sun's loss to the seattle seahawks and did not practice all week-long. >> anchor: and 7 news now turning to a tense standoff. a man facing a judge today accused of fire zig-zagging shots at officers during that standoff in norton. the swat team turned a home late last night after they say an armed man barricaded himself inside. >> anchor: after several hours he did surrender. kimberly bookman is in attleboro with all of the details. >> anchor: that man was in court just about an hour ago. they didn't reveal many details about the fight between hi did turn violent and dangerous. 42-year-old heath mullet is a united states veteran who served for 7 years and did a tour overseas. now he stands before before an attleboro judge charged with shooting at police officers at his norton home which police say was filled with guns, ammo and amilitary style knives. it was kind of nuts. >> anchor: it all happened thursday night. police say it started with mullet throwing a fireplace screen at his girlfriend an purr zig-zagging her with their child

bathroom and called 911. police were able to get the woman and child out, but ended up in a standoff with mullet. then we got i call from the police saying, getting the basement or get in the fire end of the build zig-zagging, there was a problem next door. and you might be gunfire. swat crews were called in and a negotiator try tried to get mull tote come outside. they say instead he fired several rounds at officers, hit a cruiser. he eventually did defendant has been charged with nine counts of assault and murder as well as assault and battery on a family household member. evaluated by a psychology that has mullet has a history of alcohol abuse, he is dealing with par know what and suicidal thoughts. he is now headed to bridgewater state hospital. when he read the police report he said i didn't remember doing any of this. he said i can't believe i did this. that's what he told me. >> reporter: so the suspect is

being evaluated at bridgewater state hospital. report zig-zagging live interest cattle borough, kim bookman, 7 news. >> anchor: we are following more news here a. authorities on the look out for the so-called spelling bebandit accused of robbing a number of banks and police say he was a signature move. surveillance pictures of a bank robbery, but if you ask this suspect he might told you she commiting a bank "robery " that's so funny. he misspelled that. >> reporter: nicknamed the spelling bee bandit, sarcastically calling him that after they say he spelled the word not once, but four times. in each note he handed over during four separate bank robberies in the last two weeks. in arlington, reading, burlington and peabody. he keeps leaving out one of the b's. he should have stayed in school and spelled it right. maybe he would have a good job and wouldn't have to steal. >> reporter: all sarcasm aside the f.b.i. wants to find this guy saying each robbery is getting more aggressive.

sunday. ridiculous of i never even seen anything like that before or heard of anything like that around here. right down the street not far from here there is the peabody police station, it's not far. plenty of cops in this area. >> reporter: victoria warren, 7 news. >> anchor: a house up in flames in i. this happened on chandler street. neighbors saying the house has been vacant for some type. no word on what caused that fire. a tractor trailer rolled over on route 24 southbound in stoughton this morning. the crash forced officials to shut down the it's no you reaped old of investigators are not sure with a caused that crash p a field of drama at a quincy high school. residents say they are angry with the football fields new name. the field is named after a well-known family which includes a family member convicted of a terrible crime. tim caputo has the story. the sunny new high school football field in north quincy is almost ready to open. it's even been named of a well-known family with deep roots in town. we felt strongly that the

contributions over several generations. >> reporter: quincy's mayor said it's a legacy to the entire family, which also includes former quincy school superintendent lawrence creden who resigned after being accused of inappropriately touching a female student. years later he was convicted of sexually assault zig-zagging a mentally ill homeless woman. i received obviously a call or two about this but i also received a number of calls saying what a wonderful thing because of what they >> reporter: some in the community are upset and wish the name wasn't chosen or would help the city would ignore lawrence. they could have omitted him. they talked about his father, talked about his mother and brother. all really gate people. but they also talked about him and his service to the city. the superintendent served 16 years as a superintendent. he served the united states navy. he was one of the co-founders of quincy youth football. there was a love good

