we just saw those big flakes in brighton. but it's not sticking around for long. >> ryan: we're expecting temperatures to warm up this weekend. here's meteorologist bri eggers. >> bri: ryan and kim, we are seeing a quick coating in some of those areas that have seen steadier snowfall far little while, but these bands don't stick around for very long. take it inside of 128. that's where we're seeing darker there you saw in brighton some of those bigger flakes there. along the north shore, cape ann, as well, but these are moving very, very quickly. through the next few hours, we continue to see those scattered snow showers in response to a warm front that is moving through. so eventually ushering in some warmer air and turning this into rain showers by daybreak. you can see that warmer air as we work through the time line, the pink line, which actually indicates some sleet, rain/snow mix, making it further and further to the northwest because of that warmer air that's creeping in from the south and the southwest. and it will ma

local public service credit union in february 2015 records and show the adams county da notified brighton pd they could give for she's >> seven months later in september of 2015. she still hadn't seen his gun so he called fox 31 problem solvers for help while we found out what brighton police weren't saying is that that ruger was no longer in the evidence room and he was never going to get it back. >> using the open records laws we trace the misting penciled by its serial number 37523758 to a list of firearms destroyed by brayton police brayton crime analyst john bradley tells fox 31 problem solvers the department has demolished 109 firearms in 10 years old but one of them for a legitimate reason that one was for star she's a stolen pistol. >> like any other mistake we make it causes us to reevaluate how did i happen did we try to put that also doesn't happen again so what seems until recently brighton police were destroying old firearm evidence by placing them inside junk cars at the ever scrapyard than sending the car and in the gun through the shredder this log logbook says per star sh

pike itself sluggish as you approach the allston-brighton tolls and brighton volume remains steady and heavy. live drive times, 24 minutes -- 26 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit for the pike. shiri, would you be? >> let's stay on good side. today and noon and five and going to be on lookout for couple and wintery mix possible late tuesday night, but i'm seeing a pretty good change on wednesday and going to give you early heads up, spots like northern worcester hills, southern new hampshire, things could get a little slippery here on wednesday morning, but 51 in boston right now, and this is only like mid-warm-up. we do have 20 miles per hour winds, so it is going to be gusty, going to be breezy out there, makes it feel cooler, but what happens, when we get into the 50s, we do not calculate wind chill and frost or anything like that, temperature here end up peaking mid to upper 50s and don't be surprised to see 60 readings and best bet for showers in boston, i will say between one and about 4:00 p.m., in and around the boston area, but again, not raining th

this is what you will see through brighton. however, this is not how it will stay throughout the morning. so enjoy this clear look. 24 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 23 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. >>> the storm is starting on the cape and moving up across the region. >> daniel: fox25's jessica reyes is live with team coverage this morning much from newton along 128 south right now. and jessica, the message this morning is just to stay home. >> reporter: that's right, daniel, state police urging everyone to stay home if possible. mass dot is out treating roads across the state as we speak and here on 128. you can see things are pretty quiet, but that is expected to change once that snow moves in just in time for the morning commute. now, again, state police are urging everybody to stay home but if you have to head out for any reason, you are going to want to give yourself a lot of extra time. one thing to note that mass dot

in brighton flames were so bad firefighters were forced to call a may day. john a frightening situation for firefighters tonight. that's right, mark everyone here holding their breath while firefighters search inside this house that was buying consumed by flames. this sound a mayday call from this little yellow box triggered an alarm and sent a shudder through the line of firefighters in brighton. >> it can be the worst day of your life. >> reporter: the chief says the alarms went off a member is in the attic device going off. a rapid response team jumped into action. did a quick search there was nobody to rescue. after 30 seconds those alarms sound. he says fire crews were confronted with a wall of flames. flames just shooting out of the roofs firefighters were able to put out the flames and say they are very fortunate that no firefighters were hurt. seven people who lived in this house were displaced four firefighters were injured but those injuries are minor. tonight that this all was caused by the careless disposal of smoking material. live in brighton,

and brighton, a handful of cars out there this hour. live drive times. 8 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 21 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >>> and new morning, a local family sees their home coldest nights of the year. norton fire fighters tell us heavy fire inside this home on perry street when they arrived at 11:15 last night. flames were so intense, fire fighters couldn't go inside. a mother and her two adult sons lived in the home and made it out safely. fire fighters had problems with ice, but no hydrants were frozen. so far no word on a cause. >>> shiri said we are bracing for the coldest weather we have seen in a year. video of folks bundled up at faneuil hall and no joke, below freezing all weekend which could bring problems at home. local heating repair company tell fox25 they have been busy over the last week. most heating systems are not zero. >> starts getting close to that or below that, the system is harder than it is designed to work. >> gene: the good news is that

