your top stories and traffic ahead on wbz. >> the news at 5 starts now. >> right now at 5, a connecticut man heading to court today accused of bringing a stash of weapons to gillette stadium a closer look at what police found in his car. >> a boston police officer attacked and it's caught on camera this morning. the suspect is set to go before a judge. the charges he is facing. >> a warning for people in methuen why police want you to look closer at your car. >> and the pats fall to the fish in eye amy. what -- miami. what the loss means for the playoff picture. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston. this is wbz this morning. >> good morning to you i am chris mckinnon. >> i am kathryn auguster happy new year -- hauser. happy new year and people will be getting back in the groove

>> and it's wintertime. >> the coldest air of the season. warmest temperatures over the next several days right now okay the temperatures 31 in boston but you think not too bad but the problem is we are not going up today we will be falling through the course of the morning and afternoon. winds from the northwest and that wind will increase here as we drag in the colder air. so it's 31 in boston but mid to upper 20s for a lot of the suburbs and look to the north though, burlington vermont is at 7 degrees right now. so there's much colder air draining southward during the day today. and that's why our temperatures will continue to drop. there may be a couple stray snowflakes or flurries this morning too as the front comes in. otherwise varying amounts of sun and clouds and temperatures in the 20s as we head through the day today. sunrise at 7:14 and snow showers ocean effect will start to whip up too on the cape and islands here as the wind comes in from the north. and those ocean effect snow showers will continue as we head into the ride home but for

so a winter weather advisory is up. for cape cod and nantucket and kicks in at 11 a.m. today to 7 a.m. tomorrow. we will look at accumulation and the week ahead coming up. traffic and weather together. >> reporter: thanks very much. >> vacations is over and school is back in session the first monday commute of the new year let's look at ride from the north nod too bad. coming in over the bridge it's easy but it's still early out there. checking the time save other map along the southeast expressway is fine right now. no major backups on route 3 or route 24. just yet. >> it's 5:02. today a connecticut man will face a judge accused of bringing a host of weapons to gillette stadium. >> police found the weapons inside his car hours before the winter classic. suesie steiml cement live. >> reporter: good morning. we know it's matthew bronson

the man from connecticut facing charges i've salt with a dangerous weapon and illegal poe savings stun gun because of what police found inside the car. less than a mile from gillette stadium. just before the start of the winter classic hockey game on friday, police had to divert their attention to an employee parking lot at gillette stadium. police say matthew bronson a connecticut man was reportedly acting suspiciously and making threatening comments to people in the parking lot. when they searched his car they found a meat cleaver samurai sword and stun gun. bronson was parked in the employee lot, he doesn't work atgillette the day before he was kicked out the best value inn on route 1 and police held him overnight. and this is not the first time he has had an issue with police. in 2014 he was involved in an who you're long stand off at his home in connecticut where he barricaded himself inside

tried to serve him a warrant for his arrest. live in fox bore yoi suesie steimle. >> a boston police -- foxborough suesie steimle. a young man walked up to a officer and punched hip in the face. the officer called for help. >> the suspect will face a judge this morning. latest. >> reporter: this all happening behind me cell phone videcaptured the officer who police say was attacked at city hall plaza. cell phone video captured by onlookers from across the street of city hall plaza shows a man reaching into a boston police officer's cruiser and punching him. then this happened two hours into the new year. >> i think that the guy was drunk. and he had way too much alcohol and was not in control. >> reporter: the cell phone

video released to the media by boston police shows the man identified as andrew bowman from everett continuously throwing punches. ate tack lasted 45 -- the attack lasted 45 seconds. he approached the cruiser and said you heard about the war right and began to pun. officer in the face e returned punches before radioing for help. bowman wan away but was event yewly-- eventually arrested. >> the cop responded well to everything that has been happening. >> i feel like there's been a lot of sort of something going on between police and citizens inen with general. >> reporter: and he is he is expected to be arraigned later this morning. >> lawrence man will also be in court today accused of dragging a state trooper during a traffic stop.

