gigi brown died september 28. she had a fever following immunizations but seemed to be in good health. officials told the family gigi may have been death four hours before found inside the apartment. her cause of death hasn't been determined. according to the worcester "telegram & gazette" her grandmother complained to the city there was a bedbug and cockroach infestation and live wires were exposed. the apartment was fumigated over the summer but infestations persists. trash was piled up in a back stairwell and outside. the investigation into what caused the girl's death continues. we're live in worcester this morning, jennifer eagan, "7 news today in new england." withdrawing beverly scott's nomination to the national transportation safety board. she was nominated a few months after she quit her job at the t. the "boston herald" reports scott was the one who asked her name be taken out of consideration because of personal reasons. >> christa: we're learning that that stretch of tracks where an amtrak train derail

investigators working to determine how gigi brown died. her family said that dcs had been involved with the family and had expressed concerns about the safety of the apartment where she was living with her mother. emily: rochelle bond pled not guilty to accessory after the fact in the death of her daughter known as baby doe. her boyfriend michael mccarthy is charged with the toddler' s hernandez trying to get murder charges against him dropped. they say there is not enough evidence linking the former patriot to a 2012 double murder in boston. the defense wants evidence seized from the suv hernandez was in that night thrown out. sentence for killing odin lloyd. emily: this disturbing site in south carolina. their. the water levels are so high, crews in colombia will scramble to repair a breach in a canal. if they can' t water could drop to the lowest levels and leave the city with less than a day supply of water. united airlines is apologizing to a newton mom told to pump breast milk in a pet relief room. united apologized and thanked liz p

we learn more about the home where gigi brown was found unresponsive. jennifer eagan in worcester with more on this. jen? >> the apartment had infestation problem. live wires may have been exposed. the girl's family complained. she's died on december 28th. she had a fever following immunization but seemed to be in good health. officials told the family gigi may have been dead for four hours before she's found inside the apartment. her cause of death hasn't been determined. according to the worcester telegram her grandmother complained to city there was bed bug and calk cockroach infestation. meanwhile the investigate into the girl's death continues. live in worcester this morning. 7news "today in new england." investigating this crash. the driver of pick up went off road and crashed through a fence the home. the house in the mean time dates back to mid 1800's and once belonged to a sea captain. >>> a midair emergency after a pilot suddenly dies during a boston. now we hear from his wife who is remembering him as a father and dedicated pilot. let's go to

investigators are still working to determine how gigi brown died. her family has said dcf had been involved with the family and expressed concerns about the safety of the wellington street apartment where she was living with her mother. prosecutors say bella bond's mother could face additional charges. rachelle bond pleaded not guilty to accessory after the fact in the death of her daughter, known as "baby doe" as investigators worked to identify her remains. bond's boyfriend, michael mccarthy, is charged with the the state medical examiner's office has yet to rule on the exact cause of death. erika: right now a new hampshire man is facing charges, accused of kicking a dog to death. police say toby tousley kicked the 17-year-old dog after trying to shoo the pet away as it tried to relief itself on his keene lawn. tousley, who's also running for city council, is facing animal cruelty charges. he's due back in court in december. erika: a disturbing sight in south carolina. coffins -- unearthed by historic flooding. and cindy the situation there is rea

the aunt of gigi brown tell the herald that investigators are still waiting on toxicology reports. gigi was found unresponsive in a dmrib her wellington street home. the family was under dcf watch when the child died. >>> a home in westport is now condemned and three people are facing animal cruelty charges. sanford road was infested in fleas and covered with animal waste, trash and clutter. also inside the remains of two large dogs and a dead lizard. the had been abandoned and one of the animals dead for a long neighbors are stunned. >> horrible. awful. if i had known there were dogs in that house, i would have broken into it. >> it is horrible especially in quiet neighborhoods like this. >> the woman who owns the house and her husband face six kharmtion of animal cruelty. a 17-year-old relative has also been charged. >>> we continue to follow the collapse of former nba star lamar odom. according to a 911 call, odom had taken cocaine before he was found unconscious. he also took a large amount of her balance viagra. he is at life support at a nevada hospital. the pwrolt they will k

