gronk suffered a bruised sternum after taking a big hit during last week's loss to seattle. ben: and president-elect donald trump settles a lawsuit over his now-defunct real estate course gronk suffered a bruised sternum after taking a big hit during last week's loss to seattle. trump university. trump will pay $25 million, but will not admit any wrong-doing. maria: let's check in with harvey. harvey: you like it mild, the first you. from chicago east, it is still mild and sharply colder. these are the high temperatures today, and exquisite they across most of our region. temperatures will start to draw back, skies are clear. boston should stay clear most of the night, dropping into the 40's. if you're in the outlying areas, a light touch of frost late tonight, early tomorrow. it's certainly going to be an ok day to be outside. we will watch these clouds

towards cape cod late tonight and maybe to the coast line by tomorrow morning. this is about where he could set up. along the coast, especially southeastern mass and the cape may be cloudy. then i'll talk about the colder weather, wind, snow for parts of new england. ben: new at 5:30, police in new hampshire are investigating a threat that shut down an elementary school that threat was made against a staff member at greenfield elementary before the school day got underway. kristen carosa from our sister station wmur tells us school officials didn't want to take any chances. kristen carosa from our sister >> what would have been a busy friday before thanksgiving break at greenfield elementary school was anything but. >> we were upfront and honest about what was going on. reporter: the school

school took action. >> we decided it was in the best interest of the building, safety and security of staff and students, that we dismiss students. reporter: buses were sent to oak park. parents were notified to go there and pick up their children. roughly 100 kids go to the school. >> they came, they picked up their children, they were calm. it was very smooth. reporter: closely with state and local police to investigate. no other local details were given about the actual threat but the school says the students are not at risk. >> if there's ever a threat we have to take, even slightly serious, we want to make sure that we do. reporter: if parents have questions about what happens, there will be a meeting held here at the elementary school this monday night at 6:30 p.m.

new at 5:30, a maine woman will spend three years in prison for hitting and killing a quincy, massachusetts teacher then speeding away. emily zarnoch died when carolyn lee crashed her suv into her and her boyfriend while they were walking together in york. police say lee was driving drunk. along with her prison sentence, she will lose her license for ten years. maria: new numbers as the state tries to curb suspension rates for students considered at-risk. the report shows the numbers are actually increasing. the department of elementa english language learners were suspended at a rate of 5.4% in 2015. that's up from 5% the year before. the rate climbed for low income students to 7.7%, from 7.2. the report also finds that black and hispanic students are suspended at a greater rate than white students. state regulations were put into place in july 2014 to slow these rates, because suspended

>> let's check first alert traffic. you're looking live at the zakim bridge. little bit better as you head out of town. as you head up 93, from the bridge, it will take you 24 minutes of the deck to 128, headed down the expressway. 40 minutes now. problems around the split on 28 as well. southbound side of 28, minutes from 95 to the split at 93. there's the pike. 128, very slow, 40 minutes on the southbound side from route 2 to route 9. a very long drive from where the tolls used to be, up to 495. 48 minutes now. 495 on the southbound side. 30 minutes from 290 two hopkinton.

major shake-up at volkswagen. ben: tens of thousands of jobs being cut. the fallout from the emissions scandal. maria: a young woman gone, a victim of the opioid crisis. the gift she's giving others in her death that's helping her mom move forward. ben: getting hurt while playing sports or exercising more common than you might think. c'mon in, pop pop! happy birthday! i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta.

as it affects how well it works. brilinta helps keep my platelets from sticking together and forming a clot. brilinta reduced the chance of another heart attack. or dying from one. it worked better than plavix. >>don't stop taking brilinta without talking to your doctor since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily, or serious, sometimes fatal bleeding. don't take brilinta if you have bleeding, like stomach ulcers, a history of bleeding in the brain, tell your doctor about bleeding, new or unexpected shortness of breath, any planned surgery, and all medicines you take. >>talk to your doctor about brilinta. i'm doing all i can. that includes brilinta. if you can't afford your medication,

ben: thanksgiving travel in and out of chicago's o'hare airport

through with a threatened strike. about 500 baggage handlers, cabin cleaners and other have committed to walk out, although the union hasn't yet specified a date. the union is demanding a 15-dollar hourly wage for the workers. a union spokesman says a strike would not shut the airport but would slow things down. volkswagen will cut 30,000 jobs in an effort to recover from its emissions cheating scandal. the cuts will be mostly in germany where the corporation is headed. necessary to reduce costs. the company will also pay 15 billion dollars in fines and compensation for their corrupt systems. maria: new information detailing how much damage the 2010 bp oil spill inflicted on louisiana's coastline. the coastline was already shrinking, but new maps from nasa and the us geological survey show the erosion picked up speed after the spill. some sections of shoreline receded 4 times faster than before.

