this is controversial. >> i guess she can't hear you at this moment as we look at governor charlie baker, of course, who after eight years as democrat was governor in massachusetts. >> yes, i lost you there for a second. >> we will let vanessa there, governor baker getting up to the roster. a question quickly on charter schools. the cap on charter schools, but this is pretty controversial. >> it absolutely has been. the governor has long maintained he only wants to do this in low performing districts and he thinks that is going to be a compromise. that will be controversial with a democratically controlled legislature it is possible he may have more support in the house, but it will be a problem for him. we'll have to see how it all plays out. the governor is set to release his budget next week. and so this will be a look, a glimpse at what we can expect where he wants to direct the funding and where he wants the purse strings to go. >> governor baker and myself and all 200 members of the great and general court, we welcome you to this historic chamber and con congratulate first year as

governor charlie baker has declared a state of emergency and has vowed to change the way massachusetts treats and thinks janet wu brought us this report. janet: the governor' s announcement began with janice mcgrory, who lost her daughter four years ago. >> she never took that first still thinking in a very short period of time she would be shooting heroin. she did not know about addiction. i did not know about the dangers of description drugs. janet: governor baker' s task force recommends $35 billion in funding for the fiscal year, including prescription monitoring by pharmacists and adding 100 treatment beds by this time next year. >> opioid likelihood of our children, siblings, relatives, and friends one person at a time. janet: massachusetts has a record of 6600 overdose deaths from opioids, 1000 just the start of 2015. health care providers as well as teachers, and athletes have to be educated. prescribers who continue to unlawfully over-prescribed opioids in the state. we will work to investigate and end the practices. >> have doctors been overprotected by the system? >> it is p

. >>> the opiate epidemic, the mbta and charter schools just some of the topics addressed by governor baker tonight during his first state of the commonwealth address. sharman sacchetti is at the state house tonight with the highlights. >> as we end our first term, some of you elemented how boring we are, and i must admit that makes me smile. >> reporter: and bore something how governor charlie baker likes created as dull, but a doer. >> no fights, no yelling. no partisan scrum. >> reporter: he loaded his bipartisan handling of the mbta's trouble creating a fiscal patrol board and reforming dcf, also making changes to the registry and for his agenda this year, signing an ownershipuate bill. >> let's get it done and not rest until we do. >> reporter: the governor also plans to invest $75 million in vocational technical schools. >> these schools are a pathway to a bright future. the skills they teach are widely in demand, and many of them are already well plugged into the job creators of their communities. >> reporter: governor baker is promising not to raise taxes or fees. he wants to return

lival gillette ed, trey daerr, 7 news playoffs or the perfect time to place your bets in fact governor baker getting in on a little friendly wager with the governor of missouri. there is some sweet in intemperaturesives on the line here. let's get to dan hausle down at gillette tonight with some details. . involved. governor baker looking for a patriots win not only like any fan just because he wants the hometown team to win but now he has something on the line and he is hoping that this is kind of icing on the cake. governor baker putting some sweet treats where his mouth is betting cup cakes from the coffee cup bakery in springfield against the missouri governor st. louis ribs. the governor says he road those same cup cakes to three wins on the pats road to the super bowl last year. >>> i think the fact that it's a boston cream pie cupcake from springfieldmeans i get to pretty much cover my bases from one end of the commonwealth to the other. >>> fans have their own reasons to be fired up, predicting a win edelman coming back. that's bride ooh's favorite weapon besides gronk so we'll see i

. >>> tonight governor baker will give the first state of the state address. topics are expected to include the bipartisan efforts from the past year like overhalls of thembta, department of children and families and rmv. governor baker plans to detail lets of his budget propose -- elements of his budget proposal that will be released next week. you can watch the state of the commonwealth on wbz starting at 7:30. >>> right now another roller coaster for wall street. let's look live at the big bort. board and see the dow up 258 points which is some good news. this comes after some huge sell offs yesterday which had the dow down at one point over 500 dollars. it did rebound a little bit so up around 260 this noontime is good news from the new york stock exchange. >> thank you for being with us this noon. >>> coming up, deflategate part 2. state police were rushing footballs and air pressure gauges to gillette. >> also ahead, combating distracted driving. the new rules being considered right here in massachusetts and >> and still ahead, a real lifelong fan. meet

ed: it is the governor of massachusetts -- charlie baker is not picked anyone. last, most new hampshire voters will likely pay more attention to the patriots today than politics. last september, republican candidate marco rubio released a predicted the super bowl winner. which team did florida senator marco rubio picked to win the super bowl. ed: --mr. scala: i think he picked the patriots. ed: he takes the dolphins. sen. rubio: my superbowl pick is the same one i've made for 40 years, the miami dolphins. janet: the only questions you missed had to do with we' one. hillary clinton -- what is her she won at the last minute in 2008, and thought she had this election under control. what is she doing wrong? mr. scala: i do not know what she is doing wrong, but sanders is doing something right. he is appealing to new hampshire democrats of all different kinds. he is appealing to upscale, progressive voters who live in college towns like hanover, dartmouth college, but he is also appealing to working class, a high school education. clinton, i think, is having real pro

