The abduction of a U.S. TV host's mother

The mother of a prominent American news anchor was allegedly kidnapped a week ago. NBC Today's Savannah Guthrie (Guth-ree) posted a video over the weekend saying her family is prepared to pay a ransom to bring her 84-year-old mother home safely. But now more than a week since the alleged abduction, authorities don’t yet even have a suspect in the case.Today we're going to explain what we know about the disappearance, and what investigators have found so far.

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