one person was killed at a kids' holiday football tournament. >> sarah: and the shopping begins. bar gain hunters hitting the stores at this early hour in search of the best deals. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good morning. thanks for joining us on this friday. i'm safe a french. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen in for christa. not just any friday. black friday. a lot of people out there getting their showers on. they've been going at it for hour >> sarah: wren, i noticed a few more cars on the road this morning. >> wren: the weather will cooperate. it's gloomy and damp, but not a soaker of the day. starting things out with drizzle which has been patchy, temperatures are quite varied. much warmer air over the cape as well as the coast. 47 degrees in hyannis. 47 degrees in martha's vineyard. as we head further inland. temperatures it in mid-30s in worcester. 34 degrees in jaffrey. with those higher terrains, we're looking at the potential

morning. that's largely because the surface... a couple surface counters have fallen below freezing in higher-terrain locations. while this isn't widespread, if you are still traveling, watch out for a couple slippery spots, especially before 8:00 a.m. otherwise we also have some fog to contend with. i think this will take a little bit of time to mix out, as well. expect the chance for patchy fog through the mid-morning hours. >> sarah: thanks, wren. breaking news, florence henderson, who played carol brady died. she was 82 years old. >> nancy: this morning hollywood is mourning the loss of a legend. ? here's a story. of a lovely lady ? >> nancy: that lovely lady is florence henderson, who played america's favorite mom carol brady on the 1970's hit tv sitcom "the brady bunch." her real store rir wasn't so ideal. born in 1934 in indiana, henderson grew up poor with an alcoholic father and a mother who left when she was just 12 years old.

talent to entertain the family and help make ends meet. >> i don't ever remember not singing. i would sing and pass the hat. i'd sing for groceries. >> nancy: the singer-turned actress then took her talents to tv. in 1959 she was nbc's "today" girl and she became first woman to co-host "the tonight show" in 1962. then in 1969, henderson became carol brady. >> i created the kind of mother that i wished i'd had and i think that everyone longed >> nancy: henderson continued to act and sing on tv for decades after the brady bunch. she even cha cha chad her way into living rooms in 2010 on "dancing with the stars." henderson had four children with her first husband ira bernstein. she met her second husband while undergoing treatment for stage fright and fear of flying. >> people used to kid john and say, "you hypnotized her."

maureen mccormack posted this on twitter, "florence henderson was a dear friend for so many years and in my heart forever. love and hugs to her family." henderson's publicist says she passed away from heart failure and was surrounded by her children. >> kris: a state trooper's car rear-ended by an s.u.v. the trooper transported to the hospital. 7's nicole oliverio is live now with more. nicole? accident happening just before 2:00. that state trooper needed to be taken to the hospital, but we're told he only has minor injuries. this crash happening just before 2:00 a.m. on 93 southbound just before exit 11 in boston. so according to state police, they say one of their trooper's cruisers was rear-ended by an s.u.v. the driver of that s.u.v. did stay on scene. there was some damage to both cars, but it wasn't too significant. it's unclear if that driver is going to face any charges.

oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> nancy: right now customers crowding malls across the united states, getting in a serving of shopping after all that turkey. here's a live look at the north shore mall. people are still packing into stores. cars are still out there. busy on the roads as people try to get to the mall and fight for some parking spots. looks like a few open there, though. 7's danielle gersh tracking the traffic for us now. >> danielle: a lot of traffic today probably in the mall parking lots rather than the highways. the zakim bridge, very quiet out there. it's not looking too bad. if you're getting ready to head out the door right now, your drive to the mall looking pretty good. once you get there, not too bad either. let's head to the maps. you'll see a lot of green out there. just ten minutes from braintree to boston northbound on the expressway going to the south shore mall, not seeing any issues. a lot of green on the maps. there south of town, over toward

program, not seeing any problems there either. route 2 and 3 in good shape. 93 fine all the way back to 495. and heading into boston on route 1, you're in good shape. if you are taking the "t" or the 2 commuter rail today. keep in mind both are running on their normal weekday schedules. 7's victoria warren is out at the north shore mall. let's send it out to her. good morning, vicki. >> victoria: good morning. we have plenty of shoppers out here getting those black friday deals already. take a live look behind me. is actually one of the quieter times of the day at the mall, it will pick up around 6:00 a.m. shoppers hoping for some good sales. the north shore mall, these people have been at it for hours. despite the cold and the drizzle, black friday shoppers lined up waiting for those doors to open. it's almost like a sport for some people, people studying flyers, plotting out their plan of attack. in massachusetts stores can't open up until midnight, but up in new hampshire, some stores stay open on thanksgiving, which

holiday not at the dinner table but instead camping out to be first in line. >> i've actually been doing this for six years now. this is my fourth year being the number-one person in line. i do it every year. it's just a whole family comes down and spends thanksgiving together. it's what we do. it's what we have fun with. >> victoria: so some of these people, they had... they woke up yesterday. they started cooking their dinner. then they ate their dinner. some may hours. some have been up non-stop. one thing they are seeing this year, those door busters on black friday lasting longer, starting earlier. all of these retailers hoping to cash in on this black friday holiday. live this morning in peabody, victoria warren, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: happening today, the man suspected of hitting four police officers with his car will be arraigned in court. 34-year-old vincent weeks was arrested wednesday. according to investigators, when

sped off, dragging two officers and hitting another two. weeks faces counts of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. the officers are expected to be okay. and new this morning, boston public school officials are conducting an internal investigation after allegations of sexual abuse on a school bus. according to the "herald," staffers allegedly failed to report that a six-year-old boy from the boston renaissance charter school allegedly molested ano c last month. the driver of that bus has been placed on paid leave. >> nancy: as donald trump continues his transition to the white house, intelligence officials are saying that the president-elect has only received two intelligence briefings since winning the election. in the past the president-elect typically got daily briefings. this news was first reported by the "washington post." according to the paper, vice president-elect mike pence has received briefings almost every day. and president-elect trump tweeting yesterday he was working hard even on

carrier a.c. company to stay in indiana. earlier this year the carrier plant announced it was moving production from minneapolis to mexico. the president-elect frequently referenced that move on the campaign trail. >> sarah: happening now, kentucky police are searching for suspects after a kids' holiday football tournament turned tragic. gunshots tearing through the crowd, leaving two people dead and six others injured. [gunfire] a hail of bullets force a crowd of people [gunfire] when the gary stop, the screaming begins. [screaming] this louisville park hosted the juice bowl, an annual football tournament. kids, parents, friends and neighbors gather to feast and watch football, but violence interrupted the festivities. >> most people were here having a good time as they do most of the time, but unfortunately this tragic situation has happened. >> sarah: a cell phone recorded more than a dozen gunshots. >> we're thankful more people

