all the hard work is done. >> done. >> your top weather story and traffic coming up. >> the news at 5 starts right now. developing right now at 5 a toddler's former baseball sitter heading to court on kidnapping charges. what we expect to learn about the case. and breaking news a fire tires through an animal shelter. how firefighters were able to save a few of the pets inside. plus dozens arrested in terror raids in belgium. schools and subways closed as concerns grow about an eminent threat. and it's impacting travel in the u.s. what to expect as millions take to the skies for thanksgiving. good morning to you it's 5:00. i'm chris mckinon. >> i'm catherine houser. thank you for being with us.

it is monday november 23. we've been talking a lot about food lately. >> it's exciting. a lot to do this week. how is the forecast going to play out. >> it's going to be pretty quiet. it's a big travel week. thanksgiving coming up and mother nature is going to cooperate here. this morning it's a cool start. temperatures 39 in boston dew point in the upper 20s. the northwest wind 13 miles per hour is dragging in the dryer air and it's gusty out there especially in the south shore and cape over 30 miles per hour, 37 miles per hour gusts and 30 miles per hour on nantucket and you notice the breeze today. left over rain showers here thankfully so encountering roads pushing off of plymouth. over tout and the east side of the vineyard. temperatures for all of us in the 30s to lower 40s on the

cape coldest north and west of town dipping into 309s with a couple of slick spots. otherwise chilly from start to finish today. we drop a few more degrees the sun breaks out mostly sunny skies but only around 40 today clear and cold dipping into the 30s for the ride home. we take you out to thanksgiving coming up but let's get to the roads first. >> danielle pretty quiet but we do have an accident north of the city to tell you about in stoneham 93 northbound just affect the exit for spot pond and route 28. exit 34. the right lane is blocked going away from the morning rush and it just happened so not seeing any significant back ups yet. chris and catherine. >> thank you very much. this morning entire tires through an animal shelter. 30 cats died at least 12 dogs could not be saved. that fire broke out around 11: 00 at the sweet pea shelter on pleasant street. by the time firefighters got

there it was a tough fire to fight but they were able to save five dogs. >> we were very fortunate to save just those if you looked at the site. it was fully engulfed when we got here. so we didn't think we were going to save any of the animals so that was our first goal to do that. >> crews are taking care of the dogs now. two are in serious condition. all of the firefighters are okay. the building though was a complete loss. and we are also following a developing story for you a babysitter is due in court this morning charged in a bizarre kidnapping case involving a hamilton toddler she used to care for. >> police haven't revealed a lot. >> but we are expected to learn more when she is in court today. nicole jacobs has more on what we do know. >> good morning catherine and chris. that little girl has been released from the hospital but

>> driving by and i just see the child sitting there in the leaves. >> now this topsfield woman, 21- year-old abigail hannah sits at the center charged. she broke into the toddler's home and kidnapped her while her parents slept. hannah was once the child's babysitter and the little girl was found eight miles away by tom and his wife. >> i tried not to startle her. i approached her slowly you know and i noticed she was cold and so i went over to her. >> naked with her head shaved

they say hannah who attended gordon college and according to police targeted the little girl now faces the judge charged with an unthinkable crime. hannah is charged with breaking and entering kidnapping and assault and battery. she is expected to be arraigned today. nicole jacobs wbz this morning. >> thank you very much for the update. right now police are searching for the man seen in this surveillance video trying to hold up a liquor store. police say this would be robber said give me the money or i'll give you aids but when the clerk pulled out a baseball bat that suspect ran off. a beverley woman who police say was strangled by her estranged husband died. now the charges against axel will be upgraded to murder. the 45-year-old confessed to attacking her in her home on penny lane last monday. investigators say he choked her with the strings of her sweatshirt.

he is already being held without bail. morning. schools and subways closed over a concern about an eminent attack. bree has more. good morning. >> good morning. belgium operating on the highest terror alert in the day. they have not found paris fugitive sal yeah abdomen. one person tried to ram a police car in a get away. the subway as well as schools and universities are shut down today in an attempt to prevent what authorities believe is an eminent threat. french police say the paris attacks were planned in belgium. cause for alarm in paris. public hospital authorityst say a number of protective health out fits are missing.

