start out chilly on saturday. in fact, early tomorrow morning only going to be in the seens. lower 50's sunday and 50's with us to start next week. we're going to break things with you now as the eyeopener continues. randy: sentencing day for a killer. why a teen will be spared life in prison, and what the judge won't limit for the victim's family from doing. emily: police name a suspect in another mass shooting. how they say he ambushed co-workers, as a hero emerges from the tragedy. randy: 5 investigates exposing elder abuse at the hands of the people paid to care for them. the disturbing cases where many say the punishment, doesn't fit the crime. >> this guy's a choke artist and this guy's a liar. emily: also on the eye for this friday morning, donald trump gives it, but can he take it? fighting words in the latest

good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. 2s weekend. -- it is the weekend. cindy: colder. it is winter. it is this morning when you walk out the door. what a difference from yesterday. had yesterday morning. this is the difference between walking out the door now and yesterday at this time. 20-30 degrees colder. you'll want your winter gear as you're heading out. 28 in worcester. 36 in boston. 37 in hyannis. doesn't look terribly cold. winds are gusting 20-40 miles per hour now and the wind chills are way down there. feels like just 12 in worcester. 27 in lawrence and 26 now out the door in boston. that's what you want to dress for. a lot of clouds this morning. we had a couple of flurries. we have a cold front pressing on in.

nowhere today. we'll hold on to cloud cover through late morning. bright sunshine into the afternoon. these are your wind chills. getting no higher than the teens and 20's today. dress for winter. roads. olessa: construction and that will be gone in the next 10-15 minutes. here is a check of route 1 in saw gus. there is that road work. should be clearing the next few minutes. the expressway northbound by mass avenue. road work picking up shortly here on 24 nornt approaching 128 and 128 south at 95. no issues on the pike. trains and buses start the morning on schedule.

will be running high as the teen accused of raping and killing his teacher returns to the courtroom. colleen ritzer's parents and her best friend are among nine loved ones expected to address the courtroom today. talking about the young danvers impact of her murder. case. chism cannot get a mandatory degree murder conviction because of a landmark supreme sentencing. prosecutors want him to spend before he can seek parole. chism's lawyers want to cut it and have him eligible for parole at age 40. despite a flurry of last minute not limit how many of colleen ritzer's loved ones can testify today. >> i'm not going to limit the amount of time anybody speaks. i only have one rule.

the court. reporter: at trial, chism's lawyers admitted that he killed ritzer. but argued that he is mentally ill. newscenter 5 will be in the courtroom today. you can watch the testimony live on our wcvb mobile news app. randy: right now, investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly shooting in kansas. four people killed, including the gunman in what started as a random shooting. this morning more than a dozen are hurt. the eye's erika tarantal is tracking new developments. >> good morning again. that death toll could rise this morning, as some of those hurt are suffering critical injuries. the suspect has been identified as 38-year-old cedric ford, an employee at the excel industries plant, where the shooting happened. police say he was armed with an assault-style weapon, shooting at people randomly as he drove to work. once he got there, he walked in, targeting co-workers and then shooting at police.

there is a shooter. we just kept hearing pop, pop. i ran over. a gentleman, i guess his name was adam. he got shot. i walked over and tried to help him as much as i could. reporter: an officer was finally able to take ford down inside the building and likely save more lives. police say ford doesn't appear to have terrorist ties, but have not revealed a motive. randy? randy: a maynard firefighter facing child rape charges will go before a judge today. the case against james macgillivary dates back to 1991. macgillivary was placed on leave earlier this month when the allegations surfaced. he has been a maynard firefighter since 1986. emily: commitment 2016: the final five republican candidates hit the campaign trail this morning after a fiery debate. their last one before super tuesday. candidates focused on bringing down front-runner donald trump.

