right now at 6:00, a building condemned after a case of carbon monoxide poisoning leaves two people dead. morning. everett. police swarm a neighborhood gunshots. how the incident ended with a house going up in flames. fed ex fury. customers seeing red after thousands of deliveries failed to make it under the tree in time for christmas. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us on this december 26th. i'm kerry along with dave.

present doesn't come, dave said you tell everybody it's coming. if it's that one present for somebody and you have to go to a party and you don't have it, that's awkward. >> it,but there's also, like, life -- it is, but you know there's also, like, life stuff. it is a good lesson in patience and waiting. it's not what you choose. >> get over the embarrassment. >> right. >> thank you for your words of wisdom. >> that's where your present is. >> i was wondering where it was actually. [ laughter ] let's take a look. 45 degrees out here. even i've lost perspective. it's like, where should we be? i step outside and it's chilly. it's not, it's way above where they should be for highs this time of year. we'll have to get back to reality in the next ten days.

we'll just keep trending a little bit cowler so finally once we get especially into that second week of january, i think it will really start to feel chilly and we'll have temperatures back in the single digits, teens, and stuff like that, but not for a while. right now in boston, 45. relative humidity, the difference between a dew point and a temperature. winds are northerly, and that's the big difference from yesterday when they were southwesterly bringing in all of that mild air. i'll talk about who's going to get mild tomorrow. some of you may be near 60 once again. a holiday horror in milford. two people are dead after what's believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning. two others are in the hospital. wbz's louisa moeller has more on this disturbing discovery from prospect street. >> reporter: this building condemned per order of board of health. this sign taped to the building nearly five hours after a

around 1:45 friday afternoon, milford police and fire got a medical call to 24 prospect heights. what they found was a man and woman dead inside of a bedroom and two others from the same building were transported to the hospital and are being treated for what's believed to be carbon monoxide poisoning. neighbors tell wbz a couple lived in the 24 side of the duplex and carlos alberto says they had a roommate, his friend. >> he said he didn't feel well? >> yeah, didn't feel well. >> reporter: he felt ill around 2:00 friday morning and is now in the hospital. >> i'm so sad. they are really good people, you know? >> reporter: the state fire marshal is looking into whether there were functional alarms in this building. in milford, i'm luis is moeller, wbz this morning. right when he came out, you hear a big boom and the house started going in flames. >> a fiery finish with a dramatic standoff.

caused chaos in a neighborhood on christmas. jim smith has more on how it all started. [gunshots ] >> reporter: an everett neighborhood turned into a war zone on christmas day. police and the s.w.a.t. team rushing to sommer street after 911 calls from neighbors that a man was firing a gun. >> it scared me. >> reporter: mark was inside. house. police fired pepper spray, but he wouldn't come out. >> we don't want anyone hurt today. we don't want you getting hurt today, mark. >> reporter: the standoff lasted for hours, and then finally a break. he showed his face, hands in the air. he was immediately arrested. >> he came out with his hands up. right when he came out, you hear a big boom and the house started going up in flames. >> reporter: the house quickly became engulfed.

after the arrest. >> officers observed the fire as he came out. home. they took him into custody. he did not come out and surrendered. he was resisting when he came out. >> reporter: police say he had three handguns on him, but nobody was seriously hurt. the air was thick with smoke spray. everybody was asking the question, why? >> one of his friends told me his mother just passed away, and he was having a hard time renting out the other half of his house. it's scary because i always hear gunshots coming out of his house. >> reporter: even late last night, fire crews remained at the scene still trying to put out hot spots in the house. police do not believe that anybody else was inside. they think mark was alone. they also don't think at any point he ever actually fired at officers, but he still faces a number of charges. morning. maine state police are investigating after two people

this morning, detectives are calling the scene suspicious. this happened yesterday in manchester, maine. police say one of the victims called 911 around 3:30 in the morning. by the time officers got there and found the victims, a man and woman in their 20s was dead. dramatic video shows an intense fire that destroyed a home in cranston, rhode island that broke out yesterday morning. fire crews got everyone out of the house. the family lost everything, including their christmas presents. the cranston police department set up a go fund me page to help the family. developing now in alabama. heavy rain, flooding, and tornadoes continue to pound the south. the latest tornado hitting a birmingham, alabama neighborhood on christmas day. police say crews are out this morning searching for people who could be trapped inside wrecked houses. when i walked out of my door, i heard chaos and i seen some people trapped in a car. an old lady was trapped in a car.

right down the street there. i helped her out. one lady had run over some stuff, and her tire was flat. i helped her out. if anybody else needs any help around here, i'll be here until they get through. >> no one was seriously hurt in the alabama storm, but the governor did issue a state of emergency. at least 14 people have been killed in tennessee, arkansas, and mississippi since wednesday. now to campaign 2016. it looks like the libertarian party has its candidate for president. he's entering the white house race as a libertarian. the cybersecurity pioneer is known for his popular computer antivirus software. he originally planned to run under his own cyberparty but a representative from the libertarian party convinced him to represent their party instead. right now, fed ex drivers are rushing to deliver thousands of packages that didn't reach their destination in time to make it under the tree. many employees volunteered to work on christmas, but as our

customers are still seeing red. >> reporter: according to quite a few people on twitter and facebook, fed ex ruined their christmas. thousands are sounding off online, upset their packages didn't arrive in time. in fact, a few unhappy customers spent part of christmas morning at the fed ex in south boston, trying to track them down. some were lucky enough to walk out with boxes in tow. many others left empty handed. jenna girard of new bedford was among them. >> i know it was last minute, but i had to get my boyfriend something. target had these really nice jackets. so i ordered one. the reason why i did was because it had big letters that it would be in by the 24th. >> reporter: instead? >> it's in transit in, like, maryland right now or something. >> reporter: the shipping giant was open christmas day in an effort to get as many shipments delivered as possible. many employees volunteered to work. fed ex blames this week's severe weather for the delays and says the heavier than

