also breaking, a dangerous discovery in tewksbury. investigators finding millions of dollars worth of drugs hidden in an apartment . >> anchor: that wind fades away this evening and now we track our next weather system. here it is now on the way into new england tomorrow. >>> i want to go full throttle regardless. if it goes it, goes . >> reporter: yulian el elman returning to action in time for the playoffs. the news starts now. >> reporter: we begin with sky 7 hd above a raging fire in mattapan. two people inside an apartment in that structure had to be rush insisted to the hospital. we're told it's a father and son and that one of them is serious seriously hurt . >> anchor: the flames were so intense at one point that fire fighters had to leave the build building. elizabeth noreika is live at the scene and she joins us on the phone to bring us up to date right now. liz? >>> we were just briefed about what happened and fire crews tell us that a father and son were inside the structure at the time here in mattapan. they said that is

tewksbury's family fought to see his killers get sent away once.. now they're doing it again. 3 "he was just a giver. a giver in a world full of takers. how can you not fight for someone like that?" john byrd was executed for the murder.. but years later.. byrd's attorney said brewer admitted he was the one who stabbed tewksbury. brewer is serving 20 to life. he's up for parole next month. you can join tewksbury's family in their fight to keep brewer locked up. check out local-12-dot-com to see how to send a message to ohio's parole board. 3 the latest now on a tri-state terror suspect...today, we expect to learn the results christopher cornell. cornell's lawyers have said they believe their client has mental issues. the green township man was arrested last january outside a colerain township gun shop. he's accused in a plot to blow up the u-s capitol. 3 there's a fundraiser tonight for the family of fallen firefighter patrick wolterman. it's a pass the boot event at firehouse grill in blue ash. firehouse brewery made a special beer in wolterman's h

sky 7 live over tewksbury, one of many schools involved in today's threat. you can see police cars on the scene there. is live at arlington high school. >> this is where bomb sniffing dogs from -- arlington police are going through the high school here. right now they're basically going floor by floor checking out everything just to make sure the building is safe, but all this happening after kids and teachers were sent home for the day earlier this morning. now, a suicide from arlington, this is a disturbing story, because police are dealing with similar that's at several other schools across the commonwealth right now, including ayer high school, newton high school as well, preliminary mouth south middle school was affected with a bomb threat. taunton public schools. tewksbury high school. we're also told the fitzgerald elementary school over in walt waltham. one thing is clear this afternoon, no one is taking any chances with these. >> law enforcement agencies from all over the region, including the the high school following a 9:00 a.m. >> for backpacks t

knew more bombs that the local schools this time methuen in tewksbury. tewksbury is one of the 15 yesterday as well but they didn't cancel classes. the wounded and home. today's threats took on a threats. >> . >> heather: today threats came the email which was different from the previous threats to lease in school and ministry telling me the email threat that methuen schools got was a nearly carbon copy of the one tewksbury schools got it was a one page long rambling email that even talk about how the suspect felt girls don't like him. >> i was walking to class i saw police officers everywhere. kind of worried. for the third day in a matter of days police were called to local schools to investigate bomb threats. sky fox above two methuen schools were high school student was said to keep warm after they were evacuated from those are backpacks on the ground students asked to leave to be sniffed by dogs.>> police chief joseph solomon's of the threat which was emailed to the school staff member mentioned pipe bombs and backpacks cool lockers. although the ch

you can see, again, these are tewksbury... we should say these are methuen high school students who are basically going to the front of the elementary school here, picking up the backpacks that they were told to leave on the ground there. they were checked out and cleared by the state police bomb squad that was here earlier. and now, according to the school superintendent, they are letting the high school students leave for the day. again, out of an abundance of caution here. nobody is taking any chances. as you heard the school superintendent say, this is frustrating for them. it is frustrating for the superintendents and also for law enforcement agencies all across the state right now. that is why the f.b.i. is searching for the person or the people responsible for all of this. that is the latest live in cooper, 7 news. >> christa: we are preparing for a heavy dose of winter weather. at this hour, we have cold and windy weather. but there is a strong potential for weekend snow. so for the latest on the track here, here is ch

schools in tewksbury got an official e-mail but the threat wasn't serious enough to evacuate. the whole thing was unnerving to parents and students. >> i don't know what is going on if this is true or not, but you have to be cautious. >> kind of worried because i don't know what is going to happen. >> julie: tewksbury is one of 15 districts that got an automated row bow threat on tuesday. too soon to see if they were relatemetheun schools will have school this morning. >>> a dangerous scam. a man is pretending to be a national grid worker threaten national grid worker threatening to turn off the electricity if people don't give them money. fox25's stephanie coueignoux is live in whitman this morning, stephanie, this man is really able to fool some people. >> reporter: daniel, victims told us that this man is very believable, and, again, with temperatures this cold, this scam is incredibly dangerous. police in the whitman police department say they have a lead in this investigation but so far have not arrested anyone. but one victim said she called police after a man posing as

