but no deaths. that' s really incredible. the cause is under investigation at this hour. phil? phil: thanks. we are breaking news out of new york. the man that you see here, and ex-convicts, claims to have received directions from an overseas member of isis and planned to carry out an attack in a bar in a rochester area. he allegedly bought knives and a machete for that attack. he was nabbed in an fbi staying -- fbi sting. jc: our first night coverage continues with karen anderson downtown. karen: there is no specific known threat to boston tonight. we were with the police commissioner a short time ago as he addressed his officers about tonight.

s police commissioner talking to his team on mass avenue before they disperse tonight. >> we' ve got to be out there. we' ve got to be visible. karen: highly visible. all around copley square, police k-9s. what you can' t see our undercover officers in all of the work behind the same. >> we are talking to the fbi, state police. everyone is working hard to make sure behind the scenes hitch. karen: a quick response to a report of a suspicious package, which turned out to be a false alarm. between this year and past years? stepped it up. everyone is on edge. we want to make sure we put

s fears at ease. we will have a strong presence. karen: that presence a reassurance to people who will not let a terror threat keep them home tonight. >> they handle things better here than anywhere. >> we have to continue to enjoy. >> tonight, we are boston strong. karen: wild tonight' s event is smaller in scope than in years past, the police presence is larger than ever to keep people safe. live in boston, karen anderson, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: the ice sculptures are still there but after four decades, first night is seeing some changes this year. newscenter 5' s sera congi continues our live team coverage from copley square. sera: one thing that does not change -- the fun. everyone having fun?

sera: one thing i am hearing, the weather is comfortable, drawing everybody in. boston' s first night is hitting all of the right notes. the relatively comfortable weather is drawing many for the first time to the new year celebration. >> i have no mittens. very comfortable. you don' t have to worry about that stuff. it was a great day. sera: but boston' s first night is taking a new shape. the celebration is focused on copley square and all of the events are no charge. >> everything is free and open to the public. sera: there are more ice sculptures than ever before, but the overall event has been scaled back. revelers are gobbling up what boston' s first night has to offer. >> it' s great for the kids. they can come out and see bands

>> happy new year! sera: a lot of events and activities through the day. everybody, how are you feeling? feeling good? [cheering] sera: how about a good happy new year for everyone? >> happy new year! phil: all right, happy new year. they had hats. they did not need mittens. it' not like years past. mike: no, this is really mild. people will go down tomorrow to see the ice sculptures. you have to see them quickly. this warm weather, they melt really fast, they become dangerous. they' ll have to take them down. at the harbor around midnight, cooler. wind chills and the 20' s at that point. on the cool side, but certainly not cold. 10 degrees above average.

we have seen days when it is warmer. i can remember really cold ones. you have readings in the 30' s, 40' s. some of us hit 50 degrees this afternoon. the skies are partly cloudy. they will clear out through the overnight hours. we will start with sunshine. a few clouds will pop up through the afternoon. overall, temperatures will struggle a little bit. then i have part of next week. jc: more it for mission and the death of an amherst student. climb the facade of the four seasons hotel.

. umass, just 20 years old. right now, state police are trying to identify a body found in the charles river in boston. area near the fiedler footbridge at 10:00 this morning. all police will say is that the body is that of a man. phil: the beloved nurse and hampton running just days before christmas has died. amanda turner russell died of injuries from the crash. she was a nurse in the neonatal intensive care unit at beth eight-year-old boy. she was hit around noon while running on a winter street. as of now the driver has not been charged. her identity has not been released. sky 5 over the scene of a roof collapse in somerville. the carriage house at the site of a former broom factory was undergoing work. no injuries were reported. crews were forced to tear down the two walls left standing

jc: take a look. re s gillette stadium. the nhl' s winter classic getting underway today. sportscenter 5' s bob halloran is live in foxborough where the patriots gave everyone a warm welcome. bob? bob: that' s right and the bruins are not the only ones excited to see their home ice moved to gillette stadium. bill belichick just could not resist. this is belichick early this morning before he flew down to florida with the patriots. the bruins head coach was at the patriots' practice yesterday. we did not see him skate that words or come to a screeching out there. >> it was enjoyable. in my book, it was unique and a

and to spend some time with him on the ice on my terms where i looked a little better was nice. bob: the ice conditions were pretty good out there. temperatures were cold. as they warmed up, the ice softened a little bit and that is something the players may have to deal with tomorrow. we will have more on that in sports. bob halloran, wcvb sportscenter 5. jc: this is what happens when people do not clear their cars of ice and snow. mike: mild for the day, but really tempered -- really chilly temperatures for the new year. jc: want to ring in the new year by chowing down on this burger? it' ll cost you. phil: why a cambridge restaurant

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visit ncicap.org] >> clean off your cars. it' s easy. it could save somebody' s life. phil: as you can see, it was a very dangerous drive for that andover man. his windshield shattered by a piece of ice as he drove down the highway. jc: new at 6:00, as he shows newscenter 5' s kelley tuthill, it could have been a lot worse. kelley: wait until you see the view from inside this scar. >> an suv pulled out in front of me. as i approached it, the ice slammed down on the windshield of my car here. kelley: all caps shirt on the dashcam in his era wagon. you have the radio on, but you don' t think you have any reaction? >> i stayed pretty calm. kelley: what kind of sound to it make?

kelley: fortunately he was not injured. arm was broken off. kelley: he has a dashcam for protection in case he was ever in an accident caused by someone else. it did not capture the other driver' s plate. >> i' m upset it happen, but i' m grateful it did not do more damage. clear off your cars. it' s easy and it could save someone' s life. kelley: kelley tuthill, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: at least he is ok. jc: he was so calm. no reaction, no flinch. phil: that could have been dangerous.

