live in madipan, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: thanks. jc: up next on newscenter 5 at 5:00, the still growing powerball jackpot. phil: the price increased again today. the prize one person will hopefully claim later this week and why it may not be such a good thing. jc: and el chapo's hideout caught on camera. the moment marines stormed in. phil: and an suv slams into a church. wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. get fios. you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. p the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. p what this campaign is about is to demand that we create r an economy that works for all of us r rather than a handful of billio

bush has this advisor, lee atwater. he is a south carolina political operative who, interestingly enough -- he is a bulldog. and he comes up with this ad that talks about dukakis's policy that criminals could leave prison for the weekend to visit their families. one of them, willie horton, an african-american man, would leave prison one weekend and murder and rape somebody. what atwater says is, if we can make willie horton a household name, we will win the election. what it is also trying to do is tied dukakis to issues of race, to make him be seen as somebody that will cause african-americans to have too much power. the fear of the black man, right? this is played off for a long time. watch the ad for a second. >> despite a life sentence. horton fled, kidnapping a young couple, stabbing and repeatedly raping his girlfriend. prof. simon: interestingly enough, atwater would die a few years ago. >> [video plays indiscernibly] prof. simon: atwater, i think he had brain cancer, and on his deathbed he would ask for forgiven

live in madipan, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: they don't have to worry about anything in terms of it is cold and windy.

in the news room, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: massachusetts education officials are calling for a state takeover of southbridge public schools. the education commissioner recommending the district be downgraded to a level 5 or chronically underperforming designation. he cited "low academic performance, low graduation rates, and unstable leadership." southbridge has had seven superintendents and seven high school principals since 2011. doug: commitment 2016. today democrat bernie sanders will officially expand his massachusetts operation. the location on park avenue has been used by other candidates in the past including martha coakley. the countdown to the new frontrunner donald trump will be in the granite state today. he'll be former bay state jeb bush has two town halls today in amherst and hampstead hampshire blitz starting next wednesday. john kasich will be in dixville notch. carly fiorina has events planned in derry, raymond, and bow today. also campaigning through the granite state. marty walsh is expected to

live in walpole, john atwater. heather: a wild wednesday on wall street, the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since september. the dow was down a stomach churning 565 points. after a let-day recovery, the dow finished down 249. the nasdaq, which briefly turned positive in the afternoon, lost a little over five and the s&p 500 fell 22. ed: it's all about oil. worried about the low barrel prices, a sign that the growth and that makes investors nervous but makes you happier filling up on average per gallon and affects airline fares, cheaper tickets in some cases. hopper says prices are down 15% this year advance. also, gold and u.s. government bonds, traditional safe havens, rose in value today as investors shifted out of stocks. heather: flames were not the only challenge to firefighters in scituate as they tried to save a man from his burning home. they also had to battle mountains of clutter. sera congi joins us live with more on a growing problem firefighters are facing, hoarding. sera: heather, i spok

john atwater is live at the breaking news desk. john: that men fired more than 15 rounds, killing two people. this camera shows her next-door to that bar inside a grocery store. he walks up to a shopping cart and then sets down a bag. in moments here you will see him pull out a gun and run to the sidewalk, where he starts spraying bullets. the next camera angle is from the bar. people are eating and tricking inside the bar, and then off to the right on the sidewalk, the gunman emerges, firing that automatic weapon and running away. you will see him appear in the right hand side of the screen. right now police trying to uncover a motive, but they have critical evidence including that bag and a clip from his gun. right now we know police have deployed officers across the city in a massive manhunt. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. s eve terror threat that forced the evacuation of two train stations in munich. a german security official says islamic state extremists planned to blow themselves up at locations across munich last night. p

john atwater is live at the scene and we understand the fiery ignited, john. reporter: in the last 10 minutes it has reignited. you can see all of the smoke this is worse than the fire that broke out several hours ago. they filled up the cavity below ground. firefighters cannot get in there right now. such a difficult fire today because this is a waste water treatment plant. there was a hazmat situation and the firefighters are here trying to get uh hold of this blaze. >> it happened so quick and then trying to get the folks out of there and get the fire department in there. >> it filled the equivalent of an under ground office tower. an explosion seven to eight stories down. workers doing routine maintenance. >> they were transported to the hospital and they had difficulty breathing and severe eye irritation. >> there were fire trucks and police and state troopers and helicopters. >> neighbors walked it pour out of the treatment plant for hours. before 1:00, just getting down to the fire proved difficult. >> what we normally use for firefighting don't give yo

