NBC Tightens Today Studio Security After 84-Year-Old Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping, Craig Melvin Attack
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Updated · Fox News · Sep 12
NBC Tightens Today Studio Security After 84-Year-Old Nancy Guthrie Kidnapping, Craig Melvin Attack
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Sep 12
Summary
NBC has increased security at its Manhattan "Today" studio after Craig Melvin was confronted inside a secure vestibule and as Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother remains missing after a February abduction.
New measures were not fully disclosed, but an internal memo said guests may now bring only two support staffers; employees told Page Six the tighter rules feel overdue but reassuring.
Andrew Truelove, 41, was arrested after allegedly entering Rockefeller Center during a live broadcast, seeking Al Roker before confronting Melvin with a racial slur; he now faces hate-crime, burglary and menacing charges.
Nancy Guthrie was abducted from her Tucson home on Feb. 1, and alleged kidnappers demanded $4 million in Bitcoin before claiming she had "perished"; no suspects or arrests have been announced.
Investigators are still reviewing newly released ransom notes and other evidence, leaving both the kidnapping and NBC’s broader studio-security response under continued scrutiny.