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state just one day after police say the men escaped from a maximum security prison. this escape, officials say was as daring as it was elaborate. the fugitives, having makeshift dummies and using power tools to drill out of their cells. it's the first ever break from the state's largest maximum security prison. just 25 miles from the canadian border. we begin there tonight with john yang in new york. john. >> reporter: good evening. investigators say they've developed more than 150 leads as to the whereabouts of these two killers. at the same time, they admit they have no idea whether they're together or split up or still in this area or somewhere else in new york state or whether they've crossed the border into vermont or even into canada. more than 250 state and federal law enforcement officers scour the area around this village in the adirondacks looking

for the killers missing since a 5:30 a.m. bed check. >> it's been 36 hours since the inmates escaped. they could be anywhere. >> reporter: officials describe both men as very dangerous. david sweat, 35 was serving a life sentence with no patrol for the 2002 killing of a sheriff's deputy. 49-year-old richard matt was sentenced to 25 years to life after being convicted of murder. matt escaped incarceration before. >> we're looking at each of them and their associates independently. >> reporter: authorities described an escape worthy of a hollywood screen play. from separate cells, each used power tools to cut through a steel wall to reach a cat walk six stories high. they shimmied down to a tunnel below, broke through a brick wall

and cut an entrance and an exit before breaking a steel lock on a manhole a block away from the prison wall. work officials say it took a matter of days to carry it out. they left behind a post it note reading have a nice day. the governor retraced the path. >> we went back and pieced together what they did. it was elaborate. it was sophisticated. it encompassed drilling through steel walls and steel pipes. >> reporter: two big questions. where did the tools come from and how did the men know how to navigate the maze of pipes and tunnels. since all the prison's tools have been accounted for officials are speculating about contractor's tools. in a village of about 4,000 people, residents are on guard. >> what was your reaction when you heard the news? >> oh, my god. is this a drill or is this for real?

it's very scary. this is my backyard. >> i have my doors locked. first time in 30 years. >> reporter: a community on edge as a manhunt goes on. some parents in this community are concerned because school will be open tomorrow. late today governor cuomo put up a $100,000 reward for the capture of both men, $50,000 for the capture of either one individually. peter. >> john, thank you. and tonight more members of dennis hastert's former wrestling squad and students are coming out and speaking out about allegations of sexual abuse. it comes days before the former house speaker is set to appear in federal court for the first time. gabe gutierrez has the latest for us. >> reporter: tonight many former students are baffled. >> did you ever have any indication that any abuse was going on? >> none whatsoever. >> reporter: he graduated in 1975.

hastert was his wrestling coach and scout leader. >> until more comes out, then i'm still going to believe he's a good person. >> caller: mike mcdade graduated in 1970, a classmate of the alleged victim who was a student equipment manager for the yorkville wrestling team. he said he never noticed anything. >> i knew him as a teacher and a friend, and there's no way. >> reporter: another friend and classmate who asked us to conceal his identity said reinboldt confided in him. back in 1974 that he had sexual encounters with hastert years earl while in high school. >> he said well, we would do things sexually and it would sometimes start with a massage. >> the sister tells nbc news, she says she hopes more victims will come forward. the question remains who is individual a., the person the federal indictment alleges

hastert agreed to pay $3.5 million to. hastert is charged with trying to evade federal banking laws. and lying to the fbi. his political record is drawing more scrutiny, especially after the house ethics committee in 2006 found he and his staff ignored early warning signs from mark foley who resigned from congress in disgrace when allegations came out about e-mails. >> at the present time president bush defended speaker laster's handling of the scandal. >> he is a father, teacher, coach who cares about the children of this country. >> hastert's chief of staff isn't saying much about his former boss's indictment. >> i don't know anything about it. okay? i haven't worked for the man for nine years.

>> reporter: it's been more than a week since the indictment and hastert has not commented or his attorney. at this point it is still unclear exactly who will represent him at his first scheduled court appearance on tuesday. >> gabe, thank you. police in a dallas suburb have placed an officer on administrative leave after a video surfaced showing him pushing a teenage girl to the ground and pointing his gun. at two other teens. members of the mic kinney police department they were responding to a call. a bystander captured this video. the officer forced the teenager to the ground. it's unclear what happened leading up to the encounter. the department is conducting a full investigation. and in orlando, florida tonight, a separate confrontation is raising similar questions. a police officer is seen repeatedly kicking a man during his arrest. this happened last thursday. the episode recorded by a witness on a

