olessa? olessa: so far we're in pretty good shape. live look at the pike by alston-brighton, eastbound heading to the top of the screen. and not seeing any issues here. let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride. so far so good. no problems here. 93 construction cleared away. expressway quiet so far this morning. if your commute takes you a little bit farther south, so far no issues there either. morning on schedule, and north of town once again, we're in good shape here on 93 south, route 3, no concern as you travel west along the pike, and once again south of town everyone getting by at the speed limit. today is expected to be the biggest travel day of the area. the toll areas at the connecticut border and sturbridge. timing is everything. experts say the worst times to travel are today between noon and 5:00 and year with the open tolling in effect in the massachusetts turnpike. massdot plans to shut down road construction starting at 5:00 a.m. tomorrow or earlier depending on traffic today. emily? emily: thank you. we're

how are we looking, olessa. olessa: not too bad. southbound side, you can see heading toward the bottom of the screen. so far so good. all the overnight construction is gone. we're watching one crash, route 2 westbound by emerson hospital. eastbound side, a tap of the brakes. but that's it. 93 south still looking good out of methuen into andover and it stays light down to the leverett connector. as you travel west of town, eastbound on the pike, your ride about 15 minutes, 495 to 128. and heading south, much of the same, expressway 10 to 15, braintree into boston. so far trains and buses are running on schedule. any traffic holiday, there could be added trouble on the mass pike. the toll booth demolition project is going to continue through the middle of next wednesday. it's phase two of the project, which involves road reconstruction and drainage work. a spokesperson at massdot says most construction will end wednesday afternoon and resume the following monday. randy: 5:47. breaking overnight -- a mother and young child are norton.

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning. a live look outside. the lever connector, you can see the southbound side is starting to build the rush hour delays as expecting this to be the busiest travel day of the year so you want to plan ahead. let's get to the maps and check the travel times and also one problem spot. this is 93 southbound. we're watching a crash on the shoulder. we do have delays back into methuen. once you get past it more volume builds, and then once again as you just saw the delays down towards the lever connector. the pike eastbound for now in good shape. 15 minutes. 495 to 128. if your commute takes you south, 24 northbound, delays building out of brockton, and the expressway 30 minutes from so far trains and buses doing ok. emily: the driver behind the wheel of this horrific school bus crash in tennessee is under arrest. at least six children are dead. the tragedy happening just days before thanksgiving. randy: there are a lot of questions about how it happened. erika tarantal is tracking the overnight developments. erika:

olessa: thank you. right now, a transit strike is underway that could impact next week's election day in a battleground state. nearly 5,000 transit workers in philadelphia, pennsylvania are on strike, unable to reach a contract agreement with the state's transportation system. the strike shuts down the services that provide roughly 900,000 rides daily. city leaders may have a hard time -- or they worry they could voting locations if an agreement is not reached by next tuesday. randy: about a dozen protesters will head to court after a demonstration outside a canton school. sky 5 over the judge rotenberg center as protesters blocked the entrance last night. the center is a special needs day and residential school the only one in the country that still uses controversial electro-shock therapy on students. protesters want that to stop. they were summonsed to court on trespassing charges. 5 investigates recently reported that a civil lawsuit that could end the shock treatment a judge. no comment from the ce

olessa, how are we doing? olessa: a little busy. the pike looks good by alston-brighton, b let's get to the maps. we're watching a crash if you're traveling west of town, west main street. a crash on the pike eastbound by route 9. 20 minutes 495 to 128. another accident on the ramp 495 south to 93 south. and then as you travel south of there, delays down to spot pond. more volume on 24 out of brockton and the expressway 20 braintree into boston. trains and buses doing okay. randy: right now, president-elect trump has a request concerning his kids. emily: the special access that stop robocalls to you cell phone. we have easy ways you can do that coming up at 6:00. randy: just before the rain, looking pretty good at this hour. 5:56 and new england's eyeopener ? (laughs..) here it is. ? ? hey dad! ? wishes do come true. the lincoln wish list sales event is on. get exceptional offers on the lincoln family of luxury vehicles. sign and drive off in a new 2017 lincoln mkc with zero down >> a crash involving a state police cruiser, the info

slippery in spots, olessa. olessa: a couple of incidents already to show you. a live look outside at the building pretty early. you have the northbound side here. you can see some of the delays starting to pick up already. let's get over to e maps now. here's what we're watching north of town. an accident here involving a car that spun out on 495 rig over by route 3 and then another incident with the same situation on route 3 south by route 62 in bedford. just an indication even just a tiny bit of that moisture can do some damage, so please be careful. eastbound on the pike, you're fine. so far no problems. your ride on the expressway more like 15 minutes braintree into emily, randy? olessa: olessa, thank you. we're following breaking news on the eyeopener this morning. randy: erika is trackg those depments. ika: breaking news from st. louis. the suspect in the shooting of a police officer is dead. the officer was shot in an ambush-style attack last night. officers in florida and texas also targeted. it does not appear the attacks are related. still no arrests

