timing. >> it's hitting right at the height of the evening commute and it is expected to slow down most everyone. jeremy's tracking it for us. >>reporter: in worcester 30 degrees. fitchberg 33. boston 37. coastline city of boston versus farther inland, that's going to slow down the accumulating snow. that's why the further west you are, you're dealing with snow. metrowest, bolton, stowe, rain in providence. as this weather system works through the metro, and it's about to happen over the next one to two hours, i think at the immediate coastline including downtown boston, it is going to start with rain or at least go back and forth between rain drops and snow flakes and so that will cut down on from this weather system here, the center of the storm passes well to the north of us but this arctic front right here is generating some snow

out ahead of it and that's what we track for the next four to five hours. it's fast-moving. it's a skinny weather system. it will foul things up if you have plans this evening. we're just getting into the brunt of the snow and the rain along the 95 corridor. 128 is likely it take on the form of snow. i think into the city of boston as its winding down. that's when the cold air will take hold and shove the relatively mild air back out to sea. the coastline, cape ann, perhaps down to cape cod, you get a burst of snow showers, perhaps a squall or two and it's over for everyone around 10:00 tonight. ending as some snow in the city. a coating to an inch possible. 128, west of 95 we're thinking one to two inches of snow. if there's a steadier squall that sneaks through here, three inches of snow to move

it's all done by 9:00, 10:00 tonight. there might be a three hour window where it's a little dicey. you notice improving conditions around midnight tonight. at this time i'm not anticipating any travel conditions for tomorrow morning's chute. parking restrictions are already in effect in worcester and that's where we find our kelli o'hara. it looks different than the last time we saw you. >>reporter: yeah, lucky money. good evening, kim. snowing here. minutes. as you can see, it's already accumulating on the ground. it's got a nice cover right here. people around here a little excited for the snow because they haven't seen any at all. last winter as we all nightmare. the roads are pretty clear. the snow did start in minutes. there's a parking ban in place to prevent any

crews are out salting and sanding the roads and they say there's a early. >> it all depends on the time of day. 4:00 is like the start of the rush hour, so it will start snowing at kind of a difficult time that i know respect. >> i don't think it will be a long night. >>reporter: you hope. >> i hope. again, mother nature can throw curve balls. >>reporter: and that curve ball right now is it is really snowing. note to self, next time i cover a snow story, i better bring more than just one glove and a hat. we'll see you again at 6:00 where people are mixed reaction to the snow. the summer -- some are pretty excited. kelli o'hara, 7 news. >> poor thing. if you make it back into the station, i have another pair of gloves for you. you can get the latest on our winter weather by downloading our mobile and tablet apps. on to the breaking news from the pentagon right now. iran seizes two u.s.

american sailors on board. >>reporter: adam, the crew of two small naval boats are being hell by iran but american officials are received assurances from troin will be returned. the incident happened near an island in the middle of the persian gulf. the boats were moving between kuwait and bahrain when they lost one of the boats encountered mechanical trouble. the crew was picked up by iran. secretary of state john kerry has called iranian officials immediately. learning of the incident president obama is also now involved so we will continue to follow this story from the breaking news news room right now. we'll continue to follow the story. patriots have one shot to change the

>> hopefully we can flip the script. >> as another injury comes to light. the latest as the pats head into the playoffs. so while the team is focusing on stopping kansas city's 11 game winning streak, many couldn't help but notice coach belichick's injury today. for more on the pat's preparations let's head over to joe amorosino. >>reporter: tom brady's ankle shouldn't be a problem. bill belichick hit the podium this morning sporting a pretty good shiner over his left eye. >> i don't think we need a list of coaches on the injury report. i'm sure if we're required to do it, we'll do it. >> on a serious note though, are you all right?

>>reporter: belichick having some fun with it in the middle of a serious week. trey daerr reporting live from foxboro where tom brady said he's gearing up for his toughest test check. >>reporter: just three days remain for the patriots to piece together their final parts of the game plan. new england looking to become the second team in nfl history to reach five consecutive conference championship games and getting one step closer to defending as world champs. >> this is not a one week event. this is a year-round thing that you commit your life to in moments like this. >>reporter: the playoff's run to a fifth super bowl title returns saturday. >> the more consistent players out there, the better the offense is going to be. he's been one of them for as long as he's been there.

