more than a dozen home people candle started the fire. juli: juli: -- juli mcdonald has breaking information. juli: that's right, bob. 10 adults and six children are staying in hotels and with a mother and daughter told newscenter 5 they're thanking god to be alive tonight. but they're also heartbroken to be dealing with this just a day after christmas. 16 people are homeless tonight. after a fire tore through their dorchester home. firefighters were called to 29 alpha road just about 5:45 this evening. the four-alarm fire was under control in less than an hour. but not before destroying three families' homes just a day after christmas. the second floor family had been preparing to host a holiday dinner. >> after my mom got done cooking she ran fire, fire and everybody ran out. so when we got outside you can see the fire at the first floor window. and it was just crazy. juli: boston fire investigators believe the fear started on the first floor when a candle got too close. >> everything is gone. it's all gone. juli: robinson told newscenter floors got out just in time. thanks to those on the

erika: the eye's juli mcdonald is live in boston with how they juli: yes, emily. a frustrating commute home for mbta riders on the kingston/plymouth line. they got home two hours late after that train broke down. the commuter rail train took off from south station on time last night; but after stopping in braintree, the train then broke down on the way to south weymouth. passengers were stuck waiting until another train could push them to the next station where they had to get off and reboard a working train. a number of those riders vented their frustrations on social media. peter posted a photo saying the train was dead in its tracks. the mbta says "a mechanical but they did not give further details. live outside south station, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. sera: jurors in salem return to deliberations this morning in the trial of a danvers teenager. 16-year-old philip chism is school teacher colleen ritzer two years ago. his lawyers admit chism committed the crime, but they say he suffers from severe mental illness. the prosecution argues the teenager acte

live outside south station, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. erika: the insanity defense in massachusetts in the spotlight as the jury continues deliberating philip chism's fate. the eyeopener's doug meehan is here with some surprising information "5 investigates" uncovered. doug? doug: "5 investigates" is finding people who admit to committing violent crimes are going free. attorneys for chism have already admitted he killed his danvers high school math teacher, so the question for the jury is whether or not to find him not guilty by reason of insanity. but investigative reporter mike beaudet finding some surprising information about those verdicts. ten years of data shows that the majority of people found not guilty by reason of insanity have been released, even some charged with murder. that includes people like angela vasquez, who was charged in the poisoning deaths of her two children in 2007. suffolk county d.a. dan conley says these kinds of cases have troubled him for more than a decade. conley believes massachusetts should consider ado

live in boston, julie mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: investigators are searching for answers after a deadly fire in worcester, the flames broke out around 8:00 last night on burncoat street. fire officials say an elderly man in his sister died in the by the time firefighters got to the house, most of the damage had already been done. we're still waiting to learn the names of the victims. erika: right now a 90-year-old man is in the hospital after being hit by a car in revere. it happened on malden street just after 7:00 last night. we're told the victim has serious injuries. the driver of the car stayed on the scene and was also taken to the hospital. emily: new questions about the screening process that allowed one of the san bernardino shooters into the country. federal background check. but investigators don't always examine social media posts. "the new york times" says she had posted about jihad and wanting to be a part of it. malik and her husband, syed farook, killed 14 people in that mass shooting on december 2. the f.b.i.

live in boston this morning, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now the man accused of killing a stoughton business owner is preparing to head to court. the family of 71-year-old joseph brady mourning the loss of the beloved husband, father and grandfather. brady ran a christmas tree lot along route 27. he was run down friday night just steps away from the business he owned for 45 years. michael burns of taunton, now facing several charges. police say he was driving under the influence of drugs. brady's wife linda heard the crash. linda: i'm going to be a curse to that man. i'm going to curse him the rest of my life. he's the love of my life and he's gone. i have nothing. i've got my family, thank god for that. emily: linda say her husband was an avid car enthusiast, inducted in the new england hall of fame for antique racers. he leaves behind 14 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. erika: also preparing to head to court right now, the lynn man charged with shooting and killing two people in revere. michael deleon is accused o

i' m juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a maine teenager is under arrest accused of driving a stolen beer truck while drunk. police received calls about a truck weaving in and out of traffic in waterboro this morning. officers tried to stop it but the driver kept going for 13 miles before losing control and crashing into this barn. 19-year-old nicole dyment faces operating under the influence and driving without a license. phil: needham, but you know we have a big area to recover and some rain. jc: s right, freezing rain. the areas of pink on the map. there is a freezing rain advisory. be careful. all it takes is a little touch to get those roads really slick. here is why. you notice concord is checking in at 32 degrees. 34 in keene. boston does not have to worry. we are already in the mid-40' s, nantucket, 40' s. but you are seeing some freezing rain from concord to keene. freezing rain is getting close we are starting to see heavier rain move in associated with this area of low pressure. this is just round one. i will

