off atlantic avenue. now, we have cheryl fiandaca standing by with more information. >> reporter: a white male. there is the photo right there. wearing a green jacket. probably in his 40's. walking quickly away. homeland security van. and walking away quickly. attention. obviously, leaving a package and walking away quickly is a concern anywhere. homeland security van. at that point, out of caution, you heard him say they shut down the area. brought in the bomb squad. when they did bring in the suitcase. when they looked in the source and some wires. now, that obviously, doesn't necessarily mean that it's a bomb or any kind of device. but it is a concern. because of everything that's going on in the world in here in this country. they took every precaution possible there. this was a controlled detonation. by the bomb squad. to make sure that whatever was in there was neutralized. that is what they do. now they looked at it, obviously. you could see they went over to it. people walked over to it. the area

he hurried across atlantic avenue to hyde street. due to the suspicious nature of we looked at it, brought our bomb techs down. they x-rayed it, seen some components inside, wires and a power source. at that time, they took a step back. we got our robot in there again to look at it. and then we neutralized it by detonating it. turns out there were some wires and power source in there but nothing explosive. >> does that lead you to believe this was in some way a package that could have created danger to the public? >> no, i don't think so. once we did the controlled detonation, there were some wires. what bothers us is the behavior, why this individual placed it next to homeland security vehicle and then running away. package here and walk away from it. >> that's what raised our suspicion. people are on heightened alert because of what happened in california, you know. that's why we ask people f they see something, say something. >> i looked at the wires, you know. they looked like some type of cable wires. i don't know maybe somethin

news right and the heart of boston, that is the detonation of what was a suspicious device by atlantic avenue. it was placed by a man right next to a homeland security suv. live pictures from sky 5 after that detonation. you can see investigators milling about. we have team -- karen anderson is also available for us giving us some insight. what do you know? karen: a man walked up to a homeland security vehicle, put down a box, and quickly walked away. because it had some wires over it, there was concern. the bomb squad was called in. that was detonated. what happens now is they try to find the person who left that and also begin the investigation, perhaps searching for fingerprints on the device, look to see if there were in fact explosives inside. now becomes the next part of this. we have learned they are searching for a person who put this down so that is part of the focus, and the other focus is trying to figure out exactly what was inside that box. >> thank you for that. but you are looking at aerials of that scene as they try to figure out what exactly was in that box. it was detonated

the she's down on atlantic avenue where it all went down. good morning stephanie. >> reporter: as we were here last night, two home land security officers were parked right outside this building. they have left this morning. this is where they found this suitcase, they actually shut down the entire section of atlantic avenue and they moved that suitcase with a robot across the street right here in the bushes. that is where they detonated that suitcase. this morning, the man police say put the suitcase here is now in jail. yesterday as police walked 58-year-old james derepentigny away in handcuffs. police began searching for him yesterday after a homeland security officer placed that suitcase next to the officer's vehicle and then run away. and not only that, but a source told fox 25 that he even took a selfie when he dropped that suitcase off. police again immediately closed off this area of atlantic avenue and, again, used that robot to detonate the suitcase, they didn't find an explosive device inside they did, however, find wires and a po

>> napsi, good morning, and atlantic avenue is closed. let me give you an idea of we're going to zoom into a white suv with a flatbed truck behind it. this is just adjacent to the coast guard headquarters in boston, and also to james hook lobster, a landmark here in boston. and right behind that white suv, that's where somebody had placed a suitcase. somebody had called in and caused suspicious, and then the bomb squad showed up. through the trees, you can see a bomb technician right there, walking across the street, and he's one of the people trying to examine this suitcase, to see if it was left there innocently or if it was something suspicious, perhaps an improvised explosive device. let's go to sky seven and show you the scene, and at one point, a robot picked up the suitcase, picked it up gingerly. it picked up the suitcase and took it across the avenue and to rose kennedy green bay. and at some point they may want to explode it. they don't know at this point. nothing official from the police, here in. so here in downtown cross bein

the 2 and 4 uptown trains running express franklin avenue to atlantic avenue. starting to get crowded on the roadways. it's gridlock alert day today. here's a look at the belt parkway by jfk. that's going to be the westbound ride. it's getting a little slow there. also coming up at 6:00, we have trouble with the throgs neck bridge. i'll give you all those details on the way. >> emily, thank you. we think. >>> amazon now going to stagger its employees shifts to ease traffic in one new jersey town. it's an update to a story we told you about yesterday. people who live near this fulfillment center in robbinsville complained about gridlock during rush hour caused by amazon's 4,000 employees all leaving at once. the town's mayor had even threatened to sue. now they'll stagger them. >> you can understand. 4,000 employees in a small town. >>> all right. 5:56. coming up next, new details about the couple behind the california mass shootings. stories of the 14 victims of the attack. our own michael gargiulo will be live in san bernardino with an update. >>> and if you a

