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In the maximum speed position. The cord was wrapped through there, so it stays on the high speed and walkie talkie itself was stuck there. Ed is the one who broke the operator compartment door open and discovered there was no one running the train, even after he saw the operator, board just braintree. I keep the door, opened the conductor. The reporter several passengers telling fox 25 the microphone cord was wrapped around the controller, but the first t officials or in its train after it stopped unwrapped it, as they were securing the train. This photo shows the cabin right after. His wallet was there and there was something tied around the power thing, which registers how fast you go. Did he kill himself . He was trying to kill us or whatever, because the conductor wars not in there. The whole ordeal left passengers concerned and shaken up, even hours later. We went from braintree to and no one even told us. The reporter ed was telling us that investigators did show up at his work today to take a closer look at that photo and hear more about his version of what happened on that runaway train. Live in quincy, robert goulston, fox 25 news. Mark now, lets take a closer look at the redline route in this area. There are six stations from braintree all the way up to j. F. K. , umass, thats up by morrissey boulevard, the boston globe. The mbta says this run away train departed the station 6 08 a. M. It was still dark outside. The train started picking up speed after it passed Quincy Center station and said, there were no emergency messages as they proceeded here. The train did not stop until the t cut the power line to the third rail. Now that was nine minutes later. The six cars that made up the train came to a halt, just after north quincy. Actually, passengers got off at j. F. K. Umass. In tote al, thats just over five miles from braintree. Vanessa it was a frightening five miles for everyone on board. Fox 25s crystal haynes is live in boston, where the mbta gave all of this happened. Crystal . The reporter well, vanessa, we know that secretary pollack is saying that the primary focus of this investigation is operator error, but we know it was a scary morning commute, for some 50 passengers that were on the so called ghost train for at least four stops before it actually came to a halt. A nightmare commute for 50 passengers on the redline from braintree. It started around 6 00 a. M. , when the operator couldnt get the train to start, and asked to bypass mode. The operator exited the train to undertake that procedure, and while the operator was not on board the train, the train left the station. Sources tell me 28 year mbta veteran David Vasquez was the operator of this train and because it was in bypass mode, both sets of brakes on the train engaged and the trains prevention collision system was disengaged. Nine minutes after the initial call that the train itself whats operating without a motor person, the train came to a stop, outside of north quincy station. Passengers were taken to the j. F. K. Umass stop where they got off the train. Secretary pollack called the incidents unacceptable, saying the primary focus of the investigation is operator error and stays there is a two layer system so that this kind thing doesnt happen. The first layer of protection are the procedures and the requirements that are supposed to be followed. And the second layer of protection is ensuring that our personnel actually follow those procedures. I also asked pollack about passenger report that a cord was wrapped around what they believed was the accelerator of the train. Fox 25 with this exclusive photo from a passenger. It would be a prohibit the act, if, in fact, there was any type of cord that was wrapped in that manner, so that will be part of the focus of the investigation. Tonight that vasquez has been put on paid administrative leave and suffered minor injuries when the train rushed by him. At 6 30 p. M. , i did contact the carmens union, what they have to say about this coming up. Crystal haynes, fox 25 news. Vanessa our coverage of the runway train continues in our next halfhour. Ahead at 6 30 p. M. , fox 25s stephanie quinu shows us the old safety measure one expert wants to bring back and why the reason the train actually stopped is very concerning to him. Mark the mbta is ending contracts with several firms associated with the green line expansion project. The announcement comes just weeks after fox 25 investigates revealed the mbta knew for years could skyrocket. As it stands right now, the project could see 1 billion in overruns and today, the t told fox 25 that they were entering a transitional period. That means no new construction work will be awarded for now, but construction already under contract can continue. The project could extend green somerville. Vanessa happening right now, republican president ial hopeful donald trump is New Hampshire, getting ready to fire up another crowd, but as fox 25 political reporter Sharman