>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." emily: new information expected this morning on a missing cargo ship. the update on the way relatives of the crew share their panic. erika: a pilot dies while flying to boston. new this morning, his wife shedding new light on the mid-air tragedy. emily: historic flooding leaving people trapped in south carolina. the biggest concern of one man who can't leave home. it's on the eye for this tuesday morning. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." >> it's not even food. it doesn't even taste good. erika: also on the eye this morning. when bears won't listen to reason.

bear away from her kayak. emily: i hate it when that happens. erika: eating my kayak. good morning, everyone. i'm erika tarantal. randy is off. emily: and i'm emily riemer along with cindy fitzgibbon. this morning a clear start to our day, right? that's the good news. cindy: you're wondering at home. i know you are. we are taking a poll. this was unplanned. clear skies this morning. sun not up until 6:46 though. this morning. we're going to see a return to sunshine today so it will be bright but chilly at the bus stop. make sure the kids are bundled up this morning. in the 40's. 60's when they're getting off the bus this afternoon. a lot of spots running in the 30's right now. beverly and the north shore 39. we're 37 bedford up to nashua. worcester right now 50. boston 49. you can see northern worcester county southwest new hampshire in the mid 30's. down to 34 in norwood. 38 in taunton. 50's right now on the cape. you hung on to those clouds much

are shifting eastward for you. so everybody going to enjoy a lot of sunshine today. just a few puffy clouds this afternoon. so the brightest day we've had in more than a week around here. by lunchtime we're in the low to mid 60's. those lighter winds will hold us there at the coastline. i think we're looking at a high of 67 in boston. waltham to framingham around 70. right up to nashua running around 70 degrees mid to upper 60's through worcester county although a few spots may nudge 70 around-- south of boston upper 50's. duxbury to plymouth mid 60's. with the lighter northerly winds cool spot today is on the cape where it's in the lower 60's today. so a good-looking day weatherwise. let's get you out to the roads. good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy. so far a good looking day trafficwise. 93 in somerville some delays starting to build as you travel southbound. normal for this time of the morning. let's get to the maps and check the rest of the ride. still an accident-free ride. that's good news. route 3 looks okay this morning.

your ride on the expressway 15-20 braintree to boston. the pike so far so good. about 15, 495 out to 128 and then 93 southbound delays out of methuen to andover. once again concord street to spot pond. trains and buses for now on schedule. i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. >> we're not holding up well, not at all well. emily: a mother holding back tears waiting for new information about her daughter and the many other people feared lost at sea. this morning we're expecting to hear from investigators searching for that lost cargo ship. erika: the eye's todd kazakiewich is live at the mass maritime academy where many are clinging to hope. todd? todd: erika, emily, good morning. the weesage of that cargo ship is still missing. but those who know the crew are not giving up hope. they are still holding out hope. take a look at this video. this damaged lifeboat was recovered yesterday. unfortunately it was empty. but still no sign of the 33-passenger crew. among them, jeffrey mathias, the engineer of "el farro" who lives

in kingston with wife and three children. keith griffin, a winthrop native, was also on board. his wife is expecting twins. and this woman is from massachusetts. she says her daughter, mariette wright, is happiest on the ocean. mother: she loves the sea. she couldn't live without being on the sea somehow or somewhere. and that is her life. and now i'm so afraid she has lost it to the sea. todd: a moment of reflection is set for this morning at mass maritime academy. another vigil will take place at maine maritime academy where four crew members graduated. just to clarify the state of the crew members not clear. however, yesterday, the body of one crew member was found in a survival suit. that individual has not yet been identified. the ntsb is expected to hold a news conference around 7:30 this morning.

we'll keep you posted as we get new details on this disaster at sea. for now reporting live from mass maritime at buzzards bay, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now a late night fire is under investigation in marlborough. the flames broke out in the back deck area of a home on versailes street just after 11:00 last night. police tell us the fire is not considered suspicious. nine people were forced out of the two-family home. >> i don't think it's quite hit yet really. i mean he's a pilot. he leaves sunday night. he doesn't get back until wednesday. it just feels like he's on his trip. other than the news, you just kind of-- it's unbelievable. erika: that's the widow of a pilot who died while flying a plane bound for boston. his death midair no longer a mystery this morning. the eye's jim lokay is tracking overnight developments for us.

