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

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 lig

he also says, however, that lyle mitchell does not deny the allegations that joyce mitchell may have assisted in this escape. he is also not denying the allegations that she was having an affair, but a source close to the investigation says that lyle mitchell had no idea that his wife was involved in this relationship with richard matt. you can only wonder how he feels about having that painting now, anderson. >> i understand he spent three hours with state police. do you know anything about that? >> this is the second time he's gone to speak with investigators. there's a possibility he will return for further questioning. 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 clinton county jail just yesterday. spoke to her for about an hour. his attorney says that he has absolutely no plans to te

the mitchell's daughter-in-law that defended joyce mitchell told cnn by phone today, i have nothing to say about my mother-in-law's arrest and paige mitchell said she would not comment on allegations her father in law is under investigation. one alleged accomplice facing charges, the investigation may turn up more. >> i can't conceive how these two people could put together such an elaborate escape route and have the understandings and thoroughly follow through with the mechanics of this elaborate escape without having multiple people involved. >> reporter: joyce mitchell is going to be moved from the facility where she's being kept in this area to one further south near albany. for that manhunt, tomorrow searchers will redeploy their efforts near the prison but again, as for now, the trail seems to have gone somewhat cold. erin? >> jason carroll, thank you very much live where that hunt is going on tonight. "outfront" now, my guests. all right. joe, moments ago, i want to start with the breaking news on the search police announcing that hundreds of officers are moving to a new area st

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 new york. armed with plot and tools and help from the inside they started their break out. >> this was a really elaborate plot. if it was in the movie script you would have said it was overdone. >> the suspected accomplice 51-year-old prison worker joyce mitchell is accuse

mitchell is in police custody. a source with knowledge of the investigation tells us that mitchell had a relationship with both prisoners, richard matt and david sweat. we are learning tonight that investigators believe mitchell's husband, who works at the prison may have been involved in the escape plan, at least known about it. he was not charged tonight though. meanwhile, on day seven of the manhunt, a warning to the killers on the run just a moment ago. >> we have a message for david sweat and richard matt. we are coming for you. and we will not stop until you are caught. >> that happened as i said in the past ten minutes. we will speak to a friend and neighbor of joyce and lyle mitchell. first, we begin our coverage with alexandra field in new york. the district attorney moments ago at that microphone announcing the charges of joyce mitchell. what more did he say about her? >> reporter: good evening. the district attorney saying authorities have been talking to joyce mitchell for days. she has been cooperating

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

things are moving very fast in the case of joyce mitchell tonight.e are told she is under arrest, she is in police custody, and has been or is going to be arraigned very soon. she is going to be charged or has been charged with providing material assistance to the inmates. richard matt and david sweat. also charged with criminal facilitation in the fourth degree. these are both felonies. we did get word earlier from the d.a. andrew wily that she could be charged. what we do know also from sources is that joyce mitchell according to what the sources, law enforcement sources familiar with the investigation, are telling us she provided these two inmates with hacksaws eyeglasses with lights affixed to them with drill bits as part of this alleged plot to help them escape from the prison. we also know that she had a relationship with both of these men. again, this according to sources familiar with the investigation. it is not clear which one of the two she favored. we have been told earlier that she was the subject of a complaint for having some kind of a

and i suggest you lose this number. - (beep) - mitchell? mitchell?!tty ticked off that mitchell double-crossed my double-cross. and then he stopped taking my calls and so i sent him the following carefully worded text... "u suck." (cell phone alert chimes) i could tell phil felt pretty hurt and betrayed so i responded. (mitchell) "how r u gonna cheerlead your way out of this one, buffy?" (phil) "we both know this house thing is a disaster." (mitchell) "then say something, or i will. i don't care if you tell cam..." "i threw out that hideous sweater"?! - i spent months knitting that hideous sweater. - (sighs deeply) - yeah. - how are we seeing this? they're using the group text from yesterday. they have no idea these are even coming to me. - okay. - (cell phone alert chimes) oh. here's another one. "we need to shut this house thing down without them knowing it's us"?! oh! well... "2 late." (cell phone alert chimes) - uh-oh. - oh! no, that's bad. will be right back. claire, i know i should've been more honest with you, but i-- no, phil. you know what re

