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vermont, sanders' home vote, win up there. but he's got to find a way to beat or be very close to clinton down south. and he just got trounced in south carolina, down there. if he gets beat again in the south, it will be virtually impossible for him to catch up. >> all right, jon karl, see you tomorrow night. can't wait to join us. i want to show everyone at home the weather maps tonight. but the weather could play into the voting tomorrow. take a look. severe storms in oklahoma tonight. tomorrow, moving across arkansas, all the way to georgia. the weather team telling us 13 million people in its path. at the northern edge, snow from the great lakes into maine, including vermont. we'll be watching that. >>> stay with abc news for full coverage on super tuesday, with special editions of "good morning america" and a full hour of "world news tonight." then, of course, george and the entire powerhouse political team will all be here on the air, beginning at 10:00 p.m. eastern tomorrow night. >>> in the meantime tonight, we do move

the once-inevitable hillary clinton neck and neck right now with vermont senator bernie sanders. originally written off as a fringe candidate. that race still too close to call. we have team coverage on this momentous evening and we start with abc's jon karl who's at >> reporter: trooults is the first republican to get into a brawl with donald trump. and to beat him. this was a triumph of organization. he did it with a single-minded focus on iowa and the evangelical voters that dominate here. as for donald trump, he has a new title tonight -- loser. after dominating the polls for months, he has now lost the first contest. in fact, marco rubio had such a strong showing here, 23%, that he almost beat trump out for second place. let me tell you, this is just the beginning. donald trump is now on his way to new hampshire, a state where he has a huge lead. far bigger than he ever had in iowa. so stay tuned. we've got a long way to go, dan. >> a long road for both the republicans and the democrats. jon karl, thank you. so much to talk about tonight. so let's bring in abc news political

reporter: senator sanders' home stage of vermont and massachusetts are the two new england states that will vote on super tuesday. sanders is not the first candidate to turn his attention to massachusetts. over the weekend ohio governor john kasich had an event the same day as the south carolina primaries. about 9,000 people are expected and many of whom attended here. they were in line for hours. the college-age voting demographic is right up the appealing a lot to what he has to say is falling on supportive here on college campuses. reid lamberty, wcvb, newscenter 5. ed: on the republican side it is on to nevada. donald trump is there as are marco rubio and ted cruz. trump is leading with rubio and cruise locked in a battle for second. today cruz fired his national campaign spokesman after a posting of a video that accuses cruz of dismissing the bible. heather:and an officer is allowed to resign and never face his chill charges. more on an alleged cover up. >> they are looking for who ever lost this. >> and just some time to give us some snow this time tomorrow night. big changes. >>

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that touched the vermont border. grafton, places like that. that impacted demographics like women, registered independents. janet: so you would tell hillary clinton to exploit that going forward? t know why she stopped going after him on guns especially in new hampshire. that was a folder ability she began to exploit but in the last weekend, you had this antagonistic approach by bill clinton and others , older women trying to hearken younger women to wake up. i think that backfired. ed 4 in 10 republican voters : didn' t make up their mind until the last couple of days. do you think this trend will continue? janet: places where it will be that high like closed primaries where you have entrenched registered democrats. lower. decides late. janet: in new hampshire according to exit polls, terrorism and were front and center. not immigration. well that change as you move further south? the issues republicans and democrats. there are social issues in play on the democratic side. for republicans, terrorism and national security are very important. i

instead, he will be meeting with voters in the baystate and in vermont. he was campaigning in charleston this morning. he finished second in the hamster primary. democrat bernie sanders was in washington dc while meeting with civil rights leaders. he vowed to help african-americans escape poverty and protect voting rights. ed: the leader of the state senate is speaking out about the recent fbi and irs raid tied to a lawmaker. heather: newscenter 5' s reid lamberty is live at the state house tonight with more. reid: calls for his regulation have come from some state republican, but other leaders for the state hasn' t not gone that far, arguing instead that due process must take its course. dozens of federal agents yesterday moved into the canton law office of state senator brian joyce. to an investigation, the subject of which the fbi has not made public. the former assistant majority leader has made allegations of ethical lapses, for which he has been cleared from the state ethics committee. does include accepting free or discounted services, and funding

keep in mind that gap has a double-digit lead for the vermont senator. we overheard at a town hall that sanders himself said he does not necessarily follow the polls or the numbers. and he believes that tomorrow's primary will be closer than polls suggest. earlier today he did tout his come from behind status. >> in iowa, we started off 40, 50 points behind and we ended up a virtual tie. in new hampshire we started 30 points behind and i think we are going to do just fine reporter: one of the unknowns are the undecided. a third of the voters still don't know for whom they will vote. maybe that's why they are zigzagging the state trying to woo those last-minute voters. live in new hampshire, reid lamberty, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: hillary clinton is back after spending a few days in flint, michigan. former president bill clinton and their daughter chelsea worked the restaurant crowd in manchester. the former secretary of state has a rally planned in hudson. you will hear more from her one on one interview with janet wu coming up at 6:00. phil: candidates on

