>> christa: right now tracking breaking news at noon. chipotle has been served with a federal subpoena. this is part of a criminal investigation tied to a noro-virus outbreak at a restaurant in california. good afternoon, everybody. schip handing over documents to the u.s. department of justice. >> sarah: this case is not linked to the cleveland circle restaurant. people in boston.

that chipotle in brighton with the breaking details. dan? >> reporter:, well, the brighton location, it's been open about an hour. in at all. the chain does say that its sales have been hammered. now problems for chipotle continue. chipotle's cleveland circle location may be back in business. but problems for the fast food chain continue. one month after the boston store was shut down when more than 150 customers were federal grand jury has subpoenaed chipotle over fast virus outbreak in california last summer. >> i'm a little skeptical. i don't want to be laid up in bed after eating a brie toe. >> reporter: the chain also suffered a multi-state e. coli outbreak late last year. federal investigators linking more than 50 cases of e. coli infections to chipotle restaurants in nine states. >> my feeling has definitely changed. >> how so? >> just i don't want to get

>> reporter: the cleveland circle restaurant omd reopened last week. the chain is cooperating with the investigation of the california virus outbreak. the company saying there is no way of knowing what kind of fines or penalty it is chain may face. not everyone is turned off by the chain's problems. >> i think they are good food. >> still love it. yeah. still great. still go all the time. >> it doesn't change. anything. so i'll go back just as much as i have in the past. >> reporter: and city health inspectors do say that the cleveland circle location is just fine. in fact, inspectors ate here the morning it reopened last week. they say they wouldn't have let it reopen unless they were confident that it is. dan hausle, 7 news. california. a magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocking the southern california. this quake was reported just before 10:00 this morning. our time.

no immediate calls about damage or injuries at this point. >> sarah: the mother of baby doe being held on $1 million bail. she is facing an accessory to murder charge for allegedly dumping her daugt's body in boston harbor. jennifer eagan was at the arraignment. she is live with the details. jen? >> reporter: sar remarks rasheeda rachelle bond was arraigned in suffolk superior court this morning. she is accused of helping to cover up the murder of her daughter. she now faces a new charge. reach rachelle bond charged with covering up the murder of bellla. bond faces a new charge of larceny over $250. prosecutors say she allegedly accepted state aid for bella nearly, 1400 through september knowing bella was dead. >> she spent those proceeds over the course of those months. >> reporter: bond's boyfriend

with murdering bella in late may or early june. mccarthy and bond allegedly put the body in a freezer, then in a bag with weights. >> mr. mccarthy took the sea wall type thing into the water. then they drove home. >> reporter: on june 25, deer island. for months, she was known as baby doe. prosecutors say reach rachelle bond told a friend about the murder in september. up until then, she claims she was being controlled by mccarthy. bond's lawyers say that will be the basis of their defense. >> there are issues of emotional control, psychological control. she was, unfortunately, very heavily using drugs at that time that mr. mccarthy was providing to her. so yes, i do contest the idea that she is acying him in any way. >> reporter: prosecutors say that bond was out and about in the months after the murder away from mccarthy at times and appeared to be abouting normally. they also say that text

continued their relationship. >> sarah: also at noon, a federal judge steps aside from a death penalty retrial of gary lee sampson in massachusetts. judge mark wolf had overseen the death penalty trial for 15 years. now because of significant workload, he will now step away from the case. sampson was sentenced to death for three murders and two car-jackings back in 2001. four years ago, a federal judge overturned the death sentence after his lawyers had argued he did not get an impartial jury. his conviction for the murder still stands. >> christa: now to a home in saugus. this morning. fire crews rushing to the scene on essex street today. the heavy flames making for an intense fire-fight. had to make a very quick escape. of course, all eyes turning to a cause now. let's go to victoria warren tlooift scene for us. >> reporter: christa, they are still at the scene right now putting out hot spots.

