ko im has more on the story. >> reporter: michael david elliot had a brief taste of freedom, but he's wack behind bars after -- back behind bars after a brazen escape. sunday night elliot escaped a michigan prison after stealing a kitchen worker's uniform. >> the white uniform that he was wearing allowed him to blend in with the snow on the ground and he made his way up to our perimeter fences and then moved them, bent them. it appears that that was the case. >> reporter: officials are trying to figure out why motion sensors didn't go off or why the electric fences did not shock elliot. once outside the prison, he kidnapped and carjacked a woman. as he was getting gas in neighboring indiana, the abducted woman slipped away, locked herself in a bathroom and called police. elliot ditched the jeep and took another car. monday evening police finally caught their man. >> it's a big sigh of relief, a big weight off everybody's shoulders. people were walking around on pins and neendles all day. >> reporter: the now 40-year- old was convicted of killing four people in 1993. he will likely be

michael david elliot was captured in northern indiana. he was tracked down after receiving a report of a stolen car. he was on the loose for about 24 hours before being caught. the officers who arrested him said elliott surrendered peacefully. >> he wasn't disrespectful by any means. he was fairly polite actually. >> said, hey, i'm the guy everyone is looking for? >> he didn't try to give any false names or send us off the path. asked him his name and told us who he was. >> prison officials will now try to determine how elliott escaped when cameraed observed him trying to get through two fences. an officer was said to be monitoring those cameras. he also eluded an officer in a vehicle who at one point was just about 20 feet away. >>> joan mondale, the wife of walter mondale being remembered by president obama. she died yesterday in minneapolis surrounded by her husband and sons. her family did not discuss her illness. the president 's statement praised her referring to her nickname joan of art. she was 83 years old. >>> new jersey's embat

authorities believe michael david elliot who killed four people broke out of a correctional facility in central michigan last night and car jacked a woman using a knife or box cutter. they then drove about 130 miles south to indiana when elliot stopped for gas his victim hand nagged to escape and called 911 from behind a locked door. that woman now okay. elliot is serving life sentences for killing those four people and burning down one of their homes in 1993. if you spot him do not approach him. call police. >>> to many movie goers just knowing philip seymour hoffman was in a movie immediately boosted the chances that it would be worth watching. by almost all accounts the 46-year-old was one of the most talented actors of his generation. today he's seen as one of its most tragic loss. today an autopsy is expected to confirm seymour suffered a fatal drug relapse after more than two decades of staying clean and sober. alexandra field is outside his apartment. >> reporter: carol, when the news broke that the body was found inside this greenwich village apartment new york police had to

michael david elliot was expected of murder and arson. he escaped from prison last night. and he abducted a woman and forced her to drive to indiana before she escaped congress is set to have a hearing for credit card information, the secret service is the lead agency looking into target and neiman marcus and michael's breaches. yanokovych and protesters have yet to reach an agreement to stop the demonstrations taking place in kiev. >extreme drought in california. it's the dryest year on record. snowpack is at record lows. governor jerry brown calling on the residents to cut their water use guy at least 20%. it affects 38 million people. in ecuador, a series of volcano eruptions sending lava 600 feet into a ravine. and it blocked the way into a popular tourist resort town. 85 miles southeast of keto. the blast happening a day after officials have allowed thousands of villagers to return. the volcano has been active since september. now to our weather, thousands dealing from a winter storm. >> reporter: we're going to be talking about the storms, and not only what's happeni

michael david elliot was captured monday evening in indiana. he escaped from a michigan prison sunday night while several life sentences. more snow is coming from the north-east. on the east coast from boston to washington d.c. thousands of flights have been cancelled, disrupting travel nationwide. >> chris christie answering questions on the so-called bridge gate scandal. he appeared on a radio show, insisting he knew nothing about lane closures leading to the george washington bridge. multiples are underway. the united states is said to be considering sending financial assistance to ukraine. the president viktor yanukovych returned to work monday after four days of illness. he took a hard line against protesters and his opponents. there was a stock market plunge on wall street. it was the worst trading day since last june. disappointing factory activity report was blamed. a jobs report is due out on friday. "america tonight" is next. i'm thomas drayton in new york. you can get the latest news online at aljazeera.com. depth look at crime and p

