i want to reiterate what the da said. we are concerned about the safety of our town residents and visitors who enter our town. pay attention to surroundings. if you see anything suspicious or out of place, please call the princeton loose department or the massachusetts state police. also, if you have seen anything in the last one for hours that appeared suspicious or out of the ordinary, please contact the the massachusetts state police. >> thank you. we are less than 24 hours into the investigation and we do believe this was a homicide. we cannot tell whether it was a random act at this point, so we are asking the residents of princeton to be vigilant. i don't think i can answer much for you at this point. >> [indiscernible] unit, detectives assigned to the worcester police department are all involved. i can't give you any more than that at this point. erika: and that was the worcester da giving an update on a death investigation princeton, confirming they do believe this was a homicide. it is unclear if this was yesterda

the da pointed fingers at the trial prosecutor who denied he did anything wrong. >> i turned over every single document i had. i handled this case the same way i have handled every case in 29 years. >> reporter: last month a judge vacated martin's conviction and this afternoon he was released without bail while the da considers its next move. martin rushed out of court telling us he just wants to go home. >> right now, i have to go to my that. >> reporter: and martin has six children all together. more on what he said outside of court tonight at 6:00. by the way, he will be back in court in downtown brooklyn on september 7th. at that time, the da will announce whether or not it will retry him. but frankly this case is so tainted that would be an uphill battle. live from downtown brooklyn, sarah wallace. news 4 new york. >> thank you. >>> the white house is denying a $400 million payment ton earlier this year, that it was a ransom for the release of four american prisoners. the state department had announced the settlement terms on january 17th. that was one day after the americans were

the da has handed the case off to the da for transparency and to be impartial. >> marshall will continue digging into the story will have new details for you tonight at denver news 10 pm. you can also read about his arrest. >>> new details about the young group built woman killed in head-on collision in loveland. she has been identified as 21- year-old breanna boddy. they say that mark stults hit her head on . mark stults was also killed. they believe he may have been >>> colorado voters will get to decide to stop what they want to bring back primary elections and put an end to presidential caucuses. and decide if unaffiliated voters can vote in priiaries. >>> someone in the state to be driving a car with the same license plate and sure --? yours. >> reporter: the dmv duplicate license plate numbers. that can have a negative impact on drivers. arthur anderson is a proud owner -?of this 1990 bronco. >> this michael brantley sees this garage. >> reporter: but the bronco left the garage and the one person that i got a letter from the state saying that i owe toll road. >> reporter: shocked a

today he was convicted of his sixth and given probation -- a sentence that frustrates the da. >> for the past 15+ years it has more duis than any jurisdiction in the state of colorado and second-place is not even close. the da says the current law puts the first time dui offender in jail for a minimum of 10 days but if the offender felony dui law empowers the courts to provide the patient with no jail time. >> it is disappointing when the law takes our approach . >> the da asked that collins serve some time but with probation there are no guarantees that he will not try to get behind the wheel. >> people moved to denver every day. where are they coming from? and you have to hear this tale of survival. this police chief who walked the estes park police chief is back to work after surviving a plane crash in alaska. we spoke with the cheap who says he knows he is lucky to be alive. >> reporter: just tto days after his plane crashed in the middle of the alaskan wilderness chief west was back at work. he is grateful he survived and that is why he is telling his story. >> as you are in a pl

this is a major boost for the taken 26%, the da has of the national vote. the anc has managed to hold onto 54% with support in rural south africa. that urban men saved the ruling party has failed to a tackle -- to tackle rising unemployment. battle toes an uphill win back support for the general election in 2019. to the dayhree weeks after an attempted coup in turkey and president wretched tie up erdogan -- president recep tayyip erdogan -- the man accused of being behind last month's failed military takeover. tens of thousands of people have already been arrested as part of a nationwide purge. still cracking down on foot to a golden -- on fethullah gulen's record. claimsmer ally says he -- former ally claims he had nothing to do with it. condemnedrepeatedly the coup attempt in turkey and had no knowledge. reporter: president erdogan says he will show no mercy to any organization. >> perhaps the business world is where they are strongest. a project cannot be successful if it is not financed. we are determined to cut off all the business ties come on the rev

we know both the da's office and the department of children and families are investigating. pkg a fractured skull and other injuries, when he was in this woburn apartment under the care of a longtime family friend. an ambulance was called here monday afternoon, taking noah and his twin sister, who was also hurt to the hospital. >> no comments. sera: a woman behind the door of the apartment, only saying no comment. last night noah died from his injuries. a sign outside his family's home reads, the family would like to thank you all for your love, support, kind words and prayers. at this time the family would appreciate their privacy to be what lies ahead. again, noah's sister was hurt, but injuries were not as serious. limited information from authorities at this the point. investigation is in the initial stages. live in woburn, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> also when woburn, a man is critically wounded after a stabbing outside a woburn sports bar. for suspects antoinette antonio . she's live from the scene in woburn. antoinette: a manager here says they are very upset be

