the-quarters o an inch of rain. a little bit over that in lunenburg and also in pepperell too. it was really something to see. the cape got hit pretty hard and south shore hit pretty hard because they are close to the storm. you hit it hard here but missed out really north and west of boston. boston we picked up close to half an inch. but elsewhere again a tenth of an inch to a quarter of an inch. then that swath through the nashoba valley and then you picked it up again in manchester and up into central new hampshire. this was one for the memory banks, and the books too. if we had a winter forecast and we were throwing out snowfall am, i can't imagine. this is our next weather plains. it's far off, severe weather in iowa but it comes to us as showers tomorrow late day. it's moving quickly too. it will have to book if it's getting here by

it sets us up for a seasonably cool weekend but dry. is that the theme that will play out next week too? we'll take a look coming up. >> you can track the wet weather anytime using our interactive radar. go to whdh.com or use the 7 news mobile app. a warn for people looking for love on-line. boston police want you to know about a catphishing crime ring that could turn very dangerous. men have been posting fake profiles on-line and luring in women to rob them. reporter: six people robbed since the beginning of fall. police say tonight they are warning anyone whose looking to log only for love to watch out. >> that's weird. because it's somebody you thought you were interested in. reporter: someone is targeting people on-line pretending to

meet them out for a date but them robbing that person at gunpoint instead. >> i think people just need to be more careful. like don't just trust reporter: investigators say there have been about a half a dozen robberies reported in the past few weeks in mat -- matta pan -- mattapan and roxbury. >> do our due process, ask questions. >> people are starting do a little bit more digging inherently but people need to do more to be safe. reporter: the biggest tip out there because so many people do meet their loved one is meet that person out in public and anyone with information about this crime is asked to call boston police asapp. kelli o'hara, 7 news. 7 news now with a dramatic scene in dorchester, a man on a mbta bus threating to hurt himself. turns out he's a veteran fighting one of his

the man desperate for help and two police officers were there. dan hausle live in dorchester with the story for us. reporter: what happened here at columbia road at dudley, there's an intersection that had been resurfaced here, that had some detail cops out here. one of those officers said, the kind word he offered that made a big difference. an mbta officer walks away with a small axe and a plastic evidence bag. minutes later police say this man on this bus put the axe to his neck and threatened to hurt himself. four passengers were on board when the passenger pulled out the axe. he spotted several boston officers working a detail. the bus driver jumped out and called for help. one or two officers got on the bus when the officers learned the troubled map was a veteran, one officer said thank you for your service. police say the simple words of appreciation

calmed the man down. the membership agreed to put down the axe and come off the bus on his own. the driver and when i passengers okay. the man with the axe taken to the hospital for evaluation. the businessman to took the puck tour credits the officers for their quick and thoughtful action. >> it could have been worse. now it's safe, so the guy's alive. nobody got hurt so it's a good thing. reporter: the man taken off the bus will face charges. we're live in dorchester, dan hausle, 7 news. massachusetts attorney general maura healey honoring hero this is veterans day. she worked with a team of new england center for homicide veterans in boston and served them lunch. before lunch she get a tour of the new construction going on at the facility. in framingham more than 100 got together to mark veterans day.

and pinning ceremony. the veterans who attended all received an honorary certificate and pin from honorary personnel. charlie baker joined dozens of veterans for recognizing service and sacrifice. governor baker reminded everyone to thank our military members not just on veterans day but every day. >> there was no veterans day parade in marshfield today. organizers canceled about concern over low turn-out. there was still the ceremony at the veterans memorial park. jonathan hall joins us live in marshfield with more. reporter: coming at you from that park tonight. in fact, there was a very good veterans day celebration here, lots of people came. as you say, there was no parade through the streets. organizers say it's a social thing, mom and dad can't get the day off from work but they

