good morning, everybody. it's 5:00 in the morning on this sunday, december 27th. i'm glad you're joining us. working all over the place and different shifts. >> filling in here and there. >> good to have you back. >> glad to be back. i miss this shift. i like this show. >> and you're okay too. >> thanks. >> hopefully christmas was good. >> yeah, it was great and the weather was awesome. changing a

>> we have some big changes on the way monday into tuesday, we have our first winter storm. thankfully this morning no weather to report. we have a few showers though. you want to take the rain gear with you. i have the rain boots on. here's a look at radar. the light showers around boston to bedford and also some steady rain. so winter weather in northeastern parts of new england but notice we have this big line of rain and then eventually some winter weather moving in. that doesn't get here until once we get into monday night and tuesday. until then temperatures stay mild. we're 40s to start off the day and temperatures will actually get into the mid-50s. this afternoon some breaks in the rain but more showers later this evening. we'll go through the timing of the first winter storm and the timing.

we do begin this morning with some breaking news. it has been another night of violent weather in the south. this time tornados ripped through the dallas area. at least 7 people have been killed so far in this latest round of storms in a 40-mile long stretch south of dallas. they ripped the roofs off of homes. the winds tossed cars over as if they were toys. trees onto utility lines. and well. one resident said his wife left their home just minutes before it was destroyed. >> by the grace of god, i'm really grateful of, you know. my wife works not that far from here. if i didn't call her she'd be here right now and my kids too.

for victims. the airport halted flights. the death total across the south now stands at 25 since wednesday's violent weather. and closer to home now a fire has heavily damaged a home in dorchester. at least 6 children and ten adults have been burned out of their home. fortunately everyone was able to get out safely. firefighters say the fire started in a front room of the three family building. >> heavy fire showing in the i immediately stuck a second alarm. it was occupied accounted for but it eventually went to a four alarm fire. fire was an accident. apparently a candle may have come in contact with a liquid. the chief estimates the damage at $750,000. a mystery in upton police

remains in a wooded area yesterday. police calling it an unattended death. the da, medical examiner and police now investigating. an officer killed in the night. the department. he was killed five years ago in a gun battle with robbery suspects. we report on an emotional evening for a fallen hero. >> i want to thank everybody tonight. this is really nice after five years. >> five years later a community the people joining from several communities remembering the officer at the he was murdered responding to a robbery at a department store the night of december 26th, 2010. >> my father was a police officer, my brother obviously died right here, and we miss him tremendously, i mean, especially

younger brother, we grew up together. >> he was a father of three devoted to his family and department. soon to retire he was shot to death. it's a loss still felt by everyone especially his family, but also the former police chief now retired. >> it was the worst night of my life. worst night. i've been in the service, vietnam , i have a long career. this was the worst night losing someone to close. >> they gave him a salute. his widow somehow found the strength to thank the community. >> what a tribute tonight. >> incredible. incredible. i can't even believe how many people here and i'm so pleased and i know he's got a big smile on his face, huge smile. >> obviously a very emotional night for all concerned and the family also wanted to acknowledge current police officers respecting the tough

police have now identified the man who sparked a six-hour stand off with police. a 53-year old is now facing charges for the ordeal. our cameras captured the chaos as he was tackled to the ground. moments later his home went up in flames. investigators say the fire was accidental. three would be robbers caught in the act in east boston when police responded to a 911 call. they showed up to a house and found the door forced open. officers found three men. all three now expect in court on monday. can now, the p atriots will be shorthanded. receivers will not play, and safeties out due to injuries. it is a big game for both teams. new england can

a win today while the jets need a victory to keep their play off hopes alive. they narrowly escaped with a 30-23 win with brady through the ball 34 times. he knows today will not be easy. >> they were pretty good when we we're playing a little bit different at that time also, you know, they're pretty hot right now. defense. so i think -- ever really been this defense, that, you know, kind of a walk for our offense. it. trying to get everyone on the same page and i'm sure we'll feel pretty good about our game time once we get to the game. >> we have you covered from start to finish today. it all begins at 11:30. kick off at

immediately following is the 5th quarter post game show brady meanwhile has made football dreams come true. ahead this morning how he helped make a christmas wish a reality for one little girl. also chicago cops under fire again after a domestic disturbance call turns into a police shooting. and why the warm weather is operation. and if you've got some lottery tickets break them out.

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good morning, and welcome back. we have temperatures in the 40s and some scattered showers out there. they'll stick around all afternoon. a few breaks late this afternoon. temperatures will actually be in the mid-50s. one more mild day before big changes move into the forecast. we have our first winter storm of the season. we'll go through some early snow fall projections coming up in just a few minutes. all right. there's been another fatal shooting by police in chicago. two people were killed when officers responded to a domestic disturbance call early in the morning. one was a college student and the other a mother of five. police say they came across a combat active person, the mother of the college student says he had challenges. >> he was having a mental situation of some kind. he'll get, you know, a little loud but not violent. i was just with my son on christmas. i mean, he talked to him.

he had to control his temper. >> the 19-year old was studying engineering. the mother of five was 55 and had adult children. the chicago police already facing a federal civil rights investigation and now an independent board will review this deadly shooting. new video captures scary moments for travelers onboard this plane set to take off. passengers were forced from their flight after smoke started filling the plane. everyone evacuate safely. we are told they got back on board the same flight and took off hours later. i don't know if i could do that. well, if you use sprint or verizon you could have some money come your way. customers have until thursday, december 31st to claim refunds for unauthorized third party males sangs. charges for those things were allegedly buried in bills. it's known as cramming. both

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terrifying moments for one family after they drove right into the heart of a wildfire in the family thought they were a safe distance from the fire and they said there were no road blocks. suddenly some of the fire landed on their windshield. the family says they were terrified at one point when they were surrounded by smoke and couldn't see anything.

safely. the fire is now 60 percent contained. and evacuation orders have been lifteded for dozens of homes. you can hear kids in the car, too. it sounds scary. well, we are going to be dealing with possible snow flakes. it looks like monday wants to bring winter to us for the first time really this season. for now not dealing with any winter weather which is great if you have any traveling you have to do today. it should be okay. just running into a wall of some rain in a few locations. looking at radar zooming into some local looks here. downtown boston steady showers, and to the north ask west of there well. and into southeastern parts, taunton, bridgewater

south and to the east and more wintry weather once you get to extreme northeastern parts of new england. notice this huge system that stretches all the way back to another low pressure system developing, and this one bringing blizzard conditions to the texas pan handle as well as into new mexico and this is the system that will effect us monday night into tuesday. but first want to get you through the next couple of days. hour by hour forecast and today to show you the rain chance, 6 a.m. steady showers and basically north with some spotty showers to the south. and as we continue through this afternoon notice plenty of breaks in the rain to get any errands done, no problem here. 5:00 the showers start to push in from the north moving to the south through 7 p.m., spotty showers move off the cape and islands by 11 o'clock tonight clearing things out, maybe a few icy spots as temperatures fall to around freezing but no new precipitation falling from the sky for monday looking okay there.

the 40s, 45 degrees in boston and temperatures will stay in the 40s for the rest of morning. by noon 54, by 2:00 highs today topping off near 60 for a lot of spots. 55 in boston, 61 in taunton. lows tonight around the freezing mark with some 20s farther to the north and west. tomorrow high temperatures in the mid and upper 30s a cold arctic blast here. and here's the picture we have medical advisories, watches and warnings out of the midwest and we don't have any for us just yet but in the hour by hour forecast 5 a.m. tuesday that's when things start to pick up and it looks like snow first through tuesday 5 a.m. until about 9 a.m. then the snow changes to rain. it's a tricky system because of the temperatures playing a huge role. preliminary thinking here is 2 to 4 inches of snow, keep the shovels on stand by, snow

inches of accumulation with probable snow farther to the north. ski country you're getting some fresh snow. here's the 7-day temperatures stay cold slightly above normal, and then friday temperatures will be around 40 and next saturday 37. >> thank you. well, some of us have have wanted a white christmas, most have enjoyed the mind temperatures but on the cape the warmth has been a rescue operation. >> every year around this time volunteers work from sun up to sundown saving the turtles. after spending the summer in cape cod they struggled to find their way out of the cold waters in december. the hook shaped geography makes it difficult for them to escape. last year

