i'm doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. back to olessa. olessa: thank you, doug. good morning, everyone. not a very pleasant drive on the roads this morning. a live look at the pike. this is by allston/brighton. you can see just a small blanket of white on the roads. that could do a lot of damage. let's get to the maps because a few incidents, a pretty busy one here if you're traveling through lowell this morning. 495 northbound. the road is actually closed by route 3 at the lowell connector for an accident. another crash on route 3 itself at 495 just cleared away. once you get beyond that, 9 not looking much better. southbound side by route 16. we have a crash there blocking a lane. two accidents on 24 now south of town we're seeing mostly rain but as you can see it's still doing damage. 24 northbound by route 27. another accident by route 139 on the southbound side. and then you just saw what the pike looks like by allston/brighton. that's pretty much the conditions as you travel west of there and make your way out to framingham. be careful and give yourself tha

emily: i'm emily riemer with cindy fitzgibbon and doug meehan is here. eats back in boston and on wcvb. glad to have you. doug: i was out the pike saying i'll work for food. i'm just happy in the script it just didn't say dancing doug. it said dancing doug. it's a pleasure to be here. i'm incredibly excited and blessed. it's unbelievable. it's an out of body experience but so happy to be here. emily: glad to have you. erika: nice to see you. cindy: i'm sure a lot of people at home feel the same way. olessa: and he brought the warm weather. doug: warmer here than where i was. cindy: while you were sleeping look what happened to the temperatures. they came up overnight climbing through the 50's. at 2:00 a.m. it was 61 degrees in boston. it is 60 right now. we've already topped a record day. lower 60's in plymouth all the way down to the cape. still have a little bit of fog here cape cod up to cape ann where the visibility running near a mile to two miles in spots. that fog is going to be scoured out with the last of the showers rolling on through. you can

>> reporter: meehan gets around in a wheelchair since she was injured in a hit and run accident lastyear. sarasota police have issued her more than 50 citations mostly for minor offenses including drug possession and carrying an open container. but also for lodging out-of- doors and trespassing. she's been jailed a dozen times. >> the reasoning behind a lot of the city ordinances really have nothing to do with anything criminal. it's basically just that somebody didn't want to see you there. >> reporter: last month, the florida a.c.l.u. added meehan as a plaintiff in its lawsuit challenging the policy of arresting peop for sleeping outside. >> i understand if it's a nuisance, alright, you're making a big mess, you're causing a ruckus, or there's tons of people where they can't control the situation. but if i'm sleeping by myself, i'm sleeping, i'm not fighting with anybody, i'm certainly not arguing, i'm not drinking. i'm sleeping. and i don't see what the crime is against that. >> reporter: we've talked to a lot of homeless people here in sarasota, and some have said, when we meet t

doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. todd: this storm is the first test of the mbta's winter resiliency program following that horrible winter last year. already this morning we have seen some problems. some delays on the green line due to a switch problem. some delays on the red line due to a switch problem here at the j.f.k.-u-mass station. a few seconds ago the "t" treated that regular service is resuming on the red line. overall the "t" says that this winter will be better than last winter because of better tools and better planning. we want to show you now what some of the tools are. that the "t" now has at its disposal. new anti-icing machines already being put to use on the red, blue and orange lines. also new this winter, a mass-dot storm desk will monitor conditions and manage changes. prioritized tier 1 through tier 5, 5 being the most severe. today's storm is a tier 1. by the way, the "t" is running on a regular weekday schedule today. reporting in dorchester, todd kazakiewich, wcvb, newscenter 5. juli: three

we are welcoming doug meehan to the "eyeopener" family. doug: good morning, ladies. cindy: an old friend. doug: we have some history and making new ones here. cindy: and a familiar face to a lot of people at home. doug: and the people at home i want to thank them for the twitter, the face loofer book, the texts, the carrier pigeons. there's no place like home. great to be back in boston. cindy: we thank you for blinking the phoenix weather with you. feels pretty nice out there this morning. temperatures while you've been sleeping have warmed right up. we surpassed the 60-degree mark at 3:00 this morning well above year. typically it's the middle of june when you step outside and it's around 60 degrees. we have dropped back though. south eastern part of the state. we've already surpassed a record high for this day in the providence area. still dealing with some showers. the last gasp of the showers moving through worcester county. heavier downpours now heading up toward andover over to lynnfield and lynne. we have lighter showers moving through boston. south of town,

