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great to have you here with us. i'm kathryn hauser. >> i'm chris mckinnon. we're almost here to the day of the big feast. >> it's a never ending process. defrosting. >> is it? >> it's defrosting. chris has been worried about that. we're in the teens, 20s and 30s just like yesterday. 17 in norwood. a lot of the suburbs running in the 20s. the wind has gone calm in a lot of spots. there is a bit of frost as you step out. skies clear and we're in for sunshine from start to finish today. the solar glare may be the only thing you have to contend with. 44 by lunchtime. mostly sunny and cool.

with the sunset at 4:15. tomorrow chores in the 450s and 50s through the mid-atlantic. traffic and weather tog. hi, robi. so far, it looks like any normal wednesday. checking over route 1 saugus. only reported problems to the north actually is on 93 southbound in the andover stretch where you are stop and go ten route 1 and 4 -- between route 1 and 425. look at route 3, 24 and 95 all flowing freely. chris, kathryn? breaking overnight, rams wide receiver stedman bailey is in critical condition. he was shot while sitting in a

car in miami gardens, florida. he was hilt in the head -- hit in the head, but his injuries are not life-threatening. he is serving a four-game suspension for violating the substance abuse policy. hours after the release of dash cam video showing a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times caused a clash between police and protests. >> chicago leaders and the for calm. latest. >> reporter: the shooting happened in october of last year. it's coming to light and sparking protests as we see the dash cam for the first time. 17-year-old la kwon mcdonald, two police officers

within six seconds, the first shot. 15 more would come, including to mcdonald's head and chest. the video sparked outheche with hubs filling the streets. chanting "16 shots," they marched for the most part peacefully. >> people have a right to be angry. people have a right to protest. people have a rate to free speech, but they do not have a right to commit criminal acts. >> reporter: the officer now charged with first-degree murder. >> people will judge the split second actions of my client, however, the standard in this case is what was my client experiencing at the time he made the miss section decision. mcdonald was wanted for a

the officer has reportedly a history of 18 complaints against him with excessive force and racial slurs. those cases. nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. thanksgiving, expect more headaches today on the roads. you will have a lot of company with you on the highways. susie steimle, drivers are being told to leave very early or very late. >> reporter: that's right. 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. is the time to avoid. no problems yet that will likely change a little later in the day. yesterday was supposed to be the worst day to travel in massachusetts. today is supposed to be a little bit better but not much. whether it's the pike, 93 or 128, the holiday lights are flowing red as travelers hit

>> heavy volume between 6:00 and 9:00. >> reporter: inside of the mass d.o.t. operations center, they try to mitigate the inevitable mess, but there's little they can change about these bottlenecks living up to their namesake. >> i like to watch my estimated time of arrival get longer and longer and further away. >> reporter: drivers do their best to stay positive. 47 million people will travel season. 42 million are in their cars. aaa predicts lower gas prices have a lot to do with that decision. >> overall, traffic hasn't been as bad as i thought. >> reporter: amanda and her daughter chose the recommended time for travel and it paid off staying outside of the 4:00 p.m. and 8:00 p.m. >> we've only come to a complete stop twice. >> reporter: tuesday was expected to eclipse wednesday as far as traffic is concerned. a little farther down the road

prediction turned out to be true. we also have good news for you this morning. some opportunities for free stuff out on the roads. if you go through the allston and brighton tolls from 7:00 this morning to 8:00 this morning, they are waiving all toll fees and also handing out cards for free dunkin' donuts coffee. so if you under that area, a little motivation to get you out on the roads earlier. susie steimle, wbz this morning. >> make sure on your way back you swing through the tolls and get us some free stuff. thank you very much. president obama will meet with national security advisors again today urging them to step up efforts against isis even over the holidays. the white house says there are no specific or credible threats against the united states. still, the state department warns everyone to be vigilant while traveling in large crowds and public places.

