police in somerville supports this black lives matter sign. union said after protesters started to target and kill police this sign needs to come down. holding up cops lives matter. members of the police union in somerville say it is disrespectful to hang a black lives matter sign outside city hall. >> because some elements identified with black lives matter movement that resorted to killing innocent police officers and putting the lives of citizens in massachusetts police coalition cannot stand for the continued display of that organization's banner on a public banner. >> reporter: he has refused saying we can support our police while supporting racial equality. >> when they begin murderering police officers in cold blood my members started asking when are we going to do something about it. >> reporter: the somerville mayor said of course all lives matter. wrong in our country and address it. >> that sign is not coming down. we have to recognize as a society most of us here are white with the exception of the few. do we know what it's like to be discriminated against? >> reporter: and the president of the police union ended the rally he has dated a black woman for 15 years a d

police in this country. who did make the list, the mothers and family members of those killed in confrontations with police. that is why the police union is very angry. the same police officers, who are going to be part of the big protective cover for the democrat, why they're in town. john mcnesby, leads the police union, you know him well, he is on vacation, but he quickly got off vacation when he saw the speaker list, and he put out a statement. it is sad that to win an election mrs. clinton must panned err to the interest of people who did not know all of the fact while the men and women who seek to destroy are outside protecting the political institutions of this country, mrs. clinton you should be ashamed of yourself if that's even possible. his other union members spoke up last night. >> just give police officers who paid the ultimate sacrifice an opportunity to have their families speaker in as victims and let them know the impact of how they feel, as well. >> there have been some surviving families who is willing to express themselves, so we have been in contact with some families that are willing to participate and speak in,

they say it is a deeply troubled by the banner calling it the moralizing in light of recent attacks on police across the country. the police union saying it incites violence against officers. the union had asked for in >> the resolution rests in a coming together in dialogue. that sign is not coming down. we have to recognize most of us here are white. do we really know what it is like to be discriminated against? reporter: the banner itself is a opinion and encourages more dialogue. that rally is expected to begin right about now. anchor: police investigating a triple shooting. maria: one man was shot in the head. police getting a call from lynne hospital where gunshot victims check themselves in. they suffered non investigators spent hours at the scene and say these shootings were not random. >> we do not know if it was related. there's a good chance it may be related. maria: police say all 3 victims know each other and are calling this an isolated incident. ben: tragedy in haverhill. a man drowns after desperate attempts by two others to rescue him. firefighters tell us they pulled three people from the merrimack river after

the police came here upset over the black lives matter banner hanging out over city hall. the controversy grew after the police union sent a letter to the mayor saying this did not make police look -- locally feel good. people were taking shots at the take a listen to the union heads. >> we do not feel we need to qualify our core beliefs or fundamentals with anything. >> the resolution rests with a dialogue. here are white with the exception of a few. do we really know what it is like to be discriminated against? reporter: you heard it there. the mayor is saying the banner is not coming down. today the union president said they are not sure where the next step might go. counter protest in union square. we are hearing from the owner of a convenience store who wrestled with a man before they took him down in dramatic fashion. live with the story you will see only on 5. >> the chase involving multiple cameras. at one point jumping behind this gun. >> very brazen. reporter: it has become routine for chris. that changed wednesday. >> i started walking and said what are you doing? he doesn't say anything. you are robbing

at the other, the police union feeling excluded. it's all over a black lives matter banner hanging at somerville's city hall. two opposing rallies were held last night. the police union says it certainly opposes excessive force but the message the banner sends is demoralizing to officers. recent deaths of five officers in dallas. but black lives matter says it is a peaceful organization. the mayor hopes last night's demonstrations will spark a dialogue. >> the head of the police union wants to be a part of change. we are not going to turn back the clock on policing in somerville. erika: the mayor says the banner will stay along with one that honors the police officers lost in dallas. boston city leaders are effort to rein in expenses. the city's chief financial officer is urging departments like police, fire, and transportation to shave an additional 5% off overtime. he says that could save the city $11.6 million. the savings would help pay for core city programs like education and curbing homelessness. a change in leadership at suff

sky 7 liveve outside city hall where the police union has gathered to protest the mayor's decision to hang a black lives matter banner. the protest was scheduled to kick off at 5:30. you can see a number of people there. the police union says they find it disrespectful that the mayor refuses to take down the black lives matter banner but the police chief supports the banner hanging on city hall. >> jadiann: more breaking e. coli in people who ate ground beef while in new hampshire. p.t.farm in north haverhill ralling approximately 8800 pou bee products due to contamination and word from the state health departm massacs arek t. >> rhi morning. the driver was pronounced dead on the sce >> jadiann: police are investigating a shooting in lynn. three people were shot on forest and bulletin street just before 4:00 am. police say all three victims were transported to local hospitals. their conditions are unknown at this time. one person has died after jumping into the merrimack river. police in haverhill got a call three people had jumped into the river off of a bridge on main street. two pe

