hind -- behind. the focus will be around home plate according to red sox. the statement says in part, he red sox take matters of fan safety very seriously and intend to follow the recommendations put forth by major league baseball by expanding the backstop netting behind home plate for the 2016 season. the club is in the process of evaluating different design options to identify the best solution for fenway park, and is proactively reaching out to the ticket holders most affected by the planned changes. >> you do have to consider the safety of children or anybody who is there. it is too fast for anybody to get a handout or glove on. >> in the meantime -- in the meantime there is compelling testimony in the phillip chism case.

does not believe that phillip chism was having a psychotic episode when he murdered his victim. >> this was a direct attack on phillip chism's insanity plead. this time the jurors got a psychological play-by-play. from the time that philip -- phillip chism walked into the high school, the doctor says he knew exactly what he was doing. >> he was not suffering from a mental disease. >> the 16-year-old mother sat with her head down while the prosecutions last witness painstakingly went through surveillance click by click from the day his math teacher

the doctor pointed out chism following her and looking both ways before. >> there was in an first -- and inference that he appreciated the wrongfulness of his context. -- conduct. >> reporter: the alleged method of attack and how the victim's body was left posed as if to humiliate, how police later found him with her underwear.>> perpetrators will not uncommonly take sometimes life gets called in the literature a souvenir or trophy which is intended to keep the memory of the assault with them over time. >> reporter: some of the last testimony jurors are left with as they are heading into closing arguments for friday

deliberating. >> we are expecting the jury to get to the case at the end of the week. we will bring you the breaking news when the decision comes down. 120 students are now reporting symptoms of norovirus from boston college. nearly all of those cases are linked to a chip a late that was cited -- chipotle for having -- that was cited for having employees that were sick. thousands of protesters have taken to the streets of chicago. these are live pictures. demanding that mayor rahm emanuel resign. they are outraged over how the city handled the police shooting of a black teenager. this video of the marching through the streets and chanting 16 shots and a cover rock. at one point they blocked traffic. laquan mcdonald was shot and killed by a white officer and october of last year.

reason we -- recently released which led to murder charges against the officer. mayor emanuel apologized during a speech today where he was near -- nearly in tears. many are calling for his resignation tonight. the latest on the firestorm of fire -- donald trump banning those wanting to ban muslims from entry into the united states. he called the ban on muslims necessary after the attacks in san bernardino and paris. >> we are going to have tremendous problems and it is getting worse and worse. those problems are coming from petition with 300,000 signatures is circulating in britain to ban trump from entering the uk. it has enough support at this point for a committee to

parliamentary debate. this will make it more difficult for some people to enter the u.s. for anyone who was been in iraq or syria over the past five years, this measure was voted in favor of by massachusetts representatives. let's begin with the paris atttacks. >> we have big news at a paris. the third attacker at the bottom, so talk -- concert hall has been identified. he left syria in 2013 and then stormed the theater with the others and blew himself up. all of the attackers so far were either french or belgian citizens. the concert that was the deadliest location of the attacks on november 13. in a terror attack in california, the fbi has revealed that the san bernardino shooters were

ago and have discussed jihad as early as 2013. it is reported that syed farook borrowed $25,000 from an online lender just a few weeks before the attack. they are continuing to investigate the couple's finances as part of this investigation. >> try to relax. i will take a bullet before you that's for dam sure. >> reporter: this detective was telling people that he would sacrifice himself for them. this was as police were evacuating inland regional center he said i meant what i said but i was not being europa>> -- being a hero.

northeastern says they will campus. this will be for possible i in situations. the decision is a direct response to growing concerns about the shootings. boston police are not happy about this decision. the big announcement, after 40 years, david new car says he will retire after this concert. he says it's a tough decision but the right when.>> i will be 77 years old. i work with a cane and i don't get around as i used to.

i can see that happening so i figured this was a good time for me to transition out and transition someone new into the organization so that this will continue on hopefully for years to come. >> he says besides his family this is what he is most proud of. coming up at six he tells me -- at 6:00 he tells me how hard it is to give up something that means so much to him. the patriots need to redeem themselves this weekend against the texans after losing two games in a row. tom brady says the team will be ready. let's go to steve burton right now. we need a win at this point. >> you are right. it's rare to win -- lose two games in a row, even more rare, 3 in a row.

the houston texans next weekend. they look to get back on track this week. they have to put it all together. >> i think we have to do a better job playing. hopefully that result in wins. it didn't the last few weeks. i think there are a lot of reasons for that and things that we can do better. >> be sure to catch patriots all access friday evening. start your sunday morning with game day 11:30-year-old wbz -- 11:30 right here on wbz. when will be back?

we have all that coming up. one of the hottest items for this holiday season can be dangerous. >> what you need to know about hoverboards work --. and alarming discovery about autism and how that's linked to a hormone in women. will this be a white christmas? pholiday season's just you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... season is won. everything in one place.

it's the final countdown! the final countdown! if you're the band europe, you love a final countdown. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more

you switch to geico. it's what you do. pholiday season's just like football season... you got your big games... ...and regular games. get it all at a great price... ...and the holiday season is won. everything in one place. my stop & shop. a quick update on the breaking news we had at the beginning of this newscast. you live pictures with thousands of processors lined up -- protesters lined up on the day that mayor rahm emanuel apologized for the police officer shooting of the black teenager. that police officer is now facing richard rodgers. the mayor said sorry. the protesters are asking and amending for his resignation.