>> i'm sure i'm not the only one experiencing it, but it's frustrating because, yeah, i mean, granted i waited a while to do it, but you know, if they put the advertisements out that it's definitely going to be there, i should be able to trust it. >> reporter: . little consolation for customers like jenna. >> if i had known target uses fed ex to ship, i would not have bought it. >> reporter: by the way, rival u.p.s. did also experience minor delays but nothing like fed ex. in south boston, julie loncich, wbz news. now that the shopping craze is over, let the return frenzy begin. 40% of americans will try to return or exchange a gift they don't like. most retailers have different return policies. go banking rates looked at which stores have the most liberal return policies.

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welcome back. it is 6:12. hopefully you had a wonderful christmas yesterday. the warmer temps were amazing. >> amazing, yeah. >> a lot of people sat outside. you said you were sitting on a deck. how great is that? >> i've been going to this family for -- we figured it out. it's the duffys. 20 years. >> every christmas? >> i missed a couple because there was a snowstorm and i had to work so i missed it. >> so nice of them. >> it's really nice. it's like a second family. >> i love that. >> they've had christmas their whole lives. i didn't grow up with it, but 20 years is a long time. >> first time on the deck? >> first time on the deck. we've taken walks after dinner, but never had hors d'oeuvres out there. >> wasn't it great? >> it was, absolutely. speaking of warmth, 50 degrees in september. in december, i mean. it feels like september. so far at 50 or above.

i think that's probably the limit. i'm not saying we're going to, but that's sort of where i'm thinking we might end up. 5 above 1891. you can see here that, you know, you've got to go back to 2006 to find, you know, in this century this kind of warmth. so amazing. i'll show you another way to look at it. so the first was 1 degree below average. no big deal. these are based on 30-year normals. you take 30 years' worth of decembers and you compare it with what went on. this is what's amazing. the 24th, 25, 27th, 24 degrees above that 30-year average. of course we set the record here on christmas eve in boston, and we tied it in worcester yesterday. so a very warm day. i do think we'll be above average for the next couple of days as well because it's hard to remember, we're supposed to be in the upper 30s to mid-30s

we're not going to be anywhere near it. we're already warmer than we should be for the entire day, so no way we won't be above average today and tomorrow as well. so tomorrow, i just want to focus in, there will be rain in the morning. if you do have plans tomorrow morning that call for you to be outside, you want to moderate them a little bit or modify them, i should say a little bit as we have the rain. high pressure will push offshore. now we have another slug of warmer air, so you'll notice it's cooler today. tomorrow warmer air will try to come into the relatively cooler air. by the way, there's going to be snow. there's winter storm watches up for parts of maine. they are not going to see a lot. in ski country, they get 1 to 3 inches so that helps a little bit. as the rain slug moves through in the morning, then the warm front will come through. depending on where this sets up, if it's well north of us, all of you will be in the 50s and lower 60s. if the front gets hung up around the boston area, which some of the models are saying,

falmouth could be 63. whatever happens, the whole system moves out sunday night into monday. typical seasonal temperatures in the 30s on monday and that storm system moves in for tuesday very early in the morning and will affect the morning commute. there's no school tuesday. i don't think it will be that kindch a blockbuster storm anyway, but we'll probably see some areas with accumulating snow tuesday morning. we'll have to be nailing that down for the next couple of days. it's unsettled, kerry, for much of this week. not a lot of beautiful, sunny days. an arson investigation is under way this morning at the former home of president bill clinton where he spent the first four years of his life. the building in hope, arkansas historic site. clinton's grandparents own the home. and making the sidewalks through pedestrians last weekend killing one person and

some are suggesting increasing raised walkways. lakeisha faces several charges run. boston-based draft kings is suing the state of illinois claiming the state could end up industry. on thursday, illinois became the latest state to outlaw daily fantasy sports sites following the leads of new york and nevada. 10% are in illinois. massachusetts has said it will not ban the sites but it considering new regulations. and still ahead this morning, a mistake from space. a phone call one astronaut on the international space station

an astronaut at the international space station sent an apology back to earth. he says he dialed the wrong number from space and called a homeowner by mistake. he tweeted his regret "i'd like to apologize to the lady i called by mistakenly saying, hello, is this planet earth?" no, it really wasn't a prank call, just a wrong number. did you see the beautiful sky christmas night? it was beautiful. also rare is the warmth, of course. this was the second warmest christmas on record. boy, it was nice. still to come, president obama celebrating the holidays in hawaii, speaking of warm. a special christmas trip he made yesterday to visit members of the armed services.