live from boston, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. right now an investigation is , underway into a close call in stoughton. a bullet flying right into the home of an elderly woman and her son. police believe the stray bullet came from either a rifle range in stoughton or a nearby one in easton. carole stepanek lives with her son' s family in a home near both ranges. she had just hung up the phone, and moved away, when the 30-caliber bullet whizzed by, shattering a picture frame. >> i was on the telephone. >> the window as one in a million, one million happened. >> i have the right to live without worrying about my mother bank shot. emily: her son tells us the home has been hit by stray bullets before and he has a collection to prove it. newscenter 5 reached out to both rifle clubs, but nobody was available for comment. taking a look at the weather. enjoy the 50' s going to feel a lot more like december this weekend. mike: 9:00 this morning we were at our warmest temperature. . that is the technical term. mike: let me show you what is

reporter: doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: next on wcvb newscenter 5: from the phone the queen to president obama himself. a messaging of hope and a call for peace on christmas. we have a look at celebrations around the world. the days ahead and a couple of storms which one which will bring the wintry mix. phil: a rock star helping to erika: cardinal sean o'malley held christmas mass at st. francis house in downtown boston today. cardinal sean spreading a message of hope at the shelter that serves the homeless. this is an annual tradition. workers there adding more needs to be done to help people who have no place to live. phil: from the vatican to the land down under and across the war-torn countries of the world, millions of people paused to celebrate christmas today. and world leaders used their voices to spread a message of peace. like these volunteers feeding the needy in italy. 33 years and counting. christmas cheer also took over countries rocked by violence with parade is in syria and ray yers in bethlehem. the c

golf pro mike meehan said some golfers are breaking out the short sleeves. meehan last year the first couple weeks in december on the weekends we had about 51 players, this year we've had 397. so whether it'll ever get cold or snowy enough this winter for that coat you've been eyeing remains to be seen. buy it anyway .. if nothing else for a rainy day . it's probably on sale. ron mott .. nbc news .. old westbury, long island. she's used to running things around the city. but this time, she wants to city. why the mayor of johnston is going the extra mile for a good last year, she racked up announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the presidency. that's not going to happen. (applause) announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on isis. jeb will destroy isis... and keep america safe. jeb bush: the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. announcer: tested and proven leadership matters. jeb bush. back to do it

doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: all right, doug, thank you. new this morning, the victims of a drive-by shooting in mattapan were both in state custody. the department of youth services tells "the herald" both teens they were shot on willmore street yesterday morning. one man died from his injuries, survive. police are now looking for a black acura seen leaving the area. revere police are looking for this man in connection to a double murder in earlier this month. murders of peter pitari and cristy johnson. the victims were shot inside an apartment. a third person was wounded but survived. he faces two murder counts and a charge of attempted murder. another suspect was arrested the day after the killings. erika: a judge will not drop murder charges against a friend of former patriot aaron hernandez. the motion was rejected yesterday. an indictment charges carlos ortiz with one count of murder for the 2013 killing of odin lloyd. hernandez is serving life in prison for lloyd' s murder. ortiz and another friend, ernest wallace, have pleaded not g

our own doug meehan is driving around in the mess that we have out there this morning. good morning, doug. doug: good morning, cindy. roads are an absolute mess. we are northbound on 128 right mass pike. and we basically have the far left lanes are completely covered in a snow-slush mix. the right-hand lanes have only been broken up because of some random vehicle travel. we have seen some of the plows, an armada of them, traveling on the southbound side. four or five in a row. let me tell you something. if you do not have to get out on these roadways this morning, i would absolutely wait. they are a mess. they're wet. in some spots they're icy. i came down 128 this morning from lynnfield, a greater presence of snow on the roadways up there. pike interchange we're just coming up on grove street, you've got more of that slushy, icy mix that's on the roadways right now. i think it's only get to worse for a while. we'll be out here. we'll keep an eye on things. my only suggestion is just if don't. at least for now. i'm doug meehan. olessa, how is it on the other roadways. o

