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this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." erika: looking at the radar right now as snow transitions to sleet. some spots will get rain before it all moves out. some spots already getting it. this is a look at the snow in framingham overnight. fortunately, it won't amount to much. but just enough to be a mess this morning especially if you're trying to get around. good morning. thanks for starting your day right here. i'm erika tarantal. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. emily and randy are off today. we do have live team coverage of this storm's impact on that commute starting with cindy. what a mess it is in some parts. cindy: you've got it. it is a mixture of everything out there this morning. we started as snow. many of us quickly changed to sleet. already seeing some rain now on the cape and the islands. you can see it is a mess out there. the most snow primarily right now is from the merrimack valley, parts of metro west right on up into southern new hampshire. here too we've had sleet mixing in at times its the combination

traveling very slippery. the roads are a mess. we'll be talking more about that. but plan on slippery travel through at least midday today. effect. as you get out into worcester county, that's where we could see some slippery conditions right on up until this evening. we're watching that transition of snow and sleet now through 9:00 a.m. thereafter, all that sleet is going to turn to rain at the coastline and eventually this afternoon freezing rain may be a concern north and west of 495. we're not talking about a lot of snow. a coating to a couple of inches. many of us have had up to an inch so far. northern worcester county, southern new hampshire. this is where we could see two to possibly local amounts up to four inches of snow. these temperatures in the lower 20's through worcester county but above freezing boston, plymouth down to the cape right now. and that's due to that wind off water temperatures running in the mid and upper 40's. that's going to help to change things on over. by 7:00 this morning in the next hour, that rain that's on the cape is working its way up through the south shore. reaching into boston by 9:00

but still sleet north and west of town. that will transition over to rain by noontime. and then as we get into the afternoon, lingering pockets of some freezing drizzle. that will make things very, very slippery out this way. slippery conditions right now due to the snow and the sleet. let's get you out to the roads right now. it is a nasty mess in boston, doug meehan. doug: it sure is is. good morning, everybody at home. we've got ourselves a wild ride this morning. we are on route 3 northbound. just got off route 128. we're in the burlington just kind of passing near the burlington mall. we're down to about 25 miles an hour. of course this isn't a new drill for everybody around here but still it's a first test of the new year, the new season. and we're not fairing so well right now. we have accidents all over the place. speeds are reduced. folks are trying to push the limit a little bit here even though it is kind of a vacation week. we do have some volume starting

yes, folks are trying to make their way through in a variety of conditions. cindy mentioned it on her maps and pictures with the roadways here kind of matching that. the roads are covered in this snow, slush, rainy, wet mixture that is really making things sloppy. you kind of wish it was all just snow. when you kind of throw in that ice mixture, it really makes things a little more treacherous. we're headed northbound. we're going to see if we can find that tractor trailer accident up there on 495. olessa has more on that. good morning. olessa: not a very pleasant commute right now. we're just getting word of delays for the braintree line of the red line. they're moderate. everything else on schedule. very slow ride. plows just passed through here's once again. you can see that blacktop. still very, very dangerous. let's go to the maps now. here is that accident doug was just talking about. this is right along 495 northbound, two tractor trailers involved here by route 3 only the breakdown lane getting through. once you get past that a crash

a spinout by center street. another accident 128 south by route 35 and then 128 has not been pleasant this morning. overturned car northbound over by route 2. also on the southbound side by route 2a a crash involving a tractor trailer. a ramp accident right there. still watching this crash on 93 south by route 16. accident on the pike east by route 9. as you head south several problems here. truck accident 24 north by route 27 and a crash on route 3 northbound by derby street. we're going to continue to keep you posted and once again again braintree branch moderates delays right now. mike. mike: it depends on where you're at and what kind of precipitation you're getting. this is falling in all forms. there's snow. so the totals in snow have not been real impressive so far this morning. of that sleet. doug was talking about slippery it is out there. here's why. because the sleet totals are keeping the totals down. fitchburg has about an inch of snow. dracut has 1.1 inches. brainfree about 3 tenths of an

