and we begin with breaking news. troopers are headed to the scene of a locked down. we will bring you more information as and as we get it. erika: and breaking news from north carolina. police in charlotte say an off-duty officer shot and killed the gunman. shots causing panic at that mall. active home, a record season -- a record-setting christmas eve. phil: i' m confused because i did not realize it was july 4 weekend. at i had the heat off. the air on. it feels like a spring day. harvey: it' s really record shattering.

above the old record, 69 degrees in boston, six degrees above the old record of 61. still 66 in boston as i speak. one thing we will have to watch tonight, pockets of dense fog. visibility is still low in new hampshire, southern maine, the cape, and the islands. the aware of that. widespread. and on throughout the area. most of the rain will stay south, coast or the island. stay south of us. the further southwest you tomorrow. midnight mass tonight, 50' s. look how mild christmas day will start. during the day, it will at least get in the upper

degrees weather on christmas day. we do have changes on the way. we will look at that in a minute. erika: harvey, thank you. a record setting christmas eve, lots of people enjoying the temperatures while they finish their list' s. sera congi has that story for us. sera: a lot of people are finding it hard to get into the christmas spirit. the only cold you will find this was received is at the ice rink. >> the ice is softer than usual. at sera: shoppers hit the stores in springlike weather. >> everyone seems happy. it is all good. sera: wearing santa hats instead of winter hats, shoppers were

>> it is a different kind of festive, but everyone is in a good mood. sera: as for the kids excited for santa arrival, the warm weather does not phase their are christmas spirit. >> i would not mind it sprinkle of snow. i kind of like it because my mom says we might go to the beach areas -- to the beach. sera: they might be going to the page, her mother assures me, but they will not be going into the water. the time is ticking if you still left shopping areas several shops are closing. eric conti, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: aside from shopping, just about everyone had to stick their heads outside for at least a little while to take in this unusual weather. newscenter 5' s frank holland is live in boston where it might as well have been april. frank? frank: an absolutely great day.

one of the few signs that it is a holiday day. it sounds like the holiday season, even though it does not look or feel like it. >> you make the most of it. it is really in, really. frank: he is a former berkeley student. >> people are in the spirit more now that there is no snow. it does not feel like christmas, so i guess the music makes it more like that. frank: some going for a stroll without a jacket or code. -- jacket or coach. >> yes, i came here. frank: from copley square in boston to beacon and brooklawn. >> it feels nice. it' s kind of weird. it' s not normal.

frank: it could not be better except for one thing. >> i wish i was close to the beach. ha ha. frank: we' re back here where a number of people just went inside for christmas eve mass your it is beautiful. we have seen more shorts and t-shirts than hats and coats. and we will introduce you to a few people who say this unseasonably warm weather is unwelcome. wcvb newscenter 5. phil: the grass is always greener. belgian authorities say that they have arrested a final -- a ninth suspect who had been in contact with the suspected ring-leader' s cousin was arrested tuesday. he is being held on charges of taking part in a terrorist group and terrorist murders. americans on alert right now overseas. the american, french, and british embassies in beijing have issued a warnings to staff of possible threats against

embassies are asking people to be extra vigilant. beijing police are stepping up security at malls and shopping centers. erika: new rules for the airport security line. the next time you fly the tsa , could force you to go through the body scanners, even if you want to opt out. newscenter 5' s john atwater is at logan airport with more on the change. john? john: you can see all of the traffic as people are grieving relatives coming in for christmas. the tsa says the changes should be relatively minor. titan concerns about terrorism prompted the change. now agents can require a full deem it necessary. down. now you can still make the deny it. though the majority will drive,

air and could be impacted by the change. although the tsa says many people will not even notice it. at >> it does not bother me. >> no patdowns unless you have a reason -- but to walk-through is so easy to do. >> if i get cancer 20 years from now from that, i don' t know, but i am wary about it. john: there are some passengers who have concerns, but the tsa says the impact should be minor. at john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: new at 5:00, protesters in chicago making their way through one of these ready' s biggest shopping district area this is the latest road test after video surfaced of a white officer -- the latest

