officials say, is extremely unlikely. >> we are learning more about west nile virus, but the mosquito species that transfers zika is not common in boston. john: the advice they have tonight is for women who plan on becoming pregnant or are pregnant. it do not travel to countries where this zika virus is a spreading. heather: to expand, zika is spreading through latin america right now. it is also hitting some popular tourist spots in the caribbean. the virus has been detected in barbados, the dominican republic, puerto rico, saint martin, and the u.s. virgin islands. there is no vaccine to prevent the cut and no medicine to treat zika. if you are infected, the virus usually remains in your blood for about a week. it will not cause infections in

is cleared from the blood. phil: to commitment 2016, donald trump is still standing firm on his plans to boycott tonight' s gop debate in iowa. the republican frontrunner will instead be hosting a veterans' benefit at the same time. our phil lipof is live in des moines with 5 things you need to watch for tonight. phil? phil: as we lose daylight in iowa, people are coming out to support and protest. there are several hundred people on the steps over the debate will happen. they want minimum wage to go up. and as the undercard debate goes on inside, the main debate tonight could be a make or break moment for many. the debate hall is ready and there are still so many undecided voters here in iowa so for the candidates tonight' s performance is huge. with almost 40% of iowans first, admitting they could change their mind before monday

, candidates talking directly to , voters. and where does that leave donald trump? the front runner deciding to skip the debate, upset he says at how fox news is treating him. so does that help or hurt him? >> this is the campus of drake university where trump will hold his alternative event. and with trump at drake not on stage, look for someone to stand out, they will no doubt tried. but senator ted cruz will be front and center running neck and next with trump because of that he will most likely take shots from everyone on stage. and finally look for those in the back of the pack like governor christie and jeb bush even rand paul to make a move. all of the candidates know this is likely their last big opportunity to get iowans on their side. and voters we spoke with today are eager to watch listen and possibly change their minds. top priority in the end for these students, the general election and a republican taking the white house. >> that is why i am concerned

>> you think there is a republican that can go in? it is a good idea. phil: the main debate will be here in des moines. we will head inside and bring you all highlights tonight at 11:00. >> will have coverage for the iowa caucuses through monday. heather: and we have some rain and snow for tomorrow? >> a little bit. not a big deal. heather: not two feet? >> no. i am just mildly leros -- mildly nervous. right now, moisture coming off the carolinas. most of this moisture is directed to see -- sea. we have two systems, if they would join actively we would have a significant storm, but i

morrow morning, it should be a mix of rain and wet snow. as a goes across, that could allow snow showers to be around eastern massachusetts, especially later tomorrow evening. it will get colder and it could be having a slight impact. it is really further north that the snow will be significant. i will leave no about all the changes -- know about all the changes. heather: and several children recovering tonight after their school bus was involved in an accident in framingham. the crash, involving a car, happened at lyman and edgell roads. there were 31 dunning elementary students on the bus. 10 were treated at the hospital and released. their injuries are not serious. >> two men still on the run tonight after a violent break-in. one man was arraigned in his hospital bed today, he is held on three quarters of a million

he and two others tried to rob a resident. that man was shot five times. everybody is expected to recover. heather: and a man charged with murdering his estranged wife. neighbors say there never appeared to be any trouble with the couple. prosecutors say moments after killing meede, mcdonald caused a head on crash on 495. >> he was always outside playing with the kids. how can you take a mother away from them? it is horrible. heather: 34-year-old julie meede was beaten and stabbed to death in her norton apartment. he told responding troopers, i just killed my wife. a rhode island woman was hurt in that crash, she was treated at the hospital and released. >> we first told you about a ground breaking decision earlier this week when a local man'

conviction was overturned 30 years after he was first imprisoned. now it' s being called the first of it' s kind in the nation. 5 investigates karen anderson has been following the case and joins us live. karen? >> this case could open the door for others across the country, convicted with this kind of error. next month, he will be released after 30 years in prison. fbi testimony about a hair helped place him at the crime scene, that testimony now found to be invalid. it was based on bad science. a nationwide review finding many cases like this involving microscopic hair analysis, but until now, none of the now the national association of s decision will help other defendants win new trials. the hampden county da says it

weighing whether to appeal and also how to respond to perrot' s request to be free on bail. heather: the wounded warriors project, accused of wasting donations meant for our soldiers. new at 7:00, newscenter 5' s kelley tuthill speaks to two local veterans who have very different feelings about the charity. reporter: in 2014, wounded warrior project raised an astounding $300 million. this is money that helps support veterans nationwide, including jessica soler. the worcester mother of 3 was deployed for 9 months in the gulf during operation iraqi freedom. >> when you separate from the military, you feel kind of lost. and organizations like wwp give us that back. reporter: wounded warrior also helps fund the home base program a red sox and mass general , intiative to treat the invisible wounds of war.

