"ts morning ". >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. right now at 5:00, a holiday grinch caught on camera, stealing decorations from a local home, the popular items thieves are swiping this year. the friend who gave the marathon bombers the gun used to kill an m.i.t. police officer is free this morning, what he wants that officer's family to know. and a boston chipotle set to reopen after a norovirus outbreak, the steps being taken to keep customers safe. >> from the channel 4 studios in morning" . . >> good morning to you, 5:00 right now, i'm chris mckinnon. >> and i'm kathryn hauser, great to have you with us on this christmas eve eve, that's what we're calling it, that works. it is december 23, let's get right to it, a check of your forecast and fog is the main issue this morning, danielle. >> yes, and dense in a lot of spots, you guys that's the one thing you have to contend with 10:00 a.m.

up for a lot of spots, from philly to new york city to back up in to central new england as well. so dense fog advisory means visibilities will be a quarter of a mile or less at times, so be aware of rapidly changing conditions out there. it's thick from taunton to new bedford to plymouth, the one mile visibility, chatham, three quarters of a mile, and logan doing okay, worcester as well, temperatures warm in the upper 40s, just in the low 50s, the humidity gone up a bit and the wind from the south at nine miles per hour. it's colder north of town, we're only in the mid 30s in nashua, but 52 in worcester, warm air just below the surface and going to mix some of that warm air today coming in the 50s again, notice it's dry, the clouds are in place but we wait until late in the day for showers to arrive, so your planner goes this way, areas of thick fog that will stay patchy through lunch time and then scattered showers late afternoon in to your evening ride, the rain's going to fall hard tonight, but

forecast is coming up, let's get you on the roads, traffic and weather together, chris. >> thank you very much, danielle, a check of the roads this morning, couple construction crews just pulling up the stakes, so use caution if you see them during your ride through the work zones, other than that, no big problems out there you can see on the map, lots of green. a real life grinch caught on surveillance camera stealing christmas decorations right off a homeowner's porch, that thief targeting a popular light display and police are hoping someone will recognize him. >> the victim is now speaking exclusively to susie steimle, more on what that homeowner had to say, hi, susie. >> reporter: good morning, kathryn and chris, this homeowner says the thieves can take those lights but not her christmas spirit. unfortunately, she's not the only target, police say that these light displays have been swiped from homes across the state. a modern-day grinch.

>> reporter: sneaking on to people's porches, stealing the hottest holiday decorations. >> when i saw the lights come on, except for that spotlight. >> reporter: police say these red and green spot lights are being stole be -- stolen across the states, sandy the latest victim, she didn't want to be on camera but shows what her camera captured, the man taking the lights for himself. >> just dumb. if you wanted it that bad, could've knocked on the door and just asked. >> reporter: perhaps his heart is two sizes too small, she couldn't understand why someone would steal something you can buy at a strip mall. >> why would you steal something you can buy at walmart, he was a 35, 40-year-old man driving a new car, give me a break. >> reporter: police are hoping you can recognize the man caught in surveillance video that you just saw, if you want to take a second, look at it on our website, it's also posted to

we're live in lynn, susie steimle, wbz "this morning ". >> all right, susie, thank you very much, 5:03 right now. after 17 months in prison, the man who gave a gun to the boston marathon bombers is free. that gun was used to kill m.i.t. officer collier, nicole jacobs has the story in cambridge. >> i apologize to any people or families that i caused harm to, i'm deeply sorry about that. >> reporter: under those words, 22-year-old stephen silva is a free man. >> i had no idea what his intentions were with the firearm. >> reporter: the firearm at the center of this case, the one used to kill m.i.t. officer collier, the one supplied to the tsarnaev brothers by silva. >> definitely like to give my deepest condolences to the collier family, i'm very upset the firearm was used to kill him. >> reporter: in federal court, judge wolf sentenced the former drug trafficker to 17 months in prison, exactly the time he's already served. during dzhokhar tsarnaev

