a new arrest in the escaped inmates' investigation. a second prison employee is charged with helping the two killers in their breakout. charleston starts the mourning process. two funerals are held today for victims of last week's church massacre. whole foods under fire. the upscale grocery chain is investigated for allegedly overcharging customers at its new york city stores. sometimes by more than $14 on a single item. and new homeowners move out of their dream home after receiving a series of disturbing and threatening letters from a mysterious sender. this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, june 25th, 2015.

good morning. good to be with you. i'm anne-marie green. another new york state corrections department employee is under arrest for allegedly helping two convicted murderers to escape. corrections officer gene palm mer plans to plead not guilty. meanwhile the search starts its 20th day. gene palmer was arrested wednesday evening. he was charged with promoting prison contraband tampering evidence, and official misconduct in the escape of convicted murderers david sweat and richard matt from the clinton correctional facility more than two weeks ago. another prison employee joyce mitchell, who supervised the prison's tailoring shop is jailed on charges she helped the men escape by smuggling hacksaw blades and other tools into the prison in frozen hamburger meat. she has pleaded not guilty.

palmer is charged with bringing the contraband to the prisoners. his attorney says he doesn't know what he was moving. >> they asked her to do things that she did and she conned people into doing it for her. in my mind she's just as mentally ill as the two escapees are. sweat and semi-automatic escaped after cutting a hole in their cell wall. the search is focused on a 75 mile area 20 miles west of the prison. about 1,000 officers are searching the densely wooded terrain. >> what you're seeing here is the face of relentless pursuit and we're going to be relentless until we capture these people. the bottom line is we don't want them to have a restless sleepless night putting their head on any pillow. >> they caution they could be armed. they are cunning, desperate and considered extremely dangerous. the military concerns the

overnight clash of an f-16 in the desert southwest. the fighter jet went down near douglas, arizona, close to the new mexico border. the wreck sparked a big brush fire near a natural gas pipeline. the plane is part of the air national guard's 162nd fighter wing out of tucson. the condition of the pilot and the cause of the crash are not clear. firefighters in california are battling several wildfires this morning when 90 miles east of los angeles in the san bernardino mountains. evacuations have been ordered for at least two towns and a third is under a voluntary evacuation. nearly 30 square miles have been burned. fixed winged aircraft fighting the fire had to be grounded because a hobbying drone was flying in the area. this morning evacuation orders have been listed for residents in the newhall area north of los angeles. the fast-moving brush fire began wednesday and briefly closed the

north-south freeway. at one point more than 4,000 residents were evacuated from 5,000 homes. >> i saw a fire in my neighbor's backyard and that's when i said it's time to go. next thing i know they were banging on my door get out, get out. >> the fire has burned 350 acres but firefighters have gained the upper hand. one firefighter suffered minor injuries. more severe weather is a possibility in the denver area today following yesterday's damaging storms powerful winds including an unconfirmed tornado created chaos. roofs were ripped off and turned into dangerous projectiles. trees snapped and were thrown into homes. residents had to run for cover, but no one was seriously injured. the storms also produced torrential downpours that stranded evening rush hour commuters yesterday. there was widespread street flooding and some power was knocked out. in some areas more than two inches of rain fell in an hour.

well today funeral services will be held for two of the victims of the charleston church massacre. last night exactly one week after the deadly shooting a bible study group was held at the emanuel african methodist episcopal church. >> reporter: with heavy hearts mourners will say good-bye to two of the nine. 70-year-old ethel lance worked at the church and sha rhonda was a mother of three served as minister. just as they had done one week ago when they were killed worshippers gathered to study the bible at mother emanuel ame church. >> i have no fear because i know god is in his temple. >> the reverend goff helped unite them with one simple message. >> love your neighbor as you would love yourself and do unto

your neighbors as you would have them do unto you. >> as the community prepares for another viewing for the beloved pastor and state senator. yesterday politicians stood alongside the grieving family watching clementa pinckney's casket arrive at the statehouse capitol rotunda. thousands of people of all colors filed in to view the body. >> martin luther king he's going to be great. >> reporter: praying for healing in charleston even in the midst of tragedy. now funerals for the other victims will take place through the weekend and the beginning of next week. president obama will be on hand tomorrow to deliver the eulogy during reverend pinckney's funeral. an marie. >> don champion in charleston. thank you, don. south carolina lawmakers plan to debate removing the confederate flag embraced by shooting suspect dylann roof from the capitol grounds. alabama's governor robert