the same day the french prime minister says attackers might use chemical weapons. law enforcement is redoubling efforts to protect the american public. 46million will travel in the united states seeing extra officers patrol dogs and guns at every airport train station and tourist destination in the country. homeland security secretary jay johnson says his agency is ready for anything. >> i always hesitate to rank threats. but the potential copy cat, the lone wolf factor is one that we are continually focused on. >> the department of homeland security say they have no credible threats anywhere in the u.s. and just in just now uk prime minister david cameron requests approval from his parliament to join air strikes on syria. cameron and the french prime minister are visiting the sites

>> thank you for the update. a homeless man in worcester stole the weapons from the armory. they found three of the 16 guns and turned them into place. james morales is facing charges in the case and also for child rape. police do not believe this is expected to terrorism. >> apart from anything that has to do with terrorism i'm concerned about the really high caliber weapons stolen from a military facility in the first place. >> police are not sure where the other guns are. police arrested morales on long island and could be in court as early as today. today the denver student accused of killing his math teacher is back in court. prosecutors show him using a recycling bin to transport the body of colleen to the woods before the high school. he was 14 at the time of the

murder being charged as an adult. this morning two girls are recovering hit by a car while crossing main street. a 16-year-old girl suffered head injuries after the impact sent her flying. a nine-year-old girl was also hurt but not as seriously. the driver stopped and was questioned by police. northon police are investigating a shooting in a home that left a man dead. officers were called saturday home. police say a man inside fired shots from a first floor window. officers returned fire. bullet holes are visible on the see. a neighbor watched the whole thing unfold from his window. >> i didn't honestly think it was going to escalate to that so it's surprising. that's the best word for it, surprising that something like that would happen in a quiet neighborhood like this. >> a swat team sent a robot inside and determined the man was dead.

it's not clear if he was killed by police or took his own life. if you are headed to the pats game the patriots taking on the bills and extra security in place at gillette. fans arriving to the game must have a clear nfl approved bag to get into the stadium. non compliant bags will have to be returned to your car and the policy also applies to the commuter rail. transit officials in the bay state are getting ready for the holiday travel crunch. the state secretary of transportation says go on line and use apps so you don't have take public transportation if you can. they are adding extra service to and from logan. it will operate on a sunday holiday. here. coming up the search for answers in the garden heist. >> how the investigation is going and why the surveillance

video may hold more clues. and hillary clinton unvailing a series of tax cuts. how one could help the elderly. good morning chris and everybody. temperatures upper 30s for a lot of us and coming up and the sun will be shining. giving you a look at the real feel temperatures throughout the day and take you out through thanksgiving coming up.

welcome back. it's 5:13 right now. one of the heros of the boston marathon bombing is helping military families celebrate thanksgiving. >> carlos and his wife handed out turkeys and pies in norwood. he's known for carrying jeff bowman to safety after he was injured in the bombings. it's important to give back to year. >> the holidays are challenging for us and we don't have family here other than each other. so the military families have become our family. >> they say they want to make sure that military families know that people care about them. >> what a nice thing to do. a lot of people giving back. >> it is a good time of year. >> a lot to be thankful for. we need a check of your forecast. i'm thinking danielle are you more of a sides gal. >> i like it all. >> you like it all?

>> i like it all. sauce, turkey. >> no waste for dinner. >> you need a little extra room so elastic waists. colder dipping at 32 right now. 40 in chatham. the wind is gusty out there. it's going to stay breezy through the day today but this morning it's strongest on the cape and the islands gusts from shyann yes to nantucket and a couple from plymouth to the cape just pushing off shore so a couple sprinkles left over but steadier rain over an inch in southeast massachusetts. clearing quickly now and that will include the cape and islands where we do still have clouds in place right notch. and temperatures only up by a degree or two here so we kind of stay steady for a lot of us here.

and it is going to be a chilly feel although the sun is going to be shining today so we do turn mostly sunny. coldest game of the season 31 degrees for kick off from the pats in gillette stadium dipping into 209s. by the time we get into the end of the fourth quarter the wind will be clear and cold. certainly want to be bundled up tonight. if you think this morning is cool look at these temperatures tomorrow morning wide spread 20s even a couple teens on the maps. clear skies, quiet weather. the wind won't be nearly as strong but we may not get out of the upper 30s in worcester, 40s for a lot of the rest of us with sunshine and clouds mixed in. clearing behind that. a couple of snow showers in the great lakes. we don't have to worry about that high pressure building in over the next several days so that's going to provide the quiet stretch right through the middle part of the week.

