tom: a winchester man behind bars facing felony drug charges, james foster arrested after a search of his home turned up 600 bags of suspected heroin with a street value of more than $6,000. and some marijuana as well. he is charged with sale and possession with the intent the distribute a controlled drug. wow. what a wet day today. jennifer: yes. is it letting up any tile soon? nieks spots it has already, in other spots it will as we go through the evening. plenty more changes for tom: the mild winter is taking its toll on ice conditions and many events that would normally be happening this month. jennifer: fish and game officials have issued a statewide warning for residents to use caution when out on the ice, especially on large bodies of water. kristen carosa has more from the lakes region. reporter: weak ice on alton bay caused this bob house to fall into the lake tuesday night. >> it's been bad all year. it's been really spotty. the warm weather last week killed it. reporter: fish and game officials are urging people to use caution and check the thickness before heading out. sho

. >> this was james foster speaking out after his son was arrested for the murder of his best friend and roommate. >> never been violent. never. i'm not buying the fact he did that to his best friend. >> the scene was violent. investigators say that foster used a hatchet to kill josh dees home. then he was caught in his stolen car trying to pawn off items belonging to his best friend but that was three years ago. >> his attorney made a move. >> he will enter a plea of guilty based on the understanding that the court can only impose a sentence of life in prison. >> because the u.s. supreme court called the process unconstitutional. until it is fixed the state cannot hand down sentences. that caught the prosecutors flatfooted. >> the state is requesting the court to allow the state time to respond in writing and set this in the afternoon, the public defender could not hear what he was saying t is a rare i never encountered it in 33 years a situation of a prosecutor entry of a plea, the judge sided with the defense. there is currently no statute in the state for the imposition of the de

. >> this was james foster speaking out after his son was arrested for the murder of his best friend and roommate. >> never been violent. never. i'm not buying the fact he did that to his best friend. >> the scene was violent. investigators say that foster used a hatchet to kill josh dees

officers say they searched the home of 50-year-old james foster on monday and seized 620 bags of suspected heroin, as well as a quarter pound of suspected marijuana. erin: a hampton man is also accused of selling heroin. 52-year-old mark wright was warrants. one stemmed from when he allegedly sold heroin to a police informant last year. millionaire in california. >> somebody is going to miss a huge fortune, unfortunately. sean: the winner of a $63 million lottery prize has hours left to claim their money. erin: an interesting situation for shoppers in this store. a sea lion started to roam around. kevin: this is the last of the milder air that we have out there. kevin: thursday morning, february 4. away from central new hampshire, it is very mild. temperatures will start to fall off later this afternoon as skies clear. we will talk about what the new air mass brings in time for the weekend. sean: the criminal case against comedian bill cosby is moving forward. erin: the case now moves to a preliminary hearing to determine if prosecutors have enough evidence to prove that cosby sexually ass

officers searched the home of 50-year-old james foster on monday and seized 620 bags of some suspected marijuana. a hampton man is accused of selling heroin. mark right was arrested on -- mark wright was arrested on two separate warrants. outside we go. we are seeing some gray skies out there. the temperatures are not that bad at all. kevin: the winds will be the big factor. eventually clearing skies out south of the white mountains and bringing in cooler air. in central parts of the state, there are still some areas stuck in the 30' s. elsewhere, temperatures are warm enough. s in southern areas of the state. we will see the wind pick up today and that should start to gradually clear skies out across central and southern areas of the state. up north, clouds will be a little bit more stubborn. of a little bit of light snow in southeastern areas of the state. otherwise, we are back into the 30' s to lower 40' s. erin: the american people can't afford to wait for ideas that sound good on paper... but will never make it in the real world. the grandmother who has to choose between paying f

