An emotional Savannah Guthrie apologized to her family in a new interview Thursday over the possibility that her mother’s disappearance is somehow related to her fame and high-profile position as “Today” co-anchor.
Guthrie’s mother, Nancy, has been missing since Feb. 1. Guthrie is believed to have been taken against her will. Guthrie sat down with NBC News colleague Hoda Kotb for her first interview since her mother’s disappearance.
During the conversation, Guthrie said her family still isn’t sure if the 84-year-old grandmother was targeted because of the “Today” co-anchor’s fame but the notion that she “brought this to her bedside” is “too much to bear.”
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“We still don’t know. Honestly, we don’t know anything. We don’t know anything, so I don’t know that it’s because she’s my mom and somebody thought, ‘Oh that girl, that lady has money, we can make a quick buck,’” Guthrie said.
“I mean, that would make sense,” Guthrie continued. “I’d just say I’m so sorry, Mommy. I’m so sorry. I’m sorry to my sister and my brother and my kids and my nephew and Tommy, my brother-in-law. I’m just — I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry. If it is me, I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.”
A series of unverified ransom notes were sent to media outlets, including TMZ and a local Tucson station, leading many to believe the disappearance is somehow financially motivated.
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Guthrie has been away from the show since her mother went missing but returned to the Rockefeller Center studio to visit colleagues on March 5. Kotb has been anchoring alongside Craig Melvin while Guthrie is away from the show.
NBC has not announced when Guthrie will return to “Today.” An NBC insider told Fox News Digital that she wants to return, and the show wants her to as well, but it remains a question of when and how.
A masked man who appeared on Nancy Guthrie’s Nest doorbell camera around the time authorities said she was taken is described as being of average height and build and carrying a black Ozark Trail backpack. He appeared to be armed with a handgun.
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE SAYS FAMILY IN ‘AGONY’ IN FIRST INTERVIEW SINCE MOTHER NANCY’S DISAPPEARANCE
Guthrie told Kotb in a preview that aired Wednesday that her family was in “agony” over her mother.
“Someone needs to do the right thing. We are in agony, we are in agony,” she said.
She called the situation “unbearable.”
Guthrie’s family recently issued a renewed plea to the public.
A reward of more than $1 million is being offered for information leading to Guthrie’s recovery.
Anyone with information is urged to contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI.
