Savannah Guthrie will remain off the "Today" show for the foreseeable future as the desperate search for her 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, continues into its 15th day with no resolution or arrests.
The "Today" co-anchor, 54, is staying in Tucson, Arizona, to support the ongoing investigation into her mother's disappearance, which authorities are treating as a kidnapping. Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home in the Catalina Foothills area on Jan. 31, 2026, and was reported missing the next day after failing to appear for a planned church service.
Investigators believe she was taken against her will in the early morning hours of Feb. 1, with evidence including doorbell camera footage showing a masked suspect wearing an Ozark Trail backpack, bloodstains confirmed to be hers, and DNA recovered from her property belonging to someone not in close contact with her or her family.
Meanwhile, Investigators now believe that the abduction of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie was likely the result of a botched burglary rather than a premeditated kidnapping, according to sources close to the case. An unnamed insider in the investigation told
AZFamily that the incident appears to have been a burglary that went wrong. Experts who analyzed doorbell camera footage in recent days had already indicated it did not look like a planned abduction. The same source added that there is a widespread belief among investigators that Nancy Guthrie may still be alive. The search for the Tucson-area resident has entered its 15th day, with authorities awaiting results from multiple DNA tests, including from a vehicle towed in connection to the case.
The FBI has doubled the reward to $100,000 for information leading to her recovery or an arrest, and law enforcement has deployed advanced tools like aerial Bluetooth signal detectors to try to locate a signal from Nancy's pacemaker, which disconnected around the time of her disappearance. Recent efforts have included multiple search warrants at residences near her home, vehicle tows, and forensic processing, but no arrests have been made, no one remains in custody, and authorities say the case could take months or years to solve despite thousands of public tips.
Rumors have circulated about Guthrie's long-term future on the NBC morning program, where she has co-anchored since July 2012. However, sources close to the network emphasize strong support during this crisis.
“The entire show and network is rallying together in support of our beloved colleague and friend as we navigate this unimaginable time,” an NBC source told
Page Six.
Savannah Guthrie has publicly pleaded for her mother's safe return, sharing emotional Instagram posts, home videos, and FBI-released images of the suspect while expressing belief that Nancy is still alive and urging anyone with information to come forward. The family and community in Tucson continue to hold out hope amid the intensifying but so-far fruitless search.
