>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener . emily: a frightening crash in wakefield. the overnight scare on route 128. erika: philip chism facing more charges just a day after being convicted of murder. the serious accusations involving a social worker. emily: republican candidates face off in another debate. the jabs between rivals, and the issue getting top priority. it' s on the eye for this wednesday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, austin' s -- boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. erika: also on the eye this morning, notice anything unusual about this romantic moment? the proposal leading to possible

that is ahead this half hour. good wednesday morning, everyone. thanks for being right here with us. i' m erika tarantal. emily: and i' m emily riemer. randy and cindy are off today, but mike is here. you brought cooler temperatures with you. mike: much cooler. there is a big change from yesterday into today, and we have several big changes coming on the road. a little deck of clouds near the coast. i think once the sun comes up, this will evaporate away, and we have a sunny day coming away, but do not get used to the idea of being warm because we have a chilly forecast to talk about. in other words, temperatures will hold flat. mid 30' s out of the west where the skies clear. where we have the cloud cover, temperatures pretty much in the 40' s. you have readings in the low 40' s at the south shore and through the cape. right now, 44 degrees at new haven, nantucket at 45 degrees.

we start off with clear skies, and we keep it that way. high of 44, right now 42, 43 degrees, so it will not be changing much as we go through the day. the big changes i am talking about, this storm system over the midwest is headed this way. tomorrow morning, maybe a little drizzle here. by tomorrow night, we have got pretty steady rains across the area. behind it is a shot of colder air. you will notice as this one comes in, it is warm enough that we are talking about rain in the forecast, not snow. so for today, what you are looking at is plenty of sunshine through the afternoon and readings in the best 40' s, but we will talk more about that rain, how much to expect in 15 minutes. what do the roadways look like? olessa: it is starting to look at little better, so they are clearing that accident, bumper-to-bumper northbound into marcy boulevard. let' s get to the maps now.

braintree into boston about half an hour. the pike, 15 minute ride 495. those delays are building 93 south into and over. 20 minutes from 495 to 128. from there to the leverett connector, add another few minutes. erika? erika: olessa, thank you so much. new video in overnight, two people are hurt after this serious crash on route 128 south in wakefield. over just after 1:00 this morning. morning. both people were taken by s unclear how severe their injuries are. tom ritzer: colleen never gave up, i never will we. we will not allow her death to define her. emily: this morning, the family of colleen ritzer is honoring her memory even 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: erika and emily, today' s hearing will focus on chism' s

worker, which took place last summer while he was in custody. he' s facing a slew of charges in that case, including attempted murder. meanwhile, the family of colleen ritzer -- the ritzers wore pink in the courtroom as the jury found philip chism guilty on first degree murder and aggravated rape. through their grief, the ritzers promising to remember colleen and how she lived her life. tom ritzer: my family enters a new phase in our lives, one we have no choice but to begin. >> we will carry on and do our best to find the good in every day. sera: 16-year-old chism now faces life in prison. he' ll be sentenced after the holidays. it is unclear if he will be here in the courtroom for today' s hearing here in boston. live at the boston courthouse, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: sera, thank you so much.

and he will be eligible for s still a juvenile. s highest court and ruled that it is unconstitutional to send a juvenile to prison for the rest of their life without the chance of ever getting out. emily: right now, this airport incident is under investigation in nashville. you can see a southwest jet rolled right off the runway. it was headed for the gate at the time. officials say 8 people on flight 31 from houston were injured. passengers reported hearing a loud noise before the jet ended up in the ditch. went off the runway. this morning, there is a deal on a massive federal tax and spending bill to keep the government running. the $1.1 trillion plan raises domestic and defense spending. it also adds to the federal deficit by extending a host of popular tax credits. it lifts a 40-year-old ban o exporting u.s. crude. it does not, however, include republican-backed proposals to roll back environmental

