. >> did anyone from osha contact you?> no, never. >> that's because osha didn't investigate her case, at least according to darryl whitman. a former investigator who worked for osha from 2010 to 2015. he might look familiar. whitman first spoke to nbc bay area last year claiming supervisors ordered him to close cases without properly investigating them. >> i was told by my supervisor, oh, just conduct an interview and dismiss it. >> whistle blower protection. >> even getting national attention on the dailey show. >> they were screened. >> from his new office overseas. whitman is speaking out to the investigative unit. he says the wells fargo complaint ended up on his desk. >> i wasn't given an opportunity to do an investigation. >> whitman says no one in osha investigated the case. he says the agency held the complaint for six months and only assigned it to him to close it. then she filed a federal lawsuit. >> they assigned it to me only for the purpose of dismissing the complaint. >> according to osha policy, the agency

she believes it's retaliation for speaking up about problems inside osha. the agency says it can't comment on personnel matters. as we reported last month, now the department of labor is conducting a review of all wells fargo whistleblower cases since 2010 to "determine what the facts are and what we can do about them." do you trust the department of labor to conduct a thorough review of these wells fargo cases? >> i've been given no reason to trust the department of labor. >> reporter: now, the agency didn't respond to repeated requests for comment about that former investigator's claims. wells fargo says it has a no retaliation policy. the company says engaging in retaliatory behavior is grounds for corrective action including termination. guys? >> okay, liz, thank you. if you have a tip about this story or any other story for liz wagner give us a call. 888-996-tips. or send us an e-mail directly to theunit@nbc bay area.com. >>> let's bring in chief meteorologist jeff ranieri. really tricky time for it to be raining like this because this is when people a

right now -- osha writes them up -- maybe some lawyers get involved -- but other than that osha sits back -- and if all goes well they get to cash the check. (nats) pennies on the dollar... and it's a cycle... that has repeated 13 times... in three years. for somebody to be caught that many times -- that was beyond making the eb up. that was amazing. i'm in shock. i'm in shock that they're still in business. osha has not agreed to an interview... but they say if there's a way to prove any of this is intentional, the fines could go up. the reason performance builders hasn't agreed to an interview -- they say -- is because the case is under investigation. osha documents cost $$$ -- almost as much as the now fox5 weather 24/7 will continue to drift across the area tonight with overnight temperatures dropping into the mid to low 40s. it will be a bit breezy this evening around the las vegas valley with 10 to 20 mph winds. thanksgiving will be mostly sunny with a high temperature of 63 degrees in las vegas. winds will be light around the valley but will remain gusty down the colorado rive

now that construction company is still being investigated by osha. fox5's adam herbets is here with an update on how that case is going. after this scaffold fell apart... we have met a lot of people who had a lot to say about this construction company... and we have met a lot of people who had a lot to say about this osha system in general. and really -- what we've found out is -- they don't believe either of them are doing nearly enough to protect workers. bautista... he was a husband and father of three boys. the company is performance builders incorporated. we always knew they had a long history with osha investigations before this case... but now we're finding out... they were also investigated for cases that took place after tivoli village. one of their cases... was just three days after the tivoli village accident... and even though the files are supposed to be public... osha charges us to see the pape almost as much as they charge the companies when they get fined. throughout these past few months... we've talked to people who said they knew s

for speaking up about problems inside osha. the agency says it can't comment on personnel matters. now the department of labor is conducting a review of all wells fargo whistle blower cases since 2010. >> do you trust the department of labor to conduct a thorough review? >> i have been given no reason to trust the department of labor. >> the agency didn't respond to repeated requests for comment wells fargo says it has a no retaliation policy. engaging in behavior is grounds for corrective action, including termination. >> if you have a tip for liz wagner or anyone else in our investigative unit, give us a call, 888-996-tips. >>> check it out, it's a new high-tech holiday helper, we're going to introduce you to helper and show you what pepper can do at a mall near you. a sonoma county family is going to extreme lengths tonight-- -- offering a ten-thousand- dollar reward for information in the disappearance of a woman. she's been missing for >>> a sonoma county family is offering a $10,000 reward in the disappearance of a young

where is osha in all of this. osha is a federal agency obviously. and that agency has been described by several people in th they can fine people and companies and it ends there. reporting live from the south end. i'm bill shields, wbz news. >>> hundreds of kids in lawrence are wondering where they'll be going to school. a fire at bruce elementary school forced everyone to evacuate. and crews stopped the flames but the fire, water, and smoke damage can't be fixed overnight. >> we're just pleased thattal got out safe. >> empty classrooms are all that's left after this morning's fire at bruce elementary school. >> significant damage to the classroom. heavy smoke and water damage throughout the school. >> the fire began in this second floor classroom. a staff member quickly pulled the fire alarm. >> the teachers did a great job of keeping the kids calm and getting them where they needed to be. >> 600 here, a block and a half away. bruce elementary is off limits. >> the building will be not occupied for an extended period of time. >> it's unclear what i

