. >> liam, train driver david vazquez did not amend his hearing in front of the personnel board, his attorney said the stress of the last several days have taken its toll, but it was all smiles for a pair of t workers right over at the statehouse. >> cameras clicked as the governor signed off on comment cases this morning for redline dispatcher lee saunders and supervisor mark mcneil. >> i hope the public understands that the system worked, we had several breakdowns in the normal operating procedures and we >> while this pair got a pat on the back, steering the tracks ahead and bringing the train to a stop, david vazquez was having his missteps dissected by the t personnel board. >> so the disciplinary process remains under way and we are not at liberty to discuss it, we'll let you know as soon as there is a conclusion to that process. >> vazquez rig add cord around the train throttle and failed to set the brake before getting off in braintree to bypass a broken signal, the train took off carting 50 passengers on an express ride through four stations, an adventure put to a stop by th

david vazquez had been cleared to put the train in bypass mode because of a broken signal. he was supposed to engage two brake systems and throw a toggle switch. instead he got off.

redline train is officially out of a job but expected to appeal the decision, the mbta terminated david vazquez. he got out to fix a signal fire. the train traveled five miles down the track with 50 passengers on board. vazquez's attorney says he still has questions saying why the rush to terminate, with's the hurry? is this the kind of process for employees what kind of process do they give for safety. vazquez denies rigging the lever but admits to forgetting >>> edward has been on leave. in a letter to parents the school superintendent says none students. >>> today a big vote from boston's board of health they are considering mayor marty walsh's vote from 18-21, if approved the new rules could take effect in february or march, the state legislature is considering a similar proposal bill should move forward. >>> thank you for being here, coming up on wbz this morning we are learning more about life behind bars for philip chism. >> the restrictions the convicted teenager is facing in lockup. >>> making easier for users to order and uber. >>> "star wars" fans pumped for the first showing, hearin

redline operator whose train took off without him will face a disciplinary hearing today, operator david vazquez violated multiple safety procedures, a rubber cord was wrapped around the lot he will controls, the train rolled on for 9 minutes before power was cut and it came to a stop. >>> and two mbta employees who helped stop that run away train will be given a governor citation for their efforts. >>> looking into a deadly house fire in wooster, firefighters found an elderly man and woman inside. paramedics rushed the couple to died. >> it was a shock, we saw them going into the house and you could tell when the smoke was coming out it wasn't good. >> the state fire marshal thinks the fire started on the first floor possibly in the living room. >>> closing arguments are expected to get under way this morning in the philip chism murder trial and jurors could day. chism's lawyer says his client has a history of psychiatric problems and was criminally insane of the murder. the prosecution argues chism has been faking insanity and knew what he was doing. >>> the holiday season is paul burton expla

roughly the same time the t personnel board was scrutinizing the suspected gaffs of train driver david vazquez, he rigged a cord around the throttle and failed to set the brake. >> so the disciplinary process remains under way and we are not at liberty to discuss it, we'll let you know as soon as there is a conclusion to the process. >> reporter: the driver less train sailed through four stations with 50 passengers on board. the redline runs on 1960's technology and some have suggested drivers commonly invent short cuts to stay on schedule. >> is that something common, uncommon, i don't have that asked those conducting the investigation to cover those issues. >> reporter: the t's top man is quick to remind all that nobody was hurt. >> i hope the public understands that the system worked, we had several breakdowns in the normal operating procedures and yet we were still able to intervene. >> reporter: vazquez remains off the job indefinitely tonight, i'm told there is no specific time table for the disciplinary process, live tonight in downtown boston ken mccloud wbz news. >>> this was a major

