the runaway ain new something was wrong. the train left braintree full of early-morning commuters and no operator. >> she has a lower right leg laceration. i need emt' s. pam: the governor said that they moved quickly. >> they lost power on the third rail. that was shut off, but the train coasted because it had momentum at that point, through several stations before it came to a stop. >> he tried to break one of the windows. he goes, i don' t know what is going on. let me get out of here. pam: panic as passengers realize there was no operator in the first car. >> i don' t know, what if they were not able to stop it.

it was flying. i said to be lady across from me, there is something wrong here. this train is moving. pam: the t operator tonight treated and released from the hospital. he is facing a lot of questions. about 50 people on board. no injuries at all. i' m pam cross, wcvb newscenter 5 . ed: the mbta facing tough questions from our janet wu tonight about how something like this could happen. janet is live in boston does the -- in boston. did they have any answers for you? janet: governor baker called it possible negligence earlier, but by tonight, they were using the less controversial term "operator error." the transportation secretary would not directly answer the question, how easy would it be for someone with bad intentions to gain control of any train.

determine both whether our existing procedures, if followed correctly were sufficient to protect the safety of our passengers, and if not we will obviously make changes. it will also investigate the extent to which the required procedures may or may not have been followed. janet: since 2007, trains of only had one operator on board. how long was it speeding along before the control center new? >> we knew within 60 seconds, give or take 10 seconds, the train had exited braintree station without the motor person. janet: officials said that it should not have been traveling greater than 25 miles per hour in bypass mode. they do not know yet if it was. >> we filled the passengers, whether or not procedures were followed or not, something happened that put our passengers in danger. >> i am personally and professionally very gratified

but what happened today is unacceptable. janet: now three state agencies are investigating along with one federal agents to and the ntsb is making a decision whether it will join them. janet wu, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: five investigates was first with the story. kathy curran was looking into this. kathy: they have felt in systems that are supposed to keep the train from moving without an operator. around that. >> there are a lot of rules, there are a lot of policies, there are a lot of procedures. it does shocked me that happen. heather: the man who once headed up security for the mbta is

down the tracks, blowing through four stations before coming to a stop with no train operator on board. the operator of the train was david vazquez, a veteran driver. on his linkedin page, he says he is a model car hobbyist, detailed, and customer oriented. he went to bypass that the operation. that is when it began to move and he was struck. they are looking at the emergency dead man switch. it automatically brings it to a s >> it is like one of the passengers pulling the emergency chords on the train. the only thing that could make that go besides mechanical some type of object in there to

for somebody to do it. it' s probably the most thing that happened. janet: are several safety systems. kathy curran, five investigates. heather: good work today, and kathy. and stay on top of every new development in this runaway train investigation with breaking news alerts on the free wcvb mobile app. ed: commitment 2016. donald trump getting ready for his first major event since his controversial proposal to ban muslims from entering the u.s. the republican presidential frontrunner speaking in new hampshire tonight where he' s showing no signs of slipping in the polls. newscenter 5' s phil lipof is live in portsmouth with more, phil? phil: because trump is doing so well in new hampshire, you would

before thousands of people, but not the case. this is a very intimate, tight gathering. donald trump himself is that the executive board meeting of the association. he desperately wants their endorsement. a lot of supporters happy about it. not everybody. as the sun went down, protesters organized in loud, just outside the sheridan and portsmouth. most upset about donald trump' s proposed ban on muslims. >> i hope it is doing bad things for donald trump. i think a response to it could be positive for our country. phil: on one side of the street, trump supporters, on the other side -- these are the folks who do not support trump, and right now they are being asked to move. as for the republican front-runner -- mr. trump: i am leaving every single poll. phil: and his lead is growing,

senator ted cruz right behind him. senator marco rubio who is at 9% as trump still does not have a chance. s not going to be the nominee. let' s continue moving forward on this and pain where we nominate someone who has a chance to win in the general election. phil: on fox news, he defended his proposed muslim band. mr. trump: this is not about religion. this is about security. we cannot allow people to come into this country that have horrible things in their minds. phil: in the wake of the backlash, he announced he is postponing his trip to israel to meet prime minister benjamin netanyahu. this event started at 6:00. donald trump is expected to speak here at about 8:00. he will be shoulder to shoulder with law enforcement officials. he' s looking for the endorsement from the new england police benevolent association. the podium has their name on it.

