phil: temperatures are dropping, and this could cause more problems, right, harv? harvey: from mid-to-late afternoon, austin was above freezing, but then temperatures drop inc., -- boston was freezing, but then temperatures were dropping. there is still a missed -- a mist in the air, and we have an advisory in a deck tonight, and there is a winter weather advisory for new hampshire and maine , and remember, the radar does not pick up the real low level moisture. north and west of boston, and then north and west of 495, it never really did warm up, but

now it is down to the freezing mark along i-95, and it will drop to the freezing mark to the south and west, as well. this is pulling the cold air down right into the austin -- boston area. walking, handrails. phil: some blue line service is suspended. they say a piece of metal has come loose, and it is not clear how long these repairs will take. j.c.: happy to see the snow, more than six inches in plymouth , and it made it a great day for those doing being and snowboarding. >> we are glad to finally have

>> winter is my favorite season. >> winter weather. j.c.: temperatures are expected to stay in the low 30' s, making for another good day. phil: another fire. take a look at this picture sent to us why a neighbor. this woman was being rescued. she is still in good condition at this hour. those officers that ran into the building are being called heroes tonight. >> you just go into that react mode. reporter: a phone call came yesterday afternoon, a higher tearing through an apartment. -- a fire tearing through an apartment. >>

when something like that happens, it is awful. reporter: they learned there were still people inside, and they carried the elderly woman and helped others get out safely. >> they did a great job, very heroic. very lucky to have officers like that serving the community. reporter: some of the police officer is did have to be treated for smoke inhalation, and the cause of these higher -- the fire is still being investigated. there will be an event tomorrow at the police department. j.c.: first responders in new hampshire are looking for new ways to stop the opioid

responders in treatment. and there is a drug, narcan, which helps now, but it does not prevent them from doing it again. phil: ethan couch, the so-called affluenza teen, is back in custody. he and his mother were tracked down in mexico. he skipped town with his mother, according to investigators, who say that ultimately, good police work foiled their plan. they were found in port of ir to -- puerto vallarta. not only did they use her truck to go across the border, they even threw a party before going

>> they plan to disappear, and they even had something that was like a going away party. reporter: he got only probation using the affluenza defense, saying his privileged upbringing prevented him from knowing right from wrong. he missed his mandatory probation hearing earlier this month. >> his maximum sentence that he will receive is four months of confinement. that, in my opinion, is not sufficient punishment for the taking of four lives. phil: they are requesting to move his case to a else court, and his mother also now faces a maximum of 10 years in prison. j.c.: the number of

surged last month. it was up 8% from last year. sales and prices of condominiums were also up. and a sporting goods store will set up shop. the boston-based store is closing all of its stores, and the new modell' s will open in march. phil: we will start south of the city. still, go the posted speed limit, because it can be slippery. 128, 11 minutes.

once you get on 495, it looks ok. j.c.: a call for help from boy scouts under attack. >> a bear. j.c.: it happened on a hike in new jersey. phil: a survival story that almost did not happen after getting separated in the wilderness. you will hear how he survived

phil: breaking news in the race for the white house, george pataki is apparently dropping out. the former governor has barely registered in the polls. j.c.: we are now hearing a 911 call as a boy scout leader was attacked by a bear. reporter: it ended in a rescue. he was loaded onto a helicopter, but only after a frantic hour a 20 minute >> 911. where is emergency? him. j.c.: they watched as the bear

they were staying calm, showing they could help in an. they were leaving sandwiches outside to lure the bear out. and a fire. >> we will make a lot of smoke. j.c.: meanwhile, the scout leader managed to escape the bear by hitting him on the nose with a rock hammer. >> i am sorry about all of this. >> listen, there is nothing to be sorry about. it is ok. >> left arm, left leg, head. he got me good.

j.c.: one of those in the troop was his son. phil: a close call between a grown and president obama -- a drone and president obama. this was as the motorcade went by. that person will not face any charges. j.c.: a scary moment for a mother and a baby in icy water. jumping in and pulling them to safety. phil: and san francisco. harvey: early today, it was

