john john atwater, wcvb, : newscenter 5. heather: i' m so glad that she is speaking out. i ask he suffered from postpartum depression, too. it is awful. you need to get help and people need to ask the right questions. so that you know what you are experiencing is something significant. ed: absolutely. heather: what a difference a year makes. this is what it looked like last year in worcester the blizzard of 2015 dumping almost 3 feet of snow. ed: more than two feet in boston. it was the first big snow of the season. we hadn' t seen much before then. and you know what happened in february. harvey: once we turned it on, we cannot turn it off. right now, you may have been boston hit 51. a number of places in 50 or more. the storm a year ago today in boston made the top 10 list at number six. 24.6 inches of snow. it is only the first of four major ones. many others with all of that cold that was relentless. 45, a rather pleasant january evening. southwesterly breeze, at 70 miles per hour. the normal cold spots are not cold. it is in the 40' s and pittsburgh in nashua. ali dow

john john atwater is live in quincy. ed: donald trump is rallying his supporters. he is the third republican to make an appearance in that state. let's take you there as the tradition is going on where the campaign itself, the trial is getting crowded. the whole trail is. this will be the front runners' first appearance in new hampshire since making a bold statement over the weekend. on saturday trump told supporters in iowa that he could shoot someone in the middle of the street and not lose voters. trump is boasting about the loyalty of his supporters and he will see many more in new holds the commanding lead in the gop field. ed: also chris christie wrapping up campaigning and the ohio governor is holding a town hall this morning. answering questions about high stakes salaries kasich hit a nerve when he got tom brady into the discussion. bitterness. what you ought to be scwawking about is -- squacking about is how much money is brady making? ed: it got laughter and boos. he is on an extended trip and it will get more crowded with the primary coming up. one week from today the process will get underway and then two weeks from tomorrow is the new hampshire primary crunch time. new hampshire has now designated two judges to hear the voter and ballot challenges. this is the first time they will vote with the voter id law in check. they will have to fill out an affidavit if they don't have taken. this is one week before the iowa caucuses. people are getting a lot of attention. ted cruz is campaigning there today. he has been gaining on trump in the polls recently and is hoping for a win. also in iowa today, the two democratic front runners, hillary clinton and bernie sanders. they both made campaign appearances. their super bowl dreams are crushed in and by denver. today the patriots cleared out their lockers and headed into the off season. bill -- bill belichick not making any excuses, but saying little better. team captain matthew slater looked for positives. >> it never feels like a successful season unless you win the whole thing. that's what our expectation is. we are obviously disappointed and a month or two from now they would say there are great things we did and we should be proud of what we accomplished. ed: super bowl is two weeks from yesterday. right now problems digging out for many up and down the east coast. for example in washington, d.c., rfk stadium is the site where the city is dumping snow to get it out of the way. they say it will take all week to clear it. in new jersey many are struggling to get down the snowy streets working together to dig out their cars and in new york city the mayor is telling everyone leave your week so they stay out of the way of snow removal crews. he is also asking for patience. >> this is not your average storm. .2 inches more would have been the greatest snowfall in the history of new york city in the last century and a half. we have to get that through everyone's head. >> a school bus as you can see stuck. it couldn't turn right as it tried to turn right because the snow banks were too tall. ed: long lines at the ticket counters as they try to play catch up. 13,000 flights were canceled and it is still slow going today as the airlines get back on track. clean up on the runways as some of the busiest airports in the country are on the east coast. and sledding is serious business of the day at our nation's capitol. federal government offices and schools all closed in washington, d.c. and providing the opportunity to hit the slopes. for tomorrow. ed: and the man who grew criticism for hiking the price of a life-saving drug's hearing was postponed. he is out on bond for alleged securities fraud. the -- they increased the price of the drug 4,000 percent. erosion after it got hit hard from the winter storm. one spot that got many worried is a spot that was hit hard last year and jack harper is live with a look at the conditions today. jack? reporter: this is one of the areas where they completed the work. do you see this huge sandbar? if you look over here, the right edge, that's where the erosion was. it sloped down and we are told many of those who live along here are obviously concerned about it. >> they use the money for taxes and everything to pay for it. reporter: what they have done is the u.s. geological survey is out there with the team and some of it has put down some markers and done some more surveying and they will compare what they had last friday to what they had today. compile it and help the town decide what they will do next about it. ed, back to you. >>> a propane truck in new hampshire. the road had to be shutdown as firefighters and emergency crews work to get it back upright. police are working to figure out what exactly caused that crash. the man hunt continues for three inmates who pulled off a daring jail break. this happened in southern california. the escapees cut through a crawled through plumbing tunnels right to the roof and then repelled four to five stories using sheets. it was not noticed for a full 16 hours and the jail is a couple hours north of the mexican border. >> it spans southern california and again we are talking about three inmates we are in search of. there are friends and family members that span southern california that are continuing to follow that information. >> one of the escapees is awaiting trial for murder. a -- ed: a former wisconsin police officer admitted to killing a woman and stuffing her body into a suitcase. he was set to go on trial today for the murder of the 19-year-old. her body was found in a suitcase along a wisconsin highway. today he changed his mind and admitted to the crime. the former officer is also accused of killing another woman and stuffing her body into a suit kiss as well. suitcase as well. hospitalized after turbulence on a flight. the flight was diverted to new finland. three flight attendants and four passengers were taken to the hospital and four ambulances met the american airlines jet on the tarmac overnight. singer don mcclain and his wife agreed to a protection order after he was arrested on a domestic violence charge. he filed for the order after the arrest on january 18th. but the couple says they have moving -- they have moved forward and the case is now a private matter. a bottled water company owned in part by mark wahlberg is donating water to flint, michigan. they are sending one million bottles to people living in the city and more donations will be made until the water crisis there is fixed. high levels of lead have been detected in the water since the city switched from the detroit system to the flint river system to save money. ed: the u.s. supreme court said people serving life terms for murders they committed as teenagers must have a chance the new six to three ruling struck down automatic life terms with no chance of parole for teens. this case centered around a man convicted of killing a sheriff deputy as a 17-year-old in louisiana back in 1963. and the high court is not taking up a controversial abortion law. the law from north dakota would ban most abortions after six weeks when a fetal heartbeat can be detected. they rejected the law in july and that decision will now stand. ed: u.n peace talks in syria have been pushed back to friday. the talks. the syrian government and and the opposition groups will not talk directly, but they will be working between them. it is a cease-fire agreement and stoping isis. the secretary of state john kerry on a trip to cambodia and they are meeting ahead of a big international meeting happening in california. secretary kerry is dealing with several southeast asian south china sea. ed: now time to flash floored -- flash forward to 5:00. how a member of the patriots was behind bars while the rest of the team was in denver. and, making it the law. taking place right now it will prevent certain women from being sent to prison without committing a crime. and then new at 7:00, in the same family for generations this local company is making the unique product in massachusetts inside the factory that turned steel rods into back rod horseshoes. >> and we will turn fairly chilly temperatures into milder readings. we will talk about a warm up, . >> you're watching newscenter 5 at 4:30. ed: let's take a live look at the traffic. they are heading from boston to newton. the traffic going into town is going the speed limit as well. the drive times are in that area this afternoon a little slow. 2

