at us but it does look like a dry start to the new year. we're going to break down the full timeline and talk about the snow totals here coming up as the "eyeopener" continues. >> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." doug: breaking overnight. an s.u.v. crashes right into a lynn coffee shop the driver takes off. the new information we are getting from police. erika: right now a driver is on the run after hitting a woman in malden. the overnight developments coming in this morning. doug: tornadoes leave a deadly mark on parts of the country. the widespread damage as the death toll is expected to climb even higher. erika: a debit card hack forces a quincy credit union to take quick action. the move to protect customers on the eye. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." doug: also on the eye. (screaming and laughing) so excited to get this out.

a new experience for this grandmother is going viral this morning. her step into virtual reality i don't know what was on that. i'd like to know what it was. good morning, i'm doug meehan. cindy fitzgibbon. randy and emily are off today. coming. cindy: they must have heard. tomorrow i think we are going to be dealing with our first snow of the season. not a lot. but bad timing with the morning commute. fortunately if you're getting ready to head out the door this morning, things are pretty quiet. just a little chill in the air. this is what it feels like out there right now. wind chills out the door in the 20's. actual temperatures in the low to mid 30's. 32 worcester. 34 boston. a little closer to 40 degrees down on the cape this morning. just a few patchy clouds here and there. we've got a big area of high pressure nosing out of canada. the flow around that high draining down some colder air so even though we're starting out in the lower 30's, temperatures

notice despite sunshine by lunchtime we're still about 33 degrees. and that's where we hold into the afternoon. so it's a chillier day overall. but we are going to be watching the storm down on the south. this will increase the clouds late in the day i expect snow to break out just after midnight tonight. winter weather advise reup for this storm. through the morning commute tomorrow, snow and ice going to make for slippery travel. it looks like we do change over to some of that icing and sleet by about 10:00 tomorrow morning. talk about how much snow you can expect coming up. but right now let's get you out to the roads and see what we're dealing with out there this morning. good morning, olessa. kelley: not a whole lot. if you're heading out the door right now a live look at the pike by allston/brighton eastbound moving to the top of the screen. let's go to the maps and see the rest of the ride which also looks nice and light. no problems getting into boston. no construction to contend with right now. south of town an accident-free start. 24 looking good. 95 as well. route 3 no problems. the pike and route 9 getting by at the speed limit this morning. and so far it's a quiet start. 9 south, route 3 out of chelmsford. route 1 also wide open.

the morning on schedule. doug. doug: thanks, olessa. 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. right now police are searching for the driver who ran a woman down and just took off. erika: the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live in malden with what we know at this hour. antoinette? antoinette: and erika, police investigation, but what we do know is that the victim was a woman in her 70's. she was hit while she was trying to cross this street right here in this crosswalk. this all happened around 8:00 last night here on pleasant street in malden. the victim was taken to melrose-wakefield hospital with life-threatening injuries. as for that driver, police will only say that a dark-colored area. no word this morning on any arrests or any possible suspects

malden police are asking anyone who knows any information about this hit-and-run crash to give them a call. we're live in malden this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> oh, my god! (siren) that's a tornado. erika: you can just hear the terror in that woman's voice. this morning, nine tornadoes are confirmed in texas wreaking havoc on the state. at least eleven people are dead in that state alone. communities just in ruins. the christmas twisters marched across the texas landscape. in the neighborhood of row let, they tossed trucks and tore trees from the earth. the twister that hit gar hand texas was clocked as an ef-4. >> you can see the transformers blowing up. erika: the survivors count themselves luckily. >> we're grateful we're all safe. all this can be replaced. erika: in missouri flooding like this led to several deaths and

state of emergency sunday night. in oklahoma, west texas, and new mexico, snow created whiteout conditions on the roads. >> just last week it was 60 degrees in rosswell. today everything is covered in snow. erika: trucks out of control rest in the snow bank. more than 20 motorists were stranded on i40 between amarillo and the new mexico border. in western oklahoma, the national guard has been deployed to help people stranded. all of this weather impacting air travel to more than a thousand flights in the u.s. canceled. more than 4,000 delayed. >> i would call it living hell. erika: that winter weather is on the move. there's a winter storm warning in chicago. we will get a taste of it tomorrow as cindy has been reporting. she'll break down the impact and the timing in just a few minutes. doug: a little closer to home. 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

