‘Today’ Show Intruder Arrested After Allegedly Lunging at Craig Melvin and Yelling Racial Slur

By Todd Spangler

Todd Spangler

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In a frightening moment Thursday morning, a man broke through security at the “Today” show set at Rockefeller Center and was arrested after he lunged at Craig Melvin and shouted the N-word at the co-anchor, sources familiar with the situation confirmed.

The incident happened at around 9 a.m. ET and was not captured on the “Today” broadcast. It was first reported by TMZ. Citing law enforcement sources, the outlet said the intruder was trying to locate longtime “Today” weatherman and personality Al Roker. When he couldn’t find Roker, the man confronted Melvin — lunging at him while yelling the N-word. The man was arrested and nobody was physically injured.

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