she believes it's retaliation for speaking up about problems inside osha. the agency says it cannot comment on personnel matters. as we reported last month, the department of labor is conducting a review of all wells fargo whistle blower cases since 2010 to, quote, determine what the facts are and what we can do about them. >> do you trust the department of labor to conduct a thorough review of the wells fargo cases? >> i have been given no reason to trust the department of labor. >> reporter: the agency did not respond to repeated requests for comment about that former whistle blower investigator's claim. the companies tells us engaging in retaliatory behavior is grounds for termination. >> give us a all if you have a tip for the investigative unit at 1-888-996-tips. >>> an online encounter turned violent for a bay area college student. uc berkeley police say a man living in co-op tells police he met another man online and invited him to his room early yesterday morning. the victim, who is a student, says that's when the other sexually assaulted him. >> a

originally osha fined the walker a total of 14 workplace violations. but now the new settlement calls for $24,000 in fines, and for the company to come up with a comprehensive safety plan if they ever go back into the circus event business. the new england regional solicitor of labor sent out this statement regarding that agreement saying "while nothing can undue the tragedy in lancaster this settlement does seek to prevent future such occurrences" this is not the end international events. they still face a criminal trial, as well as a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the victims' family. live in the studio. wmur news 9. reporter: tonight in the north country the investigation into the homicide of a 2-year-old girl continues. reporter: the attorney general's office says a few tips have come in but no arrests made yet. tonight a woman who helped care for madison dana is speaking out wmur is here with more on how this toddler is being remembered. reporter: sharon white says she met madison's parents when they needed a place to stay and a helping hand. she

now fox5 is learning that if the construction company is fined by osha... the penalty could be as low as 18- hundred dollars. ricardo bautista worked for performance builders incorporated. he and two other people were on top of a scaffold when it fell apart. the other two workers were able to jump off in time... but bautista was not... ever since then... people have been coming forward with information about that work site... saying they could tell the job was done wrong. they got it to the point where only some people got hurt. and that's the messed up part .i wish they would actually learn from their problems, you know learn from what happens. if they did, this wouldn't happen anymore. that's why there's osha regulations tonight at 10:00 -- we will have a special report about this company's history... we'll show you owner should be in jail. plus -- we investigate the osha system which is supposed to keep workers safe. the d-m-v office on sahara will permanently close next week... to move to another location next door. "we're just asking the public to help

osha says it's taking a second look to review how the agency handled those cases. most were resolved through settlement. a former osha investigator points out what she considers to be a problem for settlements. she says her office would gather allegations. she said unless enforcement agencies specifically asked to see the evidence, the information would go nowhere if cases settled. osha fired her earlier this year. she believes it was retaliation for speaking up. we should point out wells fargo says it has a no retaliation policy. you can watch our full investigation online right now, head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> liz, thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, call us at 1-888-996-tips or you can send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> 4:56. coming up, a wet wednesday morning. will the rain last throughout the day? >> sam and laura, with still have a chance of rain through the next couple hours. we'll fake a look ahead to black friday coming up. >>> over here no problem, no delays. you can pay your money, pay the toll at the bay br

right now, osha is investigating a deadly construction site accident in duxbury. accident in duxbury. doug: this one is awful. one worker was killed while working with a power saw. it happened saturday afternoon on newtown way. police say the 28-year-old man was hit in the throat. firefighters requested a helicopter transport, but they were told one wasn't available at the time. >> we decided to transport to the hospital with significant injuries. we had to call osha to investigate the accident. they are currently investigating that now. doug: firefighters tell us the antoinette: right now, a teenager is under arrest after dragging a man from a moving truck. police found the 17-year-old driving erratically on hooper street in worcester. the victim, who is the owner of the truck, was hanging outside the driver's door by his arm. the 45-year-old rutland man was eventually freed and ended up with serious injuries. no word on how he ended up being dragged. the teenager meanwhile, sped off while police followed. officers arrested him after a brief struggle. doug: an ar

drain service. 5 investigates uncovered eight earlier violations this year and fines of $20,000 by osha. mayor walsh's proposal would modify permit applications based on the safety record. and companies would also be required to tell the city of any osha violations no matter if they're pending or resolved. this proposal still needs approval by the boston city council. at this point, no criminal charges have been filed over the incident. but the suffolk d.a.'s office is investigating. live this morning in the south end, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: sera, thank you. right now, four construction employees are injured roof collapse in kingston. they're working on christmas tree lane yesterday. for some reason, the roof gave emily: chili's becoming the subject of outrage. delta passengers may soon be less likely to lose their bags. the new idea that could ease the inconvenience. and new this morning, stop robocalls to your cell phone. three ways to end the annoyance. erika? massachusetts state police trooper is recovering after a crash. it was near the corner of commonwealth avenue