late. no one showed up during public comment to voice their concern so the parks and rec board voted to call it creden field and now signs are up and likely won't come down if i time soon. the family hasn't cotted on this controversy. the field itself will be officially dedicated this coming saturday. in quincy, tim caputo, 7 news. >> anchor: a yard in california goes new flames. the fire which started shortly before 3:00 a.m. burned a half acre. explosions were heard due propane . investigators think this could have been a case of arson. a tire shop in northern illinois was burned to the ground after fire ripped through the business earlier this week. fire crews blocked off roads as they put that fire. officials do not know what may have sparked that fire. one person is in custody after a car crashed into an apartment building in texas. officials say at least one person had took taken to the hospital. you can see the large hole left in the wall of the budding where the car wept right through through. >> anchor: the f.b.i. now involve in the search for a missing newborn in wichita,

mother was shot to death some time thursday afternoon at her . her boyfriend called police when he came home from work and found her dead. our main concern right now is to locate and safely return six-day-old sophia gonzalez to her family, sophia is missing and believed to be endangered. >> reporter: police are interviewing friends am family but so far no leads and no suspects spot cincin exhibit after a young boy jumped in and officials were forced to shoot and kill harambe. a federal inspection found it was not up to standards. the barrier has now been redesigned. well, california company is working on a breathalyzer that could be useful for spotting someone under the influence of marijuana. . the company has been worked with chem its to develop a way to detect if someone has recently smoked pot. unlike blood and you run breath could help prosecutors prove someone was under the influence

from not only law enforcement and employers who are struggling with this problem but also the cannabis industry who knows you can't be driving . everybody really accepts that. >> reporter: the company said the breathalyzer could be available effect year with a price tag of under $100. >> reporter: fake news articles getting attention after the election. president obama speak zig-zagging out saying these fake news reports and sights can hurt democracy and now one man is telling the "washington post" that he has been do you know zig-zagging americans fo christa delcamp has more. >> reporter: for millions of americans facebook is much more than a powerful social media platform. it's where they get their news. the problem is fake news is shared more than ever. a buzz feed analysis found fake election news generated more buzz on facebook than stories from 19 mainstream news outlet's combined. fake news is such big news that president obama weighed in on thursday. there is so much active misinformation and it is

face become page or you turn on your television. one of the most prolific writers is 38-year-old paul horner who thinks his stories may have helped donald trump get elected. he told the "washington post" "nobody fact checks anything any more." i mean, that's how trump got elected. he star wad story that donald trump announced he was going to require muslims to wear badges aan he thought, surely no one will think this story is true. it's absurd. then he said, you know, well, i'm going to go one step furthe. >> reporter: while horner said he hates trump and was messing with the campaign he said with every click did be-his luke raytive career may be slowing down.

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famous foot locker ad. what he had to say about having the opportunity to poke fun at deflategate. >> anchor: we continue to follow break zig-zagging news, patriots confirming rob gronkowski will miss this

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>> anchor: a scare for students at a missouri high school when a samsung cell phone catches fire >> anchor: this is just the latest oh on a string of fires involving samsung phones. >> anchor: the phone involved in this fire isn't even on the company's recall list. >> reporter: tyler took us outside to show us how a faulty battery can spark. >> reporter: you are just zig-zagging juice into it and out of it. expands, contracts and eventually something goes wrong. he said any lithium battery can be volatile when it's overworked. things that can cause dangerous damage include getting it wet,

charging it for long periods of time and using a generic charge. we see all the time people walk zig-zagging here with their charger and the charger is fried. we really need to start looking at the chargers specifically. we know whose manufacturing the batteries but who is manufacturing these chargers? thursday's fire at stahley high school forced a math class in the library where the classroom aired out. highway is smoky and y and stuff this is the phone that caught fire. a samsung that's not the model recalled do you remember to fire earlier this year but it is the same series and generation. and some experts now recommend replace zig-zagging any 7th gen galaxy. samsung had to recall about 2.5 million galaxy note 7 phones earlier this year. >> anchor: clouds moving in overnight tonight and through the day tomorrow. more clouds around and much colder by the end of the weekend. details are up next. >> anchor: at 5:00, swat teams

disturbing threat. >> anchor: the stars come out for the premiere of patriots day. the movie about one of boston's