this stage that has been fined for hiring people to work on your projects illegally. >> i'm the only one on the this stage that has hired people. emily: marco rubio and ted cruz getting trump on the defensive last night in houston, about his policies on immigration. when it came to securing the border, trump was asked to respond to comments from the former mexican president, who says mexico will not pay for any wall. >> lew going to make them pay for the wall? >> i will and the wall just got 10 feet taller. believe me. emily: john kasich and ben carson were just fighting for stage time. all candidates will now lobby for votes in 11 states -- 13 states including massachusetts ahead of next tuesday's primaries. emily: on the democratic side, a new wbur poll is finding the 2 candidates in a very tight race here at home hillary clinton ahead of senator bernie sanders by just 4% both will campaign in south carolina today. voters hit the polls for the democratic primary in that state tomorrow, their final

tuesday. randy: right now this massive fire under investigation in newport, rhode island an historic mansion destroyed after flames ripped through the bellevue avenue home. stonor lodge a nine bedroom, 11-bath home was under construction. the mansion is estimated to be worth about $3 million. it sits right in the historic section of the city, filled with mansions that are popular with visitors. right now boston police are searching for this man accused of robbing people with a kitchen knife. police say the man has gone after at least two people near the chinatown t stop in the middle of the day. neither victim was hurt. investigators say the suspect is missing teeth. anyone who recognizes him should contact boston police. emily: 5 investigates exposing disturbing cases of elder abuse that heart breaking abuse at

video. it shows a licensed certified nurse's aide, taunting and hitting a patient he was supposed to be helping. 70-year-old william myerson was non-verbal and suffering from dementia. it happened at a framingham nursing home. here, another cna flicks an elderly woman's ears, wipes mucus in her mouth and mocks her. >> they need to have more compassion, you know? think of it as your mom and dad. your grandfather or grandmother. your brother, sister, that is in there. you need to treat them with compassion and care and love them like your own. emily: 5 investigates discovered in the past 5 years the state took action against the certifications of hundreds of cna's for cases of abuse, neglect and misappropriation. but when we checked the state's public website for the licenses of the 2 cna's in this case, there's no disciplinary action noted, even though they're on probation after reaching deals with prosecutors admitting they assaulted elderly patients. if they complete probation no conviction will show on their

randy: tom brady is getting ready for another fight over deflated footballs. three federal judges will hear the nfl's appeal in the case next week. you'll remember, last year a lower court overturned brady's four game suspension over the scandal. the appeal hearing is set for thursday in new york city. randy: red sox spring training. the team gets a small break today. that's after a surprise at batting practice. sporscenter5's mike lynch is in fort myers to explain. >> hi, again, everyone. good morning from fort myers, florida. it will be a short workout for the red sox as they are slated to play in their annual charity tournament this afternoon. david price, his first batter to face him was pablo sandoval. >> i think i caught them by surprise.

>> what is it like stepping in against david price in live b.p.. >> same guy. that is not my first time facing him. everything looked good. >> stepping in against him, what was going through your head as you were waiting and watching him? >> nothing. he is a guy the same way everybody else is. >> workouts continue throughout the weekend. first game at jetblue park monday against boston college and northeastern. emily: thanks. it is 5: 10 this morning. a medical breakthrough in ohio. randy: the life-changing procedure just performed for the first time ever. plus, ice jams, causing a mess in new hampshire. why one homeowner says the force of the ice, is just as scary as its aftermath. [laughter] emily: new this morning, how about laughing your way

cindy? cindy: winter is back this morning. there is a warmup coming this weekend. my timeline on that is just ahead in the forecast. take a look at the temperatures as you're head ought the door this morning. 20's, 30's out there. that wind is blowing so it does feel colder. wind chills in the teens out

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>> good morning eyeopener! randy: all right! the watertown raiders of watertown middle school with a very spirited wake up call. emily: they're going to the playoffs so good luck, guys. basketball courts. hockey rinks. soccer fields. whatever. the point isit all works show your school spirit with an eyeopener wake up call. shoot it with your iphone and post it right from our wcvb mobile news app by clicking ulocal. it is easy. if we can do it, you can do it. we have made it to friday. made it to the last friday of february. randy: an unusual february it was. emily: a wacky month. cindy: we're about a-degree and a half above average for the month but what extremes we have experienced. 60's yesterday.

