police sped after the vehicle, chasing it through brockton. investigators tell me that chase ended with a crash. the cruiser colliding with the suspect vehicle after the driver stopped and parked it on pleasant street. both the driver and a passenger those two people, but they say they don't believe there is a risk to public safety at this point. that officer suffered minor injuries and is expected to be okay. live from brockton, anna meiler, wbz this morning. >>> also breaking overnight, a police officer shot while responding to a domestic violence call in washington state has died. police believe the suspect is holed up inside a tacoma home. the neighborhood is on lockdown. a woman and two children inside the house during that shooting are safe this morning. the officer killed identified. >>> all public schools in palmer are closed today after a threat was spray painted on a sign outside the high school there. here's the photo that was posted on palmer high school's facebook page. it reads shooting along with today's date. the person who sha

>>reporter: and a police chase in brockton ends with a crash. the pursuit began with reports of shots fired. i with ingredients like roasted hazelnuts and cocoa, nutella adds a smile to any morning. one jar; so many delicious possibilities. >>> crews are putting the final touches on the winter wonderland at boston city hall plaza. boston winter opens up tomorrow. >> and it will include an ice skating loop, shops to look like chalets, food, massive decorations and, of course, a spot for santa. it will be open seven days a week. there are charges, though, for certain activities. >>> it's the spirit right now because it's so sort of warm and muggy outside that it's like it doesn't feel like we should be ice skating >> no. but it is december 1st, so don't forget that. and you know what's coming ahead. so we'll enjoy the 50s all we can, danielle >> that's so true. whenever we turn that corner, it's like we enjoy these days while we have them. 55 to 60 degrees for highs today. what about december snowfall? on average boston receives nine inches for th

let's head out the brockton with more. here's 7's jennifer eagan. >> jennifer: christa, that 18-year-old suspect will be coming here to brockton district court later this morning. he faces two charges: homicide and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. now investigators have not commented on a possible motive in this case. neighbors on merritt avenue say the suspect's grandmother was wailing in the street yesterday afternoon around 1:00. she pleaded with neighbor to call police. that neighbor told us the 18-year-old suspect lunged at her as she walked up to the home not yet realizing what was going on there. they tried the save 44-year-old mania meneide, but she did not survive her injuries. firefighters also held on to the teenage suspect until police arrived. >> we came lunging through the kitchen at the door where we were standing. i just pulled a grandmother out of there. i just kept pulling her away from the house until we were down the street there. >> sarah: and the district attorney says scene. 18-year-old f

he'll be arraigned this morning in brockton court. >>> 4:34 right now. all public schools in palmer are closed today after a threat was spray painted on a sign outside the high school. here's a photo of what was posted on palmer high school's facebook page. it reads shooting along with today's date. the person who shared the picture said the other side of school activities are canceled for today. police and school officials are investigating. >>> police are stepping up patrols at a new england mosque after it received hate-filled letter warning muslims to leave the country or face genocide. the mosque in providence is one of several mosques in seven states that received the identical letter. the fbi says there are no specific threats for them to investigate, but they are monitoring the situation and urging people to report police say they haven't received a formal request for increased security at boston- area mosques, but they are ready to provide it if asked. >>> a massive water main break repaired in buckton, but that's the damage from yesterday. this

if you have any information, please call brockton police. soliciting nude photos from a student has been indicted. todd wiley is accused of trying to get the 16-year-old to send naked photos of herself. investigators also say he sent videos of himself, and other men, to the victim. the 63-year-old is well-known at merrimack high school, having taught there for 37 years. wiley is free on 20,000 dollars bail. he faces years in prison but there's still the possibility of a plea bargain. right now more progress in , boston following yesterday's massive water main break. roads and businesses on washington and kneeland streets continue to reop some restaurants were forced to throw out food after it was contaminated by flooding. crews are still repairing damage from the water and manhole fires sparked by shorted high voltage lines. >> a live look now over the city of boston, where the rain is finally over, but the winds were whipping today. this is the official holiday lights tonight. to write here on channel 5. as a gift to the night and even the

all this untolling here a short time ago inside brockton district court. that is where the 18-year-old suspect pleaded not guilty to an abrupt start to the arraignment had court officers rushing into the holding area. according to sources, the suspect briefly became uncooperative. >> assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. >> reporter: that is 18-year-old frantz polynice of brockton, pleading not guilty to murdering his mother, inside the family's home in brockton yesterday afternoon. >> the report defendant's mother, had been stabbed multiple times above about the face, neck, and torso area. by this defendant, mr. polynice, her 18-year-old son. >> reporter: the suspect's grandmother was in the house at the time but wasn't hurt. the mother of polynice's betion friend from high school is heart-broken. >> it is so hard for us to believe. we were just saying yesterday, then we get this call. this is unbelievable. >> reporter: polynice graduated from brockton high earlier this year where he played football. the motive here remains a history, the district