>> donald, you know, is great at the one-liners, but he is a chaos candidates, and he would be a chaos president. erika: commitment 2016 -- jeb bush taking on donald trump in the latest gop debate. a lot of heated exchanges last night less than two months before a major primary. the eye' s antoinette antonio is here with the highlights. antoinette? antoinette: erika, bush is in the single digits in the polls right now, something trump, the front runner, was quick to attack. mr. bush: this is a tough business to run for president. mr. trump: oh, you are real tough, jeb. i am at 42, and you are at 3, so so far i am doing better. mr. bush: it does not matter. antoinette: trump stood by his call to ban muslims from entering the u.s. and ted cruz, both rising in the polls, took aim at each other. >> he has also supported, by the

radically reduce the amount of money we spend on the military care you cannot carpet bomb isis and money. marco is he has far too often supported hillary clinton and barack obama. focus of the debate. carly fiorina made a case to involve tech companies in surveillance against home grown terrorists. ben carson, with his numbers fading, said he' d be tough in protecting the u.s. protecting the u.s. this is the last republican debate of 2015. at least two more are scheduled before the iowa caucuses in february. erika? erika: antoinette, thanks so much. the democrats take the debate stage in new hampshire this weekend. they will face off saturday in manchester. campaigning in minnesota, front-runner hillary clinton unveiled her plan to defeat isis , saying americans can' t give in to fear. mrs. clinton: we cannot let it stop us from doing what is right and necessary to make a safe, and doing it in a way that is consistent with our values. [applause]

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, saying we need a smart leader. you can watch the democrats debate right here on channel 5. our coverage starts at 8:00 saturday night. emily: right now, schools across los angeles are getting ready to reopen. all of them were shuttered on tuesday after a terror threat. it came to an l.a. school board member, and it was deemed real enough for the school superintendent to shut down all public and charter schools. new york got the same threat but did not close schools, calling it an obvious hoax. concern when the city' s internet system crashed yesterday. the outage was blamed on a into the city' s ip addresses. erika: 5 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 district attorney says have a pattern of starting with sports injuries. athletes can get addicted to

them after getting hurt. jury deliberations continue in baltimore and the first trial of an officer charged in the death of freddie gray. emily: officer william porter is charged with involuntary manslaughter, assault, and misconduct in office. jurors said they were deadlocked tuesday, but the judge ordered them to keep trying. gray' s death sparked protests this past spring. armored vehicles and police are on standby around the city if and when the verdict does come and when the verdict does come in. another hit to the patriots offense. legarrette blount is out for the season. blount will be placed on injured reserve with a hip injury. night' s game in houston against blount took over as the top running back after dion lewis running back after dion lewis hurt his knee. erika: it is 6:09 right now. the recent norovirus outbreak at a boston chipotle leading to changes throughout the chain. emily: the ingredients now being used less often. and a man recovering after windshield.

after a rock knocked him into a coma. erika: spice up those holiday meals with healthy additions. the herbs that pack more than just flavor. mike? mike: partly cloudy today and colder than yesterday. but it' ll warm up again soon. the timeline ahead. first, here' s what to expect when you head out the door along when you head out the door along the south shore. sunshine this morning. clouds tomorrow and rain early friday morning. more on that weekend chill as the eye opener continues. p people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or

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>> good morning, eyeopener. [cheears rs and applause] emily: how about that for your daily dose of cuteness? great job by the kids at the

they are just in preschool, but man, they have got it together. cindy: mike: -- emily: we like it loud. get your friends, your coworkers, or 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. mike: they are all being nice. the whole santa thing is going on purity 26th of december, forget it. look at the temperatures. every day except the first day of the month, and that was just barely, has actually been running above average, so we have been very warm. yesterday was a 61 degrees, and that we have. look at all the 50+ readings that we have -- 11 so far. this is really exciting stuff. one of the warmest systems on

