rise and shine, 6:00 on this sunday morning. we're glad you're joining us. pamela was away for a bit. >> et cetera that time of year. >> and believe it or not bringing us snowflakes with you. >> the first winter storm of the season is upon us. this is going to be monday night into tuesday morning not for this

if you have any travel plans you'll just run into a few rain showers today. a live look at radar as we zoom into the north here, north shore and even along the coast that's where we have the steady showers, no showers moving to the east at this time. spotty showers along the south shore, all the way to preliminary -- all that colder weather all that wintry precipitation stays to the north for today. visibility low in some spots we have light fog reported. temperatures in the 40s, 45 degrees for boston, hour by hour forecast as we continue through this afternoon. most of the heavy rain gets out of here by 2 p.m. mainly dry other than some overcast skies. cool to around 50 degrees by 7:00 with additional spotty showers moving into the forecast.

up about that winter storm monday night into tuesday and our early projection for the snow totals in just a bit. stay tuned. >> all right. thank you. we do begin with some breaking news this morning. it's been another night of violent weather in the south. this time tornados ripped through the dallas area of at least 7 people have been killed in the latest round of storms in dallas. the strong winds tossed cars over as if they were toys. trees fell onto utility lines and natural gas lines ruptured. one resident said his wife left their home just minutes before it was destroyed. >> by the grade of god it ain't i'm really grateful, you know. my wife works not that far from here. if i didn't call her she'd be here right now, my

>> rescuers continuing to search for victims. flights were halted. the red cross setup shelters. the death total across the society now stands at 25 since wednesday's violent weather. and closer to home a fire has heavily damage add home in dorchester. at least six 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. >> upon riffle heavy fire showing in the front of the building. i immediately stuck a second alarm. it was occupied. everyone accounted for. everyone was able to safely evacuate but it eventually escalated to a four alarm fire. >> investigators believe the fire was an accident. apparently a candle may have come in contact with a flammable liquid. the chief estimates the

a mystery, police say a local hunter found human remains in a wooded area yesterday. for the time being police calling it an unattended death. the da, medical examiner and police now investigating. an officer killed in the line of duty was remembered last night. the officer served 34 years in the department. he was killed five years ago in a gun battle with robbery suspects. jim smith reports 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 still grieves. the people of woburn joining police from several communities remembering the officer at the very spot where he fell. he was murdered responding to a robbery at a department store the night of december 26th, 201. >> my father was a police officer, my brother obviously

him, especially this time of year. he was my younger brother. >> avenues husband, a father of three devoted to his family and his department. soon to retire he was shot to death. it's a loss still felt by everyone especially jack's family but also the former police chief now retired. >> that was the worst night of my life, worst night. i've been in the service, vietnam, you know, i had a long career but this was the worst night losing someone so close to the whole department. >> they gave him a salute with his widow somehow found the strength to >> incredible, incredible. i just can't even believe how many people here, and i am so pleased and jack has got a big smile on his face, huge smile. >> obviously a very emotional night for all concerned, and the family also wanted to

officers respecting the tough job that they all have. police have now identified the man who sparked a six-hour the charges. our cameras captured the chaos as he was tackled to moments later his home went up in flames. investigators say the fire was accidents at all. three would be robbers caught in the act in east boston. a 911 call had police responding to a house christmas morning. they found the door forced open. officers went up the stars and -- stairs and found three men. all three expected in court tomorrow. well, some homeless tenants back at a shelter following a hazard mat situation. firefighters evacuate folks at the homesless coalition at about 10 p.m. on christmas eve. a service was going on upstairs. fortunately no one was hurt.

freezer accidentally mixed bleach with another cleaning solvent triggering the scare. and now to the patriots, the pats will be shorthanded when they meet the jets today. receivers amandola and edolman will not play. now, it's a big game for both teams. new england can clinch home field advantage with a win today while the jets need a victory to keep their play off hopes alive. they narrowly escaped with a win october. brady through the ball 54 times for 355 yards in their first match up and he knows today will not be easy. >> they were pretty good when we played them the first time. we were playing a little different at that time also. you know, they're pretty hot right now. so they've always had a good defense. so i think -- i

that, you know, you know, kind of a walk in the park for our offense. it's always been a big challenge. so it's tough. it's tough, but you know, we're grinding through it trying to get everyone on the same page and i'm sure we'll feel pretty get to the game. >> we have you covered from start to finish today. it all 11:30. kick off at 1, and immediately following is the 5th quarter post game show featuring the news conferences of the qb and the coach. well, he has made football dreams come true for all of new england. ahead how he made a christmas wish a reality for a little girl from maine. also chicago cops under fire again after a disturbance call turns into a police shooting. and the scare in the air that forced passengers off a jet liner in new york. and break out those lottery tickets. look at that.

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it's a bit of a soggy start today. a few showers will linger in the forecast this afternoon. temperatures will soar into the mid-50s. we have one more mild day and one more day for rain chances before winter weather really takes over the forecast. we cool off by monday ask then tracking that first winter storm monday night into tuesday morning. i'll have the latest and what we can expect with snow totals in just a few minutes. >> all right. thank you. there's been another fatal

two people were killed when one was a college student, the other was a mother of five. police say they came across a combative person. the mother says he had challenges. >> he was having a mental situation of some kind. he'll get a little loud. but not violent. i was just with my son on christmas. i mean, i talked to him, i told him that he had to control his temper. engineering. the mother of five was 55 and had adult children. the chicago police already investigation. now, an independent board will review this deadly shooting. new video captures scary moments for travelers onboard passengers were forced from their flight after smoke started filling the plane. everyone got off safely and then they got back on the same flight

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christmas tree. some goats will gladly take them off your hands. they love the trees apparently. the owner says they'll eat everything including the needles. the family says they rescued many of them and got some others as gifts. they say nothing goes to waste on their farm. >> i was wondering this is the first year that we had a real christmas tree in our house. >> so now you know what to do with it. the eat the leftover trees. that's great. you would think the needles would hurt them. >> i know. they probably do taste pretty good if you think about it. >> for the goats. >> so what's going on? so it's a soggy morning out there. >> it is, we have some rain as opposed to a wintry mix. this time of year could get tricky, but no, we have all rain showers. now, there's a system that we're keeping watch on monday night into tuesday

that's when we're going to see our first measurable snow fall all year. we have the steady showers mainly in the northeastern half of massachusetts here. the showers start to go let up actually around the boston area. and all the way to the coast the showers continue to push to the east and a couple of showers also moving to the east of bigger picture shows a wintry mix and some snow in extreme northeastern parts of new england right here but again all that is moving to the east and we'll slowly sink to the south over the course of the next several hours giving us another chance for rain later this evening. most of this afternoon will be dry of here's the hour by hour timing. 8 a.m., a lot of the showers break apart and we might have some bursts of sunshine this afternoon before more fill in and before additional showers develop. very spotty in nature, not a complete wash-out this evening but the sprinkles will be around through 7 p.m. the rain

moving off the cape, off the tonight. overnight clear skies. 7 a.m. monday a good easy morning commute. temperatures starting off in the 30s or 40s, close to 50, 45 degrees in boston. definitely experiencing all rain at this time. hour by hour forecast you see click up to 3 p.m. and we'll top off with a high of 56 degrees for boston, the south. tonight the rain comes to an end. highs for tomorrow look like what we've had for lows the last couple of nights here. we're in the 30s, that's it. the high temperature of 34 degrees in boston. that's going to set us up for some winter weather. our next storm system is going to move in but not until we get into early tuesday morning. 6 a.m. tuesday you see the snow already gathering and moving east ward

northeastern and eastern parts potential snow fall for tuesday morning until 10 a.m. or so then it changes to a mix to then rain before that two to four inches of snow north of the mass pike, west to the south and a little bit higher the snow totals expected to the north. here's the 7-day forecast, once we get through tuesday nothing big in terms of a winter storm but another rain chance for thursday, and cooling off for next friday. >> all right. thank you. well, tom brady makes a ahead this morning the girl were maine who captured the qb's heart and

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tom brady gives a young fan battling cancer the christmas gift she wished for this year. she got a big hug from the star. she's been diagnosed with leukemia for the second time. he invite her down to the stadium before they left to play the jets. well, donald trump making news again. ahead this morning the republican frontrunner explains how he's forcing the hands of the white house. time to take a look at some of the weather watcher reports. it looks like the temperatures

through of peter has 44 degrees with .17 inches of rainfall. we're dealing with rain today but by tuesday morning dealing with snow. how much we could see in your forecast coming up. with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99.

