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. >> reporter: massdot officials say the tunnels are safe and repairs. about the effort. there's always areas that need to be improved with any project and to be stagnant would because for concern. to because only progressing and advancing is something i see as forward developing. >> reporter: taking a live look at this electronic marquee, it is not lit now but all morning long we saw it letting every driver know that there would be light fixture maintenance from midnight to 5:00 a.m. that's when these repairs are expected to take place. we are also told that the inspections, all of the inspections for the tunnels, are expected to be complete by november. we are live in boston this afternoon, nicole jacobs, wbz news. >> thank you very much. we appreciate it. >>> developing right now, henry clinton in the hot seat. get a live look, she's testifying before the house committee about the terror attack in benghazi, libya. a meeting that had sparked so far, and our weijia jiang reports. house committee before facing tough questions about the deadly attack that a u.s. compound i
. >> reporter: massdot officials say the tunnels are safe and repairs. about the effort. there's always areas that need to be improved with any project and to be stagnant would because for concern. to because only progressing and advancing is something i see as forward developing. >> reporter: taking a live look at this electronic marquee, it is not lit now but all morning long we saw it letting every driver know that there would be light fixture maintenance from midnight to 5:00...
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the new number of damaged nuts and what massdot is saying this morning. the girl' s field hockey team at watertown high is making history. it's intelligent enough to warn of danger from virtually anywhere. it's been smashed, dropped and driven. it's perceptive enough to detect other vehicles on the road. it's been shaken, rattled and pummeled. it's innovative enough to brake by itself, park itself and help you steer. it's been in the rain... the cold... and dragged through the mud. introducing the all-new mercedes-benz gle. it's where brains meet brawn. >> it is going to be a mild day. waking up to a fair amount of fog. wherever you see the whites, that is where we have fog. the fog burns off. a breezy, warm afternoon, in the low 70' s today. a late day hit or miss shower. 20 degrees colder with sunshine. a frosty start on saturday emily: one more thing back to the future got wrong. the cubs will not win the world series. the empire state building lit up for the mets, after they knocked the cubs out of the playoffs last night with a 4-0 series sweep. the
the new number of damaged nuts and what massdot is saying this morning. the girl' s field hockey team at watertown high is making history. it's intelligent enough to warn of danger from virtually anywhere. it's been smashed, dropped and driven. it's perceptive enough to detect other vehicles on the road. it's been shaken, rattled and pummeled. it's innovative enough to brake by itself, park itself and help you steer. it's been in the rain... the cold... and dragged through the mud. introducing...
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you'll hear massdot's response coming up in the 6:00 p.m. hour. stephanie quinu, fox 25 news. >> kevin: let's talk about the showers that are coming through right now. it's the leading edge of the cooler air in time for the evening drive. it's affecting the commute in southeastern new hampshire and worcester as well. don't think it will make it to the boston area or 128 before the end of the commute. hampton beach area, can you see the yellow and horning showing up here, just to the east of i-95. it came across the highway just minutes ago. this takes you to northern worcester county. there is gardener. some of the heavier downpours happening at this hour, winchendon, yellow and orange on doppler radar and some of the routes affected on route 12 and ash street. hull road and cross street as well. bluebird road over through hyde street getting the heaviest rain with the showers. these are moving at 50 miles per hour, but you should be aware they're coming on through your town, winchendon. this takes you back to western massachusetts, amherst is her
you'll hear massdot's response coming up in the 6:00 p.m. hour. stephanie quinu, fox 25 news. >> kevin: let's talk about the showers that are coming through right now. it's the leading edge of the cooler air in time for the evening drive. it's affecting the commute in southeastern new hampshire and worcester as well. don't think it will make it to the boston area or 128 before the end of the commute. hampton beach area, can you see the yellow and horning showing up here, just to the east...
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massdot highway administrator says this situation is different and safety was never at risk. >> if we thought this was an oh my god movement, we would be treating it as such. >> we asked how much replacing these hundreds of nuts would cost taxpayers. he said it depends. routine wear and tear would be covered under massdot's maintenance budget, if labs results reveal another reason for the crack, taxpayers could end up footing that bill. >> if we have to do something out of the ordinary, we'll be doing everything we can to recoup the cost of that. >> the reporter: inspecting and replacing all of these broken parts could take at least eight months and during that time, crews will be inside those tunnels, they'll be working through the overnight hours, and at least one lane could be closed during that time. of course, impacting the thousands of drivers. >> in auburn, police and emergency personnel rushed to a shell gas station today. police say a motorcyclist went off the road and slammed into a vaccines hume at the station on route 20. look at that scene. the rider had to be tank to the
massdot highway administrator says this situation is different and safety was never at risk. >> if we thought this was an oh my god movement, we would be treating it as such. >> we asked how much replacing these hundreds of nuts would cost taxpayers. he said it depends. routine wear and tear would be covered under massdot's maintenance budget, if labs results reveal another reason for the crack, taxpayers could end up footing that bill. >> if we have to do something out of the...
