with 46% fewer calories, and 50% more calcium than 2% milk it's great taste and better nutrition new milkwise go from milk to amazing >> now on newscenter 5's randy: new fallout tied to the tunnels thousands of you use every day. the inspections drawing concern this morning. erika: breaking overnight word that a deal to avoid a government shutdown is close. the potential speed bumps ahead of a critical vote on capitol hill. emily: a pembroke school under close watch right now. the threat that has school administrators taking action on the eye. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." randy: 6:00 a.m. also on the eye a bus load of school kids rescued from high water. the trouble they ran into and the bus driver that had to leave

good morning to you. i'm randy price. emily: and i'm emily riemer along with cindy fitzgibbon this morning. a bright full moon out there. cindy: almost makes you go where is that light on somewhere out there this morning. emily: it does. cindy: very bright. morning. kids are going to want the jackets at the bus stop. sunshine though as they're getting off the bus this afternoon. up into the 50's. a nice fall day on the way. this is the coldest morning we've seen yet on cape cod with these widespread temperatures in the upper 20's. falmouth 28. hyannis 29. the vineyard 26 degrees so a killing freeze out there this morning. boston now 39. also 39 in worcester. but lots of 20's up on the north shore. beverly is 29. 26 in nashua. so it's a cold start but it is clear. high pressure going to keep the sunshine around today. weatherwise. afternoon. by lunchtime, temperatures in the lower 50's and expecting highs today in the mid to upper 50's. about 56 boston. running about 57 in framingham. average high this time of year is 58. we'll be close out through

worcester county, mid to upper 50's for you. 57 brockton. 58 in bridgewater this afternoon. on the south shore, the cape, we're talking about highs in the mid to upper 50's as well. enjoy the sunshine today. these are the remnants of patricia and these are working afternoon. way. coming up. let's get you out to the roads this morning. frost on the windshield. olessa: chilly out there. a live look outside here at the expressway. this is by the south bay mall. you can see the northbound side delays. let's get over to the maps and check out the rest of the ride. as you travel north of town 93 southbound an accident blocking the lane by dascomb road. you have delays back to 110. also volume 93 south from concord street down to spot pond. another accident involving an overturned car. this one on 128 northbound right over by route 1. the pike east good to go about 15 minutes 495 to 128. also a disabled car expressway north by granite avenue. your northbound volume back to the braintree split about a half-hour into boston. trains and buses running on schedule. randy?

randy: thank you. new this morning new concerns about the safety of the tunnels that carry thousands of commuters through boston every day. we are learning about inspections raising serious red flags. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in boston with what they uncovered. sera: emily and randy, the problems include rust, corrosion, missing steel plates. all discovered during inspections over the last year in these tunnels. as we reported just last week, state officials admitted they've found hundreds of cracked or damaged nuts on light fixtures in those tunnels. "the herald" looked at inspection reports for the past 12 months which reveal more problems. that includes heavy rust on construction joints inside the westbound mass pike connector over the summer so severe they were given a poor rating by highway inspectors. on the eastbound side, the leaking ceiling above a travel lane back in march was marked as a major deficiency. inspectors also found cracks in tunnel roof slabs and on ramps. massdot says much of this is due

to wear and tear because of the high volume of traffic. they insist that the tunnels are safe. live this morning in boston, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: breaking overnight government up and running and avert a debt crisis. but the fight may just be beginning. the eye's erika tarantal is following information as it comes in. erika: this morning there is a deal between the white house and g.o.p. leaders in the house. and it could come up for a vote as early as tomorrow. but that won't be easy. outgoing house speaker john boehner is already making a hard push trying to rally support from the plan including from the man who wants to replace him-- congressman paul ryan. the spending deal increases military and domestic spending by $80 billion over two years. that would be offset by new revenue like selling off oil from the strategic oil reserve. the plan also suspends the federal debt limit through march of 2017. the clock is ticking.

