randy: a saugus firefighter is very lucky after a close call at saugus. emily: doug is on the scene with what we know. doug: good morning. more information off camera with behind us, at this home at 240 essex street, quite involved, firefighters have their hands full. at about 5:00 a.m., the call came in and when firefighters arrived, one set of crews went upstairs and the second downstairs. during that initial attack that some of the firefighters were overcome with smoke and heat. they had to go everybody out. three firefighters were trapped inside. some other firefighters were able to help the firefighters out of the building. suffering just minor injuries . a very close call for these firefighters this morning. we are just learning this new information, one of the to his back. the people inside the fire were able to get out on their own, to the state fire marshal. saugus firefighters and surrounding departments have their hands full, it is far from out as you can see from these heavy smoke and fire still inside. is closed. emily: breaking news the un s

that is live look over route 1 in saugus. there's a crash on route 1 southbound near essex street the left lane is blocked. backup is to lynn fells parkway a 10ment delay. northbound side of route 1 in saugus the off-ramp to essex street is closed due to the building fire up there. also to the north we have an accident in andover 93 southbound near 495. traffic on 93 southbound backed up from 93 to route 28. we are hearing about a crash in lowell connector. left lane is blocked backup to route 110 and to the south let's look at what's going on down there. the expressway is jammed east milton square to columbia road a 15 minute delay and 128 southbound crawls between logan express and the split. chris. >> thanks very much. >>> for a mother now facing charges this morning after police say she went shopping at wrentham outlets and let her baby freezing in the car the girl 18 months old. >> the father says it is just a big mistake. bree is here with more. >> reporter: dad says there's a language barrier and the mother didn't full

breaking news in saugus that is impacting the morning commute. in saugus at essex street. a home there on fire. huge flames. our crews at the scene just learning that a fire fighter had to sgruvrp a window to get to safety this morning. we want to take you up to skyfox right now. this is live shot from skyfox. you can see from the air, plumes of smoke coming out. and it is just a remark -- remarkable that you can see orange flickering in there. flames are still burning and huge plumes of smoke coming from this fire that is also causing big problems on route 1 causing big problems on route 1. there are delay there. right now. which is not helping things julie grauert will have details on that and give us the latest on traffic situation. we will update this story of course throughout the morning. >>> and a they are the six numbers that could change your life. tonight the powerball drawing will be worth a whooping $450 million. so expect some company at the convenience stores today. fox25's michael henrich is live inside a rest stop along the mass pike in natick where people

back to you. >> gene: updating breaking news in saugus this morning. firefighters have to jump from a burning home to save their own lives this morning. you could see from the video the flames consumed the house on all sides. >> sara: sky fox live over the scene for us right now as you could see huge smoke filling the air this morning as they work to get this under control. the got news here is everyone made it out safely, and we just learned that one of the victims is in her 80s. catherine parrotta getting new details from the chief moments ago. catherine? >> catherine: the chief telling us the homeowner is 84 years old and also in the home at the time was an adult daughter and a granddaughter. they have all made it out okay. ambulance that's nearby. now, as for this home, you mentioned the flames you could see from sky fox, those are not hot spots, this is still an active forir. the fire chief saying they will be on the scene for several more hours, and you can see the work going on around this home. i don't know if we are able to pan this way or not

saugus firefighters just pouring water on this building on essex street in saugus right where essex street meets route 1. that's why they have an exit on route 1 northbound shut down because of all of the fire trucks, all of the hose lines they've had to run and the vehicles. this fire broke out about an alarms. we're trying to get more information. it sounds like at one point there were firefighters inside of the billing that ran into some trouble, but those firefighters were pulled out of the building and at this point empty. it's a single-family home. what we don't know at this point, were people home last night sleeping when this fire broke out? and where are they right now? we'll try to get an update from the fire chief in a little while to get some of that information, situation. they're still working on putting the flames out. it seems that every time... it and all of a sudden here we are again and everything flares right back up. we have an intense fire in saugus on essex street, broke out about an hour ago. this single-family home behind me destroyed, waiting for an update from sa

a saugus home burning. we're live on the scene. >>> north korea has successfully tested a bomb more powerful than aatoming bomb. >> powerball jackpot could surpass 450 million dollars. >> we're going out today to get your ticket >>ist going to say it's so cold i can't talk about how. >> it's cold in this newsroom too. they have to keep at the certain know. >> it feels like outside. try to keep it at 68. i think it's 65. 450 million you can buy plenty of different pads across the 21 in the city of boston. upper single digits in a lot of suburbs. it was cold start. not as cold as yesterday. temperatures now starting to rebound and quite fast quite quickly as the numbers are back in the mid 20s through north bedford. 28 in the city of boston close to 30 down across the tape and island. wind speed 27 miles per hour. 14 in worcester. >> that will continue to warm us up. wall-to-wall sunshine. yeah we have that for the day. close to 40 this afternoon. low 40s tomorrow afternoon. >>> time for fast track traffic he

