>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener. breaking overnight, a driver shaken up after shots are fired at a car. the evidence collected on the scene and what state police are saying about the investigation right now. >> the american people are sick e-mails. emily: commitment 2016, the leading democrats in the presidential race agreeing on the other issues thrust inhe spotlight. randy: a new discussion today on the plan to shutdown the pilgrim nuclear power plant. the economic concerns on the eye. this wednesday. >> you are watching wcvb boston' s news leader. good morning, this is newscenter 5 eyeopener.

>> why did you take your nephew to court? emily: also on the eye, a woman sues her 12-year-old nephew over a hug. what she hoped to gain and how the jury felt about her argument. interesting story. good morning, i' m emily riemer. randy: i' m randy price with -- >> she was struggling this morning. she called me at 4:00. let' s talk about what is going on and the weather today. i am just discovering along with you. we have temperatures in the 50' s. boston at 56. kind of a delightful morning temperature wise. skies are clear. the winds are not too bad. we are seeing those out of the westerly direction at eight to 12 miles per hour. they will be picking up in intensity throughout the afternoon. there is a disturbance right there that wants to work through. you' ll notice the wind shifting. behind it is when the cooler air starts to move in.

you got used to the 60' s and 70' s, get used to cooler temperatures. as a system comes through this afternoon, we will get some clouds bubbling up. there could be a sprinkle out of it. not looking for too much. the big story is the cool air that will be flowing in behind his system. today, sunshine. clouds this afternoon. we still manage to get into the 60 day. some of the coldest of the season moves in. more that in a few minutes. enjoy the morning out there. by the way, olessa, traffic was going really well as i drove in. olessa: thanks, mike. so far, fairly court -- quite start. this is the expressway on the northbound side. you can see a little of the brake lights starting to build. 24 slow out of avon. stop and go into the braintree split. 50 to 20 on the expressway north end of boston.

methuen. trains and buses running on schedule. emily: breaking overnight, a driver says he was shot at on the highway. randy: right now, police are searching for suspects and answers. let' s get right to the eye' s sera congi. she' s gathering information at the state police barracks in foxborough. sera: state police are still looking for another vehicle involved in the shooting. they say this was not random. the scene. this happened last night just before 11:00 in wrentham. a vehicle heading southbound on 495 had been shot at near exit 15. the man was not injured. evidence on the car. during the preliminary investigation, state police say it appears the vehicle was again, not random. investigators are looking for

the second vehicle, but so far no arrests. we keep you updated with any new information. >> i want to talk not about my e-mails, but about what the mac and people want from the next president of the united states. emily: hillary clinton taking a hard line as all the democrats head back to the campaign trail today. the big question this morning, will their first debate move the political meter and change voters minds? the eye' s erika tarantal has the highlights and the fallout. erika: this morning, pundits giving the win to frontrunner hillary clinton as the number 2 democrat running, bernie sanders, says he hopes last night' s debate takes the focus off attacks and onto the issues facing our country. >> this national security -- erika: hillary clinton highlighted her leadership and service, dominating, defending her record. >> i would not ask anyone to vote for me based on my last name. i'

accomplished. erika: jabs were traded on gun control and -- quick time to stand up and pass conference of gun safety. erika: martin o' to build momentum. what' s the greatest strategic threat that we have right now is resolving our relationship with china. erika: clinton still dogged by secretary of state, getting this unexpected support. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> me, too. erika: lincoln chafee tried to capitalize on the talk of the scandal. >> there is an issue of them again credibility. >> senator clinton, do you want to respond? >> no. erika: will joe biden run? the vice president wasn' t mentioned last night. emily: that debate is the subject of this morning' s eyeopener now poll.

