in sturbridge. the impact it could have on your morning commute. >> police searching for a driver who hit a man and took off with him clinging to the hood. this morning the victim is sharing his terrifying story. >> a big change on the campaign trail. two republican candidates out as the battle for south carolina heats up. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning it's 5:00 thanks for waking up with us. i am chris mckinnon. >> i am kathryn hauser. thanks for being with us. it's chilly out here but not nearly as chilly as it's going to be. >> that puts it in perspective. like 20s not so bad when the wind chill is going to be subzero this weekend. good morning. 16 in boston and nashua. 27 in boston. most of us are running in the 20s out the door and there's a bit of a wind. that wind will kick up later today as well.

worcester right now. it's 16 in the city of boston. skies did temporarily clear out but now a few more cloud building back in worcester and the clouds will fill in and a couple snow showers as well. late morning until early evening is the time frame that these snow showers will be most numerous. scattered in nature just like mother nature but the winds will be squally in nature reduced visibility where they blow by and notice deeper blues. it may create a few slick spots because temperatures will be colder than yesterday. so a quick coating to as much as 2 inches i think that's isolated. you get the idea where they come through, you want to use caution. temperatures in the 20s rise to about 28 by lunchtime and that's when the most people in rouse snow showers come in and they will taper heading into the ride home with temperatures in the lower 20s. we will talk about the weekend cold coming up. let's get you on the road traffic and weather together. >> nice ride.

limiton 495 and 93 south. 128 in the mass pike are trouble free although you will see the usual minor delays at roadry. and -- rotary. and 95 route no delays. part of the mass pike shut down after a truck slammed into a brj abutment in sturbridge. the driver was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. massdot inspectors are checking the overpass for damage. overpass. all lanes of the pike have condition -- traffic is allowed on the overpass. all lanes on the pipe have been reopened -- pike has been reopened. police are searching for a driver as a victim speaks out. >> nicole jacobs is live with the story. good morning nicole. >> reporter: good morning to you chris and kathryn. i checked in with woburn police

the vehicle is still on the loose this morning. and in the meantime, the man who was hit says he held on for so long because he knew if he let go he would be dead. without a second to think. >> by the time i seen the car it was dead center on me. >> reporter: nor a moment to spare. >> i just got on the hood and held on for dear life. >> reporter: fred pica was in a death grip he never saw coming. >> i begged and pleaded please, please. >> reporter: according to police, tyson del goodo was -- delgado was behind the wheel. sur veil and images was tell the story. >> he was talking on the cell phone. >> reporter: the 65-year-old is lost his hold and delgado immediately took off. he was already wanted by police for a larceny and assault on an officer hours earlier. they searched for him finding only the car he ditched.

the doctor says i am a very lucky person. >> reporter: leaving him grateful he is only nursing a broken foot and mental scars not soon to be erased. >> these people don't have no courtesy for nobody else. >> reporter: again the man police say was driving the vehicle is still on the loose this morning. certainly anyone with information is urged to contact woburn police. nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. >> what a scary story thanks for the update. three men in custody following a tense stand off in boston last night. police say the three robbed a store clerk in dorchester and barricaded themselves inside a home nearby a hostage negotiator helped in the stand off and all three are now facing armed robbery charges. wareham police and state troopers investigating after a 750-year-old man was -- 70-year- old man was found shot to death in his home. officers were called for a well-

road and found john williams suffering from multiple gunshot wounds. they don't believe there's threat to the -- there's a threat to the public. police in maryland say two sheriff deputies shot at a panera restaurant may have been targeted. one deputy was killed inside the restaurant yesterday. the other was killed in a gun fight with the 68-year-old shooter who was also killed. prosecutors are deciding whether to retry a man just freed after 30 years in prison. george perrot was released in new bedford he was convicted of rape in 1985 even though the victim claimed someone else attacked her. the key piece of evidence was a single strand of hair found at the crime scene. but the method the fbi used to link it to perrot has been discredited. after 30 years in prison perrot admits he lost hope. >> absolutely of course i been in 30 years. for a courtroom i didn't commit of course i lost hope. >> i am so happy he has another

