happening right now. nine days and no sign of two convicted killers on the run, as we gain new insights into the prison worker who allegedly helped them pull off that brazen escape. the 2016 presidential race heating up with hillary clinton in iowa this hour. one day after she delivered her first major campaign speech. tomorrow, jeb bush officially entering the ring. surprising new details in the shooting death of jamir rice. the officer who shot him. very good sunday to you. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." i'm in for alex on this day. we're going to start this hour with the ongoing manhunt for the

men who escaped from a maximum security prison in new york. the search enters its ninth day. they're trying to capture david sweat and richard matt. they're now ex sponding the search area focusing on wooded areas and the people's homes surrounding the prison. joyce mitchell the prison worker who allegedly helped them escape escape, is behind bars. she pleaded not guilty to the felony account of promoting prison contraband and could face up to eight years in prison. now the d.a. is telling us about her alleged plans. had she not gotten some cold feet. >> basically show up down at the powerhouse. around midnight. and pick them up. the three of them were going to move on together. that was the plan. >> nbc's adam is in more isonville, new york, one of the towns in the search area.

adam, as we look at this time frame, day nine they're going through that gridded search. any new news? >> reporter: no new news. they remain focused on the area behind me just east of the jail as you mentioned, day nine of the search. still no sightings. but they believe they're in this area. no reason to believe otherwise. they believe they're together. they're on foot somewhere in that dense forest. very unforgiving conditions. there's ticks, poison ivy, but they believe this is the right area to search. and richard, they are not giving up. >> and as you and i both know so well here adam law enforcement officials saying we're going to get the two of you. being very forceful and forward about what they hope to get done. is this perhaps because of the mitchell developments, as we were mentioning getting those charges and pleading not guilty? >> reporter: the district attorney said she had a very initialf unusual relationship with these convicted killers. not only was she going to be the

getaway car, she was going to run away with them. the plan was they would meet at midnight. they would meet at the power station right near the jail. they would drive for seven hours. we don't know where they were going, if they went west they might have made it to ohio. if they went south, they could have made it to philly. north they could have hit points in maine and canada. we don't know. she got cold feet. she said to officials because she loved her husband and didn't want to hurt him. today she's in the county jail about 160 miles south of here. tomorrow morning she'll be back in court at 8:30. >> adam what's happening at the check points behind you, that you're aware of? >> reporter: about a five-mile radius, check points in this area. if you come to this location you'll have your trunk searched. there are state police at every -- about 100 yards. they're everywhere, armed, checking trunks. it's a very highly secure zone.

richard? >> thank you so much adam reiss, appreciate that. eric foegel is with the maryland state police. do you think the progress is moving along okay at the moment? >> absolutely. i think the -- when you have the investigation not bringing up anything, i think they're going to continue operationally with the search. not only looking -- they're trying to develop their own leads to find anything in the woods that they may have dropped, or any foot prints any places that may be bedded down. no witnesses or investigations are coming up anything from investigation. that would lead me to believe they could still be in the woods somewhere. or possibly gotten into somebody's house. >> do you think joyce mitchell now is providing key information that is emboldening the law enforcement officials that have been informative about their confidence in being able to capture the two suspects here? >> you know i really can't comment on that.

you know what her part is playing in this. >> if there is joyce mitchell might there be more? >> that could be very possible. i'm sure investigators -- i've worked with the new york state police, and the fbi, and they're confident, they have very investigators and a very good police department, i'm absolutely sure they're doing everything they can on the operational and investigative side. >> what are you learning of what joyce mitchell planned to do? some of the details here that she was going to drive the prisoners seven hours away? she also planned to run away with them, according to authorities here. what does that tell you about her and this case? >> just from what i've heard from the media reports, i mean it's possible she could have been in the planning process, and, you know possibly started to realize the seriousness of this. and also realizing that these guys are in here for some very

serious crimes and it could jeopardize her safety also once they're outside. >> retired first sergeant with the maryland state police thank you. about an hour from now, hillary clinton will host a launch party in des moines iowa, one day after kicking off her first official campaign rally. she is seeking more volunteers and setting new expectations from the campaign trail. take a listen. >> i'll be laying out policy during the campaign very much over the next week and months. and i want it to set an agenda not just for my running, but for us together deciding what we will do as a nation. >> joining me now from des moines is nbc's white house correspondent kristen welker. kristen, good day to you. do we expect to hear much of the same from yesterday's speech in new york as she moves forward here in iowa? >> reporter: well, richard, good afternoon. i think we're going to hear a

lot of the same themes that clinton mapped out yesterday, her case for why she wants to be the next president of the united states. i think today's speech is going to be a call to action to iowan voters. she will urge them to get onboard to work her campaign work the phones pound the pavement. so far they have nine organizing offices opening up all across the state, commitments from 4,000 iowans to volunteer. clinton wants to build on those numbers today. she will map out why she wants to be the commander in chief. she's invoked the legacy of fdr and said she will also be a champion for the poor and working class. what was interesting, richard, is that she mapped out an agenda that sounded a lot like president obama's agenda. she talked about closing the income gap, she talked about universal pre-k, lgbt rights. as for today's event, hundreds

of people lining up so far. some of them entering this event at the fairgrounds behind me getting ready to hear her speech. polls show she has a very hefty lead here but she's getting a robust challenge from bernie sanders. he's been campaigning here really hard and drawing big crowds. yesterday he got more than 500 people. and he has two more events today. the competition is heating up here in iowa richard, as hillary clinton gets prepared to speak at her first big rally here in iowa and her next stop is new hampshire. richard? >> what is the talk there, kristen? as you are there with fellow iowans as they have hillary clinton, if not bernie sanders that you just mentioned, more left more center? and what they're preferring to hear about? >> reporter: well, look they say that they want to hear what bernie sanders has to say. he is trailing clinton in the polls. but i just spoke to an analyst

here who tells me this is iowa. anyone has a shot here. this is about pressing the flesh, getting up close and personal with the voters. bernie sanders has been effective at doing that so far. i was just speaking to a number of voters who say they're still undecided. the issues that matter to them, issues relating to the middle class and to the economy, they want to hear what hillary clinton has to say about that. they also want to hear from bernie sanders and also martin o'mally. a lot of folks undecided here even though hillary clinton is leading in the polls, her campaign is saying they are not taking one vote for granted. this is the place that dashed her hopes for thement presidency in 2008. >> i'm no analyst, but i bet you they just mentioned the hawkeyes they'll be okay and probably get a bump in the polls there in iowa right? >> reporter: i think that's a good strategy. that is not a bad strategy richard. >> again, don't listen to me is what i'm saying.

