six degrees -- to56 degrees. a wet christmas. it will clear off for christmas day but keep in mind it is going to be wet. the eyeopener continues this thursday morning. emily: community concern after a rash of violence in boston south end. the message from police. >> president obama for. you take executive action on gun control. the plan to honor the victims of the california shooting rampage. erika: a little girl ona mission to meet tom brady. new this morning, we' re hearing from the pats. >> you are watching wcvb, boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5' s eye-opener. emily: this man is taking the selfie to new heights. this death-defying stunt on the top of the world.

erika: i' m erika tarantal. mike here for cind y this morning. we need some wet weather. mike: we need the rain. we are not even worried about ice, which is unusual this time of the morning. let me show you where the temperatures are. notice how they are into the 40' s. a few 30 showing up here and there but they are not close to the freezing mark. that is why it is not a big concern with any freezing drizzle. that is why the national weather advisories. morning. all the way down to nashua. concerned about what is going on up here. of it. couple hours. it is likely you will see freezing rain up in the north. we see how it is moving up off of the ocean. a lot of that is in the form of some ice.

of your travels take you north. otherwise, clouds and some spotty drizzle here or there. not a big issue. the rain really starts coming in as we head towards this afternoon. the temperatures are holding mild today. headed towards the 50 degree mark. it is a rainy day. a cold rain. the not nearly as cold as it needs to be to have a lot of ice or snow going on. when does the heavy rain get her? looks like 2:00 this afternoon. the evening commute looks like it will be on the very slow side. fortunately we will be clearing out towards later on tonight. how are things this morning? olessa: we are not seeing too many problems out there. i live look outside -- route 1 in saugus, southbound side. let' s see the rest of the ride. of overnight 93 south -- south of their re good to go on 24. route 3. no problems on 95. construction northbound 128.

framingham or route 9. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. emily: right now city and community leaders are preparing to launch a new effort after another outbreak of violence in boston south end. a shooting coming hours after a rally trying to make the neighborhood safer. erika: frank holland is live with the action being taken today. frank: the latest shooting happened in this intersection last night. we are told that man was shot in the back with four shootings in the past week. a peace march is being planned for later tonight. last night the police commissioner addressed a standing room only crowd on neighborhood crime. the commissioner told a crowd the violence is targeted and gang related. neighbors say that is only part of the problem. 90% of the city' s homeless population find shelter on the south and. residents say some of them bring signs of drug addiction.

box. the south end, we feel it is a help. frank: shootings on tremont street was deadly. is being the mayor and the police commissioner will both attend. obama security at the height of the holiday season. doug? doug: in just hours, the president will visit the national counterterrorism terror agency. the meeting comes a day before the president is expected to travel to california to meet with families in san bernardino. as you know, the shooters in that incident are believed to have been isis sympathizers. the president will stop in california on friday on his way

gun violence is also tops on the president' s agenda this week. yesterday he met with former new york mayor michael bloomberg a vocal gun control advocate. mr. obama is preparing an executive order to tighten gun laws. erika: the victims of last summer' s attack on a tennessee navy reserve center are being awarded purple hearts. for marines including thomas sullivan and a sailor were killed in what the fbi is now calling a terrorist attack. authority same hamed abdulaziz was inspired by foreign terrorists. emily: a coast guard petty officer is under arrest on child pornography charges. ryan roos ss was arrested yesterday is being held while he awaits a bracelet monitoring device. the mother of a rochester teenager who died of a drug overdose in a motel room will have her bail reduced with

she faces several charges in connection with her daughter' s death. she will be released as long she wears the gps monitoring device. her boyfriend and another woman are charged in the girl' s death. new numbers painting a startling picture. the death toll from heroin and fentanyl stands at 292. 326 people died of drug overdoses last year. erika: a police sergeant is facing fraud charges. chris phillips was indicted accused of claiming he severed significant injuries while working a police detail. an investigation found phillips made it up. this is the second time phillips has faced criminal charges. battery in 2008. but that case was dismissed. the city of baltimore is