jc: john atwater is there with john? reporter: one of those people is in serious condition. that man was trapped in the back of the building and had to be rescued and then of course taken to the hospital. his father was able to make it out of the house. the hospital. firefighters are focusing their attention are up in the attic of this home. very smoky fire. when the firefighters got here a lot of smoke and fire on the first floor. want to show you video from awhile ago. you can see the intense flames this home. it is a home and a dental office on the first floor. it is an old structure here, a intently. it started after 4:00 this afternoon. almost 100 firefighters are on on the scene. they continue to throw water on the fire, but they have been ordered out of the building because the flames are so intense. the flames did so much dan to inside they could not be on the second floor or the third floor of the home. two people taken to the hospital and one with serious injuries after this big fire here in mad pi an. madipan. wcvb newscenter 5. phil: firefighters are battling qui

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is live in somerville. john: i is a long, overdue game of fetch for cleopatra. home with ceasar after both of the pomeranians were snatched during barring ry. the happy reunion friday night at somerville animal control after the dogs were spotted outside on the sidewalk in dorchester. >> the couple just recognized them. oh, throws the dogs on facebook. john. surveillance video captured the burglar carrying the dog interests the home on tuesday. olga and chris immediately turned to social media and channel 5 desperate for help. >> somebody toll the dog. everyone wants the support. so i really want to thank everyone. everyone, everyone, everyone. john. police are still looking for that man who took the dog. this reunited family is anxious to thank the couple who made it possible. >> we are looking to thank them together. john. those dogs are doing fine. they were not hurt. now the family going to be installing security system. live in somerville tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> what a great ending, joh

to be able john: and today police stepped in to open the road to dorian's dreams. >> as long as he's happy, we're happy. we let him dictate what happens next. john: in peabody, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: that's nice to see that and especially the smile that it brought to his face. doug: and the parents. we're pulling for the whole family. we really are. antoinette: a local marine missing after two helicopters collide off the coast of hawaii. doug: the factor that's complicating that rescue mission. and looking live at gillette staduim where in just a few hours the pats will take the field. the biggest concerns for patriots nation ahead of the do or die game. check this out, bro. what's that, broheim? r i switched to geico and got more. r more savings on car insurance? p yeah bro-fessor, and more. rlike renters insurance. more ways to save. nice, bro-tato chip. tthat's not all, bro-tein shake. r geico has motorcycle and rv insurance, too. oh, that's a lot more. r oh yeah, i'm all about more, teddy brosevelt. p geico. expect great savings antoinette: here we go. it's a win-or-go-home playoff showdown for the new england patriots. doug: the eye's frank hol

