and eastern massachusetts. boston is now being effective as his brockton. along the water, will milder. rain mixing and. harter took you knew it. western edges out. west of boston all the way to worcester affected. 495 all the way down to middleborough affected. north to nashua new hampshire. look at this, 9:00, basically moving offshore. maybe a squall in the wee hours of the morning. another thing to keep in mind, very cold air following this. what you want to know is when you wake up tomorrow morning, and that will be with a coating of two inches of snow on the ground. see what a little while. >> breaking news in boston. sky 5 over tremont street at beacon street, where two pedestrians were hit by a car. the car involved did stay at the scene. police say the driver went the wrong way on the street hitting several other cars you for getting out of the car and collapsing. house and capitol hill. president' s final state of the union address and he' s dealing tonight iran, detaining 10 , american sailors in the persian gulf. ed: phil lipof is following deve

island southeast mass the winter weather voice are we lighter as of snow and you come up into massachusetts, boston, worcester pits feel, springfield nada, nothing, zip. because there will be very little snow from the event as you work up through north of the mass pike. now the blizzard warning does not say that there is an i mention apt of snow on the way like dc is receiving. but what is the concern is that on the island martha's vineyard tomorrow from 1:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. sun monk vice could be rye duesed to i aquarter mile or lower for three executive hours because of wind and falling snow snow. so we do know it's looking like a 12 hour storm and again there may be patchy, light snow that linkers after any night tomorrow night. bri was pointing that out on some of the newer model we looked at. she said don't write that off just yet. so again the bankruptcy of the storm 12:00 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. tomorrow night with light snow around metro boston, as the cape and islands and also strong wind could lead to minor coval flooding. 11:00 p.m. high tide tomorrow fight and 11:00 p.m. high tide su

i have snow in and around the boston area, southeastern massachusetts, not necessarily straight-up rain but we are going to be seeing mix and norwood close to boston lowell and manchester, new hampshire, even fitchburg down to worcester, that denotes where we have the potential for burst of heavier snow, that's what is going to give us most accumulation and reduce visibility so in particular tail end of evening commute things will get dicey through dinner time and 10:00 it is already moving on out, so this is in and cools down enough to draw the snow across southeastern massachusetts at the end of this whole thing and end up with everybody getting at least a coating of snow and not talking very high, high totals here boston end up with inch of snow coating to inch southeastern mass and along and west of 128, 95, we got one to two inches and into southern new hampshire couple spots to get three or four but that's about it here, see higher totals into places like maine during the overnight hours, but here at home temps in the 30s this afternoon, developing rain, snow or a little bit of bo

just start by talking about where this information came from. >>> gym at the university of massachusetts boston has been doing this study for 20 years, he compiles it from data from the federal government, home it goes into great detail about mortgage applications, people's income, race, adaptive file, all of that information whether they got an application or not and so all of the data is all right there. it takes a lot of work like gym campen to get this done. it also by the way the massachusetts community and bank banking council sponsors this report every single year . >> anchor: now is this a report that banks look at? ceo's? carefully. they dread if their name didn't come up well, you know, closely monitor insisted by the banking community and by banking community activists . >> anchor: who should be looking at this? >>> everyone. basically, particularly those in the minority community because the findings are rather stark. it shows what they are about to get into. it's a little bit of an unfair process . that surprise insisted you? >>> well, just the fact that there is a disparity by bei

some workers here in massachusetts are getting laid off. the boston business journal reports that 59 engineer also lose their jobs at the facility in lynn. the layoff is part of more than 300 job cuts that the company is making in its ge aviation unit nationwide. ge announced just two weeks ago headquarters to boston. >>> well, boston has given the green light on a billion dollar casino, but another city is still trying to block it. we told you yesterday that mayor marty walsh is dropping two lawsuits against wynn resports. lynn is planning a $1.7 billion casino. wynn has a new obstacle, the city of somerville. they have lawsuits filed for environmental concerns. >>> 4:41 right now. the mbta is suing amtrak because of a dispute over service in the northeast corridor. the commission decided that ge was to start paying amtrak for the right to use northeast you corridor lines. that makes sense in other states because amtrak owes the tracks and allows commuter rail trains to use them. but in massachusetts, the t has owned the northeast corridor right-of-w

boston. 36 in worcester. 41 in plymouth. and expected snowfall, almost nothing. we just have the potential of a dusting in spots like central massachusetts and southern new hampshire. beverly the north shore, end up with a little bit of a patchy coating. you go up north to get any weekend. 41 in boston and 48 here on sunday. so your seven day forecast with the weekend falls view. 42, saturday. 47, sunday. partly cloudy and dry over the weekend. monday, 52 with a late rain, heavy rain. back to you, guys. >> all right, shiri. >>> a handful of protesters remain camped out at a wildlife coming up, new video from the fbi of a shoot out from the group that left one person dead. why the feds made the images public. >>> breaking news morning, a deadly fire claims two lives overnight. morning to f >>> apple is trying to get people reinterested in the ipad. according to mac.com, apple is planning for the ipad air 3 in march. the company updated the regular ipad and ipad mini in the fall but the first upgrade to the ipad air in 2014. the new product will have an improved camera, flash and louder speakers. the upgrade comes as ipad sales continue to

