and pull away at a high rate of speed. he did follow her. >> she didn't hear the impact. she said there was another car in front of her and it is possible the other car hit these two individuals and unfortunately the other woman must have been dragged by my client's car. >> as i said the victim is in critical condition. although it was initially unclear the extent of the injuries of her arms. they were able to be -- to my understanding they were able to be saved and the use will be limited. reporter: wcvb newscenter 5. ed: it is monday and it is decision day in iowa after months of television ads and campaign stops it is down to the wire for the front runner. it is the start of the presidential nominating process, but this is no primary. it is a caucus.

phil is live to explain. phil? reporter: it is a great question. you know what, you can study it and still not under the process. the democrats will be in the gymnasium and republicans in the cafeteria and it will happen live behind us. >> winning the caucuses does not mean coming in first. >> he is a professor of political science at drake university. he knows the process inside out and we asked him to break it down. >> a caucus has to do with internal party business. >> it is a vote of preference. one of the things that makes it unique is they are both on the same day. in the shadow of the state capitol, republicans are ready to write a name down and tut

>> the precinct chair once elected will say everyone in favor of hillary clinton go to this corner. everyone in favor of sanders go to this corner and o'malley people in this corner and people undeclared go to this corner. >> and then if someone does not get enough of the percentage to move forward -- the clinton supporters will say, yeah, you were for o'malley and this is publicly yelled across the room. you may like birney, but we have a better chance of being elected. >> with more than 40% willing to changing their minds -- >> somebody could change their mind? >> sure. >> what are you looking for? >> it is unsettling to most candidates. >> that's why they do it the way they do it. over there are the clinton folks . we are expecting 800 strong in the gymnasium. there are rules and regulations to a caucus.

the night one republican and one democrat will have the highest percentage of votes and move on to new hampshire. wcvb newscenter 5. ed: only three candidates have won the caucus and gone on to the nomination. >> john kasich spent the day campaigning in new hampshire. chris christie and former governor jeb bush following suit this afternoon hours before the caucuses start. stay with abc7 news and we throughout the evening and live in iowa for newscenter 5 at 11:00 and you can follow live results on wcvb.com and our mobile app. ed: the calendar says february 1st, but there was regard heat -- record heat. harvey, it feels more like may than february. harvey: it sure does. there are no two ways about it.

close. worcester was three shy of the record of 61. that stays in the books as well. in providence, rhode island it was a record. they broke the record of 64. it has cooled down since then and still low 50s for boston. birkshires and chillier and then cold and only seasonably so. umer 20s and low 30s. a little bit of rain showing up on the radar. a few drops may reach the cape. then it moves offshore. we will cover that in a few minutes. ed: and being suspended without pay over a facebook post.

reporter: suspended for 90 days without pay. the fire chief tells us that the firefighter in question has a great record with the department, but his comments were out of line. >> this is an uncharacteristic thing -- it is not the attitude of the department. >> they are distancing themselves from controversial comments posted on a weymouth firefighter's personal facebook account over the weekend fnlt. >> we are disappointed in the tone. it doesn't speak for the values of weymouth. >> the post of the long-time member of the department. he calls narcan the worst drug ever created and suggests leading drug addicts die. >> they read their e-mails and i have seen their concerns. i can see the toll it has taken on our community not just in weymouth, but everywhere. >> last year alone, the town had more than 180 over doses. some parents that have lost

addictions came to the town hall to voice their concern over the comments. >> a firefighter three years ago gave me narcan three years ago to save my son. he had three relapses and died a year ago. so i don't know what or why he would say that. >> they don't know what if anything sparked the post, but he is remorseful. >> he is truly sorry for his comments and he understands the implications of his actions. reporter: when he returns to duty in 90 days we are told he will be reassigned to a desk job while he undergoes counseling and training. wcvb newscenter 5. >> a little boy from roxbury taken into custody. he was rushed to the hospital suffering what police describe

rhondella richardson is live in roxbury. reporter: more went in the front door and out came two bags of evidence. police have been here all day after a 3-year-old was taken out of the second floor home unconscious and very critical. >> the department of children and families had an open case on 3-year-old white before police responded to the call in his alpine street home. the boy suffered an undisclosed serious injury. dcf took the injured 3-year-old and his 5-month-old sister into state custody. the little girl is not injured. >> i see them coming and going. >> police haven't said what happened to the 3-year-old boy. >> it breaks my heart. you think all kind of things. >> the 3-year-old was rushed to boston medical center. >> it saddens me.

that critical. extremely concerned. >> at this point no one has been charged, but this is an active police investigation. live in roxbury, rhondella richardson, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: a heartbreaking ending for an abused and abandoned dog. jc: it is a story of pain and punishment revisited as a daughter fights to keep her father behind bars 30 years after he murdered her brother. harvey: a little rain flirting with the south coast of new england. what it means for our weather at midweek and beyond. >> hi, everybody, i'm mike lynch. earlier today the bruins were on the ice and they made some news putting someone on injured reserve. it is a special anniversary in

car repairs, home improvements, a family trip ...it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000x in personal expenses onv a republican party x credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal pnand for five years rubio refused to releasep the credit card records. marco rubio: skipping major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. he's just not ready to be president.

