gave thguns to the marathon bombers going free. >> another round of rain on the way but this time it will be heavy. record-breaking warmth. >> a suspect' s botched getaway. >> holiday thieves caught on camera prowling neighborhoods for a specific kind of holiday decoration. ed : a warning to anyone who has these lights. jorge: these laser light projections have become such a popular new alternative. these are the ones thieves are after.

jorge: he installed the lights bathing his house in a shower of light. the hottest christmas decoration of the season. thieves are helping themselves. surveillance video. all planned out, no fear of getting caught. police are warning homeowners to set their laser projectors in a safe place. and here a surveillance camera catches another thief. he carefully unplugs the projector and walks away. he can' t believe it. this was his brother-in-law' s house last christmas but with a bad back he couldn' t do the work. the laser lights were lending instant has as -- is

thieves are stealing them because they can' t find them at the store or to get some quick cash. in the spirit of christmas, if the grinch brings his lights back, he will give him some money no questions asked. heather: police are investigating an armed robbery in brighton. police are telling newscenter 5 but the suspects got away. ed: the man who gave the gun to the boston marathon bombers is free for the first time in a year and a half. john: he turned out to be a big help to prosecutors. in exchange for that cooperation he got a lighter sentence. he seems to savor his newfound

for the first time a year and a half he is walking free. apologizing for the actions that sent him to jail. it was stefan silvas gone that fired the bullets that killed m.i.t. police officer stephen collier days after the bombing. the 22-year-old had lent it to his close friend. his cooperation with prosecutors proved key in the bombing trial. helping to undermine the defense argument that the brother was the driving force in the attack. prosecutors recommended leniency, just two years behind bars.

he did plead guilty to gun and heroin distribution charges he says he is going back to school to learn his degree. heather: you are looking at the city of boston tonight. harvey: there are pockets of fog out there. foggy on the ground. stars. be aware of that overnight and early tomorrow. you can see some of that dense fog. a few pockets just south and west of boston. they will be around overnight and early tomorrow. very low visibility. it is fine in boston. three quarters of a mile around

we have had our rain and now there is a second batch that is developing. some clouds even if we do have some sun for a few hours tomorrow. then it is a question of when that rain gets here. not a problem at midday. when we get to the evening commute, that is when the rain will approach. i had event of rain may be moving through the area tomorrow night. temperatures are still very mild in boston. 66 degrees today. you move into the 50' s tomorrow. easterly winds will cut the temperature rise. record warmth. we will talk about that later. ed: a mother accused of kidnapping her two children plans to kill them. she was so distraught over losing custody of them that she did plan to kill them and then herself. she planned to return them to her father'

the search finally ended last night. she was ordered held on bail. heather: convicted killer arron hernandez wants to see whether one of the jurors who voted against them was biased. she may have known hernandez was implicated in two other murders. the other s trial. they want to question the jerk now. now. he was convicted last week of raping and murdering a teacher. colleen mercer. because he was a juvenile at the time of the murder, he cannot beach sentenced to life without parole. the crimes could keep him behind bars for decades. ed: a new poll out tonight

he is now just four points ahead of ted cruz. the same poll shows half the country would be embarrassed by it from presidency. only about 35% said that about hillary clinton. those numbers, as the two front runners are swept up in controversy. from' s latest attack. phil: neither candidate is apologizing. hillary cintron' s rhetoric was a recruiting tool for isis. donald trump: she was going to be obama. how does it get worse sm ?

i know where she went. it' s disgusting. i don' t want to talk about it. phil: clinton' s campaign immediately blasted trump for disgusting sexist slurs. hillary clinton : i have had a lot of terrible things said about me. that is why it is important to stand up to bullies wherever they are. we should let anybody bully his way into the presidency. phil: trump is a no stranger to accusations of sexism. defending his wording on twitter, he said the media is giving it false media.

trump goes on to say again that he cherishes women. clinton has not offered any proof that isis is using true -- trump as a recruiting tool. heather: bowe bergdahl makes his first appearance at a military tribunal that could send him to prison. he was accused of leaving his afghanistan post in 2009. he was held by the taliban. he was freed in a controversy al controversial swat. ed: the shooting followed an attempted armed robbery at the rolex counter at roosevelt field mall in the new york area. the suspect was taken into custody by security guards. shoppers described a chaotic scene. many of them fear that the mall was under attack.

