

Craig
Melvin
is
holding
down
the
Today
fort
with
the
help
of
a
familiar
face.
Savannah
Guthrie
was
noticeably
absent
from
Melvin’s
fourth
day
as
official
cohost
of
the
NBC
morning
show
for
a
very
understandable
reason.
Melvin
kicked
off
the
Jan.
16
broadcast
by
addressing
why
his
co-worker
was
already
taking
a
day
off
not
even
one
week
into
his
tenure
as
Hoda
Kotb‘s
replacement
at
the
news
desk.
“Welcome
to
Today,
so
glad
you’re
with
us
on
this
busy
Thursday
morning,”
the
45-year-old
told
viewers. “Laura
Jarrett
is
in,
Savannah’s
a
little
under
the
weather.”
Of
course,
Melvin
didn’t
hold
any
hard
feelings
towards
Guthrie
as
she
stayed
home
to
recover
from
an
undisclosed
illness.
“I
know
what
you’re
thinking,”
he
jokingly
added, “that
after
three
days
of
Craig
she
decided
to
bail.”
Jarrett
hilariously
replied, “I
wasn’t
going
to
say
it…But
it’s
nice
to
be
with
you.”