ray: robert breest is now 78 years old, having spent the majority of his life in jail. his lawyers told the court that based in part on those dna tests he deserves a new trial. since 1973, robert breest, seen here at previous hearing, has been incarced breest was convicted of the murder of 18-year-old susan randall, her body found in the merrimack river in concord. a dna test done in 2012 found that there was dna from two males under her fingernails. in appealing to the state supreme court, lawyers for brees say he's entitled to a new trial, something the state opposes. >> in none of the 5 dna tests from 2002 to 2012 was the defendant excluded as a source of the dna profile. test results exonerate mr. breest. we say that they are favorable. ray: in the original trial the state also relied upon the testimony of david carita, who said that breest confessed to him while they were both locked up. carita has since died, but the defense says that testimony can now be disproven by another inmate. >> carita says breest confessed and kelleher was there. the authorities go to kel

robert breest has been behind bars since 1973. he denies involvement in the murder of 18-year-old susan randall who's body was found in the merrimack river in concord. a dna test in 2012 found that there was dna from two males under her fingernails, breest claims that information entitles him to a new trial. >> >> in none of the 5 dna tests from 2002 to 2012 was the defendant excluded as a source >> we do not say that these dna test results mr. breest we say that they are favorable. heather: in the original trial prosecutors relied on the testimony of a cellmate who claimed breest confessed to the crime. ben: an alarming new report about the system that provides 60% of the water to eastern massachusetts. the mwra says the cast iron pipes and valves in the tunnel system are in such poor condition they've avoided engaging them for fear of a catastroph mwra officials say they've known about the problem for years. they say a $1.5 billion tunnel fix is needed something that should be underway by early next year. heather: a dramatic res

today the state supreme court heard robert breest's appeal. breest was convicted of the 1971 murder of susan randall. he's hoping d.n.a. evidence will get him a new trial. two men under susan randall's fingernails. breest's lawyers say he's entitlessed to a new trial, but the state argues there is not enough evidence. we don't know when the court will rule. a middleton woman accused of hitting a 12-year-old relative with a baseball bat has been found not guilty. it took jurors about an hour to acquit 35-year-old erica hunt on two second degree assault picked up while the two were arguing. the defense argued the boy hurt himself during the struggle. tonight glass is still buried in the turf of a field trashed during a weekend concert in lawrence, massachusetts. the city's mayor says the turf is now unusable and that the city is preparing to sue the company that staged this event. according to the eagle tribune, lawrence officials want to know why the field was left littered with trash and soaked in alcoho officers worked the event. shelley: bac