NBC “At the moment” present host Savannah Guthrie stated Wednesday that her household is prepared to speak to folks holding their 84-year-old mom, however they need to see proof that she is alive.
Guthrie stated in a recorded video posted on social media that her household has heard media studies a couple of ransom letter for Nancy Guthrie, who authorities imagine was taken from her residence in Arizona towards her will.
Neighbors of Nancy Guthrie, the daughter of “At the moment” host Savannah Guthrie, present assist for the household in metro Tucson, Ariz., on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, because the search continues to search out Nancy who was reported lacking.
(AP Photograph/Sejal Govindarao)
“We’re prepared to speak. Nonetheless, we dwell in a world the place voices and pictures are simply manipulated,” Savannah Guthrie stated whereas studying from a ready assertion. “We’d like to know indubitably that she is alive and that you’ve her. We wish to hear from you and we’re prepared to pay attention. Please attain out to us.”
The household posted the message after police performed a search in and round Nancy Guthrie’s residence for a number of hours within the late afternoon and early night.
She was final seen Saturday round 9:45 p.m. when she was dropped off at residence by household after having dinner with them, the sheriff’s division stated. She was reported lacking noon Sunday after she didn’t seem at a church.
This picture supplied by the Pima County Sheriff’s Division, on Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, reveals a lacking individual alert for Nancy Guthrie.
Pima County Sheriff’s Division through AP
A number of media organizations reported receiving purported ransom notes Tuesday that they handed over to investigators. The sheriff’s division had stated it was taking the notes and different suggestions severely however declined to remark additional.
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Savannah Guthrie was at instances emotional through the recording. Her voice cracked when she addressed her mom immediately, saying that they had been praying for her and that individuals had been in search of her.
“Mommy, in case you are listening to this, you’re a robust lady. You’re God’s valuable daughter,” she stated.
Authorities on Wednesday provided no detailed replace on their search. Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos’ workplace stated detectives nonetheless had been talking with anybody who had contact with Nancy Guthrie final weekend however that no suspect or individual of curiosity had been recognized.
Nanos urged there was video from some cameras, although he didn’t elaborate, including: “That’s all been submitted and we’re doing our greatest with the businesses that personal these cameras or constructed these cameras.”
There have been indicators of pressured entry on the residence within the Catalina Foothills neighborhood. Guthrie has restricted mobility, and officers don’t imagine she left on her personal. A sheriff’s dispatcher speaking to deputies throughout a search Sunday indicated that she has hypertension, a pacemaker and coronary heart points, in accordance to audio from broadcastify.com.
Jim Mason, longtime commander of a search-and-rescue posse in Maricopa County, isn’t concerned within the seek for Guthrie however stated desert terrain could make in search of lacking folks troublesome. He stated it may be arduous to peer into areas which are dense with mesquite bushes, cholla cactus and different desert brush.
“A few of it is so thick you may’t drive by way of it,” Mason stated.
On the opposite facet of the nation, Victory Church in Albany, New York, stated it’s providing a $25,000 reward for data that leads to discovering Nancy Guthrie.
“Me and my spouse, we watch Savannah each single morning. We’ve heard of her religion. We’ve heard of her mother’s religion. And she or he’s obtained such a candy spirit,” Pastor Charlie Muller stated.
The White Home stated President Donald Trump referred to as and spoke with Savannah Guthrie on Wednesday.
“I spoke with Savannah Guthrie, and let her know that I’m directing ALL Federal Legislation Enforcement to be on the household’s, and Native Legislation Enforcement’s, full disposal, IMMEDIATELY,” Trump stated in a put up on Fact Social. “We’re deploying all assets to get her mom residence safely.”
For a 3rd day, “At the moment” opened with Guthrie’s disappearance, however Savannah Guthrie was not on the anchor’s desk. NBC Sports activities stated Tuesday that she won’t be protecting the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics “as she focuses on being with her household throughout this troublesome time.”
The “At the moment” host grew up in Tucson, graduated from the College of Arizona and beforehand labored as a reporter and anchor at Tucson tv station KVOA. Her dad and mom settled in Tucson within the Seventies when she was a younger baby. The youngest of three siblings, she credit her mother with holding their household collectively after her father died of a coronary heart assault at 49, when Savannah was simply 16.
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Billeaud reported from Phoenix. Related Press writers Michael Hill in Albany, New York, Darlene Superville in Washington and Julie Walker in New York Metropolis contributed.
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