michael david elliot escaped from a maximum security prison in michigan sunday night.e acted alone, with no assistance. >> he made his way up to our perimeter fences and then moved them, bent them. he got through the fences and was able to flee on foot. >> he wasn't wearing typical prisoner garb either. apparently, he was in a kitchen uniform, which also might have helped him blend in with the snow at the prison during the escape. authorities say he then abducted a woman with a box cutter and drove with her over 100 miles to elkhart county, indiana, where they stopped for gas. the woman was able to call 911. >> i'm being held -- i'm hostage to an escaped convict. from the ionia correctional facility. >> you're being held hostage? >> yes. >> she snuck away and locked herself in a restroom, where she stayed unharmed until police arrived. elliot fled. authorities say that after a short chase tonight he was captured in a stolen vehicle in laporte, indiana. elliot was serving life for killing four people and burning down their home in 1993. thanks for watching abc news. i'l

michael david elliot had been on the run since sunday.broke out of a michigan jail, abducted a woman and stole her car but she got free when they stopped for gas in indiana. he sped off and stole another car. that's when a sheriff spotted it and caught him and the woman was not hurt. >>> a youtube video has led to an arrest. a former vice principal in california has been charged with sexually abuse two students. a video by the alleged victim accuses her of the crime. it was posted in january and been seen nearly 1 million times the alleged victim claims she was abused from 1997 and 2001, beginning when she was only 12 years old. andrea fuji of kcbs. >> reporter: this is andrea cardosa's booking photo just released after she was arrested and charged with 16 felony contact with two underage girls while a teacher and coach at chemawa middle school and tomas rivera middle school. >> she's going to face it. >> reporter: attorney david ring represents one of the accusers, jamie, who brought the allegation to life through the youtube video. >> y

this man michael david elliot was captured in laporte county, indiana last night. officials say he escaped the correctional facility sunday night, kidnapped a woman and stole her car to make his get away. she got free and called 911 when the two stopped for gas. >> i think a mustache. i don't know. >> you need to stay in the bathroom, okay. do not leave the bathroom. >> police say once they tracked down elliot, he tried to escape again attempting to climb out a car window. according to the michigan department of corrections records, he was convicted of killing four people in 1994. he's currently serving five life sentences. >>> it wasn't a problem during the super bowl but snow after the big game has stopped many fans from making their long flights home. emily smith has more on how many people are stuck in both new jersey and new york airports. >> reporter: while crews are keeping busy clearing the way for planes, folks inside laguardia airport are trying to pass time with food, books, even sleeping. the board shows hundreds of cancellations and delays leaving supe

. >> reporter: michael david elliot had a brief taste of freedom.ut he's back behind bars after a brazen escape. sunday night, elliot escaped a michigan prison after stealing a kitchen worker's uniform. >> that -- white uniform that he was wearing. allowed him to blend in with the snow on the ground and he made his way up to our perimeter fences and then moved them -- bent them. it appears that was the case. >> reporter: officials are trying to figure out why motion sensors didn't go off or why the electric fences did not shock elliot. once outside the prison, he kidnapped and carjacked a woman. as he was getting gas in neighboring indiana, the abducted woman slipped away and locked herself inside this station's bathroom and called police. elliot later ditched her jeep and took another car. monday evening, after a chase in la port county, indiana, police finally caught their man. >> you know it's a big sigh of relief and a big weight off everybody's shoulders around here. >> reporter: the now 40-year- old was convicted of killing four people in 1993

michael david elliot is his name. carjacking a woman after escaping from prison in michigan.e at a gas station. he is serving live in prison after killing four people in 1993. mark is here with us and you say if you look at this man's background and past it may lead you in the direction to find him now. what do you mean by that? >> these four homicides that he was convicted of -- it was a drug house and they were competing drug dealers. four drug dealers dead. this man was convicted by a testimony of three of his co-suspects or associates/snitches and that is how he was convicted. he believes, or keeps professing his innocence. so look for associates and relatives when you are looking for him and quite possibly there is that remote chance of revenge to get at a snitch. >> he is five foot eight, 165 pounds, brown hair and eyes. iowa say the options for -- you -- fugitives can be telling. they don't have a lot of resources. where do you look? >> well, they don't. i think actually escaping is the easy part of the scenario. they have to find food, clothing, transportation, ide id

