reporting live here in groton. kelley: there is one confirmed case of the zika virus here in massachusetts. person to person. for women, birth defects tied to the mosquito-borne virus are complicating plans. health officials warn expectant mothers to avoid trips to latin america and the caribbean, where the virus is spreading explosively. there is no vaccine and no treatment for zika virus. transmission here is unlikely. we do expect cases to rise as more people traveled to the affected areas. antoinette: no donald trump at last night' s debate amidst his battle with fox news and his opponents took advantage. mr. cruz: i' m a maniac, and everyone on this stage is stupid, fat, and ugly. antoinette: ted cruz and others not missing the opportunity to mock the front-runner' s absence and to focus on policy. governor jeb bush talked about strengthening the military. governor christie criticizing hillary clinton. senators paul and rubio sparring over immigration. and dr. ben carson distancing himself from career politici

the groton fire chief told us the department planned on getting an update 5:00. as well that new information on air and online through the fox25 news app. >>> developing this morning, a dangerous illness now in massachusetts. the state's first case of the zika virus is being treated in boston. fox25's michael henrich is following the story for us. and michael, world health explosive situation. >> reporter: and that is why we keep learning new information moment by moment about the zika virus. world health officials are very concerned as the boston public health commission here in boston is worried and is putting out the word that there is now a first confirmed case here in massachusetts. this person who they say had contracted it did so by traveling to a country where the spread of zika is ongoing. now known areas of infections around the globe include south america, africa, southeast asia and the pacific island. now the type of mosquito that carried zika is not common in massachusetts. with that said, the boston public health commission is advising pregnant wome

erika: back to the breaking news out of groton. a deadly fire, under investigation randy: newcenter 5' s frank holland is on the scene, with the new information. frank: we know two people died in this fire. the fire chief says the flames were fast-moving and exploding crews are still out here putting up hotspots. also, a short time ago, a couple who says they are related to one of the victims of the fire arrived here. both of them in tears. they said they do not want to speak on camera. investigators are still here tried to figure out if there was anyone else inside of this house. here is what we know. the fire started here around 11:30 last night. the cause is still unknown. the names of the people inside of this house are not being released because the fire chief says their families still have not been notified. we will continue to follow this breaking news story all morning long and bring you the latest on air, online, and on our mobile app. live in groton, frank holland, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: state health officials have one

. >> sarah: breaking news out of groton. two people are dead after a house goes up in flames. >> christa: state investigators have been on the scene for hours now. let's go to groton. us. nicole? >> nicole: christa, just sad news this morning. the fire marshal along with the fire chief in groton just confirming that two people were killed in this fire. that's again just after midnight. if you take a look, you can see it's still an active scene, even though for the most part the fire has been put out, but the damage to this home is extensive. the home completely gutted. again, we're learning that it was two adults that were inside the home that sadly did not make it out. now, the fire marshal says that they're not going to release information about the two people who were killed until they're able to notify their families. however, we're told there was nobody else in the home who made it out. the home who were killed. right now it's too early into the investigation to figure out what caused this fire or where it started, but

a deadly fire at a home in groton. erika: two people have died in the fire that started on whiley road. our frank holland is live on the scene, gathering information. randy: stories we' re following right now. the fbi releases video of the deadly shooting of a man involved in the protest at a federal wildlife refuge in oregon. we' re freezing it because it' s police say the rancher was armed and reaching for his jacket when hd place officer or an fbi agent opened fire. the shooting happened during a series of protester arrests three weeks after activists took over the refuge. a fire rescue in franklin, new hampshire. firefighters say a man who is disabled saved his two babies from the burning home on elkins street. john mccormack tells the union leader he grabbed his infant daughter and handed the girl to his wife outside before going back in for his son. mccormack says he had to crawl to stay away from the smoke. the cause is under investigation. erika: growing concern as the mosquito-spread zika virus hits home. the

this all happened just before midnight at this home on wilie road in groton. you can see the flames just ripping through the house in this photo. the fire chief said the flames moved throughout home very quickly and tells us it was morning. this is video our photographer on scene shot shortly after the flames were put out, and at this point, the state fire marshal's office was here along with the groton fire department with the groton fire department, and they are working to determine how and where this fire started inside the home. now to take a look back at the scene now, you can see that crews are still out here this morning. we know that those people killed were adults, but we are working with the fire department and the state fire marshal's office right now for more information who they are including their ages and names. as soon as we get that information we will pass that along to you. live in groton this morning, jessica reyes, fox25 station. >>> developing, a dangerous illness in massachusetts. the state's first case of the zika virus is being treated

