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Amy Robach
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Black Effect Podcast Announcer
Guaranteed Human black history lives in our stories, our culture, and the conversations we still having today, this Black History Month. The podcast I didn't know, maybe you didn't either digs into the moments, perspectives and experiences that don't always make the textbook. Let me tell you about Garrett Morgan Bruh had to pretend he didn't even exist just to sell his own invention. Listen to I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. From the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcast, or simply wherever you get your podcast.
Hope Woodard
What is something you've had to unlearn about love?
Amy Robach
That it's earned, that I was unworthy of love, that it needs to be forever for it to count.
Hope Woodard
February is the month of love. Whether you're in a relationship, casually dating, or proudly single, it's a great time to reflect on on yourself and what you want. I'm Hope Woodard, host of the Voiceover podcast, and each week we're looking at love from every angle. Listen to Boy sober. That's b o y s o b e r on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Narrator (Morehouse College story)
1969, Malcolm and Martin are gone. America is in crisis, and at Morehouse College, the students make their move.
Hans Charles
These students, including a young Samuel L. Jackson, locked up the members of the board of trustees, including Martin Luther King Sr. It's the true story of protest and rebellion in black American history that you'll never forget. I'm Hans Charles, our menelik Lumumba. Listen to the a Building on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ryder Strong
This is Ryder Strong and I have a new podcast called the red weather. In 1995, my neighbor Anna Trainor disappeared from a commune. It was nature and tre praying and drugs.
Amy Robach
So, no, I am not your guru.
Ryder Strong
And back then, I lied to everybody.
Amy Robach
They have had this case for 30 years.
Ryder Strong
I'm going back to my hometown to uncover the truth. Listen to the Red Weather on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
TJ Rhodes
Hey there, folks. It is Monday, February 2nd, and we have a breaking update in the search for Today show host Savannah Guthrie's mom who has gone missing in Arizona. Police now say this was a crime. Welcome to this episode of Amy and TJ Rhodes. We were just listening to the update out there. This story has changed even in the past hour, but Savannah Guthrie, host of the Today show, her mom was went missing over the Weekend in robes, not giving us a lot. But they are saying this was a crime and she did not leave on her own.
Amy Robach
Yes, this is a chilling update. We learned Nancy Guthrie, she's 84 years old and police made it very clear that she doesn't have any mental issues. She is sharp as attack, I believe is what they said. So this isn't an issue of an 84 year old elderly woman wandering off? No. She has physical challenges though. They said she couldn't walk 50 yards on her own. And more importantly, they say there is medication that she needs that if she doesn't get in the next 24 hours, it could be fatal. So they are up against the clock. That is disturbing. But the language they used to describe why they have shifted their focus now from searching for Nancy Guthrie to now investigating a crime, that is a very dramatic and traumatic shift.
TJ Rhodes
So we woke up this morning really to this news. They say she was last seen on Saturday at 9:45 there in Tucson, Arizona, where some family members were at the house. So that's why they know she was at home. They leave next day. They family members started getting calls from people at they say, church that Savannah Guthrie's mom hadn't showed up as expected. So then they go to the house, start looking for it, then report her missing around noontime on Sunday. Now that's the information we had. They said it was a vulnerable adult that they were looking for. They had search and rescue teams out. That is the news we had this morning. It has now changed in the past hour. Robes, we should go through now what this. The sheriff out there has said, and again, and he is so concerned I would use the word beg. He is begging the public for help.
Amy Robach
They are begging the public for help because they say technology is good, going to help them solve this crime. They say we need to depend on technology. We need cameras, we need anyone who had a sighting of Nancy Guthrie or anything unusual in that neighborhood. They are asking for the public's help. And yes, babe, it sounded like they were begging for the public's help. This was a, a, a quote that the sheriff gave that just sent chills up and down my spine. He said, we do in fact have a crime scene. We do in fact have a crime. And he said we don't see this as a search mission as much as we do a crime scene. And obviously the questions are how? What did you find in Nancy Guthrie's home? What is making this so obvious to the point where you can say the public is not at risk.
