the fire on harlemtr newscenter 5's diane cho is live at the scene with what we're learning about the cause. diane? diane: the red cross is now here helping the victims who lived in this home after 5 people were displaced by the fire. firefighters say the fire apepars to have started in the back of the home because that's where the heavy damage is from the flames. they say the fire went from the first floor and made its way all the way up to the attic. we're told this is a 2-family home. it took about 30 minutes before firefighters are now learning the fire was caused by a short circuit in a first floor power strip in the back of the home. >> is kind of confusing. you have to send forces to be right and the left. diane: crews are working to board up the home right now. we're told one firefighter was taken to a local hospital for a minor burn on the leg. firefighters estimate the damage to be around three to $50,000. live in dorchester, diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: looking at needham outside of boston. a chilly day today, mike. mike: it's the clouds. flashing red, cityview. reid

our diane cho is live in danvers with more on the close call. >> you can see the window is now boarded up here. it was a close call for customers inside this restaurant earlier today in a situation video as a car came crashing into the window with a customer sitting inside. >> all of a sudden i heard what sounded like an explosion just moments before that happened. >> you can see the car in the parking lot at jimmy's beef and seafood turning into a space in front of the the restaurant. >> i thank god nobody got hurt the owner says the driver also appeared to be ok. he says she told police she just had her car detailed and that a floor mat got stuck under the brake pedal. the owner says fortunately he recently employees from possibly being seriously injured. >> if it was regular glass it could have been a lot of people get hurt we're told customers had minor cuts and scrapes. the driver owes kay. the owner said he came, ordered fod and drove away in the same car. live in danvers, diane cho, wcvb no injuries reported and 18 people need to stay somewhere else tonight. the mbta is looking

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: a deadly rollover crash in westport, the driver thrown from the car and killed. five passengers rushed to the hospital. it happened early this morning on route 195. state police say the car hit a median barrier, then rolled over on the other side of the highway. the 5 passengers hurt in the crash are expected to be ok. the cause is under nichole: coming up on newscenter 5 at 6:00 we're hearing from the , protestor at the center of the scare that caused the secret service to rush donald trump off stage. he describes what unfolded in reno. reid: a little boy in brockton grazed by a stray bullet. the message from his mom to whoever had that gun. mike: take a look at your election day forecast and when we could see tim's back in the 60's. nichole: and making his debut with his new team. how did he do? find out later in the sports. >> a half-hour at news -- of news of the top of the hour. j.c. monahan, ed harding. ? our neighborhood public schools. they are the bedrock of our communi

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: boston police are looking for the person who phoned in a hoax that caused a scare on the bu campus. at about 8:30 this morning someone called campus to say he was barricaded inside a booby-trapped room at the mugar library. a few minutes later the person called back to say he had shot a hostage. the whole area was put on lockdown sending students into a panic. >> it was actually threat on the line. ed: eventually the threat was determined to be a hoax. police are trying to trace the call. maria: good news for drivers worried m roadwork might add to the congestion on thanksgiving eve. an about face. after originally saying construction crews would remain on the turnpike until noon next wednesday, the baker administration now says the crews will stop by 5:00 a.m. wednesday morning. nearly a million people in massachusetts are expected to hit the road to travel over thanksgiving. next on wcvb newscenter 5: maria: the threatening note sent to this local mayor and how he is fighting ba

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: also breaking tonight, an arrest has been made in a hit and run in chelsea. police say a tip helped lead to the arrest of 25-year-old arnold hernandez of lynn today. police say hernandez was driving a white minivan that hit a 72-year-old woman who was the minivan was found today and police impounded it as evidence. the woman is expected to recover. reid: right now answers on the south shore after the body of a kayaker washed up on the beach this morning. our nicole estaphan is in hull with new information tonight. nicole: the kayak as well as a man's body washing ashore. police believe he may have entered the water some distance away. >> accident. nicole: the least searched for the identity of a kayaker whose body washed ashore off a channel street in all. by evening he was identified as douglas king. thought to have gone out in the chilly water sometime in the early morning. >> it looks like he got separated from his kayak in the water. nicole: firefighters say king was wear

