coast of fukushima. it's possible some areas could see 10-foot waves there in the same area that was devastated by the tsunami and earthquake in 2011. a mother of four, murdered and attacked outside of a weekend party. witnessessay that a group of girls jumped the bottom -- woman and beat her. i'm liam martin. >> and i'm paula ebben. beth beth? >> reporter: family members believe it was a group of women who have did the attacking. no arrests have been made but family and friends are marking the spot where her life was taken. family members are looking for answers after flowers were made outside a lowell apartment complex where 44-year-old

died. >> she was jumped in front of my brother. she died. >> reporter: luis's brother was with her at the time. she was asked to leave the party only to be met outside by a violent group. her son witnessed it all. >> you traumatized the kid and for you not to have one ounce >> reporter: family members gathered at the scene want justice. >> you just threw her out there. i don't know. i want all of them to get charged. ist everybody. >> reporter: the complex here is prone to trouble. this altercation is called senseless. >> you are afraid to go out overnight and you don't want to go anywhere. you don't want to go to your neighbor's house. you don't know what's going on. >> reporter: family members say that other residents were

they were afraid to come to the aid of the victim. she was taken to the hospital and died in her injuries. i'm beth germano, wbz news. eric, it's cold out there. it's been a cold, cold day and we have a few isolated pockets of damage. the only good news it's taking down the final stubborn oak hour, salisbury at 50 and worcester, 46. it's going to stay windy in the overnight and most of the gusts up over 40 miles per hour and tomorrow, generally 20 to 35 miles per hour and it will be another blustery day and the winds continue out of the north and west. as for the snow, most of stay off to the west. but wind chills, mainly teens and 20s overnight and tomorrow morning, a really cold start out the door and for the rest of this week, we everywhere

look at the high temps, in the 40s across the board. thanksgiving day will be the chilliest of all wife many towns stuck in the 30s. on thanksgiving, a chance for drizzle and maybe a few snowflakes. paula? >> thank you, eric. a facebook post has alarmed families and triggered an investigation at a hyde park charter school. the boston rent nance charter school released an announcement to parents the facebook post which recounts an incident with children on a school bus earlier this month. they will not go into detail about what happened but the administration said it has contacted law enforcement and taken steps to protect students. there is no criminal investigation because the parties are so young. the case has been handed over to child welfare.

workforce from surrounding city and towns as a condition of the casino license but the odd thor said as of june 15th, plain ridge hired only 36% of the staff from nearby areas. casino board said that there is no specific time deadline for the investigation. paula, the first poll on the president-elect's job performance and it shows that trump is getting a boost from his fakedry. his points to 46%, the same number as his unfavorable rating. jon keller has more. jon, this is not all good. >> that's right. no, it's not. a near majority is approving of the president-elect but people are sending a clear message about things they don't want the new president to do. when asked if trump family members should be seriously involved in his d administration, less than a

said no. folks don't want family members like son-in-law jared kushner to get security clearance rejecting an idea floated by trump by a more than 2 to 1 margin and what about the trump family financial holdings? they are talking about him putting it in a truly blind trust to avoid any considering of his actions but majority supports a blind trust for the trump money, interesting. >> they don't want the business intermingling with his personal accounts? >> we learned that voters don't want family dynasty, no bushes, no clintons and no funny business including the intermingling with family. >> and as they do, a lot of campaign promises. do people expect him to keep them?

him to keep them and 50% expect that trump will follow through on the hard-line vow to repeal and replace obamacare and drastically change immigration but when they ask if they support him changing his mind, 44% said yes, they prefer he back off on health care reform and 37% want to see a more moderate approach to him inauguration and this is unsurprising to me, liam. people often say dramatic change during the campaign and surely voted for it, but too much change, too fast makes some of the people nervous. >> and that's where congress comes in as well, the checks and balances. >> that's how it works. >> jon, thank you. another popular smart phone with battery issues. coming up, the problem that apple is working to fix and children almost hit during a