and into the allston-brighton area with a handful of cars through brighton. 24 minutes on the pike from 49 5 to mass ave. 29 minutes on 23 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >>> this morning the state fire marshal is investigate marshal is investigating a deadly fire on the waterfront home on the south shore. we know that one person was killed in that fire on ellisville road in plymouth. we have been on the scene since last night and this morning the investigation is still developing. neighbors tell fox25 the family that have older children lives in the home. the fire started late last night and brought under control at around 11:30. this is the 8th deadly fire in the area in just a few weeks. a live report coming from the scene at 5:00. >>> a state senator under investigation by the fbi and the irs claims he did nothing sacchetti broke this story on our web site and fox25 crews were in canton all day as federal agents raided the law of state senator brian joyce. the raid is part of an ongoing investigation of the milton democrat. charlie baker called for an ethics probe of the r

>heather brighton had a knee replacement in 2013. two days later she knew something was terribly wrong. (heather brighton/patient ) i started having bouts and attacks of diarrhea. i was in the bathroom every two minutes she picked up a life-threatening infection called "c-diff" while recovering in the hospital. (heather brighton/patient) youre not eating, youre dehydrated and losing tremendous amount of weight it's estimated 1 in 25 from the hospital. and tens of thousands die every year from those infections. walk and talk betsy mccaughey founded the commitee to reduce infection deaths. she says patients need to be pro-active and protect themselves. most importantly make sure visitors and doctors wash their hands before coming near you. (betsy mccaughey, phd/committee to reduce infection deaths ) its hard to do, people are intimidated by those white coats and nurses uniforms but you can be saving your life by asking them to do that also doctors should wipe their stethescopes in between patients. bring a canister of bleach wipes rese

when a firefighter called out mayday -- we just learned that several were injured be >> live in brighton tonight -- julie? >> we learned that four firefighters were injured and they are at the hospital. they are said, however, to be okay. as one fire official told us it almost became the worst light of his knife -- night of his >> the fire in brighton quickly led to three alarms. >> the firefighters were on the roof -- i could see the flashlights and i could see that there was a lot of smoke inside and i could see that there were a lot of them out there. >> just after 730 on friday the focused her to the firefighters inside be >>>> we are having trouble getting in there. >> at least one personal alarm was sounded and crews were worried that some of their own were trapped in the lat at it. >> we heard a couple of alarms going off -- >> time is of the essence. we called mayday. >> firefighters went into search and rescue mode and everyone was accounted for. >> as it turns out fire officials said a system feature may have triggered the scare. >> if you stand still and you don't move for 30

. >>> and a developing story in brighton. four firefighters injured when flames break out. >>> plus paying tribute. mourners preparing to say goodbye to a supreme court justice today. >>> and we are keeping a close eye on the polls. democrats duking it out in nevada and republicans take on south carolina. >>> good saturday morning. i'm brandon. >>> i'm nancy chun. thank you for joining us. those stories are straight ahead. plus a wet start to the day. we have a little bit of a warmup which is good news. last weekend was painful, wasn't it? we have a check of the forecast. >> it's a sizeable warmup when you compare to last weekend you're talking about sub zero temperatures. 45 in boston right now. 40 would be our normal high temp for the middle of the afternoon. so we are already above that. evening and that changed to rain and now just a little bit of very light stuff as you watch the radar. youyou can tell these showers are moving away from glocester and march field so getting out of the picture here and that should be it. t

as you can see nobody on the pike through brighton right now. volume very light and dry. a look at your live time in a moment. here is shiri. >> one the better times leave the house keeping it dry for the next couple of hours. we have snow on the horizon they can out these temperatures. 17 degrees by 5 a.m. 16 15 degrees and going down to 16. not just today warm-up but when snow pushes into your town and city when we come back. >>> a mruvr nearly died at the hands of the boston marathon bombers ersers is making a major life change. we talked to sergeant dic we talked to sergeant dic donahue what is up next. >>> the local couple on board the ship tell us what it was like as 30 cough if you can hear me. phlegmy cough. yeah...but what about mike? it works on his cough too. cough! it works on his cough too. mucinex dm relieves wet and dry coughs for 12 hours. there's moving... and there's moving with move free ultra. it has triple-action support for your joints, cartilage and bones. and unlike the big osteo-bi flex pills, it's all in one tiny pill. move free ultra. morning. v

pike wide anticipate from framingham to the weston tolls to the allston/brighton tolls. live drive times 23 minutes on the pike. 10 minutes from the braintree split to the pike. 23 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. en. >> daniel: 4:02. >>> democrats hillary clinton and bernie sanders are heading to new hampshire in a virtual dead heat. right now only 1% is still reporting to -- waiting to report results, and the state of iowa says the closest democratic caw news history. you. >> julie: clinton's campaign sending a news release claiming victory, and on the republican side, ted cruz was the big winner. look at the races, clinton and clinton with 49.9, sanders 49.5. martin o'malley is of the race. >> daniel: as we said ted cruz heads into new hampshire the winner iowa. 27.7% for cruise, 24.3% for trump. marco rubio had 23.1% of the votes. reporter karen kappa has the late details now from iowa. >> reporter: after months of listening to the candidates, the voters finally got their say on monday night. the first contest of the 2016 presidential campaign, the iowa ca

