boston's news leader. goodorning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." mike: an early feel of winter this morning. when we'll see temperatures head the other way. sera: unraveling the story behind an amber alert. the reason police in pennsylvania issued the urgent call for help, and what's happening to the mother and child now. frank: and a delayed homecoming for national guard unit. the important message behind the ceremony. sera: it's sunday, october 18. i'm sera congi in for antoinette. frank: and a bit of a frosty start. maybe more than a bit. take a look at this snapshot taken from the mt. washington observatory. mike, there's actually snow out there. good morning to you again. sera: look at that white stuff. frank: do we have to have snow this early seriously. mike: it's not unheard of. mt. washington also gets a lot of ice up there. you're seeing ice building up on things. we have a little bit of ice out there this morning as temperature s are on the chilly side. we have freeze warnings out

then tonight because some areas we'll put another freeze warning up. this is primarily for the coast, for the south coast, the cape and the islands and the city of boston. boston technically did not get to the freezing mark because we take that reading out at logan airport. at logan airport it's just at 32 degrees. if you're in one of the western suburbs you know it's cold out there this morning. check out the temperatures. here are the current readings. we're seeing a lot of 20's. this is early for this kind of weather. we're supposed to be in the 60's for the highs. those are the clear skies out there at this point. as you widen out the view you see a few clouds. some of this is lake-effect snow we're talking about here. we'll get clouds to kind of pop up this afternoon so there will be a few clouds out there. could be a sprinkle or a flurry. sunshine this morning. afternoon. that's all the warmer we'll get today. it will be a cool day for us today and high temperatures will look like this across the area. i don't think anyone will hit don't worry. the forecast.

moments. sera: thank you. details about yesterday's amber alert that ended at children's hospital in boston. this mother under arrest; her baby now in state custody. frank: police in pennsylvania put out the alert fearing for the safety of the child. newscenter 5's reid lamberty explains how the mother and baby ended up here. friend (on phone): she was just attention for her child as she possibly could. reid: tiffany cherry, says a friend who spoke to us over the phone, is a 36-year-old mother who drove over 300 miles to bring her sick infant son to one of the nation's best hospitals where he was born less than three months ago. friend: she made a decision in her heart as a mother. reid: it was an act of love, says the friend. friday afternoon cherry took her son quavai to a health clinic near wilkes-barre, pennsylvania. doctors there said the child was severely dehydrated and in need of medical attention; but rather than taking her son to a hospital in pennsylvania, police say cherry decided to drive to

boston. friend: she didn't like the medical advice she was getting. she would never let her child get dehydrated or abduct her child. she wanted to get the right medical attention for her baby. reid: an amber alert was triggered for the mother and infant son friday afternoon after they left pennsylvania. a nurse at boston's children's contacted police after realizing she had just admitted the infant boy. friend: she went straight to the hospital with her child. they found her in the place they needed to find her. reid: cherry was arrested on a child endangerment warrant out of pennsylvania and several outstanding warrants out of her son quavai is now in the custody of d.c.f. tiffany cherry is originally from north andover according to a friend. she will be arraigned on monday morning on charges related to that amber alert and those in massachusetts, one of which

dates back to 2002. in boston, i'm reid lamberty, wcvb, newscenter 5. sera: new this morningb oston police say a man from mattapan is under arrest, charged with assault with a dangerous weapon. 20-year old gerard moore was arrested on roxbury street friday night. police say moore was threatening people around the dudley square station. he refused to drop the weapon, which turned out to be this b.b. gun. he was also cited for carrying a pocket knife. frank: a state trooper who was injured in a collision on the mass pike is out of the hospital this morning. the crash happened in newton friday night. the driver of a tractor-trailer that struck the trooper's s.u.v. is now facing charges. investigators say the trooper was parked at a construction site when he was hit from behind. a plymouth man is in custody right now accused of driving the wrong way on route 3 early yesterday morning. police got a number of reports of a car headed south in the northbound lanes. the driver hit at least one vehicle. 26-year-old kevin palmer was arrested in bourne. he's facing several charges including driving under the influence. sera: the longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of boston mobster james "whitey" bulger will be back in a federal courtroom tomorrow.

