>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener . randy: mounting frustration after hundreds of t riders are forced out in the cold. the issue on the blue line not tied to the wintry mix but still angering passengers. erika: major flooding concerns right now in the midwest. the new concerns for emergency workers, including levees on the verge of being compromised. randy: a close call at logan airport -- a drone at the center of it. the potential threat getting the faa and state police involved, on the eye for this wednesday. >> you are watching wcvb -- boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener.

erika: this little is speaking olessa' s language. that is what she said. the first taste of bacon that is getting a lot of laughs on social media. randy: it is addictive, i know. [laughter] erika: good morning. i' m erika tarantal. randy: i' m randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. slick in spots this morning. cindy: you got it. if you did not clear off the slush, it was likely cement this morning. use caution out the door this morning. watch your step. 23 in worcester, .5 in boston, lower 20' s on the north shore as well. march phil, closer to the freezing mark -- marshville, closer to the freezing mark. radar not doing a good job of taking out some very isolated patches of mist and drizzle. when you encounter those,

freeze on impact. system to the west will bring you more rain tonight, but during the daylight hours today cloudy skies. 10:00 this morning in boston is when we hit the freezing mark. afternoon. 35 the high today in worcester. lower 40' s on cape cod. we will get some melting in, but not this morning. out to the roads wake up your slippery out there, olessa. olessa: be careful on the sidewalks, too. this is building a bit of that rush-hour volume. let' s go to the maps. traveling south, watching that accident rockland, route 3, involving a spin out. the roads are still a bit slick.

12 -- 495 to 128. trains and buses doing ok. erika? erika: olessa, thank you so much. hamilton police are investigating. we are told he driver was able to get out and was not heard. 21-year-old james chase is charged with oui and speeding among other charges. right now, many commuters are hoping for a smoother ride after emergency repairs on the t turned the ride home into a nightmare. randy: hundreds were stranded in the cold last night just trying to get where they were going. the eyeopener' s antoinette antonio is in braintree this morning with the headaches for the t. antoinette: randy, here on the red line the concern is cold and , potential icy conditions. that did trigger some severe delays on the red line yesterday, but over on the blue line, it was a whole different problem. it was not weather-related.

it was this loose metal grate in this tunnel that was the issue. hundreds of blue line passengers had to wait for 45 emergency shuttle buses sent by the t. many of them were already packed when they arrived to pick up passengers. maria simpson: you pay all this money, and they increase the rates every year or every other year, and this is what you get. antoinette: it took about an hour for bus service to catch up with demand. blue line service is expected to run normally today. as for the conditions here along the red line, we have not heard anything yet, but of course we will keep you posted on any changes. live in braintree this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: antoinette, thank you. right now, one person is dead after a crash in new hampshire . this involved secret service agents. it happened on route 16 in wakefield. that is in the lakes region. police say the agents were driving south around 7:00 last night when a car crossed the

on. that driver, bruce danforth, died at the scene. his two passengers were taken to the hospital, as were the secret service agents. it is not clear if they had serious injuries. right now, two people at hospitalized after being hit by a snow plow in tyngsboro. we are told this happened in a restaurant parking lot on middlesex road. 20' s have non-life-threatening injuries. a private contractor was that person did stay on the scene and is cooperating with police. erika: right now, a huge section of the u.s. is dealing with historic flooding. and this battle is just beginning. cindy, we' re talking about hundreds of homes threatened. cindy: mmm-hmm. in a place like st. louis, missouri, for example, this is their wettest year on record. abc' s megan hughes takes us to the communities under the gun. megan: along the rising rivers, an army of volunteers are fighting.

megan: parts near st. more already clod. he is calling in the national guard -- the missouri governor is calling in the national guard. >> you' re talking almost 10 more vertical feet of flowing water. megan: a part of the country, snowstorms are proving deadly. in new york, this crash between a fedex truck and a black sedan, slick roads, killed the car' s 22-year-old driver. wide-out conditions are me northeast to the midwest may travel nearly impossible.

