dimasi. he was released early due to his battle with cancer. >> police make an arrest in the murder of a mother in lowell. the victim, she was killed saturday after an argument at a house party. ben: of viciously beating a transgender person outside of a local club. 42-year-old benjamin espino is now being held without bail. the alleged victim reported the incident as a hate crime. jc: harvey joins us now. harvey: it is possible there could be some slippery things

a little sliver. we will certainly lounow more about that. it wl be called getting to the freezing mark. as far as weday is concerned, great travel weather. no problem there. of snow and a touch of,ouch while. ben: one of the busiest travel days of the year. sky 5 over28. a lot of headlights. hard to tell if that is self or northbound. first alert traffic keeping an eye on the road. anchor: especially into downtown, people leaving the city, 7:00 bruins game going to

down to the drive. let's go to the map up to the north. all the way up into that and overstretch. 128 northbound. they go up into reading. delays begin at burlington. they that is about 81 minutes. heading up the expressway, that is close to 50 minutes. southbound, 51 minutes. just right from 495. that is over an hour and 40 minutes. ben: a long drive ahead of people tonight. veterans stadium and lawrence is ready for football after some

some other damage that behind. there was 3 quarters of a million dollars in damages. and this is how veterans stadium looks today. the field turf has been completely replaced along with other repairs. on wcvb's on the record, lawrence mayor dan rivera says the city is tightening up the process for renting the stadium. we will give them a lifetime ban. >> who and how can use it as well. ben: still to come. isis and chemical weapons. ben: the new analysis on the number of times the terror group has used them is raising

arrest it is not enough. you have to carry the ball the whole way. reporter: we go inside to see what police permits are doing.

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the criminal case. >> we ar requesting tt the superintendent show their true concern. they urgedents to respect students privacy promising details. monito.e now calling for bu re there are monitors on these buses. boston public schools operate busing for the independent charr. bpis now investigating whether protocols were followed. only 37% of bus routes in the city have monitors. putting monitors on every bus would cost $7.6 million according to boston public schools. the mayor now weighing in

but stopping short of promising any further action. >> when the boston police department first recieved the concern there, the complaint, they turned it over to the family justice unit in the district attorney's office, and because of the young person, a juvenile under the age of 6, its very complicated under what processes hes going to be taking. i understand the concerns of the parents but this case has been referred to the da's office. reporter: as well as the district attorney. live in hyde park shaun chaiyabhat wcvb nc5. ben: thank you. the syrian city of aleppo is nearly out of food the u.n. has not been able to access aleppo since july. all eight of their hospitals are barely functioning. the city, held by rebels, has been under siege by syrian forces and bombed repeatedly by

state will use chemical weapons against civilians and the iraqi military in mosul. there is an effort underway to retake the city from isis. but a new analysis of the terror groups tactics found they have used chemical weapons at least 71 times in iraq and syria over the past two years. the analysis says chlorine and mustard agents are the most likely chemicals to be used in mosul. jc: a dark day in american history marked today. it's now been 63-years since the murder of president john f. kennedy. texas. jfk was 46-years-old when he was killed. the accused gunman, lee harvey oswald, was shot and killed by an assassin two days later. ben: we go inside. jc: to see what police permits are doing to make sure evidence is not compromised. >> i have my eyes to the upper

ben: following up, 100 cases have been tossed so far in the wake of the braintree police department evidence room scandal. jc: scandal. now, kathy curran digs into how evidence in criminal cases is handled at police departments across the state and what's at risk.

they handle 11,000 pieces of evidence a year. >> it is a rather large case. >> it probablyas or two different bags. evidence that could puttaed dangerous criminals behindars and s evidence in the integrity of the police department. there has to be that cost and check and balance. >> he's made the proper handling of evidence a priority. >> you have to select the right individuals to be in charge of that evidence. someone whose integrity is beyond reproach.

evidence room scandal at the braintree police department where an audit bounds guns, cash and drugs were missing. there is an ongoing investigation into missing money . they are missing drugs and cash. those cases prompted by the guest against to look at evidence room procedures across the state. we sent out surveys and gather are doing regular audits. there is no set standard across the state. 23 departments have not done evidence audits recently or at all. 120 do audits at least once a year. another 109 are in the process of becoming accredited. >> the evidence room is at the

is not enough. reporter: what happened in braintree has been a wake-up call to police. >> we have had an unfortunate incident that i hope will not be repeated. reporter: back in chelsea there are separate secure rooms for drugs, firearms and other physical evidence. the items are logged, and cameras monitor every move. >> who is going on. >> the role of the evidence technician. it is just as important as the officer going as fast as they can. reporter: dan is an expert and former boston police commander. >> what is at risk?