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thanksgiving, gas prices are falling, 4 cents loner boston than last week. and new hope for those facing amputation. >> a new england man fitted with robotic technology that could be a game changer. and the weather department changed just a corm couple of days ago. wind chill values in the 20s. feels like 26 in reading, and 16 in worcester. we'll take a look at the chilly eric, thank you. coming up new at 6:00 the end of an era for a family favorite. why the big apple circus said

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close call for kids in pittsburgh. look at that, a police chase ended with a crash. officers were chasing a stolen vehicle when a van hit a cruiser and sent the cruiser spinning out of control, nearly striking a group of children on the sidewalk. none of the kids was hurt. the officer had only minor injuries. orlando police said that the video here shows a drunk driver falling out of hi truck. he was leaving a club, and he fell out with the truck hitting his leg. in los angeles, about 100 firefighters saved 4 people stranded on an island. crews got them into a boat and brought them to safety. this is the long los angeles river and people can have get on one side of it and with rain, it can overflow. and we are keeping an eye

this afternoon. >> christina, we have seen a 1- meter wave move in. we haven't seen that yet. >> nothing like what we saw. >> no warning. and does not look like anything that we saw a few years ago. >> it felt like winter. full fledged. wind advisories up for much of the area until 10:00 tonight and the peak gusts at 40 to the current gusts, 36 in boston and 35 on the vineyard and nantucket, 33, and worcester gusting to 36. when it's cold outside it feels colder with wind like that. it feels like 21 in keene and 24 in lawrence and a wind chill of 23 in province, and huge totals in new york state, in the berkshires and vermont.

opening day. some will not open before wednesday, and probably had more snow in the last 48 hour than the first two months of winter last year. and this system could be the one that impacts the weather on thanksgiving day. tonight, gusty and cold and wind chills in the teens and 20s and it's a winter night expshes it's a good time to remind everyone with the pets, don't want to leave them outside. and tomorrow, another very chilly day. the difference tomorrow, more sunshine and a little less wind and temperatures will all told, a business more pleasant, but northwest winds still gusting up from 30 to 35 miles per hour and clearing and chilly for tomorrow night. sunset at 4:19. we'll take a look at the temperatures in the 30s in central mass. a chilly day and a few degrees warmer than what we just went through. for the rest of the week, traveling, tomorrow, cold and

corridor. wednesday bright skies and chilly. no storminess on the east coast. thanksgiving, a storm system, not a strong one, will bring overcast skies and a chilly thanksgiving with late precipitation that will break out. i think it will be light snowfall and freezing drizzle. it doesn't take a lot to cause a slick situation on the roads. we'll update this as we get closer. at this point in i am working a sander or plows, it might be necessary for thanksgiving. a chance for light snow showers and icing going on across the region. coast to coast, we'll have our weather here that we talked about in the northeast and most of the forminess across the pacific northwest, wind, rain, and snow. and if you are planning for the end of the week, friday, maybe outside doing shopping, cutting down a christmas tree, a few

we're watching a potential storm. certainly, a chance for more rain and snow, but we're still 6 days out and we'll update that as we get closer, and 50s and 60s and sunshine have disappeared on us. the school yard shut out, the whitmore elementary elementary school, an excellent large group of students, and i have to say, it's so, so nice out there. >> you know why the kids are so excited? >> why? >> half week. a beautiful thing. >> that's true. thank you. a 52-year-old man from

an experiment. if successful, his brain will be able to restore flrl movement. >> reporter: jim broke his ankle and several other bones in a rock climbing accident several years ago. >> it was incredibly painful to walk. i never knew if the next step understand end my day. >> reporter: four months ago, he underwent a pioneering amputation at women's,. >> it will allow the amputee to activate the muscles like they normally would. >> reporter: the robotic prosthetic was created to provide the same range of motions as a natural leg. >> jim will be able to point and flex his prosthetic toes and turn his ankle in and out. >> reporter: jim ewing is expected to have it within six