i'm sera congi in for doug: and i'm doug meehan, december 19. you're running out of days of shopping. happy to be joining the "eyeopener" this morning. sera: don't remind us. we want to welcome doug meehan to the weekend "eyeopener." so glad to have you here at wcvb. danielle is with us this morning to talk about the chilly temperatures behind you there, danielle. danielle: that's right, doug and sera. good morning to all of you out there. we are starting out in the 30's and 20's this morning in a lot of spots. it is 33 degrees right now in boston. 29 in worcester. 31 concord. so it's a chilly start out there plus you've got to factor in them yesterday. well, they're still sustained this morning at about 18 miles an hour in worcester, at about tublght. and it's making it feel like the teens in worcester, like 16 there, like 17 in pittsfield. and more like 24 degrees in boston. now as we go through the next 12 hours, here's what happens. to back off through the afternoon. so that should make it feel even better outside. although temperaturewise s

last month meehan helped introduce the interstate swa swatting hoax act.says it's just another way to combat future fake calls that put real lives at risk. >> not only has swatting created this response which in many cases easily costs jurisdiction like this about $10,000 or more for a response, but imagine the horror on somebody who has no idea. goat woke up in the middle of the night with swat efforts pointing weapons at them. >> meehan says police responded to about 400 swatting calls nationwide that they do that each year under his act. offenders would face federal punishments. >>> closer to home, more than four dozen graduates are ready to begin their careers in law enforcement today. the philadelphia police department celebrated the graduation of its newest class of officers. the department had 53 recruits in crass three dash seven philadelphia, the philadelphia housing department and falls church department had one recruit complete the eight month training program. >>> an act of kindness and compassion by a new hampshire police officer is getting gl

an anonymous santa helping to make this christmas extra newscenter 5' s doug meehan tells s using that >> they celebrated christmas morning like no other. under the tree, but the gift without ribbons or bows shines brightest of all. an anonymous letter. inside, a note and $200 in cash. >> god has blessed me behind -- beyond my wildest dreams. i hope this helps you and your christmas. >> she keeps asking herself the >> why me? >> of was someone else. she knew she had to pay a forward, literally. her two grown children, she used the remaining money to buy 80 jars of baby food for a fallen on hard times. >> they were so happy. >> she may never know who granted the christmas miracle, but she has a message. >> thank you. else. antoinette: changes with airport security. away from passengers amid growing terror concerns. janet jackson will not be performing at the garden in february as planned. the medical emergency that' s got her putting the breaks on her unbreakable tour. danielle: another day where we big changes coming. shot of snow. tradition. we' re taking you inside the white house fo

antoinette: doug meehan is tracking new information as it comes in. doug? doug: we are following new details in overnight after deadly storms in the south. at least eight people are confirmed dead. at least three people are dead in mississippi including a young boy. two deaths have been reported in tennessee and one in arkansas. boston's cleveland circle will reopen to the public today. city inspectors have the beacon street location a clean bill of health yesterday. some 100:50 people came down with the norovirus after eating there. right now the death of a teenage prisoner is under investigation. the 18-year-old was found hanging in his cell at the essex county correctional facility last night. anfelnin feliz, of lawrence, was awaiting trial on armed robbery and other charges. randy, antoinette? randy: new this morning, a new report raising concerns about more runaway trains on the t. antoinette: the eyeopener's todd kazakiewich is live in braintree with the new information. todd? todd: good morning. we are now learning that the accelerator tampering whic

doug: and i'm doug meehan. it's sunday, december 27. as we roll out of this weekend, a lot of people still have the week off ahead. given our weather forecast here, mike wankum, i guess that's kind of a good thing. mike: tuesday morning when we've got the snow coming into the forecast, the fact that it will be a vacation week. traffic volume will be down. of course that's one of the things that's going to help us because the roads haven't been they will be treating them obviously tomorrow night. just something to keep in mind. this morning your travel problems are rerevolving around some fog. the visibility is down under a half mile as mild air tries to surge its way in here. you can see what's happening with most of it. winding down. we're left with a lot of gray skies. a lot of drizzle out there and of course the patchy fog. that will be improving as we head through the afternoon. mild weather will be in place but then this cold front comes through and that means another shot at some showers but more importantly it means the beginning