>> people just started screaming and running out the door of macy' s. ed: the victim is in serious but stable condition. heather: there is the very real possibility of a fare hike for it she writers. >> the mta is facing a massive necessary. commuters know better than anyone the struggles of the transit authority. a potential 10% fare asking too much. this is not at all pocket friendly. >> it does really add up when you are going every day.

deficit in 2017. they have an balance their budget and more than nine years. the talk of a fare hike cracks down on absenteeism and excess overtime among the staff. 27 workers double dribbled their salary this year. 24% of all workers have made over $100,000 in 2015. workers. an audit of the overtime. we need to be focused on controlling internal costs. sold on the idea.

heather: a christmas tree ban. ed: a suspects freefall in the

ed: the thief running from police falling off the escalator and falling headfirst. he had been switching price tags on coats. he was running down the up escalator he runs right into a police officer. the suspect was not seriously

heather: police in londonderry said someone has been throwing full aisles of water and cars. -- bottles of water at cars. five cars in two days have been hit. police are asking anyone with information to give them a call. ed: less holiday cheer on the north shore. they were ordered to throw away their christmas trees. >> neighbors at this hotel told them state inspectors the said no to the christmas tree. >> i was in the room with my five children. he looked at my tree and said

my six-year-old said tree can' t go said the cost will come. other homeless families, 98 in all, remain at the hotel. chafing under rules intended for safety. this mom had a four foot artificial tree. >> my son was like don' t get rid of it. now they are saying anything that was hung up on the wall has to go the state department says it cares deeply about residence safety. inspectors told residents it is

heather: and maine high school teacher will be allowed to keep a pink hello katie christmas tree in the classroom. the teacher for back. the principal today reversed his decision and said tree can stay because it highlights the nature of the holiday celebration. ed: he is trying to find that one flake of snow. harvey: i will not be able to it just can' t happen. there may weather pattern changing beyond christmas. any sunshine today. we are 21 degrees higher than

the low temperature was way above what the high temperature would usually be. only two degrees away from a record today in boston. about 10 degrees above normal. it will almost certainly go down into the record books. we are still on the warm side of the jet stream. we will stay that way at least through christmas day. 56 degrees in boston. at 11:00 at night in winter. the weather front has come through and the rain has come to an end. so much moist and ground-level . parts of connecticut rhode island and cape cod. pockets of dense fog until tomorrow morning. limited visibility. these of the temperatures that

we will have some sun for a while in the morning. the wind is going to come out of the east. it will prevent from reaching 60 tomorrow. rainfall today was just about a quarter of an inch in boston. we are not getting much rain. this is the third rainy day in about a week. this is some juicy tropical moisture down to the south. you see the clouds are ready over pennsylvania. the rain should hold off through the morning and into the afternoon. clouds will be thickening in the morning. if it does, the heaviest rain

we could go to 70 degrees are even a little higher. it will stay mild into thursday night as well. most of the rain will be coming at night. the record warmth on thursday. the record should be broken if not shattered. near record warmth for christmas day. a little bit cooler on saturday. we may turn a little bit milder on sunday.

next week. ed:

heather: the chance for steve harvey to redeem himself after his mistake at the miss universe pageant. elise has invited him to host a beauty pageant there. they were impressed by how he handled the mistake. ed: a local police department is getting into the christmas spirit. santa claus stopped by. a lot of happiness and high fives. chelsea pd gave out gifts to the kids. >> we want to give back to the community. we want to engage with the community. it is not only about the children with their parents as well.

heather: why are some kids afraid of santa claus?

mike : the patriots had bowl.

gronk is in for the fourth time. several others going for the first time. seven of the patriots being honored. after taking a long hard look , the patriots said yes to stephen jackson. he hasn' t played a game this year but they think that his experience is worth the risk to sign him to a one-year deal. this is an extra large game for the jets, because they are 9-5. the jets will lose out on tiebreakers so they are trying to get to the playoffs with a win this weekend. >> i am excited.

to have a shot at playing in the playoffs. mike: santa put some coal in the bruins stocking this evening. the team lost. t beat home sweet home. this guys a little bit farther away from home that he wants to be. goodwill spread all around.

the bruins gave up to third. goals. we wish you a merry christmas. we wish you a merry christmas. and a happy new year. i love the holidays. that was a little sneak preview of what christmas looks like in the lynch household. where is my sweater?

christmas day in boston. and that will be cool compared