sheriff sandra hutchens. (sandra hutchens) "it appears t be a very sophisticated operation." the planning was meticulous, says sheriff lieutenant jeff hallock. (jeff hallock) jh: "it seems that the inmates cut through half inch steel bars their way through the plumbing tunnels and ultimately, gained access to an unsecure area of the roof. from the roof, the inmates rappelled (narr 3) authorities say it's likely they used bedsheets and other clothing to fashion a makeshift rope. as to what tools they used to escape, how they got them. or if they had help. all those questions got the same response. (sheriff hutchen) "we are still looking into that." they are also looking at whether a disturbance inside the jail. just prior to the nightly head other inmate to help the three men escape. and now, says sheriff hutchens, there's a more immediate concern. (sheriff hutchen) sh: "we have notified the victims of some of these crimes and people that have investigated those crimes to ensure that everybody who was involved in these cases is safe authorities don't believe they've left the c

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week on the run. sot - witness "we're just want to make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district police officers? who quickly investigated. sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "officers approached the van - nayeri fled on foot." natsot - (broadcastify) "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - (broadcastify) "there might be another person in there. standby, take a look at that van." sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." now, officials are working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more about

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week on the run. sot - witness "we're just friends, he knows us and he want to make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district police officers? who quickly investigated. sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "officers approached the van - natsot - "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - "there might be another person at sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." now, officials are working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more about first place. have been tasked with getting information? somehow c

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week on the run. sot - witness "we're just friends, make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district police officers? who quickly investigated. sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "officers approached the van - nayeri fled on foot." natsot - (broadcastify) "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - (broadcastify) "there might be another person in there. standby, take a look at that van." sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." now, officials are working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more abou

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week on the run. sot - witness to make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district police officers? who quickly investigated. sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "officers approached the van - nayeri fled on foot." natsot - (broadcastify) "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - (broadcastify) "there might be another person in there. standby, take a look at that van." sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." now, officials are working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more about how they escaped

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week on the run. sot - witness "we're just friends, he knows us and he want to make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district investigated. sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "officers approached the van - nayeri fled on foot." natsot - (broadcastify) "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - (broadcastify) "there might be another person in there. standby, take a look at that van." sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." now, officials are working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more about

as they continue searching for hossein nayeri and jonathan tieu sheriff sandra hutchen, orange county sheriff's office will use all available resources to capture 2 escapees investigators say the three accused violent criminals broke out of the central men's jail last week...with help from this woman who taught english as a second language at the jail... idea....really shock." police arrested nooshafarin ravaghi yesterday- saying she gave the men maps and other information essential to their escape. which investigators believe may have helped the inmates get to a specific address or given them a better understanding of surrounding buildings and the jail's roof. authorites say, ravaghi - denies providing anything beyond the maps. lt. hallock, orange county sheriff's department "we don't know what her mindset was// she's provided some information other she has not, and we're still pursuing that and trying to obtain more information from duong stole it saturday in south los angeles... tag- investigators believe the other two men are still in the area because they have strong ties to loca

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week sot - witness "we're just friends, he knows us and he want to make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district police officers? who quickly investigated. sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "officers approached the van - nayeri fled on foot." natsot - "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - "there might be another person in there. standby, take a look at that van." / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more about how they escaped in the first place. police believe nayeri may

sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." and this may have been a key moment in the investigation? less than 24 hours earlier - the first fugitive bac duong cuffed on camera - calmly surrending in santa ana - after a week on the run. sot - witness "we're just friends, he knows us and he want to make sure he gets caught safely." investigators believe duong was in charge of transportation? and stole the white van the trio used to get away. that same van - spotted in a san francisco whole foods parking lot this morning? a man alerted some park district police officers? who quickly county, ca "officers approached the van - nayeri fled on foot." natsot - (broadcastify) "code 4, code 4 we got em down. natsot - (broadcastify) "there might be another person in there. standby, take a look at that van." sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "on returning to the van, they found tieu hiding in the van." now, officials are working on transferring the pair back to orange county? and learning more about how they escaped in the

