>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: breaking news. a tractor-trailer crash shuts down part of a busy highway. the clean-up underway in boston. >> 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 really watching for. my timeline for big changes. 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.

"eyeopener." the "eyeopener" getting started right now. it's 8:00. i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. it's sunday, december 22. grab the second cup. ready to roll. and if you slept in a little bit, we had good rains overnight. mike wankum? there. now it's kind of like a gray sky with a lot of drizzle out. the temperatures in the mid 40's. if this were a typical december daytime highs. we've gotten really used to it ivel you can see warm air trying to surge is up already. point. well, here are the steadier rains we're talking about. notice how they're moving east and really breaking up. i'm not looking for a whole lot more rain beyond this morning. we may get a little bit of sunshine as we head through the afternoon. you can see the steadiest showers around essex county. these are light stuff. towards lowell a little bit of a downpour there. if you're traveling your way up towards nashua, you might run there. out to the west we're seeing a couple things going.

we are talking about some rain. south shore you had a few showers out there. those have pretty much worked their way eastward. the little bit over the cape is also moving out as well. so what will happen today? 9:00 this morning a lot of clouds. a little drizzle out there. but the main focus of the rain is pushed off shore. by 1:0 though look at this. a few breaks in the cloud car. there will still be pockets of drizzle around. that's why i say today is not a warm. a cold front comes through between about 4:00 and 7:00. that gives us another batch of showers. behind it, the skies clear away. and, oh, the chill is on including some wintery weather on tuesday morning. i'll have the details on that coming up in a few minutes. doug. doug: mike, thank you. breaking news right now. a tractor-trailer crash has shut down part of route 93 north in boston. crews are working to clean it up right now. police telling us they are diverting traffic off at the mass avenue exit. nobody was rutter.

people are homeless after this fire engulfs 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 in the fire. the flames started on alpha road around 6:00 last night. the fire quickly spread to four alarms. firefighters were able to get the blaze under control in less than an hour but not before the house was destroyed, just a day after christmas. still, the family is thankful that everyone made it out safely. >> we have our lives, but we lost everything. everything is gone. it's all gone. >> it's just never going to be 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

doug: frank, thank you. breaking overnight. 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 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 morning. right now upton police are 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.

taken to the state medical examiners office. 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. brazil with strong ties to their homeland and their adopted community. newscenter 5's reid lamberty spoke with the sister of one of the victims. reid: she speaks little english. through her tears. sister (translated): today was 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 brother in 13 years since he moved from brazil for a better 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,

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. family here now beginning the 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. to pinpoint the exact cause of the gas leak. in the meantime, phone calls made to the landlord went 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

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 the kohl's department store on 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

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 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: well, showers out there this morning will give way to dryer weather this afternoon. get ready for a chilly blast of winter. i'll show you when we'll be

antoinette: good morning. 8:11. 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. i'm a third year student at the northeastern university school of journalism. mike: ben thompson is now a familiar name to every city and 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. we were looking at-- would they get back to us? mike: many did including arlington police which handed the policy over free of charge within days.

should have access to that policy? >> listen. there's no more important policy 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 providing the payroll would be an "unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." are you surprised by our 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, watch the reaction from that didn't turn over any

mike beaudet, "5 investigates." antoinette: it's been a record-setting warm winter. and that's been both good and bad for businesses drawing people out into the mild weather. in new hampshire, it's bringing crowds to puddle duck pond for some ice skating. but with temperatures in the high 60's on christmas eve, the pond had to shut down. >> when it was really, really warm, it was like a swimming pool. the refrigeration system that we have under the ice just couldn't keep up with it. antoinette: ski resorts are taking a particularly hard hit. right now, loon mountain has less than half of its terrain open. workers there say they welcome the colder temperatures. doug: mike wankum, i'm guessing a couple of boards may have rot and people are sitting at home going when, when? mike: true story. my neighbors have four kids. they got them snow shoes for christmas. not useful at all. we may get the chance to try

we have colder weather coming in. great for snow making but milds temperatures today. everything is pretty much melting so enjoy this because this is the last of the warm days. you see that warm front right there? that's where most of the rain is going on this morning. it's kind of working its way eastward. you see how it's breaking up a little bit back here. as this warm air surges up, we'll see it breaking up more and more as we head through the afternoon. maybe a few holes in the cloud cover. on radar right now from newburyport down 495 to lowell to maynard stretching just north of worcester, this is our steadiest band of showers. otherwise, all rnd it, all we're picking up is a little bit of drizzle which doesn't pick up on radar very well. it's out there. there's a bit of fog as well. that's that batch of rain. we gave you this mild air this afternoon. then there's a cold front out here. when this comes sliding through, say, around 6:00 or 7:00 tonight, you'll notice another band of showers coming through. then behind it, here comes the cold weather back at us. you can say good-bye to these 50's and 6 0s and close to 70's. today we're actually going to get very close to record high temperatures again in a few spots as we get near 60 degrees.

