car. reconstruction and collision teams worked traffic was backed up on both sides for miles. >> i got on the highway and have been stopped almost the whole way. >> reporter: most drivers heading north had no idea why the hold up. the news was sobering. >> i never thought of that. i hope it's clear by the time i get down there. sounds like a scary thing to see. >> reporter: the driver of the pickup truck, a 1-year-old woman is not facing charges at this point. live in lexington, christina hager, wbz news. >> thank you. at 6:00, a waiter at a boston landmark is charged with firing a gunshot after an argument inside the taj boston hotel. it apparently started with an argument over a drink. >> reporter: one of the reason

he left his open tab and credit card at the bar. then the cab by who took his gun away -- cabbie who took his gun way from him. >> disbelief for local cabbies. >> i think i would floor it and get out of there instead of grabbing a gun. >> reporter: after a boston taxi driver took a gun away from a passenger shooting in the back of his cab. on tuesday, that passenger, 34- year-old andrew flack from florida was charged with multiple gun charges. cops say it started around 10:00 at the bar of one of boston's sheikest hotels, the stage. court documents state flack tried to leave the hotel with a drink and when an employee tried to stop him, the suspect became argumentative, smashed the drink and demanded the employee step outside. moments later, police say, flack fired a shot somewhere on

credit card behind. cab. the driver said he took the gun away from flack after he fired the gun inside the taxi. a gun shell was found on the car floor. police caught up to flack. he couldn't produce a license to carry a gun and they arrested him. he is being held on $30,000 bail. now, he has a criminal record including a gun charge from south carolina. but now according to court documents he is a waiting at the ton of the hub. he is due back in court on february 23rd. live in boston, wbz news. >> thank you. tonight worcester police are trying to figure out if a man hit by a freight train was already dead before he was struck. the body of hector ramos was found owned the tracks sunday night. police say they have lots of questions about the death which lead them to believe ramos may be the victim of a crime.

it's late at night, on the train tracks, no one is supposed to be on the tracks as most people know. again, given the condition of the night, darkness, location, just not sure. >> so, police are awaiting autopsy results to determine how ramos was killed. skyeye over the fire at a quincy plant. it's finally out after burning more than 24 hours. workers brought in a crane to remove concrete slabs so they could get better access to the fire. five workers were hurt when the explosion and fire started yesterday afternoon. investigators say there is no threat to the environment and despite the fire, the sewage plant is functioning. one year ago the winter we will never forget got started. the first blizzards of 2015. the storm delivered damage to the coast then the mountains of snow that followed and would not disappear for months.

what a difference a year makes. >> in the weather office, the top half of our ten foot ruler measuring snow. we almost went to the 10-foot mark. 110 inches. almost 120. 20.6 in boston. billing area of -- big area of 2 to 3 feet of snow. in boston, it was the sixth biggest snowstorm and immediately followed a short while later by the 7th largest snowstorm in the history of boston. quite a stretch. nothing of the sort tonight. temperatures in the 40s. we will be above freezing region wide. a lot of clouds. a couple of showers heading to tomorrow morning. focusing on the cape, islands and the south coast. by tomorrow morning, worcester is one of the only areas at the freezing mark. many towns around 40 with increasing sun.

a few more of those in the forecast, too. we will take a look at the weekend and beyond coming up. >> thank you. just in to the wbz newsroom, a judge is ordering sealed documents from the boston marathon bombing case to be unsealed. the prosecution and defense jointly agreed that the documents used in the dzhokhar tsarnaev case can be unsealed. the court cannot say when it will happen or what will be released yet. someone set fire to a sign supporting donald trump's campaign in hull. the burnt sign near 36 was discovered before midnight last night. police say that they are investigating. turning to the campaign now, most of the candidates are focused on iowa this week but not republican john kasich. he is focusing on new hampshire hoping a surprise there will invigor rat his campaign. he picked up the endorsement of the "boston globe" and concord monitor.

hillary clinton is sending a new campaign surrogate to new hampshire, ted danson. he will stump for her on friday. staples is reportedly cutting hundreds of jobs. the company is not confirming the news but a source tells the boston news that hundreds are being let go. staples has been trying to merge with office depot. the government is blocking the deal over monopoly concerns. the best on time numbers of the year for the commuter rail in december. key ola says between july and december the number of trains was 25%. two men badly injured in a small plane crash in june are thanking those that rescued them. >> the pilot and his passenger crashed into the woods near the hampton new hampshire airfield

they were rushed to portsmouth regional trauma center. >> someone they just met come through the door an hour before. they didn't know who i was, what happened, what i was about. my list of injuries ended up being more than facial injuries reported at the time i was in the hospital. >> he broke 18 bones in the crash, suffered burns. both men say they will fly again. coming up, a wrestler with a perfect record is winning a lot of fans with his first loss. >> the opponent that he decided record. >> the grades are in for the first statewide evacuation of our educators.

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gives up his shot at a perfect season to make his opponents dream come true. devon won 27 meets until he stepped on the meet with andy. >> andy has special needs. devon's next move is winning him fans across the country. >> reporter: when andy stepped on the mat to face devon you nervous. not this kid. andy has down's syndrome but he doesn't let that stop him from playing the sport he loves. he faced devon. >> we locked up. he was a tough kid. he snapped me down and put me in a headlock and bulldogged me to the back. i couldn't stop the power. >> the moment was caught on camera. andre's bravery and devon's sportsmanship went viral. >> humbling.

attention for an act of kindness. >> yeah. >> i think the message is that sportsmanship is alive and well today. that kids except kids like andrew. >> reporter: andy has been wrestling seven years. he won, loss matches and body slammed many of times but win or lose he has a smile. >> win or lose it's the most fun to watch him wrestle. he comes off the mat with the biggest smile. >> such a warm and charming personality. >> thank you. >> where do you get that from? >> jesus christ. >> reporter: can't get any better than that. paul burton, wbz news. >> so great for all of those students involved. >> yes. >> to be a part of that. >> i have a feeling he will win a state title.

