america this morning. >> stayith us for "good morning america." live picture >> we are getting ready to celebrate the beginning of 2016. erika: now at 4:30 a new first night in boston. the security going undercover. randy: a new report on the mbta. complaints about t maintenance. erika: a baby born prematurely is home tonight. the medical miracle that is baby noah. almost. cindy: last morning of 2015 and it is a damp one in the south coast and the cape. there is quite a bit of rain happening. farther north and west, i want

precipitation is. some patchy drizzle. that is important because the temperatures north and west of town are holding around the freezing mark. to be careful. -- do be careful. 35 in boston. in plymouth, in the low-to-mid 40' s. this storm will move up high pressure will begin to nose in. in. so, after several gloomy days, later this morning we could get some sunshine back. s. 45 for the last day it does cool down gradually tonight. year' s eve forecast coming up in a bit. jeff: good morning. it is a nice ride starting off this morning. the roads are wet. the temperature hovering around freezing. there is a possibility of slick spots on the secondary roads.

the leverett connector, traffic moving very well around the city. down to the south route 3 looks good. the expressway at this point only 10 minutes. it will not vary too much because of the light volume. a good ride up the turnpike as well. randy: the clock' s taking down to a boston 40 vandal first night celebration. -- 3 40th annual first night celebration. frank: good morning. this year' s scaled back event will be focused. this year' s first night will be family friendly and safe. crews work last night and all the final touches. it comes with heightened security. there is no specific threat against boston. but police are prepared for any scenario.

officers out there. bomb dogs. there are a lot of undercover officers out there. frank: this is the first year the city is not running first night. instead, it' s being put on by an outside company. all events are free. city suggest you take the t. services free starting at 8:00 p.m. and runs until 2:00 a.m. the commuter rail runs until 1:30. erika: thanks. new york city will have tight security. the nypd saying times square will be the safest place on earth. to see the ball drop. joined by 6000 heavily armed police officers, bomb sniffing dogs and helicopters. randy: a friend of the san

enrique marquez is charged with by the gun that syed farook and his wife used to shoot 14 people. he is accused of planning an attack that was never carried out. 21 people are hurt after turbulence over canada. you could see people being taken off on stretchers. toronto. the plate had to make an emergency landing in calgary. 3 of th 21 hurt are children. randy: new this morning, a federal report on the t is naming gaps. we are in cambridge this morning with those findings. todd: good morning. this report obtained by the globe and the most troubling criticism may be this -- federal

has a plan for maintaining a system of trolley tracks and subway tracks in addition to stations. the report says that mbta engineers and maintenance employees who were on tracks often work independently, not together. it also says the mbta has to do a better job of coordinated its upkeep plan. a t spokesperson tells the globe the agency is coming up with another detailed than. -- plan. it does not question the quality of the maintenance. other issues mentioned -- subpar services to van riders with disabilities and poor staffers for helping disadvantaged t. randy: police are still searching for suspects after a city of brockton. on north main street after a shot was fired inside. our partners

ran from the store after firing the shot. erika: the opioid crisis now. a plan to limit the supply of drugs a first-time patients is moving on this morning. the proposal that would allow only a seven-day supply of opioid medications past committee vote yesterday. it would require an evaluation before the patient is discharged. brockton police say this is the stash from their biggest fentanyl bust ever. 11 ounces of the painkiller valued at $30,000. they took the drug from an apartment on market street. luis garcia was arrested. and makes federal trafficking punishable by 20 years in prison. randy: the city of boston is ending 2015 with less violent crimes on the books. down from 54 last year.

s rate of solving murders is up. this year police and prosecutors made an arrest, issued warrants or won indictments on sisi 6% of homicides. last year only 54% of cases were clear. the district attorney says some of it has to do with increase community awareness. in worcester, homicide rate is up. data shows they were 9 homicides fisher compared to seven last year. erika: new hampshire lawmakers taking heat for remarks about a colleague. randy: the nudity campaign at the head of their comments. after dozens of accusations, bill cosby is finally charged criminally with sexually assault. the case bring him before judge. wcvb.com >> a 10-year-old boy saves his

cindy: after another dance start, some sun returning today. we will jump into the 40' s.

