>> christa: first at noon, some heavy rain causing minor flooding overnight. you are looking at video from wareham. cars struggled as they tried to drive through the rising water which they tell you not to do. good news is: things are starting to dry up and warm up. >> sarah: yeah. unusually warm for the holidays. we just had a record temperature. let's send it over to chris lambert with more on the

>> chris: easily surpassing the old record of 61. look at that. 70 in fitchburg. 53 in bedford. north of the city of boston, it will get there. over the next hour or so. that will continue to lift massachusetts-new hampshire border. that is where the visibility through portions of northeastern massachusetts has been lowered still with a little bit of fog. if not a lot of fog up in nashua, new hampshire. look at the window out of the at 29 miles an hour. southwesterly wind. that is active. it is pushing all of the mild air to the north here. i do expect even southern new hampshire as well as northeastern massachusetts to get into that mild air over the next couple of hours. not much going on on satellite and radar composite. have a couple of isolated sprinkles and showers west of us. i can't rule out a passing isolated shower or sprinkle. weather. even tomorrow, way above the average. christmas day. you don't see it a whole lot here in the city of boston.

since records have been kept. since 1872, do we see 60 degrees or better in the city of boston. the warmest temperature on record in boston, for christmas, you have to go back to 1889. this is christmas day again. 65 degrees then. we will be close to 60 tomorrow. nonetheless, warm air. despite being this mild now by next tuesday, we could be talking about some snow and ice with the forecast ahead. >> sarah: all right. thanks, >> chris:. rare december thunderstorms spawned more than a dozen tornadoes reported in mississippi alone. reported killed across three states. and many others hurt or missing. nancy chen joins us now with more on this unexpected outbreak. nancy? >> reporter: those dangerous storms hit mississippi, particularly hard. there were 29 reported tornadoes just yesterday. and now today crews are still searching for people who are missing. a rare december sight as tornadoes tore across

this twister crossed right over a busy highway. you can actually see a track or the-trailer get flipped over by the twister. further south, this massive funnel cloud. the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. >> tornado emergency continues for the cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this afternoon. >> reporter: roofs ripped from homes. one person critically injured. the same system threw cars from the roadway. numerous tornado watches and warnings in effect for at least ten states. in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree on to a house, killing an 18-year-old woman. stories. you don't expect you to be in them. >> reporter: storms brought heavy rains elsewhere in the south, making tough driving for truckers and holiday travelers alike. and in the nation's busiest

>> i made sure i got here early enough to get through security and be here in line. >> reporter: meantime, in mississippi, a 7-year-old boy died when a storm picked up and tossed the car he was riding in. the threat for severe weather in the south is decreasing today. >> christa: happening right now. the chipotle in cleveland circumstance is preparing to be back in business after the alarming outbreak. the restaurant was shut down two weeks ago after dozens of student got sick from the norovirus. today there is a new issue that is causing a delay. so for the latest on that, let's go to kimberly bookman. kim? >> reporter: we were expecting that the restaurant would be open in time for lunch. but as you said, an unexpected delay. and that was a water leak. delivery trucks pull up to the cleveland circle chipotle thursday morning to restock the restaurant. as employees retrained and get ready for their shifts. this is the day they have been waiting for to.

than 150 people, mostly boston college students, got the noro virus after eating here. a water leak inside has put that on hold for now. and this man watching the him. he will pass anyway. chance. i don't want to be sick. i don't want to go to a hospital or wait in the waiting room and ruin an entire day. >> reporter: boston inspectional services did give fast food chain a clean bill of health wednesday. >> the facility is in good shape. it is clean. again, disinfected. >> reporter: the restaurant really can open whenever it is ready. right now a spokesperson says it won't do anything until the water leak is fixed. so again, the restaurant has taken all the steps to reopen. they even pulled down the closed sign earlier this month. in the last half hour, they put that back up. we are waiting to see if they will reopen today on this christmas eve day.