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first lady spent christmas day with service members and their families at the marine core base in hawaii. he thanked the service members for their hard work and said their efforts to help keep americans free and strong is never taken for granted. spending the christmas holidays in hawaii has been an annual tradition for the first family since he was first elected. it'd be nice if he told me how to say where he was going. coming up next a check of the top stories on this saturday morning. two people are dead, poisoned by carbon monoxide. two others under the hospital, and what neighbors are saying about this holiday tragedy. a fiery end to a standoff in everett. how reports of a man when a gun ended with a house going up in

good morning, everybody. it is 6:30 on this saturday, the day after. is your house a disaster like mine? >> boxing day. >> oh, that's right, boxing day. i'm kerry along when dave. we were loving the warm temps yesterday. >> absolutely. >> i shouldn't say we. some people are really ready for the cold. >> yeah, some people were like, this is awful. i had people saying this is not christmas-like. this is horrible. you know what? it's gonna snow. enjoy it. >> i'm on that side. >> we sat outside and had hors d'oeuvres on december 25th. >> so many people were out walking. >> i saw people running in shorts. you don't get this opportunity very much. winter will get here and it will be cold. 45 degrees right now at logan airport.

portsmouth is at 38. a little milder for you folks. 46 in provincetown. so boston is at 45. the wind is northerly at 10. it's flipped around, so we're draining in colder air from the north. it's not very cold, but it's definitely colder. so far this month, we've had 18 days that are 50 or higher, and we may make it to 90. i do have a little bit of snow in the forecast as well. kerry? >> all right, dave. thank you so much. right now, a look at our top stories. in everett. officers swarmed a neighborhood after getting calls that a man was firing a gun yesterday. 53-year-old mark was inside of the house. police fired pepper spray, but he wouldn't come out. hours later, he did come out with his hands up, and within minutes, the house was engulfed in flames. police say he had three handguns on him, but nobody was seriously hurt.

killed two people in a milford home. police found the bodies of a man and woman inside of a bedroom just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. the district attorney's office tells us two others living in the duplex went to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. investigators are trying to figure out where the deadly gas came from. heavy rain, flooding, and tornadoes continued to pound the south. police say crews are out searching for people who could be trapped inside wrecked houses. more than 100,000 people are without power. at least 14 people have been killed in tennessee, arkansas, and mississippi since wednesday. coast guard officials in new england are reminding boaters and paddlers that area waters are still dangerously cold, despite the unseasonably warm weather. the coast guard said this week that water temperatures in boston harbor is currently 46 degrees fahrenheit. harbor waters were 36 degrees

last year. so a good perspective there for you. some new rules on the use of physical restraint in public schools will soon take effect in massachusetts. the "boston globe" reports that regulations approved by the board of elementary and secondary education will include limits on how unruly children can be held down. the new rules also require continuous monitoring of students or given a time-out to help them calm down. principals must approve time- outs longer than 30 minutes. the new rules take effect january 1st. they are the hottest gifts of the season. many people found drones and hover boards under their christmas trees this year, but both come with big warnings. susie steimle tells us. >> it's really kind of lazy because i could walk, but it's just fun to hover around. >> reporter: ideal dash got the gift on a lot of lists this christmas.

than that. this season. >> a lot of other people had one, and it was cool. >> reporter: dan convinced his mom to let him and his brother share one. she still has some doubts. >> it looks cool, of course. about it yet. i just hope that it will not distract him from playing with exercise. >> reporter: she's also seen the headlines about hover catching fire. >> so we had second thoughts as presents because of that. >> reporter: it's just one of the most asked-for items making the news. boston is fourth in the country for close encounters between drones and airplanes, leading to an faa crackdown. out of concern that drones could interfere with airplanes, the faa is now requiring that anything over a half pound be registered. owners have until february 2016 to do so.

if you opened a drone on christmas morning, you have to register the device before its first flight. despite the series of warnings, it's hard to keep kids away from the momentum of something cool. it appears christmas future is hear to stay. susie steimle, wbz news. now that all of the presents are unwrapped, many of us will be on the phone with customer service about broken or even worse, missing parts. there are new ways to avoid the endless weight on the phone. kathryn hauser explains how tech. >> reporter: kara dreaded the thought of being stuck on hold with the cable company. >> i get really aggravated. >> reporter: now she didn't make the call. "owner listens." she gives them the name of the company and the question. the app takes care of the rest. >> within two hours, i got back a response directly from the cable company. it was a long message that

answering all that i had asked. >> i think certainly the days of consumers getting all of their problems taken care of by sitting on hold with a company are quickly fading. >> reporter: there are a lot of new apps doing the grunt work for you. "get human" will show users the most immediate way to work through a company's phone maze to reach a live person. the "lucy" app waits on hold for you then calls you back when a real person picks up. >> press one to be called back at this number or two to enter a different number. >> reporter: while these apps help you, be sure to check your privacy options. >> see how they makeman money and decide if that is an app you are comfortable using. >> reporter: kara says she was more than comfortable using the app to get a quick answer. >> it was the best experience i've had when it comes to customer service. >> reporter: customers don't

many businesses are offering up instant messaging through facebook, online chats and apps that let you tweet directly to the company. i'm kathryn hauser, wbz news. are you feeling lucky? the powerball jackpot tonight has ballooned to $255 million, not too shabby. no one has won the top prize since november 4th. it's also the highest jackpot since september. if you win and opt for the lump sum, you'll get about $158 million. coming up next, the pats are getting ready to take on the jets. the latest on the team's biggest injuries, though. plus, a rematch to last year's nba finals. who came out on top this time? it's been a warm month and today's way above average. we should be cooler than this. let's take a look at some trivia this morning. this is our second trivia for the morning. new year's eve is coming up now. what's the most snow we've ever

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good morning, everyone. we begin with patriots news injuries. linebackers injuries have doubts for sunday night's game. and claim quarterback troy hill off waivers from the bengals. the pats know they will be facing an extremely tough model in the meadowlands. the jets are fighting for their playoff lives for the overall record of 9-5. they come in ranked 5th in total defense.