i am seeing mild air all the way through christmas. in fact, it may even be rainy on christmas eve -- knows no, rain. -- no snow, rain. lewiston right now .5 degrees. not washington, 19 degrees. this time of year, they can go way below 0. in boston, it is 41. it is finally starting to dip. the day is basically holding fal lat. stepping out the door, you need a jacket this afternoon. wents at == -- winds at miles an hour. this9 deck of clouds is dissipating curate week at the clouds over the southeastern part of the state as we head through the afternoon. the big cloud cover, rain, and snow makers to the west. that will try to push its way this way, but it will not happen. mostly sunny skies, clouds over the southeastern part of the

tonight, mostly cloudy skies, showers toward dawn. let me break it down. rain coming in tomorrow, but degrees. out there. that will kind of do it for the afternoon but not much out of it. is. area. very wet thursday night into early friday. by the time we get to friday, things do start to clear out. look what happens behind that -- cold air moves in, saturday and sunday highs only in the 40' s, if we are lucky with that gusty wind on saturday, it will feel more like the 30' s if we are lucky. it will be a cold weekend. it will be a real shock to the system. typically, not a big deal. rain by christmas eve it looks like.

olessa: we will take it. so far, pretty busy traveling along the expressway. this is the northbound side, still dealing with heavy traffic. let' s go to the maps. northbound side very heavy as you are traveling in that direction. also, route 3 slow, 35 minutes into boston on the expressway. 49 >> out to -- 495 to 128, 20 minutes. trans and buses are running on schedule, emily. emily: olessa, thank you. a meeting today will focus on the mbta' s embattled green line extension plan. costs for the project have ballooned by $1 billion from this time last year. now, it' s being argued if the today' the mbta' s fiscal and management s board of directors. the extension would run from east cambridge through

right now, the operator of that runaway red line train has been suspended and could be fired. david vazquez would not comment as he left the disciplinary hearing yesterday that resulted in his 30-day suspension. the train ran past four stations before it was stopped last thursday morning. the investigators are looking into whether vazquez tied a cord around the train' s controls, a charge his lawyer denies. 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. he does still have a long way to go. adam: it does feel very sloppy -- it is all new. the leg -- the leg was supposed to be paralyzed. erika: adam lecomte doesn' t remember the december 2014 crash on route 202. he spent a week in a coma, and doctors thought he' d be in rehab for two years. he was home in just four months.

struck adam in the head, believing it flew off the back of a truck. and though the road to recovery is long, adam maintains his sense of humor. adam: basically they have my rock. i want to put it on my mantle, my fireplace. erika: of course he does. a gofundme page is set up to help with adam' s recovery. 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 closed 156 points higher at the eyeopener' s juli mcdonald s rate hike in our next half hour. erika: changes coming to to bully after that massive recall outbreak followed by the norovirus outbreak in boston. -- erika: changes coming to chipotle after a massive e. coli outbreak followed by a norovirus outbreak in boston. the mexican food chain is altering its approach to local ingredients, in order to up its food safety.

use of locally sourced food, and centralize preparation of some vegetables. health officials have not been able to identify the source of the e. coli outbreak. this morning we are talking flavor as you plan your family' s holiday meal. holiday meal. emily: there are some seasonings that do more than just add taste. for instance, cinnamon. it contains fiber, is good for heart health, and it relieves indigestion. garlic provides the body with flavonoids and antioxidants , protecting it from inflammation. and basil -- studies show it reduces the growth of many bacteria that are becoming more resistant to antibiotics. it' s also a good source of magnesium and vitamin c. erika: all right. a wedding proposal could land one couple in jail. and santa looking sleeker than you' ve ever seen him. emily: it' s ahead in eyepoppers. antoinette? antoinette: coming up new at 6:30, bridgewater state university with a new way to keep campus safe. the panic button that students can take with them. an ashland principal is teaching a lesson to parents. the message he' s sending so they don' t lose sight of what matters. and a takedown inside a courthouse. the experience making the snag

praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen

bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, building a future sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. mike: well, a big storm system over the midwest is headed this way, but by the time he gets here, we'

