now, a west port grandmother killed in a crash. the family talks to wbz about it and what they hope happens to the driver. tom brady and the new england patriots getting ready for the new england colts. what tom brady's dad would like to see happen on the field.

this is wbz this morning. good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us. i saw venus. >> they're off to the east. even downtown boston. you probably can't see it, but jupiter's there. i was running around last night covering up. we do have those cold temperatures continuing. as you said, you can see venus,

jupiter, and mars. it's a great celestial show. this morning's low temperatures, we're going to be down at least in this area. we're going to take a look at actual temperatures coming right up. a wbz exclusive interview. a loving grandmother killed in what investigators call a drunk driving crash. >> reporter: a woman loved by many killed just a few miles from her home. >> loving mother.

>> reporter: mrs. caria lost her life when hit by this person. she lost her life, but the other driver wasn't hurt. >> i got rerouted. i told them i was going to be a little late, and my father said there was a major car accident and that my mother was involved and had passed away.

everything he gets. >> reporter: she leaves behind a husband and a grieving family. the drunk driver is due in court on monday. a man charged with driving the wrong way for several miles. they put out stop sticks, and he finally stopped after his tires blew out.

killing ing killing men dez. this afternoon, the city of med ford will dedicate the crystal campbell peace garden the mayor calls ground breaking. the boston university pep band and honor guard are expected to attend. the victims' family members of the boston bombing and several others will be at the event today.

at 10:00 in wellsly. tom brady's father wants him to stick it to the colts. during an interview, tom brady spoke and said, as long as they have one more point than the colts, i'll be fine, but i would like it to be more. there's a twitter war

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you. sun's up at 7:00. sun down at 5:58. it's going to be bright all day long. thank you so much. parts of california remain under a flash flood watch. a river of mud buried hundreds of vehicles and damaged hundreds of homes earlier this month. how people are trying to dig out. >> reporter: workers began the long task of trying to free people. torrential rains released a huge wall of mud.

how dire things became. >> oh my god. this car is going to hit us. >> all this stuff started pushing this truck in park. his brake wouldn't hold it. >> reporter: more than 3" of rain fell in this part of la in just 30 minutes. they warn heavy rains and floods could become a regular sight this winter because of the el mean yo. after four years of drought in california, the weather may go from one extreme to another.

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i think that's my new song. thousands of rowers are spending the weekend around lake charles. this is the largest two-day rowing event. the championship races are today, and boy, it looked effortless to them, but it is a gruelling sport. so much fun to watch, and the weather is probably going to be perfect, not just for the spectators.

>> yeah. i don't know how chilly they like it. the first races, they'll be in the 30s. >> they warm up quickly. so what else? it's all you dave. the weather and how chilly it is. yeah. the end of the growing season. if you didn't bring your plants in this morning if they're tropical, they may be dead. a lot of folks had freezing temperatures. three planets before sunrise, and i'm mentioning this today. you'll be able to see the sun tomorrow. this is not the beginning of a winter pattern.

if you're preparing for the game, you can see temperatures right now. we'll go in for a closer look. you can see 20s and 30s around the islands. there are closes below freezing. 36 degrees dew point. you won't see frost on anything this morning because the temperatures and the dew points are too wide. there's actually a wind chill out there. another freeze into tonight.

satellites with a couple of showers just off cape cod yes, there are snow showers going on in some places. there was a little bit of snow up in northern maine yesterday. it will take until mid-morning to get up into the 40s. 45 at 2:00. it's not going to be a very warm day to say the least. got plenty of color here. cold weather continues, but this is not going to last that long. look at that, carrie. we're back to the 60s on tuesday. >> woo hoo.

this is just a little too soon for these temperatures. cnn meeting aftering with joe biden. he gave an emotional speech about religious freedom. >> for so many of us, it is our faith that sees us through times and troubles. it is our faith that teach us to rise early in the morning, to put one foot in front of the the other. as things stand right now,

hillary clinton and bernie sanders are in a run. clinton at 37% support. sanders at 35. more than half the voters questioned at the poll say she won at the debate. a company collect collected stuffed animals for first responders to carry with them for kids when they go out on calls. it helps it become easier for children if there's something

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it is cold this morning. >> i don't like it. >> i don't like it either, but

here it comes. it is a little early to be this cold in boston, but frost this time in the suburbs is pretty average. there's a nice shot up there in bartlett, new hampshire. 34 degrees. a bit of a breeze. you'll definitely want to dress for the weather. the 50th hocr. that's not until about 1:00 this afternoon. it's colder than that before. >> all right, dave. let's take a quick check on that.

a dartmouth woman killed. gerald karera was driving drunk when he slammed into her car. he wasn't hurt, but she was killed. he will be in court on monday. in med ford, the memorial will honor martin richard as well as the boston marathon bombing survivors. footballs used in the colts game sparked the deflategate controversy. a woman left pennsylvania with the child and brought the little boy to boston. how a nurse at the hospital helped solve the case. >> reporter: children's

this is where a 36-year-old mom tiffany cherry wanted him to get medical care and nowhere else. >> >> reporter: is it surprising that they would want to come here? >> well, it's something you want best for your child. >> reporter: a doctor said her son needed serious trauma care. instead of going to the local hospital, she went five hours to boston. after getting the run around, they were advised the baby needed to be admitted to the hospital.

