00:00and we are in agony and we cannot be at peace so how much i try to come out here
00:07every day and
00:07smile and find that joy and i will i promise i will this is a moment to tell you that
00:12we need
00:14your help we're begging for your help and i'm not going to miss that opportunity and so please if
00:19you're watching yes no matter how small the reward is there you can tell us it can be anonymous
00:25please do the right thing for us for our family for our children and we love our mom and we'll
00:31never stop looking for her never an emotional savannah guthrie fought back tears on the today
00:37show while addressing new developments in the investigation into her missing mother nancy
00:41guthrie the nbc anchor spoke after a report revealed that her family received a second message from the
00:47same source that allegedly sent a ransom note shortly after nancy disappeared from her arizona home on
00:53february 1st while savannah said she had no comment on the specific headlines and was not involved in
00:59the show's reporting on the case she told viewers she couldn't sit through the conversation without
01:04speaking directly guthrie used the moment to make a public plea for information saying someone knows
01:10what happened and urging anyone with knowledge of the case to come forward she explained that while
01:15the story may be a headline for viewers it has become a daily reality for her family including her
01:21siblings extended relatives and children savannah said her family remains in agony as the search
01:26for nancy continues her co-host craig melvin praised her strength telling viewers that the courage she
01:32has shown while continuing to work on air throughout the ordeal has been remarkable he also directed the
01:38public to the fbi tip line saying any information could help bring the family some measure of peace
01:44according to airmail a ransom note believed by investigators to be credible claimed nancy was
01:49safe but scared and demanded six million dollars in bitcoin just hours after her disappearance a
01:56second message from the same ip address allegedly indicated days later that nancy had died however
02:02sources told nbc news that the sender did not make any additional requests for money beyond the initial
02:07demand savannah has previously said she tends to believe the notes her family responded to publicly were real
02:13while condemning the many fake ransom notes that surfaced after her mother's disappearance for now
02:19savannah and her family say they remain focused on one thing finding answers about what happened to nancy
02:25guthrie
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