Attorney about the latest leads in the investigation. Also in national the white woman who led an naacp chapter and who claimed to be black now has Something Else to worry about. Minutes around the mayor charged her with ethics violations. Good afternoon, everyone. Welcome to the lead. The politics lead. It is 94 degrees right now in North Charleston South Carolina where democratic president ial candidate Hillary Clinton just wrapped up her latest campaign event, but as the summer heat spikes Clintons Campaign could already by wilting under the glaring spotlight. A spate of new polls show a majority of swing state voters in florida, in ohio and in pennsylvania three mustwin battleground states in the general election well they do not trust clinton. While polls are not necessarily prolog it is early, these numbers do show there is potentially a very big problem for the Clinton Campaign. Our Political Team is live all over the map literally. Lets start with brianna keilar. Shes with the
This is just before the judge in boston will be giving Dzhokhar Tsarnaevs formal sentence. It was april 1th when he was officially sentenced to death, this is a formality. Ive got danny cellos with me and also cnn Law Enforcement analyst tom fuentes. Danny, first to you. How rare is it to even have this convicted terrorist addressing the courtroom. It actually happens in both federal and state cases. A defendant has an absolute right of allocution and as much as Defense Attorneys tell you have that right but for appeal purposes i recommend you not exercise it ultimately that choice is always always the defendants and not the attorneys so defendants can do just about anything they want although statistically i would imagine they usually do not exercise that right to address the public so ultimately what to keep in mind here is that this defendants absolute right to address the public and address the members of the courtroom. Let me jump in because obviously weve got people inside the co
Unusual relationship with both men over the last 18 months. This morning were learning more about the prior investigation involving mitchell and david sweat. Multiple sources indicate the two were specifically investigated for a sexual incident. Nbcs Miguel Almaguer is in new york with the latest on this appearance. Miguel what did we learn about Joyce Mitchells immediate future and what will happen to her . Reporter Joyce Mitchell will have another Court Appearance that has not yet been scheduled. We know she entered a plea of not guilty to misdemeanor and felony charges she faces for helping these two inmates escape. The District Attorney says she was much more involved than just that. She said they also plannedshe also planned to run away with these two men and help them escape. Theyre reviewing this case here, and essentially theyre setting her up for additional charges down the road. Have we heard from the Clinton Correctional Facility regarding allegations she was investigated fo
Is 10 30, 10 45. She is the woman thats been at the center of the investigation since the beginning. The princenerssoners escaping saturday morning. Which made today day seven of the search. In a press conference this afternoon, Law Enforcement officers admitted they do not know where these individuals are. They have no confirmed sightings, but tate thereat the same time there is no evidence theyve left the area. Joyce mitchell had befriended both of the inmates that had escaped. David sweat and richard matt. She has been charged with providing material assistance. The exact charges are promoting prison contraband and criminal facilitation. One of those is a felony. So she could face many years in jail. Shes slated to be arraigned wen a half an hour to 45 minutes. Sean . Molly line thanks for being with us as we follow this. We expect arraignment within the hour. Joining us with more information on who the escaped convicts are from our la bureau tonight is trace gallagher. You look the
Stroying evidence that could be, reference to some of the his client had no knowledge at all of what was inside that frozen chunk of hamburger meat is extremely distraught over everything that has happened. And extremely remorseful. But having said that, that slab of frozen meat not passed through a metal detector which was a violation of prison policy. The destroying evidence charge, anderson, could have something to do with paintings and or drawings. You have heard in the past about richard matt providing paintings and drawings to people like Joyce Mitchell. But apparently also gave several to gene palmer as well. And and im told that gene palmer may have destroyed some of the paintings and or drawings after he heard about richard matt and david sweats escape. So at this point we are waiting for that arraignment scheduled to happen some time early this evening. Anderson. Jason, i understand you are on your way to court. Do you have an exact time when it is going to start . Well, ive