in needham about a half himpleg of snow. as you look on radar you're seeing all kinds of things going on. the green showing up obviously as rain but the other colors precipitation especially as you look north of the city right now. at that. that line changeover is from and dover to billerica to concord. as you travel close er to the coast there is the rain line. if you head to cohasset you're probably getting mixed precipitation. scituate, marshneeld, insofar as well you might see mix going on there. traveling down the coast we're looking at rain down to the cape. you had snow and sleet and a little bit of accumulation earlier this morning. do be cautious anywhere you're at. erika. erika: mike, thanks so much. and if you can't be in front of a t.v., stay one step ahead of the storm with the free wcvb mobile app. get our latest forecasts, live radar, and real-time closings and delays. it's a free download in your app store. right now we're waiting for word on what sparked this large fire at a home in webster. police rescuing a woman trapped inside. the eye's juli mcdonald is live on the scene with the close

juli? juli: erika, seven people are now without a home after the fire destroyed the multi-family apartment. the woman pulled from the flames in critical condition this morning. the fire started yesterday at this home on granite street. three webster police officers quickly jumped into action after learning an elderly woman was trapped inside. neighbors are applauding their heroic actions. >> they just rushed right in there. no hesitation at all. it was really good to see that. you know, how they just do that to save other people. erika: the fire marshal is working right now on pinpointing a cause. we're told that shingles made with petroleum products and a propane tank helped the fire spread quickly. live in webster, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: today a host of candidates will be stumping in the granite state. hillary clinton has events in

keene. and jeb bush will hold a town hall event in peterborough. donald trump heads to iowa today. and he's fresh off a new string of attacks on a new target. in new hampshire last night, the republican front runner with tough words for the state's largest newspaper. trump criticizing "the union leader" and its publisher. trump: a piece of garbage. i remember when this is a big paper. look at the size of this thing. if they cut it down anymore, you won't be able to find it. antoinette: last month, the paper endorsed chris christie. trump says that move was in retaliation after he refused to take part in a newspaper-backed forum. paper's publisher joe mcquaid a "low life." trump remains at the top of the polls in the granite state. erika: it's now 6:08. festivities, boston deals with--and dismisses--a terror a threat, described as

new york city's 9-1-1 system yesterday morning. at first it seemed aimed at boston but soon security agents realized the caller had said "bosnia" not "boston." with terror attacks in san bernardino and paris fresh in everyone's memory, first night security preparations have been underway for weeks. governor: we've been talking about first night for a while now. those conversations will continue right up through first night and into first night. erika: baker says, as in past years, security preparations will be adjusted to meet any hint of a threat. antoinette: a grand jury decides not to indict two white police officers who killed a 12-year-old black boy. tamir rice was shot to death in a cleveland park in 2014. the boy was carrying a pellet gun. although the call to 9-1-1 indicated tamir was a child playing with a toy, that information was not given to officers. the prosecutor says the case was the perfect storm of human error, mistakes, and communications by all involved that day. surveillance video shows tamir rice was shot less than two seconds after police arrived at

the justice department is reviewing the case. 6:09. a disturbing trend uncovered in the opioid crisis. erika: the information gap putting overdose survivors in danger. disappointed with that gift card you got for christmas? target will take it off your hands. the swap they're offering right now. antoinette: broncos' fans were in shock after one wild kick. and this morning it's lighting up the internet. the play that could have cost them the game. cindy? cindy: and we've got a mixture of snow, sleet and rain all happening out there right now. we'll time out the transition to all rain this afternoon coming up. first take a look at the radar this morning. you can see they're still hanging on north and west of boston. as we transition that sleet over to rain. talk about how much you can

>> we are dancing with the dance. >> we are all here at a pep rally for the regional tournament. >> we would like to say good morning, "eyeopener." antoinette: and judging by their facebook page, the talented ladies at heavey quinn academy of irish dance did pretty well.

