. new at 5:30, new developments in the paris terror investigation. police say they stopped another attack and just in time. >> two people are dead and others are in custody, 8 others after the police raid. they're going after the mastermindof the attacks. >> it's not clear if that mastermind was killed in those raids, they have to study dna from body parts at that scene to get an answer to that question. >> here's what happened, authorities say they picked up phone conversations that indicated ringleader abdelhamid abaaoud might be inside in the apartment in the paris suburb, they raided that building and encount erred intense resistce. a woman blew herself as authorities arrived.

an hour long gun fight were pursued by police and officials detained 8 people and two more are dead. the two men have been on the run from authorities, abdeslam were not captured in the raid, but they're among the dead there. no law enforcement and civilians were killed. a police dog did die, her name was diesel. a terror cell was planning an imminent operation and was heavily armed as they arrived. we'll keep you posted on whether those suspects are among the dead. >> thank you william. we have this breaking news locally. a murder investigation in halifax, a man is in custody accused of stabng and killing a woman. beth, the way police found out about this crime is just bizarre, we have beth germano. >> it comes from what they say is a teenage friend. it was a violent struggle

between the resident and a prostitute. he admitted to her murder after her body was discovered inside. all over payment and services. >> prosecutors say it was a 16- year-old female friend who led police to the halifax apartment of 32-year-old after she says she made a horrifying admission. >> the defendant made statements to her about things needing to clean up blood in the apartment and having a body in his apartment. >> that body was discovered by police in a closet wrapped in a tablecloth. after they say he claimed the blood was an illegal tatoo business he had ran. he hooked up with a prostitute from revere and when ey argued how much money he was owed. he grabbed her in a bear hug and they struggled. >> the fight pursued in a kitchen area where he had a night.

ago but it looked night. it was very sharp. he stabs this woman approximately three times. >> when the fight continued inside, prosecutors say he stabbed her again and sat down 40 minutes as she died from her injuries. he allegedly told police, he was describing that there wasn't as much blood that he would expect. it's not like you see in the movies. >> they know little of dang who has lived here two years and was rarely seen in the remote neighborhood. >> he never came out of the house. he would come in and i would see him come in the house and come in and get the mail. >> prosecutors say after the murder, dang casually went to work stocking shelves at a nearby supermarket. he's being held without bail. the identity of the victim has not been released. i'm jeff germano wbz news. >> ten people are looking for a new place to stay after an

early morning fire. firefighters in manchester new hampshire rushed to the scene at 1:00 a.m., the fast moving flames spread to the attic. you can see icicles forming there. paramedics took one person to the hospital and they should be okay. water everywhere in lawrence, on water street today. it shut down mason and marble avenue. crews spent the day making repairs. new at 5:30, a cruel time, a auburn man killed his live in girlfriend's dog, beating the animal to death. ma than had man is behind bars on -- that man is behind bars on animal cruelty charges and the allegations don't stop there. >> she was getting a restraining order against the guy in handcuffs standing nearby, her now ex-boyfriend. >> i miss judged his character. we met online. >>yesterday she and another

house they shared to find him asleep and her 12-year-old dog polka-dot kicked beaten and broom handle. >> he got frustrated with the it. >> what happened to the dog, and he said i silenced the dog. >> but animal cruelty charges became just part of the picture when she will confided in officers that she was choked almost unconscious last week. >> i didn't think he was capable of doing this. >> he wants to be a tough guy. police found a pistol with a serial number filed off. his attorney sites a clean record and all of it is out of character. >> he's very remorseful and

>> not as upset as tabatha who moved in with her online boyfriend who slaughtered her pet. >> greg will be behind bars at least until tuesday, that's when a judge will decide if he's too dangerous for bail. emergency crews in nashua, new hampshire are calling an 11- year-old girl a hero. early this morning, when her family wasn't feeling well, she said she smelled something funny. she called her dad who then called 911. firefighters discovered that the furnace was malfunction, that's what the funny smell was and found high levels of carbon monoxide, so high the odor less chemical could have killed the family. whole family. >> minutes make all the difference in the world. had that family gone to sleep,

heat all night with that malfunctioning furnace, it could have been disastrous. >> if she didn't smell that, it could have been different. >> she went with her instincts. >> how she made sure that the classmate was a target. >> the most dangerous toys of the holiday season. >> you're a great student. >> love having you in my class. >> thank you. >> a lesson in love and compassion. this remarkable teacher's videos are going viral for a good reason. >> here our rainfall deficits creeping are you with soaking rain in the forecast.

