>> wcvb newscenter 5 at 11:00 starts right now. bob: up in flames w no time to get out. >> more than a dozen homeless here in dorchester. how this fire took off. bob: opiod battle a fighter's quest after a family tragedy. >> when i go in the ring that's what i think of. my older brother. bob: the winter plunge bonding a father and son. mike: some rain to deal with but snow we're watching for. my time line for big changes. bob: special meeting. a little girl fighting cancer. gets to hug her hero. t.b. 12. and we quinn with -- begin with breaking news from dorchester. residents able to escape with their lives but little else. more than a dozen home people candle started the fire. juli: juli: -- juli mcdonald has breaking information. juli: that's right, bob. 10 adults and six children are staying in hotels and with

a mother and daughter told newscenter 5 they're thanking god to be alive tonight. but they're also heartbroken to be dealing with this just a day after christmas. 16 people are homeless tonight. after a fire tore through their dorchester home. firefighters were called to 29 alpha road just about 5:45 this evening. the four-alarm fire was under control in less than an hour. but not before destroying three families' homes just a day after christmas. the second floor family had been preparing to host a holiday dinner. >> after my mom got done cooking she ran fire, fire and everybody ran out. so when we got outside you can see the fire at the first floor window. and it was just crazy. juli: boston fire investigators believe the fear started on the first floor when a candle got too close. >> everything is gone. it's all gone. juli: robinson told newscenter

floors got out just in time. thanks to those on the first floor who ran upstairs to alert everyone else. >> we got a lot of family and stuff. but it's just never going to be the same. and i'll never forget ts. i will never forget this. juli: and commissioner and chief joe finn said it's really amazing that the close homes on either side of this house were not damaged. the first firefighters to arrive here ordered those additional alarms quickly getting more help fast. live in dorchester tonight, i'm juli mcdonald. wcvb newscenter 5. bob: and there's more breaking news in dorchester. boston police say a 14-year-old boy was shot in the leg tonight. it happened on stratton street. he was taken to a nearby hospital for evaluation. but is expected to be ok. k-9 units searched the area for a suspect last seen heading toward blue hill avenue. and there's breaking news from the town of upton. police report that a hunter discovered human remains in a wooded area off mendon street. the situation is being investigated as an unattended death.

attorney office is now involved. the skeletal remains will be taken to the state state medical examiner's offense. the deadly storms plaguing large portions of the country tonight. in texas reports of five dead after a tornado touched down near dallas. flooding is the other devastating issue and roads and homes under water from the deep south to the southwest. reporter chuck sivertsen has the latest. chuck: tonight a tornado strike in the dallas area. at least five people killed and rescue. >> everything is gone down here. chuck: homes destroyed by a form that menaced communities. in alabama, the day after christmas, this santa's eye view shows the aftermath of a holiday that will be hard to forget. >> we were in the house having a good time. laughing and joking about memories. years. chuck: a quiet christmas at home suddenly became a fight for survival.

down. and the lights went out. and fell to the floor. chuck: the holiday temperatures have been treacherously pleasant. creating ideal conditions for storms and tornadoes. flying. to duck. chuck: torrential rains caused flooding across alabama and the surging currents ripped this boat house from its moorings and sent it bobbing down stream. power company crews were on the job saturday. trying to restore electric city. a major winter storm is about to strike the central u.s. with the greatest threat of severe weather over parts of texas. by monday morning, expect ice travel trouble. for now, some storm victims are spirit. side. the sun is shining now. so maybe this is the beginning of something better. chuck: chuck sivertsen, abc news, new york. bob: all we have is rain moving tonight.

