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>> i am kathryn hauser we appreciate you being here this wednesday january 13th. we had snow overnight but it's about the cold and wind this morning. >> it's going to be gusty. it is you guys out there. so yes there's slick spots you will encounter. anything untreated the sidewalks driveways and main roads doing okay. but a wind advisory is in effect until 5 p.m. today. west wind will gust up to 45 miles per hour. isolated gusts to 50 not out of the question. we are gusting to 40 from providence to nantucket and the vineyard. 30-mile-per-hour gusts in boston bedford providence and that's a biting wind adding the chill to the air. the real feel is only 5 degrees in worcester and 14 in boston and this is going nowhere during the day today. the temperatures are in the 20s and that's why anything that is untreated will be a little slick. most of us saw a coating as much as 3 inches in spots and the snow is done pushing out the outer cape. clearing from behind and sunshine coming out today. we don't rise all that much.

through lunchtime and real feel running in the teens and blustery and cold for the ride home. i am keeping an eye on a weekend storm. details coming up. let's get you on the roads. traffic and weather together. good morning. >> reporter: some of you may have slippery rides on secondary roads but we are hearing about no weather related issues on the major routes. look live over 93 southbound a smooth ride from andover. no reported backups. major roots trouble free. expressway northbound route 3 clear from hingeham and 24 north and 95 north look like speed limit rides. kathryn. >> thank you in we are following a developing story. 10 u.s. sailors being held by iran. they will be released any time now. the sailors were on two small boats in the 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. an iranian official says the situation is being resolved and

free as early as this morning. this morning, we are learning patriots defensive end chandler jones was taken to the hospital following a medical emergency this weekend. the patriots tell us jones was hospitalized on sunday and released the same day. there are no details on why he was in the hospital or what he was treated for. this is video of jones practicing with the pats on monday. the team says he reported to work on time that day and has participated in all meetings and practices since then. meantime, bill belichick was sporting a black eye under hisfooty at practice. it's unclear how it happened. and tom brady was jogging okay. the pats qb says everyone is aware what's at stake on saturday. >> i see the ramifications to a loss are differentia lot different so you don't have next week to get it right. so we work hard to get to this point and we will have to have our best week a great team we are playing. >> we have you covered from

begin with a 90 minute edition of patriots game day at 2. patriots and chiefs kick off at 4:35 and steek around for the post game show. state police trying to figure out which driver went the wrong way rather on route 128 causing a serious crash. we told you about this yesterday morning a car traveling south on 128 north crashed into another vehicle in lexington. on the electrickington burlington line. both drivers were seriously hurt but police are working to figure out which one was going the wrong way. that crash shut down parts of 128 for several hours. meanwhile in boston police investigating a crash right near the statehouse. a driver reportedly hit a pedestrian and a number of cars near beacon street and treemont place. the pedestrian and driver were taken to the hospital. a deadly accident in roslyndale. 588-year-old woman was hit and killed on washington street. so far no charges have been

another taste of winter causing dangerous conditions on the roads. first the snow fell and a blast of cold air starting to turn everything into ice. crews have been working through the night to sand and salt the major roadways. susie sometimeel is live. hopefully the roads are looking better for the commute. >> reporter: they are chris. there. last night's commute was challenging. you can see they got a little bit of snow here in worcester but the drive home last night was really tough for drivers. this morning with the feel like temperatures in the single digits, there's a little -- they are still a little worried about ice. it's the first real return to winter in worcester and the conditions have drivers feeling. >> not used to it yet. >> reporter: ashley carpenter tried to make her way up eastern avenue during the evening commute, but had to give up and turn around. >> the main roads are wet but not these side roads. it's no good. >> reporter: staying true to her character another nature

heaviest snowfall to hit western massachusetts. this time it was the evening one. leaving drivers spicking -- spinning their wheels on the way home and stuck in long lines of traffic on major roadways. >> it's unsafe and it's not a joke. you can't walk up it. >> reporter: roads were mostly clear by the end of the night but it was cold so drivers remind themselves to keep their eyes peeled for ice. >> you have brakes and try not to use them as much because you will slide anyways. >> reporter: there is that wind advisory in effect as danielle mentioned with gusts up to 45 miles an hour and you can feel it pushing you around out here. we know there's a potential winter storm this weekend so we know the weather this season is just getting started. live in shrewsbury. we have details about the first homicide of the year. police say a 16-year-old boy was shot and killed in east boston early sunday morning. it happened on falcon street and anyone with information

and this morning, a boston firefighter is recovering after being hurt while battling a fire in mattapan. that firefighter suffered minor burns fighting a fire at a two- family home on cummings highway last night. 7 people have condition dis-- have been displaced. president obama wrapped up the final state of the union address and spent sometime defending himself and pointing out his accomplishments. weija jiang takes a closer look. >> reporter: into that's why i stand here at confident as i've ever been that the state of our union is strong. >> reporter: in his 7th and final state of the union address, president obama aimed to set the legacy and focus on the future. >> the future we want all of us want opportunity and security for our families, all that is within our reach. >> reporter: the president spoke less about policy and more on changing washington admit egg failed to bring the parties together.

