we will begin with beth germano where commissioner william evans is about to speak at some pointbeth. >> reporter: he is inside the hospital with the the officer who is being cared for here. boston mayor walsh arrived a short time ago we expect them to give us a update on what happens here. we know the officer was shot in the leg and undercover officer who was chasing a suspect. we don't know more details than that which we are hoping to hear from the commissioner he. but they are personal difficult press conferences for the commissioner when any of his officers are shot in the line of duty. the commissioner ironically was just in washington, d.c. invited by the president to take part in a round table on the issue of guns and proposals. he was before a committee on beacon hill talking about violence on the streets yesterday. and the issues around safe guns so he is angry about this getting guns off the streets and violence on the streets and the danger that his officers face. so what we need are details. we are told the officer is going to be okay. these are noncritical injuries but s

commissioner evans: yes, she is no children. his uncle is here. >> can you identify the officer, commissioner? commissioner evans: initially, because all of our officers have it, but a nearby uniform was nearby and tied it off and helped him. that was fortunate. it could have saved his life. >> did he have the gun on him when he was tackled? commissioner evans: i am not sure if he had it on him, but the gun was found nearby. >> what is the officer' s name? commissioner evans: i don' t want to give it because we do not know if all of his family has been notified. i understand that his mother just underwent very serious surgery. we do not what his name out at this time. commissioner evans: i think our officers lay their lives on the line every day and this job has not gotten any easier. of negative views and we work our best to keep the neighborhood safe and we are out there so young kids are not getting shot in it really bothers me that someone would think it is ok to shoot at a policeman. this individual has a dangerous past. he

thank you very much for your service. >> commissioner nakajo >> thank you very much president evans. i want to add that some congratulate vp covington to be the president of the fire commission next year or this year. and equally to you commissioner cleaveland for accepting the vice presidency. anybody in this room was worked with this commission department members as well those we commissioners take this job very seriously. there's a lot of commitment to this position. some people think it's a glory position. it's appointed by the mayor. what results is dedication and hard work and a great love that evokes for the san francisco fire department. commissioner, president evans when you were sworn in boys were so smaller crawling all over city hall when we're doing city hall knows truly site excited about that this commission is always had a legal expertise in the commission. back you commissioner russell-two commissioner paul condor, but yourself commissioner evans, with commissioner evans commissioner hardeman, we've elevated his commission to our responsibilities tenfold and we've giv

commissioner evans: our officers are equipped with tourniquets. juli: he was bleeding significantly and a tourniquet like this one may have saved his leg, if not his life. they have only been carrying them for three to six months. it was a decision made following the boston marathon bombing, when emergency responders and bystanders used else and anything they could think of to save lives. the officer had immediate access to his own tourniquet and help from other officers. commissioner evans: he tried to do it initially, because we carry that equipment. juli: they have not decided to release the officer from name. elderly mother who just underwent surgery. jc: harvey is tracking wet weather. some areas could see some freezing drizzle tonight? harvey: notice it is 40 degrees and boston, but just above freezing north and west. higher elevations, only 32 at worcester airports. while the coast stays mild , because the wind is off the water out of the east, eventually this low cloudiness will lead to pockets of drizzle and there could be a few icy areas

commissioner evans: the leg was bleeding pretty good. jack: still others chasing down grant headley, a man running with a gun. commissioner evans: they were able to tackle the suspect and looks to be a 40 millimeter at this time. jack: the suspect will be arraigned on monday. all day long, we have been approached by neighbors saying they are proud of the neighborhood. they point out the young man did not live here. he was driving through. phil: thank you. sky 5 over the dorchester neighborhood where the shooting took place. a nearby headstart program was placed on lockdown. our coverage continues with our coverage continues with newscenter 5' s jorge quiroga. he' s live in dorchester, jorge? reporter: the street was shut down while police process to the suspect was caught, the preschool program was immediately shut down. frightened parents by the dozen rushing back to the abcd they dropped off their kids. did you get a call? >> no, i came myself. a call. >> they said it was ok. tell you you >> no, they did not. reporter: back in the hand

commissioner evans say they know the who the suspect is and is known to police. the hunt continues. live in dorchester lisa -- louisa moller. >>> a incident three stories below ground at a water

