boston police unions are taking aim at the city's mayor and police commissioner. in a scathesing letter, the union demanded more needs to be done to protect officers out in the streets. it read, in part, we have requested long guns for our patrol officers. we now demand it. the need is necessary and the need is now. >> -- sometimes the matter can get to you, and it is what it is. >> reporter: the letter comes after officers were ambushed baton rouge. the police union begged for more officers and more equipment like ballistic helmets. this as the boston police patrolman's association tweeted out picture with officers and kids, who needs police gear we have hoodsies? referring to the $89,000 ice cream truck. commissioner evans says safety for his officers is a top priority but believes the union's letter was a bit much. >> i think he's speaking from the heart. i wish some of the words he didn't use, a little offensive. you know, i think it's a hard time to be a police officer now. so i know where he's coming from. >> reporter: and the department says that it is revi

reporter: angry words from boston's police unions. the failures they say are putting officers lives at risk. elizabeth warren on the record on donald trump >> what kind of man does this thing? reporter: says hillary clinton should have avoided. inside the local lab on the front lines of the zika fight. reporter: watching thunderstorms to the west and how they will impact weekend plans. reporter: a local baseball team. how they're helping local people with disabilities. anchor: boston's police unions delivering a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner tonight. claim the city is putting officers at risk. mike beaudet live in mattapan right now. reporter: the police unions are not holding back in their letter to the mayor. they say they are outgunned and undermanned. >> bos subject in the city. they blast the mayor and police commissioner in a scathing letter saying they need better equipment including new ballistic helmets. you can walk hand in hand all day long but that won't stop a brick or a piece of concrete slamming in

in front of the san francisco police union headquarters. live in the newsroom, anne makovec, kpix 5. > it sounds like kaepernick will play tomorrow night? >> yes! there were plenty of people theorizing that kap, who was already on shaky ground with the 49ers, could be benched by this controversy. but we heard from the head coach yesterday kap will be on the field tomorrow night. of course, shameless plug, you can watch that game and another round of kaepernick sitting during the national anthem on kpix 5. >> thank you. >>> today is the deadline to apply for the next chief of police job in san francisco. more than 25 candidates are in the running right now including toney chaplin. most of the candidates are coming from outside the department. former chief greg suhr resigned this year after the department was criticized for being racially biased. >>> san jose city council has declared a state of emergency to deal with the police department's staffing shortage. the declaration will allow the chief to bypass union rules dictating how he can rea

tim tim caputo is live at boston police headquarters. >> tim: that police union september a letter of demands to the mayor and police commissioner asking for more firepower. tonight the boston police commissioner said the letter is self was offensive but he does understand their concerns. police officers were ambushed at murdered in dallas and baton rouge and many believe not enough is being done here. in a scathing letter to the commissioner william evans the police union said enough is enough and begged officers and equipment. we have requested long guns for the pal officers and we now demand it. a very new hostile environment that we live in and it is a requirement that to be able to quickly neutralize a threat we require long guns. the heed is necessary and now. commissioner evans thought the letter was offensive. >> it is what it is. pictures of of a new ice cream truck. the letter says you can sink we shall overcome until the cows come home but that won't stop arrival rounds aimed at police officer's chest. officers are being targeted, but the commissioner believes the leter fro

city leaders are responding after boston's police unions deliver a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner. mike beaudet obtained this scathing letter claiming the city is putting officers at risk. the union says it has been begging the city for what they call the necessary personnel and equipment for 18 months. the letter goes on to say "you can sing kumbaya or we shall but that won't stop a rifle round aimed at a police officer's chest." mike brought the claims to mayor marty walsh. >> two of the points they made, they say there aren't enough officers and they say their equipment isn't good enough. we are upgrading the equipment and i don't know what the right number of officers is false that an argument the police have had union is contract negotiations with the city right now. but in the letter, they insist this is about safety. we reached out to the unions but never heard back. your economy now. wall street is expressing its satisfaction with the latest jobs report. employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs last month, even amid sluggish growth. the labor department says the

to the street to deal with a rising crime rate. >> and the police union is asking to declare a state of emergency. >> vic lee is live at city hall with this developing story. it is a real dilemma zplr. >> reporter: as we speak, the police union and the city officials are meeting here at city hall to talk about the shift changes. among the things they are talking about, the possibility that the city council may declare a state of emergency to implement those changes. now this is the letter that they are referring to. the letter they are discussing. a letter that was sent by the city manager to the police union last week, detailing the staff shortages and the ways they could fill the big gap but the changes could create other problems as well. >> it is an absolute emergency now based on the numbers we have. >> reporter: and the numbers, the police union said it is getting from the city, to adequately staff the patrol division is 500 full time officers. this is in a department that only has 813 street-ready cops. the mayor. >> we have gone from bad to worse in terms of staffing. we know

