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e-mail: comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, everybody. this saturday morning. you made it to the weekend. i'm kerry connolly along with pamela gardner. another great weekend it will be. >> amazing weather. with us. we will be mostly dry. today will be dry. and cooler temperatures. on the way out, i'll get to all of that in a second, starting out with temps in the comfortable range here. 51 boston, 52 hyannis. 39, though in norwood. it gets a little frosty once you get up to fitchburg. 46 degrees in worcester. heavy coats necessary for some while others farther to the south and east can have a lighter jacket out there. temperatures or visibility right now is looking good in all spots. we're not dealing with the extremely dense fog or

it came down to now 1 and three-quarters of a mile. light fog has developed in the connecticut river valley. that's where we see the fog. temperatures will be very pleasant. the clouds hang around for the majority of the day with bursts of sunshine throughout. 60 degrees by 3:00. 52 by 5:00. very, very pleasant temperatures. cooler day for sunday. temperature swings, though, come up. then we have 60s. some days in the 40s. we'll go through all of the details in the seven-day forecast. kerry? >> all right, pamela. thank you. this morning, we know how a run away red line train took off. sources tell us a rubber cord was wrapped around the throttle control allowing the train to leave the station. as lauren leamanczyk reports, it looks like the driver could be fired. >> reporter: as a run away red line train sped down the

passengers on board. >> the only thing i could think was that there was no only train ahead of us, we hope. huge. >> reporter: tragedy averted not just by luck but here at the mbta operations center. dispatchers got the call a minute after the train left braintree station. the race was on. they had just ten minutes to clear the line so they could bring the train to a halt. >> there is no question that that nine-minute duration felt like an hour to them during that particular time. >> reporter: wbz has learned the driver of the train david vasquez wrapped a rubber telephone cord around an accelerator control. he stepped out of the train to flip a bypass switch and forgot to remove the cord. so instead of stopping, the train barreled past four stops with 50 passengers on board. >> we are confident that this was an isolated incident where a single individual appears to have made multiple errors.

thinking here, those errors didn't lead to disaster, but they might get vasquez fired. >> in any way wedging or restricting the movement of this would be subject to termination. >> reporter: the t is going to start requiring two operators present before they try to do a bypass move like the one vasquez was trying to do. lauren leamanczyk, wbz news. we are following a developing story now in southern california. authorities investigating a hate crime. it's not far from the scene of last week's terrorist attack in san bernardino. it is the same mosque that was hit by gunfire in november of 2014. leaders of the mosque say the building was fire bombed. fortunately, there were no injuries. cbs news has learned the

people to death at a holiday party in san bernardino did use encryption technology on their cell phones. now the fbi is working to unlock them. meantime, fbi divers returned to a lake looking for crews into the shooting. the two had been in the area the day before the attack. the army is investigating the death of an army ranger from new hampshire who was killed in a training accident. corporal andrew amesbury died after being hit during a live fire exercise in fort stewart in georgia. he grew up in stratford, new hampshire, and served one tour in afghanistan. he was just 21 years old. a brave survivor of the sandy hook tragedy was honored at a game last night. the celtics called her a hero. she said she's a teacher, not a politician. as jim armstrong reports, this

>> reporter: to be sure this is a bittersweet moment for caitlyn. friday night, the celtics bestowed upon her the hero among us award, recognizing the nonprofit she runs that teaches grade schoolers about compassion and tolerance. >> all would have been lost if i had chose ton focus on the evil actions of that day -- chosen to focus on the evenle actions of that day. >> reporter: three years ago, she was in hell. she barricaded her fist grade class in a bathroom, protecting gunman. >> every, single second of every minute of every day is the anniversary. monday is three years, and that's very real and very raw. it's every minute of every day. >> reporter: in the three years since, she has watched astounded as the mass shootings have continued. >> completely senseless, and i am praying for those in power of our country to put their heads together and find a common sense solution because

>> reporter: the governor of her home state wants to be the first state to prevent people on the no-fly list from buying guns. >> it's time for right-thinking people to say if someone is on the terrorism watch list, perhaps we should, you know, temporarily delay them from buying a gun. >> reporter: for this survivor herself, that's a start. also governor baker said he's considering following connecticut's lead on this issue. baker says he's going to look into whether or not massachusetts can issue its own executive order allowing the state to look at the federal no- fly list and stop people on that list from buying guns here in massachusetts. morning. the d.c.f. work who're failed to act on a neglect complaint when bella bond was a baby will not be instead, the employee will get a written warning for copying and pasting old information about bella's mother into new reports in 2012 and '13.

hold someone accountable if you don't give them guidance. bond's mother and the mother's boyfriend are charged in connection with her murder. a lynn man is under arrest. a third person shot inside of the house is seriously wounded. police are saying nothing about a motive. foggy weather may have played a role in a deadly crash in north reading. the drive wears killed friday morning when she lost control of her car, swerving across the road and into a house. the family inside, fortunately, was not hurt. in new york state, the call is overturned. for now, fantasy sports will stay in business. draftkings and rival fan duel have won an emergency appeal to continue operating. a judge ruled they could no longer take bets so they went to court. new york's attorney general wants to shut down the site arguing it's illegal gambling. funeral services will be held this wednesday for a woman who bake an icon in her brooklyn neighborhood.