TJ Rhodes
He, I mean, he kind of hedged a little bit on that one, didn't he? He was asked that question directly and, and he almost stuttered and he's, you know, I, I don't know. They just don't have a lot of answers. It seems right now the answer they have is that this is a crime and this is a crime scene that they are processing. And he said they know she did not leave on her own. What that means, did she leave willing, willingly? I say meaning did she walk out of there? Did she walk out?
Amy Robach
They said no because they said she could not walk 50 yards on her own. That she physically just is not able to wander off or to go anywhere. And again making it very clear that it was not dementia related in any way. And then there are a lot of questions about why this happened, how this could have happened. This is such a bizarre, strange story. An 84 year old woman who was with family until almost 10pm on Saturday night. Something happens after 10pm before she's supposed to go to church in the morning, on Sunday morning. What could that have possibly been?
TJ Rhodes
We talked about, he was not giving a lot of details. He's being very careful right now because it's early in the investigation rooms. But it was telling some things he said it was telling to hear him say that the search and rescue has been called off. Like all the, the, the planes, the helicopter, the drones, all those volunteers for whatever reason, Rome, they don't think it's necessary. They don't think it's going to produce any results in if they keep searching areas. What that means she's not just roaming around out there. They believe now at least it sounds like there was something specific and she.
Amy Robach
Was taken somewhere because to that point this was also. Look, these are all the things you don't want to hear if someone you love is missing. Her cell phone, they have it. She does not have her cell phone with her. She does not have her possessions with her. That is frightening. There is no way to know where she is, how to contact her. I just, you know, all of us put ourselves in, in that shoe as, as the daughter or a family member of your 84 year old mother. And we know Savannah really well, worked with her for many, many years. And I just, I cannot even imagine the agony that she and her family must be feeling right now because it's hard enough dealing with a tragedy. But not knowing where your mom is, not knowing who is with her, not knowing if she's suffering, not knowing how she's going to be. I mean the clock is ticking. 24 hours until they said, I mean, he used the words, if she does not get the medication that she needs, it could be fatal. So they are up against the clock. And, you know, he said this. We don't, I, I, I'm curious what your take is on this, babe. The sheriff said we don't need another bad, tragic ending. We need some help. So if they don't think she wandered off, if they don't believe that she is someone who they could be searching for and something that they found at her home is cementing this fact that they've made very clear that a crime occurred. I'm trying to create scenarios in my head, and I can't come up with one.
TJ Rhodes
Yeah, that's, this is what happens, right? They, they have to do what they have to do and not give as much information to preserve the integrity of the investigation. As a, this has now become a national story, and so we're all chomping at the bit for information. And this is just, it's going to drive ourselves crazy. But to hear, I guess the most important thing, Robes is if he feels there is a chance to recover her safely. That's how he's talking now. So whatever is going on, he is at least telling the public that we believe she's out there and we need to get to her soon because of this medicine. That means there's a chance, or at least they think she could. They have time, it's ticking, but they have time to recover her and have a good outcome. That's the best I can take out of what he said. But everything, the update, we were debating when to do this episode and waiting for updates. And then we're sitting here and say, oh, my goodness, this story has just completely changed.
Amy Robach
It's changed because at first they weren't necessarily saying that it was a crime scene. They say, they said they were concerned based on what they found in the home. But now they have taken it to a whole new level, calling it an active crime scene. And they also said this, and this will be interesting. They do have a lot to go through. They are reviewing video from Nancy Guthrie's home. There were cameras inside the home. She lives by herself. We know that much. She does have some, some folks who work for her and help her throughout her day. So they are doing, I'm sure, all of those interviews, but those cameras, looking to see what that video shows, I would think would be their most valuable bit of information at this point, but also looking for other people's videos, maybe people have those ring cameras, the door cameras, the surveillance people these days, pretty much someone on your street or multiple people on your street have security cameras.
TJ Rhodes
You know, he railed against. And I wrote this down because it jumped out when he was talking about technology, how much they need and how much is going to help. He specifically. It might have been the first thing he said. License plate readers. Now he specifically the first thing he's talking about. Yeah, he almost went on. It wasn't necessarily political, but he took a moment to say, yeah, politicians out here, every time you talk about this technology and say it's going to be used wrong, it's going to violate your. He said no. And the hands of the right people. These are wonderful tools. We have license plate readers that jumped out at me. What is he. Does he know he's looking for a car already?