and the movement toward creating smart machines, this is a huge win for the city of boston, a huge win for massachusetts. >> reporter: boston mayor marty walsh said general electric's result of the city's willingness and excitement to work creatively to bring positive activity to our local economy and continue to grow our industries. >> now, g.e. says it will start moving into a temporary headquarters here in boston this summer, and be fully moved in by 2018. that's the story live in boston, i'm byron barnett, 7 7news. >>> and we're following more news today. powerball players saying show me the money trying to cash in on this huge prize. a record billion and a half dollars now up for grabs. and so many people are trying to get a piece of the pot. 7's kelli o'hara live in derry with more on tonight's powerball mania. >> good evening. locals say this is going to be the lucky store that's because thousands of tickets have been sold here, mostly by one woman. so tonight they say this is the store that's gonna win, so we got in on the fun. >> reporter: if you want to win and win big, one derry new hampshire

massachusetts. with that said, the boston public health commission is advising pregnant women not to travel to countries where the zika outbreak is present

the first confirmed case in massachusetts, a boston man who became infected outside the u.s. for women, birth defects tied to the virus are complicating travel plans. health experts warn expectant mothers to avoid trips to latin america and the caribbean, where the virus is spreading braintree says she is making a sacrifice for her baby' s safety, cancelling a trip home to brazil to visit family. >> it is too risky right now. >> women who are pregnant need to take special precautions. erika: there is no vaccine and no treatment for zika virus. medical experts say transmission here is unlikely, but they expect cases to rise as more people infected with the virus return home. randy: commitment 2016. the republican candidates will be back on the campaign trail today after their final iowa debate. the spotlight still on the man who wasn' t in the room. the eyeopener' s antoinette antonio is here as things go down to the wire. antoinette: donald trump stood by his word and skipped the final debate. they took the rare opportunity to step out from his shadow and s absence putting th

governor charlie baker says luring ge to boston is a huge >> i'm sure with the other companies were not even thinking about massachusetts or boston, will start to look at us because of this. >> in a statement, general electric says the boston area has a diverse technology workplace that will fit with its aspirations. and the government will ask give e live with the interview live at 7 a.m. we'll also ask him about keeping the t moving this winter. you can watch it live at 7 a.m. right here. >> nows of mbta customers will get their money back for being charged to park. more than 7,000 people pay by phone app were charged for two days instead of one yesterday. "the globe" reports a software update caused that glitch. now it's working to refund the difference to users. green. just south of the city, 128 to 93, moving north. you're doing okay. quincy. probably overnight roadwork. moving west of the city, see the pike moving smoothly. nothing getting in your waif there. here's a look at the pike and you head through brighton and smooth sailing. drive times 128 to the braintree split 20 minutes ride. 24 to 12812 minutes. shir

only seen 31 cases so far with a boston man the first here in massachusetts. most people by the n by a mosquito carrying the virus showed no symptoms and didn't have to be hospitalized. >> again, the virus is not transmitted from person to present any public health threat. >> reporter: officials are not saying where the boston man went last month but zika is in 23 countries. mostly south america africa and southeast asian and some pacific islands. places pregnant women are being told to stay away from.there's no vaccine for zika or treatment. still it's unlikely the disease will spread in new england. >> 80 species is very rarely seen in boston. >> reporter: the world health organization is watching the spread of the virus very it was widely criticized for the slow response to the ebola epidemic. they expect to make a much more decisive round of decisions this time around. much more quickly. and they will convene on monday. live in boston, suesie steimle wbz this morning. >> thanks very much. >>> and the threat of the virus in the u.s. could affect blood donat

lisa: on the other side of the aisle, one of the most popular newspapers in massachusetts, "the boston globe," has announced its support for ohio governor john kasich for president. the paper has a large audience in southern new hampshire, the first-in-the-nation primary s rival, "the boston herald," has thrown its support behind new jersey governor chris christie. the new hampshire primary will be held on february 9th. mark: let' s get another check on the forecast. randi: temperatures are going to tumble about 15 degrees into this afternoon. to not plan on it being as mild as it is right now all day. rain showers finishing up over the next two hours or so. all this is pretty light except south of the split at 71. right now 48-50 degrees across much of the area. we will be closer to 40 as we are out at the bus stop this morning. temperatures on the milder side i think it will feel like the upper 20' s for the second half of the day. temperatures are about to take a dip. we are talking highs back into the mid-upper 50' s. ' kyla: do not tease me. we are seeing pretty clear conditions t