nearby apartment balcony. the video does not show the moments before the confrontation. this suspect was being arrested on several charges. including domestic battery. the orlando police department says it's investigating. president obama joins the g7 summit. their task at hand forging a united problems ranging from isis to the conflict in ukraine. we are joined from austria tonight. >> reporter: it's been an intense first day of one of the world's most exclusive clubs. they have been frustrated with russia and vladimir putin. very serious business being discussed in a stunning setting. to the sound of the brass, president obama had schnitzel and beer for breakfast and with

a spectacular backdrop, he tried to work his charm on germany. >> i have to admit that i forgot to bring my lederhosen. but i'm going to see if i can buy some while i'm here. >> reporter: part of an ongoing effort to smooth relations with angela merkel. she's been a crucial go between with vladimir putin over russian aggression in ukraine. a topic that took up more than half of their 45-minute meeting. american troops are now directly training ukrainian forces for the first time and in the first big development of the summit, merkel agreed if putin doesn't back off, sanctions should be extended. >> we think there can be a peaceful resolution to this problem but it's going to require that europe and the united states as well as the world stay vigilant. >> reporter: also working with greece to

work out a financial fiasco and a nuclear deal with iran. tomorrow a session on the fight against isis which has proved a resilient enemy and a wealthy one. >> it's critical for us to stop the flow of money to isis because it enables so much of their activity. >> reporter: as isis controls more territory, it can collect taxes to finance the war of terror. oil refineries bring in millions and this shows the destruction of ancient sites. experts say they also pill laj those sites and is sell an tick wits on the black market. the iraqi prime minister isn't part of the g7 but he'll meet to ask for more help to fight a well-funded isis. the white house isn't prepared to announce any more help. >> a roll up your sleeves working dinner for the leaders of the world's major industrialized world economy to deal with the world's biggest problem. the problems include climate change an and an ongoing fight. there was also an

argument over whether the breakfast beer was not alcoholic. the white house claims not to know. >> chris, thank you. here at home, another round of extreme weather for many parts of this country. heat advisories are in effect for the pacific northwest where they are looking at some of the warmest temperatures so far this year. and those numbers are expected to climb even higher tomorrow. temperatures well over 100 degrees expected in some places. meanwhile there are severe thunderstorm watches and warnings scattered across the midwest tonight. that region is at risk for hail, damaging winds, flooding, even isolated tornadoes. this all comes after the same system brought storms and golf ball-sized hail to eastern colorado this weekend. causing some damage to homes and vehicles. tonight the roar of the belmont crowd is still echoing. american pharoah won the most coveted crown

in sports, it hadn't been done in nearly four decades. we have more on the well deserved victory lap. >> reporter: american pharoah returned to churchill downs today getting the royal treatment after a heart pounding run into the record books. >> the wait is over. american pharoah is finally the one. american pharoah has won the triple crown. the three-year-old thoroughbred lived up to his name ruling the racetrack. an electric moment for the fans. when the horse was racing by, what was going on? >> my adrenaline was pumping. i didn't think it was going to happen. we witnessed history in the making. it was fantastic to see. >> reporter: a grueling mile and a half at the belmont, the toughest and final race of the triple crown, longer than both the kentucky derby and the preakness. >> i've never seen a horse run like that. what we witnessed yesterday, i was in

awe of him myself. >> the jockey said it was the perfect race. this champion now belongs to a rare club of only 12 triple crown winners like the secretariat. his 1973 victory, the stuff of hollywood movies. >> the 12th triple crown winner in racing history. >> it trampled any doubts it could no longer be done. >> these horses don't come around very often but they also have to be tough and handle the grind, and this horse, he was made for it. >> reporter: american pharoah, a champion for the ages. nbc news, belmont, new york. >> tomorrow on today, matt and savannah will have an exclusive live interview with

the owners and the rest of the triple crown winner's team. when we continue, what would you do if the drug that could improve your sick child's life was illegal? a look at one family's emotional fight. and later, mother nature putting on a dazzling show for a limited time only.

any parent would do everything in their power to help their child. what if a potentially life-changing drug was off limits? that's the dilemma some parents are having when it comes to medical marijuana. it's banned in most states and parents are fighting to make it legal. nbc's harry smith brings us one family's story. >> reporter: haley

smith is 14 years old. for most of her life, she suffered from violent seizures. she has a syndrome j a frequently fatal, extreme roll of epilepsy. >> it was awful the first seven years. we didn't know what was wrong with her. her mother, over the years, she and her husband have done just about everything they can to help their daughter. and then two years ago, lisa saw reports about an oil made from cannabis that's high in cbd, a nonpsychoactive compound in the plant that successfully treats seizures. some say more study is needed. >> if she was your child what would you do? >> lisa smith and other parents are now lobbying for federal legislation that would allow these oils in all 50 states. when you heard about this proposed legislation, what did you think? >> let's go do this.

