heather: a guilty verdict for the teen who murdered his teacher. ed: the pledge tonight from the victim's family. breaking news. passengers hurt when a plane skids off the runway. heather: the clerk fighting back against an armed thief. trapped under a falling wall, ed: a mom and baby trapped . >> we were forced to endure. we will carry on. heather: a grieving mom speaking out for the first time. her daughter's killer convicted of murder. philip chism faces life behind bars for killing the young danvers high teacher. ed: but his fight to go free is not over yet. newscenter 5's reid lambery is live in salem with what's next in the case. >> is the defendant guilty or not guilty? >> guilty.

>> guilty. ed: wearing their daughter colleen's favorite color pink, and agony across their faces, the ritzer family vowed to live in kindness. >> we will carry on to find the good every day. >> their daughter's killer found guilty on three of the charges he faced. he was found not guilty on a second aggravated rape charge. >> we can't bring her back, but we can continue to provide some sense of justice for our family. >> they tried to convince the jury that the then 14-year-old was in the throes of a psychotic episode. chism's mother doubled over at one point as the verdict was read.

>> our family enters a new phase in our lives, one that we have no choice but to again. reporter: a difficult process, they are trying to >> colleen never gave up and we will not allow colleen's remembered. heather: chism's conviction on the murder-degree murder charge means he does face life in prison. but he can appeal and he will be eligible for parole. something the ritzer family is not looking forward to, heather: why the chance for parole? chism was tried as an adult but at 16 he's still legally a juvenile. the state's highest court, and the u.s. supreme court have both

ruled that it is unconstitutional to send a juvenile to prison for the rest of their life without the chance of ever getting out. ed: breaking news at 11. a wild ride on this southwest airlines flight. the plane rolled off the runway in nashville and landed in a ditch. eight people are hurt. the nose of the plane appears to be damaged. the plane went off the taxiway as it was approaching the arrival gate. it had just landed from houston. the faa is still trying to figure out how it happened. >> in commitment 2016 tonight, a heated debate with the republicans who want to be president. heather: your security topic one. newscenter 5's jorge quiroga is here. >> coming on the heels of the attacks in paris and san bernadino. terrorism was the focus of tonights debate. in las vegas at the main event front runner donald trump defending his call to ban muslims from entering the us. >> people like what i say. people repsect what say and weoppned bug discussion that needed to be opened up. jeb bush stuck in the single digits looking to break through.

>> donald is great at the one and he'd be a chaos president. thorugh the night. >> you think this is tough you're not being treated fairly? this is tough buisibness. >> you're a tough guy, jeb. >> i'm at 42 and you're at 3. so far i'm doing better. >> the most of the evening it seemed more like a battle for number two between sanators marco rubio and ted cruz. taking shots at each other. >> one of the problems with marcos foreighn polciey suported obama and clinton, kill bad guys.

bad guys. reporter: this is the last republican debate of 2014 but at least two more are scheduled in january before the iowa caucuses. heather: the democrats debate saturday in new hampshire. hillary clinton said americans cannot give into fear. we have to do it in a way that is consistent with our value s. heather: clinton also slammed the republican candidates for pushing shallow slogans instead of presenting realistic anti-terror ideas. and wcvb will carry the night. coverage starts at 8 o'clock. ed: there's another tough loss for the patriots tonight. you won't see legarrette blount again this season. reserve with a hip injury. he was hurt during sunday night's game in houston. blount took-over as the top

running back after dion lewis hurt his knee. that's not the only injury news from foxboro today. bob halloran has more coming up in sports. >> looking live over boston, it is cooler than it has been. still warmer than normal. what can we expect in the morning? harvey: a little bit chilly. as you suggested, this is not normal mid december cold. month? harvey: it is very possible. let's show you first things first. there were not records quite in boston and worcester although providence did break a record. it jumped to 60 in worcester and 61 in boston. here is the slightly cold air coming down from eastern canada. as the wind turn more north-northeast, that chilly air will come in. we're starting to see that wind shift to the northeast. still a little bit gusty out

it will be right around 40 or 39 in boston. the temperatures won't rise as much tomorrow. only in the 40's. the period of cloudiness coming through and then after that, think we'll have a fair amount coast. coming up. red line train has been suspended, david vazquez wouldn't comment with him getting a 30-day suspension. the train, without vazquez at the wheel, ran past four stations before being stopped. t investigators are looking into whether vazquez tied a cord around the train's controls a charge the his lawyers flatly deny. right now, new hampshire police want to catch this crook before he can strike again. you can see him jumping the counter at a manchester convenience store and trading punches with the clerk last night. he's holding a knife the whole time. the robber took off. same guy robbed another store a few hours later.

