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l. l. bean a boost. >>> good temperatures climbing into the 40s this afternoon. we climb into the 40s in boston by midday for most of us. i'm tracking rain for tomorrow and wednesday. we'll take you through the timeline straight ahead. >>> we're following breaking news this morning, a car and a logan express bus crash in chelsea. three people have been taken to the hospital. >>> crews working overnight to . >>> breaking news right now, a crash between a logan express bus and a car sends several people to the hospital and causes a fuel leak. trump now alleging voter fraud in three states. >>> a man accused of stealing from a local church. now police tracked him down. >>> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news this morning. >>> good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm kate merrill. >>and i'm chris mckinnon. monday november 28th we are rolling right along towards long weekend. >>we're still in the turkey days, a food coma a few days later. 35 in boston right now. mid 30s manchester, 28 in worcester, 27 in taunton, and in the 30s on cape cod. a lot of sunshine today once it comes up. there are scattered clouds from metro west into southern new hampshire and a few more low outer cape. this is our next disturbance, rain and heavy rain at that. this area of wet weather will work in our direction for tuesday. high pressure is in control until then. sun and clouds, sunrise at 6:51 this morning. 44 through lunchtime, fair and cool with winds 5 to 10 miles an hour. a little cooler than we should be this time of the year. mostly clear for the ride home. sunset at 4:13 in the upper 30s. we'll time out when the rain arrives coming up. >>> we're starting to ping, tobin bridge filling in but drive times still normal on route 1 and on 93 south. take -- pike is still in great shape. route 9 looks good as well. >>> breaking overnight a car and a logan express bus collide in chelsea. three people taken to crews were called to the scene at eastern avenue and bellingham streets to clean up deasil fuel that leaked from the bus. police are still investigating what caused the crash. >>> 5:32 right now. president-elect donald trump taking to twitter to protest a recount in three states. and he's now claiming voter fraud. mr. trump tweeted voter fraud in virginia, new hampshire, and california adding "i won the popular vote if you deduct th millions of people who voted illegally." he also criticized the recount that now has support from hillary clinton's campaign. >>> police are searching for a man who tried to lure a child with a playstation 4. the child walked away and the man drove off. the driver appeared to be about 20 years old in a burgundy four-door car with two red stickers on the back. their daughter was hit by a wrong-way driver thanksgiving morning. taylor mcbaron was driving to her parents' house around 2:00 a.m. thanksgiving morning when a wrong-way driver crashed into her. she was rushed to the hospital where she underwent surgery on her ankle and also suffered a fractured pelvis. her stepfather described hearing the news of her crash. >>she's a sweet girl, a nice g beautiful, and she was coming home to be with her family on thanksgiving, and to have that interrupted by this situation, it's the parents' biggest nightmare. >>state police say the wrong- way driver, 22-year-old james keating died in the crash. >>> three massachusetts hospitals under fire from regulators after failing to report painter deaths. fda last december over concerns about contaminated instruments. officials sound 15 of the 17 medical centers were late to report patients hurt by the devices or failed to report the problem at all. the fda says it won't take action against the hospitals as they're trying to improve reporting practices. >>> a forum for parents tonight at a charter school after a young student was accused of sexually assaulting other students o they're holding a discussion to talk about concerns and answer questions about the incident. parents say they learned about the incident weeks after it was first reported to police. >>> alert boston police officers helped track down a man accused of stealing from a local church. the suspect was captured on surveillance cameras breaking into st. anthony's shrine stealing into the church. officers patrolling the area sunday spotted a man watching 33-year-old eric swanson of boston and recovered several items. >>> members of the trans gender community in new england have a new legal resource. they are offering legal help to update documents and provide representation to trans gender people looking to complete legal name changes and update identity documentation. the services are free of charge to those looking to change their passports, driver's license, and birth certificates. >>> teachers may be subject it a new rating syem reports the education commissioner proposes student test scores should not solely determine a teacher's rating, instead the scores will be combined with the annual job review. the mass. teachers association opposes using only student's performance. >>> candy canes getting a makeover, but will you like it? >>> will you be shopping online at the discounts and sales ahead on money watch. >>> police are looking for a man they say tried to lure a child using a playstation in lester. i have a description of the vehicle coming up. >>> weather watchers check in with temperatures on the chilly side, 20s and 30s for most of us right now. let's check in just west of boston, 32 degrees says larry in natick with clear skies overhead right now. we'll come into the 40s this afternoon, but change for termination rain on the way. change for tomorrow with rain on the way. we'll time it out >>> 5:39 on your monday morning. boston area workers will join protests calling for higher minimum wage fighting for 15 dollars an hour. events are planned at several places where a new bill will be announced. massachusetts' minimum wage is among the highest in the $10 to 11 dollars an hour january 1st. >>> l. l. bean opening a new building for their popular boots. they have leased a 110,000 square foot building installing a third injection molding machine. they are hiring 100 more workers to make the new boots. the original boot was designed more than 100 years ago. >>> a new twist on a holiday favorite, but will >>> sailing into the week, a closer look at what to expect this cyber monday. jill wagner is live with today's money watch, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, chris and kate. markets open after the holiday, the dow jumped 68 points friday. the nasdaq rose 18. it's cyber monday. online sales could hit at least $3.3 billion, 9% more than 2015, and nearly 27% jump from 2014 billion. retailers are offering deep discounts today as are hotels and resorts. just in time for the holidays, a seattle company is putting a twist on a classic holiday treat. they have created some unique candy canes with flavors like bacon, pickle, and coffee. a box of 6 goes for about $7. >>our meteorolo

