coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. just coming up on 4:30 on this tuesday, november 22. i am daniel miller. >> julie: i am julie grauert. let your car warm up before you head out. >> daniel: good idea. >> julie: we are taking up to more cold weather. shiri, we will see a bit of a warm-up today. >> shiri: a little warm-up very gusty conditions. winds gusting 20 miles per hour in boston. 26 in new bedford. another buzzer day that a creating whils down to 21. feels like the teens in worcester and feels like 22 degrees in plymouth. take it from me it is a cold morning and wind chills -- although i am giving you a temperature of 33 degree in boston at 6 a.m., wind chills will probably be about 10 degree cooler. we have got lower 40s from noon until 3 p.m. mostly sunny skies

wind sticks around and what your travel conditions look like over the next couple of days. julie grauert is up now with live drive time traffic. >> julie: things looking good. pike from 128 to the alston-brighton. route 1 and 93 south is clear. single-digit drive times on the expressway. 19 minutes on 93 south. 11 minutes on 128 northbound from westwood to the weston tolls. 4:31 now. we are following breaking news. a chattanooga, a crash that killed five young children. police aiested jonathany walker and charged him with five counts of vehicular homicide and charges of reckless endangerment and reckless driving. they are looking whether he was speeding at the crash. 35 children on the bus when it veered off the road and a tree split it in half. some children on the bus say it was going very fast before the crash. police are looking at the bus

school is open in chattanooga, and grief counselors will be on hand for the kids. closer to home, a peabody man is dead after this violent two-car crash in danvers last night. a car hit a tractor-trailer on north street near route 1 after 6:00. police say the 50-year-old man was driving this smashed-up blue car when it collided with a truck. state police and danvers police are investigate the cause of the crash. a new hampshire father has pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and reckless he is accused of forcing his children to live this terrible conditions. the children's mother said she knew the situation was bad, but was powerful to stop it. >> i want to say that i care a lot to my kids. they mean the world to me and i would never do anything to harm them. >> reporter: samantha greiner's husband is facing charges after they found deplorable conditions inside the apartment >> the smells kind of put you

stench of human and animal waste were overpowering when a 911 call brought officers to apartment 3. >> tough to walk in there. it was very cluttered with garbage. food on the counters. >> reporter: investigators say there were dog and human feces on the floor and in one bedroom, they found greiner's 4-year-old son tied to his bed with a make shift harness and a childproof lock. it had happened before. >> my son to the bathroom or play. he was constantly in his bed and not allowed to be with anyone else but himself in that bed. >> reporter: his 2-year-old daughter was covered with human waste and in the crib. >> i would never do that to my little one. >> reporter: officers searching the apartment found a cracked wooden paddle 15 inches long. according to court documents, greiner admitted that he used it to discipline his kids. i am catherine bircham, fox25 news.

the children's mother tells fox25 she is hoping to avoid being charged in this case. she always wanted to get custody of her children back. for now the children have been placed with their grandparents. arrangements are being made for a nashua man to be sent back to new hampshire after he was hit and killed by a truck in jamaica. christopher died on his birthday attending a friend's wedding. an autopsy has since been been in touch with the family. the community has also donated nearly 30,000 to the family's go fund me page to help pay to bring christopher's body back. the family said extra money will go to his kids. the holiday shopping season has started and with it comes the usual grinches. cambridge police say they have received dozens of reports. catherine parrotta is live in cambridge where at least 30 packages have been taken. catherine? >> reporter: that has just been since the fall, since about september.

shopping season, and police are warning buyer beware. of course online shopping is very convenient for so many of us, but also paving the way for crimes of opportunities for thieves. cambridge police say thieves drive by or walk by stealing packages off porches. in some cases they are watching the delivery trucks. chauncey, wendel and peabody streets are some of the shot spots and homes on smaller streets may be particularly vulnerable. >> homes that are clustered together. homes that are close to the road. those to be the target. it is easy prey for these suspects. they are able to quickly get in and out of homes. >> reporter: police say many of these thefts are happening between wednesday and friday in the afternoon when many people are at work. cambridge police say in terms of preventing this, the best way is to have a neighbor pick up your package or sign for yourself. a lot of these carriers carry an option where you can track the package and see when it is being delivered to your home.

