that's the latest live here in winchendon. byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: following breaking news. andover middleton line. what you are looking at here is officials there, they are going to be disclosing of some of the explosive material that caused that explosion yesterday in north andover at that chemical plant. the dow chemical plant. we understand that in a few moments they will blow up the rest of that. you remember yesterday four people were seriously hurt when there was an explosion inside a lab there at the dow chemical plant. three of the people had to be transferred to boston hospitals. they are still some of them in critical condition but you can see here crews are prepare fog are that controlled explosion of so we're keeping an eye on this scene here. when it happens we'll bring it to you live . >> anchor: ahead on 7 news now, it's time to power up, ticket sales ending the jumbo powerball jackpot even higher and at left one person could be in line to win a record amount of cash. >> anchor: at 4:30, well chemical

that's the story live from winchendon, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >>and police in tore wood making two arrests in a case we told you about earlier this week. thanks to several tips they were able to track down the two men in this surveillance video accused of going on a shopping spree with a stolen credit card. john fisher and his stepbrother john root are also suspects in a number of similar crimes in both they are facing several charges. >> anchor: new details today about cable similar to one that exploded on a rhode island beach late last sum their may be underground in other states. officials say there are dozens of sites with those cables could still be underground. they say the explosion in rhode island was likely caused by a build up of hydrogen around a corroded cable. one woman was hurt during the explosion . >> anchor: more news trading the mother of fugitive teen ethan couch appearing in a texas courtroom this morning. tanya couch is being charge insisted with hindering the apprehension of a felon. authorities say couch helped her son run

norovirus shuts down a central massachusetts elementary school. 20 children at winchendon called in -- alma driscoll called in sick. the school is being disinfected and should be reopened on monday. phil: mario roman was in quincy district court, being charged with a salt and assault with attempted murder. it happened at an intersection at grant and north the street thursday. an argument quickly escalated when roman allegedly pulled the victim out of the vehicle and stabbed him several times. witnesses provided a partial plate description. >> it' s crazy that road rage gets that bad. phil: roman pleaded not guilty to charges. jc: harvey is tracking freezing drizzle. phil: and when we could see the heaviest rain this weekend. plus, deer drama. new at 6:00, the tricky rescue caught on camera. but first, let' s check the jc: new at 6:00, a dear rescue caught on camera. it happened this morning in they freed the deer and carried it to land, as you can see, wherein into the woods. phil: two rare north atlantic right whales back in cape cod bay for the winter. the whales were spotted just n

cleaning crews in the protective gear working inside the memorial elementary school in winchendon this morning. they are disinfebruarying the entire school following a suspected outbreak of norovirus. a child walked in the front door that morning of the school and vomited on the floor. other kids started getting sick. by thursday, 20% of the kids at the school, this is a pre-k through second grade, either went home sick. school officials knew they had a problem at that time. they called the state health department and the folks at the state health department norovirus. here is what the superintendent had to say about when they made that call. . >> thursday morning, there were reports of students running down the halls with buckets. we knew we had a problem. it was pretty hectic. the teachers maintained calm and you know, took the kids that were not feeling well through the normal day... the kids that were feeling well through the normal day. those that were sick were dismissed immediately. we did have two teachers that were sick. a decision was made with the help of the department of h

. >>> this morning, students at one winchendon elementary school will be back in class after a possible norovirus outbreak. memorial elementary school was closed offered dozens of students went home sick. they spent week cleaning the school making it safe for students and staff. >>> a woman accused of causing this crash is due in court. look at the aftermath from early yesterday morning. 25-year-old caylin keizer was drunk when she hit the center head on. her passenger was rescued with the jaws of life. all three people were brought to the hospital and the officer and the passenger were released and the passenger were released. coyoteser is due in court for oui and other charges. >>> 4:06. presidential candidate donald trump is returning to new hampshire. an event at wyndham at 11:00. fox25 there be there. the new hampshire primary is just four weeks from tomorrow. front remains a front-runner the granite state and trails senator ted cruz in iowa. vermont senator bernie sanders is gang ground. bernie sanders within three points of hillary clinton. the iowa caucus is february 1. >>> this

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. >>> this morning, students at one winchendon elementary school will be back in class after a potential norovirus outbreak. as we told you on friday, memorial elementary school was went home sick. crews spent the weekend cleaning the school making it safe for students and staff today. >>> a drunk driving crash on the south shore remains under investigation as the driver faces a judge. police say caylin kaiser was drunk when she crossed the center line on main street in weymouth and hit that police cruiser head-on. keizer's passenger had to be rescued with the jaws of life. all three people involved were brought to the hospital. the officer and the passenger have already been released. >>> this morning presidential candidate donald trump is returning to new hampshire. the republican plans to attend an event in wyndham at 11:00 this morning. fox25 will be there. the newspaper primary is just four weeks from tomorrow. trump remains the front runner in the granite state but trails senator ted cruz in iowa. among democrats vermont senator bernie sanders is gaining ground. a new report shows