no service 34th to atlantic avenue. that's all due to ongoing maintenance and metro-north, long island railroad, and new jersey transit all on time. george lower level e-zpass only until 6:00. holland tunnel moving along smoothly and again at the george washington bridge, the upper level that disabled truck long gone. and over on rockaway boulevard, the accident investigation cleared over by 10th. no problem --. no problems on the belt parkway. ongoing innocent machines at the -- maintenance at the ed koch. garden state parkway moving fine and the new jersey turnpike still moving fine getting up to newark airport. alternate side of the street back to you. david, lori? >>> one person is recovering the morning after a scary crash in westchester county that ended with the suv inside a store. take a look at this video. you can see the 88-year-old driver appears to park outside the new rochelle store but boom. there you go. that's when she hits the gas crashing through the front door. and hitting a customer. families say the

yesterday, a bomb scare on atlantic avenue -- today, a chemical scare aboard an mbta bus. both threats turned out to be harmless, but authorities didn't know that in the moment, and paul burton shows us they >> nervous, shocked, i guess >> emergency crewses shut down avenues in boston after a rider poured an unknown liquid on an mbta bus. moments later, the female bus driver felt dizzy. >> she complained of watery eyes and, you know, burning and, you know, some respiratory issues. there was a number of other passengers on the scene who self evacuated. >> reporter: a hazmat team boarded the bus to investigate the liquid. >> heard it was a liquid scare to i made myself scarece. >> looked like the whole boston fire department was there and good to know they respond so quickly and actually worried about the situation. >> reporter: hazmat crews ventilated the bus but found no elevated readings of anything dangerous. >> i think any time something like this happens, you know, you're got to play it by the book and, you know, everyone's has a heightened awareness. >> reporter: yest

coast guard building on atlantic avenue near federal court. once the bomb squared arrived, the teen was able to execute a controlled detonation. fox 25's stephanie quinu is live for us in boston to show us what kind of trouble that man is now in. stephanie. >> the reporter: and police actually used a robot to detonate that devision, just those bushes, again, we do want to say, that police didn't find any explosive devices inside. but a source did tell us, they found a device that looked like an explosive. in just the last hour, homeland security officers have now left this area, but take a look, this is the man police have now arrested. this is the mug shot of 50-year-old james terrapignoty, just into our newsroom. tonight, people we spoke with said they are still shaken up by what happened. >> we've had some pretty bad terror attacks, the bombings and things like that, but when it literally happens right next to you, it's just, i don't know, it's strange. >> rick says he had just gotten to work here on atlantic avenue when police told him, he

. >> reporter: investigators believe this is derepentigny, captured by camera on boston's atlantic avenue. he hurried away from the s.u.v. after leaving the suitcase by the left rear wheel. the bomb squad blew it up as a precaution. the intentional explosion rattled workers in the financial district. even after it was discovered there were no explosives inside the suitcase. prosecutors say derepentigny told family and friends his police were looking for him. he was arrested in lawrence after several people who knew him called 911. >> no comment. no comment. >> reporter: derepentigny didn't say anything in court. the judge set bail at $50,000. derepentigny has a few ongoing cases up in lawrence. as for this case today, they set the next court date as january 4. he will likely spend most of that time between now and then behind bars with the $50,000 bail. we are live from boston, 7 news. >> jadiann: now turning to your weather. sunny skies and relatively mild temperatures to kick off the workweek. let's get straight over to jeremy reiner for more on that. >> jeremy: 52 right now in boston.

it happened around 11:00 at atlantic avenue and essex street not far from south station. police brought in haz-mat teams to ventilate the bus. luckily they realized quickly that the liquid was harmless. >> i think any time something like this happens, you know, you've got play it by the book, and you know, everyone has a heightened awareness of this. >> now that i know that everything is safe, i was a little bit uneasy when it was going on but not any more. >> you may have been caught in this last night. a serious crash that shut down part of 128, and it was on the southbound side. just before exit 15 in westwood. state police tell us a car crashed on to the median, and hit a rock wall. the highway was closed to med flight, so they could take the driver a 47-year-old from rhode island to the hospital. an 11-year-old boy was also hurt but thankfully his injuries are not life- threatening. >>> a church community traumatized by a bizarre crime last christmas is getting a fresh start. say sacred heart parish in haverill in h-new figures blessed by the priest. last year the ol

boston police say he ran away after placing a suitcase next to a homeland security vehicle on atlantic avenue. swat team investigated the bomb squad blew up the suitcase and it was harmless. >>> chemical remains from a wooster cemetery, police day amador amino, stole remains from the cemetery. he sold the bones for medicinal purposes. he will face a fugitive from justice charge today that seeks to bring him back to wooster. >>> new this morning police investigating a serious motorcycle crash in dorchester, the accident happened on gallavin boulevard, the motorcyclist was injured, no word on the drive ear's condition. with beating a four-year-old child. police took 28-year-old richard panero into custody after neighbors reported a disturbance at the home, the four-year-old was treated and released. >>> parishioners are considering their next move, they discussed their legal options following the latest set back, the archdiocese ordered the church closed 11 years ago, those parishioners have held around the clock vigils, massachusetts' highest court decided not to intervene in the case. a lower