sean: we are following a developing situation out of massachusetts. a boston police officer was shot in the leg this morning while working with a drug control unit in dorchester. boston medical center. we are told he is up and talking. meantime, a philadelphia police officer is in stable condition this noon after being shot while police say the officer was ambushed and had to undergo surgery overnight. authorities say the suspect fired a total of 13 shots. one of the scariest things i' ve ever seen. i mean, this guy tried to the police officer had no idea that he was coming. sean: the officer returned fire and shot the suspect. right now, that suspect is in custody. the new york prison officer, killers escape, is expected to appear in court today. helped inmates richard matt and david sweat escape from the clinton correctional facility by giving them hacksaw blades palmer is charged with two counts of promoting prison evidence and one count of official misconduct. rain. lightly. you don' t want to miss it. stay with us. now time for our u-local hot shot. check

joining us now to analyze from massachusetts boston herald columnist and strategist and in the studiostrikes me, i'm looking at the top 2. trump and cruz, you are talking a 4% ofqewç the republican voters would pick one of those two. >> yeah. it's just incredible how much of the two of them are dominating. and i can say i think trump is going to end up being the nominee. is heqemde0 dominating in double digits in new hampshire in the latest cnn poll. he is dominating in iowa. and now he is dominating nationally as you mentioned in the national poll. and i recently went to a donald trump rally in lowell, massachusetts. i have toll it you, eric, i have never seen excited crowd like this. i mean, there was thousands and thousands of people. the stadium was packed. they were chanting u.s.a., u.s.a., u.s.a. i mean, he brings out so much patriotism in people one thing worth noting the crowd was very diverse. there was a ton of women there. blue collar, union type of guys. what i saw there is something that i i don't think ted cruz or any other candidate can match. >> fair and balanced not d

boston public health officials don't think there's any risk this will spread in massachusetts. live in boston, susie steimle wbz this morning. >> thank you. >>> donald trump skipped last night's republican debate, the last one before the iowa caucus moderators that left ted cruz and microrubio as top tier candidates. -- marco rubio as top tier candidates. >>> the fb si. releasing unhe had sit -- fb si. is releasing unedited video of -- the fbi is releasing unedited video of the shooting of a okay pyrech the group spokesman gout out and put his hands up and made a move for his waistband and police shot him. the fbi says it wants people to have an honest unfiltered view of what happened. >>> we have learned state workers in flint michigan were getting safe bottled water at their building for months while residents were being told there was no issue with the water from the tap. this is according to the latest batch of e-mails released publicly. flint residents claim the sit they and state ignored complaints about contamination for months. documented highly elevated levels of lead i

boston. massachusetts is offering tens of millions of dollar fwhz incentives but ge also chose boston becauseants to become more digital and sees a bebetter talent pool in that ci. it will only affect a few hundred workers. one move that will impact hundreds is here at al jazeera america where it's going to be the end of the era. the cable news channel will go off the air at the end of april. after two and a half years of operation, the company says its business model wasn't working. it never really found an audience and it says al jazeera says it will concentrate on expanding its digital news presence in the u.s. >>> despite car sales in america coming off a record year, a new survey finds new car buyers are setting their own record. >> a flu survey finds that 70% of those new car owners are pulling out of the car lots with apparently buyer's remorse. here's abc's clayton sandell. >> reporter: gas prices are down and car sales are up. more than 17 million new cars and trucks sold last year, a record. but until you win powerball, you're probably still looking for a good deal, and to avoid com

may god bless the city of boston, the commonwealth of massachusetts, and the united states of america. [applause] [cheering] >> that is our coverage of the mayor's state of the city address tonight as he's addressed boston and the commonwealth. those of you watching tonight, we appreciate you joining us here on 7 news for our special coverage

. >> new at 6:00, president obama is getting set to crackdown on gun violence here in massachusetts. >> from boston's news leader this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. ed: almost a whiteout. snow squalls making it difficult for drivers in plymouth. heather:back to work and back to school and back to winter. ed: and back to harvey leonard who is tracking it for us. harv? harvey: the concentration is down in plymouth county. it is centered on plymouth county and about to move on to the cape and the islands. notice how the wind is coming just that way? that's the cold air over the warmer waters and depositing the snow. that's what happens with ocean affect snow that we can sometimes get. if you look right here you will see plymouth on down to sanwich so that's where it is. route 3, route 3a, 44 has been impact #ed and up toward duxbury earlier. the snow has ended in marshfield. it looks like this is the concentrated area. eventually it will sink cape and the islands. that's why there is a winter weather advisory overnight until 7:00 a.m. for the cape and the islands. notice additional bands in plymouth cou

massachusetts. especially boston. >> oh, man. they could not catch a break last year.hat was so unfortunate. >> yes. >> it didn't end until almost the middle of last year. >> i know. plan, we are searching for some snowflakes here and we saw a couple of flakes, i think we could count them on one hand in december, or earlier this month, actually, and now we can see maybe a couple more tomorrow. the farther north and west you go, tomorrow, you have a better chance. really pretty underwhelming for tomorrow. don't get your hopes up. snow fans. the cold weather fans, this is the week for you. we have been waiting for more typical january weather. here it is. it is cold. but beautiful today. lots of sunshine. once that wind relaxes, it feels really nice out there. then the winds pick up. and you can kind of feel the bite to the air. 37 degrees. and it feels about 29. notice how dry the air is. and yes, that is going to also play a factor in tomorrow. now, the winds are out of the southwest. and that is going to add in just a touch but that air, man, it is so dry. and the tem