850 cots were set up at o' airport overnight cure to of are stranded. >> i am just trying to get home. it has been a pre-long day. megan: today could be the fourth straight day of ms. of the -- of washington. moving out. cindy: finally moving out. i' m tracking a little rain overnight. in just a few minutes. randy? randy: 6:07. right now, we are hearing a s close call in the skies over boston. >> 100 feet below us, it was off the right wing. randy: that air canada fight buzzed dangerously close to the jet as it approached logan airport on christmas day. s no way to talk to drone allowing them to creep higher in

dave hyde: as they get more advanced, they have the ability to fly higher. that is when you start running into a lot bigger issues. randy: drones are restricted from flying above 400 feet and within five miles of airports. this one was 800 feet up and just two miles out. the incident is under investigation by the faa. the so-called affluenza teenager and his mom are expected to and now we' re learning it was a pizza order that led police to ethan couch at a resort in mexico. he and his mother were arrested there monday after couch violated probation for killing 4 people in a drunk driving crash. couch avoided jail time when the defense argued he was coddled into irresponsibility by his affluent parents. now. new this morning, the top u.s. commander in afghanistan may be looking for more u.s. troops on the ground there.

the planned troop reduction in 2017 should be put off as long as possible. he called the current mission to train afghan forces and conduct anti-terror raids vital. last week, six u.s. airmen were killed by a suicide bomber outside bagram air force base. twitter is cracking down amid calls for the social media site to take a harder line on threats and abusive behavior. twitter revised its rules of conduct to emphasize those kinds of tweets are prohibited. the policy says twitter will not tolerate behavior that harasses, intimidates, or uses fear to silence another user' s voice. randy: commitment 2016, donald trump is planning a big infusion of campaign cash. the republican frontrunner says he is going to start spending at least $2 million a week starting on monday. that will include big ad buys in iowa, new hampshire, and south carolina. he' s self-financing his presidential run and says he' s $15 million under budget. and this morning, he has one

former new york governor george pataki is dropping out of the race. pataki' s departure leaves an even dozen republicans in the running. erika: democrat martin o' malley hosted what could be called a very intimate campaign event, just one person showing up in a tiny iowa town with a powerful winter storm. he was not expecting a big turnout. o' malley did spend one-on-one time with the man, whose name was kenneth, but he said he did not get a commitment on his vote. randy: well, we are looking and talking to a woman who lost her son days before christmas in a erika: only on 5, that mother talking about her devastating and the steps being taken today in the search for what sparked the flames. new this morning, home prices in boston hitting new heights. s not just the hub seeing prices soar. randy: also new this morning, getting what you really want for christmas. treasure.

cindy: icy out there in spots re getting a break from the precipitation today but not for long. , the rain moving in before we ring in 2016. that is ahead. first, take a look at freezing out there in many areas of 20' boston, worcester, nashua.

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>> we are the volunteer department from hallmark health system. happy holidays. good morning, channel 5. >> good morning. randy: good morning. those folks just part of the more than 250 volunteers at hallmark health. there are also dozens of high schoolers that help out every day. erika: it is great. show us how you' re helping your community with a wake up call. go to the front page of wcvb.com and upload it in the u-local section of our website. cindy: if you' re healthy and strong, you can help your community by shoveling driveways. there was just a little snow, and then the sleet on top of that. erika: i am feeling the aches. cindy: if you did not take care

erika: it was a maze on your windshield. cindy: you some caution walking and driving. there is little bit more rain coming in tonight. the temperature should just be above freezing, however, north and west of 495 during the overnight hours as this comes in, maybe just cold enough for some freezing rain. the freezing rain advisory get started around 7:00 tonight. heads up on that. dry right now in boston, dew point 22. the winds right around 10 miles an hour. it feels like it is in the teens and a lot of spots. looking at the radar, a patch or two of brazil coming off of -- of drizzle coming off of cape cod bay. just a heads up, you may encounter that this morning. if you do, with temperatures in the 20' s, it could be freezing on contact. otherwise, a lot of cloud cover

