karen anderson found there's plenty of cause for concern. karen: darryl hines strides to his patrol car with his badge gleaming on his belt. his cruiser and picture posted online portray fermentable -- portray a formidable law enforcement operation, but he is handgun meant only for police. the president of the massachusetts constable association prefers a low profile approach. >> this is about making contact with paperwork. >> i am a constable, and i have these papers. >> we serve civil civil process. >> the role of constables is under scrutiny after a constable shot and nearly killed two police officers this month. he was licensed by the city, , despite having an arrest record, and unstable work history, and numerous aliases. in massachusetts, and it's all legal, including taking people into custody on civil warrants despite having no state requirements for any kind of training. >> there was a time when constables did some public safety work, like the 1800s, but they don't anymore. >> william brooks says the system is outdated and the laws h

karen anderson was in court today will karen? reporter: the judge rejected demotions from the former grand prix ceo, john kasey. he wanted the attorney general's lawsuit against him and boston grand prix delayed or thrown out. kasey was not at today's hearing, but the two attorneys representing him said it was a failed business venture and kasey didn't know the labor day races would never office has claimed john kasey sold tickets knowing he didn't have final approval for the event or even much needed environmental permits. they claimed that kasey used some of the money for gain. when the race was canceled $1.6 million was owed to ticket holders. we also learned today that kasey offered the attorney help with refunds if they dropped the lawsuit. the attorney general rejected the offer. karen anderson, 5 investigates. jc: right now police in framingham are searching for the driver who crashed this mini-van into a home this morning. this happened just after 10:00 a.m. on kendal avenue. police say the driver took off. the mini-van h

and 5 investigates took a look as well, and karen anderson joins us now. reporter: we were invited into the chelsea soldiers home by a veteran who lives there and is upset about the conditions. inside we found what appeared to be mold, an expired elevator inspection, out of order washing machines, anen maintenance. the state auditor discovered even more problems. her review from 2013 to 2015, now being released, found unsafe and unsanitary living conditions at the home. including evidence of leaking water or sewage over a food prep area rodent droppings . inside residents rooms they found dangerous clutter overloaded electrical outlets. and even what appears to be . >> it is disgusting. it looks like it has been that for some time which is the most disheartening. it is the chlorophyll. it should not have been allowed to eat assist. the most disturbing thing, this has been going on for so long. some hard questions have to be asked about the future >> they sent us these pictures. they say they have made significant investment. they are looking at a major ren

karen anderson has a look inside. >> the main buildings are so old. reporter: cameras inside one of the oldest veterans homes in the in 1882. for $300 a month it gives veterans a place to stay. we found mold in the shower, and expired elevator inspection, and signs everywhere appealing -- of peeling paint. >> i have had a bit of a problem. >> the state auditor issuing a scathing new report detailing unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. suzanne says her team found evidence of sewage directly >> deplorable. it should not have been allowed to exist. reporter: half of the rooms were unsafe and unsanitary. overloaded electrical outlets, and this picture shows human waste left in a residence room. >> it is disgusting. it looks a while. reporter: the chelsea soldiers home told the auditor's office the unsafe and unsanitary conditions have been repaired. conditions are far from perfect. the soldiers home told the auditor they are increasing inspections of veterans groups and staff will be reminded about how to report maintenance >> what are the things you

anderson with even more new details. karen? reporter: in the last few minutes, we found a sixth alias for kirk figueroa, a man seeming to have several identities involving music, religion. in an apparent obsession with police and security. one of the aliases apparently used by kirk figueroa is this one, coco. here's his facebook page where at 9:00 last night, he posted a video of michelle obama. an hour before, about his a few hours later, the shoot-out at his apartment in east boston. just one of the many contradictions uncovered by 5 investigates. the man with the seeming obsession with law enforcement, one side of that this vehicle. with the look of an unmarked police cruiser that was towed from the scene. on the side, it says elite, the name of one of figueroa's security companies. yet he has had his own run-ins with the law, for arson the record kept him from obtaining a private investigator's license in florida. his work history, scattered, including a stint as a correction officer in west virginia in 2014. we found at le