police officer' s mistrial. that officer was charged in the death of freddie gray. every officer in the city was on duty last night to address potential crowds but the rallies were mostly quiet. that was not the case immediately after a hung jury was announced and officer william porter' s trial. chaos outside the courtroom that shares to form a barrier in front of the building. the mayor and gray' s family urged calm. >> we asked the public to remain calm, patient because we are confident there will be another trial with a different jury. emily: porter will be tried with a different panel. he was charged with manslaughter after freddie gray died from injuries suffered in police custody. prosecutors say he could' ve put a seat belt on the man or called a medic. the other five officers have yet to go on trial. erika: a chicago police officer has been formally indicted in the shooting death of a black teenager. officer jason van dyke is charged with murder and is due

dashcam video shows laquan mcdonald was shot 16 times last year as he walked away from officers. he was holding a knife. also underway. school officials in lowell could have some answers this week about a racist group text at the high school or the messages when viral in october after students class president heard some texts made comments about lynching. the lowell reports the superintendent said they wanted to report in the schools with -- on the school' s response. emily: swamps at high schools principal has resigned but it is not clear why he step down. the superintendent says he engage in inappropriate conduct through his school issued computer but did not elaborate. none of the allegations involve any swampscott students. he was placed on leave last week. the das office will not confirm whether it is investigating. erika: commercial flights to

taking off. the u.s. and cuba have reached an understanding on restoring regular flights here at service is expected to start in the next few months. this is the biggest business deal struck between the two countries. american incremen -- american and cuban travelers must fly and charter flights. emily: the three items never to buy and pu -- in bulk. the vote changing the restaurant scene. erika: tom brady, a listening? the little girl hoping to score a one-on-one with a star quarterback. mike: rain will begin today but not for too long. the full-time on the head. first here is what to expect when you head out the door and worcester county. spot drizzle. very mild tomorrow morning and possibly a few flurries on saturday.

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>> good morning, eyeopener. [cheering] emily: good morning to everyone at the mullen hill school. they got to spend time with danielle learning about the weather. of course they are amped up. erika: don' t forget to send us your wake-up call. go to the front page of wcvb.com . emily: we are channeling christmas with our red. but it is just not feeling like it. mike: i went with brown, the landscape color. emily: fall colors. erika: i would not mind a little -- emily: don' t say that. i said that last year and i regretted it. mike: let me show you some pictures of where it looks wintry. a little rendition of jingle bells perhaps. this is duluth, minnesota that

it gets rather cold. moisture. by the way, what is left over of that is what' s coming in here. but we do not have the cold and snow. we have got a lot of clouds this morning. not a big issue. the main rate will be coming in afternoon and especially towards evening. will be coming in as we head towards us afternoon. not bad out there this morning. temperatures in the 40' s. by this afternoon, temperatures s. that system is dragging a lot of fog. going to stay cooler today. as that warm moist air comes flowing in over that cool pocket of air -- we get fog. even if you do not have heavy rain, we will have fog. the evening commute will be on the slow side.

so here' s the way it looks. 11:00 this morning, spot shower here or there. towards 2:00, now you start to see what is coming at us. this is the heavy line of rain. i do think it is going to be focused around 5:00 to 7:00 tonight. the heaviest rain will be along the south coastal areas. a rumble of thunder -- not out of the question. we head towards 9:00 and things are reduced. some scattered showers. a little drizzle. in the overnight hours, we will keep that going at how much rain are we talking about? the jackpot will be in this area, half inch to as much of an inch. inland you have got to because it' s about that fog. so this morning we have a little drizzle. this afternoon a bit of rain going on. southeasterly winds at 5-10 miles per hour. tonight we see some evening rain. inland fog -- being an issue there. some scattered showers after midnight tonight. low' s tonight 40-48. you do not have to worry about ice.

traveling up towards parts of maine. do be cautious about that. overnight tonight, low temperatures in the 40' s. look at this. although temperature of only 50 degrees. that is that warm air surging in. tomorrow will be relatively mild. you see the heavy rain their moves on out. here comes the cold air floating -- flowing in behind it. it is cold enough -- we have enough at introductory coming off the great lakes. could be a flurry or two that shows up on saturdays forecast. that chance will be out there. here' s the way it breaks down over the next seven days. the weekend is going to be sunny but much cooler. temperatures it' s the 40' s. next week we start warming back up again. we see temperatures in the mid 50' s. close to record heat by the time

with the roadways, i notice construction crews just because it has been so nice. they are out there all night. olessa: so far quite start with all that overnight construction out of your way. picked up 10 minutes ago. a live look outside. expressway by the gas tank, not too much volume. let' s get to the maps and check out the rest of your ride. no problems getting into boston. that road work all gone 93 south at the sake of bridge. looking good on 95, 24 out of brockton. no issues on the pike this morning and you' re in good shape as well heading down from the hampshire. trains and buses starting on schedule. this is in china. the tractor in the red circle takes a turn into the intersection, smacked by that oncoming truck. that tractor is destroyed. just a broken hand. also may have a bruised ego. police say he was at fault for cutting in front of the truck.