doug: and i'm doug meehan. happy to be joining the "eyeopener" team again. they didn't kick me out after yesterday so i'm back for one more. sera: no way. we are so glad to have you here, doug. welcome to the weekend "eyeopener." let's check in with danielle vollmar who is going to talk about-- i cannot believe that this is christmas week with the temperatures that you're forecasting. danielle: sera and doug, good morning. even though this weekend has been a shot of real winter-like temperatures. as we head towards this week it's all about to change. we're turning milder and getting into a wet pattern. as for what's happening right now though, if you're stepping outside the door, grab ra coat. it is 29 degrees in worcester. 28 in concord. 34 boston. and 36 on the vineyard. now you've got to factor in those winds, and they're out of the west at about 10-16 miles an hour sustained. still at this hour. it's making it feel more like the 20's and teens in some locations. now as we go through the afternoon, these winds will back down just a touch and because of it

doug: and i'm doug meehan. sunday, december 27. still a continuation of the holiday weekend for some. and mike wankum joining us now. a lot of green behind you there, mike. mike: i mean, you know, really two days after christmas. we normally would be talking about snow. we're not. we're talking about rain here this morning. you have to wait two days because i think on tuesday morning we will be talking about some snow. you can see most of the rain lifting its way toward the north and traveling off to the east. this is where we're seeing our steadiest downpours into essex county right now. it's been hanging around for the last 15-20 minutes. from gloucester up to newburyport even as you look towards lowell steadier rain down towards lynne. becomes more scattered. although i'm picking up a little area. this area pushing off plymouth. that should be heading over toward the outer cape as we head to the next half-hour as well. keep that had mind. you have some showers going on this morning. then we get a little bit of break as we get in

doug: and i'm doug meehan. saturday, december 26. if you have tensal and boxes laying around the house, get to it in a little bit. hang out with us for a while. we have changes in the weather. mike: first off you'll notice the cooler temperatures. not terribly cold for this time of year but cooler temperatures. i've got rain coming in late tonight. but the bum being of today is not looking bad. you step out this morning. you have temperatures into the 0's and 40's out there. some places close to the 50-degree mark so it's a very mild start to the day. we've got the cloud cover which is in here. it's a very thin overcast we're talking about. it's thinning out pretty quickly up here to the north. i think we'll get a fair amount through the afternoon but it won't be like the last couple of days where highs have been in the 60's. today we'll settle for high temperatures about where they are right now. cool air is starting to flow in here. the mild air has been pushed down to the south. i'm watching this system out to the west because it'

doug: and i'm doug meehan. saturday, december 26. happy day after christmas. boxing day. going to have to start to unbox maybe the window scrape every. mike: close the windows. the last couple of days we've been sitting there with the windows open during the day. now we'll talk about chilly temperatures coming in. not so much today. it will be a slow process but i think by the time we get to monday and tuesday, you'll go, oh, winter is back. it is back up to the north. we're seeing a lot of temperatures into the 20's this morning. you head head to nantucket. it's 50 degrees. this is the cool air trying to blow over top of us. it's not a big surge of it. it will give up for tomorrow back up into the 50's but monday and tuesday is when the real cold starts to move in. you see the satellite picture. those clouds out there just thinning out as we speak. we'll deal with basically sunny skies this morning. but we are watching some rain down here to the south. that will be moving in after midnight tonight. it will be warm enough. it will be in the form of rain. so to

doug meehan, welcoming him to the weekend "eyeopener." great to have you here. doug: what do you say we do it again tomorrow morning at 5:00. shall we? frank, are you in.