i just want to reiterate what the da early said is we e our town residents and visitors. we ask people to aa-- pay attention to surroundings and if you see anything suspicious, or out of place, please contact the princeton police departmenter moose shouts styte police. also, if you've seen anything in the past 24 hours that appeared suspicious or out of the ordinary contact us. princeton police department 978- state police. >> thank you it will be limited gone i said we are less than 24 hours into the investigation. we believe it's homicide we can't tell whether or not it was a random act so we are asking the residents of princeton and surrounding areas to be vigilant i don't think this much i can answer or give to you at this point. >> are there arson investigators on scene? >> crime scene services the state princeton police state police detectives assigned to the worcester da's office are all involved.i can't give you anymore. >> any visible signs of injury on the body. >> our profession our detectives crime scene services princeton state police what they observed led th

according to the witness an investigator told the da, silva has cameras in his bedroom at the stockton kids club. her 17-year-old thought of going to the may you're camp this year but decided not to. >> my daughter was going to go to the camp. we just moved here. she got a bad vibe. he didn't want to go. >> laura anthony, ax 7 news. >> new tonight, uc berkeley police looking for this man. they say he inappropriately touched a 20-year-old female noon today at the plaza. the groper described as a white male, 50 to 60, clean shaven. he was wearing a dark gray collared shirt and cargo pants. >> evacuation order for residents forced out of their homes by the so-called fire burning near napa county line has been lifted. the fire burned 4700 acres so far and is 15% contained. it started tuesday evening. cal fire says containment improved on the southeast side of fire alug lowing the evacuat order for golden bear neighborhood to be lifted. in monterey, the fire near big sur has grown to 51,000 acres, 80 square miles. the two week old fire is 30% contained. the wildfire burned 57 homes, blamed

. >> this is a boat the da says gang members cruised around the delta in. a number 1/4 on the front, their adopted emblem. they saw it was bought with illegal drug profits. the back seat filled with marijuana. >> that activities gets joy and profits from praying on the community. >> a number of the suspects were linked and accused of committing highway shootings. >> eight shootings are believed to be connected to the suspects arrested. >> they used freeways as part of the day-to-day travel whether going to the store or conducting criminal activity. >> the investigation originated with concord police as they cracked down on a spike in crime and expanded to include the fbi and other law enforcement agencies. they seized methamphetamines and heroin, and shut down two grow houses. a 31-year-old and 28-year-old, the da says half of the gang is now off the streets and they hope more witnesses will feel safe coming forward. >> anyone convicted of raping an unconscious person can't get time taken off a sentence. that is a bill being proposed tonight. assembly come

this could be a solid lead, but the da office has received more than 450 tips. case. investigators believe the brother is her killer, and looking for a man that has seen cuts -- marcotte injured her killer and they are looking for a man that has cuts. the public should be careful and vigilant. maria: lifeguards and strangers coming to the rescue of a little boy in a swimming pool. hospital. we are live with new information. diane: a lifeguard noticed the child struggling in the water and immediately jumped into action. she was a mother here with her son at the time, helped performance epr on the seven-year-old along with a lifeguard. this was just after 3:00. the pool was crowded and had just been cleaned when everyone ed noticed the woman -- child taking in water. he eventually started to come around. >> originally he was out to three feet. we saw someone out in the middle of the pool. he realized he was drowning and he panicked, so he started treading in the water. dianne: we are told the child was responsive by time they were -- local hospital. ben: i young boy is i

. >> this is a boat the da says gang members cruised around the delta in. a number 1/4 on the front, their adopted emblem. they saw it was bought with illegal drug profits. the back seat filled with marijuana. >> that activities gets joy and profits from praying on the community. >> a number of the suspects were linked and accused of committing highway shootings. >> eight shootings are believed to be connected to the suspects arrested. >> they used freeways as part of the day-to-day travel whether going to the store or conducting criminal activity. >> the investigation originated with concord police as they cracked down on a spike in crime and expanded to include the fbi and other law enforcement agencies. they seized methamphetamines and heroin, and shut down two grow houses. a 31-year-old and 28-year-old, the da says half of the gang is now off the streets and they hope more witnesses will feel safe coming forward. >> anyone convicted of raping an unconscious person can't get time taken off a sentence. that is a bill being proposed tonight. assembly come

the da says that pg&e has never taken responsibility for what happened. that did not happen. they fought that tooth and nail. i'm grateful to the jury system and the attorney's office to accomplish this end. >> and the natural gas pipeline explosion and fire left eight people dead, many more injured and destroyed 38 homes. officials say it is not the money that matters but the message sent by the six guilty verdicts. >>> now fire officials reveal the source of one of the most destructive fires in california history. the valley fire killed four, destroy ed 1300 homes and caused 1.5 million in damage. now as we report. a hot tub is to blame. >> the valley fire is the third most destructive in california history. they have determined the cause was a homeowner's faulty hookup to a hot tub. the temperature at the connection was almost 2,000 degrees. >> the fire was caused by a faulty connection. the connection arced. they visited that of the a the fire. it tougherred minor damage. four people were killed and 2,000 building destroyed. >> there is a permit required. we cannot locate

