agent john connolly. for that let's go to cheryl fiandaca. >> reporter: john connolly the disgraced exf.b.i. agent will now spend the rest of his life in prison. that is likely. florida declined to hear connolly's appeal saying the court won't take the case. he faces a minimum of an additional 17 years in prison. connolly was convicted in 2002 of helping bulger's winter hill gang avoid investigations. he spend ten years in prison on that charge. once he finished that sentence he was convicted in the killing of the president operation. the former f.b.i. agent was prison. he has mounted several appeals in the case and legal experts say his appeal to the florida supreme court was his last hope. again the court deciding today it will not hear his case. in the newsroom, i'm cheryl fiandaca. >> adam: also breaking isis confirming that jihady john is dead. they say he was killed in an air strike last year. he was seen in several of the execution videos including one that showed the brutal murder of journalist ja

. >> ryan: we are following breaking news on john connolly. >> reporter: john connolly the disgraced f.b.i. agent informant with whitey bulger handler will now likely spend the rest of his life in prison. the florida supreme court declined to hear his appeal saying the court won't be taking the case. connolly is 75 and faces a minimum of an additional 17 years in prison. connolly was convicted in 2002 of helping bulger's police by tipping them off to investigations. he has been ten years in prison on that charge. once he finishes that sentence connolly was convicted in the killing of the president of a florida gambling operation. the former f.b.i. agent was sentenced to 40 years in prison in that case. he has mounted several appeals. legal experts say the appeals to the florida supreme court was his last hope. today that hope vanished. the court deciding they will not hear his case. i'm cheryl fiandaca. >> announcer: now 7 weather with meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: nasty wind out there this afternoon and even right now. the wind will fade over the next couple of days. the

is he a front for john connolly? >> its tito jackson, he has delusions of being mayor of if i was marty walsh, i would be good to him. >> the lost people are watching him. janet: earlier this week ben cohen from then and jerry' s created a new flavor. what should the hillary clinton flavor be? what should be in it? >> she has one called mac daddy victory. he went to jail and started an ice cream company. it' s all chocolate. janet: what' s your favorite? cohen, butter pecan scandal made up of wall street bankers covering gallons of democratic voters. it' s very sticky. ed: very good. who had the best week? >> hillary clinton. she had her best performance in months. ed: best week? >> this week it' s governor charlie baker following his successful state of the state. he wants to pay for charter

randy: they will not review john connolly who was found guilty in the 1982 killing of john callahan. the decades old case has been linked to boston murderer whitey bulger serving a life sentence for his role in 19 homicides. emily: a campaign volunteer for presidential candidate for ben carson died after a car crash in iowa. 25-year-old braden joplin was one of four campaign workers riding in a van when it slid on ice and hit by another vehicle. carson was in south carolina at the time and suspended events to be with braden's family. the her volunteers are expected to survive. randy: three americans who disappeared in iraq were reportedly kidnapped by an u.s. government shoreses -- sources claim the three were taken from a home in baghdad and are the first americans to be an ducked in iraq since u.s. withdrew troops in 2011. the u.s. claims iran was not involved in the kidnapping. the governor of michigan apologizes, taking responsibility for the flint water crisis during his state of the state address. nearly 100,000 people have been exposed to potential lead poisoning after a chang

heather: the florida supreme court will not review the murder conviction of former boston fbi agent john connolly. second-degree murder in the 1982 killing of miami gambling executive john callahan. the case has been linked to boston' s mob boss whitey bulger who is serving a life sentence for his role in 19 murders. the quincy man charged in a disturbing plot targeting a woman and her family -- [no audio] 45-year-old thomas sheehan is accused of impersonating a woman online, hoping that she wanted to be kidnapped and raped. prosecutors say he posted pictures of the woman and her children, as well as their home address. defense attorneys say he was role-playing. >> next on newscenter 5 -- heather:heather: a driver trapped, his car upside down in the water. the total stranger who came to the rescue. ed: the dangerous illness putting pregnant one in on alert. the new questions doctors are being told to ask immediately. >> you' re watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 11:00. >> i could' ve gotten killed. i skidded on ice. ed: he was trapped in a car upside down in an icy pond. ann easton man has a lot of pe

eight john connolly. that means connolly will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. he is 75 years old. he was quitted in 2002 of helping whitey bulger's gang avoid police tipping them off to investigation. he spent ten years in prison on that charge and then connolly was convicted of killing the president of a florida gambling operation. the former f.b.i. agent was sentenced to 40 years in prison. he was trying to appeal but the state supreme court was his last chance. >> adam: we're following a developing story. many of the kids had to go the f.b.i. is involved trying to figure out if they're all connected. jadiann thompson at our breaking news definitely with more. >> reporter: today's event leaving many students on edge. more 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 massac

