>> this is 7 news at noon. >> now, at noon, quarterback tom brady ready to take the podium. what you're looking at is a live picture from gillette stadium, as we stand by for that news conference. and here is number 12 stepping up to the podium right now. getting ready to take on the philadelphia eagles sunday in foxboro after the broncos delivered the first loss this past weekend. let's listen in. >> so much to process.

that you take the health of these guys, how hard is that responsibility? >> yes, because you hate to see see -- in a vulnerable position. so it gets tough, you know, and you always try to gauge how close a defender is and his ability to enclose his on the ball and so forth. but, yeah, it's a real hard thing for a quarterback. >> i'm not insinuating anything about injuries or the results, just any your position with that in mind, oh, do i watch the to do this? would you allow that to enter? >> yeah, i mean, absolutely.

defender is in certain positions where you can't throw your guy -- i mean, you never want to throw him to, you know, certain zone where a guy is just eyeing you and lining your receiver up and then, you know, it's a big below up. a lot of times it's outbreaking routes anally it's a corner that's sitting outside and they come, you know, from the outside in. receiver. so you never really want to do that. we talk about that all of the time. sport. guys are going to get hit. you hate to see, you know, one of your guys take one of your hits. i do think they should change some of those rules with those i don't think there's anything different than a chop block. i mean, everyone else has their legs protected in the nfl. protected.

defenseless receiver shouldn't get his legs protected either so maybe that's something they look like in on season. >> the fishyiting you were angry about sunday night, saying you didn't think you weren't getting the calls like you -- some were speculating that you may not have the officials ears like you had in the past years or recent history. what do you think? >> um, you got a great voice, man, it's pretty amazing [laughing]. >> put into words, though, tom. >> yeah, we're just going to try to do our job. let them do the oh officiating. coach talks to those guys all the time. and he fills us in on the conversations he has so we know where we are out there. >> you talk to them too. and you were pretty angry about

>> that was only a three hour difference between after the game and when i talked on the radio the next morning. so it was probably the level of emotion that i was going through after the game. so -- i've calmed down a little bit. and you know, we've moved on from that game because we've -- you know, we're facing a great opponent this week in the eagles. and we're going to have to be at our best. >> bounce back after loss of -- over the course of your career, this team has lost back to, bah games. why is that, and how badly do you want to get back on the field? >> i think we all want to get back out there because it's been a long time since we lost a meaningful game. and it just -- it just sucks. i'm glad we're not in a position where -- it is always hard to inwith, especially on the road, going against good teams and you got to play really well.

to -- as fast as you can, turn the page and move on. so we've got to move on with some obviously different challenges, personnel related, whether that's scheme related, every week presents different challenges, i think you as a player, you have to start every week with a fresh slate and try to go out and give -- you really put everything into it 100 percent of your energy and emotion. and you go out and try to do it again. >> tom, with so much offensive production missing from your line up, do you have to adjust your thinking about what you could trip to do versus what is reasonable to do? >> i think, you know, that's a lot what the coaches try to do on monday and tuesdays is try to figure out scheme wise how we're going to move the ball down the field. so you're right, it does take on a little bit of a different approach when certain guys are missing.

pretty natural for you to do as an offense because different guys have different skill sets. when a certain player is in there, you may do a rule, you know, something really well, then when he goes out, another guy who goes in the position might do something else well, and you try to do those things. so i think it's just an cocerted -- versus the things that they're not good at. it's obviously a big challenge. it's not easy to do over the course of 16 weeks. that's why every week changes, availability of players exchange and schemes change. challenging. >> the loss on sunday to the broncos, it was pretty rare, it's not too often that you guys don't close out. we like that. just curious how much is execution in the fourth quarter, and concentration, is that going to be a little extra focus? i think those are plans for 60 minutes against opponents you

it's this week, you can't just play 45 good minutes, or 30 good minutes, some weeks you get away with it and i say you get lucky. most of the time you have to play with concentration, with all of the energy and focus all the way until the game ends. if you don't, you know, one play changes games. and, you know, that was just one of those situations last week where we didn't play as well as we would've liked to for 60 minutes and we get an opportunity this he can would to do that. it's a good team, got a lot of good guys coming back. they have their own challenges that they present to us and we're going to do a good job. >> how much are you happy having a guy like that back, especially with all of the injuries on the offense. >> that would be great. that would be great to see how that goes throughout the week. danny always tells me that, he's always good.