information from the public helped land a man in custody. now police are hoping to get a similar result in an older case. this one happened back in june on washington street. the man who was hit dried. police say the car you see highlighted here is responsibility. surveillance video captured the suspect leaving the scene. police are looking to talk to this man here. they say he was in the area at the time of the crash on june 4. now to an update on another pair of boston officers richard centolo and matthew morris were shot several times as they responded to calls of an argument at a home. the suspect was killed, and both officers needed multiple surgeries. officer cintolo is recovering at home and officer morris spent weeks at spalding rehab until now. officer morris was released just before thanksgiving. he posted these pictures of some of the doctors, nurses and

right there he is wearing a shirt that says i love my occupational and physical therapist. the 12-year veteran of the department thanked everyone who helped him get home. meanwhile, a fallen officer is being honored at a thanksgiving day high school football game. harrellboro and hudson will honor fallen state trooper thomas clardy, the ceremony will consist of the national anthem, a flyover from the air wing. trooper clardy they will start with the customary coin toss. trooper clady was killed in the ma mass pike in march. we have been reporting of the ties between president-elect donald trump and the new england patriots. we learned he has been in touch with bill belichick and tom brady and he could be ready to meet robert kraft. christine talked to the owner

>> reporter: players carry thanksgiving baskets for families in need, 220 of them to be exact containing turkeys and all the fixing. a 23-year tradition working with good will. the relationship established when robert kraft bought the team. >> reporter: the pats owner presented a $10,000 check to good will to cover the event that the team spent one of two days off volunteering for following a victory in san francisco. >> it ha richer because they get exposed to something that is very meaningful. >> reporter: but community service isn't the only thing on kraft's schedule outside work. last week he made headlines visiting president-elect donald trump at trump tower. kraft has not said if he plans to return when the pats play the jets a short ride away at met life stadium. >> i think the owner of the jets helped raise a lot of

accept a taben meant position offer. >> i love what i am doing, and i would do anything i could do to help america be stronger. one of the things i hope is that there are policies that happen to make our country more vibrant and help our inner cities throughout america. >> reporter: kraft says he wants to see an improved economy and more well-paying jobs and he believes this time we are mccarthy, fox25 news. the patriots will have to deal without a key part of their defense. defensive tackle alan branch is us is spended for four games after being tested for marijuana. he would have had to fail tests on three occasions. branch is appealing. we will keep you posted on his status. >> the boston bruins are getting ready to return to the ice. they take on the solution blues at home. meantime, the celtics are

the minnesota t-wolves but rallying. the celtics poured it on with a 19-0 run. wofford misses one but not a second time a three-point game. back-to-back puck kets. go on to win 9 -- 99-93 appear and they head to brooklyn to take on the nets. we track traffic and weather every ten minutes, and right now on 93 south, an easy 20-minute ride from 495 in shiri? >> reporter: highs in the lower 40s. a mix of sun and scattered clouds. another gusty day ahead. how long the wind sticks around and the cold sticks around and what your thanksgiving holiday looks like. a former massachusetts lawmakers being released from

nose are tsunami sirens going off in japan where a 7-0-magnitude earthquake. aftershocks could happen for days. no deaths have been reported. it happened in fukishima, the same area where people were killed by a 9-2-magnitude

aftershock of that quake back in 2011. the icy temperatures are not enough to damper the holiday spirit. the salvation army bell ringers were out in force. fox25 cares was there it help kick off the season. our very own vanessa welch was in a festive red coat and grabbed a bellied and the rest of the fox25 team getting into the red kettle holiday spirit with our own day of bell ringing. look for us at salvation army downtown crossing from december the perfect time to stop by during your lunch. we track traffic and weather every ten minutes. things nice and quiet out there on route 1 and 93 south. no issues on the pike as we head from 495 to 128 and into the allston-brighton area. like on the expressway, smooth ride from the braintree split to columbia road. those drive times reflect that. 12 minutes from 128 to the tobin. 23 on 93 south. 23 minutes on the pike as you