protest to the plan put forth by the police union. says if he can't find 100 volunteer he will assign as part of this pilot program and letter came out from union officials. police union officials saying they point in very strongly worded letter. object to program all together. community concern ran hyatt a city council meeting in mattapan. >> should have have taken this long. body cameras are not an issue. tentatively on september 1st. that date comes after 2-month delay and police commissioner bill evans says the added challenges of techno logical readiness and 100 officers volunteer. each volunteering officer receives 500-dollar stipend. >> why not get the most accurate picture of what happened. >> michael: paroleman's union agreed with commissioner evan. still union officials released a strongly worded letter thursday department needed more equipment like body armor and manpower instead. quote, you can sing kumbuya or we shall overcome to the cow's come home but won't stop a rifle round aimed at police officer's chest. >> it is a

>> reporter: the police union has fought with chief cathy lanier over staffing and assignments and says it has worked well with newsham. >> whoever that chief is going to be, they want a chief that is going to back the working officer. >> i think our number one priority as an organization is public safety. i want people to feel safe. >> he was named assistant chief in 2002. he'll replace lanier who citywide has been very popular and visible. >> i intend to be very visible. i intend to be as visible as i can be. i'm not cathy lanier. i'm peter newsham and i hope that the community will see me for what i am. >> again, he officially takes over on september 17th and he'll be spending a lot of time in the next couple of weeks with chief lanier as she gets ready to be the security chie >> she has a lot to share with him and leave with him. one thing i'm thinking of and i'm curious to know what you think, that he will not follow from the chief.

anchor: and why the boston police union says officer lives reporter: angry words from boston's police unions. the failures they say are putting officers lives at risk. elizabeth warren on the record on donald trump >> what kind of man does this thing? reporter: says hillary clinton should have avoided. inside the local lab on the front lines of the zika fight. reporter: watching thunderstorms to the west and how they will impact weekend plans. reporter: a local baseball team. how they're helping local people with disabilities. anchor: boston's police unions delivering a strong message to the mayor and police commissioner tonight.

you just saw the quote from the police union demanding the nfl apologize to the many police officers mr. kaepernick has disrespected. the backlash against kap came from all over the country and last night we heard from kareem abdul-jabbar about it. the nba legend supports the statement despite the controversial way kaepernick went about it. >> i'm sure that -- that is the criticism that most people will say, you know, that he -- he should have picked a -- a better time and a better place to do it. but it was up to him and, um, and he did have an opportunity, um, and he -- he took it. so i'm -- i'm not going to judge him on that. >> in the "washington post" he wrote that instead of slamming kaepernick we should be horrified that 50 years later we're still talking about racial inequality. that's something the mario woods coalition has been talking about this. mario woods was shot and killed wielding a knife in the bayview shot by three officers more than two dozen times. since then the city has named his birthday mario woods day and the police union ripped the city for that. today's pr

the police union sent a letter to the commissioner quipnt. wbz anna meiler is live in boston with that part of the marty walsh outside city hallre strongly worded letter demanding more weapons and equipment for boston police officers. the boston herald published this thee-page letter from police unions demanding more protection for officers following the recent deadly attacks on police in dallas and baton rouge. union stated officers need to be equipped with long guns ballistic helmets and shields and exat that loaded magazines and more. until the cows come home but that won't stop a rifle round aimed at police officer's chest. mayor walsh says he was taken back by some of the language in the letter and doesn't believe it reflects how all officers feel but he says he takes their safety very seriously. >> we have the best trained police department in the country. we have the equipment for them and if we need to make sure they have more equipment then that's something that's my responsibility as mayor to make sure they have it and if officers f

he needs to and what he is asking us to do and i'm in full support of that along with our police union i'm happy to say. >> so if it is declared about 47 offices will be reassigned to street patrols. why can't you have the officers reassigned for that. >> i agree for the vice mayor. we have also been short of the san jose police department and when we look at the next shift which is september through march in a six month span we would have to fill over 340 ten hour shifts a week. it's impossible. when the numbers came out after the bid and the chief got handed the documentation to show we're in trouble and realize that you cannot staff patrol and you can't be able to respond to 911 calls, we have got an emergency. if that's not an emergency i don't know what is. >> but again. why can't you just reassign them? is that too complicated to say? instead of doing an investigation in this homicide unit go patrol the streets instead. >> it's a great question. >> because of being able to reassign it people in special operations, you have a sit down and it would take weeks and weeks to get throu

emily: the boston police union writes a scathing letter. five investigates how they say the city is putting officers at risk. on the eye for this friday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. >> now the wind is going real -- whoa! emily: also on the eye this morning, not a bright idea. what this guy should have been doing, when he was almost hit by lightning. that is scary. good morning, i'm emily riemer.