on his way to africa for a historic visit. he's stopping in kenya, uganda and the last stop will be the fist time any pope will visit an active war zone. the u.n. sent in additional peacekeepers to assist with security. two daily fantasy sports web sites will be in court for a hearing today. new york's attorney general is trying to stop fan duel and draft kings from doing business in the empire state arguing that the sites amount to gambling, which sill legal. the sites are making one change. the "new york times" says both sites started blocking users from state where's fantasy sports betting is already illegal. a deadly crash at a natick shopping center is under investigation. investigators say an elderly driver crashed into three pedestrians after losing control of her car. one has died. the other two are still in the hospital.

driving pretty fast for a parking lot. >> we heard this tremendous noise, you know, metal being crunched. we witnessed at car that came around the corner. we saw it change direction and we thought it was going to impact the front of the store. >> the elderly woman was scene. right now, the search is on for a dorchester man accused of killing a woman and setting her poddy on fire. the suspect is identified as fernando owens you see here. the victim's bound and burned earlier this month. the d.a. says owe fens believes it had nothing do with the death of her son. >> reporter: cell phone reports show there were 13 phone calls the day ashley was killed. state police additionally seized several items at owens'

home that link him to the murder. >> two other people are also charged in connection with that murder. a former chelsea police officer will undergo anger management after felix rivera, jr. hit the victim in the face while wees handcuffed. the victim was detained for being intoxicated. yesterday, a judge accepted rivera's guilty plea and sentenced him to three years of probation. he has already resigned from the police department. thanks for being here with us. coming up, rhode island's famous dancing cop taken off the streets. >> new this morning, why the providence officer says he was fired by the city. >> plus, the mbta is putting the rakes on a schedule change -- the brakes on a schedule change. >> ben affleck isn't above the law.

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mayor marty walsh showed off two new snow blowers to help clear the streets faster. by the way, last winter, mayor walsh says the dpw crews removed 40,000 tons of snow and plowed 295,000 miles of road, which is equal to 12 trips around "the globe." >> no big deal. >> i just keep thinking, what is this winter going to be like? >> that i can say with certainty here. >> there's no snow in the forecast. >> a lot of people will be on the roads and air travelers. >> last year, weren't we dealing with ice and snow? >> and it was black friday, too. thanksgiving night into black friday morning. that slickened the roads in a lot of spots. look at the city of boston

up in just over a half hour from now. the warmest thanksgiving was 1941 in boston. we were 71 degrees. the wettest period, 2.6 inches and the snowiest, 4.4 inches at logan airport back in 1989. this thanksgiving, 50s with sunshine and clouds not too bad, right? it's 30 in boston. temperatures are similar to yesterday. we had teens to taunton. the sun is going to be shining. clear skies overhead right now. that will be with us from start to finish today. notice a lot of the eastern two-thirds of the country doing just fine. we have a storm system coming into the west coast, the rain and snow stretching back up into the northern plains. that will wreak havoc into the center of the state.

no travel issues for weather across new england, across the northeast. tomorrow we start with clouds in the morning across the interior. so here's the thing. we get a wind from the south bringing in the low-level moisture. the bright blue skies will be mixed with cold weather. at times we will be mixed with the mid-50s. heading into friday, 60 in a lot of spots. week. friday into saturday the front comes in. we'll be mild enough that it's plain old scattered rain into early saturday. high temperatures today middle to upper 40s for most of us. not as cold as yesterday. should be. 39 in boston overnight tonight. a lot of the suburbs dip back into the lower 30s. know there are a lot of big

football games tomorrow. upper 30s to mid-40s. light wind out of the south about 5 to 10 miles per hour. by the afternoon for our highs. we do turn cooler this weekend. saturday. the rest of the weekend will be dry, though. how's it looking, robi? >> all this talk about the second busiest travel day of the year applies to the afternoon commute. right now, it looks like less than normal volume for the let's check the south with a live look over the expressway. we have a disabled pickup truck in the hov lane after granite ave. 128 southbound is stop and go between 37 and the split. just hearing about a crash and route 24 down at stoughton 24 northbound just after 139. not hearing about any backup down there just yet. chris, kathryn? eyewitnesses may hold the key to cracking a string of

