>> heather with breaking news. new information in? >> we've learned that secretary of state john kerry has been talking with iran's foreign minister to get those sailors and boats released. one of the vessels had mechanical problems in the persian gulf and apparently drifted into iranian waters. right now forces are holding those two boats and the 10 americans who were aboard. iran claims the sailors are being treated properly. >> breaking news. sky five over beacon street in boston. two pedestrians have been hit by a car. on scene there are ambulances, police and firefighters and the driver did stay at the scene. no word on the condition of the victims but we'll continue to follow this. >> 38 degrees in need ham. a different story in worcester

way. >> we haven't really gotten started yet in boston but it's obviously started in worcester, you can see that. snowing pretty hard right now and the higher elevations is where it's the coldest and having the greatest road impact. when you get intensity of snow like, that it can at adhere to surfaces very quickly. looks like the rain-mix is going to set up somewhere along i-95 and 12 initially. it could always slim to snow. the air above us is plenty cold to support snow but the low level wind is coming in from the ocean, which is very warm. east coastline of massachusetts is where the temperatures are a little mild. either wet snow or rain but not as much overall impact. notice southern worcester county, northwest rhode island,

been snowing at a pretty good clip for the last hour or two the deeper blues and purples are the heaviest snow. providence up to government, i-95 points south and east are above freezing. we have that mix around boston and providence. may flip to all snow even near the coast later on but i don't think the temperatures will be that cold. this is all done way before tomorrow morning. anywhere from nothing to maybe up to an inch along the coast, boston to points south and east. when you get beyond 495 and the hillier terrain of worcester county that's where you get a heavy coating, perhaps as much as two inches in spots.

traffic for most of the morning on 128 in lexington. police say a 20-year-old wayland woman and a 27-year-old dracut man were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. investigates are trying to determine which vehicle was in the wrong lane and why. >> a new hampshire man convicted in a brutal child abuse case has lost his trial -- new trial. >> he was accused of beating james nicholson so badly that the boy suffered severe brain injuries. the court claims a mistake was made. linscott's testimony helped convict dow. today's decision follows a panel rerues -- refusal to reduce

>> also, the new hampshire woman charged in the drug overdose depth of her teenage daughter will remain behind bars. she faces several charges in connection with her death in a rochester motel last fall. last fall her sentence was reduced and she may still face federal charges. >> the new hampshire man convicted of murdering a massachusetts college student wants his conviction overturned. he's serving a life sentence for the 2000 rape and murder of a university of new hampshire stufpblete. his appeal was filed today but the reasons for the appeal are not being made public. a retired springfield periphery is accused of stealing hundreds of thousands from the department. kevin burn ham is free on re cog

he's charged with stealing $400,000 from the evidence room. he's pleaded not guilty. >> state regulators are again raising concerns about daily fantasy sports. >> still to come, the detective today and the new rules that may be put into place. >> plus, the efforts by bill cosby tonight to get the charges against him thrown out. >> and the global push tonight to make the wish of this little rhode island boy come true. how you can take part. but first, a live look from the roads this shot from along the pike. the snow making for a messy commute in some parts of the state. here's a live shot at the expressway. things are moving well there. he's -- here's a look at the roads in and around boston. we're looking at the drive time north bound. about 35 minutes upper deck.

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>> the attorney general's office held a public hearing today on regulating fantasy sports websites, including boston based draftkings. they say they're trying to protect consumers from unfair practices. some of those proposed rules include no game play by minors.

the age of 21 in this case. draftkings takes issue with that and says it's self-regulating. >> we're concerned with the regulation that limits deposits to no more than $1,000 a month. that is unnecessarily low. some of the proposed regulations, including the pan -- ban on college sports attempts to solve a problem that does not exist. >> we are essentially in massachusetts doing the biggest expansion of gambling in state history. we're opening internet gambling into every living room, bedroom, and smart phone in massachusetts. >> even though the hearing is over, the a.g.'s office will be accepting written comments until january 22nd 6. >> former nba starla mar odom continues to recover from a near fatal drug overdose and today federal prosecutors revealed they will not file charges

