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our top stories here at 5: dirty, the red sox announcing they will make changes to try to keep fans say to. they will expand the backstop netting. this comes on the heels of new recommendations on how to protect fans. mr. fourth of july, is retiring after the 2016 boston pops fireworks spectacular. it was his idea to add the 1812 overture and canyons and fireworks.
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wants to go out on his terms. a psychiatrist for the prosecution in the phillip chism trial took the jury step- by-step showing that he was not having a so-called psychotic break when he killed his teacher colleen ritzer . invasion. >> the suspect into a pregnant woman's home and tied her up all your teenage daughter was hiding in the bathroom. we have the latest on this troubling case. >> reporter: as you said they have one guy. they are still trying to track down the other guy who got away with $40,000-$50,000. they did get one guy however. 22-year-old kevin murphy was the one who got caught. it was his accomplice it tied
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woman and put a gun to her head.>> she locked herself in the bathroom and called police. >> where are you hiding? >> [ indiscernible - low volume ] >> reporter: that call led to the capture of kevin murphy. >> she was caring and crying. >> reporter: this man owns this small bakery but it brings in enough money that he has an expensive security system at home and $40,000 stolen from a
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>> the suspect put the handgun to her for -- for head and demanded the money. >> reporter: the police say this was not random. they are now looking to see if they are involved in other businesses. milford high school. a 15-year-old student told his friends don't come to school tomorrow andy show them a knife. according to police he asked his come. and faces charges of threatening to use a deadly device. he is free on bail. extra security was on hand today at school. cape cod police are looking for an armed robber who targeted a roast beef restaurant. this was on route 28. became
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with a knife and then took off. police say he should be considered armed and dangerous. a fire broke out at this popular gaslight restaurant. it had up to 75 firefighters communities to help. the historic market street building was badly damaged. we know they -- the family -- the fire started in the chimney ductwork. the supreme court is looking at affirmative action that could affect college admissions is about a woman who said she was denied admission to the university of texas in favor of less qualified minority students. this sets the court up for a possible for -- 4-4 a split
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cameras caught this melee. tampers are flaring and fists are flying. it was all -- tempers are flaring and fists are flying all over the town's board being replaced. as mild as it is here, in the pacific northwest it is terrible. people are bracing for mudslides and more flooding. more rain is on the way. thousands of people are forced we decorated. -- to evacuate. >> reporter: there is landslide were triggered here. >> it didn't take long. we have serious problems.
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landslide post -- pushed trees toward cars. there have also been wind gusts toppling trees. >> i a big noise -- i heard a big noise and there was a tree down.>> reporter: even in a part of the country used to seeing rain, the amount of rain this weekend set records. it is likely to get worse. these homeowners are filling sandbags. what do you do with so much rain in so little time? >> this is like 100 year rain event. >> reporter: these stores are being caused by what is called an atmospheric river where the jet stream parks over one area and hit it with storm after storm after storm. there is more rain in the
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good news for the new england economy, maine lobster businesses are booming. last year they brought in $450 million, up 25% over 2013. rising demand is pushing up the price per pound. they say there is plenty to go around.>> i throw 10 to 20 overboard for everyone that i thing. every time we do that, we know there is more for next time. we hope this to accommodate changes in the environment.>> there are more than 5000 maine. this except more than three quarters of the states revenue -- estate's revenue. -- the state's revenue. this is going viral but not
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guinness book of world records for a half marathon in a suit. he makes us look bad. a utah husband's facebook post about another woman that he saw at the store has gone viral. >> not the reason you might he is married. he snapped this photo while he was shopping at target. he noticed the woman because she was so attractive. wrote on facebook, i thought, some lucky guy is with her. a split second later he realized that the attractive woman was his wife who happen to pop in for an errand. she never noticed him but he said it was a good life lesson about fresh eyes. -- down. >> [ laughter ] see what i mean? >> don't you think it's creepy? >> any writes about it on facebook. spirit the only thing that
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be his wife. >> good for him. sometimes it is just the little things in life work >> like that corny joke. a video posted on the daily mail shows a man doing a simple magic trick in front of an orangutan. it's over -- when it is over, he understands the trick and then he does this. [ laughter ] laughing. [ laughter ] he is so humanlike. we are 97% genetically the same as them. >> and if the guy had told a bad joke, he wouldn't have done that. a new way you can protect your holiday deliveries from being stolen. were sitting down with mayor marty walsh for an interview and asking him about the plan to arm campus police with semi automatic weapons. the city is not happy.
