s and there is a disturbae of snowfall or flurries. that is your best chance of seeing any snow because after that we start to warm up. >> now on newscenter 5' s eyeopener -- emily: a mom suing chipotle after a virus up outbreak. erika: the man accused of giving guns to the san bernardino shooter goes before a judge. his behavior in court and this over him. s campaign admitting to question all the behavior. wcvb, boston' s news later. good morning. this is newscenter fives eyeopener. emily: 5:00 a.m. lebron james crashes into a crowd in cleveland, taking out a win' s wife.

otherwis -- she was shaken up but ok. erika: erika: happy happy friday. emily: we are dealing with fog. mike: a little bit. when we came and it was pretty foggy but it is breaking up now. not a lot. it is very mild and if you are going out for nearly jog, wow, look at these temperatures. last night it just didn' t cool down. we kept things steady overnight and that is why it is so mild. the showers are gone but there are still a lot of clouds and fog. the rainmaker has moved out but there is a new area down to the south that will try to move in. visibility is up in most locations but we still have pockets of visibility under a mile. visibility and a lot of places

showers will develop in late this morning, primarily the southeastern part of the state. the threats will carry us through the early afternoon and hang around most of the afternoon. often on showers but not nearly the amount of rain we saw last night. we will some fog, maybe some drizzle. this afternoon, showers toward the cape. notice the temperature doesn' t move around. we clear away and he gets chilly into the overnight. olessa: we are in pretty good shape but the roads are wet in visibility is not the best. this church looks ok -- let' s get to the map. not a lot of overnight construction because of the weather. a problem free ride south of town, no problems on the pike, everyone getting by at the speed limit.

morning on schedule. emily: ash carter is in afghanistan right now, there to reports of increasing violence. commanders in the region are from syria are joining with afghans who have aligned with isis. he is on a weeklong visit to the region and has spent the last two days in iraq. pope francis has approved a miracle performed by the late mother teresa, in that clears the way for her to become a saint. her first miracle was already approved. she was beatified in 2003. reuters reports that frances is likely to hold the canonization ceremony in september to coincide with the anniversary of her death. a popular restaurant linked to more than 100 students getting sick is facing trouble.

sera is live with the fight against them. sera: the city shut down the popular restaurant and now a mother is suing the chain after her son became violently sick. chipotle has been linked to an outbreak of normal o virus that sickened hundreds of students. a sick employee at the restaurant is believed to be the source. now a lawsuit alleges that the chain was negligent and caused the 16-year-old boy to become so sick that he was taken to the children' s hospital. in a statement, the lawyer says the number of possible cases in such as short -- in such a short period is something he' s never seen before. the chain' s founder right after the outbreak said he was deeply sorry for everyone who became sick and he was pledging to

right now, a friend and shooter' s are being held without we are getting new details about his first court appearance. doug: the 24-year-old was disheveled but calm. he is charged with conspiring with terrorists and illegally buying two assault rifles used during the attack. the fbi says that within hours, he called to tell them that the shooters had used his guns. according to prosecutors, he persuaded the man to convert eight years ago and the pair had first planned to use the weapons to attack a college cafeteria. yesterday president obama

terrorists remain real. >> is people probably didn' t fit anyone' s profile before, parents, a young child, this happens. in san bernardino, meeting privately with the victims and families of last month shootings. after that he is headed to christmas vacation. erika: new this morning, a new report could save millions of aren' teachers. closing or merging schools could save as much as $2.2 million, but only if some are let go. if all the teachers involved stay on, it would only be about $700,000. the mayor stressed that the findings are just suggestions. a deal to bring in indycar race to the boston seaport could get a big boost as early as today. the promoters plan to sign a letter with agencies that will set a timetable for planning the

sale as soon as next week. emily: we have learned that a six-year-old girl was home alone as this home went up in flames. firefighters tell us the mother was at the store when this fire started. the girl managed to get out and the cause of the fire is under investigation. the home is not a total loss. boston bars who' s on first faces another licensing hearing. he has appeared before the licensing board at least eight times over public safety concerns, most recently a 29-year-old who was shot outside the bar on thanksgiving morning. his mother plans to attend the hearing. erika: bernie sanders' s campaign under fire this morning. the dnc is accusing his camp of improperly accessing confidential voter information

