some t riders left o cold track trouble putting blue line trains out service during evening rush. from the rails to the roads the first storm of the season packed a punch. we have night team coverage. plus, things get heated up in road in andover. i don't know what you expect in tanned over. man in court accused of a pulling a gun on snow plow driver. oprah is back on t v weighing in on her personal battle with a scale. all now on the night team. seven news at 11 starts now. tonight on seven, everybody freeze. go to florida. temperatures take a dive. new england hit hard by round 1 of winter weather. so, the snow and the rain, that came down, well tonight it's turning to ice. temperatures are falling fast tonight. earlier problem on blue line left riders ou in the cold this

rush hour reports to wait in freezing temperatures for shuttle buses to get there. our first winter storm brought messy mix that coated roads with slush causing road hazards for drivers. we have night team coverage of our storm today. including a closer look what we can all expect tomorrow morning. let's start with tim caputo bowden t stop with latest what true through evening commute off track earlier. it was a relatively simple fix. right now blue line is back up and running this evening. they solved the problem in better part of two hours. but it just happened to be the worst time possible. blue line rider left out in the cold. t was screwed up again frustration mounted during even rush hour after schultz busses replaced trains bowden and maverick stops on blue line. everybody stranded here. we have no inspection from officials on what to do or where to go.

buy no room for any passengers. i've here for 45 minutes. no one is picking us up listen if you give me chance i will make sure you get on bus. i went back to the office. i came back and i'm still about 25 minutes. around 5 mbta shut down blue line because they needed to make emergency repairs to metal grate in ceiling that came loose mbta tweeted this photo fix's grate and two hour repair left commuters confused. >> it didn't appeared lose grate was weather related it came on day when everyone was wondering how t would handle first snowfall of season we haven't had storm yet and look at this blue line down. blue line reopened by 7 damage was already done. commuters oh first snowy day of december ending the year like they started it, with little faith the mbta will get them where they are going. governor actually told us it was promised it was going to go well. this is today, what's going to happen when we get foot or two of snow.

actually fall down hit train or tracks or anything. but right now mbta is investigating to figure out just how exactly it became loose. >> that's latest live from boston tim caputo, seven news night team. slick spots had drivers slipping ice. hard freeze could cause big commute. night team nick emmons continues our team coverage from andover. >> nick. yeah, this storm was nothing like what we saw last year. but this storm did present its own challenges when that lang blanket of snow turned into sheets of thick ice. >> the first snow of the season finally here. this is home. i love winter. flakes falling across new england conditions going from fluff to ice in a matter of hours. >> absolutely terrible. the side roads, small roads, unplowed. terrible. >> i don't like it. >> i wish it was nice, white fluffy snow. in andover the town decided to

most of them. all of sudden i just hit some patch of ice it went sailing. driver of this maserati wishes town would have done more. you think they would have been looking forward to this. but yeah, no, it's pretty bad. director of municipal services for andover hiring plow drivers costs around $15,000 an hour. we're going to have nice weather tomorrow. so we did not want to hire plows if we didn't have to. plow drivers like mark see this as white gold. weather in december. i was sweating we would never make any money to pay for truck or pay for flou mrout winter die hards like george, come on a little bit of snow and rain 18th going to hurt nobody. all of this comes with at territory. if u f. you don't like t get out of town. >> all right. so if these frigid temperatures aren't for you good news is you don't have to leave town at least not yet. temperatures are expected to be on the rise over next couple of days. but, again with temperatures

morning commute you want to take it easy out on roads give yourself some extra time. that's latest live in andover nick monday. we should let you know tonight freezing rain advisory has now been cancelled temperatures are falling fast. how long will will they go how although he's meteorologist chris lambert. couple more degrees i don't think they will move much further than they are right now. that's good news at least. but bad news we're well below freezing mark. we do have lot of icy parking lots sidewalks driveways, leave secondary roads out there. 25 in boston right now 23 in lawrence. 32 in marshfield beginning push some below freezing air toward cape cod canal. you look at the radar it's quiet right now. atmosphere trying to dry out. still a couple of patches light freezing mist not out question there may be a black ice patch or two here and there. got to keep that in mind overall storm system is winding do un. we're wrapping up nice ice scraper certainly about good

