qantas tops the list for another year. qantas has never had a fatality. among the top 20. jet blue and virgin american made the top 10. >>> auto supplier delfi says the next step toward wifi is technology that lets vehicles communicate with smart cars. talking with other cars keeping them from hitting each other. >>> the opportunity to get that advanced information before the car is there before anybody is put in danger, it would just be incredible -- an incredible improvement in safety. >> delfi's technology will be in the first gm models with super cruise control which come out later this year. >> some chick-fil-a restaurants have information that could an employee will have a table and high chairs ready for you and even deliver the food to the table. the program is voluntary so you have to check with your local chick-fil-a. >>> well geez did you hear how much snow they got up there in fargo. oh yeah they got a real big storm up there. over 15-inches of the white stuff up there and now they say the rain is going to move in and make a big mess. that's no fun. no no. don't

qantas is the flag carrier of australia and the world's oldest airline. the top 20 list was released in alphabetical order - and those making it include alaska airlines, hawaiian airlines and american airlines. airline-ratings-dot com also ranked the top ten safest -- low cost airlines - which included jetblue and virgin america. coming up on wavy news ten at five- thirty - "i'd like to have an opportunity to sit down and be a part of the decision making people on both sides of the gun control debate are anxious to hear what the president has to say tonight. but -- will it make a difference? billed as a brain booster -- it turned out to be more of a money waster. why the developer of a popular app is now being in just a few hours president obama will take televised townhall to help sell his adminstration's gun reforms. the president's "campaign-style" event is the latest effort by the white house to curb gun violence across the country. for a look at what we can expect to hear tonight - here's ten on your side's national correspondent mark meredith. pkg t

topping the list for a third year is qantas. qantas is the flag carrier of australia, and the world's oldest continuously operating airline. those making the list also include alaska airlines, hawaiian airlines, and united airlines. airlineratings.com also ranked the top ten safest low-cost airlines, which included jetblue and virgin america. gabrielle: speaking of flying, a company called bluesmart is looking to help travelers keep track of their bag. thanks to a built-in gps travelers can track their bag at it, and the bag will alert your phone if you leave it behind. there's also a sensor to tell you how much your bag weighs, and a usb port to charge your devices on the go. they debuted the bag this week at the consumer electronics -- electronics show. they will start taking orders in spring. nigel: apple rang in the new year on a high note. new year's day was a record-breaking day for its app store. apple says the first day of 2016 was the most popular day in app store history. customers spent more than $144 million on apps

it looked at 407 airlines and australian carrier qantas comes out on top. the website says-- quantas has amassed an "extraordinary record of firsts"-- in operations and safety including a fatality-free record. some of the safest domestic airlines in the top 20 include -- american -- alaska airlines -- hawaiian now here's a look at some of the safest low-cost airlines that made the top 10. jet blue -- virgin america -- westjet -- and aer lingus. to see how your favorite airline ranked in terms of safety, we put the report on our website wtsp dot com -- just click the seen on t-v tab. check this out -- chick-fil-a is making a bold menu change. they're jumping on the "super-food bandwagon" they are introducing a kale salad -- which includes broccolini, dried cherries, roasted nuts. the new "superfood salad" is replacing cole slaw on the menu. it has just 140 calories -- and seven grams of fat. chick fil a is the first fast food chain to ever put kale on their menu. coming up, if you love taking naps but you don't have the comfort of your bed, there is a new pr

qantas is the flag carrier of australia, and the world' s oldest continuously operating airline. alaska airlines, hawaiian airlines and united all made the top 20. jet blue and virgin america ranked in the top 10 for the safest low-cost airlines. stewart: federal officials want to downgrade the classification from endangered to threatened. a listing as a threatened species would allow some flexibility for federal officials but maintain most of the protections afforded to animals listed as endangered. an official ruling will be made at a meeting next month. angela: wesh 2 news at 6:00 is straight ahead. meredith: right now we are following several breaking news stories. drugs and weapons found in orange county school. a message from the principle. we are live as police tried to hunt down a second suspect. a substitute teacher may be in trouble for controversial announcer: you are watching wesh 2. doing the right thing? >> no comment. jim: what stated as a hit-and-run crash turned into one of the craziest string of violent incidents we' ve ever seen in central florida. >> it' s ver

