and exciting and it probably is e best film since "the empire strikes back. emily: good morning, it's wednesday, december 16. i'm emily riemer. erika: thanks for starting your day here. i'm erika tarantal. randy is off today. stories we're following right now on the eyeopener. nashville, as a plane skids off the injuries this morning. and the new video in overnight. >> you're never going to be >> let's see. i'm at 42. you're at 3. debate. the shots from several candidates over foreign policy.

a cooler start to our morning compared to yesterday. mike: today much cooler out there. we have a little bit of cloud cover. if you look every once in a bhile, a spot of drizzle here or there. we'll see these clouds dissipating as we head throughout the afternoon. by 2:00, nothing but sunshine sitting out there. you know that won't hang around too long. tonight we're looking at clouds starting to come in. what about the temperatures? this is what we mean. big difference from yesterday. 30's, 40's right now boston at 44. these temperatures are not going to change too much today. they are pretty much going to be stuck in the 40's all day today. here is the way it looks. sunshine across the board. readings in the mid 40's. mid 40's now. we dip a little bit. we come back in. plentyor sunshine to be talking about today and then we start to

we'll talk more about that and give you details when it is going to be here and what to expect but now let's check on traffic. good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, mike. problem-free ride in both directions. there is some overnight construction 93 south at the zakim bridge and 128 and also on 95 approaching 128. the problems west of town and good shape traveling from new hampshire. expecting the trains and buses to be on schedule. >> he never gave up and neither will we. we will not allow colleen's death to define oo how she is remembered. emily: this morning, the family of colleen ritzer is honoring her memory as her now convicted killer faces new charges. another hearing is looming right now for teenager phillip chism. erika: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in boston with the other case involved. sera? sera: today's hearing will focus on chism's alleged attack on a

held last summer. he's facing a slew of charges in that case including attempted murder. meanwhile the family of the teacher he is now convicted of killing is vowing to live in kindness. the ritzers wore pink in the courtroom as the jury found philip chism guilty on three of four charges including first degree murder and aggravated rape. through their grief, the ritzers promising to remember colleen and how she lived her life. >> our family enters a new phase in our lives. begin. best to find the good in every day. sera:16-year-old chism now faces life he'll be sentenced after the holidays. it's unclear if he will be here in boston for today's hearing.

emily: thank you. other stories we're following now. two people are hurt after this crash in wakefield. a car rolled over just after 1:00 this morning. both people inside were taken by ambulance to mass general. erika: eight people are hurt airlines flight rolls off the runway in nashville. the plane landed in a ditch last night as it was approaching the arrival gate from houston. the nose appeared damaged. the faa is investigating. emily: that operator of that runaway train was hn fired. the train ran past four stations before it stopped last thursday morning. investigators are looking into whether he tied a chord around the train's controls when he got out to check something.

deny. erika: a major decision is looming that will have a big and the world is watching. the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is district with what we can expect in just hours. juli: economists expect the federal reserve will raise time in nearly a decade. just here but around the world. here's what we know right now. the fed is widely expected to hike that key interest rate by a quarter of a point. it's been near zero since december 2008. basically the hike makes it more expensive for americans to get a mortgage. the fed has been slow to hike rates waiting for surer signs of economic recovery. but today's rate hike is far from the only concern on wall street. investors will be more concerned about any signals from the fed about future rate hikes including how fast they'll come and how much rates will rise. we will be watching all of this very closely so stay with us throughout the day.

the one-liners, but he is a chaos candidate and he would be a chaos president. emily: commitment 2016: jeb bush taking on donald trump in the latest gop debate. a lot of heated exchanges last night, less than 2 months before a major primary. the eye's antoinette antonio is here with the highlights. antoinette: bush is in the single digits in the polls right now. that is something trump, the frontrunner, was quick to attack. >> this is a tough business. >> you're a tough guy, jeb. >> we need to have a leader that is -- >> you're real tough. let's see, i'm at 42. you're at 3. >> doesn't matter. emily: trump stood by his call to ban muslims from entering the u.s.. meanwhile, senators marco rubio and ted cruz, both rising in the polls, took aim at each other. >> he has supported a budget that would radically reduce the amount of money we spend on our military.

