about midnight tonight. but aga it's into the a bitter wind chill. just a bit of a cooling affect. wind chills if you will in the upper 30s to around 40, partly cloudy skies. we're dry overnight. there is no bitterly cold air in southern new england. no rain. no snow. so temperatures as we work through the early evening hours near 40. midnight middle 30s with the breeze happening at midnight. it'll feel like about 32. then very late tonight the numbers cool off into the lower 30s we did melt snow and ice out there so there may be areas of refreeze very late tonight on untreated surfaces but main roads should be okay. have fun. >> adam: there is breaking news overseas. flames tearing through a skyscraper in dubai. you are burning debris rained down as people ran away limits the fire started brandon gunnoe is here with more on this breaking story.

saying that the fire is mostly under control but the building is still burning. the fire started just a few hours before midnight in dubai when witnesses say they heard a loud pop and noticeds flames quickly spraying up the side of the building. smoke filling the sky covering up part of the world's tallest fire. the fire spread. many people were at the hotel to watch the fireworks display when the fire started. you can see people right there rushed from the scene. witnesses saying that the staff evacuated people from the hotel quickly. and calmly. reports are 14 people have minor injuries and that one person suffered a heart attack due to the smoke. millions packed city for the celebrations but witnesses say when the fire started the city got quiet. >> you know it's a sense of evuria, then all of a sudden you saw the flames and

point. and now it's a sevens -- sense of silence out there. >> adam: the celebrations went on as planned when the clock hit mid night. millions of people were there to watch. many cities are on high alert tonight for terror attacks but offices say is there no indications that this fire was part of an attack. brandon gunnoe, 7 news. >> adam: turning to a york. police there say they've stopped a potential terror attack planned for tonight. eman wuhl lutchman is behind bars. he planned to attack a bar on behalf of isis. authorities say he told an f.b.i. informant that he wanted to kidnap and kill people to prove himself to the group. and that he expressed a desire to join isis in syria. >> elizabeth: here in boston security will be tight to ensure a safe celebration. this year, first night has been scaled down a little bit.

there wants to know that people want to know they will be protected so let's get to jennifer egan live in downtown boston with more on the final preparations. jen. >> reporter: adam, we of police officers out and about in the crowd. you can probably hear the band playing. it is a party-like copley square. the countdown is on to 2016. lots of families and friends coming together here to celebrate. it's hunter's first new year's eve and he is spending it celebrating in copley square with his mom and dad. >> first new year, first christmas, just turned 8 months yesterday. >> reporter: watching over the thousands of people are boston police, there are thousands of people. >> i feel safe. you know, they got a lot of police presence, all that stuff. >> i don't care. they're not going to change my life. so, you know we're going to

celebrate the new year and we'll do it again next year. >> reporter: boston's first night celebration has been scaled down from years past with most of the festivities here in copley square. >> at 7:00 we have fireworks on the common. and at midnight we have the copley countdown with pyrotech knicks off the -- >> i got tigger. >> reporter: and the ice sculptures, the culmination of hours of chipping and drilling. >> it's a combination of creating it with a computer and hand drawing. >> reporter: as 2015 draws to a close, the celebration here is just getting under way. >> yeah, 2016, yeah, it will be a good year. >> reporter: okay. it has been busy year all day long. you can be sure there will be thousands of people here tonight. you may want to consider taking the t. . it's free after 8:00 tonight. live in copley square, jennifer egan, 7 news.

counting down to the winter classic. bruins and canadiens are gearing up for a game over at gillette. there is a lot of excitement sur rounding this new year's eve day. >> elizabeth: there will be one bruin who will be sitting out. today he had a message for fans. trey daerr is live to kick off the winter classic coverage. >> reporter: brad marchant not being able for the game. a huge storyline heading into this. tomorrow is the greatest spectacle in hockey and gives the nhl to chance show sporting world. >> it's a special moment. i mean, especially here at gillette stadium with 60,000 plus fans. it's something we don't get to experience at all. >> reporter: patrice bergeron and the bruins savoring every moment of their winter classic but

brad marchand -- [inaudible] the forward out for the n.h.l.signature event saying sorry this morning. >> i want to apologize the and i truly am sorry to everyone about again the situation. it's very disappointing. it's something we're all looking forward to and but i respected decision that the league has made and i'm going to live with it. >> reporter: so do his team mates who have to carry on without their leading goal scorer. >> tea tough losing him. we're not making excuses. everyone is, there is a couple of opportunities for other guys to step up and they got to take advantage of that. >> reporter: do it with the entire hockey world watching. >> obviously it's one of the high lights of the season for the whole league. so it's a privilege, honor to be playing in this game. >> we're happying to here, and but at the same time, it's a regular season game. big game for us for the