>> good kid i'm glad this happened. >> reporter: but saw his involvement, hoping the idea of turning his life around proves true. >> we all like to see him held to the greatest punishment, but hopefully he learned his lesson. >> reporter: and now, with apparent remorse, silva walks out of federal court, apologizing and looking ahead. >> i just want folks to know we're human, we all make mistakes but anyone can change. disturbing new information about the local mother charged with kidnapping her own two children. prosecutors say a suicide note car. they say she planned on killing herself and the children. mcgrath took the kids from their father's home in lakeville sunday, they were found unharmed on monday, mcgrath behind bars on $50,000 bond. philip chism will learn his fate for raping and killing his danvers teacher on january 29, the judge yesterday set that

lawyer also made an unusual request asking that machine except colleen ritzer's family be alouped -- allowed to wear pink it at the sentencing, the favorite color of colleen ritzer, a coordinated display would be inappropriate they said. >> the sentencing here not the appropriate time and place for a display outside of the evidence that's presented to the court at sentencing. >> i frankly find at this point, these requests petty and cruel. this is not the intended to get anyone's sympathy, this is not intended to pinpoint support in any way. >> the judge denied that request from the defense but did spipt -- stipulate that prosecutors and law enforcement could not wear the color pink during sentencing. deciding if aaron hernandez's cell phone can be used as evidence in his second murder trial, supposed to saturday january but a judge delayed it yesterday until the high court rules on the

accused of killing two men in boston in 2012, he's already serving a life sentence north murder of odin lloyd. the homeless woman accused of driving her car on a crowded sidewalk in the las vegas strip is expected to make her first court appearance, lakeisha holloway is charged with murder in sunday's crash that killed one person and injured dozens. her lawyer says she'll plead plead guilty, also facing child abuse charges her daughter was in the car, she was not hurt. police describe as a mass port impostor facing charges, 35-year-old james reppucci was high on meth and claimed to be a mass port employee visiting a winthrop apartment claiming to change the windows, trying to get in one apartment and walking right in to another. >> i asked for his i.d., he went

>> i was doing something, i forgot, i turned he said he was from mass port i said no, mass port didn't put our windows in. >> while reppucci being booked, video showing him grabbing a bottle of window cleaner and using it against officers, facing assault and battery and other charges. a fire at vacant building in brighton, yesterday morning at the old department of recreation and conservation building on western avenue, the damage from the fire is estimated at a quarter million dollars, and now we're learning more about the history of the building which was built in 1899. it was the headquarters of the speedway, a long track for horse-drawn carriages and bicycles, the speedway was demolished in the 50s, the headquarters has had various uses over the years, dcr has been looking for ways to redevelop this historic location. the chipotle restaurant in cleveland circle will likely reopen by the end of this week. the city shut it down after more than 140 people got sick with

all of the employees have been tested for the norovirus, the workers will not be allowed to return until their tests come back negative. it is just about 5:09 right now, you know this, santa is pretty busy these days. >> sure is, only two days to go. but he did find time to visit the chelsea police station tuesday night, got a chance to meet the big guy himself at an event made possible by chelsea police and the salvation army, the kids were full of smiles except the ones who were a little scared of santa. this was a gift for parents as well. >> it means a lot to me, especially to make my kids happy and some people, you know, we work hard, sometime it's not enough money to buy gifts. >> i wanted to open up presents so bad, and i'm glad to meet santa because i never saw him before. >> the party was a huge success, families told us they hope the tradition will come back every year.

coming up, the war of words heating up between the front runners in the race for president. >> plus the new pole asking -- poll asking if you'd be embarrassed in donald trump ended up in the white house, surprised by the results. plus, relieving holiday stress, the new app to help you get through it with some friends, good morning, danielle. good morning, kathryn, a dry start but areas of fog out there and locally thick, i'll let you know when the next batch of wet weather moves in later on today and take you out for christmas, coming up, stay with us. every sip. the taste uniquely dunkin'. each cup uniquely you. brewed fresh because it's not just any coffee. it's your coffee, your dunkin'.

