And launched his attack when he saw vanessa jogging all by herself out on the rural road. What youre dealing with is someone who is probably very much engaged in predatory behavior, which means that theyre out looking for victims and when it happens, theyre ready to go, so it makes it look real impulsive, its for the offender though its not as impulsive, because hes ready at all times. Theyre certainly considering that this is someone who happened to co radar screen, and she happened to come across his radar screen making it, you know, a stranger assault, and that makes it a lot more difficult for investigators. The reporter now, this was an eyeopening trip for me. Mary ellen otoole, sharing fascinating insights about vanessas case, about the killer, and these insights come from three decades of studying cases like vanessa. Vanessa im curious, did she marcottes killer could be now. The reporter yes, she did. One of the chilling things she said to me, she believes vanessas killer is familiar with princeton. She doesnt believe this is someone who came from outoftown and now who has left the area. She thinks its someone who is familiar with princeton, and may still be in the area right now. Ill have a lot more insight on new englands unsolved. Vanessa were looking forward to your report bob. Mark convicted killer is fighting for his life. Gary lee sampsons murder spree. Sampson killed three men and now is back on trial getting a Second Chance to prove he shouldnt be sentenced to death. Fox 25s Robert Goulston was in court for opening statements, along with two of his victims families, and robert, understandably, theyre not happy about having to sit through this all again. The reporter mark, yeah. When these families walked out of court, 13 years ago, they thought Gary Lee Sampson was sentenced to death. Well, they were back today, scotts father was stabbed more than 20 times. Its really hard, because its not something i want to listen to again. The reporter michael rizzos son was tied to a tree and murdered. Its a flood of memories coming back an were going through this again and i dont understand why. The reporter in the end, Gary Lee Sampson killed three men in 2001. He was sentenced to death, but a judge threw it out, because a juror lied about something in her background. Now, the entire penalty phase of the case is being reheard. Its all for the same purpose, the reporter a much older and heavier sampson sat in federal court today, his attorneys laid out their new defense to keep him off death row, saying a bad fall down a flight of stairs when he was four years old, turned into an early traumatic brain injury over the years when he hit his head several more times. His sons just shook his head, outside court today, recalling the defense before saying, he fell off a ladder. I think youre going to hear a lot of this. I think this is going to be the whole case. The government told the jury, sampsons brain is just victims to quickly gain their trust, before he savagely murdered them. It was so much more raw last time. It was new. Im a little more jaded by the process now and im a little more objective about some of it, but the words are still horrible to hear and to listen to that whats happened. The reporter and the government also plans to show just how dangerous sampson is, while he has been in custody. They have video of him trying trying to bring him food. Were live in boston, Robert Goulston, fox 25 news. Vanessa tonight, we are hearing the call for help, from a woman who had just been tied up and threatened in her own home. Three men in masks broke in to the home and robbed the 70yearold at knife point. Right now, police are still searching for the masked men involved in this attack. Blair miller is here now with that 911 call. The reporter that 70yearold woman, calmly tells the 911 operator how three men had just rushed in to her Million Dollar mansion and sterling, yesterday, shortly after police responded. Investigators say the victim was in her bedroom when the suspects entered that home. The doors were unlocked. They walked in, tied her up, and held a knife to her throat. Then they demanded to be told location of a safe. However, there was no safe. Instead, they stole around 1 to you dollars and left in the victims own car. Just seconds later, she made this call for help. I have been robbed by three with my 2004 black deville. How long ago were they in the house. About three minutes act. Theyre probably heading for the expressway, i dont know, but they havent been gone long. The reporter so that womans car was found several miles away. It was abandoned near route 190. Police believe this attack was not random, but the three suspects, they are still on the loose tonight. Vanessa on the hot seat, Governor Charlie Baker is defending his appearance in a tv ad, supporting a yes vote on question two about Charter Schools. Tonight, teachers are raising new questions about the groups funding those commercials, and how it could help put governor baker how it could help his future. Fox 25s Kathryn Burcham live in lowell, where she pressed the governor for answers today. The reporter just a few hours ago, governor baker stood on the lawn hyped me, ra people to get their neighbors to vote yes on question two. Hes defending his role in a Television Ad on question two, which has one group filing a complaint with the federal government. Imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. The reporter the new phase of question two. Governor Charlie Baker urging constituents to vote yes. We took it for granted that our kids would go to great Public Schools, but some kids arent so lucky. We were a little surprised by that. The leader of the state would measuring