that was nbc's stephanie gosk reporting. all of this raising questions about whether video cameras would have prevented this prison break. we're asking should there be cameras in prison cells. that's the pulse question for today. so have your opinion heard. head over to the pulse right now. we'll have perspective on that coming up later in the show. >>> our other big story today takes us to texas where we are expecting two back-to-back news conferences to begin any moment now by the national bar association and civil rights activists. and it comes after mckinney police officer eric casebolt resigned from the department late yesterday. the 10-year veteran was captured on camera pushing a 15-year-old girl to the ground and point his gun at other teens. >> the actions of casebolt as seen on the video of the disturbance at the community pool are indefensible. our policies, our training our practice do not support his actions. >> casebolt's attorney is expected to brief the media in dallas roughly about an hour from now. nbc nati

nbc's stephanie gosk has the story. >> reporter: fbi investigations often rely on surveillance to either find criminals or catch them in the act. don't realize how many come from the sky. planes mounted with video cameras and often cell phone tracking devices called cell tower simulators. >> these are fake cell towers that send out a signal and force every phone within their range. >> the planes possibly more than 100, are registered using fake companies. the ap identified at least 13. the fbi flue above 30 cities in one state in one month. this plane with a camera underneath was used to conduct surveillance over baltimore this spring after riots broke out over freddie gray's desk. tracked the plane's route circling the city. the fbi said they had been conducting surveillance from the air for years, that it is easier from the ground and that it is done legally. fake aviation companies done to protect pilots and secrecy of operations they say. civil liberties groups openly question whether current laws reflect new and potentially invasive technology. at a time when the public is openly de

. >>> this is stephanie gosk, what would cause someone to risk it all to spring two convicted killers from prison. sources close to the investigation say joyce mitchell told authorities, quote, she thought it was love. tonight there are news reports she was previously investigated for an improper relationship with one of the two inmates. toby mitchell defended his mother this week. >> she's not the kind of person that's going to risk her life or other people's lives to let these guys escape from prison. >> reporter: the two convicts popped out of this manhole cover between midnight saturday and 5:00 in the morning. joyce mitchell was supposed to be the getaway driver, but when they got out, she was nowhere to be found and sources close to the investigation say she got a case of cold feet. her first husband who hasn't spoken to her in almost 20 years believes she could have been manipulated. >> she's from dickinson, small town, she could be a country girl that got sweet talked by some city guy. >> reporter: mitchell isn't the first prison worker to get emotionally entangled with convic

stephanie gosk has been looking into it. >> reporter: fbi investigations often rely on surveillance to either find criminals or catch them in the act. but what many may not realize is how often that surveillance comes from the sky. an associated press investigation found that the fbi controls a fleet of planes. mounted with sophisticated video cameras and often cell phone tracking devices called cell tower simulators. >> these are fake cell towers that send out a signal and force every phone within their range to send back identifying information. >> reporter: the planes, possibly more than 100, are registered using fake companies. the a.p. identified at least 13. the fbi flew about 30 cities in 11 states in just one month. this plane with a can a are a underneath was used to conduct surveillance over baltimore this spring after riots broke out over freddie gray's death. flight radar tracked the plane's route circling the city. the fbi says they have been conducting surveillance from the air for years. that it's easier than from the ground and that it is done legally. fake aviation com

we begin with nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: after 23 days on the run, after a prison break that captivated the country, 35-year-old david sweat is in custody tonight, shot and wounded by law enforcement just two miles from the canadian border. >> can we get an ambulance to stage at the constable station for any possible further responses? >> copy. give me an ambulance to stage at my station for malone, please. >> reporter: authorities say sweat was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. roads surrounding the area remain blocked off by state troopers. >> i heard a lot of sirens, and i live right over here. and he was only a mile away from the border. he was a mile away from canada. >> reporter: authorities had been searching for sweat in a 22-square-mile area in the woods where his partner richard matt was shot and killed on friday, south of malone. it appears that sweat had moved well beyond that area toward the canadian border. the two convicts triggered a huge manhunt after they escaped from clinton correctional, a maximum security prison, cutting through walls and sawing t