not about snow. funny of sunshine today, high temperature of about -- plenty of sunshine today, i temperature of about 45 degrees. thursday night, full-fledged rain. your weekend, it clears off, but here comes chilly air warming up again in time for next week, erika? erika: mike, thanks. a new honor for pete frates in his hometown. today, endicott college is dedicating its latest building to the former bc baseball star and his mission to raise money for als research. there is a ceremony set for this afternoon at 2:30. emily: it is 6:24, and olessa is back with your eyepopping stories. olessa: a proposal leads to legal trouble for one texas couple. vidal valladares decided to pop the question to his girlfriend in the middle of a busy highway over the weekend. always a good idea. of course, others sitting in traffic didn' t see the gesture as romantic. now the district attorney is filing charges against valladares for obstructing a highway. that' s a class b misdemeanor.

six months in jail. the couple is apologizing this morning. silver lining -- she said yes. so they are getting married. [laughter] a mall in toronto is changing how we see old saint nick. this is the santa that you can take selfies with this weekend at the yordale shopping center. model paul mason isn' t about the big red suit. for every selfie posted to social media with the hashtag yorkdale fashion santa, the mall is donating $1 to charity. erika: ok, so a good cause. he is skinny, and he is wearing pleather. [laughter] children. go with tradition. olessa: exactly. that is what kids know. s new hotel doors. a first look inside the fenway suite. the change it could make to women'

and a live look out of the comments this morning. holiday lights up and twinkling on another nice morning. 43 degrees right now, so warmer than usual, although chillier than yesterday. we have got to get used to it. the eyeopener [ ] we are a family, t brought here through destiny. vand we, we grow together. t together a new world we'll see. t a family. we will always be. happy holidays

>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener -- >> guilty. emily: first the verdict, now another criminal case for philip chism. erika: all eyes on wall street and the fed. the critical decision in just hours that will impact the bottom line. emily: and what passengers heard just before the jets went off the runway on the eye. >> you are watching wcvb, boston' s news leader. good morning.

emily: 6:30 on this wednesday morning as we take a live look over boston comments. the sky is starting to lighten up. i' m emily riemer. erika: and i' m erika tarantal. randy and cindy are off today, but mike and olessa are here this morning. mike: sunrise at 7:07 this morning. temperatures in the mid-40' s, readings not too bad, but we will not warm up that much. they will hold pretty steady. readings in the 40' s, and i do think we are starting to see some improvement as we start to look down the road. otherwise, it looks like temperatures will be remaining pretty much on this category for at least today. and then i have got some clouds to talk about. that cloud cover, by the way, is diminishing very quickly.

considerably. we may have new clouds develop this afternoon. that will be over the southeastern part of the state. temperatures holding flat. plenty of sunshine, fog, a couple of degrees at best. overnight, we see clouds moving back into the forecast. high temperatures today in the mid-40' s, northeasterly breeze at 5 miles to 10 miles an hour. that will keep things cool on the shoreline. here is the rainmaker. we are fine today, tonight. tomorrow morning some clouds, a little bit of drizzle, showers coming in in the afternoon. the rain moves its way as we talk about tomorrow night. it is warm enough and all in the form of rain. a lesson, you have got problems along the expressway. olessa: yes, this accident has finally cleared, northbound side approaching marcy boulevard. two lanes closed, so you had the heavy delay.

sharon at the 128. heavy out of weymouth at the braintree split. 35 minutes almost from braintree into boston. 20 minutes 495 out to 128. delays on 93 south. from there to the lever can never -- leverett connector, add on some times. trains and buses on time. emily: new overnight, right now a serious crash is under investigation in wakefield. it happened on 128 just after 1:00 a.m. it' s unclear how bad the injuries were, but two people were taken to mass general. erika: right now, lawyers for phillip chism are preparing for another court hearing. the danvers teen is facing several charges, including attempted murder for attacking a social worker last summer. he was convicted of raping and killing teacher colleen ritzer yesterday. emily: right now, this airport incident is under investigation in nashville. eight people were hurt when this southwest flight slid off the runway last night. passengers say they heard a loud noise just beforehand, but it' s