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 a.t.m. 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. doug: the bank posted updates on facebook all day yesterday, but some customers say they wish they'd been called. now customers are being encouraged to check for suspicious activity on their accounts. they're also being reminded that those accounts are insured and money from fraudulent transactions will be returned. >> she had nothing to do with this. she was just answering the door for the police.

a woman is accidentally shot and killed by police. officers were responding to a domestic call saturday when 55-year-old neighbor bettie jones was shot by mistake. the city's embattled mayor is asking the entire police department to review crisis training in the wake of the killing. right now boston police are searching for suspect after a teenager was stabbed near the jackson square "t" station in mattapan. orange line service was suspended because of the investigation. the victim is expected to survive. back in october another teenager was stabbed to death at that same station. the mbta promised increased security after 17-year-old mason raymond was killed during a fight with another teen. doug: right now boston police are investigating a shooting on rosewood street in mattapan. it happened around 8:30 last night. a man was hit but he is expected to recover. two people were shot on that same street last january. a setback this morning for a teenager shot in dorchester on saturday. his uncle tells "the herald" doctors did not remove a bullet from the boy's leg for fear he'd bleed out.

whoever shot the 14-year-old on stratton street. the boy says he and a friend were walking when they were approached by a man and woman, and things got physical. erika: just about 5:08. commitment 2016. donald trump is headed back to new hampshire tonight. the g.o.p. frontrunner will hold a rally at pennichuck middle school in nashua. that's at 7:00 p.m. the latest polls show trump ahead of the pack with just six weeks to go before the new hampshire primary. republican jeb bush will also be in the granite state this week. he heads to peterborough and hillary clinton is looking to close the gap in new hampshire making stops in portsmouth and berlin on tuesday. are remembering a man who had a huge impact on the team's world series dreams in 1986. announcer: to left field. deep and down he goes and he's back. it's gone!

dave "hendu" henderson hit that 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." feel. sickened by it. erika: peyton manning not mincing words when it comes to allegations he obtained performance-enhancing drugs. the broncos q.b. went on to call the al jazeera report, quote, "completely fabricated, complete trash" and "garbage." the report is based on secret recordings made by a former intern at an indianapolis ant-aging institute. that intern now says the allegations about manning and others were made up. 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. doug: it was a bit of a head scratcher, wasn't it?

and the crowd by choosing to kick off. it 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. despite the loss, tom brady made it clear in coach they trust. tom brady: we as players, we've just got to play better. i don't think that there's, you know, we were tracking it up and down the field. it's not like certainly an easy decision. i think we all have confidence in 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. erika: new options for customers of the state's largest health care provider. doug: the expansion aimed at helping grieving families. massachusetts cities and towns violating the law, failing to provide public information. "5 investigates" mike beaudet teaming up with "the boston globe" and northeastern university.

investigation. erika: new this morning. eating your way to a better night's sleep. the three foods that will help you get some shut-eye. doug: we are on top of breaking news out of lynn. an s.u.v. crashing into this coffee shop on walnut street in the overnight hours. new information as it comes in. cindy? cindy: we have got our first taste of winter weather on the way by tomorrow morning. winter weather advisories are up. the full timeline on what you can expect with that storm ahead. first take a look at what to right now. temperatures in the lower 30's. just a few patchy clouds but wind chills in the 20's out the

