the defensive strategy shifted from the massachusetts court system to the governor of massachusetts. on june 1, 1927, the massachusetts governor fuller simpered a three-member advisor committee to review the facts of the case. the chair of that committee was sort of a de facto leader of old boston and the anti-somatic president of harvard. during the early 1920's, he had clashed repeatedly with frankfurter when he tried to institute a 50% quota on all jewish harvard undergraduates. yet frankfurter, when it came to the sacco and vanzetti case believes he was the only hope for the pair. the committee met in secret. in part the defense counsel from seeing an interview with judge thayer. the governor was also investigating the case in secret and yes, frank for road to walter whitman, i still have hope and judge they are because it is and concealed to me how upon the facts they can dare send sacco and vanzetti to the electric chair. and nine: 10:00 p.m. on august 3, sacco and vanzetti were transferred to the death house. the governor after reading the unanimous reports declared that sacco

totally across central and eastern massachusetts. it is losing a little steam as it goes and i wanted to time out the back end of this rain for you here. in worcester at about 7:00 this morning. showers should be finding down. providence, rhode island, 7:20. boston, 7:43 and plymouth at 8:05. by 8:00 this morning, everybody will be likely dry again. to portsmouth, new hampshire. 49 degrees right now. a milder rain. visibility is low because we have also got some fog out there this morning. showers will last us until 7 o'clock this morning. between 7 and 8, winding down. by 9 a.m., will have a ton of sun out there but start that low process of brightening up a little more sunshine in your afternoon forecast. now to plymouth end up being a warmer day. 10 degrees warmer in fact in plymouth than it is in portsmouth, new hampshire. 59 degrees and almost 60 with rain hours. those showers lasting between 7 and 8:00 this morning and temperatures hovering in the upper 50s most of the day. it does as i mention get brighter into the afternoon.

heavy rain across western massachusetts into the springfield area. this is going to alive in worcester in about 45 minutes. 45 degrees in worcester right now with mostly drizzle in place. and you can see a lot of light green near stowe, acton, chelmsford to londonderry, new hampshire. lighter rain. every single road will be wet for the if you were leaving really within the next cup of hours. 49 degree in boston right now. we have rain in gloucester. a steady rain at that. scituate to halli fox, duxbury, sandwich, falmouth, heavy rain, steady rain over the cape as well. temperatures pretty mild this morning and not a very cold rain. i will go with a mild rain to get the day started. at 6 a.m. showers and heavy rain in western mass will be in the boston area at 6:00 this morning. afternoon on the way with highs near 60 degrees. we will take a closer look at the commute and what time those showers end in the next few hours coming up. send you back to julie for live-time traffic. >> julie: speaking of the commute, a closure at neelen street blocked off a

. >> this is the heaviest of rain at this point in western massachusetts. showers are shifting eastward off the coast. that will be the trend. temperatures right now are in the upper 40s to lower 50s. as we move throughout the afternoon today, we will see highs popping out in the mid 50s. with our traffic with olessa. >> thanks, kelly ann. it's a quiet start. a live look at the pike by allston/brighton. that's eastbound heading to the top of the screen. just a little bit of moisture to deal with this morning. not the most pleasant driving conditions. overall, not too bad. let's get to the maps. the overnight construction not a lot because of the rain. 93 south by the zakim bridge just about gone. no problems on 95. eastbound on the pike, the ride is quiet. 15 minutes 495 to 128. north of of methuen to the lever connector. we're expecting trains and buses on schedule. randy: a teenager has been charged in the stabbing death of his mother. antoinette: detectives say the crime happened inside their home. the teen's grandmother witnessing all of this happen. th