good morning, olessa. olessa: live look outside, no problems by alston-brighton. let's go to the maps. a little work left over. as you travel the pike, no problems there. 128 looks great. and north of town, issue-free start. nice and light out of methuen down into boston. trains and buses starting on schedule. randy: now to breaking news on this monday morning -- emily: a huge fire in belmont. we want to get to the eyeopener's doug meehan live at the scene for us. doug? doug: emily, randy, yes, good morning. the fire is actually down in the farthest part of mclean hospital in belmont. it's down around the corner from where we are right now. but we have some video that was shot by belmont pd. they had tweeted that out earlier, the call coming in and it was a raging inferno. this is an abandoned building, three story brick and wood building, one of two different buildings abandoned in the furthest, deepest part of mclean hospital. no other buildings are threatened with this fire. fire officials don't know how it started just yet. it was an abandoned building. the bu

olessa? olessa: drivers should go 15 miles an hour in the area where kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops. but you know what - she could still learn a few things from me - just like i've learned a lot from her. mom helps with homework... she helped dad start his business... and she even fought to put bad guys in jail. now, mom helps make laws that help people - especially when they need it most. i can do... anything. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte, kate: and i'm kate. kelly & kate: and we approved cindy: good morning. welcome back to the eye opener. delays starting to pick up now. the second day to have open toll rush hour. we'll keep you posted. cindy: you need to scrape the car before you head out this morning. 20's and 30's on the map. a coldta the best get to. emily? emily: thank you. for some it was really a halloween to remember. this little boy has some local high school students to thanks. 12-year-old tyler plotkin was born with epilepsy. through the years he's had nearly 30 surgeries; 26

good morning, olessa. olessa: part of the lynn way is shut down for a shooting. we'll have more coming up. part of that road closed from shepherd street to commercial street. so if you're headed in that direction, plan accordingly. we'll let you know when it the rest of your ride is quiet, good looking on the pike. road work on the expressway into the o'neill tunnel is gone from the early morning hours and so far trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. randy: thank you. breaking overnight, police on the scene of an officer-involved shooting in the city of lynn. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi has the updates just take a look. the scene is very active behind me along the lynn way. you can see the center of activity. police officers including the lynn police chief are here discussing the situation. this is in the southbound side of the lynn way. however, both sides of the lynn way are shut down between shepherd and commercial streets. so anyone should be aware if they're heading this way. we have learned one person is shot. again, this was an officer-i

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy. bridge, the leverett connector, it's a quiet start. the rest of your ride the same story. not seeing problems into boston. south 24 looks good. route 3 and 95 as well. construction wrapping up on 93 north by route 24. same along 128 over by great plain ave. and highland ave. no problems to report. trains and buses starting the morning on schedule. antoinette: breaking overnight, new details in a deadly crash on 128 south in waltham. stat hit by several vehicles while walking in one of the southbound lanes. that accident late last night forcing three lanes of traffic to be shut down for some time. the name of the victim has not been released and no indication as to why that person was walking on the highway. right now, construction crews are getting ready for a major project that will have a serious impact on thousands of drivers. randy: and the eye's antoinette antonio is in needham this morning with the changes this is the stretch that could see major traffic backups starting tonight

good morning, olessa. olessa: a pretty quiet start. here's a live look at the expressway by the south bay mall. that's the northbound side. so far traffic is nice and light. let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride. overnight construction wrapped up. road work as you travel south of town along 93. that's out of your way northbound by route 124. 128,on north of town, so far no problems. 93 south looks good. no issues there heading out of methuen and down to the leverett connector, and so far we're expecting trains and buses to start the morning on schedule. now keep in mind needham line service is suspended along the entire line beginning last night. it will stay suspended through sunday. there is no alternate buses. emily? emily: olessa, thanks. breaking overnight, a woman seriously hurt in this car crash on 495 in marlborough. this is the scene about 11:30 police say only one car was involved and it rolled over. that woman was flown to u-mass medical center for treatment. the cause of the crash remains under investigation.

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy. live look outside to start things off, a check of the expressway near the south bay mall. the northbound side a little bit of early morning volume. let's check out the rest of your ride. still not seeing any problems. all the construction is gone. we have road work on the expressway. that wraps up. so does the road work on 93 north by route 24. the pike looks good this morning. 15 minutes eastbound 495 to then as you travel north of town, construction also gone on 128 south from route 3 down to 4 and 325. i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. >> i really believe it's the most important election of our lifetime. >> we are fighting to bring us all together as americans. emily: the cases have been made. now it is decision time for america. at this hour, polls are getting ready to open. the voters preparing to make today, the eyeopener has all the candidates and issues covered for you. sera is covering the clinton campaign in battleground new hampshire. sera: certainly a ba