talking about high temperatures in 30's. so far rainfall amounts heaviest around lawrence into parts of new hampshire into maine. otherwise you look across most of area. it's about a tenth to two tenths of an inch of rain. we need the moisture. it's a welcome sight. it's soaking in because the ground isn't frozen yet. we have readings into the 40's. a few place into the upper 30's like jaffrey at 38. look at this. this is warm stuff. most of the cape right now is already into the mid 30's. that's why i say as this warm air moves up, some places will get close to 60 degrees this afternoon. a lot of rain on the camera lens right now. kind of reduced visibility as well. 45 degrees. dew points 45. winds are calm. when you don't have much air stirring around and you're holding as much moisture as you can in the air that's when you start to see the fog. this is what we're looking at. worcester down to a half mile visibility. boston four mile visibility. preliminary it down to 1.3 miles. hyannis, you can see the warm air down here. you're looking at reduced visibility. going to take a while to burn this fog off.

getting rid of some of that. this morning it is rain and fog. this afternoon it's mostly cloudy skies but look at the high temperatures. 54 to 60 degrees. that second batch of rain comes through here for this evening. it clears out overnight. once it clears out, the temperatures start to drop. by the way it will be breezy as well. we turn our attention to this system coming at us because it means some snow in here on tuesday morning. here's the timeline. 2:00 in the morning you're start to go see some snow breaking out. there's mixed precipitation back here. the whole key to this forecast is how much warm air gets wrapped into here. so that's why i'm looking at the snow for the morning commute on tuesday morning. and then the mix will lift its way north ward along with the rain. should ending as rain showers as we talk about the afternoon. >> that: morning commute will be on the slow side. do be cautious about that. the snow comes in after midnight. here's where we see the rain at the coast. sweep inland as we talk about the noontime hour. totals generally 1-34 inches. a bit more though as you look to the north. here's the way it looks over the next seven days. you see what happens. we get the cold air in here tomorrow.

it clears out for wednesday. we're checking out more showers on thursday you about think it will be warm enough that those should be in the form of rain at the coast. maybe ice inland. we start the new year with blent of sunshine and temperatures a little closer to where they're supposed to be this time of year. antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. time right now is 8:18. 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 apparently blinded by the sun. seven people were hurt in the accident in waterville on 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 two people have been killed in an officer-involved shooting in chicago-- one of them by accident.

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 shot and killed. the 19-year-old woman who prompted the call to police was also killed. the shooting is under investigation. european authorities are warning of a possible attack between now and new year's. security but are not canceling any events. a spokesperson says there is no threat to a specific location, but authorities did receive a tip and a list of potential attackers. i'm frank holland. those are the stories we're following right now. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: rob gronkowski had 108 yards, 11 catches, and a touchdown against the jets back in october. that was with danny amendola and julian edelman healthy and on the field. today both guys will be out

the bruins give up five unanswered goals in the final ten minutes to lose to the sabres last night. a tip to tie the game 1-1. marchand feeds patrice bergeron year. they go on to take a 3-1 lead. but a massive comeback. a former b.u. terrier is part of here in the third the sabres scored five times. an empty netter later. bruins lose 6-3. very nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. evan turner with the zoeller. the celtics take a 15-point lead to the fourth quarter. but the lead was down to two in the final minutes. the celtics do hold on to beat the pistons 99-93. the celtics are home against the knicks, and the bruins are at of course, we have the patriots mike lynch has all the game action and reaction tonight on sportscenter 5 o.t.

have a great day. doug: thanks, bob. a dream come true for a little 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 the second time. her number-one wish was to meet number 12. christmas morning, her best gift wasn't under the tree. it was actually on her computer. tom brady: i heard you had a 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

private meeting with tom brady. 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. when you see him on tv and he 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. dad: it was just-- i don't know 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.

newscenter 5. antoinette: we are definitely wishing hailey the best. doug: that's the real victory right there, if she can pull that off. antoinette: still ahead this morning. some city employees in california helped make a four-year-old's christmas wish come true. 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. get the latest breaking news and your storm team 5 forecast starting at 5:00. a live look from our newscenter now. it is cloudy. it is rainy. and we are cooling down and expecting snow this week. mike wankum has your forecast

mike: today is warm and gray. tomorrow is sunny and cold. and then we set ourselves up for some snow. this is not going to be arriving until after midnight on monday. and that's when the snow will be moving in here. tuesday morning's commute will be on the slow side. we'll see that snow changing over to sleet by about 10:00 in the morning. then eventually the warm air works its way up we'll see rain at the coast and sleet inland at noon. it will end as all rain for everyone during the afternoon. suffice it to say, tuesday morning will be on the slow side. you see the temperatures today. 56 degrees.