erika: comedian bill cosby is free on bail as a sport is prepared to defend him and a decades old sectional assault case. -- decades old sexual assault case. randy: antoinette antonio is tracking the latest moves. antoinette : bill cosby is out of jail after posting $1 million bail. he looked frail as he stumbled into a pennsylvania court,

the accuser had already settled a civil suit with a comedian, but in admission he made when he was recently deposed gave prosecutors an opening. answer yes when answering whether he intended to use quaaludes on women. his decades legal battle similar to the sex abuse scandal in the catholic church. >> this was the defendant with resources to fight the civil suit. to claim they were not guilty and to fight any kind of criminal charges for a long time. angelica: prosecutors are up against a deadline because the statute of limitations runs out in a month. if convicted, the comedic it go to prison for 10 years. randy: at&t getting rid of an auction to save customers money. erika: the going out the window.

randy: end of the year beginning of a new one. cindy: you think back to the winter which set record and now we are setting the opposite kind. last day of the month. look back at how warm it is. yesterday 37. it was cold. was one of the coldest days of the entire month. typically in an average december, or average high about 35. this december, our average

that stacks up incredibly when you go back to the records dating to the 1800s. we are smashing the records even with a cold of the past couple days to today is going to be another above average day in terms of temperatures. in the lower 40' s on the south shore. south coast, new bedford 45. mid 40' s on the cape this morning. southeastern massachusetts and up into boston, above the freezing mark but north and west of town, one to get away from the coastline, it is around freezing. bedford into worcester county. just be careful of that fact. most of the moisture is moving o ut. a couple of patches of drizzle moving north and west of the city. so, could be a little bit slippery for you. also notice steadier rain is making quick progress eastward. as low pressure moves out, the rain is going to be doing that as well.

it is going to start to nose in. as our winds turn around, that is a drawing wind. -- drying wind. look at this as we get towards mid-to-late morning. the blend of sun and clouds through the afternoon with that northwesterly wind. high of 45 boston. mid 40' s on the cape. through the merrimack valley, lower 40' s. in worcester county, we may approach 40 degrees but we get some melting in today. now, notice as we go to 8:00 this morning, the rain is pretty much gone over the cape. clouds and sunshine to the afternoon. look at this through the evening hours. partly cloudy skies. if you are heading into the city for first night, partly cloudy, 6:00 p.m. in the lower 40' s. it falls gradually into the 30' s. 34 and midnight. it will feel like it is in the 20' s.

by morning, many of us are added below the freezing mark. high pressure friday into saturday. looking pretty quiet. another big thing going on a new year' s day is down at gillette. the winter classic. the weather looks great. 39 degrees at 1:00 for the pick drop. wind out of the west at 10-15 miles per hour. pretty nice weather through the weekend and early next week and arctic front comes in. some ocean effect snow showers on monday. the high of 28 degrees on monday. winter settling in. jeff: the visibility is not great, the roads are wet. the temperature hovering around freezing. you want to watch for slippery spots. especially on those secondary roads. the expressway is moving well coming in towards the city.

that will be on our side. people will be driving faster as well. here is the drive i-93 southbound, only 10 minutes. a good ride on 128 from route one to route 3. first night tonight. the mbta will run rush-hour service on the subway from 3:00 on. and extra service on the commuter rail as well. erika: a fight new bill proposed by republicans at the new hampshire statehouse that would make it illegal for women to expose their brests asts in public. one female lawmaker called its sexists. a gop sponsor, says if it is a woman' s natural information to pull her breasts out in public then you should have a no problem with a man' s inclination

misspellings. josh morgan not be reached for comments. randy: at&t will stop offering purchases. starting january 8, customer seeking any new phone, not just smartphones, will have to pay full price. it was the last major carrier to offer those two-year contract deals. erika: in asia overnight, so markets closed for the new year' s holiday. wall street will watch for that weekly unemployment snapshot on this last trading day of the short financial week. u.s. sot tock futures are up. randy: a 10 year old is being hailed a hero after coming to the rescue of his older brother. he was quick to fill them out of their home. he heard the chirp of the c.o. detective. he a just taken a program on fire safety.

