>> THE PROBLEM IS THE
UNCERTAINTY.
YOU NEVER KNOW WHICH GROUP IS
NEXT.
NICOLE: SO IT IS A GROUP OF
SACRED PLACES, CHURCHES,
SYNAGOGUES.
NEARLY 100 STATEWIDE THAT HAVE
DEVISED A PLAN THEY SAY TO HELP
REFUGEES AND UNDOCUMENTED
IMMIGRANTS IN MASSACHUSETTS IF
THE NEED ARISES.
>> WE WILL STAND BY ANYONE WHO
IS FACING INJUSTICE.
WHAT IT MEANS IS THAT IF IT
COMES TO IT WE ARE WILLING TO
HAVE SOMEONE WHO IS FACING
DEPORTATION.
NICOLE: PROVIDING A SANCTUARY
SPACE IS NOT EASY.
IF TAKEN IN THOSE INDIVIDUALS
CANNOT LEAVE THE SACRED WALLS OF
SAFETY WITHOUT FACING
DEPORTATION.
>> WHERE ARE PEOPLE GOING TO
COOK THEIR MEALS?
THEY'RE HELPING US WITH THOSE
IMPORTANT DETAILS THAT WILL MAKE
IT POSSIBLE.
NICOLE: THIS GATHERING, NOT A
MOMENT TO IMPLEMENT SECTION VERY
SPACE -- CENTURY SPACE BUT TO
LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR SUPPORT.
>> ALL OF PEOPLE COMING OUT AND
TRY TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT IS
COMFORTING.
NICOLE: IT'S IMPORTANT TO NOTE
HERE THERE IS NO OFFICIAL
LEGISLATION THAT PREVENTS
IMMIGRATION OFFICIALS FROM GOING
INSIDE A CHURCH TO ARREST
SOMEONE BUT IT IS CONSIDERED A
SENSE OF SPACE AND AS WE HAVE
SEEN IN RECENT HISTORY IT IS
RESPECTED AS SUCH -- A SENSITIVE
SPACE AND AS WE'VE SEEN IN RICIN
HISTORY IT IS RESPECTED US SUCH.
ERIKA: THOMAS
HOLMAN AS THE NEW
ACTING DIRECTOR OF IMMIGRATION
AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.
HE FIRED DANIEL RAGSDALE WITH NO
EXPLANATION.
RAGSDALE HAD STAYED ON DURING
THE PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION.
HOMAN
IS NOT NEW TO ICE.
HE SERVED AS THE AGENCY'S
EXECUTIVE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF
ENFORCEMENT AND REMOVE
OPERATIONS SINCE 2013.
ABC'S ELIZABETH HUR
REPORTS, IT
IS A CRUCIAL EARLY MOMENT FOR
HIS ADMISSION THAT IT SHAPE
AMERICAN LAW FOR DECADES.
>> WE HAVE A BIG
DECISION THAT I
HAVE MADE.
IT VERY BIG DECISION ON THE
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT.
ELIZABETH: IN THE EAST ROOM
PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL STAND WITH
HIS NOMINEE.
>> A PERSON WHO IS UNBELIEVABLY
HIGHLY RESPECTED AND I THINK YOU
WILL BE VERY IMPRESSED WITH THIS
PERSON.
ELIZABETH:
THE DECISION MAY
HAVE A LONGER LASTING IMPACT
THAN ANYTHING THE NEW PRESIDENT
HAS DONE SO FAR.
TRUMP'S CHOICE WOULD FILL THE
VACANCY CREATED BY THE DEATH OF
ANTONIN SCALIA.
TRUMP PROMISED THAT HIS NOMINEE
WOULD BE SOMEONE SIMILAR TO THE
LATE SCALIA.
>> THE JUSTICES THAT I'M GOING
TO APPOINT WILL BE PRO-LIFE.
THEY WILL HAVE A CONSERVATIVE
BENT.
THEY WILL BE PROTECTING THE
SECOND AMENDMENT.
ELIZABETH: TRUMP'S SHORTLIST IS
DOWN TO TWO, NEIL GORSUCH AND
THOMAS HARDIMAN.
SOURCES TELL ABC NEWS
VERY'S
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED HARDIMAN TO
HER BROTHER.
GORSUCH SIRS ON THE 10TH COURT
OF APPEAL AND IS BEING CALLED
SCALIA 2.0 BECAUSE HE ECHOES
JUDICIAL PHILOSOPHY AND WRITING
STYLE.
BOTH MEN ARE YOUNG AND COULD
SERVE ON THE COURT FOR DECADES.
