As Nancy Guthrie's abduction nightmare drags into a seventh day, "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie is desperately praying for her missing 84-year-old mother's safe return — turning to her greatest source of hope and strength: the Bible.

"On Sundays, we'd spend all day at Casas Adobes Baptist Church for Sunday school, morning service, choir practice and night service," Savannah told Guideposts, a non-denominational Christian magazine, in 2016.

"Faith was so woven into our daily lives, we liked to say that God was the sixth member of our family."

Her mother, who was taken from her Tucson, Ariz. home on Jan. 31, was a no-nonsense single mom to Savannah and her two older siblings, Camron and Annie, after husband Charles suffered a fatal heart attack in 1988.

But one day, Nancy surprised her with a spontaneously kooky quest -- and it's become one of Savannah's favorite memories.

"I was with her as she drove around doing errands," said Savannah. "There was a rare desert rainstorm and afterward, a gorgeous rainbow arced across the sky.

"'Is there really a pot of gold at the end of it?' I asked. She replied, 'I don't know. Let's find out!' With me giving instructions, we drove around laughing and chasing the elusive end of the rainbow until the last wisp of color faded."

In a poignant Feb. 2 Instagram post while praying for her mother, Savannah highlighted Isaiah 26:3 as the Biblical verse she has clung to for comfort in the midst of the family's kidnapping horror.

"He will keep in perfect peace those whose hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord."

The search for Nancy Guthrie has entered its seventh day as officials investigate the "authenticity" of a second message believed to be from the 84-year-old's captors.

"The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department are aware of a new message regarding Nancy Guthrie. Investigators are actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity," officials wrote on social media.

A former FBI agent believes Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance doesn’t align with a “traditional kidnapping.” Two authenticated ransom letters were sent to media, not family, suggesting the captors seek attention. A second message, with new details, has been sent to an Arizona CNN affiliate as officials investigate.

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Authorities are searching for Savannah Guthrie’s 84-year-old mother, Nancy Guthrie, who was reportedly abducted from her Tucson home. A disconnected doorbell camera failed to capture images, frustrating investigators. Ransom notes have been sent, and concerns for Nancy’s health are growing due to her need for daily medication. The family has pleaded for her safe return.

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A car was towed away from Nancy Guthrie's home hours after law enforcement swarmed the residence Friday.

The truck was towing a "dark car" and "headed south," Fox News reported.

It was flanked by a police escort, a reporter on site added.

The road leading to the house was blocked off entirely earlier Friday afternoon, shortly after the Pima County Sheriff's Department and FBI confirmed they had obtained a "new message" sent by Nancy's suspected kidnappers.

It's unclear why the vehicle was removed.

When asked about the latest development, the PCSD said: "The investigation is ongoing, and detectives and agents are actively continuing their work."

President Trump suggested Friday that there may some new evidence in the search for Nancy Guthrie that could provide "definitive" answers to what happened to the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie.

"I think we are doing very well," the president said of the federal response to the disappearance of the 84-year-old Arizona resident. "Very well meaning we have some clues that I think are very strong, and I think we could have some answers coming up fairly soon."

"I'm not talking about a search. I'm talking about a solution," Trump asserted.

"We have some things I think that will maybe come out reasonably soon from DOJ or FBI or whoever that could be."

When a reporter aboard Air Force One asked if he meant authorities have identified a suspect, Trump responded, "Yeah. Could be definitive."

"A lot has taken place in the last couple of hours," the president further revealed.

Authorities in Arizona are looking for a car that may be connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, according to a report.

Law enforcement received "a tip regarding a vehicle of interest," and visited a Circle K store on Oracle Road in Tucson as part of their investigation, a spokesperson for the convenience store chain told NBC News.

"Our team has provided them access to the store's surveillance video," the Circle K spokesperson added.

Officials haven't specified if the vehicle has a known connection to Nancy's suspected abduction, or if the lead is still relevant.

One of Nancy's neighbors told The Post on Wednesday that he reported sightings of an unmarked white van loitering on their street a few days before the matriarch vanished.

Federal and local authorities are investigating a "new message" connected to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie after it was sent to the Tucson-area news outlet that previously received one of the purported ransom letters.

The FBI and Pima County Sheriff's Department said in a joint statement that they are "actively inspecting the information provided in the message for its authenticity."

Arizona-based CNN affiliate KOLD 13 News reported that it forwarded the message it received Friday afternoon to law enforcement shortly before the statement was issued.

It's unclear what details were included in the message.

The father of former kidnapping victim Elizabeth Smart has described the emotional toll her abduction took on him, amid the reported kidnapping of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie's mother Nancy.

"Not knowing is one of the worst things out there," Ed Smart told CNN, as he gave his perspective on the ongoing search for the 84-year-old.

"Not knowing what Elizabeth was going through, how she was surviving, and all of these questions, of course, apply to Nancy," he added, as the search for the missing mom and grandmother enters its sixth day.

Elizabeth was 14 when she was kidnapped by Wanda Barzee and her husband, Brian David Mitchell, from her open bedroom window at her Salt Lake City home in 2002.

The teen was sexually assaulted on a near-daily basis before she was rescued nine months later after a good Samaritan spotted her and alerted the police.

On Wednesday, Savannah and her siblings posted an emotional video begging for their mother's kidnappers to get in touch.

Ed added that he later found out that the video messages made by the family while Elizabeth was being held captive had "given her hope" that she would one day be freed.

"Certainly Elizabeth did get the message, and I think it gave her hope, knowing that we would try to do everything in our power to bring her home," he said.

The California man accused of sending a fake Nancy Guthrie ransom note to her family is due to appear in court in Los Angeles on Friday.

Derrick Callella will have his initial appearance at 5 p.m. Eastern at the Ronald Reagan Federal Building and US Courthouse in Santa Ana, California.

No pleas will be taken during today's hearing, which US Magistrate Judge Karen E Scott will preside over.

Hoda Kotb returned to Studio 1A to cover the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mom, Nancy Guthrie, Friday morning.

One year after leaving her “Today” show post, the 61-year-old opened up to viewers how “helpless” she and her former colleagues feel amid the crisis.

“We’re all so close with her and we all want to help her,” Kotb explained, remembering how Savannah supported her during daughter Hope’s hospitalization in 2023.

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Nancy Guthrie's kidnapper could have disconnected her doorbell camera as a "test" to see if doing so would alert police, an NBC News law enforcement expert suggested Friday.

"What's with that 20-minute gap? The camera gets ripped off the doorbell, but then there's motion seen on the camera outside, you know, 20 minutes later," NBC National Law Enforcement & Intelligence Correspondent Tom Winter said during Friday's "Today" show.

He speculated that Nancy's abductor "took the doorbell camera off and waited to see if police arrived," citing anonymous law enforcement sources.

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