those 24,400 cases were mishandled by this woman former state lab chemist annie dookhan. the supreme judicial court initially rejected the aclu's attempt to get the convictions tossed. but the court recently agreed to hear arguments, after learning that many of those cases have yet to be re-processed. dookhan worked at the lab between 2004 and 2010 handling that time. she pleaded guilty to several charges including obstruction of justice, and tampering with evidence. the aclu will present its arguments in november. live in boston, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: also new this thursday, some boston parents are calling on the city to replace the pipes that are causing unsafe drinking water in a number of schools. earlier this week, the city announced the water fountains in six school were turned off because of high levels of lead. they will start flushing the fountains every day to make sure they're safe for the start of the school year. randy: right now police are the hunt for a peeping tom who may be on the prowl in boston's back bay. residents are putting pos

arguments from the american civil liberties union that 24,000 cases mishandled by former lab chemist annie dookhan be tossed out. the supreme judicial court initially rejected the aclu's attempt to get the convictions tossed. arguments after learning many of those cases have yet to be re-processed. dookhan worked at the lab between 2004 and 2010 handling as many as 40,000 samples in that time. she pleaded guilty to several charges including obstruction of justice, and tampering with evidence. the aclu will present its arguments in november. >> the florida-based circuit guilty. dozens were inside the tent when a storm toppled it, killing a father and daughter from vermont, and injuring 50 others. walker international events is charged with operating without a license and other violations and faces several lawsuits and fines. for the first time, we're hearing from the women in the same raft as the 10-year-old killed in that waterslide accident in kansas. caleb schwab suffered a fatal neck injury on the 168-foot-tall verruckt earlier this month. two sisters who were in the raft injuries. in a stateme

arguments from the american civil liberties union that 24,000 cases mishandled by former lab chemist annie dookhan be tossed out. it recently agreed to hear arguments after learning many of those cases haet it can work at the lab between 2004 in 2010 handling as many as 40,000 samples in that time. she pleaded guilty to several charges including obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence. the aclu will present arguments in november. erika: u.s. attorney is investigating possible federal civil rights violations in doubly. the islamic society of greater worcester was recently denied a the group's lawyer says the society was qualified to apply for the permit adding the tone -- the town possum zoning board of appeals did not have the authority to deny them. the u.s. attorney will now investigate if the town infringed on the group's right to exercise religious belief. emily: 230 this morning in auburn on the eastbound side of the highway. state police say one tractor-trailer rear-ended another, trapping one of the drivers. she suffered diesel fuel also spilled onto the road and police were forc

liberties union that all of those 24,400 cases were mishandled by this woman former state lab chemist annie dookhan. the supreme judicial court initially rejected the aclu's attempt to get the convictions tossed. but the court recently agreed to hear arguments, after learning that many of those cases have yet to be re-processed. dookhan worked at the lab between 2004 and 2010 handling as many as 40,000 samples in that time. she pleaded guilty to several evidence. the aclu will present its arguments in november. live in boston, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: right now this convicted sex offender is back behind bars. and that is raising big questions in one community. like why was he free in the first place? the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live in norwood with the concerns this morning. concerns. this guy has a long rap sheet. and now that he's locked up on new charges police say they've had enough. that's 49-year-old chad falcone in handcuffs again yesterday. police say his record shows a slew of the same kind of crimes exposing himself to women. a life-long resident, norwood poli

that more than 24,000 cases should be tossed because of evidence mishandled by former chemist annie dookhan. dookhan handled 40,000 samples, pleaded guilty to several charges, including obstruction of justice and tampering with evidence. and live in boston, todd kazakiewich, wcvb. >> thank you, and a warning to the residents are putting up posters along marlboro street saying that someone has been peeking into windows several times. boston police tell us that they have stepped up patrols in that area. >> a man is suffering serious injuries after he was struck by a car. the 41-year-old man was hit yesterday on paramount drive. the driver did stay on the scene and the victim was taken to a rhode island hospital. >> and today governor charlie baker is expected to address the widespread drought in state and federal leaders, they are going to be outlining a plan to help residents and farmers during a prolonged drought. the conditions continue. right now more than 60% of the state under a severe drought. >> and that drought is impacting more than just farmers. >>> it's forcing ants to march into

annie dookhan has already served time for tampering with evidence and filing suspected reports of suspected drug samples. it happened in 2012 at a now already successfully challenged their convictions and the acl suh now asking the supreme court to throw out the rest of the cases or at least seth set a deed line to resolve them. tonight we're learning how much mistakes -- as fox 25 justin gray reveals, there's defective helmets that cost taxpayers millions of dollars and don't work. >> reporter: the pentagon calls them a critical safety item, more than 120,000 advanced combat worth, that don't work. look at the impact from a projectile on this dummy. the military found the helmets had serious ballistic failures, leaving troops vulnerable. >> these helmets are defective and these are helmets that are supposed to save lives. >> reporter: the department of justifies places the blame with a company called armor source and federal prison industries. prisoners built the helmets. the inspector general says the prisoners even used homemade tools like this one that damaged been used as weapons in pr