. now at noon a high school principal off the job to be for weeks and parents find out why. >> going higher and higher the record breaking power ball jackpot now setting up for saturday night. plus, the local store that sold a winning million dollar ticket. >> trapped. hundreds of feet underground. miners. >> and paris on edge. the scare that has police opening fire on the anniversary of a deadly terror attack. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston wbz news at noon starts now. >> this noon uncovering why a

principal stepped down last month. i team investigation reveals ed rozmiarek quit after being caught in a opline sting. >> a police report indicates that he was trying to chat with a young girl online. susie steimle is live with more details. susie what can you tell us? >> reporter: kathryn as you might imagine this is a distraction at swampscott high school since ed rozmiarek left his position when parents and students were wondering why he left the position. now they have heard about the investigation, parents say that they can't help but be disappointed. >> very surprised. >> yeah. >> very sad. what was he thinking. >> reporter: that's the reaction maureen schultz had to the news her son's principal left his job after being caught carrying out-appropriate conversations online with what

despite disappointing news schultz says the school has handled the scandal well. >> i think the school handled it perfect. very up-to-date with us a keep us informed and they let us know what's going on. and i think they will open the doors for the kids if they have issues. >> reporter: schultz says when she met ed rozmiarek she thought he was a nice guy which is how he described himself online. using the screen name a great guy and on his school issued laptop he held a sexually explicit conversation in chat room. rather than the 1-year-old girl he pursued, the person on the other end turned out to be part of a sting operation. the foundation perverted justice trolls the internet for predators and turns them into police. when asked why he did this, rozmiarek said because it was very exciting. parents are hoping things are thea at can return to normal. >> i don't think the kids are really saying too much i think

>> reporter: this fight -- despite all this he won't face any charges. as the district attorney puts it he may have crossed a moral line but not a criminal one. live in swampscott susie sometime neil thanks. now at -- steimle,. >> thanks. now at noon a sink hole opened up on somer street a piece of equipment that rushed to help out was partly swallowed up by the sink hole. take a look at the skyeye over the scene. this was moments after crews pulled out the machinery and eventually towed it away. developing this noon a dramatic rescue 17 salt miners stuck hundreds of feet underground finally safe. this happened when an elevator broke down about 900 feet below ground and in a upstate new york salt mine. they were given radios hand warmers and water while waiting to be pulled up. >> how well that they dealt

>> the mine is reportedly the deepest in north america authorities say all of the rescued miners are doing okay. >> we are watching wall street. stocks are down. but well-off session lows concerns over china's economy are fueling the sell off. this is market's worst start to the year since 2008. this morning china stock market halted trading for the second time in three days after stocks plunged 7%. that was in just 30 minutes time. right now, paris prosecutors have opened a terrorism investigation. this is after a man tried to attack a police station armed with a knife and fake explosives. he was shot and killed by police just as the country marks the first anniversary of a terror attacks on the charlie hebdo newspapers. jonathan bigly oddy reports. >> >> reporter: cell phone video capture the moment after they shot and killed a man with a

capital. authorities say the suspect shouted alaakbar fueling fear of a possible terror attack. armed officers blocked off moved in. the suspect was wearing a heavy jacket with what appeared to be wires sticking out. but police say the suspicious device turned out to be a fake. french prosecutors say the man carried a piece of pape wert the isis flag. locals say he was known in the neighborhood as mentally unstable. the -- paper with the isis flag locals say he was known in the neighborhood as mentally unstable. this comes two months after suicide bombers terrorized the people. cbs news. turning our attention to the weather here at home. the sun is out this noon and it's not looking too bad by winter standards. we will look live outside right now at the long fellow bridge

calm on the charles, looks like a painting. let's go over to pamela gardner in for danielle with a check of the forecast not too bad. >> not at all. and the lack of wind out this makes a difference. plus we have tons of sunshine, temperatures are very comfortable. 4 # in boston. 38 in lawrence and nashua at 37 a in concord 38 degrees. more 30s along the coastlinemaine and new hampshire and northern parts here of massachusetts. 40s to the south and east along the cape and islands. mid-40s in many spots nantucket 36. satellite and radar shows a few clouds pushing into boston otherwise mostly sunny. a couple passing clouds through the the afternoon. temperatures peaking in the mid- 40s by one today. by #:00 -- 3:00 going back to 42 and 38 by 5. this evening we developing but tomorrow, there could be some areas of freeing drizzle as well. we will go through that timing and let you know how much rain we expect as we track a warmup