that is according to the "washington post." they admitted that a low-level staff reviewed the information that blame the software vendor. one worker has been fired over the incident. sanders, clinton, and o' malley hit the debate stage tomorrow in new hampshire. you can watch it live right here. coverage starts at 8 p.m. emily: the new poll shows donald trump with a comfortable lead in new hampshire. marco rubio has 12%. bernie sanders is clinging to a lead with 48%. hillary clinton has 46%. erika: a store worker gets resourceful while defending himself from a man with a gun. his weapon of choice wasn' t a weapon at all. and lebron james crushes a fan sitting courtside. the celebrity wife getting

emily: avoid the flu by ignoring health myths. doug: mother teresa is one step closer to sainthood. pope francis just approved her second miracle, clearing the way for canonization mecca happen in september. -- canonization that could happen in september. mike: patchy fog this morning but very mild. get ready for winter chill. what to expect on the north shore.

emily: that is in serious creativity. time to get up and get going. so cute! erika: we should institute that. emily: go to the front page of wcvb.com and up code your -- and upload your message. erika: we had a white christmas in a while but i don' t remember 60' s. mike: last year was very warm. i have to go back and look it up . we were talking about the auto yesterday -- here' s the scene.

fascinating -- mount washington is 6000 feet and you are above the clouds, but there isn' t much snow and there hasn' t been much wind either. this held the windiest recordings in the world. what we' re talking about now is a little bit of rain. the rain was going on yesterday, picking up a half-inch. that rain event is over, but we may get a glancing blow from another one as we talk later this morning. there is the main rainmaker. if you travel down the long this carolina coast. the main focus will be well offshore, but it may throw just enough rain towards the southeastern part of the state. you are more likely to see it at the cave then inland. here' s what it looks like --

most likely spot to see rain. most of it is well offshore. we have a few scattered showers around, 1:00 in the afternoon. you have to go way out to the west to see any kind of clearing and it will take a while to work its way eastward. plan on being a great day . then when the skies clear away it will be cold out there with scattered showers after sunset until the whole thing kicks out. tomorrow is interesting with a strong northwesterly wind and there is enough of a disturbance coming off the great lakes and in the upper atmosphere that we may get a few flurries or snow squalls. you could be driving in sunshine and then it snows like crazy for 22nd. but it can reduce visibility so if you are traveling this way tomorrow, be careful. most of you won' t see anything but that is our best opportunity for seeing anything before

sunday, lots of sunshine. than saturday. 48 degrees and not much wind, still relatively mild weather. climb a couple degrees, but not by much. degrees. s, and look at what happens next week. close to record warmth. it could be like australia. erika: some people are still using their barbecues. [laughter] erika: so far, a fairly quiet start on the roads.

visibility is not that great but right now we are looking ok. you can see that the volume is light. let' s check the rest of the ride. one early morning accident, one lane closed. issues. so far, no complaints on 95 northbound. 24 looking good into braintree and the trains and buses are on schedule. erika: talk about a scare for a convenience store owner, staring down the barrel of a gun. video capture the moment he refused to give up his hard-earned cash. hardly seems like a fair fight. frank: he didn' t have much to fight with but he knew what to do. he fills a bag with cash from the register, but the government a demands larger bills. that is when the owner attacks, hitting him near the face. he rushes the gunman and forces

what you don' t see is that the suspect fired the weapon. >> he didn' t hit me. he did shoot, outside. frank: the owner suffered chest pain but was not seriously hurt. he says he has owned that minimart for years and thought this time he would fight back. he is not considering any upgrades to security measures. he says he wasn' t scared then and he isn' t scared now. s got -- wow. brave guy. emily: the market gave back its big gains from wednesday, asia stocks are down as oil prices fall. losing 253 points to close at 70,000. plenty of people are getting

is knowing the facts. the flu shot does not mean you will be immune to getting sick. the vaccine only covers about season. still, better to be safe. avoid covering your mouth with your hands. that is how germs spread. instead, cough into your arm. and don' t starve a fever. your normal calorie intake to boost your immune system. erika: always teaching the kids. the most graceful way to spend a layover, and a three-year-old viral impression of a superstar. >> the mayor of lawrence accused of intimidating residents. some voters try to take him out of office. a woman nearly hit inside her home by a stray bullet. where it came from and the movement may have saved her

mike: a few rain showers may try to slide up as we head toward late afternoon. after that, the chilly weekend coming our way. highs only in the 40' s, those in

s, and look at next week. we start to warm up again. by christmas eve it could be 60 degrees -- mild weather coming our way. erika: caught on camera, a basketball fan gets too close to the action. woman. lebron lands right on top of her. she is the wife of jason day, taken out on a stretcher. espn reports she is being held expected to be ok. olessa: how do you tell time at an airport? this is what happens when there is a five hour layover. this woman was stuck at a denver airport, so of course they use

this three-year-old is going viral for her rendition of the song "hello." she recorded this for her mom' s birthday. her mom says she sang it from the soul. i sound a lot like her when i sing. [laughter] erika: a baby has a timely if not usual name. and you see something wrong with this picture? a bad decision that has police launching a search this morning.