. >> tewksbury schools receiving said to principles all seven of the schools tewksbury superintendent tell me over the phone that some of the threat was not serious enough for them to cancel schools some parents disagree with that decision. >> tewksbury was one of 15 has achieved committees that yesterday received automated robo calls bomb threats. police and the fbi said it's too soon to know whether today's threats are related. >> fbi is now working with state and local investigators to try to identify the source of these threats weber is doing it could face federal felony charges as from the winds activities are happening tonight at the school and school is back on for tomorrow. >> two people shot mbta station now out of the hospital fox25 obtained a cell phone video. shortly after tuesday shooting inside the maverick street can see one of the victims on his hands and knees shortly after being shot. according to police investigators have no plans to release images or description of the shooter. transit police tell fox 25 the shots were fired shortly after an argument on the train.

augusta ruiz of tewksbury were in court today to face those charges. district attorney says investigators down 30 kg of sentinel in the homes of the two suspects on friday. sentinel is a powerful said that the opioid is more potent than heroin.he is being held on $7.5 million bill and the other one is held on $10 million bill. prices keep dipping at the pump gas prices new at six average price of unleaded messages guess now down to a dollar 95 per gallon. that's $.30 lower than last year at this time. aaa says january typically has the lowest demand for gasoline. going on for days after the paris attacks, senators came together for a top-secret briefing on the terrorist threat... marco rubio was missing - fundraising in california instead. two weeks later, terrorists struck again in san bernardino... and where was marco? fundraising again in new orleans. over the last 3 years, rubio has missed important national security hearings and missed more total votes than any other senator. politics first: that's the rubio way. right to rise usa [mother] yeah bu

a tewksbury man and a lawrence woman are charged with running a major drug operation. they are both being held on high bail tonight. heather: you are seeing and hearing a violent shootout as mexican police close in on drug kingpin el chapo. in new england. phil lipof is here with the local links 5 investigates has phil: the fbi' s investigation into el chapo played out all tonight, as he is in custody again, the granite state is the u.s where he could be tried. it is amazing video as mexican marines close in on el chapo. . one marine was hit in the arm. another marine pulled the pin on a grenade, tossing it inside. the explosion shakes the house. the marines move in through the smoke, climbed the stairs, search the top floors. the shootout kills five of el chapo' s men. oscar-winner sean penn' s clandestine interview with the drug lord for "rolling stone magazine" facilitated by mexican soap opera star kate del castillo. el chapo telling penn he' s unrepentant about being a drug lord. he says there' s no other way to survive. it' s an end of a three-year long investiga

like, i don't know what is going to happen. >> julie: tewksbury is one of several districts that received an automated row bow received an automated row bowcall threat. too soon to see if the threats are related. metheun schools will have school this morning. >>> and a dangerous scam that left one person without electricity. whitman police say several residents have been approached by a man pretending to be a national grid worker. they ask for money and threaten and threatens to shut off their electricity. one woman told fox25 that the man turned up yesterday morning and turned off the gas and cut the power to her home without any warning. >> he had taken this apart and stuck medal into it blocking off the electricity to my house from the wires house from the wires. >> daniel: whitman police received similar reports from other residents. the man was seen wearing overalways and a yellow hat. workers never just show up and turn off service. >> reporter: happening today state lawmakers are start a new discussion when and where a proposed bill will make it illegal to use a cell phone while dr

list seized 30 kilograms of phentynal in bricks from the couple's tewksbury apartment. they say the bricks you see right there were found and they were in hidden compartments. the street value of these drugs worth more than $3 million. the da calling phentynal a drug potentially even more dangerous than heroin. >>> drugs like phentynal as you know are often distributed as heroin, sometimes unknown to both. they are particularly dangerous because phentynal, although it looks like heroin, can be several, almost 100 times more potent. >> anchor: so as the investigation continues here the couple, they are both being held on a number of drug charges. at our breaking news desk, adam williams, 7 news . >> anchor: also on 7 a dangerous drive in hudson, new hampshire where when a car goes barreling into a church. the crash causing some serious damage there . >> anchor: the driver is facing several charges. telly o'hara live with what kelly? >> reporter: good afternoon. they say it's an alleged drunk driver drove up through the church lawn of you can see these tire tracks rye her

the two were in court identified as louis perez, 45 years old of tewksbury. according to the middlesex d.a. they were alleged looy running a big drug operation tewksbury. $3 million of heroin or fentanyl or both were seized from the apartment. the judge got the message because he set an extraordinarily high bail. for the male in this case $10 million and for the co-defendant, $7.5 million. much more coming up at 5:00. ed? ed: new steps to combat the opiot problem. it is different from the one put forth by the governor. rhondella richardson is live with more at the state house. reporter: the new bill focuses on having a prescription monitoring program and it focuses on the most vulnerable can have easier access for treatment. today they announced the act relative to substance used, prevention. and there are a few differences in the governor's bill and the house bill calls for a seven-day limit on prescription drugs and not like the three-day proposal. governor baker wants a hold on the over dose victims. they want a 23-hour hold and that comes with a mandatory

