then warmer air comes in and looking at wind-swept rain coming in. instead of being around 60, it will be closer to 50 even by the middle of next week. emily: two firefighters recovering after a dramatic rescue attempt on the red line. the questions surrounding the emergency on the track. antoinette: changes coming to fenway park. the injured fan supporting the new steps being taken. donald trump, the newest message being directed at him from the greatest.

emily: also on the eye, it's one of the top toys that kids are asking for this holiday season. the latest fire bringing more negative attention to the hoverboard. good morning, i'm emily riemer. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio in for randy price, with cindy fitzgibbon. if you're a snow lover, this is a bummer for you. cindy: you step out the door this morning, it is in the 40's. mid 40's. even 50 degrees on nantucket now. the average high temperature this time of year is 43. we're starting out warmer than we typically are in the middle of the day. in boston, fog is not a big issue, but you can see here we're watching some showers showing up on radar and they are concentrated on a strip here. these lifting northward out of orange toward pittsburgh as well. you can see everything is

southern new hampshire, you're in line to see these. a few more to our south and west. once we get beyond 8:00 or 9:00 this morning, it is going to dry up. clouds hang tight through close to lunchtime and then during the afternoon, some breaks of sunshine developing. you can just imagine what that is going to do to our temperatures. i think we're topping out with sunshine this afternoon. in up ther 50's close to 60 degrees. likely touching 60 in a few spots today, around taunton as well. let's get out to the roads. olessa: live look at the zakim bridge. no problems in both directions. it is a quiet start. construction clearing here at the zakim 93 south and also on the expressway. once you make your way south of there, the braintree split to 93

the ramp from 95-128 and then your lax construction zone. looking good on the pike this morning and route nine. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. answers after a woman is struck and killed by a red line train. antoinette: the eyeopener's frank holland is live at where rescue efforts sent two firefighters to the hospital. frank? frank: those firefighters were they tried to pull the woman out from under the train. fortunately they are expected to be ok. police say the woman was trespassing when she was hit by the train last night, here at downtown crossing. trains were delayed for hours between jfk and harvard stations. the two injured firefighters received an electric shock from the third rail while testing it to see if the power had been turned off. >> there is a machine they use

been turned off. frank: the firefighters were precaution. the victim has not yet been identified, but police believe she is in her 40's. investigators now trying to figure out why she was on the tracks in the first place. antoinette: thank you. right now worcester police are second theft of human remains from hope cemetery. it comes after six skeletons were confirmed stolen from a family tomb. amador medina of connecticut is charged in that crime allegedly taking the remains for religious rituals. now, worcester detectives say three more bodies may have been taken from a second crypt. a check of all city cemetery mausoleums is now under way. new this morning, a westford woman is facing charges accused of poising a neighbor's dog to stop it from barking. police say daovone nokham slipped the miniature schnauzer prescription medication last month. it happened at the westford home

live. the dog is recovering. emily: right now a public school in holyoke that specializes in the care of emotionally disabled children is accused of abusing them. an investigation by the disability law center found that children at the peck school were subjected to excessive force. neglect and improper solution. -- sclution. the report alleges that in some cases students were forced to the floor, face-down. of slamming students into walls, and sitting on them. two millbury students may face charges after being accused of making a hit list. police say no other students were ever in any danger. a school resource officer was tipped off to the list. at this point, the superintendent is not saying exactly what the threat was or what action was taken. there are new developments this morning in the california shooting rampage. pictures of a high school in san bernardino county recovered from the shooter. authorities believe syed farook was plotting other attacks.

students, a possible second target. photos of the complex were found on farook's cell phone, and he had been there at least twice, as a health inspector. the f.b.i. now believes he and his pakistani-born wife, tashfeen malik, were committed to terrorism even before they started dating. >> online as early as the end of 2013, they were talking to each other about jihad and martyrdom before they became engaged and then married and lived together in the united states. emily: this morning, the f.b.i. is now investigating whether terrorist matchmakers are using fiance visas to get people into the u.s. antoinette: right now, five people are facing terrorism charges in australia, one of them a 15-year-old boy. authorities say the five were part of a plot to attack a government building in sydney. the arrests are not related to a new terror threat, but linked to a plot previously revealed by investigators in december,

