cloudy type of day. a chance for rain is comin saturd into sunday. even though we drop back into the 40's on saturday, we're going to warm temperatures back into the mid 50's on sunday. stick around. the eyeopener continues right now. randy: deadly storms hit the southern part of country. the destruction when a twister stayed on the ground, for ten minutes. antoinette: a million dollars, stashed away. their hiding place, and its alleged link to a former state representive in prison. randy: holiday cards, banned from new hampshire prisons. the suspicions, causing a legal battle. it's on the eye for this thursday morning. antoinette: also on the eye this morning, check out this video, heavy rain that swept through overnight, stranding a car in wareham. right now things are drying out, as we brace for record warm

good morning, i'm antoinette antonio. emily is off this morning. randy: and i'm randy price with danielle vollmar. in for cindy. quite a bit of rain overnight. danielle: quite a bit. impressive totals, over two inches in some spots. some thunderstorm activity. it is christmas eve. a couple of cities reaching up to near an inch of rain on the cape. some locations picking up two to 2 1/2 inches of rain from some of these heavy downpours and thunderstorms that rolled on in last night and early this morning. now right now, just a couple of light showers out there to contend with. you can see all the way through worcester moving into metrowest and through southern new hampshire towards portsmouth. the other big story this morning is that fog. there is going to be some low level fog, especially in nantucket back through boston, worcester and portsmouth.

a lot of fog and we'll also have warm temperatures. as you can see, low 60's already. younologist the merrimack valley still in the 40's. don't -- you folks in the merrimack vill style in the 40's. by 11:00, 67 degrees. by 2:00, the upper 60's pushing near 70. the ps a warm day on tap. and we're expecting more warm days ahead. we'll talk more about that warm-up and the cooldown that follows. jeff, how are the roads? jeff: a nice ride for travelers this morning. light volume as most people have the day off. that is going to be the case throughout the morning. if you have to work, enjoy the ride. let's go to the maps. metrowest, it looks pretty good.

it continues downtown boston. only 10 minutes between braintree and downtown boston. randy: right now, extreme weather across the country. intense flooding across kansas. and several tornadoes, touching down in mississippi. the death toll from those storms has gone up in the overnight hours. antoinette: the eyeopener's doug meehan is tracking new information as it comes in. doug: this morning at least eight people are dead in the southern part of the country, as damage reports come in overnight. three people were killed in mississippi, including a 7-year-old boy. this funnel cloud, on the ground there for at least ten minutes, tearing through homes, and claiming lives. in arkansas, torrential rain and 60-mile and hour winds brought down this tree, killing an 18-year-old, and trapping a baby, who was later pulled to safety. streets flooded in alabama and southern indiana, as storms moved through, just two days before christmas. >> going to show us -- some how, some way. i can't see it right now, but i

i promise. randy: tough to see now. crews are now searching for areas. for. we'll bring you new information as we get it. antoinette? right now, a chipotle in boston after an illness forced it to shut down. nearly 150 people sickened in a norovirus outbreak. the eye's kelley tuthill is live at the restaurant in brighton, with how customers are reacting to the clean bill of health. reporter: employees here are ready to get back to work. the restaurant expected to open its doors this morning. that's more than two weeks after the cleveland circle location was closed. about 140 people, most of them boston college students, became sick after eating here. city inspectors say the entire restaurant has been disinfected but loyal customers aren't running back too soon.

i'm not sure if i'm going to go back. >> corners were cut somewhere. i have a feeling this is going to be it for them. reporter: the employee who sparked the sickness was fired, as was the manager who asked the worker to finish his shift. it's been a tough year for the company over 50 customers getting sick with e-coli at nearly a dozen locations around the country. chipotle is now making changes to the way it prepares food. antoinette: right now a woman is suffering serious injuries after she was struck by a car in holliston. the 57-year-old was struck around 5:00 last night along washington street. the driver, a 53-year-old man from florida, did stay at the scene. no word on any charges. randy: u.s. marshals are tying a stash of cash found in safe deposit boxes state representative from embezzlement. investigators say john george attempted to hide $1 million in