mike wankum is here with a quick look at the forecast. mike: pretty amazing to see how large this storm system is. the southern edge is going down in texas. and they have all kinds of things going on. there are tornado watches out tonight and there's snow going on in the western part of that state and they could pick up as much as 18 inches of snow out toward el paso. before it's all over with. this area is staying out here but we are on the northern fringes of that and we got rain right on our doorstep. we've had a few sprinkles but this is the main focus of rain that will be moving in overnight tonight. don't be surprised if you have some downpours offer night tonight and especially tomorrow morning. especially any of you early risers. here's the way it comes in. rain. 6:00 right on the city. but then look at this. as we head toward late morning, we may start to push most of this rain out. and there may even be a little bit of thin overcast that would allow our temperatures to climb up really nicely tomorrow. and then we start to talk about the threat of snow on tuesday morning. that's right. despite the warmth tomorrow, it i'll have the time line and an early look at the totals coming

more about the man and woman home. carbon monoxide poisoning blamed for the tragedy. the victims, natives of brazil w. strong ties to their homeland, and their adopted for family members, heartbreak and disbelief. newscenter 5's reid lamberty has the story from milford. reid: the unexpected holiday deaths made even more tragic by the revelation that the sister of the man who died here was going to see him today for the first time in more than a decade. she speaks little english. but her profound grief is fluent. through her tears. >> today was the day that i was years. >> with her daughter translating, sill vainia faria celebration. not only for holidays but for time lost. >> to see again, hi again. reid: sylvania hadn't seen her brother in 13 jeers since he moved from brazil for a better

avisair sails, the couple was found by a roommate. carbon monoxide poisoning family members have been told is the likely cause of death. >> it was a -- he was taking care of our mother. reid: between them the couple had three adult children. none together. all of whom live in brazil. the family here now beginning the tough process of sending them home. >> really concerned that we were trying to do right now is about taking the body down to brazil. because everybody wants to see him for the last time. reid: the gas leak is believed to have come from the boiler in the basement. the unit remains condemned as does the adjoining unit. and just the day before he was found dead, he was hospitalized, complaining of symptoms caused by c.o. poisoning. >> he felt a lot of headache. a lot of pain. reid: investigators are trying to pinpoint the exact cause of the gas leak. and in the meantime, phone calls made to the landlord wrent went unreturned.

wcvb newscenter 5. bob: boston police nabbed three break-in suspects. the men from lynn, attempted to enter a home on saratoga street morning. one was armed with bat and another with a knife. 23-year-old jose ventura, 20-year-old jeremy ventura and 33-year-old francisco ramirez were arrested and charged with armed home invasion. they will be arraigned on monday. and an everett man will face two charges following a wild standoff that had an entire neighborhood on edge. newscenter 5 cameras were there when 53-year-old mark lavoine emerged from his summer street home yesterday after five long hours of coaxing by police. but shortly after police wrestled him to the ground, his house erupted in flames. police say lavoine will be charged with discharging a firearm and disorderly conduct. a vigil tonight to remember a fallen woburn police officer. officer jack maguire was shot and killed during a robbery at the kohl's department store five years ago today. over 100 family and friends

maguire lost his life to remember him. >> it's important that we recognize our heroes. and jack is a hero. along with everyone else that's out here as far as the type of work they do. and we believe that every one of these -- we believe in zwr bob: a christmas tree has been lit in maguire's honor since his death. a winter plunge to remember and draw attention to the opiod crisis. a bonding rhettual for a father the opiod crisis has left its mark on thousands of massachusetts families. for a local fighter, this battle is very personal. our frank holland has the story. frank: rosa does a great job. frank: he fights to honor the memory of two brothers lost. >> when i go in the ring that's what i think of. frank: one to opiod abuse. the other brother to heroin. >> i always know that i get each one of my shoulders telling me not to give up and keep pushing forward. frank charles rosa is training

at the t.d. garden on january 17. >> welcome charles rosa. frank: the 27-year-old peabody native is a featherweight. he has overcome loss, grief and his own addiction. >> to be able to come back and fight on the biggest stage in the world in ufc, it's a dream come true. frank: rosa's brothers died when he was in high school. for five years the fighter now known as boston strong was consumed by drugs. >> i started going down the wrong path. and stuff like that. and i think mixed martial arts saved my life. frank: using m.m.a. rosa's are helping others battle addiction and started a charity for called chucky's fight. >> they try it they will be in a fight for the rest of their lives. frank: after an hour of intense training, rosa takes a polar plunge at revere beach. it's a tribute. his brother's ashes were placed in the ocean. >> this gives me a little bit of extra energy. when i go to train. to show people no matter how

