we're going to watch this storm system for you. timetable is saturday into sunday. notice before we even get to that storm temperatures staying below zero so the wind, the cold is the story for the next couple of days. we'll break it down right now as >> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." randy: a test for the "t." the cold doesn't derail the commute. emily: we're getting a first look at a newly-freed man as we learn more about his captivity. new details on a hingham native's struggle behind bars in iran. himself. a hiker's regrets after an avalanche on the eye for this tuesday morning. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." >> funny daddy. >> it's a true story (laughing) emily: this little girl thinks her father is pretty funny. but what he's saying doesn't even count as a "dad joke."

good morning. i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. it's a very cold morning, cindy. cindy: it's the wind. it goes right through you. if you have a hat, a scarf. randy: everything. the whole arsenal going. cindy: you need it all this morning. you just can't layer up enough because it will be cold all day long. the wind chill right now is zero in boston but it is below zero north and west of town. feeling like seven below in worcester. that, of course, due to the winds. per hour. wind advisory all day long. the potential for gusts reaching 50 miles per hour as we get into the afternoon. so it will be tough all day long. actual temperature is 11 in worcester. 17 in boston. we have teens all the way down to the cape. with high pressure to our west nosing in, we are going to see some sunshine today, but it is going to be ineffective and in really warming us up. notice temperatures staying in the teens until about noontime. then we just creep into the lower 20's. sun and clouds today, but that wind chill is going to hover

this morning. in fact by noontime, it's only feeling like it's in the single digits above zero near the coastline. still feeling like it's below zero just a bit over the interior and the wind chill doesn't get much higher throughout the afternoon. you want to dress for wind chills no higher than the single digits out there today. let's get you out to the roads right now and see how we're dealing with the cold on the roads this morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy. we're taking some time to warm up those cars. look outside. here is a check for you of the zakim bridge. we don't have that right now. we'll show you that shortly. the maps showing a quiet start. no troubles as you make your way into boston. not a whole lot of construction to contend with this morning. west of town we're watching that one project on 128 south by route 2. that should be clearing any minute now. two left lanes are closed for the overnight hours. as you head southbound 93 out of methuen all the way down to the leverett connector, everyone getting by at the speed limit. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. emily: thank you. right now commuters are bracing for what could be a tough ride

randy: the "t" and bitter cold do not mix. the eyeopener's sera congi is live in quincy with the plans in place to prevent problems this morning. sera: randy and emily. as many commuters know the cold weather and the mbta don't always mix, but the "t" is hoping that steps they've taken and a new plan that they've put in place will help prevent any problems this morning and the rest of the week. overnight we saw empty red line trains running through stations in an effort to prevent problems later this morning. that will keep the equipment and the tracks warmed up. this comes just weeks after cracks in red line tracks-- likely because of the cold-- triggered disruptions on that problem-plagued line. on the same day an empty commuter rail train derailed on the haverhill line causing a ripple effect of delayed and cancelled trips. the state said then this does not mean the new winter resiliency plan put into place for this year isn't working. that includes more than

infrastructure, upgrade snow removal and de-icing equipment, and improve storm operations. the "t" has also promised improved communication when bad weather hits. we'll keep you posted on any problems we see today. live at the quincy t-stop, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: today the first hearings are scheduled for a new mbta service that's already on the chopping block. the t's fiscal control board wants to eliminate late night service on weekends. the board argues that the service, which is subsidized by the state, has had relatively low ridership. two public hearings will be held at the state transportation building today with a third scheduled for tomorrow in cambridge. right now convicted killer aaron hernandez is getting ready to head back to court. a date could be set today for his next murder case. hernandez will be on trial for a 2012 double murder outside a boston nightclub.

