Kotb, who exited the NBC morning show in 2025, said she was honored to step in as her longtime colleague remains in Arizona with her family.

Terry Gannon and Mary Carillo, who filled in for Guthrie as she faces her family crisis, struck the right note.

Kotb, who exited the NBC morning show in 2025, said she was honored to step in as her longtime colleague remains in Arizona with her family.

The "Today" show's 84-year-old mother was first reported missing last week.

More than two months have passed since “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie’s mother, 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, vanished from her Tucson home.