talking about the weather, you were mentioning a year ago we were beginning the huge digout. no idea what was in front of us. >> on cloud 9. i saw tulips outside, a couple of stands in boston. this aura of late march. today's record high is 72 set in 1950s. it can get warm even in the depths of winter. january is running above average by a couple of degrees. el nino winter forecast is for above average temperatures and that is what we are seeing. 46 in the city. worcester 41. a lot of melting snow across the region, not just here but in new york. down to d.c., 50 degrees this afternoon. cold irrelevant and drier air to the west. that starts making in roads by tomorrow morning.

gusting about 30 miles per hour at times. that will keep temperatures from dropping off that much tonight. on a front starting to move in, separation between our milder air and colder drier air behind it, a few rain showers in the new york city area and along long island sound and we will see some as we head into the overnight continuing into tomorrow morning. in particular, the south coast, cape and island, best chance of seeing raindrops. temperatures above freezing. not expecting icy areas. hour-by-hour forecast, a few massachusetts. a lot of clouds into tomorrow morning. the chance for a few more rain showers to develop. slowly tomorrow from west to east we work in more sunshine. the brightest skies for the boston area west eventually bringing the sundown to the cape and islands. you will notice a change in the air from the mild to spring- like stuff to a drier more wintry air mass by the evening.

temperatures won't move much. upper 20s to 30s for the entire day. tomorrow night we will see teens. anything that melts tomorrow will freeze up. high near 43 in boston and rockport. central massachusetts 30s. same stories for southwestern new hampshire. thursday a chance to melt away more snow, low 40s. friday we are watching an on shown storm. the main part is out to see -- ocean storm. the main part is out to sea but there is another disturbance crossing new england so still a chance for areas of snow to break out, snow showers. i don't think it's a big storm but something to keep tabs on the next couple of days. weekend preview, a couple snow showers and flurries saturday. not accumulating snowfall. well up to the 40s sunday. the colder pattern in place

that lasts into wednesday of next week. no big no or cold until the end of next week and we will be in february by then. acquisition seven day, mostly 40s and 50s. monday could be the mildest day in the 50s for february 1st. ground hag day well into the 40s also. big cold taking a break. back to you. >> eric, thank you. we have several thank you messages from the patriots. edelman writing on twitter i want to thank everyone for the love and support. end was disappointing but we will come back stronger. ron gronkowski thank you for the support throughout the season. we will be back. that is exactly what patriots fans need to hear. >> levan is here to talk about the sports. you know they feel the support. >> i think everybody has. the players in the locker room thought they would be in san francisco next week playing for

7 players chosen for the pro bowl, free trip to hawaii and all seven pulled out of the game. they all said no to hawaii. i guess some people just don't like pineapple. broncos gave tom brady one of the worst poundings. 20 hits and trying to rub it in. after the game, one of the denver broncos pass rushers said, quote, i tried to lay it on him a few times. i tried to rub my -- private area on his face, end quote. that's the denver broncos, everybody. not very nice. speculation that super bowl l will be the final game of peyton manning's career. he was shaking hands with belichick after the win. he caught him saying this might

it sure has been a pleasure. bruins take on the anaheim star break. they have won five of the last six and they are four points back of the panthers for first place in the atlantic division. they kept it going. the flyers tied it. bruins take it 3-2. great to see the win. >> nice that we are learning how to win even if we do let a team back in the game and, you know, we have to be a little better when we get a lead we have to maintain it. before we would have crumbled and teams would have come back and won those games.

it 3 in a row in washington, d.c. they won 116-91. east. check this out. blake griffin is out four to right hand. he punched a member of the equipment staff in the face. the two got in an argument in a restaurant in toronto. i guess it's a good thing their >> really showed him. >> thank you very much. the "cbs evening news" is up at 6:30. >> scott pelley joins us from new york with a preview. good evening. >> great to be with you in boston. tonight a special cbs news investigation of the wounded warrior project.

charities aimed at helping wounded veterans. former employees have told us that millions of dollars are wasted on lavish parties and booze. we will have that and the rest of the world news all coming up on the "cbs evening news" in 10 minutes. >> we will be there. scott, thank you.

eye on education. high marks for our state's teachers. the department of education released teacher evaluations for last year, the first year all school systems were using the same evaluation system. the vast majority of teachers with professional status or tenure were rated as exemplary or efficient. nearly 90% were exemplary or

1% of the state's teachers received an unsatisfactory rating. if you have tens of thousands to spare you could buy a piece of local history. a book tied to two key figures from the salem witch trials will be auctioned off. one was owned by one of the judges in the salem witch trials. it was later owned by the descendants of john proctor one of the witches executed. this is new at 6:00 amherst college is dropping the unofficial mascot. the board of trustees announcing it will drop lord jeff from all official college materials over student materials. it is based on lord jeffrey amherst who championed giving american indians blankets with small position to make them sick. still ahead the case of the rich getting richer. >> next the exiting new

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the museum of fine arts acquired the first original piece by frieda collo. it was the first she sold in 1929. the museum will put it on i display tomorrow. one of the best places to brick kids when on vacation. >> and especially given the weather. walk over there. >> walk around the city just because today. fantastic out there. mostly mild temperatures in the forecast. low 40s tomorrow. chillier by the evening. then thursday, another great day to go for the walk. less wind. 50s monday. winter might not cause us too much trouble in the forecast. >> cold is coming back. don't get used to it. >> february will have bigger

of snow for the season. >> it's february. we are sneaking by. >> we want to thank you for watching tonight.