>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." >> we have our lives, but we lost everything. everything is gone. doug: heartbreak just a day after christmas. more than a dozen people left homeless in dorchester. how this fire took off. mike: some rain to deal with now, but it's snow that we're

i'll show you how cold it's going to get. antoinette: a dream come true. a special little girl from maine meets her hero, t.b. 12. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: and a good morning to you. thank you so much for joining us just after 6:00. i'm antoinettentonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. sunday, december 27. still a continuation of the holiday weekend for some. and mike wankum joining us now. a lot of green behind you there, mike. mike: i mean, you know, really two days after christmas. we normally would be talking about snow. we're not. we're talking about rain here this morning. you have to wait two days because i think on tuesday morning we will be talking about some snow. you can see most of the rain lifting its way toward the north and traveling off to the east. this is where we're seeing our steadiest downpours into essex county right now. it's been hanging around for the last 15-20 minutes. from gloucester up to newburyport even as you look towards lowell steadier rain down towards lynne.

becomes more scattered. although i'm picking up a little area. this area pushing off plymouth. that should be heading over toward the outer cape as we head to the next half-hour as well. keep that had mind. you have some showers going on this morning. then we get a little bit of break as we get into this mild air right now here. this cold front will give us a batch of showers as we head toward late this afternoon. temperatures out there, oh, these are still pretty nice for this time of day. you know what? this afternoon with a little bit of clearing we may actually get to upper 50's. some of you could flirt with near record highs, close to 60 degrees. that's what i mean by the skies breaking up a little bit. don't plan on much sunshine but that chance will be out there. there's another batch of showers later this afternoon. tuesday morning you want to talk about. we'll talk about the snow chances coming up in a few minutes. antoinette. antoinette: we have breaking news just coming into our news room. a tractor trailer crash has shut down part of 9 north in boston. state police say fuel has leaked out on to the highway from that truck. crews are working to clean it up

all of this happening near exit 20. doug: police tell us they are diverting traffic by exit 18. again this is on the northbound side. nobody hurt in this crash. investigation. also this morning, right now, more than a dozen people are homeless after this firen dufls their home in dorchester. newscenter 5 learning a candle sparked that blaze. antoinette: the eyeopener's frank holland joins us now with the close call for the families. frank? frank: antoinette and doug, ten adults and six kids were able to escape just as flames climbed up their multi-family home, but they lost everything else in the fire. the flames started around 6:00 last night on alpha road. it quickly spread to four alarms. firefighters able to get the blaze under control in less than an hour but not before the house was destroyed. just a day after christmas, the family is thankful that everyone made it out safely. >> we have our lives, but we lost everything. everything is gone.

the same. i'll never forget this. frank: firefighters say the fire started on the first floor when a flammable liquid got too close to a candle that was burning. they say everyone got out just in time thanks to those who ran upstairs to alert their neighbors. doug? doug: frank, thank you. breaking overnight. this convicted bank robber is now behind bars after turning himself in to police. matthew martin turned himself into vermont state police around 3:00 this morning. he was wanted on several warrants in both vermont and new hampshire. he was supposed to be sentenced last week 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. antoinette: a teenager is recovering after being shot in the leg in dorchester. the 14-year-old boy was struck last night on stratton street. he was taken to the hospital for evaluation but is expected to be okay. k-9's searched the area for a suspect who was seen heading toward blue hill ave. no word on any arrests this

trying to piece together a deadly mystery. they say a hunter found human remains in a wooded area off mendon street. the situation is being investigated as an unattended death. the worcester county district attorney office is now involved. the skeletal remains will be taken to the state medical doug: this morning, we're learning more about the man and woman found dead inside a milford home. carbon monoxide poisoning blamed for the tragedy. the victims were natives of brazil with strong ties to their homeland and their adopted newscenter 5's reid lamberty spoke with the sister of one of the victims. she speaks little english. but her profound grief is fluent through her tears. sister (translated): today was the day that i was going to meet him after 13 years. reid: with her daughter translating, sylvania ferreira says today was to be a celebration not only for the holidays but for time lost. sister: see him again. hug him. he was so special. reid: sylvania hadn't seen her