that's -- >> it's like the grumpy cousin of massachusetts. >> seth: yeah. nobody counts -- it's such a games and people would say, "oh, that's cool, you grew up here?" and i'd say, "well -- new hampshire." and it's like people in boston would be like, "no." [ laughter ] >> they'd be like, "no." except when they want to buy beer on sundays. it's like, "boom, new hampshire, we gotta get there," yeah. >> seth: exactly, then we're everybody's best friend. come on down to new hampshire. >> that's a law not many people know about. >> seth: but, yeah -- >> you can't buy beer on sunday in massachusetts. >> seth: so it's real classy. us people in new hampshire, we put our liquor stores right on the border. [ laughter ] it's true, like we try to make it as easy as possible for you to come and buy your liquor from us. >> nah, i've seen you there -- >> seth: yeah, exactly. [ laughter ] i work a shift, one -- one shift a year j roots. [ laughter ] and then but i see what you mean because you obviously are from the area. a boston accent must not be intimidating for you.

general thomas gage begins seizing cannon and gun powder in massachusetts. he looks for any opportunity to stop sam adams and the sons of liberty. >> our country is in danger. >> the sons of liberty and a crowd of bostonians gather to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the boston massacre. >> joseph warren was e was one the best known physicians in mtassachusetts not only the wel to do, but tended to the prostitutes of boston, and put him a good spot to pick up intelligence for a variety of reporters and made him very useful to samuel adams and the sons of liberty. >> our wish is that britain and the colony may grow in strength together. but while one part of the empire makes slaves of the other, measures taken by our congress must be steadily pursued. >> five men are gunned down by the british at the boston massacre. something sam adams refuses to let people forget. >> my friends, we are gathered here tonight to remember and commemorate our dear brothers. >> have you got your parts correct? >> cruelty massacred. ♪ ♪ >> we lay into them with bayonets.

southeastern massachusetts. i am timing out the back end of these rain showers and when you should be dry for good this morning. it is just after 7 a.m. in worcester. providence, rhode island around 7:30 this morning. boston, just before 8 a.m. new bedford, 8:06. and barnstable close to 9:00 this morning. i want to say by 8 a.m., most of lubs nice a plymouth right now. 61 degrees. we have got showers. we have got fog. a little touch of wind. winds will increase today an you can see we do brighten up for the noon. temperatures in the upper 50s and could end up being the high temperature for the day and you have a chance of being close for that. a good 10 degrees cool mere portsmouth at 50 degrees and only the 40s in worcester. a wide range in temps. this morning just because there is such a big difference the way the 40s feel and the 60s feel this morning. 8 a.m. though, goodbye showers. only leftover ones sitting over the cape. not quite crystal clear here at 8 a.m., but we are turning partly sunny, and that tre

the chafment massachusetts reserves. -- the gentleman from massachusetts reserves. the gentleman from louisiana. mr. boustany: i'm pleased to yield three minutes to the gentleman from nevada, mr. amodei. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from nevada is recognized for three minutes. mr. amodei: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you to my major league from the pelican state and my colleague from the bay state. i'm nervous, i don't want to break up this lone star reunion here, but speaking from a small 34r5eus in the inner mountain west, section 481 addresses the c.b.p. staffing issue at smaller land port of entry parptse. as we all know the c.b.p. mission at our numerous ports of entry is growing and adequate staffing at the larger ports needs to be augmented. however airport authorities in smaller land ports of entry are also increasing their international passenger counts and need additional c.b.p. personnel to adequately screen their passengers. the language contained herein allow small land port airports to reimburse c.b.p., the actual cost of assigning up to fiv

. >>> massachusetts and rhode preschool. massachusetts will get $15 million and rhode island will get $6 million to expand access to high-quality preschool for kids from low or moderate income families. the money comes from the department ofs of education and -- dments of education and health and human services. >>> if you have trouble completing tasks on time, you may be able to blame your parents. a study shows those who had consistent routines growing up had less problems with attention and later in life. routines help children feel safe and have clearer expectations and boundaries. >>> should the date we celebrate halloween change year to year? one state rep thinks so. josh cutler who represents pembroke file add bill to celebrate halloween on -- file add bill to celebrate hall -- filed a bill to celebrate on the saturday. kids won't be out trick or treating while most people are driving home from work or they have to get up early for school eat all that sugar. >> i mean, right, totally. >> so saturday night sounds good