coworkers or your classmates and record your own eyeopener wake-up call. just go to the front page of wcvb.com and upload it in the u-local section of our website. antoinette: i want to see some of their moves. olessa: maybe in the snow and the rain this morning. i left 45 minutes early and i got here the usual time. cindy: had there been school this week, i think we would have had a lot of cancellations today because it's really slippery out there. we're finding a mixture of everything out there. where you see that pink and purple coloring that's a lot of sleet mixing in. boston, for example, right now reporting some rain, some ice pellets so the sleet there also still a little bit of snow and fog. so in one place you're getting more than one different type of precipitation. you can see across the area, all the colors indicating different types as well but it's primarily rain now down along the cape, parts of the south coast and the islands. we're going to watch that rain line shift north ward. hanging on to some snow now. parts of the route 2 corridor, southern new hampshire.

eventually we'll see that shift to sleet and rain through afternoon. through lunchtime, winter weather advisories up across a good portion of the area but lingering out through northern worcester county where there could be freezing rain into the afternoon. obvious lie with sleet and the rain mixing in, we're not talking about a lot of snow. we've reports up to about an inch so far. coating to a couple of inches in most areas. a little bit more though north of northern worcester county here. once you head up into southern new hampshire, there could be more than a couple of inches in spots there. ski country doing well out of this system. more than six inches through a lot of parts of northern parts of vermont, new hampshire, western maine. the mountains going to be doing very well with this. that's where the pry mayor snoal fall will be with this system. we're seeing that changeover of snow to sleet from now until 9:00 this morning. we watch that sleet turn to rain first at the coast and then penetrating inland. once you get north and west of 495 though that push of warm air with that easterly wind coming off the ocean may be hard to dij lock the cold out this way.

the temperatures lower 20's out this way. up to 30 now lawrence. above freezing boston, plymouth down to the cape. almost 40 on nantucket. even warmer air to the south associated with our system coming in first at mid levels and then low levels. as this low rides north ward sleet changes over to rain in new york city. that will be happening here as well. you can see that in the next 45 minutes or so. we're going to see that area of rain transition up through parts of the south shore. eventually reaching boston by 9:00 this morning. north and west of town though still sleet hanging on mid to late morning. by noontime primarily rain across the area but notice as we taper off the precipitation, we could have some freezing drizzle kind of lingering into the afternoon to the north and west. we'll talk more about that and also how much snow we've seen so far. let's send it over to mike. mike: the accumulations have not been that high but it's very slippery out there. that's part of the reason of kind of precipitation falling. many times snow is easier to

we have going on out there right now. brewster half inch of snow. dracut 1.1 inches of snow. about a half inch here at the station. what we're talking about is a lot of sleet. what is sleet? sleet is when it starts to snow, falls through an area that is relatively warm and then it kind of refreezes into a clump of ice. it bounces when it hits. you hear that ping, ping, ping going on. freezing rain which we may have problems with as we look inland. this is where that area of really cold air is right on the surface. maybe just the surface itself is cold. it falls as rain. then it freezes on contact. so this is the area we'll be watching as we head through later this morning where we on. if you get enough cold temperatures and enough of that rain falling you see what happensment the ice builds up. that's why as you look out towards the berkshires we could get as much as a half inch of ice out there. there could be power outages as well. cindy: the big difference in temperature, mike, between that and the coastline. in boston by noontime it's 40 degreesment we're in the lower 40's this afternoon.

this afternoon into this evening we are holding it right into lower 30's. so even as the precipitation tapers off there may be pockets lingering of freezing drizzle. and that is a concern through the overnight hours and even as we get toward tomorrow morning right ale long the coastline as well. some lingering low-level moisture. maybe freezing on contact. heads up on that through the morning hours tomorrow morning. otherwise tomorrow is a dry day. we're going to watch this system down to the south kind of shift up the coastline. could bring in a little bit of rain especially southeastern massachusetts wednesday night but time timing is good for new year's eve. if you have plans, if you're heading into the city for first night, it will be dry. mostly cloudy skies early. we'll see clearing happening. temperatures dropping to around 40 degrees in the evening. down into the mid 30's as we ring in the new year. we're not getting out of the 0's the first couple of days of 2016. a chilly weekend setting up. i believe winter has finally arrived. olessa: i think it's finally shown that it's here. not pleasant. cindy: this morning really tough.