>> sarah: some of the shots were deadly. >> just to see that man shot in the head like, that and they're telling him to hold on, it's hard. it's really hard. >> sarah: as police investigate the motive, many in the crowd mourn the lives lost. >> get up. get up. >> this is very tragic of what's happened here. i mean, i'm saddened. >> it's a sad time for thanksgiving, and it's a sad day for the juice bowl. >> sarah: right now police still searching for suspects. >> nancy: and people in central america feeling the effect os. a major earthquake, the.0 magnitude quake hitting off the coast of el salvador and nicaragua on thursday. tsunami warnings in place throughout that region. the epicenter was a couple miles off the pacific coast of el salvador southwest of the city of san salvador. so far there have been no reports of serious damage. but this earthquake comes as other parts of central america brace for hurricane otto.

declaring a state of emergency. officials in costa rica ordering 4,000 people to evacuate the caribbean coast. hurricane otto made landfall as a category 3 storm but has since weakened to a tropical storm. it's the southrenmost hurricane to land in central america. heavy rain still an issue there, potentially causing dangerous flooding and mudslides. >> sarah: still ahead, the california mother who disappeared while jogging three weeks ago has been found safe. why w believe she was kidnapped. >> nancy: and rivals coming together to honor a fallen officer. how his family helped kick off a big thanksgiving game. >> wren: some of us saw a wintry mix. do we have more wintry weather in your forecast this weekend? that answer after the break. >> sarah: we can't to follow breaking news. actress florence henderson who played carol brady on "the brady bunch" has died.

>> sarah: so i had a super special thanksgiving. here's a picture of our group. we were so honored to host this swedish family through hospitality homes, which is a anyone profit that provides short-term housing and volunteer homes for family and friends for patients receiving medical care in boston. so there's blair with and kyla, she's one, as well, and she's getting her cancer treatments here. she's been at boston children's. so it was so amazing to have them over and this was our first time doing it, so i encourage anyone to really open up your homes for the holidays. so google hospitality homes. it's an incredible non-profit organization. >> looks like it was quite feast. there we saw some familiar faces for that picture.

we had a lot of good food. their families are not in new england. >> wren: that organization is a fantastic organization. we had a wonderful time, a ton of good food. thank you, sarah, wonderful host. today pretty accommodating weather. it will be cloudy, gloomy, damp. you can see, when it comes to snow, we're holding off. wet weather for us and drizzle. snow further to our northeast. maine seeing some of that here and continuing into the weekend. right now temperatures are in the low 40s for us. varied temperatures mu we're closer to the mid to low 30s. higher terrain could have a couple slippery spots out there. we have potential for ice on the roads. if you're traveling northwest of the 495 loop, definitely watch out for a couple slick spots, especially before 8:00 a.m. we also have patchy fog to contend with. visibility in worcester down town der two miles. this fog will take some time to mix out. we aren't looking at a terribly breezy day for us. so i'd anticipate some fog again, especially to our northwest. as we head into the mid-morning hours, we could still have some of, that and that will be out of

a look ahead, future cast showing drizzle, spotty showers possible this morning. definitely not a washout. and not very impressive rainfall totals. as we head into the afternoon, a better chance for nice showers lining up and bringing us moisture here. most of this is very light for us and not widespread. into tonight, we can see more drizzle. we'll keep that cloud cover through your weekend really and through today for sure. by saturday, you can see we do have the chance for showers, but those west of the 4 particular really not seeing too much moisture here. so i think a lot of us especially in western mass are going to stay entirely dry. most of these showers are going to be across the cape and the islands, the coast, as low pressure tracks further northward. this coastal system really not bringing a whole will the of moisture to southern new england at large. and you can see, i really think most of this is going to stay across the cape and the islands and the coast potentially really not seeing all this much moisture with this. but i do think the cape and the islands grab potentially a

as we head into sunday, we'll clear out some of that cloud cover and even see a couple peeks of sunshine. here's what it looks like in terms of our rain chances. by saturday a lot of that moisture staying further across the cape and the islands and the coast. we could wake up to a couple spotty showers early sunday. highs today trend mile. we're right around our average highs in the upper 40s. temperatures tonight mild, as well, in the upper 30s and low 40s. again the chance for patchy fog, isolated light showers, but most of us will stay dry tonight. i think most of us will stay dry temperatures tomorrow trend actually above average with a chance for some light showers and a better chance for showers into saturday night across the cape and the islands. >> sarah: a busy morning on the roads, but only if you're looking for black friday deals. taking a live look at the parking lot at one of the malls around here. danielle gersh has more. >> danielle: thanks, nancy. good morning, everyone. go get it before it's gone. people already walking into the malls. they've probably been at it for

the traffic. getting to the malls, it's really not too bad out there. but you can see that parking lot pretty full. cars already making their way into the malls this morning. let's go to the maps. you'll see a lot of green out there. so we're really not seeing much traffic on your main roadways this morning. braintree the boston northbound on the expressway, just ten minutes. route 3, 24 and 95 all fine all the way back to 495. heading to wrentham, heading to framingham, natick to do some shopping, you're in good shape. route 2 and 3 also looking good. 93 fine back to 495, and no issues heading into town on route 1. if you're taking the "t" or the commuter rail maybe for your black friday shopping, both are running on their typical weekday schedule. we're not seeing any delays. back to you, guys. >> sarah: thanks, danielle. a touching tribute for a state trooper killed in the line of duty. thomas clardy was hit during a traffic stop. the community came together to honor his sacrifice during a

marlborough high taking on hudson in a thanksgiving day matchup. but before the game, everyone paused and remembered fallen state trooper thomas clardy. he was from hudson, and both teams honored his family. >> i'm have honored to be here today. it's a beautiful tribute for my husband, for my family. >> sarah: clardy's oldest son held his little brother. >> here you go, little ism four-year-old noah did the coin toss. >> it's great that people are still thinking of us at this time. >> sarah: lewis de jesus was at the scene after another driver hit trooper clardy in the road. they served together in the

to pay their respects. >> sarah: reese clardy loved her husband. >> it was snowing. i thought maybe that was a sign he was looking down and wishing he was obviously here to see the support from everybody. >> sarah: the hudson high school football team wore special state police decals on their helmets to honor trooper clardy. >> nancy: and a meaningful message from a young girl to boston thrifers this thanksgiving. 10-year-old maeve thanked police officers for keeping safe. woatd of her parents are boston police department parents, but she wanted to show her gratitude to all officers. the police department responded, taking maeve for her thoughtful words. us a nice to have little messages like that. >> sarah: so sweet, isn't it? up next on 7news, the northern california mother who was missing for several weeks has been found alive. we'll tell you more about her amazing rescue. >> nancy: plus a deadly wrong-way wreck on thanksgiving. what investigators know about

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>> nancy: welcome back. >> wren: thanks for joining us. mild started 20 your day. temperatures low 30s in boston and norwood. more mile than what we saw for a high last week for some of us. so mild and also varied. close to 50 degrees in hyannis. much warmeac further inland we're looking at temperatures in the mid to even low 30s and the higher terrain areas. so we could see some slippery spots there. a glaze of ice possible in spots. so i definitely would allow a little slower commute, especially further to our northwest. also some patchy fog to contend with this morning that. will mix out by the mid-morning hours. >> and now time for 7sports with trey daerr. >> trey: some things in life are great by themselves, but let's face it, sometime thaifs even better together.

