eric fisher on wbz news right now at 4:30 subdiscoer -- subzero wind chills when it will feel colder this weekend. >> a driver heading to court charged in a crash with students on board. what he is accused of doing behind the wheel. >> new details on the accident involving former boston mayor ray flynn. what he is saying about the crash and his recovery. >> gloves come off again. big moments on debate between bernie sanders and hillary clinton. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston this is wbz this morning. >> good morning it's 4:30. very cold out there this morning.

>> i am chris mckinnon it's friday february 12th and we are feeling the freeze out there. temperatures plunging and by this weekend we could see some record cold. >> a the chilly details this valentine's day weekend couldn't come at a better time to snuggle with your sweetheart. >> the excuse to stay in and snuggle up. real feel is 8 below zero in boston right now. 14 below in worcester. subzero wind chill and we are getting warmed up so to speak. february. we will be below zero on sunday morning and that's what's out -- without the wind factor. boston and worcester likely to temperatures. and then dangerous wind chills on top of that. 15 to 35 below zero. a wind chill watch in effect. boston is sitting at 8 degrees. that's the coldest tied with

wind out of the west at 13 miles per hour and real feel is 8 below. we are only one degree in worcester and nashua single digits to the cape and skieshave cleared out and we are in for bright sunshine to will increase. so we make a rebound into the teens. that's about it by lunchtime. bright and chilly. today. so the strokest wind is right -- strongest wind is right now. it will feel like single digits and clouds lynn crease and the ride home. i am timing out snow on way for tonight into tomorrow morning. more details in a couple minutes kathryn. >> thanks very much. a school bus driver arrested accused of being drunk when he crashed into a utility pole. the driver knocked down live wires and while 11 students were on the bus. >> this morning he is heading to court. julie loncich has more. >> reporter: 11 students were on the way on the the school bus when it struck a utility pole in dudly.

thursday and police say the bus driver 42-year-old scott poi rier was intoxicated. the utility pole came on top of the bus. the students from shepherd hill high and dudley middle were evacuated safely and not hurt. field sobriety tests werconducted and police concluded he was under the influence of alcohol. as a result of the crash power to hundreds in the area was knocked out for hours in frigid conditions. superintendent expressing gratitude the students are okay. we reached out to the bus company a number of times and never heard back. the bus driver will be arraigned on friday. in dudley julie loncich wbz this morning. new details about a crash ray flynn. flynn says he passed out before crashing his car into a boston. that crash. flynn sways on his way home from a workout when he plowed

neighbors say he was alert after the accident. but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. >> i know the mayor had his wits about him and he was talking to people. >> that's my first concern hopping he he was okay and not hurt. >> -- hoping he was okay and not hurt. >> he became the ambassador to the vatican an issued a statement saying in part thanks to mayor walsh my family and boston citizens for their sigh seen and kind expression -- sincere and kind expressions of concern. a high stakes showdown in the democratic race for president. bernie sanders and hillary clinton debated for the first time since his huge win in new hampshire. wbz political analyst john keller has a closer look at the big moments. >> it is absolutely fair and necessary for americans to vet both our proposals. >> reporter: hillary clinton came into the debate with a game plan. spread doubt about the price tag of bernie sanders promises on key issues like health care.

middle of the economy would pay 500 dollars more in taxes and get a reduction in their health care costs of 5,000 dollars. >> reporter: the -- >> the numbers don't add up and many people will actually be worse off than they are right now. >> final thought. >> that's absolutely inaccurate. >> reporter: the charge stunned sanders who needeled clinton when she described post inaugural tax code. >> once i am in the white house we will have enough political. >> you are not in the white house yet and let us be clear that every proposal that i have introduced has been paid for. >> reporter: and there was this exchange over the prospect of our first female president. >> i am not asking people to support me because i am a woman. i am asking people to support me because i think that i am the most qualified experienced and ready person. >> somebody who spent his

money interest i think a saddest victory -- a sanders victory would be a historical accomplishment. >> reporter: another exchange when clinton was pressed on ties to wall street. she observed that president obama took plenty of wall street money when he ran. but still took them on over policy and claimed she would do the same. it will be interesting to see if that helps her among african american voters in south carolina with the president's approval rating is sky-high. jon keller at large wbz this morning. >> also the republican presidential candidates are crisscrossing south carolina. 8 days ahead of the primary there. all them chasing front-runner donald trump with a chance to take him on in person during saturday night's debate. and you can watch it here live at 9 right here on wbz. jon keller will have analysis after the wbz news at 11. developing news right now, secretary of state john kerry says a cease-fire in syria could start in the next week.