avenue. lace up your skates and head over to boston common. the ice-skating rink at frog pond will officially open for business this morning. they put the finishing touches on the rink yesterday. the winter tradition will kick off with free admission from 10 until 4:00. i think -- i want to take a road trip. >> julie: yeah, but want to bundle up. wind and cold as people head out today. >> shiri: at least it is kind of seasonable, right. but bundle up. absolutely once that wind hits you, it seems to go right into you. very chilly out there. we are talking wind chills, wind, cold. you no he what, i don't have rain and snow in the forecast today. i do if you are headed into northernmost new england. we have minor, minor snow accumulation that continues in parts of maine, northernmost new hampshire and vermont and into parts of new york but here we are tapping into partly sunny skies. and more wind today. future cast. take you hour by hour through your tuesday. 7 a.m. temperatures, there

most of you freezing through 7:00 this morning. probably through 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. noontime comes along. we are warming southern new england into the 40s. mostly sunny skies. the winds will be absolutely whipping through the day. futurecast at 5:00 this afternoon for many of you heading home from work. it will be dark and cold. lower 30s back. so temperatures already dropping from these highs that reach the lower 40s from portsmouth, new hampshire from lawrence to bo plymouth at 42. same in chatham. 35 in worcester and 30s in keene and orange today. a cool one. more of below-average temperatures. overnight tonight, get ready for the 20s and 30s. mostly clear conditions and tomorrow, mostly sunny. highs again in the low to mid-40s. very quiet day tomorrow. in fact you will have to head out to almost the ohio valley or the minnesota river to find any kind of showers. the entire east coast of the united states is going to be great for traveling tomorrow up

in the middle of the country, clear skies and out toward seattle and portland. what do you know. rain out there. we shift into thursday and the weather maker that was near the mississippi valley gets closer to us. the problem is it is very cold in the among and that means initially although very, very light we could deal with a little bit of a snow-sleet mix inland. we could see a little bit of freezing rain from the coastline. we will have to watch the temperatures very, very closely here from thursday morning. the travel plans could be a little slippery on thursday mo very minor but what you saw yesterday is that it almost takes in accumulation. very little accumulation to create slippery roads. this is what we expect on thanksgiving morning. by 1:00 in the morning, around 40 degrees. mostly rain and watch northern mass and southern new hampshire for a little bit of a mix and in light of that 5 p.m. dinnertime, upper 30s and plain light showers out there. the seven-day forecast for the weekend always in view. a slight risk for a sprinkle 45

another mix on saturday boiling down to mostly rain for now and gets windy over the weekend keeping sunday dry. back to you, guys. >> julie: all right, shiri. a close call in pittsburgh caught on camera. a police cruiser nearly hits a group of children. the run in with mother vehicle that sent the cruiser spiraling right there out of control. as a little boy continues (my hero zero by lemonheads) zero really can be a hero. get zero down, zero deposit, zero due at signing,

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shiri is telling us to fundle up again today. seems like the cold weather is here to stay. fox25's jim morelli tell us how people are handling the reminder that we live in new england. >> i am dying. >> reporter: call it paying the piper, the rude awakening, a meteorological slap in the face. after weeks of relatively balmy temperatures, realities roll in. >> i feel like just taking a blanket, cover myself rolling down the street, because it is just ridiculous. >> reporter: it wasn't even that cold. the air temperature around 40 degrees in boston by nightfall. but the wind took the warmth right out of that reading. >> suddenly wind chills in the teens. >> i think my dog didn't get her walk today. >> reporter: the sudden cold hit during the week when many couldn't stay indoors. at wegman's in westwood, thanksgiving shoppers bundled up to get groceries not to