that's probably what happened in louisiana. a local woman on the verge of helping that getting help is lost to the opioid crisis. ben: the choice she made before her death that's saving others and making her mom proud. harvey: snow is falling across minnesota but before this weekend is out, it will be snowing in parts of new england

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maria: 5 on the opioid crisis tonight, tragedy, leading to a second chance. we've told you how the number organs available for transplant, hearts in particular, is up, due to the epidemic of fatal overdoses. one local mom is finding that the gift her daughter gave others is also helping ease her pain. karen anderson has the emotional story. >>le ever to grace this earth. she loved everything, love life, loved people. >> michelle called her daughter ashley her best friend. >> a perfect of a picture is that, with those little bites taken out of that apple? >> pictures and memories of ashley as a baby growing up comfort michelle now.

had turned to drugs. >> she wanted to get better. she asked for help. >> it was june. ashley was hours away from entering a new program, hoping to change her life. >> i got a phone call that she was unconscious, on the floor in her bedroom. they did finally get a pulse, but i guess that she -- you know, she died three more at the hospital. >> ashley's brain could not recover from the damage. at the hospital, michelle learned her daughter was an organ donor. >> i find a lot of comfort knowing that somebody out there walking around has a second chance at a life. >> not just one second chance. michelle got a letter from the organ bank saying ashley saved 3

so -- i just think that's wonderful. >> michelle hopes to one day meet those people, especially the young woman described in that letter. >> her new heart is functioning well. >> who now has ashley's heart. >> just thinking of that heartbeat. because that heart took good care of me and everybody that she touched and loved. reporter: would be proud to now -- know she save so many people. michelle is now starting the process to reach the organ recipients to see if they would be interested in meeting one day. we will keep you posted on how that goes. karen anderson, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: massachusetts and new hampshire are joining dozens of other states in a drug manufacturer lawsuit. the states claim the maker of suboxone, a drug used to treat opiate addiction, conspired with another drug manufacturer to delay the availability of a generic alternative.

deal forced consumers to pay artificially high prices for the drug since 2009. annual sales of suboxone topped $1 billion. ben: five healthy babies. katie schaftlein gave birth to quintuplets -- that alone is extremely rare. but those babies were all born on her 26th birthday. katie and lucas welcomed savannah, sadie, sofia, scarlett, and the lone little boy lucas last friday. >> we're overjoyed. we've never been happier because anything could've gone wrong but they're so stable and so healthy. >> i think i'm going to need some gift cards to go buy some presents next year. it's gonna be a very special day. ben: katie gave birth at almost 30 weeks. the newborns should be able to go home from the nicu in about

date. maria: that is a beautiful gift for sure. ben: no sleep. i can barely handle one. maria: that is so not true. remember those sleepless nights, harvey? harvey: of course. they never sleep at the same time. i'm so confident you can handle it, you will be able to go over and help that family out. the east. it was a great day today, but here's the cold air coming. that change is going to happen on sunday, here. one more mild day. that change, of course you would expect it to be accompanied by a storm. minnesota, that is the storm that has blizzard warnings for part of the area. there is the strip of snow, as you can clearly see. wider view showing the clouds as

is the cold front attached to the storm, that's what comes through our area early sunday. wind and cold this will be will notice out in the berkshires and mountains of vermont. by tomorrow, night it should be cloudy pretty much everywhere. you start with some rain in the berkshires. berkshires by sunday morning. and it keeps snowing in parts of the berkshires and mountains of vermont, and that is where snow accumulation is likely to be. could be a couple of inches in the berkshires and more than that in some of the green m ountains. maybe even some snow flurries for the worcester hills. contrast that with the incredible beauty of today, with

cape. they may start to come back, especially toward southeastern mass. maybe even the coast for saturday morning. as the wind becomes light east just above the surface, it could make low clouds form or return to the shoreline. inland areas, 495 north and west could be sunny for a fiar part of the chile us to north -- chilliest north and west. still could approach or touch 60 over parts of the interior. by monday, the cold will be well-established but it's going to be very windy as well. what a change. that's why we are showing monday

we will have range showers early sunday. temperatures don't rise much at all. windy and cold weather on monday. monday morning, look at the windchills all day. they stay in the teens and 20's. it stays colder and windy through tuesday and tranquil on wednesday. on thanksgiving day a chilly rain is is not far from being perhaps cold enough for snow. ben and maria? ben: former fox news leader, roger ailes was recently pushed out of his job after being accused of sexual harassment by some of the network's female anchors. but not all of those accusing him were in such high profile positions. abc's elizabeth vargas has one woman's story of what she claims happened. >> comey first of all why you have decided to speak out.