criminal contempt charges. she's been refusing to testify for months about whether any other people were helping bulger during his 16 years on the run. she's already serving an eight-year sentence for identity fraud and conspiracy to harbor a fugitive. also in court tomorrow the man accused of killing a mother in swampscott. jason fleury is set to have a bail hearing. the convicted sex offender was arrested in virginia back in august and has been held without bail since then. he's accused of killing jaimee mendez whose body was found along king's beach in january. fleury has pleaded not guilty. the search for an arlington bank robbery suspect continues. authorities are hoping this sketch will help them capture the suspect. witnesses gave investigators that description of the suspect that they used to create this

sketch. a former uber driver is behind bars right now after pleading guilty to rape and kidnapping charges. alejandro done, who stayed out of the courtroom last summer, was accused of picking up a woman in december 2014 while driving for uber. after she got cash from an a.t.m., she was driven to a secluded location and sexually assaulted. done was sentenced to 10 to 12 he still faces rape and assault charges in separate cases between 2006 and 2010. a tragic story out of connecticut this morning. a man who was working inside a university campus died after he that man was working to upgrade yale's central power plant when he fell from a ladder. it took officials about an hour to get him out of the chimney. the man, who is from oregon, later died at a hospital. the incident is under investigation. sera: although belated, it was a warm welcome home in concord for the new hampshire national guard's detachment 18. governor maggie hassan and senator kelly ayotte were among family and friends who attended the special ceremony. the group returned in july from a nine-month deployment to the middle east. >> it's good for people to be

able to know that people are still going and coming back. i think sometimes in the bigger population people don't realize that, hey, this is still happening. it's been going on for a long time. it's going to keep going on for a long time in my opinion. it's still happening. sera: the unit has been on a break for a few months and is now preparing to get back to work. frank: a unique approach to connecting with the community the police department here in concord, massachusetts says it plans to issue up to 200 "citations" for good behavior. that could include something like wearing a bicycle helmet or looking both ways before crossing a street. instead of a fine or a court appearance, these citations can be redeemed for two scoops of ice cream at "reasons to be cheerful," a local cafe. israel on alert amid an outbreak of violence. sera: the march for peace as the number of attacks on the streets of jerusalem rises. frank: the cleanup after massive mudslides cover a major highway in southern califionia. the progress and the damage. sunday. the outlook for the rest of your day and when we will see another

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frank: welcome back. this is not where you want to be-- inside a car being moved by a mudslide. right now crews are digging out dozens of buried cars in california under several feet of mud. the mess has a parts of a busy highway still shut down. sera: dozens of homes have also been damaged and the clean up is extensive. crews clearing mud-blocked roads in southern california. racing against the clock and mother nature.

saturday morning, construction equipment arrived to aid in the digout before another round of weather hits. >> they're expecting more rain this afternoon, and if that happens, then what we're going to do is probably clear all the personnel that are working in the area just in case there's more mud slides. >> it's pretty scary to see the water on both sides moving very quickly and rising very quickly. i was thinking about how i was going to go out the sunroof to get on top of the vehicle. sera: thousands of cars and trucks remain stranded after thursday's massive mud slides. >> i cannot get across to go home. sera: this video shows just how fast the onslaught of mud and water swept across highways and neighborhoods. >> i've never seen this before. sera: as road crews work, families and businesses are clearing out leaving mud-caked belongings out as trash. the roads still so covered it's >> we had a couple firefighters stop to give us sandbags. in mud. we've been cleaning off and

it's been crazy. sera: now everyone is holding their breath for a possible round two as more rain moves in. for those folks who have been outside, maybe walking the dog, it's cold out there. mike: i'm going to plot the temperatures over the next 24 hours. notice what they do. they don't warm up that much. a little bit. they drop back off as we head into tonight. it's a chilly one out there. you step out this morning, let me show you what those there. we're dealing with readings in the 20's. boston still at 34. did not go to 32 officially. now remember that official reading is taken at logan airport. that is surrounded by warm ocean water. it tends to be holding on to a little more heat. i think anywhere from downtown westward, you have seen a little bit of frost this morning. nashua is at 31 degrees. norwood has dropped off to 31. taunton still holding just above it at 33. ocean water. the cape right now with reading into the 40's. nantucket just 44 degrees right now. in boston we have 34 degrees.