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy. a live look at the zakim bridge and the leverett connector, southbound side heading toward the bottom of the screen. so far, the traffic is fairly light in this stretch. that's the story across the board. let's check the rest of your ride. all the construction we are watching is gone, so if you're heading into boston right now, you're in good shape. expressway, 10 to 15, braintree into boston. no problems yet on 95. 24 or route 3. the pike is quiet this morning as well. so is 128. if you're heading methuen and then you're fine all the way down to the leverett connector. trains and buses doing okay. randy? randy: following breaking news right now. the eye and erika tracking new information. erika: the nation's first female attorney general has died. janet reno was 78 years old. her family says she died from complications from parkinson's disease. her career had several controversies including the the charles river. it's under investigation. rescue workers say one driver didn't put his

i'm olessa stepanova. that's a look at your traffic. >> i really believe it's the most important election of our all together as americans. emily: the cases have been made. now it is decision time for america. randy: some communities are already choosing. dixville notch, new hampshire, hitting the polls at midnight. eight people in total there giving four votes to hillary clinton, two donald trump, gary johnson got one and a write-in for mitt romney, of course, who is not running this time around. open. emily: with so much at stake, the eyeopener is covering all the candidates and issues. we begin with sera congi covering the clinton campaign with battleground new hampshire. good morning, sera. sera: good morning, emily and randy. this is a battleground state. the ballots cast here crucial. hillary clinton has spent a lot of time here. last night at midnight, she tried to rally the troops in another important state, north carolina. >> there is no reason, my friends, why america's best days are not ahead of

that fog slowing you do in spots, olessa. olessa: a live look at the expressway by the gas tank. the northbound side very slow. let's get to the maps. radioe has delays back to the braintree -- road has delays ba water main street in boston. we'll have more fro there shortly. the expressway, 25-minute ride braintree into boston. south, delays are building on 24 out of brockton and 95 in canton. middleborough, hit-and-run. antoinette: police say that victim w dragged for at least two blocks. the eyeopener's nicole estaphan live in taunton. nicole? reporter: the victim recovering this morning from serious leg injuries. police are on the hunt for the driver responsible. it happened just before 9:00 p.m. tuesday evening. a man struck by a pickup truck near cottage street in taunton dragged nearly two blocks before witnesses came to his aid. police sayhe driver never stopped. if you have any iorma police a call. we are live in taunto nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> the a rrypect shot ailled by lynn police, we have leard,as involved in another robb,hi one in mald take a look atu

olessa stepanova just got an update from mass. officials. olessa: the bridge you are talking about is behind me built in 1931 and it will be coming down this weekend so if you are planning on traveling 128 consider yourself warned, mass. has detour information for you. ot will be shutting down part of 128 for the outer lane project. the goal is to demolish the highland avenue bridge into ensure traffic will be safely be detoured. the eagles will be detoured off 128 and will use two routes -- lanes of travel on offramp's. from 8 p.m. on friday to p.m. on saturday to 3:00 p.m. on sunday crews will doing desk crews will be doing same on the southbound side. >> the most important thing commuters need to know is they will be expected delays. peak hours for travel time are actually 1:00 to 4:00 and we are going to encourage traveling public to either travel earlier or later in that day or if they can actually avoid the area that would be even better. if they have to av accordingly. olessa: but anticipated complete closure between 3:00 p.m. and 6:0

good morning, olessa. olessa: a check of the pike, alston-brighton. let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride. overnight construction, we're fine there. northbound, construction near kendrick street. the pike is quiet. north of town no problems. we're expect the trains and buses to start on schedule. emily: protests cross the line into riots as thousands fill the streets of portland, oregon. several are under arrest. randy: the president-elect has pointed words about that erika tracking the overnight events. erika: good morning. many of these protests have been ly changed in portland overnight. this is video of the massive crowds from the air. we want to show you the scene on the ground as well. protestors turned violent, setting fires, trashing streets, in one case smashing a woman's car windshield with a baseball bat. there were a number of protests in several states overnight. some shut down highways in colorado and california, for example. president-elect donald trump taking to twitter to take on the protestors, tweeting, just had a now

good morning, olessa. >> good morning, everyone. the pike, so far so good eastbound heading to the top of the screen by allston/brighton. let's get to the maps. traveling south, no problems 24. overnight construction on 93. route 3 looks good. no issues on 95. along the pike eastbound, 15-minute ride 495 to 128. north, you're fine. 93 out of methuen into boston. >> now to the breaking news e four police officers injured overnight in a violent confrontation. >> we'll get to the eyeopener's antoinette antonio. she's at the scene in dorchester right now. >> randy and emily, what a scary situation this was for those four police officers. two were actually dragged by the the suspect's vehicle. the other two were almost hit by that car. it started overnight with a call to a dorchester bar around 12:30 for reports of a person who had a gun near dublin house on description they were given. as they were investigating, the car sped off, dragging the two officers and nearly hitting the other two officers. the four were taken to the hospital. t

