. >> it was just too stalls they were full and then came elizabeth'' -- elizabeth ward two was just elected. so i just we did not demand a battery after getting a bigger bathroom so now when we get 50 or 60 you have to take space at of the men's bathroom but we did have the space from an office behind there but to office space is tight but i was surprised from another anecdote that k hagan wrote wanted to go swimming and does told no you cannot do that. and i was pressed to see that they were swimming naked. [laughter] >> not all of them bin she told me he knew it was. now i cannot get that out of my hard drive. >> and a friend of yours. [laughter] >> that is just a couple years ago. >> was blown away wasn't like 1960's but in the 2000's. >> but kate tech care of it. it changed from members of the men only to members only. it is very modest and adequate in the pool is very small but now on the weekends the kids can come and swim in the wintertime. >> host: amazing you came to washington with the point where it would dash with expectations with the difference between politics in your home st

they were just treated to a beautiful performance to elizabeth ward. who's starring in "amazing grace" on broadway. also composer david friedman. and instrumentalist david whiles. what did you think of your song? >> oh, my gosh, it was incredible. it was beautifully sung. beautifully written. it was perfect. >> it was gorgeous. it was just sung so beautifully. >> the woman can sing. >> the woman does it all. >> we want to give you guy also a little something special. we know you haven't been able to take a family vacation because of all treatments and stuff. we wanted to give you something to look forward to. the hard rock hotel san diego's giving you a four-day stay in a deluxe suite. located in the heart of beautiful san diego. the hotel has a pool! >> what? >> yes. and a rooftop lounge spa and much, much more you can go crazy in. we hope you get to relax and have some fun times. >> oh, that sounds wonderful. >> san diego's gorgeous. a lot of fun. >> thank you so much, guys. >> you want some more papers? >> no. >> she better behave. >> no. >> she's a

elizabeth there he's going to bring two hotels. residential units, commercial space. space for the arts. for ward 8. so we know that st. elizabeth can do for ward 8 what no other development project can do for our community and that's -- that's economic opportunity. that's jobs. that's building the capacity of our ward 8 businesses and providing home ownership opportunities for ward 8 reside residents. so i believe it's going to be a great opportunity for the ward. >> you must be excited about sugarland. the deal has finally gotten the green light and the district and safeway has cleared -- has cleared. yes. skyland, i said sugarland. that's in texas where my sister lives. this is is a project at the skyland town center that would include a walmart. one that's been long awaited by the community. talk about that. >> so i will say that the skyland is technically in ward 7 but it faces ward 8 and so being able to work with my colleague, council member alexander, on this project is important. we're really excited. we know it will serve the majority of ward 8 residents in bringing again opportunities for a restaurant and a w

live in peabody, bob ward, >> elizabeth: wow. we want to give you a live look at the zakim bridge near the garden, which, as you can imagine, is a nightmare. fans are pouring into the yea for the bruins home opener. kevin, the skies will stay clear tonight, but we are talking about rain tomorrow. >> kevin: neither of which would impact the game, that's for sure. they do play indoors after all, but still if you're going to be out and around boston and haven't been to the game, what a beautiful evening you have to hang out on lansdowne street, it is cool and dry, the showers are staying away, they're way back here. it's not going to be an issue for the at all. the showers are coming through the great lakes and what we're dealing with is a cold front coming our way and that cold the showers toward us during the day tomorrow. the clouds will arrive first and then the showers right behind them. put a timeline on that in a moment. temperatures dropping into the 40's tonight. 51 in boss and 51 out there in nantucket. here's the deal, th

>> and my boss, the president of oh beck, elizabeth littlefield is also sitting in the second row. >> thank you so much. we appreciate that. mr. ward, we'd like to hear from you and your nomination to the representative to the organization of chemical weapons, would you like to introduce people you have here with you today? >> i have no immediate family with me here today, i would like to introduce the former ambassad ambassador, dr. robert mclack, and also the brother i never had, robert cadillac who is the deputy staff director on the committee. i'm honored to have both here with me today. >> thank you. >> mr. chairman, ranking member senator murphy, it is an honor to aappear before you as president barack obama's nominee to be the united states representative to the organization for the prohibition of chemical weapons with the rank of ambassador. i greatly appreciate the trust and confidence president obama and secretary of state john kerry have shown in nominating me for this position. after decades of negotiation,