. >> reporter: lisa he is suspended without pay, as soon as the head of the t signs off david vazquez is fired. when this run away redline train got away from david vazquez it ended his it 2 is year career at the t, he has been fired effective at the end of a 30 day suspension. >> is he cooperating with the investigation. he is not trying to hide anything. but he is a little, you know, distressed by it and concerned, it's his livelihood, it puts food on his table, money in his pocket, a little embarrassed about what happened. >> sources tell wbz vazquez wrapped a phone cord around the train's throttle, when he got out of that train to fix a signal problem he forgot to use the hand brake. in the conversations he has had with me. >> the mistake set off a count down in the operation center, dispatcher lee saunders got the first call. >> i looked up and for a split second i went blank, how is that train moving. >> a question there was no time to answer, saunders had to stop the run away train before it hit an on coming train. >> people's lives are at stake. >> he cut the power to the trac

they fired david vazquez after allowing red line train to travel from braintree to dorchester without a driver on board. picture from inside the operator's compartment showed a cable wrapped around the train's throttle and two brake systems vazquez is appealing the "t's" decision to fire him. >> daniel: happening today local chipolte cleared to open after more than 100 people got the norovirus from a sick employee. photographers stopped by around 7:30 this morning and says he saw at least onework -- worker and closed sign off the door. they closed down chipolte on cleveland circle december 7th december 7th and since then they cleaned the restaurant and employees underwent additional training and they allowed the sickened employee to stay at work. >> somebody asked a boss, mentioned he was sick and else told to stay to the end of the shift. bad mistakes. >> health officials gave okay to reopen after the inspection yesterday but it is not clear this morning when they will reopen today. spokesperson tells us they will, quote, reopen as soon as the restaurant restaurant is >> catherine: 3

6:48, our top stories operator whose train took off without him. >> governor charlie operator david vazquez violated multiple safety procedures, which learned that a rubber cord was wrapped around a throttle control. vazquez could be fire glad investigators are looking into a deadly house fire in wooster. firefighters rush to the house on burncoat street around 8:00 and found an elderly man and woman inside. paramedics rushed the couple to the hospital where they later died much the state fire marshal thinks the fire started on the first floor possibly in the living room. >>> closing arguments are expected today in the trial of the boy who raped and murdered his math teacher. the prosecution argues chism has been faking insanity and jurors could begin deliberations later odd. >>> the patriots snapped a two game losing streak betting the texans 27-6. the pats clenched a playoff first. the game marked ron gronkowski's come back. >> that's all we wanted to do, come back out, get on the winning track again. >> unfortunately though blunt injured his hip in the first half and didn't return. >>> w

their primary focus right now is on the operator, david vazquez. two different breaks should have been engaged before he stepped off the train to check on a problem. the train left to the problem -- station unmanned going by four stops in nine minutes until workers cut power to the third rail to slow the train down. procedures. >> breaking overnight, four people are dead after a medical helicopter crash in california. the chopper was traveling to a hospital in bakersfield in poor weather when it went down. it is unclear why that chopper crash. todd: the first plane carrying syrian refugees has just arrived in canada. a government plane carrying 163 syrians touched down in toronto. the newly elected canadian prime minister was there to greet the first families. president obama has said the u.s. would take in 10,000 syrian refugees over the next year, though several governors have threatened to block it due to terrorism concerns. >> a manhunt right now in geneva, switzerland, where several people in connection with a terror threat are in the city. fo

motive for the shooting. >>> the operator will face a discipline narrow hearing today, operator david vazquez violated multiple safety procedures, a rubber cord was wrapped around the throttle controls. that run away train rolled on for 9 minutes before power was cut and came to a stop. vazquez could be fire glad a new hampshire teen faces charges for allegedly driving on 93, he clocked joseph brown at 107 miles per hour yesterday morning. the trooper managed to bull brown over and placed him under arrest. he will be in court next month. >>> two suspected terrorists with fake syrian passports are under arrest in switzerland, police found bomb making chemicals in the car. police in geneva have been high alert. high level of alert. >>> a second wave of syrian refugees arrived in canada over the weekend, volunteers and government officials welcomed them, 160 people came to montreal. churches sponsored many of the refugees much the canadian government says they will accept 25,000 syrians by the end of february. game losing street betting the texans 27-6, clenching a playoff spot. >> glad to see h

lawyer for the conductor david vazquez told the boston herald vazquez denies wrapping a chord around the throttle. vazquez was clipped by the train. quote he ran as fast as he could to braintree station to say i have a run away train get that thing. he didn't even realize his legs bleeding. no one else was hurt. thanks in big part to mcneill who in his 33 years at the t >> i've been there for 33 years. i've seen a lot of things. i thought i had seen it all. but thises one that i hadn't seen before. >>> vazquez's lawyer didn't offer an explanation about what did happen. but he also told the "boston herald" his client was dealing with old equipment. in south boston. jennifer eagan, 7news ""today in new england." 5-year-old boy left behind on school bus on way to school and this morning we learn about criminal charges the driver may be facing. victoria warren has the detail in 911 calls made when that boy was found. >> 911 call to prospect street in lawrence. >> observed approximately 5-year-old child left alone in the bus. young child sound asleep. no adult or bus driver was around. >>

