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Not the time to talk about gun control. This is a conversation that we will have put today is not the day. Oregon senator jeff sharing how his family is grieving for loss of a loved one. She is my cousin. Every heart is damaged and broken. The campus wouldnt reopen until next week the community tried to figure out what would make a 26 year old carry out a senseless tragedy. One persons deranged act may have indeed broken all of our hearts but he cannot prevent our hearts from growing back, bigger and stronger last half an hour authorities officially rees name and photo of those killed in mast shooting yesterday 19 year old 18 year social also veried statements from her family members. Jason johnson age 34 was proud to be a christian. Jason recently enrolled in school at the the Community College. Jasons mother said that jason was proud of himself for enrolling in school. And so was his mother. They felt that jason had finally found his path. His family says that he will be loved and missed. And tonight we also are learning more about the survivors of the shooting mother of 18 year old anastasia says her daughter was shot in the back by the gunman. He then called out to her but she played dead just to survive she suffered spinal injuries but he did make it tonight she recoing in hospital another he tried stop the gunman. Chris minutes was shot seven time he even he broke both his legs as he tried to he pleaded with gunman telling him it was his sons birthdy. He continued to shooting are. He is thankful he made it out alive. More details about gunman Oregon School shooting vice for Harper Mercer was 26 years old and army sails he flufbd off the linked him suggest he was fascinated with irish republican army. And blog credited to him reference mup til of Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre. Students parents teachers around the nation of course right here in massachutes are very concerned about campus safety. And wake of these shootings our Team Coverage continues tonight. We heard from the governor on this today . We sure did and we also heard from several College Officials as well as many Campus Police officers who all say that they are constantly thinking about Campus Security but especially when tragedy like this one unfolds here it is Bunker Hill Community college it is no different. Another college mourning yet another mass shooting. Moment recent at oregons Community College which took live of nine victims thursday is leaving colleges around the country to rethink security. Community colleges, are all in 1, 1 happens to one of them it happens to us all. Bunker Hill Community College Spark woman karen norton says officials are all preparing for such threats. You have to always look how do you improve thats we have been doing. Campus has its own police force come priced of state police and Sheriff Deputies as well as contracted security. Officials are improving an emergency plan that already involves an emergency text alert system and an active shooter drill. Company to create an Emergency Operations plan which is actually you know it is coincidence we are rolling it out. Like in week or two. Officials say they have considered stationing armed guards on campus in past something governor charlie bark told fox 25 should be up to individual college. I think campus need to be able to make decision they think are bent interest of their students. But governor focussed state gun laws and traced efforts keep firearm out of the mentally ill. Massachutes whose among strictest gun control laws in country. And knows were significantly expanded last year. Now bunker hill officials tell me they did release this statement to those students and faculty and staff not only expressing their condolence to families of those nine victims to College Community but also providing that important emergency information. We live in charles town tonight. Christine mccarthy. Shooting congress once again calling for tighter gun control that age of story developing ahead at 6 30. Up 26 airmen killed military plane crash be out of air forces base in massachutes. Fox 25 jim morelli live in bed ford where officials spoke about men late this afternoon. Mark two main reasons why this new hit them so hard this small base real family feel. Second, no one here can remember the last time that a person stationed at the base failed to come home alive. As you can imagine, there is devastating day for United States air force. And for hanson air force base. Flags lowered after rare and sad occur refreshes two members among victim in yesterdays crash of c 130 in afghanistan our hearts are heavy are 0 as we grief with and for the families of these brave airmen it is first time in recent memory that service personal deployed from has have not made it home. Something not lost today on fellow members of the 66 we sat down with entire Security Forces squadron talked to each and every one of them they are allcying as much help and service we can provide them through this tough time. Why cwent down. The taliban claimed responsibility but u. S. Forces dispute that. Whatever the cause of the crash it took back seat to the personal loss felt on the base. Grief that even from the base commander was palable. The individuals who perished sooument there just a releasing brands new information about the allegations of hazing involving the Football Team. We now know at least five sophomore members of the Football Team were completely naked at practice field last friday performing exercises at the urging of other team members who were yelling at them at that time. However, the superintendent is claiming though student who undested did not feel belittled or harrahsed. Team will forfeit only one game and sump student getting naked and being yelled at out in public park is not example of quote treating all members of the School Community with dignity and respect. Grabbing travelors attention at logan apore. Practice how crews will responds to major crash at the airport. 