the massachusetts turnpike, i-90 running through framingham and back through southborough and heavy rain too. we'll zip on down with live storm tracker and there's new york avenue getting some of that, valley road, you're in the heavy rain and oak hill road back here getting heavy rain along route 30 and oak hill. to the northeast, north shore, there's heavy rain here. this was just over woburn and wakefield, now pushed off to the northeast of there, just out of wake field, but right along 95 and route 1 in this part of the world, lynnfield getting some of this heavy rain. yellow and orange as we focus in gown here. broad street and route 1, along with pine street, right in the heart of that heavy rain. the deeper orange showing up on live storm tracker radar. the seacoast of new hampshire, newburyport, massachusetts, getting heavy rain right now, along 95 and off toward the coastline. zip down into there and find some of the heaviest rain and you can see the different shades of orange in they're, getting hit hard around plum island, salisbury beach, 1a, heavy rain the main thoroughway u

on the massachusetts turnpike, a flash freeze warning is in effect. the police have dropped the speed limit from 65 to 45. 18 people have died in flooding in the midwest, most of those from cars driving on flooded roadways. highways in missouri and illinois have been shut down, the governor of missouri calling in the national guard to help with relief efforts. >> be safe out there. leon: the rain is over, but the threat remains high because of rising water levels. tomorrow, d.c. mayor muriel sign legislation about police body cameras, increasing accountability and improving police relations with the community come she says. the legislation provides transparency and privacy. she has proposed money to a quit 2800 with body cameras. stay tuned for coverage of that bill signing and words of the limitations. caught on tape, d.c. police are trying to identify the man who stole bottles of liquor christmas eve inside of a store in northwest on connecticut avenue. rinse william county police have arrested three people in connection with more than 20 restaurant

david, back here on the massachusetts turnpike, the roads are wet, but temperatures are dropping. and there's a freezing rain tad advisory in effect. officials are dropping the speed limit from 65 to 40 miles an hour, urging everyone to slow down. david? >> the worries over black ice tonight. linzie, thank you. >>> the other emergency unfolding. the flood, and the new warning tonight. just as we approach new year's. that the flooding already deadly could become historic in scope. there are evacuations at this hour, the mississippi river rising. the missouri governor calling in the national guard. neighbors lining up right there with sandbags. gas stations, restaurants, almost completely sub emergencied. meteorologist rob marciano in there is an urgent effort under >> reporter: along the rising an army of volunteers in a race against time. dozens of people coming together in this town to shore up that levee, so that the mississippi doesn't flood kimmswick. front loaders building berms. parts of the town of kimmswick near st. louis, already flooded. >> we've never been faced with it

. >> reporter: back here on the massachusetts turnpike the roads are wet. the temperatures are dropping. and there is a freezing rain advisory in effect. so officials are dropping the speed limit from 65 to 40 miles per hour, urging everyone to slow down. linzie janis, abc news, framingham, massachusetts. >>> and more cold weather hits the northeast this weekend while the midwest gets more snow today. >> coverage continues right now with accuweather's justin povick. hey, justin. >> kendis and marci, thanks again. and good morning to you as well. we're tracking some snow on this wednesday. throughout the nation's midsection. i think enough it could cause some slippery travel north and eastbound to chicago as we get toward the evening rush. well, later on this week new year's eve forecast coming up now. looking quiet for the most part throughout the northeast, but it is going to be on the chilly side. those midnight temperatures mostly into the 30s and the 40s. kendis and marci, back to you. >> all right. our thanks to justin. >>> it turns out a domino's pizz

we're looking at the massachusetts turnpike in boston. nice and light. easygoing for you out there this morning. i'm randy price. antoinette: really christmas eve, it is going to be so warm out there today. danielle: record warmth. i'm just saying that today. temperatures in the 60's in spots and all of us will be in the 60's by lunchtime today. this morning, though, we're waking up to a lot of clouds over the area. heavy rain fell last night into early this morning. heavy downpours. all that exiting the region right now and just a couple of hit or miss showers out there on radar. basically near worcester, around 495 and then inside metrowest, there may be one or two showers. otherwise mostor us are drying out. we do have some fog the talk about. roads. visibility about a mile in portsmouth, a mile and a half in worcester and 3/4 of a mile on nantucket. this frontal boundary is just to the south of boston. 47 in worcester. 40's in southern new hampshire. low to mid 60's already in southeastern mass. all of that warm air is headed in our direction. as we

