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WFXT FOX 25 News At 10 October 7, 2015

That comes after one of the wives told fox 25 she had been toad the search for survivors, including her husband, had been called off. Good evening. Officials say right now investigators are expect to be on scene for at least a week. They will not be determining the cause of the sink while on scene and that investigators are looking for a voyage data recorder and every other way to help gain important evidence. It involves a lot of important paperwork at the logs and looking at every as specific the engineering of the ship. Reporter as the Investigation Continues between florida and the bahamas, people here in massachusetts are gathering in honor of local crew members on board. A vigil in honor of Keith Griffith happening in winthrop tonight. Thats where we find fox 25s john monahan. John. Good evening, mark. I talked to the wife of Keith Griffith earlier. She told me on the phone that during a conference call, officials told families that their loved ones would not be coming home. Meanwhile tonight here in winthrop, friends gathered to offer their support to Katie Griffith. Katie asked me. John and keith recently saw each other. I had the privilege of being with them a little over a month ago. He came to visit me in stone hum. Reporter john says the two talked about life, their families and children. He told me how excited he was about like his wife being pregnant, katie. Reporter dozens turned out to light a candle for keith and to let katie know they stand with her. Theyre not in this alone. These are a lot of praisers for that. Reporter john said that katie changed his friend keith in the best way possible. Katie brought happiness that keith and i had never seen, never imagined. Reporter so in keiths memory, john made a final toast. Cheers to keith. Now, Katie Griffith knew this vigil was going on tonight and september this message to fox 25 regarding the vigil. It says i want the people to know how much the vigil meant to me and all the people that came to show love for keith brought a little bit of happiness to me. I cannot put into words how much this means to me. And by the turnout tonight, the feeling was certainly mutual. Live in winthrop tonight, im john monahan, fox 25 news. Now, the family of the other massachusetts man missing on that ship asking for prayers tonight. They released new pictures of jeff ma thigh us and a family statement through mass maritime. The statement says jefery is a beloved son, brother, loving husband and father. He is the center of our world, all of his friends, family, nieces, nephews as well as his three children, ages 3, 5, 7, his wife, brother and parents ask for your continued prayers as well as continued respect for our privacy during this difficult time. Right now we are also learning more about the el farros inspection records. Coast guard records show the ship had two equipment failures over the last five years. In both instances, the ship was repaired. Rodney sullivan tells us the ship was too old and should have been replaced with a newer model. When you have an old ship like that and put it under extreme stress like a storm like this, you are substantially increasing the risks that theres gonna be a major casualty. El farro was scheduled to have its next round of inspections in february. New information keeps rolling in throughout the night. Again, the coast guard saying their search will continue over the next few hours. See the latest updates on air and online and through our fox 25 news app. A New Hampshire businessman and candidate booked on animal cruelty charges. New at 10 00, police say he kicked a neighbors dog to death. Our katherine birch um reports from keene, New Hampshire where the suspect says he is not sorry about what happened. Reporter theres no question that ted he has a good life. When i first got him. Reporter for the 16 years the pomeranian mix lived with bill la plate and his wife sheryl, he was well loved. But teddy was going blind and deaf in his old age so perhaps he was a little confused when he wandered into the neighbors yard. While we were coming out of the woods i saw teddy of right behind our trash can. Reporter 14yearold evan rents the house next door and to usually was doing work in the backyard sunday afternoon. He became upset when teddy defecated on the lawn, according to witnesses. He says youre not gonna crap on my lawn and then runs up like probably three steps im pretty sure it was a steel toed boot, and kicked him right in the chest, stomach area and teddy and the news of his death nearly stopped la planints heart too. I said you killed my dog and he didnt say a word to me. Reporter he says to usually showed no remorse. Wanted to come say to me, dont kick a dog and kill it. Reporter in a phone interview to usually told us teddy and one of laplantes other dogs were menacing him and being aggressive but stopped short of apologizing, telling me laplante should have kept his dogs on his own property. You know, the guy tries to take a swing at me and i dont know how much remorseful you can be when someones trying to pop you in the face. Reporter Police Charged to usually with animal cruelty but to usually says hes not worried about its effect on his political aspirations. Doesnt matter. If they dont want me, they dont have to have me, do they. Reporter in keene, New Hampshire, katheryn burcham, fox 25 news. A man being held without bail in the deadly shooting of a brockton man. Robbery and illegal gun possession. He shot and killed 27yearold matt yesterday afternoon, say police, on rodney street. Family and friends of the victim held a small vigil in his honor today and tell fox 25 they dont understand how this could have happened. The water main break that sent water rushing down north end street has been fixed. It happened this afternoon at the intersection of prince and salem streets. Several businesses in the area had their basements flooded before the damage could be be fixed. Were sold it the hole in the road is expected to be refilled tonight and repaving should be done by the morning. Wild night at the fair in topsfield, always a great take, and you can expect more of that for the next couple of days at least. Chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz, it will be even warmer tomorrow. My eyes went right to the food booth there, mark. Cotton candy, sausage, i love those fairs. 