the flames began early this morning in saugus. hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon. firefighters from several communities called in to fight the fire. nicole jacobs is live with more on battle fire crews faced. >> reporter: the scene here is still very active. several hours after the fire began and, of course, you can still see smoke hovering around the essex street home this was a three alarm blaze that left three fire fight wears close call. it was before dawn just after 5 a.m. thick black smoke billowing above route 1 in saugus seen for miles but a closer look revealed intense flames that forced three out of the essex amid the fierce flames. >> firefighters on scene saved the lives of my men. >> reporter: multiple fire crews ran in to attack the blade when trouble shot back. >> firefighters way tacking the fire and got overwhelmed by fire and heat and a call for a may day came in for one of the firefighters. >> reporter: the malden fire chief said the conditions were potentially dire creating heart stopping moments for those working to control the three alarm blaz

free to download with live coverage all morning with the scene in saugus. stay with us. >> julie: markets are open. take look at this. u.s. stocks sharply lower today. these are over concerns of global economic growth, low oil prices and increased geo political tensions and issues surrounding and nuclear test in north korea and dow continuing to fall, beginning what would likely be a very volatile day. >> daniel: chipolte says it has been served a federal grand jury subpoena regarding an outbreak at california restaurant over the summer. that subpoena part of stores having issues with customers getting sick. >> julie: people waiting out in freezing cold hoping train >> jessica: there were not a lot of issues to speak of on haverhill line, things were smoothly, but couple of issues on worcester line, one canceled earlier this morning and yesterday whole different scene here in andover, number of issues on haverhill line after train derailed near andover around 4:00 in the morning. now, keolis, that's the company that operates the commuter rail say wheels of

the saugus fire chief says undoubtedly, those were life saving actions. one firefighter was pulled from a window to safety and anotherwas rescued minutes before running out of air. coming up at 6, hear from the rescuers as well as the may day call that started it all. live in saugus, nicole jacobs wbz this morning. >>> vandalism outside fenway park. someone spray painted on part of johnny pesky's number 6. a red sox spokesman said it's unfortunate that someone would do this but we occasionellally have to deal with a -- occasionally have to deal with graffiti in the area. boston police are investigating. >>> patriots wide receiver danny amendola catches heat from his neighbors in providence. he is renting a home on historic benefit street and the cottage hill historic district. historic districts can get pky neighborhood but he put up modern carport. he applied for a permit and told the city it will come down in february. >>> at 6 a.m. who calls his carport a minor sin and why amendolla says he needs to have it. >>> drone owners registered more than 180,00

the saugus fireman told gene you saved my life. it was a moment they'll never forget. >> we turned around and said that guy saved my life and pulled me out of the window. >> i don't want to think about what would have happened. >> reporter: and two other guys trapped inside. >> there quantity anyone else so we were able to get there. >> i would say the firefighters on scene definitely saved the lives of my men. >> this fire on essex street started in the basement and three women made it out on their own after waking to a loud noise after an explosion. one in their 80s. >> safe and warm, in a warm place right now. >> brother, give me your hand. more welcome words have never been spoken, perhaps. the three firefighters suffered just minor injuries. one of them does have burns to his neck and ears. live tonight in saugus, i'm jonathan hall, 7news. >>> we turn now to a developing story overseas. north korea making an alarming announcement claiming it detonated its first hydrogen bomb. officials stay would be a dangerous and disturbing

. >> ryan: these flames trapped three firefighters inside a saugus home. we are learning more about victoria warren has more dire situation. >> reporter: an urgent call for help from three saugus firefighters who were home. >> reporter: the fire spread so quickly the firefighters found themselves surrounded by flames and thick smoke. one firefighter tripped and of air. >> they blew the air horns the building. firefighter saw a hand of one of the saugus firefighters reach out for help. >> he broke the window. i seen his hand. i reached in and i said, brother give me your happened. he grabbed my hand and basically started pulling him out. >> reporter: two other firefighters were helped down the stairs. >> if we didn't grab them there wasn't anyone else coming in enough time. we're able to get to them. >> reporter: a woman in her 80s, her daughter and adult granddaughter were staying in the home and able >> everyone got out safe. the family, and the no one was hurt. >> reporter: the family says things can be replaced. people cannot. the saugus fire chief says

root 1 in saugus. -- route 1 in saugus. i will show you what is going on. those are some rubbernecking delays that just let to a next and -- on the southbound lead to an accident on the southbound side. 93 south, just some volume. eastbound on the pike, you are in good shape. 495 to 128. and then south of town, still doing ok. 20 minutes braintree into boston, the trains and buses running on schedule. randy: four minutes before the top of the hour, 5 investigates looking at the local impact of the president' s emily: gun order. emily:and new this morning, -- president ' s gun order. emily: new this morning, less randy: and in less than one week, newscenter 5 launches two new newscasts. a fast-paced look at all the vagueness at 4:30 p.m. and more in-depth coverage at 7:00 p.m. it all starts right here next monday. emily: and we are in saugus following breaking news. firefighters battling those flames. doug is there. he will have a live report for us coming up at 6:00 a.m. olessa watching that, the impact tt2w`t+o md: bt@q8ox tt2w`t+o md: "a@q(c< tt2w`t+o md:

