Savannah Guthrie Returning To 'today' In April

"TODAY" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie will return to nan NBC greeting show connected April 6, arsenic investigators continue to search for her 84-year-old mother successful Arizona.

In her first question and reply since Nancy Guthrie went missing successful February, Guthrie told Hoda Kotb she believes returning to "TODAY" is "part of my intent correct now" — moreover if it's difficult to ideate coming backmost to a workplace "of joyousness and lightness."

"I can’t travel backmost and effort to beryllium thing that I’m not. But I can’t not travel backmost because it’s my family," Guthrie said successful nan question and reply astir returning to work. "I don’t cognize if I tin do it. I don’t cognize if I’ll beryllium anymore, but I would for illustration to try. I would for illustration to try."

"I’m not gonna beryllium nan same. But possibly it’s for illustration that aged poem, 'More beautiful successful nan surgery places,'" she added.

Kotb revealed Guthrie’s return connected Friday connected "TODAY." Her co-host, Craig Melvin, added that nan squad "can’t hold to invited her backmost pinch unfastened arms."

"It’s wherever she belongs. It’s wherever we each want her to be," Melvin said.

A spokesperson for "TODAY" did not person further comment.

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing Feb. 1 aft she did not show up astatine a friend’s location for virtual religion services, authorities said. She was past seen nan erstwhile nighttime astir 9:45 p.m. aft having meal astatine her girl Annie Guthrie’s home.

Authorities person described nan lawsuit arsenic a imaginable kidnapping aliases abduction, but clues person been scarce. The Pima County Sheriff’s Office has not publically specified a motive.

Guthrie told Kotb that her belief religion is “how I will enactment connected to my mom.” She alluded to her mother’s acquisition pinch nonaccomplishment aft her husband, Charles Guthrie, died successful 1988. He was 49; Savannah Guthrie was 16.

"I saw her belief. I saw her faith. She taught me, she taught each of us," Guthrie said. "I whitethorn not do it arsenic good arsenic her, but I will do it. I will do it for my kids. I will. I will not autumn apart. I will not fto whoever did this return my children’s mother from them."

Guthrie repeated her pleas for accusation astir her mother’s imaginable abduction, saying successful part: "We request personification to show nan truth. I person nary anger successful my heart. I person dream successful my heart. I person love. But this family needs peace."

"We request an answer, and personification has it successful their powerfulness to help," she added.

Guthrie besides opened up astir her sojourn earlier this month to nan New York City group of nan "TODAY" show, describing her NBC colleagues arsenic her "greater family."

"I really wanted to travel and spot everybody. I conscionable emotion this beautiful spot that we telephone home, wherever we get to travel and beryllium each day," she said, adding, "When times are hard, you want to beryllium pinch your family."