start over again. >> prosecutors argued the record of drug use and fights in prison should have been enough to keep him behind bars. the district attorney will keep him -- decide whether to try the case again. investigators in fitchburg are looking into the fire and what caused it after a woman was killed and badly injured two other people. the surviving siblings are at umass medical isn'ter in critical condition. the victims are in -- center in critical condition. victims are in their 50s and 60s and the chief says the fire is not suspicious. the republican field in the presidential race is smaller this morning. chris christie and carly fiorina are done. the 6 remaining candidates are onto south carolina. political analyst jon keller has a closer look. say you want a revolution well you know. >> reporter: donald trump insouth carolina walking on air from the big new hampshire win. but with victory comes risks. >> i am also not going to subpoenaed my time trying to -- spend my time trying to trash other people.

may be taking the highroad but south carolina voters are used to sharp elbow politics. >> the only way to bead donald trump. >> reporter: and cruz ridiculed trum with this ad. >> i got the trump action figure. >> what does he do. >> pretends to be a republican. >> reporter: and jeb bush is targeting trump. >> i am not gel going to use profanity in the public not lying is unbelievable. and i guess it's part of a process. >> i know i have some work to do. >> reporter: after her new hampshire debacle hillary clinton's campaign arranged a conference call with civil rights leaders expressing skepticism of bernie sanders. as both campaigns eyed south carolina black voters who sanders courted by breakfasting with al sharp son in new york city. >> that's jon keller reporting. republicans face-off in another debate saturday night in south carolina.

just about 5:08. thousands of cruise ship passengers have never been so happy to see a vacation come to an end. some even kissing the dry land as they left their royal caribbean ship. the anthem of the seas got stuck in our weekend storm out at sea over the weekend. with a hundred-mile-an-hour winds and 30 foot waves. some passengers said they weren't sure they would survive and a veteran captain we spoke with says the ship shouldn't have left port. >> i woke up and things were flying everywhere and we were pretty bad and waves were crashing and you could see the water coming up to your -- dish was on deck 8 and i could see water coming up to the balcony. >> to put a ship 18 decks high with 7,000 people in the middle that when you had a choice not to, it was in my opinion not the right decision to make. >> royal caribbean says four passengers suffered minor injuries. passengers will get a full

towards 50% off a future cruise if they want one. spring training may be coming but you wouldn't know it by looking at fenway park. check this out. >> skiers and snow borders take it over for the big air competition. susie steimle is there and they were out yesterday for some practice runs. you missed the truck down to fort myers yesterday morning and now you are talking about a snow board and ski slope here. >> reporter: i know. i know i was hopeful for spring yesterday. but today we are really reminded that winter is here in a very big and very unique way at fenway park. take a look at this monstrosity. this towers over the green monster and over the lights here at fenway park. this is of course the ramp for the big air competition that will take place tomorrow night and tonight at fenway park. some of the best skiers and snow borders in the world will be here. a number of them even vying for a spot in the olympics big air

be an event in south korea in 2018. and a number of these athletes are trying to get a spot at that competition. the scaffolding goes 140 feet in the air and some of the athletes will be leaving the ramp at 40 miles per hour. it's pretty impressive stuff. and they are hoping having this event in the center of the city of boston will raise some awareness for this athleticism. they want people to be coming here and being fans of not just big popi but big air skiing and snow boarding and there's tickets available and they are hoping people will come out and i can tell u you looking at this ramp it's going to be person. live at -- tricks in person. susie steimle wbd this -- wbz this morning. >> we have to get her on a sled or something to go down that. >> i think she is scared. >> she will leave it to the

>> driving by it, you get a sense of perspective how much fire it is. >> four times the height of the green monster i think it is. >> amazing. coming up, giving back to a special teacher. >> how current and former students are coming together to try to help save his life. >> the first thing you think about is you want to give them what they want so you don't get hurt. >> but something changed. why local store clerk decided to fight back against this armed robber. good morn dan-- morning danielle. >> good morning. i am tracking another round of snow showers today like yesterday a quick coating to an inch possible and it will be around for the end of school. be bundled up today. bitter cold air is on the way. we will let you know when it araves up next.

