Today's forecast ... DRAMA!!!!!
Local NBC weathergirl
Elita Loresca issued an apology live on the air this morning ... after she was caught talking "smack" about
Al Roker when she thought her microphone was off.
Loresca said Roker was "such a kook."
She later was clearly forced to deliver a painfully awkward apology.
But here's the deal -- there's nothing wrong with what she said ... AND ... Al is kind of a kook, right?
UPDATE: Al finally tweeted ... apparently, all is forgiven. "So Elita Loresca of KNBC called me a kook during a cut in. I know Elita. She was joking. And some mornings I am kooky. No big whoop."
Al Roker just learned the hard way that horses can be just as unpredictable as the weather -- when a horseback interview with a
Kentucky Derby legend went terribly wrong ... on live TV.
Moments ago on "
The Today Show," legendary female jockey-turned-NBC correspondent
Donna Brothers was thrown off her horse during a live segment ... but like a true pro, she bounced right back up and threw back to the studio.
What happens when we fall off the horse ...
No, that's not the new
Al Roker doll -- that's actually the 5'8" weatherman standing next to the world's tallest man -- 8'1"
Sultan Kosen.
Al just posted his pic with the
Turkish herdsman on his
Twitter page.
It's the smallest Al's ever looked!
Watch
Al Roker's shock and awe on the
Weather Channel this morning when it dawns on him that there are three brothas doing weather at the same time.
Co-anchors,
Alex Wallace and
Scott Williams were a little stunned by Rev. Al's revelry.
Al Roker made a big no-no when he
whipped out his camera phone to
Twitter from jury duty -- and according to the "
Today" show graphics department and
Meredith Vieira, who was in London this morning, it's an international scandal.
Al Roker just pulled a big no-no -- according to a court official we spoke with in New York.
Al -- who is on jury duty -- took a pic in the jury assembly room in a NYC courtroom. The pic shows some of the prospective jurors -- Al posted it on his
Twitter page. The official told us no one is allowed to take such pics -- but Al's rep just told us Mr. Roker got permission from a court official.
We just called the court official back and told them that Al got the OK. The official said if Al really did get permission to take the pic, the person who approved it "was ill-advised." The official said it's not OK, but if Al got bogus advice, it's not his fault.
Al just posted the following comment on his Twitter page:
"I'm not breaking laws...just trying to share the experience of jury duty. One that I think is important and everyone should take part in ... So everyone is clear, I am NOT taking pictures in the courtroom. I am in the jury lounge. So folks need to lighten up."
Damn you, Willard Scott! Thanks to you, our heads are scarred forever with the mental image of Al Roker and his "chilly willy."
Ever notice how some of your favorite celebs lose more than just weight when they go on a health kick? Being healthy should definitely be a priority, but there's no doubt that sometimes jokes get bigger laughs when they come from bigger bodies.
In their quest to avoid becoming another plus-sized comedy casualty like Belushi, Candy or Farley, some stars have had to sacrifice their funny bone in order to shed their big bones.
Check out which celebs traded being fun for being fit.