thank you very much for your service. >> commissioner nakajo >> thank you very much president evans. want to add that some congratulate vp covington to be the president of the fire commission next year or this year. and equally to you commissioner cleaveland for accepting the vice presidency. anybody in this room was worked with this commission department members as well those we commissioners take this job very seriously. there's a lot of commitment to this position. some people think it's a glory position. it's appointed by the mayor. what results is dedication and hard work and a great love that evokes for the san francisco fire department. commissioner, president evans when you were sworn in boys were so smaller crawling all over city hall when we're doing city hall knows truly site excited about that this commission is always had a legal expertise in the commission. back you commissioner russell-two commissioner paul condor, but yourself commissioner evans, with commissioner evans commissioner hardeman, we've elevated his commission to our responsibilities tenfold and we've give

thank you very much for your service. >> commissioner nakajo >> thank you very much president evans. want to add that some congratulate vp covington to be the president of the fire commission next year or this year. and equally to you commissioner cleaveland for accepting the vice presidency. anybody in this room was worked with this commission department members as well those we commissioners take this job very seriously. there's a lot of commitment to this position. some people think it's a glory position. it's appointed by the mayor. what results is dedication and hard work and a great love that evokes for the san francisco fire department. commissioner, president evans when you were sworn in boys were so smaller crawling all over city hall when we're doing city hall knows truly site excited about that this commission is always had a legal expertise in the commission. back you commissioner russell-two commissioner paul condor, but yourself commissioner evans, with commissioner evans commissioner hardeman, we've elevated his commission to our responsibilities tenfold and we've give

this is commissioner evans's last meeting.erness that she was breaking up with we decided to do something nice for her. we decide to give you a little present a small set of to say thank you for all your years of service to us. all too often we have commissioners who seem to be placeholders put art into a position and are unsure of their role. quite often we have commissioners lacks elite to curry political prayer for the mayor's office and set up performing their duties to san francisco. mr. evans, you got it and you got it early. your role in public safety to ensure public policies enacted for just that for the public. you got to light our shortcomings but to criticize them but to fix them. you based members for work both on and you share those stories with the public. the guilds deep into the details this department fills its basic mission to provide public safety. most important was, and local 98 use to buy ourselves during our darkest moments. when we're failing to deliver to the public he did agree with the party lines c

as mentioned boston police commissioner bill evans is at boston medical center and no doubt updating everyone e everybody on the situation. check in with our colleague, closely the ambulance route and roads that were closed. >> reporter: i want to give you an idea of where this was happening zoom in to the location that we have heard mt. body din terrace, where we believe the police told us the shooting had taken place. columbia road to dorchester avenue was shut down, so the ambulance we showed you live pictures of from sky fox could make their way to boston medical center. we've heard various reports about road closures so-so the ambulance could get there on time. there are those lives pictures we were just telling you about. as gene mentioned, we don't know the extent of the officer's injuries. but police are all responding to make sure that that ambulance could get to the location of boston medical center, could get the treatment he needs. and as far as traffic effective, we do have some of the road closures columbia road and dorchester avenue and boston medical center to make su

. >> reporter: we spoke with the commissioner evans who told us police are on the lookout for a 27-year-old suspect who they believe live in a house down the street. couldn't find him. we believe this altercation happened down nightingale street a 34-year-old man was parking his car or parked in a spot down the street when he was shot once in the stomach by the 27-year-old suspect. we believe the victim was in that silver car down the street. now police say that the 27-year- old suspect took off in a black bmw and may have gone to the area of 9 nightingale street further down the block. police went there to search the area and said they came up unsuccessful. here's what we know about the victim at this time. again, a 34-year-old man shot in the stomach. we are told the man has nonlife- threatening injuries and was brought to brigham and women's hospital will be he is being treated and all commissioner evans could say a it's to a terrible point when people are shooting each other over parking spots. again we are learning more about this situation and we did have the chance to speak with a lo

this is commissioner evans's last meeting. once we got over the anger and bitterness that she was breaking up with we decided to do something nice for her. we decide to give you a little present a small set of to say thank you for all your years of service to us. all too often we have commissioners who seem to be placeholders put art into a position and are unsure of their role. quite often we have commissioners lacks elite to curry political prayer for the mayor's office and set up performing their duties to san francisco. mr. evans, you got it and you got it early. your role in public safety to ensure public policies enacted for just that for the public. you got to light our shortcomings but to criticize them but to fix them. you based members for work both on and you share those stories with the public. the guilds deep into the details this department fills its basic mission to provide public safety. most important was, and local 98 use to buy ourselves during our darkest moments. when we're failing to deliver to the public