topping the list for the third year is australia's qantas airlines. they've had a fatality-free record throughout their 95-year history. some others making the top 20 list were alaska airlines, hawaiian airlines, and united. airline ratings dot com also ranked the top ten safest low-cost carriers...which included jetblue and virgin america. apple is ringing in the new year on a high note. new year's day was a record-breaking day for the company's app store. was the most popular day in app store history--with customers spending more than 144 million dollars on apps and in-app purchases. apple also says during the weeks of christmas and new years customers spent 1 point 1 billion dollars within the app store. if you're headed to dinner in your capital city this weekend, you'll find some deals. restaurant week kicked off today. participating restaurants will feature special menu items, promotions and discounts through january 17th. tomorrow on the news at noon one restaurant will cook up a taste of restaurant week. for a list of places participating, go

playoffs was a great college coach innovative and we see what happens but i do not think anyone is qantas say if it's an improvement from jim thomas to us.. >> reporter: as a proven track record of course it is an improvement. "the police said you were not a fighter?" >> gary: this is a picture of me >> gary: i don't think he has any place to go. we can't just pack up and go and have him work in san antonio riders fans at the very least will be playing one more year. >> pam: a personal trainer gets his abs aback when he put himself through a physical test. >> grant: fitness trainer at present experience. " people are going. going york teacher want to know what is going on. he took on the task of helping a contestant lose weight. fit to fat to fit. gained 60 lbs. over four months. on purpose. it took a toll. will the journey is over petersons quiet has lost 140 lbs. peterson says it helps him see how difficult it really is to go from fat to not sofa at >> reporter: there's a big system off shore that will come in and the next hour or so. 7 (applause) welcome, ladies and gentlemen, boys and

topping the list is qantas which has a perfect safe record for 95 years. jetblue and then virgin america. >>> next on 6, scale wars. >> consumer reports weighs in on the best digital devices to have in your bathroom when we come back. >>> and a growing problem at florida state university. we're talking to a mother who made >>> welcome back. the federal government has released its latest dietary guidelines and suggest that americans limit the sugar to 10% of calories. it also advises people to cut back on salt and saturated fat. not necessarily cholesterol. >>> a lot of people monitor their diet by weighing themselves. >> they do. but today's digital devices do so much more than simply display pounds. trina robinson takes a closer look in tonight's consumer report. trina? >> stepping on the scale frequently can help you keep the pounds off. consumer reports looks at when it comes to your weight, more isn'tlways better. and it turns out, the same bite be true for your scale. consumer reports tested six scales which not only measure weight but also things lik

. >> anchor 2: topping the list is qantas from all of us learned in rainman years ago. it is held for 95 years. the top 20 list includes alaska, hawaiian airlines and united airlines. they also rank the top safest include jetblue and virgin america. >> anchor: a recall for 90,000 pounds of beef patties sold at walmart. it includes sam's choice black angus beef patties with vidalia onion.with so my day days of -- the recall affects to pound boxes assist patties. the problem is they could be contaminated with wood. so far no injuries have been reported, the patties were shipped to me more locations the last two walmart locations across the country. >> anchor 2: a new channel from universal is now available. the ad free subscription service is 399 a month and features a variety of comedy material and comedy series including the office, and classic shows like monty python. they will also offer a live stand of special a first for >> anchor: $3.99 is not too moving a tv is a real pain. would that be easier if i had prism tv from centurylink? sure. i've got centurylink's wirel

topping the list with a fatality free record throughout its 95-year history is qantas. it is the world's oldest continuously operating airline. the top 20 list was released in alphabetical order. those making it include alaska airlines, hawaiian and united. airline ratings.com ranked the top ten safest low cost airlines. that includes jet blue and virgin america. >> reed: we're so glad for all consumer electronics show. earlier i said it incorrectly. i knew it in my head my tongue doesn't respond. we welcome you to the valley and hope become lifelong friends. >>> sometimes aman's best friend is not a dog or cat. >> marie: today we'll meet a five-year-old and her duck that are completely inseparable in the good stuff. >> reed: jennifer lopez coming back to tv. a preview of her return which will happen here on channel 3. >> marie: we are your weather authority. we're tracking the showers developing all across the area right now. check this out. new snow in the mountains and even rain showers developing in the valley. we'll show you where most of the on news 3. >> importan

