live, wbz news starts right now. now at 5: 30, a wet and warm late december evening rain is now falling over the area right now as we get later it will only get warmer and warmer.>> it's just crazy. get ready to say goodbye to our record. let's check with eric fisher again on this unbelievable christmas weather. >> i sound like a broken record. all week long we have talked about these temperatures being way above normal. it was wild again today. it will be about 70 degrees by tomorrow afternoon. there will be plenty of rain before that. it will be passing through all late tonight and wrapping up early tomorrow morning. that's when we will break into the exceptional stuff. dc's at 68 right now, 60s in st. louis, 60 in chicago. all across the east is warm air.

then we will see breaks a sunshine, up to 70 in the afternoon, falling to 60 at night. it's by far the warmest christmas eve anyone alive here has gone through. the 70 degree temperatures of only happened seven times in boston during december. that's in a 144 year history. that's a rare occurrence. we will still be 60 degrees on christmas. that won't be much of a cooldown. it will be a lot like fourth of july, a high of 72 and low of 62, almost the same thing tomorrow. we will have a full look at the forecast which includes snow coming up in a little bit work -- bit. a robber on the run tonight investigators say this guy is responsible for a series of bank robberies all across new england. u.s. marshals are saying he is armed and dangerous. >> sometimes he commits his crimes dressed as a woman. investigators said he almost always flashes a gun. we have this developing story now.

december 1 with a runner jury -- a robbery in charleston, new hampshire. then there was this bank in loud in 3 days later. his face -- largely visible including the gun. >> it gets strange in these >> reporter: it did get stranger. a week later he dressed as a woman until the teller he had a bomb. this past monday he hit a bank in ludlow, vermont and again flashing a gun. authorities believe all of these robberies were committed by matthew martin, considered armed and dangerous. >> the quicker we get him off the streets, the safer everyone will be. >> reporter: he is now want to buy the u.s. marshall and they are offering $5000 for information leading to his arrest.>> -- he was last known to be living in springfield, --

he is considered a fugitive. and air man was drunk when he got behind the wheel back in september and hit a brother and sister in worcester. this was his third drunk driving arrest. he will be back in court february. a member of the collier family is really -- reacting to the release of stephan silva who was released after giving the american -- boston marathon bombers the gun they used to kill the mit officer. he said he had no idea what they planned to do with the weapon. collier's family members said

after seeing himself on the news, the man responsible for stealing these lights turned himself in. he apologized to the police saying he was drinking when he committed the prank. he said he didn't know the family. the family said they do not want to press charges. iraqi security forces are advancing on isis, making strides in regaining control of the city of hammadi. they are making their way into the government compound, clearing neighborhoods as they go. many isis militants have left the area but many improvised explosive devices have been left behind. the woman accused of running down several people on the las vegas strip appeared in court today. they are expecting more charges to be filed. she is charged with murder, hit and run and child abuse. investigators say her three- year-old daughter was in the backseat when she intentionally drove into the crowd. one person was killed and 35 others were hurt. u.s. transportation officials have just confirmed

takata is responsible for -- made by takata is responsible for an eighth death. a teenager was just killed and the family just contacted be national transportation board. if you ever heard of distracted walking? now. this is leading to more and more injuries. >> reporter: it is a familiar sight on streets across america , people walking with their eyes on their phone instead of the road. the urban dictionary even is a word for it, petextrian. >> you definitely shouldn't do it but i still do it. >> reporter: the internet is full of videos of people having

walking into a fountain for this man accidentally falling on the train tracks. no train was there at the time. the national safety council is including these in their annual injury report for the first time. the numbers have jumped with the growth of cell use, from less than 500 from less than 520 years ago to 2000 -- 500 20 years ago to up to 2000 now. >> it could cause a bad fall. >> common injuries include strains, sprains and concussions. she believes these accidents will increase as more people use cell phones.

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tonight and elf on a shelf emergency. >> a new jersey girl was so upset that she accidentally touched the else that she actually called 911. she was playing with a ball when her mother was asleep in the ball knocked the else over. once on the phone she realized it probably wasn't a real emergency. she begged the 911 operator not to send an officer to her house.

later said to the girl, yes it was an emergency. she thought she was going to ruin christmas. >> i agree with ago. you have to do something. it is very important to not touch the elf. you can't touch the elf. >> my daughter said you can pick it up with a pair of tongs of it in a bad spot. >> i don't know if that is true.>> [ laughter ] many people send out holiday cards every year with happy pictures of their kids and pets. one not me too. with the help of photoshop she posted this picture online with the caption, this year i began living alone for the first time ago this is my christmas card. the woman said she wanted to do something very personal. when year i sent our christmas card out to a friend who was single who has no kids. you send it back with his face photo shopped in with my two kids with his car.