a man accused of stealing everything from personal newscenter 5' s doug meehan has doug: this could have been a hollywood scandal, a hacking scandal that exposed private information and even a sex tape. >> it was obvious from our initial contact that he had a great deal of sensitive information. doug: he was charged with stealing private information for more than 130 people including three nba players, an nfl player, and rapper 50 cent. an undercover operation, according to authorities, exposed he was trying to sell information for thousands of dollars. >> the question is what are you going to make of yourself? doug: including 30 unreleased tracks from an unnamed performer, unreleased movie and television scripts, and yes, sex they acted quickly after last year' s sony hack embarrassed a listers almost daily, including e-mails, social security numbers, and salary information. >> the government was able to shut this down before devastating damage was done. it could have been a very, very serious hack. doug: wcvb newscenter 5. phil: thanks. we continue to follow the breaking news at mci su

doug: and i' m doug meehan. here are the stories happening right now. a chipotle in cleveland circle facing even more setbacks after inspectors give it the green light to reopen. antoinette: deadly storms slamming the country. nearly two dozen reported tornadoes devastating christmas in the south. records today. this is the scene in boston right now, a warm christmas eve. it is unlike anything we have records this noon. danielle: boston just joined the pack. we just jumped up really high to starting to gust. boston, you have now joined the club, open to it. it is going to be a warm christmas eve for all of us as continues to press up to the north and east. and plymouth. notice, we seacoast of new hampshire. you have some fog and dense fog to do with. some showers right now over part of the atlantic ocean, some of them could skirt the coast of the cape, the islands, and maybe parts of the south shore. other than that, it is a mostly cloudy day, but more rain chances on the way this weekend. we will timeout that rain and what comes behind it ahead. doug:

doug: and i'm doug meehan along with danielle vollmar. we've come from a little sprint back to the desk to get these. you know, keeping us active on this sunday morning. danielle: you have to keep yourself warm because we're so cold outside. we have temperatures in the 30's and 20's. a little bit of wind out there too. you noticed that yesterday. we'll see more of that as we head through the day today. although those winds will back down through the afternoon. right now it's all about cool temperatures though starting out at 28 degrees in worcester. 34 in boston. mid 30's on the cape and the islands and as we go through the next 12 hours, say, in the happens. we're only going to warm up in the upper 30's. we'll see more sunshine as we head through the afternoon. and the other thing is these winds that are gusty this morning will begin to back down. although they're anywhere from 10-17 miles an hour right now and that makes it feel like the teens as well as the 20's. now through the afternoon upper 30's in boston. winds out of the west at

doug: and i'm doug meehan. cindy and olessa will be very busy tomorrow. yes? olessa: we had a nice break. cindy: this isn't going to be a big storm. just a taste but the timing is not good tomorrow morning. you know, the kids are on vacation. not as many people are going to be dealing with it. winter weather advisory up starting tonight through midday tomorrow. snow to start. then it changes over to ice and eventually rain. looks like a mess on the way tomorrow. it's chilly out there this morning. this is what it feels like out the door. so you want to dress for december. actual winter is what it feels like out there this morning. wind chill s are in the 20's. temperatures running in the low to mid 30's but throughout the day temperatures go in where. they'll hold steady all day long despite the fact that there's a little bit of sunshine. that northerly wind 10-20 miles an hour going to keep those wind chills in the 20's all day. from canada with high pressure anchored to our north. at the same time, we're watching this system pull up out of the south. that is

doug: and i'm doug meehan along with cindy and olessa. everybody is either talking about the coin flip from last night, the results of that, or what's coming tomorrow. cindy: it's going to snow. what. olessa: i forgot what that is. cindy: i think a lot of us have. that means we've forgotten how to drive in it. it's not a lot of snow but the timing is not good for tomorrow morning's commute. snowing early tomorrow. that is going to change on over to ice and rain. winter weather advisories away from the south coast, the cape and the islands. right now though, starting out a little bit chilly. this is what it feels like out the door. it feels like it is in the 20's actual temperatures are running in the lower 340's right around freezing. worcester, orange, 34, orange to beverly to boston with the mid and upper 30's on the cape this morning but temperatures go nowhere. throughout the day. we're going to hold in the lower 30's despite some sunshine. that northerly wind 10-20 miles per hour going to keep those wind chills in the 20's as well. i

we want to welcome doug meehan to the weekend "eyeopener." doug: thank you, ladies. nice to be here. it feels really good to be home. we're excited. we're excited to be here. danielle: how about we welcome you with cold weather. doug: it makes me feel like i'm truly at home in december. it hasn't felt like it. danielle: we've been running 10 degrees above normal for the month of december. look at the beautiful shot this quiet waters out there. but if you actually look at the water, that wind is going across it pretty strongly because we do have strong winds today, and that's making it feel even colder outside. worcester. 3 in concord. 35 in portsmouth. 40 on nantucket. on the map. winds that are sustained anywhere from 14-16 miles an hour. gusts to 25 to 30. and it makes it feel even colder outside. so it feels like the teens out in western mass. 20's in worcester. and 27 degrees in boston. so it is a chilly start out there. and nothing is really going to budge as we go through the day. the winds hang out pretty nicely out of the west-northwest at about 20 miles an h

