From the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. Good morning to you, coming up on 5 01, im chris mckinnon. And im kathryn hauser, thank you for being with us, it is december 22, youre going to need your umbrella, not the snow gear not the mittens but the umbrella. Yeah, just a bit unsettled, tracking through, unmoving, 52 degrees in boston right now, the humidity is 27 the winds from the southwest at nine Miles Per Hour right now, really warm start to the day, mid 50s from taunton back down cooler west and north of boston, nashua, to keene sitting in at 36, 37 degrees right now, the clouds are in mraigs place and the showers not too far away, advancing across western new york, just coming in to western kentucky and these areas of rain are going to be advancing in by the time we get to mid morning, county in the boston area around 8 00 a. M. , notice the steadier rain fills in late morning through lunch time today and will continue off and on, downpour through the afternoon, and then tapering off during the evening hours although i do still think there will be leftover showers around, so its 50s from start to finish today for most of us, warming even north and west of town with the gusty winds out of the southwest by the time we get to the evening, another round of rain on the way for tomorrow, well time that out coming up on the roads, traffic and weather together. Thank you very much, danielle, well take a look at boston, the maps, mostly green, see some slowdowns and the usual trouble spots, you see all the construction crews out there as well, they should be getting off the roads shortly south of town, Traffic Building so far things are moving along, the express way you know that will fill in as we move forward throughout the morning. 5 02 right now, crews battling a big fire in boston. This is the alton, brighton area, smell the smoke from blocks away, lets get right to nicole, what can you tell us this morning . Reporter chris, kathryn, over the last couple hours since the fire started at 3 00, fire crews have worked really hard putting it out and you can see theyve gotten it well under control, there still remains a couple fire trucks here just manning the situation but i do want to get you right to some video from when this fire started just a couple hour ago, you can see just how fierce the flames really were. Heres what the deputy chief says, they received the call around 3 00 of heavy fire showing from the outside of the j building, they arrived and had to get that under control and start putting holes in the ceiling, as well as lifting it to release all that fire and smoke. They also had to do a thorough search nd because inside because part of this building was living quarters but we know for the past 15, 20 years, it has been an abandoned building, and it is now a dcr building. I did speak with a deputy chief heres how he believes the fire may have started. Started on the outside of the vacant building, so usually its occupied, electrical and the heating system, some sort of accident, theres no indication that wouldve happened, we dont know at this time. Reporter all right, so the indication there is that it did start on the outside of the building which is a little different if it was inside and possible, accidental electrical fire, certainly whether or not is suspicious, still under investigation, he says they simply dont know right now. All the roads right now are open which is good news, the fire chief certainly said he thought it would be the case before rush hour, but again, theyre still manning the situation here, well continue to bring you any updates as we get them. Thats the very latest from brighton, Nicole Jacobs, wbz this morning. We appreciate the update, a father reunited with his two Young Children after a frantic day long search, their mother kidnapped them two nights ago triggering that inteps search intense search, that mother to face a judge. Susie steimle on more with what happened, good morning, susie. Reporter good morning, Valerie Mcgrath at the Lakeville Police department overnight accused of kidnapping her own two kids, according to police she doesnt have custody but shes allowed visitation. The problem is she didnt return would. Theyre both, um, excited about going home and i am too. Reporter a sigh of relief from a father whose world was turned upside down. Shoulders. Reporter Steve Carrigan allows his ex girlfriend to daughter sunday. But when she didnt return the kids on the agreed upon time, he alerted police. That triggered a 24 hour search hong kong grath mcgrath took off with the kids, carrigan says its the best present he could hope for. Im so glad it wasnt another state, just down the street and now we can just go home and enjoy the rest of the night. Reporter now hell head home and answer questions over christmas as mcgrath faces consequence in court. Just afraid that she was going to take off somewhere and not bring them back and who knows. Reporter mcgrath was held here on 10,000 cash bail, shes due in Wareham District Court to face charges later today. Live in lakeville, susie steimle, wbz this morning. Thank you very much for the update this morning. Extra police will be on patrol around schools in nashua, New Hampshire this morning after an online threat at two high schools there, all National Police checked out the buildings by Late Afternoon gave the all clear saying theres no current threat. This cancellation has given Law Enforcement the extra time to conduct extensive safety checks of all the nashua schools and determine no threats or devices of any kind were found. In addition to extra police today, counselors will be available at the sools schools for any students who feel anxious about what happened. Crews worked overnight to upright a crane that topple on to a plymouth home, amazingly no one hurt. The operator was trying to remove a tree yesterday when the crane basically sliced through the roof and second floor of the home on lisa avenue. Lets get a live look at the scene right now, you can see some of the damage left behind, investigators are still trying to figure out exactly what happen went wrong, but scary situation for the homeowners, no doubt. 