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good morning. we're glad you're waking up with us this morning. some showers moving across the area. the steady rain mainly north of the mass pike and north boston at this time although some drizzle it's still being reported around boston even to the south shore, and around the cape a few aspirin ankles, we'll take some local looks where the steady rain is falling. and to our west we also have some steady showers along the connecticut river valley. those showers all push to go the east. and we have areas of fog in between the steady rain. light fog reported from boston, all across the board really. temperatures starting off in the 40s thankfully and that means we'll be experiencing the rain as aphotographed a wintry mix. on our way to a high of 56 degrees and the rain moves out early. we'll have a few spotty showers throughout the day but other

maybe a peek of sunshine before additional spotty showers develop later this evening and then things take a turn for winter am we have colder temperatures on the way monday and our first winter storm monday night into tuesday. we'll go through the snow total projections in just a few minutes. right now a quick check of our top stories. we do begin with 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 turned upside down and more severe weather is expected today including some heavy snow and massive flooding. also this morning a tribute to a fallen police officer killed in the line of duty. the officer died in 201 trying to stop three suspects after they robbed a jewelry counter at kohl's. the officer was shot in a gun battle with the suspects

his widow and family spoke at last night's candle light vigil. and six children and ten adults now temporarily homeless after a fast moving fire in dorchester. fortunately no one was hurt but firefighters tell us the fire started in a front room of the three-family building. and a christmas fire destroys a family's home in the brockton area. the father and daughter both suffer from ms. and now a family friend is calling on neighbors to lend a hand. >> it's scary when your house is on fire. >> everything is just destroyed. >> the 34-year old says the family was opening up their gifts on christmas night when a fire broke out and destroyed their second story home. >> we have no clothing, we ran out of the house with the clothes on our back. the back of the house is burnt out, our bedroomser total loss, all the dining room, the kitchen. >> the fire started by candle on the second floor. the father

hands. both morgan and her dad suffer from ms. >> my father's ms is really affecting his could go anything which is why i think that this started in the first place. i limitations. >> they basically lost everything. you know, and a fire is a huge tragedy. >> some of their friends started a gofundme page to help the family get back on their feet. >> right now i have five thousand dollars goal because any money that comes into this it's going to take care of their every day living. >> i'm flattered and honored to have friends like that that want to help. >> morgan says she's also grateful that everyone made it out alive but knows she has a long road ahead. >> i'm trying to make the best of it, honestly i need a place to live. i need somewhere to go. i can't live in this hotel

new details now following a deadly carbon monoxide incident. the victims have now been identified, a 47-year old and 42-year old both died in a program. they were discovered friday afternoon. the district attorney's office tells us two others went to the hospital for poisoning. investigators still trying to pinpoint the source. a close call where a car crashed right into a gas station on route 1 south. luckily the car didn't hit the pumps and the driver wasn't hurt. the pentagon has stepped up the u.s. hit 17 targets on christmas day. the strikes were carried out by fighter aircraft bombers and remotely controlled aircraft. the pentagon says the explosive manufacturing sites and bridges were all targeted. safely. meanwhile a christmas day fire at a mosque may have been

agents say the blaze at the houston mosque had multiple points of origin, an indication used. the two alarm fire caused major daniel but to one was injured. the head of the houston chapter says there has been a recent spike in vandalism investigation. 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 the president's move came only after his calls on the campaign trail to deport undocumented immigrants in the u.s.. the obama plan will reportedly focus on hundreds of families who entered the u.s. illegally since 2014. the plan was quickly condemned by democratic presidential candidates even as

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 found out about this, he invited the family to move into their new place rent free before their actual move in date which is january 1st, but when they opened the door they found that their landlord had deck core rated the home with a 7-foot christmas tree complete with all the trimmings. that's really something else. 6:36 right now. the patriots get set to take on the jets, and a bad night at the garden. the bruins have a third period melt down with first place on the line. and as we head to break another quick check of your forecast, yeah, kind of a soggy morning out there.

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well good morning, everyone. huge game on tap for the patriots. only a three point favorite. yesterday the pats added wide receiver chris harper while roster moves continue. one man playing and playing well is the key mix. he had a fumble recovery.

big d lineman has shown that he can get to the quarterback. we sat down with him for patriots game day which will air later on this morning and asked about facing the jets twice a year. competition. coming out and playing those guys we've already played them before and you know we just got to be prepared. >> next man up mentality, it seems like everybody's getting hurt and then another guy gets hurt. this week you've got jackson joining your team what's he like? >> i played against him in atlanta and i remember the week that we were getting prepared for this and he everybody was warnings the dbs not to get caught out there with him. he's a big bat. and he always has. >> he'll truck you, and run you over and step on you.

have a little bit later on this morning. patriots game day at 11:by. jets and pats kick off at 1. it will be immediately followed boot 5 quarter post game show. all right bruins return from the christmas break last night former bu star and number two draft pick eichel second period 1, 1, game. 12th of the season he buries it it's 2-1 boston. early third we go. bs add another. good stick work. 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 across and

tied at 3, and three minutes later the loose puck by and it's 4-3 sabres. stunned. eichel added empty netters. he finisheses with two goal and the two assists. buffalo wins it 6-3, bad night for the bs, big night for eichel. >> it was a very poor beaver us especially in the third period. we had that game wrapped up. we should have played a lot tighter than we did when we had the lead. so we definitely blew it there. we know that, but we have to learn from this, and be better tomorrow. >> at the end of the day it's a huge win and a super, super, you know, nice way to start this, you know, next segment for us, just excite to go 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. the green picked up the third straight

both teams flying in the first, boston up 7, bradley had 18 points to lead. this pretty pull up jumper gave them a 46-41 lead. boston up 51-46 at the half. johnson some pretty moves in the paint this will open up the lead to 12. 66-54. they did score 32 in the fourth quarter but the game was put away with this late jumper. they survived 99-93 the final. they'll come back and host the nicks tonight at the gardens at 7. bruins, a 5:00 face off and right here the patriots 1:00 against the jets. we'll wrap it up a little bit later on tonight at 11:35. that's it for now. well, talk about getting too up close and personal, a family

in the middle of a wildfire. it's a soggy start to this sunday for some especially north of the mass pike, drizzle and fog otherwise and becoming mostly cloudy this afternoon with some breaks in the rain. temperatures rather mild and this is the last mild day before winter makes a come back ask actually starts for some of us. first winter storm coming up. but first we have weather trivia. second question of the morning what happened on has that hasn't occurred since 1977 and won't occur again until 2034. a meotor, shower, a full moon?

