reporters. it's not even believable. >> jay stepped in there, dug himself out of that hole. and that's amazing because the pie has been cut up so much. >> we did four more years, and then we'd come to the end of our run. >> thank you. i -- i don't like good-byes. nbc does. i don't care. i don't -- i don't care. >> as sad as it was that it ended, i felt really good walking out of there. >> when people say to me, hey, why don't you go to abc? why don't you go to fox? why don't you go? i didn't know anybody there. these are the only people i've ever known. >> we had all been through a lot together. grown up together. matured together. and it was an emotional moment. i love jay. he is such a kind person. i never saw jay treat anyone poorly. ♪