wcvb newscenter 5's mary saladna is live at fenway with those changes. mary? mary: yeah, heather, next year, expanded safety netting behind home plate to protect fans. we are hearing positive reaction tonight from fans who could have used it this year. stephanie says she had her eye on the ball but there was never time react. >> the fact that i got hit between the eyes, kind of reflects that i could not have been looking more purchase ry at what was going on. mary. she suffered a concussion when a july. she is surprised it is being add so quickly. >> i am petsed they moved that quickly, really. mary. serious injuries in june when a broken bat flew this the stands. in a statement, her lawyer says, tonight, to extent of the catastrophe was stimulus to provide additional netting at least something will have come out of in area also and suffering. the new ed netting will protect the seats stephanie and tanya were sitting in shielding all field level seats within 70 feet of home plate. >> you know what? what is enthuse a few people being m convinciansed or god forb

mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: a man is facing several charges in connection with a fatal crash. harley libby faced a judge from his hospital bed today. he' s charged with driving under alcohol and leaving the scene of an accident. police say he drove through a killing one person. bail. j.c.: taking a look at the boston skyline. one of my favorite shots. we have more mild weather. we had dense fog this morning. do we get a repeat tomorrow? t think we will see it as widespread. of us watching from southern new hampshire, only half a mile visibility in keene, zero in new hampshire. orange is 3/4 of a mile. the rest of the area not bad. the air should be drier with a light westerly wind. you can see temperatures have dropped to the upper 30' s in the area that has the dense fog while the rest of the region is comparatively mild. in and around boston, mild weather tonight as temperatures will only go down to 50 or the upper 40' s even into tomorrow morning. during the day tomorrow, well into the 50' s. there is a

heather: mary saladna is on the scene in revere. we'll continue to bring you a live report as soon as we can. now to the other top story. that is the hunaway train. a veteran operator under investigation. ed: that after red line train rolled out of the station wut a driver. 5 investigates the first to uncover the man who should have been at the control. he is off the job. john atwater is live in braintree with the investigation. zon john. a man who has worked for the t no signs that david vasquez has been back home tonight. the redline train operator is the primary focus of what caused the train to teak off unmanned for nine minutes through four consecutive stops. >> the train are in front of you could have been catastrophic. john. passengers thought it was strange it blew through multiple stops. >> it was nerve-racking. john. then poonly cut power to the third rail after other trains in the bath were moved out of the way. >> what if they were not able to stop the emergency, you know? what if the train ahead of us didn't get news in

mary saladna is live at boston common, where one of those was held tonight. mary? mary: many viewers watch the tree lighting but others came in person to see it live and had no regrets. [cheering and applauding] it is not that they are not they decided not to be ruled by fear. >> i think it is important to be cautious about this and christmas is my favorite time of year. >> i saw the backpack sitting on a bench. you are aware of it. of its the same awareness that you always have. i think, again, cannot be held hostage. >> was it worth it? >> yeah. mary. they appreciated the ramped up presence but you don't see that is critical to public safety. >> monitoring social media, working with our partners in the joint terrorism task force. we're involved in monitoring travel in and out not only our state but the country. there is a lot of great information sharing. mary: william evans says boston has remained ahead of the curve regarding constant real-time monitoring since the boston bombing but admits the people who fly bee thet the radar that are law enforcement's bigges

our mary saladna is live in revere with the story. mary? mary: j.c., this arrest went victims. the suspect tracked down aten from's house in quincy. 36-year-old michael deli own of lynn will spend the weekend behind bars. he is charged in thursday's deadly triple shooting in revere. police knew who they were looking for within minutes after arriving at the bloody scene. sorss tell wcvb newscenter 5, one of the victims, a 38-year-old man,who survived, named the shooter before he lost consciousness. >> i heard bap, bang, bang. mary: neighbors told us about the man who lived hope to first floor of the apartment house. he was killed along with 35-year-old christy johnson also of revere. >> she came to help him. he is everybody's buddy. >> i got stuck here in the intersex. he literally shoveled out my car and pushed my car all the way to the bottom of the street and pushed it back to my house for me. mary: the shooting was likely drug related but did not specify who was the target. another friend said christie johnson came by thursday night with the boyfriend to say good-bye. the mo