life. avair desales died alongside his girlfriend, maria aprecida dasilva, in their milford home. the couple was found in bed christmas morning by a roommate. carbon monoxide poisoning, family members have been told, is the likely cause of death. sister: he was taking care of our mother. reid: between them the couple had three adult children-- none together-- all of whom live in brazil. tough process of sending them home. sister: the real concern that we were trying to do right now is about taking the body down to brazil because everybody wants to see him for the last time. reid: the gas leak is believed to have come from the boiler in basement. the unit remains condemned as does the adjoining unit. avair's niece tells us just a day before he was found dead, he was hospitalized complaining of symptoms caused by c.o. poisoning. sister: he felt a lot of headache, a lot of pain. reid: investigators still trying to pinpoint the exact cause of the gas leak.

unreturned. in milford, i'm reid lamberty, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: an everett man faces a judge tomorrow following a wild standoff that put an entire neighborhood on edge. newscenter 5 cameras were there when 53-year-old mark lavoine finally came out from his summer street home friday. that was after five hours of coaxing by police. right after he was arrested, his home burst into flames. police say lavoine will be charged with discharging a firearm and disorderly conduct. a woman who was struck by a car in holliston has died. 57-year-old karen evers-pecci suffered multiple injuries after being hit by the vehicle on washington street wednesday. she was pronounced dead at the umass medical center in worcester. a 53-year-old florida man was behind the wheel. he did stay at the scene. so far, no charges have been filed. doug: remembrances for a fallen woburn police officer killed in the line of duty five years ago. officer jack maguire was shot and killed during a robbery at

december 26, 2010. more than 100 people gathered yesterday at the spot where maguire lost his life. >> it's important that we recognize our heroes. jack is a hero along with everyone else that is out here as far as the type of work they do. we believe-- every one of these officers here believe in protecting the public. doug: a christmas tree has been lit in maguire's honor every year since his death. a priceless gift she'll never forget. antoinette: a little girl battling a deadly disease has a very special meeting with tom brady. how the q.b. is lifting her sprits. doug: massachusetts cities and towns violating the law when it comes to public information. new this morning, what "5 investigates" mike beaudet found teaming up with the "boston globe" and northeastern university. mike: enjoy this one more day of mild weather because tomorrow temperatures are colder and we'll be tracking snow by

frank: we're following breaking news right now. a tractor trailer crash has shut down part of route 93 northbound in boston. state police say fuel leaked out to the highway from that truck. crew s are working to clean it up right now near exit 20. police tell us they're diverting traffic off the highway at exit 18.

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antoinette: good morning. 6:12. welcome back. public records are being kept from the public far too often. that's the finding from what's believed to be the biggest test of the system ever done here. doug: it was a joint project by "5 investigates," "the boston globe," and northeastern university. here's investigative reporter mike beaudet. ben: my name is ben thompson. northeastern university school of journalism. mike: ben thompson is now a

town across massachusetts whether they like it or not. he and his classmates mailed hundreds of public records requests to all 351 bay state communities. using a post office box as thompson's address and a generic email account, they asked for a copy of the annual payroll and a copy of the police department's policy on when officers can use their weapons. state law requires a meaningful response-- ranging from a fee estimate to a denial-- within 10 days. >> that was the number-one thing we were looking at-- would they mike: many did including the policy over free of charge why do you think the public should have access to that policy? >> listen. to be transparent about than our "use of force" policy. mike: but plenty of others didn't follow the law, either by not responding in time or trying to keep the information secret. one town telling us that an "unwarranted invasion of

results? >> well, i'm disappointed to hear these results, but unfortunately i'm really not surprised. mike: state senator jason lewis is trying to reform the public records law, something secretary of state bill galvin supports. this audit demonstrates there is a need for changes in the law regarding fees, enforcement, as well as the timeliness of responding to records requests. mike: some communities made unusual demands of the students, demands in today's "boston globe." and coming up tonight at 11:00, my full investigation. watch the reaction from officials when we visit one town that didn't turn over any records. mike beaudet, "5 investigates." >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist mike wankum. mike: well, warm air is bubbling up from the south. that leading edge of warm air right there is creating the rain that you're seeing this morning. it's only going to be around for a few hours because behind it comes this cold front. that's going to give us a band of showers.