we want to know did it change , your mind about any of the candidates? right now, most of you say no. cast your vote and tell us why you feel that way on the front page of our wcvb facebook page. on the republican side jeb bush , will make a campaign stop in new hampshire today. the former florida governor will tour a bionics business in manchester and hold a town hall event in concord later tonight. randy: right now a rhode island native missing for a week in california is safe and sound. police say dianne thatcher turned up in her sierra nevada college dorm. her car was found abandoned last week. she says a man helped her when her car got a flat tire and she' s been with him since then. she says her cell phone died so she couldn' t call family. new this morning, a nurse is facing charges accusing of stealing painkillers from her patients at a hingham nursing home. police say she' d been replacing them with tylenol, water or mouthwash. cindy martin was fired from the queen anne' s nursing home back in june. police say some of the elderly patients might not have been

able to communicate that they were in pain because of the dust of not getting the drugs she was supposed to have administered. martin was allegedly working at another facility when she was arrested. emily: new plans to shutdown the pilgrim nuclear power plant are causing concerns in plymouth. today town selectmen will meet discuss the economic impact on the region. it comes after pilgrim' s parent company, entergy, announced it would close the plant by june 2019, if not sooner. the company says the plant will lose $40 million a year if it keeps operating. plymouth will lose millions in but safety at the site is the clutch the count is official and senior management continue to be the pilgrim station site in community. pilgrim' the plan is unacceptable. governor charlie baker is also s

effect on the overall energy supply. in the meantime, one expert says it could cost close to one -- $1 billion to close pilgrim for good a process that could take a decade. t start until entergy can prove they have enough money to complete the process. spent fuel would be stored on site in plymouth since plans for facility are still stalled in randy: charlton' s fire chief is defending his department' s response to this massive fire back in august. incident reports on the charlton orchards winery fire were released last night. the worcester district attorney' s office is investigating the fire deemed arson. the family that owns the winery has criticized the response to the fire. the fire chief says the 16 page report shows his department acted appropriately. another brookline firefighter is facing charges this morning. jeremy joseph was arrested over

the weekend, charged with drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident. he' s now on administrative leave. this comes as fellow firefighter joseph ward is facing charges for allegedly beating a customer outside a local taco shop for taking too long to order. a new push for affordable housing in boston. emily: the two recommendations to real estate developers. and taxing those popular sports fantasy websites. the new idea from a top state lawmaker amid criticism of the sites. randy: a new home for an 800 pound man kicked out of a rhode island hospital. the help he' s getting this morning. erika? erika: breaking overnight, state police are looking for the person who fired shots into a car on route 495 in wrentham. the driver was not hurt and evidence was collected at the scene. mike? mike: we' re slowly moving toward cooler temperatures. the full outlook of the changes on the way. first here' s what to expect when you head out the door. boston, 56. worcester, cooler and mild.

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massachusetts. >> good morning, eyeopener! randy: good morning to you. every looking in -- everyone looking especially nice. >> you could dress up, too. record a wake-up call. go to the front page of wcvb.com section.

randy: she was really scratchy earlier. she is fine. thanks for coming in post-up my: my pleasure to be here. check out the foliage. i love this time of year. this time of year you get the cool, refreshing days, beautiful foliage. we will start to bring in cooler temperatures. frankly, it has felt warm for october. could be some showers on friday. re planning any weekend plans. monday morning. a lot of you' re going to get really chilly as we start talking about sunday night into monday morning. right now, a mild morning, s. 56 in boston. you know that pocket we get of the cool area go -- cool air? temperatures. there are the clear skies. out and now we have a new batch of clouds that will develop this

afternoon. the cold front came through, but there is a trough to the west. you will see a few clouds, could be a sprinkle. you will notice the wind shifting around, assuring in the cooler temperatures. this is why we talk about the temperatures going from the 60' s and 70' s, going for highs in the 50' s and 40' s. cool weather headed in our direction. today, a sunshine and cloud mix, not as warm as yesterday, 62 to 68. westerly winds at five to 15. overall, not a bad day. high temperatures today, a few places will get really fairly mild, 69 in lawrence. taunton, should managed to get up to about 69. mid-to-upper 60' s. keep in mind, sunny this morning, a few clouds this afternoon and that wind picking up today as well. by noon, clouds building out of the west. if you look really carefully, those are the sprinkles we are talking about. it passes on through. there may be a little for your

