Savannah Guthrie will return to the 'Today' show on April 6, two months after her mother disappeared. She discusses her decision to return, acknowledging the challenges while emphasizing the show's importance as her 'family' and 'purpose.' Authorities continue to investigate her mother's disappearance, with no suspects identified.
by ALEXX ALTMAN-DEVILBISS | The National News Desk Savannah Guthrie visits the Today show at Rockefeller Plaza in New York on Thursday, March 5, 2026. Savannah Guthrie will return to the "Today" show on April 6, a little more than two months after her mother, Nancy Guthrie , disappeared.
Hoda Kotb, the retired anchor who has been filling in for Guthrie, announced the news Friday morning. Guthrie's co-anchor, Craig Melvin, added, “It’s where she belongs. It’s where we all want her to be.”, Guthrie opened up about her decision to come back, saying returning is “part of my purpose now.” She admitted she isn’t sure if she’s ready, but “would like to try.” “It’s hard to imagine doing it because it’s such a place of joy and lightness, and I can’t come back and try to be something that I’m not,” Guthrie said. “But I can’t not come back, because it’s my family. I think it’s part of my purpose right now.” “I want to smile. And when I do, it will be real,” she continued. “I will have joy. And my joy will be my protest. My joy will be my answer. And being there is joyful. And when it’s not, I’ll say so. And I have been so grateful to have this family. I consider this my family, my greater family.” Guthrie expanded on her decision to return by saying that "when times are hard, you want to be with your family." Nancy Guthrie went missing in the early morning hours of Feb. 1. Nearly eight weeks later, there are few leads, and authorities have not named a suspect. The family has continued to plead for her return, offering a $1 million reward for information.of her tearful interview, Guthrie described the heartbreak of her mother’s disappearance and raised the possibility that her mother may have been targeted because of her public profile."I don’t know that it’s because she’s my mom and somebody thought, 'Oh, that girl, that lady has money. We can make a quick buck.' I mean, that would make sense. But we don’t know, which is too much to bear, to think that I brought this to her bedside. That it’s because of me," Guthrie told Kotb.One person was reportedly "heavily" entrapped following a multi-car crash Friday morning near Specktown Road in Williamstown, according to dispatch.A vehicle crashed into the front of a laundromat in Steelton Thursday night.Several fire crews were called to the scene of a fire that broke out early Friday at Mountain Ridge Metals, according to dispatch.CBS 21's Alex Thill took a closer look to address questions some have raised about how the Harrisburg Midtown Arts Center functioned as a neighbor.A school bus was involved in a crash in Lancaster County Thursday afternoon.Officials said the crash happened around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of New Hollan
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