the area near atlantic avenue was closed for close to two hours this morning as police suitcase. his dog a.m.. boston police review surveillance video and released to this image of derepentigny, which a lawrence police officer >> police are safe, there is no threats to the city. >> commissioner evans said police acted out of an abundance of caution when they conducted a controlled detonation of the bag. x rays showed it contained wires, a power source, and personal items. >> it is unbelievable that we have to go through all of this for the slightest suspicion. it' s disheartening. >> police believe this was an isolated incident that derpetinee carried out alone, >> given what' s going on around the country it' s better to be , safe than sorry. >> there was no reason to believe there were explosives inside the suitcase. it could have been an iphone or a phone charger. stay with us to find out more. phil: tonight we are learning several others did make it out and investigators still do not know what caused that fire. >> they just left a little while ago. they believe it started on the

by the homeland security, left by this fire hydrant, which basically shut down the area by the atlantic avenue, and officers did not know whether there was a bomb inside the suitcase. as soon as they released photos of the man that left the suitcase, a 911 call arrived. james derepentigny said nothing as the officers at led him away, and he was arrested shortly after his surveillance picture was made public. in the morning, the bomb squad and s.w.a.t. team shut down the boston an from this suitcase. >> they x-rated and saw components inside, wires and a power salt, and at that time -- power saw, and at that time they blew up the suitcase.>> reporter: they took james derepentigny into custody when street. the 50-year-old is homeless and has a prior criminal record, but nothing to this level. >> i was really shocked that someone would do something, especially in the environment lately. that he would cause this kind of anxiety.>> reporter: the officers say that james derepentigny had it mental charged with planting a hoax device.>>> and emotional vigil in lynn, gathering outside of the home where

we're all told the north bound f-5 trains are running local to franklin avenue through atlantic avenue to barclay center. this is expected to be the case. the international guard sergeant killed overseas. the emotional moments over 5th avenue, gus. >> his nickname was super math. the tribute to the his size and heart. he spent years protecting people at home and away. it does not get more personal than a moment like this. it couldn't have happened in a more public setting. his wife and two children. open to servicemen and women. >> the americans were killed last week in the suicide attack in afghanistan along with being a 15-year-vet lan of the n.y.p.d. they served as the air national guard. >> some of them for the first time i think this will be an impactful memory for them. >> thousands lined 5th avenue and packed in the cathedral this morning. they mourned a tragic death and also celebrated a life. >> i know he's in a great place because he's a great man. bottom line. joe, i'll see you some day. >> he grew up in west harrison and will be buried in hawthorne leaving behind a legacy o

news out of massachusetts right now -- a bomb squad blew up suspicious luggage found in boston. atlantic avenue in boston. next to vehicle. vehicle. we will continue to keep you in. closer to home, an early morning fire has apparently claimed one life in concord. the man' s body was found in a first-floor apartment. an autopsy is scheduled for later today to determine the cause of death. at this time, officials are not releasing his name. know so far. ray: according to witnesses, several people tried to enter the burning building to rescue the man trapped inside only to be forced back by the flames. the call came in to the fire department at 3:24 in the morning, reporting smoke in the building at 96 rumford street in concord. a woman who lives across the street says she heard a horrific sound. >> neighbors actually screaming still in the building. ray: audrey webster says she went to her front door and saw the multi-family building ablaze. audrey: it was engulfed. it was engulfed on the first floor, sparks flying everywhere because power was still on. chief andrus: our arrival, which was at 3:2

uptown express only, franklin avenue to atlantic avenue. we have something with the 2 and 3 trains as well. street cleaning rules are in effect. it's a gridlock alert day. leave the car at home. >> great advice. >> good advice indeed. >> it is 6:11. still ahead on eyewitness news this morning, a shocking loss for rock 'n' roll, the lead singer of stone temple pilots found dead overnight. >> new video police want you to see of two suspects on a robbery spree in manhattan. sheldon silver found guilty of mmm... nothing like johnsonville breakfast sausage. delicious and packaged with nothing to hide. no secrets. just like our family. well there is one. folks, i'm not your grandma. just a handsome kind hearted drifter who wandrered in years ago and stayed for all the yummy sausage. nap time. i got her. seriously? i feel like i just woke up. ha ha ha! fully cooked johnsonville breakfast sausage. >>> 6:14. welcome back, new video this morning of a pair of armed jewel thieves we've shown you before. the first time was in october. this video shows a

