young boy is hit by a car getting off the school bus in roslindale. newscenter 5's john atwater is live on the scene with the details, john? >> you see this hill, right as a boy was getting off the bus -- >> my grandson got off the bus as the other kids did, and started to come completely across the street and the guy came down metropolitan ave, and hit him smack on -- on. and came back down. reporter: thankfully, the boy was talking, he was conscious. his grandmother tells us he is in a lot of pain. >> he was talking to me and he just kept saying that his leg hurt, he had a big gash over his eye and a bump on his head. had already gotten himself up. reporter: police to tell us that driver pulled over to the side of the road, the driver stops and thankfully that boy is expected to recover. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> breaking news from the patriots as feared, rob gronkowski will not play sunday. >> the team just left for san francisco without him. let's get to sportscenter 5's bob halloran at the breaking news desk. this is after that hit last

we are learning more of people that work at atlantic drain in roslindale. boston police were aware back in september of numerous employees who were chronic drug users and according to these documents, investigators witnessed two employees buying drugs in the past. just five weeks before kevin mad dongs were killed when their trench collapsed they busted a man driving a atlantic dump truck to buy cocaine. investigators have been keeping an eye on atlantic drain for some time. according to court documents, numerous employees of atlantic drain service are chronic drug users. investigators witnessed two different employees purchased illegal narcotics. ravel was selling and using atlantic drain dump truck. ravel's passenger told officers he purchased the crack cocaine earlier in the day in the atlantic drain yard. we took these accusations to atlantic drain offices in roslindale. >> can i help you? >> i am with fox25. >> reporter: we also called the company's attorney. >> this is jason law at fox25. how are you. >> reporter: the attorney told me they had no comm

he's live at the scene in roslindale. reporter: the nine-year-old is being treated in the hospital for painful injuries. >> >> my grandson flew up in the air and then back down. reporter: that boy's grandmother watched in horror, helpless as her 9-year-old grandson was thrown in the violent collision. he had a gash over his eye and a bump over his head. reporter: the 4th grader was conscious and talking, but his grandmother and others who came to help kept him still until paramedics arrived. >> people tending to him making sure he didn't move too much. his eyes were open, he was looking around -- around a little bit. reporter: the boy says he was getting off the bus on kittredge street, and then crossing busy metropolitan avenue when he was hit. there's a steep hill on metropolitan which some say makes this bus stop dangerous. >> that is a horrible, horrible bus stop. horrible street to have a bus stop on. reporter: witnesses say that driver came right over this hill, down this hill. he did pull over to the side of

: tonight, we are learning more about the people who work here atlantic drain in roslindale. according to court documents, boston police were aware back in here that were chronic drug users, and that according to these documents, investigators had witnessed at least two employees buying drugs in the past. just five weeks after kevin maddox and robert higgins were killed after their trench collapse and flooded, they busted a 45-year-old man driving an atlantic drain dump truck to buy cocaine. investigators had been keeping an eye on atlantic drain for some time. according to court documents, police say numerous employees of investigators have witnessed two different employees purchased illegal narcotics. police say revel was using narcotics out of the atlantic drain yard and atlantic drain dump truck. revel's passengers told passengers he purchased the crack cocaine earlier if the day from someone in the atlantic drain yard. we took the accusations to we hsbc arena called the company's attorney. >> this is jason law at fox 25. how are you? >> the reporter: the attorney told me

more about pe roslindale. according to court documents, boston police were aware back in september of numerous employees here that were chronic dug users and that according to these documents, investigators had witnessed at least two employees buying drugs in past. just five weeks before kevin maddux and robert higgins were killed after their trench busted busted a 45-year-old man driving an atlantic drain dump truck to buy cocaine. investigators had been keeping an eye on atlantic drain for some time. according to court documents, police say numerous employees of atlantic drain service are chronic drug users, as investigators have witnessed two different employees purchased illegal narcotics. police say revel was using narcotics out of the atlantic drain yard and atlantic drain dump truck. revel's passengers told officers he purchased the crack cocaine earlier if the day from someone in the atlantic drain yard. we took the accusations to atlantic drain's offices. we also called the company's attorney. >> this

