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record turnout for the massachusetts primary. polls say it's neck and neck for the democrats on this super tuesday, donald trump with the big gop lead. breaking news. in a final report on the december red line train, investigators confirmed the operator broke rules and put passengers at risk. he's since been fired. final good-bye today for the virginia police officer killed in the line of duty on her first day on the job, as hundreds came out in honor. police are cracking down on drivers texting behind the wheel. yesterday alone, officers cited 40 drivers. >> and things weren't much better today. we rode along with police trying to get people to put down the phone. >> reporter: in west bridgewater, if you're driving and texting, you get pulled over. >> when you come into the intersection, you're looking

looking on your phone. that's why i stopped you. >> reporter: distracted driving, texting, talking on the phone has become a huge problem in the phone. >> you know you can't text in >> i know. >> talk to anybody, they have a story about how somebody cut them off or there was a crash or a family friend was in a crash. >> reporter: they are cracking down, texting and driving is illegal and they are enforcing the law. >> i was texting before. >> so you admitted to texting. you know you can't text and drive. if you show me the phone and everybody checks out, i'll let you go. >> reporter: it's not illegal in massachusetts to talk and drive but you can't text or be on the internet. >> first screen that comes up was the text screen. >> reporter: john is in the white pickup truck and received

looked at it. that's illegal. >> my phone rang, i picked up on it, see what it was, saw it was a text and put it back down. >> reporter: but he was honest and only got a warning. >> so you can't act, you can't read a text message. >> but i can dial out a phone call? >> you can dial out, yeah. >> reporter: there's a current bill which should clear things up and already passed the senate, saying no hand held devices whatsoever when you're driving. bill shields, wbz news. tonight state police are investigating a deadly crash on route 24 in randolph. a car went off the road, through the median and crossed the highway and hit a tree. that driver was killed. crew in this beverly battled a porch fire when a power line fell. one of the fire hoses burst when it was hit by that live

the good news there is no one was hurt. tonight harvard university is warning people to be cautious after two cases of mumps on campus. they were working with the health department to try and find the source of the infection. there are several mumps cases in new hampshire. it's a big drug bust after employees discovered 25 pounds of pot in boxes and called police. officers then delivered the box to their destination, affordable auto group. the street value, $75,000. the owner is now free on bail. have was rolling during an attempted robbery and this clerk is hospitalized but expected to recover. police say the shooter was wearing a black hoodie, skeleton mask and gloves. campaign 2016, and we have

where the candidates stand. today's topic is the war on terror. john, with everything that's happening in the world, that has been a cutting edge issue in this race. >> it has, and ever since 9/11, terror has been at the forefront of american politics. both parties have struggled with how to make the issue their own. this year donald trump is rewriting the play book, as he rallies voters behind his ban. >> we have to be much tougher, much stronger than we've been. >> reporter: in the wake of paris and san bernardino, trump upped the ante in the war on terror. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> reporter: most of the leading republicans shunned that call. john kasich called it outrageous.

and ted cruz said it's, quote, not my policy. but trump's position has >> it's ironic. >> reporter: a terrorism expert and active member of the council on foreign relations. >> i'm very worried that trump's rhetoric, which is in a sense anti-muslim, will be counterproductive by radicalizing our muslim allies at home refrigerator fear is the ultimate motivator in politics. but in this race, there's no such thing as too tough on terror. >> look how it's helped donald trump and hillary clinton, even if they don't have the experience to face terrorism. they have the right attitude to do it. >> we cannot allow terrorists

abandoning our values and humanitarian obligations. >> reporter: but trump's concerns about syrian refugees have validation. >> there's a high likelihood that some of these people will have blood on their hands. >> yes, we do need to be vigilant in screening and vetting any refugees from syria. >> reporter: sanders struggled to assert himself. >> i fully concede to secretary clinton, who was secretary of state for four years, has more experience. that is not arguable in foreign affairs. >> the last thing we want to do for counterterrorism is to make the american muslim community feel as if they are being discriminated against. >> reporter: despite the backlash, trump's tough talk on terror and his clever tactic of

policy, another issue fueling the rise, has clearly helped him grow his support. how far can that approach take him? we're about to find out. >> another remarkable aspect of an amazing year. >> and chris christie had all the commercials that touted his resume when it came to fighting terrorism, but nobody cared. yet donald trump is the about his perspective. >> chris christie talked about it. he cited some stuff he'd done but basically he talked. trump, for better or worse, perhaps reprehensibly, depending on your point of view, acted. and he was ahead of the curve on it. when voters say they are looking for toughness, that was toughness personified at least in the eyes of trump supporters. >> great job on this series. thank you.

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do you speak emoji? >> police are taking some postings of gun emojis as legitimate threats. a student in virginia was charged with threatening her school and with computer harassment, after posting a

emoji of a gun and bomb with words, meet me in the library. another student sent classmates a skull, bomb and gun. police say they have no choice but to take the impossible threats seriously. >> it's hard to know how to deal with this. each individual text has to be dealt in its own way because there are times even though it sounds strange, you may use those to make a completely different point or make a joke, maybe a bad joke. >> yet you have to be vigilant. it's a tough call. one delivery driver followed a customer's instructions to a tee with some rather entertaining results. >> you can see the customer's request, to leave the package under the door mat. doesn't look like that will hide it. the driver posted, i'm just here to serve the customer. >> literal interpretation. a rhode island basketball

game is not over until it's over. >> players in harrisville thought they had won the state title and seconds later a player catches the ball and calls a timeout, giving the other team the victory. they go onto win it right there. >> you have to be kidding me. >> honestly. >> the worst part of the story is that that poor young man who threw the ball up in the air too soon will think about that moment 30, 40 years from now. not kidding. >> yeah, brutal. coming up, racing to the top. twin brothers shattering records and about to do

