Savannah Guthrie returned to the Today show Thursday morning after abruptly leaving Wednesday’s broadcast without explanation.
Guthrie left 90 minutes into the morning show’s May 6 broadcast, with her co-anchor Craig Melvin telling viewers: “Savannah had to leave a little early. She’ll be right back tomorrow, though.”
Guthrie was indeed back Thursday morning alongside Willie Geist and did not explain the reason for her sudden departure the day before.
The Independent has contacted NBC and Guthrie’s representatives for comments.
It comes as Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother has been missing for three months after a suspected abduction from her home near Tucson, Arizona.
Savannah, 54, returned to Today in April following a two-month hiatus, during which she spent time with her family and sent pleas to the public for any information regarding her mother’s disappearance.
In February, the FBI released pictures of a masked and armed person outside of Nancy’s home the night she went missing. No suspect has been identified.
Guthrie sat down for her first interview since her mother’s disappearance with Hoda Kotb in a segment that aired last month.
“I don’t know that it’s because she’s my mom and somebody thought, ‘Oh, that lady has money and we can make a quick buck.’ I mean, that would make sense,” she said in the emotional footage. “But we don’t know … which is too much to bear, to think that I brought this to her bedside.”
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