into the rockies that's wre we have storminess. that will slowly push in our direction by saturday with some showers. ahead of that warmth on friday. cold out there out the door right now. we'll step you through your forecast today as the "eyeopener" continues. >> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." another patriots win leaving the team with more injuries. the concerns this morning and the league's big mistake on the field. randy: breaking overnight. two firefighters hurt in east boston. the equipment sparking the flames that sent them to the hospital. erika: a worldwide travel alert just days before thanksgiving. the warning out now as millions of americans pack their bags. it's on the eye for this tuesday morning. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. this is newscenter 5's randy: also on the eye this morning. the amenities of high-end living with a catch. the small trend making a big

good morning to you. i'm randy price. erika: i'm erika tarantal. emily is off today. of course, cindy is here and stepping out and feeling the cold. cindy: it is sure cold out there this morning but we don't have the biting wind that we had yesterday. erika: the winds always make it worse. cindy: it does but not as windy look at the temperatures. we're down in the teens north and west of boston from nashua worcester 23. 30 in boston right now but we have been as cold as 29 in the city overnight. 17 norwood. 18 taunton and lots of 20's as you make your way down to the cape this morning. these are the winds. again not all that impressive compared to yesterday when we were gusting 20-30 miles per hour all day long but still enough wind out there this morning but this is what it feels like to you. the wind chill all the way down to 11 right now in worcester and it does feel like it's in the lower 20's in boston. you want to bundle up. it's a cold start. clear skies out there now. we've got high pressure nosing in today. that means two things. it means we'll have sunshine again today. and overall less wind.

about 6-12 miles per hour. temperatures come up through the 30's this morning. by midday, we are in the lower 40's. topping out at around 43 today in boston. keep in mind an average high is 49. so a little bit below the average today. but we do have a warm-up coming for the end of the week. more on that in just a few minutes. let's get you out to the roads right now. at least we have clear skies and dry roads. good morning. olessa: yes we do. we're watching what's left of that overnight construction. a live look outside. here's the pike by allston/brighton. problem free in both directions. let's get to the maps and see the rest of your trip. as you make your way into town construction clearing 93 south at the zakim. also on the expressway near mass avenue. as you travel south of there construction picking up on the ramps from 95 to 128 and also on 128 itself passing by 95 and once again by great plain avenue. heading north of there, we've got more construction on 128 near winter street. and your last project both directions by route 2. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. erika. erika: thank you. also breaking. a russian warplane has been shot down by turkish military on the border with syria. the plane was coming from a

came under attack. moscow insists the plane did not violate turkish airspace. turkish authorities say they warned the plane before opening fire. this morning the patriots are still unbeaten. but that hard-fought win may come with a heavy price. another key player may be down and out. that perfect ten on the field setting the team up for a tough road ahead. randy: that was a sweet win but the concern now for danny amendola. take a look at the punt return late in the third quarter. amendola makes a bad step to the left and appears to grip the back of his leg. he did not return to the game. amendola already asked to carry a heavier load with the absence of julian edelman. tom brady knows he can't risk losing another veteran receiver. brady: we lost danny during the game. we lost dobson during the game. we're down to two healthy receivers. you get pretty limited quickly in the things that you can do.

played hard and we fought hard. we just have to try to review some things and change some things up and see if we can, you know, play better next week. randy: amendola added 117 yards before making his exit. erika: new overnight the nfl owning up to a mistake during that game. the eyeopener's kelley tuthill continues our coverage on the field at gillette. kelley: you could call it the whistle heard 'round patriots nation. or certainly around foxborough. it came in the second half. tom brady hit danny amendola setting up a potential touchdown. but an official inadvertently blew the whistle stopping the play. after the game, the nfl's vice president of officiating said it was clearly a mistake adding the line judge lost track of the football. patriots fan were less charitable. >> the refs are bad, really bad. i'm thinking somebody should get suspended because of this. randy: of course, the patriots

without some controversy. in case you were wondering, bad whistles are not allowed to be reviewed by replay. live at gillette stadium, i'm kelley tuthill, wcvb, newscenter 5. a state trooper struck by an alleged drunk driver while directing traffic in foxborough it happened just before midnight on route 1. the driver, 29-year-old catherine williams, was arrested the trooper, who was alert, was taken to the hospital for evaluation. five people shot at a protest in minneapolis. police say the suspects on the run are believed to be three white men wearing bullet-proof vests. the violence happening near a police precinct that has been the site of demonstrations fueled by the shooting death of an unarmed black man by an officer. none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. the justice department is investigating the officer-involved shooting that claimed the life of 24-year-old jamar clark on november 15.