sheriff sandra hutchens.(sot - sandra hutchens 09:06:58:09) "it appears to be a very sophisticated operation"(narr 2) the planning was meticulous, says sheriff lieutenant jeff hallock. (sot - jeff hallock)jh: "it seems that the inmates cut through half inch steel bars to facilitate their escape // the inmates cut their way through the plumbing tunnels and ultimately, gained access to an unsecure area of the roof. from the roof, the inmates rappelled off of the roof of the building behind me down to the ground. "(narr 3) authorities say it's likely they used bedsheets and other clothing to fashion a makeshift rope. as to what tools they used to escape, how they got them or if they had the same response.(sot sheriff hutchen 09:08:25)"we are still looking into that."(narr 4) they are also looking at whether a disturbance inside the jail just prior to the nightly head count may have been a ruse by other inmate to help the three men escape. (narr 5)authorities don't believe they've left the country. they say tips

hutchens sot from time to time. after our wintry weekend, the work week is going to look and feel a lot more springlike. even our cool downs won t be that cool. a cold front will approach the region on tuesday. ahead of that front southwest winds will warm us up into the upper 50s and the lower 60s. we will see increasing clouds and a slight chance for showers, mainly on the outer banks. but as the cold front crosses the region on wednesday, we do expect scattered showers. in fact, some of our northern communities, like the middle peninsula and the northern neck may see a little sleet or snow mixed in at the start. we will start the day with temperatures in the mid 40s, falling into the 30s by the afternoon. some of the wet weather will linger into early on thursday, but most of the day is looking dry with clearing skies and high temperatures back in the mid 40s. but then we start a warming we will climb into the lower 50s on friday, mid 50s on saturday newschannel 3 is taking action for hospital. this years dream h

hutchens says his family is relieved to bring members home. >> we have a lot of information. because it was a terrible place and we have known about it all of our lives. this dozier school. and it just that we finally have some within 14 boys your age, ancestry, artifacts. the work is complete at the site but they will continue to make dna matches in the future. you can find the full report and names on our website@abcactionnewsactionnews.com. carson chambers. back to you. >>> new developments tonight in the 2013 murder of tampa taxi one of the men charged will finally face the jury later this year. investigators say he and two other men call for in december 2013. with the intention of robbing the driver. that cab driver, john dooley, were shot and killed during the robbery. investigators don't believe people the trigger but he is accused of being involved in the planning and execution of that robbery. the trial is set for may. >>> will illegal immigrants be able to work legally in the question up to the us supreme court. the justices will look at the president's executive or

(hutchens sot 153748) "it appears to be a very sophisticated operation were they were allowed to go through some security access points and had s se tools that allowed them to do that." that."investigators don't know what tools the inmates used cut their @way out, how they got those tools, or whether they had any help.the three men were in county custody facing charges for serious crimes - one charged with coming up on the cbs 2 news at noon,a legal test...the victory general motors won in it's l lest recall case and why it could change what victims decide to do here on out. how can someone explain what it's like to be the parent of a child with cancer? ryan and amy green believe that they've e conveyed some of that experience in a video game, created in memory of their late son, joel. joel.sot "somebody told me that it felt like a diary. i think that interactive media is a way inwhich i can crcrte a world, and ask you, a player, to live in it, and ask you to love myson."the game, called "that dragon, cancer", launched in january on what would have beenjoel's seventh birthday. it's meant as

all awaiting trial for violent crimes when they broke out last friday. 1:30 - 1:45 sheriff sandra hutchens/orange county, ca "it's every sheriff's nightmare, you never wanna have an escape. you don't want maximum security prisoners to get out of your jail." authorities believe they had outside help since the tools used in the escape were not prison-made. a 200-thousand dollar reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the inmates. and more arrests are expected. the leader of the armed group occupying the wildlife refuge in oregon wants his followers to stand down. ammon bundy's plea for an end to the standoff came a day after he and several followers were arrested-- and another was shot and killed by police. reid binion reports. an attorney for oregon armed protest leader ammon bundy... ...reading bundy's statement asking followers to end their armed occupation at the malheur national wildlife refuge. "let us take this fight from here. go home and hug your families. this fight is ours for now in the courts." it came a day after protester lavoy finicum was shot and