skies and that to move back into the forecast. speaking up, let me show you what it looks like over the next seven days. tomorrow, only 62. there' s a chance of a few showers on friday. i think your morning is fine. as we had for the afternoon, we start to see showers, perhaps a downpour, and then it out. that is when the cool air starts really flowing in here. high temperatures in the upper 40' s. sunday, only about 48 degrees. it is that time of year. how is traffic? olessa: so far, ok. back to you. no, no accidents as you travel the expressway or route 1. southbound to the bottom of this green. checking the rest of your ride traveling south, one crash at 24

northbound just before 128 after route 139. you have delays back into brockton heading north. boy am building on the expressway. -- volume building on the expressway. north of town, 93 south, delays other methuen. picking up more volume to the leverett connector. trains and buses are doing ok, but minor delays on the orange line. emily: jury selection in the philip chism murder case is on hold due to questions about his mental stability. chism' s lawyer says she can' t communicate with the defendant, who is charged with murdering his teacher, colleen ritzer, two years ago. a defense psychologist says she tried to talk with chism, but he said nothing and banged his head on the floor of his cell. chism could be sent for a full psychiatric exam to see if he is competent to stand trial. the new hampshire man accused of killing his parents will go on trial in january. that date was just set in the case against matthew dion. prosecutors say he beat his parents to death inside their home in manchester, then set the

house on fire several days later. that was in march 2014. dion went on the run afterward but was eventually arrested in , florida. randy: topping economic headlines this morning boston affordable housing in the city. developers of new buildings to increase the number of cheaper units in their projects. or he could ask them to build affordable units elsewhere. the idea comes as rent prices continue to increase. a top lawmaker is pushing to tax fantasy sports websites. state senate president stanley rosenberg says the growing industry has to be regulated. the comments come after a "new york times" article suggested a close relationship with top sites fanduel and draftkings. the times reports staffers at those sites tend to be the biggest money winners at their rival site. right now, asian stocks are

extending losses on weak chinese trade numbers and low inflation. u.s. stock futures are down as well after a losing day on wall street yesterday. the dow ended about 50 points lower. emily: the 800 pound man who says he was kicked out of a hospital for ordering a pizza is now at a different facility. steven assanti, who was at rhode island hospital, is now at kent hospital in warwick. he says he' s determined to slim down and wants to have gastric bypass surgery, but has to get down to 550 pounds first. assanti has dreams of becoming an actor, and says he wants to be an inspiration to others. keeping the house tidy can seem like a daunting task, but professional housekeepers have some secrets to make things a little easier. first, get some cloth baby diapers. they' re good for buffing granite counter tops, mirrors, and windows, and they' ll keep you from going through a roll of paper towels. next, corral your power cords. if you zip tie them together they' ll be off the floor and , won' t collect dust underneath. finally, think of your floors and countertops as a grid. that way you'

to miss a spot. that always happens. i just did that come and yet -- randy: i know. emily: usually it is my children following behind me. a new york woman will not get any money for a hug-gone-wrong. randy: jennifer connell sued over the embrace from her nephew. she claims the then-8-year-old made her fall with the exuberant hug at his birthday party. connell broke her wrist, then sued the family for $113,000 in medical bills. it took the jury just one hour to return a verdict, siding with the boy. emily: customers are getting a chance to get a stake in a burrito shop. randy: the meaty challenge they must first overcome. erika? erika: new at 6:30, brockton with a new plan to keep public places needle-free. the steps being taken in the fight against heroin addiction. also lewd acts inside a , cambridge church. the new images of the suspect police are looking for this morning. and an emotional walk down the

