right now live in sandwich, john cuoco, 7news. >> nick: john, hang in there. coastal cities and towns along the south shore your rid about more than just snow. they're prepping for rough surf and also dealing with power outages. 7's jonathan hall in marshfield where right around this time all along the water. >> jonathan: hey, nick, everyone will remember that storm for sure. marshfield has these seawalls to protect them. this is a spot where a seawall was ruined about a year ago, january 27, 2015. they hope this one will not be one to remember. look at the ocean at low tide, whipping winds rocked our s.u.v. as we stopped to shoot these pictures. some people were venturing out figuring it's not all this bad even for a jog. you were out running. >> yeah, yeah, it was incredible. it was windy. >> jonathan: you're willing to just brave it? >> it's great to be out in the elements. >> jonathan: marshfield emergency manage. officials suspect there could be minor flooding when high tide hits at 11:00. tomorrow morning is expected to be worse. roads were slick and cov

the my team's john cuoco live with what schools in brockton will be doing tomorrow to help out fellow students. >> anchor: the school district isic in aing sure that students get the support they need after two of their classmates fell through the ice that was on this pond here yesterday. just one day after two boys fell through the ice at this pond only to be pulled out by a couple of brave people in the fire department brockton public schools say they are bringing in counselors and support staff to help students following the dramatic rescue of their classmates saturday evening. the fire department says a 12 12-year-old and a nine-year-old were playing on the ice before it cracked and gave way . >> anchor: they went too far in the middle and they fell in . >> anchor: these three boys were all there. friends of the kids that fell in in. they jump insisted into action. turned around and came back . >> anchor: two people then ran into the cold murky pond . >> anchor: and started breaking the ice . >> anchor: they were able to get the nine-year-old out but couldn't find the 12-year-old.

john cuoco has details. >>. >> took them -- >> reporter: a grandmother in tears. her grandchildren take away after her daughter, 24-year-old sheila montalvo was arrested on friday. police say they found the children in deplorable conditions when they executed a search warrant at this apartment. >> the house wasn't that dirty. they took everything and they through it every where. they trashed all the kids cloth. >> reporter: montalvo and another woman with under police surveillance. the vice squad searched the property they allegedly found three children ages 3, covered in animal feces and they say the apartment was infested with mice. officers reported running above them. >> she was is sweet hearts. she always was there for her kids. >> reporter: worcester p.d.found pill, other drugs and cash. because of the conditions the children were placed in d.c.f.custody. month talvo and the other woman were arrested. >> the focus now cleaning. >> we've been picking up. >> reporter: in hopes of getting the children back. >> i'm going to take good care of them. god bless them

. >> john cuoco is on the scene assessing the damage. you are not getting whipped by the winds like you were yesterday. >> reporter: no, kris, not nearly as bad as it was yesterday. the main worry we've been talking about it is that coastal flooding. if you take a look behind me the water is insuring closer and closer. people will keep an eye on but you are right. the winds were bad last night. they've kept up today. i'm sure you can see it pushing me forward but sandwich is in cleanup mode. snow blowers and plows like mario's clearing the way bright and early sunday morning in sandwich. >> heavy wet snow, it was tough to drive around. it was tough to see. it kept sticking to the wind shield and the mirrors and so forth. a lot of slipping and sliding. >> reporter: on saturday high winds sent heavy snow whipping off the beach along town neck road. >> insane. it's crazy. >> hope we keep power on because it flashed. i'm hoping we have a generator. >> reporter: the intense wind and snow did knock out power in spots across town. fortunately p

honoredshe was a school teacher in new hampshire who graduated from framingham state and seven john cuoco is live with more on what they are doing to honor her legacy. john. >> ryan, christa kri mccallive a building here now bears her name and appeals influenced people in concorde, new hampshire where she taught. hampshire where christa first left her mark. looking forward to the future. always researching and that's what christa always would doing. special ceremony held to honor her legacy inside and far beyond the classroom. i think what she did left a big legacy and partners and i want to be a teacher. really inspires you just because of her passion that she had. i mean she was more than just an educator she was somebody that was truly passionate. today is the anniversary of the day many americans will never forget. and will always remember where they were when it happened. the day challenger shuttle tragically blew up back on january 28th, 1986. in a sha first in flight tragedy, 46 thousand feet above the atlantic ocean. >> hard to believe it's been 30 year. a framingham native would

john cuoco, 7 news. >> anchor: several streets in brockton shut down after a watermain break. police say the 20 inch pipe burst overnight on north main street. water service has been shut off to some homes in the area while a reward is now being offered in mashpee for anyone with information about a cat found shot and left to die. a woman saw the cat now named dempsey severely injured earlier this month. doctors discovered he had been shot twice and hit by a car. he will have surgery to remove bullets and may need his eye removed although doctors are hopeful other than that he will make a full recovery. anyone with information is asked to call the mashpee animal control . >> anchor: back to that winter weather slamming the east coast. our nation's capitol bracing to air direct hit. snow blanking southern states overnight making it difficult to drive. the heavy snow expected to fall in at least 15 states along the >> anchor: hundreds of flights up and down the east coast mayor already declaring a state of emergency. chris welch joins us live with how it could affect our anythin