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erika: how a local mom is taking on the chain after more than 100 students were sick. emily: a woman nearly shot in her own home. >> the window is one in a million, will a million happened. emily: the danger lurking right up the road. erika: and courtside action to the extreme. the scare for a fan after a close encounter with st. james. boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5' s eyeopener. emily: 530 ;30 :30 a.m. tgif. we made it. good morning. erika: mike, olessa, we are about to get a dose of reality. mike: and by the way, it'

it' s all right. good news. the fog situation is improving. a couple hours ago visibility was way down and now we are seeing it come up to 5, 10 miles. because she says, especially in the valley. with all this moisture in the air we need someplace cooler. otherwise you are looking at life, gray skies. too much. it' s more road spray. the may rate maker is up here, but there is another little area lifting along that. most of it is offshore but we could see a few scattered showers, especially the southeastern part of the state. inland, you won' t see too much. justin scattered showers. this dress to kick out of here but the clouds hang around. they won' t be until after sunset that we clear things away. eventually we get clear skies and cool temperatures.

you see what happens. mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures holding flat with the northwesterly wind, but boy it will get chilly. we will be lucky to have highs in the 40' s. let' s talk about the roadways. good morning. olessa: good morning. a live look at the pike. we have some pretty heavy fog, and you can see it looks better now. still wet on the road so you want to give yourself extra travel time. let' s see the rest of your ride, early-morning crash here on 93 south, one lane is closed. once you get past that you were are in good shape. the speed limit on 95. boston. trains and buses on schedule. emily: breaking news right now.

doug: the pope has just approved a second miracle attributed to mother teresa. that means she could be made a saint as early as september. also breaking, ash carter just arrived in afghanistan. feel review security as violence from isis grows. right now, fast-moving fire under investigation. a six-year-old girl was home alone when the flames broke out on hudson street. she wasn' t hurt. >> i couldn' t even think. i' m not kidding. i couldn' t believe it was happening. erika: right now, an investigation into a close call. of bullets flying right into the home of an elderly woman and her son. it struck the spot she had been standing seconds earlier. emily: frank' s live where the family is threatening legal action. frank: the family is upset, and

change after an 80-year-old woman was nearly hit a bullet. police think it came from eone of two ranges. carol lives with her sons family, their house between both those ranges. a 30 caliber bullet weights by, shattering a picture frame. >> the window is one in a million. well, a million happened. >> i think i have a right to live without having to worry about my mother being shot. frank: carol' s son tells us the home has been hit by stray bullets before, and he has a collection of the stray bullets to prevent. we reached out to both rifle clubs. no one was available for comment. erika: thank you. a second suspect in a violent home invasion is behind bars. william machen turned himself in. he' s due in court today.

s one of two accused of breaking into a home in tying of a pregnant woman. a facebook post is causing controversy in lawrence right now. earlier a lawyer posted the names and addresses of more than 8000 people who seek to have him recalled. critics say it is meant to intimidate the opponents, but he says he posted the names to encourage people to search the database. critics accuse him of improper hiring practices and a weak response to public safety. emily: a new age minimum for cigarettes in boston. they voted to increase the age. the age for admission and smoking bars will also jump to 21. the changes take effect february 15. and new hampshire man accused of giving herrell to a teenager died of an overdose, allegedly

he was paid i the dea -- paid by the dea before he found out about the involvement. they were made in a separate case involving a drug dealer. he is charged with distribution resulting in death. erika: hitting the streets in the south end. dozens of residents march through the streets alongside police officers and community leaders. their goal is to stop violence after five shootings in that neighborhood in seven days. >> i understand why the people came. one homicide is too many, but this neighborhood is a safe vibrant. erika: the commissioner says from year-to-year. 5:37. people paying big dollars for a dele. emily: a huge price of retail

and this baby has a middle name inspired by a galaxy far away. her parents' j choice, next.