they're advising people not to fight back like this clerk did. fortunately he was not hurt. heather: watch the top left of your screen. a construction wall collapses onto the sidewalk. several people trapped, including a mother and her baby. newscenter 5's john atwater is live in malden with the rescue john? >> heather, thankfully that baby was in a stroller. that stroller may have saved his life when that wall fell right on top of them. all it took was a strong gust and a temporary construction wall topples right on to the sidewalk pinning five people underneath. >> there were people underneath laying down. underneath that wall. >> the baby was crying the whole time. probably a little bit in shock. >> the biggest concern, a baby being pushed by his mother. within moments, more than a dozen people rush over to pull the plywood off of them. >> firefighters got to the baby

he is wearing the red jacket there as paramedics attend to his mother. >> they put the collar on him just protocol. >> thankfully their injuries are minor. the gusty winds compromised what remain of that wall and workers tore down the plywood pieces as inspectors take a closer look at the construction project and what caused the wall to come crashes down. along with police, osha is also investigating this incident tonight. heather: new at 11. brewster police have their man in this robbery at gunpoint. michael sletzinger is charged with holding up the brewster farms market on sunday night. and charges might not end there. new bedford police say he may have pulled off another robbery in that city. the 27-year-old will be arraigned tomorrow in orleans. ed: all of los angeles public

schools will be opened tomorrow after they were shut down today due to a bomb threat. hundreds of thousands of students stayed home. new york city received the same threat, but did not close anything. the city's top cop says whoever sent the hoax mght have gotten the idea from television. >> i think the instigator was a threat, maybe a person watching "homeland" episodes. it mirrors a lot of recent episodes on "homeland." ed: here in boston, there was brief with the city's internet system. >> the outages we experienced today had no connections to the threats in los angeles or new york. we have received no credible threats. ed: dfs blamed to infusion of data into the city's i.p.

heather: tomorrow after failing to reach a verdict in the trial of police officer william porter. porter is accused of manslaughter in the death of freddie gray. the jury informed the judge they were deadlocked this afternoon but he ordered them to keep trying. armored vehicles and police are on standby around the city if and when the verdict does come in. ed: rhode island lawmakers are making another pitch to get curt schilling to testify. a first subpoena expired without ever being served to schilling, who lives in massachusetts. now they will issue a second. rhode island wants schilling to testify about his video getting a $75 million state loan guarantee. schilling has never publicly explained why his company failed. io gaming company that went belly up aftera major decision on your money will come tomorrow. heather: the federal reserve is expected to raise interest rates. that means you could end up paying more for your credit cards, car loans or mortgage. interest rates have been at record-low levels since the economic collapse in 2008. it would be a sign that the central bank is confident about

the economy's recovery. >> a new hampshire man hurt by a rock flying through his windshield and the request he has for police. ed: the message to parents going viral

ed: hit by a rock that smashed through his windshield. tonight a new hampshire man is talking about the crash that nearly took his life. it been nearly a year heather: doctors are stunned by the progress he has made. but there's still a long way to go. >> steps are very sloppy, but i can take a few. that's all new. the leg was supposed to be

heather: adam lecomte doesn't remember the crash at all. but his sister michaela remembers the day vividly. >> obviously he's he's alive and awesome but it's just hard that. sorry. heather: december 2014. adam was in the passenger seat on route 2-0-2 when in an instant life as he knew it changed. >> well, from what i understand i was on my way to belpy's to get to doors for my home when a rock went through the windshield and crushed the right side of my head. of course i have no memory of it i 'm basing it off what i've been told. heather: after emergency surgery he spent over a week in a coma. and then promptly started to complain about the food. adam is a a french trained chef, a champion chess player and owns a contracting company with 9 full time employees doctors thought he'd be in a rehab facility for two years he was home in 4 months. he does self imposed physical therapy every day.

>> i'm in a good spot. expectations of other people. heather: adam says police still have the rock that struck him investigators think it flew off the back of a truck. it's in the evidence room and still has his blood on it. he'd like it back now. >> basically they have my trophy right now. i want to put it on my mantle on my fireplace. heather: interesting request. more power to him. a gofundme page has been set it's happened again. this is what's left of a hoverboard that burst into flames in california. dozen reported cases in 10 up to help him. ed: states so far this holiday product safety investigation. amazon has stopped selling some

risks. heather: a massachusetts educator and parent striking a chord on the anniversary of the sandy hook school shooting. michael caira was a first year principal when the unthinkable happened in newtown connecticut. he thinks about it every single time he walks into the warren elementary school in ashland. so on the third anniversary of the tragedy, he decided to honor the victim's the best way he could imagine. take a moment to remember that they will only be f once. stop band kid with them tonight. heather: isn't that great? heather: the response was huge. parents started tweeting pictures of how they spent too night with their kids. ed: that is just grade a. look. a beautiful day. a beautiful night over the city. is this the middle of december or september? harvey: it is interesting. i mentioned earlier that i think at 4:00 a.m. this morning when boston was 61, we looked back at 4:00 a.m. on july 4 and it was 59. there you go. ok?

