erika: breaking news at 4:30. a car drives through the wall of a coffee shop. good morning, i'm erika tarantal. that driver's contact with police before slamming into the business. erika: a woman seriously hurt in a hit and run. the precaution taken by the victim and the search in malden right now. doug: quincy credit union customers scammed. how the bank thinks thieves tampered with accounts ahead. first, here's cindy with the snow in the forecast. (coughing). cindy: yes, good morning. not until tomorrow though we're actually starting out pretty quiet this morning. just a few patchy clouds. 34 degrees in boston. notice that wind is up around 10 miles per hour. out the door right now it's actually feeling like it's in

though temperatures are mostly in the lower 340's. 32 worcester. 31 beverly. we're as mild as 38 down on the cape this morning. you can see just patchy clouds around. now we have a big area of high pressure nosing out of canada. this is draining down some cold air from canada so the temperatures won't go anywhere today. we'll keep it in the lower 30's despite sunshine pretty much all day long with that northerly wind at about 10-20 miles an hour looking for a high only about 33-34 degrees in boston. all the while though we're going to start to see clouds increase late in the day. those are streaming off a big storm right now that is producing severe weather over the deep south. that is going to bring us snow to start tomorrow morning and then a change over to sleet and eventually rain. look like a messy one in store for tomorrow winter weather advisories up. we're going to break down the full timeline on the storm coming up in just a bit. good morning, olessa. olessa: a live look outside starting things off with the zakim bridge. no problems in both directions. we're not seeing any of the

see. as you travel into town wide-ownen roadways. no roadwork to contend with. south of town same story. your ride on the pike and route 9 this morning looking good. no concerns frafling down from new hampshire. we're expecting the trains and the buss to start the morning on schedule. doug? doug: breaking overnight. police are searching for the driver who slammed right into a cafe in lynn. we're told it started with a traffic stop for a report of a stolen vehicle. the driver took off but the s.u.v. kept going crashing through the wall of the walnut street cafe. no one was hurt. erika: stories we're following right now. at least 11 people are dead after a series of tornadoes ripped through north texas. they touched down saturday night destroying about 1,500 homes. one of those was an ef-4 twister, the second highest category. nationwide, there have been at least 20 tornado-related deaths this month. doug: the haverhill mother and daughter accused in a costly hoax are due in court today. holly fowler and her 23-year-old daughter, kristine, are charged

officers say they lied about seeing a baby being tossed into the merrimack river on christmas eve. that set off a massive search late into the night. investigators have not offered a possible motive. erika: right now police are searching for the driver who ran a woman down and just took off. doug: the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live in malden with what we know at this hour. good morning. antoinette: doug, good morning. police are not releasing a lot of details about this investigation just yet. here's what we know right now. a woman in her 70's was hit in a crosswalk on pleasant street just before 8:00 last night. the victim was taken to melrose-wakefield hospital with life-threatening injuries. as for the driver who took off, police will only say that a dark s.u.v. was seen leaving this area. there's been no word on any arrests or any possible suspects in this case. the malden police say if anyone was in this area and happened to see something, please give them

that is the latest live in malden this morning. antoinette antonio, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika: antoinette, thank you. quincy credit union customers are expecting their debit accounts to work today. they were shut down yesterday because of fraudulent activity; others were drained. the bank c.e.o. says, in all, at least 670 out of some 10,000 cards may have been compromised. bank employees worked late last night trying to resolve the issue by taking special precautions. those included putting restrictions on debit card and a.t.m. use and blocking compromised cards. the bank thinks atm skimmers stole the information locally; then counterfeit cards were sold in new york. >> i guess some of the larger banks are probably a bigger target. maybe you think a small town credit union probably isn't on the radar. but obviously, you know, nobody is too small. erika: the bank posted updates on facebook all day yesterday, but some customers say they wish they'd been called. now customers are being

accounts. they're also being reminded that those accounts are insured, and money from fraudulent transactions will be returned. doug: the trial of a suspected kidnapper is being pushed back to the summer. nathaniel kibby's trial is now scheduled to start on june 20. it had originally been planned for march. the new hampshire man is accused of kidnapping a teenage girl in north conway and holding her captive for eight months. he faces more than 200 charges and could go away for life, if convicted. republican front-runner donald trump will be in new hampshire tonight. the presidential hopeful will be holding a rally at pennichuck middle school in nashua. jeb bush and hillary clinton will both be in the granite state tomorrow. bush will be in peterborough; clinton will be in porstmouth and berlin. erika: 4:35. new this morning: boston's public works department has already spent its entire overtime budget mostly on special events. a "herald" review looked at overtime between the start of

