>> a deal with joyce mitchell at this time is premature. we're going to vet, if you're a da or prosecutor you'll vet information she's providing. why would she say and admit she was part of a plan to kill her husband. i think that serves to indicate she's telling the truth. lisle mitchell has told the media that love is blind. i guess love was blind, dumb and stupid and she had an take of conscious but it was too late in my opinion. >> thank you both. our special coverage of the man hunt for the murders continues. up next on the record takes you into the woods. we'll tell you through the same terrain where police are tracking the killers. you'll about the hear from the lawyer from joyce mitchell's husband. data is secure the possibility of a breach can quickly become the only thing you think about. that's where at&t can help. we monitor network traffic worldwide, so we can see things others can't. mitigating risks across your business. leaving you free to focus on what matters most. >>> two danger killers escaping from a prison in upstate n

joyce mitchell was married to lyle mitchell. not only did he work in the facility but lyle mitchell according to reports now, apparently worked in the maintenance department at the tailoring block where joyce was employed. so he obviously would be at least a suspect, what did he know did he know about the relationship. what do we know about the cell phones? there was calls made on mitchell's phones by the inmates to their friends on the outside. do we know anymore details about that? >> it's unclear who made the calls. we're being told that maybe she lent her phone to richard matt to call people. because all they know at this point in time is that certainly there were a lot of his contacts being called from her phone. the question is did she make the calls for him, did she let him use her cell phone. that remains unclear. that was for help on the outside. she was apparently again, supposed to be the get away driver and they were setting up this sophisticated plot to break out of prison. once they got out of prison they wanted he

joyce mitchell is accused of talking to them about a plot to kill her own husband. we spoke with lisle mitchell's lawyer. >> how is your client doing and when did you last speak to him? >> he's okay and i spoke to him a little while ago. >> when did lyell find out in. >> the last time that his wife went into talk to the police. the time that he gave her statement to the police about everything she had done. the investigator would come out every hour and tell lyle what was going on in there. lyle had small view into what joyce was talking about with the investigators on the hour. then when she was done giving her statement to them she came out and she told him everything that she had told the police about the escape about the plot to murder him. >> everything. >> it's my understanding that matt and sweat started threatening joyce that if she didn't continue to help out that lyell would be in danger. they'd have someone on the outside get to him or someone inside the prison get to him and do harm. >> if that's the case does lyle feel his life is in danger because joyce

he is discussing whatever joyce mitchell may have shared with him after the fact. investigators believe he was talking to her husband after the two inmates escaped. he wouldn't stop -- lyle mitchell wouldn't stop as he made his way into the police barracks to answer any questions, but we do know he has stayed in touch with his wife. he went to clinto county jail just yesterday. spoke to her for about an hour. his attorney says that he has absolutely no plans to testify on his wife's behalf. he was simply there to offer some support right now, anderson. >> all right. alexandra field, i appreciate the details. we're going to hear from the local district attorney andrew wiley in just a moment. also more breaking news. near disaster at chicago's midway airport. two loaded airliners coming right at each other, and what happened next. >> stop, stop. >> "anderson cooper 360" brought to you by the all-new kia sorento. the real question that needs to be asked is "what is it that we can do that is impactful?" what the cloud enables is computing to empower cancer researchers.

lyle mitchell husband of joyce mitchell. she is the prison employee charged for her role in the escape plan. lyle mitchell works at the prison too. >> he is working at the facility in the maintenance department in the tailor shop area. >> reporter: the tailor block where his wife worked and both fugitives once worked. it's where they all got to know each other. what's still unclear is what lyle mitchell's role may have been in helping convicted killers richard matt and david sweat escape. >> we have information that's coming through, through interviews just through our investigation that he possibly could have been involved or at least had knowledge of what was happening. >> any idea what his role may have been? >> we have information on what part his role would be. and you know i hate to keep saying this to everyone but this is a -- an investigation that not only has helped us taking matt and sweat into custody. we are pursuing people involved. >> reporter: investigators believe joyce mitchell pro sided escapees ss with ligh