jim? jim: investigators released the name of the american airlines pilot late last night. his wife said he had a massive heart attack. that plane from phoenix was bound for boston but made that emergency landing in syracuse. passengers say ambulances were already at the gate when american airlines flight 550 touched down. phillip greenspun is a former delta pilot who now teaches at east coast aero club. he, like the passengers on board, applauds the co-pilot. >> it is a lot more work to fly an airliner by yourself. you have to run the checklists. you have to manipulate all the switches, and you have to fly the airplane. jim: greenspun said the captain's critical condition, combined with good weather and a lengthy runway, likely contributed to the first officer's call to land the plane in syracuse. johnston's wife said he had by-pass surgery almost a decade ago. since then he was required to have physicals every six months. erika? erika: a new push today to get double murder charges against aaron hernandez dropped. lawyers for the ex-patriot will try to get charges tied to the 2012 murders of daniel de abreu

and safiro furtado dismissed. prosecutors say hernandez shot the men after an encounter in a boston nightclub. the defense claims insufficient evidence was presented to a grand jury to establish probable the trial is scheduled to begin in december. emily: new this morning. boston city leaders re-affirming the city is safe despite a rash of violence this summer. mayor walsh telling a crowd in east boston last night that when you compare boston to other cities, it's the safest. police commissioner bill evans telling residents that police are continuing to investigate the deaths of two teens in that community last month saying detectives are close to making an arrest in one of those cases. the white house has withdrawn beverly scott's nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. according to "the herald," white house officials say scott asked that her nomination be withdrawn for personal reasons. the former head of the mbta stepped down in february as the system was crippled by snow. erika: commitment 2016.

a new focus on the new hampshire senate race now bound to be one of the toughest in the nation. democratic governor maggie hassan says she will run. she will challenge republican senator kelly ayotte next year. >> she has stood with special interests rather than with the people of new hampshire. i'll put new hampshire first. that's what this campaign will be about. erika: ayotte says she welcomes hassan to the race. here's how tight this race could be. a wmur poll shows ayotte leading hassan by just two points, 45 to 43 percent. two republicans hoping to be president will be stumping in the granite state today. former new york governor george pataki will hold a meet and greet in lebanon before heading to keene. he then travels to rye for a town hall meeting. and marco rubio begins a two-day visit in new hampshire today. he'll attend a house party in has events in dover and wolfeboro. emily: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton calling for sweeping changes to combat mass shootings and gun violence. she talked about her plan while

campaigning in new hampshire. clinton: when this happens, people are quick to say that they offer their thoughts and prayers. that's not enough. emily: clinton says a 2005 law that shields gun manufacturers from lawsuits needs to be repealed. she also says expanded background checks are needed for gun shows and online sales. gun-shop owners in new hampshire maintain background checks are not the problem. right now people in the carolinas are still on alert after days of historic flooding. thirteen people are now confirmed dead. cindy, the rain has stopped, but the threat certainly has not. cindy: that's right. the rain finally winding down. you can see it here behind me over the carolinas. this morning evacuations are still in effect. several dams has already burst and more are in jeopardy. this man, using a kayak to go house to house searching for survivors. holliston-native luke mccallum goes to the university of south carolina in columbia.

he sent us this video of water nearly to the level of the bridge that it's normally well under. mccallum has been stuck in his apartment for at least two days. >> trying to get to the city itself is a bit of an issue because all the roads have been blocked off in like recent hours and there may, i mean, not being able to shower. cindy: drinking water has been contaminated for thousands of residents. just a devastating scene there in the carolinas. our weather is a very different story. chilly now but big changes are coming, and i'll have the timeline in just a few minutes. erika? erika: it's now 6:10. a new reason to keep a closer eye on your bank account. emily: the small fees that are getting bigger all the time. >> i have hope that she'll be home with us. emily: pam smart's mother speaking out for the first time since her daughter's murder conviction. her push to set her free, and the lie she asked pam to tell.

erika: new this morning. mistakes that lead to overeating. three habits that can pack on the pounds before you know it.