break-ins. eight homes were targeted monday. several just a few doors apart. each time, the thieves were after small items like electronics, jewelry and cash. in one case, they took a gun. >> these were actually forced entries. windows and doors were pried or kicked. >> police say the robberies happened during the daylight hours. they are looking for at least three men, two white, one black with a dark colored suv. the mbta is pulling back on controversial changes on the commuter rail. it cut service to certain lines stops altogether. they were supposed to take effect on december 14th. there's been such a public backlash that the t is now tabling the plan until next spring. that's also when the changes to

of into and out of -- into and out of south station. the dancing cop was fired yesterday for leading a protest outside of a dinkin' doughnuts. he organized the demonstration after a black lives matter official's cuff. the police station said he misrepresented himself as a police department spokesperson. in other news, two cars used in ben affleck's new movie illegally parked. >> they are part of the filming of the movie directed by and starring affleck based on a novel. the residents reported the cars after spotting them yesterday on m street. straight ahead, a newborn baby left in a thattivity nativity manger. >> and the search for the person who left the baby behind. >> while you were sleeping,

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welcome back. it's 6:23 right now. an unlikely discovery at a church nativity scene in queens, new york. a newborn baby boy found in a manger. police believe the boy was just about four hours old when a church custodian heard his cries and found him. he was wrapped up in towels. his um billick cal order -- umbilical cord still attached. the church is considered a safe haven but because no one was notified, whoever dropped him off could face charges. >> we're also hearing a parishioner has offered to adopt the painy. there is a growing trend in many professions to hire young employees who are less

expensive. >> and a closer look at why experience should matter more. >> reporter: good morning. if you are a sports fan, you are probably still buzzing about monday night's patriots game and the atrocious display of incompetence turned in by the officials who blew numerous key call that hurt both teams. it turns out, members didn't either know the rules or were so inexperienced they were going by college rules instead of the professional ones. professional. that's the key word here. amazingly, given the scrutiny and amount of money involved, the nfl uses part-time officials who have other jobs during the week. so much for their commitment to the integrity of the game. that's not the only industry where part timers are handling jobs that really need to be filmed by part-time professionals. look at journalism where you

your news from someone without basic reporting skills or an experienced editor scrutinizing their work. how about politics where rank amateurs are all of the rage in the republican primary at least despite the disappointing performances of two underexperienced presidents in a row. there's no way to say this without sundaying to some like an old coot shouting at the neighborhood kids to get off his lawn so i'm just going to go for it. experience matters. it can be the antidote to panic, confusion, and destructive knee jerk reaction of all kinds. new blood is generally a good thing in any profession. anyone who thinks greener and cheaper are better than older and wiser ought to realize you get what you pay for. talk back to me at keller@cbsboston.com. new this morning, history in the nba.

the fist team to start the season 16-0. the defending champs crushed the lakers last night. their next game is friday night. golden state can set their sights on two more records winning 33 straight or 72 total wins. 6:26. a family affair for donald trump. >> the family member joining him on the campaign trail for the first time. >> plus, a massachusetts woman fighting to spend thanksgiving with her family and why her employer doesn't have to give her the day off and what she's doing about it. >> as we head to break, here are four things you might want

right now at 6:30, thanksgiving travel coming with an extra helping of traffic. what you need to know if you are going to be hitting the

roads today. >> breaking news tonight. an nfl receiver waking up in the hospital after being shot in a car. >> and a developing situation in chicago. protesters arrested during clashes with police overnight. the unrest of a disturbing video of a teenager being shot by a police officer. welcome back. it is 6:30 on your wednesday morning. i'm chris mckinnon. >> i'm kathryn hauser. we've been calling it thanksgiving eve. a lot of people getting things ready in the house. >> or trying to pack up the kids, beat the traffic. >> a lot to do. >> hey, danielle, a chilly start out there. lots going on today. the weather's quiet. temperatures are similar to this time yesterday. we've got teens, 20s and 30s.