but joyce mitchell had secrets.ets that have landed her in jail, accused of helping two dangerous felons break free. >> i did many escapees on "america's most wanted" that would have never gotten out if it wasn't for the woman helped them. >> reporter: in this case, authorities say joyce mitchell is the woman who helped richard matt and david sweat with their plan. just how did this wife and mother become involved with two convicted murderers? it started with david sweat. in 2013, sweat was working with in the prison tailor shot when he met and befriended mitchell, a seamstress there. they formed a relationship so close it caught the notice of others at the prison. so they were investigated were having an inappropriate relationship. >> there's no doubt that the tailor block he was put in and second unit and brought back to the tailor unit but not the one joyce mitchell was in. >> reporter: but as sweat was moved out, richard matt moved in. matt was known as ladies man, who befriended mitchell and took it perhaps fur

joyce mitchell, the woman accused of helping these two killers is also accused of talking to them abouta plot to kill her own husband lyle mitchell. and our griff jenkins just spoke with lyle richard's lawyer peter dumoss. >> how is your client doing and when did you last speak to him. >> he is doing okay and i spoke to him a little while ago. >> when exactly did lyle find out? >> the last time that his wife went in to talk to the police, the time that she gave her statement to the police about everything that she had done, the investigator would come out every hour and tell lyle what was going on in there. so lyle had a small view into what joyce was talking about with the investigators on the hour. then, when she was done giving her statement to them, she came out and she told him everything that she had told the police. about the escape, about the plot to murder him everything. it's my understanding that matt and sweat started threatening joyce that if she didn't continue to help out, that lyle would still be in danger. they would still have someone on the outside get to him or they

. >> and the stunning allegation that joyce mitchell was part of a murder plot to kill her own husband. she is charged by helping killers to escape and now more information on the alleged role in the prison break. we spoke with the prosecutor on the case. >> so tell me sir, i take it now she has counsel, she's not talking anymore, right? >> on saturday evening, she requested to come back up with an attorney present and spent a couple of hours at the police station and since saturday, no contact with her. did she provide any information at all that might lead to the two? and what and where they would go? >> not at all. only the seven hour radius and in no direction or location did she provide it in her interviews. why did she get cold feet and show up in the man whole cover. >> she loved her husband, lyle and didn't want to leave him and afraid of the circumstances that she could have faced had she left the area with two men. >> it would have been a good idea if she had notified the authorities if he loved her husband. >> reporter: it would have been a great idea and i don't think we wo

>> reporter: that is right, not only was joyce mitchell allegedly having a sexual relationship with asoner and potentially helping them plot their escape, authorities say she was also aware of a plan to have her husband, lyle mitchell, killed. >> did you know anything about the escape plan? >> reporter: lyle mitchell has also been questioned by police but was not charged with anything. >> we have no information whatsoever that he had prior knowledge of the escape or that he participated or was involved in the escape of the two inmates. >> reporter: his lawyer says he did not know about any of his wife's activities until he confronted her two days after the escape. that is when she told him the escapees wanted to kill him. lyle was stunned when he heard all the details about the affair and the murder plot. and he feels betrayed by his wife. >> i hate to use a cliche, but you know, love is blind. >> reporter: lyle mitchell says he will not stand behind her anymore according to his attorney, and remains behind bars. she says she didn't want lyle to be hurt, complying she may have been co

maintenance department of the same tailor shop inside clinton correctional facility where his wife joyce mitchellorked with the two inmates. lyle mitchell worked in the maintenance department there and, according to the d.a. they are investigating him. they are trying to find out whether he had knowledge of the plot. maybe had some deeper knowledge that this was going to unfold. that's not clear. but he is now subject of the investigation tonight briana. >> thanks brian. miguel marquez is near the search area for these escaped murderers. give us the latest on the search miguel. >> it's been raining hard all afternoon. now it is coming down in buckets. that must make it miserable for the hundreds of searchers, some 800 searchers assigned to this manhunt right now. but it also narrows the number of places that these two individuals who are on the run can go or would like to go. they've been out there for seven days now. it is miserable conditions. the temperature has dropped quite a bit as well. searching throughout the day in specific places just east of where we are. the area where they were beli

he also told me that joyce mitchell planned to run off with the two of them. there are reports that joyce mitchell said that richard matt made her feel special, but in the end she got cold feet and the d.a. told me that part of the reason why was because she decided that she still loved her husband. carol? >> i know you're keeping an eye on that court hearing and when it begins we'll get back to you. i want to turn to polo sandoval right now. this morning the new york governor andrew cuomo announced a new investigation into the prison escape. tell us more about that. >> reporter: that's right, carol. this was an expected development here. new york governor andrew cuomo ordering the state's office of inspector general basically come into the equation and initiate their own investigation. they will be tasked with taking a hard look at the clinton correctional facility which is where these individuals escaped from ten days ago. this investigation will include bringing in an outside expert somebody that would be able to offer some perspective and a fresh look at t