Sachetti shows us, he will be greeted by protesters. The reporter were here outside the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel where donald trump is expected to appear tonight and you can see, theres quite a few protesters that have gathered across the street. Theyre holding signs, like we welcome refugees and dump trump. This is where donald trump, this hotel tonight, is where hell take part in the new England Police Benevolent Association meeting. Its unclear if hes going to get the endorsement of the board, but it does come on the heels of another poll showing him inned in the lead, despite his recent comments about muslims from the United States about banning them. Earlier today, trump said he had a good shot of become being the nominee, buff but protesters stays there is no room for him in the race. I think donald trump is america means. Were expecting trump to speak at 7 45 p. M. Tonight and the latest for you hat 10 00 p. M. In portsmouth, New Hampshire, Sharman Sachetti, fox 25. Mark a great beach day for december 10. Dogs are going to have fun running along the beach, carson beach in south boston. Fox 25 Storm Tracker meteorologist rob eichert this is not what we would expect for mid december. The reporter or mid october maybe, but no, definitely not mid december. Normal high for this time of year would be 43 degrees. Overnight temperatures next several nights will be near that temperature. Warmer during the middle of the night than we would expect to see in the middle of the afternoon for the early part or middle part of december. Got up to 58 this afternoon in boston, but 60 in plymouth. Norwood, new bedford, vineyard, all hit 60 degrees this afternoon. Currently, still fairly mild, 48 degrees. Here we are two hours after sunset and still, above our temperature. The temperature getting close to the dew point. When that happens, we usually start to see fog developing, not but we are in keene and in orange, dense fog, visibility down to a quarter of a mile. It will be patchy, but could be very dense in spots until 8 00 a. M. Or 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning. Talk more about that hand how warm this warm weather will last in a few minutes. Mark boston park will be named in honor of the youngest Boston Marathon bombing victim. Boston leaders expect the park torrey designed and completed by 2017. Martin was 8ees old 8 years old with he died. The blast left his sister and mother severely injured. Vanessa 68yearold john stapler was reported missing around 3 00 p. M. Yesterday. Marine crews found his body this morning, in 10 to 12 feet of water. Fish and game Officials Say he was found about 300 yards north of the st. Paul school boat house. Still no word on the cause of death. Today, the founder of chipotle apologizing to everyone who has chain in recent weeks. 141 Boston College students have now reported norovirus symptoms, after eating at the chipotle in weekend. At least 47 people in nine states have been infected with e. Coli thats been tied to the chain. The founder, repeated the companys pledge to tighten food safety procedures. Mark boston based draft king and fanduel are supporting massachusetts approach to industry. Maura healey wants age limits and advertising restrictions along with other rules to ensure players in massachusetts are protected. Representatives from Fantasy Sports sites met with the Massachusetts Gaming Commission today and called heallys proposed regulations reasonable. Vanessa we are all hoping its a sign of whats to come. Big number 8 7spotted where he belongs back on the field. Fox 25s bryan salmond, this is what pats fans wanted to see. See. The reporter thats right, vanessa. It was a hohum day at practice. Back on its practice field for the First Time Since his knee injury in denver, and since that night, gronk hadnt been available to the media. Brady was unaware of gronkowskis availability. Regard regard everyone, whether its jewels or gronk, but different guys are dealing with different things, so its part of football season. I think you still have to be mentally tough to overcome whatever adversity you face and try to win a game, so it may make on a little different form. Obviously, when you lose good players, it doesnt help at all, but you still got to figure out a way to have production and score points. Now we will find out gronks official availability tomorrow on the injury report, but my money, 1. 27 is on gronk being questionable for the game and not playing just yet. Yet. Traveling with the team on the road all season. The man in the know, right . Thank you for. She poisoned her neighbors dog. Vanessa thankfully, that dog is ok, but ahead at 6 00 p. M. , what the woman gave the dog and why she told police she did it. Mark plus an unexpected twist in the murder trial of a High School Student accused of raping and killing his math teacher. Why closing arguments are being pushed back. Vanessa all new at 6 00 p. M. , why progun lawmakers are using late massachusetts senator ted kennedy to argue its the holidays. And of course, Everyone Wants to get online at once. To watch things. But slow internet makes it hard. Thats why its time to get fios. It has the Fastest Internet and wifi available. With speeds from 50 to 500 megs. And right now, youll get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79. 