>> good morning, "eyeopener." erika: what a nice project. those dog houses built by pack 42 will keep any dog found overnight during the winter months safe and warm. doug: great job, boys. keep those great wake-up calls coming. just get everyone together. then upload the video in the u-local section of wcvb.com. cindy: we're all ready and dressed for the forecast.

saying, you know, i wish we had some snow on christmas. cindy: there were quite a few people saying that. doug: i would imagine. cindy: it looks like we've got winter weather on the way. you can see that storm spinning up out of texas. severe weather out ahead of it. snow on the backside. it will bring us a taste of wintery weather here tomorrow morning. we've got a winter weather advisory in effect. it looks like snowy vent ally changing to ice and rain. it is really going to make for a slippery tuesday morning commute. here are the highlights in terms of the snow. it begins just after midnight. it's going to snow through the overnight hours into tomorrow morning but between 8:00 and 10:00 tomorrow morning, we're going to watch that snow start to change over to sleet and ice and eventually it goes to rain. in fact by noontime it's going to be raining in a lot of spots especially near the coastline but over the interior sleet freezing rain may hang on into the afternoon. that's why the set-up is a slippery one tomorrow. you can see the temperatures this morning hovering very close to the freezing mark. 32 in worcester. 33 up in beverly.

mid to upper 30's for you on the cape this morning but look to the north. see how it's only 14 in ottawa? this cold air is draining down around high pressure. so despite the fact that we're going to have some sunshine today, this colder air will continue to brain on down. just a few patchy clouds out there this morning. i think we are going to be looking at a decent amount of sunshine here throughout the day with afternoon clouds starting to thicken up. look at this. the wind chills today are going to hold in the 20's all day long as those northerly winds are going to be kind of kicking up throughout the day. they're going to hold the temperatures fairly steady. what you see is what you get for the temperatures. don't expect them to budge much at all here over the course of the day. all the while we've got that cold air in place. we've got our storms starting to lift north ward in our direction. daylight hours today. just after midnight notice how out. by this time tomorrow morning, i think a lot of us are going to be seeing the snow. so the morning commute tomorrow at 6:00 a.m., snow for a lot of us. a couple of inches likely on the

to the south we're start to go see that warmer air invade first at higher levels of the atmosphere so we're starting to change that snow over to sleet. with an easterly wind places like the south coast and the cape may change over pretty quickly to some rainfall. in fact by about 9:00 tomorrow morning, i think it's raining for you on the south coast and the cape. we're start to go see that mix around the boston area. snow hanging on on the north shore, the merrimack valley, southern new hampshire. but by noontime, i think we have transitioned over to plain old rain across a lot of eastern-most massachusetts. outside of 495 we may hang on that freezing rain even on into the afternoon. so in terms of the snow, it's not a lot. one to maybe up to three inches of snow. once you get out toward the worcester area closer to an inch in boston, under an inch, i think, across much of the south shore. once you get north of the route 2 corridor into southern new hampshire, we could see more than three inches of snow. locally even up to five. afternoon.

over the interior still close to freezing. we may to icing in the afternoon. we'll get a quick break in the action on weds we. another batch of rain coming at us on thursday. if you have plans to celebrate first night in boston, look at these tells. right around 40 degrees here. as you're heading out in the evening hours. still about 36 by midnight. so no big weather worries for new year's eve. we'll start the new year dry and on chilly side. the big impact this week weatherwise tomorrow and the timing is not good for tomorrow morning's commute. olessa: we had lots of time to prepare. thank you, cindy. a quiet start on the roads this morning. a live look at the pike. allston/brighton looking good both ways. that's eastbound move to go top of the screen. let's go to the maps and see the rest of your ride. it is a quiet start. no construction to worry about. an accident-free morning for now. if you're heading into boston. south of there also in good shape. no troubles on 24 or 95. rowlt 3 also quiet. eastbound on the pike and route 9 you're in good shape out of framingham all the way into boston.