john john atwater, wcvb, : newscenter 5. heather: i' m so glad that she is speaking out. i ask he suffered from postpartum depression, too. it is awful. you need to get help and people need to ask the right questions. so that you know what you are experiencing is something significant. ed: absolutely. heather: what a difference a year makes. this is what it looked like last year in worcester the blizzard of 2015 dumping almost 3 feet of snow. ed: more than two feet in boston. it was the first big snow of the season. we hadn' t seen much before then. and you know what happened in february. harvey: once we turned it on, we cannot turn it off. right now, you may have been boston hit 51. a number of places in 50 or more. the storm a year ago today in boston made the top 10 list at number six. 24.6 inches of snow. it is only the first of four major ones. many others with all of that cold that was relentless. 45, a rather pleasant january evening. southwesterly breeze, at 70 miles per hour. the normal cold spots are not cold. it is in the 40' s and pittsburgh in nashua. ali dow

newscenter 5' s john atwater is live in lawrence tonight, john? john: doctors described injuries as serious blast energy and very -- injuries and very serious burns. obviously a very tense situation here at the hospital. those patients were decontaminated outside the hospital before they were able to go in. ems crews also decontaminated the ambulances. doctors say the patients were exposed to a chemical called trimethyl aluminum, which is an irritant. that chemical can cause burns, coughing, and shortness of >> for patients total, all of which were critical with last injuries. -- blast injuries. they were decontaminated prior to coming to the emergency department and treated pretty rapidly, three of which were s tertiary care. john: the hospital says it is prepared for incidents like this one. it says everything did run smoothly with the decontamination process and the treatment process inside the hospital, but again, all of critical we are live in lawrence, john atwater . phil: another brutal day on wall street. the price of a tank of oil at jc:

john: in peabody, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: that's nice to see that and especially the smile that it brought to his face. doug: and the parents. we're pulling for the whole family. we really are. antoinette: a local marine missing after two helicopters collide off the coast of hawaii. doug: the factor that's complicating that rescue mission. and looking live at gillette staduim where in just a few hours the pats will take the field. the biggest concerns for patriots nation ahead of the do or die game. check this out, bro. what's that, broheim? r i switched to geico and got more. r more savings on car insurance? p yeah bro-fessor, and more. rlike renters insurance. more ways to save. nice, bro-tato chip. tthat's not all, bro-tein shake. r geico has motorcycle and rv insurance, too. oh, that's a lot more. r oh yeah, i'm all about more, teddy brosevelt. p geico. expect great savings antoinette: here we go. it's a win-or-go-home playoff showdown for the new england patriots. doug: the eye's frank holland with the injury

terrell davis, steve atwater and john lynch are all finalists. davis is the team's all time leading rusher. atwater is one of the fearest and lynch was such a tough guy, he once almost knocked out his own brother-in-law on the field. >> boy, if we could all somehow meek in, that would be wonderful but i'm just happy for the denver broncos that they are so well represented. i think it is a great organization. and i'm just proud to be included with those guys. >> you know, i was really excited, you know. i never had gotten this far before and i'm happy to be here at this point. and hopefully,ly move on. but you know, just being at this point is really quite happy. >> before i wasn't worried about it. now they are letting metalist it. they are starting to talk about it more. the keyword is momentum. and, hopefully within the next year or two, you know, it will happen. >> in honor of national bobble head day, we have a tour on my head drewseum and on facebook, all the heads i have at work. this is the one they sent me for the hall of fame. >> congrat

newscenter 5' s john atwater is live in boston with the action being taken. john: maher walsh has been very vocal on the gun issue. he has supported gun buybacks in boston, just out load -- outlawed state guns in the city. he said the country cannot wait for congress. mayor walsh has long been frustrated by the scars can violence has leapt on the city but tomorrow joins the president as he takes decisive and controversial executive action. press top -- president obama: this will not solve every violent crime in the country and will not driven deadly mass shooting. it will not keep every gun out of the hands of criminals. john: expanded background checks are an attempt to close the so-called gun show loophole by more strongly enforcing existing checks at shows and online. the fbi would also hire more than 200 examiners to process background checks. in the white house plans to ask congress for-or million dollars to improve mental health care. >> a lot of people are buying put in their pockets. ' s announcement has fueled gun cells as people anticipate more obst

