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Shock Details of Savannah Guthrie Mom's Abduction, New Busfield Allegations Exposed: AM Update 2/3

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This is the full, timestamped transcript of "Shock Details of Savannah Guthrie Mom's Abduction, New Busfield Allegations Exposed: AM Update 2/3", an episode of Megyn Kelly published February 3, 2026 (19 min, about 3,109 words). It mentions 19 people, works and ideas, including Donald Trump, Megan Kelly, Timothy Busfield, Nancy Guthrie, Trump Kennedy Center.

What this episode is about

Uneven, sensational allegations collide with political chatter as new details emerge about Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom and resurfaced accusations against Timothy Busfield, while President Trump touts crime-fighting gains and hints at the Kennedy Center shutdown amid ongoing political maneuvering. The segment blends crime updates, legal revelations, and partisan commentary alongside a promotional insertion.

Key takeaways

  • Crises noise: reality check—political theater collides with policy, yet audiences crave tangible, visible results.
  • Trump’s rhetoric weaponizes ‘cooperation’ by contrasting compliant jurisdictions with recalcitrants, masking federal rollout gaps.
  • Media blur: disparate topics blend into a single AM drip, highlighting how narrative framing drives perceived urgency.
  • Policy paradox: heightened enforcement in some jurisdictions clashes with local resistance, revealing limits of federalism in crime control.
  • Crowded update syndrome: a chorus of claims risks normalization of sensationalism over careful attribution and accountability.

Who speaks in this episode?

What is discussed, and when

  1. – 3:00: Relief Factor, Donald Trump, Don Lemon, Megan Kelly
  2. – 6:00: Donald Trump, ICE Wall, Ling Yan
  3. – 9:00: Nancy Guthrie, Chris Nanos, Savannah Guthrie, Patrick Moresy
  4. – 12:00: Timothy Busfield, Julia Roberts, Donald Trump, Nancy Guthrie
  5. – 15:00: Timothy Busfield, Eliza Roberts
  6. – 18:00: Donald Trump, Trump Kennedy Center
  7. – 18:37: Megan Kelly

Notable quotes from "Shock Details of Savannah Guthrie Mom's Abduction, New Busfield Allegations Exposed: AM Update 2/3"

  • Good morning everyone. I'm Megan Kelly.
    about Megan Kelly · at
  • Relief Factor loves hearing from pain-free customers and hopes they can help you next. One user of Relief Factor named Kim wrote to them to say, quote, Before trying Relief Factor, I.
    about Relief Factor · at
  • Yesterday morning, quote, If you riot in a place of worship, we will find you. Then naming the suspects as Ian Davis Austin and Jerome D'Angelo Richardson. Austin and…
    about Attorney General Pam Bondi · at
  • The latest example of such cooperation coming out of West Virginia. ICE announcing the arrest of 650 illegal aliens netted in a two-week operation spanning from January 5th to the 19th.
    about ICE Wall · at
  • Home finding what Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos called a quote concerning scene. Sheriff Nanos telling inside Edition yesterday afternoon the evidence suggests Miss Guthrie…
    about Nancy Guthrie · at
  • Allegations made against actor and director Timothy Busfield by Julia Roberts sister-in-law. And President Trump announces big plans for the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center.
    about Donald Trump · at
  • New reporting shedding light on long-standing allegations against actor and director Timothy Busfield as he now faces criminal charges involving two child actors. The Daily Mail,.
    about Timothy Busfield · at
  • President Trump announcing the recently renamed Trump Kennedy Center will shut down for about 2 years beginning July 4th to undergo quote construction, revitalization, and complete rebuilding.
    about Trump Kennedy Center · at

Who and what is mentioned in this episode?