that's 20 degrees different. that's closer to where we're suppose to be this time of the year. antoinette: such a shock to the system right now. okay. a strange request from a four-year-old boy for christmas. really adorable. doug: get ready. 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. doug: santa did bring jobiah 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

and a big old hug. that's great. antoinette: how awesome do those garbage truck drivers feel that they're idolized by this little boy. doug: they probably can't get to that neighborhood. of course, he won't clean up his room but that's a different story. shifting gears ever so slightly now. ahead at 8:30, opioid battle. a local fighter's quest after a family tragedy. antoinette: the bonding ritual for a father and son, and how they're now helping other battling addiction. doug: let's head outside right now. you can see the sanders are out. that's not because of some ice. this is because of a tractor-trailer truck rolled over spilling some fuel. they're trying to absorb that. we're waiting to hear whether or not 93 north just before the city, the expressway, will be open soon.

>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." doug: breaking news out of boston. the highway. the clean-up underway and where 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 take on the jets this afternoon. who will and will not be taking the field. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener."

so glad you're with us. just after 8:30 on your sunday. i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. there's mike wankum and everybody is like sunday? a drizzly start to the day but snow in the forecast. mike: not until tuesday. when i start talking about after midnight, do you mean tonight? oh, no. your monday is okay. tus us will have thish eyes. this morning there is fog out there. we've had drizzle and showers. the rain is winding down. all that moisture in the air, that's why you're seeing the visibility in worcester down to a half mile. as you head down towards hyannis and nantucket, you're talking about half mile visibility. the fog is out there. why? because we have mild air trying to surge up. the rain has pushed its way to the north. look at that. if you're going across northern new england today, be prepared. there is a lot of snow up that way. we're warm enough we're stay inning this area. there's a cold front. late into the day. weather. there's the rain working its way off shore as we speak. there's the rain that's going to

later on this afternoon and this reeng. sandwiched in between a lot of gray skies. here's the way the map looks as we head through the day. if you watch carefully you start to see streaks in there. that means we may just may break the cloud cover enough that you get a hint of sunshine. that will allow temperatures to warm up today. we could see readings in many places close to records. around 60 degrees. here's that cold front coming through around 7:00. there's just some showers. skies clear away. here comes the cold weather right in behind it. right now the temperatures are pretty mild. but as we head for tomorrow, we'll be lucky to get temperatures out of the 30's. it's going to be a chilly one. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. following breaking news right now. a tractor-trailer crash shuts down part of a busy highway in boston. doug: the eye's frank holland joins us with that, plus the right now. frank? frank: doug and antoinette, the truck has been cleared away at this hour, but the northbound side is still shut down right after exit 18 at mass ave. the tractor-trailer jackknifed spilling fuel onto the road

nobody was hurt. police are diverting traffic off the northbound side at exit 18. also breaking, a coon victed bank robber turns himself in. to vermont state police around he was supposed to be sentenced on three robberies in vermont, more in new hampshire after he went on the run. he's expected to face more right now, 16 people, including six children, are forced out of their triple-decker on alpha 6:00 last night. alarms. but the flames were under control in less than an hour once firefighters arrived. they believe a candle sparked the blaze.

deadly storms striking the morning. at least eight people are dead in texas after a tornado touched down near dallas. flooding is another devastating of wild weather across the a tornado strike in the dallas area. at least eight people reportedly killed as police and fire units scramble to do search-and-rescue. >> everything is gone over here though. antoinette: homes destroyed by a 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. flying. we went in our room to try to duck some of that. antoinette: the high winds driving torrential rains that

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 freezing rain will cause travel 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.

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 daughter kristine are charged 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. doug: after nearly three weeks, the boston chipotle a the center of a norovirus outbreak is finally back open. the cleveland circle restaurant quietly opened yesterday after its scheduled opening was delayed a few days because of a water leak. the location was shut down after some 150 people, mostly boston college students, became sick with the norovirus after eating there. the mexican chain was scrubbed down and given a clean bill of health by the city.

held in revere. more than 10,000 votes were cast in a november general election for mayor. current mayor dan rizzo, who lost by 118 votes, asked for a recount. city hall workers will recount the votes on tuesday. 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 up for their game against the 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

amendola suffered a knee sprain against the tennessee titans and, like edelman, isn't expected to return until the playoffs. 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: 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

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antoinette: 8:53. 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. 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 drugs. 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;

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 my life. 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

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 healthy acvities. frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist mike wankum. mike: december 2015 is going to go down in the record books. look at this. every day this month except one has been above average. we've had 19 days where the degrees. you know what? again. it looks like temperatures well record highs. here's what will happen today. we'll warm up through the 50's as we head through the day. maybe, just maybe, a hint of some sunshine this afternoon. this morning though a lot of gray skies around as this mild air tries to lift its way in.

