right now. right now at 5:00, on alert. the worldwide travel warning as millions of americans get ready for the thanksgiving holiday. >> the police officer expected to be charged today in the murder of a teenager who was shot 16 times. the new evidence that's about to be released. >> the pats staying perfect but at a cost. the new injuries the team has to deal with. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com good morning to you. it is 5:00. i'm chris mckinnon. >> i'm cath rain hauser. great to have you here with us on this tuesday, november 24th. it is chilly out there. >> i would say in the studio, too. >> in the studio it's cold, too. we have to get the thermostat to catch up here. is this the coldest morning we've had so far? >> it's now the, but it's the wind.

it's 10 to 20 degrees colder than this time yesterday. so 30 in boston right now. 12 degrees is the dew point. the air is very dry, too. right now. that's all it takes, right? a little bit of a wind, 19 the temperature in nashua. 18 in taunton. it does get colder. right now. bundled up. clear skies overhead. we'll get clouds overhead. morning rush for you kids at the bus stop. 41 with a blend of sun and clouds through lunchtime. the wind not as strong as yesterday. quiet and chilly. temperatures dropping into the upper 30s again for the ride home. we'll take you out through thanksgiving. busy travel time. speaking of which, let's get you out on the roads. traffic and weather shouldn't be too bad right now, robi. >> reporter: usually we don't see too much in the morning.

it's the afternoon commute that's really ugly. you can see already heavy volume for this time of morning northbound side. we're not hearing about any backups right now. the rest of the major routes are coming up from the south. let's take a quick look at the north map. 93 southbound at this time is usually a little busier in the andover and medford stretches. route 1 from peabody looks good. no issues on 128 or 495. chris, kathryn? a warning for americans across the world on the busiest travel time of the year. it come as mid concerns that terror groups are planning more attacks. >> the state department is advising americans here at home and all over the world to avoid large crowds. susie steimle has a closer look at the warning. susie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, kathryn and chris. 47 million americans are preparing to travel over the next couple of weeks, and with terrorism threats

internationally at an unpress dented level, you can expect an additional screening at airports and security at large public gatherings. >> it's both of our fist time going out of the country. >> reporter: these sisters have been traveling their two-week european travel adventure for a lifetime. as they headed to logan airport late monday night, the state department issued a worldwide travel alert from now through february. u.s. citizens are told to exercise extra precautions. >> i'm definitely going to be vigilant. >> reporter: in our nation's 500 airports, security will be increased. also expect additional ticket screenings from tsa workers. >> our airport security is not designed to catch somebody right as they are getting on the aircraft. it is designed to start checking people as soon as they look for that ticket. >> reporter: most americans will keep their eyes open but

refuse to let any threat impact their holiday travel plans. >> like i've been saying to them all week long, we can't live in fear or we let them win. we can't do that. >> reporter: this is decisional security doesn't apply to just airports. for example, the nypd spent the weekend training for a terrorism threat in the subway systems. you can also expect to see additional police officers in some large public gatherings as well as along the railways in new york city. we're live at boston logan airport. morning. >> thank you very much. morning. turkey. russian news agencies claim the plane was on a bombing mission fire. turkish officials say the plane violated turkish airspace and the pilots ignored ten warnings. those pilots parachuted to safety but russian officials have had no further contact

in other news, president president francois hollande. france has new evidence linking a wanted terrorist to the paris attacks. a street cleaner found a explosives. it was discovered in the same area where a cell phoned was found blocking to fugitivives. governor baker says he still supports syrian employees but has questions on how the united states vets them. kerry says additional security steps are being taken. a new suffolk university poll says 40% disapprove and 13% are undecided. now to a developing story in chicago. a police officer is expected to

the city plans to release video showing a teenager being six 16 times bree is here with the latest. good morning, dee. >> reporter: good morning. officer van dike will be charged with murder. a source close to the investigation tells our sister station in chicago. the 14-year veteran of the force was trying to stop la kwon mcdonald who was shot 16 times. the city rejected several freedom of information requests. police superintendent gary mccarriagery are prepared for possible violent protests. the mayor vows to hold the officer accountable. >> this officer didn't uphold the law, and wasn't about

so at every point, he violated what we entrusted him with. >> the mcdonald family reached a $5 million settlement. their attorney says they have no interest in seeing the dash cam video and do not want it released to the public. five people in the hospital after being shot during a rally in minneapolis. the crowd was protesting a police-involved shooting earlier this month that left a black man debt. three white supremacists showed up. they were asked to leave but returned opening fire on the crowd. the baby-sitter accused of kidnapping and hurting a 2- year-old from hamilton is now undergoing a mental health evaluation to see if she's competent to stand trial. abigail hannah appeared confused and disheveled in court yesterday. doctors say she's hallucinating and suicidal.