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phil: breaking news from germany. we want to keep you updated. police in munich warning of a serious terror attack. people are being asked not to gather in crowds there. jc: new at 6:00, a drone held police locate the body of a missing yarmouth man. william fleming had been missing. police found his body using bedroom. the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and death are an investigation. phil: controversy over a new bill by republicans in new hampshire that would make it

rest to in public. a gop sponsor of the bill fired back on facebook writing "if it is a woman' s natural inclination to pull -- we will paraphrase this -- pull her breasts out in public, then you should have no problem with a man' s inclination to stare at it and grab it." we are not correcting the typos. jc: police arrested a man with the help of police. he is wanted for several bank robbers -- bank robberies. he was tracked down to the holiday inn in lawrence after a tip came in. >> a gentleman noticed his picture. we set up surveillance on his room. he was taken into custody.

is sent out a tweet asking people to be alert. phil: new at 6:00. take a look at this video . this is from our partners at "wicked local." damage estimates are hundreds of thousands of dollars. the restaurant could be closed for weeks. and plenty of restaurants have special menus for new year' s eve. one spot is going all out for burger lovers. take a look at your screen. the beef from kansas is topped withkobr --with kobe beef and it sounds great. it comes with homemade chips and a pickle and a glass of champagne.

a foodie -- i know that white truffles are expensive. phil: i was never a fan of truffles, but i would take a bite of the burger because it was $175. jc: would you pay $175? phil: no, mike would pay for it. mike: hey, rough one for a barbecue today. interesting -- every day of this month except two, high temperatures above normal. this is going down for the record books. it' s been a really interesting year. you think back to february, it was the coldest february on record. also -- we will not forget about that 1 -- the record snowfall, over nine feet of snow. we were drive for the year.

we dropped to three degrees below zero. we are not looking at that terribly warm or cold all of a winter. although, early next week, it will drop offer a few days and warm up again. 50 in plymouth toward boston. very mild. still mild, 42 degrees. we do have a westerly wind picking up a little bit. so, if you are stepping out tonight, bundle up a little bit. the breeze will have a little bit of a bite to it. we have the clear cloud cover. tonight, we will call it partly cloudy skies. tomorrow, i think we start the day with sunshine, but we may see some of these clouds developing in the afternoon. it' of year.

s break it down in your seven-day forecast. 42 degrees tomorrow. if you are headed down to the winter classic. what a great day for a hockey game. what a great location for a hockey game. that westerly breeze will hold their most of the day and through the evening hours. although it says 38 on the thermometer, it will feel more like the upper 30' s or lower 20' s at times. on saturday, a new shot of cold air comes in. as this wave comes in, it could trigger off a flurry or two. that' s a possibility. monday though, a good chance we could see snow if you are at the coast. the wind will come in from the northeast. that air will

ocean water. but everything has to be perfect to get this ocean effect snow going. if the wind changes direction a anything. tuesday, it is cold. only 28 degrees for a high temperature, but then it changes. look at that. back in the 40' s. the coldest air of the season. i will have it update for you tonight at 11:00. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: welcome, everybody. we are live at gillette stadium, where the bruins alumni played the winter classic and the current bruins will play tomorrow against the montreal canadiens.

you move outdoors, you have a few unknowns. like sunshine. it was a strain on one layer of the ice. it would be unsafe to play in those conditions. among the unknowns now, game time. >> the sun should go down around 1 p.m. it should not be an issue. we were taking some shots at the end there, and you can see half of their shots -- that' s not good. >> is it going to be warm, is the ice going to be soft? are we sticking with the same time? there' s a lot of unknowns as we speak. bob: and here' s another look at bill belichick skating in a winter wonderland. he may have started off a little rusty and the skates he was

he would be used to but by the , end of his morning skate he looked like he was ready for the power play. >> you know what i saw from him to be honest, the second he put his skates on to how he finished, he improved quite a bit. i wish my players could improve that quickly. bob: and you don' t have to ask to see the rask mask. that' s a task we' ve already done . t like to change his mask very often decided the winter , classic deserved a souvenir and a tribute to tom brady, rob gronkowski and all the patriots. our trainers signed it. he just had to approve it for me and the patriots players. but yeah, we wanted to add to their success in some of their players. and make them the biggest part

bob: and we learned last night that brad marchand will not be allowed to participate in the winter classic. marshy gets a 3-game suspension for his clip on the senators dave borowecki tuesday night. marchand considered a repeat offender is also a repeat >> i' about the situation. intent for him to take a hit. bob: and now to the alumni game that just finished. number 77 -- rene rancourt does not get to spend tomorrow. nhl production, blah, v blah. he got his fist pumping in today. bruins'

puck off the mouth he would be without one tooth. it was a great way to get the winter classic started. of course, they will wrap things up tomorrow. that is it from gillette stadium. back to you. phil: all right, the loss of a tooth in hockey. jc: he looks marvelous, darling. at 11:00, we are following the breaking news on a terror threat in europe. plus, first night in

mike: first night, nice and quiet. jc: can' t beat that.