. >> reporter: but the first official reaction from the police union came on twitter. with treasure greg pemberton tweeting my phone is blowing up with members few gnatically excited. people are thrilled that this nightmare is over. he also said that moral is skyrocketing. one officer i spoke to said when they heard the news this morning, they felt uncertain. they wondered what it would mean for the department. they quickly pointed out this is a presidential election year that means there will be very big events en in d.c. and chief lanier has a lot of experience handling them. reporting at d.c. police union allison barber wusa 9. >> and on the facebook page, dozens of people had nothing but well wishes for chief lanier. karla wrote d.c.'s finest great job chief latherer. and billy posted, we will miss you and the work you did for d.c. and the surrounding areas. enjoy your new job. we invite you to leave your thoughts and parting words for chief lanier on the wusa 9 facebook page. >>> the latest round of storms is moving out, but it's still plenty hot out there. we are

ed that's despite strong : opposition from the police union. the program was intended to be voluntary, but so far no officers have stepped forward. 100 officers are needed. despite the lack of volunteers, the mayor says the plan can move forward. >> our agreement is voluntary. that is what we are doing now. we have to get this program up and running. ed the police union claims that : a non-volunteer progra the department. boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. maria: homecoming 65 years in the making. an flag-draped casket carrying the remains of corporal ronald sparks rolled off a plane at logan. a procession then guided the remains to sparks' hometown of cambridge. sparks died at the age of 19 in a prisoner of war camp during the korean war and his remains were only recently identified from a dna >> could you tell me how that felt when you got that phone call? >> well, my throat tightened, my eyes welled up. and i had to call back because i couldn't speak. maria: sparks' family plans t

and that's despite strong opposition from the police union. the program was intended to be voluntary, but so far no officers have stepped forward. 100 officers are needed. despite the lack of volunteers, the mayor says the plan can move forward. that if we get officers we could take action. we have to get this up and running. maria: the police union claims that a non-volunteer program violates their agreement with the department. boston police commissioner bill evans says he hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. ed right now, : a state of emergency from this wildfire in california. 82,000 people are being told to get out of its way. newscenter 5's ben simmoneau is here with just how fast it's burning. ben: it shut down a major highway. this one burning so fast it spread over 1,000 acres in 90 minutes. which means it would have consumed an area the size of the boston public garden in just 2 minutes. from this, to this in minutes. this is the blue cut fire, breaking out at 10:36 a.m., it devoured 11 acres a minute, quickly raging ou

heather: the proposed terms were agreed upon by the police union. ben: sentencing day for a former fbi agent who lied during his testimony at the james whitey trial back in 2013. newscenter 5's todd kazakiewich was inside the courtroom. he joins us live from south boston tonight. todd? trial, robert fitzpatrick made many claims, including he was the agent who found the rifle used to assassinate martin luther king jr.. today, he admitted that he lied under oath and we learn his sentence. >> we will process it later and then talk about it. todd former fbi agent robert : fitzpatrick, saying little as he and his wife leave federal court after a brief hearing. he's now beginning a sentence of two years of probation, and he justice relating to his testimony as a defense witness in the trial of james "whitey" bulger. >> i think he's satisfied that he can move forward with his life, he's not risking a jail sentence, and he can put all of this behind him. in that respect, i think he's very satisfied. todd: fitzpatrick was facing a 12 count indictment. prosec

the stockton police union is demanding silva's resignation. he claims the whole thing was politically motivated. if convicted, he could face up to three years in prison. >>> another deadly police shooting caught on camera this time chicago. police body cameras show officers firing as they tried to stop a suspected car thief. the driver an 18-year-old black plan was shot in the back. the incident was captured on nine different videos. we want to warn you that some of it may be a little hard to watch. reporter derrick blakley says that the video seems to show officers violating police policy. >> reporter: police body cam video shows what happened when chicago police spotted a stolen jaguar driven by 18-year-old paul o'neill. [ sirens and gunfire ] >> reporter: and dashcam video shows much the same, an apartment violation of department policy. but o'neil's jaguar wasn't stopped until he hit another squad car head on. [ crash ] >> reporter: o'neil fled the car and police pursued on foot finding and shooting him behind a home. >> hands behind your