so you may want to leave an extra minute or to to scrape off the windshields. sunshine will be with us from start to finish. sunrise coming up 17 minutes from now. it will be fairly light today. bright, seasonal, 45 degrees for lunchtime. as we head through the evening hours, clear and quiet. 40 degrees with the sunset at 4:15. across the nation it's quiet up and down the eastern seaboard. blizzard conditions in parts of idaho and back through montana. otherwise, temperatures will be cool in the west coast. traffic and weather together, robi. how's it looking on our roads this morning? >> we have a couple of issues with a disabled pickup truck on the hash lane. square. then we have a crash down in

the accident is in the median. then from the north, 93 southbound looks better than normal. only slowing down between medford and the leverett connector. chris and kathryn? breaking overnight, an player shot. rams wide receiver stedman bailey is in critical but stable condition right now. bailey was shot while sitting in a car many miami, florida. his injuries are not light threatening after being shot in the head. no word on any arrests. bailey is currently serving a four-game suspension for violating the substance abuse policy. we're following developing news. a tense night in chicago. protesters marched through the streets clashing with police at times. >> the unrest comes after graphic video shows a white police officer shooting a black teen 16 times killing him. nicole jacobs is following the developments. good morning, nicole.

p city braced for what it knew would be a tense situation. the video is disturbing and shows the moment 17-year-old la kwon mcdonald was shot and killed by 14-year veteran police officer jason van dike. mcdonald was shot 16 times including in the head and chestal within 15 seconds. most of shots were fired when the teen was on the ground. van dike has been charged with first-degree murder. hundreds of protesters flocked to the streets in outrage. the victim's parents and city leaders are calling for peace. >> people have a right to be angry. people have a right to protest. people have a right to prespeech, bust they do not have a right to commit criminal acts. >> several protesters have been arrested, though, for the most part, the protest has been peaceful. nicole jacobs, wbz this morning.

yesterday's commute was a mess out there. today isn't expected to be too much better. susie steimle is live along the pike with tips to help get you to your destination more quickly. hi, susie. >> good morning, chris. happy day before thanksgiving. we're taking a look at traffic along the pike. right now we haven't seen any problems. there has been a steady flow throughout the morning starting around 4:30. we haven't seen any snarls yet. that will likely change a little later on in the day. the tips from officials right now saying, don't drive between 4:00 in the afternoon and 8:00 in the afternoon. we know that 47 million americans will be traveling over the next couple of days for thanksgiving and 42 million of those 47 will be in their cars out on the road. aaa tells us that gas prices have a lot to do with that. on average, people are paying about $11 less a gallon than they were this time of year.

we caught up with some drivers last night trying to beat any of the congestion for their travels. >> going in, it wasn't bad. i could see the traffic going out of boston was really backed up. we've only come to a complete stop twice, so that's good. >> reporter: also, some good news for you out on the road if you under the allston brighton area, if you are going through the tolls there, they are offering free tolls and free coffee. only from 7:00 this morning until 8:00 this morning. so that's actually just in the next 20, 30 minutes if you want to get out there. if you are in the area, there's motivation for to you start your day, traveling for the thanksgiving holiday. live in natick, susie steimle, wbz this morning. >> i love that free coffee. the man police say posed as an attorney is being held on $10,000 bail. david koraza is facing charges after he was advertising his services as a lawyer, but he doesn't have a license.