warrior, man. >> information sharing, that even the patriots changed, the patriots way, we hear from people tweeting, rob tweeted about his injury, which you wouldn't have thought you had in the past years and the patriots themselves putting out a statement. do you think between twitter and brand new world is something different here in foxboro? >> foxboro? >> do you feel more comfortable sharing information? >> definitely not. no, things always evolve and change. naturally as a person, you evolve over time, based on life experiences that you have hopefully we all evolve and change in different ways based on your own experiences, to maybe there's a built of change in foxboro. who knows. >> were you surprised to see gronk tweeting his own video about his situation? >> i didn't pay attention to it. i was pretty busy yesterday getting caught up on all of the eagle stuff. thank you.

taking questions on a variety of topics, talking about basically a team just battered about injuries, about receivers, talking, taking questions, about protecting, receivers, keep in mind three high profile ones out with injuries right now, danny amendola, julia edelman, the latest, rob gronkowski, also taking questions about oh officiating and about rob gronkowski himself being open about tweeting his injuries last night. as for gronk, he is recovering from that injury that happened during the game during sunday's loss to the broncos. we also know that coach bill licheck himself took the podium earlier. nicole was there when he talked. and nicole, tell us what he had to say. >> as you can imaginely. bill lichick didn't have much to say, when asked why they

gronkowski's injury, bill chick, said, he did it for us, trying to be accommodating. >> what's up, patriots nation, it's rob here. >> two days after being injured, rob gronk skowski, posted a video online, promising he'll soon. >> i'm week to week, back on out on the field, as soon as possible. when i'm 100 percent, feeling good, cleared by all of the doctors and the team, that's when i'll be back. >> there were reports that he only will miss one to two weeks. the patriots are he leased a statement, suffered a bone bruise, sprain of his right knee and there's no time table for his readiness to returnly, which will be determined in the days or hours prior to that appropriate game. any timetable reported prior to that final determination would be speculative. >> i'm thankful it's not serious. i love playing the game of football, whenever it's taken

feeling that you appreciate the game so much. >> gronkowski also made noise on twitter, when he agreed with boston sports writers that he's being unfairly targeted for a offensive pass interference. but he ended his message to fans on a positive note. >> it's just be working hard and trying to get 100 percent as soon as possible. i can promise you that. i'll be definitely going hard in the rehab. so -- >> reporter: so of course fans were hoping that gronk would be back sooner rather than later. but now they heard from gronk himself and don't have to listen speculation. ollivaro. >> breaking news out of worcester, where police are searching for systems after a deadly stabbing, a woman found on the side of the road. and she had several stab wound. let's head out to 7's jonathan

more details for us. >> reporter: good afternoon. this is 7th murder of the year for worcester. this happened across from the liquor store in federal square. detectives in the early stages of their investigation. police have cleared the scene, as you can see. this happened very early this morning. there was a call for a police to respond for a violent assault in progress at 445 a.m. worcester police not yet identifying the 31-year-old woman stand to death. investigators believe there were multiple attackers, there are multiple wounds. we've spoken to shaken residents who the are very concerned about this. >> you hardly ever see cops driving by. hardly ever. i lived in great blue valley. i saw them every hour. >> reporter: do you think you need more police protection now? >> i do think we need a lot more police protection after what happened over there. >> reporter: the area in front of the empty parking spot is where this happened. again, police are working this crime.

know anything about it. do call the worcester police or the statement police detectives who work for the worcesteren county da. live in worcester, jonathan. >> a worker in the hospital after falling on the work site. emergency crews say he fell four stories from a cherry picker. the man was taken to mass. general with traumatic injuries. we're also following more news now in the father of bella bond, the little girl known as baby doe, accused of shoplifting, just days after his daughter was laid to rest. let's go to nick in south boston. nick, you have is more what happened at this court appearance right now. >> reporter: that's right. joseph amoroso was in a courtroom earlier this morning, on those charges of shoplifting from a home debow this afternoon. amoroso, said, he didn't have much of a relationship with his daughter before she died.