the telegram says the apartment where gigi brown lived was infested with bed bugs and roaches. city inspectors say eight other family members lived in the apartment -- which also had a water leak and electrical issues -- that made it dangerous for a young child. it' s still not clear what caused gigi' s death. jc: federal investigators are now on the ground -- searching for clues at the site of an amtrak derailment in vermont. heather unruh is here with what they' re revealing about the investigation. heather: tonight, we know all six chat -- passengers that were hurt have now been released from the hospital. the train was carrying passengers from saint albans, vermont to washington dc, when it hit some large rocks that had fallen onto the tracks. that sent the locomotive careening into a ravine. the president of amtrak is at the scene and spoke today about the investigation. joseph boardman: many passengers -- they would be looking at the speed of the train, how quick they put the brakes on, the track itself, what the extenuating circumstances were. had there many passengers w

investigators are still working to determine how gigi brown died. her family has said dcf had been involved with the family and expressed concerns about the safety of the wellington street apartment where she was living with her mother. aaron hernandez is making another legal hail mary. his lawyers are trying to get murder charges against him tossed. they say murder in boston. there is not enough evidence linking he was back in court yesterday. the defense also wants evidence seized from the s.u.v. hernandez was in that night thrown out. the former patriot is already serving life for killing odin lloyd in 2013. erika: a disturbing sight in south carolina. coffins unearthed by historic flooding. this is far from over. >> it really is. the water levels are still so high this morningcrews in columbia will scramble to repair a breach in a canal. they'll use thousand pound sand bags to close the gap. if they can't, water in the canal could drop to low levels- and leave the city with less than a day's supply of water. more than 40,000 people have already

funeral for 2-year-old gigi brown was held in oxford. the investigators say the apartment in which she was living had electrical problems and a bug infestation, but still no one knows why she died. according to her family, the toddler wasn't breathing when her brother went to wake her up late last month. she was pronounced dead at the hospital, and as i said, cause of death still unknown. investigators are waiting for both autopsy and toxicology results. >>> now to the fight against isis. authorities working with the fbi are arresting suspects and gangs that are accused of black market dealing and smuggling nuclear materials eventual eastern europe. the associated press says the gang's intent is to connect with isis and other terrorist groups. over the last five years, fbi has interrupted four instances in eastern europe where the gangs tried selling radioactive bombing material. >>> president barak obama saying the bombing of the hospital in afghanistan was a mistake. he says he spoke with the president of doctors without borders, the g

the telegram says the apartment where gigi brown lived was infested with bed bugs and roaches. city inspectors say eight other family members lived in the apartment -- which also had a water leak and electrical issues. it' s still not clear what caused gigi' s death. her funeral takes place tomorrow in oxford. heather: tonight, we are learning more about an american airlines pilot who died mid-flight on a plane to boston. american airlines flight 550 was heading to boston from phoenix , when 57-year-old michael johnston passed away on board. a new york medical examiner says michael johnston died of a massive heart attack. his widow says he had a history of heart problems. the co-pilot safely diverted to syracuse. ed: another pilot is expected to be ok after passing out in mid-air. a co-pilot had to take control of the united airlines flight from houston to san francisco. the plane made an emergency landing in new mexico. it' s not clear what caused the pilot to lose consciousness. he walked off the plane when it landed. passengers didn' t know what happened until they were on t

gigi brown was found unresponsive last week in her home and an autopsy is still pending. >>> a look all up and down the east coast at this front coming at us, i don't see any echoes on radar. but there is rain in the forecast. when that will arrive. >>> colten, we told but a mom who said she couldn't pump at an airport area other than where pets are used to relieve themselves. >>> some say the sign is making light of the black lives matter movement by saying black labs matter. joy lim nakrin spoke to the shop owner who says he stands by the sign. >> reporter: this is the sign causing controversy tonight in norten just outside tom's barbershop. you can see it reads support the mscpa, black labs matter. and tonight the owner of tom's is under fire. >> reporter: barber tomstien says humor is his way of life. >> just a sign. a way to have fun. a way to reach out. >> reporter: some residents say this sign outside his barbershop is far from funny. >> putting a joke to something that's really hurt so many people is just -- it's not the right way to go. >> reporter: it reads support the mspca,

