. >>> plus, a violent night in essex county. more information on shoot thags injured. >> a crime alert for the bronx. who they pretended to be before they robbed a group of women. welcome to "today in new york" on this sunday morning. i'm gus rosendale. >> i'm lynda baquero in for pat january. we're getting through the winter. it's kind of nice. in fact, this morning seemed a outside. >> wait until you see the forecast going forward here. raphael miranda in the weather center with that. >> good morning, guys. last day of january. even though we had harsh cold in the beginning of the month and it's been an above average temperature mornt. that's going to continue today. a nice quiet start to your sunday. no rain and no snow. we have the mild temperatures to give you, though. 39 in central park. we're already on the rise there. 37 mill basin. 37 in middle village. temperatures in the mid-30s in city island, even well north and west of town temperatures just at or below freezing. that's not too bad in poughkeepsie. 31 degrees. at 2

. >> heather: parts of essex county being hit by hard fog freezing rain this morning. >> bryan: stephanie coueignoux is live in haverhill this morning and stephanie, that area getting the worse of it this morning. >> reporter: and blair, you can see i'm holding my umbrella. had has been a slow steady rain all day long. we took i-95 north to get to here. but just a lot of rain. take a look behind me, you can see the shine along the roads haverhill. take a look at this. i'm going to have my photographer zoom in to where the sidewalk is near the main road, you can see that really large puddles have been starting forming so this has been raining for hours here. that could be a concern as you head out the door. just be careful that these large puddles could be forming here on the road. however, some good news if you're headed out. you do need that umbrella. take a look, it might be a little dark there.

police and the essex county prosecutor's office are both investigating. tune in for today in new york at 6:00 a.m. for any new information on this story. >>> new tonight, take a good look at this gray bmw. police say the driver is responsible for a hit-and-run in brooklyn that left a 27-year-old woman fighting for her life. this happened early this morning on metropolitan avenue and rodney streetd in in williamsburg. the victim was trying to hail a cab when she was hit by that speeding car. if you have information on the driver, police would like to hear from you. >>> police have not filed charges against a new york giants player being investigated the woman says she met up with defensive tackle jay bromley in a hotel room after they connected on instagram. she claims he took things too far and tried to rape her. police tell us after questioning both, there is serious questions about the woman's account. >>> suffolk county police are stepping up a campaign to shut down drug houses in residential neighborhoods. just last night they took in a father and son

also for essex county. gusts are possible to 50 to 65 miles an hour. if we can get a couple thunderstorms to develop. it's not likely. high wind warning for those counties. the hour by hour wind mass shows you 25 to 35 miles an hour sustained winds from the east coast over to the cape through the afternoon. even higher sustained winds, 30 to 45, heading into the late day here. and then by 11:00 tonight, winds much less of a concern, as finally that storm system moves away. the high temperatures today in the 50s. we're going to be rivalling the record that stands at 56 degrees in born. set back in 2000. tonight we get back to the chilly air and only gets colder from there. back in highs in the 30s. lows in the 20s, starting on tuesday and on into tuesday night and into wednesday, another shot at a few scattered snow showers. >> heather: we'll keep checking in with you. this morning, fox 25 the working on information about a crash involving a police cruiser overnight. this is in weymouth. both a cruiser and another car had heavy damage. plus, a team of vo

a advisory in affect for eastern essex county and into tomorrow morning. and same for the high wind warning. that is in the cape and nantucket. the gusts, 40 to 60 miles per hour. the 60 miles per hour range miles per hour gusts possible on the cape, though. and going through the hour timeline and into the evening, that ramps up out of the northeast and from plymouth into the cape and a couple of things, number one, that is building the seas up and, number two, that might be strong and causing pockets of wind damage and also some outages that may occur during the overnight period tonight on cape cod. everyone else still gusty winds tomorrow morning and that wind will slowly subside and the key tomorrow, the wind shifts around to the north and northwest on the back side of the storm as that whips around. and tonight, 11:02 p.m. minor coastal flooding and splashover. tomorrow morning's high tide at 11:02, 11:12 a.m., it's two hours either side of that and we'll watch for pockets of moderate coast will flooding from scituate to sandwich and into nantucket. pa

randy: thank you. 5 investigates learning a man essex county sheriff' s department. sam dunn had been civilly committed and was sent to a treatment center in bridgewater. dunn had to be kept in the transport van yesterday because the center was on lockdown due to a disturbance. sources tell 5 investigates dunn was inside the van for more than two hours when the essex county transport officers noticed he was in distress. a sheriff' s spokesperson tells us the officers performed cpr, but dunn died at the hospital. emily: new this morning, trustees at an embattled rhode island boarding school say there will be a new investigation into sex-abuse cases. dozens of former students came forward this week saying they were sexually assaulted at st. george' s school in the 1970' s and 1980' s. after weeks of public pressure, the school will appoint a new independent investigator to oversee the investigation. the board hoping to appoint someone next week. 4:37 right now. president obama opening his new randy: the opposition at a town hall event. and the plans for the president t

