Jenna Bush Hager issues shock update about future of Today show - 24h - GMT
Jenna Bush Hager has issued an unexpected update about the future of Today with Jenna & Friends – as the team frantically searches for Hoda Kotb’s replacement.
Hager, 43, shared the news while attending the launch party for Kotb’s new wellness venture, Joy 101, this week.
‘We’re not as close as I wish we were,’ Hager admitted when asked by Entertainment Tonight if a new permanent co-host would be named soon.
‘But we’re still having a lot of fun, so that feels good,’ she added.
In September, Kotb, who had been a part of NBC News for 26 years, announced that she would be leaving the show in early 2025. Her last episode aired on January 10.
Since the star’s departure, Hager has been searching for a new co-host, testing out rotating guests such as actress Scarlett Johansson, comedian Heather McMahan and E! News host Justin Sylvester to name a few.
However, as she told Entertainment Tonight, it doesn’t seem like the network is close to settling on a decision.
The news comes amid rumors that Kotb might be taking over the Kelly Clarkson show – though it’s something she denied during a Wednesday appearance on the Today Show when asked by her former colleagues Craig Melvin and Savannah Guthrie.
Jenna Bush Hager has issued an unexpected update about the future of Today with Jenna & Friends – as the team frantically searches for Hoda Kotb’s replacement
Hager shared the news while attending the launch party for Kotb’s new wellness venture, Joy 101, this week
In September, Kotb, who had been a part of NBC News for 26 years, announced that she would be leaving the show in early 2025. Her last episode aired on January 10
‘Do you think if I ever came back to TV – do you know where the only place I would ever come back to is? Right here. This is the spot!’ she said.
‘So rumors are done?’ Craig asked.
‘Delete, delete,’ Kotb said. ‘Not true.’
‘I thought you were because I know you were playing your guitar and singing a lot lately and I thought that maybe you felt like, “I’m ready for some Hoda-oke!”‘ Savannah said, referencing Clarkson’s talk show game Kellyoke.
And while Kotb isn’t taking over the show, she will be appearing as a guest next week.
‘I am going to be on Kelly’s show next week though. Just for fun,’ Hoda clarified.
The confirmation comes amid speculation Kelly is considering quitting her talk show – and that Kotb is on a list of those eyed to replace her.
In an new interview, Kotb revealed the reason for her departure from the Today show, explaining that her daughter Hope’s type one diabetes diagnosis ‘definitely weighed in’ on her exit.
Since the star’s departure, Hager has been searching for a new co-host, testing out rotating guests such as actress Scarlett Johansson, comedian Heather McMahan and E! News host Justin Sylvester to name a few
‘We’re not as close as I wish we were,’ Hager admitted when asked by Entertainment Tonight how close she was to naming a permanent co-host for the show
‘As anyone with a child who has Type 1 (knows), especially a little kid, you’re constantly watching, you’re constantly monitoring, you’re constantly checking, which is what I did all the time when I was [at Today],’ she said.
‘You’re distracted. You just get a priority check in your life.
Read More Hoda Kotb breaks silence on daughter Hope’s debilitating health condition‘I can be here and sweating what’s happening to Hope in the morning and in the night, or I can be there and feel relief that I can see.’
At the time of her exit, Kotb shared that she felt like she was making the ‘right decision’ to step away.
‘As I write this, my heart is all over the map’ Kotb said at the time. ‘I know I’m making the right decision, but it’s a painful one. And you all are the reason why. They say two things can be right at the same time, and I’m feeling that so deeply right now. I love you and it’s time for me to leave the show.
‘My time at NBC has been the longest professional love affair of my life. But only because you’ve been beside me on this twenty-six-year adventure. Looking back, the math is nuts. 26 years at NBC News – Ten years at Dateline, seven on the seven o’clock hour, sixteen on the ten o’clock hour.’
She continued: ‘I’m picturing your faces and your families and all the ways you’ve lifted me up and inspired me. That’s my heart singing. So many of my professional relationships have become some of my most cherished friendships.’
She went on to pay a heart breaking tribute to her ‘ride-or-die’ Jenna Bush Hager and claimed she will ‘desperately’ miss everyone she has worked with on the popular morning show.