the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. emily: right now we are learning new details as a hingham man spends his first days home with his family, including new insight into his life in a notorious prison. his south shore community, just happy to have him home this morning. the eye's doug meehan is live in hingham with the questions still left unanswered. doug: hi, emily, good morning. matthew trevithick returned home an iranian prison. but his family still doesn't know why he was taken in the first place. the 30-year-old declined comment as he arrived home last night. but his family tells "the herald" he lost 12 to 13 pounds in captivity. they knew something was wrong when they hadn't heard from him in 24 hours. they say he always got in touch once a day because, as an american, he was being monitored. he's not ready to talk about it yet, but he's getting a lot of support. >> we are happy that he's home, yes. we're very happy for them. they've been very private about it.

doug: his family was encouraged not to talk about trevithick's imprisonment to ensure the safest possible outcome. the family says he's doing well after getting some much-needed u-burger and dunkin' donuts. live in hingham, doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: doug, thank you. helping in the search for a hingham marine and eleven others missing since two helicopters collided in hawaii. twelve crew members were aboard those two marine choppers when they crashed thursday night. searchers found life rafts yesterday that were carried on the aircraft, but still no sign of the crew. corporal christopher orlando of randy: tonight boston mayor marty walsh will deliver his state of the city address. a group of parents say they plan to protest the symphony hall event because of concerns over education cuts. walsh plans to address the city's schools in tonight's speech in addition to innovation, housing, and crime

you can watch the mayor's speech right here on channel 5. coverage begins at 7:30 right after newscenter 5 at 7:00. new this morning. at a plan that would hike taxes on the wealthiest residents of massachusetts. the proposal would scrap the state's flat tax code and create a two-tiered system. it would increase taxes by 4% on anyone earning over a million dollars. even if it's approved by the legislature, this could be a three-year process. it would still need to be approved by voters as a ballot question. emily: commitment 2016 and a crowded campaign trail as candidates make a last-ditch effort to secure votes in new hampshire and iowa. and that also means things are getting very heated. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the new skirmishes. erika: it's less than two weeks now until the iowa caucuses so all the candidates are in a sprint for support. republicans ted cruz and john kasich are in new hampshire today. donald trump and democrat bernie

as for the republican frontrunners, the war of words between trump and cruz is at an all time high. at liberty university monday trump made an appeal to evangelical voters calling for christian unity. meantime cruz responded to trump calling him a nasty guy who nobody likes. trump: two corinthians, right? two corinthians 3:17. that's the whole ball game. where the spirit of the lord, right? cruz: donald seems to be a little rattled. erika: as for the democrats, bernie sanders and hillary clinton now appear destined for a long primary fight. on the campaign trail monday, sanders blasted clinton for getting speaking fees from big banks, clinton, not attacking sanders, continued to argue her experience sets her apart. new numbers show police in hundreds of guns off the streets. "the herald" reports nearly 1,000 pistols, shotguns, and assault rifles were confiscated in almost 130 cities and towns last year. the data was filed as part of a

might actually understate the number of guns being seized. randy: breaking right now. twitter is down worldwidality this hour. users trying to access the site initially got an error message saying it was overcapacity. but now mobile and web users are just getting an internal error. it's not clear what's causing this outage but we'll be keeping you posted here throughout the the music world mourning the loss of a bright star this morning. burning, burning, burning randy: that's glenn frey from one of his solo hits in the '80's. but frey is best known as a founding member of the eagles, playing guitar and singing lead vocals on many of the band's hits.

pneumonia and other illnesses. glenn frey was 67. cheap oil means big savings for drivers and homeowners. emily: the money going back in your pocket and what could happen next. plus he survived an avalanche but says he could have been smarter. what an avalanche survivor says he should have done differently. randy: new this morning. keeping your eyes healthy. three rules to keep your vision sharper for longer. cindy? cindy: it is the coldest day of the week with the bitter wind chills throughout the day. the strong wind gusts i'm forecasting ahead and of course the outlook for our weekend storm coming up. typewriters take a look at these temperatures heading out the door. the skies are clear. temperature s are in the teens but the wind chills are below zero in many areas out the door