circle, 7 news. >> sarah: mayor marty walsh and the menino family coming together for a kri mass celebration. jennifer eagan was there and she joins us now with more on this special event. hey, jen. >> reporter: sar remarks good afternoon. this is a tradition that started more than 20 years ago by mayor menino. it continues this year with presents for 500 children. inside the st. peter's teen center in dorchester, gifts for hundreds of kids this christmas. >> i have nine grandchildren. you know, i'm a heart patient. i can't work. so it does make it a lot easier. . >> what did you ask santa claus for this year? i asked if i could see him. >> reporter: that may be a tall order. there were plenty of other treats handed out with the help of catholic charities and

the late mayor's son and daughter car rid on the tradition of giving this holiday that their father began. >> loved it up here. he thought this was one of the best places in the city. he loved it. you know what? look at what we did. we made kids smile. >> if it's not a white christmas, it is a bright kri mass anyway. >> reporter: there were bright smiles on many faces today. hopefully, tomorrow, too. >> it is going to be nice. it's nice. my kids enjoy. >> reporter: mayor menino's son said this was one of his father's favorite events of the entire year. the gifts were donated by local parishes. live in dorchester, 7 news. >> christa: police in shrewsbury looking for the man who is accused of flashing a 12-year-old girl. the girl's mother says this happened at the christmas tree shop monday afternoon. the man believed to be in his mid-40's followed her daughter

himself three different times. she was with her daughter at the time. she didn't see it happen. her daughter mentioned it only after they left the store. >> we were sitting there. i felt completely sick to my stomach. i couldn't believe the happened. especially this time of year, would be aware of what was going on. and just more cautious of being careful with their kids. officers have looked at the surveillance footage. a trial has been postponed and no new start date has been determined. the defense and prosecution had asked the judge to delay the trial. he is accused of killing two men in boston's south end in 2012 and is currently serving life in prison for the murder odin lloyd. both sides will be back in court january 19 to figure out a new schedule. >> sarah: in dracut, a car slams into a home. the fam lip was inside at the

a loud bang. the car had been involved in an accident before it barreled through the front porch. the family says because oaf a busy street they live on, they are not surprised this happened. a man attacked near the park plaza hotel. according to e.m.s. the victim was slashed in the throat. and taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. it happened around 2:30 this morning. right now, police are still searching for two men. >> christa: an officer asked for a stun gun before a teenager was shot and killed in chicago last year. this videotape has surfaced earlier. mow the audio recordings, radio calls allegedly reveal that an officer originally requested the taser as a non-deadly way to subdue the teen carrying a knife. it is not clear which officer, however, made that request. when the teen wouldn't drop the knife, a police officer allegedly shot him 16 times. as he appeared to walk away from the scene.

with murder. >> sarah: belgian police have arrested a ninth suspect linked to last month's attacks in paris. police arrested the man earlier this week. but kept it quiet. they didn't alert any potential accomplices. he had been in contact with the suspected ringleader's cousin several times. >> christa: now the race for the white house. the republican candidate ted cruz is slamming the "washington post" for publishing a political cartoon depicting his two daughters as monkeys. the "washington post" eventually took down the on-line cartoon. but the artist says that she was justified in using cruz's daughters because they had appeared alongside him in a new campaign ad. cruz, meantime, says they should have been off-limits. >> let me suggest a very simple rule that everyone ought to follow. tlooe kids alone. leave my kids alone. leave marco's kids alone. ley hillary's kids and grandkids alone.

know that. >> christa: the cartoon was replaced by a note from an editor explaining that it had generally been the post policy to leave children out of it. their words. but that he had failed to look at the cartoon before it was published. >> sarah: coming up at noon, a selfless act in newburyport. one man gives a little more than expected. >> christa: a holiday grinch comes forward. a thief in lynn apologizing after he was caught on camera stealing a light display. >> >> sarah: a delicious dessert to top off your holiday feast. adam williams sharing a special cookie recipe in today's holiday helping. sanders: over 2 million contributions have been made to the only campaign that rejects a corrupt campaign finance system. you can't level the playing field with wall street banks and billionaires by taking their money. i'm bernie sanders,

by taking their money. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. keeps giving. this expensive rolex watch was donated by an anonymous person two days before christmas. according to the salvation

came in, said he felt guilty wearing such a lovely watch when there are people in need out there. he took it off his wrist. and he donated it. right on the spot. true spirit of christmas right there. >> sarah: we did some stories where people dropped in their rings. i did one last year with the cross diamond necklace, chris. people are generous this time of year. it is wonderful. >> chris: some people actually buy it from those charities and getting more money than the actual value of it. the goodness that goes around, it is awesome to see this time 66 degrees in boston right now. 65 in worcester. mother nature gives us a gift today. no question about. that we have hit 67 in boston. if we had a couple more degrees, regardless, we are in record territory. the record was 61 in boston and 57 in worcester. we will be way above the records by about 6-8 degrees this afternoon. record-breaking, no problem there.