shooting a black man 16 times . at many are calling for the resignation of mayor rahm emanuel. erika: chipotle the cleveland circle -- the cleveland circle chipotle was set to reopen, but there was a water leak. way they prepare their food in foodborne illness. phil: a judge has postponed aaron hernandez' s upcoming double murder trial. he allegedly shot them outside a nightclub. lawyers will be back in a hearing january 19, the the trial. investigators say it appears there were no working smoke detectors inside a westfield night. a man in his 40' . police believe he was the only one inside the mill street home.

suspicious. a woman is in critical condition after she was hit by a car in holliston. our partners at the metrowest daily news reporting the 57-year-old was hit last night along washington street. right there in the center of town. the florida man behind the wheel did stay at the scene. no word on any charges. erika: we are hearing more now on the accelerator tampering that led to that runaway train was not the first time operators have tampered with controls. in 2011 another red line driver tied the model and was taught by a passenger -- tie the throttle and was caught by a passenger. passenger wrote a letter to the t and then senator john kerry.

the operator tied down the accelerator. the train took off without him, blowing through four stops with more than 50 passengers on board. he has been fired. phil: a relaxed tom brady and the new england patriots enjoying a day off. they traveled to defeat the jets if you will remember earlier this week, and they have one eight of their nine last games against the gangrene, but tom brady is taking nothing for granted. tom: we were playing a little different at that time also. they are pretty hot right now. they have always had a good defense. they have really good defense of players like pace and david harris. phil: kickoff is at 1:00 sunday in new jersey area -- in new

erika: severe weather hitting hard across seven states. phil: tornadoes touched down and there are at least 10 deaths. how people are working to pick up the pieces. erika: technology under the tree. what you need to know as you unwrap your gifts. phil: a christmas crook caught in the act. more on the take down coming up at 5:30. erika: and we are tracking santa as he makes his way around the globe. can' t quite tell exactly where he is now. in denmark!

>> you are watching newscenter 5 at :00. phil: commitment 2016 now. donald trump could be headed to lowell in just a couple of weeks. the lowell sun reports the republican front runner is in talks to hold a rally at the tsongas center at umass lowell on january 4. a crowd of more than 1,000 trump supporters gathered when he visited tyngsborough back in october. if you' ve stayed at a hyatt hotel recently, you might want to keep an eye on your credit card statement. the chain confirming it recently found malicious software on the computer system that processes customer payments. this raises the possibility that hackers may have obtained credit card numbers or other sensitive information. hyatt has hired security experts to help investigate. erika: at least 10 people are confirmed dead after tornadoes tore through seven states. there is now a state of emergency in tennessee and mississippi. abc' s elizabeth hur has the latest. >> back it up. elizabeth: the tornadoes so

tractor-trailers flipped, debris tossed for miles. >> there was a rumble of thunder. the lightning striking, then you see it. that is when it was really, really intense. elizabeth: from tennessee to mississippi -- >> we heard this great a drawer a plane, and then it was gone. elizabeth: tornadoes cutting a path of destruction and leaving many homeless. >> it' s devastating. >> is very heartbreaking. i don' explain it. elizabeth: the damages are so has been called in tennessee and mississippi, state officials vowing to help everyone beginning to process recovery >> this is a well organized effort and we will recover. at elizabeth: mother nature is still on the move.

wreaked havoc in the southwest is triggering dangerous flash flooding in georgia and alabama. phil: you can see the activity on the radar behind his heard no watches, no warnings, but i is ready. at harvey: -- harvey: we do have thunderstorms, very heavy rain. let' s show you that actually, the radar across the southeast and united dates. you can see the rain. on the southern as of that, that is a line of thunderstorms from now north carolina into mississippi. beverly hit 70 degrees today. many places hit xe nine, including -- 69, including bradley airport in connecticut.

