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Are the two Boston Police officers shot during a deadly confrontation that started as a violent domestic dispute between roommates. Both officers are stable but in critical condition, and both are expected to survive. This is the man investigators say started firing as soon as officers arrived at his partial. Police shot and killed him during the dangerous gun fight. The whole incident may have happened over a fight about the temperature inside the apartment. This was all breaking last night. Fox 25 news at 11 00 lot of new information about everyone involved. Good evening, everyone. Im mark ockerbloom. And im vanessa welch. Just a short time ago Police Officers and members of the community gathered for an emotional prayer vigil in the city. We begin with ted daniel. There was a strong showing there for the brothers in blue. The Police Station behind me is home base for officers who work on the streets of east wounded last night. The precinct has become a rallying point, lots of visitors and a large gathering earlier tonight. So a long road. Reporter running on empty, but still very strong. The Police Commander in east boston, when it comes to his officers he sounds less like a boss and more like a worried so many people stepped up. The cop was wounded last night by a Bounty Hunter firing a tactical shotgun and wearing a bulletproof vest. The amount of agains and the amount of police that showed up. Reporter backup officers shot and killed kirk. The fire fight intense. Last night we had the two officers that were hurt and shot and today the two officers that were shot, were concerned about the officer that helped them. We pray for rishi and matt and their families. Reporter a flood of concern, and a tidal wave of respect. Last night ive never been so proud of the job the men and women did in i situation. And the best thing we learn today is that both officers are expected to survive these guys lost a lot of blood but theyre now talking and conscious. Reporting live in east boston tonight, im ted daniel, fox 25 news. As you saw from teds story, support for the two officers who were shot. As fox 25s bob ward shows us, he says theres plenty of reason for it. Mirrors what we learned about the brothers in blue still recovering at mgh tonight. These are the officers gunned down during a horrific exchange of gunfire in east boston Late Wednesday night. Matthew morris has been on the force for 12 years. Richardson tolo27. At mass general hospital, william evan and boston mayor marty walsh visited the two injured officers and their families. In 2006 officer Matthew Morris was recognized for his bravery in a confrontation with a masked medal of honor, the highest honor the state can give to a police officer. But wednesday night officer morris was shot and moments from death when a bullet hit a major another officer, while shots were being fired, saved officer morris. And one of the things, he clearly said to me, i want to thank this particular officer. He saved my life. So he knows how close he was to death. His father knew how close he was to death. But he clearly, the officer who saved his life. And that was bob ward reporting. Not only are we learning more about the officer shot, we are learning more about the troubling past of shot them. This is 33yearold Kirk Figueroa and weve uncovered that he has a criminal record in at least two other states, crystal haynes continues our Team Coverage from the east Boston Neighborhood that he terrorized last night. Crystal. He learned the suspect not only has an arrest in arizona and georgia, there are also claims of Domestic Violence here. Way, its a quarter mile, to the end of the street i thought maybe they found another bombing suspect. Reporter carlos rangels apartment is just yards away from where Kirk Figueroa opened fire on two Boston Police officers after a fight with his roommate and then was shot dead anytime Somebody Just pulls a gun during some kinds of argument, that breeds all sorts of chaos. Reporter chaos seemingly carried over from at least two other states. Police say he had an expired florida license to carry at the time of the shooting. The 33yearold was charged with reckless driving in cobb county georgia in 2006 and according to an indictment obtained by fox 25, figueroa pled guilty in georgia in 2010 to damaging his own car by means of fire and unlawfully representing himself to be a private detective from i didnt naturally know him very well. Residents say figueroa kept to himself and many knew he was responsible for the city of boston and a member of the army reserve. But on facebook, he was known by the alias coco shagnbel and we found videos of koran translations and multiple articles about policeinvolved shootings. He always looked like he was walking with a mission. Now, fox 25 has learned that figueroa also had claims of Domestic Violence against him by his wife, which led to