winter making a comeback the next couple of days. going to be below the average high of 41 but a nice sunday and monday heading back into the 50's once again. up and down it continues. 21 in worcester. we're running just above the freezing mark. the winds are so active this morning. still gusting 20-30 miles per hour. this is what you want to dress for. a wind chill of 12 in worcester. it feels like 26 in boston and that wind chill is going to be with us all day long. you can see the winds coming out of the west gusting close to 30. if not close to 40 miles per hour. look at the temperatures to our west. they drop down in the teens. the single digits in ottawa. that is the air mass working on in. a couple of flurries overnight but those are falling apart. off to the west, this is lake-effect and it won't bother us much at all. cloud cover in place this morning. the clouds actually thin out after lunchtime.

the afternoon. the winds blowing all day long. wind chills get no higher than the 20's today. that's what you need to dress for. the temperatures don't change a whole lot. holding basically in the mid to upper 30's all day long. clear zhice evening, if you're heading out and you don't have any plans. we'll wake up to sunshine. look at the cold, early saturday morning. morning lohse down in the teens. right around 20 degrees in boston. saturday. we'll see southwesterly wind developing by sunday and the temperatures will respond. holding in the 30's saturday. sunday, a little bit more cloud cover but still partly sunny skies. southwesterly winds keep us in the 40's in the cape. 50's elsewhere. we'll see temperatures jump up in the mid 50's on monday. ahead to have cold front, we have a milder flow. a spot shower.

to about 50 on tuesday. that will should bring in more light than rain on wednesday. olessa: so far a quiet start on the roads. early morning volume by the gas tank. that is northbound heading to the top of the screen. all of the construction we have been watching is out of the way. 93 south of the danger is is gone. road work on 24 at 128 picked up also and so is the project at 128 by 95. pike looks great. no issues out of new hampshire. all the trains and buses so far running on schedule. emily? emily: olessa, thank you. the mbta is working to ban those popular hoverboards from buses, trains and in stations. there is no date as to when a

there have been dozens of cases around the country of the boards bursting into flames including one earlier this week in chelmsford. new york city has already bann hoverboards from public transportation. emily: your economy headlines this friday morning, asian stocks were mostly higher overnight but gains were a little muted as oil prices slipped again. right now u.s. stock futures are higher. the dow soared on thursday picking up more than 200 points thanks to a recovery from energy and bank stocks. randy: the company that runs tj-maxx, marshalls and home goods stores beating expectations on wall street. new numbers showing the framingham-based company raked in more than $30 billion last year. that is a 6% jump in annual sales. earnings go up. retailers. a medical breakthrough that will give some women a chance at pregnancy surgeons in cleveland say they have performed the nation's first uterus transplant. the cleveland clinic says the 9-hour surgery was performed on

donor. we're expecting to hear more about the procedure next week. emily: new this morning in your health, the old adage laughter is the best medicine.really is true. especially when it comes to fighting winter woes. randy: erika is back with some unique ways to add a few chuckles to your day. erika: the benefits are big. >> i would say i'm funnier because of it. >> amanda hoffman can't say enough about her improv comedy class. >> laughter is incredible. >> they know plenty about laughter at boston's improv asylum their training center offers 6 levels of classes.