terrifying moments for one family as they drove into the heart of a wildfire in southern california. they thought they were a safe distance from the

they said there were no road blocks. suddenly burning flames landed on their windshield. the family says they were terrified at one point when they were surrounded by smoke and couldn't see anything. they did make it through safely. the fire is now 60 percent contained and evacuation orders have been lifted for dozens of homes. sounds like young children in that car. look at that. thanks goodness they are okay. >> yes . >> and we are dealing with soggy morning and snowflakes on the way. snow, our first storm of the season here. and all of a sudden the weather team is kind of anxious on this first winter storm here. >> of course it's the first one. >> it's the first one of the season and it looks like measurable snow for a good part of the area. thankfully not dealing with any snow or wintry mix as you head out the door today because temperatures just too warm. we're in the 40 to

showing up on live doppler radar here. the north shore still getting a if you light showers, east. we also have more rain back to the north and west here. for our friends as well as northeastern parts of massachusetts, again all this rain precipitation, all moving to the east and we have a bit of a transition zone here winter weather freezing rain and some snow on the crown of maine there and accumulations anywhere from in northeastern maine. fantastic for all the resorts up there. for us more rain continuing in the hour by hour forecast. the showers start to let up and continue to break apart later this afternoon. we have overcast conditions. some spotty showers and a couple of aspirin ankles but otherwise mainly dry. you might see a burst of sunshine and more showers pass through as a cold front moves in 7 p.m. tonight the showers taper off from north to south, and 11 p.m. clearing conditions allowing for some

temperatures dip into the lower 30s for lows tonight but for now we're in the 40s and 50s for some, 50 degrees, 45 in boston, and for this afternoon, yes, we will have some breaks of sun still pretty mild temperatures in the low to mid-50s for most. a couple of spots hitting the lower 60s. that's not out of the question. lows tonight around the freezing mark with areas to the north and west in the 20s. highs tomorrow looking similar to what we'll have overnight for lows but only 34 degrees a shock to the system days. we've been so spoiled but now actually we will be very tomorrow. and this all ahead of our next system that's west. that's where they're conditions. for us we'll get some measurable snow between mid-night and 7 a.m. on tuesday. temperatures playing a huge role

it looks like first snow with some accumulation of two to four inches north of the loop. probable snow once you get to the north here four to 8-inch range but south more of a snow sleet mix coating to two inches until you get to the cape may be a few flakes mixing in okay. and and all of this snow very tricky system here with those temperatures. and we'll continue to tweak that snow fall potential map. we'll have another look at the forecast models later tonight, monday morning and maybe all hands on deck by tuesday morning. stay tuned. and weather trivia time. the question of the morning what happened on christmas that hasn't occurred since 1977 and won't occur again until 2034, what do you think? >> our audio guy was so nice he

we're going with b, a full moon. >> that is correct >> yeah. >> the full cold moon but this year the full christmas moon. >> it really was. if you saw that. i took a picture of it. there was something about it. >> it lit up the whole sky. >> it was beautiful. and being that it was so warm out too. >> right. >> all right. thank you. well, we just got this news into our news room. route 97 northbound the expressway had been shut down. the road is closed at exit 18 after a truck jackknifed and spilled fuel on the roadway. the clean up is ongoing. the road will reopen as soon as they clean it up. of course we will let you know when that happens. well the runner up who became the winner ahead this morning miss universe and her advice for fans, also the woman

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right now at 7, breaking news. a deadly tornado hits texas. the massive funnel cloud caught on camera. the roofs explode off of homes, vehicles flip like toy cars. >> and five years after he was killed in the line of duty, a woburn police officer remembers how the community support is helping his family heal. >> and the patriots getting ready to face the jets.

second time this season. good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us on this sunday, december 27th. i'm kerry connolly and pamela gardener. a lot of folks have the week off, which is nice. >> very good. >> and this time of the year. >> tuesday morning looking tricky. >> yeah. >> and we'll be here to get you through the morning commute, but it's going to take time to get to your destination. we're tracking measurable snow the first winter storm of the season. for today, no snow in massachusetts, at least. nowhere new england, snow showers but for us, temperatures are too warm. we're in the 40s and had some steady rain. to the north of boston, not a few sprinkles, the steadiest rain in northern parts of new

fitchburg to that area. the bigger picture shows everything moving to the east. a wintery mix to snow and into nowhere parts of new england and that stays to our north. the visibility is reduced in some spots. we have some light fog reported and dense fog at times through 45 degrees in boston. too warm to see a winter mix. hour-by-hour this afternoon, clearing conditions and maybe a burst of sunshine or two. overcast and more from not other and spotty in nature by 6:00 p.m. >> and a big difference monday and into tuesday. colder temperatures on the way and what to expect by tuesday morning in a bit. >> and it you seen. breaking news in texas now. death and destruction. near dallas at least eight people were killed when tornados touched down from the

the twisters ripped apart homes, knocked cars and caused natural gas lines to burst and emergency -- [ indiscernible ] storm victims are in shock. >> and looked like a twister and describe it for me. >> it was scary. scared me. and i don't scare easily. >> and they needed blankets and pillows. and that i have kids. >> you're a brock away? >> yeah. >> and we i didn't get hit. we're here to help. >> and last night's tomorrows -- storms were the latest in a string of winter tornados that killed a total of 25 people across the south since wednesday. a mystery in upton. a local hunter found the remains yesterday afternoon and that is near 200 mendon street. they're calling it a, quote, unattended death.

examiner and upton police are investigating. and at least 16 people including 10 children whyer looking for a new home after a fire in dorchester. the blaze started in the front room of the three-family home. and it appears a candle came into contact with something flammable. no one was hurt but the damage is estimated at three quarters of a million. and a special tribute to a woburn officer killed in the line of duty. the officer served 34 years in the department before he was killed five years ago in a shootout with robbery suspects. and jim smith takes us to last night's emotional vigil. >> and i want to thank everyone tonight. this is nice after five years. >> reporter: five years later, a community still grieves. the people of woburn joining police from several communities remembering jack mcgwire at the spot where he fell.

robbery at a department store the night -- responding to a robbery at the department store. >> my brother was a police officer, he died here and we mess him tremendously. especially this time of the year. he was my younger brother. we grow up together. >> reporter: he was a husband, a father of three, devoted to his family and to his department. soon to retire, he was shot to death, a loss felt by everyone, especially jack's family and the former police chief new retired. >> and that is the worst night of my life. i have been in the service in vietnam and have a long career, but this was the one of the night, losing someone close to the department. >> reporter: they gave jack mcgwire a -- with -- a salute with flashing blues as they passed by in the procreation. the widow found the strength to thank the community. >> and what a tribute tonight. >> incredible. incredible. i can't believe how many people

i am sure he has a huge someile on his face. huge smile. >> reporter: a very emotional night for all concerned and the family wanted to acknowledge is current police officers. jim smith, w about, z this morning. and the excitement is building this morning. home field advantage is on the line as the pats take on the jets. it won't be easy with injuries side lining edelman, chung, cory and another. and they're in the middle of a four-game winning streak. the pats bit the jets by seven points in foxboro and boomer esiason expects this game to be a close one as well. >> this is huge for the jets. they can't lose and that i have to win out and played really well.

