LOS ANGELES: United States news anchor Savannah Guthrie tearfully pleaded with kidnappers to share proof that her 84-year-old mother was still alive in a video posted to her social media on Wednesday (Feb 4) night. "We need to know without a doubt that she is alive and that you have her," Guthrie said, after noting that "voices and images are easily manipulated". Flanked by family members, the 54-year-old NBC News co-host of the morning programme Today addressed kidnappers directly, weeping. "