in malden, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. doug: a driver is under arrest in lynn, accused of slamming into a coffee shop overnight. we' re told it started with a vehicle stolen out of beverly. the driver ran off, but the suv kept going, crashing into the walnut street cafe. no one was hurt, but the driver is due in court today. to laconia, new hampshire, where a mother and infant were hit overnight. it happened on north main street. police say a driver was turning when he hit the woman and her baby carriage. the impact caused the three-month-old to fall out. fortunately, the baby suffered only minor injuries. erika: right now, a mother and daughter are facing a judge, accused of a costly hoax on christmas eve that put many s sera congi is live in haverhill with new details just revealed, sera? sera: we learned this morning the search that was launched based on a false report ended up costing $50,000 and involving responders. a mother and daughter accused of a massive and costly search effort. it was christmas eve, the women c

in boston, julie mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. frank: commitment 2016 now. once fierce foes, now clear allies. former g.o.p. presidential nominee mitt romney appearing at a campaign rally for his former g.o.p. opponent arizona senator john mccain. mccain is running for his sixth term, but the talk quickly turned to the presidential race. romney would not pick a favorite from the g.o.p. field, but senator mccain had an idea. senator: there are a number of people whom i support. i think it would be traffic for president. i mean there's jeb bush or chris christie or marco rubio. the list goes on and on. there are a number of people running that i think are qualified that would be terrific presidents. we're going to see how this works out. >> i'm having the "draft romney" campaign. frank: the former bay state governor has said he is not a candidate and will not be making another run for president. on the democratic side, bernie sanders spending part the weekend in iowa, a state where he is trailing behind hillary clinton in the polls. yesterday, he took part in

julie mcdonald from wcvb is reporting for us. juli: the fire chief tells me this fire could have been devastating, and it has to do with another door not -- disaster. the building was rebuilt up to code with all new alarms. apartments in southbridge woke up to a nightmare this morning. >> flames were shooting up to the sky. >> i ran through my apartment and went upstairs and banged on all the doors i could. juli: firefighters were called to the 16-unit building around 8:43. all residents got out safely, but firefighters needed help from several towns to contain the fire. >> our staffing model is a very short amount of firefighters on duty. juli: this former fire chief was driving to get the paper this morning when he saw the flames. he told newscenter five a firefighter is never fully retired. >> we just help pull -- helped pull the hose as we were trained. once it is in your system, it' s something you never lose. juli: one resident and a firefighter were taken to the firefighters lived through the spot. >> i know there were fam

julie mcdonald is live with more. julie? >> this crosswalk is where the hit-and-run happened and it leads to an assisted housing complex and the victim lived there. home when she was hit and killed. >> i tried to cross the street several times, and i have had problems with people not stoping. >> police are still looking for the driver who hit and killed a 71-year-old woman in a crosswalk last night and then took off. today at that assisted living facility right beside the crosswalk residents and staff are remembering their sweet neighbor. >> she had a very, very warm smile. she was very, very, very -- she would light up a room and she was just a gentle woman. i just feel terrible. >> when something like this happens so close to home and, you know, we knew her so well it shakes you up. >> she lives down the hall from chen. she says they didn't speak the same language, but were friendly to each other regardless. >> she was a nice lady. >> i was shocked. i didn't believe it. >> malden police believe they found the dark suv seen

our juli mcdonald is live in boston our top story. juli? juli: this agreement is being called a turning point. to keep temperatures from rising over the next 85 years, it is around here wearing shorts and t-shirts. people in nearly every country on the planet tonight or celebrating a historic milestone, a global pact to reduce the devastating effects of climate change. in the works for 20 years, but after two weeks of intense talks, world leaders came to a consensus. >> we came to an agreement here that is the strongest and most ambitious climate change agreement ever created. juli: the agreement goes into effect on 20 to -- effect in 2020. each country has to come up with their own plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and president obama: we may not live to see our full achievements, but that is ok. what matters is that we can be more confident that this planet is going to be in better shape for the next generation. juli: but the contract is not binding and there is no punishment for countries that do not comply in. protesters protested