over 24 hours ago, that may day call was made right here in saugus. it reminded us all of how dangerous the job can be. it's the kind of heart stopping call filled with panic. >> may day we have a fire ground. >> reporter: may day, alerting firefighters of the surrounding dangers. >> may day. may day. call 911 and get us out of here. >> reporter: a twawl head at 240 essex street he as flames and smoke smuggle the home three firefighters found themselves calling for help. >> reporter: crossing city lines malden firefighter rescuers. >> within moments we turned around and the room was fully involved and you know, kind of he said you saved my life and i said-- i kind of embraced and went back to just working could go what we are supposed to do. just kind what have we train to dorse. >> reporter: saugus firefighter chris rizza's heroic action saved one of his brothers. >> he thought he was going to die in the fire and might not make it out. he was running low on air and felt like he had a couple seconds left of air and that was going to be it. >> reporter

let's go to 7's victoria warren in saugus. vicki, it sounds like he really just saved their lives here. >> victoria: yeah, there was a team of firefighters that went were trapped inside of the burning home. and it was a desperate situation where seconds really meant the difference between life and death. now these heroes, they are speaking out. they're telling us about how they had to pull these three saugus firefighters out of this burning home. the men called a mayday from inside of the home, overtaken by smoke and fire and out of oxygen. other firefighters from saugus and malden ran in to help guiding them to the door and in one case pulling one man out the window. >> he broke the window. i seen his hand. i heard him pounding the window to break it. then i seen his hand, and i reached in and i said, brother, give me your hand, brother. he grabbed my hand and basically started pulling him out. >> if we didn't grab them, you know, there wasn't anyone else coming in enough time. so fortunately we were able to get to him. women

the fire chief in saugus has confirmed that the fire started in the basement. but he hasn't said what the exact cause is. in saugus, victoria warren, 7 news. >> ryan: crews on the scene of a house fire in dorchester. you can see flames coming out of the roof. investigators are searching for the cause of the fire mostly contained to the attic, no one was hurt jackets an officer charged in the freddie gray case filing an injunction to trials of other police officers. a baltimore judge ordered officer william porter to testify in the case of his two colleagues. porter's lawyers say this violates his rights since it can't be garr teed what he said won't be used against him. porter is one of six officers charged in the death of freddie gray. a jury declared a mistrial in his case last month. residents of oregon venting their frustrations with the ongoing occupation of a national wildlife refuge. a group of protestors led by eamon bundy broke into the refuge on saturday. residents of the area say they want the protestors to leave. >> how many say this is a harney cou

7news turning to some tense moments in saugus. three firefighters became trapped by flames. the fire chief is crediting his crew and malden firefighters, with getting everyone out alive. >> and everyone who lived inside the home was able to get out safely. jonathan hall is live in saugus with the very latest. >> hey, guys. team effort here. first the homeowners were out safely but the firefighters still wanted to go inside to try to fight the fire there. a home packed full of personal belong kings and the quick-moving fire made for a five and dangerous rescue and paved the way for heroic moments. >> reporter: when seconds count, training counts, and lives saved >> a huge house fire lights up the sky near route 1 in saugus and a bald infirefighter rescues a fellow fireman. >> basically just grabbed him >> reporter: the hero firefighter gregory deem congratulated by his efforts. he says a saugus firefighter had fallen and lost his helmet and mask and breathing in smoke and banging on a first floor window. gene was just outside. >> i reached in and said brother, give me your ha

the fire chief in saugus has confirmed that the fire started in the basement. he has not yet said what the exact cause is. in saugus, victoria warren, 7 >> christa: concern over crowding at donald trump's event in burlington, vermont tonight. trump's campaign has given out that only has 1,400 seats. seating will be first-come first-serve. thousands may be left out in the cold because of that. >> nancy: coming up, why people in a providence neighborhood are so upset. >> christa: a real-lifer lassie: one dog got the attention of police to help another dog in danger. >> chris: the next big storm is all rain. we will take a look at the timing and details ahead. >> nancy: a man pulling a kanye at an awards show. this what would you do with five minutes to kill, and a smart phone? check the scores. probably post a pic. text a friend. register to vote? you can. five minutes online and is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. go to registertovotema.com. it's that easy. done. i just registered. that was easy. >> chris: 12:15 on this thursday a

fox 25's malini basu is live in saugus with those firefighters who were saved. havenessa 18 hours later you can see that fire officials are still here at this hour. they're knocking down the house. as for the firefighters that were inside of the house i want you to listen to what they have to go through. >> fox 25 got the chilling >>> the intense fire in saugus trapped three firefighters inside. one of the firefighters repeatedly asking for help. malden firefighter gregory jean didn't even twice. i see his hand i said give me your hand there was a small bottom window there was a bunch of bushes there basically just dragged him out. >> reporter: inside of the home was kevin's wife, daughter and mother-in-law. >> they got out right away and, obviously, they're distraught by the whole experience. >> reporter: hours later firefighters gave this to kevin. they saved a ring belonging to his late father-in-law. >> at the end of the day it's all about people. obviously, for this family that's a very important -- calm down one firefighter recovered this charred helmet fr