((sandra hutchens/orange county, ca sheriff: "it appears to be a very sophisticated operation were they were allowed to go through some security access points and had some tools that allowed them to do that." )) ((kirsten joyce)) 20 year old jonathan tieu was facing murder charges... 37 year old hossein nayeri faces kidnapping, torture and burglary charges. 43 year old bac duong faces charges of attempted murder. the reward for the capture of the men increased today... from 20- to- 50-thousand dollars. ./// ((kirsten joyce)) > squatters and a small oxygen bottle are being blamed for a fire at a vacant apartment building. the building near sahara and i-15 caught on fire sunday morning.. causing 150- thousand dollars worth of damage. started a fire in the are in the last few months./// ((kirsten joyce)) > a huge success this weekend.. a look at the sheer volume of material that will be recycled.. thanks to the thousands of people who took part in our recycling event. plus.. a warm up for the valley... when we could inch close to 70 degrees./// you know the basic bargain of america is if y

sheriff sandra hutchens\orange coun sheriff's department 00.38. the white van is in fact, se one stolen from los angelest we believe they were drivind possibly living out of when officers approached, nayeri. 00.07.26 he's running toware kezar pub the chase ran down stanyan, through golden gate park near alfred lake and k stadium -- ending a stones w from park station --- at stn and waller. 00.38.16 code 4! code 4! we got him down inse the van -- was jonathan tie- and ammunition - 380 rounds, though sfpd wouldn't elabore how many. 10.23.08.09 we're still looking for a weapon they had one sfpd had been warned that the jail birds d ties to san francisco. the was spotted just yesterday san jose at this motel on t alameda -- where someone el checked them in -- 10.27.134 it's believed they were livg inside the van, so it's uncr whether they were living at hotel and in the van and separating their time betwe the two andria.. there was a pretty hefty reward offered for information quite a bit of money.. do we know whether the man who ti off police will ge

mark hutchens and said he will suspend the lawsuit on behalf of parents. the program offers parents state funds use for private school tuition. a judge put the program -- program on hold after it was expected to launch in february.>>> reno police are rolling out a new app called myrpd, and the app is designed to better connect police with the reno community using the you can use the app to file a police report, view a map of crimes in your area, see missing persons or find the nearest hospital. one of the officers who spearheaded the effort says he hopes it urges more people to communicate or reach out to police.>> when we look at community policing, we feel like this was a gray area we were not hitting. we can offer web solutions, we can offer a walk into the station. here is that -- this platform we feel is untapped locally. we wanted a presence there.>>> the app is available to download for android and iphone users. >>> still ahead on news four at 11, the recent shooting of a police officer in philadelphia has been labeled a terror attack. motive behind

i'm rikki cheese sheriff sandra hutchen, orange county sheriff's office bac duong contacted a civilian on the streets of santa ana and stated that he wanted to turn himself in... that woman is nooshafarin ravaghi. she taught english at the jail. police say she helped the 3 men escape by giving them google she taught english at the jail. police say she helped the 3 men escape by giving them google maps and other information. but, authorites say ravaghi denies any involvement, beyond the maps. lt. hallock, orange county sheriff's department "we don't know what her mindset was// she's provided some information other she has not, and we're still pursuing that and trying to obtain more information from her" meantime, the remaining two escapees are believed to be driving and living in this 2008 gmc utility van. there is a 200-thousand dollar reward out for their arrest. here at home -- a man is dead...after he crashed into a pole. action news reporter parker collins spoke to a convenience store clerk.. who tried to save the man's < you can see damage out here... take vo happened around one t

(((sheriff sandra hutchens, orange county): "a female citizen approached the officers and pointed out a white van parked in a parking lot of whole foods market located at 690 stranion. officer approached the van as hossein nayeri fled the area on foot. a short foot pursuit ensued before nayeri was taken into custody by officers. the officers immediately turned to the white van and discovered the other escapee, jonathan tieu, hiding in the van. san francisco police department has confirmed the white van is, in fact, the same one stolen from los angeles that we believed they were driving and possibly living out of." )) ((michelle mtensen)) > the inmates were facing charges ranging from murd to attempted rder and kidpping. e investigation is now turning how the three escaped.ey are looking into alationship one may have hadth a a prison english teacher.e has been aested in nnection with thease.// ((michelle mortens)) > a bankrobber isnhe run tonight. lice ss thehe bank near mmerlin parkway and towncenter was robbed around 11 this morning. thankfully ... one was hurt but the f-b-i isw head