avoid default. and money runs out to keep the government open on december 11. randy? randy: right now another local school is dealing with a threat of violence. the eyeopener's todd kazakiewich is in pembroke with how officials are responding. todd: good morning, randy. the most recent threat here at pembroke community middle school. the superintendent confirms that threats were made over the weekend, and that police are now investigating. the superintendent says those threats were made by a student but she would not provide more details. that student has not been suspended but is also not in school. this is just the latest incident involving a massachusetts school in just over a week. three students were arrested last week in methuen. those threats involving two different schools. a 14-year-old and a 13-year-old were charged with threatening to shoot up tenney middle school. but there was no evidence discovered to substantiate those threats. earlier in the week, a 16-year-old was charged with

making similar threats against methuen high school. the charges a clear sign that these threats are being taken very seriously. as for the situation here in pembroke, we'll keep you posted as we get additional details. reporting live in pembroke this morning, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: todd, thank you. new this morning boston public schools is offering options to so-called "sidelined" teachers. those include educators who lost their assignments due to school closings and maternity leave, among other things. they can can either take one of three severance options or receive special training. it's part of a plan to better use the money spent on the teachers annually. emily: two popular fantasy sports sites are hit with another lawsuit out of watertown. a class-action suit against draftkings and fanduel claiming the companies used insider trading to allow employees to win big bucks. last month, a draftkings employee won $350,000 on competing site fanduel. he was cleared in an internal investigation.

this is one of more than 20 lawsuits against the companies. both have repeatedly denied the accusations. the nfl appeal against tom brady's deflategate ruling is now officially underway. the paperwork was filed late yesterday in manhattan. nfl lawyers say it is unfathomable that a judge lifted brady's four-game suspension. the league wants it reinstated. oral arguments won't happen before february, so the season will be over before there's any chance of a ruling. randy: a hearing on physician-assisted suicide is being held today at the statehouse. forty legislators have signed a petition to legalize the practice. it would legalize voluntary death by prescription drug for the terminally ill, not including minors. a right-to-die ballot question narrowly failed in 2012. euthanasia is currently legal in five states. and that's the topic of today's now poll. do you think physician-assisted suicide should be legal?

right now, most of you say yes. cast your vote on wcvb.com or on our facebook page. emily: a heads up for parents. the nasal flu vaccine -- popular with a lot of kids because there's no needle -- is running low. many pediatricians say they've already run out. two companies that manufacture the vaccine say they're having problems making and shipping it. more doses won't be available until the end of the year. commitment 2016 with some bad ratings for donald trump. a new survey finds he's widely disliked among hispanics. the ap-gfk poll says trump is viewed unfavorably by 72 percent of hispanics polled with most of those respondents having a very unfavorable opinion of him. only 11% viewed him favorably. marco rubio and jeb bush are the preferred candidates in the poll. jeb bush is being outspent by some of his g.o.p. rivals in some key states. "the globe" reports he has spent less money than some of his rivals in iowa, new hampshire, south carolina, and nevada. his campaign says the data that

information is based upon is skewed. for comparison, trump has spent nearly a million dollars in those early states, out-pacing all his rivals. randy: eight minutes after 6:00 on this tuesday morning. a major retailer breaking from the pack this holiday season. emily: the bold move supporting family time, and the incentive for employees not to come to work. an intentional act is causing big problems for those who live inside a chelsea apartment building. the setbacks for tenants. randy: kids left alone after their school bus hits high water. the mission to get them to safety. erika? erika: breaking overnight there is a deal between the white house and g.o.p. leaders to avoid a government shutdown. lawmakers could vote on it as early as tomorrow. congress must raise the borrowing limit by november 3 to avoid default. cindy? cindy: cold, frosty temperatures out there this morning. but wet weather and strong winds on the way. the full timeline is coming up. first take a look at what you can expect as you head out the

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>> we're down here today in milford. we have contractors appreciation day to show the contractors how much we really care. this month we're donating 10% of our consumer sales to breast cancer national foundation. good morning, "eyeopener." randy: good morning to you. thank you so much. a great cause as we mark breast cancer awareness month.

