anchor: and why the boston police union says officer lives reporter: angry words from boston's police unions. the failures they say are putting officers lives at risk. elizabeth warren on the record on donald trump >> what kind of man does this thing? reporter: says hillary clinton should have avoided. inside the local lab on the front lines of the zika fight. reporter: watching thunderstorms to the west and how they will impact weekend plans. reporter: a local baseball team. how they're helping local people with disabilities. anchor: boston's police unions delivering a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner tonight.

anchor: boston's police unions delivering a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner tonight. claim the city is putting officers at risk. mike beaudet live in mattapan right now. reporter: the police unions are not holding back in their letter to the mayor. they say they are outgunned and undermanned. >> bos subject in the city. they blast the mayor and police commissioner in a scathing letter saying they need better equipment including new ballistic helmets. you can walk hand in hand all day long but that won't stop a brick or a piece of concrete slamming into an officer's head that doesn't have a ballistic helmet on. >> more officers are needed and the time for action is now. morale as become an all-time low thanks to a climate of hate. reporter: this relationship is not a good one. >> as far as i'm concerned it is a great one. >> some of the words officer right now. everybody feels underappreciated. i wish some of the words he didn'tit's a hard time to be a e officer now. reporter: contract negotiations are ongoing but in the letter we did hear back from any. anchor: 5 inv

emily: the boston police union writes a scathing letter. five investigates how they say the city is putting officers at risk. on the eye for this friday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. >> now the wind is going real -- whoa! emily: also on the eye this morning, not a bright idea. what this guy should have been doing, when he was almost hit by lightning. that is scary. good morning, i'm emily riemer.

. >>> the boston police union demanding action this morning. they claim that bpd isn't doing enough to protect the police. they say they have needs to keep them safe, but the department isn't backing them. nicole oliverio live with more. nicole letter is in wake to the recent police shootings going on around the country where officers have been ambushed and killed, and the boston police union says more needs to be ton to protect the officers. boston police unions are taking aim at the city's commissioners and the mayor. they said more needs to be done to protect officers out on the streets. it read in part, we have officers. we now demand it. the need is necessary and the need is now. >> it is what it is. >> reporter: the letter comes after officers were ambushed and murdered in dallas and baton rouge. the police union begged for more officers and more equipment like ballistic helmets, this as the union tweeted out officers and kids with, who needs police we have hoodsies? commissioner evans says safety for his officers is a top priority, but be

heather: a scathing words from the boston police union. ed: the union said officers lives are at risk and they have had enough. now with the city's response. >> a lot of reaction to this letter. the police commissioner just arrived for a hearing. some officers are frustrated. strong words from the leadership of boston police units. in the letter they wrote we have begged you to take the actions to supply the department with the necessary personnel and the equipment necessary to protect citizens of our city. that won't stop a rifle round aimed at a police officer's chest. >> i am a little taken aback why it. >> he reacted to the letter. >> they say enough is enough and you are putting officers lives at risk. >> theyrs and their equipment is in good enough. >> i don't know what the right the police have had a long time in the city. >> it is what it is. we will do what we can. >> it seemed inflammatory. >> sometimes their rhetoric can get heated. some of the words i wish he didn't use. it's a hard time to be a police officer. reporter: we live

city leaders are responding after boston's police unions deliver a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner. mike beaudet obtained this scathing letter claiming the city is putting officers at risk. the union says it has been begging the city for what they call the necessary personnel and equipment for 18 months. the letter goes on to say "you can sing kumbaya or we shall but that won't stop a rifle round aimed at a police officer's chest." mike brought the claims to mayor marty walsh. >> two of the points they made, they say there aren't enough officers and they say their equipment isn't good enough. we are upgrading the equipment and i don't know what the right number of officers is false that an argument the police have had union is contract negotiations with the city right now. but in the letter, they insist this is about safety. we reached out to the unions but never heard back. your economy now. wall street is expressing its satisfaction with the latest jobs report. employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs last month, even amid sluggish growth. the labor department says the

emily: the boston police union writes a scathing letter. five investigates how they say the city is putting officers at risk. on the eye for this friday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. >> now the wind is going real -- whoa! emily: also on the eye this morning, not a bright idea. what this guy should have been doing, when he was almost hit by lightning. that is scary. good morning, i'm emily riemer. -- cindy: not ok behavior. don't do what he is doing. weather-wise, we have a great day coming up, we are on a roll. we have got clear skies out there, the sun not up until 5:41 -- cool to start and 60's on the north and south shore, but look at this, down here on the vineyard it is 47 so there are definitely some cool pockets. another comfortable start, another quiet day, the position shifted a little bit, now more to the south and east which will allow us southwesterly wind to bring in. some of these could be severe with a marginal risk of severe storms tomorrow. temperatur