my presidency that the rancor and suspicion between the two parties is worse instead of better. >> reporter: president obama didn't mention gop presidential candidates by name but warned against rhetoric over islam. >> when politicians insult muslims whether abroad or our fellow citizens, it's wrong. >> reporter: south carolina governor haley gave the republican response echoing the antimuslim rhetoric. >> no one willing to work hard abide by our laws and love our traditions should ever feel unwelcomed in the country. >> reporter: but the republican governor did give a critical view of president obama's record on the economy. >> we are feeling a crushing national debt and health care plan made insurance less affordable and doctors less available. >> reporter: today president obama will head to omaha to push the major themes of his address.

washington. new numbers in campaign 2016good news for donald trump. a poll shows he maintains a double digit lead over the rest of the republican field. he is 17 points ahead of his closest rival. texas senator ted cruz. on the democratic side the same poll shows hillary clinton lead over bernie sanders shrinking. clinton is 7 percentage points ahead of sanders nationally. clinton is getting help from her family on the campaign trail. former president bill clinton returns to new hampshire today for three campaign events. yesterday, their daughter chelsea made several stops in the state. just a few hours left to get the power ball tickets. and power ball fever is spreading. not just across state lines but across the u.s. border. nicole jacobs is live with more on the power ball craze going on. hey nicole. >> reporter: hey there even canadians are crossing the border trying their hand at the1.5 billion dollars. and perhaps that is lucky location last week it produced

but the big question can it produce a billion dollar winner. >> just buying lottery tickets. >> reporter: and who wouldn't with 1.5 billion dollars at grapes. >> it is a ton of monday -- grabs. >> and it's a ton of money and why not. >> reporter: a couple bucks and a dream can get you far in this game of power ball. >> whenever it's big i buy a ticket. >> reporter: all for a chance and a slim one at that. >> who cares. numbers are numbers. you play to win. >> reporter: thousands are crossing borders standing in line and picking the oddest of numbers. >> i did three quick picks and two of my choice and then you never know. >> reporter: but statistics show the odds are now 1 in 292 million to win. but who is counting. >> this could be my lucky day. >> reporter: it's more money than one could ever think to spend. >> most of will give to people that need it.

than one would ever need. >> thank thank youch good luck. >> reporter: that certainly is good luck. well, the drawing is tonight and a single winner could have the chance to take home a lump sum of a little 390 or 930 million dollars. we are live in boston nicole jacobs wbz this morning. >> that's a lot of money and watch the the power ball drawing tonight on the wbz news at 11. breaking news into wbz iranian state media says all 10 u.s. sailors have now been freed. they were detained after the boat drifted into iranian territory. they were picked up by iranian guards who suspected them of spying. it's 5:11 on your wednesday morning. here we go. new details on a cold medicine recall that could affect your kids. >> and a new find in the search

>> hate shoveling snow a city councilor is proposing a rule to exempt some residents. >> a little cleanup from the snow in spots but it's about the wind. 45-mile-per-hour gusts and temperatures up around 30. the real feel is going to be running in the teens and 20s today. we will take you out through a storm i am watching for the

great to have you with us it's 35:14 right now. we have some snow-- it's 5:14 right now. we had snow to deal with last night overnight. and causing slick spots but it's more about the cold this morning. >> yeah and the wind. >> the wind is quite gusty you guys. so yeah absolutely. main roads not too bad but the secondary roads and anything untreateded is slick. wind is gusting between 20 and 40 miles per hour. 40-mile-per-hour gusts in providencetown as of last check. 31 miles per hour boston. so the wind is the big story today. maybe strong enough to cause isolated outages or damage. isolated through the course of the day today. and the real feel is only in the single digits and teens right now and that will stay that way from start to finish. temperatures are in the 20s. we may come up around 30 in few communities today. but because we are below freezing, that's why there may be a few slippery spots out there especially.