even at the age of 101, she worked at irving's toy and card shop. she and her late husband opened the shop near the end of the great depression, and she continued to run it past her 100th birthday because she didn't want to disappoint her most important customers, the neighborhood kids. here's what some of them had to say about ethel when cbs profiled her in september. >> okay, thank you. almost. >> reporter: really? >> yeah. just really welcoming and polite when you come in. >> nothing can compare to her in that candy shop. >> reporter: ethel leaves behind three daughters, 12 grandchildren and 15 great- grandchildren. some of her family still live in the area, but it's not clear yet what will happen to the shop. boy, she will be very missed. hearing a young and talented musician perform is always a treat, but a concert at children's hospital was music to an entire medical team's ears. we'll explain why. pamela? >> time to take a look at more

reports this morning, temperatures are running mild out there in most spots. we have 44 degrees according to karen in westminster. windchill 44 degrees. another thing, not experiencing that widespread fog that we had yesterday morning. there in spencer. looks like more sunshine and warmth on the way and when we'll see 60s again coming up

a little violinist who thought one year ago thought she might not play again performed with the doctors who saved her talent and her life. she had to leave last year's holiday concert early because of a headache. she found out a short time later the pain was actually from a brain tumor. her family was told surgery could save her but rob her of her talent.

hospital to prove she'd beaten the odds. >> reporter: sophie plays the violin as beautifully as she smiles. >> that was so fun. >> reporter: this brave young girl has a lot to smile about. >> i feel great. i don't feel sick at all. >> reporter: that was not the case a year ago. sophie felt sick during last year's christmas concert in vermont. the headache that sent sophie home turned out to be a brain tumor. >> she developed headaches and was supposed to play in this concert around christmas a year ago. that was interrupted because of her headaches. >> reporter: sophie underwent brain surgery at dana farber's children's hospital. >> it's been pretty tough. >> reporter: for the past year, sophie and her family have been traveling back and forth from vermont to children's hospital. immediately following her surgery, they weren't sure if sophie would be able to play the violin again. >> because of a new diagnosis, not knowing whether this would be a tumor that we could take care of. >> reporter: sophie is in the

>> i just want to give so much thanks to boston children's hospital, dana farber. >> reporter: one year later, sophie takes center stage alongside her doctor who performed her surgery. >> well, i have butterflies in my stomach. >> the highlight was her playing with her surgeon. >> thank you for the gift that you gave sophie's family. i love your slogan "until every child is well." >> reporter: in boston, i'm paul burton, wbz news. >> wow. what an adorable girl, and she's so talented and has such a good attitude. oh, my goodness, what her parents must have gone through. >> wow. >> happy ending. thank goodness. >> so we've got a beautiful day. >> yes, we do. >> it's not really feeling like christmas, but it is the christmas season. lots going on, and thankfully the weather will cooperate for it.

zoo lights going on friday, saturday, and sunday evenings until january 3rd. the forecast is looking fantastic. it is not the christmas season unless i quote "christmas vacation." so maybe there they have all of these lights, 250 strands of lights 100 individual bulbs per strand for a grand total of lights. that's what i'm guessing they we'll see. saturday 58 degrees in the evening and sunday 50 degrees. beautiful temperatures there, and you can meet the reindeer. >> awesome. awesome, awesome weather continues. this morning, temperatures are fantastic. very comfortable in boston and taunton. 42 nashua. 45 lawrence. downtown boston, we have a light breeze mixed in from the west at 10 miles per hour humidity 63%. very low at this time, not like yesterday where it was at one

that dense fog. not the case for today. that's where we're experiencing light fog but no visibility issues as we head out the door. 11:00 a.m. reaching 53 and we're going with a high of 58 here in boston. lower 60s from norwood to taunton to providence and right around 60 degrees in almost all locations wherever you see slightly cooler temperatures on the cape and island. lows tonight in the 40s and 30s farther to the north and west. 45 degrees boston. 44 plymouth. highs tomorrow, notice they will be slightly cooler. low 50s and upper 40s. although it will still be warmer than the average high of 43 this time of the year, not too bad. we have a back door cold front that's going to move in from the north here and sag so the south and west in the -- sag to the south and west in the hour by hour forecast. we continue throughout the day. here's 11:00 p.m. going into tonight actually.

north of massachusetts giving us the chance for the drizzle. some foggy conditions into sunday as well. sunday afternoon, drizzle, the clouds dominating the forecast. as this continues to sink southward, chilly temperatures will be upon us, but by chilly, i mean just cooler than what we've been experiencing the last several days. no 60s or anything like that. high temperatures around 50 degrees. mild conditions as close as new york city. this warm front will lift to the north monday into tess giving us the rain chance and also milder temps again. 60s today. sunday 50 degrees. drizzly, cool, damp. monday 60 degrees. tuesday 58 with a chance for scattered showers, especially early in the day. 49 degrees on wednesday. 52 thursday and 45 next friday. kerry? all right. thank you, pamela. if you love the outdoors, we've got the job for you.

tourist could pay big at our national park. >> and today is saturday, december 12th. is it your birthday? singer dionne warwick finally knows the way to san jose at 75. took her a while, huh? gymnast kathy rigby who went on to play pater pan has a birthday. frank sinatra would have turned 100 today. if it's your birthday on this december 12th, happy birthday to you as well.

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don't think the job is a walk in the park. even the job description mentions you'll need comfy shoes. the job is open only to u.s. citizens, and the deadline to apply is tuesday. the celtics nearly derailed the golden state warriors and their run at history last night. the nba champion warriors have not lost a game this season. the sox kicked into double ot, though. the warriors were missing two starters but still have the league's mvp in steph curry. he poured in 38 points at the garden last night. the celtics were down and forced the second o. t. the second o.t., raymond green closed out the celts. the warriors win their 24th consecutive game, 124-119. ahead in our next half hour, so what is in a name? a lot when that name is isis. why one college is scrambling to make a change.

shows his softer side coming up. >> and as we head to break, are you feeling lucky? break out those winning lottery tickets. yeah, i said winning. we're staying positive here.