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school in weston. they got a special weather lesson from danielle which clearly went over big. emily: absolutely. keep those wake-up calls coming. we love to see them. just go to the front page of wcvb.com and upload it in the u-local section of our website. olessa: all of them have been waiting for snow days. they might get one on the weekend. cindy: they finally got to play in some snow yesterday. randy: all in the warm-weather gear. cindy: the boots, will they fit? dig 'em out. you need the warm-weather gear this morning because we've got wind and cold out there now but the question is this weekend, this next storm threat, will we get fringed by it or will it be more of a stronger, direct hit? there will definitely be a nor'easter developing on saturday. from the mid atlantic states all the way up into the northeast we are on alert for snow and wind. those impacts are likely but the degree to how much snow and how much wind will really be determined by how close this storm comes to us. the track is key. where is the storm?

no, it hasn't even formed yet. the energy that will develop this storm is right here. going to move on to the pacific northwest today. we have a lot of time to watch it. in the meantime we're watching those winds gusting already this morning over 20-30 miles per hour. they could gust to 50 miles per hour today. there is a wind advisory up until 7:00 this evening. right now gusting close to 30 worcester, boston, mid 20 ons the cape. when the wind gusts are higher than the ems it's not a good combination. wind chills below zero this morning. it feels like seven below worcester. three below orange. it feels like zero in boston. those wind chills will be with us all day long. actual temperatures are running in the teens in most areas but you really just need to dress for the wind chill today. skies are mainly clear. we will see a few clouds mixing with sunshine today. overall high pressure is going to dominate our weather the next several days. it's a quiet stretch the next few days. just cold. today. you can see how much colder it is than it is here already. not going to warm up at all today. high temperatures struggle to make it into the upper teens through the worcester hills.

that wind will keep that wind mid morning. as we get into the afternoon, notice that wind chill hovering mostly in the single digits so that's what you need to dress for. winds come down tonight out of the west about 10-20. still enough wind to hold the temperatures most flee the teens to around 20 degrees for overnight lows. tomorrow. still have the cold. notice dry weather through the day on friday. night. look what's happening. high pressure to our north, a storm to the south. that means we'll have the increased easterly flow off the ocean. at a minimum we're looking at beach erosion. astronomically high tides with a full moon coming up on at sat. there could be coastal flooding as well. the track is critical to determine how much snow and wind we get. look at this. sunday at 8:00 in the morning. we're still being impacted by the storm. the timetable on it looks to be saturday now into sunday. the potential impacts, of course, heavy snow and that wind threat. along the coastline, we will be

some coastal flooding. so this is a multifaceted storm coming at us this weekend. we'll be watching it very closely the next several days. olessa: busy week for you. a quiet start on the roads. a live look at the pike. problem free in both directions. let's check out the rest of your trip. we are watching that construction that has just picked up from the overnight hours. wasn't a whole lot to start the morning anyway. looking good getting into boston this forng if you're traveling south problem-free ride for you so far and then that construction that we had 128 picked up nice and early right over by route 2. you're in good shape as you travel the pike this morning. and a problem-free start as well heading out of methuen down to the leverett connector on 93. south 3 looking good out of chelmsford. route 1 problem free and the trains and buses also operating on schedule. i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. >> i managed to yell out avalanche. before i knew it, it threw me backwards. randy: lucky to be alive.

avalanche on mount washington the eyeopener's erika tarantal is back with the tough lessons he's learned. erika? corey swartz is a skilled climber, but he and five others found themselves in a tight spot with no time to react. corey and two of his friends were climbing tuckerman ravine when he says his friends went ahead. he believes they may have gone too far and triggered the avalanche. the trio and two others were dragged a couple hundred feet in just 20 seconds. corey dug himself out and helped the others. also a skier, he's glad everyone is okay but disappointed with himself for not being more careful. >> it's a dangerous place. even with the experienced, things can go wrong very quickly. erika: looking back corey says he should have had his avalanche gear with him and should have been more concerned when his friends went ahead into dangerous territory. corey says he hopes other climbers will learn from his story. emily? emily: your economy headlines this tuesday. modest gains for asian stocks after china's quarterly growth

