You heard going in that this horse might be different than the other ones. But didnt you feel we heard this before. Yes. And youre waiting right here. This is usually where it falls apart on the backstretch here coming down the homestretch for the horse to fall behind. But look how strong American Pharoah is. Just widening the lead as he goes and incredible story. First time since 1978. Weve been talking about it for nearly 40 years. Will it happen . It finally happened saturday. I had chills. That was an incredible moment. I always feel bad about horse racing. But then when theyre in the full gallop, there is nothing more beautiful. Absolutely nothing. The greatest triple crown winner since 1967. All right. That wasnt the only thing that happened this weekend. We run the gamut. Last night i went to the tonys. Were through . I never miss it. I was there until the end. First of all, the new host im usually asleep by 8 00. Larry david was there and, of course, i gave him the mint. Did he need one . Well you never know. He carries around the drops. I give him minutes. He met my daughter. She said oh, my gosh hes exactly the same person. He is larry david. I said thats correct. But it was fun. I had an awkward moment with Bradley Cooper very awkward. Captured on video . Its probably on video. I was introducing my daughter. And walking up to him. I kept poking him and he kept going. And, like kind of gave a scoff. I was like wait a minute. And everyone was kind of looking at me like thats really sad. Shes running after Bradley Cooper and im like no i just want to introduce him to my daughter. He came back. He came back. I said amelia please. Im not like a weirdo running after movie stars. Its not even me. I was disappointed that sky light didnt win more than it did win. Interesting mix of winners. Yeah. It was actually. I loved kelly oharas acceptance speech, the king and i. Highlight of the night. Right. She is nominated plenty of times. She is the best actress on broadway and she finally won. And her speech was so human. It was so full of joy and charm and ridiculousness and dancing and it was really very very lovely night. What did you think of the host . They were great. They were cute together. Very cute together. And then of course the most momentous and important heartwrenching momentst weekend is the funeral for beau biden. Vice president bow biden is at his home in delaware this morning with no public schedule today, two days after his eldest son beau was laid to rest. Biden was mourned by his family and a long list of dignitaries. President obama was nearly overcome by emotion several times during his eulogy for the 46yearold former state attorney general and iraq veteran. It was a sign of an incredible family who brushed await possibility of privilege for the harder better reward of earning his own way. And what greater inheritance is there . What greater inheritance than to be part of a family that passes on the values of what it means to be a great parent . That passes on the values of what it means to be a true citizen. That passes on the values of what it means to give back fully and freely without expecting anything in return. Thats what our country was built on. Thats beau. He made you want to be a better person. Isnt that final lit measure of a man . Isnt that finally the measure of a man . The way he lives . How he treats others . No matter what life may throw at him. We do not know how long weve got here. We dont know when fate will intervene. We cannot discern gods plan. What we do know is that with every minute that we got, we can live our lives in a way that takes nothing for granted. You know there were World Leaders there. There were rock stars there. But thats not what it was about, really. And, mike you wrote a piece i think that really crystallize thats. Politicians often have a shell but they develop around their persona. Sometimes they need it to protect themselves or sometimes its what they have to sort of push an image. And somehow the biden family always remained a kind of true to their humanity. And what you write, mike here in the daily beast at sons wake joe bide sen onen is one of us. They stood next in line after 6 1 2 hours, they quietly summoned all their strength to offer support and sorrow for a loss that seemed nearly unbearable to them. Joe biden held their hand hugged them both thanked them for coming and kissed each woman on the cheek. How long have you known the Vice President was asked . Well i dont know him, she answered. This was the first time i met him. And you stood in line all this time, i said to her . How come . Because i love who he is. She said. Hes a family man who knows what its like to lose something you love in life. Ive always loved him. Hes one of us. And thats the legacy really of beau biden, joe biden, the family. Yeah, mark was there on friday for the wake as well. And i would tell you the line was epic. It was as finally drawn portrait of america as youre going to see. Im not talking about the people who were ushered in the front door of the church. Im talking about the people who stood for 11 hours. And the Vice President and his family stood at the front of the alter for 11 hours. And shook every last hand. But the people in line many of them did not know the Vice President. They knew of him. They had encountered him in wilmington and around delaware or wherever. They did not know him. They stood there out of respect and admiration, i think, for the family. A unique family. Ive never seen people wait in line for five hours so happily and so peacefully. Its a small state. They call their politicians by their first name there. But people in delaware saw in beau bide sen what theside enis what the country saw in him. The family so strong standing and waiting and greeting everybody. And then for president obama to come and give the best eulogies i ever heard. And for him to be emotional in public. Again, its a reflection of what kind of person