sot - sandra hutchen, orange county sheriff two of them are for mayhem, kidnapping. um i consider them very dangerous individuals. investigators say the plan was sophisicated.. and well-thought out. officials are offering a 50- thousand dollar reward.. to find the missing men. we're staying on top of new developments on the weather front... after one of the fiercest winter storms on record. the snow has stopped but tonight millions are still reeling from the monstrous blizzard. firefighters in virginia struggled to dig out a fire hydrant buried under 3 feet of snow while battling a blaze this morning. and up and down the east coast.....roofs collapsing under the weight of all that snow. the storm hit some of the biggest transportation hubs on the east coast. this is a live look at mccarran.. we're keeping an eye flights coming in and out.. because airports on the other side of the country...are not back up and running yet. passengers are still stuck in cities waiting for flights. abc's david kerley reports on the challenge at the airports... and the outlook for the w

patrick hutchens joins us with more on what utility companies are doing to get ready. patrick: for those of you at home, if you walk outside now and glance up, there's a good chance you will see these bunches of power lines meandering their way through the branches of the trees on your street, and we know what can happen if you add ice to the mix. as we have been talking about, that ice and freezing rain is on the way, and it's best to be prepared in case you are one of the thousands who could be left in the dark. as tree limbs and utility lines crisscross overhead, a frozen branch causing an outage is possible at any moment. duke energy has been working with a team of meteorologists and preparation for the storm, and throughout the carolinas, line technicians are at the ready. that's not all. with other utilities in the southeast through mutual aid agreement. they have started sending individuals north to assist us. they will be staging throughout the carolinas late todaypatrick: also, lawrence electric co-op has been trying to nip this problem in the bud, serving mor

california escaped inmates - hossein nayeri and jonathan (two)tieu - captured today sot - sheriff sandra hutchens / orange county, ca "the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief." sot - sheriff sandra county, ca "on returning to the hiding in the van." nikki: there was ammunition found in the van, but no weapon. nikki: have been diagnoised with the zika virus... that includes 4 pregnant women. the trend is raising some concerns for health professionals... they say the zika virus is a mild infection - as not pregnant... if you are - this virus has consequences - several health departments are testing those who have been in those countries where the transmission of this virus is ongoing.... the primary risk of contracting the virus is from travel... nikki/2ram iowa state looking to keep up its recent momentum... jordan cyclones have beaten the current #1, #3 and #4 teams in the country.... coming up on local 5 sports, could the clones make it 4 out of 5? highlights from their battle with #5 a&m up next.... " now, local 5 sports jordan: iowa state entered today as one of the hottest teams in the

hutchens says: "it appears to be a very sophisticated operation, where they were allowed to go through security access points and had some tools that allowed them to do that police believe the men used a hack saw to cut through this metal screen and 1/2 inch steel bars to enter the ventilation system... where they made their way to the roof...cut away a section of razor wire... then used a rope made out of sheets to rappel down 4 stories...escaping undetected for 14 hours. hallock says: "we've got two investigations going on here. the investigation of the actual escape and then you have the investigation that is about apprehending the three inmates and that's really our priority right now." police are canvassing orange county's 'little saigon' looking for leeds... sawyer says: "we sincerely need the public's help put these three dangerous individuals back in custody." the only video officials have of the escape is this... which shows thousand surveillance cameras at the jail was set to begin later this year 2016 . lajeunesse on cam tag police refused to say what tools were recovered or

(sandra hutchens/orange county, ca sheriff) "it appears to be a very sophisticated operation were they were allowed to go through some security access points and had some tools that allowed them to do that." jail officials say the inmates cut their way through a steel screen inside their dormitory-style cell and made their way into plumbing tunnels. from there, the men bypassed three security areas and gained access to the jail's roof and used a makeshift rope braided with linens, to reach the ground. the three men were in county custody facing charges for serious crimes: 20 year old jonathan tieu (pron: two) was held on 1 million dollars bail for charges including murder. 37 year old hossein nayeri (pron: knee-air-ee) was held without bail... charged with kidnapping, torture and burglary. 43 year old bac duong (pron: bach dong) faces charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and being an ex-felon in possession of a firearm. this is the first escape from this jail in more than two decades. ca sheriff) "escapes do occur from time to time. // people in jail have a lot of

sot - sandra hutchen, orange county sheriff two of them are in custody for murder and one for mayhem, kidnapping. um i consider them very dangerous individuals. pictures reveal just how those inmates were able to escape. a family member of one of the fugitives believes he was tricked into escaping. there is now a 50 thousand dollar reward for anybody who finds the missing men. brakes on an insurance scam. this morning a man is in custody... accused of being a professional victim. prosecutors in salt lake city utah... say navid monjazeb made a habit of crashing into other drivers.. filing fraudlent insurance claims, then collecting thousands of dollars. he did it dozens of times, one person's car barely had a scratch, but monjazeb claimed his car looked like this. many drivers are turning to dash cameras as a way to prevent a scam like this. experts say, it's a good idea. sot - matt hardigree / jalopnik.com there's no other way to be sure that you can prove in court, if you need to, that the accident was not your fault without having some kind of video evidence. monjazeb is now facing

