>> galvin's last kidnapping ended beyond bad. even before it got to the ransom stage, one of his victims managed to call his parents and give his location. >> when i was in the car with these two kids -- well, they weren't kids, they were over 18. i don't mess with, you know, kids under 18, you know. they called their parents. and the cops ended up following us, and the helicopter. so, you know, it ended kind of bad. that's how i got caught, you know. >> well, what happened? >> well, i cut the guy's neck. and the cops surrounded the car and pulled me out, you know what i mean? >> did he die? >> yeah. >> ironically, robert galvin is both a predator and a parent. he has four kids ranging from 8 to 16 years old. >> i let them know about the mistakes i made so they don't repeat them, so they don't end up in here. i do what i can for them moneywise. you know, send them money and, you know, put it in the bank. hopefully, you know, college, you know. that's what i want. i want them to accomplish things that i wish i had. i want my sons

secretary of state william galvin said it is possible a record-seating day as well as for a primary and it will be close. in 2008, 1.8 million participated in the presidential primaries. about 500,000 of those votes were on the republican side that year. today, though, galvin estimates the gop could see a major bump up for 700 credit union republican votes because the travel nature of this case. >> the romney mccain was kind of a tennis match and this is kind of world wrestling and i think it created that atmosphere of have that obviously is, i think, going to be seen here in the turnout we see. >> reporter: and here is some important info for voters. polls are open from 7 a.m. just an hour away until 8 a.m. and if you are enrolled in a party, you can only vote in that party's primary; however, if you were unenrolled or independent, you can choose either ballot and 53% of massachusetts, 4.3 million registered voters are unen roltd. all that ahead -- are all that ahead at 6:30, secretary galvin talks about the party that has lost 20,000 voter this year alone. again that is coming up in 3

and they definitely want to see him go all of the way. >> >> secretary galvin says he believes 700,000 g.o.p. ballots will be cast today. there still time to voice your choice. polls close at 8:00 we live in peabody. jonathan hall 7news. >> following some breaking news from last year's ring away red line train. they releasing their fine report. and now we are learning about the moment that led up to that train leaving station. without a driver. let's go to to the news room looking over some documents. >> that final report? >> that's right. it all comes down top operator error that according to the department public utilities which overseas all incidents mbat 73 page report blames daifdz have a quiz who was operating train claiming violated safety procedures those violation t says led to a red line train taking off without any one at the controls. report says incidents could have been catastrophic. >> and nbta points on to this as the cause. these photos show public as i dress system microphone cord wrapped around control dial. all happened on december 10th of 2015. at about 630 is in m

pap head at 6:00, secretary galvin talks about the chances for a record turnout. live on this super tuesday, michael henrich, fox25 news. >>> beside massachusetts, voters in several other states will be making their presidential picks. democrats will be vote democrats will be voting in 11 states and america samoa. americans have contracts is 13 oh states. league's campaign headquarters. bernie sanders in his home state of vermont. and hillary clinton will be in florida. donald trump and marco rubio will also be in florida to watch the results. senator ted cruz will return to his home state of texas which is the state with the most delegates at stake. stay with us for complete super tuesday coverage and up to the minute results. political reporter sharman sacchetti will be with the trump campaign in palm beach, florida. blair miller with the clinton campaign in miami and ted been a yell will be with the sanders campaign live in vermont. we will alert results as which gets them on our news app and watch fox25 news at 10 for full results and reaction. >>> big changes

it speaks to the record turnout secretary of state bill galvin's office predicting it by the end of the day. there is a sense among massachusetts voters that today the boat might matter just a little bit more than in the past. >> previous years you go to the boat old massachusetts you don't fill your vote counts. one reason that may be the case when says today could be that make or break a day for bernie doesn't do well in massachusetts he would ask sanders maple out of the race. >> if sanders loses to hillary clinton it's probably over him but if he wins he lives to fight another day. another sign nasa chooses matters the candidates are certainly not writing our state off of the dozen state clinic could have campaign in today spent last night and this morning here making a final push for hillary in west roxbury today. >> another fascinating development during this primary secretary of state galvin says 20,000 voters led the democratic ring just since january 1 of this year and switched to republican or unenrolled. why that might be beyond the obvious is working for you right now fox 25