Amy Robach
Probably. And look, this reminds me a little bit of what happened in Ohio where we had. I hate to keep calling him the dentist and his wife, but the tepe murders, we kind of had a similar situation where it was this bizarre. You found these. This couple murdered, their children are alive. There's no forced entry and. And they seemingly were beloved in the community. What could have happened? It was technology that broke that case. They found the license plate of the ex husband and this is how it led to an arrest. And they were able to track him and his movements based on surveillance cameras and license plate readers. Those things that are now everywhere. And we see it more and more and more now being used effectively to. To solve crimes and mysteries like this.
TJ Rhodes
Yeah, but he says he definitely robes is going to need it on this one. Again, I think it. We didn't know what was going on. But the other thing, they said this before we got this update, homicide detectives had been called to the scene. Now that's just not normal procedure if you don't think there's a crime. So when we first heard that was the first thing that perked your ears up a little bit this morning and just hoping she had wandered off. But they have been from the jump saying nope, her mind is sharp. They ain't that.
Amy Robach
Yes, they found something. And they. He even said like I understand you guys want details. I that makes so much sense. We just can't give them to you. But it is interesting if you think about. We cover this kind of thing all the time with a missing person. Usually you have to wait 24 hours and there are procedures before they'll actually even investigate something like this. There was clearly something at the home that put all of that to bed. They immediately began investigating this in a very specific way.
TJ Rhodes
And we did hear from the Guthrie family, in particular Savannah Guthrie this morning, who was, of course, as you'd imagine, she was not on set. In fact, the sheriff did say she has made it to Arizona and she is out there with her family as they try to find her mother. But we will let you know the words that Savannah Guthrie and her family had this morning. Stay here.
Narrator (Morehouse College story)
1969. Malcolm and Martin are gone. America is in crisis. And at Morehouse College, the students make their move.
Hans Charles
These students, including a young Samuel L. Jackson, locked up the members of the board of trustees, including Martin Luther King Sr. It's the true story of protests and rebellion in black American history that you'll never forget. I'm Hans Charles.
Narrator (Morehouse College story)
Our menelik Lumumba.
Hans Charles
Listen to the a Building on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
Hope Woodard
What is one thing about love you've had to unlearn?
Amy Robach
That it's earned, that it needs to be forever for it to count.
Hope Woodard
February is the month of love. Whether you're in a relationship, casually dating, or proudly single, it's a great time to reflect on yourself and what you want. I'm Hope Woodard, host of the Voiceover podcast, and each week this month, we're looking at love from every angle.
Amy Robach
I don't know how to tell my partner, like, what I want in bed. The thing about romantic fiction, I'd say more than any other genre of culture, is that it's always put women first. My marriage stopped making sense. The connection started to feel off. The behavior started to feel different.
Hope Woodard
This February, get in touch with yourself by listening to Voiceover. That's b o y s o b e r. I'm like, I would love to not hate the man I'm sleeping with. I don't know what that's about. Listen to Boy Sober on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Dr. Jesse Mills
Hey there. Dr. Jesse Mills here. I'm the director of the men's clinic at UCLA Health, and I want to tell you about my new podcast called the Mail Room.
TJ Rhodes
And I'm Jordan, the show's producer. And like a lot of guys, I haven't been to the doctor in many years. I'll be asking the questions we probably should be asking but aren't because guys.
Dr. Jesse Mills
Usually don't go to the doctor unless a piece of their face is hanging off or they've broken a bone.
TJ Rhodes
Depends which bone.
Dr. Jesse Mills
Well, that's true. Every week, we're breaking down the unique world of men's health, from testosterone and fitness to diets and fertility and things that happen in the bedroom.
TJ Rhodes
You mean sleep?
Dr. Jesse Mills
Yeah, something like that. Jordan we'll talk science without the jargon and get you real answers to the stuff you actually wonder about.
TJ Rhodes
It's going to be fun, whether you're 27, 97 or somewhere in between.