IN THE SHORT RUN, NEITHER WOULD
TIP THE BALANCE ON THE COURT
BECAUSE PRESIDENT TRUMP'S
CONSERVATIVE NOMINEE WOULD BE
REPLACING ANOTHER CONSERVATIVE
ON THE BENCH.
ELIZABETH: REGARDLESS OF WHO IS
PICKED THERE WILL BE AN ALL-OUT
CONFIRMATION BATTLE IN THE
SENATE WITH DEMOCRATS VERY UPSET
PRESIDENT OBAMA'S PICK FOR THE
SEAT NEVER GOT A HEARING.
ANTOINETTE: BOSTON POLICE AND
ANNOUNCE AN
ARREST
DURING A DAYTIME SHOOTING AT A
MATTAPAN BARBERSHOP.
ARRESTING WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
THIS MORNING FOR THE MURDE
OF
MARCUS HALL, THE 31 FROM
DORCHESTER -- THE 31-YEAR-OLD
FROM DORCHESTER HAD BROUGHT HIS
FOUR-YEAR-OLD SON TO GET A
HAIRCUT WHEN GUNFIRE BROKE OUT.
SHAKESPEARE IS FACING A NUMBER
OF CHARGES INCLUDING
FIRST-DEGREE MURDER.
THE YOUNGER A WILL TAKE THE
STAND IN THE TRIAL RELATED TO
THE STABBING DEATH OF HER
GRANDMOTHER.
RESCUED HER SAY THE
SEVEN-YEAR-OLD WITNESSED THE
2015 STABBING OF CHERYL YOUNG IN
PEABODY.
YOUNG'S LONGTIME BOYFRIEND
BRANDON HO
AR IS CHARGED WITH
THE MURDER.
THE TRIAL BEGINS THIS WEEK.
ERIKA: THE TATTOO ARTIST WHO
WORKED ON AARON HERNANDEZ WILL
TESTIFY A FORMER PATRIOTS DOUBLE
MURDER TRIAL. DAVID NELSON TENT
TO GUNS AND THE PHRASE GOD
FORGIVES ON HERNANDEZ IN EARLY
APRIL OF 2013.
PROSECUTORS SAY THE TATTOOS ARE
AN ADMISSION OF GUILT ARE YOU IS
ACCUSED OF SHOOTING AND KILLING
TWO MEN IN 2012.
JURY SELECTION FOR THAT FILE
BEGINS A TWO WEEKS.
ANTOINETTE: GUN RIGHTS ADVOCATES
ARE AIMING TO LIFT A BAN ON
SILENCERS.
OWNERS SAY THE DEVICES HAVE
PRACTICAL USES OF PROTECTING
HEARING AND REDUCING NOISE AT
SHOOTING RANGES.
A NEW PROPOSAL WOULD LEGALIZE
OWNERSHIP OF THE SILENCERS BUT
PREVENT THOSE WITH TERMINAL
BACKGROUNDS FROM PURCHASING
THEM.
MASSACHUSETTS IS ONE OF NINE
STATES THAT ENFORCES THE BAN
.
THE TOWN OF WESTBOROUGH
CONSIDERING A BAN OF
RECREATIONAL MARIJUANA.
VOTERS WILL DECIDE IF THE TOWN
SHOULD PROHIBIT MARIJUANA IS
MRS. THAT ARE NOT RADICAL.
-- BUSINESSES THAT ARE NOT
MEDICAL.
THE MARCH BALLOT QUESTION DOES
NOT AFFECT PARTS OF THE LAW
THAT
ALLOW FOR PERSONAL CONSUMPTION
OF GROWING MARIJUANA THREE A
VOTE IS REQUIRED TO PASS THE
MEASURE.
ERIKA: THE NUCLEAR REGULATORY
COMMISSION WILL HOLD A PUBLIC
MEETING IN PLYMOUTH TONIGHT AND
IT'S EXPECTED TO BE CONTENTIOUS.
SAFETY CONCERNS AT THE PILGRIM
PLANT WERE REVEALED IN AN
INTERNAL MEMO FROM THE NRC LAST
MONTH.
FINDINGS CAME AFTER AN
INSPECTION.
THE E-MAIL STATED THERE WAS A
SAFETY CULTURE PROBLEM.
SOME OF THE ISSUES OUTLINED
INCLUDE PLANT WORKERS WHO WERE
OVERWHELMED.
NINE VIOLATIONS WERE FOUND AND
YESTERDAY AND RC
REPRESENTATIVE'S MET WITH STAFF
FROM THE GOVERNOR AND ATTORNEY
GENERAL'S OFFICES.
