>> announcer: now with breaking news this is fox 25 news at 10:00. complete new england news coverage. breaking now at 10:00 a man flown to the hospital after catching on fire. a neighbor rushing to his rescue. >> he was pretty much on fire at the doorway. the victim's burned clothes still at the scene tonight. good evening everyone i'm mark ockerbloom. >> i'm vanessa welch. this dramatic scene unfoaling in tewkesbury. fox 25's jim morelli standing by we've learned about the victim's injuries. jen? >> reporter: we know he has severe burns and 84 years old. in the last few minutes it. oint outside to us there still be going on. on thereof are hot spots

was out. i want to show you something down here, too. this is the shirt right here that was ripped off of the man's back. again this shirt was on fire. >> when fire crews got here they say there were flames coming mainly off the back of the house. half of the guys had to take this gentleman to the med flight area and the other half had to fight the and again they pretty much put the fire out. we did speak with a neighbor who saw this 84-year-old man run out of the house, again, totally on fire. >> he just ran over and pull him out and put him out and take his shirt off and stuff. >> there you go. there is that shirt that was ripped off of his back it's on an island right in front of the house and you can see

marks right down here many again, 84 years old this gentleman we do not know his condition. but those burns were severe. he also had a daughter and the daughter suffered smoke inhalation, however, it's believed she is going to be okay. live in tewkesbury, jim morelli, fox 25 news. also breaking in the past 90 minutes we've learned the woman hit by a car in westwood is in critical condition. fox 25's john monday a plan standing by live for us. john, police say the driver involved had a medical episode right before is >> reporter: that's right, vanessa. police say everything right now indicates that's exactly what happened but what type of incident is still unclear. the woman who was driving is okay but the woman she hit is in a boston hospital tonight with life-threatening injuries. >> no charges for the driver. >> reporter: that driver a woman in her 70s lost control on adam street close to her home hitting one of

driver was familiar well. we don't know why for some reason almost at the final destination the vehicle seemed to just accelerate. >> reporter: the victim a woman in her 90s was struck and thrown onto this lawn. she was rushed to a waiting helicopter and flown to beth israel in boston. >> her condition was very serious when she was transported life-threatening. >> reporter: right now the police chief says this all looks like a terrible accident. the driver suffering from some sort of medical issue that >> the evidence that we have preliminarily seems to suggest it may have been some type of medical issue. right now police say that driver faces no charges. live in westwood tonight, john monahan, fox 25 news. >> now a live look at the

lemanowicz here now. kev, you you are watching the potential for some ice withy spots in the morning. this updated by the you national hurricane center just this evening now it's all the way back through berkshires county into southern vermont as well. still curiously nothing in southern new hampshire but i believe you should be in the freezing rain advisory as well. it's not farther to the east so it's still out beyond 495 where you can see some pockets of ice first thing in the morning. any kind of appreciable ice accumulation is. we're not talking about an ice storm here but clearly with temperatures back in the 20s back here and low 30s. below freezing nonetheless that's where you will see some icing it's still clear temperature can still drop under these clear skies. then the rain. we'll talk about the timeline when this rain is going to move on through when the ice willing come to an end and another batch of

breaking tone is this the new face of homegrown terror. >> we can confirm that the suspect was an o.s.u. student. >> 11 people hurt in what a house intelligent committee member says bears all the hallmarks of a terror attack. >> it's not real. >> tonight the search for a motive continues. >> the suspect in today's ohio state university attack is dead and investigators are closely monitoring his social media feed. one national news agency is reporting that investigators believe they fo anti-united states facebook post linked to the attacker. a monday morning attack at ohio state university. >> we have a vehicle that struck several pedestrians and gunshots fired and one down. >> reporter: an 18-year-old o.s.u. student intentionally drove a car into a crowd on campus using the vehicle as a weapon then got out with a butcher knife and started stabbing people. >> he just like hit

out with a knife, honestly. i wasn't processing all of it. >> reporter: a nearby police officer quickly responded shooting and killing the suspect. >> it is remarkable what these first responders did. >> reporter: 11 people were hurt in the attack, one critically. >> fortunately, from what i'm understanding, from both doctors here that they expect a full recovery. >> sources tell fox news the suspect was a refugee from somalia who became a legal suspect was an o.s.u. student named abdul. >> reporter: now looking into a motive and the suspect's background federal investigators could be seen searching his home on monday. >> i'm completely astonished. >> meantime the franking democrat says the attack bears all of the hallmarks of a terror attack carried out by someone who may have been self-radicalized.