Dr. Jesse Mills
Men's Health is about more than six packs and supplements. It's about energy, confidence, and connection. We don't just want you to live longer, we want you to live better. So check out the mailroom on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your favorite shows.
Ryder Strong
This is Ryder Strong and I have a new podcast called the Red Weather.
Amy Robach
It was many and many a year ago in a kingdom by the sea.
Ryder Strong
In 1995, my neighbor Anna Traynor disappeared from a commune. It was hard to wrap your head around. It was nature and trees and praying and drugs.
Amy Robach
So, no, I am not your guru.
Ryder Strong
And back then, I lied to my parents, I lied to police. I lied to everybody.
Hope Woodard
There were years, Ryder, where I could.
Amy Robach
Not say your name.
Ryder Strong
I've decided to go back to my hometown in Northern California, interview my friends, family, talk to police, journalists, whomever I can to try to find out what actually happened.
Black Effect Podcast Announcer
Isn't it a little bit weird that they obsess over hippies in the woods and not the obvious boyfriend?
Amy Robach
They have had this case for 30 years.
TJ Rhodes
I'll teach you sons of come round here.
Ryder Strong
And my wife.
Narrator (Morehouse College story)
Boom, boom.
Ryder Strong
This is the red weather. Listen to the red weather on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your podcasts.
TJ Rhodes
All right, we continue here on Amy and TJ Ropes with the breaking news. We were in the middle of. In the middle of another meeting and were distracted because we saw the updates coming on the screen that's in front of us saying that in fact Savannah Guthrie's mother, the disappearance is now being treated as a crime. They say they do have a crime crime scene at her home. And this woman, 84 years old, described as 84, 55, 150 pounds, blue eyes and brown hair. They had flyers out looking for her, but now this is a crime scene. Search and rescue has been called off. They said they sent those folks home. They'll continue to canvas maybe for information in the neighborhoods, but just going and walking fields and neighborhood, that's not happening anymore because they think this was a specific crime. We did hear from the family, I guess, first and Then specifically from Savannah. And I mean, how much can they say here, Ro, right now, the all the emphasis is on trying to find this woman.
Amy Robach
Yes. And of note, and this would be an obvious question, because we heard some of the Q and A that followed the press conference. And one of the first questions from a reporter was, are there any threats against Savannah Guthrie? Do you know if potentially this crime that occurred against her mother, Nancy Guthrie, had anything to do with Savannah being who she is in the public eye, a very prominent journalist and national figure. And they said, we do not not know. We're not aware of any threats, but that Savannah is there in town and is obviously cooperating with police. They say the FBI is aware of the case. U.S. customs and Border Protection also assisting in this case. So they have all hands on deck trying to investigate every detail of this crime.
TJ Rhodes
And again, we had two statements. I guess we got one from the family, then one. So specifically from some. I think these are separated here. But hearing from the family said, actually this was from NBC News. They put this one out earlier, saying, we can confirm this is a missing person's case and the family is working closely with law enforcement. Then they gave the number for people to call and said the family is grateful for outreach. Thoughts and prayers. Again, that came through NBC News earlier today.
Amy Robach
Yes. And there have been a couple statements, as you point out. They said, right now our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case. And again, every statement that goes out encouraging anyone with information to contact the Pima County Sheriff's Department. I mean it. I, I, we always hear a call for help, a call for action. And those tips are always. Oftentimes what breaks a case like this open. Someone knows something, someone saw something. Someone might not even realize they captured something on their home surveillance video. And so when people start to look and they find things, this is what we have seen time and time again, crack these types of cases.
TJ Rhodes
I thought that was interesting. He said earlier, he said, if you see something, just take a picture. He actually said that. Take a picture if you think you might see her. Let's just see. I mean, they seem, well, to some degree, they seem like they don't have much of anything other than that crime scene. And they are just. You can tell Rose we watch enough of these press conferences. He was pleading with the govern, with the, the public. Please, please, please.
Amy Robach
Yeah, your, your heart just goes out to the Guthrie family to, just to. Again, to not know and to hope that someone has information that will give them the information that they need to find Nancy Guthrie. But of course, we will stay on top of this story, bring you any new developments that may occur. But certainly, as always, we appreciate you listening to us. I'm Amy Robach alongside my partner, partner DJ Holmes. We will talk to you very soon.