. welcome back. it's 6:27 now. this is an unlikely curve in his career path. former boxer marvelous marvin hagler has written a children's book. "lost wings" tells the story of mario the race pigeon who needs a team. hagler grew up in brockton, which is where he got his start in boxing. he was the middleweight champ for seven years until 1987. good for him. if you are one of the millions of people flying over the winter break, the warning for you and why pilots are sounding the alarm over a popular christmas gift. >> also ahead a family plot desecrated. what survivors are doing to

everybody. it is saturday, december 12th. thanks for joining us. pamela gardner. mild saturday. >> amazing weather, once again, i love bringing this good news. >> we love taking it. 50s for tomorrow. it will get slightly cooler, but the good news is it's still going to be above normal. average highs will be above 40s. live look at downtown, a beautiful sky out there. notice no fog. like yesterday morning, it was a little tricky to get around. out and about, visibility was very low. not the case for today as the sun gets higher in the sky. that will help to warm us up pretty quickly. we don't have too far to go to

we're already 51 in boston. 33 fitchburg. some cooler spots here, the cape and islands in the low to mid-50s. fantastic weather for us. visibility is good in all locations, except for the typical low-lying areas, the valleys. that where you are experiencing a little bit of light fog. satellite shows a thin veil of cloud cover from the south coast and thicker cloud cover. hour by hour, notice no rain falling from the skies here. we'll continue to keep partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies in the forecast. all day temperatures are getting close to 60, pulling back into the lower 50s once we get into the dinner hour later this evening. coming up, more 60s and also 40s. roller coaster temperatures the next several days. details in just a bit. kerry? right now, a look at some of our top stories. sources have told wbz how a red line train took off without an operator on thursday. a rubber cord was wrapped around the throttle controls

governor baker says operator david vasquez violated multiple safety procedures. the t will now require two technicians be present before doing a bypass maneuver like the one vasquez was trying to do. he faces a disciplinary hearing where he could lose his job. corporal andrew amesbury died after being hit by a live fire exercise in fort stewart in georgia. the 21-year-old army ranger grew up in stratford, new hampshire, and served one tour in afghanistan. a teacher from sandy hook elementary school was honored at last night's celtics game. caitlyn was credited with saving the lives of 15 of her students during the newtown shootings. now she runs a noun profit teaching grade schoolers about compassion and kindness. monday is the third anniversary of the sandy hook shootings.

speaking out about remains stolen from a worcester cemetery. the people whose graves were violated were part of a historic blood line and the descendants are sharing their story with jim smith. >> this is lincoln holton dean, my grandfather. >> reporter: a pain that's hard to imagine, his grandfather's final resting place brutally disturbed. a worcester mausoleum robbed, the remains of five families stolen. they were part of a grand family, the houghtons and are now not resting in peace. >> when we heard the reports that someone had taken the remains of our family members and used them, i think, on an altar for religious ceremonies, it really sort of made your -- it was saddening but more disturbing. >> reporter: police have charged medina who is a priest. one skeleton found in his

>> there were marble covers to the areas where the caskets and bodies were laid to rest. so they had to be smashed and damaged and the caskets had to be removed and opened. >> reporter: in all, nine adults and two children were interred in this mausoleum including bob's grandfather who left harvard to fight in world war i and his great-great grandfather. >> we're also concerned about whether the remains are now being handled properly and with where are the remains? >> reporter: jim smith, wbz this morning. a boston uber driver comes under attack, and it was all caught on camera. abdul azziz picked up a group early yesterday morning on stewart street. he claims one of the men in the group yelled at him and insulted his religion. when he asked the group to get out, he was suddenly attacked. it continued outside the car.

the hateful comments. >> i have two kids. i want you to know i am an american citizen. i love this country. this country is good to me, i like it, and i support my family. i'm very concerned now. >> aziz came to america from bangladesh. boston police are investigating the incident. uber tells wbz they have banned the passenger from using their service. the federal government will continue to be in business until at least next wednesday. president obama signed a stopgap measure keeping government agencies open until next week. as for sealing the long-term spending deal by wednesday, sticking points. lawmakers have yet to agree on issues attached to the bill violence. drones are becoming a popular christmas gift but an pilots. a new report showed at least

drones and planes in the last two years. 20 of them were here in boston. in most cases, pilots just saw the drones, but there were instances where pilots actually had to shift their course to avoid a collision. the name isis has become synonymous with terror. that acronym is forcing one college to change a name students have used for years. the iowa student information system is commonly referred to as isis. students have used the program every day for years. now recent terrorism events have prompted the school to drop the name. the university doesn't know exactly how much the change will cost, but they are asking students for input on a new name. christmas is coming early to the patriots. we're there as two injured players take the practice field. pamela? >> feeling more like october than the christmas season here with temperatures in the 50s and 60s later today. sub shine and clouds passing

fantastic weather to start the weekend. schooldown on the way for sunday. i'll have the latest details coming up. weather trivia time. second question of the morning. air is set in motion by what force? friction, pressure gradient force? think wind.

