here, maynard firefighter, chasing child rape charges. that case dates all the way back to 1991. he was placed on leave earlier this month when those allegations surfaced. he's been a firefighter since 1986. >> and right now, the judge in the philip chism murder trial will not limit victim impact statements at his sentencing hearing tomorrow, rejecting the request from the victim killer's defense team. prosecutors want chism behind bars for at least 50 years for the murder of colleen ritzer. >> the family of a teenage patient placed in state custody after a dispute over her treatment. lawyers for her accused the hospital of gross negligence and civil rights violations. >> still a lot of cleaning up to do after a powerful wind, rain, ripped through the state overnight. many trees, tree limbs all came down. utility crews are still working to restore power in some areas. >> so from that to the warm temperatures, now to the rain,

mike. everything. it all happens within about a 12-hour period. those winds last night were ferocious! blue hill observatory, 83-mile-per-hour wind gusts. hurricane strength winds. plus, a rumble of thunder. but all of that warm air coming in had a lot of wind with it. we managed to get 62 degrees. morning. temperatures have held steady or slowly dropped. 41. so when i talk about the cold air coming in tomorrow, we're actually getting back to where we're supposed to be. as that cool air comes in, we've been picking up scattered showers, most of it is pretty light. if you're along 128, you run into a band of showers here. as you travel down to the south, this area has kind of slid southward. from marshfield, all the way over to bridge bridgewater. there is another batch of rain out here to the west, marching eastward. eve we've got

i'll talk about the sunshine coming our way tomorrow, in a few minutes. >> a break in a series of car fires in portsmouth, new hampshire. >> two men are under arrest facing several charges in this case. it was late last month, five cars were set on fire in portsmouth, in just one night. three others broken into. another, stolen. adam and michael have been tied to this case now and these crimes. police have not revealed a motive but they, like residents, say they are relieved to have solved the case. >> you wake up and your neighbor's car was burnt. then you find out it's happening throughout the city. you're certainly going to get worried, not only about property damage, but there's a good chance of somebody getting hurt. there could have been an explosion. could have been a number of things that happened. >> both carlin andwork were released on -- and york were released on personal

>> maness is reporting its first case of the zika virus. a 65-year-old resident tested positive after traveling abroad. mosquitos that carry that virus are not found in maine but several cases have been reported here in the united states, in people who have traveled to latin america where the virus is spreading rapidly . >> walker international events is contesting a citation issued by osha earlier this month. back in august, a father and his daughter were both killed when the circus tent collapsed in lancaster. federal investigators claim the company did not build the tent properly and ignored several weather alerts. at t.f. green airport, that's still shut down after a car fire earlier this week. the airport's c.e.o. hoped to open up the garage today but decided to have it fully inspected first. fire broke out early tuesday morning, totaling four

travelers who parked in garage c can move their cars out, but no >> take a look. it's a first for the northwest. tallest peak, professional psych cyclist, tim johnson, has become the first person ever to ride a bicycle up mt. washington during winter. he completed the 7.6 mile ride in just an hour 40 minutes. 48 seconds to too, but really, despite temperatures as low as 19 below, with 49-mile-per-hour wind gusts. but there he is, pe pedal by pedal, making it all the way to the top. >> there's a road race. but not in the winter! >> mountain bike in the winter. >> why don't we try that this weekend? >> excellent idea! >> you won't run the marathon with me, but you would ride up mt. washington? >> i would do that. >> i'll pick the marathon! the white house promising to

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dalton's wife and parents are speaking out for the first time. >> a good father. well-known in the community. well-liked. and there was nothing to indicate that something like this would occur. >> the married father of two only began driving for uber for just two weeks before the shooting. now he's in jail, facing six counts of murder. >> they're thinking, like everybody else, why? >> the motive, a mystery, even to his family. but according to the attorney, in the days leading up to the rampage, dalton's wife did sense a change in his behavior. >> he's been acting different in the last couple of days. his wife asked him and he said he was tired. just his demeanor, that he seemed to be depressed and down, which was not his normal character. >> on the day of the shooting, dalton's family was out running errands when he visited a gun store. he's seen in this surveillance video buying a tactical jacket. the attorney also revealing dalton went to his parents house, after the firsting shooting, telling his family

equinox had been side swapped, so he needed to switch cars. the attorney also denying reports tonight that the family was having financial troubles at the time of dalton's arrest. again, stressing the family is also desperate to learn why this happened. >> the white house announcing renewed efforts today to try to help financially struggling puerto rico. transportation secretary anthony foxx announced during a visit to the american territory today that the u.s. will speed up access to nearly $400 million for roads and other public works projects on the island. now, puerto rico has 72 billion dollars in public debt that the governor has now said is unpayable. >> hollywood's biggest night of the year is now just days away. >> yes! the academy awards drawing in a lot of buzz because of the lack of diversity. the one person we have not heard from on the controversy, who all eyes will be on sunday night. >> a different approach for a kidney donor. the maine woman who went about

