NBC NEWS EXCLUSIVE: SAVANNAH GUTHRIE SITS DOWN WITH THE FAMILY OF KAYLA MUELLER

Interview to Air Monday, February 23 on NBC’s TODAY

Excerpts from the Interview Will Air on Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News Sunday, February 22

Additional Portions of the Interview Will Air on NBC Nightly News Monday, February 23

Savannah Guthrie with family of Kayla Mueller

NEW YORK – February 21, 2015 – – In an NBC News exclusive, Savannah Guthrie sat down with the family of Kayla Mueller, the American aid worker who was killed while being held hostage by ISIS.  Marsha and Carl Mueller, Kayla’s parents, and Eric Mueller, Kayla’s brother talked to Guthrie in their first interview since Kayla’s tragic death.  The interview, which took place in the Mueller’s hometown of Prescott, Arizona, will air Monday, February 23 on TODAY.

Excerpts from the interview will air on Meet the Press and NBC Nightly News tomorrow, Sunday, February 22.   Additional portions of the interview will air Monday on NBC Nightly News.

A photo from the interview can be downloaded below.  The interview will post on TODAY.com after it airs.

Excerpts of the interview may be used subject to the following restrictions:

  • Mandatory credit to NBC News on first reference.
  • The onscreen “NBC News Exclusive” credit must be clearly visible and unobstructed at all times in any image, video clip, or other form of media.
  • Embedded web video must stream from the NBCNews.com media player with the unobstructed credit as described above.

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