their divorce. More on that at 11 00, and how far he was prepared to take this alternative identity he created. Reporting tonight, im crystal haynes, fox 25 news. One person who knows all too well what theyre going throh chief. He came under gunfire with the tsarnaev brothers. We spoke with him. I look at it in so many different ways. I look at how my officers, what they were thinking when it happened, when i got the call at home, chuting and throwing bombs at my office. I can imagine what commissioner evans was going through. Be sure to join us at 11 30 to see our exclusive interview he thinks Bostons Police commissioner handled the situation last night. Ahead at 10 00, the message that walsh has for all of you who are watching right now. The weather we got during the beginning of the month has helped pull portions of the state out of the extreme drought. The eastern part massachusetts has improved from extreme to severe drought levels. More than 2. 5inches has fallen since october 1st, however, 40 of the state is still under extreme drought many spots are more than 9inches of rain below normal. So starting to get it back in here, kev, but still a long way to go. We were more than 10inches at one points. So well take the improvement. Well get thering baby steps. This is what it looks like on the map right now. The red area is the extreme drought that mark was referring to. Extended all the way to the cape cod bridges. This come out every week, the rain we had over the weekend certainly helped but still that big area in the drought, look at otherwise other areas are starting to recover. Winds are locked. Thats Hartford Bradley airport, more than 10inches below right now. The rain from today didnt help much. Shower activity is offshore now and as promised we are clearing out. Clear now and sunshine when you wake up. There are those clear skies. Theres the sun when you wake up. Youll have until at least lunchtime. Our temperatures rebound before freezing arrives this weekend. With the temperatures beginning to cool down, be sure to download the fox 25 stormtracker weather app. You can get custom forecasts our fox 25 weather app is free to download on any device. Sal dimasi could be getting out of prison early. U. S. Officials filed a compassionate release recommendation today to reduce his eightyear sentence at a time already served. Boston police made an arrest in the case of a Sexual Assault in mission hill. 32yearold jose of roxbury was arrested today after a report of an attempted Sexual Assault during Kevin Fitzgerald park this past Police Identified the suspect with help from witnesses before making that arrest. Hes expected in Court Tomorrow on multiple charges. A couple accused of killing an elderly man in orange will appear in a massachusetts courtroom tomorrow morning. Police found Brittany Smith and josh away hart in a rental truck outside a walmart in virginia on saturday. They were brought back to massachusetts last night. The pair are from athol, accused of breaking into a home in orange last week and killing 95yearold thomas hardy. Hardys very muchyearold wife was also attacked but she will college are dealing with a toxic chemical in their water. Officials say it came from a private well near a farm where contaminated lab animals were buried in the 60s and 70s. Some recent tests show the concentrations were below the state standard for water quality. The college says people have been given bottled water. Right now conjoined twin baby boys are in surgery to be separated. I could almost just keep them like this right now, you know. Because theyre theyre perfect. Ahead at 10 00 the story you have to see. The parents who always stay positive and their baby boys who they couldnt love more. First bigname democrats are dehouse inning donald trump over a growing list of women that claim the g. O. P. Nominee sexually assaulted them. There was a huge show of support today for the Boston Police and their two brothers who are recovering. Neighbors and local businesses came out to the east boston precinct to say thanks in the most universal way possible. What did you bring . I brought food because police did a wonderful job in the community. What did you think about what happened last night . Its terrible. Police departments from across the country and here at home took to twitter to post their messages of support. We heard from about the two officers lives. I certainly. I commend them for wanting to get back to the red cross for being there. Mayor walsh treated a message for those who want to help and wrote one of the most important things you can do to help officers is give blood. Hashtag be a donor. The number of local Blood Donation events are scheduled in as youre about to see, trump is it is cruel. Bun by one, democrats denounced donald trump. It has shaken me to my core in a way that i couldnt have predicted. Reporter in the last week, the republican candidate for president on the