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a cruel crime, a young couple has been charged with stealing holiday packages from the front steps of people's homes. [ name indiscernible ] and cassandra cabrera have both been charged. people track their packages online and when they get home they are not there. how do you protect yourself? >> kathryn hauser shows is a simple device that may keep your gifts from being stolen. >> reporter: there is nothing
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avoid the holiday crowds. while many of us are busy at work come of the doorbell goes unanswered --, the doorbell goes unanswered in the package sits for hours.>> there are suspects that follow ups trucks. >> reporter: now you can answer the door even when you're not home. >> if someone rings the doorbell you can get it to ring on your cell phone. >> you can have it on your front and back doors. >> do you need a signature? >> yes i do. >> i asked them to leave it with another neighbor who is home.>> reporter: this is not just about protecting your packages. it could prevent a thief from breaking and. >> they may go to a rear door and bang on that as well. if no one shows up they feel comfortable.>> reporter: he is convinced he stopped a burglar
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>> what can i do for you? >> do you know where the center is? >> i'm sorry i can't help you.>> okay. >> it was clear he was making up an excuse for having run the doorbell. he didn't expect anyone to answer. >> reporter: there's also a social media site called next- door that helps neighbors keep a watchful lie on each other's homes. this allows homeowners to share surveillance video. the doorbell is $200 with a $30 annual fee to record and store video. >> people spend a lot more premises monitor. it's not for the whole house but it is helpful. >> reporter: the foot is can the camera is lower than cameras. it can get a better view of the suspects. i am kathryn hauser wbz news. another warm day.
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>> i saw a lot of great. >> we are just curmudgeons. [ laughter ] i didn't see any. i don't know what you were talking about.>> it is supposed to be called. i think that's the whole point. it is supposed to be the season of snow and chilliness. the average high is 43 in the city and today it was 46, a little above average. the overnight low was well above average, 5 degrees above the norm. we have plenty more warm temperatures in the forecast. we are going to be near those daytime highs today as well and it will cool off much tonight. we will have a lot of clout fogger -- cloud cover and some fog overnight. all of the active weather is in the west.
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this is the next-door not will hit the northwest. for us mostly cloudy and 40s. we will have a damp and great start for tomorrow. you might want your umbrella. -- gray start for tomorrow. you might want to rubella. it will be a mild day. friday will be the same thing. friday afternoon is looking excellent. for tomorrow cloudy and spotty showers 44 degrees going out the door. midshipman day maybe a leftover sprinkle. the best chance for son's after
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51 degrees still at evening. i temperatures will be in the mid-50s and upper 50s. still in the 50s on friday, saturday will probably be the brightest of all of the weekend days. it will be approaching 60. sunday is the one day that i am not confident on. high pressure to the north and the front in new england might move to the boston area and bring down cooler air. but it's too soon to know for sure. we will have a better handle on that tomorrow. 50s for saturday and sunday and maybe more cloud cover on sunday. the best chance for milder temperatures will be across southern massachusetts, rhode island and connecticut. if we stay on the warm side we could hit some record highs. we probably will be a little
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were forecasting 59. one will be extreme or any other will be just a little above average -- warmth and the other will be just a little above average. here's the seven-day forecast. sunday into monday we will see rain develop. it will continue on monday with showers and gusty winds. it stays mild for the midweek. we have a schoolyard shout out for tonight. a midshipman to -- we have a great group of second graders here. the weather video is here. everyone is asking why this happens. how does this happen? let's see what happens. a lot of people might be curious about this story. >> talk about getting into the
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growing this epic here two years ago and he uses the beard to spread messages of support such as this one, the blue, white and red of france with the eiffel tower. he did this after the terror attacks in paris. he is using his beard to raise awareness for things such as breast cancer. he is also used it to put easter eggs and stuff like that in it. that's pretty cool. >> i think that's a great idea for both of you to do. resident obama and the first lady are revealing their favorite song of the year. the bones stolen from a mr. monteleone -- worcester
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music ] >> in an interview michelle obama says she cannot get enough of uptown funk with bruno mars. the president's choice is a little more low-key, how much of dollar costs by kendrick lamar. the grammys are coming up in february on cbs. protecting fans at fenway, changes that will take place after a string of accidents. was phillip chism insane when he killed his teacher? the psychiatrist says this video proves he was faking. we fed 7+ days of 50+ degrees. time has made its pick, who
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person of the year. keeping fans is safe in the stands. you read socks unveil a new plan. major-league baseball is encouraging all teams to have more protective netting.>> the red sox are working on that. several fans were her badly during games this past summer. jim smith has the story. >> dizziness and memory sometimes is still a struggle. >> reporter: it has been a long road for stephanie lipinski who was hit between the eyes last summer with a baseball. she says any extra protection is a good thing. >> just apparent taking a second to reach into their wallet to grab money for their
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