People

  • Donald Trump — Person · Referenced political figure / main news subject · 8 mentions · first at
    Central figure across multiple headlines: federal crime/immigration cooperation messaging and the planned closure/rebuild of the renamed Trump Kennedy Center.
  • Megan Kelly — Person · Host · 2 mentions · first at
    Introduces and narrates the AM update, transitions between segments, and closes with programming info for The MK Show.
  • Timothy Busfield — Person · Referenced subject of allegations / criminal case · 4 mentions · first at
    Focus of a major segment: resurfaced deposition and reporting about allegations and current criminal charges tied to child actors.
  • Nancy Guthrie — Person · Victim / missing person in news story · 4 mentions · first at
    Primary subject of the missing-person investigation segment; described as abducted/removed without consent and medically at risk.
  • Savannah Guthrie — Person · Referenced public figure (news subject via family event) · 2 mentions · first at
    Referenced as the NBC Today host whose mother is reported missing; her prominence frames the urgency and media coverage of the case.
    A troubling update in the search for Today Show host Savannah Guthri's missing mom, 84year-old Nancy Guthrie.
  • Chris Nanos — Person · Referenced law enforcement official / key source · 2 mentions · first at
    Provides official characterization of the scene and investigative posture in the Nancy Guthrie disappearance.
    The service and called one of her children. Authorities responding to the home finding what Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos called a quote concerning scene. Sheriff Nanos…
  • Eliza Roberts — Person · Referenced witness / accuser in reporting · 2 mentions · first at
    Her 1994 deposition is described as newly obtained and central to the segment about allegations against Timothy Busfield.
    New reporting shedding light on long-standing allegations against actor and director Timothy Busfield as he now faces criminal charges involving two child actors. The Daily Mail,.
  • Attorney General Pam Bondi — Person · Referenced government official / spokesperson · 1 mention · first at
    Cited as Attorney General announcing arrests tied to a protest disrupting a church service and warning about enforcement.
  • Christine Nome — Person · Referenced government official · 1 mention · first at
    Announces a body-camera policy for federal officers in Minneapolis and nationwide implementation as funding allows.
    Enforcement. DHS Secretary Christine Nome announcing yesterday that effective immediately, all federal officers in Minneapolis will be outfitted with body cameras and the…
  • Don Lemon — Person · Referenced defendant / public figure · 2 mentions · first at
    Named as a YouTuber included among those charged in connection with the St. Paul church protest case.
    Davis Austin and Jerome D'Angelo Richardson. Austin and Richardson joined seven others, including YouTuber Don Lemon, charged with conspiracy against rights, and violating the Face Act.
  • Julia Roberts — Person · Referenced celebrity (contextual relation) · 2 mentions · first at
    Mentioned to contextualize Eliza Roberts (sister-in-law) and increase recognizability of the deposition source.
    Child actors. The Daily Mail, exclusively obtaining a 1994 deposition in which actress and casting director Eliza Roberts, who is married to Julia Roberts brother, Eric…
  • Patrick Moresy — Person · Referenced state official (quoted in statement) · 1 mention · first at
    Cited as West Virginia Governor praising ICE partnership during a multi-agency operation.
    Convicted of drug possession charges, and more. According to a press release from the agency, West Virginia Governor Patrick Moresy, a Republican, releasing a statement…
  • Stone Cold Steve Austin — Person · Referenced suspect/defendant · 1 mention · first at
    Named by Pam Bondi as one of two newly arrested participants in the St. Paul church protest case.
    Yesterday morning, quote, If you riot in a place of worship, we will find you. Then naming the suspects as Ian Davis Austin and Jerome D'Angelo Richardson. Austin and…
  • Jerome D'Angelo Richardson — Person · Referenced suspect/defendant · 1 mention · first at
    Named by Pam Bondi as one of two newly arrested participants in the St. Paul church protest case.
    Yesterday morning, quote, If you riot in a place of worship, we will find you. Then naming the suspects as Ian Davis Austin and Jerome D'Angelo Richardson. Austin and…
  • Ling Yan — Person · Referenced arrestee in ICE operation · 1 mention · first at
    Named as an example of individuals arrested in the West Virginia operation; described as having a final order of removal and prior convictions.
    The hundreds rounded up, Chinese national Ling Yan, who has a final order of removal and was convicted of two counts of endangering the welfare of children in Ohio. ICE also…

Companies & orgs

  • Trump Kennedy Center — Company · Business focus · 5 mentions · first at
    Announced to undergo construction and revitalization, highlighting its current state and future plans.

Places & events

  • ICE Wall — Event · Case study · 1 mention · first at
    Highlighted as a successful operation in arresting illegal aliens, showcasing federal and local cooperation.

Sponsors

  • Relief Factor — Product · Sponsor · 3 mentions · first at
    Promoted as a pain relief product with testimonials and call to action.
  • Birch Gold Group — Company · Sponsor · 1 mention · first at
    Promoted as a service for diversifying savings into precious metals.
    There is a never- ending list of reasons that gold has risen over 700% in the last 20 years. and a never- ending list of reasons smart Americans diversify a portion of their savings.

Full transcript with timestamps

Good morning everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Tuesday, February 3rd, 2026, and this is your AM update.

If I were Democrat governor or whatever, I would call up Trump. I say, "Come on in. Make us look good."

President Trump highlighting crime fighting success in cities that request federal help, calling on more Democrats to cooperate. There's a lot of things there that tell us that indicate to us De was removed from that scene and it was without her consent.