parents frantically called their children to make sure they're okay. tonight i sat down with security expert dan linski who says that's last thing parents should do. if your child is hiding in classroom hiding under a desk that phone rings that subject may then identify your child as a potential victim. >> you should text your child instead. now we posted my full interview on the website fox25boston.com. >> governor mitt romney will meet with president-elect donald trump tomorrow. romney is being considered for secretary of state but he's not the only person who wants the job. retired army general david petraeus met with trump today to discuss the prestigious position. >> he basically walked us around the world. showed a great grasp of a variety of the challenges that are out there and some of the opportunities as well. >> last year petraeus pleaded guilty for passing

he was sentenced to two years probation avoiding jail time as part of a plea deal. michigan's recount is over tonight and president-elect donald trump is once again confirmed the winner. fox 25's crystal haynes spoke to former green party candidate jill stein today about her recounts efforts and trump's claims of voter fraud in several states, including new hampshire. >> reporter: green party candidate jill stein tells me all it took was a news release and a web page to raise over $6 million in ballots to be recounted in pennsylvania, michigan, and wisconsin. >> they have so you put those two things together it and makes for a lot of insecurity for voters who are feeling pretty cynical and not happy with our election system. sparking president-elect

claiming widespread voter fraud in virginia, california and in new hampshire all states he lost. in a spokesman for governor maggie hassan his tweet is completely unsubstantiated and claims of voter fraud in new hampshire have earned him ratings of pants on fire. >> this is a state as you know that takes elections very seriously. it's like our statewide sport. >> reporter: former new hampshire attorney general tom race took to twitter himself straight. >>. >> when you run the first in the nation primary the whole world is watching. it's not easy to pull a fast one. >> david scan lin says new hampshire's same day voting law also puts them under a microscope. >> we don't have any evidence and no evidence has been provided to us that would suggest that there's widespread voter fraud taking place in new hampshire. >> i'm crystal haynes, fox 25 news. the girls death has been

rushed to the hospital where she died. an autopsy revealed madison had blunt trauma injuries. the child call 911. so far no charges and no other details have been released. the possibility of losing millions in federal funding under president-elect donald trump has some local cities scrambling to prepare during the campaign trump vowed to cut funding to so-called sanctuary cities for undocumented immigrants. >> cambridge leaders argued that could jeopardize special education to heating assistance. boston is not a true sanctuary city but the mayor says he doubts trump could cut those funds anyway. >> i don't know if the federal government can actually cut money back. the money is appropriated by congress. >> the city of boston was working to get a dollar amount on the funding that could be impacted there. >> a lawrence mother is out of jail tonight released by a judge but charged with child endangerment. we last saw 36-year-old mandy in september passed

floor of a family dollar store. her young daughter begging her to wake up. a witness recorded it on a cell phone. today her attorney argued for her release and she's taking steps to get clean. >> judge, shortly after this happened easy mentioned on the 23rd she entered a program and has been in that program ever since. she is 67 day into her recovery. >> no contact with her daughter month is now with a family member and under the custody of the state of new hampshire. deciding whether it should lead the way in delaying the sale of marijuana after voters decided to legalize it earlier this month. new at 10:00 the vote happening earlier tonight that would lay a major hurdle. >> many left with more questions than answers. >> also a baby thrown 35 feet from a car after a tractor-trailer slams right it into.

her with only a scratch on her forehead. >> we continue to follow the

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fox 25's christine mccarthil live in hyde park tonight with where christine, the school didn't let you inside the meeting but the mom did talk to you outside afterwards? >> reporter: that's right, she didn't want to be identified but she did speak with us reporters. she says that she and her son have still been struggling to cope with what happened to him. she tells me that her young son came to her and said that another little boy had sexually assaulted and threatened him several times. about 10 times by november so tonight she came to this charter school meeting to find outside the status of that other little boy whether or not he's still attending the school and what changes have been made but she and others tell us they didn't find out. >> my child is not safe here. no one's child is safe here. >> reporter: parents furious leaving a meeting at boston renaissance charter public school to discuss safety following allegations a 6-year-old boy sexually assaulted and threatened another boy on a boston

who what, when and why and if this child is still attending the school. >> reporter: most are upset by the school's response to the november 3rd incident. though the school immediately notified the directly affected families the department of elementary and secondary education says they weren't notified within the required 48 hours. it wasn't until two weeks later in a facebook post most parents found out. i didn't really know what was going to happen after i thousands of people started sharing it. >> i feel like my child was left behind. >> reporter: but tells us she, too left disappointed. >> nothing was geared towards us move towards defending that kid. but what about my child. >> reporter: some parents still have faith in the score. >> i have enough evidence in the school that i'm going to