that list. at this point maybe we could be thankful to see tom brady out on the field come sunday. the patriots having a close practice come thursday. whatever went down in foxborough, brady was not part of it. brady sitting out a second straight practice with a knee injury. martellus bennett also not participating. dealing with an ankle injury. still may be too early to panic about the jets. zedeno chara not making the trip with the bruins injury. kevan miller back in the lineup. david pasternak also back and he makes his presence felt with ten seconds left in the first, spinning and scoring. his 11th goal of the season. it's a power play strike. the bruins looking good out in front 1-0. the sens answer back in the second. mark stone beats tuukka rask and scores. we're level at one. in the third, ottawa getting a little lucky bounce here. chris wideman lets it fly from outside the face-off circle.

a brune. a season low 20 shots on net for the b's. in a black friday matinee, this one of the best ones on the schedule, you got the celtics hosting the spurs at 1:00 p.m. inside t.d. garden. that's it for sports. have a great day. >> nancy: coming up next at 5:30, an impressive anthem. a music legend breaking records with her thanksgiving rendition. >> sarah: and a flag fight getting some help from local veterans. their request a college's decision to take the

>> sarah: break overnight, a state trooper rushed to the hospital after an s.u.v. clams into his cruiser. >> nancy: plus a missing california mom found alive after being missing for weeks. how a passer-by made the incredible discovery. ism and delay of game. queen of soul aretha franklin belts out an unusually long

before an nfl game. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> nancy: that will wake you up if you weren't awake before. >> sarah: her voice. incredible. >> nancy: sorry. my hair. i'm just so awed by all of this. thank you for joining us for "today in new england." i'm nancy chen. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's send it over the wren clair. a lot of people getting out for black friday. >> wren: in terms of rainfall totals, pretty slight for us. 47 in hyannis. mid-30s in worcester. 33 in jaffrey. as we get further to our northwest, we have the potential for slippery spots out on the road, especially in the higher terrain areas where the surface is below freezing. so a glaze possible if you're traveling out that way. we also have some fog to contend with. new bedford looking at visibility under three miles. that's going to mix out for us by the mid-morning hours. if not a little later for some spots. we are not going to have much in terms of wind. so as we warm up to temperatures right around average for this

comfortable. we're not dealing with breezy condition, but we keep that cloud cover and the chance for moisture throughout the day. >> sarah: right now black friday boom. it's on, everybody. shoppers packing into malls across the country searching for huge deals. we're taking a live look at the crowds at the north shore mall in peabody. the holiday shopping season kicks enter high gear, of course, today. >> i don't think people went to sleep last night. they ate and kept going. parking lots will be jammed with all those danielle gersh tracking the traffic for us now. >> danielle: thanks, nancy. a lot of that traffic in mall parking lots. after you eat your thanksgiving dinner, you have to work it off shopping. one way to do it apparently. there's a spot open. there it's not looking too bad. getting to the mall not looking too bad either. you can see cars already out there. and this is a live look right now at south shore plaza in braintree. a lot of people probably heading there today to do their shopping. and again, you're in good shape so far. let's go to the maps and see a lot of green.

any mall you want to get to, you're in good shape on route 3, 24 and 95. the pike wide open. all the way out to framingham. we're in the seeing any issues. route 2 and 3 looking good. 93 also looking good heading into boston on route 1. you're in good shape. if you're taking the "t" or commuter rail this morning, both are operating on their typical weekday schedule. back to you, guys. >> we're following breaking news from overnight, a massachusetts state police cruiser rear-ended by an s.u.v. the trooper i to the hospital. 7's nicole oliverio is live now with more. nicole? >> nicole: it's believed that trooper has minor injuries. this all happening after a crash early this morning. according to investigators, they say the driver of an s.u.v. rear-ended into one of those trooper's cruisers. there was some damage to both cars. that trooper was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. now, we're told that the driver did stay on scene. it's unclear if that driver is going the fay nis charges.

near exit 11 in boston. so it's unclear exactly what led up to this accident. we're hoping to learn more information. for now, that's the latest live in boston. nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> nancy: nicole, thank you. new details on a dangerous drive. we're learning more about the american killed after a crash on 495 south in plainville. state police say the driver was heading the wrong way on this very busy highway. and 7's brandon gunnoe has the latest. >> two south. >> brandon: a man was driving the wrong way on 495 many plainville when he crashed head-on into another vehicle. he died on scene. >> it's as terrible as anything that i can imagine because it should be avoidable. >> brandon: it happened early on thanksgiving morning on 495 between exits 13 and 14. in the other car was a 21-year-old woman. the crash was so severe she was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >> it was about a 25 minute

man drove on to the interstate going the wrong way and what caused him to do so in the first place. the interstates and ramps are clearly marked and can't understand how someone can make such a deadly mistake. >> i've never had any problems seeing the right way and the wrong way to go. but it's not an uncommon problem, which surprises me. >> the 22-year-old driver who died in the crash at 2:00 a.m. was from norton. no one else was in the car. >> tragic. i feel really bad for their families and wish them well. >> my you better be wide awake. don't drink, okay, and if you are not feeling well, pull over. >> brandon: the 21-year-old girl in the other car is from barnstable. she was taken to a hospital in rhode island with serious injuries. in foxborough, brandon gunnoe, 7news "today in new england." >> nancy: right now police are looking for an armed robber who took cash from a subway restaurant on mill street. officials say the suspect went inside the store and showed a knife to the clerk on wednesday

he had a gun. the clerk then gave him a small amount of money and the suspect took off. >> sarah: fire officials are investigating after a home in salem, new hampshire, goes up in flames. smoke pouring out of the house on haverhill road thursday morning. police say the homeowner was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. a neighbor was treated for chest pain. >> nancy: a street in springfield shut down because of a natural gas leak. several people along the street were evacuated when gas started leaking 8:00 last night. crews were on the scene cleaning up the area. no word yet on the cause of that leak. >> sarah: happening today, macy's in downtown crossing will ring in the christmas spirit. the store's official christmas window unveiling and lielging will kick off tonight at 5:00 p.m. some special guests will be singer jo jo and the boston children's choir. the holiday season in full swing in attleboro. the 2016 christmas festival of lights kicked off last night. people from all over gathered at

la foal et the get a glimpse off the light. about 300,000 lights are used to light up the 10-acre space. >> in my whole life i have never thought that i would ever see so many christmas lights go up at one time. >> sarah: organizers expect over 500,000 people to visit the festival between now and new year's when it comes to a been waiting for this. >> sarah: pretty cute. >> nancy: all right. still ahead on 7news, one retailer embracing the holiday spirit. how patagonia is spending its black friday profits. >> sarah: plus safe and sound. what happened to the california mother of two who mysteriously vanished while scrogging. >> wren: and a damp start to you day? do we have wet weather all through you black friday?

