and weather are straight ahd. >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. breaking news. right now at 5:00, a car shot at on 495 in wrentham. the details we're learning this morning and the search new under way for the gunman. >> a disturbing crime in the house of worship. surveillance cameras catch a man acting inappropriately inside of a cambridge church. how police uncovered the footage. >> democrats facing off if the in any event presidential debate. the biggest moment and issues that tyke center stage. >> and -- that took center stage. >> and the plea that students and parents are making to one captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: good morning. grab that cup of coffee or tea. up and at 'em. i'm chris mckinnon. >> i'm kathryn hauser. look at you all positive.

>> it's one of those days where you feel good. >> halfway point of the workweek. we'll go with that. rise and shine. danielle, speaking of smiling and happy, look at you. >> i always try to bring a little sunshine. the sun will be shining this morning opinion enjoy it while it lasts because the clouds build in throughout the day today. it is a mild start as you are stepping out this morning. temperatures for most of us are running in the mid-50s. it's 60 in boston. 55 in marshfield and upper 50s to lower 60s on the cape and island as well. skies have cleared out, too. we have a few scattered clouds on the cape and a few more well north and west of that. that cloud cover is going to build in during the course of the late afternoon and morning. sunrise is 6:55. building clouds 65 through lunchtime and lower 60s for the ride home. there may be a stray shower but will be isolated. we'll talk about the coldest air of the season when it comes in. first, traffic and weather together.

good morning, robi. >> good morning, danielle. it's quiet out there. that's normal out there. about south of boston. taunton. 24 southbound at route 140, that's exit 12 down there. the left lane is blocked. we're not seeing any kind of backup there yet. it's too early for that but chris, kathryn? news this morning. a car shot at on 495 in wrentham overnight. >> let's get right to susie steimle live in foxboro with more on this. what can you tell us, susie? >> reporter: kathryn, i can tell you probably the most remarkable part about the story is that no one was hurt. this driver called police and reported he was shot at on 495 and able to pull over safely. if you take a look at the video, you can see his sedan

was completely shattered from gunshots that were fired. initial reports indicate that it was at least three shots that were fired at this car. it happened around 11:00 on the southbound side of the highway just before exit 15. police spent their time overnight looking for ballistics and trying to track down a suspect. so far, they've been unsuccessful in that endeavor. no arrests have been made. one of the more important things to mention, though, police do believe that this was targeted and not random. we will bring you more information as it becomes available, but for now, live in foxboro, susie steimle, wbz news this morning. we're also following a developing story right now. former nba star lamar odom was rushed to a las vegas hospital after he was found unresponsive at a brothel in nevada. there are reports that odom is in critical condition right now

he has had substance abuse problems in the past. his ex-wife and her family were heading to be by his side. a man preying on a local church. surveillance video capturing him breaking in and wearing the priest clothing. police say the cameras also caught him acting inappropriately. >> the search continues this morning to find out who the man is. we have reaction this morning. hi, nicole. >> reporter: hi there, chris. good morning, kathryn. church, of course, is normally a place where many come to find comfort and peace of mind. one latest visitor here had something else completely different in mind, and it was all caught on video. let's take a look here. this is inside st. serbian church that captured a man well after hours dressed as a priest and imitating the role of the priest until he was seen disrobing and performing an inappropriate act in the altar

there was a break-in, in the church that same night a few hours earlier. while authorities were going through that surveillance this. the church had to call in the bishop and have a special consecration. needless to say, everyone's disgusted. >> you are just confused as to why somebody would do this. >> reporter: we're told the intruder accessed that robe through the kitchen area. no one from the church seems to really recognize this guy, but certainly police are hoping anyone with information will give them a call. morning. a medford detective caught on dash cam video threatening a driver has resigned rather than going through a disciplinary hearing. stephen lebert was off duty when he approached a driver in july for making a wrong turn in the rotary and threatened to

shoot that driver in the head. he was placed on administrative scheduled for tomorrow. this wasn't the first time he's been in trouble. he was recorded a few years ago taunting a man who was recording his brother's arrest. a high schoolteacher is off the job while police investigate a domestic violence claim that he strangled and threatened someone. greater lowell technical high school has put 57-year-old james page on administrative leave and banned him from campus. we're told the incident does not involve a student. the teenager accused of killing his math teacher will undergo a mental evaluation today. the court psychologist says the 16-year-old has been unresponsive during two previous attempts to evaluate him. yesterday, the judge stopped jury selection when chism's lawyer raised concerns whether he was competent to stand trial.