49 in nashua and 47 orange. Again, a cool october evening. There are a few clouds that will be floating on in, theyre ahead of a front thats headed our way. Overnight tonight, temperatures before the clouds get here, dropping back through the 40s inlands. Staying near 50 at least in most shoreline locations, even in the low 50s in playses like nantucket. There will be a mixture of clouds and sunshine tomorrow. That is the front thats going to bring those clouds, and ahead that have front theres some air streaming into our area from the south well be mild. Were going to have a warm october day coming up. The front itself will be dry. But the one coming later this week will not. Ill show you how hot were gonna be tomorrow and when that rain arrives, coming up. Theres a new push on beacon hill to make sure you only use handsfree cell phones behind the wheel. Today family members of those killed by distracted drivers told their emotional stories to lawmakers. Fox 25s political reporter Sharman Sacchetti talked with lawmakers about the chances the bill could pass. Reporter right outside the state house we found drivers texting, talking on their phones. All while inside the families of those killed by distracted drivers told emotional stories. All i have are pictures, videotape, and a grave to visit. Reporter jerrys son crashed into a tree in 2007 while he was talking to his father on his cell phone. And it all went dead, and my wife and i tried to reach him for 15 minutes straight and kept going directly to voice mail records we found the 2010 law that bans texting while depriving any cell phone use for those under 18. But thats where it ends. Four and a half years ago when i was six months pregnant my dad was killed by a woman programming her gps. Reporter emily stein lost her father to a distracted driver. She testified the texting bag is unenforceable and wants tougher rules in place. Theres a huge hole in the current law. Reporter the law has been spoken about for years but never passed. I do think the technology on this has come a long way and of course the past five years or so, which is i think particularly important with respect to peoples ability to handsfree requirement. Reporter governor baker tells us hed like to hear from Law Enforcement on it. Lawmakers on the Transportation Committee tell us they believe this year may be their best chances yet. It just makes sense. In all, lawmakers discussed some 17 business, but there is one in particular that does have a good chance, and that one. Would require handsfree, accept in cases where you need make emergency calls. Sharman sacchetti, fox 25 news. The drug nor can meant to save overdose victims but being stocked up on by School Nurses. In the next halfhour, the local districts that say they need to arm themselves against the heroin epidemic. And making space by canceling school dances. The high school trying to curve students from getting close on the dance floor and the one exception to the rule tonight. Apparently ends i andrew the one thing about soccer that i like the most is when i put my uniform on, the age just leaves me. The ages leave all of us. We simply become kids again. I think all of us play for that very reason. It makes us the child we once were. The years just glide away, and im back to where i was. You are that little andy guy who used to be down in me, and i get to be that person all over again. My name is andrew, and Bluecross Blueshield has me. It is time to deal with skyrocketing outofpocket costs. Raised the price of a lifesaving drug overnight by 5,000 . Im announcing a detailed plan to crack down on these abuses. Commentator he may be lowering it after Hillary Clinton blasted him out of the water. Her plan would limit the outofpocket costs that consumers have to pay. Clinton nobody in america should have to choose between buying the medicine they need and paying their rent. A new england toddler has died after what his family says began with the oxford fair in payne. Colten passed away monday after contracting hemolitic syndrome after he was exposed to e. Coli at the fair. Colten was one of two toddlers who have contracted hus in the state, both were present at that petting zoo. Now, we put in a call to the topsfield fair here in mass and they tell us there are 400 to 500 sanitizing stayses all over the fairgrounds and staff wipes down banisters and also watches the animals. Federal investigators are also on scene in vermont tonight. Theyre looking into the derailment of an amtrak train. Seven people were hurt when it was hit by rocks yesterday. Crews are out now even working to pull the cars back up and get them back on the rails. Am be track says the track should be back in working order within the next week. Until then amtrak is running buss from between st. A bans and springfield, massachusetts. Aaron hernandez is back in court. Facing charges in a driveby shooting in bostons south end that i canned two men in 2012. Fox 25s ted daniel was in court when the Patriots Defense team tried to get evidence tossed out. A prison tattoo we first told you about in may Aaron Hernandez was joking and laughing with one of his attorneys before the camera turned on and things got serious. You stated dont tell anybody. The only thing i recall them saying is you better not say anything, keep this in between us. Reporter thats the warning county prosecutor pat hagan says hernandez gave his former bff alex an Doppler Radar bradley. She revealed that more in response to a bid by hernandezs lawyers to get a witness intimidation charge dismissed. 