Craig Melvin speaks out after Today show intruder

Co-anchor says 'everyone is safe' after a man breached Studio A1, lunged at him and allegedly shouted a racial slur

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Source Craig Melvin is keeping the focus where it belongs after a scary security breach at the Today show — on the fact that no one got hurt. The 47-year-old co-anchor briefly addressed viewers during Friday’s broadcast, saying he wanted to acknowledge what happened the day before after an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area at Studio 1A, reports Us Weekly. “You may have heard that, unfortunately, an intruder made his way into an unauthorized area here at Studio 1A,” Melvin said while sitting alongside Carson Daly, Laura Jarrett and Al Roker. He added that the man was quickly arrested and that NBC is fully cooperating with the NYPD’s investigation. “We are just very happy that everyone is safe.” The incident could have been more serious The suspect was later identified as 41-year-old Andrew Truelove, who was arrested after entering the New York studio Thursday morning...

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