physical and nasty. and he has found the mountain -- fountain of youth. can he go toe-to-toe with one tom brady? and it comes down to the jets defensive line. canny that put pressure on brady and force the turnovers. if they can, the jets can win the game. >> and you can see that introduce this morning on wbz tv. and kickoff is at 1 and followed by the post game show. >> and tom brady took time off preparing for the jets to give a maine girl battling cancer an incredible christmas gift. the eight year-olded on got a -- eight-year-old got a big hug from him and is fighting leukemia the second time. when he heard about her battle and the love for the pats, he invited her down to gillette. and you can tell she love ised every -- loved every minute of it. frightening moments for

the big scare that has customers running out and police and emergency crews running in. >> and how firefighters helped

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. a developing story now. the iraqi military gaping ground around ramadi five day -- gaining ground into ramadi five days to recover a key complex from isis control. the military cleared an area south of the complex and a main road. and teens fighting inside a kentucky shopping mall caused a big scare. the police say as many as one or 2,000 teenagers may have been involved. there were several fights inside the mall and some spread outside. the store owners tried to close and while some shoppers evacuated, others refused to leave. that is when management decided to close the entire mall early. there are no reports of injuries or arrests. and a 1200-acre fire in southern california is about 60% contained this morning. evacuated residents are starting to return home. about 400 firefighters worked

wind-driven blaze in ventura county from advancing. investigators said that a downed power line on private property may have sparked the fire. emergency crews in australia revived a koala bear caught in the middle of wildfires in victoria. the blaze destroyed more than 100 homes and forced thousands to evacuate. the police found the little one unresponsive but they were able to bring her back to life as you can see here. they're now nursing her back to health and giving her water and hand-feeding her clearly some delicious gum leaves. how cute is she. she is so happy now with her gum leaves. the presents are unwrapped and soon, the christmas trees will come down. are you thinking of throwing yours in the trash? why not recycle it in a unique way. wait until you have the details of this coming up. >> and it's your birthday today? kind of cool.

haley williams turns 27. actress emily deraven is 34 and morning news anchor savannah guthrie turns 44 dead. if it's your birthday, enjoy it. happy birthday to you.

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this is a great story. goats in townsend will gladly take them off of your hands. the animals love their trees and will eat everything, including the needles. the family rescued many of the animals and received others as gifts and nothing goes to waste on the farm. >> is that the greatest idea?

>> and comfortable. >> crunchy. >> the needle? >> yeah, they love it. a great idea. >> uh-huh. >> and what is going on? a soggy morning and the big s word headed our way. and we're getting anxious for the first winter storm of the season. >> i know it. >> and the timing is not ideal. it's tuesday morning that commute is going to be messy and we'll go through the details and early snowfall predictions in just a minute or two. i want to show you what is going on now. no snow falling or a winter mix. the temperatures in the 40s and live doppler radar shows the green here indicating light rain still falling in northern parts of massachusetts and southern parts of new hampshire. nashua, lowell and salem. the showers are pushing to the east here. northern parts ofening gland getting more wintery -- of new england getting more of a winter mix. the system will sag to the south. the hour-by-hour forecast throughout the morning, 8:00 a.m., and still lingering

coast line here and the cape. a few breaks in the clouds this afternoon. not a complete washout this afternoon. if you have errands to run or have to return some christmas gifts you have, 5:00 p.m. looking great. spotty showers the best with more showers around the mass pike by 7:00 p.m. and showers dip into the southern half of new england here and start to push out of the cape and islands. the clouds moving with it overnight tonight and clearing out and looks like temperatures will be icy cold. could see slick spots on monday morning because of that rain accumulation. we expect the evening. the temperatures in the 40s, for most, 45 in boston. the hour-by-hour forecast, we go to 52 degrees for noon and temperatures will stay in the mid-50s or lower 60s for some. 56, boston. norwood expecting 62 degrees even though it's a mostly cloudy day. the rain comes to an end and temperatures fall to about freezing tomorrow. and those are the high temperatures. only 34 in boston. the winter definitely back in

witnesser system, developing to the southwest and that is moving in between midnight and 7:00 a.m. on tuesday and your hour-by- hour, we will see snow and transitioning to a wintery mix south to north first and to all rain tuesday afternoon. i am writing the weather blog and we'll have details coming up at cbsboston.com. we expect two to four inches of tuesday morning. again, changing to all rain by tuesday afternoon. and this is the seven-day, 39, for a high on tuesday. new year's eve, 48 with a chance of rain. >> thank you so much, pamela. a holiday surprise for one north shore family who thought they would have to spend christmas without a tree. still ahead, how their future landlord's generosity made this a christmas to remember. such a great story. first, you got it. pet parade heading your way. wait until you see the cuties

. welcome to the pet parade, everybody. joining me today from forever home rescue new england out of medfield. julie, thank you for being here. nice to see you. >> nice to see you. >> i'm struggling today, calling you forever home new england rescue.

all right, we got some real cuties, brandy, george, and jack. oh, jack's taking a little little nap. >> jack's falling asleep on the floor there. a three-year-old boxer mix, a great dog. >> look at him. >> he came into rescue because his owner had to come into an assisted living. he came into new england and had one failed adoption here, but he's a fantastic dog. i have been fostering him the past week and he's wonderful with all people. he does sometimes bully other dogs. >> does he? >> yes, he's fine with these two dogs. >> so good. >> yeah. >> and as you can see, he's extremely high energy. which is funny, joanne. sorry to interrupt you, but he's high energy. he's tired because he's been playing with us all morning. >> his energy is nice. it's not overwhelming at all. >> yeah. >> and the only times he believes other dogs is that

canning a doggy day care. he loves other dogs. >> he does. he's a big kisser. >> he loves to kiss. >> what about this peanut george? >> this one is one of santa's naughties. and they're santa's leftovers here. >> yeah. >> and they're looking for their forever home and george has an issue when he transitions into a new home and new people. he can be a little bit reactive. >> uh-huh. >> and they would have to be days. once he's used to people, he's fine. i have had them at home for a week and he's been totally fine. i can lift him up, carry him around, he's a good boy. he needs to get used to people. >> and with most of the fights, histories is. >> yeah. >> and he needs to again your trust, but he's cute.

>> all right, and little brandy, one girl. >> and he's a bit of a main accident. >> come here, pretty -- maniac. >> come here, pretty girl. >> anyone adopting her to be active and can be best in a fenced-in yard and they do well with other dogs. he loves cats. >> that's good. >> she will chase a active cat but is generally good with cats. the other two are fine with cats. >> good. >> if anyone is interested in jack, george and brandy? >> we have open house every monday from 3-5 at 106 adam street in med error errorfield. >> uh-huh. >> you can go to the website at foreverhomerescue.org and apply for then. >> we don't want them to be leftovers. >> no. >> and look at george. >> all right. >> very good and do a quick homeward bound segment.

this is patty and they live in weymouth and they accounted. he used to be jonah but now his name is rider and he can relate. he is part vischla. look at that face. congratulations to the family and thank you so much for bringing that county home. and -- that cutie home. we're going to hope for leftovers as well. thank you for coming in. >> thank you. >> we'll be right back. stay with us. life' s waking up slow... and getting out fast. and comfortable, organized bed and bathrooms