karen anderson now with the call for action from the head of public safety for the state. to his car in salem and online postings identifying him as the chief, four stars on his lapel leading a team. but hines is not a police officer. he is a constable. and we found he's in trouble too charged with impersonating a police officer and 17 firearms charges including buying glocks only allowed for police. hines is fighting those charges. 5 investigates uncovered his case after the shooting of two boston police officers by a boston constable. >> before the shooting, i thought that constables primary job was to serve civil process. >> like serving subpoenas. but when public safety secretary dan bennett looked into the laws he discovered the real powers of constables in massachusetts. >> in a lot of ways they have the same powers as police officers. in fact, they could arrest you on the weekend and hold you in without any requirement for training. only a limited background check. the boston police shooter kirk figueroa was constable sworn in by the city of boston despite having an

. >> we have team coverage for you tonight. 5 investigates karen anderson is uncovering new information about the suspect. our shaun chaiyabhat is live, outside mass general, where the two officers are re covering. >> and breaking developments on the shoot-out itself, the investigation itself. rhondella richardson is live at the scene right now with that.

karen anderson first showed us jug election known as methadone mile. she returned to the front lines of the battle , the engagement team's goal is to help people find it in an area that the city has noun renamed recovery road. it will take more than the new name to show the painful truth. first responders are getting better at helping people survive opioid overdoses and yet the growing death toll approaching 2000 this year shows we are losing ground. proud to partner with the health. in the struggle to end opioid addiction and battle the stigma keeping people from seeking treatment. joining broadcasters, lawmakers, nationwide, to launch an on air campaign aimed at stopping the epidemic. it has now claimed 78 lives in the united states every single day. we will continue to chronicle the struggle. too much is at stake to lose the battle. with hood, cottage cheese can be... ? hey! ? ...pineapple on a waffle... or cucumber and dill as a dip. , the possibilities are endless. always good. always hood. >> monday morning on the eye, we swipe plastic for everyt

karen anderson has a look inside. >> and building is just so old. kathy: -- karen: chelsea soldiers home, established in 1982. inside we found what appeared to be mold in the shower, and expired elevator inspection, out of order washing machines, and signs everywhere of peeling paint and maintenance overdue. >> i have a bit of a problem. karen: this saved navy vet bob guerrero from a homeless shelter, but brought problems of its own. the black marks underneath his bed, a bedbug recently brought under control. >> i risk having bedbugs wherever i go. karen: the state auditor issuing a scathing new report, detailing unsafe and unsanitary living conditions. >> is inexcusable. karen: they found evidence of leaking water or sewage directly over a food preparation area. it simply should not be allowed to exist. karen: half of the rooms inspected were unsafe or unsanitary including dangerous water, overloaded electrical outlets, and this picture appears to show human waste. >> disgusting. and it looks like it has been there for some time as well, which is th

and months ago, karen anderson first showed us the in the open tragedy of drug addiction along the part of mass ave known as "methadone mile." she's returned to the front lines of the opioid battle, meeting new members of mayor walsh's neighborhood engagement team, whose goal is to help people find needed health services in an area the city has now renamed "recovery road". but it will take more than a new name to change the painful truth facing our state and nation. armed with narcan, first-responders are getting better and better at helping people survive opioid overdoses, yet the growing death-toll in the bay state, averaging 2000 this year, shows we're losing ground. wcvb has been proud to partner with the massachusetts department of public health in the struggle to end opioid addiction and battle the stigma that can keep people from seeking treatment. our parent company, hearst television, is joining broadcasters, lawmakers and drug abuse experts, nationwide, to at stopping this epidemic which now claims 78 lives in the united states every single day. we will continue to chronicle t

months ago, karen anderson first showed us the in the open tragedy of drug addiction along mass avenue known as methadone mile. she's returned, meeting new members of mayor walsh's neighborhood engagement team whosel an area the city has now renamed recovery road. but it will take more than a new name to change the painful truth facing our state and nation. armed with narcan, first responders are getting better and better and helping people survive opioid overdoses. the growing death toll approaching 2,000 this year shows we're losing ground. wcvb has partnered with the the struggle of opioid addiction and the battle the stigma that can help people from seeking treatment. our parent company hearst is joining lawmakers and drug abuse experts nationwide to launch an on-air campaign aimed at stopping this epidemic which now claims 78 lives in the united states every single day. we'll continue to chronicle the struggle. too much is at stake for us to lose this battle. the next generation is watching, and they are depending on all of >> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener -- doug: it's a saturday