on uneven pavement much easier. >> walk in the woods and off a curb will be much more natural and require less energy. >> reporter: for new, ewing continues to use a traditional prosthetic and said being part of ground breaking work is a big reason he volunteered. the procedure was named in his honor. and this is only the this could be used for upper limbs and as time goes o they would make it smaller and more compact and maybe add other joints like a toe joint making it easier to push off and jump and a knee for those with would have r above-the-leg amputation. >> and tell eventually integrate the muscles with the machinery? >> reporter: with the sensors. they will implant it to

and the brain. >> thank goodness for doctors. thank you so much, doctor. liam? paula and dr. mallika, helping those less fortunate this thanksgiving. and coming up, we're following two big breaking stories. first, a patriots's player suspended, how many games he will miss, and we're keeping a close eye on japan where there is a 6.9 earthquake. sirens are going off and people

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in this season of giving it was a day for thanks and roll up their sleeves, whether serving thanksgiving dinner or preparing pies, hundreds were out in force to help the less fortunate. >> steve burton is out in roxbury where they are out at hard work. steve? >> reporter: that's right. we are here in roxbury, massachusetts where mr. craft

event. more than 200 baskettings basket -- baskets and all the fixings, and we have many volunteers and there are many more who are in need of help. sports took a back seat at the boston garden. tablesand chairs were set so hundreds of people could enjoy a thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings, something many of them wouldn't ve friends. >> everybody is coming together and nobody is arguing. it's like one family. >> reporter: dozens of people gave their time including boston police commissioner evan. >> it makes you appreciate what vu in life and you know there is a tremendous need. >> this is for everybody to come together and thank god that we lived to see another thanksgiving. >> reporter: pie in the sky at

volunteers hauling pies and stacked pies, 20,000 for an minuter fundraising effort for community service, an organization that delivers meals to people too sick to cook their open. >> we call this pie in the sky, the world's greatest bake sale. >> reporter: each pie, a $30 contribution. >> we'll raise 3 quarters of a million from selling pies. >> reporter: matt has volunteered for 7 years. >> when you sit thanksgiving and it's all done and all the pies have gone out, it's a service satisfaction. >> reporter: this is the 23rd year the patriots and goodwill have hooked up together. we will have more in sports. liam and paula, back to you. >> steve of course it's the most wonderful time of the year. everyone is giving back. we have much more still ahead.

the patriot player that is suspended and the drug he is accused of using. and a new clue in the case of the jogger. and protesters at the statehouse are saying enough is enough. and big papi writes a final farewell to boston. the news at now. parts of japan under a tsunami warning. live pictures after a magnitude 6.9 quake off the coast of fukushima. the sirens are going off and people are warned to evacuate. >> we have seen the tides change a number of times on this camera and it's possible that areas could see 10-foot waves with no reports of damage from the earthquake.

and is you namey in 2011. we will continue to follow this break story and break bring you updates as soon as they come in the newsroom. and bad news for the patriots. alan branch has tested possible for a suspended distance. >> reporter: we are here at the patriots headquarters but alan branch was suspended four games for testing positive for marijuana. the reports say that he will appeal it. he is in his third year with the pats and is considered one of the best run defenders. he was suspended in training camp for reportedly violating

kraft, handing out turkeys to families. guys, back to you. >> steve, thank you. many of us woke up to a dusting of snow. and gusts of wind bringing down branches and the temperatures as l -- well, and most of us under an advisory. >> and many of us are keeping a close eye on the is eric fisher. a big change after the 60s on saturday, beautiful, and now, colder and a wind advisory still out and just got canceled in the interior areas and winds at 40 to 50 miles per hour and blustery everywhere. it's feeling like 22 in boston and 27, and the snow is still coming down across upstate new york where they have seen over