i'm rosemary church. >> i'm erin burnett.or joining us. >> we are following breaking news in the u.s. from south carolina where several police agencies are searching for a gunman who opened fire at a church in charleston. >> the police chief says the white suspect believed to be in his early 20s shot several people in the historic american church on wednesday night. at this hour, nine people have died from this incident. earlier

. >> good to be with you, i'm erin burnett. thanks for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> police in upstate new york say they have new information that two escaped murderers may have fled into neighboring vermont. the men broke out of the clinton correctional facility in dannemora, new york over the weekend. police in vermont have sent out fliers with pictures of the fugitives and new york police have closed off a state highway near the maximum security prison, urging people to stay in their homes. >>> there is a huge effort to find them. 400 officers and canine units are going house to house. they want to make sure they haven't missed a thing. matt was serving 25 years to life for murder, kidnapping and robbery. sweat was sentenced to life without parole for killing a sheriff's deputy. >> they are also searching for the killers by air. cnn's randy kaye went along for the ride. >> reporter: from the air, what authorities are up against is clear. so many place first the escapees to hide. >> what would you be looking for to help with the search? >

i'm erin burnett. >> and i'm rosemary church. thank you for joining us. this is "cnn newsroom." >> we begin with the search for two convicted murderers who escaped from a new york state prison. investigators are questioning a prison worker, joyce mitchell about her possible involvement. she planned to pick up the inmates after they escaped but changed her mind. >> authorities also say her cell phone was used to make calls to several people connected to richard matt. it's not clear if she knew he phone was being used. matt and sweat broke out of the correctional facility over the weekend. joyce's son denies his mom was involved. >> she is not the type of person who will risk her lives or other's lives to help them escape. she wouldn't have an amare against my father. >> there is a report your mom went to the emergency room with a panic attack. did that happen? >> yes, she was in fact in the hospital that evening. i don't know the exact details. but i just know that she was having severe chest pains and she was concerned about that. >> at this moment, autho

he told cnn's erin burnett, the family is still not convinced rahim had ties to isis. >> of course we dispute it. we don't know that to be a fact about him. we are a muslim-american community. i think really you have to start speaking more about the muslims of america and not in syria doing the bad things who don't like america. speak about the muslims who live here and love america. that's me. that's the rahim family. >> new this morning, a remarkable setback for isis. a top air force general reports that isis prop began distance revealed the islamic state headquarters building that was blown up hours later. we have nick paton walsh with the latest from baghdad. good morning, nick. >> reporter: these comments from the general you mentioned, show many that know isis posts locations where they stand all over social media. sometimes not switching off the geo tagging of the posts. you can geo locate as it is called certain things by seeing the hills or terrain around them. that is what happened in one case which clearly according to the claims in the air force times, one particular moron

i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news. the fbi launching an investigation into whether convicted killers richard matt and david sweat were part of a drug trafficking ring. possibly a heroin ring. we will have more in a moment. david sweat shot and captured by police yesterday. tonight is in serious condition. speaking though for the first time about his escape. here is what he is telling investigators. he is talking about life on the run with richard matt. he is telling them how they planned their getaway. here is a picture of sweat badly wounded. this is shortly after he was caught. this location here on the ground he had been shot in the torso less than two miles from the canadian border. as you can see, he is wearing camouflage clothing, not prison garb. he had a backpack. jay cook is the trooper who spotted sweat near a barn chaz chasing him and shooting him twice. sweat telling authorities that he and matt were together but not the whole time. they split up five days ago. sweat says it was he who made the choice to sp

he did tell cnn's erin burnett the family is still not convinced that rahim had links to isis. >> of course we dispute it. we don't know that to be a fact about him. as his relatives, we are a muslim-american community. i think you have to start speaking more about the muslims of america and not the muslims in syria who don't like america. speak about the muslims who live here and love america. that's me. that's the rahim family. >> of course stories of isis success recruiting fighters and lone wolves on social media are widespread. now one story of a social media disaster for isis. a top air force general revealed that isis propagandists revealed the location of the headquarters building and coalition bombers blew it up hours later. we have nick paton walsh with the latest on this story. good morning, nick. >> reporter: the u.s. here i think, are desperate for good news in iraq. they have chosen to highlight this instance it appears where air force commander stated as a moron who took a picture of himself outside an isis headquarters. we don't know if they worked out if that was a h