this is commissioner evans's last meeting. once we got over the anger and bitterness that she was breaking up with we decided to do something nice for her. we decide to give you a little present a small set of to say thank you for all your years of service to us. all too often we have commissioners who seem to be placeholders put art into a position and are unsure of their role. quite often we have commissioners lacks elite to curry political prayer for the mayor's office and set up performing their duties to san francisco. mr. evans, you got it and you got it early. your role in public safety to ensure public policies enacted for just that for the public. you got to light our shortcomings but to criticize them but to fix them. you based members for work both on and you share those stories with the public. the guilds deep into the details this department fills its basic mission to provide public safety. most important was, and local 98 use to buy ourselves during our darkest moments. when we're failing to deliver to the public

thank you very much for your service. >> commissioner nakajo >> thank you very much president evans. want to add that some congratulate vp covington to be the president of the fire commission next year or this year. and equally to you commissioner cleaveland for accepting the vice presidency. anybody in this room was worked with this commission department members as well those we commissioners take this job very seriously. there's a lot of commitment to this position. some people think it's a glory position. it's appointed by the mayor. what results is dedication and hard work and a great love that evokes for the san francisco fire department. commissioner, president evans when you were sworn in boys were so smaller crawling all over city hall when we're doing city hall knows truly site excited about that this commission is always had a legal expertise in the commission. back you commissioner russell-two commissioner paul condor, but yourself commissioner evans, with commissioner evans commissioner hardeman, we've elevated his commission to our responsibilities tenfold and we've give

commissioner william evans said it all started as a drug unit went to pull over the car that hadley was driving because of a known drug dealer and they knew he was driving without a license. haven't says that suspect got out. began to fire unprovoked at the officer the officer quickly exchanged gunfire. at that time the suspect took off. the suspect ran here about a block away offices tackled him and recovered the gun. >> were fortunate here that we don't have an officer who suffered a more severe injury. today they certainly had their share of problems here recently but nothing like what happened at here today. they just glad that officer will be okay. >> we know the officer took immediate action to help save his own life. after a shot. fox 25's sharmann saccheti continues the coverage now. >> reporter: we can tell you tonight vanessa that this officer is in intensive care here in boston medical center we've been told he's alert is awake and his wife is by his side. a nine year veteran of the force working in the mattapan drug unit and shot in broad daylight by a drug dealer informatio

commissioner bill evans ran sunday's marathon in houston, texas, in support of team m-r-8. the foundation was set up to honor martin, who was killed in the boston marathon bombings. commissioner evans has worn an m-r-8 shirt in every race he's run since the 2013 bombings. emily: boston mayor marty walsh will give his second state of the city address tomorrow. but it's going to be met with some protest. several parents plan to demonstrate during the speech at symphony hall against the job mayor walsh has done for the city's embattled public schools. walsh has proposed more budget cuts this year. but he points to newly hired staff and extended learning time as key investments in the school system. the nation celebrates martin boston city leaders will host their 46th annual m.l.k., jr., breakfast this morning. it's hailed as america's oldest breakfast honoring the civil rights leader. randy: a couple in california celebrates their marriage which has lasted longer than most people have been alive. nicholas and rafaela ordaz have been married 82 years. their entire family was th

earlier today commissioner evans praising his officers for the strength that they showed tackling and arresting this suspect. in dorchester, kerry >> the shooting of a police officer coming on the heels of another last night. a suspect was shown running up to the cruiser and opening ficht officers say he ever using a stolen police gun. officer jesse hartnet was shot three times in the arm but was able to return fire. the president of the boston police patrolman's association saying today these shootings cannot be told vited in last night in philadelphia, a ploovs was almost assassinated. somebody came up to him in the cruiser ambushed him fired 13 times into the cruiser. this has become a daily occur arence are in this country. it cannot stand. >> philadelphia police say the suspect there told investigators he shot officer harnet in the name of islam and pledged allegiance to isis. the fox 25 morning news weekend edition will have any new developments for you from 6:00 to 10:00 tomorrow morning. >>> firefighters rushing to around 8:00 tonight. flames broke out on belvista road. fortun

