officer sean collier is a free man, stephen silva walked out of federal court yesterday after a served which was 17 months. silva says he regrets giving the gun to the tsarnaev brothers, federal prosecutors recommended the light sentence because they say silva was helpful to their investigation. >>> in lynn, a holiday heist all caught on camera, someone stole christmas, christmas light projector from a house near fry park, the homeowner tells us it won't ruin the holiday but the projector will be hard to replace since most stores can't keep them in stock. police say projectors like this one are being stolen from homes all across the state. >>> just ahead, the patriots pro bowl picks revealed and there are a few new comers. >>> plus the bruins blew it! their winning streak cut short, see how it all ended. >>> and the president on [ indiscernible ] the big shot he made on the golf this is gordon... downtown for a sales call. west side for a presentation. meeting after meeting. that's why gordon stops at exxon and mobil. rfor fuels that help his engine run cleaner, r smoother, and with be

stephen silva was convicted on drugs and weapons charges in federal court. during the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev silva testified that he left let tsarnaev borrow a handgun two months before the 2013 terror attack. prosecutors say that handgun was used to kill m.i.t. officer sean collier days after the bombing. >>> drone owners must now register with the government. the new rules cover all drones weighing more than half a pound. you u.s. residents must register their devices by february 19th. registration is free for the next 30 days after that it will cost you $5. fines are expected to drone owners who don't register. >>> a family saved thanks to a quick thinking neighbor. 84-year-old woman who spotted a fire and didn't think twice before acting. >>> sitting down one-on-one with massachusetts governor charlie baker. fox 25's sharman sacchetti getting answers after baker's first year in office. >> tracking a couple hours

sean collier is a free man, he walked out of court after a judge sentenced him to time served, stephen silva served 17 months. silva says he regrets giving the gun to the tsarnaev brothers and says he's a changed man. we reached out to collier's family for reaction, his brother andrew tells us quote i believe in the u.s. justice system, just as sean did, happy holidays to everyone and enjoy time with your family. it is precious. >>> in other news, the judge in the philip chism case sets a sentencing date for january 29 in court yesterday, that judge denied an unusual request by chism's attorney to band everyone, except colleen ritzer's family from wearing pink in court. pink was ritzer's favorite color, the judge did rule prosecutors and law enforcement cannot wear pink during sentencing. >>> and that request by chism's lawyer is turning heads. >> this morning, jon keller crossed the line. >> reporter: good morning, i'm sure the attorney for the teenager convicted last week in the horrific rape and murder of danvers high school teacher colleen ritzer thinks she was doing her job by asking th

stephen silva pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges last year. he says that he loaned the gun similar to the one that you saw on the screen. the one right here to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the silva entered into the plea deal with prosecutors in exchange for testifying in the marathon bombing trial. prosecutors were looking for that 24-month sentence. defense wanted the 17 months which amounts to the amount of received. during tsarnaev's trial, silva testified tsarnaev claimed he wanted to use the gun to rob uri students . prosecutors said the tsarnaev brothers used that gun to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier a few days after the marathon bombings. dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to death in june against stephen silva. time already served. he will walk today. we will have much more on the story. live reports coming up later >> sarah: switching gears now. the patriots getting set for the play-off push. now they are getting some reinforcement. >> kris: that injury bug biting. they are bringing in a pretty big name to help out in t

stephen silva gave dzhokhar tsarnaev the game does the gun that he used to murder mit police officer sean collier. he cooperated with prosecutors and begged to get a second chance. kate merrill was in federal court when the sentence was handed down. >> i am very happy. >> reporter: dzhokhar tsarnaev freeman pick >> i don't want to support any kind of terrorism or violence at all.>> reporter: worcester gave dzhokhar tsarnaev the gun that killed mit police officer sean collier but he cooperated fully with prosecutors during a tropical the judge gave him time served, 17 months, after he begged the judge for forgiveness. >> i had no idea what dzhokhar tsarnaev 's intentions were i apologize. i am deeply sorry.>> reporter: are you happy? >> very happy. >> reporter: his family was there to support him, his older brother elated at the news that he is coming home. stephen silva tells us he plans to had to college and get a degree in he helps people can forgive him now that he has been given a second chance. what do you want the public to know? >> i want them to know i am human and we all mak

