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>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: the city of light standing strong in the face of terror right now as the world comes to terms with a wave of terror attacks. what we're learning about the terrorists and where the investigation is heading. jc: president obama arriving in turkey this morning to meet with the renewed urgency ahead of the g-20 summit amid a growing threat. (french national anthem) antoinette: the city of boston paris. the focus on safety, and the tributes planned for today. boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: at 5:00 we take a
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live look at the growing memorial outside the french consulate in boston right now as the city stands with the people of paris. our coverage of the terror attacks and the investigation continues in just one moment but first good morning to you. it's sunday, november 15. i'm antoinette antonio. jc: and i'm j.c. monahan. let's check in with danielle vollmar and a windy, chilly start this morning. danielle. danielle: j.c., antoinette, good morning. that's correct. temperatures starting in the 20's and 30's across the area. take a look. 27 right now in orange. it is 27 in keene. 38 in boston. 35 in plymouth. actually 38 degrees right now on the cape. so in the last 24 hours the temperatures have dropped anywhere from about 5-15 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. one of the things is because we've had clear skies overnight, out of the west. you're going to feel that outside today. it's blowing anywhere from about 10-15 miles an hour. not as strong as yesterday. but still with colder
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even colder outside. that's the wind chill value which is what you dress for. it feels more like 23 in worcester this morning, like 30 in boston. like 25 in lawrence. so if you're stepping outside the door right now, it definitely is a time to bundle up. temperatures today will make an increase into the upper 40's and low 50's by afternoon. with a westerly wind, it will be milder than yesterday. but we will have a mix of sun and clouds. we're going up to about 51 to 56 degrees today. as you look at satellite and radar, there are a couple of clouds around. we're going to keep some clouds in the forecast for today. but there are better chances for rain in the seven-day forecast. we'll talk about when ahead. antoinette. antoinette: danielle, thank you. breaking news in the paris terror attacks as the world stands in solidarity following the massacre. monuments lit up around the globe last night including boston's zakim bridge. jc: 129 people killed; more than 350 injured.
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responsible. antoinette: none of those attackers surviving. the eye's frank holland joins us with the new developments. frank? frank: antoinette and jc, the u.s. is now considering ramping up military efforts against isis in iraq and syria after the terror group claimed responsibility for the attack. president obama arrived in turkey overnight for the g-20 summit. the meeting with world leaders on economic issues has taken on new urgency after the paris attacks. mr. obama is scheduled to meet with the turkish president before broader discussions. that's as the f.b.i. sends a team to paris to investigate the terrorist attacks. thousands of french soldiers have already been deployed and tourists attractions shut down. this morning, police are still blocking off the six scenes where terrorists killed at least american and cal state long beach student nohemi gonzalez among the victims. >> spread joy, happiness, with.
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brothers in syria and now we're here. frank: investigators say the coordinated attacks were carried out by men all wearing identical suicide vests. police are still working to identify some of the attackers, one of which lived in france until 2012. three people were also taken into custody in belgium believed to be connected to the attacks. french leaders are calling it a state of war and vowing to destroy those responsible. antoinette: frank, thank you. a rally of support will be held today on the boston common. that's as a memorial grows at the french consulate in the city. the eyeopener's nneka faison continues our team coverage from there this morning with the show of solidarity. nneka: antoinette, we were here just yesterday. there were only a few flowers and cars in front of the french consulate in boston. today as you can see this memorial has grown significantly but there really has been a show of sol indicater all throughout the city. yesterday, the french flag was raised at city hall. bostonians laying flowers and
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writing messages of condolence and hope. former newscenter5 producer ed keohane is vacationing in paris this week. we spoke with him. he's one of the many who are drawing a connection to the 2013 marathon attacks. >> it's surreal to be a bostonnian in paris today. the scope clearly of this attacks compared to boston is different, but i think the emotions are so strikingly similar. nneka: a mass will be held in the holy cross in the south end. boston mayor marty walsh and governor charlie baker are excted to attend today's tribute on boston common. live at the french consulate in boston, nneka faison, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. a heartwarming message from the youngest victim in the marathon bombing attacks.