erika: right now two firefighters are hurt after flames break out at a three-family home in east boston. both were taken to mass general last night with non-life- threatening injuries. firefighters say the flames on lexington street were caused by a plumber's torch being used for work on a third floor bathroom. randy: breaking overnight. four people are dead in a chopper crash at fort hood in texas. the u.s. army says four crew members were on a training mission when the chopper went down last night. more information as we get it. erika: right now a worldwide travel warning is in effect as millions of americans head out for the holiday. the eye's todd kazakiewich is live at south station with the heightened alert. todd? todd: erika, good morning. the state department is issuing the warning to americans in light of recent terror attacks and threats. the warning describes terrorists using conventional and non-conventional weapons to target official and private interests. there was no added security seen at logan last night. of course there could be

behind-the-scenes security. warning does not change how they operate. travelers also not changing their plans to fly. >> what can we do? we've got to keep living. just be more aware, maybe take more precautions but keep living. todd: right now, there are no specific threats focusing on the boston area. the travel warning expires in live at south station, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newcenter 5. discovery on the outskirts of paris. police say an explosive vest similar to those used in the attacks earlier this month was found by a street cleaner in a pile of garbage. the vest contained bolts and the same explosives used in the attacks. the vest was found in a neighborhood where one of the suspects cell phones was tracked shortly after the attacks. president obama and french president francois hollande will meet today at the white house. the paris terror attacks a top priority to discuss. the two hope to revamp efforts to defeat isis. randy: the baby sitter accused

of kidnapping a little girl in hamilton is being held without bail this morning. she'll undergo a psychiatric evaluation before her next court appearance. abigail hanna appeared disoriented when she was brought into the courtroom for arraignment. she's accused of kidnapping two-year-old lyndon albers last week. that little girl was found hours later. her head had been shaved and she suffered other injuries. cigarette burns. the police warrant reads when investigators found the 21-year-old baby sitter she was covered in dirt, claiming she tried to corral a stray cat. her attorney says over the weekend hanna experienced auditory and visual hallucinations. she also described a history of multiple suicide attempts. a beverly man is back in court today to face murder charges in the death of his wife. axel scherer reportedly confessed to choking edith black scherer in her home last monday. she was found unconscious with a pillow over her head. she died saturday.

bail. >> it's horrible. because they were our babies. erika: a community comes together to pay tribute to dozens of animals killed in a shelter fire. this morning, firefighters are still trying to figure out what sparked the flames that killed we brought this to you as breaking news on yesterday's eyeopener. firefighters say the sweetpea animal shelter in paxton was engulfed when they arrived. despite challenges, they were able to save five dogs. there is a social media campaign for donations to help this animal sanctuary get up and running. you can find that information on wcvb.com. the murder trial of the danvers teen accused of killing his teacher is now on break. jurors will return after thanksgiving. yesterday, they saw video showing phillp chism at a movie theater hours after the murder using victim colleen ritzer's credit card. evidence was presented indicating the teen stole a knife from b.j.'s wholesale

club. chism's lawyers plan an insanity defense. randy: nine minutes after 5:00 on this tuesday morning. the forecaster who predicted the crushing snow last year has a new guess for this year. erika: the factor he says will have big impact on how much snow we get. and ford is recalling thousands of cars right now. the malfunction putting drivers at risk. randy: and new this morning. living in tight spaces. the advantages to so-called "micro-apartments." cindy? cindy: and it is cold out there again this morning, but it is not going to be as windy as the day wears on. the warm-up that is is coming for thanksgiving ahead. first take a look at the temperatures as you're heading out the door this morning. yes, 19 in nashua. close to 30 degrees under clear skies as you're heading out the