missing. when officers questioned her, she was erratic, crying on and off. a tenant in her home says she had a miscarriage a month before and had a habit of stealing things. the family wouldn't talk but a family friend did. >> we're praying for all involved. >> the albers family used the sitter once before they fired her. a trooper was outside directing traffic on route 1 when he was hit by a drink driver. the trooper was alert and take ton norwood hospital. no word on the extent of his injuries. a date is now set for the nfl's deflate gate appeal. the appeal is march 3rd, a month after super bowl l. that's key because it won't affect tom brady's ability to play in the postseason. patriots nation waking up

to another win. >> yeah, the pats perfect 10-0, but it may have come at a cost. heaven reid has reaction from gillette. >> reporter: good morning, everybody. if you didn't see the game, let's look at the highlights so you can see how they did it. pats, tom brady giving the guys the business right there. not happy with the slow start. just before the half, brady to james white 20 yards in. pats go to the locker room with a 10-3 lead. rex ryan this is his turn to be upset and he was. crazy play here. brady's under pressure finding danny amendola behind the defense but the whistle was the in the middle of the play could have been a 69-yard touchdown. the bills tie it at 10. late in the third, james white does it again.

six yards out. pats go up 17-10. pats hang on to win this one 20-13 despite injuries to danny amendola. they are now 10-0 on the year. >> it feels good to win. it's obviously hard to get to this point. our routine goes through different things and we've withstood a lot so we'll keep fighting. >> reporter: short week for the pats. they have the holiday and then they have to get ready to fly out to denver to face a team that's really motivated to get to them. right now, the patriots are 10- 0. hey that's sports this morning. i'm levan reid for wbz sports. it is 5:10 on your tuesday morning and the busiest travel week of the year. millions of americans are getting ready to hit the road. >> to make matters worse, massachusetts has some of the worst bottlenecks in the country opinion maybe this

nicole jacobs is live for us in milton with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. if you don't like sitting in traffic, today may be the day you sit at home. if past tuesdays the day before thanksgiving is any indication, we nobody for even worse bottlenecks than -- we could be in for even wes bottlenecks in the past. when you think of boston traffic this most likely comes milesp. >> reporter: there's too many cars in the city for one thing. >> reporter: now getting national attention with boston having 3 of 50 worst bottlenecks in the country. topping the list, i-93 from the mass pike to route 1 amounts to more than 2 million hours of wasted time and hits the worth. >> it's just all jammed up and i feel like it's always

>> reporter: 1 million hours just sitting. >> it's usually a mess, but we get used to it and wake up every day. >> third, the section between dorchester ave. and a street. it's time and money at stake from gridlocks making headlines and causing headaches. boston holds the 15th, 28th, and 50th spots in that top 50. as for travel today, many experts say you could probably sit it out today and just wait and leave tomorrow. we're live in milton, nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. >> thank you, nicole. >> you know what? it could be l. a. >> those were different facts, though. >> how many millions of hours are wasted in traffic. chilling new video of philip chism's murder chile coming up. >> plus, giving back to our troops. how you can help make the

holidays brighter for americans at military bases around the world. danielle, we've got to get the hand warmers out. >> it is a cold start for us. temperatures today will only be in the 40s. we goat a warming trend through thanksgiving coming into the 50s. we could even top 60 for black friday. i'll have the details up next.

. this weekend, you may shop for the tree. you can shop at the trees for troops programs. >> you can buy a special tree to be delivered to troops and their families. there are eight mahoney's locations in massachusetts. the program runs through december 5th. >> what a great idea. >> kidding. and $30. >> glad i heard about that. time for the weather. you were saying it's 10 degrees different than yesterday. >> it's 30 degrees in boston right now which is the coldest start of the season. a lot of the suburbs are in the tens and 20s right now. we've had colder starts with the wind going around. 24 in plymouth only in the teens. the current real-feel, that

windchill is 22 degrees in boston. it is 11 degrees in worcester. so you want to be bundled up. make sure the kids have the heavy winter coat on as well. grab the shades, too. the sun will be shining. we have snow to our west. the sign of the season, right? it's lake effect snow showers. we'll get clouds that mix in at times today. other than that, our quiet stretch continues here. high pressure will be the dominant feature on the map the next couple of days. tomorrow travel weather looks fantastic across the region anywhere in new england down through the mid-atlantic and a okay. the only exception will be the pacific northwest. thanksgiving morning, we get a wind out of the south, typically a warm wind direction. we'll see a warming trend on thanksgiving day. there will be stubborn low- level clouds but no moisture from those. it's friday night that we await the arrival of the cold front.

