Five months into the search for her missing mother, Savannah Guthrie showed up - and she told the truth about how hard it is.
On Monday, June 8, the Today anchor filled in as guest host on Today With Jenna & Sheinelle alongside her best friend Jenna Bush Hager, and the two shared one of the most candid on-air conversations Savannah has had since her mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, was abducted from her Tucson, Arizona home on January 31.
"I've been trying so hard to hold it together," Savannah said on air. "When I see you in the morning, I know that you see me no matter what - and sometimes that's almost too much, because I feel like to do the job I've got to keep it together."
She was honest about what getting through each day actually looks like. "I cry every morning on the way to work and I cry every morning on the way home," she said. "But the two hours on the show - it brings me a lot of joy to be with everybody. My mom would have said, honey, just keep going. Just keep going. And so I am."
The moment that stood out most came when Savannah spoke about faith. She described reading a book of old sermons and finding comfort in a lesser-quoted line from Isaiah 40 - the same passage that promises those who hope in the Lord will soar like eagles.
"There's a part of it which says you'll walk and not grow faint," she said. "This sermon talked about how there's a time in life when just walking and not growing faint is about as good as it can get. And that's what I feel like I'm doing. It's a gift from God that I'm able to do so - but it's always with me."
Jenna, who is the godmother of Savannah's son and her closest friend at the show, reflected on the foundation of their bond. She recalled a conversation with a philosopher who said the truest form of friendship is when two people are focused on something higher than themselves. "And I love this so much," Jenna said - "that's you and your faith."
Savannah closed with words meant as much for viewers carrying their own grief as for herself. "You can hold all of these things together," she said. "I try to tell my kids that too. We can hold our sadness and we can hold our joy - and if you don't believe it, just watch me. I'm going to show you."
Nancy Guthrie has been missing since January 31, 2026. A combined reward of $1.2 million remains available for anyone with information. Contact the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI or submit a tip at tips.fbi.gov.
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