along with scattered showers. the showers are kind of winding down and pushing off shore. we're left with a bit of drizzle and some fog out there. things away. the steadiest rains stretching from gloucester into beverly. sinking their way south ward into maynard. lynne and boston will be seeing showers within the next 20 minutes or so. there's drizzle out there right now. you're going to see steadier way through. there's a cold front off here to the west. through this evening. so we have another batch of showers this evening. it won't be nearly as widespread as what we saw this morning. following it, here comes the cold air winter back in at us. right now look at the readings. 30's and 40's out there. 50's as look to the south. falmouth has bumped up to 59 degrees already. that warm air is trying to move its way inland. that's why i say today we're going to flirt with record highs once again. but it is gray over the city. rain drops on our camera lens and 45 degrees. the dew point matches it. the winds are calm.

ingredients for fog to form. how warm will it get this afternoon? oh, if you're in lowell it's only about 54 degrees. i say only because look at the temperatures as you head to the south. oxford 58 degrees and we're also seeing readings in the upper 50's down to the south. that's why a few places will actually hit the 60-degree mark. don't get used to it because tomorrow. high 35 degrees after fliforting with 60 today. got to find where that winter coat is, the might tens and the gloves and everything else. tuesday morning, we may be dealing with a little bit of snow out there. coming in here. now this is not tonight. it's tomorrow night after midnight we start to see some snow breaking out. but look at this. right during the morning commute, this is when we're going to see our best opportunity for snow. a mix of rain will try to work its way up for the morning hours. for the morning commute it's snow. we haven't seen snow for a while. it will be a slow one. give yourself extra time.

a school vai iation week so the traffic should be down just a bit. see what's happening. the rain is pushing in. the only place is a little bit of ice inland. that's why i think we'll be seeing it switching over as we head through the day. the snow begins after midnight. snow to sleet by 10:00 a.m. around lunchtime should be changing to rain at the coast although it may hang on for sleet a little bit. totals are running 1-3 provided we get enough warm air in here. if the warm air doesn't get in here, the numbers will have to be bumped up. today it's mild but it's gray. tomorrow it's sunny but it's cold. and temperatures only into the 0's. tuesday, there comes your wintery weather with mix in the morning changing to rain by afternoon. clears out for wednesday and another chance of rain on thursday. perhaps a little mix in with the temperatures are warmer than what we'll see on tuesday. that's why i'm looking for a rain event at that point. antoinette and doug. doug: mike, nang you. the time is 8:48. a check of the stories we're following right now. been lifted in california as firefighters work to put out

the state. a wildfire spanning more than 1,200 acres is now 60 percent contained along coastal ventura county. some 400 firefighters made great progress yesterday to stop the spread. dozens of homes were evacuated but none were destroyed. a scenic highway in the area has reopened but a state park campground remains closed. doug: republican presidential candidate donald trump is taking credit for an obama administration plan. trump says the president's move next month only came after his regular calls on the campaign trail. the white house is planning nationwide raids to deport hundreds of families who have already been told to leave the u.s. this is the first large-scale effort to deport families who fled violence in central america. antoinette: local law enforcement is hoping that new fencing along the tobin bridge will save lives. boston officials tell "the globe" they believe the tall fencing, which was put up this

jumping off the bridge. it covers areas over the mystic river and the little mystic river. funding for the fences came out of a maintenance budget for the highway district. doug: 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. more like a baseball game. bruins lose 6-3. they take on the senators in ottawa tonight. antoinette: new trouble for peyton manning. the sidelined q.b. is denying accusations that he used human growth hormones while sitting out the 2011 season with a neck injury. the report comes from al jazeera t.v. and is set to air today. it claims an indiana-based

to manning's wife, ashley. manning releasing this statement last night saying, quote, "the allegation that i would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. it never happened. never. i really can't believe somebody would put something like this on the air. whoever said this is making stuff up." manning has been out since november 15 with a left foot injury. wearing fur, as we all know, is controversial. doug: well, now there's a controversial answer to the controversial problem. in this morning's "chronicle," meet the local designer using "accidental fur" that's making a fashion statement. antoinette: and a live look outside from the camera atop our roof right now. it's gray out there. it's rainy. it's getting colder. maybe some snow, some ice on the way.

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how else do you think he gets around so fast? take theeinshis holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event. hurry, offers end january 4th! mike: most of our rain is winding down this morning. i do think we'll stick around with scattered showers and drizzle as the day goes on. maybe a hint of sunshine. check out the high temperature. 56 degrees. then look at the temperatures the rest of the week. 30's and 40's is all we're talking about. of course, we have that snow to ice to rain mix on tuesday morning. that's going to be the slowest commute of the week.

off again as we start to head for new year's eve. that's not looking too bad. temperatures in the 40's and looking dry at this point. twoip and doug. doug: mike, thank you. whether or not to wear fur is a hot issue. now a local entrepreneur is 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.