had this evening chip watt aceh first thing let dew frost run full blast so you can melt that off. cool day overall temperatures running into upper 30s to near 40 degrees. we're dry new year's eve i do expect a couple more showers roll in tomorrow night. we'll talk more on that forecast and new year's eve forecast coming up in a bit. before you head out door or if arrest traveling for new year you can check conditions online at www.whdh.com. or through the 7 news mobile and tablet apps. also from the night team a man in andover is facing road rage charges. he's accused gunning for trouble pulling a pistol on a plow driver. night team brandon gunnoe now in andover where we talked to that plow driver. brandon. >> yeah. that's right liz that plow driver cut a. man cut in front of him other man said they were both turning and clipped each other. what we do know this is quickly turned into an is if fight and another man pulled a gun out. >> he comes flying in. a snow plow driver set a man cut in front of him when he pulled

more snow, that same man attacked him. i opened door i the good out of truck immediately grabbed me through me to ground. then snow plow driver said it could turned deadly he told police he pulled a gun on him. pushed me back. stepped back, you know he drew his weapon. and pointed it right at me. it's scary. you know, it's, not what you expect in an over at 10 o'clock in morning. it happened tuesday morning antiover. in court he was charged with assault and battery with a dangeous weapon telling police pulling gun out was stupid thing to do. he also claimed the snow plow driver attacked him grab thing him by a jacket and punching him. neighbor said he only saw tail end of the fight but is just glad no one was hurt. that's the world now. right? so i was just lucky shots weren't fired and something came through the wall. put hole in me. he is licensed to carry and the gun was registered a neighbor

short time later. i just stood there, there was nowhere i could go i couldn't turn around and run. you know, you just i just couldn't believe it. snow plow driver has a suspended license. mccollum is being held until his dangerousness hearing on thursday. live in andover, brandon gunnoe, 7 news anything team night team now turn fugitive capture after an intense three-week manhunt. so-called an affluenza teenage era busted across boreder in mexico hiding out with his mother. ryan schulteis up in control room with more details two were kath after they used there cell phone that gave away their location. tonight we are learning they could back in the u.s. as soon as tomorrow. after two weeks of a world wide manhunt ethan and his mother finally under arrest and waiting to return to the united states. >> police in mexico caught them in this apartment around 6:00 p.m. monday in puerto vallarta. his hair dyed black police

this butcher says teenage paid cash and seemed nefshts. police say they did not put up a fight when they were cuffed. focus now figuring out if they had help during their escape. the sheriff says they took off in this pick up truck in fort worth ending up some 960 miles away. >> basically have gathering before they left. and you know, kind of characterized as more oh less a going away party. couch killed 4 people in texas while driving drunk back in 2013. during his sentencing couch's attorney argued teen did not fully understand the difference between right and wrong due to his affluent up bringing. the judge gave him no jail time but ten years probation. it just sounded like worst b movie or tv show decided to hop in truck drive to mexico and hang out in a resort town full of americans. earlier this month this video of a party snased on social media. witnesses say couch was there. he's not seen drinking in video but alcohol use would i would have his probation. the sheriff believes that's why they ran.

judge could keep case in juvenile court which would allow teenager to go free on his 19th birthday in april. or the case could moved to autility did court where a judge could sentence him to just 120 days in jail. couch's lawyers yet to comment on his arrest. his mother is also facing charges in escape could spend up to ten years in prison. in control room ryan schulteis. 7 news night team george pataki is calling it quits walking away from race for gop nomination in large republican field pataki failed to get his chance preelection debates. never think taking main stage he polled nearly zero percent throughout his campaign 12 candidates are still fighting for republican nomination. democratic side now hillary clinton making a stop in new hampshire today. hundreds of supporters actually stood out in the snow just waiting to hear her talk. instead of talking about her republican rival donald trump, she instead focused on dwins convincing voters she's right

>> i also want to be a president who works for families like brenda's. who understands that the problems that keep you up at night are ones that we also have to take seriously. during her speech clinton also proposed $2 billion plan to fund research to cure alzheimer's disease. and there's much more to come from the night team. coming up next, the year in politics from donald trump taking over the campaign trail to changes on beacon hill. we'll have 7's top 7. then incredible rescue days after a terrifying storm. family who found their dog in the rubble of their home. first winter storm winding on down. looks like over next 7 days, pretty quiet weather. seven day forecast ahead. taking big hits in rain. mike tyson has tough new opponent. can you see what that is?