stephen silva has been locked up for 70 months. he apologized as he left court. heather: the mother who choked off with her children, prosecutors say, went to kill them and herself. phil: the chipotle linked into a noravirus outbreak could reopen. the final inspection before can reopen has been scheduled for june tomorrow morning. two arrests related to a cold case murder. heather: ed harding is it with more. suspects were arrested this morning. they are being held without bail at this hour. the bristol county district attorney, thomas quinn, was in court to handle the arraignments personally. he says that they are responsible for the murder of joseph dugan back in 2010. quinn says the murder seem to set off acts of retaliation. state police investigators got a break back in march when bates' uncle made statements man. phil? phil: an addiction outreach and recovery program, modeled on successful programs from right here in the bay state. police are partnering with an organization that helps the help turn in their drugs without facing charges. have rather than a w

police officer collier is spending his first day as a free man, stephen silva walked out of court after a judge sentenced him to time served, 17 months behind bars, silva says he tsarnaev brothers and says he's a changed man. >>> a lloyd man is facing charges accused of threatening a firefighter with a knife, officers arrested sean le favre, a string of fires near garnet and appleton streets, they say he approached them. police say they found the man and the knife nearby. >>> a construction worker is in the hospital this morning after a 600 pound concrete wall kos lapse -- collapsed on him, on his head, working on a site in shoeman avenue in stoughton, the man was conscious and alert when police flew him to the hospital, to collapse. >>> backing out of funding a university. espn's outside the lines says the nfl backed out of plans to fund that major study and that the decision delayed the league says that's not true. b.u. says the funding is coming from the national institutes of health, the study will look for ways to diagnose the degenerative brain disease cte while a patient is alive

ideas whatsoever what his intenses were it's pretty difficult but something i've got live with stephen silva was released from federal custody after serving 17 months behind bars. silva provide are marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev with yud to kill mit officer sean collier days after bombings on boylston street. in court the former drug dealer admitted he's made many mistakes saying he i take full responsibility for decision i made that put me here i was young, do you mean and thought i could out smart everyone. the now 22-year-old graduated high school with dzhokhar tsarnaev and testified at his trial earlier this year after an agreeing to plea deal with prosecutors to get a lighter sentence. >> at the end of the day he did what he did, you know i don't support it i don't support any type of terrorism or violence at all it's just sad a close friend chose to do that with his wife. today boston mayor marty walsh says he has mixed emotion about sill ra release i guess he somewhat came up with plea dwr he served a least amount time. a horrible tragedy what happened that day certainly i mean no

stephen silva says he loaned a gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings... but he had no idea what he was planning... s/stephen silva "at the end of the day, he did what he did, i don't support it, i don't support any type of terrorism or violence at all, it's just sad that a close friend chose to do that with his life." silva will serve 17 months for his actions. martin shkreli is out of another job this evening... the embattled pharmaceutical exec was arrested last week on securities fraud charges. now kalobios pharmaceuticals says they've terminated the 32- year-old. the company is the second to cut ties with him in the past week. turing pharmaceuticals announced his resignation last week. shkreli has come under fire recently for hiking the price of life-saving drug known as thousand percent.. that triggered multiple government investigations. he has pleaded not guilty and is currently out of jail on 5-million dollars bail. if convicted, shkreli could face up to 20 years in prison. home sales across america have plunged over the past month... the national

stephen silva is accused of tsarnaev that he used to kill m.i.t. officer sean collier. >> i'd like to give my deepest condolences to the collier family. i'm very upset the firearm was used to kill him. i had no idea what his intentions were. it's very difficult but it's something i got to live with. >> christa: sean collier was killed by the tsarnaev brothers in the days after the bombing. his family did not comment after yesterday's sentencing. >> sarah: new details on when convicted murderer philip chism will learn his punishment. the judge set the sentencing date for january 29th. last week chism was convicted of murdering colleen ritzer, his math teacher at danvers high school, two years ago. he faces life in prison but could be eligible for parole after 15 to 25 years because he was a juvenile at the time of the killing. >> christa: now to the race for the white house. this morning donald trump is blaming the media for taking his words out of context. he says a term that he used to describe hillary clinton's floss 2008 was not derogatory. at t

stephen silva walked free yesterday for the first time in a year and a half. he admitted to lending his gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev, which was later used to murder m.i.t. police officer sean collier. the 22-year-old silva was a close friend to tsarnaev at the time. silva apologized for his role in the crime. >> i would like to give my deepest condolences. it is just sad a close friend chose to do that with his life. emily: silva' s cooperation with prosecutors proved key in the marathon bombing trial. his testimony helped undermine the defense case that tsarnaev' s older brother tamerlan was the driving force behind the attack. for that, he received a lesser sentence. >> we shouldn' t let anyone bully his way into the presidency. randy: hillary clinton fighting back in her war of words with donald trump. despite outcry, the republican front-runner is not backing down. the eyeopener' s erika tarantal is here with details in overnight. erika: donald trump took to twitter to explain his use of a vulgar term, that means a sexually degrading act, to describe clinton'

