right now at 4:30 the snow is almost gone but gusts at 45 mile per hours what it means for the real feel feel today. >> distraction off the field. patriots prepare for the playoffs. what the team is saying about a mysterious incident involving chandler jones. >> and developing news in iran involving 10 american sailors taken into custody. how soon they he could be released. >> and someone could be richer he tonight. the record power ball jackpot getting even bigger. one expert sharing winning tips. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this

>> good morning it's 4:30. thanks for being here with us i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon. many communities are waking up to snow. here's what it was hike in worcester where the flakes started to fall during the evening commute. numerous accidents and pinouts reported in the city and today, we are dealing with the aftermath of brutal cold. >> amazing how a coding can make a difference on the road. >> absolutely. >> the main roads i don't know about we are fine. it's the secondary roads and sidewalks and driveways that are going to be slick this morning as you head out. and it's about the wind now. we have a wind advisory for all of southern new england in effect until 5 p.m. for westerly wind gusts up to 45 miles per hour at times today. this morning we are gusting worcester to taunton. a who the of gusts over 20 miles per hour and that's creating real feel running in the single digits and teens right now. it's not going anywhere.

it was you want to dress for wind chills in the teens and single digits at times. the snow is done except for outer cape. a couple lingering light snow showers along route 6 from east ham mand push off coastline in the next 20 minutes or so. so there will be slippery patches out there. because temperatures are below freezing mark in the 20s even some teens. 19 in worcester and 26 in the city of boston right now and we will come up to around 30. scars partially clearing out as well. it will be a bright day. we are in for sunshine but we come up by a few degrees. sunrise at 7:12. the real feel in the teens through lunchtime. and clear skies for the ride home. but blustery and still cold sunset at 4:34. i have my eye on a weekend storm and more details coming up in a couple minutes chris. >> a good reminder we have our eye on the storm and you can keep up with the latest forecast any time on the cbs boston weather app.

patriots will eye the iffy forecast for the playoff game again the chiefs. >> we are learning defensive end chandler jones was taken to the hospital following a medical emergency. patriots tell us he was hospitalized on sunday and released the sam day. there are no details -- same day. there are no details yes was in the hospital or what he was treated for. this is video of him practicing on monday. he reported to work on time that day and has participated in all meetings and practices since then. meanwhile coach belichick was sporting a black eye under the hoodie at practice. it's unclear how it happened, but he said he will live. tom brady seemed to be jogging okay at practice as he continues to deal with the sprained right ankle. the pats qb says everyone is aware of what's at stake on saturday night. >> the ramifications to a loss. so, you don't have next week to get it right. so we work hard to get to this point and we are going to have our best week because it's

>> saturday we have you covered from start to finish beginning with the 90 minutes special edition of patriots game day at 2. kick off between pats and chiefs at 4:35 followed by the 5th quarter post game show. we are following a developing story the pentagon says ten american navy sailors will be released today from iran's territory. they were on two small boats in the persian gulf when one of the boats broke down. they drifted into iranian waters. and were picked up by iranian guards who suspected them of spying. iran's foreign minimumster says they will -- minimums ster says they will -- minimum ster says they will -- minimumster says they will will be-- prime minister says they will be released immediately. wbz political analyst jon keller looks at what the president had to say. >> the president of the united states. >> reporter: the address

2008 campaign vow to unite a divided nation is unfulfilled night one of the few regrets of my presidency. the rancor and suspicious between the parties is worse instead of better. >> reporter: but he couldn't resist this aimed at the congress. >> some of the only people in america that will work the same job and the same place with health and retirement package for 30 years are sitting in thischamber. >> reporter: claimed credit for health care reform and economic recovery. >> yes under two bucks a gallon ain't bad either. >> reporter: and it was also a ringing defense of his unpopular foreign policy with the president also on offense against his critics. >> and our answer needs to be more than tough talk. more calls to carpet bomb civilians. that may work as a tv sound bite but it doesn't pass mustard on the world stage. >> reporter: at at times

the caustic republican campaign red ribbing. >> reject politics that targetspeople because of race or religion that's just wrong. it diminishes us in the eyes of the world. it makes it harder to achieve our goals it betrays who we are as a country. >> reporter: if nothing else the president proved one thing last night, he maybe a lame duck showing the wear and tear afflicts anyone who holds the world's worst job for this long but for better or worse he still cares. for wbz this morning i am jon keller at large. south carolina governor haley delivered the republican response says president obama ignored the fact that many americans with worst off than when he first took office. >> as he enters the final year in office, many americans are still feeling the squeeze of an

