todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: the top gop candidates are focusing in on new hampshire as the first primary is now just a little more than 3 weeks away. ted cruz held a meet and greet in milford earlier today. this is the start of a five day bus tour around new hampshire. cruz will be making nearly 20 stops between now and friday. reid: donald trump will be back in new hampshire tomorrow. the republican frontrunner is holding a rally at concord high school. he was just in new hampshire yesterday, at an event hosted by scott brown. heather: three days and still no sign of a hingham marine missing in hawaii. corporal christopher orlando is one of 12 marines who disappeared when their military helicopters collided on thursday. the coast guard say there are no plans to call or suspend the massive search just yet. the search is being slowed down by rough seas. orlando' s family is thanking everyone who is praying for their son and the other marines. heather: a dog brutally beaten in her own front yard. the hunt

todd: in billerica, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: the east coast bracing for that monster storm heading our way. steps being taken right now to protect people before the snow strikes. erika: the man dubbed the most hated ceo in america ordered to s expected to get by congress. cindy: that storm is going to . congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system r where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. small contributions. rpeople who know you can't level the playing field r by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. join the fight at noon. emily: the man dubbed the most hated pharmaceutical ceo in america has a date with congress. subpoenaed to testify before a house committee next week. lawmakers want to question him about raising the price of a life-saving aids drug by near 5,000%. shkreli is facing unrelated charges in a separate

it' the eye' s todd kazakiewich is in boston with what we can expect todd rachelle bond is expected she' ll be arraigned on charges in the death of her daughter, bella bond. bond is accused of being an accessory after the fact, in the murder of 2-year-old bella. she' s also facing larceny charges, for allegedly after the girl' s death. bella, first known as baby doe, was found washed ashore on deer island in june of last year. she was finally identified three months later. bond' s boyfriend, michael mccarthy, is also charged in bella' s murder. mccarthy is expected to be arraigned on monday. reporting live in boston, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter five. randy: right now, a mother is facing charges accused of leaving her baby alone in a freezing car. a shopper at the wrentham outlets noticed the 8 month old crying in the parking lot police say she admitted she went into the nike store for about 10 minutes, leaving the girl alone when it was just 22 degrees outside. officers tell us there was a language and cultural barrier. they say that' s no excuse. >> regardless of the weather , le

newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich is live with more on the investigaiton. todd: tonight, investigators are waiting for the results of the answer the question of how the man died. just as mysterious is why the elderly man was on the tracks in the first place especially, late at night. >> given the condition of the night, the darkness, the location, you know, we' re just not sure. todd worcester police aren' t : sure why a 74-year-old man was lying on the train tracks when a csx freight train came rumbling through. hector luis ramos was struck by the train at 11:15 sunday night and pronounced dead on scene. in this video we shot today, you can see crime scene tape, marking the location, just under the lincoln street overpass. >> once investigators got on the scene and started looking at the totality of the circumstances leading up to the incident, and evidence at the scene, they were able to at this point conclude that it may be suspicious in nature, but, again, nothing is through. hector luis ramos was struck by the train at 11:15 sunday night ruled out. tod

live in north andover, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: this is not the first time this plant has come under scrutiny. 5 investigates found a dow employee died in october, 2013, from severe burns and injuries after an explosion in a lab at this plant. investigators found a chemical he was using was exposed to air or a cleaning solution and then exploded. dow was fined $17,000 for safety violations. emily: eight philadelphia police officer is in surgery after he was shot. police say the officer shot back and the victim was arrested. the officer is expected to survive. breaking overnight, more market turmoil overseas a day after a massive stock slide in china had investors around the world and today will be another big one to watch. the eyeopener' s erika tarantal is tracking developments as they come in. erika: and finally some improvements in china after the mess there led the dow to close down nearly 400 points. the shanghai composite index closing 2% higher. right now u.s. stock futures are also sharply higher. fears over weaker d

reporting live from kenmore station, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: new this noon, three people are under arrest in homicide. 24-year-old aaron grant was shot on grinnell street on new year' s eve. he was rushed to st. luke' s hospital where he died. last night, police arrested three people. all are charged with obstruction of justice. they' re expected to be in court today. emily: also new, this scituate man is being held on $1,000 bail accused of stealing mail and packages from 7 towns, including east taunton. the taunton gazette says officers spotted ryan hudson after getting two calls of a suspicious vehicle in taunton. inside his car they found a laundry bag stuff with mail along with holiday gift cards, credit and debit cards, personal checks and jewelry. erika: right now, a woman is hospitalized after being hit by a car in brighton. it happened along chestnut hill ave just before 11:00 last night. the victim was unconscious and taken to brigham and women' s hospital. aren' t clear. the driver did stay on the scene after the crash. firefi