13 shooting in florida that be took bradleys right eye. Bradley claims hernandez shot him after the two the left the florida strip club. Mr. Hernandez realized he could no longer trust mr. Bradley at that point and mr. Hernandez, the only eyewitness to the crime, cono longer trust him to keep that a reporter the secret, hernandezs other criminal case. A july 2012 doublemurder in the driveby shooting killed two bradley was in the car with if. If hernandez shot brat bradley, which we certainly dont concede that he did so in any shape or for to intimidate a witness. This is their theory. But this is basically a concocted fantasy. Reporter Aaron Hernandezs lawyers are also asking that evidence be tossed. The evidence was collected from driving the night of the driveby. The judge, he says, he will consider all the motions and issue a decision at a later date. In boston, ted daniel, fox 25 news. It is a sad end in the search for a missing canton man. The body of john cache was discovered on the pontiff street near the viaduct this afternoon. Cache had been missing since wednesday. Canton police say there is no indication of foul play. A mess on hemmingway street in boston where an 18wheeler spiked several cars after going the wrong way. The friend of the driver says he couldnt make the righthand turn on norway so had no choice but to turn left. Boston Police Arrested the driver. No one was hurt. Fire officials in marlborough are trying to figure out what sparked this fire on broad street home. Flames broke out on the back porch and quickly spread to the second floor. The house sustained a lot of damage. Nine people have been displaced but nobody was hurt. Son residents 55 and older in a community in plymouth are fearful they soon wont be able to afford to stay in their home. All because of a clause of their Lease Agreement now under review with the attorney general. Carrie cavenah has the reason the residents say they feel trapped. Im really scared. I dont know where to go, what to do. Reporter mary cassanari shares the fear with several of her neighbors in plymouths long pond village. The community is for people 55 and older. The residents all in manufactured homes but pay muggily to lease the land they occupy. Much inequity in term of what people are paying. Reporter residents we spoke with are paying anywhere from 500 to 900 a month and every year that amount goes up 5 . The Property Owner richard kneebore spells ow the increase clearly in the Lease Agreement. When you sign the lease, mine was signed after i had moved in. Reporter other homeowners say they thought they would just sell if it ever got too high. We had our house on the market for low pressure two years. Reporter marie says buyers werent buying the lease rate which pick up where the previous owner left off. We started out at 500 and now paying 700 at end of the month, theres very little left until a neck check comes in. Reporter others say if they do sell, theyll take a huge loss. I pay 150,000 on my house. These houses are going up 48, 46,000, they keep going up, i will have to walk away. Reporter and residents say they arent getting a lot in exchange for the lease. With no amenities in terms of clubhouse be, pool, exercise. Reporter the senior residents have to maintain their own yards, sidewalks and septic pumps. We called and texted and stopped by the Property Owners home address to discuss the terms but havent heard back left. This is supposedly our last stop. Reporter residents say they hope they can afford to stay. We contacted the Attorney Generals Office and tell us since 2009 they received 25 complaints against this community. They say right now they are reviewing the lease concerns after hearing from several residents just this past summer. In plymouth, carrie cavenah, fox 25 news. Were learning more tonight how United Airlines is responding after a local mother wasnt able to find a place to pump while traveling. New at 10 00, united tells us they will add nursing stations currently have one. This after liz cooper says she was looking for a place to pump her breast milk at the Dulles Airport but United Airlines staff could only offer a bathroom or relief station meant for pets. It was the wife of a fox 25 employee. Coming up, a new boston based startup that could soon challenge other Companies Like uber and lift. And one day after a pilot dies mid flight on the way to boston, another pilot falls ill. What happened in the air that caused another Emergency Landing did you say honey . Hey, try some . Mmm that is tasty. Is it real . Of course. Are you . You know im always looking for real honey for honey nut well youve come to the right great, mind if i have another taste . Not at all mmm youre all right bud . Never better i dont know if he likes that. Yeah part of the complete breakfast im a committed conservative that believes in getting results. 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Officers say that 48yearold joanne was spotted smoking right under a no smoking sign, exactly where you dont want to do it. She was at south station yesterday. When they were about to give her a ticket they discovered she was wanted for attacking a police officer. She was arrested and

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