reporter: both governor baker and mayor marty walsh say king' s message is an important part of boston' s history. >> he was educated in the city, he preached in the city , he protested in the city on boston commons. >> things change but they universal notion of what his message was about is with us forever. reporter: this service project is organized by st. peter' s episcopal church on the south end, one of many service projects organized by religious groups and nonprofits across new england. if you would like to learn more about the history of mlk day, emily: the search for answers right now after a grim discovery in waltham. a couple found dead inside their home. police are treating it as a murder suicide. they were called saturday night for a well-being check. they -- a dorchester man is recovering after being shot by a man inside his home. boston police are searching for that suspect right now. the 30-year-old man was taken to survive. police hope surveillance video will provide some lead. it is seeming likely that dzhokhar tsarnaev will face security guard. that he be tomorrow, w

janet wu is live at the statehouse. ready for the big night, when governor baker walks into the chamber tonight, about an hour and a half from now, he would have to that podium and will spend a lot of time thinking the folks throughout the commonwealth for what he will say is a very successful first year. he will also have a laundry list of things to do and the question is where he wants to protect their dollars with a budget already ballooning. you will hear a lot about his top priorities tonight, expanding the energy supply, stopping the addiction epidemic, and improving education. but it will also claim bragging dirk' s first year in office. there is the ged which may mean an influx of more startups eager to work with the giant in the seaport district. the commonwealth. the fact that we have some on education, graduation rates today. >> the dropout rate is lower decades and graduation rates are up nine years in a row. but democratic leaders as cap he will continue the progress. >> i' d love to hear how in an era of constrained revenue we are going to create a path forward to meet our

. >>> governor baker will give the first state of the state address tonight and says that there will be a lot of positives in it. bakers says many of the topics will be one he spokes on before like the opioid addiction crisis but he will highlight bipartisan efforts like overhalls for the t and department of children and families and the rmve plans to detail elements of his -- he shall railroad-- rme. he plans to detail elements of his plans. you can watch it here starting at 7:30. >>> ahead on wbz this morning the first death proof car. >> a auto make are's promise. >> and safety on the slopes. the steps a local mountain is chair lift. wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place where wall street banks my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. join the fight >>> well doll back. 4:-- welcome back. 4:43. the automaker promising a

>>> good even welcome to wbz special coverage many massachusetts governor charlie baker state of the commonwealth address i am david wade. >> i am lisa hughes. the governor will deliver the first state of the commonwealth speech but it feels like he's been in the corner office much longer. jon keller joins us tonight what do we expect in the speech. >> reporter: good evening to both of you. and good evening to the viewers. expect a love fest. or close to a love fest as beacon hill gets. keep in mind even though he's republican, charlie baker is one of them. he is a fixture on beacon hill governor is a looky and rom any and they know him and he caters to them and he flatters them and communicates with them and the contrast between his relations with key legislative leaders and many of the rank and file and that of former governor patrick who had no prior beacon hill experience and never got beyond the chilly stage with many of the people couldn't be morestriking and it's the fuel that propelled what's generally acknowledged as successful first year for the new governor. >> and jon over

e governor baker spoke about dr. king's work and the legacy he left behind. >>> dr. king was an optimist. always believing that this of it. in his work, the word for which he was shot and killed, made this nation better. much better. but much remains to be done. >> anchor: mayor marty walsh spoke at the beck taft and attended a null of events in day. a reminder that tomorrow is the mayor's annual state of the city address. mayor marty walsh will begin his remarks at 7:30. 7 news has you covered. we take you live on 7 nbc that all starts at 7:30 tomorrow night . >> anchor: ahead on 7 news, a playoff present. a birthday dream come true for a patriots fan. why it could not have come at a better time . >>> at 4:30 caught on camera, another space robert make a spectacular landing . >> anchor: on 7 news at 5:00 what basketball player targeted >> anchor: a birthday surprise for a pats fan in rhode island. jerry shy getting to take in saturday's game at gillette of now he suffers from a condition that will cause her to lose

