. developing right now at 4:30, a report of a baby thrown from a bridge turned out to be a hoax. officers spent hours searching on christmas eve, two people facing charges this morning. the tense moments inside and outside the property. and you feel it unusually warm temperatures blamed for wild weather across the country, how it's also delaying some holiday deliveries. good morning, merry christmas.

>> it is 4:30 right now, i'm wondering how many kids are up right now. >> or like, mom, dad, let's go. >> staring at their parents saying let's do this. thank you for being here with us here on this friday, december 25th. >> dave, epstein, let's see what is going on. it's cool back towards the west, cold front moves through the area here during the night, it's continuing to push off to the east, logan airport 55, you know, after yesterday near 70 in many places, absolutely unbelievable and temperatures still in the 50s across the cape. we'll go back up toward 60 this afternoon, a lot of sunshine around the area as well. there is fog across the area this morning with temperatures going into the 60s or near 60

that is about where we'll top out after being warm yesterday. we'll take a look at the forecast, and i have snow in the core radar forecast, that is coming up. >> thank you very much. beginning with a developing story, a mother and daughter charged this morning with a hoax in . police say the pair made up a report about seeing a baby thrown from a bridge, rescue crews searching the river. >> once they realized this was year-old daughter christine, they are going to be charged with misleading police and filing a false report. officers say the women reported seeing a man throwing a baby from cuomo bridge around 7:30 last night, the mats sufficient search included a state do you have team, a police helicopter as well as firefighters and officers on the ground. the search was called off right around 10:00 p.m., beth women expected to be i can't rained on monday.

after a gas tanker truck ignited, a crowd was lining up to refill their cooking gas cylinders in time for christmas, a witness says the fire exploded like a bomb, it took hours to put the flames out. a neighborhood on edge after a gunshot put the prison in herly on -- shirley on lockdown. >> reporter: an anxious christmas eve in shirley, searching neighborhoods and the woods after reports that somebody fired a shot outside of the prison complex. a man was seen running away touching off a search which included k-99 units and the state police helicopter, nobody has been found yet. >> when i got home there were helicopters in the air, if there was a breakout they usually local us and tell us, we never know what is going on down there. the guards are good, they'll come by and tell us if something is going on. >> all inmates are now

but the prison complex was put in lockdown. one woman came here to try to visit her brother who is an inmate but she was told visiting hours were canceled. >> yeah, i just wanted to see him before the holiday. but, guess we can't now. >> shots fired outside of the prison. >> yeah, i don't know with is going on. >> and state police tell us that they do not believe that anybody was actually hit by gun fire but late last night security was still tight here at this prison complex in shirley as the investigation goes on. in shirley, i'm jim smith wbz this morning. police tell us they are also investigating an attempted home break-in in the area of mci shirley last night, right now they say it's unclear if there is any connection to the reported shots fired.

armed home invasion, the victim told police two men broke in his home and robbed, him. and this morning a 77-year- old woman is recovering from serious injuries, she was hit by a car on her way home from church on christmas eve, it happened on main street, the driver did stop at the scene, the accident is under investigation. some new rules go nothing effect at massachusetts public schools starting -- going into effect at massachusetts public schools, new regulations require any use of restraints be quickly reported to principal and parents. also any physical restraint will have to be reported to the state, devices and medication will no longer be allowed to calm down and agitated student. students placed in a timeout must be continual limon i to glad new details this morning

fantasy sports sites, draft kings suing illinois claiming the state could end up destroying a legitimate industry, on thursday illinois became the state today been, massachusetts has said it will not been the site but is regulation. it is 4:36 right now, crews at the national weather service are heading to northern california today to assess the strength of two tornadoes that touched down on christmas eve. the unusual holiday time weather pattern triggered deadly tornadoes in the south this week, being blamed for 14 deaths, don champion has the latest. >> on this holiday of giving some people in northern california are taking stock of what's lost after an outbreak of tornadoes. >> seeing trees swirled like a blender. >> oh, my gosh. >> cell phone video captured

dorado county bringing down power lines and uprooting trees. >> we've been here 45 years and we've never like this before happened. >> a a child was inside a car. >> the kids said mom, stop. it hit the back, just hit the car. >> the rare tornadoes in california come as people in the midwest and south continue cleaning up after an outbreak of of tornadoes there this week, pastor berry reynold whose church was destroyed in mississippi called it a test from god. >> he testing our faith. how strong we are going to be. >> at this red cross shelter donations of food, christmas gifts have poured in. >> i have not seen this kind of generosity in a single county anywhere i have worked. >> neighbors determined to keep the giving spirit alive in the face of so much loss. don champion cbs news.