at the argenziano school in somerville, massachusetts. good morning, "eyeopener." emily: thank you for that energy and enthusiasm. great school spirit, guys. good morning to all of you and everyone in somerville this morning. they have extra energy to spare. erika: totally. power in numbers. a wake-up call is a great way to show off your school pride. just post it in the u-local section of our website, wcvb.com. olessa: these pictures coming in in this morning of that sunset. unreal. emily: you were channeling that color. olessa: yes. cindy: look at this picture sent in from wayland. a gorgeous sunset last night. lots of clouds allowing the reflection there and the sun going below the horizon. the pinks, the oranges, just beautiful sky last night. you know what? those clouds are gone so it is a

today going to be the brightest and warmest day we've seen in about a week so enjoy it. it looks good. warming up by this afternoon. and our next chance of rain not coming in until friday. you want layers today because you're going to shed them this afternoon. you need them this morning. look at the 0's from bedford to nashua, just 37 degrees. beverly, you have dropped to 38. we're at the freezing mark. do you see that down there in norwood? jaffrey to orange running in the mid 30's as well. there's that 32 in norwood. 38 in taunton. notice on the cape it's quite a bit milder. in the 50's right now. 49 as you're stepping out in boston. we have clouds a good portion of the night here on the cape. they're finally shifting eastward. clearing skies for everyone this morning. as high pressure really noses in this afternoon we'll keep the sunshine around so it's bright and sunny this morning. cool to start by lunchtime. a lot of mid 60's out there. by 5:00 p.m. you're driving home. very pleasant. still around 65 degrees on average. we will sneak up to a high of about 67 in boston today. that wind light enough.

to kind of hold on to a sea breeze this afternoon. also keeping you in the lower 60's hyannis. look at taunton in the upper 60's. worcester 67. warmest spot today up through the merrimack valley and metro west where we should get pretty close to 70 degrees this afternoon. another clear night tonight with a little patchy fog in a few locations. otherwise it's mostly in the 40's in the suburbs tonight. quiet weather is dominating. the one thing we'll be watching is a weak cold front. out ahead of it tomorrow it's the warmest day of the week. once the front goes by with a few passing clouds slightly cooler temperatures settling in for thursday. if you're wondering about joaquin, the hurricane, the winds are still 85 miles an hour and a category 1. sit is a good 500 miles southeast of nantucket now. i continues to move northeast into the north central atlantic here over the next several days. in the meantime we have those warmer temperatures coming up on wednesday. a little cooler on thursday and our next chance of showers coming in on friday. frontal boundary approach s with showers in the afternoon and evening hours. if you have plans it looks a little wet by friday evening.

as long as this front clears out on saturday, the skies will clear. one of our computer models slowing it down. we'll have to watch the timing on that. otherwise the holiday weekend is looking good. seasonal temperatures in the lower 60's, warming up to near 70 by columbus day. let's get you back out to the roads. getting busier out there. olessa: we're building the delays. a live look at 93 in somerville southbound side very slow now. let's get over to the maps and check out the rest of the ride. we're watching one accident early this morning. 9 south slow out of methuen and picking up volume again near concord street. there is a crash on 128 southbound by 93. one lane is blocked. those delays back to north avenue at this point. the pike eastbound is 15-20 as you travel from 495 to 128. and then some delays on 24 northbound out of brockton. 95 heavy approaching 128 and also route 3 from weymouth into braintree. once you get there, 20 20-25 on the expressway into boston. trains and buses doing okay. i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. >> i hope i live long enough to

see my daughter come home. erika: the mother of pam smart breaking her silence after 25 years. she's calling for a new trial for her daughter. linda wojas is joining pam smart's attorney in a call to re-open the case. greg smart was shot in the couple's derry condo in 1990. the four teens convicted in carrying out his murder have all been released on parole. pam smart is serving a life sentence for being the so-called mastermind of the murder. her mother has gone as far as to ask smart to confess to get a lesser punishment. she says smart refused. >> good for her. i don't know if i'd have that much courage. erika: smart's parents maintain she is innocent and say they will continue to fight for their daughter while she remains in prison. emily: topping economy headlines this tuesday. asian markets hit a two-year high overnight as it looks more likely that the federal reserve will not raise interest rates this year. stock futures are lower at this hour following monday's big gains on wall street.

