weather. >> kim: wild weather ripping through parts of the country tonight. devastation left behind by strong storms and powerful tornadoes. the nightteam covering the cleanup effort in the south. >> a family targeted by thieves. the overwhelming support after a couple of grinches stole christmas. >> elizabeth: how chelsea firefighters rescued christmas for a teen in need. 7 news at 11:00 starts now. realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. >> kim: crews called off a search for a baby, reports on the merrimack river and they may charge a woman with calling in a hoax. a couple of witnesses said they saw amonte something from a stroller and toss it into the water. best boston but investigators say it may have been made up. the nightteam's susan tran is live in haverhill with what investigators know right now. >> reporter: the police have called off this search, and you

gone and state police, helicopter is gone, boat is all gone because they say the woman who said she saw a man throw a baby over the bridge lied about it. look at the video we got from earlier, police spent nearly two hours searching the merrimack river by the bridge. police say three people originally reported seeing a man with the stroller throw a baby over the bridge and into the water. police say after a lengthly interview with the people, and a rei have of the area surveillance cameras they found it was not credible. the woman told investigators she lied. so again police are saying that this was all a hoax and that woman that originally claimed she saw that happen lied. and she could face charges. we are reporting live in haverhill tonight. >> kim: turning to nature's gift, a hot holiday forecast,

a warm one. so, do you like it? how much longer will the mild temperatures stick around? bri eggers is here tonight. >> bri: chris lambert had a beach forecast this morning and rightfully so. 70 in beverly and up to 69 in boston and shattered many records, not just some daytime highs but lows this morning, incredible for the day. 65 for worcester and in where near the records so we just, we are just marking them down in the become here. and current temperatures in the 50s for boston, 48 for bedford and norwood and take a look at the dew points, soupy air in lace. the numbers didn't change and when you have the numbers matching that is when the air is saturated and you can see already getting pockets of fog, setting up in some areas and dense fog advisory in effect in the south coast through 9 am tomorrow and driving around tonight, coups caution on the roads and you can be driving

let's see what is happening with the temperatures, a cooler day for saturday and back up to near records on sunday, and it will hurt a little bit and snow in the extended forecast, details in a few minutes. >> reporter: a scare outside a shirley prison and tonight the guy opened fire is on the run. police are searching for clues around the outside of the prison. tim caputo is live in shirley with what investigators know. >> reporter: at this point no suspects this custody and this search ended hours ago but if you see behind me corrections officers blocking off the entrance to the property. this after someone fired at least one shot awfully close to the prison. a prison put on lockdown after corrections officers heard a gunshot in the woods nearby. state police were called to mci shirley to help search for a man seen run weigh not long after his single shot was fired. no one was hurt and state police

was hunter in the woods. those who live near the prison they, say they knew something was up. state police used infrared cameras to searched woods but came up with nothing. the search shut down both entrances to the priss and and christmas eve visiting hours were can't said. this woman drove an hour to wish her brother a merry christmas. >> i wanted to see him before the holidays. but we can't now. >> reporter: state police officers will keep an eye out for the man who was seen running away, neighbors say they are not worried about a possible gunman lurking in the woods. >> excitement for your christmas eve? >> if there is noy noise or would tell me. i'm not worried. video constituent police say there was a maximum security prison here, where former patriots player aaron hernandez currently resides and all the

accounted for. live this shirley, tim caputo. >> kim: a pedestrian struck in tewksbury. we have sky-7 hd over the area tonight. a 78-year-old woman hit in front of st. williams church and flown to a nearby hospital with two broken arms and a cut on her head. police say the driver will not be charged. >> elizabeth: police searching for two suspects after violent home invasion. they received a call after two men went into the victim's camper and robbed him at gunpoints. authorities believe one suspect looks like this. if you have any information, give police a a call. >> kim: to a story you see on just one station. a nightmare before christmas for a local single mother and her children. here's a picture that you are looking at of their closet ransacked. in that closet were all of the gifts for her five children given to the family by a local non-profit. a happy ending and caring

seeing the family's story on 7 news. the nightteam's brandon gunnoe is live in dorchester, so he can show you what kind of support that foil is getting. >> reporter: three days before christmas, this mom comes home and she has presents for her kids but she sees the previous christmas presents she bought was stolen. we are happy to report that this families have stepped up, to help out. for a single mother a nightmare before christmas. police say someone stole all of her kids' christmas presents. >> they stole my kids' christmas. >> reporter: its happened on tuesday, colleen fritz went to hide the christmas gifts. i had a weird feeling something wasn't right. >> reporter: the clos the filled with gifts were ransacked and toys were gone. >> i was thinking they would appear like they are on to something.