still have fog. closer to 50 in southern new massachusetts. south of the border, though. a southwesterly wind. an active wind. 20 miles an hour right now. 26 in worcester. that strong southwesterly wind will continue to scour out the cool air and push it farther offer to the north and east hampshire. the dew points, 63 in boston. if you are saying hey, it feels muggy outside. it is muggy outside. these are the numbers we talk about a lot of times in the summertime. we bust out the frizz factor here. 60-degree reading dew points continuing this afternoon. forecast not much going on and falling from the sky. we have a lot of cloud around. still occasional sun. isolated shower or sprinkle to go throughout the day. much of the time remaining dry. as we go throughout the day. we will continue to look forward to mostly a dry forecast here over the next several days. so today's forecast featuring that record warmth. we will continue to be there this afternoon. a bit breezy as well. what about the rest of the country? for that, over to danielle. >> danielle: thanks, >>

our latest first snow in worcester used to be this day in 1923. now it is today. for boston, the latest first snowfall isn't until january 13. we will have to see about that one. the snow is mostly out west. 42 in seattle. if you are traveling out west. check your flights. freezing in denver. if you are staying close by, we still have the risk for severe weather. from atlanta up into north carolina. tornadoes still possible in parts of alabama and georgia today. no tornado watches or warnings in effect right now, though. if you are staying close by traveling, you should be fine. today, tomorrow, and into saturday. we will call sunday a fair travel day. we could see some showers. monday and tuesday, though, if you have travel plans, we could be seeing some snowflakes. for more on that, back to you. >> chris: that will be the storm to watch, danielle. monday night into tuesday. mostly on tuesday, though. coming in here. especially for the morning commute. through the midday hours.

mild midnight mass. no travel headaches over the next couple of days. tomorrow is just fine. still mild for christmas. mid-50's to lower 60's. as danielle was mentioning, some rain second half of the weekend. saturday night into sunday. good shot of some showers rolling on through. monday, mainly dry. the cold air comes in from canada. that will set the stage for the next storm system that works in to provide us with some snow, sleet, going over to rain eventually. it is going to be a mess out there on tuesday. that's going to be the day to watch, guys. >> christa: still ahead, a holiday tradition taking a dramatic turn. a little girl calls 911 because of an elf on the shelf

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tomorrow. all those elves are certainly busy, especially the ones that may be sitting on the shelf at your house. >> sarah: many kids will tell or all the magic will disappear. so that's exactly what one girl accidentally did. so she called 911. elizabeth noreika has the story. >> reporter: two elves safely tucked into these stockings in her living room. >> it was an emergency. i was very nervous. >> reporter: izzy made a desperate call to 911. the elf ended up on the floor. >> hello? hi.

why are you calling 911? >> suddenly, izzy panicked. >> there was an accident. >> you could just say you made a mistake. okay? >> she was throwing a ball and accidentally hit her elf. police came to the door worried that she was in real trouble. her mom woke up to see her daughter trying toshoe the cops away. the officer radioed headquarters. >> go ahead. >> isabella apologized. she won't call 911 again. >> reporter: the police were understanding. >> to her, it was an emergency. she touched the elf and she was going to ruin christmas so. that was her emergency. in her mind, she did right. and it was fine with us. >> izzy learned her lesson with santa. >> he knows i'm not going to

>> christa: up next, the final holiday helping today. adam williams introducing us to a holiday cookie from his

>> sarah: we are whipping up our favorite holiday recipes all for a good cause. >> christa: today is the last one. i'm sad to see it go with all this great food. today, adam williams is introducing us to a cookie native to new mexico. here is adam's holiday helping. >> reporter: hi, everyone. welcome back to our home. happy holidays. this year i'm going to make some christmas cookies from my home state of new mexico called biscuit cheatoes. let's start cooking. we are in the kitchen now. with some basic cookie will have making ingredients. there is something special we add. in we will get to that later. baking powder and salt will be added to the flour that's been sifted. now we will mix up these

in a separate bowl, we will cream the shortening, the sugar and that special act. here goes the shortening. and you can see why we have to fluff it. it is pretty solid. next we've got our sugar. what a good... what are good cookies without the sugar? now the unique ingredient. the annis seeds which i freshly ground. you can buy the annis oil to make life easier. this will give it this nice lick rich taste. we will mix this up. one at a time. this is interesting. because i'm not good at cracking eggs. no shells. the next step is adding our flour mixture. a little bit at a time. here we go. our flour mixture is almost there. one last step. it is a white wine. we have wrapped the dough so it doesn't dry out. now it is time for it to chill out. we will put it in the refrigerator for one to two hours. now comes the fun part. or hard part for some of us. we will roll these out and start cutting cookies. you can use whatever cookie

but i use a hot air balloon. you might know by now, i like hot air balloons. here we go. got to use up every millimeter you have here to get more and more. full cookies out of the shapes. now we dunk them in some cinnamon and sugar. first batch ready to go in the oven. 350 degrees. can you smell? oh, yeah. this will be for 10-12 minutes. from the state of new mexico to your home, hopefully you will enjoy these as much as i do around the holidays. hopefully, they bring your celebrations to new heights. thank you so much for supporting project bread. happy holidays. >> sarah: oh, i want to snuggle up by that fireplace. >> christa: adam's place is so beautiful. we are going to spend christmas eve there. >> christa: the gronkowski family getting together one

that may make you laugh. >> chris: can't help but laugh at the gronks. right? unreal. close to 70 degrees in some towns this afternoon already. where we go from here and what to expect for the holiday weekend. >> sarah: tornadoes tear up the south. crews work to clean up the damage from the dangerous storms. >> christa: chipotle getting the all-clear to reopen in cleveland circling. a new problem now keeping the

["the first noel" plays] from all of us at sanderson farms, we wish you and your family a merry christmas and happy holidays.

>> sarah: sorry. no white christmas in sight. in fact, we are dealing with

conditions. just set a record. last? >> chris: lambert, what record did we break, by the way. >> chris: high temperature in boston. more records there. the warmest overnight low for the date in boston as well. we have now seen 17 days in december of 50 degrees and above. that is a new record. records galore to go around on this christmas eve. 66 in boston right now. 65 in worcester. look at that. 70 in fitchburg. 60's. today is more typical of daytona beach, florida than boston, massachusetts. unreal to see this come southwesterly wind surging, too. at times over 20 miles an hour. will scour out the cool air that enough place. through nashua, new hampshire. massachusetts, too. the temperatures will jump a quick 10-15 degrees at times. once we can break through the fog and some low-level chill you have in place. not much going on on the radar.

heading toward the islands. from the vineyard over to nantucket. today. right? there are a couple of showers about to clip you there. we may catch an isolated shower throughout day. overall, the bulk of the rain staying to the south of us. again, upper 60's to near 70 heading true through the afternoon. even christmas day itself, another mild day. not quite record-setting. we will have temperatures christmas. it is a dry day. get the kids outside. let them run around for a while. get them off that sugar high. after eating all the christmas chocolate. christmas eve forecast tonight. midnight mass. no need to bundle up that much. frbs it will get cooler out there. still expecting temperatures around midnight to mid and upper 50's. i expect much cooler weather next week. including the chance of some snow and ice in the forecast. >> christa: we really have things so easy. families in another area of this country are cleaning up on this christmas eve day. an unexpected outbreak of deadly winter tornadoes left behind a whole lot of damage.

people off-guard, the dangerous storms left at least ten people dead in mississippi, tennessee, and in arkansas. in mississippi, a tornado damaged at least 20 homes. some of them ripped off their foundations. twister picked up and tossed the car he was riding in. also, an 18-year-old died when a tree blew over on to her house. today we are also getting a firsthand look at the damage. you can see from this aerial footage, homes with roofs ripped apart. there is also debris scattered across lawns and on top of cars. and crews are still right now, searching for people who remain missing for a lot of people. they will be spending their kri mass eve cleaning up, looking at the damage. and the severe weather threat at least is decreeing for this day. >> sarah: looks like lunch will have to wait if you want cleveland circle. a water leak keeping the city signed off on its reopening. we were talking about the reopening just this morning.

two weeks ago after dozens of norovirus. kimberly bookman has the latest now from brighton. >> reporter: delivery trucks pull up to the cleveland morning to restock the restaurant. as employees retrained and all healthy trickle in and get ready for their shifts. this is day they have been waiting for to. reopen and serve after more than 50 people, mostly boston college students, forecast got a virus after eating here. but a water leak inside has put that on hold for now. and this man watching the activity says it's okay with him. he will pass anyway. >> i'm not going to take the chance. i don't want to be sick. i don't want to go to a hospital or wait in the waiting room and ruin an entire day. >> reporter: boston inspectional services did give fast food chain a clean bill of health wednesday. >> the facility is in good shape. really clean. again, disinfected. >> reporter: the restaurant really can open whenever it is

right now, a spokesperson says it won't do anything until the water leak is fixed. they took down closed sign that's been on there for two weeks. then around lunchtime, they put it back up. kimberly bookman, 7 news. >> christa: mayor marty walsh and the menino coming together in dorchester today for a kri mass celebration. the mayor joined catholic charities for their gift give-away at st. peter's center. >> reporter: inside the st. peter's center in dorchester... >> i got books. learning, toys. >> reporter:... gifts for hundreds of kids this christmas. >> i have nine grandchildren. you know, i'm a heart patient. i can't work. so it does make it a lot easier. >> what did you ask santa claus for this year? >> i asked him if i could see him. >> reporter: that may be a tall order.

treats all donated and handed out with the help of catholic charities and team me me know. >> this was one of his favorite things. >> reporter: the late mayor's son and daughter carried on the tradition that their father began. >> he loved it up here. he thought this was one of the best places in the city. he loved it. you know what? we will do what we did. we make kids smile. >> if it's not a white christmas, it's a bright christmas anyway. >> there were bright smiles on many faces today. hopefully, tomorrow, too. it's nice. my kids enjoy. report tt gifts were donated by local parishes. >> sarah: new details now. a happy holiday ending after a thief is caught on camera stealing lights in lynn. after seeing himself on surveillance video, police say the guy turned himself in and gave back those light that is were stolen.

more. >> reporter: yeah. that's right. we brought you this story yesterday. this man caught on video taking those expensive laser lights from a home in lynn. but now he is giving back those lights. and the people he stole them from are also showing some compassion. the holiday lights taken from this lynn home are back up and running. that is because the real-life grinch who stole them had a change of heart. >> last night someone came into the station and turned the equipment in that had been stolen. >> we showed you the surveillance video yesterday. >> the next day, i saw some of the lights were on. i went outside. and it was missing. he took the laser light beam. he took an extension cord, and the outside outlet. >> reporter: when the man who we now know is from peabody saw himself on the news, people he knew recognized him

that is when he decided to do lights in to the lynn police department. >> i give them credit. for coming in. and admitting that he made a mistake. and he does not have a criminal record. and he seems to be an not going to pursue the matter. >> reporter: the man said it was a prank and apologized. the home owners don't plan on pressing charges. >> i forgive him. it's christmas. >> reporter: now, we also told you about some christmas lights stolen from a home in dorchester. unfortunately, those are still missing. nancy chen, 7 news. >> sarah: a dangerous drive in derry, new hampshire. s a truck crashes into a house. derry fire department says the truck hate fence before traveling down an embankment. and crashing into the house and attached deck. fast woman driving was arrested and has been charged with drunk driving. >> christa: marshals are

vermont who continues to rob banks while he is on the run. matthew martin is wanted on bank robberies in new hampshire and vermont. he showed a gun during the rob ris. to be armed and dangerous. and officials make a big bust representative. u.s. marshals seized more than a million dollars in small bundles of cash. apparently, hidden inside several safe deposit boxes, controlled by john george. see here, just filled up to the brim with cash. the former dartmouth selectman was convicted and sentenced on federal embezzlement charges earlier this year. he stole money from a bus company he controlled. >> sarah: a man from warren in jail for christmas after police make a dangerous discovery in his home. police say he had more than one hundred guns and thousands of rounds of ammunition. court paperwork says he was making threatening comments against police. a firearms record check discovered he didn't have a

ui conviction. he never turned the weapons over as ordered. court paperwork also says he has a history of arrest and making threats. he suffers from ptsz. his lawyer says he has been collecting guns since he was a teenager. and many of them are antiques. his girlfriend doesn't believe he is a danger. guns because he is a dangerous nut. look like. >> he is a veteran. he is a good kid. >> sarah: he is being held without bail. he will be back in court on tuesday. >> christa: a muslim family from london say they were stopped from traveling here to the u.s. for their dream vacation. all because of their religion. however, u.s. customs officials are offering a different explanation for this. the happiest it was supposed to be a holiday dream at disney that ended much differently. mohammad, his brother and nine kids were all ready to fly from london to los

they had checked their luggage and had their boarding passes. then came the news. their vie sass approved six week ago were suddenly revoked. >> they were heartbroken. they had tears in their eyes. that is something for them. they were planning this for months. they had the countdown on their phone. >> this comes after the west coast terror attacks. and this statement from donald trump. >> a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> christa: customs wouldn't comment on the case, saying only the religion, faith or spiritual beliefs of an international traveler are not determining factors about his or her admissibility to the u.s. under u.s. immigration law, there are several reasons for denying entry. mohammad says he saved money for months to pay for the flights. costing $16,000. >> i'm devastated. because i'm a law-abiding citizen. i treat everybody equal. why does this happen to me and my family?

have their heart set on disney for the holidays, though. he wants to know exactly why he was denied entry in hopes of fibbing the problem and rescheduling that trip. other british stories or people from britain have come forward with stories that are very similar. >> sarah: still ahead, a patriots powerhouse featured in an upcoming commercial. he is not the one stealing the spotlight. >> christa: the bruins one step closer to taking the ice at gillette stadium this winter. >> chris: doesn't feel like winter. does it? we have a cool pattern afterthis weekend. we will talk on that and the rain and snow chance coming up. winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft.

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yaes what is it about this thing where you think you have done and there is one last person. >> sarah: i know. >> christa: if you are doing that, time is running out. >> sarah: 'tis the season for procrastinators out there. really, here you go. the best way to cross everybody off your list is to get them gift cards. experts say they may seem impersonal. but they have topped wishlists for nearly a decade. according to the national retail federation, about 21% of people say they are procrastinators. lucky for them, waiting can pay off. they may be able to find deep discounts.

and boots which have been a tough sell with all the warm weather we have had lately. >> christa: what is your least favorite gift you have received in >> sarah: i don't know. oh, my gosh. >> christa: i don't mean to put you on the spot. you know, sometimes picks out perfume for you, and it's... they shouldn't. yeah. that is kind ofsticky cologne. ... stinky cologne. that is probably the worst. >> sarah: that is why i buy my husband cologne. wear this one, not that one. >> chris: clothes can be a challenge. you have to do the leg-work. get back there. switch it out. perhaps for another shirt or pair of pants. trade that out for something nice. what did you do when they asked you how do you like it, right? southwesterly breeze at 20 miles an hour. mild air. yeah. coats, hats, gloves. probably not on the to-do list lately.

47 in plymouth. portsmouth, i should say right now. this cool air is tough to scour out. we will get there. seacoast of new hampshire, merrimack valley. we will kick a southwesterly wind up there. it is really active in the city of boston right now. on to worcester. 20-26 miles an hour. southwesterly wind behind the warm front that will help push that warm front farther to the north. even up into wells, ogun quit, maine, you will warm up this afternoon. temperatures should jump into the 60's. new bedford, two and a half inches of rain last night. taunton, two inches of rain. radar nice and qip et right now, though. a couple of light showers and scattered sprinkles back through the berkshires. i can't rule out another passing sprinkle or shower. the bulk of the day is dry. dry on christmas day. rain chance over the weekend. best as we get into saturday night into sunday. record highs today. but other than record temperatures, we have actually set a snowfall record. for more on that, over to danielle. >> danielle: yeah.

today, in 1923, the latest date that worcester had seen snow. but today is the new record. for that. in boston, twofer wait until january 13 to. see if we can crack that one. we have severe weather from parts of alabama up to north carolina. no tornado watches or warnings in effect. keep that in mind. if you are traveling around boston today, you are fine tomorrow. saturday you are fine. we will call sunday a fair day. because we do have those shower chances. monday and tuesday, we are talking about snowflakes. if you are traveling monday or tuesday, keep that in mind. chris, back to you. >> chris: danielle, tuesday morning, we have cold air in place. and the next storm working in. well, it will provide moisture into the cold air in place. tonight, no such thing as some cold air in place.

midnight temperatures run in the 3450id's. falling back into the upper 40's to near 50 by daybreak tomorrow, great christmas. >> looking forecast. temperatures running in the mid-50's to lower 6's. under a partly sunny sky. there is the forecast. too early to get into amounts of how much snow and how much ice. it looks like we will have high confidence we will get an event in here that will provide us with the first blast of wintry weather on tuesday. guys? >> christa: we know it was on the way. chris, thank you. the gronkowski family featured in a new commercial for visa. and brother dan stealing some spotlight from his younger brother rob. in the ad, dan walks around southie wearing his brother's jersey. he is ordering it on-line while he is sleeping. that is funny. of course, dan is no stranger to a passenger see at all. he played along saved rob on

back in 2011. the bruins host the canadiens in foxboro in eight days. and you can catch the game right here on 7-nbc. the puck drops at 1:00 p.m. null year's day. after the game, 7 news will provide complete coverage of the action. >> christa: coming up, a christmas miracle. how google helped doctors perform life-saving surgery on a four--month-old girl. plus, taylor swift, one step ahead of you. how pop star celebrates the holidays. sanders: over 2 million contributions have been made to the only campaign that rejects a corrupt campaign finance system. you can't level the playing field with wall street banks and billionaires by taking their money. i'm bernie sanders,

by taking their money. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> sarah: a minnesota couple calls it a christmas miracle. life-saving surgery for their four-month-old daughter. >> christa: they turned to google and used a simple but effective technology to save

here is elizabeth noreika with report@christmas miracle for a minnesota family. could have been given this time of year. we have another chance with our baby girl. and we didn't think we would have that. >> reporter: their four-month-old baby underwent life-saving surgery at children's hospital in miami. considering in the days after her birth, her family had been told they couldn't operate to repair a host of defects. one lung... any parent that it is devastating. and we lived every day knowing that this could be her last day with us. >> reporter: doctors used virtual imaging for the first time to plan a complex

>> they up-loaded the images of the baby's heart that he got on a ct scan. you just put it into this cardboard box. and then in his office, i was looking at the baby's heart. in a way that i had never been able to do before. with the box, you get a stereoscopic image. you can move around in the environment to see every part of the heart. >> reporter: that new view helped those doctors see exactly how they needed to operate. this little girl out. it is great to use technology like this to change lives. >> reporter: the 7-hour surgery is considered a success. now she is recovering in icu. >> the people that are taking care of teaguean right now, are anticipating everything she needs minute by minute and hour by hour. need is love. if you love the beatles, the

holidays. >> chris: we have mild air in place. that will continue through

>> sarah: beatles fans have another way to listen to beatles music. >> christa: you can listen to the band on apple music, rhapsody, spotify and title, to name a few. they will have albums as early

be. i remember last year, taylor swift had video of she and her brother in a snowball fight as well. she is pretty tough. >> sarah: she must lover the snow. that is for sure. >> chris: where was that snowman built? that had to be out west somewhere. they have dealt with all the snow. we have the record warmth today. mid-60's to lower 70's this afternoon. tomorrow, a good-looking day. about ten degrees cooler. how about snow for new england? looks like tuesday would be the day we could start off with some snow and ice before going to rain, guys. everybody. >> have a fantastic holiday.