clouds will be tough to scour cloudy day. lower 20' s, boston at 25. -- we are warming above freezing. 40 form lette -- 40 on cape cod. cloudy but dry, sunset at 4:20. upper 30' s from worcester up into the we watched the system approach from the south and west tonight cured through the evening commute, it will be dry, but up from the south. once it travels north of the around manchester. through the overnight hours. by 6:00 tomorrow morning, that is moving out. there he light, 1/10 or

of an inch. down. it will be a little chilly. keep that in mind. temperatures tomorrow will be in the 40' s for the most part. just one thing if you' re heading into the city -- it looks like temperatures are not too bad initially, right around 40 degrees early in the evening, but we will be dropping cluster that freezing mark as we ring in the new year. breeze, windc hills, lots s. erika: winter is here. olessa: it is quite on the roads. you want to be careful. connector, you sealed let' s go to the maps. cleared an accident in rocklin on route 3, a northbound crash involving a spin out. still can be. 495 northbound approaching 93.

eastbound on the pike, you' re good this morning to once again, that crash on route 3 is gone, delays on the expressway building, 20 minutes braintree into boston. minor delays to the green line impacting the d branch, but every thing else is running on schedule or it i am olessa stepanova. that is a look at traffic. >> i wanted to be safe for me and my kids. [indiscernible] they wanted a better life. erika: only on 5, a westport mother talking about her pain and heartbreak after escaping a fire that killed her 4-year-old son. in hours, investigators will be back on the scene trying to figure out what might have sparked the fire. and whether building violations played a role. melody nardolillo talking to newscenter 5 yesterday from her hospital bed. it was december 19 that flames swept through the family' s home. nardolillo says she tried to get

flames and smoke were too much. his teacher bringing a gift he made to the hospital, a heartbreaking reminder of the young life tragically taken. >>? where is the pain? melody: my neck, my back, my heart, my soul. erika: nardolillo is out of the hospital this morning. she says she was planning on moving out of the house after learning of electrical violations. the building inspector has not returned our calls about interaction with the landlord concerning those past violations. randy: it is 19 after 6:00. the future of a fenway bar could be decided today. city leaders are expected to vote this morning on whether to revoke the liquor license at who' s on first. an mbta conductor was shot and killed outside the bar thanksgiving morning. police have made an arrest in the case. a fired rhode island school employee is now accused of

kitchen, fence, and deck for his home among other things. david laplante was fired by the school committee earlier this month. he was charged last week with using district funds to buy thousands of dollars in items for personal use. court documents show hundreds of items were seized from his warwick home. erika: it is 6:20. topping economic headlines this morning, the housing markets keeps recovering from the recession. according to an analysis by moody' s analytics, single-family house prices in about 40% of 400 metro areas are now at or above their pre-recession peak. that is up from 30% a year ago. overall, home prices are still 12% below peak, but moody' s expects prices to keep climbing. locally, there are new signs that home prices are soaring in boston and well beyond. the median price of a single family home was $340,000 for the first 11 months of this year. that' s up 2.3%. the warren group also found cities that don' t traditionally benefit from economic boosts

river also saw a jump in prices. wall street will be watching for new home sales data today. right now, stock futures are down. asian markets were mixed overnight in light pre-holiday trading. randy: ' tis the season to get what you really wanted for christmas, but there are some rules that might help you survive the battle of the returns. first, don' t wait too long. yes, you can avoid the crowds , but some stores have a limited window on returns. didn' t want that gift card? don' t just toss it in a drawer and forget about it for too long. there are sites that let you cash it in for 90% of the value or more. and finally, don' t get tricked at the register. giving into the pitch for one of those store credit cards may just add to your post-holiday debt. erika: a cat finds itself in a tight spot, feet in the air. randy: the days' long effort to get it back on the ground ahead in eyepoppers. new at 6:30, a sense of closure for the family of an avon man

the discovery just made. erika: new information involving a deadly shooting in mattapan.

