Helicopters and dive teams converge on the Sandy Hook Channel after reports of a sinking fishing boat. Good evening. Im kristine johnson. And im maurice debois. The coast guard with the new Jersey State Police and nypd and fdny searched the sandy hook peninsula for 2 hours. Dave carlin with the latest on the story. Reporter maurice and kristine, the exact location of the fishing vessel remains a mystery despite the long hours of searching with the highest tech equipment. Divers went into the channel as the rescue teams searched from above. The search began at 4 30, p. M. A the sighting of a sinking shrimp. The captain of another boat said he clearly saw the vessel going under. Theres been a search underway. All are searching. Reporter rescuers arrived only to find small clues on the surface. A life ring, and this cooler. Before sunset, we saw an oil slick that could have been from a boat in distress. Divers finished for the night, and then the search relied on side scan sonar. Ryan and
Police said just before 11 00 last night a taxi cab slammed in front of a parked car. Gunfire may have been involved, and this is a very quiet, residential block, and at this point its not clear what the motive may have been, but the Prosecutors Office right now investigating the case saying they will bin vest gaiting more today. Janelle burrell, cbs 2 news. The search for a missing fishing boat is expected to resume this morning. Yesterday helicopters and dive teams with the coast guard spent hours searching for the 40foot fishing boat. The captain of another boat reported seeing the vessel sinking, and rescuers found a life ring and a cooler and floating oil in the area. No one has been reported missing, and they dont know if anyone was on board at the time. John . Reporter thank you, mary. Hi, everybody. Refreshing weather out the door, and a great day in store for you with humidity and nice numbers. If this is the beginning of your staycation this is a day to enjoy. Winds are calm
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Welcome to our viewers here in the United States and around the world. We start this hour in upstate new york. Investigators there are now looking this to whether Prison Guards were routinely sleeping on the job during night shifts as two convicted killers planned and made their escape. If this is proven true it means david sweat and richard matt may have been unsupervised as they dug their way to Freedom Three weeks ago. A second prison worker gene palmer, is now charged in connection with the escape. Palmer claims he did not intentionally help the men break out of jail. Cnns Alexander Field has been following the story and has more on gene palmers alleged role in this crime. Reporter an official close to the investigation tells cnn gene palmer gave them needle nosed pliers to fix breakers behind their cells allowing the two men to scout out their escape route. The tools later found at palmers home after police executed a search warrant. Palmer supervised matt and sweat while they wor
Were also now learning more about that escape dry run the evening before the actual escape. The inmates not just making it to freedom once but twice, it turns out. Night before prison taylor Joyce Mitchell was supposed to meet them outside that prison sweat and matt escaped from their cells navigating through the twists of these tunnels and pipes before popping out of this manhole, but they apparently saw too many houses and decided to try for another manhole exit the next night. To our justice correspondent evan perez who is helping break all this new information, i mean you know finally also opening up evidence about this relationship with this woman, you know, who was supposed to be the getaway driver. What has he said about Joyce Mitchell . Well brooke this is going to make a heck of a move script. Right. David sweat is claiming that really this escape wasnt that complicated after all. Hes told investigators that he and richard matt found a sledge hammer to break a brick wall that