after he escaped from this maximum security prison, authorities zero in on convicted killer, michael david elliot, capturing him after a short car chase here la porte, indiana. his escape had a whole community on high alert. >> i have a little boy. it's scary. i'll tell you that much. >> reporter: elliot, who was convicted of killing four people in 1993 and was serving a life sentence, escaped from this maximum security prison in ionia, michigan, sunday night. authorities believe elliot stole a kitchen uniform and used his hands to pull apart two security fences. >> it's obvious that there were some flaws in our security. and that we need to assess what those are. >> reporter: elliot, police say, carjacked and abducted the woman driving this jeep and drove to indiana before stopping for gas. she asked to use a bathroom and calmly made this call to 911 from behind the locked door. >> i'm being held hostage to an escaped convict from the ionia correctional facility. >> you're being held hostage? >> yes. >> reporter: elliot left the woman in the bathroom and took off. her husband, grateful she was a

this man, michael david elliot who killed four people in 1993 escape from the i ethe ionia correctionlast night. corrections officials said that elia may have carjacked a woman and made it at least as far as to indiana. the carjacking victim escaped from elliott at a gas station in elkhart, indiana and called police. investigators say that they're not sure what direction he may be headed. >> edward snowdens story is about to hit bookstores. a book titled " the snowden file: the inside story of the worlds most wanted man " comes out in the uk this week. it is scheduled to be released in the united states february 11th. the bull by reporter luke harding from the british newspaper the guardian details the intelligent lakers a journey. he is currently held up in russia, where he was granted asylum. >> coming up on kron 4 news. if you were not watching the super bowl, we have the top moneymakers at the box office over the weekend. good. good answer. check it out. learning's fun now. yeah, back in our day, we didn't have u-verse high speed internet to play and learn online. all we had was t

michael david elliot 24-hours of freedom ending in indiana after a wild car chase. it all happened when cops got a call about a stolen car. moments later they spotted it speeding down p the street. >> i did not realize it was him until we asked him who he was. he told us that he was michael elliot he was the one that escaped from the michigan prison. i can't believe we have him. we got him. >> while on the run he stole a total of 4 cars and kidnapped a woman who later broke three. he used his hands to create a whole in two electronically charged fences and walked out of the prison dressed in an all white worker's uniform. >> four people are dead after a small plane crashes in nashville, tennessee. the pilot who was also killed is being hailed a hero this morning for managing to avoid hitting a ymca building with dozens of people inside. everyone on board the plane was killed. no one on the ground was hurt. the cause not yet known. >> mistakes over the obamacare web site not going anywhere any time soon. thousands of people who were having trouble signing up are aski

michael david elliot escaped last night, abducted a woman and drove to indiana.lliot was serving a life sentence for killing 4 people. bisi onile-ere. how did this man escape? >> tony somehow he maneuvered the fence outside of that prison and he crawled through the a hole. as you mentioned, right now there is a man hunt going oon for michael elliot. at last check, the vehicle he fled in was found in a town in northern indiana. that vehicle was found, when it was found they put a school district on lock down while they proceeded with their search but their search turned up empty. as you mentioned, scott, he was able to abduct and carjack a woman by 95 point or by a bok cutter sometime last night. they drove to a gas station near the indiana-michigan border and i want you to take a look. we have new video coming into the newsroom and you can see, this right here is elliot in a gas station purchasing dpas and while he -- gas and whierl he was there, the woman he an deducted managed to flee and call 911. unfortunately by the time authorities arrived at that gas stati

michael david elliot got away last night then abducted a woman and drove her car to a gas station. able to escape and call 911. police tracked him down in indiana. >>> the big selloff with the stock market today. the dow fell another 326 points. economists point to a disappointing forecast from the manufacturing industry. >>> a major winter storm is dumping snow on the east coast. >>> details from the will of nelson mandela have been released. 4.1 million usd will be divided. his widow is expected to wave her right to the money, and his wife of 38 years is not listed. >>> talking cars could soon be required by the government. vehicle to vehicle communication should be in all new cars by 2017. it would allow cars to exchange speed and position to avoid crashes. those are the headlines. i'm richelle carey i'll see you back here at 11:00 pm eastern, "america tonight" with joie chen is up next. check out our website at aljazeera.com. >> on america tonight, our in depth look at crime and punishment takes us inside america's biggest and stuffest yale. is justice being served here? >> his

law enforcement agencies are looking for michael david elliot. elliot escaped last night from a prison in ionia, michigan and he escaped. police say he abducted a woman and drove her to middlebury. michigan. bisi onile-ere, do we know how he managed to escape? >> yes, i'm told tony, by authorities, that this man managed to escape going through two fences. apparently he was wearing a white kitchen outfit so he was able to blend in with the snow. just a short time ago we do have an update of the story, town in northern indiana, the car was found there. police continue their search. now again this all stems from elliot breaking out of prison in mid michigan last night, shortly thereafter he abducted as well as car jacked a woman by using a box cutter. and they traveled a short distance away, stopped near the indiana-michigan oborder, that's where she managed to get away and called police. unfortunately by the time the police got there, he had already fled in her jeep four-door liberty. >>> he was spending life in prison killing four people, despite