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double trouble on the track, certainly for identical twin brothers breaking record after record, now heading to the track national championships. >> lucas and miles holt do everything together, but that will soon change. >> we're never apart, always doing things together. >> reporter: these 17-year-olds are always inseparable. >> train together, study together, sleep in the same room. >> reporter: and they are speed demons on the track team, setting more than 8 high school records between the two of them. check out miles' come from behind finish at last week's race. >> i just tried to dive at the line, throw my body over the line. because i was tired. >> reporter: now the relay team is on their way to the nationals in new york.

athletes, a great role model. very humble but they show a lot of strength on the track and off the track. >> they know i still truckal with mannerisms and things. they run the same thing. >> he does everything i do just as well almost. almost. just kidding. but he really makes me be the best that i can be, total brotherly competition. >> what's miles taught you the most? >> be humble to everybody, be nice to everybody. physically he's been there all in my training. >> sort of makes that success on the track more enjoyable because they have a real sense of being nice about what they do. their humility is very infectious. >> reporter: both earned division 1 college track scholarships. >> we are moving onto college and going our separate ways.

>> reporter: something tells me they will all be by each other's side. >> awesome. >> their parents must be so proud. what a couple of great guys. >> there's something wrong with me. every time i see identical twins, i think of all the shenanigans you could pull. >> pull one over on somebody. >> whichever one is faster, keep having that person run. >> switch jerseys. if you're training for the boston marathon, it's been phenomenal. we have a cold stretch coming up but here is a preview. our average high goes from 42 today to 50 by the end of the month, averaging about 8 inches of snow in march, and spring for march 20th. tonight we have a little wintry weather but most of it will end up being rain. clouds thickening up this

system racing in from the west. it arrives by midnight and this temperature wise we are starting to fall back into the upper 30s. winds turned southerly and it will be just cold enough for a little rain and sleet tonight, mainly midnight to 3:00 a.m. won't be a big impact because it will be in the middle of the tomorrow morning. if you do have to be out there, could be icy areas. temperatures will fall a few degrees this evening. little sleet and freezing rain here as we look toward the midnight hour and beyond. tomorrow morning commute, it's all rain. maybe a little thunder and lightning in here. doesn't look like a widespread event like last week but a chance for thunder and warm temperatures to start the day. we're in the 50s for most spots.

the rain is gone by midday and temperatures fall quickly after that. we're in the 30s in the afternoon, 20s by the evening. wet areas will freeze up and we're looking at a nasty evening. in terms of rainfall, a quarter to an inch of rain for most spots and as we look at the wind of all this, wind advisories for the north shore, the cape and islands. strong wind gusts and downpours tomorrow morning, up to 45 miles an hour. for the rest of the day behind the cold front, we'll have strong winds there as well. the strongest gusts are in the morning. winds turn westerly in the afternoon and still gusting 30 to 45 miles an hour in the second half of the day. wind chill values will be low, in the teens. this next system approaches on friday. the center of this is far off

from yesterday. i think this is the best chance of snowfall toward cape cod and the islands. lower chances farther north. at this point i don't think it will be a big event but we'll keep tabs on it the next couple days. the best chance of snowfall for the cape, lower risk up toward boston and just flurries north of boston out of this one. a lot of chilly temperatures for thursday, friday, saturday and sunday. the last gasp of winter here, as we move into next week temperatures start to warm back up. >> wood burning weekend. >> my father-in-law was looking at the long-range forecast and already circling the dates for golf. >> this was my husband. >> thank you. nasa wants to bring back supersonic travel. they just signed a $21 million contract with lockheed martin

faster than the safe of sound. the goal is to make flying safer, greener and quieter. supersonic travel ended almost a decade ago after a deadly crash with a concord. and if you want superspeeds on land, this bulgatti goes more than 250 miles an hour. but save up, then act fast. they are only making 500 of these, a third have already sold, and the base price is $2.6 million. >> that's it? >> i'd like to just test drive it. >> i wish they test drove it on the southeast expressway about 7 miles an hour. all he wanted was his dad to come home. >> up next, a little boy gets the surprise of a lifetime. >> and live team coverage of super tuesday continuing. what's really driving record turnouts? we'll take a closer look. plus breaking news on the

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alex's dad had been in the middle east for three months. >> if you could think of one surprise in the whole world, what would it be? >> him to come home. >> that is the best surprise in the whole world. this has been viewed more than 7 million times on facebook. best welcome home ever. much more ahead this evening. >> reporter: it's super tuesday and so much is at stake.

point in the republican race. good evening. a record number of voters are expected to vote in this year's primaries as candidates make last ditch efforts to get your vote. the race for the democrats is going to come down to the wire here in massachusetts. >> the outcome of super tuesday could be a game changer for the white house. today the largest number of states are all voting at once, 12 of them, putting more than 1600 delegates up for grabs. we have a team of reporters covering all angles tonight. christina is following the republican race for us. >> reporter: we visited several voting spots today and wherever we went, it was clear the one candidate with the most visible

is the one who's already leading in the polls, donald trump. when we dropped in on this voting location, the only sign for any presidential candidate we could find were for donald trump. >> very surprised about other people here. what i see with mr. trump is a lot of passion that perhaps we can change with somebody from out of the system. >> reporter: like many here in what's largely a liberal state, today motivated by the heated republican race. >> i voted for obama but now i'm disappointed, you know, about obama, the things that he does. so now i think trump can make our country great again. >> reporter: while none of the gop candidates hit massachusetts this super