louisa moller is live in danvers morning, louisa. >> reporter: good morning, chris and kathryn, that this 2014 when prosecutors say chism was at a youth detention facility and followed a worker in to a locker room before choking and beating her. and of course, a very emotional day in court yesterday when a jury found chism guilty of murdering and raping colleen ritzer. >> guilty, deliberate premeditation, extreme atrocity with cruelty. >> reporter: 16-year-old philip he learned a jury found him guilty of first degree murder. behind him, the mother of colleen ritzer in tears, finally on tuesday, peggy ritzer was able to express herself after more than a month of disturbing testimony regarding the brutal death of her daughter, colleen. >> one of colleen's favorite quotes was there is something good in everyday. >> reporter: colleen ritzer was a well loved 24-year-old math teacher at danvers high school. when in october of 2013 she was stalked by then 14-year-old chism, strangled and stabbed, also finding chism guilty of the aggravated rape of ritz in a bathroom and stealing her underwe

we're live here in boston, louisa moller, wbz "this morning" back to you and may the force be with you. [ laughter ] >> fantastic! >> she needs, next time, louisa, you need to practice the darth vader breathing. >> yeah, get that going. >> reporter: [ indiscernible ] >> appreciate it! [ laughter ] >>> the zuckerberg family getting on the "star wars" hysteria, sending out the picture of baby max as a jedi, he captioned it, the force is strong with this one. eye. she's just, she's channeling. i'm not big on this brown jacket, dad! [ laughter ] >>> time is running out to do your holiday shopping. >> why this season hasn't been quite as bright for local retailers. >>> this is jon keller, calling him the most hated man m america -- in america, but plenty of competition for that title, how honors. >>> and a decent start to the day, mild temperatures and all that heavy rain has moved out at the bus stop, you won't need the umbrella but after school you might want one, a jacket would be ideal, temperatures right around 60 degrees and eventually will return to winter when up in your forecast. e

for now we're live in boston, i'm louisa moller, wbz "this morning". back to you guys. >> all right, thanks so much, louisa. >> she can use the force to get me some tickets this weekend. >> all right. i want the belichick helmet robi was showing us, the nfl one, yeah, it looks like a jedi. >>> a legal fallout from a norovirus outbreak at chipotle. >> the first lawsuit filed in boston over the illness and how the company is responding. vatican this morning, the decision from pope francis and the impact it will have on mother teresa's legacy, pamela? >>> time to check out the weather watcher reports this morning, temperatures mild in all spots here, arnold from hanover 48 degrees, michael in hudson reporting 40 degrees, 47 in worcester according to kathy. more warmth on the way before a big cooldown, tracking when we will see some flurries, coming >>> 12 days of christmas getting a whole new look here in boston, kind of high tech, the special display lighting up the boston public library, a one of a kind installation projected on the iconic building you c

louisa moller live with the exclusive details, john, louisa. >> reporter: good morning, kathryn and chris, a meeting whether the school did enough for the victim, and u mass only telling us dr. cooper no longer an employee, here. he pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and photographing of a unsuspecting person. he photographed a medical student over the stall, when the woman realized she ran after him. here is claudia fallini who student by running after cooper. >> she was very upset, she was crying and really distressed. it was really shocking. that. >> reporter: and sources tell wbz this is not the first time dr. cooper has been accused of such an incident, sources say school student at johns hopkins university he looked under a stall with a mirror. we are live in wore chest he, mole mole back to you this morning. >>> 6:34 right now, the principal of the high school has resigned because of in appropriate use of school computers, the school superintendent says none of the allegations involve students. >>> 6:34 is the time right now, here is food for thought, a

in cambridge, i'm louisa moller, wbz "this morning". >>> in other news this morning, colleen ritzer's family and friends will be allowed to wear pink to her killer's sentencing next month, the judge ruled they can wear her favorite color and philip chism is charged january 29 for the math teacher's murder, chism's lawyers ordered that everyone be ordered not to wear pink to keep it just, but color, will be allowed to wear the color during snens -- sentencing. >>> 4:36, deciding if aaron hernandez's cell phone can be used as evidence in his second murder trial, starting in january, but a judge delayed it yesterday until the high court rules on the evidence, the former patriots player is accused of killing two men in boston back in 2012, he's already serving the life sentence for the murder of lloyd. >>> a man police described as a mass port imposter is now facing charges, 35-year-old james rapucci was high on meth and visited an apartment complex to check the windows, trying to talk his way in an apartment and walk right in to another. >> i asked where his name tag was, he said it was