way we have to approach it. >> reporter: no brad marchant and david craigy going into the game and it's going to mean a lot. they only play two teams and are separated by just one point in the atlantic division. trey daerr. >> elizabeth: there is a lot of love on both sides of the love for new england. both teams have players native to the area to playing at gillette is extra special, alex has more. >> reporter: goalie mike conducton said he found out just this morning he is going to start friday against the bruins. he is going to have plenty of fans cheering him on. he grew up 30 minutes away from gillette stadium. >> i know all my family and friends will be wearing the blue being black and rogue. the maximum of tickets we got was 14 and i maxed that out. >> reporter: holliston

condon will start for the habs when they take on the bruins at gillette. >> usually when i'm at gillette i'm in the last row of thenote bleeds but it's nice to be back on the main level there. so it was, it's nice to get out there and get a feel for the ring. >> reporter: condon is a big patriots fan and will tip his mask toed hometown football team but whenned puck drops at one he only be the only pats fan on the ice. >> playing for boston was a dream come true. now playing an outdoor game at gillette, kid growing up watching the history occur, now to be able to step on to the field and the rink and it will be a lot of fun for me. >> reporter: jimmy hays and frank grew up miles away from gillette watching and rooting for the pats. they say it's an incredible feeling to play in the winter classic. >> i'm really excited. i'ming in massachusetts, you know, playing where the patriots are for the bruins.

>> reporter: all three told us this game is as important as it is special. they know how tight the stopping are as first place is on the line. alex corddry, 7 news. >> adam: putting gillette stadium on ice was so easy task. it took crews almost a full week to get it ready for the big game. jonathan hall got a lesson into what went into making gillette stadium winter classic worth. >> reporter: the nhl has been hosting this winter classic outside since 2008. six years ago it was at fenway park. what a time that was. and in all that time the league has learned a thing or two about how to make the playing conditions as good as possible. it took a ton of time and effort but in this nhl time lapsed video you can see it all come together. gillette stadium patriots country transforming into the home of the 2016 winter classic. the nhl is pleased with

is the ice a concern? does it get too warm? >> the temperature is right about perfect for that. obviously the sun makes the ice a little softer, so hopefully we'll have a little partly cloudy tomorrow, that is what it's supposed to be, that would be ideal conditions. >> reporter: here are fun facts about the gillette ice. 3,000 gallons of cool ant used to freeze it, and 350 gallons of white paint to make it look pretty. the players don't often play outside there, is winter, there is the temperature. and in last year's winter classic, some of the guys asked for sunglasses to cut down on the glare. >> i'm hoping we won't have to resort to that but i've also been told none of the players have complained about the sun conditions. >> reporter: this could be the shot of the day, belichick maybe a little shaky on the ice enjoying a skate with bruins skipper claude joelen. he said coach hoodie did

he played hockey before and i said the skates are going to be a lot stiffer than what you are used to and the second he put them on to how he finished, he improved quite a bit. i wish my players could improve that quickly. >> reporter: julienne says he was able to attend patriots practice yesterday. he got an upclose look at how bill belichick handles players anded a mice him for his abilities that. is when the idea was hatched >> adam: more winter classic coverage. at 6:00 how life was changed for patrice bergeron since he became a father. wait until you see his little guy. a closer look at the specifically designed mask. that will be worn by goalie tuukka rask. the special tribute to another team. don't forget catch all of the winter classic action right here on 7 news. the puck drops 1:00 tomorrow afternoon. then stay tuned for complete

still to come tonight, an emergency landing leaving travelers rattled. it's not the only time the airline has had trouble this week. >> elizabeth: at 5:30 a man facing murder charge, tonight we're hearing from the mother of his alleged victim. >> adam: a roof comes crashing down in somerville. why firefighters were headed collapse. >> elizabeth: in our next half hour, we have more winter classic coverage including you how the fans are getting in on the fun today including 7's own

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>> adam: breaking news from bavaria, germany, munich, specifically, police are saying there is a credible terror threat, indications that there are planned terror attacks in munich. we're told two train stations have been evacuated. again these are considered credible terror threats in immune ick, germany, police are asking people to avoid crowds and train stations, again munich, germany, unfortunately on this new year's eve. there are credible terror treats that have police telling people to stay out of large crowds, to avoid train stations two of which have been evacuated because of the threat. more coverage here throughout the evening. >> elizabeth: scary

bound for bangor, maine. the plane forced to make an emergency landing in rhode island. one of four emergency landings for aleague yant airline this week. >> anchor: passengers say there was more confusion once they got off. >> you could smell smoke, then some people said how the bathrooms were warm. >> it was a little scary when all of a sudden we started to descend. >> reporter: a flight diverted to t. g.green airport in warwick, yesterday. >> we had all fire trucks on the tarmac but they haven't said anything in terms of what was the matter with the plane. >> it seemed like it was a rough landing. brakes were hard and came to an abrupt stop. >> reporter: 120 passengers landed safely at about 4:30 and spend hours waiting at the airport. they were told they would be staying in hotels. >> buses scheduled to go to the bangor. -- >> reporter: then the company made plans to bus