portsmouth, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: the number of students who were reported sick after eating at chipotle jumping again. 53 students got sick, it including 13 who did not eat at the chipotle restaurant. it could be linked to an employee who got sick last week during a shift. inspectors are coming through the site. all employees must be tested for oravirus but before they are cleared to return to work. new at 6:00, one person is injured after a staging collapse in boston' s north end. it happened at 65 charter street. police say one worker on the staging fell 50 feet and was taken to mass general hospital. no word on his injuries tonight. ed: also new, closing arguments in the philip chism murder trial, scheduled to get underway after an attorney got sick. the last two prosecution witnesses, a neuro-psychologist and a clinical psychologist, they backed up the state'

that chism was not insane when he murdered math teacher colleen ritzer two years ago. they say the teenager has faked symptoms of mental illness. also tonight, there is new at 6:00, we will tell you the story of a randolph man accused of smuggling cocaine into boston using christmas decorations. the package from columbia cocaine. ups turned the package over to customs agents who discovered the drugs last week. 28-year-old nonso obiora was arrested while picking up the package from a dorchester home. heather: fantasy sports websites backing the state' s proposed regulations. why they believe the new rules should serve as a model for the rest of the country. ed: a long-awaited goodbye. the special ceremony to honor a korean war veteran who vanished more than six decades ago. harvey: not december like here, as well as a good chunk of the country.

december climbs good last. ed: and, yes , that is the real tom brady. looks like he is walking ok. you can see something underneath there, can you? gronk is there.

>> you are watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. heather: tonight, a westford woman faces charges. neighbor' s dog to stop it from barking. here' s the dog with his owner. police say daovone nokham slipped the miniature schnauzer month. it happened at the westford home we' re told the dog is recovering. leading fantasy sports companies are cautiously optimistic about proposed regulation in massachusetts. at a massachusetts gaming commission hearing today, both draftkings and fanduel general' s proposals. that includes requiring players to be at least 21-years-old, and

the competitions. the debate comes as other states consider more drastic measures and outright bans. ed: the boston globe is on the move. it' s moving its headquarters from morrissey boulevard in dorchester to state street in downtown boston in 2017. printing operations will move to taunton. the globe had been searching for a new location since 2013 since red sox owner john henry acquired the media company. the move will reportedly relieve the company of tremendous financial pressure. that is a direct quote. the body of a korean war veteran disappeared decades ago finally home tonight.

ed: this is new at 6:00 tonight. the remains of a korean war veteran that home tonight 65 years after he vanished. heather: newscenter 5'

robert dakin' s body was welcomed home with full military honors. jack: when he was declared dead after going missing in north korea, his mother said, i do not for him. >> my mother is so proud. i hope that she knows how much he meant to this community, but she is the one who carried the community. jack: his parents are gone, but his nieces, nephews, and their families are still there for him. >> how can you not be shaken by people standing on the sidewalk, their hands draped over their hearts, saluting? jack: he was an only son. three of his sisters of past away.

his family made sure that they all knew bobby, even if they didn' t. >> there was not an occasion where we were together he was not talked about. jack: thanking everyone for the tribute, his family just wishes it could have come sooner, years sooner. >> if my grandmother had only known he was found. >> this has to be the cruelest thing ever. >> it is the cruelest thing. he was her only boy. jack: on saturday, they will say goodbye again, just as they did 65 years ago. jack harper, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: he surged to fame with his role as a gifted mit janitor in the movie "good will hunting." now, matt damon is returning to the school as commencement speaker.