louisa moller, wbz news. back to you. >> thank you. >>> we have developing news, a neighborhood on edge after a lockdown. shirley with this christmas eve jim? >> reporter: liam, it's been a very long christmas eve night here in shirley for police, corrections officers and the people of this community. all this began when investigators tell us that somebody apparently fired a gunshot in the woods fairly close to one of the prison buildings here in this complex and tonight that shooter still has not been found. >> helicopters and lights. >> reporter: an anxious christmas eve in shirley, police and corrections officers searching neighborhoods and the woods after reports that somebody fired a shot outside of the prison complex. a man was seen running away touching off a search which included k-9 units and the state police helicopter. nobody has been found yet. >> i got home and there was helicopters in the air and if there was a breakout, they usually call and tell us. we never know what's going on down there. th

here are your top stories. >> reporter: i'm louisa moller, live outside danvers high school after an emotional day in court, philip chism was found guilty of murdering beloved high school teacher colleen ritzer, also aggravated rape and armed robbery. he's also going to be back in court today on another charge, a charge of attempted murder of a department of youth services employee, we're going to have a lot more coming up at 6:00, for now i'm louisa moller, live outside danvers high school, wbz "this morning". >>> i'm nicole jacobs, in malden, where several people are recovering this morning after a wall collapsed trapping them underneath. afternoon along pleasant street, strong gust of winds toppled that barrier and all caught on surveillance video, good samaritans rushed in to rescue those who were trapped including a mother and her 2-year-old child, city building instructor continued to investigate the situation coming up at 6:00, hear from some of those who were trapped. in malden, nicole jacobs, wbz "this morning". >>> the fifth gop debate takes a different tone from previous m

wbz's louisa moller shows us the surprise. >> you found it! oh my god! >> reporter: as our camera was rolling, jennifer learned a friend had found her wedding band buried underneath soot, dirt and debris. that friend also found the wedding band belonging to jennifer's husband. >> together. they were survived! a little black and charcoaled. >> reporter: just one example of the generosity that's poured in since tuesday night when their milton, new hampshire home went up in flames. in it, the christmas presents for the couple's first grade thankfully, the family was not home at the time. >> just gone. it was out, but it was smothering and just heavy smoke and you couldn't identify anything. >> reporter: but it didn't take long for goodwill to ignite. when lieutenant josh byron and the department turned to facebook for help. >> turned in to this huge, viral thing and our post has reached almost 30,000 people and as you can see, the outpouring of support is unbelievable. >> reporter: it turned in to a steady stream of presents for the twins, and donation pled

louisa moller, wbz news. >> stay with it wbz news for the very latest developments in this investigation and we'll have much more tonight for you on wbz news 11:00. >>> a bridge project that's state is told it's wasted millions of dollars, the simple steps that would have saved us a lot of money. >> a lot of wind, but the winds starting to die down and the weekend forecast, i think you'll like it. full forecast coming up in just a couple minutes. >>> after everything that happened in california imagine how scary this was, three cambridge schools receiving e- mails today threatening an attack. the school superintendent decided not to cancel classes, but students saw health armed police and k-9 units -- heavily armed police and k-9 units when they arrived at school. valla lane, putnam avenue and amigos were the three schools. police believe the threats were sent all by the same person. >>> a home on commonwealth avenue with 18 rooms, nine bedrooms, a library, look at that woodwork and a parking there's the problem, david. you need three. >> not to mention, only nine bedrooms? how could i s

. >> louisa moller. the city of munich are reportedly being evacuated of course due to the threat of an eminent terror attack in the city, the german police are tweeting that they flee evacuated two stations and trains running through those stations are not running, i saw on the police department facebook page that those stations are sealed off so some people cannot go to those stations and they are warning others to stay away from crowds in the entire city. this of course comes mid fears of terror attacks in all different counties, brussels canceled their celebrations yesterday. paris also toned down its new year's festivities do you to security concerns. again we know two train stations in the city of moon atlantic have been flee evacuated, they are sealed off and the munich police are asking citizens to stay away we'll have much more as it