bringing up his name when the this happened. >> on december 15th of property of home depot. >> joseph am ma roles so, facing a judge in a courtroom, for allegedly stealing items from a home depot. >> are you really going to stand there with a camera in my face? >> am month ross so no stranger to cameras, in september, he came forward, saying he was the biology calling father of bella bond, the young girl known months as baby doe, whose body be with aed up on deer island. >> we're going to have to mourn as a family together with this. >> police said when he was detained, do you know who i am, i am a baby doe's father, now you can tell everyone that you up bella bond's dad. >> no, the look proficiency mentioned my daughter's name, not me. the whole world recognizes me, because of you guylies.

in bella's burial just a few days ago. according to police, 56 he was arrested, amoroso said, i should've run, that cop would never get me, fact. >> reporter: amoroso is due back in this courtroom in january. leading up to that, he is required to see a probation officer once a week in person as well as he has to stay away from the shopping center where he was arrested. that's the latest, in south boston, nick evans, 7 news. >> also on 7, testimony wrapping for the dave in the philip chism murder trial. this morning, a doctor took the stand, testifying that chism suffered from a psychotic episode back in october. right now the jury is set to go to danvers high school. they will view the scene where the prosecutors say chism killed his high school math teacher, colleen ritzer in a bathroom. coming up, 7 news at noon, it's a girl. facebook founder, mark sucker

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that will be the case, burst of rain falls in the afternoon, step back to drizzle and mist, another band of rain coming out on pennsylvania as wells a new jersey. you do need the rain gear throughout the afternoon. at times steady rain. at no time any heavy rain that overwhelms storm drains, that's the good news there. i'm not concerned about any street flooding. you know how wet roads with cars, there may be some slow downs here and there. that may be the case throughout the evening commute. on and off showers through midnight tonight and things will dry out after midnight tonight and more so. how much rain so far, these take us back to yesterday this time. two tenths of an inch of rain. moving forward, i thinken a additional tenth to? in somection lotions, a third of an inch of rain, i think when the the storm is all said and done. raw only in the mid 40s on the

for the afternoon, what you see is what you get, cool north, cool metro boston. for tomorrow, the morning clouds, a few peaks of sun in the afternoon. no rain tomorrow. but it is a windy detail and chilly wind with temperatures in the mid 40s the entire day, morning, lunch time and evening. about you that wind will be your enemy tomorrow, gusting over 25 miles per hours. friday and saturday, mostly sunny skies. el nio winter, this he start slow. temperatures this weekend, low to mid 50s. >> just ahead, mark zuckerberg changing his status from, mornings. crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity building new apps like this one that lets you choose a so instead of we'll call you when things are just as wonderful... [phone rings] but a little less crazy.

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it didn't look as legible as she would've liked but she said thank you any way. here's the back story, it turns out the employee who posted the cake has autism. and it made her day to be able to decorate that birthday cake. so really special story there. more to come in the next half hour of 7 news. we will have the latest out of gillette. hear from belichick and brady as gronk gets candid about the injuries that temporarily sidelined him. >> periods of rain for then after. some sun for tomorrow. forecast for the end of the week up next. >> also a viral image lands a dog in hot water see why animal control is not taking away her pet. also things go way off course at a florida golf course when two gators go ahead to head

>> we're back here at 12:30 with new breaking news, sources telling 7 news that police have made an arrest in the stabbing of a star everett high school football player. go to 7 cheryl at the breaking news desk. cheryl. >> police have made an arrest of the be staking of that football player. oz man mersya, the suspect is a fellow student at everett high school. this incident happened on october 31st, a running back at everett high school was stabbed in the back on his way home from a halloween party. she been trying to help someone else when he was attacked. sources of the police say they got an arrest warrant from malden district court and now have him in custody. this a developing story, he could be arraigned as early as

