US news anchor says ‘hour of desperation’ in search for missing mother

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9 Feb, 2026 10:43 PM2 mins to read

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The 76-year-old, who has heart issues, vanished from her Tucson home. Photo / Getty Images

A US TV host whose family has been at the centre of national attention for a week since her elderly mother was apparently kidnapped says she and her siblings have reached “an hour of desperation”.

Nancy Guthrie, mother of NBC News Today co-host Savannah Guthrie, is believed to have been
snatched from her home in Tucson, Arizona, on the night of January 31 or early on February 1, sparking a massive hunt in a case that has gripped America.

Savannah Guthrie on Monday (local time) released the latest video appeal for public help in tracking down her ailing mother, who suffers from heart problems and needs regular medication.

“As we enter into another week of this nightmare … thank you so much for all of the prayers and the love that we have felt, my sister and brother and I, and that our mom has felt,” an emotional Guthrie said on Instagram.

“Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock trying to bring her home, trying to find where she was taken, and we don’t know where.