gop leaders have promised to replace roush with alston, who they say is better qualified. but republicans may not have enough votes in the senate to pull that move off. we continue following chesapeake - an apparent murder-suicide. 10 on your side has live team coverage and will horrific news. plus - sororities carolina university is stopping all activities for a lot of people in greek life after alcohol sends a girl to the hospital. plus -- decision 2016 -- just days ahead of the iowa caucus - new numbers are out showing strong support for both republican and candidates. and - historic anniversary - we'll show you the video that shook the nation duke university are at a standstill after a new member's alcohol-related hospitalization. student affairs released a statement saying sorority activity is suspended over concerns over the recruiting process. the student is expected to recover fully. a university website says most of duke's 18 sororities hold their formal recruitment process in january, when prospective members visit chapters and then receive bids to join. the webs

not long after the dna discovery --- both gadson and alston were taken into custody. they're both facing charges for murder --- as well as kidnapping, armed robbery and assault and battery. live at the richland county sheriff's department, mike desumma, wis news 10. sued the town's mayor for defamation two years ago--will get 150 thousand dollars as part of a settlement. newly-released documents show settlement was reached last september...after adrienne thompson filed the lawsuit in may 2014 against mayor skip wilson. thompson was town clerk for 13 years before wilson terminated her. a sled investigation requested by mayor wilson also came back in december with no evidence of wrongdoing within the town administration. richland county's transportation penny program could soon be more closelywatched. at a special meeting next tuesday, the county council is scheduled to consider changes to the program. the program came under fire when a state investigation revealed some penny tax money meant for roads, was spent on other programs one suggestion n r reforming it would gi

ibn gadson and ryan alston are currently in custody. both are facing charges not only for murder --- but armed robbery, kidnapping and assault and battery. live at the richland county the clemson tigers are heading to glendale arizona at this moment to take on the crimson tide for the national championship! they'll be flying into phoenix soon and rick henry is there right now. hey rick. we're standing by here at the phoenix airport waiting on the arrival of the top ranked clemson football team. they're due to touch down here in arizona at 6:10 eastern time. alabama will land at seven o'clock. clemson fans are also making their way to the valley of the sun. we checkchecked out the action today in downtown phoenix. fans were milling around..checking out the merchandise...soaking up the entire experience of attending a national championship game. the clemson fans are hoping to cheer their team to the second national title in we will be covering the tigers throughout the weekend live in glendale. make sure to watch our special "chasing a ch

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sg >>> a memorial fund has been set up for vernon alston who died while shoveling snow.d a heart attack. friends are started and online campaign to raise money for his wife and four children. alston attended howard university and was a capitol police officer for 19 years. >>> 4:58 now. four days until the iowa caucus and the last big event before primary season is tonight. the republican debate begins at 9:00 p.m. eight candidates were invited to participate, but donald trump said he will not be will because he takes issue with the moderator megyn kelly. the former chair of the rnc says the move could bring even more voters to trump's side. >> because they see strength, they see a guy who is not going to be bullied by a network that they like by the way. >> rand paul was left out of the last prime time debate, but he recovered enough in the polls to make this one. others are ted cruz, marco rubio, bernie sanders, chris christie, john kasich, and jeb bush. the rest of the republican field will not be at home watching. four candidates whose poll numbers were too low will t

officer vernon alston suffered a heart attack while he was shoveling snow at his home in delaware. the 44-year-old spent nearly two decades patrolling the capitol grounds. fellow officers say he loved his job, and the loss will leave a huge void in the force. alston leaves behind his wife and police say a man wanted in connection with a murder here in the commonwealth shot himself during a police investigation in massachusetts. dana williams.. wanted for killing a 68-year-old man, and kidnapping the man's wife from their home in amelia county last week. police ex-son-in-law. state police the apartment as they did himself in the head. he was and taken to umass memorial he currently is in critical condition. officals in virginia still have an open investigation into the whereabouts of the victim's wife. also no word on what charges the suspect will face in either state. new developments this morning in the criminal case against accused south carolina church shooter dylann roof.a state court will draw from a pool of 6-hundred potential jurors. that trial is set to begin in june.roof f

weston tolls into the alston-brighton area. the roads are open and traffic is extremely light. live drive times. 10 minutes from route 3 to 228 to the braintree split. 12 minutes from 106 to 128 12 minutes from 106 to 128. 13 minutes on 95 north from 495 as you approach 128. check in with meteorologist shiri spear now. this morning commute is going to feel like a breeze compared to the weather that we will be dealing with this afternoon. >> shiri: because the problem is look is look what is moving in time for the evening commute. arizona you wake up, a little bit of sunshine. in come the clouds. at noontime expecting dry weather. between 4 and 7 that the snow is really going to fill in and we are going to really see roadway. check out boston at 24 degrees. as typical the city center a little warmer than the suburbs that are starting in the teens. 24 in boston. we will deal with increasing clouds during the morning hours. we are back into the 30s by about 10 a.m. 35 degrees at noon. and by 4 p.m., you will see this, we are start

