You may have noticed this event originally called for our speaker bill fowler to be here. He is my predecessor at the Historical Society, which many of you already know. He is a distinguished repressor of history at northeastern professor of history at northeastern. We realized that such a fundamental story of the irish in boston would benefit from additional perspectives. He suggested, i will give him credit, this conversation would have more depth if we invited others, leading subject experts on the irish famine in the american response. We are pleased bill is joined tonight by catherine shannon, the guest historian of exhibition at westfield state university. We have christine can nearly, author and founding director of irelands Great Hunger Institute at quinnipiac university. Please welcome me in joining join me in welcoming, bill, christine, and kathleen. [applause] thank you very much. Thank you to all of your staff and trustees for hosting this exhibit. Louder. Louder, ok. Close
If warnings are issued well get them to your right away. And stay ahead of the storms with the boston weather app. Get weather alerts and a personalized forecast. Its all free at the app stores. Breaking news in the Aaron Hernandez trial. A judge has just set a trial date. Liam martin has the details. Reporter the trial will begin february 13th. The hernandezs legal team said they would not be ready for the fall. Partly because the team is ne hell hernandez against double murder charges. Prosecutors say he killed two men in boston. And at todays hearing we got a strategy. The eyewitnesses cant be trusts say the former patriots lawyer. The descriptions have changed over time. Specifically, once it became known that mr. Hernandez was the suspect. Jose baez needs more time to prepare for the case. At least we can assume that after he got the name client wrong. Good afternoon, jose baez on behalf of aaron rodriguez. My client is Aaron Hernandez, not rodriguez. That was baes calling person
Meteorologist jason brewer is in the fox25 Storm Tracker weather september we are which spot will be the most uncomfortable and hairraising. Jason hairraising, i love it. Warm and humid. 79, 80 degrees in most locations. The humidity is oppressive. Gets down to the sticky zone later today but a few spots could get into the comfort zone. That hourbyhour look at those dew point coming up. With the west and northwest wind, we will see increasing sun for the afternoon and the breezes from the northwest to the southeast high temperatures in the mid to upper 80s. And a chance for winter weather. Catherine parrotta is here to watch the roads for us. Can see through 93 and andover averaging 2 Miles Per Hour in that spot. A slow spot on the map. 128, 495 pike all looking good at this early hour. Take a look at zakim bridge, the leverett connector, tobin there on the corner. Volume pretty light. Here are those drive times for if you we can bring them up. 9 minutes 23 minutes and from the braintr
Shaping up. Again, the same jam spots on map. 93 going through medford, somerville, expressway going through quincy, new incidents to talk about too. Lets start from the green line, they are experiencing a minor eastbound delay because of a disabled train at kenmore, keep that at mind and couple new accidents and southbound and incident near the callahan tunnel and southbound talking about and because of that one lane is blocked near the callahan tunnel and another spot to keep in mind if thats part of the commute. 128 starting to bog down in usual spots, p you go through framingham. Take a look now at pike as you go eastbound through bryant, see that stretch is moving just fine and here are drive times for you right now, 93 jammed up there, take you 26 minutes to get from the braintree split to the pike. 93 from 495 to leverett connector, 39 minutes, 128 from University Ave to weston tolls, 16 minute ride. Gene and sara, over to you. Gene three people including a father and tenyearold
The real key to us is the following. Is this where it is going to slow down and meander . That would be close enough to get some strong wind and heavy rain to the south coast and the cape. That may be far enough south that it is marginal what happens. That is the range of issues that we are going to be dealing with. Lets call it a medium chance the cape. A very high chance of rough surf and a chance of beach erosion. Jc a pedestrian has been struck hearing the driver may have fled the scene. Sky 5 over that scene on main street a short time ago. The street is now blocked in the south bow street area. Drivers are being asked to avoid that area. Ed more breaking news, a babysitter in arlington accused of being drunk and high while caring for a child. Maria investigators spoke moments ago. Newscenter 5s john atwater is live in arlington with the breaking details, john . John a neighbor here told babysitter stumbling with a threeyearold intel. They never sense something was not right. The