. >>> breaking tonight, a florida court ruled it will not hear former fbi agent john connolly's appeal. he is facing charges for killing a gaming officer. connelly look likely spend the rest of his life behind bars. >>> extreme cold. with the wind it is unbearable outside. >> if today's weather doesn't give you a chill, the weekend forecast might. we are closely watching and waiting to see what saturday's storm might bring us. we are talking about the potential for significant >> first we had to get through today. so cold and windy. you felt it. a few ski areas in new hampshire had to close because the conditions were too dangerous on the ski lifts. let's get to our chief meteorologist eric fisher keeping a close eye on this. >> it's not fun. a carbon copy of last evening. 50 miles per hour on the cape. south boston gusting to 47. nantucket 47 miles per hour. they continue across the region tonight. recent gusts 30 to 45 miles per hour. winds stay with us throughout the overnight hours. lots of layers if you are heading outside. same advice as last night. make sure the pets are note ou

john connolly was convicted of second-degree murder for tipping off mob boss james whitey bulger that businessman john callahan was going to implicate him. callahan was killed. the florida justices declined to hear the case. united states has tested positive for a dangerous virus after recently traveling abroad. the women have the zeka virus. a mosquito-borne virus led to to an increase in birth defects. the condition causes babies to be born with seriously underdeveloped small heads and brains. the zika virus is spreading in parts of latin america, the caribbean and puerto rico. both women have tested positive and are in illinois. >>> chipotle is offering paid sick leave to employees to prevent any food-borne illnesses. the company is shutting down all chipotle locations for a few hours on february 8 to hold staff meeting on new food safety protocol. sick paid leave will give employees less incentive to go to work if they don't feel well and avoid the risk of getting customers sick. cases of e. coli, salmonella and norovirus have been connected to chipotle including one in boston whe

. >>> the florida supreme court will not review the murder kwik of former fbi agent john connolly. >> connely was convicted of second-degree murder for tipping connely's appeal hinge on whether he could be convicted of murder with a firearm when he was 1500 miles away in boston the florida justices declined to hear the case. the prison former house prosecutor is asking the high court to reform his pension paints. he's serving an eight-year sentence for a corruption conviction. detaste macy says the pension payments were wrongfully withheld from his family and them. a hearing will be held next month. >> a commanding lead over hillary clinton in the state of new hampshire. sanders jumping to 60% favorability, 20% higher than hillary clinton at this point. of course the new hampshire primary is set for february 9th. >>> donald trump getting a key endorsement today from former alaska governor sarah palin. palin, you'll remember, was the 2008 republican vice-presidential candidate at a rally in iowa today she says she was proud to endorse trump saying he would defeat isis make change that

john connolly was convicted of tipping off mob boss james whitey bulger that boston businessman john callahan was going to implicate him. connolly's appeal was whether he could be convicted of murder with a firearm when he was 1500 miles away when callahan died. the florida justices declined to hear the case. >>> and this morning, prosecutors say a man involved in a murder suicide was a retired police officer. the middlesex district attorney's office tell us that retired waltham police officer kevin o'connor shot his wife jeanine several times before taking his own life saturday. this happened at the couple's home on forest street. the da calls this a tragic case of doe mess thick violence. >>> and a local man found guilty in connection with a brutal crash that left two people with devastating injuries. nicholas papadopolis faces a maximum two years behind bars. a jury convicted him in the horrific crash on the arbor way in jamaica plain back in speeding and had several other teens in his car when he crossed on to oncoming traffic and hit a truck. the driver of that truck suffered ser

john connolly convicted of second-degree murder for tipping off mob boss james "whitey" appeal whether murder with a firearm when he was 1500 miles away in boston when callahan died. the florida justices declined to hear the case. >>> julie: resume case of child molester hoping to go free convicted child rapist wayne chapman already served decade lock prison sentence and state declared him sexually dangerous in 2007. 11 of 13 jurors need to find chapman still dangerous or set free and found guilty of molesting 100 boys and suspected disappearance of boy. >> daniel: kevin o'connor shot his wife janine several times before taking his own life on saturday. it happened at the couple's home the d.a. calls this a tragic case of domestic violence. up today to get denver. we will hear from tom brady. fox25 will take that live at 11:30 this morning and also stream on news app and on website at myfoxboston.com. >>> julie: boston mayor marty walsh says state of the city is looking strong. last night the mayor delivered the second state of the city address at symphony hall and touted drop in crime