he met with governor baker yesterday for what aides would call a friendly talk. wahl berk has been in town to -- wahlberg has about in -- movie. the boston police officer at finish line and played a key role in the hunt for tsarnaev brothers. >>> on your thursday morning hook, line and sinker. >> the penalty a star on wicked tuna is facing following a guilty plea. >> plus this could be a huge change for the college admissions process. the reforels being pushed by >>> welcome back. 6:24 on your thursday morning water cries he is in flint michigan keeps getting worse. governor rick snyder is the target of class action lawsuits amid a financial emergency the state switched flint's water resource to save money. residents quickly complained about the taste and look of the water. the suits claim experts told officials the water was highly corrode and full of lead but nothing was done. >>> star in the reality show wicked tuna has pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges. paul hebert of gloucester was charged last summer with accepting 400,000 dollars of government benefi

governor baker making a truly unique bet. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... and worked with liberal to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to vote against it. he supported his own dream act just another washington politician you can't trust. jeb bush. he's a leader, so you always know where he stands. is responsible for the hey- small business owners, when you want fast internet that won't slow your business down, you need fios. but why ? well, fios is the 100% fiber optic network, with 99.9% network reliability, and the fastest wi-fi available. so your business can get things all from verizon - highest in customer satisfaction and phone bundle for $99.99 a month. or upgrade to 50 meg internet and phone for a few dollars more and get $250 back. get out of the past. get fios. >> anchor: right now at 4:30 the government center parring garage set to make a makeover but not everyone is excited >> anchor: the boston redevelopment authority approve the first phase of the renovation. byron barnett repo

governor charlie baker less than a half-hour away from giving his first state of the commonwealth address. here are 5 things you need to know about the speech. the governor will talk about the challenges he faced right out of the gate, including a big budget deficit and last winter' s t failures. he will also look ahead, focusing on three key areas, meeting future engery needs. tackling the opioid crisis. and expanding charter schools. newscenter 5' s janet wu is live at the state house. governor baker has spent a good chunk of his political capital this first year dealing with weather related problems, and with fixing the troubled dcf agency. fair to say he now wants to stop putting out fires and put his agenda on the table? reporter: yes, he has a couple things on his list that he has not been able to put front and center. one of them is harnessing and growing energy resources, not just solar, but hydro and wind. system. something needs to be done and they are looking for a solution for all of that. and he is facing a $1 billion budget gap. how does he do this? today. reporter: when you

governor baker: i will stand with my former colleagues when their clinical judgment is being improperly maligned, but not this time. prescribers in massachusetts and casual about the addictive consequences of this medication. erika: baker also discussed the ailing mta. democrats say they had hoped to hit more on -- hoped to hear more on gun violence and his spending plan which will be announced next week. draftkings is expect it to announce it will adopt some of the consumer protection rules proposed by the attorney general. it includes publicly identifying experienced players and banning software that lets people quickly into hundreds of daily fantasy sports lineups. the boston-based website is not in favor of other ideas like a minimum age for players or monthly limit on spending. a new proposal to keep rideshare customers safe. there have been growing calls to fingerprint uber and lyft drivers. they say it would help keep driver' s. they also want background checks done drivers safe. this woman jumped into an uber customer who did order that rides darted recording -- the customer who

emily: right now, governor charlie baker is getting ready of the commonwealth address. newscenter 5' s janet wu is live at the state house where she s speech, janet? janet: governor baker is prepping for his very first state of the state and knows that tone as well as content are important. he made only one public stop today, speaking to a group of few hints about what his priorities or 2016 would be. as a republican governor working with the democratic legislature, his very first thank you will go to them. some things that are very important to us that we have talked about with respect to energy and addiction and education, and i also think we speak at the same time to the massachusetts, and to make our case for them about the things we plan to focus on. janet: would you say this first year was a good year for you? >> i care more about whether it was a good year for the home -- commonwealth. janet: baker will talk about the economic stability that massachusetts has seen during his first year as governor. reporting live from the statehouse, janet wu, wcvb. emily: you ca

. >> governor baker made a friendly bet with the governor of missouri. baker is wagering boston cream pie cupcakes if the chiefs lose. missouri governor will send barbeque. both agree the winnings will go to a local food pantry. by the way they are not the only ones wagering on game day. we made a friendly bet with the cbs morning team in kansas city and we will show you that coming up in 15 minutes. >> it's good. >> it's really good. >>> top stories and traffic are straight ahead right here on wbz this morning. >> the news at 5 starts right now. >> right now at 5, new concerns this morning for patriots fans. another injury for rob gronkowski. y he was not on the -- yes wasn't on the practice field yesterday. >> i made a pretty stupid mistake this weekend. >> plus an apology from chandler jones. how the team is dealing with tomorrow's playoff shoown