. >> the first woman, the first of detectives in essex county. her name is quovella spruill, the first african american woman to be deputy chief. >> darla miles tweeting this picture. she covered the promotion ceremony in newark. >> so happens she's the first woman, the first black. [ applause ] that's great. but the thing is she's the most qualified for the job. >> reporter: she started from the bottom, now she's there. quovella spruill making history in essex county wednesday. >> prosecutor and i are the first female duo to serve as prosecutor and chief. >> reporter: introduced in to her new role well respected by her colleagues. and has the street cred to match growing up in newark. >> sometimes i know it's happening before we get it on our alerts because i have family and friends who are here to tell me what's happening. >> so it's personal? >> it is, very personal. because i want to see our city be better. spruill has spent 18 years in law enforcement, she didn't start off there. she actually has an engineering degree from njit. >> did you a

impress fiver couple hours falling but a coating to maybe an inch here. 128 west and cutting into essex county and towards the sea coast. and one to three is possible especially northern worcester county and hills and getting into southern parts of new hampshire. not a major storm but plows have to go out tomorrow morning. the cape and islands. tomorrow morning most gusts will be out of the northeast and switching northwest and the peak gusts is 40 to 50 miles per hour. as it pertains for the patriots we have rain in the morning and it's all rain in foxboro by 2 dry and gray and maybe a little sunshine during the tailgate and we will drop back through the 30s and breezy i think the peak gust 25-mile-per-hour wind gusts during during the game and a impact on the kicking aspect. patriots by the way you know they are good. they are better when they are-- when it's cold and they are at the best when it's snowing. 11-0 at foxboro and when you have snow in the post season and under 34 like this game, 11- 2 maybe a good hashinning for the matchup. we look forward to the end of the weekend sunday a ni

i think it'll slip down into new hampshire and move into essex county also by late morning and midday. by early afternoon all this is departing and moving to the north and east and we'll dry out. lingering clouds and hopefully a couple breaks. we're looking at mainly rain along the water and all of southeastern massachusetts. farther west it's rain to west snow and that's essentially north of concord. the snow totals as the flip happens we'll see a coating to an inch to about 128 and much of essex county and outside of 495 a chance of 1 to 3. it's the west snowfall and may it's the snow that doesn't stack up. heavy stuff and there could be an inch of total rainfall. the strongest gusts out of the north and it'll be across the cape and the island. 40 to 50 miles per hour makes it uncomfortable but shouldn't cause power outage issues. temperature wise it'll be a coastal front in here and all cold to the west and milder temperatures in the 40s from the boston area south and east. foxboro it is raining all morning until noon. by noon and 1 the rain tapers off and the dryer air. it'll stay

both newark police and the essex county major crime task force are investigating those killings. >> the newark public safety director, anthony um broes called the murders two senseless tragic shootings due to the availability of too many guns. you the latest information as it's available. >>> also out of essex county, a traffic stop in east orange ended with a shootout with police. the man got out of his car and fired at officers. officers returned fire hitting the man at least once. that man was taken to a hospital in stable condition. the officer also taken to the hospital for evaluation and the incident itself remains under investigation. >>> then just this terrible story here. a little boy fell to his death in jersey city. >> tragedy. a hudson county prosecutors are investigating but say it does appear to be an accident. the 4-year-old boy tumbled from an open window. he was found in the parking lot five stories below. first responders rushed him to the hospital, but it was too late. his name at this hour hasn't been released. >> very bad to see that. >> i'm very sorry for that chil

that is why imparts a plymouth county we could see 2-4 or in essex county. outside of that, you get out to the west we are talking a dusting to maybe two inches of snow. here is also the other thing we are looking at -- the colts or check out these high temperatures just into the mid-20' s. down to the south shore only in the upper 20' s. in addition to the snow coming through behind it comes some very strong winds. so the wind is going to be with us and also the very cold temperatures on tuesday morning is looking very frigid. let me break it down for your seven-day forecast. you have got the snow showers tomorrow. then letting up as we had to the afternoon. tuesday morning, cold wind. i am seeing 10 degrees in the morning. but factor in the wind in the windchill index will be below zero. this is at 7:00 a.m. not much changes. that wind stays strong. the temperature stays cold. so tuesday is a very cold day across the area. wednesday -- it is still a windy day. maybe a little bit warmer but look at these wind gusts. 30-35 miles per hour. eventually this doe

you get to the mass pike and southern essex county and boston and worcester coating to two inches and higher amounts two to five south of town back through plymouth county and through providence and there may be locally higher amounts on the came and islands as well. so we will keep you posted on track. and today it's quiet and chilly. temperatures rising into the 20s with wispy clouds on the increase. let's get you on the roads this morning traffic and weather together. >> reporter: good morning. the friday morning commute is look live over the expressway. moderate to heavy brown braintree to boston but no reported slow downs there. rest of the major routes from the the south look fine. to the north map. 93 southbound is smooth ride from andover and route 1 south decent out of peabody and 128 south speed limit rides right now. >> thank you very much. >>> new this morning, a bizarre scene at a condo complex in cambridge. >> a suv crashing into an indiscoer swimming poll nicole jacob -- an indoor swimming pool. nicole jacobs is live. >> reporter: crews behind me continue to work to boa

