The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade marched, soared and roared into its second century as a holiday fixture despite a drenching rain and a brief disruption from pro-Palestinian demonstrators.

Veteran NBC host and news anchor Craig Melvin has been tapped to replace Hoda Kotb as co-host of the 7 a_m_ to 9 a_m_ hours of “Today.”.

A eclectic group of stars — including reality TV’s Ariana Madix, hip-hop’s T-Pain, members of the WNBA champions New York Liberty and country duo Dan + Shay — will feature in this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade.

Hoda Kotb, a fixture at NBC for more than two decades, says she will leave her morning perch on the “Today” show early next year, telling staffers “it’s time.”.

Singer Kelly Clarkson and NFL legend Peyton Manning will bring a new flavor to NBC Universal’s upcoming Paris Olympics coverage this summer.

Jada Pinkett Smith and husband Will Smith have lived what she says are “completely separate lives” since 2016.

Hoda Kotb returned to NBC’s “Today” show on Monday after spending a few weeks tending to her 3-year-old daughter, Hope.

NBC says “Today” host Hoda Kotb has been absent from the show due to a family health matter.

Al Roker says he's recovering after he was hospitalized last week for blood clots in his leg and lungs.

Oprah Winfrey, David Letterman and Ellen DeGeneres are among the celebrity moderators joining former first lady Michelle Obama on tour for her upcoming book, “The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times.”.

Plans by news organizations that have been in place for years — even decades — to cover the death of Queen Elizabeth II were triggered and tested when the event took place.

Some NBC News hosts are branching out into the theater.

The husband of a cinematographer shot and killed on the set of the film “Rust” says it’s “absurd” that Alec Baldwin believes he’s not to blame.

The holly, jolly, best time of the year has gotten a light-filled launch.

Simone Biles is speaking out for the first time since the announcement that she has exited team competition at the Olympics.

Simone Biles joined Hoda Kotb on the TODAY Show to discuss her preparations for the Tokyo Olympics. Like many Olympians, Biles has extended her training by a year for the pandemic-delayed games. “We are in a pandemic so we’re kind of ready for whatever life throws at us at this point so we’re training as if and whatever happens, happens,” Biles said. Adapting to the threat of COVID-19, Biles recently had to shift to virtual training with cameras set up through the gym while her coach was in quarantine after being exposed to the coronavirus. With the Olympics underway amid a spike in cases, Biles is patiently waiting to hear the committee’s decisions regarding the event and safety protocols to be implemented.

Hoda Kotb is bringing fans into her morning routine as she prepares to co-anchor the Today show. The 55-year-old journalist took to her Instagram early Friday morning to share a video of herself walking through the NBC morning show's empty studios. Kotb is one of the few staff members still going into work in the 30 Rock studio amid the coronavirus pandemic. All the doors are open so that you don't have to touch the handles," Kotb shares while wearing her mask around the building. She also shares a look into doing her own hair for the morning show with a massive hair straightener brush.

Savannah Guthrie and Al Roker are together again! The Today show co-anchors reunited in person on Tuesday's episode, both reporting live from Hudson, New York. Guthrie proved her point when the camera zoomed out to show Roker standing near her, while still adhering to social-distancing guidelines. pic.twitter.com/i10xFFlwCs TODAY (@TODAYshow) June 23, 2020Roker took to Instagram to mark the special day, sharing a few socially-distanced selfies with Guthrie. "So good seeing @savannahguthrie in person here on @todayshow live from #hudsonny"Both Roker and Guthrie began working from home in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Monday represented a key phase in New York City's reopening, with many offices bringing employees back for the first time. Despite the CBS and Fox moves, most news employees continue to work remotely, and the television programs that originate here have a patchwork of approaches that have quickly become familiar. A majority of the show hosts on MSNBC including Joe Scarborough, Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist of Morning Joe work remotely. Other morning shows have varied approaches. Hoda Kotb of NBC's Today show has worked out of that show's Rockefeller Center studio, but most of her colleagues are at home.

Hoda Kotb is lamenting the fact that she may have to cancel her wedding due to the coronavirus. The 55-year-old Today show co-host appears virtually on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on Thursday, and reveals that her planned nuptials with Joel Schiffman may have to wait. "Being cooped up, you know right away if you chose right. "I was totally shocked... We went on our usual vacation. RELATED CONTENT:Hoda Kotb and Savannah Guthrie on Working From Home and Parenting During Social Distancing (Exclusive)Hoda Kotbs Fiancee Joel Schiffman Makes His Romantic First Today Show CameoHoda Kotb Announces Engagement to Joel Schiffman: 'I Was Totally Shocked'