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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. america runs on dunkin'. well a strange sight is puzzling people in minnesota, take a look at this, you guys, it's a large rotating circle, yeah. of ice, right in the middle of the lake, experts say the water's moving fast and it doesn't freeze, so it breaks off, that part doesn't freeze and it creates a circle, a lot of pictures and video taken of that sight in minnesota. >> like a turn table. >> i know, icy turn table. [ laughter ] that's kind of cool. >> i like that. >> like a car show. >> put a record on and a needle and there you go. >> did you notice the fog around the charles river this morning? >> yeah, the temperature, maybe because it's so mild? >> it's so mild, we've got the

there are a lot of areas of fog that we're going to have to contend here and we've tied a record by the way, for the most number of 50 degree days in december, tying it with 1953, we're up to 16 days because we did hit 50 overnight after midnight, it's 47 boston right now but just 52 in the last hour, we're going to add more days to that list as well over the next week or so. 37 in nashua right now, so just like yesterday, there are some cooler spots, and 52 in worcester though, and 45 to 50 on the cape and islands, this is the current visibility, notice logan airport, boston, 10 miles we're doing fine at logan but half a mile visibility from lawrence to bedford, half a mile to plymouth as well and locally from taunton to providence, then through the corridor and southern new hampshire as well, just be aware of rapidly changing visibility out there this morning. other than that, it's a dry start. and there are some clouds in place, but where we don't have

filtered sunshine early this morning before we wait for showers to move in. those showers are still down through the mid atlantic right now, moving north ward during the day today and we'll get in to some of them, but not until late afternoon early evening, a lot of the afternoon is spent dry, if you're getting anything done, 3:00 p.m., couple showers right along the south coast, cape and the islands, and that will turn to a steadier light commute. no major weather issues but pockets of light rain will be around, that rain will ramp up and intense coverage late this evening, tonight it's going to pour, tomorrow morning though, just a few leftover showers during the first part of the morning commute then the sun breaks out, we're breezy, a little bit humid and we're 65 to 70 degrees tomorrow afternoon, crushing records all across the northeast down through the mid atlantic, by the time we get to christmas day, front coming through, still mild on 60, dry

knows its way in here, a front sticks around, may get showers that try to fluctuate over us as we head in the upcoming weekend. take you through some of the numbers highs today just like yesterday, gradually rise in the lower to middle 50s well above average, look at this tomorrow, 71 degrees in lawrence, a lot of this depends on what time we break out the sunshine, but we go 65 to 70 degrees for high temperatures, breaking records tomorrow, we'll be close to records in some spots on christmas, still 60 to 65, and then we turn cooler this weekend, couple of showers around and it looks like next week will actually be like normal right around 40 degrees, don't forget to submit your prediction for the logan airport, how much snowfall for the season, a snow pass for next year, you have until new year's eve to submit your guess, cbsboston.com/contest. we're glad not to have snow on the roads, that's for sure,

north of town a clear ride on route 3, 93, 95, and route one, also a good ride trt south, route 3 is clear, no back ups yet at the braintree split and ride so far. new this morning, firefighters in milton, new hampshire now accepting donations to help a family who lost its house in this big fire, it happened last night on pine street, the family of four lost everything and the fire department now accepting those donations to help them out during the holiday season, accepting everything from toys to money, the red cross accepting to help find them a place to stay. national grid will have to pay more than $1 million for safety violations, telling the cape cod times the fine the larnlest they've ever handed down against a local natural gas distributor, it covers 20 pipeline safety violations, contest this.

the war of words between the front runners and the race for president is getting nasty, at a campaign event, donald trump mocked hillary clinton for running to the restroom during a commercial break during saturday's democratic debate. then trump used a vulgar term to describe how clinton lost to barack obama in 2008, clinton sidestepped the issue yesterday but said trump is cheapening the race. >> it's important to stand up to bullies wherever they are and why we shouldn't let anybody bully his way in to the presidency. >> last night on twitter, trump denied the word he used was vulgar, he says it means she was beaten badly. meanwhile, according to a new university poll, half of the country said it would be embarrassed to have donald trump as president, 23% of voters surveyed said they'd be proud while 24% responded neither way. we're learning about a security breach at one of the nation's busiest airports,

the fence at jfk and made it on to the tarmac. >> 32, 33, terminal 8, what we have is a male. >> roger that. terminal 8. >> investigators now scouring footage hoping they can identify this person, airport officials are also scrambling to make sure their fences are secure during one of the busiest travel seasons. add another embarrassment for the secret service, an agent had his gun, badge, and handcuffs stolen from his car, happen ted -- happened at the white house, he returned to facing disciplinary charges. right now a delivery driver is off the job after this video surfaced of him kicking dozens of packages off his delivery truck in hawaii. ups says they've contacted the rightful owners of these corrective action with the employee. >> oh, that's not good. >> no, not at all.