. >>> new this morning, boston police union says officers don't feel safe. and believe the city and state are not doing enough to protect them. the boston herald got a copy of a letter sent to the police commissioner by three union presidents. among the demands, long guns for patrol officers, ballistics blult bulletproof vests. more officers to cover over-- bulletproof vests. more officers to cover overtime in summer and take over members of the s.w.a.t. and bomb squad. they are trying to get officers to follow through with the request of its own body cameras by september 1. commissioner william evans spoke and took questions at a public meeting in mattapan last night where community activists voiced concerns. some are questioning why only in the program and why they will be allowed to look at their body camera footage before writing police reports. >> sometimes an officer in the heat of the event his memory gets clouded and he may not see things and his memory and looking at the video will get the best accurate picture. >> and here's thing commissioner evans

saying words from boston's police union. why they say the city is putting lives at risk. meteorologist: a line of thunderstorms over the midwest. we track this way for the weekend. we'll have the timeline. ed: inside the local lab identifying zika. maria: the money battle that is delaying the breakthrough. ed: ht worker is battling painful injuries after tricky res rs are cue. i am ed harding. maria: i am maria. battling painful injuries after a tricky rescue in newton. maria: and i'm maria stephanos. that worker was trapped in a piece of equipment for hours. newscenter 5's john atwater is live in newton with how they got him out. john? john: maria, a difficult rescue at this apartment building that is under construction. we know the worker has number of broken bones. we have learned his injuries are so severe, he is in danger of losing his foot. construction worker out of the building and into a waiting ambulance. >> this was a true tech rescue operation. john: his foot was caught in this cement mixer. this picture shows the sides cut away. in the middle there, the heavy

. >>> the boston police union say city leaders put their officers' lives at risk. fox 25 obtain adler that they sent to the mayor and the police commissioner saying they're not providing enough equipment to officers to keep the city safe. the letter reads in part you can sing kumbaya or we shall overcome until the cows come home but that won't fix a round aimed at an officer's chest. in the about police officers wearing body cameras by the end of next month. commissioner evans struck a deal with the unions to make the pilot program possible and tonight he fielded questions how the video will be stored, privacy concerns, and a policy which allows officers to look at the camera footage before writing an incident report. >> why not get the most accurate picture of what happened, you know. sometimes an officer in the heat of the event, his memory can get cloudy. is. >> the commissioner said a department can get 100 volunteers to sign up by then. >>> a worcester man accused of attacking a police officer was held without bail tonight. jones apia faced a judge today. poli

the boston police union say city leaders are putting officers' lives at risk. fox 25 obtained a letter sent to the mayor and commissioner saying they're not providing enough equipment and officers to keep the community safe. the letter reads in part we shall overcome till the cows come home but that won't fix a rifle round aimed at an officer's chest. they also talked about wearing body cameras by the end of next month. >>> jones opia faced a judge today, police say he ignored an officer and drove through a construction zone on wednesday when confronted in the nearby the officer and even tried to gouge his eye out. we talked to a construction worker who witnessedded the attack. >> we're watching if he needed assistance and we were right there. >> reporter: the officer was injuries to his eye. he is expected to make a full recovery. story seven premium in the hospital tonight after this house in connecticut exploded and then collapsed. it happened in the town of vernon this afternoon. four of the people were trapped among that, a 7-year-old boy who's in serious

this letter from the police union officials if you're interested in reading the whole thing, we posted it to the website fox25 boston.com and fox25 newscast. for now live outside boston police headquarters. michael henrich, fox25 news. >> julie: police officer charged with supporting isis with counterterrorism training. nicholas young former transit police officer in washington d.c. he was arrested this week by the fbi. surveillance since 2010. but in 2012 he took 16-hour counterterrorism class provided by security company in braintree. fox25 contributor todd mcghee is company's president. he says the instructor of the class clearly remembers young. >> here is guy again that demonstrated his passion, demonstrated conviction and ideologist for radical group. >> mcgee says investigators are trying to find out if young >> jason: look at yourself, bb guns, pellet guns but sure look like the real deal. braintree police say that's what makes them so dangerous. >> care investigation when a weapon is drawn and in pointed in their direction, they don't have seconds or minutes to evaluate telltale special markings of fake gun. police say by the time an officer could figure tha

