Savannah Guthrie Says Family Is 'in Agony' In First Interview Since Her Mother’s Disappearance

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"TODAY" co-host Savannah Guthrie has opened up astir nan ongoing search for her mother, detailing nan "agony" her family is going done much than 7 weeks aft her disappearance from her location successful Arizona.

"Someone needs to do nan correct thing. We are successful agony. We are successful agony. It is unbearable," Savannah Guthrie told Hoda Kotb successful an question and reply previewed connected Wednesday that will beryllium broadcast passim nan week.

Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing by her family connected Feb. 1 from her location adjacent Tucson, Arizona, aft failing to be a virtual religion work astatine a friend’s house, authorities said. She was past seen nan nighttime before, astir 9:45 p.m., aft having meal astatine her girl Annie’s home.

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Authorities person described nan lawsuit arsenic a imaginable kidnapping aliases abduction, but clues person been scarce.

"And to deliberation of what she went through. I aftermath up each nighttime successful nan mediate of nan night, each night," Savannah Guthrie said. "And successful nan darkness, I ideate her terror. And it is unthinkable, but those thoughts request to beryllium thought. And I will not hide my face. But she needs to travel location now."

Days aft their mother disappeared, Savannah Guthrie — flanked by her sister, Annie Guthrie, and her brother, Camron Guthrie — posted a tearful video connected Instagram begging for much accusation from their mother’s imaginable kidnapper and saying her family is "ready to talk."

In nan video, nan siblings besides thanked nan nationalist for "the prayers for our beloved mom." "We consciousness them, and we proceed to judge that she feels them, too," they said.

Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb during nan interview.

Amid nan ongoing hunt that includes some authorities and national agencies, authorities released video of a personification whom they person described arsenic a suspect, showing a masked, equipped personification appearing to tamper pinch a information camera connected Nancy Guthrie’s Tucson-area home.

The FBI has said it is looking for a antheral who is 5 feet, 9 inches to 5 feet, 10 inches tall, pinch an mean build. In nan doorbell camera images, he was wearing a achromatic Ozark Trail Hiker Pack 25-liter backpack.

That doorbell camera disconnected astatine 1:47 connected nan greeting of Feb. 1, according to a timeline antecedently released by nan Pima County Sheriff’s Department.

Forensic testing showed that Guthrie’s humor was recovered connected nan structure of her home, authorities person said. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said that investigators whitethorn usage familial genealogy to effort and place nan root of chartless DNA recovered from wrong nan house.

The Guthrie family has offered a $1 cardinal reward for her recovery. Separately, nan FBI has offered a reward of $50,000 for accusation starring to her betterment aliases to nan apprehension and condemnation of anyone progressive successful her disappearance.

Earlier this month, Savannah Guthrie, who has been connected time off from her position astatine nan "TODAY" show, visited nan workplace successful New York City and said she plans to return to her post.

"While she plans to return to nan show connected air, she remains focused correct now supporting her family and moving to thief bring Nancy home," a spokesperson for nan show said successful a statement.