nowrn 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> another warm day in the city. but this might be the week to break out your winter jackets and, yes, maybe even a shovel. >> oh, so get ready for an after- >> chris: cooldown. and something we haven't seen this year, snow. chris lambert. forecast. tuesday morning looks like the timeframe we'll have the messiest weather on hand. 46 in norwood. even a couple of showers working in from the west this evening. perhaps some scattered showers this evening and then a steady rain overnight tonight, as this rain from ohio starts to work on in south of new england this. isn't the storm system yet that morning. we need the cold air first and

central canada. look at winnipeg right now minus 6. an area of high pressure will supply the cold air on monday, monday night into early tuesday. what we're watching is this area of low pressure that's going to be tracking into new england from the southwest. not going to be coastal, though. we'll get an on shore wind that develops and that will change it along to wind over to sleet inland as some warmer air you can about 10,000 feet up, 5,000 feet up starts to work on in. so i don't expect a tremendous amount of show with this. but we do have to keep in dhargs this is the first event for us with snow and ice, widespread across the area. and i do expect a mess where -- messy slow morning commute. 1:00 until 4:00 in the morning on tuesday, changing over to sleet between about 7 7:00 and 11:00 a.m. sleet to rain there. and i do expect just rain by the evening commute. snow totals a coating to a couple inches.

495. we'll talk more on the forecast ahead. all right. chris, thank you. also on 7, >> chris: chaos in an be everett neighborhood. a standoff coming to a dramatic end. s.w.a.t teams rushing in after reports of shots fired and a man barricaded inside a home. the home bursts into flames after the man surrenders. kelly ayotte has more on what went down. >> reporter: kel the man who lived here now at the hospital and neighbors home he gets the hen they believe he needs. >> very sad. >> reporter: 44 hours after the dramatic ending to the >> chris: day standoff, then fiery explosion, neighbors still horrified by what happened. >> people shouldn't have to see, that walking by christmas day. i think it's terrible. little kids around here, and little kids have to see this. and christmas was yesterday.

>> reporter: mark le now at a hospital and he's facing serious criminal charges, including bag disorderly person, discharging a weapon within a neighborhood. reports of gunfire in the neighborhood. the man barricaded himself in the home, only coming out once to yell at police and telling 7 news he was innocent. [bleep] i hurt no one. i said nothing to anyone. they came into my house illegally. i didn't shoot anybody. >> reporter: the 53-year-old didn't come out again, until his house accidentally went up into flames. we've learned this afternoon that the cause of that fire was accidental. it was a culmination of things from the clutter inside the home to gas and a snow blower located also inside of the home.

in everett tonight, kelly o'hara, 7 news. a holiday tragedy in milford. a couple found dead in their home from apparent carbon monoxide poisoning. two others rushed to the hospital. >> right now john is live with what we're learning about this investigation. john? >> reporter: well, the neighbor just told us that the two people taken to the hospital have since been released. they're now in a hotel. meanwhile, this building is still condemned. neighbors say no one had heard from the couple all christmas morning. just before 1:00 in the afternoon, the man and woman who live in the apartment on the right, were both found dead in their bed. the two people who live in the adjacent apartment in the same home were rushed to the hop. >> it's sad. very sad about both of them. >> reporter: when milford police and fire arrived to the home in the prospect heights neighborhood, they found elevated levels of carbon monoxide inside the house. police tell 7 news faulty burner in the basement is likely to

state police now leading the investigation and the board of health deemed these two apartments uninhabitable. >> a lot of people coming in and saying they smelled gas. i don't know. herb everybody is scared. >> reporter: the leak is believed to have originated on the right of the basement. the deadly, odorless gas seeped in both sides. police say the people living on the left side kept their windows open overnight, because it was so warm. and that's what might have saved their lives. as of right now, this investigation is still continuing. live in milford tonight, john cocoa, 7 news. stopped in the act. police respond to calls of a christmas home invasion on east boston. officers found three men in the home on saratoga street armed with a baseball bat and a knife. the men were arrested and are expected to face a judge on monday. it was a christmas miracle for this cape cod raccoon. look at those eyes. firefighters rescued from a storm drain yesterday.

notified local firefighters who were able to free it safely. poor little guy. patriots and jets. renewing the rivalry and it won't be an easy win for the pats. the jets sure to bring their a game. home field advantage still on the line for the patriots. we're live with a preview of tomorrow's big matchup. alex? >> reporter: hey, >> nick. well it, seems tom brady has been getting it done with a different group of receivers every single week and sunday isn't going to be any different. chris harper was promoted to the 53-man roster and the patriots released leonard hankerson. we also note that julian edelman is doubtful. martin is the only healthy receiver that's caught a pass all season long. so brady is well aware this game sunday isn't going to be a walk in the park. >> they're pretty hot right now. so they've always had a good defense.