. >>> convicted of driving drunk 6 times and is only punishment is probation, the da saas that this case sheds light on how lenient the dui laws and colorado can be. >>reporter: it does not take much to see that 54-year-old >> you're looking over here. this is not the only time he had trouble following simple orders, it's not his first time driving drunk, they say that he has 5 duis and today he has another one on his record, he was sentenced as you mentioned to probation and the da says the law must change because right now a first-time offender could get a minimum of 10 days in prison but if a felony and it empowers them to permit probation. >> am extremely frustrated that someone can have five or six duis and have two prior felony convictions in other states, served prison in another state for driving drunk and in our roads in this community they can walk out of the courtroom having spent no time in jail or >> he says he will not be able to drive but with probation there is no guarantee he won't try to get behind the wheel. >>> a man is going to prison for 24 years after turning the 1

according to the witness an investigator told the da, silva has cameras in his bedroom at the stockton. her 17-year-old thought of going to the may you're camp this year but decided not to. >> my daughter was going to go to the camp. we just moved here. she got a bad vibe. he didn't want to go. >> laura anthony, ax 7 news. >> new tonight, uc berkeley police looking for this man. they say he inappropriately touched a 20-year-old female noon today at the plaza. the groper described as a white male, 50 to 60, clean shaven. he was wearing a dark gray collared shirt and cargo pants. >> evacuation order for residents forced out of their homes by the so-called fire burning near napa county line has been lifted. the fire burned 4700 acres so far and is 15% contained. it started tuesday evening. cal fire says containment improved on the southeast side of fire alug lowing the evacuat order for golden bear neighborhood to be lifted. in monterey, the fire near big sur has grown to 51,000 acres, 80 square miles. the two week old fire is 30% contained. the wildfire burned 57 homes, blamed for the de

last may another judge also ruled the da should release soe 300 documents. saying the case is a public interest. but the da appealed. the property in chapel hill will be made available tonight. the property is more than 36 iekers. plans originally called for 600 apartments and officers. the scaled back version has 400 apartments. some are pushing to make the property a park. chapel hill community design commission is open to the public beginning at 6:30. >> people in southern pines have a chance to voice their opinion on a new shopping center. anchored by store. the developers is holding a neighborhood meeting. the first step for a $14 million court house expansion is underway. they began tearing down buildings this morning. and the county took ownership of the historic bank. nash county says it's current court house is safety. >> with this new addition, two new courtrooms and safer way to bring in people to the courtrooms. they had to bring from the jail through the hallways. >> more space for the sheriff and they plan to break ground in october and cleat co

dispute with the da himself, kent thompson. the prosecutor denied any wrongdoing in an exclusive interview with me. >> i turned over every single document i had. be clear, sarah. i handled this case the same way i've handled every case in 29 years. >> the mistakes are major. it is showing that someone else actually did this c than me. >> reporter: and martin has always maintained his innocence. he will be back here in court on september 7th. it is possible that the district attorney's office could decide to retry him, but highly unlikely under the circumstances. live from downtown brooklyn, sarah wallace. news 4 new york. >> thank you, sarah. >>> president obama is cutting more than 200 sentences short for federal inmates. it is the largest batch of 214 prisoners, including 8 from our area, will serve less time. some of those prisoners had been sentenced to life. the white house says almost all of them were serving time for non-violent drug offenses. many will be released on december 1st. >>> a manhunt that's gone from land to w

the da's office says no arrests have been made just yesterday. we are working to bring you the latest information on this breaking news, and we will have an updated report for you in 15 minutes. for now i am live in w woburn, michael henrich, fox25 morning news. live in woburn this morning where the death of a toddler is now under investigation this morning. we first told but this case last night in the news at 6:00, and since then, we have learned it noah john larson, just 15 months old, died some time last night at boston children's hospital. noah's twin sister, emmy, is under medical evaluation after the sib siblings were found in an apartment. someone called 911. the twins were in the care of a a baby sitter monday afternoon. again when police were called there. they are not saying how the boy died at this point. we have reached out to the da's office to find out the latest on how sister emmy is doing this morning. no charges have been filed, and woburn is working with the da's office and dcf to get to the bottom on what happened. live in wobu

