contract with that van company. foxborough's police chief is defending his department's handling of the chandler jones incident. the pats' star reportedly suffering a reaction to synthetic marijuana when he appeared at the foxborough police station in a confused state. he flatly denied allegations of a cover-up. >> it was a brutal wrap-up to the week on wall street. the dow plunged 293 points. oil below $30 a barrel and a dip in retail sales. stocks across the board are down 8% since the year began. >> what's up, though, the temperatures today. doesn't sound like for but -- >> we'll take it! >> exactly. we have rain on the way? >> a couple of things to watch. temperatures tonight in this area i'm showing you here could be flirting with 32 degrees and drizzle could commence around or after midnight. as a precaution, there is a winter weather advisory, because there could be a touch of

there's also the possibility that you see the the area most likely to experience that. there's also the possibility when the main storm occurs. there could be a flip to heavy, wet snow, especially in the brookshires and the region of new hampshire. those are the best chances of getting a few inches of heavy, wet snow. east of there, if it comes down real hard, mid- to late morning, there may be a temporary mix or change to wet snow before it ends as light rain and we're done. this is the storm as it comes up the coast. here is your timeline. midnight, precipitation is approaching. a mix out of the berkshires. and as i mentioned, heavy stuff in terms of rain, eastern, southeastern mass. it will be a done deal before the patriots game begins, probably making that by a couple of hours. >> a west boylston teacher is off the job tonight. newscenter 5's jack harper explains that police and school administrators are investigating

>> there's a big reaction from my son and his friends. they can't believe any of it. reporter: ray douglass says the alleged victim is a senior, a friend of her son's. >> i think we need to take time and get the facts. we don't know what the facts are yet. my son adores the teacher. my son adores the boy. reporter: we know a male special education teacher has been placed on administrative leave after an allegation of improper behavior by a teacher toward a student. >> are you concerned as a parent, but you trusted the school and the police department are doing the right thing. >> so you'll wait and see what happens? >> wait and see. reporter: from west boylston police, we are investigating and hope to thoroughly vet the information told us by the student. >> disappointed and angry. a bit of both. reporter: multiple parents told us the teacher is loved. they can't believe it's true. ray douglass, one of those who is hoping it's not. >> i'm not going to overreact and ruin somebody's career because i had a reaction. i

happened and then make a -- an informed decision. reporter: parents tell us the issue is an inappropriate message sent by the teacher on a computer. if that's true, investigators should be able to recover it. in west boylston, i'm jack harper, wcvb newscenter 5. >> right now, there is a warning to be careful and move over on the roads. in new hampshire this week, a state trooper was hurt when his cruiser was hit by a tractor-trailer. look at the damage to the back of it. police say with the winter weather on the way, there may be more vehicles stopped on the side of the road this weekend. the tilton, new hampshire, police chief says many crashes in bad weather can be prevented if drivers would just pay attention. >> we probably worry more about getting hit by a car than shot most days. statistically, we're probably eight times more likely to get killed or seriously injured by a motor vehicle while we're on the side of the road than we are shot. >> so that's new hampshire. massachusetts has its own move

give emergency workers extra room, or you can face a $100 fine. >> new at 5:30, police in new hampshire are warning consumers after credit card skimming devices were found at several gas stations. police say the skimmers were inside the self-serve pumps in very difficult to detect. the police recommend using a credit card instead of a debit, paying inside instead of at a pump and continuously, of course, checking your statements. >> so powerball fever living on! days after the historic jackpot. >> and we're still talking about it, because now we want to know who got all that money. ha ha! exactly. one couple came forward today but two other lucky ticket holders remain. why we may never know who they are. >> t riders may be getting a refund. the mistake that could put money back in your pocket. >> a donation to make life easier for the man who inspired

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the national retail federation reports sales totaled more than $600 billion. online sales, included in the overall number, did rise 9%, even more than expected. >> this is such a funny story. the response of a st. louis dad to his son's request for an advance on his allowance. it's gone viral. the boy wanted $20 but got this denial letter from the c.e.o. of dad's savings and loan. he said, apparently i look like i'm in money. the denial cited the son's insufficient funds, probably more important, his history of not doing his chores. the letter says he can certainly complain, appeal to the complaint department, and that would be... >> mom. >> yes. just like the complaint department in my house. >> and my house. exactly xl. >> we'll see what mom says. you know, my sister sent me a letter just like that after i borrowed money from her. >> she wanted it back. >> there was interest, a

ha ha! when i was a kid. but i love this, right? from dad! >> you know what? i still think, in the end, mom always knows best. >> so true. >> she's got the final word. anyway, you know, i don't know how you feel out there or how you've felt about the temperatures, but we're running on average about 10 degrees better off than we were yesterday at this time. even so, we still have a little bit of caution, especially across north central massachusetts, interior and southern new hampshire. jafly is -- nature manchester is just a little above. wooster is just a little above. not going to -- drizzle not going to happen down here. the breeze off the water, with the water temperature of 45, will keep the temperatures safely above freezing there. the winter weather advisory initially is for after midnight tonight, for a period of freezing rain and freezing

pockets in this area. again, it's not likely to be widespread through the entire area but it could happen. it's also issued because there may be some wet snow involved in the second half of the storm, especially in the higher elevations out here. so that's the overview. again, those potential little icy spots scattered about in this region for later on tonight and possibly first thing tomorrow. but the main storm action is going to be coming up the coast and that's going to give a good swath of moisture in here, once we get to after midnight tonight for the start and then sometime fairly shortly after noontime tomorrow or 1:00 for the end. here is the storm. it's going to be small but intense. the heaviest rain is likely to pass through southeastern mass and the cape. in the wee hours of the morning, perhaps when many of you are sweeping, the rain will get way. it does look like there's going to be a period of heavy rain mass and the