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his death. the sign reads, "no more hurting people, peace." the martin richard foundation now posting this image to facebook with the caption "to paris with love, from jane." jane is martin's younger sister who lost a leg in the bombing. her sign is written in french with the same message as her older brother. jc: a colorful show of support in boston. the lenox hotel and the prudential building among several locations displaying the blue, white, and red of the french flag. security, a top concern this morning in the city. extra attention being paid to the t.d. garden where the bruins played last night. that game, beginning with an emotional tribute the playing of the french national anthem. newscenter5's coverage continues.
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being done to keep boston safe. todd: the terror attacks friday night in paris led to the precautionary measure of extra security saturday night for the bruins/red wings' game at the garden. outside the french national colors were proudly on display. mayor walsh says boston mourns with the french and, like paris, must be vigilant. mayor: it just shows you that we have to be very diligent in see. if you see anything that's suspicious, call 911. don't take anything for granted. todd: as the enormity and depraifity of the terror attack in paris begins sinking in around the world so does the desperate desire to comprehend what happened and why. >> why paris? why france? well, france has the largest muslim minority in western europe, around five million or so. todd: boston college associate professor jonathan laurence has written extensively about the integration of islam into french culture. he says isis has been quite successful in recruiting muslims from france and then turning
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france. professor: france-- because of its position in our world as a former colonial power-- is susceptible to this sort of attack. because of its insistence on certain rules of public religion and in particular their banning of the head scarf and the niqab in public spaces, they have todd: obviously the u.s. could very well be a target for isis too. just like the nhl and the nba, the nfl is beefing up security as well inside stadiums and outside in the parking lot. fans are being told not to bring bags. but if bags must be brought in, they must be small and they must be clear. reporting outside the garden, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: a coalition of islamic organizations in the united states is speaking after the paris terror attacks. the group making it clear that isis does not represent the beliefs of the vast majority of
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muslims. >> isis does not represent muslims. the majority of the victims of isis are muslims. and muslims worldwide in the u.s. and europe and the middle east have condemned and continue to condemn the brutal nature of this terrorist organization. antoinette: it says it condemns all acts of terrorism. taking a live look at paris this morning. this is the french consulate in boston. you can see that memorial continues to grow this morning. we of course will continue to follow any developments. we will bring you updates throughout this newscast and throughout the day. you can always get the latest on our web site, wcvb.com and our mobile news apps. jc: other stories we're following right now: police are investigating reports of a child found injured inside a home in alexandria, new hampshire. state and local police have been around the house since friday. no other details have been made
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available. the death of a pregnant rhode island woman and her unborn baby is being treated as a homicide. cranston police say the body of 32-year-old aliss collins was found friday night inside a burning home in cranston. rushed to the hospital where they were pronounced dead. firefighters say the condition of the apartment looked suspicious. police are searching for a man building just after the fire started. antoinette: newscenter 5 on the opioid crisis. ludlow police want to know who's behind several deadly overdoses in the last two weeks. police say in that time, they've responded to six overdose calls regarding heroin. they say the blend is toxic and has resulted in at least two deaths. they want to know who is distributing the drug. anyone with information is asked to call ludlow police. on the way this morning, u.f.c. fans waking up in shock this morning. jc: two of the best going head to head for the title in australia. ahead the hit that delivered a major victory for one fighter.
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antoinette: it is 5:14. welcome back. we're taking a live look from the french consulate in boston this morning. you can see the candles are lit. the flowers are out. that memorial continues to grow for the victims of the terrorists attack. the eye's frank holland is tracking new developments in the investigation.
