ed: new food rules. exactly what you need to eat for a healthy diet. ed: breaking news at 11:00: new details about an explosion at a chemical plant in north andover. and how it happened. good evening. i'm ed harding. j.c.: and i'm j.c. monahan. it is still a busy scene tonight. wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is there with the breaking developments. john? john. j.c., there is extensive damage. it is so bad, fire investigators have not been able to get inside of that lab to determine exactly what went wrong. burned workers were rushed to the hospital and the three with the most critical were med flighted to boston flam center. >> the patient has was blast in railroad pressure as well as the kem can on the body. john: the workers were handling that chemical and it appears to have come into contact with water or air producing a powful explosion inside of the dow

>> the facility makes chemical used for the manufacturer of led lights, in this instance, something obviously malfunctioned and went terribly wrong the process caution explosion. john. the explosion destroyed that laboratory, shattered gls and debris injuring the workers inside. the force was powerful, even neighbors blocked away. >> we heard very loud boom and the house shook. john. hazmat crews had to take every precaution. first responders had to carefully treat the vick. >> they were washed with water for ex telephonesive period of time to remove any contain on the clothing or the bodies. >> investigators say they all serviced critical injuries. he is now determining why the chemical came into contact with water or air. investigators tonight do say this appears to be accident. the plant is going to be shut down tomorrow as they continue

live in north andover tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. j.c.: this is not the first time this plant has come under scrutiny. 5 investigates found a dow employee died in october 2013 from severe burns and injuries after an explosion in a lab at the plant. investigators found a chemical he was using was exposed to air or a cleaning solution and exploded. dow was fined $17,000 for safety violations. ed: a driver stabbed in a case of road rage. right now that other driver is on the run. the victim stabbed several times on a busy street at the height of rush hour. j.c.: newscenter5's jorge quiroga is live in braintree with what witnesses saw. jorge? jorge f. police believe the road rage started on granite street a quarter mile back, closer to the south shore plaza, it accepted right here, when the two drivers got out of this car and started to fight one of them had knife. [sirens blaring]

rage incident is still unclear. it turned into a crime scene. >> we pulled up there was man laying down. people ran up and started throwing lan ket on him. he seemed to be bleeding. someone said he when that middle of the street bleeding. jorge. both taking video of the gruesome scene on granite street in front of barn anobell off 128. the victim stag interests the car kept him on the ground. >> someone said there was something stuck in him. and people were saying. we saw the gy on the ground. they tried pulling whatever was out in him. they tried pulling it out. we doo hear him screaming. jorge. withses gave the description. the standing victim was taken to the hospital. this his nim and condition have >> yeah. they said it was still in him. the ambulance and paramedics came. they were trying to pull it out to stop the bleeding i guess.

people were coming out of random cars putting blankets on him. jorge: police telling us, the victim, the stack victim is a a 30-year-old man from randolph ap trans forked to the boston medical center. police, tonight, interviewing him as well as other witnesses and description of the other car involved has not been released. live in brain tree, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. j.c.: break news at 11:00. ed: a refugee who went everside. phil lipof here tonight. phil? phil: it, this investigation has been underway former than a year. the arrest in california and texas. the 23-year-old in california was busted for lying to imitation saying he went overseas to visit the grandmother and really fight in syria. the fbi says he started telling family members he wanted to travel to jair as early as october of 2012 aready canning to court documents he traveled

smuggled into syria. the government claims he provide stort a terror group that engages in terrorist activities. court documents show in the planning, he said various pessages to unidentified people overseas. fbi agents say on april 21st. we'll quote this for you? god willing you will with have the chance to shoot the most shots made in the life was the biggest battle. seven magazines and one breath just shooting, spraying, spraying. if convicted he faces a maximum of eight years in were ison $250,000 in finds. also today, by the way, connected to the first arrest the u.s. attorney in texas says 24-year-old from houston was indicted on three charges of trying to provide material to support the islamic state. j. temperatures are dropping around the area tonight. and there's a chance for some slippery spots in the morning. harvey's tracking that and wet weather on the way.

