>> you can see the damage. backpacks and jackets charred and broken windows, but everyone is safe. >> have i to give it 100% to the principal. >> now we do have an update. they did just tweet that there will be no school tomorrow. theyl what to do the rest of the week. the school will remain closed for the rest of the week. as for the official cause it has yet to come in. they are looking at a possible faulty power strip. wcvb newscenter 5. ed: new at 5:00, a salesman facing manslaughter charges. he crashed into a hampton inn

influence of alcohol and speeding at the time and he is charged with two counts each of manslaughter and motor vehicle homicide. heather:you are tracking a lot of rain and possibly high tides and it all has to do with the super tides. harvey: they are higher than they normally would be and there is a bit of a storm to deal with as well. fortunately this will not be a major, m that would really be a problem. still enough for a coastal warning in parts of the maine coastline as well. here is it what we are talking about. the high tide is around 11:00. from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. there will be at least minor coastal flooding of the some of the most vulnerable basements that sometimes take

situation of structural damage fortunately because the winds and the waves won't be strong enough. we do have moisture on the way and it will start during the morning commute. once it does, the rest of the day looks wet and wet, heavy rain at times. right through the evening. much more in a few minutes. >> there will be certain elements of his temperament that will not serve him well unless he recognizes them and corrects ed: president obama speaking out since the election. and now more on what the president is saying about the president-elect's temperament and much more. reporter: the timing of the news conference is also important. it was the president's first since the election and just before he visits foreign leaders seizing fears in the u.s. and abroad. >> gestures matter. and how he reaches out to the

supported him. reporter: president obama is talking about his 90-minute conversation with president-elect donald trump. urging unity as anti--trump protests continue. >> i have been encouraged by his statements on election night, about the need for unity and his interest of being the president for all people. and how he staffs and the first steps he takes and the first impressions he makes, the reset that can happen after those things are important and they should be thought about. >> more questions over trump's picks for his staff including the top white house advisor. banin, the former head of breitbart known to indicate tore white nationalists. obama will start his last foreign trip planned for his presidency in greece, germany and peru. while there he hillary assure -- will reassure form leader. >> obama addressing trump's

experience or assumptions he brought to the office, this office has a way of waking you up jievment and -- waking you up jievment and the kremlin say trump spoke with putin. heather: a possible hate crime after a man receives threatening letters in his mailbox that contain profanity and racial slurs. he posted them on his facebook page and that's now bn one of the letters said, quote, we just cleared the white house of bank. do not bring blank in our neighborhood and saying that natick is strictly white. the man found a second letter that was typed saying, quote, this is a serious warning. natick has a zero tolerance for black people. neighbors were upset after learning what happened. >> it shook us.

heart broken that there is even people that -- it is hard to imagine that people could feel that way or send something like that. heather:the attorney general said she is establishing a new hotline for residents to report any bias-motivated threats. ed: local students are expressing concern that the policy will rip their families apart. rhondella richardson is live with to help them. >> they are talking about hitting walls hard. there is a principal with a transparent message. >> a lot of my friend are a different race and they are my friends. i wouldn't like them to leave. >> i am concerned about my dad's job because he might lose his job.

national park service. reporter: they are third and fifth graders. >> our school is about 70% black and his span neck and 30% white. we have 15 native languages. our goal is to have our school be a place of refuge and release. >> i am deeply humbled and honored to work with children every day that consistantly remind me of my own values and gives me the strength it takes to build a sch >> with love and support. >> and there has been a lot of language about mexicans and mexican americans in this election. reporter: the post election angst is city wide. >> i am weary my family will have to go back to haiti. reporter: he is worried he has to leave. >> i am working on what i can do to make sure everybody i care about is safe and letting these friends know they are

no talking politics at school. >> do you need some relief? >> yeah. reporter: at the same time poll particulars can't get more real for these children -- politics can't get much more real for these children. rhondella richardson, wcvb news newscenter 5. ed: governor duvall patrick said in an e-mail and governor patr disturbed and embarrassed by the election. he will not declare himself immediately opposed to trump's policies, but vowed to remain vigilant and informed. >> right now a man is behind bars accused of brutally attacking his new wife. reid lamberty has more including what the suspect told police when he called 9-1-1. reporter: as his newlyied with wife is in the hospital with multiple head injuries he