up. after this year my son is going to be gone he's not coming back here. >> i'm taking my son out of here. this is not a school where you want your child to be. >> in a statement the school acknowledged parents concerns about notification but said "we want to emphasize, however, that the families of the affected children were contacted immediately and the decision to notify only those families was made to protect the privacy and well-being of these very young children. we also ied affect safeguards. if you want to see the full statement go to our website fox25boston.com. live in hyde park, christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >> there are questions tonight if the red line is ready for winter. last night there were delays between the braintree and jesk stations meetings are planned with t officials next week to get an update on winter preparations.

3-year-old in its care was found walking along a busy road. police say a pears by found the child on the with onramp to route 4 in lee earlier this move. the 3-year-old had to cross route 155 from his angels learning academy to get there. now the state has opened an investigation it's not clear though whether the closure is secretary or permanent. the man seen getting hit by a car in brockton has died. it's a story we've been following since saturday. fox 25 has learned that the police but so far has not been arraigned on any charges. >> reporter: this afternoon i spoke with a friend of sergio and he told me that lakona recently moved here to brockton from honduras but his wife and three young children who are all under 4 years old still live there. >> reporter: a friend of sergio didn't want to go on camera out of respect for his family but he told me his friend was surrounded by loved ones when he died early this morning.

morning after he was hit by a car on north main street in brockton just outside the bar and lounge. the owner spoke with us on saturday. >> we're a community here. while i know i can't control everything that happens on the street i'm responsible for my patrons. >> police towed the car from the scene a 2012 jaguar sedan. the driver though nowhere to be found. this morning the county district attorney's office says the driver later turned himself in for questions but so far he hasn't been charged and the d.a.'s office hasn't released his name. sam says he has never seen such a devastating crash. >> as bad impact as you probably see the video. >> reporter: lakona's friend says lakona's wife is still trying to get a visa to fly here to massachusetts. thankfully lakona does have other family in brockton all of whom were at his bedside

once the driver is officially charged he'll be arraigned here at brockton district court and that could happen as early as tomorrow. but until that happens, the driver's name will not be released. in brockton, fox 25 news. a 40-year-old brookline man has died after crashing his bicycle early sunday. police say the man was riding on colchester street. witnesses found him lying in the road near the curb with serious head trauma. police are now investig >> tonight a warning from a local doctor. get ready for an outbreak of the flu. the action he says is not being taken that will lead to a lot of sick dayses in the coming weeks. several times fox 25 has discovered sex offenders working as uber drivers. next at 10:00 how soon

new at 10:00 suffolk police want your help tracking down a couple vandals who targeted the north camp and pier area they are working on clearing up these fuzzy surveillance pictures of these two young

give police a call with any information. springfield police found several dangerous drugs and more than 3,000 bags of heroin this weekend. police arrested 23-year-old christopher and 56-year-old edgar johnson. both are facing felony drug and weapons charges tonight. state background checks on ride share drivers are coming sooner than expected. >> today fox 25 investigative reporter erik rasmussen learned they will begin no later than april. >> reporter: ordering a right on uber or lyft around boston and the rest of massachusetts is sup spring. >> and the public needs to know that in april of 2017, when they get into one of these cars that it has had a full comprehensive check check done. >> a registered level 2 offend stopped at logan airport driving for uber we found another still held an active account with uber despite a rape conviction.

hire drivers to be -- the departments of public utilities created a new division to do the job started in january. >> we have to check all the drivers. that includes the existing drivers plus, you know the hundreds or thousands that are on board at every week. >> reporter: d.p.u. the same agency that licenses school bus drivers now working to close a loophole after fox 25 investigates found one accused of a serious crime against a child was able to keep his license. how do you make these drivers aren't falling through the cracks? >> by doing the types ofened checks that we're doing again the t.n.c. company themselves we are performing thosened checks they'll give them the names when we check them we do a look back at the sex offender registry, the registry of motor vehicles and the quarry check, it will catch those drivers. >> now this new law included a deadline of november next year to work out the new background check process so the state is ahead of

marked and inspected are still being worked out. erik rasmussen, fox 25 news. nypd are letting people pay parking tickets with toys. people who got a ticket can show up with a new unwrapped toy and it must cost the same amount as the ticket or if not more. >> they rescued a baby skunk and its storm drain. straight ahead several members of a family survive a horrific car crash. >> there was blood on me all i could say was she was alive. >> the unlikely place rescuers found the eight month-old baby ejected from the crash. with where icing can be a problem when its starts in