pike moving along as brighton heavy and steady and 495 to mass ave and braintree split to the pike, 53 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >> reporter: hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in dead heat and trump in second praise and most votes from west roxbury candidate in history. 3rd place finisher marco rubio just one point behind trump and heading into new hampshire and democratic side and right now than a percentage point. >> now new hampshire astound the world again. >> reporter: bernie sanders standing in back of pickup truck and next of primary 1 week from today. reporting live in washington, jacqueline fells, fox25 news. >> julie: poor showings in iowa for mike huckabee and martin o'malley are both out. >> daniel: with the caucuses over it is now on to primary and flooding into the state overnight. we have team coverage in new hampshire right now fox25 the democrats but first michael henrich is live in nashua where chris christie is holding an early morning campaign event. >> michael: supposed to start at 8:00 groundhog day breakfast and it is still goin

meanwhile, terrifying moments for firefighters in brighton as flames rip through this home. right now that fire is out, and everyone accounted for. but at one point those flames thought two firefighters were trapped in the attic. that mayday call went out when a firefighter heard the piercing alarm that signals a collegaue may be trapped. but no one was actually in distress. it turns out that these alarms will sound if a firefighter stands still for more than 30 seconds. thankfully everyone was accounted for. chief: it can be the worst day of your life. everybody is breathing a major sigh of relief. karen: in the end four firefighters were treated for

pike still clear as you can see wide open through brighton. live drive times. 24 minutes on the pike 495 to mass avenue. eight minutes on the expressway from the braintree plit to the pike. 20 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now tracking that bitter cold out right now. >> shiri: yes, two things that i think you need warning on. first off will be the snow today. although no, sir a big snowstorm, the timing will be pretty inconvenient for your afternoon travel plans including the evening commute, and then the cold that is moving in for the weekend. guys, we are talking some of the coldest weather we are talking wake-up temperatures at or below zero here by sunday morning. this is the situation this morning. one where we have got snow that will be moving in from west to east throughout morning. most of this is going to be very light, very patchy, but there is the opportunity for couple of bursts of heavier, steadier snow. by 10 a.m., let's plan on snow from manchester to fitchburg to wo

although we are still seeing heavy volume eastbound through brighton. over to the live drive time, 12 minutes on 24 from 106 to 128. 30 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. 24 minutes on expressway from the braintree split to the exit for the pike. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now, and beware of side roads and off and on ramps. >> shiri: back roads treated and sideways and sidewalks and things slippery and touch of snow along the coastline and flurries inland and also along the new hampshire coastline catch for splashover at 1:00 p.m. and nothing moderate and major as far as any kind of coastal flooding there and widespread coating to two inches means there's a better chance for snow tomorrow. so we got a couple things at play. first stop, winds will be a big player in snow today because ocean effect snow rolls in when you get the wind filling off the water, that's what we have today this system for the most part being amiss, miss out it shield to precipitation, but this guy comes through tomorrow, and that's going to give us

both directions between the airport and the allston/brighton tolls. emily: thank you. this morning flags are at half staff as a community prepares to pay tribute to a police officer, gunned down during her first shift. ashley guindon was killed in friends call new england home. the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with the plans to honor her sacrifice. erika: randy, emily, good morning to you. officer guindon grew up in graduated from high school there. with a moment of silence in her memory. assigned to the pentagon is behind bars on murder charges. police say he shot and killed his wife, then opened fire on officer ashley guindon after she responded to the domestic violence call. in merrimack, guindon's high school principal remembered her yearbook quote-- "live for something rather than die for nothing." >> on her very first day in that field, she a kid who gives her life to community service has her life taken away on the very first day. it's just not right. erika: guindon became a marine after graduation. she was sworn in as a police officer in virginia on frida

and allston/brighton tolls. count the cars through brighton right now. fewer than a dozen. 25 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass ave. nine minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike to the pike to the pike. 22 you minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. >>> breaking this morning dorchester where less than an hour ago a small child was found wandering and walking all alone. brand-new video from blue hill avenue and gaston street the 4-year-old was found wander big himself. boston police and ems found the child at 3 a.m. right now he is being taken to the hospital as the search begins for his family. it is unclear how far he may have gotten all on his own. we have a crew at the scene right now and live report for you in 30 minutes. >>> developing this morning, fire investigators are blame fire investigators are blaming a hoverboard for starting a fire at a home in chelmsford. the fire happened at around 8 the fire happened at around 8:30 last night on monmouth street. pictures of what is left of the toy. the toy was a po