investigators on the scene of a deadly fire at a home in groton. >> massachusetts has the first case of the zika virus a boston man diagnosed a message from public health officials. >> and debate drama. the gop candidates taking the stage without donald trump atthe republican front-runner made sure his voice was heard. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning i am kathrynhauser. >> i am chris mckinnon we made it to the end of the weekend. this was actually pretty nice week for january. >> you are right. a little changes right. >> a couple rain and snow showers not the a big impact and weekend looks fan taft he can. this morning out the door is not too bad. boston and winds calm and no real feel. dew points in the lower 30s right now. there's just a it up of fog in then few spots burning off by mid-morning. coldest readings worcester to keene in the upper 20s. most of us are in the 30s out the door and that's uniformed because of the deck of clouds that moved in overnight. raining in nantucket the air is dry at the surface not making it down t

two people are dead after a fire tears through a home in groton. authorities say that a 911 call came in just after 11:30 last night. crews from groton and several other communities battled the flames and smoke for hours. the state fire marshal says there's no -- they are working to exteng wish hot spots there and to try to gain access into the home. our next update from the scene is coming up at 5:45. >>> and massachusetts is seeing virus. the state department state health department didn't identify the male patient only saying he is a boston resident traveling abroad. the zika virus is spread through bites of a specific breed of mosquito. >>> to campaign 2016. donald trump. the republican front-runner skipped out because of a spat with fox news. we look at whether that move getting the nomination. >> reporter: presidential campaigns typically have multiple stages the primary phase for candidates competing for tactical supremacy and middle period when the nominees emerged in the basic character is test and judged and the closing stretch when voter

the state fire marshal is on the scene of a house fire in groton. the frantic search happening right now. >>> world health leaders are on what they call an extremely high alert this morning. the growing concerns of the zika virus and what we learned of the first massachusetts noon contract it. >>> a local man is accused trying buy grenades and rockets trying buy grenades and rockets. why he was trying to stock up in the name of the constitution. england news coverage stars

a home in groton gutted by a vicious fire that killed two people. firefighters spent hours with the... at the deadly scene. a neighbor called 911. but firefighters didn't initially know there were people inside. >> not upon official arrival. i became apparent fairly quickly that there were people unaccounted for. >> reporter: the flames were too much for druce handle to try to save anyone. the couple identified as a husband and wife by a family friend were found on the first floor. >> due to the amount of fire and then also the advanced stages of fire, the building was compromised on arrival. we weren't able to send attempt. >> reporter: family members showed up to the home to find almost every possession burned and the structure reduced to studs. they tried to save whatever was left of loved ones who couldn't make it out. and even though right now, there is no cause of this fire, the fire department is saying that they do not believe that it appears suspicious. that is the latest live in groton, nicole oliverio, 7 news. >> sarah: also on 7: the zik

now at noon investigators are trying to figure out what sparked an overnight fire in groton that killed two people inside the home. nicole jacobs reports. taking a closer look at the charred remains you can see how intense the fire was. tucked away on wiley street in groton a little red house many on the rural street recall telling us off camera the couple once had horses and seeing the now charred home and the story behind it makes this day a sad one. >> during the course of the fire, we did discover that two fatalities had occurred. >> reporter: a deadly fire, the two people inside have not officially been identified. we know they were found on the first floor when crews arrived. along with the incredibly difficult conditions. >> due to the amount of fire and also the advance stages of fire the building was compromised and we weren't able to send firefighters inside to try to make any sort of rescue attempts. >> reporter: fire leaping from all front windows the chief says. crews from multiple departments putting forth extensive efforts burning with the two adults unable to get out is

antoinette: newscenter 5' holland is live in groton , frank? frank: the flames were intense and fast-moving according to the fire chief, but this investigation has been slow and methodical. 12 hours after flames ripped through this home, we still don' t know the identities of people killed or what caused this fatal fire. this newscenter 5 viewer -- >> there was a heavy volume of fire coming out of the windows on the front side. raging flames. relatives, in tears at the scene this morning. around 11:30 last night. road within minutes. the flames were too intense for clues to search for residents. the advanced stage of fire, the arrival. we can send firefighters inside. frank: after getting the fire in discovery. the bodies of two adults. gro don fire and police now investigating, the fire marshal bringing a doctor can pick up the scent of accelerants like gasoline. >> at this point, we don' t have a cause of the fire. frank: back out here live, firefighters are still on the scene until a few minutes ago. they were still looking out for hotspots