aaron hernandez's next murder trial. prosecutors and defense attorneys asked the judge to postpone jury selection. it's set for mid-january now. he's charged with killing two men in the south end in 2012. now to campaign 2016, the democrats holding their first presidential debate. hillary clinton and bernie sanders facing off while the party's three lesser known candidates did get in some face time. here's bree with a breakdown of the night's big moments. >> reporter: governor chafety, governor o'malley and senator webb had a big opportunity to introduce themselves to the greater american public but most the debate did turn to secretary clinton and senator sanders. if you watch debates for a boxing match, this one was pretty tame. >> enough of the e-mails! let's talk about the real issues.

remained composed and landed strategic strikes on opponents. >> senator sanders did vote bill. >> do i consider myself part of the casino capitalist process by which so few have so much and so many have so little? no, i don't. >> reporter: martin o'malley of minorities. >> that if we were burying white young poor men in these numbers, we would be marching in the streets, and there would be a different reaction. black lives matter, and we have a lot of work to do. >> reporter: lincoln chafee brought back criticism of flip- flopping. >> i have not changed on the issues. >> reporter: jim webb pushed his foreign policy and military credentialsp. >> our greatest day-to-day threat is cyberwarfare against this country. our greatest operational threat is resolving situations in the middle east. >> reporter: overall, these candidates were for less

divided than the republicans in terms of principles. they just have different ideas for achieving the same goals. they did have a sixth podium but vice president joe biden has yet to enter the race. students and parents of brookline made another attempt to save a teacher's job. chen received a termination notice from the outgoing superintendent after someone overheard him swearing in front school. >> i don't think he should be fired for saying a swear because let's face it, every middle schooler swears. >> more than 170 students have job. homeowners along the coast are seeing a flood of relief. nine communities will share $10 million in grants and low- interest loans. they prevent flooding during

this includes $3 million to shore up the scituate seawall. it builds in a special structure that will dissipate waves so they won't knock down the wall. coming up, more on the democratic presidential debate. >> jon keller takes a closer look at who came out on top. >> plus, curt schilling stirring up controversy and the comments he made about the democratic debate. danielle? >> chris, we're talking temperatures in the 50s out the door. we get building clouds. could be a late day sprinkle, just isolated with much colder air on the way. we'll talk all about it when it

some incredible images from the hubble space telescope. the photo shows the veil nebula. >> scientists say the structure formed thousands of years ago when a star, 20 times larger than the sunp died in a super nova explosion. hubbell first took pictures about 18 years ago, but the new images show how the gas cloud has expanded since then. >> really cool to see there. >> science is very cool. >> i'm just amazed at the images that they can get. everything with mars, too, that was recently in the headlines, that was incredible as well. we need to get a check of your forecast. morningp. >> for sure.

with a lot of the rain that pushed through, you guys. the radar scopes are quiet, and we are in for a quiet morning drive. your evening commute as well. it's kind of a mild start. the dew point is in the upper 40s. we've brought in air. the wind out of the west at 10 miles per hour right now. temperatures for most of the rest of us are running in the 50s, too. so not as chilly as we've been in mornings past. 52 in worcester and keene right now. upper 50s on the cape with clear skies overhead. for many of us, we have scattered clouds over the cape and islands. there are additional clouds back to our north and west. the sunshine we'll have you'll want to enjoy it because the clouds build in through the remainder of the day today. notice a couple of green blips, too. there may be a sprinkle or isolated shower that will pass through the reach been i late today. notice we're in the 30s in

we won't get that cold tonight, but we are talking temperatures that will dip into the 30s as we head into the weekend for some overnights. meantime, building clouds. not a big deal, most of us won't see it. heading into the day tomorrow, mostly sunny, beautiful. light west-southwest breeze. upper 60s today. day tomorrow. and friday, we start with some clouds in the morning then increasing during the afternoon with some scattered showers passing from west to east. so friday will feature some wet weather. as we head into the start of the weekend, colder air starts to spill in. there may be a passing shower again on saturday, and then the coldest air of the season arrives on sunday. so highs today still above average. mid to upper 60s, boston norwood. it'll be cooler 62 in worcester. 47 downtown. some of the coldest suburbs

