Hello. It is the first big break in the manhunt for those two escaped killers in upstate new york. The convicts dna turning up inside a cabin sending hundreds of officers scrambling t to a new search site. That according to several reports which indicate the killers leveled the dna traces during the breakin within the last couple of days and police would not talk about the evidence they found other than calling it the first confirmed lead in the search for the savage murderers. That cabin breakin happened in a heavily wooded area not far from the prison. The New York Times reporting the cops found prisonissued underwear inside in addition to dna. That cabin is near wolf pond, an area filled with vacation homes lots of them empty until their openers returned for the season right about now. You can see here just how isolated that area is with thick woods where the men could be hiding inside. That makes finding them a whole lot harder. For more than two weeks now they have somehow dodged
Hey there, everyone. Welcome to weekends with alex witt. Firefighters are finally getting the upper hand in the fight against the Deadly Wildfires burning in Southern California. Cooler temperatures and calmer winds expected through the day, helping emergency crews working around the clock to contain nearly a dozen fires burning across more than 20,000 acres north of san diego. The fire burning in carlsbad is said to now be about 90 contained. This dramatic video of a giant wall of flames was shot during the worst of that fire as it came within a few feet of cars trying to escape. In san marcos, Officials Say the massive fire, which has burned some 2500 acres, is now at least 50 contained. And with thousands of residents forced to evacuate, some are returning to find only rubble where their homes once stood. It is really, really difficult because it just makes you think of all the times together. Nothing happened but still we have our family and theyre safe. Well go on from here. Meanw
Have heard is recognition of a profound threat that russia poses. We face a growing cyber danger. Its not just about one country. Announcer this is new day with chris cuomo and alisyn camerota. Good morning. Welcome to your new day. Deadly amtrak derailment in washington. Investigators say the train was going 80 miles an hour in a 30mileanhour zone. That crash killed three people, injured more than 100 others. Amtraks president confirming that a system that could have automatically slowed the train down was not activated. Meanwhile on capitol hill, we could be hours away from the president s first major legislative achievement. The republican tax bill is expected to pass the house today before then heading to the senate and the measure could be on the president s desk by tomorrow. But a new cnn poll shows the plan is extremely unpopular with most americans. Lets begin with that train accident. Stephanie elam is live from dupont, washington, the scene of the derailment. Whats the latest