Manhunt Continues for Two Escaped New York Prison Inmates; Interview with Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin; Man to File Police Brutality Charges against Orlando Police Department; Jeb Bush Visits Poland
JASON CARROLL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: New York's governor asking everyone in the particular area to be on the lookout for anything suspicious. And, Alisyn, as a result, they have to follow up any lead they have for the possibility that it might end up leading them to these very dangerous men that they're looking for. In terms of Route 374, in terms of how long it will be closed, at this point still, no idea. Alisyn?</s>ALISYN CAMEROTA, CNN ANCHOR: OK, Jason, keeps us posted for the next hour, please. Meanwhile, these developments come just hours after officials had expanded the search already to Vermont following word that the pair had discussed crossing the border to avoid the large police presence in New York. CNN's Polo Sandoval is live outside the prison in Dannemora, New York, this morning with more as well as more on that prison worker who authorities now confirm is being questioned in the escape. Tell us everything you have, Polo.</s>POLO SANDOVAL, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Hey, Alisyn, good morning. We're essentially on the west side of that segment of road that's closed. In fact, the roadblock just a few yard from where I'm standing in front of me. To put things into perspective, look off in the distance here in Clinton County, that is the Clinton correctional facility from which these two men are believed to have escaped. So now the question is why the investigation has pretty much shifted back here to Clinton County. Meanwhile, I can also tell you that while we're tracking the manhunt here there's also one that continues in the neighboring state of Vermont. Yesterday we heard from the governors of New York and Vermont saying that one of those hundreds of leads lead investigators to believe that they could have crossed state lines. Meanwhile, much of the focus of the investigation today will be on the prison guard that you mentioned, Joyce Mitchell. She's believed to have provided some form of support to these men. Meanwhile, her loved ones are speaking out, essentially saying that 95 percent of what's being said is untrue. You see one of the quotes here from her daughter-in-law Paige Mitchell which she basically says she's disgusted at the idea that her mother-in-law would knowingly help them, Chris. So again, so many different key players weighing in as this investigation continues. And of course that police presence continues to intensify in this part of upstate New York.</s>CHRIS CUOMO, CNN ANCHOR: All right, Polo, thank you very much. Let's bring in the governor of Vermont. He's become critical in this process. His name is Peter Shumlin. Gov, thanks for joining us. Let me ask you. We keep focusing on this.</s>GOV. PETER SHUMLIN, (D) VERMONT: Great to be with you.</s>CUOMO: It's a pleasure. We keep focusing on this one prison employee. But to your knowledge, are investigators widened the circle at all? Have they found other points of contact, other people they think may have been involved in helping these two bad guys?</s>SHUMLIN: I can't comment on the ongoing investigation because obviously, Chris, we don't want to get in the way of apprehending these guys and getting them back where they belong. Both Governor Cuomo and I are extraordinarily concerned about this. You can understand this is a governor's nightmare. We're trying to protect the public safety, take care of our folks. These guys are dangerous. They're desperate. And they would do anything to continue their freedom. So we're following every single lead. I'm convinced that it's highly likely that in a situation like this with the aid of the public we're more likely to catch them than simply law enforcement working on their own. So we're following every single tip on both sides of the lake. And we just want to get these guys locked up back where they belong.</s>CUOMO: Governor, you mentioned both sides of the lake. And that's instructive here, because if it is true that these murderers were thinking about maybe hopping over to your state for whatever reason, it's not that easy to get there, is it? What are the different ways that they would have to find their way across the border?</s>SHUMLIN: If they go too far north they hit the Canadian border. The Canadian border is heavily monitored in the woods and everywhere else with cameras and other things that would tip them. These are smart guys, so chances are they're not going to try crossing that border unless they want to get locked up fast. So obviously navigating the lake without using the bridge, the Crown Point Bridge, would be the smartest strategy at night. Now, if you think about it from their perspective, the less motorized noise you're making, the better off you are. There is some indication based on the information we had that they had a canoe on their mind or something one could cattle. So these guys are smart. They're probably trying to seek anyway quietly to get over to this side. Whether they've done that or not, we don't know. We really have no idea where they are. We do know that their only indication of where they were headed was the state of Vermont because they felt from a law enforcement perspective it would be cooler. We're changing that drastically right now.</s>CUOMO: And now with the cooperation of New York state you're in a state of high alert to be sure. What kind of numbers can you give us in terms of resources involved?</s>SHUMLIN: We have plenty of resources. We've now basically created with Governor Cuomo and my team a seamless system. We've given Vermont state police embedded with the New York State Police. We've given them authority to cross borders at any time. We don't care what state they're from. And obviously the challenge for all of us is to follow the hottest leads and put our resources where we think we've got the highest likelihood of success. So we're keeping our fingers crossed. As I mentioned, anyone in the public who sees something suspicious, call law enforcement. Most importantly, don't get near these guys. Don't go vigilante on us. Don't think you can go solve this one on your own. These guys are dangerous. They'll do anything to get their freedom. They don't mind killing folks. These are not nice guys. And stay away from them. Report to law enforcement any suspicious activity. Both Governor Cuomo and I are pleading with citizens not to go vigilante.