correctional after the brazen escape here. superintendent steve racette was the man who led governor cuomo on a tour of how the convicts broke free. >> how did they do that? >> chiseled the box out. >> reporter: this as federal authorities probe an alleged heroin ring that may have helped fund the prison break. tonight the d.a. tells nbc news david sweat claims to be the mastermind who started planning the elaborate prison break in january. he and richard matt never used power tools, only hacksaw blades to cut their way through prison walls and pipes. sweat says he navigated the maze of catwalks for months all alone. 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 w

tonight include the superintendent with the governor andrew cuomo. deb, that picture is sort of just a visual way of emphasizing that the investigation goes all the way to the top. >> absolutely. the investigation has to go all the way to the top, the reason because the superintendent and people below him are responsible for what happens in those facilities and when something goes wrong, they have to be held accountable. the superintendent is being put on administrative leave and the superintendent for security and first deputy superintendent. it's going to focus were cell searches done and security searches held? these cells should be searched at least once a week bang on the walls, touch the bars make sure there is no breach inside the inmates' cell because they spend so much time inside. also the people on the overnight shifts they should be looking and making sure the inmates are doing basic things like breathing as they sleep. there are things that could have been done should have been done and these men are now on administrative leave for that very reason. you know even correctio

, include inging the prison superintendent seen here with governor cuomo. sweat continues to talk to authorities about how he and his erstwhile partner escaped. >> what can he have to gain by sharing this information? >> a number of things. he quite possibly is headed to solitary confinement. perhaps he can shave off a little bit of that time. i know you've heard the term sirnging like a canary. david sweat appears to be doing that. he gives investigators more details, more insight into how they were able to carry all of this off. >> the jail break investigation looking at how prisoners hatched their escape plan. sweat told police they conducted a practice return the night before the escape. investigators also looking at whether guards on the honor block were sleeping during their shifts which would have allowed the escapees to easily leave their jail cells and prepare for their escape. meanwhile, three executives and nine security staff including prison superintendent steven rosset and his deputy have been put on administrative leave. cnn has obtained a graphic image that some viewe

to governor cuomo, sweat told authorities he and matt split up five days prior to capture because he felt his older partner was slowing him down. and sweat has implicated prison employee joyce mitchell but not gene palm who had also provided them with painting supplies and tools. >> he told investigator palmer had no involvement in the escape. it was just mitchell, he and matt. >> and a lot of people are asking now, why would this cop kill killer, already serving a life sentence cooperate at all? joining us now, why does he talk? >> well he's kind of stuck between a rock and a hard place. the prisons aren't going to be friendly because he's going to lose all his privilege and the guards are not going to be dealing with him either. so he's going to have to figure what works best for him. if it was me i'd side with the guards at this point. >> walk us through how it works. do you immediately start asking the big questions? or you warm him up? and how does his medical condition effect it. >> they have to worry about how many drugs he was on beforehand. but getting back to your first que

andrew cuomo at the prison on june 6th the day that richard matt and david sweat escaped. let's go to jean casarez who is in dannemora, new york. >> reporter: the night before they did escape they had a rehearsal and that allowed hem to make sure that they were going to get everything right. the new york inspector general, as part of their ongoing investigation, has been looking into how matt and sweat could have been allowed out of their cells at night. now, officials separately have told cnn that investigators are looking into whether or not guards in the honor block could sleep at night possibly and that would have allowed them out of their cell at night. but that is the latest from david sweat. now, on the official front the new york department of corrections is saying that today that all together 12 state employees have been placed on administrative leave. this is clinton correctional facility right behind me. that is the maximum security prison. what they are saying is that three from the executive level have been placed on administrative leave, the superintendent the warden

screen talking to new york governor andrew cuomo. this is the prison's superintendent along with the top brass, nine prison guards have been taken off the job for now while investigators are looking into the role that they perhaps played in this whole scheme. the real question right now is this. is capture a fugitive david sweat naming names? and is he telling the truth? sara ganim is outside of the hospital where sweat is talking. tell me more about this dry run. what else is he saying? >> reporter: brooke well, authorities are looking into the possibility that guards on the honor block where these two men were housed that they may have been sleeping during their shift overnight giving these two men the opportunity to crawl into the walls, into the passages and practice. we know that the district attorney has said -- he said two weeks ago that they were looking into the possibility that they were inside the walls in the middle of the night, up to six weeks before the actual escape looking around to see where they could go how they could potentially get to the other side of the wall

