Today show host Savannah Guthrie and her siblings have made an emotional plea for the return of their mother, who remains missing days after police believe she was kidnapped from her Arizona home.
“Everyone is looking for you, mom, everywhere,” Savannah Guthrie said in a video. Video message She posted on Wednesday alongside her sister and brother. “We will not rest. Your children will not rest until we meet again.”
Savannah Guthrie made an urgent appeal for the return of her mother, noting the fragile health condition of the 84-year-old woman.
“Our mother is our heart and our home,” Savannah Guthrie said. “She is 84 years old. Her health and heart are fragile. She lives in constant pain. She is without any medication. She needs it to stay alive. She needs it so that she does not suffer.”
American journalist and TV presenter Savannah Guthrie, accompanied by her siblings Annie and Camron, speaks in a video message, addressing anyone who might detain her elderly mother, Nancy Guthrie, who disappeared from her home in Arizona several days ago, in this screenshot obtained from a social media video taken at an unspecified location and released on February 4, 2026. Savannah Guthrie via Instagram/Via Reuters
Savannah Guthrie via Instagram/via Reuters
The police department said Wednesday that no suspect or person of interest has been identified in the case.
The Sheriff’s Department said it is reviewing potential ransom notes as part of the investigation. ABC Tucson affiliate KGUN said it received one of the letters and forwarded it to law enforcement. Officials say they are investigating whether any of these messages are legitimate.
Speaking about the ransom note, Savannah Guthrie said on Wednesday: “As a family, we are doing everything we can. We are willing to talk. However, we live in a world where voices and images are easily manipulated. We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her. We want to hear from you and we are willing to listen. Please reach out to us.”
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department announced Sunday that the missing Arizona woman is the mother of “Today Show” host Savannah Guthrie.
Pima County Police Department
In a post on his social media platform Wednesday evening, President Donald Trump said he spoke with Savannah Guthrie and said he was “directing all federal law enforcement authorities to be at the full disposal of the family, and local law enforcement, immediately.”
The post continued, “We are deploying all resources to bring her mother home safely. Our nation’s prayers are with her and her family. May God bless and protect Nancy!”
FBI Director Kash Patel was expected to be in Arizona to help oversee the investigation, according to several officials familiar with the matter. In addition to the FBI, the elite Border Patrol was assisting in the investigation, according to several officials.
The FBI did not respond to ABC News’ request for comment.
Pima County sheriff’s deputies walk the driveway of Nancy Guthrie’s home after the disappearance of the mother of 84-year-old American journalist and television host Savannah Guthrie, who disappeared from her home in Tucson, Arizona, United States, on February 4, 2026.
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Nancy Guthrie was last seen at her home near Tucson on Saturday night, according to the Pima County Police Department.
Investigators do not believe Nancy Guthrie left her home willingly, and said it appears she was abducted while she was sleeping early Sunday morning, the Pima County Sheriff’s Department told ABC News.
Nancy Guthrie’s family reported her missing Sunday at noon local time, authorities said.
“We don’t know where she is,” Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told reporters Tuesday.
He added: “We believe that Nancy was taken from her home against her will, and this is what we have reached.”
The FBI is sending additional agents and experts to Pima County, Arizona, to help bolster efforts on the ground and assist local investigators in the case, sources told ABC News on Wednesday.
The sources said that among those who will be sent is a supervisor who will manage a work team that includes experts in areas such as hostage negotiation, data storage systems/networks and secure digital devices.
Law enforcement officers are outside the home of Nancy Guthrie, mother of “Today” host Savannah Guthrie, near Tucson, Arizona, Monday, February 2, 2026.
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Nancy Guthrie’s home is considered a crime scene, Nanos said.
The Sheriff’s Department said Tuesday that DNA samples collected from her home have been confirmed as hers, though authorities have not yet confirmed whether those samples were from blood. Nanos said there has been no indication of any suspects from samples taken from the home so far.
Nanos said it is not known whether Nancy Guthrie was targeted or if it was random.
“We don’t know,” he said. “We’ll assume both sides of that.”
Nanos said Tuesday that investigators are waiting to obtain surveillance footage from home security cameras from the companies that own it.
“We asked them,” Nanos said. “They know how urgent it is here.”
He added that investigators are also looking into a camera that was missing from the front of the house.
Authorities said they had Nancy Guthrie’s cell phone. Sources familiar with the investigation told ABC News that investigators are focusing on Nancy Guthrie’s electronic devices to see if there is data that could point to an attacker or a specific time when the kidnapping may have occurred.
Nanos previously said that investigators who processed her home on Sunday “saw some things in the home that were concerning to us.”
Investigators are also interested in the condition of the home and whether and when items have been moved or left in place, which could indicate someone with greater strength or agility was in the home, the sources said.
The FBI urged people to come forward.
“We’re looking at this from every angle, but we need your help,” John Edwards, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Tucson office, said during a news conference Tuesday. “Every bullet and tip is important. We are vigorously monitoring and examining each one.”
“Please help us bring Nancy Guthrie home,” he added.
Nancy Guthrie is described as having some physical ailments and limited mobility, but she does not have cognitive issues, according to the sheriff. She is taking medication, which if she does not take it within 24 hours, “could be fatal,” Nanos said.
In an Instagram post Monday night, Savannah Guthrie asked her followers for prayers amid the investigation.
The talk show host wrote: “Thank you for raising your prayers with ours for our beloved mother, our dear Nancy, a woman of deep conviction, and a good and faithful servant. Lift your prayers with us and trust with us that they will be lifted at this very moment.”
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the situation was “terrible” and said he would call Savannah Guthrie.
Anyone with information is urged to call 911 or the Pima County Police Department at 520-351-4900.
ABC News’ Trevor Ault, Josh Margolin and Luke Barr contributed to this report.