filmmaker and bay state native will address graduates on june 3. in a statement, damon says it' s an honor to be named speaker at a school that i couldn' t have gotten into. one of my favorite lines of all time comes from that movie. "do you like apples? i' ve got a number. how do you like those apples ?" harvey: i could not get in. heather: you could not get in? harvey: i did not try. i did not want to get rejected. but no one' s rejecting this weather. he gives going on. let' s show you -- boston, for example, 58. we had spots at 60 and a above. plymouth at 62, hartford , 60. that could get repeated tomorrow as well as saturday. we did

we are far closer to the record high. no where near the record -- it' s hard to imagine anything feeling this cold and the type of pattern we are in. if you did not know what the date was, you probably would never guess he was december when you look of the high temperatures around the country. it is way above average. we will stay above average for quite some time. there may be something where it gets colder for a day or two dove, but it does not look like anything cold will lock in for a wild. and of course, we are looking for the accumulating snow. boston a year ago had almost three inches. that was hosted thanksgiving. the average is 3.1, so it' s not that we are that far below average, but it' s not a wintry weather pattern all. notice that the temperature and the dew point are closed.

recipe for fog forming overnight and tomorrow. there may be some dense patches. for now, 40' s and 50' s. we' re running about five or six degrees milder than 24 hours ago. in some areas, there will be fog around, but it should run away, and once it does, the gates are open for another really mild day, on average 60 around the region. tomorrow night does not get very cold either. d is mild, the upper 50' s and i am confident some spots will touch 60 again. drier air will build and tomorrow afternoon. future cast, it could be low, cloudy. the clearing comes in midday and tomorrow afternoon. once that happens, we are mainly clear. really nice. another very mild december weekend coming right up. you know the story with highs

sunday, parts of the area may make it into the 60' not. it will turn a little bit cooler into boston. s. as for the wet weather, we have gusty temperatures will stay well above average , even when a cold front comes through, that proves you are in a mild weather pattern. i meteorologist harvey leonard. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: as we know, bill belichick doesn' t have the loose lips it takes to sink any ships or to give any indication as to whether rob gronkowski will play on sunday so, we' re left to

, a three dollarso, we don' t know. gronk was at practice. he was able to do some light jogging. he has missed the last four practices and the eagles game and he' s likely to visit the texans game as well. j.j. watt is now j.j. waaaaaat? the best defensive player in the nfl says he broke his left hand . now considering there are 27 bones in the human hand, watt is not being overly specific i -- specific. i mean, help me out here was it the hamate, the lunate, the trapezium? phalanges, you' ll get no sympathy from me. that is nothing. and a guy that bill belichick says is every bit as disruptive as -- left practice today. he plans on going after tom brady sunday night. >> i' m going to try. i mean, they come after me every week with everything in the book

go ahead. come at me. up to get vantage of whatever you try and do. it' s my job to go after the quarterback. you can try to take advantage of whatever you want to take advantage of. bob: and here is big vince wilfork in the patriot uniform he wore for a decade but he' ll sunday. rode out of town after winning his second super bowl ring. strong bonds with his former ll be frenemies on sunday. >> those are friends of mine. i do look at it any different going into this game than i do any other game. but who knows. i might feel different sunday, but i' ve never been in this situation. >> we will have to see sunday, it' s different, but i talked to him a good amount. keep in touch with them. it will obviously be different on game day, seeing him on the

but all of that goes away after the first kickoff. bob: it would be weird watching him sack tom brady. next up for the celtics? the defending champion, undefeated golden state warriors . yes, the warriors are 23-and-0 ten games short of tying the nba , record for most consecutive wins in a season. the warriors are already practicing. who knew emerson had a jim? shoot for miss, sometimes. he also talked about the winning warriors. >> you have the atmosphere every s a good chance for us and we are handling it well. if good preparation as we go through the season, just to know what that is going to be like

bob: a tall order for the celtics tomorrow night, but every team would like to be the first team to take down the champs. that will happen tomorrow night in the garden. ed: all right, good prediction. heather: coming up at 11:00, following all of the developments in that runaway train investigation. it took nine minutes before workers could slow it down. we are learning more about the winter is hard on your nose. r from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better pso you can face winter happily. t a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. p

ed: all right you have to do a favor for me. find my distal flange. harvey: that is it. ding, i ding, ding.