alston leaves behind his wife and three-year-old son. a cold will swing across us this evening and off the coastby midnight. cold high pressure over the great lakes to midmississippi valley shifts southeast over the mid atlantic bysaturday morning...then off the southeast coast police say a man wanted here in the commonwealth shot himself during a police investigation in massachusetts. dana williams.. wanted for killing a 68-year-old man, and kidnapping the man's wife from their home in amelia county last week. police say williams was the couple's ex-son-in-law. state police team surrounded williams shot himself in the head. he was treated on scene hospital where he currently is officals in virginia still have an open investigation into the whereabouts of the victim's wife. also no word on what charges the suspect will face in either state. new developments this morning in the criminal case against accused south carolina church shooter dylann roof.a state court will draw from a pool of 6-hundred potential jurors. that trial is set to beg

this is between fayetteville road and alston avenue. that will cause big problems as you come in from i-85 on the southbound side of the freeway heading in towards downtown. consider using main street as a goodality in the street. you might consider heading on down to i-40 if you are coming inroth eaand using 55 to get up to downtown durham. northbound side of the freeway also pretty slow with onlooker delays this morning. we are looking okay on major routes. there is a report of an accident on the shoulder of 44 eastbound right around the i-40 split. 50rbgs engeveryby. fat njuthsnd free s s toso s sothob. soolsdesion sernoo thur ur cotyrr county schools. plenty more coming tomorrow. re almost certaiof that. we are controlling these delays at ttom of your jean. >> elizabeth s been sorting through the computer model r and we have some idea of what could hpen, a lot coul. cerin attt seravet k tto relook lelo fo hfota tae toe talitt bi i co a t ofow es wh arsome to a e l er cttoir daye sunswere st y. l delooi oue co veun hat pes t ng aztha

capitol police officer vernon alston this past weekend.rce for nearly two decades working to protect all of us. capitol police chief jim dines said that his passing at the age of 44 was a truly tragic loss for the alston family and for the united states capitol police, which in fact is actually one in the same. i know his fellow officers would agree. i know his service and dedication will be remembered by all who knew him. i know our colleagues join me in holdholding his family in our thoughts. now, mr. president, the energy policy modernization act is the result of months of hard work across the aisle. it passed committee with overwhelming bipartisan support and congress hasn't passed legislation to update america's energy policies in nearly a decade. it's time we changed that. this broad, bipartisan energy bill offers a good way forward. it will help americans produce more energy. it will help americans pay less for energy. it will help americans save energy. not only will this bipartisan legislation help bring our energy policies in lin

senate minority leader calledald alston a fixture on capitol c grounds.aw a 20 year veteran of theanf force. he leaves behind a wife and a three children. c >>> that same storm thatat brought us all that snow also causing damaging waves inamaginn ocean city maryland.ean ciarylan one of the city's fishing fis piers was damaged by pounding pg surf. the mayor says the pier'ssa the eastern most section is now gone. gone. it's the same area that wasth damaged several times the pasths five years but has been has b rebuilt each and every time.im >> the washington auto show closed until tuesday due toayue the blizzard of course.rs >> bad weather also shutting down the washington convention center. doors open noon tuesday. it will run through sundayth january 31st. it's their biggest show there. >> everyone will be shopping for new rides this year. it could have an economicmi impact up to $850 million.mill one expert says that overallverl the impact might be a washas because many businesses willny have made e bxtra money from people stocking up in advancedv on foo

vernon alston jr. is a member of the united states capitol police. on january 24, officer alston passed away after suffering a heart attack. his concern had been for others that day. he spent the morning by serving those around him, helping those in his community shovel snow, the incredible amounts of snow that the area had received. day after day, the men and women of the capitol police work to protect us all, not just members and staff but anybody who comes to the nation's capitol to share in the history, the heritage, the traditions of this place. for two decades, officer alston dedicated himself to this work, and i am grateful for his many years of service on the capitol grounds. this building stands as representation of the values our nation was founded on, and it is in this building that we continue to uphold those values of democracy. the capitol police are often called america's police. they protect us as we carry out this work and safeguard those who travel from around the world to experience this living piece of american history which serve

. >> reporter: the b-team is training with the loins for now and new players like kevin alston, first-round draft pick and former ucf star berry and a new goalkeeper got their new work with the team. to get down, get the base for yourself and this is how you do it. i am passionate and play with a lot of heart. i know these fans give it all back as well. >> reporter: the lions continue to train in lake mary this week and go to melbourne next week to get work done at the new home of orlando city b before the preseason games kick off in mid-february. >> andrea: wedding plans are in motion for maria carry and her billionaire boyfriend. >> bob: do they need to finish up business with their current relationships? we get the scoop from tmz next. >> andrea: first saving you money with the fox35 pump >> andrea: last week we told you about maria carry's engagement to her billionaire boyfriend but the problem is both of them are still married. gary troch is live. when i heard the news i said i thought maria and nick cannon were still kind of together. >> you are very correct. they are kind of together

capitol police officer who died while shoveling show. 44-year-old vernon alston was helping neighborselaware shovel during the storm saturday when he had a heart attack. friends are started and online campaign for raise money for his wife and four children. alston attended howard university and was a capitol police officer for 19 years. >>> prince george's county police are thousand offering a $2500 reward in the case of a blizzard bandit. police tell us that a man took advantage of the weekend storm to pull off at least five armed robberies. they happened in beltsville and college park from friday through sunday. a restaurant and seven 7-eleven stores were major targets. the robber was caught on camera holding employees at gunpoint and stealing money. >> i certainly think he took advantage of the snow and some of the issues with getting around in the community to prey on the community and take advantage of us during the state of emergency. >>> police say the suspect was in and out of those stores in just a matter of minutes. the blizzard bandit wore a brown mask during the robberies.

