just aft midnight, and it will likely accumulate some through the wee hours of the morning and then during the morning commute from southwest to northeast we do from snow to sleet and that sleet is likely to be icy and it may accumulate some as well and may make things more slippery than the snow that preceeds it. the combination is an issue for the morning commute. as for how much snow and sleet, i would estimate one to three inches in and around boston and two to five inches from route two northward and then we will stay on top of that. much more coming up in a little while. jc? jc:, the mbta says they are ready for whatever this winter may braining. reid lamberty is live at park street station. reporter: despite small accumulations expected from tonight's storm, mass dot and the t are using whatever falls perform. it depends on the new improved system and if it works. one way to combat the

prioritize the storms. mass d.o.t. has a tiered system. five being the most severe in storms. >> we have different systems for one, two, three, four, five and everyone knows knows what to do. none of that was in place last year. reporter: it is based on how much snow is expected to fall and how much is already on the ground and if the temperature will be warm enough to melt the snow. last year's transit headaches caused by the low temperatures created opportunity for the state to make changes with the hope -- >> this year will be smoother. >> we have done a ton of work to prepare for the winter and i anticipate that work will be put to good use starting tonight. reporter: they have created a storm desk. a single location in which the department heads will monitor the storm and manage any changes that need to be made.

out a de-icing machine that will douse the third rail on the red, blue and orange lines. preventing icing on the rail and allowing power to the train cars. >> this is part of what we have implemented. reporter: the t replaced 10 miles worth of third rail on the red line upgraded the heating systems on the orange line and have added 40 engine cars that were not available last year and are currently on the tracks. big changes to prevent bigger headaches for commuters. wcvb newscenter 5. >> the eye opener will have you covered. to keep you up-to-date on the storm and traffic conditions and if you can't stay in front of the tv stay ahead of the storm with the free wcvb app. stay with us for realtime closings and delays. it is a free download in the

phil: there was a dramatic rescue pulling two people out of a burning home. mary is live at the scene. mary? >> they were first on scene at granite street and they pulled a man and older woman from the flames. the woman does have serious injuries and she was rushed to a worcester hospital. the fire chief says those two officers saved her life or at least gave her a fighting chance. she is not out of the woods yet. it was a neighbor who called 9-1-1 to report the flames that appeared to start on the porch of the multi-family apartment house. the fire spread upward and ignited a propane gas grill on the second floor porch. >> the police got here on scene and they made a pretty dramatic rescue. two police officers were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation and are being evaluated as we speak. >> as many as eight people live here, but the two victims

at the time a woman is in hour. the state police fire marshall's office is here on scene, but no ruling on a possible cause live in webster, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: boston police and the fbi are investigating an anonymous phone threat before first night in the city. todd is live in copley square with more on that. todd? reporter: phil, we know the threat that was phoned into new york's 9-1-1 system was later determined to be not credible. still everything is being taken seriously and everyone who comes here for new year's eve for first night is being urnalled to to -- urged to be vigilant. security is tight around the first night celebrations that draw large crowds. this new year's eve will be no different. especially in a year they saw terrorist attacks in paris and san bernadino in addition to mass shootings in the country. there was already a police presence in copley square.

proven when boston police got a call from nypd warning about a nonspecific threat called into new york's 9-1-1 system. it was credible after they rled the caller was not saying the boston area, but bosnia. still governor baker said any threat must be taken seriously. >> our message has been pretty similar to the mess sen we have had -- the message we have had that is constant dialogue and constant conversation and significant presence at any large gathering. >> and there will be a large police presence for first night. as you look behind you can see some of the fencing ready to put in place. the preparations are already taking place here. preparations are taking place as far as the security angle goes. reporting live from copley square, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: the victim was in the

are pursuing a search warrant of the suv that they believe hit her. they confirmed that 71-year-old was killed feet from her home. she heard a loud bang and saw something fly several feet in the air. the driver hesitated and then kept going. >> just took off fairly fast and i thought i saw something fall off the truck and then got out of the car and realized it was a person on the ground. heather:up until a year ago there was a speed bump where it happened, but it was daning cars that travel -- it was damaging cars that traveled too quickly. they are continuing to issue new debit cards to the customers whose accounts were hacked. hackers using a so-called skimmer stole hundreds of debit card numbers and used them to withdraw money from accounts. at least 675 accounts were hacked losing some if not all of their money.