. >> initially behind the controls was 28 year veteran david vazquez, he stopped in brain tree, he failed to perform two steps officials say be, engaging two brakes and a to go he will switch, the train was on the move without an operator. >> it's pretty clear that it was set in forward motion which is why it moved in the first place. >> investigation takes shape. >> we're lucky to get out of there, it could have been a lot worse. >> vazquez was treated and released from south shore hospital this morning he is on administrative leave. we're live in braintree nichole jacobs wbz this morning. >>> in a statement the union representing the operator made a pitch to bring back a second something that the mbt did away with four years ago, the union saying creating extra precautions and having a second employee assigned to these trains could have why forded this incident, we are going to bring you the newest information on this investigation as soon as we get it on air and online. >>> over to campaign 2016, cheers and years for donald trump in new hampshire last night, protesters lining an event

. >> reporter: david vazquez's the mbta is over. the termination papers have been signed and sent to vazquez. he wrapped a telephone cord around the lever on the red line train. this letter should have made the train stop when vazquez got out to fix the signal problem. instead when he left the train, it kept barreling down the train tracks with 50 passengers on board. he has the right to appeal through his union and he will do that. the union says he denies rigging the lever and admits he forgot to set the break. i talked with his attorney who says he is not sure why the rush to fire this operator who has had a clean record for his 20 year career. >>> also breaking it 5:00, the potentially explosive situation. several boxes of unstable dynamite were found inside of this holding. the dynamite has been taken to a safe location and has been destroyed. >>> breaking news for the u.s. economy, yesterday we told you this could happened and -- happen and it has. the rave -- the key interest rate has been raised for the first time in several

last week the mbta fired david vazquez after allowing a red line train to travel from braintree to dorchester without a driver on board. picture from inside the operator's apartment showed cable wrapped around the train's throttle and two break systems were disabled. vazquez is appealing the "t's" decision to fire him. >> julie: it is now 9:06. aaron hernandez. the former patriot was in a boston courtroom on tuesday. instead of wearing a suit, he wore a t-shirt which exposed a prison 32 too. it has the word lifetime loyalty over a five pointed star. the star is symbol linked with the blood's gang. hernandez siserving life in prison for the murder of odin lloyd. he is also charged for killing two men in boston in 2012. >>> julie: convicted child molester will receive a big check pennsylvania. jerry sandusky due to receive $211,000 from the state's retirement fund. last month the court stated his pension wrongly stopped after accused of abusing teen boys. he is serving 30 to 60 year prison sentence. >> julie: new this morning a prestige new england prep school by staff members but the abuse was

. >> no sign of t driver david vazquez at the state house. he faces disciplinary actions. today was all about thank yous. >> you two performed in example deduction exemplary fashion, executed appropriately. >> tgm depalo says the hearing is mover a fact-finding gathering and the labor council will report to him. but sometime soon, he'll make a decision on what discipline, if any, is called for. live at the state house, dan housely, 7 news. >>> clenching playoff spot. what a welcome back party it was schilling. no signs of injury on the field. last night's game in houston. so, this 27-6 win over texas was just what they needed to snap a two-game losing skid. >> the defense capitalizing on multiple mistakes has more from houston. >> rob gronkowski back on the field looking like he never skipped a beat. the patriots offense lost at times without rob on the field. 27-point outing on sunday night. avoiding their first three-game losing streak in 13 years. >> everything checked out well. rehab hired all week. just all turned out good. >> next the top rating, ron gronkowski to th

