psychopath, clearly, i'm not. live from the channel 4 studios in boston, wbz news at 11 starts right now. we begin with developing news. osha investigators are expected to look for the cause of a deadly and tire explosion.

year a tire mechanic was killed and a customer also badly hurt by this blast. jim smith has the latest from salem. certainly, a very sad and strange story here at the sears auto center in new hampshire. a worker getting killed in a bizarre and terrible accident. >> the entire thing exploded. >> it was early saturday morning when a customer was getting a large tire fixed at the sears auto center at rocking him heart small and suddenly, the tower exploded killing the worker and badly injuring the customer. 911 callers were frantic. >> there are two patients in one is unconscious. how about the second patient. we are in route, by the way. >> i did see him move a little bit. >> a tire. >> what exploded? >> a tire.

all new hampshire. the customer, 23-year-old adam's role was airlifted to boston medical center with a serious head injury. >> it is an industrial tire changer where the tire is mounted on the rim and that seals it into place and inflated at the same time. so the whole tire and rim came up and the victim was leaning over, we think, and that is when it hit him in the head. >> shop closed for the rest of the day and federal investigators are looking into the accident which left workers and police badly shaken. >> especially at this time of year when people have family we will to go home two. it's hard for us to see something like that in such a young kids. >> thoughts and prayers are with both victims and families. sears says they will cooperate with the families as they press on with the investigation. wbz news .

natural gas problem in new hampshire. at least four taken to the hospital for exposure to carbon monoxide. firefighters are still going door-to-door to assist residents. and improper mix of natural gas at the probing plant caused highest -- high co levels. they did correct the mix shortly after the problem was discovered but a lot of homes had an -- homes and businesses had to be evacuated. take to live look at gillette stadium ahead of tomorrow's big game. we are filling some winter like temperatures out there. if you want to feel that, make sure you bundle up when you go out there. the good news is another warm up is heading our way. we are tracking the forecast. >> that pressure is going to be in the 50s again by the time we get to monday. tomorrow is another chilly day and temperatures were right around average but is so much

warm for december. 33 at logan airport. the humidity is at 43% and the wind is out of the west at 60 miles an hour. it is still quite active in the wind has brought lake effect snow. it may bring some rain to western vermont, too. from the green mountains to the white mountains, as well. a few scattered clouds for us and that is about it that with the wind, the real feel temperatures are cold. 23 degrees is what it feels like. 15 in western right now. -- wurster -- worcester. the sun will be out in the morning and temperatures will be up around 40 degrees and that includes gillette stadium dipping into the upper 40s -- quarter. we will take you through the minutes. smile. thank you. tonight. ahead of that the game.

questionable because of an earlier illness and he is not the only player who might not take the field tomorrow. dan roche is here to walk us through. >> the issue right now with the patriots seems like every week, we have been talking about who is not going to play and who is out for the season and on and on it goes but the bottom line is, patriots are still the favorites. despite all the injuries. he showed up with a numbness that caused him to mix -- missed practice yesterday. from a professional standpoint. think it is more than just that.>> i cannot overlook the human element. i know i have talked about that over the years. but we are human and we feel

things like that to it's been tough. it has definitely been tough but we just try to keep rolling with it and rolling with the punches and do the best we can. >> the only place you need to tune in tomorrow, the wbz family will start the patriots game right here on wbz. and also here on wbz, our fifth quarter post game show is over on my tv 38. reporting today that he missed practice due to the death of a close family friend. we are sad to see that. he is expected to play tomorrow. thank you. three people are hospitalized tonight after a serious car crash. two cars collided head- on at the intersection of hamilton and stabile street just after midnight. a woman driving one of the cars was badly hurt as were two passengers in the other car. the 19-year-old driver of that second car ran away from the scene.

reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident. >> right now in gloucester, police are looking for missing woman. susan neilson from rockport may have been walking near rock neck late last night or early this morning. police believe they found some of her personal belongings on a dock and in water nearby. rescuers are out in the water -- near the water. bill cosby lawyers are filing a subpoena. he has filed a suit against seven women who have filed charges on him. his wife is allegedly subpoena because she was her husband's business manager. mrs. cosby is said to have no firsthand knowledge of the assault claims. >> a wbz exclusive. so many of the men and women serving our country are often unable to get home for the holidays. one marine was able to surprise his family thanks to a

their time together. the 21-year-old us marine lance corporal, benjamin bowman , is on cloud nine. he is on for christmas to surprise his family. >> his mother and father had no idea. >> i hugged him for two years. since he got home from afghanistan. >> this is christmas. this is fourth of july. this is everything. >> i miss my family so much. it is amazing to be home. >> the homecoming almost did not happen. he was flown in thanks to a generous gift from erin who runs a nonprofit named after her late husband, sergeant daniel. he was killed in afghanistan in 2013. this week marks their 16th wedding anniversary. >> when i saw that there was a marine that wanted to come home but cannot afford it, a new run away. we want to help military

