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reporter: the red sox immediately responded to this saying that the changes will be focused around home plate. he red sox take matters of 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 affected by the planned changes. >> there have been enough incidences of people getting hurt. >> reporter: people like tonya carpenter who was hit by a flying bat and suffered severe injuries. her attorney says she is encouraged to hear that mlb on the red sox are finally taking steps to provide their fans with increased protection. at least something good will of calm out of her injuries and
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phillip chism, was he insane or acting when he killed his teacher? a psychologist says he is faking it. the surveillance video, he says, proves it. >> reporter: this doctor did a play-by-play of the movements before, during and after the murder and practically cataloged the reasons why he says 20 -- philip chism knew exactly what he was doing. jurors spent the last day of testimony watching this is surveillance once again. philip chism pulling up his witty and putting on gloves as he followed his math teacher into the bathroom where she was raped and murdered.>> the identity and placing of the gloves, this is intended to keep his fingerprints from being detectable at the scene
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was aware of the wrongfulness. >> reporter: the 16-year-old's mother sat with her head down. the prosecutor went through surveillance click by click from the last day of 24-year-old 's life -- colleen ritzer 's life.>> mr. chisholm -- philip chism print -- was not insane.>> reporter: he went through how he kept the underwear as a trophy and left her body symbolically in the woods.>> the desire of the assailant to feel as though they have humiliated the victim and demonstrated their power over them. >> reporter: some of the last
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with as closing arguments are scheduled for friday morning. then they will deliberate. worcester police believe more remains may have been stolen from cemeteries. a harvard man facing charges told police that he hired someone mausoleum to steal remains from a at hope cemetery so he could use them in a religious ritual. now they have found more that have gone missing. boston college says the number has gone up to 120 students who now have symptoms of the norovirus. almost all of those students eight at the chipotle at cleveland circle last week. the restaurant has been shut down for cleaning and inspection. no word on when it might reopen. get ready for the warm up work -- warm up. temperatures will rise up into the 50s tomorrow. eric fisher joins us with what
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>> it is definitely comfortable. we had 40s to start the week. that's the seven-day forecast. the temperatures will only go down a degree or 2. a lot of mild air. a little weak system moving from the west, a couple of spreckels and showers for tomorrow morning. the temperatures don't change that much. mostly cloudy skies overnight with a little bit of patchy flood -- fog. the temperatures will be 40s to 50s. more sunshine in the afternoon and we will mask out -- max out in the mid to upper 50s. we might even see 60s coming up. the head of the fbi says the california terror suspects were radicalized at least two years before the attacks.
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committee and said that she midweek and syed farook -- tashfeen malik and syed farook radicalized up to 2 years before they actually met. the chief says the recent shootings in colorado and california prove that officers need the right equipment. boston police are not happy that they weren't consulted about this decision. they can respond within minutes, they say. >> i get worried about people carrying these rifles. you need a lot of training. it begins a slippery slope. >> he says there's nothing they
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plan. other colleges also have semi automatic weapons for their officers. this is one of the greatest in the country if not the greatest. one man gets most of the credit for this incredible production, david mugar. >> he has decided to retire now after one last run. >> reporter: we were right by the canons on the esplanade. what david mugar thought was a one-time job in 1974 became an annual commitment. he tells me it is also what he is most proud of. his foundation is looking for a major sponsor for next year's fireworks. he will be 77 in july and he decided it was time to stop --
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>> is this the end of the fourth of july transitions? >> if it was, i would not retire. this is a transition. >> this has been a huge part of your life. >> yes, it's like a marriage almost. mixed feelings. it's a logical one however. i wanted to make a decision before god made the decision for me. [ laughter ]>> david and others working alongside him have created something that's larger than all of us. i think david knows this. he knows that this is on solid enough ground so that it can't help but go to greater heights.>> david mugar says his successor should be nimble and knowing me and that mother nature is calling the shots. i asked what he would do in 2017, the first year that he's not producing the show? >> he said have a picnic and then join the crowd on the esplanade.