something very real. >> laughter actually decreases cortisol in our bodies which is a stress hormone. >> and it increases happy endorphins says laura malloy, a certified laughter yoga teacher at mass general hospital's benson-henry institute. >> very good very good, yay. >> typically taught in a group i got a one on one. >> we're gonna pretend that we're so stressed out that we want to cry. now laugh. >> pretend laughter often dissolves into the real thing. >> wahhhhahahaha >> and can't generate a genuine giggle no matter, just going through the motions helps. >> your body doesn't know the difference, it will still get those same health benefits. >> our student amanda has coined the feeling she walks away with. >> i definitely leave happier, more confident and glowing an improv glow. erika: see, they laugh at you

you can go to as many as you want and there is one every night. they are really funny. emily: thank you. and monday morning on the eye, this thermometer does more than track your child's health it can track their entire school. the new tool that could help your family stay ahead of sickness. randy: if the laughing doesn't work, how about this? bathing in beer. the health benefits promised by a hoppy new spa. emily: the headmaster of boston's latin school speaks. her comments amid calls for her resignation. randy: and the pride over a garden some consider sacred

emily: 5: 24 now. that feel of winter is back so do not leave the house without your winter gear this morning. 28 in worcester. 36 in boston. look at the next 24 hours. the temperatures going nowhere. skies get brighter lunchtime into the afternoon but you want today. answer to and 20's through

definitely a cold end to the week but we're going to warm up this weekend. saturday a lot of sunshine. upper 30's for highs warming back into the low 50's by sunday. emily? emily: right now crews in franconia, new hampshire are cleaning up the mess after a half-mile long ice jam forced evacuations. it came across plantation road flooding people's homes. some surrounded by as much as six feet of water. one neighbor capturing it all on his drone residents say they've never seen anything like it before >> the power of ice and what was happening was crazy. you can feel your feet shaking, the ground shaking, the house shaking emily: officials say the moving ice destroyed 75% of plantation road. randy: time is, olessa back with this morning's eyepoppers olessa: tom brady taking to social media for this clever

for a new family member. that is tom brady re-enacting a famous scene from "the lion king." playing the role of simba is the newest canine addition to the brady-bundchen clan fluffy. olessa: if you love beer you may want to consider a trip to sisters that's where you'll find this america's very first beer spa. you can literally take a bath in beer the owner says it's great for insomnia, relaxation, pains and aches by the way, it is an industry that's hopping in europe. randy: is there a sign that says don't drink the bathwater? olessa: i don't think there is. making a wrong right. a police officer helping a man

robbery. and how people in maine are taking advantage of service animals. cindy: temperatures much colder this morning. make sure you have your winter gear with you.

emily: it is 5: 30 on a friday morning pasm a live look at the expressway. things moving on at a good clip at this point. good morning. it is friday. house. you need to stop and make sure you have your winter gear with you. emily: my kids wore shorts to school yesterday. cindy: yours may be begging to today if they are anything like mine but no, no, no. sunshine getting off the bus today but that wind will be with us all day long. wind chill is an issue throughout the day. 28 in worcester to 36 in boston. 30's on the cape as well. the wind is still gusting. you can probably hear it banging against your window this morning. close to 40 in worcester. it will feel much colder out there.

26 boston and 26 in marshfield as well. you get the idea. there were some clouds around. the a couple of flurries overnight. those are waning. a flood dropping in. this air mass is going to work on in today. even as the clouds give way to more sunshine and lunchtime throughout the afternoon. temperatures holding steady throughout the day. the wind will make it feel no higher than the teens and 20's through the middle of the afternoon. dress for winter. it is back here today. let's get you out to the roads. at least they are dry this friday morning. olessa: yes, they are. they are quiet too. a little bit of volume on the expressway behind me by the gas tank. let's go to the maps and see the rest of your trip. so far issue-free heading into boston. once again that road work we had jever night is gone. -- overnight is gone. the pike looking good. so far 93 open. no issues on route 3, route 1

all getting by the speed limit. trains and buses on schedule. emily: some of the stories thear tracking, sentencing is today for the dan vers -- for the teen accused of killing a teacher. now a new poll shows hillary clinton and bernie sanders in a very tight race ahead ofsanders in a very tight race ahead of tuesday's primary in massachusetts. in the wbur survey, clinton leads sanders by just 4%. a man killed three co-workers before being killed himself by police. randy: the embattled leader of one of boston's schools is breaking her silence.

