the clouds do rolled in tomorrow. those clouds are significant because they are the beginning of warmer air moving in. it looks like we could be flirting with the 50' s for sunday. look at that. 50 degrees as we head toward sunday and that is just the beginning of the warmth. i will tell you how warm in just a few moments. jc: the battle against the zika virus is intensifying throughout the us and the rest of the americas. there are major concerns the mosquito-borne disease will impact pregnant women and their unborn babies. preventing the mosquito borne zika virus -- these images of newborns with worst defects are difficult to see, but they are sounding the alarm across the u.s.

brought back from travel abroad. it is believed that the virus causes brain development problems in fetuses. more than one million cases, 4000 a be so affected in brazil. the climate has a high level infestation. faster. jc: brazil is aggressively targeting the kinds of mosquitoes that carry zika, but that has not stopped the moving north and hitting parts of the caribbean and now the u.s.. >> we can prepare for the possibility of a major outbreak, but we have to say we believe it is unlikely it would happen. jc: health officials say 20 people contracted zika in puerto

women who are pregnant or are baby are being advised to affected areas. women are getting refunds to america. ed: manchester and new hampshire are looking for 2 shooting. with a shooting last night on hughes road. a 42-year-old man shot in the neck. the shooting happened after some sort of arguments. police are not saying what the argument was about or whether or not they found a weapon, but they are saying the victim was very lucky. >> he did not sustain a serious injury. ed: another shooting in manchester last night resulted in a woman shot in the arm.

jc: the u.s. attorney' s office says that agents were tipped off 152-year-old daniel -- when 52-year-old daniel musso -- last week he told an undercover agent he was part of a group that made the weapons to "bring forth the original constitution." ed: as we continue, an emergency landing for an army apache helicopter. jc: the issue that forced the chopper to touch down in a hay field. ed: the so-called affluenza teen back in an u.s. courtroom. the words from his attorney that has victim' s families outraged. jc: arizona gets a little help from an olympian on the hard court. the surprise the curtain of distraction. and taking a live look at first alert traffic. you' re looking live at these a combined aerial bridge.

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>> you are watching newscenter 5 at 5:30. jc: huge flames through a high-rise building. take a look. firefighters say that a gas leak at the entrance parts the flames. ed: an army helicopter was forced to make an emergency landing in texas yesterday. the fort hood troops noticed a hydraulic leak and landed the chopper in a hay field. the crew stayed with the apache until mechanics arrived this morning. two people on board were not hurt. jc: ethan couch, the so-called affluenza teen, is back in texas today after dropping his fight to remain in mexico.

detention center following an uneventful hearing this afternon. abc' s marci gonzalez has more. marci: so-called affluenza team even couch briefly back in the u.s., facing a judge in texas after being the or did from mexico yesterday. >> he is relieved to be home. i can tell you that. but certainly he is, like anybody else would be, he is concerned about what the future hold for him. marci: the 18-year-old went into hiding with his mother in mexico two months ago after this video surfaced, showing him at a party, a possible violation of his parole . he avoided a jail sentence with the controversial defense claim that he was too spoiled to know right from wrong.

behind bars if his cases transferred to the adult system. until that decision is made, he is in a juvenile center. >> the important thing is, he is here. he' s not going anywhere. marci: the families of the victims say they are still waiting for an apology and justice. >> no remorse, no care -- that is why i am here, man. i' m not leaving until i can see something so i can understand it. marci: couch' s mother remains on house arrest, charged with hindering the apprehension of a felon. ed: the former boyfriend of amanda knox is asking for compensation. rafaelle sollecito is seeking more than $500,000 for unjust detention. he and knox were convicted of killing knox' s roommate in 2009 and spent four years in jail before their convictions were overturned. the two were retried and convicted again before the italian high court freed the pair for good back in jc: calls 2015. for a crackdown tonight against the fixed game of concert and

ed: the results of the new york attorney general' s wide-ranging investigation into the how the industry works behind the scenes. jc: plus, the teen who climbed one of the great pyramids in egypt. the deal he made the kept him from being arrested for the crime. mike: it' s not record heat, but

jc: facebook is looking into taking on uber and lyft. a patent application reveals the social media giant may get into ride sharing. the idea is an expansion of facebook' s event feature. it would help users share vehicles or find a travel buddy to get to events. it could also connect you with someone you can travel with on public transit, like the subway. facebook' s patent has yet to be approved. fighting back against a resellers after a multiyear investigation into ticket sales. attorney general eric schneiderman says there is not a level playing field when buying tickets for concerts and sporting events. more than half of the tickets public.

