>> 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 the move to protect customers on the eye. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader.

"eyeopener." (creaming and laughing). erika: a great laugh. doug: also on the eye. a new experience for this grandmother is going viral this morning. her step into virtual reality sweeping the internet. i still don't know what she's watching but she loves it. good morning, i'm doug meehan. erika: i'm erika tarantal with cindy fitzgibbon. randy and emily are off today. i know what cindy is watching. cindy: yes, i am. doug: i've heard her like that over at the computer. cindy: here comes the snow. oh, my goodness. we've waited long enough. we've got our first snow of the season on the way. it's not a lot. just a little. but bad timing with tomorrow morning's commute. overnight tonight through midday tomorrow, we have winter weather advisories in effect for snow initially and then some icing and rain which is going to make for just a messy traveling tomorrow morning. look at these temperatures out the door. this is what it feels like to you. these are the wind chills right now running mostly in the 20's. actual air temperatures are hovering near or just above the

32 worcester. 34 in boston. throughout the day, wind chills are going to hold in the 20's. temperatures holding fairly steady. only in the lower 30's all day long despite some sunshine. it's that northerly wind 10-20 miles per hour. draining down some cold air from canada with high pressure anchored to our north. this is key as our storm system approaches bringing severe weather down over the gulf coast states today. this storm is going to run into that cold air. the results will be some snow breaking out right around midnight tonight. and through about 6:00 tomorrow morning, we'll get a quick thump of snow before we start to change things on over to sleet and eventually freezing rain and rain. greatest snowfall through 6:00 tomorrow morning. thereafter at 10:00 we're changing that over to sleet, ice and rain. certainly big impacts for tomorrow morning's commute. let's get you out to the roads right now and check on your monday morning commute. good morning. olessa: good morning. so far we're looking okay for the most part. we were watching heavy delays here on the expressway northbound. this is right by the gas tank. that northbound side starting to

accident cleared away near the o'neill tunnel. let's go to the maps. now that crash once again northbound expressway just cleared near the government center. your ride now is still backed up to granite avenue. about a 30-minute trip braintree to boston. no problems south of there. we're still doing okay. the pike is quiet. route 9 as well. if you're traveling north of town no delays out of methuen. that volume does pick up approaching spot pond just a little bit. and the trains and buses running on schedule. doug. doug: thank you very 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 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 are not saying a lot about this investigation, but what we do know is that the victim was a woman in her 70's. she was hit while she was trying

in this crosswalk. 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 s.u.v. was seen leaving this area. no word this morning on any arrests or any possible suspects in the case. 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 roulet,

trees from the earth. the twister that hit garland, 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. erika: in missouri flooding like this led to several deaths and led the governor to declare a 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 roswell. today everything is covered in snow. erika: trucks out of control rest in the snow bank. more than 20 motorists were stranded on i-40 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 too. 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.

reporting. she'll break down the impact and the timing in just a few minutes. doug: 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 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

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. erika: outrage in chicago after 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

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. police are still looking for 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: 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 tomorrow. and hillary clinton is looking to close the gap in new hampshire making stops in portsmouth and berlin on tuesday. doug: this morning red sox fans

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! unbelievable! doug: it was unbelievable. dave "hendu" henderson hit that home run in game 5 with 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." >> disgusted is really how i 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

others were made up. this morning patriots nation is still talking about this-- a winning coin toss that ended and that wasn't the only loss the team is dealing with this morning. doug: after forcing overtime, coach bill belichick stunned the jets 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.

season is sunday in miami. erika: it is now 6:10. 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. the results of their exclusive 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: and we are getting ready for our first taste of winter weather. it is on the way. that storm right now pulling up out of the deep south, producing some snow around chicago right now. when it arrives here. the full timeline is ahead. first take a look at what you can expect temperaturewise as you're heading out the door right now. lots of lower 30's out there. don't let that fool you.

>> good morning, "eyeopener." erika: good morning. what a nice idea. 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. i learned something today. this is the boy scouts. this is the cub scouts. olessa: what about the girl scouts? all i know is i bought like five boxes of cookies. cindy: i didn't make it beyond the brownie stage. all right. we've got a big storm on the way. not going to really be a lot of snow for us, but the timing of this for the morning commute. it's going to be messy tomorrow. you can see that storm producing some severe weather down near the gulf coast states right now. they're just starting to see snow break out with some icing near the chicago area. so this is a large storm.