stephanie gosk nbc news, new york. >>> meanwhile it's been announced caitlyn jenner will make her first scheduled appearance at the 2015 espys on july 15th. jenner will receive the arthur ashe courage award. >>> new look at a deadly confrontation in oklahoma. officers asked two brothers to get out of a flooded area. they identify themselves as trooper. you can see one of the men pushing the trooper to the ground before fighting began. that man was later shot and killed. police say he was armed with a gun and both discharged their own weapons. both policemen were placed on administrative leave. >>> an investigation by the department of homeland security has uncovered alarming security failures at dozens of the nation's busiest airports. undercover investigators were tasked with smuggling weapons, fake explosives and other continue bad through several areas across the country. tsa failed to detect smuggled weapons in 67 out of 70 attempts. that, my friends, is a 95% failure rate. in one case an alarm sounded, but even during a pat-down the screening officer failed to detect a fake plastic

we want to get right to nbc's stephanie gosk in malone new york. stephanie, what's happened? >> reporter: good evening, lester. this is an active scene in malone right now. two senior new york officials tell us that richard matt has been shot and killed but his sidekick david sweat, is on the loose in these woods. after a nearly three-week-long manhunt and a jaw-dropping prison break, this could finally be coming to an end tonight. two new york state officials tell nbc news that richard matt has been shot and killed 50 miles from clinton correctional facility in the town of malone near lake titus. >> we've got one guy down. >> reporter: multiple law enforcement sources tell nbc news that matt and sweat were traveling close together when a border patrol tactical team encountered matt and opened fire when he appeared to have raise a shotgun and pointed it at them. authorities were conducting a sweep near route 30 when they heard shots near a campground. after that the team closed in on matt. evidence at the scene indicates that sweat was nearby and authorities say they are clos

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> up next tonight, a shocking attack. how did a lion get inside an suv killing an american woman on safari? >>> in texas tonight six people remain missing in wimberley, one of the hardest hit by the rainfall. while to the east outside houston, cowboys rushed to rescue about 600 cattle from the swollen trinity river yesterday. despite their efforts they lost about half the herd. now a different system is soaking the east coast. heavy downpours flooding roads in new jersey and elsewhere forcing stranded drivers to be rescued. >>> the worst-case scenario became a terrible reality today at a wildlife park in south africa. an american woman was killed and her driver injured when a lion attacked through the open window of their suv. she hasn't been identified yet, but police say she was 22 and died before authorities arrived. witnesses confirm the suv did have its windows down, something the park specifically warns visitors not to do. >>> the hunt is on in northern california tonight to find a mystery woman who donated an old c

stephanie gosk, nbc news. >>> when we come back here tonight who says it's lonely at the top. the school with not one, not two, but 27 valedictorians. >>> finally, tonight, the title of valedictorian is traditionally reserved for a school's top-ranked student, or at least it used to be. some of this year's graduating classes literally have dozens of them. here's janet shamlian on the growing trend. >> 4.13. >> 4.0. >> reporter: at frosty grove high school in oregon, all of these students are this year's valedictorians. at vanguard high, in florida, 27 will share the title when they graduate tonight. >> i'm a valedictorian. >> i don't think of it as sharing. i just think of it as we all did this. >> reporter: but shouldn't there be only one honoree? the dictionary defines valedictorian as the student having the highest rank in a graduating point so what's with the multiple winners? >> you have 27 students who met the requirements, so therefore they should be recognized, and they should be honored. >> reporter: in general, schools give more weight to top grades in advanced place