but either way, don, niert joyce mitchell nor lisle mitchell told authorities about the plan. >> it was a very loud motorcycle, but you were fine. we heard every waerd e word. >> i've learned from the source that the relationship goes back to 2013 when joyce mitchell and her husband who works maintenance all worked at the tailor shop. that's when richard matt aparentally started this relationship with joyce mitch em. it was a sexual relationship. that is the only place that the two of them were ever able to be alone but together there in that tailor shop. >> what about the others? others who may have been involved in this e lab rat plot? are they looking at anyone else right now? >> they are. it certainly doesn't stop with joyce mitchell. i'm told that because they're so elaborate, they're even looking at some of the prisoners. they're thinking that maybe they created some type of aversion. and maybe that was happening during the escape or before or after it, they're certainly looking at that. they don't think that joyce mitchell is the only one. they're talking to others and examining

as you know he is the husband of joyce mitchell the prison steamstress now accused in helping these two men get away from that prison. what's unclear is why they intended to kill lyle mitchell when they intended to kill lyle mitchell and how much joyce mitchell actually knew about that plan. we know she was aware of it but the question is did she know all the details that there was a plan in place to kill her husband? the same source also telling me tonight, anderson that joyce mitchell was having a sexual relationship with richard. he killed and dismembered his neighbor. it's unclear, anderson tonight how long that sexual relationship was going on but all of this new information coming to us tonight as we are learning more about their stunning escape. >> reporter: they could practically taste freedom, but that didn't stop convicted killers david and richard from leaving a series of snarky post-it notes for authorities to see. >> the one that says have a nice day on it. i have heard through the investigation that other notes were there, but that's the only note that i've seen. >> report

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did you know joyce mitchell? >> no. i initially thought i did but she came about a year after i left. >> what is that experience like when prisoners are allowed to work in the shop. are you supervised all the time or a pretty free experience where you're allowed to interact with the civilian workers? >> the inmates are basically supervised. it is kind of lax from my experience. as i said it is lax so you can interact with the civilians. >> what does that mean? the person the guard who is supposed to be supervising you turns a blind eye? >> i wouldn't say the guard turns a blind eye or anything like that. however, i would say that the guard is not overly security conscious due to, you know everyday routine and the mo knotty of the situation where nothing is happening day after day. the same routine day after day. people get kind of relaxed. >> we heard that. they get complacent because you think it is a maximum security prison. they haven't had a escape in over 100 years. you don't have to be on top of it. in your experi

namely joyce mitchell's husband, lyle.stion was was it a bonus for her, or was it a threat to her, or simply a diverse? more on her legal status, the relationship with the pair of fugitives. i spoke about it earlier this evening with the clinton county district attorney andrew wiley. >> mr. wiley, just this evening we learned there was a murder plot against joyce mitchell's husband, that these men intended to kill him. what, if anything, can you say about that? >> it's been a determination that we will not xhenlt on this part of the investigation. due to the severity of the allegations, we are continuing to work with joyce mitchell if she wants to continue to work with us. >> the fact that joyce mitchell had a sexual relationship with richard matt, do you have any idea how long that was going on for? >> any allegations of a sexual relationship between the two i'm not going to comment on. >> there's a report that she gave him gloves similar to boxing gloves along with glasses and batteries as far back as october 2013. i'm w

that she provided in the interviews has been relevant and helpful to the search. 51-year-old joyce mitchell is now facing charges for helping two convicted killers escape from a maximum security prison in upstate new york. law enforcement officials tell cnn mitchell gave richard matt and david sweat blades drill bits and eyeglasses with lights attached. now investigators are zeroing in on whether anything else helped the prisoners escape. questioning mitchell's husband who may have known about the plan. he worked at the prison's tailor shop. >> we have information coming through through interviews through our investigation that he possibly could have been involved or had knowledge of what was happening. >> reporter: questions have swirled around the seamstress since the fugitives made a break for it and emerged outside the clinton correctional facility. authorities say the hacksaw blades and other items given to the fugitives were purchased in the past few months. police say mitchell was set to meet them with a getaway car. but she never showed. instead, hospitalized for a panic attack the

