Done to protect our borders from terrorism. Announcer this is a fox 25 Storm Tracker weather alert. As we head into the overnight hours its the winds, too. Hi everyone im vanessa welch. Im mark onchth wind gusts can reach 50 Miles Per Hour while youre sleeping and could cause some damage. Right over to fox 25 chief meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz who has been working nonstop in the Storm TrackerWeather Center all night long tonight. Jason and sarah helping control. Now some of the strongest winds and heaviest rain is moving in to new england rainshowers but thunderstorms that are moving toward new england tonight. Heres live Storm Tracker radar a couple spots where the rain is coming down steadily tonight where temperatures are in the 30s but above freezing. Can you believe 30s still out that way. Coming down hard right around 290 just to the worcester. Western massachusetts but look at this. All the lightning strikes happening here in the Hudson Valley of new york with these heavy downpours that are coming our way. Also southward into connecticut were seeing some of those heavy downpours even some thunder and lightning severe thunderstorm watch in place and thats all rolling toward massachusetts for the next couple of hours pushing our way. With those likely midnight and therefore afternoon. It persists into the afternoon tomorrow still gusty as the winds shift to the southwest. So the wind advisory goes until 7 00 tomorrow evening for those gusts upwards of 50 Miles Per Hour. Heavy rain, thunder and lightning gusty winds that means you have to watch out for Power Outages overnight and first thing in the morning as well. An update when they get out of here tomorrow just ahead. With the rain and wind start your day. Julie will keep a close eye on the morning commute. Fox 25 morning news is live. Tonight a High School Student is dead and her younger brother seriously injured after they got into a car crash on their way to school. These here are the two young Victims Police say the teenage girl lost control of her car in barry on her way to school. Fox 25s Kathryn Burcham is live at the school where classmates are grieving. Kathryn . Reporter vanessa, that grief not limited just to these hallways but really tightknit community. So many people we spoke with in town tonight say even if they didnt know brittany and her brother griffin they are still touched by this tragedy. It was the daily ritual 17yearold brittany driving her 15yearold brother griffin from their hubbardson home to their school. But today that 13 mile commute cut tragically short on slippery stretch of route police say brittany lost control and struck a tree. Brittany died instantly her little brother was seriously injured. Farther down the same road police say another teen driver lost control and crashed and tonight investigators are looking into icy Road Conditions as well as speed. Meanwhile griffin is in a Worcester Hospital room surrounded by family. As the classmates worry about how the family will bear the weight of so much pain. Everybody in school is talking about it. Its going to be really hard. Reporter School Officials say they will have counsellors for emotional support tomorrow for both students and staff. Live in barry, Kathryn Burcham, fox 25 news. Tonight a Cambridge Police officer faces charges hes accused of hitting a bicyclist with his car and never stopping. Its a story fox 25 fox investigates first broke on monday night. Our malini basu is live where that officer is on paid leave tonight. Malini . Reporter mark, were officer not only was he a decorated veteran but also very well respected here at the Police Department. Tonight were learning that higher up in the Police Department have not had any contact with officer calahan. Everything is being answered by his attorney. At 28 years old he is very well respected on force. He has been an example he has been highly decorated. He has been one of our strong officers and operating to endanger. Witnesses call police after they saw a pickup truck hit a bicyclist and take off. 32yearold woman there cambridge she was a bicyclist that was stopped on broadway making a left turn onto portland street. She had reflective lights on she was indicating a left turn and rear ended by the that came back. Reporter on sunday night, he was off duty not in uniform. At least one witness gave officers the license plate number of the vehicle involved. That witness also managed to snap a picture of it. Fox 25 ontoed the Police Dispatch calls. We have two calls from two one has pictures of the motor vehicle. Cambridge officers say despite these allegations it brings them together as a whole. Calahan a five year veteran followed the footsteps of his father who was also a veteran officer at the Police Department. Brian is also an air force veteran, iraqi veteran and spent a few years a tour overseas its my understanding that he was decorated veteran also. Its tragic it really is. It breaks your heart when Something Like this happens. As for this victim were released from the hospital. He said i just cant comment. Live in cambridge, malini basu, fox 25 news. A local man is recovering from surgery tonight after being hit while walking down the street. Weymouth police say this is the man responsible. Thomas arraigned from his own hospital bed charged with drunk driving. Tonight a witness is sharing video from the scene. In the video you see him fall over during a field sobriety test. Police say his blood alcohol level was four times the legal limit. And tonight a witness tells us seeing him drive you can tell. She said all the way from rocklin calling 911 trying to get the police to get him off the road. We pulled the driving record and found two prajs of violations, including many tonight a little boys bedroom window is shattered after