negotiated the deal that would stop president assad from fighting his people and rebels would have to put down arms. he says it doesn't apply to the battle against the islamic state group. the bomb that exploded on a somali plane last week was made of sophisticated materials that passed through an airport x- ramachine undetected according to a report from cnn. investigators say the suspected bomber did have help on the ground that man was blown out of the plane when the bomb detonated. since the bombing security is airport. pope francis is on his way to cuba where he will meet with the leader of the russian orthodox church. he is trying to bridge the divide between the two religions that started a thousand years ago. it is the first time a pope and a russian patriarch met. they will meet at the airport and are expected to sign a joint declaration. the pope continues on a five- day tour of mexico. bill cosby's wife will have to answer questions under oath

massachusetts but a federal judge ruled yesterday that camille cosby can refuse to testify about any private conversations she had with her husband. her deposition is part of a defamation lawsuit filed by 7 women who claimed he sexually assaulted them. cosby's lawyer applauded the decision. a irish nanny charged with killing a baby and cleared is being sued by the baby's parents. ashley brady mccarthy spent more than two years in jail before prosecutors dropped murder charges. she returned to ireland shortly after the release in august. according to the globe the baby's parents are suing her forwrongful death. the baby's mother told the paper the suit is to make sure she doesn't make anymore money off their daughter's death. a man accused of attacking police officer and running down a pedestrian is behind bars and due in court this morning. police found tyson delgado hiding under a relative's bed in dorchester yesterday.

the man seen in this surveillance video driving that car hitting 65-year-old ed pica and dragging him on the hood for the-- of the car for several hundred yards. they questioned delgado in a larceny case when he assaulted aofficer and took off. coming up on wbz this morning a. drive through rhode island taking a toll. >> the new fee only some drivers will have to pay. >> plus uber selling a pair of class action lawsuits that will -- will customer see money. you. don't make it a snooze fest.

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welcome back. uber settling two class action lawsuits plus what people in massachusetts are googeling ahead of val ep tine's day i have an idea. >> i know you do a key government report throughout the morning. jill wagner joins us live with today's money watch. good morning jill. >> reporter: good morning. investors are waiting for the

about retail sales in january. if americans spent more money last month it could help ease fears the u.s. is headed back into a recession. concern about the economy here and overseas is sending stock markets across the globe lower. asian markets plunged again this morning on wall street. dow fell 254 points yesterday. the nasdaq dropped 16. futures are pointing to a higher open right now. so we will see what today brings. uber wants to pay 28.5 million to settle two class action lawsuits. one concerns the safe ride fee that uber charged customers. the suit says it was not legit because they he never did thorough background checks on drivers a judge still needs to approve the deal. the pay out could be split among lawyers and 25 million riders. so, don't expect a huge check. and this val -- if valentine's day is not about chocolate and

unique gifts in each state. californians searched for couples pajamas hawaii it's tandem kayaks and in kentucky, couples tattoos and maine lobster recipes and massachusetts couples cooking class. so i think that's a good one. >> that is a good one i like that one a lot. >> the tattoos where was the tattoo. >> kentucky. >> reporter: the tattoo one the couples is kentucky. >> okay. >> okay. >> reporter: in new york people google romantic motels. is there such a thing? i don't know. >> one of those heart shaped beds is what i guess those people want. >> reporter: the mirror on the the ceiling. >> oh gees. okay. thank you very much. we will see you next hour. oh, boy. >> she is great. >> i love jill. >> me too. >> all right it's 4:44 right now. what if you knew when school was most likely to be canceled.

snow day calculator lets you put in your zip code and information about your school district like whether it's public or private and how many snow days you've had this year. and it spits back the likelihood your school will be closed or not. the developer says he used the same algar rhythms when he was in middle school to figure out if he had to do homework or not. >> can i tell you both my sisters are teachers and i feel they are inapt when they think they are on top of it i think there's going to be a snow some day and i was looking at the forecast from every station and website and they are on top of it. >> it's the one thing you -- time you decide not to do it and you go to school. >> always have to do your homework. >> you got detention. >> my mom was talking about this yesterday. i talked a little too much in 6th grade. >> he is too social. >> you too social? no. never see that. you little rebel getting detention without doing homework. wind chill warnings are in

tomorrow at 4 p.m. until noon on sunday including massachusetts except for south coast and cape war wind chill watch is in effect. this is dangerous doled. -- cold. the real feel this morning is pretty brutal too. 8 below zero is what it feels like in boston. 14 below in worcester. 4 below in manchester. subzero wind chills to the cape and island. so you need to be bundled up. don't need me to tell you that. it's because of the wind adding the bite to the air gusting near 30 miles pr hour in boston and20 to 30 for the rest of us. actual temperatures single digits for most of us. it's only one in worcester to nashua. boston at 8. this is tied for the coldest so far this season. another 8 degree reading in the beginning of january. otherwise the skies are cleared out so the sun is going to be shining early this morning. and then the clouds increase. the real story of course is the cold and you think we are cold but temperatures are below zero back in eastern canada.