kill mitchell's husband.firm that? >> i received that report. many of the reporting agencies have asked me about that and i have no comment relative to that at this time. >> did you ask miss mitchell about that? >> i have not spoken with miss mitchell. >> i understand her husband is also a prison worker. have you cleared him of suspicion or wrongdoing? >> we have not cleared anyone at this point in time. mr. mitchell is still being investigated. we are open to speaking with him if he chooses to do that. we are continuing any leads that relate to mr. mitchell and his potential involvement in this matter. or at least his knowledge of any involvement in this matter. >> is it as simple as that that he had knowledge of it and not actually physically helped these guys? >> joyce mitchell has informed us that she has spoken to him prior to her arrest of her involvement. that's information that i have but i don't have the details of what that information was. >> and just some of the details about how these guys were a

we're also hearing from lyle mitchell, the husband of joyce mitchell who's accused of helping these men escape. he says he believes his wife was manipulated by these prisoners. he says she backed out of a plan to drive the men away from the prison after richard matt suggests she drug her husband. >> she told me that matt wanted her to pick them up. she said i never leave nowhere without lyle never. he said well i'll give you some pills to give him to knock him out and you come pick us up. she said i am not doing that. i love my husband. i am not hurting him. she said i can't do this. >> reporter: another interesting note carol, lyle mitchell saying this morning he doesn't know whether or not he's going to support his wife or even potentially testify against her in court. >> was there any mention, boris, of the alleged sexual affair between joyce mitchell and these two inmates? >> reporter: well lyle told nbc this morning that his wife told him that richard matt had tried to kiss her several times, but she denied those advanced. and she told lyle that's as far as it got. >> and we have t

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 oh no. who are you? daddy, this is blair he booked this room with priceline express deals and saved a ton. i got everything i wanted..... i always do. he seemed nice. thanks for calling angie's list. how may i help you? i heard i could call angie's list if i needed work done around my house at a fair price. you heard right, just tell us what you need done and we'll find a top rated provider to take care of it. so i could get a faulty light switch fixed? yup! or have a guy refinish my floors? absolutely! or send someone out to groom my pookie? pookie's what you call your? my dog. yes, we can do that. real help from real people. come see what t

a 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 would have someone inside the prison get to hi

we could also tell you, lyle mitchell did visit joyce mitchell when she was in custody out here on tuesdaythat visitation lasted for about an hour. there was no physical contact between the two of them. they were separated by a glass partition and spoke over the phone. joyce mitchell, as for her, she was being held here not too far from here and moved to another facility to the south near albany. as for that massive manhunts, that is very much under way. more than a thousand leads, but still no sign of these two men. christine, it seems the trail has gone somewhat cold. >> remarkable. jason carroll, thank you so much. >>> tropical storm bill downgrade to do a tropical depression overnight. taking a toll on texas. the storm rolled in tuesday afternoon and high winds taking down trees and power lines and 4 to 8 inches of rain swamping the eastern half of the state. >> the roads are gone. the big rock piles, the dunes down the beach side, they are nonexistent. this water is just pouring in and flooding. >> officials have called for voluntary evacuations in parts of houston where residents are

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he said that lyle mitchell came to his office that he supports his wife joyce mitchell. but lyle mitchell's attorney says the complete opposite is true. we are hoping to speak or hear from lyle mitchell in the coming days. he has not gone to the press or spoken publicly so for now it's the dueling attorneys' statements as we wait for the news conference to begin here andrea. >> miguel we will carry that and check back with you after. thank you so much. >>> in politics hillary clinton is holding the first event of her second swing through south carolina today as a presidential candidate. it's the latest stop in a state that handed her a crushing blow in the 2008 primary against then senator barack obama. due in part to his success with the state's african-american voters and the endorsement of the powerful south carolina congressman and assistant democratic leader james clyburn, who joins me now from capitol hill. congressman, so great to see you. >> thank you for having me. >> let's talk about hillary clinton rebooted campaign now relaunched. she's back in south carolina

mitchell may have helped them on the run.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 source familiar with the investigation says mitchell told police escapee richard matt made her feel special. >> she