start their investigation. until all of these hot spots are taken care of. when this fire broke out three generations of one family asleep inside. safely. but three firefighters had to be rescued. the fire chief calling the rescue of those firefighters nothing short of heroic. an intense fire trapping three saugus firefighters inside. >> a call for a mayday came in for one of my firefighters. >> they ran into this home on essex street and the fire and heat overwhelmed them. >> they were trying to get their way down the stairs. in that time frame, they were working so hard. they ran out of air. injured. one with minor burns on his neck and ears. one strained his back. one hilt his head and lost his helmet in the building. he was dragged out of the building. >> most important thing is that everyone got out safely. >> reporter: the family able to get out. a woman, her daughter, and her mother who is in her 80's. >> she is safe and in a warm place right now.

at the time, they heard a loud noise downstairs. shortly thereafter, they noticed smoke in the house. >> reporter: the cause is still under investigation. the fire chief says the intense flames were not the only challenge. >> the house is very congested. i wouldn't say it was a hoarding situation. but it was really congested. it was tough for them to move around. >> reporter: the family extremely thankful for the work of firefighters. >> at the end of the day, it is just property. the important thing is the people. >> i would say the firefighters on scene definitely saved the lives of my men. >> reporter: the fire chief is crediting one of his captains and two firefighters from malden with being the ones responsible for rescuing his three firefighters who were again, their injuries described as minor. they actually were checked out here on the scene, and cleared fire. the cause remains under investigation. live from saugus, victoria warren, 7 news.

mother accused of leaving her baby girl out in the cold. the toddler locked in a car at the wrentham outlets while she went shopping. nicole oliverio has more on the frantic 911 call to police. >> there is a baby in a car unattended, crying. >> a woman leaving the wrentham outlets spots an eight-month-old alone in a car. the engine off. a parent nowhere to be found. the temperature outside, only in the teens. that shopper then called 911. >> how old is the baby? >> i don't know. like, six months old. eight months. i don't know. it is tiny. the woman tell it is dispatcher is car is parked in a handicapped space outside of the nike store. officers find the baby's mother at the car when they arrive. police looked at mall cameras and believe she was gone for ten minutes. >> she said she didn't understand she was breaking the law. we explained that it wasn't so much about the law as it was about judgment. as a parent. >> reporter: police say there was a language barrier with the 27-year-old mom from rhode

they don't believe she was trying to hurt her child. she just made a bad decision. >> the child seemed okay at the scene. overheated. she was in a snowsuit. the baby. however, made a terribly bad judgment. any parent should know not to leave an eight-month-old unattended regardless. >> reporter: police didn't arrest the mother. she will be summoned to court later. she faces child endangerment charges. we are told that little girl is okay. in wrentham, nicole oliverio, 7 news. >> christa: now your forecast. and it was a frigid start again on this wednesday in boston. a little better than yesterday. but still some surrounding towns seeing low temperatures in the single digits. is now out. it is warming things up. maybe even your mood along wit. here is chris lambert with the forecast. >> chris: bigger smiles walking across government center here in the city of boston this afternoon. as we have gone from 21 to 41 and yes, indeed, some of the

digits this morning. look at the rebound. i mean, you go from eight degrees in norwood to 41. in about six hours. same case in boston. 41 degrees. 41 on the vineyard after being that was all. the low temperature down on the vineyard this morning. this is a good 20 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. so much more comfortable feel to the air. a little bit of a breeze now kicking out of the southwest. it is that wind direction from the southwest that is helping to warm us up and scour out the arctic air. wall-to-wall sunshine. we will keep that. we will also keep the lower 40's over the next couple of days. once we get into the weekend, it will stay on the milder side. it is too warm for any snowfall. but i do expect rain. especially on sunday. we will have more on the forecast in a bit. >> sarah: a developing story in north korea. north korea claiming to have successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. the united nations security council condemning the attack and scheduling an emergency meeting. the claims are sending political shock waves around the world. nancy chen is live with the

>> nancy: it will be days before north korea's claims are confirmed. if true, it would mark a significant advance for their military and a disturbing threat to the region. a north korean tv announcer claims the down trip's first hydrogen bomb test and calls it a success. "we won't stop our nuclear program," she says. because of what she calls american aggression. they cheered in north korea's capital. they have seen three previous tests announced but never of an h-bomb. a more powerful weapon. the u.s. is waiting to invade our country, this man says. so it is the right thing to do. this hydrogen bomb, he says, is a reliable way of defending ourselves. the tremors from the underground explosion were felt in china and in south korea. where officials say it's a provocation. north korea's leader knows that but signed a test order anyway. japan, too, is alarmed.