galvin said we could see 700,000 people vote in the gop primary today. he says a lot of that is because of the controversial nature of that race. >> you might say that romney-mccain fight was kind of a tennis match, and this is kind of world wrestling. so i think it created atmosphere of interest that obviously is i think going to be seen here in >> michael: 53% of massachusetts four plus million voters are actually unenrolled or independent some would say, and they can vote in either the republican primary or the democratic primary today. just two minutes ago i spoke with the man that was going to vote on the gop side of things, and we will have part of his interview. we are editing it now. part of his interview coming up in 30 minutes on super tuesday. live in natick, i'm michael henrich, fox25 news. >> gene: hillary clinton tweeting about where people can find the polling places. last night her husband, former president bill clinton, at rally tweeted these pictures from the late night event. marty walsh greeted her rally. clinton does not vote because

it's a hotly contested campaign that appears to be galvinizing voters. >> people are fed up with how the way politics is going now. we need a non-politician. >> the supervisor of elections says long lines shouldn't be a problem. a new electronic checking system will speed up the process, provided you have your id. those who all ready picked their nominee are encouraging others to get out and vote. >> get off your butts and get out here. country back. >> you have to be a registered democratic or republican to vote in this primary. you also have to vote at your assigned precinct today. make sure to bring a valid id with you. and as mentioned, poles close tonight at 7:00 p.m. if you're in line by 7:00 p.m., you can vote. gabby fleischmann, cbs 4 news. >>> cbs 4 news will have extensive coverage of the florida primary and all the candidates who will be here in south florida. cbs 4's david will join us live at the marco rubio event. ted will have live reports from donald trump's event. and hank will be live in west palm beach where hillary we'll have coverage for you all day on air and on

. >> secretary of state galvin said more than 16,300 democrats have shed their party affiliation and become independent voters since jan. 1, while nearly 3,500 more shifted to the mass gop ahead of tomorrow's "super tuesday" presidential primary. is that the trump factor? >> yeah, this is the coalition that elects in massachusetts. donald trump is replicating that. people moving the independence voting. >> no, buy which il will say, if it continues, that is something to watch for in the fall. because no one has got massachusetts primary. it matter is a lot tomorrow. it could be a precursor to november. >> you are think it matters as well into i think it matters more because i think donald trump is, as one south carolina foallow side me once. you keep it in the box. if it gets in the backyard, that is problem. when it gets out of the backyard. trump is in the neighborhood. the republican establishment is trying to shop to guy. it is too little, too late. >> let's talk. tomorrow we're going to go. we're going to vote. we can assume, based onp polls, who is going to come out on top. let

janet: secretary of state bill galvin is predicting a new record here in massachusetts. here in word 20, theris a nice healthy line of voters getting ready to vote. 1.8 million was a number of voters who voted in 2008. could we see 2 million? one factor will be the number of communities. this is ward 21, brighton allston. by noon, 1000 more people had voted here than in 2008. college campuses are full and young voters were streaming in through the jackson mann school polling station. >> bernie. because i compared him in great detail against hillary clinton because i' m a registered democrat. i think he speaks for more change. >> i' m a young graduate. i' m not struggling to make ends meet, but i' m working really hard and i' m really impressed by everything he is doing to help young people. janet: even those here in ward 21 predicting clinton will win the nomination are going with sanders today. >> i will vote for hillary if she gets the nomination, but i would like to push hillary further left. and i think bernie sanders has effectively done that. janet: in other heavil