. good morning, everyone. a bit of a regular season game as the celtics hosted golden state. the defending nba champs came in at a perfect if-0 and won -- from of 23-0. golden state came in without star shooting guard clay thompson, who was out with an ankle injury.

celebrities in the house last night. celtics expected i've ray bradley to play a big role on defense and he scored 15 of his 19 in the first quarter. the cs trailed at the break. reigning mvp steph curry came in as advertised. golden state went up 54-56 in the third. added 11 rebounds and 8 assists. isaiah with the big hoop. thomas, 2 of his 18 points. then tommy twice in the final minutes with this nice move here, tying it at 110-the game would go into a second o. t. 2 of these 22 points put golden state up for good. warriors improve to 24-0 with a

>> i thought we played pretty hard. you know, if you are playing against these guys, you have to play hard. i mean, they keep you on your toes the whole game, and you know, it's a really good basketball team. hats off to them because they've got so many guys that, you know, missing a guy like clay thompson or a guy like harrison barnes, they keep coming as a guy with a good team. i think we can improve. we can play better than we did tonight. >> great game and great night. tennessee and patriots get ready to play in houston. the coach looking on smiling. yesterday is the first time we've seen edleman at practice since he beck his foot almost a month ago. he won't play at houston. he's already been ruled out. gronk is listed as questionable with a 50-50 shot. as for edleman there's no

>> i'd like to be back as soon as i can, but you know, doing it safely and smart. just trying to improve each day, you know? we'll kick things off tomorrow with patriots game day happen the pats and texans kick off 8:30 sunday night in houston. also here on bz as soon as the game is done. later on today, celtics right back at it in charlotte against the hornets coming up. 7:00, the bruins host florida this afternoon at 1:00. that's it in sports for now. i'm dan roche, wbz sports. >> thank you, dan. talking to kerry our floor director about cold remedies. i feel the cold coming on. i am a big believer in zinc. do those little meltable zinc tablets, and it usually does the trick. you've got to catch it early.

>> there is a bug going around, too. [sneezing ] >> oh, god bless you. [ laughter ] the funny thing is, the weather is great. >> it's fantastic and mild. maybe that's why you are getting so sick. who knows. >> the temperatures are going up and down the next several days. temperatures are in the 60s. we have 40s in the seven-day forecast all around, though, above normal for december except for the first day of the month. and this month so far taking the highs and lows each day averaging it all out together. we're 6.4 degrees above normal all the way for the fist 11 days of the month here. yesterday we are 15 degrees above normal, today, tomorrow, the next several days, we will be above average. temperatures in the 50s already. 45 degrees, though, for lawrence. 46 degrees worcester. a big temperature spread here. concord 29 degrees. a frosty start for new keene with 30 degrees. even experiencing a little bit

boston right now, 51 degrees. no fog here. visibility is perfect. wind from the west at 10 miles per hour helping to keep those temperatures pretty elevated overnight. we also have cloud cover trapping in the daytime heat. temperatures have stayed rather mild. we'll continue to be nice and mild this afternoon in your hour by hour 56 breeze from 1:00 through 2:00. 58 for the high in boston with some locations reaching 60 degrees norwood to taunton similar to yesterday feeling wonderful, partly cloudy skies throughout this afternoon. becoming mostly sunny late in the day and then more clouds later tonight. heat, keeping temperatures rather mild with lows in the 40s. some 30s to the north here. we will have cooler air funneling in for your day tomorrow, even though high normal. normal highs should be in the low 50s. hour by hour forecast, here's the latest timing with the back door cold front that's going to push in. 1:00 p.m.

no rain, nothing like that. a few clouds passing through. still south of this boundary, which means the mild temperatures many place. 11:00 p.m., that cold front, maybe it's to the south and west for sunday afternoon clouds. maybe even a brief shower or two, although a lot of this frontal area right here is very dry. the cooler temperatures are notice. monday morning, it gets a little chilly and breezy. the warm front will lift again to the north and east giving us milder temperatures again late monday but also a chance for widespread rain, even the potential for an isolated thunderstorm and more rain chances are likely for tuesday. seven-day. we have 60s, 50s, 40s. a little bit of everything. monday back up to 60. tuesday 58 degrees. wednesday 49. thursday 52 and friday 45. still, all seven days are

so we want to remind you to tune in tonight for the wbz eye on winter weather preview. winter will soon return at some point. our prediction for how much snow will fall. we talked about el nino. we take a microscopic look at a beautiful snowflake pattern, et cetera, much more. it gets started tonight at 7:30 p.m. set your dvrs. >> or watch live. >> will we be happy with it. >> i think we will be happy. it's completely different than last year. all right. we have weather trivia, the second question of the morning. this one's from me. >> about time. poor dave did all of the work for you. >> i appreciate enthusiasm, though. anyone at home, too, send in a question if you have them. this one -- >> i think it's c. >> that is correct. >> nice! >> pressure gradient force. >> as soon as she said, think wind, that did it for me. >> good.