. >> all right, john cuoco, thank you. continuing to follow that please. and we want to show you also this situation in foxboro that we've been following. a crew is on the scene of a fire in an industrial building. you can see lots of damage there. no flames or smoke it looks like firefighters managed to get it out in that building area of gillette stadium they are actually behind bass pro shops it was going for quite some time. i do believe we have pictures from earlier. there you can see some flames in this. and firefighters were spraying water into the building. we have a crew headed to scene on the ground. and we will keep you updated as we learn more. >> also breaking state health officials confirming that massachusetts has it's first case of the zika virus. authorities say the patient is a man who traveled to anner where zika virus spread by mosquitos right now there is not a vaccine or any treatment. and the big concern is for women expecting babies. because the virus causes serious birth defects if contracted by a pregnant woman. >> all right on to

john cuoco has more on this frantic rescue. hole and this brockton pond behind the bluff school left after a heroic rescue. around 6:30 saturday evening a 12-year-old and nine-year-old were playing on the ice . >>> they went too far in the middle and they fell in . >> anchor: these three boys were all there, but they stayed off the ice when their friends went through, they immediately got help. >>> i stopped a car and they turned around and came back . >> anchor: two people that ran into the cold, dark pond . >>> and started breaking ice to get them . >> anchor: they were able to get the nine-year-old out but they couldn't find the 12 12-year-old. >>> he was completely submerged but we got there . >> reporter: fire fighters searched murky waters . >>> the guy did a great job of they were just determined they have to find this kid and they did . >> reporter: fire fighters say the young boy didn't have a pulse and wasn't breathing when he was pulled from the pond but was brought back. 7 news is told the two boys are now recovering at the hospital. thanks to the brockton fire different,

john cuoco has the story. scared. >> reporter: early friday morning, around 6:45 new years day, boston police got a call about a woman down on colombia road in dorchester. the 29-year-old told police a man grabbed her from behind and said he had a weapon. >> if the person did threaten her he had a weapon i can only imagine how scary it is for someone. it can be scary for a man, woman, a young lady like that, she would be scared. >> reporter: he then sexually assaulted her near ana belle street not far from where she was found. >> it is upsetting because i mean, it was a young girl so it probably could have been close in age so just to know that there are people out there taking advantage of it could happen to lease. the. >> reporter: the suspect took off. police are trying to track that person down with the b.p.d.sexual assault unit on the case. it's frightening for people in the area trying to stay safe. >> i'm usually very aware of my surroundings and not out alone. >> reporter: john cuoco, 7 news, today in new england. >> jennifer: more news today, officers i charlton responded to a

the night team's john cuoco spoke with the family. he joins us live in worcester with more of what the family had to say. john? >> nick, two women and three apartment. we were allowed inside and got a look for ourselves. >> i didn't get to kiss them before they took them. >> a grandmother in tears. her grandchildren taken away after her daughter, 24-year-old sheila montalvo was arrested on friday. worcester police say they found the children in deplorable conditions at this king street apartment. >> the house wasn't that dirty. they took -- they took everything and they threw it everywhere. they trashed all the kids' clothes, everything. >> montalvo and another woman were under police surveillance. worcester pd ace vice squad searched the property they allegedly found three children, ages three, five and six living with floors covered in animal feces, including in their bedroom. they also say the apartment was infested with myself. officers reported hearing myself running above them. >> we used to live together and she's a sweetheart.

for now live in framingham john cuoco. also breaking a health scare here in massachusetts. state health officials have now confirmed the first case of the zika virus in the state. virus has potentially serious consequences for some women. 7's ryan schulteis at our breaking news desk now. kim, officials say patient was man who traveled to area with widespread. sri can virus is spread by mosquito no current treatment or big concern it can birth defects if disease contracted by woman whos pregnant. now the world health organization meeting today saying the virus is spreading that level of concern is high. officials say there's potential for three to 4 million cases in the next 12 months. those symptoms include fever, conjunctivitis. about 80 people of people that become infected don't show any symptoms if they do they usually last one week go away wut oh any additional problems. again serious risk is only to pregnant women. in newsroom ryan schulteis, 7 news. also following breaking news foxboro fire crews on scene industrial building that went up in flames. you can see from s