next year. marshfield. >> every one of us today should go, walk up to a veteran and say thank you so very much for your service. reporter: bundled up in a warm blanket, a world war ii vet named roger, an army man who served in the pacific and he's not happy there's no parade this year. >> it's crazy. they should be honoring the veterans. reporter: but roger was happy to get a happened made card from a little girl named grace. her mom had the idea. >> kids need to understand veterans are an important part of our life and we want to acknowledge them and thank them. reporter: it was the parade committee call to cancel the year. they did it because of poor attendance in recent years. >> we hope maybe this might be the wake-up call. i can't wait to see what memorial day is going to be like. reporter: to show their support

for veterans, hundreds turned out to attend the veterans day ceremony in a cold, november rain. >> ironically several canceled because of there beautiful weather but we're here. [ cheers and applause ] reporter: a great turn-out in retched conditions. >> didn't matter the weather, we were coming anyway. the parade needs to make a comeback, yes, absolutely. i have no doubt that it will next year. reporter: folks here in town say if there are people upset about the lack of a parade, they should step up and make it happen next year. we're live in marshfield, jonathan hall, 7 news. >> thanks. as we say thank you to veterans, we have a list of veterans day deals and a picture gallery on our website at whdh.com. coming up here on 7 news at 6:00 he may have found what he's looking for. a local teen hoping to make the cut and tour out with u2 for one night only.

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it was a powerful day when an easton teenager got pulled up on stage to play with u2 at the garden back in july. remember that? now he's trying to get a chance to head out on tour with the group. >> i do remember. tonight the waiting game begins. shuttle shuttle is in the news room with the story. reporter: he enjoyed the u2 concert just like everyone else. that's when bono spotted him and pulled him up on stage. now they plan to puck one lucky fan from a previous show to join them up on stage. brian wants that one luke fan to be him. >> i think what sets me apart from the other people is they have had experiences in their life. i'm young. this is the coolest thing that's ever compared to any of my friends, what they've done, and i have his guitar in my room.

reporter: now brian says he's waiting for the results. we'll keep you updated on what happens. shuttle shuttle, 7 -- ryan schulteis, 7 news. drive. good luck. rooting for some sunshine but that's not going to be happening at least for a couple days, right, pete? >> you have to wait until friday floor to happen and the weekend for the girl scout meeting... for the soccer team... for the girl scout meeting... how many meetings are you having?! p at stop&shop, prices have just dropped on thousands more items.

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after some controversy with their coffee competitor, dunkin' donuts unveils their sign of the season. this festive cup attempting to spread joy across the nation. starbucks recently received backlash for their red christmas cup. dunkin' donuts trying to keep the coffee hot and the controversy cool with their holiday spirited design. >> when there's an opportunity, go after it. >> gives them some good publicity too it. dunkin' donuts has the spirited coffee, so let's go there. >> i wonder what the theme of today's coffee

rain drops. >> frowney faces. >> 47 in boston. dew point reading about 44. north wind at 13 miles an hour. oh, my, the cape was hit pretty hard. mashpee to hingham, we had heavy rain through marshfield as well. still a good soaking at .7. from andover to millis, nada, quarter inch and just over a tenth of an inch in natick. so we picked it back up again out on route 2 back into pepperell. close to an inch as well in fitchburg. it was just that gap between 495 and 128. rain returns tomorrow. it will at least bring some showers in, not a soaking though. seasonable weekend as we go back into the lower 50s. that's normally where we should be for this time of year. your wet weather is confined to drizzle and

patches on the south shore hanging on out to cape cod too. this goes up into southern maine as well. just kind of floating around here. nothing heavy and it's slowly fading. 47 in town. same out through waltham, up through lexing tofnlt not much chain frnl change from boxford to lowell. cape cod in the 50s. by the way we're close to 60 in nantucket. the wind gusting at 36. that storm case close enough to bring in that mild air but then pulled away. those winds will ramp down tonight and pick up tomorrow out of the southeast. cloud cover, boy, it's tight tomorrow. not much in the way of sunshine. if we see it, it will be in glimpses and patches. this is a very fast-moving weather system. it's out on the plains in iowa right now and the midwest and it comes