well, i didn't know the knights of qantas from the queen of england and i was clutching this can of asparagus. you had to take that can of asparagus and give that back to those people. my dad said he won the race, he keeps the asparagus. that is the kind of contrast i was facing at the time. i was remembering as i was on this caught by the old wood stove in the dining room trying to keep form. i could remember the days when i could run and walk and do all of the things that farm kids could and i could do that anymore. there were no physical therapist and those days, certainly not wild rose, wisconsin my dad said to me, we can't-- this is april now in the snow is melting and i was able to be up a bit. he said you got-- we got to do something. we-- the doctor said you would probably never walk again and in those days unfortunately, if you had some kind of physical disability, you are immediately declared mentally incompetent, so you did not anyone even what know that. it was a terrible thing, but it was fairly common. so, what we just-- i had just gotten a new tractor and we farm forces all the

qantas started folding the ticketges into their price.for travelers as we see these oil prices drop. one of the few benefits. this could be a boost for earnings. rishaad: thank you very much. let us talk about some of the other stories. more as we have a look at what is going on. to some extent the story is about the yen. currency haspanese again become popular as a safe haven. that is surprising due to the recent market selloff. mr. yen says it will not gain enough to hurt exporters. the former vice finance minister earned the nickname with the currently policy in the 1990's. a high probability that the yen all shift to 110-115 to dollar by the second half. as long as it does not break 100 it will not be a problem. 110, japanese exporters will still be highly competitive. with anothersh former finance minister official he says, yen strength beyond what hundred 10 or dollar might be problematic. the bank of japan says deputies manufacturers assumed 118 yen per dollar for their business plans on average in the six months through march. you

for the third year in a row australian company qantas takes the top spot. also on the list were virgin atlantic, air new zealand, and lufthansa. watch out james cameron... "star wars: the force awakens" has its movies. the film has locked on to its latest target... avatar, ready to break yet another box office record. avatar brought in 760-point-5 million run at the box office. star wars has 742-point-2 million dollars since opening last month, which few days away highest grossing film in box office history. everyone in the newsroom is taking about a show on netflix. chances are someone you know is watching the documentary series making a murderer. it profiles a man named steven avery. avery was jailed for 18 years for a rape he didn't commit. shortly after his release, he became the prime suspect in a murder case. friends and family believe avery was framed in both cases. his attorney says he hopes the documentary... will pave the way for change in the judicial system. ""i hope that this documentary will be broaden the scope and think about some more syste

topping the list, australian carrier qantas. others include air new zealand, alaskan airlines, american airlines, and emirates. randy: the dash diet is topping the "u.s. news & world report" list for the sixth year in a row. it was designed to help cardiac patients lower their blood pressure. emily: the bruins dropped five of their last six games. they trailed throughout the capscaps -- caps lead. they head out on a five-game road trip starting friday in new jersey. randy: in case you wondered if wally the green monster had any back story, here it is. the red sox have released a video that shows wally visiting his parents in florida. he even has a sister, named tessie. it will be good to havetessie here with -- have tessie here with wally. emily: the powerball jackpot as skype docketed -- has skyrocketed to $450 million. the new winning numbers will be drawn tonight. you can see them right here on newscenter 5 at 11:00. randy: if you are dreaming of emily: now is the time to buy a ticket. cindy: i think 4, maybe 9. [laughter] we