our mary saladna following breaking developments in the newsroom. mary? mary: the that is roit. the fb is calling it an act of terrorism appears the couple who cared out with more isis-inspired than directed. the instigator the young life. time the face of malik. the young mother who became a canner. you a hrs unrave listening the misriff how and why a 29 remember old mother of baby daughter turned in a cold blooded terrorist. a woman killing 16 people went on facebook to pledge hr allegience to the lead her of isis her husband's family says he are stunned. >> knowing that he was our brother, and he was so happy with her. how could he leave his only child, you know? how could the mother do this. reporter: malik was born in pakistan but moved to saudi arabia with her paren ares-he was if you are anded to pakistan to attend college. the marriage came after she met him on a web site. m leak give address in the pakistani town and apply for the american if he on say visa in discovered does not exxist and now questioning whether the was the one radicalized her husband. yet the fbi con

wcvb newscenter 5's mary saladna is live on the scene right now. mary? mary: heather, ed, this latest shooting a few blocks down on mass avenue and washington street. sources tell us a man was shot in the back as he ran from another man. still working that crime scene, but we can tell you, thiseas people here are worried. >> what can we do to present further acts of violence? mary. standing-room only in boston's residences looking for solutions after four neighborhood shootings in seven days. one of them deadly. >> i am a little bit of afraid. mary: bill evans reassured residents that violent crime is down in the south en. the violence target by did kidds who grew up with guns and gangs instead of families. >> 36 homicides. one happened in this neighborhood. we're working hard to find out, but you know, we need the community's help. mary: the numbers done tell the whole story. nearly 90% of the city's homeless population find a bed here, that, too, brings call reption including drug addiction. >> the open yesterday is in the city in this neighborhood esp

ed: wcvb newscenter 5's mary saladna is live in boston with steps being taken. mar? mary: where i, ed, heather, people will notice extra patrols tomorrow night at the tree lighting at boston commons. there is a lot going behind the scenes as well. so far, fear does not keep them home. >> they ushered in the holiday season to a packed sim fon think hall. celebrate tradition despite the continued violence. >> we cannot let them win, that is the key. them win. >> you have to live your life. >> you cannot stop living. mary: not surprised to see so many. >> these are the times-we need celebration more than ever. these are the times when we needed to show there is hope. mary: across town, fans flocking to the gral. they are encouraging people to event. but be vigilant, be assured, that the city and the state police are working with the joint terrorism task force. >> our intelligence unit goes every single incident and situation we have in the city of boston. every event we have in the city of boston. we are ahead of the game and watching and seeing who is on the radar and m

it starts with newscenter 5' s mary saladna live at the breaking news desk, mary? >> it' s the biggest development yet in the search for motive. law enforcement saying one of the killers pledged suppport for isis. an attack inspired by isis. the investigators passing the wife pledged her allegiance to isis on social media using an alias minutes into the attack. these horrific attacks as an act of terrorism. >> they have no evidence yet that isis directed the attack that left 14 people dead. they had rounds of ammunition and unexploded bombs in their garage. it was malk ik that opened fire. >> they were all friends with the man who did this, and even they had no idea you had become radicalized. >> thousands gathering to remember the victims. it' s not known if the killers received any sort of training by isis. but the fbi has long warned about isis' s online campaign which encourages people worldwide to kill in their name. in the newsroom, i am married. rare look inside the home of the terror suspects. the landlord who rented the apartment to the couple allowing rep

phil: lets get to newscenter 5' s mary saladna live in brighton where the effort to clean up is underway. >> you can see those efforts employees are washing this place from ceiling to floor. we did get lab results back from the public health officials. it was norovirus that sickened dozens of people at this restaurant. 65 cases confirmed in college 80 students site. the restaurant is shut down three serious violations. cooked chicken and steak being held below the proper temperature. and employees working despite being secre sick. pertain to this location. >> we have had no reported incidents and other restaurants print based on our protocol line with the way we should be. knowingly allowed an employee to report in sick. there are a number of relations that will have to be followed before they will reopen this location. phil: gop front-runner donald trump is standing by his daughter marshall comments to bar muslims from the united states. his opponents are not great newscenter 5' s janet wu is live in manchester, new hampshire. campaign trail. >> it is. who is running sixth on the campai

the eyeopener's mary saladna is following the developments. mary: we're seeing for the first time the face of tashfeen malik, the young mother who became a killer. ever since the surprising discovery of the body of a female shooter in the bullet-riddled get-away car, authorities have been unraveling the mystery of how and why a 29-year-old mother of a baby daughter turned into a cold-blooded terrorist. a woman, who within moments of murdering 14 people at her husband's holiday office party, went on facebook to pledge her allegiance to the leader of isis. her husband's family says they are stunned. >> it's harder for us to understand especially knowing that he was our brother and he was so happy with her. how could he leave his only child and how could the mother do this? mary: malik was born in pakistan but moved to saudi arabia with her parents when she was four. she returned to pakistan to attend college. year came after she met him on a matrimonial website. malik gave an address in this pakistani town when she applied for her american financ

