captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, everybody. it is 6:00. we're glad you are joining us today, november 21st, believe it or not. i'm kerry connolly along with pamela gardner. yeah, hard to believe. week. >> before you know it, christmas will be here. >> and what about hanukkah? >> holidays. there's to many. >> festivus, kwon is a, right, whatever you celebrate. >> so far so good. >> it could be bad.

>> that is gorgeous, and that hopefully will get you out of bed and in a great mood as you seize the day this saturday. a few clouds moving through. thin clouds. not enough to necessarily block out that sunshine. later today, it will become partly sunny and keep it partly to mostly sunny depending on where you are. nothing falling from the sky at this point in time. 29 in norwood. worcester starting off at 34 degrees. areas of patchy frost likely out there. we have 40s, close to 50 degrees on nantucket. the clouds are moving in right now, but again, we'll have clearing conditions later today in your hour by hour forecast. 9:00 a.m. through this afternoon, temperatures will increase slowly into the 40s. right around 50 degrees for those peak afternoon high temperatures, which is very seasonable this time of the year.

tomorrow a different forecast. tracking showers. i'll have the hour by hour timing. kerry? >> all right, pamela. thank you. right now, police are questioning a former baby- sitter in the disappearance of a little girl from hamilton. in the meantime, that child remains in the hospital. she went missing at 7:00 a.m. and was found later on the side of the road eight miles away. coverage begins with jim armstrong. >> i just see the vision of the child sitting there. >> reporter: at first he thought it was a doll. >> lo and behold, it's a lyle child. >> she looked like she might have been in shock. i tried not to startle her. i approached her slow lu, you

i noticed she was cold, and i went over to her. i picked her up and put her in the car. >> reporter: the toddler was naked, her head was shaved, and she was pleading from a bump on her head. >> this is a female. call hamilton. try to get me some information on the missing child. >> reporter: yet here she was miles away, naked and alone in rowley. >> just like a jigsaw puzzle, parts are missing. >> reporter: her parents put her to bed, checked on her at 4:15, but at 7:00 a.m., she was gone. the man who found her has never been more relieved to have second-guessed himself. >> it could have been anyone. i guess it was luck or an act

of god or whatever it was. it was me. >> reporter: again, we have learned police are now questioning one of this little girl's former baby-sitters as a person of interest in connection with yesterday's terrible events here. in hamilton, jim armstrong, wbz this morning. >> the little girl's disappearance has certainly shaken people in what's typically a quiet neighborhood. neighbors couldn't believe it when they saw crime scene tape family's home. the family still hadn't returned as of last night, but good people. coverage. >> reporter: the home was quiet like it usually looks. far different from earlier in the day. a 2-year-old girl was taken from her bedroom. her parents called 911 at 7:00 in the morning. >> immediately, i can picture her trauma, her shock. just completely horrifying and nightmarish for me.

>> reporter: once the child was found in rowley, investigators descended on the streets. head around it. they say mom is always outside playing with her two kids. >> she's with them all day longhands on in their world. >> reporter: no doubt was ever were innocent. >> the karma coming from that household because they sore kind, so pleasant, and so wholesome, it's been a blessing to me. >> reporter: right now, neighbors are just glad she was found alive. they, too, are waiting to find out what happened. wbz this morning. >> there are still many we'll bring you any new information as soon as we get cbsboston.com. meanwhile, new this morning, the wife of former house speaker sal dimasi says he has been diagnosed with

prostate cancer now. she once again is fighting to get him released from federal prison. that's in the globe this morning. dimasi is about halfway through an 8-year sentence and the petition to be released under the compassionate release program. he was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2012. his family says he has received subpar care behind bars. police are looking for the gunman responsible for a deadly shooting last night in jamaica plain around 6:00. one man died of his injuries. another is being treated at the hospital. this morning, the country of bell jam is in lockdown. police are patrolling key intersections of brussels, the capital. bell jam says there is a -- belgium says there is a serious and imminent threat. last night marked exactly one week since those attacks. all over the city, mourners prayed and left flowers.

in all, 130 people were killed. hospitalized. >> i want to come. i want to see. i don't want to stop to live because of this. yeah, i want to be here. >> next friday, france will hold a national ceremony in memory of the victims. at the same time, there is new information on the raid that took out the suspected ringleader of the paris attacks. investigators say they found a third body inside of the apartment they raided on thursday. it was the largest, most intense of nearly 800 raids conducted by french police in the last week. they fired more than 5,000 bullets. new jersey governor and republican presidential candidate chris christie will be in new hampshire today later than expected. that's because around 10:00 last night, kristi's flight from california finally landed in boston. it was five hours late because of a security scare. united airlines says a disruptive passenger was taking inappropriate pictures of

flight attendants and had to be removed. passengers were taken off the plane and randomly screened. it was a member of christie's own staff that fist report the actions. >> the most important thing was it was a full flight, and everybody's safe. everybody landed here and got home, you know? during the current atmosphere, you can never be too careful. >> they did have a guy at the gate that the cops are interrogating behind the desk. happened. they didn't tell us anything. >> reporter: what did you think when you got off and were physically searched? >> i deposit know what to think, you -- i didn't know what to think, you know? with everything that goes on problem with it. >> christie has three events scheduled for today, two town hall meetings and the granite state baseball dinner. for the day. we've already seen santa