yvonne: south korean won was a qantas folded -- the surcharge into its base ticket pricing year ago.is, as we see prices continue to fall, the outlook for oil prices looking grim when you look at slowdown as well as it -- iran coming back online. a welcome sign for travelers and airlines. a major boost in earnings, major advantages of fuel prices remain at these levels. coming up, how low can oil go? we talk about the prospects for crude in our group discussion when "asia edge" returns. stay with us. ♪ angie: making headlines around the world. rishaad: hong kong police aceived a letter from security agency about a missing bookseller. he disappeared last month. his wife says she is assisting the investigation on the mainland. a friend says her father was objected in china. they appeared on television saying he handed himself to chinese police over a drunk drivers in -- driving incident. angie: eagles cofounder glenn 67. has died at he formed the eagles with don henley in 1971 and they scored a string of west coast rock hits before splitting up and reforming. henley said frey had an en

topping the list for a third year with a fatality-free record throughout its 95-year history is qantas...an australian airline airline-ratings- dot com also ranked the top ten safest low cost airlines... which included jetblue and virgin america. a fall hazard has prompted office depot to recall about 300-thousand executive chairs. the recall involves crawley executive chairs. they were sold at office depot and office depot has received eight reports of the seat plate weld cracking or breaking. no injuries have been reported. contact office depot to receive a free replacement seat plate. a dress featured at this week's consumer electronics show is taking the term "wearable" technology to a whole new level. this new 'smart' dress expands and collapses its form based on when it senses stress or adrenaline from the wearer. when adrenaline is sensed, the dress expands in the shoulder and skirt areas the federal government has just released it's latest dietary guidelines... one major focus in the new guidlines: sugar kwwl's amanda gilbert joins us live in the newsroom with more about why yo

readings.com has released its list of the safest airlines, taking the number one straight is australia's qantas. air line ratings named the top ten safest low cost airlines, including jetblue, virgin what we are about to see is young children playing in the snow for the first time. >> what are you saying? >> snow, snow, snow! >> it's amazing! >> vanessa: they got excited over flurries. we probably should have taken them to plymouth where the snow was really falling. >> mark: take them up to the ski country. right here we need a decent snowfall if that's what you want. >> kevin: yes, i do, till, and van sarx if you like to go somewhere with a bunch of snow, police in the ski area, they're making a bunch of snow because it's so cold outside, it's easy to make snow in weather like this. temperatures are in the 20s for this is where we are with wind chills right now. feels like nine in worcester and 14 in boston. how about actual temperatures, we can use stormtracker to find some of those towns. off to the north and west you're going to find temperatures in the teens. southern vermont southwest new

at the top is australian carrier qantas. they tout a fatality-free record. other major carriers rounding out the top 20 include air new zealand, alaska airlines, american airlines, and emirates. randy: a new ranking of the best ways to lose weight. the dash diet tops the u.s. news and world report list for the sixth year in a row. the popular plan emphasizes healthy grains, veggies, and lean meat. it was designed to help cardiac patients lower their blood pressure. emily: the bruins drop 5 of their last six games this one at home against the washington capitals. the b' s trailed throughout the game, trying twice to chip away at a 2-goal caps lead. patrice bergeron makes it 3-2 later in the third period. but the b' s couldn' t capitalize -- they lose 3-2. jersey. randy: in case you wondered if wally the green monster had any back story, here it is. the red sox have released video that shows wally visiting his parents in florida. wally even has a sister named tessie. and she' s coming to boston. tessie will be available for events like parties or even weddings

year with a fatality-free record throughout its 95-year history is qantas... it's of course, the flag carrier of australia and the world's oldest operating airline... the top 20 list was released - and those making it include alaska airlines, hawaiian airlines and united the site also ranked the top ten safest low cost airlines... which included jetblue and virgin america... across the nation... gasoline prices are falling... the national average price for a gallon of regular gas has now dropped to one- dollar-and-97 cents... as you know we're about ten cents under that for an average in eastern iowa... according to gas-buddy-dot-com... prices at the pump are 20-cents lower when compared to one year ago. the nation's highest gas prices are on the west coast and northeast.... with the lowest prices in the southeast... time now is .... coming up on today in iowa... the f-c-s championship was decided yesterday...a waterloo native hopes to lead his team to a victory. and gloden globes are tonight- what movies are expected to win? you're watching k-w-w-l. we've a w

