00:00The mother of Today Show anchor Savannah Guthrie has been reported missing in Arizona under
00:04concerning circumstances, authorities revealed on February 1st, with officials confirming the
00:09case is being officially investigated as a crime. According to the Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos,
00:15a relative made a 911 call around noon on Sunday, February 1st, to report 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie
00:22missing. Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home in Catalina Foothills, north of Tucson,
00:27at around 9.30 p.m. on January 31st, authorities said. The elder Guthrie was not known to have
00:33illnesses such as dementia or Alzheimer's and was of good sound mind. However, she was described as
00:38being in not of good physical health. Homicide detectives were also scouring the elderly woman's
00:44home, which was not standard protocol for a missing person case, authorities said. On Monday, February 2nd,
00:50authorities confirmed the case was officially being investigated as a crime. It is a crime scene,
00:55we know that. She is very limited in her mobility, right? We know she didn't just walk out of there.
01:01That is, that we know. There are other things at the scene that indicate there was, there was a,
01:06a, um, she did not leave on her own. We know that. Her daughter, Today Anchor Savannah Guthrie,
01:13skipped the February 2nd, Monday episode of the NBC Morning Talk Show. However, she shared a statement
01:18that was aired regarding her mom being missing. On behalf of our family, I want to thank everyone
01:24for the thoughts, prayers, and messages of support. Right now, our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom.
01:31The feds have since been looped in on the search, NBC crime reporter Tom Winter told the Today Show.
01:37They were able to get out helicopters last night, to use infrared cameras. They've got drones up.
01:42They've enlisted the help of the Customs and Border Protection, obviously not too, too far from the,
01:47from the border there in Mexico. They have some special resources. The FBI is also aware of this case as well.
01:53Nancy has made various guest appearances on Today over the years since Savannah joined the show in 2011.
01:59She loves us, her family fiercely, and her selflessness and sacrifice for us, her steadfastness,
02:05and her unmovable confidence is the reason any of us grew up to do anything.
02:12She's a friend and she walked away because Listener It's a woman named
02:14She's a man named
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