boston police unions are taking aim at the city's mayor and police commissioner. in a scathing letter, the union demanded more needs to be done to protect officers out in the streets. it read in part, "we have requested long guns for our patrol officers. we now demand it. the need is necessary and the heated. it is what it is. report t letter comes after officers were ambushed and murdered in dallas and baton rouge. the police union begged for more officers and more equipment like ballistic helmets. this, as the boston police patrolman's association also tweeted out a picture of officers and kids with the caption "who needs police gear, we have hoodsies." referring to the boston police's new $89,000 ice cream truck, meant to foster goodwill and help with community engagement. commissioner evans s priority but believed that union's letter was a bit much. >> i think he is speaking from the heart. you know, i wish some of the words he didn't use. a little offensive. but i think it's a hard time to be a police officer now. i know where he is coming from. report t commi

police unions here in boston the wake of violence against officers nationwide. one their requests, new equipment in order to keep them safe. >>> head out live to boston with more on what they are asking for. here is 7's nicole oliverio. >> reporter: krista, this letter was written in response to the attacks on police officers happening across the country, and while the commissioner says safety is the top priority, he thinks this letter was perhaps written a little bit harsh. boston police unions are taking aim at the city's in a scathing letter, the union demanded more needs to be done to protect officers out in the treats. it read in part, we have asked long guns for our patrol officers. we now demand it. the need is necessary and the need is now. sometimes it can get to you and it is what it is. >> reporter: the letter comes after officers were ambushed and murdered in dallas and more officers and equipment like ballistic helmets. this as the boston patrolman association tweet out a picture of officer and kids. who needs police gear, we need hoodsys. the $80,0

. >> jadiann: some of boston's finest fighting for the city to protect police. the police union calling for better protective gear like helmets and vests. tim tim caputo is live at boston police headquarters. >> tim: that police union september a letter of demands to the mayor and police commissioner asking for more firepower. tonight the boston police commissioner said the letter is self was offensive but he does understand their concerns. police officers were ambushed at murdered in dallas and baton rouge and many believe not enough is being done here. in a scathing letter to the commissioner william evans the police union said enough is enough and begged officers and equipment. we have requested long guns for the pal officers and we now demand it. a very new hostile environment that we live in and it is a requirement that to be able to quickly neutralize a threat we require long guns. the heed is necessary and now. commissioner evans thought the letter was offensive. >> it is what it is. pictures of of a new ice cream truck. the letter says you can sink we shall overcome unti

boston police department $500,000. if you are interested in reading more of the letter of the boston police union official go to website and app and read the whole thing. we posted it there for you. for now live outside boston police headquarters, michael >> daniel: counterterrorism training. >> catherine: nicholas young iser? washington d.c. and arrested this week by the fbi. young had been under surveillance since 2010. 2012 took a 16-hour counterterrorism class in braintree. fox25 contributor todd mcghee the company's president and says the instructor of the class clearly remembers young. >> here is guy again that demonstrated his passion, demonstrated his conviction, his ideology for a radical group. >> mcgee says investigators are trying to find out if young shared any information with terror groups. >> following information out of phoenix, arizona. $50,000 about suspected serial killer. police believe the same man responsible for nine shootings since march. seven victims died, two others survived. shooting on july 11th to the crime spree. that case the shooter shot at car being driven by a 21-year-old man. four-y

. >>> also boston police say they don't feel safe and are asking for more protection on the streets. the police union sent a letter to the commissioner quipnt. wbz anna meiler is live in boston with that part of the marty walsh outside city hallre strongly worded letter demanding more weapons and equipment for boston police officers. the boston herald published this thee-page letter from police unions demanding more protection for officers following the recent deadly attacks on police in dallas and baton rouge. union stated officers need to be equipped with long guns ballistic helmets and shields and exat that loaded magazines and more. until the cows come home but that won't stop a rifle round aimed at police officer's chest. mayor walsh says he was taken back by some of the language in the letter and doesn't believe it reflects how all officers feel but he says he takes their safety very seriously. >> we have the best trained police department in the country. we have the equipment for them and if we need to make sure they have more equipment then that's something that's my responsibility as mayor t