/brighton tolls. 93 south moving you long at a decent clip. a little bit of roadwork going on the zakim bridge. the flashing lights are, volume is so light that it is not problematic. live drive times. 24 minutes on the pike eastbound from 49 to mass avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway. 22 minutes on 128 from peabody to the weston tolls. >>> and as shiri said, we are bracing for the coldest weather we had in about a year. we have video this morning of folks at faneuil hall. they are below freezing all problems to your home. local heating repairs company tell fox25 they have been very busy over the last couple of weeks. many home heating systems are not reliable once the companies hit zero. keep your heat at one steady temperature all weekend so things will keep running proper things will keep running properly. >>> new this morning, a dangerous morning to start dangerous morning to start 2350eu9 a house fair. michael henrich from perry street in foren. the freezing temperature only added to the level of danger out there. >> reporter: it is stil

line brighton tonight, mary saladna wcvb newscenter 5. >> take the rope. ed: new tonight, stunning video the merrimack river by first responders. a 9-1-1 caller said a woman jumped into the river. firefighters responded, throwing a rope to the woman floating down the frigid river buying time before the rescue boat arrived.. she was pulled in and rushed to the hospital where she's being treated for hypothermia tonight. maria: also new tonight, another dramatic rescue. this one in fall river. a teenager is pulled from an icy creek by a state trooper after falling through the ice. newscenter 5's john atwater with the team effort to save him, john? john: they were trying to keep the 15-year-old's head above the autosy water. the deep kamal made the lateafter noon rescue even more difficult. tot left the boy to safety. >> we picked them up over the wall. not them to ground and able to take the clothes off, wrap them in a blanket. the boy was slivering but conscious after five minutes frigid 7-foot deep water and was after the soccer ball which has fall ton the

>>> frames tear through a home in brighton leaving 4 firefighters injured. >>> a the swat teams tears through a home only to find children inside inside why the mother says this all started as a scam. >>> we will take you behind the lines of the heroin epidemic. see what police face as they try to keep the drugs off the streets. >>> and what happens when teens fell into an ice' canal. >>> good saturday morning, thank you for joining us i'm gran bran done gunnoe. >>> and i'm nancy chen. we have a wet start to the day. >> when i went to sleep it was snowing. over to rain for the most part. >> yes, believe it or not, the temperatures have been warming through the overnight hours. we got 40 in boston, 44 the current temperature in nan tucket, closer look on the radar, solidly rain leaving the cape, but another band working the west, and temperatures in the 40s began in the northern worcester county, temperatures in the mid-to upper 30s, we have cold enough temperatures for a little bit of mix, further west of that, into western mass, the cosh vermont, the western vermont, and now that ban

area you're wide open through brighton now. over to live drive times, 29 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass ave. 21 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 29 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now. we have been tag teaming coverage of roads and weather all morning long. >> shiri: boston warm up and worcester warm up, warm air coming from the south and eventually and still couple spots lagging behind including bedford still at 32 , same in lawrence, portsmouth, new hampshire, 28 in new hampshire, 29 in orange, so that warm air taking sweet time getting into some of the cooler spots this morning, a little bit of light rain over the cape and western massachusetts right now and in and around the boston area and clouds we see with slight chance for drizzle in the area straight through about 1:00 p.m. and temperatures get into the lower 50s here, once we hit about 3:00 today, 3:00, 4:00, start increasing risk of showers. somewhere like keene or nashu

as you head through brighton. over to the live drive times, 55 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass ave and 40 minutes on the braintree split southbound from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now, and shiri, turning just a bit cooler in boston today. >> shiri: don't think we can complain about the 50s. nobody allowed to complain about the 50s because going to be so much cooler here tomorrow, just not the 60s which you woke up to. so we have the potential for afternoon. i've not seeing as big of threat, nor winds as strong, but something you should know about as we travel through the thursday here. showers and flurries, that's going to be low threat category the next 24 hours and we have a little bit of wet weather wet this afternoon and overnight tonight, but temperature 56 in boston, winds sustained at 17 miles per hour. i have to say, we went on air at 4:00 a.m. and, man, we have the severe thunderstorms in place. this is the first time i have actually seen th

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heather brighton had a knee replacement in 2013. two days later she knew something was terribly wrong. attacks of diarrhea. i was in the bathroom every two minutes." she picked up a life-threatening infection called "c-diff" while recovering in the hospital. "you're not eating, youre dehydrated and losing tremendous amount of weight." it's estimated 1 in 25 patients contract an infection from the hospital. and tens of thousands die every year from those infections. betsy mccaughey founded the commitee to reduce infection deaths. she says patients need to be pro-active and protect themselves. most importantly make sure visitors and doctors wash their hands before coming near you. "its hard to do, people are intimidated by those white coats and nurses uniforms but you can be saving your life by asking them to do that." also doctors should wipe their stethescopes in between patients. research shows wiping down surfaces around the hospital bed can reduce some infections by as much as 80 percent. other steps patients can take: choose a h