emily: they're doing a great thing. show us what you're doing to help out with your own eyeopener wake-up call. just go to the front page of wcvb.com and upload it in the u-local section of our website. olessa: if you're just waking up now, you didn't oversleep. it's not sunrise. cindy: we call that the full hunter's moon. it is very bright out there this morning. emily: i got scared by shrubbery. randy: that's right. cindy: it's a bright full moon and a frosty start this morning. but it's going to be another nice day. lots of sunshine into the afternoon. everyone joy it. wind-swept soaking rain on the way later wednesday into thursday morning. it looks like one to two inches of rain on average. heaviest comes overnight wednesday night but also the winds kicking up could be lead to coastal flooding at the time of high tide especially wednesday evening. all this moisture right here lifting north ward slowly. these are the remnants of hurricane patricia but they're going to interact with energy dropping down from the north. together as that storm strengthens, that's when the winds will be picking up tomorrow. all is quiet this morning. we are sitting underneath high

pressure with mainly clear skies but cold temperatures. you can see we're in the upper 20's in beverly. it's just 27 in fitchburg. worcester into boston 39. look at norwood down to 24. you head to plymouth it's in the upper 20's. cape. hyannis 29. provincetown 28. 26 on the vineyard. we have a freeze warning up for you on cape cod until 9:00 this morning. that frost out there through 8:00 a.m., sunshine, temperatures still in upper 30's. by lunchtime lower 50's. just a few clouds by 5:00. we're looking for high temperatures today in the mid and upper 50's. average high is 58. this time of year. not too far off the mark. enjoy the sunshine today. we'll start out clear this evening but overnight clouds begin to move on in. they will blanket us. it won't be as cold through the overnight. tomorrow clouds to start. rain moves in in the afternoon. temperatures coming up through the 50's. we'll watch the remnants of patricia lift north ward. as we start to interact with this other energy, the winds

and those southeastly winds initially could gust tomorrow afternoon up over 30 miles per hour but it's tomorrow night during the overnight hours. miles per hour possibly along the coastline. and that southerly wind begins to shift to the southwest, but the wind is still kicking up here on thursday so a wind-swept soaking rain on the way. look out for the timing here. you can see during the morning hours wednesday know problems with rain for the morning commute. by the evening commute, rain is coming in from the west. it is heaviest during the overnight hours when there could be some rumbles of thunder. and that rain starts to lift on out thursday morning and we'll dry it out thursday afternoon but look at the temperatures. getting up into the lower 70's with that southerly wind bringing up a lot of warm air on thursday. cooling off. still breezy. we're dry on friday. so far so good for halloween. look at that. dry weather. 50's by day for the trick or treaters. temperatures look pretty decent this year. olessa: a lot of happy kids and happy adults too. cindy: we get an extra hour's sleep this weekend too. olessa: we love that. a live look outside from sky 5.

this is 128 right over by route 1. this is as you can see blocking two lanes on the northbound side. an overturned car with only the right lane getting by at this point. again it's northbound so it shouldn't impact your commute too much but the southbound side, of course, slowing down with those rubber-necking delays. let's get over to the maps now. once again that accident is if you're traveling 128 north right over by route 1, you've got two lanes shut down at this point for an overturned vehicle. another accident 9 southbound. that one over by dascomb road with delays back to 110. more volume eastbound on the pike. it's about 20 minutes now from 495 out to 128. watching those delays build on 24 from avon, 95 out of sharon and route from weymouth into braintree. your trip on the expressway 30-35 from braintree to boston sm trains and buses on schedule. emily. emily: oal el a, thank you. a dangerous ride to school for 20 kids in louisiana. their bus stalled when the driver tried to cross a flooded bridge. she then waded through the waist-deep water to get help, leaving the kids alone.

no one was hurt. randy: this flood causing a slew of problems inside a chelsea apartment building. it happened six weeks ago when someone intentionally opened a pipe, and tenants are still feeling the effects. this morning housing inspectors will be on site to make sure conditions are safe. the building's only working elevator keeps going out of service, but it was just fixed last night. it had been out of commission for two days forcing residents like 84-year-old florence landgraf to climb nine flights of stairs. every time it breaks down, firefighters have to respond. they were just in the building earlier this week to rescue several people trapped inside when it stopped working. and tenants say that's not the only issue. a construction supervisor for the building blamed the insurance company for slow repairs, but insists it is safe. emily: asian stocks are lower today as investors await details on china's economic planning meeting. on wall street stock futures are also lower ahead of the start of trading.