New details emerging in the search for NBC host Savannah Guthri's missing mom. A resurfaced deposition from the 1990s detailing multiple disturbing allegations against actor and director Timothy Busfield as he now faces criminal charges tied to child actors. And President Trump announces the Trump Kennedy Center is about to shut down for a while. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update. Relief Factor loves hearing from pain-free customers and hopes they can help you next. One user of Relief Factor named Kim wrote to them to say, quote, "Before trying Relief Factor, I struggled just to make it through my work days. I'd collapse on the couch at night, aching everywhere. Within a few weeks of starting Relief Actor, the daily pain began to fade. Now I'm keeping up at work and I still have energy left from my family. There are many stories just like Kim's of parents having more love to give but less

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Let's see if you could be next in getting out of pain. The feds arresting two more participants in the January 18th protest disrupting a Christian church service in St. Paul, Minnesota, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi. Ag Bondi posting to X yesterday morning, quote, "If you riot in a place of worship, we will find you." Then naming the suspects as Ian Davis Austin and Jerome D'Angelo Richardson. Austin and Richardson joined seven others, including YouTuber Don Lemon, charged with conspiracy against rights, and violating the Face Act.

Prosecutors alleged the defendants launched a quote coordinated attack on city's church, interfering with the congregants federally protected right to worship. The arrests come as Minnesota remains a flash point in the broader fight over federal immigration enforcement. DHS Secretary Christine Nome announcing yesterday that effective immediately, all federal officers in Minneapolis will be outfitted with body cameras and the camera program will be implemented nationwide as funding becomes available. President Trump yesterday urging Minnesota leaders to help the administration get rid of criminals by allowing ICE to take into custody illegal immigrants getting released from local jails, which would end a key sanctuary city policy. Borders are Tom H. Homeman last week suggesting Minnesota's state attorney general Keat Ellison had declared this cooperation a possibility in Minnesota cities. But on

Friday night, Hman admitting local leaders who continue to say they will not help ICE have not actually agreed to help him.

Well, here's what we have, Sean. Meeting with the governor and AG and and Mayor Fry. Here's what we came out with. The the the state prison system will honor our retainers. So, we will continue to to take those people in in the custody of a safety and in the safety and security of facility and not have to go on the street and look for them. Uh, the AG said that sheriffs can uh honor our detainers and I'm meeting with sheriffs across the state to give us prior notification. Excuse me. He didn't say they would honor detainers. Said they can notify us before they release them and so give us time to get there and take them into custody and safety and security facility. And we're working on that. So, if we get that cooperation, which we're working on, we got some commitments here, that means we can draw down on the number of agents there because we're in the jails.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walls, a Democrat, says prisons in his state do cooperate with federal immigration authorities, though critics say that's misleading. While state prisons may honor ICE detainers, city and county jails in Minnesota mostly do not. A key distinction. Mr. Trump contrasting the resistance with states and cities that actively invite federal help in cracking down on crime.

But Washington and DC is beautiful again and it's safe. New Memphis also Memphis, Tennessee, New Orleans, Louisiana, we're there for 3 weeks. It's cut we've cut the crime down to by 64% within another month while virtually no crime there. We can do that all over. I will say this, if I were a Democrat governor or whatever, I would call up Trump. I say, "Come on in. Make us look good because we're cutting crime down to nothing." And we're taking people out, career criminals, who are only going to do bad things, and we're bringing them back to their countries.

But where we've done it has been amazing, and we have a capacity to do it at much greater levels.

The latest example of such cooperation coming out of West Virginia. ICE announcing the arrest of 650 illegal aliens netted in a two-week operation spanning from January 5th to the 19th. 14 federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies working on the joint operation called ICE Wall. Among the hundreds rounded up, Chinese national Ling Yan, who has a final order of removal and was convicted of two counts of endangering the welfare of children in Ohio. ICE also arresting a convicted child sex abuser, a criminal convicted of drug possession charges, and more. According to a press release from the agency, West Virginia Governor Patrick Moresy, a Republican, releasing a statement reading, quote, "I want to thank the men and women of ICE for their outstanding partnership with various state entities, including the state police, and their tireless work here in West Virginia. They have removed

dangerous illegal immigrants from our communities and made our state safer for families and law-abiding citizens. A troubling update in the search for Today Show host Savannah Guthri's missing mom, 84year-old Nancy Guthrie. The Elder Guthrie reported missing around noon on Sunday when a friend from church noticed she did not show up for the service and called one of her children. Authorities responding to the home finding what Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos called a quote concerning scene. Sheriff Nanos telling inside Edition yesterday afternoon the evidence suggests Miss Guthrie did not leave the house of her own free will. Do you believe she was kidnapped?