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7:30 on this sunday morning and mother nature is saying no, don't get too comfortable. >> exactly. we have rain today. >> and as soon as monday afternoon, it's going to be colder, high temperatures in the 30s and the first winter morning. if you're travelling out there, it's still the holiday season and we have a few spotty showers in northern parts, northeastern parts of massachusetts already and north reading to woburn and topsfield and they're pushing to the east right now and with a wintery mix to snow in northern parts of new england. and that is staying -- [ indiscernible ] and reduced in some spots and below a mild in some locations and temperatures warm enough that we don't expect a winter precip for today and who keep the rain in and temperatures into the 50s, 56 degrees for that high. more details on the timing of our next its system and how

morning in a bit. >> can hardly wait. thank you, pamela. we have breaking news right now in the dallas area. at least eight people are killed after tornados touched down there. and some killed in the storm, others died in related traffic accidents. you can see the destruction. homes in pieces, cars turned upside down and more severe weather is expected in the southeast, including heavy snow and massive flooding. upton police are investigating after a hunter found human remains in the woods. right now, the officers are calling it an unattended death. members of the community joined the family of a fallen police officer to honor his life. five years ago, the woburn officer jack mcgwire was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a robbery at a kohl's store. >> and friends are working to raise money for a brockton family after a christmas fire destroyed their home. the father and daughter delivered from the house and

the family was opening up the the fire started. >> it's scary when your house is on fire. >> everything is destroyed. >> we have no clothes, the bank of the house is burnt out. the bedrooms are total loss. all of the dining room. all of the kitchen. >> and a candle on the second floor sparked the fire. it consumed just about everything the family owned. some of morgan's friends started a go fund me page to feet. and three people are in custody this morning charged in connection with an armed home invasion in east boston. when they showed up to saratoga street around 6:30 friday morning, they found the door knocked in. up the stairs, officers discovered three men. one holds a bat and the other with a knife in his hands. all three are expected in court tomorrow. a homeless family is bound to remember the christmas forever. last week, state officials

they hit -- they had put up in their temporary room at a hotel. when the future landlord in in salem heard what happened, he invited the family to move into their new face rent-free. for the actual move-in date of january 1st and it gets better. when they opened the door, they discovered the landlord had decorated the home with a seven foot christmas tree, complete with all the trimmings. that story gives me goose bumps every time i read it. that is so great. and boston police recently request. she wanted to meet the department's newest canine, the five-month-old dog shares the father, vigo. in a letter, she told the department her 96-year-old mother heard about the canine and kept asking sarah if she met him yet. as a christmas gift to her mother, sarah asked to meet him

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. good morning, everybody. a huge game on top for the patriots. a three-point favorite for the matchup for the jets in new jersey. the pats are banged up, players like julie edelman, patrick chung and others ruled out for the game. yesterday, the pats added wide receiver chris harper and troy hill for the 53-man roster while waiving cleveland and hankerson. the roster moves continue. one man playing and playing well. he had a fumble recover for the touchdown and with the went over the titans. heso showing he can get to the quarterback.

for patriots game day, which will air later on this morning and asked him about face thing the jets twice a year and the edition of veteran whereabout steven jackson. >> and we just looked forward to the competition. >> uh-huh. >> and is coming out and playing. we played them before and we have to be prepared. >> the next man up. seems like everyone is getting hurt. >> and then another guy gets hurt and another guy comes. you have steven jackson this week. what is jackson like? >> i played against steven jackson when he was in atlanta. i remember the week. i haven't told him this yet. >> yeah. >> and i remember the week we were preparing for this. everyone was warning the db and i get caught out there with them by yourself. they will trust you, right? >> right. >> a big bag, a huge 240, 250- pound bag and runs downhill and always has. >> and -- [ indiscernible ] >> on this truck. he will run you over and you keep rolling down the field. >> and you can see the rest of the introduce later on this morning, patriots game here.

and that will be followed by 5th quarter post game show, the only place to see brady and belichick's post game conferences live. the bruins return from the christmas break to host the buffalo sabre -- sabers. behind montreal in the nhls atlantic division. the first game as a pro for former bu star and draft pick, jack of chelmsford. second period, 1-1 game. the nice thing to bergeron and buries it, 2-1, boston. early third we go and with that good stick work. and it's 3-1bs with 13 minutes left to go and things went downhill in a hurry. throws it across and that is after of miller and tied at 3 and with three minutes later,

it's 4-3, sabers. stumped. and they added empty netters. finishes with two goals and two assists and a triumphant return home. buffalo wins it 6-3. bad nights for the bs and big nights for eickle. >> and it was poor and into that third period. we have the game locked up and we blew it there and be that, you know, we have to -- [ indiscernible ] >> and that is a huge weight and nice to start this. the next segment for us and to do that in the fashion we did and so many friends and family. >> and back to work last night. and they were in detroit. the that beat them. and picked up the third straight win. thomas taking to the hoops and

thomas and bradley with 18 points and leading in double figures and that -- a 46-41 lead in the second quarter and boston up 51-46 at the half. and the third quarter, full of runs. johnson shows pretty moves and this opens up the lead. puts the game away with this late jumper and they survive, 99-93 the final and they will come back and host the knicks and the big one here, the patriots 1:00 against the jets and we'll wrap it up tomorrow and tonight at 11:35 on sports final. thank you. the captain of boston college's basketball team got a big surprise. he walked on as a freshman

the head coach told the team hard work needs to be rewarded. >> it's my pleasure to announce for his last semester -- [ indiscernible ] the basketball scholarship. >> that is awesome. i want to keep watching it. that is cute. the celebration continued in the area as the coach gave his family and friends the good news. bc is 6-6 this year and have won three games straight. and that is so great. even with his teammates for the news. >> love it. >> and great, great story. so, what is going on with you? are you bringing us snowflakes? >> yes. not until tuesday morning. >> all right. >> that is coming. >> and the first winter storm. the whole weather team is getting anxious. >> yeah. >> and for the season. yes. >> and -- get your groove on? >> we do. yes and this is going to be

with the temperatures playing a huge role and -- or rain. for this morning, it's starting off soggy, a gloomy start, overcast skies, areas of fog and light showers continue to fall in northeastern parts of massachusetts into the new hampshire coast line. and -- [ indiscernible ] in northern parts of massachusetts, town send and lunenburg and groton, they're pushing into the east. the bigger picture shows more winter weather to the north and finally, some fresh snow in the extreme northern parts of maine. chance around. most of those showers out of the picture by 8 a.m. the rain to our north and we have some specs of green showing up indicating a few sprinkles between the overcast conditions. best. by 5:00, more showers move into the forecast. as the system dips into the south, the showers will be existing boston after 7:00 p.m.

tonight. overnight, clear, dry, and very cold. 30s. for now, temperatures are mild. 45 in boston; 54 degrees, falmouth and highs today indeed reach the mid- to upper 50s with some locations to the south and in the lower 60s, ven cloudy day. lows tonight around the freezing mark here with many locations to the northwest and -- [ indiscernible ] for tomorrow. the reading is right. highs in the 30s. a shock to the system. that is for sure, compared to the last several days and the record he -- heat on christmas and bark -- back to reality here. and the first winter storm of the season is gathering steam and this pushes in monday night into early tuesday morning, 7:30 in the morning and some snow fallling from bedford and boston and taunton and more on the wintery mix and more rain off of the south coast.

from south to north throughout tuesday afternoon and transitioning us from the snow and the mix to all rain. the tricky system here will keep you posted. for now, the early snowy on fall projection. two to four inches between mid- night and 7:00 a.m., and north of the mass pike with lower inch range. the seven-day forecast, a high of 39 on tuesday. the snow changes to rain by the wednesday and 42. >> thank you. and every year, the u.s. recognizes a select few who are entertainment. straight ahead, a special preview of a holiday tradition. the kennedy center honors

. welcome back. it's a d.c. holiday tradition. the kennedy center honors features some of the best, brightest, and most famous people from hollywood and beyond. tara mergener was there. >> all of the loving. >> reporter: in is a huge night it's not politics. it's glits, glamour, hollywood stars and honorees who have here. >> so i have to say it's a little embarrassing. they all showed up wearing the

