Go on behind prison bars. What did she know why didnt she stop it . Who could i tell . Who could i trust. Theres more to the story you havent heard. There was a gun. Joyce mitchell with her first and only interview. What have you lost in all this . The accomplice. Good evening everyone and welcome to dateline im matt laer. Two desperate convicts murders on the run after escaping with the help of a prison seamstress who may or may not have been in love with one of the killers. Tonight youll hear it all in our interview with the woman at the center of the story. A woman who claims that in a way she was a prisoner, too. The massive manhunt for the two escaped murders. An escaped manhunt that seems like a movie. How they got out, who is involved. It was an inside job we suspected almost immediately. Somebody knew somebody. No way possible that you could do it by yourself. Reporter somebody on the inside must have helped the two killers escape from the prison that was dubbed shawshank a fea
Her parents as while, steps down from her position. How much damage was done . Ill be asking the naacp president. Wolf blitzer is off today. Im Brianna Keilar youre in oich oich. We have breaking news the u. S. Has apparently scored a major victory in the war against terrorism. Officials in yemen say the leader of al qaedas most Dangerous Branch has been killed in a suspected u. S. Drone strike and within the terror group itself theres record that hes already been replaced. This follows report that a most wanted al qaeda figure has also been killed in a u. S. Air strike in libya. We have the latest on both of these stories, along with jeb bushs entry into the 2016 president ial race. He says the country is on quote, a very bad course. Ill be speak with senator angus king of the Intelligence Committee and correspondents analysts and guests are standing by. We begin with pentagon correspondent barbara starr. What are you learning . Reporter hi briana. At this hour the u. S. Government is
Vel, its about negotiations between Brian Williams attorney and those top executives. Those negotiations have reached a point where theyve got an agreement. Theyve got an agreement to have him come back to nbc, but not as the nightly news anchor. What will he be doing . Almost nobody knows. Is the thinking on bringing him back he can somehow rehabilitate himself, and thats the hope . Regardless, they would have had to pay him out a certain amount of cents on the dollar. Part of the calculation in all these cases is you might not want to see the person across the street at a rival network or doing something new and different. You might not want to compete with them, so youd rather keep them inhouse. And tens of millions of dollars were on the line here. Brian williams was until february the most watched nightly news anchor in our country. Right. Not only that, he had just signed a fiveyear contract worth 50 million. Nbc wont have to lose all that money. Of course, its a different role.
Does is designed to make a grandiose statement. The deals, the hotels the reality show and his president ial announcement speech was no exception, the donald jumping in for real this time. Even taken a shot at jeb bushs intelligence. Good afternoon, everyone. Im jake tapper. The prison seam stress arrested for his connection to that elaborate escape plot got a visit from her husband in jail today. Yes, the relationship between Joyce Mitchell and richard matt was sexual but also matt and his accomplice intended to kill her husband after she helped secure their freedom. Its been 10 days since they escaped from that new york prison and all the searching since seems to have sadly been for naut. Many of the towns look like one giant active crime scene, a deluge of agents and canines have brought police no closer to finding matt. Assuming they did not jump a Freight Train or steal a car. The killers could be far, far away from where they escaped. These two fugitives cover three miles of grou
The loose in new york. This is entering the tenth day. Governor cuomo is set to start an investigation as questions intensify. Theres word more charges could be on the way as the woman who allegedly helped them escape appears in court this morning. Polo sandoval is at the search area. What is happening this morning . Reporter hey, alisyn. The search for these dangerous men entering week two and still police not showing signs of scaling back. The officers you see behind me this rainy morning in up state new york. One of hundreds on the job at this hour. You can break down the numbers and give you a better indication of how many resources at this point. At least 800 state and local Law Enforcement officers really part of the search. They are following up on at least 870 leads. Much of the focus on 13 square miles, just a few miles from the prison in new york. Investigators spending the weekend going doortodoor making sure they look behind every tree and inside every home. We are hearing