Overview
- Today said Guthrie will return to the anchor desk on April 6 after a recent multi-part interview where she admitted uncertainty but said she wants to try.
- Hoda Kotb has filled the seat during Guthrie’s leave and received on-air thanks from colleagues, including Jenna Bush Hager’s seven-word message, “We needed you.”
- Craig Melvin praised Kotb for stepping in at short notice and noted she did so while raising her two daughters.
- Investigators continue to treat 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie’s case as a likely kidnapping, with doorbell video showing a masked person and no suspect identified.
- Guthrie said her family fears a ransom motive and worries her public profile played a role, and a $1 million family reward for information remains posted.