overtime, drivers hitting the road early this morning after the company said they would be able to deliver their all packages by christmas eve, the company tells us the severe storms in the south and surge in online shopping delayed their shipments, fedex is opening its express offices from 9:00-1:00 so customers can pick up gifts themselves. parishioners packed into the south church in boston to celebrate christmas eve. the church held three different services yesterday including the midnight mass. pope francis urging catholics to return to their values, thousands flocked from all over the world to attend christmas eve mass, thousands more are expected to cloud into st. peters square today to hear the pope's christmas day speech. over to sports, patriots

christmas, and the brady, the whole bunch there getting into the holiday spirit, he posted this picture on a facebook page with the caption you better watch out, you better not cry, you better not pout i'm telling you why, santa clause is coming to town, seriously, i saw him. such a cute picture there. with the ugh slippers. and giselle posted the stockings of the fireplace. the family's dogs. >> how did he get a chance to see santa? >> you know, if there is somebody going to pull it off tom brady has the power. >> he has the in much he is on the good list. santa isn't the only thing making an appearance in the sky. >> what was spotted flying close to earth on christmas eve. plus it wasn't santa but mrs. clause making a very

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. there is a new movie hope to go clean up christmas weekend, "joy" arrives in theaters today,. >> danielle nodding ham reports, it is a story to inspire the dreamers in all of us. >> the world doesn't owe you >> juggling divorce, three young kids and a series of dead end jobs, dope inside is a drive to rein vents. her life and all of her dreams for her entire life and taking care of everybody,. >> the story is based on the real single mom who brought the miracle mop into millions of households, joy remembers find the determination and optimism. >> i hope that people walk out and i know people will walk out they'll feel empowered, more courageous at those moments when they sit there and go how

>> the film reunites lawrence from costar from silver linings play book, robert dinero is her skeptical father. >> it could have been handled better. >> which is why she takes control of her own destiny. >> she has been pushed and told no thousands of times and keeps going much the bonus is it's not hollywood's version of chasing your dreams it's the real thing. > an early christmas present for astronomers,. >> a bright light in the sky, it was to the santa. an asteroid flew safely past the earth, nasa released these images, it is 6.8 million miles away, the same asteroid will fly by in three years, and it will be 1.8 million miles away. >> i was distracted by your sweater. >> was there something

listen it is 4:44 on christmas morning and you gotta reindeer. >> a like a stuffy old. >> no, no, listen,. >> she told me what to wear yesterday, she didn't give me sweater. >> no jacket, fun sweater. >> like it's a wednesday. >> right. >> there you go. >> we have a santa hat for you. >> wonderful. >> need something there, chris. >> i know. well, you know, it's been a warm -- it's been a warm period around here and the spring feeling is going to continue today. how often do we get to do that on christmas morning, a lot of you are actually enjoying it. i gotta tell you, winner is going to get here, folks, -- winter is going to get here folks, there is a chance we could end up fairly close to normal for snow fall, wouldn't that be amazing if we had the warmest december on record as

many of you are going to be shoveling by tuesday morning and that may have gotten your attention, i do think many of you will be shoveling tuesday morning, we'll talk more about that throughout the morning. so right now there is no way we could be shoveling with temperatures in the mid-50s, 30s to the west. we have a lot of changes, been in a drought pattern since really most of the year, we're about 10 inches below average in terms of rainfall, but we are beginning to pick that up and pick up some more here for saturday and sunday morning, so changing. i want you to look at the ray consider, there is frontal system pushed offshore, we have summertime thunderstorms, lightning going off the coast of cape cod, it indicates how summery the air mass is. there is another little line of showers back here, just quickly, but most of the day it is going to be dry.