police say the driver took off on i-93 south yesterday morning. while the trooper had his arm in the car, the trooper was not hurt. right now the search is on for the gunman who shot a teenage in everett. the victim was found under the tileson viet overpass yesterday morning -- street overpass yesterday morning. he was taken to the hospital and is in critical condition. this morning methuen police are look for a suspect waned in a string of car break-s in. 14 cars were broken into saturday night. police are worried another round could happen again. thieves grabbed spare change and ipods. many victims didn't lock their car doors. >> i got 14 or 15 calls reported for people noticed when they went out to the motor vehicle the car was broken into or the window was smashed and items were stolen and they noticed items strewn about and items missing. >> police are stepping up patrols and asking residents to make sure you look your it can- - lock your car doors and keep

valuable in the trunk or glove box. sad news a student who disappeared in november has been found dead. northeastern president says the body of 21-year-old dennis gerogi was found new year's eve. he didn't say where but the body was found in the charles river last week. he disappeared around thanksgiving student have been putting up flyers and holdingvigils to pray for his safe return. northeastern university says that it will provide counseling service for dpreesk students. 4 people dead another 100 injured after a predawn earthquake in india. 6.7 earthquake hit the northeast region of the country. see the extensive damage. police say most of the deaths and injuries were caused by falling debris. the site of the deadly terror attack in san bernardino california will reopen today. 600 employees will return to the inland regional center. they will meet in small groups to talk about what happened at

and wife killed 14 people will be closed -- center where a husband and wife killed 14 people will be closed indefinitely. the president is back at the white house meeting with the attorney general today to go over his option of gun control. he wants to use executive action to strengthen background checks for gun purchases. to campaign 2016 weeks before the first primary they are stopping at nothing to win over voters. bree is here with a look at closer events held in new england today. >> reporter: for hillary clinton the weapon of choice is bill clinton who will make stops in nashua and donald trump will be at umass despite objections. >> i won't take your question. >> reporter: that's new hampshire state representative had beeneling the form -- heckling the former secretary of state. >> you are very rude and i won't ever call on you. >> reporter: hillary shut her down at event a day before bill

clinton makes his first solo appearances on the 2016 trail. they will work to deepen the lead over democratic rival but republican donald trump. >> i think it's a responsibility of something in leadership or vying for leadership not to use the kind of really abrasive and insulting rhetoric that we have heard too much of. >> reporter: for his part trump talked on face the nation abouthas appearance in a isis recruitment video he. >> what am i going to do? i have to say what i have to say and you know what i have to say there a's problem. >> reporter: he -- there's a problem. >> reporter: he said a president trump would be more cautious. >> i would be different person i think as president but i would be very enthusiastic like i am right now towards the country. we need spirit we need a cheerleader. >> reporter: several groups are planning to protest trump's appearance at umass lowell later today. today is the deadline to file

primary is march 1st and secretary galvan randomly chose the order candidates names will appear on the ballot. now back to you. >> never a dull moment thanks very much. coming up, rising health state. >> why some of the state's biggest insurers say you should expect to pay more this year. >> plus a lost wedding ring the search to find the owner and it over. >> it's back to reality for the kids after vacation and it's going to be a cold start. temperatures in the 20s and staying in the 20s this afternoon. so grab the hat and gloves and scarf as you head out the door this morning. i am tracking snow showers too ocean effect. we will time those out hour by

welcome back 5:13. police in plainville are trying to reunite a lost wedding ring with its owner. >> a woman found it while look at a pair of pants at a local tj maxx she put her hands in the pocket and found what she thought was a key ring but realized it was wedding band. >> i thought it had an engraving on the inside and

right away i knew it was a wedding ring. it was really odd feeling. >> thee brought it to police and it has an inscription inside that reads aj to db with the date november 27th 1978. hopefully they will find the owner with that little bit detail right. >> hopefully. >> i know. >> maybe we should check the forecast. >> we do. and it's cold so if you are heading out danielle winter gear. >> bundle up. this is the coldest air of the season so far. and, this is the warmest time of the day. so it's 31 degrees in boston. and we will be falling through the 20s during the day today. it's 28 in nashua and 29 in worcester and it's 7 in burlington so the cold air will be draining south. notice the temperatures in eastern canada to below zero. there's a little arctic blast working in. there are a couple snow showers from the midwest to southern

