white house taking center stage in new hampshire. gloves coming off for the democrats. >> the gloves coming on for us. we head into a preview of winter. though the cold and flakes not sticking around. record warmth could be around the corner. >> and it's the sick call that has new england a bit worried. tom brady still questionable for tomorrow's big game at gillette. >> 7 news at 11:00 starts now. >> investigators searching for answers after a deadly accident inside a new hampshire auto shop. fast man killed when the tire he was working on explodes. >> a customer was also hurt in that blast. brandon gunnoe is live with the very latest. >> nancy, nick, right now investigators are looking at everything. they are looking at the equipment. they are looking at the tire. but more importantly, this is a tragic loss for that family. and for the sears family as well. >> a 21-year-old male who is not conscious but breathing.

>> no. there is two. there is two. >> a frantic call after police say the 22-year-old guest justin allman was killed while fixing a tire at sears. >> what exploded? >> the tire. they were filling up a tire. it exploded. >> the tire exploded? >> yes, yes. >> it happened before 8:00 this morning at the rockingham park mall in salem, new hampshire. justin, a sears all toe worker was fibbing a large truck tire on an industrial tire-changer. it exploded. he was taken to the hospital but didn't make it. a 23-year-old customer from maine was flown to boston medical center with a serious head injury. >> detectives have been over there pretty much since it happened. they are going to go through all the evidence. they will check the machinery. investigators are looking at the equipment.

or if it was simply overinflated. workers at the auto center were quite shaken up. quite something you are expecting to happen at 7:45 in the morning. you kiss your kids before you go to bed. you know, it's a terrible time of year. the week before christmas. for it to happen. >> understandably, sears closed for the rest of the day. osha is now being called in to investigate. we are live from salem, new hampshire, brandon gunnoe, 7 news night team. >> new at 11:00: a new bedford disturbing discovery inside his home. investigators say they found animal remains stored in a shed outside danny santos' home. and that's not all. inside, police found a number of malnourished animals living police were initially investigating santos in connection with a series of neighbors say they are shookd by what happened.

to think about, you know. all of a sudden, something like this happens. >> santos will be arraigned on monday. >> the race for the white house taking top big in new hampshire. the gloves coming off for the democrats. hillary clinton and bernie sanders and martin o'malley getting heated about a number of issues. in the final debate of the year. we are live from manchester with more on the saturday night showdown. >> well, muff of this debate focused on protection. protecting the country from the likes of isis. and self-defense, the issue of gun control. if big question going into this debate ended up being the first question saturday night. bernie sanders' campaign's recent data breach of hillary clinton's voter files. >> all of the issues the governor talked about, the sex air the talked about. those are the issues. media notwithstanding. those are the issues that the american people want >> we should move on because i don't think the american people are all that interested.

to the bickering back and forth. maybe that's normal politics in washington. >> in light of recent attacks in the u.s. and abroad, moderators then focused their questions on national security and foreign policy. specifically, isis. >> i have a plan that i have put forward to go after isis. not to contain them but to defeat them. >> the first task is to bring countries together to destroy isis. >> we have to bring a modern way of getting things and forcing thing the sharing of information and do a much better job of acting on it. >> followed up by talks on gun control. likely, the most heated topic. >> what we immediate is not more polls. we need more principle. >> there is a broad consensus on sensible gun safety regulations. >> arming more people to do what i think is not the appropriate response to terrorism. >> of course, republican front-runner donald trump did not go unmentioned. >> he is becoming isis' best recruiter.

showing videos of donald trump insulting islam and muslims in order to recruit more radical jihadists. >> somebody like a trump comes along, and says "i know the answers. the answer is all of the mexicans, they are criminals and rapists." >> we should never be convinced to give up those freedoms in exchange for a promise of greater security. especially from someone as untried and as incompetent as donald trump. >> another major moment tonight. bernie sanders apologizing to hillary clinton about that data breach. we are live at st. anselm college, 7 news night team. >> thank you. there was a lot on the line at tonight's debate. with all eyes on the bernie sanders campaign. the big question, who came out on top? andy hiller joins us now with his instinct. >> this wasn't the debate the democratic party wanted and the party can blame itself for that. by blocking bernie sanders from a democratic computer

about voters, the party apparently helped hillary clinton and that became a big story, bringing a lot more attention to a debate that was timed to be missed. bernie sanders won this debate by doing what he does best. being honest and passionate, plus gracious. he did apologize to clinton for his staff's role in the data breach, but then he accused the democratic party of crippling his campaign. by extension, that is a charge against her, too. hillary clinton is the democrats' most experienced candidate. so she is the favorite to win every one of their debates. which she usually does. but not this one. clinton lost because she did nothing to separate herself from the democratic party's leadership. going along to get along made her look less independent and less likable. she is formidable but flawed. and both were on display. by the biggest loser was the democratic party. it may have burned the burn for a while.