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he's a rock. sanders: i'm bernie sanders and i approve this message. olessa: welcome back. a live look outside to at the expressway. the rush-hour delays are already building, the moisture not

gets a mixture travel time but no construction. mike: the fog is burning up a little bit but we still have a lot of gray skies. we see showers working their way up and down the coast, moving in our direction. today is relatively mild, but the weekend is chilly. but don' t get used to it because the warm weather is back next week. emily: if you want to get your hands on concert tickets to see thousands. they went on sale yesterday morning and sold out in an hour. retail prices are skyrocketing. craigslist has tickets priced at more than $7,000. she will play two shows at the td garden in september. plenty of star wars fans coming to see the new movie, but the forces with one local family.

she joined mom, dad, and brother, all big star wars fans. the name seemed natural. they are still getting used to that name. >> it' s different. it' s good. emily: the family' s doctor says she was born in movie fashion, coming out like a true jedi and looking great. erika: levitating out of the bassinet. a new feature could make disney world safer. the changes to the theme park. and a first from health experts. what cars and guns now have in common. plus, a police officer saves the driver with one bold move. his fast action when a person passed out behind the wheel. and a live look at the bridge.

emily: sera is in brookline where mom is taking on chipotle. frank is an easton with the coast a close call. erika: and doug is tracking news from the vatican but first mike has the forecast. mike: nice rain yesterday, but we aren'

they moved all the way to the north, and there is a whole new batch of water down to the south. most of this is tracking its way offshore. the best opportunity for rain later this morning, primarily over the southeastern part of the state. here' s the timeline. 11:00, scattered showers. it will be with us most of the afternoon, but you can see it is much less than what we just went through. skies clearing away -- you will have to wait. the western part of the state may see a little bit of it. tomorrow there could be a few snow flurries, but otherwise you are dealing with temperatures which are very mild. 48 degrees, dew point holds at 56. over the next several days, here' s how it breaks down. today it is only 40. then we warm up a little bit. the real warmth is coming next week -- more on that in a second. let'

olessa: a live look outside at the expressway. you can see some of those brake lights starting to pick up. moisture on the roadways and a little bit cool. let' s go to the map. as you head north, 93 southbound is still watching this crash. one lane is closed into andover, been so far you are looking ok into boston. no delays just yet. south of town, building into the braintree split. a half hour into boston. erika: breaking overnight, ash carter is in afghanistan right now to assess the nation' s fragile security situation. his visit comes amid an intensifying situation there. in afghanistan are concerned that fighters from syria and iraq are joining isis, trying to take control of the eastern part of the country. emily: a major move by the vatican involving mother teresa. erika: doug is here with the new

doug: this is a big deal.pope francis signed off on the second miracle needed to make her a saint. her first miracle was already approved and she was beatified in 2003 by pope john paul ii. pope francis approved the second miracle yesterday. reuters is reporting that he is likely to hold the canonization ceremony in september to coincide with the anniversary of her death. sera: doug, a lawsuit has been filed over an outbreak of a popular boston chipotle. a mother says that the chain is responsible for her 16-year-old he ate a burrito. nearly 140 people contracted the norovirus after eating at the cleveland circle chipotle. second-floor the. a mother has filed a lawsuit on behalf of for son, saying

a lawsuit said in a statement that the number of possible cases in such a short period of time is something never seen before. at the time the chain founders said he was deeply sorry that so many people suffered, and he pledged to improve procedures. frank: a woman is lucky to be alive and understandably angry after she was nearly hit a stray bullet. >> that hit this right here, went across and hit here, and it is up on the floor. frank: the 82-year-old had just hung up the landline last friday when a 30 caliber bullet smashed through the window and landed two feet from where she was standing. the house is in between two rifle clubs. police believe the stray bullet came from one of them. we reached out to both of those rifle clubs but no one was

erika: a friend and neighbor of the san bernardino shooters is being held without bail on terrorism charges. he made his first appearance in federal court yesterday. he' s now charged with conspiring with terrorists and a legally binding to a assault weapons. president obama will be in san bernardino meeting with victims and families. emily: u.s. and iraqi officials say that airstrikes have taken out 180 isis fighters, and that the kurdish forces scrambled to prevent an onslaught of attackers in the rack. -- in iraq. erika: sentencing for dennis hastert may be delayed. s been hospitalized since november after suffering a stroke. he is scheduled to be sentenced guilty to evading federal bank laws. legal experts say his condition will likely delay sentencing and

emily: democratic residential hopefuls take the stage tomorrow. you can watch it live right here on wcvb. coverage starts at 8:00 p.m.. erika: a deal to bring indycar could get a big boost. they are to sign a letter of intent with state agencies that planning the event. tickets could go on sale as soon as next week. emily: a man is seriously hurt after a crash in whitman. police say this south-year-old was crossing a street yesterday when he was hit. no charges have been filed. an investigation underway in milton after a six-year-old girl was home alone as this house went up in flames. firefighters tell us her mother was at the store when the alarm started. the girl did get out safely. no one else was hurt. erika: a mother hopes to score a win for her son who has down syndrome.