test air samples. the u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy meeting to reassure government that says the test is a serious threat. >> we stand with japan and our partners and allies in solidarity. >> reporter: north korea's leader is still consolidating his power and now flexing his muscle at a world that is looking at north korea with real anxiety. meantime, south korea finds the claims hard to believe, saying that given the size of believes korea tested an atomic bomb. nancy chen, 7 news. jackpot. powerball mania sweeping the drawing. we take a closer look at the eye-popping prize. >> chris: nice winter afternoon out there. temperatures have rebounded into the lower 40's. how long this nice weather will stick around. >> sarah: extreme case of security. a young girl gets a long pat-down at the airport.

answer from tsa. >> christa: caught on camera:s a mother accused of directing her son to steal a cell phone. what police had to say about this disturbing video coming

>> sarah: welcome back. an el nino-driven storm is setting rainfall records in southern california. firefighters responded to 75 water rescue calls in just three hours tuesday afternoon. in san diego. part of the area was under a flash flood warning. more rain is in the forecast for today. >> christa: it's been draught and then too much of a good as for us, chilly to start off our day. but hey, things are warming up. that is the good news report there. >> chris: we all know it can england. it has changed for the better side of things here. as we have gone from the single digits into the low 40's. good afternoon, everyone. right now. wind out of the southwest.

little bit. had really light winds this morning. the windchill factors weren't that cold. they were warmer than they were yesterday. you know, we were on the positive side of zero by ten degrees. yesterday morning, we started off close to -10 with the windchill factor. right now, the windchill is running into the low to middle 30's. feels like 4 in boston. compare that to yesterday -8. we have come a long way in trying to get rid of and shake off this arctic air in place. of course, the sunshine helps. we have had a ton of it over the last several hours. ever since sunrise. we will continue to see sunshine until the sun sets tonight. clear skies prevailing tonight. as well. the midwest. there are some scattered rain and snow showers back through iowa. out into missouri right now. that system won't create much of an issue for new england. eventually, some west coast stuff will work its way across the country and work into new england. but at that point, i don't expect much snow coming up through the weekend. seasonable the next couple of

off the ocean. on friday. with seasonable temperatures in place. that means upper 30's to near 40 degrees. one thing to note here friday night into saturday. it is not that we are going to expect a lot of precipitation during this time period. between the low-level moisture, there may be some patchy or freezing drizzle friday night into saturday morning. especially north and west of boston. maybe a couple of slick spots on the roads because of the patchy freezing drizzle. otherwise, we expect the bulk sunday. and where that is coming from and how much to expect, over to danielle. >> danielle: thanks, chris. no rain here yet. it is all out west. this is the second of several storms moving into the west coast: all of california getting hammered by rain, snow, heavy winds as well. and this is going to stay with them for the next couple of days. so we had a marginal risk for severe weather for parts of los angeles and san diego county. the coastal areas. that was actually upgraded to

that includes heavy rain, some even a possible tornado in the area which is rare but does happen out there sometimes. so we will start to see some of that energy break off as we head towards the weekend. and then we will see that rain on sunday as chris was talking about. no arctic air in place. just rain. no snow. and we could see up to an inch. that is something to keep in mind when you are making your weekend plans. back to you. >> chris: when this rain comes in, so does the mild temperatures. close to 50 on sunday. after the cold start this morning, we will rebound nicely. we will hold that sunshine all day. temperatures in the teens in the suburbs tonight. 20's in the city of boston. we will turn cold again next week, guys. >> christa: okay. if you are feeling lucky, line up for the powerball ticket. like so many people across the country. >> sarah: tonight's estimated jackpot jumped to $500 million. the sixth largest lottery jackpot ever in the u.s. cash option now, more than $275 million.

in ticket sales today could boost the jackpot, even more by the time of tonight's drawing. so get your ticket. >> christa: all right. coming up, crossing the line: a father outraged afterhis daughter gets a pat-down from the tsa. why he says security agents went too far with this one. his cool. referee.