elizabeth: city council seats in des moines's second and fourth wards are up for election next tuesday. eric: voters in guthrie center are taking notice of the controversial past of the city council candidate. bill wagner was once charged with having indecent contact with two boys. the charges were later reduced. the mayor says he still finds wagner's candidacy a concern. future. i believe that small towns have a very good future. reporter: bill wagner is running for city council in guthrie center. instead of the issues, some voters may be focused on wagner's past. seven years ago wagner was charged with two counts of indecent contact with two 12-year-old boys. the charges were later lowered to simple misdemeanor assault. >> kind actions are sometimes misinterpreted by people here. i hope to be able to encourage the city into a broader future and past misdeeds are passed. reporter: it so happens that the man who arrested wagner in 2008 is running for city council. we reached out to him what he says he did not want to comment because he says it did not feel appropriate because he is a c

. >> elizabeth: at 6:00 p.m., bob ward spoke to a legal expert who says this evaluation could have significant impact on the trial. >> the reporter: does accused teen killer phillip chism understanding what's going on in his trial? that's the central question in salem superior court where the trial of phillip chism has ground to a halt during jury selection. he is accused of killing danvers high school teacher colleen ritzer, this week, chism's odd behavior, banging his head against the floor, having suicidal thoughts, taking to an invisible person, have raised doubts about his mental health. the judge has ordered a 20-day offsite mental health evaluation that could mean a substantial delay to chism's trial. boston attorney brad bailey. >> his mental health is in play and maybe it has deteriorated. maybe the pressure is affecting him and we have to be sure he understands what's going on and can effectively participate in his defense. >> the judge has ordered an independent psychological review of chism at a highly secure area in worcester state hospital that could take up to 20 days or longer.

reporting live from salem, bob ward, fox 25 news. >> elizabeth: a soggy start to the morning, all across our area. in fact, it was pouring with i got up this morning. take a look at this video from cape cod. heavy rain flooded the street in sandwich, making travel difficult and tonight, chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz is tracking showers and cooler air headed our way. >> kevin: showers nothing like that. it's not pouring rain out there, except for one location i'll show you, but this is the line i'm talking about. coming through central massachusetts, and southern new hampshire. right now, so we'll zoom down in to this one. new ipswich, to fitchburg and paxton getting light showers, diminished since they've come across the massachusetts border to new york, continued to do so and to the south of there, there's one heavier shower near the connecticut bore terms of accumulation, to the north in munson and warren as well. heavier downpour, tracking off toward the northeast at 35 miles per hour. take you to brim field, about ten minutes or so, then to brook field and spencer by 5:35 p.m.

in brockton, bob ward, fox 25 news. >> elizabeth: the rhode island man who survived a vicious shark attack in hawaii landed at logan and he is sharing his story ahead of surgery tomorrow. malini basu just got through speaking with that man who lost most of his leg during what was really a frightening encounter. >> he landed an hour and a half ago at boston logan, here ready to see doctors on monday, he is waiting to see what the team of doctors at mass general can do for him. i want to take you right into the airport, fox 25 got this video of him just a short time ago. he tells us he is so lucky to be alive. we could tell you that colin cook arrived around 4:30 p.m., 5:00 p.m. from hawaii. doctors had to amputate most of colin's left leg after he was attacked by the 10 to 12-foot tiger shark after being attacked by hawaii's north shore. collins has been surfing in that same area for quite some time and he fought off that shark with his right hand before others jumped into save him. >> once i realized what was my leg and i kind of pushed off with my left hand and my left hand got all mangle

in maldin, bob ward, fox 25 news. >> elizabeth: new information tonight about the response to a deadly worcester plane crash. the plane went down in the woods just moments after taking off saturday morning. killing the 66-year-old pilot from connecticut. the telegraph is reporting there was some sort of a breakdown in communication between the air traffic controller and the emergency fire personnel at the airport. the ntsb is expected to release a preliminary report within the next ten dames. two rhode island men back in court today, accused in a scary road rage incident in massachusetts. happened last week on 95 in sharon. prosecutors say that 21-year-old yomar romero of pawtucket and justin smith of providence were esection my playing a cat and mouse game with another driver. at one point, smith pulled out a gun and pointed it at the other driver. both men pleaded not guilty. >> mark: kevin is talking about a frost advisory for part of our state tonight. >> kevin: everybody will have a frost, mark, that's of the thing, but the frost advisory only applies to areas where there's not be