we have reporter john cuoco live for us with more on this. john what can you tell us? here, and just going to describe the scene for you a little bit. white four door vehicle on scene with a heavy front end damage. most of the damage is on that car. just got look at the school bus. not a lot of damage to front of that school bus. but front bumper of vehicle is still sitting right no front of it. there's a second school bus on scene here with some kids on board. we've been told that school bus is here to take those kids away. part of e street is still blocked off. ambulance here. ever source energy is also on scene here. we're trying to gather few more details. but like i said a four door white vehicle has heavy front end damage. and that's where most of this damage in fact looks tock right now. school bus not a lot of damage there. but for right now still trying to gather details we will bring more when we can. all right john before you go i don't know if you know this yet, do you know which elementary school these children were coming from? >> could say one more time

live in foxborough, john cuoco, 7 news night team. >> anchor: also, a manhunt in israel, tel aviv police searching for a suspect after a since r senseless shooting. two people were killed when the there. and a massachusetts man just blocks away from the attack is opening up about the terrifying aftermath. the manhunt in tel aviv continues as police close in on the suspected gunman who opened on new year's day. police say the suspect is 31-year-old meum, an arab israeli known to police. two people were killed and seven others injured in the attack. a lawyer for the mellum family says the family's home was raided, that his brother was arrested and a computer confiscated. around tel aviv people are being told to go about their every day lives, including a massachusetts man in town for business. alex goldstein was just blocks away when the deadly attack began. >> when the ambulances and police started pouring into the neighborhood, that was the moment when i realized that something was going on. >> reporter: goldstein says witnesses were quick to respond. >> one thing you you see in israel a

john cuoco has details. >> reporter: a frigid fall for this man at around 4:00 saturday afternoon. >> the male was up to his waist in the water. >> reporter: getting cold feet after witnesses say he was trying to ride that bike across the ice on the pond at elm park in worcester. >> strange why one would try to attempt that. >> reporter: paul reported the rescue. >> he fell through the ice. worcester firefighters responded. >> reporter: the man pulled himself up on to the thin ice then firefighters tossed him a rope. he was pulled to safety but there were sill something else to get. his bike. so a firefighter in a protect of suit you will extrad on his hands and knees to get it. >> brought it back. >> reporter: with the bike back on land -- >> they hand it off to the police department and they took the bike back to the police station. >> reporter: its rider wrapped head to toe was taken to the hospital. paramedics took him to a local hospital for an evaluation and to warm him up. >> reporter: john cuka 7 news today in new england. >> also this morning an elderly man violently police a

live in framingham john cuoco, 7 news. >>> also breaking state health officials have confirmed first case of zika virus here in massachusetts. office say the parent is a man who traveled to an area where the virus is widespread. the zika virus is sprad by mosquitos right now no current treatment or vaccine. the big concern is that virus can cause birth defects if disease is contracted by a woman who is pretty. >> breaking in foxboro fire crews on scene of a fire in an industrial building. it is out. now but you can see all of the fire crews who were there on scene. that building in the area of gillette stadium actually right behind bass pro shops. now we have a crew on scene thp then we will bringing you more information as we get it. >> also on 7, a game on in everett. city of boston reach as deal with wynn casinos. the deal clearing the way fr resort casino to be built in everett. last night ending a long legal battle. victoria warren has the full story. >> a piece of the casino action is coming to boston after all. mayor marty walsh announcing a deal with wynn casinos. myself and

. >>> john cuoco, 7 news. >> anchor: state police in rhode island say they are close to completing ayer's long investigation into former red sox pitcher curt schilling's bankruptcy video game company. 38 studios. according to the providence journal, official say there is still a possibility for criminal charges. schilling's company went bankruptcy after a failed 75 million loan deal with the state back in 2010 . >> anchor: we're following nor news today. civil rights leader jesse jack jackson is calling tore more action in the water emergency in flint, michigan. he said the city should have police tape around it because it's a crime scene. the drugging water isn't safe because of high level of lead. president obama declared a state of emergency for the city but disaster declaration. >>> now under federal law disaster declarations are only for natural disasters, not manmade ones. the led problem started back in 2014 when the city switched its water supply to try to save money. now high levels of lead have been found in children's blood. and ohio police officer is shot and killed in the lin

lye in sandwich, john cuoco, 7 news today in new england. >> stay warm out. there it was not just the cape. the islands were hit hard by heavy wind yesterday and into the night. >> they also had high tides to go along with the mess. brandon gunnoe is live on martha's vineyard and we saw over in scituate the waves were churning up. >> reporter: the waves are still pretty high because we still have a good amount of winds. certainly not the high winds that we saw yesterday that started really before be in and lasted well intoed early mornings. at least 1:00 am. so the winds not what they were but if you can look, you can see the seas are still kicking up well but that is blowing snow has finally stopped. of course the crews if we could take video from this morning, we're out early. they have a done a great job clearing the roads. the guys worked all night and making sure the roads were as clear as possible. but the wet heavy snows did lead i should say to power outages across the islands here on martha's vineyard. but again this morning, it's about the cleanup.