stephen silva walked out of court shortly after being sentenced to time served on drug and weapons charges. silva is the man that loaned dzhokhar the handgun which was used to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier days after the 2013 terror attack. he was a key witness during dzhokhar death penalty trial. after being set free silva apologized to collier's family. >> i definitely want to give my deepest condolences to the collier family. i'm very upset. i had no idea. reduced sentence because silva testified against dzhokhar. >> gene: we learn new details about a woman after kidnapping her kids. they found a hose and wine in her rental car. she rented the car after abandoning the suv in swansea and leaving behind a suicide note. she also had a troubling conversation with her sister before disappearing with her kids on sunday. >> that she did not want to drop off the kids, she might as well drive into traffic. next time -- also stated next time she had the kids there would be an amber alert. >> gene: her and the father have history of domestic assault charges. he has full custody of the ch

stephen silva was in jail shortly after the crime because of other charges. he was a key witness for the prosecution during dzhokhar tsamaev death penalty pile. after being set free silva apologized to the family. >> i'm sorry. i had no idea what intentions were again. >> daniel: silva testified against dzhokhar and he will remain on probation for three years. >> julie: double-murder trial of aaron hernandez is delayed once again. hernandez and attorneys were in court yesterday. both sides said they are waiting for ruling from supreme judicial court about evidence taken from hernandez cell phone and they want the evidence of alexander and bradley claims hernandez shot him in florida nearly three years ago. >> going forward on nine thousand nine hundred nineteenth if the court rules the alleged shooting of mr. bradley it is trial. >> julie: hernandez is accused killing of daniel abreau and safiro furtado outside a nightclub in 2012 and aaron hernandez is serving time for murder in 2013. >>> julie: judge will allow colleen ritzer's family and friends to wear pin

stephen silva was released yesterday for the first time in a year 1/2. he admitted to lending his gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev which was officer sean collier. randy: the woman charged with murder in a las vegas crash will today. lakeisha holloway was charged and child abuse. police say she intentionally drove up onto a sidewalk, plowing into a crowd, all with her young daughters in the car. one person was killed. a woman is dead after she was hospital. police escorted her in handcuffs. she had been discharged and asked to leave by hospital staff. the officers took her back inside after she collapsed but she was pronounced dead. results of her raups expected to be released today. emily: new york real estate heir and suspected murderer robert durst will head back to los angeles, to face charges. prosecutors say he killed a friend, to stop her from investigation into the 1982 disappearance of durst's wife. durst was arrested months ago in new orleans on weapons charges. randy: twin birth rates hit a new high in the u.s. last year, nearly 4 million babies were b

stephen silva was convicted on drug and weapons charges. during the trial of dzhokhar tsamaev silva testified that he let dzhokhar borrow a handgun two months before the 2013 terror attack and the handgun was used to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier days after the marathon bombing. >> catherine: mbta officials are considering a huge fare hike starting next year and it could be bad news for commuters, it that don't ride the rails. more reaction from riders. >> daniel: next time you ride the "t" you could be paying more the mbta is considering a fare increase of 10% every 282ers and that proposal had some "t" riders concerned. >> that's kind of tough but things go up, inflation, what are you going to do. saying it would be legal under current state law. >> massachusetts taxpayers over billion dollars a year toward the "t" and riders paying 600 million a year toward the "t." >> daniel: fair increase proposals being drafted for public consideration and up increase 10% more than double the current biannual increase by 5% and also transfer

stephen silva was convicted on gun and weapons charges. during the trial of tsarnaev, he testified that he let tsarnaev borrow a handgun two months before the terrorist attacks. that handgun was used to kill mit police officer sean collier days after the marathon >>> fire fighters in westport are trying to determine the fire that killed a little boy. caleb nardilillo died saturday night. the fire trapped him inside the second-floor bedroom. his mother and his 7-year-old sister, bella are in the hospital being treated for burns and smoke inhalation. >>> a lowell family is thanking their 84-year-old neighbor this morning for saving them from an early morning fire. julie feely noticed the first flames before sunrise. she called 911 and ran across the street, woke up the family and all able to get out and >> my grandchildren are putting me on facebook and my neighbors are calling me heroes and people calling me. oh, my lord. >> reporter: you don't feel like a hero. >> no, i don't. investigators have not yet determined the cause of that fire bu

