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. >>> and now, a private event is something that is out there, and brian david mitchell a homeless man two-count indictment was released late last week against former speaker of the house dennis hastert after allegations of he was paying off a former male high skoolchool student for past misconduct, and there was misconduct of the sexual misconduct in nature. and what is the latest there, and how are people reacting to this? >> well, thomas, there is a wide ranging of opinions, and he will be arraigned thursday and we have not heard from him or seen him, and we don't know who the attorney is but the fallout is that wheaton college says that they will scrub him from the public policy center there, and he has resigned and in addition, $500,000 that is to be spent to honor him is going to be canceled. he has resigned from the law firm, and also resigned from the cme exchange where he was on the board. i can tell you that all of the way from washington where his colleagues live to here in yorkville where people know him, they are absolutely stunned. they say it is out of character. there i

mitchell is and her alleged role in the escape. investigators are even taking a closer look at her husband. our brian todd has this story. >> reporter: joyce mitchell had a relationship with both of the escaped killers, according to a source with knowledge of the investigation. she provided hacksaw blades to richard matt and david sweat as well as eyeglasses with lights on them and drill bits, purchases that occurred in just the last few months, that from two law enforcement sources. a former prison warden tells us mitchell, who warniorked in the prison, would probably have had to go through metal detectors to get to work but likely would not have been searched. how could she get those items through? >> through a lunch box, through a purse, equipment she may bring in to work within the tailor shop. >> reporter: and now the clinton county district attorney says mitchell's husband, lyle, worked in the maintenance department at the same prison tailoring shop where joyce mitchell worked with the two inmates. he tells cnn's randi kaye, lyle mitchell is being investigated in connection with the plot. >> we

brian todd. he has all of the new information about joyce mitchell and her arraignment. is is just coming out here in the last few minutes, brian. >> absolutely briana. things are moving very fast in the case of joyce mitchell tonight. we are told she is under arrest, she is in police custody, and has been or is going to be arraigned very soon. she is going to be charged or has been charged with providing material assistance to the inmates. richard matt and david sweat. also charged with criminal facilitation in the fourth degree. these are both felonies. we did get word earlier from the d.a. andrew wily that she could be charged. what we do know also from sources is that joyce mitchell according to what the sources, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, are telling us she provided these two inmates with hacksaws eyeglasses with lights affixed to them with drill bits as part of this alleged plot to help them escape from the prison. we also know that she had a relationship with both of these men. again, this according to sources familiar with the investi

they say that joyce mitchell befriended the men and may have had a role. brian todd you discovered some pretty surprising details? >> we have. we have new details, new information about joyce mitchell where she grew up and an account from her former brother-in-law about her earlier marriage and new specific details of her contact with the escaped inmates. escapee richard matt made joyce mitchell feel special. that's what she told police according to a source familiar with the investigation. the source says mitchell did not specifically mention she was in love with matt. >> she was befriended or she befriended the inmates, and may have had some sort of role in assisting them. >> reporter: 51-year-old joyce mitchell nickname till yesterday worked with the two escapees. a source close to the investigation say authorities believe she was going to drive the getaway car for them after their escape but at the last minute she changed her mind. mitchell has been, quote extremely cooperative with investigators, according to the local d.a. she's not been arrested or charge

are learning much more about that prison worker, joyce mitchell and the role she may have played in richard matt and david sweat's escape. cnn's brianodd has new details on that part of the story. >> reporter: corrections officials had previously received a complaint about joyce mitchell's relationship with one of the two escaped inmates. that's according to a state official briefed on the investigation. the complaint is what led to investigators zeroing in on mitchell as a possible accomplice. that official did not specify which inmate, but a source familiar with the investigation says mitchell told police escapee richard matt made her feel special. >> she was befriended or she befriended the inmates and may have had some sort of role in assisting them. >> reporter: 51-year-old joyce mitchell nicknamed tilly is a training supervise at the correctional facility where she worked with the two escapees. a source close to the investigation says authorities believe she was going to drive the getaway car for them after their escape. but at the last minute she changed her mind. mitchell has been, quote, extremely cooperative with investiga

