Savannah Guthrie Offers to Pay Ransom for Kidnapped Mother as Search Continues

NBC "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie has offered to pay ransom for her kidnapped mother Nancy.

The Details: Alongside her brother Cameron and sister Annie, Guthrie posted a video on social media offering to pay ransom for the return of Nancy Guthrie, age 84, who was reported missing February 1 from her Tucson, Arizona home. No suspects or persons of interest have been identified yet, but authorities are examining new evidence in the case, including a suspicious white van that was parked on the street in the days before Nancy's disappearance.

Key Quote: Guthrie said, "We beg you now to return our mother to us, so that we can celebrate with her," adding , "This is very valuable to us, and we will pay."

For Context: The video offer to pay ransom came after TMZ and a local TV station in Tucson received an alleged ransom note with a Monday deadline of 5pm (GMT). It was the third video that the Guthrie siblings released since their mother disappeared

How the Media Covered It: The disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has been very widely covered by mainstream media in the past week. The Los Angeles Times (Lean Left bias) reported that the search for Nancy grows more desperate with few answers a week after abduction. The New York Post (Lean Right bias) called the video from the family "emotional," and noted that Savannah used the words from "Silence of the Lambs" when she said that her mother "is full of kindness and knowledge. Talk to her and you'll see."

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