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: breaking news in the trial centered on that 2013 crash on the arborway that left two people paralyzed. j.c.: the jury has reached a newscenter 5' s jack harper is breaking details. jack? was a terrible accident. two people were paralyzed and one of them was a father of three who was in a coma for weeks. his life ruined forever by the effects of that crash. jury trial and a little while ago after about three hours, the jury reached its verdict. 18-year-old nikolas papadopoulos guilty. for the first time, she brought her husband, one of the crash victims to the courthouse. he cannot eat, walk or talk and will need constant medical care for the rest of his life. >> he requires around-the-clock care and it' s an awful situation. he does have three young boys. jack: earlier, nikolas papadopoulos was prepared to take responsibility but after the judge decided he would have to take a year in jail, he decided to take his chance with the jury and he lost the gamble today. he left without

john atwater is live at the scene. reporter: ed, five workers went to the hospital and they had serious eye irritation. firefighters are still on the scene and they have been here for hours now. those workers doing maintenance and this was a really tricky operation. it happened seven to eight stories and black smoke was pouring from the building after something exploded after 1:00 this afternoon. those workers were able to to the hospital. because this is so far under ground they brought larger oxygen tanks in to fight the fire. they said an air scrubber was burning under ground and they are here trying to take care of hotspots right now. it is not clear if gases ma i have contributed to the explosion or if there was a mechanical malfunction. right now firefighters are here working on a cause. >> john john atwater is live in quincy. ed: donald trump is rallying his supporters. he is the third republican to make an appearance in that state. let's take you there as the tradition is going on where the campaign itself, the

live in copely square, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: let's take you live. phil: let's go live to new york city. hundreds of thousands packing times square. the world is the safest place in the world tonight. a million people now counting down the minutes till the ball drop. and they are doing so under the watch of 6,000 police officers. everyone passing through security checkpoints. also about 20,000 smartphones have been handed out to nypd officers, so if they see any potential threats, they can quickly share pictures and information with each other. phil: it is a chilly night to ring in 2016. j.c.: it feels like first night. not birth out there. they are not so bundled up if they cannot move. you know how it is. marshmallow people. mike. 47 degrees. i know it has been colder. colder today than it has been lately. still ten degrees above normal. today was going down warm. we had the cloud cover move in late in the day. it acts as blanket and keeping it is still 40 degrees out there. many spots dropped to the 30's. now overnight tonight, the skies will clea

john atwater is live at the scene for us. john? reporter: heather, this was an incredibly dangerous situation because the explosion happened ground. five workers went to the hospital after inhaling a a lot of smoke. firefighters raced to the waste water treatment plant before 1:00 this afternoon. black smoke was billowing from workers were hurt in an explosion. >> they were down there working and, boom, there was some kind of explosion and a lot of smoke and they evacuated. >> they were seven to eight stories underground doing maintenance at the facility. they were able to run above ground to safety as firefighters suited up to go in. >> they shut the electricity off and they were down in the dark except for their portable lighting. >> neighbors saw the smoke pouring from the building for hours. officials say the five employees hillary cover. >> we are grateful our staff weren't more seriously injured. reporter: you can see in the distance a lot of firefighters are still here. not clear at the point of gases contributing to the exp

live at the breaking news desk, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: isis is behind the new year' s eve terror threat that forced the evacuation of two train stations in munich. a german security official says islamic state extremists planned to blow themselves up at there are no longer any concrete indications of an attack. anchor: year' the victim, 24-year-old aaron gant was shot on grinnell street near pleasant street just after 7:00 last night. he was rushed to st. luke' s hospital, but they were unable jc: right now, three people, from serious injuries after a crash involving two all-terrain vehicles. one of the victims had to have his leg amputated. s juli mcdonald is live in fitchburg. juli: i just got off the phone with the police department. less they heard, the youngest victim in this atv crash was in stable condition. everyone is alive but they' still recovering from serious injuries. s a tragedy. enjoy new year' s eve and just unfortunate. reporter: a tragic end to the year for families in fitchburg -- two men and two young boys were ba

ed: john atwater is staying on the chandler jones story. ed: and if you ride the t, you may have a refund coming your way. the mistake that has some paying twice the amount they should. that' s alternate at 11:00. heather: enjoy the relative warmth right now. harvey: tomorrow will be relatively mild as well. heather: and look at monday.

live in mattapan, john atwater. ed: $3 million worth of opiods off the street tonight. the huge stash of heroin, fentanyl, and $20,000 in cash was found inside a tewksbury apartment after a lengthy investigation led to a search warrant. a tewksbury man and a lawrence woman are charged with running a major drug operation. they are both being held on high bail tonight. heather: you are seeing and hearing a violent shootout as mexican police close in on drug kingpin el chapo. in new england. phil lipof is here with the local links 5 investigates has phil: the fbi' s investigation into el chapo played out all tonight, as he is in custody again, the granite state is the u.s where he could be tried. it is amazing video as mexican marines close in on el chapo. . one marine was hit in the arm. another marine pulled the pin on a grenade, tossing it inside. the explosion shakes the house. the marines move in through the smoke, climbed the stairs, search the top floors. the shootout kills five of el chapo' s men. oscar-winner sean penn' s clandestine interview with the drug lord f