months ago, karen anderson first showed us the in the open tragedy of drug addiction along the part of mass avenue known as methadone mile. she's returned to the front lines of the opioid battle meeting new members of mayor walsh's neighborhood engagement team whose goal is to help people find needed health services in an area the city has now renamed recovery road. it will take more than a new name facing our state and nation. armed with narcan, first responders are getting better and better at helping people survive opioid overdoses, yet the growing death toll in the bay state approaching 2,000 this wcvb has been proud to partner with the massachusetts department of public health in the struggle to end opioid addiction and battle the stigma that can help people from seeking treatment. our parent company hearst is joining lawmakers and drug abuse experts nationwide to launch an on-air campaign aimed at stopping this epidemic which now claims 78 lives in the united states every single day. we'll continue to chronicle the struggle. too much is at stake for us to lose this battle hire is

of these women and the american people will make a decision at the end of the day. >> karen told me kristin anderson said she doesn't like trump or hillary and that she might write in mitt romney or oprah winfrey. brian stelter, you were strong on this yesterday talking about dog whistle attacks, potential violence, what did you make of today. >> well, what we're hearing donald trump continue this narrative about a big grand conspiracy theory. he talked today about one big fix, one big ugly lie. let's not mince words about that. he's telling his supporters he's the victim of a conspiracy. he's saying the clinton campaign and media are working together to take him down and today he brought up "new york times" shareholder carlos slim who is a big share holder in the "new york times" happens to be mexican and donald trump made a point of saying that on stage. carlos slim does not dictate news coverage of the "new york times." i used to work there. i would know if that was the case but he's bringing up slim in order to present this picture of a conspiracy against him. >> what about, danny, you have thes

jurisdictions of this valley. )) ((karen castro)) the suspect vehicle came to a halt on the 215 near north hualapai way after officers placed stop sticks on the ground. ((capt. shawn anderson - metro pd: officers there were confronted by a white male with a handgun. )) ((karen castro)) metro did not clarify if the suspect shot at the officers nor if he pointed the weapon. but they say a handgun was found inside the car. investigators say the suspect was a wanted man. ((capt. shawn anderson - metro pd: at this pointe in those 14 robberies. )) ((karen castro)) according to police, the suspect was behind 14 robberies in downtown las vegas and henderson. in fact, they believe he's the man seen in this video carjacking a woman at gun point in henderson monday. the victim was sitting in her car...parked in front of her home when the suspect approached her. the suspect took off in the victim's vehicle. metro believes officers caught up with the same man but this time, he didn't get away. ((sgt. jeff clark - metro pd: the suspect was pronounced deceased on the scene. )) ((karen castro)) >> officers were not injured in the shooting. the suspect's name has not been released. we'll b

karen. >> good morning bill anderson. that's the promise.'m looking outside and a lot of fog. >> internal. >> make eight good day, scott. >> it is internal for now. >> okay. >> we might see a little bit of sunshine the latter part of the day but really it's more of the same kind of damp, dreary, gloomy, mist, fog out there, and also temperatures are a little cool. take life hillary clinton at the philadelphia international airport. socked in with the cloud cover. expect airport delays for those first flights out on this sunday morning. temperature why, 61. humidity it is high. 93%. so weather by the numbers on this sunday scale of one to 10, we'll give it a six. yesterday's high temperature only made it to 65 degrees. the average for this time of year is 72. ultimate doppler right now, not showing a whole lot in the way of light rain, but once again we have that low level moisture. the fog, the drizzle, take look at the reduced visibilities. down to 3 miles in philadelphia. down to toils in trenton and you can see one and a half miles in atl