. >> and four firefighters are at the hospital right now injured in a blaze in brighton. one fire department official tells wbz last night that it almost became the worst night roll call. julie has more. >> and out of the window. >> reporter: the fire in brighton went to three alarms. >> and i can see there were a roof. i can see there were flashlights and that there was a lot of smoke inside. >> reporter: after 7:30 friday, the focus turned to the firefighters inside. >> and in the attic, that goes off and having trouble getting in there. >> and that is the one of the day of the life. >> reporter: one personal alarm was sounding and crews will read some of the own and were trapped -- trapped in the attic. >> and heard a couple of alarms going off and did as he was trained. >> reporter: and firefighters went into search-and-seizure mode and everyone was accounted for after a few moments. as it turns out, officials say a system feature may have triggered the scare. >> if you stand still and don't move for the third -- for 30 seconds, the alarm signifies to the alarm system

this is by allston/brighton. you can see the wet road conditions there there. crews have been trying to get those roads treated in time for this morning's commute. they've been working really hard. if you're heading out right now, you can see the roadways are looking much much better. over to the maps checking out the rest of your ride. a couple problem spots early this morning especially north and west of town. 128 north by route 1a an accident still clearing there. a couple ramp accidents we had early this morning are gone along 128 near route 114. as you travel the pike eastbound so far you're in pretty decent shape. if you're heading out of worcester this morning. 24 northbound accident and a disabled car by route 139. your trip on the expressway 25 to 30 braintree to boston. trains and buses running on schedule. randy. randy: this could have been much worse. a garbage truck flies off interstate 95 and lands in a park. take a look. police in miami are trying to figure out how this happened. somehow the truck smashed through a guardrail on the elevated highw

pike wide open from framingham through the weston tolls to the allston-brighton area where the volume won't cause you any head headaches. avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway pike. 19 minutes on 93 south from the leverett connector. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: thank you. >>> a family forced to run out of a bitter cold night to save their lives. michael henrich live michael henrich live from perry street in norton where a house went up in flames and the building is still smoldering this morning. good morning, michael. >> reporter: good morning, in norton. thankfully everybody was able to make it out okay, but not only the brutally coal temperatures that they had to deal with, but also some icing overhere on the street. you can see now some of it has actually melted because of the highway department coming out and putting down a good amount fire fighters, though, still had to stand out in wind chills of zero and below for more than four and a half hours, so even though from a technical standpoint, the fire chief tells our fox25 overnight crew, they didn't have any problems as fa

. >> reporter: heather brighton had a knee replacement in 2013. two days later she knew something was terribly wrong. >> i started to have bouts and attacks of diarrhea and it just wasn't going away. minutes. >> she picked up a life- threatening infection while recovering in the hospital. >> you are not eating, you're dehydrated and you are losing tremendous amounts of weight. >> reporter: it's estimated one in 25 patients contract an infection from the hospital and tens of thousands die every year from those infections. betsy mccoy found of the committee to reduce infections. she says patients need to be proactive and protect themselves . most importantly, make sure visitors and doctors wash their hands before coming near you. >> it's hard to do, patients are intimidated by those white coast -- coats but you could be saving your life by asking them to do that. >> reporter: also doctors should wipe stethoscopes between patients. research shows wiping down surfaces can in -- reduce infections by as much as 80% >> pull them out and wipe the circuit

>>reporter: heather brighton had a knee infection in 2013. >> i started to have boughts and attacks of diarrhea and i was in the bathroom every two minutes. >>reporter: sheiced up a life-threatening infection, while recovering in the hospital. >> if you're not eating, dehydrated. >>reporter: 1 in 25 patients contract an infection from the hospital and tens of thousands infections. >> pick up bacteria. >>reporter: betsy founded the committee to reduce infection deaths, patients need to be proact sxif protepsz. -- proactive and protect themselves. >> patients are intimidated by the white coats but you could be saving your life. >>reporter: doctors should wipe their steth copes in between patients. >> bring a canister of bleach wipes. >>reporter: wiping during surfaces around the hospital bed can reduce infections by 30%. >> wipe the high touch service, the over the bed table, the call button, the television clicker. >> other steps patients can take, huge a hospital and surgeon are low infection rates. brighton called her experience a >> i think hospitals try to make an effort, about keep