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: the search for the 12 missing marines including one from hang on the coast of hawaii. survivors since helicopters crashed on thursday. christopher orlando, a 2010 high school graduate, was a flight choppers. >> are you ready to stump for trump? i am here to support the next president, donald trump. heather: the presidential race, getting more interesting tonight. sarah palin is now in the mix. the tea party favorite is throwing her support behind donald trump. ed: filatov is here with what it means for the race. phil: the race in iowa is getting tighter by the day. palin' s support is huge, especially when the conservative vote is so important. >> look back there in the press box. heads are spinning. trump sharing the same stage. the former vice president shall candidate, throwing her support behind trump. >> are you ready for a commander in chief who will let lawyers do their job and kick isis' -- [beep] our own gop machine, the establishment, they who would assemble the pol

we're live, john atwater, wcvb. >> thanks, the patriots are still trying to rise above a war of words with the denver broncos. instead, focusing on a huge match-up with a familiar rival. mike? mike: good afternoon. by the time we'll all be -- by the time this game kicks off we'll be well versed in every facet of the head-to-head meetings between brady and peyton manning. we'll know more than we need to know and more than we want to know but we do know both guys are winners. think about how many ordinary quarterbacks there are in the national football league and how many there have been since these dominating the league. two great players, two class guys. pretty cool, especially someone as great as him to play against you've got to play 60 minutes. >> all i can say about, you he plays the position the way it's supposed to be played. he's extremely talented. he's a very hard worker. >> for a minute i thought he was describing bob hallerren who is standing by. bob, all the accolades for you, take it away. reporter: it was just about eight weeks ago that the patriot nation watched gronkow

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5 . ed: the president will outline his plans tomorrow morning starting at 11:40. we will carry it live. heather: new at 11:00, one person seriously hurt after being hit by a car. police said the victim was it at -- on salem street to her the driver stayed at the scene and has not been charged tonight. the hospital. ed: amendment 2015 -- donald trump brings his campaign to massachusetts. most cheering, some jeering during the event in low will tonight. the republican front-runner is looking beyond if -- the primaries. heather: reid lamberty is in lowell. republican record crowd at a political rally in massachusetts. the donald trump drew supporters who risked a frigid temperatures and filled the seats. tromp was unscripted and unapologetic. his welcome was akin to a rock rockstar -- rockstar. the republican frontrunner was front and center in a building named in honor of a prominent massachusetts democrat. mr. trump: people are tired and washington. capacity crowd at the tsongas center, la

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is there with the breaking developments. john? john. j.c., there is extensive damage. it is so bad, fire investigators have not been able to get inside of that lab to determine exactly what went wrong. burned workers were rushed to the hospital and the three with the most critical were med flighted to boston flam center. >> the patient has was blast in railroad pressure as well as the kem can on the body. john: the workers were handling that chemical and it appears to have come into contact with water or air producing a powful explosion inside of the dow >> the facility makes chemical used for the manufacturer of led lights, in this instance, something obviously malfunctioned and went terribly wrong the process caution explosion. john. the explosion destroyed that laboratory, shattered gls and debris injuring the workers inside. the force was powerful, even neighbors blocked away. >> we heard very loud boom and the house shook. john. hazmat crews had to take every precaution. first responders had to carefully treat the vick. >> they wer

atwater is one of the fearest tacklers in nfl history. and lynch was such a tough guy, he once almost knocked out his own brother-in-law on the field. >> boy, if we could all somehow meek in, that would be for the denver broncos that they are so well represented. i think it is a great organization. and i'm just proud to be included with those guys. >> you know, i was really excited, you know. i never had gotten this far before and i'm happy to be here at this point. and hopefully,ly move on. but you know, just being at this point is really quite happy. >> before i wasn't worried about it. now they are letting metalist it. they are starting to talk about it more. the keyword is momentum. and, hopefully within the next year or two, you know, it will happen. >> in honor of national bobble head day, we have a tour on my twitter site of my home bobble head drewseum and on facebook, all the heads i have at work. this is the one they sent me for the hall of fame. >> congratulations. >> how time flies. tonight show is next. we will see you here t

live in north andover tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. j.c.: this is not the first time this plant has come under scrutiny. 5 investigates found a dow employee died in october 2013 from severe burns and injuries after an explosion in a lab at the plant. investigators found a chemical he was using was exposed to air or a cleaning solution and exploded. dow was fined $17,000 for safety violations. ed: a driver stabbed in a case of road rage. right now that other driver is on the run. the victim stabbed several times on a busy street at the height of rush hour. j.c.: newscenter5's jorge quiroga is live in braintree with what witnesses saw. jorge? jorge f. police believe the road rage started on granite street a south shore plaza, it accepted right here, when the two drivers got out of this car and started to fight one of them had knife. [sirens blaring] jorge: what triggered the road rage incident is still unclear. it turned into a crime scene. >> we pulled up there was man laying down. people ran up and started throwing lan ket on him. he s