BREAKING – No Doubt Left: At exactly 1:00 PM today, the FBI officially named the perpetrator behind Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance after nearly half a month of intense searching. Her daughter, Savannah Guthrie, has been immediately summoned because… - HOT Celebrity24h
**Nancy Guthrie Still Missing: Dramatic New Twist – FBI Summons Mystery Woman After Chilling Discovery at the Scene**
(Exclusive Breaking Update – February 18, 2026 | Tucson, Arizona)
The case of Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of TODAY co-anchor Savannah Guthrie, has just taken a turn that has left investigators—and the entire nation—reeling.
In the past hour, multiple law enforcement sources close to the investigation have confirmed to reporters: **the FBI has issued an urgent summons for a woman to appear for immediate questioning** after authorities discovered a piece of physical evidence described as “critically important” during a follow-up examination of the crime scene or adjacent areas late yesterday.
The woman in question is **not a member of the Guthrie family**, **not one of the individuals previously detained** during last week’s high-profile SWAT raid, and **not someone previously flagged in any public tip line**. Her sudden emergence into the spotlight is the direct result of something found that was serious enough to force federal agents to act without hesitation.
What exactly was discovered remains under tight wraps. Sources would only characterize it as “physical evidence of substantial investigative value” — something that could potentially reshape the entire narrative of what happened in the early morning hours of February 1, when:
– A masked intruder deliberately blocked the doorbell camera at 1:47 a.m. using yard brush.
– Nancy’s pacemaker wireless signal flatlined at 2:28 a.m.
– Blood confirmed as hers was left on the front porch.
This latest development arrives amid a painful series of setbacks and dead ends:
– Last Friday’s massive federal raid ~2 miles from Nancy’s Catalina Foothills home: SWAT teams, FBI agents, forensics vans everywhere. A gray Range Rover towed away. Multiple people detained and questioned. Everyone released. No charges. No Nancy.
– The black glove breakthrough: DNA from the glove (visually matching those worn by the suspect in surveillance video) was rushed into CODIS — only for Sheriff Chris Nanos to announce yesterday: **no match** in the national database.
– Helicopter-mounted Bluetooth scanners continue to fly low, slow grids over the desert, desperately searching for any remaining trace of the pacemaker signal. No confirmed detections.
– More than 30,000 tips have poured in. The reward stands at $100,000. Fake ransom demands (bitcoin texts to family and media outlets) have only added cruelty to the family’s suffering. The real abductor has never made contact.
Now the focus has shifted dramatically to this unnamed woman. Is she a witness who withheld vital information? Did she cross paths with the intruder unknowingly? Or—most disturbingly—does the newly uncovered evidence place her in closer proximity to the night of the abduction than anyone previously imagined?
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has not yet released an official statement regarding the summons, but sources emphasize that she is currently being treated as a **person of interest for information**, not as a formal suspect. The FBI task force, still staged in Tucson, is reportedly prioritizing her interview while forensic laboratories push through remaining evidence from the raid and the glove.
Savannah Guthrie’s anguish remains raw and public. In her most recent Instagram post yesterday, she wrote:
“It’s been over two weeks since our mom was taken from us. We still believe she is out there. We still have hope. If you know anything—anything at all—please come forward. It’s never too late to do the right thing.”
Outside Nancy’s home, the makeshift memorial continues to grow heavier: yellow flowers carpet the ground, ribbons flutter from every mailbox, the “Bring Her Home” banner is nearly buried under fresh handwritten prayers and messages. Neighbors say the entire Catalina Foothills community is holding its breath, praying, and refusing to give up.
Time is merciless. Nancy’s heart condition means every hour without her daily medications is a life-threatening gamble.
The next few hours — perhaps the next few minutes — could bring long-awaited answers… or plunge this already agonizing case into even deeper darkness.
Anyone with information is strongly urged to contact the FBI tip line at 1-800-CALL-FBI or the Pima County Sheriff’s tip line immediately. The $100,000 reward remains in full effect.
This is a rapidly unfolding story. We will continue to update as more information becomes available.
What do you think this mystery woman knows?
Is this the breakthrough the investigation has been desperately seeking… or yet another heartbreaking false lead?
Share your theories, prayers, and support for the Guthrie family in the comments below. Nancy is still waiting.