other news now for you this hour, british spies are coming in from the cold. in you reports indicate britain has been forced to remove their agents from the field after nsa leak spy edward snowden were deciphered by russian and chinese intelligence. the spies are being moved out of unnamed hostile areas. five people sent to the hospital after a handgun carried by a guest accidently discharged. police said the bullet ricocheted off the floor and grazed a guest. four others were struck by debris. and lions, tigers bears, oh my. more than a dozen animals are on the lose in georgia's capital city of well tbil si. the hippopotamus -- hip

hippopotamuses? thunderstorms are rolling in the northern part of the country while the southeast heats up. the weather channel's reynolds wolf has the forecast. hey, reynolds. >> good afternoon, richard lui and our friends across america. we'll have a rough situation. potentially rough situation in terms of weather across parts of the great lakes, the ohio valley, spotty hail maybe some damaging winds. heavy rainfall. can't rule out a chance of tornadoes. from chicago to detroit, even to pittsburgh. and into parts of the northeast. i'll tell you in the deep south, though, the story is very different today. the high humidity not much in terms of rainfall but the heat is going to be just brutal. it's going to stick around for a couple of days. tomorrow you can expect highs in the upper 90s in a few spots. and tomorrow even into tuesday. rough times there. potentially rough times here invest 91-l.

the winds are at 35. the pressure may actually drop quite a bit, intensifying as it rolls into texas. 60% chance of further development. and a chance of heavy rain where we really don't need it in parts of southeast texas. some places may be up to eight inches or even more of rainfall. richard, let's send it back to you. >> reynolds wolf thank you very much for that. hillary has officially hit the campaign trail. jeb expected to join her on the road this week. the race to 2016. yes, it is heating up, fast. we'll examine. aleve pm. the first to combine a sleep aid... plus the 12 hour pain relieving strength of aleve. for pain relief that can last until the am. so you... you... and you can be a morning person again. aleve pm for a better am. now available with an easy open cap. hicles ouhicles based on 6 different criteria,

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i think those democratic strategists will be supporting secretary clinton are dead wrong. look, john the people of this country are profoundly disgusted with the reality, that for 40 years, the middle class of this

country has been disappearing that 99% of all new income today goes to the top 1%. that the top .10 of 1% owns as much wealth as the bottom 90%. >> that was democratic presidential candidate bernie sanders hitting back at hillary clinton's first campaign speech yesterday. now clinton is off hitting the campaign trail in iowa this weekend. the field is about to get a little more crowded for her as well. tomorrow jeb bush finally going to make his candidacy official with a launch speech in miami. joining me is former rnc chairman and political analyst michael steele and jimmy williams, msnbc contributor. michael, let's start with this here. jeb, tomorrow going to announce his candidacy after quite some time. a few hours ago he did release a video titled making a difference. introducing himself to the nation. let's look at that and then i'll get your reaction to it. >> all right.

>> the barriers right now on people rising up is the great challenge of our time. so many people could do so much better if we fixed a few things. my core beliefs start with the premise that the most vulnerable in our society should be in the front of the line not the back. and as governor i had a chance to act on that core belief. >> so as we just listened to that little bit of the video here, michael, it looks like a platform that would be good for the general election. he's also as you know and as we've talked about here on msnbc, he's talked about immigration reform in ways that may not necessarily do well in the primaries, but do well in the general. can he get through the primaries with this sort of approach? >> i think he can. and i think he stated in the past that he's prepared to lose the primary, to win the general. not literally, because you want to be in the general in that case. but i think what he's saying is i'm willing to go into a space that the party has been uncomfortable playing in.

and i think that's a good thing. now, we'll listen to the speech tomorrow to see how he frames that argument. but everything up to now has just been sort of okay let's try this and some of it has not worked, and some of it has not been effective. but tomorrow it becomes real for jeb. i think he wants to show that he is his own man. we'll see how he's able to remove his brother from his back, to separate himself either from policy or otherwise from his brother. and see what kind much campaign -- what kind of campaign the man is going to run as opposed to a member of the bush family. >> this is interesting. as you were talking about here michael, how he has really perhaps learning from 2012 and jimmy. if you were to take out some of the words here some of the details, one might say this could be a centrist democrat's video as well. is jeb bush do you think, going to bring democrats over to his side the moderates that are the swing vote proverbially?

>> it's lovely to hear. when i worked in the united states senate back in the 2000s, late '90s and 2000s, that was simply not the talking point. in fact that was nowhere to be heard. george w. bush, his older brother, did run on the compassionate conservative mantra, as you recall. his administration was anything but that. i think jeb has a problem here. listen i will give jeb bush kudos for this he's not flip-flopping on the immigration issue like marco rubio. he's at least owning his common core education stances. i think that's wonderful that he's doing that. that's going to be a fob him, though, as michael just alluded in the primary states specifically in iowa. maybe not in new hampshire, but it certainly will in south carolina. so the idea that the republican party as a whole sort of at 30,000 feet is into economic populism is simply not true. if you want to get out early in

the primary states that will not fly. they see those people as takers not as people who give to the economy. >> jimmy, what will you be looking for tomorrow then in his speech as he says i'm now running for president? what's going to be the key factor here? is it going to be how far he is to the center or the right? the message he's about to give? >> i think he has to be strategic in what he emphasizes just like hillary clinton did yesterday. she talked about the middle class, the lower classes of american society, how they need that great bargain, if you will. i think that's exactly what jeb bush has to do. he cannot -- listen mitt romney, the big weakness was we accused him of flip-flopping which he did on nearly every single policy issue. and guess what the republicans did that very well against john kerry and it worked. if jeb bush is smart, he will not just double down but he will triple down on his stances, own them. and then say, look if you want

to win, in the broad electorate you've got to go with somebody who will bring the republicans into the 21st century. i'm not sure he can do that to get through the early primary states particularly the southern states. >> i think the strategy is going to be a little bit different. my analysis of the early primary states is a little bit more dynamic than a lot of people are looking at it. people need to take off their traditional views of these early states. you'll have three, maybe four different winners in those first four primary states. and that is perfectly possible and i think exciting. i think jeb bush, whether he comes in second third, fourth in any of those races, will still be in the hunt. because then the country opens up to the rests of the debate. and the fact that you're going to play around four early states, i don't think that's going to be dispositive of who the next nominee is going to be.