and reindeers pop up as soon as the halloween decoration came down. now a bigger sign, the christmas tree at faneuil hall will be lit in a spectacular ceremony including an amazing light show. if you are going, you might want to make a day of it. driving may not be the best option. posten college plays -- boston college plays rival today so expect plenty of gold and maroon cloaked cars around the neighborhood. also keep in mind the bruins are at home at the garden so mass transit is probably your best bet. one more thing to remember, if you do take the t, the government station is still closed for renovations. trains will go through, but they won't stop. if you are on the green or red line, you'll have to walk from park street to the orange or blue line get off at state. if you just want to hang out on the couch and avoid all of what i just told you, you can do it and watch it live right other on wbz because our coverage starts at 7:00.

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all right, gang. 6:13. the weekend is here. you've gotta love that. >> thank goodness. >> what do you think? >> i don't know. 50-50. >> not bad. seasonable temperatures. we're dry today, a chance for rain tomorrow. even tomorrow won't be a complete washout. there's a good picture of boston right there and the sunrise. a few thin clouds rolling rolling in the forecast for now. the clouds will stick around and become mostly sunny and have more clouds roll into the forecast later this evening. mostly sunny to partly sunny. skies all day this saturday and great temperatures. although we're starting off with chilly temps out there. boston 39 degrees. it makes it feel like actually 33 degrees. windchill definitely a factor in some spots and the frost is

door, too. taunton up to 30. at one point, you guys were in the 30s. running colder in all locations compared to this time yesterday, anywhere from 15 to 30 degrees colder depending on where you are. taunton running 30 degrees colder. 17 degrees colder in boston. as we click into your hour by hour forecast, we reach 46 degrees at 11:00 a.m. we'll hold in the mid to upper 40s for the rest of the day. 48 in boston for that high. 50 norwood, 50 in taunton and a decent afternoon. average high is 50. this time of the year, faneuil hall, if you are heading downtown, tree-lighting spectacular on my tv 38 as well as on here, wbz. 42 degrees. cool, dry. if you aren't going there, well, relax and enjoy the spectacular sight. i can't believe it's already that time of the year.

but 32 degrees fitch. on sunday. here. those few clouds moving in, but we have some clearing york. once we get to the midwest here, they are dealing with some very heavy snow. that same system will affect us later into your day tomorrow. not bringing the snow, thank goodness, because around chicago, we're getting reports of anywhere from 7 to up to a foot of snow. so 7 to 12 inches of snow in some spots. the low pressure center continues to track to the north and to the east. by the time it reaches here sunday morning, the cold front pushes through. not a lot of moisture with it. that's some good news. another secondary low pushes up the coastline here. for early monday, that could give us a chance for a shower or two on the cape and islands. most of us dry, most of us breezy for a monday. 43 on tuesday.

wednesday 48. turkey, 52 degrees. sunshine and great travel shopping day. >> ooh, that shopping day. crazy, crazy. i do. >> kids, if you want to do what pamela saturday, it's never too early to start learning about weather. >> one school in foxboro is taking that idea even further. >> recording numbersp. >> reading off the anemometer. sounds like something the meetologist would be doing. east, south, and west. >> reporter: already getting a head start in first grade. >> they are also creating their own weather tools to measure different elements of the weather. >> reporter: the kids also

compare hand made replicas to the real station outside. >> it tells us if it's going fast or, like, slow. >> reporter: this is the second year for it in foxboro. >> last year, we had done a similar experiment. many of the children went home and made their own instruments and brought them back and worked. they were so excited. every day we're doing instruments, they say i'm going home and we're going to find bottles and really practice and really understand the idea. >> reporter: the data comes in on a tablet, and then they write down the readings every day. >> we're also hoping to eventually have a skype session with another classroom in a different part of the country to see how our data is different from a different region. >> and i don't know what this is. >> reporter: but you'll know that. >> yes. >> reporter: the s.t.e.a.m. program stands for science, technology, engineering arts and mathematics. there are only 16 teachers trained to teach this program

in massachusetts. that school, i'll tell you, the second year, they are just fascinating. the kidded, they know anemometer. >> it's even hard to say. >> each day they get a chance to be the meteorologist in my child's class and they love it. we'll be back. stay with us. every sip. the taste uniquely dunkin'. each cup uniquely you. brewed fresh because it's not just any coffee. it's your coffee, your dunkin'.

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welcome back. cooler temperatures don't sound so bad when you think about what other parts of the country are facing this weekend. a big snowstorm is hitting the midwest right now. before it ends, more than a foot of snow is expected to fall in iowa and south dakota. the weather has already caused dozens of accidents. the timing is pretty lousy, of course, with travelers already hitting the roads and the skies for thanksgiving. several inches of snow is expected to fall in the city of chicago where one of the world's busiest airports is located. if you are wondering what our winter will bring, pamela and the rest of the accuweather team have made their official predictions. you can find them on our web site, cbsboston.com under weather. so check it out. much more news ahead this morning. coming up, who are you going to call when an owl gets loose in your hotel? who, i ask? meet the police officer who trains for just such an occasion.