randy: the eyeopener' s doug meehan is here with the specific threat today. threat was made to two high schools in nashua. it came in via email and warned that action would be taken to hurt students. the bomb squad was on campus yesterday scouring for any sign of a threat. school leaders say nothing was found but classes were canceled as a precaution. >> since they can' t rule out a credible threat, we decided to take the cautious course of action and close all of our schools for tomorrow. doug: both local police and the fbi are now investigating. the closure affects 17 public schools, and more than 1100 students. the superintendent says he plans to reopen tomorrow. randy? randy: thank you. a driver is preparing to face a judge after a dangerous crash in saugus. three people seriously hurt. they say that he left the scene of a two-car crash on friday night. police believe the 19-year-old the driver of also seriously hurt. a shooter. police tell us shots were fired last night at 37 round hill road. one person was treated for non life-threatening injuries. >> [indiscernible] emily: a hear

in the next hour, jahlil beats will make meehan artist and we will make a christmas song to this beatight here. >> absolutely. >> oh, boy. >> chris, i wish were you down here because would i love you on this song. alex, we will make a song in one hour and we will hopefully make something good for good day. >> q got bars. >> can't wait to see it. >> i like the beat though. >> thanks, for including me. >> yes, takes two days for me to do anything constructive. >> they are liking it. >> yes. >> all right. we will check back, guys. >>> someone just dabbed in the corner. >> to they did ate dab. >> you know about the dab. >> we went viral with that dab. >> i know. it is funny to see someone doing it to the a christmas song. >>> we have a sneak peak at the groups in this years mummers parade for very first time making philadelphia a tradition more diverse. >> but first your lottery numbers. [ dog barks ] [ bark ] there it is! [ gasps ] oh no! look, the sky's awake! ♪ that. was. epic! [ bark ] >>> checking traffic for bob kill think morning who will be back tomorrow. we're back at that accide

doug: and i'm doug meehan alongside mike wankum. it's one of those mornings where you want to stay under the covers a little bit. antoinette: and watch up. mike: it won't be around that long. we'll get rain here this morning and it breaks to scattered and this afternoon we're going to be in the 50's again. don't plan on any more warm days because i think once we start tomorrow morning you're going to notice the temperatures much colder. this morning look at the readings. we're into the 40, 45-degree range. nantucket at 59 degrees. we're talking about rain this morning and not snow. typically a few days after christmas we would be talking about snow. here's where the bands of rain are right now. notice how they're tracking their way along route 2. i see the steadiest showers throughout much of essex county. as you look down towards the middleton area and even out towards lowell pretty good downpour going on right now. if you're traveling in those areas do be cautious about that. the south shore, you do have light rain, some drizzle g

doug: and i'm doug meehan. for those of you keeping score. antoinette: i learn something new everyday. doug: mike wankum came in this morning and told us all about it. mike: it's a big thing in england but here it's a day to go shopping and pick up a few items on sale. it's a very thin overcast we're talking about but i am watching several things. down to the south you see mild air and rain and a storm system over the midwest. this is all going to be coming in here for tomorrow. if you want dry weather, enjoy today because the wet weather will be moving back in. stepping outside this morning, got temperatures in the 30's and 40's. we actually were into the 50's just a couple of hours ago. they've dropped off just a little bit. here's what will happen today. basically clear skies across the area. late in the day though the clouds start to roll in. this is 8:00 tonight. after midnight it looks like we'll see rain moving in to the forecast. temperatures will not budge much today. they're holding flat. so we'll go with some mostly cloudy skies th

