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A man was detained Thursday after allegedly slipping past security at NBC\u2019s Today<\/i> show studios in New York while looking for Al Roker, TMZ reported.<\/p>\n

After failing to find Roker, he reportedly lunged at co-host Craig Melvin and shouted a racial slur before security detained him.<\/p>\n

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No one was injured, and the hosts returned to the air shortly afterward.<\/p>\n

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TODAY — Pictured: Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb and Al Roker on Thursday, February 13, 2020 — (Photo by: Nathan Congleton\/NBC\/NBCU Photo Bank)<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

SECURITY UNDER SCRUTINY AS WHCD ATTENDEES CITE INCONSISTENT SCREENING BEFORE SHOOTING<\/strong><\/p>\n

Additionally, Savannah Guthrie shared on the TODAY show she will be off the show for a few weeks while she is filming a new Wordle game show. <\/p>\n

“I\u2019m headed over to shoot \u2018Wordle\u2019 over the next few weeks,” Savannah said on TODAY July 16. “We\u2019re going to shoot the whole season, and we\u2019re super excited. Cannot wait for everyone to see it.”<\/p>\n

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Savannah Guthrie hugs Carson Daly as she returns to the “Today” show after her mother’s disappearance two month’s ago.<\/span> (Elder Ordonez\/INSTARimages)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Fox News Digital has reached out to NBC Universal for comment on the incident.<\/p>\n

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