fight over racial tension. >> some civils rights leaders have been pushing for her to resign. in fact today, some of them will meet with u.s. attorney carmen ortiz as they push for a federal investigation into what happened here. but this morning, headmaster lynne mooney teta says she'll stay on the job and work to improve the environment at boston latin. there have been calls for her resignation after students claimed she ignored their claims of a number of racist incidents at the prestigious school. teta tells the herald quote, there's no one more committed to improving the learning environment here at boston latin school than i am. she wouldn't comment on whether she thinks a justice department investigation is warranted but said she'd cooperate. a city investigation found the school acted appropriately in the vast majority of the incidents. randy: a deadly crash is under investigation in plymouth. a 21-year-old man was killed

into trees. police say the victim is from providence. another person in the car was taken to the hospital. emily: this beloved garden at boston children's hospital is at the center of an emotional fight. to many, it's considered sacred ground, but it may soon be gone. the hospital says it has to raze the half acre prouty garden in order to expand. parents and patients argue that's like ripping out the hospital's soul. they faced off at the final department of public health hearing last night, arguing that children need to be the focus of the plan. >> many, many families have spread their ashes there. we love children. children are a part of my family. >> there was a time when my mom would have to wait hours and hours in the emergency room because there was no bed to sleep. emily: the hospital has proposed 3 new green spaces, but critics are comparing them to fast-food eating areas. the department of public health

randy: right now a salem police officer is facing charges after a drug bust in lynn. patrolman matthew scialdone is accused of hiding four oxycodone pills, after a man he was with bought them. he was off duty at the time. an internal affairs investigation is underway while he is on leave. 5 on the opioid crisis. the number of fatal drug overdoses in new hampshire is up for 2015. the state medical examiner says 420 people died last year fentanyl is to blame for 157 of those deaths. 385 of the fatal overdoses were caused by an opiate or opioids. emily: super tuesday. randy: a group saying that i have been disenfranchised in

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olessa: northbound side you have some rush hour delays in full force now. about a 25 minute drive from braintree into boston. the rest of the area quiet. no weather issues this morning. cindy: no, just feels like

12 in worcester. 26 in boston. that is not the temperature. that is the wind chill. that is going to hold in the teens and 20's all day long. highs today only in the 30's. it is a bright, chilly start to your weekend but look at that. we're back in the low 50's here on sunday. randy? randy: cindy, thank you. an ohio woman who makes life brighter for elementary school kids got a very special birthday surprise. >> happy birthday to you randy: doris vehar waves to the school bus every afternoon. so on her birthday, the kids wanted to do something special. they made cards, and sang happy birthday. doris says she cried, she was so happy. and she plans to continue the tradition as long as she can. emily: brockton police stepping up to lend a helping hand 42-year-old reyland olid's bike was stolen when he got robbed at knife-point last week losing his only transportation

his story caught the attention of officer rosie vasquez-browne, who stepped in to make sure he had a ride to and from his job in stoughton, on thursday the two met up at walmart where the store had agreed to donate a new bike to olid. randy: concerns about fake service dogs. the scam getting the attention of some lawmakers. a radioactive vault at the site of a proposed shopping center. why it is not an issue for the developer. plus steph curry setting a record. the impressive new state for the golden state warrior. and underway for this friday

emily: 5: 43 this morning. the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in salem, boston and tracking overnight developments on a mass shooting in kansas. randy: but first cindy has your forecast. emily: last weekend of february. it hasn't felt very february-like this month. cindy: really mild. last evening it was mild. the temperatures have been dropping. definitely a winter feel. still no snow as i can see here

so far for the season, 25.4 inches is all we have seen in boston. below average from a typical season by seven inches but compared to last winter, 108 inches of snow at this time, what a difference. we had a kind of snow drought across the area. just a couple of flurries out there. out towards the berkshires at the moment. otherwise cloud cover out there. we are looking at a gusty wind blowing in colder air, reinforcing shot of colder air working down out of tcheand morning. temperatures behind it are in the single digits and answer we're at 36 in boston. the wind is active. it feels colder out there already and the temperatures much today. 28 out the door in worcester. mid i 30's boston to the cape. the wind chills in the teens and 20's this morning. no higher than the 20's throughout the day. morning.