we have explained that the mayor wants it if. >> reporter: for sometime the head of the police union has been asking the mayor and city leaders to take the black lives matter sign down. that it's outside of city hall especially after the recent killings of innocent police officers in dallas and in baton rouge. members of the union here in somerville, you can see have started to gather outside of city hall their protest is set to start at 5:30, they're holding up signs that say support your local police and cop lives matter. not all police officers here in somerville want this black lives matter sign taken down. the police chief supports it. and so does the mayor. the mayor was very adamant when he said the sign is not coming down. that of course all lives matter. but we must focus on every member of society and the problems that still face this nation. >> you know it's easy for you and i and others to say all lives matter. of course they matter. we need to point and call out what is wrong in our country. you know, say put up men's rights because it is a problem miss addressed. >> repo

the head of the police union had dozens of people out here, only about a 30-minute rally to talk about that. he said, look, we support what black lives matter used to stand for, but now the police officers have been gunned down and targeted across the country as we know in dallas and baton rouge this is something we the cop lives matter as well. this black lives matter sign needs to be taken down. the mayor also spoke earlier today saying that again this sign is not going to be taken down. we can support police while also supporting racial gyp justice, that is -- injustice. brandon gunnoe, 7 news. >> ryan: this time from the massachusetts department of public health the agency is investigating two cases of e. coli in people who ate ground beef while in new hampshire. pounds of raw beef products due to risk of e. coli contamination and word that two people in massachusetts are now sick. >> kim: patriots players, back on the practice field. this is a fresh start for the pats who will have a fresh starter coming week 1. jimmy garoppolo working hard and tom brady is right next to him getti

the head of the police union for somerville police department wrote a letter last week, urging the mayor to take down the black lives matter banner that was put up last year on the front of city human services. the union president -- city hall. the union president wrote we strongly object to a banner that quietly paints police officers as the killers of innocent citizens of color. president wrote. >> from my understanding, no vote was taken by any members of the union and that's our understanding and that's what the union did on its own, which is right. >> the reporter: we did talk to some of the union officials here for somerville an they are telling us that they have complete support from the rank and file, even though a lot of them are not coming forward, but again, they did rally here today. police officers from across eastern mass, they really wanted to get the word concerns were. of course, we are following this, we'll have much more tonight on fox 25 news at 10:00 p.m. we are live in somerville, robert goulston, fox 25 news. >> vanessa: and we are learning new details tonight on t

coming up at noon, a caregiver for an autistic man shot by police as he was on the ground with his hands in the air, what the police union is saying about the shooting. plus, it getting ready for the inside look at what is who keepers are trying to train the little cub. tracking the extreme heat, temperatures nearing triple digits, doug hill tells us how long the speedway will last in the full forecast. i've been blind since birth. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. learn about non-24 by calling 844-844-2424. or visit my24info.com. >> you are watching abc 7 news at noon, on your side. jummy: they police shooting of a black caregiver trying to help a patient with autism is being called an accident by the union representing the officer, charles kinsey was shot on monday in miami. there shows him on the ground holding old cans in the air, the police union says the officer was trying to shoot the patient but in this fired. charles kinsey's lawyer says the story does not add up. >> i do not understand how a person could justify this, they would be much better off saying sorr

union. amy: meanwhile, the mayor of somerville, massachusetts, is refusing to remove a banner reading "black lives matter" from city hall, despite a demand to do so from the local police union. the union demanded the banner be replaced with one reading "all lives matter." somerville mayor joseph curtatone responded to the demand saying -- "my unwavering support for our police officers does not and cannot preempt our commitment to addressing systemic racism in our nation." in francnce, police raided the refugee camp known as ththe june in the northern city of calais this week, making arrests and destroying shops. earlier this year, the camp houseded over 6000 refugees many , of whom were seeking entry into b britain through the neary channel l tunnel, known as the chunnel. between march and may, policee

we did hear from the police chief in somerville and he is distancing himself from the police union saying he stands with the mayor. that is set to start at 5:30. and at union square. and now earlier at 4:30 this afternoon. live in somerville, jessica against the teenager convicted of killing his teacher may end with a plea deal. juvenile court judge in boston has scheduled a conference between prosecutors and attorneys for phillip chism. chism is serving a 40-year sentence for killing danvers teach are colleen ritzer. he is also accused of attacking a person after the arrest. attack was chillingly similar to the murder of ritzer. exposing himself to two children at a mcdonald's. the kids' mom took picture of sullivan and officers recognized him from previous interaction. they found him on a nearby bus and arrested him. >>> a new hampshire man who claimed to be a stabbing victim is now charged with punching an officer. merrimack police say 26-year-old cory high made a report that he was stabbed during an attempted robbery in a series of car break-ins. he punched an officer who tried to sei

police and the city council. the head of d.c.'s police unionays his officers will work to unseat ten council members who signed a resolution that calls for police reform news4's mark segraves is live outside the second district police station. what's making the police so angry about this, mark? >> report that was written as a way to begin a national dialogue on race relations between the community and the police department. but in that resolution, there is a list of victims. and it's that list that has d.c. police officers upset for several reasons. >> basically, telling us how violent and how police officers are just criminals. >> reporter: matt came here to let council members now how upset he and fellow officers are at a resolution. ten council members introduced on tuesday. >> my members realize that they have no support coming out of the wilson building. >> reporter: what has the officers upset is this. calling for police reform across the country. it was written by david grasso. >> the council really cares and is paying attention to issue

