antoinette. antoinette: mike, thank you. we're following breaking news out of sturbridge this morning. these are images of a massive four-alarm fire near a popular wedding venue. firefighters tell us they made at least two rescues at the public house. this one is a live picture from that scene. you can see the area is still smoking and sometime smoldering right now. the flames broke out just around 4:00 this morning at the historic-- not at the historic it has been a tough fire fight. some flames reigniting after being put down. firefighters tell us everyone did make it out safely. crews e still on the scene right now. one woman who was inside the motel this morning said another guest was briefly trapped. >> we heard her screaming to get help, to get out, because she was actually in there when there was fire in front of her room. antoinette: the fire chief tells us the crews had to use ladders to rescue some of those guests. he says the fire might have started in a trash bin possibly from a cigarette. four cars parked outsid

antoinette? antoinette: frank, thank you. a five-year-old girl left on a the driver apparently failed to check the bus after her morning drop-offs. a passer-by heard the girl crying in the van which was parked in mattapan around 1:30 yesterday afternoon. the school van is privately owned. the child attends the independent paige academy in roxbury, she was scared but not hurt. the incident is under investigation. doug: two people accused of blocking traffic on 93 in milton last january have entered guilty pleas. however, they do not face any jail time. prosecutors were calling for 90 days behind bars. the 26-year-old from finland and 24-year-old from west virginia were sentenced to probation and community service. they are part of a group of 11 facing charges. the group claimed to be part of the black lives matter movement. fantasy sports sites are taking another hit. the company that processes payments for fanduel and draft kings and other similar sites is cutting ties with the $2 billion "the new york times" reports that van

antoinette. antoinette: look at this, doug. those who got drones over the holiday season are using the season's first snow storm to put them to use. take a look at this video of the snow in virginia. some areas there got more than a foot of snow. you can see snow-covered cars and quiet roads-- all from the bird's eye view of the drone. doug: beautiful but this is not. the weight of the snow causing problems across parts of balitmore. take a look. this was the scene in the city with roofs and awnings collapsing. the national guard called in to respond. that city dealing with a snow emergency, and a travel ban is in effect. antoinette: aside from the snow, another major concern for jersey coast. the storm intensified faster than expected. the strong winds meant a more significant high tide yesterday. in sea isle, the streets were underwater by 9:00 in the morning. snowed in on the highway. the duquesne's men's basketball team had their bus stuck in this mess for 22 hours. look at that traffic jam. duquesne left virginia friday at

dpowg and antoinette. antoinette:. right now an investigation is underway after police shoot and lynn. police say 33-year-old randolph mcclain carjacked a woman at gunpoint. he was trying to get away from police who had just shown up with a warrant for his arrest. mcclain allegedly told the kill them. antoinette: a cement truck driver finally free after getting his truck tangled in live wires for hours. the electrical currents making it too dangerous for him to move. he had backed into a utility pole in roslindale last night. eversource crews cut the power to the area and carefully freed the driver. doug: more than fifty members of a violent street gang behind bars right now. the accused were all rounded up in multiple raids in boston, chelsea, everett, lynn, revere, and somerville. several of those charged are also accused of being responsible for the murders of at least five people in the past two years. so, what is the ms-13 gang? and just how much of a threat did they pose on the street? karen anderson with the low

antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. right now a hockey tragedy in the aftermath of the women's winter classic. player denna laing has suffered a severe spinal injury. crashed into the boards at gillette stadium. doug: the eyeopener's john atwater reports from concord where denna often skated. john: as young women practice at the hockey rink where denna laing learned to master the sport their thoughts are on star whose parents now say suffer a severe spinal cord injury when she hit the boards during the first-ever women's winter classic at gillette stadium. >> the best way to describe it is just it's hard to breathe. john: carl gray owns the rink and watch deny a develop the skills that earned her a spot playing for the boston pride. she was ecstatic to make history playing at gillette. but as she was chasing down a loose puck, she goes head first into the boards. we pause the video just before the violent collision. she was taken by stretcher off the ice; and now after a week in the hospital, her parents say she still h

antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. apparently no one took home that grand prize with the power ball, but there was one ticket that was sold in boston that is worth a million bucks. not bad. doug: there was a time, mike wankum, when a million bucks was a big deal. not so much anymore. mike: chump change. sphwhowg need a quick grand. mike: unbelievable that nobody got that. the statistics are favoring those big, big numbers. we have big numbers in the form of a wind. the wind will be very gusty today. high wind warnings out for both capes. inland we're looking at wind advisories. i think the winds will be really ramping up later on this morning and through the afternoon. also coming along with that wind is the rain. you can see the leading edge of it right now just pushing its way through new york city moving all the way to hartford right now. this is moving its way north ward very, very quickly. all wrapping around a low pressure system clear out over the ohio river valley. as it moves up, it starts to bring the southea

antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. as far as the snow goes, the cape really getting the brunt of this storm but right now we want to move on and tell you about a man recovering after being hit by a smoa plow in yarmouth. doug: this video in overnight from the scene on myrtle lane. police say the victim was walking along the round around 9:00 when he was hit. he was not seriously injured but was taken to cape cod hospital to be checked out. travel this morning is still tricky as crews work to clear the roads. antoinette: what we're going to do right now is go on to cape cod. and a.j. burnett is standing by live where that area, a.j., really got the brunt of this storm as far as our local snowfall goes. a.j.: as far as the local snowfall is concern it's difficult to measure. you come out just in back of me here and you've got exposed sand on the beach here. but you go just a few feet away have very large drifts as well. it's been the wind that's been the story down here since we got here about just a half an hour ago. th

doug: antoinette, anybody see antoinette? antoinette: a walk on the beach turns out to be a lifesaver. doug: you'll meet a big dog with a big heart. how she came to the rescue of a sea turtle, just in the nick of time. but as we go out to gillette stadium, it's wet. it's soggy. it's pouring. mike wankum says don't fret. by kick-off, it should be dryer. we'll check back with him right mike: a few downpours and mixed precipitation in a few others. the south eastern of the state you have really heavy rain going on there. ponding on the roadways could make things slippery. also speaking of slippery conditions that area along 495 that i've been tracking are kind of mixed. notice the trend over the last few hours. it's diminishing somewhat, turning more over to a rain event. we do have that rain and wind with us this morning. the afternoon. tomorrow is not bad. monday we could see a few snow showers especially the first half of the day. there's the cold temperatures coming in for the first of the week. antoinette and doug. antoinet

antoinette. antoinette: danielle, thank you. right now, three children are in state custody after being found in filthy conditions in this worcester home. drug charges brought against two women who lived there. the children ages 6, 5, and 3. doug: the eyeopener's frank holland is here with the deplorable conditions inside the home and reaction from family members. frank? frank: doug and antoinette, worcester police used some disturbing details to describe this home. police were there executing a search warrant friday night after they pulled over sheyla montalvo and her girlfriend, natasha riley-murphy. they say the home on king street was infested with mice, animal feces, and garbage. police also discovered oxycodone pills, $3,400 cash, marijuana, and hundreds of cut-corner baggies. the two women were arrested on drug charges. montalvo's mother, gladys santana, was inconsolable as she grandchildren lived. she admits she hadn't been upstairs in a long time. >> i want to see if i can pick up my grandchildren's clothes to see if i

antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. it's a win-or-go-home playoff showdown for the new england patriots. but exactly who will be available at game time? doug: a lot of questions. gronk still a big question mark. frank holland is here with what we know right now. frank: good morning, doug and antoinette. here is what we know for sure. gronk was limited at practice on he is still dealing with knee and back issues. we also know gronk and chandler jones are two of the 12 patriot players listed as questionable for today's game against the chiefs. wednesday. we saw then he was also limited by injury, but at that point we only knew he was being bothered by the knee he injured in week 12. on thursday, he missed practice and we learned his back is also a concern. the back problems were a major surprise because gronk was not on any of injury reports in the final three weeks of the season. it's also a major concern because gronk has had two back surgeries since graduating from college. but it's playoff time. all hands on deck and

antoinette. antoinette: thank you, danielle. right now, dozens of suspected gang members who target vulnerable teens locked behind bars. federal agents and police unleashing a sweeping crackdown on the ms-13 gang. doug: the gang is known to use violent recruitment methods on young kids. the eye's frank holland with the arrests and some relief for neighborhoods terrorized by the gang. frank: ms-13 is a notorious international street gang, and its membership has been growing. investigators say gang members recruited students as young as 14 years old from area high schools in chelsea, everett, and east boston. police say gang violence took the life of wilson martinez. the 15-year-old was stabbed last year, the day before school started. with at least 5 murders tied to ms-13, the arrests bring some relief but not a rescue from the violence so many in those areas fear. >> probably fewer chances for recruiting but a little bit but danger is always out there. frank: investigators say the gang is ruthless. its motto -- kill, rape, and c

antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. 5:18. other stories we're following right now on the eye. doug: the mbta is now launching an audit into overtime payments and procedures. that review is expected to take several weeks. it comes after the mbta revealed payroll data showing the agency paid out $75 million in overtime last year. that's up from $61 million the previous year. more than 1,500 "t" employees earned six figures last year, including overtime. antoinette: a threat forcing an the united airlines flight was supposed to land in denver yesterday. but a few hours after takeoff, the crew decided to divert the flight after getting a threatening message from one of the passengers. there's no word on what that message was. but a person was taken into custody. doug: immigration is under fire in germany where anti-islam demonstrators conflicted with other protestors yesterday. yesterday out of a anger over a series of robberies and sexual assaults on new year's eve. foreigners-- including some asylum seekers-- are being blamed f

antoinette? antoinette: doug, thank you. a grateful somerville couple reunited with their stolen dogs. they were taken when the couple's apartment was broken into. as newscenter 5's john atwater explains they were found pretty far from home. john: it is a long overdue game of fetch for cleopatra. john: she's back in her somerville home with caesar after both of the pomeranians were snatched during a burglary. the happy reunion friday night at somerville animal control after the dogs were spotted outside on the sidewalk in dorchester. chris spivak: a couple just saw them on the street and recognized them-- "oh, those are the dogs on facebook." john: surveillance video captured who the couple believes is the burglar carrying the dogs from their home on tuesday. olga and chris spivak immediately turned to social media and channel 5, desperate for help. dogs, everyone wants to support so i really want to thank everyone. our friends, our family, and everyone. john: police are still looking for that man who took the dogs, anxious

antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. it is just after 8:00 on this and today is the day the patriots are on the road to the super bowl. our frank holland standing by live at gillette stadium with a preview of today's play-off showdown, but we want to start this morning with the wet weather out there. doug: mike, have they got any of the slickers for tailgating and the game? mike: i would bring all the foul-weather gear you can get. that's a cold rain. the temperatures inland we're seeing 32-33 degrees. really close to the freezing marks. we have freezing rain on some surfaces. be careful. there's a slippery spot here or there. down to the south it's plenty warm. here are the last two bands we'll be talking about. this one from the outer cape. notice how it stretches its way up and wrapping back in at the south shore right now. around the scituate around down through brant rock into plymouth getting a pretty good downpour. a little bit of a gap. right along 495 seeing this area here, this is interesting because we get a r

antoinette. antoinette: frank, thank you. to commitment 2016 and the final push in iowa this weekend for presidential candidates. the state holds its critical caucuses tomorrow. last night, the focus was on those crucial undecided voters. our phil lipof is in des moines with a front-row seat to it all. phil: from new hampshire back to iowa, donald trump flying in on his private jet looking to fire up his supporters. trump: this is now crunch time. this is it. this is what it's all about so we have to get out there and that we have to do or we've all wasted our time, folks. phil: also not wanting to waste a second of precious time here, the cruz campaign signing people up at a rally with several not ten minutes away at the same time-- gabby giffords: it is hard for me, but come january, i want to say these two words-- madam president. phil: former congresswoman gabby giffords introduced hillary clinton who said nothing to the crowd about the story hanging over her campaign. the state department now says there was top secret in

antoinette. antoinette: all right, danielle, thank you. right now the winter storm is threatening millions of americans. we're taking a live look from seaside heights, new jersey. it's not just the snow. you see that brutal tide come inning right now. those wave s are just really huge out there. we should mention that nine deaths have also been reported doug: it's ugly down to our south. the "eyeopener"'s frank holland is live at logan with the impact on travel and how people are coping. frank? frank: good morning, guys. we have updated numbers leer at logan. this morning there have been 189 cancellations. so far locally at least this severe winter weather has only been an inconvenience for flurriers but around the country, people have died and there are still serious safety concerns. this monster snow storm is making its way north. 80 million people facing extreme weather from mississippi to massachusetts with a target on the nation's capital. it has life-and-death frank: it is predicted to be the biggest blizzard in 90 years. as much as

antoinette and doug. doug: mike, thanks of the getting hungry. antoinette: always. chronicle went looking for lunch in all the wrong places-- places where you wouldn't expect to have a meal. antoinette: for example, would you go to a senior community for a flatbread pizza and an art show? ted did. reporter: at the and cafe in new england you'll find fresh from the oven pastries for breakfast you'll find it here at the north field senior living community where the public is welcome to partake says the vice president of marketing. >> we're open from 7:00 to 4:00 monday through saturday. we have great options. the sandwich chef is without peer. we have wonderful soup and probably best of all our pastry chef who is a magician in the pastry kitchen. >> we have our bag its we made this morning. they get served with our salads. we do everything fresh every day. it gets eaten every day. i even eat it every day. reporter: and a virtual small city. it's home to some 400 residents. >> we have a very full calendar of courses and andy that are meant for not only our residents bu