to entertaining, the holidays can definitely be stressful for some people. >> this is true, a new app media labs promising to help fight that stress, called cocoa. here's how it works. like other social networking apps you can post statuses and comment on other users posts, those comments are supposed to be nurnling -- encouraging and offer a more positive way to look at the situation, the slogan. . -- getting in to a good place, that actually calms your mind. during the holiday stuff, i got things. >> you're doing a lot and you've been doing it well so far, got a couple more days. >> see, he's calming me. coming up next, [ indiscernible ] for patriots players. >> and the team hitting the practice fields. and the bruins singing the blues rather after taking them at the garden, steve burton has

>> welcome back, 5:23 on your wednesday morning, the newest member of the pats hits the practice field. >> still in blue, steve burton has your morning sports. >> good morning, the bruins have been on fire lately but cooled off last night, the blues shut

the first loss in regulation since december 7. scoreless until the 3rd when lou is sitting alone and he's not going to miss, snapping home his high 22nd goal of the season, 1-0 st. louis, then the breakdown in the neutral zone, allowing the side for the year, 2-0 blues and that would be your final. however, for the second loss of the bruins in regulation in the last 16 games. go to football, the nfl announced their pro ball selections last night and seven patriots made the cut, however pats fans are hoping the players never even make it to hawaii, the game takes place one week before the super bowl is played, butler and collins, both making it for the first time, gronk were and gos were both nominated, jeremy also made the

pro baller for a fifth tame. meanwhile, patriots signing jackson for a contract, taking part in the first team practice, wearing number 39 hopes to bolster the pats running game, already lost lewis and blunt injuries, hasn't played it down to football all season long, but the team is happy to have him on board. >> yeah definitely, part of the league, come and go, some guys do well, some guys come and go, good faces, people i've seen growing up and playing, and, you room. >> steven jackson will have to learn the patriot way in a hurry, that's sports for now, you. thanks so much for staying with us this wednesday morning, still to come in the next half hour, a construction worker in the hospital after a concrete wall collapses on top of him. >> the investigation to find out what happened. this is jon keller, it's one thing to try to protect your

the lengths one kefs -- defense lawyer went to try to keep justice from being done. coming up this morning. areas of fog, another round of rain i'll let you know when it moves in, how long it sticks

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right now at 5:30, the friend who gave the marathon bombers a gun that killed the m.i.t. officer is free, and new, what sean collier's family is now saying. >> and philip chism's lawyers deny a unique request, their argument crossed the line. and a concrete wall collapses on top of a local worker, the investigation underway to find out what went wrong. >> from the channel 4 studios in

. good morning, we are coming up on 5:30 right now, welcome back, i'm kathryn hauser >> and i'm chris mckinnon, it's wednesday december 23, almost feels like we're down in florida or something this morning, it's been warm out there! >> it's crazy, wait until you see the grass we're going to show in the next 15 minutes, comparing temperatures to july 4. it's pretty remarkable. so today, another round of showers are going to move in but not until this evening which is good news, dry this morning, areas of fog the only thing we'll contend with, 47 in boston right now, the wind from the south, nine miles per hour, we hit 60 yesterday, impressive, 52 in worcester right now, so there's mild air just above the ground, we are 37 in nashua, 39 keene, kind of a wide range, depends on where you are, 40s from taunton back down to the cape and islands, cooler, 43 in lawrence right now, the fog is locally dense, the clouds are in place too, but we will stay dry