he gave meehan opportunity, after being injured for two years, and i'll be forever grateful for that. >> so did chip lose the locker room. >> i don't, i mean, he didn't lose me. >> reporter: he made it clear he wanted bradford back and bradford wanted to come back. but now. >> future is uncertain right now. i play giants on sunday and that is all i'm focused on, that is all everyone in this locker roomies focused on. after that is over and season is over i think you can sit down and think about the the future. >> there is a lot of uncertainty but all you can do is focus on now, you know, going out to practice and doing your job, and playing football. you know, you start thinking about other stuff and you will go crazy. >> and then after sunday's game with the giants, search for that new head coach begins. jeffery laurie says it will be someone with emotional intelligence. a little jab at chip kelly. >> you will in the want to miss toyota sunday kick off, our final show of the year but i have a feeling it may be our best. leslie van arsdal, pat gallen, merrill reese, we will all get in

doug meehan from our sister station in boston wcvb tells us and how she' s using that gift to pay it forward. >> open your present. like no other. there were the usual residence under the tree. it is a gift without ribbons are bows that china the brightest of all. an anonymous letter, addressed to this mother of four. inside, a note and $200 in cash. >> god has blessed me behind -- beyond my wildest dreams. i hope this helps your family have a merry christmas. herself, the same question. >> why me? reporter: she has worked here for 18 years. the first thing she thought of was someone else. she knew she had to pay it forward, literally. after giving $50 to her grown children and buying gifts, she used he remaining money to buy baby food for a three-year-old whose father had fallen on hard times. >> we brought it to the house. they were happy. i felt good doing something good for someone else. reporter: she may never know who granted the miracle but she has a message. x want to say, thank you. they blessed us and somebody else. >> and now your storm watch nine forecast. were outdoors t

you know, he gave meehan opportunity after being injured for two years, i'll forever be grateful for that. >> we have players out there that are not making the plays, ultimately, leading to this so it is in the a fun time. >> stay with "eyewitness news" for continuing coverage of the firing of now former eagles coach chip kelly. you can always find very latest on the search for a new coach on line at cbs philly.com. >>> well, some incredible video in the story, watch this as rising flood waters sweep away that home sending it crashing into a bridge. just one of the examples of the devastation caused by historic flooding in the midwest. as marley hall reports the the water is still rising this morning and those water logged communities. >> rising flood waters washed over roads, and homes and businesses in missouri on wednesday. fire fighters rescued one man trapped on top of his pickup truck. >> we say anything over and over and over it would be don't drive-in water. >> reporter: half dozen houses were lost out in st. louis where the mississippi rivers meet. carla bryant organized res

the eyeopener's doug meehan is here with what is likely to be a heated battle. doug? doug: good morning, erika. there will be twelve candidates on the stage in las vegas tonight. but the spotlight will be especially bright on two of them-- donald trump and ted cruz. while trump still holds a commanding lead in many national polls, two recent surveys give cruz an edge in the early caucus state of iowa. last night in nevada, trump acknowledged it will be a challenging night on the cnn debate stage. trump: this will not like an evening in paradise for me. do we agree? doug: another candidate to new jersey governor chris his poll numbers have him bumped the first votes will be cast in this presidential racein just six weeks. emily? democratic hopeful bernie sanders continues his new hampshire visit today. the vermont senator admits it's difficult to compete with front-runner hillary clinton's money and organization. but in a one-on-one interview with newscenter 5's janet wu, sanders says he's tapping into the same voter angst as donald trump. sanders: the fact that people

mike meehan said some golfers are breaking out the short sleeves. >> last year the first couple weeks of december on the weekends we had about 51 players. this year we've had 397. >> reporter: so whether it will ever get cold or snowy enough this winter for that coat you've been eyeing remains to be seen. buy it anyway. it's probably on sale. old westbury, long island. >>> after a chilly weekend that weather in the eastern part of the country is right through this holiday week. we get more now from nbc news meteorologist dylan dreyer. kristen. it was much colder half of the country over the weekend. but we are going to notice the jet stream start to lift off to the north and we are going to get back into that warm stretch of temperatures. most likely breaking some records across the eastern half of the country closer to christmas. out west we'll still stay about that cold and stormy pattern with the mountain snow and the rain along the coast. but on christmas eve day, look at these potentially record-breaking temperatures. new york city, 72 degrees. that's 30 degrees above average for

