A tearful Savannah Guthrie, in her first interview since her 84-year-old mother was apparently abducted from her Arizona home, said that “someone needs to do the right thing” and come forward with information to help the investigation.
“We are in agony,” she told NBC News colleague Hoda Kotb in a portion of the interview aired Wednesday on the “Today” show. She shared her distress, revealing she wakes up in the middle of each night thinking of what her mother went through.
NBC announced that a complete interview with its “Today” show host will be aired on the program Thursday and Friday. This marks Guthrie’s first interview since her mother was reported missing on February 1. Based on security footage, authorities suspect that Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped or taken against her will.
During the poignant moment of the interview aired on Wednesday, both Guthrie and Kotb were visibly emotional. Kotb, the former co-host, has returned to “Today” while Guthrie has been absent, focusing on her family.
While unraveling the unbearable thoughts of her mother's terror, Guthrie stated, “those thoughts demand to be thought. And I will not hide my face. But she needs to come home now.”
Guthrie, a co-host of NBC’s morning show since 2012, is currently prioritizing her family during this distressing time, although no specific date has been set for her return. Despite offering a $1 million reward for insight into her mother's whereabouts, the investigation has not progressed significantly. Last weekend, Guthrie's family made an appeal to neighbors in Arizona, requesting them to search their memories for any details that could aid law enforcement. “No detail is too small,” they insisted.
Kotb remarked on Wednesday that “there is a desperation and a steeliness about Savannah. She hopes that somebody, whoever that person is, will say something.”