liven the seaport tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: a federal grand jury has indicted three people with the military armory in worcester. james morales of calm prig, the former reservist, accused of breaking into army last november. tyrone james and ashley bition buy of dorchester are charged with possession of stolen weapons and making false statements to federal agents. ed: a 20-year-old man is now on trial for causing a car crash that left two people parallelized. prosecutors say nikolas papadopoulos was speeding on the arborway in jamaica plain in september 6thwith, 2013, his suv jumped the median and hit the car driven by kevin cellucci, who suffered critical brain injuries. a teenaged passenger in the suspect's car now lives in a wheelchair. papadopoulos initially pleaded guilty, but then changed his plea. ed: the sailors were held for 14 hours and not released until they apologized on camera. >> it was mistake that was our fault and we apologize for our mistake. yao the sailor went ton say the iranians from prn fastic t

we are live in norwell, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: it wasn't the best way to ring in the new year at all on wall street. jc: the markets take a pounding on 2016's first day of trading. >> the blood bath that began in china continued here in the u.s. with triple digit losses. the dow finishing the day with a 276-point loss. the nasdaq getting hammered losing 104 points. with a big selloff in china that got most of the blame along with new concerns about a rapid flare up in tensions between saudi arabia and iran. at one point the dow was close to a 400-point loss today, but it clawed its way back up. worried about china's economic slow down are expected to continue to earn -- to concern wall street for awhile. phil: the girlfriend of james whitey bulger, catherine greig jcjk kelley tut her is -- jc: kelley tuthill spoke with her sister? reporter: they are pressing the attorneys whether or not this will go to trial or whether there will be a plea in the case. the big question is what impact will this have on the 64-year-old's sente

. >> we touched on that subject before the break with matt moore, and we had representative todd atwater now. the term ethics reform, we hear it year in and year out. we hear people say we have to do something about this. it is not an issue that residence ignites with the common people at home like the bill does or issues like that but it is important and why, to the average person, why is that so important? why do they need push lawmakers to do something about ethics reform. >> first, you have to be able to trust the system. when you i lek people, working we will have failings but if you can trust they're going to do what they believe is right and they have al tier your motives you break the entire system. we off say put people before politics, and unfortunately, when we continue to have some of this go on, that maybe makes people believe that you are in it for yourself opposed to for them, you are going to need that, and i think we are right number of bill, given the senate a number of options and one of them is a large bill. we broke it down into separate bills but as long as we are p

in talk tos bury, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: the scare on board a flight bound for the u.s. the flight crew overcome. the mystery unfolding right now. >> boom! ed: a garbage truck blown apart. the homes damaged so badly they can't be lived in. meat the latest on how close the storm will come and which areas could see some snow. ed: the breaking news now. a homicide investigation is underway. a woman found stabbed in a glen apartment reportedly by her husband t. then the husband was involved in a head-on crash. the other driver involved in that seriously hurt. today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country rand our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, p wealthy campaign donors have so much influence tthat the only way they are defeated is p when millions of people begin to stand up p and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." i'm bernie sanders, ed: the london los angeles fright turned back and made an emergency landing. with the flight

todd atwater of lexington says he's frustrated by the multiple daily interruptions. 3 3 sprint is in the process of cutting 25 hundred jobs--or 8 percent of its workforce. it's part of a plan to cut 2 point 5 billion dollars from its budget and turn around its business. the company is closing call centers in virginia, new mexico, 3 mcdonald's says it is making a comeback, thanks to the most important meal of the day.the fast food giant credits the "all-day breakfast" for a big jump in sales.but vinita ny-er found the fast food giant has other changes in store. 3 3 scary moments for some students and a driver in driver in students and a 3 for some scary moments 3 scary moments for some students and a driver in sumter.their school bus caught on fire and it was all caught burst into flames. 3 plus, we are off to warmer start this morning. meteorologist efren afante has a look at your forecast for the day ahead when we come 3 3 some scary moments on a sumter county y school bus as kids were on their way to school yesterday morning. that's because the bus burst into flames following an en