it found that city employees were paid more than $1.3 million in overtime with only 45 percent of it going to repair and infrastructure work. a chunk of $300,000 went to staffing special events, such as parades and festivals. and more than $167,000 went to covering vacant positions and the public works commissioner defended the use of overtime, telling "the herald" taxpayers save money when the department uses in-house workers rather than contractors. doug: this morning patriots nation is still talking about this-- a winning coin toss that ended in a loss for the pats. and that wasn't the only loss the team is dealing with this morning. after forcing overtime, coach bill belichick stunned the jets and the crowd by choosing to kick off. it's worked for him once before in 2013 in denver. not so this time. new york used a 48-yard reception to move into scoring position and take the game.

it clear in coach they trust. tom brady: we as players just have to play better. i don't think that there's, you know, if we're tracking up and down the field it's not certainly an easy decision. i think we all have confidence that whatever coach decides. doug: tackle sebastian vollmer, laadrian waddle and justin coleman all went down with injuries. the last game of the regular season is sunday in miami. move on to miami. erika: move on. 4:37 right now. a search for stolen masterpieces. doug: the tip sending f.b.i. agents to suffolk downs. massachusetts cities and towns violating the law failing to provide public information. "5 investigates" mike beaudet teamed up with "the boston globe" and northeastern university. the results of their exclusive investigation. erika: a rhode island girl gets a special christmas gift. the anonymous surprise helping her entire family. doug: recapping one of our top stories. malden police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who hurt

street when she was hit. cindy? cindy: we've got a wintery mix on the way for tomorrow. the impact it will have on your tuesday morning commute.

morning. a rhode island girl receives a doug: the good deed is getting some attention this morning. cerebral palsy. her parents have been looking years but haven't been able to find one that fits her needs. but on christmas morning the family discovered a new set of wheels outside their home with a bow and card from the mystery

today. there are nice people out there. what the true meaning of christmas is. doug: the coates family hopes the gift-giver comes forward so they can property thank them. erika: really great. doug: they probably did just properly thank them right there. erika: true, doug. back from your wireless doug: the moves to make now to get cash. weakest public records laws in the country. "5 investigates," "the boston university are putting every city and town to the test. what our mike beaudet had to do to get his hands on some of the

erika: welcome back. such a mild christmas. welcome back to reality tomorrow. cindy: and two problems. we haven't had snow all season yet. this one is coming during the morning commute. i think it's just going to be bad timing. doug: is there hope here? cindy: yes, there is. doug: it's vacation week. cindy: the big yellow school buses not on the road. not as many commuting tomorrow morning. for those who are, we have a winter weather advisory. it gets started at 8:00 tonight. it is with us through the midday hours tomorrow. that's when we'll see the snow transition on over to ice. and the morning commute is really the one of concern. this storm still pretty far away. but it's severe weather. these are tornado watch boxes down near the gulf coast this morning. on the northwestern side of this storm, there is a wintery side with some snow. for us, that snow is going to begin right around or just after midnight. and then during the morning commute tomorrow, around 8:00 in

morning, 10:00 a.m., snow is going to start to change over to sleet and ice and eventually go over to rain in the afternoon near the coastline but over the interior there could be a prolonged period of some icing. so there's a mess on the way for tomorrow. starting out this morning mostly in the lower 30's, even closer to 40 on the cape right now. but there is colder air sitting just to our north. we've got high pressure nosing out of canada, feeding down that colder air. so starting out dry certainly with some patchy clouds but we are going to see sunshine kind of battle against that northerly flow of colder air. notice throughout the day, temperatures change very, very little. so it is going to be a colder feeling day. temperatures holding in the low to mid 30's. with that northerly wind at about 10-20 miles per hour, a bit of a wind chill will be out there over the course of the day. we'll watch our storm approach us as we get toward the late afternoon and evening hours. expect thickening cloud cover. during the overnight hours, that's when the snow starts to break out around midnight, 2:00 in the morning.

