>> an arrest heen made in the murder of a woman. >> it is one of the busiest travel days of the year. what you need to know about the plan your thanksgiving trip. >> wcvb at 4:00 arts n. ed: right now on newscent 5 at 4, a worcester woman behind bars tonight, accused in the deadly beating of this l mother. outside of a house party in lowell.thanksor joining u i'm ed harding. jc: and i'm jc monahan. the suspect was arraigned to inowell district court. the he's li in loll.lamberty was reporter: a dozen and a half

things of the defendant as she was being arraigned and moments afterward. let's owhe dendant is buried -- defendant is. she has been charged with hitting the victim with aulle oo the dendant was one of those p prosecutors's ctent she was a passenger in a car that may have run over the victim as it drove away. prosecutors are asking for cash bail. >> she is charged with assault and battery caung serious bodily injury.

increased to murder. you are look at family members of the v, visibly upset. details which they were not aware of. they are upset this defendant is being held on the $30,000 cash bail. ed of sao tome see -- sal dimasi. heas gra a compaionate rease cause of p hiscal condition after battlingever cancers. he has served five years of an 8-year prison sentence for extortion and fraud. dimasi is one of just a dozen federal prisoners who have bee given early release since 3.

the young children had rarely left their he. donna rodeheffer w arrested r trtepers shey got a tip she was neglting her 3 children. they are 3, 5 and 6-years-old. troope fnd the children at r n danielson, in eastern conneccu the police report saysy are not to talk, are still in ers anarmiinma of their teeth. jc: tng to the weather over the city. another wendg day weather. harveyanksgivi day, a little dic tomorrow, up and down the east coast, no problem. there could be a sliverf snow. thatld affect us thanksgiving morning and start

little bit into tomorrow. we will talk about the rest of the tvel coming up. reporter: first alert track it -- traff. ok at me of the roads. this looks en re so. let's get a check of conditions. thank you for joining us. use all that live shot. -- use all the live shot. if you were leaving you saw big delays. let'goo the maps to the delays leaving the city. about 55 minutes, close to an

northbound, all the way up to read delays out of briton. that is an hour and a half. anor: please fil a charge against a man in lawrence who attacked a transgender person oue the club. we go charrion with the latest. reporter: couoc say transgender male, was attacked here without warning. is om the court documents. benjamins accused of the vicious aack. he was enraged after the victim was dancing athe social club

during the exithe vtim ha his close, hisaiped off. he was kicked and punched . reported it as a hate cri. police say he wasleeping, arrested in denall violations. he haid he is not gy. jc: donald trump going back-and-forth with the new york times, canceling and then accepting ating at the paper's headquters. old them he has greate record. respect for the mes but feels

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more people including drug offenders. he is expected to grant more before he leaves office. he's been focused on nonviolent drug offenders, many who have live sentences. ed: ready for thanksgiving football after some serious damage. mounds of trash, shards of glass, other damage left behind by a festival largest brazilian event in lawrence. it was three quarters of a million dollars just to repair it. the field turf has been replaced along with the other repairs. the mayor says the city is tightening up the process for renting that stadium. >> part of it is you have to go through the city council process . we have to give them a lifetime ban.

ed: there is thanksgiving football this weekend. football fans will flock for a central catholic game on thursday. and the pet shop owner in new hampshire glad to have this puppy back. it was stolen. he has been found in amesbury at the home of the teenager who stole it. the owner says that energetic as ever. a search for answers in a deadly school bus crash. jc: the major clue investigators are looking at. parents of students on the bus speak out. >> a five-minute -- five minutes before sunset. a gorgeous picture there. how our travel looks for thanksgiving.

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children who were on that bus are now speaking out. rychool children ranmore than 30 off the road and slammed into trees. >> the bus has flipped over it is occupied with children, reporter:. pictures of the wreckage show buon its side, wrapped around a tree. >> we heard the crash? we went outside, ae at the bus had turnedver. and had hit a hou across the street. roch.:repo as emergency crews struggled to free the children fr the mangled bus, teified reited tar wha ed to their childraig harris's p son and a niecwere on the bus. they are o.k.. >> i almost lost it. i had to gn .

reporter: five en died at at the scene. one boy and for girls. three of them 4th graders, several dren are still i s std in long lines tose give blood. cha li say ty are looking at the speed of the bus as a factor in the csh. they he charged the bus driver johnthony walker with vehicular homicide and reckless driving . >>e haveeceived a search warrant for his blood. outside influences on his ability to drive a car. reporter: authorities say they do have video from a camera on the bus. that footage will revwed as othr investigation. ed: i are flying we want tolook. boston isn't bad. >> la guardia, that is two

look dulleand reagan. nothing. >> i think it is wind that has been the problem. harvey: look at that. there happens to be some clouds. we are not going to see a completely go down today. 41 degn ston. 15ile-pehourind. both represent an improvement from 24 hours steps. the wind, in gusts. small progress has been made. it is ill chilly. our low temperatures tight will be ve similar to what happened last night. progress has beenit will not b.

great travel weather. all of those snow squalls, much of new york state is snow free. this is the system in the upper midwest that will start moving eawa. it will give us a touch of snow. maybe an idea of tomorrow. minnesota moves to win an micn.whatou happen her the clouds will beot around tomoow but will come in overnight. e it is. think that is the best chance of getting a tiny accumulation.

few hours. we have anything at all,prines. could there be a dusti and worcte hills.up to an inch aroud out there you have it. thursday, basically a cloudy day. e a touch of rain in the afternoon. that is how it looks right now. i want to stress no heavy precipitation. that is how it looks rightow. ed: more problems for chipotle. jc: so come, w several

at 5:00 with ben. reporter tonight on newscenter 5 at 5: disgraced fo h speaker sal dimasi expected to return to boston shortly. a live look at logan airport. dimasi is expected to address the media about his early e. we't to youiv a local world war two veteran honored decades later. the medal presented to the 97-year-old hero today i watertown. plus, -- >> the evidence is at the heart. >> wgo inside the evidence room to see atice sure evidence is notmake

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given a compassionate relebecause of his health. we will be following this. we will have it when he relied -- arrives back. ed: ring the bell. he is waiting. he did. boston mayor marty walsh helping kick off the holiday season. he's celebrating a special roster of performing arts des that will available through the end of the year. show's including the boston ballet's nutcracker, and ston hhes' the black nativi. special dinner offers at boston restaurants are also part of the package. wcvb is a proud media sponsor of this 13-year tradition. there he is. i was waiting. did a great job. from things giving to the holidays. that's all for us on newscenter 5 at 4:00. jc: inside edition is next. and we're back at 5:00 with newscenter 5 at 5:00.

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