and that's the police union and they made the request to governor kasich and governor kasich says it's a right within the state and constitutionally and there's nothing he can do about that but the police union says look this is something that is of great concern to us. you saw what happened in baton rouge and we would feel safer and the community would feel safer if we were allowed to ban the open carry of firearms in cuyahoga county but the governor rejected the claim saying there's nothing he can do about it. >> no doubt. they'll be on high alert all weekend long. rich, thank you. >> thank you, rich. >> well, the time is almost 20 minutes, 41 after the hour. well, indiana governor mike pence now the man of the hour. >> one of the big reasons that i chose mike and one of the reasons is party unity. i have to be honest. >> will pence really unite the party? former republican senator of massachusetts scott brown weighs in up next. the american red cross urgently needs blood and platelet donations and asks donors to schedule an appointment to give now. every two seconds someone in the u

reporter: despite the police crowd the mayor says only for officers were actually from somerville. the union says police here are afraid to speak out. for now a stalemate, over this sign. maria: let's take you now to a clues in a mystery. investigators have found more human remains on national grid property on rover street. the first discovery was made 3 weeks ago. newscenter 5's david bienick is live in everett tonight. reporter: it's not clear why the investigators miss these spec of their unturned. they are sifting through a pile of gravel where the latest human remains were found. >> you think you are safe. they just found bodies over there. reporter: for now it looks like one body. are constantly moving dirt around at the side. >> help i how busy is this site? >> not very busy. reporter: she had a metal plate from an earlier break and evidence of knows work. she was found wearing ankle boots, a white t-shirt and black investigators are checking her description with missing person databases and will extract dna from the remains once they have a sample. >> we are most concerned with findi

at the other, the police union feeling excluded. it's all over a black lives matter banner, hanging at somerville's city hall. two opposing rallies were held last night. the police union says it certainly opposes excessive force but the message the banner sends is demoralizing to officers. they fear retaliation, after the recent deaths of five officers in dallas. but black lives matter says it is a peaceful organization. the mayor hopes last night's demonstrations will spark a >> at the head of the police union, we have an opportunity to be forward but we are not going to turn back the clock on policing. erika: the mayor says the banner will stay along with one that honors the police officers lost in dallas. a change in leadership at suffolk university. board members ousted president margaret mckenna after an emergency meeting on alleged lavish spending. school leaders also claimed mckenna verbally abused employees. mckenna is vowing to fight the firing. randy: boston city hall is pressuring the departments of the city to cut more of

the expectations of this police chief. >> reporter: at the time, officer richter's only discipline was counseling and training. tonight the police union says the comments in the car are just wrong. david. >> thank you. >>> there are new developments tonight in the shooting of an unarmed florida man. an explanation tonight from the officer. this video from just before the shots were fired. the man lying on his back. his arms in the air. abc's gio benitez tonight. >> reporter: tonight, new details about the officer who shot 37-year-old behavior therapist charles kinsey as he lie down with his hands up. a 23-year-old with autism at his feet playing with a toy truck. police radio capturing some of the confusion. >> he has something inside of his hand, all units use caution. he has sog in his hands. >> looks like this guy is loading up his weapon. >> reporter: this video released by kinsey's attorney captures officers with guns drawn. one is 30-year-old officer johnathan aledda. kinsey is speaking to the officers. >> all he has is a toy truck in his hands, a toy truck. i am a behavior therapist at a group home. >> reporter: the moment offi

the mayor says he supports police but the banner will stay to promote racial equality throughout the city. the police union calls the banner's message disrespectful. however, police chief has supported the banner. >> new at 4:30, an investigation clears an everett police officer in a back in april, the 48-year-old was harassing people on broadway. when police got to the scene the suspect called a knife and refused an order to drop it. the officer fired killing him. the investigation concludes the officer was justified in the use of deadly force, and that there was no criminal conduct involved. >> boston police are investigating a triple shooting. at least one of the victims has life-threatening injuries. the shooting happened overnight. >> the man who attempted to assassinate ronald reagan 35 years ago is set to be a free man. the the judge says john hinckley jr. is no longer a danger to himself or others. he'll be released as early as next friday. this is the scene from that chaotic moment. he'll be living with his 90-year-old mother in a community. back in 1991, he shot reagan and three others outside th

man managed to walk right through a checkpoint. >> a very lucky escape, that's what the oakland police officers union calls a shooting this weekend targeting a police sergeant on the job. coming up, the moment she called central command. ,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, everyone. it's monday, july 25th. i'm michelle griego. >> i'm ken choi. bay bridge looking very nice. little bit cloudy conditions. we have fog rolling in. >> yeah. thanks for that, greg, it's gorgeous. >> and on cue. got a runner. >> already at 5:00 in the morning, wow. >> good for them. >> good workout. >> trying to beat the heat. >> exactly. going to be hot, right? >> i rather prefer working out in the morning rather than late in the day. >> feel good about yourself the rest of the day. >> air quality is great and good start to your day. work up an appetite as well. i'd like to see that shot one more time. i guess not. here's our highs you can expect for today. mid-60s to low 70s around the rim of the bay. and that is similar to what we experienced yesterday. if you want to compare today's temperatures to sunday, we had 85 in san jose. t