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy, everyone. live look outside starting things with a live check of route 1 in saugus southbound side at the top of the screen. a quiet start in both directions. let's check the rest of your ride. so far a little bit of overnight road work. no problems in boston. as you head south, construction wrapping up on 93 north by route road work clearing on route 9, highland ave. emily: breaking overnight, new details in a deadly crash on 128 south in waltham. a pedestrian was hit by several vehicles while walking in the southbound lanes, forcing three lanes of traffic to be shut down for some time. the name of the victim has not been released and no indication as to why that person was walking on the highway. >> walking through my first subway tunnel system. randy: the mbta is looking for answers after this video surfaces showing people trespassing in an abandoned green line video. there is concern over safety. transit police saying they are aware of the video, and detectives are investigating. emily: rig

good morning, olessa. olessa: a live look outside, a check of the zakim bridge and the leverett connector. let's go to the maps and see the rest of your ride. so far fairly quiet heading into boston. south, construction wrapping up on 93 northbound by route 24. 128, the weekend project that traveling the pipe, so far so good. construction clearing by 128 and north of town no problems. we're expecting trains and buses to start on schedule. emily: just coming in. janet reno has died. reno was involved in several high-profile cases during the clinton administration including the armed seizure of a 5-year-old in miami so he could be returned to complications from parkinson's disease. doug: commitment 2016 on this monday morning. and right now both presidential candidates are making their final moves. today the last full day on the campaign trail after a bitter election battle. in 24 hours, it will be in the hands of the voters. emily: tonight donald trump will be in new hampshire and overnight he rallied suppo

. >> and i'm emily riemer, along with olessa. cindy here, too, and kind of a mild start to the day, huh? >> not so bad. >> right. >> we're starting here, and we're going to end up here. >> which would be nice. >> a lot of sunshine returning, after a dreary start for the day yesterday, and we're at 46 right now, and 48 in boston, and notice plymouth has dropped to 40 degrees, and you can see they are going to want a jacket at the bus stop, and breezy and cool, we will sneak up into the 50s but that wind is only going to get stronger, so you are going to notice that wind picking up and making it feel cold and her blustery. and there is a front to the throwing clouds down, especially over the interior this morning, and more clouds passing by to the south, and we'll brighten things up by the lunch hour, bright sunshine, and it's only in the lower 50s with that gusty breeze keeping the temperatures in the low to mid 50s in the afternoon, here are the highs going from 55 framingham to walfam. nashua, 52, we may barely get there, and we

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning. check of the zakim bridge. leverett connector southbound side heading to the bottom of the screen. there's a little overnight construction left over. 93 south by the leverett connector. south of town, so far we're in good shape. expressway, route 3, 24, no problems. and we are watching road work on 128. this project, route 9 to highland ave. so far we're expecting trains and buses to start on schedule. driver behind the wheel of this horrific school bus crash is now under arrest. randy: run there are a lot of questions about how it happened. erika is tracking the overnight developments for us. erika? erika: right now that bus driver faces five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment and reckless driving, the ntsb sending a team to chattanooga this morning to investigate. the scene yesterday afternoon just horrific, heartbreaking. that school bus wrapped around that tree. the 35 children on that bus were in kindergarten through fifth grade. five of them died at that devastating scene, another at the

out to the roads, good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning. a live look outside. a check of the bridge. you can see traffic is moving along at a good pace. now to the maps and you can see the rest of your ride. we have volume on 24 out of brockton, and plus word of a crash on 128 near great plain avenue. two cars the the icon, that crash on 128 i just mentioned by great plain avenue, and 93 slow down into wilmington, more delays as you approach the spot pond, trains and buses are on schedule, the red line is expecting minor delays today, they are traveling at a restricted speed, and i will keep you posted and let you know if those delays pick um. that's a look at your traffic. >> thank you, and breaking news this morning, two police attack. the officers were killed in separate incidents. 20 minutes apart. they work for different departments. no word at this point on any arrests. but a news conference is underway right now. we're monitoring that and we will bring you new information. >> and right now questions surrounding the death of a woman whose body was found o

olessa getting busier. >> a little bit of volume. slow r you can see the northbound side starting to build. some travel times south 24 stop and go and delays out of brockton. route 3 into the braintree split. travelling the pike, still in good shape. 15 minutes eastbound 495 out to 128. heading north, 93 slow out of methuen into andover. schedule. >> two police officers have been killed overnight in iowa. >> we'll have an update. working out can about more than your waistline. apps making your workout do some randy: new details on a suspicious death in lawrence, the facts revealed and a chance encounter and the new time line. >> people hit by a truck in woburn. what they were trying to do when they were badly hurt. >> crunch time in commitment 2016. on the eye for this wednesday morning. emily: two police officers shot and killed in iowa. i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price. there is new information coming in, but first we want to get to cindy and the forecast. cindy: good morning, emily and randy and everybody at home. look

we have an update on the demolition in the ask olessa. the first phase is ahead of schedule and should be finished is moving quickly thanks to good weather. the demolition began last month after massachusetts switched to open tolling. this morning we are in good shape here along the bridge, not seeing too much volume southbound heading into boston. the lever connector a bit of a slowdown there, and typical delays at this point and watching one crash on 95 northbound, that one is south of town by koani street, and i will have the details coming up. cindy. cindy: solar glare and there are some clouds down towards the cape, those are going to be moving out this morning. so it's a bright day for everyone. we'll come up into the low 50s. seasonal, and tomorrow, we will have gusty winds pick up, mid-day into the afternoon, that's why tomorrow is red, an impact weather day, and they bring in colder air to start the weekend, but we do moderate the temperatures on sunday. >> thank you, and an act of kindness hitting a boy's dream right out of the