[ laughter ] no sibling rivalry with one tennessee family. >> a woman took some video showing her three-year-old son cuddling his baby brother and it is melting hearts across the country.>> do you love him? >> can i have him? >> no >> no? >> he is mine. >> annalee jackson took the video and october but recently made it public and now it has 61 million views. it just gets better. if you have two kids, this rarely happens. >> anytime they fighting here on out, queue up the video and say what happened to these two boys.>> [ laughter ] straightahead, talking baseball and music and up close and personal to one of the greatest conductors in the world.

degrees. this has become routine lately. llort show, can -- we will take a look at the record-breaking forecast coming up. on my tv 38, just as we at the holidays, the -- a major hotel chain is reporting a data breach. what information to be vulnerable? about bumping into the

charlie baker and boston mayor marty walsh were spreading cheer today ringing the bell for the salvation army. they got a huge shock when a man came into the community center and took the rolex watch off of his wrist and donated it. he said he felt guilty wearing people in need. we just did the story a couple of days ago that donations were way down this year. some arts of the country are blaming the weather. fewer people are out shopping for whatever reason. most people are doing an online. >> i would think you would want to be out in this weather because it is fantastic. >> you will need your umbrella tonight but if you walk by a kettle, maker last donation before christmas. temperatures are near 50 degrees, not so bad. it's feeling routine. look at the numbers on the calendar for this month. the first day was below

double digits about average. we warm up before midnight tonight. we may add to that number a little bit. we are well on our way to the warmest december ever recorded in new england. we are watching a powerful storm system producing tornadoes and severe weather in the will of the country. it's very warm and humid here ahead of it that will be searching its way in overnight. the rain is on the leading edge of all of that. look at the radar. there's heavy rainfall near philly and new york moving its way to connecticut as well. we will see rain this evening. there's a steady rainfall in central massachusetts. the very slow drive as well. this rain will increase coming down heavily tonight. the weather will stay like this for the next few hours and then the temperature will jump as we had to midnight. we will have wet evening with rain moving its way through. we could even hear some rumbles of thunder.

it's still a little cooler north of the pipe. you won't break into that weather until later tomorrow morning in that area. most of us are off to a balmy start however. we will have lingering showers in the morning and then sunshine will breakout. there will be nothing normal about this. imagers will be near 70 -- 70, breezy, humid. it will feel more like memorial day. christmas eve, leftover shower in the morning and then sunshine , up around 70 and maggie. 60s -- 70 and then 60s in the evening. the coolest air will be the islands in the lower 60s. we will have a mix of sun and crowds -- sun and clouds as we enter the christmas holiday

it is cooler but not cool, in the 50s for christmas. some towns will make their way to 60 degrees. there will be too much wind. we will have a few showers on saturday, sunday a record high possibly, in the 60s. money. we start next week on a winter he knows -- winter re-note -- a very cold note and then this will be a sloppy system. it may first be snow in and turn into ice and then rainfall. this could impact tuesday. that's a long way off. we will keep an eye on the changes that we -- as we get closer.>> it won't stay like this forever. >> thank you eric. conductor seiji ozawa was born in china and raised in japan and became one of america's greatest

>> he is now a kennedy center honoree. we sat down with that musical genius for a talk. >> [ music ]>> reporter: the conductor does not make the sound. but is responsible for every note heard. for more than half a century world renowned japanese conductor seiji ozawa has transformed orchestras and transfixed audiences. there have been countless unforgettable moments in a nearly 6 decade-long career which took him from tokyo to chicago and onto toronto and san francisco. then he spent 29 years in boston as the music director of the boston symphony orchestra, hence the jacket. >> i love it. i love watching the red sox. >> reporter: he showed us

you are and regular. his favorite noodle shop has his picture on the wall next to some sumo wrestlers. how did you balance your love of conducting with your love of sports?>> the symphony is almost walking distance from fenway park. after the concert i look at the television. the baseball game is longer than the concert. i say okay to the driver. and then we go. >> you leave the concert hall and go to the baseball game. >> yes, then i can watch the red sox. >> reporter: at a busy cafi he said it was his piano teacher who first suggested he become a conductor. by 1960 he was a fellow in the berkshires. 55 years later at tangle word -- tanglewood concert hall bears his name. 's favorite piece of music is

studying at the moment.>> i must almost fall in love with the piece otherwise i will be a little too distant. it's just notes on paper. when we play, this becomes life . to do that, my energy must feel almost similar to the composer who wrote this. >> reporter: you want to breathe life into the music. >> yes, it has to be that good.>> [ music ] [ applause ] >> you can watch the kennedy center honors hosted by stephen colbert on tuesday night at 9:00 pm right here on wbz. it's always an amazing show. >> it's an awesome show. it's a great thing to watch. competition for the answer,

>> the reindeer robots you have to see. a pilot volunteers to fly a man home 10 days after he receives a new heart. this incredible act of generosity and how other pilots helped this patient that the life-saving treatment he

poor rudolph, it looks like he's being replaced with a robotic reindeer. >> [ laughter ] these robotic

we have seen them before but they have never been quite this festive. there kind of freaky looking. >> you normally see them overseas in war-torn countries.>> do they make fun of each other like they made fun of rudolph? i don't know. much more still ahead. heavy rain on its way up the coast line. it will be a wet night but record warmth for christmas eve a disturbing crying inside of the store -- for arraignment inside of a store. a man exposes himself to a woman and her child. this house fire -- the precious item found in the ashes. flying home for christmas with a new heart. >> all the work they have put into getting me to this point,

pilots have flown dozens and dozens of flights to make sure that this man had life-saving surgery. a rainy night for the late shoppers. these are live pictures where we usually see people bundled up this close to christmas. not fisher. many folks are not even wearing jackets. we should be in the 30s or 40s right now, two days from christmas. >> mother nature is instead giving us highs around 70 on christmas eve and just below 64 christmas day. eric fisher joins us now to try to explain all of this to us. >> this is an unusual pattern. the jet stream has stayed north. we haven't seen any big arctic air yet. we could have a change next week. it's a rainy night tonight. it's working its way up the 95 corridor and across massachusetts into new hampshire. the jane -- the rain is

moderate side.