>> pamela and don't forget to check the forecast any time anywhere with the cbs boston weather app and you can see live radar conditions and current conditions and get any weather alerts as you need them all for free search in the google or apple app stores for cbs boston.com. new at noon the power ball jackpot just continues to grow. it reached a whooping 700 million dollars because there was no big jackpot winner last night. tickets for this. don't throw away your tickets from last night just yet a person in massachusetts is actually a winner. someone bought a million dollar winning tickets at the express mart they matched 5 numbers just not the power ball. >> imagine that. >> so let's check the numbers 2- 11-47-62 and 63 and the power ball 17. the next drawing 700 million on the line, saturday night. >> got to get my tickets. this noon boston police are

someone wrote all over johnnypesky's number 6. you can see it the black writing on the glowing number. it has been cleaned up and the red sox say while it's unfortunate that this happened, graffiti is -- isn't uncommon in the area. a brighton man is fighting for his life after a late night accident off. officers say a 30-year-old man was walking along chestnut hill avenue in brighton when he was hit by a car last night. officials tell wbz he has life- threatening injuries and the driver was also taken to the hospital. a new england patriots player in some hot water with his neighbors. they don't like the carport danny amendola put up in the historic district. he applied for a permit for thetemporary structure et take down -- he will take down after the pats season when he will be under less pressure to get to coach belichick's early morning practice.

museum art heist a reputed connecticut mobster knows where the master pieces are. robert bobby the cook general telly was in federal court. -- gentile was in federal court. he told at least three people in the past three years prosecutors say, he knew about the heist and drawing up a contract with one of the art. prosecutors also claimed about the heist. he is facing federal gun charges right now. this noon. coming up, the vice president's big regret. 2016 presidential race. >> also the show stopping moment as the -- at the people's choice awards and how have the ladies of the talk taking action. >> and just in time for your new year's weight loss recommendations for a healthy

welcome back. joe biden is opening up about the decision not run for president in 2016. the vice president says he regrets not joining the race but believes it was the right decision for himself and family. biden says he will be very involved in the campaign for the eventual democratic nominee.

the campaign there are serious safety concerns about donald trump's visit to burlington vermont. burlington free press reports tump -- trump campaign gave away 20,000 tickets to the convenient but the venue only holds 1400 people. trump has tweeted about the event saying he expects a huge crowd and warns supporters it would be first come first served.>> let's look at the weather. this is wild weather out west hit hard by storms. we are talking about el nino. after four years of drought some areas are flooding like this treat in san diego. look at that. a man capture the odd sight. you can see lamborghini nearly disappears in the water but >> my gosh. >> and i mean. really. >> yeah. >> that makes me so angry. >> you know the saying turn around don't drown. >> yeah. >> pamela okay we have pamela fired up. at heft we are talking about

about that here. our forecast. that. >> i am so mad about that. >> that lambo could be ruined that's his problem. >> there you go. lesson learned here. well, for us thank goodness we conditions. and we are not even talking about snow unfortunately ski resorts we might see snow once we get towards the weekend and temperatures will be cold make more snow. weekend. boston is 42 degrees. it's vied mild and we have no wind at the time and the real temperature. 37 in nashua 42 taunton and 42 chatham. glorious high temperatures and we may gain about another degree or two before the afternoon is all said and done. high 44 in boston. lows tonight back in the the 30s but most locations in the 20s and upper teens especially in the outlying communities

18 degrees in keene manchester 17 degrees. tomorrow's high temperatures comparable to the last couple for the highs. if you are heading to the north to go skiing anywhere across new england here temperatures will be cold enough that again, ski resorts should be able to make the snow. 30 friday, saturday 32. for the high temperature. we are expecting a couple snow showers for saturday. sunday, things get not so idea. in the mix. here's hour by hour timing heading into the weekend. high pressure is in control for the evening. going into friday morning 7 a.m. we get a little wind coming off the ocean and in northeastern parts of massachusetts we could drizzle. early this evening into theovernight hours. temperatures right around freezing and there's some concern of freezing drizzle but it's not going to be widespread and inland the forecast mile in particular not expecting cloud