luis perez of tewksbury and hilda gandia are held tonight on several millions dollar bail each. more arrests may follow. >> it is four minutes past 7:00 and stormteam 5 chief meteorologist harvey leonard, tracking some snow heading our way for this time tomorrow. harvey: many of us will be getting snow at that time. you can sit around chicago. it is small and will move very quickly. the clouds thicken during the morning tomorrow and into the early afternoon. by this time tomorrow evening, snow off to the north and west. there may be a mix around i-30 -- i-95. it will not last that long. it will be over before midnight tomorrow night. clears by early wednesday. we can get anywhere between nothing at all to up to an engine especially on grassy there could be an inch or two north and west of 128, especially the higher elevations. we will talk about more cold coming up in a few minutes. heather: new at 7:00. this is surveillance video you have to see. watch as a robber armed with a knife leaps onto the counter at a fall river convenience store yesterday morning. he starts going afte

reporter: it happened in tewksbury and according to investigators it is a very big deal. they feel it is a hiewnl step in in -- a huge step in the right direction. >> this is a critical piece in getting it valued at well over $7 million off the streets. >> middlesex investigators are charging louis perez and hill do with running a major opioid operation. they seized three kilos of fentanyl and heroin or both. >> although it looks like heroin it can be several -- almost 100 times more potent. reporter: attorneys for both defendants denying they were >> there is nothing in the report that indicates what was in the grocery bags was drugs or anything related to drugs. reporter: they didn't explain bricks. the dangerous and synthetic drug used to mix with heroin. gets that. they have no way of knowing if they use the substance how fentanyl. reporter: the judge set a high bail in this case $10 million and deaf -- and 7.5 million respectively. phil: the search is on for the cause of a deadly fire. the flames are so intense that both neighbors and firefighters were stopped from r

took part in the public forum about the tewksbury redman. two parents wrote a letter saying they think the name is offensive and should be changed offensive and should be changed. means others agreed but many are passionate about the mascot and want to keep it. >> taught by my parents, teachers, coaches that our nickname honors native nickname honors native-americans and their contributions to society. >> overwhelmingly in the research that the offensive. >> reporter: current students will share their opinions next month. the superintendent hopes to make his decision later this year and bring it to the school committee in march or april. >>> one of those events where you remember exactly where you were when you heard the news. today marks the 30-year anniversary of the challenger explosion. on january 28, 1986, nasa's space shuttle burst into pieces a minute after it took off. all seven astronauts were killed including new hampshire teacher crist at that mcauliffe the first nonastronaut sent to space. nasa is holding a wreath-laying ceremony

. >> bringing them into our family and we made sure we put them in tewksbury police uniforms and made them officers and may use them in the new service if we have a backlog but we want to make sure it was special and they remembered it. >> you want to say thank you to everybody. >> thank you. >> oh. >> special day for her and for her family and very cute right here with logan. this is a 5th time tewksbury police worked with the charity cops for kids with cancer to honor brave children in their town. >> love the story in techly i like the sound -- particularly i like the sound bite through the pacifier. >> saying it the way she would. >> very sweet. >>> a homecoming of sorts for lienal endary conductor. >> when you can see him back with the boston symphony orchestra. >> next at 6 making plays on the field coming to the rescue off it. new at 6, we will hear from a woman who saw darius fleming of the patriots help a woman trapped after a serious car crash. and meet one of the new england patriots most loyal fans. the 99-year-old woman who followed the team longer than the win in denver i

all seven schools in tewksbury got a similar e-mail but officials determined that threat wasn't serious enough to evacuate. police say it is still too soon to see if the threats are related. >> gene: we are following breaking news in milton this morning. a violent attack at a dunkin donuts. >> sara: overnight we learned that police -- they do have a suspect in custody. catherine parrotta live outside drunk driving on granite avenue and more surveillance cameras that could provide more information about exactly what happened there. >> catherine: yeah, when you go inside the dunkin donuts, you could see there are surveillance cameras are pointed, and one is pointed, of course, near the drive through around the back of the building, and police say they did, in fact, find the victim near the back entrance of the dunkin donuts. police did say though the building is now secure, you can see they are not here on the scene, and they did arrest a suspect after they say that suspect attacked somebody here near the dunkin donuts. this dunkin donuts is located in milton, just off of granite avenue a

the children's safety is absolutely paramount. >> reporter: meanwhile tewksbury for a second day in a row, the high school received a bomb threat, but today all the other public schools received the automated email, as well, putting all the schools in an internal lock-down. the threats leaving kids anxious and concerned. >> that's crazy. why would you want to bomb a school full of kids? why would you want to do that, you know? the latest threats follow a similar scene monday. state police say as many as 15 schools across the state received similar threats. >> what's your message to whoever's doing something like this? you know, that's a great question and in reality, enough with the nonsense. >> so when kids return to school here tomorrow, it will be business as usual, all the while, the investigation is only intensifying with local, state police and also with the fbi now. philadelphia methuen, steve >> new at 4:00, a photo fail lands a suspected robber behind bars. police in fall river say they found this selfie and a photo left behind at the scene of an armed robbery sunday night. t