i'm mary saladna. wcvb, newscenter 5. frank: a rare look inside the couple's apartment, where they lived with their six-month-old daughter. the owner prying open doors to let reporters in after the f.b.i. tore through the place. several crews were allowed inside but abc's matt gutman, one of the first inside. reporter: holes have been punched through the doors. we can see a door that's been ripped in half next to this bathroom. a tremendous mess here. frank: the only evidence of a double life inventory lists of items removed. an s.d. card and dozens of boxes of ammunition. investigators also removing 12 pipe bombs. a u.p.s. driver in the neighborhood says in the past month, he's delivered an unusually large load of packages antoinette: "the new york times," in a historic move, uses its front page to call for greater gun regulation in the wake of recent mass shootings. today's piece is the first page-1 editorial for "the times" since 1920. the publisher says he wants to deliver a strong and visible statement about gun cont

newscenter 5' s mary saladna is live with more, including where the female suspect pledged her allegiance to isis. >> the fbi says she went on facebook to pledge allegiance to isis. we are learning our first details of her tonight. we have a photo just obtained by abc news. even her husband says her family rarely saw her face because she covered it with a parka. >> no proof yet that isis directed wednesday' s attack, but it was isis inspired. >> we are now investigating these horrific acts as an act of terrorism. >> investigators now say the wife of syed farook, tashfeen malik, pledged her allegiance to isis on social media using an alias minutes into the attack home shows clothes and personal items left

newscenter 5' s mary saladna is live at the scene. >> many of the customers were boston college students. the number upwards of 80. a thorough cleaning is now underway. >> the lab tests are in. nora virus is to blame for the more than 86 customers of the chipotle cleveland circle locati. the number of students -- there were a number of students who

newscenter 5' s mary saladna is live in brighton where that restaurant is still closed. mary: closing this restaurant was critical to containing the virus and sounding the alarm to local student to dine here in droves. workers spent the evening disinfecting the chipotle on beacon street. once norovirus becomes active it. >> the virus appears to hang out on services all over the place. mary: they could get the germ sibley by touching a door handle. >> you get sick really quickly. it lasts for two or three days. mary: one of 8 boston college basketball players who got the virus reportedly lost nearly 10 pounds he was so sick. in all, about 80 bc studnets came down with the virus. upon closer inspection the city discovered serious health violations at the cleveland circle restaurant including cooked chicken and steak below the proper holding temperature of 140 degrees. and an employee who was working despite being sick. as the reports of foodborne shut the place down. >> yes i am upset that any establishment would allow somebody to be in thefacility who' s sick and who did n

our mary saladna has a story that's new at 11:00. mary. 6:30 on rein ny, december 23rd, the annual santa reason is about to take place. a wakefield tradition since 1991 is the labor of love is put together bay large group of local residents, who are trying to bring joy to local deserving kids. christmas. there is nothing like it. credit. it is about caring, friends and neighbors who seek out a need then fulfill it. >> if you do it, nobody knows who we're. we don't know who the children are. >> stam is a local man whose family coordinates the early run. the reindeer, more family, members of a local running club. >> the ice, the snow, the best was when it was lightly snowing? we have fun. a lot of fun. >> a lot of fun. >> tell me how many years into this is ryk 25. tonight, rough lie five miles includes ten stops and 95 chirp. each have been shopped for and will receive five to seven wrapped presents. >> i thought it it was cool. >> yeah. >> did you ever expect to get a big bag? >> no. the spectacle of it is gift for the rest of the tow

our mary saladna is live in lowell with breaking information. mary? mary: it appears the family will recover. i was young father who was pushing the stroller in this crosswalk when he was struck. >> crossing fletcher street near the north common park struck by this subaru outback. the crosswalk, a couple and their two children in a volar, when the car plowed into hem. >> we heard a bang from are inside of the house. we heard the lady screaming. that is what caught our attention. >> when we come out here. they were on the ground. >> the lady on the grn and the baby in a stroller. >> i heard the baby cry. then the baby stopped crying. i dop know. mary: police say the mother was not hurt but the 22 year old father was thrown on impact and rushed to lowell general. a 9-month-old girl, 2-year-old girl remain in the stroller, although, the older child was taken to tustin boston. the driver did stop. he was not injured. neighbors say the stretch of net fletcher street is notorious. >> is a bad street to cross. i have been almost hit numerous times. it is a t