upgraded to fair now. new york governor andrew cuomo says that matt and sweat planned to head to mexico with joyce mitchell as their getaway driver and that changed when mitchell did not show up. adam riess is tracking this story for us. explain to all of us about what we know these prison guard individuals or employees that have been found to be involved. what have we got? >> sure thomas. now that the manhunt is over, heads are starting to roll here at the clinton correctional facility. three members of the administrative team leader team, executive team including the superintendent have been put on administrative leave as well as nine members of this security staff. in the meantime they'll bring in a new team to run the jail. this comes after months prior to the escape we learned that bedtime rituals had changed. they weren't shining lights inside the cells anymore because the inpates were complaining that the light -- they couldn't sleep with lights being shined on them. they were allowed to pull blankets over their heads because they said that it was just so cold at night. and we le

noticed the smell of alcohol as they approached the body. new york governor andrew cuomo says they found richard matt had blisters on his feet and that may have contributed to matt and sweat splitting up. meanwhile, david sweat has been upgraded from serious to fair condition. he's been talking to investigators from his hospital bed in albany new york revealing details about the escaped plan. we are also hearing from joyce mitchell the prison worker who admitted she helped matt and sweat escape. her attorney now says mitchell is "ecstatic" that the manhunt is over, that no one other than the inmates were injured. >>> coming up as the holiday weekend approaches why is there now here in the united states a heightened concern over a possible terror attack on the u.s. homeland? plus donald trump dropped from nbc over comments he made about mexicans and immigration. now an unlikely ally coming to his defense. the details and more when we come back. g did you know that the tripadvisor you've always trusted for reviews, book! now checks over 200 websites to find the best price? book...boo

governor andrew cuomo, sweat revealed he and matt originally planned to go to mexico but headed towards canada when joyce mitchell did not show up. the governor says they also planned to kill mitchell's husband. david sweat is still recovering in an albany hospital. his condition has improved from critical to serious. a couple of story we needed to update you on. that does it for this edition of "newsnation." i'm tamron hall. up next chris matthews hosts "andrea mitchell reports." american express for travel and entertainment worldwide. just show them this - the american express card. don't leave home without it! and someday, i may even use it on the moon. it's a marvelous thing! oh! haha! so you can replace plane tickets, traveler's cheques, a lost card. really? that worked? american express' timeless safety and security are now available on apple pay. the next evolution of membership is here. what do a nascar® driver... a comedian... and a professional golfer have in common? we talked to our doctors about treatment with xarelto®. xarelto® is proven to treat and help reduce the risk

more about the elaborate escape plan. new york governor andrew cuomo said matt and sweat planned to kill a worker's husband and travel to mexico. when she backed out, they hiked on foot toward canada. border patrol agents killed matt on friday and sweat is in serious condition after shot and captured on sunday, 30 miles from the prison. anna werner is in malone, new york, with the latest. >> reporter: i'm in a relieved community that, this morning, is pretty much getting back to normal. meanwhile, david sweat is telling investigators new details at the hospital in albany where he is being treated this morning. cbs news sources have confirmed that now that sweat had a transistor radio with him and was monitoring news reports. that is what he is telling investigators. he also is telling them he had a compass with him and another detail is he said that he and matt were drinking and smoking marijuana in one of those hunting cabins. in a radio interview monday, new york governor andrew cuomo said escapee david sweat has told police he and richard matt were originally heading to mexico wi