his brother and get out of the house. >> it can hurt you. and it' s good to get out when it is in the house. >> it or not for him, i would' ve been more injured. randy: since the safe program' s inception in 1995, fire deaths among children have dropped by 72%. now a look at some of the top trending stories. erika: apple is getting hit with a class-action lawsuit. apple insider reporting the plaintiff state d performed much worse after making the upgrade. there is no option but to install the upgrade or by a newer iphone. more than 100 plaintiffs are seeking $5 million in damages. randy: th marshawn lynch has trademarked a phrase. "i' m just here so i won' t get

the running back has never said much. he was once fined $125,000 for refusing to speak to reporters. erika: cam newton is a dad. he and his girlfriend had a son last week. they are very excited and thank everyone for the well which ishes. he did a rocking the baby dance against the falcons on sunday. randy: a baby boy is waking up in dorchester for the first time. his parents finally got to take them home. baby noah was born in july. erika: he' s now healthy thanks to some hard works at brigham and women' s hospital. noah wi eighed less than a pound when he was born. his parents tony and ron have

they relied on faith to get them to this time and now they' re little fighter is home. >> he wanted to be here. we relied on our faith alike. >> god blessed us. it is amazing how things came together. erika: noah now weighs more than 11 pounds. he will have lots of follow-up doctors appointments but his family and doctors are confident he' ll do great. a great team there. randy: kobe bryant plays boston for the last time. erika: the peace of the city he got to take with him. hoping to lose weight in the new year? three simple ways you can shed

randy: good morning. erika: boston ready to kick off first night in copley square. crews worked on all the final touches.and heightened security. there is no specific threat against boston but police are prepared for any scenario. this is the first are the city is not running first night. it is being put on by an outside company and all events are free. the man killed in a crash with secret service agents tuesday night was driving with a suspended license. bruce danforth was arrested for heroin possession earlier this month. he crossed the line hitting the secret service car. those agents assigned to protect toy clinton are recovering. randy: investigators to not know if they will be able to file homicide charges in the death of an avon man. james robertson' s remains were

parents home two years ago and had been missing since. four men are charged in connection with the kidnapping but it is not clear if there will be charges in his death. erika: a home in new hampshire is destroyed after a huge fire. the flames started in the garage and spread growing into a three alarm fire.no one was home at the time. firefighters say water issues made for a difficult fight. randy: dramatic video overnight as a stork flooding continues to ravage parts of missouri. a house racing down a swollen river. smashing into a bridge. floodwater from the mississippi and is to be terry' s has now -- and it' s tributaries has failed 9 levees.

boston, number 24, kobe bryant! erika: kobe last night had he missed his three-point into a five-point game.the lakers win 112-104. kobe was taking it all in, returning to wave to fans. the celtics gave him apie piece if of the parquet floor. randy: he' s been suspended. in tuesday' s games, he offended one of the senators. he was not penalized during the game but yesterday they called it a low hit. the classic and the following two games. erika: check out this time lapse

the ice is laid out. yesterday bruins staff members got to skate with their families. randy: this is no ordinary wedding. would happen. they had been wanted to get married for three yearsm byt s but had fallen on hard times. the community and michigan banded together to give them a dream wedding for free. the couple says they were overwhelmed by the generosity. a sweet gesture from the neighbors. erika: a great day. randy: here we are at the end of the year. cindy: it is starting out foggy and damp. as you are stepping out, a little bit of drizzle near boston areas north and west. the study is rain is on the cape. it does continue to move away quickly. since midnight, we have seen .2

less to the north. in the months of december, can you believe we have a surplus for half an inch? 9 inches behind for the year. it has turned into a wet had impaired will look at that rain morning. as the storm pulls away, clouds are going to break for sunshine. the temperatures respond. s. 50 in philadelphia. you look across the country, it is cold but quiet. large area of high pressure affecting the country. that means quite weather for us as we begin the new year and headed to the upcoming weekend. tomorrow on friday, the first day of the new year is around 40 degrees but cooler this weekend. we are seeing an arctic front come through sunday into monday. with that cold air in place, and could be'

over southeastern maachusetts as we head towards monday and