[00:00] Maya Kim: From Neural Newscast, I'm Maya Kim.
[00:03] Michael Turner: And I'm Michael Turner.
[00:05] Maya Kim: Today, we have a major technical breakthrough in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie.
[00:10] Maya Kim: Google Engineers have recovered deleted security footage.
[00:14] Maya Kim: It shows a masked intruder.
[00:16] Michael Turner: We will also look at the latest from the FBI regarding a Bitcoin ransom note, plus the detention of a person of interest in Tucson.
[00:25] Maya Kim: The search for the 84-year-old mother of Savannah Guthrie has taken a dramatic turn.
[00:31] Maya Kim: This is thanks to technical expertise at Google and Nest.
[00:35] Michael Turner: Investigators originally thought no video existed.
[00:39] Michael Turner: Guthrie did not have a cloud subscription.
[00:42] Michael Turner: However, engineers found residual data deep within back-end server pipelines.
[00:48] Maya Kim: The recovered images show a person wearing a mask.
[00:52] Maya Kim: They are holding a weapon outside the door.
[00:55] Maya Kim: FBI Director Cash Patel says the Bureau released these images immediately.
[01:00] Michael Turner: Experts say data moves through layers of compression and rendering.
[01:05] Michael Turner: Even if a file is slated for deletion, it can exist until new data overrides it.
[01:10] Maya Kim: Turning now to the investigation on the ground,
[01:13] Maya Kim: Pima County officials confirmed a person of interest was detained on Tuesday night.
[01:19] Michael Turner: This comes as authorities analyze a ransom note that demands payment in Bitcoin.
[01:24] Michael Turner: A second deadline in that note passed this past Monday.
[01:28] Maya Kim: Nancy Guthrie has limited mobility.
[01:31] Maya Kim: She relies on daily medication for her heart.
[01:34] Maya Kim: Savannah Guthrie has been making public appeals.
[01:37] Maya Kim: She says her mother's health is extremely fragile.
[01:40] Michael Turner: The FBI is now offering a $50,000 reward for information.
[01:45] Michael Turner: Local teams in Arizona are following up on leads as the search continues into a second week.
[01:51] Maya Kim: I'm Maya Kim.
[01:52] Michael Turner: And I'm Michael Turner.
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