. good morning. everybody. it is 5:00 in the morning and we're glad you're waking up with us. look it. we're in the holiday spirit surrounded by poinsettias. we're glad you're with us. we're awake and alive at 5:00 in the morning. that's unusual. what's going on? >> we'll crash three hours later from we're glad you're -- later. >> we're glad you're with us.

the 20s. good news. milder air is on the way. later today temperatures will be in the 50s and we could be pushing the 60-degree mark for sunday. 40 degrees in boston. 26 to start off in fitchburg. 30 degrees in worcester. heavy winter coat needed as you head out the door. the satellite will show completely clear sky overhead. some planets visible next to the moon. i'll have details on that and the alignment going o. the starry -- going on. the starry night for you. temperatures close to 50 degrees this afternoon for a lot of spots. most of the day we'll spend in the upper 40s here in boston but no complaints from us. we'll be anywhere from 5 to 10 degrees warmer than average. the warming trend continues into sunday. the dry stretch also continues. i need more coffee. i'm not that awake. a dry stretch coming up.

tracking a bit of an ocean storm. i'll have the latest track on that in just a bit. we do begin with a developing story. investigators shut down a ups storing facility for several hours because of a package addressed to the home of the two san bernardino shooting suspects. the bomb squad determined the package was safe containing only clothing. the ups facility is a few blocks away from the scene of wednesday's tragic mass shooting. for employees it was a frightening few hours. >> they want to make sure that it's not a bomb. first of all they evacuated us and told us -- it could take anywhere between one and four hours before the bomb squad gets here. >> it's just erie, you know. it just happened and, you know, it hit so close. it's just scary. >> again, the bomb squad has determined the package was harpless. the police chief -- harmless. the police chief said they were

caution and credits the ups driver for reporting it. we're getting our first look the at woman who killed 14 people with her husband. even though they know their face, there are frustratingly few details about tashfeen malik and the life she led. this morning the f.b.i. is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism. malik and her husband syed farook killed 14 people at a holiday party before police gunned them down in a shootout. investigators say tashfeen malik had pledged her allegiance to isis and we're getting an inside look at the killer's home where they lived with their baby and stored an arsenal of weapons. the pipe bombs found in the apartment are nearly identical to the ones the tsarnaev brothers had in boston. our team coverage begins this morning with jim armstrong. >> we're now investigating this as an act of terrorism. >> reporter: early friday the announcement many had anticipated. the san bernardino mass shooting that killed 14 and

the husband and wife responsible linked to isis. wednesday morning just as the attack was under way, tashfeen malik, the wife of gunman syed farook, wrote a post on facebook pledging her allegiance to isis leader. the post was in english but issued under a difference name. hours later the couple shot dead in a firefight with police. inside their suv veggors found more -- investigators found more weapons and ammunition. according to police, farook bought these handguns, the semiautomatic rifles were purchased by someone else. >> there is a person that we know of their location that purchased those weapons. the person is not under arrest at this point. >> reporter: reporters later allowed into the couple's apartment after investigators had very moved a lot of evidence, including computers, thumb drives and other electronic media. most important two cell phones found in a garbage dumpster.

we have retained those cell phones and we do continue to exploit the data from those cell phones. >> reporter: also inside the home, more weapons, 12 pipe bombs and equipment to make still more. cbs news has learned the couple built their pipe bombs using this al qaeda magazine as a guide. the article how to build a bomb in the kitchen of your mom is the same one used by the tsarnaev brothers to build their pipe bombs explaining why the devices look nearly identical. this as lawyers for the couple's surviving families say there's no proof the two had extremist views. >> if the most evidence there is to any affiliation is a facebook account under another person's name that supposedly just visited some site, then that's hardly anything at all. >> lawyers for the family also say farook's mother lived with the couple but she stayed upstairs. and that's why lawyers say she never noticed the bombs and

stockpiling in that house. armstrong, wbz this morning. the city of san bernardino is mourning the 14 people killed as more details about their lives are reveried. kate merrill has a lower look. >> reporter: at a growing memorial near the building where so many were killed and wounded, residents of san bernardino have been leaving messages, flower, candles and tears. >> we ask that you set the free. >> reporter: raphael sandez is struggling with a question impossible to answer. >> how could somebody with a 6- month-old child have so much fate. badal mourned a -- [indiscernible] >> is he supported me with my everybody on twitter is contacting me saying how sorry they are.