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

mitchell apparently became so worried she warned her husband lyle mitchell that sweat and matt were planninghatsoever that he had prior knowledge of the escape or that he participated or actively assisted in the escape of the two inmates. >> official say joyce mitchell is watching the new coverage of the man did not hunt from her jail cell and more news of a bizarre love triangle that she allegedly had relationships with both. sweat was removed from the tailor shop when his inappropriate relationship with mitchell was discovered. later in that same year a sexual relationship took place inside the tailor shop between mitchell and matt. it's the only known place the two we are together according to a law enforcement source. all of this unknown to lyle mitchell who worked in the same tailor shop. investigators are also looking at other prison employees, and their possible role in the escape. one thing they are considering is whether or not any of the other prisoners may have created some type of diversion before during or after matt and sweat escaped. >> i really don't get how no staff person h

joyce mitchell is also accused of talking to them about a plot to kill her own husband lisle mitchellr griff jenkins spoke to lisle mitchell's lawyer peter dumas. >> how is your clie p enter doing? >> i spoke with him a little while ago. >> when exactly did lisle find out owe out>> the last time his wife went to talk to the police. the time she gave her statement to the police about everything she had done. the investigator would come out every hour and tell lisle what was going on in there. lisle had a small view of what joyce was talking about with investigators on the hour. then when she was done giving her statement to them she came out and told him everything that she had told the police did the ep scape about the plot to murder him. everything. >> it is my understanding matt and sweat started threatening joyce if she didn't continue to help out that lisle would still be in danger. they would still have someone on the outside get to him or have someone from inside the prison get to him and do harm to him. >> did lisle feel his life was in danger for all intents and purposes joyce

now to the hunt for the men mitchell's accused of helping. still on the loose after nearly a week on the run. nbc's miguel almaguer is following the manhunt for us. miguel, what's the latest? >> reporter: lester good evening. tonight in the steady rain the exhausting and exhaustive search is far from scaling back. this is where most authorities say the biggest leads have come to. so tonight they are in hot pursuit. the search team has grown to an army of 800. responding to 700 leads. today a neighborhood swarmed, the fbi on the ground more tactical squads in the air. the police presence focused not far from the prison. scouring the woods for fugitives david sweat and richard matt. police moving in keeping residents out. >> i own 50 acres up there. it's locked with a gate and they just want me to come down and unlock it. >> you haven't -- >> no. >> we'll get our men eventually. i'm hoping that they are contained within this perimeter and it is them. everything's leading in that direction. >> it's not just the search but the scent helping inves

joyce mitchell is saying she gave this meat with the blades in it to a guard. she convinced him to not put it through a metal detector. the question to you is do you think there were other people involved in helping these mennes cape? >> it's a possibility. i'm not saying for sure because i don't know. but it's a possibility. >> and because you knew richard matt and david sweat, and you're one of the few that can say that we saw a video a moment ago on the program, richard matt was with a blow dart gun, he had a sick fascination with killing people. does that fit with the inmate you knew? >> no matt never gave me a hard time at all, he worked in the taylor shop he was a model inmate he did all the right things. he didn't give me any problems. >> you saw that in him. >> david sweat was shadier, sneakier. basically, i think he would be the one that masterminded the whole thing. >> interesting. that's interesting you say that. you're saying david sweat. lyle mitchell spoke to matt lauer about the men and how they tried to manipulate him. not just his wife but also

mitchell already admitted to providing the convicts with tools. the d.a. would not elaborate on what those tools were but other law enforcement tells cnn that she gave them drill bits, glasses with mounted lights and hacksaws. fugitive rich art matt is intimately familiar with that piece of hardware. he used a hacksaw to dismember his boss after beating him to death. >>> right now sources say they believe the pair of convicted murderers are still together. miguel marquez will have the latest on the investigation. let's tar with randi kaye. you just -- a source telling you she had a, quote, relationship with both fugitives. what does that mean? >> reporter: well we asked the source about that and we were told that it was a relationship. the source would not go into too many details except to say that it was unclear -- these are the source's words -- unclear which one joyce mitchell favored. that was his exact words. we're not sure what type of relationship it was, but from the look i got, certainly an interesting relationship jake. i can also tell you -- oh