it creates ice on the roadways, we are just outside of the city on the massachusetts turnpike. drivers here being asked to take extreme caution. the concern is with this being the first snowstorm of the season it could catcheople off guard. boston, of course, did have its snowiest winter on record, 110.6 inches in total. a lot of people not ready to go through that again. david and amy. >>> we move on to breaking news overnight, mexican authorities, as you mentioned, detaining wealthy 18-year-old ethan couch. known as the affluenza teen after a fatal drunk driving accident. the texas teenage and his mother on the run for weeks after he allegedly violated probation, they were both taken into custody near puerto vallarta. abc's matt gutman has the latest. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. we learned that authorities are now in the process of bringing them back here. now, the u.s. marshal's office alerted the mexicans they were in puerto vallarta on christmas or the day after, two days later they nabbed them off a busy tourist street. ethan couch famously blond

we're just outside of boston at the massachusetts turnpike. drivers are being asked to proceed with extreme caution. the concern is because this is the first snowstorm of the season, it may catch people offguard. boston had its snowiest winter ever last year. 110.6 inches in total. a lot of people not ready to go through that again. david and amy? >> all right, linzie, thanks. drive safely with the team. >>> we move on to breaking news overnight, mexican authorities, as you mentioned, detaining wealthy 18-year-old ethan couch. known as the affluenza teen accident. the texas teenager and his mother were on the run for weeks, after he allegedly violated probation. they were both taken into custody near puerto vallarta. abc's matt gutman has the latest. from ft. worth, texas, this morning. >> reporter: good morning, david. we learned that authorities are now in the process of bringing ethan couch back here. u.s. marshals alerted mexican authorities that he was in puerto vallarta. ethan couch famously blond apparently dyeing his hair and goatee bl

erika: today massachusetts the group "stop handgun from the hynes convention center. the first billboard from the group was along the mass turnpike near fenway park. the new one will highlight massachusetts's gun laws and urge congress to follow the state's lead. coming this week for tobacco there is a vote set for thursday on a proposal to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products to 21. mayor marty walsh is backing it, saying he hopes it can discourage young people from taking up smoking. a similar bill is in the works on beacon hill right now, also looking to increase the statewide age to 21. erika: the patriots clinch a playoff berth after dominating the texans. rob gronkowski giving the pats' ailing offense a major boost with just 14 seconds to go in the half. brady throws up a jump ball and gronk gets his 10th touchdown catch of the year making it look easy. the patriots beat the texans 27-6, but there was another key injury. legarrette blount left the game with a hip injury. problem. emily: hope that is going to be okay. cindy checking in with our forecast here. we continue to have these mild temperatures this week. ci

the dot will be at the everett turnpike working in the left lane later today. commuting into massachusetts right now, 93 south, there is a crash that has traffic backed up to methuen. this report is being brought to you by peters honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. the drug crisis continues to take a major toll on new hampshire. the state is on pace to finish erin: fentanyl and heroin are the biggest problems. ray brewer is here with a look at the funding aimed at helping to curb the crisis. ray: fentanyl has been driving the overdose deaths this year. there are still dozens of toxicology reports pending. in new hampshire, deaths from drug overdoses have already at a new record. the numbers continue to climb. 342. overdoses. reports. whatever the final total is, it will be far higher than the 326 deaths in 2014. some help is on the way in the form of funding. the budget bill expected to pass congress includes a $91 million increase in funding nationally for programs aimed at combating opioid abuse. plus, a big bump