as you know, he is the husband of joyce mitchell the prison seamstress now accused in helping these two men get away from that prison. what's unclear is why they intended to kill lyle mitchell when they intended to kill lyle mitchell and how much joyce mitchell actually knew about that plan. we know she was aware of it. but the question is did she know all the details, that there was a plan in place to kill her husband. the same source also telling me that joyce mitchell was having a sexual relationship not just a friendship but a sexual relationship with richard matt. he is the escapee who killed and dismembered his neighbor. it's unclear, anderson, tonight how long how long that sexual relationship was going on. but all this new information coming to us tonight as we are learning more about their stunning escape. they could practically taste freedom. but that didn't stop convicted killers david stwet and richard matt were leaving a series of snarky post-it notes along their escape route for authorities to see. >> the only sticky i've seen is the one that says have a nice day on it. i

joyce mitchell was supposed to be the get away driver and they did agree to reward joyce mitchell for the defined term here because the reward was killing her husband. when she was a no-show, they had no plan "b" other than run for canada. they split with the other escapee got sick. alleged drug trafficking from the facility they escaped from. >>> greece is edging closer to default. they must pay the imf $1.7 billion today. with a payment extension denied that's not likely to happen. a referendum on cutbacks major hike in taxes is expected to happen sunday. the country's prime minister is urging people to vote know. >> the supreme court blocking to close abortion clinics. they want to discuss whether to take up an appeal. they have admitting privileges at hospitals and clinics and fa till si that is could function as surgery centers. >>> the houston texans tackling a man to the ground. now some people are calling foul. some are saying it was staged. nevertheless maybe it's a glimpse of the off season training. >> who signs up for this one? we are going to give you his hat. come on sta

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 escape plan but may not have been the only one. despite the manpower despite more than 1,000 leads, still no sign of richard matt and david sweat. their trail at least for now, has gone cold. >> i've gone over the charges with ms. mitchell. >> reporter: the woman investigators say aided the two in the daring escape behind bars and feeling the weight of what happened. this according to her attorney. >> she's distraught. she's weeping and upset. >> reporter: joyce mitchell's only visitor today, her husband lisle that went to see her today t.

did joyce mitchell allegedly have a part in that? >> reporter: potentially. investigators are trying to figure out whether or not she convince add guard atd a guard in the prison to pass the meat through, something that is against prison policy. investigators looking at that as a possible way the inmates got tool into their cell. they were in the honor block and prisoners there are allowed to cook their own food. >> interesting. thank you so much. >>> it is day 18 and the search for matt and sweat feels like a wild goose chase. authorities started in dannemora where the prison is located, then they packed up for erwin and friendship. despite increased man power, it is impossible to search every trail in this area. as you can see from this video, the area around that cabin is dense with forest making the search extremely difficult. officials are urging cabin owners to be cautious. some have already left the area, others are hunkering down. listen to what a cabin owner said. >> was there a little bit of concern about what you might find inside? >> no. >> not at

joyce mitchell in jail tonight. she's being checked on every half an hour. are you confident she's told you everything she knows? >> everything she knows? i'm not sure that i'm totally confident about that. i reviewed her statements. i've been starting to review video of her statements. based on the week-long investigation with her and then some contact that occurred yesterday, it's apparent that she's trying to be as truthful i think as possible. but in any of these investigations we always find out that potentially somebody continues to hold things back for one reason or another. that may be the case here. but we're continuing if she wants to speak with us through her lawyer we're certainly ready, willing and able to do that. >> and in terms of things she could be holding back obviously, she hasn't told you where they are, obviously, because she either doesn't know or who knows what the answer is. but is it possible it could be something that significant? >> it could be possible that it's something of that line of location where they were planning on actua

joyce mitchell the female prison employee at the center of the fugitive hunt. was investigated before for a relationship with one of the killers. 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. brian todd 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 so

