many of us, wind and coastal impacts. look at the snow saturday morning and the snow around saturday afternoon. hough north will it get? that's the name of the game. still not 100% sure how this will break down. right now we are thinking the conservative way, boston, north and west, nothing to a inch or two and three to six across southern rhode island and southern connecticut. any shift will shift the areas dramatically. ed: newscenter 5, your complete source for winter storm coverage. real-time closings and delays. and you can download our app. dcf is getting involved after a baby is saved. we are live in worcester with the new information we are

reporter: police describe what happened. they were called to this apartment building last tuesday on welington street and found a 14 month old baby in trouble. the boy was about to go into cardiac arrest and was given narcan. the baby did respond to narcan. police say he tested negative for heroin, marijuana and cocaine. they are looking into whether heart medication is connected. same apartment where a toddler died in september. the two children are not related. earlier today i spoke with a woman who lived with the boy's mother and said d.c.f. has visited a few times. >> she never hit the baby. she just didn't pay attention to him.

that she saw marijuana and other drug objects in the apartment. ok. he is now in d.c.f. custody. ed: the woman charged in connection with the house of dismissed. she is trying to get murder charges against her dropped. the request comes after remains of three babies were found inside that filthy home where she lived with her children and boyfriend. a driver is charged after a deadly pedestrian accident. according to police he was under the influence. we are live in framingham. reporter: it happened on the eastbound side of route 9 right in that crosswalk today and the 33-year-old charged with driving under the influence and

police say he struck and killed trick stratton. a close friend says he feels terrible. >> i feel bad for the father for his loss and you know, he was a good kid. he wasn't a trouble maker and doesn't have a criminal record. he wouldn't hurt a fly. reporter: the father of the victim was in court. we will be hearing from him later on. ed: right now, crews are looking for a fighter jet that crashed in arizona. it took off from luke air force base. at this point, there is no word of the pilot's condition or what caused that crash. they have not found the crash site. the road to the super bowl is paved with success for the

the coaches and the players but all the way to the top. robert kraft is it. mike: robert kraft bought the patriots for $186 million and nearly moved the patriots to hartford. and the two-plus decades they reached the conference championship 11 times and won supper bowl seven times. player: huge impacts on our team and organizations. his expectations and how he sets the tone for us and he sits in on every squad meeting and good to know that your owner has your back and he knows what's going on also. i mean you like mr. kraft. he means well.

very good to say. mike: coming up at 5:00, experience, will it be a factor? tom brady with a thought. ed: the winner advancing to super bowl. mike and bob will be in denver. live reports begin saturday night. governor baker is hours away from giving his first state of the state address. we spoke to the governor today and more on what we expect to hear. reporter: i'm standing in a fairly empty house chamber. but in three hours this will be filled to the brim. it is about setting the record straight from the governor's point of view and setting up expectations for the year. the governor told us education, energy and addiction will be front and center as far as the speech is concerned. the question is is he ready to pay for the new programs.

are going to get additional revenue for this year? >> we are going to have the revenue agreement between the house and the senate and the administration was 4.3% growth in revenue that is adequate to fund and support here. reporter: with a budget gap president said cuts will be needed and the house speaker hopes that the governor doesn't offer any budget gimmicks. this sets the tone for negotiations over the next few months. one thing they agree no new taxes, but that depends on your definition of a tax. ed: watch that speech on channel 5 or streaming live. our coverage begins at 7:30 right after newscenter 5. the state senate is taking up the issue of distracted driving. it would ban all cellphone use

right now it is against the law to text. it would make it illegal for them to touch their phones or make calls or use g.p.s. more bomb threats led to more school cancellations, this time in milford. they came in at 5:30 closing the center. this is the fourth day this week that area schools have received threats including 15 schools on tuesday alone. a suspect arraigned today after an attack at a dunkin' donuts in milt ton. police found the victim badly hurt after an assault. the suspect was found a short time later near a gas station. a fourth arrest overnight in connection to a new bedford homicide. aaron bookman is charged with obstruction of justice in the shooting death of aaron grant.

on the same charges. police consider this an active investigation. we turn now to commitment 2016 and trump is in las vegas. and you are looking at live pictures. let's go to new hampshire where bernie sanders is. the democrat is leaning over hillary clinton. senator sanders was in hookset. we will have more on the visit live at 5:00 on newscenter 5. hillary clinton held a rally in iowa, criticizing sanders' proposal for a single payer helts care system. tonight, she has two other events. both of those in iowa. rubio spoke in manchester earlier today. there he told voters that national security is the most important issue in this election. the senator telling the crowd,

day to ensure americans' military strength remains the strongest in the world. merrimack. a number of players, jeb bush, tezz cruz, john kasich and hampshire. a federal judge has dismissed a defamation lawsuit against bill cozy. she was made out to be a liar by koz by when they denied claims that he gave her drugs. a judge agreed with his attorneys that they were opinions protected under the first amendment and the woman said she will appeal. there are no claims against michigan's governor who is under pressure to resign after the state's drinking water crisis. governor snyder's top aide told him local government officials were responsible, just one day

