This could’ve turned out more badly than what happened.
As WLT Report covered on Thursday, a man stormed the “Today” show set after sneaking into the studio.
As he made his way into the studio, the man was demanding to see “Today” co-host Al Roker.
Now, a newly released video shows the man pacing back and forth outside the window where the “Today” show was being filmed just minutes before he stormed onto the set.
The New York Post provided further details on the newly discovered video:
The brazen nutjob accused of storming the “Today” show set appeared to be in the background of the show just minutes before allegedly sneaking into the studio and demanding to see anchor Al Roker and hurling a racial slur at anchor Craig Melvin, according to a video.
Andrew Truelove, 41, is accused of slipping past 30 Rock security and entering an unauthorized area near Studio 1A on Thursday around 9 a.m. — allegedly shouting “Where is Roker?” before calling Melvin the N-word.
Video from the “news at 8” segment of Thursday’s four-hour show captured what appeared to be Truelove while Melvin and Savannah Guthrie reported on a great white shark headed for Cape Cod.
Someone resembling Truelove is seen over the right shoulder of Guthrie through the window of the set of “Today” — with a police officer over Melvin’s left shoulder.
The man paces and puffs from a vape while wearing the same sopped-with-sweat, drab colored collared shirt and gray shorts that Truelove wore while being arrested, photos show.
Truelove allegedly followed a staffer who used their ID badge to get into an “employee’s only area,” according to Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Millicent Kastenbaum.
He was held on $10,000 bail by Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Jeffrey Gershuny who issued an order of protection barring the maniac from the vicinity of the “Today” anchors.
Here’s the video:
Here is the actual video of Andrew Lovelace walking behind the glass while Savannah Guthrie is filming. It is not AI, I pulled this clip directly from the 7/16 Today Show YouTube page. The guy is smoking and pacing.
Credit to @Lkmae5505 for first sharing that this footage was… pic.twitter.com/TLtZZbMmI2
— Shana_X_ (@Shana__X__) July 18, 2026
People reported Truelove may face up to 15 years in prison:
Andrew Truelove was charged with two felonies — burglary in the third degree as a hate crime, and menacing in the third degree as a hate crime — the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office said Friday, July 17. (Previously, on Thursday, NYPD had said Truelove would also be facing criminal trespass and harassment charges.)
The DA alleged that Truelove called Melvin, 47, a racial slur, to which the co-anchor replied in the moment, “That’s what you wanted to get arrested for?”
A cash bail was set at $10,000, and a temporary order of protection was put in place for Melvin and Al Roker, whom Truelove asked for when he entered the building after sneaking past security, according to the complaint.
Truelove hasn’t posted bail, and he is being held in jail on Rikers Island, according to online records. If convicted, he could face 15 years in prison.
Craig Melvin of the “Today” show has since addressed the incident:
Craig Melvin addresses "TODAY" show intruder on air day after shocking incident. https://t.co/kIaRRkeP8G
🎥: NBC pic.twitter.com/LSRSTcotLY
— TMZ (@TMZ) July 17, 2026
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