for most of us, so notice temperatures gradually rise to the 50s by 3:30, that's when a couple showers break out along the south coast, cape and islands, we'll get in to some of these pockets of light rain for your evening commute, it doesn't look like it will be a major issue and then it ramps up after 10:00 p.m., that rain falling hard around midnight, temperatures stay in the 50s tonight, tomorrow morning, 6:00 a.m., a few leftover showers and the sun breaks out, we go 65 to 70, i want to take you through the wktd -- weekend, coming up on the roads, chris? still seeing a pretty good ride, no trouble from the north, a little unusual this time of day, the mass pike and route nine trouble free as you head from the west, the expressway now near the tanks, moderate but things are moving along, nice if you have to hit the road for work today. 5:31 kron -- right now,

man who splid the weapon dsh supplied the weapon to kill officer sean collier is a free man, he walked out of court after a judge sentenced him to time served, stephen silva served 17 months. silva says he regrets giving the gun to the tsarnaev brothers and says he's a changed man. we reached out to collier's family for reaction, his brother andrew tells us quote i believe in the u.s. justice system, just as sean did, happy holidays to everyone and enjoy time with your family. it is precious. in other news, the judge in the philip chism case sets a sentencing date for january 29 in court yesterday, that judge denied an unusual request by chism's attorney to band everyone, except colleen ritzer's family from wearing pink in court. pink was ritzer's favorite color, the judge did rule prosecutors and law enforcement cannot wear pink during sentencing. and that request by chism's lawyer is turning heads. >> this morning, jon keller

crossed the line. >> reporter: good morning, i'm sure the attorney for the teenager convicted last week in the horrific rape and murder of danvers high school teacher colleen ritzer thinks she was doing her job by asking the judge to bar spectators at next month's sentencing hearing from wearing pink, colleen's favorite color that has become a symbol of grief and solidarity with her family. but the lawyer got it wrong, big time. it was one thing when the judge in the aaron hernandez trial ordered his victim's grieving mother not to cry in court during the proceedings for fear of influencing the jury. understandable. sentence this convicted murderer. that will be handled by an experienced, sober judge, david lowe. and contrary to the defense lawyer's claim that there's no displays of any particular

that's precisely what a sentencing hearing is for. there will be emotional impact involvement statements about the grievous loss suffered by colleen's lofd ones and the community and just as the judge should and will take in account the age of the killer and other mitigating circumstances, so too she -- should he factor in the atrocity and the harm done, petty and cruel and that's an understatement. here's hoping a sea of pink is on hand to sea justice done. your feedback is welcome, e-mail me at keller@wbz.com or reach out on twitter at @kelleratlarge. the time is now 5:34 on your wednesday morning, two taunton men are charged in a murder dating back to 2010, roden and

killed a man while he was sitting on his granite hills home, held without bail. threatening a firefighter with a knife, officers arresting morning. a member of the arson squad was investigating a series of recent fires near garnet and appleton streets when they say lefevbre approached him. police say they found the man and the knife nearby. a construction worker is in the hospital this morning after a 600 pound concrete wall collapsed on his head! he was working at a site on shoeman avenue in stoughton, emergency responders tell us the 36-year-old man was conscious and alert when he was taken to the hospital, not known why the wall collapsed. saying the league backed out of funding of a concussion study, espn saying the nfl backed out of plan to fund a major study and that the decision delayed the research by

b.u. tells us the funding is coming from the national institutes of health, the study will look for ways to diagnose the degenerative brain disease cte while a patient is alive, right now it can only be diagnosed after death. still ahead, holiday travel can be stressful. >> well, the steps one airline is taking to make it a more pleasant experience this holiday season. a modern-day grinch seen stealing christmas lights. we spoke exclusively to a woman who caught him on camera, police are hoping you'll recognize him. checking in with weather watchers, temperatures running in the 40s for a lot of us, even 50s out there, mild, south of town, denise says 50 in plymouth, and pea soup fog enk -- everywhere, be careful, rapidly changing visibility, the areas of rain tracking for later