99 a month online for your first year. And with a 2 year agreement, well give you all the premium movie channels for a year. Plus, 400 dollars back. So go online or call now. Vanessa tonight, democrats promise to make it illegal for people on the terror watch list to buy guns. All new at 6 00 p. M. , Kyla Campbell reveals why progun lawmakers are using late massachusetts senator ted den diana hes name in their ted kennedys name in their fight against restrictions. Republicans say people on the the terror watch list should not be banned from buying guns because they were mistakenly on a terror watch list. Teddy kennedy was on the terror watch list at one point and despite efforts to get off, he never could. Republicans used that example to argue against banning people on the terror watch list from buying guns. We talked to kennedys great nephew, congressman joe kennedy, he tells a different story about his uncles name ending up on the watch list. He got off of it and thankfully so, there could be errors. The reporter massachusetts of dozens of lawmakers that backs legislation that would prevent people on the terror watch list from legally buying guns. Try to make sure that for folks that our government has reason to believe could be engaged in terrorist activity, we limit their ability to obtain dangerous weapons. The reporter kennedy recognizes there can be errors with the list. Which is why the legislation actually maintains a pathway for due process an for challenges, if people are in fact, denied wrongfully. The reporter republicans say people wrongfully on the terror watch list have a tough time trying to get off it. In washington, Kyla Campbell, vanessa 90 house members backed the terror watch bill kennedy was talking about. Only two or republicans. Last week, republicans in the house and senate blocked the terror watch list legislation a Massachusetts Company hopes this device here will save lives. On the battlefield and in local emergency rooms. The globe sarsars nelson cruz medical of watertown has Patrick Deval patrick it plugs the arsenal medical hopes to launch Clinical Trials in the next two years. Mark high bail for a New Hampshire man accused of participating in served arm robberies. Ronald zatella turned himself into pelham New Hampshire police. One of the crimes stretches back to 2013. Here is the list. In 2013, police say starting lineup tell la called in a bomb threat to a school. In 2014, he robbed two stores at that time gunpoint and in 2015, the same store was robbed. During one of the crimes, zatella was wearing a Motorcycle Helmet and police found the helmet if his home. State police say they found 230 grams of cocaine inside the u. P. S. Packages, cents from colombia last week. Police arrested the man who picked up the items. He is being held on 250,000 bail. Holiday season. Feels more like were approaching halloween, wellly through the weekend, into the early part of next week, but topping our weather headlines. Possibility for dense fog overnight tonight. Could be thick in spots, but should be fairly patchy. I dont think it will be widespread enough to really interfere with your friday morning commute, but do keep that in mind. Could come up on a dense spot or two out there until 8 00 a. M. Or 9 00 a. M. Friday morning. Rain and wind monday night hand unusually warm weather, but for now, sitting at 48 in boston. Portsmouth. 39 in keene. But 51 right now in hyannis, and again, 43 would be the normal High Temperature for the middle of the afternoon. Were above that in many areas. Here we are, two hours after sunset. But this is what were watching through the night. Where would he do we do have a wind its from the south and that southerly wind is what brings the mild weather and thats what were expecting a south to southwesterly wind through the weekend and into the early part of next week. In many areas, we dont wind at all. Its dead calm and thats whats there and lakely will. Likely will. Orange and keene, its been thick now for over an hour, visibility there only a quarter of a mile. So again if youre out driving to about 8 00 a. M. Or 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning, do look out for that, otherwise, have a frontal boundary on the other side of the great lakes here, but you can tell some mainly high thin clouds streaming in out ahead of that. So well see those from time to time tonight and through much of the day tomorrow. So tomorrow well call it a mixture of clouds and sun. A weak system here developing off the carolina coastline. It will move up the coast overnight tonight. Futurecast keeps most of the rain out to sea, but cant rule out maybe a sprinkle late tonight or early tomorrow morning out at the cape and