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
Told according to our new york affiliate to stay inside because if they find somebody theyre going to try to drive them through into a certain area where they can capture them. But, john i understand that im sorry to interrupt you. We were just getting information that there may have been a taxi driver who gave these two individuals a ride. Do you know anything about that . Reporter thats in philadelphia. There was a report of a taxi driver said he picked two people up fitting their description at an intersection took them to the 30th street amtrak station. Charles ramsey the police chief of philadelphia s discounting that saying he has no reason to believe that theyre in philadelphia. For one thing, this taxi cab driver picked up two other fares before calling 911. But theyre looking at Security Camera footage in philadelphia to try to figure out if theres anything to that. So right now at this point, that tip allegedly from that the tip from the taxi driver who alleges he saw these t
Voters be damned. On the republican side its going to be a gang fight. Jeb bush talking about 2016. I kind of know how a republican can wip, whether its me or somebody else. Opening up about his possible president ial run. Lose the primary and win the general without violating your principles. Tell the party of ted cruz and that sort that he, jeb bush, has no intention of joining the clown car. Its very difficult to see how that strategy succeeds. Romney was bloody pd he have limped to the finish line. The crazies won the primary. Republican senator rob portman of ohio has ruled out a run for president in 2016. He will instead focus on keeping his u. S. Senate seat. This sends portman to the top of the Vice President ial pick list. You may be considering a run for the white house. Kentucky actually has a law on the books that says that no persons name can appear on the ballot more than once. Arent they watching hillary . What does your 2015 schedule say about possible 2016 plans . Ther
This shooter Ismaaiyl Brinsley killed ken liu and rafael ramos. He said watch what im going to do. He walks north bound on tompkins, circles back around and comes up behind the Police Officers. Bill Jonathon Hunt is there where it all unfold reporter there is shock and sadness at the point where those officers were killed. There has been a steady stream of people paul morning coming to pay their respects, Police Officers among them. A short time ago we saw a group of a dozen nypd officers who stood silently as they paid their respects to officers rafael ramos and wenjian liu. Those two gunned down senselessly. Ismaaiyl brinsley pumping four bullets into the closed passenger window of the patrol car. Those two officers never saw him coming. Bill the story is he acted alone. Has that changed . Reporter they say its a lone act by Ismaaiyl Brinsley who had a grudge against the police. After he shot his former girlfriend in baltimore he traveled here by bus and during that time he posted on
Before us and demands a reckoning. Blacks and a big chunk of White America believes what went down in ferguson the is not something they can approve. And so we asked the question tonight of an extremely distinguished panel what is ferguson . What does it say to you personally . And if you see it as a problem, what is that problem and what can we do in the near term to fix that problem . Charles ramsey is police commercialer, mayor of boston, rendell was the citys District Attorney. Eugene robinson is the pull iit prize winning columnist and editor of the Washington Post. Commissioner ramsey, what is ferguson to you and what needs to be done . Lets start with what it is. Well, i mean, its symptom attic of a much larger problem that, unfortunately, exists between police and members of certain communities, primarily minority communities, communities of color, africanamerican communities. Also, it also highlight ed a ga between police and young people. So its a combination of a lot of diff