they are charging axel scherer with attempted murder and strength relation to john: -- and strangulation. ed: a patriots star is revealing and off the field struggle. his baby boy' s battle with cancer. mike lynch is life. mike: hudson solder, the infant son of nate solder, has kidney cancer. he made the announcement tonight was speaking at a dollar -- g ala. a tumor was found on his kidney and he has artie begun chemotherapy. he' s only four months old. , was diagnosed with testicular cancer. he was treated and played in beating cancer. solar -- solder tore a bicep muscle earlier in the season. this was tweeted out earlier. t it just melt your heart to look at him? there he is right there, hudson solder. we send all of our thoughts to nate solder, hudson, and we will see you in sports. ed: we turn our attention to the paris terror attacks. the manhunt is intensified for our planet. the suspect is now on the run. heather: security is being ghosted at home as isis warns be the next target. some u.s. senators are looking to close the doors to syrian refugees, fearing isis killers could be

investigators say 45-year-old axel scherer came to this home to try to kill his estranged wife, strangling her inside. neighbors heard nothing, but late this afternoon, they saw teams of detectives swarming the house inside and out. >> we saw the paramedics run upstairs and then they came downstairs and they had someone on the stretcher. john: the woman was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries. neighbors say they have two young children. they were not home at the time. >> there was a whole living room full of police officers. they were kind of scrambling around. john: police spent hours at the home as they investigate and try to uncover a motive, which they are not revealing. they are charging axel scherer with attempted murder and strength relation to john: -- and strangulation. john: that suspect is due in court tomorrow. ed: a patriots star is revealing and off the field struggle. his baby boy' s battle with cancer. mike lynch is life. mike: hudson son of nate solder, has kidney cancer. he made the announcement tonight was speaking at a dollar -- g ala. a tumor was found on his

charges against axel scherer will be upgraded to first degree murder on monday. he's being held without bail. the couple had two young children. frank: a mattapan man now in custody in an alleged catfishing scheme. police say 30-year-old rakeem austin used fake online dating profiles to lure people looking for love to addresses in mattapan and roxbury. there, the unsuspecting individuals were robbed at gunpoint. authorities say at least eight people were victimized since october, and they believe there are other victims. austin will be arraigned on monday. antoinette: a bomb scare forces a jetliner to make an unscheduled stop in canada. the plane, heading from new york to turkey, landed safely in nova scotia around midnight. bomb-sniffing dogs checked out the plane. right now investigators are trying to figure out where that threat came from. airlines have been on alert since the terror attacks in paris and the crash of a russian metrojet plane in egypt's sinai peninsula. right now. the streets of belgium filled with armed soldiers on patrol. the brussels metro t

sera: axel scherer is charged with attempted murder and strangulation. and his wife has critical injuries. detectives swarmed the inside and outside of this house in beverly last night. that's where police say sherer choked his wife. neighbors didn't hear anything but saw the huge police presence. and run upstairs. i noticed there was the whole living room full of police officers. sera: the couple has two children who police say were not home at the time. at this point officials are not commenting on any possible motive for this alleged attack. we hope to learn more details at sherer's arraignment later this morning. live in the salem courthouse, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: a patriots star announces a tough struggle off the field. nate solder's four-month-old son, hudson, is battling kidney cancer. the offensive tackle made the announcement last night while speaking at a gala for the joe andruzzi foundation. hudson has already started chemotherapy at children's hospital. solder himself was diagnosed with testicular cancer last year and beat it

axel scherer is charged with attempted murder and strangulation. his wife has critical injuries. he was arrested last night at their home in beverly. neighbors say the couple has two kids who were not home at the time. police are not commenting on possible motives for the alleged attack. the lawyer for the man accused of kidnapping and raping a girl from new hampshire is fighting to have the pornography he owned excluded from the evidence against him. nathaniel kibby will be in court for a hearing today. prosecutors say pornography gave him the idea to kidnap a girl from conway, new hampshire two years ago. his lawyer will argue it' s irrelevant and can' t be used against him. emily: right now state leaders are preparing to take a vote that will impact students across massachusetts. it' s been a huge debate in schools for the past year or more, should massachusetts replace the mcas with the new parcc test, which is aligned with federal common core standards. some schools already used the parcc last year and some reported problems and computer glitches with the test. will vote on