u.s. stocks are reacting positively to the news with futures up right now. wall street will resume trading today. >> i do quite a bit of driving: it cost me $20 to fill my tank. emily: a price plunge at the pump. the state average is down to $1.87 a gallon. gas hasn't been this cheap since march 2009. heating oil prices also taking a dive. about a thousand dollars for the year. from travel to shipping costs, there are some amazing savings. increased domestic production leaves the u.s. less dependent on foreign imports, pushing global supplies even higher >> the savings over the course licensed driver. the savings overall to the tune of $115 billion. emily: great for consumers, but not for energy companies. and this free-fall isn't even over. gasoline prices are expected to

randy: saving money on gas, but not on your home. not here in the commonwealth. property taxes are on the rise in massachusetts. the average bill for a single-family home is increasing by about $206 this year. that's nearly 4% higher than last year bringing the average price to about $5,400. experts blame the hike on years of declining state aid and tight community budgets. keeping your eyesight sharp is a tough task sometimes. but your eye doctor may have a few secrets. first, take care of your eyes during the winter. they get dry just like your skin; but a humidifier, artificial tears, or just drinking more water can help. second, get the kids outside. studies show too much reading can increase the risk of nearsightedness, but they also show being outside in the sunshine can help prevent it. and finally, give your eyes a break. after 20 minutes of staring at that computer screen, gaze into the distance for a few minutes

natural tears do their work. emily: good advice. all right. a fun use for this extreme cold. randy: ice put to interesting use in eyepoppers. erika? erika: the oscars responding to outcry over lack of diversity. the academy president's new promise. and an update to a reported attack in chelsea. what police are now saying about a woman who claimed to be

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the frozen playground is on the hobo railroad property. it's more than an acre in size with water used to build magnificent walls, arches, and thrones, all lit up with fluorescent lights. the attraction is one of only a few in the country. emily: very elsa. >> snowfalls from the sky (baby laughing). >> and it blank elts everything. (laughing). olessa: the laugh is so contagious. this adorable toddler going viral because she thinks the concept of snow is a laughing matter. apparently she's never shoveled it before. her dad uploaded this clip to youtube last week you can hear the little girl say "daddy's funny" as he tries to convince her it's a true story. she just wasn't buying it. emily: so sweet. olessa: maybe this weekend she'll believe it. emily: you're so funny, daddy. snoal hilarious. randy: thank you both. apple is investigating an issue with iphones. the glitch that could leave users high and dry. and a school is going on trial over wi-fi. the health concern leading to a lawsuit, ahead.

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>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." randy: new overnight. empty trains running on the red line. sera: how that could help your commute in this bitter cold. doug: new details as a hingham man arrives home from iran. what we now know about his time in a notorious prison. randy: and talking trash on the road to the super bowl. brady, edelman, and gronk all getting in on the action. but it's all about the love on the eye. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." emily: 5:30 on a very cold tuesday morning as we take a look at saugus.

good morning. i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price. have the heater on. cindy: get the car going. once its warms up, take the gloves off. emily: no, no. i wear them the whole time. cindy: make sure cover up everything out at the bus stop this morning. the temperatures will be in teens to 20 as they're getting off the bus. it's all about the wind today. those wind chills even this afternoon are going to be running in the single digits. they're below zero right now especially north and west of town. it feels as cold as seven below in worcester. feels like zero boston. wind chills in the single digits down on the cape right now. the winds are gusting gusting the 20-30 miles per hour but the winds will get stronger after the sun comes up. during the afternoon, the winds could gust to 50 miles per hour. that biting wind is going to give us bitter wind chills all day long. actual temperature s are in the teens right now. high pressure nosing in from the west. sure, there will be some sunshine today mixing with clouds. but those temperatures struggle