investigators say ryan alston and ibn gadson of eutawville were arrested and charged after testing through the richland county crime lab. both men face charges of murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping the lexington one school board has narrowed its list for superintendent down to three finalists after a nationwide search. tonight, the board has announced greg little, "lonnie" luce, and jeffrey salters as the three choices. the decision comes after the announcement by current superintendent karen woodard that she is retiring. lexington one says the candidates will spend some time next week meeting with principals and other leaders in the district. the board hopes to make a decision in the next couple of weeks federal health officials say millions have already signed on for health coverage during open enrollment. the department of health and human services says have enrolled in coverage through the health insurance marketplace that includes 8 point 6 million people in the 38 states that use the healthcare dot gov website...and 2 point 7 million people in the remaining state-based marketplace

alston misses the three from the corner, and owls 3 of 23 from distance, and then one triple capped a 17-1 run. temple falls way short. and then hawks up two, and more drama than a soap opera. the man with the big throw in the game to match hits the jumper with 30 seconds to go, and st. joe's wins 77-73. and then west philly. penn hosting binghamt bingingto. jackson donahue, 17 points with four triples for his third straight double-figure game. and then sampson takes them up. drexel falling to 2-11 on the season. that is your look at sports. i am danny pommells, from comcast sportsnet. >>> today he's costing you more to drive the turnpike. >> reporter: a 6% increase, and we'll tell you what it means if you are driving a tractor trailer or sedan. we're back after the break. >>> and then yesterday we topped out around 44 and today closer to 45 or 46. a live look outside, waking up to clear skies and seeing temperatures very cold, 20s and 30s this morning, and windchills colder than that, and we'll talk more about the weekend forecast, and we'll talk more about it coming up. >>> right no

rebels would cut the usc lead to 8 at one point --- but usc stood tall.alissa alston goes up for the layup but tiffany mitchell is there to swat it away.gamecocks up 14 at the break. --- third quarter...gamecocks pour it on...mitchell drives past the defender for the score... ---- later in the period...khadijah sessions finds mitchell for the three...usc goes up 63-41 after three... --- ole miss would cut the lead to 13 in the fourth, but that's as close as they'd get usc wins it ...they're 20 and oh overall...and eight and oh in the sec. any team that you play in this you're not going to bury them in the first quarter....they're always going to have an extra gear. ole miss was no different in having that gear.and fortunately for us we were rolling on both sides of the ball. i think sometimes when we made some substitutions..it took us a while to impose our will on what they were doing and what they were giving us on the court. the carolina panthers are the betting favorite for super bowl 50...the cats are favored by less than a touchdown...the denver broncos and their quarterback pe

them to ian gadson who they arrested six days after the murder along with his partner in crime ryan alston. sheriff lott says thanks to their in-house crime lab, what was deemed a cold case was quickly solved. >> that shows you the value of having our own forensics lab in this building where we're able to get evidence and quickly turn around and file cases. >> the richland county sheriff's department started their own d.n.a. lab in 2004. since then, they've been internationally accredited and sheriff lott says they are the first lab in south carolina to earn that designation. frfrom the newsroom, jennifer >> thanks. columbia police are looking for answers after they say a man's body was found outside of a home this morning. investigators say the body of 34-year-old mario kelly was found at a home of a relative on queenstreet. a laceration to the head. >> the horry county coroner's office says evidence shows that the infant who died after being carried into a creek drowned. 5-month-old grace santa cruz was recovered from that creek in early november. her mother, 33-year-old sara toney is ch

officer vernon alston had a heart attack while shoveling snow at his home. the 44 year old spent nearly two decades patrolling the capitol grounds. the 22 inches of snow across the nation's capitol helped land this weekend's storm as one of the top five snowstorms on record for washington dulles airport. as folk work to dig out - they're finding it hard to actually get anywhere. sot: stranded man: "all our driveways, we're ready to go, but our roads are not cleared." between crews trying to of canceled flights - travel delays continue to ripple all across the country. at washington's reagan airport runways are clear - but there's nowhere for cars to park. travelers at j-f-k are trapped at the airport along with the clean-up crews.. sot: henry kuykendall delta vice president, jfk customer service: "we're still melting snow, and driver: 12:48:29 "i think we're going to be, maybe, a couple more days." on the ground - exhausted crews work around the clock to clear roads. but even with the help of warmer temperatures - that much snow isn't going away any time soo

