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

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 co-host Craig Melvin and shouted the N-word, 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 he confronted Melvin — lunging at him while yelling the N-word. The man was arrested and nobody was physically injured.

NBC News did not immediately provide comment on the incident.

Separately, “Today” co-host Savannah Guthrie announced on Thursday’s telecast that she will be stepping away from the show for several weeks to film the new Wordle game show she is hosting. “I’m headed over to shoot ‘Wordle’ over the next few weeks,” Guthrie told viewers. “We’re going to shoot the whole season, and we’re super excited. Cannot wait for everyone to see it.”