morning. afternoon. look at the wind chills. sub zero through 8:00 this morning. as we get into the afternoon those wind chills in the single digits above and below zero. that's pretty much the story all day long. so bundle up today. we're going to talk more about our weekend storm threat coming up. right now let's get you tout the roads. how are we doing out there. olessa: a fairly quiet start. a live look outside to start things off. route 1 in saugus southbound side moves away nice and light in both directions. let's see the rest of your trip on the maps. all the overnight construction picked up early. south of there you're in good shape as well. 24 out of brockton. route 3 from weymouth into braintree and no problems on 95 out of sharon. the pike looks good. route 9 as well. so far you have an issue-free ride. 9 southbound as you travel from new hampshire all the way down to the leverett connector. trains and buses also running on schedule. emily. emily: thank you. some of the stories we're following right now on the eye. the mbta running empty red line trains overnight preparing for this morning's bitter cold commute. earlier this month cracks in the

on that line. today we should find out when convicted killer aaron hernandez will go on trial again. the former patriots star is charged with killing two men in boston in 2012. he's already serving life for the murder of odin lloyd. and breaking news. right now twitter is down worldwide. the social media site is showing error messages on the web on mobile. it's not clear what's causing the outage, but an earlier screen indicated it was "over capacity." randy: it's 5:32. facing charges after police say she lied about being violently attacked. the eyeopener's kelley tuthill is live in chelsea with what really happened. kelley: during the investigation, police say they found several inconsistencies in the woman's story, which turned out to be just that-- a story. police say 25-year-old denissa perez was actually trying to break up a fight between several men inside a home when she was slashed and hit. she had claimed she was beaten

night. it's unclear why she made up the story. perez is charged with misleading a police investigation. she's expected to be arraigned later this month. kelley tuthill, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: a quincy man is facing charges for allegedly impersonating a woman online to try and get people to attack her and her family. thomas sheehan was arrested last week after police say he used a woman's picture on an adult website asking for people to kidnap and rape her. police claim he also posted photos of her children saying they should be tortured. sheehan is expected in court today. emily: a disturbing discovery in chicopee. a camera found inside the bathroomf a truck stop. the facility says it installed the camera to counter hate crimes, and it was pointed in the direction of a common area so as to avoid an invasion of privacy. so far four individuals have filed complaints through their attorneys. the camera has since been removed. no word yet on how many people

the investigation is ongoing. protesters arrested at logan yesterday as they pushed for higher wages for airport workers. >> no justice, no peace. emily: the event was peaceful; but when state police ordered them to leave terminal-e, six refused and were arrested. about 110 peaceful protestors were pushing for $15 an hour minimum wage and union rights. >> we should be at a point in time where we could work one job, have quality wages, quality benefits. emily: similar protests were held at nine other major airports around the country. randy: a lawsuit against a southborough school over its wi-fi heads to trial. the family of a 12-year-old who attended the fay school claims the boy suffers from a rare condition brought about by wi-fi signals. it causes dizziness and headaches, among other symptoms. the family says the school ignored their requests to make accommodations. the school says its radio

standards. the case heads to trial in august. the people behind the oscars reacting to a proposed boycott. emily: the academy's new message regarding diversity. and an iphone glitch could catch users off guard. the error you might not catch until it's too late. randy: and ahead in news to go, a lost dog reunites with its family after 10 years.

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olessa: good morning. welcome back to the "eyeopener." somerville. southbound side moving toward the bottom of the screen. you can see the volume is still very light this morning. not seeing any accidents out there or delays at this point. all the overnight construction is now gone. cindy, it is is so cold. cindy: it is that wind. you're going to need two hands on the wheel today. bundled up. feels like seven below in worcester right now. zero in boston. wind chills hovering near or morning. get no higher than the single digits this afternoon. temperatures will climb into the 20's. some sunshine today. still gusty winds around tomorrow but it is quiet through friday. it's saturday into sunday that we're watching for the potential of a significant winter storm. we're going to talk much more about that just ahead. emily. emily: cindy, thank you. this morning the backlash over this year's oscar nominations is leading to changes. last night, academy president cheryl boone releasing a statement saying she is, "both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion." adding that it is time for big changes. boone says she plans to conduct

lack of diversity in oscar nominations. actress jada pinkett smith and director spike lee say they are boycotting the ceremony. and this year's host, chris rock, has already tweeted some pointed comments about the nominations though there are no signs he'll drop out. the oscars air here on channel five on february 28. randy: apple is investigating a battery issue with its iphones. the computer giant says the glitch is affecting the iphone 6-s and 6-s plus. the smartphones don't accurately display how much battery life is left until the device is shut off. users can fix the problem by re-starting their iphone and then making sure the date and time are set to automatically change. bracing for a cold commute. the overnight work to make sure the "t" keeps running. and a little girl saved by a simple gesture. the move that got police attention when she needed it most. and this play leading to some facebook fun between patriots

