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headed by congressman stephen lynch a rail security summit is dignitaries dangerous examples from across the country like the paris attacks brings them and the issues here. >> the point is not to neglect what will be a soft target in an era where around the world here in the u.s. >> reporter: the congressman acknowledges challenges and the impossible task of securing multiple entry poins of a -- points of a train but that is start of a conversation that goes even further. >> the rails transport enormous amount of freight and that's an issue something being transported could be dangerous. >> reporter: boston is leading the nation in many areas they say. but this team approach will further meet the challenge. taking a live look now in the week or a couple weeks ago during that major technical glitch south station is a major component to that northeast corridor and, of course, that is a major topic on the table today. live at south station nicole jacobs. >> thank you very much. >>> it's our country's highest military honor. >> and moment ago president obama presented the metal of honor to s

congressman stephen lynch is hosting the event in boston. he is worried about rail safety amid budget cuts the governor and mayor walsh will be there. >>> there could be a strop at stop and shop the union workers in massachusetts just authorized a strike. if members in the the company can't a-- in the contract can't agree on a contract. for now the iewn crop and company agreed to continue negotiations into the week. >>> a dog is right back where it belongs after a car crash on the lynnway. dog escaped when the owners got into a accident. frankie ran off but a good samaritan stopped and picked him up. he was taken to the animal rescue league boston and reunited with his owners yesterday. >> i don't know how we got -- he got away from me when i went unconscious if he pulled out of the leash or what happened because i don't know where the leash is. so, i don't know if he pulled out of it. he has a habit of backing out of the leash and trying to take off so it's a possibility that's how he got off. >> thank goodness he was not hurt and his owner

. >> anchor: congressman stephen lynch held a rail security summit in boston today raising concerns about the decline in federal funding for the regional rail system. governor charlie baker and mayor marty walsh joined lynch at the summit which focused on ways to enhance and expand transit security in massachusetts. >>> we cannot eliminate every danger but we can do much better than we're doing right now. >> anchor: lynch said they are looking for the best security practices for the entire rail system. meanwhile, ba officials say despite the drop in their projected deficit they are still considering two plans which could raise fares by as much as a hike they say is needed to reduce billions in maintenance backlogs . >> anchor: coming up on 7 news, the underdog takes the trophy. the boston based spotlight wins top honorors at the academy a awards. tom brady is in it for the long haul. detail on his big signing with the pats . >> reporter: if you are look for a way to lose weight and keep it off there are plenty of places you can turn . >>> maybe you weren't counting on a major campus lab l

. >> congressman stephen lynch is holding a rail security summit in boston in the morning. transportation officials will discuss the state of our rail security what needs to be done to enhance it. mayor marty walsh is looking forward to the summit. >> we have a lot of rail in our city. i think it's important to talk about security and how we move forward with rail. >> congressman lynch says he's concerned about the decline in federal funding for rail security and says there's a real need to assess any potential weaknesses. >> final look at 50? >> another 50-degree day. there's more changes through the week. so i'll have the full-time line coming up at 11:00. >> thanks, sarah. thank you so much for watching us at 10:00 we'll but up next it's a fox 25 investigates special, stay >>> a costly problem for all of us exposed missing and stolen state property is runninging up a bill for massachusetts taxpayers. >> these are runs hof items -- hundreds of items with millions involved. >> fox 25 investigates uncovers surprising ways that some high-tech gear that you paid for keeps dis

. >> anchor: congressman stephen lynch held a rail security summit in boston today raising concerns about the decline in federal funding for the regional rail system. governor charlie governor baker and mayor marty walsh joined lynch at the sum which focused on ways to enhance and expand transit security in massachusetts. every danger but we can do much better than we're doing right now. >>> lynch said they are looking for the best security practices for the entire rail system. meanwhile, mbta officials say despite the drop in their projected deficit they are still considering two plans which could raise fares by as much as 10% i'm hike they say is needed to reduce billions in maintenance backlogs . >> anchor: a big bus in chelsea lands a man in our. wayne clark is facing several drug charges. officers arrested him saturday afternoon following a month long long. they say he had packages of narcotics including crack cocaine and heroin ready for sale when they found him. detectives say he has been arrested five times for selling drugs since back in 2013. >> anchor: a navy seal received the

congressman stephen lynch say it is reckless. >>> local business owners are disappointed that governor baker is not saving them money. current state blue laws, part of the law requires retailers to pay employees time and a half on sundays. the new plan excludes online retailers from sunday's pay. this includes businesses like amazon who discussed plans for a fall river facility. >>> starting today, general motors is taking one step forward to put sechl-driving cars on the road. gm has a dedicated team for the on a muss redevelopment team today. it will be led by one gm's vice president. the move shows the company doesn't just consider driverless cars as concept but something >>> the state department is warning travelers don't wait to renew your passport. one of our top stories in our facebook. 40 million passports that will expire in the next three years causing a massive amount of renewal requests in 2018. >>> celtic stumble in orlando despite being up 14 points at one point in the game. marcus smart leading the game and came off the bench with a pair of 3s. celtics up 8. isaiah thoma