>> reporter: police believe someone broke in and took their presents. >> someone must have been watching me come this with gifts. i don't know how people can be so cruel. >> reporter: to make things more difficult the family was forced to move on christmas eve. >> we don't even have a tree. i had to buy lights to put up. so when they wake up. >> reporter: she says her kids agesson 6, 9, 5, and three-year-old twins just want to be together. >> this is my life here. >> reporter: now if you would like to help the kids we put that mother's e mail address on our website. we are live in dorchester, brandon gunnoe. more news tonight, chaos in charlotte, last-minute shoppers run to safety as gunfire erupts in a hall. it happened at 2:00 this

shots were fired after two groups of people had an argument and the officer opened fire and killed a man who pointed a gun at him. the hall went into lock down. >> i heard six gunshots that sounded like firecrackers to me. and i saw people turning around and running toward me and trampling each other. >> police say they do not believe it was gang related. >> kim: protesters in chicago marching and calling for change. they want the mayor to resign. following a federal investigation into the city police department. the investigation followed a police shooting death of a teenager, these rallies have been peaceful and protesters say they are marching for the safety of future generations. >> i'm a young person, and the people who are a majority being killed are young people. you know, and so i stand in the gap right now for people like

we cannot forget our black women that are being killed. >> kim: the mayor fired the chicago's police chief after the shooting. the teen was shot sixteen times after walk weigh from police. he had knife some inn his hand and officer who shot him is now charged with first degree murder. wild weather cleaving communities devastated in the south. new video, one of the tornadoes, that happened in mississippi and you can see how dark, and wide and powerful that tornado was. these storms are responsible for the deaths of at least twelve people and foils have just with-- and families have dodged homes for the holidays. we are joined with the latest. >> reporter: that's right, more two dozen tornadoes tore through three southern states and ripping offer rooftops and

the death toll at fourteen. roadses woke unbarely recognizing their own surroundings. deadly spring-like storms ripping through the south and midwest. >> cut trees in half and i don't know why i'm still standing here talking to you. >> reporter: a semi truck blown to its side and mississippi the hardest hit, one tornadoes possibly as strong as an ef3 traveling more than a hundred miles killing 7 people including a 7-year-old boy killed. not far from where these tornadoes were spotted. many counties declared a state of emergency. >> we are trying to get through the magged up mess. >> reporter: in tennessee, three dead. >> heart breaking. >> reporter: including a couple leveled.

house, killing an 18-year-old while many believe she was shield herring 18-month-old sister, who is expected to be okay. the red cross is helping families now with relief throughout the night. live in the newsroom, 7 news nightteam. >> elizabeth: new developments in the aaron hernandez murder trial. the judge has decided to postpone a start date. he is accused of killing toe men in boston's south end in 2012 and currently serving life in prison for murdering odin lloyd. both sides will be back in court on january 1 nine. >> kim: more trouble with chipotle, the restaurant in cleveland circle is closed. the fast-food restaurant put its reopening on hold bus of a water leak. dozens of students got sick at eating there and contracted noro

though word on when it will reopen. some customers say it doesn't matter to them. >> i'm not going to take the chance. i don't want to be sick and go on a hospital, wait in the waiting room. and ruin an entire day. >> kim: a spokesperson for chipotle said it will not reopen until that water leak is repaired. and much more to come from the nightteam. >> elizabeth: firefighters rush to rescue christmas, what they were able to gather up in one day to help a teenager. >> bri: things are about to change and it might be a shock forecast. details next. >> kim: bc's basketball coach in the holiday spirit and the gift one of his players earned that has the whole team celebrating. >> alex: the coach's gifts and

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a local teenager in need, gets a big surprise from a lot of santa's helpers. so many gifts. this is the chelsea fire difference. they already finished collecting and handing out gifts. >> elizabeth: and they heard about a sixteen-year-old boy in the care of dcf who had no presents. in between calls on christmas eve... firefighters at chelsea central fire station had another important task to complete. >> no one should wake up christmas morning and not have anything to open. >> reporter: they collect toys every christmas, but they got a call from the department of children and families a first for this fire station. >> a you know, man who wouldn't have, he would have no gifts this this christmas. >> reporter: they are for a

department of children and families. >> i give them credit, they have plenty of cases and they cared enough to reach out on tuesday, getting close to christmas, and it worked out. >> reporter: it sure did. in a day the firefighters bought and wrapped a carful of presents. >> they gave us ideas, his sizes, and you know she said he really needs clothes. >> a great thing for the community, and us firefighters to give back to the community. >> reporter: they didn't meet the teen, in fact they don't know who it is but they hope their making his christmas special. >> he couldn't thank us enough the gentleman from dcf, he said you will make their christmas, and i think they are making ours. >> reporter: the firefighters collected $300 and that goes to the boy's caretaker. >> kim: more news tonight, celebrating christmas eve, and about 45 minutes when the clock strikes 12:00, it is officially