to stream into new england especially by the time we get to overnight tomorrow and into sunday morning. that's when the heart of the cold air comes in. but here comes the arctic front. today what you notice is sun this morning and then increasing clouds. by this evening 9, 10, some snow is breaking out along the south coast with an ocean storm passing well to the east. but may clip the cape and islands with snow into overnight and very early tomorrow morning. and scattered coatings for the rest of us as the snow shower comes in and it's about the cold and winds. the wind whips up tomorrow and feels like it is below zero. and high pressure means a beautiful looking day but we will not get out of the single digits for many communities. so, the snow that falls tonight into tomorrow morning is a scattered coating but the greatest risk of picking up perhaps one to three inches of a very fluffy snow would be from south side of plymouth and islands. again time frame probably be

tonight until the predawn tomorrow. today's highs 20s that's about it. we rebound and the wind will subside. tonight, single digits and teens so kind of similar to this morning. tomorrow's highs don't get out of the teens so kind of each day we get a little bit colder. sunday morning, look at this. 5 below in boston. 11 below in worcester tying record cold temperatures for sunday morning and we don't get above about 10 degrees in the afternoon on sunday. so, it's going to be pret they significant. you can develop frostbite in as little as 10 minutes in conditions that cold in the morning. look at the rebound. quickly on monday, there may be a burst of a wentry mix monday tuesday. we will be in the 40s for the kathryn. thank you. a holden family is opening up about the terrifying ordeal on board a royal caribbean cruise ship that sailed into a dangerous storm. their 11 floor stateroom flooded and the 200,000 ton

hit by 30 foot waves and hurricane-force winds. the experience cruise enthusiasts were taking the first vacation as a family of three but the bahamas bound cruise ship was memorable not for the reasons they hoped for. >> it was that crazy you had to hang on to the bed and the wall and each other. we are not big church people but i was like dave wee to pray because -- we have to pray because i was definitely scared. >> they credit the captain and crew with getting them back safely. royal caribbean gave up a the passengers refunds and a discount on the next cruise. they are signed up. >> head back out to sea. good for them. a new toll for big trucks traveling through rhode island 18 wheel verse to pay 20 dollars to enter the state. the revenue will go towards fixing age bridges. crit ebb says it puts too much of a burden on the trucking industry but it was signed into law last night. we have done this hit the

>> i do it every day. but when you snooze you lose. stanford university sleep specialist says when you hit the snooze it confuse the body and brain and i am very confused and can cause what the national sleep foundation calls sleep aer inia the disoriented feeling that can last up to 90 minutes. this. obey your alarm. the alarm is boss. get up when it goes off. try moving it frgt away so you you have to get -- further away so you have to get up and get more sleep and try going to bet earlier. doesn't work when you have a little kid. >> sleep is valuable. >> i like it. sleep innerra. >> every day. >> the grammys are three days away. >> and this morning we willreveal who will kick off the award show here on cbs. >> need a play date for your pet?

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glid 4:53. checking top stories a dudley school bus driver accused of driving drunk and crashing a school bus with kids inside is due in court today. police say scott poirier was drunk when he crashed into a pole. no one on the bus was hurt not even the students but the accident knocked out power to the neighborhood which has since been restored. former boston mayor ray

boston. mayor flynn says he was coming home after working out yesterday and was trying to park at the time of the crash. no one else was hurt. but he says he has a concussion and building inspectors are making sure the damage to the home is structurally okay. the two presidential hopefuls on the democratic side battled it out last night. hillary clinton attacked sanders' proposal saying it was unrealistic and sanders says big ambitions are courageous. >> i have been very specific about where i would raise the money, how much it would cost and how i would move this agenda forward. >> and let us be clear that every proposal that i have introduced has been paid for. >> this is the last democratic debate before super tuesday when voters in massachusetts and 13 other states will head to the polls. massachusetts leaders taking new action in the opioid crisis.

society the first in the nation set of dental education core competenceies for the prevention and management of prescription drug misuse. >> governor baker announcing this a program to send hundreds of local dental students through a training program that will teach them how to prevent and manage prescription drug misuse. and historic hire at wellesley college. the school will have an african american president for the first time. it's the latest feather in a highly decorated cap for dr. paula johnson. she is the chief of women's health at brigham and women's hospital and teaches at harvard medical school. this summer she is the 14th president at wellesley college. this year's grammy awards will open with a bang and that's courtesy of taylor swift. the recording acad may announce she will perform a song from her album 1989 and that's the beginning of the fun. other performers include adele

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>> they were up-- th's how they shot it while flying. >> yes. >> unbelievable. your top story and traffic morning. >> the news at 5 starts now. >> right now at 5 a.m. brutally cold temperatures subzero wind chill. when it will feel cold they are weekend. >> a school bus driver accused of drunk driving with students on boardch the serious crash that rocked a neighborhood. >> former boston mayor ray flynn recovering after crashing his suv into a neighbor's home. >> the historic meeting with the pope. the pontiff's big plans today. >> from the channel had stewed -- 4 studios in boston this is wbz this morning. good friday morning to you. it's 5 i am chris mckinnon. >> i am kathryn hauser it's friday february 12th and it's cold out there. bitter cold temperatures moving in. >> that's right. temperatures are falling and we