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the latest polls give vermont lead here. but clinton has pulled out a surprise victory here before in 2008. >> sanders is a neighbor, we will have a good contest. results we can produce. >> and if we are victorious and south carolina. "now on newscenter 5" -- not only will we win the selection, we will transform our country. erica: both sanders and clinton have events around new hampshire today. former president bill clinton is stumping for his wife in south carolina. emily: thank you. bernie sanders and hillary clinton will face off in new hampshire tomorrow night for a debate at unh their final showdown before the primary next tuesday. randy: an update right now on the helicopter crash that killed massachusetts man. the marine corps says trace elements of dna were found during search and rescue operations off the coast of hawaii. the dna identified some of the victims but it' s not clear which ones. 23-year-old marine corporal christopher orlando of hingham was on one of the choppers that crashed last month. today the long

. >> that is just one of the vermont senator's go to the younger, social media demographic. the only thing louder are his calls for universal health care were the cheers that followed. >> this campaign has been gaining phenomenal momentum because we are actually listening to the american people. not the 1%. >> sanders touting a campaign that had been on life support just nine months ago and is now tied with hillary clinton in delegates gained praising a grass roots effort to fund raise, an effort rooted in an antiwall street message. >> we have received 4 million individual contributions. >> we don't have a super pac. you are our super pac. >> just one week out from super tuesday in which massachusetts will hold its primary, sanders may have been courting the support of elizabeth warren echoing her economic message of a rigged economy. elizabeth to the senate. >> here's -- senator warren has not yet endorsed the presidential candidate. her support could be a huge boost for either sanders or clinton not just here in massachusetts but nationally as well. wcvb, newscenter 5. >>

vermont senator bernie sanders and hillary clinton deadlocked at 50/50. and an upset on the republican side. donald trump who had been enjoying a clear and steady lead in the polls recently finished points behind senator ted cruz and florida senator marco rubio seen there finished in third place just 1 point behind trump. >> in some ways marco rubio is the big republican winner this morning. he did better than the polls predicted while avoiding trump's scorched earth criticism. wings. we cover the rubio campaign. good morning, inez. >> hey, that's right, guys. so big, big night for marco rubio tonight. he came in third. we suspected he would come in third but this was such a close race, he basically tied donald trump. the latest polls had him at a distant third. this did come as a bit i've surprise. i'll let you listen to what the campaign was billing as marco rubio's speech. >> so this is the moment they said would never happen. for months, for months they told us we had no chance. for months, they told us because a time of anger we had no chance. they t

and starting to see some snow of course eastern new york state just west of vermont. here it's very dry but a little later on tonight it's possible the air could moisten up just period of snow from boston northward. maybe a little additional coming up north of route 2 or so. it's going to be mild by morning. before that happens, potential for maybe a coating up to an inch. this is just tenth of an inch of snow. slightly more well to the north. then we'll start talking about the warmer temperatures that are on the way. look at detroit right now. 61. cincinnati, 65. see you in a little bit with happy news. back to you guys. >> commitment 2016 now. the vatican is reacting tonight to the comments made by the pope believed to be directed at donald trump. >> newscenter 5 has this story tonight. >> a clarification if you will from the vatican. putting the pope's comments about presidential candidate donald trump into context. a spokesperson for pope francis insisted today that the pontiff was in no way launching an attack on donald trump. went on to say he certainly was not

emily: a dangerous scene in vermont. police say an ice missile smashed through a woman's windshield. the 73-year-old woman suffered severe injuries to her face. the chunk of ice flew off of a tractor-trailer. police are now looking for that driver but do say there is no law in vermont to clear snow from your vehicle. randy: the san francisco police department is now under review by the justice department. the review will focus on police training and practices two months after police killed a young black man which prompting protests and calls for the chief to resign. the review is expected to take about two years and focus on racial and ethnic disparities. emily: an 8-year-old rhode island boy with terminal cancer is one step closer to his biggest wish to be famous. dorian murray will get his own license plate from the rhode island d.m.v. the wakefield branch will host dorian and his family on "hashtag d-strong" plate. his story has gone viral after dorian told his family he wanted to be famous. randy: a big addition and