defense. First a tape from 2000 tough released where trump is recorded making vulgar comments about Sexual Assaulting women. Theyre like a magnet. Either way. Reporter then a New York Times report featuring two women who say trump made unwanted did he actually kiss you . Yeah. Yeah. On the face or on the lips . Wherever he could find a landing spot, yes. Reporter since then, more women, including a former People Magazine reporter have come forward with similar stories trump says arent true. These claims are all fabricated. Theyre purification and theyre outright lies. These events never, ever happen. Reporter and he threatened the topic seems to be affecting voters, according to a new National Fox News poll, Hillary Clinton leads trump by 7 Percentage Points but trumps rallies continue to draw supporters who say they will stand by their man. Id rather have a guy in there that likes women than a cheat, a liar and a thief whos gonna rob the country. For the first time, massachusetts voters will be able to head to the polls ahead of election day. Early voting begins october 24th. But people are already casting battleground states. More than 1 3 of the total votes cast in the last president ial election were early or absentee ballots. So far more registered democrats than republicans have requested or cast those ballots. Republicans tend to vote by mail and there are some states that do have a healthy amount of mail balloting. Election day its somewhere in New Hampshire in both states, less than 10 of all votes casts were absentee ballots in the last president ial election. The final president ial debate is next wednesday in las vegas. Blair miller will be there. You can watch the entire debate right here on fox 25 beginning at 9 00. It will be followed by a special edition of fox 25 news at 10 00. The contractor working on the wollaston theater in quincy this summer when a wall collapsed now has to pay the federal government a hefty fine. Osha officials have fined the group more than july 12th. A 20foot high wall collapsed and injured two workers. Both of those workers were hospitalized with serious, but nonlifethreatening injuries. The theater was being torn down after closing in 2003. Police were called to mansfield crossing last night for the report of a drug field investigators were asking for the publics help in finding out whos behind a series of car fires in kingsboro. A fox 25 viewer shot this video as her husbands truck went up in flames. The state fire marshal says all of them happened in the same neighborhood. No one was injured. One man dog isnt only his best friend. Hes also his livesaver. Ahead at 10 00, how the dog helped the owner find out cancer. But first one of the most dangerous rail lines in the country and its right here in boston. How the mbta is racing to fix this problem right now. vo with thousands of quality preowned vehicles. And let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone. Flip your thinking about buying your next one. Interviewer what would you do with five minutes to kill and a smartphone . Man check the scores. Woman 1 uh, probably post a pic. Woman 2 text a friend. Interviewer how about register to vote . Man really . Galvin you can. Five minutes online and a massachusetts drivers license is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. Woman 2 done. I just registered. Man that was easy. Galvin register by october 19th. Federal investigators are learning more about what may have caused a commuter train to slam into a terminal in hoboken new jersey. After looking at more video and investigators found the engineer pulled the emergency brake less than a second before the collision. Theyre looking at track structure and Human Performance before they release the schuylkill actual cause this crash. One woman was killed. 100 others were hurt last month. And an East Hartford connecticut neighborhood is started to get back to normal days after a small plane crashed. A student pilot died, his instructor survived tuesdays crash. The hartford current report says the student started flying the plane erratically and the gain control. He was reportedly upset at his poor performance at the Flight Training school. Investigators have not confirmed that he tried to kill himself. They will only say the crash was an intentional act. The man accused of setting off bombs in new jersey was in court today. Rahimy is accused of detonating bombs in new yorks chelsea neighborhood last month. 