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randy: good morning. the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in quincy, hingham, and chelsea. plus erika has an amazing story of survival on mount washington. emily: we will get to all of that. first let's check in with cindy. it is bitterly cold. be prepared for that. you're also watching a potential snowstorm. cindy: cold and wind for the next few days. for the weekend we're watching the threat of a storm. where is it? it is not on the map just yet. it's actually the energy out in the pacific northwest so until it comes on shore, the computer models are going to struggle a little bit. we have several days to watch this. but here is what we know so far. in fact, we are going to have a pretty powerful storm developing on saturday. somewhere coming off the carolina, mid atlantic coastline. the question is from there where does it go? how close does it come to us? that will determine the snow and the wind impacts, just how much snow and how much wind that we see. here is the model to our south on saturday morning. with high pressure to the north, we will have an increased easterly wind.

erosion and also due to a full moon on saturday the tides will be running at throw nomically high. any component off the ocean with a storm could lead to some coastal flood sog that is a concern. with a closer path, the potential is there for heavy snow and strong winds. if the track is a little farther to the south, we might get a little more fringed by it. that would lessen the snow amounts but either way it look like a pretty big impact for a large portion of the eastern seaboard with the snow, the wind, the coastal flooding threat and also the beach erosion. a lot to watch heading into the weekend. look at the wind gusts gusting close to 30 miles per hour. we could see gusts to 50 miles per hour throughout the day. so there is a wind advisory up until 7:00 tonight. obviously that is knocking back the wind chills. it feels like zero out the door in boston. seven below is what it feels like right now in worcester. notice wind chills throughout the day holding near or below zero this morning. single digits is as high as we get through the afternoon. temperatures climb into the upper teens in worcester county. low to mid 20's elsewhere and high pressure nosing in.

30 tomorrow. still gusty winds. the winds finally die down it appears on thursday. let's get you out to the roads right now. all about the cold this morning, olessa. olessa: warm up the cars. a live look at the expressway. already starting to get pretty busy morrisey boulevard. northbound side heading to the top of the screen. let's check out the rest of your ride as you travel south of town, so far not too bad but some volume is picking up as you just saw live. 15-20 on the expressway braintree to boston. eastbound on the pike still problem-free. 15 minutes or so 495 to 128. and then 93 south volume building out of methuen as you and once again approaching the trains and buses doing okay. randy, emily. randy: cold concerns lead to special precautions overnight on the "t." emily: the eye's sera congi is live in quincy with what commuters need to know today. sera: the the "t"'s new plan to prevent problems during cold weather will be put to the test this morning. overnight we saw some red line

to keep tracks and equipment all warmed up. a few weeks ago another cold snap led to cracks in some parts of the red line. that led to delays and cancellations. also on the same day, an empty commuter rail train derailed on the haverill line. now the state defended its new winter resiliency plan. that's $80 million spent to fix infrastructure, upgrade snow removal as well as de-icing equipment. the "t" hassles vowed to improve communications during bad weather conditions. we'll see what happens this morning. live this morning at the quincy t-stop, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: matthew they have i thick is back home in hingham. this is the very latest information. we were handed this printed statement by the family. i want to read it to you right now. matthew they have i thick is happy to be back in massachusetts after his ordeal in tehran's evin prison. he's doing well, spending time with his family and catching up