mitchell may have helped them on the run. we have learned that she told them that one of the fugitives made her feel quote unquote special. briand is out front with this breaking news. this shin kredis incredible. this bombshell, she had been under investigation for a relationship with one of them? >> reporter: there had been a complaint about joyce mitchell's relationship with one of the two escaped inmates. the official who told us didn't specify which one. we have new information tonight about her earlier marriage in addition to specific details of her contact with the fugitives. corrections officials had previously received a complaint about joyce mitchell's relationship with one of the two escaped inmates. that's according to a state official briefed on the investigation. the complaint is what led to investigators zeroing in on mitchell as a possible accomplice. that official did not specify which inmate. a source familiar with the investigation says mitchell told police escapee richard matt made her feel special. >> she was befriended or she befriended the inmates and may have had some sort of role in assisting them. >> r

but our own brian todd and jason carroll both spoke to joyce mitchell's attorney today asking him abutout those allegations. he maintains his client told him and investigators she never had a sexual relationship with david sweat. there is a lot of intrigue about what was going on between joyce mitchell and both in mates who have managed to evade capture for this long. it is important it helps investigators get a better since of how the two men managed to barack out of break out of the maximum security prison. >> police say more than 1,000 officers are focusing in on a 75-square-foot search area around that cabin where the escapees apparently had been hiding out. brian todd here with more on this investigation, this manhunt. give us the big picture right now. where are they focusing in most of their attention? >> wolf right now they're focusing most attention on the town of owls head 22 miles west of clinton correctional facility. where the last credible sighting of the men occurred at a cabin there. 10:30 a.m. on saturday wolf. we have to keep in mind, canadian border is 20 miles north of

employee joyce mitchell is behind bars charged with helping the convicted killers escape now her husband also a prison employee speaking out about the escaped on an alleged plot to kill him. brian todd is joining us with new details. >> new details on this plot. joyce mitchell's husband loves his wife but is angry with her, and doesn't know if he will stay with her. if she had picked up the inmates, and if he had been with her, they would both be dead. >> lyle mitchell claims he had no idea of the plot until the day after richard matt and david sweat escaped from the clinton correctional facility. in an interview with nbc, joyce mitchell's overwhelmed husband said there was another piece of news he got that day, at least one of these two killers had planned to kill him. >> she told me matt wanted her to pick him up. i would never leave without lyle. never. and he said well i'll give you some pills to give him, to knock him out, and then you come pikus up. she said i am not doing that i love my husband, i am not hurting him. >> she may have loved her husband, but lyle said three times during the interview, he wasn't sure he loved her. she had a sexual relationship with one or bo

mitchell's attorney said he could not comment. the new york department of corrections would not comment on eric jenson's allegation. brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> and it has been 19 days since those inmates escaped. official ifs are concerned they may have got en guns from one of the seasonal cabins in the area. >> the search has focused on a cabn in which law enforcement officials say they found the inmates' dna. here's clinton county's district attorney. >> there's a sock that's been recovered as -- listed as white and red. the red could obviously be blood. there was -- i don't have a full detail on the analysis that was conducted on the evidence. that was secured from the cabin and brought down to albany for testing. i do know that a dna profile was from one of the socks. >> reporter: of course you can get all of the details on the search for the inmate and the investigation in to the two prison employees at cnn.com. we have the full story there. >>> at this point, we want to get you to charleston, south carolina, because it is hard to imagine the emotions and thoughts filling the minds of worshipers there on wedne

just to be clear, mitchell has told now we're told from the new york state police with promoting prison contraband first degree that goes to what brianl facilitation both degree and both of these are felonies. we're awaiting a press conference coming up very soon. the district attorney will be leading that. there will be many questions hopefully that are answered. we'll bring that to you as it begins. >>> there are questions about the rails of an naacp leader. she says she's black. her parents say she's white. other parts of her story just don't add up. okay guys, we've got two cars here. we're going to start watching a movie in the chevy malibu. ♪ (kids laughing) he's flying ok guys, pause the movie we're going to watch the rest in the toyota camry. hit play again ehhh. what happened? you can't watch the movie. ugh... no network connection. who wants to go back in the chevy malibu? me! let's go! peace out! chevrolet. the first and only car company to bring built-in 4g lte wi-fi to cars, trucks and crossovers. this is cool. yeah. (actor) when you work for yourself, taxes get complicated. take out the guesswork with quickbooks self-em