. >> christa: happening today: students at an elementary school in winchendon are headed back to class after a norovirus outbreak. classes were canceled on friday at the school. cleaning crews disinfected the building, though, over the weekend. today massachusetts house speaker robert delee owe set to talk about a new bill aimed at fighting opioid abuse. the bill would limit first-time painkiller prescriptions to a 7-day supply. it would require evaluations for overdose victims who seek help at the hospital. however, the bill will not go as far as the one that was proposed by the state's governor charlie baker which would allow doctors to commit a person to a drug treatment facility involuntarily. >> sarah: attorney general maura healey unveiled a proposal in november after looking into the legality of fantasy sports. the changes could include age and advertising restrictions for sites such as draftkings and rival fanduel. >> christa: in oregon, a small armed group has taken over a national wildlife refuge. they want federal land to be controlled by locals. now the mother of the group'

elementary school in winchendon is closed today after a large number of students came down with what suspected to be norovirus. the school superintendent says 20% of students at memorial elementary school stayed home or norovirus is stomach virus that causes vomiting. >> julie: big story of the morning continues to be explosion at north andover chemical plant. fox25 catherine parrotta continues our coverage live outside the plant where the investigation will be going on catherine? >> catherine: good morning, yeah, more investigators are arriving at this time. we have seen osha here a number of officials on the scene. can't see them from where they are right now, most concentrated around the back of the building there. although i see a couple people in the parking lot. the plan is closed today but, of course, investigators key order of business, first order of business this morning trying to make way into the lab where this explosion happened, figure out exactly what caused the explosion and late last night fire marshal did say that investigators had not be able to get into the lab ju

doug: a winchendon school will decide tomorrow if it will re-open monday after being scrubbed down for norovirus. the elementary school was closed the building to stop the spread. about a fifth of students called in sick this week with flu-like symptoms. several teachers also went home sick thursday. more legal trouble for chipotlethe restaurant sued by investors. they accuse the mexican food chain of misleading them about food safety controls. chipotle's stock has plunged since the restaurant's recent link to several food-borne illnesses. no comment from chipotle. a record amount of money is on the line. antoinette: just a geu fuks, right? doug: a couple of dollars. antoinette: if you're feeling powerball ticket. the total jackpot is now up to $800 million. if you take the lump-sum cash value, you still walk away with about $496 million. the drawing is tonight. you can catch the winning numbers right here on channel 5. we'll carry the drawing live during our 11:00 p.m. newscast. and this woman hasn't won powerball yet but don't count $1 million off a $30 scratch ticket in june. wednes

. >> sarah: happening today, students are set to head back to class at a school in winchendon after dozens of them became sick with the stomach bug. classes were canceled at memorial elementary last week after nearly 60 students contracted norovirus. cleaning crews wearing masks and goggles spent the weekend disinfecting the building. school officials say it started tuesday when one student arrived for class but did not feel well. today the house speaker said to discuss a new bill aimed at fighting opioid abuse. the bill would limit first-time painkiller prescriptions to a seven-day supply and would require evaluations for overdose victims who seek help at the hospital. however, the bill won't go as governor charlie baker, which would allow doctors to commit a person to a drug treatment facility incentral terrell. >> christa: regulations for online daily fantasy supports are set to be reviewed during a hearing in boston coming up tomorrow. healy unveiled the proposals in november after looking into the legalities of fantasy sports. the changes could include age and advertising restrictions

. >> legislation is passed revere cabbage summerville and winchendon. boston he would like to see residents register with the city and if approved, we would match those homes with the young people to come younger maybe not so young people to come and clean those paths. the city has to determine how would pay shufflers. 5 foot average resident who does not clear the sidewalk within three hours $50. one idea is to use that money to fund the program. jackson says the plan is a neighborly one. >> they took care of us when we were young and were going to >> more details know about the snow fines we reached out to the city to find out how many businesses and homes find after the snowstorm on december 29. the code enforcement office tells fox25 there 973 violations at commercial properties and 289 violations at residences. hearing will be held at jackson's proposal so far no date has been set because patriots rob gronkowski and the week of rhode island boy terminal cancer. at your dorian murray has been fighting the disease since he was four. after a bad round

students at one winchendon middle school will return to norovirus outbreak. the school was closed as dozens went home sick. they went the weekend cleaning the school to make sure it is safe for students and staff. >>> this morning, presidential candidate donald trump is returning to.new hampshire. he plans to attend an event in wyndham at 11 a.m. fox25 will be there. the primary is just four weeks from tomorrow. trump remains a front runner of the granite state and trails senator ted cruz. among democrats, bernie sanders is gaining ground in iowa. a new report show sanders within three points of hillary clinton. this morning an investigation continues into vandalism at donald trump's massachusetts campaign headquarters. look at this spray paint covering the windows of the building in littleton discovered on saturday morning. the vandals scrawled the word "pig" and "trump go home" and other messages he we can't show or repeat on television. police are looking at surveillance video to find the culprit. you don't like a candidate to tell them you don't like them