charleston to form new friendships and learn powerful lessons from special guest like boston police commissioner evans. he said as a former member, he knows firsthand of what the boys and girls club can do. man: growing up in boston, it was a big part of our life. reporter: evan, stressing to the 80 or so teens how important it is to stay in school and focused on their goals. man: everyone comes together and having fun. we always hear the bad stories bringing kids together and making boston what it is. reporter: on saturday, it was their turn to take the court, with brand new shoes that were donated. it's in its 17th year bringing together teenagers from all around the city of boston for two days of basketball and making new friends. they shined a spotlight on the boys and girls club. woman: they help me with my studies and you usually come over to the gym when i have the chance and i like to exercise and play with my friends. reporter: on top of bringing teens together, the weekend raises money for youth connect, a program of the girls and boys club. they raised more than $1 million. man: channel 7 h

commissioner evans: they had a tourniquet and they were able to put that tourniquet on the officer. jack: grant headley , the suspect, well-known known to police. he came out of the car lasting. >> i am at mount boy wdoin, shot. >> he seemed to be ok. jack: evans praising his men for staying cool and taking the suspect on injured.

in earl-- and earlier today you could hear the frustration in commissioner evans' voice as he mentioned in april they say headley went back to drug dealing right back to carrying a weapon and today, he had this what could have been even a deadly encounter with the police officer the shooting the culmination of a long criminal lauren lemanczyk. >>> the mayor and police commissioner took part in events with the president pushing for more gun control and both repeated the message something needs to be done. >> we have too many guns in the treat street and the boston police department took will hup -- 800 guns off the street last year and a thousand the year guns. >> the gun used today in the shooting a glock 40 millimeter can be legally sold in massachusetts. but as a convicted felon suspect would have been banned from owning one not clear how paula. >>> the boston police department had an officer shot 10 months ago in an incident that does have similarities to today's incident. this also was traffic stop 6 officers investigating a shooting stopped and approacheda car when one of the men i

commissioner evans say they know the who the suspect is and is known to police. the hunt continues. live in dorchester lisa -- louisa moller. >>> a incident three stories below ground at a water treatment plant in quincy. it is causing major concerns tonight. the problem is this plant treats suage from a big portion of homes and offices in eastern massachusetts. bill shield is live in wednesdayy tonight where aninvestigation is -- quincy tonight war investigation is investigation is ill underway.

. >> ed, commissioner evans said a while ago this community here in east boston should feel better tonight about their communt's safety. that is because of the raids you just mentioned. they rounded up dozens of members of the so-called ms-13 gunning, a trans-national gang that rules through violence, drugs, guns, murder. in their initiative, where you actually are initiated into the group, the members are encouraged to get wet with the blood of victims. >> with over 6,000 members nationwide, it is one of the largest street beginnings in the country with a presence in 46 states and in the district globally their membership is well over 30,000. >> the feds say among those arrested here, suspects in five murders, including here in east boston. more later. >> new at 4:30, a man wanted in a virginia murder and kidnapping has died from injuries. dana williams shot himself when place closed in on him. he is accused of killing the father of his ex-wife and kidnapping her mother. that woman has not been seen since. gray skies in boston. mike wankum is tracking that. more warm up? >> incredible war

commissioner evans praise the officers for safely tackling hedly, recovering the gun, simultaneously controlling the bleeding of the officer who had been shot. >> he tried to do his initially because it is habit then a fellow uniform officer who is nearby heard the call and he tide it off. juli: evan said the turn if i qith saved the officer's leg, if not the life. boston police issued tourniquets to all officers over the last three to six upons, a decision made following the marathon attacks when emergency responders and bystanders used bleeding and saved hundreds of lives. boston police still have not released the name of the police officer. we do know, though, his wife was able to be with him almost immediately. the department said they were initially concerned about upsetting his mother if word got out who he was. she underwent major surgery herself. live in boston, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. sky with. j.c.: the father is talking about the cripple and having trouble understanding what the son could have been thinking. pretty sad nurs what happened. i don't know what happen

commissioner evans says he's actually going to try to put on a few more pound. minutes? down. happy new year. you. >>> it's a beautiful night for it. >> there have been years in the past where the ice sculptures started to melt. tonight they are pristine. >> there are also years where people have started to become ice sculptures. tonight. 40 degrees now in the city, most towns in the 30s, a temperatures from dropping back too quickly. all told we've got a front moving offshore and a big sprawling area of high pressure moving in. dry weather tonight and the start of 2016. overnight lows 25 to 30 most of the suburbs, close to freezing in downtown. tomorrow most of us again are above 40 degrees, so a comfortable day to kick off the brand-new year and a pretty good weekend, but after that the bottom drops out and winter reality sets in next week. the forecast is for some snow coming up in a few minutes. >>> breaking news now at 11:00 emergency crews are at the scene of a serious atv accident in fitchburg that happened just after 10:00 tonight. the fire department is telling us thr