both of these broke existing records by eight degrees. we did not just break it, we shattered it. look at this. 66 degrees. it' s not only the warmth. the dew point is that the summer level also. that is the borderline of a little human. imagine that. a little humid and it is christmas. where you see the brighter white areas, new hampshire, coastal maine, cape cod, the islands, those are areas of low visibility and fog. right now the general visibility is good, but they dropped tomorrow by half a mile in nantucket. but the temperatures are incredible. we are well past suns that -- sunset. it is still christmas eve.

through. the cool air behind it is only slightly cooler. it will only be a little cooler tonight and during christmas day. additional moisture should stay to the south. notice how a little rain flirts with nantucket. during the course of christmas day, there may be additional clouds in the afternoon. there' s also a chance overnight tomorrow night of a bitter rain nicking the cape and the islands, but most of that should stay south. rain will return late saturday or saturday night, lasting at least into sunday morning. sunday will be an interesting day area -- interesting day. sunday, where the jets are laying the patriots, should be normal, where some parts of the

we are only slowly falling back to the 50' s. most of the suburbs will be in the 40' s. tomorrow, there will still be spots that are 60 or a little above. i think boston will be right around 60 degrees. it is cooler, but not winter cold. saturday, 40' s to around 50. it will be noticeably cooler at that time. let' s check out the next seven days for you or if there is your christmas day. cooler saturday night into sunday. monday, things are to get more interesting. we get a storm that approaches to the west, but redeveloped along the coast and there will be enough cold air there for part of our area to be snow and/or sleet. that is slated for tuesday during the day. it looks like that wintry mix will be in our area and snow will certainly be part of that.

and it' s hard to even think of a winter storm when it is as warm as it is right now on christmas eve. merry christmas to you. erika: all right, harvey. thank you. in the city of bethlehem this christmas there is celebration , and sadness. phil: the city has been dealing with months of renewed israeli-palestinian violence, but that can' t stop the crowds from gathering for the holiday. molly hunter has more from bethlehem. >> mixed feeling between celebration and sad feeling. molly: that' s sad feeling shared widely after months of violence left 19 israelis and more than 130 palestinians dead. israel says more than half of those palestinians were attackers. and the birthplace of jesus, the crowds are smaller. tourism is suffering. they say they have never seen it like this. christmas

somber time this year. across the region, christians -- fleeing persecution from iraq to >> at the same time there is a healing of resilience. -- a feeling of resilience. we send a message of hope that we are here, we work your, and we will stay here forever. molly: resilience and happiness says natalie. ? >> [indiscernible] molly: bethlehem. erika: as people get together to open presents this christmas, many will be including new technology. phil: coming up we have a reminder of some important things you need to look out for whether your getting or giving the gifts. erika: an upgrade to your atm card. coming up at 5:30, a look at the technology that will soon let

number. phil: and new at 6:00, the family hit by tragedy. how kindness is helping a

erika: new technology topped many christmas lists across the county, but those types of gifts can get complicated after you open them. newscenter 5' s antoinette antonio has what you need to

wrapping paper. antoinette: if sand so places tech toys under the tree, there are things to consider -- if santa places tech toys under the tree, their things to consider. adjust privacy options. if cadence accused the gets, there may be additional options. >> you may want to go through the parental controls, anything that would make you feel son or daughter. antoinette: also check for antivirus protection. don' t take it out of the box if because that' when it comes to returns. charge restocking fees for electronics that have been

-- antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: the white house is offering some help if you need help putting together your christmas playlist. topping president obama' s list "mariah carey "all i want for christmas is you" and joe biden' s list has a tribute to the vice president' s home state. erika: a chance for you to get cash back from verizon and sprint. phil: the companies are being forced to pay up for extra fees on your bill, but the deadline -- to get your money is coming up quickly. >> what is going on? erika: officers in dartmouth on the scene in time to save christmas. phil: plus, we' re tracking santa and his sleigh as he makes his trip around the world.

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>> from boston' s news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. phil: state police confirm mci shirley is in lockdown.