boston ends up with inch of snow but got coating to inch in southeastern massachusetts, west of 128, 951 to two inches of snow and couple spots could say three and better getting two to four inch range southern vermont dry for thursday and friday and chilly and friday warm a a little bit rain flipping over to snow and flurries on sunday. back to you. >> sara: they are in it to win it. how an entire town using social hitting the powerball. first should massachusetts it is going on when i lay in my tempur pedic contour- p the next thing i know it's morning. with tempur-flex you've got ther spring and bounce of a traditional mattress then itralso adjusts to my body. hugging you. (vo) this year, change your life with tempur-pedic. u.s. preventative services task force recommends women between the ages of 50 and 74 get a mammogram every two years and goes against the previous guidelines screening should start at age 40 which is still with the american obstetricians of gynecologist recommend. the new theory is younger women don't benefit as much from the test and could face more false-posi

areas north and west of massachusetts, the boston area. notice here across the route 2 corridor, that snow may never come down and get you t amounts will be heaviest here in southeastern massachusetts. this will race away very quickly tomorrow morning. in terms of how much snow anywhere from nothing to a pike. once you get from the pike on south ward, the amounts ramp up 2-5 inches. once you get into the south shore around the plymouth area 5-10 inches of snow before you the cape. we'll talk much more about the winds in just a few min issments antoinette and doug. antoinette: cindy, thank you. the massive storm has turned deadly. it's being blamed for nine deaths on the roads around the mid-atlantic. doug: thousands of flights cancelled. no one hurt there. live at logan. domino effect as travelers are forced to re-book. frank: well, the first major snowstorm of 2016 create ago nightmare for people with plans to travel on land and of course by the air. here at logan dozens if not hundreds of patriots fans dressed in jerseys and other gear wo

with the looks and this crowd there is nothing scandalous about their -- >> from boston' outbreak has hit massachusetts. information health officials here want you to know. right now newscenter 5' monahan is tracking new information coming in. jc: ed and heather, health officials confirming a person from boston has contracted the virus. that patient recently traveled to one of the countries where this virus has been transmitted. mosquitoes are the carriers of the zika virus, it can not be transmitted from person to person. there have been several cases of defects including abnormally small heads. as we have been reporting the cdc is encouraging pregnant women not to travel to areas mostly in latin america and the caribbean where the virus is spreading. health officials want you to know that the species of mosquito that transmits the heather: we' ve got everything you need to know about the zika virus right now in our wcvb app, including how it is spread and what is being done to combat the virus. ed: more breaking news in framingham, 10 students have

. >> jennifer: and health officials here in boston say the type of mosquito that carries the zika virus is not common to massachusetts. we're live in boston this morning, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: well, covering more news now, 13 children are recovering from minor injuries after their school bus crashed into a sedan in framingham. this was thursday afternoon. it was on their way home from school. 40 children all in elementary school were on board the bus at the time, and 13 of them were taken to local hospitals to get treated for things like bumps and bruises. the kids say understandably this was a really scary experience. >> the kids just hit the side of >> we all fell, and then i like hurt my neck. >> a bunch of students crying. too? >> no. >> christa: the driver of the car also received medical treatment. it's not known if any charges will be filed in that case. >>> two people, including a firefighter, getting injured at a fire in an excavating business in foxborough. according to "the sun chronicle," the workers suched might beer burns and a firefighter ended up with laceration und

you get the idea. massachusetts. in boston, we were 8 yesterday morning. we are 21 right now. fitchburg, 23. 16, beverly. winds are much lighter. we are not talking about the bitter wind chills today. the windchills are not going to be a big issue. it is going to feel like it is in the teens for a while this morning. it is going to feel quite nice. high pressure is building in with the lighter winds. clouds way up to our north and south. wall-to-wall sunshine today. we should make that 40-degree mark today in boston, nashua, totten -- stoughton , as well. 26 for an overnight low tonight in boston. skies are still mainly clear. high pressure begins to shift offshore and that is going to allow milder winds to start to take hold and eventually bring in more clouds. i think it is mostly sunny tomorrow with high clouds. look at friday. we are going to start out with a little sunshine and then the northeasterly wind is going to bring in more clouds. it turns into a cloudy one on friday. friday night into saturday, there is light precipitation that may be moving in. it may be just co

massachusetts. general electric announcing moving their headquarters to boston. ining us this morning, the republican governor of massachusetts, charlie baker. governor, good to have you back. good morning. congratulations! >> thank you very much. good morning to you too. >> a lot of coverage about the number of sites they considered. apparently, 40 potential sites in a process that took several years. was this a hard sell? >> i would certainly describe it as a lot of work between the commonwealth and the city of boston. i do think the fact that we work very closely together on this from the very beginning g.e. figured out there wasn't a lot of daylight between what we were interested in doing and what the city wanted to do. years and years of building up research and technology and innovation here in the commonwealth and the city of boston had a lot to do with their decision. this is a generational decision. they are going to be here for a long time. we are really pleased that the message sent about what the future here is going to be all about. >> speaking of th