up. The reporter Steve Crawford with the Massachusetts Teachers Association says his organization was disappointed with the ads tone and implications. If some of them arent measuring up, we should invest in them. If the schools are so bad, what is it youre going to do to fix Public Schools. Bottom line, vast majority of the schools in the commonwealth are doing a terrific job. The reporter governor baker says Charter Schools scrute proven to be a game changer for some kids. You did use the term, failing schools. How do you fix th well, in many cases, these schools have proven to be successful in educating kids that those schools, for whatever reason, and theyre usually a bunch of different reasons, havent been able to succeed. The reporter but that ad could now be the focus of a federal complaint. Monday, the m. T. A. Sent this letter to the securities and Exchange Commission, asking for an investigation, saying wall street companies that oversee state pensions have given contributions that paid for Television Ads. Ads that prominently feature governor baker and could influence his reelection. Governor baker denies any allegation of pay for play, this whole issue and he told me that complaint to the sec by the Massachusetts Teachers Association is simply a distraction from the real issue that voters are facing. Were live in lowell, Kathryn Burcham, fox 25 news. Vanessa a major credit warning about the Charter School proposal. Moodys Investor Services say boston, lawrence, spring field and fall river could all face down grades in the bond ratings if voters approve question two which is an expansion of Charter Schools. A lower Credit Rating can lead to higher borrowing costs for municipalities. Mark we have new video tonight on the toll booth demolition me ted williams tunnel in boston. Massdot says construction along the mass pike is still on the bulk of their work in next three weeks. All electronic tolling started friday night and we are told, more than five million cars have passed through. You thought you avoided major Road Construction by staying away from the mass pike toll demolition, get ready for this. There is another big construction project youll want to steer clear of. Major work begins on 128 this weekend, tearing down the highland avenue bridge and we highlighted the old bridge sections here. The remnants of the old bridge will come down starting friday night. This entire stretch of 128 will be shut down at some point. Check out this map. It impacts newton, needham and 128 or 95 in this stretch. Work starts friday at 8 00 p. M. , thats when the northbound lanes of 128 will be closed so that they can takedown the east side of the old bridge. Saturday from 3 00 p. M. In the afternoon until 6 00 p. M. In the evening, 128 north and south will be closed. Both directions at some point. Sunday afternoon at 3 00 p. M. , the southbound lanes will be closed. Massdot says its too dangerous to let people drive under the bridge while crews are working. The new bridge will be closed while the demolition is ongoing. Massdot says just like were the work on the pike, its important to plan ahead and know your detours. We know thats a lot to take in, and we have all of these suggested detours posted right now on our web site, fox25boston. Com. Vanessa all right. Lets turn to the weather now. A brief break in the city of boston. A lot of people out there running in tank tops, enjoying the warm weather and fox 25 Storm Tracker chief meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz is here now and kevin, temperatures, they soared into the 70s in the city today and we dont see this very often in november. Kevin were starting to get a complex here, guys. Are you saying i need to do some more running . 70 degrees it boston today. 59 right now. It certainly has dropped, some clouds have drifted overhead this evening and you see those here. But there is a lot of clear sky out there as well. So, were watching for our next system to work its way toward us through, toronto, and buffalo and rochester, and its all sliding toward new england. Those are going to be our problem tomorrow, a timeline on when to expect it just ahead. Michaela it is one of the busiest Fire Departments per capita in the country, but staffing issues are taking a toll. Been lucky here, so its only a matter of time before the luck runs out. Hopefully, a civilian doesnt lose his or her life. Mark we take firefighters issues to city leaders, and get some answers. Vanessa plus, growing concern after a little girl st needles at a park. The dangerous situation discovered while crews tried to clean up that area. Mark with you first, serving up something but first, serving . . . . With simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the monthly fee. And theres no minimum balance. Youre alright with simply right checking from santander bank. Vanessa developing tonight, Boston Police are urging officers to remain vigilant, following the deadly ambush of two iowa police officers. Mark those officers were gunned down overnight, sitting in their cruisers at two the victims are officer Justin Martin and Sergeant Tony bimenio. Scott Michael Green is the main suspect, surrendering about eight hours later. Boston mayor marty walsh says violence like this needs to stop. Its gotten to a point where its very sad. We have policeinvolved shootings, we have police being shot, you know, were better than that as a country. Mark Boston Police say there are no local links to todays attacks and no Credible Threats vanessa the secretary of state is asking polling places to stay open until 5 00 p. M. On friday. Thats the last day of early voting, but, it is up to each community to set the time. So make sure that you check