this is not the first time a julie mcdonald is following the latest developments. reporter: it has been a very westport neighborhood. firefighters are investigating the cause of that fire that toward through this home, eventually taking the life of a before christmas. >> he was always happy. no matter what he was always happy. reporter: people in wes porter devastated tonight, mourning a little boy killed on saturday. caleb was loved throughout their neighborhood. >> i just saw him yesterday. he said he could wait for santa to come. reporter: his father -- mother and sister escape the fire. . she said they came running to her house for help >> she had burns all up and down her back and her hair was singed. . her face was covered insert reporter: this holds tragic history. november 1952 a mother and eight for children were also killed in a fire right here. the father and another son were working at a factory in a growing daughter lives elsewhere. the granddaughter of the survivor returns here to grief for this family. >> my grandmother can' t be here so i can' t off

right now, our juli mcdonald is live in braintree with what's next. juli? reporter: that is right. the 28 hpp year veteran mpda operator is on paid administrate everybody leave tonight. a hearing on monday aims to figure how the train traveled four stops without him. the mbta is still investigating what went wrong thursday morning when veteran officer david him. it would have required the brakes to be disengaged, the mode. >> in answerway, it would, in fact, be an act that would subject the operator to determination. >> the agencies recognizing what went right yesterday. the quick response of dispatcher the prosecution's control center and got the call wan minute the train was mowing wut a motor person and flu was less than find-minute buffer until it. >> would reach the next train. >> the decisions they made were to dollars the line. they expressed trains that had passengers on this em to cross jfk first before beginning to make decision to kill the entire. >> now had the trans been closer together. the dispatchers could have immediately depowerred the entire branch stopping all t

live in boston, i am juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: juli, thank you. right now, new hampshire police want to catch this man before he strikes again. you can see him jumping the counter at a manchester convenience store and trading punches with the clerk. this was monday night. the suspect holding a knife the whole time. police are investigating if the same guy robbed another store a few hours later. they are advising people not to fight back like this clerk did. brewster police say they have their man in this robbery at michael sletzinger is charged with holding up the brewster farms market on sunday night. and charges might not end there. new bedford police say he may have pulled off another robbery in that city. the 27-year-old will be arraigned today in orleans. erika: it is now 6:34. new this morning, rape victims in massachusetts may soon get a new way to monitor their cases and how they are progressing. software is being considered that lets them track rape kits police, and forensic crime labs. this software has already been adopted in michigan.

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live with more. uli? reporter: well within the last hour, these trucks, fire trucks, and the gas company pulled up to a different home, where someone was concerned about the odor of natural gas. people here in this neighborhood are on edge and some of them returning throm the christmas what happened rating here. right here. >> it is a disturbing story. juli: a heartbreaking christmas. two familiar faces on prospect heights found dead in their home. police say the call came in at 1:50 this afternoon. they believe the couple died of carbon monoxide poisoning. neighbors described the couple as prend hi and social. >> a lot of people over there. always having people over there. nice people. juli: two other people who live in the left duplex were taken to the hospital. they are ok tonight and staying in hotel. yellow tape surrounds the home which has been condemned by the board of health. san tess and his wife just saw the couple who died days ago. can't believe something like this could happen right where the

the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is live in boston with what's at stake for the worker involved today. juli: that's right. the operator who was supposed to be at the controls of that runaway red line train faces a disciplinary hearing today. as "5investigates" was first to report, the employee involved is this man-- david vazquez. we've also learned he did not follow several safety procedures including setting the brake before stepping out of the operator's cab. braintree to quincy thursday morning only stopping when the "t" cut power to the third rail. 50 passengers were on board. no one was hurt. we'll be following today's hearing very closely and bring you new information as we get live in boston this morning, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: right now a 90-year-old man is in the hospital after being hit by a car in revere. it happened on malden street just after 7:00 last night. we're told the victim had serious injuries. the driver of the car stayed on the scene and was also taken to the hospital. erika: new hampshire police nab an arson suspect. justin kane is behind bar

our juli mcdonald has a closer local reaction. juli: people in nearly every country on the planet are celebrating an historic milestone-- a global pact to reduce the devastating effects of climate change. it's been in the works for 20 intense talks outside paris, world leaders came to a consensus. john kerry: we've reached an agreement here that is the climate change agreement ever juli: the 31-page deal goes into effect in 2020. its goal is to limit the warming of the earth to less than 3.6 degrees fahrenheit. each country has to come up with their own plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and will have to publicly report them. president obama: we may not live to see the full realization of our achievements but that's okay. what matters is that today we can be more confident that this planet is going to be in better shape for the next generation. juli: but the deal isn't legally binding. much of it is voluntary, and there's no way to punish countries that don't comply. in boston to spread their message to stop fossil fuel infra