conductor of that redline train will face a disciplinary hearing today, wbz has learned, the driver, david vazquez wrapped a rubber telephone cord around a throttle cord, he stepped out of a train to flip a bypass switch and forgot to remove the cord. he could lose his job. >> in any way wedging or restricting the movement of the throttle would be a prohibited act that would subject the operator to termination. latest throughout the day. >>> this noon a rollover crash is under investigation. this happened along 993, the crash backed up traffic for miles. the driver was awake and alert hospital. >>> turning our attention now to the weather, another mild one out there but gray, dreary out there for the most part, we are also tracking some tonight. danielle has it all for us. >>> kathryn, there is a little bit of fog you can see it there in that shot, low clouds in some places, but it's a sign of the warm are air that is pushing in, we've been in the 40s, 47 in boston, really only common by a degree, we are in the 50s from tauton back down to the cape, here is current visibility notice boston half a

david vazquez is appealing his termination. he was the operator of a red line train that took off without him, barreling through four stops. it happened last thursday. until the t cut power. vazquez' s lawyer calls the firing a rush to judgement. erika: new at 6:00, police are asking for help identifying a woman believed to have robbed to do banks and two days. take a look. santander bank, the second at a citizen' s bank on summer street. in both crimes, a note was passed and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken. in worcester, police are investigating the sixth armed robbery of a delivery driver this month. the latest victim, a man delivering pizza last night. he was held up by two men. one pulled a gun on him, the other punched him. police aren' t saying if the incidents might be connected. phil: a popular fenway bar promising to boost security after a thanksgiving day shooting killed a pass or by an wooded three others. the licensing board is looking at a string of problem related to who' s on first. reporter: emotional an

david vazquez had been cleared to put the train in bypass mode because of a broken signal, he was supposed to engage two brake systems, instead he got off the train took off and clipped his leg as it moved forward. >> governor bicker indicated the brakes simply weren't on. >> manipulated, tampered with, there was -- it's pretty clear it was set in forward motion first place. >> when the train finally another 30 minutes before help arrived. >> some people trying to break the windows, most of the people were trying to open the doors much and it wasn't until then that most came to realize the danger they just avoided. >> what happened to is unacceptable, it will be investigated and changes will be made. >> vazquez is on investigative leave, the redline searched to a one operator system four years ago, officials insist it is safe to operate with only one person. wbz this morning. >>> meanwhile in a statement the union representing the train operator made a pitch to bring back a second worker on every train, the union saying "creating extra precautions in having a second employee assigned to th

david vazquez is accused of tampering with a switch on a redline train. when he got out to fix a signal issue the train kept going with passengers on board. meanwhile at the mbta operations center worker had minutes to stop the train before it could have collided with another trolley. lee saunders got that call, he started kill the power on the tracks but the train's moment he was able to stop the train, in 15 years he has never experienced anything like this. >> we deal with thousands of calls a day and it's all kinds of different scenarios and situations, you know. sometimes it's just gun fire or someone with a knife that's on the platform. never never a train moving on its own with no operator. >> meanwhile, vazquez's lawyer says his client is a worker with a spotless record who is beloved bypass injuries. he says there is still a lot of conclusions are drawn. >> right now the mbta says the mechanical problem caused a commuter rail line delay that left passengers stuck for several hours, now according to the t, a train on the kingston plymouth line bro

jc: 5 investigates has learned that the train operator now under investigation is david vazquez. he is a 28-year mbta employee who describes himself as a tech engineer. we have teams of reporters working this story we' ll bring you developments as they break. we want to turn things over to rv.

the operator of the train was david vazquez, a veteran driver. on his linkedin page, he says he is a model car hobbyist, detailed, and customer oriented. he went to bypass that the operation. that is when it began to move and he was struck. they are looking at the emergency dead man switch. it automatically brings it to a s >> it is like one of the passengers pulling the emergency chords on the train. the only thing that could make that go besides mechanical some type of object in there to for somebody to do it. it' s probably the most thing that happened. janet: are several safety systems. kathy curran, five investigates. heather: good work today, and kathy. and stay on top of every new development in this runaway train investigation with breaking news alerts on the free wcvb mobile app. ed: commitment 2016. donald trump getting ready for his first major event since his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. the republican presidential frontrunner speaking in new hampshire tonight where he' s showing no signs of slipping in

signing, p p zero down, zero deposit, r and zero first r r months payment t on a new jetta p >>> david vazquez attended a disciplinary hearing today, accord to go his union he will lose his job after he serves a 30 day suspension. sources day, vazquez wrapped a phone cord around a redline >>> gambling may not be making as much money for massachusetts. >> the state cut the tax revenue it was hoping to get from plain ridge park by 40%, before plain ridge opened the state thought it would provide $128 million or so in taxes, business has been so slow the state is expecting 78 million, that is without any compensation from other casinos in the state. >>> the biggest names will not be on the top of the ballot, massachusetts' holds its presidential primary. >> secretary of state drew names today to determine about lot order, on the republican side you will see jim gilmore, donald trump listed third, marco rubio and jeb bush toward the bottom. bernie sanders will appear first, followed by martin o'malley and hillary clinton. presidential primary is march iss. >>> well still ahead, a wicked cool way t

as "5 investigates" was first to report, the employee involved is this man-- david vazquez. we've also learned he did not follow several safety procedures including setting the brake before stepping out of the operator's cab. the train traveled from braintree to quincy thursday 50 passengers were on board. no one was hurt. we'll be following today's hearing very closely and bring you new information as we get it. live in downtown boston, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now. firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in worcester that killed an elderly brother and sister. the flames broke out around 8:00 last night on burncoat street. neighbors say the siblings lived in the single-family home for decades. firefighters say the fire spread quickly. by the time they arrived on scene, most of the damage had already been done. we're still waiting to learn the names of the victims. right now a 90-year-old man is in the hospital after being hit by a car in revere. it happened on malden street we're told the victim has serious injuries. the scene and wa

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the latest revelations come amid the firing of this man david vazquez who t officials say tied a cord around a throttle on a red line train. that train then took off without vasquez. he denies tying the throttle and is appealing his termination. antoinette: u.s. marshals are tying a stash of money, found in safe deposit boxes in massachusetts, to a former state representative from dartmouth. that state rep. is doing time for embezzlement. investigators say john george attempted to hide 1 million dollars in cash. the bills were found tuesday, stuffed into safe deposit boxes. george is currently serving a six-year prison sentence. he was ordered to pay nearly $700,000 in restitution, but claimed he had less than 190,000 in assets. antoinette: right now, police in salem are trying to track down two christmas thieves. they say a man and woman stole presents, intended for toys for tots. offender registry board last week, without identification, and made off with $1,000 worth of presents. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. randy: right now, a man police call armed an

david vazquez is appealing his firing. his lawyer confirming the action. vazquez was the operator of a red line train that took off without him, barreling through 4 stops last thursday until the t cut power. his lawyer calls the firing a a crashes into their living room. newscenter 5' s frank holland is live. fortunately, no one is hurt. frank: you can see the suv smashed through the living room. few feet away. a new development, and officer who hit the home. the charges. >> i just woke and i was getting ready to put the trash out, heard the like an explosion. then got to there i looked out and there was no front. frank: an suv smashing into the front of the home harry weidman and his wife have shared for 42 years. >> just shaken up, there is nothing you can do about it. police say a 16-year-old from wrentham leaving hockey practice just before 6:45 friday morning, lost control while driving north >> he clipped the house on the way by and then went into the vehicle here in the driveway. the teen and weidman sharing an emotional moment before fire and polic

governor charlie baker said operator david vazquez violated multiple safety procedures. a rubber cord was wrapped around throttle controls. the run-away train went for nine minutes before it came to a stop. >>> a new hampshire teenager faces charges for driving over 100 miles an hour on 93. a trooper clocked 19-year-old joseph brown at 107 miles an hour this morning in windham. the trooper managed to pull him over and place him under arrest. he will be in court next month. >>> wooster police have taken more than 200 guns off the streets thanks to what they call the most successful buyback in the program's history. people in wooster and 15 surrounding communities turned in 225 firearms. that included 50 replica pellet guns which police have been talking a lot about. in exchange for those epas with the police handed out -- weapons the police handed out gift cards worth up to $75. >>> attorneys in the danvers teen accused of murdering and raping his high school teacher in 2013, the attorneys saying their client was criminally insane at the time of the murder of colinephriti

power to the rails. 50 passengers were on board. 5 investigates has learned that the operator, david vazquez, did procedures, including setting the brake before stepping out of the operator' s cab. closing arguments are set for tomorrow in the trial of the danvers teen who admits to killing his teacher. lawyers for phillip chism claim he was insane when he raped and murdered colleen ritzer in a school bathroom two years ago. prosecutors say he' s faking his mental illness. closing arguments were scheduled for friday, but were delayed because a member of the defense team was ill. the lynn man charged with shooting and killing two people in revere faces a judge tomorrow. michael deleon is accused of murdering a 66-year-old man and a 35-year-old woman in a home thursday night. police say a third person who was shot gave them deleon' s name before losing consciousness. they believe the shooting was drug-related. look at the flames shooting out of this apartment building in southbridge. the damage so bad no one can live there. but the fire chief says this could have been even worse if not for ano

however, david vazquez was not there. his attorney told our sister station that he was being treated for stress and informed me mbta that he would not be up to make the hearing. the train rolled through three stops after he got off in braintree to check a problem. >> transit police who have been involved in this investigation, they make a recommendation. it is my responsibility to carry out whatever action needs to be done. tom: sources say the hearing went on without him using statements he made to authorities last week he at well, tonight, a manchester teenager was honored for his courage. help, west high school senior desmond powell had no idea that he was going to be recognized at the school committee meeting tonight. wmur' s mike cronin explains what desmond did. mike: it was the actions that he took at this bridge in manchester that has many calling him a hero, but that is a title he is not quite comfortable with. 17-year-old desmond powell thought he was at the manchester committee meeting just to lead the pledge o

david vazquez has filed a grievance. investigators say he wrapped a cord around the train's throttle and failed to set an emergency brake. >>> boston detectives are investigating a deadly shooting in rox bury, a young man shot and killed late friday afternoon. so far, there are no arrests. if you know anything, you are asked to please call the boston police department or use anonymous crimestoppers tip line. >>> police are searching for two men who robbed two men in masks held him up and took his money, police tell us this is the 6th time this has happened in recent weeks, luring the drivers to abandoned buildings with the intention of robbing them. series of bank robberies, she may have hit three different banks in our area in three days, latest heist happened friday, each time police say she hands the teller a note, demands cash and then takes off. >>> we are also following a developing story this morning, president obama on his way to hawaii beginning his official christmas vacation on a somber note after meeting with

after that, think we'll have a fair amount coast. coming up. red line train has been suspended, david vazquez wouldn't comment with him getting a 30-day suspension. the train, without vazquez at the wheel, ran past four stations before being stopped. t investigators are looking into whether vazquez tied a cord around the train's controls a charge the his lawyers flatly deny. right now, new hampshire police want to catch this crook before he can strike again. you can see him jumping the counter at a manchester convenience store and trading punches with the clerk last night. he's holding a knife the whole time. the robber took off. same guy robbed another store a few hours later. they're advising people not to fight back like this clerk did. fortunately he was not hurt. heather: watch the top left of your screen. a construction wall collapses onto the sidewalk. several people trapped, including a mother and her baby. newscenter 5's john atwater is live in malden with the rescue john? >> heather, thankfully that baby was in a stroller. that stroller may have saved his life when that wall fell ri

david vazquez is accused of tying a cord around the cotrols and failing to set the emergency brakes before getting off the train earlier this month to fix signal problems. the train ended up rolling through four stations before it stopped. vazquez denies the accusations. tom: president obama wrapped up the year in d.c. today. coming up on news 9 tonight. the priorities he laid out for his final year in office. shelley: a postal worker is accused of stealing money and gift cards from mail in meriden. why other towns are now investigating whether there have been similar thefts. mike: a breezy and colder start to the weekend tomorrow and not much in the way of change for sunday. look at what happens in the next week. tom: now to our ulocal hot shot. hampshire christmas. some snow. you can submit your pictures and video, and join the thousands of u-local members, by logging onto u-local dot wmur.com. people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or even just buying groceries can be a stretch for too many families. hillary's plan: raise the minimum wag

david vazquez had been cleared to put the train in bypass mode because of a broken signal. he was supposed to engage two brake systems and throw a toggle switch. instead he got off. the train took off and clipped his leg as it moved forward. governor baker indicated those brakes simply weren't on. >> manipulated, tampered with. it's pretty clear that it was set in forward motion, which is why it moved in first place. >> reporter: when the train finally stopped, passengers say it was another 30 minutes before help arrived. >> some people were trying to break the windows. most of the people were trying >> reporter: it wasn't until then that most came to realize the danger they had just avoided. >> what happened today is unacceptable. it will be investigated and changes will be made. >> reporter: vazquez is currently on administrative leave pending the outcome of this investigation. meantime the red line you might be interested to learn has been operating with a one operator only system for four years. officials insist it is safe to operate with just one person. reporting live

now to the latest on the mbta's runaway train. 5 investigates finding that red line operator, david vazquez, did not follow several procedures, actions that could cost him his job. right now, our juli mcdonald is live in braintree with what's next. juli? reporter: that is right. the 28 hpp year veteran mpda operator is on paid administrate everybody leave tonight. a hearing on monday aims to four stops without him. the mbta is still investigating what went wrong thursday morning when veteran officer david vasquez stepped out the red line train and kept going without him. it would have required the brakes to be disengaged, the throttle pushed into forward mode. >> in answerway, it would, in fact, be an act that would subject the operator to determination. >> the agencies recognizing what went right yesterday. the quick response of dispatcher the prosecution's control center and got the call wan minute the train was mowing wut a motor person and flu was less than find-minute buffer until it. >> would reach the next train. >> the decisions they made were to dollars the line. they expressed tra

david vazquez is appealing his termination. he was the operator of a red line train that took off without him barreling through four stops last thursday until the t cut power. his lawyer calls the firing a rush to judgment. tied something around the train's throttle. >> now have to spend christmas somewhere else. incredibly, though, thank my, nobody was hurt. tonight. our julie mcdonald is live. ly? >> well, watt earn pow we have been set off to the foxborough home after the commissioner deemed it uninhabit million they won't able to spend the holidays in the home of more than 40 years and look on the bright side, they are thankful they will celebrate together. >> i just, i just woke up. was getting ready to put the trash out. i heard like an explosion. when i got to there. looked out. >> it was just 6:40 this morning when suv came barreling into the fox bore re home. the 15-year-old wrentham driver on the way home from hockey practice when he lost control. ekept saying he was sorry. sorry. i am sure he didn't mean to do but, h

mass dot announced that david vazquez no longer works for the mbta just one day after he was suspended for 30 days. vazquez got off the train in braintree last thursday morning to check a problem. the red line train went through several stops before power was cut. the city of baltimore braced for protests today after a mistrial was declared in the first case against a police officer for the death of freddie gray. while protestors have gathered in some areas, any demonstrations have been peaceful. a jury announced today it unable to reach a verdict. abc' bazi: a new round of protests in baltimore. deputies forming a line around the courthouse after a judge declares a mistrial in the case of the first police officer tried in the death of freddie gray. >> obviously the legal process is flawed. this is about saving black lives. bazi: jurors told the judge they were deadlocked yesterday, but he ordered them to continue deliberations. today, they still could make no progess toward a verdict on any of the four charges against officer william porter for the death of 25 year old gray. gray died

as "5investigates" was first to report, the employee involved is this man-- david vazquez. we've also learned he did not follow several safety procedures including setting the brake before stepping out of the operator's cab. braintree to quincy thursday morning only stopping when the "t" cut power to the third rail. 50 passengers were on board. no one was hurt. we'll be following today's hearing very closely and bring you new information as we get live in boston this morning, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now a 90-year-old man is in the hospital after being hit by a car in revere. it happened on malden street just after 7:00 last night. we're told the victim had serious injuries. the driver of the car stayed on the scene and was also taken to the hospital. erika: new hampshire police nab an arson suspect. justin kane is behind bars accused of trying to light his mother's salem home on fire. police say the two had an argument, and kane allegedly poured gasoline on the rear deck, set it ablaze, and then fled. officer tracked his cell phone anarrested him at

jean: the mbta says the train operator, david vazquez, has more than 25 years experience with the t and he got permission to get off the train to switch it into bypass mode to allow the train the mbta is investigating if he properly applied the brakes inside the control room before exiting the train. the 6 car train rolled down the tracks, brushing the operator. it went from braintree to north quincy cruising through several stops. passengers on board say a few people panic. >> theres no conductor here. how come? how is that possible? so it was really bizarre. jean: passengers waiting for the train were puzzled. >> it went flying, all i know it was flying and i said to the lady next to me, is this train going to stop? this thing' s moving. jean: the mbta says it learned of the trouble within 60 seconds and cut power to bring the t and its relieved passengers to a stop. >> within a couple of minutes, the power on the third rail was shut off. at that point in time it coasted it came to a stop. >> something happened that should not have been able to happen that put our passengers in danger

david vazquez got off train last week to fix signal problem when train left without him. investigators say he used a train microphone cord to tie down the throttle and did not sell the hand break his attorney says all he wants is fair and thorough investigation into what happened. irj that he would tie a rope around the throttle system or brake system and get off the train to get under the train to to go alley switch. just sounds preposterous. mr. vazquez did everything he could do to deal with that situation running to nearest station and injured himself in process. mbta's general manager will decide whether operator will up next tonight checking in the hard way. an unhappy guest registers a complaint a hotel by turning it into a drive-through. cool area temperatures on tap just brief visit with that coming up next. who working for sweet treat? jeremy reiner has just the thing check it out in tonight's >>> an oklahoma hotel customer filing a crash complaint with at front desk. two workers diving out of way of this customer truck police say credit card had been declined a

david vazquez was fired earlier this week. he wrapped a cord around the to stop before he made the switch. >>> police are also searching for two men who robbed a pizza delivery than wooster. two men in masked held the man up and took his money. police say this is the sixth time this has happened in recent weeks. they think the thieves are luring the drivers to abandoned buildings with the intention of robbing them. >>> this woman is wanted in a series of bank robberies. she may have hit three different banks in three days. the latest heist was on friday. each time she hands the teller a note, demands cash, and then takes off. >>> we are following a goning story this morning, president obama is son -- is on his way he is beginning i had i have -- beginning his vacation on a somber note after meeting with the families of the victims of the san bernardino shooting. >> we are tonighting to work at every level to make sure there's no slip of information sharing among agencies. >> the president said he will leave it all on the field

his client is sick because of all the stress surrounding according to the globe this morning david vazquez's lawyer says that vazquez missed a disciplinary hearing yesterday because his doctors told him to. vasquez was operating a red line train and when he got out to flip a switch and did not secure the brakes sending the train several miles at the tracks with no one at the controls. the attorney says my client has a long good record with the mbta driving those trained and doing his best to drive them as safely as possible. it is horrible this guy is under immense amount of stress, cares deeply about people and passengers and accusations have been really difficult for him. >>> gene: meanwhile questions are being raised how the mbta updated information about the runaway train. >> don't have anything on that. >> gene: braintree police actually tell the transit police about the incident. "t" police sent us a statement saying its protocol and that they learned about it only a the other big question why the public wasn't given more information until three and a half hours after the incident. >>

david vazquez was supposed to be behind the controls of the train last week when it took off with no one at the helm. sources tell 7 news, vazquez tied a cord around the train's throttle and didn't set the brakes before stepping outside. vazquez denies that. >>> the principal of swanscott high school off the job. the superintendent writes none of the allegations to this point ever involved any swampscott students or employees or officials. secretary of defense ash carter used a personal e-mail account to do personal business. the new york times obtained dozens of work-related e-mails that he sent from his personal account during his first months at the pentagon. hillary clinton recently faces criticism for doing the same thing while she was secretary of state. >>> protesters took to the streets in baltimore overnight after a judge declared a mistrial for a cop charged in the death of freddie gray. the jury couldn't reach a unanimous decision on any charges. crowds marched through downtown baltimore chanting and holding signs. about 100 protesters tried to get on a highway but police o