pike average speeds 13 miles per hour as you approach the allston-brighton tolls. i can see volume steady and heavy. over to those live drive times, 15 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass ave. 33 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 45 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >> daniel: 9:02 right now. following several deadly crashes as details continue to break this morning. within the last hour state police release new details about this deadly crash in quincy. police say the mercedes went off the road on route 28 near the blue hills reservation. it hit a snowbank and tree before tripping over and young driver and front seat passenger were trapped in the car and died. a person in the back seat was rescued and taken to a boston hospital. no word on that person's condition right now. expect live report from quincy in 30 minutes. and all lanes are reopened now after deadly crash in saugus. happened at route 1 northbound near the home depot. police say a person was thrown from the vehicle. traffic was tied up at t

you could see volume remains steady through the brighton area and 37 minutes on pike eastbound to mass ave, 35 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike and over an hour on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >> sara: breaking news right now state police say one person has died in the accident on the expressway. this is in the southbound lanes right outside the o'neill tunnel julie as you just heard has been following this all morning. sky fox was over the scene just about an hour ago, and you can of the car's windshield. no word what caused this to happen. state police say no other vehicles were involved. again, one person is dead from the accident on the expressway. traffic is backed up in the area we will have more on this investigation throughout the morning. >> julie: we continue to follow breaking news at logan airport. a van ran right into a jetblue flight full of people this morning. the plane was at the gate getting ready for flight to tampa. fox25 stephanie coueignoux at logan where you were treating with passenger as this was happening and you h

. >> four firefighters are at the hospital right now injured in a blaze in brighton. one fire department official tells wbz last night almost became the worst night of his life as they took roll call after that mayday. julie loncich has more. >> flames just shooting out of the roof, out the windows. >> reporter: the fire on perthshire in brighton quickly went to three alarm. >> i saw a bunch of firefighters on the roof, i could see their flashlights and everything, that there was a lot of smoke inside and that there were a lot of them up there. >> reporter: just after 7:30 friday, the focus turned to the >> a member in the attic, [ indiscernible ] get in there. >> reporter: at least one person alarm was sounding and worried some of their own were trapped in the attic. >> the alarm system, you hear the couple alarms going off, did as he was trained. because time is of the essence. he called a mayday. >> reporter: firefighters went in to search and rescue mode and after several tense moments, everyone was accounted for. as it turns out, fire officials say a system featu

live in the west new brighton section of staten island andrea grymes cbs 2 news. >> the state sent a letter to the city department of homeless services demanding increased security including round the clock law enforcement for emergency shelters. >> police in brooklyn investigating the stabbing of a man in crown heights as a possible hate crime. police say this 25-year-old victim dressed in clothing was walking on empire boulevard yesterday morning when he was stabbed in the back. no words were exchanged. the victim ran into a check cashing store for help. >> it's scary for us jews because it was broad daylight and it's like a main street here and people are stabbing you and walking away? >> the attacker ran on albany treated for a collapsed lung. >>> chanel, louie vaton bags snatched from a store. >> they basically fished the bags from a store. >> and the thieves never stepped foot inside. exclusive video of the heist. >> a market drop on wall street this morning. we'll take a closer look at the break. >> unfortunately my numbers are down too. we could even see records broken this w

. >> pam cross is live in brighton with their message tonight. pam? pam: that message was take responsibility and express remorse. he certainly said that, although it's not clear if the affected families listening inside that courthouse accepted his explanation. >> this was the end of a gut-wrenching court session. nicholas, now 20 in cuffs, smeenld a year in prison with a year suspended, do 2,000 hours of community service. he leaves behind a young father sentenced to a wheelchair, unable to feed himself or speak to his three young sons. his brother spoke on tape. >> i think the thing that gets lost in the shuffle of everything else is those three boys, everybody else will be able to move on and away, that those boys will never be able to. 17-year-old mark, paralyzed. >> someday -- you will get the full impact of what you did what you've done. >> he was speeding in a car that crashed into a truck while apologizing, he cited his own head trauma. >> i must accept my responsibility for the role in this, the horrible accident that occurred that day and i

pike is steady and heavy volume, eastbound especially through brighton. , 34 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike, 46 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. and make sure you have the new fox25 weather app ready to go. team of meteorologist now focused on the approaching snow for tomorrow. you can get custom forecast any time. shiri will be back in few minutes. >> daniel: take look at flames shooting from norfolk home overnight. we have been covering the fire since it sparked at 8:00 p.m. fox25 michael henrich live on the scene for us all morning. news from the fire chief. >> michael: yes, we did. man and woman that lived here have been released from hospital in rhode island. and interviewed by the fire chief and show you the house now, show you extent of the damage and look at this damage here and leaning toward electrical being the cause but not quite sure yet whether the power outadjust ended before the fire sparked played a role in starting and here is another look at video sent to us by a witness showing how big the flames got, this fire