with temperatures heading into the teens -- lots of folks are like drashanna alston -- 12:48 yeah im layered up. the gamboas were layered up at mount the cold weather and wind didn t stop them from going for an evening walk. 03:27 it was okay no problem, just go right through it 03:43 when its cold you burn more calories it s the type of cold that could cause trouble around you )re house if you )re not careful. the bitterly cold temperatures are known to to freeze your pipes. jeff hux is the owner of norfolk plumbing inc. he says to keep the faucet dripping and to try and keep the cold air out. 00:22 some of the biggest advice i could give is to close your outside foundation vents most of the freezing that we see, nats -- town center fountain. the water was still running at town center tonight. where folks -- especially with kids -- say they )re changing plans for the morning. 13:03 with the temperatures being that cold i usually drive them to the bus stop and let them wait in the heat until the bus actually gets there 13:18 ha im not a fan of it but it )s okay snap -- his business h

can you see an accident blocking left land between fayetteville street and alston. this is leading to very big southbound delays. sensors indicate the backups begin around fulton street on the southbound side of the freeway. expect big backups if you strict to the freeway or you might consider hopping over to main street and come downtown that way. let's check in on 440 at capital boulevard. we had an earlier accident on the inbound side of capital boulevard there at 440. that is cleared up but we are still seeing some heavy delays on 440 westbound. clacking traffic around the triangle because of the sun. we are seeing sun glare delays. consider using 54 as a goodality in the route. we are getting another round of winter weather very likely tomorrow and coming up next on fox 50, wait until you see what is about to slam our neighbors stay with us. it is thursday, january 21st, 2016. welcome back to "cbs this morning." more real news ahead, including macy's new discount strategy. mellody hobson shows us how department stores are under intense pressure to change. first

lock >> the dna evidence led them to ibn gadson, who they arrested 6 with his partner in crime, ryan alston. sheriff lott says thanks to their in-house crime lab, what was deemed a cold case was quickly solved. >> that shows you the value of having our own forensic lab in ambush on a this building where we're able to get evidence and quickly turn it around and solve cases. >>> ambush on a philadelphia cop keep police on high alert. shortly before midnight, a gunman opened fire on officer jesse hartnett in a patrol car, firing more than a dozen shots at point-blank range. police say edward archer used a stolen gun and told investigators he was an islamic state supporter who acted in the name of islam. archer's mother reportedly told the philadelphia inquirer he was a devout muslim, but says he has been hearing voices lately. >>> six months after his gutsy prison break that was caught on camera, the notorious mexican guzman, has been re-captured. mexico president enrique pea nieto made the announcement via twitter saying "mission accomplished. we have him." officials say he was caught by the

another new face kevin alston in , camp. no sign of kaka this morning, but the popluar kevin molino is back afterf recovering from that acl. lads just missed the post season last year so this to adrian , heath this morning. >> anything short of the playoffs unacceptable this year? >> the first thing i said to the ownership group is it was a disappointment. the most important thing for me was the team was capable of making the playoffs and we didn' t, so that was a disappointment. >> magic begin a three game road trip in memphis tonight, appropriately enough for a team that has been singing the blues lately. friday night' s disaster agaisnt the hornets leading by 18 in the the latest in a forgettable stretch of losses. now 9 of their last 10 with a difficult stretch ahead, including a game in milwaukee tomorrow and a date with the celtics friday. by the way, the magic have not won in memphis since 2008. and trouble for former ucf receiver j.j. worton arrested in boston early saturday and charged with two counts of indecent as

durham freeway 147 and alston pedestrian bridge there and that is dry. not a bad ride. we will go to u.s. 70 and cheek road sailing along. we have the real-time travel times in a bit. barbara: 5:53 and 26 degrees. panthers in the super bowl just the second time in franchise history. anthony: ahead, what you need to know if you plan to go to the game. barbara: lint, hint. and chris rock barbara: welcome back, 5:56. a lot of people talking about the super bowl bound carolina panthers on social media using the hash tag keep pounding. anthony: if you want to go to san francisco get ready to pay big bucks. the average price of a ticket is more than $5,000 each. that makes it the most expensive since 2010. just getting to san francisco will cost the average airfare is $600 and hotel rooms going for more than $1,000 a night in san francisco but if you don't mind are a little cheaper. just $300 a night. barbara: despite calls to step down chris rock is emceeing. but they have decided to rewrite it to address the troverck calls it the white b.e.t. awards. you can get the highlig

pike open through framingham and the alston-brighton area. snow on the side but roads through brighton not clear. from the braintree split to the pike. 20 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >>> just coming up on 4:03 this morning. new this morning, investigators are looking for the coughs a fire that damaged part of a multifamily home in lowell. fire started just before midnight on agawan street. two apartments on the second floor had extensive damage this morning. 13 people lived in the building 13 people lived in the building. the lowell sun reports police had been at the building on monday night for a domestic incident, but unclear if that is related to this fire. >>> also new this morning, a boston fire fighter is hurt while battling this fire in mattapan. the flames were started at around 6:30 last night. seven residents lived inside the triple decker on cummings highway. the top floor suffered the most damage. one fire fighter suffered minor burns and was treated at a local hospital. >>> develop at this hour, the am