bentley moved quickly issuing an executive order that brought down four confederate flags that flew at the state capitol montgomery. the death penalty handed down to boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will automatically be appealed. the appeal could take decades. yesterday at the sentencing hearing tsarnaev said he was sorry after victims berated him for his cowardly and disgusting act. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev first praised a la and then apologized to victims and his loved ones as he spoke publicly for the first time about the bombings that killed three and injured 260. he looked straight at the judge and addressed the victims when he said i would like to now apologize to the victims, to the survivors. he also admitted to his role saying i did it along with my brother. i learned about some of the victims. throughout the trial more of those victims were given names, more faces and they were good

souls. some survivors doubt tsarnaev's sincerity. >> what he said showed no remorse, no regret and no empathy for what he's done to our lives. >> reporter: but another victim offered forgiveness. >> i hope that his words were genuine. i hope that they were heartfelt. >> reporter: the prosecutor says she was struck by what tsarnaev didn't say. >> he didn't renounce terrorism. he didn't renounce violent extremism. >> reporter: just minutes after his statement judge george o'toole formally sentenced tsarnaev to be executed telling him he will be remembered only for willfully and intentionally murding and maiming innocent people. the parents of 8-year-old martin richard, the youngest person killed in the bombings said they would have rather seen tsarnaev receive a life sentence so he could contemplate his crimes. tsarnaev's death sentence will automatically be appealed. jim armstrong for cbs news boston. today lawyers for colorado theater shooting suspect james

holmes begins his defense. his defense team will try and convince jurors that holmes was legally insane when he opened fire at the packed movie house back in 2012. 12 people were killed and 70 others wounded. this morning bobby jindal hits the presidential campaign trail in new hampshire. he jumped into the republican contest wednesday becoming the 13th gop candidate. he's positioning himself as a washington outsider and said he's a doerr in the field of talkers. coming up on the morning news, whole foods fraud. they're accused of tipping the scales to boost profits. later, an explosion at a bond fire lighting with children standing nearby. this is the "cbs morning news." every day, brian drives carefully to work. and every day brian drives carefully to work, there are rate suckers. he's been paying more for car insurance because of their bad driving for so long, he doesn't even notice

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james taylor has his first number one album this morning. his new compilation "before this world" hit the top of the billboard charts a mere 45 years after taylor's debut. the five-time grammy winner has had 11 albums in the top 10. only tony bennett rated longer for his first number one. well new numbers from the census bureau show a generational changing of the guard. millennials have now passed baby boomers as the largest population group. there are more than 83 million people who were born as americans. the number of baby boomers born in the post war boom is 75 mall. "moneywatch," check out trouble for whole foods. jill wagner is at the new york stock exchange with that and more. good morning, jill. >> good morning, anne-marie. whole foods is accused of

routinely over charging its customers. it has nine stores in the city. the department of consumer affairs said it overstated the weight of prepackaged food. in one case a package of coconut shrimp cost more than $14 more than it should have. whole foods is working to address the city's concerns. talks are expected to resume this morning in brussels. greece has less than a week before the next loan payment is due. doesn't have the money to make good. greece has promised tax cuts through savings. its lenders want more spending cuts. lack of progress in the greek debt talks sent stocks on wall street lower. the dow lost 178 points. the s&p finished down 15. the nasdaq fell 37. the irs is doing business with tax delinquents in violation of federal law. the tax agency issued contracts to 17 businesses that owed taxes between 2012 and 2013 according to a report by the treasury

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lego manufactures 60 million lego pieces a year. it hopes to have replacement pieces that are more ecologically friendly. >> sounds like a good start. maybe they can make them less painful when you step on them. jill wagner at the new york stock exchange. thanks a lot jill. straight ahead, a dream home turns into a nightmare. a family fleas their house after receiving a string of scary letters. in sports a giant leap into the stands to save a big game. if you have moderate to severe plaque psoriasis. isn't it time to let the real you shine through? introducing otezla apremilast. otezla is not an injection or a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. some people who took otezla saw 75% clearer skin after 4 months. and otezla's prescribing information has no requirement for routine lab monitoring. don't take otezla if you are allergic to any of its ingredients. otezla may increase the risk of depression.