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frank? frank: antoinette, we now know three teams of terrorists are responsible for the attacks at six scenes across the city. all of them, wearing identical suicide vests. none of those attackers survived after they massacred 129 people and injured at least 350 more. among them, an american college student. the f.b.i. is now sending a team to paris. overnight, president obama arrived in turkey for the g-20 summit, which is sure to place more emphasis on terrorist groups. that's during the meeting of global leaders. the u.s. is now considering elevating military efforts against isis in iraq and syria. jc? jc: some of the music industry's top entertainers are cancelling shows, following the attacks. the foo fighters are now cancelling the rest of their european tour as a show of respect for the victims and survivors. u2 already cancelled two concert sets scheduled in paris this weekend. coldplay opted out of a live-stream concert last night. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist danielle vollmar. antoinette: 5:15. 34 degrees outside. how does it feel waking up?
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jc: i've missed that. (laughing) my body is like what? up. danielle: and that wind. wind today too. not as bad as yesterday. we had really strong wind gusts yesterday. outside. the wind chill values are in the 20's in a lot of spots. it's a chilly start. i want to warn you all if you're stepping outside the door. as we head through the afternoon, we will have a milder finish. it continues to be on the breezy side through the afternoon although not as windy as yesterday. it's milder end to our workweek. so we're going to be up and down this week temperaturewise, but at the end of the week, we will be warmer. in terms of the wind gusts yesterday we saw at blue hill 54-mile-per-hour wind gusts. on nantucket a 53-mile-per-hour wind gust. now today don't worry. it won't be as strong. but we are talking about wind gusts probably in excess of 25 to about 30 miles an hour through the afternoon. we're already picking up a couple of wind gusts especially
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in provincetown. you have a 31-mile-per-hour wind gust there on chatham. 28 or excuse me 20-mile-per-hour wind gusts there. in terms of the temperatures though, we're starting out in the 30's in boston, plymouth on the cape. 32 degrees in worcester. but we are in the 20's right now through the merrimack valley and up through orange. and then you factor in those winds and what does it actually feel like outside? it feels more like 23 degrees in worcester. it feels like 24 in concord. and it feels like 26 degrees in portsmouth. so it's a chilly start out there, but we are going to warm up as we go through the afternoon. those winds continue to be pretty strong out of the west-southwest at about 10-15 miles an hour. also notice we will have a mix of sun and clouds out there just like yesterday afternoon. and temperatures today will level out into the low 50's in worcester, mid 50's though through lawrence, boston,
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nantucket so it is a warmer day on tap this afternoon. as you look right now, we do have mainly clear skies, although more clouds are going to be working their way in as we go through the afternoon. we have high pressure really dominating our weather and now we have more of a westerly wind so it's not as cold as yesterday where we had that northwest wind all day long. but we are watching this cold front up to the north because this actually is going to be a back-door cold front for your monday. so eventually it brings back cooler air from canada. the future cast for today looks like this. notice by about 9:00 until about mid morning, starting to see more clouds in the forecast. we're going to pretty much hang on to them through the afternoon so it will be a mix of sun and clouds. i don't think it's a totally gray day. but it's a partly sunny day. then tonight mostly cloudy skies should keep temperatures overnight from falling into the 20's. we'll be in the 30's and 40's so not as cold tonight and as cold as tomorrow morning and then through the day tomorrow once
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the low 50's up through the northern areas. mid 50's down along the south shore, the cape, and notice while the northerly wind as that back-door cold front drops on through. through the day. it's a dry cold front but really it will just drop back the temperatures as we head towards, say, tuesday. in fact, on tuesday here's what we're looking at. high temperatures only warming into the mid 40's, maybe a few upper 40's, and maybe running islands. though by wednesday. 52 degrees with some sunshine. and then by thursday, we'll be in the upper 50's, maybe pushing 60 degrees in some spots but of course that comes with some rain although it is much needed because we're down over eight inches for the year in boston. j.c. and antoinette? antoinette: danielle, thank you. it's 5:19. a check of the stories we're following right now. jc: an off-duty police officer shoots a stabbing suspect at washington's union station. police say it started around 8:30 last night between two people who knew each other. they say the off-duty baltimore