going to have his hands full with the game this sunday. the jet have recorded 13 sacks during the four-game winning streak and new york has four players with multiple intercessions this season. >> throughout the whole year, they've had very solid defense. they're very solid last time we played them. very competitive. very tough. >> hasn't been this defense that, you know, has been, you know, kind of a walk in the park for our offense. challenge. but it starts with having really good players. they've been really coached, really well coached this year. there's a lot of, you know, scheme things they do that are challenging to prepare for. >> reporter: the patriots didn't give its running game much of a chance during their 30-23 victory over the jets in week seven, but they'll take a look with a new-look back field. stephen jackson added to the 53-man roster tuesday. >> hopefully he can >> adam: a lot to our team. we'll see how things pan out. but he's coming here and worked hard. it's been fun to see.

couldn't ask for a better christmas gift. just looking forward to continuing to get better and continuing to learn the way of the patriots. >> reporter: a win sunday for jackson and his new teammates give the patriots the number one seed in the afc. >> this team they're already a championship team and they just need some depth to the chart and i'm just coming here to be the restback for the organization i can be. >> reporter: and this is a game the jets need desperately, even though they've won their last four games, they're still on the outside of the playoff picture looking in. we're live at met life stadium. sports. some wild weather continues to rip through parts of the country from tornadoes in the south to wildfires out west. and snow in the midwest. it's a holiday week that won't soon be forgotten. as communities begin to clean up, cbs's chris pa -- paloam, >> reporter: a >> chris: night tornado

on the southwest side destroying a handful of homes, leaving four with minor injuries. >> you take cover. take cover. >> reporter: the ef-2 twister packed winds up to 130 miles an hour, but everyone survived. the system also brought torrential rain, more than 6 inches in some birmingham suburbs, dozens of people had to be rescued from the flash floods. the state's governor said nearly 200 roads throughout alabama were closed because of flooding and downed trees. the christmas day storms part of the system that left 15 dead across the south. a pattern of unusual december weather, which spawned wildfires in ventura county, california, engulfing 1200 acres. >> it was pushed by heavy, strong north winds about 50 miles an hour. the fire quickly grew in size. >> reporter: snow finally began to fly in minneapolis overnight. the twin cities had been enjoying an unusually mild winter so far this year. but much of the east the warmth persists.

south carolina, to new york's central park set new record highs. >> who would have thunk it, right. new york christmas. never think this. >> reporter: much of the wild weather can be blamed on el nino, unusually warm water in the pacific ocean. perhaps the easiest thing to predict in the wild winter of 2015 is how unpredictable it can be. nbc news, boston. and coming your way next on 7 news -- >> a heartwarming holiday for a local family. the community coming together after a real-life grinch tried

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a live grinch. >> you guys made it happen i don't know how you did it or stheant email to santa. but all of a sudden the phone calls just came in. >> a real-life grinch trying to ruin a local family's spirit after breaking into their house and stealing all of their gifts. but 7 news viewers weren't going to let the family have a horrible holiday. >> reporter: in colleen fitz's new dorchester home, not one but

by two different families, who knew their family needed them more. >> and i do everything for them. >> reporter: and there was plenty to open christmas morning. boston police, e.m.s., and perfect strangers brought board games, baby dolls and trucks for colleen's five children, replacing what a thief stole just three days ago. >> these were just good people that wanted to help. and wanted to put a smile on a kids' face. >> reporter: tuesday colleen came back to her home and found all of the presents from her home stolen. then to make matters worse, they had to move because of safety reasons on christmas eve. >> to have nothing or no tree or nothing under the tree, you know, i thought about it after, wow, they must have really needed. because i would never take from children and i would never want a child o to -- to wake up with nothing under the tree. >> reporter: but santa in the form of an entire community stepped forward, to make sure this christmas was, indeed, merry and bright.

their face this morning was enough for me. and i just -- it's priceless. >> reporter: colleen says she doesn't have a lot of money, but does plan on paying this all forward. in dorchester, susan tran, 7 news. some rainfall moving in tonight. still mild tomorrow before we talk about any cold and some snow in the seven-day forecast ahead. and coming up next in 7 sports, the boston bruins back on the ice after a little bit of a holiday break and welcoming back a former b.u. terrier and the patriots. we talk about it every week, the injuries a major talking point.

