Headquarters in new york this is nbc nightly news. Reporting tonight, lester holt. Good evening. Our top story is breaking as we come on the air. A suspected accomplice in the new york prison break is now under arrest. Joyce mitchell a prison worker who police say may have developed relationships with both escaped cons is to be arraigned this evening after she apparently began spilling more details of romance and forbidden items supplied to the men. As for the search for the prisoners themselves its been a day of more tantalizing hints and bursts of Police Activity as anticipation grows that police are drawing closer to their prey. We have it all covered. Nbcs ron mott starts us off with this breaking news. Ron . Reporter lester good evening to you. Joyce mitchell is being held tonight at the State Police Barracks in malone new york. That is near her home. She will be arraigned on two counts one a felony the other a misdemeanor. The felony is for promoting prison contraband. The misdem
The heat index may reach over 100 degrees today. Over to allyson rae now with aphis look at the a first look at the forecast. Day number two today of the heat wave and temperatures are going to be above 90 a string of days through the weekend and beyond that as well. Heat advisory is in place today. Now just to the district and arlington. But hey, be careful out there. Its hot everywhere you go. Its going to feel into the triple digits for a lot of us. As temperatures just soar. The humidity is high. So that feels like temperature is going to be into the triple digits. And that is quite uncomfortable. I think our report today is going to be in jeopardy. Were warmer than we were at this time yesterday. It feels 98 degrees its only 89 but the sun how humid it is and the winds are not stopping that to the south. 88 degrees for gaithersburg. 86 for wall doffer and now factor waldorf and now lets factor in the humidity. 98 for d. C. And for leesburg. Just a scorcher. The record today is 95.
Worse it gets. Today, we learned that suspected chinese hackers got their hands on the personal information of as many as 14 Million People far more than we were first told. And some of that information was extremely sensitive. It came from intelligence and military personnel who were applying for security clearances. Jeff pegues is following this for us in our washington newsroom. Jeff. Reporter scott, a federal Law Enforcement source says the cyber attack appears to have compromised sensitive Background Information provided by current, former and prospective federal workers. Investigators believe suspected chinese hackers accessed forms containing personal data for background checks for security clearances including but not limited to information about Mental Illness drug and alcohol use, past arrests and bankruptcies. Law enforcement sources say the f. B. I. C. I. A. , and some military personnel are believed to have had data compromised. U. S. Officials first publicly acknowledged
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Behind the blockbuster movies sweeping the summer. And its friday, mark shields and david brooks are here, to analyze a full week of news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This prgram was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff hackers linked to china may have accessed sensitive background infmation of intelligence and military personnel. The Associated Press reported today officials believe it involved security clearance forms with possible information about mental illness, drug and alcohol use, past arrests or bankruptcies. Its the second cybersecurity breach o