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Savannah Guthrie on missing mother: 'We cannot be at peace without knowing'
US TV presenter Savannah Guthrie will return to the Today show on 6 April, two months after her mother's disappearance.
In her first interview since Nancy Guthrie went missing, she said she "can't not come back" to the show "because it's my family".
"I don't know if I can do it. I don't know if I'll belong anymore, but I would like to try," she told NBC's Today programme.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson, Arizona, on 1 February. Investigators believe she was taken against her will, but have not arrested a suspect.
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Savannah Guthrie and mother Nancy Guthrie in 2023
Savannah Guthrie temporarily stepped away from her presenting duties after her mother's disappearance. She also stood down from NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics.
In the interview with Today, she said that returning to the morning news programme is "part of my purpose right now" and said she is "not gonna be the same".
She said that she wants to smile again, and that "when I do, it will be real. My joy will be my protest".
Craig Melvin, Savannah Guthrie's co-host, said the programme "cannot wait to welcome her back with open arms".
Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home in Catalina Foothills, Tucson, on 31 January evening, when family members dropped her off around 21:30 local time (04:30 GMT).
Concern over her whereabouts grew after members of her church noticed she had not attended its Sunday service.
Since then, a nationwide search for Nancy Guthrie has unveiled several leads, including discarded gloves, DNA evidence and alleged ransom notes, but it has not lead to any major progress.
The Guthrie family has made repeated public pleas for her safe return. They offered a $1m (£760,000) reward for information that leads to her return, in addition to a $100,000 reward offered by the FBI.
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who is leading the investigation, said authorities believe Nancy Guthrie was "targeted". He said investigators know the motive, declined to publicly say what it is, saying the investigation was ongoing.
In the interview with Today, Savannah Guthrie told how she feared her fame may have made her mother a target.
"To think that I brought this to her bedside, that it's because of me," she said. "I'd just say: 'I'm so sorry, Mommy. I'm so sorry.'"
She said that before the kidnapping, her mother was in "tremendous pain" and had trouble walking.
"She can't wander off," she added.
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