>> reporter: another of the victims, michael wetzel had six children. most were with him at church last sunday. >> this is charlie in the nutcracker next week. >> reporter: six children now without a father and a community trying to bear the pain. >> this is really about the community. >> it is. >> how it struck the community. >> it is. it's really, really bad. >> the messages left at the memorial are heartfelt offering prayers and condolences. there is one note that says simply "this must end." among the 21 people wounded in the shootings was a new hampshire native, amanda gaspar was shot in the leg. the 32-year-old was in charge of the holiday party at the social services center when the shooting started. we spoke with her pastor who knows the family well. >> i guess that's my concern

ramifications, not just the physical injury but certainly the emotional impact it will have on her moving forward. you hear of all these events, whether down in connecticut or elsewhere in the country and all of a sudden it's one of ours that got hit, it's probably the first time at least for me we've had a face with an event like this. >> amanda's sister told us she's one. the strongest people i know and has incredible faith in god. we know she'll get through this. she also said amanda the first responders, paramedics and police officers who helped her and the victims. side in california. the developments in what is fast moving. we'll have another update in our next half-hour and stay with the cbs news and wbz both on air and online throughout the day. meanwhile in the city of boston, a scare downtown was only heightened by the

this is the the first video of the man arrested in a bomb hoax. police say he left the suitcase next to a homeland security vehicle. >> reporter: is there anything you'd like to say to the people of boston? james derepentigny said nothing as officers led him away. a lawrence police officer arrested him shortly after the surveillance picture was made public. >> about 5, 10 minutes later we received a 911 call that someone had seen the subject in the area. >> reporter: in the morning the bomb squad and s.w.a.t. team shut down the district because of this suitcase. >> they x-rayed it and seen some components and wires inside and a power source. they took a step back. we got our robot in there. >> reporter: investigators blew up the suitcase and found it was harmless. she still wanted to talk to the man seen on video about his intentions. officer harold rogers responded

>> took him into custody at gunpoint. he said i'm not going to say anything without a lawyer and he didn't. he was talking about the weather. >> reporter: police say the 50- year-old is homeless and has a prior criminal record but nothing reaching the level of today's scare. >> i was a little shocked that someone would do something, especially in the environment we've been dealing with lately that someone would cause this ant and distress. >> owe anxiety and distress. >> reporter: he has had mental issues and is currently in the custody of boston police and charged with placing a hoax device. one of boston's most prominent businessman is taking on a major role. john fishe will become the chairman of the federal reserve board of boston. he was the driving force behind boston's unsuccessful bid to host the 2024 summer olympic

former partner health care chief gary gotney will become the deputy chairman in boston. a tough night for the bruins after taking a lead with just over a minute left. they lost in overtime to calgary. painful. the flames stormed the night in the last minute and scored with only 1.2 seconds left in regulation. it sent the game to ot where two players with boston connections won it for the flames. the final in ot, calgary 5, bruins 4. he's the highest paid pitcher in professional baseball and he's officially a member of the red sox but did the team overpay? coming up, david price answers some tough questions about his performance in the post-season. >> speaking of pricey, a closer look inside one of the most expensive homes ever to hit the public market.

morning, meet a wilmington girl giving a master class on holiday spirit. pamela? >> the temperatures out there according to some of our weather watchers making it feel like the holiday season but still no snow here in december. we're all okay with that. in fact milder temperatures are on the way, even though it's 30 degrees according to don in hollis. denise in plymouth reports 36 degrees and eric in hopkinton has 29 degrees but a great warm- up on the way this afternoon. warmer temps for sunday. all the numbers coming up in