basketball team, but was offered a different position -- sitting on the bench during home games. the mother wants him to be included in practice. she says she is not expecting him to play, she just wanted to feel welcome. emily: for the first time in more than 60 years, guns are killing as many people as cars. new numbers show death by automobile are down significantly since 1960. gun death in that time has increased. the report shows gun homicide rates have dropped, but the number is offset by gun suicides. suicides accounted for 2/3 o gun deaths. erika: police are searching for the driver of this van. it was driving 10 miles per hour with children on the top. police believe the man was trying to give the kids a better view of the christmas lights, but they say he could face several charges. emily: an incredible moment along the highway.

running across traffic, leaping into a tractor-trailer to bring it to a stop. the driver was unresponsive. busy intersection and the driver was taken to hospital. erika: a deadly crime spree spanning 60 miles in oklahoma. a driver is behind bars this spree. police say two people were killed when the driver started shooting cars along interstate 40. they say the suspect was drunk. investigators are still trying to figure out why he was in oklahoma. prominent confederate monuments will be removed from new orleans. the mayor signed a removal ordinance into law yesterday. supporters say the monuments idolize white supremacists. they will be put into a warehouse. they filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the project. emily: disney world is beefing up security. they plan to pace metal detectors at front gates and add

they are also banning all visitors over 14 from wearing costumes. the company will not say if the steps are in response to any specific threat. erika: a dramatic rescue along the main highway. first responders spent three hours rescuing a man after his then went off the road, plunging 60 feet down the gorge in sandy river plantation. it teetered on a cliff overlooking another 30 foot drop. firefighters had just been trained on what to do if the vehicle were to go over the embankment. emily: new details on boston' s first celebration, being renamed first night, first date. everything will be free. events include the flash parade and puppet show, live performances, fireworks. they will continue into new year' s day with events planned for the afternoon. erika: a basketball fan gets too close to the action. lebron james crashes into the woman.

the wife of the pga champ was taken out on a stretcher. espn reports she is being held at the hospital overnight but is expected to be ok. emily: merry christmas from the duke in duchess of cambridge. a new photo of the royal family was just released. this photo was taken in late october. the duke and duchess also announced that the prince will start nursery school next month. erika: and all the parents are scrambling -- what school is he going to? emily: a nice picture. erika: they are royalty. mike: like they would take about picture. a look at the temperatures -- readings in the upper 40' s to 50 degrees. compare that to what we are supposed to be. normal high is 40 and we are at 48. we are supposed to be 27 this time of year.

the temperature won' t climb dramatically, but it is a day where we see temperatures hold steady the 50' s. 48 now, dew point quite high. the fog was very thick early but it is starting to break up. you still may run into a patch of it here or there. the main rainmaker is up here but down along this front there is a whole new batch of rain. that is going to be pushing mainly offshore, but we may get a glancing blow. plan on a few showers in the southeastern part of the state as we had through the day. inland make it sunshine but don' t hold up too much hope. the other thing you will notice is the chilly breeze. just enough moisture coming off the lake that we could see a few scattered flurries or snow squalls tomorrow. they may be the only snow we see before christmas.

but notice as we head toward next week that we are warming up again. the 50' s, the 60' s. looks as we head toward thursday we will also be dealing with a chance of showers. not a white christmas, but a wet christmas. a warm one as temperatures continue up. olessa: so far it is a pretty quiet start. you can see right here on the expressway, this is northbound five. a slow ride in the rain not helping. let' s get over to the map. north of town still watching this accident. one lane is closed and you have those delays and wilmington. it picks up once again, then eastbound on the pike is still in good shape. slow out of brockton, a little bit of volume into the braintree split. we are also watching delays on the orange line. everything else is on schedule. emily: thank you. boston is one step closer to becoming a racetrack.

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