you know, he gave meehan opportunity after being injured for two years and i'll forever be grateful forhat and, you know, tough him not being here good did chip lose the locker room. >> i don't think so when you lose, if you lose, you will lose some people but overall everybody was still ready for that game. >> search for replacement head coach has already begun. >>> still ahead flyers skate out west, while sixers are, california dreaming as well, dreaming of a third victory on the year. grover cleveland here. yes, the handsome gent on the thousand-dollar bill. with 'cash4life', the great game from the pennsylvania lottery, you could win a thousand dollars a day for life! you could invest it, or save it for a rainy day. or you could buy a new car! and with drawings every monday and thursday, that means 2 chances to win every week. cash4life from the pennsylvania lottery. you could win a thousand dollars a day for life. with the eagles the flyers in action tonight, game three of their west coast road trip takes them to san help say to face sharks, after a disappointing loss in anaheim on

the eyeopener' s doug meehan is here with what' s on the agenda today. doug: in just hours, the president will visit the national counterterrorism center in virginia to get an update on the threat level in the u-s. then, he is expected to address the media. that meeting comes just a day before the president is expected to travel to california to meet with families of those killed in the recent mass shooting in san bernardino. as you know, the shooters in that incident are believed to have been isis sympathizers. the president will stop in california friday on his way to hawaii for christmas vacation. s agenda this week. yesterday, he met with former new york mayor michael bloomberg, a vocal gun control advocate. mr. obama is preparing an executive order to tighten gun laws. erika? erika: the victims of last summer' s attack on a tennessee naval reserve center are being awarded purple hearts. four marines, including springfield native thomas sullivan, and a sailor, were killed in what the fbi is now calling a terrorist attack. authorities say mohammad you

i'm doug meehan. sera: i'm sera congi. coming up next on the eyeopener. breaking news in holt. fire rips through two homes. flames. find this missing rockport woman. sera: and the democratic candidates for the white house meet for their only new hampshire debate. we break it all down. doug: also a little chilly out there again but danielle says things are going to warm up again. danielle: today it's a cold start out there. a lot of sunshine though over boston now. and that will be the case through the afternoon. 34 degrees. those winds out of the west-northwest at 10, making it feel more like 26 degrees in boston and we were even in the teens a little bitterlyier in worcester and pittsfield. now running at 20 degrees is what it feels like. that's the wind chill value, what you dress for. lots of sunshine this afternoon. upper 30's, low 40's for highs. and then as we work our way towards tomorrow, we're going to see this warm frontal boundary get closer to us. what that is is going to do is bring in warmer temperatures. for today, high pressure is dominating our weather, giving

doug: i'm doug meehan. following breaking news on the eye at 8:00. a convicted bank robber turns himself in. after a short time on the run. antoinette: flames erupt at a multi-family home in dorchester. what firefighters say sparked the blaze. doug: a maine girl with cancer gets her christmas wish. the clutch move from tom brady off the field. mike? mike: well, we have basically mild conditions kind of moving in across the area. we also have a few scattered showers. the showers this morning associated with this warm front. this cold front will come passing through as we head late this afternoon and this evening. mild air is here right now. cold air behind that one. let me break it down in the seven-day forecast. show you what will happen. today 56 degrees. time line of that rain. the steadiest rains are out of here. what we're left with is a lot of gray skies, drizzle out there. that will continue really off and on throughout the day. we may get a little thinness to the overcast as we head through the afternoon. keep your fingers crossed. if that hap

the eye' s doug meehan is in. doug: right now at least one , is dead and dozens more injured. six of them in critical condition. this is video in overnight from the heart of the las vegas strip. police say a woman drove right up onto the sidewalk in front of the paris hotel and casino. they say this was no accident. the suspect accused of jumping the curb hitting a number of , people driving back onto the , street before running onto the sidewalk again. >> there was a man on the ground next to the curb. another person was over and had landed in the bushes or the start to cry. doug: the suspect had a three-year-old child in the car with her at the time. t hurt. police made it very clear overnight this was not an act of terrorism. ll bring you more as we get it. randy? are searching for a shooter in jamaica plain. boston police tell us shots were fired last night at 37 round one person was treated for non emily: right now, a new bedford man is preparing to head to court over disturbing police charged danny santos with animal cruelty over the weekend after they say they found dea