detected. flint's water became con tame natured when too much lead was in the water. residents were not told about the change until months later. oregon's governor calling on the feds to end the standoff at a national wildlife refuge. it began on january 2 when a group of armed men overtook the federal site to protest charges against two local ranchers. the government has cost oregon taxpayers nearly half a million dollars and wants the feds to force the armed men out. police in manchester, new hampshire investigating a suspicious fire. flames breaking out and quickly spread forcing two buildings to evacuate. gas had been turned off to the building leading them to believe it may have been intentionally

residents in and around brockton being warned about a utility scam. someone is threatening people by phone saying their electricity will be shut off if they don't pay. they are demanding money be wired immediately and if you have been targeted, you are urged to call police. the coast guard is honoring the crew members who helped rescue a father and son last winter off the coast of nantucket. the two men were stranded in hurricane-force winds and trying to sail from rhode island to australia. they will receive the distinguished flying cross and air medal honors. flash forward to 5:00. teens voluntarilyly turning in their smartphones. it has become an annual tradition. reporter: norton police catch a

wait until you hear why he was inside. ed: boston is booming. giving us a glimpse at the high demands for living in the seaport. harvey: moisture over the southeast is going to come up the east coast.

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ed: show you how quickly the traffic changes. the headlights were moving pretty well. they are going from boston to newt ton and going into town it doesn't look bad. and it is slow in many directions and you have to go reasonably -- there we go. hit the update button and let's check it. red in both directions north and south. my guess it's slower than that. we are half an hour to 128. you saw that stretch of the pike. 93 to newton corner and slow through the tolls. slow on your way to 495. and mass pike. that's what traffic looks like right now. look at that.

yes, that is a car, a car under all of that snow and yes the driver hit the road with all that snow and just that small part of his windshield visible. that's all he did. he cleared that part off and started to drive. this picture was taken in ontario, canada. the 80-year-old said he was too weak. he got a $110 ticket. and the officer helped him clear off his car. we are live in the weather center with harvey and a.j. is here. all hands on deck. explain to me. you have green in new york. harvey: those two big cities. there is a blizzard warning in washington. and a.j. was telling me two times have they had over 20 inches. last one was 94 years ago. whether they do or not.

night and it crippled. ed: is there concern with this storm? harveywe have tornado watches down in the southeast. and the other thing about the blizzard watch, blizzard watch in new york and long island. they will be on the edge. we will be on the northern edge of the entire storm. there is a degree in difference . ed: a lot of elements in play. harvey: we have been following it all along. only getting its act together. it came in and dropped southeast and picking up moisture and there you see it over the southeast. severe weather. as the weather lifts up, it will bump up the colder air. it will start this time tomorrow in the nation's capital and build to philadelphia and new york city right before dawn on saturday.

question where there is disparity in thinking hough north. this model is more aggressive bringing it up by 1:00 p.m. probably farther south and will determine where the fartherest northern range is. this model is a little more aguess i have. the consen -- consensus is it will go to the south. the area south has a better chance of getting significant amounts of snow than areas north of boston and the mass pike. that's the general idea. this is one one of our pretty reliable models and it is saying we will get a little bit of snow. these are only tents of an inch. but notice the jump up down around the south coast and long island.

this north and then those big jumps of snow would get in our area at least the southern parts. right now, we will keep it conservative. almost nothing to maybe an inch or two. boston north and west. but one and four inches and three to six inches for southern rhode island and connecticut. we have wind considerations that will be peaking saturday night and first thing on sunday. 40-plus. and certainly all the coastline will have a lot of wind. in boston right now -- i got new york on my brain. 31 degrees with a northwest wind. it's cold. we have another cold night in store tonight. a few single digits and right around 30 degrees for tomorrow. next seven days, one other thing we want to point out. we have to be aware of the coast

morning's high tide. so with the full moon coming up on saturday, some coastal flooding is probable and beach erosion is possible. after that, it gets quiet later on sunday and early next week with milder weather coming in for a couple of days. can't stress enough, we are not trying to build this into a soap opera, but it is a little bit of a cliff hanger when you are the northern edge of a significant storm. you could either way. i'm annualizing the latest. ed: a panel discussion on finding a cure for a.l.s. some of the top specialists taking part. it was organized and held at the j.f.k. library. they are trying to find a medical treatment. more americans are living past

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ed: a government report is calling for a ban of hoverboard sales. there have been more than 40 reports of fires tied to the boards in the united states and concerns, fails. many of them posted on social media. they are questioning the technology that is used in the boards. >> they are designed in a manner that they take off when people aren't ready for it. ed: amazon is taking new action. they are giving out refunds to batteries. focusing on our economy at :30, several airlines are preparing for the massive snowstorm that is headed to the noast. american, southwest, delta are among the top airlines that are issuing travel waiverers.

flying today in that group. microsoft is clearing out one of its in -- offices in cambridge. and the company also hopes to add new hires to the second office space in cambridge. the unemployment rate here in massachusetts staying put. 4.7%. the december numbers were released today. it added 7,000 jobs. job growth in the health and science sectors. it be lowest the national rate of 5%. still ahead on newscenter 5. the crock making a back yard

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yes, that is a crock trying to beat the heat in someone's back yard. it was about eight feet long. that's a biggun. [laughter] can you imagine if that was your pool and walked in. news center 5 at 5:00. >> the mid-atlantic region bracing for a large storm. >> giving narcan in the same apartment where another child died. j.c.: teenagers giving up their cell phones for a good cause. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. heather: washington d.c. is