earlier this year the former head of the boston fbi told me lone wolves are a huge threat and they're tough to stop. somebody that latches onto this message can decide this is what i want to do and it's troubling. >> the sheer numbers are also a challenge. the fbi put a lot of resources into -- puts a lot of resources into investigating tips, but new leads come every single day. >> at 5:30 one massachusetts company trying to be proactive, a first look at some new technology that will pinpoint exactly where a shooter is located within one second of the very first shot. >> after the break we'll be talking about some other news including the former fiancee of a confessed killer getting her chance to tell him in court how she really feels. >> when someone you love and respect unconditionally can do this terrible crime, you have to quickly learn to hate that person. >> also coming up the man that admits he murdered his parents >> plus on high alert, police working to keep kids safe after a threat against cambridge schools. >> could the most prescribed diabetes drug be the fountain of youth

it was just a matter of bringing this guy back to boston. >> reporter: they joined the task force in 2009. fbi's least wanted list. there hadn't been a credible lead in more than a decade, and their efforts in bulger's old neighborhood in south boston were met with mistrust and ridicule. >> some people told us you aren't looking for that guy. people made the assumption that we had him stashed somewhere. of thing. >> despite that mindset we're still got it done. >> reporter: it took 16 years. >> it took 16 years. this was not a typical fugitive. >> reporter: the fbi said bulger planned his getaway years in advance, with money set aside and a fake identity for a thomas baxter. during his first two years on the lam, bulger was in touch with friends and family, shuttling between new york, chicago, and the resort town of grand isle, louisiana, where he rented a home until his identity was compromised. after that, it seemed as if he had disappeared from the face of the earth, except for the world. how many of these tips do you think might have been true? >> there are thousands and thousands of tips an

fbi task force. years earlier, he had infiltrated the boston office of the fbi, and bought off agents who protected himnd supplied him with information, including the tip that allowed bulger to flee just before he was indicted. >> we had to catch this guy, and it was just a matter of bringing this guy back to boston. >> reporter: they joined the task force in 2009. the joke was, bulger was on the fbi's least wanted list. there hadn't been a credible lead in more than a decade, and their efforts in bulger's old neighborhood in south boston were met with mistrust and ridicule. >> some people told us you respect looking for that guy. people made the assumption that we had him stashed somewhere. >> despite that mindset we're not going to help you, the fbi still got it done. >> reporter: it took 16 years. >> it took 16 years. this was not a typical fugitive. >> reporter: the fbi said bulger planned his getaway years in advance, with a fake identity for a thomas baxter. during his first two years on the lam, bulger was in touch with friends and family, shuttling between new york, chicago, and the resort town

a spokeswoman for the boston fbi office said they were in contact with transit police. >>> the family of a teenager struck can killed by a hit-and- run driver while walking home from a funeral is pleading for increased traffic safety in the area. the new york state senator say relatives of the 17-year-old gathererred this morning at the intersection of northern and junction boulevards. this is where he was killed they say more road and pedestrian safety measures need to be put in place to prevent deaths. >>> a gas leak that triggered evacuations in brooklyn is now under control. four multi-family homes were evacuated overnight. crews had to open the street to turn off the emergency valve. they have now installed a special bag to contain the leak. people have been allowed back into their homes. and the broken main is now being repaired. >>> police have released new video showing the suspect wanted in connection with a string of arsons in queens. investigators say this man was seen walk near the scene just 10 minutes before a fire on 68th drive. it was the second in a series of seven fi

and the boston fbi is aware that there's an incident and they're in contact with the transit police. so it's very interesting that the fbi is involved. and again, the investigation includes a look into this initial report that a safety device within the train's cab and we're still waiting to find out this employee that was struck, what capacity did this employee work with the train? we're unaware of where the driver of this train was, since it did leave without an operator, and since that cab may have been tampered with on this mbta red line train. >> we don't know how many passengers were onboard at the time. and clearly that's one area that we'll be taking a closer look into. as you see here, sky seven has made it to the scene, and we see the investigators going carefully, dill gently along the track. obviously, you don't see a lot of traffic at this time. and once again, we know that service has resumed as of about 30 minutes ago, but probably best to be advised that there are going to be pretty serious delays. they call them minor, but clearly in an investigation of stop the train