to look for past violations. >> we're disappointed that unfortunately, it's not be wondering about osha. they've been referred to in certain circles as a tooth less giant. >>> authorities say steven burn balm was under the influence and speeding when he drove into the back of a shuttle, slamming it into a highway barrier in august. two to killed. >>> also tonight. transition is underway. donald trump announcing two major members of his white house team. reince priebus and steven bannon. this comes on the same day we saw the first interview since becoming the president-elect. during the 60 minutes interview. donald trump stood strong on >> would you accept a fence? >> for certain areas i would but in certain areas -- >> big weekend for trump. what did you make of everything that was said. >> there was a gap between the media and trump supporters. the media would jump on a trump statement. how can you say that? it's false. and his supporters didn't take his statements literally as if you're confused about whether to take the promises literally, chances are you're still confused. and while

had to call osha to come and investigate the accident. they're currently investigating that now with the duxbury police department. doug: firefighters tell us the man died of his injuries at the hospital. his name has not been released. antoinette: a teenager is under arrest after dragging a man from police found that 17-year-old driving erratically on hooper street in worcester. the victim, who is the owner of the truck, was hanging out the driver's door by his arm. the 45-year-old rutland man was eventually freed and he ended up with serious injuries. no word on how he ended up being dragged. that teenager, meanwhile, sped off while police followed. officers arrested him after a brief struggle, and he is now facing several charges. doug: an arrest has been made in this hit and run that happened out in chelsea. remember this one? police say it was a tip that 25-year-old arnold hernandez of lynn saturday. police say hernandez was driving that white minivan that hit a 72-year-old woman who was crossing the street friday morning. the van wa

, you should have carbon monoxide levels below 1 in a should be at zero. >> reporter: according to osha on-line, the elevated level found at the business wednesday was double the maximum allowable amount of carbon monoxide. >> if you didn't show up when you did, it could have been a lot worse. >> it did if they continued to work in the facility. >> reporter: talking to the general manager on the phone the inspections have been completed and some contractors will be out to fix a few things tomorrow and the business is expected to getting answers in elyria, dani carlson, cleveland 19 news. >> we had a chilly gray day topping out at 44. take a look at the feazel roof cam. the gray skies will see sprinkles around town. can you believe we will see the low 60s coming up? i will show you the warmest days of the week ahead. >>> get breaking news and weather now on the cleveland 19 we live in a pick and choose world. love or like? naughty or nice? calm or bright? but at bedtime... ...why settle for this? enter sleep number. don't miss the ultimate sleep number week, going on now. sleepiq technol

we are learning that if the construction company is fined by osha... the penalty could be as low as 18- hundred dollars. ricardo bautista worked for performance builders incorporated. he and two other people were on top of a scaffold when it fell apart. the other two workers were able to jump off in time... but bautista was not... ever since then... people have been coming forward with information about that work site... saying they could tell the job actually learn from their problems, you know learn from what happens. if they did, this wouldn't happen anymore. that's why there's osha regulations they got it to the point where only some people got hurt. and that's the messed up part. tonight at 10:00 -- we will have a special report about this company's history... we'll show you why at least one man says the owner should be in jail. plus we investigate the osha system which is supposed to keep workers safe. distracted driving is a problem across the country. bu lawmakers have an idea... and it could change how you use your phone. hear about a law that

those included eight from violations earlier this year and fines of $20,000 by osha mar walsh's proposal would a lot agencies to reject or modify permit application. cummings would be required to tell the city of all osha olations no matter if theyre pending or resolved. the proposal needs the approval of boston city council. no criminal charges have been filed in this case is the suffolk ea's office continues to investigate. emily: investigation into a roof collapsed in kingston that injured four workers working on a house on christmas tree lane two of the victims had severe injuries. one of them was flown to a boston hospital. environmental leaders in new hampshire file a lawsuit against the peace development authority sing storm runoff from the building is polluting water in the area. the conservation law foundation is seeking what could be tens of thousands of dollars in fines per day from the pda that centered in newington on the border of portsmouth create the group aims the violations date back to 2000 nine. today, no comment from theba transition team is denying claims that he so

a month later osha found the received $117,000 fine. we did spot checking at dollar general stores around northeast ohio and exits blocked in independence and all clear in lodi and another in cleveland. headquartered in tennessee dollar general operates 12,500 in 43 states and employs 100,000 workers and they recorded sales over $20 billion. >> romona: we have a health alert. 200 cases of sudden unexplained infant deaths in ohio each year and why university hospitals is joining forces with nonprofits baby's need boxes in ohio and providing a free maternity packages for expectant mothers including a safe sleep space for baby. recently the american academy of pediatrics updated safe sleep bed box in a parent's bedroom for the first six months. mark? >> a tough choice today. take a nap or go for a run. give you a hint. i am tired right now. it is nice out. >> jeff: you took a nap. >> mark: i wish. beautiful day. >> jeff: i thought it was leading to a joke. >> yeah. run while you can now. over the weekend i have a hunch the nap is probably