the dew point which measures how much moisture in the air. it's really dry out there. northwesterly wind only 8 miles per hour. it gives us a wind chill index of 27 degrees. a number to watch for today in boston. if we don't get to 45 degrees, that would set a record. that's a record that has stood since the turn of last century, 18998. the other records are easier to break. i think we'll be sur pausing those easily in boston. for boston it will be close whether we set that record or not. the clear skies this morning. there are a few clouds. i think we will see a few clouds as we head through the afternoon hours. timeline here. by 5:00 notice how the diffused scattered clouds are developing. if you look really really carefully right there, see that? that's a little bit of snow flurries showing up. we saw a little bit of that last night. worcester picked up a trace of an inch of snow last night. i don't know we'll see as much night. the threat will be out there. just want to give you a heads-up. overnight the skies clear away. tomorrow morning it will be every bit as cold as it is this morning.

in fact, probably even a couple of degrees colder. mostly sunny today with afternoon clouds. 44-48 degrees. northwesterly wind a little busy at 10-20 miles per hour. tonight some evening clouds. they move out. clearing overnight. and it gets cold. 24 to 34 degrees for the overnight low. so because of that, there will be a new freeze warning issued for overnight tonight. this is going to be really primarily along the coast. in other words, if you didn't get freezing conditions last night, you probably will get them tonight. and that's the reason this freeze warning will be up and posted for us as we head to the overnight hours. let me break it down for you in our search-day forecast. today is chilly and fallish out there. great football weather. also great time to go for a nice little walk in the woods. colors are looking fantastic. tomorrow we start on the chilly side with those temperatures in the morning. then tuesday we start to warm things up a little bit. wednesday we've got a couple things going on. one thing is the upper air pattern is changing enough that we'll get mild air in here. that sets us up for a chance of seeing some showers as we look

what happens is we get one batch of rain that comes through in the morning and a second batch that comes through late in the day. we look forward to the moisture. as that system goes away you'll notice what happens then. the skies clear away and we get this system pulling out and it pulls in a new area of cold weather. it's not that terribly cold. in account fa,ish probably just call it cool because temperatures will be in the upper 50's which compared to today will be ten degrees warmer than what we have today. look at that. we go from 40's to 60's back to 50's. you wonder why you get sniffles and colds this time of year. i know it has nothing to do with the weather. it does give you the idea we'll be going up and down and all over the place this week. not a lot of rain to talk about. sera: thanks, mike. checking some of the other stories happening right now. frank: hundreds marched through the streets of jerusalem for a peace rally last night. they're calling for an end to the violence that has gripped israel over the past month. despite new security measures, it shows no sign of abating. five palestinians were shot

stabbings in israel. sera: a fire that went through a church in st. louis yesterday is now under investigation. officials say they believe it was arson. the new life missionary baptist church is now the fifth house of worship burned in less than two weeks. investigators are searching for clues that could link these fires. church members are holding service on the lawn today. these six church leaders and parishioners are now facing charges including manslaughter and assault for brutally beating two brothers in a church sanctuary last week in upstate new york. among those accused-- the boys parents. 19-year-old lucas leonard died and his 17-year-old brother was hospitalized in serious condition. all six have plead not guilty. frank: astronaut scott kelly has now spent more time in space than any other american. today marks 385 days, setting a new record for his stay aboard the international space station. nasa says he is scheduled to complete his mission on march 3. by then, he would have spent 522 days in space. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran.

bob: good morning, everyone. the time is almost here. the patriots and colts starring in "revenge of deflategate." the patriots maintaining all week long, just another game. >> every week we just want to win. so that's what the motivation is coming in, preparing the whole week and going out there and when you prepare all week, you put everything out there on the practice field. in film. you're preparing your body mentally and physically. you just don't want to go out there and not compete on sunday. coach: it's the same questions every week. we're getting ready to play a we're going to do the best we can to prepare for it, be ready to go. that's what we do. eagles at clemson last night. first quarter and b.c. on the center field comes over and picks off the pass and runs it back 28 yards deep into tiger territory. geoff smith gets the nod as the b.c. quarterback. he tosses a five-yarder to david

lead 7-0. eagle defense for 420 yards, 500 yards total. watson, 51-yarder to scott. and the eagles go on to lose 34-17. later tonight on sportscenter 5 o.t. mike lynch talks celtics and the entire day in the nfl, baseball play-offs and a few other things i'm not thinking of right now. that's sports this morning. frank: there may not be any snow isn't stopping dog sledders training for the up coming sera: this morning chronicle's ted reinstein takes a ride with marla b-b. (dogs howling). ed: mar lab-b is giving the team a pep talk.