. >>> police say this man left a suitcase on atlantic avenue friday next to a homeland security vehicle, it was defused found. >>> an animal shelter that burned to the ground in paxton killing dozens of cats and dogs failed an inspection three days before that fire. the surprise inspection at the kennels were too small and animals not separated. the town now suspended the shelter's license, the current owners can appeal, they bought the shelter just days before the fire and raised more than $130,000 to rebuild. >>> a new jab at roger goodell and the deflate-gate scandal, responding to the appeal saying the nfl commissioner was making quote a sweeping grab for power when he suspended brady for four games, a judge overturned that decision, the appeal heads back to court in the weeks after the super bowl. >>> it is 4:42 right now, coming up, 'tis the season to travel, we've got the top pet peeves that make it a difficult trip. >>> plus, netflix big announcement, details in our money watch. >>> plus, your kids may love him, this morning, why elf on the shelf is wanted by police. >>> prus --

it was an eerie sight on atlantic avenue. this photograph taken by a the object of concern. >> once it is in your backyard, expect to happen. it can definitely set you off a little bit scomble specially as little bit. >> police say the camera caught this man -- set you off a little bit. >> police say this man placed the suitcase by the vehicle and took off. >> it was a pain staking operation for some two hours. in motion. police finally made the decision to perform a controlled detonation. >> we neutralized it by detonating it. it turned out that there was some wires and a power source in there but nothing explosives. >> a scene that brought the area to a standstill. employees at nearby james hook lobster pushed way back. >> we cleared out and went outside. they kept pushing us further we had to wait it out. >> a little nervous at that point? >> yeah. we didn't want anything to happen. >> now police want to know the intentions of this man. >> we all on a little bit of heightened alert because of what happened in san bernardin

the suitcase was dropped near a rear tire on atlantic avenue. there were wires and a power source inside. the explosives unit blew up the object, and determined there was no threat to the public. terrapignaty is charged with planting a hoax device and will be arraigned. >> vanessa: in the murder trial of accused teen killer, phillip chism the stakes could not be higher. >> mark: the now 16-year-old chism was mentally ill when popular danvers high school teacher colleen ritzer was attacked. bob, the defense has a lot riding on this witness. >> the reporter: yeah. everything is riding on this witness. the defense has already told the jury that phillip chism is the killer, that he did unspeakable things to the body of colleen ritzer, but the defense is also trying to say that phillip chism to prove that with this witness. >> it's my opinion as a result of mental disease or defect, he lacks substantial capacity to conform his conduct to the law. >> dr. richard dudley, a new york psychiatrist is the most important witness for phillip chism's defense

police say last wednesday, the man followed a 15-year-old girl around the atlantic avenue subway station platform, grabbed her arm and told her to come with him, but she was able to run away. officers say the girl was on the same platform today when the same man followed her and once again tried to get her to leave with him. again, the girl got away, and the man took off. >>> new developments as police in forest hills, queens, say they've arrested the man who set three garbage fires. police say he was the man seen on surveillance video last wednesday. they say he told them he was drunk and in a bad mood when he lit up trash. police say he is not responsible for setting homes to seven homes under construction in the area. >>> a long island school will reopen tomorrow morning, a day after a mysterious odor sent dozens of students to the hospital. emergency crews rushed to west babylon high just before noon. authorities say students in a hallway near the main office first smelled something caustic in the air, and then started falling sick. the scare came as students were just starting lunch

friday when the bomb squad exploded the suitcase that was found near the coast guard office on atlantic avenue. after it was detonated investigators determined that no explosives were inside. prosecutors say surveillance video placed the suspect at the scene. >>> the jury in the trial of accused killer philip chism could get the trial by the end of the week. dudley testified that he believes the now 16-year-old chism was suffering a sigh the cotic episode when colleen ritzer was teaked at danvers high school. chism expressed remorse during recent interviews not about getting treatment for the voices he was hearing in his head. the defense is expected to rest its case in the chism trial on tuesday. >>> new push tonight of anandover couple. nearly four years haves aed since the murders 69-year-old john mcgee still no arrest. the couple was found shot to death in their million dollar home. their torched lexus s.u.v. was recovered in boston's north end on prince street. today investigators released a timeline including when john left his job site, when daughter. last time their son saw them alive.

. >> reporter: so they brought in a robot to move the suitcase across atlantic avenue. to be safe, they did a controlled detonation . >>> they put down and no one would go near it. then we saw the my in the bomb . >>> we've been here for nine years, never had anything like this happen before and it makes you realize it can happen anywhere. >> anchor: not a lot of work done this morning as people in these high-rises were watching the drama play out. now the suspect will be court on monday. live in boston, reporting what we know about the suspect let's go to down dan hausle live at boston police tonight. jon? dan? >>> i room in a police station expecting the suspect to be brought in the next couple hours hours. police say this is 50-year-old james derpinitigni from lawrence and has been arrested and held in lawrence at this hour where he was booked on that charge of policing a hoax device. but we expect in the next couple of hours boston police will bring him down here to boston eventually to be arraigned as jonathan said in court here in boston. we are told a last known