sources telling us, police have made the arrest in the stabbing of an everett football player. we'll have more on this story, at whdh.com. in the newsroom, i'm cheryl, 7 news. >> tom brady at the body up why recently. the qb talking about moving denver. and about oh officiating. we heard so many questions there, and even a compliment from tb 12 himself. noticed this. a lot of times, tom brady will say, that's a good question. i don't know if he's stalling reporters. but he took it to a whole new level, when i asked him anger at officiating and trying to figure out if maybe the referees have it in for -- >> officiating, you were angry about it sunday night, still mid

figure out why you couldn't get past. some speck hitting that you and the patriots may not get the ear of the officials as you had in previous years of recent history. what do you think? >> um. you got a great voice, man. >> thank you. think of the words, though, tom and what about those officials? >> um. yeah. just going to try to do our job let them do the officiating. coach talks to those guys all the time. he tries to fill us in on the conversations he has so we know when we're out there. >> you talk to them too. and you're a voice that they hear. and you were quite angry about it sunday night and monday, saying you didn't think -- >> that was a like a three hour difference between after the game and when i talked ton the radio the next morning. so it was probably the same level of emotion that i was going through after the game.

and we've moved on from that game. because we've -- we're facing a great opponent this week in the eagles and we're going to have to be at our best. >> i also asked brady if there was a change in the usual brady way of silence and answer to a lot of questions. and now we have the patriots putting on a length thee statement of rob gronkowski's injuries and himself going to twitter. brady said a lot of things are changing in a lot of places and maybe here in foxboro too. understood. >> that was a great question, dan, because this was his message for fans, rob gronkowski, he had tweeted it out, he address his knee injury pretty openly after he was carted after the field in denver sunday. he is setting the record straight and also thanking people for their support after he got hurt. gillette.

being carted off the field, rob gronkowski posted a video online, promising he'll bounce back. but not saying how soon. would. i'll be working hard to get out possible. and when i'm 100 percent feeling good, cleared by all of the are doctors, the team, that's when i'll be back. >> there wer reports he would only miss one to two weeks. the pats and gronk cow's family released a statement. saying the tighten end suffered a bone bruise, slash, sprain of his right knee and that, quote, there's no time table for the readiness for him to return. any timetable reported prior to final determination would be speculative. >> i'm thankful it's nothing serious. love playing the game of football. whenever it's taken away from you, you definitely get a feeling that you appreciate the game so much. >> gronkowski made noise also on twitter, when the he agreed with boston sports writers that he's

offensive pass interference. but he entered his message toen fas on a positive note. >> i'll just be working hard and trying to get 100 percent as soon as possible. i can promise you that. i'll be definitely going hard in the rehab. so i appreciate all of the support. let's go pats. >> reporter: and earlier today, while coach belichick was at the podium and he was asked why the normally tight slipped team decided to release a statement telling us, that he was trying to accommodate us. nickel, 7 news. >> breaking news in worcester, while police are searching for stabbing. a woman was found on the side of the road and she had several stab wounds. right now. >> hey, kristen, we learned that this murder was captured on videotape. there's a liquor store right there.

i did review the video. a woman with a white hood sweatshirt fell to the ground and stabbed multiple times by two young men. the detectives are in the early stage of their investigation. the police have cleared the scene now, happened in the federal square section. police responded here just why are to five. woman. investigators believe there were multiple attackers. again, we know that because of the videotape, which is not being released by the liquor store owner. we've spoken to some shaken residents who are very concerned. >> you hardly ever see cops driving by. hardly ever. i lived in great blue valley. i saw them every hour. >> reporter: do you think you out here? >> i think we do. we need a lot of police protection after what happened over there. >> reporter: the video is grainy, it's dark, it's

>> probably notice from our reporters in the field, they're dealing with some dreary and wet conditions. so i guess is the question is how much longer are we going to see this? and yuck, look at that picture of botch right now. >> that's not a pretty picture for boston. got this kind of weather for the next 24 hours, up until midnight tonight, on and off rain. south of boston, the cape, not much happening there. came through boston, about 11,:11:30 this morning. when that moved through, now working up the new hampshire sea coast, central maine and then clouds. afternoon. nothing overwhelming or heavy, so not concerned about flooding but the evening commute might be a little slow because of the on and off rain. cool and raw, temps this