. >> on thursday trump spoke to erin burnett and his love for the american people. >> they have a hugeility. ooel be suing them any way. because univision has been in my opinion, given instructions from mexico, to get me not to much to stop with the board but to stop talking about trade with mexico and other countries. because mexico is ripping us off so badly. and again, i love mexican people. they're tremendous spirits. i have great affection for the mexican people. >> trump says re renegeing on what he calls an iron-clad contract. both co-hosts of the telecast have dropped out. >>> is chris christie the next candidate to jump into the race or not? the new jersey governor is refuting reports that he plans to announce next week. in radio interview, he said thursday he's not made a final decision about running. christie said he cannot be held to account for every bit of speculation by the press. >>> a new cnn/wmur poll with eye-opening numbers in the state of new hampshire. look at that. jeb bush leading. look who's second? donald trump. then rand paul scott walker, carly fiorina and m

erin burnett, thank you very much. >> 7:00 p.m. tonight, erin burr threat out front. to washington the lead with jake tapper starts now. >>> heightened terror concerns. this is the lead. the national lead, the terrorist took a selfy with a severed head new information coming in today about terror on three continents. the exact type of attacks, maximum borrower. what has us worried for the fourth of july weekend.

let's go "out front." >>> good i'm erin burnett. a search under way at this hour. 250 officers searching for two convicted killers on the loose. killers who staged an escape that sounds like a hollywood plot. authorities tonight say they have no idea where the men are. >>> officials questioning a female prison employee. they say she helped the two men. a source tells us that she knew both of them very well. more on that in a moment. richard matt and david sweat broke out of a maximum security prison. officials baffled at how they got their hands on power tools, used them to cut through brick and steel, climbing through small pipes and shafltts and emerging out of a manhole a block away. they are extremely dangerous and desperate. richard matt 49 years old doing 25 years to life for beating and then dismembering his former boss. david sweat, 35 years old, serving life without parole for murder. he shot and killed a sheriff's deputy at least 15 times. in a moment i will speak to the brother of that sheriff's deputy. we begin with jaso

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> next breaking news. charged, the woman at the center of the prison break investigation in custody, charged with helping two killers escape a maximum security prison. her friend "out front" tonight. >>> more news in the manhunt for the convicts tonight. 1,000 officers chasing 700 leads. has the trail gone cold? >>> was the president of an naacp chapter pretending to be black? her own parents say yes. they say she's born white. let's go "out front." >>> good evening. i'm erin burnett. we begin with breaking news in the new york manhunt. the female prison worker joyce mitchell has moments ago been charged with helping the two convicted killers escape from a maximum security prison. tonight, the two prisoners evading about 1,000 law enforcement officials. mitchell is in police custody. a source with knowledge of the investigation tells us that mitchell had a relationship with both prisoners, richard matt and david sweat. we are learning tonight that investigators believe mitchell's husband, who works at the

i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news out front tonight cnn learning that there are now three people accusing former speaker of the house dennis hastert of sexual abuse while he was a boys wrestling coach. and tonight we know the name of one of the alleged victims, a woman has come forward telling abc news that her brother, steven line holdrin line holt reinholdt endured years of sexual abuse. >> i asked him when was your first same sex experience i mean he just looked at me and said it was with dennis hastert. >> reinboldt dinded of aids in 1995. he was the equipment manager for hastert's wrestling team. dennis hastert so far has been silent since the ugly charges have come to light, but that is about to end. cnn was on the ground today in krorkville talking to people who knew both hastert and reinboldt. for years many held hastert in highest regard. chris frates is out front live in chicago. what are you learning tonight? >> reporter: well, i'll tell you, it's another day and more victims