the dow added 304 points. using an atm out of your bank's network now costs more than ever. a new survey finds the average fee to withdraw cash is $4.52 per transaction. boston falls right under the national average at $4.44 per transaction. one analyst says banks are raising those fees because people are getting smarter about where they take out cash. when it comes to food, it can be hard to put the fork or bag of chips down. erika: but it turns out, the root of over-eating is sneaky. doctors say if you consume artificial sweeteners, it's more difficult for your body to gauge just how much you're ingesting and in turn knowing when you feel full. next, you dine out too much. restaurants generally serve larger portions and you also have little control of what's in your food. foods high in sodium and fat can cause you to over-indulge. and do you watch t.v. or browse facebook while eating? distractions can lead to eating too much. emily: it happens.

in fat and salt. emily: delicious. still ahead, a woman trying to reason with a bear. and tug of war with a blade of grass. erika: it's video you have to see, in eyepoppers. jim? jim: as a kid i would bite my finger. emily: was it salty. jim: new at 6:30. social media is an an uproar over the way united airlines treated a mom from newton. their instructions when she asked for a private place to pump breast milk. and new information on the life of a toddler found dead in worcester. the startling conditions the state may have known about. sera? sera: fantasy football websites under fire after an employee wins big. the new concerns being raised this morning.

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about heading out to the topsfield fair going on through the weekend. looks nice and warm on wednesday. that should be the warmest day of the week. notice temperatures coming down a little bit below average by thursday. emily. emily: cindy, thank you. it is 6:24 this morning. olessa is back with your tuesday eyepoppers. olessa: when confronted by a bear, most of us would run away but not one lady in alaska who had plenty of questions for the animal. take a listen. >> bear, please stop. please stop, bear. why are you here? olessa: i mean, she did say this all started when she attempted to pepper-spray the she goes on for more than two minutes begging that bear not to destroy her kayak. i. emily: i mean, she makes a logical argument. olessa: fighting over that last piece of food isn't just for humans. these cavias, similar to guinea pigs, just can't seem to figure out who gets the last bite of

grass. the person who recorded the food fight went as far as to put it in slow motion. emily: epic battle. olessa: if you wait, there you go. see, they split it. emily: there you go. olessa: they're both happy and smiling, i think. emily: life is good. olessa: exactly. erika: as i tell my two-year-old, sharing is caring. emily: a major recall of cheerios. the labeling that could lead to health trouble. taking on a drug crisis. >> we want to make sure that we we're not playing games. emily: the partnership with a >> this is an editorial by general manager bill fine. bill fine: achieving a lifelong dream, house speaker john boehner seemed deeply moved watching pope francis speak to a joint session of congress. the next day, he resigned. although boehner claims the decision was finalized months earlier, while listening to the

of fraternity, one can't help but wonder if the speaker was reminded just how dismal that prospect seems for the legislative body he presides over. during boehner's five-year tenure as speaker, a small but vociferous tea party-inspired group of representatives has increasingly stymied his leadership. boehner's been forced to repeatedly engage in ideologically-driven-- but politically unwinnable-- battles, one of which resulted in a damaging government shutdown in 2013. this fall promises more of the same on capitol hill. boehner has had enough. and who can blame him? whatever you may think about his leadership skills, few would accuse boehner of not caring deeply about the institution of congress. nevertheless, he knows firsthand just how far the public's respect for the house and senate has plunged. it's no coincidence that all three of the leading g.o.p. presidential candidates have never held elective office. boehner also pulled no punches, referring to ultra-conservatives as "false prophets" willing to compromise less and less and

holding little value at all for actual governance. by the end of october, such scorched-earth, political zealotry will no longer be boehner's problem, resting instead with the new speaker and ultimately the nation as well. pope francis called on congress to cooperate "generously for the public good." although that's unlikely given the recent past, here's hoping its most intractable members heed his words, if not their own outgoing speaker's final and

>> now on newscenter 5's >> we're not holding up well. not at all well. emily: a massachusetts mom fears her daughter is lost at sea. the new information on that missing cargo ship expected this morning. erika: new overnight. fire tears through a home in marlborough. the tough fight some families now face. emily: death in midair. >> i don't think it's quite hit yet. it's unbelievable. emily: the widow of a pilot reveals what really happened on a flight to boston. erika: and wild video of a serious showdown in a neighborhood. these guys were not backing down. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." morning.