family and friends remembering 2-year-old gigi brown. she died earlier this week. her mother is fighting to get custody of her other two children. the night team's kimberly bookman live in worcester with emotional madges from tonight's vigil. >> reporter: look at what is left of the vigil. it's a memorial to a little girl who once lived here. >> she was a beautiful little angel and now heaven has another. >> reporter: dressed in purple wearing a tee shirt with the 2 yearsade pictures on it dozens gathered at the doorstep of the apartment where the toddler was found not breathing and later died. >> everybody is a wreck. emotionally distraught. >> reporter: they're hear to grieve a loss they say doesn't make anience. >> we don't understand what happened. like they said there was no signs of trauma, no signs of anything like that so we want to know why, what happened? >> reporter: in the crowd the little girl's mom. she was in a closed door to regain custody from d.c.f.of her other small children. the family says they were' taken by the state following gigi's death. >

"the telegram" reports before gigi brown was found dead last week, she lived in an overcrowded apartment infested with bed bugs and roaches. city inspectors also found a water leak and electrical issues. it's still unclear how she died. erika: the white house has withdrawn beverly scott's nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. according to "the herald," white house officials say scott asked that her nomination be withdrawn for personal reasons. the former head of the mbta stepped down in february as the system was crippled by snow. the carolinas are struggling to rebound from historic flooding. president obama signing a disaster declaration as the death toll stands at 13. this morning, mandatory evacuations are still in place in some parts of the state. there's still a threat of flooding with rising rivers and weakened dams. drinking water has been contaminated for tens of thousands. >> we're not holding up well, not at all well. emily: a mother holding back tears waiting for new information about her daughter and the many other people feared lost at sea. this m

custody of her two small children following the death this week of her two two-year-old daughter gigi brown brown. the 24-year-old mother whose nine weeks pregnant was instruct instructed by her attorney not to speak with us fearing she would jeopardize her case. her brother says words can't describe her anguish . >>> to not have your children and to have your children taken away from you and no answers or nobody even telling you why is very devastating. >> reporter: worcester police were called to the family's willing street apartment last monday where gigi was found un unresponsive and pronounced dead at the hospital. do they know what happened to gi gigi? >>> i have no idea . >> reporter: investigators found no signs of trauma, dcf took custody of miller's two other young children while the police investigation continues. >>> all we want to know is why . >> reporter: while clarissa continues her custody fight she wrestles with sadness and waits for the medical examiner's office to release her daughter's body so she can make funeral airportments . >>> we want our family back to the. my fa

dress in gigi brown's favorite color purple wearing a t-shirt with a two-year-old's picture on it. dozens gathered at the doorstep of the worcester apartment with a target was found not breathing monday and later died. >> everybody has no go. >> they're here to grieve a loss they say doesn't make any sense. we don't understand what happened there was no signs of like that. know why. what happened. >> in the crowd that the girls mom clarissa miller hours earlier she was in a closed-door hearing in worcester trying to regain custody from dcf for two other small children. the family says they were taken by the state following gigi's death. >> this is totally wrong. they didn't do nothing. totally wrong. those kids need to be with her mother. until the investigation is over they'd at least like the other children to be with loved ones. it's hard. they need to be with us to greet with us. and not separated. >> a former priest in haverhill who pled guilty to child rape charges will be released from prison. ronald payton pleaded guilty to child in 2002. he was sentenced to 12 to 15 years

the aunt of gigi brown tells the boston herald, investigators are waiting on toxicology reports. she was found unresponsive in a crib at her wellington street home. the toddler's family was also under dcf watch when the child died. a woman who says she was raped by several suspects in the dorm at umass amherst is now suing the man and the school. the suit charges each of the four defendants with sexual assault and false imprisonment and accuses umass of negligence of failing to protect her. three suspects have been found guilty. the fourth goes on trial next month. >> a somber meeting today for murders in boston. a flag was raised today in honor of the victims whose killers have not been caught. one of the people speaking today was mary franklin. her husband melvin was killed 19 years ago in dorchester. >> we have a right to speak up for these people who no one else is speaking for. these are our loved ones. and we want their murder solved and there's nothing wrong with that. >> elizabeth: mayor marty walsh, police commissioner william evans and suffolk district attorney dan conl