i didd raise income levels a health care will be a that -- plan that makes insurance less affordable. >> he is says not facing up to the threat of isis and others and dangerous world. new numbers in campaign 2016 to tell you about and it's good news for donald trump acbs news "new york times" poll shows him maintaining a double digit lead over the republican field. he is 17 pontes ahead of the closest -- points ahead of the closest rival ted cruz. hillary clinton lead over bernie sanders is shrinking. and clinton is now just 7 percentage points ahead of sanders nationally. clinton is getting some help from her family on the campaign trail. president bill clinton returns to new hampshire today for three campaign events. yesterday, the daughter chelsea made several stops in the state. it's 4:37. a boston firefighter hurt while putting out a fire in mattapan is recovering. the flames broke out in the

we are told the firefighter suffered minor burns. 7 people are out of their homes. investigators are searching for the cause. and police are investigating a crash that injured a pedestrian and a driver. right here near the statehouse. the driver apparently hit the pedestrian and a number of cars near beacon street and both men were taken to the hospital. one with serious injuries. also a deadly accident to tell you about in roslyndale a 88 -year-old woman was hit and killed on washington street. the driver stopped and is not facing charges. today massachusetts could move one step closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use. a joint committee of the state legislature will debate a measure today that would make the state regulate marijuana the same way it does alcohol. supporters say it would free a police to investigate more serious crimes. opponents fear marijuana could lead to harder drug use. tonight's record power ball jackpot is growing and now up

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>> an ooivey league athlete re- - ivy league athlete recovering from an attack that left her serious injured.

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a recall involving store brand children's cold medicine is now expanding. the product sold under rite-aid top care come with doseage cups with incorrect markings on them. the recall involves both the grape and cherry liquid medicine. we have more details on the website cbs boston.com. in today's money watch traveling alone? there's an app to save money on hotels. >> and could we soon see one dollar gas? that might be nice. jill wagner is live at the new york stock exchange with today's money watch. good morning. >> reporter: it would be nice. good morning chris and kathryn. oil prices are plunging so that's bad news for energy companies but it's great when it comes to gas prices. aaa says the national average is now 1.95 a gallon in massachusetts it's a bit higher about 1.97. analysts think parts of the country could soon see $1 a gallon gas. california regulators say

fix the polluting diesel engines just isn't good enough. they call the plan incomplete and say it doesn't clearly lay out which cars are impacted and how a fix would affect future emissions. folks having aon is accused of -- volkswagen is accused of rigging software to beat the requirements. would you split a hotel room with a strangeer? is there a's a app designed to help soul yes travelers save money on hotels it will screen users and then match people based on their age and gender preference. for now this is available when you travel to vegas, portland,seattle, l.a. and san francisco. so what do you think would you share a hotel room with a stranger? >> no. >> no. >> no. >> >> reporter: negative. >> i would rather have a cheaper hotel room. >> i am thinking if you get stuck with a person that snores. >> i know. >> the worst. >> it's gray areas going on there.

yesterday we talked about snow. >> yep. >> today winter continues and it's cold. >> a lot of the main roads were salted and clear and free and clear and that's good news for the morning commute. >> they were in good shape it's the secondary roads the sidewalks and driveways that will be slick this morning. so just take it slow. weather watchers checking in with totals too. with the snow totals 3.3 inchesand under 3 same in foxboro at 2 1/2 and framingham under 2 inches. in general, it was a coating to as much as 3 inches in spots. the last of the snow is pushing out now. we had thunderstorms and hail reported in the cape last evening. so it was wild and it's all about the wind. the wind is gusting between 20 and 35 miles per hour right now even a little higher. chatham current gusts 37 miles per hour. so the wind will continue to remain active that's adding the bite to the air. real feel is sitting at 4 degrees in the city of worcester and 12 in boston and

show what it will do during the day today. doesn't go anywhere. we are staying in the teens and single digits in terms of the wind chill. that's what you want to dress forch wind may gust as high as 45 -- for. winds may gust as high as 45 miles per hour. there may be a couple isolated pockets of outages or damages that occur. i don't think it will be widespread but there may be a couple spots. 8 p.m. tonight wind chills in the single digits. now there may be some slick spots like i mentioned some of the secondary roads things like that because we have dipped below the freezing mark. most of us are in the 20s. it's 19 in worcester but a little perspective it could be worse. we are in the single digits and teens and below zero when you come back up into eastern canada. we are never going to get into that cold air. temperatures will come up around 30 today all that snow pushing away but in central and eastern main still areas of moderate to heavy snow ongoing across main this morning. that will come to an end by the afternoon. for us, it's a blend of sunshine and a couple clouds. tomorrow, there may be a few flurries in the morning and

little boundary over us. so tomorrow, morning clouds and give way to sunshine and it won't be nearly as windy but it will be chilly. temperatures around or over 30. by friday, we start with sunshine and the clouds increase. those clouds come out ahead of what we are watching for the weekend. there's going to be moisture and energy coming together. the question is, how quickly does it do so? on saturday, the rain snow line is a little uncertain. right now it looks like southeastern massachusetts will deal with rain but there may be snow mix aid cross the interior. the time frame of this looks to be on saturday morning to afternoon. by the evening, it would be wrapping up and by sunday it's long gone and the sun will be back out. so lots to watch as we head into the saturday time frame. today's highs around shy of 30 don't forget wind chill is in the teens and tonight we drop back into the teens. the winds subside a bit accu- weather seven day less wind tomorrow.

