And former british embassador to moscow recalls the soviet war in afghanistan in afghancy. Many of these authors have appeared on book tv and you can watch them on our website at booktv. Org. Three programs from the recent boston book festival held recently. First up a panel of the future industry followed by pams on wartime illustrations and time travel. Good morning, everyone. Very nice to see you all, welcome to industries of the future. My name is Debbie Porter for those of you who dont know me, founder and executive of the boston book festival. We are excited to have such unbelievably impressive panel. I want to thank ge for generously sponsoring this session. Bbs can offer this session for free and all the other sessions at the boston book festival thanks to sponsors like ge and also thanks to people like you who donate and this year we are not auctions, we are raffling a beautiful new red vespa donated to us, just another way to entice you to support us. Tickets only available t
Then there will be some rain coming in. You do not want to leave your house today without an umbrella. That being said look at the temperatures. Were above freezing in boston but thats about it. Elsewhere we are running in the 20s to around 30 degrees. So cold air is in place with still some clear skies. You can see off to our south and west there is rain. And this is moving in our direction. And the concern this morning is that the temperatures outside of the city of boston may not be warm enough as that rain comes on in. You can see here by 8 00 this morning, still perhaps a glimpse of sunshine. Then were clouding over. Looks like the rain comes in to the boston area after lunchtime today but out of the western part of the state, it could come in before lunch. At that time, west of worcester out toward the berkshires, it could be cold enough for just a couple of areas of freezing rain. That is a concern because you dont need a lot to make things very slippery. You can see here on the
Lavanchy. Sara im sara underwood. Big news this morning. Shiri says we have a least snowy november on record. We will take it. Today is the start of meteorological winter and how appropriate. I got freezing rain on the map this morning. Out into the berkshires, reports of icing on the roads there, limited prime precipitation and now 33 in boston, 20s in the burbs all the way back to worcester at 29, fitchburg at 22, 25 in portsmouth, New Hampshire, 30 in plymouth and 31 in hyannis and clouds creeping into those spots now and future cast not showing that much moisture, patchy showers across western connecticut, 32 in worcester, so after this point if we get a little bit of a sprinkle or a spritz, hopefully it is not going to freeze to surfaces but way until noon time today but temperatures finally warm above freezing and noon time dont be surprised even around boston you get a quick sprinkle and steady rain holds off and developing rain 40 to 46 for highs. Lets get you over to Julie Gra
Its like winning the wrong lottery. Seems like a small chance but it can happen. The reporter and the nurses and physical therapists here are very proud of marks progress. They say hes doing as much as he can independently for someone whos in his situation and they say that they think his recovery is going to be very strong. In the meantime, all of marks supporters, and he has many of them visiting him, his friends, his wife, who he says hes very grateful for and his employers, have set up a go fund me account to help pay for medical expenses that wont be covered by insurance once he goes home. Pulled like to check that out, go to our web site, myfoxboston. Com. Were live in nashua, christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. West, concern that spread this summer and heres a look at the areas that the department of Public Health put on high alert. They include revere, chelsea, winthrop and boston. Switching gears, a live look at the current temperatures outside your window right now. Thats right,
South africas first black president died yesterday at the age of 95 following a long illness. He was surrounded by his family. Mandelas fight against apartheid made him an inspiration to millions, including president obama. I would study his words and his writings. The day he was released from prison, he gave me a sense of what human beings can do when theyre guided by their hopes and not by their fears. When mandela died, crowds gathered throughout south africa to mourn his death and celebrate his life. Debora patta is in johannesburg with the latest. Debora, good morning. Reporter good morning, annemarie. Well, im outside Nelson Mandelas home. They woke up to the news he had died. It came as no surprise because his health has been very, very poor for six months, but it still has the power to shock and sadden. His health has been critical but over the past few days it got even worse, prompting his wife graca machel to summon the family to his bedside and in this home they were able to