back to you, guys. >> sarah: osha is now investigating what caused a serious construction accident in kingston. sky7 h.d. over the scene on christmas tree lane. officials say construction crews were putting up a two workers were seriously injured while two others suffered minor injuries. all four victims are expected to be okay. >> christa: another medical marijuana dispensary is set to open. garden remedies is the name located on washington street in newton. this is the city's first medical marijuana dispensary and a ribbon-cutting ceremony is set for 9:00 a.m. the premier of the hbo documentary about the marathon bombing will be held in boston tonight. schubert theater and it will hair on hbo coming up monday. it will detail the story of survivors including sydney and celeste corcoran. >> kris: the nypd is gearing up for the macy's thanksgiving day parade after isis called for an attack. isis calls the parade an excellent target. it directs lone wolves to rent a truck and drive into the crowd. officials say the troubling but nothing new. a driver in florida injured when a crowbar ca

those included eight different violations earlier this year and $20,000 by osha. mayor walsh's proposal would allow city agencies to reject or modify permit applications. companies would also be required to tell the city of all osha violations, no matter if they are pending or resolved. the proposal still needs the approval of the boston city council. no criminal charges have been filed in this case, as the suffolk d.a.'s office continues to investigate. >> hoeing for anything positive. that was sunday's game against the state hawks. despite initial reports, he suffered a punctured lung. mike lynch is hearing it's more likely a bruised chest. he called this hit on sunday one of the hardest he's ever taken on the field. he was supposed to make a promotional appearance for the video game in new york today but that was canceled. the question is, is his status in question? >> we'll find out wednesday after practice and see what happens on wednesday. >> did you expect anything else from belichick for an answer? >> perhaps the tight end will have more to say when we hea

osha runs, the protection program. the data revealing that both wells fargo and osha knew about widespread complaints involving the bank. we spoke with an investigator. she says a few years ago, a wells fargo complaint briefly crossed her desk. >> the wells fargo case sat in the back of my file cabinet, and ultimately was transferred from me back to my supervisor. >> now coming up tonight at 11:00, this former investigator explains the possible reason that case stalled for so long. plus we break down the number of wells fargo whistleblower complaints filed with the fed. >> if you have a tip, give us a call at 888-996-tips and send an e-mail to the unit at nbcbayarea.com. >>> a new plan to keep the raiders in oakland. but is it enough for the team to pass vegas? i'm jodi hernandez. i'll have reaction coming up. >>> also ahead, an emergency in the classroom. front that sickened nearly a dozen middle school students in the south bay. >>> plus -- >> never give up and go, what's in it for me? i would get up and it's like wh

i am not sure what osha gave us the ability for the state gave us the ability. >> reporter: osha considers atlantic drain to be one of their severe violators because including those with trench safety. >> reporter: you heard the mayor say and the droen drone is investigating. and atlantic drain wasn't using a trench boston which was a safeguard against a cave-in, but just recently heard back from atlantic drain's attorney who said utility companies prohibited the use of trench boxes where that work was happening. that attorney says because of the ongoing investigation, doesn't know it it is prudent if any steps were taken to save those hegedus, fox25 news. >>> one week out for election day and where things stand for the candidates. cnn late's poll of polls show hillary clinton with a 5-point lead over donald trump. the race is inching closer in the wake of the fbi's new investigation into clinton's e-mails. mark ockerbloom reports, clinton is playing it cool when it comes to the new drama. >> reporter: a few days after the fbi announced a review of the investigation into e-mails relating t

osha, the ago operational safety and health administration, investigating. back out live here, you ca department has put up a sign here ordering a stop work while osha investigates. that's our story live interest kingston. alex deprato, 7 news. >> anchor: also at 6:00 a welcome warmup today gives way to wet weather tomorrow. there is rain heading our way. let's find out about the timing of all of that. here is chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >>> right now temperature 50's and 62 still in the city of our next storm. here is where that storm is tonight moving off of north carolina. again it's not a powerhouse storm but it does have a big bag of rain with it and that will move up into new england during the day tomorrow. so you do need the rain gear. i don't think you will have rain for the morning commute but rain arrives mid morning about 10:00 tomorrow morning and we own that rain on and off through the afternoon and through the evening commute with most towns about a half inch to an inch of beneficial rain then it moves out of here on wednesday. the othe

we do know osha is investigating. but at this time, we were not we do not yet know. it's unclear whether or not that worker worked for orwick or another company contracted out by the corporation. we're live in duxbury. >>> two boston police officers were injured while trying to arrest a man smoking in boston common. this happened friday night. the officers learned joseph demyo had an custody. he started to fight him. the officers were treated for injuries and have been released. the man will be in court for's salt. for -- for ail salt. >>> it's beginning to look a lot like christmas. it's really going to look like christmas for people in the berkshires and vermont sunday morning. snow is on the way. warnings for parts of new england. >> and you can see the snow coming down in parts of new york. not in new england yet. but this area in pink, we do have a winter storm warning that goes into effect overnight and continues through monday morning. now, just issued the east slopes to the berkshires, a winter weather advisory because expecting to see a period of accumulatin