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the boston police department making a christmas wish come true. sarah jenson got to meet the police department's new k-9 in training, vigo. the puppy and sarah's late father share the same name. she got the idea from her 96-year-old mother, who lives in michigan and vigo's really growing. i was fortunate enough to do the story when they first got him as pup. he was tiny. >> the vest on and everything, right. pretty cute. >> he's really growing there. >> good to see them reunite in a way, right. >> chris, we were looking at pretty amazing temperatures on

well. but things are cooling off. >> we were close to 70 on christmas eve and now we're talking about snow and ice in the forecast. it's new england. what else examine expect but the roller coaster ride. still above average for this time of year. 45 in worcester as well. most of the day in the upper 40s to near 50 degrees, which is running 10 degrees above the average. the winds on shore in the city of boston and it's calm the further north and west you go. with very little wind tonight, i do expect fog to form and we have a few light showers to track at this time out through fitchburg, much of worcester and light showers at this time. most of the steadier rain waiting until after midnight tonight that rainfall moving overnight tonight and very early tomorrow morning. morning. late morning into the afternoon tomorrow, we catch quite a few dry breaks in here. even mid-morning.

during the day tomorrow. but i can't rule out a kowl of lingering showers in the afternoon. afternoon, early in the evening hours as the cold front will arrive and push on through. so areas of fog tonight and we also have low temperatures above the freezing mark. range. those showers first thing in the morning and then again a couple more scattered showers late. temperatures in southern new hampshire upper 40s to near 50 degrees. but meanwhile, south of the mass pike will be mid-50s to near 60, including the city of boston. in boston. where is is the cold weather? back through the great lakes, 31 degrees in the twin cities and it's below zero in portions of southern canada. that's the cold air that's going to be pressing in. tuesday? right now it's down through el paso, this is going to carve its path through texas and then work up to the north and to the east. storm. so as it approaches us from the southwest, it's going to try to

that milder air has an easier time arriving, 5,000 to 10,000 feet up before it reaches the surface. i expect initially tuesday morning, early in the morning, to get a burst of snow. that burst of snow will transition to sleet. and then over to rainfall, all of us by tuesday afternoon. in terms of snowfall amounts, and what's going on, perhaps near the coastline and then south of the mass pike, a coating to a couple inches of snow before the transition over to some sleet and some rain. you get out to worcester, we may catch a few inches of snow before transitioning to sleet, freezing rain and then over to rain. and then you get across merrimack valley, north and west, back through southern new hampshire, several inches of snow likely. so not a tremendous total in terms of the big snowstorms we've seen last year. but it's going to be a messy mix tuesday morning. so keep that in mind. kiddos home from school anyway. it may slow down the morning commute. guys? >> announcer: and now time for 7 sports. >> before getting down to business on sunday in new york, the patriots taking care of some business off the field.

back on the 53-man roster. the team releasing hankerson to free up the agent spot. amendola is expected to sit out sunday's game, according to reports. amendola tweaking his knee in last week's win against tennessee. devin mccourter still recovering from a high ankle sprain. there's some encouraging news on dante hightower who is expected to play against the jets. for more on the game, we toss to alex corddry live at met life with more. >> reporter: the patriots looking to sweep the season series from the jets and locking up the top seed in the afc in the process. the new england has won the last eight of nine meetings. the last five meetings decided by five points or fewer. coming down to the wire in week seven, the patriots needing a rally, down one to start the fourth, but two tom brady touchdowns did the trick, lead tool 30-23 win and brady expects

>> it's always been a big challenge. but it starts with having really good players. really well coached this year. there's a lot of, you know, scheme things they do that are challenging to prepare for. so it's tough. it's tough. but, you know, we're grinding lieu -- through it. >> we've seen them twice a year. watch them whenever you can, because you know you play them twice. feel like they know us a little bit better than other teams. we know them a little bit better. i mean, that's makes it a close game when we play them. >> reporter: so no question the patriots digging deep trying to find something their divisional rival hasn't seen before. we're live at met life stadium, alex corddry, 7 news. >> we'll have complete patriots coverage tomorrow night on sports extra. steve and mark will be in the house to break down the game. plus, alex will be live at met life stadium. that's all following giants and

football. on the ice tonight, the bruins are back at it after a three-day holiday break, hosting 2015 hobey baker award winner and b.u. all-american jack eichel. boston with another chance to lead montreal and jump into first place in the atlantic division. the bees looking to get things back on track after tuesday's shutout loss at the hands of the blues. expecting another stiff rest from a young, but very talented buffalo roster. >> they're a pretty good team. i think, you know, when you see their record from the start of the season, now getting better all the time, they're a team that's improving. >> we're playing for first place. so every game we've been playing, trying to get up in the standings and something that we're paying attention to. these games are really important for us and we're ready for the challenge. >> should be a heroes welcome tonight for jack eichel. the former terrier playing in the bean pot and ncaa times all

it's his first time back on causeway street ins the terriers lost to providence. the -- now he gets a chance to play in a game he's waited practically his entire life to play. >> there's going to be so many family and friends here, growing up, going to the bruins game, you know, always dream of playing in the garden. and, you know, i'm going to get to do it for the first time against the bruins. really excited about. there's been a lot of great memories here. last year obviously a lot of great ones, winning the hockey championship. so this building has been be pretty good to me. >> and the celtics are on the road tonight in detroit. johnson expected back in the lineup recovering from a food -- foot injury. that's sports. >> thank you. >> all right. 7 news will be right back.

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