we are live in brockton tonight. steve cooper, 7 news. >>> sky 7 over sharon today where police are investigating shots fired outside the econo lodge motel. someone staying in the motel call gunshots an when police arrived they found bullet casings and a weapon. they weren't able to find the person who owned the gun, but police say this investigation is still very active. >>> e all right, let's get to the trump transition now. the president-elect hitting the road for an unprecedented thank-you tour, making his first public speech since the election. president-elect started in indiana to announce that 1,000 jobs will now be staying here in the u.s. from there, mr. trump goes to >>reporter: president-elect trump has spent most of the three weeks since his big win out of the public eye. today he took a break from transition planning and hit the road. his team already claiming a victory on a campaign promise. donald trump took off from new york thursday morning en route to ohio for his first major public appearance since

. >> a brockton teenager accused in the deadly stabbing of his mother. the search for answers as he goes before a judge. >> breaking overnight, an officer shot and killed in washington state. the manhunt under way right now for the suspect. >> cleanup under way after this water main break in neighborhood. the widespread damage after a flood. on the e. of soaking rain, as you see on the radar. the heaviest rain is making its way out slowly but surely. good thursday morning. i'm antoinette antonio in for emily. randy: i'm randy price. kelly ann in for cindy this morning. meteorologist: we've been seeing that over the last 24 to 48 hours. antoinette: we need the rain. meteorologist: we want to get out of it at this point. we're slowly seeing things to clear. here's a look at wt's going on overhead. we did see a good amount of rainfall the last 24 hours, inch to even 2 inches in spots. now this rain i hanging out on the eastern portion of the cape. another flood of moisture making its way into providence right now. showers in western massachusetts will move

antoinette: mccall asked on his life in brockton -- nicole estevan is live in brockton. nicole: disturbing details and what was a not much. 18-year-old fronts polities -- frantz polynice. inside that merrick avenueome yesterday police responded to a 911 call down polities sitting on the porch, his hands covered in blood, a knife by his feet. he told police "she is inside. face come in the as well as the torso. her body found neaa door in that home. several friends of the accused sitting in the courtroom today, all of them reacting in shock. >> he was at my house every day. he's a good boy. he just graduated with my s. just so hard for us to believe that this happened. we were just saying yesterday, where is hhe unbelievable. nicole: everyone we spoke with described pollyyni in courtce. -- antoinette: a brockton man is hospitalized after being tasered during a brutal home invasion. our partners at the enterprise through him to the ground, used a stun gun on him and tied him up with his own suspenders asking where is the gold. the suspect stole a box of coins before taking

he will be arraigned in brockton district court today. fox25 will be there. live in boston, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> new this morning, brockton police searching a wooded area overnight after a car crash involving a police crui 1:30 this morning. you can see several officers and on pleasant street in the area of sumner street. we are working to learn more about what started the incident. >>> breaking news right now in washington state where police are in a standoff with a suspect who shot and killed a police officer. the gunman has been barricaded in a house for several hours now and police don't think anyone is there with him. the officer who was shot was responding to a toe mess neighbors reported hearing shots fired shortly after police arrived. fellow officers got the wounded officer out. he was pronounced dead at the hospital hours later. >>> happening now, construction crews are continuing their work to fix a broken water main in watertown. live look of the work being done now 24 hours after the 125-year-old pipe broke causing fires and floods. o

>> anchor: now at 7 a mother stabbed in brockton. police talk to her teenage son. >> reporter: another round of rain in southern new england tonight. >> anchor: the evening commute feeling the impact. >> anchor: a local fire chief in hot water. what an investigation uncovered. >> anchor: the pats preparing for the rams. some key players weren't at practice. >> anchor: and. >> i was pretty upset. i was cring. >> anchor: her daughter went to the school nurse for a bump and a bruise. but the nurse gave her the wrong medicine. >> anchor: now the family wants answers. >> 7 news at 7:00 starts now. >> anchor: police are investigating the stabbing death of a woman inside her own home. we know that detectives are talking to the woman's son. alex deprado live at the scene to bring us up to date. >> reporter: no charges have been filed against that 18-year-old as he's continued to be questioned in his mother's death. the house is surrounded by crime tape. and it was a neighbor who heard screams and came to help. >> she was wailing and screamin