you can always come back and make something of yourself. frank: frank holland, wcvb newscenter 5. bob: patriot wide receivers danny amendola and julian edelman caught passes with against the jets and both players have been ruled out due to injury. amendola suffered a knee sprain against the tennessee titans. and like edelman is not expected to return until the playoffs. also out for tomorrow's game, safety devin mccourty with a my ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots with a chance to clinch the a.f.c.'s number one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously this is -- this is going to be as close to a playoff game as you can get in the regular season. for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. bob: injured players donta high to your and brandon lafell did make the trip to the med poelands and are expected to play tomorrow. we'll have more in sports. >> next on newscenter 5 -- bob: t.b. 12 makes a dream come

said your name? >> the special meeting that is helping a little girl battle a deadly disease. mike: rain tonight but cold enough for snow on tuesday morning. i'll show you when it's going to get here and when it will change over to ice. bob: wildfires in the west. what triggered the flames.

>> our watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 11:00. bob: a dream come true for a little dwirl girl fighting cancer. a special meeting with tom brady at gillette stadium. for 8-year-old haley stewart it was like christmas came twice this year. the meeting coming just before the pay trots traveled to new york for sunday's game with the jets. our juli mcdonald halas the story from foxborough. >> to hear him say her name was the most exciting thing that we

juli: 8-year-old haley got a forget. after all. she's been brave and strong. as she fights b-cell leukemia for the second time. her number one wish was to meet number 12. and christmas morning her best gift wasn't under the tree. computer. >> i heard you had a special christmas wish that you wanted this year. and eve got one, too. juli: it was christmas morning all over again today. haley and her parents left their home in bethel, maine, at 5:00 and drove to gillette where they got a special tour and a private meeting with tom brady. >> what did you think when he said your name? >> juli: haley said she will never wash that spot on her head where tom gave her a kiss and signed her brady jersey and gave her a hat to match his. >> you got the same hat. so when you see him on tv and he has that beanie on what do you any? >> yea. juli: after a truly magical christmas, and at home and at foxborough, haley has to return

hospital this week. her dad tells newscenter 5 that the generosity of tom brady and the patriots toward his family was a priceless gift they'll never forget. >> it was just who is more excited than her or me. but to see my daughter get her wish was -- is something that i'll -- forever be grateful for. juli: i asked haley's dad how they will top this christmas and he didn't have to think long. he said their family's best christmas ever is going to be when haley is healthy at home and the second cancer fight is behind them. at gillette stadium in foxborough, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. bob: a wildfire burns in california tonight. forcing evacuations and closing down highways. strong winds have fueled the fire. a downed power line sparking the emergency. reporter kayna whitworth has story from ventura county california. kayna: a holiday nightmare

california christmas night. fast-moving flames at first creeping toward the 101 freeway. >> oh, my god. >> this is scary. like it's going to jump the freeway. kayna: then it did. forcing many people to either turn back or drive into the >> crazy. kayna: over and over, drivers roadway's edge. fire officials saying powerful santa anna winds gusting 45 miles an hour carried 'em bers over the highway. pushing it across what should have been a natural barrier. the state highway patrol shut down parts of the 101 and the nearby pacific coast highway. county officials immediately put the beach community under mandatory evacuation and surrounding areas on voluntary status. >> make sure that everything is buttoned up tight. if you leave any window or door or garage door open, that's just an entrance for one of these embers. kayna: by daylight the fire had grown. huge plumes of smoke filling

on the ground, fire crews trying to contain the flames but after four years of drought, there is plenty of fuel. the grass and bushes extremely dry. >> very dynamic fire. the fire is going to resist our control. because we're at the end of this drought. kayna: 600 firefighters on the scene with aid coming in by air. but the winds are still a concern. >> we're not quite out of the woods yet. kayna: kayna whitworth, ventura county, california. bob: mike wankum and i were talking about how warm our december has been and we just above normal, mike. mike: you have to go back to the first day of the month to find a month that was below normal and it was just barely. but look at this. 50-degree mark. that is unprecedented. this is going to go down as one record. and it is going to smash all records at this pace. which is over 11 degrees above normal. now, it's so warm we're not talking about snow. which we would typically be talking about.