let's go. >> common sense and politics, they don't go together. >> they don't. >> reporter: on a day that lisa was lobbying her own state of virginia to consider a law allowing the oils, the state senator saw firsthand what life was like for the family. before lisa could testify, it happened. haley had a seizure right there in the hearing room. lisa struggled to stabilize her daughter. >> this is lisa smith. >> reporter: she regained her composure and stepped to the microphone. >> this is normal for me. this is daily for me. it's been stated, we don't know the long term effects of medical marijuana. but i can tell you, i know the long term effect on uncontrolled seizures. it will be cognitive decline and it's premature death. >> reporter: after all they have been through, to give her daughter a chance at a fuller life and a chance to use the oils

that might help to do that, lisa and the other parents say they will continue to fight to change laws to gain access. >> you just look ahead. you just. >> she's not giving up. >> that's not on option. that's not an option. >> harry smith, nbc news. >> you can catch more of the date line special tonight at 7:00, 6:00 central. still ahead the photos behind prince george and charlotte. chances are, you've heard of their royal photographer.

neither the flu for the late rally can stop serena williams from winning. the twentieth grand slam of her career. only two women have won more major single titles. on the men's side today stan wawrinka earned the second grand slam champion of his career. we're getting the first photos of prince george with his new

little sister charlotte, and then the toddler who could be king looks like any other big brother. the person behind the camera was someone you would likely not expect. >> reporter: it couldn't have been easy, getting a feisty toddler to sit still j pose, and smile for pictures that will become part of history. >> oh, that's adorable. >> oh, that's adorable. >> reporter: the person behind the lens? the duchess of cambridge, kate took the pictures at the country home two weeks after giving birth to princess charlotte. for decades, documenting the life of a royal has been left to the professionals. like the royal christening, princess charlotte will be next month. she's expected to wear the same gown her big brother wore at his. while professional portraits still have

their place, william and kate are becoming do-it-yourselfers. the first family pictures of george were taken by kate's father and look at the new photos. copyright, duchess of cambridge. they were in her twitter feed before the papers. >> probably the biggest challenge these days is the fact that there is a 24-7 media hungry for their news. >> reporter: by doing it themselves, they may give the public what they want while keeping some private moments in the family. >> up next, forget the fire works. a different kind of show lighting up the night sky.

finally tonight, once a year mother nature puts on a spectacular light show in the smoky mountains. this is a dazzling display right now drawing visitors from far and wide. nbc's mark potter joined them for a look. >> reporter: amid the grandeur of great

smoky mountains, excitement builds as more than 10,000 people from around the u.s. make the trip, buying tickets and boarding trollies to go see, the fire flies. >> fire flies. >> the smokies are home to the country's biggest concentration of synchronous fire flies. >> they twinkle and then they all go dark at the same time. >> in the cold light of day, the tiny beetles don't look like much. they shine at night. >> you can see the white area on the abdomen and that's where the flashing comes from. >> watchers pick their spot and settle in far mountain light show. >> we waited a long time for it. they'd better fly tonight. >> reporter: the family came all the way from st. louis. >> we wanted to see something that sounds

like it's magical. >> reporter: the magic begins when darkness fills with dwingling light. first a few, and then hundreds. then thousands. blinking in unison. a mating ritual, a symphony in the sky. the males stop, the females will flash back in response with a double flash. it's that one. >> sometimes they're far away and then they're in your face. >> reporter: the adult fire flies only live two weeks but only after treating us to a dramatic and beautiful courtship. mark potter nbc news. >> who knew? that's nbc nightly news for that sunday. lester holt will be here tomorrow. i'm peter alexander reporting. from all of us at nbc news, good night.

nbc bay area news starts now. >> i landed on the highway just as i would on any normal runway. just took it down like that. once i touched it down i had a huge sigh of relief. >> right now at 6:00 quick thinking and a steady hand. a young pilot out of options lands his plane with four people onboard on a south bay freeway. good evening, everyone, i'm ter terry mcsweeney. >> i'm peggy bunker. that pilot 20 years old was able to land right on highway 101 south of coyote creek gulf club drive. chuck coppola is there at the airport, and boy chuck, this pilot