newscenter five's diane cho is live in dorchester. diane: reid, nicole, you can see the victims after a fire broke out at a home here on harlem street. firefighters say the fire apepars to have started in the back of the home because that's where the heavy damage is from the flames. they say the fire went from the first floor and made its way all the way up to the attic. we're told this is a 2-family home, it took about 30 minutes before firefighters were able to knock down the bulk of the fire. firefighters are now learning the fire was caused by a short circuit in a first floor power strip in the back of the home. >> is confusing. we had to send some of our forces to the right and to the left to make sure we got a good search for anyone in the building. diane we're told one firefighter : was taken to a local hospital for a minor burn on the leg. firefighters estimate the damage be around three to $50,000 from his home. diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: right now, president-elect donald trump continues his criticism of recount effor

newscenter 5's diane cho is live at umass memorial medical center. >> one of the victims was attack. she was in the car with her daughter and she sold to people waving down cars. the man walked up and told her to get out of the car. when she refused he stabbed her. they crash that car when they flag down the daughter. >> he is pulling on the door. my daughter is trying, fighting with him. he then yells at me to get out of the car. >> she says she is lucky she knew karate and was able to fight him off. harding is now facing charges related to the case. in born are searching for a man who attacked a 14-year-old girl. it happened as she walked to her bus stop. police say the 14 year was grabbed from behind and nearly strangled just before 7 am. a witness called the girl's name interuppting the attack. that's when the attacker ran off hopping into a blue or grey older model sedan with dark windows and dark rims. ed: he's accused of impersonating an fbi agent. him they tell us they found several disturbing items. newscenter 5's david bienick live in arlington with what this suspect may ha

newscenter 5's diane cho joins us live now from the foxboro state police barracks, with the latest on the investigation, diane? diane: we are on an overpass near this scene. investigators ar up going the wrong way. you can see how bad the damage was. a young male driver went north in the southbound lanes. the male driver hit a 21-year-old woman head on in the suv she was driving. this happened around 2:00. with serious injuries. the investigation was still underway. reporter: more than 100-year-old thanksgiving tradition becomes an opportunity to honor a fallen hero. marlborough and hudson used their holiday football game to remember state trooper thomas clardy, who was hit and killed during a traffic stop in march. after a moment of silence, the clardy's youngest son, four-year-old noah, did the pre-game coin toss. >> my husband, i thought of him. it was snowing. i thought he was looking down wishing he was here to see the support from everybody. ben: trooper clardy was from hudson. his widow says thanksgiving was one of his favorite holidays and he always made a point to spend it wi

newscenter 5's diane cho is along the highway with the latest. >> troopers are still investigating the circumstances surrounding what happened including how that driver ended up going the wrong way here on 495. it happened around 2:00 this wrong way driver between exits 13 and 14. authorities say he was in a toyota corolla going north in the southbound lanes of traffic. by the time they got to the scene they say they found that driver had already hit an suv head-on. authorities say a 21-year-old woman from barnstable was in that suv, she was taken to a hospital in rhode island with serious injuries. officials say the male driver died from his injuries they have not released his name at this time. but the investigation into how this all happened continues tonight. anchor: a woman is in the hospital tonight, after a 3-alarm fire in salem, new hampshire. dozens of firefighters from salem and neighboring departments were called in to help get the flames under control. it broke out this morning on haverhill road. a couple, who have been renting the home for a decade, were inside. >> these t

newscenter 5's diane cho with the story. diane: the teen girl was attacked walking when they say she was grabbed from behind. players take the field without one of their captains. that's because 18-year-old john allen, a senior at the school, is facing several charges, including attempted aggravated kidnapping. >> the perpetrator in this case tackled her from behind, placed his arm around her neck while she was on the ground, applying pressure. diane: prosecutors say the they say she was walking to her bus stop on november 10 when she was attacked. prosecutors say another teen saw what happened and screamed, causing the suspect to take off. >> the vehicle in question, according to the police report, is a very distinguishable type vehicle. diane: prosecutors say several witnesses saw the car several days prior to the attack and on the day it happened, but allen's attorney argues there are several inconsistencies not only regarding the description of the attacker but also the vehicle. >> the only assailant is this young girl wh

