Matt Lauer Signals For Placement of One World Trade’s Final Pieces

By Merrill Knox 

As we told you earlier, Matt Lauer hosted “Today” this morning from the top of One World Trade as the final spires were placed, making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. It took Lauer 40 minutes to get up to the top for his live shot location. “I’m not afraid of heights, but I found my knees knocking at certain times,” he said.

Just after 7:30amET, Lauer blew an air horn to signal the workers to put the final pieces in place:

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