tracking rain, last of the showers exiting southeastern is massachusetts. a little bit of light rain stretching up to fal mut into sagimore. these sprinkles right over rochester and north of laconia now, north back into northern and western portions of maine. 51 in boston, 60 in taunton currently 61 on the vineyard. colder the farther north you go and that's where we're tracking northern maine, coming down at a rate of one to two inches per hour, so a different story when you get back to the crown of maine. for us the storm continues to depart. sunshine breaks out. we turn bright, we turn breezy, we turn mild today. again, 55 to 60 degrees. end of the week tomorrow sun and clouds. you'll notice some snow showers in the mountains, the green mountains, the white mountains. it's going to be a fresh couple of inches in the high summits, by the way, the northern greens and whites by the time we get the snow guns are blasting as well. sunday breezy, sun and clouds, similar on sunday, but the wind is coming out of the northwest. it's going to drag in some colder a

>>h: >> not everybody in massachusetts has that strong of an accent. like they're people like me grew up there and don't really have a boston accent. so i thought maybe we'll just do this movie without them. >> seth: yeah, i'm glad you did. >> thanks. [ laughter ] >> seth: were people in manchester, massachusetts excited you were there? is that a place -- >> they love it. you know, sometimes you go to massachusetts, these are my people so, i can say this. but they'll start out being very supportive. they're like, "we love you, thank you for coming. you're the best." and then like day two of shooting they're leaning out the window, they're like "get the [ bleep ] out of here. [ bleep ]." [ laughter ] but -- >> seth: yeah, that's about right. >> yeah. >> seth: which is interesting because that's my -- because when i go home for thanksgiving, i feel like it's the same thing. first day, everybody's super psyched. >> right. and then your family is like -- >> seth: and then by day two -- >> get the -- seth get the [ bleep ] out of here! [ laughter ] >> seth:

. >>> plus trick or treat, the massachusetts lawmaker proposing to change the day >>> welcome back. 4:52 right now. a heartbreaking scene in lawrence. police found two parents passed two kids inside. officers say the couple jacob davis and tamara bruce drove three hours from vermont to buy drugs in lawrence. a passerby thought they were dead and called 911. first responders found a 23- month-old on the woman's lap and a 9-month-old in a baby seat. dcf has both kids now in their custody. >>> a man accused of stalking a whalen school principal and trying to public humiliate her is now facing charges. police say 49-year-old kurt sanborn dated th with him. they say he started stalking her and leaving flyers all over whalen, referring to her as a woman who consumes large amounts of alcohol and is promiscuous and is a detriment to the students, taxpayers and people of the community of -- at the time place say he was in jail on bank fraud. he is now out on bail. >>> a painting depicting the ku klux klan members will remain at an art exhibit, but drape to look at it. the art exhibit at salem

right now in a residential district, close to both harvard and mit, cambridge, massachusetts, by the way is a very centralized area, a lot of buildings, picture it a very tight little city with several little small buildings and colleges and a lot of college students, very densely populated area, these pictures from several blocks away, showing all that smoke billowing in the area. no word on how this fire started. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. now to the donald trump transition, where a conversation between the president-elect and the president of taiwan is ruffling some feathers with the government in beijing. china now issuing stern complaints to the u.s. over a phone call between mr. trump and taiwan's leader. now the diplomatic break is the first of its kind since the u.s. broke off its ties with tie won back in 1979. so what is going on? brian is live in new york city. >> reporter: forget trade, when it comes to china-u.s. relations, the most sensitive topic is taiwan. china believes that taiwan is part of their country and taiwan believes they're a sov

