Savannah Guthrie'sTodayshow colleagues have shared more details about the anchor's first studio visit since her mother's disappearance.
Guthrie stopped by Studio 1A to reunite with herTodayfamily on Thursday. She thanked them for their continued support during the ongoing search for her mother Nancy Guthrie, who was abducted from her Tuscon, Ariz., home on Feb. 1.
Todayanchors Dylan Dreyer, Carson Daly, Laura Jarrett, Craig Melvin, and Al Roker discussed Guthrie's impromptu return to 30 Rock. Photos from the emotional reunion played during the segment, showing a tearful Guthrie hugging her longtime friend andcurrent fill-in Hoda Kotbas well as her addressing theTodaystaff.
During herheartfelt speech, Guthrie shared her unwavering faith with the crew, saying that her mother would say, "Where else would I go?" Dreyer then led the staff in a prayer for the Guthrie family, asking for a "miracle" in Nancy's return.
Daly said that the visit "wasn't planned" but occurred in the space behind the anchor desk from which they were broadcasting. He said around 100 people were in the room when Guthrie spoke.
"She hugged everyone," he said. " She came into the middle, no speech, spoke from the heart, said the most perfect words you could ever imagine and looked every one of this family in the eyes."
TheTodayhosts remarked on Guthrie's strength throughout this ordeal. Daly said that her composure was "second to none under pressure," even in a high stress situation like this.
"Watching her through the sorrow, through the nightmare, through something that is unspeakable and unthinkable, she is still Savannah," Jarrett added. "She's still funny. She was cracking jokes. She was still sarcastic and she said, 'I'm here. I'm still standing.'"
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Guthrie has shared her intentions toreturn toToday, although a date has not been set. Her studio visit was also discussed by fourth hour hosts Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones onToday With Jenna and Sheinelle.The two were emotional when recalling Guthrie's words.
"Even though it feels like the hardest thing to do, it's also her home and where she feels so loved," Hager said. "And she is beyond loved here. And so, we're happy that she is home. I don't know when she's actually returning to the show, but she was here, and that felt so good to get to hug her."
The search for Nancy Guthrie continues over a month after her kidnapping. The Pima County Sheriff's Office recently shared that they were "definitely closer" to finding the 84-year-old mother.
"We've got a lot of intel, a lot of leads, but now it's time to just go to work," said Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos on Tuesday.
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The Guthrie family recentlyincreased the rewardfor their matriarch's return to $1 million, although they acknowledged that their mother "may be lost" already.
"We also know that she may be lost," she said in an Instagram Reel on Feb. 24. "She may already be gone. She may have already gone home to the Lord that she loves and is dancing in heaven with her mom and her dad and with her beloved brother Pierce and with our daddy. If this is what is to be, then we will accept it, but we need to know where she is. We need her to come home."
Check out theTodaydiscussion about Savannah Guthrie's return above.
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