paige mitchell said i'm disgusted that anyone would think she could knowingly help them. she would never want a criminal near her family. there's also talk about whether or not that joyce mitchell had a plan to help these inmates once they had escaped through the manhole. allegations that she would provide some sort of a get away car. i asked paige mitchell about that. she said that is ridiculous. she said her heart was in the right place, but was trying to do something nice and it back fired? >> jason, thank you. >>> the pentagon moving forward to carry out president obama's orders sending 450 additional american troops to aid the fight against isis. they will concentrate on training. a response to sunnis saying the weapons are being delayed. the overall american aim here sparking a stronger sunni fight against the islamic state. cnn's michelle kosinski has more from the white house. >> reporter: christine, these are 450 additional u.s. troops sent to a key area in iraq anbar province between ramadi and fallujah. they will be on a military base but not in a combat role. t

again that's paige mitchell.other-in-law in no way provided any power tools to these men. you heard this discussion about whether or not she may have tried to help them on the outside. when i asked paige mitchell about that she called it quote, outrageous. one final quote from her, she said her heart was in the right place, she was trying to do something nice and it backfired. wolf? >> she has not been arrested. is she cooperating with law enforcement? >> reporter: she is cooperating somewhat with law enforcement. that's what we're hearing from sources, but again when i spoke to paige mitchell she said that after she was questioned by law enforcement, that was right after she had actually gotten out of the hospital this past weekend after admitting herself for nerves. she said much of what is out there. in fact she said 95% of what is being reported about her mother-in-law, she says is simply not true. >> jason carroll we'll stay in close touch. thank you very much. >>> a new clue that's been revealed as investig

paige mitchell said quote this is anppalling to me. nal near her family. there's also talk about whether or not that joyce mitchell had a plan to help these inmates once they had escaped out through the manhole. allegations she would provide some sort of get away car. i asked paige mitchell about that as well. she said that is absolutely ridiculous. she said her heart was in the right place, but quote she was trying to do something nice and it back fired. christine. >> thanks jason carroll. a lot of developments this morning. we will continue to follow this for you. >>> the pentagon moving forward to carry out president obama's orders sending 450 additional troops to iraq to aid the fight against isis. the personnel will focus on training sunni tribesmen and kurdish peshmerga fighters. the u.s. to speed up delivery of weapons to sunnis. the complaint is now the delay in the weapons. we have more from michelle kosinski at the white house. >> reporter: christine, these are 450 additional troops sent to a key area in iraq anbar province be

that's a direct quote from paige mitchell. she's offering an explanation between her family member and these individuals. meantime out here in new york we are seeing a significant increase in police presence. jason brought you a little bit of the scene. i'm the opposite on highway 374. eventually he would pass through the road block and appear at the prison which is fairly interesting here as we get investigators continuing to expand their search area. just yesterday we heard they were going to include the neighboring state of vermont. officials believing the two likely were headed there, but we are told this area is not as hot as new york. in this area we have heavy police presence as the investigators continue to follow-up on this lead here that could potentially lead to an apprehension. now, six days of searching. >> right. let's just lay it out here right now up. this is what they do they have to close down the roads in the surrounding areas because it's always safety first. so you want to -- you don't want to mistake the

paige mitchell said she would not comment on allegations her father in law is under investigation. one alleged accomplice facing charges, the investigation that may turn up more. >> i can't conceive how these two could put together an elaborate escape route and have the understandings and thoroughly follow through with the mechanics of this escape without having multiple people involved. >> reporter: jason carroll, cnn, new york. after days of controversy, rachel dolezal has spoken out in several interview. she resigned from the naacp in spokane, washington where as far as anyone knew she was a light-skinned black woman. her white birth parents said she lied about that for years. now she's firing back against these allegations. here's part of her conversation with nbc's matt lauer. >> let me ask you the question in simple terms again because you have sent mixed signals over the years. are you an african-american woman? >> i identify as black. >> you identify as black. let me put up a picture of you in your early 20s. when you see this picture, is that an african-american or caucasi

. >> pamela for that exact same reason paige mitchell who who i spoke two about two hours ago, said there's no way her mother-in-law would do anything to assist seven dangerous individuals. meanwhile, in terms of law enforcement, they are asking the bub to remain vigilant and asking for the public's help and say they will eventually catch these two men. paige? pamela? >> thank you so much for your reporting. >>> snow i want to bring in retired deputy u.s. marshal mast thew fogg you have you have actually worked similar cases to this. i want to talk about that but first to the new news that they have new information that these two men may have crossed over state lines and they're in vermont. that's one of moss than 500 tips that have come in though. how do they decide which one is credible which one is not? walk us through what that looks like. >> they'll have people look at every tip, every lead. there would be some information that we can't necessarily give to the news but we will have information we believe we need to follow up on as soon as possible. when you're talking about going to ve