. >> reporter: orange county sheriff sandra hutchens says the two remaining fugitives were captured in the heart of san francisco, after a man spotted their stolen van nay whole foods parking lot. patrol officers napped hossein nayeri after a short foot chase. they found jonathan tieu hiding in the van other according to san francisco police. >> it was clear to us these people were armed and dangerous. when we conducted a search of the man, we did find rounds we're still looking for a weapon if they had one. >> reporter: the third escapee, bac duong, had already returned to southern california. he turned himself in on friday. the inmates broke out from the orange county men's central jail eight days ago after they cut through a steel screen, snaked through plumbing tunnels and rappelled from the roof. a teicher who worked for the jail is accused provide, a man. and while they were on the run. >> my fear is someone in the community was going to get hurt because they really had nothing to lose. this is one of a sheriff's worst nightmares. >> reporter: and now with the three in custody on

meanwhile, sheriff sandra hutchens says there's an increase in security at the jail since the inmates' escape. certainly our focus was getting these individuals back into custody as quickly as possible, but now the focus shifts to continuing to look at where the system failed us... she says there will be more changes to come after the she says there will be more changes to come after the investigation. many celebrities are visiting flint michigan in efforts to see how they can get involved with the flint water crisis. rapper and actor snoop dogg is one of the many celebrities who is taking time to learn more about the city's problems. he says he is a busy man but says he is choosing to take some time out of his day to help the people of flint. snoop dogg says it's all about choices. another star also getting involved with donations in the flint community is jessie smollett --- "to see the people and to be with the people and to hear their stories first hand. snoop dogg and jussie say now jussie say now that they have city's problem, they plan on informing their other celebrity friends

s/ sheriff sandra hutchens/ orange county police dept. :27 "we have been looking at the causes of the escape from as possible, but now the focus shifts to continuing to look at where the system failed us... the third inmate who escaped surrendered friday. cities all over the together to help collect bottled water for flint, michigan. in ohio, a school outside cincinnati and police officers teamed up to collect enough bottles to fill three trailers. people in rochester were able to fill and entire school bus with water bottles to send to flint. and in raleigh, organizers say they collected more than 15-thousand water bottles. s/dionne blanks/raleigh organizer :15 "we take water for granted, and we use water so much whether it's for drinking or bathing or cooking, and just so many ways, and it was something that small water now." the water will be today: mainly sunny with highs in the mid-upper 60s. wind: sw 10-15mph. tonight: mainly clear with lows in the upper 40s. wind: sw 10-15mph. monday: increasing clouds with an isolated evening shower possible. highs in the lower 70s. wind: sw/n

sot orange county sheriff sandra hutchens 15:10:40 i consider them very and its not unlike this type of individual to obtain a weapon officials say the three men on the run for a fourth day are considered armed and dangerous. they maximum- security jail friday after cutting and half inch steel to the roof and then using a rope like this - fashioned from bed sheets to rappel to the ground. sot brad garret you can see in this released overnight a shadowy figure , then a flicker, police say they believe that is one of the men moving across the roof. all three were awaiting trials when they escaped ?.? gfx - 37-year-old hossein nayeri, charged with kidnapping and torture. 43-yr-old bac tien duong charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. the youngest of the three 20-year-old jonathan tieu, charged with murder ? authorities believe was gang related? he's been in jail since he was 15 elias: and trending now....help for flint , michigan from the internet... elias: people who want to help residents in flint, michigan, cope with the water crisis are flocking to gofundme.