. you probably remember the blink you miss signs, they're getting in the holiday spirit. >> you may have seen them, the new electronic signs that read texting will get you on the naughty list. we also found this one this morning, don't be a grinch, drive safely. mass-dot says you'll be seeing a lot of message like this over the next few days as people hit the roads for christmas. you know, it puts a smile on

reminder, yeah. united airlines trying to relax passengers during the busy holiday travel rush. >> plus the hollywood hacker targets accounts, hena daniels with our new york stock exchange. >> reporter: the department of health and human services says more than 8 million people have signed up via the federal insurance exchange, that doesn't include sign ups in states with their own exchanges this is the third obamacare open enrollment, participating. the final deadline for obtaining the 2016 coverage is january 31. nestle is the latest food company pledging to use cage-free eggs, the world's largest food maker using nearly 20 million pounds of eggs every year in their products, toll house cookie dough and ice cream, they hope to reach it by 2020, rival general mills made the same pledge last year. and pet smart created its

fetch day, the supply chain offer -- offering special discounts on online orders for what can be ordered in store today or tomorrow, from pets to treats to pet food, chris and kathryn. >> national fetch day, there you go. >> grand fetch. thank you very much, hena, appreciate it. 5:41, a check of your traffic and weather together and a look at the day's top stories, including the ticket everyone wants this holiday season. plus, harvard taking on fashion models why some say their weight could be hazardous to your health, that's our daily talker, weigh in at cbsboston.com. >> reporter: the weapon used to kill sean collier, the man who supplied it is free this morning.

let's take a look two dogs on every single holiday card, taking the internet by storm. >> not only do they patiently pose for their picture, they bring it in real close for that perfect moment, look at that! best friends! and then he puts his arm around his friend. >> yeah! >> think our dogs would do that? no. >> no. >> the height proportion would be perfect, i got the dog with the little legs and dougy's mice

>> i know, we should've thought of this. >> have you sent out your card, danielle? >> i haven't gotten your cards. >> mine are in the mail. >> i was going to say, both of your dogs are so photogenic, i just, they always have a smile. >> yeah, i think so. >> i hope they're included in the christmas cards this year, guy. >> on the back. >> okay! flip it around. got it. hey, july 4, do you realize our high temperature was 72 degrees and we're foeshing -- forecasting a high of 68 during the day tomorrow, the low 62 degrees, also forecasting a low of 59 as we head in to christmas eve night. what holiday is it? i mean, it's remarkable the amount of warmth that we've seen for the month of december, a record warm at least the top december month so far, we'll see what we end up as for the month itself, but it's been remarkably warm, 37 in nashua, 47 boston, low 50s and fog, locally thick,

vineyard as well seeing dense fog and that extends through the lower connecticut river valley too, it's thick, be aware of it, rapidly changing visibility out there but that's the only thing you'll contend with on the roads this morning, dry, there are clouds in place but the clouds come out ahead of showers, the showers are still down through the mid atlantic, going to take time, the south coast through some of them by late afternoon. temperatures just like yesterday, gradually rise too, and i do think you'll contend with pockets of light rain the evening commute, the steadiest surge of rain and it comes with the surge of warmth too, doesn't come in until late tonight, it will pour but it will primarily gone by tomorrow morning, just a few leftover showers then the sun breaks out, going to be a little bit humid, not going to feel like winter, we're going 65 to 70 degrees tomorrow breaking records up and down the eastern seaboard the front's going to be near us on christmas day itself, but we stay dry and temperatures

60, a little area of high pressure trying to nose its way in for the weekend, but the front's going to be nearby, so we may see return of some showers, especially along the both saturday and sunday. highs today, topping out in the low to mid 50s, well above average again, areas of rain heavy at types tonight and -- at times tonight and look at that, our temperatures stay steady and rise, early tomorrow morning, breezy and warm with record warmth, dragging that air in, highs in the boston yairks christmas -- area, christmas day itself, we start in the 50s, rising around to 60 degrees as we head in to christmas afternoon, accuweather forecast, cooler on saturday, signs of warmth trying to come back on saturday too and then cooler for the start of next week, traffic and weather together, kathryn.