i think we'll deal with it probably until 9:00. then it will be winding its way down. here you can see where most of the activity is. look to the north. we're talking about heavy snow that is going on. over half a foot of snow could fall across parts of northern new england this afternoon. so here's where the rain is right now. it does seem to be showing a trend of weakening just a little bit. then down through the south shore it's really light showers that we're talking about. a little bit of drizzle here or there. rainfall totals have not been that impressive. right around the lawrence area here up through portsmouth we did pick up three to four tentsz of an inch of rain out of the whole thing. down to the south shore much less. this will lift its way north ward. we'll get into mild air as we head through the afternoon. then this cold front comes through about 4:00 to 7:00. what you'll notice is a few scattered showers. not much. it doesn't have as much moisture with it as a warm front today. cold air will come flowing down over the top of us. that sets us up to a cold start for the week. a chance for seeing snow on tuesday. here's why. the storm system out of the central plains. you've been hearing about all the severe weather in texas last night.

what is going to happen is it is going to throw moisture up our way. not tonight but tomorrow night after midnight, we start to see some snow breaking out. so at 2:00 a.m. tuesday morning, we start we start to talk about snow which means during your morning commute we could see steadier bands of snow developing. the key is how much warm air mixes in. it goes to a mix and then to rain quickly. as we head towards late morning you start to see what happens. it lifts its way north ward. land it will stay snow longer. along the coast it should be turning over to some rain. then we'll wind it all down by late tuesday afternoon. so it begins to snow for everyone after midnight tomorrow night. then we talk about snow changing over to sleet at around 10:00 in the morning. and then as we head towards noon, it's rain at the coast but still sleet inland. remember, sleet doesn't pile up like snow but it makes everything very, very slippery out there. you'll want to be cautious about that. early estimates on this right now, this is all dependent on a fairly quick changeover to warmer air.

the mass pike and 2-5 inches across northern parts of the state into southern new hampshire. you get farther north, that's where the heavy stuff is. down to the south the mixing will be a little bit faster. that's why i think we'll keep the totals down. again it's all dependent on those temperatures. that time of the day, boy, it's going to be a close call. do be cautious about that and give yourself plenty of extra time as we talk about tuesday morning's er forecast. look what happens. today it's 56. tomorrow it's 36. 20 degrees colder. but you know what? this is where we're suppose to be this time of year. we do get a little bit of a break. we clear things out as we talk about wednesday's forecast. then for any of you sell bureing first night, you know, the weather doesn't look like that bad. temperatures will be into the 40's. there may be a sprinkle early for the people's procession but i think as the fireworks go off, we're just going to be looking at cloudy skies. overall, it's not looking like too bad of a forecast for this time of year. you're just not used to it. we'll be talking'' that dramatic temperature drop tomorrow and then that chance of seeing some snow and mix as we look at tuesday's forecast. antoinette and doug.

now to some of the stories we're tracking right now on the eye. doug: frank holland is following information as it comes in, including new details on a dangerous hayride crash in maine. frank? frank: doug and antoinette, investigators say the driver of a car that crashed into that horse-drawn hayride was apparently blinded by the sun. seven people were hurt in the accident in waterville on friday. one of riders was seriously hurt. the driver, a 73-year-old man from clinton, maine, slammed into the back of the carriage that had 15 people on board. six were treated and released. one woman was airlifted to a hospital. this morning, she's listed in critical condition. two people are under arrest in new hampshire after an incident at the steeplegate mall. both state and local police responded to an alarm there on christmas day. they discovered part of a glass door shattered at the bon ton department store. the two suspects both juveniles were arrested yesterday. no word on what charges they may face. two people have been killed in an officer-involved shooting in