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a 20-hour truck ride from missouri to massachusetts. after a week, his new owner rushed him to angel animal medical center and surrendered him. he's undergone surgery and needed heavy antibiotics. he is recovering and should be available to adopt by christmas. sounds like i need to get little nelson on the pet parade.

they will not only help you with your bags, but they will keep you entertained as well. take a look. [music] >> yeah, baby. these dancing bellman put on a performance every night during the holidays dressed autopsies toy soldiers. they -- dressed up as toy soldiers, they boogie down to the christmas dance. you live that. ahead in our next half hour, an airline to nantucket has shut down for good. also, a developing story coming up at 7:00. negotiators in paris have just hammered out what could be the first accord on battling

good morning, weekend warriors. we're glad you are with us on this saturday december 12th. i'm kerry connolly along with pamela gardner. it might be a nice morning out there to go for a run. it's very mild. >> amazing temperatures once again today. not experiencing the dense fog like yesterday morning.

not the case for today. once we get farther north and west, a little bit of a frosty start. fitchburg, 31 degrees. your low-lying areas, 51 in boston, though. we have more clouds so you can and east and temperatures are slightly milder there. visibility is looking real good. we only have some areas of light fog in the typical locations, valleys that normally get the fog development. satellite radar clear to the north and clouds to the south. 50s and 40s in southeastern mass. on the way to the upper 50s this afternoon, 60 degrees by 3:00 with a mix of sun and clouds. a little bit of a breeze mixed in. the wind picks up this evening and tonight changes move inton cooler temperatures on the way for sunday and a little bit of drizzle. plus, more temperature swings. i'll have the latest details coming up in your seven-day. kerry? our top story this morning.

operator was to blame for the run away train for the red line. sources tell wbz a rubber cord was wrapped around the throttle controls, allowing that train to leave the station. the operator is now facing a disciplinary hearing on monday. as lauren leamanczyk reports, the driver could also be fired. >> reporter: as a run away red line train sped down the tracks, amanda daley was one of the passengers on board. >> the oath thing i could think -- the only thing i could think was we were lucky enough that no other train was coming toward us. >> reporter: tragedy averted but not just by luck. dispatchers got the call a minute after the train left braintree station. the race was on. they had just ten minutes to clear the line so they could bring the train to a halt. >> there is no question that i'm sure that nine-minute duration felt like an hour to them during that particular time. >> reporter: wbz has learned

vasquez, wrapped a rubber accelerator control. he stepped out of the train to flip a bypass switch and forgot to remove the cord. so instead of stopping, the train barreled past four stops with 50 passengers on board. >> we are confident that this was an isolated incident where a single individual appears to have made multiple errors. >> reporter: thanks to quick thinking here, those errors didn't lead to disaster, but they might get vasquez fired. >> in any way wedging or restricting the movement of the accelerator would, in fact, be a prohibited aact that would subject the operator to termination. >> reporter: t officials are reminding employees to never tamper with the safety quilt and they will start requiring two operators present before doing a bypass move like the one vasquez was trying to do. lauren leamanczyk, wbz news. meanwhile there is a

a fire at a mosque is being investigated as a possible hate crime. the fbi has been called in. it's not far from the scene of last week's terrorist attack in san bernardino. it is the same mosque that was hit by gunfire in november of 2014. leaders at the mosque say the building was fire bombed. fortunately, there were no injuries. cbs news has learned the husband and wife who shot 14 people to death in a holiday party in san bernardino did use encryption technology on their cell phones. unlock them. meantime, fbi divers returned to a lake looking for clues into the shooting. syed farooque and tashfeen had the attack. an army ranger killed in a training accident after being hit during a live fire exercise at fort stewart in georgia.

hampshire and served one tour in afghanistan. he was just 21 years old. paris. nations agreement to fight global warming has been reached. negotiators worked past the friday deadline to hammer out all of the final details. more than 190 countries are taking part in the negotiations that would have all countries reduced man made emissions of greenhouse gases. if adopted, the accord would also help poorer countries adapt to the impacts of global warming such as rising seas and more extreme weather. the dcf worker who mishandled a neglect report before bella bond was killed will not be fired. the worker copied and pasted old information about bella's mother into new reports. the worker will get a formal

in an emotional moment, governor baker said the employee doesn't deserve all of the blame. >> but you can't hold somebody accountable if you don't give them any guidance, you don't have a rule book, and you don't have any supervisory policies. >> the baker administration is working on overhauling dcf. police say bella bond was killed by her mother's boyfriend nearly two years after her case was closed. a lynn man is under arrest for double murder in revere. a third person shot inside the house is seriously wounded. police are saying nothing about a motive. an airline that serviced nantucket has shut down. island airlines and cape and islands airfreight ended all operations yesterday. the company made the announcement on its web site. the closure means that cape air is now the only airline operating planes between hyannis and nantucket. brotherly love spelled out on paper.

explaining how much he really loves his war hero brother. this is such a great story. the assignment, writing an essay about the person you are most thankful for. for seventh grater aden mcdougal, his choice was a clear winner as lisa hughes reports. >> my brother derrick is my role model and hero. he is funny, fearless, hard working, kind, and loving. >> reporter: derrick mcdougal is also an army veteran who served two tours in afghanistan and suffered serious wounds in a roadside bomb explosion. >> i got blown to the head, hit pretty hard to the head. have i tbi and ptsd. >> he spent 18 months in afghanistan protecting his family and i. >> reporter: derrick also surprised his little brother by showing up at today's assembly. >> i was excited and stunnedp. >> very emotional, yeah. it means a lot, you know that he would pick me. >> if you are ever sad or in need of help, you should meet my brother.

am the most important person in the world. >> reporter: derrick is out of the military so another thinged ason thankful for is just having him home. >> he's smart. kind of funny, actually, that i'm going to school, and i haven't been in school so long since i've been out of the military, you know, and had math homework. he was helping me with it. >> how cute is that? aden's prize, two round-trip southwest airlines tickets to anywhere in the country. so the two will now travel to florida so they can visit their other brother. ahead this morning, it's a job that will having seeing some of the greatest sights in america. imagine getting paid to do it. >> beautiful music at boston children's hospital. a young violinist performs for