matthew and his family requested privacy at this time and will not be granting any interviews or megging additional statements. they thank you for respecting their wishes for privacy. we certainly plan on doing that here in hingham this morning. we're life in hinge hl, doug meehan, wcvb beings newscenter 5. emily: right now a navy salvage ship is helping in the search for a hingham marine and eleven others missing since two helicopters collided in hawaii. twelve crew members were aboard those two marine choppers when they crashed thursday night. searchers found life rafts yesterday that were carried on the aircraft, but still no sign of the crew. corporal christopher orlando of hingham is among the missing. karen: a chelsea woman is facing charges after police say she lied about being violently attacked. she claimed three men attacked her saturday night near lynn street extension, but police found several inconsistencies in the woman's story. police say 25-year-old denissa perez was actually trying to break up a fight between several men inside a home when she was slashed and hit. it's unclear why she made up the story.

a police officer in a criminal investigation. she's expected to be arraigned later this month. live in chelsea, kelley tuthill, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika: a new hampshire man is hoping others will learn from him after he survived an avalanche on mt. washington. corey: we tumbled for what seemed like forever. snow and debris in my eyes and in my face. i had a hard time breathing. erika: corey swartz, a skilled climber, says he should have never left his avalanche gear behind when he went up tuckerman ravine. he was with friends when he says two canadian climbers went ahead into dangerous territory he thinks triggering the slide. they were all dragged a couple hundred feet and a skier was hurt. corey managed to dig himself out and help the others. emily: breaking right now. twitter is coming back online after a worldwide outage. users trying to access the site initially got an error message saying it was "over capacity." but now mobile and web users are just getting an "internal

the outagebut we'll keep you posted. randy: today we should get a new glimpse of convicted killer aaron hernandez. a date could be set today for his next murder case. 2012 double murder outside a boston nightclub. he is already serving life for the 2013 murder of odin lloyd. emily: a new mbta service could already be on the chopping block. the t's fiscal control board wants to eliminate late night service on weekends. the board argues the service, which is subsidized by the state, has had relatively low ridership. two public hearings will be held at the state transportation building today with a third scheduled for tomorrow in cambridge. randy: tonight boston mayor marty walsh will deliver his state of the city address. walsh plans to address the city's schools in tonight's speech in addition to innovation, housing, and crime issues. you can watch the mayor's speech right here on channel 5. coverage begins at 7:30 right after newscenter 5 at 7:00. emily: a boston company will lead construction of wynn resorts' casino planned for everett.

one billion dollar contract. it's one of the largest private awarded in massachusetts and is expected to create thousands of the casino is set to open by the end of 2018. shut down one side of the bay bridge in california in a police brutality protest tied to martin luther king, jr., day. themselves and their cars the bridge yesterday and laid signs reading "black health matters" across the road. traffic was blocked for about an hour. protests erupt in flint, michigan over the city's water crisis. they're calling for the arrest of the state's governor, rick snyder. flint's mayor is heading to washington to discuss a disaster declaration caused by lead-contaminated water. that happened after the supply was switched to the flint river in 2014. emily: emergency crews responding to a crash, involved in a crash themselves. the ambulance head to go the

side of the road. the pole went through the roof of that car and out the other end just barely missing the driver's head. remarkably, that driver walked away from that. a five-year-old providence girl is back home safe this morning after the car she was sitting in was stolen. the girl's mom left her in the car when she ran into a restaurant to pick up food. about 10 minutes after the mom made the call to police, an officer spotted the little girl walking with a man, the girl apparently waved to the officer, tipping him off. she was not harmed. randy: women who eat a lot of fish during pregnancy may benefit their baby's brains for years to come. researchers in spain followed more than 2,000 pairs of mothers and children for five years. they found improved brain function in the five-year-olds whose mothers ate at least three servings of fish a week during pregnancy. emily: one of the world's most popular messaging services will soon be free. ats-app plans to drop its 99-cent subscription fee. the app was free for a year

