['< sod > the first two full hours of the show are anchored by [ [ matt lauer ] ] and [ [ savannah guthrie ] ]. [ [ al stephen roker ] ] serves as weather forecaster, [ [ natalie morales ] ] serves as the news anchor and [ [ carson daly ] ] is the " home orange room " anchor ( social media reporter ). roker, morales, [ [ willie geist ] ], klein and [ [ tamron hall ] ] co - host the third hour ( today\'s first take ), while [ [ hoda kotb ] ] and [ [ kathie lee gifford ] ] co - host the fourth hour. weekend editions are anchored by [ [ craig melvin ] ]. meteorologist [ [ dylan dreyer ] ] provides the weather forecasts and [ [ sheinelle jones ] ] reports the news and " orange room " anchor. < eod > < sod > the first two hours of the show are anchored by [ [ matt lauer ] ]... and [ [ savannah guthrie ] ]. [ [ al francis roker ] ] serves as weather forecaster, [ [ kim natalie morales ] ] serves as the news anchor and [ [ carson daly ] ] is the " orange room " anchor ( social media reporter ). roker, morales, [ [ willie geist ] ], bauer and [ [ tamron hall ] ] co - host the third hour ( today\'s take ), while [ [ hoda kotb ] ] and [ [ kathie lee gifford ] ] co - host the fourth hour. weekend editions are anchored by [ [ erica hill ] ]. meteorologist [ [ dylan dreyer ] ] provides the weather forecasts and [ [ sheinelle jones ] ] reports the local news and " orange room " anchor. < eod >']