typical volume here as you head eastbound through brighton. here are live drive times, 42 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass ave, 44 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike, 49 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >> daniel: 9:02 right now. we have new details in big breaking story this morning that spans two neighborhoods in boston. state police now say a driver and dragged one of them for more than 2 miles to dorchester. fox25 jessica reyes live at the intersection of mass ave and columbia road and, jess, this is just horrific story. got? new details about the victims. >> jessica: yeah, absolutely heartbreaking. we understand there were two of them. man and woman and woman reportedly dragged all the way from chinatown, here to dorchester. we did just get an update from the suffolk d.a.'s office a short time ago, and spokesperson for the d.a. says short time ago both victims were still alive. take a look, video from chinatown where they were first -- this is the kneeland street and harrison in china

it at all costs until the accident has been cleared. tolls and then as you approach the allston-brighton area, you could see volume pretty typical for 9:00 a.m. on weekday morning those live drive times, 46 minutes on pike from 495 to mass ave, 33 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike, 43 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. >> julie: fire broke out on waldon street tuesday night and one woman was killed and now learned sister also died in the hospital. their brother was also found in the house and remains in serious condition. still no word what caused the fire. >> daniel: threats made at everett high school and received a number of phone calls last night for people heard about the threats, but police tell us they have done a thorough investigation and they have spoken with some of the kids involved and are cooperating. suspended and police say there's no threat there this morning. they are still on the high school campus providing extra security. >> julie: man ends up being hit and ends up on hood of a car they know who the man that hit him b

through the brighton area, nothing slowing you down. live drive times. 25 minutes on the pike eastbound from 495 to mass avenue. 9 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 23 minutes from 495 south to the leverett connector. >>> we could learn today how long a teenager will be sentenced for raping and murdering his math teacher. phillip chism will be in court for his sentencing. he was found guilty of killing 24-year-old danvers high school teacher colleen ritzer. chism was 14 at the time of the murder. nine of the loved one also give impact statement to the judge. the defense tried limit the with ritzer's family. >> the level of respect and dignity that was smithsonian in the most difficult of circumstances. >> julie: prosecutors had asked that chism serve no less than 50 years. if so, chism wouldn't be a candidate for parole until his mid-60s. his team is asking for a maximum of 26 years in prison. a judge said he will try his best to make a decision by the end of today. fox25 will be from court for the sentenci

. >> reporter: heather brighton had a knee replacement in 2013 and two days later she knew something was terribly wrong. >> i started to have belts and attacks a diarrhea and i was in the bathroom every two minutes. >> she picked up a life- threatening infection called c. difficile while recovering. >> you're not eating, you're dehydrated and you're losing chamita's amounts of weight. >> it is estimated one and 25 patients contract and affection from the hospital and tens of thousands die every year from those infections. betsy mccoy founded the committee to reduce infections be proactive and protect themselves. most importantly, make sure that visitors and doctors wash their hands before coming near you. >> it is hard to do, patients are intimidated with white coats of the nurses uniforms that you could be saving your life by asking them to do that. >> also doctors should wipe their stethoscopes and between patients.>> research shows that wiping out services around the hospital bed can reduce infection by as much as 80%.>> wiped the high touch surfaces and that means the bed rails a

in brighton tonight, kelli o'hara, 7news. >>> officials are trying to unravel a tragedy on the tracks that left a teenager dead last night. a 13-year-old boy is hit and killed by a commuter train. it happened near the endicott commuter rail station during yesterday's evening commute. passengers were delayed more than an hour as emergency crews >> i just watched it was a better out -- wish it was a better outcome. >> reporter: the ntsb says they are investigating but do not the suspect foul play. police arrested suspects monday after noticing one of the men act suspiciously near an atm. >> police in boston making a large drug bust today. officers found more than 100 bags of heroin on the suspect along with a large amount of cash and a brass knuckle style knife. police say the suspect tried to run away from officers claiming they were assaulting him. police say he's a well-known criminal and facing multiple charges. >>> we turn now to the campaign push in new hampshire. independents proving to be vital voters in the race for the white house. in the granite state, 44% of voters are regis

otherwise pike though wide open and looking very nice as you head through brighton. here are live drive times, 12 35 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. 35 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit for the pike. meteorologist shiri spear joining us now. not reaching 50s today but it will be above freezing. >> shiri: threat for black ice melting away very fast. tiny bit of wind chill, winds not going to be nearly as active as they were yesterday. right now 37 plymouth, hyannis, boston, up to lawrence, manchester, nice little line here at 37 . cooler in worcester, still at 31 . bit more cloud cover further north and west you go as well, on and off clouds all day, pointing out worcester in the upper 30s versus somewhere like boston and coastline and eastern massachusetts today where temperatures actually nudge their way low and mid-40s. so it is going to be mild day still. this is still mild for this time of the year. we are going by 10 this afternoon, 10 tomorrow afternoon as the cold front comes in with cooler air and snapshot

