From the maximum security prison in new york. And sources familiar with the investigation tell nbc news that a prison employee Joyce Mitchell, was going to be the getaway driver for the escapees richard matt and david sweat, until she got cold feet. She said she helped because richard matt had charmed her because she thought it was love. So she will be charged in her role but for now, investigators are continuing to talk to her. The massive search effort continued today and remains junlds way at this hour in a heavily wooded perimeter not far from the facility where they escaped. Sources close to it told nbc news that search team are following on a lead that was developed late last night from a k9 unit for bloodhound who picked up the scent of one of the fugitives. It involves 500 people along with dog sniffing units. The schools were close asked people are urged to stay in their houses. John thank you for joining us. Why do they think theyre still pretty close . People familiar with t
The first hurricane ever recorded striking the u. S. On the fourth of july is bearing down on the massachusetts coast. Right now, arthur is approaching cape cod, having stayed far enough at sea to miss most of the Atlantic States on its trip north. When it hit North Carolina overnight, it became the first category 2 hurricane to make landfall in the u. S. In nearly six years, though it didnt cause as much damage as was initially feared there. This is another look at arthur, taken by an astronaut in the International Space station. Even though it is weakened, arthur is drowning out fourth of july plans across new england. We have two storm watchers covering this hurricane, beginning with eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station, wbz. So, eric, what exactly is arthur up to right now, and where is it headed . Reporter well, jim, good evening. Basically arthur at this point is a rain event for a lot of folks in new england. I want you to soak in this satellite and radar pictu
Here, over donald trump and cnns new National Poll of polls shows clinton with just a fourpoint lead as both clinton and trump are scrambling for the votes with along with their surrogates in this final stretch in the week before the elections. Lets begin with mark preston, our cnn politics executive editor. Tell me now that weve looked at the map and numbers whats changed . Well, brooke, lets talk about the dramatic developments right now. Lets start with the state of maine. There are four electoral votes in the state of maine but the way they apportion their electoral votes, theres one hanging out there. We have now taken that one and we are giving it to donald trump. That is actually already in the 1 180 that we have tallied over there. We have taken the battleground state of utah and its six electoral votes and we have changed that now, brooke, we have changed utah to donald trump so 186. Thats gone republican. We go out to the state of ohio as well, state that donald trump has bee