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apparently posing as a utility company worker, trying to scam a viewer out of cash. the victim said the man came to her home and told her the electricity would be cut if she didn't give him $28. the reporter involved is doing okay tonight. >> this is oscars, not only about who takes home the statues, but a lot of people are going to see how chris rock handles the growing diversity controversy. a lot of people are speaking out. [music] reporter: the buzz surrounding this years oscars ant isn't just about who is walking the red carpet. it is also about who is not. >> i won't be watching. >> we're not coming, not going. reporter: for a second year in a row, all 20 of the nominees in the acting categories are white, resparking the triter hashtag, oscars so white, leading to protests and boycotts. beasts of no

passed over for an oscar. >> welcome to diverse t.v.! [laughter] >> this is that watershed moment when the academy changes, because they're being forced to change. reporter: the academy has not put forth new initiatives -- now put forth new initiatives to increase diversity on the academy's board of governors. >> it's a systematic bias that needs to be addressed across the industry. reporter: a new university of southern california study on diversity, looking at 2014 and 2015, gives failing grades to every hollywood movie studio and most t.v. makers. >> our study makes it really clear. hollywood is a straight white boys' club. reporter: all eyes on this year's oscar host, chris rock, who told essence magazine, black women get paid less than everybody in hollywood. everybody is talking about

talk to gabrielle union. >> it is going to be an extremely memorable monologue. reporter: an oscar producer said chris rock threw out his original monologue and has completely rewritten it to include the diversity controversy. >> the haven't, joe biden -- the vice president will make a call for sexual assault awareness and then he will introduce lady gaga. "till it happens to you." and that explores incidents of sexual assault on college campuses. >> "the hunger games" star jennifer lawrence is this year's highest paid oscar nominee. forbes reporting that the actress earned $52 million between june 2014 and june 2015. she is nominated for best actress for her role in the film "joy." at 25, she is the youngest person ever to be nominated four times. you can watch all the action right here, sunday night. coverage of the 88th academy awards starts at 7:00. >> we're going to put this on

see if you can figure out what it is. >> i have no idea. >> these are stunning images released by the european southern observatory. they are pictures of the entire milky way galaxy, taken by a high-powered telescope. they're even more impressive than just impressive. experts say it's the sharpest map of the milky way to date. mr. wizard, does that wow you? >> it does, actually. kind of impressive. >> i noticed you were waving that picture. >> i was. absolutely! ha ha! you know me well. >> i got pictures from last night. this comes to us from maine. a lightning bolt! how many times do you actually hear thunder in the middle of the winter? it's february. last night's were pure thunderstorms we had out there. i know a lot of people and a lot of dogs were waking up with that rumble that we had last night. we've got a new batch of rain. the main batch has left. what's left behind? scattered showers.

we've got a few rain showers out there. it's all pretty light but it you drive home. most of the scattered showers to the north. they've really wound down. at best at this point. we still have a little bit of a line stretching its way, all the way back towards bridgewater. again, this is probably the steadiest that we see. even it is pretty light compared to last night, when we had three and four inches of rain falling. those areas that haven't seen rain yet, there's more. the rain will be a threat with us, probably until about 9:00 tonight. after that, the skies will start to clear away. we'll end up chilly tomorrow. still warm. 50. that's why we're not even mixed precipitation at this point. we're talking about full-fledged rain. west-southwesterly wind around 23 miles per hour. gusting to 41 in boston. gusting to 25 in worcester. 33 in providence.

plymouth, 35 mile an hour wind gusts. still scattered showers out there. as we head later on into the evening, they're gone. with it, the clouds go away as well. when the clouds go away, there goes your blanket. that means things will get chilly tonight, into the 30's. tomorrow, they don't warm up that much. we start the day in the upper 20's in worcester. we warm things up pretty much into the mid-30's. a chilly day is coming our way as we talk about tomorrow's forecast. something we haven't seen for a while, evening sprinkles, partly cloudy, 28 to 34 tonight. tomorrow, early clouds and then sunshine. but it's going to be looking beautiful as you look out the window. with a westerly wind at 15 to 25 and temperatures in the 30's, it's going to feel a lot chillier than that. we have a wind chill tomorrow probably covering mostly into the upper 20's during the day. saturday, about 38 for a high. only into the teens as we start things off. we'll warm things up close to 40

rain on monday, a chance. we're back up into the lower 50's. it does look like a rain event but it's not very organized. a few scattered showers. if you want more substantial rain, you have to wait until the cool air moves out. then we start to talk about wednesday's forecast. that has a little more potential for seeing steady rains. still, not that much. and certainly nothing like we had last night. and i don't see any more lightning or thunder in this forecast. as we start to push our way closer to march and we see more and more sunshine moving back into the forecast. >> alex whitmore is raising the bar of the chocolate industry. here's anthony everett with a look ahead at what's on "chronicle." >> today, they source their beans from the dominican republic, among other countries. >> taza comes from the spanish, which means cup of chocolate or hot chocolate. >> they began with a strict set of rules.

and farmers who ensured fair labor. all of their chocolate is certified organic and non-g.m.o. and the company will pay more for a better bean. >> every producer wants to work with a buyer who has more flexibility on price, who is willing to pay more for added value. and so that's really what we're all about. it's a premium price for a premium quality product. >> taza also created america's first third-party certified sourcing program. sales manager says consumers are paying attention. >> the number one thing that draws people to our brand is the ethics behind the sourcing of the ingredients. people want to know what they're eating. >> last year, taza produced nearly half a million pounds of chocolate. the brand is sold in all 50 states and 12 countries. their latest venture is in haiti. ethical business is hard work, says whitmore.