police say axel scherer choked the victim so severely she's now in critical condition. emily: right now jurors are bracing for what will be an emotional day at the trial of a teenager accused of raping and murdering his teacher. randy: the eyeopener's sera congi is in salem to set the stage. sera: randy and emily. in just a few hours the mother of the beloved danvers high school teacher will take the stand and face the accused killer in court. phillip chism was 14 when even his own lawyers admit he attacked and killed 24-year-old colleen ritzer. his defense is laying the groundwork for an insanity defense arguing that he is mentally ill. but prosecutors say chism planned the attack and knew exactly what he was doing. a topsfield police officer says chism was unphased shortly after his arrest. >> he appeared to be staring off into the distance. >> yes. dazed? >> he wasn't understanding. sera: chism has pleaded not guilty to murder, rape, and robbery in the 2013 attack. we will be in the courtroom bringing you updates as they happen. and you can watch live on wcvb.com and

axel scherer is being held without bail and will be arraigned tomorrow. randy: right now walpole police are looking for this would-be thief. officers say he threatened to infect a clerk with h.i.v. unless he gave him money. but he took off when the clerk threatened him with a baseball bat. it happened yesterday at the east walpole package store. you can see the man walk in with an object he claimed could be deadly. zoomed in you still can't see what it is. but the clerk thinks it was a screwdriver with a red tip or blood on it. a man wanted for the paris terror attacks is still on the run despite a series of raids in belgium. 16 people were arrested in the police operation yesterday. but abdeslam salah was not among them. right now brussels is on its highest state of alert. subways and schools there are closed today. emily: the boston fire captain who rushed to the hospital after getting trapped in a building in hyde park says he didn't think he was going to survive. captain paul carey posted on facebook last night that he was searching for children belie

axel scherer faced a judge yesterday. police say they found his wife, edith black-sherer, in her home monday night, suffering from critical injuries. she remains in critical condition. randy: the state senate votes on a bill today to stop schools from snooping into student's internet life. some administrators say its important to keep an eye on what students are posting, especially to spot potential threats. but many critics believe its an invasion of privacy. today's bill would place limits on how much access schools have to students' social sites. emily: a new test for students in massachusetts has been approved. in an 8-3 vote yesterday, the state board of elementary and secondary education combined parts of the mcas test with the parcc exam. half of the districts in the state took the parcc exam last year. it's aligned with common core standards. mcas had been the state test since 1998. randy: online media giant yahoo is now under scrutiny in new york over its daily fantasy sports game. the attorney general issued a s

axel scherer reportedly confessed to choking edith black scherer in her home last monday. she was found unconscious with a pillow over her head and died from her injuries saturday. without bail and will be arraigned tomorrow. a sharon teenager is laid to rest after a deadly attack in israel. randy: the special tribute from the community after the sudden loss. billed as a legitimate government business trip, but it looks more like a paid vacation. "5 investigates" on who is picking up the tab. cindy: the sky s are in the process of clearing now making way for a brighter start to the workweek. kind of call. the warm-up though coming just in time for your holiday. emily: an image from space going viral this morning. r introducing kisses deluxe chocolates. p with a whole-roasted hazelnut, delicate crisps, r and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, p they' re twice the size of the kisses chocolates you love. hey mom, i could use some basil. oh, sure thing, sweetie. r life is eating out of a flower pot. wait where' s the? right. it' s being a food paparazzi. rhoney, your rump roast

axel scherer reportedly confessed to choking edith black scherer in her home last monday. she was found unconscious with a pillow over her head. she died saturday. scherer has been held without bail. erika: the murder trial of the danvers teen accused of killing his teacher is now on break. jurors will return after thanksgiving. yesterday, they saw video showing phillp chism at a movie theater hours after the murder using victim colleen ritzer's credit card. evidence was also shown indicating he stole a knife from a b.j.'s wholesale club. chism's lawyers plan an insanity two men are charged with the murder of a pregnant woman in indianapolis. larry taylor and jalen watson were tied to the murder by amanda blackburn, the wife of a pastor, was home with her the men broke in. they say taylor shot blackburn three times including once in the head. today in the cancer fight for nate solder's four-month-old son chemotherapy at boston's children's hospital. the family will learn the results of an m.r.i. today to see if the treatment is having a positive effect. case goes back to c

board, metro jet airliner over egypt last month and invest >> julie: police confirming to fox25 axel scherer charged with assault to murder charging and police called to his home on penny lane in beverly around 5:00 last night. sherrer will be arraigned in salem district court later today and no word on wife's condition this morning. >>> julie: charlie sheen announced he is hiv positive and coming clean to stop blackmailers and paid out at least $10 million to keep people quiet and 50-year-old sheen and hiring prostitutes and five children including six-year-old twins. >> gene: draftkings asked for restraining order against the attorney general of new york. last week the ag said daily fantasy sites violate the state's gambling laws and asked draftkings and rival fanduel to stop accepting money from empire state residents. despite the rejected restraining order draftkings tells fox25 a judge has granted an emergency hearing for next week. statement the company says that we are confident in legal position and look forward to our day in court next week. as a result we intend to continue operati