all three indices dipped slightly yesterday, with the dow losing about 24 points. outdoor gear retailer r.e.i. is saying no to black friday. they're using the hashtag "opt-outside," encouraging people to forego the busy shopping holiday. in an unprecedented move, r.e.i. will close all 143 locations on the day after thanksgiving. they won't process any online orders either. instead, employees will get a paid holiday off. walmart wants to get off the ground. yesterday the retailer applied for federal permission to test drones for home delivery and for use at distribution centers and stores. indoor testing has been going on for several months. competitor amazon has had drone delivery plans since 2013. randy: holiday shopping season is just about here. and believe it or not, your credit card can help you save time and money. first see if your card offers rewards. if you pay your bill in full, rewards cards give cash back on purchases of a certain dollar

amount. you might also have price protection. a store might not give you a refund once you've found a better deal on a certain item, but your credit card company might cover the difference. in some cases you can get a refund of up to $300. your card might also have supplemental warranty coverage for big ticket items that goes beyond the manufacturer's warranty. emily: good to know. still ahead, a new burger is taking sweet and savory to another level. randy: but is it appetizing? we'll let you decide ahead in eyepoppers. erika? erika: a glimpse of dzhokhar tsarnaev's life in isolation behind prison walls. what we are learning about the report soon to be released. then-- >> our prayer goes to her family and the babies. i hope they make it. erika: only on 5. the driver who tried to help a woman and two babies escape from this horrific crash is talking about the tragedy.

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cindy: 6:23 on your tuesday you'll need an extra layer or two this tuesday morning. 20's and 30's even on cape cod where a freeze warning is up nm 9:00 this morning. it's a frosty start. sunshine. we recover into the mid 50's today. a wind-swept soaking rain moves in tomorrow afternoon. heaviest rainfalls overnight wednesday and is exiting thursday morning. here. look at those temperatures thursday. looks like we're drying out. it will be breezy and mild nor the patriots game down at gillette. emily. emily: thank you, cindy. game one of the world series is tonight in missouri. the new york mets and the kansas city royals will face off for the title. this will be the first world series appearance for the mets in 15 years. randy: olessa is back with eyepoppers this morning. what do you have? olessa: some unusual vows exchanged in new hampshire last night. >> and haunt and howl at the moon together as long as you both shall live?

litchfield hosted its first-ever wedding marrying two of the park's actors. guests dressed up in costume and the bride's father walked down the aisle as beetlejuice. the two met at the park when the groom working as an actor scared his bride-to-be. >> i scared her when she went through the haunt. a few months later we met. under normal circumstances. she's like, "do you work there? some guy scared me." i just started laughing. i was like, "yeah, that was this guy." olessa: this guy here. randy: will you marry me. olessa: she probably ran when he scared there so how did they meet? may they live "hauntingly" ever after. take a look at this. halloween comes early for one restaurant in canada. that's a burger stuffed with reeses peanut butter cups. really? you think. all right. randy: no. olessa: not liking it. general consensus in the studio. ontario burger chain "the works" unveiled the product for national nut day last week. but they plan to keep it through halloween as a little treat.

randy: we tend to be pretty low end here. we'll eat almost anything. understatement. randy: anything that comes through the door. olessa: i'll try it. randy: coming your way. emily: suddenly a new standard. identifying two people who ripped off an elderly woman. the plot to get away with the victim's wallet. a health alert tied to bacon and other processed meats. the new warning from the world health organization and the boston doctors weighing in. take a live look here at the zakim bridge. things moving along slowly at this point. olessa is keeping an eye on all of your roadways. we'll have an update for you on the traffic situation just after

>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." randy: only on five, a man's desperate mission after a deadly crash. >> i said, "oh, my god!

"oh, my god! "oh, my god!" i lost it. randy: even injured, how he tried to save the littlest victims. sera: more concerns about big dig tunnels. what inspectors found inside that may not sit well with drivers. emily: and dramatic video causing a national uproar. an officer's excuse for tossing a student across a classroom. on the eye. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." emily: 6:30 on a tuesday morning. a live look here at the southeast expressway. the sky looks very interesting there on that camera. olessa: like an alien invasion. cindy: or there's an aurora happening. randy: somewhere between the bright hunter's moon and the sunrise. cindy: somewhere in the middle. overnight that moon was very vibrant. you can see this picture sent in by chris via twitter this morning. certainly bright out there.