they had joyce mitchell. they played her. they worked her. they threatened her. i think that was their undoing, because, you know, mitchell's husband told matt lauer in the interview that joyce mitchell told him that matt had threatened her, matt had threatened to hurt her if she didn't go through with the plan. and that scared her. and i think matt's viciousness there probably was his undoing. he scared her too much. and then she didn't go. once that happened, it was all over, just a matter of them running out of candy. >> so you think they just didn't have a backup plan because they didn't have that kind of support network, they didn't have any network outside of her? >> right. right. i don't think -- right. and they are not archcriminals, we want to assign, they've cl clever plan like this and get out of the facility, we want to assign them great genius-level thinking and planning. that is not what they have. they get ahead in the criminal world just because they are so dang vicious. >> right. that's how they -- >> sweat escaped from his armed robbery because h

joyce mitchell was the first one charged. jay soon carol now had the latest. outside the courthouse. jason, what happened? >> well anderson, for tomorrow at 4:00 attorneys tell me that he will be entering a plea of not guilty. he faces several charges, i'm also told there was a possibility that he could have faced an aiding and abeting charge. the district attorney, i'm hearing, did not choose to follow up on those charges because gene palmer had been coop rating with investigators for a period of time and that they did not go after that plar charge. his attorney wants to make it clear to me that yes, he did have that frozen slab of meat onto richard matt. but he did not know what was inside. he says he's extremely distraught. he's worked at the correctional facility for 27 years. he's 57 years old. again, tomorrow, anderson his attorney tells me that he will be entering a not guilty plea. >> jason x i understand you're actually there with mr. andrew's attorney. if you could just hand him the phone we just hope to speak on the telephone. it's anderson cooper a

, the information we had from joyce mitchell is that that occurred. that plot had occurred and that's all i'll speak of of that because we don't want to get into the relative issues on the investigation. >> reporter: can you walk us through where else in the country, where outside this area the investigation has taken, the state police and also federal law enforcement? what states, what countries? >> no, i can't. the reason for that are is quite simple. we all know from past experience that these people watch the news and they listen. we're not going to tip our hand as to where we're looking. we are embedded with the fbi, the u.s. marshal service and other federal agencieagencies. we will go wherever we are needed, whether we send teams of state police investigators wherever the lead may be or we rely upon our federal partners or other law enforcement throughout the country or other countries we will do that the u.s. marshal service is ensuring that the border is well aware of these escapees and the past history associated with that. the flyers are be

we are also learning more information about joyce mitchell herself.pparently for several months she vouched for both richard matt and david sweat, convincing other guards there at the facility that they were good guys that they could be trusted. in fact, bringing in baked goods to curry favor with other guards. also we are hearing that she went as far as recommended to prison officials that david sweat's cell be moved right next to richard matt. all of this information coming forward as her husband lyle mitchell has come forward speaking about all of those allegations surrounding his wife. >> she told me that matt wanted to her pick him up and she said i never leave -- without lyle never. she said i'll give you some pills to give him to knock him out and then you can come pick us up. she said i can't do this. then she told me he started threaten that somebody inside the facility would harm me or kill me or -- >> reporter: prison policy now under review. the new york state inspector general has joined the effort in terms of looking at everything that t

>> joyce mitchell has not told us she is was threatened in any manner.ng, she came to the reality this escape was taking place, and she couldn't handle that pressure. that's only my theory though. >> nbc news has been reporting there was a fight in the prison a week before the inmates, and we're told protocol should have resulted in that in a lockdown. do you have any idea why that didn't happen? >> i have not spoken to the superintendent relative to that allegation. >> you 1e7bd dangerous people off there, so you want them to stay in there. just as an observation, this prison was built when john tyler was president. that's roughly 20 years before april anira ham lincoln. do you think maybe it's time to build a super-max in the region? >> well we have -- we do have a facility -- upstate correctional facility. if these two individuals are taken back into custody alive, that is likely one of the facilities that will be considered to place them at. so new york state has obviously spent millions and mill xwrons on building new prison systems in the past and

we now know prison worker joyce mitchell provided escape tools, including hacksaw blades. chard matt and david sweat before they broke free from a prison in upstate new york. that's according to two law enforcement sources. mitchell has not been arrested or