the state fire marshal's office groton fire department, and they are going through to try figure out what caused this fire. we know the two people who were killed are adults, but we are working to get more information on who they are, their names and their ages. as soon as we get that, we will pass that along to you here and online. for now the latest live from groton, i am jessica reyes, fox25 morning news. >>> and developing new morning, world health leaders say the zika virus is, quote, spreading explosively. that as massachusetts confirms the first case of the virus. the boston health commission tell thoughts man contracted the virus while traveling abroad. health and world leaders have been warning pregnant women to avoid traveling the country where the virus is rampant because of birth defects links to it. a new report says the cdc is looking at possibilities that the virus may have spread through sexual con enact two separate cases. up until now, doctors had only said that the virus spreads through mosquitoes. the world health organization >> this virus has been on the move fo

live in groton, jessica reyes, fox25 news. >> catherine: deadly russian plane crash killed two people back in october. reuters now reporting egypt air suspected bomb on the jet and it was to russia and egyptian investigators have not found evidence that terrorism is to blame for the crash. >> sara: developing new this morning world health leaders say the zica virus is spreading explosively. the boston public health contract the virus while traveling abroad. health and world leaders warning pretty women to avoid traveling the country where the virus has been rampant because of birth defects linked to it. the cdc is looking at the possible that the virus may have spread through sexual contact in two separate cases. up until now doctors had only said virus spread through mosquitos and zica is on a rampage. >> this virus has been on the move for sometime, so a lot of people have been exposed to the virus already in the areas, but it will continue to move with the expectation. >> sara: who says there are 4,000 cases of zica birth defects this year alone and estimated three to 4 million peo

. >> daniel: tragic breaking news in groton where two people have died in an overnight house fire. that home setback from the road but heavy smoke could be seen high above the trees. >> sara: fire broke out just before midnight and six hours later it is still a very active scene. jessica reyes is now outside the house on whiley road. good morning, jess. >> jessica: good morning, sara now it is a bit lighter out getting look at some of the extents of the damage here and take a look at the front of the house, and you can see it is just really a burned out shell, and in the back, the back corner on the first floor, need to be where firefighters are focusing this morning, two people were killed here overnight, and right now crews are going through, trying to get an idea what may we have photos when it it first broke out. take a look, flames go ripping through the home. the fire chief couple hours ago it was a very fast-moving fire, and this house was just engulfed in flames when crews first showed up right around midnight. we also have video, shot around 12:30 by the overnight photogra

two people dead after a fire at a home in groton. crews were called to the scene on wiley road around midnight. flames and smoke filled the air around the house. it took firefighters several crews from several communities were called in and we will have a live update from the scene coming up in about 10 minutes. >>> a man diagnosed with first massachusetts. the state health department didn't identify the patient only saying he's boston resident and contracted the virus traveling abroad. zika virus is spread through bites through a specific breed of mosquito one that health officials say is rarely found here. >>> this morning three children are in state custody their mother allegedly murdered by her estranged husband. officers stopped martin mcdonald after crashing his pickup truck. he confessed to stabbing julie meede in her apartment in front of her three children. prosecutors say when his 11- year-old step daughter tried to call 911 mcdonald hit her in the head. he is being held without bail and undergoing a psychiatric evaluation

the latest from row groton. >> reporter: a home in groton burned by deadly flames. a neighbor called 911, but firefighters didn't initially >> upon the initial arrival it became patient quickly that there were people unaccounted for. >> reporter: the flames were too much for police to -- the firefighters to handle. >> due to the amount of fire and also the advanced stage of the fire the building was compromised on our arrival, so we weren't able to send firefighters instances to make any sort of accuse attempt. >> reporter: family members showed up to the home to lined every find almost every possession burned and the structure reduced to studs. they tried to save whatever loved ones couldn't get out. because the home was burning for a long time, they're having a harder time finding a point of or jib and determining a cause. >>> connecticut parents facing trouble and charges. george and nancy barnes locked their children in a bathroom for the children, eight to 19 years old were only allowed to leave to eat and go the school. neighbors were shocked by the news. >> t

arlington, billerica groton and plymouth among them. steve cooper has more as police try to figure out who is responsible. >> reporter: what a disruptive day this turned out to be here not just here at arlington high school but several other schools across the state bringing the bomb squad and specially trained dogs looking for devices. tonight as you mentioned federal agents are searching for a suspect. would do that. joke about. >> reporter: after the out to be memorable for all the wrong reasons following main office. >> the threat threatened for backpacks explode in the surviving students exiting the building would be shot. >> reporter: it was that threat that led to the school being evacuated before the superintendent cancelled classes for the rest of the day. >> we made the decision to caution. received threats around the state including newton north high and the groton dunstable middle school. that is on top of the 7 others that received threats last. >> there is probably a very low probability of there being anything serious but