trapped sea turtles along the shores. rescuers packed the living ones into these boxes and took them to marine hospitals. a year ago more than half of these turtles were dead when they washed ashore because the the director of the sea turtle hospital at the new england aquarium. >> a lot of them so cold that their heart beat is somewhere around 1, 2, p 4, beats a minute. >> but officials say this year the sea surface temperature in cape cod bay is the warmest it's ever been. bob who has been rescuing them for more than comfortable in the bay. >> the water temperature being very warm in the season keeps them here longer. two weeks ago when we had a big pulse of turtles 80 to 90 percent were

the volunteers who expected to save more of them and return them to where they belong. >> that's great news. well, tom brady makes a ahead this morning the girl who captured his heart and her visit

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an 8-year old girl who's battling cancer got quite the unexpected christmas gift. she met the qb tom brady. she's been diagnosed for the second time. he heard about her fight and her love for the patriots and invite her down to the stadium before they leave for new york to play the jets. you can tell by the big smiles she loving it. so nice.

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you're in a singing mood today. >> i know. what's going on? good morning. hopefully your coffee is kicking in because you're up early this morning. pamela bringing us some snowflakes. >> not today. >> not yet. >> tuesday morning some measurable snow. some areas will need to plow the snow and it's some good news for the ski resorts. >> yeah and the plow drivers. >> yeah, if you have of some plans to head to the north tuesday may be your day but we have some rain to start off your morning here. i want to get you at radar. showers all around the area. we did have some steady showers helping to wet the roads but now the rain is letting up. more showers along the north shore. and all these showers pushing to the east. there's some spotty around

is in northeastern parts of new england here. we have more rain to get through today before the next system moves in. that one effecting you go monday into tuesday morning bringing us the chance for snow first, then rain. temps to start off the day in the 40s for most. so definitely experiencing rain as opposed to a wintry mix or anything like that and temperatures go into the 50s this afternoon, 56 degrees with more rain on the way, but back to that storm for monday into tuesday we'll go through some preliminary snow fall totals what we're thinking in just a bit. >> thank you so much. right now a quick check of our breaking news in the dallas area at least 7 people killed after tornados touched down. some killed in the storm, others died in related traffic accidents. you can see the destruction, homes in pieces, cars upside down, more severe weather is expected today including some heavy snow and some massive flooding. also a tribute to fallen

line of duty. the officer died in 2010 trying to stop three suspects after they robbed the counter at kohl's. the officer was shot in a gun battle with the suspects and later died at the hospital. his widow and family spoke at last night's vigil. six children and ten adult now temporarily homeless after a fast moving fire in dorchester. luckily no one was hurt. it started in the front room of the three family building. and a christmas fire brockton. the father and daughter both suffer from multiple sclerosis and now a friend is calling on neighbors to lend a hand. >> it's scary when your house is on fire. >> everything is destroyed. >> the 34 says the family was opening up their gifts on christmas night when a fire second story home. >> we have no clothing, we ran out of the house with the

of the house is burnt out. our bedrooms a total loss. >> the fire started by a candle on the second floor. they tried to put the fire out and he burned his hand. to make matters worst they both suffers from ms. >> my father's ms is affecting his could go anything which is why i think that this started in the first place. i have a lot of physical limitations. >> they basically lost everything. you know, in a fire is a huge tragedy. >> some of their friends started back on their feet. >> right now i have a five thousand dollars goal because any money that comes into this it's going to basically care of their every day living. >> i'm really flat at theed and honored to have friends like that that want to help. this christmas that everyone made it out of the fire alive

>> i'll trying to make the best of it. honestly i need a place to live. i need somewhere to go. new details now following a deadly carbon monoxide incident. a 57-year old and a 42-year old both died in a bedroom. they were discovered just friday afternoon. the da's office tells us that two others went to the hospital for poisoning. investigators still trying to pinpoint the source. a close call where a car crashed into a gas station on route 1 south. luckily the car didn't hit the pumps and the driver wasn't hurt but police still look nothing that wreck. police tell us they have busted a booze bandit accused of stealing liquor from a local store.