telling them so far that plan a was in fact joyce mitchell. they were going to meet her as soon as they popped up out of the manhole and kill her husband and go to mexico. perhaps toasting margaritas while watching this unfold here. that did not, obviously, workout. saying when she did not pick them up they had to figure out a plan b. they did not do well. they got 32 miles in 22 days. a mile and a half a day. not breaking speed records in you are running from the law. telling investigators he split with richard matt earlier because he was slowing him down. richard matt smelled of alcohol when he was shot dead on friday afternoon and dressed in camouflage and bug bites on him. saying it is likely they had some ability to cover themselves or some sort of cover or stayed in the cabin for some time and were not out in the elements for the entire time they were on the run. what is next for mr. sweat? he will get better here is a hospital officials and they will charge him with the breakout burglary and anything else he did illegally while out on t

prison seamstress, joyce mitchell the first one charged. now palmer. the the latest on the charges and his night in court. he joins us by phone from outsigh the courthouse. jason, what happened? >> the arraignment took place this evening. another hearing will occur tomorrow at 4:00. the attorney tells me gene palmer's attorney tells me he will be entering a plea of not guilty. he is facing several charges, promoting dangerous contraband, destroying evidence, misconduct. i am told there is a possibility also that he could face an aiding and abetting charge which would have been more serious. however, the district attorney i'm hearing was, did not choose to follow up on those charges because gene palmer had been cooperating with the investigators for a period of time. and so that they did not go after that particular charge. his attorney wanted to make it very clear to me that gene palmer, yes did pass the frozen slab of meat on to richard matt, but he did not know what was inside that slab of meat. he says he xis extremely distraught. he worked at the c

did joyce mitchell leave money for them? they have got to have some means to move. >> yeah, you know, again greta. we don't know if joyce hism has told the truth about everything. you heard griff jenkins' interview where joyce mitchell supposedly told her husband that she was not in an intimate relationship, yet, there are rumors out there, strong rumors that she was involved in a sexual relationship with one or both of these inmates. >> i know i bet you are not surprised can't see the numbers on the screen. social vote about whether you could forgive joyce mitchell if you were her husband we asked the viewers to tweet #yes or no. overwhelmingly 87%. of course the number could change. 87% say they couldn't forgive joyce mitchell. >> well, i think it's very understandable that when you hear about that 87% she grown woman. worked in that system. she could have went to the authorities. i don't give a damn what she had over her head she didn't do the right and proper thing, greta. >> maybe there is a back story and we have it wro

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it's going to happen shortly of joyce mitchell.o worked in the tailors room at the prison apparently befriended one of the guys probably richard mack it sounds like. how surprising is it they were able to work her into good graces. >> they were in the honors section. that says these are people that are supposedly being trusted by the system. and then on top of that i have seen that before working and taking people to prisons and working with correctional institutions around the country, there are many situations where correctional officers or guards have gotten involved with the inmates. so bottom line is that could have happened. when you start talking about somebody bringing hack saw blades and material for someone to escape that is heavy and deep. if that is what she did as authorities have indicated seems like to me that's very troublesome there. >> what about canada? it's not that far from the border. likely they would have gone that way? >> that is the way i would have gone because i would know authoritiesy sies would not put

right now. >>> despite more than 1,000 leads, still no sign of richard matt and david sweat. >> joyce mitchell danger. >> sees her husband for the first time since her arrest. >> he said that he is standing by her. >>> are you an african-american woman? >> i identify as black. >> it's not the rachel we used to know. >> it's a lie! i don't believe this term of transracial. >>> i am officially running for president of the united states! the american dream is dead. >>> the golden state warriors are the 2015 nba champions. their first title in 40 years! >>> this is "new day." >>> now that is the city. good morning, welcome to "new day" it is 6:00 in the east. authorities are zeroing in on who helped two murderers escape from a maximum security prison. other inmates causing distractions other staff. how big was the plot and why would anyone help? >> joyce mitchell gets a jailhouse visit from her husband. how much did he know about the plat? alexander field is live with the latest. what do you know this morning? >> good morning, alisyn. it's been 12 days since the two convicted killers broke out of

in the program did you meet this joyce mitchell? >> i didn't. i didn't. this is a lot of turn around in these places. people don't stay in the same jobs for a long time, but you know, honors program today is kind of, as much for officers as for inmates because officers want to create an environment that is safe for them, and they want to be able to walk around and not feel like someone -- >> but when you pop out of a man hole -- >> you do wear it outside of the honors system, too. you can't have certain colors or any blue, black, or gray. >> all right. so are you surprised about the rumors about a relationship between joyce and these guys? >> i wish i was but no. >> tell me why. >> because it happens all the time. i mean, i've seen it happen time and time again. and it's always in the tailor shop or someplace where the inmates and civilian will have privacy. you know? there are no cameras. >> what do you mean? they have privacy with the inmates in a prison employee? >> yes. they're in rooms where nobody can see them. >> they know there are no cameras? >>