>>> up in flames fire tearing through a home in groton killing two people. . >> the race for the white house republican candidate debate things get pretty strange. >>> more than a dozen children recovering after a school bus crashes in framingham. >> good friday morning everyone. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah french. >>> and i'm christa delcamp. the forecast so nice and mild i think bri eggers came out of hiding. >>> true unlike the groundhog. motionly dry air in place. a few spot no showers moving through into holden northern worcester. those are really minuscule. that's what we are in through, through the day in between the two areas rain showers to the east snow showers to the west. as we head into the afternoon some of us could get caught in, in the mix not amounting to too much and those highs in up thor 30s close to 40. how about the mild temperature settling in this weekend. here to stick around into next week we could even make up to 60 degrees one of those day we'll get to text tended forecast in just a few minutes. >>> time now for fast track traffic. here's danielle gursh

we have the latest from the scene in groton. alert.

among the communities affected, arlington, billerica, groton, kingston, lexington, newton, plymouth, taunton, tewksbury, and waltham. let' s get right to newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich live in arlington where the police chief just spoke. todd? todd: good afternoon. as you see behind, there are a number of police vehicles out front of arlington high school. police are searching the buildings. they brought in canines from other area departments. you can see there are some austin lease cruisers as well. the police chief here in arlington came out and asked wind to us the nature of the threat. >> the threat threatened backpacks. any surviving students exiting the building would he shot. -- be shot. given the nature of the threat decisions. we went into a shelter in place students. todd: schools in the visible here referred to that when he sent an to what happened. he said that while we do not feel there is a significant threat, given recent threats, we caution. that is the latest here in arlington. school has been dismissed. police are still on scene. reporting live in austin -- arling

morning fire pit was breaking on the fox 25 morning news tonight we're hearing from neighbors in groton who knew the couple who lived there. spokesman who called 9-1-1 and then try to help. >> reporter: friends of the couple who lived inside this groton home right here behind me described them as good people. kindhearted and quiet. one man also told me as soon as he saw the flames he called 9-1-1 and ran to try and help. i just saw a big ball of fire andrew culinary is at his home last night we looked up and saw flames shooting into the sky. at first he thought someone was burning brush but realized the flames were just too intense. he medially called 9-1-1 and ran outside to help. >> several agencies responded to this home on wiley road test after 11:30 p.m. but by then it was so now the damaged firefighters weren't able to go inside. once the flames were under control firefighters discover the bodies of the couple on the first floor of the home. linda to ask a friend of the couple said she still trying to process a tragedy. for those in this community family and tonight their grieving

than a dozen schools in the region were dealing with bomb threats including arlington, billerica, groton and plymouth. just a few to speak of. all of those you see on the scene there. arlington high school evacuated before classes began. cancelling classes for the day. state police say 15 schools received threats today in the state of massachusetts. police inspected all the schools and the didn't find anything suspicious, that is the silver lining. jadiann thompson, 7 news. >> kim: breaking news from the patriots. line backer mayo is done for the season. the team put him on injured reserve. joe amorosino with details on mayo. >> reporter: it's not as big of a blow as it would have been two years or a few years ago but losing mayo to injury will take, test the patriots' depth at line backer. playing mostly in a reserve role he racked up 49 tackles and a tack but with chandler jones getting nicked up against the chiefs the pats could be a bit shorthanded in their front 7 there. for the second time in three seasons the mace and bronco -- patriots and bronco also square off for the right to

. >>> tonight two people have been killed at a fire in a home in groton. investigators trying to figure out how this started. the flames broke out shortly before midnight on whileey road. the fire so -- whiley road the fire so intense they couldn't get to the victims inside. >>> sitting in traffic is a common phrase but some t passengers were standing in it on the highway because their bus started overheating. it happened on route 93 south on the upper deck. and some of the driers pass -- drivers passing by began to offer rides to the passengers. the rest were transferred to another bus. >>> a dangerous accident at a boston car wash. a car jumped off the track in ernie's car wash yesterday dragging the war wash attendant and hitting another car and the taken to the hospital. the car wash has electrical inspections. the state department says two dozen e-mails on hillary clinton's commuter was -- computer are so classified eye requires security. fbi is trying to determine if clinton mishandled classified information. >>> meanwhile today, clinton held a get o

new at 11:00, 52-year-old nelson was arrested in groton this past saturday and allegedly got into a crash in the area of forge village road on boston road and facing several charges including vehicle. >>> one of the six people arrested during a peaceful labor protest at logan airport was in court today. facing charges against the 41-year-old roxbury woman was cities inned, the judge dismissed them even before she was arraigned. supporters rallied for higher wages and union organizing rights and the six people were arrested for releasing to leave the terminal. two others are expected in court tomorrow and two more will be identifying this man after they say he got a little too heated over sugary scene of the accident. cambridge police say the man pointed a knife at a clerk after the two had an argument over candy. if you recognize him, contact cambridge police. >>> boston mayor walsh declaring the state of the city is strong tonight. in its second annual address from city hall, the mayor touted a drop in crime and unemployment in boston. he also addressed the concerns of hundreds of boston