>> i spoke to paige mitchell her daughter in law at length this afternoon.eard allegations and read a lot of reports out there. she said john that 95% of what she is reading and what she is hearing she said is simply not true. first, i did ask her about that allegation that her mother-in-law had befriended both richard matt and david sweat. she talked about that. here is her first response to that. it is appalling to me. i am disgusted any one would think she had a relationship with these men and that she would knowingly help them. i also asked her about that allegation that -- that joyce mitchell's cell phone was used in some way to call some of richard matt's friend some of his associates. i asked her about that as well. this was her explanation. she said, i believe she was persuaded to can tact ed tod to con ed tod to contact people for him who knew about an art piece. >> john. >> we have the notion. investigators are saying the men used power tools to make their escape. did mitchell's daughter-in-law have anything to say about that? >> most certainly did

paige mitchell her daughter-in-law, angry about many of the reports that are circulating out there. spoke to her at length this afternoon about a lot of the allegations. basically, she told me a number of things. her quote, she said i think 95% of what is being said is not true. they don't have the facts to prove this. this is slander and rumor. she said no way, absolutely no way she would give them power tools. there's no way. it's just ridiculous. i asked her also about that allegation erin that her mother-in-law had some sort of a plan to help there's two men once they had escaped out of the manhole but changed her mind. when i asked paige about that she said that's another thing she said we have heard about that my mother-in-law would never, ever do something like that. she said, that's ridiculous as well. >> jason, thank you very much. we will hear more on her side of the story and whether it adds up at all. first, law enforcement officials asking if you have any information on these suspects -- you see the picture so much on tv. look around. please call the tip line 1-800-give

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 still around the prison but looking in a new area. could

one of the relatives there, paige mitchell her daughter-in-law saying quote, 95% of what is being said is untrue. she also goes on to say it's apalling to me and i'm totally disgusting anyone thinks she had a relationship with these men and would knowingly help them out. so clearly we are getting to hear really from more members of the community and people directly linked to some of the possible key players in this case. and back on the ground here in clinton county i can tell you there's still an increased police presence. you heard from jason a few moments ago, we are on the other side of the road block here. just to put things in perspective for you, looking over my shoulder that's the clinton correctional facility that the two individuals escaped from six days ago. so it really does offer perspective into how close this manhunt is to where it all started. >> it sure does polo. in terms of the proximity of the things here's where the prison is situated. here's cadyville, new york. for more information, we'll bring in tom fuentes, our cnn law enforcement analyst. as well as michael a

as for paige mitchell she also talked about that report that its out there that says perhaps her mother-in-lawome sort of a plan to help these two inmates once they were on outside. and then changed her mind at the last minute. when i asked her about that wolf she called that report "absolutely ridiculous." wolf. >> jason carroll outside the prison in upstate new york. thank you. let's discuss what is going on. joining us former fbi assistant director, jimful. e -- jim fuentes, and also a cnn law enforcement analyst. and matthew horace former atf, special agent in charge. cedric we heard the governor of new york andrew cuomo, he said escaped prisoners could be headed toward vermont might be in vermont for all we know. officials are working to secure that border area between the two states. will it be harder for authorities to find these two killers if they actually make it out of new york state? >> well, it its nots not going to be any harder than in new york state. they're going to work very closely with the vermont officials there. and i'm sure they're in contact with canadian officials too.

prison five weeks before the escape and within the past few minutes yes eve got a statement from paige mitchellter-in-law who said of her mother-in-law she is taking responsibility for the actions she is being charged with. we will love and support her no matter what. not even that situation will bring our family down. that's all we have to say about this. joyce mitchell also told investigators, we're told she was supposed to be the getaway driver but what we're told she chickened out. authorities still think the men did not get very far. >> thank you, john yang in morris sonville new york. much more on the morning's breaking news. >>> here on new york city's east river, just a short swim from where hillary clinton with l give her first big speech of the 2016 race. stay with us. ♪ take me in, into your darkest hour ♪ ♪ and i'll never desert you ♪ ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ yeah! yeah. so, that's our loyalty program. you're automatically enrolled. and the longer you stay, the more rewards you get. great. oh! ♪ i'll stand by you ♪ ♪ won't let nobody hurt you ♪ isn't there a simpler way to explain the

paige mitchell said her mother-in-law, quote is taking responsibility for the actions she is charged e will love and support her no matter what, end quote. mitchell's role is raising some questions about the prison system and the dangers of working alongside con men. joining me is former fbi profiler. candace, you visited this correctional facility last year. do you get a sense the prisoners spent a lot of time there scheming, if you will or having a lot of interaction with the workers there? >> i didn't see that. but i was in an isolated area where i was interviewing a young man there. but it's not unheard of of course, for there to be -- it would be normal that there would be some interaction between inmates and prisoners. there's a very high percentage of inmates in prison that have the diagnosis of psychopath. and one of the thing psychopaths love to do is con and manipulate other people. >> it's nothing out of the ordinary is what you're telling me? in terms of the interaction, in terms of what you saw there? >> nothing out of the ordinary. >> okay. i got this question -- >> corr

you remember that joyce mitchell is that prison worker who was questioned at length over the weekend. i spoke to her daughter in law paige about a number of allegations that are out there. she told me that 95% of what is being reported in her opinion, is simply not true. i asked her about two key points. one being that mitchell in some way had planned once these two men had escaped out of the manhole, that she was going to be their get away car and had changed her mind at the last minute. i asked paige about that. she said quote, it's appalling to me i'm totally disgusted that anyone would think she would knowingly help them. she would never want a criminal near her family. i also asked her about that allegation that mitchell's cell phone was used to call some of matt's associates. she said i believe she was persuaded to contact some people for him who knew about an art piece or a work of art. that's what the cell phone call was all about. paige said her mother-in-law's heart was in the right place. she was trying to do something nice and it backfired. >>> may next guest knows dannemora, new york, well. he. he runs a loc