((michelle mortensen)) heather brighton had a knee replacement in 2013. two days later she knew something was terribly wrong. ((i started having bouts and attacks of diarrhea. i was in the bathroom every two minutes)) ((michelle mortensen)) she picked up a life- threatening infection called "c-diff" while recovering in the hospital. ((youre not eating, youre amount of weight)) ((michelle mortensen)) it's estimated 1 in 25 patients contract an infection from the hospital. and tens of thousands die every year from those infections. betsy mccaughey founded the commitee to reduce infection deaths. she says patients need to be pro-active and protect themselves. most importantly make sure visitors and doctors wash their (( betsy mccaughey, phd/committee to reduce infection deaths its hard to do, people are intimidated by those white coats and nurses uniforms but you can be saving your life by asking them to do that)) also doctors should wipe their stethescopes in between patients. bring a canister of bleach wipes research shows wiping down surfaces around the h

we're live in brighton this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: two investigations are underway for a boy rushed to the hospital. the boston police and families is looking what happened before kenai whyte was taken to the hospital with traumatic injuries. d.c.f. spoke to a caretaker two days before the incident and that worker claims he was fine and well fed. randy: three fifth graders in theory well have been diagnosed and go to the town's two different elementary schools in norwell. it's not recommended they take antibiotics but parents are told to watch for symptoms including prolonged coughing prosecutors are dropping the case of a shooting of a high school student because of a lack of shooting. the police say the suspects were spotted leaving the roxbury department belonging to former english high dean shaun harrison and is accused of shooting the teen inhe head over drugs. the teen survived and harrison facing trial in may. emily: some lack leaders are calling for change at boston latin after racial problems at the school. they posted

live in brighton, antoinette antonio, newscenter 5. emily: thank you. right now, two investigations are underway into the death of a roxbury boy after he was rushed to the hospital. boston police and the department of children and families are both looking into what happened, before 3-year-old kenai whyte was taken to the hospital sunday with traumatic injuries. dcf says they spoke with a caretaker two days before the incident that person claimed the boy was clean and well fed. so far, no charges have been filed. randy: this morning a local town is warning parents about whooping cough. three fifth graders in norwell have been diagnosed. those kids go to the town' s two different elementary schools. it is not recommended that classmates take antibiotics. but parents are urged to watch for symptoms, including prolonged cough and vomiting. prosecutors are dropping the case against three men linked to a case involving the shooting of a high school student because of a lack of evidence. police say the suspects were spotted leaving the roxbury apartment belon

. >> newscenter 5's pam was in court for his apology and she's live in brighton. reporter: he expressed remorse. so many in the courthouse were crying he told the court he doesn't remember the accident. reporter: this was a courtroom divided. the only thing they shared was pain nicholas, now 20, was sentenced to serve a year in prison in a horrible crash that left two people with life assault >> that's the voice of kevin's wife. he can no longer dress himself or speak to their three young boys. >> video of happier times played in court. the mother of the teen spoke of how his once bright future changed. >> it was his third day in ninth grade. mark was taken to children's hospital. he sustained a traumatic brain injury and a spinal cord injury. >> the september in september 2013 occurred when his car, speeding, crossed the center of the arbor way and crashed into a pickup. he was a passenger in the car, kevin was driving the truck. >> i think the thing that gets lost in the shuffle of three boys, everybody has moved on, but those boys will never be able to. >> i mu

a live look at the pike eastbound through brighton. don't get used to this sight though, because things will be changing and roads this morning are going to be dangerous with that weather. jason. >> jason: absolutely, julie. right now watching the snow build in from the south to the storm pass pwips we are seeing winds already gusting, and the snow changing over in the cape and islands right now. it is building to the northwest over to plymouth county next. i will be right back with the radar update. >>> they say picture is worth 1,000 words and this one is getting seven times that and likes. coming up, the story behind this picture and how an officer went above and beyond to help a woman survive the storm. >>> plus, north korea's long >>> plus, north korea's long-range missile launch have leaders around the world on alert. how the uni did you know there's a cough liquid that lasts for twelve hours? try delsym twelve hour cough liquid. its advanced formula releases powerful medicine that acts fast while its extended release medicine la

still dealing with overnight work crews between the allston/brighton tolls and route 93. if you're heading into downtown we do have lane closures here on 93 both directions between the o'neill tunnel and somerville. and they're picking up work crews as we speak inside the sumner tunnel there with at least one lane shut down. the rest of downtown looking pretty good. river roads, airport tunnels. south of town no troubles here on the expressway. routes, 3, 24, 95 wide open getting up towards 93 and 128. same with the roads up north. 93, 95, route 3. new hampshire and back. randy, emily, good morning. emily: good morning to you. commitment 2016. this morning, all eyes are on iowa. in just hours the first votes will be cast in this contentious race for the white house. randy: eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with what to watch today. erika: good morning, emily, randy. there will certainly be a final flurry of activity from the this election. caucuses aren't like primaries. iowa voters must attend public meetings in their communities to cast their votes. democrats have to c