joyce mitchells pleaded not guilty to charges of aiding the escapee escapee. the tools matt and sweat used may have been smuggled to them inside a frozen chunk of hamburger meat. a key question tonight, if mitchell helped them did she have help? >> i would be shocked if there was no help beyond this lady. >> jean palmer has been placed on administrative leave. palmer knew matt and sweat, got a painting from matt and used the two inmates. the lawyer says palmer knew nothing of the escape plot. investigators may want to look at whether clinton had trustees inmates trusted by the prison staff who are allowed to move around freely. trustees are allowed to carry and work with tools. >> it is possible that they could have brought the materials to where these men were digging. and they could have transported them away. so that they wouldn't be found on searches. >> the clinton county da's office did not respond to our calls or e-mail about possibly investigating clinton's trustees neither the new york state department of corrections nor the state police would comment

all we have heard about so far is joyce mitchell, joyce mitchell. >> well an inmate sits and plots all day on who can make shir their stay comfortable. a male officer not as strict as another, they will prey on him. it's not necessarily to help them break out. anything they can get from an officer. >> joe, do you think -- they are looking at whether they threatened her. maybe this was some sort of a twisted love or she perceived it that way, on maybe they were threatening her and it wasn't love at all, even though she was having sex with them. do you think that's possible? >> i don't think so. i mean we didn't hear this until the defense attorney started getting in there. >> you think that's -- >> once you commit this ethical suicide in the criminal justice system i mean you are finished. they could have very well used that against her. think about what is at risk, not only her job, livelihood, marriage family everything. >> thank you very much all three of you. >>> the donald. is he taking all the oxygen from the republican field? jeb bush may not want to rule him out as a threat. don

as a result of that investigation, david sweat was removed from the tailor shop where joyce mitchell worked. mitchell told authorities richard matt made her feel special. mitchell's phone was used to contact matt's associates. they feel she planned to drive the get away car and changed her mind at the last minute. she's been working with authorities, providing new information. she has not been charged, fwu district attorney said she could face felony charges including accessory to escape. she hasn't retained an attorney. but, john, her family has come publicly to her defense. 95% of what is being said about joyce mitchell is simply not true. >> alexandra field out there for us. we want to get the latest on the investigation. joining us now, the man in the middle of it all, andrew wiley. he is heading up the criminal investigation. mr. district attorney thank you for being with us. 7:02 in the morning, eastern time. give us the latest on this manhunt. >> good morning. first off, as you can see, we have continued law enforcement involved. locally, we have all of our agencies new york s

we get more from cnn's alexander fields. >> joyce mitchell is accused of helping two convicted killers break out of prison. now her husband's attorney is speaking out saying lyle mitchell had no knowledge of the escape plan. he only learned about it after the fact from his own wife who also told him it involved a possible plot to kill him. joyce mitchell is behind bars at the clinton county jail. lyle went to visit his wife earlier this week. his attorney said he has questions that needed answers. >> his questions are were you really part of this plot to have me hurt? were you really part of this escape plot? what was really going on with these two individuals and you? i mean, like i said, he was in love with her. he had no idea that she was having these conversations with other men. he's devastated. >> according to investigators, joyce mitchell and richard matt had a sexual relationship, something that lyle's attorney said he never suspected. as for the possibility of some kind of relationship between joyce mitchell and david sweat, well with, that had been previously investigated aft

we begin with stunning new details about joyce mitchell the prison worker who helped two convicted killers break free. a law enforcement official telling cnn mitchell traded sweet treats with guards in exchange for favors for inmates richard matt and david sweat. also new this morning, we now know mitchell brought frozen beef laced with hacksaw blades into the main gate of the prison, according to the prosecutor. she then stored the contraband in the freezer of the tailor shop where she worked. the attorney for the fellow guard who delivered the package says his client is also a victim of manipulation. >> she has conned many individuals inside of the prison. she would curry favors amongst the prisoners, bring them baked goods. she was very good at what she did. >> and 19 days into the manhunt, major questions about whether more could have been done to prevent a breakaway. hours from now, a group of prison guards who claim budget cuts are to blame will gather at that manhole where those inmates broke free. boris sanchez is on the ground in katyville, new york where police have set up a make

