India, Feb. 7 -- Nancy Guthrie's neighbor provided crucial information to the police, which led them to conduct a search of her home's roof on Friday, following her disappearance last weekend.

Nancy is the mother of Savannah Guthrie, the host of the Today show, and she was reported missing on Sunday after not attending a church event.

A neighbor has informed the police that they ought to inspect the roof of 84-year-old Nancy's home after she viewed aerial footage of the property on television.

"You see in that image, you see how white her roof is," neighbour Laura Gargano said while speaking to CNN. "The previous three weeks we had a lot of rain, so it would be normal for a roof to a be little dirty after it rains."

Nancy's neighbor a...