the door give yourself that extra travel time. route 1, you can see how slow the cars are moving in saugus. some crew just went through here and treated the road surface so it's a little bit better than it was just a few minutes ago but some parts of the area still blanketed with snow so you really want to be careful. let's go to maps. i'll show you what's going on. if you're traveling north of town we're still watching this crash here. two tractor trailers jack-knifed 495 northbound over by the lowell connector. as you get past that, we're still watching some problems on 128 southbound by route 35. also 128 has been a mess this morning. as you travel down over bill route 2 an overturned hare car here to northbound side and the southbound, a tractor trailer crash there and an s.u.v. involved in an accident. a ramp crash in that spot there. 93 south by route 16 accident blocked a lane also the pike east bif route 9 and then as you travel south of town a few problems here. 24 north by route 27 and then a crash still clearing route 3 north by derby street. we're also watching some problems on the red line now.

with moderate delays. they were severe just a few minutes ago but have been downgraded to moderate. we'll keep you posted. erika: newscenter 5 on the opioid crisis. changes are made to a new draft of a house bill seeking to curb the epidemic. minors and patients prescribed opioids for the first time would be limited to a seven-day supply. governor baker had urged a 72-hour supply. but anyone admitted to an emergency room with an apparent overdose would be required to undergo a substance abuse evaluation within 24 hours. the bill will be discussed next month. a new study from boston medical center shows most of the people who survive an opioid overdose can get another prescription for the very drugs that nearly took their life. the report was just released. according to "the globe," 91 percent of those overdose patients were able to get another prescription. 70 percent of them got it from the same doctor that prescribed them before the overdose. the study finds most of the doctors did not know about the

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cindy: 6:25 here on a tuesday morning. the first ground of wintery weather we're dealing with this morning. you can see north and west of boston still hanging on to a little bit of snow but getting as well. already raining on the cape. in terms of how much snow we've seen so far, highest amounts coming out of new hampshire with three inches there. haverill just over two. dracut over an inch. lexington around an inch and about the same in concord. so not talking about a lot of snow now that we're

expect the amounts to get too much higher with the highest totals northern worcester county, southern new hampshire. as we are going to continue to shift that snow and sleet on over to sleet and eventually rain as we get into the afternoon. but north and west of 495, freezing rain could be a concern as we get into afternoon hours. announcer: for 45 for the win. it's not even close. antoinette: it was ugly. drama on the field for the denver broncos. kicker brandon mcmanus shanks a 45-yard field goal that would have won last night's game against the cincinnati bengals. instead the teams go to overtime. luckily for mcmanus, the broncos pulled off a win and clinched a playoff spot. erika: just a bit outside there. 6:26 right now. olessa is back with some eyepopping video. olessa: look out, bruce wayne! another caped crusader is trying to steal your gig. this is the mascot for the san antonio spurs. he was dressed as the superhero because there was a bat loose

timberwolves. he was able to use that net to catch the bat. everyone is safe including the bat. erika: thank goodness. olessa: sunrise is well past the eyeopener these days. but we have some pretty cool sunsets to show you. check it out. a google analyst took thousands of photos over 40 hours and created this time lapse of night skies in the u.s. and kenya. pretty remarkable while most of us are asleep. erika: spectacular. the starry skies are beautiful. olessa: wake up early and take a look. antoinette: ladies, thank you. two new hampshire boys survive a car wreck but that's not all. their clear-thinking afterward that might have saved a life.

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>> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." erika: snow, sleet, and rain. winter arrives in massachusetts. doug: we're on the roads showing you what you'll face in real-time. todd: and we're watching the rails as the mbta faces its first wintry test. antoinette: team coverage to help you navigate this very tricky commute. on the eye. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." antoinette:. erika: it is 6:30 on this tuesday morning as we look at a really active radar. sleet and snow across the state. there's rain in areas. of course all of this could make for slow and, yes, a slippery

you can see traffic is backed up. road crews at work. this is 495 in chelmsford but it is a tough go. good morning, everyone. thanks for starting your day right here. i'm erika tarn sell. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. emily and randy are both off this morning but cindy and olessa are here. olessa, that's where that big crash is. olessa: several through there also along 128. it's been messy all morning. cindy: you can see the roads the combination of the snow and then the sleet on top and then people are driving it. it's compacting it. just a sloppy mess. roads. olessa: over a thousand crews, now about 1400. cindy: on the roads. they're working on it. it's just really tough. we still have a lot of precipitation out there this morning. look at all the colors on our winterized radar. cape. that green is starting to encroach around the plymouth area as well. that's the transition to rain that is going to continue to happen from south to north across the area. but still a lot of sleet right now south shore boston, metro west out into worcester county.