so far we are doing just fine. trains and buses starting the morning on sced. doug: thanks, olessa. 5 investigates putting the the test and finding most cities and towns getting a failing grade. erika: our mike beaudet teamed up with "the boston globe" and northeastern university for what's believed to be the largest test of its kind ever conducted in massachusetts. journalism class at northeastern average citizens looking for public records. they asked every city and town in the state for a copy of their payroll and the police department's policy on when officers can use their weapons. state law requires a meaningful response within 10 days. but the majority of the state's 351 cities and towns failed that test, responding either late or not at all during the 40-day test. >> are you ignoring our public records request? >> no. here. here. here's all the information right here. in here.

>> all payroll. >> it seems like you could have just mailed this off back then. >> i had no time to do it. erika: a group representing cities and towns says nobody is trying to hide information but that public records requests can be too much work. but others say the findings show that the public records law, which hasn't been updated in 42 years, needs some chnages. >> are you surprised by our results in. >> well, i'm disappointed to hear these results, but unfortunately i'm really not surprised. >> is reform needed? >> reform in my opinion is definitely needed. erika: secretary of state bill galvin is joining senator lewis in calling for changes, telling "5 investigates" this audit proves reforms are needed to address fees, enforcement, and timeliness of responses. doug: blue cross/blue shield of 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.

counseling sessions and increasing access to hospice services. erika: getting a good night's sleep is a tall task sometimes. but there are some foods that may hold the key. first, try fish for dinner. research suggests omega-3 fatty acids in fish like salmon and halibut increase the production of melatonin. you might want to try that fish over a little jasmine rice. some studies show people who had a small amount of a food rich in complex carbohydrates fell asleep faster. and if you're looking for something right before bed, go for the herbal tea. chamomile is thought to act as a mild sedative and also helps with anxiety. new idea there. we don't need a mild sedative. we just go right to bed. doug: boom. forget about first class. one traveler is getting some big perks for taking to the skies. the lucky break that he is cashing in on. new at 5:30. a day in court for the two women accused in a bizarre and unusual hoax.

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cindy: 5:24 on your monday morning. we're watching a big storm. that storm is headed our way overnight. and it should be snowing by this time tomorrow.

mostly sunny skies but on the chilly side. temperatures holding in the low to mid 30's. wind chills in the 20's all day long. winter weather advisory gets started overnight. it's with us through midday tomorrow. it looks like a messy morning commute with snow and ice eventually changing to rain in the afternoon. we'll have the full timeline on this storm coming up. erika. erika: cindy, it is cold for these folks. 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 frates, the former b.c. baseball player diagnosed with a.l.s. who was the inspiration behind the ice bucket challenge. all proceeds raised will go to fighting the disease. doug: the time is 5:25. and time for that eyepopping video, olessa. olessa: there are so many firsts in our lives. like the first time grandma experiences the joy of virtual

(screaming and laughing) olessa: that's marie. coaster with the help of google cardboard. clearly she can't contain her excitement, and it's priceless. i can watch that video all day. doug: she doesn't realize how loud she is. this kind of greeting at the airport? maybe not. that guy is 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. all i've ever gotten is baggage fees. i don't understand. doug: this dude could care less. he's like really? olessa: didn't i just have a five-hour layover. doug: he just woke up. erika: then you heard new car and suddenly a smile, i'm sure. new this morning. more than one million dollars in overtime gone. the review looking into boston's department of public works.

family in a fire continues to get support from all over. the special message from one of the world's biggest pop stars! and a live look at the turnpike this morning really no volume, of course. a holiday week. olessa will be back with your traffic and of course cindy watching that winter storm headed our way. it's all coming up next on the

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>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." >> that's it. that's a tornado. erika: new images of devastation after nine tornadoes hit texas. and this morning, cindy is tracking our first snow storm of the season. doug: a woman run down in the street. the driver vanishes. the search for clues this morning. erika: reports of a baby in a river and a massive search. the women accused of putting rescue crews in serious danger. doug: and a very special little girl; a very special surprise. >> there are still nice people out there. doug: the christmas mystery this local family will never forget. >> you're watching wcvb, good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." erika: it is 5:30 on the last day monday of 2015. doug: you're right.

