man who's in his 80s out of his home. they say he is the only person who was home when this fire broke out, and the neighbors say without them, they don't want to be called heroes, but without them, it is likely this man would not have survived. he was taken to the hospital where he is being treated right now. and they say the good news here is that he was conscious when he was taken away by ambulance. we're live in saugus, i'm alex deprado, 7news. alsore hit in hannaford parking lot and taken to the hospital. this all happening in waltham. >> several cars were also hit. kimberly bookman has more on this story for us from the scene. >> yeah the day before thanksgiving. supermarkets everywhere are absolutely packed, and today here at hannaford's on russell street in waltham is no exception. fire officials tell us around 4:30 afternoon, a female driver

stopped. her car hit at least five other parked vehicles before crashing into a mail worker collecting carriages here at hannaford's, the march was conscious and alert but taken to the hospital to get checked out. meantime, there was no one in the cars that got hit but as people came out to the lot after shopping many found major damage on their cars. >> i came out of the grocery store to find my the front and oven the side. i don't know what happened but i was told that i could get it fixed. this is the first time an accident like this has happened to me so i'm a little speechless. >> now, the driver of that lost control of that chevy malibu was also taken to a hospital for medical attention. we are told by fire official there is are some language barriers so they're still trying to figure out exactly what went

also breaking tonight, a boston attorney facing sexual assault charges, and this is not the first time he's been charged more than once and has never been convicted. yeah, all of that has been impounded by the district attorney and the lawyer of the man accused of this disturbing crime says it was all made up. >> reporter: he's been former prosecutor gary zorolla hid behind his attorney in court today as he pleaded not guilty to raping a woman in boston earlier this month. >> reporter: zorolla who was once featured in "people" magazine as a most eligible bachelor has faced charges in the past, the fourth time he's been charged with sexual assaulting women, twice in boston and a third florida about a decade ago. in all the cases he was either found not guilty or the charges

he's now a defense attorney and after court today he let his attorney defend him. >> he's nothing more than a target in this case. this is a case based upon a foundation of lies and we vigorously look forward to our day in court. >> reporter: the lainled sexual assault happened in the early-morning hours of november the 10th. >> the alleged victim was kissing mr. zorolla, was affectionate. confident that this case will end up like the other sexual assault cases against zorolla. >> the allegations are false and frivolous and the truth will come out in a court of law. >> the judge ordered that zorolla be held on $10,000 bail. his attorney says he expects to post that bail soon. tim caputo, 7news. also on 7, a live look over the sit of boston.

lots of high school and backyard football games probably slated for tomorrow and you'll probably need a coat for sure. >> how about a fire, too, inside. early in the morning it looks to be where the most concern is with tomorrow's forecast. right now very calm out there. even with the wind finally dying down. we have mostly clear skies. here's the mess that's trying to work its way in here for the it will start as possibly some spots of early wintery mix. clouds move in overnight tonight. the wind continues to fade away. 27 to 35. but that's really down for cape cod. we're looking at temperatures being near freezing or just below it as we wake up in the morning. if we do see any of that precipitation in that time, it could cause for some slick spots. here's running through the timeline. clouds moving in for us into the overnight hours, holding temperatures in the upper 20s

backyard football games, it looks like it's mostly dry. then as we make it into the evening hours, five, 6:00, here comes the drizzle and the light spotty showers that really stay with us on again and off again throughout the rest of the holiday weekend. so i really just want to throw out the forecast map completely however we cannot rule out completely that we get some of the spotty slick spots. that's what i have on my forecast map. best chance to see a coating to an inch in the berkshires. we're really not looking for a coding anywhere else but freezing drizzle is a possibility. more details on this and the rest of the weekend ahead in the extended forecast. >> thanks, bree. from the weather to the travel forecast if you will, aaa says travel this thanksgiving will be at its highest level since 2007 with nearly 50 million people going out of town. we're gonna give you a look right here at some of the roads in boston. traffic was moving along, just