we are live in brockton to learn more. >>reporter: an abrupt start to the arraignment here at brockton district court. late this morning, tense moments in the courtroom before the teen suspect who graduated from brockton high six months ago was charged with stabbing his mother to death. court officers scramble into the prison holder area in brockt was being uncooperative, moments before he answers to charges he murdered his mother. >> charged with murder and assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. a plea of not guilty was entered. >>reporter: ducking out of view from the cameras, frantz polynice pleaded not guilty to stabbing his mother to death monday afternoon. coverd in blood. inside the house the police found the victim laying face down in the living room. >>reporter: outside the crime scene a small memorial to his mother, who worked overnights at milton hospital as a nurse. >> she was a nice woman. quiet. hard worker. >>reporter: polynice's grandmother told police the teen was depressed and hadn't been eating our

antoinette: a brockton mhe the search for clues in their home. randy: cleanup under way nearly 24 hours after a water main break in china town. in boston, the blow to businesses forced to close. antoinette: heavy rain overnight. meteorologist kelly ann cicalese is in for cindy. kelly ann, when can we expect rain to move out? >> we have the fog in place. travel conditions. the fog continues especially along the coastline. as the rain starts to shift off the coast, the fog will still linger until late this morning and we're clearing out by late this afternoon. we'll see the sun break out, that's going to allow for things to warm up this afternoon. but look at this visibility right now. because of the fog in place, we areeeing visibility to half a mile especially into downtown boston and along t at this point. that's going to stick around through the next couple of hours. take a look at what's going onover head. we have -- overhead. >> this is the heaviest of rain at this point in western massachusetts. showers are shifting eastward off the coast. t

live in brockton, malini basu, fox 25 news. >> tonight an 18-year-old from brockton is being held without bail in the stabbing death of his own mother. france hid from the cameras during his arraignment today on charges of murder and assault. police said that they found hill outside yesterday sitting on the front steps of his home. he was covered in blood. neighbors tell us they did not see any signs of trouble with the family before this happened. >> i would never think that he would kill his mother. he's a good boy. >> prosecutors say they still don't have a motive for the stabbing and he'll be back in >> the teen was arrested at his middle school in lynn yesterday. police in north reading said they received the complaint and sent the information to middlesex county prosecutors. at the teen's school parents we spoke with wanted it to know why they were not notified about this arrest. >> that's terrible. yeah, i don't -- i'm gonna call about that because i never heard about that my daughter's 14. >> investigators and school officials are not providing more information on this case becaus

we are live in brockton with more on what happened. >>reporter: neighbors on this quiet street say they can't believe that the resident violent home invaders. police say they apparently didn't find what they were looking for. >> he don't have anybody. >> and they tied him up? >> from what i heard. >>reporter: it is a crime that leaves this quiet neighborhood in shock. >> that is, like, making me scared to death. >>reporter: brockton police say the 71-year-old man who lives here came home to find three masked men waiting to rob him. mike is a navy vet. terrorized him with a taser, repeatedly demanding gold. >> i'm stunned. i don't know. look at the neighborhood. it isn't some place you'd come to rob as far as i can see. >>reporter: neighbors say mike hit garage sales and collected things. >> he doesn't have anything over there that is what i don't understand. unless somebody heard him talking, got the impression that he had stuff over there. he is a really nice guy. >>reporter: pic old silver coins leaving mike tied up for five hours be

we're live in brockton tonight. john monahan, tax 25 news. >>> developing now, nearly one million android phones have been infected by hackers. officials say they've gained access to google account information through apps outside official according to google hackers have not yet stolen any personal information. they also say they are removing the apps that are causing this hack. to see the full list of apps behind this issue visit fox25boston.com. >>> a local chef is accused of stealing food from the people he was supposed to be serving. as fox 25's malini basu shows us police say his girlfriend and his daughter were in on it. >> reporter: for 6.50 years david lavoie was the cook and site manager for carver council on aging. girlfriend tracy archer and her daughter kimberly parkman were stealing from those in need. >> i just can't believe that he would steal, you know, because he's not that kind of a person. >> reporter: carver, police tell fox 25, they were tipped off about during the late summer months after food

michael henrich is live outside the courthouse in brockton where the teen will face a judge soon. michael? >> michael: good morning, court opening up at the hour and arraignment could happen any time this morning. district attorney's office says that 18-year-old. teen's grandmother came screaming out of the house grandmother out of there and said no, you're not going in. >> michael: d.a. says officers recovered the knife involved in the stabbing inside the house and arrested polynice on scene and homicide and assault and battery with dangerous weapon. fox25 will be in the courtroom here once arraignment takes place. michael henrich, fox25 news. >> new this morning, brockton police are searching a wooded car crash involving a police cruiser. this was the scene around 1:30 in the morning. can still see several officers in the video and police dogs on pleasant street near area of sumner street. police haven't said. >> gene: 24 hours later boston's chinatown still cleaning up from massive water main break that flooded streets and businesses. this is live look from kneeland street wher

