5 Things You Need to Know Today: Nov. 7

Our weekday morning column, 5 Things You Need to Know, provides you with information that can help you plan your day and give you some fodder for water cooler conversations.

1. Walk in the gym at 8:30 a.m. at the .

2. Plan tomorrow’s commute accordingly: Worcester Street repaving starts tomorrow, assuming the weather cooperates. Traffic will be reduced to one lane.

3. Twenty years ago today, Magic Johnson retired from the NBA after being infected with HIV. It’s a testament to his resiliency and the progress made in HIV treatment that he is alive and well and still active two decades later.

4. Happy birthday to Billy Graham, an inspirational figure to many, who turns 93 today.

5. Forecast: Sunny, high 60, low 41. Not bad for November….