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we are going to throw a few clouds in this afternoon. we warm things up, but not dramatically as we have been lately. by about noon, clouds. 2:00, fairly overcast than it clears off once again toward later parts of this evening. the next couple of days, a trend in the temperatures. 66 today, 62 to mark, 58 and showers on friday. that is just the beginning of the cooler air. randy: scituate is getting some help protecting its shores. yesterday the governor announced , the town will receive $3 million to reconstruct part of the oceanside drive seawall. other communities will also receive money for dam and seawall projects. the baker administration had promised to help repair infrastructure damaged last winter. emily: time for eyepoppers. olessa? olessa: the cubs just clinched a postseason win at wrigley for the first time ever. it'

s something a 100-year-old fan has been waiting literally her entire life to see. >> we used to take our own lunch and pop. we never paid anything. i just sit and cry when they don' t win. >> that' s loretta dolan. she went to her very first playoff game at wrigley for the first time on monday, so she just missed being there for last night' s big win. i bet she could not be happier for last nights win. we have healthy appetites here on the eye, but this is just too much. even for me. that' s a 30-pound burrito. a taqueria in new york is offering it as a challenge. it promises 10% of the business to anyone who finishes. it costs $150 and once you start, you can' t use the bathroom, start tearing up, or get a runny nose.

like it was already eaten and came back up. i' m sorry. randy and i would try it. randy: 5 on the opioid crisis, the deadly trend city leaders are trying to get a hold of this morning. a big show of support for a local teacher in the fight of her life. the student body standing behind her. just before sunrise. our camera in south boston, brightening this guy on this wednesday morning.

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randy: breaking overnight, a driver shot on the highway.

emily: the bizarre and disturbing stunt caught on camera inside a church. randy: the moments between these frontrunners the could make an impact on the campaign trail. emily: a walk to remember. this dad gave his daughter the surprise of a lifetime on her wedding day. it is on the eye. >> you are watching wcvb , boston' s news leader. good morning, this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. randy: 6:30 wednesday morning. south boston. brightening skies. good morning, i' emily: i' m emily riemer with mike and olessa. this early, you get to see that sunrise. randy: it also looks good when it goes down, too. for it. to the day. a few clouds this afternoon, not

a big problem, but a few clouds developing later today. right now you step outside, gorgeous skies, 56 in boston. a few spots a little cooler, a few upper 40' s era in there. overall, what a great way to be starting at your wednesday. the winds will be picking up later this afternoon. they' re not too bad right now, just out of the west/southwest at about eight miles per hour. we have a band of what we call a trough, an extended area of low pressure. the main cold front came through already. this has a little cooler air behind it. you' ll notice each day is a little bit cooler. we' ve had temperatures in the 60' s and 70' s, now talking about the 50' s and 60' s. this afternoon, notice how the clouds start to bubble up. toward the evening hours, some clouds, could be a sprinkle or two. what you will notice is the cloud cover comes through, the wind picks up, the temperatures cool down.

today, lots of sunshine but by noon, you start to see some clouds. temperatures will stop off just about 66 for the high in boston today. cooler air toward the we can. i' ll have a timeline in your seven-day forecast coming up. let' s check on the roadways. how are things? olessa: watching the volume building, but still accident-free north of town. southbound side very slow trip, but we are used to the delays at this time of morning. take a look at the maps. an accident 24 northbound near the horse bridge just before 128 after route 139. delays back into brockton. 95 slow from sharon. delays on route three brain into the braintree sprint -- split. the pike is building volume. 93 south from methuen , most of the volume except near concord street and stays heavy down to the leverett connector. trains and buses doing ok, orange line has minor delays.

emily: breaking overnight, state police are searching for suspects after a driver says he was shot at on 495 in wrentham late last night. he was not hurt and evidence of a shooting was recovered from his car. sera congi will have an update ahead in news to go. >> the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your damn e-mails. >> made, too. -- me too. randy: emails, foreign policy and gun control all hot topics as the democrats debate for the first time. vice president joe biden was not mentioned. he is expected to announce his decision soon. emily: today plymouth selectmen will meet with state lawmakers about the economic impact of closing the pilgrim nuclear plant. entergy says it with shut down the power station by june 2019 at the latest. randy: right now, police are searching for this man accused of dressing as a priest and committing a lewd act inside a church. emily: the eyeopener' s jim lokay

serious concerns this morning. jim: much of the video too graphic to show. police hope part of it will help them track down the suspect. this goes back to something that happened about two weeks ago, saint sava church. the intruder barely walk to and 3:00 in the morning on september 29. he wandered in priest' s robes for 45 minutes, before stripping down and committing a lewd act on the altar. >> this church is a living being with us, an important property. it is part of our sunday that, it is part of our humidity. jim: police said the man seemed to know his way around the church, but nobody in the congregation recognized him. you might be able to tell from in his 20' s. police and the church say they' re considering extra