islands, otherwise, again, partly cloudy skies. Decent amount of sunshine tomorrow afternoon, kind of like today. We start off cloudy, a little more sunshine in the afternoon, but still, never a completely sunny day tomorrow. Front stays just to our north and through most of the weekend, we stay on the mild side of the front until we get to sunday. On sunday, that front will be and its about a 10degree difference between the temperatures on one side of the front and the temperatures on the other side of the front and the front is going to kind of split the area in half. It might be one of the days on sunday where theres a big difference between the temperatures in the north shore, and the temperatures in the south shore. So the forecast for sunday is kind of tricky, because i think some of us will be in the 50s. Might still be 60s though on the other side of the front on sunday. Now that retreats back to the north on monday hand that means mild weather returns for all of new england on monday and then our next rainmaker gets her monday night into tuesday. In the meantime, enjoy this. 45, thats our low temperature tonight. Above average for this time of year. That would be above average for a daytime temperature for tonight. Nantucket, 50s. Vineyard, down to 50 degrees. Keene, a little cooler, so there could be some of the usual cooler spots might dip into the upper 30s, but still very mild and speaking of very mild, upper 50s to low 60s tomorrow afternoon. So in other words, tomorrow afternoon, just as warm as today. The rest of the weekend, theres your weekend always in view. About the same on saturday. Little bit on where you live. Low 60s on monday. Best chance of rain in that sevenday forecast comes month night into tuesday and that will likely be accompanied by some gusty winds. The reporter a trainful of passengers leaves the station without a conductor and now an investigation is underway into possible tampering. The train going four to five stops alone by itself. The reporter the reason how this train stopped is so concerning for experts. Mark new developments in the San Bernardino shootings. At 6 00 p. M. , the person who could soon be facing charges in connection with the rampage and mark fox 25 is following new developments in the San Bernardino terror attack. Moments ago the f. B. I. Said its searching a lake for possible evidence linked to the shooters. Vanessa tonight, investigators are closing to charging the man who bought the guns used in the attack and gave them to the shooter. Meanwhile tonight the victims are being laid to rest in Southern California. Jonathan hunt has new information right now at 6 00 p. M. The reporter new revelations about the San Bernardino terror attack as the investigation moves forward. Authorities now looking at potential charges against enrique marquez, the man who bought two of the rifles ultimately used in the shooting. His family home raided over the weekend. I have just find it know, theyre our neighbors, you dont expect anything like that. Investigators say marquez, who is related by marriage to Syed Rizwan Farook bought the weapons at least three years ago. And might have been planning an earlier attack with farook. Now, lawmakers are asking if the attack could have been avoided, if Law Enforcement had more leeway to investigate terror suspects. If they had discovered the abundant evidence of radicalization and intent to wage jihad, if these two had been apprehended before they went on a murderous spree. Meanwhile, Funeral Services are underway for the victims. 14 ceremonies planned in Southern California over the next week. There have also been a number of vigils in and around San Bernardino. Police, civilians, and elected officials all working together to help the community heal. What death is a unifier. It creates an energy that we help our families. Vanessa that was Jonathan Hunt reporting. 911 First Responders are fighting to keep their Health Care Benefits, but some senators are not ready to renew the program. First responders are on capitol hill fighting for congress to permanently provide Health Care Benefits for First Responders an survivors. Despite a majority of senators signing on to renew the funds, 34 have not signed on. Many are concerned about how to pay for the program. There are a lot of sponsors, with you you arent one of them. Were talking about the fund, but we havent seen it there. If there is funding, ill step up and be a sponsor. Vanessa there is money left to pay for medical bills for First Responders. Right now, house and Senate Leaders say their committed to reauthorizing the program. Mark the remains of a waltham veteran back home in massachusetts, 65 years after being killed in action. Sergeant robert daken body giving state police and Waltham Police escort from the logan airport. He died in the korean war, a night in waltham. His funeral set for saturday. We continue to follow breaking news surrounding a run away train on the redline. Vanessa the train took off without its operator, and it caused panic for passengers on board. Next at 6 00 p. M. , the technology the mbta used to stop the train and why its concerning to one safety expert. Plus the reporter a sudden and Mysterious Illness forces a delay in the murder trial of accused teen killer Phillip Chism and its not going over well with the family of colleen ritzer. Mark a woman is accused of poisoning her neighbors dog. The reason she gave police its the holidays. Which means a house full of people who all want to get online. So its the perfect time for verizon fios. It has the Fastest Internet and wifi available. With speeds from meg fios internet, tv and phone for 79. 