there will be rain shower for us this time around and will lose steam as it comes toward us friday into saturday. otherwise it is a dry stretch. overnight tonight, the wind goes calm. so i do think we'll have scattered frost overnight tonight. you may need an extra minute or two to scrape the windshields high temperatures tomorrow come into the mid-40s. the wind won't be strong. the sun is going to be straining so it does look like a beautiful wednesday. thursday, mid-50s for our thanksgiving with sun and clouds. the wind out of the south will be a little breezy in the afternoon. 60 to end the week with increasing clouds. could be a shower friday night into early on saturday. temperatures will fall through the 40s on saturday afternoon. that's another round of cold air that comes in. we'll only be around 40 fortuned.

traffic and weather together, robi. so the good news about the thanksgiving forecast is it's warm enough to enjoy the football game but you can't really leave the beer on the porech? >> you could. >> i like doing that, you know? you don't have to put in the cooler and you don't have to put it in the fridge. you can't do that, right? i think it will get skunked. >> normally it's so cold. we'll be in the 30s and 40s, so not too bad. >> great. you heard it right here. busiest travel week of the year, busiest travel day upon us. the afternoon will be a mess. checking a trip to the north right now many route 1 in saugus. right now, 93 south in pockets from andover and medford. that's moving along. the expressway is moving 128

you are sluggish between logan and the split. chris, kathryn? >> all right, robi. thank you very much. a pause in the philip chism murder trial. proceedings will resume after thanksgiving. the victim's mother broke down in court yesterday when prosecutors presented bloody clothing. they say chism was wearing this and showed surveillance images hours after the crime showing him buying a movie ticket with colleen ritzer's credit card and another showing him pulling her body inside of a recycling bin. dozens in jamaica plain waking up in a shelter this morning after a water pipe burst. crews had to cut power, forcing the evacuation. mbta buses kept the residents warm. the stop & shop nearby lost power, too, and food in the freezers is thawing out. the deadline is set and the mbta is banning ads on political issues.

the issue came up last week because of this particular ad that appeared in davis square. the ad criticizes israel. the mbta already bans ads from political campaigns. as of december 1st, that ban will extend to all ads regarding political issues. straight ahead, movie backlash. >> the local man threatening to sue over his portrayal in the movie "spotlight." >> and a thanksgiving warning. why firefighters say a popular new trend is a major safety

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it's just about 5:24. the new movie spotlight shows "boston globe" reporters uncovering the child sex abuse scandal in the boston archdiocese. one person depicted in the film says his portray sal a complete lie. it -- is a complete lie. it centers around jack dunn. >> good morning, bree. >> reporter: kathryn, jack dunn wants film-makers to admit they fictionalized a scene about him in the movie that never happened in real life. the bc spokesman sat down with paula ebben, a boston column alum, to share his side of the story. he says he was stunned as he sat in the dark watching "spotlight." one part shows dunn as a cold, heartless advisor. he insists it's completely

false and sickened him to hear the dialogue. >> you work your whole life for the sake of why you are family. you have a reputation that you are proud of, and to have it completely twisted and defamed by the recklessness of hollywood screenwriters is unconscionable to me. >> reporter: the company says they believe this is without parity and call this a met tick route lousily researched matter that captures the issues and pressures of the time." jack dunn's lawyers have filed a lawsuit demanding that the scenes be delay deleted. a timely and visual warrant from the fire department on how not to cook your thanksgiving turkey. take a look. frying is become more and more pop lear but it is a recipe for disaster. this is what can happen if you

don't thaw your turkey. it turns into a fireball. firefighters say if you fry the turkey, read the instructions multiple times. >> even the camera was too close for comfort there. the thanksgiving meal will cost more this year because the cost of turkey is up compared to last year. the average price is about $23. that's up more than 6%. the mesh farm bureau blames the avian flu breakout for the rise in price. the group says the average costs to serve thanksgiving dinner to 10 people is over $50 and that is an all-time high. >> the food looks so good, though in the video. >> let's get there this. hundreds coming out to support a local animal shelter that was burned to the ground. >> how the community is hoping to get the shelter back up and running. this is jon keller. are you hitting the road for the holiday weekend today instead of wednesday? why you may have more company

coming up on wbz this morning. >> temperatures on the chilly side, teens and 20s out the door as we head to black friday. if you are thinking of heading out shopping, 40s around midnight and up to 60 on friday afternoon. we'll break down the forecast through the holiday coming up after the break. you want i fix this mess? a mess? i don't think --