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welcome back. morning. when the worst of the weekend storm passed one family in totally surrounded by water. >> that was not enough to let the daughter miss school. so tuesday morning leonie kelly loaded up in her dad's boat and he towed her to drier land war friend's parent drove her to school. she had to take the same trip home. >> it was really cute. >> a car-- by car and boat. >> you would have never known anything was wrong and she sound like my mom saying you have everything because you know i forgot something almost every day and i would have to call her. >> the story she had when you she got to school.

>> very true. the good thing is much different weather today in terms of no storm potential. >> no storm potential but still like yesterday it's scattered snow showers. nothing too substantial. we are talking about a quick coating to ionch in a few communities. 27 degrees in boston and the dew point 16. and real feel 16 and wind out of the west picking up even more 14 miles per hour and that wind may gust occasionally to 30 miles per hour this afternoon. that's going to add a bite to the air. the temperatures 16 in nashua one of the colder spots. most of us are in the 20s and we did clear out the skies the clouds are building back in and clouds will be with us today for a lot of the afternoon with some snow showers back across eastern long island and the south coast of connecticut right now. this batch is going to miss us to the south. but there's a cold front to the north and that's going to come in later on today and that's what is kenned of the trigger -- kind of the trigger for the scattered snow showers to develop.

morning that's when they start to move in and just like yesterday not everyone will see them but there may be deep blues and wind is gusty today. so, that's why they are more squally in nature and may reduce visibility and because the temperatures are a little colder than yesterday too, we are talking about a few slick spots that may result on the roads ment. and i think by 5 or 6 most of the activities done and a leftover flurry and a quick coating to as much as an inch as they come through. skies clear back out tonight and tomorrow and looking good. and sunshine to start and wind won't be as strong as today and clouds increase and another round of snow showers develop but it's late tomorrow after about 8 p.m. and scattered snow showers move in and it's ahead of an arctic front and that means business comes through saturday during the early morning hours. there will be a storm out over the ocean but the bulk of that moisture misses usch front comes through and kicks up the wind and our temperatures fall from around 20 early in the day

by saturday evening. we go subzero for our temperature on saturday night. we could be talking about record cold as we head into early on sunday morning. so makes today seem not as bad mid to upper 20s. and it will be chilly because that wind is going to kick up and stay with us for the day today. just playing things through to show you the real feel forecast is going to be running in the teens and this is what you want to dress for this afternoon and it drops into the single digits as we head into the evening hours. speaking of overnight tonight clear skies and temperatures cool off 11 in boston tonight and single digits in the suburbs tomorrow's highs a little cooler than today but it won't be as windy and it doesn't feel as chilly. accu-weather 7-day a few earlymorning snow showers on saturday and sunday will be around 12 degrees. wind chill in the morning is going to be 20 to 30 below zero and we rebound a bit heading into the start of next week. barry burbank had another

5th frayeders -- graders at mccarthy middle school and they do a ton of community service and this is. [audio not understandable] they go to dress in something different every day and yesterday was pajama week. >> i wesh i could wear pajamas to work instead of a suit. thanks. if you are heading out to work right now or wherever you have to go be aware of a few work crews. the traffic is light right now north of town route 395 and 128 trouble free and we will look live at the gas tank expressway as you can see moving along at the speed limit kathryn. caught on camera new. a new -- a new hampshire clerk fighting a armed robbery. mask man came in and showed a weapon. at first the clerk cooperated and started emptying the register but then the thief came closer and the worker realized the gun was fake.

the tables where i know the guy is probably nervous too and is in a panic but i am not going to put up with what he is trying to do so then i ran over the counter and i tackled him and got him pretty good a couple times. >> we should snow it was the -- note this was the first it would have robberies. second minutes away at another market at a mile away. the suspect description look similar and detectives are trying to figure out if the two crimes are related. be aware if you have a jacket like this thieves may be targeted you. boston university police say they received more than a dozen reports of clothing thefts since september and most involve canada goose jackets. the coats cost as much as 1300 dollars and most of the thefts happen in the gym. harvard university received a record number of am cages for next fall's freshman class. more than 39,000 which is up 5% from last year.

