emily: good morning. it's tuesday, march 1. i'm emily riemer. randy: i'm randy price. stories we're following right now. funeral services today for a new hampshire native shot and killed on the job. the powerful tribute to officer ashley guindon. emily: a rhode island clerk attempt. the search right now for the suspect. randy: the real test for what to expect as voters hit the polls across the country for super tuesday. for you from the polls this morning. the eyeopener's erika tarantal is focusing on the democrats in emily: and our kelley tuthill is swampscott. minute.

she's tracking a windy tuesday. cindy: those winds really kicked up overnight. we're gusting over 30, close to 40 miles per hour but the winds will be settling down here in the next few hours. but they have brought in some colder air especially from worcester on westward where we're at or below the freezing mark right now. still holding on to 40 degrees in boston but with the winds whipping, of course, it's feeling much colder. wind chills running in the teens and 20's out the door in a lot of spots this morning but the skies are clearing out. so we're actually going to see a good amount of sunshine mixing to time throughout the day. notice how the temperatures continue to fall and then level afternoon. so it is not going to be as warm as it was yesterday. as colder high pressure builds on in from canada. you can see there's another system bringing snow north of chicago this morning. that system is moving toward us tonight. it's going to bring in some rain for tomorrow morning's commute. but at the onset tonight outside of 128, there is the potential for a brief little burst of freezing rain before we change over to rain by morning.

timeline on this coming up. right now we want to get you out to those roadways. olessa: a live look outside to start things off. here's the zakim bridge and the leverett connector looking good both directions. overnight construction. we are watching one crash accident investigation on 24. this is just south of 93. some construction on is northbound side. so far heading into boston roadwork on the expressway north near the zakim and then as you travel the pike you're in good shape. more construction in place blocking the two right lanes on 128 southbound right over by route 2. that will be clearing in the next 10-15. we're expecting the trains and the buses to start the morning on schedule. randy and emily. randy: thank you. right now we are just hours away from election results that could change everything in this heated race for the white house. emily: the eyeopener's erika tarantal is leading our coverage from boston with what to watch today. erika: good morning. it's called super tuesday for a reason. for the democrats today will be a mad dash before the votes are counted with massachusetts

expected in new bedford after rallying voters in worcester where he took aim at donald trump. bill clinton: i don't think we ever stopped being great. but we did stop being whole. we stopped growing together, and that's what she wants to do. she wants to make america whole again. erika: meantime, the candidate herself is expected in minneapolis and miami. hillary clinton spent most of monday in massachusetts holding events in springfield and boston. rival bernie sanders held a rally not far away in milton. in a one-on-one interview, he told newscenter 5 he believes his campaign is resonating with young people. sanders: what we are trying to do is bring new people into the political process. what i have said over and over again, no president can do it alone. we need millions of people to stand up. erika: as for talk that this could be his last stand, sanders was quick to point out that there are a lot more contests to

for the g.o.p., the question is can anything stop donald trump's momentum? the eye's kelley tuthill continues our coverage in swampscott where the state's republican governor will cast his vote today. good morning, kelley. kelley: he'll be voting just a few hours from now. the man charlie baker endorsed, chris christie, is out throwing his support to donald trump who is expected to drive big turnout in massachusetts today. but this morning, trump is headlining a new controversy. the secret service is looking into this violent showdown at a donald trump event in virginia. an agent body-slamming a "time magazine" photographer who was trying to take a photo of "black lives matter" protesters. trump continued to dodge questions about not rejecting support from a former ku klux klan leader. something his rivals are taking aim at. >> he blames it on a bad ear

i don't care how bad the ear piece is, ku klux klan comes through pretty clearly and he refuses to criticize it. kelley: g.o.p. candidate ted cruz speaking at an event in his home state of texas. he claims if trump is the republican nomination, then hillary clinton will be the next president. most polling places open at 7:00 a.m. and close at 8:00 tonight. live in swampscott, kelley tuthill, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika? erika: kelley, thanks so much. voters cast their ballots today. but it's really all about the delegates. 13 states are voting today. that's 1,460 delegates up for grabs-- 865 for democrats; 595 for republicans. after today, 30% of g.o.p. delegates will be awarded. 24% for democrats. that might not get any one candidate to the magic number needed to secure the nomination, but it usually pushes underperformers out. stay with wcvb as the super tuesday results come in. a live abc news special starts