can't see well but this is the durham freeway at alston avenue. you see the bridge welcoming you to the city of medicine. it is 4:07 and 30 degrees. don: as you head out we are seeing the leading edge of this storm working through the region. we will check the first alert doppler network and notice the western part of the area lots of that is all mixed went don: here are your risks for the storm as it works through. we like green on this. unfortunately we have a high risk of heavy snow. i think extreme risk of ice and roads will be extremely dangerous the next 24 hours at least. we are seeing a medium risk for that as the system works through. we will show you the radar loop and you see the leading edge working into durham and wake counties and fayetteville. you could have mixed precipitation there. the biggest threat is freezing rain there. fayetteville is at 34. as rain. but if it falls on frozen surfaces it freezes as ice. sanford 32, smithfield 32. 30 r.d.u. and chapel hill. weekend chills don't affect the ice but affects you if you have to he

capitol police officer is one of more than two dozen lives lost from the storm. 44-year-old vernon alston died of a heart attack. he was shoveling in delaware. an 82-year-old man also died. five storm-related deaths happened in virginia. two people died in maryland. investigators in baltimore and carol county are trying to figure out if three deaths today are storm related. >> we want to show you this. it shows how dangerous the conditions are out there now. arlington county fire tweeted out this picture. a national guard truck had to help out an ambulance stuck in the snow. our darcie spencer has been traveling around northern virginia. she joins us live with a closer look at conditions there. >> reporter: erika, we're live along fairfax drive. you can see the sidewalk here is not too bad. someone has come through here with a snow blower. if you're walking, it is still very icy. take a look here. a lot of folks have not even begun to dig out. tonight alonso has shovelled this entire walk away in front of his church. it has taken him hours. you have to be tired. >> the whole sidewalk was

pike wide anticipate from framingham to the weston tolls and the alston-brighton. 24 minutes on the pike. 13 minutes from the tolls to the >>> 4:02. an everett man accused of attacking a police officer is due in court for the first time. the new year's day incident was caught on camera as you see here. andrew bowman was the man in the orange jacket. he walks up to a boston police suv and punched the officer through the window. he said you heard about the war, right, before he started throwing punches. he took off when officers found him a short time later. he said, quote, you are all doomed and you are going to die. they told me to do this. the officer was treated and released from the hospital over the weekend. >>> we are expected to learn more of a lawrence man that dragged a state troop we are his car. trooper david strong was pulling the man for an expired inspection sticker. the driver robert avar refused to get out of his car and took off with the officer's arm still in the window >> the trooper at the time his arm in the window and was dragged a short distance. from the window. co

pike wide open from framingham through the weston tolls into the alston-brighton area. zakim bridge and leverett connector are wide open as well connector are wide open as well. here are those live drive times. 12 minutes on route 1 from 28 to the tobin. 20 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. 23 minutes on 128 southbound from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. >>> meteorologist shiri spear is joining us now. i cracked my door and didn't get a lot of flare. it was almost balmy. felt like march. almost like spring. open the windows, air out the house. that is going away. why? because a cold front coming through. ushering in cooler air and why? because we have double cold fronts today. the first one is coming through this morning and will move across southeastern massachusetts and this is stirring up some early morning, very patchy, light sprinkles. the second front you can see is actually going to droop into the area as we head into the late afternoon. and the evening. and this is going to stir up a couple of flurries. here it is. futurecast and through the a

capitol police officer died shoveling snow outside of his delaware home. 44-year-old vernon alston died of a heart attack. d.c. police say an 82-year-old man also died shoveling snow in the district. virginia is reporting five storm related deaths. and two people died in maryland. investigators in baltimore, laurel and carroll county are trying to figure out if three deaths on sunday are storm related. >>> and snow covered streets are making it more difficult to fight fires. you can see thick black smoke coming from a home onroundabout way. the damage costs may add up. the group all hands working posted this video on facebook. >>> take a look now at this scene. the snow slowly downs first responders again this time in northwest washington. guess what, this is video that i took. i recorded this video, you can see neighbors helping to dig out and push out that ambulance stuck in the snow he. it took a long time, 00. >> you couldn't jump in there? >> i had a lot of bags and they said i was not very -- >> needed some mommy strength in there. >> it had chains on the tires and i think it was

there's a look at the durham freeway at alston avenue, those are very heavily impacted with ice and snow. that's another thing to keep in mind without snowfall, raleigh where we saw little bit more snow. wherever cars were able to drive, yesterday packed it down, and now that glaze of ice. you need to stay off of the roads. that is the bottom line. we have been talking this morning about the temptation to get out of the house. you do not want to get cabin fever, at this point, you just need to hold off for the rest of the morning. there may be some improvement in the afternoon but i do not think it will be very significant improvement with more precipitation coming and temperatures hanging around freezing. everything will refreeze later tonight as well. we've got a lot of problems day. back to you. of how dangerous those roads could be. so dangerous we are having to track a number of deaths and weather-related accidents. at least six deaths on the roads in the last 48 hour's one of those, we believe alcohol could be a factor. >> we also know that one of those deaths included a 4-year- a