and other tickets are snatched bots. >> many were posted on site like stub hub at huge markups. service prices. he is promising to continue are getting a fair deal. laying. about o.j. simpson from the doctor behind the movie "concussion." while he has not examined simpson, he says that there are signs of the disease -- and the biggest risk factor, simpson' s college and 11-year pro career of the field. >> he was exposed to thousands

jc: simpson' s defense explored using concussions as a defense strategy. he is now serving a 30-year sentence. cte can only be captured after death. ed: a german teen sparking outrage after climbing to the top of the great pyramid of giza in cairo. climbing the pyramids is illegal and could result in a three-year jail term or death if you were to slip. the 18-year-old says he thought the risk was worth it. he says police spotted him when he was about halfway up, but he kept climbing. when he came back down he was taken into police custody but later released on one condition. that he delete all the photos he took. he agreed, but as you can see didn' he is sharing them with everybody. jc: hmm.

t trample on treasures like that. ed: that is a fair point. mike: i didn' t know you could not climate. ed: share the photos? i won' t do it ever again. i' m not going back to egypt daytime soon. mike: we' ve got a few sprinkles, we' ve got a few flurries out there. the trend is pushing offshore. we are almost done with it. it will be kind of a nice weekend there is not crystal clear sunshine, but nice. really, you see what is radar. picking up a few sprinkles of toward essex and by the time you much over with. the south shore, we are picking up a few sprinkles. this is just a few more minutes and it will be pushing offshore. by the way on the cape, rain

as we wait for that band. north west, a little busy today. the wind chill index at 20 degrees. barometric pressure on its way up. i don' t know if you have noticed this, but the sunrise keeps getting a little bit more prudent. it is going to be 7:00. for once, since we had to go back 7:14 -- we' re talking general fourth, so we are improving that sunrise situation. for you early risers, it is a nice feature. worcester, tomorrow, 38. poolside, look at this, 6:00 a.m.. plenty of sunshine, then the clouds move on end. then temperatures into the 30' s through the afternoon. the south shore, high temperatures in the 30' s. on the cape, because the ocean is so warm, it will not start as

then we need to start talking about what is down the road. a warm front with the clouds tomorrow afternoon. and here comes the mild air. let' s show you what will happen, break it down for you. we have thunderclouds -- what happens is during the morning we have cloud cover. we get sunshine. then in the afternoon, the cloud cover starts to make its way in here. there is really no rain associated with it. then we head toward sunday. mild conditions. 50 degrees. mild air will stay with us monday, tuesday, taper off a little bit. look what happens on monday. 40 degrees for the high temperature. that is not record territory, but still, it will be very pleasant.

this will be dragging so much mild air with it, i think we' re talking about two rain events. on wednesday when this rain comes in, it is about 56 degrees. it' s a real dousing of rain we are talking about as we head toward the month of february. then cooler weather for thursday and friday. high temperatures only in the 40' s, but for this time of year, those are not bad readings. look at the war you will be dealing with. -- look at the warmth you will be dealing with. jc? jc: thanks, mike. you have heard it before -- what goes up, must come down. these images are the so-called smith cloud. it carries enough hydrogen gas to make two million suns. right now it' s outside the milky way, but astronomers say it will soon boomer-rang back towards -- boomerang back towards the galaxy. when it does, it is expected to