we could also tell you, lyle mitchell did visit joyce mitchell when she was in custody out here on tuesdaythat visitation lasted for about an hour. there was no physical contact between the two of them. they were separated by a glass partition and spoke over the phone. joyce mitchell, as for her, she was being held here not too far and moved to another facility to the south near albany. that massive manhunt is very much under way. more than a thousand leads, but still no sign of these two men. christine, it seems the trail has gone somewhat cold. >> jason carroll, thank you for. let's go to texas where they are taking a beating from tropical storm bill. it rolled in tuesday afternoon and high winds taking down trees and power lines and 4 to 8 inches of rain swamping the eastern half of the state. >> the roads are gone. the big rock piles. the dunes down the beach side. they are nonexistent. this water is just pouring in and flooding. >> officials are calling for voluntary evacuations and reeling from a memorial day storm that swept away cars and homes. >> reporter: we are in a low lying ar

earlier, authorities reported mitchell told them matt made her feel special. the clinton county d.a. told cnn today that joyce mitchell's husband, lyle, is being investigated and could have been involved or at least had knowledge of the breakout. despite her alleged involvement, mitchell's son told nbc's stephanie gosk this week he believes there's more to the story. >> that doesn't make any sense to me. she is not the kind of person that's going to risk her life or other people's lives to let these guys escape from prison. if she was involved in anything, you can rest assured there was a good reason for it and there's more to it than a relationship with an inmate. >> reporter: tonight, investigators say they're looking into the possible involvement of even more people inside this prison, lester. >> all right. ron mott with the new developments. >>> now to the hunt for the men mitchell's accused of helping still on the loose after nearly a week on the run. nbc's miguel almaguer is following the manhunt for us. miguel, what's the latest? >> reporter: lester, go

mitchell was to be their getaway driver says the d.a. but got cold feet and never showed. >> they absolutely were using her. there's no question about it. >> reporter: the d.a. says mitchell planned to start a new life with the convicts saying they would drive seven hours toward the woods to an unknown location. >> if there is a plan b or even a plan c and someone else picked them up they could have gone anywhere. >> reporter: on day ten of the massive manhunt, 13 square miles have been searched for the dangerous duo. now the d.a. says is mitchell may not have been the only one involved. >> i think it's entirely possible they had the assistance of somebody else or they had the assistance of another individual that was cooperating with them even while joyce mitchell was. >> reporter: a law enforcement source tonight tells nbc news they are looking into allegations that mitchell may have wanted those two inmates to kill her husband. investigators say that's one of many questions they have. but tonight they say mitchell has a lawyer and the

joyce mitchell is being held tonight at the state police barracks in malone new york. that is near her home. she will be arraigned on two counts one a felony the other a misdemeanor. the felony is for promoting prison contraband. the misdemeanor is for criminal facilitation. and that felony charge carries a possible prison sentence of one to seven years. under questioning by law enforcement all week about what role she had in the escape tonight nbc news has learned joyce mitchell has been arrested and charged in connection with the prison break, helping richard matt and david sweat escape last weekend. the district attorney said mitchell a civilian employee in the tailor shop provided contraband to the prisoners. >> she has not brought power tools into the facility facility based on our investigation, prior to saturday. >> reporter: d.a. andrew wylie said initially mitchell only offered minimal information but as questioning progressed she provided more details. the d.a. confirmed prison officials had previously opened a formal investigation of her relationship with sw

they only had joyce mitchell. tells a lot about what happened here h. >> okay, we want to -- i'm sorry, just going to show everybody a picture right now, david sweat is in the alice hyde medical center in malone. you are looking at a picture of it. that is where he is right now, we can only imagine what is going on within those walls as officers are probably talking to him. we don't know what his condition is at this moment i also want to go to clint van zandt, clint, if you are still with us, what can you tell us, because you are a profiler, about their friendship or their personality traits that would bond these two men together like this. >> well, we have got the symbiotic relationship. their two cells were side by side. they probably realized this was a two-man job. we know this has been planned at least for a year. i would say the two of them probably got some level of enjoyment or satisfaction in their combined ability to manipulate those inside the prison to include either the -- either the security guards