but, friday evening we start to see a little more moisture moving in off the ocean giving us the potential for drizzle again and freezing drizzle more widespread getting into saturday morning. and there's a low pressure system to the northwest. bringing us a chance for wintry mix some light ice will and turning to spotty rain showers. temperatures soar into the 40s and into the 50s for highs on sunday. hour by hour here's 9 a.m. heading our way. it will be a soggy day for sunday. projected rainfall only light showers for saturday but watch by sunday, evening, 7 p.m., close to an inch of rainfall accumulation here. here's the 7-day and record it on sunday and doesn't who can like we will get there and we will be close to it. and we will relish in the fact that we are in the 40s and 50s for january. 7-day forecast, 44 for thursday friday 40. saturday 43 sunday 5 # and

and monday 36 and tuesday 34 and next wednesday, not too bad. wintry mix 35 chris. >> thanks very much pamela. today we are mixing up the grocery list with a new addition inform you like lemon zest the fruit could be perfect for you. our fresh grocer tony tantillo shows us. >> reporter: taste of the day is butte and and now it's citrus but used mainly for the zest. defendant out of butte hand the lemon oils that come out are incredible when you hold it your hand. they are wonderful for the the zest and lemon essence. when you buy them, you want to make sure they are nice and yellow all the way around and greening is okay but not too much heavy for the size when you bring them home store them seriously don't store them in the refrigerator. if you do, all that lemon oil and essence will be gone.

the butta hand if you love the wonderful. and i am tony tantillo your fresh grocer eat fresh and stay healthy. >> i never seen anything like that there you go. news you can use. oh my. if you have a sweet tooth listen up. today the usda rolled it dietaryguide lanes urging a serious cut back in the amount of sugar in our diets and in fact the government says sugar should make up 10% or less of your calories and use or. of hoe fat or fat free and piling your plate with fruits and veggies there you go. a cardboard box device is beeny girl's life. >> that's because doctors are using the creation to see her heart in a whole new light. baby teeingan needed surgery heart surgery and doctors at nicholas children's hospital used a goggled cardboard to

see it in 3d her surgeon calls >> >> a bunch of us, yeah, minutes and millimeters make the difference between bet getting it right and wrong. once we saw the images, we said wait we can figure this out. i think this is the difference between her living and dying. >> wow. four weeks after surgery baby teeingan is breathing on her own and the google cardboard sells for less than 20 dollars. >> what a story. beautiful baby girl. wish them well. a bank robbery suspect making a popular tv host do a double take. >> the funny social media post coming up next. >> and here's what's hot on the

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calling the la rain tears of joy and carell has memorable roles for his comedic roots and took hold during the rainy acceptance speak speech. take a list en. >> thanks so much for coming out. this is an awful awful day to be doing this. i am looking at the bank of photographers here and a more miserable group of people i don't think i ever have seen. >> he is so funny insiders think he may get a second shot at an oscar for playing a wealthy hedge fund manager in the big short. he is known for take on dirty jobs. >> but mike rose says this is one job he didn't do. this is man who robbed an oregon bank earlier this week. you can see he looks a little familiar. the tv host has taken to social media to point out he is taller and can prove he was not the in oregon this week if necessary.

i am glad it's not really him. that would be tragic. it's the moment interest the -- from the people's choice awards that has people talking. >> ladies of the talk were on stage to accept the award for favorite daytime tv hosting team when this happened. >> we say we are like a motley crue. >> no. no. >> i am carter shout to kevin gates and. >> that don't happen up here you are not going to pull a steve harvey up here. >> no sir. security. >> you can see sharon osborne kicking the man off the stage. security then swooped in and took him out of the auditorium. but. man. there you go live tv never know what will happen. >> why did he go and ruin the moment? >>i doesn't know. good question. >> well, up next, cool home. >> odd structure popping up in the center of a busy street. pamela weather watchers checking in. >> yeah time to check out their reports.

we will go to the report from don in hollis new hampshire 37 and the thin overcast and cirrus clouds some dimming of the sun that's about all we will have for the afternoon pleasant temperatures and a minimum breeze out there. but, soon a warmup on the way and rain. i will have the weekend

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coming up today at 5, capturing a picture perfect wedding proposal. one man's efforts to make sure every moment would be remembered. >> one chicago man is making the most of winter. >> in fact he built an igloo sitting in chicago's loop. the creator lives across the street and says one of his hobbies is clearing the sidewalk and took 15 hours using a shovel chizel and star and he -- tarp and he calls can it art. >> look at that shoveling the sidewalk. maybe it's therapeutic shoveling snow. >> yeah. >> sure. >> no snow for us can you believe that. >> i know it. >> crazy. we have lots of sunshine and filtered sun getting into the later part of the afternoon. high temps in the mid-40s. >> thanks very much. pamela that's it for us today at noon.

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