your administration is under a lot of pressure right now from both the police unions, as well as communities of color. is it just a question of politics, or is this a real problem here in boston? mayor walsh: i wouldn't necessarily -- i don't feel the pressure. i think that we have a lot of issues going on, and we work, we've been working at this commissioner, the police chief, the community, building that trust with the communities and police department. right now, we're dealing with body cameras, and we're working on put nag pilot program. and really, what's interesting is all the discussion around the pilot program, when we really are putting a program in, toiths see how they work, what they're going to do, what they're going to tell us, and i think that, you know, the police unions, you know, they sent a letter the other day, they're frustrated, too, and concerned. janet: there were harsh words in that letter. were they right or exaggerating? or mayor walsh: i think a little bit of all. i think it has everybody to do with the rank-and-file officers they represent. they hear it from their

the police chief, police union, and the city manager all met yesterday at city hall for an emergency meeting. the talked act the need to reassign officers taking some from special units and putting them back on the street. the police union says it needs to have at least 500 officers pro patrolling the streets. right now they're at ability 400. >>> striking a pose at the san francisco zoo. this is guanaco, 3 days old. the first guangaco, first time parents. she doesn't have a name just yet. in case you don't know what a guanaco is, a member of the am me family which includes camels and llamas. you can visit this guanaco at the exhibit at the san francisco zoo. pretty cool. >>> scientists getting a closer look at a piece of history at the bottom of the ocean floor in our own backyard. the uss independence was last used during world war ii. it's under water about 30 miles off the coast of half-moon bay. these images are brought to us thanks to a robotic underwater vehicle using sonar producing 3-d images. scientists say they just want to map out that wreckage. >> i was in half-moon bay

they held this event outside the police union offices. we just heard from the final speaker a short time ago. these are the offices right at the corner of 6th and bryant in san francisco. now, members of the justice for mario woods coalition are angry with the police officers association. they demanded an apology from colin kaepernick. after refusing to stand for the national anthem during three preseason games kaepernick was critical of law enforcement and angry about police misconduct. they say kaepernick has every right to continue to speaking his mind. civil rights attorney john burris said it's shocking the police union would try to silence a high-profile critic line kaepernick. >> they don't want public [ inaudible ]. the message is not about police training. it is about police misconduct through the nation. >> my message to colin is you're not alone. you are in good company. >> [ cheers and applause ]. >> keep speaking out. >> reporter: now, mario woods was shot and killed by san francisco police. again, this is a grassroots group.

boston police unions are taking aim at the city's mayor and police commissioner. in a scathing letter, the union demanded more needs to be done to protect officers out in the streets. it read in part, "we have requested long guns for our patrol officers. we now demand it. the need is necessary and the heated. it is what it is. report t letter comes after officers were ambushed and murdered in dallas and baton rouge. the police union begged for more officers and more equipment like ballistic helmets. this, as the boston police patrolman's association also tweeted out a picture of officers and kids with the caption "who needs police gear, we have hoodsies." referring to the boston police's new $89,000 ice cream truck, meant to foster goodwill and help with community engagement. commissioner evans s priority but believed that union's letter was a bit much. >> i think he is speaking from the heart. you know, i wish some of the words he didn't use. a little offensive. but i think it's a hard time to be a police officer now. i know where he is coming from. report t comm

but it's not happening fast enough, or enough in general for the police officers union. there level is so low that they are stretched thin, just to give you a perspective. they say that on a it weekly basis, they have about 34010 hour shifts that they needed to fill. it's gotten so bad that they are considering pulling about 47 detectives from undercover unions. get them off of those unions, at them in their uniforms and have them patrol the streets. when you do that, you are not preventing crime but actually reacting to crime. and that's why tonight they are actually having a closed door session between the city officials as well as the police union on how to tackle this rising crime problem. the problem continues to get out of controls, and, here's the leader of the union talking about how overworked those officers are. >> they are covering shifts on their days off, covering shifts on their weekend, and we could even have a dayshift officer that is exhausted and gets some sleep, but then will have to go cover in midnight shift. >> here's the thing. the city might decla

. >>> police unions taking a stand. the tough message they are sending to lawmakers demanding changes for the city's police officers. >>> ready to go in rio, a live look at the city this morning. isn't that beautiful? the olympic opening ceremony kicking off tonight and some stars expected to make an appearance. >>> this england. >> sarah: good friday morning, everybody, thank you for joining us, it is 9 a.m., i am sarah french. >> christa: i am krista del camp. it is not rio but the boston skyline looks wonderful. a lot of sun out there. bri eggers with the forecast. >> bri: third day in a row of these stunning conditions. in the mid-70s for most spots, impressive for martha's vineyard, a record low, 46 degrees and now 73. if you like the two before this, third time is the charm. 89 for the high this afternoon. into the weekend things change up a bit. tomorrow we got to be weather aware with scattered showers and storms expected. low humidity and comfortable warmth again as we move into sunday. more details of timeline

