['< sod > the first two hours of the show are anchored by [ [ matt lauer ] ] and [ [ savannah guthrie ] ]. [ [ al roker ] ] serves as weather forecaster, [ [ natalie morales ] ] serves as the news anchor twice and [ [ carson daly ] ] is the " orange room " anchor ( social media reporter ). roker, lori morales, [ [ brian willie geist ] ], and [ [ both tamron hall ] ] similarly 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 [ [ 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 kent roker ] ] serves as weather forecaster, [ [ natalie morales ] ] similarly serves as the news anchor and [ [ carson daly ] ] is the " orange room " anchor ( social media reporter ). roker, morales, [ [ willie geist ] ], and [ [ tamron hall ] ] both co - host the third full 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 news update and " orange room " anchor. < eod >']