heather: he is one of three who was trapped in a saugus inferno. newscenter5's reid lamberty is live on the scene. reid? reid: heather, ed, a pawninged firefighters inside of the house trapped to get out. flame and smoke surrounding them. all did make it out safely. tonight, the cleanup. the sleeping excavator delicately bites off pieces of a saugus rooftop. 16 hours after early-morning fire. the homeowners tonight able to salvage trail this was left behind. the fire was quick, intense, inside of the house, punishing heat, blinking smoke. >> you couldn't see the han in front of the face. you could see the bem and that was it. reid. saugus firefighter would tell a friend "i thought i was going to die." wants the house, out of air, fell downstairs and would lose the helm. >> at that time, i remember hearing the lieutenant yell "mayday." reid. he would blindly crawl, find a window, smash with it the hand and pulling the firefighter outside of the house saw the trapped brother. owlout the window. bramessed. >> helped me out the rest of the way. reid: t

live in saugus. victoria warren 7news "today in new england." >>> the red sox will be working to remove graffiti from the retired number located outside fenway park. according to the globe the team learned the number hat been vandalized last night. officers say they don't know when it happened. pesky spent six decades with the sox. his numbers retired in 2008. pesky died four years later at also this morning patriots wide receiver danny amandola facing a car challenge. his neighbor not happy with carport he set up. amandola got permission to put up the carport. his neighbors say it's a bit of eyesore in their opinion. here's kimberly bookman with more on what they are saying. >> reporter: a star on the gridiron he isn't scoring as well with many of his rhode island neighbors. >> ugliest breast basket you have ever seen. >> he lives in college hill historic district. a neighborhood in the shadow of the capital where lanterns light the street and each home has character. >> we have all beautiful houses

. >> christa: now to a home in saugus. this morning. fire crews rushing to the scene on essex street today. the heavy flames making for an intense fire-fight. had to make a very quick escape. of course, all eyes turning to a cause now. let's go to victoria warren tlooift scene for us. >> reporter: christa, they are still at the scene right now putting out hot spots. start their investigation. until all of these hot spots are taken care of. when this fire broke out three generations of one family asleep inside. safely. but three firefighters had to be rescued. the fire chief calling the rescue of those firefighters nothing short of heroic. an intense fire trapping three saugus firefighters inside. >> a call for a mayday came in for one of my firefighters. >> they ran into this home on essex street and the fire and heat overwhelmed them. >> they were trying to get their way down the stairs. in that time frame, they were working so hard. they ran out of air. injured. one with minor burns on his neck and ears. one strained his back. one hil

bowie's name is trending already david bowie was 69 years old. >> sara: new this morning in saugus, a car has crashed into two poles snapping one in half. this happened at around 1:00 this morning on route 107 north. our photographer on the scene tells us that two people were thrown from the car and rushed to separate hospitals. another car was involved in the right new it is unclear if anyone in that car was hurt. state police tell us route 107 is now back open. >> gene: happening today a convicted drug dealer accused of shooting a police officer headed to court and the officer is out the of the hospital and doing well. the problem with the gun may have saved the officer's life. jessica reyes live in boston this morning with that information for us. good morning, jess. >> jessica: good morning to you, gene. the suspect is due here at dorchester district court in arraignment this morning. and again, this morning the globe is reporting that the gun he was using on friday to shoot the police officer may have jammed and could have potentially saved the police officer's life. routine traf

we continue to follow breaking news in saugus this morning. huge flames engulf a home right now off of route 1. we have a live report at the scene as well as the traffic problems this ca causing coming up at the top of the hour. >>> and highs only in the middle 20s, boston, worcester, plymouth and portsmouth, new hampshire. we will be up around 40 degree it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today. america runs on dunkin'. >>> right now at 6:00, following breaking news out of saugus where a home is completely engulfed from all sides. we are live from the scene of breaking details how it is affecting traffic right now. >>>

routeing one northbound, we have plenty of company going up to the saugus area. towards lynn field, pockets of still a 40 minute ride from this boon from boston towards braintree. 128. >>> in today's health cast, a new way to avoid obesity involving place a balloon in their stomach. while the procedure is simple, doctors say it's not a cure for, oh best tee. >> the balloon will not work effectively unless you do it in the setting of a comprehensive weight loss program, which includes a lot of behavior, and diets and support. >> the procedure is only recommended for people who are obese. >>> they say your eyes are your window to your soul, but eyes can be a sign of a greater >> she noticed her son's eyes in pictures. >> he's the happiest baby you would ever meet. >> like all proud parents she wanted to catch every moment of her baby's life. >> constantly taking pictures. okay, i'm like pictures, we got to move on. we were just in the grocery store. let's go. >> reporter: there was a recurring glow in his eye. >> it looks like a tiny flashlight. >> reporter: she th