i'm erin burnett. we begin with breaking news in the manhunt for two escaped prisoners. the district attorney leading investigation telling us that joyce mitchell the woman police said had relationships with the two killers and was part of their plan, may have had more information than what she is telling them. the prosecutor telling me that the killers may have had a different getaway plan than the one they plotted with mitchell. that leaves the door wide open for where they could be. a new york state official tells cnn the trail for richard matt and david sweat has gone cold ten days after they first disappeared from their cells in one of the most brazen prison escaped in american history. today, joyce mitchell making her second court appearance shackled wearing a bullet proof vest. a new detail about her alleged involvement in the prison break. miguel marquez begins our coverage. he is in new york. the search is continuing there. miguel ten days, they are saying the trail is cold. what's the next step? >> reporter: to get lucky, to put it simply. searchers are still o

i'm erin burnett. police with a new lead in the manhunt for the two convicted killers. the search has now moved into vermont. authorities focusing on state parks, campgrounds, directing patrols along the borders of lake champlain which crosses all the way into canada. they have marine units surrounding that lake. police are trying to assure the public they are looking -- i quill will quote them -- behind every tree under every rock. they are still searching in the town where matt and sweat escaped from the maximum security prison five days ago. usually when people get out of jail and escape they are missing for a few hours. five days. authorities now going door to door checking every single car in a town of 2,000. the governor of new york andrew cuomo, says a quick capture is necessary. >> we need to find these escapees. they are dangerous men. they are killers. they are murderers. there's no reason to believe they wouldn't do it again. >> time is of the essence. about five days passed. new questions are raised by the female prison worker. you are looking at her. her na

i'm erin burnett. the breaking news the family of the 21-year-old who confessed to slaughtering nine black parishioners at a charleston church speaking out. expressing shock and grief after the massacre. the charleston community coming together to heal and pray. thousands gathering right now in down downtown charleston to reflect on lives lost. dylann roof the man who committed the act making his first court appearance. you see him there. that was him today. his hands shackled flanked by two armed guards sguards one black, one white, as he answered questions from the judge. >> what is your age? >> 21. >> you are 21 years old. are you employed? >> no, sir. >> you are unemployed at this time? >> yes, sir. >> thank you. >> what followed was an emotional seven minutes. the victims' family one by one addressed roof. he stood there as you see emotionless. it was powerful. it was raw. it brought tears to your eyes. we are going to play what they had to say for you. drew griffin is in south carolina. actually

i'm erin burnett. breaking news in the charleston church massacre. the gunman in the mass shooting of nine gunmen attending bible study is in the air flying to south carolina to face charges. going to be land in the next five six minutes. we will show that to you. captured on the run in north carolina 21-year-old dylann roof will be on the ground shortly to be charged. this video, which is just in shows roof in prison stripes, shackled boarding a small plane for the flight back to charleston. also just in to cnn at this moment chilling images of the suspect sitting with church members during their bible study class. moments before he allegedly stood up shooting and killing nine of the 12 people in the room. eight people died on the scene. the ninth, a short time later at the hospital. witnesses telling police that roof said he was in the church to shoot black people and that he told one of the two adult survivors he was spapring her life so she could tell what happened. after the arrest the president felt grief and anger. he had a personal message fo

somehow erin burnett covets beheading.o get themselves killed. if you're into self-promotion trust me sean you don't go into counterjihad work. because you're smeared, libelled and defamed. in the west, they kill your name. they kill your good name. they assassinate your character. that is what you're seeing. >> imam why does this keep coming up the reaction by some in your faith, to cartoons? why does this keep coming up? why can't -- >> shalom everyone. >> shalom. >> and i pray both of you stay safe. and i pray the one that gives them takes life protects both of you. >> why does this keep happening in the name of your religion? >> there are people who do all kinds of things in the name of religion. and it is not -- >> this is in the name of your religion. this is happening in the name of islam. >> please mr. hannity, let me explain it to you. >> i'm waiting. >> islam protects the life. and islam -- and the koran does not tell its adherence to kill anyone if he or she blasphemes god or his messenger. >> excuse me -- >> th