elizabeth: lowering your blood pressure as you age can help ward off heart failure, stroke, and other health problems. keep it in check. the american heart association has launched a blood pressure program called, check, change, control. participants learn how to check first, and monitor their blood pressure with an online tool called heart 360. it tracks heart health factors like blood pressure, physical activity, weight and cholesterol. next, it teaches you how to change your blood pressure with diet and exercise. and then how you can control it, by talking to your doctor about medications to help. eric: coming up today on alan, eric stone street will be there. and ellen executive producer, andy lassner tour a haunted house at universal studios. take a sneak peek. >> you go first. >> you got it. eric: it goes on for a minute, it gets a lot scarier. see if they two make it out. plus, don't miss the stars of the new movie "our band in crisis," sandra bullock, billy bob thornton and anthony mackie all right here on kcci today at 4:00. then, tonight on kcci. miami takes on new england.

elizabeth hopkins. tonight we're hearing from the families of both massachusetts men. our bob ward is live in winthrop, where a vigil will be held tonight. bob? >> the reporter: this vigil tonight is for keith griffin, one of the people who was on board that cargo ship that sank down in the bahamas. i spoke to his wife today, she is pregnant with twins, and as you might expect, she is absolutely devastated as she waits for word of what happened to her husband. she tells me she's drawing strength from the fact that so many people care about what is happening to keith, what is happening to her. but she tells me, she does fear

ward is now on administrative leave from the fire department. >> elizabeth: convicted killer and former new england patriot aaron hernandez' second murder trial has been delayed. today in court a judge agreed to hold on off on the start of the trial for several weeks after prosecutors and the defense team asked for more time. trial will now start in mid january. hernandez is accused of gunning down safiro furtado and danielle danielle -- daniel abreu in boston's south end. a low level threat causing an evacuation at lester high school. officials say this happened this morning. apparently police arrived, swept the school, it was found to be safe and students were allowed to return to class. an investigation into where that threat came from is now ongoing. >> town of north attleboro is working to improve school safety. the sun chronicle reports about 60 school staffers will be trained to use 52 new radios that will allow them to directly connect with first responders in the event of an emergency. the training will happen on september 30th at the vacant allen avenue school. >> elizabeth: a

. >> elizabeth: the right to die, beacon hill lawmakers are debating a bill that would let doctors prescribe life ending drugs to terminally ill patients. fox 25 news's bob ward joins us live in boston with more on this proposal that's always created a heated debate, bob. >> the reporter: that's right, elizabeth. this is one of those issues that has very strong feelings on both here at the state house today, we heard so many heart rendering stories from people who helplessly watched as their loved ones die agonizing deaths, and we also heard some dire warnings of what could happen if right to die was adopted in this state, and it was abused. and in the middle of all of actually lived through this debate. >> the fact that brittany spoke up, she's made a huge impact. >> dan diaz was the husband of brittany maynard, the terminally ill california woman who made international headlines as she became the face of the right to die movement. in 2014, brittany took her own life, in oregon, where it is legal for the terminally ill to end their lives with prescription medication. >> the tumor was killing my wife. brittany simply took the control back from the tumor, so t

ward. it happened while student athletes were on the field nearby. fox 25's malini basu is live in medfield, with the latest. malini? >> the reporter: and bob and elizabeth, as you just mentioned, it will take hours, approximately maybe even five hours. the good news if all of this luckily no one was hurt. i want to show you ground shots of where this is all happening. right behind that backhoe is where that explosion happened, just a short time ago. we're being told right now that some families are not allowed back in their homes, but first, video. this was the scene, just about an hour ago, you can see the fire was raging, there was debris flying everywhere. so this is all happening on south and phillips street, right in front of medfield high school.