tonight our malini basu is live in saugus with the chilling calls for help inside that burning home. malini? >> reporter: vanessa, 17 now at this hour i want to show you what they're doing. they're knocking down this house and just taking a break at the moment. as for the firefighters that ran inside of this burning home tonight they are resting with their families. i want you to listen to what they had to go through. >> give me a third alarm. >> command striking a third alarm. >> reporter: fox 25 got the chilling radio transmission firefighters made from inside the home as they called for help. >> reporter: the intense fire on essex street in saugus trapped three firefighters inside. one of the firefighters repeatedly asking for help. malden firefighter gregory gene didn't even think twice. >> i said give me your hand let's get out. it was a small bottom pine there basically, just dragged him out. >> reporter: inside of the home was kevin's wife, daughter and mother-in-law. >> they got out right away and obviously, they're distraught by the whole experience. >> reporter: hours later

a routine house fire on essex street nearly turns tragic for three saugus firefighters. they got an 84-year-old her daughter and granddaughter out safely and then they became trapped. >> i was lucky to be at that window at that time. >> reporter: 15 year malden fire fight vet spotted one of them from outside. >> i reached in and said brother give me your hand brother. >> reporter: this is the living room window where the firefighter pulled his colleague out. he says he landed in the bushes. >> within moments we turned around and that room was fully involved and you know, kind of he said you saved my life and i said kind of embraced him and what we are supposed to do. >> reporter: 20 years saugus firefighter vet pulled the two remaining trapped firefighters out of the front door. >> he honestly thought he was going to die in the fire and that he might not make it out. he he was running really low on air. >> i never want to see a brother or sister in harm's way ever again. >> i couldn't be prouder of my guys specifically firefighter he jean did a outstanding job today and

emily: saugus firefighters were forced to save their own. erika: we have the scary moments for those firefighters for us. doug: only seven hours since this fire first broke out and it continues to smolder. earlier this morning, it was a very close call for three local firefighters. the early morning call came in around 5:00 a.m.. when firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed and they quickly went to three alarms. it also quickly turned to a few stressful moments for the men who entered the building. >> a call for may day came in. doug: upon entry, two teams split up. firefighters were overwhelmed by smoke and heat. >> the fire captain was able to pull the firefighter in front of him out, which was a fire lieutenant from saugus. the firefighter and the fire lieutenant were able to pull one of our firefighters out the window. doug: one of the firefighters was spotted only moments after being rescued. >> are you ok? >> i' m good. thank you. >> i would say the firefighters on scene saved the lives of my men. doug: by daybreak come the f

once you get through this, you move through saugus. we have the saugus camera up for you to see that there. place. you want to follow them. once you head over 128, on route one southbound in saugus, you are fine. as you can' here. back to you guys. >> also breaking: a sigh of relief for patriots nation. tom brady suffers a sprain. but no breaks after a troubling tackle in miami. the pats quarterback hurt his ankle in sunday's game against the dolphins. >> the hit was hard. hit. espn tweeting "tom brady ankle. i revealed a sprain. but no breaks. no fractures. this again, per a league he is expected to be ready for the play-offs. number 12 took a low shot from dolphins defensive tackle in the second quarter of there is that hit there. re-taped. he stayed in the game until late in the fourth quarter. seed in the a.f.c. play-offs, brady now has a little bit of ankle. they don't play again until january 16. street. nose-dive from the get-go today. if dow jones plunging nearly 400 points earlier today. the worst open to the day for the dow i

doors open the saugus center. live in lowell, michael henrich live in lowell, michael henrich, fox25 morning news. stop in new hampshire, a heckler tried to steal the show heckler tried to steal the show. >> this man right here -- there we go, right there. you are very rude, and i am not going to ever call on you. thank you. >> sara: that heckler was a republican state representative from rockland county. she said she was going to ask clinton about two women who say they were sexually assaulted by her husband. >> sh said rape victims should be believed. i agree with that you should assess what they are saying. it. >> sara: she said asked hillary clinton about the allegations on two other occasions. >>> as we mentioned it is a busy day for candidates in new england. hillary and bill clinton will be back in new hampshire. bernie sanders, rand paul and carly fiorina will hit a number of towns in new hampshire and donald trump is in lowell. >>> boston marathon is the focus of a feature length documentary film simply c

