Savannah Guthrie returned to NBC’s “Today” on Monday after a two-month absence as the search for her missing mother continues.
“Good morning, welcome to ‘Today’ on this Monday morning. We are so glad you started your week with us, and it is good to be home,” Guthrie told viewers.
“Here we go, ready or not, let’s do the news,” she added, alongside co-anchor Craig Melvin.
“So good to have you back,” he said.
Guthrie wore a yellow dress as Melvin wore a yellow tie and pin in a nod to the search for her mother, and other NBC figures donned pins as well. The duo did not mention Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance at the top of the show.
Nancy Guthrie went missing on Feb. 1, prompting her daughter and longtime NBC host to step away from the network’s flagship morning show. The nationwide search for her mother has made national headlines but so far elicited few clues about her whereabouts or fate.
Guthrie was all business at the outset, teasing stories on the war with Iran, President Donald Trump’s Easter morning social media post, rising gas prices and the Artemis II mission to space.
Once Guthrie said she was happy to be home, “Today” did the news as usual until the 7:30 am ET hour kicked off and Guthrie noted the “love” from fans.
“Some beautiful signs out there,” Guthrie said of the crowd gathered at the plaza outside the show’s Rockefeller Center studio, which included posters of support for her and Nancy.
“I’m excited to see them, give them all a hug,” she continued. “I’ve been really feeling the love so much.”
Later, NBC’s Jenna Bush Hager told Guthrie she had given the show its “sunshine” back as she introduced a segment about a hack to deal with toddler tantrums.
Guthrie has been a co-anchor of “Today” since 2012.
SAVANNAH GUTHRIE’S EASTER MESSAGE REVEALS ANGUISH AS MOM MISSING 63 DAYS
Savannah Guthrie released an Easter message on Sunday, when she discussed her family’s agonizing struggle and the universal feeling of dealing with unanswerable questions and the absence of a clear resolution.
She said her perspective began to shift as she reflected on the period between Jesus Christ’s crucifixion and resurrection, a span she described as often overlooked but central to understanding faith in moments of uncertainty.
“It is the darkness that makes this morning’s light so magnificent, so blindingly beautiful,” Guthrie said. “It is all the brighter because it is so desperately needed.”
Nancy Guthrie is believed to have been taken from her home against her will and was last seen when her son-in-law dropped her off at home around 10 p.m. the night before she went missing. In the early morning hours, a masked man was seen on her doorstep and appeared to be armed with a handgun.
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At around 2:30 a.m., her pacemaker made its last sync with her Apple devices, indicating a potential timeframe for when she was taken out of the home. Her watch and iPhone were recovered inside.
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. No suspects have been publicly identified.