it doesn't go anywhere. right on through midday lunch hour still running in the teens single digits worcester hills southern new hampshire and through the evening commute, that real feel will drop into the single digits all the way back down to the cape. that's what you want to address- - dress for. it could be worse. there's single digit readings above and below zero and it's 11 below zero in suddenbury canada. we won't get into that arctic air. but there will be a little rebound in temperatures as we head into the end of the week. storm center itself still producing areas of moderate to heavy snow in maine pulling away from new england today. so it's when the sun breaks out and we will be in for a good amount of sunshine during the day today a little front ride over us a disturbance tomorrow morning a cloud may produce a stray flurry and then the sun breaks out less wind tomorrow. that's the key. so it won't feel as cold. as we head into friday end of the week is quiet but the clouds after sunshine in the morning will start to increase on friday afternoon and evening. especially those clouds come

are watching for the weekend a couple different ingredients moisture from the gulf of the midwest. question is can these combine and where do they do that. the rain snow line is uncertain at this time. it looks like the time frame of biggest concern is saturday morning through the afternoon it should wrap up as we head into saturday evening. and it's gone by the time we get to sunday as well out in the canadian maritime so it's one to watch in terms of snow berkshires and maybe worcester county southern new hampshire. the closer you get to the coastline the better chance we have rain but a gusty wind with the storm this weekend today's highs up 20ers low 30s. tonight in the teens. and -- 20s low 30s. tonight in the teens. temperatures around 40 and then 30s this weekend again that storm potential on saturday could be rain at gillette mixing with wet flakes.

barry what great visit yesterday in lynn. these are the kids at the tracy elementary school. 200 of them in fact. second and third graders their motto do something nice for somebody else just because you can. look at those smiles and waves. traffic and weather together robi do something nice for somebody else because you can. >> reporter: my creedo right there. yeah. all right. still a trouble free ride out there with no major accidents or backups reported. let's look live over the expressway. moderate volume braintree to boston but traffic is moving along at the speed limit. no issues on 24 north the rest of the routes from the south look good. look at the north map no problems on 93 southbound coming down from andover. route 3 moved down from lowell and 128 south is trouble free. >> thanks. new this morning search crews looking for the militia airliner that disappeared nearly two years ago and they may have made a new discovery.

shipwreck in the indian ocean. this is the second shipwreck they will found since searching for the plane. it's 5:19. today massachusetts could move one step closer to legalizing marijuana for recreational use. a joint committee of the statelegislature will debate a measure that would make the state regulate marijuana the same it does alcohol. supporters say it would free up police to investigate more serious crimes but opponents claim marijuana can lead to harder drug use. a boston city council says no more. >> he proposing a rule to let some city residents get out of shovel. jon keller looks at the plan and the reasons behind it. >> reporter: good morning. one the first obligations any elected official is to attend to the needs of elderly constituents and it's good at this timeo jackson was -- titojackson was on the responsive to the news a woman sold her home after she was

city for not shoveling last wint are's record snowfall off her sidewalk. jackson told the globe he "wants our eld heers to be able to stay in the city" today he will file a ordinance exempting anyone 60 or older from the rule requiring home owners to clear their walks shortly after a storm ends. well, as somebody closing in on that age i have mixed feelings feelings. for starters i am perfectly capable of shoveling my walk and don't relish the prospect it seems seems unfair to make other taxpayers pay to do it for me i know others over 60 who enjoy the exercise and who will take care of the shoveling if this ordinance passes? some cities like cambridge maintain a list of shovelers for hire by those who can't do it.

so the same economic pressure afrequenting council jackson's constituent from the -- afrequenting council jackson's con-- aflicking crown -- aflicking council jackson's constituents. maybe he could appeal to mother nature to keep the snow in the mountains where it belongs. talk back to me about this at keller@wbztv.com or via twitter at keller at large. >> that's a debate that will keep going as we go through winter. coming up next, what the patriots are saying about chandler jones medical emergencies. >> and all eyes on coach bill belichick what he says about his black eye. >> and he is tough and focused. what tom brady says him teammates think of him this time of year.

welcome back. 5:24. tom brady talking about what his teammates think of him. >> and the team talking about the medical mystery surrounding chandler jones. sports. >> good morning. you know last night the patriots released a statement confirming jones one of the defensive standouts was hospitalized on sunday and released on the same day. details have not been confirmed on why he was in the hospital

but the good news is he is back at practice and he is okay. head coach bill belichick sported a shiner and we don't know how he got it but he said he will live. and you should see what the just kidding. belichick had the troops on the practice field for a second straight day and in full pads. gronkowski didn't participate. julian edelman was sprinting good during warmups. brady was out there and seemed to be moving okay on the bulky right ankle. we know brady is an intense competitor on the field but what is he like with the teammates this time of year? >> he think they get a full dose of it year-round so i would say i am not the easiest guy to play with and i think there's a lot of high expectations and i try to put pressure on everybody to get