i'm erin burnett. outfront we begin with breaking noos. sleeping prison guards may have aloud the two killers to escape. a law enforcement official telling cnn that investigators are looking into whether prison guards on the honor block were sleeping during their shifts. that would mean david sweat and richard matt were unsupersizevised as they dug their way to freedom 20 days ago. the hunt is widening. there are 1100 officers following more than 2400 tips. a second prison worker gene palmer is being charged. he was, too peer to appear today late in court. that postponed. he gave david sweat a pair of needle nose pliers and a flat head screwdrufr. he gave sweat those tools four times over the past eight months. he does admit in a newly uncovered radio interview that working in the prison is miserable. >> with the money that they pay you, you'll go bald and have high pressure you'll divorce and then you'll kill yourself. >> gene casarez is outfront in new york. gene palmer is the second one charged in this case. the charges are very serious

i'm erin burnett. breaking news. investigators announcing they have subpoenaed prison worker's joyce mitchell's cell phone. the question is is it too little too late? this is coming as officials admit that they do not know where richard matt and david sweat are. they could have escaped the dragnet. wanted posters are posted on the u.s. boarders with canada and mexico. mugshots showing what matt and sweat might look like after a dozen days did on the run released today. they have more facial hair. they are investigating 1,400 leads tonight. we are learning more about mitchell and her husband. her husband's attorney saying joyce did him about the murder plot against him but never revealed that she was having sex with the killers. we will have more on this in a moment with my guest john walsh, host of "the hunt." but first, jason carroll out front tonight. police on the move. they are expanding their search. there is big questions as to whether they are looking anywhere even close to the right place. >> reporter: as you

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i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, we begin with breaking news. boston police at this hour searching the home of a suspengted terrorist gunned down today in boston. investigators believe the 26-year-old may have been part of an isis terror cell. police say that when they approached rahim this morning for questioning, he turned suddenly pointing a large brack knife at him. the officers said he backed away ordered him to drop the weapon. he refused. they opened fire and hit him twice. they say they have the video to prove it but rahim's brother, an imam tells a different story. he says his brother was waiting to go to work at a bus stop when police approached him and shot him three times in the back. breaking newed outside of rahim's apartment where a search is under way right now. >> that's right, erin. officers have been outside of his apartment all day long since the morning hours. they're now inside. we can see the tents set up on the back side of the apartment as investigators begin their search of his home. this is a man who police say was ins

erin burnett out front starts right now. >> good evening. i'm erin burnett. the breaking news one of the escaped killers is dead. shot down after firing at a civilian. the other convict in a desperate chase at this moment. law enforcement officials telling, thn richard matt was killed after he killed a driver. that -- shot a driver. that driver called 9 -1-1. a local resident capturing this video of police heading to the scene. now, at this moment as i'm speaking the other killer david sweat is on the loose. they're on a desperate effort to find him. law enforcement officials tell us they don't have eyes on him. officials say the escaped killers may have been on their way to canada. yesterday they found evidence in the town of malone. it was near there that matt was killed tonight. the two men escaped from a maximum security prison in new york that's 21 days ago. as you can see the distance on the map, about 40 miles per hour. we have people on the ground where this is going on. we have the latest of sweat and the search. i want to start with minute by minute

aim erin burnett. i want to begin "outfront" with the breaking news. we are learning at this hour that the boston terror suspect shot and killed by police had plotted to behead a prominent private citizen in new york, someone who had been the target of terror plots before. we can tell you at this hour now the person's name. that person is pamela geller who most recently organized the prophet muhammad cartoon contest in texas which ended in a deadly shootout. the suspect rahim changed his mind and instead decided to target police. pamela geller is my guest in a moment. first i want to tell you everything we know about the story which is developing so quickly and so incredibly late tonight. in court today a secretary suspect in rahim's terror ring naimd david wright, you see the sketch there, was charged with conspiracy and attempt to cover up details of the plain. rahim had brought three military style knifes from amazon that would be good for quote unquote carving sculptures. we know rahim was shot and killed by police while he was holding the knife th