28. the pats now they'll have their hands full at 1:00 tomorrow. >> great at pass rushing, good at stopping the run. defense. it will be a great challenge for us. we'll have a great week of practice. >> throughout the whole year, they've had a solid defense. very competitive, very tough. they are physical and mentally prepared. again. they are a very solid unit and we've got to be prepared. >> reporter: wbz will be prepared starting tomorrow at 11:30, patriots game day. jets and pats kick off at 1:00 immediately followed by the fifth quarter post game show. the only place to see tom brady and bill belichick's post game press conferences live. enjoyed christmas off. tonight. celtics traveling to detroit to take on the pistons. and some christmas day basketball. the highlight yesterday golden

last year's nba finals out west tremomd green. lebron james had 7 of his game high 25. after an ugly third for both teams, the warriors tried distancing themselves in the fourth with thompson. had he 18, seth curry added 19 of the day. jr smith makes this late three for the cavs but too little too late as the warriors go on to beat the cavs 89-83 and improve to 28-1 on the season. harvard taking on oklahoma in the classic title game in hawaii. great hustle play for the scrappy crimson. tommy's crew as harvard is up

the sooners came out on friday with a 13-0 lead. buddy heels scoring a game-high 34 points. krim condition with a career high 25. that bucket made it 70-65. oklahoma shows harvard how things are done in the top five to go to 11-0. harvard 5-7. the sooners win the classic over the clemson. -- over the crimson. >> we'll see if that can help them when they come back home. i'm dan roche, wbz sports. >> dan, thank you so much. dave's giving me an update here. new mexico getting hit hard. >> el nino does funny things. it changes the jet stream, so the jet stream has been going really far south over there and really high up there. so we're on the warm side and they're on the cold side. so they're getting snow, big time. >> el nino is very stressful, dave. i don't know how you deal with it. >> i like it.

it throws a monkey wrench into everything. it makes it a little interesting. so here we are. let's orient ourselves. there's amarillo, oklahoma's over here. here's albuquerque, new mexico. this goes off the chart. they will get up to 2 feet of snow up here. there's a lot of snow in this storm system that will ride up towards the north and eventually made nothing, nothing, nothing remotely like that, but some of the moisture may play a role around here as we get later on in the week. cooler but still mild. we should be in the upper 30s. we're going to be in the upper 30s and low 50s so we're 10, 12 degrees above 30-year averages. it's going to rain tomorrow morning. it will probably get out of here fairly quickly, then a mixed bag turning to rain. right now, i don't see a plowable storm in southern new

it appears like most of the snow, the more accumulating snow will be up in this area here. there still could be coatings and, like i said, small accumulations. we'll have to see, does it get into boston? does it get farther south? is it up here? so 40s right now. we'll stay mostly in the 40s. we may top out in the lower 50s for an hour or two this afternoon. in general, it's not going to be -- well, not in general. it's definitely not going to be as warm as yesterday. there's the rain tomorrow morning. tomorrow's temperatures are very tricky. we'll have a surge of warm air coming up. you folks across the cape, the islands, the south shore, providence. you will be upper 50s, lower 60s. it will feel like spring once again. you go from fitchburg over to the merrimack valley up to southern new hampshire, perhaps the north shore. you may be only in the 40s and then right in between, that's boston mass pike area, you could be flipping from the 40s up to the lower 60s for a short

so you have to watch this front tomorrow morning into the early afternoon. it's going to produce the rain. hear we are at 8:00. there's the rain that will give a couple of inches of snow across parts of maine. if the front gets stuck, which they can do this time of the year, then that mild air will only make it, like i said, just south of the pike. if it goes farther north, boston will be 63 degrees again tomorrow. whatever happens there's no doubt that the colder air will rush back in as we head for monday. so there it is. 36 degrees, kerry. that sets us up for the messy weather tuesday morning, as i alluded to. i don't know where the rain/know line is. we'll wait for more data to come in. i gave you trivia questions earlier, and one of the things coming up here, thursday night is new year's eve. back and look. when was the most snow that occurred on new year's eve? i gave you some choices. made up.

>> they are not even real and didn't even occur. >> really? >> yeah. >> let's go with b. >> b is incorrect. it is a, believe it or not. so 2008, 6.5 inches. all of the other ones, they didn't even happen. >> i new the 1942 one was a phony. i just spotted that one. >> you remembered that one. >> right. [ laughter ] thanks, dave. coming up, a special delivery for one family. the christmas gift one mother wasn't expecting until the new

one new mother's special delivery arrived christmas morning. katie brace explains it was a gift she wasn't expecting until the new year. >> reporter: the best gifts don't always arrive under the tree. >> it's amazing. >> reporter: first-time mom jen held hers wrapped up in a white, blue, and pink blanket. >> i feel so blessed. to have him on christmas on top of it all makes it all the more special. >> reporter: her mom and sister joined her in the hospital room. the family hoped for a christmas delivery. >> when she found out she was pregnant last spring, we all immediately thought this would probably be on christmas. it feels so appropriately so. really, i mean, you couldn't ask for a better gift.

she wanted a child of her own. >> i tried for a while and it seemed as though so many of my attempts with ivf landed on holidays so it seemed like it would have been perfect, a perfect continuation of the great story. >> reporter: her due date was january 5th. showing signs of pre-eclampsia, eve. jen's 7 pound baby boy arrived at 10:58 this morning. [baby crying ] >> reporter: she doesn't have a name yet. jen teaches art in wellesley. her students have provided suggestions. >> during my pregnancy. there were few things that were appealing to eat. one of them was mac and cheese, so i think they are hoping i'd name him mac. >> i feel completely blessed. >> reporter: honoring a blessing marking the best christmas. >> mac would be better than