jeb bush can make a case and saying, this is where the party needs to be. we need to stand where america is right now. let's bring those conservative values, that jimmy said into the 21st century and that's how we'll win. >> we'll see what that means for money based in those first four states. because what happens there pushes certain funders certain ways. thank you. wish we had time. you guys have a good sunday. the best and worst states to be unemployed. where does your state rank in that? that's just ahead. and "seinfeld" fans jerry's upper west side apartment coming to life. we'll tell you where and when to check it out.

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sweat and richard matt escape. nbc's miguel almaguer is in morrisonville with the latest. miguel? >> reporter: richard, we're learning new information today about the woman who authorities say was involved in the prison getaway, and her plan to move on and forward with the inmatsdesinmates. the search continues just up the street from here. another massive search another dead end. this, day nine no sign of convicted killers. the prison employee who's now in jail accused of smuggling tools into the prison thepg the murderers bust out of the maximum security facility. >> the three of them were going to move on together. >> that was the plan. >> reporter: andrew wiley, the district attorney said mitchell sweat and matt developed a close, unusual relationship. while working together behind

prison walls in the tailor shop. the d.a. said mitchell was to pick up the inmates at this power plant, be the getaway driver and never go home. >> was her thought process to help them escape and essentially go on the run and move on with them? >> it appears that way. based on her statements. i think at the last moment she bailed out. >> reporter: mitchell who has pled not guilty could be sentenced up to seven years in prison. but experts say she faces even more time. >> matt and sweat, if they kill policemen, innocent civilians, aiding and abetting could be looked at very seriously. >> reporter: police say matt and wet are desperate and could easily kill again. neither are believed to be experienced outdoorsman. but if authorities are right and they're in the forest they've evaded detection. still, investigators remain confident they're closing in. >> it's just a matter of time.

these guys will make a mistake. they're fatigued possibly low or out of provisions, food et cetera. >> reporter: the clock is ticking. two killers on the run, and a prison employee behind bars. the d.a. said mitchell's unusual relationship began with the inmates in 2013 that they planned to drive seven hours in an unknown direction. but that mitchell got cold feet because she, quote, had feelings for her husband. richard? >> miguel thank you so much with that. overseas now, where this morning the pentagon conducted air strikes on targets in iraq. this past week president obama announced he is sending an additional 450 u.s. military advisers to iraq to train the fledgling national army. in a new interview this morning, lindsey graham weighed in. take a listen. >> i'm dying to hear from our military leadership.

now would be a good time to ash carter, our military leaders to the capitol hill and say, if you've got a problem with what we're doing, let me know. but tell me how this is working. if our military leadership thinks we're on the path to destroying isil they need to be fired. >> joining me now, a member of the armed services committee. congressman, how do you answer lindsey graham's question? >> very easy to be sitting in the united states senate and not carrying a weapon in iraq. just think about how many americans have died in that area, in the fighting over the previous 13 years. we ought not go back in with ground troops. we do have an obligation. the president's on a path that i think is the right one. you've got to build the iraqi army. if they don't want to fight, there's no way that we're going to be successful there. so we have to do that. we also have to recognize that this has been a fight, a sectarian fight among the muslim community for 1,400 years.

it's not going to be easily settled. >> congressman, as you know the addition of 450 troops going into iraq general dempsey also floating the idea of the so-called lily pad basis spread across iraq. lindsey graham saying is this the right solution? how does this degrade isis or isil? >> well the degradation of isil or isis has to come from the countries in that area iraq and turkey, saudi arabia as well as jordan. those are the countries that are at risk because of isil. they're going to have to find a backbone, they're going to have to put their boots on the ground. we're certainly in a position to aid. certainly we are with air strikes. we're also going to have to be providing training and equipment, all of which we're doing. but i see no way that we should be going back with heavy brigades armor, the kinds of troops, over 150,000 americans

who have been there for a decade. that didn't work. obviously this is something that has to be worked out by the countries in that area. >> congressman, is this a way of getting back to that perhaps, a lower grade of what we had before in terms of the amount of force there? as we look at perhaps what is called mission creep. >> mission creep, slippery slope, one and the same. we have to be very aware of where we are headed here. the president correctly, in my view has been very slow to this. also, we need a robust debate in congress about this. the authorization to use force presently is justification. legal justification is a very jen you wous thing. we need to debate. we're the people's representatives. the constitution is quite clear, congress creates the war powers. >> i want to switch to europe. you're obviously watching that

as well on the armed services committee here. >> sure. >> "new york times" today, which you probably read saying this that the pentagon is drawing up plans to store tanks and heavy weapons for as many as 5,000 troops in eastern europe in response to russian aggression in the region. the pentagon telling nbc no decision has been made on that yet. but it has been increasing its nato presence. is this the right move? is this what you want to see? >> what i want to see is the resolve to push back when necessary. i would like to see just as much resolve to get into very serious discussions with russia. we've got to be very very much aware of how russia perceives this. obviously we perceive russia pushing into the ukraine in a very negative way. and correctly so. but at the same time russia has seen european troops on its border in the past with a devastating effect to russia. so for every tank we put in we ought to put in another month of discussion with russia about how

to resolve this thing without military buildup from both sides in the area. so yes, we must have resolve. yes, we must be prepared. and yes, we also must be carrying on very serious discussions with russia. which, frankly, have not really taken place. i was pleased that kerry was there a month ago. good. we need to do more of that discussion. understanding each other, and be very clear about what the intentions are. >> democratic congressman john geramendi. quickly here golden state by how many points? >> enough to take home the blue ribbon. >> fellow californian, we know where that stands. i'll say by six. john thank you very much. baseball legends and current players are stepping up to the plate to give children a better outlook for their future. it honors one of the oldest black youth leagues and bringing together a community.

