nicole: 16-year-old lee manuel paulino was seen on the river's edge. the d.a. is not making any connection. we're live in lawrence this morning, nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: a surprise move from president-elect donald trump who announced ahead of schedule he's chosen retired marine general defense. it came during his first thank you tour rally. >> we did have a lot of fun fighting hillary, didn't we? >> lock her up, lock her up. >> trump promised to build a wall with mexico and stop immigration from muslim nations. trump denounced bigotry saying the nation must come together. company was given major tax incentives from the state. antoinette: the death toll from a devastating wildfire in tennessee climbs to 11 the investigators believe the fire that leveled gatlinburg early this week was caused by people. more than 700 homes and businesses are destroyed. in that town known as the gateway to the great smoky mountains. randy: today marks one year since the san bernardino terror attack in california. 14 people killed fire inside a holiday lunch f

a small crowd gathered scared it was that of lee manuel paulino. the teen disappeared in mid-november. in case, let me go investigate. >> reporter: the family posted flyers on facebook for his return. >> i don't know what to think. >> reporter: his father is devastated but is holding out that his son is alive. >> i hope it's for the best. i hope it's not him. >> reporter: the district attorney's office says until the medical examiner makes a positive identification, they will not speculate on who it might be. this is an isolated case. >>> fida look over the common where the tree was lit tonight. springlike temperatures today. cooler air moving into the weekend. >> we had a high of 57 for the first day of meter logical winter in boston. and some the low 60s. 44 degrees in clouds still hanging on into the cape and islands. those will move out overnight. temperature it will be gusty but beautiful. as we get into the weekend, that gradual cooling trend will continue. temps dip into the 40s, eventually the 30s for the >>> donald trump kicking off a vict

>> hoping for the best. >> 16-year-old lee manuel paulino was last seen on november 16. he w with a friend. at this point the d.a. is not making a connections. friends describe paulino as a good kid, never in trouble. we're live in lawrence, nicole estaphan, newscenter 5. >> a surprise move from president-elect donald trump who announced ahead of schedule he's chosen retired marine general james mattis for secretary of defense. it came during his first thank you tour rally. >> we did have a lot of fun >> although he's toned down rhetoric since the election, he ratcheted it up in ohio, back with promises to build a wall with mexico and stop immigration from certain nations. at the same time trump denounced bigotry saying the nation must come together. earlier in the day he touted a deal to keep jobs in indiana from moving to mexico. we now know return the company was given major tax incentives from the state. >> thank you, 6:50, also in news to go, the death toll from a de tennessee climbs to 11 ts morning. investigates believe that the fire that leveled the town of gatli

word of the discovery spreading quickly to family members of 16-year-old lee manuel paulino. a sophomore at lawrence high school, missing for more than two weeks and last seen in this area. >> have they told you anything? >> they have not said anything. >> what are you thinking? >> i just hope it is not him. >> i am feeling sad. but i also feel bad becau it might be someone son. nicole: despite no confirmation paulino's family members gathered at the scene as investigators looked for clues. released the victim's id. again, the district attorney says they will not be commenting on identification. we do expect a statement from the mayor shortly. we live in lawrence, nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> ok, nicole, thanks. we will bring that story to you live when it happens. noon we're learning a local , mosque has received a hate letter sent to mosques around the country. here is a look. it rs vile and filthy people" and says president-elect donald trump will do to muslims what hitler did to jews. the letter is signed americans for a better way. according to our partners at

lee manuel paulino had been on the river's edge with a friend. the district attorney is not making any connection. the boy's father talking to our jorge quiroga last night. reporter: have they told you anything? >> they haven't said anything. reporter: what are you thinking? >> i'm hoping for the best. >> it's just it's just scary to think that something like this could happen so close to home. i'm in shock. nicole: how the victim died is in history. the victim's head was later found after an extensive search. friends describe paulino as a good kid, never in trouble. antoinette: thank you. terrifying video out of lowell. away with cash. the search is on for those suspects. the robbery happening wednesday night at the belvedere wine & spirits store. one of the men armed with a handgun, the other with a sawed-off shotgun. the clerk puts his hands in the air, walks away from the register, his boss saying he did thright thing. >> take the money. i don't want to fight. that's the first thing. i don't want anybody to hurt. antoinette: police believe th

jorge: friends and family have been searching for 16-year-old lee manuel paulino for two including along this stretch of the riv. back at the scene tonight. the ys dad says his son, a sophomore at lawrence high been down here with friend. the d.a. is not making a connection. it is confirmed by the medical examiner's of . >> he is telling me. he is praying it is not his son. a teen friends at school describe as a good kid. today, the district attorney's office is not releasing a cause of death until they are confirmed by the medical exam near office. live in lawrence, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank. this is boston. this is the first night of december. pretty mild. not a bad start to the month. on the way. a little windy now. >> meteorologist: is windy. chilling out a little bit. there is a gradual trend over the next couple of days am we see the gusts 20 miles per hour in boston. a little stroker than that tomorrow. receipts a let's show more numbers. feels like 29 now in worcester. feels like 39 in boston. remember, morning, hunchtime, 61 in providence and new bedford. it has