the da will review his case next week. his friend the guy driving the van, a former mpd officer who once worked here at district six. kathy: major developments tonight in the high-profile slender man case. one of the two girls charged with stabbing their friend 19 times will enter an insanity anissa weier were accused of stabbing their friend after luring her into the woods. the girls, who were 12 at the time, say they were trying to please the fictional character slender man. today, the attorney for geyser said she will plead not guilty due to a mental defect. attorneys for both girls are also seeking a change of venue. >> in waukesha, the level of publicity has been really quite high. so i think in this media market and in this it's difficult to get jurors who don't have a strong opinion of the case. kathy: the judge appointed a psychologist not related to the case to perform a psychiatric evaluation on geyser. the results should be revealed during the next hearing in october. the police shooting of 23-year-old sylville s

we are veer claer we have no control over how fast the da muchbs on the casus despite what the da says about his commitment to investigating officer involved shooting. 3 years is way too long, so what we can control is our side-how do we take the lessons and policy fail wrrs especially here. this is a shooting in cars that was a policy ferrule. did we miss a wipdo to change training? >> yes, ma'am. so, in this slide what i try do in the slides is address the yuss of fire armism in this case you are receiving a letter from the chief that has a report. there are definitely policy changes that resulted from this, clarifications resulting from this so as a example with regards to policy, chief suhr issued a bulletin emphasizeing our restriction with regards to shooting at occupants in vehicles and training was enhanced to really clarify what is prohibited and what is restricted along that nature. the issue that i see is that the administrative investigation, the personnel investigation has a dependancy on a criminal finding. a officer has to have acted legally. we are dependent on that. wh

and lets go live to john rawlins in the da's question is will essential williams try lynn again even though he has only three months left on his term. >> an emphatic yes. he says it's the right thing to do. the wisdom in part because of the few months left on the sentence and attorney says that it appears that seth williams is hell bent on retrying this case. >> for some reason, he continues to want to beat up on this guy. i think we all know where he stood, meaning where lynn stood in this hierarchy, we understand that lynn never touched a kid. >> other priests charged with molesting children, he was charged with maintaining the system of shielding offenders and it was overturned because of prejudicial evidence. and now his attorney points outs he served 33 months of a 36 minimum sentence. even if convicted again it could not exceed the original sentence and is in line for parole. >> he has three months left so theoretically, a judge could under the rules give him a two month sentence. >> he -- under of the suggestion of why bother. >> monsignor lynn's own system shows he helped to c

the da would not comment on our information, but did say the public should be careful and vigilant. kathy curran, 5 investigates. ben: kathy, thank you. lifeguards and a stranger teaming up to save a little diane cho at the scene. diane? diane: it was supposed to be a day of fun for one child. it turned into a horrifying ordeal for his family. troopers responded here in hyde park for a drowning. everyone jumped back in the water when a young boy started struggling, luckily a lifeguard spotted him and left into eventually he came around. she learned cpr and was grateful that she did. just but she rotated, i breathe, we just rotated and he is fine. he is home. he is home tonight. that is all that matters. diane: by the time the child was taken to an area hospital, he was responsive. in hyde park, diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. without power in bedford. live wires down on page road. it will be a couple more hours before power is restored. maria: a missing boy, his father in custody. david bienick's life in dorchester to explain what the boy was found at this house in dorchester. the pol

now, the da has vowed to retrial lynn after the supreme court ordered a new trial, after monsignor's conviction was overturned. lynn spent 33 of the last 36 months, of the initial sentence in jail. lynn's lawyer, directly challenged the da, outside court. >> he continues to want to beat up on this guy. and i think we all know where he stood, meaning, where lynn stood in this hierarchy. we all under stands that lynn never touched the kid, and we all under stands what the sue peer court did twice, but yet in the face of all of that he wants to retry it. well, we're ready to go. >> and we have this statement from snap blasting news of lynn being released from prison writing, quote, some who are hiding child sex crimes will be relieved or maybe even unfolded by this news, they're both wrong and stupid, it says, increasingly law enforcement officials are pursuing both those who commit and those who conceal sexual violence. at this point the archdioces has referred all comments toilings' attorneys, we are awaiting a statement from the philadelphia district attorney's office, now, our siste