the eye's juli mcdonald is live on the scene with the close juli? juli: erika, seven people are now without a home after the fire destroyed the multi-family apartment. the woman pulled from the flames in critical condition this morning. the fire started yesterday at this home on granite street. three webster police officers quickly jumped into action after learning an elderly woman was trapped inside. neighbors are applauding their heroic actions. >> they just rushed right in there. no hesitation at all. it was really good to see that. you know, how they just do that to save other people. erika: the fire marshal is working right now on pinpointing a cause. we're told that shingles made with petroleum products and a propane tank helped the fire spread quickly. live in webster, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: today a host of candidates will be stumping in the granite state. hillary clinton has events in keene. and jeb bush will hold a town hall event in peterborough. donald trump heads to iowa today. and he's fresh off a new string of a

julie mcdonald is live with more. julie: if you are hungry for dinner tonight and short on time, there is no line at this cleveland circle chipotle. the restaurant has been opened since yesterday, and one might argue it is the cleanest place to eat in town. julie: chipotle customers are trickling back into the cleveland circle location. the restaurant had been closed since earlier this month when 140 people became sick with nora virus after eating there. after passing an inspection wednesday, a water leak delayed the reopening until wednesday. >> the cardinal mistake was one of the servers was ill. chipotle has very good policies in place. this was a lapse in judgment. julie: the restaurant looked quiet this afternoon. some passersby seemed unsure whether it was open. others considered it to be a bonus there was no one in line. >> we just moved here to brighton. we' ve been here a bunch of times. our theory is, it is probably cleaner now. julie: the commissioner of boston inspection all services is looking to prove th

. >> hello there i'm julie mcdonald. this is the newshour live from london. coming up. the ceasefire is expected to come into force in yemen in a few hours but there's a buildup of troops on the front line, casting that belief into doubt. also ahead. >> i.s.i.l. leaders cannot hide and our message to them is simple: you are next. >> u.s. president barack obama warns i.s.i.l. leaders they are in the firing line of coalition forces. >>> the rally outside south africa gets their third finance minister in a week. >>> and we look at the tunnels used by mexican drug cartels to move drugs to the u.s. >> and we'll have reaction to the draw for last 16 of the champions league. >> with arsenal. >> it's arsenal who are faced with the task of taking on last season's winners, barcelona. hello there. a warm welcome to this hour of news. a ceasefire is due ocome into forcto come intoforce in yemen s confusion on the warring parties on exactly when it will start. on tuesday the government and houthi rebels are due to start talks to end nearly a year of civil war. houthi rebels took con

erika: let' s get right to julie mcdonald live at the scene. julie: things look pretty quiet. you would never know that less than an hour ago, there was a pretty involved rescue operation happening right here. boston police confirmed that two homeless men fell from a wall into the water. boston police and fire responded quickly and one of the men they had to dive into the water for. the other was not hurt and was able to climb up a ladder they had put into the water for him. both of those men rescued quickly and were ok, appeared to be unharmed. there were initial reports that a boston police officer was hurt during this rescue. we are still waiting to hear more details about that. stay with us as we continue to learn more information. pretty quiet. just an hour ago, this is what it looks like in that video. a congressional committee will take a closer look at concussions next year. the panel plans to bring together medical, military, and sports professionals to look at of head trauma. they are also -- often discussed in the context of sports. but they say it goes beyond that.

>> hello there, i'm julie mcdonald. this is the news hour live from london. coming up, confronting isil, the u.s.' special forces on ground in iraq and potentially in syria. >>> back home, 16 lebanese soldiers freed in a prisoner exchange with al nusra front rebels. >>> and burkina faso with a new leader in after four decades. >>> a world hunt called "scientific research." >> which are in sport we're live from doha. the 76ers to break one of the nba records in history. >> hello there, a warm welcome to this hour of news. the u.s. defense secretary said it is prepared to expand the role of special forces combating fighters from the islamic state in iraq and the levant. ash carter told the committee and congress the u.s. is to send a specialized expedition force in iraq. he said that the deployment is being coordinated with the iraqi government to help retake ground from isil. it boo free hostages, gather intelligence and gather isil leaders, and might be in position to launch operations in syria. ash carter's comments came a few hours after barack obama laid o

newscenter 5' s juli mcdonald is live in boston. juli? >> sources told five investigates that he is known throughout the area with several prior arrests in massachusetts. it was a surveillance photo that led to his arrest. the investigation took nearly two hours, leading up to the controlled detonation of an abandoned suitcase. it was a routine patrol by a federal officer and start that led police to that bag lesson near security -- next to a >> we got a good photo of him. we are looking to see possibly why he left the suitcase and why he appeared to be in a hurry, scurrying up the street. >> because of the suspicious way he handled the bag, the x-rated and found it contains wires and a power source. >> we think you should leave the building. we spent the next hour and a half out on the great and then we heard a big boom. >> they moved away from the suv and across the street for that controlled detonation. they acted out of an abundance of caution, that people are safe and there are no threads ts. -- no threats. >>? better safe than sorry

hello there i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera, live from london. also coming up: hundreds of fighters and civilians are given safe passage to two besieged areas of syria. japan and south korea reach a deal to compensate the women used as war time sex slaves. >>> floods that force tens of thousands from their homes in latin america.