have identified and issuing them new cards. the accounts were not affected and may keep using their old cards. phil: most cities and towns failed the public information test. coming up next, the changes that the top state officials want to make. >> i feel like the luckiest person in the world to have this kind of out outpouring of support. jc: a first grade teacher getting action for treatment. harvey: and it is weather that will impact the morning commute. you can see it showing up on radar. i have the latest. phil: bill belichick said there was no confusion. why did he choose to kick off

>> governor baker is reacting

most communities are failing to provide basic information. phil: massachusetts got a failing grade. it was conducted in partnership with 5 investigates on the globe. >> do you think the cities and towns need to do a better job responding to public errors requests? >> i would say cities and towns would need to abide by the law and in many cases they need to be able to turn those procedures around far more quickly. reporter: they asked the payroll to show how much employees earn and how much they can use their weapons. this -- they did not respond to the requests within 10 days. that includes brookfield where the treasurer offered it to them in person, but only after we showed up two months after

>> it seems like you could have mailed this off back then. >> i had no time to do it. >> to me it seems like a standard operating procedure. what it made me think is there are cities and towns who may not know what the requirements are to begin with. reporter: they both now say they want to work together so the communities under the public records law on the books and any changes that may be come. the attorney general reacting to our investigation pushing for a new law. a spokesperson telling us the ag believes the government should be transparent and accessible to the public and the time has come to update and modernize our public records laws. the house passed a public records reform bill and the senate is expected to take it up early next year and go even further. they hope to sign a new bill

5 investigates. phil: donald trump will be campaigning in an hour from now, but he is already making news blasting a newspaper publisher calling him a low life after a critical editorial. john atwater is in nashua. reporter: they were right on the front page of the paper and went after donald trump. they endorsed the nernl governor and -- the new jersey governor and they say trump called him biff in "back to the future." he refused to participate in a presidential forum backed by the newspaper. trump said the editorial could have been written by chris christie himself. events. he is a real low life, no question about it. this. i knew he would do it because the debate turned out to be a failure and i didn't do his debate. >> the event starts at 7:00 tonight.

mentions the union leader and the editorial on the front page. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> it was 70 degrees just a few days ago. phil: but winter is officially coming. harvey's latest take on the timing and who will see the most snow. jc: and her insurance company won't pay for her cancer treatment. how this teacher's family, friends and young students are

jc: terrifying moments for a he is robbed by two gun wielding thieves. the men robbed the station early this morning. both suspects had guns and they did take off with cash. phil: a tough ride for drivers this morning as this car carrier caught fire. look at these pictures. burned up. it happened on the eastbound lanes. the insurance department was

but caused some traffic back ups. these children are this teacher's life. jc: how they are helping to keep her alive. >> rut bestest, love leila. reporter: she was given a go fund me page and making it possible for the 48-year-old mom to go to germany for treatment for cancerous treatments. >> i knew people would reach idea. they raised $40,000 in four days. st's -- it is overwhelming, it really is. and it is christmas. people are, you know -- christmas is a wonderful time, but it is hard on people. >> it is one of the diseases where you don't look sick. in november my doctor said we don't have anything left for

cost more than $100,000. it is not covered by medical insurance. prrt is peptide nuclear therapy. it will go directly to the tumors and seek them out and shrink them. >> along with the christmas cards her six and seven-year-old first graders have been sending in between $5 and $50 donations. it is their christmas money. >> i feel so lucky. i mean i have this cancer, but i feel like the luckiest and most blessed person in the world to have this kind of outpouring of support. reporter: she does the happy dance with her class on the toughest days and keeps one goal in mind. >> i want to stay strong enough so i can continue teaching. reporter: rhondella richardson wcvb newscenter 5. phil: what an amazing spirit

jc: we want to go to weather now. harvey: there is snow and ice and it is a part of this storm before eventually eastern massachusetts winds up with rain. we have a long trip to make before we get there. so after midnight is when we are expecting the snow to break out in eastern massachusetts and from 4:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. we expect it to transition from snow to ice. by noontime it is raining in boston and along the coast but still could be icy. timing will be important. around 2:00 a.m. a high chance the snow is underway. 6:00 a.m. a strong chance of the snow and sleet combined in the region. going to sleet and rain and rain in the afternoon. the official winter weather advisory goes on from 10:00

