Overview

• Roker has been absent from the Today show since Monday, August 18.
• He is vacationing in Italy with his wife, Deborah Roberts, who shared birthday tributes and trip photos on Instagram.
• Colleagues said they FaceTimed him on August 20 to mark his birthday and joked he was sending photos to show how much fun he was having.
• Dylan Dreyer is delivering the early-hour weather updates, and Savannah Sellers is co-anchoring the third hour with Craig Melvin and Dreyer.
• NBC has not announced when Roker will return, as fans and coworkers continue to send birthday messages.