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county officer told a man to drop the knife, and the suspect refused. the officer reportedly fired several times, striking the suspect in the hand and head. no word on his condition right now. a woman was struck in the leg with a bullet but is expected to be okay. antoinette: trouble for kia. the company is recalling thousands of vehicles, warning drivers of a problem with steering controls. kia says the adhesive used to secure a pinion in the soul models could separate, and the driver will lose control. the south korean automaker says 260,000 vehicles from 2014 and 2015 could be affected. so far, no reports of any jc: a big upset in the u.f.c. ring. holly holm pulls off a stunning victory against ronda rousey, knocking the champion out in the second round. the veteran boxing champ kept pace with the undefeated rousey, delivering blow after blow in the first round. but a solid kick to rousey's head in the second sealed the
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winning streak. routine. and maybe even more so for an amputee. jc: and that's the message some are trying to spread in boston. newscenter5's pam cross shows us the adaptive gear they're using to get moving. pam: they are learning to run again. this clinic presented by the challenged athletes foundation is one of eight held across the nation to help people with physical chal inks learn to run and walk. there were budding athletes at the boston athletic club of all descriptions and certainly with all types of energy. marathon survivors were on hand like heather abbott. her foundation in collaboration with two other groups gave eight-year-old corey tickle of summer set a custom running foot that she's learning to use. >> oh, my gosh. i just want to say thank you so much.
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lost her leg at age 12 in an auto accident. she received a prosthetic foot worth thousands of dollars and began exercising right away. >> i can be active. (inaudible). >> i'm really excited. pam: the challenged athletes foundation calls this a pay it forward year with girls getting support while using prosthetics to be more active. i'm pam cross, wcvb, newscenter 5. jc: a special tribute to remember a marine in boston. antoinette: the commemoration two years after his death. and the dream that his family is seeing come to life. jc: we're taking a live look over los angeles. we're looking at lax there as they also are putting up a tribute in lights to paris. we will continue to follow all of the activity that is happening in paris after that incredible tragedy that happened on friday. there you see the lights
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karen: danielle: welcome back. i'm meteorologist danielle vollmar. for the month of november, we've been running above normal. almost eight degrees above normal. the exception was yesterday. we only hit a high of 47 degrees. today even though we're starting out chilly. we'll warm up into the mid 50's
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even up through the north shore and even through southern new hampshire. those winds will be blowing anywhere from 10-20 miles an hour. so high pressure dominates our weather today. it's a dry forecast. we do watch a back-door cold front come through monday that will cool our temperatures back antoinette? a special event in support of young men heading into and our own frank holland was frank: i was honored to be a panelist yesterday at the young men of color conference. it happened at brandeis university. it was organized by the home for little wanderers. the conference brings young men, 12 through 21, together with men of color who have dealt with similar challenges. everyone had a chance to share their own experiences in small groups after our panel discussion. wcvb is a proud partner of the home form little wanderers. i was very proud to be a panelist and represent the station. it was a great event to bring together people from different communities and different generations to really learn about each other. antoinette: it did look like that. frank, thank you.
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j.c., over to you. jc: a tribute to a beloved marine in boston. shawn clark was murdered in 2013 at his skate-shop in malden. his family says he was so passionate about skateboarding, he wanted to open a safe and fun park nearby. more than a decade of planning went into the park before shawn's life was cut short. now the new lynch family skate park has opened in cambridge. yesterday, shawn was honored at the opening ceremony event. >> sean was here, he would be definitely celebrating alongside of everyone else. jc: his family says the skate park would be a dream come true for shawn. democratic presidential candidates go head to head for the second time. antoinette: the fight against isis taking center stage in des moines, iowa. where the democratic presidential candidates stand on national security following the terrorist attacks in paris. jc: one of the highest earning court clerks in the state, but we found on average she's only working about two hours a day. so how is this happening? a "5 investigates" exclusive coming up. antoinette: remember newscenter 5 starts an hour earlier now on sunday evenings.