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. >> reporter: once on the outside wasth plan was for escapees to jump into joyce mitchell's family car. >> we need a four-wheel drive vehicle, a

they're talking to lyle mitchell, her husband, and they're also talking to her son, toby mitchell, anderson. they've questioned him. police have met with him at least once. they wanted to know from him according to the district attorney today telling me that police asked him what he knew about the men's relationship with his mom, joyce mitchell, what had she told them about the men, what had she told them about her plans with the men and what he knew about her relationship with them. >> and what's the latest on the manhunt itself? >> well, the trail is getting cold, so investigators right now are resorting to other means. i have right here -- this is a motion detector, and this is what they're setting up in the woods. they're attaching them to trees. they actually have cameras on them and sensors, so if somebody were to walk by and a sensor picked up some activity, it could take a picture. that would be one way of know if anything she's guys were still in the area because they just don't know. the blood hounds are out there, but the scent has certainly grown week weaker. still nearly 900 le

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

. >> they would kill mitchell's husband, get in the car and drive to mexico. >> when mitchell didn't show up they headed toward canada instead. 18 days after the escape they separated, sweat telling investigators, 49-year-old matt was slowing him down. there's evidence matt was sick possibly from contaminated food or water. an examination of his body found blisters on his feet and cuts. >> as smart as they were joyce mitchell was plan "a." >> reporter: they were found dressed for the woods. tools, bug spray and pop-tarts. matt's body reeked of alcohol. the dna found inside this cabin, along with an open bottle of gin. >> there was cooking gear a barbecue it looked well equipped for a place that far out in the woods. >> reporter: sweat remains in this hospital here in serious condition. he is under, of course heavy security here. law enforcement and hospital officials watching him 24/7. they do expect he will be here a few more days before being released to the department of corrections. he does plan to charge david sweat with escape burglary and any other crimes he may have committed

police say mitchell may have helped in the escape.ly denies that. >>> in south korea, another person has died in the outbreak of the mers virus. that brings the total number of deaths to 11. the number of cases now stands at 126, with four new cases confirmed on friday. more than 3800 people have been quarantined. the co-pilot believed to have downed germanwing's flight 9525 apparently feared he was going blind. french prosecutors say andreas lubitz made several visits to doctors in the months before the crash. they are opening an investigation to the crash that killed all 150 people on the plane. more on the top story we are following. the search for two escaped killers in new york state. investigators say a saerch dog alerted them to a scent that could be from the fugitives. police are looking at surveillance video from a gas station close to the prison. they say they also found food wrappers, a footprint and signs that someone may have been sleeping in the woods nearby. the search, as you can imagine, as residents on edge. sgli . >

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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

mitchell. tailor shop supervisor accused of smuggling hacksaw blades and chisels to help convicted killers david sweat and richard matt escape. >> joyce talked to him about ler involved. >> mitchell's last attorney assigned to the case says she's pled not guilty. >> what has she told you? >> i can't get into that. >> reporter: mirchel was investigated with a sexual relationship with sweat according to sources. then it was matt who later charmed her. we now know they used multi.markings or directions to navigate the complex pipe system before they escaped. mitchell was to be their getaway driver, says the da but got cold feet and never showed. >> they absolutely were using her, no question about it. >> mitchell planned to start a new life with the convict, saying they would drive seven hours towards the woods with an unknown location. >> if there is a plan b or a plan c and someone else picked them up they could have got anywhere. >> now the da says mitchell may not have been the only one involv

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paige mitchell said she believes that matt was interested in art and convinced joyce mitchell into contactingwho knew about art on matt's behalf. let's bring in jason carroll with more on the investigation. >> reporter: christine, new york state police are going to be redoubling their efforts and retracing steps, including in the neighborhood in front of the prison knocking on doors again and searching everything building and not leaving any stone unturned. they have some 500 leads that they will be following up on. including one lead that seems to suggest that these two fugitives may have had a plan to visit vermont. the reason why? the vermont governor weighed in. >> we have information that suggests that they thought that new york was going to be hot, vermont would be cooler in terms of law enforcement, and that a camp in vermont might be a better place to be than new york. >> do you know where in vermont? we do not. >> reporter: the governor says it is important to follow-up on all leads, including the lead involving joyce mitchell. she is the prison employee that was brought in for quest

