'I cry every morning on my way to work': Savannah Guthrie breaks down in tears on her first return to the Today Show after her mother went missing. - HOT Celebrity24h

Nancy Guthrie was reported missing on Feb. 1 after she was last seen at her Arizona home the night prior

Savannah Guthrie Breaks Down in Tears Discussing Her Today Return: ‘I’ve Been Trying So Hard to Hold It Together’

Savannah Guthrie is opening up about her emotional return to the Today show after the disappearance of her mother, Nancy Guthrie.

On Monday, June 8, Savannah guest co-hosted Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, where she got candid with longtime friend Jenna Bush Hager about her struggles since her return to Today in April.

“First of all, I can’t really even look at you every day without crying,” Savannah told Bush Hager while tearing up. “You are my best friend. You know, it’s really hard to come back. I’ve been trying so hard to hold it together, and I promise I will.”

The longtime journalist, 54, added that being around Bush Hager, 44, can almost be too difficult for her as she tries to remain professional and cover the news.

“When I see you in the morning, I know you see me, no matter what is going on,” Savannah told her. “And sometimes that’s almost too much because I feel like to do the job I gotta keep it together, pull it together. But I’m happy to be back. It’s like the two hours of my day — it’s not that I’m not thinking about it, because I am, but it’s something to do and it brings me a lot of joy to be with everybody. But, no, it’s not easy.”

Calling the NBC morning show a “little respite” in her day, Savannah added that it doesn’t take away from the pain she’s enduring in Nancy’s absence.

“It’s always with me,” Savannah said. “I cry every morning on the way to work, and I cry every morning on the way home. And I’m grateful to have good friends and to be able to come to such a beautiful and joyous and supportive place. Like so many people out there, you can hold all of these things together. I try to tell my kids that too. We can hold our sadness and we can hold our joy. And if you don’t believe it, just watch me.”

She added that while she may be smiling on Today, that doesn’t mean she has forgotten the pain.

“I know maybe people wonder, ‘Whoa, what’s going on? How’s she able to do that job? Is she not thinking about it? Did she forget?’ No, never. Never,” she said.

As for her mother’s case, Savannah reiterated, “We still need everybody’s prayers. I wish someone would call and say what they know and tell the truth.”

Savannah’s comments come months after her 84-year-old mother was last seen going into the garage of her Tuscon, Ariz., home at 9:50 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 31. She was reported missing by her family at 12:03 p.m. local time on Feb. 1, after she failed to show up for a virtual church service.

The Pima County Sheriff’s Department and FBI have since led a search to find Nancy, although no suspects have been named.

Nancy Guthrie and Savannah Guthrie in 2015.Don Arnold/WireImage

The FBI and the PCSD later released surveillance footage and images from Nancy’s Nest doorbell camera, which showed a masked intruder walking up to the front door of her home the night of her abduction. The camera was disconnected at 1:47 a.m., local time the night of Nancy’s disappearance. At 2:12 a.m., a person was detected by the camera. Just 16 minutes later, Nancy’s pacemaker was disconnected from the pacemaker app on her cellphone.

Savannah and her siblings, Annie and Camron, have been advocating for their mother’s return since the day she was reported missing. On Feb. 24, Savannah announced that the family was offering a reward of up to $1 million for any information leading to Nancy’s recovery, in addition to the FBI’s reward of $100,000.

Savannah also shared that the family donated an additional $500,000 to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

On March 26, Hoda Kotb, who had been filling in for her former colleague on Today, announced that Savannah would be returning to the show on April 6. Savannah also sat down with Kotb for a multi-part conversation that week, marking her first on-air appearance since Nancy went missing.

“Faith is how I will stay connected to my mom. God is how I’m holding hands with my mom,” Savannah said. “I won’t let sadness win for her. She taught me. I saw her grieve. I saw her world shatter. I saw it. And I saw her get up and I saw her believe. And I saw her love. And I saw her hope and I saw her smile and I saw her laugh. I saw her joy. I saw her love of the world and adventure. I saw her belief. I saw her faith. She taught me. She taught all of us.”

The anchor credited Nancy with teaching her to be “resolute and strong,” and “a noble creature” who “walks in faith.” She further explained that her own two children, Vale, 11, and Charley, 9, gave her strength during the challenging time.

Savannah Guthrie and mom Nancy on Today — Nancy and Savannah Guthrie.Nathan Congleton/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

“I may not do it as well as her, but I will do it. I will do it for my kids. I will. I will not fall apart. I will not let whoever did this take my children’s mother from them. I will not let them take my joy,” Savannah said. “They will not take my sister’s joy. They will not take my brother’s joy. They will not take our love. They will not take our faith. But our anguish is real. We need help. We need someone to tell the truth.”

She then pleaded: “As I said to myself, ‘I can handle anything, God, I can handle anything. I just can’t handle not knowing. We can’t handle not knowing. I have to know.’ And I heard a voice. And it said, ‘You do know where she is. She’s with me. She’s with me.’ So whether she’s on this side still or whether she is in heaven, I know where she is. I know who she’s with. But we need to know.”