. >> i told the da and the cal fire prosecutor that if they do not have into the wall, i will. >> and arsonist to me amounts to domestic terrorist. >> reporter: she is concerned about her home. she was out of town when the clayton fire started. she got back and was unable to get to her house. but witnessed claims nearby. >> i stood there and watched it burn. it is all gone. i have in here a year and a half. >> reporter: she is hoping that her home is still standing. i asked investigators if more arrest could be coming, they would not get into the details of the investigation. >>> we map the fires out. of the clayton fire tore through the town of lower like yesterday. it is so small compared to fires of last year. this one is about a few miles south of clearlake. 1500 structures are threatened. it is burning to the east. that is good because it is mostly open space. you see the other three larger fire zones from last year's big fires in lake county. the rocky founder -- fire and the jerusalem fire consumed almost 100,000 acres. this is the third worst wildfire in state history when you

we are veer claer we have no control over how fast the da muchbs on the casus despite what the da says about his commitment to investigating officer involved shooting. 3 years is way too long, so what we can control is our side-how do we take the lessons and policy fail wrrs especially here. this is a shooting in cars that was a policy ferrule. did we miss a wipdo to change training? >> yes, ma'am. so, in this slide what i try do in the slides is address the yuss of fire armism in this case you are receiving a letter from the chief that has a report. there are definitely policy changes that resulted from this, clarifications resulting from this so as a example with regards to policy, chief suhr issued a bulletin emphasizeing our restriction with regards to shooting at occupants in vehicles and training was enhanced to really clarify what is prohibited and what is restricted along that nature. the issue that i see is that the administrative investigation, the personnel investigation has a dependancy on a criminal finding. a officer has to have acted legally. we are dependent on that. wh

public defender jeff dochi said that an intern at the da's office may be responsible. >>> well the da's office issued a statement that said, "this is very concerning behavior, and this is not how we train our employees. we have been looking into this matter and have no reason to believe this was created by our assistant district attorney." >>> lawmakers in sacramento are creating legislation that would require private universities and adhere to anti- discrimination laws. to protect their lbgt students if the schools are receiving the federal grant money. but some faith-based universities are taking an issue with the bill saying that it violates their religious rights. vicky gonzalez tells us that they feel like the new bill could open the door to the discrimination lawsuits. >> reporter: the california- tate-based universities would follow their anti- discrimination law. >> and that it will be a part of affecting who we are. >> reporter: that they believe that as long as universities accept their state funding that they should also follow california law. >> we also want the students to

the da says the use of force was justified. clark and the officer survived. >>> this morning a beverly 18- year-old is due in court to face charges he stabbed a friend with a shaft of a golf club. police say three teens got into a fight on the breakheart reservation yesterday. that's when 18-year-old curtis day grabbed the club and put it through a boy's neck. >> a golf club? >> we won't comment on motive or weapon at this point. >> we are a very quiet nice little town. >> the teenage here is injured is in serious can ring treated at beth -- serious condition being treated at beth israel hospital. >>> five faculty members the 70s and 80s. the school referred the cases to the state and says it has taken steps to protect students from abuse. >>> the young woman who accusest. paul's prep student of rail rape is speak out jesse proud was 15 when it happened. he was convicted of using a computer to lure her. until now the court hid her identity but she says she doesn't want that anymore. >> it's been two years now feel ready to stan

wanted to thank the assistant district attorneys and jurors, even though things did not go the way the da's office hoped it would go. david spunt >>> jerry sandusky is over for now, he's seeking a new trial. >> reporter: comments the whole story will be told? >> some day >> that was sandusky talking to our gig argos today. they want to call more witnesses. for past three day, the appeal hearing focused on alleged problem during the 2012 trial in which sandusky was convicted of molesting ten boys. both prosecutors from that original trial frank fina and joe were called to testify today about alleged grand jury leaks. they were concerned about how a local reporter got sealed testimony >> we took these things seriously. took various measures to try to keep the process as appropriate secret. >> if we can establish there were leaks made by government agents, it could result in a dismissal >> there's no date set in the appeals process. >>> philadelphia mob boss joey merlino pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges. 54-year-old is accused of taking part of in a health care fraud scheme. merlino

wanted to thank the assistant district attorneys and jurors, even though things did not go the way the da's office hoped it would go. david spunt >>> jerry sandusky is over for now, he's seeking a new trial. >> reporter: comments the whole story will be told? >> some day >> that was sandusky talking to our gig argos today. they want to call more witnesses. for past three day, the appeal hearing focused on alleged problem during the 2012 trial in which sandusky was convicted of molesting ten boys. both prosecutors from that original trial frank fina and joe were called to testify today about alleged grand jury leaks. they were concerned about how a local reporter got sealed testimony >> we took these things seriously. took various measures to try to keep the process as appropriate secret. >> if we can establish there were leaks made by government agents, it could result in a dismissal >> there's no date set in the appeals process. >>> philadelphia mob boss joey merlino pleaded not guilty to racketeering charges. 54-year-old is accused of taking part of in a health care fraud scheme. merlino