taking a live look here as the sun starts to come up over new england. it's beautiful but it's just so much later these days. i'm emily riemer. erika: and i'm erika tarantal. randy is offment cindy and olessa are here. cindy: time is going by so quickly. september was so warm i think we had this false sense of reality feel like october. beautiful sky over boston. conason daition on the lens right there. you see that. clearing skies though. going to be chilly at the bus stop this morning but bright. temperatures mostly in the low 40's at the bus stop this morning. milder when the kids are getting off the bus this afternoon. today is all about the layers. there are a lot of 30's out the door right now. beverly just 39. we've got 37 in bedford and in nashua. notice out along the route 2 corridor we're in the mid 30's in orange. worcester holding at 50. boston holding at 49. look at norwood. 35 right now.

a few minutes ago that thermometer was down to 2. it is 38 in taunton. and a lot more 50's on cape cod this morning. cloud cover through a good portion of the night. now your skies have cleared as well. so everybody going to enjoy some sunshine today. not depicting it here but i do think there will be a few afternoon. it is a mostly sunny day. by lunchtime we're running in the low to mid 60's today. light winds will hold us mostly in the mid 60's along the coast. jumping up to about 70. lawrence to lowell, waltham to framingham making that run to 70 degrees. 67 in worcester this afternoon. 68 from brockton to bridgewater. with the lighter winds cooler at the coast. duxbury, plymouth and the cape run inning the low to mid 60's today. a nice looking day weatherwise. unfortunately on the roads we have a couple accidents you're watching, olessa. good morning. olessa: a few things popping up here and there. first a live look at route 1 if saugus which is slow for you on the southbound side. let's check out the rest of the ride. as you travel north we're

watching delays on 93 southbound out of methuen and down to andover. then picking up really heavy delays from wilmington down to the leverett connector. there's also a crash on 128 south by 93. that accident there blocking one lane. the pike doesn't look too bad this morning. 20 minutes 495 out to 128. another accident 24 northbound. this is by route 12. slow ride on 95 out of sharon. route 3 heavy from weymouth into braintree and a disabled car in the center lane northbound on the expressway by morrisey boulevard. your ride on the expressway is almost 30 minutes from braintree to boston. trains and buses operating on emily. emily: thank you. right now we are waiting for new details about a cargo ship lost at sea. the ntsb is set to hold a news conference this morning. at least three people with massachusetts ties were on board the "el farro." erika: right now a late night fire is under investigation in marlborough. the flames broke out in the back deck area of a home on versailes street. police tell us the fire is not considered suspicious. nine people were forced out of the two-family home. emily: also new overnight. the name of the pilot who died

during a flight from phoenix to boston. the wife of 57-year-old captain michael johnson says he died of a massive heart attack. we'll hear from her ahead in news to go. right now a popular fantasy sports website is under fire responding to serious accusations. erika: the eye's sera congi is live at the state house where draft kings is already facing scrutiny. sera: erika-emily, the attorney general is already looking into these hugely popular web sites and whether they should be allowed to operate here in massachusetts. "the new york times" reports that a draftkings employee accidentally posted data online showing which nfl players were being picked the most for fantasy football lineups. that same day, that employee reportedly won $350,000 on fanduel, a competing website. both sites were quick to release a statement saying they have strict policies to make sure employees do not profit from information, saying quote,

"employees with access to this data are rigorously monitored by internal fraud control teams, and we have no evidence that anyone has misused it." "the times" reports both sites have temporarily banned employees from playing in games or tournaments on any other site. draftkings has three million active users and has been valued at more than $1.2 billion. it is based here in boston. live at the state house this morning, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: thank you. disturbing new details in the investigation into a worcester toddler's death. the eyeopener's jim lokay is here with the findings of a city report. jim: before she was found dead last week, little gigi brown lived in an overcrowded apartment infested with bed bugs and roaches. city inspectors say the apartment she shared with eight other family members also had a water leak and electrical issues that made it dangerous for a young child. that new information coming from "the telegram" this morning. there's still no indication on what killed the girl.