about rain. are out there. a couple of other batchers and this area moving its way through. not getting ground reports. or there. but if you back off and you look at the picture out here, and that's what's going to be coming in overnight tonight. so it's scattered showers until those will kick their way in. temperatures, they're not going to get much colder than they are right now. a southeasterly breeze and temperatures are as cold as they will get. overnight tonight. tomorrow morning, early risers going to run into some rain. probably some fog out there as well. but the afternoon i think the rain shuts off. and we get a little bit of clearing into the skies. i call it mostly cloudy right now but with a little bit of sunshine and look at the temperature. 52. yes. 60 degrees. some places are going to be warm tomorrow. so we continue that warming trend. but this is the last day. because monday, highs are only going to be to the 30's. what's happening tomorrow morning the mildar moving in. that's where the rain is and it lifts northward it purks the rain out of here. then this cold front to the

through there could be a spot shower into the afternoon. but i think the hint of sunshine is going to offset that somewhat and behind this cold front here it comes. the cold air. and that is going to be settling in for several days. even when we start to warm up, not nearly as warm as what we have been. so overnight with all that rain, a quarter to a half inch of rain seems pretty likely. now we need to go into the other event that will happen. that's on tuesday morning. you heard about all that severe weather out here to the west. that storm system is going to lift its way northward and as it does so we have the cold air in place. so by the time we talk about late monday night, into tuesday morning, in the early morning hours, we have snow breaking out across the area. and also mixing rain and that's the key to this forecast. how much warm air is going to get in here and how much of it will turn to mix and how much will turn over to rain? so at 6:00 in the morning you got snow across much of the area. it is going to be slow commute tuesday morning. but that mix will start to lift its way northward and the rain will so that by 2:00 we're kind of really shutting off the snow. but we're still going to keep the precipitation going until

a few things to keep in mind. it begins after midnight as snow. it will change snow to sleet. kind of an icy mix at about 10:00 a.m. in the morning and then at the coast, it should change over to rain. however, inland around lunch time or so it should still remain sleet inland and we wind it down by late afternoon. the evening commute will be a little bit better. so how much snow are we talking about? it's difficult to put an exact number on this at this point because we just working at how much warm air will mix in. so i think generally one to three. lesser amounts as you look to the south. and perhaps a little bit higher as you look up toward the we could see three to six. and ski country to the north is going to pick up a lot of snow out of this. joe enjoy the warmth tomorrow. it's 56 degrees. because on monday, it's 20 degrees colder for a high temperature. morning. than it is during the afternoon. there's that snow to ice to rain that takes place on tuesday. wednesday, we warm up a little bit with a hint of sunshine. there is a chance of seeing some rain. wednesday night into thursday warm enough that we will probably be talking about rain but there may be a little bit

things off for the new year and next weekend we may get partly cloudy skies and perhaps a few flurries. so watch out for tuesday morning. and watch out for the rain tomorrow morning. bob? bob: all right, thanks, mike. coming up next a holiday tribute to the troops. on vacation in hawaii. the president takes time to thank our men and women in

how else do you think he gets around so fast? take theeinshis holiday and get the mercedes-benz you've always wanted during the winter event.

bob: president obama and the first lady thanked service members for their hard work and sacrifice at a military base in hawaii. president obama: we never take for granted what all of you do for the american people. you help keep us free. you help keep us strong. and whatever service you're in, whatever branch, we are extraordinarily grateful for everything you do every single day. and we hope you guys had a wonderful christmas.

in hawaii through the new year. well, sports is next. and we've got news about peyton manning you definitely want to stick around for. seriously. plus the bruins and celtics were both in action tonight.

