Than first thought. Welcome to our viewers in the United States and around the world. Im zain asher. And im john vause. This is cnn newsroom. Want to update you on our main story this hour. A promising new lead in the search for those two escaped killers in upstate new york. This is the best lead theyve had so farce. A Law Enforcement source has told cnn investigators found dna from richard matt and david sweat in a cabin near the correctional facility. Reporter searchers calling it one of their strongest leads yet, tests being run on materials found in a cabin in a wooded area less than 20 miles from the clinton correctional facility. Sources tell cnn the dna matches that of escaped cons richard matt and david sweat. State police are still cautious about the findings. We have recovered specific items and ordered them to the appropriate laboratoryieslaboratories but we are not prepared to release that evidence at this time. Reporter roadblocking set up alerts put out, warning residents
Racial politics of the 21st century. In the past 24 hours republican president ial candidates have been like circus elephants attempting back flips. Its not been a pretty sight. The question for us tonight, why is the political cotillion that fashions itself as the party of lincoln having a problem letting go of the battle flag of Jefferson Davis . Eugene robins is a Pulitzer Prize winning columnist for the Washington Post and Michael Steele is former chairman of the Republican Party. I wonder why your partys having this problem. It was very uneven. Some came out early and said weve got to get rid of that flag in the wake of the tragedy in charleston. Others have been hemming and hawing and only moving most of them, after nikki haley had the courage to make that speech yesterday. What a wonderful way to set the right tone on this discussion. She did finally. Governor haley, so hats off to her. If you want to know how to lead on this issue, follow her. Because she really i think, set th