Savannah Guthrie has a message for the public as the search for her mother, Nancy Guthrie, continues.
The Today show co-host took to her Instagram on Monday to share a new video, asking for people’s help, as “we are at an hour of desperation.” Nancy was first reported missing on Sunday, Feb. 1, and authorities believe she was likely taken against her will in a “possible kidnapping or abduction.”
“Hi there, everybody. I wanted to come on and just share a few thoughts,” Guthrie began the video. “As we enter into another week of this nightmare, I just want to say first of all, thank you so much for all of the prayers and the love that we have felt, my sister and brother and I. And that our mom has felt. Because we believe that somehow, someway, she is feeling these prayers, and that God is lifting her even in this moment and in this darkest place. We believe our mom is still out there.
She continued, “We need your help. Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock, trying to bring her home, trying to find her. She was taken and we don’t know where. And we need your help. So I’m coming on just to ask you, not just for your prayers, but no matter where you are, even if you’re far from Tucson, if you see anything, you hear anything, if there’s anything at all that seems strange to you, that you report to law enforcement. We are at an hour of desperation, and we need your help.”
Nancy, who takes essential medications and has mobility issues, was last seen by Annie’s husband, Tommaso Cioni, when he dropped her off at her home in Tucson, Arizona, on Jan. 31. The following day, she was reported missing by family members after she didn’t show up for church.
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department is investigating her disappearance, calling it a “possible kidnapping or abduction.” Nancy’s home was also being treated as a crime scene, as blood discovered on the porch of her home tested positive as her own, authorities confirmed.
Sheriff Chris Nanos has shot down reports that Cioni had been identified as a possible suspect, scolding members of the media who reported him as a person of interest without confirming it with investigators. He said in a statement shared on the sheriff’s department’s Facebook page, “At this point, investigators have not identified a suspect or person of interest in this case.”
Nanos also said in an interview with NBC News’ Liz Kreutz on Wednesday that he remains hopeful that Nancy is still alive. “We have nothing else to go on but the belief that she is here,” he shared. “She’s present. She’s alive, and we want to save her.”
In an update on Thursday, the FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information that leads to Nancy’s discovery.
”We believe Nancy is still out there,” Nanos added. “We want her home. The sheriff’s department, along with all of our partners at the FBI, has been working around the clock, and we just want her home and to find a way to get to the bottom of all of this.”
More to come.
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