stephanie gosk nbc news new york. >>> speaking of that debate over domestic surveillance. the senate ended a battle over programs that were halted when the patriot act expired sunday night. the senate passed the freedom act which restores but also overhauls powers under the patriot act that will allow americans phone records to be collected again. telecom companies will hold the records and the government needs court approval to see them. >>> there were new scares today against commercial aircraft five flights threatened over the u.s. and mexico by someone claiming explosive devices were on board. nbc's tom costello reports. >> on the tarmac in philadelphia this morning, american flight 648 met by police and a bomb squad after someone phoned in a threat the pilot had just landed unaware of the threat when the tower asked for the number of people on board. >> those on board -- what seems to be the problem. >> it was a hoax phone threat. certainly not a funny one. >> it now brings to more than 20 the number of planes threatened over the past eight days and calls to the tsa o

nbc's stephanie gosk has been covering the story since their brazen escape. stephanie, where does the search stand now? >> reporter: well they're hopefulful tonight kate. the search area is 22 miles. there are helicopters, canine units searching the woods. we asked the county sheriff if he thinks they're getting close. he said today is the day. but then he added, he says that every day. one down one to go. but the relief that richard matt was shot and killed did not last long. there's still another killer on the loose. >> it will be better when they're both gone. >> reporter: david sweat is now on his own after a 911 call from a vacationer whose camper was hit by a gunshot. at that same minute bob said they were being interviewed by police after atlantic or bottles were out of place. >> he was outside. they said it's a gunshot. >> reporter: with when troopers went to investigate the cabin, they installed gun powder. matt, armed with a shot gun, was killed in the woods. >> we have no reason to believe that mr. sweat was not with mr. matt at the time. but we don

>> stephanie gosk tonight in new york. thank you. >>> tonight we're on the front lines of a dangerous firefight in the west. dozens of structures burned to the ground as walls of fire spread faster than crews can keep up with them. entire streets engulfed as oppressive temperatures and fierce winds fan the flames. homeowners evacuating, in some cases with just minutes to spare. nbc's joe fryer now with the latest from wenatchee, washington. >> reporter: with an ominous name and impatient behavior, the sleepy hollow fire moved quickly. >> oh, feel the heat. >> reporter: homeowners in its path had only 30 minutes to evacuate. >> over here! >> reporter: the marboe family shot this video as they escaped. >> it came so fast, and that's what -- and that's what got us all out is actual fear. >> these trees when they get lit they're like firecrackers, pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. and the wind blew and just -- >> reporter: feeding on dry sagebrush the flames skirted one neighborhood before devouring another, destroying at least two doz

stephanie gosk, nbc news, new york. >>> still ahead tonight, the cost of cancer. when it strikes young children, where more and more desperate parents are turning for help in paying for lifesaving treatments. >>> also, new evacuations tonight as floods rage and millions brace under the threat of tornadoes again. >>> we are back with another in our special series of reports that we're calling "the cost of cancer." when insurance can't or doesn't cover the full cost of sky-high medical bills, more and more patients and families are having to turn to the internet and rely on the kindness of strangers. nbc's anne thompson has their story. >> reporter: 32-year-old megan morgan is fiercely independent. how hard is to ask for help? >> i can't do it. >> reporter: but this single mom has no choice. her 13-month-old son, henry, has inoperable neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer. >> i have like just started using the "c" word. it's hard to -- your little guy his cancer. >> reporter: megan, who runs a dog-walking business, has been here for two weeks. the bill for the room a

nbc's stephanie gosk continues to work this story for us. >> reporter: gene palmer, a prison officer for 28 years pled not guilty facing multiple criminal charges in connection with the prison break. the 57-year-old worked on the honor block with the two escapees for years. he told state police and the fbi matt gave him paintings and information about inmates in exchange for favors. palmer allegedly burned and buried the paintings when he discovered the inmates had escaped. he wasn't at home today. his friends and family are in shock. >> what was his reaction to being arrested? >> just kind of surprise. >> reporter: according to court documents, the favors began two years ago. smuggling in paint and paint brushes for matt, acrylics for sweat. palmer told police he allowed sweat access to the catwalk behind the block to alter the wiring so he could cook in his cell. in the last eight months, on four occasions he gave sweat needle-nose pliers and a flathead screwdriver. matt and sweat would use the catwalk as part of their escape route. on may 29th, joyce mitchell left him a package in