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? i get to say, "this is road 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 hand made market. >> her product demands attention from a lot of customers when they walk by and they're really

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're from connecticut. 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 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." trying to figure out if you'd like one of those fur pieces. doug: i was wondering if you were going to go back to it. antoinette: you should have heard the road kill talk in here we're going to leave it at that.

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doug: breaking news out of boston. a tractor-trailer jackknifes on the highway. the clean-up underway and where police are shutting down lanes. >> we have our lives, but we lost everything. doug: heartbreak just a day after christmas. homeless in dorchester. how this fire took off. mike: some rain to deal with now, but it's snow that we're really watching for. my timeline for big changes. antoinette: a dream come true. a special little girl from maine >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: just after 9:00 on your sunday morning. good morning to you. thanks for joining us. i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. it's sunday, december 27. as we roll out of this weekend, a lot of people still have the week off ahead. given our weather forecast here, mike wankum, i guess that's kind of a good thing. mike: tuesday morning when we've got the snow coming into the forecast, the fact that it will be a vacation week. traffic volume will be down. of course that's one of the things that's going to help us because the roads haven't been

they will be treating them obviously tomorrow night. just something to keep in mind. this morning your travel problems are rerevolving around some fog. the visibility is down under a half mile as mild air tries to surge its way in here. you can see what's happening with most of it. winding down. we're left with a lot of gray skies. a lot of drizzle out there and of course the patchy fog. that will be improving as we head through the afternoon. mild weather will be in place but then this cold front comes through and that means another shot at some showers but more importantly it means the beginning of the cold air that's coming in this week. at. a lot of gray skies. this afternoon we may see a few breaks in the cloud cover. there's that front coming through around 7:00. look at that. clear skies. it will be very sunny tomorrow setting us up for this one. clouds. that will give way to some snow after midnight tomorrow night. we'll talk more about the timeline and how much you can expect. all that coming up in a few minutes. doug. doug: mike, thank you.

a tractor-trailer crash has shut down part of the expressway. crews are working to clean it up as we speak. this is on the northbound side the city. police tell us they are diverting traffic off at the mass ave exit. nobody was hurt. right now more than a dozen people are homeless after this fire engulfs 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 the flames started on alpha road around 6:00 last night. the fire quickly spread to four alarms. firefighters were able to get the blaze under control in less than an hour but not before the house was destroyed, just a day after christmas. that everyone made it out safely. >> we have our lives, but we

everything is gone. it's all 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 neighbors. antoinette: a teenager is recovering after being shot in 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 morning. right now upton police are 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 community. newscenter 5's reid lamberty spoke with the sister of one of the victims. reid: 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. translating, sylvania ferreira 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 brother in 13 years since he moved from brazil for a better 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

reid: between them the couple had three adult children-- none together-- all of whom live in brazil. family here now beginning the 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 a 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. in the meantime, phone calls made to the landlord went 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

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. 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 the kohl's department store on 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 how the q.b. is lifting her

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: check out the cold temperatures that are developing out to the west. that air is headed this way along with a chance for some snow.

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antoinette: 9:11. 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. i'm a third-year student at the northeastern university school of journalism. mike: ben thompson is now a familiar name to every city and town across massachusetts whether they like it or not. he and his classmates mailed hundreds of public records

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 get back to us? mike: many did including arlington police which handed the policy over free of charge within days. why do you think the public should have access to that policy? >> listen. there's no more important policy 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 providing the payroll would be an "unwarranted invasion of personal privacy." are you surprised by our results? >> well, i'm disappointed to unfortunately i'm really not surprised.

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, and you can read about those 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 did not turn over any records. mike beaudet, "5 investigates." antoinette: it's been a record-setting warm winter. and that's been both good and bad for businesses drawing people out into the mild weather. in new hampshire, it's bringing crowds to puddle duck pond for some ice skating. but with temperatures in the high 60's on christmas eve, the pond had to shut down. >> when it was really, really warm, it was like a swimming pool. the refrigeration system that we have under the ice just couldn't keep up with it.