fbi task force. years earlier, he had infiltrated the boston office of the fbi, and bought off agents who protected him and supplied the tip that allowed bulger to flee just before2he was indicted. >> we had to catch this guy, to establish credibility after all the other issues. it was just a matter of bringing this guy back to boston. >> reporter: they joined the tata force in 2009. the joke was, bulger was on the fbi's least wanted list. there hadn't been a credible lead in more than decade, and their efforts in bulger's old neighborhood in south boston were met with mistrust and ridicule. >> some people told us you aren't looking for that guy. people made the assumption that we had him stashed somewhere. people really thought that kind of thing. >> despite that mindset we're not going to help you, the fbi still got it done. >> reporter: it took 16 years. >> it took 16 years. this was not a typical fugitive. >> reporter: the fbi said bulger planned his getaway years in advance, with money set aside and a fake identity for a thomas baxter. during his first two y yrs on with friends and family, shuttli

boston. >>> well, the fbi raided a home this morning. this was the scene on washington street. driveway. the officials are telling us it's part of a federal investigation that does not involve terrorism. >>> chicago's mayor has fired the police commissioner a week police officers shooting and killing a black teenager. here's more. >> reporter: chicago mayor rob emanuel held a late morning news conference to announce department. changes that start with the police chief. >> this morning, i formally >> reporter: mccarthy's dismissal comes after the video of the shooting last week, 13 months later when van dieke was charged with first degree murder. emanuel said mccarter could no longer lead the department. >> now it's time for fresh leadership for the challenges our city is now facing. >> reporter: the mayor also patrick will serve as the senior adviser. he once ran the civil rights area. more oversight was called for. >> the mayor calling for a special task force is kind of like the fox watching the hen house. >> reporter: emanuel says he takes responsibility for how the case was handled a

. >>> boston police and the fbi are looking at a anonymous threat against the city, the threat was made yesterday, that caller mentioned no specific target, time or what the threat was. boston police questioned the credibility of the threat but residents say even vague threats make them worry. >> you hear that you get nervous, times right now everyone is a little unsettled, hopefully not actual threat. >> when you have a non-credible threat it's hard because they can create a lot of havoc in the city just by doing that, you don't know what to do. >> boston police say they'll continue keeping a high visibility presence at all large public gathering. >>> protesters taking to the streets of cleveland, ohio, after a grand jury declined to date a police officer in the death of a 12-year-old, police shot and killed tamir rice in toy gun and the two officers involved in the shooting said that it looked real, the incident was caught on surveillance video. federal prosecutors are conducting a civil rights investigation of the cleveland police department. >>> new developments to the everett man,

. >>> we want to check our top stories, boston police and the fbi are investitying and and now -- investigating anonymous threat against boston. no target location or time was mentioned. when the dispatcher asked for more specific information, the caller hung up, boston police say they questioned the credibility of the threat, they want to assure the public they are monitoring the situation. heros, the woman is now being treated for serious injuries. two of the officers suffered smoke inhalation but expected to be okay. >>> police say they have found the car that ran and hit and killed this malden woman sunday night. 71-year-old yaai chen, was crossing route 60 when she was hit and killed after a driver who fled the scene took off, police have yet to make an arrest in that case. >>> in other news police are investigating its if other -- if other banks are involved in a hack attack. quincy customers were targeted by thieves, hackers stole thousands of dollars, investigators have launched a full scale investigation to make sure other banks were not hit. >>> the nfl is launching an investigation i

. >> breaking news, a threat against boston, why the fbi doesn't believe it's serious. >>> and the hundreds of local bank accounts hacked. >> how much did you lose. account. >>> technology coming to your wallet that will keep your money safe. >>> welcome to winter after weeks of surprising warm, we are about to get our first storm of the season, you won't and days. >> the storm is going to give us a mix of snow, sleet and the roads tricky, team coverage begins with chief meteorologist eric fisher. >> we are taking a look at the storm starting to move in from the west, winter weather advisory across all of the area, winter storm warnings farther to the north, as so winter is coming now winter has arrived. we have a big sprawling storm system, lots of snow and ice, now you notice the eastern arm of all this, reaching into it is going to take awhile with dry, arctic air that we felt today, our coldest day arriving here at the end of the month. hour by hour as we head toward midnight, flurries may start to break out as that snow starts to hit the surface, most of this starts to pick up between