She was removed from the scene. I can't say by force. Were there personal items of hers that were left behind?

Yes. There's a lot of things there that tell us that indicate to us she was removed from that scene and it was without her consent.

Sheriff Nanos later telling CBS investigators believe Guthrie was abducted from the home while she was sleeping. When asked by CNN later whether they have reason to believe that Nancy Guthrie was hurt, the sheriff demured, saying he cannot speak to that right now. NY's phone, wallet, her ID, and car were all still at her home when detectives searched the property. The front door was reportedly unlocked, but there were signs of forced entry and lights on in the common area. Sheriff Nanos telling the Daily Mail, quote, "This was, in our opinion, someone who entered her home in the middle of the night and removed her. It could be more than one person. We don't know that yet."

When asked by CNN last night if a ransom demand had been received, the sheriff said no, adding, "We're not hearing anything like that." However, Showbiz 411's Roger Freriedman reporting last night, quote, I am told exclusively that inside NBC, the belief is that Nancy 84 is still alive, that this may be a kidnapping for ransom gone wrong. At a press conference earlier in the day, Sheriff Nano's stressing that Nancy Guthrie does not suffer from dementia related issues, but does have mobility limitations.

I want to stress to you, and it is really important, Miss Guthrie, Nancy Guthrie is of great sound mind. This is not a dementia related. She is as sharp as attack. Uh the family wants everybody to know this isn't somebody who just wandered off. her physical limits are based on just age and you know we get old and and and so it's more physical but clearly she is as sharp as attack.

She was last seen around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday at her home in Catalina Foothills about 15 minutes north of Tucson, Arizona. Authorities are asking residents in the area to assist in the search and to turn over any security camera footage that could potentially help lead to the NBC host's mother. Sheriff Nano's warning that time is of the essence. More than 48 hours have passed and without access to her required daily medication, the family says Guthri's life is at risk. Customs and Border Protection is assisting with the investigation, as is the FBI, which is reportedly assisting with analysis of cell phone tower data near the Guthrie home. The sheriff, who had drones, an airplane, a helicopter, rescue dogs, and more searching for Miss Guthrie on Sunday, says this has now shifted from a search and rescue operation to the investigation of a crime scene.

Authorities are asking anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Nancy Guthrie to please call the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 520-351-6278. Coming up, a newly unearthed deposition from the 1990s reveals disturbing allegations made against actor and director Timothy Busfield by Julia Roberts sister-in-law. And President Trump announces big plans for the newly renamed Trump Kennedy Center.

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article in the paper about a teenage girl then accusing Busfield of lewd and harassing behavior on set of the movie Little Big League. Roberts telling attorneys, quote, I was stunned to hear it because the same thing happened to me with him. That's when Roberts decided to come forward to report her experience with Busfield at a children's bookstore in Santa Monica. Roberts, recalling that she had met Busfield a few times before through work. He approached her and began chatting. The conversation, she said, began with talk about kids. Then Busfield turning to quote marriage and passion and sex and divorce. Robert's continuing quote, "He started to say how he was attracted to me." And I just kind of said, "Thanks for the compliment and see you later." And I went out to my car and went to put my keys in the ignition.

And when I turned around to pull out of the space, he was right in my car window. That's when Roberts described Busfield making quote very graphic comments, including reports the Daily Mail, a comment about a sex act he'd like to perform on her and a vile complaint about his own wife in bed. She went on to say Busfield followed her to a car wash, continuing to harass her. She says it was quote very hard to get rid of him and that the encounter left her with quote a sick feeling inside. Five other women also submitting sworn statements in support of the 17-year-old's account. According to the Daily Mail, the lawsuit ultimately settling out of court in 1995. On Friday, Robert's sending a new statement to the Daily Mail. Quote, I stand by everything I said then. The reason why I stand by it is because it was true then and it is true now. The resurfaced deposition comes as Busfield now faces

two counts of criminal misconduct against a minor tied to allegations from now 11-year-old twin boys who acted in Fox's series The Cleaning Lady when Busfield served as director. According to court records, the boys alleged the inappropriate touching began in 2022 when they were seven. Busfield surrendering to Albuquerque police last month before being released on his own recgnissance with a New Mexico judge citing his lack of criminal history and no corroborating evidence. Prosecutors in court filings referencing multiple prior allegations against Busfield, including the incident on the Little Big League set, a separate allegation that he abused a 16-year-old girl during an audition around 2001, and a claim that in 2012 he sexually assaulted a woman in a movie theater, reports the Washington Post. Busfield was not charged in any of those cases. Busfield denies the latest allegations. His legal team saying the

alleged victim's parents are motivated by money and revenge and are a couple of con artists. The father was convicted of fraud in another case and was disbarred from being an attorney. The mother allegedly has multiple civil judgments against her for fraud. The criminal case involving the two young boys remains ongoing. President Trump announcing the recently renamed Trump Kennedy Center will shut down for about 2 years beginning July 4th to undergo quote construction, revitalization, and complete rebuilding. In a Sunday Truth Social Post, Mr.

