![]() Previously: Al Roker makes first TV appearance since hospitalization: 'Every day I feel a little bit better' "I went into for one operation, I got four free," he joked. Roker was admitted to the ICU for the first time and went through multiple surgeries to resection his colon, remove his gallbladder and fix his duodenum, the first part of the small intestine. And I think most people did not know that." "He really is, and I have to say - I'm not overstating it, I don't think - Al was a very, very, very sick man. "He is a living, breathing miracle," said Roker's wife, ABC News correspondent Deborah Roberts. He had "two complicating things": blood clots stemming from his September COVID-19 diagnosis, and internal bleeding from two bleeding ulcers. Roker shared new details Friday about his health complications. "You are my second family and it's just great to be back – and wearing pants." "I have missed you guys so very much," said the longtime weather anchor. "Al, to say we have missed you doesn't even begin to describe it," Guthrie said. Kotb noted the NBC show's crew "is weeping" and crowds outside the studio every day have been "bummed" Roker wasn't there. " It is a really special Friday morning here because – and I'm sorry, the tears are already flowing – Al Roker is back," anchor Savannah Guthrie said as Roker, 68, walked to the desk to hug Guthrie and anchor Hoda Kotb. ![]() More than two months after he stepped away from the "Today" show while dealing with health complications, Al Roker is back on air. Watch Video: Al Roker back in hospital Hoda Kotb says he 'seemed good' on FaceTime ![]()
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