20 ambulances and two dozen firetrucks rush shot area to help rescue dozens of people who played the victims of this ab. State Police Chopper also circled over head. Faa require drills like these every three years in order to test coordination. Communication and response times. Three of four teens haver military on fire are being held took several hours to get under control early this months and embers stayed hot one other teen expected starting fire was released on several strict conditions. Police working clear serious crash today. Police tweeting out this picture around 11 30 saying it happened on route 138 right in front Market Basket in town. At this moment we are still waiting for word on injuries you can see dark colored car was new at 6 00 tow Truck Drivers from all over northeast today to pay respect. Pennsylvania and maine met at parking lot. And Lincoln Rhode island attribute john martin. Martin was injured when his truck lost control and southeastern connecticut month ago but only recently died from his injuries tow Truck Drivers said competitive rather business but they are still a family. We are professionals and that we stick together. Friends say martin was hard working guy tow truck procession ended riverside. Where martin. Student accused racial slurs and group text. Those slurs were directed at their new class president. Later on tonight what the city is doing about that. And also ahead mayor of boston on why he hiring former federal prosecute to investigate his own evacuation. And local man says he lost his life after another driver rear ended him in deadly collision. 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The r and b suspended licence after deadly crash but Police Report says he was not at fault. He man removing snow during the january storms when another driver rear end his back ho because they was fatality they suspended his licence new at 6 00 the driver toll you had r and v wont give it back despite Police Report clearing him of wrong doing. Just want to get my licence back. Maria waiting nine months. I bass plowing on otis street doing know removal it was january 30th peak of winter storm. Golding clearing know bankings on side of the road. My backed up and started to go forward. Got hit in the machine i got shifted all around and a car pretty much buried itself up into the right side of the back ho this is a photo from the scene that night two weeks later the r and v suspended his licence. At that time the crash happened here on otis street he understood why he need loss his licence temporarily Police Needed investigate. But nine months later he says that investigation over. Failed to break, turn, or make any attempt to avoid a crash with the back hoe that was moving snow and Police Report says golding was not at fault. And in fact the report states the other driver who later died had a blood alcohol level more than double the legal limit. So wrong so many loopholes. I feel i have everything they need. And in statement to fox 25 news, quote pending either the conclusion of the investigation or notification from the distrifshlt attorney to rmv indicating that there will be no charges filed against the person who licence is suspended. So golding says he turned to Worcester County d. A. After he explained him whole situation they sent a letter to registry saying they are no longer getting involved in type of stuff they will not be writing letters he caught in middle as is his family i says his wife legally blind. I would be able to take my family shopping. I would be able to get my wife to doctor appointment. We must do pats will basketball football. Em are so latest track object joaquin we will talk couldnt mute rain and your dinner plan either High School Football games all getting wet. Laggard town nantucket all long out here cape sea shore getting wet. You will see some yellow slowing new Bedford Wareham north shifted northward wareham and plymouth at this hour. To north and west of worcester unity some yellow spots showing up ret land princeton and holden all of this riding northeast along that front. Back here bell richter getting some showers. And northward into sea coast of New Hampshire stretches back southwest New Hampshire hard escape rain until you get Northern New England heading there this weekend you will have your best weather overall. It is going to be cool matter where you go it is still riding along this front. Front jogging northward is there run and that collision going start eat way this front overnight and through the tomorrow morning so periods of rain some times heavy in to thes into tomorrow morning. And then during the morning there still be some drizzle and few showers and clouds we have told you jdrv walk for cure we will be there tomorrow morning. We will there with you with umbrella and trying stay dry. Lots of cloud cool temperature through afternoon still few showers around again the further north you go the better chance you for center sun especially on sun. Just 40 mile an hour winds gust. Lots of 30 mile an winds gust. Last seen some flash over some minor coastal flooding around swale and places today. So 50s and 60s this is weekend mostly 50s on further north we go we get some sun to spoke even on saturday and sunday as well. But coastal areas sea coast of New Hampshire north shore of i maas stay stocked in clouds i love to see that change as one of times looks at the forecast i think i hope i am wrong this weekend i like to see some sunshine to. That where my forecast stands at there center of joaquin pulling away from bahamas. Through tomorrow afternoon right skirting west. Of bermuda by sunday afternoon lets hope it stays that way. Notice a little bit of