The "Today" show's Hoda Kotb (HOE-dah KAHT-bee) believes the program's audience bonded with her and co-host Savannah Guthrie over how they dealt with Matt Lauer's firing last November on sexual misconduct charges.<br />She says they didn't pretend that nothing was wrong, like parents who insisted everything was fine when it wasn't.<br />The NBC morning show weathered the storm better than anyone expected. <br />