>> lauren help to set up the entire flight and a big surprise . >> we're so excited you are here ! >> come here. about for me. the day my brother joined the life changed. >> there are actually some good people in this world that care. >> unlike any good son, he did not come empty-handed. -- and like any good son, he did not come empty-handed. >> the fact that he is able to be home for just a little bit, what more could you ask for. >> i've seen that story a handful of times now when the mom is reunited, it gets me every single time. >> every single time. >> also in the news tonight, frightening moments in a crowded shopping mall. shoppers scramble when shots rang out. a young man being called a

save others. the very first sneak peek inside the new government center, t station, undergoing renovations for two

police in wisconsin are looking for a gunman who fired shots inside a crowded madison shopping mall. police say several men got into some kind of fight when one of them pulled a gun and shot a 19- year-old in the leg. the victim is expected to recover but was obviously frightened. >> i saw a group of guys gather around and an argument started. more people gathered in the mob.>> i heard three shots and everybody running. and scared and i am scared too. >> police to believe this is an isolated incident and they were able to reopen the mall after investigators concluded their work. also tonight, a high school football player being held a hero after he shielded several girls on a porch when a gunman opened fire. when you gillette has the story.

spreads for the city of knoxville after a promising 15- year-old was killed wednesday night. vivian johnson was sitting with a group of friends on the porch fire. he used his body to block the shots. >> if it wasn't for him, me or her will -- would have been shot expect those who knew him said they are not surprised he saved others. they describe him as a young leader who always put others before himself. >> a hard worker. a guy that just loves life. loves the game. loved his peers and just a kid of great character. >> police say the shooting was tied to gang violence. earlier, gang members shot at the home of brendan perry injuring his mother. he and a group of men went looking for revenge. police say they randomly opened

nothing to do with the conflict. when you gillette, cbs news. >> campaign 2016. three democrats running for president aesop tonight in new hampshire. tonight's debate is the first and only democratic debate in the granite state. candidates sparred on a number of issues including ways to help the middle class. benton brought up an example familiar to new englanders. >> of course we have to raise the minimum wage. of course we have to do more to incentivize profit-sharing like we see with market basket right here in new hampshire and new england where all of the employees get a chance to share in the profits. >> ceos of large multinationals like hillary would not like me and wall street will likely even less. >> [ cheering & applause ] >> and the reason is that we've got to deal with the elephant in the room which is the greed, recklessness and illegal behavior on wall street.

on wall street in ways that the secretary never has. >> new hampshire holds the first in the nation primary and that is on february 9. we are getting our first look at the renovation inside the government center. that station closed back in march of last year. among the updates, and more accessible station with elevators. it will also get a completely up rated interior. this station is slated to open this coming spring. i believe it. it's been that long. >> it has! and it kind of feels like march now. >> let me rephrase. not today. the last few days and coming up next week. >> it's so warm and this is the thing, the month of december. typically, 30s, 40s and snow. we are talking record warrant for christmas eve here so it is kind of split. if you are dreaming of a white christmas, sorry.

>> each red box indicates how much warmer than normal and believe it or not, today was above normal thanks to our morning temperatures that were a little bit above average. we are 36 this morning in boston. we did hit a high of 30 degrees. we are nearly 10 degrees above the average for the month so far on our world -- on our way to record warrant for the month of december. 34 in worcester. we have called back a little bit to the upper 20s. 33 in boston. 30 uniform in the lower 40s in a lot of spots. and the wind is active. that is one thing you will notice. it is definitely adding a bite to the air. current wind gusts are between 20 and 30 miles per hour. it is adding a chill. the real feel is 15 degrees and was to right now. 23 in boston. it is certainly feeling like winter day. winter officially starts in a

clear skies overhead with a few scattered skies -- clouds. back across new york, welcome news. the green mountains, white mountains and snow showers coming to maine right now, we could see a quick flurry or two all the way back down to the main/new hampshire border. otherwise, our weather is pretty quiet to the south and west. tomorrow. quiet weather but still relatively chilly for our sunday with temperatures around 40 tomorrow. on monday, the clouds increase. monday is mostly dry and tell you notice 6 pm. a band of showers coming through in the evening. most of them after the evening commute. tuesday, we start with a little bit of sunshine with a few clouds building in. the clouds are actually a sign of the warmer air pushing in each day. we will have another round of rain coming in wednesday into christmas eve.

