Savannah Guthrie 'cries every morning' with her mother Nancy still missing
Savannah Guthrie has opened up about her daily grief over still not knowing exactly what has happened to her mother Nancy.
Savannah Guthrie cries "every morning" on her way to and from work as her mother is still missing.
The 54-year-old presenter has returned to work on the Today show in recent weeks after her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance from her Arizona home on February 1, and she has defended her decision to get back out there despite the ongoing uncertainty.
She told Today show co-star Jenna Bush Hager on Monday (08.06.26): "I know maybe people wonder, like, ‘Whoa, what’s going on? How is she able to do that job? Is she not thinking about it? Did she forget?'
"No, never, never... It’s always with me. I cry every morning on the way to work, and I cry every morning on the way home.
"I’m grateful to have good friends, and to be able to come to such a beautiful, joyous, and supportive place, and like so many people out there, you can hold all of these things together.”
Savannah admitted being on the show gives her a "little respite", and made it easier to return to work, which is what her mother would have wanted.
She added: "I just felt like, ‘What else should I do?’ And my mom would’ve said the same: ‘just keep going, just keep going.’ And it’s hard when you’re with your best friend to not be real.”
She told Jenna that even though she it's "really hard to come back" and a struggle to "hold it together", she does her best, and working with her friend helps.
She added: "When I see you in the morning, I know that you see me, no matter what is going on. Sometimes, that’s almost too much because I feel like to do the job, I gotta keep it together.
"But I’m happy to be back and it’s like two hours of my day that — it’s not that I’m not thinking about it, because I am — but it’s something to do. It brings me a lot of joy to be with everybody. It’s not easy.”
According to reports, ransom notes were sent to local media outlets - furthering rumours that Nancy was taken against her will.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos shared an update on the case on 12th May, revealing that no suspects have been identified, but adding that his department and the FBI are “working hard to get this resolved”.
He said: “I think every day they get closer. There’s way too much work to be done, that is ongoing, with some of the physical evidence we have.
Savannah previously confessed she's accepted Nancy is no longer alive after receiving a message from a higher power.
During a previous interview with her Today show colleague Hoda Kotb, Savannah cried as she explained: "Early on, I felt that I heard, one of the very few times in my life, I did hear God speak to me.
"As I said to myself: 'I can handle anything. I just can't handle not knowing ... I have to know'. And I heard a voice and it said: 'You do know where she is. She's with me.'
"So whether she's on this Earth still or whether she's in Heaven, I know where she is. I know who she's with. But we need to know.”
