little bit, the area around pennsylvania and move across new england tonight. in terms of tracking that, it will begin to fill in around 9:00 to 10:00 this evening. we will have freezing fog before that. areas of spotty drizzle will start to form. it is a thin glaze of ice but enough to make things treacherous. if i draw the line from boston to taunton, this is where we have the highest likelihood of freezing rain. i think this is going to be freezing drizzle. this will hold on into the overnight hours, even into tomorrow morning. we will click -- keep a close eye on southern new hampshire and northern massachusetts. we will have icy pockets before everyone makes it to the freezing mark early morning tomorrow. the cautious if you have to head out. we will have a full look at the weather coming up. breaking news, bill cosby is facing

after years of accusations, this is the first time he has been formally charged. >> prosecutors say cosby drugged and attacked a woman 12 years ago at his pennsylvania home. we are in elkins park pennsylvania. >> reporter: the arraignment happened in this door behind me. mr. cosby walked in just like anybody else except there were dozens of reporters and photographers waiting for him as he was escorted in by two attorneys to face the charges against him. bill cosby left a pennsylvania courthouse wednesday afternoon after his arraignment on charges of felony sexual so. bail was set at $1 million. the 78-year-old comedian is charged with aggravated indecent assault against a university. that his alma mater. >> these charges stem from a sexual assault that took place on an evening in early 2004 at mr. cosby's home. >> -- >> reporter: this is the first

accusations by more than 50 women. the allegations in this complaint echo claims made by other accusers. >> on the evening in question, mr. cosby urged her to take pills that he provided and to drink wine. the effect of which rendered her unable to move or respond. >> reporter: the charges against him are second-degree felonies. if convicted the 78-year-old with a 5 to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine. that might not be the worst of it. several other accusers have filed lawsuits against cosby. represents seven of them. >> if convicted of civil or -- similar conduct, this has impact on a civil case. >> reporter: cosby has denied any wrongdoing. he has acknowledged a series of of almost 52 years. his next court date is january 14.

trial, it will be after the judge to decide if any of his other accusers can testify or if that would be too prejudicial. kenneth craig wbz news. england are accusing the coffee of assaulting them as well. one is suing him for she says he sexually assaulted her in the 1970s and then publicly branded her a liar the publicist made. cosby is countersuing. stay with wbcn cbs news for continuing coverage of this charge against bill cosby and for the latest information 24 hours a day. you can also go to our website, cbsboston.com a new developing story, unprecedented story -- security before new year's day. brussels has just cancel their fireworks in the wake of terrorist threats. president obama is also talked about threats against new york,

the threat came from a single source. in the wake appearance in san bernardino no one is taking chances. roughly 6000 police officers will be on patrol tomorrow night in times square. they will also be -- there will also be extra security for the rose bowl parade and rose bowl itself. in boston we celebrate for our celebrations along with the traditional ice sculptures, performances and fireworks. we are bound to see officers on patrol trying to keep us safe. were live with that story now.>> reporter: and some of those officers you will see and some you will not. that is because they are undercover. city leaders have been planning this for weeks. and want everyone to be safe but to have fun at the same time. a busy time, work crews prepping for first night, getting everything in place for the big event. given the world situation, security is a top concern.>> we will have plenty of officers out there. we will have bomb dogs and

i'm always a little wary of intimidating people. there are a lot of assets hidden away, such as undercover officers. >> boston police and other agencies will be extremely vigilant here as well as new york and los angeles and washington dc because of the threat. >> we want to make sure that everyone is safe and enjoying the first night. we will be prepared for everything but we will also be watching everything as well. >> reporter: earlier this week boston was the target of an anonymous that that was not believed to be credible. people do have terrorism on their minds here however. >> i am a little nervous. make sort -- make sure you look around and know your surroundings. >> do you have confidence in the security.>> i do. i think they are doing their best. it is a hard thing to fight. >> reporter: as always, police are warning everybody not to engage in public drinking. they are also discouraging anybody from bringing things