now to our top stories this after an overnight fire in groton. state investigators have been on the scene all morning. they say the victims are both adults but won't identify them until their families have been notified. and a boston man is first confirmed patient in massachusetts with the zika virus. health officials say he contracted the virus while in another country. he's expected to make a full recovery. the virus is spread by mosquitoes and there is a concern it could cause birth defects. massachusetts helping the people in washington hit by that giant blizzard last weekend. mass dot sent this snow melter to help with the clean-up. they also send front-end loaders and extra crews of people to help out. "today in new england" begins at 9:00. >>> 8:30 now, the 29th of january, 2016. happy crowd. not too cold, but we might get a couple snow showers tonight, huh? >> this afternoon, we'll see a few quick showers, a clipper moving across. >> also coming up, one last meeting of the four js before we say good-bye to january. head to "today's" faceb

the investigation continues tonight into what caused a fire that left two people dead inside their groton home. you can see from the video how intense those flames were. firefighters arrived at the home around 11:30 last night. the home was already too damaged to go inside. one man who saw the flames said he called 9-1-1 and immediately ran to help. just yelling and screaming trying to raise their attention to see if they were in the house. no answer from them, no response. >> the victim's names have not been released. fire marshal's office said it could be days or weeks before they release the cause of that fire. a father and his young daughter nearly hit by an s.u.v. when it came crashing through the front of a dunkin' donuts. skyfox over the scene today on washington street in weymouth. police say the 86-year-old women are from braintree was behind the wheel when the s.u.v. slammed through the luckily no one was hurt. >> i was scary, it was really scary. but thank god the lady was okay. she didn't get hurt or anything. she was very shaken up. >> this is not the first time that a car ha

police in groton, connecticut, itid he'o seen of taking a $5,000 bottle of wine is him. he's connected to several crimes in new york, new jersey, rhode island as well. >>> happening now, police are searching for suspects stealing credit card info ation usg the skimming devices on the upper west side. they want to track down two men who attached a skimming device. they double uplicated the people's credit cards. two different men ar wanted for attaching a skimming device at an atm at a cvs pharmacy and bank at carnegie hill. this is a photo of the men withdrawing more than $7,000 at muutltiple duplicate d cards. >>> in new jersey hundreds of exotic birds were rescued from deplorable conditions. they say the birds belonged to a hoarder. the spca rescued them. no charges will be filed. the owner got in way over his head. the birds will live out their lives in sanctuaries. >>> today students of sunni again know see will go back to class with heavy hearts. collin kin stop stabbed and killed his ex-girlfriend and another student, matthew hutch chin son. kings stop then killed

those include arlington, billerica, groton and plymouth. round 2 for some after many experienced a similar situation on friday. we now know that the f.b.i. is involved in this investigation. steve cooper joins us live with more as police try to figure out who is responsible for this, steve. >> reporter: as you can imagine that was an unsettling day for students and staff at so many schools across the state including here in arlington where bomb sniffing dogs went through the high school this afternoon before the all clear was given. at this hour, the f.b.i. is now leading this investigation. >> it's weird how this just suddenly happened. >> reporter: emergency responders scrambling to arlington high school before 9:00 am after a chilling >> for a backpacks so explode in the school and that any surviving students exiting 9 building would be shot. >> reporter: it was a threat that first led to the evacuation of the school before classes were canceled for the rest of the day. >> we made the decision to evacuate from abundance of caution. we kn

she lives in groton, and they plan to meet soon. folks in mount washington after some incredible views today. the snow coaches are running right now, bringing people up above the tree line at 4200 feet. you can choose to snowshoe, ski, or ride down the mountain. tours are daily until march. kids took off on sleds today as part of the world snow day in claremont. they are steerable toboggans. they try to break the speed record of 35 miles per hour, but they say conditions weren' t adequate or save the cause of the lack of snow on the steepest the popular ice castles are returning to lincoln this week. the scenic railroads are once again hosting the utah-based ice castles. the company thought they would have to push the opening back to february, but today we have learned they will open this friday. this is one of three ice castles in america, and includes a frozen throne. if weather permits, it will stay open through march. >> now, mike haddad with your storm watch nine forecast. mike: lots of changes and a fairly nice sunday. as you