only in the mid 30's. we'll fall into the teens to 20 degrees tonight. we'll watch this area of high pressure shift to the south and a milder southwesterly wind takes hold on sunday. upper 30's saturday. back in the lower 50's here on sunday. a brighter day on the weekend. olessa: we're just watching a little bit of a delay on the expressway, which is normal for this time of the morning. a few brake lights. heading over the mass now, aside from that, not seeing too much volume. the pike is about 15. good. trains and buses on schedule. randy: the danvers teen murdering his teacher at school emily: the eyeopener's frank holland is live at the day for the victim's family. reporter: very emotional.

including her parents and best friends are expected to address the court. they will be talking about her life and how they feel about her murder and rape. this is a very complicated case. phillip chism cannot get a mandatory life sentence because of a ruling on teen sentencing. the prosecutors want at least 50 years in prison before being ell i didn't believe for parole. his defense wants him to be eligible by the time he is 40 years old. live this morning, frank holland, wcvb, news 5. emily: the death toll after a shooting ram underage kansas could grow. a gunman took shots at people seemingly at random before opening fire on his co-workers

he was identified as 38-year-old cedric ford. he doesn't appear to have terrorist ties. local officials say he was known to authorities and some things triggered ford but no motive has been released. >> civil rights leaders will push for a meeting today with u.s. attorney carmen ortiz as they fight for a federal investigation into allegations here at boston latin. there have also been calls for the headmaster to resign after students came she ignored allegations of racial incidents at the school. today she says she will stay on the job and work to improve the school. teta said no one is more likely to improve the environment than

emily: thank you. boston police are searching for this man accused of robbing people with a kitchen knife. police say the man has gone after at least two people near the chinatown t stop in the middle of the day. neither victim was hurt. investigators say the suspect is missing teeth. anyone who recognizes him should contact boston police. randy: a florida-based circus operator is fighting back against a fine over this deadly tent collapse at a new hampshire fair. a 41-year-old man and his 6-year-old daughter were killed in the collapse in lancaster last august, which happened during a powerful storm. federal safety officials proposed more than $33,000 in fines against walker international events, after finding several safety hazards. emily: state lawmakers in maine are searching for ways to stop people from calling their pets service dogs. maine law identifies a service animal as a dog individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person who has a disability. emotional-support animals or companion dogs are not considered service animals

lawmakers say too many people are trying to skirt the law and that hurts people who have a real need for a service animal. randy: latino voters in salem are voicing their concerns over the upcoming election. voters met with the city council to address recent allegations of harrassment during the last two elections. call to action fliers were passed out urging people to show solidarity with the latino community. emily: candidates gearing up for the massachusetts primary on tuesday. the two democratic candidates are apart by just 4%. voters hit the poll for the democratic primary tomorrow. the u.s. military is launching a new effort in the fight against isis. operators are stepping up cyberattacks against the group.

militants' ability to use social media and the internet to recruit fights and inspire followers. other attacks could also include attempts to stop insurgents from conducting financial or logistical transactions online. randy: and the pentagon plans to send dozens of special ops advisors to nigeria's front lines, to combat the terror group boko haram. the deployment would push american troops hundreds of miles closer to the battle in take part in combat. the plan needs approval by the defense and state departments. emily: the nevada governor eyed as a potential nominee for the supreme court says he's not interested. in a statement, republican governor brian sandoval says he does not wish to be considered as the obama administration's nomination, at this time. topic between democrats and republicans following the death of justice antonin scalia. randy: a tractor-trailer speeding down a missouri highway side-swipes a police car during a traffic stop. watch as the trooper walks to

