and i'm quoting here -- "is unacceptable, it's a workable." -- it's unworkable." meanwhile, mr. trump has removed new jersey governor chris christie as head of his transition team. vice president elect, and indiana governor, mike pence will now be in charge of assembling the trump administration. christie will stay on as a vice chair, joining former house speaker newt gingrich and former new york mayor rudy giuliani. the same names. the president-elect also announced other members of his executive transition team today -- including three of his children, ivanka, donald junior and eric. some questioning whether their involvement while they run trump's businesses creates a conflict of interest. ben and jc? jc: ed, thank you. and breaking right here in boston, a rally on the common continues to grow, as demonstrators call for peace in the wake of the election. the demonstrators say their message is unity, hoping to help heal the country after a bitter and divisive presidential

this has been a peaceful demonstration so far, no reports of any violence or arrests. the rally is set to last until 7 p.m. ben: sky 5 over a brush fire in lynnwood reservation. it is not clear how much of the park is involved in the fire. it is too dark to fight the flames. it is very windy. jc: you are going one direction with those wind gusts. harvey: right, from northeast to southeast. and the trees are moving pretty swiftly. that is because the winds are gusting on average around 30 miles per hour. they could still be gusting over 30 miles per hour through the evening hours. earlier this afternoon, we had a gust almost 250 miles per hour in cambridge. nine over 40 miles per hour. scattered power outages -- very

and very localized wind damage. there is a wind advisory in effect until 1 a.m. it will not quit completely. we are already down to 40 at worcester air work. the temperatures, if you're headed out, will be in the 30's. and in boston we will be down to the upper 30's by 10:00 tonight. then we will coast down to the freezing mark in boston, which means it will be colder in the suburbs. little bit. ben? ben: all right, harvey, thank you. 5 on the opioid crisis. operation granite hammer -- police have made several arrests. a warning about a new synthetic street drug linked to dozens of deaths across the country. it is known as pink. police describe it as a synthetic opioid, similar to fentanyl. it has shown up at least once in

granite state death has been tied to the substance. the dea is now taking emergency action to fight the drug. jc: the transition from military to civilian life can be a struggle for many veterans. but some local vets are proving you can make a difference. emily riemer has their personal stories. emily: from scaling a mountain in bolivia in search for a plane missing since make 85 to students and their families, the former army ranger credit this belief -- >> i can do anything. anything is possible. emily: her experience in the marines helped prepare her for the challenges she faces today serving boston's 22,000 veterans. >> it was a school in sub discipline, self-reliance, and

can use now and forever. emily: their stories led them to this new york city stage and the storytellers event, the national forum an opportunity to highlight veterans living the organization from message. >> we are leaders. we are problem solvers. we are team builders. emily: a message that can be in contrast to the way society perceives returning servicemembers. exist. the idea that veterans come home and struggled to find purpose. i think that is a real thing. emily: it is something that sterling is working to help others with. >> ok, the skills that you have are very useful, and not just in a wartime or military environment. we can use this in other things like medical service, any service you can think of.

emily: if you want to get involved, the city does host a monthly think a vet program. if you want to watch their speeches in their entirety, head to our wcvb.com mobile app. emily riemer, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: wcvb is proud to partner with home base for tonight's veteran's day special. they're doing tremendous work shining a light on the invisible wounds of war. you can watch the event right here on channel 5 from 7:00 until 9:00 tonight. jc: still to come tonight, the search for a missing mother on the west coast. ben: she was last seen ten days ago when she went out for a run. what police have determined in their investigation. jc: more fallout in the water crisis in flint, michigan. what the state has now been ordered to do. >> what should veterans day me to all of us? ben: project fight for his country honored to be a marine. , but there is one thing he deserved from the military he hasn't gotten yet.

this brush fire burning at the lynnwood -- reservation. firefighters say it is too dark and dangerous to fight those

ben: let's follow back to linn following that breaking news. we have asked sky 5 to pull out. the lynn woods reservation -- we push and, you see the trees. the brush fire has been burning for about an hour at least. this is the lynnwood's reservation. we do not believe any homes are threatened right now, but firefighters say it is too dark

situation. sky 5, of course, is above it and we'll be updating of throughout the evening. jc: a california mother of two last seen jogging near her home is still missing after ten days. authorities say one suspect is no longer considered a suspect after new developments in the investigation. this california mother of two going missing near her home more than a week ago and now, authorities ruling out her husband >> you never think you would be in a position like this. it's very difficult for me and my family. i would never wish this feeling on anybody. jc: police clearing him after he passed a polygraph test, although they cannot be used as evidence in court. >> they are not quite reliable enough to be admissible in court. it was not just the lie detector test here.