the calm before our first taste of winter. good morning, everyone. thanks for starting your day with us. i'm erika tarantal. doug: and i'm doug meehan. cindy and olessa will be very busy tomorrow. yes? olessa: we had a nice break. cindy: this isn't going to be a big storm. just a taste but the timing is not good tomorrow morning. you know, the kids are on vacation. not as many people are going to be dealing with it. winter weather advisory up starting tonight through midday tomorrow. snow to start. then it changes over to ice and eventually rain. looks like a mess on the way tomorrow. it's chilly out there this morning. this is what it feels like out the door. so you want to dress for december. actual winter is what it feels like out there this morning. wind chill s are in the 20's. temperatures running in the low to mid 30's but throughout the day temperatures go in where. they'll hold steady all day long despite the fact that there's a little bit of sunshine. that northerly wind 10-20 miles an hour going to keep those wind chills in the 20's all day.

from canada with high pressure anchored to our north. at the same time, we're watching this system pull up out of the south. that is going to increase the clouds as we go through the day. and by midnight tonight, notice we're breaking out with light snow across the area and still snowing for a lot of us by 6:00 tomorrow morning. so a mess for the morning commute eventually will change things on over to sleet and eventually in rain but big impacts overnight through the first part of tomorrow morning. by 10:00 a.m. we're seeing that changeover to rain by tomorrow afternoon. full timeline, how much you can expect. right now though out to the dry roads we go. how are we doing out there. olessa: okay. a live look outside at the expressway starting to get a little bit busier by the gas tank northbound to the top of the screen. to the maps we'll see the rest of your ride this morning. no problems just yet. you're in good shape as you travel to boston. trouble-free ride. 24, 95, route 3 all getting by at the speed limit. also looking along the pike this morning on route 9. if you're traveling north of town you're in good shape so far not seeing any of that volume.

hopefully it stays nice and quiet. trains and buses on schedule. erika. erika: thank you. 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. doug: right now malden police are searching for a hit-and-run driver. 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. erika: at least nine tornadoes are now confirmed in texas causing a swath of devastation. eleven people are killed in saturday's storms. as many 1,400 homes may have been damaged by the severe weather. doug: right now two women are preparing to face a judge accused in a baby hoax that put rescue crews at risk. erika: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in haverhill with the charges they're facing this morning. sera: good morning, erika and doug.

actually mother and daughter. police say they claimed that they saw a man throw a baby into the merrimack river. while this all happened on the night of christmas eve. the report prompted a massive search including a helicopter and dive team. police say holy and christine fowler who live near the river reported seeing a man on the phone along the bridge throw a baby into the water and then run away. the search was called off after interviews with the two women revealed that it had been a hoax. now it is still unknown why the two women made up the story. we could learn more about that at the arraignment today. the fowlers say face charges including misleading a police investigation as well as filing a false report. live in haverill, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika: thank you. the trial of a suspected kidnapper is being pushed back to the summer. nathaniel kibby's trial is now it had originally been planned the new hampshire man is accused

captive for eight months. he faces more than 200 charges and could go away for life, if convicted. new this morning. a tip in an infamous art heist led the f.b.i. to the suffolk downs race track in east boston. "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 for 13 masterpieces stolen from boston's isabella stewart gardner museum in the 1990's. doug: the chipotle restaurant where more than one hundred people got sick is back in but getting back to full speed is slow going. sunday was a quiet day for the cleveland circle locatoin. the restaurant was shut down and scrubbed clean. because of the suspended subject to more frequent inspections. most restaurants are inspected >> we'll do spot