no need to worry about frost tonight. then the high temperatures tomorrow, pretty normal for this time of the year. 60 to 65 for most of us. friday turns a little cooler with a passing shower. saturday chance of a shower, look at that high of only 56. windy and cold. definitely a blustery field. sunday into monday, widespread frost, potentially a freeze with temperatures topping into the 30s but not as chilly as we head into tuesday of next week. traffic and weather together, robi. >> sorry about my cough drop breath. >> that's okay. >> it's not that bad? >> i can't smell. >> i have blue today. yesterday i had red. it's pungent. i'll have to find out what flavor this is. the crash is down in taunton 24 southbound at route 140. that's a busy stretch. total traffic network says the

shoulder is blocked at exit 2 on 24 southbound. not seeing any significant backup down there yet, though. chris, kathryn? we are talking about the democratic debate last night. candidates facing off in their first debate of the season. >> this morning, jon keller looks at who came out on top. >> reporter: good morning. did you catch last night's first democratic presidential candidate debate of the season? it took some doing. cnn violated a cardinal rule of tv debates. opening statements are a total turnoff. with all due respect to sheryl crow, we could have done without her rendition of the national anthem. this was not a baseball game. like any debate this was as much about style. if you are with i abernie sanders admirer yesterday, familiar with his democratic socialist politics and unpolished speaking style, you are still one today. and he got what may have been the biggest cheer of the night when he said to hillary clinton

"the american people are sick and tired of hearing about your e-mails." the crowd loved that, and so did hillary. in fact, she had to love everything about last night. the former senator and secretary of state was easily the most accomplished debater on stage. none of the criticisms tossed her way by sanders or the three other candidates rattled her in the slightest. she expertly mixed policy knowledge with populous and personal references that are just the sort of thing people look for to determine if a candidate is someone they can realty to. she actually interacted with her opponents in an easy way the others couldn't match. hillary clinton remains a polarizing figure, even within her own party. she has a long way to go to win the nomination, let alone the presidency. last night, the only woman on the stage was also the only obviously presidential figure.

so what did you make of it? let me know via e-mail at keller@wbz-tv.com or via twitter at keller at large. kurt schilling weighed in on who he thinks won the debate. >> but it wasn't anyone on the stage. he responded to a tweet from donald trump. he said who's winning the debate so far? schilling responded "isis." he shared a people comparing muslims to germans in world war two and lost his commentator job. still ahead a big win for chicago. >> the cubs one step closer to ending their drought. levan reid has the highlights next in sports. >> plus, the celtics back from their european road trip and how they are getting ready to face their first nba opponent

5:22. welcome back. the mlb playoffs could end the chicago world series dry spell. >> plus, to get you closer to the pats matchup with the colts, levan reid has the morning sports. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. getting ready for sunday's showdown with the colts in

indianapolis. there should be plenty of deflate gate-related questions take the bait. it's just another game will be their mantra. the pats and colts check out patriots all access right here on wbz. wbz kicks things off at 11:30. immediately following the game, back to wbz for the fifth quarter post game show. wbz is your home for thursday night football. tomorrow, the unbeatton falcons take on the saintsp. to baseball, theo epstein was one of the many figures to championship drought. he's doing the same in chicago. way gone! hitting this one over the scoreboard. that's third homer of the playoffs.

nasty! the curbs are moving on to the series. they beat the cardinals la of the night, 6-4. so who will they face? the mets taking on the dodgers. the big lefty finally comes through in the postseason on three days' rest, allowing just one run, seven solid innings. the dodgers went 3-1. the fifth and final game is tomorrow night. to basketball now and the celtics practiced in waltham getting ready for tonight's preseason game in brooklyn. evan turner will make his preseason debut. he missed the two preseason games. on the other side, marcus is sick and will miss the contest. the mets will be the celtics' first nba opponent. >> it was fun and challenging to play two great teams, but this is the nba, so it's going

to be our first real test. >> reporter: and looking for the first win of the season tonight in colorado. the clerk at the butcher shop stands 6 feet tall and wears a 10 shoe. what does he weigh? i'm levan reid for wbz sportsp. >> meat. >> we got it early this morning. >> we did hear it ahead of time, in full disclosure. >> yes, we did, but some people were still confused by it. i'm not looking at you for that reason. still to come in our next half hour, checking in on breaking news that we're following for you -- >> a car was shot on 495 in wrentham, the search this morning to find the gunman. >> new details for the murder of a marshfield man. why the murder of two suspects now say the victim's death was all an accident. >> pilgrim nuclear power plan

a closer look at what this means for your home. danielle? >> a lot of sunshine as well, this afternoon. the kids can wear the shortsleeves under the jacket this morning. the hour by hour forecast is coming up. who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced.

