VIDEO 'Today' Show 'IRS' Suicide Attempt: Man Slashes Himself With 4-Inch Blade Before Tackled By NYPD

"Today" show watched in horror this morning as a man tried to commit suicide with a knife outside of 10 Rockefeller Plaza.

The suicidal man wielding a knife spoke in broken English about the Internal Revenue Service had how they "ruined his life."

The man was trying to get pedestrians walking along the plaza and viewers there watching the "Today" show to read IRS documents before finally tossing them in the air n like confetti around 7:50 AM, then pulling out his three-four inch blade yelling, "I'm going to cut myself!"

Police and "Today" show security pulled out their guns urging the man to put the knife down. The man slit his writs, and was tackled down by NYPD and immediately received medical attention. The "Today" show anchors were pulled inside for the rest of the morning and no one else was injured. Because of the amount of blood, NYPD did not want to touch the man and used their feet to keep him down.

After addressing viewers on camera, Host Matt Lauer said "He was controlled by our security team out there. However, he did harm himself in some way, so he's now being attended to by medical personnel."

Lauer later tweeted, "All secure on the plaza after a scary incident. Thanks to our security team and the NYPD," and later, "Sorry, a man attempted to harm himself with a knife. He is under police control. In custody."

Lauer later thanked Security and the NYPD tweeting, "All secure on the plaza after a scary incident. Thanks to our security team and the NYPD."

The man was rushed to St. Luke's Hospital where he is in good condition, and expected to survive.