Al Roker 'Glad To Be Alive' On 69th Birthday
Al Roker 'Glad To Be Alive' On 69th Birthday
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00:00 my 69th anniversary of or
00:04 after everything that I w
00:05 of last year, I am more t
00:10 is glad to be alive. The
00:13 man took to instagram to
00:16 by posting a selfie video
00:19 his gratitude following a
00:22 Good morning everybody. I
00:24 a great sunday. Uh, this
00:28 of orbiting the sun and a
00:31 I went through the end of
00:35 more than grateful to be
00:37 birthday. Uh, and to all
00:40 wishes and well wishes ov
00:43 God bless you. Thank you
00:46 I'm just so grateful. Uh,
00:49 family, grateful. My today
00:52 on it. I went on to share
00:54 for being by his side thr
00:57 from Deborah for getting
01:00 to my beautiful daughter
01:04 Courtney, who has given m
01:06 gifts ever. Uh, a little
01:10 nick, who is going for hi
01:13 We're gonna be driving hi
01:15 to be grateful for on thi
01:19 to be alive and thank you
01:22 a great sunday. The today
01:25 previously took time away
01:28 show when he was hospital
01:30 to blood clots in his leg
01:34 the following month due t
01:36 returned to the show in J
01:38 recovery. In May, he was
01:41 today's show for the majo
01:43 getting a total knee repl
01:47 Hollywood last spoke with
01:49 in March 2023. And at the
01:52 on his overall health wit
01:55 and Mario Lopez. Man out
01:58 now. I was just telling y
02:03 it's so, it's so bizarre
02:05 west coast. You're so aff
02:08 kind of. It's been two ye
02:09 here and just so happy to
02:13 be here with everybody. U
02:16 work trip. So awesome sin
02:19 it's really nice to be he
02:21 your today show family. Y
02:23 I scare everybody was rea
02:25 you. How are we feeling?
02:27 I really am. You know, it
02:29 a long slog. Thank God fo
02:32 isn't Deborah Roberts. Sh
02:35 my rock and help get me t
02:38 I had no idea how bad off
02:41 god I didn't in a way bec
02:43 to focus on getting bette
02:46 you know, your your mood
02:48 think, oh well, this funny
02:50 driving in our car a coup
02:53 uh, Fleetwood Mac song co
02:56 oh, who's the singer of F
02:59 just died. I said, nobody
03:01 just died. She goes, yeah
03:03 as Christie McVay, Christ
03:05 Yes, she did. So I google
03:08 did die. She died the same
03:10 hour surgery. I said, swee
03:13 an excuse for not knowing
03:15 hadn't worked out well, I
03:17 McVay. Don't even say tha
03:21 I love the Joe said to he
03:22 so awesome to see not jus
03:24 obviously your co workers
03:26 coming together. I mean,
03:28 I hadn't cried and at tha
03:31 kind of the emotion was s
03:35 even better was I heard f
03:37 how much it made them fee
03:40 that and they were crying
03:42 the today shows gift to A
03:44 You went on a tropical va
03:46 Yeah, my my wife and my s
03:49 to Dorado beach in Puerto
03:51 one of our happy places.
03:54 just kind of hanging out
03:56 Look at that sunset, suns
03:59 fake. That looks like a p
04:01 I mean, it is beautiful.
04:04 nice. It was nice to be a
04:06 and just kind of breathe.