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town officials telling us they will have a meeting on thursday with massdot and other state officials. they did add some rumble strips in the middle line, the state was telling us, to keep the cars on one side of the road or the other, but again, we'll have more tonight at 6:00 p.m. live in oxford, robert goulston, fox 25. >> elizabeth: for continuing coverage on the oxford deadly crash, visit our web site, myfoxboston.com and also download the fox 25 app. it's free and available for apple and android users. in worcester, where a 5-year-old is recovering after being hit by a car. within the hour, fox 25 learned the child was hit on hamilton street around 3:40 p.m. yesterday afternoon. police tell us the child goes to the abbey kelly charter school. the driver drove off even though there was no one to meet him. he ran out into the road and was hit by a car and broke his leg. erika richie is on the way towers terms of accumulation to >> mark: in la ynoa, new hampshire, police are trying to rest someone on jewett street. people being told to stay away from there right now and they have i
town officials telling us they will have a meeting on thursday with massdot and other state officials. they did add some rumble strips in the middle line, the state was telling us, to keep the cars on one side of the road or the other, but again, we'll have more tonight at 6:00 p.m. live in oxford, robert goulston, fox 25. >> elizabeth: for continuing coverage on the oxford deadly crash, visit our web site, myfoxboston.com and also download the fox 25 app. it's free and available for...
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. >> new documents from massdot show this we're until august more than 16 million gallons of water leaked in the tunnels. they also show that so far, the state is paying the on-call contractor hired to repair the leaks between 5 and $7 million, but massdot tells us most of the leaks happened between january and april of this year. a time the state saw record snowfall. >> disturbing. that would make me think, it's going to pop some day with i'm in it, but absolutely makes me comfortable that they're taking care of it. >> i would say that the leaks are within the federal guidelines. >> governor baker says he would like to get to the point where the state is not just within federal guidelines and isn't spending this kind of money to just patch holes. in fact, it all raises questions about whether or not the state for maintenance and repairs of $12.5 million by march of 2017. >> when you're talking about tunnels, they either run along the bottom of a body of water, or underneath a body of water, and in our case, we have a little bit of both here. it's not that unusual to have leaks. >> i did
. >> new documents from massdot show this we're until august more than 16 million gallons of water leaked in the tunnels. they also show that so far, the state is paying the on-call contractor hired to repair the leaks between 5 and $7 million, but massdot tells us most of the leaks happened between january and april of this year. a time the state saw record snowfall. >> disturbing. that would make me think, it's going to pop some day with i'm in it, but absolutely makes me...
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and again, massdot and town officials will sit down, come up with some ideas. we are live in oxford, robert goulston, fox 25. >> elizabeth: for continuing coverage on the oxford deadly crash, visit our web site, myfoxboston.com. download the fox 25 news app. it's free, and available for apple and android users. >> updated breaking news in worcester, where a 5-year-old is recovering after being hit by a car. fox 25 learned the child was hit on hamilton street yesterday. the child goes to the abbey kelly charter school. he was dropped off by a school bus and there was no one to meet the boy, but the driver still drove off. we're told the boy ran out in to the road and he was hit. he broke his leg and is being treated for minor head injuries. the driver, a 35-year-old, has not been cited. fox 25 news's erika richie is in worcester to cover this story for us tonight. >> elizabeth: also breaking news in laconia, police police attempting to arrest someone on jewett street. nearby holy trinity school was put on lockdown around 1:00 p.m. walkers were not dismissed, but
and again, massdot and town officials will sit down, come up with some ideas. we are live in oxford, robert goulston, fox 25. >> elizabeth: for continuing coverage on the oxford deadly crash, visit our web site, myfoxboston.com. download the fox 25 news app. it's free, and available for apple and android users. >> updated breaking news in worcester, where a 5-year-old is recovering after being hit by a car. fox 25 learned the child was hit on hamilton street yesterday. the child...
