rudman believes he was hour. he send his thanks for all the first responders who helped him including that retired fireman who happened to be walking his dog. jonathan hall, 7 news. >> reporter: cold night in easton, cold night in boston. forecast for the middle of the week up next as well. >> announcer: 7 weather with meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: cold wind at this time slowly fades away overnight tonight remainder of the week we've high pressure. cold high pressure sunny skies. why don't we head west young man and focus on our possible storm. it's just now getting to the west coast. now that it's reaching north america, we can put more date into a weather computers which will help to storm. we know that much. but where it goes once it gets to the eastern seaboard that is a mystery although there are some signals in the atmosphere starting to reveal themselves that is what the jet stream will look like, you see the jet stream take as big dip and you see this circle that is cut off. what the areas of

. >> 73-year-old leon rudman of easton was trapped behind the wheel. fire fighters in survival suits surprised the car landed perfectly suspended on the banks of the water. >> he just drove straight into a tree, the car jumped up like this and went into the water. >> rudman was quickly rescued with the help of good samaritans and the jaws of life. the tree along with a utlitiy pole has damage, the car is totaled. >> i get emotional. i didn' t know it was that bad until i got out of the car. >> the curve is notarious for accidents. rudman lucky he only has a few scrathes on his arm. -- scratches on his arm. >> it was scary. >> he said he not real but he is so glad he had on a seatbelt. police are still trying to figure out what caused the crash. ed: as we continue a big , construction project getting underway at fenway park. heather: it' s happening right on the field, and will be bigger than the green monster when it' s finished. we' ll explain what it' s for when newscenter five returns. marco rubio. rhe ran for senate sayingr he opposed amnesty... th

. >> reporter: 73-year-old leon rudman glad to be home again after a bad crash. he has a sore neck but says he will be fine after losing control of his car which flip and landed in a shallow brook this morning. >> thank god no water was coming in. >> reporter: you are a lucky man. >> yes, that's what the doctors were telling me from the pictures they saw and the firemen. >> reporter: it has been quite an ordeal for this tax accountant who believes he had a patch of ice or a rock which made his toyota veer into the water at 9:00 am. a retired firefighter heard the crash and went to help rudman. an inch into the water. >> reporter: three firefighters arrived with survival suits. they went into the brook which is four feet deep in places. they reassured rudman and went to work. >> he was pretty -- we had to use the jaws to take him out. >> reporter: it took a crane to pull the toyota out of the water. his seat belt saved him from a broken neck and perhaps death. >> reporter: were you cold? >> nor shock than anything else and i didn't know what happened. >> reporter:

two women found him and called 911 as a retired firefighters their efforts, leaving rudman profoundly grateful. leon: i could have gotten killed. i get emotional. i didn't realize it was that bad until they had me out. emily: residents on that curve on bay road say it is a notorious spot. still ahead, new fallout for boston based draftkings. randy: the trouble the website is now running into in texas. intimate moments, the heartwarming connection between emily: 4:44 this morning. slightly warmer but still freezing. and i think to myself. this is nice. a lot of us with single digits below zero. cindy: it's be windy and cold but not as cold and windy as yesterday. we're getting there. so behind me we have a map of the country now and it's out in the pacific northwest. doesn't look like a whole lot but that's actually the energy we are watching for our weekend storm. this is going to be diving southward and pick up some develop into a big storm off the east coast this weekend. for us the timing of when that gets here would be saturday afternoon into sunday morning. so the timing has chan

phil: rescue crews used the jaws of life to free rudman. he was treated for a minor shoulder and leg injury, but is expected to be ok. at 6:00. j.c.: boston mayor marty walsh will deliver his state of the city address. he is expected to reiterate his commitment to improving boston schools, but many parents still newscenter 5' s janet wu is live in boston tonight. janet? janet: mayor marty walsh launches his third year as mayor tonight. he says the top priority will be me say they have a message for his leadership. last year at his state of the city address, mayor walsh schools. he hired a new superintendent, dr. tommy chang, but the school budget still has a $50 million budget gap. >> when is someone going to show their leadership and their vision because we' re not seeing the vision yet. janet: your patience is worn out? >> yes. janet: others see it differently. walsh today will announce a partnership with a group that' s launched a citywide campaign to make sure children aren' t behind before they enter school, teaching parents and caregi