11:00. you can also follow the results live on the free wcvb mobile app. emily? emily: thank you. stories we're following right now. two people are hurt after this single-car crash in randolph. it happened just after 1:30 this morning on route 24 south. the car veered off the highway and into the woods. state police say two people were taken to the hospital. a funeral will be held today for the virginia police officer from new england, shot and killed during her first shift. several officers from ashley guindon's hometown of merrimack, new hampshire, are heading south for the service. last night, a powerful sign of respect as her body was escorted to a funeral home. guindon was born in west springfield, massachusetts. her body will be buried there next to her father. randy: a hazmat scene is clear after a scare at children's hospital. firefighters say a hot plate was left on in a lab just before 9:00 last night. that caused a plastic container to melt and a chemical to spill

the incident prompted a level 3 hazmat response, but the smoke was not toxic. it happened inside a research building away from patients. nobody was hurt. emily: right now a rhode island clerk is hurt after he was shot multiple times during a robbery. that clerk still able to call for help. the eye's doug meehan is here with the search for the suspect this morning. doug? doug: this is the man police are looking for right now. they say he was last seen running from the store in cranston with a gun. the shooting happened during an attempted robbery at the bestway on park ave just after 8:00 last night. police say the clerk was shot several times, including in the head. he's listed in critical condition this morning but amazingly was still able to call 9-1-1 for help. police say they believe a woman left the store as the robbery was in progress. they're now looking for her or any other witnesses this morning. randy, emily? randy: doug, thank you. boston community leaders lashing out at a prestigious university. emily: the debate right nowover

plus-- er inanderson: i felt so ashamed. i'm so embarrassed. emily: on the stand. the emotional testimony from sportscaster erin andrews. oversee kret recordings. cindy: and that wind is really whipping out there this morning. forecast. by tomorrow morning at this time, the impact on the commute and when it turns colder later erika? erika: polls open in just hours for super tuesday. what to watch on both sides of the race today.

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randy: right now push-back against northeastern's plan to equip campus police with semi-automatic rifles. emily: city officials claim the

police. protesters held a so-called "die-in" before a hearing yesterday at city hall. northeastern, who did not send a representative, claims arming campus officers would make the school safer. but boston police say the school failed to have that discussion before implementing the policy. >> you have to be transparent. you have to be willing to have those discussions because that's an important step-- to ensure that your law enforcement agencies are not overmilitarized. >> i think by declining the invitation to come to this meeting, north eastern sends a strong message that they don't care that much about what we have to say. emily: the school says 20 officers will be trained to use the weapons for emergencies. police on at least four other boston-area campuses have access to semiautomatic rifles. 4:41 right now. a new warning about a certain type of birth control. randy: why some women are trying to get it banned. and a year in space comes to an end. the journey back to earth for a

randy: all right. a nice day again yesterday. emily: it wasn't too bad. i was surprised by that wind. i could hear it inside the house. cindy: really loud. emily: what is that? cindy: the wind has been whipping overnight. it's now coming in from a much colder direction so we are not repeating yesterday today in terms of the temperature. emily: all right. cindy: not at all. we set records yesterday. worcester got to 57. that beat the record of 56 degrees from back in 1976. in boston, we tied the record all the way up to 64 degrees. we were not alone.

records across the northeast yesterday from portland to banger to augusta, maine. providence, rhode island, burlington, vermont, all setting record highs yesterday, of course, on leap day. now we have those winds kicking up. they were gusting 40-50 miles per hour last hour. they're down to 30 to near 40 miles per hour gusts right now. the winds are actually going to diminish pretty quickly over the next couple of hours but they've just been pulling in colder air. as you look off to the west 40 degrees in boston translates to about 20 degrees out in syracuse so that's the colder air mass that will be working on in as high pressure noses in. there will be sunshine today but another system nearby here bringing snow to chicago this morning. this is what's going to be racing toward us tonight. initially maybe just cold enough for a little bit of freezing rain here outside of 128 briefly during the overnight. a winter weather advisory until 4:00 a.m. i think it's a quick changeover to rain and it should be plain

we have dropped. there's our 40 in boston. still looking at mid 40's down on the cape. with those winds blowing so hard this morning it feels much colder. wind chills are run inning the teens in worcester. now. you want to dress warmly out the door this morning. sky s are in the process of clearing out. today. although we dip down this morning, temperatures recover mostly into the low 40's for highs during the afternoon. so we've got a good amount of sunshine this the forecast today. starting out this evening dry. this is 8:00 p.m. look what happens just after midnight. we start to get that system to work on in. from the pike on south ward i think it's plain old rain. notice the pink showing up through northern worcester county, southern new hampshire. that's because of that freezing rain that will quickly change over to plain old rain by 5:00 tomorrow morning sovment that means rain for tomorrow morning's commute. there will be some downpours as well. temperatures starting out in the 30's jump up. out the door tomorrow morning at 6:00 a.m., it's going to be 50 degrees in boston. 40's in the worcester area so

