the city at 24. bedford at 22. so a cold day. we haven't seen temperatures this cold in a long time. you have to go back to the month of february for the mornings lows then march for the highs. at least you don't have that much wind. that was the enemy yesterday but the strong winds so the wind temperatures to fade away. chill. but we still have dry air and cold air. so we have another cold night tonight. with the numbers heading back down to the teens. boston, not as cold as this morning, tomorrow morning, around 19. again these will be the temperatures about 7:00 tomorrow morning, norwood 8. worcester at 9:00. jaffrey at 3. but as we move out of new england the air is a little milder. chicago 32 at this time, cincinnati 32. i point that out because that seasonal air upper 30 for tomorrow. even thursday lots of sunshine. a little milder on thursday. more about the seven-day forecast coming up in a few minutes. >> ryan: there is breaking news just in a. mother from

endanger many charges after police say she left her 8-month-old baby alone in a car at the wrentham outlets. a shopper called 911. the car was parked in a handy cap spot. the mother was in the store for about ten minutes. the baby was taken to norwood hospital. d.c.has been notified. >> the commuter rail getting back on track after this early-morning derailment. buses replacing trains on the route. it took several hours to get service restored and right now, it does seem that the cold weather caused the train to go off the rails, tell us more. >> reporter: you know, it's the first cold snap of the season and there was trouble on the tracks. officials are now saying that the train troubles this morning may have been caused by the cold weather. >> this may be related to last night's cold temperatures were in the single digits. >> reporter: commuter rail officials say the season's

caused a train on the haverhill line to go off the tracks causing a commuter nightmare north of boston. >> steel does expand and contract on extreme temperatures whether it be hot and cold. so that would be a factor that i think people would be looking at. >> reporter: keolis, the commuter rail operator says at least two cars derailed in andover around 4:00 am but the engineer didn't know it until he travelled another mild. >> he in thed that the train was travelling sluggishly. he stopped the train here in lawrence and did a visual inspector with the conductor and saw they derailed. >> reporter: no passengers were on board and no unwith was hurt but the derailment blocked other trains and caused numerous cancellations and the delays. passengers waiting in subfreezing temperatures had to be bussed between haverhill and andover. >> it's too cold, waiting, you know, without any word of what is happening. there is no notification. >> reporter: maintenance

rail while the derailed train got moving again after it was hoisted back up on the tracks. >> we'll get through it. >> we apologize to our passengers for any inconvenience that happened this morning. derailments are rare. but they do happen. >> reporter: keolis officials will also be looking at the inspection section of track. that is the story live from news. >> kim: sky 7 h.d.above auburn where the body of a man was found in a wooded area after 290. police could be seen taping off the area. they're trying to figure out the whos and the why's and we'll keep following this story. in natick a tractor trailer hits an electrical pole knocking a transformer to the ground. wires were pulled down on top of the track but no one was hurt. >> announcer: now on 7:00, president obama taking aim at gun violence.

holding congress but they with. >> with an emotional announcement. >> every time i think about the kids it gets me mad. >> and a clear goal. today. >> announcer: tonight the action. [applause] >> ryan: president obama assuring gun owners and country that his actions are in the an attack on the second amendment. >> he is getting support lawmakers. dan hausle is in the newsroom with details on that. >> reporter: president obama joined marty walsh as he announced common sense measures that will give him and others new measures to get guns out of the hands of those who would commit violence. >> every time i think about those kids, it gets moe mad. >> reporter: moved to tears recalling the victims the sandy hook tragedy, president obama called on all americans to support his new gun control measures.

of responsible gun owners who grieve with us every time this happens and feel like your views are not being properly represented to join with us to demand something better. >> reporter: president obama announced executive orders to expand bark ground checks including increased access to mental health records. >> we may be can't save everybody but we could save some. >> i go back to the day whenever i read any of the stories or sadly i read about new town. >> reporter: >> a former wakefield police chief remembers from michael mcdermott gunned down seven co-workers with an k.-- ak47 and a shotgun. >> if some m.d.has made a determination in the past as to the suitability of this person possessing a firearm i need to know that. i can't have that protected or sealed. >> reporter: mayor walsh

obama's announcement seen her with gabby giffords. the mayor says the president's move will help him battle the flood of guns on boston streets. >> these executive orders today is a little piece of it, forcing gun dealer to make sure they have a license and forcing the back grouped check. i don't see what the big problem is and i don't see what the public outrage should be. >> reporter: president obama says he acted because coming won and he urged americans to pressure their political leaders to take even more action. >> we do not have to accept this cornage -- accept this carnage. >> reporter: president obama tried to assure people his measures are in the a plot to take away everybody's guns. he insisted it's possible to upheld the second amendment and curb gun violence. dan hausle, 7 news. >> ryan: thanks. the president facing stiff opposition to his plan. purchase of it from people looking to replace him in the white house. jadiann thompson has reaction. >> reporter: many of the people who oppose the