state police say in all 15 threats came in arlington billerica groton and plymouth were among the communities affected. just last friday 7 other schools also received threats. the f.b.i. is now part of this investigation. officials say some of threats were made by phone, others through automated calls. in arlington police evacuated the high school this more than more thanes a precaution a chief there has a warning for whoever is responsible. those that are responsible for these threats are committing serious felonies disrupting learning in communities throughout this common wealth confidence they will be identified and prosecuted for the felonieser that they are committing. i look forward to meeting you. all 62s that receive threats investigators. >>> boston mayor marty walsh state of the city address. mare wash reflecting on last year in two stone saying city stronger than ever but also said more to do. kimberly bookman at symphony hall with more. in front of 2500 people the mayor said this job is his dream come true. and despite protesters outside he was positive, he was upbeat and he was p

ed: two people are dead tonight after a fire in groton. no word on what sparked the flames on wiley road around firefighters tell wcvb newscenter 5 that the two people floor of the home. crews arrived in minutes, but dangerous to go inside. j.c.: credit card skimmers. two skimmers were found at local fas station. it experts say cripple gnatses understand new tech follow gp and know how to take advantage things like vulnerable gas pumps. thieves atake the skimmers to the inside of the gas pump. what is the best way to protect the fund? well, use caution at the pump. >> the best thing to do is cover up the key bad the other hand as you punch in the pin code. >> check your account often and report any mysterious transactions. >> next on wcvb newscenter 5: ed: take a look at this monster sinkhole in oregon. mike: mild air in the forecast. how close will 60 will we get? >> who is ready to score big. j.c.: see whens when the local college student gets a chance to congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rig

returning for the third day, from groton, mass., it's the coveno family. audience: [cheering] steve: and, from columbus, georgia, it's the gunn family. audience: [cheering] steve: everybody's here trying to win theirself a lot of cash, stylish ford fusion.

. >>> two people are dead from a fire in groton. heavy flames and smoke were pouring from a home on wiley road when krause arrived before midnight. they have been working to put out remaining hot spots. the home is so badly damaged they are having trouble getting inside. the investigation is underway how it started. >>> a super slip-up by the ground crew at levi stadium in santa clara as they prepare for the super bowl. they painted the broncos logo on both end zones! whoa! forgetting about the carolina panthers. the denver blue and orange was eventually scrubbed from one end zone and the panthers colors filled in. >> i'm sure is there a very logical reason but how does that happen? how does someone not glance over and see the other side? >> that was a big mistake to make. >>> the debate battle between fox news and donald trump, we explore what is next in the escalating feud. >>> plus, walmart closes stores in dozens of small towns last down the mom and pop competition. that is ahead. >>> time to show you some of this morning's head

investigation continues this morning, into what caused a fire that left two people dead inside their groton home. and you can see from photos we're going to show you, just how intense those flames were. firefighters arrived at the home on wiley road around 11:30 thursday night. but the home was already too damaged to go inside. one man who saw those flames said he called 911 and immediately ran to help. >> yelling, screaming, trying to raise their attention to see if they were in the house and we couldn't get no answer from >> stephanie: and as of this morning, the victims names have not been released. the fire marshals said it could be days or even weeks before they release the cause of that fire. >> heather: at least five people confirmed dead from a massive avalanche. it happened yesterday afternoon in british columbia canada. officials say there were two groups of snowmobilers involved. six survivors from one of the groups were found and rescued late yesterday. but canadian officials say they know this avalanche was triggered by humans. a father and his young daughter nearly hit by an s

but when they tried to book groton the clerk turned them away. >> we don't allow pets. i said he's not a pet he's my husband's service animal. she said no, we don't allow. >> the manager says the staff wasn't properly trained and the clerk should have made accommodations for the service dog. the hotel apologized to the family and offered them a room but the family said they're not taking them up on that offer. >>> another local college is banning hoover boards due to safety concerns. the university of new hampshire will no longer allow the devices on campus, according to foster's daily democrats u.n.h. says the boo rds are just too dangerous because people are falling off of them and the boards can also burst into flames. overall 30 colleges and three major airlines have banned hover boards. >>> "saturday night live" comedian is continuing his career comeback after getting seriously hurt in a crash. fx says tracy morgan will star in a new television series. morgan will play an ex-con trying to get his life back on track after more than a he's also serving as an executiv