boston. massachusetts reportedly offered it nearly $145 million in incentives to make the move. it has been headquartered in fairfield more than 40 years. barbara: sesame street is brought to you by hbo. they have a new home. it begins saturday morning and hbo episode runs nine months before being made available on pbs. john: "good morning america" is heading to the oscars. nominations will be in a few hours. they will have oscar coverage with the nominations revealed at 8:0 8:30. you can watch on abc11.com. chris rock will host the oscars february 28 here on abc11. john: 5:58 and 28 degrees. and the smaller prizes won in north

boston. massachusetts reportedly offered the company nearly $145 million in incentives to make the big move. dpshgse has been head quartered in fairfield for more than 40 years. a drop in sales during the holiday season and the company now expects a wider drop in the fourth quarter revenue. it is partly blamed on weak mobile phone and personal device sales. domestic same sales, fell more than 1% compared to growth of 3% during the same time last year. >> sunglasses several must have for taking a sunny vacation. why for some monkeys, those >> learning what happened to a why that >> you might catch skwarls and raccoons stealing from your trash. >> in other parts of the world monkeys are all over town. the cdc reports that the monkeys have learned to steal things from tourists. primarily taking their cell phones. i wonder why? it is not food. very smart. >> a cell phone is worth more than food. >> yeah. we'll be right back. . >> a gunman holds up customers inside this dollar general. we'll have a live report coming up in the next half-hour. death of a woman living in >> right now, it is just be

. >>> a boston firefighter being remembered today for his remarkable service to boston and massachusetts. 68-year-old mike malane died today. he was a 43 year veteran of the boston fire department and a leader of the local firefighters union. tweets from other departments as far away as worcester remembered him. he was also friends with senator elizabeth warren, boston mayor marty walsh and helped campaign for major massachusetts democrats for decades. >>> a nasty crash in charlton. new at 11:00 police tell us that the driver of a truck was going too fast around a sharp turn on richardson corner road and rolled his truck over. the driver and passenger are okay. police say that's because they were wearing their seat belts. >>> firefighters in waltham are investigating after a crash sent a sidewalk crowd -- you can see the plow with two wheels in waltham. the driver was not hurt the trains were stopped for a few hours while crews worked to clear the plow from the bridge. we're hearing from the owner of a new york bar in rochester that was believe background to the target of a new year's ev

. >> massachusetts has the first case of the zika virus a boston man diagnosed. the message from public health officials. >> and debate drama. go a p candidates take the stage without donald trump but the front-runner made sure his voice was heard. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning everybody. great to have you with us on this friday. i am kathryn hauser. january 29th we are almost at the end of the month. >> january flew by i say it every month but it if the so fast. >> it canly awesome when january flies by because you can smell spring. >> look at you. >> and monday is going to be in the50. s so we are -- 50s so we are tracking a big warmup. 34 degrees in boston right now. there's a very light wind out there. it's three miles out of the south in boston. no real feel this morning either. so not too bad. 27 in keene is one of the colder spots right now. most of us are running in the lower to middle 30s out the door and we are pretty uniformed because we have what deck of clouds. these clouds are out ahead of a ocean

even though massachusetts has some of the tightest controls in the country, walsh says by gun violence. >> two thirds of the guns on boston and massachusetts. >> mary franklin knows too well. >> we need much more to happen. >> reporter: over her heart a picture of her husband melvin franklin gunned down in boston in 1997. a minister and father of three. every time she hears about a new fatal shooting, those painful memories come rushing back. she said more background checks will help but she wishes obama would focus on the casualties from daily street violence inbound stead of -- instead of mass shootings. >> under served communities where crimes like this that happen happen on a constant basis, almost every day in inner cities people are murdered. >> reporter: even though the rate of homicides in the city has hit a 16-year low, the number of shootings is up. the mayor says most involve out of state. in the back bay, christina hager, wbz news. >> thanks. we will have more on the "cbs evening news" at 6:30. >>> a manchester, new hampshire woman took matters in her own hands when a man tried to rob her. the 65-year-old vict

more prone location would be boston, northeastern massachusetts, the coastline of new hampshire and those are even as we head into the afternoon some of the more likely areas. i want all of new eastern massachusetts. and anything we get here especially across the interior will potentially make for some slippery travel. south of boston and along the coastline still warm enough to just be a little drizzle and freezing drizzle inland and mass, new hampshire border overnight flurries and threat really expires and by sunday it is a totally different story, warmer but we got rain moving in and this is 7:00 a.m., best bet for running errands going to be early sunday morning, got to get out on sunday because then we just got the rain, at times heavy moving in, continuing through the afternoon and into the evening. there you can see temperatures go from the upper 30s inland tomorrow and low and mid-40s along the coastline and into the 50s in worcester, 50, boston, hyannis for sunday so, yes, washed out and 40 and 50 miles per hour and hour by look at those expected winds coming up in a few, flurri