erin burnett out front starts right now. >> good evening. i'm erin burnett.s dead. shot down after firing at a civilian. the other convict in a desperate chase at this moment. law enforcement officials telling, thn richard matt was killed after he killed a driver. that -- shot a driver. that driver called 9 -1-1. a local resident capturing this

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, the breaking news. the desperate manhunt for two convicted killers is closing in. officers saying they've confirmed their most credible lead yet. hundreds of officers now focusing on just one specific area about 20 miles from the clinton county prison. that's where the two convicts staged that escape more than two weeks ago, and authorities are telling cnn tonight that dna, actual dna from these two men, richard matt and david sweat, was found inside a cabin in a town called owl's head new york. it's a very remote town there's only a few hundred people that live there. and in addition to this crucial evidence police say someone spotted a man running out of that same owl's head cabin over the weekend. so now you have heavily armed officers fanned out across the adirondack mountains. they're focusing on this area. the authorities the compiling a list of hotel guests who have been there. they're trying to see, is there any strange name on there? anyone who might have known the two men, who might have helpe

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let's go outfront. >>> good evening, i'm erin burnett. outfront tonight we begin with breaking news. the boston bomber speaks. for the first time dzhokhar tsarnaev directly addressing his victims, saying i am sorry. tsarnaev apologized saying if there's any lingering doubt, let there be no more. i did do it along with my brother. i am sorry for the lives that i've taken, for the suffering that i've caused you, for the damage that i have done. irreparable damage. two bombs planted by dzhokhar tsarnaev and his brother, tamerlan exploded near the boston marathon finish life. tsarnaev was formally sentenced to death today for killing four people. three at that finish line and one police officer at a college as the tsarnaevs fled. we'll be speaking with a survivor of the bombing who was in that room who spoke to tsarnaev today. first i want to start with deb feyerick. deb, there weren't cameras inside the court but you were able to watch as tsarnaev spoke. an incredible moment when you think about it for the first time speaking to victims that

. >> and i'm erin burnett. we continue to follow breaking news out of south carolina where authorities are searching for a gunman who opened fire at a church in charlston. nine people have died. >> they ask for unity during what is a difficult time for people there. take a listen to what they have to say. >> we need everybody to come together and pray for these families and we need them to come together and help us find this person so nobody else is hurt and what we need is for the community to look at this and say we have had enough of this violence and if we stand up together we can stop this violence. that's what we need this community to do. >> we are all in this together in this community to help those who have lost a loved one get through this time and give them love and support and encouragement as we bring this awful person to justice as soon as humanly possible. >> and as law enforcement swarmed the scene of this deadly shooting, people gathered in circles to play. emanuel african methodist episcopal c

. >> i'm erin burnett. thanks for joining us. >> we are following breaking news in the u.s. from south carolina where several police agencies are searching for a gunman who opened fire at a church in charleston. >> the police chief says the white suspect believed to be in his early 20s shot several people in the historic american church on wednesday night. at this hour, nine people have died from this incident. earlier charleston officials held a news conference asking for unity as they continue their investigation. >> what we need right now is we need everybody to come together and pray for these families and we need them to come together and help us find this person so nobody else is hurt and what we need is for the community to look at this and say we have had enough of this violence and if we stand up together we can stop this violence and that's what we need the community to do. >> we are all in this together in this community to help those who have lost a loved one get through this time and give them our love and support and encouragement as we bring this awful person

