it's wednesday, december 2nd, coming up on show. fallout from a teen shot 16 times, chicago's top cop is fired. now the illinois attorney general wants the justice department to investigate. and the u.s. is planning to send many more special ops forces into syria and ai iraq. republicans debate with president on climate change. and a frightening collision

cruiser. and the countdown to the big tree lighting. "early today" starts right now. and good morning everyone. chicago's mayor has fired the city's top cop following back lash from the release of the laquan mcdonald video. gary mccarthy has been criticized for the investigation into the shooting and his leadership and credibility has recently come into question. here is more. >> reporter: ever since last week's release of the video showing the shooting death of laquan mcdonald, calls for superintendent, gary mccarthy's resignation have been constant. >> the trust in the police department has been shaken. >> reporter: mayor imanual made the official. >> he has become an issue,

issue. >> reporter: mccarthy defended his actions.ac >> i didn't have the authority to do what people thought i should have done. >> reporter: and a pres release that said he was shot 16 times. >> the original press release was wrong. >> reporter: he says he never corrected that information because the feds had taken over the investigation.n. but critics say that's more evidence of a polices cover up, an accusation bolstered by missing surveillance video and audio from dash cam video of the shooting. mccarthy's dismissal comes the morning after van dike was released.

the news of mccarthy's dismissal comes as lisa madgon is asking the department of justice to investigate whether they violate law. and a statement rerv right-hand jesse jackson backed up. >> i think that we need federal oversight, because we need investigation of all who saw the tape of t what the actions were with subpoena power. >> some are beginning to wonder who else will lose their jobs over the investigation and director, spike lee predicting more headsdi are going to roll. and bernard e. har quart calling

to ezion to resign. defense officials tell nbc news between 100 and 150 special ops forces will be based in iraq to strike there and in syria. secretary of defense, ash carter says we're at war. >> these special operators will, over time be able to conduct raids, free hostages, gather leaders. >> evidence is mounting that air strikes alone won't stop isis and op general joseph says they have in fact not contained the terror group but officials call these next accusations beyond ridiculous.

the u.s. is in cuhoots with the islamic state and if only america would stop supporting them, we could defeat them in days. maybe black friday should be renamed background check friday. background checks for gun purchases rose significantly. more than 185 requests on friday. and that's nearly 5% more than the year before and highest since 2012 shopping holiday when processed. and with less than two months for the iowa caucus, the races are kick nothing to high gear. and hillary marked the 60th anniversary of rosa parks arrest.

criminal justice reform. and yesterday, rubio declared he's quote the only one running for presidentun who's actually scored victories against obama care, touting his actions in congress against the law. he's now battling chiefly against ted kroousz cruz and donald trumonp for gop supremacy. and ben carson is stalled, slipping behind ted cruz who's pulling closer to frontrunner, donald trump. fuelled by evangelical support and taking on his own party, most recently for not fighting back harder.ha >> this is a made up nonsensic baffle. last iba checked, we don't have a

>> reporter: cruz's comments raising eyebrows with jeb bush inje single digits in iowa and new n hampshire. and chris christie stuck in 7th and hoping to make his move after several keyov indorsements in a state where establishment moderates usually do better against outsiders. >> even the loyal republicans will bube voting and they're just starting to tune in now. >> and even though insiders, christie, rubio, bush and their supporters have spentnd a combined 47.5 million and just 3 million spent byil carson, cruz and trump, who's kicking off december in the league. >> the establishment knows it and they're having many heart

trying to figure out how doey with stop this. >> reporter: trump warning rivals he's the biggest obstacle on the road to victory. >> there's only one way to get to the top and it's all through trump, let's face it. you may want to keep an eye out for those gifts you ordered, millions are stolen every year right from your doorstep. it could be renamed the season of stealing. tracie potts joins us with more. this is a stunning report. >> reporter: well, and it's good this month.ll if there's going to be a time when thieves steal packages. 585 million delivered by ups alone, and their biggest day, twice as much as normal and two of the world's largest shippers are warninger that there are some

for and things you can do to prevent your packages from being stolen right off your doorstep and someoo thieves follow the trucks around. one thing you can do, require a signature and ship those packages to somewhere where you know people will be at home, like work, or a friends' house. fedex makes note of this. and some of these services even offer free email alerts. shippers are telling us that this is the season for your packages to be stolen. >>' tis the season it is. we'll keep a close eye out for our packages. and the lighting of the world's most famous christmas tree.