cindy and olessa are here. they wanted to see the world series champions live up in wrigley field. >> they never thought that they would see it. >> there it is. you expect the >> right. >> a little bit. >> but yeah. >> right. >> we have some downpours coming through the area this morning, and they are moving quickly, and this first batch of showers will be out of here soon but just came through this city of boston, you can see right there, and some rain, the back edge is, you know, not too far away, so we have had these showers, and they are going to be winding down quickly, and they extend up towards lynn and heavier towards the quincy area towards hall so through, and south side duxbury, and this is going to be exiting, and then a few more near the new hampshire seacoast and these two are going to be exiting. that's the first batch, and there is another batch off to the west, and this is going to follow this frontal boundary right on in, so we'll get more rain coming in. probably get into the boston area afte

randy: olessa, this is. the search at this hour for a hit-and-run driver. that person hit someone, dragging the victim. that went on f antoinette: the eyeopener's nicole estaphan live in antoinette with what we know right now. nicole? reporter: good morning. the victim has serious injuries this morning, but is expected to survive. it was around 8:45 last night that police say the victim was struck by a pickup truck near cottage street. he was dragged two blocks down state street and left near bay street. police say the drir never stopped, just kept going. people who live in the area saw this happen. >> i ran out and he was in the middle of the road. almost his whole lower body was exposed. sad. >> what was he saying? >> help, help me, help me. he was doing a lot of talking before the ambulance came. so people were trying to get him to keep talking, keep talking. reporter: he was able to give police a description that will hopefully help investigators identify the suspect. if you have any information, you're asked nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: b

commuters still shiver at the thought of winter 2014, and many are still asking olessa what is the t doing to make things better this year? >> well, it's a big question and everybody wants to know. i went right to the top to get the answers. >> who can forget the snowfall that crippled our public transportation system in the winter of 2014? mbta general manager brian short sleeve remembers all to and i know we need to do better. >> in order to prevent a nightmare they put a resiliency plan into action last year. >> we have invested 90 million into infrastructure. so the system from a resiliency standpoint is in better shape. >> he stays focused on the orange and red line. >> we are replacing the third rail heaters, snow equipment in place. we are confident that the subway will be running as the weather gets worse. massive jet powered snowblower which has been revamped and equipped to battle blizzard conditions. the t will invest 500 million over the next few years for new orange line cars, new red line cars and new power and signal systems. >> the t can't fail the riders. we won't fa

olessa. olessa: you are watching the delays along the expressway, northbound side, 30-minute ride, braintree to boston, and a crash northbound, by bryant avenue and i will have more details on that coming up. >> we will call upon the best and brightest, to leverage their tremendous talent for the benefit of all. randy: donald trump taking a softer tone at his victory speech. in new york city overnight, and hillary clinton called him to >> breaking overnight, donald trump speaking to supporters in new york after winning the presidential election, new information just coming in, russian prede restore relations with the united states after trump was elected. we'll take you back to new york in just a few minutes in news to go. for now olessa, how are the roads? >> a bit busy, watching the delays along the expressway, a check by the gas tank, the northbound side heading to the top of the screen, a 30-minute in-- -- a 30-minute ride, a couple of other problems, and i will have the details coming up

olessa: good morning, everyone. a live look to start things off. a check of the pike by alston-brighton, eastbound to the top of the screen. let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride. no complaints traveling into town. construction clearing in a little bit as you head south of town by 93 northbound by route 24. road work around 128. minutes. we're expecting trains and buses a start on schedule. randy: thank you. breaking overnight, a tense situation as police swarm a neighborhood. emily: a mother and child were caught in the middle and the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is in norton right now with what we've learned. antoinette? antoinette: emily and randy, police made that arrest overnight, the man who barricaded himself in a home. he said he of rounds of ammunition, even firing at police officers. here's a look at that scene from overnight. the tense situation starting around 9:30 last night. police called to this home on john scott boulevard because of an argument between a man and a woman. that woman managed to escape with a young ch

emily: olessa, how are we doing? olessa: live look outside. let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride. no issues on 95. 24 looks good. route 3. pike eastbound right now is a 15-minute ride, 495 to 128. breaking overnight, a fire has been breaking overnight in belmont, new video just in from the scene on mclean hospital property. this is not an active hospital building. again, it is abandoned. our doug meehan is there this morning. doug will be updating us from the scene on the effort to control that fire. deadly hit-and-run in taunton. a bicyclist was killed. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi is there right now where the suspect will face a judge in just hours. sera? sera: emily and randy, a man and woman will face a judge later today here in taunton district court in connection with this hit-and-run. the bristol county d.a.'s office says it was the woman behind the wheel when the bicyclist was struck. take a look at video from the scene. it all happened on thursda intersection of broadway and washington streets in taunton. investig