accident. officers responded yesterday morning to a domestic disturbance call on the city's west side. police say they were confronted by a, quote, "combative" person and opened fire. a 55-year-old woman was accidentally struck and killed. the 19-year-old woman who prompted the call to police was also killed. the shooting is under investigation. doug? doug: frank, thank you. a dream come true for a litt girl fighting cancer. a special meeting with tom brady at gillette stadium. for eight-year-old hailey steward, it was like christmas came twice this year. antoinette: the meeting coming just before the patriots traveled to new york for today's game against the jets. our juli mcdonald has the story from foxborough. dad: just to hear him say her name was the most exciting thing that we had heard in a very long time. juli: eight-year-old hailey got a christmas gift she'll never forget. she was really good this year after all. she's been brave and strong as she fights b-cell leukemia for

number 12. christmas morning, her best gift wasn't under the tree. it was actually on her computer. special christmas wish that you wanted this year. i've got one too. juli: it was christmas morning all over again today. hailey and her parents left their home in bethel, maine, at 5:00 and drove to gillette where they got a special tour and a dad: what did you think when he said your name? hailey: i'm crazy. juli: hailey swears she's never going to wash that spot on her head where tom gave her a kiss. he also signed her brady jersey and gave her a hat to match his. dad: you have the same hat. has that beanie on, what do you think? hailey: yeah. dad: yeah. juli: after a truly magical christmas at home and in foxborough, hailey has to return to her other "home" at the hospital this week. her dad tells newscenter 5 the generosity of tom brady and the patriots toward his family was a priceless gift they'll never forget.

who was more excited, her or me. you know, to see my daughter get her wish was-- is something that i'll forever be grateful for. juli: i asked hailey's dad how they're going to top this christmas. he didn't have to think long. he said their family's best christmas ever is going to be when hailey is healthy at home and the second cancer fight is behind them. at gillette stadium in foxborough, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: that absolutely is the most important thing. doug: it's great to meet tom there. that's right. morning. some city employees in california helped make a four-year-old's christmas wish doug: but this was no ordinary wish. how his unusual request brought out the entire neighborhood. antoinette: remember newscenter 5 starts an hour earlier now on sunday evenings. your storm team 5 forecast starting at 5:00. but first a live look outside over the city of boston.

it's so foggy and rainy out there. 6:21. 45 degreesment we're cooling down.

mike: a wet start to your sunday. looks like most of the rain will be this morning. maybe a few hit-or-miss showers this afternoon. look what happens to temperatures. we warm up to the mid 50's, but tomorrow the cold air comes in.

tuesday. it will happen during the morning commute. that is going to make things slow. here's where i think for snow totals right now. that's all depending on warm air mixing in. for right now, plan on a slow morning commute on tuesday. antoinette and doug. antoinette: all right. h. we'll keep an eye on it, mike. thank you. a strange but very cute request from a four-year-old boy for christmas. doug: you're going to love this one. most children ask for toys, but all a california boy wants is garbage cans. jobiah wells rolls the trash barrels out for his entire neighborhood on garbage day. that's 17 homes. his family says it started two years ago when he became fascinated with the trucks. and since then, he's become a neighborhood staple. >> i pull out the cans and make them happy. >> he loves garbage. he loves all things garbage. the drivers. he can't get enough of the drivers.

some remote-control dump trucks and toys. but his favorite gift came from the garbage truck drivers who, after their route, delivered jobiah four new cans for christmas. followed by a big old hug. antoinette: i have trouble taking the trash out. he's four years old wheeling out 1717 of them snawg the wife tells the husband, take out the trash. he says let the kid down the street do it. he's got it. shifting gears a little bit on this sunday morning coming up at 6:30, opioid battle. a local fighter's quest after a antoinette: the bonding ritual they're now helping other battling addiction. plainridge park casino is not performing well. the disappointing new numbers as another local casino sees growing revenue. another live look outside and

it's still the city. it's still dark. not that cold but mike wankum says hold on your hats, it's coming.

