‘Today’ show security guard fired after intruder enters unauthorized area, targets Craig Melvin: report

The information defender who reportedly failed to support the TODAY amusement intruder retired of the workplace has been fired.

Page Six reports intruder fishy Andrew Truelove was capable to gaffe past 2 information guards with surveillance video capturing the oversight. One defender stepped distant portion the different "missed the intruder," arsenic helium walked in.

Police accidental Truelove broke into the TODAY amusement workplace successful New York City connected Thursday searching for Al Roker. The fishy allegedly yelled radical slurs earlier confronting big Craig Melvin.

Andrew Truelove was arrested aft allegedly entering NBC's Rockefeller Center studios during a unrecorded broadcast of the Today amusement and shouting racist slurs astatine co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities initially said helium was looking for Al Roker. Security unit rapidly intervened and constabulary took him into custody. Kevin C. Downs/Redux (Kevin C. Downs/Redux)

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE WAS 'SURPRISED AND DISMAYED' BY DOUBTS SHE WOULD RETURN TO 'TODAY' AFTER MOM'S DISAPPEARANCE

NYPD rapidly took the fishy into custody. He is present facing 2 hatred transgression charges pursuing the assertive encounter.

Andrew Truelove was arrested aft allegedly entering NBC's Rockefeller Center studios during a unrecorded broadcast of the Today amusement and shouting racist slurs astatine co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities initially said helium was looking for Al Roker. Security unit intervened and constabulary took him into custody. Kevin C. Downs/Redux (Kevin C. Downs/Redux)

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Meanwhile, Melvin was backmost connected the anchor table Friday greeting and appeared to beryllium successful bully spirits. He remained connected the amusement for 2 hours earlier secondary hosts stepped successful during the show's 9 a.m. hour.

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About 30 minutes into the 7 a.m. hour, Melvin and the squad addressed the Thursday information breach.

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Melvin said, "We privation to instrumentality a speedy infinitesimal to code what happened yesterday. You whitethorn person heard that unluckily an intruder made his mode into an unauthorized country present astatine Studio 1A. Thankfully, helium was apprehended quickly, helium was placed nether arrest. We are cooperating afloat with the NYPD arsenic they analyse the substance and we are conscionable precise blessed that everyone is safe."

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Melvin besides noted helium is "safe and sound," pursuing the incident.

Andrew Truelove was arrested aft allegedly entering NBC’s Rockefeller Center studios during a unrecorded broadcast of the Today amusement and shouting racist slurs astatine co-host Craig Melvin. Authorities initially said helium was looking for Al Roker. Security unit rapidly intervened and constabulary took him into custody. (Kevin C. Downs/Redux)

SAVANNAH GUTHRIE WAS 'SURPRISED AND DISMAYED' BY DOUBTS SHE WOULD RETURN TO 'TODAY' AFTER MOM'S DISAPPEARANCE

Just earlier Thursday's information breach, Melvin's co-host Savannah Guthrie, announced she would beryllium stepping distant from the greeting amusement for a fewer weeks to movie a caller 'Wordle' gameshow.

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Friday morning, Guthrie was not connected the table with her co-hosts stating she was taking a "long weekend." Melvin near aboriginal Friday for a reported antecedently planned vacation.

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