>> sarah: a father becomes patted down his ten-year-old daughter. >> christa: this was because of something pretty innocent inside the carry-on luggage. it happened at raleigh-durham airport in north carolina. the tsa agents found a juice box in the girl's carry-on and it was over the limit for liquid for carry-ons. the agent patted down this girl for about two minutes. her father says that the agents were just overreacting here. >> well, i know it is to keep everyone on the plane safe. but she kept patting me down, like, pat-down. pat-down. it was like, over and over. >> maybe they need retraining. maybe they did everything by the book. i don't really know. but it was, you know, an uncomfortable situation. >> christa: tsa says in a statement that procedures allow for the patdown of a child in some circumstances. and this one followed those approved procedures. >> sarah: a pennsylvania

foul play when he allegedly head-butts a referee. video shows the coach appear to assault the ref, knocking him to the floor. the coach got out of hand when he was given a technical foul when a call didn't go his way. the coach then got a second technical and was ejected. the referee wasn't seriously hurt and remained on the court. >> christa: a boy stealing a cell phone from a restaurant in new jersey. apparently, an adult told him to do it. a woman who appears to tell the boy to go ahead and snatch a dropped smart phone off the floor. police say that woman was the boy's mother. the restaurant owner tried look up the thieves' names through their bill. they apparently paid in cash. >> sarah: next at noon, a slippery save in fitchburg. a swan dive pull some birds off of thin ice. >> reporter: coming up, chicago may be their tv home now. but many of these stars got their start in the hub. they are talking about their

>> christa: firefighters in fitchburg taking what you could call a swan dive with these rescuers taking an icy plunge to help save group of birds. the swans found themselves out on a lake and they were on thin ice. that is when the rescue team jumped into action. >> sarah: very carefully, they managed to pill pull off the kim khazei has all the details. >> we rescue people. we rescue animals. whatever needs to be rescued. >> reporter: fitchburg fire focusing on ice. >> it is a public service we do annually. >> reporter: the first responders at fire headquarters jump into these frigid waters to save swans at mirror lake. >> as the ice forms over the lake, there is only a small area where they, you know, can congregate. that is the time you rescue them. >> reporter: if crews don't

>> if youley them out all winter, they won't be there in the spring. >> reporter: it is not always easy. >> obviously, they don't want to be captured. >> reporter: it is a good opportunity for firefighters to test out skills and equipment that can save lives. >> we do ice rescue training. we have rescue suits. so it is a good opportunity for the crews to get out in their rescue suits. >> reporter: saving swans. all part of the job. >> it is part of being a firefighter. s when we are called, we respond. >> reporter: i'm kim khazei, 7 news. >> christa: pretty telling. he was out there on the ice on his stomach. apparently, there is more out there as well that they have to get. >> sarah: pretty scary. of the ice not being thick enough, though. you have to to be careful. a state trooper taken to the hospital after someone smashes his cruiser.

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>> christa: we are tracking breaking news about chipotle. it has been served with a this is part of a criminal investigation. and it is tied to a noro-virus outbreak at one of its restaurants out west in california. that subpoena is forcing dhoip hand over now documents to the u.s. department of justice. >> sarah: this case is not linked to the cleveland circle outbreak, it still hits home for many people in boston. we have the breaking details. >> >> reporter: this chipotle has reopened. it is serving customer at this hour. but the company says to investors that its sales have

and now there are more problems. chipotle's cleveland circle location may be back in business, but problems for the fast food chain continue. one month after the boston store was shut down when more than 150 customers were sickened with the noro-virus, a federal grand jury has subpoenaed chipotle over a noro-virus outbreak in california last summer. >> i'm a little skeptical. i don't want to be laid up in bed after eating a burrito. report tt chain also suffered fast multi-state e. coli outbreak late last year. federal investigators linking more than 50 cases of e. coli infections to chipotle restaurants in nine states. >> my feelings have definitely changed >> reporter: how so? >> just i don't want to get sick from eating it. report tt chipotle opened last week after a manager was fired for letting an employ ye come to work sick. the chain is cooperating with the investigation of the california virus outbreak. the company saying there is no

