Jason Mendez/Getty Images for Hearst Magazines Tap Here To Add Us Weekly As A Trusted Source Add as a preferred source on Google Al Roker revealed that the CDC asked for volunteer testers while he was returning home from a trip to Europe amid the recent hantavirus outbreak. During the Tuesday, May 12, episode of Today, Roker, 71, and his colleagues were discussing the hantavirus outbreak between passengers on the MV Hondius cruise ship. The weatherman spoke about the precautions the United States is taking after flying home from daughter Leila's wedding.