antoinette. antoinette: danielle, thank you. right now it is a double whammy whipping winds churning up the ocean overnight. but that area also got pounded with snow racking up some serious totals. doug: stormteam 5 meteorologist a.j. burnett is live in sandwich with how things look right now. you've kind of made your way over the berm there. a.j.: we had low tide come and go just a couple of hours ago. follow me out here. this is cape cod bay we're looking out over right now. all this sand that you're seeing right here or a good chunk of it is the latest project that was just completed back on tuesday by the army corps of engineers. theyredged up a ton of sand literally, several tons of sand, from the cape cod canal and dumped it up and downtown neck to keep the flood waters from coming in to that marshy area that's right in back of us. follow me over here now. over here. beyond me to my right, this is the marshy area and several creeks and rivers and streams. the water used to go right over that parking lot and over into that

antoinette and doug. antoinette: danielle, thank you. commitment 2016 and the final push in iowa this weekend for presidential candidates. the state holds its critical caucuses tomorrow. doug: newscenter 5's nicole killion joins us live from des moines where the excitement is building. nicole, what do candidates have on tap today? reporter: doug and antoinette, the candidates have quite a bit on tap today with about 40 events happening on this caucus eve as the candidates fan out all over the state in a final push. in iowa bombarded by billboards, inundated with campaign commercials and calls. >> we've been getting four, five, six calls a night. reporter: with one day to go before the caucuses, it's all hands on deck to get out the vote. >> i'm here to talk to you about hillary clinton. reporter: gabby giffords and astronaut husband mark kelley rallying hillary clinton supporters. when i could. it's fun to do. reporter: clinton leads bernie sanders by three points according to the final poll conducted by the bloomberg politics. >> this i

antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. we are launching a new series "made in mass" that are building things here and sending them all over the world. doug: i went to a bike shop just they're some of the most desired two-wheelers on the planet, and they're made in mass-- specifically watertown, mass. rob wandermark: we make more custom bikes than any other builder in the world. doug: seven cycles president and founder rob wandermark started this custom bike-building company 18 years ago in topsfield. over the last 17, the company has called this converted bra factory on walnut street home. rob: massachusetts is really where bike manufacturing started in the united states. doug: from pope manufacturing in the 1800's to columbia bikes after that, building these people-powered steeds really saw a resurgence in the 1970's. john lewis: this is the cathedral. this is where the magic happens. doug: john lewis heads up marketing for seven cycles. he showed us how this new generation is turning raw tubes of mostly titanium into a o

antoinette: have a great week. announcer: this is an editorial by the president and general manager. >> in 20 14, more than 1000 massachusetts resident start of open we -- opioid-related overdoses. and governor baker has openly predicted the tragic toll will spike further unless these spark a dramatic change in how we handle the epidemic. this week, the house unanimously initial painkiller prescriptions cities and towns set up drop bosses discarded. the house bill differs from the governor' s stronger proposal which limits initial prescriptions to three days and lets doctors commit patience involuntarily to treatment facilities for up to 72 hours if considered in immediate danger. the senate passed its own version of the bill last fall focusing on curbing addiction through education and prevention. a start but not enough. frankly, the stalinist elements of all three proposals need to be reconciled and melded into an aggressive plan of action. federal government. but massachusetts residents can take heart that this

antoinette: thank you. right now, three children are in state custody after being found in filthy conditions in this worcester home. drug charges brought against two women who lived there. the children ages six, five, and three. doug: the eyeopener' s frank holland is here with the deplorable conditions inside the home and reaction from family members. frank? frank: worcester police used some disturbing details to describe the home where one of those women lives with her kids. police were there executing a search warrant on friday night after they pulled over sheyla montalvo and her girlfriend, natasha riley-murphy. they say the home on king street was infested with animal feces, mice, and garbage. police also say they discovered oxycodone pills, marijuana, hundreds of bags for distributing drugs, and $3,400 the two women were arrested on drug charges. the six-year-old, five-year-old, and three-year-old in the home were placed in dcf custody. montalvo' s mother, gladys santana, was inconsolable as she sifte