"the herald" reports essex county prosecutors are frustrated by yet another delay. the former babysitter is charged with kidnapping a toddler from her home in hamilton in the middle of the night, in hawaii a solemn ceremony honoring the 12 marines lost in twin helicopter crashes last week. a small marine unit placed rucksacks on 12 empty crosses, one for each man lost at sea. one of them was corporal christopher orlando. the hingham native disappeared with 11 fellow marines when their two helicopters crashed into the pacific. governor charlie baker ordered flags across massachusetts lowered yesterday in corporal orlando's honor. antoinette: a deadly listeria outbreak has been linked to dole packaged salads. the c.d.c. says one person has died; several others have gotten sick including here in massachusetts. the salads are sold under selections," "simple truth," "marketside," "the little salad bar," and "president's choice." the manufacturing code on the package starts with the letter "a." if you have this in your fridge, you should throw it away. you'll find more in

now the team finished seventh in essex county.he fire. >> it is now 5:57 and breaking right now, police safely return a six-year-old boy who went for a scary ride in a stolen car overnight. >> and new this morning, an armed intrude erin individuals a home with a toddler and three women inside oh remotes, you've had it tough. watching tvs get sharper, bigger, smugger. and you? rubbery buttons. enter the x1 voice remote. now when someone says... show me funny movies. watch discovery. record this. voila. remotes, come out from the cushions, you are back. the x1 voice remote is here. >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's leading news program. with matt o'donnell, tamala edwards, karen rogers and meteorologist, david murphy. >> ♪ >> good morning everyone. it is 6 o'clock on this tuesday january 5th and we're following several new and breaking stories. >> a six-year-old was asleep in a running car when a stranger got in and trove off. we're live with the details. >> freezing temperatures create big problems for firefighters moo battl

due to large part for essex county and sending crews to literally haul snow away. the city initial snow removal plan included a travel ban that would have kept cars off the streets. residents ignored which was a huge reason he says that cleanup has been delayed. but despite that, mayor believes the city is committed to the task at hand. >> let them know we're doing this block by block until it gets done. >> and so bright and early kids will be back this school in newark. when you look at some of the statistics that make had up newark one in four people living in poverty and so while it's important to get kids back to school is in school districts especially in newark where so many of the children rely on subsidized breakfast and lunch programs it is imperative they get back in schools. what is latest from the iron bound section. back to you in the studio. >> so many problems. all right teresa thank you very much. port authority has been given a green light to kill birds near new york city airports. this is to protect plane, obviously, a ruling made by federal appea

. >> they are tossing them over to essex county. >> is the monetary? who is benefiting from this?because of the conditions at the motel. >> they have called this dirty and dangerous in general not a safe place to live. are they discussing? >> now. >> the ymca is the total opposite and more disgusting there and the accommodations your is a regular hotel. >> tuesday afternoon is the meeting. >> and do work repeatedly makes the top 10 worst cities. jersey city continues to go down. and to be in that vicinity in general. but beggars can't be choosers if they want to do that then stand on their own to pay their own revenge like everybody else who do not rely on help. >> except for you continually get uprooted it is hard. >> strippers are busted. customers romped. >> inside the strip club. what really happened when you get kicked out from "american idol"? >> heartbreaking. ♪ >> this is a fox 29 news update. >> good morning, i'm fox 29 meteorologist kathy orr. we are in for the coldest morning in 10 months. waking up to 15 degrees in philadelphia. it will feel like it's below zero in som

down to the cape and even a u few bands possible right in eastern massachusetts may clip eastern essex county as well. notice through the evening the bands will be persistent and they are very localized though but will reduce your visibility and accumulate anything tomorrow morning should end by mid-morning for most of us on the cape. expect snowfall totals may be abrief coating from essex to the south shore. we will watch the placement of the band but looks like a one to three inch snowfall amount for the cape and then stretching back down to nantucket as well. that's why we have a winter he weathered-- winter weather advisory in place that kicks in at 11 this morning. the real feel that's what you want to know and through the afternoon winds will kick up as well. it's going to feel like the teens right on through the evening and look at this. overnight tonight above and below zero single digit wind chill values. this is the heart of the cold air and tomorrow morning will be the coldest with wind chills subzero in some communities. by the afternoon, it will feel like the teens with temperatu

first, breaking news in essex county new jersey. >>> gusty winds and bitter cold making it cold for firefighters. janelle burrell joins us live from irvington. >>> you can see this entire row of businesses on florence avenue gutted by flames as well as most of those apartments above. right now firefighters are just working to pour water on some of the hot spots that remain, as you mentioned, what makes this fire even more difficult are facing at this hour, it is frigid cold out here and because it is so cold, the water as soon as it hits surfaces that's on the ground as well, it starts to freeze. it is very, very slick for firefighters here right now, we want to show you some video shot earlier of what this scene looks like earlier all of this starting about 2:00 this morning, flames pouring from the building here on florence avenue, the fire chief i just spoke with him a couple of minutes ago, he tells me that all of the residents who live above these businesses were able to self-evacuate at this time he tells us that there are only a few minor injuries sustained by firefighters, he anticipates