the eyeopener's juli mcdonald will have more on the fed's rate hike in our next half hour. emily: facebook launches a new service, to connect users with local businesses. the social media company is now pitted against sites like yelp and angie's list, offering users in their area. facebook says its site is one of the first places users look to learn about a new business. erika: changes coming to chipotle after a massive e-coli outbreak followed by a norovirus outbreak in boston. the mexican food chain is altering its approach to local ingredients, in order to up its food safety. chipotle expects to lower its use of locally sourced food, and centralize preparation of some vegetables. health officials have not been able to identify the source of the e-coli outbreak. erika: this morning we are talking flavor as you plan your family's holiday meal. emily: there are some seasonings that do more than just add taste. for instance, cinnamon. it contains fiber, is good for heart health and relieves indigestion. garlic provides the body with flavonoids and antioxidants protecting it

mcdonald tells us, those officers are now being hailed heroes. >> i have a saying -- chaos is a phone call away. juli: for three police officers, that cocaine yesterday afternoon. >> literally from one side of the house to the other side of the house in six minutes. >> when something like that happens, it is just awful. juli: when they arrived, they learned there were still people inside and ran in. they carried an unconscious elderly woman from the first watchdogs. we are very proud of them. we are very lucky to have officers like that in the community. juli: that elderly woman was taken to the hospital in critical condition. two police officers had to be treated for smoke in a lesion. the cause of the fire -- for smoke inhalation. the cause of the fire is still being investigated. antoinette: hillary clinton has stops -- but it' s gop frontrunner donald trump who continues to dominate the headlines. he' s in iowa today after triggering more controversy s largest newspaper, criticizing the union leader and its publisher, after a front-page editorial declared trump "insults new hampsh

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald doing. juli: there are more than 150 >> can i take a look at your placard, please, real quick. are working to make sure holiday shoppers parked in handicapped spots really need to be there. officer: this one expired september 28 of 2015, so i'll grab my ticket book and put a ticket on this one. juli: they've been patrolling the mall parking lot every weekend since black friday and have handed out $200 citations to more than 130 drivers for old placards or no placards at all. drivers using someone else's handicapped placard gets slapped with a civil violation. officer: this violation is a misuse violation so it carries with it a fine that is $505 along with the parking ticket that is $200. there's also the potential loss of license. juli: sergeant mcdonough delivered one misuse citation in person. the woman was parked in a handicapped spot using her husband's placard. officer: if he's here, it's okay to be parking here; but if he's not, obviously that's an issue. >> no, he is. juli: she claim

our juli mcdonald is live at wachusett mountain tonight. juli. juli: yeah, bob, that' s right. when you pull off at the mountain, you are going to see three feet of snow. a welcomed 500 through 700 guests tonight, that they are hoping to see some big changes in their season that runs from the day after christmas until the end of february. it is a holiday -- >> it. juli customers have been dreaming of a white christmas. today' s snow. and 22 degrees. >> normally we would not do this right after the rain but we are going to take every opportunity we can. juli: skiers and snowboarders tell us they are happy to be in the mountain and on their gear. >> i am happy. how can you not be happy? it is 50 degrees and you have snow in the music is playing. life is good. >> it is amazing, honestly, what they can do. i am really impressed. juli: to make up for the lack of snow, they are looking to make up for the snow in other ways by bringing in bands. >> i hope they do this all year. i will be appear at least three days a week. juli: and right now, it is open on the weekends on friday, satu

in lynn, julie mcdonald, wcvb, frank: it's gameday at gillette. the patriots have seven questionable players coming in to this afternoon's matchup against the eagles. you might think that's the perfect way for bill belichick to hide his cards from philly. both danny amendola and dont'a hightower were spotted at practice this week, and jamie collins said he's ready to go. still, belichick says the injury report is a process that can't be rushed. coach: the whole week is kind of a process. i think you've got to be careful about evaluating a player based on one day or one period or a couple plays or that kind of thing. so we go by what we see. whether it's wednesday, thursday or friday or even occasionally the saturday changes are all just reflective of what the player's current condition is. frank: kickoff is at 4:25 this afternoon at gillette stadium. karen: time to put an end to the injury streak and start bringing everyone back. tom brady needs his number-one weapon back. still to come, a better chance of winning big. karen: ahead how casinos aro