john: and today police stepped in to open the road to dorian's dreams. >> as long as he's happy, we're happy. we let him dictate what happens next. john: in peabody, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: that is so cool and so great for dorian to get to do that. still pulling for you. antoinette: government center rising. doug: the major project getting the green light and what that means for residents. antoinette: plus the powerball winners coming forward. how they're surprising everyone with their plans for the money. okay. so right now, everyone is saying, "hurry! you gotta get fios." but why? well, because there's never been a better time to get a great available. only fios has speeds from 50 to 500 megs. because your devices run better on a better internet. and for just $79.99 a month online, you can get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus with a 2-year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all of the premium movie channels for a year. this is your last chance. offer ends january 16th. get out of the past. get fios. i am totally blind. pi lost my sight in afghanistan. rif you' re totally blind, you may also berstruggling

john: and today police stepped dreams. >> as long as he's happy, we're happy. we let him dictate what happens next. john: in peabody, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: what a cool experience for dorian. to bring that smile on his face at such a time. doug: i always think of the parents at times like that. you know, what they're going through. they seem just as strong. great, great, great. antoinette: on the way this morning, a local marine missing after two helicopters collide off the coast of hawaii. doug: the factor that's complicating that rescue mission. and looking live at gillette staduim where in just a few hours the pats will take the field. the fans will be take to go the stands and the biggest concerns for the patriots nation ahead of antoinette: it's 6:54. it's a win-or-go-home playoff showdown for the new england patriots. with the injury concerns for the team. frank: gronk was limited in practice on friday. he's still dealing with knee and back injuries. gronk and chandler jones are two of 12 patriots player listed as questionable for the big match-up against the chiefs. the pats have a dozen players on t

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in foxboro. john? will not talk about how police handled this case. he says the police report speaks for itself. it took nearly all week for police to release their account of what happened when chandler jones showed up half knacked at their apartment, but still, there are glaring holes in the martive, as the police redacted large portions of the report. i want to start off by saying, you know, i made a pretty stupid mistake this weekend. john. the defensive end is apologizing for the bizarre episode fueled by synthetic marijuana. police say without warning or provocation, jones abruptly got down on the niece, placed his hands be hyped his head look he was trying to surrender. officer said jones was anxious, nervous, at one point appeared to be praying or worshiping face jun on the ice-cold asphalt. >> we made the statements. we called the police. we stated in the documents we prepped to you. john. questions about how the police handled the reports detailing the strange encounter with one of the town's

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.: wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is live in boston with the precautions being taken. john? john: j.c., the crowds may be smaller this year the police with thousands swarming copely square. >> a little bit more guarded. john. there is apprehension in boston as it rings in a mu year. >> just being more aware of the surroundings. john: to calm those fears -- douche got to be out there. john. police are keeping a watchful eye deploying officers who are visible and many you won't see. >> we have plenty of resource around and a lot working the crowd. >> you see police officers off the street and we have security all over the place. we have good security. john: throughout the might, police have been cautious. man who made the trip downtown say the fear will not deter them as they place full confidence in boston police. >> you got to live your life if you keep staying around and worrying about it. >> if it is going top happen, that is the wait is. john. police have been busy responding to anything that could potentially be a let a. live in copely square, john atwater, wcvb newscent

newscenter 5' s john atwater is live in boston with the action being taken. john: maher walsh has been very vocal on the gun issue. he has supported gun buybacks in boston, just out load -- outlawed state guns in the city. he said the country cannot wait for congress. mayor walsh has long been frustrated by the scars can violence has leapt on the city but tomorrow joins the president as he takes decisive and controversial executive action. press top -- president obama: this will not solve every violent crime in the country and will not driven deadly mass shooting. it will not keep every gun out of the hands of criminals. john: expanded background checks are an attempt to close the so-called gun show loophole by more strongly enforcing existing checks at shows and online. the fbi would also hire more than 200 examiners to process background checks. in the white house plans to ask congress for-or million dollars to improve mental health care. >> a lot of people are buying put in their pockets. ' s announcement has fueled gun cells as people anticipate more obstacles

our john atwater is live in dorchester. john: it' s a busy, well-lit stretch of columbia road, but a man apparently thought he could get away with an early-morning attack, pouncing on a 29-year-old woman just after 6:30 in the morning. but i leave everything with god. >> i walk in the street every day to catch my bus to go to work. >> my wife goes to cbs anytime. john: people who live here say they feel relatively comfortable walking alone, but police have issued an alert to people who live here. the victim told police the man grabbed her from behind near annabel street, threatening a weapon and then sexually assaulting her. the brazen attack is now prompting those who live here to reconsider their comfort level in the neighborhood. >> i' m going to start looking around to make sure no one' s around you trying to hurt you. >> make sure i' friends. not by yourself. john: live in dorchester, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: right now an accident -- right now, two men were hurt in an accident in essex. the accident happened outside of c.k.

