. from the channel 4 studios in boston. this is wbz this morning. good saturday morning everyone, january 2nd, it is the new year, happy new year, we've taken the turn into these cold months we are here. >> it is here finally we had our first snowfall of the season on tuesday, it's okay. we got through it, it was a little slick and this morning we have a few slick spots because we did see a few snow squalls yesterday evening.

sky at this particular time in boston. 32 degrees. 30 degrees tauten, freezing temperatures or below in all locations therefore it is frosty in some spots 23 degrees in boston. real feel temperatures, worcester, 15 degrees feels like 25 degrees. satellite and radar picture shows mainly clouds over the boston area trying to develop a few flurries up higher in the sky. nothing falling at the ground level. we have a few lake effect snow showers in up state new york some of these snow showers may wake their way into the brookshires. this afternoon hour by hour forecast, temperatures right around freezing once again. can't rule out the possibility of a flurry or two. ocean affect snow showers and blasts of arctic air on the way

airport. power, fyi, looks like we feet. a pilot says a drone flew in the path of his jet. it is the latest in the series of midair scares that have the faa cracking down. as katie reports federal officials fear the problem is only going to get worse. >> a jetblue crew landing a plane at logan had a distraction, a drone. >> looks like we have a drone off to our right about 700 feet spotted a few seconds ago. the plane land 9ed safely. they must stay 5-miles away from airports and only allowed up to 400 feet.

express on the same logan run way reported a drone within the no fly zone. at 800 feet that flight landed without a problem. >> i've heard bad stuff about that, like interference. with increasing in popularity the faa requires owners register their drones. >> accidents, mishaps, controlling air spaces. many passengers are still wrapping their own heads around the technology. i think it is a really cool technology. >> locally, not really concerned. yeah i've seen a few things on the news. the faa received 100 reports each month around the country about drones flying near planes. on the first of the year the numbers are already adding up. >> the faa was notified about the drone siting and state police are now investigating. at logan airport. wbz this morning. the developing story from

a car, in front of ck pearl restaurant and being treated at beverly hospital. police are now investigating the crash. robbed and threatened with a needle a man walked into a convenience store and pulled an unconventional weapon on the clerk. the robbery helped them break over several cases. on christmas eve, the suspect walks in the door and right up to the clerk that item he is pulling out a hypodermic needle. he jabs it at the clerk and raids the register. >> four times in a row, so he is completely scared. he didn't want his face shone works at the convenience store and says this clerk quit. in the fourth time he came with a needle. >> this robbery led to a break this man and this woman led

they've arrested angel on armed robbery and bridget on drug dealing as well as two of their friends on outstanding warrants. as for the store itself, the owner has decided to close all together at the end of january, they've lost $2,000 in the four robberies and say the area is simply too dangerous. >> that was martin reporting, they finally caught those suspects they were carrying crowbars and hypodermic needle with them and may have been preparing to strike again. people including two young children are being treated for serious injuries from an atv collision. one of the people lost his leg on thursday night. investigators have not released the names of anyone involved. investigators suspect a wood stove sparked a house fire in spencer, crews had an especially difficult time

thursday because of low water pressure on scene. no one was home when the fire started. a massive man hunt is underway for the person who open fire on a popular bar in israel. you can see customers at the tel aviv location diving for cover, two people killed and three others hurt. media reports the shooter was an arab and the father recognized him from surveillance footage. police have not confirmed nor denied the details. the worse of the dangerous flooding is over in the st. louis area and flood waters are just starting to recede. now people who live there are faced with a massive clean up on friday, two more levies on the mississippi river game way making at least 11 that have failed total. the flooding was caused by 1 inches of rain over the last 3 days over last week, and it is blamed for 22 deaths.

daring rescue, three good se people didn't hesitate to help when a boy was caught in a pond. they formed a human chain and the water was freezing making every second count. >> i decided to just break the ice and i walked all the way out there and i grabbed him. >> thanks to their quick action that 9-year-old boy is doing just fine now. if you didn't get what you wanted from santa you could get it from the lottery tonight's power ball jackpot estimated at $334 million. the 12th largest of all time power ball prizes, your odds aren't so great at about 1 and 292 million. either way, though, convenience store owners are the ones hitting the jackpot. >> usually when it is lower than 100 or less million in sales it's been down because of that. they like to play when the jackpot is high. >> that's right. again the big drawing tonight we'll have the winning numbers on wbz news at 11 tonight and if you missed that, we'll have

the morning papers describe it best. a winter classic that was great for everyone except the bruins. the atmosphere and energy in gilette stadium, the rivalry always fierce between the bruins and canadians a winter classic banner up hoping to give the home team a lift, but this one was montreal right from the get-go already up 2-0. brenden gallager right into the net the canadians did that on three separate occasions, as boston loses 5-1. well video of a grandmother on christmas morning is the gift that keeps on giving. coming up why her reaction is getting attention all over the world. a bottle of red, a bottle of white those are the classics, ahead why more people are ordering a bottle of orange

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. one great grandma had a hilarious reaction to a totally inappropriate christmas gift. >> oh, that's awesome! so what is it? firemen. the 80-year-old indiana woman just couldn't contain herself when she opened it, some of her grandkids were mortified by surprise. she might be 80 but a lot of joy on her face right there! some shirtless fireman, yeah! >> that is so cute, i love that. so would you be bringing us anything good? temperatures. a few snowflakes out there making it feel like the wintery season of course now that

skip ahead to spring, not going to happen. we have a couple months, at least. >> we sure do. at least we had very warm december and so, i keep saying so far the month is over, it is january second, it is the new year december ended, gone, out of here. 50 degrees plus days, we had 20 days for 2015, goes down in history as the record. old record set back in 1953, blew that one out of the water cold temperatures for january, average highs 37 degrees by the end of the month, longer days too, we gain nearly 15 minutes by the end of january, by snow, 13.3 inches of snow for the month. so far looking good, we're keeping things below average december we only had less than an inch of snow in boston that's all for the season at this time. no big snow makers in the forecast for the next several days either. 32 degrees in boston, real feel temperatures, 23 degrees with

miles per hour and feels much colder in all spots here temperatures around the freezing mark, to even chatham, hour by hour forecast temperatures will be in the 30s for the rest of the day here in boston. reaching 35 degrees by 11:00 this afternoon, staying in the mid to upper 30s, 37 degrees by 2 p.m., and that high temperature today, 38 degrees. couple communities could hit the lower 40s but with the wind staying strong from the west, hour. feel like 30 to 35 degrees. chance for a flurry, most of the day will be dry with peeks of sunshine too. lows tonight back in the lower 20s and lower 30s for some spots, tomorrow low 40s for most upper 30s. if you're headed to the north to ski country, temperatures will be in the upper 20s today and tomorrow with a chance for snow showers today, snow squalls for sunday and that means some promising

not a lot, anywhere from 1 to 2 inches of quick accumulation, maybe slow going slick roads as you head to the north too, be careful out there. hour by hour forecast, we keep it dry for boston through tonight and over night into sunday morning 11 a.m. low pressure system approaches from the north, giving us a chance for also a cold blast once this cold front pushes through monday morning then we could see the potential for ocean affect snow squalls along the cape and islands with minor accumulation 1 to 2-inch range along with isolated higher amounts most will be dry inland, it will be a very cold blast uncomfortable cold monday into tuesday with high temperatures only in the 20s. but your real feel temperatures will be in the teens at times. seven day forecast day by day, blustery, brisk for sunday with a high of 40. monday, 27, ocean affect snow showers again with a few flurries, 27, tuesday, 23

back to milder conditions for wednesday, thursday, and friday and still no big snow makers into next weekend. carrie. wed, white or rose aren't the only choices for wine lovers orange wine is taking over in new york, or maybe you say orange. the new drink is actually a very old one. take a look. at this new york city wine bar, customers aren't just ordering red or white, but orange. >> different. >> orange wine which looks almost amber leaves crushed white graped in contact with skin for an extended period. >> it is woodsy. almost like a complex white wine. >> thousands of years ago orange wine and other varieties flourish now restaurants nationwide are adding it to their menus.

people are curious about it. >> joe co-owner says it is a return to a style that was displaced by dry white wines in the 1960s. and it is creating a buzz. >> a lot of people like the sense of discovery and for me, these wines represent so much discovery about what's very old and what's new. >> i find that with these wines either you love them or you hate them there is very little middle ground. >> i like it. >> didn't have that orange flavor, a little too much acidity for me. >> saying orange wine is unlikely to go mainstream. but that won't stop some enthusiests from wanting more. >> would you order it again? >> definitely with a big bowl of meaty pasta. >> cbs news, new york. we're told if you like sherry you'll probably enjoy orange wine, generally costs more than other wines and pairs with meat and fish. it is best served at cellar

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. good morning everybody, happy new year to you, on this saturday, january second, yes we've taken the turn into the new year which means those crazy months ahead. back to winter here, starting winter, we've avoided it for so long, we can't afford it anymore. we've had our first snowfall, .9 inches of snow at logan airport. all though there are a few clouds on the horizon as we take a look over boston and clear skies a beautiful start to the day, that sun just about to pop up over the horizon helping to warm temperatures only by a few degrees, it is going to feel very wintery and

