Savannah Guthrie to return to ‘TODAY’

COLLEAGUE SAVANNAH GUTHRIE WILL RETURN TO THE TODAY SHOW NEXT. RETURN TO THE TODAY SHOW NEXT MOMONTH AND FOR THE FIRST TIME E. MONTH AND FOR THE FIRST TIME WE HAVEVE HER MESSAGE TO HER. HAVE HER MESSAGE TO HEHER MOTHER'S KIDNAPPER. MOTHER'S KIDNAPPER. >> TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME. >> TONIGHT, FOR THE FIRST TIME SAVANNAH GUTHRIE TALKING A ABOUT. SAVANNAH GUTHRIE TALKING ABOUT A MESSAGE SHE POSTSTED ON SOCIAL. A MESSAGE SHE POSTED ON SOCIAL MEDIA IN H HOPES THE PERSON WHO. MEDIA IN HOPES THE PERSON WHO TOOK HER MOM REALIZED WHO THEY. TOOK HER MOM REALIZED WHO THEY WERE HOLDING CAPTIVE. WERE HOLDING CAPTIVE. >> SHE IS FULL OF KINDNESS AND. >> SHE IS FULL OF KINDNESS AND KNOWLEDGE. KNOWLEDGE. TALK TO HER AND YOU'LL SEE. TALK TO HER AND YOU'LL SEE. >> TALK TO HER. >> TALK TO HER. THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID.

THAT'S WHAT YOU SAID. I REMEMBER. I REMEMBERER. >> YOU WILL SEE THIS. >> YOU WILL SEE THIS EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN. EXTRAORDINARY WOMAN. YOU ARE LUCKY TO BE IN HER. YOU ARE LUCKY TO BE IN HER COMPANY. COMPANY. EVEN IF FOR A MOMENT. EVEN IF FOR A MOMENT. SEE IT. SEE IT. >> S SAVANNA ALSO TELLING HER IN. THAT SITDOWN INTERVIEW ABOUT HOW SHE AND HER FAMILY ARE. HOW SHE AND HER FAMILY ARE FINDING RESILIENCE EVEN AS THEY. FINDING RESILIENCE EVEN AS THEY AGONY CONTINUEUES. AGONY CONTINUES. >> I WILL DO IT FOR MY KIDS. >> I WILL DO IT FOR MY KIDS. I WILL NOT FALL APART. I WILL NOT FALL APART. I WILL NOT. I WILL NOT. I WILL NOT LET WHOEVER DID THIS. I WILL NOT LET WHOEVER DID THIS TAKE MY CHILDREN'S MOTHER FROM. TAKE MY CHILDREN'S MOTHER FROM THEM. THEMEM. I WILL NOT LET THEM TAKE MY.

I WILL NOT LET THEM TAKE MY JOY. JOY. THEY WILL NOT TAKE MY SISTERS. TOY. THEY WILL NOT TAKE MY BROTHEHERS. THEY WILL NOT TAKE MY BROTHERS DROID-- JOY. DROID-- JOY. THEY WILL NOT TAKE OUR LOVE. THEY WILL NOT TAKE OUR LOVE. THEY WILL NOT TAKE OUR F FAITH. THEY WILL NOT TAKE OUR FAITH. BUT OUR ANGUISH IS REAL. BUT OUR ANGUISH IS REAL. WE NEED HELP. WE NEED HELP. WE NEED SOMEONE TO TELL THE. WE NEED SOMEONE TO TELL THE TRUTH. TRUTH.H. >> DESPITE EVERYTHING SHE IS. >> DESPITE EVERYTHING SHE IS FACING, ALSO OPENING UP ABOUT. FACING, ALSO OPENING UP ABOUT COMING BACK TO THEHE TODAY SHOW. COMING BACK TO THE TODAY SHOW. >> IT'S S HARD TO IMAGINE DOING.

>> IT'S HARD TO IMAGINE DOING IT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A PLACE OF. IT BECAUSE IT'S SUCH A PLACE OF JOY AND LIGHT AND I CAN'T COME. JOY AND LIGHT AND I CAN'T COME BACK AND TRY TO BE SOMETHING. BACK AND TRY TO BE SOMETHING THAT I'M NOT. THAT I'M NOT. I WANT TO SMILE. I WANT TO SMILE. AND WHEN I DO IT WILL BE REAL. AND WHEN I DO IT WILL BE REAL. I WILL HAVE JOY. I WILL HAVE JOY. AND MY JOY WILL BE MY PROTEST. AND MY JOY WILL BE MY PROTEST. >> AND THIS MORNING, HODA.

>> AND THIS MORNING, HODA ANNOUNCING SAVANNA PLANANS TO. ANNOUNCING SAVANNA PLANS TO RETURN TO STUDIO 18 ON APRIL. RETURN TO STUDIO 18 ON APRIL 6th. 6th. HER TODAY FAMILY WILL BE. HER TODAY Y FAMILY WILL BE WAITING FOR HER. WAITING FOR HER. >>>> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO I. >> I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN DO IT. I DON'T KNOW IF I BELONG. I DON'T KNOW IF I BELONG ANYMORE. ANYMORE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO TRY. I WOULD LIKE TO TRY.