this toy is a little hot sometimes. hoverboards a very hot in massachusetts. they are the gift of the year but a lot of parents are concerned about the safety. >> we reached out to safety experts who say buyer beware. >> what is going on dude? >> this fire happened in florida. >> i came down the sidewalk not even 100 feet and it exploded. >> this woman in louisiana says her house burned after her sons hoverboard caught fire -- son's hoverboard caught fire. >> it was like fireworks. >> the consumer products safety commission is investigating six different hoverboard fires in 6 states. we learned there was one locally -- recently in somerville. >> these are usually popular and there has been a long string of incidents.

says these can be dangerous. these are not just for kids. she says there hasn't been adequate testing nor regulation of the products.>> until a product can be shown to be safe , it shouldn't be out there otherwise children, adults, are using this unknowingly and are testing labs. this product should not be tested on consumers to see if it is safe. >> what is on the inside is the most important.>> some people are blaming this on cheap knockoffs. >> it was a cheap battery and that will be the outcome. >> some other technology and safety groups have issued warnings about the hover board -- hoverboard. it's advised not to buy any that are less than $300. don't leave it unattended while charging. there have been a number of people injured by falling off

you need to use the helmets and pants as well. it's not really a hoverboard because you are not truly hovering.>> i think it's pretty cool. [ laughter ] >> let us know how that goes. talking about hot toys and now it's warm weather. >> it doesn't matter. everyone wants to know whether or not there's a chance for a white christmas. that is just a couple weeks away.>> i would like some. >> i think a lot of people think along those lines. first we will show the historical averages. you look at all of the years in the database. how many years had a white christmas? a white christmas is officially defined as 1 inch of snow on the ground on christmas day. as you get towards the white mountains and vermont and into main there's an 80% chance. it's actually a one in 4 chance

this is along the city and the south shore and heading to eastern massachusetts. the odds go up going across western and central massachusetts. a lot of energy floods the country with milder historically in a much and eventually he still -- keeps the snow chances well. 2011 there was no snow, barely any last december. if we are going to get away christmas this year i think it will have to be something that

leading up to christmas. most of our forecast is about average for the area. it is pretty mild everywhere right now today. high pressure is drifting away. that means we will barely cool off. the lows are near 40. we will have some fog and mist. it will be a damp and gray morning. it could be wet for your morning commute. we should have some sunshine but not a lot. it won't be very cold. we will have the same thing on friday. chance for showers in the morning and sun in the afternoon. friday is looking beautiful.

tonight. sunsets at about 4:11 tomorrow night. 150 degrees, manchester 55 -- wurster 50 degrees, manchester 50 to -- 55. it will be well into the 50s on sunday. we are not sure where this front will set up. it could be in the 40s or 60s. around portsmouth into main, or it could drop a little farther south and keep is colder. right now we are leaning more towards the white -- the milder solution. if you are seeing a -- thinking

over on sunday. your full accuweather seven day, next chance for significant rainfall is late sunday into monday. monday's high temperature will be late in the day. 62 and 50s after that. we could see seven straight days of temperatures running at 50 degrees or higher. that's remarkable.>> that's par for the course in this late fall. >> it looks like this will continue. maybe around christmas we will get that cold shot.>> okay. >> -- we currently anticipate $120 million in federal disaster assistance here in massachusetts which makes this the single largest fema public assistance disaster in

>> governor baker says the fema money will be used to make important repairs and make sure that we are ready for whatever us. big spike in the number of kids diagnosed with adhd.>> dr. mallika marshall what is fueling those numbers? a magical moment for an

anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person behind this desk will have to protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skipped crucial national security hearings and votes just to campaign, like marco rubio? 27 generals and admirals support jeb bush. because jeb has the experience and knowledge to protect your family. right to rise usa is responsible for the content

this is a troubling study. researchers have found a link between polycystic ovarian syndrome and autism. dr. mallika marshall is here. we don't want people to worry. >> you mentioned it is polycystic ovary syndrome which callan -- causes imbalance of oh -- hormones. this is common, affecting over -- up to 8% of women. researchers have found a connection between this and autism. they are rent a 59% chance of risking autism in these instances. this doesn't show a possible causes autism.

that as perks -- experts think there's a host of things that contribute to autism. i don't want women with pco west -- pcos to think that she will automatically have autistic children or if she has autistic children that it's her fault. let's talk about adhd numbers as well. >> we are singing those numbers rise. between 2003 and 2011 the number of diagnoses of adhd rose by 43%. even more among black and hispanic children and girls which is a surprise because adhd is more common among boys. possible explanations are better recognition of systems, especially subtle ones, more pressures on teenagers in school, a greater attention to minority kids who might have

recent years. >> we know it can be a challenge juno was received a concussion. a local company might have the answer. >> if there was a test to see you are -- to see if you ever had a concussion, that would be a good that -- test.

huge amount of rainfall in the northwest. this year's biggest shopping season, what you want is a your front door. -- what thieves want is at your

building a better bank starts with looking at something old, like this... and saying, "really?" so capital one built something new - caf\s. where you can unwind with free wi-fi and banking advice, without all the mumbo jumbo. free checking accounts. no and a top-rated banking app that lets you handle your financial needs... right here. that's banking reimagined.