. >> reporter: the essex county prosecutor's office said these were vicious attacks. in two of them he followed the women. in the case of a 13-year-old girl, they say he broke into the house, snuck in her bedroom and he raped that child. this is the latest mugshot, a 35-year-old kirvan joseph michelle. a woman was able to get away. in june he climbed into that woman and attacked a 13-year- old. one of her parents woke up, heard the noise and the suspect escaped. they say he raped two women in irvington, one november 2 and the other november 4th. one of those women was holding her young child as she was forced into her home and assaulted. home into a stairwell where she was attacked. the suspect, they say, left behind evidence in the attack on a child. clothes and a knife in her room that police say helped them figure out who he was. >> once we give up the profile and we are able to identify who he was, we brought all the victims in to show them photos. and the 13-year-old did identify him as the suspect that assaulted her. >> reporter: again, investigators are looking

newark police and the essex county prosecutor are looking into the threat. >>> a tragic ending in a search for a missing pennsylvania boy with autism. the body of the 5-year-old was discovered in a canal not far from the relatives' home where he first disappeared. he went missing on thursday night. the allentown police chief is calling this a tragic accident. the coroner said an autopsy on monday will help determine when the boy entered the water. >> such a sad story there. >>> next on news 4 at 11:00. get those powerball tickets ready. if you bought one, you could be the winner of the $334 million jackpot. the lucky numbers coming up >>> she impacted the lives of hundreds of thousands of servicemen and women with a simple act of kindness, a hug. the hug lady is being remembered in her texas community and far beyond. elizabeth laird was there as service members left their families behind. for more than a decade. almost every soernl ldier who passed through ft. hood felt her embraced. she passed away on christmas eve after a battle with breast cant cancer. >> you hope to see her in 12 month

we have another band up in essex county. from beverly to gloucester, you've got heavier snow. it's letting up though after worcester county. that will be the trend i think about by 9:00 this morning. the snow has tapered off. sunshine this afternoon but temperatures hold in the 20's. when you factor in the wind, wind chills by this evening in the single digits. they'll be below zero out the door tomorrow morning. emily. emily: cindy, thank you. the nation celebrates martin luther king, jr., day today paying tribute to his legacy. boston city leaders will host their 46th annual m.l.k., jr., breakfast this morning. it's hailed as america's oldest breakfast honoring the civil rights leader. randy: it is 5:24. time for some monday eyepoppers, olessa. olessa: and we're going pretty far for this one, but it's worth the trip. for the first time ever a flower has bloomed in space. randy: beautiful. olessa: astronaut scott kelly tweeting this photo from the international space station. the flower getting a little sun for the first time. vegetables, like tomatoes, in 2018. randy: they'll

that in a statement essex county d.a. tells fox 25 in not charging him the essex district attorney's office does not suggest that his conduct was in any way appropriate. as repugnant as his conduct was it simply does not cross the criminal lines. burcham, fox 25 news. >> fox 25 investigates also checked with lowell schools where rosemerrick's contract was not renewed as headmaster trying -- prior to coming to swampscott. >>> following developing situation on 495 and andover tonight where work continues to upright this rolled over tractor-trailer. southbound lanes. there state police tweeting out these images at one point just one lane was getting by. police say there were some minor injuries and it will be a full hours before anything is cleared out. traffic finally back to normal tonight hours after a truck fire. a viewer sending us this video driving by. quite a site. from skyfox you can see the mess left behind near exit 20 all lanes are open there now but still no word yet on what caused that truck to ignite. storm tra

essex county you can see heavier snow bands east of poe booed owe heading toward gloucester now. outside of this area, you can see the heaviest of the snow pushing off shore right now. one last little burst moving through metro west. by 7:0 this morning, so an hour from now, a lot of it is winding down. we'll see patchy snow showers persisting through 9:00 a.m. and it is over. it's a two- to four-inch snowfall for most of us. localized spots south of boston closer to the five-inch mark for sure. an arctic front is pressing through this morning. the temperatures starting out in the 20's hold in the 20's with the sunny merging throughout day. those winds will make it feel like it's in the single digits and teens lunchtime right toward the afternoon. so wind on the way. right now though. very slippery out there. several accidents you're watching. olessa: 93 in somerville. normal volume lighter than usual because of the holiday. this is over in somerville on the southbound side. you can see just a little bit slow. let's good to the maps. we're watching some of those roadways starting

jack: the essex county district his conduct was, instantly does not cross the criminal line. while the conversations were sexually graphic, the principal never enticed to be victim to go to or stay at a specific location, which is required by law. some parents say it should be a teaching tool. >> probably 90% of kids have cell phones and our online all day. we can' t watch them. t trust our principals, i don' t know. jack: the superintendent announced that the assistant principal of the school will be the interim principal until they get this mess sorted out. in swampscott, i' m jack harper, wcvb newscenter 5 . phil: $700 million. that' s how much saturday night' s powerball jackpot is right now. and that number will likely rise before the drawing. jc: of course that' no one one last night' s jackpot but newscenter 5' s juli mcdonald , explains not everyone was a loser, especially one lucky ticket holder in plymouth. juli: today was just another thursday for millions to try their luck in the powerball jackpot. no one snagged the grand prize. >> i think it is lucky. juli: a lu

