There this morning. There might even be a patch or two of drizzle but thats the extent of it. Snow is flying to our north up across far northern maine right now. The storm center well to the west here. Its going to spin up a lot of warm air out ahead of it. You can see the temperatures to our south and west, near 60 degrees, even 70 right now down in knoxville, tennessee. Thats the warmth that is surging in our direction so despite the clouds, temperatures come out of the 40s into the 50s once again this afternoon. 51 degrees by noontime. Looking for highs today in the mid 50s. Warmest here in southeastern massachusetts. A little bit cooler in Southern New Hampshire but the temperatures climb slowly throughout the day. Other than a patch or two of drizzle, just cloud cover through the evening commute. Looks like the rain comes in thereafter. It will rain hard for a time tonight. Lets talk about how much rain to expect coming up. Right now well get you out to the roads. In for Olessa Stepanova this morning, kevin brennan. Kevin good morning at home. Were off to a pretty good start here. Early through the saugus stretch. We do have one trouble spot to watch for. Its up to the north. Manchesterbythesea. Were dealing with a crash on 128 southbound. Last check just the breakdown lane is getting by here at school street. Something to keep in mind if youre just heading out the door. Work crews downtown 93 the zakim bridge somerville both directions as well as route 1 and the tobin bridge inside the sumner tunnel and also on the mass pike both directions between the Allston Brighton tolls and the expressway of routate 93. Much of the same overnight crews expected to pick up by 5 00 a. M. Route 3 between derby street and route 93 as well as 95 at the emily. Emily kevin, thank you. Right now. Firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a fire in worcester that killed an elderly brother and sister. The flames broke out around 8 00 last night on burncoat street. We are still waiting to learn the names of the two people who died. Neighbors say they lived in the singlefamily home for decades. Firefighters say the fire spread by the time they arrived on scene, most of the damage had already been done. Right now jurors are just hours away from deciding the fate of the teenager accused of raping and murdering his teacher. Erika all eyes will be on the courthouse in salem today. The eyeopeners sera congi is there to set the stage. Sera erika and emily, closing arguments are scheduled for today and then jurors will begin deliberating whether the danvers teenager is guilty. The trial of philip chism began in early october. Prosecutors allege he murdered Danvers High School math teacher Colleen Ritzer two years ago. She was killed in the schools bathroom. She was stabbed 16 times. Her body was found in the woods near the building. Chism was 14 at the time. Jurors will have to decide on these three charges first degree murder, aggravated rape, and armed robbery. Chism faces life in prison with the possibility of parole after 15 years. Chisms lawyers admitted he killed ritzer but they brought in several witnesses to support a claim that he is severely mentally ill. Live in salem, sera congi, wcvb, newscenter 5. Erika right now we are awaiting new developments in the case of a runaway red line train that put passengers at risk. The eyeopeners Juli Mcdonald is live in boston with whats at stake for the worker involved today. Juli thats right. The operator who was supposed to be at the controls of that runaway red line train faces a disciplinary hearing today. As 5investigates was first to report, the employee involved is this man david vazquez. Weve also learned he did not follow several safety procedures including setting the brake before stepping out of the operators cab. Braintree to quincy thursday morning only stopping when the t cut power to the third rail. 50 passengers were on board. No one was hurt. Well be following todays hearing very closely and bring you new information as we get live in boston this morning, Juli Mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. Emily right now a 90yearold man is in the hospital after being hit by a car in revere. It happened on malden street just after 7 00 last night. Were told the victim had serious injuries. The driver of the car stayed on the scene and was also taken to the hospital. Erika New Hampshire police nab an arson suspect. Justin kane is behind bars accused of trying to light his mothers salem home on fire. Police say the two had an argument, and kane allegedly poured gasoline on the rear deck, set it ablaze, and then fled. Officer tracked his cell phone anarrested him at his fathers house. Kane will be arraigned tomorrow. New bedford is mourning the death of the citys police chief. David provencher died last night after suffering respiratory arrest at st. Lukes hospital. He was 59 years old and a survivor of throat cancer. New bedford mayor jon mitchell