the roslindale boy was struck by a passing car after getting off his school bus. neighbors say the cars often bit, but expected to be okay. chelsea police need your help to track down the driver of this white minivan at the bottom of your screen. they drove over an elderly woman crossing broadway and kept driving. this happened yesterday morning. the 72-year-old victim received cuts on her head. she was taken to mass general. she is expected to survive. police say the minivan may be a dodge caravan with a missing front right-side hub cab. rhondella: president-elect donald trump is considering a fali veteran affairs. scott brown says he got the call from trump. more discussion will be held before a decision on the cabinet post is expected to be made. a tip jar theft had a texas donut shop triggering an act of kindness. doug: when a young customer saw the video, she took action. her name is chloe. she's 9 years old. she put a note and her tooth fairy money into the tip jar. chloe gets free donuts for as long as he owns the shop. rhondella: 3-year-old lola rose ander

population in boston is concentrated around the west rock, parts of roslindale and that is for people of color are concentrated, and that is were the arrest activity is concentrated. blacks and white use marijuana at the same or similar rate. karen: you have a personal story. >> correct. in 2010, after decriminalization, i was arrested for less than the decriminalized amot. was pulled over for a minor traffic violation that turned into being booked an almost charged. thankfully, i was able to argue and convince them to get released, but if that is happening to me in a place like sharon for less than the criminalized amount, you can imagine what is happening to other young people of color. karen: let's assume question how are communities of color going to gain access to it? are there barriers to communities of color? what needs to be done to make sure that there is opportunity for communities of color? >> that is a huge concern for us when we were drafting this initiative. karen: you are one of the drafters. >> correct. in cannabis. unfortunately, when colorado created their regulation

doug: right now, a 9-year-old from roslindale is recovering after getting struck from a car. he was getting off the school bus when he was hit. it happened right in front of police and the school are trying to figure out if that crash could have been prevented. rhondella: former massachusetts senator scott brown is up for a position in the trump administration. it's a story you saw first on 5, brown telling newscenter 5 he received a call from the president-elect. he is being considered for secretary of veteran affairs. doug: the president-elect has already named three key members of his national security team. and as nichole berlie explains, two of them are already coming under fire. nichole: team trump announcing alabama senator jeff sessions for attorney general, lieutenant general michael flynn for national security advisor and representative michael pompeo of kansas as cia director. amid the announcements, controversy. sessions, an alabama senator for 20 years, was blocked from a federal judgeship in 1986 after allegations he made racial remarks, including testimony from

maria right now, a young boy : hurt trying get off the bus in roslindale. he was hit by a vehicle, and his grandmother watching the whole thing happen, newscenter 5's john atwater is live. where all of this took place. does every day.aiting as she she saw her grandson get off of that bus and just then, she witnessed the horrifying collision. >> my grdson got off the bus as the other kids did and started to come completely across the street. and the guy came down metropolitan ave and hit him. john the boy's grandmother says : the 9-year-old was thrown down the street, she ran over to keep him still as he lay in pain on the asphalt. >> i went right to himhe -- he was talking to me, he kept saying his leg hurt, he had a big -- over his eye and a bump on his head. >> lots of people screaming, it appeared to be a pedestrian had been hit by car. i just called 911. john a neighbor called for help : and then joined others to as and then joined oths to comfort the boy. his grandmother says the boy was crossing metropolitan avenue after the bus let him off on the cro

. -- roslindale. >> it's good for the whole community. if you lose your main street then the safety issues that you have with abandoned il >> helping everyone in the long run. >> the mayor is po moting his five -- promoting his five on main challenge. >>> the patriots on the road tomorrow to take on the new york jets. you'll be able to watch the game here. >> tom brady missed practice time this week. dan roche joins us now with a look ahead. >> i think things will work out how we expect. all signs pointed to tom brady his teammates in foxboro friday after missing back to back practices wednesday and thursday. he said he was happy to be back at practice but did not say much about the injury. should he suit up for the game against the jets he'll be vying for career win number 200 which would tie him with payton manning for the most of all time. a milestone he says sn crossed his mind much. >> i love winning. that's why we all play. i've played on so many great teams and great coaches. you can't win by yourself. you need a lot of help from a

