. >> greg sullivan says massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that sets the wage that way. the median hourly wage is $22 and $.10 an hour. you see it wasted on something like this it makes you pull your hair out. >> even this pig is feeding from the trough. one of those high paid rich workers brought her breakfast during the workday more than an hour away from the job site. they operate the bridge through a contract with the state contractor is involved they are obligated to pay the prevailing wage. they told us bridge operators perform other duties on site at our investigation found them sitting in the trailer waiting for both to come through day after day. >> it does not seem to make sense to me. >> the total cost to operate was almost half $1 million. a the pig but not during work hours. they said the employees we saw were on vacation. the stay is reviewing the work logs. ben: so, i am guessing here but it seems like it has been a fairly mild fall so far. 7 it has been -- anchor: it has been a great fall. mornings were chilly. great. >> i think we will take 50's. >> it's

greg sullivan is the research director for the government accountability group. >> it doesn't make any sense. the whole prevailing wage determination should be overhauled. reporter: the union contract required electricians be operating at that higher rate. ed: polic girl this morning as she walked to her bus stop. police are patrolling the area. the 14-year-old was grabbed from behind, thrown to the ground and nearly strangled just before 7 am. a witness called the girl's name interrupting the attack. that's when the attacker ran off hopping into an older blue or grey sedan with dark windows and dark rims. maria: demonstrators arrested outside a local bank. that had them upset that they locked themselves into the entry of the bank. temperatures are reasonable for this time of year. there is a cold chunk of air. maria: a teenager hoping to field local -- feed local children who would otherwise go without food. the mission she's accomplishing, in tonight's 5 for good. most banks are all the same... capital one isn't most banks. ? it's a relaxed place with helpful people focused on you, n

. >> reporter: greg sullivan is a former inspector general who studies public policy at the pioneer institute. he calls the system a sweetheart deal for environmental police to pad their paycheck. last year the officer more than doubled his $74,000 salary bringing home 161 grand. >> i really question whether that is an efficient use of the police department. to have a police officer being paid and a half sitting in a car in >> reporter: the i team did occasionally see officers go inside the pools to interact with staff and swimmers, but most of the time, just sitting inside the trucks. and on a rainy day in august we even saw a police stationed outside three different locations, inside the pool not a person in sight. former boston police commissioner ed davis says most officers in the state are only allowed to work paid details off. >> this particular case where officers are leaving their decal and coming back, that's not a good use of resource. >> reporter: the officers used vacation and sick time to reach that daily total. take this example on july 28. an officer punched in from 5:00 to 9:0

kathy: greg sullivan says massachusetts is one of only a handful of states that sets the prevailing wage that way. the median hourly wage nationally for a bridgetender is $22.10 an hour. >> it just seems like a huge waste. >> massachusetts is in a tough financial situation right now. when you see it wasted on something like this, it makes kathy: 5 investigate even this pig is feeding from the taxpayer trough. we discovered one of those high-paid bridge workers bringing her breakfast during the workday more tn an hour away from the job site. the bridge is maintained through a contract with the state department of transportation. asdot mas workers told us they also told us bridge operators perform other duties on-site, but our investition found them just sitting in the trailer waiting for boats to come through the canal day after >> it just doesn't seem to make sense to me. kathy: the total cost to operate the bridge for the first six months of the year was almost half a million dollars. as far as that pig is concerned, a lawyer told us workers do feed the pig, but not during work hours. b

greg. yeah, i was... jogging out there with abby sullivan-- instead of having lunch. [sighs] maybe you need a conversation at o.c.c.b. - look to get off this. - i'm just reaching the guy. he's reaching you too. well, yeah-- yeah, he is. so-- oh, and they said it was gonna be all fun-- the job. don't try to laugh your feelings off, diane. all right. thanks, boss. yeah. you know, i pulled some kind of back muscle, twice up and down seven flights of stairs. yeah, but you got your exercise. today through friday. aw, sylvia's gonna hate this case. she's riding today? how you gonna file on these xxxx pots? hey, there's your pal.

. :47 - :52 -- bruce wilson / sullivan county fire chief 1:10 - 1:16 -- greg lanham / gatlinburg, tn resident 1:16 - 1:33 -- demarco morgan / cbs news, gatlinburg, tn "hit the gas! hit the gas!" you're watching cell phone video taken by two brothers as they escaped from a vacation resort area in the mountains of gatlinburg, tn ..they say they had no warning as the wall of flames surrounded them last night. and their only choice was to ride through - or die. please lord let us get off this mountain by early evening, wind speeds suddenly doubled -- turning into hurricane force winds that topped 87 miles per hour. fires quickly spread in this drought stricken area when burning embers flew and toppled trees ripped down powerlines. "this is so close to the resort" this community is at the edge of great smoky mountains national park, the most visited national park in the country. bruce wilson is the sullivan county fire chief. what's it like to actually be there? those people lost their homes and businesses and everything else. things they've worked hard for. neighborhoods were left in smo

sullivan? um, yeah. the car was pretty badly vandalized. jill's following that out. and greg went to talk with abby again. talk with anti-crime for backup on the other guy. i'll have a good thought, martinez. thanks, andy. this is so thoughtful of you, greg. i just got what you usually ask for. crime scene get anything off my car yet? uh...yeah. they're, uh, they're following that out to...see if they can lift some prints. jill's on that. i should tell you, abby, uh... your car was pretty badly vandalized. stripped, you mean? no. vandalized... like, uh...someone was acting in anger. you know anyone who'd want to hurt you like that? i've, uh...i've got some other questions if you're up to it. sure. um, one of your neighbors said he heard a lot of fighting between you and kathy. oh, the jerk resident at nyu? he hates us. is it true, though? had you and kathy been fighting? we'd been under a lot of stress 'cause of the baby. i'd have morning sickness, disagreements anyone would have. right. greg...kathy and i loved each other. we were a couple. and--and couples have disagreement