called provencher an Outstanding Police chief and a great man. Emily the man accused of killing a Stoughton Business Owner over the weekend will be the family of 71yearold joseph brady mourning the loss of the beloved husband, father, and grandfather right now. Brady ran a Christmas Tree lot along route 27. He was run down friday night just steps away from that business which he owned for 45 years. He later died at the hospital. The man behind the wheel, Michael Burns of taunton, now facing several charges. Police say he was driving under the influence of drugs. Bradys wife linda heard the crash. Im going to be a curse to that man. I will curse him for the rest of my life. He was the love of my life, but hes gone. I have nothing. Ive got my family, thank god for that. Emily linda says her husband was an avid car enthusiast, inducted in the New England Hall of fame for antique racers. He leaves behind 14 grandchildren and three greatgrandchildren. Tom brady and Rob Gronkowski reunited on the field down in houston last night after gronk missed last weeks game with a sprained and bruised right knee. Gronk, a major boost to the the team back on track. Erika the patriots dominated this one. With just 14 seconds to go in the half, brady throws up a jump ball and gronkowski get his 10th touchdown catch of the year making it look easy. 176 patriots at the half and no looking back from there. The tight end happy to get back to work. Gronk everything just worked out. Throughout the last two weeks, rehabbing went really good. Everything was feeling great so just overall just worked out very, very good. Always trust and anticipation. Certainly theres nobody that i trust more than gronk. Erika the patriots beat the texans 276, but there was another key injury. Legarrette blount left the game with a hip injury. No word on the extent of the emily the search for clues in southbridge where fire destroyed an Apartment Building. But it could have been much what firefighters say helped erika family and friends trying student. Their desperate search for is. This morning. Maybe a patch or drizzle. Look at this as we head toward this evening. Heavy rain in the forecast. Emily commitment 2016. Today Bernie Sanders will hit the campaign trail in New Hampshire. Sanders it is an Insurgency Campaign that is taking on all elements of the establishment. Emily the democrat spent sunday in iowa making at least four stops in the critical the iowa caucus is just seven weeks ago. On the republican side, ben carson doubled down on his threat to leave the g. O. P. If the party engages in what he calls back room deals. Carson if that is the case, then im out of here. Frontrunners will meet in another debate tomorrow night in and this saturday night, the three Democratic Candidates will debate in New Hampshire. Live coverage beginning at 8 00 pm. Erika its now 4 41. 40 years in business. Plus cracking down on hoverboards amid serious fire concerns. The action amazon is taking emily what a fantastic weekend, right . I want to pinch myself. Is it really december. Cindy it felt like october. Degrees. Crazy. When reality sets in, youre happened. Thats coming on saturday. Morning. What were talking about today in. And nothing more than a little patchy drizzle or a spot shower through the Daylight Hours today. The steadiest rain comes in tonight mostly after the evening commute and during the overnight hours there could even be a rumble of thunder so in terms of the rain impacting commuting today, i dont think were going to have big impacts throughout the Daylight Hours today. Once we get beyond 5 00 p. M. And especially here into the overnight hours, thats when the rain chances really go up and still by about 5 00 tomorrow morning medium impacts on the commute. The rain will be winding down but lingering moisture on the roads could impact you tomorrow morning as well. Cape. Up on the south shore here, marshfield 48. Beverly 46. Worcester in the lower 40s. Got lower 40s up across Southern New Hampshire as well. And notice over the next 12 hours, boston is in the mid 40s now. Were going to hold in the mid to upper 40s through lunchtime and then just slowly pick those this afternoon. Its a slow climb in terms of the temperatures today, but all tight. You can see them here. There is actually a little bit of wintery precipitation. Imagine that here in december. Up through parts of northern maine. You get north of banger up toward presque isle its actually snowing this morning going to stay. You can see off to the west low pressure swirling back here. And really pulling up some mild air out ahead of this system. 54 in new york city right now but look farther south. 