>> also on "chronicle" tonight, the bean to bar movement among local chocolatiers. and chocolate's connection to the old north church. get choosy about chocolate, tonight at 7:30 on "chronicle," right here on channel 5. >> a maine woman in desperate need of a kidney. she took an unusual approach to find a donor and it appears to have paid off. linda deming found out she needed a kidney back in december of 2014. she was told she's going to have to wait three to six years, would be on dialysis in the meantime. she didn't like that idea. so she took action. she put up anywhere. and guess what? her donor is a mom of four. >> we went out in search of a live donor. and, you know, i -- i'm still amazed at the number of people who don't have a clue who i am but they still are willing to their body to save many me. >> deming says the thing she's

>> she's right. so many people -- she doesn't even know them and so many people are willing to help. >> people are great. we wish her the best! >> sugary drinks still popular in america despite the health risks. >> up next, the troubling trend continuing here in the united states. >> and then coming up at 6:00, whitey bulger sent to solitary. what he's accused of doing. plus, it was a calculated crime. a popular ipswich restaurant owner's murder. and a major jam in new hampshire. we have new pictures, captured

>> new research finds that the apple watch did not sell as well as expected this season. apple does not disclose its watch sales, but research from the firm idc found that just over four million apple watches were shipped during the last three months of 2015. apple's c.e.o. had predicted that the smart watch would be the top holiday gift. apple had no comment. mcdonald's is hoping to attract more customers. the fast-food change is testing out lower calorie foods in california, including these breakfast bowls. i don't know the sodium count. they will also start using lower cooler greek yogurt in their parfaits and smoothies.

are actually drinking big amounts of drinks. a change is on the way. reporter: soda, fruit juice, sweet tea and energy drinks. sugary drinks are a pretty popular choice, but all of those calories from sugar pose health hards, hazardous. health -- hazards. may be going down. in a 2013 survey, one in three americans reported drinking at least one sugar-containing every day. if true, it could be a sign of a positive trend, since previous research suggests up to a half of americans drink one of those sugary drinks every day. the new survey also found that women, breaking it down by age. 43% of young adults have at least one a day. their elders, just 19%.

say, more research needs to be done to confirm this trend. but with national dietary guidelines recommending just 10% of our total daily calories coming from added sugars, it may be best to trade that soda for any kind of sugar-free alternative. >> water is great. keep that in mind. before we start newscenter 5 at 6:00, take a look at this. [music] >> by the way, that is tom brady. yes, it is tom brady. and he is reenacting a famous scene from the lion king. playing the role of similar ba, the newest -- simba. brady's dog's name is fluffy. >> an apt name, for sure. him, her. fluffy. >> fluffy and the other dogs. why didn't he lift up the other dog? >> because it was a pit bull! ha ha! 6:00 starts right now.

>> convicted of murdering his teacher. why this teen killer pushed to block victim impact statements. and the judge's response. >> a live utility poll comes down without warning. >> basically landed right next to where we were standing. >> a close call for police officers, forced to sprint to safety. >> after last night's big storm, get ready for a big cool-down as we head into the weekend. >> the red sox and the rest of mlb, ordered to speed it up! >> the big changes coming into play on the field. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> new at 6:00, breaking news. prosecutors make their first move in a first in the nation case, playing out in a massachusetts courtroom. >> it's a story that 5 investigates karen anderson has been covering. she's here with the breaking news. >> prosecutors filed a notice they will appeal a judge's decision to overturn the conviction. he spent most of the last 30 years in

said he didn't commit. perrot was released 15 days ago. here's a look at some of the pictures his attorneys shared with us. a lobster dinner and a visit to a lake. he was sentenced bars. but last month, judge robert cain-or-turned that conviction -- overturned that conviction after the f.b.i. admitted making mistakes. prosecutors haven't yet said what they believe was wrong with the judge's decision. perrot's attorneys tell 5 investigates they're confident it will be upheld. they say the appeal will only bring further attention to the flawed forensics in this case and others across the nation. this is the first time in the country that someone has won a new trial because of flawed testimony about f.b.i. analysis. the d.a.'s appeal will be headed to the state appeals court. >> a judge refusing to limit the victim impact statements tomorrow as a danvers teen is sentenced in the brutal murder

14 when he raped and kild colleen ritzer. >> the state wants to now put the 17-year-old behind bars for a long time. he's 25 years. the question, when will he be eligible for parole? the state would like to have chism held at least until he's 64 years reporter: during the murder trial of philip chism, prosecutors worked to show there was time between the murder of school, and the rape that followed. now prosecutors want consecutive sentences for the crimes, life with parole el eligibility after 50 years. the defense would like him eligible after 26 years. >> a victim impact statement for family, friends, coworkers, are themselves. reporter: the defense lost an