good morning, olessa. olessa: good morning, cindy. for the most part, the roads are quiet. live look outside. a check of the pike by alston-brighton eastbound at the top of the screen. not looking at a whole lot as far as construction. it's a quiet start in boston. no issues on 93 or the expressway and south, 24 looking go. route 3 as well. as you travel the pike, eastbound ride no problems right now. 128 looks good as well. your trip north of town is we're expecting trains and buses to srt on schedule. emily: thank you. right now a heartbreaking story in lowell. a mother of four beaten to death. one of her sons, a witness to the attack. this morning, no arrests have been made. randy: witnesses aren't talking about what happened there, and the eyeopener's doug meehan is in lowell. those witnesses are trying to point police in the right direction. doug: yeah, they are, randy. good morning. those witnesses not afraid to who was behind it. they tell newscenter 5 it started at a party at these apartments, but it is unclear what sparked the deadly assault. 44-year-old gloribel g

. >> olessa, thank you. this morning tom brady, one on one talking about his future with our own mike lynch, including whether he's thought about hanging up his cleats. >> you're under contract through 2019, which you'll be 42. would you get out before that if you thought it was time or are you planning on there? >> i'm going to go as long as i can until i feel i can't help us win games. >> ahead, number 12 talks about the thought of wearing another team's jersey. >> to your economy. asian markets mostly lower in the overnight hours thanks to some lingering jitters over the u.s. election coming up. today investors will be watching for the weekly unemployment snapshot report. new this morning, imagine retiring in your 30s. simply by saving. a local couple did it and as they explained to emily, you can do it too. >> self-proclaimed frugal weirdos, they are the husband and wife time behind the frugalwoods, a documentary. how extreme is the frugality? >> i haven't purchased clothing in over two >> in 2014 they l

good morning, olessa. olessa: live look outside starting things off with a check of the pike. that's eastbound to the top of the screen. let's go maps and check the rest of your ride. not too bad heading into boston. we have overnight construction left over on the expressway left by the o'neill tunnel. that will be gone in the next 20 construction wrapping up on 93 north by route 24. one other project also in the final stages, 128 by highland ave. over to route 9. as you head north, no problems. 93 looking good out of methuen. overall, not a bad ride. expecting trains and buses to start on schedule. emily: thank you. breaking news this morning, police are investigating a shooting in lynn. this happened just moments ago on the lynn way. police are on the scene in several parts of the lynn way are shut down at this point. scene and we'll bring you more information as we get it. also breaking overnight, a deadly crash under investigation in east boston. randy: there are still a lot of questions about what happened there. boston emergency medical services confirms one person was k

olessa: so we're going to start with a birthday that very few get to start with today. it's emma's 117th birthday. people think that she is the oldest person in the world, she was born in italy. she credits her longevity to protein rich food, and in fact, she's been eating three eggs a day for nearly 100 years. that's the secret. >> right there. >> there you go. >> now you know. and how about a dominoes is training the animals to do that in one of the snowiest regions. they would be equipped with gps so customers can track their pizza, and it should come fast. the deer can move up to 50 miles per hour, some say that this is just a publicity stunt. i don't know, what do you think? >> that does not look like a stable pizza delivery system. a lot of wobbling. >> right. community comes together after toys meant for military families were destroyed, and how one group is making sure that this christmas is still a special one. sky5 live over that scene in lynn, an officer-involved shooting under investigation here on the lynnway, the road is shut down in this particular area.

olessa, what do you have for us? >> 93 in new hampshire, patches, bruiser, morebars and five other escapees from the white oaks dairy bar in canterbury decided to venture out. the farmer called the police when he saw his herd on the highway ramp. they are back home and safe. patriots nation. getting everyone in on their mannequin challenge. the video was posted to their facebook page. trend. mannequin challenge accepted. i'll take it from here. still ahead, a heads-up as you start your holiday shopping. this year's most dangerous toys. and gronk has a message for the seahawks player who delivered this big hit. their surprising exchange. take a look at the expressway. things moving along nicely. still wet on the roadways there, so be work. the eyeopener is coming right >> one person in custody, another fighting for their life after police swarm a boston neighborhood. >> what we are the ongoing investigation. >> caught on camera and on the run. the suspect wanted in a quincy crime spree. >> thousands of criminal drug c

olessa: several incidents coming in. first a live look at the delays along the expressway northbound heading away. as you head north we're watching a few issues startingere. this is involving an overturned car, anoth lowell on 495 south by the lowell connector and then as you travel south, make your way into bedford, another incident involving a spinout, route 3 south by route 62, and this crash just coming in 128 northbound by route 3, and we're watching one lane clos, southbound right near mystic avenue, as you travel eastbound on route 2, we have an accident by 128. then aside from that, south of town, jt normal delays, 24 heavy out of brockton, expressway 20, braintree to >> a heartreaking story i lowell. death.er of four beaten to one of her sons, a witness to the attack. this morning no arrests were made >> the witnesses are speaking up in this. the eyeopener's doug meehan is in lowell where the witnesses e trying to point police in the righ direction. doug: they are not afrai to speak up about that attack. they te