michael david elliot was captured in indiana after escaping from a michigan prison. elliot's escape took a dramatic turn when he abducted a woman. him paying for gas inside a convenience store. the woman was able to get out, lock herself in a restroom and call 911. elliot took off and he was later arrested in a stolen vehicle. >> a man accused of carrying a loaded gun inside reagan national airport under arrest tonight. the tsa says an officer spotted a loaded handgun in the man's carry on bag. the district heights man has been arrested and that gun was confiscated. >> so, is sochi ready for winter games? depends on who you ask. we'll take a peek into olympic village after the break. >> plus, deborah on the hunt for under carriage crushing craters. also known as potholes. a closer look at how fast crews are fixing those craters. >> and don't forget, we are always on at wusa9 and the wusa9 app. stay with us, we'll be right back. >>> a live look outside right now. parts of the d.c. metro expecting an ice storm tonight. topper will have those details in just a bit. but

police caught up with michael david elliot early last night. they say after his escape sunday night, elliot kidnapped a woman and commandeered her car to make his get away. she later got free and called police when they stopped for gas. >>> autopsy results from philip see more hoffman could be released today. hair wayne was found inside his apartment. investigators are tying to determine if the drug was mixed or tainted with anything else. police suspected 46-year-old overdosed. they found him in a bathroom with a syringe still in his arm sunday morning. authorities also found unused syringes and various prescription medications, including a blood pressure drug and muscle relaxer. >>> in the united states more than 100 people die from a drug overdose every day. that number has doubled over the past 15 years. an adick expert says the hair -- addiction expert says the heroin epidemic in particular is getting significantly worse not in the inner city but in the suburbs. >> the way this often stampts is with prescription -- starts is with prescript

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michael david elliot was captured in indiana last night.thorities say elliot dug his way under prison fences sunday night. then kidnapped a woman and stole her car. she got free when they stopped for gas and called for help. >>> former vice president walter mondale's wife joan is being remembered this morning. she died yesterday just days after entering hospice. mrs. mondale built a reputation as an advocate for the arts while her husband was in office here in washington. joan mondale was 83. >>> thousands of super bowl fans are still trying to get home thanks to the storm that brushed us yesterday. take system dumped 8 inches of snow on new york city just as tens of thousands of fans who attended the game were trying to catch flights hope. even the seattle seahawks had their flight delayed. now another winter storm is matching through the midwest and will brush us as well. >> we're done with the first round but the week is not over. >> more is on the way. is it snow? is it ice? howard joins us next with details in his seven-day forecast. >

michael david elliot. this guy brazenly escaped from prison in michigan.ught him, but not before he victimized another person. george joins us with all the new developments. >> reporter: good morning. this is where it all ended after a high-speed chase. police attempted to make a traffic stop and eventually caught elliot. he covered a lot of ground in the 24 hours where he escaped crossing through two state lines, stealing two cars in the process. and even kidnapping a woman who managed to get away. a two-state man hunt comes to an end after authorities capture an escaped convict. they spotted michael david elliot after he spent 24 hours on the run. >> his tires were going flat. he lost a little bit control of the vehicle. he came up to a t intersection and sid into a snow bank. >> reporter: it began sunday night, when they discovered elliot missing from his cell. once outside, he pulled back the fencing of the two security barriers and crawled underneath. then he abducted a woman in michigan, forcing his way into her car. >> he has a hammer? >> and a box

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michael david elliot, he killed four people and abducted a woman using a box cutter right after he got way to indiana where he eventually stopped for gas and, thank god, the woman got a. s she got away. she called 911. that did not help to get him back. our george howell is with us from chicago. what kind of manhunt is underway? how many people are looking for this guy. he is dangerous. >> reporter: we know this is across state lines. we know the u.s. marshals are involved in this. you can see the mug shot. you can see it here on the screen. we know the vehicle, a red jeep liberty. yesterday evening, we understand, that is when officials at the correctional facility, the ionia county correctional facility realized that the inmate was missing. we also got some more insight into exactly how this happened. according to surveillance video there, he got his hands on prison whites. this is a uniform that is associated with being in the kitchen. however, elliot was not assigned to the kitchen. he managed to get access to a part of that prison where he basically bent the wires, i should say. h

