>> cars hit, people hurt. >> tracking a storm twirl west. who could see ice. maria: the lawyer once named one of boston's most eligible bachelors facing new rape charges. reporter: the wild hit & run that led to four pic >> just in time for thanksgiving the piece of pilgrim history just uncovered in plymouth. >> this is wcvb at 7reporter: ao parking lorn chaotic on the night before anksgi. one employee is hurt and multiple cars hit in waltham. good evening. i'm maria stephanos. ed: i'm harding. it all happened at the hannaford store on russell street. that's where we find newscenter 5's jorge quiroga. jorge?

normal after what was a chaotic scene. it happened and after 4:00 this afternoon. itked ke bumper cars. people doing last-minute grocery shopping, scrambling for safety. the woman driving dragging an employee. the woman's car mangold the lot finally came to a stop. a total of six cars were left badly damaged. >> one vehicle backed up. hit the cars, hit a carriage. it was a lot but not many

dragged. >> the male employee was slightly hit. he suffered only minor injuries. the driver was taken to the hospital. no one else was hurt. was a mechanical problem? police are talking to the woman at this time. they are inspecting her determine what went wrong. six cars badly damaged. no one hurt. lucky indeed. maria: a home up in flames. the man who lives there in his 80's. neighbors came to the rescue. they spotted those flames. they kicked in the home door to get that man out. no one else was at that home.

investigation. ed: you will want to hear from this man because you have to prepare tonight. iac snow over here -- i see the snow over here. >> it is coming in a broken piece. a few isolated areas. crystal-clear. there you see it where it is coming back. the rain moves if we can get this moisture but we may have pockets that may develop. some scattered showers during the morning. this is where it may be cold enough that we get a pocket of ice to develop. close to 32 degrees. the temperatures will drop below that. that is where you could see some

be careful. there may be a slippery spot. you have to go out to the berkshires to see that. i will have the timeline coming up. ed: let's check the travel. kevin is here. are there trouble spots? >> most of the roadways look like this. no troubles at all. overall it is getting better. here it is wide open. all the way out to 290 stretch. 11 miles from 290. that is our heaviest volume. everybody down south looking

a great ride heading soars -- south. mass pike within the next hour or so. maria: he was once named one of boston's most eligible bachelors. now he is facing rape charges again. it is not the first time he has found himself on the other side of the law. life in boston with more. left jail. he ran from our camera but this is familiar territory. he beat rape allegations three times before. >> he knows these allegations. he came here voluntarily. >> he walked into municipal court on his own with an attorney after hearing he was

testing has not yet come back. >> there is not going to be physical evidence. the encounter occurred within feet of her friend. >> he was once a people magazine most eligible bachelor. he beat three prior allegations. his attorney says he has witnesses. >> he is nothing more than a target. we look for to our day in court. >> prosecutors think they have a strong case. we are live. in a hit and run the injured for ice oflive where it all happene. >> police were quick to make this arrest.

they clung to the side of it. investigators are looking for surveillance video. >> a lot of cops came by. reporter: mohammed was inside of the bar when the commotion began. >> he ran over for cops. >> to boston police officers were taken away by ambulance. for a gun but were dragged 20 feet by a car. >> be looking for a chevy malibu. >> officers spotted the suspect, now identified as vincent weeks. one approach the driver. the other the passenger side. he tried to -- try to grab the

backup were struck. weeks was later arrested. the officers were treated and released including the two who were dragged and thrown to the ground. >> we're thankful for that considering what is going on in the world. >> he faces one count of assault and battery. anchor: donald trump choosing to republican women for top posts. south carolina governor nikki haley is tapped for u.s. ambassador to the united nations. haley is the daughter of immigrants from india and was a vocal critic of trump during the campaign. betsy devos is trump's choice for education secretary. devos is a conservative activist and billionaire philanthropist

already decrying the choice. the president-elect is also calling for a time of healing as americans celebrate thanksgiving. he released a video-statement this afternoon. >> it is my prayer that on this thanksgiving we begin to heal our divisions and move forward strengthened by shared purpose and common resolved. they are in florida now. they will celebrate thanksgiving at his mar-a-lagso another attempt to save a beloved garden at boston's children's hospital. the hospital plans to use the space to expand and add an 11-story building. as newscenter 5's reid lamberty shows us, those fighting to save prouty garden say they won't give up. >> she wears a button that reads save prouty garden.