pamela geller told erin burnett she thinks she was targeted for violating sharia blasphemy laws. >> it won't end with matter what happens to me. this is just the beginning. the one thing that is being ignored that came from garland, texas, is that isis is here. islamic terrorism is here. now will the media realize what's at stake and their heads are next or will they continue to target me. >> geller will be back on cnn later this morning during the 8:00 hour of "new day." >>> new developments in the battle of isis against iraq. the top official says the u.s.-coalition has killed more than 10,000 isis fighters in the last nine months. deputy secretary of state tony blincon admits the isis fighters do not fear death. while that is going on the effects are felt downstream after isis shut off a major dam in ramadi. the iraqi officials say they are worried that a dry river bed and humanitarian crisis could give isis an advantage against government forces. our senior correspondent ben wedeman joins us with the latest. good morning, ben. >> reporter: good morning, john. the worry of iraqi off

he spoke thursday with cnn's erin erin erin burnett. >> they are coming from all over the world.bably have terrorist from the middle east. someone said they don't have terrorist. they don't know because they don't know who is coming. we have an open border. it is a sieve, like water pouring through. people coming in by the hundreds of thousands. we have no idea who is coming in. and it is not just mexicans. i have a great relationship with mexico and mexicans. i have an absolutely great relationship. they don't want these people so they send them to the united states because the united states is run by stupid people. we have stupid leadership. we have incompetent leadership that doesn't know what it is doing. so we take it and certainly we have killers and plenty of other problems coming over. we take them because other countries don't want them. we are like a dumping ground. >> among the democrats in new hampshire the latest poll show os bernie sanders closing in on hillary clinton. support for the vermont senator are now at 35%. clinton is is still leading with 43%. meantime th

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" tonight, we begin with breaking news. the home of a

erin burnett, thank you very much. >> 7:00 p.m. tonight, erin burr threat out front. let's send it to washington the lead with jake tapper starts now. >>> heightened terror concerns. this is the lead. the national lead, the terrorist took a selfy with a severed head new information coming in today about terror on three continents. the exact type of attacks, maximum borrower. what has us worried for the fourth of july weekend. can he pull off a comeback by telling it like it is? >>> also an entire neighborhood destroyed as residents watch their homes burn from across the river. wildfires feeding off strong winds. and the hottest june in one state's history with no sign of it slowing down? >>> good afternoon, everyone, i'm jake tapper. an urgent warning from security officials. >> concern is growing that jihadists could be planning a devastating attack to cone side with july 4th celebrations this weekend. isis praises a string of deadly attacks across three continents friday. at a u.s. chemical plan the in france where a man beheaded his boss took a selfy with a decapit

in an interview with cnn's erin burnett the real estate tycoon said mexico is sending its worst citizens and the zus becoming a dumping ground for them as mr. trump stated. the remarks prompted the univision network to drop trump's miss universe pa sglent they have a huge legal liability. we will sue them any way. because univision has been in my opinion given instructions from mexico to get me not to stop with the border but to stop talking about trade with mexico. because mexico is ripping us off so badly. again i love mexican people. they have tremendous spirit. i have great affection for the mexican people and i have great affection for mexico but i can't help it and we can't help it their leaders are smarter than our leaders and that's the case. >> new cnn wmur poll for the state of new hampshire shows jeb bush as the front runner among republicans. at 16%. trump is second with a 11%. despite the surge, 48% of those polled said they have a negative view of mr. trump. >>> heart ache, mourning in pain in dhn. the first funerals are held for the victims of the shooting there and presid