family suing the government for nearly $10 million had their case, tom claims krubt fbi agent john connolly knew bit for years an didn't tell anyone. a connecticut mob sister suspected in connection with the gardner art heist losing his case to have a weapons charge dismissed. he argues he's innocent an his arrest in april was orchestrated by federal investigators to press him for information. really cold days, the sun was shining in quincy and things sarah says we have a mild stretch in front of us. we will take it. >> sarah: mild conditions. i think everybody enjoying that after we had freezings conditions and some areas did wake up to single digits, but with the mild we are also going to be talking about dry conditions for a short period of time. then we've got wet weather heading our way. high pressure keeping us dry and quiet overnight, so another clear sky. expected to the lower 20s by the time you wake up. it's going to be a dry day, however the chances of showers increase into the weekend. i'll show you what to expect coming up. >> mark: new hampshire man in >> vanessa: police say t

paul was murdered by james "whitey" bulger and his family claims john connolly knew all about it for years and didn't tell anyone. in the ruling the judge said the government has no legal duty to report what they knew about the whereabouts, bulger is serving a life sentence. >> we have learned how the boston globe plans to use their former distributor to help address major home delivery issues. live on the fox 25 morning news globe c.e.o. said the route will be split between current distributor a.c.i. and former globe distributor p.c.f. that change is expected to happen by sunday. sheian also addressed where distributors were changed in the the first place. detrimental to a subscriber-based business 50% were the result of dissatisfaction with home delivery. >> over the weekend fox 25 told you about the reporters hitting the streets to help deliver the sunday paper. according to "globe" no one will have to pay for those missed deliveries. >>> check your refrigerator or freezer before you start making dinner. wigman is recalling chicken. these chicken products were produced outside of

john connolly was convicted of second-degree murder for tipping off mob boss james whitey bulger, but boston businessman was going to implicate him. callahan was killed. connolly's appeal hinged on whether he could be convicted of murder with a firearm when he was 1500 miles away. the south florida justices declined to hear the case. >>> two pregnant women in the positive for a dangerous virus abroad. the women have a zika virus. a mosquito opinion borne virus that leads to birth defects like infant microencephaly. it causes babies to be born with underdeveloped small heads and brains. it is spreading in latin america and caribbean as well as puerto rico. both women who tested positive are in illinois. >>> good morning, everyone. now 5:16. things moving along on the expressway as you can see bright green in our traffic flow. so nothing slowing you down there yet. 128 northbound and southbound also look good. 93 south, route 1, wide open. we will show that you live picture of the zakim bridge where you are moving over the bridge and on the leverett connector just fine. here are your li

agent john connolly. the florida supreme court will not hear the appeal of the former james "whitey" bulger handler. connolly was convicted in the killing of the president of a florida gambling operation. the 75-year-old was sentenced to 40 years behind bars. to that case. this appeal was his last hope. connolly was first convicted in 2002 for helping whitey bulger's gang when he was an f.b.i. agent in boston by tipping them off about investigations. >> christa: new at noon, stocks taking a dive on wall street today. the dow so far has dropped about 55 points. ... 535 points. stocks plunging on the price of crude oil. bannened on the entire umass-boston campus. that includes ecigarettes and vaporizers. previously, thepan only applied inside campus buildings. umass-boston joins dozens of other schools across the country that have smoke-free campuses. hoverboards are being banned from most colleges. in worcester county because of fire concerns. that includes fitchburg state, worcester state, and holy cross.

and, actually, his treasury secretary, john connolly at that point, put a nice twist on it. he said the dollar is our currency and your problem. he was speaking to other -- [laughter] countries. what's sort of interesting is the expectations were that the dollar would completely lose credence, nobody would want it since we'd been so humiliated, it would be replaced by, you know, first the mark, then the yen, then the euro. this was said again during the bernanke era when there was so much stimulative activity, creating all the dollars. but, in fact, the dollar has maintained its purchasing power and more so on world markets. really the reason people have faith in the dollar, really two reasons, because it has purchasing power in the united states and because it's based in a country where the laws and legal system are trusted, and there's a transparency so that, for instance, some people have suggested that the chinese currency will be the new reserve currency. ..

treasury secretary john connolly at that point put a nice twist on it. he said the dollar is our currents in your problem speaking to other countries. some of these things, the expectations were that the dollar would completely lose credence. nobody would want it. it would be replaced by first the mark and then the yen and the euro. this was said again during the bernanke era when there was so much activity creating these dollars. in fact the dollar has maintained its power and more so on the world markets. the reason people have faith in the dollar or two reasons, because it has purchasing power in the united states and because it's based in a country where the laws of the legal system are trusted and there is a transparency so for instance some people have suggested the chinese currency will renew its currency but no one knows how much currency is out there with the debts of the assets. they don't have the same transparency. they may get there someday with the system that we have. the dollars really rest on the american economy and system and the lack

