Elizabeth Smart understands better than most what families go through when a loved one goes missing - and she's urging the public not to give up hope on Nancy Guthrie. The survivor and activist spoke with CNN's Erin Burnett this week, sharing her thoughts on the ongoing search for the mother of Today anchor Savannah Guthrie. The search for Nancy Guthrie Nancy went missing from her home in the early morning hours of February 1. MEGA Nancy disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, early on the morning of February 1.