heather: despite union push back, mayor marty walsh says a program equipping police officers with body cameras will begin. officers have stepped forward. the mayor says the plan can move forward. >> her agreements that it's voluntary, they did not rule out that if we did not get officers, that we could take action. we have to get this program up and running. heather: the police union claims that a non-volunteer program violates their agreement with the department. police commissioner hopes to begin the six-month trial on september 9. failure to address complaints against officers. the program started in september is meant to address grievances through mediation with officers, but this year only 15 complaints were identified as suitable for mediation. and of those, 10 officers refused to take part. boston police say they are working to try and make officers more comfortable with the program. ben: heavy rain in the area. the day come bridge still looking sl i tunnel. about a half hour on the expressway. on the northbound side, upper deck to the 125, 26 minutes. the hike is slow from 93 t

>>reporter: san francisco police officer union sent a letter to the president of the 49ers and the nfl commissioner. we will not standby while he attacks police officers in this country. with statement such as people are on paid leave while people of color are killed. it's not the first time after lets used the celebrity to spark a national debate. track stars smith and carlos raised their fist during the national anthem at the 1968 olympics. smith is now 72 years old and applauds kaepernick activism. >> the truth live and he's only telling what has happened tivrjs of grant whose fatal shooting by bart police sparked national outrage expects kaepernick decision to gain momentum as part of the black lives matter movement. >> yes i believe by him taking that stand he would also encourage others to begin to stand with him. >>reporter: or in this case to sit. >> i'll continue to sit i'll continue to stand with the people. >> both alameda county sheriff's office and the san francisco police union invited kaepernick to visit their training facility to get a firsthand look at what it takes to

the police chief, the police union and the city manager all met today at city hall for an emergency meeting. they talked about the need to reassign officers, taking some from special units and putting them back on the streets. the police union says it needs to have at least 500 officers patrolling the streets and right now they only have about 410. all sides they will work together to try to get 50 additional officers on the street asap. >> a crash new stin ton beach. chp officers say a van somehow lost control on highway 1 and crashed down the ravine. three men were in the van, two were able to get out and climb to the road and flag for help. you can see here chp helicopter showed up and was able to pull the driver to safety. thankfully, no significant injuries will here. a sick coyote walking the streets of danville. tonight the search is on for the seemingly frail animal. a lot of people want to help. the coyote has been spotted in many neighborhoods. terry mcsweeney is in danville this evening. the community is rallying to help. do we know what is wrong? >> this coyote has been staggeri

the boston police union say city leaders are putting officers' lives at risk. fox 25 obtained a letter sent to the mayor and commissioner saying they're not providing enough equipment and officers to keep the community safe. the letter reads in part we shall overcome till the cows come home but that won't fix a rifle round aimed at an officer's chest. they also talked about wearing body cameras by the end of next month. >>> jones opia faced a judge today, police say he ignored an officer and drove through a construction zone on wednesday when confronted in the nearby the officer and even tried to gouge his eye out. we talked to a construction worker who witnessedded the attack. >> we're watching if he needed assistance and we were right there. >> reporter: the officer was injuries to his eye. he is expected to make a full recovery. story seven premium in the hospital tonight after this house in connecticut exploded and then collapsed. it happened in the town of vernon this afternoon. four of the people were trapped among that, a 7-year-old boy who's in serious

first from the police union and from a city councilman. but the mayor did not answer questions today about if he would leave his job. >> vicki:a shocking charge against another mayor. this one in virginia right outside of washington dc. he's accused of exchanging drugs for sex. catherine heenan is here with details of the arrest. >> catherine:we're talking about fairfax virginia mayor scott silverthorne.who's accused of providing methamphetamines in exchange for sex. police say they got a tip from a citizen.and then tied the mayor to a website used to arrange sexual encounters between men. tonight silverthorne has appointed a councilman to serve as the city's acting mayor. he was arrested last night after police say he met with an undercover detective at a hotel. police also released the mugshots of two men suspected of being the mayor's suppliers. they were spotted meeting up with silverthorne at the same hotel last night.and also arrested. the mayor was hired as a substitute teacher in fairfax a few months ago.and was fired today because

at 5:00, laura will say where the police union said it is a process that is taking too long. >>> and in san francisco tonight, residents will be able to attend a community meeting in a search for their new police chief. among those interested, interimt taking heat for information not considered all that personal. we are live from st. mary's where tonight's meeting will be held. >> reporter: the meeting begins at 5:30 and this is the last of five meetings offered to the public or open to the public. now, in regard to chaplin, we reached out to him but he did not make himself available to us. san francisco's interim police chief said he has a bachelors degree but he has refused to reveal the where, when and what. it is known that a degree is highly desirable, but not needed when applying for the job. yet every other department head in the city requires a bachelor's degree. >> we have the 18th largest police department in the country. we pay the highest salary of any city in the country to our police chief. so we need somebody that has some serious credentials. >> reporter: and whether

