Sunday TODAY's Photo of the Week

LeBron James, #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers, FaceTimes his mother after winning Game Six of the NBA Finals on Oct. 11, 2020.

Marine One lifts off from the White House to carry President Donald Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Oct. 2, 2020.

Volunteers with the COVID Memorial Project place American flags on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 21, 2020. COVID-19 cases in the United States steadied as deaths approached 200,000.

Cyclists are seen hanging under the Grenoble Bastille cable cars during the 17th stage of the 107th edition of the Tour de France cycling race on Sept. 16, 2020.

The Houston Astros take batting practice before their game against the Oakland Athletics at RingCentral Coliseum in Oakland, California, on Sept. 9, 2020. The orange glow of wildfires can be seen in the distance as cardboard cutout fans fill the seats.

One member sanitizes their hands as another member celebrates at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Aug. 27, 2020. Museums and cultural institutions around the city have been closed since mid-March due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The museum opened to the public on Aug. 29.

This drone photo shows the roof blown off of an AutoZone store in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura in Lake Charles, Louisiana, on Aug. 27, 2020.

A visitor takes a photo in front of an unofficial thermometer at Furnace Creek Visitor Center in Death Valley National Park, California, on Aug. 17, 2020. The temperature reached 130 degrees at Death Valley National Park on August 16, hitting what may be the hottest temperature recorded on Earth since at least 1913, according to the National Weather Service.

Sammy the seal takes a tourist by surprise by hitching a ride on his stand up board at the beach in Weymouth, United Kingdom, on Aug. 13, 2020.

A police officer rushes to help a stranded motorist during Tropical Storm Isaias in Philadelphia on Aug. 4, 2020.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket lifts off from pad 41 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on July 30, 2020. The mission will send a Mars rover to the Red Planet to search for signs of life, explore the planet's geology and more.

American tourist boat Maid Of The Mist, limited to 50 % occupancy under New York state's rules amid the spread of the coronavirus, glides past a Canadian vessel, which is limited to just six passengers under Ontario's rules, near Niagara Falls on July 21, 2020.

Queen Elizabeth II awards Captain Sir Thomas Moore with the insignia of Knight Bachelor at Windsor Castle on July 17, 2020. The British World War II veteran raised over £32 million for the National Health Service during the coronavirus pandemic.

Visitors take pictures of the painting "Mona Lisa" by Leonardo Da Vinci at the Louvre in Paris, France, on July 6, 2020, as the museum reopens its doors to the public after a nearly 4-month closure due to the coronavirus pandemic.

A man is seen holding his son as they watch the sunset in Kansas City, Missouri, on June 26, 2020. Sunsets and sunrises are more vibrant than usual lately due to dust in the atmosphere from a Saharan dust cloud.

People exercise at Inspire South Bay Fitness behind plastic sheets in their workout pods while observing social distancing in Redondo Beach, California, on June 16, 2020.

The remains of George Floyd are brought by horse-drawn carriage in a funeral procession to Houston Memorial Gardens Cemetery for burial in Pearland, Texas, on June 9, 2020.

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building in Minneapolis on May 28, 2020. Protests over the death of George Floyd, a black man who died in police custody Monday, broke out in Minneapolis for a third straight night. 

A drone photo from above Domino Park in Williamsburg on May 19, 2020, shows the New Yorkers spending time in white circles painted on the grass to help park-goers stay at least 6 feet apart as a precaution against the coronavirus pandemic.

Sen. Tim Kaine and Sen. Richard Burr greet each other with an elbow bump before a Senate committee hearing on Capitol Hill on May 12, 2020.

An Asian giant hornet from Japan is held on a pin in Olympia, Washington, on May 4, 2020. The insect, which has been found in Washington state, is the world's largest hornet, and has been dubbed the "murder hornet" in reference to its appetite for honey bees and a sting that can be fatal to some people.

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds fly by the Washington Monument as they fly over the National Mall in Washington on Saturday, May 2, 2020. The flyover was in salute to first responders in the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.

The Fort Myers Police Department makes a heart out of police cars to thank health workers at Lee Memorial Hospital in Fort Myers, Florida, on April 16, 2020.

A rainbow forms in the sky from the top of One World Trade Center to the top of the Empire State Building as the sun sets in New York City on April 13, 2020.

A bald eagle sits near its nest while the super pink moon rises in the distance at Chatfield State Park in Littleton, Colorado, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020.

The USNS Comfort passes the Statue of Liberty as it enters New York Harbor during the outbreak of the coronavirus in New York City on March 30, 2020.