neweningland a couple flurries into eastern massachusetts. can't rule that out. but no impact there. this morning. but it's late this morning that bands. so what's going on here is we have a wind that will come in from the north and that cold air blowing over the relatively warmer water a going to pick up the moisture and deposit it here from the south shore back down to the cape and even a u few bands possible right in eastern massachusetts may clip eastern essex county as well. notice through the evening the bands will be persistent and they are very localized though but will reduce your visibility and accumulate anything tomorrow morning should end by mid-morning for most of us on the cape. expect snowfall totals may be abrief coating from essex to the south shore. we will watch the placement of the band but looks like a one to three inch snowfall amount for the cape and then stretching back down to nantucket as well. that's why we have a winter he weathered-- winter weather advisory in place that kicks in at 11 this morning. the real feel that's what you

want to know and through the afternoon winds will kick up as well. it's going to feel like the teens right on through the evening and look at this. overnight tonight above and below zero single digit wind chill values. this is the heart of the cold air and tomorrow morning will be the coldest with wind chills subzero in some communities. by the afternoon, it will feel like the teens with temperatures not getting out of the 20s for tuesday. so high pressure will be building in. that means any snow showers ocean effect that ends tomorrow morning on the cape then the sun breaks out and it looks mostly sunny for tomorrow and wednesday and even into thursday too and as we get a southwest wind we will warm back up into the 40s on wednesday and thursday. so it's really two days today and tomorrow, that we get the coldest air to come in. afternoon temperatures, will only be in the mid-20s and overnight tonight look at this. 11 degrees in the city of boston of the we will be in the single digits north and west of

tomorrow we don't get out of the 20s again couple spots may come up around 30 degrees and below average day and wind is going to be a little less as we head throughout the day tomorrow. by wednesday, look at that. quick turn around back into the mid-40s we go. and 42 on thursday with plenty of sunshine and clouds increase on friday. and friday night we may get a burst of wintry weather across the interior changing over to rain and looks like it will stay unsettled through the weekend. traffic and weather together kathryn. >> thanks very much. 5:17 a live look at the southeast expressway. traffic is just starting to slow down a little bit. here's what's happening near the gas tank in dorchester and in that area you can see the taillights heading north slowing down and a look at maps too to see how things are shaping up traffic is moving along the pike fine but slows down closer to boston and no service alerts mbta is moving along and that's good news too. 5:17.

getting help with the innovative program for opioid addicts. they are launching a pilot program offering long-term treatment options. addicts will have a comprehensive treatment plan in place as soon as they complete detox. since june, gloucester police have been getting addicts into treatment rather than arresting them. they say they have helped more than 300 people get help. in other news the cost of health insurance in the bay state is going up. the globe reports the state's largest i surer blue cross blue shield is raising premiums on average 5% tufts by 3 and harvard by 6% and fallon by 17% andest say drug prices are rising and so is the cost to insure everyone under ate fordable care act. there are new proposals to ensure the safety of bicyclists. transportation committee will hold a hearing on wednesday requiring side guards on trucks. more than half of bicyclists

killed by trucks are hit by the side of the vehicle. side guards help keep bicyclists from being pulled underneath the wheels. 13 cyclists have been killed in years. the mbta is meeting to increase. the control board is expected to discuss potential changes to 5:19. up next the pats come up short in miami. >> what the loss means to the playoff picture and what the team has to say about the performance. >> and late e. globe customers still dealing with delivery delays. how the papers reporters and

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the pats ending the regular season with a loss. >> dan roche looks at what it means for the playoff picture. >> good morning. regular season finale they didn't play well yesterday and when you don't play well you lose and that's what happened in miami. 20 to 10 the pats on the wrong end of the score on this one. they didn't do much all day long except this one play that at the beginning of the third quarter.