secretary of state bill galvin is looking for a lot of independents to pick up republican ballots. and in traditionally democratic wards, there' hillary clinton. the election ward here in dudley square' s had voting at midday not as high as 2008 but deftly on track to beat 2012. >> i believe hillary is one of us anyway. bill and hillary have been about the community. janet: for others, it is a longtime new england connection bringing votes. >> when he was an elected official in vermont and i was looking for scholarship money for kids, he helped me get it. it is as simple as that. >> i have seen a picture of him where he did some civil rights work, but i honestly never really heard of him. when i was born back in the day, i should' ve heard something by now. >> bernie sanders seems like he has a lot of fresh ideas. we have to give him a shot. want a woman president. we are overdue. janet: the secretary of state points out the website that points out the he polling stations had more visitors today than in 2008. >> the question was if the democratic turnout would meet 2008. i' m encou

. >> well honest about secretary galvin says addition to the trump affect, there could be bernie bounce. because more and more younger people coming out to polls today. and with ancedotal evidence pointing towards it. coming out vote for bernie sanders the vermont senator. we live in peabody. 7news. we have complete super tuesday coverage right here on seven. tonight nightly news expanding to an hour and nbc election special will start at 11:00 then we full recap of super tuesday right here on 7news at 11:00. >> we are following breaking news about run away red line train the final report on incident out and it contains pictures from inside of the cab cab train that took without driver report safety recommend days. also details moementsz that led up to when train started heading down the track. with no one at the controls. am our cheryling going through the paperwork and cheryl joins us what has learned. >> no surprise. report says the operator red line train was fault photograph the run away train taking off without -- with passengers on board and all of this happened mbta says this wa

fox25 checked with the secretary of state william galvin and he did not prevent anyone from votingo anyone from voting or did not hand out or post flyers within 150 feet of a polling place. stay with fox25 for continuing coverage all morning. we will have expert analysis about what voters made the difference on super tuesday, >>> coming up on 4:38 this morning, the mbta has 30 days to make some serious changes to improve safety in the wake of a runaway train incident on the red line. a new report from the state department of public utilities confirmed the conductor used a cord to hold the train's control switch in place. you can see it here in these new photos. fox25 broke the story in december when the conductor was under investigation. the conductor failed to use a hand brake that could have stopped the train. the report included safety improvement suggestions for the mbta. the state wants trains to have new camera systems to monitor inside cabs. they want the propulsion handles redesigned, and they want an emergency bypass switch inside the trains. >>> this man is facing charges for rob

the polls will stay open until 8:00, and the secretary of the commonwealth william galvin believes we could see a record turnout today. compare to 2081.8 million massachusetts voters participated in the primaries. he thinks there could be a little bit of a bump-up, particularly on the republican side. back then in '08 you saw 500,000 people casting ballots on he thinks a lot of unenrolled voters going to swing that way, and he is estimating about 700,000 votes will be cast for republicans today here in the commonwealth. we spoke with one voter about an hour and a half ago on his way into the polls and he said he is proud to choose from the gop field. >> couple candidates on republican side, i'm a registered republican, so it was between rubio and trump and kind of leaning toward trump because republican side. >> michael: spoke with unenrolled voters as well split between democratic candidate, bernie sanders and former clinton. you will hear from one of them coming up in next report in 30 minutes and also talk about 2016. again, that's coming up. live in natick on super tuesday. michae

fox medical team's beth galvin is joining us live to talk more. beth, great to see you. >> reporter: good morning, amy. >> amy: how much coffee are we talking about in order to protect the liver? the researchers found drinking just two cups a day, was able to lower your risk of liver cirrhosis by 44% and if you doubled that, and drank four cups a day which is very good news for me, because i'm up in the upper category. >> amy: four cups! >> yes! lower your risk of cirrhosis by 65%. so, i'm feeling really good about myself this morning, i'm highly caffeinated and feeling happy about the study. >>ppy. why we love talking to you. okay, is this for people who are already starting to see liver damage problems from years of alcohol abuse or is it average alcohol users? does it matter at all? >> well, the research seems to be like increasingly, scientists can help people who were heavy drinkers, offering protection and rejuvenation of their liver and we're not exactly sure what it is about coffee, it may be that might help undo damage, it may also contai