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just slipping through the stations. >> i've been avoiding them. i think i'm there. it's about that time. >> you only have a few weeks. >> i know. it's time to get in the groove. what's going on. depends where you are. some places we're going to get mild which is kind of nice. fantastic day. actually today and tomorrow. even warmer day for sunday. and beautiful temperatures. we can't complain. i mean, it's december and we're still going 10 to 20 degrees above average potentially for your day tomorrow. today anywhere from 5 to 15 degrees above average. but first i want to show you the drought conditions continue to worsen. the latest from the u.s. drought monitor that just came out thursday morning. that still shows us at 9.5 inches of rain below where we should be for this point in the year all the way since january 1 and we have a normally dry to moderate drought conditions across most of the area here. and not a lot of rain in the forecast actually. it's going to be another dry weekend and another dry start to the next week.

will give us a clear sky here. the nearest cloud cover to the north and to the west. and because it is such a clear, crisp start to the the day, it's a great night, great morning actually to check out the sky. jupiter, the moon, mars, venus all lined up in a row here. as you look to the south one hour before sunrise and sunrise is at actually 6:58 a.m. this morning. so just before sunrise. 5:58 a.m. is actually going to be the peak time for that. boston 40 degrees. light breeze from the west mixed in make it is feel slightly cooler than it actually is. we have 20s out there. taunton 27. 30 in worcester. 34 degrees falmouth and chatham reporting 35 degrees. hour-by-hour forecast temperatures stay in the upper 30s. then we click up to 44 degrees by 10:00 a.m. average high should be 45 degrees. we'll be above normal for much of this afternoon.

officially a by later today in 53 norwood. lots of lower 50s out there. high pressure still in control overnight tonight. therefore, it's going to be a clear one for us and temperatures will again fall 20s. a frosty start to the day for here. 57 for that high in boston. 60 in taunton to new bedford and some lower 50s, a couple upper 40s out there, too. a majority of us will enjoy some warmth and that's great news. if you're heading to the patriots day, game day forecast tomorrow, kickoff time, 54 degrees at gillette stadium. light breeze from the southwest as we take on the eagles. the fourth quarter 44 degrees and cooling off. hour-by-hour forecast, i just want to show you the big picture here. not experiencing any rain in the entire eastern half of the country here. this high pressure really the dominating force. it's going to continue to stick around through sunday and even for the first part of monday as the cold front approaches us, but what i'm keeping an eye on is an ocean storm that is going to move up the coastline going

that's going to be close enough to us that the cape, the islands will experience a few showers at this point in type. forecast models still pretty inconsistent on t. stay tuned. -- on it. 51. 5 on sunday. monday 54 degrees and back to next week. >> no complaints. that is not bad. patriot fans, here's a low effort, high impact way to help someone in need have a very merry christmas. you could bring an unwrapped toy to tomorrow's game. there will be bins outside the entry gates to gillette and at the pro shop. patriots players will deliver them later to children in need. if you're not going to the game, there is a bin at faneuil hall. it was all hands on deck to help a whale in trouble. coming up, we'll have more on a successful rescue mission of this whale. to see.

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good morning, everybody. it is 5:30. we're glad you're with us. i'm kerry connolly along with pamela. i just said i need coffee and, boom, our floor director in my ear said, it's not ready yet. it's not ready yet. calm down. >> it's a strategic steady flow