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>> stephanie gosk for us, thank you. >>> 6:50. we expect to hear from the university of virginia student whose bloody arrest video received a lot of attention. martese johnson will be back in court today where all charges against him will be dropped. johnson faced public intoxication charges but the charlottesville commonwealth's attorney dropped the case yesterday after reviewing the state police investigation. alcoholic beverage control officers arrested him back in march outside of a charlottesville pub. johnson's lawyer accused the officers of excessive force. >>> virginia's former first lady maureen mcdonnell has filed the final brief as she appeals her conviction. the lawyers insist it only happened because the courts used a an overly broad interpretation of the bribery law. bob mcdonnell and his wife were found guilty of taking gifts in exchange for political favors. >>> developing this morning, we're learning a cyber attack may have targeted more government workers than originally thought. a union says hackers stole person

tonight her son speaking only to nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: speaking exclusively with nbc news, tobey mitchell calls the speculation about his mother, prison worker joyce mitchell, flat out wrong. >> 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. >> reporter: a government spokesperson tells nbc news that police questioned mitchell about the prison break. her son strongly refutes rumors that she was in a relationship with one of the convicts. >> she definitely wouldn't have an affair against my father, and it definitely wouldn't be with an inmate. there's no truth to that. >> reporter: joyce and her husband lyle worked together at the prison tailor shop, a job she's held for eight years. tobey says his parents called him on saturday night from the hospital, the same day as the prison break. >> there's a report our there your mom went to the emergency room with a panic attack. did that happen? >> yes. she was, in fact, in the hospital that evening. i don't know the exact details. i just know that she was h

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, new york stephanie gosk.hey, good morning, guys. this is a major road in this area. it's closed for the second day in a row. schools in this area are closed for the second day in a row, and the search zone you mentioned is still being searched. it's still in lockdown after they picked up the scent. you were talking about what happened behind the walls of that prison. we spoke to a former prison guard who said there's actually a word for what inmates do to some of the prison workers, and they call it grooming. it's about getting in good with prison workers so that you get some kind of benefit. now, generally, it's small. cigarettes or food or whatever. but in this case with joyce mitchell, it appears to have been much more than that. and the sources close to the investigation are telling us much more about her and her relationship to these two inmates. what would cause someone to risk it all to spring two convicted killers from prison? sources close to the investigation say joyce mitchell told authorities, quo

stephanie gosk was able to get inside. she'll be with us in just a bit to sort of describe that.t really does appear they were going very slowly and carefully searching for essentially vacated hunting cabins that they could use to get food and it appears at least from the early reporting we're getting here possibly weaponly as well, right? >> right, exactly, look the weapon is the key to the highway. when they got the shotgun, that's the key to the highway. and what matt was likely doing and sweat was down by the road. they want to carjack somebody they want to get out of there. they had to get near the road. here comes cdp tactical team which is basically a s.w.a.t. team. that witness was critical. he heard one shot. it is loud. you would hear if there was a barrage of fire. it sounds like they spotted matt with the gun. he raised the gun, bun shot from an officer from customs and border protection and he's down. he didn't report two or three shots. just have one shot. those are very very devastating high velocity rounds. i'm not surprised he's dead. but the key to the highway,

this is the exclusive interview with stephanie gosk. >> 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 to it and there's more into it than a relationship with an inmate. >> do you think it's possible that she was taken advantage of? >> i don't know. they both are convicted murderers. i mean you have an inmate that's in prison for life they really don't have anything to lose. when you're put in a situation where a family member is threatened or oar family members might be threatened or at risk you do a lot of things that you wouldn't think to protect your family. >> so you worry there may have been some kind of threat. >> i'm constantly worried about what might be going on. >> and there are a lot of people worried, john yang. there was a convicted murderer who had testified against escaped prisoner richard matt. he also spoke by phone with nbc news and we agreed to disguise his voice. here's what he had to say. >> there's no telling wha