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right now at 5:30, the baby sitter accused of kidnapping a hamilton toddler and the new details we're learning about her. >> and the security changes now in place. what you need to know as you plan your holiday travel. >> traffic concerns. why people hitting the road today may have more company than they expect. welcome back. i'm kathryn hauser. >> i'm chris mckinnon. it's tuesday, november 24th. if you don't have the turkey thoued out, you under trouble. >> i don't. >> you said this yesterday. >> i'm trying to warn people, get it going. >> you have time. >> yeah, not today. it's freezing out. >> there is a difference today. >> 10 to 20 degrees colder than

wind is all it takes, right? >> just a bit. >> a little bite out there. >> absolutely. less than 10 miles per hour right now. so it's not as strong as yesterday. temperatures are 30 degrees in boston. the coldest air of the season for some of the suburbs but not everybody. 19 in nashua. widespread 20s from jaffrey to manchester. 25 in lawrence. 22 in pedford right now. in the 20s for most of us from the south shore back down to falmouth and hyannis. with that wind factored in, it feels like 11 degrees in worcester right now. 22 at logan airport. so you want to have the winter coat with you this morning. sun will be shining so have the shades too. bright but cold sunrise coming up . 6:46. temperatures slowly rise to the mid-40s by the midday lunch hour. we only top out in the low to mid-40s this afternoon.

home with temperatures in the upper 30s. we'll take you through the holiday and all of the details coming up. i want to get you on the roads. it's been a quiet start, robi. >> the temperature in the studio, 21 degrees. feels like that, doesn't it? i love it! it's got to be cold if i'm very comfortable. mass d.o.t. says the best time to bolt, right now or after 8:00 tonight. we know that the mass pike is always one of the most brutal rides in the bay, especially out near 84 in sturbridge and 495. no problems on the pike eastbound app eastbound or westbound right now. checking the south math, only reported slowdown right now, 28 southbound between 37 and the sleet. chris, kathryn? the state department's issuing a worldwide travel warning coming on the heels of the harris terror attack. the state department warns isis

or other terror groups like al qaeda could be planning more attacks in the world. he warns americans to be careful when using public transportation or attending public events with large crowds. a baby-sitter accused of kidnapping and hurting a 2- year-old from hamilton is being held without bail. 20-year-old abigail hannah is hallucinating and suicidal. police questioned a tentant of her parents' home who said hannah had a history of stealing things and had a miscarriage the month before that. hundreds come to show their support for a paxton animal shelter that burned to the ground. of animals lost. some brought food and money to running. 39 cats and 13 dogs died when the sweet pea animal shelter went up in flames sunday night. when firefighters got there, they weren't sure if they could save any animals. survived.

the animal shelter wants to rebuild. donors are already planning fund-raisers. the people at brandeis university remembering a sharon teen killed in a terrorist attack if the west bank. dozens gathered outside of the school and they want to raise israel. the 18-year-old was killed last week. the patriots also paying tribute to the team during last night's game. they held a moment of silence for all of those who lost their lives in recent terror attacks but especially to the sharon native who was a heche patriots fan. most people think tomorrow is the busiest travel day but it seems times have changed. >> robi just mentioned this, this morning. john keller takes a closer look at why bostonians have a different travel strategy. >> reporter: good morning. if you are a regular thanksgiving weekend traveler, you already know what a new survey confirms.

become the worst traffic day of the holiday exodus. why? we are a net departure city with more people leaving than coming in. a lot of us are students or folks with flexible work schedules who can get away a day early. then again, combine with anecdotal evidence that the big boston exodus comes early on other holiday weekends as well, perhaps it shows we are the national capital of the early slide from work. this is not good news if you get stuck in a tuesday traffic jam, but it does have its advantages. black friday traffic in the boston area tends to be left onerous than other cities because so many people have cleared out of town. for those of us staying put who have errands to run on wednesday shall the early exodus is a blessing. in any case, traffic may be worse than ever around here, holiday or no, but being stuck in traffic just isn't as bad as it used to be between built-in video players, ipods and