feel the grass between my toes . >> i felt alive in the garden. i could feel the fresh air. reporter: but the beloved healing garden is slated for destruction,to make way for the hospital's billion dollar expansion project,and today a suffolk superior court judge denied an emergency injunction to stop the hospital from destroying the garden, 0009 -- the garden. >> the lights are on the hospital right now and whether it wants to go forward with its business decision which has been seriously challenged by experts in the f a reporter: the hospital said it's pleased with the courts decision,adding,the health needs of the children we care for have been our focus. the new 11-story building will add 71 beds,many in the intensive care unit, but opponents,including physicians,argue losing the garden should not come at the cost of expansion. >> the ability of families to have a quiet solitude area at a

its sole according to some. >> there is so much spirit and life that bring some much the hospital. >> last month they approved the expansion project. despite the ruling the lawsuit will move forward. maria: i had a thanksgiving learning about the people credited of starting the tradition. ed: new information about limits pilgrims. air is here. a little moisture. i will show it when it clears away. most banks are all the same... capital one isn't most banks.

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>> you are watching news center five at 7:00. maria: learning more about exactly what they did in plymouth. ed: the new evidence. the artifacts were found is off-limits now but this is the work space for the boston field school. it is getting more authentic thanks to undergraduate students who unearthed several artifacts. >> they found part of a skeleton . they found ceramics, a musket

>> it's a sign of how the village was actually built. >> this is the first time they have found this. there is something left after 400 years of development. >> researchers found a musket ball. the remains of a cap well -- of a calf will help identify the type of cattle to graze the area. all of the newly found ceramics and other items are in a umass lab but ceramic artifacts are always used as the mold for the pottery made in the plymouth plantation craft center. 420 it tells us what they ate, how they prepared food , ho>> for every one day of digging there are several days of research.there's much more to learn about these artifacts. in plymouth, rhondella

ed: mike has done a great job setting up the weather. >> there is a fair point. we could cook it. >> i am up for the food. let's talk about this temperature. this is a cold pocket here. we have moisture. down to the south, that warm air is trying to push up. . there is some rain, there is some snow. right now we have clear skies. the wind makes it feel like it is 29 degrees out there. there is the leading edge. notice, you see how you have the rain going in. see how it stops off with snow and sleet? we will get into more of a rain

this is what may be arriving around sunrise tomorrow morning. it's going to be very early. here is the map. look at the cloud cover. computer models are not picking up this precipitation. i don't think it is going to be a widespread event. driving along drizzle. that is going to be outside of 4:95. cold enough for some snow. it looks like late tomorrow night, we will do it again. ckets of ice. this is the area i am concerned with.

more than likely it is just some showers. in terms of new problems, here is your travel impact. toward the afternoon chances go up. it looks like we have some rain into the forecast. 26 to 34 degrees. pockets of drizzle, maybe a sprinkle. sunset this is when there is a chance to see some rain moving in. there could be a few icy spots that are out there. watch out, could beome icy spots. here is the way it looks over

chance for some morning showers. sunshine starts going back. by tuesday it is 50 degrees. by next week, mid 50' maybe even warmer. we will talk about some rain in the forecast as well. take it easy. could be pockets of scattered areas of ice. >> sportscenter 5 one minute drill. anchor: a lot of the craning going on at patriots practice these days. tom brady was not spotted. he did not practice. he is being treated for a quad injury. there is no concern about his availability.

>> football is great. family, friends, good food. and football. how could it get any better than that? hope everyone has a good holiday. thank you. anchor: we will see you tomorrow night there is a sneak preview of our set. all the different jerseys and artifacts and memorabilia from all over. bill has been working on this. >> there will be no limits. >> we all should go out there and sit in the chairs. it is the best. anchor: that is a good snoozing

ed: for the last time president obama carries out his favorite

tradition. the turkey pardon. ed: it is the last time for president obama. he was joined by his nephews, austin and aaron robinson for the rose garden ceremony. daughters sasha and malia bowing out this time. a pair of turkeys named tater and tot getting the good news, but, maybe, a bit of bad news for the first daughters. >> melia and sasha are thankful this is my final turkey pardon. i have not told them that we are going to do this every now on. no way i am cutting this habit cold turkey. ed: get it. i see. there we go. no response yet from sasha and malia. tater and tot will find a new home at gobblers rest on the campus of virginia tech. maria: five for good is next. the early thanksgiving meal that got the governor dancing today. ed: and the little patch that

governor charlie baker giving back. a lot of fun. maria: he helped serve hundreds of meals at the goodwill

my gravy had an accident. follow me. i'm usually the gravy master. my guest list just tripled. i want to go really big with my appetizers. we can do it without blowing our budget. oh yeah, this is great! my family deserves a new tradition... happier and healthier.

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