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in foxboro. john? will not talk about how police handled this case. he says the police report speaks for itself. it took nearly all week for police to release their account of what happened when chandler jones showed up half knacked at their apartment, but still, there are glaring holes in the martive, as the police redacted large portions of the report. i want to start off by saying, you know, i made a pretty stupid mistake this weekend. john. the defensive end is apologizing for the bizarre episode fueled by synthetic marijuana. police say without warning or provocation, jones abruptly got down on the niece, placed his hands be hyped his head look he was trying to surrender. officer said jones was anxious, nervous, at one point appeared to be praying or worshiping face jun on the ice-cold asphalt. >> we made the statements. we called the police. we stated in the documents we prepped to you. john. questions about how the police handled the reports detailing the strange encounter with one of the town's

live in can sy tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. j.c.: taking a live look at the boston skyline on a friday night. stormteam 5's mike wankum with me now. mike: right. it is looking kind of nice. we're still holding on. railroad the showers we had earlier. a few flurries. the windchill had rain on it. note it is frozen. you may have a little scraper. >> i know. i should. >> ann howe. we gat few sprinkles lout. not a big robb. the areas of the sprinkles now. it is warm enough. really as you take closer look. you see what is happening here. up around buffalo. a few scattered shower. lass few little areas here on the south shore. very, very light stuff we're talking about. then not worried about any icing taking place. right now. temperatures have droppedded tough the 30's. you see where the cold air is. there is still moisture out there. the skies are clearing away nicely. you head to the south shore. temperatures above the freezing mark as well. tomorrow, we start the day with sunshine. chilly start. then it warms with. the cloud cove

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is live in somerville. john: i is a long, overdue game of fetch for cleopatra. home with ceasar after both of the pomeranians were snatched during barring ry. the happy reunion friday night at somerville animal control after the dogs were spotted outside on the sidewalk in dorchester. >> the couple just recognized them. oh, throws the dogs on facebook. john. surveillance video captured the burglar carrying the dog interests the home on tuesday. olga and chris immediately turned to social media and channel 5 desperate for help. >> somebody toll the dog. everyone wants the support. so i really want to thank everyone. everyone, everyone, everyone. john. police are still looking for that man who took the dog. this reunited family is anxious to thank the couple who made it possible. >> we are looking to thank them together. john. those dogs are doing fine. they were not hurt. now the family going to be installing security system. live in somerville tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> what a great ending

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in the news room, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: commitment 2016. today democrat bernie sanders will officially expand his massachusetts operation. 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. the countdown to the new hampshire primary is on. frontrunner donald trump will be in the granite state today. he'll be with former bay state senator scott brown. jeb bush has two town halls today in amherst and hampstead hampshire blitz starting next wednesday. john kasich will be in dixville notch. carly fiorina has events planned in derry, raymond, and bow today. kentucky senator rand paul is also campaigning through the granite state. antoinette: today boston mayor marty walsh is expected to head to the granite state to campaign for hillary clinton. walsh and new hampshire senator donna soucy will hit the campaign trail today. they will kick off the day of campaigning in manchester. republican presidential a federal lawsuit challenging his eligibility to run

john atwater, newscenter 5. >> the wind is gusting and the temperatures are sliding. >> are we worried about the cold and the snow? >> to some extent for the part of the weekend. we want to show you the wind is still strong and it is at 35 in worcester and 25 in boston. this is a wind chill of zero and it stays very cold overnight and the wind does not quit with the worcester. the actual temperature will stay the system of the west coast will be a storm that intensifies new the carolina coast. what does this mean for us? >> it is critical and trends seem to be to the south and may not wind up in the heart of the storms. there may be a difference compared to north. we will see how it plays out. there is wind and coastal impacts and we will talk more about this in a little while. >> newscenter 5 is your source for the coverage. you get the latest on the closings and the delays. download it for free. >> you are looking inside symphony hall and he will discuss the goals for the year the mayor says that education is a priority and he will focus on homing and how solicitous -- housing and ho

that's what it says, oklahoma caused more death and destruction, many of ours started atwater spouts before dieing out on shore. it's a good reminder to be repaired one way to do that download our storm shield app. you can have alerts sent to your phone. it's available on apple an >> a child is in the hospital after getting hit by a car in braidenton. authorities telling us the child, six years old, riding a scooter down a drive way and shot into traffic. the child was flown to the hospital with nonlife- threatening injuries. we are being told the driver that hit him will not be charged. >> one person checked out after crashing a car. take a look at the aerial pictures we got from action air at this point, it's not clear why the driver crashed and it decent doesn't appear -- thousands for the 27th annual parade. we asked people how they feel about trying to be a little more giving, more helpful and more kind. >> thousands were in the streets of saint pete for drum major parade. families lined the area, nearly 20 bands across the area participated along with a number of cheerleading t

