"We received your message," the US news anchor says in the latest video plea for the return of her mother Nancy Guthrie, 84, who is believed to be abducted.
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"We received your message, and we understand," Guthrie said in the video posted to Instagram on Saturday evening, as she is flanked by her two siblings. "We beg you now to return our mother to us so that we can celebrate with her."
"This is the only way we will have peace," she continued. "This is very valuable to us. And we will pay." Her video did not provide any details about the message she referenced.
Nancy Guthrie disappeared in the middle of night from her home in Tucson, Arizona, last weekend and authorities believe she was taken against her will.
Earlier this week, authorities said they had yet to identify a person of interest or suspect in the case.
They are offering a reward of $50,000 (£36,000) for information.
Nancy Guthrie was discovered missing when members of her church grew concerned when she did not attend Sunday services.
Authorities say that early on Sunday morning, a doorbell camera in her home was disconnected and removed. At about 02:28 local time, the app connected to her pacemaker, a implanted cardiac device, was disconnected from her phone.
FBI Special Agent Heith Janke has said the bureau is looking into a potential ransom note sent to several media outlets.
Authorities on Friday said they were "aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie". They are "inspecting the information provided in the message for its accuracy".
Janke said the note "had facts associated with a deadline with a monetary value they were asking for", NBC News reported.
A presenter for a local CBS News affiliate told the BBC that her channel had received the "message" but did not detail its contents.
According to news website TMZ, which reportedly received one of the letters, the kidnappers were demanding millions of dollars' worth of the cryptocurrency, which is popular with criminals and often difficult to trace.
The family has released two previous
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