Black Effect Podcast Announcer
Black History lives in our stories, our culture, and the conversations we still having today, this Black History Month. The podcast I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either digs into the moments, perspectives, and experiences that don't always make the textbook. Let me tell you about Garrett Morgan Bruh had to pretend he didn't even exist just to sell his own invention. Listen to I didn't know. Maybe you didn't either. From the Black Effect Podcast Network on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or simply wherever you get your podcast.
Hope Woodard
What is something you've had to unlearn about love?
Amy Robach
That it's earned. That I was unworthy of love, that it needs to be forever for it to count.
Hope Woodard
February is the month of love. Whether you're in a relationship, casually dating, or proudly single, it's a great time to reflect on yourself and what you want. I'm Hope Woodard, host of the Boy Sober podcast, and each week we're looking at love from every angle. Listen to boy sober. That's B O Y S O W. Be on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Narrator (Morehouse College story)
1969. Malcolm and Martin are gone. America is in crisis, and at Morehouse College, the students make their move.
Hans Charles
These students, including a young Samuel L. Jackson, locked up. The members of the board of trustees, including Martin Luther King senior. It's the true story of protest and rebellion in black American history that you'll never forget. Forget. I'm Hans Charles, our menelik Lumumba. Listen to the A building on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Ryder Strong
This is Ryder Strong and I have a new podcast called the red weather. In 1995, my neighbor Anna Trainor disappeared from a commune. It was nature and trees and praying and drugs.
Amy Robach
So, no, I am not your guru.
Ryder Strong
And back then, I lied to everybody.
Amy Robach
They have had this case for 30 years.
Ryder Strong
I'm going back to my hometown to uncover the truth. Listen to the Red Weather on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Amy Robach
This is an iHeart podcast, Guaranteed Human.
Podcast: Amy Robach & T.J. Holmes Present
Host: iHeartPodcasts
Date: February 2, 2026
This urgent episode provides a detailed, breaking-news update on the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. Hosts Amy Robach and TJ Holmes discuss new developments revealed by Arizona police, shifting the missing person investigation firmly into the realm of a crime, with authorities confirming a crime scene exists at Nancy’s home. The episode delivers real-time analysis, host reactions, and statements from law enforcement and the Guthrie family.
“We do in fact have a crime scene. We do in fact have a crime.” – Amy Robach quoting the sheriff [04:45]
"They are begging the public for help because they say technology is good, going to help them solve this crime." – Amy Robach [04:45]
“Right now our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case.” – family statement relayed by Amy Robach [19:14]
Confirmation of a Crime:
“We do in fact have a crime scene. We do in fact have a crime.”
(Amy Robach quoting the sheriff, [04:45])
Police Plead for Help:
"He is begging the public for help."
(TJ Rhodes, [03:57])
Importance of Technology:
“Technology is good, going to help them solve this crime.”
(Amy Robach, [04:45]) "He railed against... how much they need and how much [technology] is going to help... License plate readers. That jumped out at me. What is he. Does he know he's looking for a car already?"
(TJ Rhodes, [10:47])
On Nancy’s Vulnerability:
“She couldn't walk 50 yards on her own…not able to wander off or to go anywhere.”
(Amy Robach, [06:08])
Family’s Public Appeal:
“Right now our focus remains on the safe return of our dear mom. We thank law enforcement for their hard work on this case.”
(Amy Robach, [19:14])
Instruction to the Public:
"If you see something, just take a picture."
(TJ Rhodes, [19:53])
The hosts maintain a tone of gravity, concern, and immediacy, frequently placing themselves in the family’s position to underscore the urgency of the situation. They refrain from speculation, urge public involvement, and continually stress the need for actionable information.
This episode captures a rapidly evolving story as Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance turns into a confirmed criminal investigation. Listeners are briefed on the timeline, investigative pivots, the key role of technology, and the emotional reality facing the Guthrie family. With law enforcement appealing for widespread public assistance, the hosts repeatedly amplify that sense of urgency: the clock is ticking, and the safe recovery of Nancy Guthrie depends on swift community response.