. >> commissioner evans says the injured officer tried to tie his newly issued tourniquet, when a fellow officer came to his aid. >> i don't know what he was thinking. >> the suspect's father who saw his son not long before the shooting says he can't explain any of this. >> he is from a good family. we don't condone that kind of behavior. i don't know what he does when he is not here. when he is here, he is a respectful kid. police are here, they do a good job protecting us. we have a lot of respect for the boston police. >> headley is expected to be arraigned on monday. live at boston medical center, wbz news. digging into his background, our i team found grant headley has a long criminal past. most are drug and weapons charges. in 2008, police labeled him a career criminal. headley served several years in jail. in fact, he was released in april and on probation at the time of today's shooting. >>> now the commissioner says this shooting was completely unprovoked and it comes on the same day that a gunman ambushed a police officer in philadelphia. police everywhere say their job is more

the officer has since been released from the hospital and his boss commissioner bill evan said he is talking about coming back to work. headily was not hurt in the shooting and is facing several charges, and we are hearing from commissioner bill evans right now. take a listen. >> he is home. you know, he is with his family. and he is doing well. he is a strong kid. obviously he is a hero in our mind. and, you know, he's doing great and, you know, he's doing great. >> reporter: and we will have you know he was not hurt in the shooting and he is facing several charges. he will face the judge for the first time in dorchester late other continue morning and in just 30 minutes, we are hearing more details on his long criminal record. live in dorchester, jessica reyes, fox25 news. >>> also happening today, a man charged charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl from boston will be in court. prosecutors say michael mccarthy killed bella bond and harbor. the girl was known as baby doe after her remains were found on deer island. her mother rachelle bond is facing charges. >>> the suspect in t

boston mayor marty walsh and police commissioner william evans want to boston medical center moments after speaking with the injured officer. >> what did you say to him? thanked him for his service. we told him you know in our minds he's a hero because he's out there doing work god's work. >> mayor walsh pledging his support for boston police while praising the restraint. were not going to tolerate anyone going after the boston police department their job is to protect the community and protect the neighborhood. that's what they do every single day day in and day out. >> police officers here in boston one of those tourniquets after the boston marathon bomber spoke with had a boston police patrolman's association what he says needs to stop why the public ought to be outraged. that's coming up at six. were live here outside boston medical center. we are learning a lot more about grant henley and as long criminal history from drug and weapons charges paid at least two of his previous mugshots of fox25 is a reporter kerry track down the suspects father son's arrest. >> reporter: doctor c

antoinette: those tourniquets were issued to officers in the last 3-6 months, and commissioner evans says this one likely saved the officer's leg. that officer, who has not been publicly identified, is being treated at boston medical center. headley is expected to be arraigned on monday. in our next half-hour, "5 investigates" digs deeper into the suspected shooter's background. our karen anderson explores the lengthy criminal history and some crimes that happened just steps from the shooting. doug: a wareham man with a lengthy criminal history is held without bail after police say he tried to stab a man with a carving fork. this happened early friday morning in south yarmouth. a woman called police to tell them her friend, alector varela, attacked her boyfriend inside a home on thatcher road. after his arrest, police say he became belligerent and assaulted he's expected to face several charges in court on monday. worcester police make a second arrest in the murder of a woman. cherise hill was stabbed to death last month on murray avenue. security video of the crime helped police tra

commissioner bill evans ran sunday's marathon in houston, texas, in support of team m-r-8. the foundation was set up to honor martin, who was killed in the boston marathon bombings. commissioner evans has worn an m-r-8 shirt in every race he's run since the 2013 bombings. a heartfelt message from the gloucester police department. randy: the compassionate plea to drug users after a string of overdoses. and a show of support for a rhode island boy. the battle bringing a whole community together. emily: and ahead in news to go, love lost for tennis stars. how some of the world's best players are accused of ruining marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing "one third of all of his were missed before he announced he was running for president." over the last three years, marco rubio has missed more votes... washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible olessa: good morning. welcome back to the "eyeopener."