beau biden was and what incredible family it is. One of the things we do in this business is we cover politics very well. We cover it intensely. Casey is here. She just came back if texas. We give you every anecdote that happens. But what we dont do and sometimes its almost impossible to do is cover and reflect and report on the relationship thats people have in politics. And the relationship between the president of the United States and the Vice President of the United States is truly unique. It is one its a bond of friendship as strong as i know of. Not just in politics but two people in life. Yeah. The president said you know he considers himself part of the biden family. And the biden family as i said all weekend is just so strong and there for their state and for the country and i think the outpouring is well deserved and fantastic. But really just a sad and touching weekend. A couple other quick things that i noticed. I was watching it on cspan where they just in the camera set up. There is no one talking and you watch the mourners come through. The other side of it was joe biden handled it as if he were there for the people who were coming. People coming through in wheelchairs. Hes down on the knee kissing their hand. And i just thought, my gosh. In the moment of the worst grief imaginable, he is there for all these other people. It was just incredible to watch. Its why you were writing probably just came off the pen. Your piece was being passed around to members of the white house, people who work in the administration said they were bawling. We all have struggles with our kids and want the best for them and cant imagine losing them and, yet, he somehow this family joe biden especially beau biden, a symbol of how to love your children and have to let go too. Which is hard to watch. But, wow. How to do it beautifully. And his other kids hunter and ashleys speeches were absolutely beautiful. Hunters particularly broke your heart when he talked about after the car accident, beau coming and holding his hand and saying i love you, i love you, hang in there. And then the roles were reversed in the hospital a few days ago. He was holding beaus hand and there for his last breath. Its about as heartbreaking as anything could ever be. Well while were on the topic of politicians, that would be someone to look at beaus legacy, especially in terms of looking at the hopefuls for 2016. Several republican hopefuls for president were in iowa this weekend. For senator Joanie Earnst and casey, your there. Did anybody stand ut from the pack . I was there. Hard to say comparing to what we just talked about. It is a little bit difficult. I will say ive been to a number of these cattle calls now. I think we should combine them with the tony awards. Maybe they can sing give us something new. But i think there were two candidates that rode in on motorcycles. They had easier. The rest of them were left fighting with each other to stand out from the pack. Hogs pork and plenty of red meat. I would be tempted to ask hillary if shes ever rid own a john deere tractor. Let me tell you to Hillary Clinton, your definition of flat broke and mine are a little bit different. Joanie earnst gathered seven contenders in boon, iowa, for the first annual roast and ride. Huckabee . Governor of texas. The clalg is standing out from the crowd. Rick perry riding with veterans taking it all in. The smell of grass being cut. Smell the hay being bailed. Living freedom, riding free wk a bunch of american heroes. Wisconsin Governor Scott walker stopping to remember d day on the invasion 71st anniversary. Lets remember those that gave the ultimate sacrifice. Walker was the only one to ride to boon with ernst. Rather be president of harleydavidson . It would be a lot easier job. I dont think i have a shot at that one. Also on stage saturday marco rubio, one of the first to help her with her Senate Campaign. She offered him a ride on the back of her bike because hes never been on one. My mom was always terrified of motorcycles. She used to trauma ties us about them. He also campaigned sfoeg a packed ballroom at the holiday inn. He stayed there to save money and to try to show iowans hes just like them. Miami dolphins man. Yeah you wont find many dolphins fans in iowa. Do you think this is a good place for the republican process to start . Absolutely. Its not reflective of the whole country. Its americans. Its every day americans who live in middle part of the country who are facing the same challenges and struggles. It was clear on the ground there is on opening there for him. There are a lot of people that dont know him yet. Mark youre following this with Everything Else you were doing this weekend. Any standouts . Walker has a big negligent eye ichlt we look at the National Polls and everybody is jumbled and tied up and no clear leader in New Hampshire really or south carolina. Walker is strong there. But as you saw in that piece, they all think that they can make their mark in iowa. Even somebody like marco rubio from a different part of the country, young guy. Hasnt spent much time there. But this weekend, drew big crowds. He did. He is one of the first people to help joanie ernst in the Senate Campaign. Hes done a lot behind the scenes even if he hasnt done the retail campaign. Theres a big piece in the New York Times about speeding tickets. Is it an issue . I think theyre starting to seat knives come out for rubio. Marco rubio. Yes. And thats a siven hisgn of his strength. I asked him if he thinks the tickets should matter. I have to ask you, there is a New York Times report about your collection of speeding tickets. Do you have a lead foot . They werent speeding tickets alone. You know ill let people interpret what they want. It is what it is. I know when you run for president , thats going to happen. People look at every aspect of your life and talk about it. I can tell you being from miami where you drive every, where having four tickets in 