. >>> boston police and the fbi are investigating an anonymous threat. the caller did not mention a specific target, time or what the threat was, boston police questioned the credibility of this threat, but residents say even vague threats make them worry. >> every time you hear that you get nervous, but time's right now everyone is a little unsettled, hopefully it's not actual threat. >> when you have a non-credible threat it's hard because they can create a lot of havoc in the city just by doing that and do. >> boston police say they will continue to keep a high visibility presence at all public gatherings. >>> a texas teenage are, ethan to do jail time in a deadly drunk and driving jail crash, a judge sentenced him to probation. now he and his mother are under arrest in mexico. >> ethan and tonya couch, mother and son are now in the hands of mention i ka authorities after the pair was apprehended on the pacific coast of mexico. this new image shows 18-year- old couch with an altered appearance, his blond hair now a dark brown. >> we are excited that we

the boston office of the fbi corn if you weres for wbz that federal authorities are also aware of the alleged threat, it came in when someone called in new york police department and made unspecified threat against boston, when the dispatcher on that line asked the caller to get more specific, the caller hung up the phone. statement saying they are monitoring the situation and tonight some people say just that thought makes them nervous. >> i think, you know, there needs to be more investigation about it, who knows, we all have to be careful,. >> if i was in the position of somebody who was responsible for the city and the citizens then obviously no matter what any gut reaction would be you have to take it seriously, i guess the first thing to do is boston. >> reporter: back here at the ice rink on the common, boost ton police said they will continue to do what they always do especially at this time of year, a lot of people are out and about, maintain a high visibility presence at large >> jim, thank you. >>> late this afternoon a man accused of crashing a stolen suv into a lynn coffe

this one coming out of boston. the fbi is looking into whether a subway train was tampered with when it left a station without an operator and blew through several stops, passengers were onboard that train. rail workers managed to stop the train by cutting power to the third rail. deputy city editor for the boston globe mike bellow joins us now from boston with more on this story. mike, what can you tell us? >> well, this is a bizarre instance. i've never seen anything like it before. it happened around 6:08 a.m. this morning. apparently a red line train on the way into boston, the operator of the train notices something is wrong at the braintree station, apparently goes outside to check it and the train suddenly starts moving. the conductor, the operator, is brushed by the train, treated for some injuries. not serious. that train continues on for several stops and is finally stopped when they depowered the third rail somewhere near the north quincy mbta station and people were able to get onboard and run that train to the

from the glittering home of the golden gate to the sleepy suburbs of boston. the fbi and anti-trafficking advocates say criminals forcing women into sexual slave i have on the upswing. >> this isn't just one or two girls, these are thousands and thousands of girls being sold for sex all over the country every single day. >> andrea powell leads fair girls, a nonprofit that rescues girls from trafficking situations and tries to restore them some semblance of normalcy. >> you should come and look inside my office and see the over 125 girls who we have served in 2012 who were sold for sex as slaves in the united states and you can't ignore this anymore. this is one of the biggest human rights issues that we're facing nationally and globally. >> among powell's 125 clients are asian women rescued from massage parlors like this 19-year-old who we'll call may lin. >> she was from a very, very rural town in china. she was an unwanted child by her family. they really didn't want a girl. she was treated like a domestic slave growing up anyway and an uncle came to her and said "i

fbi task force. years earlier, whitey bulger had infiltrated the boston office of the fbi and bought off agents, who protected him and plied him with information, including the tip that allowed bulger to flee just days before he was to be indicted. >> phil torsney: we really had to catch this guy to establish credibility after all the other issues. and it was just a matter of bringing this guy back to boston. >> kroft: torsney, who's now retired, and agent tommy macdonald joined the task force in 2009. the joke was bulger was on the fbi's "least wanted list." there hadn't been a credible lead in more than a decade. and their efforts in bulger's old neighborhood of south boston were met with mistrust and ridicule. >> torsney: some people, they told us right out front, "you guys aren't looking for that guy." we had him stashed somewhere. i mean, people really thought that kind of thing. >> tommy macdonald: despite that mindset that "we're not going to help you," the fbi still got it done. >> kroft: took 16 years. >> macdonald: took 16 years. yeah, this was not a typical fugitive. >> kroft: the fbi say

