ADVERTISEMENT
As audiences prepare to watch athletes chase gold on snow and ice, many are also focused on a different kind of hope. The Today show’s unique bond with viewers—more personal than most news programs—has turned Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance into a national vigil. Viewers have flooded social media with messages of support, prayers, and shared information. The contrast is stark: scenes of triumph and celebration abroad juxtaposed with a desperate search for an elderly woman whose absence grows more painful with each passing hour.