>> we should spread it out a little bit. it's okay, boomer. you take your time making that coffee for us. >> don't worry. we're just chilling. >> we're just spoiled. so what's going on? some places mild but i will say i had frost on my windshield this morning and i wasn't prepared so i didn't know came to do. i grabbed an -- i didn't know what to do. i grabbed an emwater bottle -- an empty bottle waters and i was scraping. >> you need a deicer. temperatures have fallen in the 20s and 30s for some. in boston we're still 40 degrees. it's a pleasant morning. beautiful picture of the christmas lights. ti the season to be jolly. -- tis the season to be jolly. awesome conditions as you step outside. if you look to the sky, you'll notice we have a few planets

jupiter, the moon, mars and venus all lined up in a row. a viewer called in and asked, why does venus look so big. well, it's closer to the horizon and we have such a crisp, clear sky, a good view to the planet, it almost looks like a plane trying to land. but it is venus that you see out there, so bright and beautiful. and especially looking to the south one hour before sunrise, that's the peak time with all those planets aligned. temperatures very, very chilly in some spots. 26 fitchburg. some 30s out there. boston 40 degrees. we have a clear sky. the nearest cloud cover is well to the north and west of us. we keep it mostly sunny today. passing clouds later on and temperatures soar into the 50s. we could see 60s coming up in your full forecast. kerry? you. we have a look at some of our top stories. the fbi says they are investigating a shooting by a suspected husband and wife at

party as an act of terrorism. director james comey says there's no indication they were part of a larger plot or members of a terror cell. an isis group called the couple supporters of their cause. investigators removed much of the evidence, including computers, thumb drives and other electronic media. an isis group called the couple supporters of their cause. san bernardino remains a city on edge. the ups facility was evacuated last night after workers found a package addressed to the home of the suspected attackers. the bomb squad was called in and the package was deemed safe. police say the package was from a vendor. a lawrence man has been arrested accused of a bomb hoax in boston. police say james derepentigny left a suitcase next to a homeland security car and then away from the scene boston police shut down at atlantic avenue for several hours to investigate. the bomb squad was called in to detonate the bag. an emotional vigil in lynn.

late in the night outside the home where four people died in a fire. this morning investigators are searching for clues into what caused it. the tragedy would have been even greater if not for the daring rescue of the firefighters and the heroics of others. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: neighbors screamed and watched in horror as fire family home. people on the first floor thankful they lived to talk about it. >> my friend, he was screaming fire, fire. then he was knocking on my door. we all got out. >> reporter: on the third floor another family barely escaped. >> we couldn't see anything. i don't know how we just got out. >> let them through. let them through. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived, they pulled two more people to safety as flames shot from the house. >> i've been a firefighter in lynn for 32 years. it was one of the most spectacular rescues i've seen.

were forced to pull back and fight from afar. tonight we're learning more about the four people who didn't make it out alive. >> i just wish that this wouldn't happen to this family. >> reporter: a friend told us a mother and her teen daughter died along with another relative who was pregnant. >> she's been trying for so many years and she's gone. >> reporter: we're also hearing about the heroics of a young man who rescued his grandmother. >> he went to go get and save another person and that's when he slipped and he fell. i could only imagine what happened next. >> reporter: carmen perez knows the feeling of immense grief. she lost four family members in a devastating 1999 fire and tonight felt she needed to do something to pay her respects. >> it's really hard. really the memories are hard. >> reporter: right now investigators simply do not know what caused this fire. they're asking anyone who shot

shortly after the fire started to come forward. in lynn, wbz this morning. more trouble for convicted killer aaron hernandez. sources tell us prison fishes found a homemade knife in his jail cell. hernandez has been moved to a segregated unit at the prison in shirley. the former new england patriot is serving a life sentence for murder. he faces double murder charges in boston next month. this morning "the new york times" is taking a dramatic step in the aftermath of the deadly mass shootings in colorado springs and san bernardino, california. the paper is using space on its front page today for an editorial calling for greater gun regulation. it's the first time an editorial has appeared on page one since 1920. the publisher says the piece is meant to deliver a strong and visible statement about, quote, the source of guns. the editorial board writes in part, it is a moral outrage and