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wednesday. i'm chris mckinnon. >> where does it go? >> we is that every month. >> so the weather this morning much better than it was 24 in. it will be a quiet start with the commute. >> when you start looking later in the week -- >> let's not do that. >> i told you, i saw a snowflake icon on my seven-day on my phone. that makes me nervous. >> i have questions about what app you were using, chris. >> mm-hmm, calling you out, chris. current temperatures now, 60 degrees in boston. it's a little milder compared to where we've been the past few mornings. so not a bad start. skies mostly clear except for scattered clouds on the cape and islands. these clouds will build back in during the day today.

temperatures in the lower 50s. a light west-southwest breeze. we come into the upper 60s today, but building clouds through your lunch hour. i cannot rule out the chance of a brief, passing shower. it would be isolated as we head into the late afternoon and your ride home with a stray sprinkle or two. we're cooling down, though, you into the weekend. first traffic and weather together. hi, robi. >> hi, danielle. let's take a live look over the expressway. heavy volume already northbound. different story on 128 southbound. that's heavy and slow on the braintree stretch between 37 and the split there. earlier crash on 24 southbound in taunton that has cleared. checking the ride from the north, lots of green.

route 3 south looks okay coming down from lowell. chris and kathryn? state police searching for the gunman who shot at a car on 495 in wrentham. someone fired several shots at the car near exit 15 late last night. the driver's okay. we have a crew on the scene and we'll bring you an update coming up in 15 minutes. police are hoping someone recognizes the man seen in this surveillance video from inside of a cambridge church. the man is seen wandering around the church early one morning last month and later he performed an inappropriate act. police say the man is in his 20s. nearby schools and businesses have been warned to lock their doors. learning new details about the murder of a marshfield man.

say the lawyer wasn't killed but died by accident. prosecutors say he killed robert mckenna and his girlfriend concealed evidence. he says the death was an accident but prosecutors say he appeared to confess involvement in a later conversation with the witness. >> it's not what you think. he did it to himself by falling through the picture window. he then indicated to the witness where the injury had been sustained. >> police are still searching for another person involved in this murder. and getting the first full- time medical director. dr. linda sager, a pediatrician from umass medical school will take on the position. the doctor will ensure every child placed in foster care

a week of placement and follow- up exams every month. at the statehouse, solitary confinement with some of the strictest segregation policies in the country. they'll testify to reduce the use and encourage corrections officials to track and publish records of its use. the pilgrim nuclear power plant is shutting down, and it's not just important for the people who live near it. bree is now back with a closer look at what the decision means hi, bree. >> the operations at the 43- year-old facility in plymouth will phase out in 2019 because the operators say the plant is no longer financially viable. their jobs. it's not clear if the plant will run at 100% until its final shutdown. pilgrim has been controversial since it opened in 1972,

nearby concerned about its safety. it powers 600,000 homes. a combination of low oil and gas prices and costly repairs doomed the plant's future. as for the impact of the closing, well, first, more pollution. governor baker points out pilgrim's closure will cost the state a carbon-free source of energy and could see a power shortage when demand gets high. it powers 10% of the state's power so that could be enough. energy analysts say the power we do get will cost more. >> we're concerned that its closure may lead to higher costs, higher prices, and higher power bills. in new england, we already have some of the highest power prices anywhere in the country. >> reporter: another issue at play is real estate. residents near the plant had been complaining for years that it drags down property values. if the waste remains stored there permanently, homeowners

chris, kathryn, back to you. >> good insight there. up next, a security break at uber. >> how the company exposed driver's licenses and social security numbers for almost 1,000 drivers. >> plus, twitter laying off hundreds of workers. the surprising way some of them actually found out about it. >> danielle, weather watch is up. >> temperatures are running in the 50s for most communities right now. great to see so many reports coming in. a lot of spots are cruising right around 50 degrees, brian in belmont with the low to mid- 50s for a lot of us, but on our way to 60. this is balmy compared to what's to come. stay with us. the seven-day forecast features

