>> now at 7 a disturbing story on a boston school bus. what is the school is now saying about abuse allegations. >> anchor: the victim in this chelsea hit and run talking about the moment she was struck in the street. >> reporter: blustery and cold tomorrow. forecasts for the holiday's solided. why allen branch is facing a 4 game suspension. >> anchor: new hampshire children found living filth. >> anchor: and a ground breaking procedure right here in massachusetts. doctors say it is the first of its kind. >> anchor: it could help one new england man sense his prot prosthetic leg. >> anchor: the woman hurt in this hit and run in chelsea is

scary scene that was caught on camera. you can't blame her she feels lucky to be alive tonight. >> anchor: the man who was behind the wheel was in court today. he didn't know he hit someone. live in chelsea with the story. alex. >> reporter: this is where that crash happened and the victim says tonight to just one station she has a sprained wrist and a bruised foot. >> looked like it was right on top of me. and >> reporter: 72-year-old carol donnely talking to just one station. the "accident" caught on tape. >> i said he's not stopping top myself or something. i heard a big bang and i hit my head i remember that i guess i tried to get up. >> reporter: he was behind the wheel of the van that hit donnely. his lawyer says hernandez never stopped because he didn't know

of the ordinary. no bump. nothing to suggest that he made contact with another object. >> i'm upon hearing people saying stop stop. >> he's dodging through traffic. going through stop signs. >> reporter: police released video of the accident and a tip led them to hernandez. >> in the middle of the street. requesting [inaudible] cash -- tell could have been worse than it was. >> reporter: donnle said she suffered a wrist and bruised foot. >> at least if he stopped he was saying he was showing he was sorry. when he took off i really don't know. >> reporter: and tonight hernandez ordered held on $2000 bail. live in chelsea alex deprado 7

a school bus crash in tenessee. the bus was the only vehicle involved in this crash. 35 elementary school students on board ranging in age from kindergarten to 5th grade. investigators say the bus driver is cooperating. counselors are standing by to help the families. >> anchor: following a developing story over seas now. a massive earthquake strikes off the eastern coast of the epicenter 200 miles northeast of tokyo. reports that buildings were shaking in tokyo. they issued a tsunami warning. we're staying on top of the situation. bring you information as soon as we get it. >> anchor: a boston charter school investigating claims about what happened on a school bus. they've notified police with their concerns. the case is in the district attorney's hands.

disturbing allegations at the boston renaissance charter school in hyde park. the matter has been passed from the school to the boston police to a child advocate agency. according to a facebook posting shared more than 1300 times parents in an uproar of reports a 6-year-old sexually molesting other children on the school bus bribing them with gifts and beating them up if they police say there's nothing they can do because the child is 6 years old. under massachusetts law the legal age of intent is 7. which means a 6-year-old cannot be prosecuted. turned the matter over to the children's advocacy center of suffolk county. we have taken this matter very seriously and have taken appropriate measures to ensure student's safety.

the children who were involved. now the department of children and families is also investigating and we talked to boston mayor marty walsh who said he was notified by the police about this. the matter has been turned over to the district attorney's office. he called this a sad situation. in hyde park byron barnett 7 news. >> anchor: big news for patriots nation. a key member of the team's defense suspended for 4 games. allen branch violated the league's drug policy. joe amorosino with the details. >> reporter: the patriots have a big hole to fill in the middle of the defensive line from a size stand point. 6'6", 350 pounds. espn's shester reporting branch's 4 game ban is for a positive marijuana test.

his punishment. it's a blow to a defense middle of the pack this season. 17th in the nfl. allowing 103.1 yards per game. excuse me. branch in the 4th team in 10 seasons here was suspended a week by the patriots during training camp for unspecified reasons. the patriots traded away jamie collins. a healthy scratch against the games is enough to really disrupt this defense. joe amorosino 7 news. >> anchor: 7 news turns to your forecast. parts of new england getting a bitter blast of winter weather this weekend. snow falling in lowell this morning. forcing school closures and even delays. here in boston we've been feeling the chill no doubt. combined with cold temperatures. there is a lot of wind.

colder. how long is this lasting. >> reporter: we have that wind overnight tonight. another windy day tomorrow. the city at 34 right now. worcester 28. here are the winds gusting near 30 miles per hour. at times gusting near 50 miles per hour this afternoon. that is the wind advisory that since expired. it feels cold with that wind. these are the wind chills feels like 22. worcester 17. jaffrey feels like 19. r in southern canada this morning. it's not going to move overnight and tomorrow. what you see is what you get. i don't think we'll have a repeat of last night and this morning where we had snow showers in the metro. temps in the upper 20s. morning commute layer up it's more like a wintry morning in mid to late december with mostly sunny skies. the temperatures will be in the 20s and 30s.

the roads are dry. if wednesday is your travel day we'll talk about that in a few minutes. ; now to president elect trump's transition to the white house. >> our transition team is working smoothly efficiently and effectively. truly great and talented men and women patriots indeed are brought in and many will be part of our government. >> anchor: the president elect's transition team releasing that video a few hours ago which outlines some of policy plans for 100 days in office. meetings between the president elect and members of his administration. >> reporter: kim, the transition team says president elect trump is ahead of the pace set by successors. he will not rush to fill his cabinet. parading through trump tower selling themselves not just to the president elect. >> i'm not competing with anybody. i think i'm the best person.

