of impact statements the court will hear tomorrow. the ritzer family expecting nine members of the family and friends to speak out. the judge is okay with that. >> they want to take the witness stand. they can do that. if they want to use the podium, they can do that. i'm not going to limit the amount of time anybody speaks. i only have one rule. which is that all comments be directed to the court. is no time limit, the judge did give a warning of sorts to everyone in the court by saying, if it takes too long tomorrow, he needs a little time after the closing of those arguments, the closing of those statements, to make his decision. it's conceivable it could be monday before he finally issued a sentence. in salem, i'm jack harper, newscenter 5. >> high winds and heavy rains causing big problems. downed wires leading to big backups in natick. busy route 9 reopened just nearby natick mall actually lost power briefly. >> take a look at this picture. that is a tree, a massive tree, smashing right into a home. this happened in concord. >> also, this large tree falling on a house in west street early this morning. no one inside was hurt. right now, power is still out for some in canton, after this utility pole comes tumbling down, narrowly missing two police officers. reporter: let me show you that tree that caused all the problems and brought down the power lines. there it is. and the crew here, includes still the two officers that were almost injured. the tree limbs and debris all over the street. the least of the problem for the officers working the detail. >> we heard a crack. i looked to my side. we both just turned and ran. reporter: this transformer nearly fell on two canton cops. when a big pine tree came down, a tree limb fell on power lines in the end, two utility poles broke. during repair, late morning, a third pole gave way, endangering police. >> how close were you to the pole? was it right in front of you? >> well, by the time we were done running, it was probably 20 feet. before that, it basically landed right next to where we were standing. >> nobody got hurt. that's the best part. that could have been anybody going around to school. >> there was a lot of lightning without thunder. very curious. it was like a microburst. >> i never heard a storm that stayed in one place for so long. reporter: downed limbs and lines. the officers who ran for the hills are still on the detail. luckily, that falling transformer wasn't powered up. >> the antenna went out just a little while before. reporter: crews have been here since 5:00 a.m. the hope is to get power back on by 10:00 p.m. the other utility poles have all been checked. residents really concerned about some of the dangling limbs still all, there were two recent deaths in canton after branches fell, covered in snow. live in canton, rhondella richardson, become newscenter 5. >> a man is found guilty of the murder of an ipswich restaurant owner. cheng sun beat tony kung woo to death at the majestic dragon back in 2011. he faces a mandatory sentence of life without parole. he was also convicted of armed assault and stealing. another man faces trial in march in connection with that murder. >> a salem police officers is accused of trying to hide oxycontin pills. he appeared in court today, along with three others arrested in this case. the officer was off duty at the time. he is accused of possessing at least four pills after a friend bought them while undercover officers in lynn watched. the accused officer, she says she's disappointed. this is what we should be doing. there's a break of trust in this situation and we need to address it. >> that officer was released today and his attorney says he will immediately seek treatment. he is on leave during the investigation. >> the family of a teenage caught in a custody battle with two hospitals is suing boston children's doctors. they say it's about making sure what happened to their daughter doesn't happen to another family. newscenter 5's sera congi is live in boston right now. reporter: the lawsuit named children's hospital as well as four doctors. and the parents of the connecticut teenager say this isn't so much about seeking revenge but about making sure this doesn't happen to another family. >> i started horseback riding. i really love it. it's therapeutic. reporter: 17-year-old justina pelletier says she hopes to walk again after an ordeal at children's hospital. >> it was awful. reporter: three years ago, the connecticut teenager walked into children's with her parents for care of a rare disease. a newly filed lawsuit alleges was psychological. when her parents objected and to another hospital, the pelletiers claimed the hospital accused them of d.c.f. >> and when her mom and dad objected to this treatment plan, guards came. they took them away. these doctors swore out statements and d.c.f. took custody. reporter: justina remained in state custody for 18 months, hospital. >> just imagine being in a psych ward, without needing to be in a psych ward. reporter: children's would not comment specifically on the case but released a statement that reads in part, boston's children's hospital welcomes the chance to vigorously defend the medical care it provided to justina. they do not keep patients in their care against the direction of the custodial guardians. >> this is not about revenge. this is about making people accountable, making the medical before they take actions. reporter: now, the lawsuit is seeking monetary damages. no amount is given. live in boston at children's hospital, sera congi, newscenter 5. >> the war of words between mitt romney and donald trump, flaring up today. >> and then some! when romney suggested that there might be a, quote, bombshell trump's tax returns, which have not been released. trump immediately fired back, in a series of tweets, the latest which reads, quote, mitt romney, who was one of the dumbest and worst candidates in the history of republican politics, is now dope! end quote. romney returned fire, tweeting, quote, me thinks protest too much. show voters your back taxes, with a hashtag, what is he hiding? this twitter feed the once -- first for the once-friendly pair. today trump said he was going to do what romney was totally unable to do, and that is win. >> new at 6:00, several elected women leaders from across massachusetts endorsing