jc: former house speaker sal wife debbie, and speaking about how happy he is to be in boston. compassionate release after receiving five of an eight year sentence. ben: it doesn't happen very often. she argued he was unable to get medical care he needed. he could not even get nutrition because he's unable to swallow. she made the case before the judge, the same judge who sentenced him to that term in 2011 who said i agree. he will be released. that came down to this last week. jc: he is at home confinement. he is back in boston. we want to go back to reid lamberty. talked was about the woman who has been put behind bars n people. today at the arraignment that to the hearing and heard whatten the prosecutors had to s. we did learn some new information including the possibility she may have been run over by a car. >> a murder victim's daughter falling to her knees. her mother's murder. moments earlier inside court, nats, more lashing out,by family members of gloribel orengo,who was beaten to death over the weekends. they openly wept as one of her attackers ami rilies huertas-per

wife and children in that courtroom this morning. doug meehan is live in boston where that hearing just wrapped up. doug: sal dimasi not in court but his wife debbie and two adult children were. they were there to show he has support. information to assess the actual medical condition of the former speaker of the house before he comes up to any decision. sal dimasi is approaching five years of his eight year prison sentence for a corruption conviction. federal prosecutors on behalf of the bureau of prisons asked that dimasi be released due to his reported failing health. the 71-year-old is suffering eating or drinking even with pureed food. the decision before the court is domain easy -- to maisie -- judge wolf said no decision will be made today. tdimasi remains in a federal prison. emily: six people are dead after a chain reaction crash in maryland. schoolbus ultimately collided with the transit police say there were no children on the school bus at the time. that driver rear-ended a car coming hit the entrance to a cemetery and veered into a commuter bus. officials say the damage was catastrophic. >> it looked like a bomb exploded. it's catastr

sitting wheel we will chair speaker house sal dimasi smiles as hugs adult children after landing in boston's logan airport with his wife debby. >> i just want to say how happy i am and grateful grateful and thanksful that i'm home in boston. noticeably thin area spokesperson says dimasi lost 70 pounds balloting throat and he also speaks softly. his esophagus damaged from treatment. >> for everyone that's worried about me while i was wie encouraged me to go and fight this terrible cancers that i had, i'm a fighter so i had to fight this all the way. 71-year-old is currently in remission. but on unable to eat and care for himself a judge compassionate release from the north carolina prison where he was doing time for corruption. >> i want to making this possible. it's very emotional day for me. it's been a trying and difficult experience for me. dimasi served five of eight year sentence now he's on home confinement but able to be with his family in time for holiday. this will be a very special thanksgiving for me at home with my family. thank you, guys. i hope you all have a happy thanksgiving. >> and dimasi also recognized ch

sal's case, because of his political status. >> the reporter: after court, demassey's wife debbie told reporters, her husband isn't doing well, but declined to discuss the case. >> i don't have any comment, i really don't. >> the reporter: possibly fearful of another outcome for from prison, where he would serve the rest of his time restricted to his home. and the judge did say in court that perhaps the best alternative would be a modified release like that. each side now has until the end of tomorrow to submit their stipulation, that demassey would agree to in order to be released from prison to serve the rest of his sentence at home. kathryn burcham, fox 25 news. >> mark: opening statements in the death penalty try for gary lee samps morning. sampson admitted that he killed three people in an interstate crime spree. sampson's lawyers are trying to spare his life. statements begin at 9:00 a.m. in boston federal court and we'll have a crew there. >> vanessa: the governor of massachusetts and the archbishop of boston are weighing in on the heated debate over legal marijuana. this afternoon, governor charlie baker and carl sean

wife on camera.ak with dimasi's she joins us now, janet? janet sal dimasi will be home : for thanksgiving. on tuesday at 10 am, he will walk outa nortcarolina be waiting for him. debbie dimasi said she couldn't believe it when she received the call from their attorney this morning. >> when i heard it was utter shock and disbelief. it's sinking in slightly. when i am able to see hid walk with him out of the prison and fly him home it will be amazing and that's when i'll really believe it. >> she said her husband has lost 70 pounds after suffering and being treated for neck, tongue and prostate cancer since he entered prison in 2011. he can only swallow puree foods that is challenge. >> with his swallowing being the way it is, he's really just wasting way to nothing. so i'm just sgratef do wanto say i'm very greateful to judge wolf. i am so incredibly gratel the us attorney's office. >> since he was a teenager, jan alulia h known dimasi. he worked for the former speaker for 10 years. he said the judge made clear this had nothing to do with masi's former political status. can see it was not special treatment, he met the qualifications set forth by the doj and thjudge re

sal dimasi since he entered federal prison five years ago. it was an emotional scene here at logan airport as he in a wheel chair accompanied by his wife was greeted by their two children. north carolina. debby flew back from dimasi from north carolina where the 71-year-old former speaker was released from iceon after serving -- prison for corruption. a judge granted dimasi compassionate release because he is suffering from cancer. he had difficulty eating and swallows and that was a difficulty in prison during the short time allowed for prison meals. he spoke of what the release means to him now. >> i'm looking forward to just being reunited with my family, my community, my friends. looking forward to regaining my health and being taken care of by my own doctors and i'm a fighter. so, i'm going to fight this all the way. and just overwhelmed by

sal dimasi, the former speaker of the house is at the gate as we speak right now. dimasi was released from federal prison in north carolina. he was met by his wife debbie at 10:00 a.m. this morning, before board ago jetblue flight to boston. dimasi was serving an eight year sentence for public corruption. he served five years of that sentence, when a judge last week approved a request for compassionate release due to his health problems. dimasi has been treated for both throat and prostate cancer. the treatments he has received narrowed his esophagus, which created a risk of choking. the former democratic speaker was accused of steering state contracts to a software firm in exchange for a $65,000 funnel through his law firm. dimasi is slated to be at this podium we set up in a few minutes. as soon as he's here, we'll bring that to you live. at logan airport, john monahan, fox 25 news. a worcester woman faces charges this afternoon in the beating death of a the victim's family lashed out moments afterward. >> vanessa: the victim died during a fight at a party over the weekend and this was the first time her family saw the suspect. fox 25's stephanie cou