up and down the eastern seaboard it is looking quiet so traveling across the northeast and new england to d.c. too this is your thanksgiving forecast. 62 in our nation's capital, 55 in boston, the 50s in chicago but there may be snow in the west coast 20s in denver and 70s with rain in parts of texas into thanksgiving. active weather a warming trend too. look at that turkey he's happy, 56 degrees friday 60 to end the week with increasing clouds a couple late day showers on friday lingering into saturday and chilly by sunday. traffic and weather together. >> your little animated turkey is not fooling anyone with the pilgrim hat on. we know you are a bird. don't try to pass yourself on as something else. >> what's your favorite on thanksgiving? >> it's all about the stuffing. i love it. >> i do too. >> i can do without the vegetables.

>> everything was in casserole like with cheese on it and stuff like that. that makes veggies more tolerable. >> we do have an accident north of the city in stoneham 93 northbound at the exit for spot pond and route 28. the right lane is blocked going away from the morning rush so not seeing a back up there. to the south the expressway is busy to boston moving along right now. route 3 north coming up from hingeham. 23 north looking decent and 95 a speed limit ride as well. chris and catherine. >> thank you very much. the isabella stewart gardner museum says they couldn't identify suspects in the video. police are trying to figure out who bottom into the museum the night before. clues.

on the campaign trail now hillary clinton wants a tax break for care givers let people caring for elderly family members get up to $6,000 in expectations back. it will help middle class families part of a series of cuts she plans to roll out in the coming weeks. donald trump is leading in the poles but not if--polls but not in a former candidate was in the race. if mitt romney were running he would beat him 2-1 in the state and 1 in three voters would vote for him instead. he has repeatedly said he is not running this year. clean energy is the topic of the house hearing tomorrow. policy business executives will be there talking about hydro power off shore wind and solar energy as the global warming

>> doctors might be closer to understanding how to stop cancer. a gene that tells abnormal cells to destroy themselves is damaged. they are looking at new drugs to see if they can mimic what the gene does to stop cancer. and chocolate could come in new varieties. researchers can change the flavor of coffee by using yeast used to make cocoa beans as types of wine, teas and coffees. it is 5:20 right now. up next the pats getting ready for this show down tonight with the bills. >> and a new timeline for when edelman could return. >> and how long they could be

welcome back. it's 5:23 on monday morning. a big injury for the celtics. >> and the pats getting ready to take on the bills tonight. steve burton has your morning sports. >> tom brady doesn't play against the bills he owns them. 24-3. he has more wins against the bills than any other team in the nfl but he's going to need help tonight because guys

week it was julian edelman going down against the giants. now the hope is he will be back for the drive to the super bowl but it's not going to be easy to keep winning with the injuries starting to pile up. >> i'm going to focus on my abilities and what i can do and try to improve every day and be the best product on the field monday. dealing with adversity is huguenot only during the season but during a game or drive. there's no question that julian he'll be back. he's going to work his tail off just like he always does to get back and play. >> so tonight is the night. monday night football patriots and bills from gillette kick off at 8:30 and as soon as the t.v. 38 for the post game show. marcus smart will be out for the next two weeks. he hurt himself on this play friday night and they were hoping it would be a couple

games but it's going to be at least two weeks with a lower left leg injury. without him the celtics fell behind 21 points before rallying. >> right into avery brown he goes to the backside had the steal and turned it over. avery rips him off back-to-back steals by the celtics. avery goes the length of the floor and in traffic. >> celtics get as close to four points but no close to jack with the floater and the lead was back to eight for brooklyn and with under two minutes to play shot clock winding down a jump and a fall put brooklyn up by ten and that's what they win by. celtics fall 111-101 the final. tonight is the night monday and bills. steve burton over to you. we want to say congratulations to the water town field hockey team as well the 7th state title in a row.