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>> [indiscernible] erika: here they come. randy: yeah, look out. the fourth grade woburn tanners really waking us up this morning. erika: that is so great, and a huge congratulations to them on winning the holiday classic. cindy: i am guessing a lot of them want to go play out in the snow that we got yesterday morning. it is like cement right now. 10:00 a.m. to reach the freezing mark in boston, so do watch out for those ics but -- those icy spots . we have that a little more rain coming in tonight to start off the freezing rain north and west of 495.

the new year. 40' s tomorrow, upper 30' s to begin 2016. randy? randy: all right, thank you. time for the eye poppers. olessa, we' re starting with one very lucky feline. olessa: up to lately -- olessa: absolutely. neighbors in phoenix started to get worried when they spotted this cat trapped on top of a utility pole for three days. didn' t help that temperatures had been close to freezing. they called for help. a worker in a bucket went up to rescue the kitty, but perhaps he or she just needed a little motivation. the cat scrambled down the pole and took off. i think it just wanted them to come up there. randy: it was just enjoying the view. >> bacon! >> bacon! [laughter] >> bacon. >> bacon! bacon! randy: ok, here we go. oh, gosh.

discovering bacon. this little guy gets it. it' s love at first bite for and who can blame him? like when i eat bacon. randy: exactly. well, when you are encouraged by a crowd laughing at you. olessa: that an apparently the bacon. erika: a health insurer is apologizing for a jolting wake the mistake that annoyed thousands of customers. also, a new look this morning at a daring rescue in pennsylvania.

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>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener -- randy: a deadly mystery solved. the discovery in the woods bringing some answers for an avon family. erika: passengers stranded , tempers flaring. jorge: there' s no room. they' re sending one bus. erika: the problem forcing emergency repairs and the situation on the rails right now. randy: and a wild rescue caught on camera. the split-second decision that saved a life. on the eye. >> you are watching wcvb, boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. randy: 6:30 wednesday morning. we are looking at the turnpike in boston. major roadways are in good shape this morning. good morning. i' m randy price. erika: thanks for starting your day right here. i'

it is icy. your first step up the door this morning -- cindy: if you did not get a chance to scrape away some of that slush, it is probably summits this morning. we are in the 20' s this morning. it has been in the 20' s all morning long. frozen solid out there this morning for sure. you get to the cape, actually above the freezing mark, around 40 on cape cod. not dealing with the icing problem. look at the winds, generally from the north. that trajectory , cold air over the ocean water. a little bit of ocean affects no here around cape and. a could be a patch or two of drizzle and mist out there. temperatures this cold could freeze on contact. account on a slippery spot or two this morning. otherwise, i let us cloud cover this morning, and the clouds are sticking around all day long. it will take us until about

freezing mark in boston. 30' and west. limited, marshfield onto the s today. drive today, but we will talk about the threat. let' s get to the roads and talk about the freezing conditions. olessa: slick roads, already had an axon -- an accident in rocklin on route 3. you can see some of the shimmer on the road indicating possible patches of ice. let' s go to the mountains to the rest of your ride. accident on the ramp, north on i-93, south of there, south of wilmington, protein the leverett connector. he' s been on the pike, you are ok this morning, and south of town, volume building on the rest way. -- eastbound on the

town, volume building on the expressway. erika: thank you. police are investigating after a car ended up off the road and in beck pond. we are told the driver was able to get out and was not hurt. 21-year-old james chase is charged with oui and speeding re following right now, one person is dead after a crash in new hampshire involving secret service agents. police say it happened when bruce danforth crossed the centerline. this was on route 16 and wakefield, and he hit the agents head on. danforth was killed the agents and two passengers were injured. erika: the blue line is expected to be back up and running after these emergency repairs. a loose metal grate in a tunnel shut down service between bowdoin and maverick at the height of last night' s rush. right now, a family is reeling from a grisly discovery in the mystery of their missing loved one. s doug meehan is live in avon with what we know at this hour. doug?