jonathon gregg fox6 news union president mike crivello is advocating -all milwaukee police officers should patrol in pairs, six now dot com for the very latest on the unrest in our city. you'll find a collection of our coverage on the links page at fox six now dot com -- including photo galleries showing all the damage. and our coverage does not stop there. coming up next-- a look at some of the groups already trying to rebuild. thunderstorm chances return to the forecast this week, i'll show you when you can expect some rain coming up in your fox6 the unrest in milwaukee-- this is a live look at earlier today-- the coalition for justice organized a rally for peace for hundreds of people at sherman park. they began with a prayer circle asking for healing for their community. the group then passed out garbage bags and gloves and walked down burleigh street to 35th. picking up trash and cleaning up the to show they cared, the preacher didnt come out to pray with they young folks who were hurting so we have to do that today, we have to make sure that we dont have another up roar like this.' t

protest from the police union. michael henrich live at bpd with breakdown who exactly will be wearing the cameras. michael, good morning. >> daniel: forgive me if you heard any foul language. >> michael: somebody realize what had we were doing and saying for back of -- clean it forced to wear the body cameras. 6-month pilot program involving 100 officers, two day training does start today and initially this was supposed to be a volunteer program. that's what the person walking by was so upset about because not a single officer officially volunteered to take part in this body camera pilot program and so the department did have to assign them. outside specialist outside consultant ended up picking out who would actually wear cameras and get a sign these body cameras trying to match the racial dynamics of the department and the city overall. here is how that ended up breaking down. out of the 100 officers ordered to wear these body cameras, 55 are white, 29 are black, 13 are hispanic and three are asian-american. 87 o

in response the san francisco police union invited kaepernick to their training classes and demanded at nfl apologize to officers mr. kaepernick has disrespected so today's protest is focused on them. he. >> the poa cannot dictate the sweep of of anyone. >> reporter: the mario woods coalition was formed after woods was killed last year. he was wielding a knife in the bayview at the time. the police officers association condemns the making of his birthday a holiday. no word from the police officers association here in san francisco about this protest. in san francisco, anne makevoc, kpix 5. >>> new at noon, fremont police just released surveillance video in the hopes of catching a group of home invasion robbers. there were two incidents, one last sunday, the other on august 16 in mission hills. multiple men were wearing masks, gloves and carrying guns when they entered the homes between 9 and 10 p.m. each time they took off in a dark colored four-door sedan. police say that these suspects should be considered armed and dangerous. >>> investigators are looking into what caused a tour b

heather: a scathing words from the boston police union. ed: the union said officers lives are at risk and they have had enough. now with the city's response. >> a lot of reaction to this letter. the police commissioner just arrived for a hearing. some officers are frustrated. strong words from the leadership of boston police units. in the letter they wrote we have begged you to take the actions to supply the department with the necessary personnel and the equipment necessary to protect citizens of our city. that won't stop a rifle round aimed at a police officer's chest. >> i am a little taken aback why it. >> he reacted to the letter. >> they say enough is enough and you are putting officers lives at risk. >> theyrs and their equipment is in good enough. >> i don't know what the right the police have had a long time in the city. >> it is what it is. we will do what we can. >> it seemed inflammatory. >> sometimes their rhetoric can get heated. some of the words i wish he didn't use. it's a hard time to be a police officer. reporter: we liv

emily: the boston police union writes a scathing letter. five investigates how they say the city is putting officers at risk. on the eye for this friday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. >> now the wind is going real -- whoa! emily: also on the eye this morning, not a bright idea. what this guy should have been doing, when he was almost hit by lightning. that is scary. good morning, i'm emily riemer. -- cindy: not ok behavior. don't do what he is doing. weather-wise, we have a great day coming up, we are on a roll. we have got clear skies out there, the sun not up until 5:41 -- cool to start and 60's on the north and south shore, but look at this, down here on the vineyard it is 47 so there are definitely some cool pockets. another comfortable start, another quiet day, the position shifted a little bit, now more to the south and east which will allow us southwesterly wind to bring in. some of these could be severe with a marginal risk of severe storms tomorrow. temperatu