31 people were injured in the new york blast and no one was hurt in new jersey. Via skype from the charges. A judge says theres enough evidence to summon Chris Christie over the bryn gait scandal. Today a judge approved the complaint and it now goes to local prosecutors who will decide if they will seek an indictment. Two aides of the governor are charged with ordering the closure of lanes on the George Washington bridge and ordered to tie up traffic in a city where the mayor refused to endorse t governor. New at 10 00, the Boston Bruins opened their season tonight and didnt waste any time dialing up the excitement. Fox 25s sports director tom lyden joins us now with the thrilling opener. Tom. For the first half of the game, not necessarily pretty, but then it was like the bruins flipped the switch, kicked it into gear and got on to columbus with a decisive 63 win. Us a 3 in the second period. Brad marchand gets on the board a couple of times in the third. This is his second goal of the night. Very nice. Bruins wake up from their slumber to rally and beat the blue jackets, a threegoal win to start the season. Two more games on the road before the bruins home opener next thursday against new jersey but tonight good way to jump start it in ohio. Much more ahead in sports. Tom lyden, fox 25 news. Disappointing end to the red sox season but looks like hockey celebrate. Yeah, a slow start but a strong finish. We like it. The team had some moxy as they say. All right, two twin baby boys, they are joined at the head and they are in surgery to be separated. It is a very risky surgery, and it will take 20 hours. Ahead at 10 00, the parents who stayed positive and the twins with personalities you will not forget. But first fox 25 uncover as troubling report surrounding the green line. How the mbta is trying to make sure trains stay on the tracks. Weve got news commuters wont want to hear. The green line had the most derail ments last year in the entire country. Three derailments in particular caught the eye of as fox 25 Chris Flanagan reports this all came out in a brandnew audit. Reporter three derailments on the green line led to a state audit of the Department Public utilities. It found the mbta was not properly maintaining its tracks or the center trucks, the wheels. It scares the mess out of you. You dont know if youre gonna make it to work or make it home. Reporter the mbta admits track conditions were a contributing factor in last summers derailment, to make them safer, the agency did a complete grinding of all 23 miles of the green line rail this past summer. Mbta tells fox 25 news, it takes the rare instances of derail ments very seriously and will keep working to address root causes and continue the implementation of corrective measures for both the short term and the long term. Its the oldest rail line in the country. You know, what are you gonna do . Gonna take money and time to do so. Reporter the audit reports also show 51 trains violating its feed at five diffent green line speeding violation april 2014, well over a year before. So far this year, 24 green line operate verifies been cited for speeding. I dont really think its so much the problem but i think its more those cars and that theyve, you know, just werent designed right in the beginning. The mbta tells me its also working its Automated Vehicle thats expected to be in place by the end of the year. At the top of the hour we revealed the Boston Police shooting suspects criminal past out of state but there seems to be a lot more to the man some neighbors refer to as a, quote, wannabe cop. At 11 00, the disturbing information we discovered by simply sifting through his facebook page. But first speeding right into the back of a school bus is the video youve gotta see. What Connecticut State Police hope everyone at home will learn, wow, by wild video. Look at that. You may remember this from the picture that mark stole for me for the 6 00 newscast. You can check out the different stages that have and that time lapse on our facebook page. It was just before these showers arrived, it came through boston. Ended up. In fact, in case you i did get a couple of other great sunsets. This one from buzzards bay. Look at this. Thats a beautiful sky too, right. And the showers that came on through, just added a little texture to the sky. Clouds out there allowing for these beautiful shots to be taken. Jenny took this, our photo journalist here. Magnificent. Thanks a lot. And then theres this. Next couple of days will be perfect along route 2 in massachusetts. But if youre going to highway in waterville valley. That is gorgeous stuff out there. The foam backis perfect especially in New Hampshire and vermont. This is at the bay station at cog railway on Mount Washington taken yesterday but you can bet its looking same. Really good conditions. The leaves arent going to be blowing off. Get out there and see it. Itll be past peak in a week. Support dont wait. Theres the picture of the day, theres the winner of the day. Nice shot of the skyline of your picture tomorrow not really dropping fast. The reason is there is a bit of a breeze out there. And the clouds, they left the areas with the clear skies. The temperatures will drop but itll be more of a gradual drop tonight. In the morning the is sun will be out or at least coming out if youre getting up while its still dark out. Shiri spears will guide you through that. Tomorrow