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juli mcdonald in live in brockton tonight. juli: fortunately, we are told he is in stable condition after this terrifying attack here home, the scene of a violent home invasion. 71-year-old michael has a body is -- michael is still in the hospital after he was stunned with a taser. neighbors say police and ambulance came to the house just before midnight. >> i was just shocked he was tied up for five hours. gold or something were coins or something. he doesn't have anything, really. it is just him. >> maybe somebody here already knew. they had probably been there before and they knew he was old and probably would not do much. juli: people who live on mass avenue are locking their own doors and bowing to remain vigilant. >> who is coming in and going because it is something very sad what happened to mike today. juli: the three suspects got away with old coins in the house. after the victim, neighbors and he is the kind of neighbors you would want to have, friendly and interesting. it is unclear whether those three suspects may

police investigators back inside this brockton home where the d.a. confirms a tragic family killing took place. 18-year-old france charged with the murder of his mother who was 44-year-old. a neighbor ran to help his grandmother who was going door-to-door shouting for

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we do hope to have more answers here in brockton. live in broton,oleic estaphan, newscenter 5. >> cleanup and repairs are underway here in chinatown, they have been here all night ter seral manhole fir along neland street. they hav been using heavy equipment to vm out, suck out the debris from several of those manholes. u ca see the charred power lines that were pulled from underground. now those fires were sparked by water. water from a water mn that ruptured flooding washington street. about a dozen businesses are closed right now while they try to clean up and dl with the water damage that's been done to some of those now we're back here with some live pictures. you can see the neland street is open to some limited traffic. it was entiry shut down yesterday all day long. right now they are allowing one lane of traffic in each direction, but just be aware that it is congested if you are coming into the area, and a lot of the crew membe are still working on those repairs. you are going to watch out for them. live in chinawn, sera co

antoinette: a brockton mhe the search for clues in their home. randy: cleanup under way nearly 24 hours after a water main break in china town. in boston, the blow to businesses forced to close. antoinette: heavy rain overnight. meteorologist kelly ann cicalese is in for cindy. kelly ann, when can we expect rain to move out? >> we have the fog in place.

still not seeing too many problems. 24 looks good out of brockton if you are traveling the expressway. your trip, 25 minutes, braintree into boston, and along the pike, only 15 from 49 to building delays out of methuen. and stop and go through wilmington and more volume approaching the spot pond. trains and buses are running on schedule. randy: two people were killed in a crash in milton. state police say that it happened around 3:30 this morning on brush road. the vehicle hit a tree and then caught fire. three people were inside that vehicle. the survivor was taken to boston medical center for treatment. >> also breaking this morning, street in roxbury. this was around 1:30. a wentworth campus police cruiser was also hit by a car on the same street. four people were in that vehicle. one was arrested. the other three got away. boston police say the officer was taken to the hospital and is expected to be ok. more breaking news this morning, boston police investigating a shooting in dorchester. one man in serious condition after getting shot on devon street. his condition does not appea

in brockton are all shocked overthis. this all untolded unfolded wednesday afternoon. now his mother, a 44-year-old woman stabbed up to 15 times, her 18-year-old son now charged this is a picture of him in court today. he is now charged with the murder of his 44-year-old mother, in their house wednesday afternoon. first responders found him sitting on the front steps of his own home. blood all over his hands, when he tried to talk to him, he simply said, she's inside. once inside, they found his mother face down, blood all over the kitchen area of the house after his arraignment, the da don't know about this. >> we're dealing with a terrible, tragic situation for an 18-year-old person murdered his 44-year-old mother. and you know, how do you get your arms around that. that's what we want to find out. i am interested in finding out what happened and what the motive is. and as we proceed in the investigation, we'll go down that road. polynice is ordered held without bail. due back in court at the end of the month. coming up

fox25 will be in the courtroom when he today at brockton district court. fox25 news. >> sara: new this morning brockton police searching wooded area overnight after there was a car crash involving a police cruiser. this was a scene at around 1:30 in the morning. there are several officers and some police dogs on pleasant street there in the area of sumner street. police haven't said if they found anyone. we are working to learn more about what started the incident. >> gene: more than 24 hours later in boston's chinatown water main break that flooded businesses. electrical cruiser still working on repairs. fox25 jessica reyes has been following the story since it broke yesterday morning and, jess, there's good news here, water in the streets has at least receded. >> jessica: 1 day after a massive water main broke in washington and kneeland streets, things looking whole lot better in downtown boston. >> we had 20 inch water main broke. >> jessica: broke of water in the streets. >> 3 feet of water in the basement. >> jessica: initially only shut down a handfu