any public area in the city. that is something that could obviously ignite a security concern. they don't want folks to do that. they want everyone to have a good time. live jim smith wbz news. the fenway bar where a man was shot and killed on thanksgiving will not lose its license. today the city licensing board announces did not find any violations at the bar, who's on first. the victim was shot and killed after a private party at the bar. answers and new questions about what happened to a missing avon man. remains were found in the woods and they belong to james robertson. investigators are trying to figure out how he died and who killed him. bill shields his life in avon. -- is a live in avon. >> reporter: on new year's day two years ago on this quiet street in avon, two guys showed up at the home of davie watkinson's parents posing as probation officers.

no one ever heard from him after that. now his remains have been identified in upton.>> mr. robinson was a son and a father of a couple children. >> reporter: jamie robertson had been missing for two years until this weekend. here in upton, a hunter found his remains in the woods. detectives didn't take long to figure out who it was. >> we literally went from having a human skull and some bones along with a few other items that were found in the woods the day after christmas, to an identification of homicide within 72 hours. >> reporter: on new year's day 2014, two man posing as probation officers took robertson from his parent's -- parents' home in avon. they soon caught him and charged him with kidnapping. a fourth man was allegedly involved as well letting these

handcuffs. >> there's mixed emotions between sadness and relief. now they know what happened. >> reporter: no murder charges yet for the three kidnappers. they are still in lockup as for the cop, he made bell. -- bail. a lot of questions. new hampshire investigations want to know what caused a deadly crash involving secret service agents who were part of hillary clinton's security detail. a driver passed over the center line and crashed head-on into the [ indiscernible ] the driver of the car was killed. paramedics took two passengers and all 4 security officers to the hospital.

which caused a late-night -- automobile which caused a late- night crash went into a pond. incredibly he was not hurt. a mexican cortez granted ethan couch a temporary stay against deportation. investigators try -- tracked them after one of them used the cell phone to call for pizza. he was on probation for killing four people while drunk. his privileged upbringing did not teaching responsibility according to the defense and the judge. we are going to hear from the three police officers who risked their lives to safe an elderly woman trapped in a burning home. the popular ingredient in beauty products that might disappear.>> reporter: -- the biggest story is kobe bryant

coming back to live pictures from gillette stadium, home of the 2015 winter classic. we are watching three major

bruins, patriots and -- >> tonight there is kobe bryant visiting the garden for the final time. gardens. there? >> there's no question, the lakers are a horrible basketball team. that's hard to believe but they are. the big story is kobe bryant is in town for the last time as an nba player. >> that is a one memory that i remember the -- the most from that game. >> [ indiscernible - speaker too far from microphone ] >> first it was -- i remember my dad telling me, predraft workout in boston. i was like what, why would you do that to be? what kind of dad does that?

laid out for me. i remember thinking, i am i about to do this thing. i put it on and went out and dj without and i learned a lot from -- went out and i learned a lot from him about defensive positioning. i respected the franchise in history so much that i worked as hard as i could. i wanted to impress them. because of the legacy, i wanted to show them that if they decided to draft me i was going to carry this franchise the way it deserved to be. >> kobe bryant, a future hall of famer, will get a standing ovation when he takes the floor tonight. the celtics will give him something special as well. that's kobe bryant. that's the big story tonight. a cold day at practice for the pats and it won't be cold in miami.

chance of showers. that's their season finale. if they win they will have the number 1 -- the number 1 seed, if they lose they will be number 2 seed. how important is it to get the top seed? >> i think it is better to win this game and to lose this game because you obviously love to always play at home. just because of that -- whoever wins in the playoffs is the team that plays the best on that day not home or away. it will be the to plays the best -- team that plays the best. this will be a great goal for us to be the number 1 seed. >> meanwhile, we are two days away from the winter classic as the bruins will face off the [ name indiscernible ] on the frozen tundra of the let -- gillette stadium.