In May, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told PEOPLE that he was confident that the case would be solved. “My team, I’ve said all along, they’re gonna solve this,” Nanos said. “I fully, 100% believe that.”

Anyone with information about Nancy’s disappearance is asked to please contact 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324) or the Pima County Sheriff’s Department 520-351-4900.

NBC Morning Transmission Dropped After Shocking Anchor Slap Live on Air

NEW YORK — Chaos unseated regular morning programming inside Studio 1A at Rockefeller Plaza on Friday when a premier daytime anchor struck an on-air colleague across the face on live network television. The unexpected assault—viewed in real time by millions of households nationwide—ground the network's flagship program to an abrupt halt as Master Control raced to shut down the satellite feed.

The violent disruption represents one of the most glaring operational breakdowns and security failures in modern broadcast television, sparking an instant response from building security guards and a rapid lockdown across the Manhattan media facility.

The Buildup: Rhetorical Friction Turns Into Direct Conflict

The altercation flared midway into the 8:00 AM hour following a standard commercial break. Originally slated as an unscripted roundtable debating journalistic standards and newsroom responsibility, animosity between the two veteran figures had reportedly been simmering since pre-dawn production run-throughs over airtime distribution and story framing.

The moment the broadcast went live, the conversation quickly abandoned professional decorum, devolving into barbed personal friction:

The Provocation: Countering a lead-in statement, the co-host interrupted with a cutting personal remark ridiculing the anchor’s family life and on-set professional standing.
The Standoff: The lead host vaulted out of their chair, looming over the curved glass anchor desk with visible outrage: "Say that one more time on this set. Say that to my face right now."
The Breaking Point: Leaning back casually with a patronizing smirk, the colleague answered across the table: "You heard me. You’re a fraud, and everyone in this building knows it."

The Strike on Live Television: Studio Floor Frozen in Place

Before stage managers or studio crew could step past the camera perimeter, the primary host lunged forward and delivered an open-palm strike directly to their co-host's cheek.

The sharp sound of the slap resonated loudly across the set through high-sensitivity body microphones. The impact threw the colleague’s head to the side, dislodging their in-ear communication monitor and toppling a heavy ceramic mug, sending hot coffee splashing over run-down sheets and digital production devices.

Crew hands and camera operators stood frozen in disbelief. The struck presenter sat motionless in their seat, nursing an inflamed cheek in stunned silence as the standing anchor leaned forward, warning: "Don't you ever dare question my integrity on this broadcast!"

Panic in Master Control and Sudden Feed Cut

Upstairs in Executive Master Control, the sudden strike touched off frantic commotion. Communications channels filled with panicked commands from production leadership: "Drop the feed! Pull the master fader right now! Blackout the line!"

At exactly 8:36 AM EST, control operators threw the emergency kill switch:

Transmission Cut: The chaotic visual of the drenched anchor desk cut out mid-scene, replaced by a generic blue placard stating “Special Programming Will Return Shortly” before transitioning into an unscheduled eight-minute block of syndicated programming and standard commercial reels.
Security Scrambles In: Three uniformed building guards alongside stage coordinators rushed onto the set platform, separating the hosts and restraining the aggressor away from the desk.
First Aid Administered & Set Cleared: Paramedics treated the injured presenter for facial swelling and shock, while floor leads directed non-essential technicians and crew out of Studio 1A, bolting the facility's heavy soundproof doors behind them.

Deserted Studio and Emergency Broadcast Handoff

When network transmission finally resumed ten minutes later, the main soundstage sat empty and darkened.

Viewers were greeted by a backup presenter broadcasting alone from a secondary news desk on the third floor. Visibly shaken, the fill-in anchor pivoted straight into secondary financial briefs and pre-produced taped segments, offering no explanation for the physical confrontation that had preceded the abrupt blackout.

Once the program concluded, both on-air figures were led out of Rockefeller Center through separate service doors accompanied by private security personnel.

Viral Explosion and Executive Repercussions

Home recordings capturing the exact moment of the blow spread across social media within minutes, racking up tens of millions of views across X, TikTok, and YouTube under hashtags such as #MorningShowSlap and #Studio1AAssault.

Media watchdogs, broadcast analysts, and television critics immediately denounced the incident as a catastrophic breach of workplace safety and live broadcast standards:

Legal and Civil Liability: Legal experts note that the televised strike exposes the production to significant civil claims and potential criminal inquiry, bringing corporate conduct clauses into immediate effect.
The Ensemble Facade Shattered: The physical confrontation permanently shatters the manufactured atmosphere of workplace camaraderie that draws daytime audiences and protects lucrative commercial sponsorships.
Corporate Crisis Meetings: Network executives convened closed-door legal and human resources sessions on executive levels to inspect raw multi-camera recordings, enforce company violence policies, and draft swift contractual terminations.

As the television industry digests this unprecedented on-screen disruption, the future of the network's premier morning broadcast remains severely compromised.

This remains an unfolding media and legal development. Official updates, network releases, and potential police reports will be integrated as they surface.