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transgender woman protesting immigration policy. for the first time in school history the university of virginia wins college baseball's crown. virginia trailing vanderbilt 2-0 in the fourth inning when the game is tied with a two-run homer. the freshman comes to the plate again in the fifth and drives in the go-ahead run. the cavaliers win 4-2 capturing the college world series. but the play of the day belongs to toronto third baseman josh donaldson. he tracks down a fly ball in foul territory and makes a diving catch into the stands. that preserved pitcher marco he is strad da's bid for a perfect game but not for 678 longer. in the next at-bat he makes a bare handed grab but logan forsyth beats the throw to first base. toronto beats tampa bay 1-0. when we return scared from their home. a new jersey couple is forced to move from their house after receivin chilling letters about being watched.

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here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. a terrifying scene at a spanish festival. two men lighting a bonfire accidentally sparked a fireball by igniting a gas can. the massive explosion injured about a dozen people. none of the children in the crowd of 200 were hurt. this morning a series of mysterious and threatening letters have forced a new jersey family from their home. valley castro of our new york station wcbs says they've turned to the legal system for help. >> reporter: this large six bedroom home in union county

new jersey, is being watched at least according to this family who paid $1.3 million for the dream home in the picturesque town of westfield. they claim the previous owners were aware of the man called the watcher but never said anything. >> i would be pretty upset if i got a house and found out that the previous owners knew about it. >> reporter: since moving in the owners say they've received numerous letters from the mysterious person. the watcher claims the home has been the subject of my family for decades and i have been put in charge of watching and waiting for its second coming. the new owners have several children and other letters ask, have they found what's in the wall yet? i am pleased to know your names now and the name of the youngblood you have brought to me. the bone chilling letters were enough to send the new family packing. the incident so unnerving the westfield mayor addressed the issue at a town council meeting tuesday night. >> our police department conducted an exhaustive investigation based on the actual circumstances and

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a jury has awarded a virginia man a half million dollars after he was mocked by anesthesiologist during a colonoscopy in 2013. the patient was recording the doctor's instructions and left his device running after he was put under and that's when the insults started flying. peggy fox of our washington station, wusa has the recording. we have a warning for you, this report contains some strong language. >> reporter: it was in this office behind closed doors where doctors performing a colonoscopy were recorded saying the rudest things about their patient. >> really after five minutes of talking to you in preop i wanted to punch you in the face and man you up a little bit. >> reporter: that voice is anesthesiologist tiffany ingham.

she was sued by the man undergoing the colonoscopy. while he was under anesthesia they were discussing a rash on his penis. >> some syphilis on your arm or something. it's probably tuberculosis of the penis. >> reporter: his attorney said he was verbally brutalized and defamed while under anesthesia. >> why are you looking, retard. >> reporter: they put a false diagnosis on his record. >> i'm going to mark hemorrhoids even though we don't see them and probably won't. i'm just going to take a shot in the dark. >> it is disappointing. >> reporter: do you think doctors will be more careful? >> i am sure. they say there's no privacy anymore. i'm always very careful about what i say. >> i was completely surprised. i found almost every statement to be shocking. >> reporter: stacy rose harris an attorney who specializes in civil suits, says the case is unique and raises the bar. >> i think it sends a strong

message to doctors and to all professionals to watch what they say about their paying patients and clients, to consider their reputations in a setting where they're supposed to be acting professionally. >> that was wusa's peggy fox reporting. coming up after your local news on cbs this morning, the boston marathon bomber's apology in court. we will speak with cbs legal expert ricky cleman. plus we have more on ford's car sharing program and we'll show you how presidential candidates are making big bucks off of merchandising. finally, if you ever wanted to visitor ri seinfeld's apartment, here's your chance. jerry's upper west side apartment said it was re-created down to the cereal boxes and vhs tapes. it's open to the public for only

five days so if you can't make it, well yada yada yada. that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day.

crews, have been working throughout the night to clear down trees and get power turned back on for thousands of customers. find out what areas are still in the dark, and whether the morning commute will be affect. good morning i'm ukee washington. i'm erika von tiehl. philadelphia delegation continues their trip to rome, is what on tap for today and what the delegation is expect to learn about the pope's visit in september katie. erika, we are catching a break here, this morning at least in advance of a new disturbance heading our way later today. it will be first of two that move into reenforce will cooler air for our region. a pattern change is in the works as a whole but for now