audits annually. a complete inventory audit should be done on evidence when there is a change in the evidence officer. hear from one lawmaker looking to set standards across the state. ben: if you think you have a story, get our tip line a call. there is the number. the thanksgiving escape has begun. this is the tail lights. they are heading westbound. we have nice, quiet weather. travel is not impacted by whether. anchor: it is amazing. not that many years ago wednesday was the big day. reporter: everybody thought wednesday was bad so they went

speaking of which, the windchill is still down to 20. similar to the air temperature we had early this past morning. it never warmed up that much. 15 mile-per-hour wind. it is chilly. below freezing to let you know the air is cold above it. projecting the windshield out, that could be the day you are traveling. 23 in boston. it will be another cold start. a slight moderation in temperature. the wind will be down when compared to today. both are signs of progress. not much left. you saw a lot of aerial coverage

is waning. here is our next system. you can see central and northern wisconsin getting some snow. it does not take a lot of frozen precipitation's to get some slippery going. clear skies, it's going to be clear for tonight. a lot of sunshine on tap for tomorrow. thanksgiving a little bit of snow could be breaking out. it is going to try to move eastward. some of it may benough by the dry air. farther to the south it may be a light mist. if it happens during the morning , then you can get a slight

talking about how much could actually fall, the best chance is close to an inch. it could be in higher elevations of western county -- worcester county. here is the next seven days for you. tomorrow, another of these big travel days. upper midwest snow, that is movi michigan. we get to thanksgiving day. we will try to break it down. high school football, like snow or mixed possible. probably just cloudy late in the day. it is not going to be very windy. you're not wind to have that situation to contend with.

it may intensify. it may not be close enough to be a factor for us. we have to watch that just in case intensifies closer to us. a slight chance that could introduce some snow into the picture. but that is not what i'm forecasting right now. it is just something to keep in mind. ben: arrived. frog pond now opened. winter admission, six dollars. that is 44 10. skaters under that can go for free. >> your kids will love it.

that is step one. jc: i indulge my fascination at the new museum. >> shoes. what makes us love them? we are always searching for the perfect pair. maybe it goes back to childhood and the famous glass slipper. cinderella made the most of those shoes. >> are so important in people's lives. >> linda i >> the desire to wear high hee or platforms to be off of the ground and noticeable has b with us r s. we are sgesting to people we ao be.

performance in our lives. >> the museum has collaborated in london for their new exhibition, shoes. pleasure and pain. >> when i heard they were preventing a shoe exhibition i got in touch. we do own the best collection of shoes in the country. and i do love shoes. >> 300 pairs are on display. >> we think of our exhibition as experiences. >> eh has a distinct personality. jc: i did. i try toake the shoes t they are all ard.

jc: it is what's new, chronicle and 7:30. a major change to a popular videogame up next. ben: the character being added to call of duty for the first time. >> breaking newst logan airport. sal dimasi had an forward to. jc: what prompted a

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jc: it's been a rough week for kanye west. the rapper now hospitalised after abruptly canceling the remaining 21 dates of his saint pablo tour, including his stop in boston. that announcement came just days sacramento then walked off stage 30 minutes into his show. abc news reports he's suffering from exhaustion and sleep deprivation, and went to the hospital voluntarily. ben: disney pixar has released the first official trailer cars 3. the reviews on social media, sad, emotional, dark take a

much. in the past cars has been lighthearted. disney isn't responding to complainicially just yet . it is due in theaternext summer. jc: a change from one of the biggest videogames on the planet. the latest edition of call of duty now has a female lead. call of duty, infinite warfare came out this month and features lieutenant nora salter, a mix between a top gun pilot and a navy seal. the audience for video games is 84% male right now, but that numberdr the actress who play lieutenant salter, through motion capture, and female fans say the character is important. >> the military is making more female involvement. the rest of society should also do that. >> it is good. they can relate to the person. jc: actor kit harrington, best known as jon snow from game of

ben: it is tuesday night. brutal traffic out there already. jc: a first alert update is coming up now at 6:00. >> it has been a trying and difficult experience for me. >> his reaction after he was released. >> theiat trump's key issues and his message for racist demonstrators. >> this is wcvb at 6:00. anchor: sao tome's he is back in boston after five years behind bars for public corruption.

granted a compassionate release. on the right, when he got off of the plane today. he is in a wheelchair, frail after battling two kinds of cancer. let's get to john atwater. >> he did look thin as he came through the terminal. he says he is thankful to be home just in time for holiday and thankful to get the cancer treatment he says he needs. >> i want to say how happy i am. >> the former house speaker arrived in boston to hugs from his children. his wife says he lost 70 pounds

he was convicted on corruption charges and sentenced to eight years behind bars. in his decision the judge said it was his health, not his political status that prompted the rare release. >> it is an emotional day for me. it has been a trying and difficult experience. i'm looking forward to regaining my health and being taken care of by my own doctors. 1 he did not take any questions. he is now confined to his home but he will be able to leave for specific appointments.