>> anchor: the first big snowstorm of the season moving through the west. in colorado conditions caused a 20 car wreck. other snow packed roads let's you several other crashes, the storm is expected to bring 8 inches to the parts of south tag oata also under winter weather warnings. >> anchor: one little guy is excited about the snow. this dog is jew zig-zagging for joy at the snowflakes in western colorado. this is the purpose's very first snowstorm. >> anchor: what is this. it's hard to understand what a dog is thinking. lick what is this little white stuff falling down. i remember living in wyoming several years back what it was like getting those first snow flurries at the season. you are like buckle up. we didn't have anything like that today.

heads it's coming. it depends on where you are this weekend. if you are heading to the berkshires this weekend or northern new england you are going to see some snow and perhaps even a few snow flurries in the worcester hills sunday afternoon. maybe that caught your attention so the video that jadiann was showing you, that storm system, this is where it will be tomorrow. perhaps tomorrow is the start of your holiday vacation so if you are traveling out of new england there will be rain and snow showers through the great lake states. few rain shs, pittsburgh. it's coal in the upper middest and that cold heads toward new england. still warm though down in florida, orlando and miami at 80 degrees and on the web west coast seattle out there and san francisco temperatures in the 50's and the 60's. here is the storm right now in minnesota with snow. then out ahead of it we do have the cold front and that's what we will contend with as the cold front that come into new england on sunday morning. i also think tomorrow we're going to deal with this storm system trying to back up and the

new england but on the emof that storm system there are clouds and those clouds look like they are going to advance on to the cape tonight and then into metro boston tomorrow morning and then eventually the worcester hills not nearly as nice tomorrow. it's nicer of the two days because we won't have wind and temperatures will still be seasonable if you are outside but sunday is blustery and chilly. you can see those clouds right now because they are tickling the outer cape and they will stay put for a few hours and then start to march inland overnight tonight with mostly clear skies th clouds will be on the increase especially on the coastline of the its ease and 40's through the day toll early sun but i think for boston we're talking about just mainly a cloudy day tomorrow and clouds will be on the increase, metrowest, worcester hills and where you have the most clouds at the coastline that's where temperatures are going to be the coolest. . probably only in the low 50's in the city with a lot of clouds through the day, plymouth down toward dart north shore, cape ann cloudy skies, low 50's out on cape ann. city of boston near 50. back into metrowest and

you go you will see more and more sun so this is where you think you will have mild every temperatures tomorrow mid and upper 50's. wherever you are tomorrow hardly any wind so if you are thinking yard work tomorrow it will can be accomplished because you won't have wind to tend with tomorrow. on the cape cloudy skies all day not must just the afternoon. sunday here comes that cold front barrel zig-zagging out of new york state with a few rain showers here early sunday but i think most of sunday is die and you notice the coloring here as well. we have rain showers in maine but snow adirondacks and berkshires. we even see snow showers continue western new england all day sunday, sunday night and monday so for ski country this is great news. if you are a skier heading north for the holiday it looks like you have significant accumulate zig-zagging snow in western and northern new england. metro boston no. no snow. but maybe a flurry in the worcester hills sunday evening. that would be it. machined a lot of clouds, still blustery and chilly. high temperatures only in the upper 30's. see you at 5:00.

fast track traffic on this friday afternoon of we saw earl cer it looked easy. what's going on now? >> reporter: still messy out there. we begin flying high above this crash on the ramp to 24 south from 128 north in randolph really causing a backup. emergency crew zig-zagging just left the scene. state police still on scene and cars are now on tow trucks. traffic jammed become on 128 tort all the way to the brain street split up to the crash scene although it seems it should be cleared momentarily. route 1 north is a crawl through saugus this afternoon. you will be av street on the southbound side moving well through saugus. further up you hit the breaks brakes after the tobin bridge after the loop ramp. not looking fun on the pike west. you will be on the brakes from allston, brighton all the way out past the weston state police barracks. from route 30 past 495 on the eastbound side moving well there further back it will be tough from 128 in weston out through newton corner. we'll look at the drive times on the pike from downtown boston to 128 in weston.