there. >> reporter: oklahoma governor mary falon a little more low key. >> i was offered a position it was an initial peting to upon discuss topics. >> reporter: her sit down focussed on syria. trump interviewed primary rival rick perry. the weekend get together with mitt romney. >> went great. >> president elect trump has been doing a flurry of nonstop meetings. need time to discussop people of diverse backgrounds he's met with. >> reporter: there are growing concerns about his business empire and conflicts of interest. whether it's possible to separate the president and first family from the name that is there brand. asked him if he'd like to be part of the trump transition. here's what he had to say. >> i love what i'm doing. i'd do anything i could do to

and one of the things i hope is that there are policies that happen that make our country more vibrant and help our inner cities throughout america create more well paying jobs. and i really believe we're on the path doing that. >> reporter: now craft did visit the president elect last week in trump tower. ryan schulteis 7 news. ; following more news today. children living in filth inside a manchester home. they say the conditions were not only unsanitary but unsafe. kelly o'hara in manchester with the story. >> i can tell you where my husband is at right now. he is in jail. high husband used the tv as a baby sitter. >> reporter: blames her husband for their problems and for what police discovered behind closed doors. inside their apartment monday

deplorable conditions. conditions so bad it landed this dad behind bars. >> he located a 2-year-old naked no diaper no blanket in a bed covered in feases and urine. realized the 4-year-old was in similar conditions except he had a home made harness on them. >> reporter: neighbors say they had no clue. >> it's disgusting. >> it's >> reporter: she hopes she won't be charged. she tried to help. police say the bedrooms have been covered in feces and urine for sometime. >> he help accidents. >> reporter: what would you say to people in the public you should have known something? >> i would tell them at this point in time you know my kids mean everything to me and i love them. and i did try to do things to protect them from what was

overpowered me. >> reporter: asked that father he's still behind bars. he's facing serious charges. due in front of a judge later on next month. those 2 kids we're told they're with their grandparents. kelly o'hara 7 news. >> anchor: a boston police officer shot in east boston last month is heading home after thanksgiving. there's extra reason to be thankful e today. he wants to say thank you to everyone who helped him on the road to recovery. officer morris and officer richard centola were shot last month. >> anchor: there's still more to come on the news station. next making history right here in massachusetts. how a first of its kind surgery is helping a new england man

thanksgiving. >> reporter: and take a look at holiday travel forecast for the week up next. >> tonight there's a drug so deadly state police won't train dogs to detect. >> the dog could die.

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of its kind in massachusetts. it could make history. the 52-year-old decided to have his lower leg amputated after a fall while rock climbing. >> anchor: thanks to doctors he may be able to sense his prosthetic leg. jennifer eagan shows us. >> reporter: jim ewing a rock climbing enthusiasts he was the first to scale some spots. he fell 50 feet in the kay man islands. >> i had extensive nerve damage in my foot that made it extremely painful to put on or remove my socks. walking bare foot anywhere was excruciating. >> reporter: jim decided to have his lower leg amputated and be the first patient to take part in an experimental procedure that would allow him to sense his prosthetic.

>> when the limb suspect amputated under the traditional model what happens is we sever the limb the muscles sliding relative to one another are allowed to encase and scar. when a traditional amputee tries to move their ankle which is no longer there those muscles don't act in concert anymore. we're trying to restore these natural dynamic relationships. >> reporteim support of his family the decision to remove the lower part of his leg was easy. he started climbing after the surgery this summer. sensors implanted in his leg next spring will communicate with a prosthetic design bide a team at m.i.t. >> it is fitting that this procedure be known as the ewingasmutation. >> reporter: i consider it an

amputation protocol bear my name. >> reporter: jennifer eagan 7 news. >> now 7 weather with chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: there is a new pattern in town. a cold week that's going to stick with us the next several days. we have another windy night tonight through the day tomorrow windy as well. no major storms. were warm days. the month is averaging 2 and a half degrees above normal. that will take a hit. it has shifted into a colder pattern. it won't be as cold or as windy as today for the next 9 or 10 days. certainly we don't have 50s or 60s in the forecast like last week. jet stream looks like this this week. chilly air in the eastern

plymouth at 33. nantucket at 37. the enemy out there is the wind. it's the wind chill. feels like these numbers. 17 in worcester. boston feels like 22. winter arrived early this year. last couple of years winter got off to a late start. but that was an elninio winter. we're done with that. this will be a colder winter a normal winter normal cold. earlier than last year. low pressure in southern canada. it doesn't move that much. windy cold overnight tonight. through the day tomorrow cold day. mainly sunny 39 to 40. the city at 43 tomorrow afternoon. drake at 39. with the wind chills will feel like the 30s. worcester hills the 30s. the cape and the islands it's a windy day.

day for you quiet on the eastern seaboard. no issues at the major hubs. metro new york will be quiet. the west coast quiet. might be chicago detroit might be rain showers chicago detroit. it's in new england on thanksgiving. it may produce snow flurries on thursday morning. no travel issues as you head off to grandma's house. tell her i >> anchor: thank you jeremy. >> anchor: a holiday tradition at the garden today.

>> anchor: the td garden kicking off holiday season. >> anchor: hundreds gathered for what is said to be the largest thanksgiving feast in boston. event hosted by garden neighborhood charities. helping home f 1985. volunteers from the garden, the bruins, the celtics and state officials. >> this event more than any other event throughout the year really opens my eyes to some of the suffering that people are doing in the streets of boston and other places. thank you to the bruins and the celtics and the foundation for doing this. they do an incredible job. >> anchor: more than 1 thousand pounds of turkey were served at the feast today.

salvation army kicks off the red kettle campaign. happened in boston today. [bells ringing]. >> anchor: a staple of the holiday season of giving. the salvation's goal this year to raise $3.5 million for

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