{"id":8012,"date":"2026-07-16T22:00:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8012"},"modified":"2026-07-16T22:00:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T17:00:24","slug":"today-show-staffers-on-edge-after-intruder-chilling-savannah-guthrie-experience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=8012","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Today&#8217; show staffers &#8216;on edge&#8217; after intruder, &#8216;chilling&#8217; Savannah Guthrie experience"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2FUntitled-1-copy-2026-07-16T122950.856.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cToday\u201d show staffers are reeling after an <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/16\/entertainment\/today-intruder-arrested-after-lunging-screaming-racial-slur-at-craig-melvin\/\">intruder seeking Al Roker was arrested<\/a> for breaking into the studio and confronting Craig Melvin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey were already on edge because of Savannah [Guthrie],\u201d a source tells Page Six, referencing the journalist\u2019s mom Nancy Guthrie\u2019s February <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/02\/celebrity-news\/savannah-guthries-mom-84-reported-missing-in-southern-arizona-homicide-detectives-involved\/\">abduction from her Arizona home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The source called Thursday morning\u2019s scare \u201cchilling\u201d and \u201cf\u2013king insane,\u201d pointing out, \u201cHe could have stabbed Craig. He could have planted a bomb.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Page Six hears \u201cToday\u201d show staffers are \u201con edge\u201d after an intruder was arrested at the studio Thursday. <span class=\"credit\">TODAY\/ NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The individual confronted Craig Melvin (pictured above in March 2024) while seeking out Al Roker. <span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear if the individual, who was wearing a backpack, was a crazed fan of Roker, 71, or had ill intent toward the weatherman.<\/p>\n<p>While the intruder did not enter the actual filming studio, the man did reach the staircase inside the studio.<\/p>\n<p>People, notably, need to swipe through security to access the area where the incident occurred. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The journalists, notably, were already rattled by Savannah Guthrie (pictured above on June 23) navigating her mom Nancy Guthrie\u2019s abduction. <span class=\"credit\">Roger Wong\/INSTARimages<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cHe could have stabbed Craig (pictured above on July 11),\u201d a source told us of Thursday\u2019s incident. \u201cHe could have planted a bomb.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>We hear 30 Rockefeller Center is \u201ca difficult place for security because it\u2019s \u2026 really public.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The insider explained, \u201cThere\u2019s a coffee shop inside the area that staff use to get in and out. People come in with entourages \u2014 all the celebrities have like 12 people with them, so it\u2019s not unusual for a whole group of people to be going through security at once. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think it\u2019s like they don\u2019t care,\u201d the source continued. \u201cIt\u2019s just a complicated place to do security. I imagine there will be meetings today though.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Melvin (pictured above on May 22 with Laura Jarrett, Dylan Dreyer and Jack Antonoff) were on air afterward. <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The duo (pictured above in February 2025) have yet to comment. <span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The intruder has been detained, with the New York Police Department confirming to us that someone is in custody.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn Thursday, July 16, 2026, at approximately 0919 hours, it was reported to officers that there was a disorderly person inside 30 Rockefeller Center, within the confines of the Midtown North Precinct,\u201d reads the statement obtained by Page Six. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOfficers responded and placed an unidentified individual into custody. There were no injuries reported. The investigation remains ongoing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Roker and Melvin, 47, were both on air after the incident and have yet to comment on it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The maniac was detained after approaching Melvin (pictured above in January 2025). <span class=\"credit\">Nathan Congleton\/NBC via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cThere were no injuries reported,\u201d the New York Police Department told us in a statement. <span class=\"credit\">TODAY\/ NBC<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>When Nancy <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/05\/celebrity-news\/cops-lay-out-exact-timeline-of-nancy-guthries-disappearance-confirm-blood-was-hers-in-day-5-presser\/\">went missing<\/a> in February, Guthrie\u2019s morning show colleagues <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/03\/celebrity-news\/today-show-hosts-react-to-disappearance-of-savannah-guthries-mom\/\">confessed to feeling \u201cshaken.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re all rattled,\u201d Sheinelle Jones said, adding that staffers had experienced \u201ctrouble sleeping.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Security was reportedly ramped up at the time, with a source telling the US Sun, \u201cNBC has <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/02\/04\/celebrity-news\/today-show-bosses-take-drastic-measures-to-protect-nbc-staff-as-savannah-guthries-mom-remains-missing\/\">stepped up security<\/a>\u00a0for on-air talent. NBC has partnered with\u00a0the NYPD to make sure their staff remains safe, out of an abundance of caution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cToday\u201d show staffers are reeling after an intruder seeking Al Roker was arrested for breaking into the studio and confronting Craig Melvin. \u201cThey were already on edge because of Savannah [Guthrie],\u201d a source tells Page Six, referencing the journalist\u2019s mom Nancy Guthrie\u2019s February abduction from her Arizona home. 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