the bills were found tied in small bundles, and stuffed into over-sized safe deposit boxes. the 69-year-old is currently serving a six-year prison sentence. george was ordered to pay nearly $700,000 in restitution, but claimed under oath that he had less than 190,000 in assets. randy: right now the death of a teenage prisoner is under investigation. the 18-year-old was found hanging in his cell at the essex county correctional facility last night. anfelnin feliz, of lawrence, was awaiting trial on armed robbery and other charges. antoinette: new hampshire's state prison system is facing a lawsuit over holiday cards. prison officials banned cards and drawings after finding prescription drugs smuggled underneath stamps or stickers and even smeared between layers of crayon drawings. now the aclu is suing on behalf of an inmate whose 3-year-old son sent him a thanksgiving card. security is tantamount for us and trying to keep contra band out of the prison is really a major priority for us on a daily

can use to keep that from coming inside we'll take those steps antoinette: but the aclu says the state went too far and claims there are no documented cases of drugs being smuggled in that way. right now a man police call armed and dangerous is on the loose charged in bank robberies across state lines. matthew martin was supposed to be sentenced for three robberies in vermont, but never showed up in court. in the past few weeks, police believe he carried out more crimes in new hampshire. police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to martin's arrest. randy: donations continue to pour in for the family of a investigators are still trying fire that killed 4-year-old caleb nardolillo. clothing for the family is in overdrive. >> we have been asking for monetary donations and gift

we put sizes on the facebook page. we could all be there and we're thankful that we're not. randy: wrapped gifts and new items can be dropped off at any westport fire station. they'll be given to the family for christmas. donald trump could be headed for lowell next month. the lowell sun reports the republican frontrunner is in talks to hold a rally at the tsongas center at umass lowell on january 4. trump draw a crowd of more than 1,000 when he visited tyngsborough back in october. antoinette: on one of the busiest shopping days of the year, black lives matter protesters shut down a busy mall and tried to close an airport. in minneapolis, the protesters briefly shut down the mall of america to protest last month's fatal shooting of a black suspect by a white police officer. from the mall, the protest moved to the airport. where they blocked roads and

nearly an hour. police say 15 protesters were arrested on various charges. if you have stayed at a hyatt hotel recently you might want to keep an eye on your credit card statement. the chain confirming it recently found malicious software on the computer system that processes customers payments. this raises the possibility that hackers may have obtained credit card numbers or other sensitive information. hyatt has hired security experts to help investigate. randy: you probably heard it. holiday stress can have an impact on your health. antoinette: simple ways to protect your heart from the tension. plus, a wonderful holiday tradition in wakefield, could soon end. the mission volunteers hope a new generation will keep up. randy: dramatic video out of china as a firefighter falls from a burning building. how the escape went wrong, ahead. doug? doug: right now, at least 8 people are dead after storms hit the southern part of the country. tornadoes, torrential rain, and flooding are to blame for the

rescuers are still searching for several missing people. danielle: record warmth on the way today. outlook for christmas, ahead. first here's what to expect when

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adults -- >> good morning eyeopener! randy: good morning. hillside elementary with a take part in a coats for kids antoinette: they definitely understand the spirit of the please record your own eyeopener just go to the front page of u-local section of our website. it is a good thing they are reminding us that it is christmas because my goodness, the weather sure does not seem like it. danielle: you said you didn't need a jacket. people are talking about playing golf. not a bad day to play some golf. temperatures are on their way to a record high. christmas eve. let's talk about that warmth, shall we? we do have warm temperatures on the map. in fact, we're on tap to be the warmest december on record.

temperature is 44.9. the warmest one we have had so far is 2006 with 41. here. we're going to continue that trend today. in fact, folks, a lot of us today would break some records. providence already did at 4: 25 this morning with a new record high of 65 and we're going for a record of 70 in boston, which will be a new record high and 68 degrees in worcester. there. it is just going to take a little time to get there for you folks further to the north. the warm front is slowly making its way across our region. we're watching this cold front that is going to eventually kick out the cooler air. let me show you what's going on. currently, notice there are a couple of hit or mismiss showers and a lot of clouds this morning. fog in spots. of here. it loobs like for most of the day, we will be pretty much dry.