>> yeah. to basketball celtics facing the knicks who led by 10 but thomas puts the cell ies on their back scoring 16 points and the lay off off the steal. they trailed by 4 after the 3. knicks up one turner misses a 3- knicks with the board and outlet to williams. the finish and new york up 3 and they go onto win 1 # 1-114. thomas finished with 34 points. now. >> 5:26 now. still to come in the next half- hour, we are following breaking news u.s. sailors detained in iran were released and we will have the latest coming up. >> plus, could there be new trouble for actor sean penn? what the mexican government is investigating this morning. >> and a major move by the nfl. one team packing up and leaving its city.

break news 10 u.s. sailors detained in iran have beenfreed. why they were taken into custody. >> and new antiterror raids in turkey one day after a deadlyexlotion in a popular tourist spot. >> the team packing up and changing cities for the nfl. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning ?o. good morning it's 5:-- morning. >> good morning. it's 5:30 i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon. time to check the weather. windy. >> from start to finish and it's cold. >> it has the bite for sure many so hold on to the hat don't wear a hat. have the winter hat on. look at the cameras shaking around. that's what we will see from start to finish as the snow is done across the region but it's all about the wind today.

for all of southern new england. current gusts between 20 and 40 miles per hour even a few higher gusts 43 miles per hour in thvineyardch this is strong enough we may -- vineyard. this is strong enough we could see isolated damage and outages because of the wind. real feel is 5 defees in worcester only 14 -- degrees in wore ster -- worcester and only 14 in boston. the wind make it feel colder. so it's hats and gloves day with a real feel still running in the teens as we head into the afternoon and evening hours. even single digits. the skies are clearing out and there's been a few leftover flurries out over the cape and islands. those will come to an end. so a few slick spots on anything untreated from the snow that fell last evening and night. sun is out and mainly sunny through the day but the real feel again only in the teens. through the midday lunch hour that's what you want to dress for. cold and blustery. still in the mid-20s with the sunset at 4:34. i am keeping a close eye on the weekend.

our way first traffic and weather together how is it looking. >> reporter: pretty quiet now except for a truck accident now south of the city. down in 24 northbound after route 139. total traffic network tells me a box truck veered off the road into a ditch down there and the accident scene is off to the right. no lane closures reported but there is a backup to harrison boulevard and south we are seeing the normal slow downs on128 southbound between 37 and the split and route 3 north looks sluggish between union street and the split. to the north, only reported backups on 93 southbound up in cathen. >> thanks very much. breaking news right -- kathryn. >> thanks very much. breaking news so sailors held by iran has been freed. they were on two small boats in the persian gulf one of the boats broke down and they drifted into iranian waters and were picked up by iranian

iran's revolutionary guard determined the u.s. sailors entry was not intentional. nor breaking news. -- more breaking news. two suicide female bombers attacked. 10 people are dead and a dozen wounded. officials believe the attackers may have crossed the border from nigeria toa few days ago. and new overnight, turkey detained three russians in a raid on suspended isis militants. the raid comes hours after a suicide bomber attacked the popular tourist spot in istanbul. that bomber had pledged allegiance to isis. the explosion killed 10 people. 15 others were hurt. 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 suit filed by 7 women who say he sexually assaulted them decades ago. cosby's lawyers say the plaintiffs sought invasive and intimate details about the actor's medical and sexual history. lawyers for the women say that

cosby is not expected to be in court for the hearing. new details this morning about the investigation into sean penn's secret meeting with crug lord el chapo a spokesman for the mention can government is investigating to see if crimes were committed. spokesman says actions not people were being investigated. this morning we are learning defensiveman chandler jones was taken to the hospital following a medical emergency this weekend. patriots say he was hospitalized on sunday and released on the same day. no details on why jones was in the hospital or what he was treated for. this is video of him practicing with the pats on monday. the team says he reported to work on time that day and has participated in all meetings and practices since then. coach belichick was sporting a black eye under the hoodie yesterday. still unclear how it happened. but he said he will live. tom brady seemed to be okay jogging at practice as he continues to deal with the sprained right ankle.