it might make qantas eight -- quantitative easing more difficult.n aig'sl have more restructuring later, i talked with peter hancock, i also sat down with chief executive hank greenberg. to find out what he thinks of the new plan. up next on bloomberg best, learning from earnings. lots of companies reported this week, highlights and analysis straight ahead. ♪ ♪ betty: welcome back to "bloomberg best," i am betty liu. some of the biggest companies reported quarterly earnings. our wrapup begins with apple. beneath those numbers, concerns over softening demand in china. bloomberg tv asia took a deeper look. are affected by the slowdown broadly speaking in china. >> it is a big problem. >> how big is it for apple? >> they are relying more and more on costs in developing mac in china. it is the second marcus -- second largest market for everyone. we look to china as that bit of an extra boost. havee march quarter, we the chinese in a new year. it is a time when a lot of people buy presents for themselves or a loved one or bosses. companies giveaway prese

topping the list is australia's qantas with had a fatality-free record in the jet era.ndonesia, nepal with only one star. >> the pay 15 is getting a high-tech makeover because of google and called link nyc a joint venture between two companies. they are looking to turn new york city payphone booths into why wi-fi hotspots. powerball jackpot is $450 million but buying a ticket is a losing proposition because this is 96 percent you will not win anything let alone hundreds of millions. the dow is down at 200 pointses right now and s&p and nasdaq slower today because of this market reacting to the claims of the to the of the h bomb and skepticism, but, still, markets are lower this morning. >> they have the jitters. >> the big story for us is the rain that is here. >> jitters can be expected from that. new, our storm impact scale, we are on storm watch, w being rated "1" to "3" which is heavy and you will have waves and showers and flooding of low lying areas and falling trees and mudslides and we have seen that already. can you see the rain coming down sideways across the

airlineratings.com listed qantas for the third year in row and also on the list of 20 airlines in no particular order, alaska airlines, united airlines, american airlines and virgin atlantic. airline ratings has also named the top ten safest low cost airlines. jetblue, virgin american and aer lingus are on that list. >> julie: let's take look at maps, update on haverhill line train service, operating between andover and north station and buses will replace service between haverhill and andover. out of service derailed train that happened much earlier this morning. new accident on the expressway, northbound right before furnace brook parkway. on the pike things slow through brighton, lingering a little bit longer than we are used to seeing in the eastbound lanes. here are live drive times. 12 minutes on 24 from 106 to 128 50 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector, 24 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the exit for the pike. fox25 storm tracker meteorologist shiri spear joining us now. sure, live shot saw the snow still coming down. >> still coming do

the a new ranking of the world's safest airlines is out to airline ratings that com says that qantas is the safest airline once again this is the third year for the australian airline to be made safe as they have a fatality free record throughout its ninety five year history. other airlines in the top twenty. alaska airlines hawaiian airlines and united jetblue made cost airline. new this morning you would be in a major city with the subway system this weekend will if you had been you may have gotten a little bit of shock i think it is really of light rail here who was no pants subway ride a new york csi has to do this every year you see here the pants and scold or two on top of that spring is well along with the least sixty other cities started in the early two thousand as a joke and now it's actually a worldwide social event i just don't understand i don't own either. ok another video making the rounds on social media also involved in some ways it shows a man literally giving the shirt off his back to a homeless man this happen on the subway in new york the good samaritan saw the m

and had illegal software installed to cheat emissions tests. airlinesrating.com listed australia qantas as number one third year in the row and alaska airlines, united airlines, american airlines and virgin atlantic and top ten safest low cost airlines jetblue, virgin america and aer lingus on that list. >> julie: 8:18. good morning, everyone. issues this morning have been vast on the commuter rail all expanding over to the "t," shuttle buses replacing red line southbound service between jfk and umass as ashmont stations because of the track issue at savin hill station. so expect delays, you will be bused to location. major delays on haverhill line as well because of earlier out of service derailed train. taking look at traffic 93 south pretty typical delays as you head from medford into somerville and expressway jammed from furnace brook parkway up to columbia road and see bumper-to-bumper past exit teen minutes on the expressway from the brant split to the exit for the pike and almost an hour and ten minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector and 24 minutes 128 and weston