you know, sometimes you go to massachusetts, these are my people so, i can say this. but they'll start out being very supportive. they're like, "we love you, thank you for coming. you're the best." and then like day two of shooting they're leaning out the window, they're like "get the [ bleep ] out of here. [ laughter ] but -- >> seth: yeah, that's about right. >> yeah. >> seth: which is interesting because that's my -- because when i go home for thanksgiving, i feel like it's the same thing. first day, everybody's super psyched. >> right. and then your family is like -- >> seth: and then by day two -- >> get the -- seth get the [ bleep ] out of here! [ laughter ] >> seth: that's about right. >> yeah. >> seth: this movie is already getting a lot of attention. i don't know if you've heard, there's oscar buzz. have you heard this? >> tell me about it. >> seth: it's -- there's -- >> come on, no, tell me -- >> seth: it's a low -- right now it's a low buzz but i feel ke can hear it coming. >> but, compared to other people it's? >> seth: it's very high. >> that's high. >> s

and they were operating out of massachusetts. they had their headquarters for this video game company in maynard massachusetts. the state of rhode island pounced. they decided they would steel this company out of massachusetts. they would lure curt schilling to leave maynard and instead plant their roots in rhode island. in order to get that company out of massachusetts and into rhode island, they threw a ton of money at him. the state did. the taxpayers of the state of rhode island took on loan guarantees of $75 million. so this company is borrowing money. the taxpayers of the state of rhode island said we'll guarantee your loan. if you can't pay it back, we'll be on the hook. $75 million to bring this one baseball pitcher's video game company over to their state. and it was a terrible idea. it was a disaster. the company did release one video game once and then they went bankrupt. and they fired everybody who worked for them. they got all that money in rhode island in 2010 by the spring of 2012 they were out of business, bankru

more sunshine in eastern massachusetts. possible across the berkshires. we are looking at a mixture of sun and clouds as we head into the rest of the day. still plenty of sunshine, though. i would count on a couple of additional clouds to roll on through into the afternoon. we also have a breezier day. winds out of the west at 10-20 miles per hour. some wind gusts now at 32 miles per hour in bedford. definitely feels a little cool despite the warm temperatures. ri michelle carter was back in a courtroom today for a pretrial hearing. nicole oliverio has more. as the judge tries to move motions along, pushing for a february trial, the defense attorneys ask for an expert who can explain the effects of an antidepressant drug. >> i'm asking to see how to engage an expert to tell me how selexa affects a person fess thinking. >> reporter: michelle carter manslaughter. prosecutors say in 2014, carter encouraged 18-year-old conrad roy of fair thooin kill himself through text messages. both she and roy were taking the drug selexa. >> it has been proven, this isn't

and they were operating out of massachusetts. they had their headquarters for this video game company in maynard massachusetts. the state of rhode island pounced. they decided they would steel this company out of massachusetts. they would lure curt schilling to leave maynard and instead plant their roots in rhode island. in order to get that company out of massachusetts and into rhode island, they threw a ton of money at him. the state did. the taxpayers of the state of rhode island took on loan guarantees of $75 million. so this company is borrowing money. the taxpayers of the state of rhode island said we'll guarantee your loan. if you can't pay it back, we'll be on the hook. $75 million to bring this one baseball pitcher's video game company over to their state. and it was a terrible idea. it was a disaster. the company did release one video game once and then they went bankrupt. and they fired everybody who worked for them. they got all that money in rhode island in 2010 by the spring of 2012 they were out of business, bankru

>> im timmy brown from north massachusetts, i am excited to announce that tonight i will be singing at the 75thnn you canome and hg out with us tonight at the boston commons starng at 7 p.m. tune in tonight and wll see you there and happy holidays. randy:ll right, timmy, than you very much. timm brown, every, and we can't waito hea him tonight perform. >> and like he said yo can watch the holiday lights at 7 ght here on chael 5. or if that music was just a ttleea, gout to the common and watch them. >> right. >> wait, wait. beautiful voice, too. >> i do. >> yeah. >> no, not quite. >> we have a lot to be thankful for. beautiful sgers, and it's going to be a g nht because it's going t dry o. >> ok. >> yeah. >> weather is working wh us. ase do see a god amount of rainll now, moving off the aviest of the rain.he that really brought us that nic rainfallcculn near a inch for much of theoastline, andn into western massachusetts where it was closer to two inches, so impresve, right now we're seeing th showers that are mainly moving through, as we move just south of the mass pike. that's going t