after all "mush" depends on it. hello. everywhere. after quick introductions, yes, honey, we hooked the team up to an a.t.v. or for in mushing. (calling to dogs) good dogs! ed: one might think the absence of snow might slow this gang down but marla says her alaskan huskies are champing at the bit year round. >> i use the a.t.v. to slow them down. they're genetically bred to run. they're born to run. they love it. ted: b-b has raced all over new england and as far away as alaska, all this after spending more than 20 years as a professional blues singer. of reigns. i felt like the athlete in me, she wants her day before it's too late. this is her time. ted.

all about athletic teamwork. >> on the sled, i also am working. i'll be running up the hill, in between the runners or i might jump off and hold on to the sled. my team, my leader looks at me when we hit a hill. he's like yo! are you helping? i'm like keep pulling and i'll help. sera: b-b looks like so much fun. tomorrow on "chronicle," vamoose vermont! making some noise and picking up goat cheese, mozzarella, and more fresh as can be from massachusetts farms. "cheese please" tomorrow at 7:30 on "chronicle." frank: the "chronicle" people are always having a ball. drinking wine. it's a party over there. sera: ramping up to help a neighbor in need. frank: the volunteer effort boosting a needham family and why the special project means so much. a major ski resort is ready to

the early opening ahead. can you believe it? already ski resorts opening. if you step outside, it is chilly. there is a feel of winter. mike talks about the temperatures over the next 24

frank: 6:24. welcome back. the ski season starts today-- at least at killington mountain in vermont.

you can take a run while you take in the foliage. the beast-- as it is called-- will open to season pass holders at noon. the chairlifts will be ready to go for everyone else tomorrow morning. sunday river is also expected to open tomorrow. sera: that kind of freaks us out, mike. but there are a lot of people looking at that and they are so psyched that winter is coming. mike: skiers, snowmobilers, snow shoers. the dog sledders that we saw just a few moments ago. you'll have to wait for a while. even though today is cold, i have warmer temperatures to talk about. north of the city and west of the city worcester only 43 for a high temperature this afternoon. even in the city of boston it will vary a little bit but still holding generally in the mid to upper 40's. the south shore is going to also be enjoying temperatures into the upper 40's. looks like we'll see 48 degrees in brockton for a high. the cape may be one of our warmer spots just because the ocean waters that are sitting out there. over the next several days it will warm up very nicely. we have cool temperatures this morning. and cool temperatures today. tonight is another cold one. tomorrow is is not very warm but then here comes the 60's. tuesday and wednesday and

thursday even with a chance of some showers. we could be back in the mid 60's. cools down a little bit by the end of the week. by the way these temperatures we're having today are more typical for thanksgiving. we're way, way early to have it this chilly. we'll warm things back up to where they're supposed to be. frank: thanks a lot, mike. it's the mystery of the missing ronald in northampton. sera: a local family now offering a reward to get their beloved ronald mcdonald statue back. the family is asking for the public's help finding this three-foot tall icon which was stolen from the yard of their summer home in leverett back in august. they say this statue of ronald is very rare. they've been tracking it on social media and even put up fliers offering a $300 reward. northampton police are also on the case. frank: vice president joe biden close to a decision on a white house run. sera: the potential signs that have political watchers buzzing. a run to remember. a wave of support for the legacy of a murdered journalist. how the event is being marked around the world. frank: and a live look right now at the boston skyline.

you know what? the sun is coming up but the temperatures actually dropped. look at that one. mike may explain it after the break. 32 degrees out there. a chilly start to this sunday. stay with us.