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now at 7:00, devastating storms tear across the south. a state of emergency in alabama as a tornado left thousands without power. plus, a christmas night tragedy. carbon none knox side claiming two -- carbon monoxide claiming two lives. >> and a community comes together after a thief tried to steal christmas. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us.

dave epstein hanging with me again today. it's a little dark. it's a good thing i brightened this us. >> yesterday i had on a green vetter and snoopy christmas tie. >> today you are more subdued. >> yeah. >> what's going on? >> i think i'm ready for it. look, i just flipped the monitor. that means stop talking and get over to the wall. 42 degrees in boston right now as well as norwood. so it is colder out there, folks, and it's not going to be nearly as mild yesterday. you probably can't sit outside on the deck and have lunch today. 32 in keene, so there is a little bit of frostiness back here where it is chillier. hour by hour we go today. temperatures mostly in the 40s. we'll top out around that 50 degree mark. that is about it. i'll have the full forecast on the way. kerry? a state of emergency in alabama.

birmingham are in the dark this morning after a strong tornado touched down. trees were knocked over, and people were trapped inside their damaged homes. witnesses saw the funnel cloud just outside of the city around 5:00 last night. the storm caught many off guard. >> we were in the house having a good time laughing and joking about memories of our families through the years. next thing i know, you know it's raining, and after a while i thought i dreamt a drone that went through the house. down! then the lights went out. you know, the next thing i know, all of us fell to the floor. folks running to the bathroom, running over each other. houses are standing at the daylight. next thing i know, i come out in the dark and everything was >> wow. paramedics took several people to the hospital with minor injuries.

to hit the south. at least 14 people were killed in wednesday's storms in mississippi. two people are dead after what appears to be a carbon monoxide leak inside of a milford home. police found the bodies of a man and woman inside of a bedroom before 2:00 yesterday the district attorney's office tells us two others living in the duplex went to the hospital with symptoms of carbon investigators are trying to figure out where the deadly gas came from. maine state police call the deaths of two people found inside of a parked car suspicious. investigators say one of the victims called 911 around 3:30 yesterday morning. by the time officers arrived at the scene in manchester, the man and woman in their 20s were dead. frightening moments for people living in an everett neighborhood. state police and the s.w.a.t. team rushed to sommer street yesterday afternoon after reports of a man firing a gun. 53-year-old mark was at the

standoff for nearly four hours. officers fired pepper spray into the home, but he did not budge. then all of a sudden, he surrendered. >> he came out with his hands pup right when he came out, you heard a big boom and the house started going up in flames. >> officers observed flames coming from the home. he came onto the front porch. the fire was already going at that point. he did not come out and just surrender. he was arguing with officers and resisted when he came out. >> reporter: police say he had three handguns on him, but no one was seriously hurt. this morning, a new bedford man hopes surveillance video will help find the person who broke into several cars. on christmas eve, cameras captured the thieves in action. you can see him try the door of one of the vehicles but it was locked. so he hit the jackpot with a second car. he stole christmas gifts waiting to be brought inside

company phone with employee lottery ticket. we're told the man hit several other cars in that same neighborhood. also new this morning, air strikes in syria have killed a the syrian military claimed responsibility for the attack north of damascus. it is a big blow to those out of power. opposition rebel group peace talks are scheduled for next month. firefighters in australia are working around the clock to control. fires have destroyed 100 homes in a popular tourist area. a lightning strike forced the evacuate. a christmas day crime in vermont couldn't spoil the holiday cheer. a grinch targeted residents of an adult living community in pittsfield.

to discover someone stole food, gifts, decorations, even their walkers. the crime brought out the christmas spirit in the area, and doe nations poured in. >> i'm very rarely at a loss for words. i am humbled by the from the community. >> that is so nice. neighbors rallied around the residents and gave them enough food for a christmas feast and meals to last nearly a week. the vermont state police even donated a brand new tv. who would steal someone's walker? that's terrible. still ahead, gaining ground in the fight against hunger. >> and then the shopping is done, the gifts are open. now it's time to return. the rush is on. still ahead, which stores make the naughty and the nice list

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temperatures. now we get to hear this great story about tackling hunger. >> you got it, dave. tackling hunger head on, as a matter of fact. volunteers with one local group are growing organic produce to help those in need. jeff young, the committee chair of gaining ground is with me this morning to tell us about it. jeff, thanks for being here. >> you're welcome. >> tell us about it for those who have never heard about it. >> reporter: gaining ground grows organic produce and fruits and gives everything for free to local food banks, shelters, you know, people in need. >> mm-hmm. >> we try to supplement what's dry goods. we provide vegetables, whole foods, you know, stuff that people can't normally get. >> tell us how this started. >> it started out in 1994.

it in her front yard and farmed the land, donated the vegetables. it's grown. it's gone through a couple of transitions. >> mm-hmm. >> we just were in the process of building a barn, right now, which is going to increase our productivity. >> mm-hmm. >> we now donate to about 17 different food banks and shelters in the boston area. >> and all different kinds of fruits and veggies? >> about 150 different vegetables and fruits, which you know, our mission is not to be, like, the most productive of any one vegetable, but to provide a variety for people. >> so this is a real win-win for everybody. i mean, it must be so rewarding to be able to deliver these to these places. >> it is. it's, you know, like the pine street inn, i take deliveries in there. >> mm-hmm. >> the chef will see our stuff, and he's super excited.

