gary zerola beat rape charges before. but now he's facing 2 new counts of rape. >> he came here voluntarily to court. reporter: gary zerola walked into boston municipal court on his own with an attorney after investigated by boston police for rape. the incident happened november 10 but reported 2 days later. prosecutors say they have medical evidence, although testing has not come back yet. >> it's a very strong case for the government. reporter: zerola once a people magazine most eligible bachelor stood silent in court. dubbed the playboy attorney he beat 3 prior rape allegations. this time, his attorney says he has witnesses that will clear him again. >> they're patently false. the entire encounter allegedly occured within feet of her friend who was sleeping on the same couch. reporter: zerola is expected to make to $10k bail and will be fitted for a gps monitor monday. live in boston municipal court shaun chaiyabhat wcvb nc5. ben: four boston police officers recovering tonight after being hit and dragged by a car early

mr zerola knows these allegations. zerola was once a people magazine most eligible bachelor. he beat 3 prior rape allegations 2 in boston 1 in florida. the new rape allegations happened november 10 in boston's beacon hill. the young victim reported it to but his attorney says he has witnesses that will clear him again. >> it is patently false. there is not going to be physical evidence. the encounter occurred within feet of her friend sleeping on the same couch. reporter: he's expected to make his $10,000 cash bail. an elderly man is dead after a fire that broke out today. the victim's name has not been released. the states fire marshal and the da involved as well. maria: an arrest in a well conversation between a police officer in driver that sent for took off newscenter 5's julie loncich is live in dorchester. reporter: police were quick to arrest the suspect to dragged these boston police officers literally as they clung to other side of his car. by late afternoon officers were back at the scene searching for surveillance video. hours earlier boston police say one suspect

zerola now faces new rape charges from an incident november 10. the victim went to boston police two days later. this time prosecutors say they have a very strong case against him. reporter: he is nothing more than a target in this case. this is based on a foundation of lies. we vigorously look forward to our day in court. reporter: zerola is expected to make to $10k bail and will be ed: a driver is in custody accused of hitting and dragging boston police officers with his car, and then speeding away. let's get right out to julie loncich in dorchester, where the hit&run happened. julie? julie: boston police were quick to arrest vincent weaks this morning in roxbury. he's accused of dragging two officers with his car early this morning, striking two additional officers and taking off. dorchester around 1:00 this morning outside of the dublin house bar on stoughton street. officers responded to a call of a person with a gun. when they arrived one officer approached the suspect's car on the drivers side, the other on the passenger side. police say th

the accuser was not identified but is said to be someone that zerola knows. >>> the other big story, planes, trains, automobiles, no matter how you are traveling, things are packed. this is a nice view. expect the worst between 3:00 and 6:00. so hey, what you are looking at now may be as bad as it gets. >> at 6:02, perfect. [laughter] this is a look at the traffic maps. you can see a pretty amount of red out there, but for most of the traffic cameras, not as bad as yesterday. >> it was a very busy day at logan airport. mass dot estimates a million people traveling it's the season for traffic, lines, and delays. >> it's all for a great reason and we want to help make your trip easier with ken mcleod among the mass pick. ken, it seems pretty good right now. >> reporter: yeah, david, honestly, this is the best that framingham pike has been all afternoon and i agree with you that the mad scramble is on the wane. if you were driving or flying sledding. knowing that the westbound pike was off and on ugly to sturbridge, travelers gassed up and took a deep breath. >> good music, getting the

former prosecutor turned defense attorney gary zerola was back in a courtroom, not because of his profession but the charges he is now facing. the one-time assistant district attorney was arraigned on sexual assault charges for the 4th time. once named one of people magazine's most eligible bachelors, he was arraigned on two counts of rape, eight years after he faced multiple assault charges but was acquitted. bail was set at $10,000 by the judge who ordered zerola to wear a gps monitoring bracelet until the next hearing scheduled for january 4. nick giovanni, wbz news. >>> more breaking news. this time, out of saugus. fire crews on the scene of a large house fire. skyeye. we don't know about any possible injuries yet. we are working to get more information. as soon as we do, we'll pass it along. >>> no question that the holiday rush is on, and thousands are on the road heading to their destinations and not getting there nearly as quickly as they like. and we could see a few from yourys tomorrow. >> eric, it's looking okay. >>> a chilly gray day, a few snowflakes bad forecast and not a bad t