cart with $750 worth of alcohol and walked out without paying. now, to campaign 2016, donald trump is claiming credit for president obama's plan to step up deportation starting next month. he made his pitch on twitter saying his move came only after his calls on the campaign trail to deport undocumented immigrants in the us. the obama plan will reportedly focus on hundreds of families that have entered illegally since 2014. the plan was quickly condemned by democratic presidential candidates even as trump insisted the move was in line with his ideas. a homeless family gets a christmas to remember this holiday season. it happened when state officials asked them to remove an artificial christmas tree from their temporary room at a hotel. when their future landlord he invited the family to move into their new place rent free before their actual move in date of january 1st. when they opened

landlord had dock core rated the home with a christmas tree complete with all the trimmings. the landlord did that. that is unbelievable. well, the patriots get set to take on an old rival and the bruins have a third period melt down. and as we head to break another quick check of our forecast, it's looking like

well, good morning everyone, huge game on tap for the patriots. pats still banged up, players all ruled out for this game, and yesterday they added wide receiver chris harper while waiving cleveland. roast officer moves continue. one man playing and playing well. he had a fumble recovery in last week's win and he's shown that

we sat down for game day which will air later on this morning and asked about facing the jets twice a year as well the edition of veteran running back jackson. >> we just look forward to the competition. and playing those guys, we've already played them before and we've got to be prepared. >> next man up mental lit tee, seems like everybody's getting hurt and this week you've got jackson joining the team. what's he like? >> i played against him when he was in atlanta, and i remember the week, i haven't told him this yet but i remember the week that we were getting prepared for this and everybody was warning to not get caught out there with him by yourself. he's 240, 250-pound bat and he -- >> what did you say? >> he'll run you over and keep rolling down the field.

morning patriots game day at 11:30. kick off at 1. that will be followed by the 5th quarter post game show. all right bruins return from the christmas break last night to host the sabres. they began one point behind first place. first game at the garden as a pro former bu star and number 2 draft pick eichel, second period nice feed, 12th of the season he buries it it's 2-1 boston. early third, a good stick work, bashes it home it's 3-1 with 13 minutes left to go but things went downhill in a hurry, a 3-2 game when eichel throws it off the stick and we're tied at 3.

later the loose puck goes by and it's 4-3, say betters. stunned, they added empty netters. he finishes with two goals and two assists. buffalo wins it 6-3, bad night for the bs big night for eichel. >> very poor effort by us especially in the third period. we should have played a lot tighter than we did. so we definitely blew it there. we know that, but, you know, we have to be better tomorrow >> it's a huge win and a super, you know, nice way to start us. you know, just exciting to get a win and do it in the fashion that we did in front of so many friends and family. >> all right. celtics back to work last night. over ten days ago they picked up their third straight win.

to the hoop up 7. bradley had 18 points. this pretty pull up jumper gave them a 46-41 lead in the second quarter. boston up. third quarter, johnson shows some pretty moves in the paint. this will open you up the led to 12. they scored 32 in the fourth quarter but the game was put away with this late jumper. 99-93 the final. they'll come back and host the nicks tonight. bruins in ottowa tonight. that's a 5:00 face off and the big one the patriots 1:00 against the jets. we'll wrap it up tomorrow, a little bit later on tonight at 11:35. >> thank you. the popularity of shakes and supplements on the rise and now

well but do they really need the boost. we have a closer look. we have a few showers to start off your sunday morning and those showers will stick around the forecast with plenty of breaks in between the rain by late this afternoon. temperatures into the mid-50s but big changes on the way and tracking our first winter storm, when that arrives and how much snow you can see. first question of the morning who said climate is what we expect, will the

several big first night changes in boston, the new year's eve festival is now free and open to the public. you more by the way. the event has been scaled back and most of the events -- fires will be held at 7 for families and at midnight for everyone else. hard to believe new year's eve here it is. >> i can't believe it. >> just like that. >> wow. >> i know it. >> and snow. >> snow. >> welcoming in the new year. >> we've been waiting for it and it's coming. but the timing of the snow a little tricky, and it's going to pose a threat to travel and also your morning commute tuesday morning so when