playoff will mark the first time edelman, gronk and danny amendola will be out there. >> we have a lot of guys on this team that have very defined roles. whether you play a lot, don't play a lot, whatever it is, you're important. >>reporter: not exclusive to the patriots is the chiefs could be forced to play without their leading receiver. >> it might change a little bit because you want to know, especially where macklin and kelsey is. if he's not out there, it puts a little more emphasis on kelsey. >> we assume everybody is going to be ready. if they are, we'll prepare for their best. we have to be ready. >>reporter: an interesting note with rob gronkowski, he was not in any way, shape or form on the field during the open session to the media. that's about the first ten minutes or so during practice today.

why he was not there. reporting live outside gillette stadium, trey daerr, 7 news. tom brady talking about the high expectations he sets for the teams. he says he knows he could be tough to play with. byron barnett continues our coverage with more. >>reporter: everyone knows what a fierce competitor tom brady is and that competitive spirit will of course be on display this them. today a somewhat intro inspective tom brady said he's trying to get the most out of himself and his team. tom brady's intensity on the field, fans see it week after week and so do his teammates. >> i think they get a full dose of it year-round, so i would say i'm not the easiest guy to play with. i think there's a lot of high expectations and i try to put a lot of pressure on everybody to get the best out of us. >>reporter: brad leading his

appearance in the playoffs in an effort to defend their title as super bowl champions. nobody knows more than tb 12 how difficult this is. >> i just think ultimately we're all trying to get to the same place and you've got to have different leadership styles with different players. >>reporter: even though this is the playoff season, brady says it's the result of a year-round commitment and regardless of the recent losses, he says this is when you have to be your best for your team. >> i think there's urgency. every day you're trying to create some urgency when you realize the importance of when we're trying to do for ourselves, our team. everyone puts a lot of work in it. >>reporter: patriots star defensive end rob ninkovich says tom brady is one of the most competitive people he's ever been around. i'm byron barnett, 7 news.

more news today. fantasy five is proposing new rolls for the booming on-line business. some are trying to ban on-line sports companies like fan dual and draft kings. new rules would include limiting the games to professional sports. players would also have to be 21 years old and can't put down more than $1,000 a month. >> they are tough regulations. they will have a significant effect on the industry and implement. >> the regulations strike me as achieving the perfect balance between pro teching consumers while permitting operators to profitably operate their business. >> the best solution ultimately when it comes to government approach towards gambling is not promote, not advertise it everywhere but attempt to contain it.

two people hurt after a wrong-way wreck in lexington. police say a person was driving on the wrong side of 128 and slammed head-on into another car. both of the drivers were taken to the hospital with serious injuries. 128 north was shut down for about two hours during the morning commute. in the fight against isis, recalls now say the terror group is behind a deadly explosion in turkey in which at least ten people were killed and 15 hurt. a suicide bomber attacked a popular tourist spot in istanbul. isis has not claimed responsibility. president obama's final state of the union just hours away now. the white house says the commander-in-chief will take a different tone than years past. they are call it an optimistic look at the >> but republicans will tell you it's going to be more of the same. here's ryan schulteis with a preview. >>reporter: his focus won't be on pushing new proposals but looking at where we need to be

his moves for economic recovery are helping the entire country and despite republican claims that america is in crisis, the president told nbc's matt lauer his message will be just the opposite. >> part of what i want to do in this last address is to remind people, we got a lot of good things going for us, and if we can get our politics right, it turns out that we're not as divided. >>reporter: and the president went on to say he couldn't be more proud of what his administration has accomplished. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >> you can watch president obama's final state of the union address tonight right here on 7 nbc and it starts at 9:00. and then join the night team for a complete analysis of the president's state of the union. andy hiller will be live at 11:00 with the hiller instinct. strong ticket sales leading to, if you can imagine, an even bigger power ball jacket. tomorrow's drawing

record $1.5 billion and it could grow again. the jackpot is so large, billboards, well, there aren't enough digits to display the proper amount and they remain fixed on $999. we have some popular myths and misconceptions about the lottery. we also have a list of the previous record lottery jackpots. check it out at whdh.com and make your list of who you want to share with and good luck. still to come this evening, shots fired an brockton. a teenager hit by a stray bullet in the kitchen and his family is now talking about the violence in their home. then ahead at 5:30 a convicted killer fighting for parole 25 years after his conviction on murder and rape charges. why his lawyers say he deserves a shot at freedom. worcester police investigating two assaults linked to a dating app.

just one hour, a counter attack is caught on camera. this clerk pulls a knife on an armed robber in fall river. police say they do have a suspect in custody. those stories headed