right now new safety changes are in the works at fenway park. they are expected at the start of this season. we have a very personal response the that overhaul. reporter: that's right. fenway, and other parks around the country, are starting with expanded safety netting behind homeplate. over the summer, tonya carpenter was rushed to the hospital from fenway after she was critically injured by a broken bat. and in july, stephanie wapenski suffered a concussion, after a foul ball struck her between the eyes. both carpenter and wapenski welcome the new safety netting, recommended by the league for all teams this season. >> what is worse? a few people being inconvenienced or god forbid, the worst case scenario, which nobody wants to think about. reporter: the new netting will cover any field-level seats within 70 feet

fenway wants to make it up to wapenski. she was engaged at the park, and will now hold her wedding here in november. emily: new this morning, another hit for fantasy sports companies. espn and college football playoff officials say there will be no ads for sites like fanduel and draftkings during the semifinals or championship games this year. the companies have come under fire as states including massachusetts debate whether they are violating anti-gambling laws. the ncaa has already decided that the ads won't run during the men's and women's basketball tournaments. antoinette: right now boston college is taking new precautions to stop a norovirus outbreak. at least 120 students are sick, most of them ate at the chipotle in cleveland circle. right now, all campus dining halls have stopped self-service to cut down on the risk. cleaning crews will pay special attention to busy public spaces. the chipotle at the center of the outbreak remains closed.

b.c. men's basketball team who sickened in the outbreak night. the eagles, losing on the road against providence college. the mbta's embattled commuter rail million more per year in funding. keolis wants the t to pay for its new passenger information center. so far, the t has spent more than $1.8 million on the center to pay in penalties for poor service. the agency has committed one and will then weigh future requests. it may be the end of the line for a planned green line extension. this morning, the state isn't ruling out scrapping the expansion all together. the state's transportation board is deciding what to do next. they say it cannot move forward without significant cost reductions. the project extending the green line to medford and somerville is nearly a billion dollars

antoinette: it is 5: 09 now. muhammad ali calling on fellow muslims to take action. antoinette: his message in the wake of recent terror attacks and controversy. another hoverboard goes up in flames this time inside a mall. the questions surrounding this latest case involving the popular toy. emily: new this morning, planning a holiday feast? the three seasonal super foods packing big health benefits. cindy? cindy: patches of fog and drizzle and even a few showers as you can see around me this morning. but we'll brighten up this afternoon. temperatures into the 50's today. how long it will last, and when the rain returns. look at these temperatures out the door.

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>> good morning. we're at friendly's. day. >> good morning, eyeopener. antoinette: a great way to start your day. cream. not a bad combo. keep those great wake up calls coming. just go to the front page of wcvb.com and upload it in the u-local section of our website. ice cream. cindy: i may have had some ice cream. it is conducive with the weather. first of all, it is always good weather for ice cream. wacky stuff. mild out the door this morning. have your umbrella on stand-by for the next fewer hours, until about 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. in worcester county we are

these will be scattered about leer. the chance for rain is until 8:00 or 9:00 a.m.. then it drops off. it is going to be dry this afternoon. right now we are under the clouds in boston but it is warm. 45 degrees out the door now. typical highs are just 43. starting out warmer than an average high for us. winds light out of the south/southeast. visibility about 1/3 of a mile in the worcester area. not a concern along the coastline. look at these temperatures on the north shore. beverley at 47. nashua is 43 degrees. you have a shower until about 8:00 this morning. notice some breaks in the clouds as we get into the afternoon. these 40's are going to translates into the 50's. already 50 on nantucket now. dry on the islands. you can see these showers are

as you look to the south and west, scattered showers do continue. that is why that risk is going to be with us for a while. morning. behind it, it is the flow around it from the south and west that is going to feed in the warmer temperatures. you can see from miles and miles warmth is going back. in the dakotas we're looking at temperatures in the 50's. it is a mild pattern overall. looking for a high of 58 in boston. a little bit of sunshine, we can hit 60 in a few towns this afternoon. around. through 8:00, 9:00. by lunchtime just a lot of clouds and then we'll see that bright wng breaks of sunshine. it is not going to clear out whatever clearing takes place this afternoon, look what happens overnight. we fill those clouds in again. there could be showers out the door in the morning. tomorrow we're going to jump up into the upper 50's.

