{"id":199356,"date":"2026-02-05T23:29:10","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/top-us-news-anchor-pleads-with-kidnappers-for-moms-life-france-24\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T23:29:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T23:29:10","slug":"top-us-news-anchor-pleads-with-kidnappers-for-moms-life-france-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/top-us-news-anchor-pleads-with-kidnappers-for-moms-life-france-24\/","title":{"rendered":"Top US news anchor pleads with kidnappers for mom&#039;s life &#8211; France 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Headings<br \/>                     <span class=\"t-location\">Los Angeles (United States) (AFP) \u2013 <\/span>                    US news anchor Savannah Guthrie tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof that her 84-year-old mother was still alive in a video posted to her social media Wednesday night.                <br \/><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-02-05T03:17:10+00:00\" pubdate=\"pubdate\">05\/02\/2026 &#8211; 04:17<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-02-05T09:41:45+00:00\">05\/02\/2026 &#8211; 10:41<\/time><\/span><br \/>&#8220;We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her,&#8221; Guthrie said, after noting that &#8220;voices and images are easily manipulated.&#8221; <br \/>Flanked by family members, the 54-year-old NBC News co-host of the morning program &#8220;Today&#8221; addressed kidnappers directly, weeping.<br \/>&#8220;We want to hear from you and we are ready to listen.&#8221;<br \/>Police in Arizona said Monday they believed Nancy Guthrie was kidnapped from her home in Pima County after she went missing Sunday under suspicious circumstances.<br \/>&#8220;She did not leave on her own, we know that,&#8221; Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos told a press conference Monday, describing the home as a &#8220;crime scene.&#8221;<br \/>Nanos said in a statement posted to X on Wednesday that &#8220;investigators have not identified a suspect or person of interest&#8221; in the case.<br \/>In his post, Nanos said detectives &#8220;continue to speak with anyone who may have had contact with Mrs. Guthrie.&#8221;<br \/>&#8220;We&#8217;re working towards, where is Nancy? Where is Ms. Guthrie? We want to find her,&#8221; Nanos told CBS News on Wednesday. <br \/>US President Donald Trump said on his Truth Social platform Wednesday he had spoken to Savannah Guthrie &#8220;and let her know that I am directing ALL Federal Law Enforcement to be at the family&#8217;s, and Local Law Enforcement&#8217;s, complete disposal, IMMEDIATELY.&#8221; <br \/>&#8220;We are deploying all resources to get her mother home safely,&#8221; Trump added.<br \/>In the video she posted, Guthrie described her mother&#8217;s fragile heart and health, saying &#8220;she lives in constant pain. She is without any medicine. She needs it to survive, and she needs it not to suffer.&#8221;<br \/>The news anchor confirmed that she had heard media reports of a ransom letter and said her family was working to do &#8220;everything that we can.&#8221; <br \/>She also addressed her missing mother directly.<br \/>&#8220;Mommy, if you are hearing this, you are a strong woman. 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