Al Roker has an inauguration parade tradition -- the NBC weatherman and anchor waits on the sidelines for the president and vice president to pass and tries to get them to acknowledge his presence. Or, better yet, actually reply.
In 2009, Roker got President Barack Obama to crack a joke about the weather. This year, Roker went two for two, getting a thumbs-up from the president and a full-on handshake from Vice President Joe Biden.
Both moments lit up the Twitterverse. Watch them online (alas, the videos don't work on mobile devices):
Al Roker for SECRETARY OF ALL INTERVIEWS. theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/…— Mike Roe (@MikeRoe) January 21, 2013
Both Joe Biden and Al Roker have never been happier. Can we get a talk show with these two?— Heidi N. Moore (@moorehn) January 21, 2013
Transcript of @alroker's exclusiveinterview with Pres. Obama: thumbs up #nbcpolitics— Erika Masonhall (@ErikaMasonhall) January 21, 2013