unless you are tom brady. erika: a cancer patient has a tom brady. become a reality. happen. doug: pressure is on brady. they lost a social media stewart. she is being treated at a maine hospital. her room a tribute to her favorite team. haley knows the bq ha -- the qb has a soft spot for kids. >> if i ever met him i would finally pass out and faint. >> loved ones and fans are reaching out to tom brady online and it seems like they are being heard. a representative for the patriots says the team will be reaching out to haley and her family. emily: come on, tom.

asian stocks made broad gains after the u.s. federal reserve raised interest rates for the first time in a decade. u.s. stock futures are up right now. the dow rally after the fed announcement jumping 224 points. some hoverboards are back on sale after alleviating safety fears. swagway hoverboards are once again available after being pulled over fire concerns. the company says it had to provide documentation proving it was safe for purchase. commission is investigating whether lithium batteries cost some hoverboards to catch fire. byob is coming back to boston. yesterday the city council ended the ban on patrons bringing restaurants. this only applies to restaurants with 30 or fewer seats located in the city' s outlying neighborhoods. customers will be allowed to bring one syntax -- on si e six pack

erika: stocking up for the holidays can be good but when it comes to those warehouse stores you should also know what not to buy. those big bottles of catch up and mustard and other condiments may seem like a bargain but they have a relatively short shelf life when they are open. stocking up on laundry detergent. most brands lose their effectiveness after six months. and more and more of the stores are adding produce sections but experts say the price of -- tends to be more static unlike supermarkets. emily: a new start up in seattle will help pay for your wedding but there is a catch. swan love will give you $10,000 towards the big day but if your union falls apart at any time, you have to pay that money back with interest. the company says the interest rate based on a review of your relationship and money from divorces will go to cover other people' s weddings. pay it forward, i guess?

erika: hopefully people will stay together. snacking has been ever been cuter. emily: the creature sweeping the internet. doug g: in time for the holidays, little boy gets the only thing he asked santa for. the special unit with dad you have to say. sera: it is finally here. star wars opens tonight. fans are already in the theater getting their star wars on.

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america runs on dunkin'. mike: rate with mild temperatures. high temperatures today around 50 degrees. here is the timeline. once we get to this afternoon, steady rain is falling. the evening commute is going to be slow. once the system kicks out of tomorrow. a stray shower. maybe a flurry on saturday. most of us will not see anything. we will feel the cold temperatures. there -- the warmth is backed by the time we get to monday and tuesday. erika: because of the lack of snow for the first time in decades the mt. washington auto road will be open for december tors. these pictures posted on facebook tell the story. this is very unusual for this time of year. the tours are only to the tree

a surprise meeting for a newton teenager aaron miller met his idol lebron james at tuesday cavs. aar introduced as one of the celtics heroes among us. he later said he noticed the teenager was wearing specially designed sneakers with james name made for kids who cannot tie their shoes. at the end of the game, james gave miller his sneakers. emily: 5:25. olesssa is back with us. olessa: the scariest selfie ever. scott went hiking on a very dangerous trail on hawaii. he begged people not to go there. not only did he go but he held up the selfie stick while walking along the mountain bridge. makes me very nervous. he says it makes me realize how small we are. you' re going to be much smaller if you fall off, sir. don' t we wish we were doing this.

buying donating some snacks. looks like my afternoon -- lying down and eating sneaks. look at him laying on his back. emily: that looks like a perfect day to me. not my plans for sunday. a ban on most school dances at a new hampshire high school. erika: the reasoning and the follow. this miniature horse is on the road to recovery. the help he is getting after being shot in the leg. a live look at the lowe' s theatre on boston common. a star wars movie marathon going on inside. that is why it is so quiet outside. of course, "the force awakens"