to end up in a ditch. right now, a major decision is looming that will have a big impact on your finances. and the world is watching. erika: the eyeopener' s juli mcdonald is live in boston' s financial district with what we can expect in just hours. juli? juli: that is right, emily and erika. economists expect the federal reserve will raise interest rates for the first time in nearly a decade. this is a move that will impact markets not 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 or finance a car loan. the fed has been slow to hike rates, waiting for surer signs of economic recovery. 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,

and how much rates will rise. we are going to be following this decision closely for you, though, so stay with us this morning. live in boston, i am juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: juli, thank you. right now, new hampshire police want to catch this man before he strikes again. you can see him jumping the counter at a manchester convenience store and trading punches with the clerk. this was monday night. the suspect holding a knife the whole time. police are investigating if the same guy robbed another store a few hours later. they are advising people not to fight back like this clerk did. brewster police say they have their man in this robbery at michael sletzinger is charged with holding up the brewster farms market on sunday night. and charges might not end there. new bedford police say he may have pulled off another robbery in that city. the 27-year-old will be arraigned today in orleans. erika: it is now 6:34. new this morning, rape victims in massachusetts may soon get a new way to monitor their cases and how they are progressing. software is being considered that lets them track rape kits

police, and forensic crime labs. this software has already been adopted in michigan. the state lab has fewer than 500 untested rape kits according to a report in the "telegram." bridgewater state university is introducing a new app to students designed to keep them safe on campus. the smartphone app, known as 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. emily: this morning, there is a call for change involving public schools in southbridge. the state education commissioner says when it comes to s schools are in the lowest 10% of schools in the state. only alternative or special education schools scored lower than southbridge. erika: up ahead, another reason to give up smoking. emily: the new warning for women thinking about starting families. and an ashland principal has a the moving message going viral

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a lot of lanes here are very slow, it approaching an earlier accident that had two lanes blocked. the lane backed to braintree. mike? mike: we finally have clearing going on. we will see sunshine this morning mixed with clouds, a few more clouds this afternoon in the southeastern part of the state, but temperatures do not change much today. tomorrow, in time for rain, especially tomorrow night, that may linger into friday and your weekend with cool temperatures. erika: thanks so much. a health alert this morning tied to smoking. it might cause infertility. a recently published study finds that women who have smoked more than 100 cigarettes have a 14% risk of infertility. also of note, those who started smoking at an early age went through menopause two years earlier than women who never smoked. the deadline to sign up for the affordable care act has been extended. you now have until midnight thursday to select a health thursday to select a health plan. the white house says there has been an influx in activity in the healthcare.gov marketplace

emily: an ashland principal' s unexpected letter to parents is going viral. michael caira sent a message home marking the third anniversary of the shooting at sandy hook elementary school in newtown, connecticut. he canceled all homework assignments and told parents to spend time with their kids. we asked him to read some of the letter for us. michael: take a moment to remember that they will only be six once. be with them tonight. create a fort with your blankets and create a giant lego city. emily: in response, parents tweeted caira pictures of how they spent the night with their kids. erika: a new hearing for the teenager just convicted of murder. the other alleged attack, sending philip chism' s lawyers back to court. and san diego, vowing to use all renewable energy. how they' re making it happen. plus, a suspect on the run, stopped inside a courthouse.

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your news to go with a new hearing for phillip chism, a key economic decision today, and the fallout from a heated gop debate. erika: but first, mike has your forecast. i keep seeing it is warm, it is colder, because it is warm, but it is colder than it has been. mike: right. compared to yesterday -- we are also talking about the sunrise. those of you who are early risers, you know this 1 --7:07 is the sunrise this morning, but it keeps getting later until we get to january when it is at 7:14. by the time we get to groundhog day february 2, it is before 7:00 in the morning. it is a slow process. we have already started to go the other direction. outside right now as the sun is

temperatures four degrees, five degrees at the most to go through the day. we had a deck of clouds over the city. we will be dealing with sunshine until the system comes in. that will give us rain as we head toward the middle of the week. actually, we are at the middle of the week right now -- as we head through thursday night' s forecast. high temperatures look like this across the area. we may flirt with the 50 degree mark and a couple of spots, we will watch this rain coming in, showers tomorrow. heaviest rain is tomorrow night, downpours across the area, but it is warm enough that we are talking about rain, not snow. let' s talk a lot the expressway, slow. olessa: it has been. we are finally starting to get a little bit of relief by marcy boulevard. it was blocking two lanes. you can see all of that red getting into the expressway to flow back into weymouth and your trip northbound, 30 five minutes braintree into boston, but again all lanes open into marcy