by matt and sweat to force mitchell to help them escape. stephen johnston is mitchell's new attorney. >> i will just say that she's very upset. she's distraught. >> reporter: law enforcement sources confirm to cbs news that mitchell told investigators she had sex multiple times with richard matt inside the prison. on sunday clinton district attorney andrew wiley would not confirm a sexual relationship but said this. >> obviously joyce mitchell went a step further in a relationship with these two individuals, whether it's showing them more attention than anyone else or them showing her attention or affection. >> have a safe day. >> reporter: more than 800 local, state and federal law enforcement officers are investigating over 1,000 leads using canine teams, helicopters, and even survey lance cameras in the -- surveillance cameras in the woods to look for the fugitives. prosecutors say the inmates had been planning their escape for several weeks, including familiarizing themselves with the maze of steam pipes outside of their cells. >> that

only mistake he made is trusting joyce mitchell. >> do you know why he trusted joyce mitchell on this? did he know her that well? did he think that richard matt was a good guy? did he not have any suspicions. >> he could have run it through -- he feels guilty about that. he is regretful. he apologizes for that. miss mitchell was just as manipulative as the two inmates were. he trusted her. didn't have a close relationship with her but she was able to do this to many individuals who worked inside the prison i have been told. >> you said she was able to do this to other individuals you mean she gave things to other individuals to sneak in to the prison? >> i wouldn't go that far but she did, in her own way, manipulate other guards to do favors for inmates that she was close to. >> police questioned palmer for 14 hours on saturday. he is not facing any charges. >>> we want to update another story we are following. dash cam video shows police arrested the alleged shooter in last week's church massacre in south carolina. officers caught up with dylann roof in shelby, north carolina officia

so mel, if you were joyce mitchell mitchell's new attorney, what ed a vice would you give her now? >> keep your mouth shut is what i would be saying. the reason why is because she's actually got not a lot to gain i think, from cooperating, and my personal opinion, carol, is what we're going to find out is that she probably wasn't even plan a. i believe that they're nowhere near that prison and probably long gone and the mere fact they weren't even telling her where the destination was that she was supposedly driving them to tells me that they did not see her as an part of their plan as to helping them get to the final destination. i think she was a distractions. so the only chance of this 51-year-old grandmother who fell for a prison guard, this is a story that is as old as the history books for crying out. she was manipulated is sympathy and the governor saying he's going to throw the book at anybody that helped them. she's got to sit tight, until they find these guys it's a terrible case against her. >> wow. do you agree with mel's theory? is that why investigatorse ersors chose

mitchell. >> how was it that your client was conned by joyce mitchell? i mean clearly your client from what you said in the past has used one or both of these men for information in the past. did he just think okay well did he just not really think about it too much or was there some special way that she conned him? >> well as you have heard, she has conned many individuals inside of the prison. she would curry favors among the prisoners. she would bring them baked goods. she was just very good at what she did. and my client fell for it. if he is guilty of anything anderson is that he is a very trusting individual and is looking forward to telling his side of the story. >> well i appreciate you being on with us tonight, we look forward to hearing his story. you can set your dvr, coming up next a detailed look at the factors, helping and hindering the thousands of searchers. two experts and one survivalist joins us. and later, joyce mitchell's husband, lyle on his wife's confession. >> she said i have somethig to tell you. their plan was, they want to kil

sources say mitchell was supposed to be the getaway driver.n the day of the escape the 51-year-old didn't show up instead, checking herself into a hospital with a panic attack. >> stephon gosk thank you. we'll bring you new developments on the prison break as soon as we get them. >>> now to a major development in the case of an ohio boy who was fatally shot by police. a judge in cleveland said there is enough evidence to charge the two officers involved in the shooting death of tamir rice. this is an advisory opinion. the prosecutor will decide whether to file charges and plans to take the case to a grand jury. the 12-year-old was playing in the park with an air soft pellet gun last november. police were dispatched to the scene after someone called 911 reporting a gun that was, quote, probably fake. rice was shot in seconds after the patrol car pulled up to the scene. the rice family attorney will talk to my colleague about the case coming up today at 1:00 p.m. eastern time. be sure to keep it here on msnbc. >> an officer taken off patrol. >>