you will see the investigators from the essex county da office is here along with state police and the local police. this started really as a routine and there's no such thing as routine traffic stop they tried to pull over the dark car on corner and well, that driver apparently started to shoot at police. >> shots fired. shots fired. >> shots fired. >> shots fired. >> shots fired. >> i got the gun. >> reporter: judging from the markers on the street, it was a virtual shootout. source indicate a lynn police officer tried to pull over a man in this dark colored car. he apparently pulled a gun and started to shoot. cop returned fire killing the suspect. western avenue in a rest --happening on western avenue in a residential area. >> how many did you hear? >> 7 or 8. >> reporter: did you see >> no. anything. >> no i am just came into the windows and i see the cops and the lady down there that's it. >> reporter: back live now this is still a very fluid scene ace said investigators still going over all the evidence and all the shell caseings that are on the street and again that suspect has

and particularly from southern new hampshire to essex county and a brief snow shower through evening and eastern little accumulation. we will take you through the weekend you guys and talk about few. chris. >> thanks very much. >>> over too campaign 20 -- over to campaign 2016. gop candidates set to take the stage and debate before the iowa caucus next week. but donald trump says he won't be there. decision. >> here's what it is turn the other cheek. >> you are taking this much more seriously than i am. >> who is. >> i want you to consider all right. think about it. and go forward. >> i don't like being taken advantage of and in this case i fox. >> instead of debating trump says he will hold an event a few miles away which will benefit veterans according to him. new polls show trump has the biggest lead yet over the gop rivals a according to the poll in iowa trump is 7 ponts ahead of the closest rival ted cruz and poll was taken before he announced he was skipping out on the debate. >>> newly released court documents give us a look at boston marathon bombing case. they show tsarnaev

but that's not confirmed by this is not the only shooting in essex county last night. a man fired at police officers who pulled him over in his car in east orange. the officers shot back injuring that gunman who is now recovering at the hospital. one officer was also taken to the hospital for evaluation. back to you. >> lori bordonaro reporting there. >>> also reminder here, drivers in the city's five boroughs, take note. alternate side of the street parking goes back into effect tomorrow. it was suspended a week ago after the blizzard buried the city. it came within a tenth of an inch of tying the all-time record. a week ago. >>> let's check the weather. a lot more mild today. you'll notice it. high of 47. tonight will be cool with a low of 40. heavy rain moving in as we head into the week. stay tuned for more of "weekend today." lynda baquero and i with the full local newscast at 10:00. i'm gus rosendale. >>> we are >>> we are back on this sunday morning, january 31st, 2016. the last sunday of january. if you can believe that. >> no, i can't. >> first month of the ne

now we do have essex county prosecutors office here out on the scene investigating as well detectives. accident. one person con fimd killed at the accident and a homicide investigation onlining. lights out here. it's going to be a prolonged accident investigation and we do down between park avenue, 4th avenue will be closed down for some time. recording live, dennis protsko. back to you in the studio. >>> and now the wall street where the markets plunged again yet amid worries about a showdown in china. mary thompson joins us from cnbc with more on this. the year is off to a rough start. >> it certainly is. the dow jones down more than 400 points, settling 392 points. the first four trading days of the year the dow's worst ever. when you look at those four days in total. the nasdaq falling over 100 in today oes session. the reason is concerns over china. overnight the chinese stock market was halted for another day this week. this is the second day this week it has happened. the circuit breakers went into shortly after this happened they announced they were going to take away the circ

record high temperatures in november and december had hundreds of trees in essex county's branch brook park >> it goes to 60, 65, 70 degrees in december! >> reporter: there are some 4,000 cherry trees here, the largest park collection in the nation. many juveniles, however, planted in the past few years. in full bloom, out shining washington's tidal basin, drawing tourists from around the world, and many locals walking dogs anxious for the spring display. >> many come here to take pictures for their weddings. it's comforting. >> it just brings a sense of pretty prettiness to so much ugliness in the world. >> reporter: that prettiness has never been seen now. they say the trees will survive and even blossom yet this spring if the weather cooperates. assuming the weather stays cold, there are still plenty of dormant trees in this park to ensure a very colorful cherry blossom festival come april. in newark, brian thompson, news4 new york. >>> her bridesmaid dresses are picked out and paid for, but here's the problem. the store suddenly closed. >>> a subway disruption tonight. there are de

no evidence to show that he did in a state, essex county da tells fox25, quote, in not charging mr. rosemarek, the essex district attorney's office did not suggest that his conduct was any appropriate as repugnant as his conduct was it simply does not cross the criminal line. fox25 investigates checked with lowell school where his contract was not renewed as headmaster prior to coming to swatch scott. that district would only confirm he finished out the length of his contract and it was not renewed. >>> it is now 4:07. new this morning, someone has vandalized a tribute to a red sox icon at fenway park. it happened outside the park. you can see the graffiti on johnny peske's number 6. he is a sox ledge end that worked for the team for six decades. named for him. this is unfortunate and graffiti is common the area and they are looking to clean it no. we will be live at fen bay all morning. >>> 4:07. no whord what caused this massive house fire that trapped deferral several fire fighters. fox25 was on scene as this was breaking on essex street. everyone who lived in the home was able to