. >>> the object forced authorities is shut down busy atlantic avenue. a police robot moved in to blow up the item in a secure location location. serving . >> anchor: the man is behind bars as we speak. jonathan hall is live in the financial district to tell us today. nervous . >>> kim, adam, it sure did. there is no real danger though here in the hub after this very, very harrowing day. here is the good news. boston police have released a man, this lawrence man they have under arrest. they say he caused a serious scare here on boston's water front. boston bomb tex called fire in the hole and then a con condetonation of a suspected device. here is the suspect's suitcase in slow motion, certainly a concern for people who were watching the police activity from downtown high-rises . >>> we heard, you know, the person yell fire away and i was surprised to even hear it all the way on the 13th floor . >>> it was pretty loud and again that's still unsettling for a lot of people, especially we know with the marathon event that happened a couple years ago. >> anc

police immediately closed off that section of atlantic avenue and for safety sakes, they used a robot to detonate that suitcase. explosive device inside but they found wires and a power source in the suitcase. they located other agencies in the area and several hours in warren officers spotted a man matching his description. the officer called for backup, they arrested him, and he is now charged with planting a hoax device. and we are also take and we are also taking a closer look into his criminal history. coming up in 30 minutes, the other incidents we found in his record. in boston, stephanie coueignoux, fox25 news. >>> students at self-cambridge schools will see increased security following series of threats. we were liable at the school last week as police dogs patrolled campus looking for any evidence to the threat that was credible. fox25's jessica reyes is back live at the upper school this morning where authorities say, jessica, they think they know who is behind the threat. >> reporter: they do, daniel. and they are still looking this has so many times it is getting in the w

ded nateed thing about and video showed him placing it and walking away causing concern on the atlantic avenue and worry for the officer who ultimately took him down. when you hear bomb. i didn't know if he would have any additional weapon on him or possibly ied on him. >> it turns out he was not armed. that bag did not vice president a bomb but the police i said caution dictated the%'s response. >> given what is going on around the country. >> bet are safe than sorry. >> that man was brought from being charged with planting a hoax device. live in boston, tonight, john atwater shall wcvb newscenter 5. >> taking a live look at the boston skyline on the beautiful friday night. still not feeling like december though. storm team's mike wankum jone us now. mike, i done think too many people are complaining. still mild this week. now the weekend coming in. even milder out. skies are starting to clear. we have the clouds. the only thing you held back today with sunshine all day. temperatures are shout out there. a high of 46 normal high is 46 and you get sunshine and temperatures close to normal. loo

the tire of a homeland security vehicle. saw him alerting other officers then this area along atlantic avenue in the heart of the financial district was evacuated. the bomb squad called in detonating the suitcase we now know was a hoax. >> we heard it. it was pretty loud. again that's still unsettling for a lot of people especially with the marathon event that happened a couple years ago. >> reporter: a source tells fox 25 tonight he took a selfie while placing that suitcase behind the vehicle's tires. then he took off. >> it looked like he left it there more on purpose and just walked quickly up. >> reporter: about three ooch 30 he was found 25 miles north in lawrence after surveillance pictures were released. >> maybe about five or 10 minutes later we received a 9-1-1 call that someone had seen the subject in the area. >> reporter: moments later 10 year lawrence police veteran harold rogers the spotted him. >> i took him into custody at gunpoint. in jail over the weekend and will be arraigned on monday morning here in boston. we're live in boston tonight, john monahan, fox 25 news. >>> the

a teenager telling police the man had been following her around the atlantic avenue station last wednesday. he then allegedly grabbed her arm and told her to come with him. the girl says the same exact thing happened yesterday morning. this time, she was able to take a photo. >> today students at one long island school are going to go back to the classroom. they're uncertain, though, of what caused the fumes that sickened students and staff as well. this happened at west babylon high school. it forced the school to cancel classes. katherine creag is at the school. going back, hoping to get some answers too. >> reporter: right, and we cannot say this enough, michael. there will be school today. school is open. today school generally starts around 9:00. 9:30 here at west babylon high school. this a day after 36 students and several school staff members went to the hospital because we want to show you this video. emergency crews all over this campus. they attended to those people who felt dizzy. they told first responders they had a sore throat. all of this happening around midday yesterday.

we do have subway issues. 4th street and atlantic avenue. and q trains are express only from canal to 55th street. as a reminder this morning, parking is in effect city wide. >>> now to a developing story out of texas this morning. 11 people from the dallas area are dead following the touchdown of several tornadoes over the weekend. >>> crews are reviewing the extensive damage. >> reporter: david dennison's backyard shed is shredded, wrapped around a pole. his neighborhood outside of dallas was one of the hardest hit by a swarm of tornadoes. >> we ran inside of the bathroom and then we heard crash and glass. >> reporter: the occasional lightning strike illuminated the twisters that started touching down around 6:30. six people died, including several that were in their cars when it passed an interstate. the path of destruction stretches for 40 miles and 600 structures are damaged or destroyed. weather forecasters say two tornadoes clocked speeds of up to 200 miles per hour, tossing mobile homes like toys and flattening entire streets. the go