>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." mike: a winter chill this the areas that dipped below freezing overnight and the outlook for the work week ahead. frank: breaking overnight. festival goers running after a shooting at zombi-con. the deadly shooting at the zombie-themed music and art

fest. sera: and shining the spotlight on the opioid crisis. the effort to raise money and awareness after another lost fight in the battle against addiction. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." frank: it's 6:31 on this sunday morning. i'm frank holland. sera: and i'm sera congi in for antoinette this morning. we have a good news bad news. the bad news is that it's really cold out there. but the good news it's not going to last. mike: the really good news is the mosquito season will end quickly. frank: always the glass can be half full. mike: as long as we have a glass we're in good shape. we have freeze warnings out until 9:00 this morning. another few hours as many temperatures are into the 20's right now. so if you brought in those flowers or things last night that you wanted to keep a little bit longer don't put them out just quite yet. if you did cover your things with plastic, make sure once it warms up enough you pull the plastic off or they'll get cooked by the sun. we have plenty of sunshine

if you didn't have freezing conditions this morning you'll have it tonight. this freeze warning goes into effect in the coastal areas including the cape and the south coast and the city of boston because technically boston did not get to the 2-degree mark. right now this boston it's 34. worcester is 29 degrees. that is the end of the growing season. we've got temperatures that have stayed that way for a couple of hours now. clear skies are out there but as we widen out the view you start to see a few clouds out to our west. we may see some of those clouds bubble up again this afternoon. can't rule out a sprinkle or a flurry out of the whole thing. notice what happens to the temperatures. they go nowhere. they climb up into the mid 40's. a northwesterly wind will make it feel colder out there. we'll see temperatures climbing 45-46 degrees but it will be partly cloudy skies. don't worry. i've got warmer temperatures to talk about. i'll detail that coming up in just a few minutes. frank. frank: thanks a lot, mike. breaking overnight. one person has died and four others were injured after a shooting at the zombie-con festival in downtown fort meyers, florida. police are still searching for a suspect right now. the annual festival was expected

to draw more than 20,000 fans for the zombie-themed music and art fest. sera: right now, this mother is under arrest and her two-month-old baby in state custody. tiffany cherry set off an amber alert yesterday when she took off with her baby from pennsylvania. she was arrested at boston children's hospital where she brought her son to be treated for severe dehydration. frank: right now a plymouth man is in custody accused of driving the wrong way on route 3 early yesterday morning. 26-year-old kevin palmer was arrested in bourne. he's facing several charges including driving under the influence. commitment 2016. the political world still waiting for vice president joe biden to make a decision on a white house run. he had a closely watched speech last night, but he's keeping the nation guessing. meanwhile, on the republican side, two candidates go at it on twitter. vice president joe biden started running on saturday away from questions about a possible 2016 campaign to the sidelines of his granddaughter's delaware cross country meet. the v.p. officially undecided

about a presidential run, but the pressure is higher than ever. his boss, president obama, says everyone should give biden space. president: you can direct those questions to my very able vice president. >> i'll tell you what, didn't it make you proud to be a democrat? frank: many biden supporters and even hillary clinton have recently nudged biden to make a decision. the vice president's inner circle even sent out an email describing the campaign he would run but is that a sign? >> i think he's even closer now to getting in. his staff wouldn't be doing those things, having those meetings, unless he was getting ready to get in this race. frank: on the republican side a fresh feud between two of the top contenders. donald trump: i like george bush. he's a nice man. frank: donald trump complimenting george w. bush after launching a harsh critique of him during an interview with bloomberg tv. trump: when you talk about george bush, say what you want. the world trade center came down during his time. >> you can't blame george bush for that. trump: he was president, okay. frank: jeb bush fired back

sharply on twitter. "how pathetic for trump to criticize the president for 9/11. we were attacked, and my brother kept us safe." trump reacting in typical fashion on twitter calling jeb pathetic. the g.o.p. candidates will meet face to face in their next debate in just 11 days. hillary clinton will be off the campaign trail next week, headed to washington for that public showdown with house republicans over the benghazi attacks. meanwhile, sources say vice president biden's decision is imminent. sera: republican candidates are out campaigning in new hampshire this weekend. senator ted cruz held a rally at the hopkinton fairground in contoocook yesterday, then stopped at a 603 alliance event at the fairground. the g.o.p. hopeful railed against what he calls corruption in washington and said his supporters are grassroots conservative activists. and senator rand paul is back in the granite state for a three-day trip. he stopped at tucker's restaurant in hooksett for a meet and greet. with 15 candidates vying for your vote, paul says he's trying to set himself apart from the