identified some of the students involved and are looking to speak with them about >> kim: governor charlie baker making his first state of the state address tonight. he spoke about his plans on everything from fixing the "t" to the opioid crisis. statehouse. >> reporter: the governor did not sugar coat anything, and said this was a difficult time and he did institute some reforms there is much more to be done. >> don't be surprised when you gets surprised. >> reporter: that hoy us he summed of 2015, full of surprises. nine feet of snow later we had a transits system in serious trouble. >> reporter: the chief fail tour deliver was a crisis and reforming the system became an immediate priority. then he turned to the troubled department of children and family services. >> the children served by dcf are like everybody else's kids except they are among the most vulnerable. >> reporter: he admitted the department was a mess with disappearances and neglect and one that baker says he and his administration are working on. he is also pushing for her help for people addicted to opioids and heroin. >> trag

governor baker's remarks fan at 7:30. watch his speech right here on 7 nbc. >> jadiann: ahead on 7 news showing strong support. a girl who lost her family in a fire getting a whole lot of love from people >> ryan: a little boy in rhode island becoming famous fast. how his fan base is relying his message to the entire world. >> jadiann: a narrow escape. a cab in quincy goes up in flames. the close call for passengers and the whole thing is caught on camera. >> ryan: taking charge, it has been 25 years since bob kraft took ownership of the patriots. we'll take a look at how he turned the team into a powerful brand. that is all coming up here on 7 news. >> kris: we have an emotional story of resilience. you will meet a teen who overcame adversity in order to give back to others. we'll be taking you to today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way the

a lot of those states came to our aid in a big way last winter. >> governor baker says this state is his first priority. so extra help will only be sent safe here. >> if you're planning on taking the t today be aware there are changes happening on the red line but not due to the snow. busses are replaces all trains between kendall and park street monday. the change is happening so crew cs work on the long fellow bridge rehab project. meantime, reports of car crashes pouring in tonight as snow falls across the region. this one happening this morning in connecticut. as you can see a bus slid down a hill and took out a utility pole. eight people were on board at that time. one was rushed to the hospital with internal injuries. >> had some kind of a current underneath. one area may be five inches thick. you could have something two feet away that could be two inches thick. >> as the temperatures continue to fall, first responders are around frozen ponds and lake. the consequences of falling through the ice can be deadly. officials say even though the ice may seem thick, it's often not. t

. >> and boring is how governor baker likes it, sticking to the doer. partisan scrum. >> reporter: he loaded his bipartisan handling, creating the fiscal control board and reforming the ccs and signing an opiate bill. >> let's get this done and not rest until we do. invest $75 million in vocational technical schools. these schools are a pathway to a bright future. the skills they teach are widely in demand and many of them are already well put into the job creator and their community. >> reporter: governor baker is promising not to raise taxes or fees, he wants to return the film's tax credit to his original structure and move the money toward affordable housing and lift the cap on charity schools, something that could potentially set up a battle. >> patients want their kids to have a shot, a better shot than the one they had and they see it right in front of them but can't make it happen. >> still if there's any disagreement, neither the house speaker nor the senate president are showing their hands. we caught up with them after the address. >> i think you have to give every child th

emily: the opioid crisis in massachusetts is expected to be one of the issues governor baker talks about in his first state of the commonwealth address tonight. and new numbers are shedding new light on the epidemic. 57% of those who died of overdoses last year which one he five years old to -- were 25 years old to 44 years old. 83% were white or non-hispanic. and most of them three quarters were men. it' s the first time we' ve seen a real demographic breakdown of you can watch the governor' s tonight right here on channel 5 or streaming live on our wcvb mobile news apps. right after newscenter 5 at 7:00. randy: a narrow escape in quincy, as a taxi cab explodes this morning, we' re hearing from the man who watched it all unfold. that was one of six explosions john mcdonald heard and captured on his cell phone yesterday, as he stood on his balcony along school street. the cab driver and passenger had already gotten out but were still too close to the flames. that' s when mcdonald says the taxi driver jumped into action and save them both. >> he picked her up and moved her away from the s

. >>> plus the reason governor charlie baker wants to launch an ethics investigation against a local state senator. >>> and a 4-year-old girl alive tonight thanks to a boston hear from that h you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. if you work 40 hours a week in america, you should not live in poverty. i'm bernie sanders, governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which governor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >>> we are learning more tonight about the bomber and the victims in a suicide attack at a tourist site in turkey. at least ten pe

new this morning governor baker is slashing the budget. antoinette: the cuts being made and how much is being saved. and the investigation wrapping up after an explosion in north andover. what the bomb squad removed from the scene. doug: starting sunday morning there are even more chances to catch the weekend eyeopener team. join the whole crew from 5:00 to 7:00 followed by g.m.a. then another round of the eyeopener from 8:00 to 9:00. followed by "this week" with george stephanopoulos. and if you sleep in, catch the "eyeopener" team for one last round at 10:00 a.m. we should be wired up with caffeine like you cannot believe. >> this is an editorial by wcvb-tv channel 5 president and general manager bill fine. bill fine: open, transparent of our successful democracy but apparently often more preached than practiced in the commonwealth. you want to know where your tax dollars are spent and how government's business is conducted. journalists ask the questions and get answers for you, if they can. accessing public records, however, is a hit-or

