This is CNN Breaking News.

Welcome to The Lead. I'm Jake Tapper and I'm live here in Tucson, Arizona. The lead tonight, a desperate plea for help.

From today's show anchor, Savannah Guthrie, taking to social media just minutes ago as the search continues for her 84-year-old mother Nancy who's been

missing now for more than a week here is the message from Savannah Guthrie

hi there everybody I wanted to come on and just share a few thoughts as we enter into another week of this nightmare.

I just want to say, first of all, thank you so much for all of the prayers and the love that we have felt my sister and brother and I,

and that our mom has felt.

Because we believe that somehow, some way she is feeling these prayers

and that God is lifting her even in this moment

and in this darkest place.

We believe our mom is still out there.

We need your help.

Law enforcement is working tirelessly around the clock trying to bring her home, trying to find her.

She was taken and we don't know where.

And we need your help.

So I'm coming on just to ask you not just for your prayers, but no matter where you are,

even if you're far from Tucson.

If you see anything, if you hear anything, if there's anything at all that seems strange

to you, that you report to law enforcement, we are at an hour of desperation.

And we need your help.

The number, of course, if you see anything

that you think law enforcement should know

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