5 07 on your Tuesday Morning. Were learning a new york six Service Members killed in afghanistan, joseph lemm was a 15 year veteran of the nypd, he served in the national guard, he leaves behind a wife and three kids. A suicide bomber drove a motor bike up to a patrol unit outside the Bagram Air Base and detonated an ied, the taliban claiming responsibility on twitter. The homeless woman who drove her car in a crowd of people along the Las Vegas Strip charged with murder. That crash killed one person and injured dozens more. She had been living in the car with her 3yearold daughter who was also in the vehicle at the time. Police say Lakeisha Holloway did it on purpose, investigators are still searching for a motive but the sheriff says terrorism cant be ruled out just yet. Also new this morning, no indictment in the Police Custody death of sandra bland in texas. 28yearold, she was found hanging from her jail cell from trash bag, police said it was a sue sud sue sid but her family didnt believe it, she was stroped at a traffic stop and theres questions about her case. The San Bernardino shooters got weapons from one man, hes facing jail this morning, Enrique Marquez is charged with conspiring to provide materials to support terrorism. Investigators say marquez gave two semiautomatic rifles to the shooters who opened fire at an people. Today, the man accused of loading a gun, loaning a gun to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev expected to be sentenced, stephen gave the gun to tsarnaev because he said he wabt want wanted to rob university of rhode island students, they used the gun to kill m. I. T. Officer collier, silva facing drug charges also. Eye opening numbers from the mbta as it struggled with its tdz made this year. The highest paid employee took home 315,000. More than half of that was overtime pay, the average hourly wage is just under 35, thats higher than any other major transit systems in the country. Meanwhile, the mbta signaling it could increase fares next year. The ts fiscal control board met yesterday, according to the fwloeb they globe they approved a measure to hike the fares every two years, the mbta year. A Medford Police officer saves two babies from a house fire, the infant twins were at home with their mom when the flames broke out monday morning, medford fire crews were already working another fire in town, so when Police Arrived officer Paul Giordano ran in to see who was 5montholds. Up there holding infants, black smoke in the hallway and stairway, i just said hand me the infants. They were treated on scene and were fine, police say theyre just glad or, yeah, theyre just glad that they were there to help. Officials say the fire started in the basement but theyre not sure how it started. A third grader showing what the season of giving is all about. She gave up all her own birthday presents this year and gave them to kids in need. Savannah famouss night birthday was last month, but instead of getting gifts, she asked her friends and family if she could get the gifts they wouldve given her to toys and tots, she says shell do it again next year and collect food for people thats great. 9 years old, how about that. Lindsey graham ending his run for the white house, what he thinks about the current gop front runner. Getting a rise out of Charlie Baker, didnt get far. How that explains bakers sky high poll numbers. Good morning, everybody, a dry start right now, and a mild start, temperatures in the 50s this afternoon but tracking areas of rain, lets you know when they move in and how long, stick around, coming up. Every cup as unique as you. Always fresh with that signature smooth taste. We take pride in every cup, but only one is your coffee, your dunkin. 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So, we typically are in the upper 30s, just been such a remarkable stretch here, and by the way, want to show you something pretty rare here, its going to be happening besides rudolph, okay, landing on santas sleigh here and lighting wait we get a full moon on christmas morning, 6 11. In 1977 and the next time it will happen is not until 2034, full moonlighting wait, 56 in boston, taunton 54, were cooler west of town 37 worcester but only 37 nashua and keene at 36 degrees right now. Clouds out there but might get lbtd a little bit of filtered sunshine, early once it gets in but showers pressing in to western massachusetts, notice how its one little thin band here, this is going to expand east here over the next couple hours, comes out ahead of steady, moisture areas of rain and a few downpours back to our west, all of this going to be moving in during the day today. So notice between now and 8 30, standard rain lifts farther north, the south coast aside from a sprinkle, mostly dry for the morning commute, boston, metro west, north and west of town in through southern New Hampshire, pockets of rain that will continue to fill in for everybody around lunch time its a dry start right now, want to grab the rain coat or umbrella as you head