reporter: good morning. so many changes here, we have just learned the body of richard matt right now is in transport to buffalo, new york. his family is claiming the body. meanwhile, david sweat is being asked so much by authorities. the question is can they believe it? this morning a major shakeup behind the prison walls. clinton county correctional assigning a new superintendent along with new rules including weekly cell wall inspection random bed checks and new gates that will now be placed inside the tunnels inmates richard matt and david sweat used in their brazen escape. meanwhile, talking wednesday the convicted murderer claiming it was mitchell s idea for the duo to kill her husband lyle after escaping from prison. mitchell s attorney says she denies that allegation. sweat also telling investigators that he had no sexual contact with mitchell claiming instead
being transported to buffalo, new york. his family has decided to claim the body. all this while authorities and law enforcement are seeing if they can actually believe what david sweat is saying. and so many changes in the prison behind me. those changes were instituted the day after richard matt and david sweat escaped. this morning a major shake-up behind these prison walls. clinton county correctional assigning a new superintendent along with new rules, including weekly cell wall inspections, random bed checks and new gates placed inside the tunnels inmates richard matt and david sweat used in their brazen escape. meanwhile sweat continued talking to police wednesday. the convicted murderer claiming it was mitchell s idea for the duo to kill her husband lyle after escaping from prison. mitchell s attorney says she denies that allegation. sweat also telling investgators
we again don t have any details as far as possible injuries. but we are hearing that law enforcement are making their way or they are on scene after this report of shots fired there at the d.c. navy yard. thank you so much. and keep on that. let us know if there s any other developments. we ll be watching it with you. in the meantime we do have other stories to report. there is a shake-up at the clinton correctional facility. it brings in a new warden. we re also learning more from the captured killer david sweat. he claims it was not he and matt his cohort but joyce mitchell who actually wanted to kill her husband in this plot. let s bring in jean casarez she s live outside the prison in dannemora new york. what do we know jean? reporter: so much is happening. the body of richard matt is
the public will be alert with these fourth of july celebration. if you see something, say something. law enforcement will be around and visible and also invisible. tom fuentes, always a pleasure to have you around. thank you for that. new concerns this morning about the prison where richard matt and david sweat made their getaway. red flags being ignored before their escape. we have new information just ahead. ought in some protein to help rearrange the fridge and get us energized! i m new ensure active high protein. i help you recharge with nutritious energy and strength to keep you active. come on pear it s only a half gallon. i ll take that. yeeeeeah! new ensure active high protein. 16 grams of protein and 23 vitamins and minerals. all in 160 calories. ensure. take life in.
it was matt who had sexual relationships with the former prisoner. he and matt found a sledgehammer in the passageway possibly inadvertently left behind by a construction worker. once on the run sweat told investigators the two initially got along but sweat soon grew frustrated that matt was physically out of shape and had trouble keeping up. then matt began drinking after breaking into a cabin sweat says he became so upset they split up. in the final day, sweat pushed ahead getting closer to canada after hearing matt was killed. the former fugitive now recovering from two gunshot wounds to his torso at a lockdown. the director says inside two guards watch each patient and inmates are often shackled in their hospital beds. how confident do we feel this patient is not going to escape from the hospital?