the looming presidential election mutt politics a forefrond head lients this year for massachusetts 2015 started with a new governor on beacon hill. political editor anti-hiller looks back at the year in politics tonight 7 top 7. >> year in politics started with a change at the statehouse. a new era on beacon hill. governor bakers first order of business was over shadowed by snow, snow, and more snow. it is going to look like a blizzard out there. more than month snow storms pummelled the region. many mbta trains broke down or got stuck stranding thousands of commuters. the governor wasn't happy. next week everybody comes back to work and the thing better be working. but it wasn't all bad. by summer, the winter blues were

one, 2. three. he took an ice bucket challenge. wearing a free brady t-shirt. in new hampshire, the presidential race heated up in 2015 because of one politician who was on everyone's lips. donald trump. donald trump. if you look at donald trump, donald trump jumped into another republican race and from the start said whatever was on his mind. >> they are bringing drugs, they are bringing crime. they're rapists. donald trump is calling total can complete shut down muslim entering united states. i would bomb. frank talk boosted his poll numbers. >> his opponents tried to pull him down. to no avail. really tough you're never going to be president united states. by insulting you're a 42 and you're 3. doesn't matter. doesn't matter. >> on democratic side of new hampshire, former secretary of

and neck with vermont senator bernie sanders. well i think we win here in new hampshire. in october on capitol hill, clinton faced 11 hours of tough questions on benghazi. and her use of her email account. well congresswoman i did not conduct most of the business that i did on behalf of our country on email. she stayed cool while committee members got hot. mostly with each other. >> i've reach in order conclusions i would advise you to not reach any conclusions either. i believe we're out of time. in late 2015 vice-president joe biden finally made it clear he wouldn't be running for president. house spear john boehner stepped down. today's i'm going to do after much encourage congressman paul ryan took over speakers of the house. former president jimmy carter ear announced this year he had brain cancer after months of radiation treatment and taking a

told his church congregation when i went this week they didn't find any cancer at all his cancer is gone. >> president obama opened diplomatic relations with cuba in 2015. and after a december terror attack in san bernardino the president weakly declared we're at war. and put the onus on congress to act. if congress believes as i do, that we are at war with isil, it should go ahead and vote to authorize the continued use of military force against these terrorists. that was a political editor andy hiller reporting. tomorrow kim khazei looks back on the memorable moments in entertainment this year. >> and following more news tonight a family rescues their dog after their home is destroyed by devastating tornadoes in texas. you can see them digging underneath roubl to get it out dog was trapped for two days but

cape cod feeling love from nasa. beautiful summer shot island of the part of our state there was named one of the top 10 pictures taken by space station this year. you can see it captures the sandy shores there. the reef, photo was one of only two from the u.s. that made this prestigious list. gorgeous. such a beautiful picture. hard to think about being at the beach now though after we have this cold wintery blast come in today, chris. think national seashore nice sand dunes out there nice warm sunny day. not even close today. atkinson new hampshire four and a half inches slow and sleet haverhill picking up under four partnership el 3 you get into city of boston just under an inch of snow and sleet. bellingham coming in with two. wasn't a huge storm. but certainly enough to create a mess out there. and with temperatures mroounging earlier this afternoon through the evening hours we watched any sloppiness slushiness puddles refreeze and we've certainly

driveways right now. 24 degrees in downtown boston. 25 logan airport. 25 winthrop as well. 25 up into melrose and merrimac veal low to mid 20s. these numbers now moving awe that much more we will hold steady here low to mid 20s. back over to mendon at 29 degrees. out there near blackstone valley. foxboro 26. 24 right now randolph watched freezing temperatures try to push across the cape cod canal. and we've got down to about 33 degrees in born. because winds out north off waters. i think we will hold just above freezing mark across cape islands overnight tonight. this evening's cold at 25 degrees in boston. not that far off the average low. so typically you're not a big deal. but actually the coldest temperatures city boston. since march 27th. we had a low that morning of 21 degrees. you have to go back some time before you actually this cold. it's been such an atypical