, or reporting in hingham, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. nation is remembering the crew of the challenger. it was 30 years ago today that mcauliffe and six others were exploded shortly after liftoff. today, ceremonies are being held all across the country, including at the mcauliffe-shepard discovery kennedy space center in florida, and at framingham state university, where christa attended school. to the weather now. live pictures of a sunny, chilly boston. but things are about to change again. cindy, rain, even snow is in the forecast for some areas tomorrow. cindy: tomorrow is not going to be as bright and sunny. we are watching a couple of features. there' s a lot of moisture new florida and some energy swinging out of the great lakes. those are going to give us a lot of clouds tomorrow. take a look at what happens as they try to interact. watch those areas of low pressure. that one area staying far enough onshore -- offshore that we will not see heavy precipitation. it is going to produce rain and snow showers across the area starting in the morning and continuing through

reporting live, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: right now president obama is preparing for a critical meeting on gun control. today the president will meet with attorney general loretta lynch. potential executive orders to strengthen the nation's gun laws. that includes beefing up background checks required for gun purchases. on thursday, the president will participate in a town hall meeting on gun control in virginia. emily: several developments to watch for today in the race for the white house. republican front-runner donald trump will hold a rally in lowell tonight even as he takes aim at a big name hitting the campaign trail. former president bill clinton will kick off a push in new hampshire on behalf of his wife. trump calling it the worst thing she could do as the war of words between the two front-runners heats up once again. hillary clinton took shots at trump over his comments on muslims in america. and trump fired back brushing off his appearance in a recruiting video for the terror group al shabaab. clinton: you

reporting live in boston, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: commitment 2016. the gloves come off between donald trump and ted cruz at the republican presidential debate as the polls get tighter. the eye' s antoinette antonio is here with the political fireworks. antoinette: the polls are getting tighter. iowa and new hampshire are just weeks away and that means the gop candidates are not holding back. ted cruz hitting donald trump for his for less conservative policies. trump firing back with questions about cruz' s citizenship saying he might not be eligible to be president because he was born in canada. >> i win. i choose them as my advice presidential candidate. the democrat , because we cannot take him along for the ride. emily: -- antoinette: that drew some boos from the crowd. there was talk about the economy some talk about syrian refugees jeb bush spoke to the republican party as a whole pushing for perspective. >> everybody' s record is going be scrutinized. we need to unite behind the winner so that we can defeat hillary clinton because she is a disa

reporting live, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. "black lives matter" protest. some carried fake coffins to cause. they blocked traffic briefly as they protest and move toward dudley square in the protestors are expected tomorrow as the state of the city address. that's tomorrow night. several parents plan to demonstrate during the speech at sim -- symphony hall. walsh has proposed more budget cuts this year, but he points to the newly hired staff and extended learning time as key system. you can watch the mayor's speech here on channel 5. the coverage begins at 7:30 after newscenter 5 at 7:00. heather:a cyanide scare drew the hazmat team. a person appears to have taken his own life. cyanide. no one else was hurt and there were no evacuations. after more than a month behind bars in an iranian prison a relieved family. jack harper talked with his parents and he joins us now live. jack? reporter: those parents are telling us this young man is doing fine and doing well. right now he is taking a little time to decompress. >> we are over. >>ed he is out and that he i

live in fall river, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: todd, thank you. new surveillance video shows a father's desperate plea for help as his home erupts in flames, his son trapped inside. fire officials now say it was dental equipment that sparked the four-alarm fire in mattapan. flames tore through the wooden frame last night on babson street. take a look at this surveillance video again from a nearby gas station. the homeowner runs out in a cloud of smoke asking for help to save his son. firefighters were able to pull him out and revive him. but he remains in critical condition this morning. >> my heart is crying for the family because now you have folks who are homeless now. emily: a firefighter was also hurt after falling through the floor. he is expected to be okay. randy: "5 investigates" a convicted killer gets a shot at freedom. emily: the parole hearing set today. and the reaction from the victim's family. a hockey player on the road to recovery. the new milestone denna laing is now sharing. cindy: we are going to see rapidly changing condition