michael david elliot was captured in la port county, indiana last night and officials say he escapedy night and kidnapped a woman and stole her car. she later got free and called the police. >>> we should know initial results today of the autopsy on philip seymour hoffman. police are investigating the actor's death as an overdose. hoffman was found in his new york city apartment in n weekend with a needle in his arm and empty packets surrounding him. some of the packets tested positive for heroin. >>> and google plans to turn the four story building docked at treasure island into a floating marketing center for google glass. but a state investigation discovered neither google or the treasure island development agency applied for the proper perms so that means conduction -- permits so that means construction can't resume until they get the paperwork done. >>> an ill may is accused orb -- inmate is accused of running an online robbery scheme. he used smug -8d smart phones to surf craigslist for people selling jewelry. his accomplices on the outside would then use stolen credit cards to

michael david elliot was captured in indiana after spending a day on the run., a prison in michigan, apparently after crawling underneath a fence, then carjacking a woman using a box cutter. police say he stole four cars before sheriff's deputies caught up with him, throwing down these tire deflation sticks to stop the car, forcing him to crash into a snow bank. and then they grabbed elliot as he tried to crawl out a window. >> we took him out of the car and laid him on the ground and placed him in handcuffs, and i asked him his name, and he told me his name was michael elliot. i asked him if he was the michael elliot, and he said yes. >> deputies say ellito looked tired, he was quiet and polite. he's serving five life sentences for the 1993 murder of four people. he insists he's innocent. >>> this morning a former california educator is waking up in jail facing sex abuse charges after a former student's shocking allegations against her in a youtube video. all right, you can't hear that, but the voice on the phone, if you did hear it, is said to be 40-year-old

. >> reporter: this morning, convicted killer michael david elliot is back behind bars captured by deputies in la porte, indiana, pulling him over because the car he was driving matched the description of the stolen vehicle. >> i knew he wasn't going to make the turn so he ended up going in a snow bank. >> reporter: he escaped monday night. a vehicle with an armed officer came as close as 20 feet to the prisoner but didn't notice him. >> it appears he took a uniform from a prisoner who was working in the kitchen and so that white uniform that he was wearing allowed him to blend in with snow on the ground. >> reporter: he was convicted of killing four people in 1993 and was serving a life sentence. police say after his escape he carjacked and abducted the woman driving this jeep and drove to indiana stopping for gas where he was captured on surveillance cameras. she asked to use a bathroom and calmly made this call to 911 from behind the locked door. >> i'm being held -- i'm hostage to an escaped convict from the ionia correctional facility. >> elliot took off. with elliot now back in custod

>> reporter: as far as michael david elliot's background, from what we understand according to affiliatection. we're still trying to get more of an understanding of his background. we've seen him flee from that correctional facility into indiana. is he headed to chicago, headed south, it's still unclear. again we hope to learn more here within an hour in a news conference from officials. >> unfortunately everybody in that area needs to be on high alert. george, thank you very much. >>> it is time now for the five things you need to know. number one, the hawks. the seahawks are super bowl champions. seattle's ferocious legion of boom defense smothering peyton manning's offense in a 43-8 rally. an autopsy is schedule in the death of philip seymour hoffman. the 46-year-old oscar winner was found dead sunday in new york. police suspect a heroin overdose. four days to the start of the sochi games. in addition to major security concerns hotels aren't completely ready and there are problems with processing tickets. majority of the athletes arrive in sochi in the next few days. investigators in

michael david elliot now back behind bars but not until a massive manhunt.ped a woman shortly after he escaped. she then called 911 when he stopped for gas. police explained how they tracked him down. >> the laporte county sheriff's department engaged in a vehicle pursuit of a vehicle stolen out of laporte. tried to make a traffic stop, the vehicle sped away. a pursuit ensued. i have no idea how long that lasted. the vehicle was stopped and the driver who was later identified as michael elliot was taken into custody and currently held at the laporte county sheriffs department. >> elliot managed to pry open two electric fences. they are currently investigating why the security system failed. elliot was convicted of killing four people in 1994. >> it is the third day of deadly air raised in the syrian city of aleppo. barrel bombs have killed 150 people. this footage shows children among those injured. the government led air raised have killed more than 700 people in six weeks. >> ukraine's opposition pushing for constitutional reforms today. they are calling f