randy: a dangerous scene in vermont. a chunk of ice flew off a tractor-trailer into this s.u.v. missile. the 73-year-old driver has severe injuries to her face. police are still looking for the other driver. but even if they are caught, there likely won't be any charges. there's no law in vermont requiring people to clear ice and snow from their cars. lawmakers are looking to change that. emily: a look at your economy now. asian stocks are mostly lower this morning, as investors keep an eye on changing oil prices. the dow closed slightly lower sharp losses early on. right now stock futures are lower. google's new parent company alphabet is now the world's most valuable company. it topped apple yesterday after releasing fourth-quarter earnings highlighting its extended growth. investors helped push alphabet stock up 4.6% yesterday. those rankings could quickly change in trading today. major job cuts for yahoo. "the wall street journal" reports the company is expected to chop 15% of its workforce or about 1,600 jobs. yahoo

vermont seeing a couple of showers. by 11:00 though it's in worcester county and metro west, i think. by 1:00 probably boston. by 2:00 or 3:00 exiting the cape and the islands. and then here comes the second cold front. this second cold front is going to bring in a little bit of cooler air but not cold by any means. and then we're watching this area of low pressure out to the west. you see this one here. this is going to gather some moisture from the gulf of mexico so as this gets to our area overnight tuesday into wednesday , it's going to bring a bit of heavy, steady rain. that will continue pretty much all day wednesday and may turn over at the tail end especially north and west of worcester i think through the berkshires into a little bit of snow. not looking for anything in terms of accumulation but in terms of rain totals from this one anywhere from about a half an inch to an inch does look likely from this system. and then on friday, this is the big thing. because not every model is indicating this yet. it's stil

a line of rain and snow showers entering southern vermont. this will likely fall apart as it presses south and eastward. that is a secondary reinforcing shot of air. the wind will settle down. temperatures will be dropping into the 20' s in the suburbs, even below freezing tomorrow morning in boston. a colder start to the day tomorrow, at high will give us a lot of sunshine. here comes that next system. this will be on top of us much more widespread, beneficial rainfall. night. initially it might be just cold enough and parts of worcester county to give us freezing rain at the outset. showers wind downed in the afternoon with clearing skies. gusty winds wednesday and then cold behind that front and drive for the end of the week. you can see those computer models developing that storm system down to the south. right now it looks like that system will be pressed to ourselves as it heads out friday into saturday, but we have to keep a close eye on it. it will be cold enough we could see some snow out of it. but we will keep you posted. you. a na

he was skiing with his family on burke mountain in vermont. state police say the 58-year-old lost control and went into the woods. he was not wearing a helmet. emily: today the state's fifth medical marijuana dispensary will open it's doors. patriot care will host a ribbon-cutting this morning on industrial avenue in lowell. the company plans to open facilities in greenfield and boston later this year. according to the state, there were more than 19,000 medical marijuana patients in massachusetts as of the end of january. somerville is suing over the proposed resort casino planned for neighboring everett. the city's mayor claims the steve wynn project ignored somerville's environmental and health concerns; namely, the congestion and exhaust caused by thousands of additional cars. a wynn spokesman called the lawsuit a purely political move already being addressed. randy: new this morning, a malden police captain is going to court claiming the city blocked his efforts to investigate crimes involving city employees. that includes an alleged assau

the vermont senator targeting young voters and college students. the push launching him into a competitive race with clinton. we are just one week from super tuesday when 12 states including massachusetts will hold primaries. randy: nine minutes after 6:00. anticipation is building for red sox fans as david ortiz arrives for his final spring training. sportscenter5's mike lynch reports from fort myers, with what we can expect from big papi today. mike: hi, everybody. good morning from fort myers. big papi david ortiz will give his final spring training address later on this morning, sox camp. david ortiz begins his final season with his final spring training at fenway south. one of his first acts was to head into the locker room and seek out and embrace david price who once claimed that ortiz thought he was bigger than game itself. then it was out to the field to hit in the batting cage with his teammates. david ortiz is 40 years old. he has three world series rings. when big papi arrives in camp, people take notice. he is revered and respected by

and on the democratic side after a razor-thin loss in iowa vermont senator bernie sanders pulling off a solid victory tonight. exit polling showing among voters under the age of 30 sanders beat clinton by a colossal margin. we have team coverage, of course, on this pivotal night, and we start with abc's tom llamas, who's at trump headquarters. tom? >> reporter: juju, good evening. a wild scene here in manchester. donald trump took the stage at