chris powell in the spotlight tonight for how they' re making their so-called blended family work. newscenter 5' s antoinette antonio looks at why many are singing the couple' s praises. take a look. >> i' m chris powell. >> i am heidi powell. >> and this is what we do. reporter: on their show, they inspire contestants to dig deep and pursue a healthy lifestyle. >> come on. there you go. reporter: now the couple, married for five and half >> we' ve come up with this incredible dynamic that has resulted in 4 wonderfully happy kids and three happy adults. reporter: heidi posting this portrait of her ex-husband cuddling with her kids and the

chris with the hashtag, #lovemyblendedfamily. it has generated a lot of positive results. together so we can communicate and talk about parenting plans, etc. acknowledge and recognize that he is their father, he will always be their father, it' s not my job to be their dad. i am their stepdad and i could not be more proud of it. im their bonus dad. >> you want your children to have a safe haven. with their health and their self-esteem intact as much as possible at all times. reporter: though it has not always been smooth sailing, they are all committed to making it work. antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5.

the queen of soul is launching her own food line. it will include her own brand of chili, gumbo and baked chicken. the brand will also feature desserts. her contemporary, patti labelle, made headlines over the holiday season after walmart couldn' t keep her patti labelle sweet potato pie on its shelves. franklin said she hadn' t tasted labelle' s dessert, but said, "ms. patti' s gonna have to move that pie to the side." [laughter] jc: the academy has announced the presenter for a this year' s awards. artists who perform include lady gaga, the weekend, and sam smith. you can watch the oscars right here on channel 5 sunday, february 28. coverage begins at 7 p.m. ed: that is four weeks from sunday, right? jc: sounds right. ed: surfing great kelly slater credited with saving not one, but two lives tonight. jc: a mom and her baby. up next, the freak wave that nearly took their lives. then new at 6:00: we'

caucuses. but is winning in iowa really a game changer for a candidate? ed: skimming devices found at two local gas stations. how to protect your credit card information from thieves who want to swipe your identity and a belmont runner becomes the first woman in the world to complete a massive marathon challenge. what she did that has jaws

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>> lots of fun. jc: remember those troll dolls from the 90' s? well, they are hitting the big screen. anna kendrick, justin timberlake, russell brand and james corden are the voices behind two of the trolls. the film will be released on november 4. ed: you know how in some college as ballgames, the player is there at the free-throw line. and the fans are making as much noise as they can? this is the wall of distraction. michael phelps wearing all of his olympic gold. his swim cap. very little else. yes to look at him. look at that. that is what he sees when he is shooting the free-throw. phelps says that he was working

jc: looks like they were having fun. serving legend kelly slater usually rides the waves, but he rescued a young boy from them. it happened when a mother and son were slammed by a freak wave in hawaii this week. she was pushing her son in a stroller when a wall of water sent her toppling and the baby into the water. slater saw the whole thing. no one else even knew what happened. >> it was 10 feet of water in the air. he was 20, 30 seconds. i thought, oh, my god, there' s a baby. jc: you can see the photos here. he returned to the beach to meet up with the family, this time taking them to play in the water. hawaii waves can be so huge and the force of it and the undertow -- ed: can you imagine the length of time, from a to b, 20

jc: newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts right now. >> now on newscenter 5 -- >> shots fired! jc: guns, knives, cash, the violent gangs after a major crackdown. mike: get ready for a warm weekend, but first snow flurries. >> you are looking at the innards of a gas pump. why should you be concerned? credit cards. jc: right now we are learning more about the lynn man shot and killed by police. it happened as the armed suspect was trying to carjack a woman. police were trying to arrest him on several outstanding warrants when it went down. ed: jorge quiroga has the story for us. reporter: as you

cleaning up the crime scene. that is where the suspect carjack to the woman at gunpoint and turned on them. >> shots fired! shots fired! jorge: >> we have some witnesses to that effect. >> at first it sounded like somebody was shooting and then they retaliated. >> i got the gun. i got begun. jorge: police say the suspect had carjacked a woman at gunpoint. the window of her black lexus was shot out, the car surrounded by bullet casings. >> he was in the car. i was not sure. his body was halfway out,

jorge: he had