years to the day since he vanished, family members say their search is over after a hunter found his remains in upton. james robertson was fixing his parents' plumbing on new year' s day 2014. that' s when he was taken from their avon home by two men who said he was needed for a probation-related drug test. the men said they were constables and had a document with robertson' s photo on it. four men have been charged in connection with the kidnapping, including a former dedham police officer. he' s accused of providing a badge, handcuffs, and other items to the suspects. right now, only robertson' s family is confirming that his remains have been found. we are still waiting on official word from authorities. doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: all right, doug, thank you. new this morning, the victims of a drive-by shooting in mattapan were both in state custody. the department of youth services tells "the herald" both teens

they were shot on willmore street yesterday morning. one man died from his injuries, survive. police are now looking for a black acura seen leaving the area. revere police are looking for this man in connection to a double murder in earlier this month. murders of peter pitari and cristy johnson. the victims were shot inside an apartment. a third person was wounded but survived. he faces two murder counts and a charge of attempted murder. another suspect was arrested the day after the killings. erika: a judge will not drop murder charges against a friend of former patriot aaron hernandez. the motion was rejected yesterday. an indictment charges carlos ortiz with one count of murder for the 2013 killing of odin lloyd. hernandez is serving life in prison for lloyd' s murder. ortiz and another friend, ernest wallace, have pleaded not guilty. a rockland mother who' s already faced tragedy has now lost her home. but this morning, there' s a community effort to help maureen o' haire. yesterday, her home went up in

it is the house she once shared with her son, marine lance haire. o' haire has also lost her husband, mother, and another son. this morning, she' s thankful no one else was lost to the fire. they are things. i have my life, and i will figure something out. erika: a fund has been set up to help the family recover what they lost. the red cross and other agencies are also providing aistance. firefighters say the fire may have been electrical. randy: tufts health plan is apologizing for an accidental wake-up call. the insurer sent a robocall to as many as 10,000 senior citizens yesterday, between 3:00 and 5:00 in the morning. the call, reminding patients to get their flu shots, was supposed to go out between 3:00 and 5:00 in the afternoon. tufts calls it an unfortunate mistake. erika: the old

a firefighter with seconds to get a man out of a burning car. randy: the heroic action saving the victim' s life. a rare sight in rhode island. the whale a long way from where it should be this time of year. erika: and ahead in news to go, trapped in a snow drift for close to 24 hours. the couple thankful to be alive

olessa: good morning. welcome back to the eyeopener. it is a quiet start, not much volume out there. no major issues to report, but a minor ramp accident on 93-495. that is an indication of how slick the roads can be bs in the coming is cold. cindy: temperatures running in the 20' s. 40 on the cape, but icy spots for sure this morning. temperatures recover above freezing this afternoon, but only in the upper 30' s to lower 40' s down in the south. clouds are stuck with us today, patchy drizzle, otherwise rain coming in tonight, but we clear it out tomorrow, and it is a dry, cooler start the new year, randy? randy: cindy, thank you. a pennsylvania fire chief is being hailed as a hero, and you can see why. he pulled a man right out of

t even have time to pull on his fire gear -- he just pulled the guy out. hospital. s doing. erika: a strange sight has people talking in rhode island. take a look. it is a humpback whale breaching in narragansett bay. the whales typically head for caribbean waters this time of year to breed, but a spokesman for new england aquarium says, if the whale is a juvenile it' s not completely uncommon for it to stay behind in new england. higher than normal water temperatures might also be playing a role in this. randy: a local man accused of threatening a snow plow driver. the case of snow rage under investigation. also, a plane landing mistake in seattle. the potential catastrophic consequences. and the fbi taking a closer look at a fiery plane crash. the pilot who should have never been in the cockpit. and we are looking at the mass

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randy: good morning. news to go time, everything wrapping up in about 15 minutes. very clear this morning and cold. erika: yes, but the ski resorts have been losing money. they are happy about this cold. just a few days ago, the slopes were all grass thanks to the warm month we' d been having. but the colder weather is allowing pat'

new hampshire to make snow. there is an upside to all of this. cindy: winter is here, yes, and the skiers there he happy. there is abundance of snow cover across central and northern new england. it was a first measurable snow of the season. so late this year, but not the latest on record. house back in 2008 -- that was back in 2008. at this point last year, we had about three inches. typically we have about nine inches, so we were off to a slow start last winter as well. morning. you see a little patch of some drizzle showing appeared down toward the canal and the cape. we cannot rule out some patchy and anything falling with s will make for some slippery keep that in mind. s.

