this week's class act, cassandra jean-marie. a senior from methuen. congratulations. can i give you a hug? >> she met vats me a lot. >> she is well-respected. >> she has a good heart. >> christa: cassandra is a determined young woman. everyone around her seems to feed off of that. >> she motivates us. nurse's assistant. >> well, my mom was a nurse. she worked there. when i got my license, i really liked it. i never left. >> christa: she learned nursing skills in school but her history teacher nominated her. >> i like to invoke questions. questions that are going to get you to think. and come up with these answers. and she would give me these looks. i knew she would have >> christa: cassandra also volunteers at the pediatric center at the hospital. care-giver.

arrests in overnight raids. including this one. drug dealers and those who have illegal weapons. an 18-year-old somerville man escaped custody early this morning near the police station. he was in federal custody at the time. his name, gabriel perez. he was handcuffed when he took off from officers from the department of homeland officers were trying to transfer him to a sheriff's department van for transportation to court. he was wearing a fake f.b.i. t-shirt which said "female body inspector."

cracker barrel restaurant of

>> they serve it with crostini topped with goat cheese. that is what's cooking. i'm sarah french. looks so good. if you want to try out this recipe, head to our web site, whdh.com. go to the specials reports. click on what's cooking. you will get the recipe there. >> christa: kerry washington taking center stage in cambridge. how she used her platform to have a little fun and make a point at the same time. bri flakes in the forecast 50's next week. one more look at the extended forecast before the hour is

bri, we feel a little inadequate as well. >> bri: oh, my gosh. the travel alone would wear me out. isn't that the truth? not just the running. getting from continent to continent. amazing feat there. 39 in boston. a little breeze out there. that has helped to scour out the fog we had earlier this morning. hey, the mild temperatures may be helping to boost the mood a little bit. how about this? an increase in daylight hours. the sun setting just before the 5:00 hour tonight. have you been noticing that? we make our way through february. things looking better. just before 7:00 p.m.