Prominent US television host Savannah Guthrie has returned to NBC's 'Today' show for the first time since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, went missing. She told her co-anchors it was "good to be back" as the search for her 84-year-old mother remains ongoing. This marks her first studio appearance since January 30, two days before Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on January 31.
On Monday morning, her co-anchors noted that many fans were standing outside the studios on a chilly New York morning, carrying signs welcoming Guthrie back. In response, she said, "I'm really feeling the love." Investigators believe Nancy Guthrie, last seen on January 31, was taken against her will from her home near Tucson, Arizona, but they have not shared a possible motive or arrested a suspect.
Guthrie wore a bright yellow dress, which NBC stated was in tribute to the yellow ribbons and flowers left at her mother's home, as well as worn by journalists in her newsroom. Last month, she said returning to work was "part of my purpose right now," though she was unsure if she could still do it. On Easter Sunday, Savannah Guthrie reaffirmed her Christian faith in a video message from a church in New York, stating, "I still believe. And so I say with conviction, 'Happy Easter,'" at the end of the service.
The NBC host, one of the most recognizable figures on morning television in the US, had temporarily stepped away from her anchoring duties after her mother's disappearance and also stood down from NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics. In an interview with 'Today' last month, she said, "I can't not come back. This is my family," and raised the possibility that her own fame may have been behind her mother's disappearance, adding that thought was too much to bear.
Nancy Guthrie vanished without her medicines; she was dropped off at her home by relatives on the evening of January 31 and then failed to show up at a friend's house to watch a virtual Sunday service the following morning. The family announced in February a $1 million reward for information leading to her return.
Source: www.bbc.com