north of the mass pike. and then our winds are going to come in off the water. so pretty quickly we are going to see a transition down along the south coast and the cape over to some rain, maybe freezing rain initially. then look what happens as we get deeper into the morning hours. by 9:00 a.m., snow is hanging on only, i think, up through the north shore, the merrimack valley and southern new hampshire. otherwise, we're start to go see that changeover initially to some sleet and then eventually in freezing rain. so we can push those surface temperatures up over 32 degrees. that will happen around the boston area out to around 128 but once you get beyond 495 notice how as we get towards lunchtime and into part of the afternoon, we may hang on to a little bit of freezing rain. warm enough that it's falling as rain but as it hits the colder surfaces could be icing even into the afternoon hour. not a lot of snow with this. i think it's a quick burst initially of one to maybe up to three inches of snow for a lot of us. a little less to the south. once you get toward the route 2 corridor up into southern new hampshire, there could be a

inches of snow, four inches locally up to five so that's where the heaviest snow will be. look what happens though as we get into the afternoon. temperatures near the coastline up into the 40's but over the interior, that is where we're going to hover in the lower 30's. so this is where we have the biggest concerns for some icing out that way. we get beyond this system on tuesday. and things actually break for us on wednesday. but by the end of the day another system coming at us. that one could bring in rain in the evening hours towards early thursday. that's it. we start off the new year on friday with a chilly but dry conditions. notice temperatures right through next weekend going to be more seasonal. it looks like the warm weather party is is coming to an end. abruptly. tomorrow morning a big dose of reality out the door. olessa: ring in the new year with a little bit of winter finally. so far it's a quiet start on the roads this morning. a live look outside at the zakim and the leverett connector. typically we see that overnight construction on this camera shot. not today. you're in good shape. it is a vacation week for many.

not seeing any problems as you travel into boston or south of town. nice and quiet start on 95. 24 out of brockton, route 3 as well from weymouth into braintree. the pike and route 9 quiet this morning. so far everyone getting by at the speed limit as you travel 93 south out of methuen all the way down to the leverett connector. expecting the trains and the buses to start the morning on schedule. doug doug: public records are being kept from the public far too often. that's the finding from what's of the system ever done here. "5 investigates," "the boston university. here's investigative reporter mike beaudet. the majority of the state's 351 cities and towns failed that test.

all during the 40-day test. >> are you ignoring our public records request? >> no. >> here's all the information right here. in here. mike: this includes payroll. >> all payroll. mike: it seems like you could have mailed this off back then. >> i had no time to do. doug: a group representing cities and towns saying nobody is trying to hide information but the public records request can be simply too much work. but others say the findings show that the public records law, which hasn't been updated in 42 years needs some changes. >> are you surprised by our results? >> well, i'm disappointed to hear these results but unfortunately i'm really not surprised. >> is reform needed? >> reform in my opinion is is definitely needed. doug: secretary of state bill gal van is joining senator lewis calling for changes telling 5

that speed, enforcement and timeliness of response needs to be addressed. erika: a reminder this morning for sprint and verizon customers. this week is your last chance to cash in on a settlement for victims of "mobile cramming." it involves sending unsolicited services that are included as an extra fee on monthly bills. the deadline is thursday. we've posted the information on wcvb.com and on our mobile app. blue cross/blue shield of massachusetts is about to begin offering new benefits for end-of-life care on january 1. the state's largest insurer is set to expand options for patients including providing more choices beyond hospital care. that includes paying for more counseling sessions and increasing access to hospice services. asian markets were mixed overnight as traders get back to work after the christmas break. it's expected to be a relatively quiet week with only four days of trading on wall street. right now u.s. stock futures are mxed. doug: new this morning. a tip in an infamous art heist led the f.b.i. to the suffolk

"the globe" reports agents conducted a day-long search back in september. investigators checked out the barns and parts of the grandstand that have been closed for years. but they didn't find anything. they were looking 13 masterpieces stolen from boston's isabella stewart gardner museum in the 1990's. the chipotle restaurant where more than one hundred people got sick is back in business this morning. but getting back to full speed is slow going. yesterday was quiet for the cleveland circle location. since the norovirus outbreak, the restaurant was shut down and scrubbed clean. because of the suspended license, this chipotle is now subject to more frequent inspections. most restaurants are inspected once a year. new hampshire state police say they caught this guy driving 108 miles per hour. he was clocked at that speed on saturday night in the white mountains where the speed limit is 55. police also say peter mazzilli admitted there was pot in the car when they pulled him over

driving was unregistered. erika: 4:51. here's a look now at some of the top trending stories. doug: including peyton manning denying doping allegations. >> disgusted is really how i feel. sickened by it. doug: the broncos q.b. went on to call the al jazeera report "complete trash." it's based on secret recordings made by a former intern at an indianapolis ant-aging institute. that intern now says the allegations were made up. erika: a warm greeting in georgia. that guy was the the 100 millionth passenger at atlanta's hartsfield jackson airport. and that title really pays. the mississippi man is getting a new car, two free round-trip tickets, and a $500 gift card. doug: he's like what is going on? a surprise party. episode 7 of the star wars saga has now reached one billion dollars at the box office. it happened in just 12 days. that beats the previous billion dollar record of 13 days set by "jurassic world."