>> reporter: from splash new affections to heartfelt tributes. >> when you followed your dreams, rita, you gave me the alliance to follow mine. >> reporter: actor/singer rita moreno is the first latin woman to receive an award, is one -- and one of a few to receive a oscar, grammy, and a tony. >> what a night. and some know asked me what was your favorite moment, it would be hard-pressed. >> he's been described as calyingrofy in motion. >> reporter: legendary conductor ozawa led the boston symphony orchestra for nearly three decades. >> that is incredibly challenging. they have to learn the repertoire. he did it from memory, the huge symphonies and would have to know what every instrument was playing. >> reporter: the biggest names are honored by the biggest names in show biz. george lucass original star wars actress appeared via hologram.

giving me one of the biggest roles and really one of the most famous hairstyles. >> reporter: steven spielberg george lucas. >> his star wars changed movies absolutely forever. >> the award is really the show, so you get to go to the show and it's really wonderful, personal. that is the best part. >> and words of gratitude for 90 years young, award-winning actress sicily tyson. >> i would not exist if it was not for cicily tyson. she taught me so much about how to be who i am in this business and life. >> for her to have this honor after all of these areas -- years is amazing. >> and for carol king, a salute from the cast of beautiful. place anymore.

>> it's truly a dream role and person. and that is based on her life alone. >> and heartpounding performances from a music royalty who immortalized her songs. >> you make me feel like's natural woman. >> the white house, everything has been so special and spectacular. >> and the kennedy center honors will air december, december -- tuesday, december 29th at 9:00 p.m. eastern. i'm tara mergener in washington at the kennedy center. time. and the eagles were due to receive an honor but postponed it until next year because of a -- [ indiscernible ] and decided to take it easy. you can watch the kennedy 9 here on wbz.

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fixings ranging from ordinary to outrageous. >> and great toppings and i can appreciate all of those layers of flavor and all of those ingredients together. >> reporter: before the burger, there were plenty of great appetizers to snack on and afterwards, a couple of cool desserts. to wash it down, it has cocktails, sodas and creamy handmade milkshake. >> and would you shake it? freezing cold and that is nice and frosty. serve it to you and you're happy. >> looking good. for more, watch the phantom gourmet at 10:30 and 11 on my tv 38. and we have your top stories and a look at the accuweather forecast at the top of the hour. and you're waking up with us on

. right now at 8:00 a.m., breaking news. a deadly tornado hits texas and a massive funnel cloud caught on camera. roofs taken off of homes and vehicles looking look toy cars. >> five years after killed in the line of duty, a woburn police officer is remembered. how the community support is helping the family heal. yo and the patriots are getting

will the pats beat them the second time this season? good morning, everybody. eight:00 time. glad you're joining us. i'm kerry conolly with pamela gardener. a bit of a soggy morning. might be a great time to relax in the pjs. >> why not. we have some spotty showers and things are calming down a bit on doppler radar. the good news, no wintery mix or precip at this time. the temperatures have dayed too warm in the 40s now and the few showers stillinger along the new hampshire coast line and along cape ann and areas in massachusetts, too. a few spotty showers left over around shirley and tingsboro and moving east at this time. the winter precip is in extreme northern parts of new england. our next system is moving in from the southwest and will affectis monday night into --

and dealing with some areas of that sticks around. and temperatures staying warm enough, we will see official rainfall later this noon and the system passes from north area. and temperatures around 50 degrees and for mid- to upper 50s in the south and the first snowfall potential. the latest map and our thinking in just a bit. >> and thank you. breaking news out of texas 34 this morning. death and destruction near dallas. eight people were killed when tornados touched down from the storm or related traffic accidents and they ripped apart homes and tore down cars. emergency crews are in search- and-rescue mode and storm victims are in shock. >> actually looked like a twitter. i was looking at it. >> you're great. describe it for me. >> and it's dark, a dark funneling. just a big roar and it was scary.

i don't scare that easy but i was scared. >> and came to help out. we heard they needed pillows and places to stay. they have kids. >> and you're just a block away? >> yeah. we didn't get hit. so, we're here to help. >> and last night's storms were just the latest in the string of winter tornados that killed a total of 25 people across the south since wednesday. a mystery this morning in upton. human remains discovered in the woods. police say a local hunter found the remains yesterday afternoon and that is near 200 mendon street. officers are calling it a unattended death. the d.a. and medical examiner are investigating. at least 16 people including 10 children are looking for a new home after a fire in dorchester. firefighters rushed to the scene on alpha street last night. investigators said the blaze started in the front room of the three-family home. it appears the candle came into

no one was hurt but the fire chief estimates the damage at about three quarters of a million dollars. a special tribute to a woburn officer killed in the line of duty. the officer jack mcgwire served 34 years in the department before he was killed five years ago in a shootout with robbery suspects. jim smith takes us to last night's emotional vig bill. >> -- vigil. >> i want to thank everybody tonight. this is nice after five years. >> reporter: five years later, a community still grieves. the people of woburn joining police from several communities, remembering jack mcgwire at the very spot where he fell. mcgwire was murdered responds to a robbery at a department store the night of december 26th, 2010. >> and my father was a police officer, my brother obviously died right here and we miss him tremendously. i mean especially this time of the year. he was my younger brother. we grow up together. >> reporter: he was a husband,

his financially and his department. toonso retire, she was shot to death, a loss felt by everyone, especially jack's family. also, the former police chief retired. >> and that was the worst night of my life. worst nice. i was in the service in vietnam and had a long career. this is the one of the night, losing someone so close. >> reporter: and those fellow officers gave jack mcgwire a salute with flashing blues as they pass by in the procreation. his widow somehow found the strength to thank the community. >> what a tribute tonight. >> incredible. and i can't believe how many people are here and so pleased and he has a big smile on his face. huge smile. >> reporter: obviously, a very is emotional night for all concerned. the family wanted to acknowledge is current police officers respecting the tough job they all have. in woburn, jim smith, wbz this morning. and the excitement is building this morning for the

play-offs is on the line as the pats take on the jets but it won't be easy with injuries side lining wide receivers julian edelman and danny amandola and safeties mcchordy and chu in, g. the -- ch nurse, g. the jets come in with a 9-5 record in the middle of a winning streak. in october, the pats beat the jets in foxboro by seven points. [ indiscernible ] expecting this game to be a close one as well, though. >> and this is a huge game for the jets. they can't lose. and they have to wind out. they played really well. this game will be close and physical and nasty. the jet defense is really playing well and he found the fountain of youth. the question is request can he go toe-to-toe with one tom brady. comes down to the jets defensive line. can they put pressure on brady and force those turnovers. if they can, the jets can win the game. >> and break out the nachos.

don't miss patriots game day here. and the jets and pats kick off at 1 and followed by the fifth quarter post game show. and speaking of tom brady, he took time off from preparing for the jets to give a maine girl battling cancer an incredible christmas gift. the eight-year-old haley got a big hug from hep. she's fighting leukemia the second time. when brady heard about her battle and love for the patriots, he invited her to gillette. you can tell by the big smiles haley loved every single minute. and people in southern california are on edge as a raging wildfire comes close for comfort. still ahead, what firefighters think started the fast-moving blaze. >> and kids drinking protein shaking and taking supplements. do growing bodies need the bost? dr. malika has a closer look. >> and see how my temperatures are in the 40s this time for

accumulating rain at this type. michael from hudson has a half an inch of rain and -- [ indiscernible ] and over half an inch of rain, according to them there in new hampshire. the showers taper off later today and then monday into tuesday, we're tracking the first winter storm.