parents and alumni took part in a public forum about the tewksbury redmen. all the red in the crowd was worn by people who supported the name, but two parents wrote a letter to the school district last month saying they think the name is offensive and should be changed. many agree, but many others are passionate about the mascot and want to keep it. >> i was taught by my parents, teachers, coaches, and community leaders and our nickname honors native-americans and their contributions to our society. >> overwhelmingly in the research i have done show that native-americans find it offensive. >> sara: current students will share their opinions later this month. the superintendent will make his decision later this year and bring it to the school committee in march or april. >>> 5:10. the battle between casino developers is now over. deal with developer steve wynn. boston will drop all lawsuits against the gaming resort in exchange for receiving $2 million a year to for the next 15 years. the mayor said that wynn is committed to spend $25 million on other casino-

parents and alumni took part in a public forum about the tewksbury red man. they wrote a letter saying they think the name is offensive and should be changed. many agree and many are passionate about the mascot and they want to keep it. >> teachers, coaches and community leaders honor native-americans for their contribution to our society. >> overwhelmingly in the research i have that done that the native-americans -- >> daniel: current students will get to make their opinions will get to make their opinions. the superintendent plans to bring it to the school committee in march and april. remember exactly where you were when you heard the news. today marks the 30th year anniversary of the challenger explosion. nasa's space shuttle burst into off. all seven on board were killed including new hampshire teacher christa mcauliffe who was the first nonastronaut sent to space. a wreath-laying ceremony to honor the victims. this morning, social media tributes are growing as everyone shares their memory everyone shares their memories from that day. >>> right now, it

. >> anchor: all right, now turn turning to a verying story major bust in tewksbury. police confiscating millions of dollars would the of drugs from an apartment. now the couple believed to be living in that apartment is behind bars. 7's steve cooper live outside the lowell district court house with the very latest. steve? >> anchor: adam, from this lengthy police report prosecutors were focusing on a major effort to put a dent in merrimack silly. >> anchor: it's a very large and significant seizure . >> anchor: the middlesex can't showing off the drugs they seized that included 30 kilos of what investigators believe is phentynal and heroin with a street value in excess of $3 million along with $20,000 in cash. 08 on high bail late it this afternoon after pleading not guilty to multiple drug charges. 45-year-old luis perez also known as augustin rue ease and his girl friend. the two taken into custody overnight after detectives raid insisted that apartment in tewksbury. that's where prosecutors say the drugs were discovered in hidden compartments. >> anchr: some of th

. >> anchor: also breaking right now, two suspect insisted drug dealers busted in tewksbury. police say they seized about $3 million worth of drugs. >> anchor: as you can imagine this couple is now facing serious charges. 7's steve cooper live in lowell where they appeared in court. steve? >> anchor: the district attorney telling us a little while ago as far as she is concerned this is a major break in the opioid crisis. it's been a huge problem in the area here that it's included a lot of overdoses and a lot of deaths over the past couple of years and this was the break they were looking for and tonight two drug suspects are being held on high bail. it is it's a very, very large and significant seizure . >> anchor: marianne ryan giving us a look at the more than 100 packages of drugs referred to as bricks which amount to 30 kilos that drug agents have identified as phentynal and heroin with a street value in excess of $3 million. >>> we believe this to be pat of a very large scale conspiracy conspiracy. >> anchor: in court lewis perez and his 42-year-old girlfriend guilty to

a tewksbury man and a lawrence woman are charged with running a major drug operation. they are both held on high bail this morning. emily: the man accused in the murder of bella bond is being held without bail this morning. michael mccarthy was arraigned yesterday in the death of the child once known as baby doe. mccarthy was the boyfriend of bella's mother, who is charged as an accessory. island in june. high bail is set for the man accused of shooting a boston police officer. grant headley was arraigned yesterday as dozens of boston officers crammed into the courtroom in dorchester. headley is accused of shooting officer kurt stokinger in the leg last friday during a traffic stop. stokinger is recovering at home. headley, who is also facing drug charges, is held on $1.5 million. randy: imagine this. terrifying moments for two window washers in houston, texas, after their cleaning rig snapped. you can see the scaffold dangling near the top of a 75-story building more than 1,000 feet up. rescuers had to remove a window and attach themselves to the workers to pull them

