40s. Although its a struggle to warm you up much. Out into Worcester County near 40 this afternoon. Even tracking a couple of flurries out there across the western half of the state. Some steadier snow trying to work in southwestern and western edgeses of connecticut. Steadier snow across upstate new york. We begin the early afternoon hours. Through portions of worcester and a little bit of wet snow just briefly here in the west of the city of worcester. Predominantly a rain event 495 inside. A few inch of wet snow a possibility across the berkshires especially the higher terrain this afternoon. 48 in boston. Close to 50 across the cape. Upper 30s and lower 40s all through the Worcester Hills for high temperatures. When you get burst of precipitation a little bit heavier you may drag down cooler air and be 36 or 37 degrees. Overall some mix inland. Mostly afternoon rainent. Really picking up by the evening and heaviest rain overnight. More on that ahead. Time now for fast track traffic
40s. Although its a struggle to warm you up much. Out into Worcester County near 40 this afternoon. Even tracking a couple of flurries out there across the western half of the state. Some steadier snow trying to work in southwestern and western edgeses of connecticut. Steadier snow across upstate new york. We begin the early afternoon hours. Through portions of worcester and a little bit of wet snow just briefly here in the west of the city of worcester. Predominantly a rain event 495 inside. A few inch of wet snow a possibility across the berkshires especially the higher terrain this afternoon. 48 in boston. Close to 50 across the cape. Upper 30s and lower 40s all through the Worcester Hills for high temperatures. When you get burst of precipitation a little bit heavier you may drag down cooler air and be 36 or 37 degrees. Overall some mix inland. Mostly afternoon rainent. Really picking up by the evening and heaviest rain overnight. More on that ahead. Time now for fast track traffic
Issue with the motor. One city leader we spoke with says riders deserve better. T passengers getting on the orange line thursday morning at the Back Bay Station in boston. Quiet compared to the days to evening before. When riders were breaking windows and climbing out of the train as smoke filled the station during the wednesday commute. The result of two fires. Quite scary to see what was happening here. Reporter Back Bay Station is part of commute. She says what happened is another example as to why the m. B. T. A. Needs improvement. I heard from so many people last night who were incredibly desperate, frustrated, angry and demanding Better Service now. Im still shaking. Reporter riders like tracy taylor, a pastry chef onboard during the fires. She used a knife to smash a window. I took my scarf. This is my eightinch chef knife. I did. This im also a certified blackbelt. Reporter five people were treated for smoke inhalation, including taylor. We found a trash fire on the tracks also
Im frances rivera. Scary moments on the campaign trail, the Campaign Plane carrying Vice President nominee mike pence skidded off the runway. Pence and his family and secret service were on board t. Planes hard landing caused major damage to the tarmac. Wind contributing factors and rain and they thank no one was hurt and First Responders that rushed to the scene. Before this flight, he showed this picture of him throwing a football around waiting for conditions to clear. Donald trump spoke about the rough happeneding and commented on the incident at his ohio rally. I just spoke to our future Vice President. Hes okay. You know he was in a big accident with the plane t. Plane pretty close to grave, grave danger. But i just spoke to mike pence and hes fine. [ applause ] he got out. Everybodys fine. Pence safely made it to his New York Hotel following the incident. However, he was unable to attend his previously scheduled fundraiser. Weve got more breaking news overnight the 2016 race shi
The web site. The days of digging in your pocket to pay a toll are over. At 10 00 tonight, massachusetts goes to an allelectronic tolling system. The main thing im concerned about is. Well, of course, the traffic. It is going to be crazy. And then on the other thing is, the money. Reporter as the new system is implemented, thes. Possible delays because of changes in traffic patterns. To help people prepare, Ez Pass Customer Service centers will have extended hours throughout the weekend. The department of transportation releaving this video of what the changes will eventually look like. The new tolling system will be cheaper for people with transponders. If you dont already have one, there will be a sixmonth grace period. Here is what you need to know. If you dont have a transponder, you will get a license plate. That bill will include an application for a transponder. If you apply and get one, you will be creditsed with a discounted rate. It will be a little more hectic. You probably