>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." mike: mild today but it's the last of the warm temperatures. when winter finally makes an appearance. antoinette: a dangerous bank robber wanted in multiple states is in custody this morning. how this man ended up behind bars. doug: a showdown in new jersey. the patriots getting ready to

the field. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: and a good morning to you. 6:30 on this sunday morning. thanks so much for joining us. i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. it is the sunday after thanksgiving and christmas. (laughing) and just before new year's. where am i? antoinette: before valentine's day. (laughing). doug: it doesn't feel like this. mike: we've been talking about how mild it is. this is the last day. after this we start to talk about something resembling winter. check out the temperatures. it's 52 in nantucket right now. boston still at 45 degrees. you know this can't last. you know what? the whole month of december. december is going down as the warmest on record at this point. so we've got a few showers out there this morning. they are in the form of rain showers. you can see how they're hanging

kind of working their way eastward. we've got a little band here through essex county pushing its way towards gloucester. it's lightened up toward lowell. if you go way out here to the west you're start to go see a couple more bands towards green field and out to the berkshires right now. a couple little downpours taking place. the south shore most of your steadier rains have pushed off. we're seeing a little bit of the outer cape right now. this is also marching its way eastward. i don't think we'll see much sunshine today. a lot of gray skies out there. there might be a hint of clearing going on. but what really happens is we get into this mild air. until this cold front comes through. that won't happen until late this afternoon into the evening hours. when it comes through there may be another band of rain. oh, the temperatures that we get before that. here's the rain. it pushes its way on out. this is what i'm talking about as we head through the afternoon. a few breaks here or there. there's that second batch of showers moving in. then we need to talk about the the chance for some snow tuesday morning. all the timeline comes up in just a few moments. antoinette and doug. antoinette: we're following

a tractor trailer crash has shut down the expressway. frank: state police say fuel leaked out on to the highway from that truck. crews are working to clean it up. this is on the northbound side of the expressway just before the city. police tell us they are diverting traffic off at the mass avenue exit. fortunately, no one was hurt in this crash. the cause is still under investigation. police have been looking for the suspect for a week after he failed to show up for his sentencing on three bank robberies. matthew martin turned himself in to vermont state police around 3:00 this morning. he was supposed to be sentenced on three robberies in vermont, but police believe he committed more in new hampshire after he went on the run. he's expected to face more charges. right now 16 people, including six children, are forced out of their dorchester home as the triple-decker went up in flames. this happened around 6:00 last night on alpha road. the fire quickly spread to four

less than an hour once firefighters arrived. they believe a candle sparked the blaze. everybody made it out safely. the man at the center of this wild standoff in everett is facing multiple charges. newscenter 5 was there as police arrested mark lavoine who had barricaded himself in his summer street home on friday. minutes after police took him down, his home went up in flames. lavoine will be in court tomorrow charged with discharging a firearm and disorderly conduct. antoinette? antoinette: frank, thank you. deadly storms striking the country's midsection this morning. at least eight people are dead in texas after a tornado touched down near dallas. flooding is another devastating issue in the latest succession of wild weather across the country. a tornado strike in the dallas area. killed as police and fire units scramble to do >> everything is gone over here though.

storm that menaced communities. in alabama, the day after christmas, this santa's-eye view shows the aftermath of a holiday that will be hard to forget. >> we were in the house having a good time, laughing and joking about memories of our family through the years. antoinette: a quiet christmas at home suddenly became a fight for survival. >> everybody said, "tornado! get down!" and the lights went out. all of us fell to the floor. antoinette: the holiday temperatures had been treacherously pleasant creating ideal conditions for storms and tornadoes. >> i don't know what all was flying. we went in our room to try to duck some of that. antoinette: the high winds driving torrential rains that caused flooding across alabama. the surge in currents ripped this boathouse from its moorings and sent it bobbing downstream. power crews were on the job saturday trying to restore electricity. a major winter storm is about to strike the central u.s. with the greatest threat of severe weather over parts of texas. by monday morning, ice and