>> james has been in foster care since he was 3 and he's 14. >> james enjoyed grooming niles. >> theres a way of making friends with niles. >> james said this looks like a great home for horses. >> the horses can get some freedom and they're not locked up all day. >> he says he loves the outdoors himself and enjoys playing every sport. >> soccer, basketball, hockey, biking, hiking. >> those who know james say he needs a family to help him realize his potential and to be motivated to succeed in all that he does. >> are you ready? >> yeah. >> he was motivated to learn how to ride niles. >> how does it feel? >> it feels great. >> james wants the love of a permanent family. >> it takes a forever family, not just a staff of people who are paid to care for him. >> she says james needs a home. she says he hopes that home has pets. >> i think i'll take niles as my own pet, if i could. >> james says if not niles, a cat or dog will do. >> it's sad he is still waiting. if you have room in your home and heart for james or another child call our special adoption hotline 1-88-to-adopt-me or search w

>> james has been in foster care since he was three. d he's 14. >> reporter: james enjoyed grooming niles. it's a way to make friends with the horse. james says this looks like a great home for horses. >> the horses can get some freedom and they're not locked up all day. they need their exercise. >> reporter: he says he loves the outdoors himself and actually enjoys playing just about every sport. >> soccer, basketball, hockey. hiking. >> reporter: those who know james say he needs a family to help him to realize his potential and to be motivated to succeed thin all that he does. he was certainly motivated to learn how to ride niles. >> how does it feel? >> it feels great. >> reporter: james wants the love of a permanent family. >> it takes a forever family, not just a staff of people who are paid to care for him. >> reporter: she says james needs a home. he says he hopes that home has pets. >> i think i'll take niles as my open pet if i could. >> reporter: james says if not niles, a cat or a dog will do. barbara harrison, news 4, for we

>> james has been in foster care since he was 3, and he's 14. >> reporter: james enjoyed grooming niles and georgia explained it's a way to make friends with a horse. >> it's a way of making friends with niles. >> reporter: james said this looks like a great home for horses. >> the horses can get some freedom and they're not locked up all day. >> that's important, isn't it? >> yeah. they need their exercise. >> reporter: he says he loves the outdoors himself and actually enjoys playing just about every sport. >> soccer, basketball, hockey, biking, hiking. >> reporter: those two know james say he needs a family to help him realize his potential and to be motivated to succeed in all he does. he was certainly motivated to learn how to ride niles. how does it feel? >> it feels great. >> reporter: james wants the love of a permanent family. >> it takes a forever family, not just a staff of people who are paid to care for him. >> reporter: she says james needs a home. he says he hopes that home has pets. >> i think i'll take niles as my own pet if i could. >> reporter: james says if not niles

. >> james: we have low '70's in foster city around the peninsula. here are the numbers we expect around the bay area. temperatures will warm slightly is to go into thursday and back off friday because of a system that will push on by. the weekend it still looks great. >> robin: there's a lot of stop and go traffic on the the san mateo bridge westbound 92. those from the east bay it is all jammed it will be jammed at the 92 connector. your drive time average is 30 minutes. to the richmond san rafael bridge heavy traffic. the approach out of richmond looks bad that the bridge itself looks good. those of you to about to leave the south bay the 11 north into 37 split are very busy. >> darya: condoms will now be available to middle schoolers in san francisco. this is a very controversy will issue. kids and teens are having sex yech matter and did these condoms are a good choice. >> they are way too young in this just gives them the idea in the first place. >> we also know that along kids already know about sex and so they need condoms. >> darya: a new su

down in the direction of foster city and import self we have moderate to heavy rain falling in time to continue to move its way off and the direction of the south bend. >>jamese down in san the oriole in and out their patrol the valley san mateo bridge and the dumbarton bridge will not see too much activity just light rain at the moment of hayward side or the foster city side of the hayward san mateo bridge where since a moderate to heavy rain fall on right now the south began a nice little bird of the what were the two north a strapping a direction you'll see just like showers nothing much fallen at the moment it is enough it wanted to run the wipers on your way into san francisco. >>james: is one to back off considerably by 3:00 today looks like it is all gone. >>robin winston: if you have to get into san francisco you have to sit in the slowdown the drive times of to 17 minutes to check in with the flight if you're heading of sfo reporting delays of to one hour and 10 minutes. >>mark: the democratic party officials have not declared a winner the democratic party said the results of last night were the closest and i will caucus the rise again, this is due