a former osha investigator points out what she considered to be a problem.d her office would gather evidence in response to allegations like fraud. she said unless enforcement agencies asked to see the evidence, the information would go nowhere if cases settled. osha fired her early this year. she believes it was retaliation for speaking up. we should also point out wells fargo says it has a no retaliation policy. you can watch our full investigation online right now, just head to our website, nbcbayarea.com. >> liz, thank you. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, call us a 8 1-888-996-tips or send us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> at 6:00, the holiday weekend almost here. keeping a close eye on your bay area weather before the big plans. >> a live look outside over san francisco. it's cloudy, a few lingering showers and the roads are wetment we'll talk about how that can impact your holiday travel coming up. >>> more safety concerns at uc berkeley after a student says he was attacked at a co-op associated with the school. the technology h

the company they worked for, record of osha violations and fines. city reject or modify any workhe permits based on the company's fety records. and the companies will be required to list all osha violations, pending or resolved. congi, wb newscenter 5. >> ainvestigation is uerway, and officials want to know why an accident earlier ts month was not reported, so worcester commuter line train was approaching the south station when it it a train bumper described by the globe as a protective post. now the speed low, six miles per hour at the time, but both the train and the rail tie were damaged. the good were onboard but again the crew members that were onbureau have be placed on lve pending the outcome of this investigation live at south station, nicole estaphan, wc newscenter 5. >> all right, thank you. and we now know the flame of the victim in a deadly shooting in boston. 28-year-old danley leonard of kingston was killed in saturday's shooting on ames street, a second person was also shot but is expected to survive. no arrests were made in connectio

now, cal osha has a maximum of six months to investigate the accident that happened here last night.e investigating if there is any criminal wrong doing that led to the accident. there is a performance scheduled for this evening. when i spoke to the media representative about 30 minutes ago, he said they did not know yet whether the show would go on as planned or whether it would also be canceled. as i mentioned, the worker who was killed yesterday has not been identified. but i spoke with the san francisco medical examiner's office about ten minutes ago and they say that the worker who was killed is from outside the country and that right now his family is working to have his remains transported back to his native country. but they believe that we could get an update about the man's identity later this afternoon. mike and gasia, back to you. >> thank you, allie. >>> movie goers rushed to the exits during the show last night when a man in the theater waved what looked like a real gun. police received calls about 8:00 about the man. the s.w.a.t. team was called in and the theater was

. >> jason: this morning, osha is investigating a terrible accident in duxbury. a man killed by the saw he was using when it kicked back and hit him in the neck. fox 25 christine mccarthy reports, his coworkers tried to life. >> we did everything we can. >> reporter: workers shocked and upset as osha investigates the accident sunday afternoon. >> he was unconscious. he was still breathing. there was a lot of blood. >> reporter: the cut off saw involved in the accident lay at the bottom of the trench that another worker sam ram month nelly had been in. helping the victim lay a new construction for a new construction home. >> he was cutting an iron pipe in the hole and the saw kicked back at him. and cut him. in the throat. we tried to apply pressure. we tried to keep him up right. first responders carried the victim who had been working for a private local company, out of the trench and into an ambulance. >> the coworkers did great work with what they had, obviously. paramedics did great work. and doing the best they could to control bleeding and maintain efforts

. >> reporter: osha is investigating and as you you see on the home there are stop work orders now that have been ordered here from the home. the injuries luckily to these 4 people are nonlife threatening. live in kingston alex deprado 7 news. ; now to donald trump's transition to the president obama giving advice to president elect trump as he prepares to be commander in chief. trump filled 2 of the top spots in his administration. ryan schulteis live in our control room to tell us more. >> reporter: on a day where trump filled those top spots in his administration. eric trump came to trump tower. ivanka trump and her husband key players in the effort to fill administration. a possible pick for treasure secretary is steve manutcha. he was trump's finance chair. praise for trump picking prebus. but horror from some for steve banon has top adviser. bright bart news read by the hard right some extremists and racist. >> he's got a harvard degree. a naval officer. he has success in sprainment. >> reporter: on 60 minutes. >> stop it. >> reporter: trump hedged on major promises his wall will

now, fox 25 investigates found dozens of osha violations against atlantic drain since 2007. it was cited 16 times for serious violations, six repeated violations and two willful violations. thousands of dollars in unpaid fines. under mayor walsh's proposal, companies applying for construction permits have to inform the city of any and all osha violations. the city would have the right to deny, revoke or suspend a permit based on the history. the city council still has to approve this ordinance, but mayor walsh is pressing for that to happen sooner than later. erik rasmussen, fox 25 news. >>> in the last 30 minutes we learned an elementary school that caught this morning will remain closed tomorrow. it will blue out some windows at the school, and students had to finish out the day in another building. they're looking at how the fire started. no school for the students in lawrence tomorrow. >>> tough loss for the new england patriots. pats came up just short in the super bowl rematch against the seahawks. >> it was a tough loss. the pats roll in before the this was a tough lo

