Nancy Guthrie case: ‘Today’ show plans revealed In case big updates come with ‘Savannah,’ ‘We’ll pull…’

A TODAY insider told MailOnline that if there were significant developments in the case while Savannah aired, producers would tell the host she “needs to leave the set.” Savannah reportedly knew the code well.

“We’d pull her out of the way immediately if necessary,” a source told the outlet. “She knows if a producer tells her she ‘needs to be offset,’ that means there’s progress.”

The insider added, “She will understand there is news about her mom and we will bring her into the office to tell her while another anchor will report it as a breaking story.”

The insider also stressed that the news program would “not in a million years” let Savannah cover anything about her mother’s disappearance unless she specifically wanted to.

“Savannah knows she has a public that is very interested in Nancy’s story and understands we don’t necessarily have to wait for her to know before we report it,” the source said.

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“It’s stressful every day. It’s exhausting to keep a secret like this…and it’s made even more difficult every morning with Savannah Guthrie sitting behind the anchor’s desk,” he said.

“In cases like this, most criminals look to the media for continued coverage,” Parker added. “They’re counting on the family disappearing from public view. They’re counting on people forgetting. This case is different. Savannah has a national platform that she appears on every day. Every time viewers see her face, they’re reminded of her mother.”

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The more attention a case receives, “the more pressure there is on those responsible,” Parker said.

“Add to that a reward of over a million dollars and the full resources of the FBI, and you have a situation where not only does the wall close, it closes from all directions at the same time,” he said.