>> you're watching newscenter

ed: the star of the view's pittbull was put to sleep. he was rescued from the freezing cold after the local animal control officer got a tip. he was taken to the animal rescue league and diagnosed with a birth defect. while heartbreaking the most humane decision was to put him to sleep. >> to plymouth as a car went crashing into a building. police say the car slammed into a post office and neighboring businesses. the woman inside the building was hurt. they are expected to be okay. >> an 8-year-old rhode island boy with terminal cancer is one step closer to his final wish, to be famous. he will be getting his own license plate from the rhode island dmd. they will host dor eight n and his family and -- dorian and his family. they have exploded over social

he wants to be famous as far away as china before going to heaven. ed: and now he has a license plate. >> harvey is tracking how long the spring-like weather will last. >> and our next chance of precipitation. and a daughter fights to keep her father behind bars 30 years after he murdered her brother. five investigates has the

. ed: a daughter is fighting to keep her father behind bars after he murdered her bro. it is pain and punishment revisited over and over again. i think he will always be a monster. reporter: that monster is her own father richard seymour. he beat him with a propane tank and hammer back in 1986.

her mother came home seymore bound and gaged the teenage girls and threatened to kill paula with a large knife and used it to cut her cousin, regina. >> it was not just one day of violence. he ruled with an iron fist and he ruled through fear. i would hear his truck come down the road and i would pretend to be sleeping. i never knew what would happen when he came through the door. >> i don't know what happened. i reached down and grabbed a hammer and struck my son. reporter: he is charged with assault, kidnapping and second-degree murder. he is eligible for parole every five years and it forces his family to keep going back to the parole board and relive the traumatic loss of patrick. >> i will always be his voice. i am not going to stop fighting for him. he deserved more. he deserved to have a life. >> sorry for the murder of our son patrick. >> i don't think he shows remorse whatsoever. the term he used was i'm sorry for what i did to them.

it was not my wife. not my daughter. what i did to them. >> mostly i am scared that he has an opportunity to get out, and that's a possibility. that's very frightening. >> and richard seymour will plead his case for freedom for the fourth time before the parole board on tuesday. his family was told seymour will ask for a minimum security prison for one year and then to a treatment facility in connecticut. kathy curran, 5 investigates. >> the middle high school here was dismissed early and activities can se.d police are investigating. lexington received robocall threats, but classes continued as the police performed sweeps as a precaution. >> gas prices are falling and regular unleaded is averaging $1.81 per gallon.

eight consecutive weeks. ed: and we have an addition to share with you. a familiar face in your living room. maria stephanos is joining our team this thursday. she grew up in grove land watching channel 5 and has seen and covered it all over her award-winning career. she will be with us on newscenter 5 and 11:00 and we will start on new newscast on the last day of february and she will do that on me tv. we welcome maria. the thing about the 10:00 news is harvey will be on all day telling people about the weather. it is nonstop harv. >> there is plenty to talk about when it comes to new england weather. harvey: always is. even when you are not having big storms, and by the way welcome maria. 65 degrees to start off february. unbelievably warm. almost a record in boston. just missed by 1 degree. other readings, norwood 67 and beverly 65.

it is cooler to the north and west. this is the first day of february. this is not really very cold air as we normally would see. we are in the process of starting to turn cooler or chillier. you will be able to handle it i'm sure. 52 now in boston. winds are out of the west. we drop into the 40s north and west from keen to jaffrey and orange all in the 40s at this time. low 50s from plymouth across tomorrow morning as you are heading out though the wind won't be that strong, just five to 10 miles an hour, it will be in the upper 20s to low 30s. that's different than the mid60s we enjoyed today. tomorrow afternoon will be in the low 40s. it could approach 50 or so in providence. still above the average, but chillier than today. what a sunset. did you notice that where you are? look at this picture from kevin.