for so many years. i finally went safe when i saw that other women were speaking up. reporter: for decades, she was one of roger ailes' closest associates. they met when she was 28, working on george h w. bush's first presidential campaign. ailes already a powerful media consultant. >> i wanted to meet him, i was so excited. reporter: she says her for an interview with his firm. >> i think he wanted to gauge what kind of a person i was, if i was insecure, if i was looking for a daddy figure. i was real insecure. reporter: ailes offered her work doing research. but it became clear that he was interested in more than just her work when he asked her to meet

and expect me to do whatever he told me to do. reporter: like what? >> he said i needed training. reporter: lori said ailes asked her to strip down for her lingerie and dance for him. >> he would have me get down on my knees and tell me, i'm going to do whatever you tell me to do it any time. ailes then instructed her to perform a sex o according to laurie, that bizarre night was no aberrant incident. their secret relationship continuing off and on for more than 20 years. lori, too afraid to tell anyone. reporter: you know people hearing this will say, why on earth would you go along with this. >> it's not like i was able to go and consult or cry on the shoulder of some friend.

would happen to you if you complained? >> have you ever seen roger ailes when he's unhappy? it's not a good site to see. it's pretty scary. ben: tonight on 20/20 for the first time former fox news anchor gretchen carlson shares the story of her suit against ailes that resulted in him stepping down. watch it right here on channel 5 at 10:00 tonight. maria: a campaign to preserve a beloved costume falls short. the smithsonian museum in washington d.c. and the ruby slippers from the wizard of oz. while donors gave generously for the slippers, they didn't meet the goal for the costume. but the museum has promised to raise the additional funds needed and to complete the project.

sang -- dress worn by marilyn monroe as she famously sang happy birthday to president john. f. kennedy has sold for nearly $5 million at a los angeles auction. julien's auctions says that the iconic, form-fitting gown was sold for $4.8 million thursday night to ripley's believe it or not. ben: sports and exercise related injuries on the rise. maria: the issues more americans are having and what they are doing for treatment. in roslindale. a young boy, hit by a car as he gets off the school bus. what the victim's grandmother is telling us about the moments after the accident. >> sal dimasi getting out of prison just days from now. new at 6:00, how the former house speaker reacted when his wife told him the news. plus, mario batali's new boston baby. your first look inside eataly.

maria: in your health tonight, the world health organization is changing it approach to the zika virus. acknowledging a significant and enduring threat, the agency is lifting a 9-month-old emergency declaration against the mosquito-borne virus. who is now preparing to take a long-term approach through sustained research. ben: everybody knows exercise does a body good. a new report on sports and exercise injuries may surprise

getting in better shape, you're not alone, the u.s. is becoming a more active country, with 213 million people last year reporting regular physical activity. but today a new cdc report showing sports related injuries are responsible for 8.6 million annual visits to doctors offices and hospitals in the u.s. the most common activity that led to these visits for both men and women of all ages, it was genera or weightlifting. but it was young men engaging in team sports like basketball and soccer who appeared to be at the highest risk. the good news, half these injuries were easily addressed without extensive er visits or hospital stays. also important to remember that most to exercise don't end up with aches and pains that require medical attention. most americans don't meet recommended guidelines for all

so the experts say keep exercising, but remember to stay safe. breaking news involving a potential role for scott brown in the trump administration. maria: newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts right now. >> struck seconds after stepping off the school bus. what witnesses saw seconds before impact. >> frightening threat at bu. tur fake. >> what made this hoax appear all too real. >> the captain of his schools football fake. >> what made this team facing a disturbing charge. why he says it's a case of mistaken identity. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org]

brown, telling me moments ago he has talked with the president-elect, and says he is honored to be considered. -- considered a secretary of veterans affairs. scott brown serve in the national guard for 35 years. he tells me the v.a. desperately needs help and it should begin in the highest priority. more breaking news, a young boy, sent flying through the air. hit by a vehicle as he stepped off his school bus. good evening. i'm maria stephanos. newscenter 5's john atwater spoke with the boy's grandmother . he's live at the scene in roslindale. reporter: the nine-year-old is being treated in the hospital for painful injuries. >> >> my grandson flew up in the air and then back down. reporter: that boy's grandmother watched in horror, helpless as her 9-year-old grandson was thrown in the violent collision.

he had a gash over his eye and a bump over his head. reporter: the 4th grader was conscious and talking, but his grandmother and others who came to help kept him still until paramedics arrived. >> people tending to him making sure he didn't move too much. his eyes were open, he was looking around -- around a little bit. reporter: the boy says he was getting off the bus on kittredge street, and then crossing busy metropolitan avenue when he was hit. there's a steep hill on metropolitan which some say makes this bus stop dangerous. >> that is a horrible, horrible bus stop. horrible street to have a bus stop on. reporter: witnesses say that driver came right over this hill, down this hill. he did pull over to the side of