reblood sample revealed high levels of cocaine but prosecutors say he wasn't in possession of the drug temperature and they can't prove he took cocaine at the brothel. george washington university is now the latest to rescind bill cosby's honorary degree. the school changed it mind after hearing from former and current students who are survivors of sexual assault. in the meantime, cosby continues to push to throw out the charges against him. his lawyers say the prosecutors are flip-flopping in the agreement that prompted cosby to testify in a related civil suit. a federal panel of experts finalizing the guidelines now for mammogram screenings. >> ahead, the relation -- recommendations for woman. >> need help finding your lost pet? there is now an app for, that

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don't know how the victims are doing. you can see traffic is getting by on the left. obvious avoid this area if you can. >> pope francis has released a new book today in 86 countries, "the name of gold is mercy. it calls for understanding and compassion for those who break rules or fall short of its ideals. >> vice president biden sharing a private moment to cnn. he described the president's reaction when he confided to him that he might have to sell his house to support his ailing son's family. >> i said my concern is if bowe resigns, there's no -- nothing to fall back on, his salary and i said i worked it out. i said jill and i will sell the house and we'll be in good shape. when i got up he said promise me

he's going to be mad at me. he said i'll give you the money. don't, joe, promise me. >> as you know, his son lost his battle with brain cancer last june. congress may soon review if it's costing the government too much money to make nickels and pennies. it costs nearly two cents to make a penny and eight cents to make a nickel. it's up to lawmakers to decide if any changes should be made to the coins. >> anyone who's ever lost a dog knows how heart wrenching it can be. there's a new smart phone app that uses spatial recognition software to help recover their friends. you take a photo of your pet and that photo is scanned into the system where it can be matched with thousands of images. >> the public can use to

dog ever runs away they can post that their dog has been lost. it's amazing to see anybody get reunited with their pet. it's a member of their family. >> dozens of pets have already been reunited thanks to recover. it takes just minutes to accept -- -- set up. >> anything to help you get your pet back. now it's reached us a little bit, right? >> the snow? it's here. >> snowing lightly in need ham and in sharon. reports about a half inch of snow in worcester and there is some snow on some of the main roadways in worcester. i'm sewer the secondary roads are covered at this time. very interesting system, very small and quick moving. not going to dump big amounts of snow but the evening commute affecting some areas more than others. look at this, southeast of nantucket, that is thunderstorms. that shoals there's a lot of energy with this system. it has the rain area and the

the thunderstorm is well south and east of nantucket. however, we also see the rain area around providence be you snow farther to the north. temperatures mild around the coastline but it's warm above us. you can still get snow and snow and rain mix but once you get away from the ell -- coastline is where you have the biggest impact of the snow. time for the evening commute. however, back in here, that is basically the arctic front and that's snow squalls that are falling across bing hamton, new york, right now. there is that front and behind that front is air is very cold and windy and that's what we're going to have tomorrow. see how the temperatures drop off. nine in chicago and two in minneapolis. once we get our period of snow and rain this evening. maybe some of us get a snow squall tonight.

tomorrow. temperatures knocked down a little bit along the coast when the snow and rain hit. west and above freezing across strong southerly wind gusts. bridgeport, new york and island as well. around our area the winds are much light. here's a close look at our doppler radar live. notice the rain in providence. that rain is still around i-95 roughly at this time. south and east rain could be mixed with or flip to snow. southeastern massachusetts and then we do have some snow but not as heavy and then it's going to be ending. the question is will we get one of those squalls that make it all the way to the berkshires. that would be early in the

north and east anywhere from a good coating up to two inches in spots. could be nothing because of borderline. up to an inch in pockets along the borderline. north to maine, the storm will definitely intensity. take you to the temperatures. i-95 south and east stays above freezing but freezing and below farther to the north and west. all of us below freezing in the morning and it's windy. it will be breezy and quite cold on thursday. a couple of very cold days coming up. basically, one storm in the secondary that's forming. all that goals away and allows the wind and cold to replace it those couple of days. notice on friday the temperature starts to moderate a little bit and that's important because that's going to make it very borderline on saturday, saturday morning and mid day when we have