just seconds later. if he had still been outside he would have been hit. but, the trooper was not hurt. the truck driver was issued a citation for violating the law requiring drivers to move over when they see an officer stopped on the side of the road. the vermont state senate has given final passage to a bill legalizing recreational marijuana. the bill allows possession of up to one ounce of pot for residents of the state. it now goes to the house, but it's unclear right now if it will pass. emily: apple is asking a judge to vacate the order from the fbi to unlock the phone of one of the san bernardino terror suspects. in court documents, apple says the fbi is seeking dangerous power that could have disastrous consequences for digital privacy. last week, the government ordered apple to help unlock the phone. randy: the city of manchester, afternoon in is signing off to

land once used as a light bulb factory. a vault packed with radio act -- active material is on the site. emily: the celtics show off some fancy moves at the garden against the bucks. they looked more like the harlem globetrotters last night. up by 18 at one point in the third but milwaukee got it back to within 5. the celtics hit some clutch shots and the celtics hold on to win, 112:107. warriors guard steph curry tops an nba record. curry finished the game last night with this impressive half-court shot, and set a pointer in 128 straight games. he had 51 points in the win over the magic his third 50-point game this season. he's the first player to do that since lebron james and dwyane wade in the 2008-2009

randy: check out this photo from the international space station. this is an aurora over earth. nasa tweeted the photo yesterday, after the space station passed over the green lights. emily: a first for the northeast's tallest peak. professional cyclist and native new englander tim johnson has become the first person ever to ride a bicycle up mt. washington in new hampshire during winter. and he made great time. johnson completed the 7.6 mile ride in just one hour, 40 minutes and 48 seconds. randy: we want to know your good news. send us your video of people making a difference in your community. share them on the wcvb facebook page or email them to ulocal. we will share them here each night. if we use your story, we will send you a channel 5 hat. a payback for helping us out. sean: you might want a hat the next couple of days.

below the average. upper 30's today and tomorrow. compared to the 60-degree weather we had yesterday, it is going to feel quite a bit colder. notice by sunday and monday, above average once again. kind of a theme to have winter. -- of the winter. 36 degrees in boston. look at that wind. it is out of the west. 17 miles per hour. so it feels like it is only in the 20's. in fact the wind chill right now in worcester is 12. that's what you want to dress for. look at this wind out of the west. you saw how it was sustained around 2020. close to 40 in worcester now. the westerly wind is tapping into some polar air sitting to our west now. you can see the clouds across the area. we had a few flurries overnight. those have since dissipated. we're looking for mostly to partly colloid cloudy skies here through the morning hours and brighter skies, more sunshine as we head into the afternoon. look at the temperatures,

when you factor the winsd, wind chills this afternoon by 2:00 or 3:00 still in the teens and 20's. skies clearing out this evening. overnight looking at clear skies. going to be a cold night. temperatures in the teens in most suburbs. right around 20 for boston. a cold start to your weekend here. high pressure to our south. sunshine on saturday. we'll see a few more clouds move in on sunday. it is this mild southwesterly wind that is going to boost our temperatures up. only in the upper 30's for highs on saturday. sunday back in the lower 50's. the southwesterly wind will keep it cooler for you worcester 51. we'll watch this next system approach. it is a weak system passing to our north. the wilder southwesterly winds ahead of it put us in the mid 50's. very little moisture here in southern new england. maybe a spot shower and then

out and turning a little bit cooler here on wednesday. we watch a midweek system come in. that is the next chance for widespread significant rainfall. rain with temperatures in the upper 40's here on wednesday. heading into march with no snow in sight. let's get you out to the roads. much calmer than yesterday. olessa: very quiet. you're in good shape. 93 in somerville. let's check the rest of your trip as you head south of town. looking good on 24, 95 and route 3. 15 minutes from braintree into boston. 15 minute ride from 495 out to 128 which also looks great. 128 is quiet. 93 south not seeing volume. wilmington, past 128.

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