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WCVB Newscenter 5 Eyeopener September 18, 2016

Antoinette it is 6 00 on this sunday, septembers 18. Thank you so much for joining us. Im antoinette antonio. Todd good morning. Im todd kazakiewich. Doug is off today. Weve been following developments in manhattan all night long. Well have new information on the blast in just a moment. Antoinette first we want to check in on that forecast. Mike, we finally have some rain moving in. Mike thats the good news about this whole forecast. If you walk outside this morning, temperatures arent bad, a lot warmer than the past couple of mornings. Humidity is much higher today as well. Where are t were starting to see a few of those out in worcester county. The stuff youll be seeing this morning and this afternoon is hit or miss variety. Very light stuff were talking about. Theres more reinforcements to the west. The heaviest rain will happen later tonight through tomorrow morning. A spot shower is not out of the question any time today. You just have to wait a few minutes. It will pass on through. As we head through the day today, a lot of cloud cover. Some of you will start with a hint of sunshine before it becomes more overcast. Up. Theyll be through the evening hours. After midnight, we start to see this coming in. Tomorrow morning could be some substantial rain during the Early Morning commute. Keep that in mind as youre planning your travels tomorrow morning. For today, mostly cloudy skies, muggy out there this morning. About 72 degrees by 9 00. 3 00, spot showers are out there, and as we get closer to 6 00, also a chance of seeing spot showers off and on. Temperatures cooling down to the 70s. Well talk more about that rain potential for tomorrow. All that coming up in a few antoinette . Antoinette mike, thank you. Back to the breaking news out of new york. The city is on high alert after an explosion in the chelsea area of manhattan sending more than two dozen to the hospital, a second device found blocks away. Officials saying that device is a Pressure Cooker with wires. Todd lets get to newscenter 5s diane cho with breaking details. Reporter so fishls in new york saying there are 29 people injured there. No one appears to have someone a block away from the scene. This happened near west 23rd and 6th avenue. Law enforcement Officials Say the explosion appeared to have come from a construction toolbox in front of the building. Witnesses say the explosion blew out the windows of surrounding businesses. A second device was found blocks from the original device. Its a Pressure Cooker attached to wiring and a cell phone. Officials have not confirmed if the Pressure Cooker is an explosive device. The mayor spoke intentional act though there is no terrorist connection at this point. I want to say more broadly there is no specific and credible threat against new york city at this point in time from any terror organization. But we do want to be very clear. The early indications, initial indication, is this was an intentional act. Whatever the cause, whatever the intention here, new yorkers will not be intimidated. We are not going to let anyone about our lives. Reporter were also hearing from some of those injured last night. They say that everything began shaking. I flew off my feet. You landed on your back . Landed on my elbow. Lanned on your elbow. How loud was it . Very loud. Reporter police are asking people to stay away from the area around the explosion. Federal and local officials are on the scene. No leads on who is attack. Antoinette diane mentioned that device found at the second scene showing similarities to the ones used in the Boston Marathon bombing. Todd the device found in new york appears to be a Pressure Cooker though its not confirmed to be an explosive device at this point. The Pressure Cookers that exploded here in 2013 were packed with shrapnel. As you know. Dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to death. Remote control and a battery underneath. It was connected with a piece of black electrical tape. Antoinette the mayor of new york saying the explosion of manhattan has no connection to an explosion in new jersey saturday morning just hours earlier. A pipe bomb exploded in the trash can in seaside park along the route of a marine corps charity run just before thousands of runners were expected to take off. The runners were not there or why. The race was canceled. Both Hillary Clinton and donald trump reacting to the explosion in new york. Trump declaring that a bomb went off before officials had released details. He went on to say, we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant. Clinton was briefed on the incident following a speech in washington, d. C. She says, quote, we need to do everything we can to support our first responders, also to pray for the victims. Explosion in manhattan as well as the latest on that second devicea Pressure Cooker found blocks away. The latest on air, online and with our mobile news app. Todd the candidates were out on the campaign trail saturday. Clinton honored by the professional black caucus. Trump was trying to entertain swing state voters. I dont give a i because if i use that word, theyll say he used foul language. It is terrible. So i wont even use that word. We cant let Barack Obamas legacy fall into the hands of someone who doesnt understand that. [applause] hes dangerous and divisive vision for our country will drag us backwards. Todd they will meet for the week. Antoinette Elizabeth Warren is continuing her attack on trump. She spoke at a rally for clinton in the battleground state of ohio. Warren called trump a selfish low life who puts himself ahead of everyone else. The senator also told the crowd that trump repeatedly invites his supporters to commit acts of violence against clinton. What kind of a man does that . A bully, a twisted bully who cant fight his own figh who will never be president of the united states. Antoinette warren also spoke about the republican partys support for trump saying that he has more support from the aryan nation and the k. K. K. Than he does from leaders of his own