clinton is trailing vermont sen. bernie sanders, and is asking her campaign. meanwhile, sanders is expressing confidence about his primary chances. campaigning in rindge today, he says clinton won the state in 2008, but he' s confident he' s going to win if his supporters turn out. pam: newscenter 5 is your source for complete primary night coverage our team of reporters and analysts will have the candidates covered as results come in. our coverage begins tuesday at 4:30 pm and we' ll take you all the way until midnight. you can also watch live on the wcvb mobile app. reid: a deadly fire hits a north andover home. coming up next, the heroic effort to save lives, and the investigation into how the fire started. pam: also ahead, the aftermath of a new york city crane collapse. what we' re learning about what went wrong. mike: how much snow you can expect and the area you are most likely to get snow. reid: and the boston college eagles are the first team to take on the uniquely motivated louisville cardinals bob halloran is in to show you how reid: a canton fathe

i believe we'll win in vermont. we'll do better than people think in other states. george, we began this campaign, as you know, at 3% in the polls. 60 or 70 points behind secretary clinton. we have come a very long way. our message about a rigged economy, rich get richer, resonating. i'll tell you what else is resonating. system that say lowing billionaires to buy elections. >> from the start, you have been a straight talker. to come right out and say you were decimated, you're continuing that tradition as well. let's follow up on south carolina. the vote in the african-american community. something like 85% for hillary clinton. you have going forward about 25% in the primaries are african-americans. aren't you going to have to do much better? >> yes. absolutely. absolutely. but i do think, no argument with you. you're correct. but i think you're going to see us doing, and i think the polls indicate it, much better with the african-american community outside of the deep south. much better in new york. in california. in michigan. we're going to have to do a lot bette

"chronicle' s " ted reinstein takes us to the stone trust in dumber stunned -- in vermont where amateurs and professionals ted: this stone trust puts on workshops for waller' s -- wa llers. >> we' ve got people coming from and people from canada. it is huge and growing fast. ted: the trust is the only place in the u.s. the hosts regular certification test for professional waller. challenges become downright diabolical, recoiling -- diabolical, requiring hip styles. this individual is one of only six people who are certified waller. >> many do not pass every test that they take. it is not a test you can breeze through. ted: meanwhile, peter welch says there is nothing like putting on that last stone. i really wonderful. "chronicle." world' s most fa m stonewallo and the woman who lists five tons in a day. us romancing the stone on main streets in the back roads of new england at 7:30 on "chronicle." in the is charming everyone. the little boy mustered up the courage to pop the question to her. >> of course you can be my hospital husband. thank you! phil: her hospital husband. they sealed

>> the vermont senator enjoys a very comfortable new hampshire lead. what is expected, to be a record turnout on this primary day. bernie sanders was out here earlier today, where he met and thanks some of his supporters. at one time he did trailed points. a victory here tonight says a that they are looking for a political revolution. free college, equal pay, and this has resonated with the young voter base. some polls do indicate that roughly 65% of new hampshire voters know precisely for whom they are going to vote today, with about 18% undecided. that potentially could close the but probably not enough to take to be a primary victory night tonight. now with the clinton campaign. >> thank you. i' m standing outside the university field house where heller clinton is going to be holding her election night headquarters. the secret service is now doing a security sweep inside. that is why we are out here. new hampshire has always been good to the clintons. tonight still has the potential to keep that record on track. but she needs to lose to bernie sande

>> while vermont, next or. >> see how i follow. >> new hampshire is more libertarian leaning. however i think they are all more open to bernie sanders and hillary clinton. >> i hope all americans take a time to really consider who they are voting for and what they stand for. >> do you think you will be ted cruz and hillary clinton? >> yes. >> and who wins? >> clinton. ed: did she say that happily or begrudgingly? time for our political roundtable. our guess is marion marshall and virginia buckingham. thank you. janet: let' s start with local issues. 30,000 massachusetts state workers now make over $100,000. budget is now more than $40 billion and governor baker is struggling to balance. is there something that a thriving economy demands this? >> it is hard to say that when the median income is $69,000. for state workers it is $52,000. minimum wages nine dollars an hour. that' s the point charlie baker is trying to make. janet: is she right about that? >> it' s a stunning number and it gets people' s goat. i think anyone that wants to argue charlie baker will let this excess ha

teens in burlington, vermont. also down to 23 in bangor maine. some of the cold air move south overnight, bringing in the temperatures to these readings by early tomorrow. at the same time, the moisture over the southeast against a this will be how it breaks down on a timeline. by or during tomorrow morning. probably snowing around bridgeport, connecticut. evening. i expect it to be reaching boston around 6:00. a little bit later to the north. it will not snow for many hours, but for several hours tomorrow night it could snow at a decent clip. on a cake they will be wet snow which will eventually turn to rain. well. not -- wtter over the interior. in boston. with 128, the temperature could be 32 or below, that means drizzle or freezing drizzle. there could be some glazing going on on top of the snow. say along the coast, southeastern mass, coding up to and for the first half of tomorrow night. they winter has been posted at 4:00 tomorrow until noon on wednesday. outside of 495. partly because of the freezing drizzle and rain after the snow. when