>> reporter: this was the last image many of us had of baseball in baltimore. the orioles playing in an empty stadium, closed to fans for security reasons two days after riots envelope this city in the wake of freddie gray's death in police custody. but this weekend baseball returned to the grass roots. kids playing on a manicured field only blocks from neighborhoods where buildings burned in april. as the riots raged, major league baseball's players association looked for a way to help. it found the james moser baseball league. >> this is our history. you're talking about a 55-year-old organization. using the game to help our young people. we want to create the next major league player being able to impact these young men and women on and off the field is what this league has been doing for a long time. that's why being here today and being a part of what they've been doing behind the scenes and trying to bring it a little more

to the forefront is what we're hoping to do. >> reporter: so it was on saturday that former and current major league players and baltimore mayor blake whose fastball still needs a little work came to pay tribute to this league. >> they've been playing baseball on this field in west baltimore since 1960. in fact it's believed to be the oldest continuing operateing operating black youth league in america. it tries to move past the events of earlier this year. >> james moser has been a steadfast part of this community for decades. and to see this tradition, not just continue but flourish gives me a lot of pride to see these kids out here. they're learning the important skills of teamwork of integrity, of hard work. and they're learning it from men in the community who are really some of our top business leaders, top community and civic leaders. it's just a wonderful event.

i'm proud to be able to support james moser. >> reporter: the baseball hall of famer frank robinson who won a world series in baltimore and later managed the orioles, the event was a welcome return after the pain of watching the city's troubles from afar. >> i was devastated, really. i was watching from my home in california. i was devastated. i know this happened once before when i was in baltimore. but i didn't think it would ever happen again. it's too bad, because what you're doing is showing young people, the young people like these kids the wrong way to get things done. there's ways to get it done without destroying your neighborhood. >> reporter: on their field of dreams these kids weren't worried about all that. they were thinking big. >> major league baseball fan.

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not yet read the re report and the events were a tragedy but there's no crime committed. jeffrey johnson, councilman thanks for joining us. i want to start with your reaction to the report. >> well first of all, it was great for prosecutor mcginty to give it to us as a community. so that we can confirm things we already heard, and find out a little bit more detail. so many of us -- it's been painful reading it particularly about tamir's wounds and the effort to save him. also a concern for us the story by the officer loehmann that he actually yelled for tamir to raise his hands, but no witnesses out of the 27 interviewed heard anything other than after the shooting one witness actually heard him say something. >> we're getting that information from the report. again, no evidence either way of that. >> right. >> is this information, do you think, and this report is it

helpful for the local situation which you are so in tuned with and the upset community as well as their reactions to this situation? >> i think it's very helpful. i think part of what the protesters, the demonstrators, the move for example, to use the rarely used ohio revised code to go to the judge, all that was to get to the information that will ultimately be presented to the grand jury to determine charges. we needed to see that. and see if there was something we were missing. but the community is very happy to have it. again, it's painful. it is frustrating, because the final hours that tamir had, it also shows it's just sad. and it shows that it did not have to happen. and we needed the truth, as much as can be gleaned from an investigation where the officers don't involve themselves. >> i want to talk about that report that you were alluding to. that report coming here as we're watching it. there aren't any official

statements from officer loehmann and his officer garmback, because they refused to speak to investigators. do you expect to hear from them eventually? >> i think the only time we will hear from them is if there is a trial. i don't think they'll go to the grand jury. i think the police union, which is very powerful here in cleveland, has told them not to say anything. i don't expect to hear from them at all until they are actually facing charges. >> let's talk about that which is coming from an activist group there in the city there. they took the unusual step as you were mentioning independently seeking charges from a municipal judge. he issued that judge, an advisory, and that advisory -- the ruling saying there is probable cause for negligent homicide charges. what is the next step with that? >> well we had hoped that there was also an arrest warrant that was issued for the officers. he chose not to do that. we also were hoping that the

cleveland prosecutor would then make a step toward charges. but he sent it over to the county prosecutor. at this point, it is now in the county prosecutor's hands. we don't see anything beyond our effort to expose it through the judge. we thought that was very substantive and very important for the judge to come forward. he's a very respected local judge. but when it's all said and dob, it comes down to prosecuteor mcgenty and the grand jury. >> do you have faith in the process here in the system? >> i have faith in the process. because there's really no other thing but to focus on in at this point. prosecutor mcginty has shown he has the ability to be independent. and so i'm going to give him the benefit of the doubt. he's the one who prosecuted but lost a case. he's independent enough to take it direct and go after officer garmback and officer loe

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unconstitutional. joining me is amy howe. good to see you, amy. >> thanks for inviting me. good to see you, too. >> as you look at what you know when these decisions, when might they come down especially same-sex marriage? >> it's hard to say. the supreme court doesn't say, you know we have a particular day that's going to be the last day of the term before the summer recess. the conventional wisdom is the same-sex marriage case is going to be the last one, or one of the very last ones to be decided just because it was argued late in the year the end of april. it's such a contentious case. we really don't know -- we know between now and maybe the next two or three weeks we're going to get 20 cases -- 20 opinions from the supreme court, including these three that you've mentioned. but we don't know exactly when we're going to get any of them or when the last day of the term's going to be. >> what happens here, though if the supreme court upholds at the

moment the rights of states to limit marriage to straight couples? this on the issue of same-sex marriage. what kind of impact you believe that might have in the dozens of states where judges declared the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional? >> that's the $64,000 question. the supreme court has before it the cases involving lower case decisions. in these states there haven't been any marriages. back in october the supreme court had before it a whole slew of requests by states who had lost in the lower courts. states like virginia that had bans on same-sex marriage. lower courts struck them down. what happened, when the supreme court announced last year in early october that it wasn't going to weigh in on the issue right now, there were thousands, or tens of thousands of marriages all over the country. so can the supreme court put the genie back in the bottle. and a lot of people including me, think that that was the real

