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Sheinelle Jones Steps in for Carson Daly During Pop Start Segment on ‘Today’ Amid His Absence

Sheinelle Jones stepped in for Carson Daly during the Pop Start segment of Today amid his ongoing absence from the talk show. He did not reveal his whereabouts.

The Pop Start segment of Today is usually led by Carson Daly, but the longtime TV personality was noticeably absent from the program on Monday, July 8. After the event, she interviewed Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles, Jade Carey and Hezly Rivera, who were all named to the team. There were so many times where I thought about quitting and just giving up because I was so sick and it was just so hard to, like, stay motivated, watching everybody get better, and I can’t even get back into the gym and constantly self-doubting myself,” Suni, 21, told Hoda, 59, of the accomplishment after battling health issues.

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