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welcome back. it is 5:39 right now. air bnb is holding a contest that might be perfect if you like halloween. >> plus, uber leaking information for almost 1,000 drivers. jill wagner has today's money watch. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a data breach at uber. the company accidentally exposed the driver's licenses and social security numbers for about 1,000 of its drivers. they logged on to an app designed to give information about the job but accidentally released that info. twitter has cut 8% of its workforce, which is 336 people. some found out when they tried logging onto their work e-mail and realized they'd been locked out. ceo jack dorsey says the company needs to make changes

to grow and thinks that's easier with a smaller staff. this halloween, if a haunted house doesn't go quite far enough for you, air bnb will let you stay in the catacombs. it's home to millions of skulls and bones. you need to tell air bnb why you think you are pave enough to sleep there. i would pay not to sleep there. is this anything you would be interested in? >> no way. i'd be freaked out. >> it's history, cool -- >> it is, but i don't think i could stay there overnight. >> i'll go on a daytime tour. >> yeah. i mean, it's dark there. >> thank you very much, jill. speaking of halloween, this time of year is when you start seeing all of the crazy haunted houses pop up. >> i know. those are fun. the overnight thing, huh-uh. coming up, a check of the traffic and weather together. >> plus, a look at the democrats' first presidential

debate. the biggest moments and issues that took center stage. >> plus, getting the most out of your money at the grocery store. the simple things you can do to cut down your bill. robi? >> reporter: an 8-year-old kid hugged his aunt. what did she do? she sued him. turns out it was too exuberant and poor auntie broke her wrist. has our society become too

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starbucks is offering people in new york city a pretty great perk. it's offering delivery but only to people inside of the empire state building. unfair. >> the 12,000 employees who work there are eligible for the service that costs an extra two bucks but the coffee gets delivered right to the desk or office. i wish. bz, can we get a bz order in there probably not. that's a heck of a commute. the coffee would be cold. >> maybe, but what if you like iced coffee? >> yeah, look at you. speaking of cold. >> not yet but later this week. there's going to be a big change in the air. we are gradually cooling down all week long day by day.

passing showers possible friday and again on saturday. each cold front brings in the coldest air of the season is on tap for this weekend, especially by sunday with high temperatures that will only top out in the upper 40s. to put that in perspective is 60. our highs will be in the 50s. 55 right now lawrence and nashua. upper 50s on the capes. skies have cleared out overnight. even a few clouds across new york, northern new england, a few scattered clouds on the cape as well. there's another cold front that's fairly weak back to the west. a couple of sprinkles along with it as well. notice behind it temperatures fall into the 30s. we won't get that cold tonight but you get the idea temperatures will be falling behind the front. enjoy the sunshine while we have it this morning because the clouds will win out at times today as they build in. they'll look a little threatening and one or two of those clouds may produce an isolated brief, passing shower

later on today. overnight today, the skies clear back out. tomorrow looks beautiful. temperatures still on par for where we should be. friday morning we start with sunshine and then the clouds build in. scattered showers build in from west to east. so it's brief and may slow down for the evening commute. colder air for the upcoming weekend. so around the region today, not as warm as yesterday. we hit 72 in boston. we should be in the lower 60s this time of the year. we won't be there in worcester at least at the airport in the monadnock region. plymouth comes close. norwood is shy. tonight, a few scattered clouds. upper 30s in some of the cooler suburbs. high temperatures tomorrow.

that should stay today with a passing sprinkle later on. tomorrow, 62 but bright sunshine. friday passing showers. cooler each day, mid-50s on saturday with a brief shower as well. windy and cold at the head of the charles this weekend. looks chilly. sunday into monday, by the way, could be a hard freeze some n. some communities. how's it looking, robi? >> we're keeping an eye on a truck fire right now on 495. it's out in franklin at king street. that's exit 16. total traffic network saysed truck is on fire right now. closer to town, to the south, let's check the north right now. 93 southbound has two slow pockets andover between river road and woburn between 128 and park street. now we'll check the south and closer to town.

