Investigators have sent search and rescue teams to find Nancy Guthrie, who has been reported missing from her home Catalina Foothills, Arizona on February 1, 2026
Paula Faris was a former host on The View(Image: ABC via Getty Images)
Paula Faris, a former host on The View, sent a strong message to the investigators involved in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of Today Show host Savannah Guthrie.
The 84-year-old mother of the Today Show host was reported missing from her residence in Catalina Foothills, Arizona, on Sunday. The investigation revealed there were indications of a forced entry at her residence and multiple personal belongings, including Nancy’s cellphone, wallet, medications, and vehicle, were all still at her property. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos is in charge of the investigation into Nancy’s disappearance and believes she may have been abducted while she was sleeping.
On Fox News‘ broadcast of The Will Cain Show on Friday, anchor Brian Kilmeade – who filled in during the program – spoke with the former The View host. Faris, 50, appeared on the ABC ‘s morning talk show for three seasons. The ex-host joined in the summer of 2015 before leaving the panel in July 2018.
During the interview, Faris shared the details of her text message to Savannah.
She said, “I texted Savannah earlier this week. ‘Prayers of a nation are with you.'”
“We are just praying for wisdom,” Faris pressed in her message. “Wisdom for this investigation and the investigators.”
“It wasn’t until I left ABC in 2020, Savannah and I got to know each other,” Faris continued. “I had her on my podcast a couple of times.”
Fox News’ Brian Kilmeade spoke with Paula Faris about the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother(Image: Jorge Solis)
She added, “And we would talk about being working moms, our faith, and talk about TV.”
Faris seemed to strive for optimism in these dreary times and shared, “That’s what we’re praying right now. That evil won’t prevail.”
“If there is one word I want everyone to take into this weekend, you know, prayer is power,” she went on.
Faris finished, “Let’s pray for breakthrough in this investigation.”
Meanwhile, the FBI is now working the case jointly with the Pima County sheriff’s department.
Paula shared details of her text message to Savannah Guthrie(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos addressed reporters on Thursday and shared an update on the search for the missing Guthrie parent.
Nanos simply stated, “Time is not on our side.”
“We have been working around the clock, and we just want her home and get to the bottom of all of this,” he stressed. “We’re at that phase now where sometimes we’re waiting, we’re waiting for analysis, we’re waiting for lab reports.”
He indicated that Nancy was abducted sometime between 9.45 p.m. Saturday evening and Sunday morning.
The are no suspects, and no person of interest so far in the investigation.
The sheriff stated here is “no credible information” that Nancy was specifically targeted.
The search continues to find Savannah Guthrie’s mother, Nancy Guthrie after six days(Image: Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images)
Additionally, the FBI is offering a $50,000 reward in the search for Savannah’s mother.
Also at the press conference with Nanos, FBI Special Agent Heith Janke addressed the kidnappers to the cameras, “You still have the time to do the right thing before this becomes a much worse scenario for you.”