overnight through tomorrow midday. that's where we have the winter weather advisory up for snow, eventually changing over to ice and then plain rain by tomorrow afternoon. i think the snow breaks out after midnight. it will be snowing for part. morning commute but between 8:00 and 10:00 tomorrow morning, we're going to quickly see that snow start to change over to some sleet, some freezing rain. icing is is a concern tomorrow. as we get toward noontime, there will be rain at the coast with an easterly wind. but over the interior, sleet, freezing rain may hang for a time into the afternoon. we're setting the stage for this storm today. look at these temperatures in the lower 0's right now. worcester is 32. lawrence to boston 34. mid and upper 30's on the cape. it doesn't feel like it. you want to dress for wind chills in the 20's this morning. day. the wind chills are going to hold in the 20's all day long even though we've got some sun breaking out. it's this wind coming down out of the north that is going to keep the temperatures down. so these are the highs this afternoon.

temperatures don't change today as that cold air is draining down out of canada around an area of high pressure. so this is initially going to allow some snow to break out as our storm to the south approaches. this storm will track to our west. so we're going to drag warmer air in with it. let me step you through the timeline. through 8:00 tonight it will be dry. clouds will be thickening up though. after midnight we're going to watch that snow start to break out so that by 2:00 tomorrow morning there will be snow getting started across the area. that snow will be with us for a few hours. by 6:00 tomorrow morning though, down on the south shore, the cape, notice the pink coloring here. we're already starting to change it over to sleet and eventually rain. snow though will linger up through parts of the north shore, the merrimack valley and southern new hampshire through i think about 8:00 or 9:00 tomorrow morning. then we're seeing that mixing taking over with plain rain here on the south coast and the cape. by noontime, i think 495 to the coast, we're talking about rainfall that's outside of 495. there may be some freezing rain

afternoon so it's not a lot of snow. it looks like a coating to an inch once you get south of boston. but right along the coastline closer to an inch and then as you travel west, there could be locally up to three inches out toward the worcester area. more than that as you get north of route 2 up into southern new hampshire where there could be a little bit more than three inches of snow there. by tomorrow afternoon it's close to 40 degrees at the coastline but over the interior still hovering close to that freezing mark. areas in pink is where i am concerned there could be a little bit of freezing rain even as we get into tomorrow afternoon. messy for you on tuesday. we head into wednesday. it looks dry through the first part of the day. temperatures in the 40's means rain coming at us late in the day lingering into thursday morning but by new year's eve, if you have plans, it does look dry. temperatures near 40 degrees as we kick off the new year. looking good as we head toward the weekend. olessa: we just have to get through tomorrow. cindy: yes we do. our first go at it. olessa: the first one is always tough. thank you, cindy.

in reading. sky 5 over the scene of a crash on 128. this is a northbound accident right by route 129. lots of crews on the scene. the entrance ramp is blocked and so is the right lane so it will be a little bit of a slow-go through the area. the good news is there's not a lot of volume on the roads today. too much. will it's go to maps. once again that accident north by 129. one lane and the entrance ramp is closed. better news on the expressway north where an accident has just center. back to granite avenue. about a half-hour braintree to boston. northbound on 95 a little bit of volume aproafing 128. morning. and then 93 southbound not bad out of methuen. a little bit of volume near spot pond. trains and buses still running on schedule. doug: thank you very much. state's public records law to 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

conducted in massachusetts. students in the investigative journalism class at northeastern university taking on the role of 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. >> this includes payroll? >> 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

>> 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 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: getting a good night's sleep is a tall task sometimes. but there are some foods that may hold the key. 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 and if you're looking for something right before bed, go for the herbal tea.

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morning. we're watching a storm produce severe weather along the gulf coast states that will bring us our first round of snow by this time tomorrow morning. today is a dry day. chilly. low to mid 30's with wind chills in the 20's all day long. snow breaks out just after midnight. it will have big impacts for your morning. notice by 10:00 tomorrow morning we're changing on over to sleet and rain through the afternoon. not a lot of snow. 1-3 inches for many of us with a little bit more as you get up into southern new hampshire. just enough to make things pretty tricky tomorrow morning. hopefully you know where that shovel is.

doug: i have to find one quick. 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. erika: the time is now 6:26. time for that eye-popping video and olessa. olessa: there are so many firsts in our lives. like the first time grandma experiences the joy of virtual reality. (screaming and laughing) she's riding a virtual roller coaster with the help of google cardboard. clearly she can't contain her excitement, and it's priceless. erika: she has such a great laugh. i don't know about google cardboard. olessa: and doesn't everyone get airport? maybe not.