phil: todd kazakiewich is live at the scene. reporter: ed and heather, the clerk is recovering at home and he was the one employee working overnight when it was held up. the fact that the man was working solo made both the store and the clerk more it shows the weapon wielding suspect showing the weapon as the clerk puts up his hands. it appears the clerk is falling. you can't see the suspect assaulting the clerk and leaving the man bleeding. customers were in the store, but only the clerk was attacked. >> the clerk suffered a head wound in a struggle with one of the suspects. reporter: the clerk was rushed to the hospital, treated and released. the robbery happened after 1:00 a.m. on broadway in everett. another camera angle shows the masked accomplice. they believe only the primary suspect was armed. look closely and you can see the weapon in his right hand. >> it is believed to be a replica handgun which we did recover. reporter: the store is less than a block away from city hall. the police chief and the mayor stood together

our todd kazakiewich is live this morning with the demand from that boy's mother. todd? todd: randy, good morning. this incident happened yesterday morning here outside the peabody school here in cambridge. the boy's mother says she's not sure how long her son was left alone in a van but what we do know is that the driver was running 40 minutes late analogiedly left the van to escort another student to class. the boy's mother tells newscenter 5 somebody saw her son in the van and got help. >> the door was unlocked, and the engine wasn't on. he could have had a severe asthma attack. he's five years old. he doesn't know how to treat his asthma. todd: the school called the boy's mother nearly two hours later when he finally arrived at sources tell newscenter 5 there are a number of safety complaints against dracut and wakefield-based s.p. and r. transportation. our calls to them went unanswered. the school says the district is working with the company to figure out what went wrong. the boy is expected to be okay. live in cambridge, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. emil

reporting live, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: other stories we're following right now. a connecticut man arrested outside of gillette stadium with a slew of weapons is expected in court today. police say matthew bromson was drunk and acting suspiciously friday in an off-site employee parking lot. they found a stun gun, a sword, and a slingshot inside his car. bromson, who was was also the subject of a 2014 standoff in connecticut, is facing several charges. randy: a lawrence man is facing charges, accused of dragging a state trooper with his car. police say it happened during a traffic stop along 93 south in medford. the driver, robert aybar, took off dragging the trooper for a short distance. the trooper -- who was not seriously hurt -- jumped back in his cruiser and managed to chase aybar down. emily: new video released of the sunken "el faro" cargo ship. the ship went down after losing engine power during hurricane joaquin. 33 crew members were killed, including three with ties to massachusetts. this video was captured

the eye's todd kazakiewich is river where that clerk fought back. todd: he certainly did, randy. the man who owns the store tells his life. so he grabbed the weapon that he keeps hidden for just this type of situation. take a look at the surveillance video. you can see the suspect rush in with a large knife sunday morning and jump the counter. but the store owner grabs a large knife of his own. the fight lasts several seconds, each coming dangerously close to cutting the other. at one point, the attacker loses his knife and begins throwing cans. but says he fought back to save himself. >> he said, "give me money, give me money." i was so scared. i thought he wanted to kill me todd: the owner chased the suspect out, throwing the knife and $300 at him. the bike he arrived on. the store owner, who did not want to be identified, says he's owned this place for three years and has never dealt with such a reporting live in fall river, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. critics include new york's attorney general claiming they're gambling sites, that they're illegal and should be shut

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 you. now to the weather. another blast of arctic cold grips the state. another system could bring substantial snow. cind

live in dorchester, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now the man charged with killing the little girl getting ready to head back to court. michael mccarthy will be arraigned on a murder charge in the death of bella bond. mccarthy is the boyfriend of bella's mother, rachelle; she is charged as an accessory. the body of the toddler was found in a plastic bag on deer island back in june. right now worcester police are investigating another hit-and-run that hurt two it happened last night on southbridge street. it's not clear how badly the victims were injured. webster police were investigating a car found in that town, but it's not clear if that ended up being connected to the crash. randy: six minutes after 6:00. today donald trump is headed back to new hampshire. donald trump still holds a strong lead here in new hampshire. but a new poll show he's trailing rival ted cruz in iowa by four points. >> i don't intend to send jack boots to knock on your door and every door in america. randy: on sunday cruz knocked trump's signatu