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recreational marijuana opens in just two weeks. fox 25's ted daniel live with this late breaking decision. ted? >> vanessa, just days after statewide voters approve the legalization of marijuana elected leaders here in the town of ashland got right to work drafting a plan that would prohibit tonight residents got to vote on that plan that's still underway right now. there you have it all the people you see there with their hands up voted in favor of the moratorium and needed two-thirds of town meeting vote participants it got that and then. some ashland now the first town in this state to approve a temporary ban on the retail tail of marijuana. stores that want to sell pot

set up shop here until 2018 here's one resident who's happy it passed. >> were you surprised by how many people voted for this moratorium. >> no, i wasn't. i wasn't surprised at all. you had more elderly here than young. >> that's you why think it passed. >> yes. >> so once again tonight's vote comes just weeks after question 4 legalizing marijuana passed in this majority of people voted yes on four by a difference of about 350 votes. this moratorium will now head to the office of the state attorney general for final approval. reporting live in ashland i'm ted daniel, fox 25 news. >> the government could still enforce the federal law which bans pot even for

>> we posted the full details for you on our website fox25boston.com. >> hope you enjoy today's beautiful weather because you won't see that the next couple of days. it's clear out there tonight. at the same time tracking this storm to our wests heavy rain even severe weather although it's relented for now there were tornadoes earlier today on the leading edge of this away from the main body of the rain there's light rain breaking now the spots in central pennsylvania and that's the rain moving in here first thing tomorrow morning that gives me cause because look's these temperatures it's in the 20s all the way down to cape cod tonight. there are spots that are warmer providencetown in

some keen and orange at 24? right now. that's why there's a freezing rain advisory. now this is for 3:00 to 8:00 a.m. back here in western massachusetts the berkshires into southern vermont. that's an expansion of the one i told you about during our earlier newscast today between 4:00 and 7:00. the other freezing rain advisory which was in place earlier still goes between 4:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.. bottom line is beyond 495 north of the mass pike all the way out to western massachusetts, southern vermont and thissh hampshire i'm very annoyed it doesn't. it really ought to that's where you will have the potential for some icing problems in the morning. you see our future cast data showing where the worst possibilities for worst icing would be here into southern new hampshire and points northward low temperatures pretty much already there right now but you can see 20s to about 30 overnight. here's future cast with

fitchburg. warm air rises going to be a little warmer there in the veal locations freezing temperatures. showing where the highest back here there will be valley locations below freezing you will have freezing rain. freezing rain is rain looks like regular rain but freezes on contact so it can make it very without you being able to see notice this happening around fitchburg 32? along route 2 now up to 7:30 in the morning so well into the morning drive continuing through 8:30 then pushing north ward. temperatures are warming now and the rain has pushed northward that's just the appetizer. here comes the heavier stuff later on in the afternoon and through the evening drive especially. it's coming with warmer air

50s will certainly appear in southeastern mass and look at that heaviest rain through tomorrow evening into tomorrow night. some 40s back here will just start out cold and that's the dangerous part. on wednesday another batch of rain moving in an evening future that's going to be kind of awful on wednesday. those areas with spotty icing so we'll pour for the wednesday morning for your commute seven-day forecast shows we dry out thursday, friday into the part of this weekend as new information downs come in. >> take a look at this car right here, several people including an 8 monthle on girl flew out of it after a tractor-trailer clipped it. >> looking everywhere for calling her name. i didn't hear my baby

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the drive who rear ended has been charged in death of two people who were kill in the crash on the mass pike. tonight heather hegedus discovered police found more than alcohol in the driver's system. >> reporter: the impact of the be crash was so severe two people were ejected out of this hotel shuttle and pronounced dead on the scene. now almost three months to the date from when it happened the marbleheadman who struck and killed those innocent the passengers with is called to court.