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i'm recording cast from massachusetts. i'm excited to announce that tonight i'll be singing at the 75th annual boston tree lighting on wcvb, or you can h out with us tonight at the boston comm starting at 7:00 p.m. tune in tonight. we'll see you there. happy holidays. timmy brown. we can't wait to hear you perform. antoinette: you can watch holiday lights live on channel 5, 7:00 tonight. or eoy it dn there on the common. it's always a beautiful night everyyear. weather pending. amazing. can you please keep singing to us, timmy? >> i'd rather listen to that. >> doesn't matter what the weather is. he's going to feel happy. >> absolutely. meteorologist: rain is movin we have to deal with it for the next few hours, but we're getting out of it by later this travelmpacts are a big high this morning because we have not only the rain, but also fog in place aswell. but by later this morning, eventually we are drying out, clearing out, the sun is breaking out in the afternoon and evening. hour. here's a look at what's going on overh

was twice as generous in massachusetts as in the aca and when the aca came, massachusetts put state dollars on the table to maintain the affordability under massachusetts reform, and coverage has stayed very low so i would say, the problem is not that the penalties aren't high enough, the problem is that the subsidies are not supportive enough in terms of the real needs of families who are on the economic edge who need to buy health insurance and make these decisions. that is the place that needs change, not jacking up the penalties which, i don't think his politically salable anyway. >> you've listed two places where the aca individual market has been repaired. one of massachusetts and one in alaska. in both cases, it's with state dollars. it's very interesting. >> but the state had to put in place the scheme for raising the money. >> when the state takes it from one insurer and gives it to another, that a state money. >> having said that, what i think we are starting to hear on both of these panels, very subtly and very softly is that one pathway forward on this is instead of the

and back in massachusetts where the family delivered in freedom since colonial days. willy was the star opportunity and star athlete. she had neve before seen such confident young men or beautiful girls as you saw in the steps and he was bowled over by what he described in his autobiography, the rosie ap cat beauty of 16-year-old from atlanta. >> and the named black teachers, the 10% of the negro race was to up lift the other 90%. both calhoun girls married successful young men, breaking willie dubois' heart. she married an older man in nashville and in the classic middle class black way, something of a renaissance man, a successful ophthalmologist in chicago. her oldest sister married edward horn known as the adonis of the negro press. and their cousin, sister of moses, married a graduate of the university, became a highly respected first black licensed real estate broker in atlanta. well, cora and lena calhoun and their husband moved north after the supreme court decision that entrenched this. and cora and edward horn moved to new york city to raise their four sons,

massachusetts could be the next state to slap attacks on soda. kay khan plans to file a proposal in the new year. her plan wouldn't really create a new tax. it would apply the regular state sales tax to soda which is currently exempt from that. hacked. a cyber security firm said that more than 1.3 million phones may have been hit by malware. once on your phone, it can access your data. it cam from ill legitimate apps. the patriots and all the nfl games you see here on wbz are coming to cbs all access. >>> a deal just announced will allow all ss watch livestreams of cbs nfl games on their commuter, tablet and smart tvs. >> it has found a way to cut the amount of sugar in its change has by 40% without impacting the taste. researchers found a way to structure sugar molecules differently so it tastes sweet ter in smaller amounts. nestle will start using that 2018. 40% less but people are going to eat double the amount. give me another one. >> cookie orders coming in by the hundreds. >> one restaurant is stepping up to make sure this special business