questions about integrity are the last thing the party wants when there are similar questions about its leading candidate. you may notice i haven't mentioned former maryland governor martin o'malley. that's not a mistake. o'malley trails bernie sanders by more than sanders trails clinton. and this debate won't change that. i'm andy hiller, that's my instinct. >> andy, thank you. a countdown to kickoff for the patriots. but could new england be without their star quarterback in the team's home finale? tom brady listed as questionable for kickoff. >> that is because he missed practice on friday with an illness. so will he take the field? trey daerr has more from the newsroom. >> if the patriots don't end up securing the top spot in the afc east, it will be easy to point to a stretch of critical injuries as to why. on the flip side, securing the top spot, you don't have to look much further than the performance of tom brady. brady, the latest high-profile name on the injury report. appearing friday with an

the pats quarterback is feeling better, and new england is not concerned with brady's ability to start the game on sunday. as for julian edelman, the "boston herald" reporting he will not play. he is back at practice. still limited recovering from a broken foot. as for the defense, jamie collins returning to the field two weeks ago. the team's second best linebacker, hightower is expected to be back on sunday as well. trey daerr, 7 news night team. >> all right, trey. thank you. coming up next, danger in keene, new hampshire. fast problem at a utility plant forcing firefighters to go door to door checking carbon monoxide levels. >> we are definitely feeling the more typical chill and feel of winter, but it doesn't last for very long. fast big warm-up in store for next week in the forecast coming up. >> the northeastern huskies heading to michigan state for a truly unique doubleheader on the hardwood.

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>> firefighters forced to make a house call in keene new hampshire after a dangerous discovery. problems at a utility plant leading to high levels of carbon monoxide inside homes. >> that issue sent four people to the hospital. this started with a power utilities. the problem caused issues with the gas the plant was producing. while the situation has now been fixed, officials spent the evening going door to door to check the carbon monoxide levels in homes. >> i don't know. >> firefighters from 60 surrounding communities were called in to help deal with that issue. >> a disturbing discovery inside the bathroom of a dorchester school. police find a paintball gun friday inside a toilet tank. and as you can see, it is easy to mistake this gun for a real gun.

the federally required orange tip on it. owner of the paintball gun has been taken into custody. and charged with illegal possession of a firearm. >> a late-night snack taking a criminal turn. police in stur bruj say this man used some convenience store nachos to vandalize a car yesterday. detectives say the man slashed the tires on a car, then smeared nachos on the roof. no word on what led to that incident. all right. it was certainly a colder day for us today. but don't get too used to it. we are back with the mild temperatures next week. just how warm it gets coming up in the next forecast on 7

today's weather, much more typical for the middle of december. and it is chilly again for us tomorrow. but we are in for another temp boost as we head into next week. it could possibly bring us to christmas records. potentially. into the 60's for christmas eve. we will get to that in a second. highs today, where we should be this time of year. boston, 40 degrees. 34 in worcester. a little chilly there. and the breeze definitely made it feel much chillier. surprise thingly so, though. it is another orange box on our calendar here. the reason why is because we had a low of 36 degrees this morning. much colder into tomorrow morning. we are still running about ten degrees above average. and this is very likely to go down in history as the warmest december on record. lake-effect snow machine still cranking pretty good. and has been through last night and through today. we even saw some flakes that sneaked into the area earlier today. and those of us out christmas shopping and saw them, it made it feel like it's that kind of

and it is upon us. six days until christmas. or five. we are really close here. we will keep the snowflakes isolated to the western half of the state overnight tonight. dry air has in place. the breeze the still kicking pretty good. fairly feisty. worcester, 20-mile-per-hour sustained winds at this point. fairly windy as you get to p-town. current temperatures right now, around freezing. 28 for worcester. throw those temperatures out the door. because this is what it feems like if you are headed out tonight. 15 degrees in worcester. 23 in boston. those windchill readings, ouch. the cold wouldn't be so bad. we haven't had time to get used to it. it takes some time to acclimate. this was more of a shock to the system today. mainly clear overnight tonight. cool and breezy. really calling this cold. dropping to mid to upper 20's for most. then tomorrow, a bit of a breeze. a lot like today. a little bit lighter winds. highs similar to where we were at today, though. 40 degrees for boston.

to feel normal. that is your normal weather. again, tomorrow, typical football weather as well. lots of sunshine in store for us. that breeze is with us again as well. we have had the cold air with us today, tomorrow. then we are in the for the boost in the jet stream once again. dividing line, between the cold air and the mild air and it's creeping in for us. this weather pattern, much like what we see in the summertime. temperatures on the rise. and possibly breaking records as we get into christmas eve. the forecast high, 63 for boston. 60 for worcester. that is not a typo. now, we do keep the clouds with us all week long as well. a chance for rain. 30% for tuesday. more likely late on wednesday and overnight wednesday. then the big boost for christmas eve. also the christmas full moon. hopefully, we will be able to see that as we get into friday. 55 for the christmas holiday. have a great night. >> all right. thank you. it is time for holiday helping. here at 7 news, we are whipping up our favorite holiday recipes all for a

>> and tonight, jadiann thompson introducing you to her grandma's pecan pie. >> hello, everyone. welcome to my home. happy holidays. today we are making a pecan pie, and since i was old enough to help in the kitchen, it was my job to make the pecan pie for all of our families' holidays. first we will take the eggs. crack them here. just beat the eggs lightly. when i was a little girl, i would beat them way too much, so my grandma had to tell me. okay. just lightly beat the eggs. sprinkle in the salt. give that a light mix. take brown sugar: put it in with the eggs. and you can get this mixed up before you go in for the next ingredient. i have a sauce pan on the stove here. and we just need to heat up this butter. because we want to avd melted

the next step is to finish most of the ingredients. going to take the butter. oh, yeah. pour it in. next goes the syrup. this is grandma's recipe. do not make this if you are watching your waistline. this is meant to be enjoyed. add the vanilla. okay. going to mix this nicely. this is such a simple recipe. one bowl. quickly done. guests will love it. my grandmother and i first had a cup of pecans. and then we decided it wasn't quite enough. we decided a cup and then a handful. add the pecans to the bottom of the pie shell first. then pour the mixture over the okay. ready for the oven. now we are going to bake it at 350. for 45-55 minutes. this is the final product. i hope it sweetens up your holiday. thank you for supporting project bread. >> oh that, looks delicious. you know, we have been

is pecan or pe-can. it is delicious. >> forget about the democratic debate in new hampshire. this was debate here. i always say pecan pie. i should have stuck to my guns. . >> pe-can pie. if you want to learn more about the 7 news recipes, log on to whdh.com. click on the project bread logo. >> tune in tomorrow night at 11:00 for joe amorosino's recipe. it is one wee can all say... he is serving up pulled fork. perfect for the chilly tail-gates. >> a cool cooking segment to talk about. i have do have sports coming up next. the patriots getting back at it tomorrow. the latest injury news is

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>> after missing practice friday with illness, it sounds like tom brady is feeling better and should be good to go on sunday. the patriots taking the cautious route when it comes to julian edelman. reports indicating edelman will miss a fifth straight game. still recovering from a broken foot. the titans might be 3-10. don't expect the pats to take them lightly. the rookie quarterback

attention on defense. the motivation seems to be enough for the patriots in spite of all the injuries. >> they bring it every game. their defense, they have solid players out there. they play physical. we have to be ready. when it comes on sunday. >> during the week, bill belichick said his team could play with only two running backs on sunday. it certainly wouldn't be the newest member of the patriots' 5-man roster hailing from the 50th state in the union. scoring 21 touchdowns in his college career in hawaii. a 7th-round pick in this year's draft to tampa before being released. sports xtra tomorrow night. cardinals and eagles on sunday night football.

hang with the likes of the mighty michigan state. one side has magic johnson. two national titles and nine final fours. the spartans have an equally if not more impressive record in hockey. the friendly confines of matthews arena. the parts is... smarts... sparts playing their first road game of the year. slilg throwing it douj for sparty. northeastern coming to play. northeastern cannot stand in the way. michigan state winning it 78-58. in front of the first sellout crowd since mike krzyzewski and duke came in 20 years ago.

for our university. our men's basketball program. our women's basketball program. our men's hockey program. you know, to show-case athletics here. >> they are going to be a team that will get in that tournament. in my humble opinion. and it was great. to play in front of a you kous raucous crowd. >> check out izzo on the ice. hanging out on the spartans bench. big win for the huskies. 2-1, the final. kansas hosting montana. check out carlton bragg, jr. hauling in the long alley-oop. sending it home. jayhawks all over the grizzlies. bragg takes home our play of the day. >> all right, trey.

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