numbers was apparent at the statehouse the other day as lawmakers heard the heartbreaking story of tom of norwood when he lost his the wheel. we already banned that in this state although enforcement is proven difficult. we probably have to go ahead and ban handheld conversations as well, because even after years of horror stories and official warnings, too many of us still cannot be bothered to exercise the minimal amount of care and patience needed to either enable hands free cell phone use or postpone our nonemergency conversations for just a minute. i'm sure some will protest this invasion of their privacy. after all, a person's car is their castle, right? but when that attitude translates into reckless well, no it isn't. like they say, freedom isn't free. your feedback is welcome, e- mail me at keller at wbz.com or use twitter at keller at large. >>> 5:21 on thursday morning, coming up next, empowering you to make a difference. >>> the things you might know first aide, do you know if someone is having an emotional breakdown where to get the >>> welcome back, mental health is attritionee thin

tom branley held up a picture of his daughter, katie as he testified. she was 24 years old when she was killed in car crash in norwood in 2012. the driver was texting behind the wheel. >> due to phone records, they saw eight texts in 25 minutes. eight. four incoming and four outcoming. and 11:10, another call -- >> daniel: texting and driving is illegal in massachusetts, but branley wants all cell phone use ban wants all cell phone use banned behind the wheel except he has filed to make that happen. >>> 5 >>> 4:15. another version of the apple watch is under way. the apple watch 2 touring the apple watch 2 during an event in march. we don't know the new features but a camera and sleep and health tracking sensor. >>> a new battery to boost iphone loll. the smart battery is made for iphone 6 and 6 s. charging it at the same time gives the phone 24 hours of extra battery life. costs $100. >>> a chain that went bankrupt will be giving some customers their cash back. radio shack has agreed to refund money on store gift cards part of a legal settlement. customers have one year to file claim. details on the web site. old ra

tom held up a picture of his daughter katie as he testified before legislators at the state house. she was just 24 years old, when her car was hit by a driver in norwood center in march of 2012. katie was not on the phone at the time, but police say the other driver had been using her phone. >> eight texts in 25 minutes. four coming and four going. >> vanessa: katie died of her injuries while texting and driving is illegal in massachusetts, her father said more needs to be done. he wants all hand-held cellphone use banned behind the wheel, except for emergencies. representative corey atkins filed a bill if hopes of making that happen. >> mark: higher prices for using the mbta could be a reality come next year. happening right now, the t is holding a hearing on a new policy form setting future fares. the timeline calls for an additional plan to be released by january 6 with a vote on fare hikes happening in february. most present price increase was in july of last year. we continue to follow breaking news after a pregnant woman is tied up and threatened with a gun inside her home. >> vanessa: next at 6:00 p.m., her husband is talking to fox 25 about th

yesterday tom branly held up a picture of his daughter katie as he testified before legislatures she was 24 years old when she was killed in a car crash in norwood in 2012. the driver was texting behind the wheel. he wants all cell phone use banned behind the wheel except in emergencies. a bill has been filed to make >>> sara: national highway traffic safety administration has now standards. one change will be a smarter crash test dummy. its neck mimics head movement and test also examine new kind of crashing such as those in which a car struck at angle rather than head on or t-boned. the changes take effect in 2018 for 2019 models. >> gene: kids as young as 12 years old nabbed as sexting. >> sara: treating sexting as a crime could actually make things worse. >> sarah: temperatures in the 30s, 40 in boston with a lot of clouds. coming up i will show you hour-by-hour what to expect this afternoon and big warm-up on the >> catherine: high school announcer: a horrific terror attack in paris. then, a brutal act of terror here at home. it's time for a tested and proven leader who won't try to contain isis. jeb bush has a plan... to destroy them. and