SWAT and bomb squads mobilize in Arizona as search for Nancy Guthrie case intensifies

Authorities in Arizona escalated their response Tuesday as regional SWAT teams and bomb squads were activated amid an intensifying investigation into the kidnapping of the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show co-host Savannah Guthrie.

According to television station KGUN9, Oro Valley police officials confirmed that members of a regional SWAT team and bomb squads “have been activated for a mission with the Pima County Sheriff's Department as the point of contact.”

The development comes as new information emerged in the case.