. >>> the blizzard claimed the life of officer vernon alston while shoveling. he suffered a heart attack. virginia reported five major deaths and two died in maryland. they're trying to figure out if two deaths on sunday were storm related. you'll be able to take the george washington memorial parkway. they will close the roads again tonight at 8:00 to keep clearing the snow and ice. >>> d.c. school students who want a meal can stop by campuses today and their families. classes aren't open but some are open to serve meals just for today. they were asking for volunteers at least at three schools to help serve meals. >>> after the break, why flooding is now a big concern. >> don't forget, you can catch news4 midday anywhere. all you need is your smart phone or tablet to open t >>> plow truck drivers struggling to get a huge job done this morning and get through the snow. the truck slides and then appears to get stuck in the unplowed snow. another example of why you should stay home if you can, and i have on my facebook page actually right now, aaron, of a plow dr

shaquille davis, ramone alston, and pierre moore" are all **behind bars** .. facing murder and attempted murder charges. 3 diplomats and embassy staff from iran are moving out of saudi arabia this morning after the two countries announced they have cut ties. ties.the two countries ended relations after iranian protesters set fires in the saudi embassy.leaders in saudi arabia executed nearly 50 people saturday --including a prominent shiite cleric -- causing an out cry.iran's president called the executions disrespectful to his nations and must be stopped.political analysts say the decision to part ways between saudi arabia and iran will likely affect surrounding 3 the nation of india is bracing for tremors after a massive earth quake shook the country sunday morning.india's meteorological department says a 6 point 8 quake hit the city of imphal about a half dozen people have been confirmed dead with dozens of others injured.rescue crews say the tremors cracked walls and collapsed high rise buildings. witnesses report the quake lasted up to two minutes in some

shaquille davis, ramone alston, and pierre moore" are all **behind bars** .. facing murder and attempted murder charges. 3 3 diplomats and embassy staff from iran are moving out of saudi arabia this morning after the two countries announced they have cut ties. ties.the two countries ended relations after iranian protesters set fires in the saudi embassy.leaders s saudi arabia executed nearly 50 people saturday --including a prominent shiite cleric -- causing an out cry.iran's president called the executions disrespectful to his nations and must be stopped.political analysts say the decision to part ways between saudi arabia and iran will likely affect surrounding nations. 3 the nation of india is bracing for tremors after a massive earth quake shook the ccntry sunday morning.india's meteorological department says a 6 point 8 quake hit the city of imphal about a half dozen people have been confirmed dead with dozens of others injured.rescue crews say the tremors cracked walls and collapsed hh rise buildings. witnesses report the quake lasted up to two minutes i

investigators say ryan alston and ibn gadson of eutawville were arrested and charged after testing through the richland county crime lab. both men face charges of murder, armed robbery, and kidnapping we're learning new details about the man accused of shooting his step-mother multiple times in orangeburg county. darrien weeks was denied bond in court yesterday. weeks is being charged with attempted murder, possession of a weapon during the commission of someone reported the shooting on old state road in holly hill. investigators believe there was a domestic dispute. video surveillance catches two people breaking into a sumter business. police say the two men broke into the palmetto explosion off of south pike west just after midnight last month. anyone with information is asked to call the sumter police the lexington county sheriff's department has charged a man with grand larceny after they say a man stole from irmo high school. eddie c. hinnant is charged with three counts of grand larceny. officials say he stole musical instruments and tablet computers. he has since been released on bo

virginia republicans have tried to unseat her in favor of supreme court appeals judge rossie alston jr >>> 5:49 now. two men from woodbridge were arrested friday. joseph farrokh was stopped at an airport in richmond. police say he was trying to go to syria to join isis. the friend who drove him is also facing charges. >> there is a massive effort go find a missing toddler in tennessee. >> can't give up. there's a 2-year-old out there and it's cold. we've tot get this baby home. >> 2-year-old noah chamberlain wandered away three days ago. he had been walking in the woods with his grandmother and 4-year-old sister. thousands of police and volunteers have been searching around the clock. they're hopeful they will find him. >>> north korea is flooding south carolina with propaganda leaflets. they launched a million booklets by balloon in the country. the south has been blasted by progress began da from loud speakers toward the north border at the beginning of the month. that's when north koreans claimed they tested hydrogen bombs. >>> a baby born in hey has become the first u.s. child born

and then alston misses the three from the corner, and then there was the scene, the owls 3 of 23 fromtance. and the cougar doesn't miss, though. and then hawks up two in the final minutes. jones drives and ties, and then the man with the big throw in the game to hit the jumper, 30 seconds to go, and final four points of the game and he scored them all, and st. joe's wins. and then time to go to west philly. this one was all quakers. matt howard, his career high, 23 points. jackson donahue, 17 points and four triples. penn runs away with it, 80-45. and drexel in the second half. puts the phoenix up 12. drexel takes it on the chin falling to 2-11 on the season. that is a look at your sports, i am danny pommells from comcast sportsnet. >>> this weekend, some high school basketball players in philadelphia learned about good sportsmanship and healthy competition. they took part in the 2016 high school basketball showcase at philadelphia's ben franklin high school and the event is meant to help inner city kids learn about important life skills, and they did, they got important advice from 7

republicans have been trying to unset her in favor of supreme court appeals judge rossie alston jr. >>> using martin luther king jr. day to help their mission. how it could impact you. >> you're going to need to grab your warmest layers if you're stepping outside. "storm team 4" meteorologist chuck t. bell is helping with the conditions if you're heading to school. >>> also ahead, the popular horse drawn carriages in new york may not be going away after all. the new deal that could keep them on the streets. them on the streets. your time right that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this: (family talking) that's a different kind of sound. the sound of the weekend. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. skra now to a consumer alert. there are new concerns that general motors' recall and repairs to the chevy cobalt may not have fixed the problem. they recalled 2.6 million cars in 2014 to repair a safety defect in the ignition switches. t

police officer died while shoveling snow outside his home in delaware on saturday. 44-year-old vernon alston died of a heart attack. d.c. police say an 82-year-old man also died shoveling snow here in the district. virginia is reporting five storm related deaths and two people died in maryland. investigators in baltimore, laurel and carroll county are trying to figure out if three sunday deaths are storm related. >>> as it starts to warm up, the next big concern dealing with possible flooding from rain and melting snow. we just talked about the shear amount of snow, that will have to go shr wans it melts. that has first responder this is montgomery county warning neighbors to get ready now so water doesn't end up inside your home. >> when you get a chanceoff t o the next day and a half, work on your downspouts. when the water comes off the roof, make sure it gets away from the house so it doesn't flood back into the house. >> when it rains, the snow will get heavier making it harder to shovel out. so you have to think about that, as well. and it's hard to even think about driving outside rig

pike looks good from framingham through the alston-brighton areas. through brighton. 23 minutes on the pike eastbound from 49 to mass avenue. 21 minutes on 93 south from 49 21 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. gene and sara, back to you. >>> a series of violent threats are called in on more than a dozen area schools. >> gene: classes were disrupt >> gene: classes were disrupted in 15 different communities in the greater boston area and this morning we know the investigation spreads farther than just massachusetts. fox25's catherine parrotta live in waltham at one of the elementary schools involved in this, and catherine, this investigation is starting to grow. >> reporter: we have been learning that threats like this were made in six states including iowa, delaware, new hampshire and new jersey just to name four of those six states. and, of course, we know today authorities here in massachusetts are still investigate investigating. now students will be headed back to school. the fbi, though, still looking into these threats and received by schools in more than 12

traffic flows bright green as you move from hopkinton to the weston tolls into newton and the alston-brighton area. 93 south route 1 moving along at a decent clip. seeing the volume increase just slightly. over to the live drive times, 23 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 9 minutes on expressway from the braintree split to the pike the braintree split to the pike. 22 minutes from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. fox25 storm tracker meteorologist shiri spear joining us, and shiri, you are calling it a transition day as you expect those clouds to increase. direction and it will really direction and it will really.draw in the clouds. with the clouds come a chance for some drizzle both today and tomorrow. weather. it could turn into a little nuisance. not very many pretty days and a few icy patches overnight some flurries. we will have slippery travel away from the coastline and then sunday. an absolute soaker and plain rain and lots of it with gusts 40 to 50 miles per hour. this is what i have in place. 30 in boston. cooler in norwood and 17 degree degree. the warm-up really sp

pike wide open as i mention from framingham to the alston-brighton area. 25 minutes on strike 495 to mass ave. 9 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. we value our own unique ways of trying to stay warm. i had to share this picture of shiri this morning. she wrapped herself in a blanket after she is in the studio. you know what, shir, i might even grab a blanket to the car, is we don't mean to scare you but very uncomfortable. >> shiri: i have an extra blanket, julie, that has your name all over it. whatever you need to do weather adding longjohns or taking a blanket or taking that extra hot cup of coffee. the cold and the wind chill will be our big story and sub today. snow is going be too far -- i want to say -- to all of of this because of the areas impact ready going to be so limitthese are my know reports from kingston, 2.5 inches. plymouth 2.1. west warham over an inch. halifax half an inch scituate and barn. shiri, i will pass those alongs so twebing twebing be prepared. so twebing twebing be prepared. i do have for expected snow from plymouth to bour

pike moving along fine too from 495 in hopkinton through framingham, the newton area and into the alston-brighton area. only a handful of cars out there at this hour. 24 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. nine minutes from the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 19 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. gene and sara, back to you. >>> new this morning, police are investigating a robbery at a store in everett. >> sarah: this happened around 1:00 in the morning at a tedeschi. fox25 spoke with people who were inside the store when it happened, jessica. >> reporter: around 4:30 we >> reporter: around 4:30 we spoke to workers inside this convenience store and they did confirm there was some sort of incident early this morning around 1:00 and police were called to the scene and they were out here for quite some time. this is a very busy convenience of evident. you know 99 is one of the main roads that goes through everett roads that goes through everett. a lot of people showing up this morning. initial reports indicate that this was an armed robbery. two men reportedly came