THE PLAN TO RUN FAILED -- THE
PLAN TO RUN DAILY COMMUTER RAIL
TRAINS TO GILLETTE IS HAVING A
SPEED BUMP. ESTATE PRESENTED OF
SAYS THE TEA SHOULD IMPROVE
CURRENT SERVICE INSTEAD OF
CREATING A NEW ONE.
SEAN DOOLEY FROM NORFOLK TOLD
THE AGENCY'S CONTROL BOARD THAT
THE PLAN WOULD PUT MORE PRESSURE
ON THE FREQUENT LINE.
THE LINE RUNS TO FOXBOROUGH
FOR SPECIAL EVENTS AND GAMES.
LEADERS RECENTLY VOICED SUPPORT
FOR THE SERVICE.
ANTOINETTE: DO YOUR JOB.
THE MANTRA OF THE NEW ENGLAND
PATRIOTS AS THEY CONTINUE ON THE
ROAD TO THE SUPER BOWL.
THE DOT APPEALING TO FAN
STATEWIDE READING, DO YOUR JOB,
USE YOUR SEATBELT.
ERIKA: NEWSCENTER
5 FOR
CONTINUING COVERAGE LEADING UP
TO GAME DAY.
CHANNEL 5 TEAMING UP WITH THE
UNITED WAY OF MASS BAY AND
MERRIMACK VALLEY TO AUCTION OFF
TWO TICKETS TO THE SUPER BOWL OR
THE PACKAGE INCLUDES THREE
NIGHTS IN HOUSTON HOTEL CART
TRANSPORTATION TO THE GAME,
AIRFARE IS ON YOUR OWN.
THE BIDDING STARTED AT $5,000.
THE TOP BID IS $7,200.
YOU CAN BID UNTIL 5:00 TODAY.
YOU FIND A LINK TO THAT AUCTION
ON OUR WCVB APP.
HERE ON THE RADAR, SNOW MOVING
IN JUST GETTING WORD THAT SNOW
IS REACHING THE GROUND IN PARTS
OF SOUTHERN WORCESTER COUNTY.
THE TIMELINE ON WHEN IT MOVES
OUT AND THE COLD GETS ON THE WAY
FOR LATER THIS WEEK.
ANTOINETTE: AETNA MAY SOON BE
MOVING TO BOSTON. SOURCES
TELLING NEW CENTER 5 THE COMPANY
IS LOOKING AT PROPERTY HERE AND
TALKING TO MASSACHUSETTS
OFFICIALS.
NO DECISIONS HAVE BEEN MADE.
AT NET EMPLOYS ABOUT 6000 PEOPLE
IN CONNECTICUT RIGHT NOW.
HEADQUARTERED IN HARTFORD SINCE
IT WAS FOUNDED BACK IN 1853.
ERIKA: A NEW MEDICAL DEVICE
COULD BE A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH IN
THE TREATMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S.
IT LOOKS LIKE A FILM CAP.
IT USES ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES TO
HELP WITH MEMORY LOSS.
PATIENTS WOULD WEATHER CAP FOR
AN HOUR TWICE A DAY FOR TWO
MONTHS.
DR. SAY IT WILL NOT REVERSE
ALZHEIMER'S BUT COULD STOP THE
DISEASE FROM PROGRESSING.
A HOSPITAL IN ARIZONA IS
SPEARHEADING THE FIRST PHASE OF
A CLINICAL TRIAL.
A WALGREENS SPECIAL WARNING FOR
WALGREENS LOYALTY CARD HOLDERS.
THE COMPANY IS MISLEADING
COMPANIES NATIONWIDE.
THE PHARMACY'S ADS CLAIM
CARDHOLDERS CAN EARN BALANCE
REWARD POINTS FOR ALL 30 AND 90
DAY PRESCRIPTIONS BUT CONSUMER
WORLDS EDGAR GORSKI SAYS
REWARD
POINTS TO NOT APPLY TO ALL MY
CUSTOMERS A GET MAIL DELIVERY.
HE REACHED OUT TO WALGREENS WHEN
HE REALIZED HE DID NOT
ACCUMULATE ANY POINT OVER NINE
MONTHS.
>> THEY APOLOGIZED FOR ANY
CONFUSION.
FUNNY THING, DAY AFTER I WROTE
TO THEM, THEY CHANGED THE
WEBSITE IN ALL THE PLACES I
POINTED OUT.
MAKING THE MISREPRESENTATIONS
CORRECT.