fines or penalty it is chain may face. not everyone is turned offer by the chain's problems. >> i think they are good food. >> still love it. yeah. still great. still go all the time. >> it doesn't change. anything. i'll go back just as much as i have in the past. >> reporter: city inspectors say the cleveland circle location is just fine after an intense scrub-down. in fact, inspectors ate here last week when the restaurant reopened. saying they would never give it a clean bill of health unless they knew they could. dan hausle, 7 news. >> sarah: breaking news in california. a magnitude 4.5 earthquake rocks southern california. the quake was reported just before 10:00 our time. it happened in banning, 85 miles east of downtown los angeles. there were no immediate calls about damage or injuries. >> christa: a home in saugus went up in flames this morning. fire crews rushing to the scene on essex street.

one intense fire-fight. some firefighters had to make a fast escape as all eyes now turn to the cause. here is victoria warren. >> reporter: an intense fire trapping three saugus firefighters inside. >> a call for a mayday came in for one of my firefighters. essex street. overwhelmed them. >> they were trying to get their way down the stairs. in that time frame, they were working so hard, they ran out of air. >> three firefighters were injured. one with minor burns on his neck and ears. one strained his back. one hit his head and lost his helmet in the building. for. he was dragged out of the building. >> everyone got out safe. >> reporter: the family all able to get out. a woman, her daughter, and her mother in her 80's. >> she is safe and warm. in a warm place right now. >> the fam lip was in bed. they heard a lloyd noise downstairs. shortly thereafter, they noticed smoke in the house. report t cause is still under

the only challenge. >> the house was very congested. i wouldn't say it was a hoarding situation. it was really congested. it was tough for them to move around. report tt family extremely thankful for the heroic work of firefighters. >> at the end of the day, it is just property. report tt injuries are described as minor. in fact, they were checked out on the scene and cleared to continue fighting this fire. the cause remains under investigation. in saugus, victoria warren, 7 news. >> sarah: 7 news now focusing on the forecast. the arctic freeze letting everybody know winter is here. the sun is out. can we expect some warm relief? chris lambert is here with more on the forecast. >> chris: we are seeing that relief. 41 in the city of boston.

warm wind direction for us. 16%. that is dril air mass in place. lips certainly out there. that is the case. all right. close to average. a couple, the few days that we in january itself. we have been below average in terms of snowfall. in fact, hardly any snow out there at all. we want to show you what's going on. a little bit closer to home right now we are running into the 30's. it is near 40 degrees. in fact, lower 40's in the looks like that will be the the afternoon. overall. a lot of sunshine. we will keep that around. then as we go into tonight, temperatures falling back into the mid to upper teens. and the coldest suburbs, lower 20's to middle 20's. tomorrow. more on the forecast ahead. >> sarah: an interview you will see on just one station. a mother describes how she escaped these flames with her

suspicious. susan tran has more on the mystery woman who helped them get out. >> the thing at that point, was so engulfed. you couldn't even recognize there was a barn there. >> reporter: an intense fire raged inside the barn. no one even knew they were in danger. >> all of a sudden, i heard someone run into my house, telling us to get out of the house. get out of the house. >> reporter: her mom and 11-month-old daughter ava were asleep. a stranger had just barged into their cherry street home. >> shocked. i grabbed my daughter out of her crib. woke her up. house. the house is on fire." we ran out and saw the whole garage up in flames. >> it was really scary, to be honest. >> reporter: dean got this home video after he saw the fireball across the street. >> my concern was getting my neighbors out. they are elderly. firefighters from three different cities battled the blaze. the chief says the fire marshal is investigating it as a suspicious fire. >> the main focus was to try and save the house.