>> one of the problems is he is far too often supported hillary clinton and barack obama. debate. carly fiorina made a case to involve tech companies in surveillance against home grown terrorists. ben carson, his numbers fading, said he's be tough in protecting the u.s.. this is the last republican debate of 2015. at least two more are scheduled before the iowa caucuses in february. debate stage in new hampshire this weekend. they'll face off saturday in campaigning in minnesota, front-runner hillary clinton unveiled her plan to defeat isis saying americans can't give in to fear. >> we can't let it stop us from doing what is right and necessary to make us safe and doing it in a way that is consistent with our values.

held a town hall meeting in hampton, new hampshire. he says america needs more than just a tough leader when it comes to defeating terrorism, but a smart leader. you can watch the democrats debate right here on channel 5. our coverage starts at 8 o'clock saturday night. erika: continuing coverage on the opioid crisis in massachusetts. emily: the new training at high schools and the group it's targeting plus -- >> the leg was supposed to be paralyzed. emily: a new hampshire man makes a remarkable recovery after a freak accident. his progress this morning, and the humor he's carrying with him. mike: a few clouds this morning. it is going to be much cooler

emily: newscenter5 on the opioid crisis. nurses and athletic trainers in norfolk county will receive training today on how to use the overdose-reversing drug narcan. the norfolk district attorney says overdose deaths in the community have a pattern of starting with sports injuries. athletes can get addicted to opioids when they're prescribed to them after getting hurt. erika: a new federal report suggests teen misuse of prescription painkillers is decreasing. 12th graders who said they had used narcotics, other than heroin, decreased 5.4% from a high of 9.5% in 2004. fewer students also said

easy to obtain. that suggests doctors are prescribing more cautiously. but the percentage of seniors who smoke marijuana daily has exceeded those who smoke cigarettes. emily: a state of emergency over the water supply in michigan. the dangerous element doctors say is affecting children.

emily: 4:45 this morning. mike was just telling us about his trip to puerto rico. he would like to go back. it is a little chilly tonight. mike: 82 a day there. if you get a chance to go there, i recommend it. in fact, take me along. i came back, i'm expecting snow on the ground. cold weather. what do i get? temps into the 50's. the temperatures running 10 degrees above average. you know that is not going to last. let's talk about what it is

temperatures, although they look cool this morning compared to yesterday are still pretty close to where we're supposed to be for daytime highs. good news for some skiers. you may get a little bit of natural power well to the north. dew point, relatively dry. winds in a northeasterly direction. that may push some clouds in. we have a little deck right now. not much. a few spots of drizzle. it is going to continue to thin out. the big weathermaker this week is way out here with the central plains. you can see what's happening. we have showers. we have snow. we have heavy rain. there are those thunderstorms right there. this whole thing is going to eventually get here but when it comes in, it is so mild that it is going to be in the form of

today, mostly sunny skies. temperatures about where they are at now. they are not going to change much. they will dip down and come back up. temperatures 32-38. i'm not too worried about icy conditions here but in the berkshires we could see some. even if we have rain coming in, it is not going to be a big issue. way out west, you might run into a couple of areas we'll keep a close eye on. look at this. climbing into the 50's. that's why precipitation will be in the form of rain and not snow. here is that system. it is working its way in. headed towards canada. it is going to bragg drag this warm air in here. tomorrow morning, not much going on. tomorrow night, a little reinforcement coming in. eventually cooler weather starts coming in. i don't want to use the word cold. even though it is going to be much chillier than what we see

today, 45. tomorrow is 52. a little drizzle in the morning. rain by afternoon. rain especially tomorrow night. it may linger friday into saturday with showers. then look what's happening over the weekend. here comes the cold weather. finally, we get winter. no. right now it looks like christmas eve may have some rain in it. forget about a white christmas. it is going to be a wet one. emily: maybe this weekend it will feel like christmas is coming. give us some snow for the snow lovers. not for me. i'll all set. thank you, mike. olessa: so far it is a quiet start on the roads. here is a live look at the expressway at the gas tank. let's go to the maps. we're still watching some of that overnight construction.

here at the zakim pridge and 128, more construction on 128 grapevine avenue. good shape traveling from new hampshire. we're expecting the trains and buses to start the morning on schedule. erika? erika: struck by a rock that smashed through his windshield. this morning, a new hampshire man is sharing his remarkable recovery. a year later. doctors stunned by his progress. but he's still got a long way to go. >> steps are very sloppy but i can take a few. it is all new. the leg was supposed to be paralyzed. erika: adam lecomte doesn't remember the december 2014 crash on route 2-0-2. he spent a week in a coma, and doctors thought he'd be in rehab for 2 years. he was home in just 4 months. police still have the rock that struck adam in the head, believing it flew off the back of a truck. and though the road to recovery

sense of humor. >> basically they have my trophy. i want the rock. i want to put it on the mantel over my fire lace. erika: of course repts the rock. emily: watch the top left of your screen. a construction wall collapses onto a malden sidewalk. several people trapped including a mother and her baby. more than a dozen people came to the rescue. firefighters, able to save the baby, while paramedics helped his mother. both their injuries are considered minor. workers took down the rest of the wall, as investigators try to figure out why this collapsed. erika: the feds are now launching an investigation into hoverboards that appear to burst into flames. this is what's left of the latest hoverboard that burned in california. at least a dozen reported cases in 10 states so far this holiday season. amazon has stopped selling some models because of the risk which may be from lithium batteries. emily: investors around the world have their eyes on the federal reserve ahead of an expected interest rate hike. that sent asian stocks surging this morning. right now, stock futures are up on wall street, after the dow