us with strong northeast winds on the coast, a heavy mix. rain or snow or a mix. well south and east the best chance of getting that in a liquid form. what does that mean for the patriot game? right now that storm should be winding down around that time. i'm not sure what will have fallen at this time but there's a chance it will have ended snow where cold air working in a strong norly wind. early next -- northerly wind. early next week, the coldest weather of the winter so far, it looks like. >> the air force is proving what it -- previewing a what it expects to be a busy year. space x has planned 20 unmanned rocket launches. including one that will take supplies to the international

united has also planned launches. speaking of space, check out this new image of saturn. look at how clear that is. nasa releasing a new view of the red planet taken by the cassini spacecraft. the camera took this picture last year. >> a virginia teen honored for an incredible act of heroism. her strength ended up saving six lives. this is shahar lot heffelmire in involvement she managed to lift a burning putt off her father. got it outside of the garage. then got the rest of the family out of the house, grabbed the hose and got the fire out before the firefighters arrived. charlotte -- charlotte is on break -- was on break at the time from the naval -- air force academy.

himself in but a man wanted for drunk driving in ohio is ready for his close-up. >> this is chris pug's mug shot taken before a scheduled court date and then after intentionally skipping the hearing, he took this picture to police saying it's better than his "terrible mug shot." it's still not clear where he is but a warrant is out for his arrest. new advice for women on when to start getting mammograms. >> coming up, the final guidelines released by a panel of national experts. >> coming up tonight at 6:00, of a teenager who was shot inside his own home. you'll hear a family's plea to keep a convicted killer behind bars. plus, boston police now investigating a viral video showing a suspect mashing and

>> a recall of children's cough syrup is expanding tonight. cvs is joining several other national chains in recalling the direction -- medications which included mismarked cups. you can find the full list of

website. >> a major group of experts put out new guidelines about mammograms. >> we're now seeing the final guidelines from the u.s. present active services task force. the panel reeaffirming the position that women should start getting mammograms until age 50 and start getting screened every other year until age 74. it leaves open whether woman women should start discussing with their doctors starting mammograms earlier. critics say giving 50 as the age to start threatenens women who have breast cancer in the background. >> new at 5:30, helping make the wish of a little rhode island

>> 8-year-old dorian wants to be famous all around the world. he's fighting a second bout with a soft tissue cancer. his dream of reaching fame is gaining momentum on social media with the use of the hashtag be d-strong. people are all over are taking part. and recently rob gronkowski visited him at his home in westerly proving that he, too, is d-strong. go, dorian. >> new tonight, breaking news from boston. two ped stens hit by a car. right now. >> now, a quick hitting round of snow and rain moving through and the kind of wind and cold that will follow. >> dating a.m. users attack. a warning after two victims were robbed and stabbed. >> caught on camera, the new investigation into a scary scene in door chester.

the gun battle that sent -- flying into their homes, injurying a teenager. >> winter weather moving in right now. some spots already seeing the snow falling. bits of snowe and rain moving in on us right now. >> as you look live right now at the snow? worcester. harvey, a quick hit, not too much know? >> not too much but the timing is stuff -- tough. parts of our area colder than other parts. as we look at radar, notice the blues and whites. that's the snow area. also notice the rain around providence, rhode island. the mix line is close to i've 95 although the reports we have so far, around blue hill and sharon and need ham is all starting out at snow, even though the temperatures are several degrees

is cold. it may be snow along the i've 95 corridor at first. around the water's edge it's going to be harder for it to accumulate. there are going to be bursts. you see them here in eastern connecticut. some started out as rain. it got heavier and flipped over to snow. where do we go from here? this is basically -- i mean, this area here is the core of it. that's all in the next couple of hours for us. some of us get rain. southeastern mass and the came. some of us get rain and then to the north and west, especially 495 and beyond and the higher elevations is where the hilly terrain and the snow is sticking to more roadways. around 8:00 tonight, close to i've 95 or southeastern mass where the mix is but everything is going to be winding down quickly.