on the democratic side, i think bernie takes vermont, massachusetts, minnesota, and hillary takes every other state. republican side. except to the point that bernie will do better. voting, so he will get some delegates regardless. and you are correct, this is super tuesday, but we have about 30 states to go. >> on that point, bernie delegates, maybe not as much as hillary, has additional burden in the superdelegates. karen: what is the difference between delegates and superdelegates? >> delegates are supporters in official positions, add-on delegates, unpledged delegates, but the belief is most of those clinton. nomination? >> you cannot. there are several things at stake there. the point is, many of these will be winner take all. , and take all of the delegates. it will make smoother sailing for him as we move forward. karen: cruz thinks he will do well in texas where there are 155 delegates, but it is proportional. if he does not do well in texas, that may not bode well for him moving on. florida winner take all, march 15. rubio is hoping >> to do well. >>but it is getting to florida

a couple of showers in southern vermont maybe through the berkshires. this missouri this moves to the east. by 11:00 inside 495 about near worcester. and then this moves towards boston, the south shore, the cape and the islands will be the last to get it around mid afternoon hours. then a secondary cold front comes through, but it's dry. it just brings in cooler air, slightly cooler air. we're still pretty mild though. then we're watching this system down to the south going to bring in some moisture from the gulf of mexico. so we are expecting a period of some steady rain on wednesday. basically tuesday night into wednesday. when all is said and done from this rain, we're talking about about an half an inch upwards of inch. it could flip over to some snow. then we're watching a system on frye fry. this i do want to point bought it's a coastal low pressure system. not every model has this yet but i do want to bring to your attention that if it were to develop and come like this model is saying we could have a period of snow and maybe even some accumulati

the vermont state senate has given final passage to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana. the bill allows possession of up to one ounce of pot for residents of the state. it now goes to the house, but will pass. emily: this beloved garden at boston children's hospital is at the center of an emotional fight. to many, it's considered sacred gone. the hospital says it has to raze the half acre prouty garden in order to expand. parents and patients argue that's like ripping out the hospital's soul. they faced off at the final department of public health that children need to be the focus of the plan. >> many, many families have spread their ashes there. we love children. children are a part of my family. >> there was a time when my mom would have to wait hours and hours in the emergency room because there was no bed for me. >> the hospital has proposed three new green spaces, but critics are comparing them to fast-food eating areas. the department of public health will have the final say. randy: your economy this friday morning, asian stocks were mostly higher overnight but ga

augusta, maine tied it at 50 and burlington, vermont tied it at 50 as well. the meteorological winter is ending today. boston, number two, second warmest we have had on record and worcester checks in at number three. aided by today, but aided by the incredibly warm december. remember that one? it was way, way above average. it is 52 in boston. the wind is picking up out of the west and you can tell because city cam is shaking in the breeze. factor. we are dropping in the low 40s in worcester it will be chillier tomorrow morning. we get a glancing blow of cold long. the warmth stays close and starts to rush in. that's going to be mainly a rain one for us. today. 40. i'm .ing that out -- i'm pointing that out because we will get some precipitation. and from worcester north and west it may be cold enough for a period of freezing rain or sleet before the warmer air will take over by the time you wake up on wednesday morning. when we start to get another strong southerly wind. there are more downpours and a slight chance of a thunderstorm. and then look what happe

todd: vermont senator pat leahy points out that ronald reagan' s nominee, justin' s anthony kennedy, was confirmed by the senate in february 1988. >> president obama is doing the same thing president reagan did at the end of his term. todd: there are number of high cases and with only eight justices, split vote would mean a lower court' s ruling would prevail. antoinette: thank you. elizabeth warren is supporting a nomination from president obama. she says in part "senate abandoning the duties to swart -- they swore to uphold with threaten the constitution and our democracy. it would also prove that all the republican talk about loving the constitution is just that -- empty talk." reid: a former boston mayor is resting at his home after surgery to implant a defibrillator. he underwent the operation after crasng his car into a neighbors house. according to a spokesman, doctors believe he may have suffered a condition known as sudden cardiac arrest before the crash. that irregular heart rhythm may have caused them to pass out behind the wheel. antoinette: the teacher killed after a loo