rain fell last night in marion, mass. we saw up to an inch in auburn, massachusetts. we're seeing showers hugging the coast, the cape. we're young to have low level fog. by lunchtime, a couple of breaks in the cloud deck. if we get those breaks of sunshine, we will definitely exceed 70 in many spots. if we don't get many breaks, it looks like some clouds, along the cape and then we'll start to clear out later this evening and we will have some fog around. the high temperatures in the upper 60's. it is a warm christmas eve and a warm christmas eve night as well. upper 40's, low 50's and for christmas day. look at these temperatures. the mid to upper 50's. low 60's and that continues. we will cool down on saturday. still 48 degrees.

should be around 39 degrees. chance of rain saturday and sunday and a big change in that weather pattern, we could see a mix of snow, sleet and rain on tuesday. jeff: my son is still holding out for a christmas miracle that it is going to be a white christmas. danielle: next year. jeff: i'll keep that in mind. sorry gabriel. very light volume. most people have today as a holiday. not much you'll have to worry about in terms of traffic congestion. the zakim, bunker hill bridge on the other side, both moving. let's go to the maps and see if there are any incident or crashes. at this point, nothing. no congestion to worry about there. same for 128 and the southeast expressway. 10 minutes. most likely it is going to be that way for most of the morning

china as a firefighter is forced burning building. take a look. the firefighter was responding to a blaze in a second floor apartment. he was lowering a hose when his suit caught fire. he attempted to slide down a pipe,but it broke,sending him crashing to the ground,causing only minor injuries. antoinette: economic headlines this thursday morning, staples is fighting back as the federal trade commission tries to block its merger with rival office depot. the framingham-based chain says the ftc is overstating how fiercely the two companies compete saying there is plenty of other competition in the marketplace. the federal agency won an injunction to block the merger earlier this month. antoinette: asian markets slipped overnight after an initial surge thanks to plunging oil prices. wall street will be watching for that weekly jobs snapshot on this final day of trading before the christmas holiday. right now stock futures are lower.

web traffic this holiday shopping season. new numbers show sales at actual stores fell nearly 7% last weekend. and there were 10% fewer people even checking things out. all of this comes despite increased discounts and perks by stores to compete with their online rivals. randy: the holidays can be stressful making protecting your heart even more important. the american heart association says there are actually seven secrets to fighting off heart failure. managing blood pressure and cholesterol. reducing blood sugar. getting physically active. eating healthy. losing weight. and not smoking. they call it life's simple seven. the goal is to avoid risk factors before you have to deal with their impact. the spirit of christmas celebrated in a unique and very generous way in wakefield. gifts delivered throughout the town by sled. antoinette: it's a holiday tradition. but doug it has an uncertain future?

love. but it may need new blood to continue. it's definitely a sight to behold. a local running club provides the reindeer pulling santa all over town delivering gifts to children in need. five miles. 10 stops and 95 kids. each shopped for specifically each getting 5 to 7 wrapped gifts. >> it is absolutely the best time is christmas. there is nothing like it. these kids, you see the looks on their faces. it is so much fun. >> going down a street where it is quiet and the music is playing and you'll see a little kid in the window who looks out. he just makes the night. randy: the magic at christmas, but, after 25 years many members of this team feel like it's time to retire. they're hoping some younger neighbors will pick up the reigns and keep this holiday tradition going.