a bright full hunter's moon out there this morning under a clear sky. it's a cold, frosty start at the bus stop this morning. kids are going to want to be all bundled up in the 30's coming off bus this afternoon. it will be in 50's but lots of sunshine today. coldest morning yet on the cape which is why you have a freeze warning up for a couple of hours. lots of widespread mid to upper 20's. as cold as 27 in provincetown. 26 on the vineyard this morning. you can see norwood 24. 39 boston to worcester and we're running in the mid 20's up in nashua this morning as well. so a cold mainly clear start this morning. high pressure going to give us a good amount of sunshine today. so it's another beautiful day after we lose the chill this morning. lunchtime temperatures in the lower 50's with just a few clouds this afternoon. a light southeastly wind. we recover into the mid 50's today going r a high of 56 in boston. enjoy the sunshine today. a wind-swept soaking rain coming our way tomorrow as the remnants of patricia move on in. we'll have the full timeline and the impacts on that storm just ahead. let's get you out to the roads. it's getting busy out there, olessa.

of problem spots. let's start things off on the expressway. that is the northbound side where we have the heavy volume. there was a disabled car by granite avenue northbound but that accident and disabled car there is gone. all lanes are now open. let's get over to the maps and check out what's going on north of town. 93 southbound start to go look a bit better out of methuen with an accident cleared over by dascomb road. we're still watching delays on 128 north by rowlt 1. that's because of an accident involving an overturned car. also a crash on 93 south by montvale avenue. those delays start back in wilmington near 125. eastbound on the pike delays picking up 25 minutes 495 to 128. and volume there heavy now. 24 from brockton. 95 out of sharon. route 3 from weymouth into braintree and a half-hour on the expressway into boston. trains and buses doing okay. randy. randy: olessa, thank you. new concerns right now about those big dig tunnels. "the herald" reports inspections in the past year have uncovered heavy rust, cracks, and leaking ceilings earning several stretches of roadway a poor emily: right now pembroke police are investigating after a student allegedly made violent

threats against pembroke middle school. that student has not been suspended but is not in school. randy: breaking overnight, there is a deal between the white house and g.o.p. leaders to avoid a government shutdown. but it still needs to pass the house which could vote as early as tomorrow. >> i said, "oh, my god! "oh, my god! "oh, my god!" i lost it. emily: a devastating crash in oxford. a woman killed at the wheel. this morning we're hearing from the man who came to the rescue of two young children in that car. randy: the eye's rhondealla richardson is in oxford with the interview you'll see only on 5. snond that's right. we're hearing from the southbraij man who was driving behind the victim's car right here on route 20 right about the bend in the road. he said she drifted across the center line. roabz roabz says her car careened into his after it was struck by a cement truck. he says he didn't hesitate and

he rushed to help. he realized the woman wasn't going to make it. then he saw her two young children in the back seat. the car seat so i get the boy out. he was coming in and out of consciousness. while. then while i was getting the two-year-old out, i saw the rhondella: the eight-month-old remains on life support this morning. the two-year-old is also in serious condition. lafleur was riding with his son at the time of the crash. neither was seriously hurt. the cause of this crash here still under investigation. live in oxford, rhondella richardson, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: an update to yesterday's breaking news on a deadly hit and run in saugus. police now say they have found the car they were looking for after the collision on route 1. but so far, no arrests. the victim, a 33-year-old man,

walking along the highway. the teen killed in a crash sunday night has been identified as a malden catholic senior. 17-year-old alex vitale was alone in his car when it crashed into a utility pole on summit street. he was taken to a hospital but didn't make it. malden catholic issued a statement saying the entire school community is praying for his family. emily: a judge could release new details tomorrow on the marathon bomber's life behind bars. erika's back with the one thing from coming out. erika? erika: that one thing-- arguments by lawyers in the case. the judge who presided over the tsarnaev trial says he'll make those details public unless he's convinced otherwise. right now dzhokhar tsarnaev is being held at the supermax prison in colorado. that's where he'll wait to be transferred to indiana where he'll face lethal injection. the revelations we could hear include restrictions he's been living under including communication and visits by friends or family. or how he is being protected from other inmates.

