Bill shields is live in canton tonight where the clean up canton tonight where the cleanup continues. Reporter they are still in the dark. In back of me utility crews are hard at work and they have been here since about 3 in the morning. This particular neighborhood had 3 big utility poles come down. So its taking a while. The crews for the crews to get everything up and running. Big loud noise with thunder and lightning and then a big bang and you could hear the ground rumble. Reporter it was Violent Storm that swept through the area in canton crews worked all day trying to restore power to a neighborhood after a tree blew down. Taking with it two utility poles. When police arrived, they had to run for cover when the third pole came down. Heard a cracking and turned and saw it coming down and myself and sergeant turned and ran and luckily we were out of the way. Reporter here in mansfield along the ground and into davids home. It blew out power and started an electrical fire in a wall
In and of themselves , the opportunity of victims to be able to have their voice heard. Jack the judge said that they can speak as long as they want and say whatever they want as long as they direct the comments to the court and not the defendant. He indicated it may go so long that he may not have the sentence ready tomorrow, it may carry over to monday, but he hopes not. Jack harper, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Maria a Salem Police Officer in big trouble tonight. Accused of possessing oxycodone pills during a drug bust in lynn. He appeared in court today and newscenter 5 s john atwater is live in lynn to tell us what went down. John . John maria, investigators say they arrested that officer on the street after a drug deal. They say that he was trying to hide for pills. Situation. We need to get to the bottom of it. John this is the patrolman accused of drug position after a man he was with purchased oxycontin pills yesterday. I find it disappointing myself as the chief that this is something
And while the state is considering the hospitals Expansion Plan to build a new 11story tower, it is the Prouty Garden that raised the most passion. Defenders saying the gardens healing assets go away beyond the care. They say it makes room for more room space. Childrens says it cant expand and preserve the prouty. Because a mom and a nurse of a child thats been through an incredible amount in her life, shes had nine open heart surgeries, a heart transplant at childrens, you know, one of the things i like to pass on to her are, you know, that life is about making hard choices. Reporter this is the third year of a public review on the hospitals plans. What hard choices dph makes remains to be seen. But more than one person told me, if they raise the prouty, they are ready to raze the prouty, they are ready to stand before the bulldozers. Right now, Boston Police are robbing people with a 12inch butcher knife. Police say this is happening in the area of washington and west boylston, right
Of impact statements the court will hear tomorrow. The ritzer family expecting nine members of the family and friends to speak out. The judge is okay with that. They want to take the witness stand. They can do that. If they want to use the podium, they can do that. Im not going to limit the amount of time anybody speaks. I only have one rule. Which is that all comments be directed to the court. Is no time limit, the judge did give a warning of sorts to everyone in the court by saying, if it takes too long tomorrow, he needs a little time after the closing of those arguments, the closing of those statements, to make his decision. Its conceivable it could be monday before he finally issued a sentence. In salem, im jack harper, newscenter 5. High winds and heavy rains causing big problems. Downed wires leading to big backups in natick. Busy route 9 reopened just nearby natick mall actually lost power briefly. Take a look at this picture. That is a tree, a massive tree, smashing right into
Ed more damage tonight. This is in walpole. A large tree falling on this house on west street early this morning. No one was hurt. Heather sky 5 over worcester where a sidewalk gave way this morning. A sewer main broke and we re told the weather may be to blame. Shrewsbury street is partially closed and drivers are asked to seek alternate routes. Ed downed wires leading to big backups and problems in natick. Busy route 9 reopened just before noon after crews spent hours clearing the road. Nearby natick mall lost power , albeit briefly. Heather take a look at the damage in lancaster, pennsylvania. The National Weather service confirming this afternoon that a tornado touched down here. At least 8 people are dead tonight after storms slammed the midatlantic. Ed the rain has cleared out , and that is making way for some spring like temperatures this afternoon. Heather but the cold will return. Here is storm team 5 s mike wankum. Mike amazing temperatures, but the price we paid for it were