osha investigating and working to determine what caused the wall to collapse. >> happened today another medical marijuana dispensary set to open. it's located on washington street in newton. this city's first medical marijuana dispensary. under way right now. >> veteran pbj journalistment qwenn has died after a battle with cancer. she graduated from simmons college in boston. her first job at the "boston herald." she made the switch from print to television working for cb s&p bs. she was 61 years old. >> and fixture during some of those debates. >> all right. still ahead this morning on "today in new england." a school torn apart. a follow up as the flames destroy part of a building leaving students out of class. we will show you some of the latest trailer just released for the marathon bombing film patriot's day as its filmmakers get ready to give back. >> and as we head into the next hour. we get a coastal flood advisory. i'll have more after the break. >> new balance fighting back. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we're offering incredibly fast 150 meg internet, just in

we will be letting osha know what we found. each of those citations, the two we told you about in ohio, could cost the company 120,000 bucks apiece in fines. dollar general is headquartered in tennessee and has more than 12,000 stores nationwide. getting answers tonight, dani carlson, cleveland 19 news. >>> going to turn to weather. jeff, i have no problem with you calling for snow. what's up with that? >> jeff: well, you know, i'm a meteorologist. that's the short answer. and, you know, you always get excited about the first snow. there's just something about it. it's almost like a holiday to us. but it's not going to come any time soon. it won't hit us until the weekend. now, before that happens, we have a lot that's going to be happening before the snow arrives. and what i mean by that is that temperatures are going to be warming significantly before the strong cold front. clouds coming in. weak front. and i think this front comes through dry. all right. so i'm going to get right to it here. the alert is on saturday. and we

osha is investigating. >>> across america more bodies are linked to a serial killer in south carolina. investigators found the bodies of a man and a woman on the role property -- property of todd cole. investigators believe they had been buried for years. he is accused of killing 5 people. he was arrested after investigators found a woman alive changed to a storage unit on his property. >>> scientists are searching what they call the soap molecule, so friendly to the formula the researchers have a patent to prove it. >> what is great about this molecule is you need very little of it to form these molecules that are good for cleaning. >> researchers hope to have the new molecular ingredients and several cleaning products within the next several years. >>> this year's rockefeller christmas tree will be cut down today and taken to new york city on a 150 foot long trailer. upon arrival, the norway spruce 50,000 multicolored lights crowned with a stravinsky star and lit on -- swarovski star and lit. >> it is not feeling like christmas. >> not here anyways. >>> it will get a little cooler b

. >> osha is investigating to see if cirque du soleil is at fault. last year a former gymnist fractured a vertebrae in a fall deciding who he wants to be his secretary of state. last night he met with mitt romney for a second meeting, dining at an exclusive restaurant in new york. the former massachusetts governor is considered one of the finalists. romney said that he had a wonderful evening discussing affairs through the world with the president elect. >>> mr. trump is rapidly choosing his cabinet. >>> at air-condition carrier has reached a deal with president-elect donald trump to keep 1,000 jobs in indiana. he spent much of his chain to keep jobs from moving outside the u.s. carrier said it would close the indianapolis plant trump and mike pence will go to the company and talk about the agreement with the officials. >>> your power bill is going up. and $811 million rate hike was approved last night to allow florida light to increase rates for the customers. and we're crunching the numbers how much more you'll have to pay and when. >> reporter: th

the accident will be investigated by osha and other agencies. a gruesome workplace tragedy only days before thanksgiving. >> you do what you've got to do. somebody is there dying in front of you, what are you going to do? >> reporter: the trench where that pipe was being laid and being cut has now been filled in. the investigation is underway as of late saturday night, the his family. in duxbury, jim smith, wbz this morning. >>> chelsea police arrest a man for this hit-and-run. 25-year-old arnold hernandez of lynn was arrested on an unre late theed warrant. he's charged with driving without a license and other charges. >>> the term "transition" is picking up steam. candidates for several top spots wrote with the president-elect some who verbally blasted him during the campaign like former massachusetts governor and presidential nominee mitt romney. a former trump crit i can is -- critic is now under consideration. >> reporter: president-elect trump met with his outspoken critic mitt romney in new jersey. >> was it a product i have meeting? >> it

reporter: osha says this settlement includes a fine and corrective action. wmur is here now with more on this. reporter: that florida-based company will now pay $24,000 in fines and according to the settlement they currently have