pending though police were looking for particular prescription and over-the-counter drugs when they searched the apartment last week. meantime, gigi's funeral is set for wednesday in oxford. erika? erika: new steps from the mbta this morning to cut down the number of delays for commuters. new schedules will be released by the end of the month. according to "the globe," they will take effect by the end of november. the "t" says departure times will not be drastically different, but commuters can expect a, quote, "significant" more rush-hour trains can also be expected. emily: 5 on the opioid crisis. a new hampshire hospital with a new focus to fight addiction. frisbie memorial hospital is partnering with local pharmacies to sell narcan over the counter to anyone. nasal spray narcan is already available at a 24-hours walgreens in rochester. the goal now is to get into the hands of those on the front lines fighting overdoses-- family and friends of addicts. >> last year there were more deaths-- there were 300 deaths in the state of new hampshire

from drug overdoses. this year we may well go over 1,000. emily: hospital officials say narcan has the potential to save more lives than any other medication in the u.s. this year. 6:7. a newton mom says united airlines treated her like an animal. erika: the unsanitary place she was offered when she asked for a place to pump breast milk. plus a wild scene in alaska. the fight going viral this morning. emily: and ahead in news to go, cheerios getting recalled. the bad label that could make

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olessa: good morning. welcome back to the "eyeopener." a couple problem spots already early this morning if you're traveling 93 south. very slow ride all the way down to the leverett connector. plus a couple of accidents on 128. one over by 93. another in peabody. your ride on 93 south almost an hour from wilmington down into boston. a few problems south of town. i'll have the details coming up. sun glare in just a few minutes, cindy. cindy: something we haven't seen in a while. we're going to enjoy a lot of sunshine throughout the day. it will warm up as well. you need the layers because it is chilly out there now. 30's and 40's out the door. upper 60's by this afternoon with mostly sunny skies today.

it looks like tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. many of us such touch 70. thursday. more on that shower threat for erika. erika: cindy, thank you. unbelievable this is where a massachusetts mother was instructed to pump breast milk at a washington airport. the image igniting outrage on social media. the newton mom asked for a private place to pump at dulles airport, and she was stunned when a united airlines employee showed her to the pet relief room. >> there was no door, and there was a fire hydrant for dogs to pee on. obviously all these signs that say "this is where dogs go to the bathroom." it's pretty much ridiculous in the year 2015 that we have to talk about this. i really think it's a teachable moment, and people can learn from this experience. you know, it's upsetting that i had to go through this. erika: liz says she was also denied access to the united club area because she is not a member. united tells newscenter 5 it

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emily: just about 6:45 this morning. the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in bourne, boston, and jim with the new information we are learning about a pilot's death on a plane bound for logan airport. erika: but first cindy has your forecast. another nice morning. cindy: yesterday morning was okay. then those clouds really just took over in the afternoon. not going to happen today. olessa: thank you. cindy: it will make for a nice back drop for the foliage which out there. this picture coming in from new hampshire. you can see there is nice color there but overall september was such a warm month. the color is running a little bit late this year. typically as we head into columbus day weekend the foliage is peaking. we're seeing peak conditions through northern new england. there's moderate foliage through central new england right now. splashes of color here locally. a lot of the dryer trees that

have been stressed from the lack of rainfall over the summer starting to change. typically as you head down to the cape it's closer toward halloween before we really start to see a good amount of color for you. temperatures like this will kick-start that foliage. we're down in the 30's in a lot of spots. bedford is 37. norwood back down to 33. 38 in taunton. we're run,the 30's orange and jaffrey. nashua as well. 49 right now in boston. forecast. it's pushing those temperatures by lunchtime into the low to mid 60's with a lot of sunshine. but i think we're going to hold in the 60's today along the coastline. coolest spot on cape cod in the lower 60's. toward 70 degrees over the interior. a mostly sunny day. those winds much lighter today out of the northwest 5-15. you can see how the clouds are finally exiting on the cape as well. we're in great shape. off to the east there is joaquin. that stubborn area of low pressure spin to go the south. high pressure nosing in today. tomorrow we'll watch a cold frontal boundary approach with just a few passing clouds. it's our mildest day of the week out ahead of that front. it will turn a little bit cooler