495 out to 128, heavy delays 93 south, 25 minutes 495 to 128, and from there to the leverett connector, about a half hour. erika? erika: right now, two people are hurt after this serious crash in this is video in overnight from the scene on route 128 south. the scene on route 128 south. over just after 1:00 this morning. general, but it' s not clear how badly they were hurt. emily: just hours after he was found guilty of murder, another hearing for a danvers teenager. erika: the eyeopener' s sera congi is live in boston with the other case due in court today. sera? sera: erika and emily, chism faces several charges for allegedly attacking a social worker while he was in custody last summer. this comes on the heels of his conviction for the murder of colleen ritzer. ritzer' s fathers of the family

up, and neither will we. s remember. sera: the ritzers powering through tears to publicly pledge that their daughter' s kindness will live on. philip chism guilty on three of the four charges against him , including first degree murder. holidays. the 16-year-old faces life in prison. as for the hearing today in boston, it is unclear at this present for today' s hearing. live at the courthouse, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: sera, thank you. even though he' s facing life in prison, phillip chism will be eligible for parole. that' s because, legally, he' s still a juvenile. the state' s highest court and the u.s. supreme court have both ruled that it is unconstitutional to send a juvenile to prison for the rest of their life without the chance of ever getting out. juli: the focus is on wall street today as economists expect the federal reserve to increase interest rates for the

rates will likely increase by a quarter of a point. they' ve been at record lows since the credit crisis in 2008 and 2009. lower rates make borrowing easier for businesses to grow and for americans to buy homes or finance cars. so now it will be more expensive. the decision to increase rates is mostly based on steady inflation and a strong job market. investors consider today' s hike nearly certain, so they' re looking ahead to the next hikes. when will they happen and by how much? many economists expect to only raise rates three or four times in 2016. today' s decision. live in boston, i am juli antoinette: republicans vying for the white house faced-off for the fifth time last night. jeb bush, who is trailing in the polls, attacking front runner donald trump. mr. bush: he gets his foreign-policy experience from the shows.

mr. trump: it is not working -- >> one at a time. antoinette: terrorism and national security a key focus of the debate. trump stood by his call to temporarily ban muslims from entering the u.s. this is the last republican debate of 2015. emily: and the democrats debate this saturday. you can watch that right here on channel 5. our coverage starts at 8:00 p.m. erika: this morning, there is a deal on a massive federal tax and spending bill to keep the government running. the $1.1 trillion plan raises domestic and defense spending. it also adds to the federal deficit by extending a host of popular tax credits. and it lifts a 40-year-old ban on exporting u.s. crude. it does not include republican-backed proposals to roll back environmental regulations. emily: this airport incident is under investigation in nashville. you can see a southwest jet rolled right off the runway. it was headed for the gate at the time. this is video in overnight. officials say eight people on flight 31 from houston were injured.

up in the ditch. but it' s not clear why the plane went off the runway. take a look at 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 were quick to the scene and were able to get ahold of that baby while paramedics helped his mother. their injuries considered minor. erika: swampscott has raised the legal age to buy tobacco products to 21. it' s now the 85th community in massachusetts to take that action. town leaders also voted to prohibit all smoking and use of nicotine products at public beaches and public parks in town. emily: the six governors of new england have a special request for congress. they want to expand the types of prescribe drugs that treat opioid addiction. this act would allow nurse practitioners and physician assistants to treat up to 100 patients a year. erika: a major international conference on syria is set for new york on friday. secretary of state john kerry and russian president vladimir putin agreed to the meeting yesterday after meeting in