. >> the shooter killed by police have been identified as for marines, 29 to gavin launder kansas city, missouri. the latest attack grazing pressures at the convention. the cleveland police union has called for suspension of the city's open carry laws during this event. governor john kasich has addressed the arrest is a descendent. hillary clinton is in the lead over donald trump is the latest nbc "wall street journal" poll has clinton to lead at 46 to donald trump 41. the "washington post" is granted not by just for points. 47 to trump's 43. donald trump and his running mate governor mike pence speaking to 60 minutes on how they are prepared to leave the country. >> we are both ready and no doubt innate toughness, we need strength. obama is weak. hillary is weak and part of it is a big part of it. we need law and order here treated to the latest developments out of turkey. 6000 people have been arrested after friday's failed to put turkey's president vowing to find all those responsible. a big deal to tell you about. i'm holding surge in the market. japanese telecom giant softbank has reached a deal to require the company for more than $32 billion they take a look at the open

citing the killings of dallas and baton rouge police officers, union president michael mcgrarth wrote are these the peaceful protestors you're hitching your wagon to, we strongly trongly object that paints police officers as the killers of innocent citizens of color. he says the city backs its force noting the ban honoring the slain officers but says they will continue to address the problem of racial injustice at city hall. >> to blame the violence against police, against the whole union movement of black lives matters are wrong. >> they are surprised that the mayor would take offense. >> it's absolutely the right decision. >> reporter: and say the union president's reasoning is out of touch with the intention of the black lives matter movement. >> i can see where they're coming from but at the same there's always a fringe element to every movement and that's you have talk on the positive qualities in center that are really advocating for the right thing. >> now in his letter, the union president also points out that the officers accused in the death of freddie gray were acquitted an

peter doocey life in cleveland with more on this. >> the police union is very concerned the anti-policedescending on cleveland combined with an open carry law for the state of ohio could create a dangerous situation or officers assigned to protect the rnc. officials from the union are asking the governor to temporarily suspend the state's open carry law before anything bad happens. >> if you're telling me can do it, that implies that the delegates last for more important than the folks outside the gate. we don't want to do for a very limited resources we have thereby achieving people have a good god-fearing law-abiding citizens that have open carry. double draw our attention in this tragic world we're living in right now. we want to have all of our resources looking for the truly bad people. >> h. said they would be no changes to the ohio open carry law. the spokeswoman tells thought that the person is a noble essential calling and we all grieve for a against an attack in officers. ohio governors do not have the power to arbitrarily suspend federal and state constitutional writers to au

the slain offers over police headquarters. but says they will continue to address the problem of racial injustice at city hall. >> to blame the violence against police, against the whole union of black lives matter is wrong. >> reporter: people who live in the area are surprised the union would take offense to the mayor's decision planning a police protest at city hall thursday. >> it's absolutely the right decision and i think it's bizarre anyone be offended by it. >> reporter: and say the union's president reasoning matter movement. >> i can see where they're coming from but at the same time i think that like there's always a fringe to every movement. >> reporter: in the letter the union president also points out that the officers accused in the death of freddie gray were acquitted and also the officers accused of deadly force in the deaths of alton sterling and philando castile have yet to be convicted on those happening tomorrow the police rally happening here at city hall at 5:30 and that counterprotest by the black lives matter supporters union square 4:30 p.m.. in somerville, jacqui heinrich, fox 25 news. >>> the dog that chewed off part of his paw is out of surgery

police officers which is evidence that the city backs its force. but the banner has been the subject of an intense and public disagreement between the city's police union and city hall with the somerville police employees association saying the banner "paints police officers police officers as killers of innocent victims of competing rallies and press conferences shows a disconnect between the force and the city. here's what he had to say. >> as the head of the patrolman unions wants to be step up and be part of the solution, that door is open for him. >>> the rally here tomorrow is being held by the municipal police coalition, being hosted by the union president. that begins here at 5:00 p.m. -- or 5:30 p.m., right here at city human services. there's also a counterprotest supporters, that counterprotest is beginning at 4:30 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. for now live in somerville, jackie heinrich, fox 25 news. >> mark: turning now to the weather, the streak is snapped. unless temperatures skyrocket shortly. boston's heat wave is over aft six days in a row of 90-degree days or higher. a sea breeze cooled things off at the coast. >> kevin: it is now 75 degr