70 in knoxville, tennessee. So that is incredibly mild for this time of year. And thats the warmth that comes in on a light southerly wind today so temperatures picking up through the 50s. I think a lateday high a little cooler to the north. And a little bit milder here to the south. With mid to upper 50s there but again nothing more than patchy drizzle throughout the Daylight Hours today. Notice as we head toward about 6 00 p. M. The bulk of the rain is to the west. It should move into the worcester area around k89 this evening and then by midnight, most of us are seeing some rain. Could be some rumbles of thunder here as we get toward the predawn hours of tomorrow morning. But by 5 00 a. M. , you can see the bulk of the steadier rainfall is shifting toward the coastline and then its off shore. So we dry out pretty rapidly tomorrow morning. Looks like a widespread half an inch of rainfall, perhaps a little bit more here in southeastern massachusetts. And a little bit less up towards Southern New Hampshire. Overnight low temperatures holding in the 50s. We may actually see temperatures climb a couple of degrees overnight but once this low goes by, winds shift to the west tomorrow. That does dry us out. Notice the temperatures holding pretty steady throughout the day. So one more day in the 50s tomorrow. Then well cool down into the mid 40s on wednesday. The thing youre going to notice about tomorrow, wow, the winds really pick up. The morning hours. 2025 miles an hour but look at this. By days end. The winds could potentially be gusting to about 40 Miles Per Hour out toward the Worcester Hill s so a gusty wind bringing in the dryer air. Cooler, 40s wednesday into thursday and maybe another round of rain coming in late in the week or next weekend, kevin. High temperature may struggle to hit 40 on saturday. Snerch struggling. It is in the mid and upper 40s right now so it will feel very different. Snerch fairly mild out there. A little drizzle every now and then. Then again you may not even notice it. Because i didnt notice it too much. All right. This morning off to a pretty good start. A live shot of the mass pike here pretty much wide open through the brighton stretch. Theyre already in the process of picking up those overnight work crews by Newton Corner and then also between route 93 and the Allston Brighton tolls. We have one incident were watching. Its up to the north. Its a crash on 128 south. Manchesterbythesea at school street. Two lanes are blocked. The last check just the breakdown lane is getting by. Youre already seeing some now work crews downtown pretty much picked up too on 93 between somerville. The lower deck, zakim bridge and the oneill tunnel. Theyre still picking up on route 1 and the tobin bridge there as well as 95 at 128 ramp system in canton. Erika. Erika k. B. , thanks so much. Flames rip through an Apartment Building in southbridge. This morning 15 families now have to find someplace else to the good news no one was seriously hurt when this fire broke out sunday morning. The fire at the rosemeade complex quickly grew to four alarms before firefighters from neighboring communities were able to knock it down. This building was just rebuilt after it was damaged in the june 2011 tornado. Installed were new alarms and uptocode enforcement. Something Firefighters Credit with helping avoid tragedy. Were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. Emily right now a desperate college student. This morning family and friends are pleading for help and hoping for clues. They spent sunday handing out flyers at Northeastern University and at other areas around boston. Njoroge was home in worcester for thanksgiving. His older sister talked to him just as he returned to campus. Both she and her mom are understandably concerned. I am concerned because we used to talk almost every two days, texts or phone calls. I do love him so much. I love you so much. Emily the family also set up this Facebook Page to help with their search. They say its not like him not to be in contact. Anyone with any information is asked to call Northeastern University police. Erika its now 4 50. Economic headlines this monday. Overnight. All eyes will be on the Federal Reserve which is expected to decide wednesday on whether to First Time Since the financial crisis. Online retail giant amazon is pulling some types of hoverboards after reports of several of them bursting into flames. Amazon says it will no longer until safety reviews of the products are complete. The problem may be connected to boards that use lithium batteries which can sometimes burst into flames. Emily a 40yearold pub in bostons faneuil hall marketplace is shutting down at the end of the month. The ames plow tavern made the announcement in a post on facebook but gave no reason for the sudden announcement. New years eve will be its last day in business. A check of your trending stories this morning. Christmas is coming early for taylor swift fans. Starting on december 20, apple will exclusively stream her 1989 world tour live concert. It features swifts november show in australia, including backstage footage and rehearsals. Swift announced the news on twitter on sunday, her 26th birthday, and she posted a trailer. Erika donors come to the