the city itself and no better example of that is when we filmed inside suffolk county jail, boston, massachusetts. >> [ bleep ] >> he's boston. get familiar. don't get it twisted. he's boston in this. >> in boston it was almost like we got to learn the lay of the land because people talk so much about the different neighborhoods in the area they were from. everyone in boston was proud of their neighborhood and different represents it once they were inside and kind of stuck to the people that they knew from their neighborhoods inside. >> i'm boston. he's boston. not dorchester, charlestown. east boston. >> do you know -- >> how many movies have they made on east boston? >> listen, you know the movie "the rat." whitey bulger. [ bleep ]. that's the claim to fame. >> no, he ain't! >> yes, sir, that's all he's got. that's all he's got. >> they're from chelsea. >> you live in chelsea? >> see you later. >> i'm out of here. >> the inmates in boston shared more than neighborhood pride. they also knew how to throw a punch. >> every day. we respond to fights every day, sometimes they're one-on-one fights, s

massachusetts is truly a leader in so many fields. now just last week, ge, one of the world's largest and most respected technology and advanced manufacturing companies decided to relocate its headquarters here in boston, massachusetts. [ applause ] the competition was stiff and everyone wanted ge as part of their economy, but we were successful for a couple of reasons. first, there wasn't an inch of someday light between the republican governor and the democrat mayor and the folks at ge could see we were in this together. second, and most importantly, they saw who the people of massachusetts are. what we do, and how the ecosystem we developed can propel ge into the future. now, massachusetts didn't get here overnight. we got here over time. we looked at the big pictures and we crushed the details. for decades, the people of this state have set the bar high and followed through. and because of all that, i can stand here tonight and say with certainly that the state of our commonwealth is strong. [ applause ] but we still have work to do and we always will. as my dad always said, success is never final. but i believe we have the will to collaborate, the shared sense of purpose, the deep belief that we

starting at noon time well north and west of boston out into western massachusetts, southern vermont, that's where we have the risk and entire area has the threat for passing shower this afternoon and i just expect about let's say 80% of us to stay dry this afternoon. after dinner time tonight the threat is going to be focused south of boston, so southeastern massachusetts, you will see the green continuing until possibly midnight or so. still it is going to be very scattered here, it is going to be relatively light, anywhere from a trace up to a tenth of rain and staying light, guys. 33 right now in boston, clouds creeping in extend to be high and thin right now which means it feels pretty bright right now, winds 10 miles per hour will be strengthening, gusts today at 40 and at times it is going to knock a couple degrees off when start talking about wind chills and feels like temperature, but hey, with 46 coming to town in boston don't feel like we will have complaints about temperatures, 46 boston and framingham, 48 in plymouth and norwood, 49 hyannis and even 50 we got middle 40s i

northeastern virginia up to just south of massachusetts and producing anywhere from 20 to 30 inches of snow there'd and gusts between 40 and 60 miles per hour along the boston or massachusetts coastline, as high as 50 to 70 miles per hour at times. the main storm system has moved out into the atlantic at this point and will continue to drift off to the east. as we go through the course of the day. we have seen sunshine start to break out along the corridor. of course over north carolina as well. all of that with the ridge of high pressure to the west drifting in our direction. see how that plays on, clouds thinking up on the west side of the mountains where low-level moisture reaches the mountains, lifting up forming cloud cover. otherwise we have brightened up along the eastern seaboard. that continues to be the case with a storm system continuing out to e. we should see just about sunny skies for much of the day. it may be that some moisture evaporating off of the snow and sleet will translate into a few fairweather clouds, that should be just about it for today. as we go through the nighttime hours, upper level moisture that will drifting. after mostly c

be on the way. >> i'm sure will be other companies that probably not even thinking about massachusetts or boston state taking a look at us because of this. >> he says in a statement the boston area has a diverse technologically work force that fits with this aspirations. >> bustamante claimed one of two dollar powerball ticket sold in massachusetts. he place to use the winnings to pay off his and his wife's student loans and help out their parents. he bought his ticket at the trouble can be stored charlestown.other million-dollar ticket was sold at to the seafood shops on bridgewater. just in the last five minutes we learned that ticket has been claimed by robert dole of east bridgewater. million-dollar prize is four tickets that matched the first five numbers but are missing >> meantime tonight three lucky people are holding jackpot winning powerball tickets. now a 1 and a half billion dollar jackpot is all there is to split. >> reporter: the odds were one and 292 million. once twice three times a lady lady luck that is tickets purchased in three states in wednesday's 1.5 billion dollar powerba

