jury selection begins today for a new sentencing trial for convicted murderer gary lee sampson. sampson was convicted of killing three people including two massachusetts men back in 2001. sampson was sentenced to death out. the death penalty is still on the table. >> kris: new this morning, 7news is there as boston police roll out the controversial body camera program. today we're getting our first look at these cameras in action. 7's nancy chen is here with more from the police commissioner on what they're doing here. >> nancy: kris, good morning to you. today is the third day of the pilot program. 100 officers are now wearing those cameras while on duty. that number does include eight members of the command staff. boston police department's body camera pilot program. 100 officers are now wearing the cameras. superintendent and chief grass showed off the technology friday night. commissioner bill evans is pleased with the start of the program. >> things are going well. our officers are out there. they know, you know, they're wearing them and i haven't heard any complaints. >> na

antoinette: randy, jury selection is set to begin this morning after gary lee sampson's initial death sentence was thrown out. wrongdoing. the judge determined that juror lied about her background. samson was sentenced to death in 2004, but that sentence was overturned seven years later. he was convicted for carjacking and killing 19-year-old jonathan rizzo of kingston and phillip mcklosky in 2001. he confessed that he repeatedly stabbed both those men and strangled a cit breaking into a new hampshire cabin. he was convicted separately, and jury selection will start at 9:00 this morning. live outside the federal courthouse in south side boston, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank. the man convicted in a drunk driving crash in milford is now appealing to the highest court. a judge found nicholas guaman was driving drunk when he hit motorcycle. guaman claims he did not know the body was under his truck. he is serving 12 to 14 years for manslaughter and will be deported at the end of his sentence after illegally immigrating from ecuador. this murder suspect is still at la

emily: jury selection is set to begin this morning here at retrial of gary lee sampson. a federal judge tossed out the original death sentence because a juror lied about her background. sampson was sentenced to death in 2004. but natha sentence was -- that sentence was overturned. he was convicted for carjacking and killing two men. it happened during a crime spree in 2001. he confessed to police that he repeatedly stabbed both of men. sampson was also convicted on the state level for killing a third person that week. jury selection in this case is set to begin at 9:00 this morning. live outside federal court, antoinette antonio. wcvb, newscenter5. >> commitment 2016 now. today is the day donald trump will tape an appearance on the dr. oz show. he's promised to reveal the results of a physical he had last week. meantime, last night in pennsylvania, he unveiled his plan for child care with his daughter, ivanka. weeks of maternity leave. trump campaigns in michigan and ohio tonight. hillary clinton, who promised to release health records, is still not campaigning as she rec

that's after gary lee sampson's initial death penalty sentence was thrown out. a federal judge tossed the sentence because of juror wrongdoing. the juror lied about her background. sampson was sentenced to die for carjacking and killing 19-year-old jonathan rizzo kingston and 69-year-old philip mccloskey of taunton during a week-long crime spree in 2001. he confessed to police that he stabbed both men. that same week, he strangled a former concord city councilor after breaking into a new hampshire cabin. he was convicted separately in that crime. a report of attempted abduction in townsend. tried to grab them. the boys say the man ran into the woods. so far, police say they do not believe there's a danger to the public. emily: hillary clinton recovers from pneumonia. donald trump focussing on the battleground states. eyeopener's erika tarantal tracking overnight developments. >> donald trump will tape an appearance on the dr. oz show today. he's promised to release tonight he will visit flint, michigan, hold a rally in ohio. mike pence is set to hold a rally in

on that and major hurricane matthew jaws head. >> mark: he admits he killed crime spree, but gary lee sampson's lawyers are fighting to spare him from the death penalty. a previous jury's verdict for the death penalty was thrown out as a new jury is selected, sampson's lawyers are already. coming up with a long list of reasons to save his life. >> the reporter: the only question gary sampson's new jury will decide ultimate betrayal may will -- ultimately is life or death, but it's not the only issue it will face when it deliberates. gary trial is in session, but his lawyers have drafted a list of 238 reasons why his life should be spared. the list of mitigating factors is eight pages long. some of the factors, gary suffers from brain damage, gary repeated the first grade, gary abused drug and alcohol from a young age. 238 mitigating factors. by comparison, boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyers listed just 21. because of the circumstances surrounding his upbringing, from everything from blows to the head, to bad family situation, he was warped in a way that society should give him s

gary sampson's new jury will ultimately decide is life or death. but it's not the only issue it will face when it deliberates. gary lee sampson's new death penalty trial is still in jury selection, but already, his lawyers have drafted a list of 238 reasons why his the list of mitigating factors is it eight pages long. some of the factors gary suffers from brain damage, gary repeated the first grade, gary abused drugs and alcohol from a young age. 238 mitigating factors, by comparison, boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev's lawyers listed just 21. boston attorney phil tracey. >> they're trying to sigh that because of circumstances head to bad family situations, he was warped in a way that society should give him some leeway. but being, you noam, tell that to the family. >> whatever the defense feels spirit of south carolina relevant from his -- whatever the defense feels is relevant from his life story, live icetory can be submitted as mitigating faculty member force. >> the reporter: former prosecutor brad bailey says the mitigating factors could back fire against sampson. >> the kitchen sink and everything after