harvey: yeah. early tomorrow could be snacky in the spots. okay. let's show you temperature around the region. you will see. notice how boston is 32 but look at how far below freezing pan ny other areas are. worcester, 31 but they are 1,000 feet up. the cold air is near the ground. now notice providence town is 40 because the wind starting to come in. the water temperature still mild and help the coastal areas during the morning. right now, light mortally wind but going to shift to northeast fit. thats the thing to look for. boston temperatures hanging around freeze through the overnight and this the start of the morning commute as well as the shoreline moving up. but inland areas will be below freezing. as we get that north early wind clouds will come kip for it or around just after dawn. now it may produce the touch of drizzle, away from the coast, a would be freezing drizzle. even if that doesn't happen. because the air is starting to get more moist. it could cause black ice in spots during the course of

not likely to be widespread. but either a bit of black ice oar bit of freezing drizzle so we wan you to be aware of that possibility. lots of things to talk about that youd to the know. ed? ed: sky 5 over a police chase that ended on route 495 in middleborough. the incident began on route 6 in dennis, where police investigated reports of an armed man threatening to harm others. the suspect twice drove over spike strips that shredded the tires of his pickup truck. a replica handgun was found in the vehicle. the man's name has not been released, and he was taken by ambulance to a taunton hospital for evaluation. j.c.: that sound is the merciful end to another brutal day for your investments. the dow plunging nearly 400 points today. that's 900 points in losses to start the new year. traders are worried about china's economy. it could get worse tomorrow if the monthly jobs report misses the mark.

president obama explaining executive action and to field questions from who support and oppose it. kimberly corbin, nu a mother of two, was raped while she was in college. i have been unspeakably victimized once already. i retuesday let that happen to myself or my kids, so are can't the administration see that the restrictions tur putting to mack it harder for for me to own a gup or harder to take that where i need to be is actually my kids and i less safe. president obama: you certainly want to make sure if he gets released, that he cannot do what he did to you to somebody else. and it is going to be easier for us to prevent him from getting a gun if there is a strong back ground system in place. ed: the president took questions and spoke for more than an hour while this were members in attendance testimony the organization itself was invited

invitation. ed: donald trump discussed his own ideas in vermont today tonight. people boggan lining up before sunrise today to get a spot in burlington see the republican frontrunner. inside, trump's rally was like every other. was disrupted several times by protesterrance the message on guns was typically blunt. >> i will get rid of gun-fray zones. we have to. we need our guns. we heed the guns. whether we like it or not. we need our guns. ed: trump remains firmly ton top of the republican feed field the iowa caucus less in this a mnt anow. ed: hillary clinton is picking up a major endorsement. planned parenthood is backing the democratic frontrunner. the formal announcement will happen on sunday in manchester, new hampshire. it's the first time planned parenthood has endorsed a

primary. j.c.: on friday, miss identified the suspect as 40-year-old john fish are and 28-year-old john root. the men are stepbrothers. police posted photos and soon tips started coming in. security individual grow a target store shows the suspect buying items with the stolen credit card applies say the two men's crime spree hit several tons. the investigation continues. j.c.: 5 investigates that a man died early morning. 29-year-old sam don had been committed ap sent to the massachusetts treatment center in bridgewater. he had to be kept in the transport van because the centers with on lockdown due to disturbance. sources tell 5 investigates. he was inside of that van for more than two hours when the essex county transport officers. the sheriff's pokes person told us they performed cpr but dup died.

nbc is pulling the plug on aailation with channel 7. whgh has been home of the nbc programming for more than 20 years but nbc wants to own and operate its own station moving programming to wneu-tv, a mau hampshire station that currently broadcast telemundo. viewers then boston area would have to adjust a new channel number to foon the favorite shows? >> we have to make sure that the today show and jimmy fall on and football continues to be on free over the air television, not just on this station, but on every station. ed: whgh owner will fight nbc in courtp ap switchover will take police a year from now in january 2017. ed: next on wcvb newscenter 5: >> a secret service agent

ed: a secret service agent, months away from getting married, severely hurt in a

ed: new at 11:00, the fiance of a secret service agent speaks out for the first time about his long recovery ahead. garrett fitzgerald's life changed instantly during a crash in new hampshire last week. j.c.: his fiance is talking to newscenter 5's mary saladna. she's live at mass general tonight. mary? mary: j.c. and ed, the first thing notice when you meet her is the mile. next her positive energy. they are a reflection of her fiance.