that colorado prison is already one of the most restrictive in the country. it's nickname-- the alcatraz of the rockies. emily? emily: police are searching for these two suspects accused of working together to rob an elderly woman at a hudson, new hampshire, wal-mart. investigators say the man distracted the 89-year-old victim. that's when the female suspect stole her wallet from her shopping cart. police say the suspects took off if you recognize them, call police. randy: a pair of accused bank robbers from quincy called are now behind bars in pennsylvania. joseph and jenny carrier were arrested yesterday after allegedly robbing a bank in they're also accused in a string of other robberies in massachusetts, florida, and maryland. emily: binge-watching takes a deadly turn in new mexico. randy: the bizarre claim from a man now facing a murder charge. fights back when a robber whips out a knife. the gift she credits with scaring the suspect off.

emily: and ahead in news to go, a police officer facing backlash after this video from inside a classroom surfaces. the action the school is now

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welcome back to the "eyeopener." sky 5 over another accident for us this morning. this is 9 near montvale avenue on if southbound side. you can see the crash now in the left lane. the northbound side there's also an accident approaching 128 so very slow in both directions through that stretch. plus a couple other accidents. up. cindy, we'll need to warm up those cars this morning. cindy: a lot of frost out there this morning. 39 in the city but lots of 20's in the suburbs. even down on cape cod we have a nice recovery this afternoon. into the mid 50's. lots of sunshine today. enjoy it. a wind-swept soaking rain gets started tomorrow afternoon. moves out on thursday morning. we'll have the full timeline and talk about the strong winds as well ahead. randy? when a robber with a knife walked into a convenience store there was one thing he wasn't counting on-- the clerk having a bigger knife. here it is. the clerk showed it off yesterday. she was behind the counter at when a man walked into the store saturday night. he pulled out a three-inch knife and demanded cash.

that's when she grabbed a bigger knife, and the would-be robber took off. >> and he put his hand on the counter and screamed, "give me the money, give me the money." i looked at him. i thought it was quite funny because he had the knife here. i reached mine and i showed him. he thought for a second and then ran out the door. randy: she says she got the knife as a birthday present. manchester police are still looking for the guy. emily: it is 6:41 now. ahead in news to go, a new message for those wanting to build a casino in springfield. also a harvard club breaking from tradition. and coming to the rescue of a whale in trouble. the hours-long mission to set it free. take a live look here at 93 southbound. near montvale avenue. things moving a little bit slowly there. olessa keeping an eye on this for you.

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emily: 6:44. the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in boston where sera's following new big dig concerns. rhondella's in oxford with an exclusive interview from a crash survivor who tried to help others. randy: erika is following breaking news on your tax dollars in washington d.c. and todd's in pembroke with the threats against a middle school. but first cindy has your forecast. cindy: we have a storm coming in late wednesday into thursday

rainfall in the order of an inch or two but also strong winds a concern as well as coastal flooding at the time of high tide. we have a full moon out there this morning so the tides are already astronomically high. you add on a strong southeast to southerly wind which could gust to 50 miles per hour and wednesday night's high tide could feature minor coastal flooding. these are the remnants of the hurricane lifting north ward. they'll combine with energy to the north. that will form into a sizable storm system that sends that wind-swept soaking rainfall in our direction. it's all happening tomorrow. skies mainly clear out there now. look how gorgeous it is just before sunrise here in boston. it is cold. 39 degrees. the winds are calm. in the suburbs we're down in the 20's all the way down to the cape and the vineyard where we have a freeze warning up until 9:00 a.m. 26 in bedford. 29 in lawrence. 39 as you're stepping out in worcester this morning. it is a mostly sunny day. just a few afternoon clouds. 5-58 with a southeastly wind. about 10 miles per hour this afternoon. you wake up to clouds tomorrow.

rain comes in it looks like during the afternoon and for the evening commute especially west of boston, there will be some wet weather. absolutely pours though. there could be rumbles of thunder overnight wednesday night into first thing on thursday morning. then the rain is exiting. it looks like on average about one to two inches of rain going to be falling across the area. could be localized poor drainage flooding as well. those strong southerly winds pulling in the warm temperatures. look at that. 71 on thursday. let's get you back out to the roads now. we have a couple of things you're watching. olessa. olessa: a few problem spots early this morning. first a live look at the heavy delays on the expressway. this is by the gas tank. let's get to the maps and check out the rest of the ride. overturned car on 128 northbound by route 1. only one lane is getting through. another accident 93 south at montvale avenue and the northbound side an accident by 128. so heavy ride in both directions. eastbound on the pike it's about 35 from 495 out to 128. stay slow to newton corner. the heavy delays on the expressway that you just saw live. 30 minutes braintree to boston.