i think we're looking at some downpours through about 9:00 or 10:00 tomorrow morning and then shortly after lunchtime the steadier rain is off shore and the skies actually brighten up in the afternoon. so in terms of the rainfall it's a quick half an inch to maybe locally up to about an inch of rainfall. and the winds so strong out of the south in the morning shift around to the west. very active weather day coming up on wednesday. that 52-degree high temperature, that happens in the morning with that strong southerly wind. look what happens by lunchtime. temperatures beginning to fall off so by day's end 40's and 50's are replaced by 30's so a afternoon. look at your thursday. bright sunshine but a high of only 30 degrees. still watching a storm that looks like it's mainly staying out in the ocean on friday but the track has suddenly shifted west just a touch. so we're not writing that system off completely just yet. we are still keeping a close eye but otherwise a little cold heading into the weekend. olessa: thank you. so far a quiet start on the

a live look at the zakim and the leverett connector looking good in both directions. we're watching one accident early this morning. 24 southbound side by the ford bridge just south of 93. an accident from an investigation in an overnight crash. on the northbound side there's construction by 128. as you travel northbound on the expressway, some roadwork clearing shortly by mass avenue. the pike looks good. your live construction zone 128 south over by route 2. so far we're expecting the trains and the buss to start the i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. randy: and the "eyeopener"'s on super tuesday this morning. the election map full of opportunities today. but the map for the candidates is a bit on the tricky side. all of them trying to secure enough delegates to force others out of the race. emily: when it comes to the g.o.p., our republican analyst patrick griffin says there are three things to watch as the votes come in tonight.

senator ted cruz is predicted to do well there but how well. second, look at georgia. griffin says donald trump will win; but with a big evangelical, socially conservative population, cruz could also pick up some ground. finally, watch massachusetts. will john kasich's time here pay off at the polls? all the candidates will be doing the math tonight. >> remember it's proportional. unlike the march 15 contest, there's an opportunity for other candidates to amass some delegates. emily: griffin says what would be surprising is if donald trump didn't essentially sweep the table. for the democrats, big turnout can make the difference. but, in the end, again it's all about the math for hillary clinton. >> if she wins massachusetts, it is very hard for bernie sanders to continue. he would then have to get 60% of every vote in every contest to even catch her in delegates. emily: another thing to keep in mind. this is not a winner-take-all night. the wins are proportional so

snag some delegates. randy: off the campaign trail, a sigh of relief for hillary clinton. the state department has finally published all non-classified emails from clinton's private server during her time as secretary of state. it's been an issue that's dogged her this campaign. roughly 3,900 emails were released yesterday in the final batch. the state department has reviewed and released most of the more than 52,000 emails on the server. >> (inaudible) emily: emotional testimony from sportscaster erin andrews. she takes the stand going after the hotel where she was secretly recorded naked in 2008. andrews is suing the nashville marriott's owner and manager, claiming they made it too easy for her stalker, michael barrett, to find her room. barrett admitted to secretly filming andrews through a peephole he modified.

violation every day. andrews: i get a tweet or somebody makes a comment or somebody sends me a still of the video to my twitter or (inaudible). emily: barrett served 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to stalking in 2010. a legal victory for apple. a new york judge says the u.s. justice department cannot force the company to provide the f.b.i. with access to locked iphone data. the ruling comes in a routine brooklyn drug case, but it has much wider implications as apple stands its ground in dozens of other cases including one in massachusetts. earlier this month, a california judge ordered apple to create software to help the f.b.i. hack the san bernardino shooter's iphone. randy: 4:51. your economy headlines this tuesday. asian stocks were mostly higher overnight except for china where weak manufacturing kept shares

right now u.s. stock futures are higher after a down day on monday. today investors will be looking for a new report on car sales. emily: trending stories now. ratings take a sharp drop for despite history being made in some of the major categories, this year's academy awards were down roughly 8% from last year. about 34.3 million people tuned in, nearing a record low for the ceremony. over lack of diversity may have contributed. randy: tributes for late actor george kennedy. flowers were laid at kennedy's star on the hollywood walk of fame yesterday. he died at the age of 91. kennedy won an oscar for "best supporting actor" for his role in 1967's "cool hand luke" as the boss of a southern chain gang. he was also known for his work in the "naked gun" movies and "airport." emily: u.s. astronaut scott kelly starts his journey home today after a year in space.