>> amazing. >> rodney brown who works at the pine street inn went to concord-carlisle, so we connected there. so it was kind of nice to be back involved with somebody who went to the high school. >> absolutely. there's a lot of people who may be interested in helping. dave epstein is always bringing us fruits and veggies. if someone's interested what do they do if they want to get involved? >> we're all volunteer. that's the other part of our mission. you know, to not only grow the food and give it away for free, but to do it with all volunteer help. >> wow. site. that. >> gainingground.org. there is a whole volunteer what to do. >> reporter: so they'll help around the farm, but do they get to help deliver as well? >> we do.

boston. there. you know, people can come to the farm and weed. they can plant. >> yeah. town to have. >> yes. and you feel like you are doing your part. >> right, yeah. >> all right. so it's gainingground.org. thank you for coming in to share with us. >> thanks for having us. we'll be right back. stay with us. straight ahead, an '80s pop star and former mtv vj take a walk down the aisle. he said he was right here we'll explain. >> and here's a look at your winning birthdays. yes, these are celebrities sharing a birthday with you. it. make the most of it.

a warning this morning before you put your empty gift boxes out on the curb. this is interesting. police all across the country want to remind you thieves may be checking out your trash. they say your garbage is like a catalog for crooks, letting them know about all of the received. police suggest taking your empty boxes to a recycling center instead of throwing them good to know. if you don't like some of the gifts you received, you may be thinking about heading to the store to return them. 40% of americans will tray to return or exchange at least one present this year. most retailers have very different return policies. go banking rates looked at 31 major storms and found

bean have some of the most generous return policies. at the bottom of the list on the naughty, forever 1, kmart, and barnes & noble. dave is here with a special little treat. he always brings fun things from the garden. what is this guy? >> not from my garden. if this is growing outside, we're in trouble. >> it has been awfully nice out. >> it is an amer littleis. you may have got -- amerillis. you may have gotten one. one thing they do not like is heat sources. so keep them away from a heat source, give them bright light and don't overwater them. really get your finger in there and touch your soil. if it feels like it's got moisture, leave it alone. especially poinsettia the same thing. once it's done blooming, you can grow it as a house plant, put outside in the summer and it may rebloom. >> i never luck with that.

summer long and -- you have to grow them all summer long. the holly. >> not my added touch. i came downstairs and the other elf in the house had done that. >> very cute. i love it. 42 degrees across the area. right now in boston and it's 39 as we get back to worcester. milder towards the south. yesterday temperatures were 10 degrees milder than this at this time of the morning. so it really has changed a bit. it's still going to be quite a bit above average. if you are wondering, you know, where should we be? where are typical averages? well, if you took 30 years, december 26th and average them tort, you'll be 35, 36 degrees back in this area. not the 27 and 24 degrees above average that we were on christmas eve and christmas day.

above average. so high pressure will push offshore later on today. that will usher in precipitation. if you are going outside no need to worry about rain. tomorrow night is a different story. off towards the north, north of portland. there will be snow, 1 to 3 inches. not a lot. that's good news. then this low pressure area moves towards the east, and it gets out of here. tomorrow's temperatures, coolest north shore. then this storm could affect us here or will affect us monday night and tuesday. day forecast. so notice tomorrow i put the temperature of 53. boston could be as warm as 60, but as you get towards gloucester and places like that and 50s. south shore, you will be in the lower 60s tomorrow. monday is cold and dry. tuesday morning, a mixed bag

unsettled and damp the rest of the week. it is a love match that caught us off guard. richard marks and daisy fuentes got married. the couple started dating about a year ago and appeared in a video together for the song "beautiful good-bye." holiday history comes to life on christmas. 1776, george washington crossed the delaware. coming up, why this year's re- enactment was so different than the original. >> happy holidays are even happier with good chinese food. coming up, the phantom gourmet

as we look ahead to new year's eve, dan andelman of the phantom gourmet is already thinking about some good spots for chinese takeout. >> reporter: bernard's in chestnut hill is a modern chinese restaurant where every dish is made to order from barbecue spare ribs and sizzling chicken to famous scallion pain cakes. >> they come with the ginger soy so mm-mmm, so good. >> reporter: the cal loon restaurant is one of the largest chinese restaurants in the country with seating for close to 1200 customers and a massive menu including pu pu platters, thai cuisine, sushi,

dessert. dumpling daughter in weston is a casual byob spot that has szechuan chicken. >> they are soft, warm, and just comforting to eat. different intention. the skin is of a different thickness, prepared a different way, and the filling on each one is different. >> remember, new year's eve is usually the busiest night of the year for a lot of chinese restaurants so if you are thinking about getting takeout, get those orders in early. for more food and fun, watch the phantom gourmet saturday and sunday on my tv 38. when we return, the headlines that mattered most to you in 2015 plus left homeless on christmas morning. a raging fire destroys a new england home and how police are

good morning, everybody. rise and shine. it's 7:30 on this day after christmas. hopefully your house is picked up a little better than mine, which is a disaster. i'm kerry connolly with dave epstein. what are you peeking at? >> i was staring at the shot. >> can you put that back up there? that? >> i can't really see, to be honest. >> look down at the monitor. what do you notice? it's green. look how green it is. look at the grass. >> not too many leaves. >> it's pretty amazing that you have green grass around here. i think that's one of the things folks really liked. if you are outside, it doesn't