party. Todd right now, two divers are injured after being pulled from the water off the coast of nahant. One of those divers is in extremely critical condition. They were located by civilian boaters near the northeastern cpr was performed on one of the divers before they were transported to salem hospital. The identities of the divers has not yet been released. Were learning new information about the teenager who was killed by a commuter train. Tthe globe is reporting hes 14yearold boy from newton. He was hit just before 9 00 friday night. Police and the d. A. s office are investigating the circumstances surrounding what happ. The globe reports the boy was not currently a student in newton but had previously att attended newton schools. Antoinette police in worcester are asking for help after a crash involving a pedestrian. Police are searching for the driver of this black pickup truck. A 31yearold woman suffered multiple injuries in a pretty bizarre crash. Police believe the worcester resident was talking to the driver in the parking lot of the street. At some point, the pickup driver sped up with the woman clinging to the drivers side woman. The woman fell from the truck into the middle of the rote. She is listed in stable condition. We are following several other big stories. Todd eight people hurt after an attack at a mall. The terrifying incident and what the man was saying as he stabbed showers. Antoinette the air force grounds new fighter jets. The problems with the weapons in military history. Mike rain is on the way. My hourbyhour breakdown. Todd were following breaking news in new york city. Police find a second device, a Pressure Cooker with wires and a cell phone duct taped to it. That device was found just blocks away from an explosion that injured 29 people. The mayor is calling it an intentional act but says theres no indication at this point that it was connected to terrorism. Afoot and lighthearted i take to the open road. Healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. The east and the west are mine. Antoinette back 13. We continue to follow breaking news out of new york this morning. An explosion last night rocked manhattans chelsea neighborhood. Todd more than two dozen injured in the explosion. Ce reporter the mayor saying the explosion was deliberate but theres no indication this is connected to terrorism. The explosion happened just after 8 30 in the chelsea neighborhood of manhattan. 29 people were injured there. A Law Enforcement official says the explosion appears to have come from a construction toolbox in front of a building. Police are investigating a second device found blocks away from the scene. Were told the device is a Pressure Cooker with wires attached to a cell phone. The Pressure Cooker is an explosive device. Residents are asked to stay away as the Investigation Continues. Antoinette thank you. One of the faces of the boston strong spirit spent saturday raising money to give life to amputees. Todd Heather Abbott held an event at the barking crab in boston. The money raised will go to her foundation which provides customized prostheses. The prosthetics dont just help am putees move life who suffered so much. Running legs, anything cosmetic is not covered by health insurance. They just make such a difference in peoples lives to be able to regain a part of their former life or a life that maybe they never knew before. Todd many of the prosthetics cost tens of thousands of dollars, and theyre not a forever fit depending on growth or weight changes. If youd like to donate, we have information on our website. Now your stormteam 5 forecast with meteorologist mike wankum. Antoinette we had just a fantastic day. You were sleeping. It was perfect. Low humidity, sunny. And today were getting that rain. Mike finally. Remember the sunrise yesterday morning . Just gorgeous. Todd saw it on tv. [laughter] mike so did you. We still have a sunrise this morning, but not as dramatic as yesterday. It will be overcast. Sun rise in another 15 minutes or 17, it goes to 7 00 a. M. Were still losing about two minutes and 49 seconds of daylight every single day. Today we say hello to rain. We have showers starting to build up. Notice this line has developed in the last hour or so. Its light stuff. One or two of us are getting decent rain. Its lining up just to the west of 495, drifting eastward. No lightning or thunder. Boston, and we have cloud cover. A little peek of sunshine here or there. Theres more rain out to the west. Todays rain really kind of scattered showers more than anything else. A shower here, a shower there. Cant guarantee its going to happen. A lot of us wont get anything out of it. Theres better opportunity for seeing steady rain. That threat will be with us all the way through tomorrow morning. Thats our best opportunity for seeing scattered showers out humid air is really flowing in here. You notice that. Its muggier than yesterday morning. A cold front out to the west. Showers out ahead of it. Until that front passes us late tomorrow, we have chances of rain in the forecast. We head to the morning today, we get a lot of gray skies in here and a few breaks in it. This afternoon we get more scattered showers starting to develop. Hit or miss variety. Have to wait until later on tonight before we see a good line of showers and thunderstorms develop. Way in. Thats why i think overnight tonight you may have a rumble of thunder and that chance for showers will be around as we talk about most of your monday as well. A gray day. A few nice showers out of the whole thing. 1 2 inch to an inch of rain will be falling in this thing. We have a southwesterly wind at 13. Theres that dew point into the mid 60s right now. Today,re here or there. Temperature around 80 degrees. Tomorrow, thunderstorms in the forecast. The best chance is going to be during the morning hours. Heres the way it looks at 6 00 in the morning as we head through the day. Notice the showers push eastward and move all the way across the area. Then as we head towards tuesday, maybe a spot shower left over early. About 82 degrees. Wednesday, humidity drops off. You know, its very muggy out there right now. It will stay muggy tomorrow and then really drop off into a very comfortable range when we talk and i made a mistake earlier in the newscast. The autumnal equinox is not in the afternoon. Its in the morning. 