8:10 now. when it comes to getting a competitive advantage, many athletes turn to protein to bulk up. many kids are following that example. harmful? look. >> reporter: when joan was a sophomore in high school, he wanted to build more muscle to compete on the football field. he stepped up his workout and started using protein supplements. >> i wanted to make sure my body was healthy and could take off -- the impact going on throughout the season. >> reporter: joe said he turned to supplements because it was easy. >> and i am not sure what -- the amount of protein my body needed. >> reporter: this registered dietician said children still developing can get all of the

right foods. >> for the average, healthy adolescent teenager, their protein needs can be met through the diet. >> protein requirements vary, depending on the child's weight, age, and activity level. average, children 9-13, made 34 grams of protein daily. that jumps to 52 grams for boys, 14-18 and 46 grams for girls. if the child was taking in, you know, the 50 grams of protein they need in a day, and then they took a protein supplement on top of that, you could give them more protein. >> and too much protein can make the kidneys and liver work harder than they need to, which could create health problems and this nutritionist and certified athletic trainer and admits getting protein from the diet is a healthy option. >> and kids want to get protein

it doesn't mess with reality. a lot of times with protein powders and et cetera, they're going to have a difficult time meeting the requirements. >> experts say if your child is taking protein supplements, read the labels. watch out for products loaded into sugar and other additives and make sure they're not getting too much. i am dr. malika marshal, wbz news. >> the presents are unwrapped and soon, the christmas trees will have to come down. are you thinking of throwing yours in the trash, why not recycle it in a very unique way. we'll find that interesting and we'll have that coming on back. first, let's see who you share with actress eva larue turns 49. girard depar due turns 47 and cookie roberts celebrates her 72nd year on earth and chuck carr will play -- in the movie

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. a 1200-acre wildfire in southern california is about 60% contained this morning. evacuated residents are starting to return home. about 400 firefighters worked all day yesterday to keep the wind-driven blaze in ventura county from advancing. investigators said a downed power line on private property may have sparked the fire. and this morning, i love this. a new way to recycle the christmas tree. get this. goats in townsend will gladly take them off of your hand. they love the trees and will

many of the animals and received others as gifts. nothing goes to waist on this -- waste on this farm. how great is that? >> the goats love the trees. >> they do. >> and -- [ indiscernible ] >> on my tree. >> and throwing it in your backyard, give them a nice treat. >> uh-huh. >> and for some people, a nice treat is heading our way this week. >> yes. >> and others not so much. >> you want the snow? you're getting the snow. those who want to wait and mother nature said it's winter. not today, we're tracking rain on live doppler radar. the temperature is running too warm. however, monday night into tuesday, that is when the snow showers move our way. i will get to that timing in a second. as we zoom in to some of the light showers, they're falling across littleton and westford, billerica and pushing to the east. the heaviest rain and precipitation in the form of snow and freezing rain here in northern parts of maine. all of this will continue to push eastward.

slowly dipping to the south and once we're past this afternoon. notice by 91, we have a few breaks in the clouds and a break from the steady rain we have had all morning. and passing true to the south and moving off of the cape and islands by 11:00. and overnight, clearing conditions allowing for performs to dip to near freezing. warm and mild, 45 in boston, 49 in taunton and 59 degrees in falmouth and temperatures will hit the lower 60s or mid-50s. and 55 degrees by 3:00. topping off at the high of 55. and a low of 60s expected in many communities here. and overnight, fallling to 31. a bit of a shock to the system and some clearing conditions and tomorrow, winter-like temperatures. and we're tracking that next chance for a winter weather here on our first winter -- of

the southwest will move our way into tuesday morning. hour-by-hour, 8:00 a.m. on tuesday, it's a messy morning commute. we have more of a wintery mix in southern parts of new england to snow and wet, heavy snow around the boston area to some fluffy snow in the higher elevations. and looking at two to four 2:00 a.m. on standby. outside of 128 from the boston area south, a coating to two inches and plowable snow, four to eight-inch range for our friends in vermont and new hampshire. and that snow is changing to rain on tuesday afternoon. the temperatures increase from south to north and get above freezing. we go with a high of 39 in boston. 42 on wednesday. thursday, 48 and new year's eve. the chance of rain and cooling to 40 by friday. >> all right, thank you. donald trump is already influencing u.s. policy and the

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space to look back with commander scott kelly. he is spending a year in space doing all kinds of interesting -- interesting experiments and including one on himself and what the human body can entire and back to earth where we will have a political discussion with the round table about the year 2015 and what to expect in 2016. >> and thank you so much. face the nation airs today on wbz. and a family facing health challenges is dealing with a new wrench this morning. the fire destroying their home on christmas day. still ahead, how friends are trying to help them recover. ongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for $1.99.

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. >> good soggy sunday morning, everybody and it's 8:30. we're glad you're waking up with us and i'm kerry conolly with pamela gardner. a good day to relax. >> yes. >> and finish the crazy cleanup from christmas day. >> and that is not bad out there and some steady rain now and showers around cape ann and near gloucester and they're moving to the east at this time. we have drizzle from boston to plymouth and overcast conditions out there. the steady shower and some local locations here and moving into your east and we have a wintery mix in northern parts of new england and snow in maine main. the visibility issues, there are some out there and we have dense fog from hyannis to the next few hours. and 47 degrees to start your a in boston. and close to 60 already in falmouth and some locations

go with 56 degrees in boston by 3 and w again, a few -- a few showers later this evening. monday and tuesday morning, we have the first winter storm of the season and we'll go through how much snow to expect in just a bit. >> and thank you so much. we begin with breaking news in the dallas area. at least eight people are down. some killed in the storm and accidents. and you can see the destruction. homes in pieces and cars turned upside down. believe it or not, more severe weather is expected in the southeast side --ed it, massive flooding. upton police are involving after a hunter found human remains in the woods. unattended death. and members of the community joined the family of a fallen life. five years ago, the woburn officer was shot and killed in the line of duty while

and new this morning, a big mess on i-93. a truck jackknifed in the northbound lanes off of the expressway near mass avenue. crews are on the scene trying to clean up a fuel spill and this is at exit 18. and -- [ indiscernible ] after a christmas fire destroys their home. father and daughter who lived in the house both suffer from multiple sclerosis. morgan said that her family was opening up the gifts on christmas night when the fire started. >> and it's scary when your house is on fire. destroyed. we run out of the house with the clothes on the back. the back of the house is burnt out. the bedrooms are a total loss room and kitchen. >> a candle on the second floor sparked the fire that consumed everything the family owned and some of morgan's friends started a go fund me page to feet.

custody this morning charged -- with an armed home invasion in east boston. police say when they showed up to saratoga -- [ indiscernible ] they found the door knocked in. up the stairs officers discovered three men. one with a knife and the other with a bat in his hands. >> and looking back and ford in this morning's keller at large. jon keller speaks -- sets down with the speaker of the house review. >> well, good morning. us. and i hope you're enjoying your holiday season. and -- as you may have noticed, we're taking time here at the end of the year to reflect back and look ahead with some of the state's leading political figures and that describes our guest this morning. the speaker of the massachusetts house,

happy new year. >> thank you and statement to you, john and many, many more. good health. >> and how are you feel something. >> i am feeling wonderful. and ready to go with the new year and very excited. >> and is that a threat to you? >> your opponents, sir? >> we will see what happens. >> you're not doping it. that is a good headline. >> and looking back on 2015, mr. speaker, what would you say accomplishment? i think. addressing the key issue and to the point where we found a control board, which basically put -- gave the power of the control board to the governor and, therefore, had more say so in terms of the fund. in addition to that, i think the waiver of the pacheco law and gave the governor more

whether it's a cost or timing of various items. and i think the fact that we had such a very difficult situation we had to deal w in that we dealt with it forthright, something i am very, very pleased w i think that the issue of relative to the shuffle that we faced addressing that immediately, i think, was very important so, those are two of the -- at the >> okay. now. reflecting back, what would you say is your biggest blunder this year? >> i think we started rather slowly. because of the fact that the joint rules that discussion. we really doesn't stop hearings until probably march or april.