little melting on friday. there's the chance of rain snow. it could rain at gillette and a couple wet flakes on the backside. we will keep you posted on that. colder to start next week running in the 20s. guys. >> all right thanks very much danielle. we will turn to a wbz exclusive a brown university student attacked on the streets of providence and left on life support. >> he is talking for first time about his road to recovery. jim armstrong has the story. >> reporter: it may not look like much watching joe sharkey shooting hoops but for a guy who had to relearn how to walk talk and chew his food a couple years ago, this is sort of amazing. >> it's full process but over time, i just had patience with myself. >> reporter: on mother's day 2013 the brown university basketball player was with some friends just off campus when they spotted a fight down the street. without warning and though joe was not involved someone sucker punched him in the back of the head sending him crashing to

>> you can't fathom what that's like and you go through a period of morning because you lose you feel like you lost who he was. and he is back. i mean he is joe. >> reporter: but first, months of therapy. the ivy league athlete had to relearn addition and subtractions. >> bizarre because i knew it was easy but at the same time, it was frustrating because i knew i couldn't do it. >> reporter: he he made a tough call not to play again for the brown basketball team. >> the past thee years like a million pound weight on my shoulders trying to come back because it was something a huge part of my life. >> reporter: but he is back at school ready to graduate in may only a year late. as for his attacker. >> at first i wanted you know an eye for an eye tooth for a tooth kind of thing. >> reporter: but something changed in court day after day they realized prison wouldn't solve anything so they came up with a better punishment a thousand hours of community service working with victims of

>> i think through the option he is going to see firsthand what he did to me. >> reporter: joe did all his rehab work at spaulding hospital and returned there as a volunteer mentor for traumatic brain injury victims and families as living proof some of the worst injuries can can in fact be overcome. jim armstrong wbz this morning. >> quite a story there. what a recovery too. well controversy over a massachusetts law make are's dirty laundry. >> the investigation now underway into a state senator. >> plus inspiration on the ice last night.

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it is 4:53. lawyers for bill cosby will be in a massachusetts courtroom this morning. they are asking a judge to seal records related to a civil defamation lawsuit filed by 7 women who say cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago. his lawyers say the plaintiffs sought invasive and intimate details about the actor's medical and sexual hist theory. lawyers -- history. lawyers for the victims say the public has the right to see the documents. he is not expected in court for the hearing. local woman who went to the hospital for an overdose may have died because of the medicine she was given. 44-year-old gretchen fordham crabbed her car on 495 in merrimack saturday night. police charged her with operating under the influence of drugs but sent her to anna jaquess hospital first she was

workers treated her broken wrist and sent her with a prescription for oxycodone an opiate. called 911. please somebody. okay. >> i believe he began cpr and to no avail you note victim was transported to the hospitalwhere she was pronounced dead. the police chief says investigators have not determined the cause of the death but her friends say no doctor should have given her an opiate prescription. this morning the ethics commission is look into a state senator's dirty laundry and literally according to the boston globe senator brian joyce has been getting free dry cleaning since 1977 and bringing his clothes and his family's he clothes and somes hi aides clothes to wood lawn cleaners and provide the owner with free or reduced price legal services.

forfeitness studio in newton despite complaints from one of the neighbors. man who refused to go on camera called for a town hearing about the modern bar studio and what he calls scantily clad patrons who come and go. despite the options the city -- objection the city approved the fitness studio's right to do business. full city council follows the committee's recommendations normally. >> you are in the lineup right. right. >> all right. and. >> three game pep talk making high school senior's dream come true. his name is matty marcone and is a manager for the high schoolteam. >> he got a chance to lace up and skate and play. he suffers from a rare genetic condition that impacts of number of bodily functions and can also lead to problems with bone marrow. last night he played one shift and ended up scoring the tying goal against the opponent.

and skate and play with the team. it's fun out here. >> you a big hockey guy right. >> yeah it's a lot fun. >> what was it like taking the ice. >> felt good. >> you had quite a shot. >> yeah thank you. >> his teammates mobbed him and manet later the -- minutes later the players saluted him as well. >> nice moment. >> yeah. the host of the late, late show saying hello, to one of the biggest stars tonight. >> adele is going for a ride with james cordon and carpoolkaraoke and we have a preview.

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