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get the latest breaking news and your storm team 5 forecast starting at 5:00. a live look right now from the french consulate in paris this morning. you can see the candles are glowing. the signs are out there and the flowers are also on ground. all of this in tribute to the terrorist attack victims. of course, much more is developing on that investigation. we'll have the latest for you on
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provided by luna. >> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: a somber sunday in paris, with memorial growing at the sites of friday night's terror attacks. where the investigation stands right now. jc: standing in solidarity. the tributes to the victims growing right now the city of boston lighting up the vigil planned for today. antoinette: a moment of silence before the democratic presidential debate the focus on foreign policy. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." this sunday morning. we take a live look from the growing memorial outside the french consulate in boston. as the city of boston stands with the people of paris. our coverage of the terror attacks and the investigation continues in just a moment but first good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us on this sunday, november 15. i'm antoinette antonio. jc: and i'm j.c. monahan. we turn to the weather which is november.
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but this morning, that was a bit of an eye opener right there. danielle: that will wake you right up. who needs coffee. just step outside the door. temperatures this morning start inning the 20's and 30's. so, yes, it is a chilly start as j.c. mentioned. 25 right now it is in fitchburg. 32 in worcester. 27 in orange. 27 nashua. and 29 in concord. as we go through the next 12 hours, we are going to see these temperatures bump up. in fact, through the merrimack valley today, notice by about 11:00 near lunchtime we're in the upper 40's. by afternoon, we're in the low to even mid 50's. we will have a mix of sun and clouds today and those winds will still be out there. you're going to feel them when you step outside the door. these are the winds sustained at this hour. they're really anywhere from about 10-15 miles an hour. and through the afternoon, they may be anywhere from 10-20 miles an hour. not as windy as yesterday, but still it's a breezy day.
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so temperatures today warming into the mid 50's across most of the area. we are going to have a mix of sun and clouds but high pressure dominates our weather right now. keeping us dry at least for the next couple of days. but there are some good chances for rain in that seven-day forecast. i'll have the complete timeline ahead. antoinette. antoinette: danielle, thank you. following breaking developments in the paris terror attacks. this morning, we know three teams of terrorist are responsible. that's as the world stands in solidarity with the victims and jc: the eye's frank holland is tracking new developments. frank? terrorists are responsible for this attack. they left 129 people dead and more than 350 people injured. the u.s. now considering ramping up military efforts against isis in iraq and syria after the terror group claimed responsibility. that's as the f.b.i. sends a team to paris to investigate the attacks. thousands of french soldiers have already been deployed and
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this morning police are still blocking off six scenes where terrorists killed those people. a student from cal state long beach is among the victims. >> she brought joy, happiness, laughter to everybody she worked with. >> the man said, "you killed our here." frank: investigators say these coordinated attacks were carried suicide vests. police are still working to identify some of the attackers one of which still lived in france until 2012. three people also taken in custody in bell gym believed to be connected to these attacks. frej leaders say their country is now at war with isis. they're vowing to destroy those responsible. j.c. jc: the world is standing as one this morning with tributes across the globe for victims and survivors. several tributes will be held today around massachusetts. those include a vigil on the boston common this afternoon to be attended by mayor marty walsh and governor charlie baker. a mass will also be held this morning at the cathedral of the
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end. mayor walsh: we have to be very diligent in keeping our eyes open. don't take anything for granted. antoinette: boston mayor marty walsh calling for vigilance in boston following the attacks. that's as security sees a boost around the city. the eyeopener's nneka faison is live at the french consulate in boston. nneka? antoinette, some are drawing connections from the paris attack to the boston marathon bombings. there is a police car right next to us just an indication of how security is already being consulate. there is also very tight security last night at the garden. outside the garden, the french flag colors on display there. now the devastation is setting in across the world. experts are trying to comprehend how this could happen and why. boston college associate professor jonathan laurence says france is a target, partly
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because of its large muslim minority, and its history. professor: france-- because of its position in our world as a former colonial power-- is susceptible to this sort of attack. because of its insistence on certain rules of public religion and in particular their banning of the head scarf and the niqab in public spaces, they have attracted the negative attention nneka: dr. laurence has written extensively about the integration of islam into french culture. he says isis has been quite successful in recruiting muslims from france, then turning them into terrorists. live at the french consulate in boston, nneka faison, wcvb, newscenter 5. jc: commitment 2016. the second debate of the candidates began with a moment of silence to stand in solidarity with the people of france. our pam cross shows us they faced a lot of questions and a