hillary clinton. state treasurer deb goldberg and auditor suzanne bump among those showing they have support at the state house. they cited clinton's experience and record of delivering real results for families. >> whitey bulger disciplined in prison. what he was allegedly caught doing in his cell that got him throne into solitary. >> a drone capturing new pictures from high above. >> as the cool air returns, a few showers are moving in. i'll show you how long the chill hangs around. >> i'm mike lynch. there are new rules for major league baseball. and david price threw his first pitch off a mound. the results wowed some people >> following breaking news right >> the reporting now at 10:00. check your program guide for channel number. the 10:00 news on metv boston, >> you're watching newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> new at 6:00, we are learning about some trouble that whitey bulger got into while serving his life sentence. he's now in a florida prison. last summer, a prison guard caught bulger allegedly committing a lewd act in his cell. he was put in solitary confinement for 30 days. when facing the disciplinary board, bulger claimed he was applying a medicated powder. he also claimed he was set up by the officer making the rounds. >> big upset in wooster. a big chunk of sidewalk caved in. you can see that large dark hole there. it's not clear how this happened but spruce, temporarily closed down while crews responded. this is a drone camera capturing footage from a ice jam. the state department of transportation says at this point, they are not concerned about an impact to interstate 93 or any bridges in the area. before. and problems can happen quickly. seriousness of the issue is compelling. >> i love the vantage points that drones give us. >> it felt too warm today to be talking about ice but -- >> mike is tracking a cool-down, before the warmer air returns over the weekend. plus, the latest politician to say embattled state senator >> tonight we are learning more about the focus of the f.b.i.-i.r.s. raid on the offices of state >> this amid calls for the democrat to resign. kelley tuthill is live in the state house. reporter: democrats we talked to said they're waiting for the results of this wide-ranging investigation to play out. but the republicans, not so patient. they're questioning whether or not joyce should finish out his term. brian joyce walked into the senate chamber without speaking to reporters outside. yesterday the milton democrat announced he would not seek re-election. but the senate minority leader says joyce should consider resign. >> can you serve in an effective way, with your attention divided, between constituent services and state issues? and the things that you have to deal with right now on a personal front? reporter: the f.b.i. raided joyce's law office last week. today the boston globe reports the focus is on joyce's involvement in a solar panel project at stone hill college in easton. joyce represented the company they said joyce was hired by select energy and that the college was in no way involved in that decision and has never paid him for any services. the statement went on to say, we have no information as to why the solar field work undertaken by joyce for power management and select energy is under investigation. the town of easton confirms it has been subpoenaed in the case and is turning over relevant documents. joyce was involved in clean energy legislation at the same time he represented select energy. >> we are awaiting the due process to be completed, the investigations are ongoing. if any matters are resolved in a way that require the senate to take action, we will do so. reporter: again, joyce had no comment. he has previously denied any wrongdoing. live at the state house, kelley tuthill, newscenter 5. >> take a look at this, just in. heavy flames shooting from a bellevue avenue mansion. this is in newport, rhode island. the fire work was being done on the building at the time. the fire department said no injuries were reported. the mansion is about 9,000 square feet with nine bedrooms and 11 bathrooms. that according to tax records. >> doesn't look like anything is left of it. patriots star serving up pancakes and making the day for some sick kids at boston children's hospital much better. that is wide receiver julian edelman, serving up pancakes to the kids at the patient entertainment center. defensive lineman trey flowers nervously. job. look at that smile! awesome! >> and today's ninth annual -- me. i'm sneezing. i beg your pardon. today's ninth annual event, and we need a little more energy there, the outdoor spinning project. supporting the boston-based home start. there you go, get some action going there. spending just one hour in the cold, in the rain, is nothing compared to living without a home. last year's event raised over $200,000. >> they even had a breeze blowing in their hair! they're incredible! looks like it was a movie filming. >> there are a lot of -- >> i will let them do that. ha ha! >> me too! >> see, i have some good news, if you're an early riser. i mean really early riser. check out the temperatures at 3:00 a.m. in boston, it was 62. we almost set record-high night. that's just how unusual this weather pattern has been. it's still 50 degrees out there. that wind, of the west. but not nearly as strong as last night. thunder didn't wake you up, the wind howling certainly did. boston had a wind gust of 69 miles an hour. look at blue hill observatory. over 60 miles an hour. braintree, gusts. it's going to be a breezy night tomorrow, breezy as well. today you didn't notice it so much, because it was so warm. tomorrow, temperatures down in the 30's. wind chill index is back with us. it's going to feel like it's in the 20's all day. we had substantial rain last night, anywhere between one to two and isolated places picking up almost four inches of rain. we still have rain going on. this is really light stuff. the main rainmaker is long gone, out of here. scattered showers, as the wave of cool air tries to push its way in. to the north, a few scattered showers. to the south shore, especially down through the marshfield area, it stretches back towards brockton. in randolph, a little downpour as well. there's a downpour right now just off to the east. this will be marching its way if