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turning to campaign 2016. ben carson is now officially on the new hampshire primary ballot. he filed his paperwork yesterday in concord. carson is the last major gop candidate to do so, and he didn't leave himself a lot of time. friday was the last day to file. new hampshire's primary is the first in the nation. there was an unusual guest at the ritz-carlton in aspen. a gray horned owl somehow got through the attic and found its way into the fourth floor hallway. a police officer experienced with capturing owls was able to grab the bird in a blanket and calm him down. look at his little eyes. he's kind of cute. the owl was then released back into the wild.

get me away from these crazy people. coming up, meet a little boy willing to do whatever it takes to get his message out.

good morning, everybody. we are glad you are joining us on this saturday morning, the 21st of november, believe it or not. i'm kerry connolly along with pamela gardner bringing us a so-so weekend. >> yeah, i think so-so. really seasonable both days. temperatures where they should be. what else can i say? beautiful sunrise. at least we have that. oh, fantastic. bright color, brilliant color. once we get the cool mornings and chilly evenings, we have

the great color this time of the year. i love it. so right over boston, waking up to a thin day. enough to block out to a little bit of sunshine. filtered sun will be the key point to this morning along with the chilly temperatures but warm up nicely by this afternoon. we'll be right around average. we'll keep it dry today, too. 39 in boston as you head out the door. you'll want that heavy coat in orange, keene. 36 degrees new bedford. running colder in all spots compared to this time yesterday, 15 to 30 degrees colder. a shock to the system as you head out for that morning jog. 34 degrees with that average temperature across the board here. long sleeves needed as that official sunrise returns here at 6:42. highs today will be in the 40s. we will continue to have some warmer temperatures for your day tomorrow and a chance for rain.

timing in just a bit. kerry? we do begin with breaking news. state police have arrested the former baby-sitter in the disappearance of a 2-year-old little girl. 21-year-old abigail hannah of topsfield is now facing assault and other charges. she was questioned last night. the child disappeared early friday morning from a home in hamilton and was found several hours later alive alongside a road in rowley. the 2-year-old was bruised, not wearing any chromes, and her head had been -- not wearing any clothes, and her head has been shaved. police believe there was no threat to any other children. the wife of former house speaker sal dimasi says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer according to "the globe." now she's frying again to have him freed on compassionate release.

he was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2012. his family claims the care he is getting in prison is not good enough. he is serving an eight-year term for corruption. the american woman killed in a terrorist attack in mali is a native of western mass. anita datar was working for a company out of maryland. she dedicated her life to help others. she spent time in africa as the peace corps volunteer. datar was one of more than 20 people killed in the west david wade has more. >> reporter: guests at the radisson blue hotel many mali's capital were rushed to safety after gunmen with diplomating plates blew right through a security barrier and started shooting. this hotel worker said the

other witnesses said the men shouted "god is great" in arabic, and that they also spoke both french and english. american anita datar was among two dozen people killed. >> we're devastated by the loss of our wonderful daughter who was doing the work that she loved. we have no further comment at this time and ask that you respect our privacy. >> reporter: the two gunmen were also killed. the us state department said a dozen of its employees were went door-to-door. u.s. forces helped to evacuate some of the hostages during the seven-hour long siege. >> the terrorists began ruthlessly killing people and taking hostages. so on behalf of the american people, i want to extend our deepest condolences to the people of mali and the vic's families, including at least one american. >> reporter: anita datar is

survived by a son, her brother, and her parents. were toists have claimed responsibility for the attack. the worldwide syrian refugee crisis is continuing to impact lives here in boston. last night, activists rallied outside of the statehouse supporting the men, women, and children fleeing syria. they are protesting efforts to block the refugees from entering the u.s. in the wake of the attacks in paris. some in congress and many governors including charlie baker have come out against accepting refugees. >> this is such a rich country and other poor countries of the world haven't accepted any. 2,000 is nothing. >> governor baker is refusing to sign a letter asking the president to suspend efforts to resettle syrians. meanwhile, a 9-year-old syrian refugee pleading with president obama to allow more

the u.s. to rebuild their lives. the little boy has already suffered emotional and physical losses about he onanything a child should -- beyond anything a child should have to live through. now as he tells our bill shields, he wants to stay safe over. >> reporter: he has the irrepressible smile of any 9- year-old. what he doesn't have are his arms. a bomb that hit a syrian refugee camp took his arms and killed three of his siblings. he doesn't dwell on the tragedy. >> if i'm happy or not happy, if i'm not happy, it will not bring back my sisters and brothers that i lost. it will not bring back my aunts, so i might as well be happy. >> reporter: we've seen the pictures of those trying to get away from the killings. 4 million have made it out. ahmad made it here with his father. >> we stand with our friend and little brother ahmad and all

nightmarish war in syria and iran that make this country exceptional. >> reporter: now he's helped write a letter to president obama asking that more syrian refugee be allowed into the united states. >> ahmad told me the other day he just knows more americans would open up their arms to syrian refugees if only they knew who had he are. to president obama. >> reporter: he put the pen in his mouth and signed the letter. with his father watching, ahmad said he likes america. he likes pizza and hopes to get new arms some day. and he's learning english. >> thank you so much, guys. >> reporter: of course the issue is highly politicized. in this particular case, it boils down to a 9-year-old boy who loves living here but wants to get home to syria at some point. in sharon, i'm bill shields, wbz news. now governor charlie baker would not sign a letter from other republican governors asking the president to stop welcoming syrian refugees into