(sheriff sandra hutchens/ orange co., ca) "i can say this morning that the entire state can breathe a sigh of relief because we have the other two dangerous individuals turned himself in on friday at an auto parts store in orange county. the daring and elaborate escapee took place on january 22nd. the men cut through a wall, and crawled through plumbing tunnels, making their way onto the roof of the jail. using bed sheets, they rappelled to the ground. with the men back in custody, the focus now is how they did it. late last week authorities arrested this woman, nooshfarin ravahgi, who taught english inside the jail. the orange county sheriff's department says she admitted giving materials to nayeri, including maps and overhead photos of the the men will again be housed in the orange county central men's jail, but will be in a more secure unit. straight ahead - tree down - we'll tell you how one oak tree stopped the mardi gras party in new orleans. and - big game preps - the work that's being done to make sure super bowl 50 goes a large oak tree limb fell on an 18-wheeler during a mar

all awaiting trial for violent crimes when they broke out last friday. 1:30 - 1:45 sheriff sandra hutchens/orange county, ca "it's every sheriff's nightmare, you never wanna have an escape. you don't want maximum security prisoners to authorities believe they had outside help since the tools used in the escape were not prison-made. a 200-thousand dollar reward has been offered for information that leads to the arrest of the inmates. and more arrests are expected. the leader of the armed group occupying the wildlife refuge in oregon wants his followers to stand down. ammon bundy's plea for an end to the standoff came a day after he and several followers were arrested-- and another was shot and killed by police. reid binion reports. "please stand down. please stand down." an attorney for oregon armed protest leader ammon bundy... ...reading bundy's statement asking followers to end their armed occupation at the malheur national wildlife refuge. "let us take this fight from here. go home and hug your families. this fight is ours for now in the courts." it came a day after protester lavoy fini

sot orange county sheriff sandra hutchens i consider them very dangerous individuals and its not unlike this type of individual to obtain a weapon officials say the three men on the run for a fourth day are considered armed and dangerous. they escaped from the maximum- security jail friday after cutting though a metal grate and half inch steel bars, making their way to the roof and then using a rope like this - fashioned from bed sheets to rappel to the ground. sot brad garret you can see in this surveillance video released overnight a shadowy figure , then a flicker, police say they believe that is one of the men moving across the roof. all three were awaiting trials when they escaped ?.? gfx - 37-year-old hossein nayeri, charged with kidnapping and torture. charged with attempted murder and assault with a deadly weapon. the youngest of the three 20-year-old jonathan tieu, charged with murder ? authorities believe was gang related? he's been in jail since he was 15 kayna whitworth reporting. this morning the search area expanding more than 20 miles and the reward growing to 50 thousand

((sheriff sandra hutchens/ department)) "bac duong contacted a civilian on the streets of santa ana and stated that he wanted to turn himself in." duong's friend tri nguyen (tree) says the inmate -- who was jailed on attempted murder charges -- suddenly showed up at nguyen's family business. (( tri nguyen/ bac dong)) "he came here and he told my wife to call the cops. so that's he wanted to turn himself in." law enforcement are still searching for jonathan tieu (two)...and hossein nayeri (knee-air- ee)..nd this white van that duong stole. the trio may have had help from this english teacher -- nooshafarin ravaghi (new- shaf-erin rah- vag-ghee). investigators say ravaghi gave nayeri -- the alleged mastermind -- crucial material to hatch a prison break, including a google earth image of the jail. > ((denise valdez)) the 44-year- old woman was teaching english as a second language to nayeri (knee- air-ee) -- and developed a personal relationship with him. authorities had offered a 200- thousand dollar reward for information leading to the capture of the inmates. /// ((dave courvoisier)) >

(((hutchens) "escapes do occur from time to time. // people in jail have a lot of time to sit around and think about ways to defeat our systems." )) ((paul joncich)) > investigators don't know what tools the inmates used cut their way out, how they got those tools, or whether they had any help./// ((denise valdez)) > a state investigation into water resources is underway in flint, michigan. the town has been without safe drinking water since high levels of lead were found last year. the city switched its water source from detroit's system to the flint river in 2014 to save money. but the river water wasn't properly treated to prevent lead from pipes from leaching into the water supply. attorney general - i would certainly not bathe a newborn child or a young infant in this bad water. and if you can't drink the bad water, you shouldn't pay for it.)) ((denise valdez)) a former prosecutor and the former head of detroit's fbi office will lead the investigation./// ((paul joncich)) > jimmy fallon is joining a list of celebrities helping flint, michigan residents deal with their toxic wate