. >>> also, an intense battle for crews when a house goes up in flames in saugus. firefighters had to race to rescue some of their own. and then an evolving story overseas. north korea announcing that it has detonated its first hydrogen bomb. some officials here in the united states are questioning that claim. those stories and more coming up at the top of the hour. . >>> and the crossover continues tonight. three hit shows crossing over the characters of chicago fire, chicago pd and chicago men working together for the first time on tv. >> the shows are all based in chicago, obviously but the actors have ties right here in boston. theca talk to chris anderson about their boston connection. >> reporter: its names and phases you know. >> but before they were saving lives, putting out fires, and arresting bad guys in the windy city, many of these stars got their start in acting right here at the hub. >> i spent eight of the best years of my life in the boston area. >> reporter: oliver plat who plays dr. charles on chicago med began his career as a stage actor in bost

north or southbound in the saugus area. joe stay elton, 7 news . >> anchor: call it a sign of the tiles. the power of a at the message and quick thinking possibly saving lives of two little boys . >> anchor: a deaf woman react reacting when he saw something out of the ordinary remembering if you see something, say something. in georgia lisa collins saw two small children alone in a parked car. because collins is deaf and because she was in alferetta she could report what she saw at 911. >>> our dispatcher was able to . >> anchor: the department of public safety said it was the first time anyone has at thed to 911 since the city started the service in late 2014 here is what she at the insisted the dispatcher. someone left two young kids in the car. they are about two and five. i think and gave police the location. of my own and i didn't think it was right to do that. i was thrilled when the 911 operate answered my text. she says i would like to see more agencies making it available in all areas and not just for the deaf, but

fox25's blair miller is in saugus. this was a very tense situation. >> it certainly was, 12 hours after this fire started can you see what's left, this home gutted, just ripped apart. three people were inside. they got out, but three firefighters were trapped. shining through the sun, a home smoldering after this intense fire honest ex-street in saugus. the home going up in flames, then, the call for help from three firefighters inside. >> command striking a third alarm. >> we obtained this radio transmission made inside the home as they yelled for help. >> mayday! mayday! >> one of the firefighters again asked for help, and mauled infirefighter gregory gene did >> i said let's get out there. was a small window and a bunch of bushes there and basically just dragged him out. >> captain chris rizza and his crew rushed in to pull out firefighters, trying to find them through the thick smoke a flames. >> my crew couldn't get to them, they might not have got rescued. >> the three people in the home including this 84-year-ol

. >> reporter: 20 year saugus firefighter veteran inside and led the two remaining trapped firefighters out the front door. >> he thought he was going to die in the fire. and that he might not make it out. he was running really low on air and he felt like he had a couple seconds left of air and that was going to be it. >> hopefully it's something that i never have to deal with ever again. brother or sister in harm's way ever again. >> reporter: and investigators believe that fire may have started in the basement at this hour. reporting live from saugus, chantee lans, wbz news. >> thank you. >>> the mother of little baby bella now officially charged with helping to dispose of her daughter body. rachelle bond hid her face and sobbed as prosecutors spelled out the cover-up. liam martin is here with more. >> reporter: she facees two charges accessory after the fact of the murder of her daughter and larceny. rachelle bond entered court wednesday accused of covering daughter. a authorities allege that in late may, two-year-old bella bond was refusing to go to bed. >> continues. >> reporter: m

saugus next half or so start to slow down, there we go, nice and open to jampacked. over to your live drive time, 24 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin, 15 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector and 35 minutes on 128 south from route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. gene and sara, back to you. >> gene: evening commute was rough along the south shore last night, and this morning it looks the same, slow going as the snow continues to fall out there. >> sara: along route 3 and on the cape we are expecting more snow to keep falling. along route 3, busy and snowy out there, jess. >> jessica: very snowy, sara. you can see it is sort of like a winter wonderland out here. we got some big snowflakes up a little bit, borne schools, just got word there's an hour delay this morning and big concern is along route 3. there were a lot of issues on this road last night and this morning you can see the traffic on the northbound side on the other side of the highway further from us starting to pick up as people make way to work and school this morning, but, of c

route 1 starting to slow down through saugus, as well. let's take a look at those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door this morning. no major delays as you can see, but definitely give yourself more time than this on the if you're taking the "t," we have minor delays on the orange lines. back to you, guys. >> a rhode island community showing support for a young patriots' fan. a huge turnout at a local beach. it's part of a movement. known as d-strong. 7's kris anderson joins us with more. >> this story is going to tug at you heart strings. eight-year-old dorian was diagnosed with a rare form of muscle cancer foryears ago. last week this young man had a great chance to meet tight end rob gronkowski. he's a huge patriots fan. well, on sunday thousands of supporters showed their message to this rhode island beach. it wasn't your typical beach day, but a sea of people gathered by the ocean sunday as a boy's battle with cancer has drawn attention worldwide. seemingly his whole town of westerly rhode island turned out to sho

still slow on route 1 in saugus, bumper-to-bumper as you approach lynn fells parkway. here are live drive times, 45 minutes on the pike 495 to mass ave and 35 minutes on the split to -- braintree split to the pike and morning great time to get tickets and fight with any of the snow that maybe coming down in the evening. >> sara: this is why it is going to be easier to run errands and broken cloud cover and partly sunny skies this morning, lunchtime we will be into the clouds by the afternoon and evening commute and we are going to be into the snow in for some of you into the showers. 22 in boston now, got a lot of those high, thin clouds blotting out some of the blue skies and tomorrow with wind chill back into the single digits for the time being 26 9:00 a.m. in boston and 33 at 11:00 a.m. and we make it into the upper 30s which is why initially boston getting rain drops here at 5:00 p.m. but look at what talking snowflakes and make the changeover in most spots pretty quickly, noon time there's the clouds i was mentioning, but initially things are going to start out v