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j.c.: in italy, air pollution is so bad that they can only drive certain days of the week. today, the ban affected even-number plates. italy' s

and in australia, there is what is called the corpse flower, which lasts only a day or two before it collapses. phil: the question for you this evening is why did seal cross the road? it stopped traffic repeatedly. they put it back into a nearby area, but it kept coming out, trying to cross the road. they are thinking there is a reason, that it might be giving birth. >> she can tear a board to shreds if you do not hold that the right way.

a wisconsin mother and her son are alive. their mother was in the her five month old son when she lost control. 911. victims from the water. -- two amend jumped in -- men jumped in. >> maybe a minute. but it seemed like an eternity. the baby started crying. j.c.: both mother and son are said to be doing ok. phil: temperatures are falling from this afternoon, when it was almost 40. harvey: montre al, bangor, maine , it is dropping. by the way, in bangor, maine,

is good news for snow country. this is great news. and the snowfall totals, this can support more of a no--- as snow/sleet to ration, almost one inch in austin -- bostin. -- boston. why not sleet? right around 6000, 7000 feet, it is melting at that level, and then all of the way down, it is freezing. we call them ice pellets or sleet, it actually accumulated

freezing rain and freezing drizzle. this is all of the way down. that rain or drizzle freezes, and that is what is going on now. bosto n just jumped up to a mile and a half, though we have some visibility restrictions. freezing on the lens. look what is happening. even as we have been keen, the temperature has dropped another two degrees -- even as we have been speaking. driving tonight, especially in areas above freezing and now below, careful. temperatures well below freezing, in the 20' s. it is still my although for plymouth on down. it will be dropping for the next few hours.

we had an ocean wind today, and wind. there is a freeze advisory. anything untreated is going to be slippery and icy. a winter weather advisory for a little while longer across new hampshire. the high pressure is it. a lot of clouds will be tomorrow. one, but it may come far enough north to give us some rain. anything untreated, walking, railings, things like that, and then tomorrow, perhaps some rain. and then we should bounce into

for new year' s eve, we are actually talking about pretty good weather. it then falls into the ernie' s in -- into the 30' s in boston. we may get some snow showers on sunday, so sunday, sunday night, monday, and tuesday, that should should moderate by the middle of next week. , nothing even close to that. in the meantime, the very careful walking and driving tonight. j.c.: harv, thanks so much. and after all of the shopping leading up to christmas, the focus is now on returns. there are companies that

refurbishing goods in bulk. >> i am sure this is a good gif t, too, ok? >> a flashlight? erika: we have all been there, unwrapping a gift that we' ll be rushing to return, but where do all of those returns go? there are the popular retailers like amazon and home depot oh, which have returns. >> we check the items to see if a are complete. we repair them and then sell them online. erika: over $19 billion are expected to be returned. it is stuff that you have returned that retailers do not know what to do about it,

new life into items you did not want. phil: a teenager that survive more than early hours alone in the wilderness is now talking. >> i cannot bury him. phil: he describes the rescue that came just in time to save his life. then, new at 6:00 -- >> [sobbing] j.c.: only at 5:00, we are hearing from a westport mother about the fire that claimed the life of her son. phil: and the case against the

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phil: lost and alone for nearly 30 hours, a utah teenager is telling his story. j.c.: he was found just in time. antoinette: alai ive against all odds. he was sharing his remarkable

nearly 30 hours in the utah wilderness, brayden neilson. >> i started popping off shots, and then i started crying and freaking out. and twin it -- antoinette: been sent a text message to the brother saying he was fine. all alone, he kept walking, covering some 11 miles of frigid earth. >> i was just yelling as loud as i could. an toinette: nine hours passed before they spotted brayden, hypothermic and elucidating but alive.

i think he down me some help. antoine tte: their very own holiday miracle. >> i tell you what, i do not take were granted anymore. phil: and we continue to follow breaking news for you. j.c.: newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts right now. >> what it means for tomorrow' s commute. >> planes, trains, and automobiles. icy problems. >> only at 5:00 -- only on 5, a devastating fire. anchor

j.c.: breaking news, impacting the commute tonight. urgent tunnel repairs shutting down service between maverick and bowdoin stations. snow and slush making for a tricky morning commute. phil: and right now, it is a dicey commute home, because temperatures are plunging, some 10 degrees in 10 minutes. harvey begins our team coverage. , there is a freezing rain advisory? icy. the reason is we had an ocean wind. temperatures moderated for

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