those patients went through a vigorous washing. >> for patients total, -- 4 patients total. they were decontaminated prior to coming into the emergency department. at three were transported to boston' s tertiary care facility for specialty care. sera: we have four people injured critically, two of them med flighted to boston. no concern of a leak or a spill to the area around the chemical plant. we are waiting for the state fire marshal to come out and give us an update on the situation. live in north andover, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: when that happens, we will bring it to you live. 5 investigates looking into this dow chemical facility and an explosion two years ago. jc: karen anderson joins us now

karen: a dow chemical employee died in 2013 after exposure of the plant. the man was making a chemical that is extremely flammable and hazardous. when it touches air or liquid, it instantly explodes. osha completed its investigation three month ago and found the company failed to ensure the equipment was adequate to prevent explosions. dow was fined $70,000 for the they shut down for several months while they evaluated changes to the cleaning process. karen anderson, 5 investigates. ed: breaking news from braintree person stabbed. street in braintree. state police are helping in the s unclear how badly the victim is hurt. we' ll be following this and bring you more as it comes in. jc: 5 investigates learning that

s department early this morning. kathy curran joins us with the exclusive information. kathy: we have learned the 23-year-old man was in the sheriff' s department custody because he is been civilly committed. he was being transferred in bridgewater. the center was on lockdown. he could not be moved and was kept in the van. dunn was inside the van for more than two hours when transport officers noticed he was in distress. a spokesperson for the sheriff tells us that the officers performed cpr, but he died. there is an investigation. kathy curran, five investigates. ed: a quiet move by boston mayor marty walsh is raising questions about whether text messages sent to and from elected officials

public. 5 investigates mike beaudet learning the mayor has now stopped deleting text messages so they can be released, even though governor baker still believes his text messages are off limits. >> do you think your text messages should be public? >> my work phone, absolutely. >> mayor marty walsh appears to be the picture of transparency, but months ago he was the leading text messages. reported -- repeatedly -- requests went unanswered. >> i did not always delete them. it was a habit. >> he was still leaving his text messages last year after university journalism students requested text messages about olympic bids and were told there were none. then they asked for all of their

told the same. there were no text messages. a message delivered across city hall -- it' s a different story on beacon hill, where the legislatures is exempt from the public records law and the governor says he is, too. he will not release his text messages, although he supports reforming the public records law, considered one of the worst in the country. >> i will comply with what the law says. it' s an important issue and i look forward to working with the legislature on it. >> why not text messages? >> we release what we believe where required and obligated to release. >> it is also worth pointing out that mayor walsh is a personal when i asked him which phone he on, he

his office is trying to figure out the easiest way to save and distribute information. mike beaudet, five investigates. jc: live now to and ever, talking about the dow chemical incident. >> we are aware of another incident that occurred at this facility october 2013. that incidents -- that incidents resulted in a fatality of a worker. we are in the review of the preliminary records. it does not appear to have a connection to the type of incident we are involved in at this time. as we move forward, we wl be doing a forensic review of the requirements of dow chemical in regard to our state fire code and other applicable codes.

on mitigation and stabilization. it is also fair to say at this time no residents in the area are in any danger at this time. >> can you give us a layman' s explanation of what happened? >> i think all we are prepared to say at this point -- we have not had direct access to the lab in question so we could analyze the chemical. preliminary information is this was a chemical that was reactive this chemical reacted with water , which resulted in the explosion. >> how big of an explosion was it? i know you were not inside, but was it an massive explosion that shook the building?

did the compression system go off? >> in brief terms, there' d does appear to be windows broken from the explosion, there does appear to be damaged to be lavish self in the way of protective hoods that come down from the explosion. we do believe at this time that the building is stable. there is no danger structurally, but there is substantial damage to the laboratory of health. at -- the laboratory itself. >> where they pulled out by their coworkers? >> i don' t know that. let' s see if the local responders know. >> we believe that the injured were ambulatory. >> they walked out on their own power? >> correct. >> [indiscernible] >> i don' t know the answer to

>> [indiscernible] >> i can' t. we don' t know. we know what the chemical is. i' m not going to talk too much about the chemical of this time. it is something my hazmat people are looking at. because this is a laboratory, i' m assuming it a chemical they use for some type of process, but beyond that we can' t say much about it. >> trimethyl aluminum we are talking about? >> absolutely. that is my understanding. >> it reacts with water? >> that' s correct. >> did it come in contact with it? >> again, part of the investigation, we do not know exactly what happened. the cause of the investigation was the coming together of the chemical and water that resulted in the violent explosion and that laboratory.

>> no, no, we were able to research very quickly. in a preliminary basis, our records from 2013, it was a totally different type of chemical, a different type of operation. >> were there any changes made after that 2013 incident that needed be put into place or not put into place? >> i don' t know at this point. >> did they have special suits when they walk in these labs? >> most of the time when they are working in the labs, they do not necessarily wear protective to -- ed: you have been listening to the state fire marshal with the latest on the dow chemical explosion. now we will move on to the news of the day is. the dow tumbling 200 days, the nasdaq and the s&p dropping as well.

>> the government taking a step back on cutting fat. harvey: and why there is a bit of a concern for black ice tomorrow morning and saturday morning. ed: head coach brad stevens will not be the head you got people working

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>> you are watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. jc: a shakeup in boston tv, nbc announcing that it will leave boston. kelley tuthill is live where the owner says it' s not a done deal yet. kelley: in the meantime he is reassuring that if it comes to it, he will operate an independent station focused on news.

may take longer to find it. comcast nbc universal made it official. starting january 2017, nbc shows >> they' positioning on the cable dial, and believe me, they will. at kelley: the last major shakeup was in 1994 when they took over the nbc affiliation. the owner reassured staff members, promising that the station will deliver more news to fill the holes caused by the lawson pro -- the loss of programming. nbc says the new network will be available over the air, but there are questions about how far the signal will reach. >> we have to make sure the today show and jimmy fallon and football

free, over the air television, not just on the station, but on every station area -- every station. kelley: to be clear, your abc programming will continue to air on wcvb channel 5, as it has since 1972. jc: what you should be putting on your dinner plate. ed: what you need more of them what you should skip. but let' s check the conditions at the ski resorts now.