legislation is passed in newton revere cambridge summerville and winchendon. boston would like to see residents register with the city and if approved we would match those homes with young people to come young or maybe not so young people to come and clean those paths. the study to determine how impatient was. fine for an average resident who doesn't clear the sidewalk within three hours is $50.one idea is to use that money to fund the program. jackson says the plan is a neighborly one pick is they young will going to take care of them they are in need. >> more details now the snow fights we reached out to the city to find out how many businesses and homes were find after the snowstorm on december 29. the code enforcement office tells us there are 973 violations at commercial properties and 289 violations at residences. a hearing will be held at jackson proposal so far no date is been set. austin firefighter while battling fire mattapan flames first responded at about 6:40 p.m. last night seven residents lived inside the triple-decker top floor suffered the mo

a winchendon elementary school will reopen today after several students became sick with norovirus. memorial elementary was closed last week as workers disinfected the entire building. about a fifth of students and several teachers went home sick last week with flu-like symptoms. sick children are asked to stay at home today. the doors open in windham at 9:00 a.m. and the trump rally starts at 11:00. randy: a group of state lawmakers in maine is launching an impeachment investigation into the state's governor. paul lepage has apologized for racially charged comments he made about out-of-state drug dealers and white women in his state. to be debated on the house floor on thursday. emily: president obama is preparing for his final state of the union address. he's expected to discuss economy growth and address terrorism fears in tomorrow's speech. you can watch it right here on wcvb. that starts at 9:00 tomorrow night on channel 5. randy: philadelphia police are looking into a tip that a radical group wants to harm officers. that's after this ambush of a police officer last week. the o

illness affected about 20 percent of the garden the second grade students at memorial elementary in winchendon. neutralizes stomach virus that causes vomiting fever body aches and other symptoms. >> to area colleges have banned hoverboard's umass amherst and boston college said the devices are just too dangerous to have on campus. as we reported the batteries can overheat causing the hoverboard to catch fire. police people also falling get hurt. hoverboard were one of the most popular holiday gifts this year. >> your local forecast from meteorologist sarah wroblewski. >> we said goodbye to the sunshine today we sure did with that clouds moving in temperatures still above normal and lower 40s but we saw some weather for us to talk about starting this evening actually spot income tomorrow will be dealing with some drizzle with temperatures and low freezing especially to the interior could having some icy roads especially those overpasses the bridges you want to take it easy if you're going to be out late tonight or early tomorrow morning. but temperatures warm up and boy do they bake it record w

a winchendon elementary school will reopen today after several students became sick with norovirus. memorial elementary was closed last week as workers disinfected the entire building. about a fifth of students and several teachers went home sick last week with flu-like symptoms. sick children are asked to stay at home today. emily: donald trump will be back to new hampshire today as the race tightens in both early the republican still holds a strong lead in new hampshire, but a new poll shows he's trailing rival ted cruz in iowa by four points. doors open in windham at 9:00 a.m. the rally starts at 11:00. a group of state lawmakers in maine is launching an impeachment investigation into the state's governor. paul lepage has apologized for racially charged comments he made about out-of-state drug dealers. the impeachment request is set to be debated on the house floor on thursday. a group of massachusetts lawmakers will be in colorado today to investigate medical marijuana. it's legal in that state. eight members of the senate's special committee on marijuana will look into the pros

. >> nancy: ahead on 7 news today in new england, cause for concern in winchendon. an elementary school shut down after dozens of students get sick. >> kris: record-breaking temperatures that could be in the forecast for sunday's big matchup in minnesota. >> nancy: and we are headed to brighton for today's class act, where a briewp -- group of students is putting their own wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bought a hammer. with internet fast enough for everyone, carried away. get out of the past. >> announcer: now 7 weather with meteorologist bri egger. >> bri: some of us waking up to a coating of snow in some locations. outside of worcester and the suburbs and northern new hampshire have seen really fantastic pictures. late know in andover. inside of 495 for the most part, just rain, just light showers and drizzle. that wet we

. >> reporter: still the legislation is passed in newton, winchendon. in boston, they would like to see individuals registered with the city and if approved. >> we would match those homes with young people to come, young or maybe not so young, people to come and clean those paths. >> reporter: the city still has to determined how it would pay shovellers. the fine for an average resident who doesn't clear the sidewalk within three hours is $50. one idea is to use that money to fund the program. jackson says the plan is a neighborly one. >> they took care of us when we take care of them when they're in the need. >> reporter: elizabeth hopkins, fox 25 news. >> heather: we reached out to find how many businesses and homes were fined after that december snowstorm, remember that right after christmas, they tell fox 25 there was 973 violations at commercial properties and 289 violations at residents. and that would add up to more than $14,000 in fines from homes alone just on that one snow day. a hearing will now be held on jackson's proposal but so far no dat