‘Today’ Host Guthrie Releases New Video Asking for Help as Search for Mother Enters 2nd Week

“Today” show host Savannah Guthrie released a new video asking the public for help on Feb. 9 as the search for her missing mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was taken from her home in the Tucson, Arizona, area in late January, entered its second week.

In the video, Savannah Guthrie offers thanks “for all of the prayers and the love” for the family.

“We believe our mom is out there,” she said on Instagram. “We need your help.”

“She was taken and we don’t know where,” she said before telling viewers, “If you see anything or hear anything … report to law enforcement.”

Officials said last week that they had been investigating an alleged ransom note that gave Feb. 9 as a deadline for the return of Nancy Guthrie, coming after another ransom deadline already passed on Feb. 5. The FBI, which confirmed the Feb. 9 deadline last week, has said it is taking the ransom demands seriously.

There has been no word on whether the elder Guthrie is still alive, and there has been no public indication that her purported kidnappers have responded to pleas offered by her family.

“The Nancy Guthrie investigation is ongoing,” the Pima County Sheriff’s Department in Arizona wrote in a post on the afternoon of Feb. 8 on X. “Follow-up continues at multiple locations. No suspects, persons of interest, or vehicles have been identified. No scheduled press briefings. If any significant developments occur in the case, a press conference will be called.”

Later on Feb. 8, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department said it would send officers to Nancy Guthrie’s home in response to a request from her family, advising anyone going there not to attempt to trespass.

Savannah Guthrie and her two siblings released a video plea to anyone who may have abducted their 84-year-old mother. Officials said evidence suggests that she was forcibly removed from her home.

“We received your message and we understand,” Savannah Guthrie said in a short video posted on Feb. 7. “We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her. This is the only way we will have peace. This is very valuable to us and we will pay.”

The missing woman’s case has drawn national headlines and the attention of the Trump administration and other politicians.

President Donald Trump is “closely following” the investigation, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told NBC News on Feb. 9. The president, she also said, is “receiving frequent updates” on the progress of the case, although she provided no other details.

Over the weekend, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) told reporters that he had spoken with Savannah Guthrie before the family reported that Nancy Guthrie went missing.

Authorities believe that Nancy Guthrie was taken against her will from her home just outside Tucson, Arizona. She was last seen there on Jan. 31 and was reported missing the next day after not attending church services. DNA tests showed that blood on Guthrie’s front porch was a match to her. Her doorbell camera was disconnected in the early hours of Feb. 1, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said.

Officials have concerns about Nancy Guthrie’s health because she needs daily medication. Nanos has stated that she was fitted with a pacemaker that lost contact with a monitoring device the night she went missing.

The FBI’s press office did not respond to a Feb. 9 request for comment by publication time.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.