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. >> commissioner evans said the injured officer trying to tie his leg off when a fellow officer came to his aid. his son not long before the shooting said he can't explain any of this. >> he comes from a good family. we don't do that kind of bev -- behavior. when he's here he's a respectful kid. >> the police do a good job protecting us. >> headily is expected to be arraigned on monday. following his release from state prison last april police say he went right back to dealing drugs. julie loncich. >> our i team dug deeper into deadly's past. there's at least 10 cases against him, most with drug and weapon charges. in 2008 police labeled him a career criminal, he served several years in jail. he was released on april. this comes on the a police officer in philadelphia. police say their job is more dangerous as ever. as jim armstrong reports that upsets residents in the need of communities that need protecting too. >> it's a lot to deal with. >> the gunfire is a lot to take. >> it's ridiculous. the cops are here to do their jobs to help people and some people are sick. it's unfortunat

back you commissioner russell-two commissioner paul condor, but yourself commissioner evans, with commissioner evans commissioner hardeman, we've elevated his commission to our responsibilities tenfold and we've given so much time and we still give more time but we do find that we can participate in a partnership with the members and officers of this department. believe me, we do care and would you listen to everybody, and that's the truth of the matter. commissioner evans, i appreciate your hard work and dedication on mr. expertise in the elevation of professionals of new brought to this commission. thank you so much. >> thank you. >> do we have a motion to adjourn? >> i would like to adjourn in the memory of deceased firefighter--. i would like to personally say to everyone to keep safe. this is a dangerous job you do. that's all. just stay sacred safe. this meeting is adjourned. >>[gavel] >> here we are at the embarcadero. we are standing at one of locations for the street artists. can you tell me about this particular location, the program? >> this location is very significant. this was th

the boston police commissioner bill evans is our guest. he is a 33 year veteran of the boston police department and was the interim commissioner when , you are not in uniform but when are a civilian? >> i years. people asked me about the hardest part of the job and it was getting into the outfit. blue uniform for 33 years. my expense account has gone up and ties. ed: it' us. >> so the uniform is just hanging in the closet. >> i will probably never put them back on again. i love being in uniform. i love being out on the street with the guys and girls. i have a great department. >> this brings us to our first question. a police officer was shot as a result of alleged drug dealer. >> any time we deal with drug dealers, you never know. some of them are low level but you can run into a real dangers one like we did. >> is the drug problem worse today than it has been? >> the opioids clearly are. i have not seen the addiction overdoses. our officers are writing around with narcam and the fire we started to her three weeks ago everyone got them. >>

commissioner earlier tonight. jim? >> reporter: blair, we ran into william evans at a martin luther king, jr. day celebration in roxbury and he did confirm that kurt is out of the hospital. officer stokinger was shot in the leg during a traffic stop in dorchester on friday that stop made because the driver was a known drug dealer and known to have no driver's license. the suspect's name grant hedley. arraigned tomorrow according to the police admissioner. as for the officer evans says yeah, he's looking forward to getting back on the beat. >> i'm eager to get back to work but again, i'm happy he's doing very well. >> reporter: we'll hear more from commissioner evans on the wounded officer coming up at 11:00, specifically he'll talk about the emotional price police officers pay when they get shot on the job. live in the control room, jim morelli, fox 25 news. >>> right now on myfoxboston.com we have a lot more information on this story. you can find out what fox 25 has uncovered about the suspect's past. you can hear from the alleged shooter's father and learn more about the tourniquet used se

he has since been released from the hospital and his boss, commissioner bill evans, said he is already talking about coming back to work. >> he is home. he is with his family and doing well. a strong kid and a hero in our minds. and he is doing great. >> reporter: we know he was not hurt in this shooting and he is morning. at 6:00, we have details on his lengthy criminal record. live in dorchester, jessica reyes, fox25 morning news. >>> also happening today. the man charged the death of a 2-year-old girl from boston will be in court. prosecutors say michael mccarthy killed bella bond and dumped her body in boston harbor. girl was known as baby pond. her moth era she willle bond is facing criminal charges. >>> legendary singer david bowie is dead. family members said bowie died early this morning and he battled cancer for 18 months. bowie game fame news 1969 with the hit "space odyssey" that begins with the iconic line "ground control to major tom." finished that with young americans, fame, changes and let's dance. on friday, he released a new album called "black star." his son tweeting