7:00 p.m. tomorrow for inland areas. but closer to the coastline it will come down at 1:00 a.m. is the current thinking. how about boston. chilly out there now. 29 degrees and haven't seen that in awhile. the north to northeasterly wind. i want you to realize that the ocean is pretty warm. tomorrow when the winds pick up out of the east, that will help the transition to rain in boston as well as warming above. but what will happen first is snow and then the warm air will come in and that's what causes sleet. that's nasty stuff and that will be around for the morning commute. for now we have the cold air really settling in across northern new england and eastern canada in sharp contrast to the warmth that we had. the contrast fuels the fire for a storm. of course it was producing severe weather, but necially we have the -- but initially we have the cold high pressure providing the start to the storm. the radar is starting to show

but it is not reaching the ground yet. we are seeing precipitation in pennsylvania and the western york state and that's the area that should reach us tonight. 24r is a possibility that in that several-hour window of snow that it may snow at a decent clip and it could accumulate a few inches below this area takes over and that's the sleet. the sleet may even cause some additional accumulation before we eventually transfer to rain later tomorrow morning. it may not get quite warm enough for rain, so that may be a freezing rain situation for late tomorrow morning and tomorrow afternoon and that's where there could be some ice uh creation. in terms of the snow and sleet accumulation my best estimate is about one to three inches in the boston area, but two to five inches north of route

when you get to northern new england there could be snow in the northern portions of vrm verm, new hampshire and maine. your next seven days, stormy weather tonight and into tomorrow and ends as rain later tomorrow. however may turn to freezing drizzle tomorrow night and then first thing wednesday. then later it will be 40 degrees and it could be a period of rain on wednesday night, and new year's eve should start in the 30s and mark. cold and dry weather for late this week and this week ep -- weekend. cold late this week. an important update later on tonight. i'm meteorologist harvey leonard. >> now, sports center 5 with mike lynch. mike mike hi -- >> hi, everybody. the patriots released a player, but that is not what is causing the buzz. it is the decision to kick rather than take the ball after the coin toss yesterday to begin over time. within the patriots organization there was no

didn't work out the way they planned. you know the story by now. i went to the bank and the gas station and people were asking the question, why was matthew slater confused? bill belichick and tom brady cleared things up. >> when i was asked after the game was there confusion on the play, i don't think there was confusion. he came over to me after the toss and said, you know, you got what you wanted here, right? i said yeah, exactly. i thought that was our best opportunity and that's why we did it. didn't like the way it worked out, but i thought -- i thought that was the best situation. >> we had a situation in denver where we got the ball and we didn't do anything with it. we kicked it to them on a short field.

inspired our coach to throw our offense out there to say go and score a touchdown and win the game. i don't blame him. if we were playing better offensively i'm sure his decision would have been different. >> i hope that clears it up. meadow lark lemon, the crown prince of basketball spent most of his career with the harlem globe trotters. here is a guy who went out every day and entertained people. he went across gender and ages and went across races. he left everybody in the arena with a smile on their face inducted to basketball's hall of fame. he passed away in arizona at the age of 83. this guy was something to watch. almost everybody in the planet , he said he played more than 16,000 games and almost everybody has seen the globe trotters play at least once 6789 he was one of the most entertaining of all times. yankees added to their bull pen.

for a left handed flame thrower. it was clocked close to 400 miles an hour and only 66 innings he struck out 116 batters. he has a temper though to and off the field. he is a yankee though next year. the word from the bruins is week to week which sounds more ominous than day-to-day. up in ottawa he was hurt and left the ice. he was being labeled as an upper body injury. today at practice he was even leaving with his arm in a sling. and the bruins are playing at gillette stadium. this was the scene today as they are starting to put the logos down. the lines were down and the painting is being done and the ice will be laid down. the first player is tomorrow afternoon. there are all kinds of events leading up to the winter

drop on friday afternoon at 1:00. >> we are in pretty good shape and trying to lock up a lot of the stuff on the field. tomorrow will be messy in the morning and once we get through that we will get down on the field and start to get the decor around the rink. we'll see if mother nature stays with the real snow or if we will have to put down some hollywood snow. >> i don't think he has to

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