criticism again after former , employees allege the charity spends lavishly on staff parties and travel. $26 million on conferences and meetings in 2014 alone. >> i think that at a bare minimum for a charity like this we could expect they could put , their resources toward veterans, not toward themselves. reporter: congressman seth moulton, an iraq war veteran, calls the ceo of wounded warrior out of touch. tax filings show steven nardizzi earned nearly $475,000 in 2014. charity watch gives wounded warrior a c rating for spending only 60% of its budget on veterans 30% on fundraising . >> i know i stopped donating to the wounded warrior project several years ago when i started hearing rumors about this. reporter: bill topham, a marine corp vet, also refuses to support wounded warrior. >> people really do want to help, but look out who you give to. they need to know who they are giving to and they need to know their finances and you can look

heather: wounded warrior gave a statement saying that they serve veterans and families and they consider themselves a leader in nonprofit transparency. ed: congressman stephen lynch just returning home from a trip to middle east. he was there to check out the refugee vetting process. these are the pictures from lynch' s visit to four countries, lebanon, jordan, turkey and hungary. criticism of the screening process there has grown since the recent attacks in paris and turkey. lynch says he was skeptical at first, but now he is confident in the refugee vetting process along the borders of these countries. >> i thought, there is no way they could do this in a thorough way, but i have to say, i was impressed with the robust system may have at the border. they are using retina scan, fingerprints, it is a long process. edward: he says the vetting process can take more than 2 years, but adding another layer of vetting by the director of

it. heather: a somber anniversary. today marks 30 years since seven crew members were killed when the space shuttle challenger exploded shortly after take-off. among them, new hampshire teacher christa mcauliffe . that disaster is the focus of today' re asking do you feel space exploration is worth the risk? right now, a majority of you say yes. log on to facebook, twitter or our website, wcvb.com, to share your opinion. edward: take a look at the numbers on wall street. stocks finished with gains, as the price of oil climbed for the third day in a row. the dow up 125 points to 16,069. the nasdaq was up 38.5 points. the s&p 500 picked up 10. heather: she was worried it would be scandalous. >> you feel prepared? >> no, but sometimes you have to go outside your comfort zone in order to grow. edward: in order to grow.

zone. later today at 5:00, -- later today at 7:00, we sit down one-on-one with hasty pudding' s woman of the year. >> and looking at changes that will follow after. heather: and five for good, a young girl sets an incredible

edward: kerry washington was in the area this afternoon. heather: she said that hasty pudding' s woman of the year. award was quite an honor for her. reporter: she arrived to the charles hotel today. she admitted a year ago as she proceeded this role, she was an actress and she felt like it was a leap into the unknown. >> sometimes in life, you need to go outside your comfort zone in order to grow. so i have chosen cambridge. reporter: she arrived anxiously to cambridge today, to be honored as safety puddings -- hasty pudding'

reporter: -- >> i have never been roasted before, so i am nervous. reporter: it only made sense for her to get a little scandalous. >> i want to tell you, i think that you are going about this president objection -- abduction thank him all around. watch out. reporter: consider this one handled. crisis like a pro. >> it is surreal. s so crazy. it is such an esteemed list of ranks of. i am honored. meryl streep, katharine hepburn, and last year, amy poehler. the celebrations continue next

levitt will be honored as the man of the year. heather: one of the most extraordinary looking women i have ever seen. edward: and that is not the scandalous part. heather: she says she was very nice, by the way. edward: we have a little bit about the weather. >> it will be 35 degrees -- it is 35 degrees in boston. we are around the freezing mark, a little below, a little a bove. tomorrow, the high captures should be above freezing -- temperatures should be above freezing. we could have showers off and on and it is possible that during snow showers, temperatures could drop. and then it will go up a little bit, when it stops. right now, we have the edge of clouds coming from the south.

sea, but a little piece of it could be interacting with the moisture from the great lakes. that is how we could have some rain tomorrow. more specifically, notice there is a mix around the cape. easter massachusetts, that is morning. tomorrow evening, if something is falling, it will get even colder. we could have a tiny bit of road impact. i expect a slushy coding -- c oating, perhaps up to one inch. after tomorrow, here is what will take place. chile on saturday. clouds -- c hilly on saturday. clouds, as well. then look at sunday. 50 plus is possible through the middle of next week. in addition, we will have

on the warmth that occurs through wednesday. and also, we are going to have ourselves very warm weather on monday. that could be a modest -- mildest. it will not be record highs, but look what happens later on. we have a storm coming in the middle of the week. but we will be on the warm side of the storm, drawing warm temperatures up., we could make it to 59. it will be colder on thursday and then from that point on, it will be colder and it looks like a colder weather pattern will be settling in for late next week. so, that is how things are looking. it will be a tricky situation tomorrow and we will have more on that at 11:00.

>> last night in calgary, a player hit a linesman. here is the play. take a look. he gets hit by an opposing player. the prisms and is that he is upset that a penalty was not called. he crosschecks the official from behind. that is cowardly. it is dangerous. and the official was on the ice. the punishment, for a deliberate attempt on an official is no fewer than 20 games. you watch and be the judge. was it an accident? >> i was trying to get off the ice and i was kind of killed over and i saw him at the last second. i apologized to him. i didn' t see him. i didn' t know where the goal is. >> do you buy it?

>> he gets 20 games minimum, probably should get more. heather: absolutely. >> this is embarrassing for hockey. for all of hockey. he will get the 20, maybe more. edward: he hit two guys on the stick and said the official. >> no question? heather: no. >> cowardly. heather: usually kids cannot wait for birthday presents. edward: but one little girl gave

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how he came under surveillance. >> and we will be watching how other candidates respond to donald trump not taking part in the debate. >> and a look at the finest hours, how audiences are responding to the film. that will be at 11:00. >> one last look at the forecast. >> we will have snow showers around. not too big a deal. >> good.