l. l. bean is kicking up production of its iconic duck boot to meet demand. it has leased a bigger building, and is adding more machinery to many boots, and is hiring a hundred workers. sales of the boots have gone from less than a hundred thousands a decade ago to more than 600,000 this year. power ball winners. we'll tell you about how much they spent on that winning ticket. >>> and the sun was out. temperatures climbed today. it is almost december. so what's next? >> twenty coworkers are all employees of the north american stamping -- in portland, tennessee. they play twice a week, spend 60 bucks each time. that winning ticket, if you don't recall, was worth almost $421 million. no word yet if any of them will quit their jobs. >>> maybe some some of their winnings away. it's giving tuesday after black friday and cyber monday. today, everyone is urged or encouraged to make holiday donations to a favorite charity. this one-day giving promotion was launched back in 2012 as a way to help nonprofits with their end-of-the-year effort. >> you were reminding us ea

okay, well demand for the iconic duck boots is so high that l-l bean is kicking it up a notch to quench that thirst. they've leased a larger building and plan to install a third injection-molding machine to rubber soles. it's also hiring 100 more workers in the new year to make the boots. the last two holiday seasons saw l.l. bean's duck boot go on backorder due to popularity. tis' the season for sharing.. unless you don't listen to this... a canadian man in a "free hugs" t- shirt has been fined for his king gestures. he was stopped for offering hugs to people at a montreal subway station. tommy boucher has been giving free hugs for a yea stations around the city for the past year. last week, he said a transit officer asked him to show a permit for his activity. he didn't have one-- so he was fined. it was later withdrawn-- and he was warned to stop offering the hugs. juicy question of the morning. a majority of couples disagree each of us kind of has our own way of doing this what is this..? still ahead on 12 today - a new cancer treatment is working wonders-- using freezing technology

l. l. bean items can be exchanged or returned even after years of use receipts aren't even required. bed bath and beyond. there's no time limit. with issued in the original form of payment. >>> and now for some of the worst return policies. s forever 21, you had better like what you buy there are no refunds, just store credit. k-mart, some items such as cosmetics can't be returned ever. and music, movies and video games can't be returned once they have been opened. barnes and noble, this bookseller typically has a short window of just 14 days january for the holidays. but it won't take back anything without a receipt. so make sure you save all of your receipts just in case you need to try to return something, but keep in mind that some stores don't allow returns even with the receipt. shannon behnken 8 on your side. >>> if you do have a problem shannon behnken wants to hear all about it. 1-855-behnken. 1- . >>> it is another dry evening for us here. max defender 8 right now in a clean sweep over the region. we did very few small sprinkles extreme eastern polk county earlier this afte

l. l. bean items can be exchanged or returned even after years of use. receipts aren't even required. bed bath and beyond there's no time limit. and with a receipt refunds are issued in the original form of payment. and now for some of the worst return pol what you buy there are no refunds just store credit. k-mart, some items such as cosmetics can't be returned ever and music, movies and video games can't be returned once they have been opened. barnes & nobles. this bookseller typically has a short return window of just 14 days. but it is extending it through january for the holidays. but it won't take back anything without a receipt. receipts for every single purchase in case you need to return something later but then again remember some of these stores don't allow returns so shop very carefully. >> what about online sales when you're shopping online? >> one thing i noticed that was really interesting when i was researching return policies is forever 21 for example they are very strict but they are not as strict for online. you can return things online with receipt. >> employer for

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