the da's office has received more than 400 tips in the case. the da would not comment on our information but did say the public should be careful and vigilant. right now, a crash and investigation involving a bicycle and pickup truck. doug: in happened late last the bike was flown to the medical center with five turning injuries and the driver did stay on the scene. antoinette: hillary clinton's running mate tim kaine will hold his first public event in new hampshire today. kaine made his first trip to the granite state this weekend. he and clinton released their tax returns yesterday, dating back a number of years. doug: a little boy told from a pool in boston, lifeguards and strangers jumping in to rescue him. right now, that 7-year-old child is in the hospital. our diane cho was in hyde park >> i cannot imagine him not going home. diane: as a mother to a six-year-old boy, she cannot help but think of her own son in that scenario. she was at the pool in hyde park when it turned into a terrifying ordeal for the family members of a seven-year-o

however, the da's office still wants that road in princeton between the hours of 1:00 and 3:00. did they see a car? did they notice anyone with cuts and bruises all over them? they believe that vanessa fought for her life in the wood as she was abducted. the police really need your help. so far more than 450 tips have come in the last day alone. the police have chased down in the frustrating and sad case. bob ward fox 25 news. >> bob just mentioned it but we want to mention that state police and local police have set up a tip line for information about vanessa's death. this is the number you can call. >> a drowning death of a local woman appears to be an accident. the 49-year-old went swimming by coast pond. by the wooster fire department dives team. >> two dozen people were hurt when the plane hit turbulence in boston and flying cross country to sacramento california and had turbulence and had to land in south dakota. more people screamed in terror. >> we just go into this boom. flew up right in the air. the whole plane shook. crazy. ground. jetblue flight 429 flying from bosto

we have contacted the da's office to see how emmy, the sister sr. are doing. no charges have been filed and unclear if any will be filed. they are working with the da's office and dcf to get to the bottom of what happened here. jason law, fox25 news. >>> breaking news on that swimmer scandal in brazil. american swimmer jimmy feigen has agreed to pay a $11,000 fine to leave he was one of four swimmers along with ryan lochke accused of making up a story about a robbery to cover up a fight and vandalism at a rio gas station. more on that investigation coming up at 7:00. >>> fire fighters from california say they are getting closer to containing the blue cut wildfire. as of last night the fire 22% contained more than the 4% contained yesterday morning. the fire continued in los angeles and burned 56 square miles. >>> and the presidential candidates are planning visits to baton rouge as floodwaters recede for thousands of people. the flooding in louisiana is now the worst u.s. natural disaster since hurricane sandy. it has destroyed 40,000 homes and displaced tens

. >> bruce gordon is live outside the da's office. uce, the office has not been so responsive to our requests for an interview. >> reporter: well, you could say they've been responsive. it's just the response has been no comment. actually, seth williams has reached out to sort of explain himself through certain groups. his employees and those he's identified as supporters of his 2017 re-election bid. as for the rest of us, we're still waiting. turns out there are perks of being elected philadelphia district attorney above and beyond the $175,000 a year salary. just ask seth williams who just this month be latedly reported receiving 160 grand in sport tickets, free stays at the vacation homes, even a $45,000 roof repair to his home offered gratis by a south jersey build. philadelphians we talked to are not happy about the da's never ending christmas morning. >> i don't believe it's right at all. you work hard for your money, make good money. why don't you just build a man. >> just the wrong thing. you know you're getting it for a certai

autopsy is done but the da was sharing no results from it. in princeton ken wbz. >> local investigators are not ruling out a connection between her murderer and the killing of a jogger in new york city. karenna vetrano's body was found and her father reported her missing when she didn't return home from run. investigators say the cases are similar. police have no suspects in the murder. >>> police want to hear from anyone who may have information about her death. you can reman anonymous and the anonmounce. >>> police investigate -- anonymous. >>> police are investigating why a driver was going the wrong way on mass pike. the 28-year-old died when he crashed head on into two other vehicles yesterday. three people in the cars he hit were injured. >>> the i-team looked at what can be done to prevent wrong- way crashes in february. they discovered federal transportation officials recommended lowering wrong way and do not enter signs to make them easier to we reached out to the state for an update with you have not heard back. rhode island install

the plymouth county da says the shooting happened inside a home and appears to be accidental. the victim was rushed to boston hospital where he is be in stable condition. >> any gun shot wound is dangerous. anything can happen. our thoughts and prayers to that little boy's safety. and the state police working the da's doing a great job. >> reporter: the circumstances of the shooting are under investigation. the gun that was used in this is a legal hand gun. at this point not saying who it belongs to. you imagine out here including the police who responded to this young boy shot in the face. kimberly bookman 7 news. ; neighbors in shirley are on alert after a jogger says she was approached by a suspicious man. they are keeping their eye out for a green van. >> anchor: get out to shirley where brandon gunnoe has the latest. >> reporter: kim and adam, the jogger told police that the driver of this van she could see somebody hiding in the back seat. >> the jogger said her heart raced when a green cargo van drove straight at her. a man in his 50s or 60s kept offering her water. >>

