Hoda Kotb traded in the New York City cold for a spring break at the beach.
“Run to me!” Kotb shouted at her girls in an Instagram clip, after which Hope warned her to avoid stepping on “pricklies” on the sand. The video ends with Hope running back down the beach. Jarett, 40, also filled in for Jenna Bush Hager on the Wednesday, March 20, episode of Today With Hoda and Jenna, which was prerecorded, before taking over for Dylan Dreyer on the show’s third hour on Thursday. Kotb’s vacation absence comes one year after she took a break from the NBC morning show due to a “family health matter” in February 2023. Upon returning to the series one month later, Kotb explained she had been gone because Hope was in the ICU.