00:00Pretty shot of the sun coming up.
00:02Good morning.
00:02Welcome to today on this Monday morning.
00:04We are so glad you started your week with us.
00:07And it is good to be home.
00:09Yes, it is good to have you back at home.
00:10Well, here we go.
00:11Ready or not, let's do the news.
00:13Yeah, so good to have you back.
00:14All right.
00:15Savannah Guthrie is officially back on the Today Show,
00:17more than two months after her mother, Nancy Guthrie,
00:20was reported missing.
00:21The longtime anchor returned Monday morning
00:23to Rockefeller Plaza's Studio 1A,
00:25taking her usual seat beside co-host Craig Melvin
00:28as she resumed her role on the NBC morning show.
00:31She marked the moment in a bright yellow dress,
00:33with Melvin wearing a matching yellow tie,
00:35a color her co-hosts have adopted as a symbol of hope,
00:38remembrance, and support for her mother's safe return.
00:41Off camera, Guthrie's return was just as emotional.
00:44An eyewitness tells Page Six that co-host Jenna Bush Hager
00:47waited for her in the outdoor plaza before the show,
00:50where the two shared a long embrace that lasted about a minute.
00:54The insider says it appeared Guthrie
00:56became emotional during the hug,
00:57while Bush Hager looked visibly moved.
00:59Moments later, the two walked out hand in hand
01:02to cheering fans, as Melvin welcomed Guthrie back on air,
01:06calling her the show's North Star.
01:08Roughly 75 fans gathered in the plaza to support the anchor,
01:11many holding signs as Guthrie smiled, greeted the crowd,
01:15and stopped to take selfies.
01:16Ahead of the first commercial break,
01:18Guthrie and Melvin clasped hands in a quiet show of solidarity,
01:21while weatherman Al Roker looked on.
01:24The emotional return comes after Guthrie stepped away from the show,
01:27following the disappearance of her mother, Nancy,
01:29who was reported missing from her Arizona home on February 1st.
01:33Guthrie had only briefly appeared on Today in recent weeks,
01:36including a two-part interview with Hoda Kotb last month,
01:39marking her first major sit-down since the case began.
01:41During that interview, Guthrie shared the moment she first learned her mother was missing.
01:45And my sister called me, and I said,
01:50is everything okay?
01:51Yeah.
01:51And she said, no.
01:53She said, mom's missing.
01:55And I said, what?
01:57Yeah.
01:58What are you talking about?
02:00She said, she's gone.
02:01She also revealed new details surrounding the disappearance,
02:04including that the back doors of her mother's Tucson home were found propped open,
02:08something she said was deeply alarming.
02:10Guthrie told Kotb she believes her mother may have been taken in the middle of the night,
02:14possibly without shoes or necessary medication.
02:17As the investigation continues, Guthrie addressed the disturbing ransom notes her family has received,
02:22saying she believes only two of them may be legitimate.
02:24She also pushed back on speculation that her own family could be involved,
02:28calling those claims cruel and unbearable.
02:31In the emotional interview, Guthrie opened up about how the situation has affected her children,
02:34and broke down in tears while expressing guilt over her mother's disappearance.
02:39Despite the uncertainty, Guthrie also shared a deeply personal moment,
02:43recalling what she described as a spiritual experience early on in the search.
02:47And I heard a voice.
02:51And it said,
02:54you do know where she is.
02:57She's with me.
02:59She said that belief has helped her hold onto faith, whether her mother is still alive or not,
03:04while emphasizing the family's need for answers.
03:07Now back at the anchor desk,
03:08Guthrie is balancing her return to work with the ongoing search for her mother,
03:12as colleagues and viewers continue to rally around her during an incredibly difficult time.
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