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we are learning exactly what went wrong with a runaway beth, it seems to support investigator investigators' claims of operator error. >> reporter: a rubber telephone cord was used to inhibit the movement. it needs to have constant pressure on it. the cord had not been removed. that's when the train started rolling. dave vas kwez was brushed by the

it took passengers on board to kick through the door to see that it was not manned. charlie baker will have another briefing to bring us the latest in the investigation. sfwl state and federal officials will be meeting today to make sure this never happens again. >> reporter: a 9-minute mysterious ride as their train rolled through four stops. >> i was like, that's not normal. they usually slow down at the station. >> reporter: this, after making it without an operator. >> we knocked on the door of the driver, and nobody was there. >> what happened today was

it will be investigated, and changes will be made to make sure it doesn't happen. >> reporter: all signs point to operator error. >> we failed our passengers today. >> reporter: david vasquez was initially around the controls. he remains on administrative leave while they pledge safety as a priority to all passengers. nicole jacobs. >> once again, governor baker will be talking about the runaway train later, and we will bring it to you as it happens. a state order, boston-based

stop taking bets. they call it illegal gambling. they call it a game based on skill, not chance. here in massachusetts, they do not have plans to shut them down but to regulate the industry. a car slamming into a home killing a driver in wilmington. for some unknown reason, she swerved into the wrong side of the road and kareemed into the house. it's unclear this morning. thick fog may have played a role in that deadly crash.

answers after a deadly shooting in revere. good afternoon, susie. >> reporter: good afternoon, catherine. police still haven't made any investigations during this case. we talked to a couple of their they can't understand why this would happen. >> while the scene is clear what exactly happened overnight, the scene isn't. you can hear panicked first responders trying to save the lives of the three who were shot. one man is in the hospital, two others didn't make it. a 66-year-old man and a 35-year-

>> a man found out by the news . he is devastated. she will be missed. >> it's a mess. it's terrible. it's violent. >> reporter: he knew the oldest victim. he was a close family friend. the county is handling this investigation. for anyone who possibly knows

abstruse gail hannah is accused of taking lyndon al vers and then leaving him on the side of the road. chiz ol m chislom is accused of killing his math teacher. divers are searching for a missing hard drive in a lake after the san bernardino

no idea syed farook and tashfeen malik were planning the attack. abandoned an attack plan in 2012. there's signs in canada reading, welcome to canada in both canadian and arabic. after these pictures showed up online as ku klux klan members, students say it's

sparked new matters. the polite x factory is shutting down, and about 300 people are going to lose their jobs. polar tech is moving their factory to tennessee. it was a very foggy start to the day. a lot of sunshine out there this afternoon. pamela is here with a look at your mild forecast. a lot going on today, pamela. >> reporter: it's still a

friends at worst er here. those clouds will thankfully break awart awart, and we will experience some of that sunshine. hour-by-hour temperatures. here in boston, a very comfortable evening for you. all locations here with lower 60s in a couple of spots. more 60s on the way. a fantastic weekend outlook coming up. turning our attention now to campaign 2016. more supporters of donald trump outside last night. people rallying against trump's cause. at the prooifrt event inside,

race for president picked up the new england benevolent association. ted cruz is on the rise. the latest poll shows the texas senator gaining points. he now has the endorsement of bob vanderplat. crud doesn't seem worried. bring both of those campaigns who understands the threats we face? who am i comfortable having

>> trump says, looks like cruz is getting ready to attack. he will fall like all others. even after making controversial statements this weekend like banning muslims from coming into the country. make anymore politically correct. >> reporter: the craig boswell, cbs news, washington. why major airlines are banning the most popular toy of the season. and a school superintendent in one foun banning homework over winter break. a puppy's amazing power story. how he battled back over a

welcome back. airports are banning hover boards. they're scared that the lithium batteries are going to catch fire. there are plenty of videos online showing them bursting into flames. a school superintendent doesn't want anyone doing any work over the break. no homework, no grading papers. the students are under a lot of pressure, and everyone just

>> it's the perfect time. i declared a non-work week, and that students are not to do any assignments. >> any assignments that had been due on that monday when students return are to be due on that friday. a very dreary start to this friday. it took a little bit of time to get it out, but eventually, the sun peaked through, and there's a time lapse. that fog took a long time. just about an hour ago. it finally evaporated and lifted. we have some fog that has yet to lift. that helps keep our

boston to marsh field. still dealing with some dense fog. temperatures vary from place to place because of the fog. right now, boston, specifically, we have less humidity compared to this morning. also, some of the cloud cover too. that southerly wind helping with the sunshine to get those temperatures into the 50s. hour-by-hour, notice we stay well above the average high of 43 degrees. highs today topping off lower 60s today. all depending on how much sunshine we see today. all of us experiencing a pretty

upper 30s far to the north and west of boston. setting us up for another warm start to your saturday and another warm afternoon. 60 degrees this afternoon. we might see some areas of valley fog. not anything widespread like we saw last night. expecting more clouds. hour-by-hour forecasts. 10:00 p.m., and then saturday afternoon, cold front well to here's where it gets a little tricky. this frontal boundary is going to stay to the south. warmer temperatures to the south. so we could have quite the

45 degrees in manchester. the other deal is we might be experiencing some drizzle or cloud cover because of it being right over the pike. we go back to the temperatures on monday. not bad with a little bit of concern on monday. 60 on saturday. a chance for a couple of storms on late monday and tuesday. still going 50s all the way into next thursday. eventually, winter will get here. we hope you will join us here tomorrow. we'll show you how to save money here this winter, and snow flakes like you've never seen them before. how much snow will fall here on wbz.

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cathy reports 45 degrees. unfortunately, it's cloudy and gloomy for you. soon, you'll see some sunshine, cathy, as that fog continues to lift. we have more fog on the way

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patriots looking for a win. tom brady is posting throw back thursday. kind of nice to see those two together. take it easy on me, vince. texans play on sunday night football. turn over for the fifth game post show. julian on the field today. the injuries just kept oncoming. the weather, i'm kind of enjoying it.

>> 60 degrees today. 65 tomorrow, and 70 sunday. >> that's our newscast at noon. thank you for joining us.