From boston fell news leader this is Wcvb Newscenter 5 at 5 30. Ben there have been changes rv is tracking it. The eye of the storm making a close pass to daytona beach. Three power lines toppled. More of a sideswipe really. Maria damage being done sure. Of the coast, flooding is a major concern. Jacksonville under the gun at this hour. Ben matthew has weakened, as harvey told us of the top of the hour. And there is the storm surge . Harvey these are always triple threats. Theres the flooding, the storm surge. This is west of jacksonville, 40 miles west and east and about 20 miles west and south of savannah. It will make a close pass or touch savannah. That is the idea with this of moisture rotating in from the ocean. It has incredible bands of tropical moisture. And the storm surge, a lot of that coincides with high tide or low tide. If it coincides with high tide, it diminishes severities some. If it coincides with low tide, it enhances it. Gusting at 45. Those winds will only get st
Us. Anchor we have some rain on this holiday and some slick travel. See that moving in from the west, even some signs of snow. That is going to be enticing much of new england. Downtown boston, we are try but the clouds are thick overhead. It is an ominous a few light showers starting to pop up moving eastward. That is extending into New Hampshire where we are seeing signs of snow mixing in. Moving out the west there is no moving into the berkshires. We are not expecting the snow to break its way in but we will be seeing a chance of slick travel. 43 degrees. Overnight is coming up. Ben one person has died after a tragic one way crash. Jc it happened early this morning on i495 in plainville between exits 13 and 14. Police say the driver was headed northbound in the southbound lane. Newscenter 5s diane cho joins us live now from the Foxboro State Police barracks, with the latest on the investigation, diane . Diane we are on an overpass near this scene. Investigators ar up going the wrong
Diane reid, nicole, you can see the victims after a fire broke out at a home here on harlem street. Firefighters say the fire apepars to have started in the back of the home because thats where the heavy damage is from the flames. They say the fire went from the first floor and made its way all the way up to the attic. Were told this is a 2family home, it took about 30 minutes before firefighters were able to knock down the bulk of the fire. Firefighters are now learning the fire was caused by a short circuit in a first floor power strip in the back of the home. Is confusing. We had to send some of our forces to the right and to the left to make sure we got a good search for anyone in the building. Diane were told one firefighter was taken to a local hospital for a minor burn on the leg. Firefighters estimate the damage be around three to 50,000 from his home. Diane cho, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Reid right now, president elect donald trump continues his criticism of recount efforts. Newscent
Was face down and did appear to be in the worse condition of the two. State police were still here reconstructing the crash and we can see the motorcycle lying on the side of the road. We will have updates on the condition as we learn them. Stay with newscenter 5 to learn more about this, including the charges that we do expect that motorcyclist to face. Live in foxborough, im juli mcdonald, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Reid surprise for david ortiz, big papi learning that the red sox will be retiring his number. It was an emotional day at fenway. Family, friends, old friends came together to celebrate his last regular season home game. Nichole and we have coverage beginning with sportscenter 5s not over, by the way. The red sox think the man who has come through and more clutch moments than any player in red sox history. Right into the ballpark, there will be A David Ortiz way, and yes, jim rice came out when it was announced number 34 will be retired. That announcement moves big papi more than
Approaches. Good evening. Im adam sexton. Cherise and im cherise leclerc. Hurricane matthew is a category four storm with 145 mile per hour winds. Ben kennedy is in jamaica where residents are getting ready. Reporter the calm before the storm. The people of jamaica preparing for the arrival of hurricane matthew. For days, this is been the sound in the streets. And stocking up on supplies. Chaos, unbelievable, you name it, everything. Reporter the government is preparing and watching the massive storm. If we are not prepared, it will be disaster. Reporter right now, it takes matthew by several island nations, including haiti which could take a direct hit. The storm is not expected to impact land for another day, but watches and warnings are in effect across the region. People of cuba praying for the storm to move away and boarding up a church badly damaged by Hurricane Sandy in 2012. In jamaica, local stores are struggling to keep the shelves stocked. Have you been selling out of water