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kids between the ages of 6 and 11. the program works with children who have experienced traumatic events like the death of a parent or sibling or homelessness, and it provides them with all sorts of services such as individual therapy, mentoring, and virtually anything you can think of to help them cope. joining us on "for your community" this morning is janet carp, the founder and executive director of boston youth sanctuary. janet, thanks for being here. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> you were an elementary schoolteacher and then you came up with this amazing idea for boston youth sanctuary. how did you come about creating it? >> year after year, i came across students that due to emotional issues were unable to access education because they were caught in a cycle of trauma, and in talking with their families and other providers, the common thread was their traumatic life

more therapeutic services. so with the help of family and the community and a lot of support, i was able to create this model for a therapeutic intervention. >> it's hard to hear when any child is suffering in any way. you tend to help the kids between 6 and 11. is that the age where the intervention is the most important? >> we find that if we do more preventive work, less recovery work has to be done on the other side. if we can start young before the behaviors manifest, we can provide the children with the skills they need so that they can have less traumatic life experiences. >> what are some of the services for those who have not heard about you, what are the services you offer the kids? >> the children get individual therapy, art expressive therapy, dance movement therapy and ape lot of really fun activities. they have male and female

gardening, hip-hop dance, gymnastics classes, trauma, yoga. >> how many kids do you see, would you say in a day or week. >> we have 28 children enrolled five days a week. >> firsthand, you can tell us do you really see an incredible change in the children? how long does it take before you start to see that change in them? >> it's different in every child but the hope is that we tap into their own resiliency and help them develop coping skills and mechanisms so that when new challenges arrive in their lives, they are quick to face them. >> and what does somebody do, janet, if they want to get help for a child or maybe they themselves want to help you continue your efforts? how do they get in touch with you? >> you can get in touch with us through our web site. our referral form is online, and anyone can do a referral form for a youth. you can also donate to the web site. >> very good, janet. thank you so much for making us aware. great, great job.

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welcome back. 7:17. it's a job that brings you to some of the most beautiful sights in america, and then you get to do what tourists do. what is that? yeah, take pictures. the national forest service is looking for a photographer to document the parks. don't think the job is a walk in the park. get it? even the job description mentions you'll need comfy shoes. the job is open only to u.s. citizens, and the deadline to apply is tuesday. >> that sounds fun. >> sounds fun to me. if you are young and have no responsibilities, you can get paid to be a tourist. >> yeah, literally. that's amazingp. what's going on? we have a nice day, mild.

and another day in the 60s. then we have temperatures rushing in the 40s and more your seven-day. i'll show that you in a second. i edited this graphic in two seconds and forgot to save the title correctly here. it's today's temperatures, not monday's. it's today's temperatures. we're looking at near record highs for worcester and boston. for boston 68 degrees is the record. it will be 58 today. forecast for worcester, 59 1911. we'll get close to it the next several days with the record, but i don't think we'll hit anything officially. temperatures starting off warm already. another 50-plus degree already in boston with 51. 30 degrees keene. 45 degrees worcester. nashua 34 degrees. you might want that heavy coat. for us here in boston, the light jacket is necessary. temperatures stay very mild and comfortable all day long.

we'll be in the 50s for the rest of the day. awesome weather in all locations. even the mid-50s on the cape and island. lower 60s from norwood to taunton and close to 60 in almost all locations. feeling similar to what we experienced the last couple of days. overnight tonight, drizzle, fog, and clouds. 42 degrees. a little bit of a change on the horizon because of a back door cold front that will move through tonight into tomorrow. tomorrow's highs, therefore, will be in the upper 40s and lower 50s. 50 degrees in boston. we'll have a north east breeze coming off that cooler ocean water allowing for those temperatures to be slightly below what we've experienced the last couple of days. if you are headed to the north, there are some ski resorts that are open, and thankfully they have a snow machine because it has not snowed in quite sometime in the north. comfortable temperatures today, 51 degrees, sunday 44. a chance for a few sprinkles, too, as this back door cold front continues to sag so the

hour by hour, we continue through sunday. a little bit of drizzle and clouds expected. we get some cooler temperatures in the forecast as well. monday 60 degrees. tuesday 58. a chance for rain monday into tuesday. kerry? thank you. hearing a young and talented musician perform is certainly always a treat, but a concert at children's hospital team's ears. [music] that pretty young girl is sophie fellows playing yesterday. when we met her last year, sophie had just been rushed to boston from the middle of a concert in vermont because of a headache that turned out to be a brain tumor. doctors warned her family the surgery that saved her life could have stolen her ability to play music. as you can hear, she is in the clear.

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emergency peel to continue operating. the web sites went to court after a judge ruled they can no longer take bets. new york's attorney general wants to shut down the sight arguing it's illegal gambling. we are all looking to save a few bucks while dining out this holiday season, right? local restaurants can help stretch your dining dollar. take a look. [music] >> reporter: pete's blue bird in bellingham is a far cry from the big city steak houses, but this neighborhood bar just happens to serve one of the region's best $20 steak cooked in a 70-year-old broiler. salt. drawn builter over it. work. >> reporter: spotlight in norwood is part candy store, part soda shop and part bakery where new york style bagels are made the right way and sold at the right operation.