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from their very cages. welcome to "weekends with alex witt." i'm richard lui in for alex witt. the ongoing manhunt for the convicted killers who escaped from a maximum security prison in new york the search enters its ninth day. mitchell is now behind bars waiting for a court appearance tomorrow. she could face up to eight years in prison. the d.a. saying she might not have been in on the plan from the beginning. >> not necessarily that the three of them had been in a plan. the information that she provided us is that she was learning little pieces of that leading up to last friday night, in the early morning hours of saturday. we're looking into that to see if there were other people

involved in this whether it was other civilians, whether it's people on the outside that came to help them. >> in addition to looking into whether there are more accomplices, law enforcement officials are now expanding the search area. nbc's adam reiss is in morrisonville, new york, in the manhunt area. you've been at many checkpoints in the last nine days. how does today's action compare? >> reporter: well there's still an intense manhunt here. this is the focus. this is the area they're targeting here just east of the prison. we're in day nine as you mentioned. still no sightings of them but the officials believe this is the right area to be searching in. they think they're together they're on foot. somewhere in this dense, deep forest where the conditions are pretty bad. there are ticks, poison ivy, but they're determined to stay here keep an eye on this area determined to catch these killers. richard? >> adam what are the residents in the area saying today? are they hunkering down more than before?

how is that arc looking like? >> reporter: well with this huge police presence they feel like they're under siege. they feel like in some ways they're prisoners in their own home. >> adam reiss, thank you so much with that. appreciate it. joyce mitchell's daughter-in-law released a statement saying the family will no longer take questions from the media. paige mitchell said her mother-in-law, quote is taking responsibility for the actions she is charged with. we will love and support her no matter what, end quote. mitchell's role is raising some questions about the prison system and the dangers of working alongside con men. joining me is former fbi profiler. candace, you visited this correctional facility last year. do you get a sense the prisoners spent a lot of time there scheming, if you will or having a lot of interaction with the workers there? >> i didn't see that. but i was in an isolated area

where i was interviewing a young man there. but it's not unheard of of course, for there to be -- it would be normal that there would be some interaction between inmates and prisoners. there's a very high percentage of inmates in prison that have the diagnosis of psychopath. and one of the thing psychopaths love to do is con and manipulate other people. >> it's nothing out of the ordinary is what you're telling me? in terms of the interaction, in terms of what you saw there? >> nothing out of the ordinary. >> okay. i got this question -- >> correct. i saw very very tight security. >> very tight security. one of the questions that has been resonating with viewers today on twitter and social media is this question here. and this is coming from a viewer. i wonder if she could be a decoy, that whole seven hours' drive to unknown places sounded weird. is that a possibility that authorities are considering

she's a decoy? >> well i would imagine they're considering it. but it doesn't seem to make a lot of sense to me. i think she was duped, without question. but i would be surprised, but then again, it's remotely possible. >> is there a possibility here of other accomplices and who might they be? >> well i would imagine that joyce mitchell is being 100% cooperative with authorities. and if she knows of anybody else's involvement, then they know, she would tell them. and i think we would have heard of something by now. i think it's probably more likely, they certainly had help from outsiders. >> okay. thank you so much for your perspective on what is happening today. now day nine in this search. i appreciate your time today.

so how are the escapees surviving nine days on the run? how desperate might they get? we'll take a look at that in about 30 minutes. in iowa hillary clinton is expected to host a launch party. we have live pictures from her event. this is her first stop one day after officially kicking off her campaign rally in new york. that happened on the left yesterday, on the right is a live picture. joining me now from des moines iowa is kristen welker. kristen, what are you hearing from folks on the ground? a lot of action happening in that state. >> reporter: a lot of action happening in this state, that is for sure richard. look, it is still early. but iowans tell me they are paying attention. hundreds of people lined up to hear hillary clinton speak today. she will take the podium in just a few moments. i can tell you, there are still a lot of undecideds. we went to a diner just down the block in where i'm standing right now. a lot of folks there saying they're paying attention but still open to hear from the

candidates. the issues this ecare about most, the economy, the middle class. here's what one voter told me today. >> keep in contact with the middle class. keep in contact with those who are struggling. also the immigration, you know people who are here that want to make a life for themselves. i think there's a big need to focus on them. >> reporter: now, of course the stakes could not be higher for hillary clinton here in iowa. she lost here in 2008. she is asking voters for a second chance. today, i am told will be a call to action. she's going to ask iowans to get on board with her campaign. campaign officials tell me so far they have commitments from more than 4,000 iowans saying they will be volunteering. she's also going to continue to map out her case for why she thinks she would be the best next president. yesterday we heard her start to make that case. she said she'll be a champion for the poor and the middle

class. polls show she has a pretty healthy lead here in iowa but she is getting a strong challenge from the left from bernie sanders who has been drawing really big crowds. he got more than 500 people at an event yesterday, and is holding two more events today. clinton leading in the polls, but the campaign said they're not taking any votes here for granted. >> jeb bush tomorrow expected to announce. is he even in the conversation right now as you were talking to those folks in the diner? >> reporter: oh, definitely. a lot of independents who say that they want to hear from presidential candidates democrats and republicans alike. of course the republican field is quite large. some voters telling me that's a little overwhelming. still, they are eager to hear from all of these voters on what they have to say about the economy. foreign policy another issue that really matters to these voters. especially with the threat from isis. but again, a lot of undecideds. and they will be waiting to hear what jeb bush and so many other