rescue of a miniature horse that was shot in the leg near his owners acushnet home. 11,000 has been raised online to help send twoyearold max to a clinic in New Hampshire to undergo surgery. Prosthetic leg for him. Police continue to search for clues about who shot max and why. After he recovers, his owners hope to make him a therapy horse for hospitals and schools. Emily the return of a tradition in haverhill where a new Christmas Bell is now hanging downtown. A similar bell was part of the citys decorations for years but hasnt been seen for decades. This year an effort to replace this piece of the past was lead by h. C. Media, which built a new bell with the help of students at whittier regional votech high school. The bell was hoisted into place and lit for the first time saturday night. It also has a speaker inside that plays holiday music. 4 52 this morning. Ahead in your early news to go this morning, president obama hoping to alleviate growing concerns over the terror threat. Erika the action hes taking today. Then new on the eyeopener at 5 00, beat holiday stress by heading for the kitchen. No, were not talk about over snacking. The good treats to keep you closed captioned funding provided by luna. Erika it is now 4 55. Time for your early news to go. Emily all eyes will be on a salem courthouse today where closing arguments will be heard in the philip chism trial. Jurors will begin deliberating whether the teenager is guilty of murdering his Danvers High School math teacher Colleen Ritzer two years ago. The defense claims clism was insane at the time. Prosecutors say he is faking mental illness. Erika today, we are expecting new developments in the case of a runaway red line train that put passengers at risk. Was supposed to be at the controls of that train, will face a disciplinary hearing. The train traveled from braintree to quincy thursday morning only stopping when the t cut power to the third rail. Well be following todays hearing very closely and bring it. Emily firefighters are trying to figure out what sparked a deadly fire in worcester that killed an elderly brother and sister. The flames broke out around 8 00 last night on burncoat street, and firefighters say the flames spread quickly. Scene, most of the damage had we are still waiting to learn the names of the two people who died. Erika president obama is planning a series of events this week aimed at alleviating concerns over terrorism. The pentagon to meet with his Top National Security advisers. The president is expected to deliver an update on the war against isis. This is president obamas first visit to the pentagon since the terror attacks in california and paris. Emily today marks three years since the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School where a gunman opened fire, killing 20 children and six educators. This is the first year the anniversary falls on a school day. There will be moments of silence at the middle and high schools but not for elementary students. Town officials have not organized any public remembrances. 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 massachusettss gun laws and urge congress to follow the states 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 276, 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. Cindy its crazy. If i cover up the word december here, look at that calendar, you would never think this is the month of december. Our coldest highs this month have only been in the low to mid 40s. An average time of year is in warm weekend. 50s yesterday. 61 on saturday. That was due to a little bit of sunshine. Were not seeing any of that today but look at these temperatures. Average high 42 2. Were above that today despite cloud cover. Well get some sun back tomorrow. Well be up near 60 degrees. Then were settling back closer to average with mid 40s on wednesday, upper 40s on thursday. So if youre out this week, it looks like temperatures are staying on the mild side once again. Heres what youre waking up to this morning. A lot of 40s out there. 46 right now in boston. Already 51 in nantucket. So it is a mild start but we do have the cloud cover out there a little bit of snow flying across far northern maine, and the storm we are watching is back here to the west. This is spinning up a lot of warm air out ahead of it. The northeast. York city. Look at philly to d. C. Today. It is going to be 70 degrees here in the month of december. So crazy mild stuff. Out in the western part of the country, heres where some snow cold is. Snow. Well see the mild air flood in up ahead of this storm system. The rain holds off until after the evening commute. Downpours overnight. As the system pulls away tomorrow we dry out with some cooler air slowly settling back in for midweek. Use it. We have quite a deficit going inches. Looks like a widespread half an inch or so of rain from this system. The more decemberlike air will hold off until the weekend. Saturday will be a blustery day