randy: debate over a mascot in tewksbury. the defense for an image some find offensive. at 4:30, a brand-new year, a brand-new forecast. erika: 5:24 on this thursday. it is teens and 20' s this morning. it feels like january. where the decedent a lot -- a day of a lot of sunshine. we will reach for 40 degrees this afternoon. s today. clouds tomorrow. rain and snow showers around. gone by saturday but temperatures into the weekend in the upper 30' s. erika? erika: time for your thursday eyepoppers. olessa: and we' re starting with a pennsylvania couple that wouldn' t let anything rain or snow on their parade. joanna and ryan trautman picked january 23 as their wedding day . a blizzard wasn' t going to slow them down. and they have the awesome wedding photos to prove it. erika: really pretty. cindy: -- olessa: is in a gorgeous. only have the guests made it but the couple didn' t seem bothered. the bride says there was a lot of shoveling involved but also a lot of love. and imagine waking up and finding this guy lying on your ch

communities affected, arlington, billerica, groton, kingston, lexington, newton, plymouth, taunton, tewksbury, and waltham. let' s get right to newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich live in arlington where the police chief just spoke. todd? todd: good afternoon. as you see behind, there are a number of police vehicles out front of arlington high school. police are searching the buildings. they brought in canines from other area departments. you can see there are some austin lease cruisers as well. the police chief here in arlington came out and asked wind to us the nature of the threat. >> the threat threatened backpacks. any surviving students exiting the building would he shot. -- be shot. given the nature of the threat decisions. we went into a shelter in place students. todd: schools in the visible here referred to that when he sent an to what happened. he said that while we do not feel there is a significant threat, given recent threats, we caution. that is the latest here in arlington. school has been dismissed. police are still on scene. reporting live in austin -- arlington. erika: thank y

in tewksbury they called themself the redmen for decades. the logo a native american in a feathered headdress after a complaint from local family the superintendent called for a forum to see if people want to change it supportsers lawn -- supporters launched a facebook post called redmen is here stay. many plan to wear the shirts to meeting tonight. there you g we are wondering what you think about this mascot controversy on both side. cheryl on facebook says an indian pass cot is a -- mascot is a nod to the brave warrior meant to be offensive but joseph wants to see it changed saying we need to be more understanding of the people and stop the degradation of the founders of our country. thanks for commenting a number of ways to do it website facebook and twitter you can comment all day long. >> what was your mascot. >> governors. >> wildcat. >> those will stay. >>> ahead a check of the day's top stories including the latest on several breaking stories. >> and the hundreds of documents being released in the boston bombing trial. >> and bernie

prosecutors say 30 kilograms of pentanol was found in apartment in tewksbury during a raid on friday. some of the drugs were found hidden in compartments under the furniture. pentanol is powerful synthetic opiate commonly mixed with heroin and it is blamed for many overdose deaths. investigation started as identity fraud ring. >> julie: 33-year-old woman killed 25 years ago. dna linked him to the scene. flynn's family tells before confessing he was alongside them. >> gerald is monster that raped and murdered my sister and wasn't the first time he is attacked a woman and i do not think he should be held in the street with the public. >> julie: his parole was denied five years ago and family tell us they believe it will be denied again but still anxious. >> julie: look at video, would-be robber with a giant knife tried to took the man but clerk fought back with knife of his own. two squared off for several machine before the robber took off. fox25 michael henrich live outside the store in fall river with the latest information. michael? >> michael: last 30 seconds i confirmed fall river

parents and alumni took part in the public forum of the tewksbury red men. all around, you can see it was worn by people who supported the name. two parents wrote a letter to the school district last month saying they think the name is offensive and should be changed offensive and should be changed. many agree, but many others are passionate about the mascot and want to keep it. >> i was taught by my parents, teachers, coaches and community leaders that our redmen nickname honors native-americans and to our society. >> overwhelmingly in the research i have done that the native-americans found it offensive. >> gene: current students get to share their opinions next month. the school superintendent plans to make his decision this year and bring it to the school committee in march or april. >>> a major construction project is now under way in boston. the project is called the hub on causeway and will transform the area around north station feature shots, apartments, offices and a hotel and the top floors will be expanded as part of the project. the 1.6 billion

a tewksbury man and a lawrence woman are charged with running a major drug operation. they are both being held on high bail. randy: a historic win in the college football championship. number 2 alabama outlasted number 1 clemson to win its fourth national title in the last seven seasons. the crimson tide became only the second team since 1936 to accomplish that. alabama hit clemson with a barrage of big plays, including this 95-yard touchdown off a kickoff return. 45-40 the final. as the mbta struggles with whether to pursue the green line extension, there's a new proposal for the trolleys. emily: the plan that could upgrade the line regardless of expansion. a medway firefighter stops what could have been a day care disaster. while dropping off his girls. randy: and new this morning, skip juice, cut calories. other ways to watch your waistline without dieting ahead. cindy? olessa: we're following breaking news in burlington. only one lane of 128 northbound open after a wrong-way crash near route 3. we'll have live updates all morning chtd cindy. cindy: i expect big imp

