according to wylie, about 10:30 that night, bed check. and accounted for lights go off. but it's the oldest inmate trick in the book. stuffing to bed to make it appear they're sleeping. you'd think guards would have seen countless movies like "escape from alcatraz." but according to prosecutors the trick works and one of the most daring escapes from prison ever attempted is under way. off they go sliding past their cell walls, running down the catwalks, squeezing through the holes they'd carved in the wall and into the pipes. slithering 400 feet under the wall. and emerging up via that manhole at about 11:45. joyce is supposed to meet them in a getaway car but the perfect plot hits its first snag. she doesn't show up. prosecutors guess her conscience has compelled her to back out. >> they had total faith that she was going to pick them up at the manhole at midnight. and when she got cold feet and didn't show up -- they had to regroup. they had no plan. >> reporter: just then these two neighborhood residents are pulling up to their house o

the night before their escape through this manhole wylie says the duo conducted a dry run, breaking out of the prison. >> they did get out to that point of the village and did actually pop one of the manholes up. >> reporter: but they retreated back to their cells. >> if they were able to pop open a manhole cover the night before, why not escape that night? >> i guess they felt they had a plan to have joyce mitchell pick them up in a car and drive away. >> reporter: according to wylie, they abandoned their plan to head to mexico through west virginia. sweat tells investigators matt was sick, drinking, slowing him down. >> there was occasions where he heard the helicopters, the sheriff's deputy vehicle had pulled up in the vicinity of where they were and they were somewhat surprised. and he said matt -- i think he said matt fell backwards and made some noise but the sheriff's deputy didn't locate them. >> reporter: breaking into cabins like this one, sweat says they tuned in to a.m. radio, even changed directions as they moved toward canada. >> he probably thought he was going to make it

. >> according to wylie, they abandoned the plan to head to mexico through west virginia. sweat tells investigators matt was sick drinking and slowing him down. >> there were occasions he heard the helicopter sheriff deputy vehicle pulled up in the vicinity of where they were. they were somewhat surprised. he said matt fell backwards and made some noise. the sheriff's deputy didn't locate them. >> breaking into cabins like this one, sweat says they tuned in to am radio, changed directions as this they moved towards canada. >> he thought he was going to make it until he came into contact with the sergeant. >>> new with backlash against donald trump this morning over his comments about mexicans. miss universe is dropping out. his other pageant miss usa is dropping out. yesterday in new hampshire, donald trump reacted to the decision to sever business ties. >> they left 51 wonderful girls that worked so hard all their lives to become a representative and go to the miss usa pageant in louisiana. they're all waiting there right now. they left them just abandoned them. so did, a

clinton county district attorney andrew wylie confirms that sweat told police he and richard matt conducted a practice run the night before the escape. sweat also said he had a transistor radio and listened to news report and had with him a compass, maps, bug repellent and handi-wipes. the f.b.i. is now investigating whether there was corruption at the prison and a possible drug ring. >> drugs were everywhere. >> reporter: retired clinton corrections lieutenant michael blaine says drugs are common in the prison population. >> i believe the only drugs there are the ones inmates are having brought in through visitors and packages. >> reporter: as far as officers being involved, what would you say? >> i don't believe it. i still find it very hard to believe that the people i worked with were involved. >> reporter: we tried to reach those three top executives' staff members but were unable to reach them for comment. meanwhile, a source tells cbs news that no one has yet claimed richard matt's body. scott, he could wind up with a pauper's funeral. >> pelley: anna werner reporting for us tonight

andrew wylie confirms sweat told police he never used power tools. only a hacksaw blade to cut through steel cell block walls and steam pipes. he and matt conducted a practice run the night before they escaped. top prison officials have been placed on paid administrative leave. those prison execute ufs include the superintendent steven rosett first deputy superintendent donald quinn and deputy superintendent for security stephen brown. resett led andrew cuomo on a tour of the prison following the inmates' escape. nine security staffers at the prison have also been placed on paid leave. >> they are hard working, dedicated and great people. >> reporter: retired clintons corrections calls it a dis disruption to other staff. >> the staff do appreciate them and listen to them. this is very knee-jerk and it's going to be very dangerous in the facility. >> reporter: the fbi is investigating alleged corruption and a possible drug ring. >> drugs are everywhere. introduced by visitors. they try to get through the package room in different ways. we're pretty go