what's at stake on saturday's game. >> i see the ramifications to a loss are different. so you don't have next week to get it right. so we work pretty hard to get to this point and we will have to have our best week. a great team we are playing. >> as for saturday wbz has you covered from start to finish. beginning with the 90 minute special edition of patriots game day starting at 2. kick off for the big game 4:35 immediately followed by the 5th quarter post game show. speaking of football big changes coming to the nfl yesterday. team owners voted to allow the rams to leave st. louis and move to los angeles. the san diego chargers will be allowed to join the rams at the new facility but the team has not said whether it would move or not. either way, big changes coming. >> this was an opportunity i think for the ownership to reenter the los angeles market with a project we think is going to change frankly not

complexes but i think sports complexes around the world. >> if the chargers don't move in with the rams, the oakland raiders will also have the 5:36. parents you want to listen up. coming up new details about a cold medicine recall that could affect your kids. >> and good news about gas prices. driverless cars. the new report detailing some good morning danielle. >> reporter: good morning -- nosh good morning chris and everybody. checking in with weather watchers it's great to see so many people giving reports. we appreciate them. snowfall totals 3.52 and same in belmont. shirley pick up 3 hollis and we had a lot of totals between about a coating and an inch or two in spots. so a few slippery areas this morning. all about the wind this morning. i will take you through the

5:35. a recall involving store brand children cold medicine section panning. products under names like rite- aid top care doll general and care one and cvs comes with dose cups that have incorrect markings on them. the recall involves both the grape and cherry liquid medicine. we have details for you right on the website. cbs boston.com. drivers will be pump topped hear this how low gas price cos drop. >> i am pumped to hear that. >> and report that may have you putting brakes on the driverless cars. jill wagner is live at the new york stock exchange with the

>> reporter: good morning. so far better week on wall street. stocks slowly making up for last week's massive losses. dow dropped 117 points and even the nasdaq finished higher climbing 48 points the first increase this year. oil prices are plunging. so the bad news for energy companies but great news when it comes to gas prices. aaa says the national average 1.97. analysts thinks parts of the country could see a dollar a gallon gas. imagine that. and it looks like self-driving cars need human help. california department of motor vehicles released reports from 7 companies testing prototypes self-driving cars google tested cars on 400,000 miles of road and humans jumped in 350 times. and nissan they tested about 1500 miles and said humans took

not totally useless yet chris and kathryn. >> good to know. >> all right thanks very much jill we will check in tomorrow morning. have a good one. coming up all the day's top stories including breaking news on the u.s. sailors detained in iran. >> plus an ethics investigation. new details on why one state senator will be airing his dirty laundry. fire. why one man wants it shut down hey robi. >> reporter: when are you too old to shovel snow in boston? one city council thinks 60 is over the hill saying anyone over that ripe old age should be exempt from tossing the white stuff. what do you think?

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late show with james cordon on wbz. he is good backup singer. i have to say. >> hey he can belt it out with adele. >> she is amazing. >> she is. and for all of us that couldn't get tickets here's chance to see her sing live. yes. >> i love that liveish. live tape. so danielle weep to -- we have to check the forecast. >> when you blare the music up and think you sound good that's me rocking out in the car i sound good right now. you know you feel the same way and you turn the volume down a a little bit. >> it's all about the wind today. wind advisories up until 5 p.m. wind gusting to 45 miles per hour and isolated 50-mile-per- hour gusts few and far between for everybody. so doesn't matter where you are in southern new england. it's going to be a blustery feel gusting over 35 miles per hour in boston. 30 miles per hour in hyannis and over 40 on vineyard. it's strong enough we may get

results from the wind today. also creates a bite to the air. real feel is 5 in worcester. 14 in boston and taunton. 10 from lawrence down to falmouth. so it's not going anywhere. and the temperature itself is running in the 20s. so we are below freeing. that's why any of the snow -- freezing. that's why any of the snow that fell and leftover flurries this morning there maybe slipperyspots on secondary roads and things untreated. today. real feel will stay in the teens and single digits because of the wind. this evening it will drop into the single digits below zero possible when you come into southwest new hampshire. we are in the 20s but it could be worse. we have subzero temperatures back across eastern canada. we won't get that cold but the wind will gradually subside during the day tomorrow. so our storms still producing a couple of flurries on the cape. those are done but moderate to even heavy burst of snow still lingering in maine. that continues the storm

