Rockefeller Center Intruder Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Lunging At 'Today' Host
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Key Points:
- The NYPD confirmed that a man was taken into custody around 9:19 a.m. ET after reports of a “disorderly person” inside 30 Rockefeller Center, with no injuries reported.
- The incident involved an intruder who lunged at Today show host Craig Melvin inside the show's Midtown Manhattan headquarters.
- The man reportedly bypassed security, initially asked for meteorologist Al Roker, then confronted Melvin while shouting a racial slur before being detained and arrested by security.
- The confrontation occurred off-air, and the investigation into the incident is ongoing.