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>> good morning, "eyeopener"! randy: now that is some enthusiasm! good morning to everyone-- and we mean everyone-- at furnace brook middle in marshfield. erika: more than 1,000 students in that wake-up call. get 999 of your friends and record your classmates and record 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: it is so cold. cindy: boston in the last hour was down to 29. we haven't lower than 30 in the last few months. olessa: we liked it like that. cindy: not this morning. the coldest it's been since march 29 when it was down to 26 officially in boston. the record low for today is 11. this is not record territory. it's just cold. but the difference today, we're not going to have those biting winds. yes, still cold but without the wind. i think it will be a little more tolerable and manageable to be yowlt side. looks dry for holiday traveling which is great news, and there is a warming trend coming in by thanksgiving.

we've got upper 20's on the cape right now. look at taunton at 18. norwood at 17. you can see teens up in nashua as well. we're all the way down to 13 in orange. 30 in boston after being 29 last hour. and 23 right now in worcester. i want to show you your 12-hour forecast around the worcester area. notice we are in the 20's through 8:00 this morning. then we'll jump into the 30's nudging toward 40 degrees by midday. with lots of sunshine. really across the entire area coming up today. you can see how clear the skies are right now. we have high pressure nosing in. lighter winds and they're out of the west today. pressure, you can see there are clouds in the nation's mid section but the only storminess is out in the pacific northwest. it will take some time for that storm to work in our direction. we're in great shape here through the upcoming holiday. 41 the high today in worcester. an average high is 49 this time of year so once again today we're a little bit below the average but with the sunshine and that wind out of the west hour. today. down in the 20's tonight to

around 30 downtown under mainly clear skies. this high is still hanging on during the day on wednesday. we'll watch that storm come out of the northwest into the wednesday. if you're doing some traveling from chicago to st. louis to dallas, there will likely be wet weather with some snow on the backside of this system is. it will take until friday night and saturday for that system to come in our direction in the form of some rain showers. out ahead of it we're warming up to 60 on friday. if you have plans to to be headed to some of those football games on thursday, chilly in the morning 30's to around 40 degrees. we're coming up into the 50's again on thanksgiving day. looks really nice. breezy, mild with clouds and sunshine for black friday and coming in. it looks like the first half of the day on saturday. behind it, we will cool down, down into the 40's by the second half of the weekend. overall we're in great shape for thanksgiving. olessa: one of the busy travel days too. it's a quiet start on the roads for enthusiasm morning. there's the spray by the south bay mall. northbound heading towards the bottom of the screen. you can see just an occasional

set of headlights. not seeing that volume just yet. let's get over to the maps and check out the rest of that trip. all the overnight construction out of the way. roadwork 93 south at the zakim. that picked up nice and early. expressway northbound by mass avenue as well. all the construction by 59 on 128 and on the ramps to 128 also cleared away. looking good by great plain avenue on 128. construction cleared there. as well as by winter street and once again by route 2. no problems north of town on your ride down from new hampshire and then the trains and buses are starting the morning on schedule. randy. randy: thank you. cindy may have us wondering, what are we in store for? cindy: this year may be different. weather expert, judah cohen, got his prediction right last year. this time around, he tells us he's keeping an eye on el nino. >> the strongest el nino since '97-'98.

i think it is a big factor. cindy: but that's not the only tonight at 11:00, cohen and harvey leonard lay out the the total amount of snow cohen thinks we'll see. erika? economic headlines this morning. ford is recalling more than 450,000 cars because of a potential fuel leak. the recall includes 2010 and 2011 ford fusion and mercury milan models all built at the plant in mexico. ford says the vehicles have a canister purge valve that may malfunction and cause a crack in the fuel tank. that could eventually spark a fire. ford says it is not aware of any accidents or injuries. asian stocks are lower this morning amid slumping commodity prices. right now, dow futures are lower on wall street after stocks failed to hold early gains yesterday. the dow dropped 31 points at yesterday's close. dell is admitting to a security flaw in its new laptops. the computer company says a pre-installed program on some of the newly purchased laptops could make private data easily accessible to hackers. they could get access to

browser traffic. the company will provide customers with instructions on how to remove the bug. randy: new this morning. it is definitely a tight squeeze. but this hot trend could get you into some of boston's hottest neighborhoods for less. so, of course, we sent our tallest reporter, the eyeopener's frank holland, to check it out. frank: the new big thing in city living-- small spaces. >> it's small but convenient. very modern. frank: marilyn and rodrigo are harvard graduate students. >> so this is our kitchen. frank: they call this 450 square foot micro apartment in allston home. the price about $2,400 per month. >> for me it's been better than expected frank: there are no real guidelines for micro apartments, but if you can go from the bedroom to the living room to the kitchen this quick, you are probably in one. >> this apartment is small but we are small people.