stephen silva has plead guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial, he told the court he gave the gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say the gun was later used to murder m.i.t. police officer sean collier days after the attack. a group of medway parents is calling for a high school sports field to be named in honor of an athlete killed in a car crash. 17-year-old maddie lamson was killed when her car hit a tree in franklin this fall. she was a beloved senior and three-sport athlete. three fathers recently submitted a petition to the school committee to get a field named in her memory. "the globe" reports the their next meeting in january. doug: check your fantasy lineups. tom brady remains questionable for today's game against the titans, but sportscenter 5 is hearing he will likely play. sportscenter 5 is hearing the q.b. is feeling better. an illness forced him to miss practice friday. brady was sent home early, but again all indications to this point are that brady will play today.

stephen silva walks out of 40 free man after serving 70 months behind bars. chest but human and we all make mistakes. -- >> i am human and we all make mistakes. i would like to extend my deepest condolences to the family. i' m very upset. i had no idea. reporter: silva was not charged in connection with the bombing and last year pleaded guilty to gun and distribution charges. prosecutors agreed to a resist -- a reduced sentence of two years after he testified against tsarnaev. prosecutors wrote that his testimony was an important piece today, silva apologized in court for being young and dumb before judge mark wolfe sentenced him to time served. >> i will go back to school, get my college degree, be a productive member of society. reporter: the call your family family they had no comment. heather: erin hernandez for loggers got a tip that a juror -- aaron h ernandez' s lawyers got a tip that a juror knew about a double murder case that was not allowed. at there is no decision on their request from the judge. ed: a court magistrate is off the job after five in

stephen silva walks out of court after spending 70 months behind bars. he was once with tsarnaev and led the marathon bomber the gun that was used to kill m.i.t. officer sean collier. silva was not charged in connection with the bombing. he pleaded guilty to gun and distribution charges. prosecutors asked for a reduced sentence after he testified today' s silva apologizing corporate being young and dumb. then judge mark wolf sentenced him to time served. >> he had nothing to do with the use of the gun as it was, at the marathon bombing, and what he did to cooperate with the government makes this the right thing. >> we all make mistakes. reporter: silva plans to go back to school, earning his degree, and try to live a productive, law-abiding life. kelley tuthill, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: aaron hernandez wants a court hearing to see if one of the jurors to voted guilty was highest against him. hernandez' s legal team says they the odin lloyd trial. his lawyers want to question a particular juror. no word on that yet from the judge. heather: a suicide note

stephen silva pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial, he told the court he gave a gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say that gun was later used to murder mit police officer sean collier days after the attack. emily: a new york city police detective has been identified as one of the six americans killed in a suicide attack in afghanistan. detective joseph lemm was serving with the u.s. air national guard. the attack happened in a village near bagram airfield yesterday, the largest u.s. military facility in afghanistan. the attacker rammed a motorcycle loaded with explosives into a patrol unit. randy: new this morning, we're learning more details on a fare hike that could be on the way for t riders. is live in boston with the new numbers. todd: we're talking about a potentially significant fare hike. we're talking about the potential for a 10% fare hike coming in the new year. at a meeting yesterday, the t's fiscal control board voted to allow the agency to raise fares by

. >> sarah: stephen silva will be sentenced today. he's the man who pleaded guilty last year to loaning a gun to the marathon bombers that was used to kill m.i.t. officer sean collier. >> christa: also the mbta that would allow fares to increase as much as 10% over next couple years. we're also learning about some extreme overtime that some employees are working that is leading to apparently six-figure salaries. there we'll have much more on that study coming your way. >> sarah: let's send it over to bri eggers. a little rain in store for us. >> bri: it's a wet couple days ahead of us. today is the first full official day of winter. it's wet weather ahead. no snowflakes in the forecast for us. in fact, record warmth is on the way for us for thursday. this is a big headline as we've been making our way through this work week. now you can see the clouds are with us, and even a few of these radar echoes look like they're moving in from the southwest. it will take a few hours for these showers to get going, but they're here, and they're m

this is something that stephen silva promises as well. >> no more drug dealing for sure. i want to help the needy. >> reporter: kate merrill wbz news.>>> rain showers and upper 50s, it feels like early april with christmas just three days away. where is winter? >> it looks like we're going to see a repeat again tomorrow. chief neurologist eric fisher is here with the first look at our forecast. >>> -- >> flowers are starting we are checking showers, heading into hudson and 495, heavier rainfall, a downpour. merrimack valley is having rain as well. these are moving quickly to the east. it should all be finished by 8:00. 59 degrees in boston right now, 3 degrees shy of the record for today. even warmer weather will be coming in. plenty of mild air continues in the ease. this will continue to come from the southwest which makes are temperatures warmer than normal. temperatures will be holding in the 40s tonight work in area of rain moving in for tomorrow as well. it looks like a wet commute. the real warmth will move in after that. we will have more details in a few minutes.