for me to put the temperatures here hour by hour for all of you, some in the 30s, some you are the warmer than this, this is obviously cool, you figure on average lower 50s, everybody gets up toward the 60-degree mark this afternoon, so cooler in the worcester hills, cooler like that. weather map shows that the warm air has continued to propel off towards the north but a frontal system to the west of us will push on through and that will usher in cold air, and that is going to be key as we set up the forecast, i will show you a quick map here saturday, into tomorrow. here comes some more rain but it is too warm for snow but not when we get toward the end of the week. >> thank you very much, david. in other knives this morning, actually wait we should say this, before we go on, don't forget to submit your snow prediction for the entire winter season, we have been asking this for weeks, how much

to see at the logan airport,. >> the local guest could have you win a season pass, you have until new year's eve to submit your guesses on cbsboston.com. if it was a prediction for this week we would have known zero. >> honestly, like wearing this sweater i'm warm wearing this because it's kind of weird how mild it is. >> sweating. >> right. most of us will have surgery at some point you are 0 lives. doctors are realizing they can take steps before, during and after surgery to get you back on your feed faster. >> tom freshly does look great considering he just had knee replacement surgery one month ago. tom was pass tracked, -- fast track. get patients home as quickly as possible. >> there is no better place to rehabilitate than in their own home with their family where

>> a radical change from 25 years ago says orthopedic surgeon, when patients were sent directly to rehab lab for up to two week the. >> it didn't add benefit, they didn't doing better. >> fast tracking isn't just for of orthopedic surgeries. in an effort to make patients more comfortable and getting them unand at home sooner, using smaller incisions, using possible. just two days after hip replacement francis hub board is going home today. is he anxious to get back to his favorite activities, cross country skiing, marathon skating and biking up to 6000 miles a year. >> i've been in bed, it's been a big deal. >> patients are doing really great after just two days in

>> the faster i could go towards natural life, you know, natural activities, the better. that still is the goal. >> now what can you do at home before you have surgery to improve your outcome? exercise regularly, lose weight if you are overweight, and avoid taking too many narcotic pain pills. i'm dr. mallika marshall wbz news. still ahead this morning, update on the lunch lady fired for giving away a free meal. the reason chipotle is keeping its doors closed. and the big announcement ron earth downey junior has been -- robert downey junior has been waiting to hear for 20 years.

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. welcome back, checking our top stories on this christmas morning, new overnight, a mother and daughter charged with a hoax in hair hill. this was a huge search operation including dive teams a police helicopter, it lasted for several hours, christmas eve night, 92-year-old holly fowler and 23-year-old daughter christine will be charged with false report. they are going to be arraigned on upon day. also a lockdown is lifted at a local prison after reports a shots fired outside. police and corrections officers searched the woods outside mci shirley yesterday, a man wearing dark pants was seen running away but he hadn't been

inmates are accounted for, a woman tells us visiting hours were canceled during that lockdown. a new problem forcing the be closed. health inspectors had given the bright i don't know restaurant the all clear after norovirus outbreak that sickened 140 people, most of them bc students,. northeastern university is looking to expand according to the globe, the school wants to open a new dorm in roxbury that would house 800 students, including some student amenities and services. boston police detectives globe reports an independent arbitrator is ordering the city to pay 280 detectives a raise of 28.4% over the next 6 years. the ruling disappointing, a receipt testify for boston deal.

world tour this morning but you could see his sleigh riding through the streets of boston. flip car has add add santa sleigh, the car is decked out, for every reservation it will donate a dollar, can you make reservations through monday, disease 28th. the sleigh is named perhapser. it's located at 180 mare i mack street in boston. >> kind of a cool car. a big announcement for robert downey junior, the governor has pardoned the actor, governor jerry brown parted downey for a 20-year-old felony drug conviction that sent him to jail for a year, they all demonstrated that they rehabilitated themselves. an update on yesterday's daily talker, a cafeteria worker fired for giving a student a free feel, darlene

after she give a tray of food to a 12-year-old student who didn't have money for the meal. her dismissal called for a national out cry. it puts their funding at risk. but has offered boden her job back in the spirit of the holidays, she has not yet accept glad it is nice and early, we appreciate you being

christmas came early to lynn, people lined up the streets for the annual christmas eve parade last night, the warm weather definitely brought more people out to watch it. >> the people wearing t-shirts, the parade has grown to 120 vehicles and floats, there was one special surprise last night delivered by mrs. clause herself. again, we showed you that christmas eve proposal. >> i was going to say, you get my first candy cane of the day, you are the first person i saw on christmas morning. merry christmas. >> merry christmas much i will have to give you candy cane back.

>> it is freakishly mild,