we'll have much more as it comes into the news room, i'm louisa moller. >>> also breaking right now, rochester new york has canceled its midnight fireworks celebration. police arrested this man, 25- year-old who was planning a machete attack in a restaurant, federal prosecutors say luck man was in -- lick man was in contact with isis. >>> a raging inferno tearing through a luxury hotel in due buy be sending fiery debris into the sky. >>> equally stunning site, while that fire is burning, dubai sets off its huge fireworks show celebrating the new year right on schedule. eyewitnesses say once that fire started it spread in the building very quickly. and continued burning as hundreds of thousands of people gathered near by to watch the billowing out, the burj, the world's tallest building, the jury report is not what you might think. >> so far reports of just 14 minor injuries, one person did die, they suffered a heart attack while trying to escape, when you consider the number of people both inside and hundreds of thousands gathered outside, that is astounding. the fire spread quickly

driver speaking up this morning, sharing his terrifying story when a man pointed a gun at him, louisa moller has more. >> i was just sitting here and heard all the yelling. >> reporter: bob captured these photos tuesday morning of two men in an altercation outside his andover home. >> he sought me out. >> reporter: the mroe driver paul connelly said it was a one sided attack when mccullom cut him off and searched for him before unleashing his anger. >> he had a problem, an anger issue of some sort. >> reporter: first connelly says mccollum used his range rover to block his plow. >> and thu me on the ground -- >> reporter: then this. >> took the gun from under his face. >> reporter: on tuesday afternoon, mccollum, the ceo of benefits firm cbg arranged on assault and battery and assault with a deadly weapon, he told police he simply stopped to tell connelly his driving was a danger to the public, that connelly threw a punch first and that mccollum lied lyed to the cops, saying -- lied to the cops saying he had a bb gun, not what he's allowed to carry. >> with his kids, seven days a week. >> re

we want to get right out to wbz's louisa moller live in quincy with this developing story tonight. louisa? >> reporter: just a terrifying ordeal for this mother and her teenage daughter when two men kicked their way in through the backdoor of this house here and police say they do not believe this was a random act. >> i can hear them. >> reporter: from inside this quincy home on presidents lane, a sound that could induce fear in any parent. >> where are you hiding? >> reporter: tuesday afternoon police say a 16-year-old girl locked herself in her room and called 911 after two men kicked in the backdoor to her house. >> how many are there? >> two, two or three. >> reporter: and tied her six month pregnant mother to a chair with tape. >> she's been crying a lot. so i tried comforting her. >> reporter: husband and father alan eng said the men were in his home almost 10 minutes and thanks to his daughter's quick action police were able to chase down and arrest one of them, 22-year-old kevin murray from revere now charged with home invasion, kidnapping and assault and battery. >> she's 1

. >>> louisa moller live outside whether enough was done after a professor snuck into a woman's bathroom and then took pictures of a woman in a stall. that picture dr. -- that professor dr. marcus cooper with a practicing cardiologist here for the last ten years he pleaded not guilty to the crime yesterday, but sources tell us this is not the first time has been accused of such an incident, we are going to have more on his past coming up at >>> a child killer will not be able to change his name, charles james said he needed to change his names, his victims objected. james and sal have tore abducted and murdered jeffrey curly in 1997. >>> a relatively quiet night in baltimore after a mistrial in the freddie gray case, the jury couldn't reach a verdict for the first of six police officers to be tried in gray's death. william porter is charged with manslaughter. prosecutors say he failed to call a medic for freddie gray and left him to die inside a police van. >>> coming up at 6:00, today as meeting with the judge in this case and how it could impact the cases against other officers. >>> th

[ indiscernible ] >> reporter: the state fire marshal is looking in to whether in milford, i'm louisa moller, wbz "this morning". >>> right when you come out, you hear a boom and the house in flames. >> a dramatic standoff in everett, tackling a man who caused chaos in the neighborhood on christmas. wbz's jim smith has more on how it all started. >> reporter: an everett neighborhood, turned in to a war zone on christmas day. police and the s.w.a.t. team rushing to summer street after 911 calls from neighbors that a man was firing a gun. >> this was boom! and it scared me. >> reporter: 53-year-old mark was in the house, police fired come out. yoo we don't want anyone hurt today dwoernths want -- we don't want you getting hurt. >> reporter: a standoff and then a break. levine showed his face, hands in arrested. >> he came out with his hands up and you hear a boom and the house in flames. >> reporter: the house quickly became engulfed a raging fire only minutes after the arrest. >> as he came to the front door, officers observed planes coming -- flames coming from the home, from the front porch

. >> let's get right to louisa moller who is live in haverhill. she's been following this story. >> reporter: good evening, you guys. it was very stressful here for a little while, but as you said, police have now determined that report as a hoax, the fire chief also telling me they checked the surveillance cameras up and down the bridge in hay hill and