26 drifts to the left and in the slot. >> should have him. >> he snaps to bready and makes the grab stumbles away and stays on his feed to mid field run together 40, 45 and out of the tackle and foot race to the 20. near side 15 to the 10 and brought down at miami 7. tony with a touchdown saving play. >> and that james white throw set this up jackson from a couple yards out and pats on the first drive of the third quarter. ties things up at 10-10 and looking good. fourth quarter dolphins take the lead for good. tannehill to cannon and they shock the pats. steve burton has more from miami. >> reporter: this place is a house of horrors for tom brady the record here is 6 wins and 8 losses. but this is not about brady but his protection. and the whole team needs to step up and play better.

tough hit the reset button once post season starts and he think right now we have to hit the reset button and get ready to go. there's no more tomorrow or next game, so we have to amp it upand be ready. >> we don't make excuses. the guys we put out there, you know, the bar is set high and we expect to execute and play at high level. doesn't matter if we sign a guy that hasn't been here all year and we have guys that have been here for a number of years we go on the field and we expect to execute and play well. >> reporter: so the patriots have lost 2 games in a row. not the way you want to head into the playoffs. but this team is a confident bunch and know playoffs are a new season. from miami steve burton wbz sports. >> thanks very much. what about the broncos if they lose pats got the top seed they had all kinds of problems against chargers early on. 5 turnovers total and san diego gets the 13-7 lead and kubiak

peyton manning comes in and sparks a broncos comeback. chris anderson takes the hand off down to the one and he was ruled down but would score to give denver a 14-13 lead and not anymore. manning gives it to hillman and he is gone. 23 yards for the score broncos with the afc top seed after a 27-20 win over the chargeers. both teams -- chargers. both teams get the bye week and patriots play a week from saturday or sunday at home and divisional playoff game but lose that top seed if there's an afc championship game between denver and new england it would be indenver. i am dan roche wbz sports. >> let's hope they can turn it around. >> yeah. >> get the players that are hurt back out on the team you know. >> yes. the first documentary about the boston marathon is about to get underway. >> but boston won't just be about the marathon bombings. filmmakers want to explore the

marathon beginnings in 1897 oscar nominated filmmaker megan williams is making that film. it's set to premier 2017 and she says they will touch on the bombings but will focus on how the city bounced back. lots more to come in the next half-hour including new clues in the search to find out what happened to the el faro cargo ship. >> the video of the ship's final resting place and why investigators may once again search for its black box. >> plus a boost for hillary's presidential bid. her husband hitting the campaign trail on her behalf. where estopping today. good morning danielle. >> good morning. a cold start to the week. in fact the coldest air to the season. we will be in the 20s. wind chills in the teens later on a blustery feel with cape snow showers firing up later this morning. i will let you know how much to he can specifying and we will take you out to the the week ahead as you look at the skylight of boston.

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final resting place of the el faro. new search considered and new details about what happened to the ship. >> bill clinton making a run on the campaign trail. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning to you it's 5:30 right now i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon get the carve and gloves. >> and back to the routine and it's cold. >> this is the coldest air so far tonight and tomorrow morning especially. our temperatures are going downyou've been warned. >> one of those. >> back to reality for the kids too. everyone wants to be bundled up this morning. 31 in boston and wouldn't seem so bad right if we were coming up during the day today. but the northwest wind at 8 miles per hour is going to increase the wind is going to

in the 20s across the remainder of the region 29 in lawrence and same in worcester. 28 in nashua burlington vermont is at 7 degrees and that colder air will drain south during the course of the day today. so satellite and radar is pretty quiet. we have had a couple stray flurries across the lower connecticut river valley and 495. not a huge impact at all this morning but you may see a couple flakes mid to late morning ocean effect snow bands start to fire up with that cold air blowing over the warmer waters. so from the far south shore plymouth back to the cape you will see the snow showers and ocean effect bands impact you through the evening. notice temperatures dropping into the single digits and teens tonight and tomorrow we don't get out of the 20s either. it's a pretty quiet rest of the week. we will talk more about it coming up. now to the road traffic and weather together chris. >> thanks. so far so good out there on the road. let's look at the mass pike and you can see taillights

approaching the tolls but other than that moving along smoothly at this hour. and now to the timesaver traffic maps north of boston right now, 93 and route one look good coming into boston. no major back jps along 128 in either direction. and the t is run on schedule. it's 5:32 right now on your monday morning. checking top stories the man accused of bringing a number of weapons to gillette stadium due in court they found a meat cleaver sword and stun gun inside a car in an employee lot. just hours before the friday's winter classic. 48-year-old matthew bronson from connecticut is facing charges. bronson does not work for the patriots or the stadium and it doesn't appear that he was attending the game. the presidential front- runners from both parties are in new england. bill clinton is hitting the campaign trail in new hampshire on behalf of his wife hillary.