untreated will be slick. these clouds are going to hang tougher of the day. it will be mostly cloudy day. by 8:00 a.m., close to 30 degrees. by noon time, melting. mid-30' s, the sunsets at 4:20 , getting into the upper 20' s and lower 30' s today. worcester will keep it in the lower 30' s toward the merrimack valley. watching the system to the south, this will scoot in our direction and bring another round of rain tonight. it may get cold enough initially north and west of 495. a little bit of freezing rain at the onset. if there is a freezing rain advisory. by 10:00 tonight, notice we are seeing some rain coming on in. this pink indicating some of that rain freezing on contact. during the week hours of the morning, the rain will be coming down, exiting first thing in the morning and then brightening skies tomorrow first thing. did 40'

your new year. let' s say back out to the roads. out there. and exit ramps. 9 s go to the maps and see the rest of your ride. we are seeing a wreck 495 northbound, interest and 93. beyond that, all human approaching the leverett connector. the pike only about 15 minutes, 495 out to 128. northbound on the expressway, 20, 25 braintree into boston. trains and buses doing ok, erika. erika: olessa, thank you. breaking overnight, a beverly man is under arrest after his car ended up off the road and in beck pond in hamilton. we are told the driver was able to get out and was not hurt. 21-year-old james chase is charged with oui and speeding , among other violations. randy: following up on emergency

ing hundreds in the cold. s antoinette antonio is live at the braintree station with the concerns for this morning' s commute. antoinette: erika the concern , for today is cold and potentially icy conditions. that is what caused delays here on the red line during yesterday' s storms. on the blue line, it was a whole grate in a tunnel was the issue. between bowdoin and maverick . that forced hundreds of passengers to wait for shuttles . some of them were completely full when they showed up. blue line service is expected to run normally today. we of course will be watching conditions along the red line, and we will let you know if there are any issues. live in braintree is morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: an avon family confirming the remains of a loved one gone

37-year-old james robertson has when taken away from his family' s home by two men posing as constables in january, 2014. they say he was needed for a surprise probation drug test and was never seen sense. -- since. that was until a hunter came across his remains in the woods in upton. four men have been charged in connection with his kidnapping. only his family confirming this news. we are waiting official word from the folks here at at avon police department. live in avon, doug meehan,, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: thanks, doug. the so-called affluenza teenager and his mother are expected to return to the u.s. today to face charges. and now we' re learning it was a pizza order that led police to ethan couch at a resort in mexico. he and his mother were arrested there monday after couch violated probation for killing four people in a drunk driving crash. couch avoided jail time when the defense argued he was coddled into irresponsibility by his

bar could be decided today. city leaders are expected to vote this morning on whether to revoke the liquor license at who' s on first. an mbta conductor was shot and killed outside the bar thanksgiving morning. police have made an arrest in the case. randy: the top u.s. commander in afghanistan may be looking for more u.s. troops on the ground there. army general john campbell says the planned troop reduction in 2017 should be put off as long as possible. he called the current mission to train afghan forces and conduct anti-terror raids vital. last week, six u.s. airmen were killed by a suicide bomber outside bagram air force base. erika: a case of road rage against a snow plow driver in andover. police say michael mccullon got into a fist fight with the driver on north main street yesterday. he then allegedly pulled a gun on the driver. nobody was hurt. mccullon is charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and assault and battery. randy: rare winter flooding is causing issues in the midwest.