. >> reporter: they got connie in roslindale big time. >> hello. >> reporter: a special irs a little told her. >> there was some descrep answerses in my tax -- discrepancies in my tax return. >> reporter: and then the guy ordered connie to pay $15,000 in detective down to arrest you. >> reporter: terrified kongy, as instructed -- connie as instructed bought these 30 gift cards worth $15,000. she had to read off the numbers to pay off the tax bill. these crooks are convincing. the real irs told me they've hit massachusetts hard. >> a million dollars scammed in massachusetts alone. >> yes. >> and it's millions of dollars decided, let's give them a call, right from irs hq with that agency official listening. >> who is this? this is agent victor from the internal revenue service investigation department, ma'am. >> reporter: when we told several so called agent where is we were. >> i'm sitting here with a spokesperson for the internal revenue service and she says the irs has nothing to do with these calls. >> reporter: what made up -- one railway service. >> irs means indian railway servi

and roslindale you will find temperatures in the 30s out around 128 it's in the 20s right now under these clear skies. there is some rain in the middle of the country though it's going to be working its way toward us but not for election day. we won't see it tomorrow. average is 60 there will be some low 60s west and north of boston. 50s out on c and the seven-day forecast shows another chance for showers later on this week behind that some much cooler air to start your weekend with some flurries. >>> tonight fox 25 investigates looks into question four. supporters say regulating marijuana like alcohol could bring the state millions in revenue. >> you ever horks fox 25's erik rasmussen discovered there's new evidence that pot users have more in common with cigarette smokers. >> reporter: legal marijuana in massachusetts and not is done. >> we're cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: a common sales pitch to voter regulate marijuana like alcohol. >> we want to give adults the ability to choose a substance that's less dangerous than alcohol, less toxic less addictive than alcohol. >> reporter:

they got could knee and roslindale big time. a special irs agent told her. there was a discrepancies in my tax return. then the guy ordered connie to $15,000 in back taxes or else. down and to arrest you. terrified connie as instructed brought these yes, 30 gift cards worth $15,000. she had to read off each number to the scammers to pay off her tax bill. i was scared to death. these crooks are convincing. real irs told me they hit massachusetts hard. a million dollars scammed in massachusetts alone. yes. and it's, millions of and a that's when we decided let's give them a call right from irs hq with that agency official listening. who is this? this is agent victor from internal revenue service investigation department, ma'am. we told several agents where we were i'm sitting here with spokesperson for internal revenue service and she says the irs has nothing to do with these calls. one made up a new story. service. >> irs means indian railway service? >> yes, ma'am. what are these call callers counting on in et building somebody that's going to they are going

in roslindale small businesses are offering promotions and give aways during a tree lighting event. boston mayor marty walsh also the local businesses there. >>> last year we saw a big boost in the economy in boston, small businesses, they depend upon this time of year to make their profits and make ends meet so we're going to do a little shopping. >> anchor: and last year 95 million shoppers hit those small businesses. that was up 8% from just two years ago. >> anchor: next in the forecast the sunshine finally making a comeback, but how long does it stick around? we'll get to those as 7 news returns. >> reporter: 7 sports coming to you live from metlife stadium in new jersey. the patriots facing the jets on sunday. some questions about tom brady whether or not he will play if he is on the field as many expect. he will be going after a huge career milestone. we'll detail that next in ? at blue cross blue shield of massachusetts, we offer a variety of medicare plans to fit your budget and your lifestyle. with plans starting as low as $0, you'll have zero things stopping you from real