10 21, meaning equal day, equal night. 12 hours of each. After that, plenty of sunshine back into the forecast. Could be a spot shower on friday with brings in cool air. Next weekend looking like it will feel more like fall with temperatures barely getting 70 degrees. So we have some rain in the forecast. Its not a droughtbuster, but its welcome. Keep in mind, tomorrow the rain threat out there. Todd and antoinette . Todd thank you. Back 18. Were following more breaking news. Antoinette at least eight people are injured after a stabbing attack at a minnesota mall. The attacker was shot and killed by an offduty Police Officer. The eight injured suffered nonlifethreatening injuries. The attacker made references to allah. The motive is unclear. They have declined to call it terrorism. Todd a charter bus crash in the bus was carrying a South Carolina College Football team. It struck a bridge on the highway and then veered off. And then veered off and blew a tire. 42 passengers were injured and four people were killed. The status of the driver and ages of the players are unknown at this time. Antoinette the u. S. Air force has been forced to ground some of its new f35 fighter jets. Bad insulation was discovered in the cooling lines of fuel tanks. The faulty lines affect 57 aircraft, 10 of which were already he those 10 will be fixed. The remainder will be fixed before delivery. The f35 is described as the most expensive weapon in history. School is back and so is our aplus segment featuring exceptional high school seniors. From a. P. Classes, sports, and a parttime job to help support her family, she has a full plate, and i got a chance to catch up with her at school we hug, we embrace, but shes a blur in the hallway. Shes going to her next a. P. Class. Antoinette the Fitchburg High School senior is taking five a. P. Classes, plays field hockey and la crosse and even makes time for model United Nations. You represent a country and you come together and try to figure out the problems of the world. So immigration antoinette but her future plan is to be a doctor. I like the idea of maybe me becoming a doctor so i can help people. Antoinette people like her brothers, three of whom who have autism and one who has epilepsy. She squeezes in an afterschool job on top of everything else, much of that money going to her complained. Once i understood the enormity of what she was dealing with, there are a lot of adults couldnt deal with it. Antoinette it isnt easy, but she wouldnt change a thing. Theres a future for everybody. So look where you can. Look what you can be. Antoinette that unstoppable attitude, one of many reasons she deserved this aplus. She is applying to northeastern, b. U. , harvard and yale. I asked her how she evenas time to do all these applications, and she says keeping busy is what helps her stay motivated. I have a feeling when she goes off to college, its going to be easier because of how much shes been doing lately. Todd she seems to exude positivity. Antoinette absolutely. Thats why i love meeting these High Schoolers doing these stories. Tom brady has found another workout partner. Todd his catch with his son and the special connection he has to antoinette following that breaking news out of new york city this morning, investigators working all through the night after an explosion injures 29 people in the chelsea neighborhood. Another device found blocks away. The mayor says the explosion was intentional, but at this point v. O. kelly ayotte says shes on our side, but on our rights, shes squarely with donald trump. Trump planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. V. O. ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that, defund planned parenthood. And both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. Ayotte well i certainly think that roe should be overturned. Trump there has to be some form of punishment. P yeah, there has to be some form. V. O. ayotte and trump, wrong for New Hampshire women. Planned parenthood votes is responsible for the showers this morning working its way through. At the museum of science, its a wild weather weekend, an opportunity to learn more about forecasting and weather. They have all kinds of seminars going on and our own j. C. Monahan will be over there at 11 30 this morning. If youre going to the sox game tonight, theres a chance of a passing shower. Cloudy, humid, temperatures in the upper 60s for that first pitch not until 8 00 tonight. Stepping outside this morning and youve got temperatures which are on the mild side compared to what they have been the last couple of mornings. Last couple of mornin this morning, in the 60s. Best chance for rain is later tonight through tomorrow morning. Still spot showers around most of the day today. Welcome rain at that. Todd and antoinette . Antoinette it is welcome. Mike, thank you. Look at Gillette Stadium this morning. It is quiet there this morning as the patriots get ready for game two against the dolphins. Thats happening later on this afternoon without tom brady. But you know what . He is getting in his own alma mater in michigan. You see him here. Check this out. He tosses a touchdown pass. Its good. Tosses that pass to his son, jack. Later posted the video on his facebook page. He was at a michigan game for the First Time Since he graduated. Hes usually busy this time of the year as we know, but not this year. Brady went out for the opening coin toss and the team showed a video celebrating his career with the wolverines. Another look at that catch. Antoinette my favorite part of that video was the todd you want to demonstrate that . All right. As we continue this morning, a push to legalize pot. Antoinette the weekendlong rally on Boston Common and the road block organizers claim they hit. Also, a plane crashes right into a house. The amazing escape for the passengers onbo

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