fox's beth galvin shows us how it all played out. >> reporter: brianna lawson doesn't know it yet buting of a really big day. >> how ya'll doing. >> reporter: because of this guy sigh lento. >> he's the 18-year-old high school senior and rapper behind one of the biggest hits of the year. watch me whip, nae-nae. >> now, watch me whip, now watch me nae-nae. >> reporter: brianna has sung that song and danced to it hundreds of times. >> she loved to do that even before the accident she used to do that all the time. >> reporter: then christmas day suv carrying brianna, her father and three siblings flipped ejecting all of them. cynthia lawson lost her older daughter. brianna suffered a devastating brain injury. when she became rehabilitation she couldn't see or speak or move her arms and legs and there wasn't a lot of hope. >> because at first sean doing anything just laying there. when she came out of the coma just, you know, just like wondering why -- didn't really know who i was. >> when children's music therapist corey schneider learned brianna loved the nae-nae song, she used it to dr

fox medical team's beth galvin who donated one of her own kidneys last summer joins us live from atlanta to talk more about this. this is fascinating. >> reporter: it is, amy and it is interesting, because of those 100,000 people you mentioned that are waiting ona kidney transplant, half of them, 50% difficult for them to find a match and my donor was one of those people. and, for 40% of the people waiting may never find a match because of the antibody and what they are doing with the process, desensitization and are going in and tweaking the recipient's immune system to make it less likely that he or she will reject a donor kidney from somebody. so it may be really great news for people who waited a long time, and are waiting on a kidney. it is still in the experimental process but seems to be effective. amy. they are talking about 8 years out, a very high number of these folks are still alive. about 75%. so, you know, that is a very good track record for this particular study or these particular patients. >> amy: what about other organs? obviously, the kidney, you know, is great. any o

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fox25 checked with secretary of state william galvin. he says mr. clinton did not break any election laws because he did not prevent anyone from voting and did not hand out for any fliers within 150 days of a polling place. and new jersey governor chris and new jersey governor chris christie is being asked to resign by a group of newspapers. the local papers are fed up with the governor's arrogance. with the governor's arrogance. on monday, christie refused to answer questions from reporters and when asked why, he said "because i don't want to." the papers said that christie spend 261 days out of the state while he was running for president. yesterday he was on the road with donald trump. the paper say it is christie doesn't resign, new jersey residents should start a recall effort. stay with fox25 stay with fox25 for continuing coverage all morning long. straight ahead at 7:00, we will dive deep near the exit poll results and get expert analysis about how a clinton-trump race would look in the coming months would look in the coming months. >>> 6:39

fox25 checked with secretary of state bill galvin and he said mr. clinton did not break any election laws because did not prevent anyone from voting and anything or any flie rs 150 feet of a polling place. stay with fox25 for continuing coverage all morning. at 6:00, what massachusetts residents said about the candidates in the important campaign issues second after casting their votes. >>> the parents of a local teenager killed in a hit-and-run 35 years ago are still pleading for answers. resident kathy mayer would have turned 50 this week. she was 15 when she was hit and killed in front of her house on cold spring road walk house on cold spring road walking to a neighbor's house to babysit. her parents have not moved since she died. she is hoping that she is nging that someone will show up at their door and take responsibility. >> i don't know how a person like that can live with themselves but a total what themselves but a total what call coward. >> no solid leads since myers death in 1981. push hundreds of mrawvrtion push hundreds of police offi