let's get right to our diane cho live in mattapan tonight. diane: police are working on a timeline, trying to find out how that woman died and how long her children had been left alone in the apartment. officers originally rushed for a possible home invasion, but after they started investigating, they realized it

newscenter 5's diane cho is live in plainville with what we know now. reporter: it's not clear where the driver got on the highway. you can see how bad the damage male driver went north in the southbound lanes hitting another driver head on. the male driver, a 21-year-old woman was also in the suv. troopers say they received reports about a wrong way driver . by the time they got to the scene they say they realized the they have not released his name. the investigation into how this unfolded is underway tonight. ben: thank you. sturbridge police say the driver of this car is now facing charges of operating under the influence. they say this was a one car crash, one person was hurt. police are investigating the cause. jc: thanksgiving means a day of giving back for many people in boston. mayor marty walsh has been spending the holiday visiting homeless shelters. you see him here carving turkeys alongside senate president sta commissioner bill evans. the mayor says homelessness continues to be a big problem in the city. the pine street inn estimates that

.: newscenter 5's diane cho spoke with some people who knew him. diane james keating's former : football coach here at norton high school describes him as a great student adding that he was everything you could ask for in a student-athlete. >> is tough. diane: state police identified him. he was a football player at bridgewater state university. >> he was always having fun. x keating hit eight suv -- kitty suv. it happened around 2 a.m. thursday morning after they received reports of a wrong weight driver on 495 between exits 13 and 14. the 21-year-old was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >> at first it was total this belief. -- disbelief. i grew up with the kid. it is weird knowing that he is gone. diane: he last saw keating at a friends house. it have been more than a year since he saw his childhood friend. it was as though time had not passed. >> i feel horrible for his family at a time like this. remain under investigation. j.c.: a roxbury man is accused of driving twice the legal alcohol limit when he slammed into a state police cru

newscenter 5's diane cho is in everett now with the latest, diane? prosecutors say the victim agreed to meet with the suspect on ferry street to sell him marijuana on sunday when they say he shot and killed the victim. 27-year-old keith herring was in court today for his arriagnment on several charges including murder and carjacking. police identified the victim as 21-year-old gary duff-turcotte of stoneham. prosecutors say the suspect was in the backseat of the victim's car and told him to get out of the car bc he wanted to talk to the victim's girlfriend but the victim refused. that's when prosecutors say the suspect pointed a gun at the victim and shot him. out of the car, that's when prosecutors say the suspect climbed into the driver's seat and drove off. prosecutors say the suspect was currently out on bail on a different case where he's facing a number of charges for that one including attempted murder. at the time he was on a gps monitoring device for those charges officers from everett pd contacted monitoring and they were able to verify her

the eyeopener's diane cho with that close call. diane: take a look at this surveillance video as the car came crashing into the window with customers sitting inside. >> all of a sudden, i heard that huge sound like an explosion and the car's in here. diane: just moments before that happened, you can see the car in space in front of the restaurant. >> thank god nobody got hurt. diane: the owner says the driver also appeared to be okay. he says she told police she just had her car detailed and that a floor mat got stuck under the brake pedal. the owner just recently installed shatterproof glass which kept employees and could have been gotten hurt. diane: we're told customers had minor cuts and scrape and the driver is doing okay. but the owner says she came in and ordered food and drove away in the same car. in danvers, diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: 5 investigates, imagine the pay for a job skyrocketing nearly 600% overnight. that's the deal the state gave bridge workers on a publicly funded job. doug: how did it happen? h