. >> and i'm erin burnett.llow breaking news out of south carolina where authorities are searching for a gunman who opened fire at a church in charlston. nine people

isis encourages the plan and in the meantime an exclusive interview with erin burnett, rahim's brotherng people to hold off judgment until the facts are in. >> you have to start speaking more about the muslims of america and not the muslims in syria who are doing bad things that don't like america, and speak about the muslims that live here and love america, and that's me and that's usaama rahim and the rahim family. let's go to boston this morning. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. the rahim family taking one important step forward as this investigation continues. they have now seen the surveillance video that captured the death of their son shot by police after authorities say he lunged at them with a military-style knife. his brother went on and said he was shot in the back and now the video changed their impression they are no longer disputing how or where he was shot. they are calling for a thorough investigation into rahim's death, and they are also calling for an investigation into the plot he is accused of. family members say they saw no evidence he was inspired by isis

listen to what he told erin burnett if he would accept an endorsement from caitlyn jenner. >> if caitlyn generaljenner wanted to endorse me. i would say if that is how she feels about my candidacy, sure. never ask anyone why they are voting for you. >> santorum discussed climate change saying he is more open to the idea that humans are a contributing factor. >>> hillary clinton will hold the first major rally since entering the presidential race on new york's roosevelt island tomorrow. she is expected to share her story about her mother who was abandoned in the depression era. my prediction is every one of the candidates no matter what the political stripes, will champion. >> you cannot say you are born in a log cabin. you cannot say that. you say i'm part of the middle class. >> you're right. >> i'll mark this moment. >>> 5:18. >> a stormy friday on tap for millions of americans. let's bring in meteorologist derek van dam. >> john and christine, we have a steamy weekend for the eastern half of the united states. this is the set up. we have a ridge of high pressure that is just off the e

in an exclusive interview with cnn's erin burnett, his brother, a well known california cleric is defending his brother asking people not to judge him just yet. >> you have to speak more about the muslims of america and not muslims in syria doing bad things who don't like america. speak about muslims who live here who love america. that's me. that's the rahim family. let's establish the facts. facts are still coming in. we need more information. >> okay. so let's head live to boston for more info from cnn's alexandra field. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we know the rahim family has plans to bury their son today. they made a request to the district attorney's office not to release that surveillance video of his death, of the shooting until after he was buried. we know the family did get an opportunity to watch that video privately. it seems that that viewing has dispelled some of the misconceptions that the family had about what went down outside of that cvs. the family initially under the impression that rahim was shot in the back three times. family members now acknowledging tha

i'm erin burnett and out front tonight, we begin with breaking news police swarming a town in upstate new york tonight after a possible sighting of two convicted killers on the run. as night falls, there are fears that the two could be trying to make a move authorities are scouring farms scouring fields. i mean look at this rural area. you can see that line of officers. they have right now focused around a small town called ded willosborrow new york. they crawled through pipes and had the this dramatic breakout. as you can see, just 35, 40 miles away police received more than 300 tips since the escape but their focus tonight on a prison employee and whether she may have helped the two. investigators are questioning joyce mitchell. she worked in the taylor shop and worked closely with matt and sweat and said to have known both men well a. source telling cnn mitchell's cell phone was used to call several people connected to richard matt. that could be crucial and authorities are saying could she have helped them get power tools? bewe we begin in new york with jason and i mean, it's a ru

i'm erin burnett. "outfront" hundreds of officers on the move now combing a new area near the prison where the two convicted killers escaped. police announcing this massive shift just moments ago. here is what is happening. authorities are redeploying searchers that shut down the main road in the area warning residents that heavily-armed officers will be in and around their homes. right now we know there are about 800 officers following up on 1200 leads. also tonight, joyce mitchell the disgraced prison worker accused of helping the inmates escaped sees her husband for the first time since her arrest. his visit behind bars comes as we're learning new and disturbing details about mitchell's intimate relationship with the fugitives. jason carroll is "outfront" live and jason, what are you learning tonight? >> well erin we're learning more about why joyce mitchell may have agreed to believe the get away driver. she may have had this inappropriate relationship with two men and may have been part of the esc