best chance of showers is here in southeastern massachusetts and by lunchtime we're starting to brighten. overall friday is brighter than today. sun and clouds saturday into sunday as well. we're going to watch a little back door cold front sunday. it may try to sneak down into southern new england. it is ahead of this storm system that is going to go to our west and bring in rain later monday into monday night. it should be wind-southwest rain. temperatures in the 50's tuesday into wednesday. that seven-day forecast not looking like december. it is looking like october? olessa: so far a quiet start on the roads this morning. no problems there both directions. let's go to those maps. overnight construction picked up. 93 northbound by route 37, the

there is a minor accident there. it should be cleared shortly. good shape 39 south into boston. -- 93 south into boston. trains and buses on time. emily: republican front runner donald trump is headed for new hampshire today. he'll pick up a police union endorsement in portsmouth. the trip comes as he continues to defend his proposal to ban all muslim immigration to the united states. trump claims he is simply saying what people are thinking. >> i'm bringing a situation to the forefront that nobody is talking about and nobody wants to do anything about it. antoinette: trump also said he doesn't think the united states needs help from other muslim-majority nations to defeat isis. this morning boxing legend muhammad ali is taking some swings at trump. ali is calling on fellow muslims to stand up to those who use islam to advance their own personal agenda. he says quote the ruthless violence of so-called islamic jihadists goes against the very tenets of our religion. ali is calling on american

what islam really is about. antoinette: on the democratic side a new poll shows hillary clinton still trailing rival bernie sanders in new hampshire. but the gap is closing. sanders has 50% of the vote in the new poll from our sister station wmur. the vermont senator leads clinton by 10 points. she's at 40%. but just as important, the poll finds 44% of democratic voters say they haven't made up their mind who they're voting for yet. the new hampshire primary is on february 9. topping economic headlines this thursday, volkswagen now says far fewer vehicles were impacted by bad emissions testing than first though. the carmaker initially reported discrepancies in 800,000 cars worldwide. v.w. says further investigations reveal that all but 36,000 vehicles conformed to emissions standards.

morning, after wall street fell for a third day. the dow dropping 75 points to close at 17,492 yesterday. right now, stock futures are up. new this morning, general electric may be looking to bring its global headquarters to boston's seaport district. the globe reports g.e. is looking at several sites and is in talks with both governor baker and mayor marty walsh. high paying jobs to the area. right now, g.e. is based in fairfield, connecticut. take a look at this video, more evidence of fire risks with one of the hottest holiday gifts this season. witnesses say a hoverboard exploded at a mall in washington state. workers raced over and doused the flames. nobody was hurt. it's not clear what company built and sold the board. but its one of several reported fires over the past few months, some of the fires are being blamed on lithium ion batteries that may overheat if they are charged too long. this time of year, you may be trying not to reach for extra helpings.

seasonal superfoods that should be on your list. like pumpkins. maybe not in sugary pie form but just half a cup of the canned variety has nearly 1,000 milligrams of vitamin a and only 42 calories. brussels sprouts get a bad rap. they actually have more vitamin c than an orange along with calcium and folate. and chestnuts aren't just for roasting on an open fire. as a snack, these nuts are packed with b-6 which plays a role in boosting the immune system. as long as all the holiday foods have that in them, we're good. right? morning after he's pulled over antoinette: the serenade to officers getting him out of a ticket. coming up, new at 5: 30, a popular portsmouth restaurant heavily damaged by flames. the historical significance of this local fixture.

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of this message. cindy: 5: 24 now. look at these temperatures. a couple of showers. have the umbrella out the door. showers in worcester county

southern new hampshire. through 8:00 or 9:00 this morning we have a risk of a few showers across the area. breaks in sunshine this afternoon could push temperatures into the upper 50's. looking good to start your weekend. 60 on saturday with partly sunny skies. that doesn't sound like december. antoinette: time for a little eye-popping video. olessa: a florida man doesn't just talk his way out of a ticket. he sings it. you are o.s.u. so beautiful can you believe it to me olessa: the man, who is a gospel singer, was pulled over in orlando yesterday for not wearing his seatbelt. the officer asked where he was going, and he told her to the church. so she asked him to sing for her, and he did. as a reward, she let him off the hook. the man says singing always

antoinette: and gets him out of trouble. olessa: and this is proof that everyone loves a good magic trick. an amateur magician tried out his skills on an orangutan at the zoo in barcelona. a little slight of hand and he makes a chestnut in a cup vanish. the monkey clearly amused seems to fall on the ground laughing. look at him. he is like i don't know. oh! funny! it is a full belly laugh. absolutely. i love that video. antoinette: new this morning, a report showing a growing problem in the opioid crisis. and remembering the youngest victim of the marat catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees.