emily: new this morning, alarming new numbers about just how hard the opioid crisis is hitting another community. the eye' s erika tarantal is here with the details. erika: that new data startling even to police. lowell has now logged 42 fatal opioid overdoses this year. that' s about one every week and three just this past weekend. but that' s not the only alarming information released by lowell police last night. there were 69 overdoses last month. that' s the third straight month lowell has seen overdose increases. heroin and drugs known as opioids accounted for more than half of all overdoes in the city narcan use is also up in the city. all lowell school nurses have now been trained to use it. randy: brockton' s mayor wants to do something about hypodermic needles left around the city. the enterprise reports he' s starting an initiative after getting complaints about syringes in playgrounds and

parks. city employees have already been trained on how to properly dispose of the needles. emily: a medford police officer is resigning over this video, first uncovered by 5 investigates. the youtube video shows stephen lebert threatening to shoot a driver who was going to wrong -- the wrong way. lebert was off-duty on that july night. an internal review found lebert violated department policies. he had been on paid leave pending a disciplinary hearing that was scheduled for this thursday, tomorrow. the man convicted of killing a south boston grandmother will spend the rest of his life behind bars. today timothy kostka will be , formally sentenced to life without the possibility of parole. last week, a jury found him guilty of stabbing barbara coyne to death in 2012. prosecutors say kostka was committing break-ins to feed his drug addiction. randy: a new probe into a drug company under fire. emily: the investigation following a huge price hike. and a big surprise for a teacher fighting cancer. the support she' s getting this morning.

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olessa: i live look in brockton, route 24 northbound by route 27. several cars involved in a crash now on the shoulder but delays will stay pretty heavy all the way up to 128 with a crash by the bridge blocking the lane so that volume is on the way back here in brockton. mike: we' re for gore to start of the day. lots of sunshine, temperatures relatively mild, 56 degrees. remember, this is october and up cooler temperatures in the forecast. by the weekend, by sunday, high temperature just 48 degrees. we did not even get that cold last night. maybe a few clouds and spreckels this afternoon. much more on that coming up. randy: a high school psychologist battling stage-4 metastatic breast cancer gets a heart-warming surprise. barbara bigelow was welcomed into a gym full of love by students and staff at oliver ames high school in easton yesterday. the 57-year-old says the cancer

has spread throughout her body. her diagnosis is terminal but support from family and friends has kept her spirits up. >> i was re-diagnosed in late february, and people from the beginning were incredibly supportive. the staff had flowers delivered to me every week. randy: bigelow says her goal is to raise money for research to help the next generation of women. emily: the suspect arrested in a 1992 cold case murder is preparing to face a judge this morning. also, a new debate on the death penalty in massachusetts. and a special wedding gift from a father to his daughter. the tearful moments as he surprised her with a walk down the aisle. take a live look at the view from our citycam

randy: good morning. time for news to go. the eyeopener' s sera congi is following breaking news at the state police barracks, where they' re investigating a highway attack. jim lokay' s in cambridge with one man' s disturbing act on a church altar. emily: and erika' s following the high points of the first democratic presidential debate. we will get all of that but , first, mike has your forecast.

my: we have clear skies and the clouds will come back this afternoon. but right now, temperatures in the 50' s. if you cooler spots like the norwood areas, with the temperatures drop off into the 40' s. still 60 at vineyard haven. nantucket, 62. great ways to start the day. it is going to be cooler. it is a slow process. we may see a few showers on friday. it will be cold enough this week and that by monday morning, we may be dealing with our first widespread freeze across the area. here' s the satellite. just beautiful out there. gorgeous start your day. we have a deck of clouds sitting out here. that will come in this afternoon. if you look carefully, you might see a sprinkle here or there. that is also in the forecast this afternoon, but i would say 99% of us will not see anything but a few clouds. there is the threat of a sprinkle out there. the main cold front has come through the westerly breeze. there is a weak front to the west.