secretary kerry says the u.s. accepts russia' s position on syrian president bashar assad , that his future be determined by his own people, and both sides want to find a peaceful end to the war in syria. emily: the mayor of flint, michigan is asking for state and federal help for what she calls a man-made disaster. the city switched its water 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 erika: all los angeles public schools will be open today after a terror threat shut them down 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 yesterday morning , but it was blamed on a sudden infusion of data. emily: san diego announces an ambitious plan to transition to

other large cities have made similar pledges, but san diego is the first to make it legally binding. officials are talking about shifting half the city' s fleet to electric vehicles in the next five years and recycling almost all of the methane produced by sewage and water treatment plants. an oklahoma district attorney stops a suspect from running out of the courthouse. he even gets dragged a bit. convicted felon israel pointer got away from deputies several times last week. he is seen running through the hallways. that is when da david prater walks out of an office and grabs pointer. turns out, prater has taken down suspects in a similar way at least three other times. 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.

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 getting a $75 million state loan guarantee. erika: more tough news 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. the celtics. lebron james and the cleveland cavaliers held them to a season-low 77 points last night. lebron scoring 24 on his own. the celtics missing 59 shots, a the c' s lose 89-77. they head to detroit to take on the pistons tonight. erika: the new year is just days away, fast approaching, and s a sure sign of that. the final two numbers have

sign. a flatbed truck delivered the 7-foot-tall 16 yesterday. hard to believe the new year is right around the corner. ok, this is pretty cool. boston' s hotel commonwealth opens its $50 million expansion and renovation. emily: we' re getting our first look inside. the new wing overlooks fenway park. it holds 96 rooms, including this one -- the fenway suite. it features a view of the famed left field wall at the ballpark. erika: the suite is filled with exclusive red sox memorabilia and a walk-out terrace that features original fenway seats. they look so comfortable for reclining. so just how much will it cost you to spend the night? $995 a night. emily: there you go, just 6 c1 they look so comfortable for reclining. so just how much will it cost you to spend the night? $995 a night. emily: there you go, just put it on your wish list, olessa, what do you think? olessa: i think i will pass. [laughter] so far, pretty good shape.

rest of the ride south of town. problems all morning on and the expressway. the accident is gone, but the delays remain slow acting to weymouth once you get to the braintree split, another 30, 35 north run into boston. eastbound on the pike, 45 minutes, and southbound heavy, almost a half hour. 495 to 128, at another 35 minutes to the leverett connector, and a crash on route 1 southbound. trains and buses on schedule. mike, not bad, not feeling like december. mike: not at all. these are the temperatures we expect in the early morning hours of october. high temperature today will look like this. they will not watch much. holding pretty much in the mid 40' s. no 60' s like we saw yesterday. today, plenty of sunshine, a few clouds over the southeastern part of the state, rain may develop as we had to the afternoon.

way, and as it moves in our direction, it is dragging warm air with it. although it is chilly in the central plains right now, by the time it gets here, it is rain. tomorrow morning, clouds, drizzle, scattered showers over the afternoon with a focus of the rain coming in tomorrow night for your evening commute could be on the slow side as it pushes its ways through. how much rain? generally half an inch. it will be wet thursday night into early friday morning. the seven days, you see the cloud cover in here for thursday and the ball go pretty overcast as well. i cannot thank you be nearly as wet as what it will be thursday night. for the weekend, we cool things off, and it is getting chilly. saturday' s high only about 40 degrees, a little bit warmer on sunday, and then look at this -- monday and tuesday, we are back in the 50' s. early indications are that on christmas eve, it will not snow. it will probably be a rain shower. >> are we going to break the record for warmth? mike: right now, we are the

do not mess with mother nature. [laughter] [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> all right, mike, thank you so much, and thank you for joining us. remember, if you are heading out, you can watch the latest newscenter 5 newscast right now or anytime on the wcvb mobile app. >> we' ll see you tomorrow