shut down in missouri and illinois. at least 18 deaths are being blamed on the flooding. that same system ushered in yesterday' s wintry mix here. erika: a close call for a new mexico couple trapped in a snow drift for 20 hours. their car fell into a ditch 12 feet of snow piled on top of it. the couple used cellphones to call for help, but first responders had trouble getting to the car because they couldn' t find it. eventually the pair was found. both are expected to be ok. randy: an unusually powerful storm is expected to strike iceland today. a surge of warm air could push temperatures above 50 degrees in the north pole. temperatures there this time of year are usually well below zero. the jet stream driving this storm is so strong, more than 200 miles an hour, that flights from new york to london were as short as five hours. erika: the pilot involved in a deadly small plane crash in alaska was not authorized to fly

authorities say doug demarest died when the cessna 172 clipped an office building yesterday, then slammed into another building. nobody else was hurt, and investigators do not believe there were any passengers on the plane. the fbi is now investigating. randy: quite the mishap here. the federal aviation administration and alaska airlines are both looking into an accidental landing at seattle-tacoma airport. a plane landed on a taxiway, instead of a runway. nobody was hurt, but airport managers say the incident could have been catastrophic if another plane had been parked on erika: the two cleveland police officers involved in the shooting death of this boy will face a review. the mayor says it will happen s decision not to press charges in the shooting of tamir rice. will seek negligent homicide 12-year-old rice was shot last year while holding a pellet gun. a grand jury decided a responding officer had reason to believe he was in danger.

racially-charged text messages among lowell high school students is delayed again. "the lowell sun" reports that it is now expected to come out after the new year. the superintendent tells the paper school department leaders have seen the report, but want s released. the report will evaluate how school staffers responded when a racially-charged group text went viral on social media. a former "glee" star is arrested on child porn charges. 33-year-old mark salling was handcuffed yesterday after a warrant was served at his home in los angeles. an ex-girlfriend allegedly tipped off police. salling is best known for starring in the musical comedy-drama, which ended its run on television this year. erika: carrie fisher is responding to movie goers who were apparently surprised to see she doesn' t look like this anymore. the original princess leia reprises her role in the new movie, "star wars: the force awakens." she put out a tweet saying, in

debating whether or not i aged well. unfortunately it hurts all 3 of my body hasn' t aged as well as i have." randy: the philadelphia eagles kelly. with one game remaining, the they' re 6-9 this year. the cover of the philadelphia daily news called him a dead that' s a reference to when he coached in oregon. erika: a big night for jimmy hayes down at the garden. the dorchester native had his s snag a 7-3 win over ottawa. next up for the team, the winter classic on new year' s day. that' s happening over at gillette stadium. which is now ice-covered, as are we are. -- all. olessa: unfortunately, the roads are also ice-covered. majors are looking ok, there is

it is a vacation week for most, so that is good news. let' s go to the map and check the rest of your rides. 495 north approaching 93, beyond that, 93 is in pretty good shape. i still only about 15, 495 to 128. the most volume is on the expressway, and even that is under 20 three braintree into boston. trains and buses running back on schedule. cindy, it is certainly feeling like winter. cindy: it is. a lot of cloud cover, it is cold. 25 degrees in boston right now. the winds are only about 25 miles an hour. -- only about 5 moldenhauer. along the coast, marshfield doug the cape, we are running above the freezing mark. that means a little bit of drizzle working in from the ocean closer to the canal this morning.

cover, flurries, drizzle in spots, so be aware of that. freezing, so we get some s north s from the south shore. the cape. watching another system that evening commute. it could start off as freezing rain north and west of 495 feared the drive around 6:00 this evening. there is the pink showing up in southern enhancer come exiting first thing tomorrow morning. we will see clearing happening. the 40' s with on shine. a nice they tomorrow. no weather worries celebrating s eve. first night in boston looks dry. look at the 30 showing up as we begin 2016. we will get out of the upper re trending toward a colder, drier pattern. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy.

erika: that hope of skipping winter not happening. [laughter] cindy: this is the warmest december on record. erika: it is about over. thank you, cindy. thank you for joining us. if you are heading out, you can watch the latest newscenter 5 newscast right now or anytime on the wcvb mobile app. randy: we' ll see you tomorrow morning.