>> reporter: a grand jury 27-year-old on seven counts including manslaughter for the death from el paso, texas. a court tells fox 25 they were here for a visit to northeastern. two other passengers suffered minor injuries. toxicology reports found he had a .15 blood alcohol level as well as thc in his system. the act give ingredient in marijuana. but he told investigators a different st he admitted he had one beer earlier in evening and he takes adderall for his adhd and he struck the back of the shuttle going 76 michiana in a 45 miles per hour zone causing both vehicles to lose control and strike the roadway barriers. he claims it wasn't his fault. >> mr. gonzalez told him another car struck him from the rear, however after a review there has been no evidence that a third

crash. >> reporter: neither would answer questions about the facts of the case after being released on bail today. we have no comment. >> reporter: with legalization of recreational marijuana about to go into effect they are using this case as an opportunity to urge lawmakers to come with a test for t.h.c. he will be back in you are theco next year. i'm heather hegedus, fox 25 news. if you haven't done so and a half to stock up on those cyber monday deals. buyer beware on-line criminals are using days like today to capitalize on the frenzy. a security expert told fox 25 from coupon code offers to tracking a package shoppers could go directly to the website they're interested in don't get there through an e-mail link. you are getting a look at just how much money americans spent on black friday. it raked in about $3 billion much of it on-line.

billion dollars came from shopping through a mobile device. sales at physical stores dipped about 5% over the last few days. >> no one has been begin of this type of access to a crucial local k-9 training program before. what makes the fit tracking power of these dogs so

it is a startling number 85% of new hampshire inmates are addicted to drugs. only fox 25's kathryn burcham was given access to the new teen corrections officers hope will put a

>> reporter: the calvary. >> reporter: has arrived. >> reporter: dutch an 18 month-old dog his partner are the new line of defense against illegal drugs pouring into new hampshire prison including this heroin derivative. >> it's directly related to the opiate use with heroin on the outside of the facilities. inmates will swallow pack incredibly difficult for corrections offers to detect. but that's with where dutch's powerful nose comes in. there's really been no technology up until now that's able to duplicate what the dog's nose can do. fox 25 got an exclusive look at the k-9 unit the first of its kind in the straight undergoing a nine week training program to sniff out drugs and cell phones

can this be dangerous for the corrections officers. >> when drugs are introduced into the prison it can be a serious safety concern. >> reporter: his officers are seizing large quantities which can be hidden in paintings, draug drawings even on letters to inmates but they're fighting a losing battle. >> it causing gang activity. it pushes addictions along. >> reporter: they are hoping that dutch and his partner can do >> and they can do the work of many humans and they can find things that we're not able to find. >> reporter: prison officials tell me they're also at critically low staffing levels so the ability of dutch and the other k-9 to do the work of many employees is critical to their safety. dutch will graduate in three weeks and will immediately go to work inside the state's three prisons in new hampshire i'm kathryn burcham fox 25 news.

injured crew member. he fell and broke his arm. the vessel he was on was headed to japan from washington with a load of logs. firefighters say it's nothing short of a miracle. an eight monthle on was not hurt during a serious crash at a highway in arkansas. the baby was thrown from the car after the vehicle was hit by a semitruck and flipped over friday. firefighters found the baby 25 feet away in a drainage grate. she had only a scratch on her forehead. minutes to learn her baby was found alive is in disbelief. >> i know it's a miracle. nobody but god. the way she they had to pull out the drain they had to just to get it out. she just sitting there looking waiting on them to come get her. >> reporter: just incredible. none of the other four people by the way inside that car were seriously injured. here's what i'm tracking tonight with we have clear skies right now that's allowing the temperatures to

moving toward a storm with heavy rain. how the heavy rain will get here after temperatures rise tomorrow but officially with some cold air in place some light showers are going to make it into western and central massachusetts that's with why there's a freezing rain advisory north and west of 495. back through western massachusetts along route 2 and look at this finally southern new hampshire is included in the freezing rain advisory thank you national weather service in maine for finally putting them in there i've been telling you that should be the case. more closely when the ice becomes a problem when the heavy rain arrives too at 11:00. the drought that swallowed up rivers is now affecting the holidays. shoppers looking for that perfect christmas tree may have to look harder this year. this is not normal. this is drought damage. those needle also not grow back. >> reporter: mark is trying to weather the drought at his christmas tree farm. >> but you can see the

on the new growth. this yellowing here this tree isn't quite dead yet the needles are still staying on but obviously it's not very healthy it's not doing well. >> reporter: harnett owns missile tree christmas tree and lost about one tho of them. >> we had a lot of drought damage in trees that we thought we could sell because they turned yellow on the inside we couldn't. >> reporter: his farm is not alone. the massachusetts christmas tree association says most of the affected farms are in the eastern and central part of the state like abbott tree farm in charlton. it posted that it's closed for the because of the cloud. thanks in large part to a plan b. >> what we're doing this year specifically is supplementing with a lot more precut trees from farms