the 22-year-old is here at brockton hospital. he was tied up with his own suspenders, and tonight he tells us he was so scared. tonight those men are still out there, here he is. ed. >> reporter: michael is the invasion. >>> there's another door going to our house. and that's where they were hiding and tackled me and broke my hip right now. >> reporter: it happened on wednesday evening around 5:00 at the victim's massachusetts avenue home. >> i came home last night, the whole area was basically locked down, brockton police and state police up in the air. >> reporter: three men wearing ski masks stormed into his house. >> where's the gold, where's the gold. i >> reporter: at one point the men tased him after he felt a shock. >> then my ribs -- they were killing my ribs and went nuts. >> reporter: he was tied up with his own suspenders. >> they shot me with something two or three times, they slapped me and she weren't very nice. >> reporter: he was left tied up for five hours before he was able to set himself free. them off, you kn

. >>> shock and deep sadness in brockton tonight where an 18-year-old graduate of brockton high school is charged with killing his own mother. it happened at the family's home. we first told you about it when it was breaking yesterday afternoon. we're live from brockton district court. that teenager was charged with ms. mother's murde >> reporter: this case leaves a lot of people in brockton speechless. for many this violence comes from out of nowhere, and that includes one woman who lives right next door. >> there was no signs, no signs at all that he would do this. no signs. he was a good boy. >> reporter: she lives next door to the 44-year-old murder victim and her son is best she's stunned. >> i would never think he would kill his brother. he was a good boy. he isn't violent at all. >> reporter: it broke out early wednesday afternoon at the family's home on merritt avenue. they found him shaking uncontrollably sitting on the steps. his only words, she's inside. his mother was discovered facedown in the living room. authorities say she was stabbed up to 15 times in the head, neck an

brockton police arrest an 18-year-old for stabbing his mother inside her home. a relative knew something was wrong and begged you neighbor to call 911. >> adam: they questioned the son you'll night and tonight he's charged with her murder. the night team's alex di prawto live for us. >> reporter: 18-year-old franz homicide and saab with assaultd battery with a dangerous weapon at the home in brockton. sweaters are here taking photographs and gathering evidence. >> i knew it was something bad only because she was wailing and screaming and she did say "911, 911." >> reporter: marianne montero dialed 911 was a desperate grandmother who speaks mostly creole pulled her toward the house on merritt avenue. >> she just grabbed my hand and started pulling me house, and at this point in time i now know it was to get her daughter out of the house. >> reporter: but it was too late. 44-year-old maria had been stabbed to death, charged is her son 18-year-old franz polynice. a neighbor says he also lunged at his grandmother during the attack. >> he came lunging through the kit

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

it happened around 11:30 this morning at with jp ryan tavern on brockton avenue. the fire department tells us no one was hurt. >>> as rescue and fire crews move into tennessee neighborhoods scorched by raging fires authorities are getting a better picture of the damage. as diane gallagher reports they believe a person sparked these flames. >> reporter: as wildfires tennessee, the death toll is rising. three more bodies were found today in severe counties bringing the number of people killed to seven and many say their family members are still missing. >> calling the other shelters here but said she isn't there. just hoping for a miracle. >> reporter: more than 700 buildings have been destroyed or damaged 300 in the popular vacation town of gatlinburg. thousands have been evacuated from the area since monday with when the fires quickly spread from the great fueled by high winds. >> those high winds were knocking down trees, those trees were hitting power lines and falling on this very dry extreme drought-like condition and everything was catching on fire. >> report

if you know anything you're brockton when a murder suspect gets uncooperative with officers. after the scuffle with officers 18-year-old france pollinis hid behind the wall in court. he pleaded not guilty to murdering his mother yesterday. police say he stabbed 44-year-old to death. she was stabbed as many as 15 times officers say with a kitchen knife. the suspect's grandmother was wasn't injured. the da says it's not clear why he attacked his mom. and he is held without bail. >> anchor: a man in brockton fearful after an alarming home invasion. a 71-year-old navy veteran came home to find 3 men with masks and waiting to rob him. tied the man terrorized him with a taser while demanding gold. and they left that man tied able to wriggle free and call 911. neighbors can't understand why someone would target this guy. >> i'm stunned i don't know. look at the neighborhood. it isn't some place you'd come to rob as far as i can see. >> he doesn't have anything over there. that's what i don't understand. unless somebody heard him talking they got the impression that he had stuff over