won't work. republican senator rubio says it's criminal to do the most damage with guns and criminal don't fall the law. tonight he is not the only one speaking out against the plan. >> president obama is g once again going to abuse to power to try to seize our guns. >> reporter: senator cruz issuing a prebut thal to the president's actions on gun control. obama outlined measures to the nation today but republican are already slamming the plan. ben carson comparing this push to obama care. >> this is coming from a president who said, if you like your doctor, you can keep him. if you like your insurance company, you can keep hem. if you like your gun you can keep it. i don't know if you trust that. >> reporter: perhaps the strongest condemnation coming from donald trump. >> pretty soon you won't be able to get guns. >> reporter: the president intastes is not true. >> the good news is these

that are well within my legal authority, and the executive branch, but they are also ones that the overwhelming majority of the american people including gun owners support and believe in. >> reporter: but even some of those who support increased background checks are concerned. the other owner worries that the actions could lead to greater infringement on rights. >> most of the politicians take a legitimate piece of legislation like that and they add on a whole bunch of other stuff that is really punitive to the law abiding citizens. >> nancy: >> jadiann: the nra climbing in saying the president's executive order wouldn't have prevented recent shootings. >> ryan: a rescue mission in afghanistan turns deadly. a u.s. helicopter crashed. officials say the chopper was hit by a shell on its way to make the rescue. the mission coming after at

crash. >> kim: the mother of a teen fugitive known for using a affluenza defense could be on the move again. tonya couch appeared in a las vegas courtroom today but she agreed to be sent to texas to face a charge hindering the apprehension of a felon. she and her son left texas for mexico in november. authorities found them last california. ethan couch is being held right now in a detention facility in mexico city. he was on probation for killing four people in the drunk driving accident in 2013. his lawyer argued couch didn't know right from wrong because of his privileged up bring. he didn't get any jail time. the teen's new attorney says it could be weeks or months before couch is back in the u.s. >> ryan: the occupation of a federal wile live refuse

day and the group is laying out new demands. the openings will not end until the federal government turns over control of the land and releases two ranchers from prison. anti-government protestors continue to control buildings at a federal wide live refuge in eastern oregon. leaders of the occupation now in its 4th day say the group has no plans until they impresented a plan. >> where the community will begin to participate more in that and then begin to take that over and so that they can claim their own rights so they can begin using them and then they can stand strong enough to defend them themselves requirements digging in despite a plea from the local sher. >> it's -- sheriff. >> it's time for you to leave your community, go home to your families and end this peacefully. >> ryan: they think the federal government has too much control over western land. some local ranchers agree

and those who make their living off the land. >> it feels like we're getting pinched out. >> reporter: occupiers are rallying between ranchers dwight and cliffen hamond. but the hamond made it clear they don't want militant support. the occupation closed support for a week unsettling much of the community. >> i don't think he has any business doing this. i think he is incyting unrest. >> reporter: law enforcement led by the f.b.i. taking a low-keyed approach seems ready to wait them out. leaders of the protests are the sons of a man involved in nevada in 2014. he was protesting the government over grazing rights in that state. >> kim: donald trump and hillary clinton maintaining a sizeable lead over other candidates in their respective parties. the latest survey showing trump is still the candidate of choice with 35% of g.o.p. voters and senator ted cruz

york rubio at 13%. the same poll showing hillary clinton has a big lead over his competition. she leads sanders by a 17 point margin, the former secretary of state getting strong support from black an female voters but is nearly tied with sanders when it comes to white voters. and there might be another romney running for political office. josh romney, son of the former massachusetts governor, says he is seriously considering his own run for governor of utah. he says people are asks him to run in the 2020 election. >> ryan: patriots limping into the play-offs. tom brady the late toast go down. what the players are saying today. >> kim: four suspected drug dealers facing charges that police say could be upgraded. >> ryan: ahead in the next half hour a track team find themselves running from fire when their bus burst into flames. >> kim: we're hearing from

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>> ryan: tom brady air long with self other patriots players have been roughed up, and now as they prepare for the play-offs the plan is to get everybody ready to play. today the team is talking about the toll the injuries have taken. >> kim: they're in it to win it. jonathan hall speak with the players and he joins us live from gillette. >> reporter: kim, ryan, the patriots injury report that came out last week before the dolphins game had 15 patriots on it, as either questionable to play or out. that is a big list. there is no doubt the patriots are banged up. we've braid we a twisted ankle. so they are hurt but they say they're confident. >> we all win, tom brady got hit hard in the loss in the miami and he admits to being sore. >> i saw him hobbling around so -- make me a little nervous but -- you know, hopefully no one rolls and