the knees start to break down. randy: they will find those reindeer. doug, thank you. antoinette: students in weymouth want to make sure everyone gets a holiday greeting this year. the special message they're delivering. randy: then new at 5:30: a new report, raising concerns about runaway mbta trains. allegations of rigged controls, ahead. a reunion, with a wedding dress. the lengths one man took to return a gown, that was swept up in a tornado. and a lunch lady

danielle: welcome back. you see the warm air to our south and west. all this pushing into our region right now. associated with a warm front. you can take a look. it is 64 now in providence and plymouth. 50 in boston. 47 in worcester. 44 in concorde. don't worry. that warm front is going to get to everyone today. we're talking about record warmth forecast for worcester, boston, providence already hid hit a record high. cooler on saturday. not cold. stillwell above average.

time for a little eye -popping video. antoinette: we begin with a display in california. [star wars theme] if you couldn't tell, the home owner is a big "star wars" fan. he used 200,000 lights to put on this show. he has done it before. he says people from all overcome out during christmastime to watch all the fun. randy: great job. randy: students in weymouth. they were all over school signing to mariah carey's all i on a mission to make sure

message this year. antoinette: is that not the song of the season? randy: a world war ii vet getting a christmas he'll never forget. antoinette: 100 guns seized. police say the man who owns them made some troubling concerns. danielle: a live look outside over the zakim bridge. a little bit of fog and rain. we are warming up today, folks.

randy: now details overnight as deadly storms sweep the south. f the new video and the frantic rescues.

gets the green light to reopen. why some chipotle customers say they're not sold. runaway t driver, runaway train. a t driver fired over this runaway train. new this morning, the new claims that this could happen again. randy: and a wedding dress lost in a tornado. the amazing discovery months later that led to a remarkable reunion. on the eye. randy: it is 5: 30 on this christmas eve. we're looking at the massachusetts turnpike in boston. nice and light. easygoing for you out there this morning. i'm randy price. antoinette: really christmas eve, it is going to be so warm out there today. danielle: record warmth. i'm just saying that today. temperatures in the 60's in spots and all of us will be in the 60's by lunchtime today. this morning, though, we're waking up to a lot of clouds over the area. heavy rain fell last night into early this morning.

heavy downpours. all that exiting the region right now and just a couple of hit or miss showers out there on radar. basically near worcester, around 495 and then inside metrowest, there may be one or two showers. otherwise mostor us are drying out. we do have some fog the talk about. roads. visibility about a mile in portsmouth, a mile and a half in worcester and 3/4 of a mile on nantucket. this frontal boundary is just to the south of boston. 47 in worcester. 40's in southern new hampshire. low to mid 60's already in southeastern mass. all of that warm air is headed in our direction. as we go through the day, notice we jump up by 9:00 to 64. upper 60's, may push 70's in spots today. there is a cooldown ahead. we'll talk about that ahead.

ride out there with light traffic. most people have this day off as a holiday. traffic moving smoothly from metrowest through downtown boston. there is a problem. there is a work crew in the taunton stretch. has traffic down to one lane. it will be slow until they clear it away. metrowest looks good. generally a very quiet morning. randy: now to some of the stories we're tracking right now on the eye. antoinette: doug meehan is tracking new information as it comes in. doug? doug: we are following new details in overnight after deadly storms in the south. at least eight people are confirmed dead. at least three people are dead in mississippi including a young boy. two deaths have been reported in tennessee and one in arkansas.

boston's cleveland circle will reopen to the public today. city inspectors have the beacon street location a clean bill of health yesterday. some 100:50 people came down with the norovirus after eating there. right now the death of a teenage prisoner is under investigation. the 18-year-old was found hanging in his cell at the essex county correctional facility last night. anfelnin feliz, of lawrence, was awaiting trial on armed robbery and other charges. randy, antoinette? randy: new this morning, a new report raising concerns about more runaway trains on the t. antoinette: the eyeopener's todd kazakiewich is live in braintree with the new information. todd? todd: good morning. we are now learning that the accelerator tampering which led to an unmanned runaway train pulling out of braintree station two weeks ago was not the first time employees tampered with the throttle controls . the kwlobe globe is reporting two other t operators have been