keep that in mind. i'll show you details in just a second. first today we're dealing with our own showers in the form of all rain temperatures too warm for any wintry mix which is fine by me. the rain, the stead yes, sir rain still on the north shore. the coast line and farther inland as well. and all the showers pushing to the east. a few spin ankles around the boston area with a shower about to move into downtown one again. those showers also moving to the east. slightly bigger picture and the timing here shows an hour by hour forecast. we keep a wintry mix if extreme northeastern parts of new england for the rest of us dealing with the rain. stead yes, sir rain starts to let up by 8 a.m. and actually lifts slightly to the north. we'll keep an overcast sky. otherwise an overcast day and spotty showers redevelop as the system pushes to the south through this

the steadiest rain right around the southern farts parts of the state here and about 11 o'clock all the clearing skies tonight into monday morning. the commute looking just fine but it's the tuesday morning commute that will be tricky. visibility lit fog from boston to taunton, and visibility two and a half miles or less in bedford. nothing too dense at this hour but we might see some foggy conditions before this temperatures in the 40s. 45 degrees in boston on our way to a high of 56 degrees and temperatures will be very warm. one more mild day before winter makes a come back. overnight falling to 31 degrees rain comes to an end and expecting some clearing conditions too. as we head into monday the temperatures will only be in the low to mid-30s. here's the big picture, we have multiple watches, warnings, advisories et cetera posted because of this system. that one tracks into our area monday night and tuesday morning. here's the latest hour by hour

morning. that snow starting to move and fall into the boston area here. temperatures cold enough that we do expect snow first change to go a wintry mix then to all rain by tuesday afternoon. it's a very interesting system that we'll have. any of that slushy heavy snow looks like it will fall early tuesday morning accumulating to two to four inches and just outside the 128 belt. boston more of a coating to two inches of snow and also for our friends in southeastern mass as well. plowable snow. but again all that change to go rain and a lot of the snow melting by tuesday afternoon. tuesday's high 39 degrees. here's the 7-day continuing into wednesday 42 degrees, thursday 48 with another chance for rain showers. back to 40 for friday and next saturday temperatures in the 30s. weather trivia time

millford who said climate is what we expect, weather is what we get. >> a. >> c, mark twain. >> did you get that from dave? >> i sure did. >> it sounds like a dave question. >> yes, it is. >> all right. thank you so much. well, when it comes to getting a competitive advantage, many athletes turn to protein to bulk up and now many kids actually following that example as well. is this helpful or here's dr. marshal on health watch. >> when joe orlando was a sophomore he wanted to build more muscle so he stepped up his supplements. >> i wanted to make sure my body was healthy can and could take all the impact. >> as a busy teenager he says he turned to supplements because it was easy. >> i'm not sure i would have got the full amount of protein my body needed.

developing can get all the protein they need simply by eating the right foods. >> for the afternoon healthy teenager their protein needs can be met through the diet. supplements aren't necessary. >> they vary depending on the child's age and activity level. they need 34 grams of protein daily it jumps to 52 for boys 14 to 18 and 46 grams for girls. >> if the child was taking in the 50 grams of protein that they need this this in a day and took the supplement on top of that it could give them too much. >> it could make the liver work harder than they need to we could create health problems. a certified trainer grease getting protein from your diet is the best option. >> kids always want to get all the protein from whole, regular

and concept the problem is it doesn't mesh with reality. a lot of times without supplementing, et cetera they're going to have a very difficult time meeting the requirements. >> the experts say if they're taking supplements be sure so read the labels. and keep track of your child's total daily protein to make sure they're not getting too much. >> very interesting. raccoon survives a christmas storm. up next those that came

the force has not only awakended but it's also breaking box office records. it it took in almost $50 million christmas day. the force awakens is expected to pull inasmuch as $140 million this weekend, it's second in they terse. talk about being in the wrong place at the wrong time check out this raccoon. it was found by a person out walking their dog. thank goodness. the dog walker called the

set him free. we believe the raccoon is okay, and back in the woods. boy, lucky little guy they walked by. much more news to come here this morning. the search for victims continues in texas after deadly tornados ripped through the delays area. we'll have the very latest for you. and hear what miss universe is saying to the runner up and the fans after last week's miscrowning ensewed. it still makes me feel horrible. an update on your weather forecast coming up. it's a definitely a wet one this morning and some snowflakes

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