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The FBI has a better idea of what the suspect in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance might look like ... and, they've increased the reward to aid in their efforts.

The federal agency posted a statement mere minutes ago ... announcing the reward for information leading to the location of Nancy Guthrie or the arrest and conviction of those responsible for her abduction has been raised to $100,000.

On top of the reward increase, the FBI also announced its Operational Technology Division reviewed the doorbell camera footage ... and the suspect is a male, standing 5' 9" - 5' 10" tall, with an average build. The FBI says he had a black, 25-liter Ozark Trail Hiker Pack backpack -- a detail we also ascertained from the video.

After a ton of speculation, Mikayla Nogueira just confirmed she and husband Cody Hawken are getting divorced ... and they made the decision last year.

The influencer announced the split in a TikTok video today, but avoided elaborating, saying, "I'm not going to be sharing any details as to why Cody and I have made this decision. The main reason I am doing that is because I want to protect Cody. Cody deserves that."

It sounds like she's throwing Cody under the bus ... but later she begs her fans not to pit them against each other.

TMZ has received another email from the person who claims to know the identity of Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper ... and the words are chilling.

As we reported, TMZ received an email Wednesday, asking for 1 bitcoin in return for the name of the kidnapper. A single bitcoin is currently worth around $65,000. We monitored the account all day, but nothing was deposited.

Just after 8 AM Pacific Time Thursday ... TMZ received a second email from the same person, who complained, "I am not being taken seriously." He makes some ominous statements in the email ... TMZ is cooperating with law enforcement by not disclosing specifics. One thing he makes clear ... the situation has changed from Wednesday to Thursday.

As for why he wants a bitcoin ... he says he will need money to lay low after identifying the kidnapper for fear of retaliation. He also worries he might be "incriminated like that Carlos [the deliveryman who was detained and released] guy."

He ends by saying this is his final attempt to help.

1:40 PM PT -- Cardi B is not backing down in this developing feud with DHS ... tweeting her response hours after their comment.

The Department of Homeland Security is clapping back at Cardi B's ICE diss ... by digging up her stripper past!

ICYMI ... Cardi opened her "Little Miss Drama Tour" in Palm Desert, California on Wednesday night and told fans she will throw hands if ICE shows up at her concerts. A DHS spokesperson went all out in their icy response, telling TMZ ... "As long she doesn’t drug and rob our agents, we’ll consider that an improvement over her past behavior."

If you're scratching your heads ... the "I Like It" hitmaker raised eyebrows in 2019 when an old clip resurfaced in which she admitted to drugging and stealing from men when she was an exotic dancer. Specifically, she said she would bring clients to hotel rooms in order to "drug them up" and then rob them.

The man in this video -- recorded just 5 miles from Nancy Guthrie's home -- is on the FBI's radar -- TMZ has learned -- and the timing of the video is critical.

Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the FBI is lasering in on the man in the video, who is both wearing and carrying backpacks ... right around the time of the kidnapping.

The backpack the man is carrying appears to have reflective straps ... similar to the one the apparent kidnapper was wearing as he approached Nancy's front door. It's unclear if the reflectors are on the shoulder straps or the side of the backpack.

TMZ broke the story ... the backpack seen at Nancy's house is a Walmart Ozark Trail Hiker, and that has now been confirmed by authorities.

The man in the new video is trying to enter a locked gate, to no avail. He was recorded on a resident's Ring camera at 1:52 AM.

Savannah Guthrie's posted a series of heartfelt home videos featuring her mom, Nancy Guthrie ... and, she says there's no way she's giving up on her mom.

The NBC journalist shared the compilation on Instagram Thursday morning ... showing her, her mom and another child who is likely her sister, Annie.

The two kids are happy ... smiling and waving at the cameras in the clip -- while Nancy beams in a bright blue dress.

11:11 AM PT -- In a new statement, the Pima County Sheriff's Department widened the time frame of recorded video they're seeking from cameras in the Tucson area.

The department states ... "Investigators are requesting all video footage that includes vehicles, vehicle traffic, people/pedestrians, and anything neighbors deem out of the ordinary or important to our investigation from January 1, 2026 - February 2, 2026."

The department sent an alert through the Neighbors App to users within a 2-mile radius of Nancy Guthrie’s residence.

Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie kidnapping case are reportedly asking residents to turn over any footage they may have on their doorbell cameras from two days last month.

The FBI and Pima County sheriff's deputies made the request Wednesday to people living near Nancy's home in the Catalina Foothills, a suburb of Tucson, Arizona, according to TV stations KVOA and KOLD.

The authorities specifically want to view video from January 11 between 9 PM and midnight, and from January 31 between 9:30 AM and 11 AM, the stations reported. The outlets add that a suspicious vehicle was spotted around 10 AM on January 31 on Via Entrada road, which is close to Nancy's home in the Foothills. No description of the vehicle was provided.

Nicole Curtis is addressing the controversy surrounding HGTV pulling her show "Rehab Addict" from its platforms following the release of leaked footage showing her using a racial slur during filming.