Trump, who also serves as the chair of the cent's board, writing quote if we don't close, the quality of construction will not be nearly as good, and the time to completion because of interruptions with audiences from the many events using the facility will be much longer. The temporary closure will produce a much faster and higher quality result. Mr. Trump yesterday from the Oval further describing the project.

Do you plan on tearing it down? And how much will all of the creations cost? Probably around $200 million. It's in very bad shape. It's run down. It's dilapidated. It's sort of dangerous. PE things fall out uh fall out of ceilings. You've seen it. We had a lot of great events there over the last year. But, uh, you can't do any work because people are coming in and out. You know, we have a marble man over there the other day. He said, you know, every time I put down a piece of marble, people are stepping on the marble. They don't even have time to dry. And you can't do the same quality job. And so, we're going to close it and we're going to make it unbelievable, far better than it ever was. And we'll be able to do it properly. I was thinking maybe there's a way of doing it simultaneously, but there really isn't. I'm not ripping it down. I'll be using the steel. So, we're using the structure. We're using some of

the marble and some of the marble comes down, but when it's open, it'll be brand new and really beautiful.

President Trump last February replacing the entire board of the once progressive center with allies and appointing special envoy Rick Grenell as interim president. Grenell tasked with ensuring the Kennedy Center promotes values aligning with the America First vision and stabilizing the finances he says were left in dire straits by past management. In an ex post, Grenell writing, quote, I'm grateful for President Trump's visionary leadership. I am also grateful to Congress for appropriating an historic $257 million to finally address decades of deferred maintenance and repairs at the Trump Kennedy Center. On a March visit to the center, President Trump criticizing prior leadership over the state of the building.

It's in tremendous disrepair, as is a lot of the rest of our country. Most of it because of bad management. Uh this is a shame what I've watched and witnessed. They spent a fortune $250 million and they built these rooms that nobody's going to use. Rooms underground. And I've often wondered what are the big cubes that they have outside that block the view. They're cubes with a door in them so that people can get down to rooms that nobody's going to use. And it's a shame. It's a shame. The president's sweeping takeover of the Trump Kennedy Center igniting backlash from Democrats and left-leaning art groups since the board voted in December to add the president's name to the center. The Washington National Opera composer Philip Glass, the Martha Graham Dance Company, Doug Veron, and dancers and several other groups you've never heard of pulling out of scheduled performances according to Newsweek.

And that'll do it for your AM update. I'm Megan Kelly. Join me back here for the MK show live on SiriusXM's The Megan Kelly channel 111 at noon east on youtube.com/MGancell and on all podcast platforms.

Questions about this episode

Who speaks in "Shock Details of Savannah Guthrie Mom's Abduction, New Busfield Allegations Exposed: AM Update 2/3"?

Megyn Kelly (Guest), Chris Nanos (Guest), Pam Bondi (Guest), Megan Kelly (Guest), Savannah Guthrie (Guest), Nancy Guthrie (Guest), Timothy Busfield (Guest), Julia Roberts (Guest).

What is "Shock Details of Savannah Guthrie Mom's Abduction, New Busfield Allegations Exposed: AM Update 2/3" about?

Uneven, sensational allegations collide with political chatter as new details emerge about Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom and resurfaced accusations against Timothy Busfield, while President Trump touts crime-fighting gains and hints at the Kennedy Center shutdown amid ongoing political maneuvering. The segment blends crime updates, legal revelations, and partisan commentary alongside a…

What is mentioned in this Megyn Kelly episode?

19 people, works and ideas are mentioned, including Donald Trump, Megan Kelly, Timothy Busfield, Nancy Guthrie, Trump Kennedy Center, Savannah Guthrie. Each one on this page links to its own page with every episode that mentions it.

How long is "Shock Details of Savannah Guthrie Mom's Abduction, New Busfield Allegations Exposed: AM Update 2/3"?

The episode runs 19 min; the transcript is about 3,109 words in 33 timestamped sections.

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