Savannah Guthrie releases new message as search for mother enters ninth day

LET'S GET RIGHT TO LIZ KREUTZ ON THE GROUND IN TUCSON WITH THE. KREUTZ ON THE GROUND IN TUCSON WITH THE LATEST ON THIS. IN TUCSON WITH THE LATEST ON THIS INVESTIGATION. LATEST ON THIS INVEVESTIGATION. >> Reporter: TONIGHT, >> Reporter: TONIGHT, IN THAT NEW VIDEO, SAVANNAH MAKAKING AN. IN THAT NEW VIDEO, SAVANNAH MAKING AN EXCRUCIATING PLEA. EXCRUCIATING PLEA. >> WE ARE AT AN HOUR OF DESPERATION, AND WE. OF DESPERATION, AND WE NEED YOUR HELP. >> Reporter: THE. NEED YOUR HELP. >> Reporter:r: THE MESSAGE POSTED JUST. MESSAGE POSTED JUST HOURS BEFORE THE FINALAL DEADLINE IN THAT. DEADLINE IN THAT ALLEGED RANSOM NOTE SENT TO THREE NEWS. SENT TO THREE NEWS OUTLETS LAST WEEK FOLLOWING NANCY'S. OUTLETS LAST WEEK FOLLOWING G NANCY'S DISAPPEARANCE. FOLLOWING NANCY'S DISAPPEARANCE. THE DEMAND, 6 MILLION. DISAPPEARANCE. THE DEMAND, 6 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS IN. THE DEMAND, 6 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS IN BITCOIN BY 5:00 P.M. U.S. DOLLARS IN BITCOIN BY 5:00 P.M. TONIGHT. BITCOIN BY 5:00 P.M.M. TONIGHT. >> WE WILL PAY.

TONIGHT. >> WE WILL PAY. >> Reporter: WHILE. >> WE WILL PAY. >> Reporter:r: WHILE INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT. INVESTIGATORS HAVE NOT YET DETERMINED IF THE RANSOM NOTE IS R REAL, YET DETERMINED IF THE RANSOM NOTE IS REAL, ON S SATURDAY, SAVANNAH. RANSOM NOTE IS REAL, ON SATURDAY, SAVANNAH POSTED THIS HEART. ON SATURDAY, SAVANNAH POSTED THIS HEART T WRENCHING VIDEO, POSTED THIS HEART WRENCHING G VIDEO, SAYING SHE AND HER. WRENCHING VIDEO, SAYINGNG SHE AND HER SIBLINGS ARE WILLING. SAYING SHE AND HER SIBLINGS ARE WILLING TO PAY, DESPITE NO. SIBLINGS ARE WILLING TO PAY, DESPITE NONO EVIDENCE THEY'VE. TO PAY, , DESPITE NO EVIDENCE THEY'VE RECEIVED PROOF OF. RECEIVED PROOF OF LIFE. >> WE BEG YOU NONOW TO. LIFE. >> WE BEG YOU NONOW TO RETURN OUR MOTHER TO. RETURN OUR MOTHER TO US SO THAT WE CACAN CELEBRATE WITH HER. CELEBRATE WITH HER. THIS IS THE ONLY WAY WEWE WILL HAVE PEACE. WE WILL HAVE PEACE. >> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THESE SPSPECIFIC WORDS. THESE SPECIFIC WORDS SHE'S USING, WE WANT TO HAVE PEACACE, SHE'S USING, WE WANTNT TO HAVE PEACE, CELEBRATION? TO HAVE PEACE, CELEBRATION? >> WELL, THERE COULD. CELEBRATION? >> WELL, THERE COUOULD BE SOME IMPLICATION TO. BE SOME IMPLICATION TO THE FAMILY IN THTHE COMMUNIQUE THAT SOME.