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. i mean, what? erika: that's awesome. olessa: that's a really good deal. erika: when they're making it out, they're looking at the back of his head. olessa: what happened? new car? now he can drive to his next destination doug: new this morning. more than one million dollars in overtime gone. the review looking into boston's department of public works. the little girl who lost her family in a fire continues to get support from all over. the special message from one of

>> now on newscenter 5's >> 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.

boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." erika: it is 6:30 on this monday morning. the last monday of 2015. a live look at route 1 in saugus. we're calling for calm before our first taste of winter. good morning. i'm erika tarantal. doug: and i'm doug meehan along with cindy and olessa. everybody is either talking about the coin flip from last night, the results of that, or what's coming tomorrow. cindy: it's going to snow. what. olessa: i forgot what that is. cindy: i think a lot of us have. that means we've forgotten how to drive in it. it's not a lot of snow but the timing is not good for tomorrow morning's commute. snowing early tomorrow. that is going to change on over to ice and rain. winter weather advisories away from the south coast, the cape and the islands. right now though, starting out a little bit chilly. this is what it feels like out the door. it feels like it is in the 20's

actual temperatures are running in the lower 340's right around freezing. worcester, orange, 34, orange to beverly to boston with the mid and upper 30's on the cape this morning but temperatures go nowhere. throughout the day. we're going to hold in the lower 30's despite some sunshine. that northerly wind 10-20 miles per hour going to keep those wind chills in the 20's as well. it is draining down colder air from canada around an area of high pressure. that is is setting the stage as our storm system approaches. for some snow to break out around here right around or just after midnight. that snow will be with us for the early part of tomorrow morning's commute. but you see this pink to the south. that is the sleet, the freezing rain that is going to overtake the area by toon-- noontime and into the afternoon. let's get you out to the roads right now. a clear drive for now. olessa: we were watching an early morning accident that has just cleared away in reading. i'll show you where that was in just a second. saugus. light in both directions.

volume. let's go to the maps. if you're traveling north of town this crash just cleared away 128 northbound by route 129. the entrance ramp and the right lane were closed but they have just cleared and also cleared the crash on expressway north by government center. as you can see that red shading still on the screen. delays back to granite avenue boston. south of there, we're still in good shape. no major issues on 95, 24, route 3 looks good out of weymouth. 128. and no delays on 93 south until you get around the leverett connector. a little bit of volume there. trains and buses 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. doug: right now malden police are searching for a hit-and-run driver. a woman in her 70's was hit in a

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. those two women are actually mother and daughter. police say they claimed that they saw a man throw a baby into the merrimack river. this all happened on the night of christmas eve. the report prompted a massive search including a helicopter and dive team. police say holly and kristine 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.

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 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 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. 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

people got sick is back in business this morning. but getting back to full speed is slow going. sunday was a quiet day for the cleveland circle locatoin. 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. >> we'll do spot checks 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. 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

parades and festivals. 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: 6:37 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." a live look outside at the glaik connector. a little bit of volume as you're heading into boston but not as busy as usually see it. is a vacation week for a lot of folks. tomorrow morning we're expecting some snow. cindy: that storm out of the deep south will be here overnight into early tomorrow with an initial burst of snow followed by a changeover to sleet and eventually rain. it will be a messy one tomorrow. chilly today. we're holding it in the lower 30's. we get that storm out of the way tomorrow and then it does look quieter heading into the new year with some additional rain coming later wednesday into

erika. erika: cindy, thank you. 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 mail-- one from her favorite 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: that's great. 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

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: the coates family hopes the gift-giver comes forward so they can properly thank them for the surprise. erika: an unusual hold-up in worcester inside a bar. the circumstances surrounding the crime. also a donald trump supporter in bridgewater was left puzzled for weeks. the mystery now solved into his

doug: welcome back. just turning 6:45 on this monday morning. clear skies as we kick off your news to go on this monday. but they're not going to stay that way. winter is officially coming. erika: cindy's tracking snow. cindy: it's taking long enough to finally move on in. we haven't seen anything, as you know, so far. the first one out of the gate is always a tough one. this won't be a big storm for us. the timing not good for tomorrow morning's commute. expect the snow to begin after midnight tonight. and it will snow for several hours but by mid to late morning tomorrow, we're transitioning over to some sleet and rain. during the afternoon hours, it's going to be raining for most of us. but once you get outside of 495, this area shaded in pink is where we could have some

afternoon as a coastal front may set up with that easterly wind allowing that warmer ocean air to kind of penetrate all the way back to 495. north and west of 495 even into tomorrow afternoon, there could be some lingering pockets of freezing rain. here is our storm coming up out of the gulf coast states with severe expected today. on the wintery side of that storm pushing into the chicago area. we've got high pressure coming out of canada training down colder air. so this colder air is going to work in over the course of the day. it's 34 degrees in boston right now. 32 in worcester. upper 30's on the cape. temperatures though go nowhere today. they'll hold steady despite sunshine and wind chills throughout the day. they are going to be hovering in the 20's pretty much all day long so bundle up today. snow breaking out as mentioned midnight. and it is going to be snowing for the early part of tomorrow morning's commute but notice from south to north that area of sleet and freezing rain penetrating north ward pretty quickly so that by about 9:00 in the morning, north shore, merrimack valley, you're still hanging on to the snow but not for long.