massachusetts. the person who has the virus is a boston resident who travel to 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 to increase our natural gas supply and bring in affordable, clean we're leading the way toward the solution... p because more energy means lower energy supply rates for you. announcer: you are watching news center five at 5:00. >> the manhunt continues for daring escape. the southern california jail friday, plate, crawled through plumbing tunnels, and repelled down the sheets. police say they could not have made the tools to cut through the metal themselves. >> we certainly believe that point. while we continue to look at the possibility that there was inside help, we do not know that yet. minds to that possibility. >> five people arrested in connection with the escape, more expected. paris today. hundreds of taxi drivers marched through central paris angrily shouting and wavi

lunchtime, and we also have word now that recorded threats were received at five schools in massachusetts, outside of boston, and also three schools in delaware again, we're not sure at this time if these threats are codennected, but as for the nine here in the county, most of them ar e being cleared and no credible evidence found for any of them. rethat's the latest, live from new jersey, i'm jen maxfield, news 4 new york. >> thanks, jen, thank you. >>> now to the weather, we're talking about today's bitter cold, but also the potential for a major snowstorm over the weekend. storm team 4's rafael miranda is trorking the system right now. people have lots of q stions for you. i have a few answers, that's good news. we're the cold outside right now what the kids were dealing with again windchills below zero in the hudson villey this hour. eight below zero, that is how cold it felt in monticello. feelhalike nine degrees in white plains and the winds are howling out there again. again the winds gusting up to 40 miles per hour, yeah, that's a rough combination with the cold and wirnd. 36 mile per hour wind gust

lisa: on the other side of the aisle, one of the most popular newspapers in massachusetts, "the boston globe," has announced its support for ohio governor john kasich for president. the paper has a large audience in southern new hampshire, the first-in-the-nation primary state. the paper' s rival, "the boston herald," has thrown its support behind new jersey governor chris christie. the new hampshire primary will be held on february 9. with the iowa caucuses just one week away, it' s all about who' s giving whom the thumbs-up. the "des moines register" is endorsing hillary clinton. on the republican side, rick perry is throwing his support behind ted cruz. two new polls put cruz second to donald trump in iowa. marco rubio sits in third place. iowa senator joni ernst introduced rubio at a rally, and he picked up "the register' s" republican endorsement. mark: the group has won a legal answers in genesis will open the country' s largest timber frame structure in july. a federal judge has ruled that state officials violated the art builders -- ark bui lders protections. lisa: go back to y

you are going to have to watch for a little mix down beverly into boston into norwood, plymouth and the rest of southeastern massachusetts. points north and west of boston, generally going to be cool now start with snow here, and -- and like i said wrap up with the snow. futurecast here through the morning hours only involves those increasing clouds. once we hit the afternoon 4 p.m., you can see we have got a little bit of rain out there, we are seeing punches of snow further inland outside of 128 and 95, but between 4 and 7, main snow and rain come in. i expect a very quick flip over to snow which means at 7 p.m., it is snow in and around the boston area and the problem is, it is not necessarily going to be all light either. we are going to see some areas of more intense snow during the evening commute which is, of course, going to make things see that flip over to all snow happens even down across southeastern massachusetts by about 10, 11:00 tonight, it will be winding down. not a very long storm. not going to be a very potent storm from boston down the south shore, the cape, the islands and the south coast. a coating

. >>> we will look at our weather here in boston massachusetts. it's. >> it's nice winter day i think the biggest difference is the wind this time of year. when it's not that strong so we get to look at beacon hill right now and temperatures are in the mid-30s. beautiful shot and we can see the snow pack out there too. getting a little bit of melting ongoing today too and it was rough after the patriots loss but looking at positive things how about them red sox. 24 days until pitchers and catchers report. 55 days you guys until spring and 84 days until the boston marathon. i hope everybody is training for the marathon and it's going well and only 84 days it's remarkable on wbz. we are all mainly above freezing mark. keene at 32. 37 in lawrence and same in taunton and any of the snow pack will see melting and that's why i mentioned watch over a few patchy areas of ice tomorrow morning. otherwise skies are clear and beautiful sunshine out there. hopefully you got the shades with you. we will see high thin clouds increase and pass through tonight but

boston for the latest. jon? >> reporter: hey, guys, it happened most notably in ohio. a police officer mistaken last shoots a young suspect holding a fake gun. well, a state rep here in massachusetts and boston, in fact, is trying to change that. of these replica weapons. fvr and they are all too real. boston took about 174 them off the streets last year. a joint legislative committee on public safety and homeland security heard testimony this morning on legislation to make replica guns like these readily identifiable by police. the bill would require manufacturers to put at least a one-inch orange strip built right into the replica visible from all angles. now, last november, cleveland police shot and killed a boy who was carrying a toy gun. his name, tamir rice. he was only 12 years old. a grand jury declined to bring charges against the officers involved. there is a lawsuit pending. a state rep filed this bill in response to that tragedy. >> no one, especially a police officer, who has the burden of making a split-second decision, should ever have to guess if a gun is real. >> we see way too many guns in the city and across the state. the last thing we want happening is what ha