behind it, you start to see the cooler air flowing in across very up. as it moves through, not looking for any rain, just a few clouds this afternoon. chillier temperatures start to move back into the forecast. today, a mix of sun and clouds, more sunshine this morning, more clouds is afternoon. 62 to 68. not as warm as the past few days with that westerly breeze out there. high temperatures, some of you may get close to the 70 degree mark, but probably not many of us will be quite that warm out there. we have the clouds coming in this afternoon, perhaps a sprinkle. not a big problem. it will be there to the evening commute. after that, the skies clear away another cool, refreshing evening. we will check on a traffic. a little bit of an issue to the south. olessa: thank you. this is brockton. 24 northbound, four cars involved in a crash, all on the shoulder not blocking any lanes by route 27. it will stay heavy from this point all the way up to 128.

watching another accident by the horse bridge, northbound crash with a lane blocked just before 128. delays back to brockton. traveling expressway north, 20 to 25 from braintree to boston. the pike is picking up volume as well, 35 minutes for 95 to 128. more delays on sunday three south out of methuen. randy: breaking overnight, a driver says he was shot at on the highway. emily: the eye' s sera congi is live in foxborough, where state police are investigating. sera? sera: state police are looking for the other vehicle involved in this incident, but luckily no , one was injured. this happened last i just before 11:00 in wrentham. a car headed southbound on 495, near exit 15 reported being shot at. state police say their preliminary investigation shows this was not a random shooting. they did in fact find evidence of the shooting on the car. they' re currently looking for

the other vehicle involved but did not provide a description of that yet. we checked in the state police and they say so far, no arrest. they' re still looking for the vehicle. we will bring you more updates throughout the morning. jim: police here in cambridge are looking for the man who committed a lewd act on the altar of this church. this happened a little over two weeks ago at the st. sava serbian orthodox church off alewife brook parkway. the man, in his twenties, walked in an unlocked door, put on priest vestments, walked around for about 45 minutes, then stripped down and performed the act before leaving. this was all caught on camera. they' re hoping releasing the video, at least the parts suitable for viewing, will help them find the suspect. erika: in the first prime time debate for the democrats running for president the two , frontrunners traded jabs but both urged voters to focus on policy. >> i would hope the mac and people see the difference

between people who are trying to press really shoes rather than call people names. >> i asked them to look at what i accomplished. emily: hillary clinton, leading in the polls proved why says -- say pundits this morning. the candidates took on a host of five issues from gun control to foreign policy and yes clinton' s email scandal, sanders agreeing it was time to move past it. no mention of joe biden. it' s still not clear whether the vice president will run. emily: a small plane crash under investigation in florida. a live look over a palm springs mobile park. flames. the plane went down about three miles from an airport dustup at this point, this unclear how many people were killed. live pictures. to investigate. randy: right now a rhode island native missing for a week in california is safe and sound. turned up in her sierra nevada college dorm. she says she spent the last week

with a man who helped her when her car got a flat tire. her car had been found abandoned last week. she says her cell phone died so she couldn' t call family. emily: friends of a manchester, new hampshire woman found dead in her apartment are remembering her. yesterday' s vigil for sue hutchinson was held outside of that home. her body was found in a crawl space about a month after she was reported missing. police say her roommate, who had also been reported missing, killed her and then himself. randy: the suspect in this woman' s murder will be arraigned today. james witkowski is accused of killing lena bruce in 1992. police say bruce, a tufts graduate, was robbed before she was killed in her apartment in boston. they also say a wallet left at the scene was vital to finding a suspect. emily: three suspects in a marshfield murder are behind bars right now. michael moscaritolo is being held without bail. prosecutors say he teamed up with another man to rob robert mckenna last month. mascaritolo' s girlfriend is being held on bail and is