ipads, there are many more ways to keep the kids entertained as long as you monitor their liquid con sum before and right after leaving the house, you are all set. for mom and dad up front, 2 buck a gallon gas makes it less of a financial set back. all in all, even if it's going to be slow going out there, there's no reason to let it sour your mood. leave that up to some of the other end. you can reach me via e-mail at keller@wbztv.com or via twitter at keller at large. >> i used to always ask my parents, we there yet? over and over. >> i would have been the brother saying stop it. the retailers who won't sell genetically modified salmon made by a local company. >> we're talking all things traffic this morning, including why you should brace yourself for gridlock today and not the

wednesday before thanksgiving. >> i'm loving the weather watcher reports this morning. thank you to everyone who sends in daily reports. i think this may be the record for the most we've seen in the morning. temperatures uniform teens and 20s right now. 19 degrees in belmont, new hampshire says brian peter in cambridge. a lot of 20s and teens on the maps as you head out the door. cold start, chilly finish. we'll take you through your thanksgiving forecast. if you want to join the weather watcher network, we'd love to have you.

more retailers pushing back against genetically modified salmon. >> plus, before taking new steps in improving safety, jill wagner is live for us with today's money watch. good morning, jill. >> reporter: good morning, chris and kathryn. ford has decided to stop using air bag inflators made by the japanese air bag maker takata. they have been linked to at least eight deaths. the fda says genetically modified salmon is safe to eat, but it may be hard to buy it. kroger, allergy target, whole food, trader joes and aldi already said they won't be selling it, but now costco is added to the list. americans sometimes joke about having a work family, but this

a new survey finds one in five workers will be celebrating thanksgiving with co-workers. in houston, dallas and texas, it's way more than that. boston and new york below average. only in boston one in ten people do plan to spend the holiday with co-workers. career builder also says about four in ten employees will have to work on the holiday which is up from last year. chris, kathryn? >> i wonder where i fit in with this? i have the work family in the morning and real family or family-family later. >> i think then you fit with real family because i don't know. >> jill, you are part of my work family. >> your work family is part of your real family, right? >> absolutely. you are part of my work family. >> so are you. a look at the day's top stories including murder charges expected against a chicago police officer. how many times he's accused of shooting a teenager and the new

evidence that could be released today. >> the state department issued a travel warning for all americans this upcoming holiday season lasting now through february. what does this mean for you it he airport? we'll tell you coming up on wbz this morning. >> susie, the chairs are lined up, the appetizers are in the bowl. we're talkingbly friday prep. shoppers are already camping out in tents outside of the stores. is there any bargain you would do this for? let us know.

a high school senior in besten, you guys, is doing all she can to keep her classmates warm this winter. kelsey king set up drop boxes to collect slightly worn coats, hats, and gloves. the response was huge. more than 11 00 items were donated. king is the captain of the school's track team and says she is doing her part. we've seen so many stories like this you guys, of giving back. i love it. >> i'm always amazed at how one person can make such a difference. >> really important thing, too, as we go into the wintertime.

>> a morning like this morning, you know? >> it is freezing out there. >> it's cold. you want the hat, the scarf, and the gloves. heavy coat, the suggestion. temperatures in the 20s before school here and lower 40s by the end of school with a blend of sun and clouds today. so still on the chilly side, cooler than average for sure. 19 in nashua this morning. we're in the 20s for manchester and jaffrey. 24 in concord, new hampshire. new bedford sitting at 26 right now. then the 20s and lower 30s in the outer cape from provincetown back around nantucket. grab the shades, though. sunshine to greet you and a few clouds mixed in today. that is about it. we've had snow showers from pennsylvania back up to the great lakes. lake effect in some spots. we don't have to worry about that. a little disturbance coming in northern new england. we need snow showers in vermont by later on this evening.

for us, quiet weather today. quiet for any traveling tomorrow as well. all across new england down through the mid-atlantic. a lot of the eastern seaboard is just fine. thanksgiving morning, not too cold. so it's not going to be like this morning. we get a wind out of the south. typically warmer wind directions. we get low-level moisture that comes in, in the form of clouds on thanksgiving. some of them may be stubborn particularly across the interior. so don't expect bright sunshine thanksgiving day but expect temperatures in the 50s on thursday afternoon. we're waiting on a front to bring back the cooler air. today's highs, look at this. temperatures in the low to mid- 40s. the wind is not as strong as yesterday. 40 in jaffrey. mid-40s here in fitch. so definitely a chill to the air. tonight clear and frosty.