turn here and then launchth its way back into Atlantic Ocean away from us. But those spaghetti notes continue to show that a little bit of turn towards us before taking way back out few of them even coming closer. So while official track keep probability way out here, i want to see next track come in by 11 00 tonight to make sure again because this storm not turns northeast just to north. I want to see northeast turn before can i tell you that be confident we are in the clear. Look, it is low chance of that storm coming very close. But it is not zer so so stay tuned. Seven day forecast shows wind and rain. By monday we get and by tuesday lots of sunshine temperature building into the 60s blue mid week. 14 people ray rented in new Major Police Operation there drug deal off of the city streets. They are calling it operation grands nit hammer and officer executed several warrants for drug arrests. Police chief telling us they lawn noochd tactic get dealers off streets as quickly as it is multi agency idea where we partner with de eve and the police with man Chester Police detectives saturate the city with plain clothes officers looking make drug buys when we do we arrest drug dealer right on the spot. Strike force to go after high levels drug dealers as well. Now race to white house Bernie Sanders for his Campaign Rally tomorrow he will mick first stop twin field city hall for afternoon rally before heading to boston for 6 00 events. Both events are free. And open to the public. So democrat in you a New Hampshire launching protest against their own party group called New Hampshire debate schedule more debates in Granite State before the president ial primary on february 9th right now there only one debate scheduled it set for december 19th. The september job report out tonight and it shows hiring slowed sharply last month. However, the good news unemployment remainth steady at 5. 1 because proportion of americans working or searching for jobs fell to new 38year low. Several boston Police Officers were honored today. Association gave award to officers who overcome significant injury handicap or illness. Mayor Marte Williams were on hand for the award. With car running to element. Yarmouth police say canine officer are vital to their work. It will more comfortable if they were kept in kennel. Major watch turning away bahamas northward now that track looks like going to miss us i will show you where there any concern from this where heavy rain is tonight. Nine People Killed oregon and now new push for gun control in america. Local winery just destroyed by flames. Up anything, the heart broken Business Owner with how he says waves crushing over seawall quite a site on hour before, high tide today for storm that passed by earlier this week. You we tell you nothing to do wasnt koo. And tracking joaquin closely. Before going tropical system involved lake we talked about strong wind that would happen behind the rain earlier this week and those wind blow for several days causing potential for coastal flooding we are seeing big waves and wind are strong. And none of it stays with. How could storm in bahamas be influencing us. I could tell you overall to our north there kind of connection. We have pressure so different the winds get stronger. And they are blowing from that direction from northeast. Because of the influence of both systems thats close we can make a connection to hurricane watches are going to continue in bahamas. 11 2r5 mile an hour winds. Category 3 storms look like want turn northeast drawing back to west and then finally back northeast again. Looks to me like good chance on still keep few hundred miles off shore of nantucket and send some roof but keep us heavy rain shield likely and also way from strong winds making their way to new england there so far statisically 5 chance of Tropical Storm force winds making their way to nantucket. Not even to cape cod. So, chance are pretty low we will get any influence beyond rough seas that will come on here it will churn unthe ocean but something i am watching closely latest track comes in just 11 00 raining outside we will track those showers up next. Track joaquin approach and all weather using fox 25 weather app. We will be back with full forecast youth few moment. News out of roseberg oregon. In wake of the Community College massacre that left nine people dead along with shooter. Doug loss lass released eye den tease of the victim late today. They ranged from age from 18 to 67 years old. Also weighed in on this tragedy. I made a lot of call a lot i mere yodz say it is time people dont realize in congress right now but it is not time to do something, about gun violence, i dont know when it will be time. Mayor argue it is not democrat or republican issue. It is just a Public Safety issue. President obama meanwhile made his plea for tougher gun control legislation in wake of the shootings. But he certainly not only one who want to make a change. We report on push for action in congress. Active shooter h is Political Choice that we make. Shooting rampage Community College in oregon san reignite,calls for gun control. We learned hours before first shot was fired democrats on capitol hill sent letter to speaker of the house urging him to more attention to gun violence. We simply want speaker of the house to bring a bill to the vote to do common sense things massachutes congressman seth moen were gunned down at elementary scho in new town connecticut. Congress fiercely debated gun control. But ultimately no bills made to the president s desk. Pro gun advocate larry ward calls background checks use less more guns answer you want kill massing shootings kill begunfree zones it is only logical ex flaw anything oregon where gunman killed nine people he did make gun chrome political issue. It was just two months ago. Lawmakers there tighten the gun control laws. In