newscenter 5' s john atwater is live in lawrence tonight, john? john: doctors described injuries as serious blast energy and very -- injuries and very serious burns. obviously a very tense situation here at the hospital. those patients were decontaminated outside the hospital before they were able to go in. ems crews also decontaminated the ambulances. doctors say the patients were exposed to a chemical called trimethyl aluminum, which is an irritant. that chemical can cause burns, coughing, and shortness of >> for patients total, all of which were critical with last injuries. -- blast injuries. they were decontaminated prior to coming to the emergency department and treated pretty rapidly, three of which were s tertiary care. john: the hospital says it is prepared for incidents like this one. it says everything did run smoothly with the decontamination process and the treatment process inside the hospital, but again, all of critical we are live in lawrence, john atwater . phil: another brutal day on wall street. the price of a tank of oil at jc:

newscenter5's john atwater is live in walpole. john, that patriots' player got some painful injuries? john: he did. he pulled her out. when broke the glass, he left with a deep cut that required 22 stitches. that painful injury came two win. when darius them inning witnessed the crash on route 1. he did not hesitate. the cores were locked completely. ini could not get out myself. >> the 25-year-old does not want any attention but does want to thank the linebacker for his selfless save. >> the doors won open. then, i was like, you know, i got to get out of here someway. hitting the window and she was trying toking the window. it was not doing much damage. it break and i put her out. >> the entire spot of the car was smashednd a was smoking a little bit. then, obviously, everything died, and inside of it. i could not come out, until i was obviously at the time scared. >> fleming was headed home after rack is around 4:30 when heness withed the three-car crash. the move to kick in the window left him with 22 stitches but that deep gash did

on the road to the super bowl we're learning a linebacker for the team made a >> john atwater is live with the details. john? >> police here responded to that crash. darius fleming said he saw that woman inside that car struggling. she could not get out of her car so he says he had to act. on route 1 just after practice. fleming was headquartered home crash right in front of him. afternoon. he jumped out of his car and said there was no other option. he had to break a window to help the woman. in the process he got a pretty good gash on his leg eventually needing the 22 stitches, a big injury before the game. >> i -- they broke and i pulled her out. she was jumping out the car before the window even broke. >> thankfully police say that woman was not seriously injured but she did tell officers, "a male party kicked in my window. patriot." apparently that woman was trying to do some research online to figure out who it was. now she knows it was darius fleming who came to her rescue. there was a thought that maybe the car was on fire, fleming seeing smoke. police say there was no real evidence of a fire. maybe

john atwater is live web a lot powerball pool. john: this is the reason. as you mentioned there is a their chances are pretty good. contain excitement after buying 493 tickets for the massive all she gloucester. >> i put up a facebook status and boom, explosion all of the place. so here we are. >> there are so many families that are tightknit. happened. john: people bought in for their chance at a slice of the largest lotto jackpot in the world. >> had to get into because anybody in gloucester needs to get in whatever she is doing. >> one not happen here? john: in a matter of hours they will learn if they have minted 500 new millionaires. >> we got this. already have a lawyer on hand. anchor: she was great. just to watch her celebrate if she wins i want to see that. you can watch that drying live right here at 11, less than four hours from now. anchor: the dow fell 364 points. the nasdaq was down 159. the s&p lost 48. down 10% from the peak in november. the most active local stock, staples, boston scientific ending the day in negative territory. there are

john atwater is live at the breaking news desk. john: that men fired more than 15 rounds, killing two people. this camera shows her next-door to that bar inside a grocery store. he walks up to a shopping cart and then sets down a bag. in moments here you will see him pull out a gun and run to the sidewalk, where he starts spraying bullets. the next camera angle is from the bar. people are eating and tricking inside the bar, and then off to the right on the sidewalk, the gunman emerges, firing that automatic weapon and running away. you will see him appear in the right hand side of the screen. right now police trying to uncover a motive, but they have critical evidence including that bag and a clip from his gun. right now we know police have deployed officers across the city in a massive manhunt. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. s eve terror threat that forced the evacuation of two train stations in munich. a german security official says islamic state extremists planned to blow themselves up at locations across munich last night. police

wcvb newscenter 5's john atwater is there with the breaking developments. john? john. j.c., there is extensive damage. it is so bad, fire investigators have not been able to get inside of that lab to determine exactly what went wrong. burned workers were rushed to the hospital and the three with the most critical were med flighted to boston flam center. >> the patient has was blast in railroad pressure as well as the kem can on the body. john: the workers were handling that chemical and it appears to have come into contact with water or air producing a powful explosion inside of the dow >> the facility makes chemical used for the manufacturer of led lights, in this instance, something obviously malfunctioned and went terribly wrong the process caution explosion. john. the explosion destroyed that laboratory, shattered gls and debris injuring the workers inside. the force was powerful, even neighbors blocked away. >> we heard very loud boom and the house shook. john. hazmat crews had to take every precaution. first responders had to carefully treat the vick. >> they wer