32 degrees in boston to start it off, worcester, 26 degrees we have a few wind gusts between 20 and 30 miles per hour from the west southwest and those wind gusts will stick around all afternoon making our actual temperatures feel much worse than what it is, real feels temps 26 degrees, feels more like 21 degrees, satellite and radar pictures show clouds into boston a couple snowflakes trying to develop all though we don't expect any heavy snow accumulation for today a few snowflakes falling from the sky wouldn't be surprised if you saw that otherwise sunshine a mix of clouds and sun through 3 p.m., 38 degrees high temperature colder air on the way when we'll have highs in the 20s in just a few minutes in your seven day forecast. carrie? thank you. checking our top stories now, for the second time in a week, pilots are reporting a close call with a drone near logan airport. this time it was a jetblue flight crew that noticed it and

control tower the faa says drones are becoming incredibly popular with amateurs now required to register. drones are not allowed within 5- miles of airports and must stay below 400 feet in altitude. police have arrested four people in a frightening armed robbery the weapon of choice a hypodermic needle. investigators say the suspects jabbed the needle at the clerk at the convenience store and made off with the cash in the register the clerk wasn't hurt. police say when they caught the suspects they were carrying crowbars and another needle authorities say they were preparing to strike again. do you want to start the new year $300 million richer? do i really need to ask you that? nah, probably not. deterring people all over new england and the rest of the country from buying those power ball tickets tonight's jackpot

the 12th largest in power ball history. well it's becoming an unwelcome tradition, vandels striking a cemetery around the holidays as wbz reports, these crimes are taking a tole on families. this is now the fifth time this cemetery was hit in five years, but this by far is the worst damage most of it can't be repaired. >> it is heartbreaking. i pulled in here expecting to see a couple stones overseeing the carnage everywhere. 33 tombstones were toppled. some dating back to 1751. >> my great, great grandmother's stone was one of them. she oversees this cemetery, simply had enough. >> unfortunately it is one step forward, two steps back like we just start to get going and more damage and more damage. the pleasant hill cemetery has been targeted time and time after time. >> memorial day veterans day

always on a holiday. we are still trying to deal with old spray painted stones we haven't been able to fix yet. vandels targeted the cemetery 3 times in 2015, we were just here this past november. these aren't just stones, they belong to veterans to parents to those who love them the most. i don't know what makes people think this is fun. i really don't. police have been patrolling the cemetery on a regular basis in fact, they were just here on thursday. in west bridgewater, wbz news. boston police are looking for a man accused of sexually assaulting a woman in dorchester the 29-year-old says it happened around 7:00 friday morning. on annabell street a man grabbed her from behind and told her he had a weapon before assaulting her. if you have any information you can call the boston police. medford police are searching for a bank robber hit the citizens bank on spring street thursday morning police

note demanding cash and then took off out the back door, he never showed or mentioned a weapon. we are learning a disturbing new details about a foiled terror plot in up state new york. federal investigate say emmanuel wanted to prove himself to isis, he was arrested after meeting with a confidential source, chargedded with providing material support to terrorists. after deadly attacks like the one in san bernardino last month, president obama is taking matters into his own hands, the president says because congress wouldn't act on gun control, he will. chip reed has more. >> reporter: it was just after the mass shooting at an oregon community college in october that the president decided he had to take executive action on guns. he made the announcement today in his weekly address posted on the white house website.

into any new actions to produce gun violence. i'll meet with the attorney general to discus our options. sources tell cbs news they include expanding the definition of selling guns so more sales trigger background checks and requiring enhanced reporting and tracking of lost and stolen guns. today the president blames the republican congress for giving him no choice but to take unilateral action. >> we know we can't stop every act of violence, what if we tried to stop even one? what if congress did something, anything to protect our kids from gun violence? >> last month senate republicans blocked democrat proposals that would prevent people on the terror watch list from buying guns and require background checks for online gun purchases. >> meanwhile some states are taking action on their own in california a new gun control law took affect today allowing judges to order the seizure of guns from people deemed

or by law enforcement. texas, though, is going in the other direction on gun control with a new law allowing guns to becarried openly in public places. >> the nra did not respond to our request for a comment when details are announced as early as next week the response from reporters is expected to be furious. the lowest paid workers are getting a new break, the minimum wage is now $10 an hour expected to rise again next year but will lock in at $11 an hour. new york state's attorney general wants boston based draft kings and fandual all of the money. he wants them to return the money to those who lost it and pay a fine up to $5,000 per case, they claim they are illegal gambling operations. have wow ever wondered what it is like to eat like the military?

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. good morning everyone a tough winter classic day for the boston bruins and their fans, got smoked by the montreal canadians 5-1. said it was probably the bruins worst time. sometimes not meant to be, yesterday one of those days. the winter classic banner up with the past banners hoping to give the home team a lift but this one was montreal right from the get-go. brenden gallager wraps one out

canadians did that on three separate occasions not much, after the bruined pulled in the third, max makes it 4-1 on this breakaway all montreal yesterday as they win it 5-1 over the bruins after the game, had this to say. >> they came out hard and then you know, we weren't making any plays we had surprise all over the ice, they got the first goal and think that might have even more. first, i haven't seen us play this way in awhile. it was -- it was bad. >> you seem stunned. >> well, yeah. you would think that, especially when we're missing guys like we are, you'd have to play hard and stick with the system and definitely didn't look like that today. and the lineup for boston as for the patriots they have certainly injuries taking place over many of their regulars tom

for the regular season finale against the dolphins, julian edleman will not play in the game tomorrow. the team did practice yesterday in south florida but without the following players all out for sunday's game. , to go along with edleman. patrick says getting home field advantage is important but winning tomorrow is just as big of deal. >> i mean, it is just important to win the game period. it is going to help us to you know get the home field advantage, even if we lose we're still going to keep winning. we have to get to this game first and you know see how it goes from there and get back out to get the week off to get our bodies back in good shape. >> don't forget we have the regular season finale coveragecoming up tomorrow at 11:30, patriots and dolphins at 1 right here on wbz followed by our post game show on mytv38. if you'd like to see the

in person a limited number of tickets will go on sale monday at 10 a.m. only through tickemaster. not at gilette stadium. wbz sports. all right. thank you so much. and pamela is here now to give us a little bit of the chilly weather finally hear, reality kicking in. it is winter, we are here. why not. let the spring count down begin, shall we? >> after the holidays we need something to look forward to. january, february long ones here in boston. especially last year. but we have 47 days until pitchers and catchers there are 78 days until the official start to spring. boston marathon only 107 days away if you're heading out for that run to train for the marathon, you'll be hit with chilly temperatures not one of the coldest mornings by any means very uncomfortable with

23 degrees in boston with a temp of 32. the west at 13 miles per hour make it feel brisk and breezy all day too. temperatures right around freezing, temperatures, 30 degrees there, worcester, 26 that's the coldest spot. real feel temperatures across the board in the 20s for most or teens in worcester feels like 15 degrees feels like 25 degrees, feeling more like 21 degrees. hour by hour forecast, temperatures stay in the 30s for boston here, 1:00, 37 degrees, mostly sunny skies are expected highs today upper 30s or lower 40s. with mainly sunny skies all though we can't rule out the possibility of a flurry or two. over night mostly clear frosty once again, 28 degrees for that low. for your day tomorrow, another blustery day with a strong breeze from the west, temperatures gaining a couple more degrees compared to today, 42 in boston. hour by hour forecast as we continue for the next couple of

we have mostly clear conditions a few snow showers in the higher elevations to the north. northern parts of innocent, ski country great weather for the entire weekend. as we continue to sunday morning 8:30, low pressure system and a cold front approaches the area. we are still dry here in boston but once that cold front moves through, monday morning 7 a.m. our wind direction changes enough so we will be dealing with ocean affect flurries and snow showers plus cold conditions. monday, ocean affect snow likely around plymouth county, the cape and the island, 1 to 2 inches of accumulation. real feel temperatures will be a factor as well monday night 6 p.m. as you can see your real feel forecast with a brisk northerly breeze northeasterly wind at times in the single digits. feeling below zero here for tuesday morning dangerous colds

keep it cold with the real feel temperature of 10 tuesday afternoon with actual temperatures in the 20s. here is the seven day, breaking it all down 38 degrees, brisk sunday, 40 degrees monday, 27 arctic air in place definitely tuesday 23 degrees after we reach morning low of 5. ocean affect snow showers monday along the coastline tuesday a couple left over flurries, but still no big snow makers even through next week friday, 42 degrees, not too bad here. weather trivia time we have the second question of the morning in our winter weather special what kind of weather did we say the boston area would have in terms of snowfall? i'd say probably average, c. >> yes! that is correct! around average snowfall our official prediction was 30 to 45 inches, varies from place to place if you were curious about

sboston.com. >> might be good to know. thank you pamela. do you apologize too much? a new group wants to help you stop. just not sorry extension lets you know when you're using words and phrases in e-mails that can make you sound less confident or assertive. under line things like sorry, actually in just in red a group of software developers created the app to help people communicate with confidence. not a bad idea. well as donald trump's tough talk, al-qaeda is using

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welcome back, here is a clever alternative to tossing your christmas tree in the trash or recycling center. not only good for the environment, apparently it is delicious. at least delicious to go, a service feeds used christmas trees. homeowners get rid of the trees safely and the goats get to munch on healthy vegetation, you have to remove all that tensile first. apparently they love crunching on those needles. pretty interesting. we've got your top stories and an update on your chilly accuweather forecast coming up. we're glad you're waking up with us today on this second