aunt of gigi brown tells the herald investigators are still waiting for toxicology reports. gee yewas found unresponsive in a crib at her wellington street home last month. the toddler's family was already under d.c. f watch when the child died. >> home in westport is condemned and three people facing animal cruelty charges. police say the single-family home on sanford road infested with fleas and animal waste and trash and clutter. inside remains of two dogs and dead lizard. investigators say the home was abandon and one of the animals dead for a long time of the neighbors are stunned. >> terrible. that's awful. if i knew there were dogs in there i would have broke in and fed them. >> horrible. especially in a quiet neighborhood like this. >> the woman that owns the house and her estranged husband face six charges of animal cruelty. a 17-year-old relative has also been charged. >> and police continue to investigate a string of break-ins in walpole. one victim lost something that can never be replaced. a woman said that her late husband's ashes were taken during a house brea

the aunt of gigi brown tells the boston herald that investigators are still waiting for toxicology reports. gigi was found unresponsive in a crib at a wellington street home. the toddler's family was already under dcf watch when that child died. >>> a home in westport is now condemned and three people are facing animal cruelty charges. the single-family home on san supervised road was infested with fleas, covered with animal clutter. inside the remains of two large dogs and a dead lizard. investigators say the home had been abandoned an one of the long time. neighbors are stunned. >> terrible. that's awful. if i had known there were dogs in that house i would have broken into it. >> it is really horrible. especially in a quiet neighborhood like this neighborhood like this. >>gene: the woman that owns the house and her husband face six charges of animal cruelty. a 17-year-old relative has also been charged. >>> the family of a missing cargo ship crewmember is suing the company that owns the boat and the missing captain. the $100 million lawsuit was filed yesterday by lonnie jordan's family.

jim: before she was found dead last week, little gigi brown lived in an overcrowded apartment infested with bed bugs and roaches. city inspectors say the apartment she shared with eight other family members also had a water leak and electrical issues that made it dangerous for a young child. that new information coming from "the telegram" this morning. there's still no indication on what killed the girl. pending though police were looking for particular prescription and over-the-counter drugs when they searched the apartment last week. meantime, gigi's funeral is set for wednesday in oxford. erika? erika: new steps from the mbta this morning to cut down the number of delays for commuters. new schedules will be released by the end of the month. according to "the globe," they will take effect by the end of november. the "t" says departure times will not be drastically different, but commuters can expect a, quote, "significant" more rush-hour trains can also be expected. emily: 5 on the opioid crisis. a new hampshire hospital with a new focus to fight addiction. frisbie memorial hospital

in the the eyeopener's jim lokay is here with the findings of a city report. last week, little gigi brown lived in an overcrowded apartment infested with bed bugs and roaches. city inspectors say the apartment she shared with eight other family members also had a that made it dangerous for a young child. that new information coming from the telegram this morning. there's still no indication on what killed the girl. pending though police were prescription and searched the apartment last week. meantime, gigi's funeral is set for wednesday in oxford. erika: new steps from the mbta this morning to cut down the number of delays for commuters. by the end of the month. according to "the globe," they will take effect by the end of the "t" says departure times will not be drastically different, but commuters can expect a, quote, "significant" more rush-hour trains can also seven people are recovering after an amtrak train derails in their injuries are not life-threatening. the train was headed to washington d.c., when it hit rocks that had fallen on the tracks outside of montpelier. a passenger ca

investigators are working to determine how gigi brown died. a live look outside. another beautiful day, nicer than yesterday. cindy: warmer by this afternoon. a touch of cloudiness and some spots. those will burn off. loads of sunshine throughout the day. 52 in boston. worcester 47. just 38 in norwood. readingsin in the upper 40' s on the cape. sunshine through the afternoon. in the mid to upper 60' s along the coast but lower 70' s over the interior today. cooler tomorrow. showers coming in on friday. they move out for the holiday weekend. olessa: it is a busy one. watching a serious accident in milford. sky 5 over it for us. the accident is on 495 over by route 85. watching across eastbound on the pike by route 30. also a crash northbound on the expressway. that ride is 30 braintree to boston. p since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. p that was dr. stanley pearle's vision p and we still proudly carry on his legacy. today, doctors like lisa hamilton perform eye exams that can help detect diabetes. p because we care for you..

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