we knew we weren't going to save that. barn smoldered. as the family of six on the second floor and the family of five on the first floor reunited. >> i'm happy to know they are all okay. they are still here with me. that is all i could ask for. thank god she stopped. we would have never known. >> reporter: susan tran, 7 >> christa: a boston police officer recovering after a driver goes on a crash course towards his cruiser. this crash happened on blue hill and wood row avenue. the officer was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. meanwhile, the cruiser was towed away from the scene. police searching for two thieves caught on camera using stolen credit cards at a target in norwood. you see one of the men riding around on a motorized scooter with a new tv in the basket. the two men stole the credit

at gyms, in norwood, dedham, and stoughton. >> sarah: north korea says it has successfully tested a hydrogen bomb. the united nations security council condemning the attack and scheduling an emergency meeting. the claims are sending shock waves around the world. nancy chen is live in the newsroom with more. >> it will be days before north korea's claims of a hydrogen bomb are confirmed. if true, it would mark a significant advance for their military and a disturbing threat to the region. a north korean tv announcer claims the down trip's first hydrogen bomb test and calls it a success. "we won't some our nuclear program," she says. because of what she calls american aggression. they cheered in north kree yoo's capital. they have seen three previous tes announced. but never of an h-bomb. a more powerful weapon.

our country," this man says. "it's the right thing to do." "this hydrogen bomb," he says, "is a reliable way of defending ourselves." the tremors were felt in south korea and china where officials say it is a provocation. north korea's leader kim jong-un knows that but signed the test order anyway. japan too is alarmed. test air samples. the u.s. ambassador caroline kennedy meeting to reassure government that says the test is a serious threat. >> we stand with japan and our partners and allies in solidarity. >> reporter: kreey's leader kim jong-un is still consolidating his power and now phlebbing his muscle at a world that is looking at north korea with real anxiety. meantime, south korea finds the claims hard to believe, saying that given the size of the seismic wave reported, it believes korea tested an atomic bomb.

now. congress getting back to work today in washington. republican leaders are weighing their options on how to block president obama's plan to tighten the nation's gun laws. it was yesterday around this time the president announced his plan at the white house to go around congress and use an executive order. he was tearful in his remarks. very emotional. the measure would close the gun show loop hole and require people who buy weapons at gun shows to get background checks. many republicans are accusing the president of disregarding the second amendment with this. >> once again, we have seen executive authority. and every time he has done this, it is not ended well. >> there is no change in the law at all. the president restated what has been the law since 1968. >> christa: part of the president's plan will require congressional approval. he wants to add 200 new a.t.f. agents and $500 million for mental health. the president will also attend several public events this

>> sarah: still ahead on 7 nuts, nine lives. a cat trapped and in trouble. firefighters racing against clock to pull off a risky rescue. >> chris: warmer temps and sunny skies.

>> christa: a future kim is starting preschool. it starts young, right? prince william and princess kate took prince george to his first day of nursery school. and it was today. look at the little back-pack. >> sarah: i know. his little coat. so cute. old. he is attending a montessori school. the pictures. she is a really good photographer. >> christa: i'm asking where is nancy chen. our resident... >> sarah: she told our producer. >> christa: she is our royal expert. >> chris: we are making sure she stays on top of things. i'm betting you that blue knapsack and that blue coat, the sales are going sky-high right now. there. all right. that was the low in boston

single digits. in a lot of suburbs. yes, it was cold. early this morning. a bit more of the breeze now. we have warmed things up also. lower 40's. 41 in boston. 41 in norwood. these numbers, 20 degrees warmer than this time yesterday. the arctic air mass is leaving us. thanks to the southwesterly breeze that is kicking it out back to the north and if northeast. the winds right now, 13 miles an hour in boston. 13 in worcester. more of a breeze compared to this morning. the windchill factor not all that concerning. when you consider air temperatures are in the lower 40's. windchill factor in boston at 4 degrees. this is a long ways away from the -8 that we had yesterday morning in the city. clear skies for much of southern new england. that stretches down through the mid-atlantic. a little bit of action going on in the middle part of the country. all the action out across the west coast. once again, california getting slammed with more heavy rain. now, eventually we will get into some precipitation. at first, it is going to be friday night into saturday morning. a little bit of patchy drizzle