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with phones and email the police union but did not receive a response. we asked police to carbon for comment and was told this is a matter for the poa. >>> in our shared mission to make america great again, i support and endorse our speaker of the house, paul ryan. . >> in a push for party unity donald trump endorsed speaker paul ryan last night after declining to do so days ago. he endorsed him at a rally in green bay wisconsin. his home state by the way where he is running for reelection. trump also changed his mind and endorsed arizona senator john mccain and senator kelly ayotte of new hampshire. were both battling to keep their seats. >> hillary clinton meanwhile spoke at a national association of black and hispanic journalists joined convention in washington dc yesterday promising to work on issues that directly affect minorities. >> rosa parks opened up every  seat on the bus and now we've got to expand economic opportunities so everyone can afford the fair. we have to make sure the bus route reaches every neighborhood and connects families with

with the police union could be a tipping point. the police benevolent association president pat lynch opposed the reelection with an independent campaign demanding more benefits from the city. a spokesperson for bill diblasio said, quote, under this mayor crime has fallen to record lows, 1300 more cops, we have invested $320 million more on officer safety, we are about this in the gym or anywhere else. the officers protesting are not on the job, they are not allowed to do that, they are coming in on their vacation time a weekends and say they will be here to make sure what they have to say is heard by the mayor. on the upper east side, juliet and robert, back to you. juliet: what is the biggest complaint about going to park slope? the manpower around him. late in the morning. he counters he is doing work there, pressed people doing work for him. looking through articles and memos or whatever else he has to do. he can work and work out at the same time. that is his argument. juliet: let us know what you think. robert: >> meteorologi

the police officers union has turned down a similar offer. arizona tumultuous time in the bronx for alex rodriguez and his fans will end tonight. tonight the last game as a new york yankee for a-rod. otis livingston is here with more on this. >> who are by going to talk about starting next week? >> we'll find somebody. >> over the past 13 years, love him or hate him alex rodriguez was one greatest players in major league history. now, how he got there, how he got hall of fame numbers, that's up for debate but one thing is certain, he always had the fans' attention. tonight he dons the pinstripes for the final time. >> the last time i drive up broadway and through harlem and through the neighborhoods that have brought so much comfort to me. when you think about driving to the park it's something i'll never forget. i have done it now for 13 years. formulating your game plan for, um, for tonight's pitcher and -- those are things that i'm going to miss. >> miss that. but how much will the fans miss him? it's been a roller coaster of highs and low

the boston police union say city leaders are putting officers' lives at risk. fox 25 obtained a letter sent to the mayor and police commissioner saying they're not providing enough equipment and officers to keep the community safe. the letter reads in part we shall overcome till the cows come home but that won't fix a rifle round officer's chest. they also talked about wearing body cameras by the end of next month. >>> jones opia faced a judge today, police say he ignored an officer and drove through a construction zone on wednesday when confronted in the nearby parking lot, they say he tackled the officer and even tried to gouge his eye out. we talked to a construction attack. >> we're watching if he needed assistance and we were right there. >> reporter: the officer was treated at hospital for some injuries to his eye. he is expected to make a full recovery. story seven premium in the hospital tonight after this house and then collapsed. it happened in the town of vernon this afternoon. four of the people were trapped and had to be pulled out. among that, a 7

the police union has fought with chief cathy lanier over staffing and worked well with newsham. >> whether it's the interim chief, the permanent chief, whoever that's going to be, they want a chief that's going to back the -- >> i think the number one priority is public safety. i want people to feel safe. >> reporter: newsham has held all of the administrative jobs since being named assistant job in 2002. lanier citywide has been very popular and visible. >> i intend to be very visible as i serve as interim. i am not cathy lanier. i'm peter newsham and i intend to be peter newsham and i hope the community sees me for who i am. >> in the disstrict, tom sherwood, news4. >>> lots of kids went back to school this week. nearly 130,000 are in prince george's county. it's the second largest district in maryland. the ceo of schools says the district is growing. he credits a long list of specialized programs for t growth. and the results of the first day of school for students in frederick county as well, the school district is about to implement new science programs and it was also back to school

and the union wants the city to acknowledge that and come up with more protection for police. the union sent a letter to the police brass and the mayor officer's chest. >> i wish some of the words he didn't use are a little offensive. it's a hard time to be a police officer. >> reporter: the union wants ballistic equipment for the officers on the street. while the union contract is in the middle of negotiations, they say this is not a tactic but just common sense protection. >> we have the best trained police department in the country. we have the equipment if we need to make sure they need more equipment. that's my responsibility as mayor. and if officers feel unsafe. we have to ma sure they feel safe. >> and names and pictures have been posted on social media. and the union wants the names removed from public documents. on 495. the hole was so big you could see the river las have just reopened we're told and the backup now is about 7 miles long. governor baker signed new ridesharing regulations into la e and the drivers do not have to willto pick up at the convention center.

