'Today' show's Hoda Kotb adopts second baby

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Hoda Kotb visits Build to discuss her new book "You Are My Happy" at Build Studio on March 12, 2019 in New York City. (Photo by Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images)

April 16, 2019 at 1:53 p.m. UTC

It's a girl! "Today" co-anchor Hoda Kotb announced Tuesday morning that she has adopted a baby girl named Hope Catherine.

This is the second daughter Kotb, 54, has adopted. She became a mom for the first time in 2017 when she adopted daughter Haley Joy, 2.

"I'm feeding her and I can't believe it,'' Kotb said during a phone interview on "Today." "I'm so happy she's here!"

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