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Savannah Guthrie is socially distancing herself from Today, agreeing to anchor the Wednesday telecast of NBC's venerable morning show from her basement.

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00:00Well, now we're really socially distancing, aren't we Hoda? Well, you know, it's very unusual. I'm

00:04actually home. I'm in my basement right now. Savannah Guthrie anchored the Wednesday telecast

00:10of NBC's Today from home amid coronavirus concerns. The morning show host made the announcement

00:15she'd be broadcasting from home on Tuesday night after coming down with what she described on

00:19social media as a mild sore throat and runny nose. And you know me, I like to come rain or shine

00:24and spread my germs around, but we don't do that anymore. We stay home, we keep everybody

00:29safe. NBC News president Noah Oppenheim alerted staff of the news that Guthrie would work from

00:34home in a Tuesday memo, saying the move would, quote, model the hypervigilance we're asking for

00:38right now and do just that. This all comes after it was confirmed on Monday that a Today staffer

00:43tested positive for the coronavirus. Hosts Craig Melvin and Al Roker had already set out Monday

00:48and Tuesday's telecast, the latter offering a weather update from his kitchen, as he did again today.

00:53This show's been around a long time, 60-something years, but never has this happened before. We've

00:58got Hoda in our studio. Al and I are working at home. For more on this story and the latest updates,

01:04head to THR.com. Until next time, for The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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