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bit of friction over issues around foreign policy and national security. pam: from the openings statements. >> leading the world, this country will rid our planet of this barbarous organization called isis. >> we need to have a resolve that will bring the world together to root out the kind of radical jihaddist ideology that motivates organizations like isis. >> we must be able to work collaboratively with others. we must anticipate these threats before they happen. this is the new sort of challenge, the new sort of threat. pam: civilized sparks began during discussion of how and why isis has grown. >> libya is now a mess. syria is a mess. iraq is a mess. afghanistan is a mess. as americans, we have shown ourselves to have the greatest
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planet, but we are not so very good at anticipating threats. >> we're spending over $600 billion a year on the military. yet significantly less than 10% of that money is used to be fighting international terrorism. >> we are at war with violent extremism. we are at war with people who use their religion for purposes of power and oppression. and, yes, we are at war with those people. but i don't want us to be painting with too broad a brush. pam: national security only one topic during the two-hour debate. they also dealt with several economic issues. minimum wage, oversight of wall street and medicare amongst other things. i'm pam cross, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: republicans on the campaign trail condemned the paris terror attacks slamming isis and president obama. saying now is the time to take on isis. >> what's going on is terrible. >> if we do not act, this terrorism, this violence, will
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come to america. >> i think american involvement it. >> it seems to me that the crazy crest thing we could do is to take people who live in a desert who don't speak our language who don't understand our culture and bring them to minnesota during the winter. >> barak obama and hillary clinton under her watch decided politics above the security of our country and the stability and the security of the world. antoinette: the g.o.p. candidates take the stage in nevada for their next debate on december 15th. jc: she's one of the highest earning court clerks in the state, average she's only working about so how is this happening and what's she doing? ahead a "5 investigates" exclusive. jc:: a california police officer making a routine stop.
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as you can see, a symbol of boston is stand stopping with paris in the face of this tragedy. we continue to follow the coverage happening in paris. we have several tributes that will be held around the state today. those include a vigil on the boston common this afternoon to be attended by mayor marty walsh and governor charlie baker. a mass will also be held this morning at the cathedral of the holy cross in the city's south end. a "5 investigates" exclusive this morning. one of the highest earning court clerks in the state, with a six-figure salary, but she's not working a full day. antoinette: "5 investigates" kathy curran asks questions sparking a trial court review. kathy: court clerk magistrate ann colicchio heads out for a stroll with the dog. it's the middle of the workday. court is in session-- >> the commonwealth of massachusetts. kathy: --and the clerk is in lowell miles and miles away. a pattern "5 investigates" documents day after day. colicchio is the third highest earning clerk in the state, raking in almost $170,000 last year including the money she
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made setting bail for prisoners "5 investigates" tracked colicchio's work habits for 26 days during a four-month period and found the clerk at the courthouse on average only two hours and 23 minutes a day. on the ten days shown in red, she was a complete no-show. can you explain why you're not at court. we have you on average working about two hours and 23 minutes a day. colicchio: you have my statement with the time that i've taken and the balances i have as you requested. kathy: here the clerk calls it a day after less than three hours on the job. she puts on her casual clothes, hops in the car with a few friends, and heads north across state lines with "5 investigates" in tow. first stop markey's lobster pool in sea brook, new hampshire, where the clerk enjoys a late lunch and snaps a few photos. then it's off to the beach where she stretches out and catches a few rays. colicchio: i think it's okay
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earned. kathy: colicchio tells us she took 47 days of earned leave time off in five months to deal with family health issues. she's allows to take 65 days off a year plus holidays and accrued sick time. judge: they're critical to making sure things work. kathy: retired judge isaac borenstein says that's too much time off away from the court. judge: it's like the coach of an nfl football team not going on sundays. sure, the other assistant coaches will deliver the product if they have to. you're the head coach. kathy: we also found colicchio running errands during work hours and spending time with lowell district court clerk william lisano who is facing criminal charges and on paid administrative leave accused of pushing and slapping his wife. one afternoon colicchio and lisano visited a nearby nursing home for half an hour. and when we called the clerk's office-- is ann colicchio in?-- we were told colicchio was unavailable.