snow and melted, everything would be someoned down and -- smooshed down and would be brown. even this morning, still feeling a bit like spring with temperatures in the upper 30s and lower 40s. we're still way above average. i don't see any return to typical temperatures, although i have snow in the forecast, and that is coming up. kerry? our top stories this morning. there is a state of emergency in alabama as residents recover from severe storms, flooding and a tornado leaving thousands in the dark. the twister hit around 5:00 yesterday afternoon in birmingham, trapping some people in their homes. fortunately, there are only reports of some minor injuries. carbon monoxide apparently killed two people in a milford home. police found the bodies of a man and woman inside of the bedroom just before 2:00 yesterday afternoon. the district attorney's office tells us two others living in the duplex went to the hospital with carbon monoxide poisoning. investigators are trying to

came from. s.w.a.t. standoff in everett. there was an explosion and fire inside of the home on sommer street moments after 53-year- old mark surrendered to police. he held officers at bay for nearly four hours. neighbors called for help after his home. fire destroyed a cranston, rhode island home on christmas morning and now seven people stay. firefighters found heavy flames when they arrived at the scene. samantha lived on the first floor with their boyfriend and father. they didn't know there was anything on until they heard a neighbor struggling to smash a window. >> the guy was stuck inside and calling for help. my boyfriend heard loud banging so he thought somebody was breaking in. he ran outside and my neighbors were running telling us to get outside of the loud. >> reporter: the man banging on the window jumped through the closed window.

firefighters say the home went up in seconds. the family lost everything including the christmas presents. the cranston police department just set up a go fund me page to help them recover. a new poll says most americans believe this year was worse for the world than last year. the most important events for americans in 2015 were the shootings in san bernardino, california, south carolina, oregon, and tennessee. close behind, the paris that tacks. only 17% think the u.s. was better off in 2015 than last year. a big mess in indiana after an historic bridge just collapses. take a look. officials say the 1880 bridge gave way as a semi truck drove across it. yikes, that's scary. the truck was almost six times over the weight limit. it could take months to complete repairs. santa's sleigh up in flames in utah. one of santa's helpers was headed to a holiday party when

firefighters ex ting inned the flames -- extinguished the flames then made sure he arrived at the party on time. professors just discovered a cool new creature in the pacific ocean. this is the ninja lantern shark. it's jet black helping keep it camouflaged in deep ocean water. it also glows in the dark. wow that's cool. a christmas day tradition complete. once again, george washington and his troops made their annual trip across the delaware river for the 63rd year, re- enactors crossed the river between pennsylvania and income emergency. yesterday's 65 degree temps were a far cry from the temperatures washington and his troops experienced. 2400 soldiers, 200 horses and 18 cannons went across the river before the battle of trenton. straight ahead in sports, the patriots preparing for the second matchup with the jets this season. why the pats players are saying

the role of grinch come sunday. we'll explain. this holiday, it's time for wegmans. we are a family, brought here through destiny. living in harmony, we are a family. it's time to savor. time to bake. it's time to enjoy with family. from the first toast, to the last dessert. we are a family. happy holidays...

good morning, everyone. we begin with some patriots news injuries. linebacker ruled out while danny amendola is doubtful in new jersey. the pats have waved tight end cleveland and troy hill off waivers from the bengals. the pats know they will be facing an extremely tough opponent in the meadowlands. the jets are fighting for their playoff lives. they come in ranked fifth in the nfl total defense. first in red zone defense and third in take aways from 28. the pats know they will have their hands full at 1:00. >> another great pass rusher

they have a good yob airline defense. it's a great challenge and we're trying to have a great week of practice get prepared. >> throughout the whole year, they've had a solid defense. they were solid last time we played them. very competitive, tough, and physically and mentally prepared. i will expect that again. they are a very solid unit, and we've got to be prepared. >> reporter: wbz will be prepared starting tomorrow at 11:30, patriots game day. jets and pats kick off at 1:00 immediately followed by the fifth quarter post game show. the only place to see tom brady and bill belichick's post game press conferences live. like the patriots, bruins and celtics enjoyed christmas off. bruins hosted the buffalo sabers. celtics traveling to detroit to take on the pistons. christmas day basketball. the highlight yesterday golden state and cleveland a rematch of last year's nba finals. green with 22 points and 15 boards for the double-double.

warriors. lebron james had 7 of his game high 25 points in the second quarter as the cavs outscored them by 17 built still trailed at the half. the warriors tried distancing themselves in the fourth led by thompson. essential curry added 19 of the day. j.r. smith makes this late three here for the cavs, but too little too late. the warriors go on to beat the cavs 89-83 and improve to 28-1 on the season. harvard taking on number 3 oklahoma in the diamond head classic title game in hawaii. great hustle play for the scrappy crimson. harvard was up by two at the midway point, 37-35. the sooners came out on fire to start the second half, 14-0 run upping the lead to 62-42 at one point.

in the process. that bucket made it 70-65, but oklahoma shows harvard how things are done in the top five beating the crimson 83 to 7-1. the sooners win the diamond head classics over the crimson. good stuff. harvard certainly battling. had a good tournament run. we'll see if we can help them when they come back home. i'm dan roche, wbz sports. you've got to check this out during last night's cavs- warriors game, lebron james caught a fan making fun of him. the woman sitting in the front row was complaining to her friend that james was a cry baby for protesting a call. james saw her. ooh, look at that hairy eyeball. she tried to act all nonchalant. look at her. oh, i just got a text. can't look up right now. ooh, ouch, busted! he's the christmas gift that tops them all. when we return, meet the local

good saturday morning to you. we'll start with the weather headlines. the weather to watch. so a couple of things. cooler but still mild. what does that mean? temperatures should be in the 30s and lower 40s to 50s this afternoon. i have rain in the forecast for tomorrow morning. for planning purposes as you get up, especially the early risers, 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. and then another storm system, the second in a series. that storm system will bring in rain and snow changing over to rain as we head for tuesday afternoon and tuesday night.