. >> congressman stephen lynch is hosting the summit. the national security subcommittee. >>> it is 4:46. , and if you are getting ready to head out the door. this is what you need to know. things look nice and light on the expressway. 128 moving along fine from canton to norwood -- canton rather from dedham to needham and the pike. 93 south route 1 also clear. live look through brighton right now. a handful of cars out at this hour. 12 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 20 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. 23 minutes on 128 southbound from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. >>> meteorologist shiri spear joining us now. shiri, expecting a dry commute this morning. >> shiri: dry commute this road to head home from work. look what happens in the middle of the day. the chance of rain comes up, noontime, 3 p.m. today. scattered showers around as this system come on through and we get hit with a cold front part of it and we get that band of rain travel west to east up ahead of it. a mild and breezy start to the day. expect increasing clouds during the morn

work with elected officials encouraging them to appeal and they have the backing of congressman stephen lynch who says the idea of building a high pressure gasoline next to active blast zone is reckless. >> julie: we track we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes every ten minutes. >> shiri: warm temperature and carries us to about 46 by 8:00 a.m., but look at 9:00 a.m., 50 , wait until you see what time we are close to 60 next. >> sara: it is a real danger that drivers in one local town traveling down the road when windshields are smashed. coming up at 6:30, 7:30 that is, pictures you will see only on fox25. what's causing all of this damage. >> daniel: facebook post being what it says about drug addicts you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get but so many families don't feel that's not the way america i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... cut the cost of health caret and child care so people canr actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. i'm hi

. >> gene: congressman stephen lynch is hosting the summit. lynch is lead democrat on the national security subcommittee. >> sara: new this morning the mbta is expect to announce they cut the budgeted deficit by nearly half. the mbta cut the deficit by 43% freeing up about $100 million for much needed improvement projects. that money is expected to go to weather situation projects and -- weatherization projects and may make it more difficult for the "t" for critics they still need to raise fares. >>> sara: controversial plan to give police at one large university semiautomatic rifles. northeastern wants to arm some officers with the high powered weapons and council members think the move is unnecessary. they are also upset that northeastern did not discuss the man with local leaders ahead of time. inform boston police. >> gene: parents demanding customers about toxic chemicals in elementary school school. they grilled officials in millis and why dangerous solvents were discovered. school closed for four days last week. tests were ordered after

. >> reporter: congressman stephen lynch sits on the subcommittee and says 90% of border agents are on the southern border leaving the northern border exposed. >> we know that the looked for weak links i would say right now there's some exposure and vulnerability along our northern border. >> reporter: in a november issue of its magazine isis issued a call to action encouraging attacks in the u.s. and canada. while the federal government tracks the number of special interest aliens or s.i.a.s that information is secret. >> this is an evolving threat it may materialize it may not terlz. >> reporter: but when it comes to northern border security agents are always focused on possibility to prevent leats long before needing to stop them in their tracks. on the u.s. canadian border kathryn perotta -- perata, fox 25 news. coming into the u.s. from canada. canada is expected to meet its goal of resettling 25,000 syrian refugees by the end of this month. >>> just when you thought the brady family couldn't be any cuter. addition meet fluffy the lucky dog adopted by the brady family. gisele post

stephen lynch is hosting the event in boston who is worried about rail safety amid budget cuts and governor baker and mayor walsh will be there. >>> there could be a strike at stop and shop. the union representing the workers authorized a strike if members and the company can't agree on a new contract. the old contract expired this weekend. for now, the union and company have agreed to continue the negotiations into the week. >>> this week the public is going to get a say on the proposed casino in brockton. a subsidiary of chicago's rush street gaming wants to build this 677 million dollar casino at the brockton fairgrounds. they are the only firm in the running for the third license. a public hearing will take place at the community college tomorrow afternoon at 4. >>> rhode island wants to compete for casino dollars here in the commonwealth. casino in tibberton is heading to the state legislature for a vote. they will decide whether the idea should be put on the november ballots. >>> there are new troubles for the cruise ship forced to turn back after venturing into a major storm in the a