. >> gene: 20 minutes governor baker joins us in studio. we will talk about his first year on the job and the state of the commonwealth right now. >> sara: plus, he has been missing from practice and reason to worry. can understand about gronkowski's health ahead of new >>> complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. >> gene: good morning, everybody, on friday morning, january 15th, or as many of us are thinking, day before the patriots big playoff game, i'm gene lavanchy. >> sara: i'm sara underwood. update on concerns involving a couple of key players in just a few minutes, but right now fox25 meetingologist shiri spear is in the storm tracker weather center and tracking rain with snow and >> shiri: coming up from here, mississippi, coast today and tomorrow and we don't have the clouds like we do this morning, going to be rain, ice out there now, starting off tremendous in the 20s, boston at 28 , worcester 25 keene 23 and take the lower 20s any day over the teens, and we have actually got 20s with

. >>> governor charlie baker is calling into an investigation into a bay state lawmaker over dry cleaning. state senator brian joyce is a democrat from milton and accused of receiving tens of thousands of free dry-cleaning from a business in randolph. advantage of his father's offer advantage of his father's offer. governor baker says the ethics committee needs to look into that. >> unusual for this type of a situation to exist between an elected official and private citizens dan dman a statement, the joyce, the attorney, said he provided legal services to a small businessman who could not afford to pay for him. he said that the price of the legal services far exceeded any dry cleaning he was offered. >>> and the boston bruins has dropped four of five to start the new year. the bs are back in objection tonight, and the black and gold are in philly to face the flyers. >>> a drajic loss off the court for celtics coach brad stevens. andrew smith one of his former players at butler died yesterday from butler. stevens and smith were close. the coach missed a game so he could be with smith and

. >> brandon: and governor charlie baker made a bet with the give of mississippi. so you have boston cream pie cupcakes against st. louis ribs. governor baker said, "i rode those cup cables all the way to a super bowl last year." outside gillette stadium, brandon gunnoe, 7news night team. >> kim: stay with 7news on air and online leading out to and after the game. go to whdh.com for a recap after the final whistle. >> adam: stocks plunging on wall street. the dow down 3890 points to end the day at 15,988. the nasdaq dropping nearly 127 points to finish at 4488. today wrapped up the worst for the market. >> kim: new rulings out in the marathon bombing trial today. a judge rejecting a bid for a new trial for convicted boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. this decision comes as a jung ordered tsarnaev the pay more than $100 million to the victims of the bombings. it's unlikely he'll ever be able to pay $100 million. but he'll have to keep paying whatever money he has for the foreseeable future. >> adam: we're following breaking news in africa. al qaeda militants

. >>> tonight, governor charlie baker will give his first state of the state address. baker is planning to highlight accomplishments from his first year in office and look ahead to issues he considers critical to the state of massachusetts. governor baker was live on the myfoxboston.com just last week and says tonight's address will have a big focus on the opioid crisis in the state. you can watch the state of the commonwealth live right here on fox25 tonight at 7:30. >>> a local woman says she is grateful that a new england patriot showed up just seconds after she was involved in a violent crash. linebacker darius fleming was on his way home from practice when he saw an accident on route 1 in walpole. this driver who wishes to remain anonymous said she rear-ended the car in front of her. her car shut down and she couldn't open the door locks as the engine started smoking. seconds later smashed one of the car's windows so she could get out. >> started kicking it. kicking it with my right leg. i didn't know if it would break right away. >> helped me to get out of the ve

governor baker is putting up some boston cream pie cupcakes from koffee kup bakery in springfield, recently named the state's official cupcake. missouri governor jay nixon is wagering ribs from gates bbq in kansas city. i hear those are delicious, by the way. both governors have agreed to donate the winnings to a local food pantry of their choice. even though only one team can advance in the play-offs, it sounds like a real win-win situation especially for people in need. doug, twoib, mike, back to you. i'm already getting hungry. antoinette: cup cakes. barbecue. doug: raincoats. oh, my goodness. will that be like for the tailgating. mike: tailgating, yeah. antoinette: people get out there li 9:00 in the morning. mike: they're actual arriving now. if you're driving out there this morning, not only do you have rain but you have fog out there. a patchy fog out there. let me show you the visibility. boy, this is a look like what i went through last sunday as i recall. we had the fog in the morning. we had rain and mix going on. looks like this will improve rapidly though as we head toward but