afternoon sunshine. Wall to wall, all across new england through the day fastforwarding through saturday. Not much change. Itll be clear tomorrow night, and youll wake up to sunshine saturday morning. However, the clear skies tomorrow night do give us something to talk about. Lets first start here. Employees overnight tonight in the 40s. Picking up some wind gusts as high as 20 miles per hour. They dont look as strong as it was yesterday with the system coming around this front. The High Pressure fair weather system. Not a big concern. Temperatures arent going to drop down to freezing levels. Not tonight. Just a chill in the air in the your high temperatures tomorrow in and around boston. The city will be in the upper 50s as will quincy. Out here in cape cod, temperatures will generate near the mid50s all across the cape and on marthas vineyard, as well. Up here in the valley, in the 60s. Lowell will get into the 60s too and haverhill tomorrow afternoon. Tomorrow morning to saturday morning, particularly between 3 00 a. M. And 9 00 a. M. Saturday when these areas will be in a freeze watch change into a freeze warning when we get within time limits really tomorrow. This area here has not had a killing freeze. Just and away from the coastline so it will be colder than coastal areas and points to the west have had their freeze or frost. This is a danger zone tomorrow evening. If youre still trying to grow theres the satellite radar of that hurricane nicole that came off of bermuda. I checked to see the damage and surprisingly minimal considering it was a category 3 hurricane. Weekend. Temperatures in the 60s so it will be cool. New at 10 00, workers are blaming their bosses for not letting them use their have a case days. The majority say its because they heard negative talk or got mixed messages from their bosses about taking time off. As a result, the report found 68 million Vacation Days went unused last year. We posted this question on our poll, do you use all of your Vacation Days . 64 of you said yes, 36 said no. The poll is still up, so vote right now if you havent done so. Interesting, especially benefit you look at other countries around the world, how much Vacation Time they have. They get more than we do. Be back inside their home after getting stuck in a pipe. It took rescuers several hours to free the dogs because they were stuck 65 feet deep. Ive been telling you about i am totally blind. I lost my sight in afghanistan. If youre totally blind, you may also be struggling with non24. Calling 8448442424. Touchdown, inspiring thousands as two teams come together in kentucky. Take a good look at this right here. A 7yearold boy who use as wheelchair scored a touchdown with the help of two football teams. Bryce is battling a rare brain disorder, so with the help of his brother, he scored a touchdown families from the opposing team even donated to help buy a specially equipped band for bryce. Twin baby boys who are connected at the head are in surgery right now to be separated. Doctors say the 20 hour surgery is risky but necessary if the boys are to survive past the age of two. He spoke with the positive parents from new york who are [ reading them a book ] when we had the boys of course they were normal little boys and just liked any other two little babies youd see, except for being conjoined. I could almost just keep them like this right now, because theyre so, theyre so perfect. Theyre beautiful. They are theyre happy, theyre crazy, they roll off the bed and dad and i flip them. Anais talks and my favorite thing is to sit here and hear them talk with each other down the hallway. They talk back and forth. Theyre beautiful. Jayden the more rambunctious one. Aniais has had to struggle more. He really beared the brunt of the burden, i would say. Hes got breathing issues and feeding issues and he has some vision issues and his hearing was off in the beginning. Hes gone through heart failure. Hes had seizures. He has had so much happen in the lastyear, and it just rolls he just keeps on going. Reporter i met nicole and Christian Mcdonald just days before their twins are to be separated. Two days out, how you guys feeling . Were excited and anxious to finally have the big day here and feeling good. The twins joined at the head 2. 5 million births. They rarely survive past the age of 2 if not separated. Well continue to follow this story and keep you posted on how the surgery turns out. A lot of people do want to find out how indeed that does turn out. We are praying for a full recovery from both of them and a wonderful life as they are separated. Those parents just so inspiring. Their positivity and the intense love that they have for those twins. Yeah. Unconditional. It is. All right, 2 pets stuck in a pipe more than 70 feet deep. Next at took rescuers to free the dogs and what the owners told us during the tricky process. Plus, the reasons why your home heating bill is expected to . . . . 