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>> now spornt. -- bob: the sabres, the bruins, an extra special lack of effort or as claude julien assessed that was our team not respecting the game of hockey. david krejci chimed in good teams shouldn't do what we did

it was that kind of night. the bruins giving up five unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes. here we are. second period. down 1-0. for all of 36 seconds when kevin miller shoots and matt beleskey tips to tie the game 1-1. brad marchand beats patrice bergeron who nets his 12th of the year and the bruins led 2-1. it was 3-1 through the third when b.u. terrier jack eichel gets his first of the night. that's called foreshadowing. his first means there would be a second. the first tied the game at three. eichel drops home. an empty netter. pro. the sabres added one more and the bruents lose 6-3. very nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. evan turner with the zeller. the celtics taking a 15-point lead to the fourth quarter. still led by 11 with 2 1/2 jae crowder with a nice fadeaway and one. but the pistons did not go away easily.

jackson makes it a two-point game in the final minute. but on the next possession, jonas jerebko hits the game-sealing jumper and the celtics hold on and win 99-93. rob gronkowski had 108 yards, 11 catches and a touchdown against the jets back in october. but that was with danny amendola and julyian edelman healthy and on the field. tomorrow, both guys will be out. along with devin mccourty and patrick chung. the mash unit known as the patriots takes on the jets in a red hot ryan fitzpatrick. >> i think that he's a smart guy. he's been in the league a while. and again, he's -- he's able to comprehend what's going on out there. and put the team -- put their offense in the best position to move the ball. so i think he's done a great job. and it's another challenge for us. bob: so the jets are 9-5 but how soft is that schedule? the combined winning percentage of the teams the jets have beaten this year is just .348.

with a winning record and tomorrow they face the 12-2 patriots. what people will be talking about tomorrow. peyton manning and the accusation that he used human growth hormone while sitting out the 2011 season with a neck injury. the report from al jeersa tv claims an indiana-based anti-aging clinic mailed h.g.h. to manning's wife ashley. manning's agent calls the report outrayus and wrong. and here's manning's statement late this evening. the allegation that i would do something like that is complete garbage and is totally made up. never. i really can't believe somebody would put something like this on the air. stuff up. between the awesome basketball schools. duke and indiana and check this out. it's alex rodriguez on the run. and scoring at yankee stadium. that's right. bowl. indiana's own a-rod putting the hoosiers up 31-27. but a lot happened between that

five-yard touchdown run by duke's thomas sirk. now it's 41-41 with 41 tecked to go and go to overtime. duke's ross martin kicks a field goal and the refs say indiana's kicker missed his ever so slightly wide right. duke wins. where's the snow you ask? well, it's in el paso, texas. home of the sun bowl. it's miami. don't they love the snow. hurricanes play a game in the snow. but they're up against the cougars of washington state. the cougars 25 yards, and gabe marks and a crazy amount of snow. washington state beats miami 20-14. the st. petersburg bowl between uconn and marshall a little known fact, patriot wide receiver aaron doshesen was the m.v.p. of this bowl game in 2011. that was a field goal. and you'll see it again. uconn's bobby puyol's 52-yarder hits the crossbar and bounces forward for three points. uconn's last chance falls

marshall, marshall. hangs on to win 16-10. we saw snow in el paso, texas, during those highlights and we see warmth around here. it's nice. mike: that snow from el paso is headed here for tuesday morning. a few snow showers to talk about. bob: a long way to go. mike: a long way to go. it will get here eventually tt2w`t3n@24" bt@qc., tt2w`t3n@24" "a@qs"h tt2w`t3n@24" bm@qx)d tt4w`t3n@24"" dztq k6$ tt4w`t3n@24"" entq ;2d tt4w`t3n@24"" gzt& "5< tt4w`t3n@24"" hnt& 2;p tt4w`t3n@24"" iztq xr(