Because the thick smoke. The fire broke out before 3 00 at the Emerson Garden ominiums ty tk m down the ladder, my dog, tats down the ladder. Nobody seriously hurt, fortunately, in that fire. Firefighters are now looking into the cause. The Boston Police officer who was shot back in october is back at home. Ofcer mat morris released from spaldingehab today. Boston pole saying, im lucky to be here and therareot ofeople to thank for kping me here. Slip snowy roads causing crashes i new hampshire. Gusty win toppling trees in ston. Weston on the right part of your screen. The wds going to be a probletonigh eyall of our reporters look freezing. T is cold. No question. The wind advisory is in effect tonight. Gusting almost 30 inboon. 30nis. Not as windy as earlie stil a windy day tomorrow. Upper 20s a low 30s now. It flsiks in the tee will stay cold ought night. As fnow flurries around the berkshires, a few more hours of that. Well talk about thanksgiving travel and weather in a little while. There are norr the mother attacked from front of her disabled son. Our reporter is live in lowell where the victims family wants answers. Expecting answers sometime and hopefully soon. About a half dozen people dropped off more candles. A coueremain at this memorial. It marks the spot where this mother was brutally beaten. Answers for a lowell family. A mother beaten in front of her disabled son. She was a great mother to her kids. And, unfortunately, right now we lost a the woman was attacked by people, both men and women according to witnesses. Her 28yearold son who has down syndrome tried to protect his mother. He held her battered body after the attack. He held his mother, calling mommy. Party saturday night at this apartment complex. Asked to leave after exchanging words with other partygoers. It continued outside where witnesses say she was punched and kicked. There are reports a crowbar or a tire iron may have also been used. The son telling family members hit mom and blood all this blood. No arrests have been made yet, but the victims family says they know who was behind the attack. Very devastating. I dont know what im going to do with myself. Be strong for the kids. Lowell police, state Police Working with the d. A. s office. People have been interviewed, but no arrests have been made. President elect donald trump meeting with potential cabinet picks today at trump tower, including former massachusetts senator scott brown. As i reported department of veterans affairs. Brown thinks its the toughest job in the cabinet and he said that todays meeting went well. Still high suicide, still long lines, still i think a culture of kind of putting the soldiers as a secondclass person versus making it a top priority. There needs to be, with all due respect, a tremendous amount of work there. Brown served more than 30 years in the National Guard and after thanksgiving. More calls for peace on Boston Common following alleged hate crimes in the wake of the president ial election. Nicole is live with that story. It was a rally to show discrimination will not be tolerated, asking victims to speak up and be heard. Last week i was aggressively accosted by a man in a store just a few blocks from campus around the store because he thought i was a muslim. A firsthand experience of bias from a firstyear law student. No one at the store says a single thing to me or the man. Yes gathered for an antihate rally today at the state house. Local politicians like boston mayor marty walsh. Leaders speaking out to show unity against bias. Heres whats nonnegotiable. Everyone in this country deserves dignity. Everyone in this country deserves respect. The attorney general set up a harassment hot line where residents the report threats, harassment, violence. So far, more than 400 calls. Eg important to stand up against hate. Take a look at your screen. Youll see the attorney generals hot line. You can call and reporany incidents of violenc hitting the road f thving . Well, youre sure tve plenty of company. Newscenter 5odd kazakiewich avel. Tra is moving smoothly at this hour. The peak time is tomorrow. Exper experts say if you leave early in the morning or in the eveng, you should avoid affic. Thereuld fewer socalled choke points tha bore. Put phone away. Please always wearour seat iortant safet reminders on theve of the busiest d tuesday afternoon fro i want to say nontil 5 00,hats when your crutch time is. Lee in thening if you or leave late. Officials hope holida travel down around the pikeo tolls coi some areas where we would see congestion at a choke point are those tolls at 495 a 84 and 128 as we. Lessened. Holiday travelers who have already start their journeys agree. Electronic tollingakes for a much fastertrip. It moves quicker. Theres nothing there