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truly amazing performance of the national anthem. take a listen. ? oh, yeah, the free ? >> sarah: she's just amazing. it kept going and getting. franklin set the record for the longest rendition of the national anthem at four minutes. can you believe that, and 35 seconds. but with a voice like that, just keep on going. >> nancy: absolutely. >> sarah: so quickly going viral. >> nancy: as you might imagine. to put things into perspective, you might want to hear other famous versions of the anthem. take a listen. ? and the rocket's red glare ? >> nancy: that was whitney houston back in 1991, clocking in at one minute and 57 seconds.

>> sarah: lady gaga's anthem at this year's super bowl was a big hit. the pop star's version was two minutes and 21 seconds long. ? o say can you see ? >> nancy: a little slower there. alicia keys wowing the crowd at the 2013 super bowl. she set a super bowl record at two minutes and 35 seconds there. ? gave truth through the night that our flag ? >> sarah: who could or the get roseanne barr's take on the anthem in 1990678 it was short, not so sweet, coming in at one minute flat. >> nancy: oh, my gosh. >> sarah: we should have ended on whit nism. >> nancy: probably not roseanne barr. my ears are hurting. you have to do solemnon water to get the pipes going. >> sarah: i don't know if that would have helped. >> nancy: we have a lot to

all mornings, all you want to do is reach for the ben & jerry's instead of the all-bran. well, now you have the perfect excuse. >> reporter: live in boston, a state trooper is sent to the hospital after his cruiser is rear-ended. >> sarah: and we continue to follow breaking news. actress florence henderson, who starred in "the brady bunch," has died. details when 7news "today in new

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>> sarah: all right. it's 5:45. time now for everything you need the start you day off right if you're head to the mall. >> nancy: here's what you need the know and go today. first up, wren clair. >> wren: first, we're dealing with patchy fog here. especially west of the 495 loop. and that's actually where we could see a couple slippery spots this morning, as well, in thehe north of the mass pike, as well as to our northwest, a couple slippery spots. temperatures are dropping below freezing at the surface, but that's going time prove, especially after 8:00 a.m. as we head into the rest of your day, we keep that cloud cover. we're talking about the chance for sprinkles dweb today. even rain showers as we head into the afternoon. a couple bands of showers move through, and that could bring us one-tenth of an inch or two, but we're really not looking at terribly impressive rainfall totals. we'll take whatever we get. as we head into tonight, we have

that continues into tomorrow, as well. by tomorrow, the chance for showers really looking to stay across the cape and the islands and the coast. that will usher in cooler air. today mild temperatures. tomorrow we might trend above average highs. into sunday we cool off into the mid-40s. today pretty good chance. it will be light going from drizzle to scattered showers that are spotty and light. back to drizzle later tonight. by tomorrow we have that cha for rain especially across the coast and the cape. further west we have a better chance of seeing dry. into sunday, slight chance for some early morning showers for us. finally, a break from the wet weather by monday. highs today will be in the mid to upper 40s. for most of us in the low 50s, the cape and the islanding starting out warmer. we have a better chance of seeing that 50-degree mark. lows tonight in the upper 30s, low 40s. mild conditions with another round of patchy fog possible. >> sarah: and there's some

for her role as carol brady in e brady bunch" has died. her publicist says she died at cedars-sinai medical center in lang fris from heart failure. she was surrounded by friends and family. florence henderson was 82 years old. >> nancy: a dangerous drive on the expressway overnight. a state trooper's cruiser rear-ended by an s.u.v. the trooper taken to the hospital. >> sarah: now investigators trying the piece together the moments leading up to that crash. nicole oliverio live now with more. minor injuries. this accident happening early this morning on 93 south just before exit 11. according to investigators, they say someone driving an s.u.v. hit and rear-ended that trooper's cruiser. there was some damage to both vehicles. we're told the driver of the s.u.v. did stay on scene. that trooper was taken to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries. right now we don't know exactly what led up to this crash or what the trooper was doing beforehand, but we do plan on trying to get more information

as it becomes available. live in boston, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: right now eager customers are crowding malls throughout the u.s., sneaking in a serving of shopping after that turkey. here's a live look at the north shore mall in peabody. we have victoria warren. before we go to her, let's send it over to danielle gersh who is tracking traffic. sorry, i combined those two words. >> danielle: trafing, tracking, it's all the thanksgiving dinner we ate last night. here's a live look at the south shore plaza in braintree this morning. they opened at 12:01. so in the wee morning hours. you can see it doesn't look too bad. not too many cars looking for parking spots. a couple spots open there that we can see there. and getting to the malls this morning, no issues there. the roads are really wide open, rate to boston, just ten

out on route 24 northbound there. the pike wide open in both directions, route 2 and 3 looking good. 93 fine all the way back the 495. and on route 1-rbg we're in the seeing any issues. so a lot of green out there on the maps. again most, of the traffic you'll find this morning in the mall parking lot. if you're taking the "t" and commuter rail, both are running on their normal weekday schedule. back to you, guys. >> sarah: all right. we turn over to vicki warren. vicki, have you picked anything up for us yet? have youn fam? >> victoria: i've been shopping for my kids, trying to get some advantage of being out here with all of these black friday shoppers, but send me a text message, nancy. i'll pick something up for you. i'm sure there's some sort of deal, something for everyone. take a live look behind me. the mall definitely crowded. shoppers have been hoping the take vack of the sales. retailers hoping for a good year. if you're at the north shore mall, people have been at this for hours now. despite the cold and the drizzle, these black friday

waiting for the doors to open. it's almost like a torch for some people. they study the flyers, plot out their plan of attack inch massachusetts stores can't open until friday, but up in new hampshire, some stores open on thanksgiving, which means some people spend their holiday at the dinner table but instead car. ing out to be first in line. so back out here at the mall, they actually say that the hours between 4:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. are their slowest hours of black friday. they see a rush of people at thin things kind of she down around 4:00 a.m. and right around breakfast-time is when it's really going to get crazy, really going to get crowded. most of those door buster deals, they end right around noon. so then they'll have another slow period and then they're hoping things pick up again later on this evening. live this morning in peabody, victoria warren, 7news "today in new england." >> nancy: all right, vicki, thank you very much. even the massachusetts humane society is having a black friday sale of sorts. adoption fees for cats will be

humane society. officials say the cats selected for the reduced adoption fee have been waiting longer than usual to find a new home. now to this story. clothing brand patagonia telling customers, we don't want your cash. the clothing money will donate all of its proceeds today to charities. executives say the company wants its customers to show love to the planet. the charities donated to will include organizations that help >> sarah: new this morning, some western massachusetts veterans taking a stand against hampshire college, this after college officials decided to not fly the american flag in the center of campus. a veterans group says they plan to bring a flag to campus on sunday and will hold a rally demanding that the flag be raised. the college made the decision after a flag burning incident following the presidential election. >> nancy: it looks like a bit of a waiting game for marijuana retail shops in the bay state. according to the "globe," store

that. lawmakers now trying to delay the legislation. they're also looking to push back the december 15th start date for when residents can legally grow marijuana at home. >> sarah: happening now, california police on the hunt for two inmates who escaped from prison. investigators say it all started when four inmates cut through bars on a second-story jail window wednesday night. two inmates were immediately captured outside the jail. but the two are still on the run. you see them here in these photos. the men are considered dangerous and desperate. they were facing false imprisonment and weapons charges. >> nancy: new details now. a missing california mother has been found safe. 34-year-old sherri papini vanished nearly three weeks ago while jogging in northern california. on thanksgiving she was found on the side of the road in restraints. now police want to figure out exactly what happened.