stephen silva walked was released yesterday for the first time in a year and a half. he admitted to lending his gun later used to murder mit police 22-year-old silva was a close time. silva apologized for his role in the crime. >> i would like to give my deepest condolences. it is sad a close friend chose to do that with his life. emily: silva's cooperation with prosecutors proved key in the marathon bombing trial. his testimony helped undermine the defense case that tsarnaev's older brother tamerlan was the driving force behind the attack. >> we shouldn't let anybody presidency. randy: hillary clinton fighting back in herof words with donald trump. but despite outcry, the republican frontrunner is not backing down. the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with details in overnight. war >> trump used a vulgar term describing hillary clinton's loss. he said it was not vulgar but simply metropolitan she was beat en badly in the race. clinton emphasized the importance of standing up to bullies. bernie sanders -- >> i don't know what his relationship with women has been in

stephen silva was convicted of weapons and gun charges. he testified that he let tsarnaev borrow a handgun two months before the terrorist attack. that handgun killed mit sean bombing. >>> a lakeville mother will answer to kidnapping charges after she is disappeared with visit. cameras were there when that young boy and girl were reunited with their dad after a week long search. live at the lakeville police department where that mother is being held, jess? >> reporter: catherine, we understand she did not have kut of her children but was permitted to see them from time to time. we understand she picked them up for a visit on sunday afternoon but when she didn't bring them home in time, their father called police. steve kerrigan sick to his stomach hours after getting his children back. is ex-girlfriend valerie mcgrath took them sunday night. >> i am still worried. knots in my stomach and starting to subside a little bit and just -- just a feeling -- i am just glad they are back with me. >> reporter: mcgrath was supposed to bring 5-year-old

stephen silva has pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial, he told the court he gave a gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say the gun was later used to murder mit police officer sean collier days after the attack. a memorial is set up for the teen killed in a shooting in roxbury. police say 17-year-old d' andre king-settles died after being shot on annunciation road on friday afternoon, right behind boston police headquarters. investigators are still searching for the shooter. carter announces some sad family news. his grandson, jeremy, died in his sleep. jeremy was 28 years old. president carter made the announcement yesterday while teaching at his church in georgia. it' s unclear what led to his grandson' s death. just two weeks ago, president carter announced he was cancer free. 91 people are believed to be missing after a landslide in china. rescuers are now searching the debris, a day after a mountain of excavated soil and construction waste buried dozens of buildings. a

stephen silva testified in court that he loaned dzhokar tsarnaev collier. silva is scheduled to be sentenced on charges, including gun possession. today, a jury of 12 has been seated at the trial regarding the death of freddie gray. opening statements have begun. the case focuses on the actions of officer william porter. he is the first of six baltimore police officers charged in the case. back in april, gray died while being transported to jail. his death set off a series of protests. new developments this noon from chicago where protests were held overnight after the firing of the police superintendent. this all follows the release of video last week showing the death of a black teen shot by a white officer 16 times. abc' s elizabeth hur has more. elizabeth: could there be more shake-up in the works in chicago, with the community still demanding answers? alderman moore: was there a cover-up? elizabeth: even after the firing of police superintendent garry mccarthy, concerned residents more than a year to release this now-infamous dash cam video. alderman m

stephen silva has pled guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial he told the court he gave the gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say the gun was later used to murder mit police officer sean collier days after the attack. the driver of a car that ended up dangling over the charles river is now facing charges. the car crashed into a barrier off memorial drive in cambridge saturday. state police say a 22-year-old boston man is charged with negligence and destruction of property. no one was injured. reid: the victim of a fatal fire in brockton has been identified. the district attorney says 68-year-old robert samuels died inside his apartment at 55 city hall plaza this morning. when firefighters made it up to the third floor and into the unit they found the victim suffering from severe burns. the cause of the fire is under investigation but foul play is not suspected. heather: enough sugar governor is calling for -- the new hampshire governor is calling into a an investigation into a w

