Savannah Guthrie announces return to 'Today' after mom's disappearance

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Savannah Guthrie announces return to 'Today' after mom's disappearance

Savannah Guthrieis revealing when she plans to return to "Today" following the disappearance of her 84-year-old mother,Nancy Guthrie.

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The coanchor opened up about the weight of the decision to come back, nearly eight weeks after her mom's apparent abduction that has rocked her family.

"I really wanted to come and see everybody. I just love this beautiful place that we call home, where we get to come and be every day," she said in the third segment of her interview withHoda Kotb, aired Friday, March 27. "And I know how much people have prayed for me and loved me. All the people you've seen on TV and then all the people that you don't."

Guthrie said it's "hard to imagine" coming back, but she has longed to be with her "Today" colleagues. "I consider this my family, my greater family. And when times are hard you want to be with your family."

She also added, "It's such a place of joy and lightness. I can't come back and try to be something that I'm not. But I can't not come back, because it's my family."

<p style="Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. Authorities released photos and videos on Feb. 10, of a potential suspect who was caught tampering with a camera on her front door on the morning of her disappearance. 

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Gifts, signs and tokens of support line the curb outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills on March 11, 2026. Gifts, signs and tokens of support line the curb outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills on March 11, 2026. Gifts, signs and tokens of support line the curb outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills on March 11, 2026. Catalina Ochoa visits a memorial for Nancy Guthrie in front of the KVOA news station on March 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. One month after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, went missing, law enforcement officials continue to analyze evidence from the crime scene and follow leads and tips from the public. Catalina Ochoa visits a memorial for Nancy Guthrie in front of the KVOA news station on March 3, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. One month after Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, went missing, law enforcement officials continue to analyze evidence from the crime scene and follow leads and tips from the public. <p style=A Pima County Sheriff vehicle sits in the driveway of Nancy Guthrie's home on Feb. 26, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A photograph of Nancy Guthrie is seen on a sign that people can leave messages on Feb. 26, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. A person prepares to repair a leaking irrigation system next to the front door of Nancy Guthrie's home on Feb. 26, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. A Pima County Sheriff deputy watches as workers place Armelinda Valenzuela is hugged after she sang and prayed in front of Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 25, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Valenzuela said, Catherine Lopez carries a backpack she found in a culvert, while joining other volunteers to search for any possible signs of Nancy Guthrie near her residence on Feb. 22, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. Lopez was able to give the backpack to Pima County Sheriff deputies. The volunteer group was looking for anything that could help find Nancy Guthrie or the person or persons responsible for her disappearance. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Lisa Pollak (R) joins other volunteers to search for any possible signs of Nancy Guthrie near her residence on Feb. 22, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. The volunteer group was looking for anything that could help find Nancy Guthrie or the person or persons responsible for her disappearance. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Jamie Messick walks through a culvert as he joins other volunteers to search for any possible signs of Nancy Guthrie near her residence on Feb. 22, 2026, in Tucson, Arizona. The volunteer group was looking for anything that could help find Nancy Guthrie or the person or persons responsible for her disappearance. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Media outlets set up across the road from Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 19, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. An anonymous donor contributed $100,000 to the total reward offered in the Nancy Guthrie case, bringing it to over $200,000. Two AI-generated images with the likeness of Nancy Guthrie sit in a memorial near her residence on Feb. 19, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. An anonymous donor contributed $100,000 to the total reward offered in the Nancy Guthrie case, bringing it to over $200,000. A sign sits in a memorial setup outside of Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 18, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. A Pima County Sheriff's vehicle sits in the driveway of Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 18, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Jeannie Maggard visits a memorial setup next to the driveway of the residence of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 18, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials continue to search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Alex Stone (ABC News) reports live outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 16, 2026. A Pima County Sheriff looks on after escorting a person off Nancy Guthrie's property on Feb. 16, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. Searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. The search enters its 3rd week with law enforcement officials claiming to have found several items of evidence, but having made no arrests. The FBI and Pima County SheriffÕs Department deputies process evidence from a late-model, gray Range Rover as they investigate the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, at a CulverÕs in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 13, 2026. A sign in support of the Guthrie family stands next to several bouquets of flowers left outside Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills near Tucson on Feb. 12, 2026. Members of the Reed family pay their respects at a makeshift memorial outside of the residence of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 16, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. The search continues for Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on February 1. Law enforcement officials say they have found several items of evidence, but have made no arrests. A backpack sits in this handout image, part of new visuals the FBI released regarding the investigation into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance. <p style=New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. New images from a Nest camera show an armed individual appearing to have tampered with the camera at Nancy Guthrie's front door on the morning of her disappearance. A well-wisher leaves a note and handmade flowers outside of Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 12, 2026 Jennifer Bond signs a banner that reads News broadcasters are stationed outside Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb.12, 2026 in Tucson, Ariz. Law enforcement officials have claimed to have found several items of evidence as searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. Yellow bows are tied to trees on the street of Nancy Guthrie's home in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 12, 2026. Members of the media follow investigators as they search the edges of Nancy Guthrie's street in the Catalina Foothills after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 11, 2026. A member of the FBI surveils the area around Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 11, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continue for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. Residents deliver flowers to a makeshift memorial at the entrance to Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 11, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continues for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. Investigators canvass Annie Guthrie's neighborhood on Feb. 10, 2026, after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. Investigators canvass Annie Guthrie's neighborhood on Feb. 10, 2026, after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. Law enforcement and news broadcasters are stationed outside of Nancy Guthrie's residence on Feb. 10, 2026 in Tucson, Arizona. Searches continues for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, after she went missing from her home on the morning of February 1st. Guthrie's possible abductors had set a deadline of 5pm on February 9 for a $6 million payment. An investigator canvasses Annie Guthrie's neighborhood on Feb. 10, 2026, after the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie speaks in a video message, thanking supporters and asking for help in locating her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago, in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released Feb. 9, 2026. Broadcast journalists report live outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 9, 2026. <p style=U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing that they are willing to pay for the release of their elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who went missing from her Arizona home several days ago, in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released February 7, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> A Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy on Feb. 10, 2026, patrols the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home outside Tucson. Live-streamers, journalists and a Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy gather at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 9, 2026. A sign and other objects showing support from neighbors is posted at the home of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 9, 2026. <p style=Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie is missing, and Arizona officials say they are investigating her disappearance as a "crime."

"Today" show cohost Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron Guthrie, speaks in a video message addressing a possible kidnapper who might be holding her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie in this screen grab obtained from social media video taken at an unspecified location and released Feb. 4, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Chris Castorena, a private detective based in Phoenix volunteering his time to search for Nancy Guthrie, scans her street for clues after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, U.S. February 5, 2026. <p style=The Pima County Sheriff's Office in Arizona received a 911 call reporting Nancy Guthrie missing from her home outside Tucson around noon local time on Sunday, Feb. 1.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Investigators showed renewed interest at the home of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 4, 2026, stringing up crime scene tape for a time in the late afternoon. They removed it shortly before 6 p.m. Guthrie had been missing since Jan. 31, 2026, with investigators saying she had been taken from her home northeast of Tucson. Guthrie is the mother of Investigators showed renewed interest at the home of Nancy Guthrie on Feb. 4, 2026, stringing up crime scene tape for a time in the late afternoon. They removed it shortly before 6 p.m. Guthrie had been missing since Jan. 31, 2026, with investigators saying she had been taken from her home northeast of Tucson. Guthrie is the mother of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of <p style=She was reported missing from her home in a community just north of Tucson on Feb. 1, 2026.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Media broadcasts as private security stands guard in the driveway of Nancy Guthrie's house after the disappearance of the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, Ariz. on Feb. 4, 2026. The front of the home of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos gives an update on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of Savannah Guthrie, on Feb. 2, 2026. Television media set up at the house of Nancy Guthrie, NBC host Savannah Guthrie's mother, on Feb. 3, 2026, in Catalina, Ariz. Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Nancy Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie and Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of Chris Castorena, a private detective based in Phoenix volunteering his time to search for Nancy Guthrie, scans her street for clues after the disappearance of Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of U.S. journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who went missing from her home in Tucson, U.S. February 5, 2026.

Search for Nancy Guthrie and person suspected of taking her continues

"Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother,Nancy Guthrie, was seemingly abducted from her home outside Tucson, Arizona, in the early hours of Feb. 1, 2026. Authorities released photos and videos on Feb. 10, of a potential suspect who was caught tampering with a camera on her front door on the morning of her disappearance.

Savannah Guthrie believessome ransom notes for her mom are real

She continued: "I want to smile, and when I do, it will be real. And my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer."

Guthrie will return to "Today" on Monday, April 6.

"I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I'll belong anymore," she said. "But I'd like to try."

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Savannah Guthrie says she questionsif her mom was taken 'because of me'

<p style="Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old mother Nancy Guthrie was reported missing in February 2026. See photos of the mother-daughter duo together through the years on NBC and beyond. Here, they're pictured in an undated photograph. Arizona officials say they are investigating Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as a "crime."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> Nancy Guthrie and <p style=Nancy Guthrie and "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie are pictured in an undated photograph provided by NBC.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Nancy Guthrie and "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie are pictured in an undated photograph provided by NBC.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Nancy Guthrie and "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie are pictured on April 17, 2019, on "Today with Hoda & Jenna."

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Nancy Guthrie and "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie are pictured in an undated photograph provided by NBC.

" style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> <p style=Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie, is pictured in an undated photograph provided by NBC. Pictured here are Savannah and her mother on the set of the "Today" show on June 15, 2023.

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Search for Nancy Guthrie and person suspected of taking her continues

"Today" anchor Savannah Guthrie's 84-year-old motherNancy Guthriewas reportedmissing in February 2026. See photos of the mother-daughter duo together through the years on NBC and beyond. Here, they're pictured in an undated photograph. Arizona officials say they are investigating Nancy Guthrie's disappearance as a "crime."

Nancy Guthrie has not been seensince Saturday, Jan. 31, with her family reporting she was missing the following morning. She regularly gathered with friends and neighbors to watch church service online, but on Sunday when she did not show up to a friend's home, they called her daughterAnnie, who lives nearby, a source close to the family told NBC News.

The Pima County Sheriff's Department has said they believe she was taken from her homeagainst her will.

Law enforcement officials emphasized that the search for the 84-year-old remained an active investigation, although public announcements about new developments have dried up as of late.

Savannah Guthrie has continued to urge fans and the public to reach out to authorities with any relevant information. On Sunday, March 22, the starshared the latest statementfrom her family, which was previously provided to the Arizona station KVOA-News 4 Tucson. They asked for "renewed attention" to the case and urged the public to consult "camera footage, journal notes, text messages, observations or conversations that in retrospect may hold significance."

"We continue to believe it is Tucsonans, and the greater Southern Arizona community, that hold the key to finding a resolution in this case," the Guthrie family said. "Someone knows something. It's possible a member of this community has information that they do not even realize is significant."

Law enforcement asks anyone with information to contact 1-800-CALL-FBI ortips.fbi.gov, thePima County Sheriff's Department(520-351-4900) or88-CRIME.

Contributing: Edward Segarra and Brendan Morrow, USA TODAY

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Savannah Guthrie announces expected return date to 'Today' show

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