when it hits. the first cold day and first flakes on the car. whatever, it's coming. >> reporter: on mass transit, from problems because of wind and cold. unless you had to wait outside for the ride. >> like waiting out here for the bus. >> not fun at all. i don't want to walk. the lesser of two evils. >> reporter: but at logan airport, the weather was a factor primarily on flight between boston and new york with some arrive more than two hours behind schedule. it happens every year this transition to winter. like accumulating birthdays, it doesn't get any easier. >> boston is, like, the coldest place after. >> reporter: jim morelli, fox25 news. the first of its kind experimental operation in boston. if it proves to be successful, a local man will control his

called the greatest research in limb research since world war ii. the experimental surgery focused on controlling nerves to control a robotic legs. nerves are more precise than focusing on muscle movement. >> close your eyes for a second and lift your foot off the ground, and if you move your ankle up and down you can have a sense in your brain where that limb is in space. >> daniel: wow with if the procedure is successful 52-year-old robotic leg. doctors are optimistic it will work but won't know until ewing gets his prosthetic next year. the procedure will be named after ewing. a slew of red sox are racing to get their name in the baseball hall of fame. manny ramirez is one of them. a batting average over 300 and he tested positive for steroids which will hurt his chances. a few other names curt

the sox office is fighting against a tower of condos proposed for the charles gate area fenway. if built, the complex will only be about two blocks away from the park. new documents show the sox filed a letter against 340-foot tower saying it would loom too close and transform the iconic views of the skyline that fans enjoy. the worker of the development are working on some issues raised by opponents. the nation is gearing up to back. kenny chesney announced a surprise concert date. next year's show will also be at the end of august features guest acts thomas rett and old dominion. chesney said his only stadium show of the year. coming off a big night at gillette stadium a big turnout for an annual charity event. joe and jim andruzzi had their

andrezzi foundation that helps families while their loved ones are battling cancer. looking to raised 1 million through the dinner and auction. a new hampshire family is looking to give back as their young son battles cancer. fox 25's crystal haynes reports looking that every child during the holidays has a reason to celebrate. >> he had been sick for a number week and not the diagnosis i was expecting at his 7th birthday in the hospital getting cancer treatments. last july he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia and started treatment right away at dana farber center in boston. we get gifts from the pediatric resource. >> if he had a bad day with the tests, wasn't feeling well and he would come in with a package and he would instantly be happy.

at the hospital want to give back. they started a toy drive to restock the resource room. >> we want to fay forward and give back where we can. >> reporter: the mendez family have sponsored and volunteered at blood drives, walks and a fundraiser for childhood cancer charity, alex's lemonade stand. >> that fills my heart. it shows my children you don't need to have >> i want peep to be happy. >> reporter: amy said the response has been so huge that she extended the toy drive for another week into december. for more information, go on our web site at fox25boston.com. reporting in boston, i am crystal haynes, fox25 news. >> julie: mighty max is a hero to all those kids. >> daniel: absolutely. and we are pulling for him too. >> julie: we are. once he is sworn in, donald trump will be moving to the white house without his family at least temporarily. the staggering cost of

their 10-year-old son. also, he can finish out his school year in new york.

is. complete new england news coverage starts right now, this is the fox25 morning news. school bus driver under arrest. he has been blamed with causing a crash that killed at least five children on board. what one kid on that bus said happened right before they slammed into a tree that sliced the bus in half. a graphic facebook post shared thousands of times about a sex assault that happened on a bus for a boston charter school. we are hearing from parents who are demanding to know why the school waited nearly three weeks to tell them about it. president-elect donald

house to the public. >> my agenda will be based on a simple core principle, putting america first. >> sara: the issues he says he plans to tackle the first day in office. and back up the suitcases, the first big getaway day before the thanksgiving holiday. big crowds are expected on the road today and the peak times all this want to avoid. good morning, everybody. 5:00. thank you for joining us on this tuesday morning, november 22. i g definitely windy and cold. those are the big weather headlines today. meteorologist shiri spear is in the fox25 stormtracker weather center with the towns feeling the most winterlike. >> shiri: feeling pretty darn chilly. temperatures in the 20s and worcester. temperatures 33 degrees in boston. most of the suburbs lower 30s and you off to freezing start and we have wind on top of it. 21-mile-per-hour winds in