yet. the only movie that's made more money is "avatar," and "star wars" could surpass it. it could and will and should surpass it. hundreds do what many wouldn't have had the guts for. erika: and it's all for a good cause. the bold move to help cure a.l.s. then new on the eyeopener at 5:00, eating your way to a better night's sleep. the three foods that will help you get more restful shut-eye.

doug: welcome back. 4:55. time for your early "news to go." erika: malden police are searching for the hit-and-run driver who left a woman with life-threatening injuries. officers say a woman in her 70's was hit on pleasant street at around 8:00 last night.

time. police say a dark s.u.v. was seen leaving the area. at least 11 people have been killed by a series of tornadoes in texas. eight of those deaths were in garland, texas, alone. the winds there reached up to 200 miles per hour. in the dallas area, nearly 1,500 homes were destroyed by the twisters. doug: iraqi security forces say they've taken "full control" of the city of ramadi. the iraqi government had been trying to reclaim the city for weeks after isis took over. specifically, security forces are claiming control of a strategically important government compound. a spokesperson for the u.s.-led coalition says it's an important step but there's more fighting to be done. >> to left field and he goes back and it's gone! unbelievable! erika: red sox' fans are

dave "hendu" henderson hit that home run in game 5 of the '68 world serie swith the sox just one strike from elimination. he died of a massive heart attack yesterday. henderson played just two seasons in boston, but as red sox president sam kennedy said, he was always "one of us." doug: memorable moment there. celtics at the garden last night against the knicks. marcus smart was back for the first time in 18 games. he played for 13 minutes and scored half a dozen points. jae crowder managing to turn offense into defense for the c's at one point. carmello anthony brought the knicks within five with five minutes to go. but the c's were too good. 100-91 the final. erika: bruins up in ottawa against the senators. ottawa scores first, but david krejci would come back and tie it for the bruins midway through the second period. krejci actually ended up leaving the game hurt, but the bruins haven't said exactly what his injury is. senators win, 3-1 the final. doug: hundreds take the plunge for a good cause in gloucester. this was the third annual plunge for pete at good harbor beach. the event was hosted by pete

player diagnosed with a.l.s. who was the inspiration behind the ice bucket challenge. all proceeds raised will go to fighting the disease. and the temperature will be what? cindy: 48. pretty cold. although close enough to 50 that as we get into our next storm, it will be a big player in the precipitation type that we deal with tomorrow. first things first. this month of december historic. going down in the record books as likely "the" warmest december on record in the boston area. we've only had one day below average. that was on the first. i think we have another one coming up today. it will be a chilly day. big storm pulling up out of texas with severe weather out ahead of it. winter weather on the backside. we're going to deal with some of that wintery weather by tomorrow morning. in fact, there is a winter weather advisory that goes into effect tonight. it's with us through midday tomorrow. snow initially. then it changes over to ice, freezing rain and rain. really going to be a messy start coming up tomorrow morning so

tuesday, the wee hours of the morning through about 6:00 a.m., very high impacts with snow. then as we get toward mid to late morning and into the afternoon a transition to sleet, ice and rain. there will be snow with this initially. then we'll see a changeover. today mostly sunny skies. wind chills holding in the 20's throughout the day. temperatures hold inning the low to mid 30's. going to be kind of a chilly one. you have to get from new york city down to philly to find temperatures in the 40's today. then of course our storm coming up out of the deep south. this one is going to bring in some snow it looks like right around midnight is when the snow breaks out across our area. look what happens as we get into the morning commute. snow in a lot of spots from the pike on north ward. then that transition to that icing happening mid to late morning. by the afternoon hours many areas dealing with the rain so in terms of the accumulation it doesn't look like a lot of snow about 1-3 inches for most of us. a little bit more to the north and west. that system pulls out tomorrow evening. we get a quick break in the action on wednesday.