our country. haunting images in the trifle a high school student teacher. yesterday, jurors watched surveillance video of a masked philip chism rolling a recycling bin through the halls two years ago. prosecutors say he put the body of colleen ritzer in the bin the women's rest room. chism's history teacher took the stand on friday describing him adds a polite student. his attorneys are using an insanity defense. the former army reserve is charged with stealing an arsenal of weapons in worcester has been ordered back to massachusetts. james morales appeared in federal court in new york where he was captured earlier this week. the fbi says he stole 16 guns from an armory last weekend. surveillance video helped lead to his arrest. fantasy sports sites have been in the headlines a lot lately. this morning, a closer look at

spend on those sites, and it is staggering. draftkings says the industry will take in $4 billion in entry fees this year alone. draftkings released that information in court documents filed on friday in new york. that state is trying to shut down the site. earlier week, maura healy announced a series of restrictions including banning players younger than 21. the patriots practice at gillette but they are also thinking football. today at fenway, a preview of bc's marquee matchup against noter dame. state police have arrested the former baby-sitter in the disappearance of a little 2- year-old girl. stay tuned. we'll bring you the very latest on this case when we come on

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well, good morning, everyone. celtics hosted the mets last night, and the cs looking to beat them and send the nets their 11th loss in the first 13 games. the more losses, the better. avery bradley nails the j. celtics make six shots in a row to get the lead into double digits.

21 points in the night for bradley. evan turner finds him cutting to the basket for the slam. 66-42. third quarter, they keep the pressure on. jake crowder with the steal. he'll get the basket. a season high 19 for him. marcus smart left the game with an injury. just a bruised knee. hopefully it's not too serious. he's expected to have an m.i.t. today. chandler jones says the pats defense should do what they are supposed to do and if they do, they should be fine when they face the buffalo bills. >> you see him running balls for touchdowns and you see him throwing the ball deep.

everyone has to be sound. if they can be in the spots, we'll be fine. >> we can just make big plays and we'll have a good group. really good group. >> we've got your patriots coverage tomorrow. on monday night, don't forget to tune over to my tv 38 immediately following the game show. college football, yeah, less than a few hours away from the shamrock series at fenway park. boston college should be a night to remember for the fans, the coaches and mayors, especially those who the irish may have overlooked. >> you talk to guys like, you know, matt ryan, luke, they weren't recruited. you look at it like we're at boston college, boston college loves us, gave us this great opportunity and we're going to have a chance to come play here.

we'll have a chance to let our ability speak for itself on the field. >> number 11 in the country hosting number 12 with just over nine minutes to play when they awoke. the terriers back in it 12 seconds later. robbie with the an around to tie the game at 2-2. they weren't done. less than three minutes to play and michigan turns it over. summersby will make him pay. finally, check out norm eastern and how they won last night. the walkoff slap nap's right, david walker down the lane nails it with just a tenth of a second on the clock. that's winning emphatically. and a nice win for the huskies. back to women's hockey. bc number 2 in the country over number 5, northeastern last night. 4-2 again in women's hockey. and harvard at yale. the big one in football, that's in connecticut later on today.

i'm dan roche, wbz sports. >> all right, dan. thank you so much. pamela has a trivia question for us. >> sure money since it's nice and quiet, we'll roll out the trivia question focusing on a strong one. what year did neil armstrong walk on the moon for the apollo mission? i'll have the answer coming up after that seven-day forecast. think about it, kerry and carrie, the floor director. so to the forecast. we have a beautiful start to the day and dry start to the weekend. there is a chance for rain on sunday. i'll get to that our by hour timing in a second. november temperatures so far have been really, really warm. we're keeping that running tally running 5.3 degrees above average so far. yesterday, above the average high of 50. a beautiful day even though we had all of that early morning rain.

are more seasonable. starting off chilly. 32 nashua, 30 in taunton. some areas of frost but now that the sun is up, we'll warm up a little bit and the frost will evaporate. hour by hour, temperatures soar into the mid-40s. by noon, 47 degrees and highs today upper 40s and lower 50s. 50 in taunton. for this evening, if you are heading out to faneuil hall for the tree-lighting spectacular, you might want the hand warmers or feet warmers. it's going to be a pleasant forecast compared to years past. if you don't want to fight the traffic it's going to be on tv. don't worry. lows tonight back in the 30s for a lot of spots, although we'll have clouds keeping it

a few clouds moving in right now. high, thin level clouds not going to brock out the sunshine too, too much. then we have clearing conditions moving in, in the next couple of hours as well. the midwest getting rocked with the fist snowstorm of the season. i'm seeing reports of anything from 7 inches up to a foot of snow around the chicagoland area. that snow-maker will track to the north and east. thankfully for us, we'll avoid our snow-maker at least the fist one of the season here. 5:00 a.m. sunday, the snow is way to the north and canada, we have a cold front extended from it. a few of the showers will pass through the forecast. most of the day will be dry. then sunday night into monday morning, this coastal low will pass by the cape and islands giving you dies some morning showers monday but then the rest of the day is dry and for the rest of us dry, breezy, cool 41 degrees. patriots play at home that evening. chilly temperatures in the 30s. then thanksgiving looking ahead to thursday 52.