the swimming pool. ski resorts are taking a particularly hard hit. right now, loon mountain has less than half of its terrain open. workers there say they welcome the colder temperatures. those are on the way. mike: it's one of those things here. people don't think about the snow up north. backyard. mike: you don't want the eight feet of snow last winter because nobody can get to the slopesment antoinette: exactly. mike: we do have colder air coming in. they'll be making some snow. you don't have to worry about skating on the natural ponds for a while. look at where the air is coming. 45 in boston. toronto it's getting colder, chicago colder. look at minneapolis and sioux city. we're talking about teens and single digits. there is a lot of cold air that is sitting out there to the west. that will come sweeping in here. that's why i'm going to be talking about some snow tuesday morning. right now i'm talking about rain. some places picking up three tenths, half inch of rain, maybe a little bit more than a half inch of rain in the overnight

lesser amounts around the preliminary t area. not much for showers going on there. a lot of it is pushing its way north ward as this mild air tries to lift its way over the top of us. the showers out there are breaking up. we're still left with a little bit of drizzle out there. you can see how fast it goes away. this' the radar over the last 15 minutes. you can see a weak little band and it falls apart. what we're left with is a little drizzle maybe this afternoon. we'll get a few breaks in that cloud car before this front comes through. that's the leading edge of cold air. it will trigger another round of showers not as widespread as we saw this morning. we can pick up a tenth of an inch as it moves quickly through. here are the current readings now into the mid 40's. look at this. we're already talking about 59 degrees at vineyard haven, falmouth. nantucket not far behind at 56. this is warm air trying to work its way north ward. we're going to get to enjoy today. we're really close to setting another record high today. that's it. because tomorrow's high temperature will be into the 30's we have a little morning rain and fog out there.

as that cold front comes through we'll see evening showers. should be clearing out overnight. temperatures starting to drop off. 28-34 degrees. that's still actually warm for this time of year but the temperatures tomorrow hold flat. they go nowhere so the cold air is in place. now we need to add moisture if you want to start talking about snow. this system will lift some of that moisture up toward us. here's the timeline. about 2:00 in the morning tuesday morning so late monday night early tuesday we're going to start to see some snow moving in across the area. we're also going to watch warm air trying to mix in. there will be some mix going on, rain going on. because it will be mixing to the south, the accumulations will be less. more as you head inland where the colder air will hang on. eventually this rain will lift its way north ward. by around 2:00 or 3:00 we're really talking about more of a rain event. we've got the snow on the ground. that means that morning commute is going to be a slow one. give yourself some extra time tuesday morning and try to remember how to drive i know it's been a while since we've seen anything like that. 1-3. the areas that still colder we get more.

sooner we could get a little bit less. this is all hinging on the fact that we will get warm air moving in. if warm air doesn't, the total s little bit. i feel fairly confident with that forecast right now. 56 today. 36 tomorrow. today was gray. tomorrow is sunshine. there's that snow-rain come inning on tuesday. wednesday we clear out. thursday there could be some more rain into the forecast but i think this time it's warm enough that it will be in the form of rain. could be a little ice inland. we'll keep an eye on that one. we finish off or greet the new year with plenty of sunshine and relatively mild temperatures. antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thanks. you hear that. try to remember how to drive in the snow, doug. doug: brake is to the left, right. antoinette: 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: 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

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 chicago-- one of them by 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 shot and killed.

also killed. the shooting is under investigation. those are the stories we're following right now. >> now sportscenter 5 with bob halloran. bob: rob gronkowski had 108 yards, 11 catches, and a touchdown against the jets back in october. julian edelman healthy and on the field. along with devin mccourty and patrick chung. the bruins give up five unanswered goals in the final ten minutes to lose to the sabres last night. second period keven millar shots a tip to tie the game 1-1. 76 seconds after that, brad marchand feeds patrice bergeron who nets his 12th of the year. the bruins lead 2-1. they go on to take a 3-1 lead. north chelmsford native and former b.u. terrier jack eicels is part of a massive comeback. here in the third the sabres scored five times. an empty netter later. bruins lose 6-3. very nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. evan turner with the

zoeller. the celtics take a 15-point lead to the fourth quarter. but the lead was down to two in the final minutes. the celtics do hold on to beat the pistons 99-93. the celtics are home against the knicks, and the bruins are at ottawa late this afternoon. of course, we have the patriots and jets too. mike lynch has all the game action and reaction tonight on sportscenter 5 o.t. that's sports. have a great day. doug: all righty, bob, thank you. a dream come true for a little 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.

after all. she's been brave and strong as she fights b-cell leukemia for the second time. her number-one wish was to meet number 12. christmas morning, her best gift wasn't under the tree. it was actually on her computer. tom brady: i heard you had a 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 private meeting with tom brady. 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. when you see him on tv and he has that beanie on, what do you think? hailey: yeah. dad: yeah. juli: after a truly magical christs 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

forget. dad: it was just-- i don't know 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: of course that would be the greatest christmas gift. but meeting tom brady is pretty cool too. doug: it is. you know, he's such a good guy about that type of thing when it comes to the kids. he's very accessible that way. antoinette: classy all the way. doug: that's right. morning. some city employees in four-year-old's christmas wish come true. wish. how his unusual request brought out the entire neighborhood. antoinette: remember newscenter 5 starts an hour earlier now on