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a massdot spokesman says the amount of water leaking does fall within federal safety guidelines. an airport security glitch has been fixed, but not before causing major problems at airports nationwide, including in boston. the problem involved a department of homeland security computer system that checks passengers against a terror watch list. thousands of passengers at new york' s jfk airport, washington' s dulles, and dallas-fort worth had to wait in line for hours. the problem not as bad at logan. the system was back online there within 90 minutes, and right now there' s no indication the service disruption was malicious in nature. emily: remember this scene? well, today, the food service worker involved in that confrontation with a uconn student' s apology. the video shows luke gatti the university' s student union. he even shoves the manager who refused to serve him because he was carrying an open beer. in a letter to the campus newspaper, bill mckay says he accepts gatti' s apology and says it' s time for the public to stop beating up on gatti. 19-year-old should be expelle
a massdot spokesman says the amount of water leaking does fall within federal safety guidelines. an airport security glitch has been fixed, but not before causing major problems at airports nationwide, including in boston. the problem involved a department of homeland security computer system that checks passengers against a terror watch list. thousands of passengers at new york' s jfk airport, washington' s dulles, and dallas-fort worth had to wait in line for hours. the problem not as bad at...
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as sera congi reports, massdot insists they are working hard to keep you safe. e sera; new concerns about the big the tunnel, the i 90 connector, a boston herald review of inspection reports from 12 months reveals problems like heavy rust on construction joints, corrosion, and missing steel plates. this comes on the heels of news last week that state officials found hundreds of cracked or damage nuts in tunnel life interest. mass dot says the condition of the tunnels is what you would expect on any stretch of highway due to the wear and tear from the high violet traffic. mass dot also says inspections are done lightly and repairs are prioritized. a spokesman released a statement saying "all told between the physical inspection process and recordkeeping, the process to ensure the public safety within the tunnel system is being carried out according to stringent, robust maintenance near constant basis." safe and they also point out that none of the areas affected were rated to be critical or risk of imminent failure. ed: a new hampshire man charged with trying to
as sera congi reports, massdot insists they are working hard to keep you safe. e sera; new concerns about the big the tunnel, the i 90 connector, a boston herald review of inspection reports from 12 months reveals problems like heavy rust on construction joints, corrosion, and missing steel plates. this comes on the heels of news last week that state officials found hundreds of cracked or damage nuts in tunnel life interest. mass dot says the condition of the tunnels is what you would expect on...
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massdot says heavy traffic caused the wear and tear. most infrastructure in the tunnels got a rating of fair, satisfactory or good. we're live in south boston, jennifer eagan, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: now a story you'll see on just one station. a passenger leaping into action when the bus she was riding in starts going out of control. the driver of this bus was having a seizure at the time and you're about to see passengers rushing to the front to help that driver. was wrong when she started to shake. the bus sideswiped a street sign and that's when one woman stopped stepped. >> i kicked her foot off the gas and we slowed down and i tried to reach my foot in and we stopped right before the pole. >> christa: no one on the bus or the street was hurt. still unclear how the bus driver is doing this morning. >> jadiann: a nantucket man charged with raping two women at knifepoint faces more charges. david matterson confessed to two more sexual assault. one last month. he has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges. he's bei
massdot says heavy traffic caused the wear and tear. most infrastructure in the tunnels got a rating of fair, satisfactory or good. we're live in south boston, jennifer eagan, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: now a story you'll see on just one station. a passenger leaping into action when the bus she was riding in starts going out of control. the driver of this bus was having a seizure at the time and you're about to see passengers rushing to the front to help that...
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the "herald" quotes a massdot official saying the leaking falls within guidelines. the leaks can't all be fixed and some will always be there. the cost an estimated 5 to bill. 16 million gals of water pumped out in 2014, the same amount pumped out in just the first six months of this year. so one reason that was given for the excessive amount of water pumped out this year is perhaps due to the record snowfall last winter and all of that melting snow finding its way into the tunnel system. live this morning in boston, victoria warren, "7 news today in new england." >> christa: three people from westport are behind bars after just a horrible case of animal cruelty. police say their home was filled with fleas and animal feces. officials came across two dead dogs, one in a trash bag, the other in a closet as well as a dead lizard. nicole botelho and stephen botelho arraigned on animal cruelty and a 17-year-old faces the same charges. >>> parishioners of a church in scituate expected to talk about what they plan to do now thaw a state appeals court ruled they've been hol
the "herald" quotes a massdot official saying the leaking falls within guidelines. the leaks can't all be fixed and some will always be there. the cost an estimated 5 to bill. 16 million gals of water pumped out in 2014, the same amount pumped out in just the first six months of this year. so one reason that was given for the excessive amount of water pumped out this year is perhaps due to the record snowfall last winter and all of that melting snow finding its way into the tunnel...