boston. a huge win for massachusetts, and the indirect direct spill-over from this will be felt by this economy and this community for years to come. >> and boston mayor marty walsh also speaking out today saying that general electric's choice to move to boston is a result of the city's willingness and excitement to work creatively to bring positive activity to our local economy and continue to grow our industries. and also said boston is delighted and honored to welcome general electric and its employees to our community, and we are confident that this is the start of a strong relationship. now the move here to boston, the headquarters, will bring about 800 jobs. temporary move this summer and a full move by 2018. g.e. will be -- come to boston and brief local business and community leaders and government officials next month. so it's the latest live from the 7news. >>> the next court date is now set for katherine greg's case, the long time girlfriend of james whitey bulger, on february 3rd, expected to plead guilty to criminal intent charges. she was indicted for refusing to testify in front

lisa: one of the most popular newspapers in massachusetts, "the boston globe," has announced its support for ohio governor john kasich for president. the paper has a large audience in southern new hampshire, the first-in-the-nation primary state. the paper' s rival, "the boston herald," has thrown its support behind new jersey governor chris christie. the new hampshire primary will you can get the latest on the race for the white house later this morning on "today." they will have a breakdown of the final showdown right after us. mark: a group over the arcing counter has won a legal battle. they will open the largest tumor frame construction in july. he was ruled the first amendment protections were violated. kentucky blocked the sales tax to' s and of which would have been worth $18 million. lisa: new funding aimed at keeping jobs in ohio. the states tax credit authority approved more than 49 billion dollars in funding for projects statewide. the goal is to create 1200 new jobs and retain 1500 other jobs. in westchester, a five-year tax credit was approved for planes moving and storage.

low 40s around boston and eastern massachusetts and 30s across interior parts of the state. sunday spikes into the 50s with heavy rain moving through and could be a little street flooding in the heavier downpours and gusty southerly wind and ice and snow not a factor on sunday. and in fact, it is close to the records many forecasting 50 in worcester and the record is 53 and forecasting 54 in boston. the record there is 56. we will be in the ball park. have a spring like day but changes next week. here's accu-weather seven-day. hon a my of -- monday a high of tuesday in the 20s and we are watching for a chance of snow late tuesday into wednesday the next thing to keep in the back of your mind. lisa. >> good to know thanks. >>> now a video that a lot of people are watching across the country. a pennsylvania basketball coach apparently head butting a referee. we want to give you a better look. with seconds left in the game u can see -- you can see the high school coach walk up to the head. the coach was thrown out and has been placed on facing charges. seriously injured. and th

search for the person responsible for vandalizing donald trump's campaign headquarters in massachusetts. the boston area campaign office spray painted with profanity. >>> meanwhile trump has a neww target, the nfl. calling it soft after recent changes to improve player safety. he told a crowd in nevada it's representative of america as a whole going soft. trump accused referees of throwing penalties to quote impress their wives. >>> developipi this morning, a murder mystery in italy after a florida woman isp in her home. the very latest on this investigation still ahead. >>> a cool surprise ride and a blast from the past. a man who left his beloved car in cuba decades ago is given a brand new exact representic loo. our cameras were there wheel. >>> a cool ride. you know what else is cool. dropping into the low 60s in south florida. by the way, these cool temperatures are sticking around fofo a couple of days. we want to see that seven-day forecast when we return. >>> but first new video out of cape coral. drones now giving us a look at the damage from above. next. the flu virus hits big. with aches

moving their headquarters away from fairfield, connecticut, where they've been since 1974, to boston, massachusetts. and that's a pretty big deal for massachusetts. they offered ge incentives worth up to $145 million, and other states that were vying for that spot, they've been beaten out. georgia, rhode island, texas, one of them. ge plans to bring some 800 jobs to boston. but, a heck of a move, really. >> ge moving up to boston, carolyn roth live from london. thanks so much. >>> now back to another big story this morning at least three people are waking up with a new lease on life after last night's record-breaking $1.5 billion powerball drawing. now winning tickets were sold in florida, tennessee and california. where it was pandemonium at the convenience store where the ticket was sold. nbc's morgan radford joins us live from chino hills just outside of los angeles. morgan, last night and early this morning there was a lot of excitement at the 7-eleven behind you. i think i know why. >> i think i do, too. a lot of excitement, louis. can you imagine waking up this morning a billionaire? lots of

massachusetts. a person in boston countracted zika while traveling abroad. also three cases in new york, including a pregnant woman. the mosquito-transmitted virus could cause birth defects. the vir has not been found in the u.s. the reported cases are all in people that attracted is while abroad. the fda is working to stop blood donations from people that have travelled to locations where the virus is prevalent. >> now nbc 10 first alert weather with meteorologist bill henley. >> it's cold like the last few morning. watch your step. cold enough for icy spots this morning. the temperatures will be climbing above freezing back into the 40s this afternoon. good thing, too. we have isolated showers, snow showers in some areas, rain showers in others. by the weekend, though, the showers are out of here and a big warmup is on the way. they'll have us in record territory earlier next week. 23 in doyletown. getting a break from the clouds in doylestown, a few scattered clouds in northeast philadelphia, millville, 23 degrees. that's a live view from the marquis de l