Hoda Kotb Updates Fans With Incredibly Sad News

Hoda Kotb had to regretfully share some upsets about the death of someone important with her social media folks on Friday.

Instagram was taken today by the program host with a picture and a statement that was inundated with prayers by its followers.

James 'Jimmy' Neary died when he was 91 years old, Hoda told her buddy and the well-known New York eatery.