michael david elliot broke out of a facility in ionia, michigan. how the 150-mile long manhunt finally ended in indiana. >> reporter: convicted murderer was captured monday at laporte, indiana. >> we were able to pull him out from the vehicle and took him to the ground and, um, cuff him up. >> reporter: the 40-year-old suspect escape friday a michigan prison sunday night. police say he used his bare hands to climb through two fences. >> it's not every day that a convicted killer escapes prison and makes his or her way to smalltown u.s.a. >> reporter: reportedly car jacked a red jeep shortly after his escape on sunday, kidnapping the driver. >> 911. >> i'm being held -- i'm hostage to an escaped convict. >> reporter: police say the woman was able to use her hidden cell phone to call 911 when they stopped for gas in elkhart, india indiana. >> is that him? >> yes. he's knocking on the bathroom door saying let's go. >> i don't want you to talk. okay? because i don't want him to hear you talking. stay on in the bathroom. okay? >> reporter: he was able t

police say michael david elliot should be considered armed and dangerous.er he kidnap ad woman in indiana but thankfully she got away and he is still on the run. might be tobin in the midwest bureau has more on this. what is the very latest? >> reporter: we have the latest of a release of security camera photos in elkhart county. the security photos tell us more than authorities. they say he last known wearing a white kitchen uniform. on the photos he has on a white turtleneck and white jacket. the photos come from a camera in the gas station 130 miles away from the prison. he went on foot to ionia, michigan, kidnap ad woman at knifepoint or box cutter. drove to one mile south of the state line. they stopped for gas and hid in the bathroom until he got away. elliot will be driving a 2004 red jeep liberty at this. the unique features of the jeep are stickers of bugs bunny and tasmanian devil. it was last seen getting on i 9-0 direct unknown. elliot should be considered armed an dangerous. his conviction goes back to 1993, the murder of a four people to in a

. >> reporter: michael david elliot was convicted of four murders.uthorities believe he dug a hole under a fence to escape. this morning a bold escape and now frantic man hunt for this man, 40-year-old convicted murderer michael david elliott. the chain of events started about 9:15 sunday night, officials discover elliott missing from the correctional facility in michigan. later, finding a hole in the fence. he allegedly abducts a woman, using a hammer and the box cutter. they drive to elkhart, indiana, to this gas station. his victim, thinking on her feet asked to use the restroom and then calms 911 from behind the locked door. >> i'm being held. i'm hostage to an escaped convict from the ionia correctional facility. >> you're being held hostage? >> yes. >> reporter: elliot's rap sheet is a litany of horrors. armed robbery. arson. four counts of murder in the first degree. before he escaped, he was serving a life sentence. the woman abducted is safe. she told authorities she believes elliott may be headed to tennessee where he has family. authoritie

michael david elliot was captured monday night in neighboring indiana.s to peel holes in two prison fences. he then kidnapped a woman and stole her jeep. the woman escaped unharmed by locking herself in a gas station restroom. >>> this morning, an attorney for woody allen appeared exclusively here on "today" to defend his client against child molesting claims. his adopted daughter renewed what she said two decades and she scolded hollywood for rewarding him with an academy nomination. mia farrow had a volatile relationship with allen in the early 1990s. >> i think it's a continuation of mia farrow's desire to hurt woody allen and allen is riding fairly high. he got the golden globe's award for lifetime achievement which he tells me he deserves. >> despite an official investigation he has never been charged with the crimes. >>> a lesson in determination from the texas teenager who survived a 3,000 foot plunge while skydiving last month. mckenzie weber has started rehabilitation in dallas and with the little help she was up and walking on monday. as her da

energy and minimum wage. >>> the governor of michigan is promising an exhaustive review of how michael david elliotot out. after he broke out of a correctional institute, terrell brown looks at how the 150-mile long manhunt finally ended in indiana. >> reporter: officers captured michael david elliot on monday in laporte, indiana. >> an officer and myself were able to pull him out from the vehicle. and cuffed him up. >> reporter: the 40-year-old suspect escaped from a michigan prison sunday night. police say he used his bare hands to climb through two fences. >> it's not every day that a convicted killer escapes prison and makes their way to smalltown, usa. >> reporter: elliot reportedly escaped kidnapping a driver. >> 911. >> i'm being held i'm hostage to an escaped convict from ionia, correctional facility. >> is that him? >> yes. >> he's knocking on the bathroom door saying let's go. i don't want you to talk, i don't want you to hear him talking. stay in the bathroom, okay. >> reporter: elliot was able to flee before police arrived leading to the dramatic manhunt. >> we're going to continue to m