, tools, bug repellent and pop-tarts. cuomo said the pair split last week. >> sweat felt matt was slowing him down. >> with joyce mitchell accused of smuggling tools into the prison, corrections officer gene palmer was back in court monday after pleading not guilty to charges including promoting prison contraband and tampering with evidence. the d.a. said sweat has only implicated joyce mitchell. >> he told investigators it was just mitchell, he, and matt. >> lyle mitchell told matt lauer last week he still loves his wife. >> he still wants her to, well, he wants her to come home at some point in time. >> david sweat is expected to spend several more days here at the hospital. during that time, investigators say they'll have more questions and for now, he is talking. matt, savannah. >> miguel, thank you so much. lisa bloom is today's legal analyst. david sweat is spilling the beans. this isn't one of those situations where you talk to investigators and hope to get a reduced sentence. he's going to jail forever. how can he help himself by talking to authorities and cooperating? >>

andrew cuomo sweat revealed they wanted to go to mexico after they broke free, but they were forced to improvise after prison worker joyce mitchell bailed on the escape plan. let's bring in former senior fbi profiler and special agent mary ellen o'tool. some employees told investigators there were prisoners using heroin. how difficult would it be to operate a drug ring in a place like clinton? and does this happen more than we realize? >> we've already gotten the picture that the culture there, at least in the honors part of the prison seems to be very lax. so that culture may be very systemic and be present in all areas of that prison. i've been in a lot of prisons throughout the united states to conduct interviews and i could not say at all that this is typical of most institutions. >>> let's talk about sweat. as you know he's been talking to investigators shortly after he was captured. i wonder what is his incentive given the fact he's likely to spend the rest of his life behind bars and part of that time in solitary confinement. >> here's the thing that is really important. he is a

border. the governor says he had a bag with maps tools, bug repellent, and pop-tarts. cuomo says the pair split last week. >> sweat felt that matt was slowing him down as a matter of fact. >> with joyce mitchell accused of smuggling tools into the prison to aid matt and sweat in their escape corrections officer gene palmer was back in court monday after pleading not guilty to charges including promoting prison contraband and tampering with evidence. the d.a. says sweat is only implicated joyce mitchell. >> he told investigators it was just mitchell, he and matt. >> lyle mitchell told matt lauer last week he still loves his wife. >> he still wants her to well he wants her to come home at some point in time. >> that was miguel almaguer and sweat will remain at the albany medical center for at least the next few days while his condition stabilizes. >> we're keeping a close eye on developments from greece where officials say they won't meet a midnight deadline payment of $2 billion. it's causing worldwide shockwaves and taking a bite out of your retirement savings. wall street opens for

suing nbc too. >> this is "new day" with chris cuomo alisyn and michaela pereira. >> alisyn is off today. we have new information for you. david sweat the escaped convict is coming clean to investigators revealing details of the escape plan. richard matt now dead. secrets coming to light on where they planned to go and why they had to improvise. >> all of this as the fbi launches an investigation into possible drug trafficking in the prison that they broke out of. >> reporter: good morning. for three weeks while these guys were on the run, authorities really wondered, did they really plan to run off with that prison seamstress, joyce mitchell? was she part of their plan? now that david sweat has been captured and is talking, we're learning that yes she really was their plan a. they planned to run off with her to mexico. but when she got cold feet and didn't show up they were forced to improvise. investigators hoping convicted killer david sweat continues to talk this morning. the former fugitive's condition improving after being shot twice in the torso sunday. >> he's going to be b

cuomo alisyn and michaela pereira. >> alisyn is off today. we have new information for you. david sweat the escaped convict is coming clean to investigators revealing details of the escape plan. richard matt now dead. secrets coming to light on where they planned to go and why they had to improvise. >> all of this as the fbi launches an investigation into possible drug trafficking in the prison that they broke out of. >> reporter: good morning. for three weeks while these guys were on the run, authorities really wondered, did they really

. the governor says he had a bag with maps tools, bug repellent and pop-starts. cuomo says the pair split last week. >> sweat felt matt was slowing him down. >> reporter: with joyce mitchell accused of smuggling tools in to aid in the escape gene palmer was back in court after pleading not guilty to charges. the d.a. says sweat is only implicated joyce mitchell. >> he told investigators that it was mitchell he and matt. >> he still wants her to come home at some point in time. >> reporter: david sweat is expected to spend several more days here at the hospital. during that time investigators say they'll have more questions and for now he is talking. >> miguel thank you so much. lisa bloom is "today's" legal analyst. good morning to you. david sweat is spilling the beans. this isn't one of those situations where you talk to investigators and hope to get a reduced sentence. he's going to jail forever. how can he help himself by talking to authorities and cooperating? >> he's already serving a life sentence. so even with these additional charges, he's still going to be serving a life s