in bourne, diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. doug: an arrest warrant will be issued monday for a woman who suffered an apparent drug overdose in a lawrence dollar store. it really was heartbreaking video showing the woman's young daughter trying to wake her mother. mandy mcgowen did not show up for a court hearing charges. mcgowen's daughter is now in state custody. rhondella: police in maine investigating a deadly crash. a man and his 5-year-old were killed after their car was hit by a box truck on the maine turnpike. it happened yesterday afternoon, backing up traffic for eight miles. police say a 56-year-old driver from lowell was behind the wheel of the truck when it struck the car and landed on top of it. the driver was delivering mail from new hampshire to portland. local mayor is threatened because he's gay. doug: the mayor of holyoke going one with that threat. newscenter 5's julie loncich has his response. julie: friday morning, the mayor did something he wouldn't normally do. he got personal. >> i'm not one to share th

let's get out to newscenter 5's diane cho. diane: ed, maria, over route 128 has been shut down for a couple of hours now as they work to get rid of the old bridge begins tonight and expected to cause some headaches for the drivers in the area. with the expected detours this weekend, plans to start their delivery service earlier on saturday are already in the works here at crimson petal in newton. >> it is what it is. i have no control over it, so we do the best we can. diane: mass dot is shutting down a part of route 128 in needham this starting tonight, so it can demolish the rest of the old highland avenue bridge for the final phase of the add a lane project. >> if you're a bostonian you're used to sitting in traffic, i think we'll get thru it. >> mass dot says it expects at a complete closure of both sides of 128 between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. on saturday. but starting tonight until tomorrow afternoon at 2:00 northbound drivers will get off at highland avenue and be sunday afternoon southbound drivers will face similar deto

newscenter 5's diane cho is live in natick where one neighborhood is speaking out. received here contained profanity and racial slurs and the letters are being investigated as a possible hate crime. the post has been shared thousands of times on facebook after a natick man said he received threatening letters in his mailbox. one said "we just cleared the white house of blank. do not bring blank in our neighborhood adding we will kill them." it also says that the area is happened and this is not representative of our values are street. >> the representatives found a second letter, it was typed and said "this is a serious warning, natick has a sir -- a zero tolerance for black able. please make sure to get rid of those trash before a third warning." >> this kind of shook us and we are feeling insecure, we are feeling heartbroken that there is even people that it is hard to imagine that people announced a new hotne for reporting. >> after what has been a pretty divisive election, there was a lot of emotion in the wake of the results of that election. it might have happ

but as diane cho reports police are still looking for whoever pulled the trigger. diane: less than a week after two boys found the victim in a wooded area in easton, authorities have made an arrest in connection to the shooting. the district attorney's office of lehigh acres, florida has been charged with accessory to murder-after the fact, armed robbery and larceny. the da's office says noguera was arrested yesterday after he was found in a trailer in conway, south carolina. authorites say the victim, 35-year-old daniel smith, was found on tuesday afternoon about 25 yards into the woods off pond street. smith was eventually air lifted to a hospital in boston. he died on friday night. the suspect is expected to appear in court tomorrow in south carolina. investigators are still searching for a car they believe is connected to the case, they describe it as a 2016 red mazda 3 sedan with florida license plate 372qqk. if you've seen the car you're asked to call the easton police department. in the newsroom, dc wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: all right, let's take a look at

nichole: newscenter 5's diane cho is live at the scene with what witnesses saw. diane: officers every opened this section of ferry street is after it was shutdown to traffic for several hours as the investigation into how this all unfolded continues tonight. >> he kept saying he couldn't breathe, he couldn't breathe. diane: before all of that happened, she says she heard to gunshots and called 911. >> the guy that got shot, he went up to the street and that's police are only confirming this was a deadly shooting at this time. it happened just after 2:00 this afternoon here on ferry street, not far from chelsea street. >> it said because it's nonsense that this violence is still going on, you know? it's tough, you know? i pray for the family. i pray that this doesn't happen again. this violence has to stop. diane: the district attorney's office has not released more information on what happened. in ord t integrity of the investigation, it cannot release additional information at this time. reid: breaking news out of tewksbury, a 70-year-old pedestrian dead after be