also a wind advisory now for parts of eastern essex county. that goes into effect at 10:00. this continues until 10:00 tomorrow morning. now here's what we're anticipating when it comes to the wind. wind gusts in excess to about 30 miles per hour maybe around the boston area and points north. there will be a sharp cut-off with this as cindy mentioned and the winds, too, will be pretty much cut off. the strongest wind though obviously on the cape and the islands where you could see wind gusts in excess of 50 miles an hour and maybe even 60 miles an hour in some spots from time to time. i do want to show you this. we start out with pretty much calm winds, i think, this morning but they're going to ramp up by #-bg and you're going to notice them. of course, with that heavy wet snowfalling we are concerned with some tree limbs coming down and some power outages especially for the cape and the islands. the other thing this wind is going to do, potentially give minor coastal flooding because we do have astronomically high tide. basically from the south shore there is that coastal

another bus came here, picked them up and off they went to essex county. live in newark, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> also in newark, a congregation from west orange is holding services tonight investigators are trying to determine what sparked the fire at what used to be the old st. mark's church. the congregation which was using the building will worship at a small chapel on clinton avenue at 6:30 tonight. >>> an arctic chill grips the tri-state area. >> coming up on eyewitness news, the cold snap is going to return to work and school see all the joy of christmas... ...in the little face next to you. the radio city christmas spectacular presented by chase. don't wait! get your tickets today. -are you happy with your bathroom? i wasn't. until i learned about bath fitter. bath fitter puts a new bathtub right over your old one. isn't that amazing? bath fitter will measure, custom-make and install right over your existing tub. and only bath fitter has seamless walls, which guarantees a watertight fit. plus, they do it all in just one day. >>>

the essex county prosecutor's office can only say there is a body in the car. no word on how the person died. >>> a fire erupted in a bronx apartment buildin injuring five people. this happened 8:00 this evening ,on barns avenue. one of the victims is a 62-year-old woman who was seriously hurt suffering burns on her body and face. officials say the fire started in the bedroom of a third floor apartment. it took firefighters 90 minutes to knock it out. >>> it came without warning, a man slashed across a face, walking down a sidewalk. it happened in the east village along sixth street. the victim is talking to news 4. y vills a is live with h s suspect just released. ray? >> reporter: sibila, anthony says he was walking to meet friends for dinner and out of nowhere, a suspect slashed him in the back and across the face. for much of the weekend the victim was with here at bellvue. just released tonight. now police are trying to catch up to that suspect. >> realizing i'm g ushing out blood. i'm tryingot to panic. >> reporter: an unexpected attack from an unknown su

. >> reporter: just after hearing screams, essex county district attorney speaks of 51-year-old ella set ben viet hose was in the states for several years. >> -- benavides who was in the states for several years. >> nice lady and tragedy. tragedy all around. >> reporter: authorities arrive at the home found benavides old det of self-inflicted stab wounds and he was the boyfriend until october. >> no history with the two individuals. no history at all. >> reporter: a murder-suicide they say. one catching many by surprise including the landlord. >> very nice lady. very nice woman. very hard working lady. >> reporter: but the phone call that led police hear heart breaking no it would be the last time family would hear her voice. and cleaning crews are now here at the home cleaning up from last night's crime. i can tell you we are told benavides lived here alone since her daughter moved out and married last fall. unfortunately everyone here is shocked at what happened. live in peabody nicole jacobs. >> thank you very much. >>> a police officer recovering this noon after being hit during

manchester and over the border near ashby and a couple flakes pushing offshore and clipping eastern essex county from gloucester back to plum island and either side of route 91. this is near springfield and palmer and then stretching back into northern connecticut. so a flurry or two is not out morning. otherwise the real feel is cold. we are in the single digits from worcester to lawrence. 11 in boston but, the wind won't be as strong today as it was yesterday. so i think it will make a difference in the afternoon. it won't feel as chilly through the course of the day. 14 is the air temperature in worcester and # 2 in boston and most of us are running in the teens and 20s so we have good couple snow showers. there's steadier snow back to the west but it's going lose a little steam as it comes overhead over the next several hours. a chance of a flurry or brief snow shower is in the forecast until the tail end of rush hour and then the sun breaks out. temperatures around or over 0 degrees this afternoon. tomorrow a quiet day but there's warmth trying to push in. so with that, means some clouds du