of how small 450 square feet is, i'm 6'4". i can walk from end to end in about eight steps and touch the ceiling without a ladder. >> it's not only about the size of the apartment. it's about what it comes with. frank: in many cases micro apartments allow renters to get access to high amenity buildin at a fraction of the price of a full size unit. here at the continuum there is a roof deck, a game room and full size gym. >> in the end we are outside a lot. we are in the common areas a lot. frank: small can apparently also have its advantages. >> it's easier to clean. frank: in allston, frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: that's from the guy. it's easier to clean. all of this is part of a bigger movement in the boston area. mayor marty walsh has said he wants to add 20,000 units for moderate-income families by 2030. erika: that couple is very close. they must along very well, randy. a childhood board game come to life. and the easiest possible way to get a pizza. it's ahead in eyepoppers. then new at 5:30.

to determine fares. the proposal to make prices more fair. and only on 5. a longtime girlfriend of james whitey bulger speaks. what she says about johnny depps's portrayal of her famous ex. sera? sera: it's the busiest travel day of the year in boston. the thanksgiving traffic to expect today versus tomorrow

cindy: 5:23 now on a cold tuesday morning. you can see it's 30 degrees in boston. the teens, 20's in the suburbs. lots of sunshine today. temperatures come up to around 40 degrees at midday. with a lighter wind out of the west, 6-12 miles per hour, that wind is going to make a difference today. looking for a high in the lower 40's today. mid 40's tomorrow with dry weather continuing. and for thanksgiving, notice we are back into the 50's. erika. erika: cindy, thanks so much. an annual tradition in works this morning. the national presidential turkey and his alternate are on their way to the white house. president obama will pardon the turkeys this thanksgiving. they'd head to a farm to live out the rest of their days away from the dinner table. sorry, guys. i know both of you, probably your mouths are watering. randy: not even the real turkey.

they're both happy olessa is back with eyepoppers. olessa: candyland comes to life in ohio. the penitentiary glen nature center created this life-sized game allowing people to travel through the seasons. players draw a card and move from space to space. the game includes scavenger hunts and crafts. it opened this week and runs through january 3. that could be fun. this is fun, too. introducing a new way to get a pizza. this is the easy order button from domino's. with just one click, the tool uses bluetooth technology to send a pizza right to your door. before using it, you create a profile on domino's website with address and payment information. the chain is testing it in the u.k. calling and ordering a pizza is difficult. now you have to have a button connected to the blue tooth. erika: can you imagine college 2:00 a.m., a lot of buttons being pushed? a clown becomes a hero in canada. how his clown car became a safe haven for two women. plus-- the dangers of concussions not a secret anymore. "5 investigates" looks at why so

many of our student athletes are still at risk. and a live look this morning at the zakim bridge. it is a cold morning but traffic moving along nicely. just 23 degrees outside our studios here in needham. cindy and ole the one thing about soccer that i like the most is when i put my uniform on, the age just leaves me. the ages leave all of us. we simply become kids again.

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randy: 5:30 tuesday morning. traffic moving along the southeast expressway on a very cold morning. one of the coldest so far in this area. good morning to you. i'm randy price. erika: and i'm erika tarantal. emily is off today. cindy: we were 29 last hour. 30 right now but we haven't been in the 20's in boston since last march. the wind is still out there. noticeable enough to knock back the wind chill. it does feel like it's 11 degrees in worcester right now. you can see the wind not nearly as strong as yesterday but any wind with temperatures in the 20's makes it feel colder. 30 degrees boston. 20 worcester. teens from norwood to taunton. a lot of 20's on cape cod this morning but the skies are clear. they'll stay that way all day long. mostly sunny skies. we're up to near 30 by 8:00 a.m. and near 40 by lunchtime. difference today. looking for a high of 43 boston

mid 40's for you on the south shore. we've got the sunshine. no big travel delays here across the northeast. when you look at the rest of the country, airports this morning are looking good. there is a system out of the so if you are traveling over to encounter that. in the meantime though let's get morning. how are we doing. olessa: so far so good. all the overnight construction is out of the way. a live look to start things off. expressway at the gas tank northbound side moving to the top of the screen. as you make your way into boston all that construction picked up nice and early. south of town we're in good shape. 24, 95, route 3 from weymouth to braintree. pike is wide open at this time and so far as you're traveling from new hampshire making your way southbound 93 also in great shape. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. erika. erika: thanks so much. breaking overnight. the turkish military says it shot down a russian warplane near the syrian border. turkish officials say the pilots ignored several warnings that they were violating the country's airspace. the pilots ejected before the jet crashed.

