Meredith Vieira |
Co-Anchor |
Matt Lauer |
Co-Anchor |
Ann Curry |
News Anchor |
Al Roker |
Weather & Feature Reporter |
Hoda Kotb |
Fourth Hour Co-Anchor |
Kathie Lee Gifford |
Fourth Hour Co-Anchor |
Alison Sweeney |
Herself |
Guest Star |
Carmen Wong Ulrich |
Herself |
Guest Star |
Phil McGraw |
Himself |
Guest Star |
Donny Deutsch |
Correspondent |
Recurring Role |
Joy Bauer |
Nutritionist and Fitness Correspondent |
Recurring Role |
Maria Bartiromo |
Correspondent |
Recurring Role |
Meredith wears her glasses today.
Today is Al and Deborah Roker's wedding anniversary. They got married on September 16, 1995.
(After the news about the British artist who sold his preserved animal exhibits for total of $127 million dollars.)
Ann: Now, that's a pretty penny for a pretty pickle. Al?
(other hosts and studio laugh.)
Meredith: Some big suckers out there. Wow.
Al: Hey, I got some pictures of dogs playing cards in my life.
(more laughter)
Meredith: You've got the…
Al: I've got a Velvet Elvis for them!
Meredith Oh I love the Velvet (gesturing) And the ones with the nice big eyes, sad.
Today's hosts
Matt is reporting from the New York Stock Exchange. He later returns to the studio.
Today's guests
Dennis Kneale - CNBC Media and Technology Editor
Melissa Francis - CNBC
Donna Freeze - Correspondent
Jadan Lujan and family
USA Women's Soccer team
Tanya Aldinger and Evren Esen
Joe Bastianich - winemaker
Nick Sullivan - Esquire magazine
Chef David Burke
Al refers to the series of pop culture oil paintings called Dogs Playing Poker by C.M. Coolidge, and the kitsch art styIe of painting on velvet at the time called Velvet Elvis. There is also a Weird Al Yankovic song called Velvet Elvis that references the Dogs Playing Poker.
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