john atwater is live at the scene for us. john? reporter: heather, this was an incredibly dangerous situation because the explosion happened ground. five workers went to the hospital after inhaling a a lot of smoke. firefighters raced to the waste water treatment plant before 1:00 this afternoon. black smoke was billowing from workers were hurt in an explosion. >> they were down there working and, boom, there was some kind of explosion and a lot of smoke and they evacuated. >> they were seven to eight stories underground doing maintenance at the facility. they were able to run above ground to safety as firefighters suited up to go in. >> they shut the electricity off and they were down in the dark except for their portable lighting. >> neighbors saw the smoke pouring from the building for hours. officials say the five employees hillary cover. >> we are grateful our staff weren't more seriously injured. reporter: you can see in the distance a lot of firefighters are still here. not clear at the point of gases contributing to the exp

john atwater is live for us in east boston. john: the victims are expected to survive, but for the passengers who witnessed all of this, it was absolute chaos. police try to clear the station as two men lay bleeding on the platform. >> suddenly, i hear what is a shot. john: marty was on the train and emerged to find police rushing to help this victim. down. >> right when the doors opened, boom. >> we heard one gunshot. john: the gunfire erupted before 2:30. two men got into a fight on the blue line, and as it approached a maverick, one pulled a gun. the doors. recoil. john: passengers took cover, they said the suspect appeared to be looking for someone else. he wasn' t afraid of anything. pants. police john: scoured the station and the streets around the for hours as they looked for any surveillance video could be key there are cameras all over this investigators are looking at hours as they looked for any clues that could lead them to the man who pulled the trigger. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: the search for the 12 mi

our john atwater is here to explain what happened. john? john. when the talk turned to eliminating portable class am discussion took a pretty strange turn. >> base on my marine corps training, if i wanted to, i building. i would wait until recess. i would go behind them and field day. >> that is theoretical scenario came out of nowhere during a no more. >> it was met by nervous laughter and a cut off. >> the chairman was arguing that renovations to eliminate portable cass am radios at the ham stead central school would not make students safer. >> i am at loss for explaining how an individual who is opposed to the bond article goes from a fiscal discussion to detailing out mass murders in elementary school. >> anybody that puts our childrens' safety at risk i don't think is fit to serve in any capacity. the school oh averted parents to him from school property. that chairman has worked for decade and the super tent did the says he has been warned about other commence he has made in the past. ed? ed: walmart as noing it is closing 269 stores. none

john atwater is making his way along route 3. john? reporter: it is slow going on route 3. we are in the nor well area so we are north of the heavy snow. packed. it is crawling southbound on route 3. you mentioned some of the accidents because of the ocean affects and the snow squalls. it was heavy at times and police are warning people to take it easy as they go south on route 3, but the back ups for miles right now. we are live in norwell, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: it wasn't the best way to ring in the new year at all on wall street. jc: the markets take a pounding on 2016's first day of trading. >> the blood bath that began in china continued here in the u.s. with triple digit losses. the dow finishing the day with a 276-point loss. the nasdaq getting hammered losing 104 points. with a big selloff in china that got most of the blame along with new concerns about a rapid flare up in tensions between saudi arabia and iran. at one point the dow was close to a 400-point loss today, but it clawed its way back up. worried about china's economic slow down are expec

john atwater is live in walpole where he's piecing the story together. john: it's a difficult story to piece together because darius fleming was so quiet about this for the last week or so but the woman he rescued from the car after the accident is they go him tonight. >> the entire front of the car was smashed and it little bit and everything died inside the car and i was scared. john: this young woman was trapped after a crash on route 1 thursday afternoon. traveling behind her, patriots linebacker darius fleming. >> i noticed how her car was smoking and she was moving around and i was curious. john: fleming did not hesitate on his way home from practice. the woman was trying to break the windows as her car filled with smoke. >> the doors wouldn't open. i got to get her out of here some way. she actually -- what made me start kicking the window was she was trying to kick the window but it wasn't doing too much damage and i started kicking the window and they broke. john: the woman said fleming held her hand and offered to stay until police arrived. he went

john atwater is live with the impact of the city. john? john. the construction everywhere in the neighborhood. walk on almost every block, you can see renderings for new buildings. the buildings are rising everywhere here. and ge moving to the neighborhood, only en shores continue. >> it was nothing out here. flat lands. >> jam my says the seaport rise before the eyes over this 40 years working here. >> i will help the area bring bus fess out here. >> ge's announcement only see see cores a brighter future for the rapidly riding waterfront neighborhood. >> number one to be able to track the best and the brightest talent, have access to the airport, and great amenities. >> condos and restaurants have followed companies that relocated here. real estate consulting firm p3 advisers moved from waltham two years ago, three years ab, watertown lost the ad agency. >> it inspired creativity and as the mayor wisely named the no innovation district, it is listed, praised. >> ge wants to be the center. it was lured here by tax end sensitives from the city an