amid new efforts to reach out to lower income students. applicants will fiend out if they've been admitted by march 31st. last year harvard accepted 5 perof the applicants. a local man who is dedicated his life to teaching is now learning just how much he means to a student. >> that's incredible. shepherd hill high schoolteacher matt morway learned he has kidney failure. his current and former students in dudley found out and set up a go fund mow page and so far they have raised 15,000 dollars. >> obviously a really great guy the kids look up to. >> yeah. it's incredible. >> hope it works out for him. come up next -- coming up next, taking the truth to overtime. >> paul pierce at the garden against the green. >> inching closer to spring training. a closer look at some of the stuff the red sox are taking to florida.

wbz sports is brought to you by your massachusetts bmw dealers visit mass bmw.com today for exceptional offers. trucking along to spring training. >> and the celtics facing the truth in an overtime battle. levan reid has it all.

a lot of focus on last night's celtics game dealt with welcoming pierce and doc rivers to the garden but after all that the c's needed to go into the all star break with a win. paul pierce good huge ovation from the garden fans during introduction. doc rivers received a hand from the faithful and celtics presented isaiah thomas with the all star game jersey and he will play in the first all star game this weekend in toronto. let's go to the fourth quarter and with a little over a minute to go he is down five and he isit's a little man. all star coming up big. final seconds after jordan misses two free-throws celts down 2 don't call a time out they don't need to. thomas so clutch and he finished with 36 and 11 and we are headed to overtime tied at 122. in the extra turner took over down low and that is just. [audio not understandable] celtics up three. turner 7 points in ot.

down 3. crawford long three no. rims in and out and celts get the rebound look how close that came to going in. c's win the thriller 139-134 then it was paul pierce saluting the crowd. could this be the last game at the garden? we shall see. boston head into the all star break. good for thirst. thrd place in the eastern conference. to baseball and yesterday morning red sox equipment truck was loaded up outside fenway park take the sox gear to fort myers and it was a sweet ride making a trip on the big rig. pitchers and catchers report one week from today but plenty of the guys are down there. the truck is expected to arrive in fort myers in few place. starting a week from today danroche will have live reports from spring training. let's get you to this riddle. your mother's brother's only brother-in-law is a sleep on the couch who is asleep on the couch?

brother-in-law is asleep on the couch who is asleep on the couch. that's sports this morning. i am lev and reid with wbz sports. >> i was trying to figure it out. >> it's dad. >> you got it quick. >> it was a quick one. >> you are on top of it. he had his coffee. >> i what lot this morning. still to come in the next half-hour the latest on the zika virus outbreak. >> experts testifying on capital hill. they are warning about the virus and how it spreads. >> this is jon keller. what we want from our next president? how about someone who will be fair to us. why that's so important coming up on wbz this morning. >> and we have a couple snow showers and squalls on the way today. that will be again tomorrow and as we head into the weekend very cold. could be shrift cold if you are thinking about skiing. we will take you through the

right now police are searching for a man who hit a man clinging -- clinching to the hood. >> two republicans out and jon keller looking closer at the political process we all need to know. >> fenway park sporting a new look. why some of the best skiers and snow borders in the world are clocking the -- flocking to the ball park today. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning 5:30 welcome back. i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckiben -- mckinn op. it's a chilly start but nothing compared to what we will deal with. >> this is like a prelude to what's really coming. >> i feel like we are not going to complain when it's in the 20s now because when the wend

below zero you need to get mentally prepared. >> you've been saying that mental preparedness is key. >> this is dangerous cold that's heading our way for the weekend. thankfully it won't stick around too long. good morning. 16 in nashua right now. it's not too bad. 27 in boston and lower 20s here from laurens -- lawrence back to taughton. wind will -- taughton -- taunton. it's 7 in worcester and clouds cleared out overnight. now they are filling back in. another rowed of scattered snow showers and -- round of squalls. in the afternoon is when they are most numerousp reducing business visibilities be a scattered coatings to as much yesterday. not every community will see them but slick spots may result. sun and clouds this morning. a couple flow flurries towards commute. scattered snow showers and squalls through the midday lunch hour. temperatures around 30 degrees and any leftover snow showers will taper through the evening