unannounced and make sure things are right. they are now scheduled now for inspections every three months. we'll do this for six months to a year. doug: the commissioner has such faith in the inspection system, he says he plans to have lunch there today. some portsmouth residents who drank contaminated well water may have to wait until april to get their lab results. officials shut down the haven well at the former pease air force base last year after high levels of a chemical were found. the state says more than a thousand people got their blood tested after drinking the water. the first results should start going out in the mail next month. erika: new this morning. boston's public works department has already spent its entire overtime budget mostly on special events. a "herald" review 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. the public works commissioner

telling "the herald" taxpayers save money when the department uses in-house workers rather than contractors. doug: it's 5:36 right now. a special gift for a little girl with cerebral palsy. erika: the message her family wants a generous stranger to hear this morning. one of the world's biggest pop stars delivers to one of her biggest fans. the special card among thousands doug: and ahead in news to go, distracted walking takes a deadly turn. the cliff fall claiming a man's

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olessa: good morning. welcome back to the "eyeopener." watching early morning accident right now. if you're traveling the expressway northbound, this is right over by the government center. so the northbound side already picking up those delays almost 20 minutes braintree to boston. but no construction to contend with. cindy, at least this morning no weather woes. cindy: we're dry for this morning. dry for this evening's commute but that storm right there is going to make a mess around here tomorrow morning. we've got snow breaking out here right around midnight. it will change over to some sleet, freezing rain and eventually all rain tomorrow afternoon but a messy morning commute on the way. we do get a quick break in the action on wednesday. erika. erika: cindy, thanks so much. another heart-warming gift for a new york state girl who has touched so many. safyre terry was badly burned in a fire. all she wanted for christmas this year was christmas cards. and, did she get them! the eight-year-old has gotten cards from president obama and beyonce. but she recently found a special one in the bags and bags of

singer, katy perry. the card said, "i hope you have a wonderful christmas and a great new year. i'll be thinking of you on christmas day, special girl." perry also sent along a dvd of her world tour, a backpack, a copy of her documentary, and a purse shaped like a cat. doug: must have made her feel good. a rhode island girl receives a surprise from a secret santa. four-year-old deonna coates has cerebral palsy. her parents have been looking for a motorized scooter for 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 warwick home with a bow and card from the mystery gift-giver, a neighbor. >> look what she has. the world that we live in today, it's nice to see that there are still nice people out there and what the real, true meaning of christmas is. doug: how awesome is that? gift-giver comes forward so they

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doug: welcome back. time is 4:44 or make that 5:44. don't want to make you late. clear skies as we kick off your but they're not going to stay (whispering) winter is officially coming. erika: cindy's tracking snow. cindy: finally. this is the first go at us this season. so late this year. erika: not too much. cindy: no. but you do want to locate your shovel or buy one. doug: i have to buy one. cindy: not a lot of snow but bad timing. it's going to get started right around midnight. snow for the early part of the morning commute. but between 8:00 and 10:00 tomorrow morning, we're going to start to see that snow change over to sleet and freezing rain. so it goes through snowy to a little bit of icy. eventually rain in the afternoon. but over the interior, we may hang on to temperatures very close to the freezing mark especially out through parts of worcester county, the route 2 corridor and southwest new hampshire. this area in pink. that's where it could be a little bit icy with freezing

tomorrow afternoon. but inside of 495 we go to all rain tomorrow afternoon. here's the storm right now. it's going to come at us during the overnight hours. so out ahead of the it today, we're dry. but high pressure to the north is just raining down much colder air from canada. so 34 degrees in boston right now. we're at 32 worcester. we've got lower 0's up through the merrimack valley. mid to upper 30's on the cape. but look at the high temperatures this afternoon. these look familiar? pretty much where we are right now. the temperatures go nowhere today despite the fact that we are going to have a little bit of sunshine. 10-20 miles per hour, wind chills all day long they're going to hold in the 20's so do make sure you are dressed for it. we'll watch this storm come at us. the clouds do thicken up late in the day but it's dry into the evening hours. there you see around midnight or across the area. it is going to snow for several hours through about 6:00 snowing across a good portion of the area but on the south shore, the cape, we're starting to picks with some sleet already. that area of mixing does pivot