in 2011 another driver tied down the throttle and was caught by a passenger. a similar incident happened in 1999. as for the incident two weeks ago, the investigation says the operator tied down the throttle to disable the dead man's switch. when vazquez stepped off the train to deal with a signal failure, the train took off with without him blowing through four stops with more than 50 passengers onboard. vazquez has since been fired. randy: right now, police in salem are trying to track down two christmas thieves. they say a man and woman stole presents, intended for toys for tots. the couple walked into the sex offender registry board last week, without identification, and made off with $1,000 worth of presents. police are asking anyone with

give them a call. randy: boston police are continuing to investigate a double shooting in jamaica plain. it happened at the boston housing authority complex on centre street. the two male victims are in their 30's and 40's. one was shot in the shoulder, the other in the thigh. they were found in the hallway of the building, on two different stair landings. both are expected to survive. the commissioner says it does not look like the shooting is gang-related. antoinette: police confiscate more than 100 firearms in a raid in warren. 45-year-old daniel peristere was arrested at his reed street home on tuesday. police say he made threatening comments about police. officers seized firearms and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. peristere faces several charges for possessing firearms without a license. right now a jogger is injured after being hit by a car in hanson. it happened on winter street last night. the driver also hit a utility pole which snapped causing power outages in the area.

name has not been released was taken to the hospital. no word this morning on her police are investigating what caused the driver to veer across the road. >> philosophy braking. so we're trying to figure out why, how fast the vehicle was going. it doesn't appear that it was speeding but there was no braking, which is odd. antoinette: the driver of the car who was treated and released has not been charged. the investigation is ongoing. randy: new trouble for takata. antoinette: the latest tragedy linked to the embattled airbag maker. randy: and a man went out of his way to reunite a woman with her long-lost wedding dress. where he found the gown after it was swept away in a tornado. antoinette: and ahead in news to go -- bad news for a boston-based fantasy sports site.

jeff: good morning and welcome back to the eye opener. light commute with one slow area on 24 northbound through taunton. a work crew. the only showing worry about is the rain. danielle: the rain is pushing out of here, jeff. now we're talking about the mild temperatures heading in our direction. at night to want, patchy fog will be around, mid 50's and tomorrow for christmas day, it is dry with some sunshine and in

randy? randy: a wedding dress lost and it has been found. an illinois woman is reunited with her gown that disappeared in a tornado. a farmer found the dress while hauling debris from the april twister off his land. through a post on facebook, the farmer was able to track down the owner. >> my son texting saying i think your dress is online. he said it is the tornado page. i went on there and sure enough there was. he said i think this is my moms, right? and it was. randy: and even better, before the farmer returned the dress to the woman, he had it cleaned. he said he just wanted to do something special before he returned it to her. antoinette: a boston chipotle is getting back in business after a disease outbreak. what they are doing now to prevent future troubles and

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randy: good morning, christmas eve. ready with your news to go. we're tracking deadly storms across the country. new movies at a chipotle flaunt

tampering at the t. antoinette: i'm thinking shorts, t-shirts. danielle: whenever we get above 60 degrees, it is time to break out the flip-flops. let's do it. we had a lot of rain last night. it is pushing out of here. it is going to be a mainly dry forecast for your christmas eve. rain. brockton over an inch and a half. auburn about an inch of rain. from hose showers and thunderstorms that -- those showers and thunderstorms that pushed through last night. not much going on on radar. at this point, we are watching a warm front and then a cold front combination. we do have to leave in a chance for one or two showers through the afternoon. best bet i think is going to be the south coast, the cape and

otherwise, i think a lot of us are going to hang on the clouds and could see a few breaks of shoing sunshine. depending on those breaks will depend on whether we get to 70 degrees or above. be aware of that. it is nothing like what we saw last night, though. then we start to clear out overnight and we will introduce fog into the forecast. right now mid 60's already in southeastern mass. holding at 50 in boston and the 40's in worcester and southern new hampshire. that is all about to change. the winds are so strong now in the south and west. all of this wind shift will be happening in places in the north. we'll see a southerly wind and that is why we're going warm up in the 70's perfectly 70 in boston. 68 in worcester. that means we are talking about record warmth for christmas eve, both in worcester and boston. tonight we're in the mid 50's and for christmas day, forecast looks pretty warm and dry.