. >>> erin burnett out front begins now. >> breaking news in the manhunt for two convicted killers. joyce mitchell admitting to hiding hack is a blades in hamburger meet. >>> boots found belonging to one of the killers. are police about to catch them? >>> more breaking news freddie gray's autopsy just leaking tonight. what does this mean for the baltimore officers charged in his death. the stunning conclusions from that report. new dashcam video from the moment dylann roof was arrested. let's go "out front." for signs of richard matt and david sweat. there was a major development tonight, police say the men left behind a pair of boots in a cabin, they say this could mean at least one of the men is fleeing barefoot. the terrain is rugged and unforgiving, you're going to see it in a moment. swamps and steep cliffs litter the area. also breaking at this hour a source just now telling cnn that joyce mitchell that's the prison employee under arrest for helping sweat, she's confessed to putting hacksaw blades into frozen chunks of ham burger meet. she passed it on to a correction officer

. >>> erin burnett out front begins now. >> breaking news in the manhunt for two convicted killers.ing to hiding hack is a blades in hamburger meet. >>> boots found belonging to one of the killers. are police about to catch them? >>> more breaking news freddie gray's autopsy just leaking tonight. what does this mean for the baltimore officers charged in his death. the stunning conclusions from that report. new dashcam video from the moment dylann roof was arrested. let's go "out front."

i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news. new details at this hour about what led to richard matt and david sweat's capture. and in the final moments of richard matt's life. sources telling cnn hours before matt was killed he was drinking a grape flavored liquor in a cabin before going inside this nearby trailer. there he fired off several shots, one of which struck a recreational vehicle passing by. it's that driver that called police. that's what led directly to matt's death. cnn obtaining a startling picture of matt's mortally wounded body moments after he was killed by a federal agent. i'll warn you this image is graphic. this is though richard matt slumped forward on the ground shot three times in the head after refusing an order to put down a 20 gauge shotgun. we're learning malt mat and sweat staged a dry run and left themselves the night before rehearsing the plot and this comes as a dozen employees at prison, a dozen including three top executives are off the job tonight while authorities investigate. as sweat contin

erin burnett, "out front" starts next. >>> breaking news.e search for two convicted killers on the loose. a few miles from the prison right there. more breaking news the female prison employee who they believe was part of the plan has been investigated for a relationship with one of the escapees. >>> a development in the case of rice. there's probable cause to charge police with murder. let's go "out front." >>> good evening. we begin tonight with breaking news. a major break in the hunt f

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> convicted killer david sweat speaking for the first timenew details about his three weeks on the run. what was the killer's true escape plan? >>> more breaking news. the fbi launching a major investigation. were they part of a heroin ring inside the prison? >>> nbc dumps trump cutting all ties to the presidential candidate. wait until you hear how trump fires back. let's go "out front." >>> good evening. i'm erin

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> breaking news in the manhunt for two convicted killerst attorney telling us joyce mitchell the employee who helped the convicts may know more than she's letting on and that the two killers may have had a backup getaway plan. plus the white civil rights abt ss activist who posed as a black woman, quitting her job. did she believe she was black or was she lieying? two teens mauled at the same beach. the beach is still open. let's go "out front."

erin burnett "out front" starts right now. >>> breaking news in the manhunt for two brutal killers.tonight. they believe the suspects may be in vermont. the governor out front. >>> who is the female prison employee that sources say was supposed to pick them up after their escape? a former inmate from the prison. >>> a cop who pulled a gun on teens has resigned. why does he get to keep his pension? will he be charged? let's go "out front." >>> good evening to all. i'm erin

i'm erin burnett. we begin with the breaking news. the fbi investigating a huge data hack. it's one of the largest breeches in history. 4 million americans at risk tonight. and the target terrifying. the targets handle security clearances and background checks for the united states most highly sensitive jobs. one official says the fear is the breach could affect every single federal agency in the united states. jim sciutto is outfront. you're breaking a lot of nauz on this story. first, how serious is this? >> it's serious because it's huge. one of the biggest ever 4 million employees, performance rating reviews, and that will include employees who are in sensitive positions. it's the second time this year that you've had a large data breach of this federal system by china. and it has real potential. and the belief is that a database is in effect being built that covers everything including personal information about federal employees. and when you piece all of that database together that gives enormous power. >> power. and you are breaking the news that it is the chinese g