let's check in with 7's john cuoco who's getting a look at what's going on out there. >> yeah, at points it's been very busy here. if you take a look behind me, you can see it's not too bad, seems to be coming in waves, but today really all about being safe and being early. >> reporter: the holiday travel rush in full swing at logan airport. i'm sorry. hi. >> sorry. >> that's all right. >> reporter: the massachusetts department of transportation estimates that at least a million passengers will be taking off from logan airport on wednesday. >> headed back home to dallas after my first semester at dartmouth college. >> gonna be there until sunday. >> reporter: logan will have extra staff and something youing people arrive at least two hours early for their flight, three hours for people flying internationally. >> hope that we actually make it

enough wayne and luke were flying from turkey to turkey. >> we left istanbul turkey and headed to atlanta georgia to drive back to our hometown, which is in south carolina. >> reporter: massachusetts roads will see more drivers, according to aaa. >> very worried, but it's my first time and a colleague was able to bring me here. thank goodness. >> reporter: another reason state leaders suggest people being as flexible as possible with their travel plans. >> there are more ways than ever before to find out information about where the traffic congestion is. >> the realtime traffic updates, you can check out mass 511.com or you can call 511. we're live at logan airport, john cuoco, 7news. >> also, dragged in dorchester, police arrest a man accused of slamming his car into boston police officers pulling them down to the road with him. all four officers involved were

latest right now. steve cooper joins us live in dorchester with the story. steve. >> adam, some pretty dramatic moments playing out here overnight. it may have been caught on surveillance cameras. they're all over the place. but tonight the driver who sped away from the scene is behind bars. >> tease are police officers for one thing and they oughta protect us and you guys are hurting them. why? >> reporter: a scare stoughton street in dorchester just before 1:00 this morning when two undercover boston police officers investigating reports of a man with car in front of the dublin house. that's when the driver, who police have now offed as this man, 34-year-old vincent weeks of roxbury peeled away dragging the two officers down the street before he sped away. >> when the officers had to handle him, asked him to get out the car, he accelerated at a high rate of speed, dragging a couple of officers down the street. >> reporter: taken to brig man

that's sad. i'm sad that that happened. that's not good. >> reporter: police spent hours trying to locate the car, a chevy malibu, with connecticut license plates. they say weeks was driving. they were also reviewing surveillance video from cameras positioned in the area. >> the fact that someone would just take off and not stop shows what kind of world we're in right now. it's unbelievable. something, something that's going on. you know, that's sad. >> weeks is being held without bail tonight. he will face a judge on friday morning. as for the four police officers, they're anded to make a full recovery be okay. we're live in dorchester tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >> governor baker weighing in on trump's transition to the white house. the governor wasn't a trump supporter during the election but says he supports some of

served up thanksgiving feast to people in goodwill's job training programs, and after the event the governor said m.i.t. mitt romney could be a good choice for secretary of state. >> a welcome sight at gillette stadium today as patriots tight end rob gronkowski returned to practice. he missed last sunday's game against the 49ers because of a chest injury but still not expected to travel or play with the team this weekend against the jets. gronk showed up today but another not. 7's chelsea mcdonald has the latest from gillette. that's right. tom brady did not practice today due to a knee injury but there are reports that say he should be fined for sunday against the jets and matt slater didn't practice either because of his foot but good news, rob gronkowski was at practice, however he was limited and might not play sunday. >> reporter: tom brady could taipeiton manning as the winningness quarterback in nfl

>> he's a great player, our leader. we follow his lead. he's a competitor and you want to go out and give your best for a guy like that. >> reporter: but brady may have to accomplish the feat without rob gronkowski. although gronk returned to practice today after missing all of last week, he's reportedly out against the jets but should return december 4th for the rams. >> i think everybody is just expected to do their jobs. i know it's a big thing around here. really is. you have to know something happens and it's your turn. >> reporter: the patriots say with or without brady's top tight end, the preparation is the same. >> i think every week we prepare the best we can with whatever we have as far as guys who can and cannot go for whatever reason. >> reporter: the jets have struggled to stop many teams this season giving up more than 24 points per game, but history shows they put up a fight against the patriots with the last couple of games decided