weather trivia time. i gave you that question just a few minutes ago. what do you think the aness is? did you guys think about it? >> we know this one weapon we're going with b. >> oh, that is correct. >> that's a good one. >> good year. >> that one weep could get right. hey, a quick shout out to all of the runners at the plymouth river school in hingham doing their road race this morning. the kiddies are rubbing, moms are psyched, too, and dads will have a great morning. still ahead, the mother of all highway hazards. we'll tell you what ripped a road literally into pieces. look at that.

well this is video you really have to see to believe. a landslide in california has ripped apart a highway. look at that, a 200 foot stretch of this road in santa clarita buckled. taking utility poles and road signs with it. geologists believe heavy rain saturated the sponge-like rock causing them to slide. facebook founder mark zuckerburg says he will take two full months of paternity

he and his wife are expecting their very first child. he says studies show it's better when working parents spend more time with their newborns. facebook gives four months of paid maternity or paternity. i forget which one i said first. how great is that? still ahead, a holiday tradition is about to get under way. coming up, why you'll see much more than just a few lights in tonight's tree-lighting.

welcome back. the stage is set for a holiday tradition here in boston. the faneuil hall tree-lighting spectacular is tonight, believe it or not. crews put the finishing touches yesterday. when the switch is flipped, you'll see 30,000 lights. the event will also include performances by the blue man group and keith lockhart. you can see it tonight starting at 7:00. as we've been reporting, there has been an arrest in connection with the toddler. an update on our breaking news and the rest of the day's top stories coming up at the top of the hour.

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i'm kerry connolly along with pamela gardner. we're calling it a so-so weekend. very technical here. >> very specific. today drier than tomorrow. tomorrow, a chance nor rain, but ultimately pretty dry. not bad at all. temperatures are running cooler. 39 in boston right now with areas of patchy frost with areas from orange to keene with temps in the upper 20s. so now things are starting to evaporate as the sun gets higher in the sky. i'm getting pictures of a beautiful fiery sunrise and temperatures look to increase into the 40s for the rest of the day. 48 degrees mostly sunny to partly sunny all day long. satellite radar picture will show the few, thin, high-level clouds passing through. more clouds come in bringing

heavy snow into the chicago area. that will continue to track to the northeast. i'll let you know where it's heading and what we could see out of the system in just a bit. kerry? we begin with breaking news in the disappearance of a little girl in hamilton. state police have now arrested the former baby-sitter of the 2-year-old. 21-year-old abigail anna is her name and she's from topsfield. she was taken into custody. she is facing kidnapping and assault charges. this is the newest development after the girl's parents discovered she was missing yesterday at 7:00 in the morning. that set off a massive search. she was found 8 miles away in rowley on the side of the road. >> i just see the vision of driving by, and i see the child sitting there in the leaves. >> reporter: at fist tom crosby thought it must be a doll, but

something felt so wrong, he turned around. >> lo and behold, there it was, a little child. >> he asked his wife to call 911 as he approached the 2-year- old girl. >> she looked like she might be in a little bit of shock. she was shivering, shaking. i tried not to startle her and approached her slowly. i just noticed that she was cold and, i went over to her. i wicked her up and put her in the car. >> reporter: the toddler was naked, her hair had been shaved off and she was bleeding from a massive cut in her head. police immediately realized this was the little girl reportedly missing from her home in hamilton. >> this is a female, call hamilton. try to get me some information on the missing child. >> reporter: here she was miles away naked and alone in rowley. >> just like a jigsaw puzzle and a bunch of the pieces are missing. >> reporter: the girl's parents

checked on her friday morning but at 7:00 she was gone. investigators were moments away from launching an amber alert when she was found. >> until i know the outcome, i will be very concerned. >> reporter: the man who found her has never been more relieved to have second guessed himself. >> it could have been anyone. it could have been luck or an act of god. it was me. >> once again, state police have arrested the former painy sitter in the disappearance of the little girl, abigail hannah of topsfield is facing kidnapping and assault charges. random act. there was no threat to other children. new this morning, the wife of former house speaker sal dimasi says he has been

he is fighting to get released from prison. his wife wants him release to the the family. he was diagnosed with tongue cancer in 2012. his family says he has received subpar care. police are looking for the gunman speedometer for the deadly -- police are looking for the gunmen for the deadly shooting. police have raised the terror alert to the highest level. belgium's prime minister says it's based on precise information. police are patrolling key intersections of brussels, the capital. five of the terrorists who died in the paris attacks had ties to belgium. meanwhile, last night marked

attacks all over the city. mourners prayed and left flowers. in all, 130 people were killed. many more are still hospitalized. >> i don't want to stop to live because of this. i want to be here. >> next friday, france will hold a national ceremony in memory of the victim. >> at the same time, there is new information on the raid that took out the suspected ringleader of the paris attacks. investigators say they found continue side of what they found on wednesday. they fired more than 5,000 bullets. meanwhile, the american woman killed in the terrorist attack in mali was born in western massachusetts. anita datar was working for a company out of maryland.

more than 20 people were killed when members of a group with ties to al qaeda took at least 170 people hostage. 14 of the hostages were believed to be americans. standoff. republican presidential candidate chris christie will be in new hampshire today, but new england. around 10:00 last night, christie's flight from boston. it was five hours late because of a security scare. united airlines says a disruptive passenger was taking inappropriate pictures of flight attendants and had to be removed. passengers were taken off the plane and randomly screened. christie's staff member reported it. >> it was a full flight. everybody's safe and got home. during the current atmosphere, you can never be too careful.