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the truth is she didn't show up for work that entire day. you said you've been dealing with a lot of family issues; but when we followed you, that didn't seem to be the case. we have you going to new hampshire for the day. we have you with mr. lisano on several days. we're just looking for some answers. colicchio: any time i've been away from this court has been on my time. pam wilmot: how do you do your job? kathy: pam wilmot heads up the government watchdog group common cause massachusetts. pam wilmot: why are state employees-- any government official-- allowed to have 60 vacation days and unlimited sick time? that's just ridiculous. kathy: do you think you can be effective not being at court? colicchio: i'm not aware of any issues with doing my work. kathy: we don't know exactly what days the clerk took off because the trial court doesn't have to hand over any information to the public. we tracked ann colicchio again after we told her about our investigation and found she was
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kathy curran, "5 investigates." >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist danielle vollmar. danielle: good morning. it's a chilly start out there over boston. 38 degrees. the winds are out of the west at about 14 miles an hour. making it feel more like 30 degrees. that's the wind chill values which you dress for. because we have some wind out there today, it feels more like 23 in worcester, like 24 in concord, and 25 degrees in lawrence. so obviously it is is a chilly start. if you're headed out first thing this morning, you definitely want to grab a winter coat. we do have some pretty strong wind gusts out there, up to about 20 miles an hour now on chatham as well as in marshfield. and those winds will be blowing anywhere from 10-20 through the day today, gusts to near 30. it won't be as windy as yesterday. and today through the afternoon because that wind is coming out of the west, we're actually
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notice it's a mix of sun and clouds out there through the afternoon. 55 nashua. 55 boston. and even 55 degrees on nantucket. it seems to be the favorite number out there this afternoon. we do have a couple of clouds out there this morning but more clouds are going to be working their way in as we go through the day. high pressure is dominating our weather meaning it is dry not only today but also tomorrow. and then we're watching this cold front up to the north and west. it is actually a back-disoor cold front for us. it's going to come in through monday afternoon and eventually drop our temperatures back into the 40's, below where we should be for this time of year. so the future cast for today, we start out with, i think, a lot of sunshine but by about mid morning or so, more clouds working their way in. there will be a mix of sun and clouds throughout the entire afternoon, but it's a dry forecast. and tonight mostly cloudy skies should keep temperatures in the
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30's and 40's for overnight lows. the winds back off just a touch out of the west at about 5-10. and then tomorrow they turn out of the north. the cold front comes through. and temperatures warm up into the low 50's to even mid 50's depending on where you live. so the next seven days, we are mild so sunday, monday, we drop back on tuesday into the 40's and then the jetstream will do something really nice on wednesday. it will lift back to the north and take that cold air from canada and put it back where it belongs so we are mild both thursday and friday. with that also comes a chance for rain. in fact it's a slow-moving front so as it comes through, the rain begins on thursday afternoon. it will probably continue through most of the day of friday. in fact that's what most of the models are going with. it's slowing it down. it will also be a wind with this one and then behind it, we're going to turn much colder over the weekend.