used his hands and a foot to brutally beat lyndsay if their home. a betting -- a bedding so bad that he himself called 9-1-1 and reported he had stomped his girlfriend. he said after having drinks with friends on thursday night they went back home and started arguing. he told police he has crazy anger issues and was frustrated smashing a wooden chair before tur face 10 to 12 times. he then told police i really lost my, expletive, and started to stomp on her with my right foot four times. acknowledging that he, exclaw tiff, hurt her real bad. he is exthrough tiff, up. he then placed her in the bathtub so she wouldn't suffocate.

family friends tell me there was no history of violence in the home. ed: tonight we are remembering gwen aisle who got her -- gwen gwen -- gwen ifill who got her start here. and then new at 6:00. >> they ban it on their own premises. heather:massachusetts voters are making marming legal in -- marijuana legal in massachusetts. and why your boss can stop you from smoking. harvey: and rain is on the way and careful watching the coastline. ed: and as if losing to the seahawks was bad enough, pete carroll is rubbing a little salt in the wound a wee bit. that's ahead in sports. >> a half hour of news at the

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you're watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: a man is under arrest facing charges in a violent attack on a yarmouth police officer. officer timothy parsons was called to near cape cod hospital near trenton and check on somebody who had fallen down the trails and possibly in some distress. when the officer tried to help darrin divine, divine attacked him and grabbed his radio and grabbed at his holstered fire alls and ripped off his badge before running off. officers did take devine into custody. heather: a respected newscaster losing her battle

news hour passed away at the age of 61. she was an alum of simmons college and started writing for the boston herald which then became "the herald." she moderated two vice presidential debates, one in 2004 and one in 2008. she was battling endo me tree y'all cancer while covering thisear's presidential election. heather: coastal flood advisoes for the hi tide. ed: harvey ising traing the

this is new at 6:00. the deaths of dozens may remain a mystery. black birds were seen falling out of the sky. 46 died and 15 others were sickened. the state lab was unable to figure out what was actually behind the death so it was sent to michigan state university. the toxicology lab did more

heather:check out this visitor. beware of the bear. one of our viewers spotted this bear on constantine drive. heather:recreational marijuana will soon be legal in massachusetts. ed: but todd kazakiewich shows us why that doesn't mean your boss will let you light up. reporter: on election night proponents cheered the passage of question four. but the reality is some adults will still not be partake once pot becomes legal. >> those who have safety sensitive jobs those employers can prohibit marijuana use. reporter: one group, the general contractors of massachusetts, says it is still determining position and practices. writing we have to balance the will of the community against the well being of the construction industry including without limitation

other employers who can ban pot use on duty or off are companies or municipalities that get contracts or funding from the federal government. but for the private sector including most office jobs, such sweeping bans are unlikely says attorney amanda bear. >> they can certainly ban it on their own premises. as far as off duty use, it is difficult to ban it and not invite an invasion of privacy claim. >> legalizing the marijuana may be the progress voters were calling for, but it will not be the end to controversy and in all likelihood, court cases. todd kazakiewich, wcvb news sense ter 5. ed: is thanksgiving really a week from thursday? heather:i cooked something already and stuck it in the freezer. i am getting ready. harv havey: we another stretch of weather into the start of the weekend where it

mild. itould cnge next week. as cold as 18 in orange and 27 in plymouth. it is really recovering into the 60s in most places. still mild in boston with a westerlyind. elsewhere just outside the city it is cooling quickly with the dry air. it is down to 42. clouds are on the increase so it won't be as cold as last night. it may get down to freezing as the thickening clouds. we have a change coming. tomorrow is different than today as the storm moves up the coates. there will be a little wind on the coast and it will supply much needed rainfall to our region. this is how it ll booy -- how it will be tracking. it will not end until after the evening commute. we have the highest tide of