99 a month online for your first year. And with a 2 year agreement, well give you all the premium movie channels for a year. Plus, 400 dollars back. So go online or call now. The mbtas first and foremost responsibility so its riders is to make sure that we keep them safe. As i think everyone knows by now, this morning, an incident occurred on the redline, that represents an unacceptable breach of our responsibility to keep our riders safe. Mark panicked passengers, thought the worst with the redline train they were on took off without an operator at the controls, and now, theres a state and federal investigation find out exactly what happened. Hi everyone, im mark mark vanessa im vanessa welch, fox 25 alerted several agencies about the train after several passengers contacted us this morning and within the past two and a half hours, the mbta gave us a better picture of what went wrong. Fox 25 is bringing you Live Team Coverage at 6 30 p. M. Stephanie quinu shows us how the how a passenger got the train to stop by itself. But you learned that operator error is likely to blame. That is the primary focus of this investigation. 50 people were on this redline train that went four stops or five miles before it was eventually halted. Now, sources tell me that 28 year mbta veteran David Vasquez was the operator of this train. Now, secretary stephanie pollack would not confirm his identity, but told reporters that the operator could not start the train this morning because of a signal issue. Then, they put that train into bypass mode and that operator actually was able to stop off of the train. Now, both sets of brakes appeared to have not been engaged at the time and the train took off without this operator. Injuries. None of its passengers hurt. Secretary pollack called the there is a two layer system so that this kind of thing does hand happen, but there are concerns tonight about the single operator system on the redline train. This switchover happening back in 2011. 2011. Redline trains in the past operate with two operators, but they have been operating safely with only one operator, as have our blue line trains, as have trains throughout the United States of america. If state procedures are followed properly, there is no safety problem with operating trains with a single operator. Now, some passengers told us they believe the train was actually speeding at the time of this incident. And pollack said that whether a train is in bypass mode, it can go faster than 25 it cant go faster than 25 miles per hour. Investigation. I can tell you that vasquez is on paid leave, recovering from his injuries tonight as well. I also reached out to the collecting all the facts here before they make an official comment. Reporting on the transportation building here in boston, crystal haynes, fox 25 news. Mark the mbta started alerting passengers to trouble on the redline, even before the train left on its own. Take a look at this timeline right here. We received this alert from the t at 6 05 a. M. , showing the redline was experiencing minor delays in both directions due to a signal problem at braintree station. We know from the governor that the train then left braintree on its own at 6 08 a. M. At 6 21 a. M. , the t alerted that the redline was experiencing moderate delays due to what was being called a power issue. Experiencing severe delays due to a disabled train. Vanessa the terrifying ride covered five miles all without an operator at the controls and tonight were learning how the mbta got that run away train to stop. Fox 25s stephanie quinu is live for us at the braintree station new system lawmakers are pushing for to prevent an incident like there. Its a system aimed at preventing human error and human trampling, and its called positive train control. Now this is this automatic system, that slows a train down, whenever it begins to build up speed and go out of control. Its certainly a system that people, that we spoke with here, at this station, say, they want implemented. You think the train is being manned by somebody, when in fact, the train goes alone by itself. Passengers at the braintree station were shaken up after learning a train sped away without its conductor on board. Transportation consultant john sussman says unlike airplanes where theres a pilot and copilot, it is common for trains to only have one conductor, because there is other safety mechanisms in place. Theres