right now, this home in saugus is being reduced to rubble and only on five, we are hearing trapped when flames engulfed that house. saugus firefighter dj bl andini would tell a friend he thought he was going to die when he fell downstairs and lost his helmet. >> i remember hearing my lieutenant call him a day. >> mayday, mayday. >> we train for these conditions and i just went back to my training. emily: all three firefighters who were trapped made it out safely. randy: topping economic headlines, two massachusetts macy' s stores are closing their doors for good, at the berkshire mall in lanes broke bro and the eastfield mall in springfield. macy' s says they are among 40 stores closing nationwide, also announcing it is cutting 4800 jobs after week holiday sales. we have the entire list of a record real estate transaction in the city boston, the mandarin hotel selling for $140 million. the buyer is hong kong owned mandarin international limited. it did not own the building but was managing it. the purchase price works out to be nearly 900 $6,000 -- $906,000 per room. we' re focused on a

randy: firefighters battling a huge house fire in saugus. it happened -- started on essex street, one firefighter had to jump out of a first-floor window to escape the flames but he was not hurt. expecting new information about -- after a grisly discovery outside a highway, a man' s body was found on interstate 290 in auburn yesterday. it is considered suspicious. more coming up in our next hour. watch us anytime on our mobile app. v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. r people don't have access to healthcare v because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. i'm bernie sanders, >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and we have disturbing new evidence for parents about the potential risk of brain injury from your child playing football. the 25-year-old who ne

the saugus fire chief said three firefighters were trapped inside without air and were dragged out by other firefighters. chief newbury: i would say the firefighters on scene saved the lives of my men. jean: one firefighter has burns on his neck and a minor back injury. the three people living in the home were able to escape safely and were not hurt. tom: on this weather wednesday, wmur' s miggy at is that the mac -- mike haddad is at the mcintyre ski center. mike: they are now open and blasting snow around the clock. joining me now is ross, the vice president general manager. first off, thanks for inviting us up here. i am glad you actually invited me here. ross: you guys are always welcome. mike: it has been quite a snowmaking pattern for the last ross: we have made more snow the last couple of nights than all december. the temperatures were perfect. we got tons of snow, and we are ready for the skiers and riders. mike: more people are coming in soon. ross: yep, we have our own ski teams coming in for practice for the first time this year, so we are excited about that. we might even

nicky saugus. and carol shea porter. thank you for being here with us. it is a point of personal pride we have two brave new hampshire counselors. they stood strong for planned parenthood funding. give it up for them. they are amazing [applause] richards: we have so many state reps from new hampshire. too many to mention. today.ou for being here i have been on campaigns my whole life. i have not been this excited since 26 years ago, on the capitol lawn in austin, when my mother declared to is running for governor of texas. i feel like she is with us here today. i am so excited to be in new hampshire. are you ready to make history today? [applause] ms. richards: me too. let's set the stage. planned parenthood was started nearly 100 years ago to give women access to health care. since then, women have made enormous progress. let me tell you, we are just getting started, my friends. we are more than half the workforce, more than half the college students. we are in congress, on the supreme court. and with your help, we will be in the white house. [applause]

. >> vanessa: huge flames destroy a saugus home. we brought these images on the fox25 morning news. since then we have learned information about the family who escaped and the firefighters who had to be rescued. we are hearing the calls for help when innings got out of control. fox25's blair miller is live with new information. >> reporter: vanessa this family here lost just about nvrg this fire. you look behind me you see so much damage to this home. while we were out here with the family, firefighters found something special. with water dripping from the kerr spent the afternoon dig digging for anything left from the fire. his white daughter and mother in law were inside when it started. >> they got out, and obviously distraught by the experience. >> despite flames and major damage he pulled this from his pocket, what firefighters were able to save. a ring belonging to his late father in law. >> it's all about people, and i would say for this family that's a very important tie to my late father in law. >> while fighting the major fire three firefighters got trapped. we obtained th

new this morning, police in saugus. side of the route 107 near the lynn line. this was a one-car crash. reports from the scene say one person was ejected. no word on the person's condition or what caused the crash. >>> 6:05 right now a boston police officer is home from the hospital while the drug suspect accused of shooting him is expected in court this morning. chantee lans is live in dorchester with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. new dedetails are expected to come out of court as a boston police officer continues to recover from his injuries. 27-year-old grant headley of dore chester is expected to face a judge monday. >> i am at 33 mount bowdoin tearis shot. >> reporter: 6 shots were fired at police. officer kurt stokinger was shot in the leg and released from boston medical center on sunday. this as new details emerge in the case. the governmenton -- boston globe the gun used by headley may have jammed. he was out on probation at the time of the shooting. the boston globe saying his case has been assigned to the suffolk district attor