rudman suffered shoulder and leg injuries and is now recovering at home. again, he blames icy conditions for the crash, but police say cause. erin: oscar winning actor jamie foxx is being credited with helping save a man' s life. he and another person pulled a man from his burning truck just moments before it was engulfed in flames. the crash happened monday night in front of foxx' s california home. the actor says he heard the crash, then screaming, and sprung into action. he and the other good samaritan broke out the truck' s window, cut the man' s seatbelt and pulled him to safety. police say the driver was treated at the hospital and later arrested for driving under the influence. sean: the world economic forum is predicting a dire situation for the world' s oceans. it predicts that there will be more plastic than fish in the oceans by 2050. the report is based on interviews with more than 180 experts. they estimate that by 2050, the amount of plastics produced globally will increase three times. the forum said the only way to avoid a disaster is to dr

rudman walked away with just a sore neck. >> thank god no water was coming in. i knew something was wrong because i couldn't move around. i didn't realize i was upside down. >> you're a lucky man. >> that's what the dock rrs the they saw and the fireman. >> christa: rudman says he thinks his car, which is really badly damaged there, slipped on a patch of ice or a rock, causing it to fear off the road and flip over. >> sarah: still ahead, tragedy hits ben carson's campaign. why the g.o.p. candidate temporarily suspended campaigning. >> christa: not just schools and airlines banning hover boards. the nfl coach putting the brakes on them after players were going overboard, you could say, with those toys. >> sarah: do you want chocolate with that? mickey d's offering a sweet topping with you fries. everyone. accident. this is weymouth, route 3 northbound just after route 18. blocked there. traffic is backed up to derby street. the expressway is a 30-minute if you're takin there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take million

. >> kerry: more ways than one leon rudman isn't exactly sure how his car plunged off easton's bay road into the icy creek tuesday morning. something. it had to be ice because i don't go fast. rodman says the next thing he knew he was upside down secured by seatbelt ugly help was not far away. >> i live right down the street and then i heard a crash a big thud it settled like a huge tree falling down. lee edison knew better.i'm a retired firefighter. i am really came down and saw the car upside down in the water and went tried. that's what left of that car now. when it was sitting in the help the driver at two other passerby's called i will one. i tapped on the window and yelled inside that are you okay are you okay. he says yeah but i can't buy my glasses. so he was pretty good. the experience retired firefighter had already set the scene. the emts helped rodman out briefly into the frigid water and into an ambulance. >> a real severe motorcycle accident pretty bad injuries. but it's a constant constant area. they said they could've gotten killed if i hit a tree. first responder say dr

. >> first responders say rudman is lucky that he landed in the water because he could have got killed if he hit the nearby concrete blocks. they tell us they have seen similar accidents on this dangerous curve. >>> happening today, the attorney general of massachusetts announcing new plan to fight the drug crisis in the state. maura healy will be joined by agents from the fbi and the drug enforcement administration. she plans to crack down on illegal prescriptions for powerful painkiller. they lead to dependency on illegal drugs like heroin. hundreds of drug related overdose deaths this year. >>> school lunch menus could be getting another makeover to scale back nutritional rules. the senate agriculture committee will vote on a bill that will ease requirements on whole grains. one of the largest issues is with bread and pasta. kids don't like the whole grain version, but the new it. schools say it left them with few options. >> kids get half of their calories at school. 30 million eat school lunch. an important contributor to children's overall health. >> sara: sfar congress moves fas

leon rudman said he skidded on a patch of ice tuesday morning, his car hitting a true and utility pole before flipping over. two women found him and called 911 as a retired firefighter jumped in the water to help and their efforts leaving ruddman profoundly grateful. >> key have been killed. i get emotional and didn't realize it was that bad until they had me out. emily: residents say the curve on bay road is notorious. police are still investigating. a lot at economy. asian stocks tumble overnight amid anxiety over wall street turbulence. right now the futures are plunging, down nearly 300 points. investors will be looking for new data on housing. randy: more trouble for boston based draftkings. the attorney general says the website and the competitor fanduel are illegal. for now until a court diseases on their legality. draftkings said the a.g.'s comments are based on fundamental misunderstandings. your health and stress this morning. there are some signs that tension is harming you more than you might think. like frequent headaches. they're often the result of clenching your jaw, gr