republican presidential candidates have to say. they of course have been barn storming this state over the past few weeks as well. >> the diners love it because their receipts in the next year and a half will go way through the roof. >> reporter: that is for sure. >> thank you so much kristen, as always. a beautiful day in the nation's capital and here in new york city. the washington monument on your left. we've got times square on your right there. heavy rain and thunderstorms are moving into the northern part of the country. later today, while the south heats up the weather channel's reynolds wolf has the forecast for us. >> good afternoon, richard lui, and our friends across america. a rough situation today, a potentially rough situation in terms of our weather across parts of the great lakes, ohio valley. spotty hail maybe some damaging winds. heavy rainfall at the same time. can't rule out a chance of tornadoes from chicago, detroit, even into pittsburgh and parts of the northeast. i'll tell you in the deep south, though, the story is going to be

very different today. the high humidity. not much in terms of rainfall but the heat is just going to be brutal. it will stick around for a couple of days. in fact tomorrow expect highs to be in the upper 90s in a few spots, and expect it to go from tomorrow even into tuesday. potentially rough times here we're watching this. this is invest 91-l. the winds at 35. the pressure, well it may actually drop quite a bit. intensifying as it rolls to texas. 60% of further development. with it a chance of heavy rain where we really don't need it back in parts of southeast texas. some places may be ul to 8 inches or more of rainfall. richard, let's send it back to you. >> reynolds, thank you so much for that. jeb bush is expected to kick off his presidential campaign tomorrow, as he mentioned. sounds like he's ready to rumble. >> if i'm a candidate, there's no fifth place, you know kind of mentality in my mind. >> but how can heize above his republican rivals? joonchts nutes lets do this (baby crying in the background)

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taking to the campaign trail, where after months of speculation, jeb bush finally going to make his candidacy official with a launch speech in miami tomorrow. in a new interview this morning, he was asked how he's going to define himself beyond just his last name. >> jeb is different than george. jeb is who he is. my life story is different. i got to do that when i ran as governor, and i got to share my passion for service when i was governor. and telling that story is going to be part of this. i don't have to disassociate myself from my family. i love them. but i know that for me to be successful i'll have to share my heart, tell my story. >> congressional reporter for politico, and chief political correspondent. great to have both of you here. two big brains. do you expect jeb bush to be able to do what he's saying here? it's going to be interesting to see him discuss his last name on

the campaign trail. and then there is whether he's able to do it well. >> well he has a problem here. because he needs to sell his experience. he needs to sell that he would be ready to be commander in chief. part of that experience is that his brother and his father were both president. but he also needs to separate himself from that bush dynasty, that bush brand and show that he is a different person because george w. bush still not that popular with voters. his popularity is increasing his approval ratings are increasing, but not necessarily something you want to run on. he's trying to show the jeb persona, the jeb mentality will be emphasizing in his run what he did in florida, his focus on issues like education and domestic violence in florida. and trying to sell that while he might come from a very political family, this is a different type of bush. and that's why you saw, you know, this is life. but it's just jeb, bush his

last name is not included. >> jonathan what's your advice here? as jeb bush does walk into the room it's not just one person walking into the room there's w. and h.w. how does he parse all of that? >> i think he needs to emphasize the parts of his father's and brother's legacy that are liked by conservatives. certainly you've seen a revival of the foreign policy beliefs of george w. bush. i think the presidency of george h.w. bush is looked on a lot more favorably now than it was when he lost the presidency. the big thing for jeb bush though, is to emphasize the parts of his platform that are conservative. he's not seen right now as -- not only as he not seen as the most conservative candidate in the race some republicans see him as too moderate on some issues. i also think this is a situation where jeb bush really absolutely

needs to find a way to connect. he talks about his heart. there's got to be a passion. this can't just be about the likelihood of him winning if he gets through a general election. the republicans saw that with mitt romney and john mccain. and i think they're tiring of hearing you should nominate because i'm going to win. >> jonathan that's a great point to move on to the next part of this discussion this morning on "meet the press," mitt romney actually talking about what he saw as his biggest mistake in the 2012 election which you were alluding to. let's take a listen to that. >> in my case i think the biggest mistake i made is not focusing very early on on minority voters. hispanic americans, african-americans, asian-americans. our policy as a conservative group of people our policies are to help people get out of poverty and see rising incomes. the policies of the opposition party are to talk about that. but they don't help people get out of poverty. >> so lauren have the elections candidates on the left and op

the right here learned from mitt romney's lesson as he is describing it? >> democrats have always aggressively gone after minority voters, but republicans understand now that if they're going to win and take back the white house in 2016 they really have to energize not just their conservative voters their base voters, but hispanics, african-americans and a new younger generation of voters. that's why you see such a diversity in the field of republican candidates today. you have marco rubio, ted cruz and jeb bush although he's not latino himself, he's married to a latino. and all three of those will be heavily emphasizing that. senator rand paul talks about criminal justice reform. these are all overtures to minority communities to say the republican party is a big tent. that's the argument they're trying to make to say vote republican. everyone is included here. that is going to be a big focus in 2016. because there's really no path to victory if you don't excite something besides the

conservative base. >> all right. lauren, thank you so much. jonathan, i owe you one. the clock ticked down on us today. appreciate you both. thank you. >> thank you. >> take care. robots to the rescue. they venture to where no human dare go. see how these life savers are evolving, next.

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president said she will speak to her chapter meeting tomorrow night about allegations that she lied about her race. her parents came forward to say she was born white and has been passing herself off as african-american for years. nbc's haley jackson has that story. >> reporter: rachel dolezal is under fire as there is an investigation whether she lied on this application to serve on this board. her biological parents say she's not black. >> she's caucasian by birth. >> reporter: the naacp is backing the president who teaches africana studies part-time. online, she's being slammed for what some call faking it. you don't have to be black to work and believe in the naacp. but you do have to be black to be black. >> she made a choice in her life to say, i'm going to borrow these aspects of blackness in order to live my life. that is not a choice that many