governor baker presenting jeff curtis standing at the finish line as a spectator with friends. he quickly jumped into action to help the seriously wounded. >> when they went off you know so i guess we did it together it was a great thing. >> reporter: curtis served in afghanistan but said he never expected his training to kick in here at home. >>> boston's major sports teams are backing a proposal to ban discrimination against transgender people the patriots, reds, celtics and bruins have all confirm the support for a bill that calls for equal access to bathrooms in public places. the red sox have already announced their support. this is a possible viehe for for governor baker. >>> uber is cutting fare prices it's all a bid to stimulate business as tries to beat the winter slump. in some cities this is the third straight year uber has dropped prices at the start of the new year. the amount of the discount will vary by city. those price cuts went into effect over the weekend. >>> first the cold air is in place temperatures dropping into the 20s will drop through the teens overni

two other brakes happened on the red line and fox25 asked governor baker what changed since then and he is what he said. >> they are pretty much out almost everyday inspecting various places around the system. >> sounds like nothing different is happening. >> you mean beyond the work we did last winter. tons different gone on this year >> catherine: "t" has been touting 83 million-dollar resiliency plan with deicing and inspections as well and i have been keeping an eye on them all spotted was sent out two minutes ago, minor westbound delay near disabled train near arlington and disabled train but nothing like we saw last winter. commuters are keeping fingers crossed and hoping that will be the case, that happened, fox 25 news. >> julie: not everyone is upset about the winter blast hitting us this morning. michael henrich is live in melrose with some businesses that are welcoming the cold. michael? >> michael: there are a handful of them, including this locally owned display in melrose they have sleds, they have snowblowers here and big ticket item owner told me more than hour ago in

which is less than the 72 hour hold governor baker was pushing for. >>> drug smugglers get reative. board -- get creative. a shipment of marijuana was busted head hidden in vegetables nearly 3,000 packages of marijuana were hidden among real carrots. they were headed into the u united states from mexico and the conphysical kuwaited -- confiscated drugs would be worthhalf a million dollars on the streets. >>> if you use the eos lip balm it's the senter's of class action law siew. some customerssay they had rashs and bleeding and blistering. the product is sold in egg shaped pods. kim kardashian is among the brand ambassadors. the company says the products are safe and the lawsuit is without merit. >>> chipotle is trying to win back customers by giving away more free food. year's highs. sales are way down after e.coli and nor row virus outbreaks including one in boston. they will double the amount of free food it gives away to get customers back in the door. >>> 6:25 right now. hospitals in ten states including massachusetts have seen infections linked to contaminated medical scopes i

trying to potential problem this year as it was last year, which has been is there any way that governor baker can make a convincing case to raise fares in 2016? jim: thisjim: matters if he is democrat or republican. look, you need to raise fares to raise revenue. ed: the crisis is serious and dcf crisis is serious, but the t has to be frustrating. janet: welcome to the nfl. if they can perform this winter, then he can make the case that we were able to do this. ed: 70 degrees. janet: let' s see what happens this winter, if it goes ok then they can make the case that we can make this debtor with more revenue. patrick: i have seen his membership card, he is i think any reform to a system that is in badly as need of repair as this is, is a good thing. i believe charlie baker is the guy to fix it. he is making much-needed reforms and we will see what happens. ed: a new year is almost upon us, and so is a presidential election, we are asking for predictions and more. who do you think it' s the republican nomination? >> donald trump. >> marco rubio or ted cruz. ed: what you think the odds are it do

more of that in the next hour. lighter here massachusetts governor charlie baker in missouri governor jay nixon made a really bipartisan bet on the outcome of the chiefs went promises to send boston cream pie cupcakes with coffee cup bakery in springfield at the pats when nixon promised to send some barbecue to the hub ribs from the famous gate barbecue. there is breaking his right now from west boylston where the school district sent a letter to parents. the letter reads quote the west boylston public schools is cooperating with the west boylston police department the worcester county district attorney's office to investigate an allegation proper behavior by a teacher towards a student at the west boylston high school. at the present time this is an active police investigation. the teacher has been removed from the school will have no further contact with any students. the crew headed to westminster this case is as we learn new information. >> another bitterly cold january day the sun to come out but did not want things up very much. tonight were looking ahead to a storm that's comin

a $120 million grant and benefit package, in addition to $25 million of property tax relief, governor baker is already calling it, quote, a huge win for the city and the state. but added more could be on the >> i'm sure there will be other companies that were probably not even thinking about that and then will start taking a look at this. >> g.e. says in a statement the boston area has a diverse technologically fluid workforce that fits with their aspirations. >>> new at 10:00, police say they want to talk to this man in the surveillance video about a car break-in at dunkin' donuts about a week ago. there's also some video of him driving a car from the store. call police if you think you know who this person is. >>> a man released on $5,000 bail tonight in connection with a dog abuse case. he is accused in connection with the discovery of two dead puppies last year. police say donathon and another man were breeding these dogs and sell them for $1,000 each. court duties say the men were scissors and duct tape. >> they would use a sharpee to draw a line where to cut on the ears. >> donathon's