also watching some minor delays for the trains this morning. the orange line and the red line now dealing with minor delays. everything else on schedule. randy, emily. randy: thank you. new concerns about the safety of the tunnels that carry thousands of commuters through boston every day. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in boston with what inspectors uncovered. sera: inspection reports over the last year revealed problems with rust, corrosion, and missing steel plates. this comes on the heels of news last week about cracked or damaged nuts on light fixtures in the big dig tunnel. the herald reviewed inspection reports from the past 12 months which found more problems. heheavy rust on construction joints on the westbound mass pike connector earned a poor rating by inspectors. on the eastbound side, a leaking ceiling was marked as a major deficiency. and inspectors found cracks in roof slabs and ramps. mass-dot officials insist that tunnels are safe, and they say the wear and tear on these tunnels is due to the high

volume of traffic. live in boston, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. snond good morning. only on 5, we're hearing from the southbridgman who rushed to help a family in yesterday's deadly crash right here on route 20 in oxford. >> i saw the little boy still in the car seat so i get the boy out. he was out-- coming in and out of consciousness. and i hold the baby for quite a while. snond robespierre lafleur was in the mercedes s.u.v. that collided with the family's chefy cavalier. he says the 31-year-old mother driving the chevy drifted across the center line and died in a crash with a 45-ton cement truck. it happened on route 20 eastbound in oxford. the children in that car critically injured. an eight-month-old remaining on life support this morning. a two-year-old in serious condition. lafleur was in the car with his son.

both were injured but not seriously. the cause of this crash under investigation. live in oxford, rhondella richardson, wcvb, newscenter 5. todd: pembroke police are investigating after threats were made against the pembroke community middle school here behind me. police say that they are now looking into this matter. the threats were made over the weekend by a student, according to the superintendent. the student has not been suspended but is also not in school. now this is the third threat against a massachusetts school in just over a week. threats were also made against two schools in methuen last week. three stewed students were charged in connection with those cases indicating just how seriously police are taking these threats. todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika: breaking overnight, the white house and g.o.p. leaders reach a budget deal. but questions loom as hard-line conservatives criticize the plan even as outgoing speaker john boehner urges them to pass it. a vote could come as early as tomorrow. the an increases military and

over two years. the money comes from cuts to medicare and social security disability and also new revenue, in part from selling oil from the strategic reserve. it also suspends the federal debt limit through march of 2017. congress must raise the borrowing limit by november 3 to avoid default. emily: two popular fantasy sports sites are hit with another lawsuit. a watertown man filed a class-action suit against draftkings and fanduel claiming the companies used insider trading to allow employees to win big bucks. last month, a draftkings employee won $350,000 on competing site fanduel. he was cleared in an internal investigation. both companies have repeatedly denied the accusations. randy: the nfl has officially appealed the ruling that cleared tom brady in the deflategate scandal. nfl lawyers say it is unfathomable that a judge decided to lift brady's four-game suspension. the league wants an appeals court to reinstate the

punishment. oral arguments in the case won't happen before february when the season is already over. emily: umass memorial health care is shifting 500 jobs to downtown worcester. "the telegram" reports umass will move its i.t. staff into a vacant mall on front street. of those 500 jobs, up to 200 of them will be new jobs. staffers will be moved into the new space by the end of the year. randy: a setback for casino plans in springfield. the city told m.g.m. yesterday that the application is incomplete. the city says it needs more information about m.g.m.'s plans to reduce the size of its original model by about 14%. the company recently decided to eliminate a 25-story hotel tower replacing it with a six-story building. >> house explosion at christine lane in taunton. oh, my god. someone is in the house. >> how do you know they're in the house? >> i don't know. we're running to see. the house just exploded. >> we're on our way. emily: frantic 9-1-1 calls from neighbors after a house exploded