trouble. for now, some storm victims are clinging to the christmas spirit. >> there's always a bright side. the sun is shining now. so maybe this is the beginning of something better. antoinette: rescue crews are out this morning looking for any survivors in the wreckage in texas. authorities believe at least five of the victims were killed in vehicle accidents that happened during the massive storm. doug: boston police nab three break-in suspects who attempted to get into an east boston home on christmas morning. police say the trio from lynn tried to enter a home on saratoga street friday. one was armed with a bat; another with a knife. 23-year-old jose ventura, 20-year-old jeremy ventura, and 33-year-old francisco ramirez were arrested and charged with armed home invasion. they'll be in court tomorrow. antoinette: a haverhill mother and daughter who sparked a bizarre and costly hoax on christmas eve will be in front of a judge tomorrow. holly fowler and her 23-year-old

with misleading police. officers say they lied about seeing a baby tossed into the merrimack river thursday night. that prompted a massive search late into the night. investigators are now trying to figure out the motive. the state's first highly anticipated slots parlor is now lagging behind. attendance has been down this holiday season for the plainridge park casino in plainville. gambling consultants had predicted the slots parlor would rake in as much as $300 million in its first year. but last month, the state budget office chopped that number to just $160 million. twin river casino, just over the border in rhode island, expects an uptick of $35 million in its casino revenue this year. doug: the patriots are gearing new york jets today. but there are some key players who will not be joining the team on the field. wide receivers danny amendola and julian edelman have both been ruled out today. amendola suffered a knee sprain against the tennessee titans and, like edelman, isn't expected to return until the

also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots have a chance to clinch the afc's number-one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously, you know, this is going to be as close to a play-off game that you can get in the regular season for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. doug: injured players dont'a hightower and brandon lafell did make the trip to the meadowlands and are expected to play today. kick-off is at 1:00. antoinette: family and friends remember the life of a young new hampshire hockey player, killed in a crash on year ago. loved ones gathered last night at the dover ice arena for the first annual riley leavitt memorial hockey game. it was an exhibition match featuring alumni from st. thomas aquinas and dover high school. leavitt was killed on year ago after crashing his car into a utility pole in barrington. the community remembers him as a

ice. >> terrific, terrific kid. just a pillar of the community. would give the shirt off his back to anybody. always willing to help. it was a tremendous loss to the community and the family obviously. but the outpouring of support that we've seen from this has been just fantastic. absolutely fantastic. antoinette: more than $50,000 was raised to go toward scholarships in leavitt's name. doug: great job by them. antoinette: absolutely. donald trump making controversial statements again. doug: ahead this morning the plan from the obama administration that he is taking credit for. frank? frank: a local family has taken their fight against opioid abuse to the m.m.a. ring and local schools. i'll have the story about how they hope to turn their tragedy into triumph.

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and i approve this message. antoinette: newscenter 5 on the opioid crisis. a winter plunge to remember. a bonding ritual for a father and son. the opioid epidemic has left its mark on thousands of massachusetts families. doug: our frank holland joins us with the very personal battle for a local fighter. frank: this fighter won his own fight with substance abuse after losing two of his brothers to

now, he's dedicating his next bout in boston to his lost loved ones and to young people looking to escape addiction. announcer: rosa does a great job with the takedown. frank: he fights to honor the memory of two brothers lost. charles: when i go in the ring, that's what i think of-- i think of my older brothers. frank: one to opioid abuse; the other brother to heroin. charles: i know each one of them is telling me not to give up and keep pushing forward. frank: charles rosa is training at this somerville gym for his mixed marshal arts bout at the td garden on january 17. announcer: please welcome charles rosa. frank: the 29-year-old peabody native is a featherweight in u.f.c. charles: i've been through a really tough road. frank: he's overcome loss, grief, and his own addiction. charles: to be able to come back and fight on the biggest stage in the world in u.f.c. is a dream come true. frank: rosa's brothers died when he was in high school. for five years the fighter, now known as boston strong, was consumed by drugs. charles: i started going down the wrong path and stuff like that. i think mixed marshal arts saved

frank: using m.m.a. rosa and his father are helping others battle addiction. they started a charity for young people called chucky's fight. father: it's poison. if they try it, they'll be in a fight for the rest of their lives. frank: after an hour of intense training, rosa takes a polar plunge at revere beach. it's a tribute. his brothers' ashes were placed in the ocean. charles: it gives me extra energy when i go to train to show people no matter how hard things get in life that you can always come back and make something of yourself. frank: rosa and his father also travel to other gyms and local schools to inspire young people to get off drugs and get involved with m.m.a. or other 5. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist mike wankum. mike: mild air is trying to surge its way up the coast.