all seven schools in tewksbury got a similar e-mail and fbi is currently investigating threats at schools in six states but have not connected all the cases. >> julie: new this morning police say someone brutely attacked a man outside dunkin donuts in milton and attacker is under arrest. fox25 dunkin donuts back open following the attack. catherine? >> catherine: dunkin donuts opened right on schedule this morning around 4:00 and aren't any police on the scene and they say the scene is secured. however, it was earlier this morning actually overnight, in fact, that police were here, they say a victim was attacked around the back of the dunkin donuts and they do say somebody is in custody. take look at video, daylight video gives you better sense of the back of the dunkin donuts, which is again where police say the victim had been found, and you can see that the back of the dunkin donuts and drive through next door and located on granite avenue and milton and police arrived here after 11:00 last night after receiving several 911 calls. fox25 was on the scene while police were here and they

a threat also placed schools in tewksbury on lockdown for the second day in a row. more than a dozen other massachusetts schools were affected by bomb threats earlier this week. >> christa: also happening today, that case of the blackstone house of horrors heads back the court. attorneys for erika murray, who had allegedly been living in filth and the skeletal remains of three babies want some of the charges against her dropped. for the latest on that story, let's head out the victoria warren outside the courthouse this morning. vicki? >> victoria: good morning, christa. they are looking to get the most serious charge, the murder charges dropped, so this mother, erika murray, is facing nine charges. she's accused of murdering two of her babies and then concealing the death of her newborn whose body was found with the umbilical cord still attached. the attorney wants those three charges along with two charges of reckless endanger. dismissed. the babies bodies were found inside a house of horrors, trash and feces piled up inside the blackstone home. murray's four othe

forum about the tewksbury red men. all the red you can see in the crowd worn by people that support the name still but two parents wrote a letter to the school district last month saying they think the name is offensive and it should be changed. many agree but many others are passionate about the mascot and want to keep it. >> i was taught by leaders, native americans have contributions to society. >> overwhelming, research i have done. >> gene: school superintendent hopes to make the decision later this year and bring it to the >> sara: major construction project underway in boston. it is called hub on causeway and transform the area around north station and td garden and feature hotel and top floors will also be expanded as part of the projects. 1.6 million square foot space will sit right next to the garden and first phase of the project expected to be completed in 2018. >>> sara: time running out for local teens spending time in tanning beds. massachusetts house of representatives passed a bill banning use of tanni

randy: a billerica woman has died after this crash in tewksbury. police say the 66-year-old crashed yesterday afternoon into a pile of rocks and a tree on shawsheen street. and no other vehicles were involved. police say it's unclear what caused the crash. several boston students are facing discipline amid concern over racism at schools. they are protesting how minority students are treated at the school. students have been disciplined for using threatening or racial erika: the bruins head into the all star break with an backup goalie jonas gustavsson was taken out in the first undisclosed illness. gustavsson does have a history of an abnormal heart rhythm. as for the game, the rest of the b's barely showed up. anaheim scores four goals in a row adding two more in the final minute. b's lose, 6-2. randy: marathon bombing survivor adrienne haslet-davis is returning to the marathon as a competitor the professional dancer lost a leg in the attack. she says she has begun training for the april 18 marathon. haslet-davis will run to raise money for the li

i'm bernie sanders, randy: right now fiery debate in tewksbury over a school mascot. the symbol drawing so much pride from the stands is deemed racist now the school has to decide if they want to change it. erika: the redmen symbol came under attack before but the debate re-surfaced last month after letters of concern from two parents. and it' s drawing passionate arguments. >> we fight our greatest battle yet. we live in a time where way too far. >> this mascot says a message of oppression and discriminate they can desensitize after years of doing it on uniforms and on school grounds. -- years of viewing it on uniforms and on school grounds. erika: last night was a listening session for the school committee. a decision is not expected for a few months. erika: a landmark study in the field of mental health. randy: the latest breakthrough. and what it could mean for people with schizophrenia. a stadium project unearths the unexpected. what construction crews found lease a 2016 lincoln mkx for $399 a month erika: welcome back. time to check in with cindy in the weather.

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getting a ride from their home and back in the tewksbury police department. heather: the little one is bundled up. gianna's 5-year-old brother, logan, is a bone marrow donor. the stories we'll be following night. news. video, pictures, whatever you got, send them to there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. rone says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. vmy plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, tand make them pay their fair share. p then we can expand health care to all, r and provide universal college education. twill they like me? no. will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? you better believe it. i'm bernie sanders heather: check out these supermarket shelves in virginia, nearly empty, with the blizzard watch in effect, happening in a number of states on the eastern as seaboard. harvey: we're living on the edge so any new day for america is responsible for the content of this advertising. who do you like in this election? not sure yet. whoever gets something done. we've

