United Kingdom, June 9 -- Savannah Guthrie cries "every morning" on her way to and from work as her mother is still missing.

The 54-year-old presenter has returned to work on the Today show in recent weeks after her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance from her Arizona home on February 1, and she has defended her decision to get back out there despite the ongoing uncertainty.

She told Today show co-star Jenna Bush Hager on Monday (08.06.26): "I know maybe people wonder, like, 'Whoa, what's going on? How is she able to do that job? Is she not thinking about it? Did she forget?'

"No, never, never... It's always with me. I cry every morning on the way to work, and I cry every morning on the way home.

"I'm grateful to have good friends, a...