they received information from the nypd about an anonymous phone call to their 911 system boston police and the fbi have investigated the call, and they say it lacks specifics, and therefore, they e uestioning its credibility. however, officers are remaining vigilant in their patrols throughout the city. >>> neo tonight, the nypd has arrest aid man for allegedly opening fire in the c-town in the bronx during christmas week. charged with attempted murder, assault and criminal possession of a weapon. it sent holiday shoppers scrambling. he allegedly shot at two other men, injuring one of them. >>> a passenger flew through the window of a tour bus in new jersey. authorities tell us the man was standing and lost his balance. both he and the windshield ended up on the ground outside the bus. it's still not clear how serious his injuries are. we're told the bus was on its way into the city from baltimore. >>> it took a while to arrive, and winter's first visit to the tri-state wasn't long. news4 tracked ice, rain in 24 were slippery at times. rob schmitt stepped outside with snapshots around our area. ro

phil: boston police and the fbi are investigating an anonymous phone threat before first night in the city. todd is live in copley square with more on that. todd? reporter: phil, we know the threat that was phoned into new york's 9-1-1 system was later determined to be not credible. still everything is being taken seriously and everyone who comes here for new year's eve for first night is being urnalled to to -- urged to be vigilant. security is tight around the first night celebrations that draw large crowds. this new year's eve will be no different. especially in a year they saw terrorist attacks in paris and san bernadino in addition to mass shootings in the country. there was already a police presence in copley square. proven when boston police got a call from nypd warning about a nonspecific threat called into new york's 9-1-1 system. it was credible after they rled the caller was not saying the boston area, but bosnia. still governor baker said any threat must be taken seriously. >> our message has been pretty similar to the mess sen we have had -- the message we have had that i

boston. globe says fbi agents seven several locations at suffolk find the missing pieces. the search reportedly took place in september. racetrack official say agents searched two safes as well as barnes and section of the grandstand. 13 pieces of art were stolen in 1990. they have not been seen since. fbi will not say what information led to seven the track. >> julie: peyton manning will probably sue a network. first reported by al jazzerra saturday night and had hgh shipped to the house in 2011 while he was recovering from four neck surgeries. in angry denial it is complete garbage and later told sports illustrated peter king will probably sue for defamation. the sex pharmacist mentioned in store he also denies providing hgh to manning. >> julie: check traffic and let's check in with shiri. >> shiri: for the day today we have great travel conditions just a little bit windy out there but 7:00 tomorrow morning, non-tumor it is going to be messy on those roadways because of snow, because of ice, tell you when things are done for good when we come back. >> daniel: large numb

issues, you look what happened in boston. the fbitamerlan tsarnaev twice and after that he was able to travel to russia. clearly we have unwieldy terror watch list. we're focused on some, so many pieces of puzzle out there, you heard tom ridge, there is no way we can follow every single one of these individuals and watch what they're doing. there are too many basements and too many garages in america to keep track of them all, and julie, i wonder given that reality everyone you speak with i would imagine, most of us, is incredibly anxious about what is going on in this country right now. it doesn't feel like the president has the tone of the people on this, julie? >> i'm less concerned about the tone. i'm more concerned about what guy just talked about, which you just alluded to, you're looking for needles in a haystack. just takes one. tom ridge alluded to that in your earlier interview. the reality we have expansive, expansive intelligence-gathering system that has been in place since the patriot act was passed after 9/11 yet you w

. >>> the fbi and boston police are keeping tabs on a threat to the city. turns out they got an anonymous 911 call making threats to boston. ted daniels is live, and investigators are quick to point out the lack of credibility with >> reporter: with everything going on in the world cautious. we first learned about this investigation when boston police issued a community advisory. now, we have a copy of that advisory put out by boston police online. it said someone called new york police department on an imagine line. they said something initially thought to be a threat against boston. local state and federal agency spent hours analyzing the recorded call and law enforcement sources tell us after careful review they do not believe it's credible. former boston police is now the director of a global security company. decisions to make situation like this public are evaluated op a case by case basis. >> these type of threats come in to law enforcement every day. for the most part they're not credible. specific or nothing to be maufr we're in a heightened state

. >>> it is 6:20 right now, boston police and the fbi are looking an an anonymous threat against the city, the threat was made into the city's 911 yesterday, there was no mention of specific target or time, residents say even vague threats make them concerned. >> every time you hear that you get nervous, yenning, times unsettled, hopefully not an actual threat. >> when you have a non-credible threat it's hard because they can create havoc in the city to do that. >> boston police say they'll continue keeping a high visibility presence. >>> 6:11 right now, lots more -- 6:21 right now. bill belichick standing his ground. >>> plus the new investigation into peyton manning who wants to make sure he didn't use performance enhancing drugs. >>> we are keeping an eye on things, the first winter storm of the season, this is a live look from noble 4, heading north you can see there is a new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource buys it at a set market price and delivers it to you. but that pool is shrinking, causing energy supply rates to go up and down. so we're wo

