MSNBC
Viewers aren’t happy with MSNBC for trotting out veteran 67-year-old weatherman Al Roker to do live coverage of dangerous category 4 Hurricane Ida in Louisiana.
On Sunday morning, images of Roker getting battered by heavy winds and strong waves went viral on social media.
WATCH: @alroker pummeled by waves as Hurricane Ida targets New Orleans pic.twitter.com/Fe6LlgmUJp
— Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) August 29, 2021
Sooo Al Roker is fine then 👀 #MSNBC #HurricaneIda #Louisiana #Ida #cat4 pic.twitter.com/lI2cKBhbmp
— . (@lettie4u) August 29, 2021
Viewers immediately criticized MSNBC for having Al Roker covering the dangerous storm considering his age and stature in the business.
Can someone please take Al Roker inside? pic.twitter.com/HHcrjOWKTD
— Chris Albers (@ChrisAlbersNY) August 29, 2021
https://twitter.com/_DaisyBlaine/status/1431974641313239047
If someone could please go get Al Roker and bring him to safety, that'd be great. pic.twitter.com/Av3K8yK1kh
— LA 🏆 🆂🅰🆂🆂🆈 🅻🅰🆂🆂 (😅) 🐦 (@LA_SassyPants) August 29, 2021
It’s 2021. I don’t need to see Al Roker risking his life and his crew’s lives to show me a hurricane. It can be reported on without standing outside in the middle of it.
— Rita Powell (@Rizabellepow) August 29, 2021
What is the thinking here? We see Al Roker hit by incoming water. We could see the water without Mr. Roker getting hit. Why are these weather people not inside? pic.twitter.com/xnKVpHa4JM
— Randy Mayeux (@Randy1116) August 29, 2021
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