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>> americans should feel safe in eir own country despite growing terror concerns. >> at the national counterterrorism center, the president said that americans must stay vigilant but there is no evidence of an imminent attack in the u.s.. and said the u.s. was focused on going after terrorists overseas, working to prevent terrorists from entering the country, and strengthening ties between law enforcement from the technology center to prevent attacks at home. >> we are in a new phase of terrorism including lone actors. like those in san bernardino. but just as the threat evolves, so do we. we' re upping our game and getting better. >> we' re told the president will visit privately.
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and then he will head to hawaii for family vacation. >> harvey is tracking a wet and foggy ride home. >> is the steadiest and heaviest rain. far western new england is tapering down a little bit. is pretty heavy rain falling there. especially worcester county down towards new bedford and parts of the maine and new hampshire coast line. here' s the heaviest band of rain from southern connecticut right through long island. it looks like the heaviest rain will be southeastern massachusetts and cape cod is this chunk of moisture moves northeast. the northern edge of that could clip into the boston area and it all kind of slides offshore pretty quickly after that.
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they could be just a little bit of additional rain at times midday and along the coast. the temperatures, it' s in the 50. it will stay that way pretty much tonight and tomorrow temperatures will not rise very much. it will feel very different on saturday. >> a fight ends with injuries and arrest. they say there was a brief fight between three students late this morning. all three were arrested. one was taken to the hospital after breaking a window. they' ll be disciplined by the school and boston police are also investigating tonight. accused of threatening police. daniel told his brother that he planned on killing as many officers as he could if they came to arrest him for a domestic violence case involving his girlfriend. his brother distracted him so
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facing several charges including strangulation. >> a woman convicted of attacking her ex-husband with an ax in front of their son has been sentenced. when you' re behind bars and one year on home confinement. he was able to get away and worn his father. residents are walking the streets on a peace march. reacting to what they say is an uptick in violence. >> this neighborhood is at 15% reduction. everything is down. like i say, one is too many but the leave me, this neighborhood is a safe neighborhood. >> the shooting in that same area happened hours after a
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is the fourth in seven days. >> winning his days -- case. they violated state antidiscrimination laws. it was rescinded after . it duties as a food services director did not include presenting the teachings of the catholic church. >> the department of children and families have been fired. the licensing requirement, under supervision. new workers have nine months from the hire date to pass the social work exam. there are 2500 social workers up
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>> it is very important for public credibility. >> fired workers will be allowed to apply for lower-level positions. you now have to be 21 years old to buy tobacco products. to raise the age from 18 to 21. on february 15. >> he will not sweeten the boston. robert tells janet about the private meeting. >> mayor walsh does not have much leverage. willing to move on.
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>> and trying to look forward. irresponsible and told him to get off his but. >> to those statements stand today? to people regret saying that? >> i can' t speak directly other than to say that we would like to move forward as opposed to dwelling on the past. >> he called you irresponsible. >> it was behind me the day he said it. there' s a lot of passion in this debate. >> they say there will be no negotiating over how much he' s willing to pay and money up front which is pennies compared to what walsh negotiated with mohegan sun when it was still a candidate for casino. >> there is more money to fix it. >>
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the people. is ok with you? >> he rejected the idea that decline. -- cater to international players. you can see it sunday at 11:00. become one of the most successful movies of all time. >> it topped 100 million dollars and some of those fans are a little less than an hour away from awakening the force. they are about an hour away from the big opening. there are already some fans that have been here all day long. several arrived this morning, three in the morning for a wars movies.
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they' ve been watching them all day long, conceding that it' s nice and dark, they will need to be awakened themselves for the big show. >> i know i dozed off a few times during one of the movies, but i will definitely be awake during the final one. >> some of the guys are tired. you are with it. >> they will have -- they need to have the force with them. hopefully wake ourselves up. >> i' caffeine right now. >> with you expect? >> there are so many theories online that you just go in with a clear mind and enjoy it for the movie that it is and the to be. s going to
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and we will tell you about a family that can' t be here because of a new arrival. but they have marked the way on a special way on their calendar. we will hear from them in a few minutes. >> i will tell you why a special ed student is shooting for more interaction with the basketball players. >> a very wet thursday evening. >> tom brady wins a very close
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rhonda richardson' s lives in plymouth. >> the family plans to meet soon but the team is heartbroken. the family felt the schools -- >> this is his love. they like about half of the freshman to try out for the plymouth nor basketball -- north basketball team. >> headed you feel when you didn' t make the set -- the team? >> upset. >> they did not need another limitation. >> he is not able to participate in the typical classroom. >> playing in the town league. these moments are magical. >> the
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privacy. it the family said it' s to sit and without a uniform. >> i would like him to be able s a drill he can participate in. giving the kids high-fives. just being around them, the camaraderie. it is so important for a child. >> they have to make cuts sometimes. >> i love the team. start or play. he just wants to be included. the kids want him on the team. t understand why there is such resistance to it. >> five school call it wonderful. that is why he has such high
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>> riker jedi. >> the you think it was a good choice? >> yes. >> i have seen it all. i' ve never delivered a jedi before. >> his arrival was picture-perfect. like something out of a movie. >> he flew right out like a true jedi. >> are you not going to get to see the movie? >> we have not bought our tickets. >> never had time. wonder why. riker is a name from star trek. it might them a little bit of a mistake there. a little spaced out. can we say that? >> after 18 years
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, he could see return of the jedi. >> everyone will want to call him jedi. >> before we get to the rain falling, what about this? average. was today. the warmest december on record, we will wind up when all is said and done with the warmest december on record. only this year, the coldest february-march combo ever. 50 in boston, light easterly wind. some of it is dense. we' ve already got about a third of an inch of rain around worcester and providence. an inch and a half around bridgeport.
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that is some of the yellow you are seeing here. very rainy for the next couple of hours. as we take a closer look, they' ll get hit by this. it will get there briefly and it starts to exit. tomorrow, left over clouds. this is further away. it may just barely skirt the coastline with a couple of hours of light rain around the middle of the day and early afternoon. after that, we can start to clear up. 36 hours, it actually will feel like winter. maybe see a few snow flurries or squalls in the hilly terrain on saturday. we will even talk about some wind chills. but we will not be talking about that for too long because the weather pattern will change and flip again for next week.
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s northwest . it temperatures steady for the night. and the cold air starts to come in tomorrow night. it will bring the winter clothing. will there be wind accompanying this? the 30' s will feel a lot colder than that and you may add a couple of snow flurries in. as a get closer to christmas eve, we get right back to the warm pattern. this is a look at christmas eve and christmas day. some of the records set. it' s possible these records will possibly. we will certainly keep you posted as we go along. check it out. or 42. right back into the 50' s and even higher at times.
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>> tom brady finished number one among all nfl players in the fan voting phase for this year' s propyl. after eight months of relentless allegations, one hearing before the commissioner, three court appearances, brady received more votes than even cam newton. he would seem to be the popular choice as well as the anti-favorite. for a guy that was vilified. the top five vote getters were quarterbacks. as well been established .
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they pitched a shutout at pittsburgh down at the garden. they have been carrying the load and driving the bus. without a loss in six starts , the entire season a year ago. they said i can around us up to 97%. the kitchen had the big guy himself meeting and greeting fans. and of course, the buzz has been david price and david ortiz. two guys that of had a long history against each other. both sides said they have made up. >> we came in right now. we' ve got to try her best. >> he is happy that he doesn' t
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