stephen silva pleaded guilty the gun and drug charges last year. he says he loaned a gun similar to this one to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. during tsarnaev's trial, sylvia testified that tsarnaev wanted to use the gun to rob students. >> christa: a texas grand jury voting not to indict any jail officials in the death of sandra bland. the 28-year-old was found hanging in her jail cell three days after show was pulled over for not sing nalling before a lane change. that traffic stop became confrontational and bland refused to get out of her car and the trooper threatened her with a stun gun. it hasn't been determined if the trooper will be facing any charges. >> sarah: we now know one of the six americans killed in a suicide attack in afghanistan was a new york city police detective. joe sef lamb served in the air national guard. he's 15-year veteran of the department who had been deployed to afghanistan and iraq three times. the 45-year-old leaves behind a and a suicide bomber dove a moat psychole into a joint convoy of u.s. na

stephen silva testified during the trial of dzhokhar tsarnaev. he says he let it is tsarnaev brothers borrow a handgun two months before the bombings. officials say that gun was then used to kill m.i.t. police officer sean collier in the days after the blast. three people were killed and more than 260 others injured in the marathon bombing. a new bedford man in custody after a disturbing discovery inside of his home. investigators say they found animal remains stored in a shed outside of danny santos' house. that is not all. inside, police found a number of malnourished animals living in dirty conditions. police were initially investigating santos in connection with a series of hit-and-runs that happened in the area. neighbors say they are shocked by what was found. >> it was just an awful thing to think about. you know? this happens. >> reporter: santos will be arraigned on monday. new this morning, a group of parishioners in scituate not giving up their fight. they are asking the supreme court to get involved and set al dispute that they have w

weapon charges after investigators say he loaned a handgun to one of the boston belieie the n stephen silva loaoad to dzhokhar tsarnaev was used to killed an m-i-t police officer. silva testified on tuesday in court, that tsarnaev at the university of r rde island. silva is also facing a druru charge. passengers on an air france paris experienced an emergency landing in kenya. early this morning, ficials received reports of a suspicious device on board. the boeing 777 departed from east africa late saturday night with 473 people aboard. it requested permission to land in mombasa, after a passenger discovered the device in the restroom. the plane landed safely and all passengers were evacuated. right now, bomb experts are investigatiti the device. officials say t t kenyan airport was shut down temporarily. undocumented children from central and south america are headed to texas. a facility in that state yesterday. they're trying to escape their home countries' struggles with crime, violence, and poverty. a bus carrying the group. they were recently taken into custody along the texas-mexico b

stephen silva will be sentenced on drug and gun charges tuesday in u.s. district court. during dzhokar tsarnaev' s trial, silva testified that he let tsarnaev borrow the gun two months before the bombings. he said tsarnaev wanted it to rob students at the university of rhode island. adam: a four-year-old boy killed in a fire in massachusetts and three other people hurt by the flames. the fire broke out late last night. investigators are searching for the cause. frank holland reports. >> he was always happy. no matter what, he was always happy. >> a teddy bear left outside the house five-year-old caleb called home before he lost his life in >> he had so much love and life in him. i just saw him yesterday telling me i cannot wait for santa to come. >> his sister exploding with the motion and hugging the neighbor who tried to save her brother. his great-grandfather overcome with grief. the fire started around 11:00 saturday night. >> there were flames bursting from everywhere. >> some neighbors in tears asking we not show their faces. bethany is a babysitter for the family.

stephen silva was sentenced to 17 months in federal court in boston. the 22-year-old was once close friends with dzhokhar tsarnaev and lent him the gun used in the killing of sean collier. >> i had no idea what tsarnaev' s i apologize to any people or families that it caused harm to. >> silva was not charged in connection with the bombing, he pleaded guilty to gun and heroin distribution charges. prosecutors asked for a reduce sentence after he testified against tsarnaev. josh: still ahead, through -- being thrifty' s trending. >> most americans are still shopping and is not too late to we have the deadline and the cost. really sore by christmas eve day. >> if you' re traveling this hey! this holiday, u.s. cellular's giving you 15 gigs of data for just $70! but i wanted a pony. [ gasps ] you're getting data. pony-sized data? u.s. cellular sized data. because it works in the middle of anywhere. i'd like $100! you're getting $400 in promo cards! yes! switch to u.s. cellular and get 15 gigs of data for just $70. plus $400 in promo cards. jennifer: video o