wbz was there last month when water town raiders set a national record for most loss. that streak is at 160 games. they haven't lost in six and a half years. awesome. >> way to go ladies. congratulations to them. still to come in the next half hour a huge out pouring for the sharon teen killed in the west bank. >> how those who knew him devoted himself to others. >> and preparing new york city for the--in case of a terror attack. 30s out the door and upper 30s to around 40 to end the day so kids may want the heavier jacket and timing out threat for wet weather this week as we take you through thanksgiving. coming up stay with us.

developing right now at 5:30 a toddler's former babysitter heading to court today on kidnapping charges. what we are expecting to learn about the case. new york police preparing for the worst. the plans they are putting in place in case of a lone wolf terror attack.

west bank and the special impact he had on those who knew him. [ music ] it is just about 5:30 right now. welcome back. i'm catherine houser. >> i'm chris mckinon. it is monday november 23. can you believe it? if you don't have the turkey out and thawed you are pretty much. >> you need to go get one. it's not that big so i'm not worried. >> make sure it's completely thawed. >> and take the giblets out. >> that's the worst part. that and the butter and the- -anyway. too early for that. >> getting hungry already aren't we? >> we've been talking about food all morning long. >> he doesn't eat green bean casserole. >> do you?

>> ganging up on me on this show. >> i'm going to make it for you. >> eat your veggies. >> i like my veggies i just don't eat green bean casserole. >> we are going to be talking a lot about food. clear start or at least clearing out in boston. rain overnight encountering wet roadways and temperatures on the chilly side in the temperatures in 309s. 39 degrees. dew point in the upper 20s. it's been dropping because the breeze has been dragging in the dryer air and it's active on the cape and island a's gusting over 30 miles per hour. a chill to the air. left over sprinkles on the cape and it's notching in eastern maine waking up to fresh southern inches in northern new england. the coldest readings are outside 495. 32 in orange, 33 in worcester and 39 in boston.

we are going to fluctuate by a few degrees. the sun is going to be out only in the upper 30s and when you factor in the wind these are the real feel forecast upper 20s to low 30s. traffic and weather together. chilly start. >> we get the first slow downs to the morning and a crash north of boston. a live look over the expressway getting heavy and slow on the northbound side. sluggish from the split. 128 southbound bogging down between 37 and the split. to the north crews are trying to clear a crash in stoneham at the spot pond exit. guardrail. there was damage to the guardrail in the right hand downs. thank you very much. >> checking our top stories overnight a former babysitter of a toddler found on the side court today. abigail hannah is charged with kidnapping and assaulting a

little girl and is now in police custody. we expect to learn more when hannah appears in front of a judge later on. 16 people are under arrest across belgium but the missing paris fugitive is not one of them. the country is on it's highest attack there. police discourage people from gathering in public. the subways and schools are shut down. belgium. it is 5:33. new york city police are staying on top of their training with active shooter drills in the subway. >> but for the first time ever they also rehearsed for an attack by someone wearing a suicide vest. bree joins us now with a closer look. >> chris and catherine again they want to specify there is no credible threat in new york or anywhere else in the country. these drills were planned prior to the attacks in paris but at the last minute officials did add in some elements that are

fearing there could be a copy the f.b.i. secret service transit police and the counter-terrorism unit took part in the three hour training simulating an active shooter on the subway platform throwing mock surprises at the officers and tested out new technologies during the drill. >> we have now beefed up our resources that we are in a position to handle a significant number of events going on simultaneously. >> police commissioner bill bratton says the drill went well but officials will review video of the drill to see what if any changes should be made. they stress there is no specific threat and americans should not change their plans as the holidays approach. a sharon teen killed in israel has been laid to rest by

hundred packed the temple with hundreds more outside in the rain paying respects to a young man who gave his life to help others and deepen his faith. >> he had his whole life ahead of him and someone stole it away from him. >> he was very nice in israel giving food to soldiers and idf members. it's a sad tragic thing that happened. >> arts was looking forward to studying business--schwartz was looking forward to studying business at rutgers university. two firefighters are home from the hospital this morning. five people who lived in the home on greenwood avenue are also hospitalized. investigators are not sure what caused the fire to start on saturday but the flames are fueled by a broken gas line. four new england students have been chosen. >> studying on full scholarship

england next year. 32 students one in total out of 869 applicants. winners are chosen based on commitment to making a difference. >> a smart bunch guaranteed there. congratulations to the bay state's newest titleholder alexa was crowned to miss massachusetts teen you u.s.a. whitney sharp took the title next year. a panel of judges bree season helping out picking the winner. there were 100 young women at the panel included as well. >> we'll have to get some inside intel from bree about nationals. straight ahead millions of thanksgiving next week. >> how much they'll be paying to fill up and prices compared to last year.

at least one store is moving up on line sales. good morning danielle. some up early this morning and temperatures running in 309s for most of us. 30s right now coldest in the central part of the state. 33 degrees and clear skies in worcester and it's winter coat time. i'll let you know when we have a warm up in store this week. coming up, stay with us.