a stray bullet blasted through barely missing the child. Boys father tells us it would have been trag fix that bullet was just a few inches the other way. All new at 10 00 jackie . Reporter vanessa, if that bullet had entered the house just a few inches lower it would have hit that little boy sleeping in his bed. Worse yet this is no accidental discharge two. Other bullets hit the house and the neighbors car. The question is going to be why. Reporter and manuel says he has no idea why someone would have popped off three rounds into his house and his neighbors car seemingly without any care as to what they might hit. His 7yearold son asleep in his bed when that round flew through his window just barely missing the child. Thank god because if he comes on this this point it could be happening and could kill him. Could have killed manuel himself. It landed in gutter but hit gone through the window just a couple feet away it would have hit manuel asleep in his own bed. The family next door called police when they heard the shots fired and tires screeching away. Just pop, pop, pop. I thought there were four shots but they said three. Reporter john reid was surprised to learn he was victim to the crime too. An officer showed him the bullet hole in his truck mirror. It gets you to think is it time to move, time to go . I dont know. Reporter now everyone just wants to know whos behind this. Both neighbors say theyve never had any problems on the street before want the person responsible caught. So far police have made no arrests in this case. Live in brockton, jackie heinrich, fox 25 news. Convicted teen killer philip chism will learn how much time he will serve. But the sentence could be a new state test. Chism was 14 when he killed Colleen Ritzer and buried school. With chisms other charges the judge could set up a sentence that wont make him eligible for parole for decades. Legal experts say that could be a problem as well. Somebody would appeal the idea that it would run against all these recent cases saying juveniles really should at some point at the very least have an opportunity to be paroled. Chisms sentencing starts friday morning. Colleen ritzers family will be entitled to make victim impact statements. Transit police are, woulding to track down this man. It happened on sunday february 14th on the orange line platform at the forest hills station. Contact Transit Police if you recognize this man. Grief counsellors will be on hand tomorrow to help students and staff at a Boston School mourn the loss of a classmate. Laura was just days shy when she was hit and killed in an intersection in randolph last night. She was a sophomore at the Pilot High School in brighton. Bright girl with a promising future. Good girl. I never believe this could happen to her. Im surprised. Reporter police have not charged the 21yearold driver who say the weather was a factor in this crash. The scare on the umass campus last week was real but it turns out the weapon involved was not. Prosecutors say the suspect charged in the amherst campus lockdown was armed with a b. B. Gun. 19yearold william mcis charged with hitting student with gun and stealing money dorm. We brought you the tense moments as the umass campus was told to shelter in place on breaking news on fox 25 news at 6 00 on thursday. He is free on bail tonight. An urgent warning tonight for students at Brandeis University after a flasher has seemingly struck again for the sixth time. The story all new at 10 00. Fox 25s john monahan is live at brandeis. John this is a scary scene for students you spoke with. The fact they cant catch this guy even more. So brandeis officials acknowledge six incidents since november but tonight fox 25 news has learned there are more starting last summer including one right here on fell street on the edge of campus. Brandeis university is a busy campus. Last night amid that hustle and bustle a man exposed himself to a student at the intersection of south street and highland right near this blinking traffic signal and its not the first time. I had yeah. Its not something that you really want to see. Are concerned that this guy hasnt been caught. There are people who legitimately police say there have been six similar incidents since november. Justin carlyle is a senior and he tells fox 25 he knows of two more. Theres about six to eight now. Women around for keeping a watchful eye. Well probably be looking around probably more than normal. Heres a description of the suspect. Police say he stands about 58 tall with a stocky build and last night he was wearing dark pants and a white hoodie. Waltham and Brandeis Police are asking for the publics help to i. D. This guy. In the meantime, Brandeis Police remind students there is a shuttle bus on campus so they can feel safe. Live in waltham tonight, im john monahan, fox 25 news. The charles for a man who disappeared in boston showed no results. Zachary mar was in boston celebrating his 22nd birthday when he disappeared after wandering away 11 days ago. He is from the town of harvard. Surveillance video has led police to believe that mar fell into the Charles River near north station. We are waiting he was found safe in connecticut. Relatives were very concerned on monday when she never picked up her 10yearold soon. Step down over an f. B. I. Investigation state senator brian joyce. Joyce has not been charged with any crime and is not mixed tonight. I dont think he will be effective to our community at all, at all, no. We are all in public life expected to be held to a High Standard when it comes to the way we handle our personal and our professional affairs. Another legal battle has delayed the groundbreaking in everett. The city of somerville has filed the Ground Breaking is not the only thing being cancelled. Today we are announcing that we are cancelling