Tom Llamas turned his Today With Jenna & Friends cohosting gig into a family affair.
Jenna Bush Hager and the NBC Nightly News host sat down with his parents, Luis and Lisette Llamas, on the Thursday, September 18, episode of Jenna & Friends, but not before Tom opened up about his family in an emotional video package.
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