really essex county and parts of plymouth, but we' re going to watch this between now and 11:00. we will be updating that tonight as well and 11:00. let me break down what will be happening over the next seven days. first off tomorrow, snow showers, 28 degrees. tuesday, a cold wind out there. that wind is going to be roaring out of the west-northwest, 30 miles an hour. ices. they stay single digits are below zero. although it says 24 degrees, it will not feel that warm. wednesday is a little bit warmer but the wind is still strong. then we start to modify temperatures. friday into saturday, another system showing up. guess where it starts off? in florida. as it moves in, yes, there will it is still several days away. a lot of details have to be ironed out and we will be talking about it all week. in t the meantimehe, be careful driving around later on tonight or tomorrow morning where we can see slippery roads developing with no showers moving through. reid: thank you. a new satellite is on its way into orbit and it is going to help monitor the oceans. the space-x rocket blasted

massachusetts this is essentially nonevent a dusting of snow and one to three from far southern essex county including the city of boston and worcester and get to providence south shore back down to the south coast and we have three to six inches and those amounts held towards the lower end on the outer cape and nantucket with a little more wet sloppy snow and mixing that may occur. gusts coastal concerns and i will have all of it coming up in a couple minutes. >> all right thanks very much. >>> right now washington, d.c. under a state of emergency a snow starts to move into the area. 77 million people are in the path of the storm which could paralyze some areas. don champion reports. >> reporter: the national weather service says the snow and sleet that disrupted the morning commute in arkansas and north carolina could turn into one of the ten worst storms the east coast has ever seen. >> we see this as a major storm. >> reporter: washington, d.c. mayor's says her town is expected to get the brunt of the weather. conditions not experienced in 90 years. there could be up to 3 feet of snow by

. >>> once firefighters were sure all 10 of the people escaped it took people from several essex county departments to get the fire under control. sprays from the hoses freezing on contact, one slip and hurt his back, another treated for but among the smoke one small miracle. raul's cat found two hours later, reunited serving as a warming center. you lost your apartment but your cat is . >> yeah now i'm happy. >> they left with only the clothes they had been sleeping in but they are grateful. >> blessed, i'm alive, breathing, that's a good thing. >> right now fire crews still working to determine what ignited those flames at this point it is not clear whether the building that burned whether it will have to come down, cbs 2 news. >>> power ball fever is sweeping the tristate area the massive jackpot is $1.5 million, odds of winning aren't great, as andrea grimes find out, that is not stopping this 7-eleven. >> 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. >> they cannot print power ball tickets fast enough. principal peggy knows exactly what she'll do if she strikes it rich in tonight's drawing. >>> everybody says, w

the storm in rain so we are looking at coating to a slushy inch from the 128 corridor parts of essex county here the sea coast and reaching back into worcester county. that's where we pick up a chance of one to three. so plow operators might have to go out tomorrow morning towardsmidday and the best chance into new hampshire the biggest totals north of concord. wind gusts the strongest across the cape. 40 to 50 miles per hour and gusty winds as well all along the shoreline. and inland breezy and not causing significant issues. in fact no one should see power outages or downed trees. for the patriots game out early in the morning, it will be raining at a good clip a chilly rainfall and pretty gusty also. but by 2:00 we are dry and most of the tailgate looks dry and chilly and breezy in the 30s and falling down through the 30s as that game goes on. but it's all dry and during the 20 2/5 miles per hour out of the west. high temperatures in the 30s west of 128 tomorrow. 40s south and east mildest temps chosest to the storm sit -- closest to the storm sent he. if it's not patriots that has the i

they were preparing to leave for the essex county relay championship when the coach spotted flames fromath the bus. they escaped through an emergency exit. the bus was engulfed in those flames just seconds later. some of the team's gear was destroyed in the fire but they still made to it compete in that relay on sunday. >> uniforms sharing spikes while they were running. one kid ran the 200 then took his shoes off and gave it to another kid and he will to finish the race with somebody else shoes. >> the team finished seventh in the county. no word on what caused the fire. >> time for your first look at business. at the big board u.s.a. today reports rental rates could rise 4.1 percent this year. part of the problem a labor shortage preventing the construction of new complexes. rent in the 100 largest metro areas has risen by 22.5 percent over the last six years. >>> general motors investing half a billion dollars in ride sharing company lyft. the automaker is positioning itself for a possible future where people don't buy their own cars every five or six years, they would share them ins

where we see some of the wet snow it's coating to a/y inch basically right around 128 and into essex county and sea coast and working towards worcester. worcester north and west at chance to have one to three inches of of wet snowfall and bigger totals from concord northward and we will track the winds eastern right now. but tomorrow morning, start to get strong gusts out of the northeast. the south shore cape and island and the peak gusts maybe a couple up to 50 most are 35 to 45 and should not cause damage and a breezy afternoon. but the winds not a big part of the storm and no coastal flooding. so most of the travel impact is focused on the morning. by noon, starting to go down and certainly no issues as we head through the afternoon. how about the patriots. if you are out there early we have heavy rainfall through the morning. and ends around noon or 1 p.m. and at 2 we are looking at drying conditions for the tailgate and we are in the 30s and it will be breezy outside but not windy enough to cause big issues and temps chilly outside 128 tomorrow. milder air toward the south and east an

. >> the essex county prosecutor's office says it is aware of building code 2015. but it is unclear whether the violation led to the fire. the church has canceled sunday services. >>> investigators are calling a deadly fire in bed-stuy brooklyn suspicious. one person was killed in the fire that broke out around 3 p.m. today in a brownstone on jefferson avenue. the fdny says it's unusual that the fire started on the stairs between the second and third floors. the flames then spread up to the fourth floor. according to a neighbor, a brother of the man who was killed tried to save him. >> he tried to help his brother get out and he couldn't. the fire was so intense that he had to let go. he had to get out. >> once firefighter had minor -- one firefighter had minor injuries. the cause is under investigation. >>> a malfunctioning elevator leads to tragedy in the final moments of 2015. it crushed a man's tried helping fellow passengers who became trapped inside a car. cbs 2's hazel sanchez has the story from the lower east side. >> reporter: she says steven brown is her

he was inside of that van for more than two hours when the essex county transport officers. the sheriff's pokes person told us they performed cpr but dup died. nbc is pulling the plug on aailation with channel 7. whgh has been home of the nbc programming for more than 20 years but nbc wants to own and operate its own station moving programming to wneu-tv, a mau hampshire station that currently broadcast telemundo. viewers then boston area would have to adjust a new channel number to foon the favorite shows? >> we have to make sure that the today show and jimmy fall on and football continues to be on free over the air television, not just on this station, but on every station. ed: whgh owner will fight nbc in courtp ap switchover will take police a year from now in january 2017. ed: next on wcvb newscenter 5: >> a secret service agent ed: a secret service agent, months away from getting married, severely hurt in a ed: new at 11:00, the fiance of a secret service agent speaks out for the first time about his long recovery ahead. garrett fitzgerald's life changed instantly duri

despite the behavior, essex county told the -- told us the principle will not face criminal charges. jonathan blodgett said in not charging mr. edward rozmiarek, the das office does not suggest his activity was appropriate. but it does not cross the criminal line. the superintendent describes far worse than the hazing incident that resulted in the forfeit -- in the football team forfeiting a game. the superintendent delivered this no trespassing order on all school district property. >>> we are following a developing story out of kingston where fire badly damaged an italian restaurant with customers inside at the time. the good news is everyone made it out safely. the fire broke out at carmel was -- carmella's. no injuries and so far, no cause. >>> on the rat 11:00, desperate call for help from firefighters trapped in a burning building. >> i heard him panting on the window to break it. >> now, the lifesaving rescue with seconds to spare. all three of those men made it out alive thanks to fellow >> reporter: police made the call that the whole house had to be demolished and wrecking

jorge: well, tonight, the essex county district attorney says "as repug nants a the conduct was it does not cross the criminal line. "the police report is shocking. former swampscott high school forced to resign. rozmiarek engaged in inappropriate conduct through the computer. a female adult decoy posing as 13 year old girl from orange do in, knocke, in internet chat room when contacted by rozmiarek who identified himself as ed, a 51-year-old high school principal married with 11-year-old daughter themle cha chats continue from november to december last year. the decoy stating the mess ams were come meatily inappropriate for anyone to have with 13-year-old girl. police were able to chase the on-line ac of toy rozmiarek's computer at swampscott high. investigators claim that disgraced principal initiates all conversations regarding anything sexual in nature. most too graphic to repeat. he often asks if she thinks about sex and makes multiple inquiries about the bra size and when the police confronted him doing this, baits is exciting. tonight, we could reach the former principal for comm

the the suit claims joshua pearl stein of living ton, essex county suffered injuries that harmed the quality of his life when the train 188 jumped the tracks last may. the authorities say that train was traveling more than 100 miles an hour. eight people were killed and more than 200 others were hurt. crash remains under investigation. >>> today marks one year since the the partial roof collapse injured shoppers at a lulu lemon store in center city. one of the victims is now filing a lawsuit against owners of the adjacent property. the lawyers for 28 year-old allison friedman, the the most seriously injured victim, say that she was crushed by parts of the the stores roof and falling debris from the adjoining office building. the she's set to have spinal fusion surgery today. >>> federal offices in washington d.c. will finally open to take but with a three hour delay. offices have been closed since the record snowstorm over the weekend. many streets just like here remain buried in snow. resident are taken to twitter using hashtag snow stuck, and those side streets here still need to g

the suit claims joshua pearl stein of livingston essex county suffered injuries that quote harmed the quality of his life. when train 188 jumped the tracks last may. authorities say that train was traveling more than 100 miles an hour, at the time, eight people were killed more than two hundred were hurt. >>> tomorrow will be one year since shoppers at lulu lemon in center city were injured during a partial roof collapse. one of the victims is filing a lawsuit against the owners of the adjacent property. the lawyers for allison friedman, the most seriously injured victim, said she was crushed by parts of the store caving in and falling debris from the adjoining office building. she's set to have major spinal fusion surgery for tomorrow. >>> as we continue tonight a class pet in new jersey has become a social media sensation. >>> coming up next on "eyewitness news" at 6:00 meet lizard who was brought back to life after he was found near death in a kind gar even student's salad. >>> talk about how this weekend's snowstorm turned one philadelphia man into an instant millionaire. kate? >>