north of the notch down to the stateline with massachusetts. 293 is also a good ride right now from hooksett to the split with 93 in manchester. the everett turnpike, 101, and 111 are also a smooth ride with no incidents or delays. if you are commuting in to massachusetts, 93 south and 493 are up to speed and incident free. this report is brought to you by peter's honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: all right. deb, thanks. the fbi continues its investigation in to the san bernardino shooting that killed 14 people, president obama public in prime time. only the third time he's done so. the republican candidates were quick to weigh in on the speech. he's lana zak in washington. president obama: the threat from terrorism is real. we will overcome it. we le destroy isi electrics and any other organization that tries to harm us. our success won't depend on tough talk or betweening our values or reporter: president obama spoke directly to the american people. president obama: as commander in chief, i have no greater responsibility than the american people. reporter: he outlined the approach to fight terrorism. he told

turnpike. if you are commuting in to massachusetts and heading in to and around th boston area, all major roads are moving well and up to speed. this report is being brought to you peter's honda, kia, and nashua. erin: all right. thank you. all schools in the city of nashua are closed today after the district superintendent says they received a detailed threat to harm students and south high schools. the fbi has now joined the investigation after that e-mail was received yesterday. wmur's ray brewer is live outside of nashua high school north with more on the threat and also the response. ray: police say they will have additional patrols at the schools to try to ease concerns of parents. the state police bomb squad was here last night. officials are releasing few details about the threat. other than to say it was an e-mail and mentioned violence today to hurt students. they also say they can't determine if the threat was actually credible or not. shortly after 6:00, the district put out 14,000 automated phone calls announcing that all 17 schools would be closed today. >> it is a tough decision

turnpike. if you are going through to massachusetts right now, it is a tough ride. that's due to a disabled vehicle now blocking the center line at exit 42. you are stopping and pretty much gridlocked beginning at exit 46. this report is being brought to you by autofair. from the traffic network, i'm deb erin: it seems the push to end homelessness in new hampshire has stalled a little based on new numbers in an annual report. sean: the overall number of homeless people in the state is unchanged from a year ago. there's a shift on who is homeless. ray brewer is live in concord this morning to break down the new numbers. good morning, ray. ray: good morning. the city of concord is investing $30,000 at the church in concord to help meet the need. the new numbers come courtesy of new hampshire coalition to end homelessness. a number of homeless people in the state holding steady at about 1,600. the number had been dropping every year since 2011. and the number of homeless families in new hampshire is up 8% from last year. the group says affordable housing remains a seri

the everett turnpike was shutdown overnight after a five car accident. state police say one of the of lawrence massachusetts. she was arrested on charges of driving while intoxicated. the crash involved several cars and a tractor trailer. lutz will be in court in january. and manchester officers arrested this woman and charged her with aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol and endangering the welfare of a child after she allegedly hit a parked vehicle friday night on union street. an 11-year-old relative was in she is also charged with possession after officers found heroin, marijuana, and pills. new details this noon about what sparked a house fire in hampstead. the fire chief says it started in a fire pit on the rear deck and quickly spread to the house. at this point it has been ruled accidental. there were no injuries, and the red cross is assisting the two people who lived there. now to the battle against isis. within the next half hour, president obama is expected to speak at the pentagon about the campaign against terror group. we' re also learning about government lapses that are raising

turnpike is moving well. we're not seeing any delays. no problems on 111 or the spaulding. if you are heading in to massachusetts, all major roads are a nice, easy ride. this report is brought to you by peter's honda, nissan, and kia of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i'm deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: thanks. we're following some breaking news out of claremont this morning. police say a car crashed right in to a house on maple avenue. this happened about 3:00 this morning. we don't know if anybody was injured in this as of yet. we do know that state police are now investigating this crash. again a car went in to a home on maple avenue in claremont this morning. you can see the car amount went right through the front door no reports of any injuries. we're still waiting with details. we're also following a developing story out of lynn, massachusetts this morning. police are searching for the driver who slammed in to a local cafe there. the accident reportedly started with a traffic stop following a report of a stolen vehicle. the driver took off on foot. the suv kept going crashing through the wall of t