stephanie gosk go back to you on the scene. you actually have seen the cabin where this dna evidence was found a few days ago. where in relation to where you are now and where this is playing out now, how far away is the cabin? set the scene for us a little bit if you would. >> cabin's about ten miles or so from where we are right now. it was the focus of manhunt just a few days ago. we weren't able to go back there. but we found a couple of local hunters that took us up there now because law enforcement had moved down in this direction near malone and we were able to get back there. what was really incredible about the journey there is on our way on this road that they most likely traveled from the prison you pass probably six, seven, eight similar hunting cabins. none of those cabins were broken into. what they chose instead was the one we visited, which is off of the road it is up a mile and a half path that you can't go up in a regular car. you have to have some sort of rtv or something -- atv, rather to get up there. we wa

. >>> as stephanie gosk records, the man hunt is expanding. >> his wife is behind bars accused of helping two convicted murderers escaped, allegedly having affairs with both behind prison walls. lyle mitchell's attorney tells nbc news his client is shellshocked. seen for the first time in public on tuesday. he visited his wife in jail. joyce ace lawyers said this to reporters. >> he's standing by her. that's what he told me. >> reporter: but lyle's attorney quickly fired back saying his client told him, quote, nothing could be further from the truth. he says he believes they may have killed him if joyce had followed through with the escape plan. jeff dumas worked as a prison officer for 25 years, 22 in clinton correctional. he thinks both joyce mitchell and a failing system are to blame for the historic prison break. >> it's more like a college campus than a prison. >> reporter: after a fight broke out in the yard on may 31st the superintendent's request for a lockdown was denied by the state corrections office. no. >> when a facility frisk is done we check the bars the cell itself so tho

here's nbc's stephanie gosk. >> reporter: in this remote new york town police hope they're closing in. every tip could be the one that leads to david sweat and richard matt. >> it's difficult terrain. you certainly couldn't travel very fast in a given day or time frame. >> reporter: sources close to the investigation tell nbc news the convicts were caught by surprise in a remote hunting cabin leaving food and even underwear behind. today more detail about the escape. the d.a. says prison worker joyce mitchell said she smuggled the convicts' tools, hidden in ground beef. corrections officer gene palmer, who has been put on zrintdive leave but not charged then delivered the packages to sweat and matt. palmer passed a polygraph test saying he didn't know he was handing over tools. >> a former inmate who knew sweat and matt isn't surprised by the plan. >> after a certain amount of time they don't search you like that anymore. they don't really care. you're a familiar face. so they just let you through. >> reporter: this man is worried they may anybody his back yard. his hunting club is ju

nbc's stephanie gosk has more on the capture. good morning to you. >> reporter: hey good morning. that capture took place right around here. you can see this very rural area. we're really close to the canadian border here. what's interesting about this, this morning, this wasn't a tactical team or a phalanx of law enforcement with special rifles. this was just one guy, one state trooper, a 21-year veteran out on the roads. officials say he was paying attention and that's why this manhunt has come to the end. coming up on the "today" show, we'll have more details, exactly what went down in the moment and more about what we know about what happened in this last week. people here are very excited that this lockdown of this area is finally over. aaron? >> stephanie gosk along the canadian border, see you at 7:00 a.m. >>> new this morning an escaped convict is back behind bars. this is in north carolina. kristopher mcneil was picked up around 1:00 this morning walking along a road 80 miles away from the correctional institution. police say he scaled the fence on saturday and ran. mcnei

nbc stephanie gosk had the latest. stephanie? >> reporter: well, governor cuomo clarified that confrontation with richard matt earlier today. there was a report of a camper shot at and the state police responded. they called in customs and border tactical team that was helicoptered in to the scene. got on the ground, confronted richard matt who had a shotgun and killed him. tonight the search is active. david sweat on the run somewhere in these woods. these people here in this area can't rest easy tonight either. back to you. >> stephanie gosk, thank you. more as we get it. "lock up" starts right now. >> announcer: due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. ♪ >> narrator: a two-on-one assault leaves an inmate bloodied and injured. but getting to the bottom of this fight requires some digging. >> you both lay in the corner. you're going to stand there and lie to me some more? >> is that him, no, that's not him. >> a popular restaurant owner accused of capital murder fights for his freedom. >> i believe god allowed