ed: why massachusetts' new marijuana law may not go into effect on time. we're hearing from the massachusetts woman who says she has proof a mountain lion visited her property. pl -- >> this week's high 5 takes us to hopedale, where we find out james. he has been chen as sports illustrated sportsperson of the year. you'll remember james led th cavaliers to an nba title and ended cleveland's 52-year championship drought. his hometown, by the way. the team became the first to overcome a 3-1 deficit. james was cted as finals mvp for the third time. he joins tiger woods as the only athlete to receive this honor. prince harry joining superstar rihanna on stage last night at a concert in barbados as the from britain. and in an effort to raise awareness for world aids day, the pair got tested for hiv. they hoped to show people how quick and easy it is to take the simple finger-prick test. nichole: rihanna is among the top 5, but drake is the most streamed artist on spotify. his songs have been streamed more than 4.7 billion times. he also had the most streamed al

. >> in massachusetts they called that requirement to get insurance romney care and barack obama mocked it as something that wouldn't work across the nation. >> if a mandate was the solution we could try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house. >> maybe voters got confused when obama embraced the idea he mocked. >> people health insurance should buy health insurance. >> romney con sooefd then later mocked. >> i will act to repeal obamacare. >> i like mandates. >> i don't have such a mandate. >> massachusetts is a model for getting everybody insured. >> didn't you try to explain the irony by making it look like a woody allen film? >> no. that was somebody else. >> that was totally you. >> no. that was a terrible impression. i could not nail the woody [singing] >> there's this old joke, mitt romney conceives this idea of an individual mandate. >> everybody should have insurance. they should pay. >> that obama oppose on the campaign. >> if a mandate was the solution we can try that to solve homelessness by mandating everybody buy a house. >> then changes his mind i. n

. >>> a rare site caught on camera in a massachusetts backyard. we have the video. >> >> a beautiful first day of december, but temperatures are going to start to fall a bit as we head into the weekend. when we'll have highs in the 30s in your forecast. >>> we're continuing to follow breaking news on the tight end rob gronkowski. multiple repts a herniated disc and that he is going to wind up missing at least eight weeks. coming up in sports, more on what this means for the patriots. ls to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana?. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor invokana? is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. in fact, it's been proven to be more effective at lowering a1c than januvia. invokana? works around the clock by reducing the amount of sugar allowed back into the body, and sending some sugar out through the process of urination. and while it's not f

the two regiments will be the second massachusetts, you can see them there at their monument, one of the first monuments at at gettysburg, 1879, right at the edge of the meadow, the path they took off mcallister's hill across the meadow. the other part of the attack and fall the 27th indiana. we will see the indiana state monument in that meadow. as they came out, second massachusetts without a moments hesitation, a cheer, armin spreading out and rushed to the edge of the brush. i doubt if any survivors can recall the crossing of that meadow. i cannot. i know the movement was made rapidly and the fire we moved through was murderous. the second massachusetts reached the edge of the rocks on the south side of culp's hill and stop there. they had some cover. the 27th indiana angled across the meadow to the east. you can see them there. here is the stone wall on the south side of spangler's hill. here is the meadow, spangler springs. the 27th indiana, wide-open meadow, and unlike the second massachusetts, they decided to stop at a stream that runs across the middle of the meadow and deli

the massachusetts state police assigned the district attorney's office along with the detective from the lawrence police department have been working around the clock. based on the information we have, we believe there is no further threat to the city of lawrence. however, due to the nature of the investigation, i cannot elaborate any further. district attorney for office. thank you. >> for me, it is with a heavy heart i stand before you after a body was found on the banks of the river. i have come to you to let our citizens know the state police and the police department are hard at work getting to the bottom of this crime. i share everyone's frustration and anger about the incident itself, about the lsack information currently available, and friendly would, how this could happen in our community. frankly, as you can imagine, i have little to released you today. there are details that if released or discussed will undermine the investigation or posed that results in the end. i would hate to come before you in three weeks and say that suspects have abated police or they cannot be bro