union leader employee. a vigil scheduled thursday night in her honor. a $40,000 reward for information to her arrest. >>> a court date for the city of boston and the police union to go head to head over a new body camera pilot program. the two sides will make argue numbers front of a day before 100 officers are supposed to be wearing the camera the union says that goes against a previous agreement. >>> 4:05. school starts in malden and the parents of 120 students are searching for you in ways to get their children to staff. the summer they dropped bus service to students who choose to go to a school more than two miles from their house. the move will save the district some 400,000 and some parents are upset because the district waited more than a made to help the families impacted by the cuts. >>> downtown crossing will look a bit different. you can expect to see something similar to these pictures that you see here. the city is testing out a plan to he can panned the sidewalks and create a plaza setting with tables and chairs. today planters and fencing will be used to create a temporary version of the intersection at franklin and arch streets. the goal

police lieutenant facing charge that he tom corliss records show he made $234,000 in 2014, including close to $87,000 in overtime. >> sara: court date has been set for the city of boston and police union for a body camera program. two sides will make arguments in front of a judge. one day before 100 officers are supposed to start wearing the cameras. they were chosen by the department after no volunteers came forward. the union previous agreement. >> wives of several massachusetts state troopers trying to cover landmarks across the state in blue ribbons. tribute by work performed by other law enforcement officers. several campaigns taking part in 25 states. so far only a few communities have said no. >> gene: brookline couple says their hillary for prison sign keeps getting vandalized. they say when they first put up a sign i woman threw paint on it and over the weekend man cut the sign and it was all caught on camera. they say the suspect also dropped his own under the sign this was filled with selfies. >> the smart crooks are in the can obviously isn't too smart. it also looks like there was texting that was done afterwards. and we believe that there's selfie of the person who owned

. >> well, just recently, there's been kind of a dust up between boston police unions and the city. the unions wrote a letter to the mayor demanding they be armed with long guns and new body armor and we have also noted the refuse corral of any level complaints. what do you make of that? >> well, i am disappointed with the leadership. i like pat rose and brian black. you know, they do a nice job generally, but i wish at least on things like the body cameras they would embrace that more, the mediation, they would embrace that more. i think that would be a big thing for our city. i have been a supporter of going to body cameras for a i have seen the power of video not only in the prosecution, but in the police shooting cases. these can be helpful. >> in the unfortunate event things things go off the rail. i have a lot of conversations with police officers and i think for the most part they place. they want to do what's important with the city and so forth. i think -- i hope it's not an issue of money. i believe it's important for us to embrace this technology. >> the union has reached

transit police are investigating and say crossing arms were functioning properly. >>> the union representing boston police officer also head to court this week in an effort to halt department's new body camera program. as we first reported friday the boston police patrolman's association filed a request for an injunction. the lawsuit claims the officers when it implement adamanter to pilot program. that mandate established after no officers volunteered to wear the cameras. as of now, 100 officers will begin wearing body cameras starting to september 1st. >>> this man will face a judge in the morning accused of breaking into a home in portsmouth, new hampshire, and stealing a gun. police say they found barkham brown staying in a hotel nearby shortly after the theft on friday. they had to call a negotiator in to get him out. fleece the bronx an as well. >>> we now know the identities of the divorced couple killed in a murder-suicide in ashby. the middlesex d.a.'s office says john griffin stabbed rebecca griffin to death with a knife outside his home friday afternoon. he then used the same knife on hi

police say there were complications removing the body but did not provide more details. this week, the city of boston will face off in court again a union representing thousands of police officers. the union wants to stop the department's new body camera progra as we first reported on friday, the boston police patrolman's association filed a request for an injunction in suffolk superior court. under the program 100 officers were forced to wear body cameras for six months. scheduled to air on friday. a hearing will be set in the next few days. >>> officials are still investigating what caused the 911 system in washington d.c. to stop working. that system went down late saturday night due to a power outage that caused equipment to fail. agency did not know what caused the power outage but they do not expect any criminal activity. the 911 system was down for two hours before being put on back online. >>> one of new york city's biggest event of the year begins with security. more than a million fans are expected at the u.s. tennis tournament in queens. police have added an extra layer of fencing around the grounds to protect against possibl

