The day's other headlines begin in Arizona, where the search for Nancy Guthrie, mother of today's show host Savannah Guthrie, entered its second week.

And an apparent ransom deadline is just hours away.

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 you out.

In a new plea today, Savannah Guthrie credited law enforcement for working tirelessly,

but asked the public for its help. Over the weekend, the Guthrie said they are prepared to pay for their mother's safe return.

Investigators to date have identified no suspects or persons of interest in the case.

The U.S. military boarded a sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean today

after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean.

The Pentagon posted video of what it called a maritime interdiction aboard the Akela 2,

which experts say departed Venezuela last month.

The Pentagon did not say whether it had seized the ship.

The meantime in Venezuela, opposition leader Maria Karina Machado says an ally of hers was kidnapped in Caracas,

less than 12 hours after he was released from detention. The country's top prosecutor had called

for Juan Pablo Guanypa to be re-arrested but didn't say whether he had been. Critics accuse Venezuela

of backtracking on its promises to the United States to release political prisoners

after President Nicolas Maduro's removal. The Trump administration left other leaders of Maduro's

regime in place. Japan's Prime Minister, Sanai Takaiichi, is pushing her conservative agenda forward

after her party secured a superma super majority in Sunday's parliamentary election.

The people of our nation gave us a powerful push forward, urging us to carry through with a shift in policy, no matter what.

Takaiichi will be able to fast track many of her priorities, which include cracking down on immigration,

tax cuts, increased government spending, and boosting defense capabilities to stand up militarily to China.

President Trump congratulated Takaiichi on social media, calling her, quote, highly respected and very popular.

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