sanders has said he will return to vermont next week to vote in the super tuesday primary there. massachusetts also votes on super tuesday. randy: this morning uber is hinting it could leave boston over a proposed crackdown on drivers. this week, boston' commissioner said he' d like to see the rideshare company fingerprint its drivers like the city is doing with taxi drivers. house speaker robert deleo says he' d consider that as part of legislation in the works on beacon hill. uber' s boston general manager called that process ineffective and told wgbh the company has been forced to exit certain markets because of similar regulations. emily: right now a billion dollar casino project in everett is on hold. and this morning that is pitting one city against another in a bitter battle. wynn resorts says the project could be delayed up to a year after the city of somerville filed an appeal of an environmental permit granted for part of the project. that means no groundbreaking in april and a hiring freeze impacting as many as 4,000 people. somerville' s mayor is standing firm but so

point out what he' s suggesting is what a back bencher senator from vermont might suggest on a senate floor, but not in the seat that is the most important seat in politics. reporter: for clinton, what won her the election 8 years ago, after being 15 points down the day after iowa, was showing a little vulnerability. could that help her again? >> personality trumps everything else in politics and she did this 8 years ago where she showed some emotion towards that final weekend. appealing candidate to voters. reporter: now every election , every presidential election, has one defining moment and tonight the watch is on for that moment. reporting from new hampshire. ed: trump still in the lead in new hampshire. but as the new poll shows, rubio is on the move. newscenter 5' s sera congi is live in portsmouth, where trump is about to hold a rally. sarah? trump just took the stage a minute ago. this is the last of several events he held today as he fights off a surging ted cruz and marco rubio. reporter: donald trump returning to the granite state, with just a handful of days to win over n

ed: the vermont state senate has given final passage to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana. the bill allows possession of up to one ounce of pot for it' s unclear right now if it will pass. heather: months after a new hampshire prep school graduate was convicted of sexual assault , i knew forum is being planned. he was 18 years old at the time, sentenced to one year, but remains free pending appeal. saint all school is planning a symposium for june on adolescent sexuality, and social media. school leaders and experts will take part. next at 5:00, the investigation into that deadly shooting rampage in kansas. ed: what police have learned about the gunman and the one reason investigators say he didn' t claim even more victims. >> incredible video out of guam tonight. the plane that made an emergency landing without all proper equipment. ed: then at a pennsylvania man 5:30 p.m., arrested accused of attending school daily, even making the honor roll. how his scheme was busted. announcer: the 10:00 news on metv boston, the people you know. the reporting you trust. now at 10:00. c

ed: the vermont senator appeared in minnesota. once again stressing issues of called establishment politics. look at the boston skyline is the weekend gets underway. a sunny day, but colder. that windshield adding to the bite. ed: it gets your attention. >> here are the current temperatures. 20' s and 30' s. we do have that wind is sitting out there. look at the temperature change. boston, 17 degrees colder. winds gusting over 40 miles per hour. you put those numbers together, and here' s what it feels like, 23 degrees in boston, 17 in worcester. these numbers have not changed at all today. we will start the week in that way, clear skies, cold temperatures, but wait until you see the warm-up i have in store. ed: were learning more about the driver of an suv who lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a west bridgewater home. the damage to that home, extensive. heather: and now we' re learning about a lengthy driving record. jorge quiroga is live in west bridgewater with new information. jorge: that record may be six pages lon

they arrive at the courthouse from vermont. one after the other, the girls take the stand to defend their father. >> is this gentleman here your dad? >> yes. >> okay. and you love him, right? >> of course. >> very briefly, describe the relationship that your mom and dad had. >> they loved each other. >> did they ever fight? argue? >> they did argue, yes. >> did you ever see your dad hit your mom? >> no. injures or bruises to your mom? >> no, sir. >> reporter: but for juror kim muenster, just the sound of those terrible fights. >> your hands around my throat. >> my hands were not on your throat! >> reporter: the despair in nique's voice. >> if you don't get off, i swear get off! >> reporter: gave her sleepless nights. how hard was it to listen to her audio recordings? >> all i could think about when i would go to sleep is anytime i would close my eyes, that's all i would hear was, "get off me, get off me," her screaming. >> reporter: there is just one more lingering question in this trial, what does matt leili have to say for hi

notice a couple showers already breaking out in southern vermont in the berkshires. by about 11:00 breaking out in and around the worcester area. there could be some around boston say, about 1:00 or so. then this secondary cold front is going to come through monday night into first thing tuesday. what that will do is bring down cooler air out ahead of our next system you see here out to the west. it's an area of low pressure. a lot of rain with this one. it will bring us soaking maybe a locations. so let's show you that on the future cast, shall we? on wednesday this is the day for it. it looks like it could start off as early as tuesday night overnight into first thing wednesday morning but really it's one area of low pressure followed by a second one. but as the second one comes by, it is going to bring down that colder air so we could see some snow. not looking for much, if anything, just a coating. however, i want to turn your attention to the weekend because as we get towards friday and saturday we are watching the potential coastal storm. if this were to come t

develop some in connecticut but also some could be coming out of vermont and new hampshire. even coming to boston with colder temperatures and winds picking up as even chillier air moves in. the first of a 1-2 punch of arctic air. i'll let you know when the real cold air will get here. that's coming up in a few minutes. >> we continue to follow breaking news a man who spent 30 years in prison for rape is headed home. 5 investigates has been following george's case for months helping to expose flawed evidence and karen anderson is live outside the court. karen? he walked out of court. he said the air smells good and he's looking forward to spending time with his mother, who has stood by his side after all of these years. >> free. >> he walked out of court with his mother and legal team, set free on personal recognizance after -- it was ruled that should be released. he had been locked up for 30 years. he always denied raping an elderly woman in springfield and today the judge said from the record it was clear he did not commit the crime. the judge didn't discuss the f.b.i. te

he is a senator from nearby vermont. sander hoping that lead in the polls becomes a reality tonight. a sizable leave him a lead he is built on and expanded ever since he is come from a close finish in iowa. reid lamberty, take it from here. >> i apologize for that. bernie sanders came into this primary with a very comfortable lead. he fully anticipates walking away with that primary victory. for his part we does sanders out early today and concord. greeting supporters, shaking hands. his strong support was not always the case. it was not just a few months back when he trailed clinton by more than 40 points. but his message has resonated with young voters. voters and undecided voters. they account for about 15% of new hampshire' s voters. expect a record turnout tonight for the primary in the granite state. you will be joining the supporters later tonight for a watch rally. back to you. ed: on the republican side, the final wmur cnn poll showed donald trump holding strong to his lead. heather: take a look at that. trump h

most of maine and northern new hampshire and northern vermont. they will all have a snow and mixed storm coming up. we will have a rain storm late tomorrow night and on into the day on wednesday. we only get a glancing blow of the colder air, and then the warmer air will take over as the storm moves in. that's why it will be a rain storm for us. this will be a real rollercoaster week. we drop to around freezing. 20s north and west and tomorrow's temperatures will be noticeably chillier than today. talking about some storminess. well this is not really a big storm, but as that reinforced cold air comes in late tonight it could touch off a few flurries. i think the punch of that will be lost by the time it reaches us. and chilly a sunshine for a good chunk of the day. in terms of getting out and voting tomorrow, no real weather headaches whatsoever. notice the pink color. there could be a bit of sleet or freezing rain at the onset well north and west of boston later tomorrow night. but then as we work toward wednesday morning it will be raining. ex

.: have you been there in vermont? you get to taste whatever new flavor they are coming up with because i was a everything was coming up at 5:30, this week' s a plus student. jc: hear from the teen who used his love of football to help him hold on to his future, after his mother suffered a major health crisis. phil: no more benjamins. one former treasury secretary is calling for the u.s. to ditch the $100 bill to help fight jc: plus, permission granted for a $21 million jewelry set to go it' s former owner. phil: rain is making it tough for the commute in some spots. >> this is newscenter 5 at 5:30 p.m. phil: heavy rain and strong wind moving through the area right now. this is a 128 north around the area. the wet weather is making for a rough evening commute. it is quickly moving eastward, the cape cod is getting some of storm team 5' here tracking it. it is moving with strong wind and big changes. harvey: and the line through boston has intensifies. damage going on with a very powerful line of downpours and thunderst

tuition-free public college,higher minimum wage,resonated with this college-aged audience, just months ago,the vermont senator,reminded supporters,he was 30-points behind clinton in new hampshire,he now maintains a double digit lead, the voters in new hampshire understand that this country needs a political revolution. hillary is gaining ground in some polls in closing the gap between her and bernie sanders, a surprise a win for her would be a huge momentum swing but even a second-place finish or a be a big boost for her campaign. ed: for the first time, former new york city mayor michael bloomberg is confirming reports that he is considering running for president, as a third party candidate. he' s looking at all the options. bloomberg was elected mayor three times, running as a newscenter 5' s reporters and analysts will have the results are they come in tomorrow. our coverage begins tomorrow at 4:30 p.m.. you' ll also find it on the wcvb mobile app. maria: right now, dozens are hurt several critically. after a bus rolls right over on a snowy new england highway. phil lipof is here with the latest on