the pennsylvania- based company does not have any osha violations. we're hearing from the teacher who stepped on an american flag as part of a lesson about will no longer work for the cumberland county school system. lee francis was a history teacher at massey hill classical high school. he met with cumberland county superintendent frank till and the associate superintendent for human resources. the administrators decided not to renew francis' contract at the end of the year. we spoke with francis about the outcome. oc beliefs of another a photo of the demonstration went viral on social media and made national headlines. harnett county investigators are still trying to figure out how a campbell university student fell out a window and freshman from stokes county. he was studying golf management. thursday night, he fell out of the 3rd floor window of his dorm room. we are told two or three friends were in the room with him at the time. investigators are trying to determine if the fall was accidental or intentional. the university is planning a memoria

she was taken to the hospital injuries.ife threatening a of four residents are erika: osha has reached a deal with the circus coany involved in that adly tcollapsed in lancaster, new hampshire. walker international will play -- will pay $,000 in f. a father and daughtewere killed, dozens of others hurt. walker is out of business and says it will not resume operations unless it comes up with the conference if safety plan first. city. counsers met'malley and miele will are sponsoring the proposal that would require plastic grocerbags to be compostable or three millimeters thick. customers woulso charged are plor paper.g even if they aener ts month. th fnd beaten and chaid on the side of a road after ped being california. sa system starts to hiourway. kelly anne: i'll have the latest on the track of the next rainfall and how the evening commute will be impacted. erika: potential link between marijuana and alzheimer's with that has researchers urging doctors to take extra care in prescribing medical marijuana. >> a halhour of net the top ofhe hour. wser 5 at 4:00. casey monahan, eharding,

check for past violations atlantic drain the company involved in a deadly accident had a history of osha violations including 7 at a boston work site this march. >>> massachusetts going out of selling banks and selling investments to senior, eastern boston savings east bank, paired up with a texas firm and the, whoers workers pushed them into investments they should not be making. >>> a teenager targeted by a stranger, wasout the target store, cameron alerted his mother when he thrust himself against that jumped into action. >> i went up to him, excuse me do you know her, he said i'm not a pervert. >> he was big cameron had no fear at all he stood firm on the fact that he knew what this man was doing was wrong. >>> cameron told that man to leave the store and he did, the store manager says it shows him exiting the store and waiting in the car the girl's mom was the incident. >>> classes were canceled in a store in lawrence when a fire in a second store classroom, started early during the first period of the day nearly 600 students and teachers had to be evacuated students and staff won't

walker international has accepted the osha citations and will pay $24,000 in fines after its tent collapsed during a thunderstorm in august of 2015, killing a father and his young daughter and injuring dozens of others. walker, which is currently out of business, has also agreed it will not resume operations unless it first implements a comprehensive safety plan which will include procedures for safe in other news, a woman had to jump for her life this morning in concord after her apartment building caught fire. the two-alarm fire brought in support from other nearby towns. now investigators are working to figure out how the fire started. wmur's ray brewer is live in concord this noon, and ray, any news on the woman's condition? ray: sean, we're told the woman was taken to the hospital for x-rays and to be evaluated, but at 6:20 in the morning, concord fire department got a call reporting a fire at 8284 south state street. a neighbor, returning home from an early workout, got there first. >> i came round the corner. i could hear somebody screaming "i can't breathe, i can't breathe, i can't

cal osha will be handling this investigation moving forward. we're live in san francisco.e bay." >>> let's stay now in san francisco. quite a square yesterday for people going to the movies doing shopping. police evacuated the popular metreon after a man pulled out a gun in the theater. police swarmed the venue at fourth and mission a little before 8:00 at night. "the chronicle" is reporting a witness said the suspect was yelling and behaving erratically as the previews were wrapping up before a showing of "allied." another witness says after the suspect pulled the gun, the man stayed seated as other people were running out of the theater. one patron who had been hoping to see the late show instead felt lucky he wasn't inside when all this went down. >> scary. glad i wasn't there. with everything that's going on now in the world or in the united states, it's a terrible thing. >> police arrived on scene and quickly detained that man. the theater was closed for the rest of the night. >>> contra costa health officials are urging the public to throw out leftovers from a commun

as you heard the mayor say they are investigating as is osha. fox and fires that atlantic train wasn't using a trench box which is a safeguard against a cave in. but recently i heard back from atlantic trains attorney says that the util boxes in the area for the work was happening.that attorney said because of these ongoing investigations he doesn't feel it is prudent to me, the weather steps could have been taken to save those lives. in the control room, fox 25 interviewer: what would stop you from voting this november? woman 1: working late. man 1: lines -- i hate long lines. woman 2: no babysitter. william f. galvin: for the first time ever we have early voting. if you're registered, you can vote any day between october 24th and november 4th. avoid election day lines -- man 1: wow, that helps! william f galvin: early voting is easy voting. interviewer: so what do you think? woman 2: it' a timesaver. i love it. william f. galvin: it's easier than ever for you to vote. learn more at massearlyvote.com tomorrow a federal judge will let out of pri