we will go through the weekend coming up. let's get on the road with traffic and weather together. hi. >> reporter: good morning. we are starting to see volume building on the, pressway. you will be hitting the brakes through the braintree split pretty must normal for this time of the morning. let's get a live look from cameras in sullivan square. 93 is moving good so there's good news there. following breaking news overnight. mass pike is now reopened. this is after a truck hit an overpass in sturbridge. the driver was flown to the hospital with earous -- serious injuries. massdot inspectors are check it for damages. checking other top stories right now police are searching for the driver who hit a man and took off with him still clinging to the hood of the car. fred pica has a broken foot and a lot of pain and just had just finished breck past in wobeen when he was -- wobeen when he was hit by -- woburn when he

tyson delgado is wanted for larceny and assaulting a police officer. the republican field in the presidential race is smaller this morning. chris christie and carly fiorina are done. that means 6 candidates remain on the gop side. as for the democrats, both spent yesterday discussing civil rights. hillary clinton held a press -- a conference call rather with civil rights lead erstwhile bernie sanders met with reverend al sharpton in new york city. the new hampshire primary has voters asking questions about the political process. this morning our jon keller has the answers. >> reporter: good morning. the tweet in my inbox from david in east kingston new hampshire had a stunned plaintiff quality plies please explain he wrote how bernie crushes hillary in new hampshire but walks away with more delegates." david according to the hill newspaper, sanders did win 15 delegates on tuesday compared with 9 for clinton.

of 6 super delegates. party officials who are free to go with any candidate they choose regardless of the vote. some of them could and perhaps will switch to sanders later on but those are the rules. think that's unfair, i am sure you got plenty of company. but there are plenty of things about the political process that could be considered unfair. the disproportionate media coverage donald trump enjoyed obsessive focus on gaps and personality at the expense of substance. the role big money plays in the race just to name a few. but all this unfairness places greater importance on how you the voter factor fairness into your decision making a friend of mine said he took the measure of political candidates by asking himself if i were lying on the sidewalk bleeding would he or she stop to help me? or step over me and keep on walking? and i think that's a pretty good way to go about it.

in massachusetts, on march 1st, ask yourself, which of them would be most likely to treat me and my interests fairly whenpush comes to shove. and keep in mind, in our state we have no none of the above line on the ballot. maybe i will use your tweet on the air next. reach me on twitter at keller at large or via e-mail keller at wbztv.com. it's 5:35. leading medical experts say we will probably see a significant number of zika virus cases here in the u.s. 5 more reported cases were reported yesterday i should say as experts report before congress. doctors explained they expect the virus to spread and as for nearly two bill done -- asked for nearly 2 billion dollars to fight it. >> we are working around the clock to find out as much as we can as quickly as we can to inform the public and to do everything that we can do to reduce the risk of pregnant women. >> zika is blamed for severe

zika has been found in more than 30 countries. the state's highest court will go through a monumental change in the last few days, three members of the supreme judicial court announced they will retire or step down this year. two pour will retire next year governor baker put together a task force to recruit new members to the court. state police got to play dog catcher in methuen. they were trying to get a pup stuck in a dangerous situation out of it. lexi the german shepherd was spotted walking in traffic on 495. police and massdot shut down the road and one trooper was able to lure the dog into the back of the cruiser with a granola bar and this morning lexi is back with the owners. >> when in doubt use a granola bar i always have one in my bag. >> -- bag. >> you always have one on stand by. another rough day on wall street as the head of the federal reserve heads to capitol hill. >> and just in time for valentine's day how net flicks

>> it's the monstrosity that is dwarfing the green monster at fenway. more on the big air fenway skiing and snow boarding competition taking place for

5:39. good morning to you. burger king trying its hand at another american food favorite. >> plus how netflix can actually help your relationship but first more trouble on wall street jill wagner is live with today's money watch. good morning jill. >> reporter: good morning.

two days of testimony she said weakness in the global economy it canly in china could slow the feds plan to raise interest rates this year and pretty much ruled out cutting rates again any time soon. that sparked a sell off on wall street. dow fell 100 points and nasdaq up 15. burger king adding something unexpected to the menu. hot dogs they teamed with up oscar mayer to he create 100% beef hot dogs. they say it's flame drilled in the restaurant and -- grilled in the restaurant. most food changes are adding salads and natural food options. and sharing is caring when it comes to bing watching. a survey from netflix found that 51% of people say sharing a netflix account with partners was a big step towards a -- towards a serious relationship a third 27% say show compatibility is important for couples. >> i like that. >> what happens when you log on and it's like oh.