he is a man that is in love with lav. mary. this. tonight, gar receipt fitzgerald rein mass in intensive care at mass general, unable to feel or move are the chest down, but that has not affected the spirit her to resolve to return to the job he loves. as a secret service age ent go. he is determined. he is determined. he is driven. s that how we lived this entire mary. fitzgerald was badly injured in a hed-on crash in new hampshire and traveling with four other agents, security detail for il ry kinton when a man with a long criminal record including recent her win charges crossed the center line and slammed into him. she says that isos just not who he and gar receipt are. >> negative energy doesn't get you anywhere. we are blessed am we're blessed people. have never been more thankful for the support we have received. mary. support from family, friends, total vangers. this go fun me site has raised

couple has planned the march 4th wedding but for now focus on garrett's recovery. the two refusing to see this as a setback, rather life's gps rerouting them a bit. i want people to see this. want them to go home. want them to hug their loved once in that hug i want them to feel grateful for those men and women that protect and serve us. mary: now garrett is making progress everyday. the immediate goal is to get out of intensive cir and get ina spinal injury rehab program. that is what they are, work on now. live at mass general tonight, mary sa plad. j.c.: great optimism. okay. just in time for new year's weight loss resolution them government is without new nutrition guideline. they are basic. eat the fruits and veggie and tray to eat lean meat. eggs are ok, too. do what you can to dut down on add sugar them gideons are a slight chance from the past.

have been looked at as a good food ver sauce bad fad or kinging on a certain new tree yip. this is looking at general pattern and patterns that could eat and include tons different foods. j.c.: do it in moderation. ed: a mu sticker. it is developed bay cosmetic company. it works with a smartphone app. the sticker, of course. offing does, right. it changes colors when expod to ultraviolent race. the wear uplows the picture to determine their level. then the company says having that information would increase the out of sun block. the stucker was introduced at the consumer electronic show this week. >> i can't have any sun ex pesh shoo you are without turning in a lobster. i mean, it is a big red pap. ed: i am longing for the day that. meteorologist: yeah.

that is sure? ment we have something aret toy see. a lot of beautiful cloud formations. the high thin cirrus clouds. a lot of folks capturing this. this is late afternoon toward evening. just beautiful colors. nice pink. really nice stuff. all right. it is clear. it is cold. right at the freezing mark in boston. you see the wind is late out of the north-northwest. by the time we get morning. the wind will have shifted to the northeast in boston. the wind direction very important. because with the northeast wind, its now above freezing. actually 40 in rov vincetown but very cold over the in terrier. obviously, the interior holds ton the cold longer so tomorrow morning, the shoreline will be around. just above freezing. even there, though. i would not completely raul out the chance of a touch of black ice because the ground is cold. inland areas will be below freezing. the black ice come p.m.s just because the moisture is increasing mare the ground even without precipitation or could be a slight touch of freezing driz physical the clouds thicken

either way, just use caution to be safe. these are afternoon temperatures that will bounce back up above freezing. here come the ocean clouds right around dawn and they pick up. once they come in, me go clouds for the entire weekend this time around. eventually some pockets of drizzle could come in we don't want any tomorrow there is tomorrow night and early saturday where a few pockets over the in arier could cause few slippery spots in this. eventually we will get a significant rainstorm in here. that is not until sunday. look that. untime for sunday morning. the rain starts to move in from west to east. there will be heavy downpours with it and could be embedded thunderstorm and all on sunday and with heaviest rain middaying there the area of physician and then ending last daring the evening hours on the cape. once it endses by the way. it starts turning col are again. a couple of thing. first of all the storm system

he with up with the warm air as the south coast will be. you could shoot easily to the 50's maybe near 60 and could be record breaking and going to be windy. just north of there. not as warm. but still, at least in the 40's in boston. most likely will make it to the 50's. the record by the way. 56 in boyston. 53 in worcester sunday. both could be challenged but not look you could en jay beautiful day. an in or more of rain coming your way. remember not only tomorrow morning. but saturday morning early. away from the coast. you have that possibility of a little bit of iciness or black ice or freezele drizzle. putt tomorrow, saturday morning are similar. then sunday, the rains come in. as we mentioned probably an inch or more. look at the change that comes monday. the jet stream shift and go back to colder weather we have wind annex week the entire week will be cold and temperatures at or below normal. time. tuesday night and wednesday morning.