the next couple of weeks. marathon bombing is scheduled tsarnaev' s former classmate and friend stephen silva will be silva was convicted of giving a gun to the tsarnaev brothers it was the gun used to kill mit police officer sean collier. live in the newsroom amy coveno, wmur news9. jean: new hampshire is projected to set a record for drug deaths this year. the state medical examiner says it has confirmed 295 deaths connected to opioids in of those 2015. 295 deaths, 183 involved fentanyl including 135 deaths that were attributed to fentanyl alone, without any other drugs. but there are 80 cases still waiting for toxicology reports and there' s still a month left in the year. josh: new jersey governor chris christie spent the afternoon at a drug recovery center in manchester. the republican presidential candidate was part of a round table discussion at hope for recovery listening to strategies he says it' seen firsthand in his home state of new jersey. chris christie i want you to : understand where this comes from for me and mary pat and why if we' re fortunate enough to be white house, we'

stephen silva pled guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial, he told the court he gave the gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say the gun was later used to murder mit police officer sean collier days after the attack. emily: unmixed morning for asian stocks this morning. chinese stocks were higher but markets in japan fell following wall street' s decline friday. right now, u.s. stock futures points friday to close at 17,128. u.s. gas prices are at their lowest in more than six years. a gallon of regular gas dropped 4 cents to $2.06 nationwide in the past two weeks. u.s. crude prices have sunk 17% for december. analysts say prices have dropped because supplies are strong, but demand has not been big. the new year is just around the corner. experts say there are some things you may not want to buy in 2016. think twice about picking up a selfie stick. they were huge this year but they' re now also banned in some popular spots, including disney world. another growing trend, fitnes

. >> sarah: stephen silva's first day of freedom today. after being released from federal custody after spending 17 months behind bars. silva admitted to giving the gun to a former classmate dzhokhar tsarnaev. he says he didn't know what it would be used for. >> i'm very upset that a firearm was used to kill him. i had no idea whatsoever what his intentions were. it is very difficult. it is something i have to live with. >> sarah: the gun with us used to kill sean collier. >> christa: a shooting at a planned parenthood in colorado. the suspect will be in court. robert dear is accused of opening fire and killing three people in november at a planned parenthood clinic. dear admitted to the shooting warrior for the babies, in his words. one of the police killed was a police officer from melrose. officer garett swayze responded to the scene when dear shot and killed him. >> sarah: bowe bergdahl didn't enter any pleas during a hearing yesterday. it was one of the first times he has been seen in public since being free from the taliban earlier t

police say stephen silva gave dzhokhar tsarnaev the handgun that was used to kill mit police officer sean collier. silva pleaded guilty to gun and drug charges last year. stepped-up security will be in place in nashua, new hampshire, at schools this morning as children head back to class. violent e-mail threats against students in two high schools there forced the entire district to be shut down monday. police later determined those threats were not credible. thus schools will be back open today. 7news "today in new england" returns at 9:00. we'll see you then. welcome, to the simply orange tour. these are our workers. and this, is upper management. but what you won't find around here, any freezing, flavoring, or concentrating. which brings us to our end product. simply orange. honestly simple. that's just the night watchman. >>> we're back now. 8:30 on a tuesday morning. it's december 22nd, 2015, and that dylan dreyer knows how to predict the weather. she said we're about to get some rain, about half an hour ago and guess what. the rain is here. >> right on cue. >> that's right. look

stephen silva testified in court that he mounted dzhokhar tsarnaev the pistol that was used to murder sean collier. silva is scheduled to be sentenced on charges including gun possession. a hearing was held yesterday on tsarnaev' s appeal for a new trial. the defense told the judge that 15 of the 30 counts against their client failed the crimes of violence test and should be tossed out. they also asked the court to give their client a new sentencing proceeding, one that table. experts say a death penalty case, the appeals process is automatic and will likely drag on for years. a dartmouth college student says her prized violin was stolen in california. the violin was made in london in the early 1800s and is valued at $20,000. erica says she loaned the instrument to a friend who audition but on november 20, it was stolen from a grocery store parking lot in san francisco. >> i' ve been stressing. this is a big sentimental issue of i wanted to pass on this violin to my children. my dad passed it on to me. >> it is something really important for us. we would love to, we really would like

stephen silva pleaded guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial, he told the court he gave a gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say that gun was later used to murder mit police officer sean collier days after the attack. all police officers in methuen will soon be wearing body cameras. last night, the city council voted to approve funding to extend a pilot program launched back in june. newscenter 5 went along with the department will now begin the process of training officers on how to use and wear the cameras. the program is expected to be in place in february. right now, schools in nashua are getting ready to reopen. a threatening email forced all the city's schools to shut down yesterday. police say it was detailed and directed at students at the district's two high schools. a day long search at those schools turned up nothing. there have been no arrests but the investigation continues. >> donald trump is on video and isis is using him on the video to recruit! and it turned out