antoinette: thank you. in our area the cape really , getting the brunt of this storm. doug: wind and snow making for really rough conditions. stormteam 5 meteorologist a.j. burnett is live in sandwich with how things look right now. how do things look now? a.j.: the tide is coming in rapidly. we are going to go this way. this is the boardwalk. you can see there is plenty of water. we don' t have reports of flooding into the parking lots or police station yet. but you can see at that little dip in the middle of the boardwalk, we still have another foot, maybe two feet of trying to go. it is quite possible we will be talking about flooding going on. i want to take you for a quick trip onto the dune they they just restored the dune at town that beach -- town neck beach. they dredged the sand and pumped it into here. if this were not here, we would be talking about the tide parking lot. finished on tuesday seems like it is doing its job. >> we were expecting some erosion. that is what happened. the dune did its

antoinette and doug. antoinette: danielle, thank you. the patriots are in denver this morning. doug: and members of patriots nation sent them on their way yesterday after a rally at the kraft center ymca in foxborough. fans packed the pro shop loading up on key supplies, but one fan had a special delivery. joanne hensas-- also known as the cookie mama-- has been dropping off cookies for the players every week. for the past six years she's delivered 16 dozen cookies to the team. >> are these cookies sprinkled with a bit of luck? a superstition. doug: the sportscenter 5 team has you covered in denver. mike lynch and bob halloran will get you ready for game time live in the mile high city beginning tonight at 11:00. antoinette: i just hope they brought a few extra dozen with them to denver for extra, extra luck. doug: for all the haters, right? antoinette: hospitals can be a scary place for kids, but one college student is working to change that. doug: ahead this morning his invention bringing superheroes into their rooms and gives them sup

i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. to mike wankum who on a sunday morning says s-n-o-w. mike: i haven't said it much this winter. it has been really pretty quiet. we've got two opportunities for seeing some snow over the next 18 hours. first one comes through as a big storm system moves off shore. you see what it does. it gets just enough moisture in at the coast so we could see snow. this is tonight at 9:00 but the main thrust for this storm is way off shore. there's a second one to watch way out to the west. this is the leading edge of really cold air. what it does, it comes in and shocks the atmosphere. we get snow showers to develop. these are kind of intense when they happen. but they don't actually last that long. so it will work its way through commute. behind it, cold air is settling in. how much snow are we talking'? because we have a longer opportunity along the coast, about 1-3. inland with those snow showers a dusting to an inch. more on the timeline and what you can expect with t

antoinette: they are being hypothermia. bill cosby' s wife is fighting a filing last night, she argued she cannot be forced to give testimony about private conversations with her husband. lawyers claim she should have to answer questions, even if the it is official for the tribe. they achieved federal status. the department of interior posted the proclamation on the federal register. this is key for the tribe to advance its casino plans. next week, state lawmakers will take the basel to ban drivers from holding electronic devices while driving. texting and driving is already banned. one supporter called the initial law half-baked. debate is set for thursday. thousands of writers will receive refunds after being charged double for parking. it automatically charge for a second day of parking. a glitch in the app software is blamed for the mistake. they recognize that some customers would not be returning to use those parking facilities today. the financial strains on a local challenge are growing. all the medical equipment he

antoinette? antoinette: breaking overnight, , two people are dead after a fire in groton. they are looking for a cause of this fire on whiley road. cindy: watching for the chance for a few rain and snow showers in spots but a nice weekend is , on the way. the outlook, ahead. shore. car repairs, home improvements, a family trip ...it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000x in personal a republican party credit card. rubio's bad judgment caused a scandal pnand for five years rubio refused to releasep the credit card records. major votes... all over the place on immigration... bad judgment. he's just not ready to be president. we have a student council-run charity event. >> for sure erika: we are going to stop. randy: students at silver lake brought in nearly 5,000 food itmes and cash donations to see that is what friends are for. the proceeds go to the plymouth area coalition for the homeless so it' s a big win. and they were good. you can turn the volume back up on your tv. >> as long as you hit the high notes. >> speaking of high notes, take a l

antoinette: newscenter 5' holland is live in groton , frank? frank: the flames were intense and fast-moving according to the fire chief, but this investigation has been slow and methodical. 12 hours after flames ripped through this home, we still don' t know the identities of people killed or what caused this fatal fire. this newscenter 5 viewer -- >> there was a heavy volume of fire coming out of the windows on the front side. raging flames. relatives, in tears at the scene this morning. around 11:30 last night. road within minutes. the flames were too intense for clues to search for residents. the advanced stage of fire, the arrival. we can send firefighters inside. frank: after getting the fire in discovery. the bodies of two adults. gro don fire and police now investigating, the fire marshal bringing a doctor can pick up the scent of accelerants like gasoline. >> at this point, we don' t have a cause of the fire. frank: back out here live, firefighters are still on the scene until a few minutes ago. they were still looking out for hotspots