hifned it so the temperatures actually peak on wednesday as we're running right around or just above 70 degrees. and then a little bit cooler. still lots of sunshine on thursday. if you can sneak away to the topsfield fair of course it's going on through the weekend. tomorrow is the warmest day of the week. let's get you updated on a couple accidents. olessa: sky 5 over one of those accidents for us this morning. this is right in needham. right outside our studio here. great plain avenue. 128. this is the northbound side by exit 18. as you can see the two center lanes are closed. that tow truck just got to the scene. hopefully they'll be able to clear that shortly. in the meantime heavy delays approaching. let's check what's going on north of town. we're also watching that heavy volume 9 south pretty much from wilmington all the way down to the leverett connector. there's also a crash on 128 south by 93. and your ride on that stretch from 125 down into boston almost an hour. the pike also building some volume. 20-25 now from 495 to 128. and then you've got those delays on 24 north. an accident over by route 123.

also a disabled car in the central lane on the expressway by morrisey boulevard. from braintree to boston almost a half an hour. trains and buses still doing okay. erika, emily. emily: thank you. right now. a search for a ship and its crew feared lost at sea. erika: the eyeopener's todd kazakiewich is at mass maritime academy where students are remembering two of their own this morning. todd: erika and emily, they are holding on to hope. there will be a moment of reflection in about 45 minutes when the cadets assemble for their morning formation. two of the missing sailors are mass maritime grads. this morning we're hearing from the mother of a third sailor from massachusetts who is missing aboard that cargo ship. crew member mariette wright. >> we cry together. we wail and scream and cry and pray. and that's about all i can tell you. we're not holding up well. todd: tremendous disappointment monday when a life boat from the ship was found empty. the body of one unidentified

the ntsb will be holding a press conference on the disaster at sea at 7:0 this morning. we'll keep you posted as we get new details. reporting live from mass maritime in buzzards bay, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. jim: the pilot who died on board a flight en route to boston apparently had a massive heart attack. we're hearing from his widow this morning. >> he knew he wanted to be a pilot. he knew that was what he wanted to do. if nothing else, i'm grateful that that's what he was doing. he was doing what he loved. jim: the american airlines flight was on its way from phoenix when it had to make an emergency stop in syracuse. the crew told passengers captain michael johnston wasn't feeling well at the time. paramedics were at the gate, but all indications are it was just too late to perform c.p.r. johnston's widow says her husband had bypass surgery almost a decade ago. sera? sera: jim, this hugely popular fantasy web site draftkings is under fire this morning. the "new york times" is reporting that an employee accidentally posted data online

showing which nfl players were being picked the most in fantasy lineups. well that same day that employee won $350,000 on fanduel, a competing web site. now both sites claim they have strict policies in place saying employees with ak se no this data are rigorously monitored by internal fraud control teams. we have no evidence that anyone has misused it. the times also reports that both sides have temporarily banned employees from playing games or participating in tournaments on other web sites. meanwhile the attorney general in massachusetts is looking into these fantasy sports web sites to see if they should be allowed to play here at the state. live at the state house this morning, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: a new push today to get double murder charges against aaron hernandez dropped. lawyers for the ex-patriot will try to get charges tied to the 2012 murders of daniel de abreu and safiro furtado dismissed. prosecutors say hernandez shot the men after an encounter in a

boston nightclub. the defense claims insufficient evidence was presented to a grand jury to establish probable cause. the rhode island blood center is laying off 37 workers due to the cost of collecting blood. that's about ten percent of its work force. "the providence journal" reports the state is one of nine with high rates of an emerging tick-borne disease. the layoffs will offset those costs. rhode island one of nine states recently seeing high rates of the disease. erika: there are now seven cases of people contracting the west nile virus in massachusetts this year. the public health department says a suffolk county woman in her 90's is the latest person in need of treatment. two people have died this year of the disease. emily: the white house has withdrawn beverly scott's nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. according to "the herald," white house officials say scott asked that her nomination be withdrawn for personal reasons. the former head of the mbta

system was crippled by snow. erika: the gunman in last week's oregon school massacre ranted about having no girlfriend. being disclosed by investigators. his mother says 26-year-old christopher harper-mercer dealt with mental health issues. to oregon on friday to comfort the families of those killed in the visit will be the first stop coast for the president. specific details on his trip have not been released. erika: california is now the fifth state where terminally-ill patients can be prescribed life-ending drugs. governor jerry brown signed the measure into law yesterday. brittany maynard brought national attention to the issue last year. she was living in california when she was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer and moved to oregon to take medication to legally end her life. a major recall for a popular cereal that's a staple for many families. general mills is recalling 1.8 million boxes of cheerios and honey nut cheerios labeled gluten-free that actually contain wheat.