we had the super moon last night. and when you have that you have a stronger gravitational attraction between the earth and the moon. and that means the tides bulge more. so we will have an on shore wind slowly strengthening out of the east. the strongest winds will occur after the high tide. it won't be the worst. a closer look as it moves from the south to the north and which is heavy all through the day and all through the evening commute. rain impact is a medium chance for morning commute and high chance in the afternoon and a medium chance of significant wet weather for the evening commute. we have a coastal flood advisory for our shoreline and coastal flood warning for portions of new hampshire and maine coasts and that is in places like reu veer, boston, quincy. we nomar see boulevard will take on water for sure and

basements this flood with minor coastal flooding could get some flooding. the high tide tomorrow morning is a little after 11:00 a.m. and the advisories are in effect from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. the winds are light at the start of the day tomorrow. they will pick up about 7:00 in the morning and lunchtime. now we are past the high tide and the strongest winds occur when the water is trying to move out later in the day. es astronomical tides. not as warm tomorrow due to the clouds and wet weather. just wanted to show you a little bit here from last night's incredible super moon. a lot of you were sharing pictures and hope we have a chance to see that. the wettest day is tuesday. half an inch to an inch seems likely across the entire region. maybe a few spots with heavily

then showers a cooler weather for the early part of next week. see you in the next hour. i'm harry leonard. >> and now here is mike lynch with sports center 5 powered by xfinity. >> mike: okay patriot fans. pete carroll got off the plane and sat down for his weekly show in seattle. listening to pete it was a bit the lack of pag in the seats -- of passion in the seats of gillette. >> what was the environment like? >> okay. it wasn't a great place. it wasn't nuts. they are so used to winning. there was a time they kicked their field goal to win. sour guys would be go -- our guys would be going per swrerk. it is a gorgeous setting.

the fans and the whole thing it was a freaking blast. the game was -- the way people were yelling at me walking off the field. >> a little heckled? >> oh gosh. >> what was the best one? >> i don't know. a lot of thanks for throwing it kind of stuff. they were being themselves and it was great. it was a classic. >> mike: last night's game was an instant class with more here is josh from foxborough. reporter: the first game between these teams was as advertised. the seahawks dictated the flow and won the game. >> seven lead changes and two hits and two evenly matched teams. the kind of game you figure the last team driving with wins. >> nobody likes to lose. if you do lose a game like that is it different? >> no.

we didn't get the win. >> we could squibble brrrr the play call, but it is hard for the defense is give up 420 yards and win a game. >> i feel we didn't execute well and we have to do a better job executing and we will pull off the victory. reporter: tom brady shoulders some of the blame and willing to accept it. >> that wasy i was going left and david thought i was going straight. my mistake. >> the heaved up uncharacteristic. the fumble typically unseen. and on the goal line to go brady sneak, blunt leap and brady sneak and gronk in did

games at home in the regular season was 2012. they are 3-2 at home and 4-0 on the road. next stop, san francisco. wcvb sports center 5. >> as you look at the upcoming schedule make note of the jets game. thanksgiving weekend on sunday night. they were scheduled to play 8:30 and the nfl game wil put chives and broncos at 4:30 and then monday night football here so channel 5 on i thought pete carroll's comments were interesting. he says what is right on his mind. ed: he did, but he came back around. coming up at 7:00, rooted in tradition. tonight's made in mass, a mission to stand out from the rest. here is abc world news. >> president obama momenting

does not have the temperament to be president. and a father charged with murder officer -- after a sun dies in is a family car. >> she enjoys an island autumn. catching derby fever and sitting down with one of her

ed: so here is the thing. if yesterday's game was revenge for the super bowl, i'll take the super bowl and i'll take a sunny day in november. that's the way you have to

tonight, breaking news. inside trump tower. the trump white house now coming together. ane controversial choice. also, after that meeting in the oval office, president obama late today on what the meeting was like. and does he still believe mr. trump does not have the temperament to be president? also breaking, the verdict is in. the father charged with first intentionally leaving his toddler to die in a hot car. the states of emergency tonight. more than 40 fires burning in the east. and this evening, the american city where families are being told to wear masks. the major new guidelines tonight about the kind of drug millions of americans take to help prevent strokes and heart attacks. and gone too soon. paying tribute tonight to