>> also on 7, testimony wrapping for the day in the philip chism murder trial. this morning, a doctor took the stand testifying that chism suffered from a psychotic episode in september. right now the jury is getting ready to go to danvers high school where they will look at the scene where prosecutors say chism killed math teacher, colleen ritzer inside of a bathroom. also the father of bella bond is accused of shoplifting, days after his daughter is laid to rest. if 7 news has more on what happened at his court appearance today. >> larceny of over 500 dollars at home depot. >> reporter: joseph amoroso, in a courtroom, allegedly trying to steal items from a home depot. >> are you really going to stand there with a camera in my face? i mean, really. >> reporter: no stranger to cameras, in empty is, he came forward, saying he was the

known as baby doe whose body washed up on deer island. >> we're going to have to mourn together as a family through this. >> reporter: police say, while he was being detained, do up know who i am, i am baby doe's father. now, you can tell everyone that you locked up bella bond's dad. >> >> reporter: did you bring up your daughter's name when you were arrested? >> no comment. the police officer mentioned my daughter's name, not me. the whole world recognizes me, because of you guys. >> reporter: am ma ross so said, after he was arrested, i should've run, that cop would never get me, fact. leading up to his next court appearance in january, he is ordered to see a probation officer in person once a week, as well as stay away from the shopping center where he was arrested. in south boston, nick evans, 7 news. >> the cleveland police officer,

silence in a statement to strength tors on tuesday. the officer said he continuously shouted show me your hands, in the moments before he shot and killed tamir rice. at the time. however, dispatchers did tell the officer there was a chance the gun was not real. a grand jury will now determine whether criminal charges should be brought against that officer. in opening statements have also begun in the trial of a baltimore police officer charged in the death of freddie gray, officer william porter is charged with manslaughter, assault and misconduct. a jury was seated earlier today. gray was a 25-year-old african american american man who died after suffering a critical spine injury after handcuffed and shackled in a police transport van. his death sparked violent, racially charged protests across the testify. in six officers are charged in total in that case. a connecticut woman admit to

dog, after this picture went viral on social media, sparking outrage. the woman muzzled her dog, brown, with duck tape, despite the picture, though, animal control has not taken away her dog because they appear, all of her dogs, they say, to be well taken care of and don't have any duck tape. some of her neighbors, though, disagree with that. >> you can tell the dogs were not fond of staying over there. they bolted. as soon as she'd call the dog's name, they would run away. >> the fact that it did go as far as it did, i guess really shows that a lot of people really care about that particular subject. and two, you know, those type of actions are not going to be general. >> the animal cruelty charges she faces could result in fines maybe even jill time. no you to a story caught on camera, epic battle on a florida golf course, not having at all to do with golf. two big alligators and i guess

match there on the green. golfers stood by -- here's 7 ryan shoot ties with more. >> reporter: lynn was playing around on a golf course when they were suddenly interrupted. >> one of the girls say, oh, look at that. >> there on the 4th hole, two date tors taking it out. >> they were rolling around, biting each other, flipping each other. it was amazing. >> a 12 foot gator, had faced a small 10 footer. the two engaged in epic battle in the middle of the fair way. >> it got a little nervous then. because i never seen that before. the pictures are quickly spreading online. >> they were filming, you can see in the photographs, one head is up that way, one is down that way, and it looks like they're all tangled up. >> they were rolling around tangling with one another, one

you could see open mouths with down. patient. >> there were some fellows down there wait to go tee off. they had to hold up until they finished their thennan begans. >> i've never seen anything like this before. >> reporter: within 10 minutes, gall liyath was the winner. he confidently moved on, the smaller one, limped into the pond. >> i guess that's nature. >> just ahead, he sees you when you're sleeping, but what happens when santa takes a snooze. >> i can't put him on the naughty list.