he will be in nashua and extor today donald trump will be in umass lowell but you have to register on his website. new potential search for the the data recorders of the el faro cargo ship they found most of the wreckage but need that crucial piece of evidence. bree has a closer look of minutes. >> reporter: school pelley talked to the lead investigator reconstructing the ship's sinking hurricane -- during hurricane joaquin but the emotional families of some of the 33 crew members lost at sea. ntsb releases new video of the el faro in the final resting place in the bermuda triangle. looking for the data recorder they were he'stonished to find the bridge sheered off. >> just to see the -- astonished to see find the bridge sheered off.

to occur to cause that kind of- - shock. to cause that kind of an event. >> because certainly there would have been people on the bridge. >> yes. >> reporter: 33 people died on the ship several with ties to new england. some families are suing the el faro's owner. september 29th they left florida for puerto rico. captain intended to steer around hurricane joaquin but on october 1st, he radioed the engine lost power. the family believes the crew is with the ship. >> most definitely. >> absolutely. >> until someone could prove me wrong, which would be the black box or any other thing or should walk through the door, when the ship listeded and capsized i guarantee you they were injured and they were knocked out and it was over. and they were altogether.

>> reporter: investigators say that they are confident they can close the case within a year even without the data recorders. the safety board tells cbs they are cooperating fully and at this point there's no evidence they pressured the captain to continue out route -- continue on route he chose. a major breach in relations between two muslim countries. muslims protested in saudi arabia allot monarchy executed 47 people be -- after the monarchy executed 47 people. saudi arabia cut diplomatic ties with iran telling diplomats to leave the country in 48 hours. a warning from isis. >> continue to wage jihad break borders and one day invade your land where we will rule. >> the terror group says they have killed 5 syrians acting as british intelligence officers.

boy says isis is ready to kill people in britain. isis has been releasing more videos since losing territory in iraq. french and u.s. forces destroyed an isis missile factory in syria. an air raid saturday night targeted a site that was used to build and store weapons. the french stepped up the attacks against isis following attacks in paris in november. a new warning this morning about a deadly strain of heroin in the area. police in hamden and worcester counties say they have seen a spike in death from the hollywood train of opioid. police are reminding people anyone who calls to report an overdose will not be charged with the use or possession of openats. it's 5:36 on your monday morning. still ahead, pump prediction. >> gas prices could stay low for most of 2016 and how much drivers saved in the last year. >> reporter: good morning a boston police office are attacked while sitting in the police cruiser and it was all caught on camera. i am chante land and i will

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it's 5:39 on your monday morning. changes to mcdonald's menu today. >> plus what gas prices are exspbtd -- expected to do in2016 jill wagner is live with today's money watch. good morning jill. >> reporter: good morning. gas prices are likely to remain relatively low in 2016. aaa predicts gas will average between 2in to 25 and 2:45 a

gallon nationwide aaa estimates americans saved 115 billion dollars on gas in 2015 compared to 2014 and that comes out to 550 dollars per licensed driver. well long last, iphones could be get better battery life. there are rumors that battery in the iphone 7 plus will be 13% bigger than the battery in the iphone 6 plus. the iphone 7 rumored to have a lot more storage. and mcdonald's is saying bye to the popular dollar menu starting today the new mix pick will let you pick two items for $2 from 4 choice as mcdoubled mcchicken small fries and mozzarella sticks part of the strategy to turn around sluggish sales. chris and kathryn. >> there you go. >> more food for you. >> mcpick 2. >> thanks very much. not so great for the resolution. >> no. that's not-- if the health kick is your thing for 2016 you don't want the mick pick 2. >>

coming up a check of traffic and weather and a look at top stories. >> and globe customers dealing with delivery delays. the papers' reporters and editors hitting the street tohelp out but would you yo do you the same. good morning danielle weather watchers up. >> yes many. checking in right now temperatures are running in the 20s and they are not going anywhere during the day today. you want to be bundle up. michael in new hampshire says 27 and fitchburg at 31 but we will drop through the day. a lot of nuts mid to upper 20s thanks to all our weather watchers for your reports. i will talk about ocean effect snow he on the way for the cape.

another drawing and still no winner. >> i know i know. if row are upset you didn't -- if you are upcity didn't win thegiant power ball jackpot no one did either. it's up to 400 million dollars. here's thing one lucky winner connecticut won a million dollars but the big prize is up for grabs. the next drawing is wednesday so there's still a lot more time to get your tickets and again it's going to keep going up and it's been up and up and up. >> bummer. >> no if you won a million that's awesome. >> yeah that is but i spent 20 dollars on tickets and i was like no you know. didn't happen. >> maybe i will buy one ticket and win. >> there you go. okay. all right. you got to be in it to win.

thing i did sunday morning siri what were the winning power ball numbers. oh man you know. >> and we are here. >> yeah. >> you have to double check. >> i didn't get one number. zero. it's okay. >> i am sorry. >> we get another chance. >> wednesday. >> on the board. >> right these numbers should wechoose from the temperatures. 31 in boston right now. not too bad right? the only issue is our temperatures are going to be falling through the day today. we are in the 20s for the remainder of the suburbs and it's 7 in burlington vermont and there's cold air and it's moving from north to south. it's going drain into central and southern new england. look at readings in eastern canada. subzero. heart of the arctic air is moving over us over the next 24 to 48 hours. now there are a couple snow showers from the great lakes into southern new england a couple flurries this morning and through central massachusetts. it's not going to amount to a whole lot but you may see just a couple snowflakes flying in the air. the bigger concern is ocean effect snow showers that will

fire up by mid to late morning. so notice the bands that set up here. right ocean effect with the cold air blowing over the relatively warmer water picks up some of the moisture and deposits it as snow showers from the south shore back down to the cape and couple bands may clip eastern essex county and couple flurries in eastern massachusetts and the band continue through the evening. at times overnight tonight and into early tomorrow morning before tapering off by late morning tomorrow for most us. rest of us skies clear and sunshine and expected snowball total may see a coating here in eastern essex and south shore but the greatest risk is 1 to 3 inches from southern plymouth county back to the cape. there may be a couple of amounts to top out of near 4 inches but that's isolate on cape cod. winter weather advisory because of this comes up at 11 a.m. this morning. and continues until 7 a.m. tomorrow morning. for hazardous travel conditions. reduced visibility in any of

and the snow will pile up as well. what about the real feel forecast. that's what you want to know how will it feel outside. teens this afternoon. so even though it's a cold start this morning. we are getting colder through the day and evening commute temperatures running in the 20s but wind chills in the phenes. look at that overnight tonight the real feel forecast goes subzero in some communities. so we are waking up tomorrow morning and it's going to feel like it's in the single digits above and below zero. real feel by tomorrow afternoon generally in the teens. the good news here is big area of high pressure is building in. so once we get that high to shift to the south and the wind to come around from the southwest, we rebound. so wednesday, back into the 40s. quick jump and then thursday looks mostly sunny as well. we don't get cooler air that comes until we head into the weekend but even at that, still should be above average. so afternoon temperatures today, in the 20s. feels like the teens and that's what you want to dress for the tonight bitterly cold. cape snow showers continues 11 degrees tonight and that's one

of the warmest readings. single digits in the suburbs. accu-weather 7-day forecast less wind tomorrow and that's good news. and not nearly as cold on wednesday pretty quiet right on through the end of the week. and then friday night into the weekend looks like we turn unsettled should be mainly rain that comes through but there may be a mix across the far interior and we will keep you posted on that. traffic and weather together kathryn. >> thanks. let's check the road. to see how things are moving on this monday. back to the grind for a lot of people. this is the bridge traffic is getting a little heavier starting to pick up but it's pretty good ride for a monday morning. and the connector is getting heavier there and we have a look at the maps too. and traffic is slowing down around the brain tree split volume pick up route 3 northbound beginning to get sluggish that's near brain tree and the good news is there's no trouble on the t sh morning. we will keep tabs on that. 6:48. the campaign trail is heating up for the front-runners for both parties.

>> and a connecticut man accused of bringing weapons to gillette stadium here are your top stories on this monday morning. >> reporter: good morning i am suesie steimle live at gillette stadium. a connecticut man matthew bronson was allegedly threatening people so police searched his car and found a meat cleaver and samurai sword and stun gun inside. it's worth noting he never worked at gillette but is do you in court facing multiple charges including assault with a dangerous weapon live in foxborough suesie steimle, wbz this morning. good morning i am shante land. police say their officer was attacked inside the parking garage near city hall plaza. look at the video for yourself. cell phone video shows a man

officer's cruiser and punching him repeatedly. this happened just two hours into the new year. police arrested 23-year- oldandrew bowman and will be arraigned later this morning at boston new mispal court. reporting live in downtown boston. >> the first in the nation primary is about three weeks away and the presidential front- runners are turning their attention to new england. hillary clinton deploys bill clinton for his first solo stop of 2016. the former president is hoping to widen her lead over senator bernie sanders. meantime, republican donald trump is scheduled to speak at umass lowell and several groups promise to protest. coming up at 6 a.m., why a state lawmaker heckeled hillary clinton in dairy new hampshire. and an armed militia has taken control of a national wildlife refuge in oregon. thr protesting a judge's ruling

judge's ruling to send two ranchers back to jail. dwight hammond and his son stephen are expected to turn themselves over to police. both served time for burning federal land a judge ruled the sentences were too short. the militia took over the wildlife headquarters after a peaceful rally to support the hammonds. cleanup underway after deadly flooding in missouri and illinois. the mississippi river is finally receding after cresting to historic levels. floods. new trouble for chris bound under correction after a -- investigation after a woman claims he hit her and took her phone when he tried -- she tried to take picture of him. police are trying to get to his side of the storey. the -- story. president and coo of the company delivering the boston globe tells the paper it could be 4 to 6 months before delivery service is back to normal. this weekend an unprecedented effort to get the papers delivered 200 globe writers

reporters and editors worked through the night to deliver the sunday mayer. over the past week, many subscribers got papers late or not at all. so volunteers including pulitzerprize winner staff members offered to help. globe released this statement saying in part we expect the process to improve not instantly but steadily with each passing day and thank our customers for their patience. and this brings tout the dealy talker today. how far would you go to help out your employer. the list on the website i would help out and i appreciate the gesture. 4 to 6 months before things get back to normal? how can you bid on a job to do delivery and be so bad at it and a guest to the website posted yes, but there's a big difference between helping out and rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic. you can comment on the daily talker cbs boston.com and tweet us or post on our facebook site we will have more comments

in other newstar wars the force awakens tops the box office for a third week. the latest installment made more than 740 million dollars in 19 days. it's the second highest behind avatar. yet. daddy's home with mark wahlburg and the hateful 8 took third place. a movie about the boston globe team who first wort reported the church sex abuse scandal is getting a high honor. the national society of film critics named spotlight the best picture of 2015. they are giving the film a nod for best screenplay and spotlight is also up for a golden globe. 5:53. still to come, looking to get rid of your christmas tree? >> unusual recycling options

want to know who is pining for the needles on your christmas tree? the goats. >> the city of san francisco disposing many of the pine trees offering them up as meals for goats. er that good source of nutrition for the animals and here in massachusetts the hernandez family in towson has been takingin trees and feeting -- feeding them to the goats. >> i would think that would do

>> but goats can clear everything. >> i know. >> poison ivy. >> they can eat anything. >> stomach of steel. keep it here at wbz we have a lot more for you. top stories straight ahead.