night the mayor defended hispanic decision to keep it there. -- his d >> the head of the somerville police officer union penned a letter assisting that we take down the black lives matter banner, asking our city to pick a side. let me be clear, that boon ner will not down. >> a banner at the city's police station honors officers killed in the line of duty. >>> new this morning, the governor just signed a law they said it helps riders plan ahead and it's important for those on low or fixed incomes. >>> new this morning, no jackpot winner in last night's powerball drawing. there were million dollar winners in ohio, pennsylvania and virginia. 10, 47, 50, 65, 68, the powerball was 24. saturday's jackpot is now up to $478 million. >> yeah, it does. >>> coming up on wbz this morning taking action against debt collectors. >> the new rules being proposed to help you the consumer. >> ahead, all eyes on jimmy gap garoppolo. what to expect as patriots training camp kicks off in just a few hours. >> an overwhelming response to help a dog who chewed off part of his own paw. how the community is rallying around >>> h

the second deadly u police shooting in as many weeks. the head of cleveland's police union is calling on the governor for a state of emergency and temporarily suspend the open carry law. >> leadership needs to do something to protect the men and women of the police department. >> reporter: in the public square open carry was on display. one gun owner hoped to make point with his rifle. >> this is to make people aware that there are good people out here. >> reporter: officials said they were altering the security plan following the killing of five officers in dallas. >> not only do we have to keep the delegates and obviously the candidates safe, but everybody who wears a badge now is a a target. >> reporter: the shooting today is just the late nest a string of incidents in the last year that has shaped cleveland's security plan. including multiple violent protests at trump rallierallies. and just a few days ago the attack in nice, france. the secret service is in charge here koord naughting 5,500 total law enforcement including police officers from as far away as california.

>> the police union has made no secret of its displeasure with the board of supervisors from day one.s highly politicized. very quick to put out radio attack ads attacking them. >> is the city planning on doing anything specifically today? i know today is a civic remembrance. are they actually doing something? >> i don't think there is any official -- more of an emblematic symbolic day. >> there are actions planned for the mario woods day coalition? >> that's right. and this kind of coalesces into black lives matter. protesters upset at treatment of african-americans here and across the country by police. it's part of this ongoing situation here. >> have you spoken to any of the supervisors who have defended this? i know they voted. have they gone on the record and said i think we should do this because? >> yeah. they made clear they want to honor mario woods, not to forget what he represented on behalf of the local african- american community. but the supervisors say they won't be cowered by the police unions. >> we are watching this video of the black lives matter protest in oakland

the money used on policing into the community. >> this is a national day of action to focus with the police union. we recognize the large amount of political power they have, for increased funding for policing. >> reporter: protestors had promised their tactics would escalate, just last night, anti police but tattle activists -- brutality activists blockaded the doors. after several hours today, protestors unbounds themselves to march to city hall, where several people unfurled a banner reading too many murders, too many displaced, and called for oakland mayor schaaf's ouster with the #byelibby. san jose kid used his drone to chase down the stolen boat. we talked to the teenager who tracked the thieves. >> robbed at gunpoint, we have the inside scoop on a tactic bay area criminals are using to case their victims. vazquez caught up with the e operator who helped police an arrest: a bay area teenager. nats track: when he got a n drone for making the honor roll this year .. year old chris harris >> reporter: chris knew he wanted to use the drone to take pictures and tell stories. he had no idea it wou

. >> reporter: the president of the police union said the sergeant will be okay. he is proud about how she and other responding officers kept their poise in a shocking situation. >> this is a suspect taking an opportunity of an officer be a injured in a car accident to take a shot at them. this is unacceptable. an attack on one police officer is an attack on all police officers. and on the residents of our city. >> reporter: patrol officers are now writing to in a vehicle one possible. sergeants are often by themselves. the sergeant last night was in an suv when she was attacked. police cordon off a 10 block area looking for the gunmen. right now his officers are really from the fact that they have been targeted. >> concerns are heightened given what is going on. and with the discussion around policing many officers don't the -- feel they are valued. >> the sergeant was treated and released. they are not saying whether the suspect has been arrested. >>> investigators are looking for a man who got stabbed and killed this morning. when police arrived they found a ma

the police officers going to be on the street. so that's just some of how they are spending it. the problem is the riot gear came in very late. the police unionid not fit properly with the bullet proof vests but making adjustments poppy. >> martin savidge live in cleveland where it's going to be quite packed to say the very least. marty savidge, thank you so much. coming up, what does it take to pull off something like this? you've got 50,000 extra people coming dexrescending on the cit. what does it take to put it all togeth together? we'll give the final preparations from building the stage to hanging the equipment and can i tell you how many cameras are here? a behind the scenes look live from cleveland next. it takes a lot of work... to run this business. but i really love it. i'm on the move all day long... and sometimes, i just don't eat the way i should. so i drink boost® to get the nutrition that i'm missing. boost complete nutritional drink has 26 essential vitamins and minerals, including calcium and vitamin d to support strong bones and 10 grams of protein to help maintain muscle. all with a great taste. i don't plan on slowing dow