franklin avenue into atlantic avenue and the rfk triborough bridge, it's also a gridlocked alert day. >>> awe 56. the port authority will have more cash rolling in this weekend. it's raising your tolls. the hike takes effect on sunday at the lincoln and holland tunnels. the george washington, bayonne, and goethals bridges and the outer bridge crossing. e-z pass customers will pay $10.50 during offpeak hours and 12.50 during peak hours. cash customers will pay $15 at all times. >>> we're closing in on 6:00. just ahead on eyewitness news victims of the san bernardino rampage, 14 victims whose lives were cut short including one man from our tri-state area. >> after another mass shooting in america, lawmakers are stepping up efforts to curb gun violence. >> and new video of the suspects behind an armed here in manhattan. >> and meteorologist bill evans has that exclusive weekend accuweather forecast, how's it shaping up. you'll have the answer for us stay with us. spend less time chasing sales and more time making room at the table. find thoughtful gifts at amazing prices everyday at t.j.

boston police shut down atlantic avenue for several hours to investigate. the bomb squad was called in to detonate the bag. >>> an emotional vigil in lynn. friends and family gathered outside the home where four people died if a fire. this morning investigators are searching for clues into what caused it. even greater if not for the daring rescue of the firefighters and the heroics of a young man who died trying to save others. in horror. people on the first floor thankful they lived to talk about it. fire, fire, then he was knocking on my door. we all got out. >> reporter: on the third floor another family barely escaped. >> we couldn't see anything. out. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived they pulled two more people to safety as flames shot from the house. >> i have been a firefighter 32 years. seen. >> reporter: then crews were forced to pull back and fight from afar. tonight we are learning more about the four people who didn't make it out alive. >> i just wish that this wouldn't happen to this family. mother and her had teen daughter died along wit

swat teams shut down atlantic avenue. >>> cambridge police believe the an anonymous tip officer could be the same person making the threats. the cambridge police shared parents and school officials, three e-mails threatening e- mails were sent last week, there will be increased security again today. >>> jurors could begin deliberations this week in the philip chism on friday. dr. richard dudley spent hours testifying about his mental state saying he believed the teen suffered a psychotic break teacher. >>> and this morning parishioners at the church are considering their next move, the group met at st. francis last night where they have been holding vigil around the clock for 11 years. last week massachusetts' highest court decided not to intervene. >>> you 2 makes good on a canceled concert. jeb bush: here's the truth you will not hear from our president: we are at war with radical islamic terrorism. it is the struggle that will determine the fate of the free world. the united states should not delay in leading a global coalition to take out isis with overwhelming force. total destru

boston police shut down atlantic avenue for several hours to investigate. the bomb squad was called in to detonate the bag. at the weekend forecast. today and tomorrow. today a little bit cooler, but 43 degrees boston. up to 39 in pittsburgh after a frosty and cold start to the day there. in the 40s to the south and east. tons of sunshine. overnight 36 degrees for that low. and even warmer tomorrow. 58 degrees for the first day of hanukkah. >> 58? >> 58. >> all right. thanks. enjoy it. it's the holidays. and of course, everyone wants to get online at once. to watch things. buy things. but slow internet makes it hard. that's why it's time to get fios. it has the fastest internet and wifi available. with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, you'll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79.99 a month online for your first year. and with a 2 year agreement, we'll give you all the premium movie channels for a year. plus, so go online or call now. get out of the past. get fios. >>> welcome to "cbs this morning saturday." i'm anthony mason. >> and i'm vi

right at atlantic avenue right after you pass through the cloverleaf and live look through brighton, volume light right now, and leave a lot of space in front of you and 24 from 123 to 128 and 30 minutes on pike from 495 to mass ave and 33 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. sara and daniel, back to you. this morning because of the weather. fox25 live outside south station in boston and keeping eye on rails this morning, christine. >> christine: that's right, commuters coming and going right outside the south station and we have just learned about a green line sea branch train that was disabled over in washington square. red line issues because of cold switch because ice now resolved and slushy sloppy freeze right outside south station in the heart of boston here and some commuters and happy to trade the driving for the "t." >> i expect this year not as much snow as last year throughout at least 95% of the delays. >> christine: we are told they were getting ahold of those and make sure they were able to get to work as soon as possible. again, official urging drive

placement of hoax that certainly caused frayed nerves in the city of boston especially along atlantic avenue and if it was a joke nobody was laughing. >>> a lawrence man will be in court charged with planting a hoaxed device. and investigator believe this is 50-year-old james captured by surveillance avenue. allegedly carried from homeland security video after leaving suitcase by the left rear well. the bomb squad blew it up as a precaution. store. that's sickening i think. lawrence police got 911 call he was arrested within hours after the suitcases left right by a security camera at u.s. coast guard headquarters late friday morning. he was treated as a dangerous suspect by the ro who spotted him. i didn't handcuff him myself. they placed handcuffs on him. >>> well we did an online search of court documents and also news reports. and i looked like daryn is no stranger to the trouble. he's been arrested in three states. we're live in downtown boston, jonathan hall, 7news "today in new england." president obama with rare oval office address after the terror attack in california. the president