an accident north of town, route 24 north in stoughton, just route 139, expect stop and go traffic from exit 19, harrison boulevard and north of town a crash on the route 3 northbound in burlington, extra volume building there as well. the man who gave a gun to the marathon bombers is now free. >> plus, police in lynn looking for a holiday grinch, here are your top stories on this wednesday morning. >> reporter: good morning, i'm susie steimle live in lynn where police are hoping that you can help them track down that modern-day grinch. take a look at this surveillance video, you can see a man clearly walking up on to a woman's porch uncoiling all of her lights and taking them for himself. you probably seen these it lights around neighborhoods in your area, these red and green laser lights that cast a shadow

houses, they're new had -- this year, popular and police say they're a popular item for thieves to take because they're easy to unplug and take from homes. we spoke with this homeowner who caught the thief on her security camera, you'll hear from her coming up at 6:00. live in lynn, susie steimle, wbz "this morning". a rhode island school resource officer caught on tape body slamming a student in october has been cleared of any wrongdoing. two students were arrested in that incident, in rhode island state police concluded the officer reacted reasonably under the circumstances, it led to protests when the video was released. >> reporter: good morning, i'm nicole jacobs live in cambridge at the sean collier memorial one day after the man convicted of supplying the weapon to kill him walks free. 22-year-old stephen silva walked out of federal court yesterday after the judge ordered a

the time served for the former drug trafficker, the ruger handgun that tsarnaev used to kill collier came from months earlier, stephen silva says he had no idea they had plans to kill, the message from the family. live from came -- cambridge, nicole jacobs, wbz "this morning". splitting $1.5 million settlement, the money coming from the estate of adam lanza's mother, the family sued the estate saying she failed to properly secure a rifle used that her son, rather, used in the massacre, the families still have a suit pending against the gun maker. fugitive real estate air robert durst has agreed to be extradited to california on murder charges, murder trial in los angeles in the death of his friend suzanne berman, his latest problems began earlier

the hbo documentary the jinx. he made several incriminating statements when he thought nobody was recording. the army sergeant charged with desertion, bowe bergdahl did not enter a plea in his arraignment at fort bragg, he walked away, the taliban held him captive for five years, before his release as part of a prisoner swap for five detainees in guantanamo bay. a "star wars" fan taking hi passion too far, arthur roy threatened to shoot a boy online for sharing the plot of the new "star wars: the force awakens" movie, then posting a photo online posing with a gun saying it has a hair trigger. roy faces up to 20 years in prison if he's convicted. the stocking stuffer you need to buy today, tonight's power ball jackpot is worth $227 million, power ball tickets cost $2 each, this is the third

5:51 and time for our daily, har hard vaerch -- harvard researchers are taking on fashion models. >> dangerously thin model from runways to fashion shoots, experts from the harvard school of public health say that ban could help prevent eating disorders like anorexia in young women. they say osha, they want osha to set regulations prohibiting mass index. just last week, france known for its fashion industry passed a law requiring models to provide a medical certificate about their overall health, agencies and fashion houses that don't comply could face an $81,000 and imprisonment. >> so your reaction coming in this morning, thanks for sharing your thoughts, steve on facebook says its industry driven, change comes from the top. you can comment on our daily talker at cbsboston.com, tweet us with the #wbztalker or leave a comment on our facebook, we'll have more of your comments

5:52, right now, special gifts for children who probably went get to spend christmas at [ music ] >> members of the boston pops gave a special concert for patient at children's hospital under the direction of keith lockhart. >> also forming them, troy brown who read "'twas the night before christmas ". >> makes me appreciate christmas and the things we have and all the health and things we have that we take for granted so often, it really puts christmas in its place. >> all of us have a little lump in our throat when we do the concerts, especially those of us who are parents. >> the block party and the pops all donate their time for that concert. very nice to see. >> yeah, they sound great too. still to come, santa's reindeer getting ready for christmas but not before taking a quick trip overseas.

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welcome back, santa's reindeer have a little time left before the big night. >> that's right so a few of them took a last minute trip, cupid and comet played a visit to a nursing home in england, walking upstairs to see the patient in their rooms, some of the

visitors one said this was the >> that's amazing. do. >> exactly. taking a little time out of your day to do something good, going a long way. >> going upstairs, i don't know, kind of the moment there, that's different. but cute. all right, keep it right here on wbz "this morning" your