. >> john atwater is live with more from the woman who fleming helped. john? >> the woman who darius fleming rescued after that car crash last thursday, she really doesn't want any attention here but she does want to say thank you. >> the doors were locked completely. i could not get out myself. the battery died. i tried to manually open all the locks and after that failed i tried to kick open the door, the passenger window. >> this young woman who would rather not show her face could not escape from her car after crash on route one last thursday but just behind her in his car, a patriots star with the strength to save her. >> i was like, i've got to get her out some way. >> she actually -- what made he start hitting the window is she was trying to kick the window but it wasn't doing much damage. i kicked the windo, it broke and i pulled her out. >> very heroic for pulling over and helping out someone in need. thank you so much. >> it was a save but it came with a sacrifice. he had a big gash on his leg that required 22 pitches. and the injury came just two da

as we go to john atwater who is live at the scene with the latest. john, what do you know? reporter: jc, an intense firefight is underway. i want to show you upstairs here and the firefighters are doing a great job. they just got the flames out, although you can see them maybe appearing again there on the roof line. they are throwing as much water as you can into the attic space of this single family home/business. you can see the orange light up there, the flames right on the roof line as firefighters have one, two, three hose lines right now on the roof. we are on babson street and firefighters tell me that a father and a son were taken out of this house and taken to the hospital. one had serious injuries after the massive fire. the firefighters got here and they say the flames and the smoke, they were shooting out of the first floor window and then over the course of the last hour they spread straight that's where the firefighters are focused as they continue to pour water on this fire. initially the firefighters were inside this building carrying the hose lines in tryin

doug: the eyeopener's john atwater reports from concord where denna often skated. john: as young women practice at the hockey rink where denna laing learned to master the sport their thoughts are on star whose parents now say suffer a severe spinal cord injury when she hit the boards during the first-ever women's winter classic at gillette stadium. >> the best way to describe it is just it's hard to breathe. john: carl gray owns the rink and watch deny a develop the skills that earned her a spot playing for the boston pride. she was ecstatic to make history playing at gillette. but as she was chasing down a loose puck, she goes head first into the boards. we pause the video just before the violent collision. she was taken by stretcher off the ice; and now after a week in the hospital, her parents say she still has no feeling in her legs and has limited movement in her arms. >> i just hope she is going to john: those who have helped shape the 24-year-old though know her strength and know she has the will to overcome the many obstacles that lie ahead. >> denna is strong e

john atwater is live at the scene and we understand the fiery ignited, john. reporter: in the last 10 minutes it has reignited. you can see all of the smoke this is worse than the fire that broke out several hours ago. they filled up the cavity below ground. firefighters cannot get in there right now. such a difficult fire today because this is a waste water treatment plant. there was a hazmat situation and the firefighters are here trying to get uh hold of this blaze. >> it happened so quick and then trying to get the folks out of there and get the fire department in there. >> it filled the equivalent of an under ground office tower. an explosion seven to eight stories down. workers doing routine maintenance. >> they were transported to the hospital and they had difficulty breathing and severe eye irritation. >> there were fire trucks and police and state troopers and helicopters. >> neighbors walked it pour out of the treatment plant for hours. before 1:00, just getting down to the fire proved difficult. >> what we normally use for firefighting don't give yo

john: firefighters look for a cause. we are live in mattapan tonight, john atwater, wcvb news 5. ed: state tv says men haven' t been arrested, accused of snooping. phil: this is a complicated on a small island in the persian gulf. a white house spokesman says iran has assured the u.s the sailors will be released soon. the 10 sailors were detained by iran' s revolutionary guard navy s fars news , agency trying to prove the the two small navy vessels with the sailors on board were traveling between kuwait and bahrain when an official says one of the boats experienced a mechanical problem with both then possibly drifting into iranian territorial waters near farsi island. secretary of state john kerry immediately reaching out to his iranian counter part to find a diplomatic resolution to the situation. incidents with iran have excacerbated tensions in the already tense persian gulf region. last month, as the air craft carrier harry s truman was entering the gulf, iranian navy boats conducted live fire exercises just 1500 yards away. over the summer, u.s. officials claim iranians targetted u.s. ships and helicopters with laser devices. and in 2007 the iranians held despite early promises to , release them claiming they had , entered their territorial waters. all right a senior , administration official says there is nothing to indicate this was a hostile act. and with the recently signed historic nuclear agreement with iran relations have been better. but as of right now just before -- it is just about 7:4 5 a.m., iran time the sailors have still , not been released. heather: no mention of those american sailors during tonight' s state of the union speech. president obama outl

