on the breach.
The incident was omitted from the broadcast while Craig Melvin and Al Roker later appeared without comment.