in boston. pittsburgh in the mid-30s tomorrow. a light wind out of the west, thought with. it will be breezy but not as strong as today. 10 to 50 miles per hour for most of us. right around 40 from plymouth back down to the cape. on monday, we get some showers here in the midwest -- and west. -- midwest. wednesday is when some areas of rain move in. a lot of warmth and that is the big story here. the eastern two thirds of the country, much colder from bismarck back down to denver. christmas eve. look at that. 63 degrees. if that is the case, that would be will record one for christmas eve. it's going to be dry for christmas. any rain will be in the 50s so above average day with no records and would cool off a little bit to the upper 40s by next weekend. tomorrow is the one cold day. >> i was going to say, 60. >> amazing.

>> driving around boston, you may have seen this billboard recently showing the patriots defensive back in his trend brother -- twin brother. they made a friendly wager this year to see who could raise more money. jason doesn't when often but he beat me this year. the loser had to pay to put up the billboard. >> coming up next, the patriots . >> tom brady is not the only player who is questionable for tomorrow. a look at the all-important

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dan roche joining us with a look at sports. he is telling me i don't have to worry about tom brady's current status, health wise. >> one. >> -- we are done. >> we are done. 11 into patriots are in pretty good shape your it may not be that easy due to all of the injuries they keep piling up. the tennessee titans tomorrow afternoon. meanwhile, adding some running back depth by adding jelly to the practice squad while

tom brady did show up on the injured list yesterday. is expected to start. the same camp for devon recording -- all of this means they are always a for new players which they have done all week but don't ask to check about them dollars -- don't asked the coach about them. >> there are 1000 players on his team. as a lot of guys in there working hard and getting ready for this game and those of the guys i care about and those of the guys i'm focused on and i'm not going to talk about guys somewhere else. that would be disrespectful of the guys we have on our team. we kick things off tomorrow morning. titans at 1 o'clock you're the only place you can see bill belichick and tom brady is in our) good doge post game show. -- post game show.

bigger role on this year's team. some people leaving in the off- season because of the injury bug that has hit every part of this team with a secondary included. >> to me, you've got to lock-in and that is something that a coaches preaching to us all less game. and preaching to me all the time, they tell me to lock-in and don't give up that low. give up two or three catches in a row before you even realize what you're doing. i just try to stay focused. i don't even know who is hurt and who is not. another going to come in and do a great job. the system will work eric we believe that. >> ryan has played well. speaking of, we will host the new jersey devils at the garden. these are the last 14 games.

toronto's peter hayes on the right side. rebound! score! the hat trick! frank's first checked for the nhl and the bruins have put up half a dozen. >> a big night for him and the bruins. there are three points behind the canadiens in their division. those teams square off on new year's day and we look forward to that. >> a big day in college. the spartans in town taking on the northeastern. david walker who averages 20 what a game grabbed the early lead. and they would extend that to 1510. a strong drop to the bucket. michigan state takes it from there. spartans had an 18 point lead and go on to win 78 spartans had an 18 point lead and go on to win 7858.

>> pretty cool to look up in the rafters and see reggie low lands -- reggie lewis. >> that's what it's all about and i kind of enjoy that i want them to -- first of all, i like the treatment i got here but this is a good team. >> we're very excited before the game. execution was lacking at times. they switched over to gain from basketball to hockey tonight. they did it at matthews arena. northeast posting michigan state -- northeast posting michigan state. this could prove to be your game winner for the huskies. b.c.

there we go. we look forward to tomorrow. it should be fun. >> like i said, it's just the titans. i don't want to be too dismissive. >> yeah, titans are bad team. >> i wanted to hear you say it on television. >> they are only 11 and two. >> that's right. >> get a grip work still to come, we're going to talk about lighting the night in la. >> coming up, and epic battle to try to beat a light -- light

you may have heard that the latest installment in the star wars saga is already smashing box office records. >> the $7 million thursday night if there are expecting to rake in more than $250 million this weekend. that would also be a new record. >> a new star wars movie is already smashing box office records as we mentioned. thousands of star wars fans gathered in los angeles to

break a world record for the largest light saber battle in a 24-hour period. >> what else would you do? exactly. anticipated -- participants are waiting to see if they did break the record. the previous record was set in san diego at 7000 lifesavers. san francisco is also trying to break the record. i have one word for you, california. the weather tomorrow, chilly but sunny and then the big warm-up work 50s are possible by christmas eve -- warm up. 50s are possible by christmas eve. >> thank you so much for

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