the morning. i think we're start to go see that changeover in most areas. still snowing for you on the north shore, the merrimack valley, southern new hampshire. by noontime it is raining i think inside of 495. some of that freezing rain may linger into the afternoon hours outside of 495. so one to three inches of snow a good bit here. boston with those higher amounts out toward the worcester area. a little bit more possible 3-5 inches route 2 on up into southern new hampshire. that wintery mix tomorrow. get a break in the action most of wednesday but another batch of rain with temperatures in the 40's coming at us late in the day. to the roads right now. at least they're dry. olessa: we're doing okay with the exception of one krarn. you can see the heavy volume on the expressway. it is a vacation week so we shouldn't see these many dplais northbound. as you can see that traffic is pretty slow right now by the gas tank. that's because there's an accident as you travel northbound on the expressway. this is by the government center so if you're heading that way, plan accordingly. right now your ride braintree to boston is is almost a half an

besides that we're doing okay. a quiet start as you travel the pike and route 9. so far no delays on 93 south out of methuen. it stays quiet through wilmington all the way down to spot pond and to the leverett connector. trains and buts also running on schedule. erika. erika: thanks so much. 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. right now police in malden are searching for a hit-and-run driver. doug: the eye's antoinette antonio is live on the scene with what we know this morning. good morning again, antoinette. antoinette: doug, good morning to you. we know that victim in this hit-and-run was a woman in her 70's. she was hit while trying to cross in this crosswalk. police say that driver just took off. all of this happening last night around 8:00 here on pleasant street in malden. the victim was taken to

life-threatening injuries. as for that driver, police will only say that a dark-colored s.u.v. was seen leaving this area. no word on any arrests or possible suspects in this case. malden police are asking anyone with any information to give them a call. live in malden this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb, newscenter 5. sera: a mother and daughter from haverill will face a judge today after claiming they saw a man throw a baby off a bridge into the merrimack river. that report launched a massive search on the night of christmas eve which included a helicopter and dive team. police called off the search because they determined the flame was a hoax. 42-year-old holly fowler and her 23-year-old daughter christine face charges for misleading a police investigation and filing a false report. it is still unclear exactly why they made this alleged hoax. we could learn more about that at the arraignment later today. live in haverill, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5.

at least eleven people are dead after tornadoes sweep across texas. the northern part of the state. damaged in one dallas suburb alone. erika: quincy credit union customers are expecting their 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. there are now special precautions in place including putting restrictions on debit card and a.t.m. use and blocking compromised cards. the bank thinks a.t.m. skimmers stole the information locally. then counterfeit cards were sold in new york. doug: donald trump is headed back to new hampshire tonight. the g.o.p. frontrunner will hold a rally at pennichuck middle school in nashua. that's at 7:00 p.m. the latest polls show trump ahead of the pack with just six weeks to go before the new hampshire primary. a bridgewater man says someone is stealing his trump campaign signs repeatedly.

"the enterprise" he's had more than a dozen signs stolen off his lawn in the past five months. so, he set up a surveillance camera and says he caught the thief in the act. ricci says the son of one of his neighbors is to blame. he adds supporting trump isn't popular in his neighborhood. erika: 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. doug: a very important item is now back with a boston family after a devastating fire. flames destroyed the house on alpha road in dorchester saturday night. yesterday, salvage crews discovered an american flag. a woman who lives there was presented with that flag at her father's funeral. crews also managed to retrieve several photo albums. firefighters say a candle is to

erika: right now lowell police are searching for the person who attacked a vietnam veteran and robbed him of nearly $2,000. 63-year-old john looney says the money came from his disabled veterans benefits. he was just steps from his home on bridge street when he was attacked from behind on saturday morning. looney was dazed but not seriously hurt. doug: the hunt is on for a pair a scary heist at a worcester police say the armed men burst into mcguire's lounge early sunday morning. they went through the cash register and even fired a round into the ceiling. about a dozen people were inside the bar at the time. no one was hurt. erika: 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 and added the sports car he was driving was unregistered.