delays are building there. southbound on the van wyck expressway at atlantic avenue. heading to the major degan, an accident blocked two lanes by 149th street. the real problem, just slightly north of here, the cross bronx expressway eastbound. this accident by jerome avenue. they opened another lane. it was blocking two lanes. now just the right lane. delays should start to ease out. it's a 60-minute wait into the george washington bridge. we'll show you what that wait looks like. a very pretty sunrise in the background. not a pretty commute beneath it. it's about 60 minutes into the upper level tolls, 30 at the lower. over at the lincoln tunnel, it's a 25-minute wait. just as rough commute out there. alternate side of the street parking rules in effect today. more weather and traffic coming up in a bit. back to you. >> lauren, thanks. >>> 6:47. this morning, people are going to gather at the intrepid sea, air, and space museum to remember pearl harbor. a wreath will be tossed into the hudson to honor the 2400 who a survivor of the attack will speak as well. next year

bomb squad exploded a suitcase near the coast guard office on atlantic avenue last week. prosecutors say surveillance video placed derepentigny at the scene and his attorney says he meant no harm and thought he was helping homeland security. >>> heather: burning role of toilet paper at a high school. as fire trucks arrived telling fox25 sprinklers in the boy's fire out and no word yet exactly how toilet paper ignited. >> gene: the next deflategate court battle won't happen until march but brady's attorney responded to the league's latest filing. the quarterback claims that commissioner roger goodell violated the bargaining agreement by trying to suspend him. no player ever been suspended for equipment violation. the nfl is appealing a lower court ruling which overturned brady's suspension for his role in the use of underinflated football. >> julie: check traffic and weather together every ten minutes. right now 54 minutes on 93 southbound as you head from 495 in andover down to the zakim bridge. sara? >> sarah: temperatures in the 30s and 40s and feels pretty cool out of

suitcase next to a homeland security car and then away from the scene boston police shut down at atlantic avenue for several hours to investigate. the bomb squad was called in to detonate the bag. >>> an emotional vigil in lynn. late in the night outside the home where four people died in a fire. this morning investigators are searching for clues into what caused it. the tragedy would have been even greater if not for the daring rescue of the firefighters and the heroics of others. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: neighbors screamed and watched in horror as fire family home. people on the first floor thankful they lived to talk about it. >> my friend, he was screaming fire, fire. then he was knocking on my door. we all got out. >> reporter: on the third floor another family barely escaped. >> we couldn't see anything. i don't know how we just got out. >> let them through. let them through. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived, they pulled two more people to safety as flames shot from the house. >> i've been a firefighter in lynn for 32 years. it was one of the most spectacular rescues i've seen. we

video on friday when the bomb squad exploded a suitcase found near the coast guard office on atlantic avenue artist. detonated investigators determined that no explosives were inside. prosecutors say surveillance video placed the suspect at the scene. >>> a new push tonight for leads in the double murder nearly four years have passed of an andover couple. nearly four years have passed and the couple was found shot to death in their million dollar home. their torched lexus s.u.v. was recovered on prince street. today investigators released a timeline. including when john left the job site and when jeri spoke with her daughter and finally the time of the 9-1-1 call reporting their murders. >> finding the person or persons responsible for this heinous act continue to be a priority to this department. someone out there knows something. we are asking you to search your memory and your conscience pick up the phone and call us. >> investigators have followed leads to four states that are hoping tips will lead them to some new clues and possibly an arrest in the murders. >> the mcgee family releasin

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us updates on celebrations in new york city and the surrounding area, specifically, i remember atlantic avenue in brooklyn, i remember queens, patterson, i think jersey city. a number of people celebrating. this was a constant, you know, it was a constant reporting thing to us. between -- according to my notes and what i said to the mayor in an official report between september 11th and september 26th we had several hate crimes investigates and several were assault on people that people thought were celebrating. and i think one of those has to do with the candy store thing. >> but were there any official police reports saying that these people were celebrating? >> no, it's intelligence stuff. >> right. >> it's various reporting mechanisms. like the patterson police department notifies -- >> do you think there were thousands of people celebrating in new jersey and video of it that no one can find yet? >> i never saw a video of anything. i wasn't watching tv. we were just a bit busy. secondly i never heard of thousands, no. >> this is what mayor rudy giuliani said. this is -- he said let's not e

court charged with planting a hoax device. 50-year-old james derepentigny, camera on boston's atlantic avenue. >> oh, my gosh. >> wow. >> jon: derepentigny allegedly hurried away from a homeland security vehicles after leaving wheel. the bomb squad blew it up as a precaution. [explosion] heavily armed boston police and office workers on edge, even after it was discovered there were no explosives in the suitcase, just clothing, wires and a power source. >> that's a little sickening i think. it's really sickening if someone does that. >> yawn: lawrence police got a derepentigny's location. he was arrested within hours after the suitcase was left by a u.s. coast guard headquarters late friday morning. he was treated as a dangerous suspect by the officer who spotted him. >> i didn't handcuff him myself. i kept him on the ground at gunpoint until back-up officers arrived, and they placed derepentigny is no stranger to the back seat of a police cruiser. he's been arrested in at least three states that we know of -- massachusetts, new hampshire and florida. his lawyer is expected to argue this morni