newscenter5's mary saladna is live on the common tonight. mar. mary: as you mow, i am a star war's fan myself. so i sought out other serious fans to get their honest row action. we promise no spoilers. finally, the long-waited moment is upon us and if you are a true star war's pan, admit it. you are a little nervous. >> i am a little worried wilt not live up to the hype, but overall, i am stoked. >> to be 100% honest, i is scary. you hope they do the right thing. >> i think we are fine. mary. here at lowe's boston common, 19 most of them sold-out. for sure, this early reviews have been positive. but star wars has always been about serving the fan base, so we asked local fans to give us their honest opinion tonight as they left. >> it was fantastic. it is better than expected. more. i waited so long. we have been disappointed before. this time it was not. >> it was everything it was everything it was supposed to be ap more. >> like 8 out of 10. put empire strike before it then this one second. >> there was spins. i am not going to say anything abou

our mary saladna is live at brigham and woman's hospital where this medical miracle began. mary? mary: as we said tonight, he is finally enjoying the first night at home. overjoyed, overwhelmed, excited, nervous, scared, happy. mary: this moment is almost too after 158 days in the neonatal intensive care unit at brigham and women's in boston, their son, know what, finery strong enough to go home. >> he was born less than pound. 15.5 ounces and going today at 11 pounds. he was born a micropreemie. arrived in the world at 22 weeks. >> the last thing to develop in a newborn is their lungs. so that has been one of his biggest challenges. he has done beautifully with this journey. mary. it has been a journey of fate for the lewis family after two miscarriages, the dorchester couple gave birth a son in brooklyn in 2014 and he, too, was born premature and did not survive. noah turned out to be a fighter. >> he waned to be here. we relied on our faith a lot. mary: they had tremendous support, family, friends, a facebook page full of followers. and staffers who are like family guy. >> try

in lowell tonight, mary saladna wcvb newscenter 5. phil: right now, somerville police say a jeep that plowed into a man was stolen, and the driver sped off when he saw officers approaching at the broadway this afternoon. the jeep went into the median and hit a man who was walking there. the man has serious, but not with life-threatening injuries. the 18-year-old driver and a 16-year-old passenger are under arrest. phil: right now, boston police are looking for clues after a deadly shooting in roxbury tonight. the victim is believed to be in his late teens. he was shot on annunciation road and pronounced dead there at the scene. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. phil: taking a live look at the boston skyline on a friday night. it hasn't felt much like winter this december, but it will this weekend. harvey leonard is here with the changes coming. harvey. in the wake, the winds are starting to pick up. gusting over 20 now in boston. temperatures have drop food the 30's and, of course, the wind and the cold are go

newscenter 5's mary saladna live in boston with the fierce reaction. reporter: heather, people on both sides of the ale are shaking their -- on both sides of the aisle are shaking their heads and denouncing trump's proposal. donald trump calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the u.s. you're going to have more world trade centers. it's going to get worse and worse, folks. we could be politically correct and stupid, but it's going to get worse and worse. reporter: governor charlie baker quickly condemned trump's ideas as anti-american. >> it's completely inappropriate. runs against what i think is sort of one of the fundamental founding principles of this country, which is religious tolerance and religious freedom. and i think it's the wrong message to send. reporter: baker says he doesn't care what trump's supporters think. banning all muslims? >> is simply ridiculous. reporter: the trump campaign says the ban comes in response to a level of hatred toward americans among, quote, large segments of the muslim population. but islami

live in webster, i'm mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: breaking news, the so-called aflewensa teen is behind bars. they have been caught in mexico outside a popular resort. he made national news back in 2013 after being sentenced to probation for a dunk driving crash that killed four people. his attorneys claimed he suffered from aflewensa, a condition that stems from having wealthy privileged parents who never set limits. the 18-year-old had been wanted for violating his probation. j.c.: a few days from first night activities, boston deals with and dismiss as a terror threat, a threat described as nonspecific was called into new york city's 911 system this morning. boston, but soon security agents realized the caller had said bosnia, not boston. with terror attacks in san bernardino and paris fresh in everyone's mind, first night security preparations have been underway for weeks. >> we have been talking about first night for a while now and those conversations will continue right up through first night and into first night. j.c.: