. >> reporter: for elizabeth richter prouty garden is a place where her brother david was a kid and the tumor evaporated and the family would spread his ashes when he died at age 12. >> that's what makes it so special because i think that over the years we found healing. >> reporter: richter joined thousands at a public hearing in a protest to destroy the garden that's a fixture for decades. and replace it with an 11 story tower. a 1.5 billion dollar renovation aimed at upgrating the facility and kinding bed space. equally emotional supporters of the project say they need that space now. we have a waiting list of 3 months. and these are not patients who just need surgery in three months they can have surgery now. >> it's not at all unusual to have a scenario where you have one family getting ready to go home after months of being in the hospital with a critically ill child who thrived and healed and literally separated by a curtain another family who may be having life support withdrawal. >> reporter: proposalsal includes three replacement outdoor spaces but critics says it can't compar

. >> we remember david with joy and we -- elizabeth richter remembers it as a place her dying brother was happy. joy>>> coming up, pothole problems. why a neighbor out to make things better is being told by his town to back off. >> and up in flames, the historic newport rhode island neighborhood rocked by fire. >> and later this half-hour, back to where it began. the one thing that put the beatles on the music scene and how it could be yours. >> we are following breaking news this noon. here's a live look inside the salem courtroom where a judge is hearing the final arguments before isn'tencing philip chism for the murder of his teacher colleen ritzer. we will bring outsentencing when it happens. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] all come to look for america all come to look for america and i approve this message. not getting your best sleep? could be you've got the wrong bed. enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore. you can both adjust the bed for the best sleep of

elizabeth richter remembers it as place her dying brother was happy. and we laugh at some of the things did he that's silly and it's a place we can be private and together. >> state regulators must >>> doesn't expect quick solution to the latest battle over the wy-nn resort casino plan. governor babe baker tells the globe the dispute between the casino and somerville will not be fast tracked. wynn stopped construction after sommerville filed a objection. attorneys will meet march 10th with state environment officialer. >>> group of high school students on the cape trying to stop a planned concert by rock legend don meek lean. students are part of violence prevention programs at four area high schools and say the arrest last month on domestic violence charges makes him a bad role model. he pleaded not guilty to 6 counts including assault and he is set to perform at barnstable >> time for the daily talker. samaritan. >> a local resident fixed a pothole but was told to cease and desift. here's robi with more. >> reporter: it's important to put out there that this pothole fixer thomas perry