black individuals have in this country. >> reporter: it's clear who dolezal considers her father posting a photo of them on facebook. it's this awkward exchange that's gone viral. >> i was wondering if your dad really is an african-american man? >> that's a very -- i don't know what you're implying. >> are you african-american? >> i don't understand the question. >> reporter: later dolezal clarified. >> if i was asked, i would definitely say yes, i do consider myself to be black. >> it's very very complicated. we have to open up about it. and just accept generally how people want to self-identify. >> reporter: if she wants to live her life as a black woman, then let her one person tweeted. as the #transracial picked up steam online with comparisons to caitlyn jenner. others mocked it calling her a

deceitful fraud. and for dolezal now? more questions than answers. >> are you african-american? >> reporter: haley jackson, nbc news. >> i'm joined on the phone by jims willburn from the spokane branch of the naacp who was replaced by rachel dolezal. thank you for joining us here james. dolezal telling a local newspaper the situation is not as easy as it seems, and that there are complexities. james, what would you like to hear from dolezal when she addresses the naacp meeting tomorrow? >> that she made a mistake, or she didn't tell the truth, wasn't truthful. i think that's one of the things that needs to come through. and that she will continue to carry the -- carry on the game changes that's been set forth by the national naacp. my concern is the local branch naacp and its credibility as we

go about the work that we've already set forth, will it be able to continue with leadership that has questionable integrity. >> it was discussed dolezal's background during the election. why wasn't it specifically talked about openly during that process? >> during the process of what now? >> the election. >> the election? it wasn't discussed during the election. what was said during the election was not true even. when it said that we were not in compliance with national that we had not paid our dues to national as we should have that we didn't have any young members of the organization. >> but specific -- >> they were not true. >> specific to dolezal, there was a question about her background during the election process. and the chapter knew about it. why was it not discussed openly given that there was some

question around it? >> it was not a concern for me. we've had a european-american president of the branch before. so it doesn't matter what your ethnicity or race is. what matters is more than anything, are you a truthful leader? can we count on your word? you know your integrity is important. >> so you're drawing the clear line here for us here james, as you may have heard in the report from haley jackson before one of the comments made is because she checked african-american on one of the application papers. let me ask you this question do you have to be black to be black? >> no you don't. wait a minute say that again? do you have to be black to be black? >> yes, do you have to be black to be black? >> i would say yes. i mean why lie about it. if you're european-american, under the six that

african-americans are -- what went on in ferguson and baltimore, what's going on in new york city on the streets, what happened in cleveland, and you're a european-american who wants to be an african-american, i say join the club. >> she evidently did join the club of being black. but not being black here. as you move forward, you were clear to say they need to be truthful. so should dolezal here be removed if she was not truthful? >> yeah. but that's up to the executive committee which i'm not on. >> so you would have her removed is what you're saying? >> we would have to have -- i guess what i'm saying is she would have to come through with a very credible explanation for why. >> james wilburn, thank you for being here today on msnbc. >> you're welcome.

>> thank you. about that petition on moveon.org, more than 160 people have signed the request that rachel dolezal take a leave of absence until an investigation is completed. a family's pain left in the wake of attack on dallas police headquarters this weekend. 35-year-old james bullwear was killed following a shooting rampage that stunned police as well as his family. charles hadlock now takes a closer look at what happened. >> reporter: dallas police say they've never seen anything like it. >> oh my god. >> reporter: a brazen attack on police headquarters overnight saturday. by a man driving an armored vehicle loaded with automatic weapons and pipe bombs. the bullets whizzing by bystanders running for their lives. >> shots fired! >> reporter: across the street josh recorded the chilling sounds on his cell phone. >> it was going on for maybe 10 15 minutes of nonstop gunfire.

>> reporter: the armored vehicle rammed several patrol cars before speeding away, with police in pursuit. >> you've got the van rigged with explosives. >> reporter: the chase ended at a jack in the box parking lot. but it was followed by a tense standoff. the gunman 35-year-old james bullwear of dallas told police he had explosives and was upset over a child custody case. he was arrested three years ago for family violence. police found several bags they suspected contained pipe bombs. one exploded when a robot tried to pick it up. fearing bullwear may try to drive away again, a police sniper shot the engine disabling the vehicle. later, after police say negotiations had failed they fired through the windshield killing him. billware's father said his son had a history of mental illness and blamed police for losing custody of his son. >> every one of us has a breaking point.

>> reporter: jim said his son bought the armored van last week planning to live in it. instead, it's where he died. surrounded by more pipe bombs police believe he intended to use on them. charles hadlock, nbc news dallas. now, others in james bullware's family have issued a statement alluding to his struggle to mental health. james wasn't all bad. he gave $6,000 to the victims of the japanese tsunami, and gave a car to a struggling young couple. he would help others when he could before his mental state deteriorated. we tried to get him mental help numerous times but the system failed him because he was declared sane. his son simply said this. we lost him to mental health long before we lost him to death. law enforcement officials in upstate new york are expanding the search area for the two convicted killers who escaped a maximum security prison. residents living along the

search route are facing another week to having to hunker down. >> you can definitely move around, hide. there's trees pretty much. brush everywhere. i think some people are ready to move on. they just want it to be over with already. get back to our normal lives. >> joyce mitchell, the prison worker who allegedly helped them escape is due back in court tomorrow. on friday she pleaded not guilty to the felony count of promoting prison contraband. and could face up to eight years in prison. joining me now is zeke unger, veteran bounty hunter who has more than 4,000 arrests on his record. and he's also an expert advisers for law enforcement agencies across the country. thanks for joining us. i want to start with this. with the bounty that is out for these two suspects are you seeing a lot of activity in your space, bounty hunting? >> well technically, private sector bounty hunters are not allowed into the investigation just yet. if it goes on much longer we'll be assisting law enforcement

with providing them with information. right now, i think the primary is to stay focused on the perimeter. law enforcement has a very secure perimeter. i believe that the targets are in there. and i think one of the things we also have to take into consideration is we have a former marine one of these gentlemen -- gentlemen -- suspects was marine trained. so they have survival techniques. i believe that they are out there. they're in the roughly area. i have information that the u.s. marshal's fugitive task force is now on the ground there. and will be assisting, i believe that these men will be apprehended relatively soon. >> governor cuomo making comments just today. i want to share a little bit of what he said. he said quote, we then received information that they may be a few miles from the prison because there was a house that had been broken into and we fouled up on that.