>> they did have a guy at the gate that the cops were interrogating behind the desk. so it might be what happened but as far as i know, they didn't tell us anything. >> reporter: what did you think when they were physically searched? >> with thank goes on these days, i didn't have a problem with it. >> christie has three events scheduled for today two town hall meetings and the granite state baseball dinner. do you use the weekend to catch up on your sleep? ahead, why doctors say sleeping late on the weekends is not your best option. i know you don't want to hear

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welcome back. you've heard the express and practice of random acts of kindness. we want to tell you about an organization in massachusetts that's encouraging the next generation of leaders to do just that. project 351 is what it's called.

the number 351 comes from the number of cities and towns in the commonwealth and it's within each one of those communities that project 351 selects a new ambassador to leave the effort. joining us now is carolyn kasey the founder and executive director of project 351. so good to meet you. >> thank you for coming in. tell us how this is such a great project. tell us about the condition. >> project 351, we believe that the service system will perform in the life of a child. confidence. creates their values of empathy and compassion and gives them the tool exit to create change and the community in the world. so at project 351, it gives a year of leadership development and service and galvanized them across the commonwealth to

create experimental things. >> so it's a win-win. how did it get started? >> it's governor patrick's second inaugural as a way of uniting the state after the campaign and demonstrating the belief that our leaders have and the potential of people. it continues for the last four years and wear now very good to have governor baker's support. >> looking at great pictures here, carolyn, as we speak. you can see the kids are just loving the experience. my goodness. tell us a little about the ambassadors. >> sure. our ambassadors are remarkable who are selected by their hometown educators for the values of kindness and compassion. we specifically look for unsung heroes. and you unite them for a year and our service products are in

the community in the swing and fall. we had 197 communities mobilized by eighth graders. right now, we have over a is up food drives going on across the commonwealth. our young people are leading the fight to end hunger in their hometown. they go to a six-week leadership development training with us in the spring and fall. they go into their hometown and schools. they galvanize the communities. >> if anyone is interested in being an ambassador or getting involved what do they do? >> our ambassadors are nominated. they don't apply so educators select them. we encourage everybody to support our ambassadors and their peers when they are dealing with the service products this week. we kick off in january on dr. king weekend. they will be back in their communities leading projects.

to encourage the acts of courage and kindness and lift >> absolutely. so nice to meet you. thank you for coming in. lisa hughes' sister-in-law. >> thank you. good luck with the project.

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welcome back. on the healthwatch, it's not exactly something pamela and i get to do, but that's okay. some of us like to sleep late on the weekends. now a new study says that's not such a good idea. >> looks like you have to get up and hang with us. doctors at the university of texas southwestern medical center say using the weekend to catch up on sleep can make you sleepier the next week. the sleep specialists say when we sleep in on the weekends, we actually delay our brain's internal clock. man, we have a lot of clocks, huh? it makes that monday morning wake up call even more painful. doctors say get to bed early on the weekends and get a full eight hour's sleep. >> that'd be great. tomorrow's 5:00 a.m. start, set those alarms already.

>> our alarms are set. i have no idea what time of the day it is. i could sleep all day if i could. >> i want to get to the weather. the number you see here, not what we had from yesterday. it is since thursday morning, we're still 8.7 inches below average since january 1st. another chance for rain pushes in tomorrow. temperatures are a bit on the chilly side. hour by hour, we stay below the average high and stay in the mid to upper 40s for the rest of this afternoon. highs elsewhere around 50 degrees. 50 on the dot is our average high this time of the year. if you are heading to the tree

pretty decent weather considering years past. we'll have all of the coverage for you. lows tonight for a lot of spots here. here's a few, thin high level clouds moving through now. we're going to become sunny later this afternoon. the system we're talking about for tomorrow is creating heavy snowfall right around chicago and much of the midwest here. as that low pressure center, continues to push to the north and east. there it is, 5:00 a.m. the cold air and the snow will stay well to the north and west of us. thank goodness. don't ask to deal with the snow yet. 5:00 a.m., starting to deal with a few showers. we stay on the warmer side of the system. another employee low pressure system will move up the atlantic coastline 5:00 p.m. sunday through monday morning. that system could bring showers

through the cape and island. overall monday, it will be a dry day. 35 degrees for kickoff time. by the time the game wraps up, temps in the upper 20s. seven-day forecast will be in the 40s today. monday down to 41. breezy, cool, mainly dry. 48 wednesday and looking ahead to the turkey day thanksgiving. 52 degrees. if you are shopping friday, 56 and dry. kerry? >> all right, pamela. thank you. as you mentioned, the stage in boston. you can only see it right here on wbz and my tv 38 tonight starting at 7:00. the phantom gourmet says it should be on your list. ahead this morning, the restaurant north of boston that's winning over customers with a menu that's familiar and

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the weekend is here, november 21st. believe it or not, thanksgiving, this upcoming week. >> i can't wait. >> aim kerry along with pamela. what's your favorite pie? >> pumpkin pie. >> well, for this time of the year, blueberry. >> do you? >> yeah. >> everything sweet. >> so the weekend, what are you thinking? >> not bad. it's okay. >> pretty seasonable. knoll's sticking out for today. tomorrow we'll have changes and a few rain showers. temperatures in the 30s. we're starting off in the 20s and 40s out there, too. 39 degrees in boston and the mid-40s on the cape and island. orange, keene, 27 degrees out there. we have a few thin high level serous clouds passing through. completely filtered sun will continue throughout this morning. later this afternoon, we have a chance to become mostly sunny, and nothing falling from any of

the clouds that pass by later today, either. hour by hour forecast, we continue through noon. temperatures will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s for the rest of the day. a fantastic saturday shaping up. sunday's chance for rain, i'll have the hour by hour timing in just a few minutes. kerry? >> thank you. state police have arrested the former baby-sitter is the disappearance of a 2-year-old girl. 21-year-old abigail hannah of topsfield is facing assault and other charges. she was questioned last night. the child disappeared early friday morning from a home in hamilton and was found several hours later alive alongside a road in rowley. the 2-year-old was bruised and not wearing any clothes. her head had been shaved. police tell us they do not believe this was a random act and stress there was no threat to other children.

speaker sal dimasi says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer so she's trying to get him released on what is known as compassionate release. he was diagnosed with tongue cancer and they claim the care he's getting in prison is not good enough. the american woman killed in a terrorist attack in mali is a native of western massachusetts. anature that datar grew up in new jersey and was working out of maryland. shoo he was the founding board member of a -- she was a founding board member of a nonprofit group dedicated to helping others. standoff. the capital of belgium is on a lockdown as the government warns of a repeat of a paris- style attack. the decision is based on "precise information on the

risk of an attack. police are patrolling key intersections of brussels, the capital. one suspect from the paris attacks is at large. five of the terrorists who died in the paris attacks had tie today belgium. funeral services for the sharon teenager murdered in the west bank will be tomorrow. ezra schwartz was spending a gap year in israel. the 18-year-old was shot by a palestinian gunman while sitting in a car in traffic. schwartz was delivering food to soldiers. he will be remembered at noon at sharon's temple sinai. the worldwide syrian refugee crisis is tipping to impact lives right here in boston. right now, activists rallied outside the statehouse supporting the men, women, and children fleeing syria. they are protesting efforts to block the refugees from entering the u.s. despite expressing reservations, governor charlie baker would not sign a letter from other republican governors asking the

president to stop welcoming the syrian refugees into our country. meanwhile, a 9-year-old syrian refugee pleading with prime minister to allow more people from his country into the u.s. to rebuild their lives. the little boy has already suffered emotional and physical losses beyond anything a child should have to live through. now as he tells our bill shields, he wants to stay safe here in america until the war is over. >> reporter: he has the irrepressible smile of any 9- year-old, but what he has are his arms. a bomb tack ahmad's arms and killed three of his -- took ahmad's arms and killed three of his siblings. >> if i'm gnat happy, it will not bring back my sisters and brothers that i loss and it will not bring back my arms so i might as well be happy. >> reporter: we've seen the picks of seen years fleeing trying to get away from the

killings. 4 million have made it out. ahmad made had here with his father. >> we stand with our little brother ahmad and all refugees fleeing to uphold the values that make this country exceptional. >> reporter: now he's helped write a letter to president obama asking that more syrian refugees be allowed into the united states. >> i just know more americans would open up the doors if only they knew who they are. >> reporter: he put the pen in his mouth and signed the letter. with his father watching, ahmad said he likes america. he likes pizza and hopes to get new arms some day. he's learning english. >> thank you so much, guys. >> reporter: of course the issue is highly politicized. in this particular case, it boils down to a 9-year-old boy who loves living here, but it wants to get home to syria at some point.

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it's the first winter blast of the season for millions of americans. the big snowstorm has hit the midwest. more than a foot of snow will fall in iowa and south dakota. the weather causes dozens of accidents. even chicago is getting hit with some snow. oh, pamela! >> friends in chi-town are reporting 7 inches. >> i know the skiers are excited, but when i see that, i want to cry. >> well, we avoid the snow for at least another seven days. thank goodness. i'm okay with that. just prolonging the inevitable. >> i know. >> this weekend, we have a chance for some sunshine and then rain tomorrow from the

same system producing snow in the west. 39 in boston right now. light breeze mixed in makes it feel like 33 degrees at times. your windchill factored in feels like the upper 20s in some spots where the actual temperature is in the lower 30s. 34 in lawrence. 40s on the cape and islands. very comfortable day for you dies there. hour by hour, we reach 47 degrees by noon, becoming mostly sunny again, even though a few of the high, thin level serous clouds are passing into the forecast for the next couple of hours. 50s. average high should be 50 degrees this time of the year. we'll be right on the money. if you are heading out to faneuil hall this evening for the tree-lighting spectacular, 42 degrees. nice, cool, and dry. thank goodness, much better compared to years past. it could be worse, my friend. if you are not redding out there to deal with the crowds, not wanting to deal with the traffic, my tv 38 will have all

lows tonight in the 30s. it's the same on the cape and islands. here's the satellite and radar pictures showing you the few thin clouds continuing to march eastward. the bigger picture will show you that big snow-maker in the midwest here. still bringing lots of snow into chicago and northern indiana. the low pressure center continues to track to the north and east. we'll be on the warmer areas this whole system. so the snow will be in canada. we get a few of the showers off this cold front that passes by late tonight into tomorrow. sunday, 5:00 p.m., start to dry thins off. another low pressure system is going to track up the atlanta coastline giving our friends on the cape and islands a chance for a few more showers early monday. then clearing things out. monday through the rest of the day will be a chilly, sunny, breezy afternoon.

thanksgiving 52. friday milder with 56. kerry? >> pamela, thank you. tonight, the holiday tradition take place once again at faneuil hall tree lighting spectacular is here. the switch will be flipped on the 30,000 lights decorating the tree. maestro keith lockhart and blue man group will be there. if you can't make it or you feel like hanging out on your warm couch, that's way, too. we've got you covered. my tv 38, we promise not to disappoint starting at 7:00. still ahead this morning, an owl gets loose in a hotel so who are you going to call? get it who are you going to call? rescue. also ahead -- i'm yadires nova-salcedo. up next on "centro," it will be

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highlight. this past wednesday, exactly on his 40th birthday, big papi david ortiz announced he will retire at the end of the 2016 baseball season. a 19-year career. 13 of them have been with the boston red sox where with his heroics, he became a new england legend. congratulations to big papi for a great career. moving on to our weekly "centro" interview. this weekend, it will be cold outside but very houghton side at the institute of contemporary art in boston with a special presentation of "this is tango now" performing the world remir of -- premiere of "carmen." you will love this show. it tell us more this morning is tony award winning world renowned tango artister in fan

good morning -- artist fernando guy. good morning. >> good morning. >> this is tango now. >> yeah. >> this is the fist time you are doing "carmen" here. it is the world premiere before we start talking about that, though, tell us a little about fernando die. >> we are so into this project. i am the most excited person in the world. i am a professional tango dancer and also part of this creation, so with my partner, we did the choreography, the adapteddation for the book, the original book of carmen, so we have over 20 years traveling around the world. >> a lifetime. >> a lifetime, yes. >> you are so young. so tell us about "carmen." >> this is a love story.

be very familiar because we took the arrange book from the opera "carmen" and we adapt into what our "carmen" is known for spain. our carmen worked in buenos aires. personality. so we use the original story from the boom of the opera and also we adapt the music from the original opera. and we make all of the arrangements from scratch into tango and flamenco. why? why do this? >> yes. >> it was something when we went through the story of "carmen," the story was asking for it. we find that tango and flamenco, they are completely

different but had so much tradition. them, right? >> yes, yes. we found a way to mix it in such a very, very deep connection that the people who are going to see the performance, they are not going to see one number of tango, one number of flamenco. they are going to see carmen of buenos aires in the moment they need it, we'll move one to the other. >> we've been looking at the video. obviously it's such a pig love story. like i said in the intro, it's going to be hot inside because there is a lot of love and >> yes. >> tell us about the fact that you had to add a third show. >> this is really because yesterday, friday, was your very first show. today saturday, you only had one scheduled for 8:00 p.m., >> yes. >> so today, saturday is important for or viewers to >> one more show.

>> 3:00 p.m. the last one. so yes, three weeks before everything was sold out. so we got a callle that said what about, guys, you want to we were so excited. possible this piece. quality artists. most important, we're very raw in the project. so it's not just one more performance. it's going to be something that they are going to remember. >> that's good. i want to thank you so much for coming by. good luck today at 3:00 p.m. and tomorrow at 3:00. thank you, guys and give us this opportunity to present our art. the whole cast is very, very pleased. it's me just one mall part.

we have two more couples and one amazing flamenco couple. so everybody is very excited. this opportunity. >> it is a great show. i'm sure a lot of people will love it. thanks for coming and telling us about it. >> thank you. >> for more information on "this is tango now," you can call 617-876-4275. visiting us online on cbsboston.com/centro. like every week, we want to you connect with us online. "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. inviting you to step for the to a better you. ha a happy and blessed thanksgiving day, everybody. see you next time. a gray horned owl got into the attic and found its way into the fourth floor hallway. a police officer experienced capturing owls and was called in to help.

in a blanket and calm it down. the all was released back into the wild. i know who could have caught that owl. our little friend jonah. couldn't you just die? what more do i need to say? >> this is jonah from forever home. jonah will be on the pet parade tomorrow. i know everybody makes fun of me because i think every dog has vishna put i think that was has a little vishna. it's going to be nice. have a good one.