at some of the things we did record. we addressed the net media/solar question at the end of the session and possibly if we get off to that they would be in the rearview mirror. we would have accomplished those already. >> and what surprised you most about what happened this year? >> i would have to say i didn't know what the governor was going to be all about, first of all and so i said -- sat westbound with him a number of occasions and he was going to be terrible dealing with him and the most unbelievable experience i would have ever had dealing with him, and i will have to say he's been wonderful -- wonderful to deal with and i have enjoyed working with him thoroughly.

who is willing to listen and i think he's willing to change his mind if he feels there is a better way of doing things, and i think he's working with the democratic leaders of both the house and senate and members for that matter. and there has been a -- has been good. >> and who is a better governor? him or patrick? >> i have enjoyed working with both of them. and i would have to tell you that -- [ indiscernible ] the personalities and i would have to say i did work well with both of them. and we have some great things done. >> and -- [ indiscernible ] take a break, mr. speaker. when we come back, we'll look ahead new to what is going to

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we're talking with the house speaker robert deleo. earlier this month, you and house ways and means chairman brian dempsy said new taxes for 2016 are off of the table and don't bother. why? >> i think similar to last year, i think when we take a look in terms of the economic condition of the commonwealth, we look in terms of what families are going through right now. quite frankly, i don't think that any further tax burden on families is helpful. and, obviously, it's not helpful to them. they're trying to raise a family, you know, and pay their bills and the same thing with our businesses. we're at a stage where we're trying to develop more so, massachusetts bringing businesses in and keep businesses here. i think to raise the tax burden on them as well and again, you know, they could look elsewhere

>> and that has been a fairly the recent years. the latest revenue forecast in the coming year is not that robust and there is a new spending on the table on the mbta and fighting opioid abuse. how are they adding up, sir? >> first of all, on the opioid abuse, we have addressed that somewhat and one of the first items we'll take up as a house is going to be talking about what we're going to do with the funds and as we have done in the past. we'll provide more betting and counseling. how are we going to address the present issues and all-out war against opioid abuse and i, as i stated before and i haven't seen anything to change my mind as of now, i want to see

in the t that the agency is being run properly. and i think we're on the way, hopefully, with this control board. i think we're on the way with the changes that we made in the house with the governor, and who the governor agreed with. i want to see the changes put into affect to make sure that, for instance, a couple of years ago, there is not a situation where we had some money coming in from the federal government that was never spent. >> right. >> and hopefully they will be operated much better both fiscally and schedulewise. >> and one last thing i want to slip in, certainly the charter school issue, raising the cap and increasing access, getting kids off of the waiting list who want to go to charter schools and that is a big issue facing you in the coming year. there is a valid question looming on the horizon.

would like to take care of it yourselves, the teacher's union would prefer to go to the ballot. are we going to have a bill? -- position on that. >> and they're still up in the on. i don't think they have a definitive answer in terms of what weather they will take it up and we are ready to take it up and my discussions with the chair, and, you know, some wanted advocates, most importantly, some of the parents are crying out to me and to wall of the legislature that they want what is best for their children. they want the opportunity to choose. if they feel there is a better opportunity for their child to go to a charter school and they would like to have that and i would like to give it to them. >> we look forward to talking with you in the coming year. >> and thank you as always. >> that is it for us.

colleagues for more wbz news. and all right, gentlemen. thank you so much. pamela is here with a look at the forecast. >> huh-uh. >> and today, soggy and what a week ahead. >> oh, boy. >> the first winter storm of the season monday night into tuesday morning and the first measurable snowfall. the snowia. and our early prediction in a minute or two and i want to show you the deal here. we have a couple of lingering showers and some steady rain they're pushing into the east and in between the rain chance here, we had some reports of drizzle on the south shore and there -- there is some in the boston area. we'll keep the drizzle around and right now, that is to the north. nowhere parts of new england rain. the temperatures are warm for this afternoon and to avoiding any of the wintery mess here.

morning, the wintery mix is to the north and for us, we might see a break in the cloud or two. more clouds and more rain chances. by 5:00 p.m., the spotty showers continue to moo of from north to south and by 11:00 p.m. we expect most of the rain to move off of the cape and islands. overnight tonight, clearing out and temperatures diving. to the lower 30s and upper 20s, already. 59 degrees falmouth; 45, boston and we'll continue to increase the temperatures into the mid- and upper 50s and 60s for some communities. and lows tonight into the mother and -- north and west. an icy start to your monday and tomorrow afternoon, not warming up much. and that is it. 34 degrees, the high temperature. a shock to the system and since we have been so spoiled for all of christmas and wenter with the comeback and starts to

shows the next storm and moving in after midnight on today and into early tuesday morning. that commute will be messy and 8:30 a.m., still expecting from fitchburg to boston and into the south coast. the temperatures will play a huge role in this storm system. we think they will warm through tuesday afternoon and into that transition from snow to a mix of rain from south to north and before that transition, we expect some good accumulation here. two to four inches of snow outside of 128 and outside of boston and north of the mass pike and south of the mass pike, snow-sleet mix coating to two inches of snow. with more of a wintery mix and have your totals there. the 48-inch range for vermont and new hampshire, the elevation is playing a role in this. the seven-day forecast, snow changing to rain. again, tuesday afternoon and lots of melting already and thrown degrees.

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and some shoppers evacuated. leave. injuries or arrests, though. >> and you can see the chaos inside the shopping mall after reports of shots fired. police say it was a fight in the food court. not gunfire that caused the issues. wow, the mall is briefly on a lockdown and did not -- [ indiscernible ] and the family is bound to remember the christmas forever. last week, state officials asked them to remove their artificial christmas tree they had put up in their temporary hotel room. when the future landlord in salem heard what happened, he invited the family to move into their new place rent free january 1st. and get this. when they opened the door, they discovered the landlord had decorated the home with the seven-foot christmas tree trimmings.

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. the captain of boston college's basketball team got quite a big surprise. steve propiglia walked on as a freshman. after tuesday's victory over fordham, the coach told the team that hard work needs to be rewarded. listen up. >> it's my pleasure to announce basketball collarship. -- basketball scholarship. [ applause ] >> look at them jumping. that is cute. the celebration continued in the arena as the coach gave the family and friends the good was pumped. they're 6-6 this year and has another great -- . >> that is a big deal. >> i love that.

and famella is here to summarize our week ahead and -- week ahead. >> a gloomy start to the day and we might get breaks in the clouds this afternoon. we'll get a break in the rain this evening. they move out tonight and we dip to low temperatures around freezing. monday, a high of 34 degrees and monday night, tuesday morning. a messy commute between mid- night, 7:00 a.m. and looking at snow accumulation, two to four inches of snow outside of 128 and stay tuned. >> yeah. thank you. >> and have a great week, everybody. a happy new year.

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