. >> reporter: but gary zerola's attorney says it will not end in conviction. >> i don't know what's motivating the young woman. don't know if she is looking for money and 15 minutes of fame and told initial lie that's spiraled out of control on her, but i do know that she is lying. >> reporter: zerola arrested at the courthouse after being learned he was investigated and went to d warrant and that's when officer booked him. since made bail ordered to wear gps monitoring bracelet and his attorney says he is confident the case will fall through despite zerola's past. >> don't want to comment on that. has nothing to do with this. >> daniel: zerola accused of assaulting a police officer in 2009 and also acquitted in that case. injuring 2 officers while running from police officers in jail. vincent weeks drug 2 officers and hit 2 more with his car. he was on the run 9 hours and all 4 are recovering at home and weeks will be in court friday morning. >> daniel: president-elect donald trump enjoying time off with the family and released new message on youtube you'll country to unite. >> it

his attorney says he is confident the case will come through despite zerola's past. has nothing to do with this. >> gene: assaulted in -- case in 2009 and also acquitted on that case. >> sara: police say vincent weeks dragged 2 officers down the street and hit 2 more with his car. he was on the run for 9 hours before police arrested him. all 4 officers are recovering at morning. >> gene: sixth child has died. johnthony walker did not have alcohol or drugs in his system. walker gone off the designated route monday when the bus crashed into a utility pole ask tree. >> looking at history of tally road it was not on designated route for the school bus. >> gene: this morning 6 other children are still in the investigators have warrants for all data on the bus and not yet spoken to the children involved but planned to do so with the help from volunteers. >> sara: president-elect donald trump wrapped up business before taking a brief break for the holiday. he named 2 women to high-profile jobs in his administration before issuing a brief thanksgiving message. our daniel mil

gary zerola is being held on bail tonight. he is accused of sexually assaulting a woman he knows earlier this month. this is the fourth time zerola has been accused of sexual assault although he has never been convicted. >>> tonight we are hearing from the wife of a man that was shocked while putting up his holiday display. new hampshire, sent 20,000 volts surging through his body. >> an explosion and looked out and saw -- a cloud of smoke and i could -- you could smell that wiry burning smell. then his eyes starting rolling back and -- i just kept slapping his face and saying stay with me william, stay with me. >> bill was putting up his christmas lights when he accidentally hit the power line to his home with a pole. fortunately the pole was also touching the ground so his body didn't take th doctors tell us they are monitoring him for internal injuries as well >>> a man accused of dragging two boston police officers and hitting two more with his car is under arrest. the officers were responding to a could of a man with a gu

zerola is nothing more than a target in this case. this is a case based upon a foundation of lies and we randy: zerola has been through this before. each time he walked away from the charges. emily: a murder investigation is now under way in a small new hampshire town. police say 60-year-old todd downing was beaten to death in wentworth. an autopsy shows the cause of death was blunt force injuries. police focusing the investigation on two homes in that community. a roxry charged with a wild confrontation with boston police officers. this was breaking news yesterday on the eyeopener. 34-year-old vincent weaks accused of using his car as a weapon outside a dorchester bar. four officers sent to the hospital, two dragged by the suspect's vehicle. all of the officers were treated and released. a tribute on the ice for two boston police officers injured in a shootout. a tremendous show of support for them. those officers are resting at for thanksgiving. randy: and as the eyeopener's mary saladna shows us, they have a lot for which to be tha

zerola has been through this before. three times before. three prior rape allegations from young girls. each time, he walked. but this time, he ran taking off in a truck hidden from our camera after bailing out of jail. this time his attorney says witnesses will clear his name again. he is nothing more than target this is a case based in a foundation of lies. we vigorously look forward to our day in court. prosecutors have a strong case this time. live, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: thank you. after a night out with another a murder investigation now underway in a small new hampshire town. 60-year-old todd downing was beaten to death in wentworth. an autopsy shows the cause of death was "blunt force injuries." police focusing their investigation on two homes in the community. ben: security in new york city will be stepped up through the night as preparations for the annual thanksgiving day parade continue. millions will line the two-and-a-half-mile parade route to see the giant balloons and colorful floats. traffic will be blocked off, barricades

gary zerola turned himself in today, at a boston court. this allleged incident happened november 10. jc: and rob gronkowski who missed sunday's win over the 49ers returned to practice today as he recovers from a chest injury. tom brady did not practice today he's listed as having a knee injury but all signs indicate he'll be just fine sunday against the jets. it is all fine and the weather world? >> it is fine right now. tomorrow morning there could be a few p west. not a widespread event. you look out here, look at the system. this band is going to impact us. you see this year to the west. pockets to the north and west. temperature around 32 degrees. is that going to be enough moisture? it is cold enough. skies. by the time we get to tomorrow evening we have more rain can the forecast. there is that precipitation that comes in. will it be cold enough? will they be enough? tomorrow night the steady rain moves in. we talk about that and t warming trend ahead. ben: now to the commute. millions expected to travel for thanksgiving interstate.