Of impact statements the court will hear tomorrow. The ritzer family expecting nine members of the family and friends to speak out. The judge is okay with that. They want to take the witness stand. They can do that. If they want to use the podium, they can do that. Im not going to limit the amount of time anybody speaks. I only have one rule. Which is that all comments be directed to the court. Is no time limit, the judge did give a warning of sorts to everyone in the court by saying, if it takes too long tomorrow, he needs a little time after the closing of those arguments, the closing of those statements, to make his decision. Its conceivable it could be monday before he finally issued a sentence. In salem, im jack harper, newscenter 5. High winds and heavy rains causing big problems. Downed wires leading to big backups in natick. Busy route 9 reopened just nearby natick mall actually lost power briefly. Take a look at this picture. That is a tree, a massive tree, smashing right into
In the line of duty as the one accused of killing her faces the judge. Reporter there was a moment of silence and the principal made some remarks when he told the student body this was the fifth member of that student body to pass away. Students at meramec Merrimack High School began with a moment of silence for officer ashley quinton, class of 2005. [applause] [indiscernible] reporter on friday, she was sworn in as a Police Officer in virginia. She was fatally shot while responding to a Domestic Violence call. And commit a life to public service, to be taken down the very first day is unimaginable. Reporter they remember gui ndon s resilience after the death of her father in 2004. I think they will remember this is a young lady who committed to a life of public service. Reporter the school plans to honor guindon again with a moment of silence and the release of a single balloon. Emily a man accused of his partner was released after a stolen car chase. Police officer with a stolen hypo
Moment. The cause becoming the focal point of his acceptance speech later this half hour. Good morning. Im emily riemer. Randy and im randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. Were off to a great start. Real nice looking out there. Bright. Cindy feels like another april day. On this bonus february day. Of course its leap day today. The end of meteorological winter which is december, january, february. There you go. Skies are clear this morning. And the sun is up officially at 6 20. Getting off to a really nice start. Look at these temperatures. 46 right now in hyannis. Were also 46 in marshfield. 44 up in the north shore, beverly. You head out to worcester, a thousand feet up at the airport were in the upper 30s but boston is 43 right now. Average high this time of year is 41. Were already above our average high stepping out the door here this morning. You can see the winds are active out of the south and west. Youre going to notice that breeze but its clear now off to the west though there a
This halfhour. Good morning. Im emily riemer. Randy and im leand price with Cindy Fitzgibbon on this morning. A pretty good start. Cindy it is the last morning of february. Emily an extra day this month. Cindy and this is meteorological winter. Emily what does that mean for us . Cindy it means meteorological spring starts tomorrow. There you go. It sure has been feeling pretty springlike the past couple of days. Look at these temperatures out the door this morning. It is a mild start. Average morning low at end of february is in the 20s. Were starting out in the 40s in most areas. 44 boston, beverly. Weve got mid 40s down on the cape this morning as well. There is a wind picking up out of the southwest. Youre going to notice that breeze out the door this morning but thats what has kept the temperatures up overnight. The skies are clear for now. Off to the west though a little strip of showers coming out ahead of a frontal boundary. These are going to move through during the middle part
Emily well get to all those stories. First checking in with cindy and your forecast. A mild morning. Cindy it is the last morning of meteorological winter. It sure doesnt feel like it out there. 43 degrees right now but the wind is active out of the southsouthwest. Sustained 14 in boston and sustained 15 in worcester. Youll notice the wind kicking up as you head out the dpoor. Look at these temperatures. One of the colder spots is worcester at 39. Otherwise 40s up on the north shore, beverly. South shore, plymouth were at 45, hyannis this morning as well. A very mild start with mainly clear skies for now but off to the west you can see there is a frontal boundary. A little strip of showers. This is actually working in our direction so well start out with some sunshine this morning. Late morning we get into the clouds. For a couple of hours, they will be brief passing showers midday into the early afternoon. Notice the temperatures coming up into the 50s before those showers arrive. Tim