planning that went into the prison escape in upstate new york was far more elaborate, unfolding over months under the eyes of prison guards who were asleep on the job. and we re not speaking figuratively they wear sleep. david sweat is spilling all kind of details to investigators how he and richard matt managed to bust out of the correctional facility. matt was killed on the run after he and sweat parted ways. mr. sweat is being held in solitary confinement at a different maximum security prison. randi kaye joins me with the latest. we knew they had done practice runs and escape route the night before they escaped. now you are learning more about his adventures in the prison tunnels. seems like they were extensive. absolutely anderson. really fascinating stuff. the new york times is reporting david sweat wandered around the tunnels beneath the prison night after night for months on end actually beginning this past winter. the paper says sweat told investigators that he would leave
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undergoing unfathomable injury and harm. the investigation into the cause still very active. thank you very much. and joining us at the top of the hour for a news conference on that church fire. we re going to carry it live. in other news today a practice run just inches from freedom and hours before their big escape. david sweat tells investigators he and richard matt rehearsed their dash through the prison tunnels and pipes and popped up a manhole through the prison walls. nearby homes forced them to backtrack and choose a more isolated manhole for their real run the next night. as sweat talks damning allegations build up against the prison and how it was run. three top executives are put on leave along with nine staffers. to talk more about this let s bring in jean casarez.