we are hearing from officers they are pleased she is stepping down, dc police union long been one of her harshest critics. the first reaction from th police union came on twitter with the treasurer tweeting my phone is blowing up with members fanatically excited. thrilled this nightmare is over. >> there is a mixed bag of reactions i have gotten from our members, a lot of them are excited and looking forward to new beginnings and a lot of them looking forward to our future. >> reporter: last summer over 1000 union members had no confidence in the ability to leave the department and keep the city safe. the secretary says those complaints are sometimes hard to measure. >> she ran this department how she felt was best to run this department. a lot of times that slashd with the officers -- clashed with the officers. >> reporter: the union argued she focused on gimmicks over policing. officers tell wusa9 those same complain exist, but at the same time lanier's departure creates uncertainty. >>e are going to need someone familiar with dc with inauguration. that's a large event that needs t

the police union is on board. >> it is tough. there is no doubt, investigators and special ops wanted to stay in their positions to do the great job they do, but the patrol also knows they need help to keep them safe and do the calls for service. >> the move amounts to a change in were conditions meaning the city must confer with the union and the meetings started having this afternoon. trying to law enforcement analyst and former police chief howard jordan says the plan carries pluses and minuses. >> that can be seen as nationwide the entire city of san jose in turmoil and things are very chaotic. i am not sure that is the right message you want to send to the nation. i completely understand why they are doing it. as i mention it gives the chief more resources to put onto the streets. >> this comes as measure f is appearing on the measure ballot. it would remove rules that would have to be approved by san jose voters in 2012. >>> a popular landmark is under threat from a wildfire. hearst castle has been closed as firefighters wo

if you are interested in reading more of the letter of the boston police union official go to website and app and read the whole thing. we posted it there for you. for now live outside boston police headquarters, michael >> daniel: counterterrorism training. >> catherine: nicholas young iser? washington d.c. and arrested this week by the fbi. young had been under surveillance since 2010. 2012 took a 16-hour counterterrorism class in braintree. fox25 contributor todd mcghee the company's president and says the instructor of the class clearly remembers young. >> here is guy again that demonstrated his passion, demonstrated his conviction, his ideology for a radical group. >> mcgee says investigators are trying to find out if young shared any information with terror groups. >> following information out of phoenix, arizona. $50,000 about suspected serial killer. police believe the same man responsible for nine shootings since march. seven victims died, two others survived. shooting on july 11th to the crime spree. that case the shooter shot at car being driven by a 21-year-old man. four-y

the police union has promised a fight saying participation can only be voluntary. the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live at everett police headquarters with what we've learned. antoinette: right now, that everett officer is being held without bail. prosecutors say he attacked his pregnant wife. prosecutors say the attack happened in the couple's home in salisbury sunday night. officer michael mori's wife who is seven months pregnant says he kicked her in the stomach, in addition to hitting her in the face. mori, who is a three year veteran of the force, is facing and battery, assault and battery on a pregnant victim, and strangulation. he's also on administrative leave without pay. antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. annalee co a former lowell court today for his final hearing before trial. eric wayne is charged with motor-vehicle homicide and manslaughter stemming from a deadly 2014 crash. he's accused of driving drunk in august of that year, when he allegedly crashed into a car in methuen killing driver bryant court today for his final paula. wayne's trial

. >> reporter: the san francisco police officers union sent a letter to the president of the 49ers and the nfl commissioner, we will not stand by while he attacks police officers in this country. with statements such as people are on paid leave while people of color are killed. it is not the first time athletes have used celebrity to spark a national debate. track stars tommy smith and john carlos raised their fists during the national anthem at the 1968 olympics. smith is now 72 years old and applauds kaepernick's activism. >> there are truths and those truths live and he's only telling what has happened -- >> reporter: back in 2011, san francisco supervisor jane kim received both hate mail and praise because she would not recite the pledge of allegiance until thelma, the federal anti-same-sex marriage law was declared unconstitutional. >> if not for protest like this, we have been able to achieve a lot of things that have made this country great. >> reporter: kaepernick said his protest is just beginning. >> i'll continue to sit. i'm going to continue to stand with the people. >> rep

this time over a photo in the police union's news letter. >> paul chambers shows us the picture which some believe is meant to belittle the black lives movement. >> reporter: this photo in this month's police officers' association journal. >> i thought it was extremely insensitive. >> reporter: it shows two dogs, one black, one white. >> it's trivializing the tragedy that we're in. >> reporter: the black dog wears a sign that says black labs matter. the other all labs matter. >> you have brought a human rights issue down to the level of a dog? am i no more important than a dog? and i'm insulted by that. >> reporter: sergeant williams is a member of the san francisco police department. she's also the president of the officers for justice. she says although she's not a member of black lives matter, as a black woman she understands the struggles they're facing. that's why she's not only offend by the picture but the caption next to it, which reads maybe it's time we all just sit back and tone down the rhetoric. >> this is why the public doesn't want to trust certain people. because these