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antonio in for randy -- with cindy and olessa. i like the warmer temperatures even if it comes with a little bit of rain. cindy: an umbrella for the next fure few hours and then a little bit of sun this afternoon. it is december, right? typically we should be waking up around 30 degrees. our average high is 43. look at what we're waking up to this morning. mid up toer 40's. 50 on nantucket. 45 in boston. 43 in worcester now. we have a little bit of fog in the worcester area now. i'm going to take you in super tight into worcester county. toward gardner, we have a decent shower move there you go now. the rain is coming down at a decent clip. it is moving pretty rapidly. moving from south to north. showers could impact metro boston the next couple of hours. a disturbance racing through this morning. it is going to be in and out of

the risk for scattered showers, after that they are gone. a few breaks of sunshine as get into the afternoon. from the 40's this morning, already 50 by 9:00 a.m. we'll hold in the 50's this afternoon with the light south westerly wind. 50 in taunton this afternoon. let's getout to the roads. you may need is wipers in some areas. olessa: not in this camera shot. looking good. let's go to those maps. overnight construction out of the door. if you're heading into boston, the road work has been picked up. the crash on route 37 is gone. so far everyone getting by at the speed limit on 93 south. trains and buses on schedule.

emily: thank you. now to the stories we're a woman is dead after being hit and killed by a red line train at downtown crossing. two firefighters were hurt after save the victim. they'll be ok. another potential theft is under investigation at hope cemetery in worcester. police say three more bodies may have been taken from a second crypt. a connecticut man was charged with stealing other remains last week. and authorities now believe san bernardino shooter syed farook may have been planning other attacks. were found on his cell phone. the f.b.i. now believes he and his wife were committed to terrorism before they started dating. antoinette: new this morning. a growing and sinister threat in the midst of the opioid crisis. it is putting many people at risk. todd is live in boston with those numbers just revealed. todd? todd: good morning. the threat is hypodermic

city, including here at city hall plaza. mayor walsh says the used needles prove boston is struggling with a heroin epidemic. the city launched a 'mobile sharps team' back in may and since then, 7,000 needles have been picked up in alleys, parks, and other public places. over 500 of those needles were found by residents, who then reported the discoveries to the city, via the 311 citizen hotline or the app. nearly every neighborhood is affected. "the herald" reports 98 needles were found in roxbury, 88 in south boston, 77 downtown, and 68 in dorchester. mayor walsh says he may increase funding to the mobile sharps program as well as improve lighting and security, because drug dealing is likely happening in those areas as well. reporting live from city hall, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. new this morning, a former state

about running for office again. diane wilkerson. she tells "the harold" she is constantly asked if she will run for office again. she is not ready next year but is not ruling anything out. emily: no one was hurt in the fire and it is not clear what caused it. this morning manchester's airport is issuing new guidelines about drone use in that area. that includes contacting air traffic control to get permission any time you want to operate a drone within five miles of the airport. airport officials say there have not been any issues but they're trying to be proactive. >> we're providing a conduit to the tower so they know who you are, where you are, what type of user you are and what type of

at. antoinette: there have been several incidents at the nation's airports with drones flying too close to airplanes. more than a million drones are expected to be in use in the united states by next year. this is a wmur pkg on oasis emily: a tribute to the youngest victim of the marathon attacks.. a new park will be named after 8-year-old martin richard. it will be built adjacent to the children's museum in boston. the city is raising money for the new park and is expected to open it some time in 2017. antoinette: here is a question for you this morning. are you happy with your job? emily: yes. antoinette: of course we are. if not, we've got the list for you. emily: the best places to work in 2016. a holiday wish come true for a fire. all over. antionette: and ahead in news to go, outrage over comments made by a supreme court justice.

cindy: good morning. welcome back. you can see just a little bit of volume starting to pick up. for the most part everyone is getting by at the speed limit. cindy, some raindrops in places? cindy: yeah. especially westor boston, worcester county and southern new hampshire. by 9:00 this morning, we're drying it out. 50's this afternoon. look at this mild stretch. 60 degrees on saturday with sunshine.

a chance for significant rain coming in on monday. emily: job website glassdoor has topping the list air bnb. the vacation rental booking site that's following by bain and company, guidewire, and facebook rounds out the top five. the list is compiled based on employee surveys. antoinette: a holiday wish come true for this little girl. after being badly burned in a fire, she had one simple request. this morning people around the world are coming together to make it happen. 7-year-old safyre terry lost her father and three siblings when someone set fire to the family's home in schenectady, new york all she wanted this holiday was christmas cards. now they are pouring in. at a fundraising event safyre

a very appropriate choice. >> who is our super girl? >> me! >> she functions at a level that we were very surprised that she did. currently she is able to attend school, interact with friends. antoinette: saphyre is being treated at shriner's hospital in boston. if you'd like to help her, we have the information right now on wcvb.com and on our wcvb mobile news apps. a controversial move at a virginia university. the campus now allowing guns inside student dorms. also -- a call for the mayor of chicago to step down. the protest filling the streets. a violent confrontation between a taxi and uber driver. the fight dragging one of the