from about the worcester hills and especially the berkshires, it's going to be borderline in temperature. when it lets up, it's going to be rain or borderline freezing rain. this will continue, at least through midmorning tomorrow. then the very last punch of moisture, late tomorrow morning toward noontime, colder air is going to be drawn down from above and there might even be wet snow before it quits. that's a mix and that's snow and that's rain. how can it be raining in worcester and snowing closer to boston? i'm not saying that will happen, but if it does, it will be intensity related. higher elevations are colder and the intensity of the presip can bring it down. generally, this is still going to be mostly rain for most of our area, and it is out of the way before the game is played. best chance nor a few -- for a few inches, berkshires and possibly

of worcester county. there would be one period of strong wind until early afternoon, on the cape and island. you've got rain in the morning, gusty winds, but it will be dying out through the course of the afternoon. the breeze also be settle down. a bit of a breeze for the start of the game. not much wind for the end. some of the wind is going to be heading down our way from canada for the first half of next week. here's a look at the next seven days. what's most important is the storm is gone before the game. i'm estimating about 37 for the start of the game. about a 15-, 18-mile-per-hour wind but down to 10 miles per hour by the end of the game. sunday will not be that cold. , but late sunday night, there can be snow squalls in the area. it's going to be ushering in bitterly cold air monday night and early tuesday, the very coldest, when there will be temperatures dropping down to the single digits with gusty

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supporting actor. reaction was swift and searing. it's actually worse than last year, tweeted the creator of the viral hashtag #oscars so white, now making a repeat appearance. reverend al sharpton calling hollywood fraudulent. >> i think this is both a hollywood problem and an oscars problem. reporter: they have sought to make oscars more diverse. >> we are getting louder and louder and we're going to continue this conversation and we're going to do more than just talk. we are going to be doing. reporter: unafraid to push it himself, shyy rack director spike lee urged change. >> it's easier to be the president of the united states as a black person than be the head of a studio. >> you can watch the academy awards sunday, february 28, 7

>> sean penn is now saying he has regrets about his interview with el chapo. penn says the meeting was intended to start a conversation about the american policy on the war on drugs. he tells journalist charlie rose his meeting with the drug kingpin had nothing to do with his capture. >> we had met with him many weeks earlier, on october 2. in a place nowhere near where he was captured. we're not smarter than the d.e.a. or intelligence. we had a contact, upon which we were able to facilitate an invitation. >> penn goes on to say in his article "failed," he believes he was set up by the mexican government. he believes they released information about his meeting because they were humiliated by the notion someone found him before they did. >> extra support tonight for the man who inspired the ice bucket challenge. >> we're talking about pete frates. the donation that will hopefully make

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>> this photo of a bride and her service dog is capturing the hearts of so many on social media tonight. valerie says she couldn't celebrate the big moment without the help of bella, whose head she is cradling in this picture. the photographer posted the wedding photos on sunday. by thursday, the photo of her and bella had been viewed more than one million times! >> how could it not? >> also tonight, financial strains are growing for pete frates, the local man who inspired that huge ice bucket challenge. >> his family says all the medical equipment he needs is sending their electric bills sky-high. a new friend is making a generous offer to help offset those costs. reporter: installing solar at the home of pete frates will soon put the brakes on the meter which revolves at a dizzying pace. >> he has no ability to control and regulate his temp. as such, we run both

and air-conditioning constantly. reporter: pete's round-the-clock care for als requires machines that run a lot of electricity. caregivers are always on hand. sometimes the electric bill hits $1,000 a month. chris met pete and his wife at a birthing class, for their 16-month-old daughter lucy. boston solar saw the need and decided to help, donating a top of the line solar array of 40 panels to harness the sun's energy and reduce their electricity bill to pretty much zero. >> once we understood their company's philosophy, we were overwhelmed with gratitude. >> we wanted to be good neighbors and support those who inspire us. this came to the top of the mind of what they have done to inspire the world. >> for them to identify that this utility cost is a financial burden on the als family is

reporter: in beverley, todd kazakiewich, newscenter 5. >> what a spectacular thing to do! he inspired so many, helped so many. it's his turn. >> a little giving back, absolutely. newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts right now. >> now, on newscenter 5 -- >> only on 5, the foxborough police chief on his handling of the chandler jones incident. and new information on the injured rob gronkowski. two big stories on the road to the super bowl. brewers at 6:00 -- breaking news at 6:00. a van full of students crashes. the charges and swift action taken by the school. >> stormy start to the weekend. rain is on the way. which areas could also see some wet snow. >> life in the fast lane! a little boy battling an untreatable cancer gets to live out a dream. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> beginning at 6:00, with breaking news, a judge has denied

bomber his request for a new trial, the judge also ordering dzhokhar tsarnaev to pay more than $101 million in restitution. >> paperwork filed says the money would be divided among 49 victims. the amounts going to them would range from $120 to more than $8 million. an additional million dollars would go to the massachusetts victim compensation fund. >> we're also watching weather. we're bracing for a saturday >> harvey leonard tracking it right now. most people won't see any snow, just rain? >> mostly that's correct. but there is a winter weather advisory for this region. going into effect at 11:00 tonight, lasting until noon tomorrow. initially it's for the threat of freezing drizzle on toward and beyond midnight. temperatures in this area will be near 32. pockets will be under. others will be a little above. this is the most likely area, north and west of 495. but there's also going to be heavy precipitation.