randy: right now a worldwide travel alert is in effect. u.s. state department issued this warning in light of the recent terror attacks and threats. the warning describes terrorists using conventional and nonconventional weapons to target government and private interests. erika: right now the patriots are still unbeaten. tom brady completed 20 of 39 passes hitting james white for the first touchdown of the running back's career. 20-13 the hard-fought final. randy: but that victory comes with a price. and a heavy one for this already injury-laden team. erika: the eyeopener's kelley tuthill is live on the field at gillette with the fallout. kelley: their record may be perfect. but there's no question this team is hurting. julien edelman is already out at least until the playoffs. and last night aaron dobson and danny amendola both left the field with injuries. but tom brady was quick to say the pats won't be using that as an excuse. brady: we lost a lot of guys. we've lost quite a few guys over

we'll keep on fighting and figure out a win to win. whoever's in there, we have to have confidence in what they're doing. kelley: brady wouldn't say much about this moment that had gillette buzzing. number 12 using opposing coach rex ryan's name to call a play. ahead in news to go, the nfl on the defensive again after a whistle blown during the game. their overnight response. for now i'm live at gillette stadium, kelley tuthill, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika: today is marked as the worst travel day of the year. and for good reason. olessa: the eye's sera congi is on the road checking on conditions for us this morning. sera: it is smooth sailing on 128 right now but it will look so different later this afternoon. we usually think of the day before thanksgiving as the busiest travel day of the year on the roads but for boston today is actually the busiest day. according to data from google maps as well as the state transportation department, we are the only major city that

experiences the heaviest volume of traffic on the tuesday before turkey day. for the rest of the country tomorrow is the most con jelted day. take a look at the numbers. last year mass-tallied over 7,000 toll transactions on boston and the mass. on wednesday they had 200,000 less tolls. and traffic today is expected to be at 5:00 p.m. if you're hitting the roads this afternoon, avoid traffic that you think is coming tomorrow, well, you might want to alter your plans. live from 128, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: thank you. new this morning. the "t" looking into fares based on a rider's income. the mbta fiscal board is set to discuss a potential fare hike in january with a vote in february. according to "the herald," one member of the board saying she can't imagine adjusting the price to ride the subways and buses without a low-income fare in the system. new this morning. federal prosecutors are

investigating strong-arm allegations against everett's mayor. at issue is whether mayor carlo demaria forced the developer in charge of transforming the former charleston chew factory into a luxury apartment complex to use union labor workers. according to "the globe," the developer was against the idea when it was proposed originally citing it would drive up costs. however, he did end up hiring some union labor workers and now federal prosecutors want to know why. >> it was awful. erika: only on 5, the one-time girlfriend of james "whitey" bulger criticizes the hollywood blockbuster depicting the boston mobster. despite acclaim from critics, lindsey cyr tells newscenter 5 there is a lot the movie got wrong. cyr dated bulger for 12 years, and the two had a child together. she says she knew nothing of bulger's murderous dark side. she only knew him as a loving father. portrayed by dakota johnson, cyr says the movie does not represent the relationship

between bulger and the pair's son, douglass. happen. cyr: if you do something and it. i would have smacked him in the back of the head if i walked past him and said, "what the reel are you talking about?" of 6 after a severe reaction to medicine. closer look at concussions among student athletes. erika: the danger going beyond the initial injury. and a clown coming to the rescue in canada. his fast moves when two women were attacked. randy: and ahead in news to go, they're calling it "warm black friday." the new mission for firefighters

