Nancy Guthrie Case

The home of Nancy Guthrie was buzzing with police activity Friday, with a steady stream of vehicles in and out ... plus a tow truck that was seen hauling away a blue SUV as the search for Nancy continues.

Video shows the truck removing the SUV from Nancy's Tucson, Arizona home during the evening ... hours after authorities were seen taking what appears to be some sort of device from her roof.

It is not clear why officials confiscated the vehicle or what clues could be on Nancy's roof ... but TMZ has reached out to the Pima County Sheriff's Office for more information.

President Trump says the feds are getting closer to cracking the kidnapping case of Savannah Guthrie's mom Nancy ... and the FBI may even have a suspect!

Trump shared the bombshell news with reporters on Air Force One Friday night, saying investigators have made real progress in the investigation. And 47 says he's not talking about search results ... he's talking about "solutions" in the case.

And get this ... When a journalist asked if someone had been identified as a suspect, Trump responded, "Yeah. Could be definitive."

The California man facing federal charges for allegedly texting Nancy Guthrie's family about the bitcoin ransom payment has been granted bond by a judge -- and may be outta federal custody in no time.

Derrick Callella, a 42-year-old man from Hawthorne, made his first court appearance Friday afternoon in U.S. District Court in Santa Ana.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Karen E. Scott ordered Callella to be released on $20,000 bond ... and he's been ordered to not to contact the alleged victims or witnesses.

Federal prosecutors claim Callella texted Nancy's daughter Annie and her son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, "Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction."

4:20 PM PT -- Mary Coleman, anchor for Arizona-based KOLD 13 News, told CNN Friday ... it seems the new note was written by the person who sent the initial, which TMZ received. She said the new note is shorter than the alleged ransom note -- and there was no mention of a deadline.

As you know, the initial note had two deadlines, one which passed yesterday -- and the second is Monday. The new note appears to be a response to the videos made by the Guthries saying they needed proof of life ... and wanted to communicate directly with their mother's captor(s).

A new communication regarding Nancy Guthrie's abduction was sent to a media outlet in the Tucson area ... though the outlet hasn't said yet what it entails.

KOLD-TV reported they received a new message "regarding the Nancy Guthrie disappearance."

The outlet does not say if it is another ransom letter or what kind of communication it is ... but, they immediately alerted the Pima County Sheriff's Department.

Savannah Guthrie was heavy on her colleagues’ minds this week ... with the NBC team covering the 2026 Winter Olympics taking time on-air to honor her as her family faces a nightmare back home.

As expected, "Today" show host Savannah pulled out of the Milan-Cortina coverage, with Terry Gannon and Mary Carillo stepping in Monday and making it clear their "important, beloved" teammate was deeply missed at the Opening Ceremony.

Carillo got emotional while speaking about Savannah’s love for covering Olympic opening ceremonies, adding, "Right now, of course, Savannah and her family are in unspeakable, unfathomable pain. We know in the U.S. that her extended family is legion. Savannah, my friend, it’s the same way here."

The alleged ransom letter in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping has a few details offering possible clues about how far away she may have been taken from the Arizona home where she was abducted ... which could indicate the search radius law enforcement is focusing on.

If the letter is legit -- the FBI and Savannah Guthrie have already talked about it publicly -- it offers some clues into where Nancy may be.

There's a demand of millions in bitcoin for Nancy's safe return ... and there's a timeframe for how long it would take Nancy to be returned to Tucson after getting the money.

It seems Nancy would be driven back to Tucson -- getting on a plane would require Real ID, and the jig would be up -- and if you look at a timeframe, you can draw a radius around Tucson and get a feel for where she may be held captive ... a transporting driver wouldn't be speeding, and that helps create the search radius, too.

Hoda Kotb returned to "Today" on Friday ... and said the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy are "breaking my heart."

The television anchor -- who anchored "Today" with Savannah from 2018 to 2025 -- had plenty to say about her former co-host's missing mother.

Everyone is "hoping and praying for Nancy’s safe return." Hoda added ... "There’s been a massive show of support, from vigils to people offering positive thoughts online and just a lot of hope."

Moment of truth in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case ... the first deadline from the ransom letter came and went ... but the family says they still haven't heard a peep from whoever abducted her.

The first deadline lapsed at 4 PM PT Thursday ... that's when millions of dollars in bitcoin were due in exchange for Nancy's safe return.

'TODAY' host Savannah Guthrie uploaded a video of her brother, Camron Guthrie, saying the family has not gotten proof of life on Nancy ... as they've been requesting since Wednesday evening.

Finally, an arrest in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping, but it's not one of her captors ... it's a guy the feds claim sent text messages to Nancy's family asking them about bitcoin ... and the FBI says they don't believe the guy has any connection to the ransom note.

According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the feds say a Los Angeles man named Derrick Callella texted Nancy's daughter Annie and her son-in-law Tommaso Cioni, "Did you get the bitcoin were [sic] waiting on our end for the transaction."

The FBI says the texts were sent Wednesday, shortly after 'TODAY' anchor Savannah Guthrie uploaded a video of her siblings making a plea to Nancy's captors. In the video, Savannah mentioned the ransom note, begged for proof of life and said they were ready to talk.