. >> sara: the florida supreme court will not review the murder john connolly was convicted of second-degree murder for tipping off mob boss james "whitey" bulger but boston businessman john callahan was going to implicate him. callahan was killed. connolly's appeal hinged on whether he could be convicted on murder with firearm when he was 1500 miles away in boston when callahan died. the florida justices declined to hear the case. >>> sara: this morning jurors will resume deliberations in case of serial child molester hoping to go free. convicted child rapist wayne chapman has already served a decade long prison sentence, but he remains behind bars because the state had him declared sexually dangerous in 2007. 11 of 13 jurors need to find chapman is still dangerous or he will be set free. he is accused of molesting 100 boys and remains in the suspect boy. >>> sara: man involved in a murder-suicide was a retired police officer. the middlesex district o'connor shot his wife janine several times before taking his own life on saturday. this happened at the couple's home on forest street. d.a. c

brett: and i' m brett connolly. john lytus took the plea deal a short time ago in a volusia county courtroom. wesh 2' s claire metz is live in claire, this wasn' t the only plea from lytus. claire: the convicted sex offender was charged in a separate case with second degree murder. as part of the negotiation, he pled guilty to that crime as well. 52-year-old john lytus will serve 45 years in prison for all the combined crimes. he pleaded guilty to murdering laura nagengast, whose body was found in a ditch near deland september 23rd. lytus also kidnapped and raped a pregnant woman in daytona beach. though, as part of the plea agreement, the rape charge was reduced to aggravated battery with a deadly weapon. he met that victim at a 7-11, and, once back at his home, hog-tied her in an rv, tortured her with a knife and raped her. she spoke with us and agreed to be identified. >> i just kept praying the whole time. i do not know why it happened, but he let me go. it changed my life. claire: another woman in daytona beach says

connolly. it was a terrifying moment overnight for a family that that' s just off john young wesh 2' s alex villarreal spoke to the mother at the home, child' s lives. the door. when the mother inside the home answered it, she says two gunmen her and her family. she and police say, they had the wrong house. >> i said, look, i' m a mom. please don' t kill me, please don' t kill me alex: devastating is how that orlando mom describes the ordeal, including seeing a gun pointed at her 11-year-old daughter. she did not want to be identified, so we are not showing her face. >> that' s when he held the gun to my baby and was like, "i' m gonna kill her." and i hovered down over my baby, and i said please no. alex: the home invaders demanded to know where the money is, she says, but drove off when they didn' t find anything. police say, they may have targeted the wrong house. this family has already been through a lot. just last year, a nephew of the mother invloved today, was murdered. she doesn' t know if there' s any connection. >> i' m not going to pinpoint, and say, yea that' s it, because i really don' t

john noss was room ported missing -- was reported missing from maitland. michelle: brett connolly is following the latest on the search. brett: his family found one big clue, a note indicating he might be trying to go to philadelphia where he used to live. his family says he still has so far, no sign. last time anyone saw him was 3:30 saturday morning in his maitland home. police have heard several calls that they have seen him in orlando. others put them in kissimmee and as close as lee road. friends and family have joined the growing search party. >> he is a very capable young man. he does not have a big world. his world is this neighborhood and the preschool where he volunteers. brett: he was last seen in a gold life is good t-shirt, black shorts and sneakers. he has a distinctive walk but otherwise looks normal. burgers which makes social situations very difficult and his mother says the longer he goes without confusing his world becomes. jason: a man who tried to rob an off-duty homeland security officer is recovering from a hospital after the officer shot office says the sus

john noss was reported missing three days ago in maitland. michelle: one of his friends told wesh 2 he fears noss may be wesh 2' s brett connolly is joining us now with the latest on the search. brett: his family just found one potentially big clue -- a note indicating he might be trying to go to philadelphia where he used to live. noss' family says he still has friends up north and might be headed to see them. but so far, no signs. the last time anyone saw noss was 3:30 saturday morning at his maitland home. maitland police say they' ve had several calls from people who said they saw noss in orlando. other callers put him in kissimmee and as close as lee road. family, friends, and neighbors have joined a growing search party looking for noss. shannon roeck: he' s a very capable young man, but he also doesn' t have a big world. his world is pretty much this neighborhood and the preschool where he volunteers. brett: noss was last seen in a gold "life is good" t-shirt, black shorts, and sneakers. he' s got a distinctive walk, but guy. he has asked burgers, and that makes it difficult. -- he has asperger ' s, and that makes it difficult. jason: