Masked Figure on Guthrie Cameras, Lutnick Admits Epstein Ties, More

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Amy Morris 0:28
News when you want it with Bloomberg News. Now I'm Amy Morris. The FBI released images of the possible suspect tied to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, who may have been abducted from her home near Tucson, Arizona. FBI Director Kash Patel posted on X that for the past eight days, The agency and Pima County Sheriff's Department have worked to recover the images or video footage that may have been lost or corrupted. Guthrie is 84 years old and was reported missing February 1st. Authorities believe she was taken against her will. The Board of Warner Brothers Discovery says it will carefully review and consider the latest offer from Paramount, but it is not going to modify its recommendation regarding the Netflix merger.
Amy Morris 1:11
Paramount will cover the termination fee Warner Brothers will have to pay to Netflix and will backstop a Warner Brothers debt refinancing and pay associated fees if necessary. Geetha Raghunathan with Bloomberg Intelligence says they stopped short of raising the offer itself.
Geetha Raghunathan 1:26
I think this is just Paramount. exhausting all of its options before they actually raise the bid. But in my mind, what this signals is that they are willing to kind of go back to the table and probably raise that bid.
Amy Morris 1:39
Paramount's proxy bid expires February 20th. Shares of Warner Brothers more than 2% higher. Paramount shares about a half percent higher. Now the latest in the Epstein files fallout, Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he found about 10 emails connecting him with Epstein over a 14-year period after searching through files released by the Justice Department from its Epstein investigation.
Howard Lutnick 2:02
There may be 10 emails connecting me with him over a 14-year period. I did not have any relationship with him. I barely had anything to do with that person.
Amy Morris 2:18
Lutnick also says he did visit Jeffrey Epstein's private island. He says that happened in 2012 with his wife and children, years after Lutnick said he had cut off ties with Epstein. Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen.
Chris Van Hollen 2:31
This visit took place after he'd been convicted, right? I mean, you made a very big point of saying that you sensed that this was a bad person in 2005. And then, of course, in 2008, he was convicted. And yet you went and had this trip and other interactions.

What are the latest developments in the Nancy Guthrie case?

Amy Morris 2:51
Lutnick is facing calls to resign over his relationship with Epstein, which recent files show was more extensive than he previously revealed. The FBI says back in 2006, Donald Trump talked with Palm Beach police about Epstein's inappropriate activities with teenage girls. The Miami Herald reports in July of that year, as Epstein's criminal sex charge became known to the public, Trump spoke with Michael Reeder, Palm Beach, Florida's chief of police at the time, about what Epstein was up to. The information contradicts what Trump has publicly said about Epstein's crimes and when he knew about them. The leaders of three major immigration agencies, ICE, Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, testified today before the House Homeland Security Committee on the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.
Amy Morris 3:40
ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons said, says his agents have come under attack for enforcing the immigration laws that Congress enacted.
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We are facing the deadliest operating environment in our agency's history. In fiscal year 2025, death threats against ICE personnel increased more than 8,000%. Assaults on officers have skyrocketed over 1,400%.
Amy Morris 3:59
The committee's ranking member, Democrat Benny Thompson, says the crackdown has caused chaos.
Geetha Raghunathan 4:04
They are reckless, creating chaos in our communities, terrorizing adults and children alike, and undermining our moral authority as a nation of liberty and rule of law.

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