this rain that you're seeing over top of us right now. this is about it. the cold air will start rushing in here later on tonight. you see where the showers are. notice the trend. they're pushing off shore. there is a little bit of development out to the west. that's why we're keeping the showers north of the pike going through most of this morning and into this afternoon it should be tapering off. there's the showers we're talking about now. as you look to the south shore on your left really a few showers over the cape. there is some fog out there. there's drizzle out there. it's not like it's clearing away. but at least the steadier rain showers do seem to be pushing off. here's the view outside. you can see that's the city in the background. you can't see it very well because the fog is out there. temperature and dew point match. whenever those two are right together, that means the air is holding every bit of water that it possibly can. no breeze to stir things up. we've been watching patchy fog developing. most of the visibles staying above two miles right now. you get an idea. every once in a while the fog can settle in and reduce visibility. do be cautious about that driving around this morning. it will improve ras we head through the morning. mostly cloudy skies this afternoon.

be a hint of sunshine here or there. check out what happens to the temperatures today. they climb to around 60 degrees. tonight we get that cold front coming through. that means some evening showers and then clearing overnight. once it clears away, the cold air comes rushing in on those northwesterly wind. how warm will it get today? check out these readings. into the mid 50's. for example in bedford 56 today but only 34 for tomorrow and tuesday 37. we've got snow coming in the forecast for tuesday morning. high temperatures today throughout much of worcester county into the 50's. we may get a few 60's showing up as you look south. bridgewater should be 61 today and only 36 degrees tomorrow. so let's talk about that chance for some snow moving in here. it's going to happen on tuesday morning. all because this system is lifting its way north ward. you see what happens. 2:00 in the morning some snow is breaking out. enough warm air mixes in that we start to get mix going on. a little bit rain coming with it as well. not during the morning commute. doesn't happen until late morning. when that finally moves in you see will the changeover taking

that we're going to see generally about 13-inches of snow right along the pike. we have not treated our roads. we have not gotten used to the snow and driving yet. you know tuesday morning is going to be slow travel out there. according to an inch down to the south. a little bit more up here to the north where the cold air hangs on just a little bit longer. that's what's going to happen tuesday morning. we break it down in the seven-day forecast. today is 56 degrees. i wish we had sunshine to go wit. we will get the sunshine tomorrow but it's a cold sunshine. we start at 38 and may drop to 36 as we head towards the afternoon. tuesday here's where we start with snow. it goes to highs ice and then event ally to rain. we clear things out for wednesday. thursday does look like we'll see some showers in here but at this point, it is warm enough that it should be in the form of rain showers. maybe a little bit of ice inland. we'll keep an eye out for that one. the new year will dawn with sunshine and temperatures a little bit above normal. and perhaps next weekend maybe a few flurries. watch out. tuesday morning could be very

doug: mike, thank you. to sports now. the bruins collapse at the garden against the buffalo sabres. the b's gave up five unanswered goals in just 10 minutes last night. it was looking good at first. boston up 3-1 midway through the third when the sabres went on a roll. they scored three goals in a matter of minutes. the b's leave the net empty and the sabres capitalize here. they'd score one more before it was over. bruins lose 6-3. they take on the senators in ottawa tonight. nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. they carried a 15-point lead over the pistons into the 4th quarter. still up 11 points with two-and-a-half to play. but the pistons wouldn't go without a fight. this three-pointer by reggie jackson makes it a two-point game in the final minute. but jonas jerebko seals the deal with this jumper for the celtics. they get the w 99-93. they're back at home tonight against the knicks. whether or not to wear fur is a

making the decision a little more complex. antoinette: designer pamela pacquin sells accessories made from road kill. chronicle's shayna seymour was "game" to try a few of them. >> what if i told you this was road kill fur? >> road kill. >> road kill? i would feel a little bit disgusted. >> i would want to know how long it was laying on the road. >> this is a bear. this is coyote. >> you have an alternative like this for road kill, sure, i see it as a good thing. shayna: massachusetts native pamela pacquin wants to revolutionize the fur industry by using what she calls available fur. pamela: fur is a touchy subject. shayna: do people give you nasty looks and say anything to you when you're walking down the street wearing a lot of fur? pamela: no. i also try not to wear too much fur. that wouldn't be the statement i wanted. really and honestly i wait for the day where somebody will say, why are you wearing that?