low to mid 30's in the western locations of massachusetts. with those winds in place, it is feeling quite a bit cooler. wind chills down into the 20's. luckily, we're not tracking much overhead. lee -- as we lookhr much of our. we're seeing a storm system producing snow flurries, lake-effect snow and showers in new york. even though it's trying to push eastward into our area, we have mountains helping to block it. the berkshires could see a flurry or two for today, but east of that we're staying dry. high temperatures this afternoon will try to reach toward 50 along the coastline. even down toward the cape as well. as we move westward, inland locations in the 40's, 43 in worcester, even colder because of that wind in place. winds are picking up already for this morning. we're seeing occasional gusts up to 15 to 20 miles an hour as you're heading out right now. heading into the aften, the atmosphere. that's why we're looking to see occasional gusts up to near 25 miles an hour in the height of the afternoon. those winds being sustained at 16 mi

a possible mountai in central massachusetts. the evidence one woman says proves her story. and a violent home invasion in the city of brockton. the manhunt underway for the pair that tasered a vietnam vet. >> this is an editorial by wcvb channel 5's president and general manager bill fine. >> a few topics resonated with the editorial board this week. how many times has social chatter led to arrests before plots turn into major crimes, in a progressive attempt to monitor internet activity and further protect its citizens, the boston police department wants to purchase software already proven effective in modern-day sleuthing. the city council and civil rights groups want assurances that the criteria and tools being used don't lead to excessive profiling. in other words, both sides are taking reasoned steps to ensure success. that said, we give our nod towards the bpd. to move forward and capture the right balance between sng all. now that the majority of massachusetts voters have decriminalized marijuana and opened the door to recreational pot, cities and towns, law enforcem

police say rood also thwarted from a dealer in lawrence, massachusetts. now under a plea deal, the , government is recommending no more than 32 months behind bars. rood's former boyfriend, mark ross, was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in tarmey's death. we now know the name of the elderly woman killed in a freak accident in durham on wednesday. police say 86-year-old janet dunham of madbury was killed when her own car ran her over. they say she was either getting in or out of the car when it down the driveway before running her over. dunham was visiting friends in a knitting club at the time of the accident. more than a dozen people have filed a lawsuit over a multi-million dollar plan to make changes to a wastewater plant on peirce island in portsmouth. the complaint says the federal government should step in and force the relocation of the plant to pease international tradeport. they're arguing that the facility is outdated and too and would pose more environmental concerns. but the city's attorney disagrees. >> there is no room for improv

it's a shooting investigation north of massachusetts avenue. on 13th street in northwest or l street in northwest, watch out for closures. we are seeing some slow traffic on massachusetts. not significant delays in the area. o street as well seeing slow downs. they think the victim will survive. >> thank you. >>> right now, police in prince william county need your help. they are trying try -- they are trying to find the man on the screen. he was apparently involved in a shooting according to police. please call police if you have information that could lead

massachusetts state police will be unveiling their new drone. the drone will be able to used to survey and photograph scenes as troopers investigate accidents on state highways. the cost here, about $18,000. eventually have a fleet of these unmanned aerial vehicles. >> kris: state lawmakers have approved new safety rules when it comes to duck boats. this comes after the april accident where a 28-year-old woman was killed while riding a scooter near boston common. the measure requires all duck boat operators to separate responsibility between driver and the tour guide. the bill now heads to governor baker's desk. the cost to park in the back bay and the seaport district is expected to jump significantly next month. according to drivers will have to pay $3.75 per hour to park in the back bay and up to four hours per hour in the seaport district. right now the rate at the parking meter is $1.25. the higher rates are being tested in hopes of opening up more stations. >> christa: and classes at some boston schools may start at different times next ye