. >> reporter: connie wylie said it's left her feeling not only exhausted and sick, but caused her tokes. but the medication to stop those strokes has caused internal bleeding. >> so it's "a" or "b," which way do you want to die? you know? >> reporter: nearly three million americans suffer from this same condition. but now, this little piece of metal and mesh recently approved by the food and drug administration could help prevent the condition. it is called the watchman heart device. dr. waxman is an interventional cardiologist at the medstar heart and vascular institute. >> the idea is whether we can eliminate the source of the clot. >> reporter: the doctor uses the catheter through the groin to implant the device into an area of the heart called the left atrial appendage. while it's not a cure, the idea is to stop the clots from escaping. >> like a filter that won't allow the clots to travel all the way up. >> reporter: dr. waxman said most patients should come off their medications within 45 days and connie wylie underwent it two weeks ago and she said she's feeling better. she's

this is according to the district attorney andrew wylie, that at one point, both of them saw owners ofe approaching the cabin and saying should we stay here or check it out and leave? when they left they proceeded along their way for their escape. >> wow, a lot of new details there, jean casarez. thank you so much for bringing us up to speed with that story. >>> meantime heavily armed police squads bomb-sniffing dogs and radiation detection units will be out in force this july 4th holiday weekend. law enforcement officials are stepping up security from coast to coast. they're trying to prevent possible lone wolf terror attacks by isis supporters. in a joint bulletin to 18,000 law enforcement agencies nationwide the fbi and the department of homeland security warn this upcoming holiday weekend could be, quote, an attractive target for attackers. for more on this let's bring in cnn justice reporter evan perez and cnn intelligence and security analyst robert baer. evan why are authorities more concerned about this fourth of july? >> this year is more so than past partly because of the inc

. >> reporter: prosecutor andrew weil wylie telling me david sweat admits the two men broke out of theirls night after night to scout the inside of the prison walls. he and matt even doing a dry run before the biggest escape, and after they broke free, they knew all too well they were among america's most wanted. >> they obtained an am/fm radio that they were able to listen to the news media. >> reporter: hiding out as more than 1,000 law enforcement officers scoured the forest with helicopters, atvs and dogs. sweat telling investigators that on at least one occasion, the search teams just missed him. at one point, sweat says searchers were combing the dense forest and had no idea he was right above them hiding in a tree stand like this one used by hunters. another time, the killers were hiding out in a cabin when some hunters showed up. they could hear the conversation. >> they could hear the conversation. >> reporter: whoever was outside left another night of freedom for the two killers on the run. david sweat is in fair condition, shot once in each shoulder. he'll soon be shipped off

first noah wylie in "pirates of silicon valley." in "jobs" and in the biopic spoof "i steve." justin long takes his turn. >> now after serious setbacks we're getting our first look at michael fasbender as steve jobs in the film that shares the same name as the late apple co-founder. >> you're not a designer. you can't put a hammer to a nail. i built the circuit board. the graphical interface was stolen. so how come ten times in a day, i read steve jobs is a genius? what do you do? >> musicians play their instruments. i play the orchestra. >> throughout the film, fasbender flays jobs at all different stages of his life. it's written by aaron sorkin. the story is said to show the darker side of jobs' life. >> you saw seth rogen as fellow apple co-founder steve wozniak. kate winslet, jeff daniels also featured in the film directed by danny boyle. "steve jobs" hits theaters this october. >>> turning to country music, tim mcgraw is giving back to some troops providing mortgage-free homes to veterans this summer. he's partnering with oper

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