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bomb squad exploded a suitcase over the weekend left near the coast guard office on atlantic avenue. prosecutors say surveillance video placed derepentigny at the scene. he meant no harm and thought he was helping homeland security. >> anchor: burning roll of toilet paper. sky fox was over the school yesterday afternoon as fire trucks arrived. the fire marshal tells fox25 sprinklers in the boy's bathroom did their job and put the flames out. no word yet what caused the toilet paper to ignite. >> anchor: e-cigarette explodes and catches a room on fire. take look and right side of the screen right there you could see the explosion in the flames and then staff at regina russell tea room is action and happened employee plugged in e-cigarette to charge. >> anchor: had thing in the mouth i'm not lying two minutes decided not to charge that and decided to continue smoking it, it would have blown the whole face off. >> anchor: no one was hurt and tell fox25 there are readings at the time and business taking have the building. >> anchor: new this morning revenuers at harvard found dangerous c

a homeland security officer saw him alerting other officers then along atlantic avenue in the heart of the financial district was the bomb squad call in detonated -- detonated the case that we now know was a hoax. >> we heard it it was pretty loud. that's still unsettling for a lot of people, especially with the marathon event that happened a couple years ago. >> reporter: a source tells fox 25 tonight he took a selfie while placing that suitcase behind the vehicle's tire then he took off. >> it looked like he left it there more on purpose and just walked quickly up. >> reporter: about 3:30 he was found 25 miles north in lawrence after surveillance pictures were released. >> maybe about five or 10 minutes we received a 9-1-1 call that someone had seen the subject in the area. >> reporter: moments later 10 year lawrence police veteran heral rogers spotted him. >> i took him into custody. >> police say he has a history of mental health issues and a lengthy criminal record. he's due back in court here in boston on monday. tell you what was inside that suitcase. we're live in boston, i'm j

running express from franklin avenue to atlantic avenue. also up town d trains are running express to 161st street yankees stadium. alternate side is in effect. mass transit may be your best option. >> nearly 2,000 city apartments are become rent gouging. governor cuomo made the announcement yesterday. 128 landlords who benefit from the tax laws are registered 2823 market rate apartments, 8200 as rent stabilized. >> block high salt warnings on restaurant menus. the rule took effect this week with restaurants with more than 15 locations. the lawsuit says the salt warning will confuse and miss lead consumers and over steps the city's authority. the warning is aimed at helping people lower blood pressure and reduce the risk of heart attacks and stroke. >> a new study shows slow walking speed in the elderly could be an early sign of alzheimer's disease. it found a connection between slow walking speed and the number of protein built up in the brain. associated with development. but doctors say don't be >> are so many causes that have nothing to

fox25 was on the scene as the bomb squad exploded a suitcase left near the coast guard office on atlantic avenue last week. prosecutors say surveillance video placed him at the scene. his attorney said he meant no harm though, and he thought he was helping homeland security. >>> 5:08 >>> 5:08. investigators are hope investigators are hoping a new timeline to help solve a double murder. four years since john and geraldine mcghee were found shot to death inside their million dollar home in andover million dollar home in andover. their torched lexus was found on boston's north end. police have new details that they hope will jog the couple's memory the day they were killed. >> finding the person responsible for the heinous act continues to be a priority in this department. someone knows something. search your memory in your conscious and pick up the phone and call us. >> gene: they are looking for leads in four states and hoping that it will help lead to an arrest. in more than one area. commuters are left standing for long rides and conductors are unable to collect fares because of crowded aisles.

fox25 was on the scene as the bomb squad exploded a suitcase left near the coast guard office on atlantic avenue last week. prosecutors say surveillance video placed him and the scene scene. his attorney says he meant no harm and he thought he was helping homeland security. >>> a burning roll of toilet paper being blamed for evacuating an entire school. it happened in high school. trucks arrived. that spanklers in the boy's bathroom did the job. no word what caused the toilet paper to ignite. >>> a close call for a dozen people in quincy when a e-cigarettes explodes and causes fire in a room. you can see the explosion and the flames and the staff at regina russell tea room lemont into action. it happened inside a fortune telling business. a new employee plugged in a e cigarette to charge. >> she had that thing in her mouth -- i am not lying, two minutes when she decided not to charge that and continued smoking it. it would have blown her whole face off. >> gene: no one was hurt but employees say there are usually readings happening at that table. the business is taking no chances ban chances ban