Through the safety of the glass, a man in New Jersey holds up a sign for health care professionals who saved the life of his wife amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A food delivery man crosses the street in Times Square in Manhattan on March 17, 2020. Food delivery workers have become essential in New York after the city closed restaurants and bars to the public on March 16th, 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic.

A shopper reacts to empty toilet paper and paper towel shelves at a Target store on March 13, 2020, in San Rafael, California. Some Americans are stocking up on food, toilet paper, water and other items after the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) a pandemic.

The remains of popular Nashville music venue The Basement East after a deadly tornado tore through the area. The mural that remains offers a glimmer of inspiration for residents: "I believe in Nashville."

Vanessa Bryant speaks during The Celebration of Life for Kobe & Gianna Bryant at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 24, 2020.

NASCAR driver Ryan Newman's car is seen flying through the air in a horrific crash during the Daytona 500 on Monday. Newman walked out of the hospital two days later, holding hands with his two daughters.

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James walking on air as he winds up for a reverse dunk on Feb. 6, 2020. The move was a tribute to the late Kobe Bryant, in which James replicated one of his famous dunks from 19 years ago on the same basket in the same arena.

This photo provided by the National Science Foundation in January 2020 reveals the turbulent gas surface of the sun. Each of the "bubbles" on the surface are reportedly about the size of Texas.

Dating back to the 1960s, the candy desk on the floor of the Senate gained more notoriety recently during the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. The desk, which Sen. Pat Toomey has maintained since 2015, is located in the back row near a busy entrance. During the trial, only water, milk and candy are allowed to be consumed on the Senate floor.

Residents look on as Taal Volcano erupts on Jan. 12, 2020, in Talisay, Batangas province, Philippines.

U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, walk toward an awaiting aircraft prior to departing for the Middle East from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on Jan. 5, 2020.

The first sunrise of 2020 seen over the Duluth Harbor North and South Breakwater Lighthouses in Duluth, Minnesota, on Jan. 1, 2020.

A wintry mix of sleet and snow falls on the U.S. Capitol and its Christmas Tree on December 16, 2019, in Washington, D.C.

A volcano on White Island in New Zealand is seen after it erupted on Dec. 9, 2019.

Sheila Bailey, Judy Brady and Clinical Director Cheyne Flanagan tend to a koala named Paul as he recovers from burns at The Port Macquarie Koala Hospital in Port Macquarie, Australia, on Nov. 29, 2019. Raging bushfires in Australia have burned an estimates 1 million hectares of land and killed around a thousand koalas and other wildfire in the last several weeks.

Hoda Kotb surprises her TODAY co-hosts by announcing that she is engaged on Nov. 25, 2019.

Bei Bei, a giant panda, is seen for the last time at the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington before his departure to China.

Tourists walk above high water in Venice, Italy, on Nov. 12, 2019. This week's tide was the second highest ever recorded in the city.

Ted Gaine, 7, of Pack 254 helps plant over 5,000 American flags at Atlantic County Veterans Cemetery in Dorothy, New Jersey, on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019.

Former President Ronald Reagan's Air Force One sits on display at the Reagan Presidential Library as the Easy Fire burns in the hills in Simi Valley, California, on Oct. 30, 2019.

Gymnast Simone Biles performs a flip before throwing out the ceremonial first pitch prior to Game Two of the 2019 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas, on Oct. 23, 2019.

An intense moment in Western China as a Tibetan fox appears to startle a Himalayan marmot. The Natural History Museum of London named the Chinese photographer of the picture, Yongqing Bao, as the 2019 Wildlife Photographer of the Year, calling the picture "photographically, the perfect moment."

Victor, a 9-year-old white-tailed eagle equipped with a 360-degree camera, flies over glaciers and mountains in Chamonix, France.

The Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, is illuminated in pink on Oct. 1, 2019, to mark the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Billy Porter makes Hollywood history becoming the first openly gay African American man to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his FX show, "Pose."

An Australian photographer captured the technicolor contrails created by a commercial airliner flying over Brisbane. NASA scientists say the low air temperatures can freeze the vapor behind a plane, turning it into ice crystals creating a rainbow effect.

An amateur photographer from the Netherlands captured this moment a squirrel in Vienna, Austria, stopped to smell the flowers. Afterward, he says the adorable rodent ate the flower.

The Aurora Borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, is seen in the sky over Lake Ladoga in Leningrad Region, Russia, on Sept. 1, 2019.

About 300 sheep leap from a truck for this weekend's annual Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship in Midway, Utah, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019.

For the first time in 14 years, new images are revealing the state of the RMS Titanic, which sank in 1912 killing more 1,500 people. Scientists warn that the wreckage is rapidly disintegrating.