the wind goes calm tonight. 20s in the suburbs. mostly sunny tomorrow. not as chilly. 46 degrees so just a few degrees below where we should this be time of the year. look at thanksgiving day. 55 to 60 degrees. again, don't expect the bright sunshine. there will be low-level moisture and clouds that will be in place. 60 on friday. mild end to the week with a few showers possible friday night into saturday morning then cooler air comes back in. we'll fall into the 40s on saturday and only 40 again by sunday. traffic and weather together, robi. >> danielle, it's early. we're already seeing a couple of problems south of town. one issue is in avon. a driver reporting a metal tool box is in the middle of the right lane down there. we're already seeing heavy traffic from brockton up to 128. 128 southbound between logan express and the split. a late clearing work crew causing some delays down in raynham. 24 northbound already seeing bumper to bumper backup to

chris, kathryn? it is 5:48 on your tuesday morning. a chicago police officer expected to face murder charges in the shooting death of a teenager. >> plus, a worldwide travel alert everyone needs to hear prosecute here are your top stories on this tuesday morning. >> reporter: i'm susie steimle in the international terminal at logan airport where you can expect additional screenings as 47 million americans prepare to travel over the next couple of weeks. the state department issued a world wide ralph alert particularly for americans who will be traveling -- worldwide travel alert particularly for americans who will be traveling abroad. this is because of the increased terror threats we've seen over the past few weeks. we'll tell you what this means for you traveling and tsa screening as the airports. susie steimle, wbz this morning.

eight people at gunpoint in a cat fishing scheme is behind bars. he lured his victims by posing as a woman looking for a date online. woe set up a date. austin has a long krim record. he was identified in part because of a gps ankle bratlet. a chicago police officer expected to face charges for shooting 17-year-old la kwon mcdonald 16 times. authorities are now bracing for possible violent appropriate tests now that the video of the shooting is being made public. the search is on in massachusetts and new york for the seven remaining high- powered weapons stolen from a worcester armory. so far, police and the fbi recovered 9 of the 16 weapons. a homeless man in new york city found some of them in a park

james morales is charged with stealing them. and a whale stranded for more than two hours at grady's beach in kingston is now free. sky eye is over the scene after the whale beached itself yesterday. it is finally able to move once high tide came in. the acare yum says the stranding could be a sign that the whale has a health problem. we're bracing ourselves for there to be a traffic nightmare today and not tomorrow, the day before you can see things are already picking up with the morning rush hour before the thanksgiving holiday tomorrow is where we're expecting things to really ramping up. boston holds three of the top 50 spots with the worst traffic bottlenecks. we'll break down the numbers for you and show you the bottlenecked areas coming up at 6:00.

nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. 5:51 right now. time for our "daily talker." is there an item on the holiday shopping list that you must have no matter what? >> if so, would you be willing to do on black friday whatever it takes to secure that gift for a loved one? robi is here with a tale of some extreme shoppers. >> reporter: i can remember stories about shoppers getting into fist fights over tickle me elmo. i've seen people almost tear flat screen tvs in half. it's only tuesday but some bargain seekers are so desperate foredeals they're already in line for black friday specials. these shoppers outside of best buy in california are presumably blowing up thanksgiving meal to be one of of the first through the doors. one covered deet, a 50 inch flat screen for $199. a couple waiting in line tells

five straight years which begs the question for you, loyal viewers,there any item you would camp out for on black friday? would you put yourself through that? especially if it's, like, 20 degrees in the middle of the night and you are out there in the tent? let's look at the responses coming in right now from our various social media platforms. david on facebook says "nothing i need that badly that i would wait in line for. my shopping has been done for weeks." good for you, david. and john on facebook says just bluntly "that's just insane." all right. a number of ways to comment. our web site, twitter, or facebook. love to hear what you have to say about the black friday deals. we're going to read more comments coming up at 6:00. chris, kathryn? >> i guess some people just don't care that much about thanksgiving dinner. >> i know. >> i am a food-driven person. >> me too. still to come, going high- tech for the holidays.

>> how the city of boston plans to take holiday lights to the

. welcome back. the holiday season is going high-tech in the back bay. >> the dartmouth side of the

a light display with 3d projections. it will be put together by a company with messages of hope, peace, and unity on the side of the library each of the three nights. >> detailed projections, too. >> it's crazy that the church there looks like it's made out of stained glass. >> can't wait to see that. keep it right here to wbz this morning. your top stories are straight ahead.

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