>> reporter: t.b. 12's right angel is sprained, not broken, brady has had plenty of injuries worse than this one and he will do everything he can to get back to work. his team mates know it. >> tom is one of the greatest quarterbacks that ever played so that is a guy i have confidence in. >> reporter: fans say brady who lead the league need his rest. and they're glad he will get it during the bye week. >> they can do it. >> reporter: you think brady is going to be okay with the ankle? >> he is going to get better. >> reporter: in belichick they trust. the coach is delivering a consistent message to his guys. >> without going into too much detail we need to understand what time of year this is, how hard we've worked to get here and what we have to do more to move forward. >> reporter: fans are hoping edleman can come back as well as brady in time for the game a week from saturday.

with the offensive line. it's collapsing. he is collapsing in the pocket so he needs to rest up and the offensive line needs to cam back and help us out in the play-offs. >> tom brady is expected to address the media tomorrow. question one should be how is the ankle. >> ryan: a new member of the gren monster family shipping into boston. >> reporter: nice backflip. more sunshine tomorrow. still chilly. numbers up next. >> kim: quite the scare. we're hearing from the father who says it took way too long to get help for his son after he fell from a chair lift. >> reporter: wouldn't it be mice to get a deal on rent? maybe january is the time to do it. >> we'll tell you how to get the great deal tomorrow

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>> ryan: dangerous drop, large chucks of snow came crashing down on top of two people. footage snowing the snow troping on people down blow there sending them running. some were buried in the snow. they were quickly rescued by witnesses. >> announcer: 7 weather

>> reporter: clear skies and another very cold night tonight. numbers heading down to the single numbers and teens for the city of boston. seasonal temperatures the next couple of afternoons even into friday. we're dry until the weekend. saturday news an rain, sprinkles and isolated rain showers. sunday could be a heavier storm but talking rain, not snow. the cold is at 24. worcester at 24. out on the islands up ins in the teens and 20s, had ocean effect snow showers this morning. they have a departed and beginning to fade away. we've lingering clouds from the ocean effect. arctic air coming over the water that. will find down and skying will clear out on the cape and for the rest of us skies are clear and they stay clear overnight. but it was a localized event. plymouth at about three and a half inches of snow and wareham 2.3. bourne 2 inches of snow. marston mills half inch. metro boston a couple of

high pressure joust about on top of us so at least that was able to get rid of the wind and if you can go through a wince day without windy conditions, it's manageable. that will be the case out there. very late tonight but it's going to be cold with mostly clear skies. boston this will be your number heading to the upper teens. these are be temperatures tomorrow. about 7:00 for your commute at the t. platform or the bus stop. cold tomorrow morning norwood around 8:00. worcester at 9:00. orange at 1, mostly sunny skies. not as cold as we were this afternoon. this afternoon, it was a struggle all day long to make it into the 20s, but tomorrow, despite the fact that it's cold morning i think it's a better recovery tomorrow. that is what it's all about. recovery. 36-41 throughout the afternoon hours. boston around 40. attleboro 40 degrees, merrimack valley, new hampshire sea coast ranging from 37-39 in the worcester

jaffrey 35. bare at 35. out on the cape and the islands partly to mostly sunny. chatham at 41. thursday much the same. lots of sunshine, may get a couple of degrees milder. temperatures on thursday in the lower 40s high pressure is with us tomorrow. thursday, and even into friday. even though on friday we'll have a few more clouds around. that area of high pressure will hold off any storminess until the weekend and this is number one right here coming at us in the ohio river valley on friday it's a new england on saturday but very weak and there is no cold air. so there may be a couple of flurries in the worcester hills early saturday morning otherwise a couple of rain showers. if you have travel plans on saturday or saturday night, date night keep it. sunday periods of rain but no concern of snow or," temperatures on sunday mid and upper 40s. >> ryan: boston welcoming a new addition to red sox.

monster has a new little sister. . >> kim: she is taller than wally. green monster in fort my e unclear if she is going to have an everyday role with the sox. >> ryan: we continue to following breaking news out of wrentham. sky 7 over the scene where a mother left her out-month-old baby in a car at the wren them outlets. the mother was in a store there for about ten minutes. she is facing child endangerment charges, much more when we come back.

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>> ryan: there is another 60 minutes of 7 news ahead. >> kim: i'm kim khazei, say right there for 7 news at 5:30. >> ryan: a cause for concern after a deadly dose of heroin is linked to multiple deaths in western mass. four men are mind bars. >> jadiann: a track team battling it out after their bus goes up in flames. what the team did next that took everyone by surprise. >> reporter: lots of sunshine but bitterly cold. >> ryan: happy baby, happy home, new app that could from crying. >> jadiann: staying on top of breaking news right now at 5:30, sky 7 over the wrentham outlets where police say a mother from rhode island has left her 8-month-old baby alone in a car. she is facing child endanger many charges. a shopper who called 911 this afternoon, the car was parked in a spot with a baby crying and inside police say the mother was in a store