nbc stephanie gosk remains on the scene. good morning. >> good morning. we're learning that it wasn't just one tip that lead police to richard matt on friday. there were at least three credible lead phoned in by concerned residents. and senator chuck schumer tells the associated press that one woman thought there was an intruder at her door thursday into friday. they believe it was matt and it would be hours later that he was shot and killed in the woods. 1200 state, local, and federal focussed on 22 square miles. this time they think david sweat is surrounded. >> they feel he is within the perimeter. we're going to search the perimeter hard. no stone left unturned so to speak. >> sweat is on his own. partner in crime richard matt was shot and killed on friday. a the cabin owner's nephew calmedcalm ed called police too. >> he went down to check the camp out and he noticed things were moved around. >> this time matt could not escape. the three week long drama, for him, at least ended. >> it feels like a nightmare is over. >> one man is more relieved than m

and according to tobey, tobey told stephanie gosk that officials have contacted him asking him about his parents' whereabouts, and he doesn't know where they are, either. >> and what can you tell us about this home-to-home search that's happening today? >> well it's going on right now, tamron. at the other end of this street on the other side of the prison there are state police department of corrections guards, and officers in camouflage, in tactical gear going home to home. now, these are abandoned homes that they're checking. they've been through these before. this was the immediate search area on saturday when they discovered that the two convicts were missing. they stress that they are merely retracing their steps. they are merely making sure they haven't missed anything. they say this is not based on any new information or any new tips, not like the tip that sent them yesterday down to willsborough new york. a report that they had been spotted by a driver who saw the two men walking along a highway in a heavy downpour and then who ducked into the woods. that search lasted all d

nbc's stephanie gosk has more. >> reporter: two of josh duggar's victims, his own sisters, showing a united front on fox news supporting the family and their brother. >> i do want to speak up in his defense against people calling him a child molestor. that's so overboard and a lie, really. i mean people will get mad at me for saying that but i can say this i was one of the victims. >> reporter: in a 2006 police report uncovered by "in touch" magazine, the duggars say their son confessed to abusing four of his sisters and another girl. no one was charged with a crime, but the revelation has triggered a public outcry. >> i've heard them say, you know, you're hypocrites. well, if you go back and look at everything that people have seen on television you know we've never claimed to be a perfect family. >> reporter: on twitter, some have taken aim at the duggars' public disapproval of the gay and transgender communities. so you can molest your siblings as long as you're sorry, if you're born gay or transgender, well you're going to burn in hell. in 2014 the family asked her to speak to th

you couldn't have a better ending. >> and that was stephanie gosk reporting. now authorities had hoped to catch sweat alive, because they want details on how he and matt escaped from prison and they want to know who helped them. >>> we continue to watch that developing situation in greece as we mentioned people there rushing to atms. the banks have been shut tight. >> nbc's kerry sanders reports from athens. >> reporter: the euro crisis fear in greece has set off a worldwide chain reaction. overseas markets reacted this morning. the nikkei and japan fell 3%. the london stock market is down 2%. the u.s. market has little financial exposure to the euro crisis, but experts say it's often hard to predict how emotions will impact trading. after five years of dramatic and often painful cutbacks on government services an attempt to have greek residents actually pay their taxes, the country remains deeply indebted and now cannot make an immediate loan payment of more than $1.5 billion. the long lines at atms to cash are not just hitting greece. those here on vacation