the delaware county da has charged the 47-year-old after the incident happened back in november.olice say the cars that come ming damaged were part of williams security detail. mayor jim cep ooh spoke briefly about the charges. >> she shouldn't have done it. she apparently admitted doing it. she shouldn't have done it. really has nothing to do with me and we have a lot of problems we're dealing with in the city on a regular basis including kids being shot in the street and people trying to get work and people trying to get they are lives in a better situation. that will play out with the district attorney's office in delaware county. >> status of seth williams and stacey cummings relationship is unclear right now. new jersey state police are warning tonight of some heroin marked with the batman logo if you look close enough you can see the batman on the label police say heroin with this stamp might have caused 49 overdoses in camden since last tuesday. no one has died yet. state police are asking people to help spread the word to help save lives. >> we're less than a week away fr

thanks but no thanks to our latest request for an interview on the subject of a $160,000 in gifts the daly reported to the city edges thick board. 160 grand over six years. everything from sports ticket toss free stays at vacation homes. to $45,000 roof repair job for williams home. courtesy of south jersey builder. williams makes $175,000 a year as da. philadelphians we talked to think he could do without the extra freebies. >> i wouldn't do it myself. >> you don't like the looks of it. >> right. >> if you're a public servant you're supposed to serve the public not yourself. >> all unnecessary is what i think. it's going to the wrong places. >> reporter: last friday, williams apologized to his employees for the distraction the gift story has caused. on monday, he e-mailed statement to supporters of his 2017 re-election bid acknowledging his responsibility taphole fully disclose all gifts and taking full responsibility for failing to do so. but many are asking where is williams explanation to the rest of philadelphia taxpayers committee of 70 president david thorthornburgh. >> now is the

the da announced this morning that the child did not survive. investigators are trying to danver's fire chief says it can happen in a blink of an eye. >> really nice up couple. they take care of their kids. >> the state police is working with the da and the danvers police department. we'll have more tonight at 6:00. live in >> firefighters were called to a camper, they found the infant unconscious and not breathing. police found packages for meth for sale. they arrested the parents at a nearby hotel. from the camper. >> you can see the pothole opened up earlier tonight. it will take hours to fix is underway. >> another picture perfect day to be out on the water, especially if you have a luxury it. there are sometimes when a dingy just won't do. >> you need a helicopter on your mega yacht. >> no big deal, right? of course. >> i'll let you know next time i take it out for a little spin. >> yes. tomorrow not the best day to be headed out to the water. we've got the risk of showers and storms. sunday flying high. cold front out to the west, that's o

the da tore into the utility. >> you are responsible. you did obstruct justice. you did violate the law and you are held accountable. you are a company that is properly described. as felons. >> pg&e has filed paperwork to ask the judge to overturn yesterday's verdict. >>> okay, it's day five of the olympics. the headlines late this afternoon, rain and some nail biting and of course, more of our bay area olympians. how about this, colton brown made his olympic debut in judo. he won his first bout in 21 seconds, but he is then eliminated in the round of 16. brown says he's now looking forward and looking ahead to the 2020 olympics in tokyo. here's the nail biting finish. team usa basketball had a close call against australia. this game just ended within the past 20 minutes. the warrior's trio beat andrew bogut and the aussies, 98-88. coming up tonight, kerri walsh jennings and her new partner, april ross, will try to extend their winning streak. this time against switzerland, walsh jennings has never lost a match in her olympic career. >> perhaps the most popular i

>> reporter: the con cron da said that the -- the contra costa da said that the death penalty is off table against john tercheria in his wife's killing. prosecutors say that tercheria hit his wife, linda in the head with a hammer more than 20 times. police said that the crime happened in the couple's home of blackhawk and he called 911 afterwards. they were married for 45 years. she had filed for a legal separation from him in april of 205. a motive for the killing is not yet known. he's been charged with murder, torture, and elder abuse. but today the da removed a special circumstance, alleging that the killing was, "especially heinous, cruel, or depraved." and that means that tercheria will no longer face the death penalty. >> in this particular situation the death penalty allegation was removed from the complaint. because i think that the da realized that the language of the particular heinous killing didn't really make sense because all killing is heinous. >> and now tercheria will return to court on september 13, at which point he's expected to plead not guilty. for now he's bei