17 years is not considered bad. But let me just say, i dont like red light cameras. But thats another topic for another day. Doesnt he know pride . Four tickets in 17 years . I think there are some opponents who feel as though he was hand aid gift with this New York Times story. Because i think most people can identify having the occasional ticket and getting busted on one of the red light cameras. This past weekend was Barbara Bushs birthday. Jeb bush wasnt there. But was he there in any sense . They had i saw one staffer who was wandering around basically asking attendee its they had any questions about jeb bush. You know he was pretty absent. And rubio event that i went to he brought 100 plus people out to ames iowa. No free food offered or anything like. That about 100 people showed up. And those are probably larger crowds than the smaller bush events that i covered in iowa. I think hes pretty mia out there. I did think that ted cruz giving they vent was interesting. I thought that was probably a missed opportunity for him. If anything this was a crowd he really could have potentially fired up. All right. Willie . Youre like the right hand of all the candidates. She is. Here comes casey again. Her innocent questions. Doing a great job out. There all right. Lets turn to incredible story now. Manhunt underway in the state of new york after two convicted killers used power tools to break out of a maximum Security State prison up near the canadian border. Hundreds are joining the search now in upstate new york just 25 miles from that border. Investigators have developed more than 150 leads but officials have little show for it so far. Nbcs john yang has a report. Reporter more than 250 state and federal Law Enforcement officers scour the area around this eventualage in the mountains looking for clues that could lead them to the two convicted killers discovered missing at a 5 30 a. M. Saturday bed check. Were leaving no stone unturned. They could be anywhere. Officials describe both men as very dangerous. David sweat, 35 was serving a life sentence with no parole for the 2002 killing of a sheriffs deputy near binghamton new york. Richard matt was sentenced to 25 years to life for beating a man to death and dismembering him near buffalo in 1997. Matt had escaped incarceration before. We have a lot of territory to cover. Were looking at each of them and their associates independently. Authorities described it an escape worthy of a Hollywood Screen play. They stuffed their bufrpgs to make it look like they were sleeping. From separate cells, each used power tools to cut through a steel wall to reach a cat walk six stories high. They shimmied down to a tunnel below, broke through a brick wall and cut an entrance and an exit from a two foot wide pipe before breaking a steel lock on a man hole a block away from the prison wall. Work Officials Say took a matter of days to carry out. They left behind a racially offensive post it note reading have a nice day. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo retraced the escapees path. We went back and pieced together what they did and it was elaborate. It was sophisticated. It encompassed thrilling through steel walls and steel pipes. Reporter two big questions, where did the tools come from . How did the men know how to navigate the prisons maze of pipes and tunnels since all the prisons tools have been accounted for, officials are speculating about contractors tools. In a village of 4,000 people residents are on guard. What was your reaction when you heard the news . Oh, my god. Is this a drill . Is this for real . Its very scary. This is my backyard. My doors are locked. First time in 30 years. Reporter a community on edge as a manhunt goes on. A 100,000 50,000 apiece is posted for their capture. A couple in the New York Times today, a couple of the detectives who pursued these guys and led to their conviction said this he is the most vicious, evil person i have ever come across in 38 years as a Police Officer, talking about richard matt. Another one said hes totally, totally fearless and does not respond to pain. He said very worried for the community and for the people who prosecuted them in the past. They could be anywhere. So were going to get a live report from the scene of that historic prison escape. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo will bring us an update on the manhunt for the two convicted killers. He canceled his belmont plans to get up there and try to figure out what happened. Also ahead, the Top Republican on Homeland Security congressman mike mukccaul will be here. And tim kaine is not on the ballot yet but hell talk about the short list for Vice President. Later, well talk to the fatherson team who just made racing history at belmont. The owner and stable manager of American Pharoah will join us with their incredible journey to the triple crown. But first, not soin credible but hes got the forecast. Bill karins . A beautiful weekend in the northeast. We had great weather in some spots. Other places werent so lucky. One of the big stories, remember all the rain we had in may in oklahoma and texas . A lot of that funneled into the red river. That is slow moving and now going through louisiana. Check out this picture of red river near shreveport where theyre dealing with a list toric flood in the region. It is cresting this morning at 7 00 a. M. , theyre expecting the crest of the red river in shreveport. A lot of damage has been done. A lot of cattle has to be moved. A lot of problems still down river from shreveport. Lets talk about the forecast. Yesterday we had about three tornadoes. We had numerous reports of wind damage and hail from kansas all the way through areas of illinois. The worst weather overnight was in illinois. A lot of the bad storms ended. Flash flooding is still possible in a few spots. So for today, 27 Million People at risk of severe storms. That goes outside of washington d. C. , down through kentucky