served as test subjects on the international space station so scientists could study the effects of space travel on the human body. it's part of nasa's research on whether or not astronauts can handle a trip to mars. kelly has now spent the most cumulative time in space of any american in history. he will return to texas wednesday. welcome home. a monster slam dunk in college basketball. randy: ahead in news to go, that play of the day that brought an arena to its feet. then new on the eyeopener at 5:00, big changes for students taking the s.a.t. what all families need to know about this critical entrance exam. >> the 10:00 news on me-tv boston. the people you know-- maria: following some breaking news right now. >> --the reporting you trust. now at 10:00. check your program guide for channel number.

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randy: good morning. it's 4:55. time for your early "news to go." emily: it's super tuesday. and republicans and democrats are gearing up for a big test. candidates will be in a mad dash for votes from 13 states. that includes massachusetts. the polls open in most places today at 7:00 a.m. and close tonight at 8:00 p.m. stick with newscenter 5. we'll have the results as they come in. randy: new this morning: federal prosecutors are reportedly looking into a housing project in easton as they investigate state senator brian joyce. "the globe" reports the u.s. attorney's office subpoenaed all documents related to the $43 million project. joyce represented the developer. this follows a raid on the lawmaker's canton law offices last month.

done nothing wrong. emily: new concerns over the birth-control implant essure. strongest safety warning called the serious risks include tearing of the uterus or fallopian tubes and severe allergic reaction. side effects range from chronic pain to autoimmune disorders like lupus and psoriasis. many women who have used the device are calling for a ban. randy: the mbta is ending late-night weekend service. board members say they can't as they try to cut overall costs. the announcement comes as the board considers whether to raise fares. a five- to ten-percent fare hike is on the table. late night service will end march 19. emily: the celtics out-jazz utah at the garden. down by 2 with 30 seconds to go last night, and jae crowder drains a three to put the c's up for good. boston had 13 blocks against the jazz including this one by avery bradley with seconds to play. a key defensive move. the c's recover the ball and go

smooth moves on the court for the iowa state cyclones. abdel nader rises up over an oklahoma state cowboys defender and slams it in. he made the dunk and drew the foul. the dunk rallied the clones, who went on to win 58-50. it's like he's just hanging in the air. how do they do that? cindy: i don't know. i was at a celtics game on saturday. you don't realize how big they are. emily: the perspective is off until you're actually there. you're right. cindy: speaking of perspective, how about these temperatures yesterday? incredible for the last day of february. just how warm it got across the area. we snuck up to 64, boston, danvers, west bridgewater, millis, boylston all coming up into the lower 60's. just shy of that in the boylston area. so warm yesterday. kind of fitting considering it was the end of meteorological winter which runs during the months of december, january and february.

second warmest winter on record. and in the worcester area this winter going down in the books as the third warmest winter on record. so pretty incredible considering what we came off of last winter with all that snow. things are changing out there this morning. it won't be as warm today. we have colder air sitting to our north and west right now. single digits and teens from ottawa to syracuse. that's the air mass that is working on in. just last hour we were around 40 in boston. we've now dropped to 38 degrees. that colder air is going to continue to work on in. we'll have a good amount of sunshine today. also notice there's some snow around the chicago area this morning especially to the north and the west. this system is racing toward us. its going to come in overnight and initially it may be just cold enough outside of 128 for a little bit of freezing rain here. then it will quickly change over to plain rain. you can see that on future cast as we watch a little bit of moisture work in just around midnight. you see the pink color showing up. look how quickly it goes away. there will be rain and heavier downpours around for the morning commute tomorrow. and then that rain will be exiting.

we're looking for about half an inch maybe up to an ench of rain. temperatures will be falling throughout the day on wednesday. cold air setting up here through the end of the week mainly dry weather as well. although we're watching a coastal system stay mainly off shore. more on that here as the "eyeopener" continues. >> now on newscenter 5's "eyeopener." randy: thousands of votes up for grabs in massachusetts and all over the country. the primary dash this super tuesday and how it could change the rest of the race. emily: new information on the federal investigation into a state senator. the new site under scrutiny after a raid on his law office. randy: an attempted robbery takes a violent turn. a store clerk's brave move even after he was shot in the head. on the eye for this tuesday morning. >> you're watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning! this is newscenter 5's "eyeopener." emily: high stakes for these candidates this morning. thirteen states are holding