civilians can legally purchase weapons designed specifically to kill people with brutal speed and efficiency. and it goes on to say the attention and anger of americans should also be directed at the elected leaders whose job is to keep us safe but who place a higher peep yum on the money -- premium on the money and the political power of an industry dedicated to profiting from the unfettered spread of even more powerful firearms. the piece urges politicians and voters to take a stand in the next election. meanwhile republican presidential hopeful ted cruz says the best way to prevent mass shootings that have become all too frequent is by arming american civilians. he delivered that message from gun shop in iowa yesterday. >> so folks in the media think you should not be discussing second amy rights in the wake of -- amend rights in the wake of a terror attack. you don't stop bad guys by taking away our guns. you stop bad guys by using our guns. [ applause ]

used in the san bernardino shootings on wednesday were purchased legally. patrons attending a well known art exhibit in florida thought a stabbing was all part of the show. last night at the art exhibit in miami beach, a fight broke out with one woman stabbing another. some at first believed the attack was a performance, art with fake blood. others thought police cordoning off the area with tape was an installation. the suspect was arrested. the victim suffered nonlife threatening wounds. another blow to the parrishers holding vigil inside a scituate church. the archdiocese ordered the church closed 11 years ago. since that time the faithful have maintained a constant presence inside. late yesterday the supreme judicial court said it would not reveal a supreme court ruling in the case. that ruling could force the parishioners to go. patriots need good news

about now. we'll tell you who is out and who may be in for tomorrow's matchup with the eagles. pamela? >> some cool temperatures to start off the day but mild conditions later this afternoon and full sunshine ahead. warmer day for sunday, though. i'll have the latest numbers coming up in your forecast. whether trivia time first. and the first question of the morning here. when describing the polar vortex, when of the following is true? it exists at the earth's surface? the air flow is a clockwise direction? it is confined to the u.s.? or it weakens in summer and

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. good morning, everyone. coming into last season the question many red sox fans had who is our number one pitcher? the answer is they really didn't have one. they do now. david price passed his physical yesterday and signed his $217 million contract with the red sox. we spoke to him about the day's events. >> it's been a long day today. i'm happy that everything went well with the physical and i'm officially a red dx s -- red sox.

part of. the passion that the fans have, you know, i've heard it many times winning obviously is great but winning in boston is just a little bit better. that's something i look forward to doing. >> how much are you looking forward to having david ortiz >> i am. i mean, i see how he is, you dugout. he's -- everybody loves him. his teammates vouch for him. my teammates would say the same thing about me so i know that we're going to get along just of fun. >> reporter: afterwards you can tell how well liked price is by the way people gravitate towards him. one of the game's good guys. so is his manager back at fenway and looking like a million bucks after all he's been through. i asked him what's on everyone's mind just how he's feeling. >> i feel great. a lot of frequent contact with my doctors. everything has been a clean bill of health and really excited about the upcoming season. >> reporter: the hair? >> it's coming back. where's gordon?

ever grow back. i'm here to show that it is. >> yes, he found his friend gordon. as for the patriots quite a laundry list of players on the injured list coming into sunday's game. edelman and gronk are both out. amendola one of seven players listed as questionable. jamie hasn't played in over a month due to an undisclosed illness but he's practiced all him. the line backing crew is thin. don't forget wbz will get you morning. patriot game day at 11730. foj the game -- 11730. following the -- 11:30. following the game, turn to the 5th quarter post-game show. pamela is here now. we're talking about the weather. it's really not that bad.

still avoiding the snow for now. we're okay with that. >> once january 1 hits we take the turn into the new year, it's like ah. >> it's not going to be as bad. all of us weather geeks, we taped our winter weather special and discussed all of the conditions. >> i like that. >> look for that soon. that will air soon. but anyway, we've -- we're having winter on our brains here discussing all the potential for snow and mild conditions that we've had. and it's christmas time. you know what? having snow around christmas, you just have to have it but i don't know about this year. it's going to be iffy. there's lots of christmas things going o. one i want to highlight is the christmas stroll going on on fan talk cet this -- nantucket. santa arrives today for a parade. the weather is going to be fantastic for it. temperatures in the mid-40s to mid-50s, especially in the afternoon with full sunshine. no weather troubles for you.