olessa: good morning. welcome back to the "eyeopener." a live look outside. the expressway by the gas tank northbound side already building that rush-hour volume. you can see it there heading into the distance. it's about a 20-minute ride braintree to boston. so far an accident-free start but a cold one, cindy. cindy: you've got it. lots of teens and 20's in the suburbs this morning, olessa. right around 30 in boston. looking for a high today which will once again be below our average of 49 for this time of year. sunshine. we're coming up into the low to mid 40's this afternoon but with less wind than yesterday. it's going to feel a little bit better outside. dry weather for traveling tomorrow. and notice we're back in the 50's by thanksgiving. erika. erika: cindy, thanks so much. "5 investigates" looking into students and concussions. investigative reporter karen anderson found that one in five middle and high school athletes

in massachusetts report they likely got a concussion. even more disturbing, about half of those students say they kept playing. getting a second head injury while the first one isn't healed raises the risk of serious, even permanent brain injury. ryan farrell has permanent brain damage after she kept practicing after a cheerleading fall. she was outraged more isn't being done. >> i hear that and i wanted to scream because i don't care if it's the state championship game and you're in the final seconds of sudden death overtime, it is not worth the rest of your life. you only get one brain. erika: the state public health department says it is very concerned about the number of student concussions. they're working with schools to improve the way head injuries are tracked and prevent students from getting hurt again. randy: updates ahead on breaking news this morning. a russian warplane shot down over syria. the mission it had just completed. and local muslims sharing safety concerns after the attacks in

worcester. we introduced you to nate solder's son who is fighting cancer. updates expected today. and new england's " dunkin's new sweet black pepper bacon sandwich, with double the slices of caramelized crispy pepper bacon. it's the bacon experience you've been waiting for. bacon up.

catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue cookie-flavored coffees, lattes, and macchiatos. enjoy every sip of the new snickerdoodle macchiato. randy: good morning. tuesday morning. the "eyeopener" team ready with your news to go in foxborough and in boston this morning. erika: and sera is on the road checking on travel conditions ahead of what is expected to be a busy, congested day on the

roads. but first cindy has your forecast and a cold one. cindy: it's a cold one but it's dry. randy: no wind. cindy: no wind around here. there's the one storm out in seattle way far away. if you are traveling whether by car-- and olessa will talk about that-- or if you're at the airport today, you can see no airport delays. we'll watch the pacific northwest. we'll watch that storm move eastward tomorrow. it will bring rain to st. louis and dallas tomorrow. colder air means snow in the dakotas and back in the northern rockies. the eastern seaboard looking good through morning. underneath this high it's cold. colder than average today and tomorrow as well. notice what happens thanksgiving into friday. actually going to warm it up. it should be around 60 degrees here coming up on friday. right now just 13 out the door in orange. 23 worcester. 30 boston. we've got 20's down to the cape this morning as well. temperatures still in the upper 20's to near 0 degrees by 8:00

a.m. but notice the wind today out of the west. just 6-12 miles per hour. so lighter winds overall today. right around 40 by lunchtime. we'll top out at about 43-44 today in boston. mid 40's down on the south shore for high temperatures today. tomorrow it's a couple of degrees warmer. still mostly sunny skies. still dry. a few more clouds by thanksgiving day on thursday. notice we're in the lower 50's. as we head into the day on friday we're going to watch that frofnltal boundary get closer. that will have more of a southerly wind. that's why it will be so breezy and mild on friday. a few showers come in with this front overnight friday night into saturday. behind it, it does turn cooler by the second half of the weekend. let's get you out to the roads right now. how are we doing. olessa: pretty good shape. a live look outside starting things off with 9 in somerville. the southbound side start to go pick up some of the rush-hour delays. let's get to the maps and see the rest of your trip as you head south. 24 still in good shape. a problem-free start from weymouth to braintree. once you get to the split it's a 10- to 15-minute ride on the

expressway into boston. pike eastbound good this morning. no complaints on 93 south. methuen. wide open for now as you travel connector. schedule. breaking overnight. a russian warplane has been shot the plane was coming from a bombing mission in syria at the time. russia says it was not in violation of turkish airspace. pilots several times before firing. randy: the patriots still undefeated, now 10-0. they beat the bills 20-13 but that victory coming with a price. aaron dobson out with an ankle injury and danny amendola out with a knee injury. that's not the only fallout that has patriots nation buzzing this morning. erika: the eyeopener's kelley tuthill is live at gillette with the mistake the nfl is admitting to this morning. reporter: we're talking about an inadvertent whistle blown just