he also went on to say, the truth is that this is the nature of the business. you follow up every tip, you follow up every lead. what would you be following up on right now? and from what the governor said is there any piece of information there that would be helpful to you as you look for these two suspects? >> well as we spoke about before, you know these break-ins, home invasions are a telltale sign that the suspects are trying to gain food weapons, or a place to stay. what you don't want to do is you don't want to go chase a red herring. every lead is valuable but some may take you away from where you really need to be. and in this case i truly believe that law enforcement, with their perimeter, have done the right thing. the canines are out there. they've got a good perimeter. these men are within i would say, a 10 to 15-mile radius. they're on foot and they're desperate. they are survivalists and they

are very dangerous, but we believe we have them contained. >> so you've seen a lot of suspects, a lot of individuals that are dangerous. 1 to 10 10 being the most dangerous, where would you put these two, as you know? >> 11 or 12. they've been incarcerated for dismembering people. they have no problem killing. we don't even know if there's a body count yet. very dangerous. >> now, you heard about them expanding the search area. as they do that and we're hitting the second week what phase would you say this is in in terms of search? >> i would say we're in the second phase. you know when you start expanding your perimeter, you have to do it very thoroughly. a lot of officers on the ground there, a lot of field work. and behind the scenes the scu unit, the special operations teams teams, gathering information, electronic surveillance, speaking to individuals, that's information that's being put into the field for the boots op the ground. >> talk about accomplices.

you heard about joyce mitchell now claiming not guilty here. how many more might there be and how crucial is she to this search? >> i think she had information, but limited information. i think when she decided not to participate anymore, i think the investigation went cold on her end. but she did supply enough information as to, you know what transpired prior. it was a very sophisticated breakout. we're almost looking at a shawshank here. very well planned, very well orchestrated and successful. with that being said these individuals know what they're doing. it's just a matter of time. they're going to come back whether they come back in handcuffs or body bags they will be coming back. >> zeke unger, veteran bounty hunter, thank you so much for your insight to this case. >> thanks for having me. now to a wedding reception that became a crime scene last night at new york city's famous

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down to a wild scene unfolding in the country of georgia. after deadly flooding destroyed the gates of a zoo in the nation's capital, sending killer lions, tigers and hippos what are you looking at -- they started to prowl the streets. heavy rains in tbilisi causing floods. at least 12 people are unfortunately dead 10 others remain missing. kelly, although the pictures are somewhat humorous to see, there were people that lost their

lives here. >> there were people that lost their lives, richard. zookeepers who lost their lives trying to save some of these animals. and also residents of tbilisi who were simply caught up in this devastating storm. the floodwaters rose so fast overnight, people say all they could do is simply run. the city is covered in mud and debris. to make matters worse, rescuers earlier today had to be on guard against tigers bears, wolves even, as they looked for survivors. it's a safari on city streets. a hippo looking for food a bear with nowhere else to climb. and on georgian television a big cat clearly stunned and covered in mud is roaming free. dangerous floods from the river washed over the capital of tbilisi overnight, washing away houses and cars trapping people in the water, and destroying zoo

enclosures enclosures, like this one for the bears. this woman said the floods came so fast she ran. in 20 years, i've never seen anything like it. local officials said the damage is in the millions of dollars. this morning the city is warning residents to stay away from the mud-filled streets while the zoo animals are hunted down. there were six lions, six tigers three bears, and 18 wolves at the zoo. more than 30 animals escaped. >> we couldn't rescue all of them unfortunately. special forces had to kill them. very unfortunately. >> reporter: some captured like this hippo, cornered shot with a tranquilizer dart and moved to a safe place. today zoo officials say they believe most of the escaped animals either died in the flood, had been put down by police officers, or have been saved and returned to the zoo at this point. but she says it's very difficult

to know how many may still be alive. richard, they're still looking for missing people let alone missinganimals. and the damage in that city is in the tens of millions of dollars. >> kelly, the pictures here of the flooding cars underneath big mounds of dirt here. how bad is the damage and do we have any sense -- when i say "bad" -- how expensive this might be? >> reporter: we're talking about numbers in the range of $20 million of damage. city officials have said that there are dozens of people who are homeless today because their homes are either too badly damaged to be inhabitable or have simply been swept away. so a significant event overnight, richard. >> horrifying pictures there, kelly cobiella in london with the latest out of georgia. first, these live pictures hillary clinton in iowa. a busy busy day for candidates

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crisis that exploded because time tested values were replaced by false promises. you know what they were. instead of an economy built by every american for every american, we were told that if we let those at the top pay lower taxes and bend the rules, their success would trickle down to everyone else. >> boo! >> and we now how that worked out. so americans have made a new beginning. working extra shifts taking second jobs postponing home repairs, families figured out how they could make it work again. and now people i hear it across iowa are thinking about the future. okay. going to college. starting that business you've always dreamed about. buying a house. finally being able to put more away for retirement.

so we're standing again, but we're not yet running. i said in my speech yesterday that both the two democratic presidents of the last 35 yearsone, barack obama the other, my husband husband, showed that it is possible to do better. they both inherited the problems from their republican predecessors. >> hillary clinton there in iowa pretty much the same message as yesterday, that she had in new york, also bernie sanders on ot ground. jeb bush also the talk there in iowa, a key swing state. that wraps up this sunday edition of weekends with alex witt witt. i'm richard lui in for alex witt. have a very good sunday.

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this sunday the dynasty candidates. hillary kicks off her campaign, again. >> i'm not running for some americans, but for all americans. tomorrow, it's jeb. >> it's going to be an exciting time. i'm really excited about this. after rough starts, clinton and bush 2.0. i'll be joined by hillary clinton's campaign chair and then mitt romney who may be the republican king-maker in 2016. also challenges for president obama at home on trade where democrats defiant and abroad on iraq and isis. >> we don't yet have a complete strategy. >> is the u.s. losing the war against isis? i'm chuck todd. joining me for insight and analysis this morning are -- conservative radio