. >> christa: flames tearing through a home in groton. the fire leaving two people dead here. >> rain and snow showers in store for the afternoon. make our way into next week. man: my kids have taught me how to live in the now. you know, life gets so busy with work and responsibilities and things you want to check off your list. it's really hard to just

when they went to motel in groton they turned him away. >> they said we don't take pets. i said it is a service animal and they said don't allow pets. >> gene: clerk should have made accommodations for the service dog. the hotel apologized and offered them a room but they said no take them up on the offer. >> catherine: give you look at how things are looking overall, 128 moving fine, 93 moving fine as coming from the north heading into the city. this accident that you see her, main roadways. it is right in boston, it is in the back bay area, not seeing any delays because of shifting west we have been telling you about the accident all morning, one lane blocked here at main street, this is on 495 going north and there's a little bit of delay going behind that, not as jammed as it was, looks like the situation is improving and look at these two updates from the mbta, commuter rail, stoughton line train 908 depart ten to 15 minutes late because of late rival of equipment, and also told you this about eight minutes ago, providence, canceled at south attleboro, take train 8:1

weeks because home is undergoing mold clean-up but when they tried to book a room at day's inn in groton they were turned away. >> we said we don't allow pets, i said it is a service animal and she said no, we don't allow pets. not properly trained and they apologized and offered a room but the family said no thank you and did not take them up on the offer. >> catherine: local church severely damaged by out of control jeep trying to continue with business as usual and first showed you pictures 1 week ago. police say drunk driver hit the community church of hudson, new hampshire. yesterday the church held the first service since the accident this week it plans to resume serving hot lunches to nearly two dozen people. >> gene: 9:40, expecting today labor protest expected to take place at logan airport. they want minimum wage for baggage handlers increased to $15 an hour and plan to march inside terminals at logan later this morning. some plan to be arrested. similar protests planned at eight airports in other cities, including in new york and washington d.c. >> catherine: track traffic and

randy: two people are dead after a fire at a home in groton. this was the scene overnight on why the road. -- on whiley road. the brockton teen struck by a stray bullet in his kitchen earlier this month is now back at home. zak sidelinger' s mom tells us the 17-year-old was released from the hospital yesterday. cindy: temperatures at or above freezing all day. nantucket and the outer cape with an ocean storms are at watching this cold front to the west will help produce hit or miss rain and snow showers this afternoon as the energy works eased. that threat is with us through the evening and then skies clear out overnight. upper 30' s today, 40 tomorrow, and then the big one upcoming, 50 or higher starting on sunday. randy: olessa has a look on the roads. olessa: it is a little busy. a few problem spots south of town. the expressway is almost a half hour braintree to boston. a disabled car taking out the left lane on the east by the tolls. only 15 minutes, 495 to 128. 93 south not too bad. volume picks up down to the leverett connector. trains a

now facing his sixth oui charge. 52-year-old nelson progin the third was arrested last weekend in groton, massachusetts after a crash. police say more charges are possible. two people were hurt, one seriously, after a crash that shut down part of route 11 in farmington yesterday. turning left but collided with an oncoming car. the driver of the car was flown to an area hospital with serious erin: police in boston are looking for a gunman after two people were shot at the maverick t station yesterday afternoon. investigators say an argument on board a blue line train spilled onto the platform as the train arrived at maverick station 2:30. started to get off the train , another was shot on the platform. witnesses say it was terrifying. the doors. the first instinct was kind of to recoil. >> right when the doors opened, you heard boom, boom, boom. >> we heard one gunshot everybody got down. , erin: both victims were taken to area hospitals with non life threatening injuries. blue line service was suspended investigated but is back to normal this morning. sean: still to come on news 9 daybre

antoinette: investigators are deadly fire in groton. two people died in the fire on while road early yesterday morning. firefighters tell newscenter 5 that the two people killed were found on the first floor of the home. crews arrived in minutes, but the flames and smoke made it too dangerous to go inside. doug: right now work on a vaccine for the zika virus is underway and could be ready for emergency use by the end of the year. the first stage of testing on humans could happen as early as august. if the trial is successful, it could be ready to go for a public health emergency by october at the earliest. the zika virus is transmitted through a specific mosquito commonly found in latin and carribbean countries. antoinette: apple is recalling millions of wall plug adapters. the company says the adapters could break and cause electric shock. the recall includes two-pronged wall plug adapters and the apple world travel adapter kit. apple did not say how many of the affected wall plug adapters have been sold. customers will soon be able to

miami groton five point from their start go back court of dwyane wade and tyler johnson, only two from wade. tip time in washington set for 7:00. >>> meanwhile the hurricanes with a tough road test tonight a boston college, the 'canes after getting ranked eighth in the national polls, the 'canes lost two games on the road. tip-time tonight at 9:00. >>> and let the hype begin for the avenues championship game as the new england patriots are preparing for peyton manning and the brokers. while it is clear manning has lost a step t t parts not fooled, today head coach bill belichick saying, "he will never, ever underestimate manning under any circumstances." he calls the trash talk between the two teams hot air. >>> back to the heat, what can exactly is wrong with this team right now? why are they struggling soo badly? we'll stria to sort that out for you at 5:00. >> calvin: we thought by going to the game last night that that were help them. >> laurie: we thought we would bring them good luck. we did not. we got to see your brother so it was fun. thatatl for it us at 4:00. >> calvin: let'