stephen silva has plead guilty to drug and gun charges. during the marathon attack trial, he told the court he gave the gun to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bombings. prosecutors say the gun was later used to murder m.i.t. police officer sean collier days after the attack. doug: countdown to kick-off. tom brady remains questionable for today's game against the titans, but sportscenter 5 is hearing he will likely play. sportscenter 5 is hearing the q.b. is feeling better. brady was sent home early, but again all indications to this point are that brady will play today. the patriots will also add a running back to their roster this afternoon. ahead in sports, bill belichick talks about that. also for you today, it's the last weekend before christmas, and that means a parking crunch at shopping malls. sera: a lot of crunch in the stores too. what police are doing to make sure handicapped parking is being used properly. doug: opening weekend for star wars. the movie shattering records at and the one country where fans will not be see

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stephen silva walked out of court shortly after being sentenced to charges. silva is the man who loaned tsarnaev the handgun that was used to kill mit police officer sean attack. >> was the key witness for the during during tsarnaev's death penalty trial. collier's family. >> i would like to give my deepest condolences to the collier family. i had no idea whatsoever what his intentions were. >> prosecutors did recommend a reduced sentence because silva he will remain on probation for three years. >> a local mother accused of kidnapping her kids is being held on high bail this morning. police say they found a box of wine and a hose in valerie mcgrath's rental car. investigators say mcgrath rented that car after abandoning her suv in swansea and leaving behind a suicide note. prosecutors say she also had a troubling conversation with her sister before disappearing with her kids on sunday. >> that she did not want to drop off the kids, that she might as well drive into traffic. next time -- she also stated that next time i have the kids there will an an amber al

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stephen silva walked out of court shortly after being sentenced to time served on drug and weapons charges. silva is it the man who loaned tsarnaev the handgun which was used to kill mit police officer sean collier days after the 2013 terror attack. he was a key witness for the prosecution during tsarnaev's death penalty trial. after being set free he apologized to collier's family. >> i would like to give my deepest condolences to the family. i'm very upset. i had no idea whatsoever what his intentions were. >> prosecutors did recommend the testified against tsarnaev. he will remain on probation for three years. >> mit police are looking for candidates for a scholarship in officer sean collier's name. the fund will send one recruit through the lowell police academy as a student officer. this is the scholar shin's third year and mit police tell us the first two recruits were in the top of their class. we posted a lot more information about the scholarship on our website my fox boston.com. >> police catch a mom and her daughter stealing from a local store on the same day that that mother wa

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stephen silva of cambridge was charges. silva testified that he let dzhokhar borrow a handgun two attack. prosecutors say that handgun was officer sean collier days after the boston marathon bombing. >> catherine: happening today a lakeville mother will answer to charges she took her children for more than a day without anyone knowing where they were. it is a story we followed all day long until those kids were found during the fox25 news at 6:00. fox25 jessica reyes is live in lakeville this morning with the kidnapping charges the mother now faces. jess? >> jessica: and, catherine, we know the children's father has full custody of them but the mother was committed to see them occasionally and she picked them up for a visit sunday afternoon and when she never brought them back, the father called police. steve carrigan sick to his stomach hours after getting his children back. his ex-girlfriend valerie mcgrath took them monday united. >> i'm still worried and sick to my stomach and it finally subsided and it is a bad feeling

stephen silva says he loaned the began to dzhokhar tsarnaev two months before the bomb js, but we had no idea what was being planned. >>> boston university researchers revealing seven ways to keep your heart healthy and lowering the risk of heart failure. they are managing blood pressure, cholesterol control, reducing blood sugar, eating better, weight loss and stop smoking. >>> and wiley koity venturing into the myrtle beach international airport this morning, dark through the terminal and speaking past security before it was corralled and captured by the local agency. the koit tee appears to have gained access through the baggage area. that's the cnbc news update at this hour. back to you, kelly. >> he was put down. >> i know. >> you know -- >> thank you, sharon. our sharon epperson. is today's huge drop in home sales a major red flag for housing. a lot of interesting things in that report. >>> also ahead, biogen has been the worst performing large cap biotech this year, we will debate whether it could be the turn around play come 2016. right after this. (vo) me? i don't just wait f