in taunton. the state fire marshal now says the homeowner caused the explosion by accidentally removing the gas shut-off valve when she was trying to fix her water heater. she made it out just in time. a murder suspect in new mexico says he killed his roommate because of the show the "walking dead." damon perry admits he got drunk and binge-watched the zombie apocalypse show before beating his friend to death. he says he thought his friend was turning into a zombie. perry now being held on a murder charge. randy: a south carolina officer is under fire after this video. it shows him tipping a female student out of her school desk and tossing her across the floor. the officer is now banned from campus as the school investigates. the officer claims he was removing a disruptive student from class. emily: the world health organization is now calling processed meat a carcinogen in the same category as cigarettes and asbestos. it also says unprocessed red meat probably causes cancer. the report claims 50 grams of processed meat a day increases

the risk. that's less than two ounces of lunch meat. the typical deli sandwich has 4.5 ounces. the national cattlemen's beef association questions the conclusions. randy: electronic cigarettes will no longer be allowed in checked bags. the government is banning airline passengers from packing e-cigs or other battery-operated smoking devices, like vaporizers, to prevent in-flight fires. e-cigarettes are still allowed in carry-ons, but passengers will not be able to recharge them on the plane. there have been at least 26 explosions or fires on planes since 2009 caused by e-cigarettes. emily: a historic change at harvard university. for the first time, one of the school's exclusive, all-male social clubs has women as members. the fox club says it admitted nine women this year. it's been a controversial issue for decades. in 1984, harvard cut official ties with the groups after they refused a request to admit women. randy: boston university has been chosen to receive the archives of late mayor tom

menino. the menino family is donating a collection of artifacts from the former mayor's 30 years in public service. the collection will be made available to anyone interested in learning about his work. mayor menino was boston's longest-serving mayor. he died a year ago this friday. at age 71. game one of the world series is tonight in missouri. the new york mets and the kansas city royals will face off for the title. this will be the first world series appearance for the mets in 15 years. emily: an incredible rescue caught on camera. a young humpback whale got tangled up in lobster trap lines off the san diego coast on sunday. the coast guard teamed up with sea world employees to free it. it took several hours, but the 30-foot whale was finally able to swim away. a lot of teamwork. happy ending. randy: olessa is watching problems on the roads. olessa: a few problems spots all on 93. sky 5 near commerce way. this accident to the southbound

side has the left lane blocked. you can see it there. in addition to this crash, there are two other southbound accidents. i'll show you where they are on the maps. once again that one by commerce way. we're watching a crash clearing on route 128 by route 1 northbound. there's the accident southbound on 93 by montvale avenue. there's another by 128. and then a northbound crash also by 128. so four separate accidents this morning in that stretch of 93. eastbound on the pike, about 35 minutes now from 495 to 128. and the expressway still heavy. 30 minutes braintree to boston. we're also watching some train delays for the orange line and the red line. they're minor. everything else is on dead you'll. cindy, it is a chilly one. cindy: it sure is but absolutely gorgeous in boston this morning. sun up officially at 7:11. it is aglow this morning. just gorgeous. clears skies. 39 degrees in town with dew points in the 20's and calm winds. a lot of frost out there this morning. 29 in beverly. 39 in worcester. down to 26 in nashua. 24 in norwood and freeze warnings up for the cape. this is your coldest morning of

mid to upper 20's for you. clear skies this morning. high pressure is going to give us a nice, sunny day. enjoy it. you can see a lot of moisture coming up out of the deep south. this is the remnants of patricia that is going to work in our direction tomorrow. so sunshine by lunchtime. lower 50's. just a few clouds this afternoon. looking for a high temperature of about 56 in boston. 54 in worcester. we're not as cold tonight. down in the 30's and 40's as clouds move in overnight. here come the remnants of patricia. energy to the north going to combine into a pretty sizable storm that will intensify our winds coming up tomorrow afternoon. could see some gusts over 30 miles per hour tomorrow afternoon but it's overnight tomorrow night winds could gust to 50 miles per hour. that means we could have some flooding at the time of high tide coming up tomorrow night. so that rain comes in tomorrow afternoon. it's a wind-swept soaking rain. widespread. 1 to 2 inches of rain. heaviest during the overnight hours. it is exiting on thursday morning. then it's very mild, breezy on thursday. look at the temperatures in the 70's.

we clear things out though friday. right now halloween looks great for the kids. looks dry. pretty seasonal. emily: we'll take that news. thank you, cindy. if you are heading out the door make sure you have our wcvb mobile app with you. you can watch us any time throughout the day. randy: we thank you for joining us. we'll see you tomorrow morning

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