there, great conditions on the roads. at least weather wise. temperature 40 degrees in boston. real feel temperature 37. a little bit of a breeze mixed in makes it feel slightly cooler. temperatures in the 20s and 30s. 27 taunton. heavy coat necessary in keene with 28 degrees. some areas experiencing the frost on the car. windows, make sure you let the defroster kick in. use an actual ice scraper as opposed to what? a water bottle you used to scrape it off? hour-by-hour forecast, we frosty conditions here and temperatures will be in the 40s for much of this afternoon. 49 degrees by 1:00 but we don't stop there. high 50 in boston. 51 plymouth. 53 in norwood. even on the cape and islands around a degrees. feeling fantastic. lows tonight dip back into the 35 boston. most locations dealing with a morning. sunday afternoon rebounding very nicely.

taunton to bedford. boston 57 degrees. wind. south case, cape and islands temperatures just a tad cooler wind. but the slopes forecast if you're heading to the north, great conditions. and some fresh snow because we did have a flew flurries and minor accumulation way to the north though. but that was on thursday. so this weekend with that fresh snow, 48 degrees. sunday 54. almost too hot to ski with all the equipment, but it's going to be glorious. hour-by-hour forecast, high pressure is in control. that means we keep it dry for you. clear skies overnight and sunny conditions going into sunday. milder air on the way. the center of low pressure way to the north of us here. a cold front extended from it but thankfully that's going to help usher in warmer temperatures as a warm front is to our north. for the seven-day forecast with that first day of hanukkah being sunday, that's going to seven. monday 54 degrees. tuesday 45 with a chance for a

an ocean storm that's going to be to the south and east of us. models still don't have a good handle on the exact track of it. stay tuned. for now we're okay. most of us dry. weather trivia time. when describing the polar vortex, which of the following is true? this question comes from dave in milford. >> when i describe it often, i usually say that it's confined to the united states. >> oh, no actually. >> so maybe i should stop talking about it. >> weakens in summer, strengthens in the winter. it's always there and always sits at the pole. >> that's kind of obvious. should have had that one right. >> a little bit of coffee. >> thank you, pamela. ahead this morning, meet a generally rouse little girl using her christmas wish to help less fortunate kids. that's coming up.

a little girl's heart warming wish. for christmas she's asking for money to give to the less fortunate. little girls. she's asking santa for tickets to see taylor swift but she knows there are a lot of kids that aren't as lucky as she is as paul burton shows us. >> 18, 19, 20. >> reporter: 8-year-old kylie plowman and her younger sister

>> reporter: this year christmas came early for kylie in an unusual way. >> i'm going to show you where my elf is. >> reporter: thanks to her elf and this little fourth grader's big heart. kylie wrote to her elf on the shelf a letter for him to give to santa claus saying the most helpful thing in the world would be to get $500 or $600 to donate to boston's children's hospital and the toys for children. >> not a lot of people get christmas gifts on christmas so i thought to donate money to them would help them a lot. >> reporter: her mother was so impressed by her daughter's generous heart that she started a gofundme page called kylie's gift of giving and the donations keep pouring in. >> unbelievable the response we've been getting and the generosity that people are sharing to this gofundme page. >> at first my goal was $600. now that in one day it was over $1,000, i was like i need to

and so my next goal is $2,000. now i'm over $2,000. >> reporter: what's going to be the goal now? >> i have no idea. >> reporter: kylie also wrote to santa saying, p.s., i hope i'm not asking for too much. what do you love most about christmas? >> i do like opening presents, but the most thing that matters to me is celebrating a really good holiday with my family. >> reporter: in wilmington, i'm paul burton, wbz news. >> the plowman family says kylie plans to donate the money later on this month. if you're interested in helping, you can find more information on our website cbsboston.com. coming up, we'll run down the parts of massachusetts just named most generous in a new survey. is your town on the list?

welcome back. 5:57. if you're hoping for a great christmas gift, you should be really nice to anyone you know who lives in newton, cambridge, got those? the website says people in those cities will spend the most this holiday season.

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