than anyone else. baker's dozen $5.99. bagel and cream cheese is a dollar all day long. you can't beat the pricing. >> reporter: coney island hot dogs in worcester has been serving up frankly great value and a top secret chili sauce since the 1920s. >> it's a family place. it is a popular place. it is a landmark. combine everything together and it makes a wonderful hot dog and wonderful experience. >> reporter: to help stretch your dining dollar at restaurants, remember the two bs. try going out for breakfast or order off the bar menu. for more food and fun, watch the phantom gore my saturday and sunday at 10:30 and 11:00 on my tv 38. the details on what caused a red line train to take off. also ahead, a family plot desecrated and what survivors are doing to restore dignity to

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that guy really knows what he's talking about because it really is. we're glad you are with us. it's saturday, december 12th. rise and shine. tackle the day. it's going to be a nice one. i'm kerry along with pamela. pleasantly surprised. i always bundle up. i walk out the door and i think, i don't need all of this. it's nice out. >> not necessary here in boston, but in other locations, you might want to bundle up. >> the temperatures vary from place to place here. we had 29 degrees in orange. you'll need ha heavy coat -- you'll need that heavy coat. boston 51. very, very mild. farther to the south and east where we had more cloud cover overnight trapping in the daytime heat from yesterday. daytime 50 degrees. chatham 51 and starting off with 37 degrees in norwood. not dealing with the fog like yesterday. visibility good in all locations except for the valley.

fog and a little bit of light fog out there, but nothing too dense. satellite radar picture shows the clouds right over the mass pike and areas to the south. we'll become mostly sunny in our hour by hour forecast this afternoon. temperatures right around 60 degrees. most locations in the upper 50s here and falling back into the lower 50s by 5:00 p.m. this evening. we'll go through the details coming up. sources have cold wbz how a red line train tack off without an operator on thursday station. -- take off without an operator on thursday allowing the train to leave the station. the t will now require two

before doing a bypass that vasquez was trying to do. he could lose his job. a new hampshire solder withs why killed kill -- was killed after serving one tour in afghanistan and he's 21. a boston uber driver comes on camera. aziz claims one of the men in the group yelled at him and insulted his religion. when he asked the group to get out, he was attacked. it continued outside the car. aziz says he was horrified by the hateful comments. >> i have two kids. i want you to know that i am an american citizen. i love this country. this country gets moo he to drive to venues. i like to. i support my family. i am very concerned now.

boston police are now investigating the incident. uber tells wbz they have banned that passenger from using their service. foggy weather may have played a role in a deadly crash. a driver was killed friday morning when she lost control of her car swerving across the road right into a house. the family inside was not hurt. this morning, a family is speaking out about remains stolen from a worcester cemetery. the people whose graves were violated were part of a historic blood line in worcester. this morning, their descendants are sharing their story with jim smith. >> reporter: this is lincoln holton dean, my grand father. >> reporter: bob is feeling a pain that's hard to imagine. his grandfather's final resting place violated, brutally disturbed. a worcester mausoleum robbed. the remains of five relatives grand families, the holtons. peace. >> when we heard the reports

remains of our family members and used them, i think, on an altar for religious ceremonies, it really sort of made you saddened but more disturbing. >> reporter: police have charged a mr. medina who claims he is a santaria priest. >> there were marble covers to the area where's the caskets and bodies were laid to rest. so they had to be smashed and damaged and the caskets had to be removed and opened. >> reporter: in all, nine adults and two children were interred in this mausoleum, including bob's grandfather, who left harvard to fight in world war 1 and his great-great grandfather charles chandler holton. >> we're also concerned about whether the remains are now being handled properly and with dignity. where are the remains? >> reporter: jim smith, wbz this morning.

it was a chance to stop a record-setting run at the garden. the celtics take a team with a perfect record into double o. t. also ahead, a big surprise for the patriots that could even have their coach smiling. oh, come on, don't get crazy. julian edleman back on the field with gronk. the chances either will play on

the nba champion warriors have not lost a game this season and visited the celtics. the celtics took them to double ot before keeping their perfect season in tact. the warriors are missing two starters but still have the league's mvp in steph curry and

last night. in o.t., the celts were down in o. t. in the second overtime, greene closed out the celtics so the warriors win their 24th consecutive game, 124-119. a surprise at the patriots practice yesterday. julian edleman was at practice as was rob gronkowski. it's the fist time edleman has been at practice since he broke his foot a month ago. gronk is listed as questionable built edleman will not be playing on sunday. they are becoming a popular hell holiday gift, but

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drones are becoming a

including at logan. a new report reveals there have been at least 240 near collisions between drones and planes in the last two years. in most cases, pilots just saw the drones. a few times, pilots had to shift course to avoid a collision. 20 of them were in boston making it the fifth worst city. drones are one of this year's hottest christmas gifts. that and hover boards. >> yeah that's so funny. >> i have an 8-year-old boy -- >> the hover board is on the list? >> yes. they are expensive. >> he's not getting that. every year they get more and more expensive. >> right, right. so what's going on? a nice, mild day. >> beautiful. temperatures will be, again, close to 60 or in the lower 60s. we're tracking the 50-plus degree days in december. here in boston, the last couple of days we've had officially 58 degrees. today i added another number here. so 8 so far.