newscenter 5's diane cho is live in brockton with the new leads for police. diane: surveillance cameras were rolling early friday mind when the victim was struck here. a father of three was with his friends, leaving the bar and into him. the video is so disturbing, we stopped it right before the moment he was hit. you see three women rush over to help. as for the driver, witnesses say the car kept going. we are now learning state police are focusing their investigation on this great jaguar they believe was involved. it was already toad, processed and returned to the owner. but the owner of the vehicle was when the person was hit. reid: certainly does look beautiful, very warm from the inside. mike: all warm and fuzzy inside. [laughter] reid: we like to keep it like this. a lot of kids heading to the bastad tomorrow morning. mike: the wind will be as bad as today, already dropped off to the 20's. today was interesting that we started with sun, watched clouds move in, and even some snow flurries to the west. the skies have cleared away. that is what we are deali

nichole: diane cho is live with the latest. diane: investigators are trying to figure out how this all unfolded. neighbors in the area tell us they heard several gunshots call just before 5:00 for a person shot. they found two victims. officers were there for several hours. we are told both men who were shot are in their late 20's. one was taken to the hopsital with non-life-threatening injuries. the other man was also taken to the hospital but later died from his injuries. police have not released the victim's name at this time. if you have any information that can help police in this case yoe reid: that man who was found shot in the woods in easton this week has died. the bristol county district attorney's office says daniel smith died last night at brigham and women's hospital. smith was found by two teenagers on he is originally from easton, wednesday. but had been living in florida. investigators are asking anyone who has seen a red 2016 mazda 3 sedan florida license plates to country. trump is putting together his new whit

diane: police said the children diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: the world continues to react to the death of former cuban president fidel castro. these images of people filling the streets are from daylong celebrations in miami's little havana. castro was 90 years old. nichole: one of the longest-serving heads of state, the controversial leader ruled the communist island with an iron grip for decades. celebrations in miami hours after the stunning announcement of fidel castro's death at 90. he was born on august 13, 1926 in oreinte province, cuba. as a child he was educated at private catholic schools and later went on to study law at the university of havana. castro became an activist for the poor and promised democracy but went on to rule cuba for more than 40 years with an iron fist. >> i'm not afraid to say i am a convinced communist. i feel honored to be a communist and i hope i will be to the last breath. the u.s. retaliated by breaking off diplomatic relations with cuba and imposing a trade embargo. in 1961 president john f kennedy ap

the eyeopener's diane cho with that close call. diane: take a look at this surveillance video. >> all of a sudden, i heard that huge sound like an explosion and the car's in here. diane: just moments before that happened, you can see the car in the parking lot turning into a space in front of the restaurant. >> thank god nobody got hurt. diane: thewn had her car detailed and a car t mat got stuck under the brake pedal. the owner kept shatteroof glass which kept employees and customers from being injured. we're told customers had minor cuts and scrapes and the driver is doing okay, but the owner says she came in a ordered food and drove away in the same antoinette: 5 investigates, imagine the pay for a job skyrocketing nearly 600% overnight. that's the deal the state gave bridge workers on a publicly funded job. doug: how did ithappen? here's investigative reporter kathy curran. kathy: the blynman bridge in gloucester. on the east coast.awbridges >> come in, please. kathy: a captain calls for passage. a worker puts the safety gate do

in danvers, diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: 5 investigates, imagine the pay for a job skyrocketing nearly 600% some bridge workers on a publicly funded job. doug: so how did it happen and are taxpayers getting their money's worth? here's investigative reporter kathy curran. kathy: the blynman bridge in gloucester. one of the busiest drawbridges on the east coast. >> come in, please. kathy: a captain calls for passage. the bridge operator strolls out of this trailer up to the bridge house, puts the safety gate down, and opens the bridge for the boats below. >> thank you. kathy: he closes the bridge, makes note of the vessels passing through and heads back inside where photos obtained by 5 investigates show a comfortable workplace complete with a futon for resting and a flatscene tv. -- flat screen tv. it's a state contracted job that records show pays between $75 and $120 an hour. that's at least $156,000 taxpayer dollars a year for a paycheck than the governor of our state. >> i was getting $13.50 an hour. kathy: fr

let's get out to newscenter 5's diane cho.