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.

In honor of their last show together, Bush Hager read an emotional letter about their time as co-hosts. Kotb’s family and friends were in the audience — including her two daughters Haley 7, and Hope, 5, sister, brother, sister-in-law, nieces and her closest friends.

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.

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

With Hoda Kotb departing the Today 4th hour program, her co-host Jenna Bush Hager announced the show's co-hosting situation.

We go in and we sit on the set and there are these trays,” Guthrie joked, explaining that in the trays for their personal items, Kotb had left, “like, one contact and, like, expired

Sheinelle Jones, the third-hour co-host of “Today,” revealed on Wednesday that she is taking an extended break from the morning show to handle a family health matter. Now, new details have emerged about her absence. The journalist, 46, did not disclose the nature of the issue, but a source close to Jones told People the situation is “serious.”

Today' show co-anchor Sheinelle Jones tells fans she will see them 'soon' as she continues with a 'family health matter.' She has been off air since December.

However, concern grew after she was absent from Hoda Kotb’s last show as an anchor and Craig Melvin’s first. Several comments left on the “Today” show’s Instagram page inquired as to where she was. “Where in the world is Sheinelle? Why has she missed out on the great moments with Hoda and Craig,” one fan asked.

Jenna Bush Hager, Al Roker, Carson Daly, Dylan Dreyer and Sheinelle Jones are all seen in archival footage advertising Today's brand new start. The clip gave ardent viewers of the show more reason ...