it. break-neck speed. which means it leaves in time to save us a nice friday. tomorrow a struggle getting into the low 50s and made some mid 50s. i'd push it up to 55 and that might be it in new bedford. as we look ahead to friday, that wind coming out of the west northwest but this is not a powerful weather system in terms of delivering cold. we're still in a somewhat mild air mass on friday. the cold is back here behind this little batch of showers which goes through on friday night and sets us up for a chilly saturday forecast. next two days, 54 and 58 for highs. still slightly above normal. eventually may head towards ireland and scotland too. this is after the weekend and early next week as a non-tropical system. but what typically

the british isles. they intensify into a storm system system like a nor'easter. in terms of wind they can deliver a lot of strong wind to the british isles. 53 to 56 back here in new england. those are interesting storms, by the way. worthy of a tangent. next week system going to be a warmer spell of weather. again, we have not changed the pattern. we just cooled it down. see you tonight. dealing with a rash of key injuries and turning the ball over twice including a rare red zone interception, for tom brady the patriots improved with a win over washington and they will look to make it 9-0 against the giants. enter sunday's game with a plus 12 turnover

large part to an opportunistic defense. the giants have picked off opposing quarterbacks 13 times seven fumbles. four of those takeaways had been runs for touchdowns. while the giants are at the top of the league in forcing turn overseas, the overall numbers for their defense not so pretty, they are dead last and second from pass defense. alex corddry has more from foxboro on sunday's showdown at the meadowlands. >> they've always played us pretty tough. so we're expecting their best. >> last three against big blue, the patriots failed to score more than 20 points in all three matchups giving tom brady a good reason not to want to take a trip down memory lane. >> i'd much rather win than loss them. they won't have any matchups are. it's a totally different team.

that once terrorized brady is no where to be found. no teams enters week ten with fewer sacks than the giants which might be just what the doctor ordered with the patriots offensive line. >> you don't plan for certain scenarios and all of a sudden they happen. you have to figure out what to do when you're under fire. constant communication and making sure everybody's always on the same page, that we're all working in the same direction. reporter: they are continuing to hold up. brady and the patriots are destroying opponents with the league's highest score offense and brady's the mid season mvp. >> that's great but i don't think number's really focused on that. we're focused on the giants and some mid season report card. like who cares. what difference does it make. give me and f, give me a c. plus. it doesn't matter. reporter: the only mark he wants say w for the win column. he says taking care of the football is going to be especially important this week because the

giants are tied with the eagles for the most takeaways in the league, 13 interceptions. alex corddry, 7 sports. tom brady was played with his share of dependable third round backs. got to be able to purchase ticket. it's always going to be able to come up. >> there's a lot of things that you ask that player to do, not just catch the ball. but when you hand it to him, what are you going to do and blitz pick up. things that happen back there and we have quite >> don't expect to see david posternak back on the ice. indefinitely according sweeney. he was originally

bruise after blocking a shot but sweeney said a non-displaced crack at an awkward location. coming off their first road win of the season in milwaukee the celtics will try to make it three wins in a row tonight taking on the pacers at the garden. that's sports. 7 news continues after the break. the son of a polish immigrant who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work

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here at 7 news we are honoring those who have served our country on this veterans day. >> we're so appreciative and viewers have been sending us pictures of the veterans in their lives as a way to say thank you. patrick riley sent us this photo from 2001 on board the uss wisconsin. >> this is a picture of michael sent in by his daughter. he was a p.o.w. who served in world war ii. >> this picture on facebook showing a soldier posing for the camera. if you'd like to see a gallery of all the veterans pictures coming in, just go to our website at whdh.com.

we certainly enjoyed looking at all those wonderful pictures. u.s. to much sore joining us. >> wishing you a wonderful wednesday evening. we'll see you back here