>>reporter: police chase end with a crash in brockton. >>reporter: both the driver and a passenger got out and ran. >>reporter: a major water main break in the theater district. >> danielle niles with a storm watch weather alert >> all it takes is a light freezing rain to slicken the >> two pop warner teams have already earned a spot in the big game, but the cost to sending both to florida is challenging. >> we're hoping that the community rallies behind us. >> mario batali has opened a theme park. >> former boston celtics coach doc rivers getting furious during last night's clippers/nets game. >> looks like our producer. >> bud light is giving you a chance to win super bowl tickets for life. >> chris. go get some beer right now. off the street. >> and that's cruel and unusual punishment. >> gotta pay the fine. >> all right. making drunk drivers listen to nickelback, that's a canadian way of punishing people. >> just a week in the life >> poor nickelback. the butt of so many jokes now. >>> keep it right here to wbz this morning. your top

about the aent a brockton teen had with his mom before he aldlstabbed her to death. newscenter 5's ondella richardson is live from the e. >> the mother had just come home from worki eht night shift, finished her meal and was being her son to comeat something. when he finally came to the kitchen, police say he grabb a kitchen knife and attacked. they struggled. everyone knowsim, he hangs around in the neighborhood and lives in back of u r son rdan is a best friend of 18yr old frantz polynice who's now held without bail for stabbing his ownother to death. mania meneide a nurse wa stabbed up t15 times >> i cried. fell to my knees. dealing the best we can . si and the court papers at released him said he was fine. >> court papers say he wouldn't eat or sleep and wascting strange and that his mom drove him to the airport tuesday to rn to hai with an aunt and he didn't get onhe pne. mother upset she lost the plane fare the family situation tense. yeday police found the mothereding to death in the merritt avenue home and the grandmother who witnesseth monteiro f hel >> he l

that is the very latest from brockton, nicole jacobs, wbz news. >>> police in washington state say the suspect in a police shooting has died. the s.w.a.t. team shot the gunman who was barricaded inside a tacoma home with two children inside. the children are safe. shot and killed when he responded to the home for a domestic call. >>> a chase ends with a crash in brockton a police cruiser collided with the suspect's vehicle. the driver and passenger ditched the car and ran. the owner of the car was found in the back seat and is facing charges for posessing marijuana and a stun gun. the officer suffered minor injuries but is expected to be okay. the chase started with officers responding to shots fired. the vehicle, the driver took off. >>> time to get a check of the forecast. the calendar might say december 1, but it doesn't feel like it. a live look at copley square. people are walking around with light jackets. and the temperatures -- oh, there go the kids, danielle! temperatures in the 50s and even some 60s around. you might want to enjoy it because the warmth is not sticking around.

live in brockton. jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >>> right now crews are trying to cleanup the mess left behind break in worst's chinatown. when the water receded there were even more problems for firefighters. victoria warren has more from the scene. >> big black smoke billowing into the air. manhole fires burning under ground. streets flooded in chinatown after a massive water main break. carbon monoxide levels hitting dangerous level. the alarm went off. >> more than 100 people evacuated. it was hard to underground fire would spread. >>> typically what manhole fires they travel in sequence. it just started popping down the street. all started when 20-inch pipe burst spewing thousands of gallons of water shutting down several businesses. just oo precautionary method. there were 3-4 feet of water in basement. we want to make sure everything is clean and proper before we open it. the all-day event snarled traffic and eventually crew pulled out and replaced the case of ageing infrastructu

maria: a brockton teen charged withp stack his mother to death. his 4-year-old mother 15 types wednesday afternoon. the 18-year old suspect had recently been released from a the 18-year old suspt had recently been released from a hospital, where he'd b treated for depression. >> a brockton high grad who dropped out of nursing school. ed: a deadl collision between a duck bet andotor scooter last april prompted the changes. the bill prohibits duck boat drivers fromerving aznarrators. the fencesl be required and the governor has ten days to take action on the legislation. >> next on wcvb newscenter 5: >> the high-speed chase post on facebook. the wild crash that brought it to a screeching halt. peth meat following this downward tre in tempeture and when real cold air will be movi in to. >> a new warningfor wine the dangerous side effects just uncovered. ed: right now, rob gronkowski, that will also shall shootg joint statement tonight admit this season will be over. a back surgery, the third one for gronkowski, ta friday on the eye, how does this sou

anchts brockton teenager is locked up without bail for killing his mother. police say franz polinnese stabbed his mother to death on wednesday. court documents indica depression, had stopped eating and refused to board a plane back to his native haiti earlier this week when his mother bought him a ticket. >>> today you can help families displaced by a terrible fire in lawrence earlier this week. lawrence mayor dan riveira will be among those at the mcdonald's on broadway in lawrence later today. a radio-thon has been set up by a spanish language radio station there and the money raised we're told will go to the families devastated by tuesday's fire on harrel >>> a rhode island lrnlt school closed today. nearly 40 students at the gladstone street in cranston were out yesterday with suspected cases of norovirus. the illness is highly contagious and the school says it's working to thoroughly clean that building. >>> a massachusetts woman who spent more than six hours traped in a ski gondola was just awarded $750,000. the pittsfield woman sued killington mountai