washington. Jacqueline fell, fox 25 news stay with fox 25 and my fox myfoxboston. Com for continuing coverability of the college together asking we will i have tonight on the fox 25 news at 10 00 and 11 nearly he recall we reported on how four teamsters are accused in intimidating the show top chef. The it is mentioned unnamed city hall stuffer who called Omni Parker Hotel and boston restaurant to warn of possible picking. You know who it is at this point . I honestly dont boston mayor want dont know who made that call and told me he never told any one he would do it. Absolutely not. And i cant really talk beyond that. Thats why we brought on council so that review internally review major says he hied former federal prosecutor bryan kelly performance internal investigation. Earlier this week five teamsters including secretary treasurer mark appeared federal court. Prosecutor say harrahsed chest shouted racial slurs at the cast crew of top chef so they could strong arm them into no work jobs. It happened during production at milton restaurant named steal and rye. I know marte when he was at the labor union and i was Iron Workers Union we caught congressman steven lynch and congressman mike both well phone union support. What it sounds like stuff that used happen in 40s and 50s and todays Labor Movement there no room for that. Every group i know of has some bad actors in the group. Mayor walsh toll he had tactic off even permits that were issued by the city for the production. He did say, this wouldnt affect his support of the teamsters in general. Boston. Fox 25 news. More details on this story fox 25 decide dig into teamster local 25 political donation after that city hall fire yusz dispatched wrongly indication. And then, the tone paper broke down once it arrived took another 40 minutes on top of that for tanks get water from hydrant almost two miles away. Even though there high dranlt less than half a mile away from orchard and also large pond on the property. We stood there for 40 minutes watching you know, 15 years of lifes work be destroyed. And it was destroyed to such a degree that lot of things are unidentifiable even today we still stand in rubble trying to remember what things were. We reached fire chief but he did not comment on his departments response to fire. Alleged New Hampshire Bank Robber Still on the loose police say walked into bank on main street this morning demand catch no weapons were shown. He took off towards elm street transit speech. He was described hispanic man in his late teens or in court for hearing on murder charges today. Earnest wallace are both charged the fact for shooting death of lloyd. Life sentence for that murder. But prosecutor say wallace and ortiz helped him carry out the shooting and also helped him try to cover it all up. Man was killed by falling tree in western massachutes. Accident happened just yesterday in town of huntington. The 44 year man was with family chopping down trees for fire wood and remote areas when he was crushed. The man was then rushed to Noble Hospital on west field but doctors could not save him and soon after, he was pronounced dead. Judge being asked to throw out a key piece of evidence against another suspect. Cecil lee accused killing wellknown owner of restaurant in 2011 well salem news says his attorney want baseball cap that was found at the crime scene to be excluded from the evidence. Defence claims that crime lab employee who handed cap failed two different pro efficiencies test. Cap contains dna. From lee. Congress able to come deal stop government shut down this week. But clock already kicking for next potential show down. If new plan not approved by be donohue proposing bill that would stop government shut downs for good. Automatically Previous Year spending. We should not let whole country over a cliff just because we cant get our jobs done we had 46 votes for last time we brought it up we are close to majority. Bill differ in specifics but have the same goal keep federal employees working prevent congress from budget buying crisis and deadline. Lawsuit against fantasy spots draft kings. Com is now being moved here to massachutes. Judge transferreded lawsuit from florida after miami man claimed draft king misrepresented bonus offer any own advertisement. Boston man filed similar case in federal court in boston in june. Also similar lawsuit against rival site called sand wolfs was thrown out in march. Classic quincy bar is closing soon. And drop office are reasoned up african elect the class president. Some of class mates now accused of having very racist conversation about it. Up next. How one local city is handling this. Stolen from millions of t. Mobile customer what to do i its the final countdown if youre the band europe, you love a final countdown. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Everyone is saying, hey you gotta get fios but why . Well, fios is a 100 percent fiber optic network, so you can get 100 out of all your devices. 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I do want personally apologize to the parents of anway we they will fee could communicated better when we had some information i take full responsible for that. Relations as priority as class president. As my i will put class all back together. The Lowell Police chief says he did go to da he says what happened did not rise to criminal level. Now the head master here at Lowell High School also trying to connect those six student with anay and sit down and discuss what happened. In lowell. Hacker have stolen sensitive records from 15 million of t. Mobile customer. They are a vender that process the application. Birth dates, Social Security numbers, drivers alicence and pass port numbers. T. Mobile offering two years of free credit monitoring for compromised customer but that service being offer of the through expert on. Well thoughts