sandra hutchens / orange county sheriff " we have made about five arrests - and we are going to be making additional arrests throughout this evening and probably into the sheriff says law enforcement is focusing on a a vietnamese gang g right now two of t t escapeesave strong gang ties. and officials are still looking into whether the inmates had any "inside" help. when the jail was originally built - it housed lesser criminals. today, seventy percent are there on felonies. " " coming up....a group of people created a human chain to save one truck driver after his rig went off the road. stay tuned to hear their heroic tale. scott: we'll have... "you're watching abc9 news this morning... with ... jessica rae... and meteorologist scott larson.. this is abc9 news this morning. " scott: thanks for being g ck with us. hihis yesterday ballooned into the40s throughout most of the region. the stormcast hd shows that we have a weak cold front boundary parked nearby. a wind from the sse turns westerly tomorrow and with less snow coverage, we should see temperatures shoot even higher into the upper

. >> vanessa hutchens sang to the hearts of millions in "high school musical." >> beautiful. >> and you know carlo from the popular boy band. >> rizzo and kanirki. >> hi, guys. >> you all are going live. >> how do we feel about live? >> a live performance. >> it's happening, january 31st. >> nothing you can do about it. >> and there's a live audience. >> they are like with us in the set, so in the gymnasium, they are in the bleachers and we're doing "summer nights" and there's a dude who is like right there. >> how much rehearsal and practicing have you guys done? >> a lot. we've been rehearsing like we're rehearsing for a broadway show. >> really. >> started december 1st and six days a week, ten hours long. it's hard work, but it's so much fun because the cast is amazing and everybody is so wonderful and we all get along and feel like we're in high school. >> vanessa, you say you're not nervous. >> carlos? >> yeah. >> but -- but i feel like we like live for those nerves as performers, so it's going to be fun. what we're doing is so ambitious. >> really. >> we ran the show once so far.

>>evan: maria hutchens. she looks serious. she will toss that snowball at your head. we would love to see your pictures and videos. >>zack: send it to pics@wlos.com and thank you for sharing them with us. >>evan: you can also put them on our facebook page, facebook.com/news 13. >>lauren: not all primary roads in buncombe county are totally cleared. you will need to watch out now, in high definition, from the western north carolina's news leader, this is news 13 this weekend. >>evan: here is a live look this morning from, you know where. that's times square in new york city. this historic winter storm is wrecking havoc, in washington, new york, philadelphia, several states along the east coast. now under states of emergency and the snow is still coming down in some places. we will get to that in a few minutes. but first, a look at how this winter storm is impacting us locally. >>zack: whoa, we saw a lot of snow. even above a foot in many mountain locations. upwards of 16" in some localized spots. asheville alone, 10.6," the fifth snowiest day on record for the month of

>> vanessa hutchens, boys 2 men, we've just announced that di di congress who played the original frenchie is going to be vi, and she's the waitress who talks to carly ray jepsen, so that's a really sweet moment. in there. >> yeah, eve plumb, jan from the brady bunch, is somebody. >> yeah. the shop teacher. >> tell me if this is true. growing up, you grew up in a mormon household -- >> yeah. >> you were not allowed to watch grease. >> yeah. first of all, rated r movies were out of the question, but g-13 were out of the question too. when my parents would be out of town, i'd go up there and steal it and go downstairs and i used to be sandy, you know, from start to finish except for during hand jive, and i'd be cha cha for the three minutes, and then i'd go back and play -- >> speaking of hand jive, do you have it down? >> yes. so the original was just like, you know, like this. we kind of made it a little different. it's, like, got a little bit of, i don't know, there's a little bit more. >> this is in the movie? >> yeah. this was the movie one where it was a little bit -- >> you have more

that's why we found john hutchens tackling the mountain of snow behind his house. he's taking matters into his own hands. he's a u.p.s. driver and he said he'd like to get back to work. he and his neighbors are frustrated because last night the plows came into the neighborhood but when one of them got stuck, the drivers gave up. >> the guy that was trying to come the other way, he completely got stuck and he was there for about an hour and then another tow came, got him, pulled him out, and then they talked and he said, i'm gone, forget it. >> reporter: you haven't seen him yet today. >> haven't seen him yet today. hopefully we'll get out by later this evening but i'm doing it myself now. >> reporter: getting back to work is one thing, but in another part of that subdivision we found a block where there was not one, but two women due to give birth this week. coming up on news4 at 5 d:00, i will show you how neighbors jumped into action to give them a little praes of mieace of min. >> thanks. seeing julie there. if you were able to drive out of your neighborhood tod