The search for Nancy Guthrie, the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, entered its fifth day Thursday in Arizona, as authorities intensified efforts to identify a suspect and determine a motive in her disappearance. The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information leading to Guthrie's recovery or the arrest and conviction of those involved, according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos. Investigators believe Guthrie is "still out there," Nanos said during a news conference.
Guthrie was last seen on Saturday night. She arrived at her daughter Annie's home at 5:32 p.m., dined there, and was dropped off at her own home. She was reported missing on Sunday after failing to appear for church. Savannah Guthrie has directly appealed to whoever may have taken her mother, and President Trump said he is directing all federal law enforcement to be at the family's "complete disposal," according to CBS News.
Camron Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's brother, made another appeal Thursday for his mother's return. "Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you," he said in a post shared to Savannah Guthrie's Instagram account. "We haven't heard anything directly. We need you to reach out, and we need a way to communicate with you so we can move forward," he continued in the video. "But first, we have to know that you have our mom. We want to talk to you, and we are waiting for contact."
A ransom note, which investigators are taking seriously, included a deadline of 5 p.m. Thursday, according to Heith Janke, the special agent in charge of the FBI's field office in Phoenix. The deadline didn't specify a time zone. "If a transfer wasn't made, then I think a second demand," Janke said.
In other news, the last treaty between the U.S. and Russia that limited the number of deployable nuclear weapons expired on Thursday, marking the end of decades of arms control agreements between the two countries. The New START Treaty, signed in 2010, limited the number of deployed strategic nuclear weapons to 1,550 on each side and required on-site inspections and notifications.
Also on Thursday, at least three people were killed and six others injured when a car crashed into a supermarket in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred a little after noon at a 99 Ranch Market. Firefighters said three people were pronounced dead at the scene: a 55-year-old man, a 42-year-old woman and a 30-year-old man.
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