getting related dehit pavement tomorrow to help find a cure for type one diabetes. Tomorrow morning at 10 00 am in boston some 8 to 10,000 walkers are expected to participate. Of course fox 25 always proud to be sponsor of this walk there truly and Elizabeth Hopkins will be some of the many members of the fox 25. You can still join up for the walk tomorrow. You can find a link on our web sooichlt under fox 25 cares tab. And week long celebration called hub week starts tomorrow and through next sunday. Fox 25 proud partner hub week we are joining m. I. It i. Mass general to feature more than 40 events all across boston and cambridge. Sitting sue prevent fenway this sunday. And there will be panel of culture leaders from ariana huffington. Check out myfoxboston. Com for more information on event happening all next week around boston. And tonight tracking some heavy rain moving through boston and all around southern new england there some batches of yellow you will find on live Doppler Radar where heaviest rain low kited. Cape cod and island you will be hit all day long. When you were first even late last night when i was talking to you during 11 news news cast. Look the spots of yellow that show up. This sandwiched and borne. If you are not familiar with those two roads. You can get an idea of where we are. Some heavy rain came carver cranberry laws there moving towards white allen shores section and through warham. On to 28, too then here. Doppler radar showing there some heavy down pours around pixel. Lunchenberg and northern Worcester County this extends northward there is gather hey manchester getting some heavy back to went cuts off bit. Few more showers to north went cuts off to north north than. Eventually. That area High Pressure eat away some of rain this weekend. However at the coast with winds block on shower will stay in clouds and likely some drizzle, too this situation all night long and into morning rain at times some of it will be heavy most of it will be light to moderate rain. It is steadily coming down all weekend long. Morning wake up first thing. Stopping this around ten 230e7b we will be out there at that walk. Bring rain gear we have had rainy days before we will do it rain or shine. There be some rain and drizzle. Lets fast food to sunday you will see things improve during morning here comes clearing trying work southward we will get some sun. Coastal areas going to tough to clear you out, that these are winds gusts we are talking about. 20 to 30 even 40 miles an hour. And we just an email from john mow know has been saying he having tough time stajdz up with some of the wind gusts. Clouds and drizzle all along the april and island. Better chance for sun further north you go. Which lines up great for you for the leafs changing color. Bolt days they will have sunshine in very months. Joaquin as 125 miles an hour it category 3 through tomorrow afternoon. Weekend doing two just missing bermuda and then out to sea to our south by monday thing though all of spaghetti plots have been showing northeastly track really clust terring here. But does also show a little bit west ward jog we will be watching very carefully to see if there come any closer it is small risk of us impacting us but it is not 0 i want to monitor this very closely. I have very important update coming up at 11 00. Well this didnt take long story on plight man who has been without driver elicence for nine months after deadly crash that the van was removing snow during january storms when normal driver rear end is his back how because they fatality. They suspended licence he has been working to get it back our story which just aired has turned thing around r is just reached out to him licence reinstated. Hey i am school for game day game of the week. We will talking about the why are we talking about . W welcome back. With some my closet friends. We will talk about red sox and final three games and final series of the season but first, ask me about why we are here. So take it away. Moment mel cheer leaders this fox 25 game day game of the week. We have game day game of the week get out of way last week you almost got into as our game day game of the week. This week you got. Really nice support you guys from both us. Absolutely. Um i mean, you know watch of the two games and we had great crowds. Kisdz are coming to watch the game with their parents so is great atmosphere so helpfully rain does not keep them aim way tonight. Also great football game. Great rivalry we got expected to good one tonight. Every time we play water town, you know, it is all we we can do they went Division Three super bowl last we aree were able to beat them at our place and win league title. We are on the line tonight. I think we will see them get fired up. It is good team. We are going to figure out where we stand tonight. Got to get heavy on community. I know teachers passed away. But it is not have this game to kids. Get us out here. Some dedicate game strategy. There longer with us. But you know the kid was you know very resilient, and you know. So they wanted him in couple of different things. In schools. So for red sox end of their season socks final series of the season in cleveland versus indian. All new tonight. Rooky left hander making his first start. Final briefly season game. Bees b. C. And 4 and 2 pre season win. After tonight it is black and winnipeg and garden folks we are all done here so game day game of the week sent back to station. All right lots of act as usual on friday night bryan gets out there with those kids. You talking about red sock they are in cleveland winds are gusting 40 miles an hour. So they are not getting rain but getting wind we having out there for sure we have wet night and morning ahead of us. Things gradually improve next week. It looks like going to. 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