ask olessa, tweet me or email, askolessa@hearst.com. i will get answers and share them on the eyeopener. so far this morning the roads are quiet, volume here on the bridge. the lever connector, southbound side heading towards the bottom of the screen but no accidents to report so that's good news and overall a quiet start but there are heavy delays. cindy, what's that? >> i know, it is -- what time is it? we're back to standard time, and chilly out the door. 30s in boston, some 20s on the map this morning, as well, and we only recover to 50, a warmup coming for election day tomorrow and a few showers, and on wednesday those will cool us down. randy. randy: thank you, and right now a todd whrer is recovering after being hit by a bullet inside of a brockton home. the three-year-old was playing with his siblings when he was grazed by that bullet. this was saturday afternoon when outside of his grandmother's house on bartlett street. family members found him bleeding from his leg. his mother is now calling for all of the violence in the nei

olessa. >> and we're looking over the mass pike, so far, the commute looks pretty good, drivers need the toll plaza demolition. cindy. cindy: the cars probably have their heaters on full blast. it is a cold start but it will warm up. in fact, a nice trend. the time line is ahead, first take a look at the temperatures. you will want to be bundle the up. interviewer: what would stop you from voting this november? woman 1: working late. man 1: lines -- i hate long lines. if you're registered, you can vote any day between october 24th and november 4th. avoid election day lines -- vote on your schedule. man 1: wow, that helps! william f galvin: early voting is easy voting. interviewer: so what do you think? woman 2: it' a timesaver. i love it. william f. galvin: it's easier than ever for you to vote. >> we are regis students cleaning up the dcr parking lot. >> good morning eyeopener. >> good morning! good tuesday morning to our friends at regis college. emily: thank you for that wakeup call, and w

olessa: i know, and he loves it, so why not. it's a win-win. the mbta giving riders a sneak peek of new orange line trains. those sleek cars hitting the rails in the future, and, and an ending to in maneuver. and we continue to follow breaking news in boston. the state police trooper is recovering after a hit and run crash in the back bay. a cab collided with a cruiser, state police now are working to identify the cab company and the driver who took off there. and a live look here from 128 south in wakefield. major backup there after an accident. that accident is clear at this point but clearly some residual delays there imagine a world where the holidays were about people again. where doorbusters referred to loved ones pouring through the front door. and the four-letter word that defined the season what if the onlyeason to wake up at 3 a.m. was to spot a reindeer in the sky? and uponwere only used to redeem one more kiss? that's the world t.j.maxx, marshalls and homegoods stores live in. where there's no need for sales because we offer amazing

north of town, so far an issue-free start. >> olessa, thank you. this man is behind bars, accused in the deadly ambush of two iowa police officers. this morning we're getting a look at new video of a confrontation he had wit weeks ago. police confronted scott michael green at the urbandale high school football stadium last month. he was carrying a confederate flag. that stadium is at the intersection where one of the officers was shot and killed yesterday. during the incident a month ago, green was asked to leave school property for creating a disturbance. green posting the video on youtube. >> when you fly a confederate flag standing in front of african-american people, that's going to cause a disturbance. >> i never said it wasn't your right. >> my constitutional right. >> 24-year-old urbandale officer justin martin was found shot and killed sitting in his cruiser. sergeant anthony bemeano was found 20 minutes later. green turned himself in to police hours after the killing. >> a new study out of boston university providing the first solid link b

randy: i'm randy price with cindy and olessa. let's get underway. >> in less than eight minutes, not bad. a bit of cloud cover, here's another view of that over the ci, these are not going to be with us the entire day, overall today is brighter but with the clouds, not chilly. a lot of 40s on the map. 48 in boston, 40 in worcester, we're running in the mid 30s on cape cod, and so kids are going to want a jacket or a hoodie at the bus stop, and as they are getting off the bus, look at the temperatures up into the 50s. it's going to be brighter, as well, you can see the clouds kind of hugging the coastline especially right now, a disturbance rotating through, the high pressure will nose in so it's a blend of clouds and increasing sunshine as we go into the afternoon hours. lunchtime temperatures though mid 50s. that is not bad for this time of year. we're looking for highs in the mid and upper 50s. as warm as 58 in bedford and framingham, and low to mid 50s out through worcester county, south of town, closer to 60 down through taun

olessa: overnight construction. no issues by the pike, a check by alston-brighton. let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride. still some construction 93 south by the leverett connector, the expressway north by mass ave. heading south of town, some road route 128, there is construction by kendrick street and southbound approaching route 2. so far we're expecting trains and buses to start the morning on schedule. emily: thank you. breaking overnight, police are investigating after a cab driver crashes into a massachusetts state police cruiser in boston. this is new video just in from the scene at commonwealth ave. and berkeley street. it happened at 2:30 this morning. nobody was seriously hurt. rob gronkowski could be out after this blow which he says was the hardest hit he's taken on the field. this morning we're learning more about the possible injury. emily: and we're hearing from quarterback tom brady. doug meehan is live. doug: good morning. the first report that gronk may have suffered a punk churd lung, but it's more likely a bruised part of the medi

