00:00How about coming back? I know everyone's wondering.
00:04I can't come back and try to be something that I'm not.
00:11But I can't not come back.
00:13Savannah Guthrie is preparing to return to today as the search for a missing mother continues.
00:19The NBC co-anchor will be back in studio Monday, April 6th,
00:23marking her first appearance on The Morning Show since January 30th,
00:26just days before her mother, Nancy Guthrie, was reported missing from her Arizona home.
00:31The update was confirmed Friday as part three of Guthrie's emotional interview with colleague Hoda Kotb aired.
00:37In it, Guthrie opened up about her decision to come back during such a difficult time.
00:41I've been so grateful to have this family.
00:45I consider this my family, my greater family.
00:49I don't know if I'll belong anymore, but I would like to try.
00:54The interview marks Guthrie's first appearance since her mother's disappearance nearly two months ago.
01:00Guthrie told Kotb she believes that there's a strong possibility her mother was taken as part of a scheme to,
01:05quote,
01:06make a quick buck, citing her own public profile and financial success.
01:1084-year-old Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on February 1st from her Tucson home.
01:15According to Savannah, her sister discovered the scene in distress.
01:18With back doors left open, Nancy's phone and purse still inside and signs of a struggle,
01:24including blood on the porch and a removed doorbell camera.
01:27Investigators have said they believe Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will,
01:31but have not confirmed a motive or made any arrests.
01:34As the case stretched on, the Guthrie family issued public fees for information,
01:38eventually offering a $1 million reward for her safe return.
01:42Inside NBC, questions had swirled about when or if Guthrie would return to her role on Today,
01:48with former co-anchor Hoda Kotb stepping in to help fill the gap alongside members of the team.
01:53Now, with the return date set, those questions have quieted,
01:56though Guthrie herself acknowledges the experience has changed her.
02:00And as she prepares to rejoin her colleagues,
02:02the tone of the show and her place within it may feel different than before.
02:06For more updates on this story, be sure to head over to thehollywoodreporter.com.
02:10This is The Hollywood Reporter News.
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