tewksbeery on --tewksbury offeredopted for a shelter. >> reporter: the only thing different about the methuen and tew-ksbury threats is the e- mail they came from. the police chief doubts it's a student and says the high school will be opened tomorrow. chief also tells me that several years ago the methuen had bomb scarce on 11 straight days-- scares on 11 straight days. >> it's becoming a huge issue. coming up, could it be a thoughtful thief. >> how a robbery at a local day care center was blessing in disguise. >> also major changes coming to college admissions. the new plan to try to take the pressure out of the process. >> plus a valet's joyride gets too hot to handle. today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have they are defeated is when millions of people begin to stand up and say loudly and clearly, "enough is enough." i'm bernie sanders, >>> want to give you an update on breaking news at the top of the show. darius fleming

tewksbury at 16 degrees. i have 19 in salisbury and 19 in hanover. 20 in duxbury and couple of teens popping for the cape. january. by noontime, 34 degrees. clouds are taking over. by 3 p.m., we see the first of the rain and the snow depending on where you are move on in. and by 7 p.m. most of us have flipped over to snow. not just sticking but a couple of spots coming down heavily. the hour-by-hour look at the sfraul coming up. right back to julie grauert with live drive-time traffic. julie, tell us more about this accident. >> julie: shiri, this breaking news on the accident 128 northbound because three lanes are closed near route 3 in burlington. 128 highly traveled rolled 128 highly traveled road just will cause issues on the morning commute if it is not completely open by 6:37 in the morning. take a closer look at that map. you can see delays stretching back to 225. so it could be worse, but it will cause a headache if you were getting ready to isn't that right that direction. a wider start. route 193 so

tewksbury schools also received a threat for the second day in a row, police say they're fed up >> for someone who thinks this is funny spending 10 years in a federal prison for a state prison in massachusetts i don't think they'll find it funny. >> state police say 24 schools in the state have received threats since last friday. >>> kind of a dumb criminal story now. a picture perfect clue landing a suspected rosh behind bars. police in fall river say they found this selfie in a phone left behind at the scene of an armed robbery sunday night. the man in the photo was wearing the same clothing as the guy in the surveillance video. so that photo and other evidence led police to this guy, richard ormond. police say he targeted three convenience stores over the weekend. they have some evidence and now including armed and masked robbery. >>> all right, on this wednesday we are watching closely the radar. i should say we. >> should people freak out yet? because i think they are. >> i just got the last loaf of bread. >>> no, at wegmans we believe the best way to help you is to provide choice

phil: we have breaking news in tewksbury where police have recovered a stash of about $3 million in what they describe as a massive drug bust there. investigators believe the couple arrested involved is involved in an on going drug conspiracy as they describe it. newscenter 5's jack harper is live in lowell where they were just arraigned. jack? reporter: we are in middlesex county and last year 185 opiod deaths were connected. and there could be some to it. >> it was valued the $7 million off the streets. reporter: middlesex investigators areing louis -- are charging louis and hill do they seized fennel -- fentanyl or heroin or both. >> although fentanyl looks like heroin can be almost a hundred times more poe at the present time. reporter: attorneys denying they were running a drug operation claiming they are coming and going with bags and it was as innocent as her dropping off groceries. they didn't explain away 120 quarter kilo bricks. the dangerous and synthetic rough win. gets that. they have no way of knowing what a particular amount of it and how much is heroin and how much is fen

. >> reporter: tewksbury is one of 16 districts to got an automated robocall. metheun students will have school this morning. >>> boston police are investigating possible gain activity the cause of a shooting at a busy t stop. fox25 obtained cell phone video of one of the victims inside the maverick t shop on tuesday. the globe is reporting that one of the men shot was affiliated with the 18th street gang. and he has a history of violence. transit police say the shots were fired after an argument on the train. police believe that gang rivalry may be behind shoot information chelsea and east boston and everett. the other man was an unintended target. a man standing on the platform a man standing on the platform. >>> a jury denied wayne chapman parole by finding him sexually dangerous. he spent decades in he spent decades in prison and remains a suspect in the dit appearance of a lawrence boy. the sentence ended in 2004 and he stayed in prison because multiple jurors ruled he was too dangerous. chapman's lawyers said he is too old and too sick to reoffend. >>> a

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. >>> tewksbury is in the midst of a controversy over the high school's mascot. residents turned out in support of keeping the logo. discussion. >> overwhelmingly, the research i've done it shows native americans found it offensive. >> racism has never enered any kids' mind in the school that's what drives me nuts because we show pride in all that. >> last night's meeting was only the first step. next the superintendent will meet with students then local and state native american leaders before making a committee. >>> 4:38. thanks for being with us. coming up on wbz, an important message if you eat at wendy. >> check with your credit card company. >> a vacation nightmare a ride on a jet ski sends a massachusetts woman to the er. >>> welcome back. wendy's is warning customers about a possible security breach investigating unusual activity on credit cards. wendy's is not saying when it happened or how many customers have been targeted or the locations they are checking. >>> it's 4:41ch the government considering -- 4:41. the government considering a plan to make yo