so, governor baker and mayor walsh partners in the successful drive to convince general electric to move its corporate headquarters here consider yourself patted. it's an especially sweet victory because when it comes to attracting new investment our state struggle with the reputation as an expensive place to do business. antibusiness losers was played by connecticut which raised corporate taxes over ge's objections and further alienated the suits with a slide show pitch that used a picture of an airplane engine built by one of ge's competitors. oops. that's what you get when you put yankee fans in charge. so ge will be moving here soon. presumably bringing most of their 800 employees with them. unfortunately, we also learned yesterday that the company is shutting its valve factory in avon send 3-g00 blue collar jobs to florida instead. the polls say over time the presence here will promote job creation of the blue and white collar variety. they better be right. it's swell for ge for executives to come afro -- come and overpay for housing boost tax revenues and overtip in restaurants but

. >> governor charlie baker stop by the fox25 studio today to answer tough questions. he tells us will be focusing on what the limit is for state of the commonwealth also a topic he wants to tackle that he says a lot of people just aren't talking about. we'll share that with you ahead at six. >> a teacher removed from a local school after allegations there' s a place online where you always get more than you pay for. tjmaxx.com brands you love, at prices that work for you... anytime. maxx life! >>> tracking and weather alert is a nor'easter mixed approach to area. is expected to create some dangerous conditions including some freezing rain and ice trend fighting updating his full forecast right now will have it for you in just two minutes. >> take a look at these pictures here a local mom tells 25 the driver smashed her minivan kept going. you can see all the damage here. the mom admits she's concerned the man behind the wheel is nowhere to be found. >> reporter: this mother of face on camera but she speaking out against a terrifying experience to warn other drivers. s

you are opposed to adding more charter schools but this is one of governor baker' s big initiatives. he will like to increase the number across the state. mayor walsh increases support as well. are you going against the inevitable political currents? michelle: conversation needs to be broader than just are you for or against charters? i have seen amazing things happen in some schools. my concern, and that i here from funding. when we have classrooms in our system that rely on parents to raise $50,000 to fund basic supplies, then we see state aid due to try to reimbursement fall , it is not serving the vast majority. janet: you do not think it should be raised? re obviously prepared for climate change. does this mean you want more stringent mandates on new growth business and residential? michelle: i think there are a number of ways that we as a city can take action. it is a global issue. number one is thinking of resiliency and how we prepare. our chief of environment , they boston is ahead of the curve, should we be hit by a superstorm or severe weather situation. and, we can talk a

the bill does not allow doctors to commit patients to involuntary drug treatment as outlined in governor baker' s proposal. his plan also called for limiting prescriptions to a three-day supply. right now teenager is case that left or dorchester debt with outstanding injuries. police say he was going 80 miles an hour before his car rolled truck in 2013. he was ready to plead guilty in an effort to avoid jail time but the judge next that plan-- nixe d that plan and recommended a right now police are searching for the truck driver accused of police cruiser, then taking off. it happened on 89 in warner last night. police say the tractor trailer lost control, hitting the the officer wasn' hurt. the driver initially pulled over but police say the driver then sped off. accused in an assault on a passenger at a roxbury t station, heads to court today. several charges in the march 2014 arrest of a rider, including violating that person' s civil rights. she was captured on surveillance beating the woman, and using pepper spray. the american civil liberties union has filed a lawsuit against her. right n

mayor walsh and governor baker enumerated there, schmitz and cooperation crystallize by the account that ge could see an inch of daylight between boston' s democratic mayor and massachusetts republican governor. the attacker are -- to tackle our long to do lists, they need to nurture the relationship to complete the cycle. out an agenda to fight the opioid epidemic , taking a lead on clean energy generation, and lifting the cap on charter schools. missing perhaps were more candid reflections on other pressing concerns. neither leader sufficiently address the crippling infrastructure issues, traffic congestion, and dangerous bridges. especially in the seaport district are the focus of so much excitement and urban growth. while team management and transparency has improved, we are in for a long ride before we arrived at a public transportation system that can adequately service state needs. the challenges loom large, but if leaders can remain focused on solutions and not partisan politics, victories will come. we can only hope our bipartisan spirit will infect presidential candidates stump

