The FBI is offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to the recovery of Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie, as the search in Arizona intensifies. Authorities believe Nancy Guthrie is "still out there," according to Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos, who spoke at a news conference Thursday. The search, now in its fifth day, has yet to identify a suspect or motive in the 84-year-old's disappearance.
Nancy Guthrie was last seen on Saturday night, arriving at her daughter Annie's home at 5:32 p.m., according to authorities. She dined there and was then dropped off at her own residence. She was reported missing on Sunday after failing to appear at church, prompting her family to plead for her safe return. Savannah Guthrie has directly appealed to whoever may be holding her mother, and President Trump has pledged the full support of federal law enforcement.
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 note did not specify a time zone. Camron Guthrie, Savannah Guthrie's brother, also made a public appeal Thursday, urging the possible abductor to contact the family. "Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you," he said in a video shared on 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."
In other news, the U.S. military struck an alleged drug-carrying boat in the eastern Pacific on Thursday, marking the 38th vessel struck in Latin American waters in the last five months. Two people were killed in the operation, which the U.S. Southern Command said targeted a boat operated by a designated terrorist organization.
Also on Thursday, a car crashed into a supermarket in the Westwood neighborhood of Los Angeles, resulting in the deaths of at least three people and injuries to six others. The Los Angeles Fire Department reported the crash occurred at a 99 Ranch Market, with the vehicle lodged inside the building.
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