axel scherer was arraigned yesterday and held pending a dangerousness hearing next week. >> daniel: this morning proposed contest by south shore police department is over after fox25 investigators memo that went out to abington officers in september and spirit of friendly competition whomever has the most arrest and criminal applications for the month of october will be able to take a weekend off. the competition was voluntary but defense attorneys say the competition creates wrong motivation for making arrest. still the police chief tells fox25 he only had one intention. >> still think the concept was good, and reward the officers. >> daniel: abington police chief immediately canceled the competition after hearing concerns from police union. >> julie: exam discriminated against minorities and 2008 promotional exam favored white candidates by focusing on critical skills like reasoning and judgment and seek promotions and composition. police spokesman says the commissioner is committed to diversifying the rank and reviewing the decision. >> daniel: happening today donald trump will be stu

axel scherer reportedly confessed to choking edith black scherer in her home last monday. she was found unconscious with a pillow over her head. she died saturday. scherer has been held without bail. >> it's horrible. because they were our babies. erika: a community comes together to pay tribute to dozens of animals killed in a shelter fire. this morning, firefighters are still trying to figure out what sparked the flames that killed more than 30 cats and dogs. we brought this to you as breaking news on yesterday's eyeopener. firefighters say the sweetpea animal shelter in paxton was engulfed when they arrived. despite challenges, they were able to save five dogs. there is a social media campaign for donations to help this animal sanctuary get up and running. you can find that information on wcvb.com. the murder trial of the danvers teen accused of killing his jurors will return after thanksgiving. yesterday, they saw video showing phillp chism at a movie theater hours after the murder using victim colleen ritzer's credit card. evidence was presented indicating the teen st

axel scherer told him he did it. he will be held pending a dangerousness hearing next week. >> gene: proposed contest by a south shore police department is over after complaints to the chief and obtained the internal memo and memo said in part in the spirit of friendly competition whomever has the most arrests and criminal application for the month of october will be able to take the weekend off. competition was voluntary but defense attorneys say competition created the wrong motivation for making arrests. fox25 he only had one intention. >> sara: >> still think the concept was good, thought pattern was good to reward the officers. >> gene: immediately canceled the competition about concerns from the police union. >> sara: federal judge ruled that a boston exam discriminated against minorities. judge says 2000 eat promotional exam favored white candidates by focusing on ability to read and interpret materials while skipping critical skills like reasoning and judgment. the officer's lawyer says they will seek promoti

police confirming to fox25 just within the last half hour that 54-year-old axel scherer has been charged to assault to murder. police called to beverly lane around 5:00 last night and scherer will be arraigned in salem district court today and no word on the wife's condition this morning. >> gene: we are expecting emotional testimony today as the mother of murdered math teacher is called to the witness stand. >> sara: colleen ritzer's mom will come face-to-face with the dan verdicts teenager accused of raping and killing her daughter. fox25 catherine parrotta is live outside salem superior court. her testimony gets underway in just two hours. catherine? >> catherine: good morning, sara. yesterday was just an absolutely brutal day inside the courtroom and today is not expected to be any easier. as you mention the mother of colleen ritzer expected to take the stand today to testify and this will be the first time we are hearing from a member of the ritzer family of since colleen ritzer murder and the family was in the courtroom yesterday during the opening statement and absolutely brutal d

police say axel scherer choked the victim so severely, she' s now in critical condition. a patriots star announces a tough struggle off the field. nate solder' s 4-month-old son, hudson is battling kidney cancer. hudson has already started chemotherapy at children' s hospital. solder himself was diagnosed with testicular cancer last more local news at 8:25. have a great d come on in pop pop. happy birthday. t i just had a heart attack... and now i have a choice. for her. and him. a choice to take brilinta. a prescription for people who've been hospitalized for a heart attack. i take brilinta with a baby aspirin ...no more than 100 mg. as it affects how well it works. it's such an important thing to do to help protect against another heart attack. brilinta worked better than plavix. and even reduced the chances of dying from another one. don't stop taking brilinta without talking to doctor. since stopping it too soon increases your risk of clots in your stent, heart attack, stroke, and even death. brilinta may cause bruising or bleeding more easily or serious, sometimes fa