antoinette antonio, newscenter 5. emily: more breaking news overnight, at least seven people are dead after terror attacks in downtown jakarta. that includes the suicide bombers who detonated themselves in the heart of the indonesian capital. police declared the siege over after two hours of gun battles. randy: also breaking this morning, an overnight fire is under investigation in taunton. at one point, flames were shooting through the roof of the multi-family home on pine street. no one was injured but at least one person did have to escape the flames. emily: right now a deadly shooting is under investigation in boston' s mission hill neighborhood. police say a man in his 30' s was found shot to death in an apartment complex. randy: right now we are hoping player in the hospital. emily: the eyeopener' s todd kazakiewich is live in foxborough where we could get new details as early as today. todd: the foxborough town manager indicated that he may send out a press release on what officials call a sensitive issue. spor

antoinette? antoinette: the couple involved broke up a few months ago and we learned that the woman was on brazil and they heard her screaming just before she was killed. visibly upset over what transpired last night. t want to say anything else, but the da' offices said he killed his former girlfriend. s wins. -- knife wounds. >> i' i don' t know what else to say. >> tragedy. antoinette: the landlord said she lived alone. >> very nice woman, hard-working lady. antoinette: the da' office said the couple broke up in october. she was on the phone with a family member in brazil just she suddenly screamed any phone that relative called the woman son-in-law in peabody, who called 911. that is one policeman the gruesome discovery outside the home. her roommate says the man didn' t seem upset at all before leaving for his extra friends house. that his ex-girlfriend' s -- his ex girlfriend' s house. >> he was very quiw et. never guessed. very surprised. antoinette: that remain also says the couple dated

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antoinette antonio reports . antoinette: the patriots are heading out in of our -- in about an hour and a half, but not before one final practice at before hitting the road. the big afc championship weekend conference. >> it' s the earliest media i have ever had to do. antoinette: layers know they can get. on peyton and the denver broncos on their turf. two years ago. >> we have won our fair share share, so i think everything is kind of even. the schedule we have played thus far with the denver broncos. antoinette: the wide receiver working hard at practice to not against the chiefs. >> the game comes down to fundamentals, getting open, catching the ball. that' s my job. everyone' s focus right now, just showdown. >> as long as we win, we do what ve got to do, that is all that matters to me. antoinette: showing just how focused they are, it was pretty quiet in the locker room today. when the media would normally talk to a few more players, everyone just kind of keeping to themselves. erika: of course, we have you

antoinette? antoinette: breaking overnight, two people are dead after a fire in groton. the fire chief telling our frank holland they' re now looking for a cause of the fire on whiley road. we' ll have updates all morning. cindy? cindy: i am tracking the chance for some rain and snow showers, at least in spots today. a really nice weekend is on the way. more on that ahead. first, look at the radar right now. a wall of water offshore. flirting with the hour -- outer cave in nantucket or the rest of us are under clouds this morning. look at these temperatures near or above the freezing mark in some areas as you head out the door right now. >> a brand-new year, a brand-new winter is hard on your nose. r from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better pso you can face winter happily. t a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. p brough in nearly 5,000 food times and cash donations to see their teachers sing. the proceeds go to the plymouth area coalition for the homeless s a win-win. erika: singing

antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: we are hours away from the biggest lottery drawing in people are lining up to put down two dollars for a shot at more than a billion. reporter: we are at the number one lottery sales agent in the state. they have been selling 25,000 tickets per day to players with big dreams of the jacket. >> to give something for my children and the rest of charity. reporter: they have sold winning tickets here before, including $42 million winner 19 years ago. i was like nothing nearly as big as tonight' s -- obviously nothing to be as big as tonight' s historic powerball jackpot. >> we have regular customers and new customers who want to win. >> you never know what could happen. life is a chance anyway. reporter: some players take the road "lucky numbers." regardless of how the numbers are picked, each player has already picked out what he or lori is fine tickets for 56 people in an office pool. she says she' showing the winnings. still be a millionaire and still do something good in the wor