a source with direct knowledge ofs situation says joyce mitchell was aware of a plot to kill her husband by the prisoners. she warned him, his life could be in danger leading up to the elaborate escape mitchell may have agreed to be their get away driver after matt or sweat threatened her or her husband. >> authorities still searching for two dangerous men, following leads in every direction. at the same time investigators are saying they haven't ruled out whether other employees could have played a role. that's a question they are looking into. they are looking at whether some of the prisoners helped by creating a distraction as the two men got out. chris? >> all possibilities. the key phrase is they are looking. >>> we have good news. the national hurricane center downgrades tropical storm bill to a depression overnight. texas is taking heavy rain 24 hours and counting. they now face a new threat. jennifer gray is live in houston. what is the threat and what is the situation? >> reporter: chris, the threat isn't over. houston fared well during the storm, receives less than two and a ha

joyce mitchell. they definitely planned to kill lyle michelleer. -- mitchell. she is looking at serious charges for planned attempted murder of her husband. >> i'm pretty sure that they if they weren't watching i don't think they took my advice. i don't think they have cable in those cabins or brush. ted, joyce mitchell she is in deep trouble this isn't helping her any. at least if david sweat had had died, had been shot and killed, he wouldn't be talking. he is living. he is talking. >> he is living and is he talking. and you are absolutely right. i think joyce mitchell has,when she heard that sweat is still alive i think that that was her worst nightmare. and naturally sweat is going to be able to provide perhaps, testimony against her if he talks the bad problem with sweat though is he is damned if he does and damned if he don't. is he is going to be in the penal institution the corrections officers are going to be really pissed at him for escaping. the inmates are going to be kicked off and consider him a snitch. so he could be also in a heap of trouble gre

>> manslaughter. >> did you ever miss joyce mitchell? >> i didn't. there's a lot of turn around in these places. the honors program, it's as much for the officers as the inmates. the officers want to create an environment that is safe for them. they want to be able to walk around and not feel that somebody is going to -- >> but the benefit to being in this honors program is you get to wear civilian clothes. so when you pop out of a manhole nobody thinks anything of it. >> you can wear civilian clothes on the outside of the program, too. just certain colors. >> are you surprised about the rumors of a relationship between joyce and these guys? >> i wish i was. but i've seen it happen time and time and time again. it's always in the tailor shop or someplace where the civilian and the inmates have privacy. there's no cameras -- >> what do you mean, they have privacy with the inmates and the prison employees. >> yes, they're in a room where nobody can see them. >> are you surprised that these guys broke out? >> yes. virtually impossible. obviously it's no

joyce mitchell what was she thinking? >> well this woman sounds like she was in love or obsessed with one or both of these individuals, and these things happen sometimes. i really believe that in the case of richard matt you're dealing with an individual here who based upon everything that i have been able to learn about him is likely a psychopath and psychopathic individuals are very manipulative. they tend to be very intelligent and it's come out matt's own son has said his father has he believes a genius level iq. so you have an individual who is diabolical cold-blooded, man manipulative manipulative very intelligent and it's likely -- >> it's one thing for a psychopath to talk to the woman and the woman doesn't know his criminal background. i mean mr. matt is a bad guy. he dismembered his boss. david sweat is a bad guy. he shot a deputy 22 times, and miss mitchell would have known that. >> that's absolutely true but even charles manson had his groupies and continues to have his groupies today. there's this fascination

needs sweat to convict joyce mitchell.ink they have a solid case on joyce mitchell. sweat can always add to it by testifying against her, but i don't think it's absolutely required. i think she's already incriminated herself sufficiently for that charge. and they have the evidence. they have whatever communications were between them be it cell phones or texts or writings. so, you know, i think they have a solid case against her. it doesn't hinge on sweat. if sweat was killed, i think they would still be able to convict joyce mitchell. >> do you think they're able to get any information out of him now? we understand that his injuries must be somewhat serious because they have to transfer him to albany. what do you think? >> yeah, it's going to be hard -- yeah, it's going to be a hard question. my feeling is he doesn't have any information that's of tremendous import. i don't think he has any great, great information that the state police detectives don't already know. i think they've already determined how those power tools