keith was at work when his wife sherry disappeared, last seen jogging on this rural road. he noticed his wife was missing when she did not pick up their children from daycare and he used to the find my phone app to locate her phone by the side of the street. >> they are pouring through the data, as you can imagine, there is a lot of data to look at. jc: his wife's headphones were still attached, entangled wi his family doing everything they can to get sherri coale story and photo out social media, desperate for information. a secret witness program is offering a 50,000 dollar reward to help find the missing woman and that the search does become more difficult as time goes on. ben: a judge has ordered bottled water be delivered to lead tainted homes in flint, michigan. water distribution is free at many sites in flint, while the city's water system is cleaned out, after a year and a half of improper treatment. residents who can't get to a

community group for help -- but today, the judge said that's not enough. delivery isn't required if a filter is installed. residents can also decline water. jc: two years. ben: two years. jc: two years they have been dealing with this. he served his country three different times. ben: and there's one more thing this local veteran is hoping he can achieve with the military. harvey? harvey: the colder temperatures in the wind brush fire is going, of course. here's another look at that. we have your weekend forecast

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ben: he served in okinawa during world war ii, then relisted for korea a proud and devoted marine , and family man. jc: and it was that dedication to his family that they say stopped him from getting a deserved military honor. maria stephanos with the story of a local veteran, who is someone you should know. maria: he knew his destiny. >> when i was 17 i would into the marine corps. maria: he was in no can now offer six months as part of the six-marine division, 22nd regiment, receiving the citation for extreme care was him. in that battle alone, there were

in or you might get shot. maria: it was help, but there were moments that now bring a smile. >> the japanese had zeroed in on us and they were sending round after round. i was with another man in a foxhole, and i fell asleep. i woke up, and after they stopped showing, and i said what happened? you slept all through the mortar, he said they did nhing but shell us. maria: you are a proud marine. >> thank you. maria: which is why he did three chores of -- three chores of duty. it ended with a general release. his wife was hemorrhaging and he rushed to go, anats got him a general discharge even

i didn't get it. maria: this is a man who served his country three times as a marine. they have tried, to no avail, to change his discharge to honorable. it would me woean th to him, but not more then how much it meant to serve our country. >> i am proud of the 17-year-old boy that enlisted. maria: what should veterans day mean to all of us? >> that you are lucky to live in america. veterans. maria: on this day, we thank them. we thank you. his family tried so hard to change his discharge status. they have written to our lawmakers, the marines. they have been told to much time has passed and they could not locate his records. they are not giving up. they simply want their dad, a

his community as a police officer to get that honorable discharge. they are talking to anybody who may have the power to make this change. jc: maria, thank you. happy veterans day to him. we want to go back to our breaking news though. you casee what is happengn lynn. we have this really aggressive brush fire. ben: burning through the lynnwood's reservation. firefighters cannot get into the reservation. they do not believe any homes are threatened. sky 5 is over the scene and we will follow that for you throughout the evening. that fire being fanned by pretty strong winds today. jc: harv, they seem to be causing problems. jc: -- harvey: there is no question they are aggravating the situation because the winds hour.usting around 30 miles per

we have a wind advisory in effect until 1 a.m. pugin occur from early to midest afternoon where there were still gusts in the 40 mile an hour range. the winds will easeome late tonight. 30's and the berkshires. of course, elevation has something to do that. when you combine the wind and the temperature right now, it feels as though it is belo 20's. right at 32 in orange. obviously if you are going out this ening, ess more for mae an early winter night is the way go. cours you are hearing about another one of e skieok likill be up. clrou will good lookt it.the suns is not 6:17.