our todd kazakiewich will bring us more at 6:00. bob: and a man inside a house in oak bluff was able to get out on his home, -- his own, and firefighters say the fire started in the kitchen. pam: a fire in a home where an 11-month-old was hurt. it appears to be suspicious. bob: no one had been living in a home for at least a month. kristen gross the -- kristen carosa from >> when we arrived we had fire out of the windows. >> firefighters battled the blaze on the outside. crews were on scene for hours. the chief believes that the fire is suspicious. >> we refuse to put anybody in the building, so it was all an exterior attack. >> thankfully no one was inside at the time. >> as far as i know, the property has been vacant foa month or so. >> it is the same house when 11-month-old sean sylvester was quickly injured in november and later died from his injuries. >> his death was ruled a homicide, but no arrests have death. however, 29-year-old tommy page, a person living in the home at the time of the incident is in custody for possessing

reporting live in brighton, todd kazakiewich. emily: the red sox are working to remove graffiti from the never of an iconic team legend. someone scrawled in black ink outside of fenway park. it is not clear when it happened, but photo surfaced online. randy: a secret service agent involved in a deadly crash in new hampshire suffered a serious spinal cord injury. others were struck i a driver in new hampshire, who was killed. fitzgerald is unable to move or feel anything below his chest, and will be transferred to a spinal rehabilitation facility. emily: the money -- the mother of bella bond is charged with being an accessory after the fact of the murder of her daughter. she claims she was under the control of her boyfriend, who will be arraigned on monday. randy: the pension pan discipline is frozen for the catholic diocese. it will still be available employees when they retire, but in a separate trust. a financial advisor does not believe they are in jeopardy. emily: police department they are cracking down on drug crimes in tha

reporting live in newton, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: a hearing is set for today on the state' s so-called puppy lemon law. that law provides protection for people who buy a sick puppy without knowing it. the proposal would ban the sale of puppies and kittens under eight weeks old. it also involves more regulations on certain breeders. a separate bill would require owners of rented or foreclosed properties to check for abandoned animals. emily: the mbta' s troubled green line extension project may be drastically cut back. the head of the t' s fiscal management board says the project' s budget needs what he calls brutal cuts. the green line extension was originally supposed to cost $2 billion but project managers now say it could cost at least $3 billion. extending train service to somerville and medford is the focus of the project. a new federal report gives the mbta low marks on keeping those trains running. s light rail lines like the green line ranked third worst in the nation when it came to breakdowns in 2014. the other lines

the eyeopener' s todd kazakiewich is live in methuen to explain. todd: good morning. we are at the state line mobile. there are more lottery tickets here than at any other locations in the state. many communities benefit from the sales. lottery retailers are selling 23,000 tickets every minute. with the jackpot rising, the lottery phil 50 5 million picking. that number will keep rising. where does the money go get help -- the lottery will keep rising. the state legislature has a cambridge got 19 million last year. lotteries are not earmarked so communities can decide had to spend the money. we have message from the state lottery officials about lucky stores. for now, todd fitzgibbons, wcvb. randy: you can watch the drawing happened tonight. it is right here newscenter 5. at 11:00. a health scare for a patriots player. right now we' re learning more about a medical emergency for defensive lineman chandler jones. the eye' s antoinette antonio is live at gillette stadium, with the scare just days before a big game. anson that: -- antoinette the patriots first : playoff g

reporting live in dorchester, todd kazakiewich. antoinette: republicans took the stage in their sixth presidential debate and the gloves were off. >> not a lot of conservatives come out of manhattan. antoinette: most of the sparring between ted cruz and donald trump. cruz hitting trump for his for less conservative policies. about cruz' s citizenship saying he might not be eligible to be president because he was born in canada. there was also talk about the economy, syrian refugees, and gun control. next up the democrats this sunday in south carolina. emily: a teacher is off the job this morning. that is because of an investigation into improper don' t have a lot of details. school officials calling it an active police investigation. the teacher has been removed from the school. randy: a methuen school is shut down this morning, because of a nasty stomach virus outbreak. more than 200 students and staff at the timony grammar school calling out sick yesterday. classes were cancelled today so that the school can be scrubbed down over