live in brockton, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> brockton police searching a wooded area after there was a car crash involving a police cruiser. this was the scene around 1:30 in the morning. you can see several officers street in the area off sumner street. police have not set up -- have not said if they found anyone. we are working to see what started this incident. >>> breaking news in washington state. police are on the standoff with a suspect that shot and killed a police officer. the gunman has barricaded himself in a house and he has been there for several hours. police don't think there is anyone else in there with him reporters at the scene say a fresh wave of officers have the officer shot was responding to a domestic violence call. >>> construction crews are continuing their work in chinatown after a water main break caused big problems. they have been working underground all night. after the pipe broke, it caused underground fires. jess, this whole thing is highlighting just how old some of the water mains in the city really are. >> reporter: yeah, gene. the 125 years old

that was. >>> a brockton teenager charged with murdering his mother. >>reporter: investigators have not commented op a motive. >> police chase end with a crash in brockton. >> both a driver and passenger got out and ran. >> a major water main break in the theater district. >> let's get right over to danielle niles with a storm watch weather alert >> all it takes is just a trace of light freezing rain to slicken the roads out there. >> two pop warner teams have won a spot in the game, but the cost of sending both to florida is chagi rallies behind us. >> celebrity chef mario bartelli has opened a theme park. >> doc rivers getting furious during last night's clippers/nets game. >> looks like our producer. >> bud light is giving a chance to win super bowl tickets for life. chris, go get some beer, right now. >> police in canada trying a new way to keep drunk drivers off the streets. >> and that's cruel and unusual >> what's our takeaway from that? don't mess with doc and don't mess with our producer, apparently. >> no, definitely don't want to do that. >>

brockton when a murder suspect gets uncooperative with officers. after this scuffle, 18-year-old frantz polynice hid behind a wall in the courtroom. he's pleaded not guilty to murdering his mother. police say he stabbed his mother to death inside of the family's home on merritt avenue. investigators say the 44-year-old victim was stabbed as many as 15 times with a kitchen knife. also in the house at the time but was able to get away and call neighbors for help. the district attorney says that it's unclear why polynice attacked his mother but he's currently being held without bail. >> christa: a westport senior health official stepping down following that town's animal cruelty scandal. this comes days after residents called for the resignation of all the town's health officials. the departing official admitted to conducting animal inspections on the farm, even though he was in the licensed to do so. he's the first person now to step down since living in deplorable conditions back in july. the trial date has been set for rachelle bond, the mother-of-

three men busted into the brockton home and tied the man up using his own suspenders. the men beat him and shocked repeatedly asked him where the cold was. took the man five hours to get free and call police once those men left. we spoke exclusively with the victim from his hospital bed. >> i am 72, i can't be pouncing off the damn floor. i just pulled on my suspenders as hard as i could and i finally got them off. it wasn't easy. i had a knife and found it and cut them off. >> gene: the victim will be having hip surgery this morning. loose. >>> a trial date has been set for the mother of a murdered toler, bella bond. rachel bond's attorney and nor a status hearing. she is scheduled it return to court next month to prepare for her february 22 trial. they believe bond was an accessory in her daughter's murder. they believe her boyfriend killed the child by punching her in the chest and stomach. bella was first known as baby doe when her body was discovered near tier island last year. >>> investigating ain't that sent three schools into safe mode. it started yesterday mo

thankfully no one was hurt. >>> a police chase ends with a crash in brockton. a cruiser colliding with a suspect vehicle overnight. po off. police are now searching for them. the officer suffered minor injuries but is expected to be okay. the chase began when officers were responding to a report of shots fired on ford street around 12:30. when they tried to pull over a vehicle, it took off. >>> all public schools in palmer are closed today while police investigate a threat spray painted on a sign outside the high school. this photo was posted on palmer high school's facebook page. it reads shooting along with the sign read kill along with a time. all classes and after-school activities are canceled for today. >>> and a campus controversy ends with a compromise, a painting of the kkk will remain at an art exhibit, but for now you'll have to look at it under a drape. the art exhibit at salem state university was scheduled to reopen yesterday. it will run through december 14th. >>> we are back in 30 minutes with another update. at fallon health we realize that no