southbound near main street in saugus. waiting for this accident on the pike eastbound to clear route 30 right near nay tim particular. nose delays stretching past route 9 in framingham. live drive times. we are seeing red. 54 minutes on pike from 495 to mass ave. 41 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the pike. 55 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. fox25 stormtracker weather meteorologist shiri spear is tracking some snow this morning, shiri. >> shiri: yes, snow that popped up on radar within the last two hours. the result flurries remain in the moderate threat category through the morning hours and light accumulation. i think cool today and tomorrow and probably will be the biggest thing that grabs your attention. if you were hitting the roadways right now. that blast of snow really start that blast of snow really starting to wind down here. massachusetts. this won and done. and in and out during the morning commute and we get to dry out. but now across 49 and reaching to 128. we do

heather: a man' s accused of robbing two women in a saugus mcdonald' s. he attacked two women before 5:30 this morning. he took cash and threaten the victims with a gun. police arrested him a short time later. reid: bill cosby' s wife will be forced to testify in the case it is her husband in massachusetts. her deposition is set for this week in springfield. the defamation case involved the this case is separate from the criminal charges filed against bill cosby in pennsylvania last week. he is now free on $1 million bail. [ the boston dramatic steps to deal with home delivery trouble. edition. paper after shifting to a new delivery vendor. rhondella richardson is live in frustration. rhondella: some people still have not received their sunday globe. one man who did not get it went to the grocery store to buy it and was shocked to see another man they' re trying to sign up subscribers. >> i said, what' s the deal. he said they were offering a half price of scripture. i laughed and said, i cant get my paper. rhondella: regular raiders want the real story -

saugus firefighter d.j. blandini would tell a friend he thought he was going to die. helmet. >> i remember hearing my we can it call made a. -- may day. i use my training. it worked out. emily: all 3 firefighters trapped in that home made it out safely. the fire is not considered suspicious. randy topping economic headlines : this thursday, two massachusetts macy' s stores are closing their doors for good. the stores are at the berkshire mall in lanesborough and the s says they' re among 40 stores closing nationwide. that it' s cutting 4800 jobs after weak holiday stores. -- store sales. we have the entire list of website, wcvb.com. a record real-estate transaction in boston the mandarin hotel selling for $140 million. the buyer is hong kong-based mandarin oriental international the company has managed the 148-room luxury hotel, but did not own it. the purchase price works out to be nearly $946,000 per room. that' s the highest per-room price yet for a boston hotel. this morning we' re focused on deals you m

the a -- in saugus. a car crashed into two poles snapping one in half. it happened on route 107 north. the photographer tells us that two people were thrown from the car and rushed to separate hospitals. another car was involved in the crash and towed away. unclear if anyone in that car was hurt. state police telling us that route 107 is back open. >>> happening today, convicted a boston police officer will be in court. a suspect will face a judge since the first time opening fire on that house. we will poll we will poll as it is break can we will poll as it is break canning on friday. new det information about this situation. good morning, jess. >> reporter: good morning to you to you, gene. that suspect is in dorchester district court in a couple of hours from now. this morning they are reporting that the gun he used on friday to shoot an officer may have jammed which could have potentially saved that police officer ace life. officer ace life. a routine -- a suspect fires five shots at police, one of hem hitting officer kirk stokinger in the leg. >> he

a home in saugus reduced to rubble. we are hearing from one of the firefighters trapped when flames engulfed that house. it is a fire you first saw on the eye-opener. he thought he was going to die, and was out of air when he lost his helmet. >> i remember hearing a call for mayday. he helped only out the rest of >> we are trained for these conditions and i just went back to my training. emily: all three firefighters got out safely. 4:37, a new approach to combat the opioid prices. randy: why one state is allowing lawsuits to doctors. the fallout over hillary clinton' s private e-mail server. aercap: -- erica: a pedestrian being taken to the hospital after being struck a car in boston, and a record-breaking jackpot for powerball. a $1 million ticket was sold in plymouth. cindy: it is cold again this emily: newscenter5 on the opioid crisis. new state grants are funding narcan for first responders along the south shore. quincy, weymouth, and plymouth are among the communities receiving the overdose-reversing drug. the gov

route 1 in saugus bumper-to-bumper approaching lynn fells parkway. slow as you approach the from furnace brook parkway up to columbia road. you could see very slow going past the gas tank. here are your live drive times, a little over an hour on pike eastbound from 495 to mass ave. 31 minutes on expressway from the braintree split to the pike and hour and ten minutes 128 southbound route 1 in peabody to the weston tolls. joining us now and as you head out the door bundle up because it is freezing out there. >> jason: that's not understatement. temperatures in the teens and later bus stop times this morning, plenty of sunshine but don't be fooled the wind factored in really want to cover up and dress in layers and stays windy all day. so we look at headlines, wind chills the big story today, tomorrow it is not as blustery, but still be quite chilly in the morning and then for the weekend, we are going to have to keep an eye on potential nor'easter. let's talk about the winds right now, wind advisory that goes until 7:00 tonight after that winds will s