had been waiting three long weeks to hear... >> we are ecstatic to report that sherri papini has been located and has been reunited with her family on this day. >> nancy: sherri papini found by passing driver along the interstate, more than 10 miles miles -- 130 miles from her hometown where she was believed to be captured. she was found with a few minor injuries. left by two of her captors, both hispanic women armed with at least a handgun. the sheriff says there are >> she was bound with restraints, but was able to summon help from a passing motorist, who then notified law enforcement. >> nancy: before thursday pappini was last seen november 2nd. neighbors reported seeing her on a morning jog near her home. her husband keith came home to find his two kids had never been picked up from day care. his wife nowhere to be found. after keith found sherri's phone, he called 911. >> i'm coming, honey, i'm trying, i'm doing everything i

>> we're trying the best we can. i'm so sorry i'm in the there. >> pappini has been reunited with her family. although well wishes have been answered, questions still remain. >> until we identify the suspect or suspects, the public should remain cautious. >> nancy: right now police are working to identify the suspects. >> sarah: caught on camera, a russian talk show erupts enter a brawl. it all happened after a journalist insulted the living conditions in russia. journalist and the fists started to fly. other people eventually had to step in and stop the fight. the show did not air, but the video was uploaded to youtube instead. >> sarah: they should all get together and get some ice cream, because speaking of which, as if food hasn't been on our minds for thanksgiving, researchers now saying eating ice cream for breakfast could make you more alert. >> oh, this is amazing. the best news i've heard all

for breakfast performed better on mental exercise, showing more alpha waves, which are linked to reduced mental irritation and alertness. i need that. i think sugar rush is what gets you going. >> sarah: we all need ice cream for breakfast. >> nancy: there's no difference between cereal and milk. >> wren: i'm not hearing that. nope, not eating ice cream. we're looking at a chance for showers. the north shore seeing that. we have some showers in the boston met row right now. terms of rainfall totals. we're talking maybe a couple tenths of an inch if that. temperatures more moderate in the upper 40s and low 50s for those on the cape and then into tonight we stay above average. temperatures if the low 40s for us and some patchy fog yet again. >> sarah: coming up next at 6:00, the shopping begins. bargain hunters hitting the stores for hours in search of the best black friday deals. >> nancy: also breaking overnight, a cruiser crash in boston, a state trooper rushed to the hospitals after an accident on the expressway.

top of breaking news. florence henderson, the actress famous for her role of carol brady has died. her tv kids remembering the

>> nancy: breaking news. an icon passes away. a look back at the career of one of tv's favorite mom, florence henderson. >> sarah: breaking overnight, abs.u.v. and state police cruiser collide. the trooper inside taking to the hospital. >> nancy: plus the black friday frenzy is on. shoppers hitting those stores, trying to snatch up the best deals of the season.

dill briefings, but one of his closest advisers is staying in the loop. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good friday morning on this black friday, everybody. hope you're up early shopping. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah french. >> nancy: and i'm nancy chen. i always remember black friday as a kid. we wait in line for hours and hours. it gets so cold, you have to bring out those hand warmers. >> sarah: i'm more of a cyber monday girl. nice a buy online. >> wren: i'm impressed that people camp out. you have to be dedicated for that. as we head enter your black friday forecast, mild start. warmer across the cape and the islands. 37 in bedford. 36 in nashua. cooler as you head to our northwest. we have potential for our slippery spots out there, surface temperatures falling below zero, especially in higher terrain areas. if you're headed out to our northwest, i would definitely allow extra time. also we have some patchy fog to contend with. that combination making travel

visibility down to two miles in worcester, visibility in bedford at four miles. we don't have very strong winds today. so it will take a little time to mix out. also some showers already across the north shore. you have the chance for rain throughout the forecast. i'll have timing on that after the break. >> sarah: thanks, wren. breaking news, hollywood waking up to the news that florence henderson has passed away. henderson was best known for her role as tom brady on the brady bunch. >> nancy: her career spanned decades from to appearing on tv sets across the country. ? here's a story of a lovely lady ? >> nancy: that lovely lady is florence henderson, who played america's favorite mom carol brady on the 1970's hit tv sitcom "the brady bunch." but her real story wasn't so ideal. born in 1934 in indiana, henderson grew up poor with an alcoholic father and a mother who left when she was just 12 years old. henderson used her singing talent to entertain the family and help make ends meet. >> i don't ever remember not

i would sing and pass the hat. i'd sing for groceries. >> nancy: the singer-turned actress then took her talents to tv. in 1959 she was nbc's "today" girl, and she became first woman to co-host "the tonight show" in 1962. then in 1969, henderson became carol brady. >> i created the kind of mother that i wished i'd had and i think that everyone longed for. >> nancy: henderson continued to act and sing on tv for decades after the brady bunch. she even cha cha cha-ed her way into living rooms in 2010 on "dancing with the stars." henderson had four children with her first husband ira bernstein. she met her second husband, hip therapist john pappas, while undergoing treatment for stage fright and fear of flying. >> people used to kid john and say, "you hypnotized her." >> nancy: her tv daughter

message on twitter: florence henderson was a dear friend for so many years and in my heart forever. love and hugs to her family." henderson's publicist says she passed away from heart failure at cedars-sinai in los angeles. she was surrounded by her children. >> sarah: a state trooper taken to the hospital after an s.u.v. slammed into that police car on 93 south. nicole oliverio is live with details this morning. nicole trooper went to the hospital with minor injuries. this accident happened early this morning on 93 south just before exit 11 in boston. according to investigators, they say an s.u.v. rear ended into the trooper's cruiser. there was some damage to both vehicles. that trooper was transported to the hospital to be treated for minor injuries. we're told the driver of the s.u.v. did stay on scene. it's unclear if that driver will face any charges. bestill don't me exactly what happened leading up to that crash. we're live in boston.

