New york 20 miles from the canadian border. John yang is there. The question were still asking a day later power tools at a maximum security facility. How did this happen . Reporter its a building like any other. It has Maintenance Work to do. The prison did check its inventory and found all tools accounted for so now they are looking at contractors, especially because this escape showed knowledge of the interior inner workings of the prison building. Theres suspicion about contractors likely to be a focus of the investigation. This really was a plot right out of the movies. Down to putting clothes in the bunks to make it look like they were sleeping. Heavily armed police and state troopers use dogs on the ground and helicopters in the air to search for the two convicted murderers. This is an ongoing investigation. I can assure that you no stone quill will be left unturned. Richard matt was serving a life sentence after beating a man to death in 1997 and 34yearold david sweat sentenced
What can you do to protect yourself. Good evening. And thank you for joining us on this saturday. Im cecilia vega. First up tonight, that historic victory at the Belmont Stakes. American pharoah over the finish line first, taking the triple crown. The first horse in 37 years to win the sports top three races, the kentucky derby, the preakness and now the belmont, too. And we will have more on American Pharoah and his extraordinary achievement later in the show, but first, that urgent search happening right now for those two escaped prisoners. Here they are. Both convicted murderers. One a cop killer. Breaking out of this maximum security prison in upstate new york. Carving their way out of a prison cell, sneaking out through tunnels. Emerging through this manhole. The governor there rushing to the scene. Tonight, Police Telling everyone, do not approach these men. Abcs phillip mena leading us off with their violent history and how they got away. Reporter tonight, an allout manhunt. Mor
And this is the western edition of the broadcast. More than 42 years after he lost his wife and daughter in a car accident, Vice President joe biden is again wrestling with crippling grief. The biden family, along with the president and first lady, and hundreds of others, filled st. Anthony of Padua Roman Catholic church in wilmington, delaware today for the funeral of beau biden. The 46yearold son of the vide president died a week ago of brain cancer. The Vice President himself did not speak, but president obama delivered a moving eulogy. Beau biden was an original. Axelrod a deeply moved president obama spoke in highly personal terms about the loss of beau biden. He was a good man. A man of character. Axelrod 1,000 people gathered to celebrate beau bidens life father, husband son, delawares attorney general, a major in the national guard. He did in 46 years what most of us couldnt do in 146. He left nothing in the tank. Axelrod but the president wanted to make it Crystal Clear that b
Anybody. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is planning a News Conference at the prison. Well bring more on this breaking story as soon as we get it here on fox news. Meantime Family Friends and political dignitaries joined together to say goodbye to Vice President bidens son beau biden. It was a tribute the likes of which the state of delaware has never seen. Vice President Joe Biden giving his final farewell to his son whom he often called his hero. Beau biden died at 46. One of delawares most popular and wellknown public servants. Hundreds turned out to remember the former soldier and state attorney general, including president obama. In his eulogy the president referenced beaus time as attorney general and prosecution of one of the worst pedophiles in american history. Think about the day that dawns for children who are safer because of beau. Whose lives are fuller because of him. Think about the day that dawns for parents who rest easier and families who are freer because of him. Doug
11 Years Ago Today
Mark Buehrle gave up seven runs in an inning against the Rays, but the Jays made a great comeback to win 8-7.
Buehrle had a rough start to his first season with the Blue Jays..