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emily: shots ring out hours after a meeting to stop the violence. the move planned today to fight back in boston south end. erika: a big blast in foxboro. the discovery and the mystery that led to this explosion. emily: and the force awakens. the star wars showings are already underway. the added police force that will greet fans that many theaters. >> you are watching wcvb, boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5' s eyeopener. emily: 5:30 on this thursday morning. a live look at the expressway by the gasquet. -- by the gas tank. traffic moving along nicely. erika: good morning. emily: mike wankum in for cindy

you are keeping eyes out for any sort of december like weather. have you found it? mike: i have not found it. doesn' t even resemble december. yesterday you had problems on the expressway. let me show you the temperatures. this will be a real problem. if these temperatures were six degrees colder than they are right now, we would have to worry about a lot of icing. with a little bit of drizzle. all you need is a few drops of moisture on a cold surface and you get things to ice up. this morning, most readings well into the 30' s and lower 40' s. cold is up to the north. that is why there is freezing rain advisor. in maine. until 9:00, we technically have cross parts of southern new hampshire. do have a freezing rain advisor. but i have not seen temperatures cold enough to support that. where you are seeing most of it is to the north. north new portland, i would because cautious about any rose this morning. otherwise, clouds out there.

but as we go through the morning, more and more showers start to develop. temperatures warm up. close to the 50' s this afternoon. by 2:00, here comes the rain. by the evening commute, pouring rain. we could pick up a half-inch. some places could get an isolated inch. as the day unwinds, you' re seeing the rain wrapping up. we start with drizzle this morning. showers this afternoon. we finish the day with rain but look at those temperatures climbing up around 50. that is why ice is not a concern pretty could see flurries this weekend. if you' re worried about arrival times, let' s go to olessa. olessa: no problems northbound side getting by without issues. everyone moving at the speed limit by the gas tank. let' s see the rest of your ride. as you head south, problem free trip. no problems on 24, 95 or route 3.

a little bit of volume out of 93 to methuen. trains and buses start in the morning on schedule. erika: now to the stories we are following right now. emily: doug meehan tracking new information. doug: city leaders and residents will marsh to stop violence in boston south end after the fourth shooting in a week heard hours after a community meeting with the city' s police chief. ryan ross was arraigned yesterday accused of possession of child porn. president obama as for peering for a security update from the counterterrorism center. he will address reporters this afternoon. emily: a former m.i.t. associate dean and his son will do time for a hedge fund scam. they were each sentenced to 45 months in prison plus forfeiture and restitution of $11 million. federal investigators say the

-- fund. erika: exeter high school in new hampshire is banning all regular school dances and definitely. that does not include the junior and senior prom. the superintendent said dances due to concerns among students and staff about sex we suggested moves. morgan also told the seacoast of that owen' s case was a personal tipping point pretty says that sexual assault case at st. paul' s mission concern for students. -- made him concerned for students. emily: police detonate old dynamite. the explosives were found in boxes by the new owner of a business on cotman hill road. the box es contained dynamite. the original owner of the business is dead.

a mini horse is on the road to recovery after being shot in the leg. his owner says the horse had successful surgery to save the leg this week. this is max shot on december 1 outside his owner' s house. not sure if he was shot on purpose. erika: the highly anticipated new star wars movie hits theaters tonight. an added police presence will accompany "the force awakens." sera: been up early this morning if they got any sleep at all. the first showing -- is at 3:30 this morning. [inaudible] there are some security concerns. several theaters around the boston area -- emily: we have an issue with sera' s audio.

event event started at 3:30. several theaters including the lowe' s on boston common adding security. police have been troubled by the recent terror attacks and they will be keeping a close watch. >> i' m sure we' re going to have a crowded lobby. we' ll have a lot of people there. we want to have an officer there to maintain peace and good order. emily: a warning to fancy might want to wear costumes. some theaters are banning masks and face paint. it should be a good time. erika: do you want to see it? i want to see it. emily: i can' t stay awake durin gmovies. erika: he asked santa for his dad to come home and he delivered. emily: the special unit in time for the holiday.