>> sarah: happening now, shoppers across the country have moved on from thanksgiving to black friday. a live look here in peabody at the north shore mall, where shoppers are trying to get those great deals. and with that holiday rush comes some traffic, too. danielle gersh here now washing the roads. >> danielle: thanks, nancy. good morning, everyone. that's what it looks like inside the mall. now we'll take you outside to south shore plaza in braintree. this is what the parking lot it's not looking too bad. it opened just after midnight. maybe a lot of people tried to claim their parking spots then, but heading out this morning, you're probably in pretty good shape. let's go to the maps. a lot of green on the maps this morning. the expressway southbound and northbound not seeing any issues. slowing down a little bit on 495 northbound there. around the wrentham outlets. but we're not seeing major delays. the pike fine in both directions. we do have a crash we're watching eastbound on route 2. this is at piper road here.

back the 495. not seeing any issues on route 1 either. if you're taking the commuter rail or the "t" to do your shopping, keep in mind both are running on their normal weekday schedule. and now 7's victoria warren is live in peabody at the north shore mall. good morning, vicki. >> victoria: good morning, danielle. lots of shoppers out here. they've been at it for hours. take a live look behind me. when you look through these doors. you see tons of signs, 50% off, those are the sales that these shoppers are hoping to take advantage of. and the retailers, they are hoping for a good year this year. so despite the cold and the drizzle outside, these black friday shoppers lined up waiting for the doors to open. it's almost like a sport for a lot of these families. people studying flyers, plotting out their plan of attack. in massachusetts the stores can't open until friday, but up in new hampshire, some stores actually open on thanksgiving, which means some people spend

table but instead camping out to be first in line. >> i've actually been doing this for six years now, this is my fourth year being the number-one person in line. i do it every year. the whole family comes down and spends thanksgiving together. it's what we do. it's what we have fun with. >> victoria: they wear the experience like a badge of honor. i bumped into some police officers patrolling the mall earlier today. i asked them, how is i great. they said it's almost like a social atmosphere. they're seeing more people in the mall just for the social aspect of being a black friday shopper, not as many of those folks who are just crazy trying to get to the door to get that deal that they absolutely must have. so retailers, of course, they are hoping that people who come to the malls and come to the stores bring their wallets an spend freely. live this morning in peabody, victoria warren, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: happening today, the

police officers with his car will be arraigned in court. 34-year-old vincent weeks was arrested on wednesday. according to investigators, when officers approached his car, he sped off, dragging two officers and hitting another two. weeks faces multiple counts of assault and battery with dangerous weapon. officers are expected to be okay. new this morning,s be public school officials are conducting an internal investigation after allegations of sexual abbas on a school bus. accog staffers allegedly failed to hurt that a six-year-old boy from the boston renaissance charter school allegedly molested another child on a bus last month. the driver of that bus has been placed on paid leave. >> nancy: fire officials investigating after a home in salem, new hampshire, goes up in flames. smoke pouring out of that house on haverhill road thursday morning. police say the homeowner was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. a neighbor was also treated for chest pains.

intelligence officials are saying the president-elect has only received two intelligence briefings since winning the election. in the past the president-elect typically got daily briefings. this news was first reported by the "washington post." accordinged to paper, vice president-elect mike pence has received briefings almost every day. president-elect trump tweeting every day he was working hard even on thanksgiving trying to get carrier a.c. company to stay in indiana. the plant announced indianapolis to mexico. the president-elect frequently referenced that move on the campaign trail. ism developing in kentucky, the search for suspects is on after gunshots rang out after a youth football game. these shots striking several people, killing two and hurting six more. the community has been left on edge. [gunfire] a hail of bullets force a crowd of people to take cover.

screaming begins. [screaming] this louisville park hosted the juice bowl, an annual football tournament. kids, parents, friends and neighbors gather to feast and watch football, but violence interrupted the festivities. >> most people were here having a good time as they do most of the time, but unfortunately this tragic situation has happened. >> sarah: a cell phone recorded more than a dozen gunshots. >> we're thankful more people didn't get hurt in this situation. >> sarah: some of the shots were deadly. >> just to sha the head like that, and they're telling him to hold on, it's hard. it's really hard. >> sarah: as police investigate the motive, many in the crowd mourn the lives lost. >> get up. get up. >> this is very tragic of what's happened here. i mean, i'm saddened. >> it's a sad time for thanksgiving, and it's a sad day for the juice bowl. >> sarah: right now police are

feeling the effects of a major earthquake. the 7.0 magnitude quake hitting off the coast of el salvador and nicaragua on thursday. tsunami warnings are in place throughout the region now. the epicenter of this quake was a couple miles off the pacific coast of el salvador southwest of the city of san salvador. so far there have been no reports of serious damage. but this quake comes as other parts of central america brace for hurricane otto. the anything to rocking want president declaring a state of er ordering 4,000 people to evacuate in caribbean coast. and hurricane otto made landfall as a category two storm but has since weakened into to a tropical storm. the storm making the record books at the southrenmost hurricane to land in central america. heavy rain still an issue, there potentially causing dangerous flooding and mudslides. >> sarah: still ahead, police continue to investigate a deadly crash. new details after a wrong-way crash in plainville. >> nancy: plus a touching

two high school football teams coming together to honor a fallen state trooper. >> sarah: and another no-show for tom brady as the patriots prepare the take on the jets this sunday. >> sarah: we're already tracking rain showers this black

>> nancy: welcome back. 6:15 on this friday. the day after thanksgiving. i'm so full from last night. >> sarah: i'm not. i'm ready to eat again. >> wren: it always seems like you'll never be able to eat again. a couple hours later, maybe another portion. as we head into today. a little soggy, a little dwhroomy inch terms of rainfall totals, not looking at anything

north shore, a lot of drizzle throughout the morning here. and a little slippery situation to our northwest. more on that in a second. a closer look at who is seeing some of those showers. the north shore seeing that. wenham seeing more moderate rain. but most of us are seeing lighter rain. that's what middleton is seeing and that's what beverly is sealing. a mild forecast. we've had cooler weather this week, and as we head into your thanksgiving day, your thanksgiving weekend, excuse me, we are looking at mild temperatures. close to 50 degrees across the 48 degrees in martha's vineyard. you can see much cooler air further to our northwest. 36 degrees in orange, 37 degrees in fitchburg, and we're in the 40s here in boston. so not terribly bad. we do have a little bit of fog to contend. with and again, some cooler air to our north west, which is causing a couple slippery spots. some of us, especially those higher elevation, temperatures fall below zero, below freezing at the surface, which could cause a little glaze of ice on the roads. so if you're traveling to our northwest, i would allow a little extra time because those

little bit of a difficult commute here this morning. temp, you can see worcester also dealing with some fog, visibility under two miles. the cape and the islandses are actually sitting pretty nicely. great visibility. there as we head into the rest of your day, we have chance for drizzle, spotty showers, as well, and rainfall totals around one-tenth of an inch by the end of the day. as we head into the afternoon, we could have rain showers, wands of rain moving through boston as well as actually through southern new england. and that continues wrapping up into tonight. tonight we are talking about drizzle again, s with a kind of drizzle, a couple showers by the middle of the day we see more showers. by the end of the day, we're back to drizzle. keeping that cloud cover through today and into tomorrow, as well. by saturday we have more of a coastal storm surge situation. we're looking at the chance for rain here in boston, as well as the cape and the islands. you can see further to our west, we could be looking at predominantly dry conditions throughout your saturday forecast. even some peeks of sunshine as we head enter sunday. by sunday a slight chance for an early morning shower. our general precipitation trend

