Morning Joe host Mika Brzezinski has broken down in tears live on air while her co-hosts reported on the abduction of fellow anchor Savannah Guthrie's mother.
Nancy Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Sunday after last being seen near her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Saturday night. Investigators believe she was abducted from her bed while she slept.
During the show's segment on Tuesday morning, co-host Joe Scarborough said: 'Of course, the one that hits you and Willie and me the most, obviously, has to do with Savannah and her mom.'
'She's a dear friend of all of ours, and I know Willie has worked with her even more but she's been friends of ours, well, since this show began,' he added.
'She was on the show regularly, and it's just crushing news and we pray and have been praying without ceasing for her safe return.'
As Scarborough, who is Brzezinski's husband, spoke, she could be seen dabbing her eyes with a tissue while sniffling in the background.
'There's no words for what's happening here, but there are many prayers,' Brzezinski said.
'This is beyond unthinkable. Shocking doesn't do it justice,' third co-host Willie Geist added. 'Nancy Guthrie, I've had the privilege of getting to know over the last 15 years. Just a kind, sweet, whip-smart, faithful woman, and none of us can believe this.'
In the aftermath of the news of Nancy's abduction, there has been an outpouring of support from many of Savannah's colleagues at NBC Today and reporters from other TV networks, who have shared their condolences on air and via social media.
Craig Melvin, Savannah's co-anchor on NBC Today, said during Monday's installment of the show, 'this is very concerning to us', while adding that the situation was 'deeply personal' to the show's crew.
Jenna Bush Hager, another NBC Today host, spoke through tears on Monday's installment and said: 'I know her personally. And we want to just report, too, that she takes daily medication and she needs them for survival.
'We are thinking of our dearest, dearest Savannah and her whole family right now in our prayers.'
Melvin also shared his condolences on Instagram, writing: 'Our thoughts and prayers are with Savannah and her family.'
A slew of high-profile television hosts have echoed similar sentiments on social media, including NBC anchors Al Roker and Sheinelle Jones, and Dan Dryer, a meteorologist for the network.
Former Today anchors Hoda Kotb and Katie Couric also shared police appeals for the public's help in tracking down the missing 84-year-old.
Several posts included calls to action for anyone who might have information about Nancy's abduction, requesting that people call the Pima County Sheriff's Department at (520) 351-4900.
On Monday evening, after all the shows of support, Savannah posted a new statement on her Instagram reading: 'We believe in prayer. we believe in voices raised in unison, in love, in hope. we believe in goodness. we believe in humanity.
'Above all, we believe in Him. thank you for lifting your prayers with ours for our beloved mom, our dearest Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, a good and faithful servant.
'Raise your prayers with us and believe with us that she will be lifted by them in this very moment. We need you. "He will keep in perfect peace those whose hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord."
'A verse of Isaiah for all time for all of us. Bring her home.'
Police have now been searching for Savannah's mother for about 48 hours, and they fear that time is running out to find her and bring her home safely, as she relies on daily medication.
'This is about an 84-year-old woman who is sick, who needs her medications, who, in the middle of the night, was taken from her bedroom,' Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos recently told the Daily Mail.
'If she is alive, she needs her medication, and it's been well over 24 hours. That in itself could be fatal, and that's scary.'
Savannah, who had been primed to lead NBC's coverage of the Winter Olympics, has also rushed to Arizona to join the search for her mother.
During a press conference, authorities said they did not know if Nancy had been targeted because she is Savannah's mother, adding that no angles would be dismissed.
A source close to Savannah Guthrie also told the Daily Mail that it did not seem like Nancy had chosen to leave her home of her own accord.
Police said that although Nancy has mobility issues, she does not suffer from dementia or cognitive decline.
The Pima County Sheriff's Office has asked residents of the Catalina Foothills to check doorbell cameras and house cameras for anything that looks suspicious and call it in.
Jeff Lamie, another one of Guthrie's neighbors, said it was strange for her to disappear in such a quiet area.
'It's a very safe neighborhood. This is highly unusual, and we are very concerned about her,' he told azcentral.'
Lamie added that police have been going door-to-door to ask people if they can review footage from their doorbell cameras and search their backyards.