</s>CUOMO: Good warning to heed. Governor Shumlin, thank you very much. Good luck in your efforts.</s>SHUMLIN: Thank you so much.</s>CUOMO: Ana?</s>ANA CABRERA, CNN ANCHOR: This morning, another police department has come under fire. Two officers in Orlando are now accused of using excessive force. They were caught on camera kicking a man as he sat on a curb. That alleged victim has filed a battery complaint. But Orlando's police chief says there's much more to this story.</s>CABRERA: Two Orlando police officers are accused of police brutality after the release of this video. An onlooker captures 30-year-old Noel Carter sitting on the curb kicked repeatedly and Tased by police arresting him, resulting in several injuries.</s>NATALIE JACKSON, NOEL CARTER'S ATTORNEY: He was being kicked. He was being hit. And he was Tased while he was doing nothing.</s>CABRERA: Carter claims he was having a disagreement with his girlfriend when police approached him and beat him before he ran away.</s>NOEL CARTER, MAN TO FILE EXCESSIVE FORCE COMPLAINT AGAINST ORLANDO POLICE DEPARTMENT: I was shoved. I was sprayed. And I was essentially battered prior to any conveyance to what my disorderly conduct could have been.</s>CABRERA: But police say that's not the whole story.</s>CHIEF JOHN MINA, ORLAND POLICE DEPARTMENT: What you see in the segment to that video is only a small piece of what happened.</s>CABRERA: Officers David Cruise and Charles May say Carter was using physical force against his girlfriend, grabbing her, refusing to let her leave.</s>MINA: Based on witnesses and also reports it is clear that Carter was intoxicated, resisting officers, uncooperative, and attempted to flee multiple times.</s>CABRERA: The officers say they tried to arrest him, but Carter fought back, arguing, struggling, even lunging at them as they tried to subdue him. This witness video taken outside the club shows Carter running from police, resisting their commands, as one officer Tases him twice, another hits him with a baton. A third video captures Carter sitting down as the officers give chase. Then they kick, hit, and wrestle him to the ground. Carter denies the police accounts and is filing battery charges against the officers.</s>JACKSON: You do not have to look at the totality to see the abuse that is done and the unlawful use of force by these officers.</s>CABRERA: Carter was arrested on several charges including domestic battery and battery of a law enforcement officer. His attorneys of course are fighting those charges, and there's an internal investigation underway to determine whether excessive force was indeed used. But right now those officers are still on active duty.</s>CAMEROTA: Jeb Bush is in Poland this morning, part of his six days European tour, the overseas trip coming just days ahead of an expected presidential announcement. Let's get right to CNN's chief congressional correspondent Dana Bash. She's life in Warsaw. Good morning, Dana.</s>DANA BASH, CNN CHIEF CONGRESSIONAL CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Alisyn. This trip, not unlike other presidential candidates who have come before him, is all about burnishing his foreign policy credentials, making people in the United States feel comfortable seeing him on the world stage. So to that note, he spent the morning actually more of a tourist than a foreign leader. He went to the Warsaw museum to commemorate the Warsaw uprising during World War II. He and his wife Columba put flowers on a wall that actually has American names on it to remember the Americans who died during that time. And then he also had a meeting with a pretty controversial figure here in Poland. Up until yesterday, Radoslaw Sikorski was the speaker of the polish parliament, but yesterday he resigned. And the reason why he resigned is very much related to the U.S. Chris, as I toss it back to you, I'll tell you that he was caught on tape talking about the way that he believes Poland is subservient to the United States, using rather colorful, sexually explicit language which I will spare our viewers from at this early hour. It's a family friendly program. So it will be interesting to see the way Jeb Bush explains the fact that he still had this meeting even though this man resigned in disgrace, Chris.</s>CUOMO: Dana, by telling me nothing you seem to have told me everything.</s>CUOMO: Thank you very much for the report.</s>BASH: It's an art.</s>CUOMO: We have new evidence thank you very much that the Israelis may be eavesdropping on the Iran nuclear talks. The "Wall Street Journal" is reporting a cyber-security firm based in Moscow has detected a computer virus frequently used by Israeli spies, where, in three European hotels. All three hotels have hosted the nuclear negotiations. The virus in question allows hackers to infiltrate computers, phones, and WiFi networks. The Israelis, no comment.</s>CABRERA: Intense video you have to see as the Coast Guard makes every moment of this dramatic rescue count. Watch as they respond to a May Day call of a ship sinking right off Alaska's coast just seconds after they pull the last man off the 73-foot vessel. The boat rolls underwater. You can see they're having to use these cages to get them out of the water. All four men are OK. It's unclear, though, what made this boat take on water in the first place.</s>CUOMO: Just in the nick of time. See the guy floating? He's in a survival suit. I learned that from "The Deadliest Catch."</s>CABRERA: Imagine the fear.</s>CUOMO: The temperature of the water, everything that they have to deal with.</s>CAMEROTA: They are amazing. They do these impressive rescues all the time. It's Herculean, whether they go out in storms, high seas.</s>CABRERA: They put themselves at risk.</s>CAMEROTA: They do. Good for them for getting those guys back in time. All right, so we are following the manhunt for two dangerous fugitives. A tip has triggered a search just a few miles from the prison.</s>CUOMO: And President Obama says, no plan -- how about this? I'm sending 450 more men and women on the ground in Iraq. But they're just going to be training partners. Is this enough?