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olessa: the leverett connector -- so far in pretty good shape. starting to pick up some rush-hour delays. no accidents to report. all of the overnight construction is gone. at least this morning' s commute is dry. maybe a different story later? mike: it looks like this afternoon will get quite heavy. the rain is out there by cleveland. right now all we are seeing is a little spotty drizzle.

rains will be setting up. details of your 7 day forecast coming up. >> the other day he was like, i want my dad. we told him he is not coming home for christmas. emily: this preschooler thought he would have to wait longer to get the best gift of all, his dad, but christmas came early when his soldier dad came home after nine months in jordan. >> who is that? >> daddy! >> >> go give him a hug. >> daddy! >> yay! >> you happy? huh? i love you. erika: this was in michigan. he' ll be on leave for the next ready days and he will take his

erika: bernie sanders expected to pick up a big endorsement today. facebook is teaming up with uber. the plan bringing the two companies together. a mom scores big at half court. the lucky shot and what she won. a live look at this a come bridge. traffic will be no long considering the hour.

emily: 5:43. the eyeopener is team is ready in the south end. doug is here tracking a security update from president obama. star wars fans are in the theater. mike has the forecast. there this morning. up. s today. along with it comes the rain. and that rain is something with it is looking like a little bit of scattered drizzle out there. a lot of cloud cover. temperatures will be key. you see how we are staying well above the freezing mark. north new portland -- some freezing rain advisors up there because it is cold and they are getting some rain. that makes for slippery travel. when does the rain picked up? 11:00, scattered showers. by 2:00, the rain is pushing its

by six :00, it will be heavy. especially the south coastal areas. that is where we will see her heaviest rains going on today. once we get past 9:00, back to a few scattered showers. you do not have to worry about ice tonight. relatively mild. high temperatures will look like this. low 50' s and a lot of spots. a few places england that stay in the upper 40' s. there will be some fog forming as well. if you' re inland, watch out. the fog could be fixed into the evening. today it is drizzle turning to rain. about 50. tomorrow still 52 degrees. maybe a few showers on the cape. watch out on saturday. it is cold enough. we could actually see an isolated snow squall. we will keep an eye on that but i do not think that is going to be a problem. speaking of seeing, how are the roads this morning? olessa: so far in good shape. a live look outside at the leverett connector. a little bit of volume. let' s go to the maps and see the rest of your ride.

no problems on route 3. 20 minutes on the expressway into boston. pike eastbound about 15. 495 to 128. 95 south some bottom down to methuen. trains and buses still running on schedule. erika: a violent night in the south and coming after a neighborhood meeting to make the area safer. emily: frank holland is live in boston. there have been several shootings over the past week. frank: there have been four shootings including a fatal shooting on tremont street. the latest happening right here near the intersection of mass ave and washington street. a few hours before, the police commissioner took part in a meeting where residents discussed the crime problems. the commissioner telling them the violence is gang-related. residents a homelessness is another major issue. 90% of boston' s homeless population find shelter on the south end.

a peace march on the south end is planned for 5:00 tonight. attend. doug: in hours, will visit the national virginia. that meeting comes a day before the president is expected to travel to california to meet the recent mass shooting in san bernardino. as you know, the shooters in have been isis sympathizers. gun violence is tops on the president' s agenda this week. yesterday, he met with michael bloomberg, of vocal gun control advocate. emily: there is a new addition to the country' s teer rror alert system. the bulletin category will be used to warn about individuals inspired by terrorist. while there is no specific threat, the bulletin will be

erika: a relatively peaceful night in baltimore after a mistrial in the case of the first police officer charged in the death of freddie gray. just after the decision there was chaos outside the courthouse. every officer in the city was on duty last night to address potential crowds. but the rallies quieted down. william porter will be tried again with a different panel. the five other officers have yet to go on trial. emily: the house will start voting on a massive spending bill compromise. it is a $1.1 trillion plan. largely free of controversial policy proposals. that is in exchange for a republican backed $629 billion package of tax cuts. the vote is likely to pass. erika: bernie sanders is expected to pick up a big endorsement today. nbc news reporting the communication workers of america union will announce their support at 11:00. the cwa

workers making it the biggest union to endorse sandor so far. right now unions representing 12 million workers are backing hillary clinton. emily: secretary of defense ash carter facing criticism over his use of a personal e-mail account for some government business. this happened during his first few months on the job and it is against state department rules. white house officials say carter continued the practice for two months after it was publicly revealed that hillary clinton used a private e-mail as secretary of state. a spokesperson for carter says the secretary admits it was was a mistake. erika: a survivor of the boston marathon attack is died. kevin white passed away this week from what his family described as a sudden illness. whit inspirede many by running the marathon one year after he was hurt. he had shrapnel wounds all over his body. his parents were also seriously hurt. his father losing a -- a leg. emily: erika: a coast guard petty

ryan ross was arraigned yesterday accused of possession of child porn. he is being held while he awaits a bracelet monitoring device. russ had been previously arrested over the weekend charged with a second oui offense. erika: a second boy scout leader is facing criminal charges in new york and he shared lsd, marijuana and alcohol with a 13-year-old. he was arrested for the december 30 incident. the suspects family denies the accusations. emily: swampscott high' s embattled principle has resigned. the superintendent says he engaged in inappropriate conduct through his school issued computer. none of the allegations involve any swampscott students. he was placed on leave last week. the das office will not say if it is investigating. erika: the operator of the t' s runaway train is out of the job. david vasquez was initially suspended.