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mike: 56 for a high temperature this afternoon. that's it for the summertime weather. now we're going to talk about winter weather coming back in. monday's high only about 36 degrees. then on tuesday, we've got the snow coming in. now it comes in very early in the morning. the morning commute looks like it will be kind of a mess out there. eventually the warm air tries to lift its way north ward. by lunchtime in boston we should actually be looking at some rain. it will be slippery on tuesday. we finish off the week with relatively clear skies. perhaps showers on thursday. they'll be in the form of rain showers at that point. antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. a pretty unique request from a four-year-old boy for christmas. doug: this one is great. 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 and since then, he's become a

>> 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. doug: santa did bring jobiah 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. and a big old hug and a kiss. antoinette: what does a little guy like that do with four brand new garbage cans. doug: i'm imagining the weight of them. way to go. doug: ahead at 8:30, opioid battle. family tragedy. antoinette: the bonding ritual for a father and son, and how they're now helping others

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boston. a tractor-trailer jackknifes on the highway. the clean-up underway and where police are shutting down lanes. 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 take on the jets this afternoon. who will and will not be taking the field. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette: we are hoping for many of those. good morning. thanks so much for joining us at 9:30 on your sunday. i'm antoinette antonio. doug: and i'm doug meehan. mike wankum along with us here. a very busy week at least the first part of the weather week. mike: it's nice and warm. now all of a sudden, yeah, department. here's what's going on. antoinette: wake up, mike.

see this warm air down to the south. hyannis, nantucket, block island. that's the warm air trying to surge its way in. it is going to do it this afternoon but along with that, we're also talking about some fog developing. so you see some visibility. under a half mile. the national weather service just issued this. a dense fog advisory. today. after noon we'll warm things up enough. do be advised if you're driving in these areas you could see a half mile, quarter mile or even less. the mild air has been surging up. the leading edge of it created that rain that we had last night. that's pretty much wining down. now we watch this area off to the west. that's going to come in this afternoon. it may give us scattered showers around 6:00 or 7:00 tonight. won't amount to too much. the big story will be the cold air coming in behind it. so as we head through the day today, notice how we get a few little thinning in the overcast going on. not a big break. but we may see just a hypothetical of sunshine as we head through the day. there's that secondary front i was talking about. it's a band of showers. and then there are the clear

with it. that sets us up for this one bringing some snow in here after midnight monday night and tuesday morning's commute could be slow. i'll have the timeline and the totals coming up for you in just a few minutes. antoinette and doug. antoinette: mike, thank you. following breaking news right now. a tractor-trailer crash shuts down part of a busy highway in boston. doug: the eye's frank holland joins us with that, plus the other stories we're following right now. frank? frank: doug and antoinette, the truck has been cleared away at this hour, but the northbound side is still shut down right after exit 18 at mass ave. all but one lane is back open near the mass avenue exit right now. the tractor-trailer jackknifed spilling fuel onto the road around 6:00 this morning. nobody was hurt. also breaking, a convicted bank robber turns himself in. police have been looking for matthew martin for a week after he failed to show up for his sentencing on three bank robberies. he 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

right now, 16 people, including six children, are forced out of their dorchester home. their triple-decker on alpha road went up in flames around 6:00 last night. the fire quickly spread to four alarms. but the flames were under control in less than an hour once firefighters arrived. they believe a candle sparked the blaze. everybody made it out safely. police are investigating the shooting of a teenager in dorchester. the 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg last night on stratton street. police and k-9's searched the reportedly took off toward blue hill ave. no word on any arrests. 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.

area. at least eight people reportedly killed as police and fire units scramble to do search-and-rescue. >> everything is gone over here though. antoinette: homes destroyed by a 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. temperatures had been treacherously pleasant creating ideal conditions for storms and >> 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 surging currents ripped this boathouse from its moorings and sent it bobbing downstream. power crews were on the job

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 freezing rain will cause travel 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.

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 daughter kristine are charged 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 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 up for their game against the

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 playoffs. 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

it was an exhibition match featuring alumni from st. thomas aquinas and dover high school. leavitt was killed one year ago after crashing his car into a utility pole in barrington. great person, on and off the 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 to see this outpouring of support. antoinette: donald trump making controversial statements again. doug: ahead this morning the plan from the obama administration that he is taking credit for.

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antoinette: 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 drugs. 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. native is a featherweight in u.f.c.