out the door, 3 00, 3 30, pockets of steady rain you should push out of here during the evening commute, leftover showers we get a brief lull in the action, overnight tonight, in to tomorrow morning. Tomorrow morning dry start even a few peeks of sunshine, but the clouds going away quickly, next drive of rain tomorrow in the early afternoon so the evening commute tomorrow will be most impacted, with areas of downpours pushing through, theyll wrap up right around or just after midnight, and then Christmas Eve day itself, few leftover showers during the course of the morning and afternoon, then late day breaks, temperatures climbing in the mid to upper 60s crushing records across a lot of the northeast here. As we head in to Christmas Eve day. Highs today already in the 50s at least boston to the south coast and stay in the 50s, tonight, 40s for most of us, upper 30s in some of the coolest suburbs, high temperatures record warm december too, 68 on Christmas Eve, 60 on Christmas Day with lingering clouds and then turning cooler with pockets of showers like lie likely prediction for our snowfall contest, how much snow, we havent seen any yet, Logan Airport by the end of the season, closest guess when the season passes to watch through for next season, you have until new years eve to submit on cbsboston. Com, traffic and weather together, kathryn . All right,. Heading in to boston, you can see things picking up a little bit, a look at the map, south of town, lets see how things are shaping up, all green on your screen, thats a good thing, things moving smoothly on the expressway route three as well. Governor Charlie Baker is nearing his end of office, and a within oneonone interview to see the secret of the success. Reporter you have the highest Approval Rating of any governor in the country, why . We try pretty hard to live up to some of the key commitments we made to people when we ran and the biggest one was that we were going to Work Across Party Lines and just focus on getting stuff done. Reporter thats bakers story and hes sticking to it. Even in the face of a persistent effort to get hip him to take on a man he has little use for, gop front runner, donald trump. Would you vote for him if it comes to that . We vernl certainly have a long way to go. Reporter i know you dont want to answer this question, but wouldnt real leadership be taking a position . I think we have a long way to go, jon. Reporter you think hes going to fold . No way to tell and people who predict this sort of thing are often surprised. Reporter and if hes a nominee, youre voting for, thats what youre leading me to understand. A lot of room, plenty of time, plenty of opportunity for the candidates to make their case. Reporter do you feel a trump nomination would be risky we have a long way to go, jon. Reporter you still have an open mind toward trump . Let me be clear theres a bunch of things i find ridiculous that he said. And ill continue to say that. Reporter what are you afraid of . Not afraid of anything. Most voters in massachusetts dont want me to impersonate president ial politics, thats no why they voted for me, elected me. Reporter baker will be judged on how well he cleans up the mess he inherited the sky high ratings surely cant last. But for now, hes giving a clinic on how calmness, focus, and refusal to give and take the bait that passes for discourse in our politics these days can make you a very popular guy with voters who surprise, surprise, just want a government that works. Hey, your comments are welcome, reach me keller wbz. Com or via twitter at kelleratlarge. Lindsey graham out of the the South Carolina senator ended his campaign for the president yesterday, he did not say who he would support but questioned whether front runner donald trump could defeat Hillary Clinton. And it looks like there will be another clinton on the campaign trail next fall, Chelsea Clinton and her husband announcing theyre expecting their second child next summer, in a tweet, Hillary Clinton said shes excited to meet her. Oh, very exciting there. Baby news, love baby news. [ laughter ] you know i do. Up next, kevin garnet back in boston. The special moment he shared with fans at last nights game and what he says the city means to him. Plus the red sox awarding [ indiscernible ] the ultimate honor, steve burton 5 24 ks the pack making a roster move for the offense. Kg moving to the garden, next in sports. Guess who was in town, kevin garnet, perhaps making his final appearance in boston but he didnt play because hes on sunday, and kg has a rule, he doesnt play the second game in back to back nights, did get a special hoement moment at the chanting his name all night long, also out with injuries, johnson, but the green didnt miss a beat, atlantic had a career high 19 points. 129, seven skid and got to enjoy some gino time, talking about hes back in boston. Appreciate that not only the city but in the northeast, it unconditional, very appreciative of it. What did boston mean to you . It meant everything, love to say that minnesota made me the man i grew up when i went to boston, learned a lot coming from the situation and i prided in my boston situation, i got all the great memories there. To the patriots, signed former rams and running back jackson for the rest of the season, brunt and lewis out for over 11,000 yards rushing, yet to play this season. And the red sox, they announced it will retire wade boggs number 26 on may 26 next season. The halloffamer won five batting titles and was an eight time allstar during his 11 years in boston, another wearing 26 now switching to the previous num