still a good amount of snow but sleet is mixing in. we've had anywhere from a coating to up to a couple of inches of snow with up three inches threum parts of southern new hampshire. so winter weather advisories are up through midday as we're going to watch that snow, sleet and ice make for slippery travel. freezing rain could make travel slippery right through this afternoon. we watch that snow transition on over to sleet through 9:00 this morning. and then it will turn to rain at the coast and eventually spread inland this afternoon. freezing rain now is the concern north and west of 495. so it's just a coating to a couple of inches of snow but it is is making things very messy. a little bit higher totals northern worcester county southern new hampshire. look at these temperatures still in the lower 20's through worcester county. we're at or above the freezing mark right along the coastline now and it's that wind coming in off the water that is helping to bring in that warmer air. so watch out that rain makes its way up into boston through 9:00 this morning. still sleet through the north and west but by noontime most areas are raining with some freezing rain lingering here

the afternoon. so this is where travel could be slippery right into the afternoon hours. but the travel is stuff out there this morning. let's get you out to the roads. we've had a lot of problems out there. doug meehan is driving around north of boston where travel is very tricky right now. doug? doug: hi, cindy. we're on 495 north just approaching route 3 in chelmsford with those tractor trailer trucks got into a mess up here. we're tucked in behind three big old dump trucks doing their best to push this off to the side of the road so folks can get to where they're headed this morning. it has been a tricky ride this morning. mike wankum mentioned it best earlier today when he said that it might be even easier to drive during a regular snowstorm than it is today because you've got that mess and mix of snow and sleet and rain and ice. in some spots, the roads are completely covered with snow is. in other spots, you've got a mixture. folks kind of get a sense that

drive on. that certainly is not the case because it just makes it that much more dangerous. as you can see we're down to a crawl. we're about 14 miles an hour right now as we approach that accident on 495 northbound just before route 3 in the chelmsford stretch. a lot of folks going nowhere fast. this is pretty much the same almost everywhere because as the morning has progressed a lot of more folks are getting out on the roadway. we're starting to see volume increase and the volumes decrease. that's it for now. newscenter 5. let's toss it back to olessa in studio. olessa: good morning, doug. thank you. this morning. a live look outside at route 1 in saugus for you. as you can see those cars moving just as slow as that stretch where doug is right now. let's see what's going on because we're watching a few accidents this morning starting things off with this crash which now. two jack-knifed trailers 495 north by route 3 still has been lane getting through. if you're traveling 128 southbound side by route 35

involving a spinout. this stretch of 128 has been awful this morning. overturned car 128 north by route 2 on the southbound side by route 2a there's a tractor trailer crash and then also a ramp accident getting on there by trapella road. traveling 93 that accident still clearing by route 16. we're watching a crash on the pike east by route 9 as well as area. south of town watching a crash. 24 north by route 27. another on route 3 nownd by derby street. no matter when you're heading conditions not ver pleasant. 140 crews out this morning trying to get those roads treated for us. you want to let them do their job if you don't have to head out right now. we're still watching problems on the red line. braintree branch did have severe delays. they're moderate to just a few delays at this this point. but plan accordingly. erika: right now the "t" is being put to the test. although we're not talking feet of snow, many riders are skeptical of the transit system's performance. antoinette: the eyeopener's todd kazakiewich is live at the