. >>> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo alisyn camerota and michaela pereira. >> beautiful skin line over new york. welcome back to your "new day." alisyn is off for the day. david sweat is talking and revealing to police details about prison break and his three weeks on the run. sweat says he and richard matt planned to head to mexico but were forced to improvise when the plan took a turn. >> new insight in why they were able to escape in the first place. a federal investigation reveals corruption including an employee run heroin trade that may be going on inside that prison. our coverage begins on the inside and the house. sara is outside the hospital. they say his condition is improving. if he's talking, that's a clear indication. >> reporter: he certainly is talking. you know authorities, for three weeks, while they were on the run, they wondered was joyce mitchell that prison seamstress really their plan to get away? did they plan to run off with her? now that david sweat is captured alive and talking, authorities say they are learning yes, she was plan "a." when she got co

andrew cuomo told reporters thaw sweat thought hot older one matt was slowing him down. matt was shot and killed last week. sweat is recovering from gunshot wound. governor promised a full investigation into that escape. >> we are doing two investigations, one on the accomplices and we will make the point that they will be fully prosecuted and you helped someone escaped you will find yourself in prison. second investigation is on the practices of this prison, and do we need to change any systems or practices. >> the governor went on to say that the pair had planned to drive to mexico with one of the prison employees accused of helping them to escape. >>> this morning reports that david sweat may testify against former prison employee joyce mitchell, radar on line quote source that he is sweat may get nicer prison accommodations in return for that testimony. mitchell and prison guard gene palmer are a accused of helping convicted killers to escape. sweat and matt were going to kill mitchell's husband in exchange for her help. >>> 6:20. police are looking for driver of the man on t

up to police about his escape from a maximum security prison. cuomo said sweat and matt planned to drive to mexico with joyce mitchell's car upon the escape from the clinton correctionalle correctionalle correctional facility. the two convicts decided to head north for the canadian border. >> when mitchell doesn't show up, the mexico plan gets foiled. he head north towards canada. and sweat actually disengaged from matt about five days ago. sweat felt that matt was slowing him down as a matter of fact. >> meanwhile, prison guard gene palmer appeared in court monday. he said to have transferred escape tools to the prisoners inside ground beef. he's pled not guilty to tampering with physical evidence and official misconduct. according to the clinton county da sweat told investigator ares the only employee involved in the escape was mitchell. she too has pleaded not guilty. >>> now to south carolina where a survey of state legislators is revealing there's enough to remove the confederate flag from state house grounds. the charleston post and courier surveyed state lawmakers and 33 sen

, they decided to split up. new york governor andrew cuomo told reporters that it was because sweat thought the older matt was slowing him down. the governor promised a full investigation into the escape. >> we are doing two investigations. one on the accomplices and we will make the point that they will be fully prosecuted and you help someone escape you will find yourself in prison. the second investigation is on the practice of this prison and do we need to change any systems of practices. >>> cuomo said the pair had planned to drive to mexico, with one of the prison employees accused of helping them escape. >>> 5:11 is the time. financial problems in greece could have an impact here in the u.s., we have to see what happened to the stock market yesterday because of this. what you might need to be concerned about straight ahead. >>> plus nbc tells donald trump you are fired the network lets him go, the presidential candidate made some controversial comments? what does this mean for his empire? we will explain. ♪ every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance c

rapist. >> announcer: this is "new day" with chris cuomo >>> we like starting off the morning with that beautiful picture as we say good morning to you. it's tuesday, june 30th. alisyn is off today. we have new information about the escape plan for the two new york convicted killers. david sweat is hospitalized and talking. they planned to go to mexico. when the get away driver didn't show up they had to make a new plan. >> were prison employees and inmates engaging in criminal behavior? we are live at the hospital in albany where david sweat's condition is said to be improving. sarah? >> reporter: good morning, chris and michaela. for three weeks, authorities wondered was the prison seamstress really their escape plan? did they really plan to run off with her? now that david sweat has been captured and talking, she really was their plan "a." wh