your weekend here. highs today mild in the upper 40s, he 50s with patchy fog. mixing out around the mid-morning hours. late morning by the latest. temperatures for most of us in the upper 40s and low 40s. a very slight chance of showers in sunday and we pull back cloud cover as we head enter your sunday afternoon. >> sarah: even though it's chilly out there, that isn't stopping shoppers from spending the day looking for if t west black friday steals and deals that. can cause problems morning, danielle. how it is looking out there? >> danielle: it's not too bad out there. this is a live look autosouth shore plaza in braintree. it's getting busier. seeing some cars. i think there are a couple parking spots there, as well. so if you're getting ready to head out the door. getting to the mall certainly no issues. but once you get there, the parking lot maybe going to be a little bit crowded. let's go to the maps and you'll see a lot of greene out there. the expressway, wide open in both directions. that's not something we

northbound, it's a little bit slow, but still we're in the seeing any major delays out there. the pike wide open in both directions. we do have one accident we're watching. this is route 2 eastbound at piper road there. so that's where wren was talking about the roads a little slick this morning. route 1 and 93 heading into boston not seeing any issues. the "t" and commuter rail both running on schedule, and also keep in mind, they're both running on their typical weekday schedule, as well. back to you, guys. ism thanks, danielle. a high school a touching homedown tribute before their thanksgiving day game. >> sarah: hudson high school honoring trooper thomas clardy's family. his four-year-old son noah performing the ceremonial coin toss. clardy's wife says they're thankful for all the support. >> it's a beautiful tribute for my husband, for "family guyly." it's great for my kids to see that everybody is still thinking of us after this time, and honoring my husband in a special

>> nancy: the hudson high school team also wore special state police decals on their helmets during the game to honor trooper clardy. >> sarah: boston police officers receiving a meaningful message from a young girl. ten-year-old maeve wrote this letter thanking police officers for keeping the city safe. both of her parents are b.p.d. officers, but she wanted to show her gratitude to all officers. b.p.d. responded thanking her for this thoughtful note. >> very kind. good >> nancy: just ahead, a festival of lights now under way. where you can catch this spectacular holiday display. >> sarah: plus the bruins in action on thanksgiving day. how they fared on the ice without their captain. >> nancy: and the patriots have a whole lot to be thankful for as they dish on what they

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>> wren: hopefully you enjoyed your thanksgiving. your black friday forecast looking damp. drizzle and showers, especially off to our northwest. north shore seeing more moderate to light rainfall. and a closer look at who is seeing that. methuen seeing more moderate rainfall, north andover in the same spot. most of this is very light, though. some light rain. and that's what we can expect throughout the day. off-and-on spotty. not widespread in terms of drizzle that. will be as we head into the afternoon, a better chance for seeing some rain showers. back to drizzle later tonight. a bit soggy. we also have patchy fog to contend. with visibility down the two miles in worcester and a couple slippery spots to our northwest. >> and now time for 7sports with trey daerr. >> trey: some things in life are great by themselves, but

even better together. the pairing of football and thanksgiving near the top of that list. at this point maybe we could be thankful to see tom brady out on the field come sunday. the patriots having a close ed practice thursday. whatever went down in foxborough, brady was not part of it. brady sitting out a second straight practice with a knee injury. martellus bennett also not participating. dealing with an ankle injury. still may be too early to panic about the jets. zedeno chara not making the trip to ottawa because of that injury. kevall david pasternak also back and he makes his presence felt with ten seconds left in the first, spinning and scoring. his 11th goal of the season. it's a power play strike. the bruins looking good out in front 1-0. the sens answer back in the second. mark stone beats tuukka rask and scores. we're level at one. in the third, ottawa getting a little lucky bounce here. chris wideman lets it fly from outside the face-off circle. it appears to deflect off and in a bruin.

a season low 20 shots on net for the b's. in a black friday matinee, this one of the best ones on the schedule, you got the celtics hosting the spurs at 1:00 p.m. inside t.d. garden. that's it for sports. have a great day. >> it's turkey. it's thanksgiving. got to have turkey for sure. >> the cornbread dressing. >> mac and cheese. my mom max really good mac and cheese. >> my grandma's mashed potatoes and cravy. >> , they. number two would be any type of bread rolls. >> the stuffling, gravy >> so good. the patriots sharing some of their favorite things about thanksgiving in a twitter video. several players shared memories of thanksgiving day, football games and high school. and everyone said they were thankful for family time. >> nancy: on that note, look at tom brady's thanksgiving. his wife gisele bundchen sharing these pictures on instagram. pats' q.b. hard at work in the kitchen right there. and brady shared the before picture of all this of him prepping the food with his son.

surrounded by people you love, good food, football. it's a great reminder of what's most important in life and how good it can be. and julian edman making a turkey day touchdown with this picture on twitter. the pats wide receiver wishing everyone a happy thanksgiving. >> nice hat. there >> i know. wonder who photoshopped that for him. >> nancy: more ahead on 6:30. the black friday rush now on. that means people are hitting those roads. a look at how traffic is flowing. >> sarah: marijuana may soon be legal in massachusetts. but find out why shops selling pot may not be open for years. >> nancy: breaking news this morning, florence henderson best known for her role on the brady bunch passing away at the age of 82. be noisy. be silent. be near. be far. be joyful. be together.

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preaction pouring in after the death of florence henderson. >> nancy: a wrong-way driver leading to a deadly crash. what we know this morning about the people inside those cars. >> sarah: and one company giving away their earnings on this black friday, one of the busiest shopping days of the year. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: >> nancy: ready, set, shop. good morning and thank you for joining us. i'm nancy chen. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. a lot of people getting out for black friday. wren, how is the weather looking? >> wren: a soggy definitely grab a rain jacket or umbrella before you head touted door, but don't plan on a soaker. you can see showers off to the north shore. most of this is light rainfall. a couple pockets of more moderate rainfall. then drizzle. that's what we'll contend with through much of the morning hours. a closer look at who is seeing that more moderate rainfall. that's further to our north. you see andover as well as methuen seeing some rain here this morning. but this is definitely not widespread. it's going to be patchy through the morning hours. a better chance for more rain showers as we head into the

morning. visibility in worcester down to under two miles and some slippery spots to our northwest, especially in those higher terrain areas. definitely allow a little bit of extra time if you're still traveling from your thanksgiving-day holiday. a little bit messier in terms of drizzle, fog and slippery spots this morning. >> sarah: wren, thank you very much. how about a look at the traffic with danielle gersh? >> danielle: this is whe you'll see most of the traffic this morning, in the mall parking lots. someone getting out to do some shopping there. a lot of people getting out the maybe walk off that turkey dinner and get a good deal while they're at it. let's head to the maps, anywhere you're going, the roads are really quiet. a lot of greene on the, pray -- expressway northbound and southbound. slowing in wrentham as you pass by the outlets, but still no major delays. the pike fine, wide open in both

we're watching on route 2 eastbound at piper road. 93 wide open back to 495. and no issues heading in or out of town on route 1. the "t" and commuter rail both running on their normal weekday schedule and they're both running on time. back to you, guys. >> sarah: we're following breaking news this morning. florence henderson, the actress best known for praying carol brady in in "the brady bunch" hs died. she died last night at cedars-sinai in los angeles heartfailure. she was surrounded by friends and family. she was 82 years old. breaking overnight. a dangerous drive on the expressway. a state trooper rushed to the hospitals after an s.u.v. slams into the back of his cruiser. 7's nicole oliverio is live with the very latest. nicole? >> nicole: sarah, that trooper had to be taken to the hospital, treated for minor injuries. this accident happened early this morning while overnight just near exit 11 on 93 south according to investigators. they say the driver of an s.u.v.

