he was at work at the time of the explosion, and surveillance video shows smoke, then gilson gilson was treated for second and third degree burns. we contacted the store and no one was available for comment. police say former boston mayor ray flynn wasn' crashed his car into a building. this is damage from the crash, which happened on a street where flynn lives in south boston. the 76-year-old former mayor wasn' t hurt but was taken to the hospital as a precaution. flynn served as mayor from 1984 to 1993. he hasn' t commented on the crash. tom: in commitment 2016, democrats bernie sanders and hillary clinton met tonight for their first debate since sanders won the new hampshire primary. wmur' s sally kidd is live in washington d.c. with our commitment 2016 coverage. momentum heading into tonight' s high-stakes debate, the last one for democrats before nevada, south carolina, and super tuesday. bernie sanders pitching himself >> the american people are tired of establishment politics. sally: you' re really -- hillary clinton pledging to break down barriers as president. to do and we know

gilson's attorney will file a lawsuit next week. smoker's haven declined to comment, and the company in china did not respond to our questions. shelley: a judge just sentenced a man for 20 years in prison after you his guilty plea to human trafficking. we first told you about the charges in november, prosecutors say he targeted women who were dependent on drugs and controlled their access to heroin. then he posted their pictures on a website and took money from the women in exchange for the drugs. josh: new development in the case of a man convicted of sexual assault, the why says lawrence cook has to stay behind bars. half years for assaulting a girl starting when she was 4. news 9 was in court when cook asked for early release saying he's now a changed man. but the judge just ruled there is no reason to shorten the sentence. shelley: two women accused of neglecting a dog to the point of blindness and deafness are out of jail. the dog is now with a foster family, but police say when they found that dog it was barely recognizable. w

matthew gilson claims the lithium battery was in his pocket when it blew up. in surveillance video from his work place in north field, you can see him running, smoke trailing behind. he and his attorneys say the warnings should be given. >> this kind of battery thing is like with parents and everything, they gotta treat it like a gun, they gotta hide it in high cabinets, it's shiny and yellow, a kid could get ahold of it, these things are dangerous. shelley: we reached out to the store he bought pretty, they declined to comment. the company in china who manufactures it did not answer our questions. tom: if the weather forecast has you searching for a warmer place, we might have an idea for you. the new hampshire ork sid society is celebrating its 25th annual show in nashua this weekend. with beauty around every corner it's a perfect valentine's weekend date, plus orchids remain in bloom for about three months, and that will certainly outlast any rose bouquet. >> it's the start of spring, you got flowers inside here. you can take them home, can you supplies you

gilson said he did not mistreat it. the store declined to comment for this story and the manufacturer did not respond to our questions. in commitment 2016 coverage now, focus in the granite state has race. and governor maggie hassan are pointing fingers at each other over the "people' the people' s pledge is a formal agreement between candidates to keep third party money out of the campaigns. and as we first reported thursday -- the republican senator called on hassan to sign the pledge. but instead of signing it hassan made a counter offer, suggesting a complete $15 million overall spending cap for each campaign. ayotte rejected hassan' s proposal, and the governor called it business as usual washington, d.c. style. hassan: senator ayotte sent out a statement that indicates she' s taking the lead from washington and saying take it or leave it to me. just shows you she doesn' t want to keep the spending out of the and it' s really just politician t want to sign the peoples pledge. million on hand. and governor hassan wh

gilson did quit using tobacco product. he will out of work for what could be weeks or even month. well interesting for local police department when man walks in looking to get rid of mortar shell it happened this morning at the dennis police department. officer ropeded air. and he called in state police bobble technician to identify that mortar. take away for disposal. >> use mbta get around there some close sure you want be aware of. service between park and hey market states will suspended today and tomorrow. in both directions. and mbta working replace rail on west bounds track. all of this is so that crews can wrap up work on the new government center platform and track. it is still on schedule supposed reopen next months. keep some thing on time. through the frigid temperature they say million dollars this year for dane farber. start in 1990 marathon has >> this is fox 25 storm tracker weather alert. >> morning earlier today actually better part of day because as day progressed temperatures dropped and while winds really picked up now would rundz winds aclil for city of bosto