antoinette antonio, newscenter 5. randy: thank you. 5 investigates learning a man essex county sheriff' s department. sam dunn had been civilly committed and was sent to a treatment center in bridgewater. dunn had to be kept in the transport van yesterday because the center was on lockdown due to a disturbance. sources tell 5 investigates dunn was inside the van for more than two hours when the essex county transport officers noticed he was in distress. a sheriff' s spokesperson tells us the officers performed cpr, but dunn died at the hospital. emily: new this morning, trustees at an embattled rhode island boarding school say there will be a new investigation into sex-abuse cases. dozens of former students came forward this week saying they were sexually assaulted at st. george' s school in the 1970' s and 1980' s. after weeks of public pressure, the school will appoint a new independent investigator to oversee the investigation. the board hoping to appoint someone next week. 4:37 right now. president obama opening h

a antoinette: --writing original music and singing-- a antoinette: --even in italian. and did we mention the chelsea high school senior also plays a few different instruments. never once considering her blindness a disability. precious: a lot of people see it as something that has to be fixed or as something that's an obstacle. but i see it as something that is just part of who i am. i think that i'm here the way i am for a reason. way. antoinette: her music teacher said he expected challenges having a visually impaired student but, boy, was he wrong. music teacher: she's totally self-reliant, is able to do everything and keep up the pace. not only that, she's a leader in the classroom, a leader in her section. antoinette: not letting her blindness define her. one of many reasons precious perez-- a antoinette: --deserves this a-plus. a doug: precious has applied to nine schools. she wants to be a professional performer or a music teacher in the public school system. karen: know an exceptional student worthy of an a-plus? submit a nomination right now at wcvb.com. just

antoinette: that drew some boos from the crowd. there was talk about the economy some talk about syrian refugees and a lot of talk about gun control. jeb bush spoke to the republican party as a whole pushing for perspective. >> everybody' s record is going to be scrutinized. we need to unite behind the winner so that we can defeat hillary clinton, because she is a disaster. antoinette: the republicans go at it again on january 28 in iowa just before the caucuses. the democrats this sunday in south carolina. emily: three republican jeb bush will hold a town hall event in hollis. at the same time rand paul will be holding his own town hall in the same community. carly fiorina will also make a stop in hollis before moving on to milford. meantime democrat bernie sanders will officially expand his massachusetts operation tomorrow. he' s opening a campaign office in worcester. the location on park avenue has been used by other candidates in the past, including martha coakley. randy: new this morning bill cosby' s wife is fighting a worce

antoinette: the polls are getting tighter. iowa and new hampshire are just weeks away and that means the gop candidates are not holding back. ted cruz hitting donald trump for his for less conservative policies. trump firing back with questions about cruz' s citizenship saying he might not be eligible to be president because he was born in canada. >> i win. i choose them as my advice presidential candidate. the democrat , because we cannot take him along for the ride. emily: -- antoinette: that drew some boos from the crowd. there was talk about the economy some talk about syrian refugees jeb bush spoke to the republican party as a whole pushing for perspective. >> everybody' s record is going be scrutinized. we need to unite behind the winner so that we can defeat hillary clinton because she is a disaster. antoinette: the republicans go at it again on january 28 in iowa just before the caucuses. the democrats this sunday in south carolina. emily: three republican candidates will be sharing one new hampshire town today. jeb bu

antoinette: marty says he heard when the first man was shot on the train. it started with an argument. one man pulling out the gun and spelling out on the platform, where the second victim, a 43-year-old man, was shot. >> right when the doors open is when you heard boom, boom, boom. >> everybody got down. antoinette: train service was suspended for two hours between airport and the station. police scouring the area looking for possible clues that could lead them to the gunman. as surveillance cameras could be holding one of those clues, there are several of them in this area at the station. police are reviewing the video. erika: thank you. right now, police are searching for two men wanted in a violent home invasion in raymond, new hampshire. investigators say two men wearing ski masks forced their way into a home on chester road yesterday evening. they struggled with the homeowner, ultimately binding him with duct tape, then stole some valuables from the home. they also stole the man' s car to get away. badly. a once-rented suv will now be the subject of a

randy: the eyeopener' s antoinette: the witness accounts what happened here. police say they are still searching for the suspect in incident. the victim is in the hospital right now with some pretty serious injuries. after this all unfolded on granite street at the height of the evening rush hour yesterday. police say at this point it is not clear what exactly started all of this, but they say both drivers got out of their cars and they both started the fight. that is when a 30-year-old randolph man was stabbed several times. >> we just saw him on the ground, and they saw -- tried pulling out whatever was in him. antoinette: the suspect took off, but police say witnesses did get a good look at his car and that should help with this investigation. we, of course, will stay on top of the investigation and will randy: thank you. a suspect is in custody and in the hospital after a wild chase from cape cod to middleboro. the chase started en route 6 in dennis -- on route 6 in dennis. the suspect twice drove over spike strips. a replica handgun was found in that truc

the eyeopener' s antoinette antonio is live in braintree with what we know at this hour. antoinette: right now we know that victim is in the hospital, with very serious injuries. at this point we don' t know is exactly why this happened. this was last night. police say both drivers got out of their cars on granite street, near north street, and started to fight. that' s when a 30-year-old randolph man, who has not being identified, was stabbed several times. witnesses caught the gruesome the suspect took off, but police say those witnesses were able to provide some helpful information. ahead in our next half-hour, we will hear from those witnesses. and if there is any new information, we will bring it to you. 5. randy: new this morning, trustees at an embattled rhode island boarding school say there will be a new investigation into sex abuse cases. dozens of former students came forward this week saying they were sexually assaulted at st. s school in the 1970' s and 1980' s. after weeks of public pressure, the school will appoint a new independent investigator to oversee

live at gillette stadium, antoinette and been to yo, wcvb newscenter 5. home. mike lynch and bob halloran will be reporting live from denver beginning saturday night and all day sunday. emily: a store clerk refuses to backdown to a would-be robber. >> he said give me al the money have in the cash register. grab it! thin smack him with it. emily: every moment of that drama caught on this surveillance video, luckily after the good whack, you can see the suspect ran off. opened the market eight years ago in memory of her dur and when she grabbed that club she was defending herself and her daughter's memory. this morning, police still looking for that suspect. emily? emily: thank you. the boston police department facing a lawsuit now. a civil rights group suing the department. commissioner bill evannance the city for failing to turn over records on controversial hair test drug screening. the test challenged in court because of the reliability when it comes to minority hair types. the group alleges the department records request from more than a year ago. randy: 12

antoinette: donald trump stood by his word and skipped the final debate. they took the rare opportunity to step out from his shadow and s absence putting the spotlight on ted cruz, who is neck-and-neck with trump in iowa. cruz not missing the opportunity to mock his absence. >> im a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. antoinette: without trump center stage, all seven candidates got their time. senator marco rubio and governor chris christie went after president obama and hillary clinton, while governor bush focused on strengthening the military. week later. erika: thank you. donald trump held his own event for veterans instead of attending the debate. fox news released a statement last night saying trump offered to appear at the debate if they donated $5 million to his charity. they declined. trump heads to new hampshire today. candidates are on the trail in newscenter 5' s phil lipof will be following them through the caucuses. you will see phil tonight starting at 4:30, through the weekend, and on the eyeopener on tuesday morning

antoinette: ood morning. thank you so much for joining us. i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. coming up on the eye at 8:00 dangerous gang members taken off the streets. dozens under arrest. how a major fbi sweep could make a life-saving difference in antoinette: more trouble for the fantasy sports industry. the key company that's reportedly cutting ties with the multi billion dollar industry. doug: a belmont mother setting an incredible record. what she did in just seven days that has jaws dropping. antoinette: cannot wait for that story. doug: you won't believe it. antoinette: first, let's check in with danielle. wow, i can't believe the warm-up we're in for. danielle: antoinette, doug, that is right. temperatures on the way up through the weekend. today 40 degrees above normal. by sunday 50 degrees. by monday take a look at this. the mid 50's. we should be running around 36 degrees this time of year. we will take it. right now. you see a lot of sunshine. the camera shaking just a touch. those winds are gusty out of the west right now. they'll be sh

antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: 4:35. right now we're just hours away from finding out if anyone will be striking that record powerball jackpot, $1.5 billion. it's still going up at this hour. plenty people think they have the winning strategy and people are cashing in win or lose, todd. todd: randy, good morning. at state line mobile, the top they've sold more than 30,000 tickets per day for the past week, even bringing in extra workers to handle the big crowds. it's not just state line mobile cashing in on this. take a look at this video. this is dorchester. all you hear is the constant chatter of the lottery machine. some people believing this spot is, quote, unquote lucky, since it can lay claim to winning mega millions, mass cash and mega bucks tickets. lottery officials say the notion of luck comes down to volume. >> in terms of seeing the stores that have sold the most grand prizewinning tickets, primarily you'll find that it's at the stores that sell the most product. reporter: if you do win and opt for the lump s