has declared a state of emergency and has vowed to change the way massachusetts treats and thinks janet wu brought us this report. janet: the governor' s announcement began with janice mcgrory, who lost her daughter four years ago. >> she never took that first still thinking in a very short period of time she would be shooting heroin. she did not know about addiction. i did not know about the dangers of description drugs. janet: governor baker' s task force recommends $35 billion in funding for the fiscal year, including prescription monitoring by pharmacists and adding 100 treatment beds by this time next year. >> opioid likelihood of our children, siblings, relatives, and friends one person at a time. janet: massachusetts has a record of 6600 overdose deaths from opioids, 1000 just the start of 2015. health care providers as well as teachers, and athletes have to be educated. prescribers who continue to unlawfully over-prescribed opioids in the state. we will work to investigate and end the practices. >> have doctors been overprotected by the system? >> it is probably at some point what

janet wu, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: the roman catholic diocese of portland, maine is under fire accused of covering up allegations a now-deceased priest sexually abused children for decades. six men from maine, new hampshire and new york say the diocese concealed their claims, dating as far back as 1958. the concealment claims, filed in november, pave the way for them to sue even though the statute of limitations has expired. investigators are trying to determine the cause of a fatal house fire in farmington new -- farmington, new hampshire. the town' s police chief was first on the scene around 9:30 this morning. he was told that everyone was out, but that a man went back inside the burning home. the chief raced into the house to try and find him. the second floor, but it was too hot and smoky. we were yelling and trying to get someone to come to us if they were able, but unfortunately, we did not get any response and were driven back by the heavy smoke and the fire. jc: three others who did get out safely were tre

newscenter 5' s janet wu is live at the state house where she s speech, janet? janet: governor baker is prepping for his very first state of the state and knows that tone as well as content are important. he made only one public stop today, speaking to a group of few hints about what his priorities or 2016 would be. as a republican governor working with the democratic legislature, his very first thank you will go to them. some things that are very important to us that we have talked about with respect to energy and addiction and education, and i also think we speak at the same time to the massachusetts, and to make our case for them about the things we plan to focus on. janet: would you say this first year was a good year for you? >> i care more about whether it was a good year for the home -- commonwealth. janet: baker will talk about the economic stability that massachusetts has seen during his first year as governor. reporting live from the statehouse, janet wu, wcvb. emily: you can watch the governor' s state of the commonwealth tonight right here on channel

to reiterate his commitment to improving boston schools, but many parents still newscenter 5' s janet wu is live in boston tonight. janet? janet: mayor marty walsh launches his third year as mayor tonight. he says the top priority will be me say they have a message for his leadership. last year at his state of the city address, mayor walsh schools. he hired a new superintendent, dr. tommy chang, but the school budget still has a $50 million budget gap. >> when is someone going to show their leadership and their vision because we' re not seeing the vision yet. janet: your patience is worn out? >> yes. janet: others see it differently. walsh today will announce a partnership with a group that' s launched a citywide campaign to make sure children aren' t behind before they enter school, teaching parents and caregivers how to interact with children the first three years of their life when 80% of the brain develops. wendell knox' s message to protesters -- >> my message to them is both patience and persistence. it' s important we all stay on this case, but they need to understand the mayor th

. >> janet wu reports. >> reporter: we found a family -- [ indiscernible ] >> resolution. >> we have to eat healthy, exercise. >> reporter: and keeping them on track? >> the fact that we have a 3.5- year-old that needs to expel his energy. >> reporter: but we heard of many failed resolutions from one year ago what was your resolution last year? >> it was to really not get too fast. it didn't work out. couldn't control myself. >> reporter: he is making the resolution again. this time, with high-tech help. >> i'm going to get a fitbit. that should help. maybe an ipad touch with one of those life trackers to make sure i don't, like, eat myself until i explode. >> reporter: so, in other words, you're going to spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars? >> if that's what it takes. >> reporter: did you make a resolution last year? >> to go to the gym and that didn't happen. >> reporter: local gyms see a big spike in memberships in january. and part due to resolutions and the cold weather. as your will fades, enlist friends to keep the pressure on. and one psychologists recommends keeping a res

the mayor said the tax credits were appropriate when you are janet wu, wcvb newscenter 5 >> a man is dead after being hit by a car in dorchester this morning. newscenter 5' s sera congi is live near the scene with what we know right now. again, this happened this morning. a pedestrian hit. this was in dorchester. police obviously on the scene, an active scene this morning. one man hit and killed in the situation. we will bring you more details as soon as we get it. moving on to more breaking news, french else. five others severely wounded, according to abc news. there is a rescue operation under way and we will bring in soon as it comes in. we are learning more about a medical emergency for defensive lineman chandler jones. the eye' s antoinette antonio is live in foxborough with the scare just days before a big game. antoinette: all this happening just before the patriots first before. when chandler jones walked into the foxborough police station, it is still a mystery. >> not sure of the situation. antoinette: the situation is a medical emergency involving patriots player chandler

i am here with janet wu. thank you for joining us. city council president. michelle lou is the first asian-american to hold the seat years ago. she was elected at 28. owner, she is a harvard law graduate. she lives with her husband and their son. thank you for joining us. happy to have you here. let me say, there is no relation. cindy: i was not my death janet: that boy is a dork. yet broken a lot of glass ceilings. perhaps the most interesting one is how young you are. you' re not even 30 years old. how did you manage to do all this bite is a? -- by this age? michelle: about 10 years ago , when i was growing up, i had no idea that i would be involved in politics. i' m the daughter of immigrants and we did not discuss politics. as the family situation from their i found myself at the age of 22 raising my younger sisters. i became intimately acquainted with government and how stressful it can be. ed: did that encourage you to go to law school? michelle: yes. janet: what did you do politically before running for city council? michelle: my only real experience