the company started shipping the new gluten free recipe in july. you can see which boxes are affected right now on wcvb.com and our mobile apps. two guys fighting over a girl in an alaska neighborhood. it's mating season and cameras were rolling when two bull moose started butting heads. the fight started in a driveway, then made its way into the street. the video's a big hit on social media. emily: yankees pitcher cc sabathia is checking into rehab for alcohol addiction. he'll miss the postseason. sabathia says he wants to take control of the disease and wants to be a better man, father, and player. the yankees host the astros in the american league wild card game tonight. >> being an athlete in boston is an awesome thing. i'm honored to be on this cover for the ten-year anniversary. i mean, i'm humbled. erika: patriots wide receiver julian edelman was the center of attention at last night's boston

anniversary bash. the patriots' receiver graces the cover. emily: no more racing to beat the clock to get that egg mcmuffin. starting today, you'll be able to get breakfast all-day long at mcdonalds nationwide. the menu will vary by location. in most places, the all-day menu includes hot cakes, hash browns, and those fruit-and-yogurt parfaits. the mcgriddle sandwiches though still not available all day. you need to go during the breakfast hours for you. hot cakes at 4:00 in the afternoon. erika: sounds good to me. olessa: guess who is excited. thank you, guys. we're watching an accident if you're traveling here by great plain avenue. this is 128 northbound in needham. you can see the two center lanes are closed for this accident. delays already back to university avenue with this one. let's get to the maps and check the rest of the ride. once again you just saw that accident live. it's backing things up as you can see by the red shading on our map. 95 slow from sharon. 24 accident just cleared by route 123.

the disabled car cleared by morrisey boulevard. 30-5 from braintree to boston. the pike is about 30 minutes 495 to 128. and then we've got two accidents on 128. one southbound by walnut street. another one as you travel southbound by 93. 93 itself is very heavy from wilmington down to the leverett connector. almost an hour. trains and buses are doing okay. cindy, so chilly out there. it's october. cindy: you need to warm up the car and get the heaters going as well. look at all the 30's showing up. we're at 37 in bedford. nashua 38. beverly has dropped to 9. 49 in boston right now but lots of 30's here through northern worcester county as well. norwood 33 getting reports of a little bit of light frost in some communities too. 38 in taunton. and notice on the cape, 48 falmouth but still 56 hyannis. we had some cloud cover through much of the night on the cape. those clouds have finally shifted eastward. so everybody finally enjoying some sunshine today. there goes joaquin out into the north central atlantic.

that area of low pressure that brought all the flooding to the carolinas fully pulling away from the coastline as well. quiet weather for us. sunshine throughout the day. just a few puffy clouds this afternoon. temperatures come coming inteu the mid 50's by 10:00 a.m. mid 60's for our lunchtime. with those lighter northwesterly winds, coolest today on the cape where it stays in the low to mid 60's. otherwise 67 boston. notice we're making a run towards 70 here. metro west and the merrimack valley. another cool night with mainly clear skies. lots of 40's as you're stepping out the door tomorrow morning. but tomorrow will be a day with a lot of sunshine. just a few clouds. warmest day of the week as temperatures come up to around 70. cooler on thursday but still dry. our next chance of wet weather, that is coming in on friday. notice this front comes in during the afternoon and evening hours. and then it should be fairly progressive. should. and it should head off shore on saturday. one of the computer models slowing this down with a wave of low pressure. we'll have nice weather heading into the big holiday weekend with clearing skies.

only near 60 on saturday. notice by columbus day on monday temperatures running in the upper 60's. average high for us this time of year is 65 degrees so today with sunshine and temperatures above average, it's going to feel great. emily: we'll take it. that does it for us this morning. thanks so much for joining us. i have this recurring dream p p where i actually enjoy flying r r t v r r p r r c'mon, being treated t yeah, right. v v huh.

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