good morning, jeff. jeff: good morning. nice ride for most people this morning, except for the wet road conditions. traffic volume is much lighter than usual but it is building up. still no more than 15 minutes between braintree and downtown boston. we have one situation to the south that has traffic down to one lane on 24 northbound. traffic is slow from route 140 up toward that scene. a very nice ride. 10 minutes between braintree and downtown boston. that is going to stay quiet throughout the morning. randy: this morning assessing the damage after severe weather tore through the southern part of the country. antoinette: doug is here tracking the details. doug: just a couple of showers

deadly in the country's midsection. eight people have been killed as a dangerous system swept through. officials searching for some tornadoes touching down in indiana and mississippi, where three people were killed two spring-like storm in tennessee. in arkansas an 18-year-old woman was killed when a tree blew into a house. a 1-year-old child inside was on christmas day in 2012, a storm system spawned several tornadoes, damaging homes from texas to alabama. >> a chipotle at the center of a norovirus outbreak is set to reopen. more than two weeks after the circle location was closed. 150 students became sick after eating here. the entire ruent has been disinfected. we're already hearing from some loyal commerce they may not be in a rush to come back here and eat. reporter: new this morning, we're learning that accelerator tampering, which led to an unmanned runaway train pulling out of braintree

the first time mbta operators have tampered with throttle controls. the globe reports that two other t operators have been disciplined for the practice over the past 16 years. as for the incident two weeks ago, the preliminary investigation finds that the operator, david vasquez, tied down the throttle, thus overriding the dead man's switch. the train took off without him, blowing through four stops with more than 50 passengers on board. vasquez has since been fired. antoinette: thank you. breaking news now. belgian authorities say they have arrested a ninth suspect linked to the deadly paris terror attacks. federal authorities say a belgian-born citizen who had been in contact with the suspected ringleader's cousin was arrested tuesday. he is being held on charges of taking part in a terrorist group and terrorist murders. randy: a woman is suffering serious injuries after she was struck by a car in holliston. the 57-year-old was struck around 5 o'clock last night, along washington street.

from florida, did stay at the scene. at this point we don't know of any charges. antoinette: a man police call armed and dangerous is on the loose charged in bank robberies across state lines. matthew martin was supposed to be sentenced for 3 robberies in vermont, but never shows up in court. in the past few weeks, police believe he carried out more crimes in new hampshire. police are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to martin's arrest. randy: we told you about this man who stole christmas lights in lynn. well he apparently had a change of heart after seeing our story. officers tell us that the man went to police, after seeing himself on tv stealing laser lights and a projector from a home. he said he only took the lights as a joke. he returned them, and police are not charging him. antoinette: a rescue in south boston. two men rescued from the chilly water near the broadway bridge yesterday. the first was pulled out by first responders, while the second man was able to climb out

both men appeared to be unhurt, but were taken to a hospital to be evaluated. randy: u.s. senators are urging federal regulators to allow partially refilling opioid prescriptions. massachusetts senators elizabeth warren and ed markey are strong proponents behind the push to curb the opioid epidemic. they say a partial re-fill will let patients work to control the pain, while limiting access to unnecessary medication. while federal law doesn't specifically ban the practice, some states remain unclear on the clarity of the law. antoinette: two police officers are hospitalized after they were shot during a nine-hour standoff in texas. odessa, after the man barricaded himself in an apartment. they say he had shot two officers, who were trying to the officers are listed in fair condition. randy: the hyatt hotel chain is confirming it recently found malicious software on the computer system that processes