boston police body cam lab delayed. a judge pushed back a hearing from tomorrow until next week, so boston police and the union agreed to move the start to september 12th until this friday. officers were assigned to wear the cameras after no one volunteered, but the union says that violated their agreement and led them to file a temporary delays, the iconic long fellow bridge is expected to open a few months earlier than expected. the globe reports state transportation officials and contractors have agreed on a new plan that means the bridge will be fully open to all traffic by june of 2018, instead of september. but the new plan comes at a cost to bikes and pedestrians. the bridge's westbound sidewalk, that will remain closed until the bridge is opened. >> kevin: spent so much time talking about the tropics and we'll talk more about that, because it could play a part in our forecast, but let's get you caught up on what's happening. boston, 81, derek clark jr. at the blue hills bank pavilion, 70 degrees and dropping into the 60's. it is still sticky out there and the risk of showers especially after midnight in the bost

a court date has been set for the city of boston and the police union to go head to head. the soon trying to stop body camera pilot program. positioned to wear the cameras and chosen by an outside third party after no volunteer stepped forward. the union says that goes against the previous agreement. the two sides will be in court thursday to diside the fate of the program. >>> scary moment and close call for a pair of crane workers in rhode island after a giant machine tipped over a bridge -- on a bridge that is. take a look at the situation these guys were in. trapped in a bucket hanging over the river in tiverton. the safety gear kept them from the water. it took an hour to get the men up on the bridge. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. we are just a month away from the first presidential debate. donald trump is beginning to catch up with hillary clinton in the latest national polls. these are the numbers put out yesterday. clinton as a 7-point lead over trump, but a month ago, the same poll had her up 13 points. the third-party candidates need 15% su

. >>> the court date has been set for the city of boston and the police union to go head to head. the soon trying to stop the new body camera pilot program. come friday, 100 officers are supposed to wear those cameras chosen by unit side third party after no volunteers came forward. the union says that goes against a previous agreement. the two al qaeda will be -- two sides will be from court on thursday of the program. >>> a close call for a pair of rhode island crane workers after a giant machine tipped over a bridge. look at the situation these guys were in. they were trapped in a bucket hanging over the taconic river in tiverton. it happened along a bridge -- on route 24 over the river. the worker's safety gear kept them from falling out of the bucket into the water. the cause of that crash is still under investigation. the men suffered minor injuries. >>> we are just a month out from the first presidential catch up to hillary clinton in the latest polls. these are the numbers put out by the university yesterday. clinton still has 7-point lead over trump. the third party candi

. >> daniel: in a radio interview, the police commissioner said he expects to be challenged by the union. the president of the boston police patrol said the agreement typically states the officers who wear the body cameras must be volunteers. >>> 19 cats have been removed from an upton home that was condemned earlier this month. the third time cats have been removed from 6 school street. the worcester telegram report that all 19 of the cats were taken to animal shelter where is they will receive medical treatment before finding new homes. according to the board of health, the shows still condemned and the town is license indefinitely after a dog died following a mauling. the owner of the golden doodle picked him up in july and the dog died hours later. they can not hold a panel on the kennel's license. 4:36. the start of school is right around the corner but the state's largest school district continues to deal with lead problems in its drinking water. boston public schools found dangerous levels of lead in six more buildings after problems occurred in several other schools during the bring. the water fountains are

the police department and the mayor's office told the boston herald, the union's paperwork is under review. >> catherine: boston carnival continues this weekend with a big parade through roxbury and the police department warning everyone who attends to behave themselves. you can expect to see officers out in full force making sure the event remains family violence will not be tolerated. the stern warning of a gang fight erupted during the festivities two years ago. a 26-year-old woman killed when caught in the cross fire. >> jason: this morning, the long fellow bridge will be shut down temporarily so mass. dot can get some cleaning done. will be using steam to clean debris from the structure. closed for about 15 minutes this morning and sunday. >> catherine: three months out now from election day and both new candidates facing new obstacles, donald trump's health being called into question by the man who treats him. new details of which hillary clinton e-mails about to be released. >> jason: a man who brought in city hall as he gets ready for a big pay raise. >> i feel confident about the

antoinette: the battle over body cameras for boston police officers is now heading to the police union has filed an injunction to stop the pilot program. officers to begin wearing the devices next week. none of the officers volunteered for the program. so far, no response from the mayor or the police commissioner. new this morning, boston mayor marty walsh is defending secrecy behind planned military flyovers in the city. the herald reports the city hall hotline received about 100 calls as the black hawk helicoptering performed exercises with boston police. the department posted on august 21 about the planned exercise, which ran through friday. many were upset that it wasn't made more public. doug: commitment 2016. republican and democratic nominees taking a break from the campaign trail. as abc's lana zack reports, that's not stopping them from escalating attacks on each other. reporter: tim kaine, the democratic vp pick, warned against the nasty tone on the trail. >> you start dividing people up against one another, blame games, name calling, you find you can't solve your problems be