54 minutes. i'm mat pat fitzgerald, 7 news. >> anchor: in "healthcast" today a new report says many americans show up to work even when they are under the weather. >> anchor: which experts say proves that some of us have a lot to learn when it come to so-called sick etiquette. germs are easily spread and they are everywhere. it's important to keep them to yourself. >> reporter: when you cough or sneeze you cough into the left shoulder or left arm, the crook of that arm and when you believe your nose you blow your nose, throw away the tissue immediately and sanitize. experts say those who can should consider working from home if you have a job where you can do that, when they are stic. >> anchor: only would notice if you were working from home. bring a calm are to your living room staying fit can be dangerous work. more than million americans a year are hurt during recreational sports or exercise. about one-third of incidents happened at a playground or athletic field and about one

majority of patients suffered or fractures, 5% were diagnosed with a traumatic brain injury. >> anchor: officials say obesity rates are still high among young children in low-income families since 201034 states have seen a drop in obesity among two to four-year-olds serviced by wic. but more than 14% of these children are still obese. >> anchor: doctors say people who are at the highest risk for type 2 diabetes are the least likely to be informed about the disease. new data shows diabetes rates less education within a racial group. researchers say doctors and policy makers need to reach these at risk populations. >> anchor: ahead on 7 news at 43 a head turning price for a head turning dress. an iconic outfit getting big bucks at an auction. let's go. let's go. you are not going to be there.

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out of the concert. >> anchor: buckingham palace getting a facelift. the government will spend 3-4-58 million to reconstruct the home and take ten years to complete. the upgrade will improve visitor access to the palace that attracts millions of tour its each year. >> anchor: the iconic dress marilyn monroe wore as she hang happy birthday to the president john f. kennedy made big bucks on thursday. the form fitting piece sold for just under $5 million. reports say the dress was but by >> anchor: interesting. >> anchor: very interesting. >> anchor: lots of history to that dress. much more to come in the next 90 minutes, everyone. i'm jadiann thompson. >> anchor: i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> anchor: break zig-zagging news. sitting this one out. the patriots star tight end not on the men to california as the team gets set to play the 49ers. cause for concern. police respond to the boston university library after a man calls in a threat but it turns

>> anchor: and the trump transition team making some major moves. who is in and who is out in the trump white house. >> anchor: plus, a star-studded night in hollywood as many come out to promote a movie about a day we'll never forget. >> reporter: gorgeous day today but now we track a cold front for the weekend. tom brady getting candid in front of the camera. what he is now saying about that commercial and this weekend's matchup with the 49ers. >> anchor: we are following break zig-zagging news right off patriots tight end rob gronkowski will not play in this sunday's game against the 49ers. the team is already left in en route to california tonight but gronk is reportedly not on that plane. >> anchor: let's find out more about the patriots. trey daerr live in our newsroom with break zig-zagging sports details. >> anchor: yeah, guys, still unknown whether or not rob gronkowski suffered a punctured lung against seattle. gronk got rocked by earl thomas it. wasn't enough to keep him from finishing the game. lasting effects of the hit appeared continue a different

this week dealing with what the team is calling a chest injury. he did not travel to san francisco is officially ruled out for sunday's game against the 49ers. gronkowski's absence leaves bennett and lango as the only two tight end on the active roster. gronk could you ski not the only player out. tom brady's arsenal tagging a major hit also rule out bennett and edelman are both questionable. live in the newsroom, trey daerr 7 news. >> anchor: we're following more break zig-zagging zig-zagging a stabbing on tremont street. police say the victim has non-live threatening injuries. sky 7 hd over that area. it appears the person was stabbed on tremont and then went into a nearby restaurant for help. >> reporter: chaos on campus. >> reporter: i saw a swat team go in and there is bets on the river. a terrify zig-zagging scene swat teams swarming the boston university library. a lot of this is going on around the country and that's