he was the operator was that red line train that took off without him. his lawyer calls the firing a rush to judgment. emily: another look at that southwest planes getting off the nashville runway. in this video from the faa you ditch. 8 people on board were taken to the hospital and released. yesterday to get the damaged investigators trying to figure out why this happened. erika: commercial flights to cuba are one step closer to taking after the u.s. and cuba restoring regular flights. the next few months. biggest biggest deal struck so far as the countries try to normalize relations. travelers must fly on charter flights. a companies are teaming up to allow users to book a ride through facebook' s messenger app.

and allows payment information to be saved for uber users. sera: star wars fans are up early watching a marathon of the classics. all leading up to the premiere of "the force awakens" at 7:00. there is added security. >> we will have some visibility in on around the theaters and the city. sera: even the storm troopers are excited about the newest star wars movie. fans are already lining up at theaters. recent terror attacks have prompted police around the boston area to add patrols in and outside of theaters. if you are planning to wear any sort of costume, no judgment, but some theaters are putting restrictions. no f masks or face paint. patriots. julian edelman who broke his

cutting and running on the practice field yesterday. by the looks of it, you could never tell he was hurt. he had a screw inserted during surgery. no word on when he will return to the field. emily: the bruins clients a shutout at the garden over the pittsburgh penguins. off to an early lead. jimmy hayes doubles back in the second. they would get ane empty netter in the third. 3-0, the final. erika: the celtics did not fare so well. the celtics peck they get it to within a point. 19 seconds to go but the pistons take it away. 119-116. emily: a minnesota mother wins a big present for the holidays. most money for a local charity. emily: her prize, s tuition for private

erika: yes. the bounce counts. look at their faces. they horribly missed their first two tries. just incredulous but the third shot brought that unexpected celebration. just incredible. i want to see it again. she stands there. emily: that face is priceless. mike: we will wait for the second time. that is awesome. temperatures out there this morning on the cool side. but not terribly cold. 41 degrees. check out the temperatures right now. everyone is above the freezing mark. even those areas that are close

if it was five or six degrees colder, we would have big body drizzle and temperatures falling as rain. we get this afternoon, this rain really starts to move in. this is the timeline at 2:00 pushing into worcester county. that pushes and and the focus of the strongest rain will be south of the mass pike. looks like we will see heavy showers in that area. clears on out of here. we do not have to worry about ice tonight because temperatures will be my appearance of scattered showers and a lot of crowds but -- clouds, but overall it is just this morning we are talking about' s body drizzle. this afternoon more train. in some spots we could get over an inch of rain. so, how does it shape up over the next 7 day? we warm up today, tomorrow still decent. a few showers at the cape. 52 degrees. on saturday and sunday, here

there is just enough chilly air on saturday. there might be a flurry or two. that is it for any kind of winter weather. after that, we warm back up again. look at that. temperatures are climbing back into the 50' s. we could have record heat by the time we talk about christmas forecast. it will be wet. by wednesday, rain in the forecast. olessa: the leverett connector, you can see that via picking up to the rush hour but that is about it. no accident report. let' s go to the maps. as you had south 24 building a bit of volume out of avon. 95 from sharon up to 128 . 30 minutes on the expressway headed into boston. 495 to 128 a 15-20 minute trip. 93 south of volume building of methuen. conference free to spot pond delays.

erika: right a troubling statistic focused on new hampshire' s dennis njoroge -- op ioid addiction five. emily: amazon with a new move with the controversial hoverboards. erika: a little girl is on a mission to meet tom brady. the message from the patriots. emily: a live look at the city sparkling in these early hours. it is another mild start to the day. 41 degrees. we have some wet weather moving in. mike will be back with the timing. 5:57. and the eyeopener is