by a ref in the second half just as tom brady hit danny amendola setting up a potential touchdown. overnight the nfl's vice president of officiating didn't mince words when he was asked about this controversial call. >> so the officials, they lost track of the football. he blew his whistle inadvertently. that's a mistake. we shouldn't have blown the whistle. kelley: bill belichick didn't want to talk about the botched call after the game. neither did tom brady. the bills' rex ryan said the whole thing left him confused. the controversy of course goes on. that's par for the course these days here at gillette stadium. reporting live being i'm kelley tuthill, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: breaking overnight. a state trooper struck by an alleged drunk driver while directing traffic in foxborough following the game. it happened just before midnight on route 1. the driver, 29-year-old catherine williams, was arrested and charged with o.u.i. the trooper, who was alert, was taken to the hospital for evaluation. also breaking. five people shot at a protest in

minneapolis. police say the suspects on the run are believed to be three white men wearing bullet-proof vests. the violence happening near a police precinct that has been the site of demonstrations fueled by the shooting death of an unarmed black man by an officer. none of the injuries are considered life-threatening. erika: breaking overnight. four people are dead in a chopper crash at fort hood in texas. the u.s. army says four crew members were on a training mission when the chopper went down last night. more information as we get it. todd: it is a busy travel day. it's a busy holiday week. there's a new warning from the state accident issueded to americans with regard to travel in view of all the terrorist attacks we've seen recently and threats of more. ear at logan airport, the t.s.a. says they're always operating at a high level of vigilance. travelers seem undaunted but still there is of course the threat.

the alert warns that terror of thes could use both traditional and nontraditional weapons targeting public and private locations. the f.b.i. says there are no known threats to boston. live at south station, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. sera: live on 128. if you're heading out today hoping to avoid holiday traffic, you're in for a surprise. the city of boston and eastern massachusetts says today is the busiest day on the road of the year. we are the only major city to experience heavy traffic on tuesday before thanksgiving. for everyone else, tomorrow is the most congested day. last year mass-dot took in over 700,000 tolls on tuesday before turkey day. and that was 200,000 less on the day before thanksgiving. the heaviest traffic that is expected today will be at 5:00 p.m. today. so if you're out there hopefully you can avoid being out there

but if you are, well, find your happy place and hopefully you'll get where you need to go. live on 128, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. randy: two firefighters are hurt after flames break out at a three-family home in east boston. both were taken to mass general last night with non-life- threatening injuries. firefighters say the flames on lexington street were caused by a plumber's torch being used for work on a third-floor bathroom. erika: president obama and french president francois hollande will meet today at the white house. the paris terror attacks, a top priority to discuss. the two hope to revamp efforts to defeat isis. randy: worcester police will increase their presence at the islamic center complex. the action comes after a request from the state chapter of the council of american-islamic relations asking for increased police protections amid the attacks in paris. according to "the telegram," there have been no specific threats made. erika: massachusetts congressman seth moulton meets today with syrian refugees and community

moulton has been vocally opposed to recent talks of keeping refugees out of several states in the u.s. including massachusetts. the roundtable this afternoon is at the state's immigrant and refugee advocacy coalition on chauncy street. randy: two pilots have died after a u.s. military helicopter crashed in south korea. the chopper was on a training mission when it went down yesterday. two bodies were pulled from the wreckage but have yet to be identified. there have been no reports of any injuries on the ground. the cause is under investigation. erika: we now know when a one-time friend of boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev will be sentenced. stephen silva will learn his punishment on december 2 after pleading guilty to charges of heroin distribution and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number. the 22-year-old is accused of loaning a gun to tsarnaev-- the same gun used to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier in

the mattapan accused of a catfishing scheme is out on bail. he used fake on-line dating profiles to lure people to mattapan and roxbury where they were robbed. he's held on $75,000 bail. randy: sky 5 over a whale stranded in kingston. the beached minke whale did get pulled back into the water by the high tide yesterday, but new england aquarium officials warn the whale is likely ill and may not survive. crews will be back out this morning to search for the whale. erika: the mbta has voted to ban all political ads debating moral, religious, and social issues. the decision was made at a meeting yesterday focused on an ad in the red line's davis square station that angered members of the jewish community. the new policy is legal and consistent with policies in the new york and chicago transit system. it takes effect december 1 and also will apply to all animal

