She then recalled how her father gave former President Barack Obama a friendly tap on his stomach at former President Jimmy Carter’s state funeral service on Jan. 9, a moment that has since gone viral. Jenna noted that the "man tap" her father gave Obama was too much to handle.

Kotb had a tear-filled morning, as she also got choked up during the first two morning hours while co-anchoring “Today” with Savannah Guthrie.

Jenna Bush Hager is entering a new era of her tenure with NBC, kicking off the first of a revamped Fourth Hour of Today on Monday, January 13. The 43-year-old former daughter of President George W. Bush has been with NBC News and Today since 2009, taking over as the co-host of Today's Fourth Hour with Hoda Kotb in 2019.

Hoda Kotb exited the 'Today' show on. See her tearful sendoffs from Jenna Bush Hager, Savannah Guthrie, Al Roker, Craig Melvin and Carson Daly.

Here's how Hoda Kotb and NBC closed out the broadcaster's last episode on Today, a show she's hosted for 17 years

Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager are giving "Today" show viewers a backstage pass to work at 30 Rock. During a discussion on NBC's "Today with Hoda & Jenna," on Monday, Hager revealed a surprising critique she received when she joined the network as a "Today ...

Jenna Bush Hager said a tearful goodbye to her former Today with Hoda & Jenna co-host Hoda Kotb. Kotb, 60, departed the morning show after 17 years on the Friday, Jan. 10, episode of the Today show. During her final episode, Bush Hager, 43, also took a moment to bid farewell to her co-host of five years.