that's hanging up a little bit between 37. a teacher off the job this morning amid allegations of domestic violence. >> plus, a car shot at on 495 in wrentham. here are your top stories on this wednesday morning. >> reporter: good morning, i'm susie steimle live at the state police barracks in foxboro where they are investigating that overnight shooting that happened on 495. somebody shot at a moving car. police haven't made any arrests in this case, but remarkably, nobody was hurt. the driver was able to pull what happened. it happened on the southbound exit 15. most importantly, police say, this was not random. we'll have more on this coming up at 6:00. we're now live in foxboro, susie steimle, wbz this morning. a high schoolteacher is off the job this morning while police investigate a domestic violence claim that he

greater lowell technical school has put 57-year-old james page on administrative leave and banned him from campus. we're told the incident does not involve a student. good morning, i'm nicole jacobs live in cambridge where church officials and parishioners are trying to regroup after an inappropriate act by an intruder was captured on video. let's take a look at that now. you can see the man inside the church dressed as a priest. we're told he accessed that rope from the kitchen area. then he starts acting out the role of a priest but going further, authorities tell us that intruder then performed an inappropriate act in the altar area. understandably, the community here is absolutely disturbed. coming up at 6:00, we'll tell you how authorities came upon this video by chance. we're live in cambridge, nicole jacobs, wbz news this morning. the dutch safety board

releasing new details about the airlines flight shot down over ukraine. it tore off the cockpit killing three crew members instantly. any who remained conscious endured temperatures of 30 below as they fell 35,000 feet. russia says the new report is inaccurate and piused. -- and biased. the air traffic controller's union raising concerns about a shortage of employees saying it will lead to widespread flight days an staffing levels will cause six- day workweeks which studies show lead to fatigue. five democrats running for president face their first debate in las vegas. it wasn't the fireworks show we've seen from republicans. instead, these candidates divided on strategy more than policy. the one issue that had some contrast, gun control. bernie sanders had records of resisting some proposals.

up next, how hillary clinton and her challengers handled the challenges of her infamous e- mail account. looking to save money on your grocery bill? a "time" magazine blogger suggests planning out every dinner two weeks in advance and let your spousend kids contribute. use the two-week menu as your shopping list starting point and stock up on frozen items and pantry staples so you are never stuck with nothing to cook. >> having a list is key a plan in place. time now for the "daily talker." heads. a woman sues her 12-year-old nephew over a hug. >> here's robi to explain what went wrong. >> reporter: i am not the only person who thought the story was concocted by the onion. a co-worker approached me and asked, "is this for real?" in this let tischous society we -- litigious society we live

in should we be surprised? the pink sweater is the aunt who is the plaintiff. she was at her nephew's eighth birthday party whet overly exuberant boy jumped into her arms and made her fall forcing her to break her wrist. she sued for $127,000 in damages to cover medical expenses. what type of hardship? now the 54-year-old testified she was at a manhattan party recently and it was difficult to hold the hors d'oeuvres plate. poor thing. a jury unanimously refused to award her a single penny. took them a half hour to decide. would you take a relative to court like this? anxious to hear some of the responses. here's pam on facebook. that was an accident due to exuberance. this woman should not be suing over this. pam it was overexuberance, just

so you nowp know. >> this one says it's incredible how hungry for money we have become. yeah, but david, you'll bet you have no problem holding your hors d'oeuvres, buddy. all right. comment on this story, want to sue a relative, let us know on web, twitter, facebook. the world has gone mad. >> robi leaves it right there. don't know how to top that one. talking about a different kind of show for boston's own new kids on the block. [music] >> there they go money nkotb. the '80s boy band performed at the mass eye and ear sensation gala. he served as honorary co-chair to honor his son reese who was born with severe hearing loss. you have some moves. i saw you getting down to that.

>> i love new kids on the block. >> you said it was your first concert. >> first concert i ever went to. >> side ponytail and all. meet the local couple giving away half of what they make each year and the message

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>> so every year they donate more than half of their salary to charity. jeff kaufmann and julia wise donated nearly $130,000 last year. he's the software engineer. she works two part time jobs. most of the money they donate goes to people in third world countries. >> i think that's pretty amazing. >> that's a lot of money. >> if you can do it, all the more power to you. >> good for them. keep it right here to wbz this morning. your top stories coming up next.