Hoda Kotb was reduced to tears during her last day on the Today show Friday as her colleagues paid tribute to her in an emotional montage. Kotb announced in September that she would be stepping down from the NBC series after 17 years on the show in order to spend more time with her daughters,

Kermit came for Kotb's last day, too, and sang "Rainbow Connection" for Kotb, her daughters Haley, 8, and Hope, 5, and her Today colleagues. Kotb said she played the song when she "rolled in" to work on her final day.