pack with his budget plan. this morning senator paul will stop at the dalton gun range at 8:00. frank: 5 on the opioid crisis. the tragedy of heroin addiction touching so many massachusetts families. 27-year-old kali dargoonian was found dead from an overdose at her andover home a few weeks ago. last night family, friends, and neighbors gathered to raise money and awareness in the hairdresser's hometown. the "andover cares" fundraiser featured local bands uniting to take on the epidemic. kali's mom says enough is enough. >> something has got to be done. i mean it's an epidemic . people need to be educated. they have to learn and listen. we need to get the word out. i mean, get this off the street. frank: kali was a successful business owner. her family says her death is a painful reminder that addiction does not discriminate. newscenter 5's ed harding was on hand to host the event. right now, police are investigating the death of a teen in new hampshire. police say she may have died from a drug overdose. officers were called to the

yesterday morning. the body of the 17-year-old girl was found in one of the rooms. her mother and a male friend were in the room as well. police are calling the teen's death suspicious, but there haven't been any arrests. sera: hundreds of people taking steps to change the face of international journalism with the first annual run to honor james foley. he was murdered by isis last year. his foundation will support conflict journalists and hostage families. yesterday, a celebration of his life and mission in rochester. they run for a mission. every stride inspired by one man. diane foley: it's just a gift. it's just jim, you know. jim was loved. sera: over 1,000 runners and walkers taking part in the foley foundation 5k in honor of rochester, new hampshire, native james foley. the young journalist covering the conflict in syria was killed while being held captive by isis. john foley: he would have loved being here today. sera: foley's father john and

event. a bitter-sweet journey to the finish line. john foley: alternating between sadness and joy. the sadness is just because we miss jim. the joy is that so many people wanted to do this for jim. diane foley: i'm so grateful because this helps his spirit of goodness to continue in the world. sera: while the heart of this race may be here in rochester, new hampshire, there are runners taking part around the world. in london and hong kong and all over the globe, another 900 ran virtually alongside the outs in new hampshire. lynn smith: james foley is everything that is good about the world. and anything that i can do to support his legacy, it's personal. personal for everybody in new hampshire. sera: the money raised from the event will help conflict journalists, hostage families, and others in need. diane foley: i was just so proud and grateful for jim's life because he challenges us every day to keep going and to keep fighting for the things he believed in. sera: james foley would have

today. frank: it's game day in indy but the patriots still don't know if they'll be up against quarterback andrew luck today. luck is listed as questionable but seems more probable than not that he will suit up. meanwhile, patriot linebacker dont'a hightower has been ruled out for tonight's game. hightower suffered an injury to his ribs last week in dallas so no hightower chasing either luck or maybe matt hasselbeck. coach: we don't have any control over that. we just have to defend that they'll do. what we think they have done and what they will do and whatever to do. frank: also out for the patriots, defensive end trey flowers. kick-off at 8:30. sera: planning for a major event now we're talking about grand prix boston. the idea is to bring indy-car racing to the streets of the seaport next year three days over labor day weekend. but can boston attract the

projected 120,000 fans? >> we're not looking for one specific demo that is a motor sports. you could actually come to this event for three days, not see a on-track motor sports activity and still have a heck of a time. sera: and our political analysts break down the democrat's first presidential debate, watch o.t.r. this morning at 11:00 with ed harding and janet wu right here on channel 5. and volunteers stepping up to frank: the request on social media that triggered some much needed support. winter chill. my timeline for a warmup, but what we will have to get through first. mike: i'm mike lynch. this week's high 5 takes us to milton where the town is wild

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online. volunteers were out in needham yesterday to lend a helping hand to a man in need. frank: angelo terrazzino is a leukemia survivor. but he's recently had some major setbacks preventing him from getting around his home safely. so his daughter took to social media to ask for assistance. the "random smile" project stepped up to the plate. volunteers showed up to help build a ramp to the back entrance of his home. >> right now it's very difficult. somebody has to go over and pick him up and carry him out of the house. we'll take that out of the equation. so at least he'll get out of the house now very easily, and like i said, hopefully he only needs this ramp for a couple of months and he'll be able to walk out in a couple months. right now this alleviates one problem they have to think about every day. frank: the next phase of the project will be the addition of an indoor stair lift so that angelo can safely get to his bathroom and bedroom. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist mike wankum. frank: just a little bit ago we were talking about the fact that the weather dropped after the sun came up. you're a scientist. explain. mike: it just takes a while for