transitioning on over to that icing with rain inside of 495. that will linger into the afternoon. so not a lot of snow out of this one. one to maybe up to three inches boston as you head out to worcester. it looks like the highest totals going to be northern worcester county on in to southern new were. let's get you out to roads right now. olessa: we're in good shape. it's a quiet start. let's go to the maps and see the rest of your ride. we did have a couple of early morning accidents. they have cleared away nice and early. you're in good shape. look at the maps north of town we did have an accident. that cleared. if you're heading south you're in good shape for now. that crash cleared by the o'neill tunnel on the expressway. 25 minutes or so from braintree to boston. eastbound on the pike you're about 15. 495 out to 128. if you're traveling north of town, 93 looks good out of methuen. that accident cleared away in reading on 128 by route 129. trains and buses on schedule. erika. erika: thanks so much. breaking overnight. police are searching for the

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. antoinette? antoinette: doug, we know very little about this investigation but what we've learned is is that woman who was hit in this crosswalk right here was a victim in her 70's. police say that driver took off. this happened around 8:00 last night here as the woman was trying to cross pleasant street. she was taken to melrose-wakefield hospital with 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

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 claim was a hoax. 42-year-old holly fowler and her 23-year-old daughter kristine police investigation and filing a false report. it is still unclear exactly why they made this alleged hoax. we could learn more about that live in haverill, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: thank you. at least eleven people are dead after tornadoes sweep across texas. nine twisters are confirmed in the northern part of the state. as many as 600 homes were damaged in one dallas suburb alone. erika: 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

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. joe ricci tells our partners at "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

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 blame for the fire. 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 of masked robbers who pulled off a scary heist at a worcester bar. police say the armed men burst into mcguire's lounge early

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. >> i love her. please don't leave me. 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: some disturbing video out of california. you can see the woman in this surveillance video throwing a pug. animal control officers say they think the woman has abused the dog before. police are still looking for her. her roommate tried to explain the incident to reporters, saying the woman took the dog

boyfriend. announcer: to left field and he goes back and it's gone! unbelievable! doug: still gives me chills. this morning red sox fans are remembering a man who had a huge impact on the team's world series dreams in 1986. dave "hendu" henderson hit that home run in game 5 with 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." he was 57 years old. 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

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. 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! massachusetts has one of the doug: it lived up to the hype. it sure did. yes indeed. olessa: i didn't see it. i don't know about you guys. erika: not yet. olessa: but you want to. erika: yes. olessa: that makes one of us. hey, the roads are looking okay this morning. we'll get to cindy in just a few minutes. a live look outside for you. here is a check. this is by the south bay mall on the expressway. and the northbound side still stop-and-go.

morning. maybe sun glare. if you're heading into town right now not bad if you're traveling northbound on 24, 95. route 3 all wide open. we're still dealing with some delays on the expressway because of an earlier accident near the o'neill tunnel. and it's about 25 minutes braintree to boston. the pike east 15 minutes or so 495 out to 128. and then as you travel north of town, 93 south looks good. we just cleared an accident over in reading on 128 by route 129. a new crash coming in. the trains and buses are on schedule. tomorrow is a different story. cindy: the snow will have a big impact on tomorrow morning's commute. by 10:00 a.m., icy mix transitioning to all rain in the afternoon. a messy storm on the way. right around freezing out there this morning. 32 worcester. 34 in boston. temperatures hold where they are throughout the day. mostly sunny skies. wind chills though going to be in the 20's all day long. make sure you're bundled up. we have the colder air draining down out of canada.

storm system pulls up out of the deep south loaded with moisture. that will allow snow to break out. as we get to around midnight into the wee hours of the morning. by 6:00 tomorrow morning notice it's snowing across a good portion of the area. but already mixing to the south. that mixing is going to penetrate north ward. we'll hang on to snow the longest across southern new hampshire but we may hang on to some pockets of freezing rain into the afternoon outside of 495. while inside of 495 (no audio) the amounts of snow aren't terribly high. northern worcester county, southern new hampshire 3-5. elsewhere a coating up to 3 inches of snow. a lot of that gets washed away as we climb inthoo the upper 0's to around 40 degrees in the afternoon. another batch of rain coming in late wednesday to thursday morning but it's out of here for your new year's eve plans. it does look dry and chilly as we bring in the new year. dry weather and cooler weather into next weekend. may start to feel like winter here. tough travel. doug: first night activities downtown and all around.

doug: ice sculptures won't be puddles. cindy: they won't be melting. you won't be freezing. all in all a good night. erika: keep an eye on tomorrow. doug: we'll be watching it for you. as you're heading out, you can always watch the latest newscenter 5 newscast right now or any time using the wcvb mobile app. erika: we'll certainly see you