GOOD Morning America's new meteorologist made her debut on Monday as the show's beloved weatherman was missing.
Newcomer Dani Beckstrom joined the GMA team as anchor Robin Roberts explained why regular Sam Champion, was missing.
During the broadcast, Robin introduced her and said: "Welcome Dani" as the camera split to show both women.
"Hi. Welcome to you and great to see you," she said.
Dani replied with an enthusiastic "Thank you, Robin!"
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"This is it. This is the peak of my career. It's all downhill from this moment," Dani said, as the rest of the co-hosts laughed in the studio.
Robin shook her head as the meteorologist said: "Looking forward to that Robin. We'll see you in about 15 minutes."
She then went on to report the weather for the week.
Dani posted the interaction on Twitter and captioned the post: "Producer: @RobinRoberts will toss to you. Inside my head: *be cool be cool be cool be cool be cool be cool* Outside my body:" and then shared the video.
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Robin quoted her tweet and wrote: "You’ve got this, congrats & welcome! Aaaand..#HailState."
As much as fans enjoyed Dani's weather report, they couldn't help but wonder where Sam was.
"She’s cute, but where is Sam? Jersey Shore, just asking," wrote one Twitter follower.
To that, Robin replied: "Sam is still celebrating his birthday! He’ll be back soon."
BIRTHDAY OF CHAMPIONS
While Sam was away on the show, he kept fans updated on what he was doing.
He celebrated his 61st birthday by riding in a plane.
The meteorologist took to Instagram to show off pictures of him and his husband, Rubem, on their getaway.
The first photo was them snapping a selfie on a plane ride as they wore headsets.
The next one was a picture of the two of them eating lunch and drinking wine.
The last one showed Sam relaxing on a chair as Rubem took a photo of him and the beautiful sky behind him.
He captioned the post: "When ur husband plans the perfect 'get-away' #Birthday lunch! Happiness/Peace/Love/Beautiful surroundings #rest #adventure."
Fans and followers wished him a happy birthday in the comments.
On Twitter, Sam and his husband shared more of their getaway.
The couple went to Rio de Janerio for Sam's birthday at the end of last week.
They jetted off in a plane and showed off the beautiful ocean and views from up above.
They even caught a rainbow and rung in 61 with balloons and cake.
Sam's birthday was on August 13.
SEEING RED
Before he left on his trip, Sam updated his followers that he suffered a mishap before coming on air.
On August 11, the meteorologist tweeted to his followers that he tried to shave in the morning but knicked his lower lip.
That resulted in a bloody mess that he had to try to stop before coming on TV.
“Good morning! Waiting for the blood to clot this morning ... turns out a 5-blade razor can really leave a mark across ur lower lip!” The tweet read.
“Thank u make-up #bringcoffee.”
Sam revealed he is usually able to put on some mineral powder to save the day.
"It clots the blood," he said.
Fans sent their well wishes to him on Twitter.
“Sorry to hear about your shaving injury. But it’s a beautiful sunny day outside not too hot or humid. That should make you feel better,” one fan wrote.
"Awwww, so sorry Sam! I hope it feels better," said another.
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Sam started anchoring for Eyewitness News in 1988 before moving over to GMA, where he has currently been filling in for Rob Marciano.
Dani originally reported the weather in Las Vegas before making her way to New York.
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