nbc's stephanie gosk spoke to joyce mitchell's son about his mother. >> reporter: speaking exclusivelyls the speculation about his mother joyce mitchell flat out wrong. >> she's not the kind of person that's going to risk her life or other people's lives to let these guys escape from prison. >> reporter: a government spokesperson tells nbc news that police questioned mitchell about the prison break. her son strongly refused rumors he was in a relationship with one of the convicts. >> she definitely wouldn't have an affair against my father and definitely wouldn't be with an inmate. there's no truth to that. >> reporter: joyce and her husband lyle work together at the prison taylor tailor shop. a job she's had eight years. his parents called him on the same day as the prison break. >> there's a report out there your mom went to the emergency room with a pan aic attack. did that happen? >> yes. she was, in fact in the hospital that evening. i don't know the exact details. i just know that she was having severe chest pains and concerned about that. >> a lot of people are looking at that a

stephanie gosk has been covering the story since their brazen escape. where does the search stand right now? >> they're hopeful tonight, kate, the search area is 22 square miles. the number of boots on the ground has been held to 1200. canine units and tactical teams searching the words. we asked if they thought they were getting close. today is the day but he says that every day. >> the relief that richard matt was shot and killed did not last long. there's still another killer on the loose. >> it would be better when they're both gone. >> david sweat is now on his own, after a 911 call friday afternoon from a vacationer whose camper was hit by a gunshot. at that same moment bob willis said his son was being interviewed by state police. after noticing some items were missing and a liquor bottle was out of place in his hunting cabin in malone. >> they thought maybe it was a gunshot. >> when troopers went to inspect the cabin, they smelled gun powder. >> we have no reason to believe that mr. sweat was not with mr. matt at the time. we have no confirming

first, stephanie gosk spoke exclusively to the person of interest in the case. she works in the prison. >> she is not the kind of person who's going to risk her life or other lives to let these guys escape from prison. >> and we are also hearing from the son of one of the escapees. >> he's very intelligent from the people that i knew who have talked to my father because i don't really know him directly. that's what they would tell me about him, things like that and other things i can't disclose. >> tracie potts is live with us this morning. is the trail cold once again? >> reporter: unfortunately it looks like that trail went cold overnight and now in terms of the search our affiliate up there is telling us it's literally back to square one, back to dannemora where the prison is located. searches have turned up empty this morning. >> the whole area is in an uproar really concerned about getting these guys off the street. >> reporter: scores of local state and federal officers scoured the area after reporteds that two men ducked into the woods there. late last ni

. >> thanks to nbc stephanie gosk for that report. >>> 2016 politics now. a poll shows aen tightening race in new hampshire. clinton once held the 31 point lead in last month's poll. that has been trimmed. senator bernie sanders is responding to missouri senator mckas kel's defense of hillary clinton yesterday. here's what she said. >> i think the media is giving bernie a pass now. i rarely read in coverage of bernie he's a socialist. rand paul got the same crowds. it's not unusual for someone with an extreme message to have a following. massive is relative. i think hillary had a massive crowd at her announcement certainly as large as the crowd bernie sanders has had. >> is sanders had this to say yesterday as well. >> i find it surprising she says the media doesn't refer to me as a socialist. there's no article i've seen that doesn't refer to me as a democratic socialist. i am. do i believe in medicare for all single payment? absolutely. do i believe in opposition to mckas kel we need trade policy fair to american worker and not ceos, i plead guilty. this

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nbc's stephanie gosk has late details from owls head, new york. >> reporter: police say they are on to something roughly 20 miles from the prison where the inmates escaped more than two years ago. >> law enforcement is maintaining a strong and visible presence in this region, and that will continue until we bring this matter to a close. >> reporter: sources familiar with the investigation tell nbc news that dna recovered in a remote mountain lodge matched both david sweat and richard matt. and the two are likely still on the run together. the owner contacted police after seeing someone run from the cabin saturday. he told restaurant owner terry bellinger what he saw. >> went inside and there was a jug of water on the kitchen table. he said -- which is never there. something they don't use. >> what about the peanut butter? >> open jar of peanut butter. >> right on the table? >> on the table. >> reporter: bellinger isn't surprised they came this way. >> how difficult would it be to search these woods here for someone? >> oh, i don't know where you'd start. it's dense. >> reporter: this i