the man shot to death by police officers last december. san francisco's board of supervises passed a resolution this year to make july 22, his birthday, mario woods day angering the police union. >> speaking of the san francisco police officer association they will host a day of remembrance in honor of law enforcement officers who made the ultimate second credit nice. the ceremony recognizes the shooting debt of five dallas police officers two weeks ago and commemorate a year since the murder of hayward police sergeant shot during a traffic stop at 10:00 a.m. at the golden gate yacht club in san francisco. >> baton rouge, louisiana, is preparing for a painful weekend, happening today, police officer matthew gerald is buried with military honors in louisiana, the father of two and former army and marine veteran. he was one of three officers shot and killed by a lone gunman on sunday. the sheriff deputyies brad garafola will be buried on saturday and officer montrell jackson is laid to rest on monday. all the four suspects arrested in a kidnap for ransom plot are due back in court after accuse evidence kidnapping a 57-year-old from her home in june, and her son received a messa

the mayor says it will stay saying it's possible to support minorities and police at the same time adding city hall features a banner supporting slain police officers in louisiana and texas. the police union says the message from the black lives matter banner is disrespectful. randy: that dirty water may not be so bad anymore. the epa, in a new report, gave the charles river a b-plus for water quality for the past year, the epa says the charles met standards for boating 95% of the time, and swimming 69% of the time. that's good news for the charles river conservancy, which wants to put a swimming area near north point park. take a dip. cindy: and boy do we need some water. take a look at the drug monitor that updates every thursday morning. we will be changing this for you, but look at the deficit for the year -- more than 6.5 inches and more than eight inches behind where we ought to be in the worcester area. this orange color indicates severe drought across a good nothing widespread. that may change a little bit as we get into the day tomorrow. the chance for rain is going, but it's mainly dry overnight. tomorrow morning into the afternoon, we will get some rain in . good news here, tro

why the police union >> dropped the charges against the remaining three baltimore police officers awaiting trial in the deathses of freddie gray. the case now ends without a conviction. gray died from neck injuries while in police custody last april. his death triggered a wave of violence protests across baltimore at a news state attorney general marilyn mosby says she believes gray's death was a homicide but she never would have been able to get a conviction. >> without real substantive reforms to the current criminal justice system we could try this case 100 times and cases just like it and we would still end up with the same result. >> of the six offers charged. three had already -- officers charged three had already been acquitted. >> the man who tried to assassinate president ronald reagan is being released from a mental hospital where he spent the last today a federal judge ruled john hinckley jr. is no longer a danger. he will be released to his mother's care. hinckley shot president reagan and three others back in 1981. he was found not guilty by reason of insanity. >>> more police

suggests the president is suspicious and angry about police in america as some of the black activists and that leaves him as a result neitherrable. >> guns an issue in ohio and cleveland the police union wants the open care law suspend for convention and the governor case evening said i cannot do that constitutionally. >> it was a surprise and i suspect to find out ohio has an open carry law. if you can have a gun you can carry it in the street even in a tin december -- tinderbox. >> the secure area you cannot but outside you can. >> head of the police young said, governor, suspend that law at least for the four days when we know there are demonstrations and this is violence at the anti-trump rallies and he said i cannot suspend the law. martha had a special and they had what top police officer in cleveland and he said, we are are in a tinderbox, it is not antigun -- in someone has a gun we want to make sure they should have a gun, the police and people and the delegates at the convention should be protected as much as anyone else. >> you can make action exceptions depending on the circumstance or place for gun laws to suspend them that are reasonable and call back the legislature and

the flames quickly. no one was hurt. >>> today police officers from across the state plan to rally in somerville to speak out against the black lives matter banner hanging outside city hall. police union sent a letter to joe kerotone asking to replace the banner with a banner that reads all lives matter. the mayor refused the test. >> that sign is a testimony of the community values. we are seeing all black lives matter, all lives matter, mine, yours, anyone else's. >> daniel: somerville does have a banner honoring fallen police officers. today rally by the police union will start at 5:30. a counter >>> now 4:9. a falmouth man is in police custody after a standoff that lasted more than seven hours. skyfox was along the scene around route 28 in mashpee. police were checking in on the man at audiovisual solutions. they were clearly distraught when the first officers arrived and quickly learned armed with high-powered rifles and claimed to have thousands of rounds of ammo. he agreed to surrender. police brought him to a hospital for evaluation. >>> police in cambridge are hoping to track down a suspect in these surveillance pictures. he is responsible for setting up a skimming device in

the police department. and both the acting police chief and the police union president did not want to appear on camera to commenti'm live in san francisco, lie lyanne melendez, abc 7 news. >>> a san jose police might begin using body cameras. on wednesday each officer will undergo four hours of training and when they should turn cameras on and how to retrieve video of them. they provided this picture of what the cameras look like. they will record interactions with citizens and when officers have to use force. >>> just one week before the republican national convention, the issue of race which had been on the periphery in the contest for the presidency is now center stage and donald trump and clinton are striking different tones. we are in washington with more. >> i am the law and order candidate. >> reporter: donald trump campaigning with a new twist on a familiar slogan. >> make america safe again for everyone. >> reporter: from calling for an end to, quote, hostility against our police, and also acknowledging the heart break over the police shootings of two black men. >> the tragic deaths in louisiana and min