karen travers reports. donald trump's wife has jumped into the controversy surrounding her husband's lewd sexual comments on that now infamous bus tape. anderson cooper: when you first saw it when you first heard it what did you think? melania: "i said to my husband thats the language is inappropriate it's not acceptable and i was surprised because that is not the man that i know. / that was kind of a boy talk and he was really egg on from the host to say to dirty and bad stuff." anderson: you thought billy was melania: yes yes donald trump has dismissed his conversation with bush as "locker room talk." at a campaign rally in green bay, wisconsin, monday night, the republican presidential nominee again denied allegations by several women that he kissed or groped them against their will. sot trump "just to be very clear, events that never happened." meanwhile, trump's democratic campaigning for the past three days... and is staying in a new york hotel, practicing for wednesday's third and final presidential debate. nats stronger together concert her daughter chelsea was the stand-in monday night at a "stronger together" fundraiser on broadway.

throughout the article the reporter karen tummalty quotes others who contemporaneously were told about this allegation and over the years, this woman kristen anderson apparently told several of her associates several of her friends what happened there. that will be an important element if there is a lawsuit. right? >> absolutely. because a journalist has to assess trustworthyness and credibility. one of the ways to do that for the courts is to do kind of contemporaneous investigation of people who were there, who she may have told. questions that person's -- if it didn't came out a day or two ago but just revealed information but further adds to her credibility, perhaps, she may have told this at the time it actually happened. those are some of the facts you have to look at to figure whether a journalist or publication had reason to know it was false or not. >> laura, stay with us. more i want to bring in our panel. dana bash, gloria borger, david gregory and zeke miller. the story sounds similar to others heard over the past few day days. >> it does and making it harder, talki talking about before we heard this on tape describe it. harder for the

anderson is trying to achieve a burst of fame for this. again, she didn't come to us. the washington post approached her. >> kareney, breaking that story in the last 45 minutes or so. we have a lot more coming up. hillary clinton off the trail for a few days. she has a fund-raiser with macklemore and ryan lewis. with a few days from the final debate will staying away hurt her as donald trump goes on a full throttle attack? fers the results to our microsoft pulse question. president obama said the republican party has only itself to blame for donald trump's campaign. do you agree? take a look. here are the results so far. an overwhelming consensus. 98% of you agree with the president. a slim 2% don't. pulse.msnbc.com to cast your vote. we'll be right back. looking sharp, len. who's the lucky lady? i'm going to the bank, to discuss a mortgage. ugh, see, you need a loan, you put on a suit, you go crawling to the bank. this is how i dress to get a mortgage. i just go to lendingtree. i calculate how much home i can afford. i get multiple offers to compare side by side. and the best part is... the banks come crawling t

karen broke the story. thanks for being here. >> good to be here. >> so how did this story come about? what do you know about why miss andersonecided to come forward? how did you vet the story? >> sure. she did not decide to come forward. we approached her. a week ago today, my colleague david broke a story about this very explosive videotape. in which donald trump discuss ad very specific way of groping women that he believed he was entitled to by his celebrity. he said they will let you do this. and over the weekend, we at the "washington post" got an e-mail tip from someone saying, i know someone to whom that exact act occurred by donald trump. and so we at the "washington post" approached kristin and said, did this happen? and she was not entirely enthusiastic about the idea of going public with this. but i have been talking with her all week every day. and she gave me names of people to whom she had told the story. two of whom went on the record. one of whom she told just days after it happen. i spent a lot of the rest of the week verifying everything that she told me to see that she was credible. right down to getting h

. >> karen, were you first to report the woman you saw at the top of that piece there, and zorn cooper interviewed her an your piece in the "washington post," kristin andersonthe democrats and media and conspiracy and a billionaire as well, was that kristin anderson's story? >> not at all. in fact, the "washington post" approached kristin anderson shortly after that videotape came out. we received a tip from someone who said, i know a person to whom the exact kind of groping that donald trump describes on the tape happened. so we approached kristin. she was reluctant to talk about it. we spent most of a week checking out as much as we could of her story including getting two people on the record who said that she had told them about this years ago, and in one case, just several days after it happened. ultimately, these things are always asaid/she said story, but in her case everything that was checkable checked out. >> the important part. not taking sides. these women put their names, not anonymous, put names and reputations on this and find out not last week, years ago told friends about it. and they'll go on the record. that's important. no question this