he charged two clients thousands for legal fees for work he didn't do. frightening moments for a brockton teen. 16-year-old haleigh was home alone when a burglar broke in and started ransacking the bedrooms. the teen decided to hide and called 911. >> what room are you? >> i'm in the bathroom. >> is the door locked? >> there is no lock. i was like, you know what? i have to try to maintain myself because if he hears me, that might not be good for me. so i was like, okay, just be calm. let me take deep breaths anding to be to this operator. >> police say they arrived just as the moon broct the burglar

trump's wife says he would be "the best president ever." trump's family joined him on stage for an event in myrtle beach, south carolina. it is the fist time he's husband. charlie baker is get going grades this morning. a suffolk university poll finds baker has a 07% favorability rating making it one of the -- 70% favorability rating making it one of the best in history. baker said he was accepting refugees for now and only 47% of voter agreed with him. a who's who honored at the white house. prime minister handed out the medal of freedom award including baseball legend willie mays, james taylor and barbra streisand.

nation's highest civilian honor. it is 6:37 right now. when you order something from amazon, do you ever wonder how many people it takes to get your packages pile at least one of the employees thinks this is wrong. >> kathryn in massachusetts, there are blue laws that say thanksgiving and christmas. we talked to a local woman who works at amazon who works at the warehouse and is fighting to get it off. she reports to work at amazon's stotston warehouse where the orders are shipped. she doesn't get a day off because it is not a retail store but rather a transportation hub where packages are loaded and unloaded from the truck. therefore, they are exempt from

the massachusetts blue laws. what commute doesn't understand is why they have to on camille feels like a billion dollar company like amazon can afford to give employees off two days a year. let's look at our very social media platform here. claire on facebook says "there's no reason everyone can't shut down and enjoy a holiday that is meant to remind us all that there is something to be thankful for. poi "this comment from our web site. it's not just shipping or retail that require workers. hospitals, police, news anchors, traffic reporters, moderators of the "daily talker," you know, it goes on and on. >> don't they have the day off, robi? >> i do after working here for nearly 40 years. there's a number of ways you can comment.

love to hear from you, chris and kathryn. >> it's nice that they gave us the shout out there. >> there's so many people working. a lot of people spend thanksgiving with their work family and not the actual family. this morning, the nonprofit group has grand ideas open what to do. robert kraft is pledging $ $100,000 to christopher's haven. he heard about it from a close friend of the organization's founder joyce. last week she said she got a phone call. >> he said, i asked chris and he said you are a good person so i want to give you $100,000. i recognize his voice and realized it wasn't a joke. that's when my knees started to buckle.

says they may be able to open another christopher's haven location. still to come, a deadly parking lot crash in natick. the investigation into what happened. >> plus, the big day in court for fantasy sports sites draftkings and fan duel. >> listen up, gentlemen. it, can you dress up a different way this holiday

okay, guys, let's face it, there's only a few ways to dress up for the holidaysp. >> there is a new trend called glitter beards. now you can be the shining star of any holiday party, but you may want to offer to clean up. >> yeah. that's a mess. it just doesn't sound -- you can't eat. i mean i'm sure you could, but it's going to be, you know, glittered mashed potatoes, glittered stuffing, glitter gravy, glitter furniture. >> there you go. yeah, hot mess.

>> i thought it was a joke. >> i did, too. >> no, it's a real thing. "esquire" magazine has it. >> i don't know about that one. sometimesp. bedazzle thing. guys, weather's quiet here today so maybe you just need something to do, right? coast. we'll be near 60 to end the week. rain showers in the forecast for friday night into early on saturday, but no snowflakes in sight. it is cold enough northern new england. 18 in keene and nashua right now 30 in the city of boston. very similar to where we were yesterday. the wind is calm in many spots. that's allowed for frost to develop. we may need an extra thing to develop. the only weather issue may be solar glare for sunrise that's coming up right now and for sunset as well.

the west coast creating areas of snow already developing from oregon back towards montana with blizzard warnings in parts of wyoming. for us, though, the big blue h, fair weather is in control and will stay in control during the day today and toll. what will happen, low-level moisture in the form of clouds tomorrow. so don't expect the bright blue skies we have today. there will be clouds and at times it may turn mostly cloudy particularly through the interior. nonetheless, it will be a dry day. dry to end the week on friday. morning clouds for some sunshine on friday. friday into saturday morning we get scattered rain showers. high temperatures today, mid-to upper 40s today. just a few degrees shy of where we should be.