the escaped killers were trying to do. new york governor andrew cuomo said the original plan was to go to mexico. they were apparently going to kill the husband of the alleged get away driver joyce mitchell. she got cold feet and they headed north. we also find out why they were found apart. >> sweat actually disengaged from matt about five days ago because sweat felt that matt was slowing him down. >> sweat also apparently told investigators prison worker jean palmer had no involvement. palmer appeared in court yesterday. >>> as most of us geared down for the holiday weekend in many places, security is ramping up. u.s. government officials are warning of potential for attacks this fourth of july weekend. in particular, isis called for attacks during the muslim holy month. dramatic videos shows the massacre at the beach report where the gunman killed 38 mostly british. isis claimed responsibility for that. back at home, there's been eight terror related arrests in the past two weeks. the threat is real. >> the this appears to be the highest level of threats that i've seen since septemb

escape richard matt was killed friday. andrew cuomo said the men had initially planned to mexico. after the getaway car driver did not show, they headed to canada instead. >>> the 23-year-old man is accused of trying to persuade a witness to lie to the fbi as well. there is growing concern tonight that the nation's birthday party could be crashed by islamic troer terrorists. 69% of you are worried about islamic extremists attacking the homeland. we have the latest warning from the obama administration. good evening. >> reporter: the white house spokesman seemed to dismiss the bulletin as routine. >> it's not uncommon for these kinds of joint information bulletins to be issued in advance of the fourth of july. i can also say that there is no specific credible intelligence to indicate any threats against celebrations over the fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: but those briefs on the intelligence say otherwise. it warns of a heightened threat over the holiday weekend. there was a june 2nd confrontation confrontation, an isis supporter who was shot and killed outside of a boston c

the a area they decided to split up. new york governor andrew cuomo told reporters because sweat thought the older matt was slowing him down. governor promised a full up investigation into this escape. >> we are doing two investigations, one on the accomplices and we will make the point that they will be fully prosecuted and you have someone escaped you will fine yourself in prison. >>> second investigation is on the practices of this prison, and do we need to change any systems or practices. >> he says apparent plans to drive to mexico with one of the prison employees accused of helping them escape. >>> 4:12. religion verse politics battle over gay marriage come out as some states refuse to honor the ruling from the high court. >>> and nbc tells donald trump you are fire. the network outs the now presidential candidate over controversial comments, what this means for his empire. >>> 4:15 on this tuesday morning. still feeling pretty good outside we are taking a live look at the philadelphia international airport. so dave, you said it will not be as easy as it was yesterday to gi

sweat is talking to investigators according to new york governor andrew cuomo telling them that the original plan was civilian prison employee joyce michelle to pick them up when they emergeted from that manhole. kill her husband and drive to mexico and live happily ever after. when she didn't show up, the pair decided to try to get to canada. they split up last monday, according to sweat because he says matt is older and out of shape was slowing him down. and sweat nearly made it. he a lewding the manhunt involving 1300 county, state and federal officers and allegation for 23 days in part by using pepper that you could find in your kitchen ton throw these canines off of his trail. sweat, of course was caught yesterday, just a mile and a half from the can a noddian border when was spotted by new york state police sergeant jay cook who was by himself on patrol and spotted sweat jogging along a road in fallujah clothing. he stopped and tried to stop him. >> sergeant cook recognizes it is in fact inmate sweated. you know, orders him to stop. sweat turns runs into this meadow here. cont

andrew cuomo is talking to authorities. >> he relayed some information which is -- actually confirms part of what we knew and brings a different light to it. apparently the original plan was for both matt and sweat to go to mexico which is where matt had been. >> matt and sweat were reportedly together until five days ago when sweat decided to leave matt because he was slowing him down. now law enforcement experts say sweat will probably spend at least seven years in solitary confinement in addition to current life sentence. coming right back with much more. stay with us. >>> a new terror alert for the 4th of july weekend. we'll investigate why this latest warning is different from past years? >>> also, a string of disasters for rocket launches. >> it would appear to have had a launch vehicle failure. >> and new quest . trish: new warnings from the fbi and department of homeland security about possible terror attacks in this country on the 4th of july, the warning comes as federal law enforcement steps up terror arrests across the country. since march of 2013, 65 americans and perman