some slick spots north and west of 95. with some patchy, freezing drizzle overnight friday into saturday morning. by saturday afternoon, all of us above the freezing mark. there is not a lot of precipitation on saturday. the best chance for a good slug of moisture and some heavy rain, that will be on sunday. you note the track of the low. if it were offshore, then we can get the cold air in here and get some snow. it is to the west of us. that drags in the mild air. that will provide us with more rain than anything else in here on sunday. so we have seen the lack of snowfall continue. for more on that and the temperatures, over the danielle. >> danielle: thanks, chris. we will start by talking about january temperatures so far. keep in mind, december was the warmest on record. this month, we have only seen two days below average. our average temperature has been just below freezing. we are pretty close to where we should be for this time of year. as far as january precip, snow, rain, only a trace so far. and we should have seen already about a foot of snow so far this month. and over three inches of rain.

all the rain is out west. as chris was talking about. even a very slight risk for parts of los angeles and san diego county today. for very severe storms. maybe even the possibility of a tornado. so keeping an eye on. that we will see some of that move our way as we approach sunday. the rainfall. we are only looking at an inch of rain. chris, back to you. >> chris: temperatures in the lower 50's as we get into sunday afternoon. a southeasterly wind. not there today. hey, we will take the sunshine. right? cold tonight. temperatures in the suburbs, mid to upper teens. this is seasonal for this time of year. a seasonable day tomorrow. a few degrees above average for the time of year. back into the lower 40's. there is that rain for the weekend. most of it falling on sunday. >> christa: a tricky trio. the parentsle of identical triplets trying to tell little the new year means a house full of new devices.

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>> christa: firefighters in arizona getting an unusual 911 call. >> sarah: they were called in to rescue cat stuck between two buildings. crews used a chisel and sledge hammer to make a hole big enough for the cat to get out. >> i think that cat used all of its nine lives up today in one shot. >> christa: a set of tripp texas. three identical girls born last month in houston. and they are headed home with matching bows. i like that. different. the odds of having identical triplets around one in a now the harris family is working on telling the sisters

and realizing how identical they really are. >> may the sit there. they make the same noises. they do the same thing. >> they have their own language. >> they talk to each other in their own language. they all love to keep their hands in front of their face. it's crazy. just how they do the same exact thing with each other. >> christa: wow. the triplets were born ten weeks early. they are doing just fine. >> sarah: coming up next on 7 news, the big chicago show's crossover event under way. they may be in the windy city, some of the stars have close ties to boston. we will talk to them coming up

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>> reporter: oliver plat who plays dr. charles began his career as a stage actor in boston while he was a student at tufts university. >> i saw wade bogs hit his first home run at fenway. i saw roger clemens fitch his first game there. >> reporter: colin donnell got his start here also. playing the lead role in the >> having the opportunity to go to fenway and the city of boston was so welcoming. >> reporter: taylor kinney was a carpenter in boston. >> we would renovate these restaurants. and then party. i always had a blast in boston. >> reporter: sophia bush and patrick new jerseyer are co-stars on chicago p.d. this trio first teamed up in boston. >> four years ago, patty, myself and jessy all did a pilot together in boston. and the three of us played

the star with perhaps the closest ties to our area, chicago p.d.'s jason bigay. >> on the julia childs show, julia would cook the whole thing. then she would present it and put it in the oven. then there would be one that is ready. that made the one that was ready. >> reporter: he also spent another family. the kennedys. bigay and john f. kennedy were close friends growing up. >> took me to europe for the first time. >> reporter: he has nothing but warment warmth and respect for the entire family. >> his mother was very kind to me. he was a beautiful kid. >> reporter: and a man who influenced him to become who he is today. he used to have family in cambridge and used to visit this area while growing up. by the way, the one thing that all of the stars loved about the still of boston, the

in the control room, kris anderson, 7 news. >> christa: we have a jam-packed lineup on 7-nbc. >> chris: low 40's this afternoon. sunshine. a milder day. we will keep that trend. light winds tomorrow. comfortable overall. upper 30's to lower 40's. more clouds around on friday. friday night into saturday, some patchy drizzle around. could be patchy, freezing drizzle north and west. a good soaking rain holding off until sunday. >> sarah: all right. that will do it for 7 news at noon. >> christa: have a fantastic afternoon.

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