here's david robichaud. >> reporter: while the school bus idles. students roam the halls, learning about how laws are made. the bus has seat belts but most up. >> reporter: state representative antonio cabral has tried several times to pass a law for seat belts. >> we've been pushing this legislation for three or four sessions. and it's a common sense legislation, a public safety legislation. newton bucks the national trend. they do have they don't have them? >> it's hard to say. it's almost as if they don't believe it's a valuable safety feature. >> reporter: the school transportation association has opposed belts on buses in the past citing expense and time needed to install equipment. >> reporter: the organization has walked away from the negotiation cable. >> we attempted to reach them. the industry -- before the session ises were over. back. >> reporter: meanwhile, some can't believe safety hasn't been improved. >> reporter: are you surprised that a lot of communities don't have them? >> it's shocking and what happened in tennessee, it may be

david robichaud boston tonight. david-- >> reporter: there's a water main break that's patched up. and plenty of activity going on. ever source is here to try to get power restored. the hazmat unit is on scene. and the biggest problem may be some businesses that could not be opened for several days. >> reporter: the forecast calls onslaught. millions of gallons poured into the streets of chinatown. >> we had a 20-inch water main that broke this morning. and the residual of all the water got in the manhole system. and short circuited. >> reporter: workers use hoses and brooms to try to push the water and the mud out. >> it's gross and i've never seen it like this before >> reporter: a mess is one thing but this turned dangerous. there were three underground electrical fires set off by the cascading water. those sent thick, toxic smoke into the buildings. four buildings were evacuated, including 100 people from a hostel. firefighters used fairly new technology, fire and ice, a foam that adheres to the break in two weeks and unfortunately, it won't be the last. >> some of the pipes ha

police in texas have launched a manhunt for the suspect who ambushed an officer killing him in david robichaud has details. david? >> reporter: police in texas are hoping surveillance video and a $25,000 reward will help them to track down the shooting. >> an officer down in front of headquarters. i need ems. >> reporter: the brazen shooting, the officer executed at close range. cruiser, got out, and shot detective marconi in the head. there is surveillance of the black sedan speeding away. >> i think the uniform was the target and the first person who happened along was the partner in he targeted. >> reporter: police released video of a man buzzed into headquarters earlier in the day, hours before the incident and they believe he is behind the attack. the deadly shooting was one of country yesterday. others in missouri and florida and three of the four incidents, investigators believe that the suspects specifically targeted police officers. david robichaud, wbz news. >>> new at 5:00, just in time for thanksgiving, the second officer seriously injured during a shooting in east boston is home f

let's get right to david robichaud who is live on the scene tonight. robey-- >> that pipe has been patched but there's plenty of activity crews are inside the manholes, trying to restore the electricity. in the meantime, it may be quite some time before the businesses here can reopen. this is what happens when a city has centuries old water pipes running under the streets. kneeland street in chinatown under several inches of water. >> it's a little crazy and hectic. i come this way a lot. it puts a dent in plans for a lot of people. >> it got worse. all that water pouring underground caused electrical fires in at least three manholes, sending thick, toxic smoke into the air. >> the problem is migration. the smoke can migrate. and it brings the power into the building. that's a problem. >> reporter: it put a huge dent the best efforts to sweep out the cascading water. boston kitchen pizza was lucky. they were still able to serve some lunch to people who felt like stepping over fire hoses. >> we have 6 inches of water in the basement. the electricity and

. >> in framingham, david robichaud, wbz news. >>> it has become a familiar cycle. president-elect donald trump sends out controversial tweets that seem to coincide with unflattering news stories about him. jon keller is with us tonight. some people think he's flying off the handle. and others see these as calculated maneuvers. >> i think the president-elect is crazy like a fox. sometimes it's knee jerk. but his expert manipulation of the media was a hallmark of his campaign. within hours of his loss to ted cruz in february, he tweeted cruz didn't win iowa, he stole it. that's why he got far more votes than anticipated. that baseless charge kept cruz on the defe local supporters as he cruised to victory in new hampshire. an actor in hamilton addressed the vice president. >> the theater must always be a safe and special place. the cast was rude to a very good man. apologize. >> the uproar over that overshadowed coverage of can $25 million settlement he had to agree to in the fraud case bad news, serious bad news. in comes an odd or bizarre tweet. >> and the media fol

. >> david robichaud says that even politicians are saying it's off limits. >> reporter: thanksgiving eve some top politicians may be forced to talk turkey and the election at their own dinner table. >> this year in particular considering with the presidential election, i'm going to respectfully request all members of my family talk about whatever they want to talk about but not politics. rapid rapid according to a recent poll, 45% of foresee a political discussions and 48% say it will be stressful. >> i'm sure there will be interesting conversations across massachusetts. >> reporter: it could end up with people leaving before dessert? >> i think it will be more lively than the football games. >> my family is pretty much on the same page. pretty much a uniform agreement. >> reporter: that hasn't been the case at the table of the >> i grew up with a mom who was a democrat and dad a republican and they canceled each other's votes out and i managed to survive 60 years of thanksgiving dinners with them. >> reporter: a clinical psychologist said don't worry about changing the subject or wa

. >> david robichaud, wbz news. >>> and people are definitely shopping. about 3 million more shoppers hit the stores on black friday this year. on average, spending about $10 less. 154million shoppers, people probably spent less because there are more discounts. retailers, and better for consumers. >>> uber and lyft agreed to have their drivers undergo background checks. >>> this is a rare sighting of one of the hardest to find toad species in the bay state. a biologist snapped these shots of a toad on plum island. the reptiles can live underground and last time in dry, sandy, environments. we definitely have had a dry environment. >> maybe that's why we seen that toad. >> we have a picture of the lynn reservoir. this really hits home. you can see how low it is. >> via drone. a lot of people visited family and friends, and maybe you passed these lakes and reservoirs, and you can tell you're down about 10 feet. that's a lot of missing water. and illustrates the point of how much work we have to do to get back to a good state. it's only rained once. we've h

he spoke with our sister station in david david robichaud has more. >> reporter: in san mateo, brady grew up a niners' fan, and his dad, tom, senior, has great memories. >> it was just awesome, a fun time in our lives. >> reporter: when tom was at involved heavily in football . >> as far as i'm concerned, deflate gate, it was not only a setup but a sting operation. >> reporter: tom senior can't believe all the negligencetivity that was directed towards his kid and thinks it's an awful part of society. >> things are more toxic and people are less kind. >> reporter: perhaps nothing was more toxic than the past tom brady junior expressed support for donald trump but has no calls to run for the nation's highest office himself. >> yesterday, i thought the that you hads of being president of the easy was 100 to 1 in 2020. >> reporter: the only odds tom is caring about is the pats beating the niners. >> amazing. he was in the league for 16 years and there was never a to san francisco. >> that is, isn't? we don't want him running for office. >> we want him throwing for touchdowns. >> we'll t