>> i been cut off. >> do we need to talk. >> reporter: true story chris and kathryn. after my last break up my boyfriend cut me off from his net flicks while i was in the middle of a show. >> in the middle of a show. that's not right jill we have to have a conversation. >> reporter: i was in the middle of bing watching a show that will stay unnamed and it went black. not good. >>i don't know how you did it. >> not good. >> all right. >> on to the next better one jill next one is better right okay. coming up, we will check in with you tomorrow morning. >> poor jill. >> i know. >> break up stories. >> it's like bummer for her. coming up, we are checking traffic and weather together. >> and a look at the top stories including very scary molts on the pike. a chunk of metal flies on a car. the charges another driver is facing. >> reporter: he clung to a windshield wiper after being head by a car. a man's story of holding on for dear life while police search

>> we are checking in with weather watchers this morning. great to see so many reports as you step out right now. temperatures in the teens and 20s. john says 26 in pembroke with clear skies and makes a good point. he said only a dusting of snow during the on and off snow showers yesterday. and that's what we will see today. it could be as much as an inch in few spots. we will time out the snow showers hour by hour. if you want to join the weather

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it will have a view no one else can beat and probably have the price tag to mash. skyeye over the millennium tower in boston. >> the grand penthouse at the top has been sold. the developer wouldn't release the sale price but it was expected to go for 37.5 million dollars. the penthouse is more than 13,000 square feet including a huge outdoor terrace. takes up the entire 60th floor boston. >> when i walk by with a dog we both stair up like. >> you dream? >> how nice would that be. >> even if we could go on the 10th floor. >> 37 million dollars. that's. >> that's wild. >> insane. >> we need to check the weather if you have that you would get weather. >> yeah can you imagine the view. >> that's like the perfect weather observatory spot.

>> you will you will have to find out. >> maybe a celeb. >> yeah absolutely. hey you guys i feel like the talk is about the weekend because the cold air coming in so we will start with that briefly. there may be an early morning snow shower on saturday that's the arctic blast that comes in. we will fall into teens and single djts by the evening as the wind kicks -- digits by the evening as the winds kick up. actual temperatures drop below zero saturday night. saturday 12. real feel is 15 to 30 below zero. coldest in the morning. so, it's a shot of arctic air but does get out of here quickly. we will rebound heading into the start of next week. this morning, i put the worst first because then this doesn't feel so bad. 27 in boston right now. real feel is in the teens because that west wind kicked up a bit. that wind will be with us today. so it add a bite to the air. most of us is in the 20s. skies clear out overnight but clouds are filling in. notice scattered snow showers this batch through connecticut

to miss us to the south. but another round comes -- down to long island is going to miss us to the south. but another round comes in. you will notice they start to develop like yesterday. not everyone will see them. but because the wind is gustythey will be more squally. it reduce visibility be a wind -- and the wind kicks up. i say there may be a quick coating to an inch possible in a few communities especially north and west of the boston with a greater risk here. skies clear back out tonight. tomorrow we start with sunshine looks like a beautiful start to the day. winds won't be as strong tomorrow. the clouds do increase rapidly and look at that. that's ahead of the next cold front coming in. this one is the one that means business. eye comes in friday -- it comes in friday night into early saturday. storm over the ocean generally stays there. we get a couple scattered snow showers friday nightinto early

whips up behind the front as the storm strengthens to the east. gust over 30 miles per hour cold air comes in real feel in the teens doesn't seem so bad. wind may gust occasionally to 30 miles per hour through the afternoon. and in the evening, it's going feel like it's in the single digits. as we head into the weekend that's when things bottom out. temperatures in the 20s today and tomorrow. and morning snow showers on saturday and 12 on sunday. a chance of rain on tuesday that could be mixed with snow across the far interior. 40s on wednesday. >> good week toned stay inside and relax a little volume on 93 south typical for this time of the morning. on the brakes between rif voted and dascum. an accident blocking left lane of 24 north before you hit 495. stop and go from exit 14. 5:48 is the time. breaking overnight mass pike is back opened after a truck