andrea mitchell's show she is one of the most hard-working reporters around. so i would say let's, let's talk about brian charitable. i don't think we need to take down others in our examination for what brian williams did wrong. >> i'm saying real reporters they are at nbc and not at msnbc. they have turned msnbc as kind after liberal talking outlet. i think that it can be more than that. it was supposed to be more than that he could actually help with that. i'm actually agreeing with you, lynn. jon: we wish him well as he tries to resurrect his career. judy miller, lynn sweet, thank you both. >> thanks. jenna: a body found on a rooftop in west london is raising some serious questions why police are now connecting it to a british airways flight. we'll tell you the story there. >>> was the south carolina church shooting a hate crime? how investigators will determine whether the case is also tried in federal court. jon: ladies of "outnumbered" and one gentleman will join us at top of the hour. andrea harris, what do you have? >> thanks thanks a lot jon. the charleston church shooting suspect confessed and

mitchell? >> jensen says he and other inmates asked sweat if anything was going on. jensen says sweat would often laugh after that but never confirmed or denied it. >> brian, thank you. the search is focused on 75 square miles of very rugged country and rough terrain. joining us is kevin mull ver hill. thank you very much for joining us. first, what's the late zest information you can share about the i don't think again manhunt? >> not a lot of new leads today, mr. blitzer. the manhunt continues. we've had a number of potential sights sightings. think obviously we aren't 9 people we are looking for. >> i don't know if you saw those police vehicles rushing behind you. is that common or unusual? >> well i would say they're probably responding to something. >> potentially maybe involved in this manhunt. as you know you know this area well. there is nor reports that a shotgun was missing. do you believe these two kitters are armed right now with guns? >> i think they're smart people. obviously they broke out of a maximum security prison. if they had the capability to arm themselves obviously they would, no doubt. >> you have no doubt they would use those weapons, right?

brian. so what can you tell us about, you know the average formal arraignment? >> well this is different than average, carol. what the lawyer for joyce mitchell is he waived preliminary findings. it's really a jurisdictional issue. he wanted the case transferred over to county court, so there will be a new date set for county court in a county courthouse where she will be arraigned at that point in time and she's going to have to answer to the findings and plead either guilty and likely she'll plead not guilty at that point in time. this was just a jurisdictional decision on the part of her lawyer. >> i'm just looking at the way she's dressed. is that a bulletproof vest? i don't know what that is. i'm just guessing. >> well it might be a vest she wears for one of those life saving vests, too, in case somebody throws her in the water and she's drowning. but, yeah it looks like it is a life jacket. >> what? >> but she -- i was kid being that. i'm like what? >> i said she was probably wearing a life jacket in case somebody tries to throw her in the ocean when she leaves court. >> oh brian, brian, brian. >> she looks pretty somber. carol, i'm a l

brian todd spoke with a man who's known her for many years. what did he tell you? >> some interesting things about their past. first, we have new information tonight on joyce mitchell's involvement in this case. corrections officialsed a previously received a complaint about joyce mitchell's relationship with one of the two escaped inmates. that is according to a state official briefed on the investigation. the complaint is what led to investigators zeroing in on mitchell as a possible accomplice. the department of connections did not return calls seeking comment. the official who spoke on that did not specify which inmate but as we've been reporting, a source familiar with the investigation says mitchell told police that escapee richard matt, seen here, made her feel "special." mitchell's son toby told nbc news she is not the kind of person who would help inmates escape. on a possible relationship with richard matt here's what he had to say on that. >> she definitely wouldn't have an affair against my father. and definitely wouldn't be with an inmate. there's no truth to that. >> reporter: he was referring to mitchell's current husband, his stepfather. i spoke with

mitchell has admitted to a murder for higher plot to kill her hub. at least that's what the da is saying. prison worker faces charges of helping the killers escape. >> reports tonight brianams will return to nbc but not as the anchor of the nightly news. instead the new york times reports he'll move into a breaking role. williams of course was suspended after he was caught embellishing a story about his time in iraq back in 2003. lester holt has been filling and he will become the permanent anchor of the nightly news. >> a teenager who lost his arm in a shark attack has one incredible outlook on life and he's sharing it. hunter recounted his horrifying encounter from his hospital bed in wilmington north carolina. a shark bit off part of hunter's left arm while he was swimming in the water off oakland island on sunday. hunter says he has two options left. let it bring him down or rise above it. >> out of those two there's really only one that i would actually choose to do and that's to try to fight and live normal life with the cards i've been dealt. >> another shark attack victim also recovering after losing part of her left arm. a shark bit a 12-year-old girl just miles