Hoda Kotb Anchors ‘Today’ as Hosts Get Choked Up Over Savannah Guthrie’s Mom

As the search for Savannah Guthrie‘s missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, enters its second week, NBC’s Today changed its main hosting lineup. Sheinelle Jones filled in for Savannah all of last week as she remains with her family in her hometown of Tucson, Arizona. On the Monday, February 9, episode of Today, Savannah’s former coanchor, Hoda Kotb, joined Craig Melvin at the hosting desk. “Hoda is joining us while Savannah remains with her family in Arizona. We are grateful to have you here,” Melvin said at the top of the show’s 7 a.m. Et hour. Kotb, who exited Today in January 2025, replied, “You know what, Craig? We always…