the today The show shares more details about Savannah Guthrie’s return.
Guthrie paid a visit today The show is set for an emotional off-camera appearance on Thursday. In the surprise visit, she thanked her colleagues for their love and support and for “taking care of my mom as much as I do,” the NBC News talk show shared after her visit. The long one today The co-anchor has been off the air since her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was kidnapped in Tucson, Arizona, on the weekend of January 31. Nancy Guthrie, 84, who suffers from a heart condition, has not been seen or heard from since. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office and FBI have not currently shared any serious leads publicly.
“I wanted you to know that I’m still standing, I still have hope and I’m still me. I don’t know what version of me will be, but it will be,” Guthrie told the forum. today The team during its visit.
It was not known whether Guthrie would return professionally or not todayHowever, she revealed during her visit that she is planning to do so, but is not sure about the logistics.
“I have every intention of coming back. I don’t know how to come back, but I don’t know how not to. You are my family and I would like to try,” Guthrie told the team. today.
There is no set date for Guthrie’s return to the program. today Alum Hoda Kotb and Shenell Jones mostly filled in for Guthrie alongside her co-star Craig Melvin.
During Savannah Guthrie’s visit, it was revealed that meteorologist Dylan Dreyer led the team in prayer, saying: “Here we are holding hands as a family, in a place where we don’t understand why this happened. It’s not so bold to ask God for the biggest miracles every day.”
“It felt like the right moment for all of us,” Dreyer said on Friday’s program to lead the prayer. “When I feel helpless, I pray… We asked for that miracle.” Dreyer also said it was their “gift” to give Guthrie love and support in that moment.
“I think we needed to see her as much as she needed to see us,” co-host Al Roker added of the reunion, which fellow broadcaster Carson Daly noted was not planned.
“She came right in, without speaking, and spoke from the heart. She said the best words you could ever imagine and looked into the eyes of every member of this family,” Daly said. “Yesterday was one of the most special days, not only in our professional lives, but also on a personal level.”
Laura Garrett praised Guthrie for still being herself despite her “nightmare”: “She was still Savannah. She was still funny. She was still making jokes. She was still sarcastic.”
“Her grace is unparalleled under pressure,” Daly added.
When talking about Guthrie’s potential return, co-anchor Jenna Bush Hager said, “Even though it seems like the hardest thing to do, it’s also her home where she feels so loved and she’s so loved here.”
“I hugged her and said, ‘You know what you’re here and we love you. Everyone loves you, and when you’re ready, we’re here,'” Jones added.
They shared that Guthrie also told the team that she still believes in her faith in God: “And like my mom says, ‘Where else am I going to go?’