04:09 on relaxing? I mean, I'm
04:11 good at it. You can turn
04:13 very funny. Uh, my co wor
04:16 see the show. I don't wat
04:18 no offense. I love you. B
04:22 miss you if you don't lea
04:25 to miss you. That's exacl
04:26 you. Well, since you've b
04:28 family for the last four
04:31 take a look at when you w
04:33 the block. Oh, I can't wa
04:35 up something over there a
04:38 tore her arm out your wal
04:42 I knew it was Al's wallet
04:45 I told him this is either
04:49 belongs to Al's biggest f
04:52 lot of laundry bags in th
04:55 money. What pocket do you
04:57 What pocket do you put th
05:01 my son carried around for
05:04 right in here. You're kid
05:06 bulk up your suit. Who's
05:09 I don't know. I've I've I'
05:14 a little bit. That was li
05:16 Oh my God. It's got every
05:18 thought I was some 1940s
05:22 got my papers. Was that l
05:24 days? I mean, Jane and Br
05:27 tell you, you know, they
05:29 been more welcoming and B
05:32 in touch with him. He's j
05:33 mentions out there. Oh ye
05:36 Oh my gosh, that's been t
05:39 I've gotten to work with
05:42 this business. Tom Brokaw
05:45 you know, Matt and Katie,
05:48 the list, you know, now m
05:50 you know, with the Savanna
05:53 and the gang. It's just,
05:56 still can't believe I'm g
05:58 even sitting here talkin
06:00 look, L. A. L. A. We lov
06:04 on the first day start off
06:05 what's going on around th
06:07 what's happening in your
06:08 actually because I love t
06:10 because I would say somet
06:12 the stage manager came,
06:14 come up with something th
06:16 So our stations know when
06:18 So my granddad used to sa
06:21 what's going on? Grandson
06:23 on your neck of the woods
06:25 an homage to pop pop smith
06:28 I always think to you do
06:31 Could you just right now
06:33 weather report and just k
06:34 stuff up because sometime
06:36 day. I mean, you're so, y
06:40 take a beat. There's neve
06:42 that's what I was on air
06:43 a breath. It's just perfe
06:45 smooth right there. One t
06:47 out that I thought it was
06:48 with you on this. You guy
06:50 recently talking about ho
06:52 wash your clothes. Yeah,
06:55 I noticed that the women
06:57 like to watch because we
07:00 but you're no, look at hi
07:02 your face. I'm with you r
07:04 know, especially Chanel a
07:06 pajamas for a week. What'
07:09 I'm sorry. The average hu
07:12 a cup of sweat a night. T
07:15 That's exactly right. So
07:17 like they're funky, they'
07:19 in the right way. Dylan d
07:21 their kids and the dog. O
07:23 a petri dish. It's a petr
07:26 gosh. I will say that the
07:28 laundry lab is cleaner th
07:31 the whole today show gang
07:36 California. What's going
07:38 a wellness retreat. It's
07:40 Uh, that sounds tough. Th
07:43 good one. I feel well alr
07:46 then you get some nice wi
07:48 gonna have our, our today
07:51 guru Stephanie Mansour is
07:53 this start today thing wh
07:56 and all, it's blown up. W
07:59 people who have joined ou
08:02 group and it's just the i
08:05 to get people up and movi
08:07 to look, we can't all be
08:10 keep up with you. I just
08:12 know, it's like I just wa
08:14 It's fantastic. You're al
08:17 attending the taste award
08:19 I'm very excited. You'd b
08:21 I love food. Very few peo
08:24 taste and Al Roker in the
08:27 I'm, we have this show, u
08:30 today all day and we look
08:33 whether their food adjac
08:36 their, their family food
08:39 we won three awards. It's
08:41 Emmys for food and lifesty
08:43 very excited about that.
08:45 crew led by Missy Dunlop
08:48 and tiara, uh, caromante.
08:52 I just have a great time
08:54 we know, I love food. I m
08:56 today show. We live for f
08:59 out so much stuff going o
09:01 to hear. Well, since you
09:03 in the world, we're going
09:05 reporting the forecast. Y
09:07 we do. Let's do it. Come
09:10 do it. Give them a little
09:13 down. Here we go. Who's g
09:15 first, Mario. Am I first?
09:19 here we go. Well, there l
09:21 some slight precipitatio
09:24 right here. We have an ag
09:27 off the coast. That's gon
09:28 right here. And this one'
09:31 I get physical. Whoa, wha
09:34 there. My God, that's wha
09:39 around the country. What'
09:41 neck of the woods. Okay,
09:44 here we go right here. Ho
09:45 Let's check the forecast
09:47 and boom and boom. Oh, fi
09:51 out here. Guys, a lot of
09:54 Wednesdays to participate
09:56 rainy precipitation, rain
10:02 a lot of rain. Stick with
10:05 in, but we're gonna end o
10:07 friday high of 63°. Stay
10:10 count. Enjoy the sunshine.
10:14 finish strong. Listen, yo
10:19 every morning on today's
10:21 hour of today on NBC. I'm
10:24 you. Thank you. Thank you.
10:26 Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm. Mhm.