gentleman on the bz feed tonight, this starts every

school day with something wonderful unusual, he spends ten minutes complimenting his students. >> you sir are an amazing student. you're funny, you're very smart. you do a great job every day, and you make everyone laugh because you're silly. thanks for being a great student. >> the jacksonville, florida teacher says he likes to focus on the students' talents instead of deficits. he sees how a few words every day has helped his students' self-esteem skyrocket. it's been viewed 22 million times. it's something he does every day before class. >> it's positive reinforcement. >> they love going to school because of it. one boy shocked another with an unexpected gift, he gave his bullied classmate a new pair of lebron james sneakers. >> i gave you a pair of shoes,

>> are you serious? >> yeah. >> that's amazing, thank you. >> take that bullies. the video posted on facebook this week has been seen more tuesday. and even lebron james saw it and showed it on instagram, true leadership right there. >> he pauses for a few seconds because he's not sure what to do, but then the hug, an incredible show of emotion. that's a great story. >> a good one. here's another one, it shows the attitude, everyone new is old again. >> they show how well this pairs up from dance scenes from films of hollywood's golden age. >> girls say hallelujah.

. >> i like that. >> they use clips from 66 classic movies, nothing had to be sped up or slowed up, it could be watched perfectly. >> i could watch that for minutes. >> i'll be watching that in the newsroom. >> you have a nice voice. what's in a name? in this case everything. a giant auto maker taking be a local couple. did french authorities kill the mastermind in the paris attackers. carjackers in virginia steal a car and they realize her son is in the back seat.

. new tonight, the battle of the bands, lexus, the luxury auto line, lexus studios, severe thunderstorm recall ville photographers who shoot weddings, the big lexus is worried about customers not telling the difference. they're taking the studio to court. >> he is a good wedding photographer. he and his wife named the business lexus studio because of the latin meaning for lexus. >> for power, authority, they like the less, the best word for authority and in what you do. >> for most of us, when we think of lexus, we think of this, the luxury cars, the lexus parent company toyota tried to get him to change the name of the wedding studio. >> we specialize in wedding, that's all we do. we don't sell cars.

>> four years ago he got approval from state to incorporate under the name of lexus studios. so the couple sees no reason to come up with another name just because toyota wants them to. >> we're backed up by the law. >> they have a lawyer too, lexus studios is doing well. >> they're seeing more of as you and they're worrying about us. >> of course, he could come up with another name, that's easy, but with one of the largest corporations breathing down their next, they decided to dig in their heels and keep lexus studios. i'm bill shields, wbz news. >> toyota of america said we're committed to insuring that our

name is not affiliated with other goods and services. >> i can't imagine that they're from there is confusion there. they talked about golfing sometime soon and there was three degrees today. >> it's totally possible, even in january, you can get good golf balls and it's good to go. >> if you are dedicated you can make anything happen, but no, there's not much snow until the forecast, we're talking rain tonight. thursday night into friday, a widespread 1 to 2-inch rain event. showers start to break out tomorrow, we'll get our steddies and heaviest rain, winds are getting gusty for the cape and islands. it's not impressivement we have high pressure in control tonight. that will give up ground. the sprawling system has a few disturbance associated with it. we're looking at temperatures that will briefly warm up.

tonight won't be as cold as last night. lots of 60s and # 0s to our west. tomorrow morning, those temperatures will spike, it will be a small window. it's 32 in manchester and hyannis 39, none of the 20s or teens we saw last night. as we head to tomorrow morning, the clouds will be thickening up, a little sunshine will be left over along the coast and the cape. we pick up more showers and the rain increases for tomorrow night. some of the steddies rain will be working its way and approaching worcester. the clouds will thicken out tonight and tomorrow morning. we could rule out a couple of spotty showers tomorrow afternoon. the steadiest band, it's a thin band will be moving its way in for the evening. most of our rainfall is overnight into early on friday morning, then that band will be

head past the morning commute. there will be an impact especially for far eastern mass. our highs for tomorrow at 11:59pm right before midnight. most of the days will be 40s to 50 degrees. it will be chilly. showers for tomorrow evening, steadiest rainfall early on friday morning, the rain will be leaving quickly on friday. the winds, it gets gusty out of the southeast tomorrow especially across southeastern massachusetts, some of the strongest gusts overnight, we're not expecting power outages with it. it will be windy. the front moves offshore. we're watching another storm system this weekend, it will track through the great lakes which leaves us high and dry. great news. a lot going on including the tree lighting spectacular on wbz and mytv38, it's looking like lower 40s and dry. a perfect night to light the

snowflake and i don't think it will add up to much of anything, monday tuesday and wednesday, it's dry and cool, it's great for travel. a school shoutout, a gardner school visit. it was for the second year of the row, the 8th grade attended the weather presentation in the auditorium. pamela did a great job and we would like to bring her back. >> it looks like they enjoyed it. no snow in the forecast but of the i team is thinking ahead for snow and plow drivers. they plow the roads and deep it safe for us. who makes sure they're safe. what are you working on? >> snow now operators go hours and hours without sleep to meet the tough demands. they're never required to rest and some say the consequences can be deadly.

>> if you're working on, you know 36 hours of being wide awake, how safe are you? are you going to be safe out there? >> there are surprising stories from plow drivers of what happens when they're on the road that long. they lack -- massachusetts lacks laws that other states have implemented. >> they're out there on the roadways when we're told to stay home because they're so dangerous. >> it's better for everyone to stay out during a storm. we ask a lot of these folks, they were heroes to a lot of people last winter. it's important to be safe out there. >> thank you so much. we look forward to your report at 11. let us know if you have a story to be investigated. call our number, 617-779-tips. >> this year's list of the most

a consumer watch dog group says this contains hazardous breaking and can choke kids. kids using this can hurt their eyes and face. this toy gun is realistic. it's defending, all the toys in the united states meet 100 safety tests before they go on a store shelf. you can seem the entire list on our website. people magazine has named this year's sexiest man alive. he's soccer star david beckham. he says the title is a huge honor, he never thinks of himself as sexy, this is by the way, the magazine's 30th anniversary issue. >> i didn't know he was still relevant, still out there. i thought he was past his prime. >> oh, no. i don't think he is, no. >> i'll take your word for it. a special souvenir. >> wait until you see what a

massachusetts boy brought home from his disney vacation. coming up new at 6:00, hunting terror suspect newssource today a crowded city suburb. what paris looked like, it looked a lot like watertown after the boston bombing. and the manhunt and the challenges they faced and the similarities between the two acts of terror. a hudson couple had dreams of adopting a baby, the costs were expensive and they turned to "go fund me" and the responses they're getting is

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. when you see kids at disney world with autograph books, they're looking for autographs from mickey mouse and cinderella. he approached a sheriff's and asked him for his autograph. >> his mom sent this to the orange county sheriff's office, thanking the deputy for his time. it made his day. we have more at 6:00. targeting terror, french forces strike behind the paris attacks. did it work? a prime suspect close to the crime. a look at the eerie similarities between the paris and boston watertown marathon. >> the moments before this

>> we knew we weren't able to do it on our own. >> a local couple having joining a growing trend for a growing familiar live. . now, at 6:00, a terror take down. police waged a gun battle with suspected militants in a suburb of paris. the mastermind in paris and a cell. >> abdelhamid abaaoud was killed in the raid, they say, but prosecutors say they cannot confirm that yet. authorities thought that abdelhamid abaaoud was? syria but he may have been outside of the city where his allies murdered 129 people. we have more from france with the latest. >> reporter: french officials have not yet revealed the identities of the suspected

terrorists who were killed in