you go to places like roslindale and j.p. you are down into the 30s now under these clear skies. winds have died down from what they were earlier today. they certainly have died down to near call in many most places. what i'm watching is this front to the west that's producing some showers in the midwest but also some heavy rain on the southern frank of this front. it's an area of low pressure that's drawing gulf moisture up into new orleans that's where there has flooding rains. this is the area where we have to watch tomorrow. this is the rain that's coming on shore you see some of the brighter reds and yellows can be heavier. by noon time there can be some showers. eastward through closing time of the polls tomorrow evening. notice no issues back here going to be fine even to the pacific northwest. so if you are going to hear of any weather-reeled issues it will be in the corridor. certainly not here in the northeast but that front is day after low tevs in the 20s and 30s overnight you will get up to vote mostly in the 30s. so we'll average about 60? tomorrow afternoon. but yo

we took these allegations to the atlantic drain offices in roslindale and an attorney for the company told us they had no comment. >> heather: a day care company worker off the job after this video surfaces online. >> who do you want to be president? >> donald trump. >> who is a liar? >> hillary clinton. >> heather: the issue not landed that worker in hot water this morning. we'll explain. >> jason: and a local police department using a high tech device to get rid of the most dangerous things they do. an exclusive look at the gadget that could revolutionize high speed chases. what's kelly ayotte costing you? you're paying more for prescription medicines. kelly ayotte blocked lower cost generic drugs. you're paying high interest rates on college loans. ayotte voted against letting you refinance at lower rates. and you're paying higher bank fees while ayotte voted for special breaks to wall street executives. kelly ayotte. she's siding with corporate special interests and that's costing you. she's not working for new hampshire. joanne: she's not fooling me. britt: kelly ayotte sides wit

the mayor tweeting this photo, he was shopping for cards in roslindale village yesterday, small business saturday is a nationwide effort to keep money local as the holiday shopping season kicks off. the boston police department is getting new social media tracking software to search for threats to public safety. the software will be able to give law enforcement an address to where content was posted. civil liberty groups, including the aclu, say the software is a threat to free speech, and that the bpd showed a lack of transparency in selecting the program. doug: one of the six victims in that devastating bus crash in tennessee laid to rest. her friends taking to the stage at the church where cor'day-ja jones was a member of the youth choir. they sang her favorite songs. police say the bus driver, 24-year-old john-thony walker was speeding when he crashed the bus, killing six children earlier this week. three dogs pulled from a house fire in florida are safe this morning, thanks to the quick action of firefighters. the dogs were lifeless when firefighters rescued them and gave them oxyge

in roslindale, jason law, fox 25 news. >> investigators are still looking into the deadly accident from two weeks ago. >>> transportation officials are shining a light on some of the crew members who are not normally seen on the road. roads under water. they perform about you 400 dives a year inspecting bridges and making repairs. the divers are there to make sure every part of the bridge is safe. >> so this is really a very special group of people who have taken the time to become experts both in diving and in bridge inspection. >> they mainly work on bridges highways. mass dot program. >>> fox 25 cares and an officer connect. harry belafonte is in boston as keynote speaker at abcd annual heroes event he spent a few minutes with fox 25's kerry kavanaugh and shared with her why he thinks it's so important that everyone exercises their right to vote. multitude. i think the way you practice it. the way in which you pursue -- is a great privilege. harry belafonte is a few weeks shy of his 90th birthday. he was involved in the civil rights movement and a very close confidant of martin luthe

there is roslindale, and takes you out toward -- a little farther out to the west to the city of boston. there is needham. this was the newton area toward newton. this is dedham and they have slowed just nought of that e and d, the heavier shower in approaching dover and sheburn and not as heavy as it was a few seconds ago. you are watching this with me, live storm tracker radar and showers through medfield are with you to the south. that was neat to see to be able to track them when it is happening. these showers to the berkshires moving on through and watching a couple through the evening hours. for the evening drive when you are driving along, you may run into one of these showers that will slow y roadway wet. this keeps on pushing on by. the heaviest gone to the north and east of us and expect the heavy rain to the north and certainly have panned out. the cooler air has not arrived. in the jivts it is supposed to be. in the 50s where it is supposed to be and everything is where it is supposed to be for now. what i am expecting much cooler air behind the showers. and the cold front g