the owner of facebook says whats-app will start testing tools to let customers communicate with banks and businesses which in turn will fund the app. burning, burning, burning randy: the music world mourning the loss of a bright star this morning. that's glenn frey from one of his solo hits in the '80's. but frey is best known as a founding member of the eagles, vocals on many of the band's he died of complications from pneumonia and other illnesses. emily: the dallas mavericks on fire against the celtics. they drained 16 three-pointers as they served the c's a loss in overtime last night. the celtics had come back from a 17-point deficit early on in the game, making things exciting in the fourth quarter. but the mavs' dirk nowitzki couldn't be stopped. celtics lose 118-113. randy: a special reunion 10 years in the making. a florida couple found their

week all the way in houston, texas. she had been missing for 10 years. the couple was able to confirm it was their pup using the microchip implanted in her. ginger does have to undergo extensive medical treatment, but the family is relieved to have her home. some of the patriots biggest stars are doing a little trash-talking as they head into sunday's big game. emily: but they're not targeting the broncos. it all centers around this play tom brady hit as he tries to score a touchdown. the refs ruled brady was just short. here's what brady has posted on facebook directed toward julien edelman-- "hey julian, how about a little less flexing and a little more blocking next time!!" edelman responds with this, "my bad, tom. dive for the pylon, it counts as a touchdown. love you, bud." randy: and of course, rob it. he posted his own photo. "hey, tom, you know it's

spike, right?" all right. emily: this is so good. randy: taking on the opponents. cindy: a different side of them we get to see. emily: good-natured fun. cindy: i like the mood and the attitudes. don't like these temperatures though. 17 under clear skies in boston but it is all about the wind today. winds sustained out of the west around 20. gusting to around 30 in town and these wind gusts are only going to go up higher once the sun comes up this morning. there will be the potential for the winds to gust to 50 miles per hour today. we do have a wind advisory up until 7:00 this evening. so obviously it doesn't really matter what the temperatures are saying, right? it's all about the wind chill today. actual temperatures are running in the teens, but those wind chills are down below zero right now north and west of town. it does feel like zero in boston. look at the wind chills here through mid morning, 8:00, 9:00, they're still going to be near or below zero in many areas. during the afternoon, generally getting no higher than the single digits, close to 10 on cape cod. so this is what you want to

at least we'll have sunshine today. out there now. there will be some clouds mixed in with the sunshine today but high pressure going to give us quiet weather for the next several days. highs today teens and 20's. again feeling colder with that wind. overnight low temperatures dropping back into the teens. the skies grow mainly clear once again tonight. we're going to keep sunshine, dry weather in place through about thursday into friday. and there's going to be gusty wednesday. the winds die down on thursday. on friday we'll be watching a storm come at us up the coast coming out of the carolinas and the mid atlantic coastline. high pressure to the north is going to give us a strong easterly wind. the question comes to how close this storm system is is going to track to our coastline. that will determine how much snow we get out of this, but the impacts are not just about the potential for some snow. it is that strong easterly wind that could lead to some beach erosion and also some coastal flooding at the time of high tide.

sunday. all eyes on the the potential for a weekend storm. back to work and school. the roads are getting busier. olessa: thank you. a live look outside the pike now. this is by allston/brighton and the eastbound move to go bottom of the screen but as you can see a little bit of that volume is start to go build. let's go to the maps and check out some travel times as you make your way south. 24. not seeing too many delays on route 3 from weymouth into braintree. 59 is quiet as well. your ride on the expressway right now almost 20 minutes from braintree to boston. the pike still quiet this morning. 128. heading north of town, no delays to report just yet on route 3 or route 1. 93 southbound so building some volume as you travel out of methuen down to andover and approaching wilmington near 125. then some more delays once again as you approach spot pond. leverett connector. so far the trains and the buses still operating on schedule. randy, emily.

home and at the pump. emily: what experts say prices will do next. and new this morning. save your vision. three simple ways to keep your eyes healthier longer. and take a live look here at the city this morning. lights shining brightly there but again as cindy has been saying all morning long. it is bitterly cold. you need the hat, the gloves. you need the long johns. anything else. randy, what else. randy: everything. it is brutal out there. emily: make sure the kiddos are dressed up.