dates back to 1931 when they erected a 20 foot tree on christmas eve. and the "today" show gang will be joined by sting, mary jay bliej anday others. it is 8:00/7:00 central time right ehere. and let's check in with meteorologist, bill karins. windy. this year, it won't be cold, that's guaranteed. look at this tropical feed from the pacific. it's not going to be clear skies. there's a lot of rain out there this morning that has to move up and down the eastern seaboard. and now north of charlotte. so, this is 7:00 a.m. and it's going to slowly move towards the east coast.

and farther to the south, we'll watch the heavier showers towards about 5:00 p.m. and new york city looks like steadier rains right around 5:00 p.m. and scattered showers but not a heavy soaking rain. aboutin mid-50s and that's mild conditions for this time of year. there will be occasional showers but it will not ruin the festivities. at least they'll be warm. now a closer look at the day ahead. elwith, you can see how warm florida is ahead of that storm system. 86 degrees in orlando. in new england there's little snow on the ground and in the 40s. it's going to go off and still bend e a lot of fun. >> welcome season of christmas.

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>> this is 7news now. >> christa: here we go. it's the middle of the week. welcome to today in new england. >> jadiann: that's right. here are some of the stories we're working on. rob gronkowski has a new message for patriots' fans. what the tight end is promising about his comeback. >> christa: also the biological father of bella bond arrested in boston. how police say he used his little girl's name from the back of a police cruiser. >> jadiann: on just one station, a drone scare at a thanksgiving road race in and andover. we talk to a person hurt when that drone fell out of the sky. >> christa: mark zuckerberg and his wife welcoming a new baby girl. the promise they're making to her in an open letter and the

coming along with it. serious cash we're talking about, of course when you're talking about mark zuckerberg. >> jadiann: mark zuckerberg kind of money. and if i were a betting woman, i'd say it's time for the rain gear, j.r. >> jermy: i would take that bet. we're talking clouds all day long. in terms of any heavy rainfall this morning, no. that's the good news. pockets of drizzle and misms one little band of showery activity western new england, but that has a ways to go. i don't think that shows up into metro boston until the very end of the morning commute. behind this ribbon of showers back toward williamsport, then it's back into the clouds. i think this is how this day will go. we'll have these waves or spokes of rain march through. and then in between those spokes of showers, we'll have just clouds and pocketses of drizzle. weather map reallytill has not changed much since yesterday in the sense that we have a weather system trying to move warm air into new england. and it is tough this time of year to scour out leftover cold air. so the result, some weather,

of drizzle and mist. i think there will be a burst of mid-day rain through the middle part of the afternoon. that should back off during the evening commute, but even during the evening commute, pockets of lighter rain, drizzle and mist. overnight tonight it all winds down. tomorrow morning at this time rain is gone. how much rain are we going to pick up today and tonight? similar to what we had yesterday and overnight last night. not much. one-tenth of an inch, two-tenths of an inch of rain. not concerned about flooding. temp, though, look at this, only in the upper 30s. a chilly, raw morning. that's the case for much of the day. temps this afternoon eventually will finish in the mid-40s, but that's not until 5b9d:00 or 6:00 tonight. news today in new england begins right now. >> christa: it's 5:00 a.m. an injury update from rob gronkowski himself. what he's saying just days after being carted off the field. >> jadiann: bella bond's biological father cuffed and in custody. the comments he made to police