newton north high school and tewksbury high as well. all this follows seven other school threats around the state last friday leaving students on edge and angry. >> people think this is funny. lot of people. >> i don't know why people someone would do. >> reporter: the arlington stern message. >> those that are responsible for the threats were committing serious felonies disrupting learning in communities throughout this commonwealth, and i have a high degree of confidence they will be identified and prosecuted for the felonies they're committing. >> reporter: nothing was today. as all the buildings were check exhibit out by the state police bomb technicians. tomorrow the hope is it's business as usual even as the search is intensifying for the person responsible for all this and again, that investigation now being led by the f.b.i. live in arlington, steve cooper, 7 news. >> jadiann: the pats getting ready to face off against the broncos for the conference title. two of the league's top quarterbacks going head-to-head once again. both

in tewksbury, the high school for the second day in a row was a bomb threat all the public schools put the buildings into lock-down. state police say last friday 24 schools across the state have threats. >> someone thinks this is funny and spends 10 years in the federal prison are in a state prison in massachusetts. i don't think they'll find that funny. >> are the threats coming up in the state or out of state? are they coming from inside the country or out of the country. that's something the fbi is trying to figure out right now. live in methuen tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >>> and we're following breaking news on wall street. stocks trying to recover from an early plunge but coming up short. the dow did bounce back a bit from the initial 500 point slip. at the final bell it was down 249 points to 15,766. the chaotic day comes as the price of oil suffered its worst one-day drop since september. investigators are worried that low oil prices are having a negative impact on the global me. >>> and still to come tonight, an actor finds himself in the center of real life drama. >> when w

prosecutors say 30 kilograms of fentanyl was found in an apartment in tewksbury during a raid on friday. some of the drugs were found hidden in compartments under the furniture. fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opiod mixed with heroin. the combination is blamed for >> no way to know that they use a substance that particular amounts of it how much of it is heroin and how much of it is fentanyl. >>reporter: the investigation started as a identity fraud raid and then they discovered the drug ring. >>> the man who is accused of shooting a police officer interrupts the hearing. >> headley shouted "police tried to assassinate me." as he hid his face in court. he is facing charges for opening fire in dorchester friday as police tried to arrest him for selling drugs on probation. one of the bullets hit officer one of the bullets hit officerle kurt stokinger in the leg. headley being held on a millionaire r and a half bail. >>> fingerpointing happening in another high-profile court case another high-profile court case. lawyers for the man accused of killing bella bond are suggesting the little g

boston one of the warmer spots at 22. 19 in lynn and milton. 17 in lexington. 12 in midway. 12 in tewksbury as well as westwood. 9 in norton, and 14 havingover down to duxbury and sandwich at the vineyards my chilly spot at 7 degrees. we start off mostly we start off mostly in the teens and that's what i will go at 7 p.m. chilly and clear. noontime 36 degrees with all sunshine. in fact the sunshine continues all day long and at 3 p.m., up around 40 with highs ranging from 38 to 44 and by 7:00 this evening, 30 degrees. clear skies. i will show you how long they hang on coming up. right now, julie, back over to you. another chilly start just not as cold. >> another day to warm up the car as you head the the door car as you head the doot door. 93 south and route 1 look good. the zakim bridge is wide open. your live drive times, 23 minutes on the strike 495 to mass ave. 9 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 23 minutes from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. >>> developing news overseas, north korean officials say they have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. if

some more addictive than heroin. cash all discovered in a tewksbury home after investigation started during the summer. a couple believed to be living in that home is now behind bars. >>> we are following more news tonight including a first look at the tense take down of mexican drug lord el chapo. explosions and frantic gunfire as mexican marines close into the guy. tonight we're also learning that u.s. actor sean penn could be in trouble for his secret interview of el chapo. tim caputo joins us a closer look and what penn is saying mexican authorities say that interview with sane penny was a certainly for that capture because they were tracking cell phones of people close to el chapo. we're also seeing dramatic video prosecute reign that put an end to that fugitive's 6 months on the run. mexican marine exchange gunfire with body guards during an ordinarily morning raid. finally tracked down because he reached out to celebrities to produce a movie about his life. >> last october guzman met with oscar within actor sean penn was a playing roul journalist in rolling stone article the m

tewksbury over the mascot. it came under attack before but the debate resurfaced after letters of concern from parents and it is driving passionate argument. some people call the symbol one of pride and other people say it' s a sign of oppression. last night was a listening session for the school committee and the decision will not be expected for a few months. randy: experts are out with a erika: the shot they want more people to get sooner and a local the only way to get better is to challenge yourself, and that's what we're doing at xfinity. we are challenging ourselves to improve every aspect of your experience. commitment to being on time. every time. that's why if we're ever late for an appointment, we'll credit your account $20. it's our promise to you. we're doing everything we can to give you the best experience possible. because we should fit into your life. olessa: good morning, shuttle buses are replacing japan' s on the red line. -- i replacing trains on the red line. typical volume on the roads. a