kill." i started off as a sustainability consultant. i looked at the bodies on the roads in new england. i realized that it was a gap. there was a gap and opportunity. shayna: what percentage of your furs die of natural causes. pamela: none of them die from natural causes. it's all accidental fur. i use only highway departments and animal control officers so that it can be tracked so that somebody's integrity and honesty is tied to the paperwork with my fur. shayna: you can buy the creations at the newbury street hand made market. >> her product demands attention from a lot of customers when they walk by and they're really intrigued by what she has and how she makes her pieces. shayna: when we visited last week, she had a few items left. among them a beaver scarf. a bear hat. skunk earmuffs. and these spectacular leg warmers. pamela: this is racoon.

they are so fluffy. racoon is the most popular fur that i have. when you wear these out with a short skirt, it's all over. antoinette: tomorrow on "chronicle," william carney overcame prejudice. thomas kelly and ryan pitts survived enemy attacks. jared monti made the ultimate sacrifice. a tribute to new england heroes. medal of honor recipients. tomorrow at 7:30 on "chronicle." getting back to that fur. a little head scratching. doug: i would like to know how much they cost. fur or less? road kill discount? i mean, that one there is half price. antoinette: we're going to ask. all right. breaking new right now. lanes are shut down on 93 north after a truck jacknifes. doug: where drivers are being diverted right now. and more than a dozen people are out of a home this morning after flames tear through a dorchester what firefighters say sparked

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antoinette: we're following breaking news this morning out of boston. a tractor-trailer crash has shut down part of the expressway. crews are working to clean it up right now. this is on the northbound side of the expressway just before the city.

mass ave exit. if you are heading that way, be aware. nobody was hurt in the crash. doug: right now. 16 people are without a home after this four-alarm fire in dorchester. their triple-decker on alpha road went up in flames around 6:00 last night. firefighters believe a flammable liquid came into contact with a candle, sparking the fire. everybody made it out safely. antoinette: a 14-year-old boy is recovering after he was shot in the leg in dorchester. police responded to the call last night on stratton street. the teen is expected to be okay. so far, no word on any arrests. doug: breaking overnight. this convicted bank robber has turned himself in. matthew martin was wanted after he failed to show up for his sentencing hearing last week for three bank robberies in vermont. robberies in new hampshire since then. he turned himself in to vermont state police early this morning. antoinette: the man at the everett is facing multiple charges. newscenter 5 was there as police arrested mark lavoine who had barricaded himself in his summer street home on friday. minutes after police took him

flames. lavoine will be in court tomorrow. he's charged with discharging a firearm and disorderly conduct. a little girl from maine gets a special meeting with her idol-- tom brady. eight-year-old hailey steward is fighting her second battle with cancer. her one wish this christmas was to meet the patriots q.b. and number 12 made it happen. brady invited hailey to gillette stadium and held a "meet and greet" with her and her family. hailey says she'll never wash the spot on her head where brady gave her a kiss. that's so adorable. i love those pictures. doug: awesome. antoinette: great of tom to take the time out to do. doug: her second idol is mike wankum. mike: and i haven't washed this hand since haley barry shook it. here we have a nice warm day but we don't get to enjoy much sunshine today.

maybe a sprinkle or two this afternoon. most of the rain is really exiting this morning. it's drizzly out there this morning. we clear away for tomorrow. look at the temperature. it drops during the day into the 30's. watch out. tuesday morning we've got some snow changing over to ice and rain. antoinette: dicey for the commute. mike: i think so. doug: thank you very much for joining us for the first two hours this morning.

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