janet wu reports one donald trump supporter in hull found an unpleasant surprise when he went to work this morning. janet: is it another sign that donald trump' s campaign is on fire or is it more evidence that emotions have run amuck this election year? >> once in while some one will knock a sign down, but not destruction like this. janet paul gratta has been an : active in hull and state republican politics for decades. he' s had signs supporting his candidates here in front of his construction business for over 20 years. midnight, someone tried to torch his trump sign made of a near indestructible plastic. the first hint of vandalism actually came two weeks ago when he first had the 200 dollar sign made. >> somebody came and wrote spray painted nope. and they knocked the sign over but lighting a fire to a sign, i don' t think that' s happened a while in massachusetts. if it gets that bad, we' re all in trouble janet: -- >> maybe we are. there' s a great deal of emotion and anger that' s been brought into this argument. some of it unfortunately is beginning to show itself in some ve

newscenter 5' s janet wu is live in providence tonight. his personality, political career, and legacy. >> how are you? thank you. >> he was elected mayor six times, but resigned twice after felony convictions, once for assaulting his estranged wife' s lover, and once for federal racketeering charges. the last one put him in prison for over four years. >> they all do it. >> he was the prince of providence. >> i' ve been in and out, and back in again. >> he was diagnosed with cancer a year ago, but his nephew said he looked great when he saw him last week. last night, while taping his weekly lead or show, he was carried off the set because of stomach pain, taken to the hospital, where he died this morning. >> he was a hands-on politician, but the closest to what you see now is a donald trump. nobody did it better than buddy. he will be greatly missed by a lot of people. >> the former mayor is credited with rebuilding providence into the city it is today. his restaurant reserved his favorite today. what is his legacy? >> what he did for this town. this place. i don' t think anybody could

newscenter 5' s janet wu is live at the state house. governor baker has spent a good chunk of his political capital this first year dealing with weather related problems, and with fixing the troubled dcf agency. fair to say he now wants to stop putting out fires and put his agenda on the table? reporter: yes, he has a couple things on his list that he has not been able to put front and center. one of them is harnessing and growing energy resources, not just solar, but hydro and wind. system. something needs to be done and they are looking for a solution for all of that. and he is facing a $1 billion budget gap. how does he do this? today. reporter: when you talk about where you' ll get additional revenue for the next year? >> i think the revenue agreement between house and senate and administration shows growth with the state tax revenue and we think it will be adequate for us to support the stuff we need. reporter: he is saying no new taxes, is that even possible? him address it tonight and i would be surprised if he does say that he w

janet wu is live at the statehouse. ready for the big night, when governor baker walks into the chamber tonight, about an hour and a half from now, he would have to that podium and will spend a lot of time thinking the folks throughout the commonwealth for what he will say is a very successful first year. he will also have a laundry list of things to do and the question is where he wants to protect their dollars with a budget already ballooning. you will hear a lot about his top priorities tonight, expanding the energy supply, stopping the addiction epidemic, and improving education. but it will also claim bragging dirk' s first year in office. there is the ged which may mean an influx of more startups eager to work with the giant in the seaport district. the commonwealth. the fact that we have some on education, graduation rates today. >> the dropout rate is lower decades and graduation rates are up nine years in a row. but democratic leaders as cap he will continue the progress. >> i' d love to hear how in an era of constrained revenue we are going to create a path forward to meet our

our janet wu takes a look. >> it is filling up fast but it looks like there's a lot of room left. there really isn't. >> the design of the sea port is live, work, and play. >> every year it seems likele -- 800 or 3,000 or 4,000 people moving into a new building. informs growth that was projected decades ago but it's happening faster than people thought. >> many new condos are rising on each block but the hefty prices may not match the expectations of those coming in. >> housing is lsh an issue. the degree of affordability at all levels, professional housing, work force housing, low-income housing. >> an increase in the proportion of affordable, moderate, low-income housing is critical. of the package was work with neighborhood development in creating a program that would work in partnership with cooperations >> the bigger problem may be transportation. traffic already is snarled here at certain hours. >> people love taking the silver line. the problem is it is already above capacity. >> the city just filed a transportation plan for his district with the state but itch leapt statio

newscenter' s five' s janet wu is live with more on protests against the mayor. >> for the first two years of his first term he is devoted to has avoided a lot of criticism and controversy. there are about 250 protesters behind this crowd that are not happy with the state of boston schools and they are not impressed with what he has done so far. these protesters accuse mayor walsh of not aggressively seeking state and federal dollars to close the school budget' s $50 million gap, of giving tax breaks away to corporations like ge, for not superintendent but not seeing any progress yet. >> we can' t decide between music and art anymore. now we' re deciding between art and science. >> we need mayor walsh to advocate for their mate recent massachusetts this edition -- the rays of massachusetts decision. >> others call for patience. >> i believe over the next few years, especially under our new superintendent dr. tommy chang, we are going to get the leadership and the follow through and the outputs we need the boston school system. >> mayor walsh is putting city resources behind a campaig

live in providence, rhode island, janet wu, wcvb nc5. jc: another step forward to improve access to public records in massachusetts, an issue five investigates has been following. the senate unveiled its version of a bill today to revamp the 1973 public records law, which is considered one of the worst in the country. the bill goes even further than a house version passed last year, by allowing citizens to recoup their legal fees if they have to file a civil suit to obtain records. last month, 5 investigates teamed up with the boston globe and northeastern university to test cities and towns across the state. the test revealed the majority of massachusetts communities failed to provide public records on time. the full senate is expected to vote on the public records bill ed: kerry washington operating cambridge today. she can dish it out on scandal but can the actress take it during a hasty pudding roast? we' ll take you inside the annual tradition. heather: as the new movie the finest hours premieres in boston, we are getting the true s