todd? todd: antoinette, erika, good morning. their have been delays as olessa was just mentioning. the delays affecting the braintree branch of the red line. at last check we were down to moderate delays but at one point this morning they had been severe delays. now obviously the pain of last winter, that horrible winter that we had, is still in the fresh the minds of many people. obviously the commuters and the "t" as well but the "t" says that steps have been taken to improve the service overall this winter. we want to give you a look at some of those tools that the "t" has that it now says will be able to combat whatever the winter brings. new de-icing machines are already being put to use on the red, blue, and orange lines. also new this winter, a mass-dot storm desk that will monitor conditions and manage changes. and storms will now be prioritized, tier 1 to tier 5, 5 being the moat severe. governor: we've done a ton of

and i anticipate that that work will be put to good use. >> it was a nightmare. absolute nightmare last year. todd: a lot of people can identify with that sentiment. todd: commuters are anxious about today's storm and understandably so. they hope the trains will be on time. we've already seen dlaidz as we were talking about just a short time ago. delays on the braintree branch of the red line due to a switch problem here at j.f.k.-u-mass station. the "t" is working on it. the delays at this point down to just light delays at this point from what we're being told. the "t" by the way is running on a regular schedule today. we'll keep you posted. reporting live in dorchester, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: two people are under arrest in belgium accused of planning terror attacks in brussels. the federal prosecutor's office says the attacks were expected

holidays. run after getting probation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash is in custody in mexico. ethan couch's lawyers famously used an "affluenza" defense at into irresponsibility by his rich parents. antoinette: right now. boston police are trying to track down a man accused of stealing $20,000 worth of copper from a construction site. it's located on nashua street. police say a moriarty construction employee noticed the theft on december 14. anyone with information is asked to contact boston police. 6:38. soon your driver's license might not be enough to get through airport security. erika: the new i.d. being considered by the government. and two boys think fast after surviving a car crash. their quick moves to save their grandfather who was trapped behind the wheel. antoinette: looking again at the

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a live picture right now from 495 heading northbound in billerica. as you can see the roads still blanketed with that slushy, sleety mess. no matter where you're heading we have lots of accidents popping up across the area. this is exactly why. cindy, bad timing. crews working hard to get the roads cleaned up. but it's stuff to keep up with. cindy: sleet is falling in that shot there. still snow mixing in parts of the north shore, southern new hampshire but a transition from snow to primarily sleet is happening through 8:00 this morning. we're start to go turn it over to rain mid morning into the afternoon and temperatures will come up near the coastline to around 40 degrees. however, over the beer jor r. they hold to some freezing rain over worcester county. much dryer day tomorrow. we clear it out for your new year's celebration. erika. erika: cindy, thanks. it's now 6:42. two new hampshire boys hailed as heroes after saving their grandfather from a dangerous wreck. 64-year-old frederick temple lost control of his truck in alexandria.

old, were in the back seat. the truck careened 25 yards into the woods, striking several trees. temple was trapped, but the boys managed to escape and run to a nearby house for help. temple is suffering serious injuries. his grandsons are doing okay, back home with their parents this morning. antoinette: a woman pulled from a fire in webster. the heroic actions witnessed by neighbors. and the so-called "affluenza" teen arrested after taking off on the run. where investigators found him

erika: just about 6:46 right now. the "eyeopener" all over with a olessa and mike watching the impact of this storm. antoinette: cindy is here, of course, leading our coverage. it's a real mess out there. the sleet, the snow, the rain. cindy: a mixed bag unfortunately. i think if it were just plain old snow it would be easier to deal with. that coating with sleet on top of the snow as we have witnessed making things slippery. in terms of how much has fallen, not a whole lot. the highest totals coming out of new hampshire. atkinson three inches so far. over two in haverill. lexington, natick, close to an inch as well. the amounts aren't terribly high. coating to a couple of inches for most of us. less down to the south. a slushy coating near the coastline.