probr. in.is a really nice site to take right, i don't know i you think thiss a nice site. we drop into the 2 ls 30's overnight to startp saturday. it will be breezy saturday, but not as windy as today. we will have respectable teature recovery. the nice thing is you can add eight degrees to the high teeratures or sunday afternoon. for e patriots game, slightly gusty wind on sunday shoul becomeike byhe time the game is being played. the mperature could beow to mid 40's to sta the game, might dropto 3 down or so because the air will be ry dry or he clear skies and light winds. considering the time of year, abou nice as you can expect the weather to be. but the winds will becomeed,

suhine for both weekend days. just want to reiterate tomorrow morning will feel the cold out. 20 to 25 degrees around the local area. we will improve some ring the afteoon hours. there is the bright weather on sunday. is theuper moon,e higher aronomical tides early next week, wn the moon is closer. will be stronger and that causes the bulging of the tides. it looks le tuesday could be the key day. we will take a careful look at the tides as we getloser to that. minor or moderate coastal flooding is a possibility, especially during the day on tuesday and perhaps a little more, but maybe not as much on weesday. ose are the two eays to watch.

jc: all right, we will be following as always. to your health -- researchers from arizona and california say they have found that you get long-term protection against flu strains aced on the first buys -- privacy were exposed to as a child. there are several different strains. the dominant strain changes over time, so your exposure will depend on your age. this information can help will become a pandemic. ben: as the weather gets colder, doctors are also warning about seasonal affective disorder, a kind of depression that people get as the days get shorter. symptoms like fatigue, lack of energy, andifficulty concentrating can start as early as september. he says the lk of sunlight can

your sleep cycle. >> get exercise. it's particularly important if you have seasonal affective disorder. get outside and do things, whether you feel like doing it or not. ben: if your symptoms still do not improve, you should see a doctor. jc: up next, facebook making changes advertising. ben: what it will no longer allow clients to do. and let's see whais cing up at 6:00 with edinburgh area. maria: sending anyone in to fight that brush fire. maria: les, who is in, who is out on trump's transition team. ed: city hall like you have never seen it befor when this extreme makeover is taking place.

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it does not appear in homes are threatened at this time. jc: facebook will disable an option that allows advertisers to exclude users when placing an ad for housing or employment. facebook came under fire when it was found that ethnicities could be used to discriminate against users. russia m a court has ruled that the social networking for site for professionals breached the country's data protection rules. the company says such a ban would deny millions of members in russia an opportunity to grow their businesses. russian state media reports the ruling could take effect early next week. snapchat is looking to a future beyond filters. the social media company now selling smart sunglasses and they come from this vending

cute. i can tell. the first one was just installed in california near the snapchat headquarters. the smart glasses run about 130 dollars and have built-in wireless video cameras. ben: wow. it looks like it is in the middle of the mojave desert. very confusing. all right, the nation marks veterans day and many businesses , are rolling out special thank yous for active military and those who have served. ihop is offering free red, white and blue pancakes for the next hour or so. applebees has a free meal from a special menu. at outback steakhouse, vets can enjoy a free bloomin' onion and a beverage. they are so good. chili's also offering a free meal from a special menu. many more deals out there and you can find them on the wcvb app. jc: it may be 6:00, but tick-tock, free meals are out there. go, go. ben: newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts

transition. dramatic changes to his inner circle. harvey: cold air keeps rushing wind, but this will be a weekend all dramatic temperature changes. maria: a big surprise for this 100-year-old veteran. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: we begin with breaking. sky 5 in t we are over the big brush fire as the lynnwood's reservation. interesting how it appears to have followed the path -- it's right along the trail line. hikers, bicyclist's it. the fire department tells us it is just too dark, and therefore too dangerous to send firefighters and to battle those claims. it does not appear any homes are threatened. good evening. i am ed harding.

and i maria stefano's. very windy and that is just fueling those claims, right, harvey? harvey: right, still 28 miles per hour in boston. 35 in the berkshires, 30 in concord, new hampshire, 39 and robbins, rhode island. we have the wind advisory until 1 a.m. even though the region will not be quite as strong as they were at the peak of midafternoon, they will still be strong well into the night. that is a concern. that have dropped into the upper 30's around worcester county -- already it is below freezing in worcester. we will let you know how cold it will be by morning and i'll be temperatures will change. ed and maria? ed: also, president-elect donald trump says he would consider leaving certain parts of obamacare in place. maria: that as he makes big

nichole: america may already be seeing a major compromise from donald trump. he says that he likes "very much" two key provisions. could america be seeing a trump before he even takes office? after yesterday's 90-minute meeting with president obama, word the president-elect could be reversing some of his he now favors keeping both the prohibition against insurers denying coverage due to pre-existing conditions, and the provision allowing parents to provide coverage for adult children. a stark transformation in his campaign promise to immediately reverse obamacare. also making news, his transition team. advice president-elect mike pence will take the top