whats called dead man switches there, he lets go of the controls. The train will automatically as he removes his t, it automatically comes to a stop. The reason why these Safety Measures didnt work is because the conductor wasnt on board to activate them. Which is why sussman supports positive train control, because its a system that ought mat cliff activates. Automatically activates. Positive train controls would have automatically slowed that train down. We showed sussman a photo a passenger took of the cab this morning. While the operator got permission to put the train in bypass mode, experts say it would be against protocol to leave the key. Rarely have i ever seen a conductor leave a cab of a transit train without locking the door behind them. That seemed unusual to me. Ultimately, the mbta had to cut the power to the third rail. The only way to stop the train and what sussman calls a last resort. And meantime tonight, people here, theyre not only frustrated, they say delays are one issue, but when it comes to their safety, they want immediate action. In brain troop, stephanie quinu, fox 25 news. Vanessa coverage of the redline run away train continues on our web site tonight. We have more reaction from passengers, a timeline of the events, and the latest on the state and federal investigation. Its all on myfoxboston. Com. Mark happening now, doors are open for an event donald trump is attending tonight in New Hampshire. Protesters have taken a position just across the street. They are there to show their support for religious tolerance in the u. S. , the republican frontrunner will be speaking in just over an hour at the new England Police Benevolent Association meeting tonight at the Sheraton Portsmouth Harborside Hotel. One of the most famous people in the world is responding to donald trump, with a powerful message. Boxes great mohammed ali has released a statement condemning the recent terror attacks if paris and california, as well as trumps call to ban muslim immigrants. Ali says i believe our political leaders should use their about the religion of islam and clarify that these misguided murderers have perverted peoples views on what islam really is. Ali converted to islam as a young man. Fox 25s political reporter Sharman Sachetti is in New Hampshire for trumps visit. See her live reports tonight on the the newses at 10 00 p. M. And 11 00 p. M. Vanessa now to Storm Tracker weather meteorologist rob eichert, the big headline is how warm it is out there. I dont think thats how the usual holiday song goes. Quite the opposite. 58 degrees was the High Temperature this afternoon, just six degrees shy of our record. Our low temperature this morning, thats the exact same number you would expect to have in the middle of the afternoon and that is typical of the next couple of nights. The overnight temperatures will be similar to what you would normally expect to encounter in the middle of the afternoon for december. Right now, 48 in boston. Visibility is good in boston, but we could see patchy fog here and there during the overnight hours, but look at the temperatures here. Cooling off only to the mid 40s. Thats about it. Thats as low as it goes. Normally expect to see in the middle of the afternoon and again, that was boston, but there are some spots seeing some dense fog out there right now. Keene and orange have been dealing with it now already for a couple of hours, and could get thick in spots. Should it start to get out of here at 8 00 a. M. Or 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning, i dont think the fog will be widespread enough to cause a lot of problems with your friday morning commute, but do keep that in mind. Coming up, well talk more about the fog and how long this warm weather will last and what records might be broken over the weekend. Vanessa in the trial of accused teen killer Phillip Chism, a setback for the defense and unexpected delay. A sudden illness is side lining the main defense attorney. Mark on the eve of closing statements, this trial is now on hold. Bob ward has been covering the trial from the start and bob tells us, news of this delay is adding to the tension in the courtroom. The reporter it was Phillip Chism himself asking to be and hours later, not only was Phillip Chism absent from the courtroom, so was his lead defense attorney, denise regan, denise was in the courtroom earlier in the day. I think the issue is that ms. Regan went home sick a lyle while ago. That means another delay in the Phillip Chism murder trial. Phillip chism is on trial for the rape and murder of Danvers High School math teacher colleen ritzer. After weeks of testimony, the jury was supposed to get the case on friday. But now, regans illness means no closing statements until at least monday, and that just added to the tension in the courtroom. There is a human cost to every delay in this case, and that all i will say for once im listening to the voice inside my head that tells me not to say everything im thinking. The setback for the trial came