worcester county up to southern new hampshire. in ski country we are doing well with this storm finally some good snow up in ski country as it will remain snow especially up through the mountains of far northern new england with this storm. we're already seeing a changeover to rain though. look at this around the plymouth area start to go see that change to rain on the cape, the islands as well. the south coast. a lot of sleet and sleet mixing with snow up through the merrimack valley. you can see the winds coming in off the water. 10-20 miles per hour gusting high other the cape right now. water temperatures 47. so we're seeing those temperatures warm along the coastline. but stubborn cold at low levels here through worcester county and that may be problematic as we head into the afternoon because we're going to watch that rain line shift north ward into boston by 9:00 this morning i think the transition sleet over to rain in the boston area. north and west of town, we'll hang on to some sleet. here too it's changing over to rain by noontime. the concern as we get into the afternoon is the precipitation starts to taper off we may have lingering areas of freezing rain

worcester county and up the monadnock region of new hampshire. this is where the surface temperatures may hover in the lower 30's. that could lead to some additional icing, about a tenth of an inch possible. any ice on the roads makes things very, very slippery. speaking of the roads let's get you back out there. a lot of issues out there this morning, olessa. olessa: unfortunately, yes, bad timing for our commute. a live look outside for you here. this is a check of what's going on in 495 in the chelmsford area. the roadway still blanketed with the slushy mess. even if the roads and the crews have been through there it's still very tough to drive. be careful. budget in the extra travel time. everyone is going very, very slow. keep that distance. let's get to the maps. i'll show you a couple of incidents we've been watching all morning long. this one just clearing on the shoulder. two jack-knifed tractor trailers 495 north by the lowell connector. watching this crash on 128 south by route 35. you're watching to problem spot here tractor trailer crash 128 southbound by route 2a. northbound side an overturned vehicle just cleared in that

and the ramps by trapella road still out there. another crash coming on westbound by route 16 as well as eastbound by route 9. we have a spinout 495 south by route 9 as well. south of town another accident 24 north by route 27. we're dealing with some delays on the trains this morning. green line b-branch now has minor delays. erika, antoinette. erika: a mix of snow and sleet making the commute a lot more difficult for many of you this morning. antoinette: the eyeopener's doug meehan is on the road. good morning, doug. doug: good morning. that's a relative term, i guess, if you're out on the roadways it's not a great morning. we have snow-covered roads here on 495 on the northbound side. we're in tewksbury headed towards andover working from route 3 over to 95. it's been an absolute mess. we're down to a crawl. we're seeing more snow-covered streets here than we did a little further south on route 3 where it's more of a mess

and now we're starting to see more snow especially on the ground. the ground coverage of snow here is a lot more significant than it is further south. we're live out on 495 this morning. doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. todd: this storm is the first test of the mbta's winter resiliency program following that horrible winter last year. already this morning we have seen some problems. some delays on the green line due to a switch problem. some delays on the red line due to a switch problem here at the j.f.k.-u-mass station. a few seconds ago the "t" treated that regular service is resuming on the red line. overall the "t" says that this winter will be better than last winter because of better tools and better planning. we want to show you now what some of the tools are. that the "t" now has at its disposal. new anti-icing machines already being put to use on the red, blue and orange lines. also new this winter, a mass-dot storm desk will monitor conditions and manage changes.

prioritized tier 1 through tier 5, 5 being the most severe. today's storm is a tier 1. by the way, the "t" is running on a regular weekday schedule today. reporting in dorchester, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. juli: three webster police officers are being applauded as heroes this morning after they rushed in to a fire at a multifamily home to rescue an elderly woman. >> i saw them take the person out of the house and i saw them perform c.p.r. on her. juli: those officers are the ones who sounded the alarm and then ran in to pull that woman from her first floor unit. she's in critical condition today. seven people in total from four apartments lost everything here in this fire on granite street. the fire marshal's office is still working to determine a cause but they do know a propane tank and also shingles made with petroleum products helped this

the building is condemned. live in webster, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: a grand jury decides not to indict two white police officers who killed a 12-year-old black boy. tamir rice was shot to death in a cleveland park in 2014. he was carrying a pellet gun. although the call to 9-1-1 indicated tamir was a child playing with a toy, that information was not given to officers. surveillance video shows tamir rice was shot less than two seconds after police arrived at the scene. the justice department is reviewing the case. erika: the so-called "affluenza" teenager and his mother have been captured in mexico. overnight, a texas district attorney's office confirmed ethan couch and his mother were found near a resort. the 18-year-old had been wanted for violating his probation sentence for a drunk driving crash that killed four people in 2013. his lawyers claimed he suffered from "affluenza," a condition caused by his privileged parents. a driver suffers a seizure in not be enough to get you through