but the da say vanessa's own efforts to help save her own life could help turn this investigation going forw vanessa marcotte's body naked, burned and possibly sexually assaulted in princeton. the district attorney revealed that the 27-year-old did fight back against her assailant. >> we believe there was a struggle between vanessa and her killer that resulted -- play resulted in her killer receiving injuries and her assailant we know was a man. . >>>. >> reporter: the da released conference we aired on station news at 4:00. >> evidence and information that we have in this case again leads us to believe that there was a struggle between vanessa and her assailant that led to scratches, cuts, scrapes and/or bruises. >> reporter: marcott is originally from leominster and lives in new york now but visited her mom in princeton and went for a jog sunday afternoon. the da narrowed the timeline they were looking at between 1 police returned to the crime scene yesterday with fox25 cameras recording investigators carrying out a brown paper evidence bag. fox25 has also learned that investigators i

. >> reporter: this is the customized boat the da's office said the gang members cruised around in. a prominent number 14 on the front. their adopted emblem. they said it was bought with illegal drug profits. also a car. the backseat killed with marin. >> that membership and activity gets the joy and profits from preying on our community. >> a number of the suspects being investigated were linked and suspected of various highway shootings. >> reporter: highway shootings are believed to be connected to some of the suspects arrested. >> they use the freeways and highways that we patrol as part of their day to tai travels whether they're going to the store or conducting criminal activity. >> reporter: the investigation originated in concord and expanded to include the fbi and other law enforcement agencies. they also seized meth an fete mien and marijuana. the gang members included the arrests of the ring leaders named a 31-year-old shawn dunn and 28-year-old m arian o cortano. >> oakland police arrested a suspect after a shooting and car fire early monday morning. the shooting happene

district attorney said police were able to locate the child's father who lives in janesville though the da said the man is not an active part sheboygan rm today's tmj4 a computer problem grounded delta airlines flights around the world today. the problem is fixed.but hundreds of flights are disrupted or delayed. veronica macias picks up the story from mitchell international airport. delta flights have resumed this morning the headache still isn't over for passengers. veronica macias joins us live at mitchell international airport when delta passengers arrived this morning the kiosks morning the arrived this morning the kiosks weren't working. how is the line moving? very very very slowly by noon the line still snaked around the delta ticket counter at mitchell international airport....jus after a system wide computer outage grounded their jets. there's nothing you can do about it you got to flow with it. when small children are in tow its not that easy. louise eckardt is trying to get back home to puerto rico. big delays means many connecting flights will be missed and families today are f

can you please tell me how aiden jennings is the new da? hey... i hoped i'd catch you at the office. >> justin: the office. >> aiden: yeah. >> justin: yes. which is now... your office. i heard you'd been appointed the new da. >> aiden: are you not going to congratulate me? >> justin: hmm. >> aiden: guess not. well, at least can you bring me up to speed on-- >> justin: oh, you don't need my help...that's clear. >> aiden: appreciate the confidence, but i could always use some-- >> justin: inside information? like when, where i might be

collee fouyears ago, 25-yeaold brandon johnson was admitted here because he was the da strangely later he was dead. the district aorney's office held an inquest in brandon hnson's last days his mom testified, very day he fod him on the floor of hisy move. >> she says there's nothing wrong with brandon it's alin his head it's his illusions. nothinwrong with brandon. she reassure and i believed her. con: but an autopsy showed he had a broken neck that caus blood clots that killehim 3 days later >> it's certainly mysterious that he would have suffered such a significant injury on hiown at the mental health complex. colleen: today, his family filed to g him the medical help he neededacro jt the street at froedtert hospital. >> i till to this day don't kn what happened to my son, how, who, when, bran died alone. he dieone, mson died alone without me or family being around. colleen: johnson's death sulted in sanctions against some hospital staff an citaons from state regulators. >> i'm thankful for the changes that have occurred, but it shouldn't haveaken my son' life for it to cnge. colleen

i think the da realized that the language of a particular heinous killing didn't really make sense because all killing his heinous. >> john tercheria is set to return to court on september 13 and is expected to plead not guilty. >>> oakland police say they are looking for two gunmen in a shooting that happened yesterday. this was reported at 35th avenue near 580 and oakland just after 5:00. police found a man who had been shot. he later died at the hospital. so far the identity of the victim has not been released and no arrests have been made. >>> i'm -- a family and oakland is considering a move after being repeatedly targeted by robbers. >> reporter henry lee says both incidents were caught by the same security camera. >> reporter: this was just after noon on saturday. a woman was returning in the upper diamond district in her two-year-old daughter is in the backseat. as she is parking, a maxima passes by and 30 seconds later the same nissan maxima returns and 2 young men jump out. they try to open the mercedes doors but they are locked. the young men take off and almost crash into anoth