john atwater is live at the scene. trains just started running again? john: one of those men was shot on the train and the other man on the platform. police are still looking for the suspect. this happen on the blueline train as it was traveling inbound. two men got into an argument on the train and it turned very violent. when the train pulled in, the suspect shot the 29-year-old man he was arguing with and then another 43-year-old man who was waiting on the platform. this all started on a train full of people. >> at some point in time, a verbal confrontation turned physical. as the train stopped and the doors opened, the suspect removed the firearm and fired two to three rounds at the the platform and the victim was inside the train. >> as soon as i saw the doors open, that is when i heard the gunshots. people were trying to run back and inside. john: blue line service was shut down for about two hours between the airport and the bowdain. it is up and running right now. as for the men that were shot, police say they are expected to survive. john atwater, w

as newscenter 5's john atwater explains, they were found pretty far from home. john: it is a long overdue game of fetch for cleopatra. olga spivak: it's just unbelievable. john: she's back in her somerville home with caesar after both of the pomeranians were snatched during a burglary. the happy reunion friday night at somerville animal control after the dogs were spotted outside on the sidewalk in dorchester. chris spivak: a couple just saw them on the street and recognized them-- "oh, those are the dogs on facebook." john: surveillance video captured who the couple believes is the burglar carrying the dogs from their home on tuesday. olga and chris spivak immediately turned to social for help. olga: when somebody stole the dogs, everyone wants to support so i really want to thank everyone. our friends, our family, and everyone. john: police are still looking for that man who took the dogs, and this reunited family is anxious to thank the couple who made it possible. olga: we're looking for the people to thank them personally and send them pictures of the happy fami

popular bar in tel aviv is caught on camera and newscenter 5' s john atwater is live at the breaking news desk with the video of the john: right now, police are still looking for this gunman who killed two people in this attack. the video is chilling. this first video is from inside a pub in tel aviv. you can see people eating and drinking, and then out on the side walk, you see the gunman approach from the right hand side, and he just starts spraying the street with an automatic weapon as people run for their lives. there is a second video and this comes from a shop next door. the gunman walks up to a cart, putting down a bag, and then within moments it appears he pulls a gun from that bag and then runs out to sidewalk where he begins shooting. police say he fired more than 15 rounds. again, two were killed and police are still investigating the motive as they look for the killer. live at the breaking news desk, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: isis is behind the new year' s eve terror threat that forced the evacuation of two train stations in munich. a german security official says islamic state extremists planned