through plymouth and bristol county. partly cloudy overnight. a lot of turkey trots. the feaster five is coming pup the upper 30s could be much cooler this time of the year. good luck to all runners out there tomorrow. the wind, by the way, we do turn cooler again. after a morning shower, more sunshine, mid-40s on sunday. increaseing clouds on tuesday and showers on tuesday. how's it looking out there, robi? >> it certainly doesn't feel like the second busiest travel day of the year. here is a live look at 93 and somerville. usually we have a ton of slowdowns but right now, it just hangs up between mystic and leverett connector.

to the south, an earlier crash at 139. earlier, that would cause a jam, but we're not seeing much of a backup, either. the expressway northbound boggs down between east milton square and columbia road. it is 6:48 right now. checking our top stories. some local companies are giving you something extra to be thankful for. free tolls. >> plymouth rock insurance and dunkin' donuts are picking up the tabs at the mass pike. the offer runs from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 a.m. drivers will also get a dunkin' donuts gift card worth three bucks. today is expected to be another busy travel day. you are looking live right now at route 128. looks like things are moving along. >> if you didn't now, 42 million americans are hitting the roads so leave very early and avoid traveling between 4:00 p.m.

one pedestrian has decide and two others in the hospital. police say an elderly driver hit them. police say he's arm and dangerous. right now, they are looking for fer fan doe owens. he is accused of killing a woman and setting her body on fire. her body was found bound and burned near the train tracks earlier this month. draftkings is headed to court. the state attorney general is trying to stop the fantasy sports site from doing business in new york. new this morning, the "new york times" says both fan duel and draftkings are blocking it from state where online betting is already illegal. a first look at the new captain america movie. >> we'll take a look at the trailer that was released overnight.

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all is not well in the avengers world. the new trailer for the next installment if there's any indication, captain america played by chris evans opens up in may. no southern comfort for the celtics. boston's blown out by the

atlanta hawks. avery bradley did all he could to keep his team in it finishing the other way for the dunk. in the third quarter, atlanta pulls away. celtics lose 121-97. they'll play the 76ers at the garden tonight. hopefully the patriots can get some rest before heading to denver. no word if danny amendola will play this sunday after spraining his knee. he had an mri done yesterday. aaron dobson also had an mvi. the good news, he didn't break anything. the bad news is he's still bad enough that he's not expected to play this season. >> the pats head to denver for sunday night football with patriots game day at 11:30. after the game, turn here to wbz for the fifth quarter post game show. time for a closer look at what's coming up at 7:00 on

>> let's check in with gayle king. good morning, gayle. >> reporter: good morning. a video was released of an officer shooting a teenager. and target's ceo is talking about how they are gearing up for black friday. dot. president obama serving up a big thanksgiving pardon to two turkeys fighting to stay

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welcome back. thanksgiving. humans aren't the only ones celebrating. >> residents at the new england aquarium are getting in on the action, too, but what does an thanksgiving? yesterday, myrtle the turtle was fed brussel sprouts and squid. she liked the brussel sprouts better and ate them like candy. >> she's like the stuffing. i can't go there. i'm watching my shell. thanksgiving means it's the time for the annual turkey pardon. you can lobby for your favorites between birds named honest and abe. >> only one bird gets the title of national thanksgiving turkey, but both will be

allowed to live out their days on a special turkey farm. i'm just impressed that they get a well behaved turkey because the wild turkeys around here will attack you. >> cars, too. they are not afraid of cars, too. >> they are not afraid of anything. >> they know thanksgiving's coming and they need to get out of here. >> weather's cooperating today and tomorrow through the end of the week. we come into the mid-50s and 60 to end the week. the weekend is looking good, too. a couple of early morning rain showers on saturday. >> "cbs this morning" is next on wbz. see you in 30 minutes.