What we’re covering

• Family says “we will pay”: Nancy Guthrie’s children posted a new plea for their missing mother’s return on social media, with “Today” host Savannah Guthrie saying, “We will pay.”

• Ransom note details emerge: Guthrie’s purported abductor or abductors are demanding $6 million by 5 p.m. Monday, CNN affiliate KGUN reported. The note includes a threat to Guthrie’s life if the ᴅᴇᴀᴅline isn’t met, it added, citing a letter sent to the station.

• No suspects: There have been no suspects named as the search for Guthrie is in its eighth day. Law enforcement officials returned to her home Sunday, and were also seen at the home of Guthrie’s daughter Annie late Saturday.

• Officials continue investigating second note: Authorities say they’re still looking into the authenticity of a second note sent to CNN affiliate KOLD on Friday. The note, which mentioned no ᴅᴇᴀᴅline, included sensitive information, according to an anchor.

“No question” FBI helped Guthrie’s children with new statement, former deputy director says

Former FBI Deputy Director and CNN Senior Law Enforcement Analyst Andrew McCabe said there is “no question” in his mind that the agency helped the children of Nancy Guthrie craft their latest statement calling for their mother’s return.

“There is no question in my mind that every word of that statement was carefully honed with the ᴀssistance of the FBI experts who are advising the family,” McCabe told CNN’s Dana Bash today.

Those experts likely include hostage negotiators and other “very experienced agents” who “have dealt with many, many kidnapping and ransom situations,” he continued.

In the video released yesterday, Savannah Guthrie said that her family “will pay” for her mother’s release. Purported ransom notes had demanded millions in Bitcoin for her return.

The FBI “will provide their best advice and consultation” regarding how to respond to those notes, McCabe said today.

At the same time, the bureau will acknowledge “that the ultimate decision of what to do — whether or not to pay the ransom — that is exclusively the family’s prerogative and they’ll support them any way they can,” he said.