prison break, the growing man hunt after two convicted killers tunnel their way out of a maximum security prison. how they pulled off the escape. speaking out, dennis hastert's former students come out and what they say. a family's fight to bring a potentially live saving drug to their sick child. the emotional battle ore marijuanaings. and nature's light show. why thousands are flocking to see this display. nightly news begins now. good evening. tonight the man hunt has intensified for

two convicted killers in rural new york 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 fujtives having makeshift dummies and using power tools to drill out of their cells. it's the first power break from the state's largest maximum security prison. 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 where abouts 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 boarder into vermont or even into canada. more than 250 state and federal law enforcement offices scour the area around this village in the

adirondacks looking for the killers missing since a 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 scheduled to 25 years to life after being convicted of murder. matt escaped incars vags 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 towels to cut through a steel wall to reach a cat walk six stories high. they shimmied down to

a tunnel below r 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. officials are speculates 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. >> reporter: a community on edge as a man hunt 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 allegationings 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 of class mate who asked us to conceal his identity said ryan bolt confided in him. >> 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 banking laws. 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 when allegations came out about e-mails. >> 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 onned a administrative leave after a video surfaced showing him pushing a teenage girl to the gun and pointing his gun. they were responding to a call. a bystander captured this video. the officer forced the teenager to the ground. it's unclear what happened leetding up to the counter. the department is conducting a full investigation. and in orlando, florida tonight, 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 participant bagapartment balcony. this suspect was being arrested on several charges. the orlando police department says it's investigating. president obama joins the g7 summit. we have more. 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 frustrated with russia. and for 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 we tried to work his charm on germany. >> i have to admit that i forgot to bring my laderhozen. >> 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

stay vigilant. >> reporter: also working with greece to work out a phenomenal fiasco and a nuclear deal with iran. >> 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 sights.tes. 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 reprepared 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 preakness. >> i've never seen a

horse run like that. what we witnessed yesterday, i was in 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 be an interview with the owners and the

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>> 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. 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 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's premature death. >> reporter: after all they have been through, to give her

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we're getting the first photos of prince yorj 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 came bridge 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. copy right, duchess of came bridge. 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 news. >> reporter: by doing it themszs, 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.

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>> 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 sink nous fire flies. >> they twinkle and then they all two 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 drinking light. first a few, and then hundreds. then thousands. blinking in unison. a mating ritual, a sin symphony in the sky. the males stop the females will flash back in response with a double flash. >> social security that -- 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. >> 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. charlie has epilepsy and the one thing that seemed to help was an oil made from something you might not expect, marijuana. >> nothing had ever done this. nothing had ever touched her seizures. >> the oil is legal where charlie lives, but not where thfamilies lived. >> i looked to see if my daughter's lips are blue. i watch when she sleeps. i look for the rise and fall of her chest at 14. >> now, these parents are fighting to make this oil legal and we're with them every step of the way. >> anybody say, well, that's crazy 'cause it's never gonna happen? >> you say marijuana, they are like -- [ gasping ]