vern on that alstvernon alston of a heart attack.e storm related deaths happened in virginia, two in maryland. investigate authorizes baltimore, laurel and carroll county are trying to figure out whether three sunday deaths are storm related help. >>> snow covered streets are making it more difficult to fight fires, too. you can see thick black smoke coming from a home yesterday morning. this is on roundabout way in springfield. fairfax county firefighters say nobody was hurt, but the damage, the cost there may add up. the roof all hands working shared this video with us on facebook. >>> and take a look at this scene scene, the snow slowing down first responders. this was this northwest washington. i actually recorded this video on the corner of calvert and 18th street as i was trying to get home. you can see the neighbors jumped out to help with their shovels. and they even had the plastic lids from storage karens to try to put under the wheels, but there was so much snow on the ground, it's been tough. so thanks to everyone trying

over to the pike, wide open as you head from hopkinton area the weston tolls and the alston brighton tolls. nice and light through bright nice and light through brighton. 24 things 24 minutes from the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 8 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. and 19 minutes from 495 south to the eleven will have eleven back to you. >>> washington washington is expected to get hit very hard. a blizzard watch for at area. the city can see 2 to 3 feet of snow. the problems that the city dealt with during the commute from a small amount of snow, and what people are how to doing to prepare, plus what the snow is washington could mean for flights out of logan. it is straight ahead in the next half hour. >>> and track the storm along with our team of meteorologists that are using the fox25 storm tracker weather app. you can get custom forecast for your hometown. free to download in your apple and android destris. jason and julie will be tracking weather and traffic all morning long. >>> breaking news milton. a man is seriously hurt after an attack at a d

his name was vernon alston. he was 44 years old.e died of a heart attack on sunday while shoveling snow outside his home in delaware. >>> well, a lot of people are out there trying to shovel, and they face a dilemma, what to do with the snow they move off their car or sidewalk. that's a problem that the city faces but on a much larger scale and as mark segraves reports now, their decision could have consequences for all of us. mark joins us from where they are dumping the snow in northeast d.c. hi, mark. >> reporter: hey, doreen. we're in lot seven next to rfk stadium just off of benning road here. this little pile of snow i'm standing on is just a drop in the bucket. take a look over here where the tractor-trailers since predawn have been trucking in tons and tons and tons of snow and this is going to continue around the clock until all the streets of d.c. are clear, but the concern is that where they're dumping this snow is less than 100 yards from the anacostia river and that's why they have to be very careful about how they do i

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the ultimate outsider, trump pulled an inside move, making the tradition alston at an iowa pizza ranchng to be here so much in the next two weeks you're going to be sick of me. you're going to say, i can't stand him. >> reporter: no big arena event on this trip. instead, trump took questions from a small crowd and warned them of the conventional wisdom that his supporters won't show up on caucus night. >> i want to win iowa. i've really -- we have a great relationship with the evangelicals. like fantastic. >> reporter: referring to positive reviews of his debate performance, trump made no mention of ted cruz and their clash over eligibility to be president. when cruz slammed the billionaire tycoon's new york values trump was ready for it. >> not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan. i'm just saying. >> when the world trade center came down, i saw something that no place on earth could have handled more beautifully, more humanely, than new york. >> reporter: treasure suddenly had some unlikely defenders from the new york daily news telling cruz to drop dead ted, to hillary clint

pike looks good from framingham in through the alston-brighton. here are your live drive times. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: julie, thank you. >>> patriots are limping into the playoffs on a losing streak. fans are not letting the lack fans are not letting the lackluster performance get them done. jessica reyes is live at the stadium in foxborough with a playoff schedule that was released overnight. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, gene. one of the rough monday mornings as everybody heads back to work and school after a long break, there is one bright spot this morning as fans are very excited to see the patriot very excited to see the patriots heading to the playoffs in two weeks. we did get a look at that potential playoff schedule. we know the game is going to be on saturday, january 16 here at gillette stadium at 4:35, and they are going to be playing the chiefs, the texans or the bengals. some fans are questioning if the xaits pull off playoff win after losing 4 out of their 6 last games, and most fans we spoke to here at gillette stadium after the game say

we have something called the alston wilkes society that works once you leave prison the notion of reentry. it is a very old program in south carolina. because of all the things we've it is veryt here, difficult for people leaving prison. >> there are many more things we can do. box.he box. the president has talked about that. the second chance legislation where we are getting more classes of crimes where people can get their records expunged. that has been an ongoing process. now have done their time so make them full citizens. n get these jobs thes going forward. >> i would just say don't go to jail in missouri. programshink of any that will help you once you end up in jefferson city correctional center. there has been proposed box andion to ban the expungement but it never gets any legs. we have a pretty high rate of going back. there may be a program somewhere , religious-based programs that do things on a smaller scale. statewide, i can't think of what this time. just don't get locked up. i would like to invite the panel to share their closing remarks. >> what can these movements do?