bob: julie mcdonald is live in burlington with how police are doing this. juli: there are more than 150 people on the burlington police not he lists this year. that is how many people were found parked in legally in >> i said, "can i take a look at your placard really fast?" juli: people who park in handicap spots really need to have that plaque or data. these police have been -- placard there. these police have been handing out citations for old placards or no placards at all. >> this violation is a misuse violation so it carries with a fine of -- with it a fine of over $500. juli: this sergeant delivered one citation in person. a woman used a parking placard to park in a spot, and it was her husband' s. so you are not at the burlington mall. juli: he says it is discouraging that able-bodied drivers are taking a spot that he really needs. >> parking is so tough and they could care less about somebody who needs this. they are just selfish. juli: the sergeant says they don' t anticipate this problem going away even as the holiday shopping season winds down.

he is accused of shooting july mcdonald 16 times. it took 400 days to bring charges against the officer. a student arrested for online threats that shut down the university of chicago posted on social media plan to execute 16 students or staff as well as white policeman. the campus was closed as a precaution. federal authorities believe that he was motivated by the police shooting of mcdonald. classes on campus will resume tomorrow. jury selection is underway for the first officer facing trial in the death of freddie gray. william porter faces charges of assault and manslaughter. he is the first of six officers to face trial. gray died earlier this year and it police transport van, triggering protests across the country. montgomery county controls its own the curis sales. some restaurants and bars say that is unfair, so they are demeaning a change, but it could the budget and could lead to possible tax increases. jay korff has a look at the hall issue -- at the alcohol issue. are some say that if they able to buy the kind of booze th

may julie mcdonald be with you, next. >> i.s.i.l. leaders cannot hide and our next message to them is simple. you are next. >> after meeting with top military officials u.s. president barack obama warns i.s.i.l. leaders they are in the firing line of coalition forces. hello there i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: after protests in iraq, turkey withdraws troops it had stationed near mosul. iran rallies as earning south africa get

newscenter 5' s juli mcdonald is live at the scene, where traffic was shut down for hours. >> that is right. you can see busy rush hour traffic behind me on atlantic right now. but look much different earlier today. this whole area was blocked off to traffic and pedestrians. people several blocks down could hear the boom, signaling the control detonation of the suitcase. the area near atlantic avenue was closed for close to two hours this morning as police suitcase. his dog a.m.. boston police review surveillance video and released to this image of derepentigny, which a lawrence police officer >> police are safe, there is no threats to the city. >> commissioner evans said police acted out of an abundance of caution when they conducted a controlled detonation of the bag. x rays showed it contained wires, a power source, and personal items. >> it is unbelievable that we have to go through all of this for the slightest suspicion. it' s disheartening. >> police believe this was an isolated incident that derpetinee carried out alone, >> given what' s going on around the country it' s bette

newscenter 5' s juli mcdonald shows us how you can help make his christmas wish come true. reporter: we just put on our blinders and we go. christmas, oh, well. we are here to get better. reporter: he is fighting the second battle with leukemia. >> i do not think he understands he takes the punches like nobody else can. reporter: there are 400 beds with children and it is estimated most of those beds will be occupied christmas week. there' s plenty of hollywood cheer. home depot has donated trees for patient rooms and the holidays store is stocked with toys, crafts, and games, free of charge for parents. polar express, pajama day, all kinds of fun things. reporter: there is good news for patients. santa knows every one of the room numbers at the hospital. >> what are you going to bring? >> an airplane. reporter: do you think you are going to get it? are you on the nice list? reporter: if you would like to send a letter to him or one of posted that on our twitter page. erika: they do such phil: -- they do such a spectacular job for the kids and families. re looking for a bet

i am julie mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. for a good cause and gloucester. the third and do all plunge for pete was held at good harbor beach. the event was held by people he, a former bc baseball player diagnosed with als. still 48 degrees. not a bad day to take a polar plunge. mike: that water is still really cold, but check out what we had for high temperatures, many places in the 50' s. very close to record highs. the warm air didn' t make its way to southern new hampshire, so it' s been a gray and cool day. 48 degrees, dew point at 46. a little bit of drizzle here or there. these temperatures will start to push their way southward, but at this hour, we are holding on to 60 in taunton. tomorrow, high temperatures in the 30' s, and it will be one of those days where the wind will have a bite. as the cool air comes in, we get a couple of these pop up showers. not really much, but if you are outside, you have to run the windshield wipers a couple times. most of the rain was this morning. in some spots. clearing overnight tonight, lows dropping off from 28-3