massachusetts is preparing to lend a happened should other we spoke with governor baker about the offer today. >> if we have the ability to offer equipment or assistance of one type type of another, obviously we're going to. a lot of those states came to our aid in a big way last winter. >> we'll take you live to washington in the next half hour to get an update on how things are going down there. stay up to date on this storm all weekend long by downloading our fox 25 weather app. it's a free download for your smart phone or tablet. >>> also tonight, new warnings about the cold. it doesn't mean all lakes and ponds are totally frozen. we're live now in jamaica plains by the pond. >> >> reporter: vanessa, that's proven right behind us. jamaica pond, as you can see, is not frozen at all despite the fact we've had frigid temperatures for several days and despite the fact that some other ponds and lakes in the state actually are frozen over. therein lies the problem with ponds and lakes in winter. condition is very hard to prodetective. they can be a source of winter pleasure and tragic pai

fox25 asked governor baker and since then. ahead of today's cold weather ahead of today's cold weather, here is what he said. >> they are pretty much out every day inspecting the various places around the system. >> sounds like nothing different is happening. >> the work that we did last winter. >> didn't help the last time. >> tons that is different that is going on this year. >> reporter: now the t has been touting its $80 million resiliency plans including new plows, rails and de-icing protocols and inspections. how do passengers feel ahead of getting on the t today. do they think it will measure up to these frigid temperatures. we will hear what one man will say about all of this coming up next half hour. i am live in quincy, catherine parrotta, fox25 morning news. >> gene: while the t worries about this morning's commute, the threat of a major storm coming this weekend also causing concerns. local cities and towns keeping a close look at the forecast. hardware stores are stocked people who can't wait for a significant amo

fox25 did catch up with governor baker and we asked him what he expected going into today and you will hear what he had to say coming up live in quincy center, catherine parrotta, fox25 morning news. >>> while we are bundling up for cold this morning, jason tells us we are also starting to think about prepping for snow this weekend. fox25's michael henrich is live at a hardware store in melrose where bad weather is big business. michael? >> reporter: hey, good morning. we are here on main street and i keep eyeing this snow a beautiful beast, and a lot of people may need one this coming weekend if they don't want to shovel all the snow that could be headed our way, but, of course, as the winter weather does finally make its way here and for good, it is good for business on a whole bunch of different levels. of course the hardware stores do make aof money selling the ice melt, the shovels, bringing people into the stores for different knick-knack knickknacks and what not for winter gear and winter preparedness, the big ticket items like the snow blower that we are -- that i am stare star

learning the mayor has now stopped deleting text messages so they can be released, even though governor baker still believes his text messages are off limits. >> do you think your text messages should be public? >> my work phone, absolutely. >> mayor marty walsh appears to be the picture of transparency, but months ago he was the leading text messages. reported -- repeatedly -- requests went unanswered. >> i did not always delete them. it was a habit. >> he was still leaving his text messages last year after university journalism students requested text messages about olympic bids and were told there were none. then they asked for all of their told the same. there were no text messages. a message delivered across city hall -- it' s a different story on beacon hill, where the legislatures is exempt from the public records law and the governor says he is, too. he will not release his text messages, although he supports reforming the public records law, considered one of the worst in the country. >> i will comply with what the law says. it' s an important issue and i look forward to working with

governor baker is hours away from giving his first state of the state address. we spoke to the governor today and more on what we expect to hear. reporter: i'm standing in a fairly empty house chamber. but in three hours this will be filled to the brim. it is about setting the record straight from the governor's point of view and setting up expectations for the year. the governor told us education, energy and addiction will be front and center as far as the speech is concerned. the question is is he ready to pay for the new programs. are going to get additional revenue for this year? >> we are going to have the revenue agreement between the house and the senate and the administration was 4.3% growth in revenue that is adequate to fund and support here. reporter: with a budget gap president said cuts will be needed and the house speaker hopes that the governor doesn't offer any budget gimmicks. this sets the tone for negotiations over the next few months. one thing they agree no new taxes, but that depends on your definition of a tax. ed: watch that speech on chan

governor baker ordered all flags to be lowered to half staff. >>> a year after a beloved doctor was shot and killed inside brigham and women's hospital, staffers have big concerns about workplace safety. fox 25 investigates spoke with officials from osha who have issued the hospital a hazard alert. >> patients aren't safe, no one is safe. >> reporter: her opinion is based on the 20 24 years she spent working as a nurse at boston's brigham and women's. little has changed in the 12 months since tragedy struck their workplace. dr. michael davidson was a in january of 2014 a person came to the hospital asking for him, shot davidson and turned the gun on himself. >> he society an example of how you should do hospital security. since the shooting of last january, we've had actually more nurses physically assaulted this year than ever. >> so powers, who is also the bargaining chair for the massachusetts nurses association, brought her concerns to osha. in december osha issued a has hazard attar letter to the hospital following an inspection. they said brigham does not violate any standards and