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enjoy it in 2017. >> i bet he will still be watching closely.>> he will be looking to see how everyone is doing. barely on track and already in trouble. -- >> the green line extension has a huge cost. are the patriots in any danger of losing at third in a row? what they are doing to avoid trouble. time magazine names its person of the year. we decided to name our person of the year. who was the most influential
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time magazine's person of talking. this year's pic was german chancellor angulo merkel --
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>> there are lots of choices for you. >> i love audience participation. we want you to consider some of the nominees that we have, put, and some of your own and reach out online ahead of our final decision which will be announced tonight at 11:00. groups of people and institutions and even cultural phenomenon are eligible along with individuals. here are a few ideas to get you thinking. how about federal district court judge richard berman who throughout the suspension of tom brady in september? he not only save the patriot season but reinforce an important workplace principle. if you're going to severely punish an employee, follow the rules. the family of dorchester's martin richard. they were a major inspirational
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turning their nightmare into understanding. on a less positive note, why not consider the nbta -- do you think someone or some else -- something else should be considered? email me or reach out by a twitter. watch at 11:00 tonight as we reveal the winner. this will be interesting. i am counting on our supersmart audience to, -- to come up with ideas i haven't even thought of.>> i will harass you on twitter. i know what your handle is. let's talk about the weather . we are in our last chilly day for a little bit.>> here is a
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as of yesterday, we are had to -- having later sunsets. >> things will get a little brighter in the evening, darker in the morning until early january. when we get past january, spring will be here before you know it. seven straight days in the forecast of 50 degree or higher temperatures. it is pretty remarkable. the one thing we are keeping an eye on is a backdoor front coming in from the northeast instead of the west. back a temper the one for a little bit. we might even have some thunderstorms and gusty winds. when you see seven straight days of temperatures like this, how unusual is that. by the time we get to next wednesday, seven days away, we will be at 12 days at 50+ degrees. look at the record, 1953. you can accumulate a lot of one
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december can go either way. temperatures are in the 40s. we won't cooldown accepted -- accept a degree or 2 tonight. there is your storm, a hurricane force low that will crash into the northwest. it will remain there over the next few days. quiet tonight with fog and staying thence -- and fog staying dense. we will have sprinkles and light showers tomorrow morning, nothing heavy expected. the best chance for son is friday, a warm day. a great golf day on friday, near 50 degrees during the afternoon hours. cloudy with spotty showers
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50s, even into the evening, 10 degrees above average. 56 lawrence, worcester is even crashing -- the 50 degree mark. to start the weekend, this front will be nearby. if it makes its way through southern new england we could the. it's not a slamdunk just yet. here is the accuweather seven day. it looks more like the middle of october. the best chance for rain is sunday evening through monday with scattered showers. we have seven straight 50+ days. enjoy it while it lasts. >> winter has been warm. the weather team will give us their winter weather preview and a special coming up
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that's always fun to watch. >> i don't know if they've ever had a winter preview when it's going to be in the 50s for the weekend. can the patriots get back to their winning ways? >> they can possibly lose three games in a row. >> the last time it happened was 15 years ago. for some teams it happens all the time. patriots, it is rare and they want to keep it that way. when they take on the text and then -- the texans in houston, they want a win. >> they lost to a row since -- for the first time since 2012. maybe other teams would panic but this team is not.>> it is a good when you lose games but that is the way it is. we put a lot into it. >> what should they do? the first one is obvious, play better.
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and make our way downfield quickly. we trust our blocking scheme. we have to make plays. >> they may have to get the best of a couple of old friends but first they have to win upfront against j.j. watt. >> everyone plans for him every game and he gets a lot of double teaming. him. they tried to handle him. it. >> the texans defense is the best in the league and getting offenses -- offenses off of the field on third down. tom brady said they want to get yards on first and second downs so that they have less to do one third down. be sure to watch all access for more. >> let's talk about the mood of
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talk to me. >> we are getting ready for houston. we are making corrections. we do what we have to do. we just move on. >> tell us about the confidence of this football team.>> we are not too intimidated. two losses and we are now going to get as ready as possible and play ball. >> the start -- be sure to start your sunday morning and 11:30 right here on wbz. and watch the fifth quarter post game show after the game. >> the bees take on the canadian the montrial. the 23-0 golden state warriors come to town on friday. that's sports. "cbs evening news" comes up next at 6:30. >> scott pelley joins us now
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rate to be with you in boston. we are going to be looking at donald trump and the turmoil that he has caused within the republican party today over his call for a ban on muslims entering united states. we will have that and all of the rest of the world news coming right up the "cbs evening news" in about 10 minutes.>> we will be watching. get ready for this. several businesses are shown as
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the state transportation board is considering scrapping the green line extension. >> this was supposed to be extended in medford in somerville but the costs are already out of control. today we were given ideas on how to cut the cost by 40%. they won't rule out eliminating
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the movie "spotlight" might train future people -- journalists. >> this will help to encourage a type of reporting that inspired the movie. the holland -- the hollywood reduce her in the spotlight will fund this. he keeps winning nominations -- it keeps winning nominations and awards. it gained two screen guild writers nominations today. employees praise the support of culture. busting consulting group is number 7 and [ name indiscernible ] place 31. number 1 was air be and be displacing google which fair -- fell to number 8.>> do they all have a ping-pong table?
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work -- they order food in
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4 million concussions happen every year but somehow they go undiagnosed. now a major concern in both youth and a pro-sports. a company is now making it easier to diagnose with blood tests. we will have more 11:00. the red sox spent the day making dreams come true with surprise tickets and other prizes.>> go -- >> one was at this charter school. >> [ shouting ]
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>> every kid knows him. >> do you remember when we didn't have wally?
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