ERIKA: WALGREENS CORPORATE
OFFICE IN ILLINOIS ISSUED A
STATEMENT APOLOGIZING FOR ANY
CONFUSION.
GORSKI SAYS
HE WANTS TO SEE THE
COMPANY MAKE THINGS RIGHT WITH
CUSTOMERS ANTOINETTE:.
THE VERMONT MAN AT THE CENTER OF
HIS MOTHER'S DEATH INVESTIGATION
GETS SHUT DOWN IN COURT.
AN INSURANCE COMPANY IS REFUSING
TO PAY NATHAN CARMEN'S CLAIM ON
HIS BOAT WHICH SANK BACK IN
OCTOBER WITH HIS MOTHER LINDA ON
BOARD.
CARMEN MADE UNSAFE
ALTERATIONS
TO THE GROWTH AND FAIL TO ACT AS
WENT DOWN.
CARMEN WAS STRANDED AT SEA FOR
MORE THAN A WEEK.
HE IS NOW THE FOCUS OF A FEDERAL
INVESTIGATION.
POLICE ARE ASKING FOR YOUR HELP
TRACKING DOWN THE MAN ACCUSED OF
ROBBING A TAUNTON LAUNDRY MAT.
INVESTIGATORS SAY THIS MAN WAS
CAUGHT ON SURVEILLANCE VIDEO
STEALING $1500 FROM A COIN
MACHINE AND EASY CLEAN LAUNDRY
CENTER.
THE MAN TOOK PARTS FROM THAT
MACHINE WITH AN ESTIMATED VALUE
OF $800.
ANTOINETTE: POLICE ARE TRYING TO
FIGURE OUT WHO DUMPED THIS DOG
-- ERIKA: LISA TRY TO FIGURE WHO
DUMPED THIS DOG BY THE SIDE OF
THE ROAD.
ANTOINETTE: SERA CONGI REPORTS
THE PERSON WHO DID IT COULD FACE
CHARGES.
SERA: THE DOG
IS BEING CARED FOR
HERE AT THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE
IN BOSTON.
HE'S GOING TO GET A FULL EXAM
THIS AFTERNOON.
SO FAR HE'S IN GOOD SHAPE.
FRIENDLY AND FULL OF ENERGY
,
THIS LITTLE GUY ABANDONED
YESTERDAY IS NOW BEING CARED FOR
BY THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE IN
BOSTON.
>> ATTACH SKITTISH BUT
CONSIDERING WHAT HE'S BEEN
THROUGH I WOULD SAY THAT THAT
WOULD BE COMPLETELY
UNDERSTANDABLE.
SERA: FOUNDED CAGE ON THE SIDE
OF DOWNER AVENUE IN HINGHAM
LATE
YESTERDAY MORNING.
POLICE SAY SEVERAL SUPPLIES WERE
LEFT WITH THE DOG.
>> 32 DEGREES OUT.
A BOX WITH DOG FOOD, TOYS, DOG
BLANKET.
SERA: ANIMAL CONTROL BUT THE DOG
TO THE ANIMAL RESCUE LEAGUE FOR
CARE.
THERE WERE NO OBVIOUS INJURIES
AND APPEARS TO BE HEALTHY.
>> OF COURSE IT WAS A DANGEROUS
SITUATION FOR THE ANIMAL NOT
ONLY BEING IN THE ELEMENTS BUT
BEING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.
IF SOMEONE HAD NOT SEEN HIM, IT
COULD'VE TURNED OUT MUCH WORSE.
SERA: THE DOG DID NOT HAVE A
MICROCHIP SO POLICE ARE TRYING
TO TRACK DOWN THE OWNER OR
WHOEVER WAS RESPONSIBLE.
ANIMAL CRUELTY CHARGES MAY BE
FILED DESPITE LEADING FOOD AND
OTHER SUPPLIES.
>> DOGS LICK IT DROPPED OFF FOR
SOMEBODY TO TAKE THE TIME TO
CARE THAT MUCH ABOUT THE DOG
THAT THEY BROUGHT ALL THOSE
THINGS WITH IT AND WANT TO IT TO
STAY WITH THE DOG AND HAVE
EVERYTHING IT NEEDS FOR THE DOG
IT DOES NOT SEEM TO MAKE SENSE.
SERA: THE RESCUE LEAGUE IN
HINGHAM POLICE HAVE GOTTEN MANY
OFFERS FROM PEOPLE WHO WANT TO
ADOPT THE DOG BUT RIGHT NOW HE
IS NOT AVAILABLE WHILE THE