. >>> jury selection in the death penalty retrial of gary lee sampson. yesterday, potential jurors filled out questionnaires at federal court in south boston and more will do the same today. lawyers will then toss out anyone not suitable to serve. everyone else will be called back for more in-depth questioning next week. sampson of killing two men from massachusetts and another from new hampshire. a judge later tossed a sentence after he found out a juror lied about her background. >>> town send police are still looking for a man who stole tools from a local business owner. surveillance video caught this man driving his truck into the driveway knocking on his door and helping himself to thousands of dollars worth of smith's tools. >> i have a chain saw that was grinders, drills, jacks, all types of stuff. >> smith said he relies on the tools for his trucking work and businesses have gone down without them. they are still investigating the theft. >>> a plan to attack alcohol to help combat the opioid crisis is getting a second look in boston. two city cou

. >>> jury selection is under way for serial killer gary lee sampson. questionnaire today. more will do the same tomorrow. lawyers will toss out anyone not suitable to serve. everyone else will be called back for more in-depth questioning next wednesday. sampson was convicted in 2003 for killing two men. a judge later tossed his sentence after they found out the juror had lied. >>> the second case of west an investigation is to find out where he was infected, exposed to mosquitos. it first showed up last month in middle sex counties. >>> boston light, the first lighthouse, is still manned and still operational. >> and it turned 300 years old today. laura miller found out how the celebration is reminding some city leaders to not be focused on the city's future. >> reporter: yeah, it's be restored, rebuilt, and it's a sign for some to make sure we're doing enough to save our city's history. standing tall and strong, boston light, america's first lighthouse, and the boston keepsake, reveered today on its 3 00th birthday. beyond the pomp and circumstance of the celebration, the

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. >>> jury selection is under way in the death penalty retrial of gary lee sampson. potential jurors filled out a questionnaire at the federal court in south boston today. more will do the same tomorrow. lawyers will then toss out anyone not suitable to serve. everyone else will be back for more -d wednesday. sampson was convicted in 2003 of killing two men from massachusetts and another from new hampshire. the judge later tossed the sentence after he found out a juror had lied. >>> a new push to find a new killer in an unsolved murder. 24 years ago, susan was brutally murdered. she was working for northwest airlines at logan airport when she was clear. today, clearchannel has placed digital billboards along 93, route 1, asking for information last night, fox 25's bob ward spoke to her mom who isn't giving up hope. can you watch bob's report now on fox25boston.com. >>> new hampshire is getting a lot of attention this week from both presidential campaigns. marty walsh will join the campaign trail this week stomping for hillary clinton. he will be at the harvest dinner

. >>> jury selection resumes in the death penalty retrial for serial killer gary lee sampson. potential jurors filled out questionnaires in federal court in south boston and more will do the same. lawyers will toss out not suitable to serve. sampson was convicted in 2003 from killing two men from massachusetts and another from new hampshire. a judge later tossed out his sentence after he was found -- after it was found out rather that a juror had lied about her background. >>> police have identified the woman hit and killed by a car in danvers. they say 7-year-old max i'm taymore was walking along hobart street struck by a car. the driver the 33-year-old he was cited for driving out a license. they are looking at solar glare as a possible cause. >>> town send police are now looking for a man who stole tools from a local business owner. surveillance video caught this man driving his truck into chris smith's driveway knocking on his door and helping himself to thousands of dollars worth of smith's tools. >> i had a chainsaw that was stolen. a big impact gun, small impact gun, gr

. >> sarah: happening today, retile of gary lee sampson. he was convicted of killing three men, including two in massachusetts. system. isn't was sentenced to death 13 years ago, but that ruling was thrown out in 2011 because of juror misconduct. >>> new details in the fraud investigation at wells fargo. the u.s. department of justice is now looking into the matter. officials say the justice department has issued subpoenas to a number of people at the bank. this comes after wells fargo was fined $185 milli accounts in order to generate more revenue. the investigation could lead to charges. even more major college sporting events are moving out of north carolina due to the state's transgender bathroom law. the athletic coach conference says it's moving all of these championship games out of north carolina because of an objection to house bill two. the acc was scheduled to hold 14 of its 21 championship events in north carolina. florida have arrested a man in connection with a fire that happened at a mosque on 9/11. 32-year-old joseph michael

a federal judge threw out gary lee samson's death penalty sentence because a juror lied about her background. sampson was sentenced to die for carjacking and killing jonathan makovsky during a -- during the crimes spree in 2001. he strangled a former concord city counselor. he was convicted separately in that crime erika:. state police are hoping new video posted to facebook may spark leads in the murder of susan to rascal its. found in the truck of her car 20 years ago. airlines. stay police believe her death was connected to a credit card theft ring involving some of her coworkers. emily: donald trump stepping back from the release of his medical records as hillary clinton heads back to the campaign trail. can a smoke with the latest on the problems both candidates are facing. kenneth: donald trump's nonprofit foundation under fire. plan to allow parents to deduct child care expenses, new york's attorney general announced an inquiry into the billionaires foundation. at the washington post cited tax records showing trump had not donated to his own charities was 2008 and the foundation used what he t

gary lee jurors filled out questionnaires. more will do today. they will toss out and more in depth questioning next week. sampson was convicted in 2003 of killing two men from massachusetts and another from new hampshire. a judge later tossed his sentence after he found out that a juror lied about her background. >> sara: >>> sara: dorchester native regrets asking for pared for assault charge nearly 30 years commotion in 2014 when he made the request. during an interview tuesday he admitted the request to the massachusetts parole board probably wasn't the best idea. when he was 16 the actor spent 45 days in jail after he was convicted for beating a man with wooden club. >> gene: 8:39. famous local businessman put on name of two historic theaters. ernie boch junior agreed to purchase naming rights and venues on tremont street will be known as wang theater at box center and should better -- shubert theater. he is owner of chain of auto dealerships. >>> gene: first 100 students that showed up last night at soccer game they got hurambi child went in. >> shiri: keeping a very close eye on drought situation this just