when you get the high, thin cirrus clouds. the clouds are thicker near the south coast. that's where the front that represents the leading edge of the somewhat chillier air is moving through and a little moisture is pooling. you can see little yellows and that rain may be reaching the ground. it is possible that there will be a brief period of rain tonight. but the bulk will move rapidly offshore. a bigger storm is occurring and that's across the plain states. actually there are blizzard warnings beginning at 3:00 a.m. that is not until the wee hours of the morning. also being impacted by the storm, a portion of south dakota and a portion of minnesota and a portion of nebraska. we eventually will feel that storm, but we will be on the warm side as it tracks to the west of us and drives warm air right back up here wednesday afternoon and wednesday evening and also bringing some downpours and locally heavy rain at that time.

and we are in the 40s. the wet weather will be mostly moving in during wednesday night. you can see the time line and now you can see the rain approaching and then coming in right around a the time of the evening commute. heavier downpours until midnight. then it tends to slide offshore. then there will be left over clouds until we turn cooler and then we turn colder. the end of the week and this weekend we'll take the temperatures back to average or maybe even a little below average which will be a shock to the system after the 65-degree rete -- readings. stormy here. it may gee -- it may be getting interesting. leonard. >> now, sports center 5 with mike lynch. >> hi, everybody, welcome back to the garden. we'll get to that in a moment.

ice and they made a bit of news. the back up goaltender was placed on injured reserve. you may recall last tuesday after the first period against anaheim he was taken out of the game and transported to mass general hospital with elevated heart rate. he was released the next day. it was learned since then he had a number of procedures for an irregular heartbeat. today he made the announcement and explained why they are placing him on ir. >> i'm sure he will let me know when he is cleared. from what i know he was good and probably a precaution more than anything else. hopefully we will get that clearance soon. >> so-called up to take the place of gustafson is malcolm

>> i honestly feel like i matured a lot. you know focus on the things in the game. working on my technique i feel like i have gotten a lot better than that. >> 64th going on right now. harvard lead 2-1, but boston college has just tied this game up at two goals apiece. that's where we stand right now. the night cab will be bu and northeastern. the huskies have not won since 1988. the bruins have an interest in a number of players in this tournament. a number of players including ryan denado. ryan fitzpatrick assisted on

the first period for boston college. and matt dreslick, a long-time member of the crew here and a popular guy at the garden. meanwhile super bowl 50 festivities continue in san francisco. tonight will be media night. and one year ago today it was february 1st, 2015 the patriots were playing the seahawks in super bowl xlvi and we know what happened at the tail end of the game when hall come butler came in. it was february 1st, 2015 as the patriots won their fourth super bowl. super bowl 50 will be this sunday at levi stadium, the 49ers. that's the story from the garden. see you at 7:00 and tonight at 11:00. weekend? do you care? >> i didn't have interest in this one the way i have. ed: why is that? we need to have a talk about that.

of the parts custom made in massachusetts and then you put them together. the local company rolling out the hot rods. >> local police swarm a congresswoman's home, but it is apparently a prank. why no one involved is laughing about it. >> ed and jc, the showdown in iowa is now here. donald trump's final message. hillary clinton is holding on to a razor thin lead. and the storm bearing down on the heartland and the east coast gets hit next. >> on "chronicle" at 7:30, all island. nothing showy here. just unwind and relax and go ditching for dinner.

new england's energy comes from r eversource buys it at a set market price and delivers it to you. but that pool is shrinking, causing energy supply rates to go up and down. so we're working with partners across the region to increase our natural gas supply and bring in affordable, clean hydropower from canada. we're leading the way toward the solution... p energy supply rates for you. r

congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system r where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded p by over two and a half million small contributions. rpeople who know you can't level the playing field r by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. join the fight

quite the warmth for february 1st. it is like what is happening around here? >> obviously it would be a mistake to get used to it. at least enjoy it. at least the cool down isn't dramatic tomorrow. we have the wet weather on wednesday. i would say at the end of the week and this weekend starting then and going forward certainly a colder pattern and somewhat wintry weather will move in. >> that 13 gets your attention all of a sudden. it is real. we are ready to say goodbye to winter. harvey: after 65 who wants to

it is only 20% -- never mind. ed: as you look out beyond is there snow in the two-week, three-week distance? harvey: all you can talk about is possibilities. there are potentials out there, but i can't tell if they will lineup. jc: more importantly the cold is settling in. ed: look at the city. you have been talking about great shots. there is the city of boston and it is sparkling right

jeb bush once stood tall. nbefore his campaign sank like a rock and he started desperatelyp slinging mud on fellow republicans. that's not presidential, jeb. john kasich did cut ohio's taxes. cut state spending. turned a deficit into a surplus. brought back jobs from mexico and china. that's john kasich, that's conservative, and that's presidential. new day for america is responsible for the content of