>> they're well coached and we play each other twice a year. so they'll be ready to play, i'm sure they'll be excited and we gotta get ready this week. and the patriots have been dominant on the road. that's where they reunbeaten and with a win against the jets, the patriots could have its sixth team with straight season with a winning record. 7's jonathan hall home for the holidays, a 10-year-old east boston girl fighting a serious ill seasons

a little girl from east boston, 10-year-old paulina lopez wain from a neurological illness that left her able to walk but she made great strides today. >> yes, paulina gets to go home, just in time for the holidays. 7's jonathan hall has more. >> home for the holidays, the 10-year-old east boston girl is getting quite the send-off from the staff at fransiscan children's hospital in brighton. >> she's going home for thanksgiving, which is an incredible blessing for them. >> what kind of food is your

>> turkey. >> me too. >> paulina lopez, the daughter of columbian immigrants, has spent two months in the hospital working hard at physical therapy twice a day. >> i feel very proud of her. she has been able to overcome all the things that have been happening to her. >> reporter: paulina was born a down syndrome kid but walked just fine until this fall, after getting an enter row virus, doctors believe paulina's body responded badly and developed acute flaccid mile identities. >> the doctors says germs can cause afm and they can have serious consequences, weakness in the limits, trouble walking. >> she couldn't wiggle her toes or do anything. >> the staff says she's full of fun.

>> and they'll miss her. >> she is wonderful. she's very sassy. she has a very big personality. >> reporter: this is no forever goodbye. paul fleen will be coming back for outpatient physical therapy in hopes her progress will continue. in brighton, jonathan hall, 7news. coming up, the thanksgiving forecast not looking as messies a the last couple of days. but it is quite dreary through the windshield.

a breeze in boston right now. light wind elsewhere. but that coupled with mostly clear skies will allow for our temperatures to drop very quickly into the overnight hours as they already are. we're talking mid-30s right now. upper 30s for boston, 39. and look at worcestli degrees. which could set the stage for some potential problems into tomorrow with this wintery mix on the way in our direction. however, it does look like there's some drier air that's mixing in for us, which means that if you have dryness and you don't have the moisture, then you wouldn't have the problems that would be associated with any flurries or any ice. the potential is still there, though, we can't rule it out completely. we'll walk you through the timeline so you know what to expect. we see the cloud cover

by 2:00, 3:00 a.m., there is the possibility that we get some of that have precipitation, albeit light, it could be drizzle, working into the picture here. and if it does so, whatever's wet or even white could cause for some spotty slick spots on the roads, driveways into early tomorrow morning. but by 9:00 a.m., we're warming up above the freezing mark. that concern's no longer there for us. and i think midday into the afternoon, we will keep it dry for the outdoor football games, maybe have you an afternoon then the drizzle works back into picture for the evening hours, 5:00, 6:00, we start to see light showers in the picture for us and that unsettled weather sticks around with us through the entire holiday weekend. so not really showing much for us as far as snow but here's the potential for spotty mix, slick spots away from the immediate coastline, again, until 9:00 a.m. tomorrow. that concern there. your thanksgiving forecast for us, we top out in the low 40s as we head into the afternoon, and as far as the travel

will be in the northwestern corner. sea tac, you might want to check those flight delays tomorrow before you head out the door if you're going in that direction. here's a look at the 7 on 7 forecast. temperatures staying cool, unsettled weather through the weekend and wet weather but also mild weather for the middle of next week. whatever taking two days off to savor their win over the to work today with rob gronkowski making his return to the practice field but his presence was overshadowed by a noticeable absence. that would be tom brady. a surprise no-show. the afc offensive player of the week did not practice bass of a knee injury. joining brady on the sideline was matthew slater, who sat out with a foot injury. the patriots say they'll be ready for the jets no matter who takes the field. >> i think every week we're

the best we can. >> we'll shine the spotlight on high school football tomorrow with our annual football feast. thanksgiving right here on 7 nbc. it do didn't take long for the brew foins get a glimpse of how far dire life can be without oh charra. the blues exploding for three night after the bs captain left the game with a lower body injury. charra did not make the trip to ottawa for tomorrow night's game. it's day to day... >> we're gonna need everybody to step up and, you know, we just lost our best defender and the teams hate playing against him and that's the kind of impact he's got. there's no individual that's going to step up and do his job

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