you see the sun. it gets heighter and starts to warm things up. we need warm weather down at the charles as well. we were looking for rowers. we didn't find those but we found a nice little flock of geese. what a beautiful day out there. hope you get a chance to step out and enjoy it. there you see the course. it's all set up. the rowers will be out there. so will tens of thousands of people lining the shoreline to enjoy some of that activity. speaking of sunrise, it comes in at 7:00 a.m. this morning. just another nine minutes or so. you know what? we keep losing daylight. so by halloween, the sunrise is at 7:16 in the morning. then a big change. we adjust the clocks on november 1. we go back to 6:17. halloween morning is your latest sunrise of the year. 7:16 in the morning. colors out there. you get to enjoy beautiful foliage up to the north today. moderate colors around the city. the reason the head of the charles is here is because this is typically when we have our best colors. they're running a little bit

behind but not bad. still nice colors down along the charles as well. right now what do the temperatures look like? 29 degrees, still dropping out there. beverly at 30. sometimes right before the sun comes up and even a little bit before the sun comes up you have your coldest temperatures of the day. jaffrey down to a frosty 24 degrees this morning. most of the south shore is above the freezing mark but just barely. holding on to temperatures of 33-34 degrees. right now in boston 4 degrees. the west-northwesterly wind, the wind chill index we'll be talking about this for the next several months. right now it feels like it's 27 degrees out there. you can see that northwesterly wind. will be building this afternoon. it will be out of the northwest at about 10-20 miles an hour. temperatures will warm into the mid 40's and technically we don't have a wind chill above 40 degrees. we can calculate it. we don't need to talk about it too much. it will feel chilly this afternoon. if you're going down by the charles make sure you bring a sweater with you. a few clouds to the west.

a few clouds may build up this afternoon around us as we saw yesterday afternoon. you can see it on our future cast by about 5:30 or so you're start to go see a few clouds here or there. if you look carefully a sprinkle or a flurry is not out of the question. actually yesterday worcester had their first snow of the season. a trace amount. it wasn't measurable but there was a snowfall being recorded at worcester airport last night. overnight tonight, with the clear skies look how the temperature is going to drop again. in fact, if you didn't have freezing temperatures last night, lu get them tonight. that's the reason we have those freeze warnings that are in effect. high temperatures today will look like this. generally into the mid 40's. worcester about 4 degrees for a high temperature but it's going to take a while as we go through the day. look at that. by 6:00. we're already dropping back. in fact i think in worcester bit 9:00 tonight you'll already be back to the freezing mark at 32 degrees. most of the south shore into the 40's right now. we're going to be seeing temperatures climbing up there just a little bit. bridgewater today will climb about mid 40's. about 3:00 and then falling back by 9:00 about 35 degrees. let's break it all down for you

i'll show you what's going to happen. the clouds in the afternoon, 48. tomorrow frosty start out there. only warm to about 48 degrees. we start to warm up on tuesday. wednesday we actually have showers coming in during the evening hours. then we get rain in here on thursday. we do need the rain. two chances on thursday. first one is in the morning with this warm front. the second one will be in the afternoon with this cold front coming through. both of those combined together are not amounting to a whole lot of rain. we do need water out there. we're running very dry for the month and for the year. after the rain showers it cools down on friday and saturday into the 50's but that's still warmer than what we're going to have going on for today and tomorrow. sera: thanks, mike. milton high is helping sportscenter 5's mike lynch kick off the 31st season of high 5. frank: and as lynchie discovered, a new coach, a new attitude, and a renewed sense of self-confidence has propelled the football team into unfamiliar, but hardly unwelcome, territory. >> 1, 2, 3.

mike: when you think of quality football programs in the bay state league, you think walpole or natick. but this season there is a new force in the league. >> milton. >> milton. >> milton. >> we are milton. >> 1, 2, 3. mike: the wildcats are making plenty of noise through five games. they are unbeaten with wins over walpole, natick, and needham. in the previous 13 seasons, milton has had a winning record just once. so what's so different this year? >> just playing as a team. good team defense. good team offense. on every phase of the ball and on the sideline too. mike: milton has a new coach steve dombowski who took swampscott to five super bowls, and he's brought his high-energy offense to the wildcats. >> i think it starts with the coach and has just trickled down to all of us. we don't go into a week thinking anybody can beat us. we know if we play our game and execute like we know we can, no one can stop us. mike: having fun yet? coach: having fun. we're on the up side.