after they escaped june 6th. governor cuomo said sweat told police the plan was for prison worker joyce mitchell to drive them to mexico. >> on the theory mitchell was in love with one or both of them and they would go live happily ever after, which is a fairytale that i wasn't read as a child, but we'll believe what we want to believe. >> reporter: but mitchell had a panic attack, so sweat and matt set off on foot toward canada. >> they followed the easiest path, snowmobile lines and power lines. >> reporter: sweat said he split up about a week ago because matt was slow. matt was shot and killed on friday. sweat was shot in the torso about a mile and a half from the canadian border. >> david sweat came out and started walking down a country road. >> reporter: investigators say sweat was well prepared with maps, bug spray, adequate clothing and food. the dall family lives five minutes from where sweat was captured. >> i like knowing i can sleep safe the. >> reporter: investigators hope to get more information out of sweat in the coming days. >> prison guard gene palmer had a court

drive to mexico in prison worker joyce mitchell's car. according to new york governor andrew cuomo, they also planned to kill her husband. >> on the theory that mitchell was in love with one or both of them and then they would go live happily ever after, which is a fairy tale that i wasn't read as a child. >> reporter: but when mitchell didn't show, the two convicts went to plan b and headed north to canada. >> sweat actually disengaged from matt about five days ago because sweat felt that matt was slowing him down. >> reporter: with less than two miles to go, sweat nearly made it to the border. but sergeant jay cook found him first. the 21-year veteran of the new york state police spotted the convict in fatigues, looking ragged. when he tried to run, sergeant cook fired twice, hitting him in the torso. four teenagers believe they saw sweat earlier that same day, trying to hitch a ride. >> he just said he needed a ride in like a very weak voice. >> reporter: the teens didn't give him a lift and instead called the police tip line. on friday sweat's partner in crime matt was shot and kille

: investigators are now hearing new details from sweat about the pair's escape. governor andrew cuomo says it appears the two men originally planned to flee to mexico with prison employee joyce mitchell who is charged with aiding in the escape. >> now that we have mr. sweat, it gives us the opportunity to ask some more questions and provide more facts on the overall situation. >> reporter: cuomo says sweat has now told investigators he broke off from matt five days before matt was shot and headed north toward canada saying matt was slowing him down. a coroner's autopsy showed matt had blisters on his feet and sources said he was ill. but franklin county sheriff kevin mulverhill says that's when sweat started making mistakes. >> they had avoided being seen at all, whether on a roadside or near a residence. yesterday for whatever reason, david sweat actually just came out and started walking down a country road. >> reporter: that was a big mistake for him? >> absolutely. let's face it, sweat's luck had to run out eventually. he had a couple lucky turns. it was about time we got ours. >> reporte

. governor cuomo saying sweat admitted when joyce mitchell didn't show up with the getaway car, the men insteado walk towards canada. and there just a mile and a half from the border is where sweat was caught yesterday afternoon. >> he was just about at the treeline. >> reporter: before he could get there, a sergeant spotted him and shot him twice before he took off running. >> the place was just flooded with police cars. >> reporter: the takedown happening two days after matt was shot and killed by officers. sweat telling investigators the two had split up last week because matt was slowing him down. >> this is the camper where matt was hiding. and where place finally got him. >> reporter: much to many people's relief, now finally over. >> ecstatic. >> reporter: sweat's condition has been upgraded to serious. doctors say he'll have to stay in the hospital for at least a few more days before he can finally be put back behind bars. >>> apple's music streaming service launches tomorrow. the service offers on-demand access to the itunes music library. it will be $9.99 a month. so as pa

was killed friday. andrew cuomo said the men had initially planned to mexico. after the getaway car driver did not show, they headed to canada instead. >>> the 23-year-old man is accused of trying to persuade a witness to lie to the fbi as well. there is growing concern tonight that the nation's birthday party could be crashed by islamic troer terrorists. 69% of you are worried about islamic extremists attacking the homeland. we have the latest warning from the obama administration. good evening. >> reporter: the white house spokesman seemed to dismiss the bulletin as routine. >> it's not uncommon for these kinds of joint information bulletins to be issued in advance of the fourth of july. i can also say that there is no specific credible intelligence to indicate any threats against celebrations over the fourth of july weekend. >> reporter: but those briefs on the intelligence say otherwise. it warns of a heightened threat over the holiday weekend. there was a june 2nd confrontation confrontation, an isis supporter who was shot and killed outside of a boston cvs after he lunged at f