the everett turnpike, 101, and 111 are moving well. all major roads in massachusetts are up to speed. this report being brought to you by peters honda, kia, and nissan of nashua. from the wzid traffic network, i' m deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. sean: we start with breaking news from the town of unity where firefighters are battling a two-alarm house fire on unity springs road. recreational drones are quickly growing in popularity and are proving to be one of the most year. erin: with that in mind, the manchester-boston regional airport is introducing a new policy. ray: under the new advisory roles, which were issued yesterday, anyone who wants to fly an unmanned aircraft within five miles of the airport must contact the air traffic control tower, and file a plan, including out the dude. the deputy director said there has not been any issues yet, but as many as a million new recreational drones will come into use this year. there should not be anything controversial and local drone operators seem to be happy. word out that if you are operating within five miles of the ai

mark: five car crash in new hampshire, landing a massachusetts woman under arrest for drunk driving. the crash happened last night on the everett turnpike in nashua. police say four cars and a tractor-trailer were involved and the vehicles were strewn across the highway.)@::f? 26-year-old amanda lutz of lawrence, massachusetts, was arrested and charged with drunk driving. she is due in court next month. chelsea police are investigating a crash that snapped a utility pole in happen. chelsea fear department tweeting that a tractor-trailer hit the pole at broadway and williams street around 10:00 p.m. sunday night. so far, police have not said what happened to the driver of the truck. >> vanessa: tonight a man is out on bail, accused of trying to break into a home in beverly farms before 3:00 a.m. this morning. >> yes, we hear someone in our house. my husband has walked around the house. hurry, please. >> vanessa: police say 21-year-old michael bonnugli was found in the bushes next to a home this morning. he tried to brick into the home while a party was going on. he now faces a carriage of unarmed burglary. tonight, we are learning more a

turnpike and on interstate 95. if you are commuting in to massachusetts, the traffic is slow on 93 southbound through woburn down to in boston. 93 south is heavy from the connector down to trouble cove road. from the wzid traffic network, i'm deb davidson. erin: all right. deb, thank you. republican presidential candidate, donald trump, returned to the granite state and left with a badge of support. the gop front runner picked up an endorsement from a police union in portsmouth. this is days after he made comments about barring muslims from coming in to the country. the room was packed to waited outside. from trump's new hampshire headquarters this morning with more. ray: trump picked up the endorsement of the new england benevolent association. trump called that a great honor. he made a pledge that certainly has people talking. >> if they give me a bad vote, i'm going to go crazy. ray: they endorsed him at a rally friday night. he called it a great honor. too many officers are duty. he says if he becomes president, he will sign an executive order. >> anybody killing a penalty. it is going to happen. we can't let i

a tap of the brakes on the turnpike through the bedford tolls and clean drop. spalding and 95. into massachusetts, 93 south is heavy from andover. route 3 south congested. this is brought to you by peters and, honda, nissan and kia of nashua. i am deb davidson for 95.7 wzid. presidential hopefuls shared a stage in las vegas last night for their fifth debate. this time the discussion focused , heavily on national security and foreign policy. this was the first gop debate since the attacks in paris and california. abc' s stephanie ramos reviews some of the high points. stephanie: post gop presidential debate donald trump sympathizing , with his competition. >> i like jeb. i think jeb is a nice man i , i really do, but i think i' d do the same thing if i were him -- i' d be attacking me. stephanie: on stage the gloves , coming off. jeb bush and donald trump wasting no time sparring over foreign policy. >> he gets his foreign policy experience from the shows. that is not a serious kind of >> i know you' re trying to build not working. stephanie: in their fifth debate focusing on national security wit

turnpike was shutdown overnight in nashua because a five car accident. state police say one of the drivers involved was amanda lutz of lawrence, massachusetts. she was arrested for driving while intoxicated and will face a judge in january. the crash involved several cars and a tractor trailer. and tonight, the message from state police is a pretty simple one. if you are going to drink this holiday season, don' t get behind the wheel. several people just over the past that cost a few days. they were under the influence when they drove the wrong way on new hampshire highways. state police plan to have more troopers out on the road to protect drivers. >> they are taking other drivers lies into their hands. it were not for other drivers quickly calling the authorities, it would have ended in tragedy. >> in one incident, the driver drove for 16 miles before she was stopped with spike strips. tom: new details about the possible motive behind the granite street shooting. wmur' s mike cronin joins us live in the newsroom with the charge of conspiracy to commit murder. along with the alleged gunman, and others plans to kill him because they believed