our todd kazakiewich is live at gillette stadium with more. todd. todd: pats fans certainly were fired up here in the parking lot before the game. and we can hear them cheering now inside gillette. the energy level here is extremely high as fans send a message to the players, ' do your job.' >> true pats fan, pats number 1. todd it was the perfect : afternoon for tailgating. sunshine, mild temperatures, and, oh yes, the patriots in the playoffs. pats fans were fired up for the afc divisional game, and confident new england will conquer the chiefs. >> edelman' s back. i don' t think gronk' s as injured s in the playoffs. s cute. as pats fans threw the football around, and grilled up what message they' d give to the players in this do-or-die >> i' d say, ' rise up, meet the this is why you put in all the long days. hours. right now.' well, i think we' re in good shape. we got our team back. i think, as long as we don' t turn that ball over, we' re good. >> go kc, i don' t think so. winning streak' s over. it is over. todd: the fans are fired up. mike

reporting live from cleveland circle and brightman, todd kazakiewich. emily: new information about the allegations that force a high school principal off the job. erica tarantella joins us. erica: shedding light on accusations of improper behavior after school officials say he engaged in misconduct computer, at times during the school day. the police report says an adult decoy posing as a 13-year-old girl was in and at -- a chat the report says he often asked if she thinks about sex, and made multiple inquiries about her broad size. -- bra size. he told police he did it because it was "exciting." there is no evidence the former principal enticed the victim to go to or stay at a specific location. 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 jus

todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: thank you, todd. a sad ending this morning to the search for a missing northeastern university student. 21-year-old dennis njoroge was found dead on new year's eve according to the university president. there's no further details right now on where njorge was found or how he died. he'd been missing since late november. counseling will be available at northeastern. karen: a disturbing discovery in stadium. a sword and a stun gun-- all part of a stash of weapons found by police. the suspect was arrested just hours before the winter classic hockey game between the bruins and canadiens. the eye's sera congi has the story from foxboro. sera: a stun gun, a sword, a slingshot-- this is the stash of weapons allegedly found in matthew bromson's car. the 48-year-old connecticut man now facing several charges. foxborough police say they were called to an off-site parking lot for gillette stadium employees. security guards there reported a man acting suspiciously. police say bromson was intoxicated and threatened

newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich is live at the scene with the latest on the investigation. todd: we got an update from the andover fire marshal. they are still working to isolate the chemical. the plant remains closed until investigators can figure out what went wrong. this morning firefighters carried extra air tanks as they walked to the source of the explosion inside the dow chemical plant in north andover. the explosion happened in a lab production of led lights. five employees were hurt. three injured by the blast in the chemical they were working >> they did a lot of remediation yesterday. they cleared the room, and the investigation teams can get in problem. lot of damage to the lab. the working. is the explosion happened when the chemical was exposed to air or water. >> there was a certain amount of pressure that knocked in the wall out. that room did suffer a certain amount of damage. todd: air quality tests came back normal, saavedra not believe any toxic chemicals were released into the atmosphere -- they do not believe that any toxic chemicals were released into

todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: harvey joins us now. harvey, milder temperatures are moving in. harvey: yes, tomorrow you will notice a real difference, phil. right now it is in the 30s and just about all of us should make it into the 40s tomorrow. that will be pretty nice after snow most of us saw, at least to different degrees over the weekend. look at the wind though. they are very light. it makes the 30s not too difficult to take. the winds will stay light. notice we will be in and out of clouds especially thickening later tonight. in spite of that a mild southwesterly wind will help us warm into the 40s. and it will be a pretty mild launching pad considering we are right in the heart of winter. temperatures will be around the freezing mark very early and down near the south coast they will be milder than that. we'll go over how mild it will be and the changes that will follow in temperature and any storm potentials for late week coming up in a little while. heather:a man is accused of shooting at a local plow driver. rhondella rich

and obviously fans are hoping that it leads to yet another super bowl appearance and a todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. desperate search continues off the coast of hawaii. missing after two military helicopters crashed. the search now entering a third day. family are still holding out hope. the "eyeopener"'s frank holland is here with the latest on that search. frank? frank: antoinette, right now dozens of rescuers are scouring the debris off the coast of oahu looking for survivors. and there is still a strong sense of hope in hingham where friends and strangers are praying for chris to come home. the 23-year-old corporal is a flight crew chief. his family releasing a statement yesterday, thanking everyone who continues to pray for their son and the other missing marines. so far search efforts have been hampered by choppy waves and low visibility. thursday night's incident is just the latest in a series of marine corps helicopter crashes in the past year. >> any time you get these number of mishaps in a row it's time to stop, look back and take a look at what you're doing wrong. is