sturbridge. the cab of the truck sheered off. the driver was flown to the hospital with serious injuries. massdot inspectors are checking the overpass for damage. 5:49. a big change at fenway park. the athletes taking over. >> and hit-and-run in woburn leaves a man clinging to the hood of a car. there. here are your top stories on this thursday morning. >> reporter: good morning. i am nicole jacobs live in woburn where police continue to search for the man they say is responsible for larceny and assault on an officer as well as a hit-and-run. that crash was captured on video. we will show you that right now. it was a 65-year-old man who was hit. fred pica tells the story of seeing the car coming straight for him holding onto the windshield wiper as he clung to the hood of the car. police say 29-year-old tyson delgado was behind the wheel. coming up at 6, the crimes police say delgado committed before the hit-and-run and, of

the man who held on for dear life. live in woburn nicole jacobs. >> the last four holdouts in the armed stand off at an oregonwildlife refuge claims they will turn themselves in this morning. they seized control to oppose federal land use policies. last night the father of ammon bendy was arrested, he started the protest. scary moments for a driver and two passengers on the mass pike. a chunk of metal flew off a truck crashing into the car. all three suffered minor injuries and the truck driver faces charges including leaving the scene of an accident. a major drug bust gets 5 pounds of heroin off the streets. state police say two men tried to sell more than 200 grams of heroin to an undercover trooper. they had been on under investigation as traffickers since last october and will be in court next months. local gas station owners on alert. a thief or thieves have been planting skimming devices on the pumps.

more have been found in bridgewater and westwood over the last two weeks a skim are device reads or records or transmits your credit or debit card data. good morning i am susie steimle live inside fenway park with what looks like a terrain park. that's because they are preparing for the big air skiing and snow boarding competition that takes place tonight. and tomorrow night. they built this 140 foot monstrosity that towers over the green monster and well over the lights inside the ball park. the men and women free style skiers and snow boarders will launch off this ramp and they have got two rounds to show the judges their best trick to wint competition. coming up at 6 we will tell you what the competition has to do with the 2018 winter olympics. for now live in fenway susie steimle wbz this morning. >> thank you. it's 5:51. time for our daily talker a new push to curb jay walking.

wants to increase the fines for people who violate the jaywalking law. under current law set in 1962, the fine for jaywalking in boston is one dollar. this new proposal would raise 25 dollars for the first offense. 50 for the second violation and 75 dollars for any further violations in the same year. boston police tell the globe yea walkers are rarely ticketed under the proposed law officers would be asked to enforce the rules. so a lot of you weighing in this morning asking what do you think about this proposal. will it prevent jaywalking? steve on facebook says it's a safety liability issue. pound the pedestrians with penalties but lynn says we have people with four, five and sometimes 8oui offense and we are worried about someone not crossing the street in marked lanes. you can comment on the daily talker at cbs boston.com or post on the facebook page. we will have more comments

fighting back against bullies on social media. twitter is creating a trust and safety council. experts from 13 regions along with more than 40 organizations including the antidefamation league will work to prevent bullying and harassment as well as other abuses. the goal to ensure people can express themselves freely and safely. the head of global policy says the new council will help the company strike the right balance between fighting abuse and speaking truth to power. they will help monitor hundreds of millions of tweets sent each day. and a new jersey couple is suing canton based dunkin donuts saying some locations charged sales tax when they weren't supposed to. they claim they were taxed on bottled water and packaged coffee which are nontaxable items and franchise owners didn't fix the mistakes and dunkin donuts is reaching out to figure out what happened. and it's 5:53 on your thursday. just in time for valentine's day. a jewel hike no other.

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the 1100 carat stone was discovered in november. the price has not been set because the stone is too big for conventional scanners used to determine a diamond's worth. >> wow. >> it looks like an ice cube that's my gut feeling it's an expensive piece of ice you know what i mean. >> yes, it is. >> that would get. >> can you imagine wearing that. >> you would get tennis elbow. >> problems. >> and if someone comes up to you and tries to rob you knock them out. >> i didn't think about that. keep it here on wbz this morning.

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