00:00music
00:21pretty shot of the sun coming up good morning welcome to today on this monday morning we are
00:26so glad you started your week with us and it is good to be home yes it is good to
00:31have you back
00:32at home well here we go ready or not let's do the news yes so good to have you back
00:36all right
00:36savannah guthrie is officially back on the today show more than two months after her mother nancy
00:41guthrie was reported missing the longtime anchor returned monday morning to rockefeller plaza's
00:46studio 1a taking her usual seat beside co-host craig melvin as she resumed her role on the nbc
00:51morning show she marked the moment in a bright yellow dress with melvin wearing a matching
00:56yellow tie a color her co-hosts have adopted as a symbol of hope remembrance and support for her
01:01mother's safe return off camera guthrie's return was just as emotional an eyewitness tells page six
01:07that co-host jenna bush hager waited for her in the outdoor plaza before the show where the two shared
01:13a long embrace that lasted about a minute the insider says it appeared guthrie became emotional
01:18during the hug while bush hager looked visibly moved moments later the two walked out hand in hand
01:23to cheering fans as melvin welcomed guthrie back on air calling her the show's north star roughly 75
01:30fans gathered in the plaza to support the anchor many holding signs as guthrie smiled greeted the
01:36crowd and stopped to take selfies ahead of the first commercial break guthrie and melvin clasped hands in
01:41a quiet show of solidarity while weatherman al roker looked on the emotional return comes after guthrie
01:47stepped away from the show following the disappearance of her mother nancy who's reported missing from her
01:52arizona home on february 1st guthrie had only briefly appeared on today in recent weeks including a
01:58two-part interview with hoda kotby last month marking her first major sit down since the case began
02:03during that interview guthrie shared the moment she first learned her mother was missing
02:07and my sister called me and i said is everything okay and she said no she said mom's missing
02:17and i said what yeah what are you talking about she said she's gone she also revealed new details
02:24surrounding the disappearance including that the back doors of her mother's tucson home were found
02:29propped open something she said was deeply alarming guthrie told kotby she believes her mother may have
02:34been taken in the middle of the night possibly without shoes or necessary medication as the investigation
02:39continues guthrie addressed the disturbing ransom notes her family has received saying she believes
02:44only two of them may be legitimate she also pushed back on speculation that her own family could be
02:49involved calling those claims cruel and unbearable in the emotional interview guthrie opened up about
02:54how the situation has affected her children and broke down in tears while expressing guilt over her
02:59mother's disappearance despite the uncertainty guthrie also shared a deeply personal moment recalling what
03:05she described as a spiritual experience early on in the search and i heard a voice
03:13and it said
03:16you do know where she is she's with me she said that belief has helped her hold on to faith
03:24whether her mother is still alive or not while emphasizing the family's need for answers now back
03:29at the anchor desk guthrie is balancing her return to work with the ongoing search for her mother
03:33as colleagues and viewers continue to rally around her during an incredibly difficult time
03:38you
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