as superior court judge david lowie dealt the chism defense with a setback by refuse to go allow a last minute witness. They wanted to introduce recent brain scans of Phillip Chism suffered a brain injury and is schizophrenic and that might explain the states expert who says he is faking Mental Health illness but the judge wont allow it. There is no evidence that brain scans or schizophrenia have an impact on malingering. The reporter in salem, bob ward, fox 25 news. Mark when the jury reaches its decision, youll see it right here on fox 25, also send an alert on our news app and break in with live coverages on air. More than 2 million in fire damage at the portsmouth gas polite restaurant. New hampshire fire investigators say the duct was attached to a wood fired oven and fire traveled up to the roof. Firefighters say the fire wall helped to prevent the spread of flames to other buildings in the Historic Downtown section of the city. Nobody was injured. Vanessa a New Hampshire woman is accused of driving the turnpike for more than ten miles while she was drunk. Police used stop sticks to stop 24yearold chelsea courmier at the hooksett toll plaza this morning. Police charged other with driving while intoxicated. Mark will hunt something coming back to m. I. T. Matt damon has been selected to he damon who is also from cambridge said it was an honor to be named, the speaker at a school that i couldnt have gotten into into. M. I. T. s class president says damon is an inspiration to students. He did get into harvard, so he did pretty well. Salvation army held its annual lunch today and vanessa, youve been spending quite a bit of time down there. Vanessa toured the cull nine armed robberies institute. Need to see the great work, down and i had the honor of emceeing the luncheon and mark you were with me as well. We had a great time. Today was a big celebration of the 12 Greater Boston Area Salvation Army centers and the lives being transformed by their the luncheon also serves as a fund raiser to help the Salvation Army with its mission of helping families to break the cycle of poverty. Mark Human Interest stories of people overcoming long odds, but the big leprechaun is the Salvation Army. You did a nice job. Vanessa thank you so much. Im grad they had me and theyre doing great work. It was fun to be a part of it. At 6 00 p. M. , its the story you have to see. 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Vanessa and when police asked why she did t she apparently told them she wanted peace and quiet from the dogs nonstop barking. Malini basu live outside the Westford Police department after speaking with the dogs owner. Malini . The reporter investigators say the woman in question here wasnt so slick, shes a mother of two. What she didnt know, she was allegedly caught on camera, actually slipping some napkins underneath the door, with the pills in it. We spoke to the dog owner just a short time ago. We met up with them about three hours ago or so and they tell us they of course are heartbroken by this. You should be seeing the 7monthold puppy and the family tells us the neighbor was irritated by the dog. We met with them, the owner tells fox 25 they were out shopping on black friday. When they got home, their puppy was acting very funny. The couples granddaughter noticed something by the door, the owner says a neighborhood, 35yearold man slid it under the door and the dog ended up eating some of them. The pills include ibuprofen and paxil. When we came back, we noticed she was acting like, differently than normal, her heart was going very fast. Her legs were like, giving out like she couldnt walk. Tonight, the family tells fox 25 one thing that hurts the most is they live in a building where its all veterans, they live on Carlisle Road where its a five unit apartment building, again, dedicated to those who serve. The couple says the dog has been helping the family with their depression issues. Now, back out here live, we spoke to the suspects husband, and they of course did not want to say anything. In the meantime, the man is facing one count of poisoning an animal and she has been released on personal recognizance. Fox 25 news. Mark dozens of cellphones bought in huge batches at several big box stores. The f. B. I. Is involved. Ahead at 10 00 p. M. , the reason those massive purchases have the feds on high alert right now, ahead at 10 00 p. M. Vanessa a wareham soldier back with his family tonight and the reunion is a thing of magic. Matthew surprising his 7yearold son at school today. Tristin was sitting on santas lap when his dad popped right out of the christmas present. Hes six years old and thats with he wants for christmas, he just wanted liz dad home. Vanessa specialist said it took him 36 hours between flights and layovers to fly back for the reunion today and it was also exactly one year ago today that he was deployed to korea. This happened this time of year, it seems every year and theyre fantastic. Vanessa so neat that theyll be together for christmas. Mark i understand theyll move on from there as well, actually after moving on to a that family is going to enjoy one another for the coming days. The reporter Kevin Lemanowicz surprised his family with a surprise visit. I dont think he did anything that elaborate, but thats why you dont see him here tonight. Youre stuck with me. A warm weekend and almost record breaking in spots. 