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 my life. 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

involved with m.m.a. or other healthy activities. frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist mike wankum. mike: this weather map shows two days. today mild. tomorrow here comes the cold. it's sandwiched in between is a new round of rain which may come through here as we talk about late this afternoon into this evening. most of the rain associated with this warm front has moved off. we have a lot of gray skies and drizzle out there. we may get a little bit of thin inning the overcast this afternoon. plan on it being a pretty gray day out there. look down to the south. there's the warm air. already starting to bubble up trying to work its way north ward. that's why i say today we're going to get closer to records. boston's record high temperature by the way today is a pretty easy one to break. 61. i don't know if we'll get to it. we should at least get into the mid to upper 50's as we head through the afternoon. here's the view in your city cam. rain drops, fog. it's just a gloomy morning out there. 45 degrees.

starting to get a little bit of breeze trying to stir things up a little bit. that should help dissipate some of the fog situation. right now the thickest fog is forming down here along the south coastal areas. pittsfield. beverly at two miles. boston at three miles. visibility. be cautious about that. the dense fog will be out there until about lunchtime. then by that point we should have warmed up enough to burn some of it away. drizzle and fog this morning. mostly cloudy coo afternoon. check out those high temperatures. 54 to 60 degrees. tonight as that cold front comes through, we may get a round of some showers. not as extensive as what we saw this morning. it will be clearing away. dryer air will be moving overnight. it's also colder air. 28-34. we will have our high temperature tomorrow at midnight tonight. one minute afterwards. then after that it will keep dropping down all the way through the day tomorrow. courtesy of a northwest wind at 10-20 miles an hour. that sets us up with cold air in place for this system to come in on tuesday. that's the one that is going to give us some snow. i know you're probably waking up

he's talking about snow. we've been in the 60, close to 70 the last few days. winter is coming back at us. you'll feel the cold tomorrow and the snow after midnight tomorrow night. at 2:00 in the morning a little snow breaking out. the key to this forecast snow mix with rain. this rain will push its way farther north. you can see the timeline on this. 6:00 a.m. on tuesday morning, the morning commute will be slow because it will be snowing out there. we haven't driven in this stuff for how many months. as the mix works its way north ward around 9:00 or 10:00 in the boston area, eventually the moves up at around lunchtime. still holding on to ice inland though as we head through the afternoon. the snow pushed farther to the north. that's where the the heaviest snow will be. we'll wind this thing down flait the afternoon with rain. it begins after midnight as snow. snow to sleet about 10:00 10:00 a.m. and then around lunchtime rain at the coast but still that sleet inland. when you put it altogether this is not a major blockbuster of a storm but again it is our first shot at snow.

out that way. everybody goes where is my shovel? where is my boots? all of that. everyone forgets how to drive. 1-3 inches generally. a little bit more as you head towards the north. a little bit less as you head towards the south where we'll see that mixing coming in a little bitterlyier. tomorrow enjoy sunshine. get everything ready to go for the snow on tuesday morning. tuesday is a gray day especially with that mix in the morning. we clear out on wednesday. by thursday, i've got more rain in the forecast but it should new brunswick the form of rain with perhaps a bit of ice inland because it's going to be warmer. we'll start the new year with sunshine and 42 degrees. maybe some flurries next weekend but i think the high-impact day this week will be tuesday morning with the snow that is out there. doug: to sports now. the bruins collapse at the sabres. goals in just 10 minutes last night. it was looking good at first. third when the sabres went on a roll. they scored three goals in a matter of minutes.

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 hot issue. now a local entrepreneur is making the decision a little more complex. antoinette: designer pamela pacquin sells accessories made chronicle's shayna seymour was "game" to try a few of them.

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? i get to say, "this is road kill." i started off as a sustainability consultant. i looked at the bodies on the

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're from connecticut. they are so fluffy. racoon is the most popular fur that i have.

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." on the way this morning, the wish of a lifetime for a young girl from maine. doug: her dream of meeting tom brady in person finally comes through. and more than a dozen people are out of a home this morning after

antoinette: breaking news out of boston. a tractor-trailer crash has shut down part of the expressway. it's now been cleared away. all but one lane is back open. state police say traffic is not too backed up in that area. nobody was hurt. 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. the man at the center of this

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. he's charged with discharging a firearm and disorderly conduct. doug: after nearly three weeks, the boston chipotle at the center of a norovirus outbreak is back open. the reopening was delayed because of a water leak. the location shut down after some 150 people, mostly boston college students, became sick with the norovirus after eating there. the mexican chain was given a clean bill of health by the city. antoinette: 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.

gave her a kiss. that is so sweet. doug: story of the day. mike: story of the day also is snow. today is nice and warm. tomorrow is cold. tuesday morning watch out. i was showing you or you were showing the snow plows on the roads. that's the way tuesday morning will look. we haven't seen that for a while. snow in the morning. antoinette: don't forget how to drive in that. mike: i have to find a shovel. doug: thanks for joining us on this sunday morning, everyone. antoinette: have yourself a