, heating and electrical system repairs done by a >> elizabeth: maldin catholic high school is mourning the loss of a senior killed in a late bob ward learned new information about that 17-year-old and how his friends and classmates are remembering him. >> a heart-wrenching day at maldin catholic high school as news reaches students about the sunday night death of senior alex vitale, driving his car in peabody and crashed into a about 9:30 p.m. >> everything goes a little slower and a little sadder. it was a tough day. >> at maldin catholic, head master thomas doherty tells me announced in the morning and the news left the entire school stunned. >> it's a tremendous loss, and for all of us, for the adults in the building. i had teachers in tears when we announced this. it's just that hard. >> in peabody on forest street, workers repaired the utility pole vitale hit. vitale was driving north on forest, just feet away from the southbound lane of route 128. only the pole stopped vitale's car from crashing through a chain link fence and in to on coming traffic. police here are trying to figure out how this accident happened. this is a s

. >> elizabeth: so this is the second arrest of a brookline firefighter in just the last few days. joseph ward was released on personal recognizance and is now on administrative leave from the fire department. prosecutors say he attacked a man at anna's taco shop on sunday night for allegedly taking too long to order his food. >> developing news in plymouth tonight where a pedestrian was hit hit and killed by a car. police tell us an elderly woman was trying to parallel park on water street when she knocked down a 62-year-old man from out-of-state. the victim was taken by helicopter to a boston hospital, where he later died. the crash under> /v investigation. developing news out of westin, where police are investigating a shooting at a gun range. sky fox over the westin shooters club on sibley road. police tell us they received a 911 call that a woman accidentally shot herself in the arm. an ambulance took that woman to newton wesley hospital and she is expected to recover. >> elizabeth: developing news now. the mother of a 5-year-old worcester boy is facing abuse charges. police say the 22-ye

elizabeth it happened right across harvard street on the sidewalk here in brookline. police say the 37-year-old firefighter put a homeless man in the hospital. there are two sides to every story joe ward apparently did not want to share his side with us tonight. according to the police report obtained by fox 25, ward lives in this multifamily building in dorchester. when nobody answered his door a neighbor told us he was likely in the unit below. >> no comment. >> reporter: ward doesn't have to face us but he will have to face a judge for what happened late sunday night. brookline police say ward severely beat a homeless man because the man didn't order his burrito fast enough. your reaction may be similar to the ones we heard. >> under no circumstances should another human being treat another human being like that. >> to hear that from a person of authority beating up a homeless person is disconcerting. >> reporter: ward berated homeless man inside the restaurant and attacked him outside. one witness says ward pushed, punched and kicked the victim and then threw food and a glass bottle at the man while he was on the ground. another witness says ward straddled him and threw five to se

ward, fox 25 news. >> blair: outside tonight, a warm end to the columbus day weekend, just gorgeous out there today, but some rain is now headed our way. >> elizabeth: we want to turn to chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz, and concerns the risk of rain is a little higher during the morning commute tomorrow. >> kevin: it is. that's when the showers will start to erupt, especially southeast of boston. not everybody will get rain, but there will be showers out there. look what happens as the sun goes down this evening. we had temperatures in the upper 70's, a couple around 80 degrees today. maldin up to 81 degrees and already, everybody dropping back through the 60's, except for hartford, connecticut, 60 degrees. a few towns in between the main reporting stations are still at or just above 70 degrees. temperatures are falling fairly quickly this evening under clear skies. hardly any wind, just a beautiful evening out there for all of your plans, so i'll be watching some clouds to the south that are just off the screen here, but i'll also be watching this cold front. it's going to bring some showers along it and will also bring a change in the air ma

elizabeth: do you think massachusetts doctors should be allowed to prescribe medication to terminally hale patients that would end their lives? that is the controversial question discussed today on beacon hill. >> mark: fox 25 news's bob ward smoke with a man whose late wife started the right to die movement when she took her own life. >> the fact that brittany spoke up, has made a huge impact. >> dan de aza was the husband of brittany maynard, the terminally ill california woman who made international headlines as she became the face of the right to die movement. in 2014, brittany took her own life in oregon, where it is legal for the terminally ill to end their lives with prescription medication. >> the tumor was killing my wife. britt any simply took the control back from the tumor, so that she could have a gentle dying process. >> dan diaz is at the state house, hat this crowded hearing, to support legislation to make massachusetts a right to die state. a similar effort lost in massachusetts on a ballot question in 2012, the new legislation requires a terminally ill patient to be diagnosed with less than six be mentally competent, be an adult and to self-administer the lethal medication needed to end life. >> there is