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ed: cutting back on sugar, making sure that you eat your fruits, veggies and whole grains. today there are new nutrition guidelines out from the government, to help you stay healthy. newscenter 5' s pam cross breaks down what it means for your dinner. >> we' ve got the orange pepper in here. pam: this chef at boston public market is doing what experts say you should do and mixing it up. >> they are saying more color, do a lot of different things. pam: two key points, more vegetables and grains, limit meat and sugar. >> choose different colors. pam: i' m going to call that a ugly vegetable. what do you do with coal kohlrabi?

ships. so, you have both of the starches on that plate are low starches. they are low in fiber. about half of the plate is fruit and vegetables. it was found most people are not getting enough fruit and vegetables. increasing whole-grain consumption. the magic number is five. you will never get in trouble if you eat more. i always tell people start with five. pam: it is what your mom always said -- he your vegetables, variety, maybe a little less. ed: do me a favor. throw out the salt shaker. throw it out. throw it out. throw it out. [laughter] jc: we' re getting a lot of photos because it' s very pretty out there. harvey: yes, very pretty with the cirrus clouds. it'

but that is the pattern. boston is looking very, very nice. temperatures will be important as we go through tomorrow morning as well as saturday morning. i will explain in a moment. north at three miles per hour. notice in s. the air is still pretty dry. we are below freezing in many areas. right around the shoreline we will hover near or maybe a bit above freezing. the wind will start picking up slightly along the shoreline. everywhere else , above freezing. will we have precipitation at all. we may have a touch of freezing drizzle in a few spots tomorrow. that is why i want you to be aware there could be slippery spots or a little black ice here or there.

precipitating that you cannot even tell. the breeze will pick up a little bit. when that happens toward morning, that brings in the low clouds of the ocean. will it ring any moisture out of those clouds? there is a better chance -- when that northeasterly wind has been with us for a longer time, the clouds will squeeze out some of that drizzle which could be freezing drizzle over the interior. eventually we will get a significant storm out of this, but that will not happen until sunday. that is when the rains will get serious or at least significant. so, there you see it, one of our computer models, showing over an inch of rain, pretty widespread around the region. will he get really warm on sunday? it depends.

the cape is sure to. boston, it is a 50/50 deal. if it gets to the 50' s, that could be record levels where the record is 56 in boston and 53 and worcester. be careful tomorrow, just in case. that are day has a somewhat stronger sense -- saturday has a somewhat stronger chance of getting freezing drizzle with temperatures over the interior. sunday, a windswept soaker. temperatures due warm, but once we dry out overnight sunday night and monday with dusty winds, temperatures will abruptly be turning colder and we will be cold all of next week with just a chance there could be snow tuesday night from a pretty weak system. i will have a full update for you later tonight. i met meteorologist -- i am

>> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. ed: tom brady put down his grass-fed organic steak cooked in coconut oil and topped off with himalayan pink salt over quinoa and trotted out to practice again today. the patriots taking it easy today. brady getting ready to start his 33rd -- rob gronkowski probably plans on parking in front of the tv. >> it' s a great time to sit back and enjoy the games. you know, pop a little sports drink. a little pop or soda, lay back, watch some games. it' s always cool to see what the game is all about and just enjoy them. >> you get your bums and bruises. we take care of the bumps and bruises and take advantage of this week and watch the teams play.

peyton manning. they want to focus more on the good he did leaving an inspiring the broncos victory on sunday, instead of focusing on the guy who threw 17 interceptions in the first nine games. brad stevens will not be courtside in chicago. he was flown to indiana to visit a former player at that were university. andrea smith is battling non-hodgkin' s lymphoma -- andrew smith is battling non-hodgkin' s lymphoma. the assistant coach will service head coach tonight. the bruins have placed adam mclane -- adam mcquaid on injured reserve he' ll be out at least a week after taking this hit tuesday night. the bruins are calling it an upper body injury but the concern is that mcquaid suffered a concussion. and that is sports. tonight on newscenter 5 at 11:00, we' re on top of the two

a road rage ends with a stabbing in braintree. the hunt right now for the person who did it. jc: and 4 hurt from a chemical explosion in north andover. the search for clues into a

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that is happening in an hour or so. he told newscenter 5 he was invited because of his work to get guns off the streets. >> anytime you get to meet the president on an issue that you care, that is near and dear to your heart -- we have been on the forefront try to get guns off the street. ed: that town hall is at george mason university tonight and we will have complete coverage on newscenter 5 at 11:00. jc: and in less than a week, newscenter 5 launches two new newscasts. a fast-paced look at all the big news of the day at 4:30 in the afternoon. and more in-depth coverage at 7:00 p.m. it all starts next monday right here on newscenter 5. ed: and no big snowstorms between now and monday? harvey: no big snowstorms -- ed: no, no, no. harvey: there may be a few pockets of freezing drizzle, especially toward the coast. it will be mild.

it will feel like winter for sure. ed: even the following saturday when the patriots play? harvey: right now it looks very cold. ed: very cold? harvey: do you -- very frizzle? [laughter] ed: be doing this all night long. [laughter]

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