eight days so far 50-plus. in the top five on record, 16 days. that's number one. 1953, we had 16 days. 58 degrees-plus in december. this could be another december where we get in the top five. current temperatures 50s for boston and tauntp. we have 30 degrees in keene. big temperature spread here depending on where you live. hour by hour forecast for boston and for the rest of us as we get that sun high in the sky. we'll be in the 50s for the majority of the day here. in fact, 2:00 p.m. 56 degrees. 4:00 p.m., and 60 degrees on the dot from norwood to taunt ton providence. new bedford 58. on the cape and islands, upper 50s there, too. overnight, drizzle, fog, and a few clouds and a little bit of a change moves into the forecast. highs tomorrow only in the

back door cold front moves in giving us the potential for the drizzle. we stay on the milder side of this air mass that's here. the dividing line is just to the north of us. up in the mountains, that's where we see the cooler temperatures for today and tonight. then sunday, this air mass slowly sinks to the south and the highs are only in the 50s for sunday. front lifts. once again, we have a chance for gusty conditions, a little bit of rain. showers monday night into especially tuesday morning. a high of 58 degrees, wednesday 49. we're at 50s and 40s for the end of next evening. we want to remind you even though it doesn't feel like it, winter will return at some point. tune in tonight for the wbz eye on winter weather preview. our prediction for how much snow will fall. we talk about el nino, and great discussion going on. all of that and much more gets started tonight at 7:30 p.m. see you then, kerry.

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the holidays edition of "centro." yes, the holidays are here and that means the spirit of giving is in the air. if you are looking to give, you might want to help this year and the years to come. you can help the st. jude giving campaign. to tell us all about it, with us this morning is st. jude patient 8-year-old cesar. welcome to "centro." >> thank you. it's a pleasure to be here. >> luis, i want to go ahead and start with you. you've been doing this for quite sometime now. i've had the pleasure of interviewing you regarding st. jude on various occasions. how many years have you been doing this? >> i've been involved with st. jude's or over ten years now. i believe eight years with this specific campaign, thanks and giving. it's been a beautiful journey. i love what st. jude does for the kids. you know, being a performer,

voice every day to sing, but to me it's important to give back and deliver the message and let people know what is st. jude, what they are all about, and what they do day in and day out to fight cancer and just to me, it's you know, something that i hold very close to my heart. >> yes. we can see that, luis. st. jude is very special to you. for those people who don't know about the thanks and giving campaign, can you describe how it works for us? what is the thanks and giving campaign? it's just that, a campaign we celebrate this time of the year during the holidays. [sneeze ] >> bless you. >> bless you. >> we're out shopping and celebrating, and it's important to not forget the fact that right now there's a lot of kids who are fighting, fighting day in and day out. the way st. jude works is through donations.

we can donate to get involved with this campaign through their web site, calling the number 1-800-278-5833 or visiting the web site, which in spanish is -- [speaking spanish >> we're actually seeing the number and different web sites on screen right now. thank you. cesar, how are you? welcome to "centro." >> um, hi. [ laughter ] >> tell us a little bit about you. you've been a patient at st. jude, right, since to 14. tell us about your experience there. >> yes. very happy and st. jude really helps kids that really need help with whatever cancer or anything that might happen. once you get more months into

and your kid is happy and is better after two or one year with all of the care that st. jude gives you. >> yes. and we love miracles, right? >> yes, we do. what would you like to get for this christmas? do you have anything specific you would like to receive for christmas? very nice. >> not just one, two of them? >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> what is the one thing you love the most about st. jude's? >> that they care for people and that you don't have to pay

just worrying about your kid being better. >> healthy. >> healthy, yeah. >> being healthy, yes, yes. it's great for you and your parents. i want to thank you so much for being with us on "centro." luis, tell us more about how people can get more information. you mentioned a web site and a phone number money why should people be helping st. jude? >> well, i think cesar said it best. the patients and family don't have to worry about any expenses at all. they don't receive a bill. they just have to worry about one thing, and that's just getting better. all of the expenses are paid for by st. jude. when i say expenses, i mean the treatments, medicine, their stay while they are in memphis, transportation, food, and a bunch of other things. that's how it should be. they are family, the patient, the kids should just have to worry about fighting and

it's a place where it's just filled with hope, and it's just a positive place. that's because of people getting involved and people donating. that's why this campaign is so important. it invites people to donate. it doesn't matter how much. every little bit makes a difference, and you can do that, once again calling 1-800- 278-5833 or visiting the web site st.jude.org. >> all right, luis. thank you so much for what you do. you donate your time to st. jude and the thanks and giving campaign. it's all for such a great time. thank you for being with us on "centro," both of you. >> it's a pleasure. thank you so much. >> once again, for more information on how you can help the st. jude thanks and giving campaign, you can call 1-800- 278-5833. to get a direct link, visit us

us online. follow us on twitter. i'm yadires nova-salcedo, inviting you to step forward to a better you. see you next time. >> thanks, dee dee. krispy kreme doughnuts is celebrating 12/12 by doubling up your dozen. anyone who buys a dozen will get 12 more glazed free. you can get the coupon through the krispy kreme app on your smartphone. just what we need, more yum, yum. friend here. this is caleigh. caleigh is 8 years old. she's looking for a home. she will be on the pet parade tomorrow. she's been in the shelter for eight months and in a shelter prior to that. they took her because they saw a lot of potential in her. look at her. my hand is so wet. [ laughter ] >> lots of love. >> she is the sweatest little thing ever.

tomorrow so if you are looking for a real sweetheart that gives you lots of wet kisses, no matter where, this is your girl. >> she's so sweet. so a good day, miss pamela, for bringing the doggies out for a walk? >> i already saw on twitter that chris took his dog for a walk. robi took his dog for a walk. it's one of those mornings where it's comfortable out. chance for drizzle and cooler temperatures but 50s. >> we can't complain. >> no. thanks for watching, everybody. we'll see you tomorrow morning. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99.

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