5:39 on monday morning. tesla launching it's largest recall ever. >> plus a historical merger. the money watch. good morning jill. >> good morning chris and catherine. drugmakers are reportedly on the verge of a $150 billion merger the biggest ever in the healthcare industry. it will be structured as a reverse merger. it's a much smaller company based in dublin buys new york based taking advantage of the lower tax rates. tesla motors is recalling it's entire fleet of sedans to check their front seatbelts after one of them became disconnected. it's the company's largest ever. no accidents or injuries related to the problem. and good inches this year for everyone who is driving to thanksgiving dinner gas prices are the lowest for the holiday since 2008. the national average is $2.07 a gallon. prices here are higher than

that, $2.12 on average. and walmart is moving up cyber monday rolling out their on line deals sunday night of thanksgiving weekend. when cyber monday was first invented as an on line shopping holiday a lot of people didn't have access to high speed internet at home. now we have it at our finger tips with our smart phones. >> a lot of shopping going to be going on. >> it's that time of year. thank you very much jill. coming up we've got a check of traffic and weather together. >> plus a look at today's top stories including a dozen people arrested in terror raids across belgium. concerns growing about an eminent threat there. >> a two-year-old hamilton girl found alive on the side of the road. coming up the woman who is could you seed of kidnapping her and her connection to the family. hello new dads. how much time are you planning your baby? mark zucker burg is taking two

months and offers employees four months paid for maternity or paternity leave. we want to know what you think? do you like this? it's on our status update for

hundreds of people crowded into the hall over the weekend to kick off the holiday season with the annual tree lighting ceremony and there was plenty

governor baker and maestro pete lockhart sang along the blue man group performed and the patriots kicked off the annual drive live here on wbz. i had a chance to watch some of it and it was great to get in the holiday spirit. everyone was a lot of smiles and a lot of people too. >> it's always packed. it's fun to see all of the excitement and people when the tree lights up. >> especially when the weather cooperates. >> it was perfect. seasonable. >> exactly and the thing is with this week we are going to see a warming trend into thanksgiving which is something to be happy about. >> that would be nice. >> people hitting the roads. absolutely quiet travel weather which is great news and we are going to get to that. starting out out the door 39 degrees in boston and upper 30s in providence and lawrence as well 40 in chatham and 30 in

will be coming into eastern massachusetts over the next hour or so. we did have rain overnight encountering wet roadways and a few left over sprinkles on the cape and islands right now but look at our temperatures to around 40. north of town bedford 39 boston at 40. 30s for highs today in 309s right now so what you see is what you get. plenty of sunshine 40 plymouth to norwood and low to mid 40s on the cape but factor in the wind to knock off 10 degrees it. going to feel like the 30s to upper 3020s 20s with the gusty north breeze. clear and cold overnight. 20 downtown but 18 in the suburbs a chilly start tomorrow morning, not as windy tomorrow afternoon. today gusts to 30. tomorrow 8 to 18 miles per hour but still breezy sunshine and a few clouds mixed in 43 degrees.

snow showers back over the great lakes but otherwise weather pretty quiet over the next several days. a weak disturbance that's coming in will fizzle out over head tomorrow. so a few clouds. high pressure in control. look at the day on wednesday doing any traveling from the northeast to the mid atlantic in through the ohio valley quiet weather sunshine up and down the eastern seaboard and as we head into thanksgiving a whole table set here mostly sunny skies a couple clouds and a bit of a warming trend. 56 degrees keep in mind this time of year upper 40s now and quite pleasant on thanksgiving here in new england and boston back down to d.c. in the 60s and the 70s near lake dallas a little bit of rain. the stormiest weather from the southern plains stretching back up. denver may see some snow into thanksgiving day. for us it's quiet. there may be a couple showers friday evening after we are in

the 60s friday afternoon. an early morning shower on saturday and that's the leading edge of cooler air dropping to around 40 ben on sunday. traffic and weather together. >> accidents south of the thruway. the shoulder is blocked there. we are seeing a stop and go back up to the brain tree split. to the north an accident in route 3 southbound just before route 40, exit 33. total traffic network tells me it's a roll over. already seeing a back up there to westford road. chris and catherine. >> thank you very much. new raids in connection to the paris terror attacks. plus a former babysitter heading to court in a bizarre kidnapping case. here are your top stories on this monday morning. >> good morning i'm nicole jacobs live in hamilton where a two-year-old little girl was kidnapped from her home found alive on the side of the road. i want to get you right to a picture of the woman accused of

taking her. this is 21-year-old abigail hannah. police say she took this little girl from her family's home. she's a former baby hitter of the little girl. she broke into the home and took her while the parents were asleep. she was found by a passer-by naked with her head shaved. we are also hearing from the family for the first time through a statement. they say we have suffered a horrific ordeal and are grateful to have our daughter back. coming up at 6 more from the family and also from the passer- by who discovered her on the side of the road. live in hamilton nicole jacobs wbz this morning. police are sincerelying for the man--searching for the man seen in this surveillance video store. the robber said give me the money or i'll give you aids pointing an object at the clerk but when the clerk pulled out a baseball bat he ran off. schools and subways closed

in belgium over a eminent attack for the third straight day. they have carried out dozens of raids but have not found the belgium police arresting 16 people across the country including one person who rammed get away. coming up at 6 the moves being made by the u.s. and the missing equipment that raised concerns once again in paris. police in new orleans releasing a picture of a suspect accused of shooting a medical student who tried to help a woman. she was dragging a woman down the street when the 25-year-old tried to help. cane shot him in the stomach and tried to shoot him two more times but the gun jammed. the met student is in--med student is in guarded condition. liberia confirmed ebola is back being treated in the

capital of liberia. the country first declared itself ebola free back in may. space x is cleared for lift off to take a crew to the international space station in late 2017. plans should get under way soon. they are trying to get into the space business. space x is run by tesla's founder. the hunger games mocking jay part 2 came in number one at the box office but fell shy of analysts projections. it's the year's fifth biggest movie opening but some are calling it a disappointment if you can believe that. it came in with $20 million below the first weekend of it's predecessor mocking jay part 1. james bond 007 was the second most popular taking in $14.6 million and peanuts at 3 with just under $13 million.

released on friday is already on track to break records. according to billboard magazine it sold 900,000 copies alone on itunes in the first day of release. forecasters say the album could go on to sell 2.5 million copies in it's first week standing record. record. >> back when buying cds in the stores was the only way to get the music. >> she's so talented. it's 5:52. what's the biggest number of likes you've ever received on a facebook post. probably pleased with 100 or so. >> mark zucker burg racked up 300,000 likes for news he posted this weekend. >> good morning. chris, zucker burg and his wife are about to become parents. what he did say is when the

baby comes he plans to take two months off for paternity leave. he and his wife are expecting a girl next spring. the chief executive of facebook calls this leave a very personal decision that he millions. he posted on line that studies show when working parents take time to be with their new borns outcomes are often better for families. facebook has a generous benefits package for american expecting. they offer up to four months of paid paternity or maternity leave which workers can take throughout the year. according to the u.s. department of labor only 12% of private sector employees entitled to family leave from their job so facebook has a there. how much time do you think new dads should get and what do you think about this? marie on facebook says i love it.

to be sole caretaker all day can only be good for the whole family. number of ways to comment, website, facebook or twitter. we'll read more comments coming up at 6. chris and catherine. >> thank you very much. still to come a special gift. >> why officials in russia hope this puppy will provide some hope for police in paris. every sip.

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welcome back. 5:56 right now. a very special gift from russia to the paris police department. >> french police lost a service dog during last week's raids so russia is giving french police this puppy in solidarity with their paris counter parts named after a russian spokes hero. they hope he provides comfort. >> the cuteness factor there is off the charts. >> so cute and he'll be soon out there doing some good police work too. >> they are big dogs right? they get so big. keep it right here on wbz this morning. your top stories are straight ahead.