5: 44 this morning. taking a live look across boston now. the eyeopener team ready with your top stories ahead in news to go. antoinette: but first take a look at this video out of a state of emergency declared powerful thunderstorms swept the state, expecting another storm today, which could worsen the already flooded roads. toss to cindy cindy: that's what happens with that is the pattern. notice are all the rain is? country.

it is kind of keeping the temperatures warm as we know around here, right? you have to head up to canada to find the cold. notice the minus signs to knot? that is where the cold is -- to the north. that is where the cold is staying at least for now. we're jumping into the 50's today and 60 by the weekend. a warm pattern continues here with the jet stream. well above average temperatures, especially up and down the eastern seaboard. starting out this morning in the mid to upper 40's. 45 in boston. 44 in worcester. closer to 50 on the cape currently. there are a few showers. have the umbrella with you. that risk for a shower is with us until about 9:00 this morning. scattered showers now moving close to 495. you can see them lifting through nashua and manchester as well. there are a few more off to the west. that is why i say the risk is a

morning. high pressure to our south will dominate this afternoon. clouds through the morning. breaks in afternoon. 40's now. mid 50's by 1:00 this afternoon. you can see the showers are gone. after 9:00 a.m., still a few clouds around at noon but brighter side, mid to late afternoon before the sun sets. any clearing that happens this afternoon, clouds fill back in tonight and another little disturbance is going dom in the south. there could be a brief period of rain. upper 50's again tomorrow. partly sunny, mild. look at your saturday. around 60. olessa: picking up delays. we're used to it at this time to have morning. let's go to the maps and see the rest of your trip as you head south. 24 building volume out of brockton. approaching 128 there is a minor

20 minutes braintree into boston. 93 south a little vom volume. trains and buses still on schedule. emily: an emergency along the red line after a woman is struck and killed by a train. antoinette: the eye's frank holland is live at downtown crossing with the rescue attempt. frank? frank: it happened last night as they tried to pull a woman out from under a train. we're told injuries were minor. they were taken to the hospital out of caution. the woman was in her 40's. they say she was trespassing. this morning investigators are trying to figure out how she got on the tracks to begin with.

responding to changes that will protect people sitting behind home plate. >> any given second that you're not fully focused, there is no stopping it. to me it is a very minor inconvenience. it could save a life. >> she needed more than 30 stitches after she was hit by a foul ball. tonya carpenter suffered critical injuries after being hit by a broken bat. some critics complain this is going to obstruct the view from those prime seats but there is really just too much at risk. >> this morning there is new evidence how widespread boston's heroin epidemic is becoming. hypodermic needles are being found all over the city, including here at city hall plaza.

since then, 7,000 used needles have been picked up. 500 of those needles were found by residents. "the herald" reports 98 needles were found in roxbury, 88 in south boston, 77 downtown, and 68 in dorchester. the mayor says he may increase funding to the 'mobile sharps team', and improve lighting and security. reporting live from city hall, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. a public school in holyoke that emotionally disabled children is now accused of abusing them. an investigation by the disability law center found that children at the peck school were subjected to excessive force, neglect, and improper seclusion. staff members are also accused of slamming students into walls, and sitting on them. pictures of a high school in san bernardino county have been recovered from the cell phone of the california rampage shooter. authorities believe syed farook was plotting other attacks, the high school a possible target.

his pakistani-born wife, tashfeen malik, were committed to terrorism before they started dating. >> could you a that to the list? antoinette: the accused planned parenthood shooter declares himself a quote warrior for the babies. robert dear interrupted yesterday's session several times, saying he won't go to trial because he's guilty. dear is charged with murdering three people at the colorado clinic last month. emily: a university in virginia is ending a ban on guns in dorm rooms. the president of liberty university says the change in policy is an effort to keep students safe, in case of an attack on campus. the conservative evangelical christian school has allowed faculty with gun permits to carry on campus, but has never allowed guns in residence halls. antoinette: hundreds of protesters hit the streets in chicago, calling for the resignation of the city's mayor. peaceful demonstrations clogged traffic at the height of rush hour last night. mayor rahm emanuel had apologized for the 2014 death of