. >>> the caregiver shot by police while lying down with his arms up, out of the hospital tonight in florida, coming up next, why the police union says it was all a big wanted to distribute, but tonight we know how much money the cdc is sending states to fight the zika virus. >>> a local family giving kids hope, raising money for research of a rare terminal illness. what they're doing tomorrow for man: hey baby, how are you? woman: i have a surprise for you. man: you have a surprise for me? narrator: at dominion, 1 in 5 new hires is a veteran. and when they're away, they miss out on a lot. because we cover any difference between their military pay and their dominion salary, and continue benefits for them and their families. why do we do it? because our vets sacrifice enough. "dominion. depend on us for more than energy." ♪ stand by me. >>> new tonight, that unarmed african-american caregiver whose shooting by police was caught on camera is out of the hospital. charles kenzie is recovering at home now according to his attorney. monday in north miami an officer shot kenzie there while kenzie was trying to help an autis police comm

for the dnc as outrage boils over on the list of speakers. >> the police union slamming hillary clinton inviting an anti-police movement but leaving out families of slain officers saying it is salt in the wound. >> fox 29 has more. >> they're letting people in the agenda who don't have all the facts. some of the cases are still on going. >> reporter: the fraternal order of police furious over what they call a shocking lack of representation. in a scathing e-mail, the fop accuses hillary clinton of insulting the family members of fallen officers by not including them on the list of approved speakers for the dnc. the fop writes in part, quote, it is sad that to win an election mrs. clinton must pander to the interests of people who to not know all the facts while the men and women they seek to destroy are outside protecting the political institutions of this country. mrs. clinton, you should be ashamed of yourself if that is possible. . end quote. it appears the fop has taken issue with the campaign's plans to include among others the mothers of eric garner and michael brown as well as is

police officers. crowd of roughly 100, the mayor says only a handful were somerville police. >> they probably disagree with the banner. but i think tonight was a great dialogue. shaun: the union says that somerville police fear retaliation, an allegation that the police chief and mayor flatly denied. >> if the head of a police union wants to be part of change, he has the opportunity to be part of that conversation. but we're not going to turn back shaun: the mayor made those remarks under this banner at police headquarters, clearly hoping to strike a balance. but he says the banner at city hall is not coming down, so for now, a stalemate. ben: the mspca has received a two million dollar donation to help handle a massive animal cruelty case. we told you about this, hundreds of animals found dead or injured last week at a large farm in westport. local farmers donating their equipment over the next couple days to help handle the animals. police say more than a dozen people are under investigation in the case. maria: caught on camera, the not so great escape. a new hampshire inmate tries to make a break in an orange jumpsuit and shackles. unfortunately for him, he really did stic

jummy: so, what is different about the convention in light of the recent attacks on police? the head of the police union is calling on john kasich to clamp down on state gun laws, specifically asking the governor to restrict open carry saying that at this point he doesn't care if it's constitutional or not. abc 7 has complete coverage of the convention, by the way. it will bring you the latest on air and online at wjla.com. autria: firefighters in prince george's county, giving the all clear after an overnight fire in college pa. this was the scene on edmonton road before 2 a.m.. evacuate multiple people. they tell us that everyone was treated on the scene and no one was seriously hurt. and we are just hours away from a baltimore courtroom where a judge is expected to announce the verdict this morning in the fourth trial of a baltimore police officer accused in the death of freddie gray. brian rice is the highest-ranking officer charged in the case. rice shouldsay that graybeen sure that freddie rice said that he was protecting himself and his officers. john gonzalez is with us this morning and we will

this is a decision that coming after a police protest. the union says that the banner incites violence. jennifer eagan is live at city hall with more on both sides of this debate 678 jen? >> jennifer: the police union says after officers were killed in dallas and baton rouge in the make of the black lives matter movement, this sign should come down work the mayor here is n carrying a banner that reads, "cops lives matter," dozens of police officers rallied outside somerville city hall. their message: this black lives matter sign needs to come down. >> when they begin murdering police officers in cold blood, my members started asking, when are we going to do something about it. the massachusetts municipal police coalition cannot stand for the continued display of >> jennifer: the mayor insists the sign is staying where it is, that somerville can support police while also recognizing racial injustice. >> that sign is not coming down. we have to recognize as a society... we don't know what it's like to be discriminated against. >> black lives do matte

the d.c. police union for the d.c. council which follows a resolution which calls for police reform and lists the names of ten people who council members say was killed by the police. news4's mark segraves explains why officers are so upset. >> reporter: i'm mark segraves in the district where the police union says they are going to work to get ten members of the d.c. council thrown out of office. this all comes after those members signed on to a resolution on tuesday calling for police reform around the that resolution is that it lists the names of ten people who the councilmembers say were killed by the police. included in that list, trayvon martin, who was killed by a private citizen. council member david grasso who wrote the resolution says he's sorry if the police are upset but he needs to start a conversation about why there is so much bias towards african-americans in the united states. >> that was mark segraves reporting. in baltimore, the judge is expected to announce a verdict on monday for one of the highest