early vote. Com. If you cant volley early, the polls are open from 7 00 a. M. To 8 00 p. M. On election day. And with the final days upon us, the trump and clinton campaigns are paying an awful lot of attention to New Hampshire. Donald trump will be in atkinson on friday and manchester on monday. Today, Hillary ClintonsCampaign Announced president obama will come back to the state he won twice on monday. The time and location for that event, not yet public. Fox 25 will be at all three of those events. Mark boston restaurants are about to get served. The city is it grading local restaurants, and theyll be grading your favorite stops for cleanliness and the Healthy Options on the menu. Fox 25s Elizabeth Hopkins here with more on how restaurants can make the grade. Elizabeth shedding light on dark and dusty corners of restaurants in the city. Make diners aware of how clean and healthy their favorite spots are. We took a look in to that system and what we found may help you make a choice when it comes to tonights didnt ownership. At stashs pizza in dorchester, the sizzle of the grill and a swirl of sauce are all set against the gleaming backdrop. This is the restaurant the city of boston close to roll out its new restaurant grading system. That system is modeled after similar ones in new york and los angeles. Where diners are met at the door with an a, b, credit. Restaurants compliance with health an sanitation codes. Working very well, but its about public awareness. The reporter for example, patrons to stashs would likely be unaware that this restaurant has critical Code Violations that risked illness as recently as october. This report on the citys web site reveals problems of varying severity for the last two years, but diners wouldnt know it, unless they specifically looked up that information. To of a letter puts pressure on businesses to respond. Six years later, 85 of the businesses are getting as in new york city. The reporter in boston, those grades will be based on the held codes already in place. Inspectors will continue to work with restaurants to get them to eliminate violations an earn the highest grade, as they did wit get to hand out the first certificate to stashs pizza and they have an a. The reporter now, for the first year of the few program, restaurants will not be required to post their grade publicly, although city inspectors believe proud astronauts will quickly begin to post those a grades, encouraging diners to stop in. Elizabeth hopkins, fox 25 news. Vanessa General Electric is now one step closer to building its new headquarters in boston. The citys Development Board complex, which includes this 12story glass building. Noticeably missing here is parking. 800 employees are work there, but there are only 30 spots. G. E. Hopes workers are take the t or a bike to work. The zoning board now needs to approve the project, but construction is set to begin next year. Kevin how do you prove that . Thats today. Nice high temperatures, but it evening, its cooling down, thats because the sun is going down earlier and earlier every day. Stephanie noticed that. Shes a summer girl. So, its november in new england. Beautiful shot in front of the Charles River in waltham, gorgeous shot, thank you for that one and look at this one that came in this morning, that was a beautiful start to a Beautiful Day that we had out there in boston, and this one coming in as the sun sets this shot on twitter. 59, boston now, so it has cooled off. A couple clouds moved overhead, the sun going down, temperatures dropped through the 50s and into the 60s this evening. There are the clouds that are drifting across our area right now and were watching back here for rainshowers. Some coming through the great lakes and western new york, both of which are aiming at new england. Focus down here into the midwest, because cleveland, which is right in here is in the crosshairs for tonight, but notice the showers going to the north. First pitch, 8 00 p. M. This but watch what happens. These games will be getting over just before midnight ernie. Showers just on the cusp of cleveland, this is something ill be watching for you this evening and then if the game does go into extra innings, then weve got problems, because the rainshowers would start to threaten the area. First pitch forecast tonight, in cleveland, 65 degrees andrei with a southwesterly wind, gorgeous springtime weather out there in cleveland. 59 for dinnertime temperature in boston now, but that temperature into the 40s, before its all said and done. These clouds will stay with us. Those couple of recognize roguee showers that made it across the area in morning. The heavier rainshowers arrive. First to the north, thats where youre going tomorrow, where youre going to be, but then as the day goes on, the cold front slides southward this to the north shore and worcester county. Southern New Hampshire by 3 00 p. M. During the 4 00 p. M. Hour, boston. Then there after, through the evening drive. Br moving to the south shore and offshore. Fast forward into friday morning and youll see the drier air has arrived. The clouds are breaking up and cooler air, as you can tell by the fact the snowflakes are painted in for the mountains in vermont and New Hampshire and new york state. By the middle of the day, we are into full sunshine and have that all day long. Friday looks great, but it will be quite a bit cooler. High temperatures tomorrow in the boston area, generally in 60s. Cambridge, 62. Quincy, 63 degrees tomorrow afternoon. Heres your sevenday forecast. Rainshowers tomorrow, but then again on saturday, have some rainshowers in here now and i updated that because it look like sunday, with earlier computer model runs, this takes y