>> reporter: the drout is not only impacting his farm now but years down the road with as well. in six years those of are going to have fewer trees. >> reporter: and despite the drought the department of agriculture says christmas industry season adds hundreds of jobs across the state like this one and adds more than $1.5 million a year to economy. it's not christmas in copley square without the annual tree lighting. 3, 2, 1. >> mayor marty walsh lit the christmas tree tonight with some help from santa and rudolph. >> the mayor will also light up the tree on boston common thursday night. fox 25 also got into the holiday spirit today. skyfox showing us our

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billions of new dollars devoted to finding a cure for cancer. >> justin gray reports from washington the legislation could be the final bill president obama signs into law. >> reporter: it's a big investment and an even bigger mission. a bipartisan plan from congress to commit years of funding and billions of dollars for the cancer moon shot proposed in his state of the union address. >> this bill actually will provide money specifically for the moon shot. >> congress has been worked for the 21st century cures bill for years. >> they will hold a vote this week on the fin deal it provides 4.8 billion in research dollars for not just cancer but also other diseases like alzheimer's. >> what this will will do is create a whole new slug of funding for research and disease, especially cancer.

budget $1 billion in grants for states to address the opioid crisis. it would help drug and device makers get new medicines to mark more quickly. that's the provision that concerns some critics. >> it pushes f.d.a. to approve products more quickly but not, not to make sure that they really work. >> reporter: we have learned that democratic negotiators still haven't signed off on this deal. sources tell me they're pushing for lastmi concerns that lower f.d.a. standards for new medicines. >> you need to have standards that matter. >> the bill also deals with mental health providing a host of new resources and investments for those suffering from mental illness. reporting in washington justin gray, fox 25 news. new at 10:00 three massachusetts hospitals have been cited by regulators for frailg to report deaths they

the food and drug administration. mass general failed to report the death of two patients. a tribute to the victims of the orlando's new soccer stadium will feature 49 rainbow-covered seats the stadium opens next year. tennessee community said good-bye to another young victim of a deadly school bus crash. 10-year-old and five other children died in the crash one week ago today. loved ones poured into her funeral this weekend those who knew the girl say she was filled with energy and spunk. >> she loved to dance. she's the sweetest little girl you ever wanted to come in contact with. >> the bus driver will be in court tomorrow to face vehicular homicide charges. with we are learning new details tonight about complaints filed against walker in the weeks before

twice in the last month. students claim he trying to injure them and a parent threatened to beat walker up after hearing he had cursed at children. investigators say he speeding on an unapproved bus route at the time of the crash. today a judge requested the request for the church shooter's to represent him. on friday dylann roof was found competent to stand trial. last year. prosecutors say they will seek the death penalty. jury selection continues tomorrow. new at 10:00 tonight firefighters battled a stubborn car fire here on the mass pike in grafton. they say the car's gas tank apparently split and the burning fuel caused problems. the car was destroyed. the patriots proved 9-2 with with win over the with jets yesterday but there's concern about the health of

he was seen walking very gingerly through the concourse after the game. profootball talk said the back injury is not serious but the all pro tight end was in clear expensive dent discomfort as the patriots loaded onto the bus and now the back injury it is expected the patriots will be very conservative as they look to get gronk back on the field. hopefully he'll be able to stay there. this sunday the patriots welcome the los angeles rams to foxborough and you can catch the game right here >> announcer: now with breaking news this is fox 25 news at 11:00 complete new england news coverage. for the first at 11:00 a man has serious burns after walking out of his home on fire. tonight investigators are crediting that man's neighbor for saving his life. good evening i'm vanessa welch. >> i'm mark ockerbloom. the fire happened in introductionbury that's where fox 25's jim morelli -- tewkesbury, that's where

that man suffering serious burns. he's 84 years old and he was med flighted to mass general hospital. as i mention at 10:00 we thought this fire out then all of a sudden we saw a little glimmer of flames in the front window of the house back here. you can see we have some action now. the cleanup crew is here but the fire department actually did have to come back. they did put out those flames that were remaining there obviously some sort of a hotspot. now this fire started 7:50 when tewkesbury fire got here they knew it was a serious situation because there was significant flames coming off the back of the structure as well as smoke. but also because again we had this homeowner come out of the house as he was literally on fire. now we believe it was his torso that was burned because his shirt was the part that was on fire. we did talk with a neighbor who along with the help of officers literally pulled