. >>> boston police are running no a major roadblock in the effort to test body cameras on officers. not a single officer volume under tiered to wear one. the city and police union reached a deal to put body that plan, the officers had to agree to wear the cameras in exchange for a small bonus. no one has volunteered. boston police commissioner william evans says it's been a hard sell and he might have to force officers to wear them if it comes to that. >>> mbta is making more and more money on advertisements and now they are planning on adding even more ads at t stations. according to the globe revenuefrom oozes road to 32 milldo looking for new partners to add more advertising to the stations with more digital signs and ads to be enstalled. >>> everyone has a favorite -- installed. >>> everyone has their favorite part of the summer games and for tom brady the moment is over. the qb said the favorite part of the rio games was not in the pool or at the track but watching his wife strut her stuff at the opening ceremonies. >> it was amazing to see her out there and do that. olympics for me so i got oaf it opening night and there hasn't been much reason for me to

. >> and a pilot program to outfit 100 boston police officers with body cameras hitting a road block. the last ditch effort to from the police union to set the program set to launch next week. >> good morning, everyone. thanks for watching the fox 25 morning news. it is 6:00 on august 27th. i'm catherine parrotta. >> jason: and i'm jason law. i think you're pretty happy today. as you heard sarah say, we are getting a break from the humidity. let's get over to sarah wroblewski, she's in for jason brewer, sarah. >> sarah: yes. finally we see that humidity tropical for a little bit and nice temperatures setting up. temperatures on the mild side. 73 in boston. otherwise the 60s.

last month the department said it reached an agreement with the police union to start a pilot program. boston is among the largest department in the country that does not use the cameras. >>> in a race to the white house, new national polls show hillary clinton is maintaining a post convention boost. 49% to 39%. 61% of voters still that i hillary clinton is dishonest. the majority thinks that clinton qualified to be president where half of voters this that i trump is not. today donald trump will be campaigning in portland, maine. he will hold a town hall at marrow auditorium. he is hitting the trail with a cash windfall. he raised $80 million in july boosting his total contributions 69%. clinton's campaign brought in $90 million >>> donald trump's running mate is taking his own position on the republican party. mike pence has endorsed house speaker paul ryan. trump supports his decision to unify the party. on tuesday, trump refused to support ryan and john mccain in their gop primaries. >>> hillary clinton campaigned in colorado yesterday where she laid out her plan for millions of jobs. >> h

boston. far from it. the police officers union is now suing to prevent the random selection of officers who will wear the new equipment. they said forces officers to use it violates the collective bargaining treatment. -- agreement. the city and the officers signed off on the program only random consultant choose 100 officers to participate. >>> there's now a $5,000 reward that leads police to the vandals who blew up a newspaper box salem. it's the box for an lgbt paper salem called the rainbow times. as many as 7 people were caught blowing it up on tuesday night. the same box had been targeted before. >>> amtrak is threatening to cut service from boston to new york and to washington dc over a legal bat with the mbta. they want to pick up the tab for $340 million in track maintenance cost. the mbta said that boston is a crucial link and considers the the orange line is shutting down one oh the tracks at forest hills from september 3rd until december. it's part of an on going construction project to rebuild a failing over pass near the forest hills station. >>> there's a stepped up police presence in dorc

. >> vanessa: this week, the city of boston will face off in court, against the union representing thousands of police officers. the boston police patrolman association wants to stop the department's new body camera program. as we first reported on friday, the union filed a request for an injunction in suffolk superior court. under the program, 100 officers were supposed to volunteer, but when none of them body cameras for 6 months. the program is set to start on friday, a hearing on this case will be set in the next few days. >> mark: turning now to the weather, hot summer evening here in the city of boston, an we are looking at another pretty good looking work week. not a lot of rain in site. even though we really need it, kevin. >> kevin: we could use rain, but instead, getting more summertime weather and to 90 degrees, 20th time this summer today. it's not a record, but we have time to go to get i don't see any more this week, and the high temperatures that i showed, 89 in boston, because every hour, its temperatures come in from logan airport and they happen in between hours, so the official high