sweat to go to mexico. >> during a radio interview, andrew cuomo released new details from the investigation. he says when joyce mitchell the prison employee arrested for aiding in the escape, didn't show up to give the men a ride they turned their sights towards canada canada. >> sweat felt that matt was slowing him down. when we caught up with him it was a mile and a half from the canadian borders. >> reporter: sweat is in serious but stable condition in albany medical center where investigators want to ask him some direct questions about the prison break. >> who was involved and how many people. >> reporter: police have arrested a second prison employee gene palmer, who was arraigned today. in a community anxious for justice and overwhelmed by the work of police and federal agents here. home made posters got the landscape. so many small communities trying to get back to normal. that's the latest here in new york, jay gray, news 4. >>> prosecutors say that a man was lurking in metro parking garages and used a bb gun to prey on women. we're learning more about those crimes als

dead his fellow escapee, richard matt. new york governor andrew cuomo announced the manhunt had ended. >> the nightmare is finally over. it took 22 days, but we can now confirm as of two days ago, as you know, mr. matt is deceased and the other escapee, mr. sweat, is in custody. he is in stable condition and let's give a big round of applause to the men and women of law enforcement. [applause] amy: the prisoners used power tools to drill through the walls and break out of the clinton correctional facility in dannemora. two prison workers have been arrested for allegedly aiding their escape. in puerto rico has announced it will not be able to pay back at $72 billion in public debt. state officials are reportedly seeking to delay payments and talks with creditors. puerto rico's governor is reportedly set to call for hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts in a budget address today. and those are some of the headlines. this is democracy now! democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman. same-sex weddings took place across the country this weekend after the u.s. supre

. >> governor cuomo released new details. he said when joist mitchell didn't show up to give the men a ride, they turned their sights towards canada, splitting up about five days ago. >> sweat felt that matt was slowing him down as a matter of fact. when he caught up with him he was a mile and a half from the canadian borders. >> sweat is in serious but stable condition in a secure unit in albany medical center, where investigators want to ask him some very direct questions. >> how the escape occurred who was involved and how many people. >> police have arrested a second prison employee gene palmer today. in a community anxious for justice and overwhelmed right now by the work of police and federal agents here. >> let me bring in nbc's john yeng in constable, new york tonight. what happened today? >> reporter: well he waived a preliminary hearing meaning the case will go straight to a grand jury. he has not entered a plea but he has told investigators that he didn't know these guys were going to escape and that he has passed lie detecter tests. he is charged with giving them contraband deal

to go to mexico. >> reporter: during a radio interview today, new york governor andrew cuomo released new details from the investigation. he says when joyce mitchell the prison employee arrested for aiding in the escape didn't show up to give the men a ride they turned their sights toward canada. splitting up about five days ago. >> sweat felt that matt was slowing him down, as a matter of fact. when we caught up with him, he was a mile and a half from the canadian border. >> reporter: sweat is in serious but stable condition in a secure unit at albany medical center where investigators want to ask him very direct questions about the prison break. >> how this escape occurred who was involved and how many people. >> reporter: police have arrested a second prison employee, gene palmer who was arraigned today on charges of tampering and promoting prison contraband. in a community anxious for justice, and overwhelmed by the work of police and federal agents here. home-made posters dot the landscape as many small towns try to get back to normal. jay gray nbc news dannemora, new yo

next. >> new york governor andrew cuomo put it the nightmare is finallyfinally over. search for two convicted killers on the run after breaking out of prison back on june 6 is this now complete. the final missing inmate captured and being treat tad hospital tonight. fox's laura inn gill reports from that hospital in albany, new york. >> reporter: state police say there is a sense of relief in upstate new york. >> there's a feeling of elation among all law enforcement officers certainly members of the community as well. >>> a state trooper shooting escaped convict david sweat sunday in constable just about 2 miles away from the canadian border. he remains in the hospital but has spoken with authorities. >> we've tried to glean whatever information we can from mr. sweat that would be useful to our investigation. close a few gaps. but of course once he's wrapped up in medical care as he is, which is a priority, you know we have to take a back seat. >> serving a life sentence once he broke out of the clinton correctional facility with fellow inmate richard matt border patrol agents shoo