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massachusetts served multiple tours of duty in iraq as a u.s. marine. thanks so much for joining us. >> great to be back. >> you served directly under general petraeus when he was commanding various commands in iraq as well. we'll get to that in a moment, but bottom line. how would you assess these eight years president obama's handling of the iraq situation? >> well, look, it's been rather mixed. president obama prevented an attack on the homeland. dealt with an incredibly difficult, complex worldwide situation. especially in the middle east. he did pull the troops out of the middle east, out of iraq, but the problem it -- the problem is he pulled out the troops and had no political plan to ensure the peace. a few year the later had to send the troops back and we're still there now. >> as the president-elect says to the creation or enhancement of isis, did that lead to -- >> it didn't lead to the creation of isis but the problem, left a vacuum in which a terrorist group, turned out to be ace isis, was able to grow. point, next time we pull out of iraq

stein, back in her native massachusetts today, wants a hand-recount of all 4 million-plus votes cast in michigan, which donald trump narrowly won. wisconsin will begin recounting its votes tomorrow also under a stein request. the green party nominee tells newscenter 5 her multiple campaign, voters came in, you know, just, you know, flooded in to say this is what they want to do. this is not something we went out and made up. ben: stein missed pennsylvania's deadline for a recount request, but is suing to force a recount in that state, also won by donald trump. >> that is not all. local muslims want to see. mary. the letter called for donald trump. lee call muslims wan some protection and answers. ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? reporter: a call to prayer at the providence mosque comes on the heels of a letter filled with hate. >> you can see that, the wave of hate is really at your doorstep. says imam open the letter saturday and addressed to the children of satan and called them vial and filthy and signed americans were a better way. >> this is really alarming. reporter: the letter is similar to ot

the gentleman from massachusetts. mr. mcgovern: mr. speaker, i'm going to urge my colleagues to defeat the previous question. and if we defeat the previous question, i will offer an amendment to the rule to bring up legislation authored by my good friend from california, the gentlelady who has been a leader on this issue, ms. eshoo, that would require presidential nominees to disclose three years of their tax returns. mr. speaker, tax returns provide the public with vital information about our presidential candidates. have they paid taxes at all? do they keep money offshore? or have they taken advantage of tax loopholes? this is important information that voters have a right to know. the american people should expect candidates running for president to be open and transparent about their tax returns. and this legislation would ensure that transparency. it is hard to -- for me to believe that giving the people the right to know about presidential candidates' financial dealings is controversial. i hope that this isn't. mr. speaker, i'm g

in new england freezing rain creating icy roads, cars overturned in new hampshire and springfield, massachusetts. >> on the on-ramp it was very slippery, and i was watching cars slide into each other. >> reporter: winds over 60 miles per hour ripping the roof off this barn in vermont while in

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in what that had bent for massachusetts reform. in that comes very low so the problem is not the penalties are not high enough but they are not supportive enough in that is the of place and that is politically salable in the way. in at market has been report -- repaired. that is with the state dollars. but the state had to put him place when the state takes it from one insurer and gives it to another and having said that what we start to hear all of these panels very softly is one pathway for word is the federal government to usurp the individuals with this small group insurance markets. mendez not working and alaska or montana that the government pulls back. and to use the extent of what the faa california has done. with those health insurance markets and with the life and now that hca and that might allow for the fact. and in ways that achieve the goals. and to increase the of insurers that maybe it is the state's. >> they could pull me off of the job because iran long. inez saw the hand up first. and those that are moderating ve

i work for 727,514 massachusetts residents in the eighth district. they are my bosses and any time interest of democratic party i side with my constituents. they didn't tell me to do what nancy pelosi said. they told me to do the right thing. i think it is fine. may be repercussions but well earned and well deserved and we will move on. >> gene: in term of president-elect trump, anything that is we can get behind? $7 trillion overseas held by u.s. corporations so if we worked out deal where we allowed them to repatriate money back here to the united states with a tax on that money as it comes in, we could probably generate over a trillion dollars that we could use for infrastructure improvement. he has talked about -- president-elect has talked about big infrastructure bill to put people to work. building trade are very excited about that. it would give a boost to the economy. so i think those 2 things, the tax reform piece coupled with spending it on badly needed infrastructure investment in local communities, that's probably winner, and those are b