you're driving home this evening, you're going to be needing the windshield wipers. there's even more back here. but all of it is light. you are going to be seeing scattered showers. those showers staying with us through 8:00. they're around here till about 10:00. then eventually the skies starting to clear away. as the skies clear away, the temperature drops. tomorrow morning will be chilly. the temperature doesn't change that much tomorrow. in fact, highs will look like this, generally in the mid- to upper 30's. not very warm. worcester, maybe only about 32 for a high tomorrow. it stays cool on saturday. but look what happens on sunday. we're back into into the 50's. just a couple days of cool weather, then warmth moving back in. tomorrow is the wind chill index you want to keep an eye out for. cool on saturday. warming up for sunday. chance for showers on monday. looks like mild stuff. just a very light system at that. behind it, another shot of cooler air. you will notice the temperatures week. warming up enough that we're rain on wednesday. then cooling off again as we head towards thursday and the skies clearing away. back in. but you've got two days of chill to talk about. forecast. i'm meteorologist mike wankum. lynch. >> welcome back to fort myers. david price is one of the main attractions in spring training. locked on field three, as he was slated to throw batting practice. price trying to throw full speed. probably wasn't 100%. obviously he attracted a lot of attention. the first batter he faced was none other than pablo sandoval. [laughter] >> pablo, >> yeah. i mean, i think that caught surprise. but that's what pablo does too. he's are ready to go too. >> tell me about live bp. facing him. you can tell, he wasn't maximum effort but everything looked good. >> stepping in against him, always going through your head as you're waiting and watching him -- >> nothing. i mean, he's a guy, the same way everybody else is. just has a couple more millions than everybody else. but, yeah, i mean that's pretty much it. he's going to go out, compete, do what he does. and he does what he do. >> price looked relieved when he came off the field that the session was over. >> ah, i mean, i guess. i wasn't paying too much attention to that. he got his work in. i felt like he was happy with it. so, i mean, if he's happy, we're all happy. >> everybody is happy down in camp. one that made solid contact off david price. a couple of rule changes in mlb. when the manager goes to the mound to talk to the pitcher, he only has 30 seconds now. and they will start a clock. the other difference is that t.v. breaks will be shortened by 20 seconds. meanwhile, safety on the field. as you look at the video of tejada getting taken out by utley last year, tejada broke his leg. there are a couple new rules affecting baseball slides. the base runner must make contact with the ground first. he contact make contact with the fielder first. he must be able to reach the base with his field or hand and he must remain on the base. he can't change the path of his slide to initiate contact. the umpire can call both the runner and batter out if he feels there's a violation. >> i wouldn't look at this as necessarily a change. from my understanding at this point. it's, i think, more readily going to be ruled a double play outside that... five-foot range or the ability to extend an arm and reach a bag. >> after we finished that interview with john, joe torry came to camp to go into the explanation about the new rules in greater detail. we'll be back at 7:00 and 11. >> green grass. nice! >> the shirt replaced the hawaiian one. >> i kind of missed the hawaiian shirt. >> hi, guys! new tonight at 7:00, the tiny implant changing -- taking a new path in overcoming prediction. why some are calling this a game changer in the opioid crisis. new at 11, 5 investigates exposing elder abuse at the to care for them. the disturbing cases, where many say the punishment does not fit the crime. we'll see you then! >> on "chronicle" at 7:30, inside the bean meet the local makers turning out sinfully sweet creations. the health claims made for dark chocolate and what the science says. p i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. pwhich is why, for every american who's not being paid what they're worth... pwho's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- p and there are far too many of you- she understands that our rcountry can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. >> so driving through that horrible storm last night was harvey leonard, all new york city. because? >> a.j., you're my hero! he just got this together for us! >> what's his grandchild's name? >> mia isabel. six pounds, 14 ounces. his fourth grand baby, born on harvey's wife's birthday. >> our daughter was born on her grandmother's birthday. so nice to say, here, ma, we're living in a very competitive global economy, and if we are going to succeed, we need the best-educated workforce in the world. r we should be making tuition-free. we're going to pay for it vwith a tax on wall street speculation. p the taxpayers of this country bailed out wall street. r it is time for them to start helping t the middle class of this country. i'm bernie sanders we're about to show you an incredibly low fare. like all our fares, you get two free bags and zero change fees. because what's the point of an incredibly low fare if you're just going to stack fees on top of it? our sale fares have nothing up their sleeves. book them now at southwest.com low fares. nothing to hide. that's transfarency. breaking news. we're on the scene, the deadly tornado outbreak. at least eight dead, including a 2-year-old. more than 30 twisters from texas to pennsylvania. homes destroyed. this truck blown over on the gw bridge in new york. the coast guard trying to save this boat. the showdown tonight. is this the last chance for the other candidates to try and take down donald trump before super tuesday? and, the eye-opening new poll tonight from marco rubio's own state of florida. is trump unstoppable, even there? just 24 hours after our exclusive with apple's ceo, tim cook, the fierily re ery moments on capitol hill today. and just tonight, apple answers the judge. new reporting tonight after a passenger jet slams into a

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