cruelty ads. randy: governor baker says he agrees with recommendations made by the state's attorney general regarding fantasy sports sites. maura healey's plan allows companies like fanduel and boston-based draftkings to continue operating in massachusetts but with new rules including age and advertising restrictions. baker said monday he believes healey's plan covers the bases in a pretty significant and appropriate way. new information expected today in the cancer fight for the son of a patriots player. nate solder's four-month-old son hudson is undergoing chemotherapy at boston's children's hospital. the family will learn the results of an m.r.i. today to see if the treatment is having a positive effect. randy: tom brady's deflategate case goes back to court in march. the nfl's appeal of the ruling to vacate brady's four-game suspension will be heard on march 3, 2016, about a month after the super bowl. sports legal expert michael mccann tweets that a decision would likely come by early summer, and he says don't expect brady to lose.

are rarely overturned. erika: the bruins seal the deal in a shootout up in toronto. they took on the maple leafs last night. the game tied 3-a-piece when the teams went to the shootout. and david krejci is the all the difference. the b's win 4-3. they take on the red wings tomorrow night in detroit. randy: an unlikely hero comes to the aid of two women being chased by a man in canada. dashcam video captures a man running toward two women on the street. that's when a clown known as doo doo calls to the pair and tells them to get in his car. hitting the vehicle. police arrived a short time later and arrested the suspect. erika: a new operation is underway in new hampshire to bring winter coats to children in need. it's call operation warm black friday. governor maggie hassan joined with a state firefighters group for the project. donations, then distribute the coats to kids. donations are being accepted

across the state. randy: all of our "eyeopener" viewers north of the border will jump in. cindy: it is getting cold out. at the bus stop this morning, the kids are going to need a heavier jacket with temperatures mostly in the 20's out at the bus stop this morning but lots of sunshine. lighter winds overall today. when the kids are getting off the bus this afternoon, it should be in the 40's. starting out though, you can see with temperatures as cold as 17 in norwood, 18 in taunton, a lot of 20's on cape right now. 30 boston. just 23 in the worcester area. notice over the next 12 hours in worcester, we have a lot of sunshine in the forecast. clear skies this morning. we're going to hold in the 20's through 8:00 this morning. and then slowly creep out of the 30's as we get into the afternoon. it is just 15 in orange right now. 19 up in nashua. high pressure though in control. that's why we're going to have the sunshine today and the lighter winds than yesterday. you can see there are a few clouds off to the west. some of these may sneak in. overall it's a mostly sunny day with high temperatures coming up to around 41 out through the worcester hills.

44 in town. as mild as 45 in marshfield today. so not quite as cold as it was yesterday. tonight under mainly clear skies we're down in the low 20's in our colder suburbs. around freezing downtown and tomorrow dry weather. mostly sunny skies. looks great for traveling. the temperatures once again in the 40's. we're going to watch this high slide eastward as we head towards thanksgiving day and friday. that is going to allow the warmer temperatures to move on in. we have no issues around here on thanksgiving. football games in the morning. going to be on the chillier side. 30's to around 40 degrees. 50's in the afternoon. looks quiet overall. friday with increasing clouds, it will be breezy and quite mild. around 60. our next chance for showers comes in with this slow-moving ld frontal boundary that will likely bring in a few showers overnight friday. saturday morning a.s.l. behind it, cooler air starts to move on in. near 60 by friday. we're back into the 40's sunday into monday. let's get you out to the roads right now. at least we have dry weather, olessa. olessa: we do. we're watch some of those delays starting to pick up for the morning rush. a live look 93 here in somerville.

you can see the southbound side starting to pick up that involve eup. let's get over to the maps. you can see the rest of your ride as you travel south. 24 building delays out of brockton. expressway also picking up some volume. 20-minute ride from braintree to boston. and then as you travel the pike this morning, eastbound still only about 15, 495 out to 128. north of town 9 south some delays out of methuen into archover and then once again approaching spot pond. beyond that you're in pretty good shape. the trains and buses are running on schedule. randy: thank you, already very cold this morning. an expert predicts how much snow to expect this year. erika: the factor that could make a huge difference. and micro living for a big benefit. the advantages to the "tiny

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