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48yearold richard matt convicted of kidnapping and beating a man to death and 34yearold david sweat convicted of shooting a sheriffs deputy 22 times. Police say the men somehow got their hands on power tools. They cut through steel walls in their cells and they crawled through a series of tunnels and sewers until they came out through a manhole on the other side of the prison walls. Heres what they left behind. Yep. A postit note saying have a nice day. Cnn National Correspondent joins us from outside the prison in new york. Polo it is extraordinary, and the police now say these guys have a more than 36hour head headstart. Reporter thats right. You know its very much an impressive feat according to officials, however authorities on the ground are hoping people focus more on the threat these two individuals pose to the general public. Now that were here just outside the perimeter fencing, though, poppy, it puts things into perspective perspective. I want to step out of the shot so you c