. >> sara: congressman stephen lynch is hosting the summit. he is the lead senator on the subcommittee. >>> city council will discuss a controversial plan to give police at one large university semiautomatic rifles. northeastern wants to arm some officers with a high-powered weapons. some councilmembers think the move is unnecessary. they also are upset that northeastern did not discuss the plan with local leaders ahead of time. school officials say they did inform boston police. >>> 5:45, the boston bruins are on the clock. the nhl trade deadline is 3:00. the bs needed to find out what they need to do on forward louie erickson. he is a free agent at the end of the season. they can move him for draft picks or lose him at the end of the season for nothing if can't resign him between now and then resign him between now and then. ericson was in the line-up. kevin millar fire a shot from the blue line that sneaks into the net and the bruins jump out in front by a score of 1- all lightning after that. harvard grad where they tie the game with the l

work with elected officials encouraging them to appeal, and they have the backing of congressman stephen lynch who says the idea of building a high says the idea of building a high-pressure gas line next to an active blast zone is reckless an active blast zone is reckless. >>> some people are trying to stop a local medical marijuana didispensary in their neighborhood. the commonwealth cannabis company wants to open a shop on route 9 in southborough. the metro daily news the final steps of the application process and only needs approval from town selectmen. nearly 200 residents have signed because they say it is too close to a school even though it is legally far enough away. commonwealth cannabis will meet with town selectmen tomorrow. >>> we track traffic and weather together for you every ten right now 93 south. you are looking at a 26 you are looking at a 26-minute commute from 495 in andover to the zakim bridge. we have that accident on 495 southbound right at 93. it is not impacting your drive time yet. shiri. >>> back to work and back to school today and at the bus stop this morning, i a

conditions all morning long. controversial ceo mocks congress he refused to give information, including stephen lynch. on rising prescription drug cost martin pleaded the fifth. he raised price of hiv drug to $13 to $750 per pill. >> that's disgraceful, there's not a lot of shame at the table today, but this is disgraceful. >> sara: he refused to testify because unrelated criminal case . >> gene: town leaders had if kept, connecticut voted in favor of a plan that would allow teachers to carry firearms in the classroom. part of program called faster saves lives. not only would it arm teachers, also provide 24 hours -- 26 hours of violence response training, but some people in town are not in favor of it. >> it is the most ridiculous thing and first and second carrying a gun in the classroom. >> gene: fate of program now in the hands of the board education and they will vote on the issue next month. >> julie: it is now 7:46, good friday morning, everyone, and thank you to everyone that's staying home, the roads are dangerous, and we want to keep you safe. two accidents to tell you on 128, one southboun

stephen: what is "campaign zero"? >> so "campaign zero" is a point platform to end police violence. we cover things like police union contracts, use of force, and it is we used with hillary, bernie, loretta lynch. >> stephen: were you at the debate. >> i was in charleston. >> stephen: how did you feel it went? do you think that the candidates up there addressed any of the issues that you were hoping for? >> yeah, i think there was probably the best question about race that we have had at the debate so far, we have an acknowledgment of the issues at systemic issues. now we have to figure out what they plan to do. we heard hillary acknowledge white privilege which she has never done before. bernie continued to talk about systemic injustice. and o'malley, you know, still got some work to do. >> stephen: now i might be, you can tell me, i might be the whitest person you've ever met. henry louis gates, the head of african-american studies at harvard, after he took my dna. he had my dna sequenced and he said "you are white, baby, you are the whitest man i've ever met." so i might have the most privilege of any white person you have ever met. how do i identify that in my own life? identify it. give m

lynch. >> stephen: were you at the debate. >> i was in charleston. >> stephen: how did you feel it went? do you think that the candidates issues that you were hoping for? >> yeah, i think there was probably the best question about race that we have had at the debate so far, we have an acknowledgment of the issues at systemic issues. now we have to figure out what they plan to do. we heard hillary acknowledge white privilege which she has never done before. bernie continued to talk about systemic injustice. and o'malley, you know, still got some work to do. >> stephen: now i might be, you can tell me, i might be the whitest person you've ever met. henry louis gates, the head of african-american studies at harvard, after he took my dna. he had my dna sequenced and he said "you are white, baby, you are the whitest man i've ever met." so i might have the most privilege of any white person you have ever met. how do i identify that in my own life? because if i have a white privilege i want to be able to identify it. give me some hints as to my white privilege. >> you have a show, you have a lo

. >> congressman stephen listen is holding a rail sum -- lynch is holding a rail mayor marty walsh will also be will and says he's looking forward to the summit. >> we have a lot of rail in our city i think it's important to talk about security and how we move forward with rail. congressman lynch says he is concerned about the funding and says there's a real need to assess any potential weaknesses. >> umbrellas tomorrow, sarah. >> we will need it but also going to be dealing with some warmth, too, i think we'll take that. >> thank you. >>> thank you for making fox 25 your choice for news. our next newscast is at 4:00. let's send things over to sports director tom lieden for "sportswrap". >> thank you, guys very much. >> tampa was in town those two teams tied in the standings. we'll share with you don sweeney's thoughts on louie erickson. plus, butch stearns with me in studio to talk about what training and our thoughts on the bruins and celtics as well. we'll step aside for a short break get it going for you. we're here until midnight. hope you can stay with us. "sportswrap" is up next