to sw down. Its much likehat we have now in seattle. M kinof used to it. I appreciateit. But efficient roads dont mean a thing i t cars on them is why highwayety officials ge drivers to be saf that means being sober. Its not justbout aohol anymore. We need to get people to unders the influence of drugsr marijuana, that is a impairment and that affects your driving. A in years past, massdot will shut down all scheduled wednesday or possibly rlier,. Pending on the tic situatn tomorrow. Reporting live, todd kazakiewich, Wcvb Newscenter 5. So once you get to your thanksgiving destination, you of you. The political divide. This should not be the time or the place. New at 6 00, five ways to avoid emotional disaster at the dinner table. Plus walking barefoot anywhere was excruciating. That man lost part of his leg in an accident. Now he has new hope thanks to a first of its kind procedure that was pioneered right here in boston. And snowing in parts of the northeast right now. Theres a system movingoughhr rockies. Ill let you knowhat t its monday and were going to here from him. He explains what happened and his answer is even more the School Bus Crash killed at leas six peop. Pictures show the bus on its thats what you the bus was carrying at least 35 Elementary School students, are hospitalizednit. Again, killed at least six people. Policeav just started notiingparents. Well stay on top of developments tonight. I felt like i had my life back. For t first time in years, is m right here, jim ewing, is no longer i pain. Doctors amputatedis left foot back in ly. And that amputation was done what dtors described as the greatest development in limb chresearince world war ii. Newscenter 5s emily riemer has the story at 6 00. A rock climber, jimmy kimmel was on vation in 201 wn a 50foot fall changed his life. The man had multiple serious injuries, including a bone fracture and nerve damage in the left foot and ankle. Made it painful even just to barefoot anywhere was excruciating. Jim decided to have his foot amputated in july after connectingith a friend at mits media lab. Researchers with dr. Matthew carty at brighams university. Doctors cut the limb using tools and saws. It can lead to tissue scarringan but new technique preserved th we create dynamicling intectioetmuscles. The samnteractions before a noal amputation. It is where the bionic leg makes the difference. Uses sensors to pick up electronic signals from the ain t bet control the prosthetic instead of using muscles or other methods. Its an Exciting Development for both medicinend jim ewing, who should be walking on his new prosthetic in about six months. The fact that im going to tbe th first to tryut this new foot and try out this wouldnt want to do who emily riemer, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Have youhought about it . 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Actual air temperature will tonight. Tomorrow the room for us to in the afternoon and a wee bit less windy, but still a windy and cold day. There it is, tha lake efct snow that hasotten as far east as the berkshires. This disorganized area out west is a minor system. Thats what we may have to dl with on thanksgiving day. Not a lot of precipion. Want to show y the sno area lifts noh. Could haveound minnesota, couple of rain owers. Southern half of the u. S. Pretty mild f trave tomorrow. Lets get to thanksgg day. Eres aiverf light sno or es,aybeusnoh to cause a coating or make it slippery in some spots on thanksgiving morning. Mostly it should be in the alsoould be rain over soutastern mass. Thatshe deal esnt look like a big stm. But itest ta much sometimes to cause problems. Check it out. Overhe next seven days, about 40 degrees tomorrow afternoon on average. And wednesday a tranquil day as thats gd if youre traveling that day. Thursday, thanksgiving, a little very lightnowedith rain is possible. Friday iscloudy. Iday rain moves back. Another storm, most of it lookso impossible that could flip to ow satury night. Now mike lyn with Sports Center 5 powered by xfinity. Alan branch suspended for testing posite for henderson. It soon will be legal in massachusetts, but still against football policy. Branch will appeal. That is if Bill Belichick has himn the roster. Branch was suspended during preseason for violating team policy. Ll belichick held a one of the question why jaid not me the trip to n francisco. As i alr id, wereto makeeci fe are best for the f everweek. I doowowi could put it differently. Last year, the year before that, 10 years before at, 15 years be that. I dont really understand wre the dont understand why thats hard to understand. I got it. U evyit . L righ sohey phe jets onnd. 4 25 me. Rs come prey odtests. 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