Curtis tells TMZ ... "I want to be clear: the word in question is wrong and not part of my vocabulary and never has been, and I apologize to everyone." She tells us she was unaware of HGTV's decision to pull the plug on her show on the same day it was set to return to air after a hiatus.

Despite the surprising split, she tells us, "I'm grateful for the 15-year journey we've shared. It's been a meaningful chapter, but my focus isn't on my career. My focus, at this moment is rightfully on my relationships, and my community -- the people who truly know my character and where my heart is."

Another possible development in the Nancy Guthrie abduction case today ... investigators have found a black glove in the area where she was last seen that could bring them one step closer to nabbing the masked suspect who allegedly took her.

An FBI agent plucked the glove from the side of a road about 1.5 miles from Nancy's Tucson-area house ... The Post was the first to report the discovery.

Yesterday, the FBI released images and video of the alleged kidnapper, wearing a ski mask, a backpack, and gloves ... which appeared to be black. The person also had what looked like a holstered gun on the front of their waist.

There's a new note in the Nancy Guthrie case, but this one doesn't seem to be from the kidnapper ... instead, it's from someone offering to give up information on the kidnapper.

TMZ received the note just before 5 AM PT, and the sender claims they've tried unsuccessfully to reach Savannah Guthrie's brother, Camron, and her sister, Annie, by email and text. The note goes on, "If they want the name of the individual involved then I want 1 Bitcoin to the following wallet. Time is more than relevant."

There is a legitimate bitcoin address in the note ... and it is a different address from the one in the original ransom note, received by TMZ and 2 Tucson TV news stations.

We have forwarded this note to the FBI.

It's unclear if the sender of this note is legit, but interestingly, 1 bitcoin is worth about $66,000 right now. You'll recall law enforcement is currently offering a $50,000 reward for information leading to Nancy's kidnappers.

This comes less than 24 hours after a flurry of activity in the case -- on Tuesday, the FBI released the first images of the armed individual who showed up on Nancy's doorstep early in the morning of Feb. 1, the day she was taken.

The DoorDash deliveryman released Tuesday night after the FBI detained and questioned him in connection with Nancy Guthrie's abduction is speaking out ... telling the world he's not the kidnapper!

The deliveryman, named Carlos, told a scrum of reporters he didn't know who Nancy was until he came face-to-face with FBI agents and Pima County sheriff deputies in Rio Rico, Arizona ... about 60 miles south of Tucson.

Carlos told journalists he noticed law enforcement following his vehicle Tuesday evening as he drove down a road in Rio Rico near his home, pulling over on his own accord.

The deliveryman -- who works for DoorDash and GLS -- says the authorities promptly detained him and questioned him for hours about his recent whereabouts. But Carlos insists he's totally innocent and has nothing to do with Guthrie's abduction ... saying he feels like he was kidnapped himself.

Michelle Obama is dishing out relationship advice ... and she says couples need to slow play a lot of things ... like moving in together.

The former First Lady shared her opinion on couples who move in early on her podcast with her brother, Craig Robinson, "IMO," saying it's better to wait to make sure they're a good fit.

Michelle says love takes time and people need to figure out for sure who the other person is before taking a big step like moving under the same roof ... and it sounds like she thinks love at first sight is a rare occurrence.

3:45 PM PT -- CNN reports ... police updated the number of victims killed by the shooter down one ... one of the victims thought to be dead actually survived. A Royal Canadian Mounted Police deputy commissioner said that person was in serious condition Wednesday. It was originally reported 9 people were killed.

An unidentified shooter unleashed horror in a remote town in northeastern British Columbia, Canada, on Tuesday ... killing 9 people and wounding 25 others in what’s now the third-deadliest mass shooting in the country’s history.

Six victims were found dead in Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, and another died while being transported to the hospital, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police said in a statement. The shooter was found dead from what they believe to be a "self‑inflicted injury."

Approximately 27 people were injured in the shooing, two of whom were airlifted to a hospital with "serious or life‑threatening injuries."

Bodybuilder Jayne Trcka -- who played Miss Mann in "Scary Movie" -- died from heart and circulation issues ... TMZ has learned.

The San Diego County Medical Examiner listed Jayne's immediate cause of death as hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease complicated by left femoral fracture.

The M.E. says chronic alcohol use was a contributing factor in her death ... and they say her death was an accident.

Joe Rogan got an unwanted invitation to meet with Jeffrey Epstein ... but the popular podcaster quickly turned it down, saying, "B*tch, are you high?"

On Tuesday, Rogan was chatting with Cheryl Hines on an episode of "The Joe Rogan Experience" when he brought up that he once interviewed Lawrence Krauss -- a theoretical physicist -- and Epstein's name crawled into their convo.

According to Rogan, Krauss spoke with Epstein about potentially meeting Rogan in a 2017 email exchange, which wound up in the Epstein Files. Epstein wrote that he listened to Rogan's discussion with Krauss and found the podcaster to be "funny." The late pedophile then asked Krauss to set up an intro with Rogan.