. >> reporter: police commissioner bill evans said stokinger is out of the hospital and doing well. >>'s strong kid. obviously he is a hero in our mind.and he is doing doing great. >> reporter:'s member of a drug they pulled over greg headily, a long-time drug dealer. he convictions for gun and drug charges. he got out of car and open fired unprovoked. this morning the gun he used may have jammed potentially saving the officer's life. beside being shot, stokinger hopes to get to work soon; however, he tells our crew not as simple as it would seem. >> going through something like that physically and mentally you have to heal up. >> reporter: headily will be arraigned in dorchester. coming up, why he should not have been driving in the first place. live in dorchester, jessica reyes, fox25 morning news. >>> also happening today, a man charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl from boston will be in court. prosecutors say michael mccarthy killed bella bond and dropped her body in boston harbor. baby doe for months. her moth era she willle bond is facing charges. >>> an arrest was made i

boston police commissioner bill evans calls it disheartening and others and officer used only fist to ward off the attacker not using any of the weapons that he may have had on him. the officer was brought to the hospital, treated and released. again, the suspect suspected in court today and according to police he said something both before and after the along attack and tell you more about that coming up next half hour. for now live hear in boston, catherine parrotta, fox25 news. >> gene: today we expect to learn more about a lawrence man that dragged a state trooper with his car. trooper david strong pulling the man over for expired inspection stirker on 93 south in medford saturday night. the driver refused to get out of his car and then took off with the officer's arm still in the window. >> trooper at the time had his arm in the window and dragged a distance and could have been worse and any time car moving it could be life-threatening. >> gene: after a short chase they caught up with aybar in from dominican republic. aybar will be arraigned later today. >> sara: woman accused of

commissioner evans you asked about the backlog, investigation backlog. at the last commission meeting and you asked about what percentage of the backlog which fitted to the mission. i'll give you those numbers. as of today, we have 270 open a fire investigation reports. 31 of them attributed to the mission. that's 11.5%. it's worth noting that the fire investigation report is a three-step process. so when we say backlog that this mean we have to file sitting there is not open and haven't been adjusted. there's a three-step process. the primary investigator. the secondary investigator that cures the abuse report and the supervisor's final review and signs off before that report is released. regarding the backlog of the working fires for the last four years, seven of them are in the mission that are still open and accolade. in 2015 has for them. of those four, one is still under investigation. the other three are women i know, are accidental. if we run the numbers of all incendiary fires in san francisco for the last four years, the total is 54. only two o

boston police commissioner bill evans sees the danger daily. >> we had someone paul gun and someone -- pull a gun and someone shoot the person because they thought the gun was real. streets because of the fake guns. >> reporter: but the concern is not just a danger to the police but the community. this surveillance photo shows a fake gun at head he of a store clerk who was robbed of cash of the register and wallet. critics argue critics could alter real guns to make them look fake but the author of the bill fired back. >> the mind set of trowing up -- throwing up our hands to do nothing because someone might do something inaction is kind of the only course we can't take given the grave nature what have's going on. >> reporter: now 174 of the replicas were taken off the streets of boston last year. city in november passed an ordinance banning them in all public places and that could become a part of this bill. reporting live from the news. >>> a immediatia haik up nbc nbc will begin new station nbc boston on january 1st 2017. this new nbc station will air over the air on channel 60 whi

. >> anchor: for the sponsored event, you know hoe that man is, police commissioner william evans, those who took part say it teaches so much valuable life lessons. >> the club has taught me lessons to help, they helped me with my studies and i usually come over to the gym. >> that is what it's all about. bringing kids together across the city making that's a vibrant place. >> anchor: they also had the chance to go to the night. a neat event. glad we were a part of that. speaking of basketball, today may be a great day to get out. unseasonably warm weather. afternoon. wednesday. we're going to be close to record-breaking tort. record highs for tomorrow and worcester up in the 60s, that is probably out of reach but wednesday record highs are in the upper 50s, we're going to be close but wednesday probably our best chance of breaking records. right now at 39 in boston. 41 p.town. 37 the current temperature in nassua. normal high for the middle of the afternoon would be about 36, 37 degrees, we're already above that here. haven't even hit 8:00 but winds are a little bit on the strong side.

