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TODAY show security guard fired after Craig Melvin intruder breach
Fox News • • general
Key Points:
- A security guard was fired after failing to prevent Andrew Truelove from entering the TODAY show studio in New York City, with surveillance footage showing the intruder slipping past two guards.
- Truelove confronted host Craig Melvin while reportedly yelling racial slurs and was quickly arrested by NYPD; he now faces two hate crime charges.
- A judge issued a protective order requiring Truelove to stay away from both Al Roker, who he was allegedly searching for, and Craig Melvin.
- Melvin returned to the anchor desk the following morning, addressing the incident on air and assuring viewers that everyone was safe and cooperating with police.
- Savannah Guthrie was absent from the show Friday, taking a "long weekend" after announcing she would step away temporarily to film a new game show.