emily: a bill to legalize marijuana is moving forward in vermont. a senate committee approved the bill on monday, and it now heads for a vote in the full senate. the law would allow possession of up to an ounce of marijuana. it would also create a controlled system for growing and selling it. governor peter shumlin says he strongly supports the measure. saying "thank you" to first responders. randy: the big night at the garden for a pair of heroes. a watertown neighborhood faced with some tough memories. how movie producers are trying to capture a traumatic moment without causing an upset. emily: and ahead in news to go, a huge fire in california. dramatic video as firefighters try to stop those flames from olessa: good morning. welcome back to the "eyeopener." a live look outside route 1 in saugus. the southbound side heading for the bottom of the screen. you can see a little bit of volume starting to build. traffic still getting by at the speed limit. no major delays or issues to report. no weather woes either at least not for now. cindy: not for

this morning things are quiet in the northwest corner of the state, southern vermont there may be a touch of light or freezing rain initially and it warms up. as we get into lunchtime the worcester area. it's the second half of the day the rain moves in and for the evening commute not just the rain but the yellow indicating embedded downpours. see this cluster of storms here, we have the potential for thunder as we get to about 8:00 tonight to 11:00 tonight in southeastern massachusetts and by tomorrow morning that rain is starting to taper off and shift offshore. when all is said and done, we're talking about a good soaking anywhere from half an inch of rain to over and inch of rain in southeastern massachusetts where the bull's-eye will within this event. overnight low temperatures holding close to 50 degrees with a southerly wind. the wind turn west but look at the temperatures in the 50's and holding there all day long. maybe late day partial clearing as that front is going to kind of linger offshore and we'll watch it because on the southern end of this front as we get towards thursd

what i show you a wider view it is 23 in burlington, vermont. 17 in cariboo. cold air in ottawa and quebec. the cold air will be sliding southward and it will be cold enough when we get precipitation that we will be starting as snow. keep that in mind. there is a wider view of the temperatures. how we drop into the 20s in boston. and as we get to tomorrow, yes it will be above freezing, but the air will be dry for awhile. it will be around freezing in worcester. when precipitation comes in there will be a lighter snow on the cost for sure. it will not stay snow that long, but there is a few hour window when the moisture bumps into the colder air to produce a round of snow here. clouds will be coming in during the course of the day tomorrow. now if you look around 1:00 in the afternoon, that is a mix of some snow around and north of the new york city area. that starts to spread northeastward. it gets to be about 5:00 and the leading edge is getting into our region. now especially to the west where it would be colder. the snow would have an easier time adhering

he was skiing with his family on burke mountain in vermont. state police say the 58-year-old lost control and went into the woods. he was not wearing a helmet. human error is now being blamed for this deadly train crash in germany. 11 people were killed and 80 others hurt when two trains collided head-on last week. a criminal investigation is now who' s accused of sending a wrong signal to the trains. after noticing the mistake, he tried to alert the drivers but it was too late. ed: two pennsylvania now. and it is quite a mess. a tractor trailer jack-knifes overnight causing an 11 car it happened on interstate 81 in lackawanna county. three people were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. some fuel spilled on the highway, as well, but has since been cleaned up. heather: the funeral was held today for a young teacher killed in a freak accident on i-93. family and friends arriving this morning to bid farewell to caitlin clavette. the 35-year-old art teacher was driving to her job in milton friday when a manhole cover flipped up and crashed

nevada caucuses once thought of as a sure clinton win are tonight considered very close between her and vermont senator bernie sanders who is in michigan talking up cheaper student loans. >> what crime did you commit, rob a bank, commit murder. you want to get an education. the last i had you had, getting an education was not a crime to ed: the primary is three weeks from now. "now on newscenter 5" maria: the serious problem linked to a heartburn drug. ed: a home birth and how dad slept through the whole thing. >> you're watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 11:00. ed: new at 11:00, a garage truck flies off interstate 95 and police are trying to effecting out how it happened. the truck smashed through a guardrail and the elevated highway and wednesday over the edge and plunked 100 feet. the truck driver is the only person hurt. he has serious injuries tonight. for whoever put hundreds of passengers in danger. a laser beam was lighting up a cockpit. it happened after this virgin atlantic flight was bound for new york city. it had to land in london instead of traching the transatlantic crossing. >> we ha

. >> reporter: the senator from vermont is a native of brooklyn, his accent lampooned to delicious perfection by comedian larry david on "saturday night live." >> we're doomed! >> americans are seeing that through the new york accent that these people really say what they mean. >> reporter: both sanders and trump have that classic new york dialect that's a staple of pop culture. also made famous by mike myers on "saturday night live" and in film. >> hey, i'm walking here. >> reporter: sanders and trump are walking and talking to voters, and a whole lot of them are listening. ron claiborne, abc news, new york. >>> and the results on this big election night are still coming in. abc news projects hillary clinton wins the democratic caucuses in nevada. we get results for the republican primary also coming in from south carolina. i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i