Protesters surround banners that read "Those on the street today are all warriors!" and "Release all the detainees!" during a sit-in rally at the arrival hall of Hong Kong International Airport on Monday, Aug. 12, 2019.

Antonio Basbo kisses the cross with the name of his common-law wife, Margie Reckard, at a makeshift memorial after the shooting that left 22 people dead at the Cielo Vista Mall Walmart in El Paso, Texas, on August 5, 2019.

Jon Stewart hugs 9/11 first responder John Feal after the Senate passed a bill for the permanent authorization of September 11th Victim Compensation Fund on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday July 23, 2019.

Megan Rapinoe of the USA celebrates scoring the first goal from the penalty spot with Alex Morgan during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup France Final match between The United States of America and The Netherlands at Stade de Lyon on July 7, 2019, in Lyon, France.

U.S. Navy Blue Angels fly over as President Donald Trump participates in an Independence Day Fourth of July Celebration "Salute to America" event in front of the Lincoln Memorial on the National Mall on Thursday, July 4th, 2019, in Washington, DC.

Megan Rapinoe of the U.S. celebrates scoring their first goal against France on June 28, 2019.

NBA Draft prospect Goga Bitadze getting overshadowed as reporters swarm around Zion Williamson a day before the New Orleans Pelicans made him the No. 1 pick in the Draft. Bitadze was drafted 17 spots later in the first round by the Indiana Pacers.

The Toronto Raptors celebrate with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after the team defeated the Golden State Warriors to win Game Six of the 2019 NBA Finals at Oracle Arena on June 13, 2019, in Oakland, California.

U.S President Donald Trump, U.S First Lady Melania Trump, left, French President Emmanuel Macron, second right, and his wife Brigitte Macron, right, watch jet planes approaching during a ceremony to mark the 75th anniversary of D-Day at the Normandy American Cemetery in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, Thursday, June 6, 2019. World leaders are gathered Thursday in France to mark the 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings

A member of the U.S. military visits Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, May 24, 2019, ahead of the Memorial Day weekend. Section 60 is the final resting place for U.S. soldiers killed in America's most recent wars, especially Iraq and Afghanistan.

Kawhi Leonard, #2 of the Toronto Raptors, hits the game-winning shot against the Philadelphia 76ers during Game Seven of the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2019 NBA Playoffs on May 12, 2019, at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Queen Elizabeth II meets her newest great-grandson, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor, on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Archie is the first child of the Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

Christian Wilkins of Clemson celebrates with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after being chosen No. 13 overall by the Miami Dolphins during the first round of the 2019 NFL draft on April 25, 2019, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Tiger Woods celebrates after sinking his putt on the 18th green to win during the final round of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club on April 14, 2019, in Augusta, Georgia.

Julian Assange gestures to the media from a police vehicle on his arrival at Westminster Magistrates court on April 11, 2019, in London, England.

TODAY said farewell to Kathie Lee Gifford on Friday, April 5, after 11 years as co-host with Hoda Kotb.

With the peak bloom only a couple of days away, the Jefferson Memorial is framed amid the emerging cherry blossoms along the Tidal Basin in Washington on Friday, March 29, 2019.

The last supermoon of 2019, called the 'super worm equinox moon,' rises behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on March 20, 2019.

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez posted this photo of a ring on social media announcing their engagement on March 9.

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper perform the song "Shallow" from their movie "A Star Is Born" during 91st Academy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 24, 2019.

Sunlight makes this cascading waterfall of melted snow at Yosemite National Park in California look like flowing lava. If the conditions are right, you can catch the "firefall" for about 10 minutes in the evening over a few days in late February.

The Aurora Borealis, also called the Northern Lights, is seen over the sky near Inari in Lapland, Finland, on Feb. 14, 2019.

Tom Brady, #12 of the New England Patriots, and Vivian Lake Brady celebrate with the Vince Lombardi trophy after the team's 13-3 win over Los Angeles Rams during Super Bowl LIII at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Feb. 03, 2019, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Ice builds up along the shore of Lake Michigan as temperatures during the past two days have dipped to lows around -20 degrees on Jan. 31, 2019, in Chicago, Illinois.

Trevor Lawrence, #16 of the Clemson Tigers, reacts after his team's 44-16 win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the CFP National Championship presented by AT&T.

People stand in front of the closed doors of the Smithsonian Institution Building's visitor center in Washington D.C. on Jan. 2, 2019. The 19 Smithsonian museums and the National Zoo in Washington D.C. closed their doors on Wednesday as the partial U.S. government shutdown dragged on.