our juli mcdonald is live outside fenway with the very personal response to the overhaul. juli? reporter: that's right. fenway, and other parks around expanded safety netting behind homeplate. over the summer, tonya carpenter was rushed from her seat at fenway, after she was critcally injured by a broken bat. and in july, stephanie wapenski suffered a concussion, after a foul ball struck her between the eyes. both carpenter and wapenski welcome the new safety netting, recommended by the league for all teams this season. >> what's worse? a few people being inconvenienced or god forbid. nobody wants to think about. reporter: the new netting will cover any field-level seats within 70 feet of home plate. as for wapenski, fenway is offering her a special gift. she was engaged at the park, and will now hold her wedding here in november. emily: thank you. the opioid crisis, taking a toll in boston. emily: the disturbing trend turning up all over the city. new precautions, stemming from an outbreak at chipotle. the extra steps boston college is taking to stop the spread. antoinette: a c

in burlington, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> now your storm team 5 forecast with meterologist danielle vollmar. doug: you know what else you don't notice? snowplows. so there's plenty of spots. danielle: there are plenty of spots. no snow. there is really no snow in the forecast. we'll turn milder as we work our way through the holiday week but this morning is actually very cold out there. in fact, it hasn't felt this month of december has been very, very warm. today's overnight low was actually 27 in worcester and 31 in boston. and we have to go all the way cold. our average though should be around 27 in boston so we're still running above normal there. even though it feels so cold outside. 33 degrees right now boston. 29 in worcester. 32 degrees in keene. but we still have pretty gusty winds out there especially in worcester and pittsfield and even on nantucket. you see wind gusts in excess of 30 miles an hour. that makes it feel even colder outside. you want to dress for those wind chill values so it's feeling more like 16 in worcester, like 17 degrees in pittsfield, and li

the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is district with what we can expect in just hours. juli: economists expect the federal reserve will raise time in nearly a decade. just here but around the world. here's what we know right now. the fed is widely expected to hike that key interest rate by a quarter of a point. it's been near zero since december 2008. basically the hike makes it more expensive for americans to get a mortgage. the fed has been slow to hike rates waiting for surer signs of economic recovery. but today's rate hike is far from the only concern on wall street. investors will be more concerned about any signals from the fed about future rate hikes including how fast they'll come and how much rates will rise. we will be watching all of this very closely so stay with us throughout the day. the one-liners, but he is a chaos candidate and he would be a chaos president. emily: commitment 2016: jeb bush taking on donald trump in the latest gop debate. a lot of heated exchanges last night, less than 2 months before a major primary. the eye's antoinette antonio is he

our juli mcdonald has the story from foxborough. dad: just to hear him say her name was the most exciting thing that we had heard in a very long time. juli: eight-year-old hailey got a christmas gift she'll never forget. she was really good this year after all. she's been brave and strong as she fights b-cell leukemia for number 12. christmas morning, her best gift wasn't under the tree. it was actually on her computer. special christmas wish that you wanted this year. i've got one too. juli: it was christmas morning all over again today. hailey and her parents left their home in bethel, maine, at 5:00 and drove to gillette where they got a special tour and a dad: what did you think when he said your name? hailey: i'm crazy. juli: hailey swears she's never going to wash that spot on her head where tom gave her a kiss. he also signed her brady jersey and gave her a hat to match his. dad: you have the same hat. has that beanie on, what do you think? hailey: yeah. dad: yeah. juli: after a truly magical christmas at home and in foxborou

but as the eyeopener's juli mcdonald explains, while the "t" right. juli: the mbta is still investigating what went wrong thursday morning when veteran operator david vasquez stepped off his red line train and it kept going without him. it would have required the throttle pushed into forward mode. mbta official: in any way wedging or restricting the movement of the train would, in fact, be a prohibited act that would subject the operator to termination. recognizing what went right yesterday-- the quick response of dispatchers at the operation's control center. they got the call within a minute the train was moving without a motor person and knew there was less than a nine-minute buffer until it would reach the next train at wallaston. mbta official: the decisions they made were to clear the line so they expressed trains that had passengers on them to cross j.f.k. first before beginning to make a decision to kill the entire power along the braintree brain. juli: had those trains been closer together, the dispatchers the entire branch stopping all train