. >> roon atwater and his girlfriend proved to be lifesavers. after he had been shot in the face while riding his bike at 116th and miles. they called police and did everything they could to stop the bleeding. >> it was scary. he was coughing up a lot of blood. he was bleeding like crazy. i was worried, she was worried, we were worried about him. >> but just a few minutes later, it was cleveland police who made all the difference. putting into action these emergency kits. throughout the city. >> the first aid kids we have gotten are proving to be absolutely invaluable. >> sergeant jennifer says expanded police training was also critical in saving mr. terel at the scene. >> during the course of the training, we were taught to use tourniquets and things like that. beyond that, we were taught cpr. >> atwater says they gave ems a much better chance to save the patient because police are almost always the first to get to the scene. >> it's a lifesaver. it's quicker. it helps them out with the ambulance. it stabilizes the man a little better. >> that

john atwater. deadly end to a tense standoff in oregon as the police arrest a group of protesters. bundy is in custody. he led a group in a federal wildlife refuge. one of the protesters is dead and a 50-mile stretch of highway is shut down. the group has been protesting for three weeks for two local writers. -- ranchers. anchor 2: tributes line the route as the family returns to the hometown. we are there with how the friends and strangers are pulling together. reporter: this town is showing the true colors and leaving no doubt that this family is not alone. the family is escorted home after a long trip back without his body. >> it is moving and sad. for him. >> they lined main street. >> it is a rough night for the family. i do not know them. i am sad for them. >> it is close to home. >> 12 marines were killed when two helicopters collided off of the coast. tonight for his mother. >> she may not have her son. she still has a family that cares and a whole town that cares. >> the friends organized the tribute and handed out hundreds of posters. >> i cannot imagine what they' re goi

live in quincy tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: clean-up is expected to take weeks after this suv plunged into a pool at the regatta riverview residences in cambridge. a valet says the floor mat got stuck under the gas pedal, sending the vehicle through the side of the building, hitting another wall and bounding back into the pool. out, the gas tank broke and a sewage line was affected. ed: your economy, wall street ending the week with a rally. the dow up 200 points. and right now it is over 16,000 again. the nasdaq climbed 119. the s&p 500 up almost 38. staples down a hair. boston scientific finished today higher in training. -- in trading. heather: the patriots all ready to get that job done in denver. ed: bob is here. some of this is getting silly. bob: the broncos have provided so much bulletin board material the patriots have run out of thumbtacks. rob gronkowski gets away with pushing off on almost every play. working the refs, but darren wolfe is hating on the patriots. >> they are always in my way. it is naturally

beyond, that we were taught cpr. >> atwater who witnessed the clot action says that they gave always the first to get to the scene. >> it helps with ambulance. you don't know how long it's going to come so it stablizes the man a little better. >> at this hour, 59-year-old loyd terrell remains in critical condition at metro health medical isn't fehr. the bullet actually pierced his jaw bone. >>> and happening now, a one- two punch for a local community money problems. one day after republic steel announced it will lay off 2200 workers u.s. steel announced they will be laying off about 300 workers during a temporary shut down at its plant in lorain. the layoffs are hurting both the city of lorain and the workers. the mayor has had to make some >>> station 5 on station station 6 and station 10 shutting down because of both budget and staffing problems. >> we have been as high as 180. so we are definite hi understaffed right now. >> those working in the stations that are shutting down will be moved to other departments. and this might not be the last of the closures. station 2 on belton

john atwater is live web a lot powerball pool. john: this is the reason. as you mentioned there is a their chances are pretty good. contain excitement after buying 493 tickets for the massive all she gloucester. >> i put up a facebook status and boom, explosion all of the place. so here we are. >> there are so many families that are tightknit. happened. john: people bought in for their chance at a slice of the largest lotto jackpot in the world. >> had to get into because anybody in gloucester needs to get in whatever she is doing. >> one not happen here? john: in a matter of hours they will learn if they have minted 500 new millionaires. >> we got this. already have a lawyer on hand. anchor: she was great. just to watch her celebrate if she wins i want to see that. you can watch that drying live right here at 11, less than four hours from now. anchor: the dow fell 364 points. the nasdaq was down 159. the s&p lost 48. down 10% from the peak in november. the most active local stock, staples, boston scientific ending the day in negative territory. there are

live in lawrence, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: also breaking tonight. another freefall on wall street. the dow plunging nearly 400 points. it has lost 900 points since the start of this year alone. traders are worried about china' s economy. jc: harvey joins us now . temperatures are going to drop overnight. harvey: today, tonight, it' s a few degrees above or below. but overnight, it will drop. probably just clouds, but some spots, there will be enough moisture to produce a little bit of drizzle, but away from the shoreline, that would be we want you to be aware of the possibility of a few icy areas just back from the shoreline, just a possibility. if we have more significant precipitation, it will be part of the weekend forecast. phil: there are growing concerns tonight that upcoming mbta fare hikes could have a big impact on students some as young as 7th jc: ed harding joins us with reaction from the mayor. ed: the mayor wants to calm monthly t passes could be going up 23%. boston eliminated school buses to save money for seventh and eighth graders.