>> here is your daily dose of adorable and we all need it, don't we, a little boy taking a nap with santa claus at a mall in indiana. the 6 month old doze off in line with his parents to get a picture with santa. so santa decided to close his eyes for a second as well. anally they got that great photo for their christmas card. i'm been liked more than 500,000 times on facebook. so i don't know, j.r., i think those five minute naps are sometimes the best ones. >> nobody tell the elf that that happened. that would not be good.

why are you smiling, j.r.? don't smile. make work your next favorite. boston, north of town, steady rain, this little -- moving away from the merrimack valley. but as it's been moving through, about a 10th of an inch, to quarter of an inch of rain. when the deeper marks march through your neighborhood, no reports of flooding, no flooding throughout the afternoon. when you pick up the kids this afternoon from school, see this southeast air, this works metro bon of. that will shut down the steadier rain to fine drizzle and mist. not quite done with the threat of rain yet. this is caboose of the system back to pennsylvania. this still works up across southern new england. and that needs about another 10 to 12 hours to happen. and then i think around midnight tonight is when the whole thing will shut down. how much rain thus far, about a

locations, two tents of an inch of rain. an additional likely -- the center of the system is way over here, that puts us on the warm side of the weather system. so only rain drops, no earn can of nil snow, sleet or freezing raining as it's winding down this evening. sometimes that can happen in december storms, but not this go around. numbers down at the cape, close to 50. merrimac, the cold air still stubborn to leave, low 40s. the on the cape and island, you'll reach the low and mid 50s. even in metro boston, oddly enough the warmest time of the city will be right around midnight, with temps around 50 tonight. settling back into the 40s tomorrow morning. no rain tonight, but some clouds, a blustery chilling day. the weekend, mostly sunny skies.

patriots game sunday afternoon. it will be mild at jill let. >> coming up, we would all love to win the lottery, wouldn't we, but one man had this dream come true, winning cash twice, minutes apart. >> so who is left for the patriots? we should tell you who the you

>> a california man winning the lottery not once but twice, listen to this: both winnings were just minutes apart. the store where he bought those tickets has become a major hot spot. >> reporter: commerce at this mini part in california are buying up scratch tickets like never before. >> i play every day, every day. >>. >> reporter: that's after one of the regulars.

>> reporter: beat the odds. >> couldn't happen to a better guy. >> winning the lottery, not once but twice in a matter of minutes. >> amazing, it's unbelievable. >> reporter: the store's manager says he sold the tickets to rodney meadows last week. meadows -- >> came in with additional i was like, you win big. >> reporter: a thousand dollars the first time. so he decided to play again. >> somebody came in and bought three. so he bought the last three and the third one, that was the 10 mill. i don't even know what a 10 mill looks like. >> reporter: the store manager was in such disbelief, he had the manager check it twice. >> ween skaed here, it was like 10, 0000. that's great. >> reporter: this isn't the first time, the store sold a winning ticket. >> i won a thousand dollars on a crossword puz. >> reporter: also sold a 35,000

making it one of the luckest stores in the area. >> i am last year's winner at the shop and save. >> another winner town the road, stopped in to buy tickets and offer the new winner sense. >> you can only live in one house and one car, but i'm going to live and drive like i want to. >> what a great motto. meadows says he's still trying to figure out what to do with all of the twinnings. up next on 7, a theatre far far away, hoping to give a great experience when the force opens later this month.

>> we're back with a buzz, and if it doesn't already, it will soon look a lot more like christmas in new york city. this is a live picture. isn't it beautiful, everybody is poised to pack rockefeller center for the annual tree lighting ceremony coming up tonight. so this is the tree that will be decorated with more than 30,000 lights strung on 5 miles of wire. james taylor, mary bliej, among those in the reception. should be a great night there. and natalie morales, host christmas. how the grinch stole christmas at 9. a special holiday themed snl at 9:30 and the 7 news at 11. also the buzz, nine voice

last night, a big one or team adam and team blake. jordan smith were the first artists saved by america's vote. both treatments intact with all three members saved. the performers begin next monday night and that's live here on nbc. >> now to a theater, far far away. star wars fans from all over may be planning -- it comes decked out with all of the womens and whistles you'd ever want. is that on board of the millennium falcon or the death star, i can't tell. i'm going to have to ask the resident expert, jeremy reiner, is that a death star. >> i think that was a portion of the death star. you notice right there. that's the thing that blew up the planets right there. not a good thing.