. >>> this week the city of boston will face off in court against the union representing thousands of police officers. the union wants to stop the department's new body camera program. as we first reported on friday, the boston police patrolman a request for an insglungs suffolk superior court. under the program, 100 officers are being forced to wear body cameras. it is scheduled to begin on friday. the a hearing on the case will be set in the next few days. >>> 6:06. boston duck tours said it will be reviewing the action of one of its drivers that left a boat without a roof. the incident happened yesterday when the first-year driver was sent on a detour off of beacon street. the new route went under the bridge which ripped off the roof of the boat and damaged the ladder. no one was injured in the crash. the company said duck boats do not usually travel on storrow drive. >>> only on fox25, a local father and son say they were left stranded after a large mbta ferry capsized their boat. they sent us these photos of their boat upside down in the water. father and son docked just from the coast

maria: the police union claims that a non-volunteer program violates their agreement with the department. boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. ed right now, : a state of emergency from this wildfire in california. 82,000 people are being told to get out of its way. newscenter 5's ben simmoneau is here with just how fast it's burning. ben: it shut down a major highway. this one burning so fast it spread over 1,000 acres in 90 minutes. which means it would have consumed an area the size of the boston public garden in just 2 minutes. from this, to this in minutes. this is the blue cut fire, breaking out at 10:36 a.m., it devoured 11 acres a minute, quickly raging out of control in pass, closing i-15, the main road between l.a. and vegas. the flames closing in on the mountain resort town of wrightwood, home to 4500. but in northern california a big break. >> it is my pleasure to announce the arrest of damon anthony pashilk on 17 counts of arson. authorities charging damon pashilk with starting a fire in lake county that destroyed 175 homes

the police union has promised a fight saying participation must be voluntary. ed: police are investigating a deadly stabbing in east boston. a man in his 20's was found stabbed in a home on paris street just before 7 this where he was pronounced dead. so far, no arrests. maria: right now investigators in new hampshire are working to determine what led to the death of a 2-year-old girl in somersworth. police and first responders were called to this linden street apartment shortly before noon monday for a toddler who was unresponsive. neighbors say there was a noticeable police presence at the complex well into tuesday. >> it's hard tome it is fair to say needham a 2-year-old does die there is some level of suspicion associated with that. but the toxicology results could take to happen three months to come back. ed: inside the fight to free a his day is now in the hands of the judge. his star witness is the original defense attorney. a role reversal for tony cardenal he answering instead of answering the questions about a case that has haunted him. he testified about the first murder case you took on. he believes his client

start of next >> get officers to take action. >> sara: radio said police comm be challenged by the unions. the president of the boston police patrolman association told the boston herald that the agreement specifically states that worry -- wore the body ca volunteers. >> sara: teen sitting in car he is known around south boston maryellen mccormick housing project for skills on basketball court and volunteer work feeding kids. he faced serious injuries but expected to survive. >> gene: vanessa marcotte's murder remains a mystery and getting a look on who they focus attention on. investigators are now looking at registered sex offenders 2489 princeton area. in prinsen ton and 414 registered sex offenders live in cities and towns immediately surrounding princeton. investigators tell us if they don't have dna samples from them already, they are collecting new swabs now. officials are also looking at sex offenders who have not been classified yet, only police can access those names. >>> gene: family and friends finally had a chance to say good-bye. same church in leominster where and two best friend from boston university

dollar ice cream truck part of operation in community outreach in 2010 as a way for boston police to connect with unioningw by boston police commissioner william evans goods to have you on program thanks for joining us. >> thank for having me on. >> so this is a surprise what is behind the is a cream truck. >> well, you know a great way to meet young children, you know with so much negativetivity i can't think of a better way to make a lasting impact giving ice creaming in at a cup to a young child that is the way we can build a lot of trust with young kids, make a first impression, that the police are there to help them we are friends, so it has a positive impact on the relationship between us and young children in the city of bonn. >> so this is all about reaching out to young people, and making sure young people understand who the want are, and what they are trying to do. >> exactly. i think sometimes you know, they hear what is going on, and all of a sudden they think we are the bad guys, we enemy, and this is a way what a better way to start a dialogue than our officers in ice cream trucked handing o

radio interview yesterday, the police commissioner said he is expected to be challenged by the unions. the president of the police patrolman's association told the boston herald the agreement specifically states that the officers who wear these body cameras must be volunteers. 5:05 this morning. the murder of a 27-year-old woman killed while out for a run remains a mystery, but this morning, we are getting a look focusing their attention. sources tell fox25 investigators are now looking at registered sex offenders in the princeton area. two level two sex offenders live in princeton. 414 registered sexs live in the cities and towns surrounding princeton. investigators tell us if they don't have dna samples from them they are collecting new swabs now. officials are looking at sex offeers who have not been only the police are access those names. >>> family and friends have a chance to say goodbye to vanessa marcotte at the same church in leominster where she was baptized 27 years ago. leominster mayor is a close family friend. they are finding comfort on the life that vanessa lived and not how she died. >> she loved and that was the hallmark of her life.