17,524. emily: changes are coming to chipolte lay after an e. coli outbreak and noro virus. health officials have not been able to identify the source of the outbreak. a check of your trending stories. a state of emergency in flint, michigan over a water crisis mayor karen weaver is asking for state and federal help for what she calls a man-made disaster. the city switched its water there. source to the flint river in 2014, while it awaits a pipeline project. but doctors say infants and children now have above average levels of lead in their blood. bacterial infections and rashes in kids have also spiked.

relaxing its rules on hairstyles for women. they will now allow dreadlocks and twists. the uniform board determined that the hairstyles would be easier for female marines to maintain on expeditions. the military has faced criticism over it's ban on hairstyles that are historically popular and practical for women of color. emily: a proposal leads to legal trouble for a texas couple. vidal had his friend stop traffic so he could pop the question to his girlfriend. he could face a fine or up to six months in jail. the couple has apologized . the silver lining here, at least she didn't say no. they are getting married. it is 4:52. the extra safety steps a school

emily: it is now 4:5. time for your early news to go. a second case against a teen accused yesterday of murdering his teacher, heads to court today. today's hearing will focus on philip chism's alleged attack on a social worker, while he was being held last summer. he's facing attempted murder charges in that incident. the 16-year-old now faces life in prison after he was convicted yesterday in the murder of colleen ritzer. erika: new hampshire police are searching for this man, before he can strike again. you see him jump the counter at a manchester convenience store and trade punches with the clerk monday night, while holding a knife. police are investigating if the same guy robbed another store a few hours later. nobody was hurt in this

erika: the man accused in this robbery in brewster will be arraigned today. michael sletzinger is charged with holding up the brewster farms market on sunday night. new bedford police say he may have pulled off another robbery in that city. and he could face more charges. emily: all los angeles public schools will be open today after a terror threat shut them down yesterday. the threat came to an l.a. school board member. hundreds of thousands of students stayed home. new york city received the same threat, but called it an obvious hoax. in boston, there was brief concern when the city's internet system crashed this morning but it was blamed on a sudden infusion of data. emily: bridgewater state university is introducing a new app to students, designed to keep them safe on campus. the smartphone app, known as rave guardian, has been tailored to the university. it works like a panic call button to the university, and the police department. it then tracks students using their phone gps, if it's turned on. erika: jurors in baltimore are back today, after failing to reach a verdict in the first of

freddie gray. officer william porter is charged with manslaughter, after gray died from injuries sustained while in police custody. deadlocked. armored vehicles and police are on standby around the city if and when the verdict comes in. emily: a major international conference on syria will take place in new york on friday. secretary of state john kerry and russian president vladimir putin agreed to the meeting yesterday when the opposing sides met in moscow. secretary kerry says the u.s. accepts russia's position on syria president bashar assad and both sides want to find a peaceful end to the war in syria. emily: rhode island lawmakers are making another pitch to get curt schilling to testify. a first subpoena expired without ever being served to schilling, who lives in massachusetts. now they will issue a second. rhode island wants schilling to testify about his video gaming company that went belly up after

guarantee. erika: another tough loss for the patriots. legarrette blount is out for the season. he was placed on injured reserve with a hip injury, after being hurt during sunday night's game in houston. blount took over as the top running back after dion lewis hurt his knee. emily: the new year is just days away. and here's a sure sign of that. the final two numbers have arrived for time square's 2016 sign. a flatbed truck delivered the 7-foot-tall 16 yesterday. i cannot believe another year is almost over. where has the time going? it is incredible. erika: it is hard to believe it is that time of year because it has been so warm. today tpwhel in hawaiian shirts. mike: 16 is usually the temp, not the year. it has been incredibly mild out there . most readings in the 40's. some places in the 30's. even for this time of year, remember boston this year is 43.

this is where we should be now. this is where we may get this afternoon but we are way above average. yesterday of course you got so used to temperatures in the 60's. boston should be about 44. most of the temperatures nicely in the 40's today. a little bit of a northeasterly breeze and we may see a new deck of clouds develop through the afternoon. now a thin deck along the coast. not very big. it is going to dissipate through the morning and give us plenty of sunshine throughout the afternoon. then a new batch of clouds my try to develop later on this afternoon. there is where those clouds are now. the real rainmaker is sitting way out here to the west. it is going to take a while to get here and by the way, you're seeing snow and really nasty stuff out over the midwest. don't worry. when it gets here, it is too warm. it is going to be just in the form of rain. this morning, a lot of clouds, maybe a spot of drizzle here or there and then we start to see reinforcements coming in with steadier rain.

over the next couple of days, we