we have room to grow and improve, and we're hoping to finish the league strong and get to the play-offs with a high seed and make a run. mike: they are making believers of the folks in town and around the league. >> the confidence level is just so high right now. we're ranked top ten in the state now. before we couldn't even imagine. we would just want to win a.500 season. >> very excited. a lot more people are coming to the games. people are coming to the away games a lot too. mike: the wildcats not only play winning football but exciting football, and it's contagious. currently there are 95 young men in the program which is surging in popularity. >> it's amazing. just the edge that we're giving off right now. even the entire school and in the entire town, everyone is so excited right now. it's great to be a part of it. mike: a new coach, a new attitude. they are wildcats. hear them roar. we salute the milton high school football team as this week's--

>> high 5. sera: that is some energy there. frank: they can cheer for ten minutes. sometimes you go out and do one of those "eyeopener" wake-up calls and people only want to cheer for two seconds. sera: that's a football team though. 6:50 this morning. unraveling the story behind an amber alert. frank: the reason police in pennsylvania issued the urgent call for help and what's happening to the mother and child now. that's coming up on the "eyeopener."

sera: right now, this mother is under arrest and her two-month-old baby in state custody. tiffany cherry set off an amber alert yesterday when she took off with her baby from pennsylvania. she was arrested at boston children's hospital where she brought her son to be treated for severe dehydration. she will be arraigned monday morning on charges related to the amber alert and other outstanding warrants here in massachusetts. frank: right now a shooter at large in fort meyers, florida. one person died and four others were injured after a shooting at the zombi-con festival in the downtown area. police are still searching for a suspect right now. the annual festival was expected to draw more than 20,000 fans dressed in zombie costumes. sera: right now a plymouth man is in custody accused of driving the wrong way on route 3 early yesterday morning. 26-year-old kevin palmer was arrested in bourne. he's facing several charges

influence. frank: a man who was working inside a smokestack on the yale university campus died after he fell 50 feet down the chimney. that man was working to upgrade yale's central power plant when he fell from a ladder. it took officials about an hour to get him out of the chimney. the man, from oregon, later died at a hospital. the incident is under investigation. sera: olympian oscar pistorious is preparing to be released on parole, a year after he was sentenced to five years for killing his girlfriend. the track star will be placed under house arrest tuesday in south africa. prosecutors are appealing the culpable homicide verdict, arguing he should be found guilty of murder instead. his appeal will be heard in november. frank: a unique approach to connecting with the community. the police department in concord says it plans to issue up to 200 "citations" for good behavior. that could include something like wearing a bicycle helmet or looking both ways before crossing a street. these citations can be redeemed for two scoops of ice cream at "reasons to be cheerful," a

my favorite story of the morning. on the loose! police in staten island found themselves on a wild chase yesterday. sera: they were after this little guy. buster, a one-year-old kangaroo belongs to a man from upstate new york who brought him down to show him off to a friend. the animal apparently escaped through the gate of a neighboring yard making a brief run for it. he didn't get very far though. buster's owner is not facing any charges. frank: can you imagine him with an australian accent. sera: i don't think it's your accent. mike: they want to talk to you about that. hey, we have a chilly start this morning and a cold day today. only about 48 degrees. another chilly one tomorrow. and then we start to warm up. by the time we get to tuesday we're back up to 60 degrees. same thing on wednesday. week. thursday has some rain. we do need the rain. it looks like two chances, one in the morning, one in the afternoon and then cooler temperatures to finish off the week as we head towards friday and saturday. overall this is really unusual. this is more typical for the

we'll warm things up. good news. sera: we know it's coming. let's just delay it. mike: i have seen winters where we get really cold early and it's a pretty mild winter. for those of you who want that. i've also seen they start cold and they stay cold too. frank: you can watch the newscenter 5 newscast right now or any time on the wcvb mobile apps. sera: "good morning america" is next. we're back at 8:00.