so over the years the fbi and the boston police department scoured the criminal underground but came. >> i would say in the last ten years i've probably had at least a dozen or so moments where we're really looked at each other like, this is it. it hasn't panned out. >> these need to be holding the spot for the works to come back. >> the most dramatic close call says museum director happened in the summer of 1997. >> i first found out by reading it in the "boston herald." >> in bold headlines announced that one of the it's investigative reporters had gotten a glimpse of the missing rembrandt seascape, signature and all. >> very exciting to think that this might be the beginning of the end. and lead to the return of the paintings. >> like something out of a crime thriller, tom mashberg was taken in the dead of night to a warehouse in brooklyn, new york, by an antiques dealer with a criminal past. william youngworth. who then removed a painting out of a large tube. >> it was pulled out, kind of unfurled and i was not able to touch it and really get close i was able to look at it under

. >> the fbi says the brothers built pressure cooker bombs using the inspired recipe and relied on the toy car parts for the detonator to kill at the bostonhon. the assistant fbi director on scene today telling reporters they are looking for a connection to the al qaeda inspired magazine. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. >> our next guest infiltrated the al qaeda organization as a an agent of the cia. he predicted there would be a terror attack on u.s. soil within a couple of weeks. a consultant for the international spy museum and coauthor of "agent form" my life inside al qaeda enat cio. thank you for being here. so having predicted this, what do you think will happen next? >> well, i'm almost afraid to say something. because when i do say something, it happens. and i have a feeling that within the new year, there could be another one in america. possibly two in europe. and but it is a feeling i have. you know, these people, they are not going to stop. and we have christmas, that's what they want it destroy. we have celebrations for the new year. these are the things they want it hit us. and 2016 will be a very bad year for all of us. >

fbi sting. phil: right now in boston , security is tight for first night. activities thousands are expected to visit the city. and police say they are on a heightened alert. newscenter 5' s karen anderson is live in boston tonight, karen? reporter: the top priority, keeping the city safe tonight. boston police canines , along with officers on foot, canvassing copley square. what is happening behind the scenes that people cannot see? police. everybody is working hard behind the scenes to make sure hitch. karen: for the measure in his team, it is about the joints. there was a report of a suspicious package, which turned out to be a false alarm. >> the marathon bombing stepped it up, but you had california -- everyone is on ads. we just want to make sure we put everyone' s fears at ease. were going to have a -- we are going to have a fun celebration. karen: a reassurance. >> i think we' re covered pretty good. >> we are not going to let them beat us, basically. go for it. karen: the police commissioner his team out your tonight. we will hear his message of vig

technology makes it nearly impossible to track this person down and special agent in charge of the fbi's boston office did assure parents last night that these threats don't seem incredible. we were out here live all thursday morning. we did speak to some parents who were very upset who said they had to talk to their young again, expected to start showing up here in the next 30 to 45 minutes or so. we will be speaking with them and we will hear from them later on this morning here on the fox25 morning news. for now live in cambridge, i'm jessica reyes, fox25 news. >> catherine: new this morning extra police will also be on hand in school in warren searching everyone that enters a cabeob regional middle school. it happened to anonymous threat after social network yesterday. warren and westbrook field police are working together to find the person responsible. >> gene: today expect to learn more about a man leaving a fake bop in boston. they found a wire source only blown up by the bomb squad shown not to be a threat and police arrested a suspect in lawrence. >> catherine: happening this morning

fbi. we know and found out after 9/11, we have the silos of law enforcement. >> yeah. >> where they didn't communicate and the boston marathon bombings, fbi cooperating with the local authorities is not how much it could have been. exactly how would president bush change that deeply entrenched long-standing culture? >> it's better than it was prior to 911. the president needs to bank heads, man. >> and you call people and read them the riot acts? >> i was governor of the state and we had -- we had task forces, you know, terrorism task forces that were useful. i think our guys never felt well they were equal partnerships with the fbi. >> and that is a forced multiplier affect. think about it. it's 50 to 100 times more law enforcement people at the local >> and do you think we need to intensify surveillance of mosques and other aspects of life here? >> if there is a clear threat. donald trump is saying we're not going to allow muslims to come in and close mosques. there has to be a viewerrable -- verifiable concern and should be scrutiny, for sure. that is the duty of the government to protect the homeland and if ther