john: you see that smile on his face, he is doing very well. amazingly he only got a scrape in that car accident. live in quincy tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: clean-up is expected to take weeks after this suv plunged into a pool at the regatta riverview residences in cambridge. a valet says the floor mat got stuck under the gas pedal, sending the vehicle through the side of the building, hitting another wall and bounding back into the pool. out, the gas tank broke and a sewage line was affected. ed: your economy, wall street ending the week with a rally. the dow up 200 points. and right now it is over 16,000 again. the nasdaq climbed 119. the s&p 500 up almost 38. staples down a hair. boston scientific finished today higher in training. -- in trading. heather: the patriots all ready to get that job done in denver. ed: bob is here. some of this is getting silly. bob: the broncos have provided so much bulletin board material the patriots have run out of thumbtacks. rob gronkowski gets away with pushing off on almost every play. working the refs, but darren wolfe is hating on the patriots. >> they are always in my way. it is naturally going to create a hate. i have a ton respect dish a time of respect for the whole organization. bills belichick is a great coach -- i have a ton of respect for the whole organization. bill belichick is a great coach. ed: usually that honest thing -- that honesty is refreshing. >> they are setting the table for the game. >> i think if rob gronkowski is pushing off the reference likely -- the ref is less likely to call it. >> they look for it. ed: bob is going to denver. mike lynch is going to denver. they will bring you reports live the patriots move on the road to the super bowl. heather: the search for a missing child or adult with special needs now made easier. ed: the cutting edge technology from a local company that' s finding them in minutes. heather: a massachusetts hospital puts hundreds at risk of exposure to hiv and hepatitis the mistake putting patients in danger. ed: let' s go live to the nation' s capital, you are looking at the white house, where it is snowing. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm p let us be lovers, we'll marry our fortunes together [ cheering ] p i've got some real estate r counting the cars on the new jersey turnpike t they've all come to look for america [ cheers and applause ] v all come to look for america v all come to look for america all come to look for america i'm bernie sanders, those who received a colonoscopy between june of 2012 and 2013 are at risk. the hospital says the risks are linked to properly disinfected colonoscopies. the tools require a different approach to cleaning. they were not properly disaffected. >> the candy company that brought us a way to track still it is as you -- it is different and more reliable than gps with cellular technology. >> it is every parent' s nightmare , a missing china. am i he did it. he' s gone and i don' t know which way he went. grandma her son is autistic and has a history of laundering with the neighborhoods. imagine a loved one is lost and they don' t have the mental capacity to find their way to safety. with this technology police and now find them in a mater of minutes, not hours. known for recovering stolen cars. the company has taken the same technology and put it in this bracelet called safteynet. for a child or even an older adult suffering from altziehmer it can be a life saver >> it' s radio frequency tracking as opposed to gps or cell and it' s directional right to the transmitter. mike: a hand held anntena pinpoints the exact location. it' s not impacted by weather or even if the person is hiding.something often happens with young children. so you don' t get lost if you' re far, far away from your house. what did you do when you were little. run away. >> since 2012 we' ve had 4 successful life saves. the longest 27 minutes, the shortest one was 7 minutes. it sure beat conventional searching because that can sometimes take days mike: a conventiaonal search can cost hundreds of thousands dollars. requiring additional personal, vehicles, search dogs, even helicopters. for those that can pay, safetynet is about $330 a year. but marshfield, like several other massachusetts communities have found it so cost effect they will get it to those in need free. >> when we' re talking about saving lives and minutes count, mic while marshfield has had 4 saves with safetynet the company says there are about three every week across the country. you can find a link to safetynet inside this story on wcvb.com. heather: at some point insurance is going to cover this. mike: there is a bill before the legislature. they just found it so cost effective. and it works through floors. mike: the patriots, as you know, have left new england. they get out just before the storm. they are going to need a another plane to downtown denver. that is how far denver is from the airport. heather: you can see the winds are blowing in our nation' s capital and the snow is falling. reducing visibility, that is the snow. in our area, so as martha' s vineyard. what cost to blizzard conditions? you need to get visibility down to the corner mile or less and you need frequent wind gusts for 35 miles per hour. the thinking is there may be rain mixed and at times. figured you be a bit colder than nantucket. wcvb.com wind and heavy precipitation. him him to the winds turn on it could mean either a what is no more snow mix with rain. here' s the storm. ice storm going along in the cap -- in the carolinas. the storm will track just a little bit south. this is the timeline around 11:00. by noon time it is just north of the mass pike boston. they retry air -- very dry air. the amounts will build up quickly from north to south. from northwest to southeast all caps off nba done deal the idea for big buildup to the south. very little north, buildup to the south. him him three to six. remember, a slight shift and everything could change significantly in just a small number. look at some of the gusts projected here. is a real powerful wins friends -- for nantucket, atlantic city. look at the strong winds coastal flood watches in effect, particularly the sunday morning one. pockets of moderate flooding possible. there is your seven-day forecast. mild early next week colder midweek. stay on top of the storm for you. p new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. r eversource buys it at a set market price and delivers it to you. but that pool is shrinking, causing energy supply rates to go up and down. so we're working with partners across the region our natural gas supply hydropower from canada. we're leading the way toward the solution... p energy supply rates for you. r ever new england. eversource. 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john: in terms of den's long-term prognosis, the family says this are more questions than answers now. live in concord, tonight, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: right now, a boston police officer is behind bars. our juli mcdonald is live. juli, was certain lay close call. juli: that is right, phil. that police officer still here recovering tonight, although, he is expected to be ok. wcvb newscenter 5 could see he was alert, sitting upright when he arrived here this morning at boston medical center according to the own resourcefulness and officers. >> i am 33 terrace. >> ok, sir. help is on the way. help is on the way. juli: a camp but urgent call. officers at the mattapan drug over the 27-year-old man who police knew was driving wut a license. >> got out of his vehicle, began to fire unpro voked at the officer. the officer quickly exchanged gunfire. juli: a suspected drug dealer accused shooting the 9 year veteran in the leg. commissioner evans praise the officers for safely tackling hedly, recovering the gun, simultaneously controlling the bleeding of the officer who had been shot. >> he tried to do his initially be

john: those dogs are doing well. they were not hurt. and now that family will be installing a security system. in somerville, john atwater, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> now your storm team 5 forecast. doug: i'll tell you what. the ladies are working over there this morning. they're scrambling all over the place. antoinette: they're storm tellers. doug: storm warning. cindy: this is just that for the mid atlantic states. we are on the northern edge. parts of our yeah really are going to get impacted much more significantly than others. if you're watching from southern you're like. doug: what's the big deal. cindy: exactly. down towards the south coast, the cape and the islands, it will be a storm. we're not going to take it lightly. right now on radar look at the dark blues from new york city. the whole state of new jersey. eastern pennsylvania down toward maryland as well. they've already had a foot, a foot-and-a-half of snow. i'm seeing reports in a lot of these areas. it is still snowing hard. and this is where they're going to walk away. with feet of snow. danielle has been talking all morning how they're chasing that recor