our investigative unit spoke with a former osha investigator. she said a wells fargo case briefly crossed her desk. >> it sat at the back of my file cabinet and ultimately was transferred from me back to my supervisor. >> coming up tonight at 11:00, the former investigator explains the reason the case stalled for so long. plus the investigative unit breaks down the number of wells fargo complaints filed with the feds. if you have a tip for our investigative unit, you can give us a call, 1-888-996-tips or end us an e-mail to theunit@nbcbayarea.com. >>> same topic, but a different agency. the consumer financial protection agency that's been cracking down on wells fargo. >> republicans want to shut it down, laura. they've made no secret of that. it's not a very old agency. president obama created it to better protect people from banks. the cfpb was also born out of dodd-frank, something else the republican party saies it woulde to get rid of or reform. max levchin has reportedly turned down a position with the trump transition team. he's one of the

. >> reporter: cal osha has been notified. lisa amin ga lesion, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, there was a scare tonight at san francisco's metreon evacuated as police searched for a gunman. officers responded to a call of man who possibly had a gun. they found a gun at the scene. a man was acting erratically inside the theater and pulled out a gun. >>> police in the north bay are investigate agassault involving members of a high school football team. it the incident involving multiple players happened at napa high school where we find cornell bernard live tonight. >> reporter: police and school officials saying little about this assault case involving members of the football team. at least one parent here at the school wants to know why she wasn't notified after it happened. >> are our children here? this parent is learneded about an assault which happened at napa high school involving members of the football team serious enough for napa police to investigate. >> members of the napa high football team were assaulting other team

it is bacteria-free when osha conducted testing last month. >> all right. in the first alert weather center jeff tanchak, your thoughts today. >> next couple of days, gorgeous. before the winter blast over the weekend and a taste of it. looking at potential record highs here friday. big warm up on the way and it saturday and strong winds and rain as it passes through. perhaps the first snowfall in your location. you see the current temperatures. we have cleared out except the eastern counties. 40 is what we are down to already in wooster dropping in the 30s here obviously this weekend. 7:00, 45 and i will have an update on the weekend snow threat coming up. romona? >> romona: all right, jeff. in who fatally shot a black driver in july will be charged with second-degree manslaughter. the victim's girlfriend live streamed the aftermath on-line. officer germano yanez pulled over castile for a broken taillight. he informed him he had a gun. prosecutors concluded he never tried to pull it from your pocket. a lawyer for the officer said his client reacted to the

. >> authorities worked into the night, the accident investigated by osha and other agencies. the gruesome workplace tragedy only days before thanksgiving. >> you do what you've got to >> the trench were that pipe was being installed and cut has now been filled in any investigation is underway. the identity of the victim is not being released until his family is completely notified. life in duxbury jim smith wbz news. >>> the 17-year-old driver is in serious condition after a high-speed chase and crash. this began at about 4:00 this morning after driver sideswiped another car. officers say the male driver led them onto several roads including 495 north and why 92 495 north and why 9230 eventually crashed into -- 192. the eventually crashed into a ditch. his name has not been released. >>> a man has been arrested for this hit and run of an elderly woman yesterday. arnold hernandes was arrested on an unrelated warrant yesterday. police are charging him with several climbs -- crimes license. the victim suffered cuts and bruises to her head. >>> i hope you enjoyed the mild tempera

osha is investigating what happened. his wife wrote on facebook saying her heart is beyond broken. >>> a new confrontation between law enforcement and protesters in north dakota. the morton county sheriff's office believe 400 protesters are on a bridge trying to head north. at least one person has been arrested as law enforcement has formed a line to stop protesters from moving to forward. >>> you could be seeing more driverless cars on the boston roads in the boston globe is reporting city hall is moving ahead with plans to study automated cars. they'll be working with the cambridge-based company utonomy to put self-driving cars on the streets in south boston. there are 3 miles of roadways to navigate around other cars. >>> get ready to hear the famous bells ringing as the red kettle the salvation area. they say their goal is to raise $3.5 million statewide in six weeks time leading up to christmas eve. >>> a shout out this morning to a 5th day football team who completed an undefeated championship game. not one point w

. >> reporter: cal osha has been notified. lisa amin ga lesion, abc7 news. >>> new at 11:00, there was a scare tonight at san francisco's metreon evacuated as police searched for a gunman. officers responded to a call of man who possibly had a gun. they found a gun at the scene. a man was acting erratically inside the theater and pulled out a gun. >>> police in the north bay are investigate agassault involving members of a high school football team. it the incident involving multiple players happened at napa high school where we find cornell bernard live tonight. >> reporter: police and school officials saying little about this assault case involving members of the football team. at least one parent here at the school wants to know why she wasn't notified after it happened. >> are our children here? this parent is learneded about an assault which happened at napa high school involving members of the football team serious enough for napa police to investigate. >> members of the napa high football team were assaulting other team