reporting in acton, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: another close call involving a drone near logan airport. pilot: a drone off to our right. about 700 feet. just saw it a few seconds ago. doug: that's the pilot of a jetblue jet landing at logan around noon yesterday. it's the second time a pilot has spotted a drone in the last week. an air canada pilot says a drone came within 100 feet of his plane on christmas day. both flights landed safely. state police are investigating. massport is reminding everyone that it's illegal to fly a drone within five miles of an airport and 400 feet high. karen: new this morning maintenance workers for the green line raked in on average more than $32,000 in overtime pay last year. that's more than double the overtime pay for blue line workers and far more than what maintenance workers on any of the other lines received. right now the "t" has launched its own audit of overtime spending over the past two years. in 2015 alone, the "t" had a $75 million tab for overtime for its 6,500 employees. the g

todd kazakiewich has more. todd? reporter: ed, the scheduling of the protest, martin luther king day was no coincidence. that was the point, using dr. king's strategy of civil disobedience to draw attention to a cause. in this case the cause is livable wages. the state police counted 110 protesters including the airport workers and the union organizers. six people were arrested for refusing to disperse. police were notified ahead of time that the group of six organizers were respect blee -- respectfully disobey orders to leave terminal e after a march and a brief speech. >> now uh days it seems the although they are working hard are still having to depend on government assistance. >> the peaceful protest took place inside terminal e that was cordoned off. the demonstration did not interfere with passengers or airport operations. at 5:00, what mass port says about the issue of livable wages here. reporting live, wcvb newscenter 5. >> also today a black lives matter protest, the group marched through the streets this m

newscenter 5' s todd kazakiewich is live outside the courthouse in dorchester with the details. todd? todd: this case began with the defendant allegedly selling $20 in crack cocaine last tuesday, the case ended with the defendant grant headley allegedly shooting a boston police officer last friday. for $1.5 million cash. several dozen boston police watch the arraignment of 27-year-old grant headley, but the judge allowed headley to courtroom and the camera. headley is accused of firing multiple rounds at officer kurt stokinger friday in dorchester as officers were attempting to take headley into custody on drug charges. headley allegedly got out of his car and started shooting, striking officer stokinger in the leg. others officers captured headley on geneve avenue. >> the defendant was recently released from state prison and was on probation on the suffolk superior court matter when he shot officer stokinger on mount bowdoin terrace. todd: since headley is a convicted felon, it' s illegal for him to be in possession of a he also shouldn' t have been suspended. assault with inte

our todd kazakiewich spent the day in the thick of patriots nation. he' s live at gillette stadium where fans hope they' ll be todd: some fans are hoping england would host the steelers s. others hope it is at denver. fans are happy the postseason lives on. the celebration began right after the patriots' victory, honoring a team that marches to the beat of its own drum. that was a seven-point win. it felt like it was 21 points. everyone saying, where are the patriots? won two games. it is uncharacteristic. you saw who they are tonight. >> fans are excited -- ecstatic, singing the praises of their team. >> i want to kiss you all over and over again. >> new england' continues. killer game. can you feel that? everybody does. >> this then is ready, sporting a custom made hat. -- this fan is ready, sporting a custom made hat. again, next week will be the fifth consecutive afc championship game for new leads to another super bowl bowl ring. pam: time to take a look at the skyline this saturday night. a calmer finish of the day. mike wankum joins us now. mik

that includes arlington where todd kazakiewich is live in tonight. todd: arlington is one of the schools that made the decision to evacuate. they did not know how widespread the threat epidemic was in the morning. they were able to get some afterschool activities today. that is one of the few things threat came in this morning. >> the threat threatened for backpacks to explode in the school, and that any surviving students exiting the building would be shot. high school was made by phone at 8:55 this morning. even before a thorough search of the building could begin, the school administrators and the police had to make a quick decision about how to keep the students and staff safe. they made the call to evacuate. >> it' s a very difficult decision because it involves a lot of students -- very young students for that matter -- that have to be moved. we moved our preschool program to an elementary school, and our daycare program to another preschool. todd: a search of arlington high found nothing suspicious. it' s the second threat in a week. friday, a