boston churches are about ready to open their door for midst night mass. this is the cathedral of the holy cross in boston, beautiful. they are ready. cord natural sean o'malley will celebrate mass tonight and the services begin just after midnight. and earlier today the cardinal served lunch to the homeless, he spent time at the pine street inn today and talked about the importance of remembering those less fortunate. >> we lunch in a world where at one level everyone is getting ready for the holidays and partying, but realisticly there are so many refugees in our world and the most number of refugees since world wore two and in our own country we have so many people, who who are working that cannot afford a place to live. >> kim: and governor charlie

helped serve meals today. >> alex: pleasant brady, bound sharing this photo today, gisele bundchen sharing this photo. in worries because brady just snapped this photo saying santa is coming to town seriously. i saw him. his camera there is hanging with santa on the couch. >> i know him. santa needed some cookies. needed to take break. he is here now. and we will see him a little later on. >> elizabeth: he's busy, right bri? >> bri: he had to make a quick change, this is no lie, the tropical shirt like a hawaiian shirt, the yule logs that are behind you, this is the perfect ones for this year, they don't give off heat.

58 in boston on christmas eve. highs 70 in many spots. we did have a lot of people enjoying the beach, hopefully you are one of them. 69, broke a record for boston, record highs across the board, more records that were broken today, record low this morning, tie a high winter dew point, it was muggy today and still on track to go down in the record books as the warmest december, worcester. we are sue-- we surpassed that date. if we top out as the warmest december on record, what are the other year test top of the list look like for seasonal snow totals n the teens. food for thought. i think we see a trend there. we have snow in the forecast just not for the next 48 hours. 54 for worcester and you will notice as i switch the graph atlantic dew points, the numbers

when they are close together you know that the air is saturated, a hundred% humidity, and that is the case. dense fog, setting up plymouth, norwood, and new bedford a dense fog advisory in effect for the south coast, cape and islands through tomorrow, and there will be more areas that do see the fog set up and could be one of those things where you are driving along and there is a wall of fog, and just take it easy tonight and please keep that in mind. full moon tonight. a hundred% full tomorrow at 6. 11 and this hasn't happened since 1 nine 77 and won't happen again until 20 there 4. could be record breakers in their but not shattering like today. low 60s getting to south eastern mass, and you will remember last year, 59, also food for thought. and then we know that winter showed up as we got to january

not all hope is lost for winter. 60% chance of rain showers on sunday, we will work through the timeline pushing this cluck for saturday andy wind from the northwest. and could be flakes on the way before) pass this record for boston. again i mentioned this one was broken but january 13, that is a ways out and we have days to get through and a snowflake on the forecast. tuesday the temperatures are right for it, that cold air is staying in place and we are talking possible plowable snow and turning to a mess in the afternoon. we will keep a close eye on it, tuesday is the way. merry christmas. >> kim: thank you. we will warm our hands by the fire. alex, tom brady looked relaxed today. >> alex: looks like the pats are

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and now time for 7 sports with alex corddry. >> alex: the night before christmas and all through gillette not a creature was stirring, another even bill belichick. the game plan was deviced by the coach with care, with a help there. the copy was a giving mood. the last full practice of the week, giving christmas off to be with their family. today was an important practice as they break in even more players to the system. the newest edition is running back steven jackson. >> we have guys out there playing what weren't here a month ago that are helping us win. so, that is just the way it is. every team is looking governor romney good players and to add a certain player. you will know what the team is about, and if there are players that have available to help, you

>> alex: get agreed hot today a season-long four game win streak but on the outside looking in. new york, has a lot to play for, but pats look to win the top pot? the afc. gronk and the guys will be ready. >> they have had a solid defense, very competitive and tough. physical and mentally prepared. so i'm going to expect that again. they are very solid unit and we have to be prepared. >> alex: we know this is the time of year where it is better to give than receive. bc basketball coach jim christian took that to the next level. he gave senior walk-on player the best christmas gift ever. >> this is a program that we are building here. this is a program, and people need to be rewarded. for everything they do.

the last semester, steve. >> alex: a huge reason to celebrate. the coach giving the form are walk-on a full basketball scholarship, breaking the news on tuesday's win he shared the moment with the family in the arena. a great moment for the senior from pennsylvania. and enjoying that time at the diamond head classic and taking on oklahoma in tomorrow night's final game in hawaii. i'm alex corddry and that is 7 sports. >> kim: downtown downto christmas is here. santa is closer to new england. we are tracking him with the help of norad. and maybe, just maybe we can

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best boston that's him! >> kim: i know santa, sorry, we have cookies and we've been good right? we have been good, right? we'll let you not get close to the fire and we'll bring you some ice. are the reindeer okay? do they need ice, too. there at that. awesome. merry christmas everybody. that will do it for us. i'm kim khazei. >> elizabeth: the tonight show will not follow us but it is

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