note what we learned from governor cuomo about the escape escape. we learned they were going to go to mexico. had joist mitchell been the when they came out of the manhole, they would have gone to mexico. since she didn't show they started to make their way to canada. and as they were making their way apparently 49-year-old richard matt could not keep up with sweat. so sweat went ahead as he left matt behind about five days ago. >> thank you for your reporting. for more we go to former assistant director of the u.s. marshals and former fbi agent ken van zandt. arthur. >> until they got out of the danger area. i think once matt got sick had dysentery, that it was just a matter of time before they split up. and it looks like the last confirmed time we had them together is actually about 10 days ago, 8 days ago when the dna tested positive in that cabin in dannemora. >> on the issue with this prison contraband. people have issue from the movies and the tv shows and black market of fakesolks trading all sorts of stuff but there is a big difference here. >> yeah i find it very odd that the

decision. >> the nightmare is finally over, new york governor andrew cuomo a on the capture of the second escapee as the worker that helped them escape heads to court this hours. >> 22 days, 2,000 men i searching swamp and brush. no one got hurt. no law enforcement got hurt. no one else was hurt. escapees brought to justice so it ended as well as it could have ended. ♪ (vo) rush hour around here starts at 6:30 a.m. - on the nose. but for me, it starts with the opening bell. and the rush i get, lasts way more than an hour. (announcer) at scottrade, we share your passion for trading. that's why we've built powerful technology to alert you to your next opportunity. because at scottrade, our passion is to power yours. cheryl: today the worse day of the year for stocks. the dow, s&p 500 erasing all of the gains for 2015. stocks ending near the low of the session across the board. the dow diving 350 points. that is the biggest point drag on the dow, excuse me, these are the biggest point drags on the dow. these are the names you should be watching. looking at goldman sachs, boeing, 3m.

. governor andrew cuomo saying sweat admitted when prison worker joyce mitchell didn't show up with the getaway car the men instead decided to walk towards canada and there just a mile and a half from the border is where sweat was caught yesterday afternoon. >> he was just about at the tree line. if he would have gotten that tree line they probably wouldn't have got him. >> reporter: before he could get there sergeant jay cook spotted sweat and shot the convicted cop killer twice as he took off running. >> i heard a couple gun shots. within another 30 seconds the place was flooded with police cars. >> reporter: the takedown happening two days after matt was shot and can killed by officers. sweat telling investigators the two had split up last week because matt was slowing him down. >> this is a camper where matt was hiding and where police finally got him. >> reporter: their run much to many people's relief. [cheers and applause] >> reporter: now finally over. >> we're ecstatic for their capture. we feel 50 times safer. >> reporter: and plus sweat's condition has been updated to ser

both matt and sweat to go. to mexico. >> reporter: during a radio interview, andrew cuomo release the new details. he says when joyce mitchell didn't show up to give the men a ride, they turned their sights towards canada splitting up five days ago. >> he felt that sweat was e slowing him down. when we caught up with him it was a mile and a half from the canadian borders. >> he's in serious but stable condition at albany medical center where investigators want to ask him some direct questions about the prison break. >> how this escape occurred, who was involved and how many people. >> reporter: police have arrested a second prison e employee who was arraigned on charges of tampering and promoting prison contraband. in a community anxious for justice and overwhelmed by the work of police and federal agents here. home made posters dot the landscape now as so many small communityings try to get back to normal. that's the latest live here in new york, i'm jay gray, back to you. >> thank you, jay. >>> a man stunned a courtroom when he offered to forgifve the charleston church shooter and a

. today, new york governor andrew cuomo said david sweat and richard matt originally planned to go to mexico but investigators say their plans fell through when prison worker joyce mitchell got cold feet. police shot and killed matt friday. matt and sweat had counted on mitchell to pick them up after their june 6th escape and drive them to mexico. but when mitchell failed to show up, the escapees headed north on foot toward canada. governor cuomo says the investigation is far from over. >> overall systems at the prison what went wrong and are there systems we should change. >> reporter: governor cuomo says the two convicts split up about five days ago. sweat allegedly said he believed his older escaped partner was slowing him down. again, david sweat is now in stable condition. the director of albany medical center says the escapee will not need surgery. jim? >>> it is down to the wire for pennsylvania governor tom wolf who is trying to urge passage of the state budget. the governor reaching out to state workers and other stake holders this afternoon but says it's possible a budget wi