we've got wet weather on the way, olessa. good morning. >> the roads are dry and they that is the northbound side and traffic is getting by without any problems. let's check the rest of your ride. into boston, so far issue-free. construction wrapping up on 93 by route 24. road work gone by great plain avenue and highland avenue. no issues along the pike. you're in good shape on route 3. no issues on 93 south methuen. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, i'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. >> that was just before 3:00 this morning. breaking overnight, donald trump is the president-elect of the united states. addressing supporters and opponents overnight, he asked for help in bringing the country biggest presidential upsets in history. the stunning victory came after he grabbed wins in states like florida, pennsylvania, ohio, and wisconsin. the president-elect addressed the nation in the early morning hours, as you mentioned. >>

. >> olessa, thank you. breaking overnight, caught on camera a commuter rail train smashes into a car. the impact just destroying that vehicle. this morning there are a lot of questions. >> and the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is at the scene in revere right now with what we know. >> a lot of questions indeed. the big question this morning is where are those two people. they took off. police are trying to find them. take a look at that surveillance video once again. you see all of this happening. the commuter rail train just smashing into into the car on the tracks near oak island road. before that, the driver had gone around the crossing gates and then you see those two people scrambling out of the car and taking off. here's a look at video of the aftermath. the car just in pieces. police bringing in k-9s to search for that driver and the passenger, but so far this buses were brought in to bring them to their destination. so far, no word of any injury. the big mystery, where are those people that were in

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olessa: i'm not ready. thank you cindy. you will need to warm up the towards the bottom of the screen. we have delays starting to build, let's go to the maps and check the rest of your ride and travel times. south of town watching this crash on 24 northbound in stoughton. the delays are back into brockton but the crash is on the shoulder, stop and go from sharon. route 3 looks ok. and the expressway is 30 to 35, braintree into boston. and the pike, 15 minutes, 49520128, and heading north, 93 slow out of methuen, and into andover, more delays as you head down towards the far most of the trains and buses are on schedule, but for everyone trying to board at boston college for the b branch of the green line, you will have to use come av and lake street. i'm olessa, that's a look at traffic. >> i really believe it is the most important election of our lifetime. >> we are fighting to bring us all together as americans. >> the cases have been made and now it is decision time for america. at this hour some polls are already open. >

many still ask olessa what the t is doing to make things better. emily: it's a big question as the weather gets colder. so newscenter 5's olessa stepanova went right to the top for answers. reporter: who can forget the snow fall that crippled our public transportation system in the winter of 2014? mbta general manager brian shortsleeve remembers all too well. >> i ride the commuter rail almost everyday. i know we gotta do better for our riders. reporter: another nightmare, the t put a winter resiliency plan into action last year. >> we've invested over $90 million into infrastructure. so the system from a resiliency standpoint is in much better shape. reporter: phase 1 focused on large parts of the orange line and the red line. now they're in phase 2. >> we're replacing all of the third rail, we're replacing all the third rail heaters, we've got snow equipment in place. and we're confident that the subway will be running as the weather gets worse. reporter: another new weapon, snowzilla. a massive jet-powered snowblower which has been revamped and

good morning, olessa. >> good morning, everyone. live look starting things off. pike by allston/brighton eastbound to the top of the screen. so far, traffic is fairly light. let's get to the maps. so far no issues. south of town much of the same. pleasant ride along 128. the overnight construction, 93 north by route 24, pike looks good. schedule. >> the breaking news we've been following in boston. four police officers there injured overnight in a violent confrontation. >> let's get to the eyeopener's antoinette antonio in dorchester right now. antoinette? >> what a scary situation this was for those four police officers. two of them were actually dragged by the suspect's car. two of them were nearly hit by that vehicle. all of this starting with a call to this area of this dorchester bar that call came in around 12:30 for reports of a person who had a gun near dublin house on stoughton street. police found a car matching the description they were given, but as they were investigating, that car suddenly took off, dragging two of the officers and nearly hitting th

good morning, olessa. >> good morning, cindy. live look outs that's the northbound side heading toward the bottom of the screen. so far nice and quiet start. all the overnight construction is just about gone. no problems in boston. road work in the final stages 93 northbound by route 24. construction already picked up on the expressway. on 128 nearby highland avenue. the pike, eastbound ride, 15 minutes 495 to 128. >> the forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. >> his comments and it is being called one of the biggest presidential upsets in history. this morning donald trump is the next president of the united states. a stunning victory came after he grabbed wins in states like florida, pennsylvania, ohio, and wisconsin. president-elect addressing the nation in the early-morning hours. >> we have coverage j.c. is at trump tower in new york city. j.c., quite a night. >> it has been. behind me in trump towers, this is where donald trump calls home, well into the sky scraper here on fifth avenue. you migh