in concord, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: right now a boston police officer is recovering after being shot by a man in dorchester. 27-year-old grant headley is behind bars after police say he shot a nine-year veteran in the leg yesterday. headley, a suspected drug dealer out on probation, was allegedly driving without a license when the plainclothes officer pulled him over. that's when police say headley got out and fired. police commissioner bill evans praised his officers for quickly subduing headley and tending to >> our officers are all equipped with tourniquets. he tried to do his initially. all our officers have it. then a fellow uniformed officer who was nearby heard the call. he tied it off. antoinette: those tourniquets were issued to officers in the last 3-6 months, and commissioner evans says this one likely saved the officer's leg. that officer, who has not been publicly identified, is being treated at boston medical center. headley is expected to be arraigned on monday. in our next half-hour, "5 inves

this point of summit counties. 224 and 80 at times for us here and charlottes time to -- up to to atwater and sheffield and you have that snowfall to show you and a light snow over canton and lawrence, too. and yes, it's more widespread and just our lake affect locations but it's not impressive when it comes to members. kind of flying around rather than seattleing on the -- settling on the ground. you probably notice a dusting to list than -- less than an inch by the time you weak up and get moving and this is the good news. we may have another snow chance much, this morning we're not expecting more to cause real issues. other than we have had temperatures drop and titler -- teeter near the freezing mark and that is some slick spots possible for us. cooler as you were hearing somara mention that yesterday and that were in the 40s to start this morning. back in the 20s and 30s. wind up and that is the unfortunate part. we have the windchill. and for many of us, it's making us feel like we're into the teens and snow shutting off tomorrow, and look at your weekend. 52 on sunday. is it spring

todd atwater of lexington says he's frustrated by the multiple daily interruptions. 3 3 last night people met to learn more about the richland county bikeway projects that are funded through the county's penny tax program.the public meeting started with a short presentation showing which roads would be affected. those include whaley street, fort jackson blvd, rosewood drive, and calhoun street and a few others.but those who attended the meeting say they were hoping for more details. they also say they hope the city chooses bike lanes over shared roadways.(dont advance super) what a sharrow is. whereas a bike lane people know what a white line means, so they know not to cross the white line." "just throwing sharrows done everywhere isn't going to increase safety whatsoever." "i'd like to make sure that there are specific bike lanes on roads like rosewood. a sharrow on rosewood would be just as dangerous as not doing anything at all." 3 if you didn't make it out to the meeting...you can still share your opinion online at richland-penny-dot-com. 3 governor haley wants to sue the u.s. departm

john atwater at the scene uncovering new details. >> you heard some a different opinions on whether or not you win, there is a new report just out that helps to clear the confusion on that. >> a firefighter jobs of his daughter is a something strange. how he saved several lives. >> they' ll be suspending some service this week, the closures that may have you rethinking your plans. all at 11:00 tonight. >> about this time tomorrow, snow, maybe a mix of rain in parts of the area. a look over carefully. >> stay tuned and think you for watching.

. >> the idea is that a tsunam i comes from another place, and you don't know where >>> brian atwater is a geologist. >> in the aftermath of the disaster, japanese experts said what other ones do we have in our history that came from peru or chili >>> when the reckoning was finished there was one tsunam i with no match, one in january 1700. searching for the earthquake which caused that or fan tsunam i researchers looked to the pacific north-west. >> this is probably the most distinct >>> there they found irrefutable geological proof in a cross-section of marsh land. >> the soil of an marsh down here, then sand mutt layers like that-- mud layers like that. each of these are interpreted as a wave in the train of the evening of 26 january 1700 by the japanese dating >>> there's one more clue from the 1700 earthquake and tsunam i. a piece of evidence pointing to the zones ability to produce what geologists call a giant earth quake, registering a magnitude 9 or higher. high school science teacher john harwood took us out onto the elk wood river. itch >> i see a tree and another one here >

. >> escrow to john atwater, light of the scene. john : this has been a prolonged and difficult firefight. they' re now trying to get a

. >> john atwater is live with more from the woman who fleming helped. john? >> the woman who darius fleming rescued after that car crash last thursday, she really doesn't want any attention here but she does want to say thank you. >> the doors were locked completely. i could not get out myself. the battery died. i tried to manually open all the locks and after that failed i tried to kick open the door, the passenger window. >> this young woman who would rather not show her face could not escape from her car after crash on route one last thursday but just behind her in his car, a patriots star with the strength to save her. >> i was like, i've got to get her out some way. >> she actually -- what made he start hitting the window is she was trying to kick the window but it wasn't doing much damage. i kicked the windo, it broke and i pulled her out. >> very heroic for pulling over and helping out someone in need. thank you so much. >> it was a save but it came with a sacrifice. he had a big gash on his leg that required 22 pitches. and the injury came just two da