please don't leave me. erika: a mother is demanding the person who shot her one-year-old daughter to turn themselves in. police in north carolina say that baby was injured when someone opened fire outside the apartment complex where she lives. her mother was carrying her at the time. the young girl is still in the hospital. a person connected to the shooting is in custody. doug: a man falls to his death in california. this morning witnesses tell police he was distracted by an electronic device when he walked off san diego's sunset cliffs. the man fell more than 40 feet to the rocks below. the 33-year-old was from indiana. erika: 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. doug: bruins up in ottawa against the senators. ottawa scores first, but david krejci would come back and tie it for the bruins midway through

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. erika: 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." and it hasn't opened in china yet. the only movie that's made more money is "avatar," and "star wars" could surpass it! they haven't got my $13 yet. it's coming. one billion and 13. doug: yours is coming. cindy and kids are going today. cindy:. cindy: my boys are going today. doug: it will be a big rush, i imagine, because tomorrow it may be tricky getting around. cindy: 34 degrees right now out the door. but the winds at 10 miles per hour making it people like it's in the 20's. wind chills are run inning the 20s.

20's all day long as temperatures hold steady in the low to mid 30's. mostly sunny skies though. dry weather expected today. we've got that cold draining down from canada around an area of high pressure. so this cold is setting the stage as our storm system pulls up out of the deep south and severe weather near the gulf coast today. this is the storm that will get in here after midnight tonight with some snow initially. but a change to some sleet, ice and eventually all rain tomorrow. winter weather advisories are up for tomorrow morning's commute commute. it will be on the messy side. notice how the snow breaks out after midnight. by 2:00 in the morning, yes it is snowing. that snow is going to keep up for several hours. through about 6:00 tomorrow morning, notice areas of snow. boston to worcester. but start to go see that mixing to the south. and notice how that mixing with areas of sleet and freezing rain penetrates north ward through 9:00 in the morning. i think we're just hanging on to snow up around the north shore, the merrimack valley, southern new hampshire. we're already seeing rain down on the south coast and the cape. with temperatures coming up into

tomorrow afternoon by noontime, i think it's raining out through 495 but beyond that, this pink area may linger into the afternoon with some freezing rain possible there. so not a lot of snow from this system. one to locally up to about three inches through worcester area. a little bit more as you head up north of the route 2 corridor into southern new hampshire but it will be very slippery early tomorrow. then on wednesday we'll start the day dry. it looks like rain comes at us as we head toward late afternoon and the evening hours. it will be all rain with temperatures in the 40's. we'll get that out of here early on new year's eve. new year's plans look dry with temperatures on the chilly side smed dry weather expected as we begin the new year. let's get you out to the roads this morning. going to be a whole lot trickier tomorrow morning, olessa. olessa: absolutely. for now we're deal well some problems as well. a live look at the expressway. very slow ride northbound here as you can see bumper to bumper approaching an accident in the final stages now near the o'neill tunnel. let's go to the maps. i'll show you what's going on on expressway. near the government center if

see that red back to neponset circle. 95, 24, route 3 not looking bad this morning. the pike is quiet right now and so far north of town you're doing okay as well out of methuen all the way down to the leverett connector. trains and buses on schedule. erika, doug. erika: thanks so much. massachusetts has one of the weakest public records laws in the country. doug: "5 investigates," "the boston globe," and northeastern university are putting every city and town to the test. erika: what our mike beaudet had to do to get his hands on some of the records. new this morning. eating your way to a better night's sleep. the three foods that will help