firefighters in groton making a two people were killed after a fire tore through this home thursday night. firefighter responded to that house but could not safely get inside because the flames were too intense. >>> fire and that also the advance staged of fire the building was compromised. we weren't able to send firefighter inside to make rescue attempt. >>> police say the victim were a married couple. but have not released their names. local and state police are still investigating but they say the severe damage makes it harder to pinpoint exactly where that fire started. >>> and apartment building franklin going up in flames. 50 firefighter rushed to the building on elkin street. everyone inside made it out safely. investigator say the fire started on a porch but they still don't know what caused it. >>> an appeal has been filed in the boston marathon bombing trial. lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev filed the appeal yesterday. the exact grounds of the appeal haven't been released. will try to appeal the trail should have never been held in boston. >>> the family of a marine killed in hawa

police in groton, connecticut, say i is the man taking a ne:rly $5,000 bottle of di wine from a tres straunlt. ey say he's connected to similar crimesein new york, new jersey, andrhodeland. t>>> 6:48. new battle brewing over new laws allowing dogs to dine at sidewalk restaurants in the city. >>> don't forget follow us on facebook, twitter and instagram.ddarlene4ny, michaelg4ny. the common core rollout was a disaster. parents knew it. teachers knew it. and now, governor cuomo's task against students. and test scores won't be used in teacher evaluations. less testing. greater focus on learning. that's a start, but there's more to do. support sensible and that help every child -- in >>> good news on the queensboro bridge. 6: right now. the new state law allowing dogs to join the owners at sidewalk restaurants is on a tight leash with the city's health department. >> supporters of the bill tell "the daily news" that it would make it too tough on restaurant owners. along with barriers and touching dining eas, they'll have to check to see if the dogs are wearing proper l sense tags. seems

. >> shiri: three inches, 3.6 in hudson, new hampshire, groton mass at three inches of snow, close to that approximate worcester, lesser amounts norwood, boston less than half inch there, the next round of snow when to be ready for it when we come back. >> gene: dream come true for player in canton. put smile on everyone's face. >> sara: showed you busiest lotto retailer in the state. check out the luckiest. pone of the cool perks of this place pis you can eat as much cereal as you want. it' s like i' m going to work to get some. alrighty. we just like cereal. we make it, eat it, love it, live it. (laughing) what makes thermacare different? two words: it heals. how? with heat. unlike creams and rubs that mask the pain, thermacare has patented heat cells that penetrate deep to increase circulation and accelerate healing. let's review: heat, plus relief, plus healing, equals thermacare. the proof that it heals is you. is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom 100 million people combined. i'm bernie sanders, make wall street b

who was behind these bomb threats. 15 schools in massachusetts received bomb threats yesterday -- groton, weymouth, taunton and boston jsh just to name a few of them. according to state police, some of the bomb threats were made by phone. of those some were made through automated calls. investigators are not revealing what was said in those calls, but arlington's chief says the caller here claimed there would be explosives in backpacks and a shooter outside. the school was evacuated. the threats were unfounded, but arlington's chief has a warning for the person or people behind them. >> those that are responsible for these threats are committing serious felonies, disrupting throughout this commonwealth, and i have a high degree of confidence they will be identified and prosecuted for the felonies they're committing. i look forward to meeting them. >> jennifer: well, this is actually the second time in less than a week that arlington has had to deal with a school threat. arlington catholic received a threat on friday, as did six other schools in massachusetts. it's all under investigation

spencer to bury, there's worcester right around 290 over toward pepper rill and groton. a still snow flurries hanging around. then light rain. into boston up to peabody, this is gradually going to subside. there's a disturbance coming through this morning that's helping to produce this rain. it's going to get out of here and left over with some drizzle and patchy on and off light the day. now, there's a high wind watch tomorrow. 9 in the morning, right to your early evening. here's why. winds are going to start gusting up on your sunday. 30 to 40 miles an hour in the morning. up to 40 to 50 miles an hour wind gusts for the afternoon and evening. high temperatures today in the mid 40s most spots. a few 30s out west. an then 50s coming up on sunday, and could rival a record in boston at 56 degrees, because we have a strong lull pressure approaching from the west that's going to cause the winds to gust up and also bring in heavy steady rain. future cast, noontime tomorrow, we're covered over in the rain. heavier downpours in the afternoon and on into the early evening. bans

randy: two people are dead after a fire at a home in groton. this was the scene overnight on why the road.