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massdot insists the tunnels are safe. but it could take six months to fix the problem. and no word on how much it will cost. heather: it's going to take even longer than expected to finish the t's green line extension. watch this surveillance video. these guy voss bad at stealing ed: these guys are so bad at stealing stuff, even their victims are laughing at them. surveillance video shows them trying to steal the atm at a texas sports bar. but it won't budge, and one of the crooks falls down. so instead they target a 90-inch tv. and that's when one of the crooks looked directly into a security camera. the tv's are too heavy for them to take, so they leave empty-handed. houston police expert pictures will lead to a quick arrest. heather: state representatives diana said the powerful pain killer can become a gateway drug to heroin. her legislation would prevent any one under age 17 from getting it. >> we're in the mild of open yid end dem tick now. we should be finding ways to come path the open yid epidemic not look for ways to expand access. >> crit can call of fda dest
massdot insists the tunnels are safe. but it could take six months to fix the problem. and no word on how much it will cost. heather: it's going to take even longer than expected to finish the t's green line extension. watch this surveillance video. these guy voss bad at stealing ed: these guys are so bad at stealing stuff, even their victims are laughing at them. surveillance video shows them trying to steal the atm at a texas sports bar. but it won't budge, and one of the crooks falls down....
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massdot says much of this is due to wear and tear because of the high volume of traffic. and they say the tunnels are safe. they point out no area was deemed critical or at risk of imminent failure. they continue to reiterate that the tunnels are safe. live in boston, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. school is dealing with a threat of violence. is in pembroke with how todzed? the latest concerns are here at pembroke community middle school. the school superintendent made over the weekend and police are investigating. she says they were made by a student but would not provide more details. that student has not been school. this is just the latest incident involving a massachusetts school in just over a week. three students were arrested last week in methuen. those threats involving two different schools. a 14-year-old and a 13-year-old were charged with threatening to shoot up tenney middle school. but there was no evidence discovered to substantiate those threats. earlier in the week, a 16-year-old was charged with making similar threats again methuen high school. the char
massdot says much of this is due to wear and tear because of the high volume of traffic. and they say the tunnels are safe. they point out no area was deemed critical or at risk of imminent failure. they continue to reiterate that the tunnels are safe. live in boston, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. school is dealing with a threat of violence. is in pembroke with how todzed? the latest concerns are here at pembroke community middle school. the school superintendent made over the weekend and...
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a massdot spokesman says the amount of water leaking does fall within federal safety guidelines. randy? randy: no one was hurt in this gas-fueled fire in medfield. the flames were erupting from a gas main yesterday afternoon on south street. gas was cut off in the area as utility made necessary repairs. there was no damage and no one was hurt. a college readiness test may not all. emily: what it means for standardized testing in massachusetts. and school nurses, learning a crisis moments. the technique many hope they' ll never have to use. randy: and ahead in news to go, a runner steals home as the others look on. the play that made for a >> a live look at the bridge and the leverett connector. so far, overnight construction is gone and we see one accident. i will have the details. danielle: temperatures starting in the 30' s and 40' s across the area. 35 through the merrimack valley. i want to talk about this morning low trend. lows dropping to 32 degrees on average. we are expecting frost over the weekend. emily: according to a new study, the college readiness test touted as a
a massdot spokesman says the amount of water leaking does fall within federal safety guidelines. randy? randy: no one was hurt in this gas-fueled fire in medfield. the flames were erupting from a gas main yesterday afternoon on south street. gas was cut off in the area as utility made necessary repairs. there was no damage and no one was hurt. a college readiness test may not all. emily: what it means for standardized testing in massachusetts. and school nurses, learning a crisis moments. the...
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massdot says much of this is due to wear and tear because of the high volume of traffic. they insist that the tunnels are safe. live this morning in boston, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: breaking overnight government up and running and avert a debt crisis. but the fight may just be beginning. the eye's erika tarantal is following information as it comes in. erika: this morning there is a deal between the white house and g.o.p. leaders in the house. and it could come up for a vote as early as tomorrow. but that won't be easy. outgoing house speaker john boehner is already making a hard push trying to rally support from the plan including from the man who wants to replace him-- congressman paul ryan. the spending deal increases military and domestic spending by $80 billion over two years. that would be offset by new revenue like selling off oil from the strategic oil reserve. the plan also suspends the federal debt limit through march of 2017. the clock is ticking. avoid default. and money runs out to keep the government open on december 11. randy? randy: right now
massdot says much of this is due to wear and tear because of the high volume of traffic. they insist that the tunnels are safe. live this morning in boston, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: breaking overnight government up and running and avert a debt crisis. but the fight may just be beginning. the eye's erika tarantal is following information as it comes in. erika: this morning there is a deal between the white house and g.o.p. leaders in the house. and it could come up for a vote as...