olessa: we're watching delays south of towa csh on 24 northbound, by route 27 delays ou brockton, and also an street and on 128 south by route 28, almost 35 on the expressway, and braintree tooston, and still watching that repairork from yesterday's water mn eak or on nel strt. >> stories we're following, a cleanuperwan chinatown, the city ha been trying to get everything back to nmaler hugeteain break here theorkers have alsoeen back taking out dris from fires manholes, dozen businesses a ployee called 9-1-1 aer this malaed a knife and demanded cash, thman wri a gray one was hurt there.ot away with more coming up in our next hour if youreeading out, you can tch us onhe mobile app. "good morning america" >>> good morning,amera. it's 8:00 a.m. deadly wildfires. search and rescue teams racing through the wreckag in tennesse how selp the families thge on eir feet. >>> crossing the line. n wom b questions about wo, harassment and sis at the offi. their answers may surpre you. now their message solutions that everyone caput to work. ? >>> the prin and pop star. when harry metrinna. the two

reporting live in brockton, nick giovanni the bbc news. >>> a chef is now one of three people facing charges for robbing a food bank. >> they stole a lot of food that was made for needy families . >> that food pantry is now asking for help. >> reporter: thankfully it appears the community is heeding the call for help after police say a man who cooked >> everyone here is so cordial and warm. it makes you feel like a part of the family. >> reporter: the car for food pantry, a faith-based helping hand for the needy. this is all in one building built on trust. that trust was broken when the >> i couldn't believe it. i came in one day and they said dave is not inherently more. >> chef david lavoie and his girlfriend as well as her daughter are charged with larceny and conspiracy. >>[ muffled audio ] we were notified by the town administrator's office that there was suspicious activity going on. >> reporter: in september police set up surveillance at the area showing him stealing to other items. the chef has since resigned, shock to the people he served for 6 1/2 years. >>wonderful, he was

in brockton, christina hager, wbz news. >>> thank you. >>> some heart pounding moments playing out on camera when robbers walk into a liquor store wearing masks and you can reaction to all this. this is all new at 6:00. >> he said put my hands up. and he smiled. hey it is all good. >> reporter: that was manny's reaction as two masked robbers barreled through the door of his liquor store last night. one armed with a handgun, the other a shotgun that was pointed right at his co-worker. >> get your hands off, give me the money. where is the safe. i said there is no safe here. you're not getting nothing. one of them wearing a mask out of the movie scream. he wasn't giving in. >> kept pushing him away like he had the gun. i said don't point the gun at me. i have kids and stuff so they come first. >> they pulled money from the register and ran. police believe the same two masked thieves seen e lear irr in the night lurking behind foiled by another clerk. >> my employee to come inside and call the police and they come within 2, 3 minutes. >> reporter: what worries police is the potential for

randy: no bail for brockton teenager charged with killing his mother. prosecutors say to death. it happened in their merritt avenue home on wednesday. wednesday afternoon. the 18-year-old suspect had recently been released from a hospital where he'd been treated for depression. antoinette: the death toll from a wildfire in tennessee climbs to 11. investigators believe the fire that leveled the town of gatlinburg early this week was caused by people. more than 700 homes and businesses are now destroyed in the town which is known as the randy: trial date set in connection with the death of a little girl known as baby doe. rachelle bond is accused of disposing of bela bond's body after her boyfriend killed the little girl. bond's boyfriend, michael mccarthy, will be tried through the doors of walmart in pella an hour from des moines. the driver of the truck is injured. randy: two hidden hostages gave a swat team in florida the distraction they needed to storm into a credit union. police say a 23-year-old man held 11 people hostage for two hours. this was during a robbery in jackson

a teen accused of murdering his own mother in brockton. you'll hear from the neighbor who called 911. >> sarah: a letter of hate country. a new england mosque was targeted. >> christa: and in rhode island, a dangerous drive ends with police on the scene. >> sarah: chaos in chinatown might be over, but the clean-up continues after a water main break and man hole fire. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good thursday morning, everybody. thanks for waking up us with. i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. are we ready to build the ark yet? >> sarah: i guess so, it's raining, raining and more rain, right, wren. >> >> wren: well, we needed it. we're still dealing with showers, pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall. this is starting to taper off. we are going to see these showers which have been in they this morning, even pockets of liger rainfall, but to our northwest again, more moderate to heavy rainfall. this will die down quickly. by 7:00 we'll see the tapering

the search under way for two people in brockton. >>> a mother murdered her 18- year-old son due in court to face charges. we're hearing from a neighbor who came to the rescue of the teenager's grandmother. >>> and a local town public school shut down today over a re >>> grntion everybody, thanks for joining us, i'm kate merril. >> i'm chris mckinnon. it is thursday, december 1st. flipping the calendar. >> it has already happened. danielle niles is here as we turn the page to december, danielle, but hopefully going to get warmer today. >> we're not going to feel like december 1st, that's for sure. good morning. we are drying out with still