in fact, easily still on pace for warmest december on record. and we're just crushing these numbers. i mean well above that second place at 2006. even if that 46 drops a couple degrees, i don't think it will drop a couple degrees even it edges down a little bit we're still by far block blocking warmest december on record. patch freezing drizzle become's less of an issue still slick spots though going through overnight hours tonight. just with patchy black ice, and everything that's refroze from earlier this evening. mostly cloudy tomorrow. couple started showers arriving tomorrow. very late in day more likely in evenings a moisture from this storm system gathers and moves up the east coast. not a huge storm for us but we'll track a few showers in here tomorrow evening. it's going gone by knee year's eve look forecast first night is it boston expect temperatures to start off early in evening close to 40. and fade back into lower 30s. a little bit of breeze but it's cool. but not all that cold for this

to be xhfrl comfortable dress warm. winter classic out there gillette upper 30s friday afternoon. a bit of cool breeze but overall looking good for new years day. a little bit cooler over the weekend. take biggest cold shot comes next monday behind arctic front they provide us snow shower on sunday i see no significant storms here over next seven days nice for to remember storm a little bit breather and enjoy seasonable weather oprah winfrey weighing on people's struggle to lose weight in her first weight watchers commercial every time i tried and failed. every time i tried again. every time i tried again as brought me to this most powerful moment. winfrey says she struggled to lose weight for decades she believes people unsatisfied with their weight should start indict diet's now first commercial she has appeared in since buying 10 percent stake at the company back in october. mike tyson floored by his hoover

we'll show it to you. heavy weight champ gliding across living room on hover board when he loses control and there we go, down goes tie ton he tweeted might not have been such a good idea to try out the new toy. video has gone viral receiving more than 27 thousand likes so far on twitter. ouch. does not look so good. it's an icy day out there today. we're talking about bruins, trey. we're also talking patriots a well. we need player to a stay away hover boards enough are injured may be getting good news a boston farewell engs their final prep before winter classic local

rob grown ski could you stee making friends a ww e event in providence rhode island. you can see the flexing his muscles with some wrestlers there gronk said he was looking forward to supporting one of his friends before going to miami to take on dolphins later this week. and now, time for seven sports with trey daerr. bruins headed nhl showcase came friday without draift krejci they will find production um and down line up to feel void a guy

winter classic was probably one least likely you'd expect to do it. bruins at the garth for final time before heading outside on new years day great start for b's thanks to fourth line. jimmy hays picking up puck in fronts. cashing in his six of the year one-0 bruins out front. senator get tied at one on power play, bs strike again. tory find nifty move. boston back on top two-one. bergeron with 13 goals in 35 games. just over a minute into the second, matt adds to axe. slamming home rebound another power play goal bruins edge 3-one. this third bergeron and aings all scoring again haze netting first decree hat track following stretch he post ad lone goal in last 21 games. bruins heading into classic with a seven-3 win. >> just nice to see jimmy

there he hasn't had much luck in the production i guess hear for a while. so, you know, we played online tonight i saw played really well lowly laker come calling tomorrow night celtics will have goal enopportunity to one inning with streak to 5 straight. not going big story line not with kobe bryant retirement tour making one and only stop through boston. kobe, making his final visit to garden celtics players and fans alike have a chance to show their respect for future hall-of-famer bradley six years old when kobe broke into the league. that's ridiculous. because one last time. >> just amazing player. i'm happy i got a chance to be on same court as him. and i just wish the best for him i know that he's had an amazing career. and you know, he's definitely been one reasons i play this game. i like i said i respect him so

that he's brought to the game. >> red sox losing another legend this week frank mall zone pazzing away today member of team inaugural hall of fame class in 1995 he spent 11 years with sox being selected as all star six times hitting more homer and driving more runs than any other third baseman in boston history. he was 85 years old. is a basilica yan dealing ankle injury. reporting he's expected back for play-offs chip kelly out in philadelphia after 3 years.

john kasich's an impatient rascal. paces, pushes. but, unlike some, his state is now booming. john kasich has proven he can do the job. brought back jobs from mexico and china. keep us safe, make us boom. only an impatient rascal can

john kasich. new day for america is responsible for the content of

and we're out of time tonight show starry jim fallon is next thanks so much for new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource buys it at a set market price and delivers it to you.

causing energy supply rates to go up and down. so we're working with partners across the region to increase our natural gas supply and bring in affordable, clean hydropower from canada. we're leading the way toward the solution... because more energy means lower energy supply rates for you. ever new england. eversource. it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available,

and right now, for only $79.99 a month online, you get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus, with a 2-year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all the premium movie channels for a year. so go online or call now for this great offer.