Jenna Bush Hager explains why she was late to “Today”
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Key Points:
- Jenna Bush Hager was late to arrive on the Today show Monday due to traveling from Maine, where she attended the baptism of her nephew, Edward Finn Coyne.
- Bush Hager missed the earlier segments of the broadcast, including her usual “Morning Boost” and greeting fans at Rockefeller Plaza, with Savannah Guthrie covering in her stead.
- During the fourth hour, cohost Sheinelle Jones shared that cast and crew were concerned about Bush Hager’s absence, but producers had been informed of her travel plans and allowed her to miss the early hours.
- Bush Hager became emotional recounting the baptism ceremony, where she read Mary Oliver’s poem “When I Am Among the Trees” in the church her family has attended for generations.
- The show also featured an interview with actress Chrissy Metz about starting a GLP-1 treatment, and Savannah Guthrie returned to the program after a hiatus related to her mother’s ongoing disappearance.