life in newton, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: commitment 2016, a new poll shows a big gap in the race for the white house. donald trump getting 34% in the latest wmur-cnn poll of new hampshire voters. ted cruz is 20 points behind him, followed by jeb bush and marco rubio. but it' s someone who' s not on that list heating things up this morning. the eye' s erika tarantal is here to explain. erika: of course we' about sarah palin. she made good on her endorsement in oklahoma. she also brought up her s arrest assaulting his girlfriend and threatening to shoot himself with an assault weapon. palin says her son a veteran is stress. she took aim at president obama. >> it is a shame that our military personnel have to wonder if they are respected anymore. it starts from the top. the question that comes from our own president would have to look at him and wonder do we know -- do you know what we go through? emily: -- erika: palin' s resurgence prompting this plea from democrat hillary clinton' s campaign. it reads, "donate to make

our todd kazakiewich talked with a grateful family, and the man who saved the day. he' todd: the boy fell through this ice on this pond, which is shallow, but the danger was real. the neighbor says he didn' t think twice about jumping in to rescue the child. >> i' m just walking. i slip on the ice and i fell into the water. that' s what happened. todd 11-year-old victor lima and : his family just moved to acton from brazil in the spring. he now knows the meaning of the term "thin ice." on wednesday, victor fell pond outside his family' s apartment. thankfully, the pond isn' t very deep. victor knows how to swim, but his clothes and the frigid water had him struggling to get out. >> my shoes so heavy i can' t walk. i get out of my shoes and keep walking, i call help, help. and i think it' come over there help me. todd: one of those people was neighbor ty lamb. >> i broken down into the ice and i broke a path out to him. and, he was out there, and i grabbed him. todd others on shore helped : victor and ty scale the steep, slippery ground. the actions of quick-thinking

reporting live in everett, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: it was commitment 2016 right now and our reid lamberty is live in -- reid where are you right now? ed: we'll get to reid. let's get to rhondella richardson. reporter: a private contractor and not a town employee in plymouth and i did reach the defendant and it is the weekend road rage. we are talk about bruce o'brian in court. he posted the $2500 in bail. saturday night he was arrested for disorderly conduct. assault with a dangerous weapon and discharging the firearm within 500 feet of a building. his defense was that a slow-moving snowplow veered into the suv nearly hitting after passing the plow truck he points the gun out of his window and fired. he was charged after carrying a firearm and police say he was not drunk. he is licensed to carry the happened gun he had in the middle console of his jeep. he must surrender pending the outcome. >> breaking right now, an explosion has hurt several people and it happened at the ra treatment center. john atwater is live at the scene. re

newscenter five' s todd kazakiewich is live in arlington with more on the investigation. todd: the investigation is tonight, it' threats, like the one called from one source or if there multiple copycats. >> those that are responsible for these threat are committing serious felonies, disrupting learning, and communities throughout this commonwealth. todd: a stern warning today from arlington' s police chief after a threat forced an evacuation, and an hours-long thorough search of the school, which turned up nothing suspicious. the chief says the caller stated that a bomb would blow up the school, and any surviving students would be shot. police and school administrators had very little time to make a decision. they ordered an evacuation. >> we have a preschool in our high school, we have a daycare, we also have a special education program, and all of these as well. todd: today, three weymouth schools received threats. students and staff were instructed to stay put. newton north high school also got a threatening phone call today, but an evacuation was not deemed necessary

and we are getting new details emily: the eyeopener's todd kazakiewich is live at the courthouse in boston with the sodded? todd: emily, randy, good morning. the boston police officer who was shot in the leg friday is now out of the hospital as the suspect who allegedly shot him will be arraigned later today here in dorchester district court. as newscenter 5 was first to report, officer kurt stokinger pulled over suspected drug dealer grant headley on friday in dorchester. a warrant was out for his arrest for violating probation. he was serving for gun charges. police say headley, who was driving without a license, got out of the car and started firing at the nine-year veteran officer. headley then took off and responding officers chased him down. headley will be arraigned in court this morning on several charges, including assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. as for officer stokinger, we're told he's at home resting comfortably. kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: thank you. 4:33 on this monday morning. other stories we're following right now. the man charged with killing the