but the fire chief says this could have been even worse if not for another disaster years s juli mcdonald is in sturbridge tonight. juli: residence at the rosemead apartments woke up to a nightmare this morning. >> flames were shooting up to the sky. >> i went upstairs and banged on all the doors that i could. juli: firefighters were called to the building around 8:43. all residents did get out safely, but firefighters needed help from several towns to contain the fire. >> a very short amount of firefighters on duty. juli: he served as the fire chief for years. he was driving to get a paper when he saw the flames and told newscenter 5, a firefighter is never fully retired. >> once it is in your system, you never let it go. it is something you do for your juli: one resident and a firefighter were taken to the hospital with minor injuries. many of these neighbors and firefighters also lived through the june 2011 tornado in the same spot. >> there were families and kids and whatnot. juli: the residents of 15 units have been displaced. the manager told me hotels have been found for all of the

holm there i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: >> the point is i.s.i.l. leaders cannot hide and our next message to them is simple: you are next. >> after meeting with top u.s. officials, president barack obama says they are in the fighting line of coalition forces. the rand rallies as south africa gets its third finance minister in a week. and we look at tunnels used by mexican cartels to smug drugs to the u.s. hello there good to have your company. ah a ceasefire has been expected to come into force in yemen an hour ago but shortly before it was due to start, take effect from 0900 hours gmt. that's when the the sides are to begin talks in geneva. backed by ali abdullah saleh they swept through other regions in yemen. the houthi advance on aden in march was the trigger of saudi arabia and its gulf allies to support abd rabbu mansour hadi with air strikes. it's come at a cost. almost 6,000 civilians have been killed inches since march, 2.1 million people have been forced from their homes and 21 million people have

julie mcdonald continues our coverage in braintree. >> there is no question i' m sure that nine minutes felt like an hour during that time they were making these decisions. >> the mbta is praising the quick thinking of the control center dispatchers during the nine minutes the red line train traveled without an operator thursday morning. they got the call within 60 seconds that it was moving without a motor person and knew there was a 10-minute buffer between this train and the next one. >> the decisions made were to clear the line so the express trains with passengers to cross j.f.k. first before beginning to >> plan b would have included diverting the runaway train passed the yard where a device could have stopped it from moving. there was a third option, considered to be the worst case scenario. >> if the trains were closer, dispatchers could have made the decision to kill power along the entire line and stop all the trains. >> that response plan would have impacted the most people and also would have stranded trains between stops. phil: right now, a suspect is in custody in connecti

hello there i'm julie mcdonald. this is al jazeera live from london. also coming up: after protests in iraq, turkey withdraws troops it had stationed near mosul. iran rallies as earning south africa gets its third finance minister in the last week. >>> mexican tunnels to transport drugs to the u.s. we take a tour. >>> warm welcome to the program. u.s. president barack obama has given a public address at the pentagon following his meeting with the national security council on its campaign to stop i.s.i.l. he said islamic state has lost around 40% of the area that it once controlled in iraq. >> every day we destroy as well more of i.s.i.l.'s forces. their fighting positions bunkers and staging areas, their heavy weapons, bomb make factories compounds and training examples. in many places i.s.i.l. has lost its freedom of maneuver because they know if they mask their force we will wipe them out. in fact since this summer i.s.i.l. has not had a stinl successful majosingleoffensive successful offensive operation in iraq or syria. >> rosiland jordan is there.

in braintree, juli mcdonald, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: a fallen u.s. army ranger from new hampshire is being remembered this morning. cpl. andrew aimesbury died in a live-fire exercise in georgia. the 21-year-old is being remembered by family and friends for his leadership and dedication to serving his country. that's something governor maggie hassan reiterated. governor hassan: we are mourning example of a fine, fine new hampshire warrior who again has done so much for all the rest of us. antoinette: the manchester native served one tour in afghanistan. frank: d.c.f. is facing scrutiny once again following the release of an internal review into the bella bond case. according to the report, there were instances where a social worker involved with the family in 2013 did not follow policies properly. she was formally warned in writing at the time. governor baker is calling for more oversight. governor baker: we need to go as fast as we can to fix the managerial oversight, supervision, infrastructure, and guidance and direction that we provide the social

in foxborough, julie mcdonald, wmur news 9. stephanie: family and friends who was killed in the crash remembered him tonight. hundreds of people were at the dover arena for the first ever riley leavitt hockey game. it was featuring alumni from saint thomas aquinas. leavitt died after crashing into a car in barrington. he was a beloved member of the community on and off the ice. >> terrific, terrific kid, a real pillar of the community, give you the shirt off his back to anybody. always willing to help. it was a tremendous loss for the community and the family obviously. they've been receiving from this has been just fantastic, absolutely fantastic. >> more than $50,000 was raised. scholarships. >> coming up at 11:00. firefighters are battling a fast california. what started the massive wildfire. and right now severe weather sweeping across the south. tornados and flooding have claimed at least 17 lives. how people are trying to clean up the damage. >> and that same system is heading this way for tuesday. but we have another sys