seven upcoming job fairs that we were going to do in the first half of march. The job fair cancellations come with a hiring freeze putting 4,000 trade jobs related to the construction on hold. Wynn had hope to break 2018 for its opening. Wynn resorts says its still committed to building the casino even if it means another legal battle. Only partially filled prescriptions. Senator elizabeth warn by reducing the number of pills that are in circulation. Warren says the bill will limit the number of unused pills left in medicine cabinets as well. Police encourage families to get rid of medication right away so they dont fall into the wrong hands. The controversial decision to reinstate bobcat hunting season could draw a hampshire fish and game department. A Wildlife Organization may sue the state saying the hunting season will put endangered animals at risk, too. The group is concerned about the canada links which looks a lot like the bobcat. It will take effect in december. President obama says hes going to push forward with a process of appointing a new Supreme Court justice he will not make it easy for republicans to block the process. I recognize the politics are hard for them but thats not our job. Our job is to fulfill our constitutional duties. Republican leadership has said they will block any nomination from president obama to fill justice antonin scalias place on the high court. They say nevadas moderate republican governor is being vetted for the position. A pick that would serve as an olive branch to senate leadership. There are new reports tonight that apple may be working on some technology that would not only block governments from unlocking their phones but also block apple itself. The Justice Department telling apple they need town lock at least nine more iphones. The feds already told apple they want them town lock the phones used by one of the San Bernardino shooters. The new cases came to light today in a letter unsealed in federal court. Apple is fighting the feds demands in at least seven of the nine other tech cases. Donald trump taking to twitter tonight to blast former g. O. P. President ial candidate mitt romney. It started after romney told fox news he believes theres a bombshell in trumps tax history. He prompted him to release all his Financial Information and even insinuated hes not as wealthy as he claims. Trump saying mitt romney who totally blew an election that should have been won and whose tax returns made him look like a fool is now playing tough guy. I saw everything coming off the roof i didnt know what to do. Tonight we are hearing from survivors of deadly tornadoes that ripped through the south killing at least six people. People who lost everything can only stand on top of a pile of rubble that used to be their home. Right now hundreds of thousands of people are without power this after a day that saw much of the east coast dealing with a tornado watch. Destruction marks the path of the storm near waverly, virginia, a landry mat leveled washington and dryers now among downed trees and power lines. Some trapped in their cars helpless as the storm struck it. Was scary. My truck went up in the air. The glass started caving in me. I saw everything coming off the roof i said i hope this isnt it. All i could do was just pray and pray and pray. The wind actually picked the car up and dropped it down. All i could do was hold on tight. Reporter a mobile home left is the concrete base holding the steps. Witnesses say the storm through it across the street. At the time Police Say Two men and a 2yearold boy were inside. Their bodies found hundreds of feet away. I lost a good friend in the storm. The storm continues to move with even more in its path. As the separate system dumped snow in the midwest the combined storms have left hundreds of thousands of people without power and forced thousands of flights to be cancelled. The latest victim died after a powerful storm swept through virginia. The bodies of a 2yearold and two men were found 300 yards from their mobile home. Air bag maker takata may have known about problems with their problem for years before doing anything by the. Thats according to new internal takata documents. The Senate Commerce committee has obtained those papers detailing problems date be back in 2005 after recalls were already underway. 30 million vehicles are some call our northern border a weak link in our defense. Once they get past us they have access to the whole u. S. Were the last line of defense. Fox 25 spent two days with customs and Border Protection at u. S. Border patrol. In 10 minutes see who theyre stopping, why there is new concern and how agents are still watching even areas that are not manned. But first distracted driving has been proven to be more deadly than drunk driving. Next at 10 00 find out the most dangerous kind of distracted driving and its not texting. Ends of february and a severe thunderstorm watch as close as southern connecticut. Thunder and lightning right along the southern massachusetts coastline right now. Im tracking those storms and the really strong winds that will come with them whether or not you may lose fox 25 weather alert im chief meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz heavy downpours right near boston. Check this out storm here producing some lightning going through westport and southern massachusetts at this hour. Plenty more thunderstorm activity to our west poised to hit southern new england and massachusetts. This all comes with very strong damaging winds overnight. Im tracking it hour by hour. A new study is ranking the biggest distractions for drivers and texting is not at the top of the list. Researchers found dialing a phone was the most dangerous distraction increasing your odds of a crash by 12 times. And your 10 times as likely to crash w