storms could develop east probably won't get going so its beyond us. we may get a lilt about of it as it starts to develop. all week long. >> all right. we don't want it, harv. >> we don't want it. ed: a tv star wants you to know one thing tonight: he is not a bank robber. j.c.: the surveillance video that has people doing a double take. in less than a week, wcvb newscenter 5's 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 wcvb

>> microwho is best known for hosting dirty jobs wants to make something clear. he didn't rob a bank them? never robbed a bank. police in metford, oregon, sucker lated a picture. this is the picture they are circulating and i will be hobbest with you. that crook does the exact vem blence to mr. rose. something he was quickly i lettered to on social media by the way. i cannot deny there is uncanning resemblance. be on the look utfor somebody and less attractive. >> the gray hoodie. >> the baseball cap. rohan said he described something as between

that was filled a long time ago. >> interesting though. he put down the sweatshirt to be interviewed. >> saw the anti. >> yeah. >> yeah. >> so did raidy put a football uniform son in sure. hes with ton the field. a lot of injured patriots are capable of walk around. that is all they are doing these days.

>> celtics head coach brad stevens was not with the celtics for tonight's game in chicago. he was in indiana visiting a former player of his butler university, who is battling non-hodgkin's lymphoma and had bone marrow transplant in november. he had the celtics off to a quick start. i jay home mass to amyre johnson finishes the ply and gives the sell tks a ten-point lead but the bulls woke up. jimmy butler with

heaves it up. plus one. game tied at 43 and derrick rose gets inside. a nice spin move gets him there and a soft touch to finish he had 17 and now the bulls had ten-point lead. before they could wrap this one up. they made one more little run with a big three and sudden lay 6-point game. >> glimmer of hope. a chance to rally back to beat them on the home kurt and then not sop. the celtics lose 101-92. tom brady played in 29 postseason games which means he exactly two regular seasons worth of playoff games. three more games gets are. sure hope that ankles he kay. it seems to be. the swelling coming down with ice packs and serious lack of tomato. the patriots taking it ease say gain today with the second straight walk through and show be relaxing weekend for watching other players

>> i have been a fan of football. it is great we sit back this year. sit back, in roy the game. you know, pop a little sports trink. soda. lay back. watch the game. always ale to see the game there. >> extra week of rack is has got to be a big help. this the new comber came in with some familiarity with the offense but only played 33 snaps in two game and mixed reviews who runs hard but averaging under two and a half yards per carry and maybe he will become productive as he get gets comfortable. >> the guys nurse up and for me personally and allows me an extra week and getting comfortable jim the terminology wednesdayment cannot stretch that hard muff. i will try to learn it. >> the are you ones have played defensemap on the injured reserve. he will be out of a week.

it upper body injury. he suffered a concussion. washington will receive a two-game suspension before the hit replacing on the roster is the 19-year-old the newest members of the baseball hall of fame held a joint news conference in man manhattan. they will be enshrined july 24th are and took def different paths to cooperstown. he was the am m ber one everhaul pick in 1987 and the next year he was the 1390th player taken that is in the 62nd round and yet now a hall of famer in. that is sports. >> you never know. >> you never know. >> you never know. >> in the morning friday you get up ap go to thing. >> be carefulp case of black ice. tur. it candice receiving to play it safe. big rainstorm sunday. cold week next week. earlier.

patriots' game a week from saturday. meteorologist: i would be cold. ed: i will start to say a little more tomorrow. >> announcer: if you're looking to make more money and take control of your personal and financial future, then get ready, because than merrill, the