Savannah Guthrie supported by Today show pals after breaking down on-air
Savannah Guthrie has reportedly been fully supported by her colleagues on America's Today show after she broke down in tears on TV as she admitted her family is in "agony" and "cannot be at peace" following the disappearance of her mother Nancy Guthrie.
Savannah Guthrie is being fully supported by her Today show colleagues after she broke down in tears on TV this week.
During an appearance on the program on Tuesday (23.06.26), the presenter wept as she admitted her family is in "agony" and "cannot be at peace" following her mother Nancy's disappearance from her Arizona home on February 1.
Now New York Post column PageSix reports Savannah's pals and co-workers all rallied about her but they are all feeling devastated. A source told the publication: "It was a sad day.
"{A lot of people at ‘Today’ are affected by it. There was a sense of sadness today. Everybody just feels so bad for her. There is a lot of uncertainty.
"There is a lot of admiration and praise for her that she is still able to do her job. People really support her and care about her, and people are heartbroken."
During the segment on Tuesday, Savannah decalred she didn't want to talk about recent news reports which revealed a ransom note sent to a US TV station suggested Nancy had died shortly after being abducted and she cried as she admitted the family need answers about what really happened to her mother.
Savannah said she has "no comment" on the ransom note reports, adding she is "not involved in … coverage" of her mother's case but she couldn't "pretend" not to be present while the story was discussed on the show.
She said: "This is unusual and unprecedented to say the least to be sitting here ... So since I am I just wanted to take the opportunity to really ask people and really beg people to come forward because somebody knows something.
"This is a news story today that is on your radar, but this is the live my sister, [Annie Guthrie], lives, that I live, that my brother, [Camron Guthrie], lives, that our extended families live, that our children live every day."
She added: "We are in agony and we cannot be at peace. No matter how much I try to come out here every day and smile and find that joy - and I will, I promise I will - this is a moment to say we need your help. … I’m not gonna miss that opportunity.
"No matter how small, the reward is there. You can tell us, it can be anonymous. Please do the right thing ... We love our mom, and we’ll never stop looking for her. Ever."
Savannah's on-air plea came after it was revealed two ransom notes were sent to US TV station KOLD in Tucson and they are both being treated as potentially credible by investigators - with reports suggesting the second note could finally explain what happened to her.
NBC News reported the first note demanded a transfer of crypto currency in exchange for Nancy's safe return but the second suggested Nancy had died after being abducted.
The outlet stated the second note suggested the abductors did not mean to kill Nancy and did not offer an apology or demand payment for the release of the body.
The existence of both notes was previously known but the contents were not been disclosed publicly, according to NBC News.
KOLD's 13 News confirmed the station "received two notes in the days after Guthrie went missing from her Catalina Foothills home on Feb. 1".
The 13 News report added: "Just like then, 13 News is now not releasing the full details of the notes out of respect for the family and the investigation. We also shared the IP address from which the notes came to law enforcement."
The article added the first note was received a day after the release of doorbell footage which showed a masked man outside Nancy's home shortly before the vanished and featured details of the crime scene and demanded "millions in Bitcoin" in exchange for her safe return however in the second note "the writer claimed Guthrie had died after the abduction".
The piece by 13 News went on to reveal the Guthrie family took both notes seriously because they were very similar and came from the same "computer address". The notes were shared with investigators who praised staff at the TV station for their "sensitivity".
