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TUCSON, Ariz. — <\/span>Law enforcement investigating the disappearance<\/a> of \u201cToday\u201d show host Savannah Guthrie<\/a> ‘s mother sealed off a road near Nancy Guthrie’s home in Arizona late Friday night. <\/p>\n A parade of sheriff\u2019s and FBI vehicles, including forensics vehicles, passed through the roadblock that was set up about 2 miles (3.2 kilometers) from the house. <\/p>\n The Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Department said the activity was part of the Guthrie case. But it said the FBI requested that it not release further information. <\/p>\n Guthrie, 84, was reported missing on Feb. 1. Authorities say her blood was found on the front porch of her Tucson-area home. Purported ransom notes<\/a> were sent to news outlets, but two deadlines for paying have passed.<\/p>\n Authorities have expressed concerns Guthrie\u2019s health because she needs daily medication. She is said to have a pacemaker and has dealt with high blood pressure and heart issues, according to sheriff\u2019s dispatcher audio on broadcastify.com.<\/p>\n Investigators have studied surveillance video, sorted through thousands of tips<\/a> and submitted DNA and other evidence for laboratory analysis. <\/p>\n The FBI said it has collected more than 13,000 tips since Feb. 1, the day Guthrie was reported missing. The sheriff\u2019s department, meanwhile, said it has taken at least 18,000 calls.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, authorities released footage showing an armed, masked person at Guthrie\u2019s doorstep on the night she was abducted. The videos \u2014 less than a combined minute in length \u2014 gave investigators and the public their first glimpse of who was outside Guthrie\u2019s home in the foothills outside Tucson.<\/p>\n Experts say the video could contain a mountain of clues<\/a>. ___<\/p>\n Associated Press writer Audrey McAvoy in Honolulu contributed to this report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n