and a couple of 20s up in vermont. >> we are starting to notice rain across pennsylvania. you notice the trajectory of this. it's the beginning of the leading edge of this precipitation which will start cropping up here late tonight and especially during the first part of tomorrow as warmer air starts to move north opinion how far north that warmer air comes tomorrow will determine your high temperature. some of you will have highs in the mid-40s and others in the lower 60s tomorrow. the best chance for the warmer weather is farther south. it's just been an unbelievable month really, really warm and obviously you can see outside. the plants haven't gone dormant yet. breaks of sunshine, relatively mild today with temperatures in the 50s and 60s. i put an average of 50. again, south of the mass pike, you folks will be in the upper 50s to lower 60s. as you get towards the

hampshire, if you warm up, maybe so late in the day that it doesn't matter. here's the reason. us, really warm here. tomorrow temperatures will be d.c. this front should arc to the north and break us into the warmer air tomorrow afternoon and even in boston. offshore. the last one moves in for monday night and tuesday. it's all spelled out in the seven-day forecast. we've got 50s today. remember, south it's warm, north it's colder. monday, tuesday, chilly days, some snow, rain, sleet in the morning. tuesday could impact the morning commute and then just unsettled and damp the rest of the week. there will be periods of sun shane and also some showers. kerry? it is the ultimate christmas gift. a wellesley teacher just welcomed a baby boy. the gift came a few weeks earlier than expected. he wasn't scheduled to make his

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good morning, everyone. i'm yadires nova-salcedo. happy to have you with us for this very special end of the year edition. it's our very own tradition here on "centro" since wbz is a proud sponsor of first night first day boston 2016. every year, we tell you how you can get involved in this huge indoor/outdoor celebration the entire family will enjoy. today is december 26th, and that means in just five days, we'll be saying good-bye to the year 2015 and hello to the year 2016. now if you are looking for a great way to ring in the new year first night/first day boston 2016 is the perfect event for you. to tell us all about it, with nuziante. good morning, tony. >> good morning. thank you for having me. >> i'm excited about first

have been here 20 years actually. i've been featuring first night for as long as i've been here. this is an amazing honor for mae to be talking about this we're extremely proud, obviously, wbz, to be a proud sponsor of first night. >> yeah. >> for those people who don't know, obviously so many people know already about first night. >> yeah. >> talk to us about first night. this year it's first night/first day boston. talk to us about this, tony. >> this year is the 40th anniversary of the christmas celebration, which has been emulated by many cities across the country. we thought this year was a good opportunity to revisit it and reboot it. so circumstances have created the changes. so it's actually allowed us to are more creative. so we've added an additional day. so first night/first day. we looked in the past and all

elements are there and the next day it could be even more pleasant since you have all day. >> you are right. >> families can come out. the few times i've been when my son was smaller, i enjoyed first night more because it was free and daylight with the little kids. >> yeah, yeah. >> there was no programming so we decided to program it this year. >> program the actual first day. >> yes. >> as you said, there are some changes. change is good. a lot of people are used to buying a button. there is no button this year. tell bus it? >> it's refocused both geographically and content- wise. so through the generosity of our sponsors, we just felt this was a good opportunity to loosen up, get rid of the

so people won't have to go looking to buy a button. >> that's really good. it's completely free now. >> everything is free. we've been fortunate in the last few weeks that a lot of the corporate community has stepped up. mayor walsh and his administration have been extremely helpful in logistics and security and securing some funding. so we're very grateful. >> and for those people who know about first night, obviously, they've known that it's different events throughout the entire city. this time around, again, here's another change for our viewers. it is the fact that it will be more contained in the cop by square area, which i think is actually good. >> we look at most cities in the world. they are very focused. new york is the most obvious

why they all have a -- australia, they all have a focal point. my personal experience, i have noticed people walking around with little kids. it would be very easy to go right down to copley square. >> copley square again, people can go out there and it's completely free, which is great news for our viewers out there who want to be part of this big celebration. >> there are some questions that have come up about the fireworks. fireworks are happening at midnight over boston harbor. so you can see it best within the inner harbor. so anywhere from christopher columbus waterfront park. there is the very popular family fireworks produced by the floor production. it's actually really lovely. the foundation have been extremely generous throughout the years supporting that. midnight, we're doing a countdown in copley square. >> yeah, in front of the library.

with fire work -- not fireworks, pyrotechnic displays over the rooftop of fairmont copley plaza, which would be nice. >> beautiful, yes. >> so just some new elements there. so we're excited about that. >> we're very excited about this year. >> thank you, tony. once again, first night/first day boston 2016 celebration will take place this coming thursday december 31st from 12 to midnight and friday january 1st from 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. in the copley square area in boston. for more information, you can call 617-439-7700. you can also get a direct link to their web site. you can visit us online at cbsboston.com/centro, and like every week, we want to you connect with us online. "like" us on facebook and follow us on twitter. i'm yadires nova-salcedo inviting to you step forward to a better you this coming 2016. have a happy, safe new year, everyone.

is having some fun with star parsp you may have -- "star wars. you may have seen signs like this one, "yoda says drive safely." and tomorrow morning in the 7:00 half hour, this is our friend jack from the pet parade. 3 years old. his owner went to assisted living, so he needs a new family, and he loves to kiss. >> good dog to adopt. have a great day.

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