The crowd outside Studio 1A was wearing yellow. Yellow ribbons, yellow scarves, yellow T-shirts — the color Nancy Guthrie's neighbors in Tucson adopted weeks ago, the color of hope for missing persons. Savannah Guthrie walked onto the Today set on April 6 in a sunflower-yellow dress and said the thing she'd been holding for sixty-four days: "It is good to be home."
Who's Who?
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Savannah Guthrie — Wore yellow on her first broadcast in 64 days. Her mother still hasn't been found. -
NGNancy Guthrie — Lived in the same house for fifty years. Vanished after a family dinner on a Friday night.
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Craig Melvin — Gave up the Winter Olympics to keep the Today desk running for his partner. -
Hoda Kotb — Left Today, then came back for weeks — and slipped out again before Savannah returned. -
CGCamron Guthrie — Posted a video plea on the first ransom deadline, speaking directly to his mother's abductor.
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MFMichael Feldman — Kept Vale, 11, and Charles Max, 9, as far from the cameras as he could.
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CNChris Nanos — Running the biggest case in Tucson while his own deputies are trying to remove him.
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AGAnnie Guthrie — Appeared on her sister's show multiple times to keep their mother's name in the news.
Her mother is not home. Nancy Guthrie, 84, has been missing since February 1, when a masked figure was caught on surveillance disabling her doorbell camera in the middle of the night at her house in the Catalina Foothills outside Tucson. Her Nest Cam went dark just before 1:50 a.m. Her pacemaker lost its connection to her phone around 2:30. Blood confirmed as hers was found at the scene. The last person to see her was her son-in-law, Tommaso Cioni, who dropped her off after a family dinner at 9:45 the night before.
Nancy has lived in that house for more than fifty years. She's the kind of woman whose absence gets noticed fast — when she missed her virtual church service the morning of February 1, people knew something was wrong. Multiple ransom notes followed, demanding $6 million in Bitcoin by February 9. The FBI has not confirmed whether any of them are real. The family posted a $1 million reward on February 24. Within twelve hours, 750 calls came in. The tip count has since passed 23,000. No suspect has been named.
Savannah's older brother Camron Guthrie, a retired military pilot, posted a video plea on her Instagram on February 5 — the first ransom deadline. He spoke directly to whoever was holding their mother: "We need you to reach out, and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward." Their sister Annie Guthrie, 56, a poet and writing teacher in Arizona, has appeared on Today multiple times since the disappearance. Savannah's husband Michael Feldman, a communications consultant and former Democratic political adviser, has kept the family's two children — Vale, 11, and Charles Max, 9 — as far from the spotlight as possible.
Back in New York, the people who hold that desk together did what colleagues do. Craig Melvin quietly withdrew from hosting the 2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics so he could stay in Studio 1A and keep the show running. Mary Carillo took Savannah's spot at the opening ceremony. And Hoda Kotb — who had already left Today — came back to fill in, week after week, then slipped out again on March 27, a week before Savannah's return. On the morning of April 6, Hoda posted a photo of Savannah with her kids and wrote simply: "With you xoxo."
When Savannah stepped onto the plaza that morning, she told the crowd in their yellow ribbons: "You guys have been so beautiful. I received so many letters, so much kindness, and my whole family, we feel it, we feel your prayers. Thank you so much." Craig's welcome was quieter: "Yes, it is good to have you back at home."
The investigation belongs to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who has problems of his own. His deputies' union passed a no-confidence vote. The Board of Supervisors has given him until April 21 to submit a sworn report on a concealed disciplinary history — eight suspensions totaling 34 days at the El Paso Police Department — or face removal. A recall petition needs 120,000 signatures by July 10. When asked about the recall, Nanos said: "We're aware of the recall, and it's the right of the people."
Savannah is back on television. Her mother is still missing. The FBI has 23,000 tips and no arrest. The yellow ribbons are still tied to the fences in Catalina Foothills, and the family is still waiting for a phone to ring.