police commissioner bill evans said the officer is in good spirits and wants -- to be on the job as soon as possible. >> going through something like that both physically and mentally he has to heal up. >> reporter: fox25 will be in court for today's arraignment of the shooting subject. we will bring you updates on the fox25 news at 5 and 6. >>> also happening today, a man charged in the death of a 2-year-old girl from boston will be in court. prosecutors say michael mccarthy killed bella bond then harbor. the girl was known as baby doe for months after her remains were found on deer island. her mother rachel bond is facing criminal charges. >>> the suspect in a deadly malden hit-and-run is due in court. and now the district attorney has not released the person's name or the charges. 71-year-old yai chen was hit just after christmas outside her pleasant street apartment building. chen's neighbors say they are >> thank god, you know. really deserve to be off the street. >> oh, yes. what a relief. i am glad. >> the suspect will be arraign >> the suspect will be arraigned later this morning

hundreds also lined boylston street for the parade led by mayor marty walsh and police commissioner william evans. they say there were no threats but plenty of security to ensure a smooth ride into the new year. >> it's a delicate balance. i don't want people to see it and be intimidated. but we have plenty of resources of our own and a lot of undercovers working the crowd. >> this is our celebration. we're not going to let anyone deter us from celebrating and bringing in the new year. >> sarah: for the first time, this year's event was organized bay private company, not the city. >> nancy: we're just hours away from the 2016 winter classic at gillette stadium. on ice, ready the host the bruins and canadiens, and one of sport's biggest rivalries is going to take place. >> sarah: we have team coverage in foxborough starting with nicole oliverio. hey, nicole. >> nicole: good morning, sarah. it's the perfect weather. it feels like an ice rink outside. at 1:00 that game will get under way. >> i want to apologize, and i truly am sorry to everyone about again the situation. >> nicole: brad marchand say

. >> reporter: boston police commissioner william evans appearing today tells fox 25 that stokinger is out of the hospital. >> he's a strong kid. obviously, he's a hero in our mind. he's doing great. >> reporter: stokinger is a member of b.p.d. drug unit. the shooting happened when he and other officers stopped a known drug dealer who was also known not to have a driver's license. despite getting shot, evans reports stokinger is eager to get back to work. >> but we're sort of telling him slow down and heal up. coming back to work is sometimes not so simple when an officer survives a shooting. >> going through something like that physically and mentally i think it's more mental than anything. but they're strong. he's special and they're professional and i think that showed the other day. >> reporter: as for the suspect, 27-year-old grant hedley, evans says he'll be arraigned tomorrow. evans says the charges the suspect will likely face would include assault with intent to murder, as well as unlawfully carrying a weapon. in the control room, jim morelli, fox 25 news. >>> strong weather v

bpd commissioner william evans says that headily is a known drug dealer and has previous firearms charges. he's due in court monday. >>> seconds after that officer was shot, a department issued tourniquet was used to treat the wound. ahead, we'll tell you why one health professional says using a tourniquettial should only be a last resort in an oh tourniquet really should only be a last resort in an american. >> what would $900 million be like? . >> it'd be fabulous. >> if you don't have your ticket, it is too late. massachusetts stopped selling now, it's all setting up for a grab at the top of the hour, which is the biggest prize in american lottery history. >> i think i'd do what anybody would do. i think. you know, that's money that's beyond words. >> first of all, the odds are crazy, i'm not gonna win. >> reporter: others say they called their loved ones first, some say they'd call the attorneys. lottery officials say what you need to do is sign the back of your ticket and then decide if you want to take the lump sum of $560 million or the $900 million over 30 years. of course, you'll

boston police commissioner will evans said he attended that town hall meeting and has applauded the president' randy: gop front-runner donald trump taking on the president' s gun control push again. trump promise to eliminate gun free zones around schools. he was interrupted several times by protesters. thousands of people lined up at sunrise to get into this event. 20,000 tickets had been handed out, but the venue only accommodated 1400. hillary clinton picking up a major endorsement, planned parenthood is backing the democratic front-runner. it is the first time planned parenthood has endorsed a presidential candidate in the primary. emily: two people are being held in the u.s. on terror related charges. in california, a syrian refugee is charged with lying to federal investigators about his travels to fight in that country. to various messages to unidentified people overseas. fbi agents say in april he talked with another person about a battle in syria saying, quote, chance to shoot. the most shots i made with it in my life was in the biggest battle i participated in. seven magazines in on