friends and family of 16-year- old lee manuel paulino gathered across from the crime scene, fearing the body was hit. he was reported missing in mid- november. paulino's father says he is devastated but is holding out hope that his son is still alive. >> everything is going through my mind. i'm so scared, i'm nervous. i can't eat, i can't -- i can't even focus right now. i hope it's not him. >> we understand the teen's families is keeping in close communication with investigators. the d.a.'s office says until a medical examiner makes an i.d., they will not speculate is, though, on who it might be. >>> president-elect donald trump narrowing down his choice for the supreme court. mr. trump says he's looking at three or four candidates for the open seat. the president-elect also announced he'll nominate retired marine general james mattis for defense secretary. cbs' roxannabe from trump's post-election victory rally. [ crowd noise ] >>reporter: president-elect donald trump kicked off his thank you tour in ohio last night, emphasizing his victory over hillary clinton. >> we won in a landsli

. >> family of missing 16-year-old lee manuel paulino desperate for answers but hoping it's not the news they feared. the lawrence high school student has been missing since mid-november, his family who prepared miss him missing told us last week he cell phone, social media or credit card. >> i want to make sure that that's not him because we want to have cost sure with this. he's been gone and no word of him and i'm really worried. and concerned. >> reporter: the essex county d.a.'s office says woman walking her dog along the merrimack river in lawrence thursday afternoon discovered a male body on the river bank by mccave court off water street. carmen checko, a friend of paulino's family, tells us decapitated. our aerial video shows a search team combing the water by boat, local and state police investigated at the scene for five hours, the medical examiner arriving to work on an identity and a cause of death. meanwhile, checko, a mother herself, can't help but feel the family's pain. >> i feel bad because it's somebody's friend. whether it's your friend or not. >> exactly. regardless

family members fear it belongs to 16-year-old lee manuel paulino who has been missing since the middle of november. the district attorney's office says it will not speculate on any identification at this point until the medical examiner has finished. >>> a brockton teenager is being held without bail charged mother to death inside their home on wednesday. court documents indicate he's battling depression. his mother tried to put him on a plane back to his native haiti earlier this week, but he refused. >>> the mother accused of helping dispose of her toddler's body will stand trial in february we've learned. rachelle bond is charged as an accessory after the fact in the death of her 2-year-old daughter bella. bella bond's body, as you'll recall, was found on deer island back in june of 2015, but it took several months identify her. police believe bond's boyfriend, michael mccarthy killed the child. >>> the governor of tennessee, meanwhile, declaring a state of emergency as devastating wildfires continue to burn through the state. the death toll has now risen to 11. hundreds of homes an

friends and family of 16-year- old lee manuel paulino gathered across from the crime scene, fearing the body is his. the teen was reported missing in mid-november. paulino's father says he's devastated but he's holding out my mind. i'm so scared. i'm nervous. i can't eat, i can't -- oh, i can't even focus right now. >> i'm hoping for the best. i hope it's not him. >> the teen's family is keeping in close communication with investigators. the d.a.'s office says until the medical examiner makes an i.d., they will not speculate on who it might be. >>> it's 6:34. we've learned the mother accused of helping dispose of her toddler's body will stand trial in february. rachelle bond is charged as an accessory death of her 2-year-old daughter bella. bella bond's body was found on deer island in june of 2015. it took several months, as you'll recall, to identify her. police believe rachelle bond's boyfriend, michael mccarthy killed the child. >>> a terrifying robbery caught on camera. right now lowell police are searching for two armed men that held up this liquor store. police say one of the men

right now a lawrence family is , hoping a body found 16-year-old lee manuel paulino one. was last seen two weeks ago. the essex county d.a'.s office has not released the identity of the victim. patriots tight end rob gronkowski undergoes back surgery today. gronk injured during the first quarter of last sunday's game against the jets. he has undergone this procedure before. doctors say gronk is a model patient because of his age and he is in great shape. we at t.j. maxx, marshalls and homegoods, we've imagined the holidays this way for decades. it's why we never have crazy sales. never make you clip coupons. and always have amazing prices on popular brands and thoughtful gifts. it's time to bring back the holidays >> announcer: it's "live with kelly!" today, comedian and talk show host chelsea handler. and from "fresh off the boat," randall park. and we wrap up the "live's holiday gift guide" with a look at the latest holiday tech plus, the lovely busy philipps is kelly's cohost for the hour. all next on "live!" ? ? [cheering and applauding] and now, here are kelly ripa a

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