ed the police union claims that : a non-volunteer progra the department. boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. maria: homecoming 65 years in the making. an flag-draped casket carrying the remains of corporal ronald sparks rolled off a plane at logan. a procession then guided the remains to sparks' hometown of cambridge. sparks died at the age of 19 in a prisoner of war camp during the korean war and his remains were only recently identified from a dna >> could you tell me how that felt when you got that phone call? >> well, my throat tightened, my eyes welled up. and i had to call back because i couldn't speak. maria: sparks' family plans to bury him in a cemetery plot his parents purchased some 60 years ago. the military says there are about 7800 korean war veterans it is still trying to identify. what a great thing for him to do. harvey: we only had one storm report and it is right here in clinton. that is where we did have the report of a medium-sized tree down on mauldin street. this is an interesting

heather: despite union pushback, boston mayor marty walsh says a pilot program equipping police officers with body-cams will begin next month. the program was intended to be voluntary, but so far no officers have stepped forward. 100 officers are needed. despite the lack of volunteers, the mayor says the plan can move forward. >> our agreement said voluntary, that didn't rule out the fact that we could take action. we have to get this program up and running. heather: the pe violates their agreement with the department. boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. ben: five investigates in court as a massachusetts judge took the stand in the hearing that could send a convicted murderer free. mike beaudette is live. m ike: eva lee was whitey of him today. instead the focus was on the police report that was never turnover to the original defense lawyer. day two of his fight for new trial, and the question remains the same. as someone withhold the police report that showed another man could have committed the 1980 murder, tilting the scales

union. president of the boston police patrolman association told the boston herald the agreement sp be volunteers. >> catherine: teen sit in car when he was shot three times and neighbors told the herald he is known around south boston mary ann housing project for skills on basketball court and feeding kids. police say he suffered series injuries but expected to survive. >> daniel: murder of vanessa marcotte while out for a run remains a mystery but this morning we are getting look at sources tell fox25 that investigators are now looking at registered sex offenders in princeton area. two level two sex offenders live in princeton and 14 registered sex offenders live in towns and cities immediately surrounding princeton. investigators tell us that they do not have dna samples from them already. they are collecting new swabs now. official are also looking for sex offenders who have not been classified yet. only police can access those names. >> daniel: family and friends and coworkers finally have the chance to say good-bye to market basket. funeral held yesterday at same church in leominster where

unions. the president of the boston police patrolman's association told the boston herald the agreement specifically states the officers who wear the body cameras must be volunteers. >>> the murder of 27-year-old vanessa marcotte killed while out for a run remains a mystery, but this morning we are getting an update on who investigators are focusing their attention on. investigators are now looking at registered sex offenders. 414 registered sex offenders live in the cities and towns surrounding princeton. investigators tell us if they don't have dna stamples from them already, they are collecting new -- samples from them already they are collecting new samples now. only police can access those names. family and friends had a chance to say goodbye to marcotte. the same church in leominster friend of the family. they are finding comfort in the life that vanessa lived rather than how she died. >> she had love, a and that was the hallmark of her life. >> gene: vanessa's casket was escorted by police to the burial in nearby leominster. >>> we are learning more of a 15-year-old shot monday night. the tee

erika: then new at 5:30, the boston police department starts trying out body cameras today. their unions demands before the program gets going. a new move from the man, seen swiping patriots memorabilia his request, and the possible punishment from the team. recapping one of our breaking stories, at least 21 people are dead after a strong earthquake hit central italy. we'll bring you new information cindy: a gorgeous sky over boston, a beautiful day. clear skies, 65 in town as you head out the door. the upper 80's, making a run at 90, the beaches will be a little bit cooler in the 80's. on saturday, when we get some beneficial rain which could help to knock down the pollen levels. greg weed is right now running high. emily: it is time for eye popper is. olessa: how about a home with some serious curb appeal. yes, this brownstone in brooklyn is actually bedazzled. the elaborate decorations attract people from all over. the owner's been working on the art for about 15 years as a kind of therapy. and everybody needs a friends right? especially this little monkey who now makes his home on th