randy: the eyeopener' s todd kazakiewich is in north andover this morning. todd: good morning. fire investigators are hoping to get inside that the building. they were not able to get inside last night due to extensive damage. four workers were burned and rest to the hospital -- rushed explosion. investigators say the workers were handling a chemical, which came into contact with water or air. >>> the patient' s were vigorously -- >> the patients were vigorously washed with water. todd: investigators say the lab was destroyed. the key now is determining why the chemical came into contact with something it clearly should not have. randy: and also this morning, this is not the first time this plant has come under scrutiny. 5 investigates found in employee died in october 2013 from severe burns and injuries. investigators found a chemical he was using was exposed to air or a cleaning solution. dow was find the $17,000 for safety violations. officer is in surgery after being shot 13 times as he sat in his marked police officer. police say the officer shot back at the suspect. that

reporting live, todd kazakiewich. reid: thank you. live pictures tonight out of times square as new york continues to dig its way out of snow. and a new surprise tonight for commuters, only seven of the long island railroads 12 branches will be open by 5:00 a.m. tomorrow. up to fifteen trains were stranded during the course of the weekend storm. damage to the railcars and trains is still being assessed, impacting the commute for days. there were two storm related deaths on long island. to the nations capital. it will not spring back into action tomorrow. more time needed to dig out from two feet of snow. our washington correspondent aixa diaz looks at the situation there. reporter: everyday life in washington will slowly start getting back to normal tomorrow. airports hoped to resume some flights. the subway will begin running in the morning. service will be free tomorrow, but limited. s letters replaced lawmakers on capitol hill. the house has postponed votes it scheduled this week. tomorrow, federal offices will be shut down. d.c. s

kazakiewich, newscenter 5. >> what a spectacular thing to do! he inspired so many, helped so many. it's his turn. >> a little giving back, absolutely. newscenter 5 at 6:00 starts right now. >> now, on newscenter 5 -- >> only on 5, the foxborough police chief on his handling of the chandler jones incident. and new information on the injured rob gronkowski. two big stories on the road to the super bowl. brewers at 6:00 -- breaking news at 6:00. a van full of students crashes. the charges and swift action taken by the school. >> stormy start to the weekend. rain is on the way. which areas could also see some wet snow. >> life in the fast lane! a little boy battling an untreatable cancer gets to live out a dream. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> beginning at 6:00, with breaking news, a judge has denied bomber his request for a new trial, the judge also ordering dzhokhar tsarnaev to pay more than $101 million in restitution. >> paperwork filed says the money would be divided among 49 victims. the amounts going to th

emily: the eyeopener' s todd kazakiewich is live in foxborough where we could get new details as early as today. todd: the foxborough town manager indicated that he may send out a press release on what officials call a sensitive issue. sports center 5 contributor chris gasper reporting a bad reaction to synthetic marijuana is what sent chandler jones to the hospital this weekend. according to a police log, jones was listed as a walk-in medical emergency sunday morning. he had come from his foxborough town house, just down the road. jones was then taken to the hospital as an officer checked on his home radioing in this, >> he was involved in class d delta. >> i don' t know why he would be doing something like that. a class d substance includes marijuana and other derivatives of it. jones has been practicing since monday morning. as we get it. emily: this morning family members are remembering a grandmother struck and killed by a car in roslindale. 78-year-old slivia acosta was hit near her apartment on washington street tuesday night. her son said she was the center of the family, a mot

jc: todd kazakiewich is live there. reporter: jc and phil, the peaceful protest was planned and so were the arrests. the demonstrators wanted to get arrested to make a point. they believe everyone who have a union and needs to have higher wages. >> i command you in the name of the commonwealth of massachusetts to immediately and peacefully disperse. reporter: an act of civil disobedience on martin luther king day. this afternoon six people were arrested for refusing to obey state police orders to leave logan airport terminal e. they were protesting for higher wages for airport workers. those arrested were a fraction of the 110 peaceful protesters who were making a point. they say the pay needs to be much higher than the current minimum wage of $10 an hour or $11 for some workers. it was a scene that played out at nine other major airports. >> the airlines can out source to responsible contractors that can pay a living wage. we think that's doable. the workers are part of the safety and security of the airport. they dese