COMMUNIQUE THAT SOME HARM HAS COME TO NANCY OR THEY'VE L LOST NANCY. HARM HAS COME TO NANANCY OR THEY'VE LOST NANCY. I THINK THE FAMILY. OR THEY'VE LOST NANCY. I THININK THE FAMILY BELIEVES NANCY COULD. BELIEVES NANCY COULD STILL BE HERE BUT MAYBE SHSHE'S NOT. STILL BE HERE BUT MAYBE SHE'S NOT. EITHER WAY, WE STILL. MAYBE SHE'S NOT. EITHER WAY, WE STILL WANT TO DEDEAL WITH YOU. EITHER WAY, WE STILL WANT T TO DEAL WITH YOU BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT. WANT TO O DEAL WITH YOU BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. BECAUSE IT'S IMPORTANT TO US. >> JIM CAVANAUGH, A. TO US. >> JIM CAVANAUGH, A FORMER HOSTAGE. >> JIM CAVANAUGH, A FORMERER HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR HAS. NEGOTIATOR HAS REVIEWED THE PROPORTED RANSOM NOTE AND D TOLD. RANSOM NOTE AND TOLD US THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MAKE HIM. US THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT MAMAKE HIM QUESTION HIS. THINGS THAT MAKE HIM QUESTION HIS LEGITIMACY, LIKE HOW. QUESTION HIS LEGITIMACY, LIKE H HOW THE ALLEGED ABDUCTORS. LEGIGITIMACY, LIKE HOW THE ALLEGED ABDUCTORS STILL HAVEN'T GIVEN. THE ALLEGED ABDUCTORS STSTILL HAVEN'T GIVEN DEFINITIVE PROOF THEY. DEFINITIVE PROOF THEY ACTUALLY TOOK NANCY. HE WAS ALSO STRUCK.

HE WAS ALSO STRUCK THAT THE NOTE ASKED FOR PAYMENT IN USD. FOR PAYMENT IN USD. >> DID IT SEEM LIKE THESE WERE ORIGINATING. >> DID IT SEEM LIKE THESE WERE O ORIGINATING FROM OVERSEAS? THESE WERE ORIGINATING FROM OVERSEAS? >> T THAT'S, KIND OF, >> THAT'S, KIND OF, THE FIRST IMPRESSION. WE DON'T TALK LIKE. THE FIRST IMPRESSION. WE DON'T TALK LIKE THAT DOMESTICALLY. WE DON'T TALK LIKE THAT DOMESTICALLY. WE WOULD JUST SAY. THAT DOMESTICALLY. WE WOULD JUST SAY $6 MILLION, WE WOULD JUST SAY $6 MILLION, $7 MILLION, $6 MILLION, $7 MILLION, $10 MILLION, WHATEVER. $7 MILLION, $10 MILLION, WHATEVEVER THE NUMBER. $1$10 MILLION, WHATEVER THE NUMBER. WE WOULDN'T SAY USD. THE NUMBER. WE WOULDN'T SAY USD. >> Reporter: O OVER THE. WE WOULDN'T SAY USD. >> Reporter: OVER THE WEEKEND, INVESTIGATORS. >> Reporter: OVER THTHE WEEKEND, INVESTIGATORS CONTINUED THEIR. WEEKEND, INVESTIGATORS CONTINUED THEIR EXTENSIVIVE SEARCH OF. EXTENSIVE SEARCH OF NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOME, TOWING AWAY A A CAR. TOWING AWAY A CAR BELIEVED TO BE HERS, AND SEARCHING THE. AND SEARCHING THE VEGETATION AROUND HER HOME ALONG WITH A. HOME ALONG WITH A SEPTIC TANK. >> INITIALLY YOU'RE. SEPTIC TANK. >> INITIALLY YOU'R'RE LOOKING TRYING TO FIND.

LOOKING TRYING TO FIND SOMEBODY ALIVE. BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO GO. BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO GO BACK AND SAY, MAYBE SHE E WAS HIDDEN -- YOU. BACK AND S SAY, MAYBE SHE WAS HIDDEN -- YOU KNOW, HARMED AND. KNOW, HARMED AND HIDDEN. >> Reporter: A PAIN. HIDDEN. >> Reporter: A PAIN STSTAKING SEARCH NOW. >> Repororter: A PAIN STAKING SEARCH NOW NINE DAYS SINCE NANCY. NINE DAYS SINCE NANCY DISAPPEARED. >> ALL RIGIGHT. DISAPPEARED. >>>> ALL RIGHT. LIZ, YOU'RE OUTSIDE. >> ALL RIGHT. LIZ, YOU'RE OUTSIDE NANCY GUTHRIE'S HOME. LIZ, YOU'RE OUTSIDE NANCY GUTHRIE'S S HOME RIGHT NOW THERE IN. RIGHT NOW THERE IN TUCSON. WE JUST HEARD FROM THE. WE JUST HEARD FROM THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE ABOUT THE E SEARCH CONTINUING. THE SEARCH CONTINUING. >> Reporter: YEAH, THAT'S RIGIGHT, TOM. >> Reporter: Y YEAH, THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. THE SHERIFF'S. THAT'S RIGHT, TOM. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS THEY. THE SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYS S THEY PLAN TO CONTINUE. PLAN TO CONTINUE SEARCHING NANCY'S HOME AND D PROPERTY AS WELL.