charged as an accessory. police are still looking for a fourth suspect and an uncut diamond that the victim told friends he left in the house. randy: jury selection in the philip chism murder case is on hold due to questions about his mental stability. chism' s lawyer says she can' t communicate with the defendant, who is charged with murdering his teacher, colleen ritzer, two years ago. a defense psychologist says she tried to talk with chism, but he said nothing and banged his head on the floor of his cell. chism could be sent for a full psychiatric evaluation to see if he is competent to stand trial. emily: a 12-year-old boy is recovering from a stabbing in lowell. the lowell sun reports the boy was slashed on the forehead yesterday during a fight with other kids. it happened near the basketball courts at gage field. the boy needed stitches, but will be ok. any suspects. former nba player lamar odom. the one-time reality tv star is in the hospital after being

found unresponsive at a nevada brothel. he had been partying there since saturday. right now there' s no word on his condition. odom played college basketball at the university of rhode island. emily: new plans to shutdown the pilgrim nuclear power plant are causing concerns in plymouth. pilgrim' s parent company, entergy, just announced it' s closing the facility by june 2019. the company says the plant will lose $40 million a year if it keeps operating. but the union representing pilgrim' s 600-plus workers says a shutdown is unacceptable. randy: public hearing to they will take up the bill to reinstate the death penalty massachusetts. the debate was defeated by the house in 2013. the death penalty was abolished in the state in 1984. today' s docket also includes more than 50 bills on sentencing, correctional services, and mass incarceration.

another news news feature a video feed to rival youtube. the new feature would allow users to exclusively watch videos with channels dedicated to videos shared by friends, pages you' ve liked, and trending videos on facebook. a picture-in-picture player ideal for multi-tasking is also in the works. randy: general motors is gaining momentum in the race to build a self-driving car. the company says gm is in a good position to thrive, ahead of apple and tesla. the cadillac division is currently working on a super crews system in an effort to ease the workload for drivers on highways. a fleet of self-driving chevy volts will also be tested. >> he got him! a strikeout1 the cubs win! emily: the chicago cubs are going to the national league championship. they won the division last night, clinching their first ever postseason series at home at wrigley field. they beat the cardinals 6-4 with the help of 3 homeruns and 15 strikeouts. a touching moment at a wedding in maine.

randy: a proud father not letting a tough battle with leukemia keep him from walking his daughter down the aisle. ralph duquette and his daughter , heather, agreed that he' s been too weak to walk. but he secretly practiced all summer and surprised her during the big day at old orchard beach this weekend. the two even shared a father-daughter dance. emily: how are we looking? olessa: a couple of problems south of town, 24 northbound, over the scene of an accident forthcoming can see the right lane is blocked. this is by route 17 with heavy delays from here in brockton on lay-up to 128. does all the way up to 128. a crash by the horse bridge that has a lane blocked. the accident at the bottom of the screen as the other crash you just saw. it is backed up for miles. oregon expressway is about 30 braintree to boston.

not too bad out of domestic win, but the volume picks up in wilmington. -- not too bad out of methuen, but the volume picks up in wellington. trains and buses on schedule. mike: we have beautiful sunshine right now. we will cut temperatures in the mid to upper 60' s. a few more clouds will be coming out go. high temperature in worcester about 62, south shore close to 70 degrees. one or two of you may get to 70 degrees. otherwise, down for the cape, most of the readings in the 60' s. we have cool air, this is the weather map looks tomorrow, the beginning of the cool air flowing in. we also have this, the really cold air. behind it, some of the coldest air of the season. we may see a few sprinkles or showers on fridays forecast, primarily for the afternoon. look for some clouds this afternoon, but still a nice day today. tomorrow, cooler with more sun and clouds, 62 degrees. slowly dropping down.

friday, a few showers. i think the timing on the showers will be primarily toward the afternoon. your morning is just kind of overcast. showers for the evening. as that moves through, skies clearing the way behind it. saturday, 53 degrees. sunday is even cooler, looking at a high temperature just in the upper 40' s. we did not get that cold last night, which means we' re probably setting ourselves up for the first freeze and frost. if you have tender vegetation, flowers to bring in, this is the time to do it. it is going to be chilly. next week, we do warm up a little bit. randy: thank you cindy had a bad throat. day it was and where he was. randy: thank you for being here. emily: is your heading

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