“I won’t forget it. I said to Savannah after that prayer, ‘We’re gonna make it through this together,’” added Kotb. “We just sort of sat there and I was sort of on autopilot, I don’t really remember a lot of it, but I do remember just sort of holding onto Savannah and saying it just wasn’t in our hands anymore, it was in God’s hands.”
Kotb continued that she feels a “responsibility” to their “incredible staff” as the TODAY crew moves forward with adjusting to changes.
“I just am trying to get comfortable with how complicated the feelings around all of it are, and it is complicated,” added co-host Guthrie. “And just trying to have love and compassion for everyone concerned.”
“We ask how they’re doing, we want them to feel good, we give them hugs,” Kotb told People. “Just so they remember this is bigger than one person, it’s bigger than Matt, it’s bigger than me, it’s bigger than Savannah, it’s bigger than all of us. So I think Savannah said it right, we just shore up, we get together and we get stronger.”