That's funny! When I saw it I immediately thought about Willard Scott and Barbara Bush from 88 so I'm glad he made the reference too. I was at the inaugural parade so it's fresh in my mind.
I like how he was all, "Waving, waving, waving ... oh, hey, Al Roker! ... What? ... No, I can't just leave the parade! ... the secret Service guys are RIGHT HERE and they're gonna get mad ... oh, all right, a quick handshake ... *moseys over to Al*"