68 is the record tomorrow in boston and same number the record High Temperature for saturday. Thats out of reach. So no records tomorrow or saturday, but the records on sunday, the second numbers you see on the screen, a little bit more realistic here. Its going to be close. The catch, is we do have cooler weather, kind of coming in from the north, so it would be cooler north of boston than south of boston, so i think best chance of breaking records across all of new england, will probably be providence and hartford. Those records definitely in jeopardy, but boston, close but no cigar. This time of year. We are going to staten stay 10, 15 degrees through the early part of the work week and things still, even on tuesday, 52 degrees is not bad for the middle part of december. Right now, 48 in boston. 50 in plymouth. 46 the current temperature in portsmouth. 50 right now in norwood. Norwood, reporting good visibility with little to no wind, but its that calm wind that could allow the fog to build up here and there through the overnight hours. Norwood, one of the usual cool spots. Even there should probably not dip below 40 degrees later on tonight. So even the usual cool spots will be fairly mild. Keene on the other hand, 39 degrees. Theyve been dealing with dense fog. Visibility there, near zero at this hour and we could see fog really through about 8 00 a. M. Or 9 00 a. M. Tomorrow morning and it will be hit or miss, has i just kind of shows you, very, very patchy, so probably not widespread enough to cause problems with your friday morning commute, but do keep in mind that you could come across a spot where the fog is particularly thick. High thin clouds streaming ahead out of the west. The frontal boundary, not going weather, it will be hanging out off to our northwest, keeping our skies, a mixture of clouds and sun, same idea as we head into saturday afternoon, but get into sunday and the front will be right on top of us and theres about a 10 degrees difference between the temperatures on one side of the front and the temperatures on the other side of the front which is why areas north of boston will probably see slightly cooler weather on sunday, probably por like low 50s, where areas south of boston, low 50s. Probably rhode island and connecticut have a better chance milder weather returns to all of new england as we head into monday and theres our next big weathermaker. That front will roll across the night. Your screen. Bringing a good soaking rain and along with it, gusty winds, that will be the best chance of rain in the sevenday forecast. Behind that front there it all comes to an end. Cooler weather moves in and that will bring an end to our 60 plus degree weather, but until it gets there, look at that, theres your weekend always in view. 59 tomorrow. 60 on saturday. 58 on sunday. Look at the morning temperatures. You would expect to find in the middle of the afternoon for december and thats what well be waking up to each morning. 61 on monday and then a good chance of rain monday night into tuesday and likely a winddriven rain and behind that, some slightly cooler weather, 50 for a High Temperature on wednesday. Still for december, not bad. Thats right. Bring on the heat. After a big win, the celtics prepare for the stiffest test of the season. Ill have a preview next, plus, tom brady opens up about his feelings regarding his receiving corps. Inte its the holidays. Which means a house full of people who all want to get online. So its the perfect time for verizon fios. It has the Fastest Internet and wifi available. With speeds from 50 to 500 megs. 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The bruins beat the hated halves, tuuka rask, his first regular season win over montreal, the win was huge, ending a nine game losing streak versus montreal. The next meeting between the two will be the winter classic inside of gillette stadium. Now, really, how cool is that. It will be very, very cool out there or maybe very hot. Im going out there. Mark new years day. Yes. Did i make that prediction . January 1. The reporter its looking mild through the end of the month. Vanessa 60s this weekend maybe. The reporter upper 50s. I tweeted out wicked warm earlier. Looks likes its going to i dont want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. Or wonder. Whether i should seek treatment. I am ready. Because today theres harvoni. A revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. Harvoni is proven to cure up to 99 of patients. Whove had no prior treatment. Its the one and only cure thats. One pill, once a day for 12 weeks. Certain patients. 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