this raises the possibility that hackers may have obtained credit card numbers or other sensitive information. hyatt has hired security experts to help investigate. antoinette: more trouble for boston-based draftkings, and rival fanduel. illinois has become the third state to ban daily fantasy sports gambling. the state's attorney general says the sites are clearly games of chance or skill, both of which are banned under state law. last month, new york and nevada used similar reasoning to ban the online sites. no comment yet from fanduel or draftkings. randy: another death is linked to a takata airbag explosion. this is eighth death attributed to this issue. federal investigators say the death of a pennsylvania teenager five months ago was caused by an airbag explosion during a minor accident. the feds say they're expanding their recall of takata airbags to include hundreds of thousands of honda, mazda, and subaru vehicles. so far, 19 million american cars

have been recalled. antoinette: a cafeteria worker in idaho is out of a job for giving away a meal. the school let go of dalene bowden, saying she stole from the cafeteria. a child, who didn't have any money. but the school says there have bowden. they said in the spirit of the holidays, they are offering walter herrmann job back. the beatles hitting the web on spotify and amazon prime music. 17 albums are going on sale including "abby road" and the greatest hits collection.

suspension for odell beckham for unnecessary roughness for panthers quarterback josh norman. beckham released a statement yesterday admitting his poor sportsmanship. antoinette: the celtics head home for christmas with a win in their stocking. they took on the hornets down in charlotte last night. kelly olynyk led the way with 20 points. and as a team, the cs pull out 25 assists. 102-89 the final score. randy: it may not feel like it, but winter is in the air and the winter classic at gillette stadium is a sure sign of that. preparations underway right now for the january 1 game. the bruins taking on their rival canadiens. antoinette: it started as a wellness check for a retired california veteran. but it ended with an outpouring of christmas cheer. herman perry's neighbors got worried when they didn't see the 94-year-old world war ii vet for several days.

he was ok. but he lives alone, so, neighbors got a christmas tree, lights, mistletoe and candy and brought it all over to perry's apartment. he says he will never forget this christmas. boy, does he deserve that. randy: absolutely wonderful. antoinette: an indiana woman getting the christmas surprise of a lifetime. randy: first of all, her son came back from serving. he was at the air force base in peril harbor, hawaii. that wasn't the only reason to -- pearl harbor, hawaii. that wasn't the only reason to celebrate, though. take a look at this. >> when did you get here? randy: yeah, a little excited. grandmaeva got to meet her brand new granddaughter, melissa faith. they kept her early adoption a secret and they flew home there with the baby. to share the news.

lucky new grandma. antoinette: you have got to love that reaction! exciting stuff, danielle. touching story. you know what? the weather is going to be very nice today, if you like warm temperatures, that is. because we're already in the low to mid 60's along the south shore and the cape. low 50's in boston. around this morning. more of them this afternoon, potentially the south coast and that. a warm december. running 10 degrees above normal perfectly we continue that trend into this holiday weekend. the next couple of days, it is 70 today. maybe even a few low 70 readings. we're going to break a lot of records this afternoon. 61 for tomorrow for christmas day. 48 on saturday. which is much cooler but still running almost 10 above normal and then 56 for sunday. your holiday preview looks like this.

tonight, if you're headed out, patchy fog around. 55 degrees. christmas day does look dry for most with some sunshine around and the lower 60's. we're watching this warm front lifting through the region now a cold front will bring a couple of showers later and high pressure for friday and then we watch another storm system pushing in for saturday into sunday bringing additional chances for rain. let's talk about that and break it down for you in the seven-day forecast. you see showers pushing in as we head through the afternoon into the evening and then winding down on sunday afternoon, temperature-wise on sunday, in the mid 50's and then a big pattern change. cold air is going to work its way in and as our next system comes in tuesday and wednesday, it could be a bit of a wintry mix. now let's turn our attentions to the roads. good morning, jeff. jeff: an easy ride for most people out there this morning. the traffic volume is for what is a holiday for most people, a

there there is one trouble spot to south. this is at the taunton stretch. there is a work crew still out there. that is backed up to 140. watch for that slow volume southern swing of route 3 looks fine from derby up to the split. randy, back to you. randy: holiday gift cards banned from new hampshire prisons. antoinette: a legal battle is starting this morning. stay heart healthy through the holidays. easy ways to keep the stress in check.

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