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. Whatever they wanted inside a Drainage Pipe wasnt worth it after two dogs got stuck more than 70 feet inside. Tonight theyre home safe but after a lot of waiting. Jacqui heinrich has more on the dramatic rescue. A for rosie the German Shepherd and winston the jack russell terrier thursday. Their owner still doesnt know what drew them that the backyard drainpipe that runs 175 feet long, buried 12 feet below the service. I dont know, but whatever it was, they wanted to go right back in after it, even after it happened. Reporter and it took heavy equipment to get them out. The dogs got stuck about 70 feet that the tunnel. The pipe only about a foot wide. When they got to the midway point they couldnt pass and shepherd couldnt turn around either. Actually the other pipe protruding from the side which made that 12inch diameter pipe roughly 6inches so reallily couldnt get by that. Reporter it was panic mode for rosie. Firefighters snaked into the pipe from a midway hole they dug to try to push her out, walking backwards. Winston wouldnt leave her. He wouldnt leave him. He was there for comfort. He did come out at one point but we basically let him go back in there to comfort the other dog. Couple hours later, they were happy to be out safe. Theyre happy to be home tonight. Neither one of the dogs got hurt during the rescue process. Firefighters say the most difficult part of that rescue was stabilizing the drain so it doesnt collapse. What an effort. Theyll both be fighting for that big bed tonight. And the hole they had to dig just to get down there. Kind of fascinating when you look at the modern way to look computers and everything else. And i love that video of them just rolling around, almost smiling. You can see the dog smiling. Not worried about it. Tonight Dairy Farmers are upset over the amount of milk being wasted. This year 43 million gallons of mill having been dumped due to overstocked supplies. Reports say its the most discarded milk in at least 16 years. Increasing prices during the last few years have led farmers to raise more dairy cows. The government is now hoping to boost cheese production in order to use more of that milk supply. May cost more t home this winter. Home heating bills are likely to be higher than last winter. Experts say current forecasts are for colder winter across the northeast and midwest and Energy Prices are also expected to be slightly higher this year, doesnt matter if you use oil, natural gas, electric or propane. The supporters that would lift the cap on the Charter Schools in the state have spent twice as much as their opponents their opponents spent 6. 5 million. A complete breakdown is on our web site. Samsung is offering galaxy s7 owners a credit to get them to return their smartphones. Theyve launched a note 7 refunded and exchange program. Customers can get up to a 100 on their bill if they change a note 7 for another smartphone. Samsung told note zen owners to return their phones and stop can catch fire. Internet myths, the irs gets tens of thousands of tax returns every year, and instead of it containing a check, offer a reason why the taxpayers shouldnt have to pay taxes at all. Fox 25s justin gray shows us how some people are actually getting away with it. Reporter the irs has a term for it. Frivolous arguments. Tax returns where instead of paying taxes, the tags pair offers up some strange excuses. Among the most popular, that or that if you write the words zero sum on your tax return you dont have to pay. Its not fair to the people that are paying their taxes that these people are making up excuses not to pay theirs. Reporter tens of thousands of taxpayers use the frivolous argument. So many that the irs keeps a list on their web site debunking the myths and theories. But in some cases, the claims actually work getting by electronic filthers and the irs agents. Every one of these needs some investigated. They put back nearly 6,000 times. The frivolous claims can also lead to criminal prosecution. The Inspector General put the blame for missing some of these bad returns on lack of training for workers and how to spot them. Reporting in washington, justin gray, fox 25 news. Singer songwriter bob dillon is now a nobel prize winner. He was awarded the nobel prize in lynn tour for literature for having created literature expression for the great song tradition. Hes the first one to win the award since novelist Tony Morrison in 1993. The Boston Public Library is an exhibit that features some of the collection of the rarest shakespear books of all. One of them a mid Summer Nights dream was printed in 1598. At exhibit, patrons can find centuries old theatrical memorabilia or read through some of shakes spears classic plays. Its playful, its beautiful, its deep, and theres ends new things to find every time you the exhibit opens tomorrow and runs through march 2017 and free to the