to the hospital. >> we're very pleased with the care he got here. >> reporter: she now faces child endangerment charges in pennsylvania. she also has warrants here she'll have to take care of, prostitution and other things. her family has custody of the baby boy. sacramento police just released sketches of two men they say stabbed spencer stone. he spent the week in the hospital recovering from his wounds. he was one of three americans that stopped a terror attack on a train in france.

a tractor trailer slammed right into a trooper's cruiser. paramedics took him to the hospital where he has since been released. they cited the truck driver. commuter services said they lost about $20 million. about twice as much as they lost 6 months before. they blame the snowstorms that hit new england. the tsa said it will stop using the word anomalie when talking about transgender

a woman said they held her for 40 minutes after an anomalie. a lab tech who specializes in wildlife rehab had a bird taken to them , and they took it in until it was ready to go back out into the wild. it's going to be chilly this morning. dave's back to tell us what's

terrell brown was placed on injury reserve. finishing up their week of

practice. nearly everybody thinks about tom brady and the patriots. the path, well, they're ten- point favorites. they down played it saying it was just another week. >> i guess i'm always pretty motivated in regards to the opponent and the team of the week. for us, it's another game. it's not the last game of the season. >> it's the most important game for us. we're all excited to get up there and play. >> we're just going to go out there and play hard like any other game. >> we've got you covered right

don't forget, right after the game, tune into wbz for our 5th quarter game show. college football bc. the eagles highly-ranked. the eagles up 7-nothing. they add sean watson to jack brooks. the tigers didn't look back from there. 0 and 4 from the acc. it was all crimson in this one. put harvard up 7-nothing. they go onto win it 42-nothing. what a big finish to michigan

and michigan state. 74 yards. down at the 1. michigan leads to 23-21. all they have to do is punt it away or even take the down. trouble with the strip, and the ball is free. it's picked up by michigan state. he wants jackson, and he scores on the last play of the game. unbelievable. >> reporter: what a great call. the spartans score to take down

hosting montreal. ignacio scores the only one. alex putting the royals up for good with his rbi double. lead the series two games to none. travis darnell. deep and center off john lester. that put the mets up 3-1. the opener by a score of 4-2. the 42-year-old kennedy has been coo

of operations. the two have already begun collaborations. >> he's clearly baseball's decision-maker. that's a good thing given baseball operations. >> could be an interesting off- season. trying to get back on top. >> back to college football. 15-10, the final. all about the patriots and the colts today. have a great day. boston taking over the common wealth today. this year, why it's more important than ever. >> reporter: there's also a marathon being run today.

let's take a look at our trivia question this morning. when should you plant garlic if you want to harvest it for next summer? is it too late already, mid- spring, or after the final frost?

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good morning, everybody. this is like a cool snap. >> yeah. this is fairly typical. we have not had, in october, a day that's gone below freezing, but it used to happen. look at the 30s and 40s and then the 50s, it didn't happen. in the 70s, it happened again. i don't think we're going to do it.

tomorrow, either. average is november 4th. if boston did it tomorrow morning, i think we'll probably stay about 34. mid-40s this afternoon. temperatures around 45 tomorrow afternoon. with the winds, it will feel quite chilly. it will become milder next week. we'll take a look at what that means coming up. temperatures into the 40s and 60s. i don't think it will be as cold as this cold shot. before the break, the trivia

question is, when should you plant garlic? >> that's right. mid-november. you can't do this with treated garlic, but if you get organic garlic, you can. you basically pull this apart and plant each individual clove. one clove will give you one bulb. you put it in, cover it with a little bit of mulch under the ground, and it will grow. >> all right. thank you, dave. good stuff. one in 68 children is diagnosed with autism. boston is holding a walk for autism speaks.

the reflection for the grandmother and grandfather who started it all. >> reporter: a very healthy baby boy. >> hard to believe there was a time when bob and susan knew nothing about autism. their grandson christian became the cutest little crash course with this maddening. bob, the former chairman on nbc. >> awareness drives action. awareness illuminated in blue. the group is now focusing on providing services with people

he's not discouraged with how slow that's going. >> he said, you don't know how to cure it. i said, do you know how to cure cancer? >> this week, it's boston's turn to walk. >> you can just tell, these people are winners. >> reporter: as for christian, he just turned 14. his grandmother says he takes one step forward, one step back, but every year has been motivation. >> wow. the walk for autism speaks is this morning in mansfield. registration begins at 9:00

if you would like to walk or donate, go to autism speaks.org. the annual pumpkin festival last night. they lit their pumpkins and floated luminary bags on the lake last night. scott's mission, and why his mission is far from over

every coconut has a dream. to come out of its shell. to show all the world its true, inner beauty. and then, in an ironic twist, get covered up by chocolate and almonds. almond joy mounds.

kelly is more than half at the international space station. he is expected to return to earth on march 3rd. a wbz exclusive interview. loved ones talking about the crash that ended their mother's life. boston public library's

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