if anything one could argue that it does create some political galvin's asian they could be positive in terms of bringing people together to try to fight off a unified enemy. when you have different political factions in each of these countries, here in the u.s. or europe fighting for headlines and for their positions, if we all have a common enemy it somehow maybe stems the negativity or the competition that goes into that, because everybody is really on the same side with this one. betty: seeing as how the markets have been consistent with what we're watching in europe -- they went down but are coming up a little bit. that after this long winning streak, feels like a long winning streak since october, right? there is tell you that definitely some fundamental reason for this rally and that stocks have further to go? we certainly believe that. we have been writing a lot about the idea of a bit of a truce in the currency war that came from the g20. that has been a big topic here. we believe that the actions to stop the dollar from rising, the dovish delivery, as well as what mario dra

the fox medical team's beth galvin joins to us talk about this.> good morning, jenn. >> what kind of meditating are we talking about and what did the researchers find in terms of the benefits? >> well, the meditation can be really a lot of thing. it can be sort of mindful meditation where you meditate and you focus on an object or a sound or thought or it can be yoga or it can be centering prayer if that's -- you know if you're a faith based person. so it can be a lot of those thing that can benefit you and what researchers at massachusetts general hospital found when they did a study awhile mack that meditation can help pretty quick al positive effect on the brain. they took these brand new folks who never meditate brrr'd, had them meditate. taught them how to do it. had them do it at home for eight weeks didn't scans of their brain, jenn, and they found that they had an increase in gray matter which, upping, is kind of a boost on the brain in areas that control sort of thinking and concentration and mood and anxiety. so definitely seeing some ph

for answers we turn to beth beth galvin live in atlanta this a morning.mo goodrn morning to you beth.orng.ni >> i was so surprised to hear hr like i thought, i made it made through the winter.h th nobody in my family got the flu. we actually haven't even hit flew -- peak flu season yet.sont why is that? >> reporter: no, we haven't. hav you know, the flu is always unpredictable. typically flu season starts ins october and they start telling t us get those flu shots. >> aww. >> okay.>> okay beth i'm sorry we're losing your audio. we hat that.. but basically get a flu shot still.still. still happening. >> i assume i think if you gotih your flu shot in the fall thatt it's still good now. gd now you don't have to get another ao one. one. but if you haven't gotten one i is not too late to get a flu shot. >> shall we go get some.lle. >> i got mine. >> oh.>> >> um-hmm. i actually got mine life on gooo day d.c.d.c >> you did.>> you >> yes, we did. don't you remember maureen and a got ours.got ours. these two wimped out. >> really i'm surprised. s not really.ally >> nobody has time for flu.y ha >

that is massachusetts secretary of state william galvin, a democrat. in the republican primary today. that is way more than the number of registered republicans in massachusetts. if the independents increase in the voter count. why are they coming out again? it is trump you think about this. all over the country never republican contest so far turnout has been huge. donald trump who was brought in those extra voters. here is what i'm getting at. if he is not the nominee, those extra voters who found him in the primaries will probably not just switch to rubio or cruiser hillary. the republican will turn out not to normal and not being the republican has a very hard time winning. if trump is the nominee, that looks very likely, the republican party must rally behind it. they must unify if they don't. hillary has a much better shot of winning. this election is all about donald trump. it's been that way since june when he got in the race in the first place and i will still be all about him after today. the poll suggests trump wednesday to super tuesday. to

if the party is going to galvinize it will have to do it around someone else. >> that is what peoplean outsider, someone to take on the washington cartel. that is why we are seeing the numbers fall for marco rubio and people rally toward ted. marco rubio is one of the washington establishment that is yet again someone that the voters are rejecting. what he did last week taking on donald trump did not work well for him. the jokes and talking about everything but the issues people did not respond well and the time they spent on the debate stage was not productive for them. ted cruz was the only one talking about policies and issues in the economy while the two of them were slugging it out like kids on the playground. they want a serious candidate that talks about the issues that will go in and break up washington and not go along and get along with washington like marco rubio has and did with the gang of eight. and they also don't like the ability to be flexible. people don't like that. >> cruz is part of the melee very often on the stage as you are well aware. john kasich was the one