public. Today hundreds of people came together to support a vital charity. Rosies place has been helping women who have fallen on hard times get back on their feet. They provide food, clothing shelters as well as a longterm program. I was talking to a woman who turned to addiction after losing her son and home in a matter of months. Rosies place took her i helped her get her life back on track. The group collects items like clothing and food donations year around. Mark ockerbloom was there with me today and kevin was there, too. If you want more information on how you can help rosies place if you want to volunteer or drop off some supplies to donate, go to our web site, fox 25 boston. Com. Proud to have you through. Thank you. I was honored to be a part of it. 1700 people. 1700 people. Turned out today, and a lot of people left a lot of cash behind for rosies place. Such a great thing, as well, and fabulous show. Great speakers. Kudos to all these volunteers who put that event on today, raising a lot of money. They truly are changing womens lives. Incredible stories. Its nice to see that theyre getting the help that they need, living the lives that theyve always dreamed of. Thanks for being there. A local man has his dog to thank for being alive. Next at 10 00, what his dog did that led to detecting his Breast Cancer. But first in a galaxy far, far away, next at 10 00, the discovery revealing how many the. I think the technical difficulty and the budgetary safely to the Marks Service and back are pretty daunting. President obama hasnt will be rated on what a mission to mars with a cost or how to pay for it but he has said private companies will be needed. Scientists believe there are at least 10 times more galaxies than they previously thought. They say the universe actually has 2 trillion galaxies. They say most of the galaxies are very small. Meanwhile, the rain is moving out of here and skies are clearing. Temperatures will be dropping overnight. By morning well be averaging about 40 degrees. It will not be a frosty freezey kind of morning. That comes saturday morning. But looking ahead to saturday anyway. The 4h fall festival will be happening. Temperatures will be in the 50s for the event right on through. It will start out much colder than that but definitely will rebound quickly. For sunday, kickoff for the patriots game, 1 00. 60 degrees with sunshine. Weather. Well talk more about that weekend and when the freezing temperatures will arrive at 11 00. The mystery into whats causing dozens of birds to die in dorchester continues. A city investigation has failed to determine why the birds are dying. Last month Animal Rescue teams found 48 sick or dead grackles. The investigation has found no evidence of trauma or deadly infections. The birds will now go to a lab at Michigan State university for further testing. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and doctors say its important to remember that men can heres the New Hampshire man who is alive today because his dog detected his cancer. In the sea of pink, you can pick out mike wagner of new jersey at the making strides against Breast Cancer event last year. He participated not as a supporter, but as a survivor. I was laying in bed one morning, it was actually in the springtime of 2014, and i had my shirt off, just laying in bed. Reporter thats when something happened that mike and i have three jack ruffles. You know, one, buster, crawl under on my chest and he started sniffing around the area where i had the cancer, and he started to nudge it with his nose, and i realized i had a lump there. Reporter wagner went to the doctor. My doctor refer immediate to c and c breast care center, and they did a biopsy, and i found out i had Breast Cancer. Reporter at 50 years old, wagner had stage 2 breast according to the american cancer society, this year about 440 men will die from Breast Cancer in the u. S. In mikes case, luckily his surgeon removed the mast with rounds of chemo topped off with radiation hes now cautiously optimistic about the future. I dont have a definite until five years expires, and then ill know that its not coming back. Reporter his advice for other men. If you dont, its gonna travel somewhere else to your body, your bones, your brain or wherever it may go and you might hear, oh, joe down the street died of bone cancer, but actually joe down the street originally had Breast Cancer. Wagner has formed a team called mikes pink ladies for this sundays making strides vo shop all makes, models and colors in your neighborhood. All with worryfree ownership. Head to your neighborhood enterprise car sales and let the people who buy more vehicles than anyone. Announcer the following is a paid advertisement for tai cheng, brought to you by beachbody. Wow, joy, look at these people they love you [ cheers and applause ] thank you its regis, joy, and ive got big news for you. 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