and the wind lets up a bit tonight and into tomorrow. but what you will notice tomorrow is a lot of clouds around in the morning. some of those may produce a stray flurry or two. don't want to catch you off guard it won't amount to anything tomorrow morning and the sun breaks out. temperatures will still be on the chilly side but the wind won't be motherly as strong osight will feel better. on -- be nearly as strong but it will feel better. the clouds will increase out ahead of something we are watching for the weekend. disturbance with energy in the plains and moisture out of the gulf of mexico we have seen this before. how quickly will it come together and where does the storm really rapidly intensify. on saturday we will be mild enough to get periods of rain in eastern massachusetts and potentially mixed with snow across the interior. the whole thing would be gone bysunday so it looks like a saturday morning through the afternoon event. something to watch. gusty winds too and that may impact patriots game on saturday afternoon. biting wind today.

tonight the wind gradually subsides and scattered clouds lows 12 to 16 and 19 downtown. no melting tomorrow. won't be as chilly because it's not as windy. southwest at 5 to 15 miles per hour. yiewk weather 7-day forecast we make melting on friday with temperatures up around 40. saturday 38 with rain and inland snow potential. sunday, the clouds decrease and we turn colder for the start of next week. there may be snow showers or flors joining monday and only in the -- flurries on monday s. >> reporter: -- 20s. >> reporter: a struck accident and backups. truck-- a truck accident. a box truck veered off the road into a ditch. scene is off to the right. the backup is to harrison boulevard. the expressway heavy from the split to columbia. 128 southbound boggs down between logan express and the split. route 3 north you will hang

let's look live now over 93 in somerville. 93 southbound two slow pockets in the methuen stretch between 110 and 125 and near woburn between 128 and park street. >> thank you. 5:49a massachusetts senator under investigation and a local fitness studio under fire. >> plus u.s. sailors detained overseas our top stories begin with the breaking news. the 10 u.s. navy sailors detained by iran have been freed. they were on two small boats in the persian gulf when one of those boats broke down and they drifted into iranian waters and were picked up by the iranian guards who suspect them of spying. iranian officials determined the-try was not intentional. -- entry was not intentional. >> reporter: i am susie steimle slieive in where we are monitoring the driving conditions. for the most part things are bet fer western massachusetts than last night.

can see people were slipping and sliding through the commute home. and couple people had to turn and on the difficult to manage worcester hills. as far as this morning, we have feel like temperatures in the single digits and wind gusts up to 45 miles an hour that you can certainly feel where we are standing. coming up at 6, we will tell you when the next blast of winter weather is due. live in shrewsbeery the ethics commission is looking into the dirty landry. senator brian joyce has been getting free dry cleaning since 1997. he has been bringing his clothes and family's clothes and some of his aides' clothes to woodland cleaners and in exchange he provided reduced or free legal service. the man who refused to go

hearing about the modern bar studio --barre studio claiming scantily clad patrons come and go. good morning. i am nicole jacobs live in boston where there's a feeling of luck in the air. the power ball jackpot is up to 1.5 billion dollars tonight. thousands of thousands of people are flocking to stores trying their hand at this getting the power ball tickets. even canadians are crossing the border with hopeful hearts. tonight, if there is a single winner, that person could take home a lump sum of 930 million dollars. of course you can't win if you don't play. live in boston nicole jacobs wbz this morning. >> got to be in it to win it. thanks. tonight's record breaking power ball jackpot continues to grow. it's up to 1.5 billion dollars as nicole mentioned. >> if you haven't bought your ticket one lottery expert offers advice this morning. the tips don't use quick picks

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>> reporter: tito jackson may have to change the definition of old. he apparently thinks 61 is over the hill or at least people that age shouldn't be overexerting himself he will try to convince colleagues residents over 60 shouldn't have to shovel after it snows. the globe says he was inspired to file the ordinance after hearing the story of an 80-year- old woman who claimed she sold her house because she couldn't afford to pay fines for not shoveling her sidewalks as it stands now boston homeowners are required to remove the snow three hours after a storm or be hit with a dloor 50 spent -- $50 penalty last year they issued thousands of violations hoe would shovel if they don't hopefully young people could be hired through the city to do the heavy lifting. so, let's see what people are saying about that. you old people over 60 out there. on the website bk right there

we just did it. there was a time the elderly would not have to shovel. neighbors did it for them. but david on facebook says you can exempt people from shoveling but when i slip and hurt myself it won't exempt me from suing them. number of ways to comment website twitter facebook we will read more coming up at 6. chris and kathryn. >> thanks very much. 35:54. could-- 5:54. coming up the app that will save you money on hotels when you travel. >> there's catch and it's big one.

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