warmer than an early morning in july. that is how extreme this is. the high of 61 in boston. 20 above the average. a low of 49. 21 above the average . for this incredibly warm month and we finished half of it, we are just 10 degrees above normal. looking back at the top five warmest decembers. there is an average temperature 41 the 2006. so far we're averaging just over 46. the second half. over the next week, we're still going to be averaging well above the normal. around an nitschke yarmouth. about half an -- around half an inch in yarmouths. still a bit gusty out there this evening. not as windy as it was of course during the day. here is another look at boston for you.

a little bit of shake there with the winds 12 miles an hour. the wind is out of the northwest. eventually turning north-northeast. first cloudiness comes through and then chillier air in eastern canada will come southward. here is your starting temperatures tomorrow. 30's north and west of boston to 40 in boston just a chance a little bit of cloudiness would start to work in at times around east-facing coastal areas as that wind shifts east. perhaps mixing with some of the clouds off the ocean. tomorrow night the ocean wind continues. that brings in more cloudiness. there could be early mist around in some spots. eventually the next system cops through late on -- comes through

late on thursday and a little bitor rain will linger in eastern mass on friday. after that, the gates will be open for a 36-hour period finally of seasonably cold and dry weather. as we get closer to christmas eve next week, its looks like we'll find ourselves back on the side of the jet stream all over again. on thursday, notice we start with a bit of mist, eventually late in the day and at night, it is rain. that is a storm that forms and comes right up and over us later thursday and thursday night. some lingering clouds and rain on the coast on friday. after that, it does turn colder. saturday's high with wind only about 39. that is close to average. as for the patriot game, it starts right around 40 degrees and should move up into the low to mid 40's before it starts to drop at the tail end of the game. not too bad bad with a

early next week, back to 50 and higher. this could be one for the record books. we'll see how the second half of this month plays out. heather: no white christmas. ed: a landmark boston hotel is unveiling expansion plans. heather: you can take a look at the new view.

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bob: well, that was a bummer. against the warriors we saw how good the celtics can be tonight? we saw how bad the celtics can be a season low 77 points against lebron james and the cavaliers. and yet, there are highlights. they begin with lbj stealing and scoring he's very good at basketball 24 points tonight on 50% shooting the celtics only hit 32% of their shots avery bradley had no trouble slamming that one down. and jae crowder will follow with a three-pointer but the celtics missed 59 shots tonight. a lot of them were open shots, too just one of those nights. and if you remember how physical even chippy the playoff series was last year between the c's and cavs the hard foul on isaiah thomas won't surprise you. the cavaliers went on a 12-0 run in the third quarter lebron james gets free and goes in for the look at me dunk. impressive? yes. but still only worth two points, evan turner cuts into the lead a bit with a nice move to the basket but as brad stevens said after the game the celtics offense was stuck in the mud tonight.

love with 2 of his 20 celtics lose tonight, 89-77. as we enter week fifteen of the nfl season the leading rusher on the patriots active roster has 110 yards. it gets worse to put it bluntly. right now the patriots second leading rusher is tom brady. and that's because legarrette blount has joined dion lewis on the sidelines out for the year with the hip injury he sustained sunday night in texas defensive lineman dominique easley was placed on injured reserve with a thigh injury also out for the year and devon mccourty's sprained ankle will keep him out for a while, but he should be back in time for the playoffs. >> we have to keep our eye on every single day. there is nothing easy about football season. especially this time of the year. with three games to play, every game is important. >> the way we think in the

locker room is the next man up. we have a lot of -- confidence in that person going in the game. bob: in need of a running back the patriots inside mo had over 700 yards rushing and 7 touchdowns in two years with the broncos ball also had 4 fumbles so, don't expect him to take over as the number one runner brandon bolden remains the likely choice. pete rose kicked out of baseball nteefor betting on baseball lied to ball, who the commissioner, and then admitted that he is still betting on baseball so, the commissioner upheld rose's permanent ban from baseball which gave rose an idea. >> to be honest with you, i should ask to be the commissioner of baseball. if i want to bet on a football game and go home and watch it, that is any night of enjoyment. -- my night of enovertime. you're probably right. i shouldn't have done that. i have to live my life. i have to live it right. once is enough. like said, everything i do today is illegal.

bob: rose has now appealed his permanent ban from baseball been denied in baseball, it's three strikes and you're out. he's out. should never be honored by the hall. heather: if i was a betting woman -- i would be betting on