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antoinette: danielle, thank you. the patriots take on the new york giants today. security expected to be increased at metlife stadium in the pats looking to continue their undefeated streak. kickoff is at 4:25 this afternoon. channel 5 for monday night the patriots squaring off against rex ryan and the buffalo our coverage begins at 8:00 with our sportscenter 5 countdown to the kickoff show live from gillette stadium. antoinette: a no-goal game into the second period for the b's where they knock down three in a row against the red wings. goals by patrice bergeron, david krejci, and torey krug lift the b's at the garden last night. the red wings come back to score in the third, but that's all they'd get. b's win 3-1. they play tuesday night against the sharks. jc: a bizarre traffic stop in california. a car gets pulled over with nobody behind that wheel. that's because it's one of google's self-driving cars. an officer in mountain view stopped the vehicle for driving 11 miles under the speed limit on thursday. google says the car's speed is
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capped at 25 miles per hour for safety reasons. the officer let the car go with a warning. antoinette: who are you going to give the ticket to? jc: exactly. what do you do when you walk up. license and registration please. antoinette: it's a new cars. "chronicle" is taking us through the back roads and main streets of a destination. the local vacation spot. and some of the history you may not have known. antoinette: messages of solidarity. hash tag united. hash tag strong. people in boston showing their support for everyone affected by
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danielle: welcome back. i'm meteorologist danielle vollmar. starting out this morning pretty cold if you're stepping outside the door. 0's and 30's. area. 38 in boston. 27 right now in nashua. through the day we will warm up into the mid 50's as high breeze. then we watch a back-door cold front come through on monday which will cool temperatures back by tuesday. it is dry though. we could really use some rain since we're down over eight inches in boston for the year. down over seven inches in worcester. it looks like some much-needed
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we'll time it out coming up. j.c. and antoinette. antoinette: danielle, thank you. most of us have been to nantucket but have we seen the entire island? jc: chronicle's shayna seymour explores the back roads of a beloved vacation destination. shayna: fall is the time to savor the splendid architecture, the cobblestones. all the reminders of when this island was the whaling capital of the world. nathan yell philbrick captures the era in his book "the heart of the sea." and ron howard's adaptation hits the big screen in december. the whaling days are long gone, but the old nantucket can still be found in the unspoiled beauty of the wildlife refuge. >> main streets and back roads? this is the back road part of it. we're all the way out to the very eastern part of the island. we're going north to gray's point.
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it's about 5.5 miles from where we're standing right now. shayna: walk, drive or take a tour with the reservations guide steve nicole. >> we take roughly a thousand people out for a season. they get to experience a very, nantucket. shayna: over 1,000 pristine acres owned by the trustees. the nantucket conservation foundation and u.s. fish and wildlife. the best time for fishing? now, says nicole. >> they're catching blue fish. they're catching striped bass. they're catching albacore. these are all casters. these are reel fishermen. shayna: is going is slow but the views are endless. the pay-off comes when you reach great point light house where nantucket sound meets the atlantic ocean. >> the entire peninsula is gradually moving towards nantucket harbor. if you get a storm, a good old
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nor'easter coming up the coast and it lasts a couple of days, it can do damage that would shock you. jc: tomorrow on "chronicle." do you recognize this covered bridge? know the location of this general store or this sheep farm? one hint-- ted reinstein's in the very heart of new england. for mystery main streets and back roads tomorrow on "chronicle." we continue to follow developments overseas in france. antoinette: the plans here in boston to remember those victims. frank? frank: the u.s. is sending the f.b.i. to help in the investigation in paris. right now, 129 people are confirmed dead; more than 350 injured. we'll have the latest updates ahead. nneka? nneka: messages of peace here in boston for france. the tributes held today around
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