people claimed their luggage, one passenger was reunited -- >> changes of plan, everything is going to get a hotel room in providence, no buses. pizza still coming though. >> reporter: amid delays they are pie dogs kept passenger calm. >> as long as we get there for tomorrow. >> we're lucky ray doesn't have to go to work until friday so we had an extra day work in but we're out of under wear. >> anchor: t. m.i. anyway, just this morning seriously another aleague yant airlines plane with 158 people on board was forced to make an emergency landing. passenger heard a pop about an hour in the air. the plane was able to land safely at the safely. >> elizabeth: the comedienne who got the

>> elizabeth: the bruins and canadiens have a long history. >> adam: the teams are bitter rivals in the league so it's only fitting they phase off in a marquis mash mashup. here is tim caputo. >> reporter: it goes back

and i were born, this has been a packed day here at gillette and patriots place. a lot of people getting here before bigger crowds. some people double dipping coming today and tomorrow when 70,000 plus people will come here for a new take on one of the best rivalries in all of sports. gillette stadium is all set for hockey in the new year. it's transformed into a winter wonderland for fans and players alike. b.and habes fans have a hands-on fest. the bruins held practice outdoors prepping to be on the national stage on new years day. bruins players not the only one soaking in the spotlight. the canadiens posing for a team photo. the two teams know each other all all of -- awfully well. over the last 90 plus years these two teams have played each other more than 900 times.

off inned play-offs for 34 different series, a total of 177 games. that is an n.h.l.report. for fans who come out here today they're convinced this is the best rivalry in sports. where would you rank this in the boston rivalry realm? >> top, very top. very top. >> it's not like it used to be but i think the aggression is still. there the rivalry still exists. >> you will have fans going up to montreal and montreal fans coming down here. >> came down for the game with the boys. one of my boys plays for the fan, should be a good one. >> reporter: the record versus each other clearly in the canadiens favor, if the bruins wanted to break the record to be on the winning side of this bruins/montreal matchup they would have to

against montreal. it could start tomorrow, tim caputo, 7 news. >> announcer: now 7 weather with meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: so tim is telling us there is a chance,. boston 42. beverly 41. that is a good question in terms of sports fan. what is the biggest rivalry, i'm going sox, yankee, bruins, canadiens right there bousoukis, yankees still takes it, fitchburg at 40 degrees, nantucket at 46. all these orange squares indicating warm day in the month of december, only one day, the very first first day of the month featured below normal temperature, today finishes above normal what a month of december with the numbers about 10 degrees above normal for the month. the city right now, again we've got a bit of a breeze so these are your wind chills.

your first night forecast again through the evening hours, clear to partly cloudy skies. temperatures at midnight mid 30s and with the breeze continuing the wind chills will run in the lower 30s but there have been recent first night festivities where the wind chills have been down near 0. so we can handle this. for tomorrow, new year day, happy new year 2016 mostly sunny skies. temperatures teen 39 and 44. westerly breeze around 5-15 miles-an-hour. down at gillette, a mix of clouds and sunshine. cool but not bitter or frigid. not hot either. you don't want it too warm, too hot but it looks good. upper 30s and for saturday partly to mostly sunny skies. temperatures on saturday near 40 degrees. going to do skiing? southern new england the numbers will be in the middle and upper 30s, if you are heading up north numbers up there similar, plans on temperatures inned middle 30s for tomorrow, saturday. and even into sunday.

have sunshine tomorrow. mostly sunny skies saturday and sunday. seasonal here with the numbers in the lower 40 that's correct is a big change. monday. that is an arctic front that will blast in with clouds and a couple of flurries. it might be even be a coating of snow down to the canal and on to the cape on monday with temperatures starting in the upper 20s and falling through the teens. tuesday bitterly cold. high temperatures on tuesday only in the mid 20s. >> we're just going to run out for a quick coffee. i'm sorry that is -- >> i show -- you. >> are comedienne with the president going no where. >> back it up. >> yes, sir. >> the president obama bringing the laughs, he took a drive on jerry seinfeld's popular show comediennes in cars getting coffee. sign feel drives around town but secret service said no drive for you. they ended up driving around the white house instead. they chatted about day to day life of being a

living in the white house. >> adam: still ahead a young boy from douglas putting recent fire safety lessons to good use to safe his brother's life. >> elizabeth: continuing our look back at 2015, the story that made headlines in

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