the department of homeland security is pushing for a national identification card that many states including massachusetts have opposed. the t.s.a. could adopt the federal law that supporters say would enhance national security. currently in massachusetts, your state license is valid for the real i.d. act. but that changes october 10 of next year. antoinette: 6:53. we've certainly seen a lot more snow out of other storms but this one is really making a mess out there, olessa. olessa: it's the first one so it takes a little bit getting used to. we haven't seen it since last year. everyone on the roads trying to deal with the summer. very slow ride on the southbound side. let's get to the maps and check out some of those accident that we've been following all morning long. two jack-knifed tractor trailers now on the shoulder northbound side here over by route 3 on 495. as you travel along 93 southbound accident cleared away by route 16 but still very heavy delays there. 128 has been a mess this morning. still watching this crash on 128 south by route 2a involving a tractor trailer.

trapella road northbound side in that same stretch. an overturned vehicle just cleared. pike westbound a crash by route 16 and then again eastbound by route 9. we're also watching an accident 495 south by route 9 involving a pinout. south of town another accident 24 north by route 27 so you get the idea. budget in that extra travel time. if you're heading out to the trains we're still watching minor delays on the green line. everything else is is on schedule. cindy, the timing just didn't work out for us this morning. cindy: very slippery out there now. we're wraching that snow continue to transition over to sleet through about 9:00 this morning. thereafter, we're going to watch more of that sleet turn into rain along the coastline. outside of 495 to the north and west, we may hang on to some afternoon. our wintery weather advisories are up until 7:00 this evening. otherwise winter weather today. we're already start to go see that change over to rain along the south coast and the cape. a lot of sleet elsewhere. still a good portion of the merrimack valley in southern new hampshire seeing snow mixing in with the sleet. look at these temperatures. lower 20's out through worcester county.

seeing those temperatures inch over the freezing mark as we've got that wind coming in off if ocean with water temperatures in the mid and upper 40's. warmer air to the south too coming up with our storm. city. sleet has changed over to rain as this storm lifts north ward. that trend is going to continue. notice as we get toward about 9:00 this morning, we will have flipped over to rain in boston. sleet north and west of town transitioning to rain by lunchtime. as we get into the afternoon hours watching outside of 495 for some lingering areas of freezing rain and drizzle. we'll talk about more how much has fallen out there now. let's send it out over to mike. mike: that sleet is not piling up as much as the snow does. so the areas that have had snow is where we're seeing our heaviest totals. haverill, dracut into southern new hampshire as well. here are some of if totals. you can see atkinson picking up three inches of snow. haverill over two inches of snow. but then it gets less as you head south ward. lexington an inch. natick a little bit less than an inch. even farther south as you head toward new bedford only half an inch of of snow.

talking about is that warm air working its way in aloft. that's going to turn over to snow and sleet to a rain. cold. so we could see some ice build-up especially as you look out towards the berkshires where we could see as much as a quarter inch of ice sticking on things. maybe a scattered power outage or a tree down. that's a possibility for us. primarily rain. cindy. cindy: mike, yes, we're going to watch the temperatures at the coastline come up as we go through the afternoon with that transition over to the rain. but out here along 495, this is where it's going to be colder to bring in the warmer temperatures. so by noontime in boston, it's 41. lower 40's through the afternoon. but look out here in worcester county. this is where we're keeping it in the mid 30's so the concern that freezing rain and drizzle may linger out this way. right up until the overnight hours. as the storm pulls away the moisture goes away as well. freezing drizzle a concern even into tomorrow morning. keep that in mind. tomorrow is is primarily a dry day but this storm to the south may clip southeastern massachusetts with a little bit of rain on wednesday night.

though, clearing skies so good news for your first night festivities. they should be dry but look at the chill that's coming on in as we ring in the new year. temperatures may actually not get out of the 30's as we go into next weekend. antoinette: winter is here. thanks for joining us. erika: if you're headed out get the mobile app.

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