white officer. officer jason van dyke is charged with first-degree murder. emanuel says he won't resign. a u.s. supreme court justice is facing backlash after his comments on affirmative action. justice antonin scalia suggested it's possible that some black students would benefit from being at a quote slower-track school, instead of the university of texas. the supreme court appears divided this morning on whether there is a need for affirmative action in college admissions at the university. antoinette: closing arguments in the philip chism murder trial will be heard tomorrow. the last two prosecution witnesses, a neuropsychologist and a clinical psychologist, testified yesterday. they backed up the state's claim that chism was not insane when he murdered math teacher colleen ritzer two years ago. they say he has faked symptoms of mental illness. republican presidential frontrunner donald trump is in new hampshire today. he will hold a rally in

that kicks off at 7:45. on the democratic side a new poll shows hillary clinton still trailing rival bernie sanders in new hampshire. but the gap is closing. sanders has 50% of the vote in the new poll from our sister station wmur. the vermont senator leads clinton by 10 points. but, the poll finds 44% of democratic voters say they haven't made up their mind on who they'll choose. emily: boston college is taking new precautions to stop a norovirus outbreak. at least 120 students are sick, most ate at the chipotle in cleveland circle. right now, all campus dining halls have stopped self-service to cut down the risk. cleaning crews will pay special attention to busy public spaces. the chipotle at the center of the outbreak remains closed. antoinette: a health alert about e-cigarettes and a chemical used to flavor them. a harvard study says the chemical can cause severe respiratory disease. it has been linked to a

which got its name after it was identified in workers who inhaled artificial butter flavoring from microwave popcorn. researchers found 39 of 51 e-cigarette flavors tested contained that same chemical. emily: foxborough is planning to cut its tuition for kindergarten and ultimately make the program free. the school system charges $3,000 for all-day kindergarten. the plan is to cut that cost to 2500 by the fiscal year 2017 and eliminate tuition in fiscal 2018. the town hopes to assume the program's full cost in 2020. new research shows -- this story is about a taxi driver here. pretty scary situation. you can see him being dragged there. the taxi driver tried to get

neither were hurt. a tight game for the celtics at the garden. the c's go on a 12-2 run in the 4th quarter against the bulls. isaiah thomas adding 20 points, nine of them in the final three minutes. the celtics had eight players in double figures last night securing the win. 105-1 on that final score. they take on the undefeated warriors tomorrow night at home. antoinette: on the ice, the bruins snap out of a 2-period daze in montreal. the bs scored three third-period goals against the canadiens last night, to end a seven-game winless streak against their rival. tuukka rask adding to the victory, with 32 saves. the bruins win 3-1. this doesn't happen too often this time of year. i had to look for the lighter jacket. cindy: that's what it feels like outside.

year, it is just 43. it is 45 here in the morning hours in boston. we have a light southbound easterly wind and no rain in boston right now but there are scattered showers lined up along 495 now. this is moving up toward manchester and nashua. showers from framingham and holston. i would have that umbrella with you for the next few hours. you can see one band of scattered showers other us now. a few more off to the west. the risk of a shower or two is with us until 8:00 or 9:00 this morning. that risk drops off by 11:00 a.m. and it should be dry for you this afternoon. a little bit of fog in the worcester area. visibility about 1/3 of a mile there. look at these temperatures now. 47 on the north shore, beverley. 48 marshfield. taunton down to the vineyard. hyannis as well.

mostly cloudy skies. mid 50's for your lunch hour. still about 55 degrees. looking at highs today in the mid and upper 50's. could get up to 60. high pressure overall is dominating but with that southwesterly wind, we're not going to clear out completely today. towards lunchtime, just the clouds and then breaks and then they fill back in tonight. watching an area of showers expand over the cape first thing tomorrow morning. there could be another shower tomorrow morning, especially around cape cod. near 60 this weekend. we're going to watch a back door cold front try to sneak into new england sunday. we're back in the lower 60's on monday as storm approaches . it will bring in a wind-swept rain. tuesday, instead of being in the 60's, we're back down into the 50's. this warm weather is sticking

let's get you out to the roads. how are we doing? olessa: good shape. that you can see volume starting to kick in in sommerville. your northbound trip from braintree into boston is about a half-hour. west of town, the pike doesn't look too bad. 15 minutes or so from 495 to 128. trains and buses on schedule. emily: the project to extend green line is in jeopardy. muhammad ali taking swings at

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