the police union will hold a rally in protest over a banner hanging over city hall. live, she will have a report coming up at 5:30. the mayor is standing by his decision to keep the banner up. anchor: it was a rough mo the pontiff was celebrating masd when he fell. he apparently didn't see the stairs in time and stumbled out of view. the pope was helped back up and seemed fine as he continued with the mass. maria: jetblue revealing today regular flights to cuba will start next month. the airline will launch non-stop service between fort lauderdale and santa clara august 31'st. it will have 3 flights a week for a month before switching to daily service on october 1. right now, jetblue is on par to become the first u.s. airline to normalize relations between the nations. a terrifying experience for passengers aboard an american airlines flight headed to seattle. the plane took off from dallas and returned a short time later when flames were spotted coming out of the engine. a compressor problem forced the emergency landing. the airbus did land safely and passengers were

right now, a city split in two, on one end, demonstrators for black lives matter, at the other, the police union feeling excluded, it's all over a black lives matter banner hanging at somerville city hall. two rallies were held. the police union saying that it certainly opposes excessive force but they say the message the banner sends is demoralizing to the officers. they fear retaliation after the recent deaths of five officers in dallas. black lives matter says that it is a peaceful organization. the mayor hopes that the wants to be part of the change. he's had an opportunity to come forward but we're not going to turn back the clock on policing. >> the mayor says the banner will stay, along with one that honors the police officers lost in dallas. >> boston city hall is pressuring the departments to cut more off the overtime cost in an effort to rein in expenses. the chief financial officer is urging the departments, like police and fire to shave an additional 5% off of overtime. 11.6 million and the savings would help to pay for core city programs like education and curbing homelessness. and

. >> i want you to look at something the police union president here steve loomis talked about his concernsarticularly for officers that may be in solo positions. there are 35 according to him of traffic officers in the city. he says, as you can see, at this entrance to the convention center where you are, there are multiple officers. further away you get there may be intersections according to the police union, 35 of them, where there could be only one officer. that makes him a soft and easy target should there be a targeting of officers here. but as sergeant ciacca says thousands have been training for over 18 months for this operation. they are from hundreds of law enforcement offices across the country. they are ready for it. not intimidated by any threat out there. they asked if you were here and you see something to call the tip line, 800-call-fbi. >> i was struck by something. i was struck by how nice and sweet the police officers were. there are lots of crowds here. lebron james and basketball here. but everything is -- everyone is professional. they were gracious opd an a day that'

more on the murder of these three police officers in baton rouge. talking to the head of cleveland's police unionod is on the president's hands. that's next . stuart: three police officers are dead in louisiana after a targeted attack. it was an ambush and this police officer says the president has blood on his hands. watch this. >> those shootings make no mistake are what absolutely has triggered this rash of senseless murders of law enforcement officers across this country. it is reprehensible the president of the united states has blood on his hands and it will not be washed off. stuart: well, that officer detective steven is joining us now. detective, that was a very strong statement. very strong indeed. why did you say it? >> because we believe it. i believe that very strongly. the false narrative that the president's buying into and validating from black lives matter and the black panther movement and everything else regarding law enforcement in this country is absolutely reprehensible. we expect that type of rhetoric from activists, from anarchists, from communists seeking to destroy our w

brad: when we come back at 5:00, you will hear from the head of the police officer union. he wants the case dropped but he is also calling for a better dialogue between the police and the community. in baltimore, brad bell, abc7 news. jonathan: all right. thanks. coming up next at 4:00, the hundred of millions mark convention on interstate 27 222 -- interstate 270. michelle: space-x off to the international space station and the important cargo coming up. president obama: the soldier that was there that day said with all due respect to john wayne. alison: the president awards the highest military decoration. heroic action by retired lieutenant colonel charles kettle ahead at 4:00. doug: in the past few minutes we have severe thunderstorm warnings to tell you about. look full screen at the radar. full in the details. severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 4:45 for portions of charles county, prince george's county, fairfax, prince william and stafford and king george in virginia. another warning out for the district. this is until 5:30. for the central, district, easter

the recent police involved shootings have federal and city officials keeping a close on security. the city's police unionio, calling on the ohio governor, john kasich to temporarily suspend the open carry law. the governor's response, ohio governors do not have the power to arbitrarily suspend constitutional rights or state laws as suggested. so let's get right to ryan young, at cleveland public square, where officials are bracing for protests today. there could be thousands and thousands of people there later this morning. ryan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, and you think about all those protesters coming here to, you know, exercise their right. but you have to think about the officers, not only the once in baton rouge, but in dallas, who were protecting the protesters and ended up being shot you can understand why the officers are concerned about the open carry law and people could show up and carry weapons. as you can see, the scene here. when you're in downtown cleveland, you see all kinds of barricades, this is where those protesters can show up and gather and make the mile walk to downto