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bullet that came flying into his home. police say that he is an innocent victim. >> and investigators say it happened when people in two cars started shooting at each other. jonathan hall spoke to the teenage's family in brockton. >>reporter: 17-year-old zack seen here with his little brother is in the icu at a boston hospital after being shot in his own home last night. all of boston is praying for your son. >> thank you. >>reporter: do you think he's going to pull through? >> yes. >>reporter: zack's mom says he was in his kitchen when shots rang out at 8:00 p.m. and his life suddenly changed. >> he's a good kid. >>reporter: just at the wrong place at the wrong time? >> in his own house? no. >>reporter: are you ready to move? >> i would love to. >>reporter: 18 shell casings were found outside the home. one bullet traveling more than 150 yards hitting zack in the back.

the right shoulder blade and the projectile exited through the front of his body. >>reporter: just after midnight another wild shoot-out that involved two vehicles crashing into each other. a 27-year-old brockton man was hit in the leg possessing heroin. others ranch this is four hours after zack was hit and four miles away. do you have a feeling these are connected with the earlier incident? >> we're looking into that. >> these things right here a long time ago, the kids would fight with their fists. who cares if you get a broken nose or something. >>reporter: now it's guns. >> now it's guns. it's not fair. >>reporter: tonight the superintendent of schools released this statement. it says quote this is unacceptable. these are our children and we as caring adults have to be sure they have safe places to learn and to grow. the schools are offering counseling. the brockton police are

bullets and looking through surveillance video. we're live in brockton tonight, jonathan hall, 7 news. next on 7 news three new york police officers braving the flames of they see people trapped in that burning building. tracking snow, marching through metro boston. storm time line up next. an explosion rocks an ohio neighborhood. questions about what led

radar filling up with snow flakes. steady snow hopkington, snow in stowe, out toward bolton. boston not yet but it's going to close in. the city and down along the south shore it may go back and forth. milder air, just mild enough, that's parked itself in the metro. so that may prevent any significant accumulating snow. worcester hills. now again even out there, significant accumulating snow is one to two inches. this is not going to shatter records but it's been such a quiet record so far. arctic front blasting to new york state out ahead of it popping off snow showers and even a few

it's a fast-moving weather system. it does not spend a lot of time with us but it's the timing that's the worst part of it happening during the backside of the evening commute. by 9:30, 10:00 tonight already quickly winding down. even some leftover rain right out on the tip of cape ann. probably what will happen you see this yellow and orange in here, those are steadier showers that we'll be able to reach up in the cloud and drag some colder air down. you'll see the steadier rain showers flip over to snow showers an wind down as perhaps a little bit of drizzle and everything is done mid to late evening. there could be a couple more flurries in the worcester hills around midnight with the actual arctic front. how much snow is on the way. in the white shading here, i'm thinking it's going to go back and snow. temperatures in the upper 30s will slow down accumulation on road surfaces, patio furniture and deck railings and car tops may end up with closer to an inch or maybe in some locations two. generally coating to an

roadways. farther inland just inland like 128, that's where we're talking, not that far, one to two inches of snow. so you'll have to do some shoveling or plowing when it's all winding down or early tomorrow morning. a bit of a mess out there but i'm not anticipating any travel conditions on the roads because the road crews they will be able to get out and do their thing. 37 in boston right now. fitchburg and worcester, only 32 degrees. plasterie and cold tomorrow with a mix of clouds and sunshine. 27 to 33 but it's a windy day tomorrow. wind advisory in effect the entire day. winds gusting 40, 45 miles an hour around the metro. 45 to in some locations near 50 miles per hour possible on the cape which will keep wind chills pinned down into the teens for the entire day. so just a cold nasty day tomorrow.

on thursday much less wind with mostly sunny skies. friday mix of clouds and sunshine. a little milder on friday with temperatures on friday near 40 degrees. here comes our next weather system on saturday. this one gives me the heebie jeebies because it's trying to figure out which one is going to be the primary defense. it's like the quarterback hands off to the running back, who do you guard? who do you focus your attention on. i'm thinking it might be the running back here, a little area of low pressure south of new england. what that will do is start with rain on saturday and then as the weather system moves away, i think we see the rain change over to some snow at the very end. light rain but it's real close. temps in the lower 30s. this may actually be in the form of some light snow at the very end of the storm on saturday but still thinking predominantly a rain event on saturday. we have a few day to see

pats have a few day to see work out the chiefs' defense. see you at 5:30. we're following breaking news out of roslindale right now and police are on the scene of an accident involving a pedestrian. this is happening at the 4500 block along washington street. police say the person hit by a car does have serious injuries and is being rushed to a hospital right now. we'll continue to follow this breaking story. also ahead on 7 the ominous message spray paint and a home in new hampshire and what police are now offering for information on that. the mother of the so-called affluenza teen released from jail as her son sits behind bars

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