tomorrow is the alumni game and they skate for real on new year's day. there's a lot going on in new england. the reason why we are here is kobe bryant's final game is here at the garden against the celtics. we would hear from colby -- kobe bryant coming up on sports. for a preview of the pages, check out all access friday night here on wbz. we are your patriot station. join us 11:30 join us 11:34 patriots game day, kickoff is at 1:00 after the game --. after the game flip it over to my tv 38 for the postgame. the winter classic will be cold. this should be good. i know we had a frozen fenway a few years ago. you would hit the puck in it with it. you won't have to worry about that at gillette. people are already getting

i had to share this picture. this is from charlie who was at blue hills observatory. he captured this. it's hoarfrost it happens when there is utter vapor in the air which deposits ice crystals onto any surface that it's floating by. you get this spiny looking creature on top of blue hill this morning. that's an interesting site. let's talk about more ice in the forecast. current temperatures in boston, they split across the area, southern new hampshire around essex county, upper 20s to around 30 degrees. the same story around metro boston, 30 in the city and norwood. and then the cape in the island is above freezing and will stay above freezing tonight. when we talk about eyes, we are not talking to you. that is the good news in that corner of the area. this is sliding up across the east coast and will bring us freezing rain. freezing rain advisories are

and west through at least 3 am. it will probably expand a little longer as we go through the overnight. before we get to the freezing rain, there's a lot of fog outside this evening. we have low visibility. since it's below freezing in some areas, the fog can freeze on surfaces like the hoarfrost i just showed you. we expect very cold conditions tonight. lookout for freezing drizzle. for the overnight, we will draw the lawn from boston to about trenton and mansfield, anywhere north and west. this is where we will most likely see the freezing rain. even tomorrow morning, areas north and west of boston, central and northern ends of 495 into essex county in still could have lingering icy spots for the commute. be careful all the way through sunrise tomorrow. then we will bring in warmer temperatures.

for tonight, mainly after 9 pm, tomorrow morning northeastern massachusetts in southern new hampshire still ice and then we get son after that. final day for 2015, lingering showers tomorrow morning and a cloudy and cool start. by midday we will break into the sunshine and a westerly breeze will kick up which will bring in the drier air. it will be much quieter tomorrow night. it will be partly cloudy and breezy and chilly but a nice new year's the. 44 boston, 40 s. and east, 30s in southern new hampshire and likely into northern worcester county as well. counting down to the fresh new year, looking toward tomorrow night, if you are out and about, we are looking at temperatures falling to the 30s and about 30 degrees at midnight tomorrow night. it's quiet on new year's day. we will have bright skies and the same story for saturday. we will see a little more melting even though it will be chilly. 40 degrees for a high for the

real winter weather. higher elevations will stay in the teens. especially near the coast with ocean-effect. we have split -- we have flip the switch, no doubt about it. that's why a salisbury man it was stolen. he said he noticed the 500 pound plow missing from his yard. it wasn't exactly in plane site. it's along the side of his garage. he is offering a $100 reward for information leading to finding its. thousands of senior citizens received a rude awakening, between 3:00 and 5:00 yesterday morning 10,000 people received robo calls to receive flu shots. they were supposed to go out in the early afternoon. can you imagine that wake-up call!

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-- people who tend to be more anxious, if they have to deal with high stress such as danger, can fare better sometimes. the clock is ticking on an active ingredient in some popular products for president obama to sign new legislation banning microbeads in cosmetics and toiletries in january 2017. these are the little beads that you find inscribes and toothpaste and moisturizers. they are made out of plastic. critics say they pass right through sewage plants and pollute rivers and streams. there are new problems for homeowners that suffered damage during last winter's brutal winter. >> they file claims and then their insurance companies dropped them. deadly floodwaters in the midwest, thousands forced we decorate as razors -- rivers rise to record levels. they rushed into flames to save a life. three webster firefighters tell

breaking news at 5: 30, bill cosby facing criminal charges that he sexually assaulted a woman in pennsylvania. he is free tonight on $1 million bond. prosecutors say it happen in 2004 wednesday drug to the victim and assaulted her. you can expect heavy security at new year's eve

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