you can see the damage to the become of that patrol car, also damage to the s.u.v. it's unclear exactly what led up to this accident. but again, that trooper was taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries. that driver did remain on scene. it's unclear if they'll face charges. that's the latest live in boston, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: nicole, thank you. >> nancy: right now a wrong-way crash under investigation after a driver slammed head on into another car in plainville. one person was killed in that crash. this morning we're learning more cars. 7's brandon gunnoe has more. >> two vehicle m.v.a., 495 south. >> brandon: a man was driving the wrong way on 495 many plainville when he crashed head-on into another vehicle. he died on scene. >> it's as terrible as anything that i can imagine because it should be avoidable. >> brandon: it happened early thanksgiving morning on 495 south between exits 13 and 14.

severe, she was rushed to the hospital with serious injuries. >> they said it was about a 25-minute e.t.a. >> brandon: investigators are trying to figure out where the man drove on to the interstate going the wrong way and what caused him to do so in the first place. the interstates and ramps are clearly marked. investigators can't understand how someone could make such a deadly mistake. >> i've never had any problems seeing the right way and the wrong way to go. but it's not an uncommon probm, >> brandon: the 22-year-old driver who died in the crash at 2:00 a.m. was from norton. no one else was in the car. >> tragic. i feel really bad for their families and wish them well. >> my thoughts are when you drive here, it's no joke. you better be wide awake. don't drink, okay, and if you are not feeling well, pull over. >> brandon: the 21-year-old girl in the other car is from barnstable. she was taken to a hospital in rhode island with serious injuries. in foxborough, brandon gunnoe, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: new this morning, police in ayre are looking for

from a subway on mill street. officers say the suspect entered the store and showed a knife to the clerk on wednesday when the employee couldn't open the register, the suspect said he had a gun. the clerk gave him a small amount of money and the suspect took off. >> nancy: looks like a bit of a waiting game for marijuana retail shops in the bay state. according to the "globe," store openings could be pushed back to the middle of 2018 or even past that. lawmakers now trying to delay the legislation. they're also looking to push back the december 15th s marijuana at home. >> sarah: the holiday season is in full swing in attleboro. the 2016 christmas festival of lights kicked off last night. people from all over gathered at the national shrine of our lady lafollette to get a glimpse of the light. hundreds of volunteers began working in september to bring this festival to life. 300,000 lights are used to light up the ten-acre space. >> in my whole life i never

many christmas lights go up at one time. >> sarah: organizers say they expect over 500,000 people to visit the festival between new and new year's when it comes to a close. >> nancy: i love that, though, "my whole life." so cute. all right. still ahead, a look at what's trending. thanksgiving celebrated all across the globe yesterday, even high above it. >> sarah: and stores raking in the big bucks on this black friday. but one retailer is giving it all away. >> nancy: plus a hurricane earthquake strike in central america. the areas most affected right

>> sarah: taking a look at what's trengdzing today, pat againa telling customers, we don't want your cash. they will donate all of today's proceeds to charity. executives for patagonia say the company wants its customers to show love to the planet. the charities donatessed will include organizations that help protect our air, water and soil. >> nancy: the international space station enjoying their

astronauts celebrating the holiday 200 miles above earth. the crew describes how they cook their special turkey. >> our food is a little bit different. here is our turkey right here. it will be in a pouch. we'll heat this up and it will taste really good, just like you're having it at home. >> the crew also says they made sure to watch some of the thanksgiving football game. >> sarah: as if food hasn't already been on our minds for thanksgiving, researchers are saying eating ice cream for breakfast can make you alert. according to a japanese university study, subjects who ate ice cream for breakfast performed better on mental exercises, showing more alpha waves which are reduceed to mental irritation and high alertness. >> nancy:ice cream for everyone. >> christa: we all scream for ice cream. >> nancy: looking to make your christmas great again? this little red cap can be yous

is in 24-carat gold. you can buy it online at donaldjtrump.com. go there now. >> sarah: advertisement for the day. >> nancy: oh, yeah. know and go is next with all the day's top stories, including more from the president-elect. just how many daily intel briefings he's really getting. >> reporter: black friday shopping is in full swing. we're live this morning at the north shore mall. >> sarah: and jackpot up for grabs. what you can win if you play powerball this weekend. >> nancy: and aretha franklin stealing the show. why her national anthem performance overshadowed the football game being played. at ikea, we believe that making room for one more shouldn't cost more.

one more shouldn't cost more. spend your holiday overjoyed and under budget. >> sarah: all right. it's final the know and go. we have all your day's stories coming up. >> nancy: we start with your weather on this black friday. wren clair has a check of the forecast. >> wren: we have a couple obstacle, some drizzle, patchy fog, a couple slick spots to our northwest. definitely allow extra time on the roads. showers across the north shore lighted rain to moderate rainfall. a couple pockets of moderate rainfall that. fog is further to our west. west of the 495 loop, predominantly west of that loop. worcester dealing with visibility under two miles. that's about where jaffrey is sitting this morning, as well.

especially higher terrain to our northwest. north of the mass pike. especially as surface temperatures have drned a little bit below freezing. that's going to be an issue until around 8:00 a.m. drizzle, fog, a couple slippery spots make for a more difficult commute if you are out and about shopping already. as we head into the afternoon, we're really concerned about some showers and temperatures will be pretty accommodating right around our seasonable highs in the upper 40s. mostly cloudy skies throughout the day. back to drizzle a the evening hours. here's what we're looking at in terms of rainfall totals. not much, a couple tenths of an inch at most. most of us are talking about hundreds of an inch of rain by this evening. this isn't even registering. hundreds of an inch possible by tomorrow. we have more rain head our way, but this is going tom brady more across the cape and the islands and potentially the coast, as well, as our next storm system moves up the coast. so that could bring us some wet weather into saturday, but those that are further west of the 495

tomorrow. lighted drizzle today. upper 50s for the cape and the islands, very warm. 47 degrees in many spots. isolated showers tonight. most of that will be drizzle with patchy fog again as we head into tomorrow. temperatures in the mid to low 40s tonight. your 7 on 7 forecast showing highs tomorrow in the low 50s. >> breaking news. a hollywood icon has died. florence henderson, who played carol brady on "the brady bunch," passing away at the age of 82, show gave her the title of one of america's favorite tv moms. >> nancy: that was one role in a storied career that included a stint on broadway. ? here's a story of a lovely lady ? >> nancy: that lovely lady is florence henderson, who played america's favorite mom carol brady on the 1970's hit tv sitcom "the brady bunch." but her real story wasn't so ideal.

who left when she was just 12 years old. henderson used her singing talent to entertain the family and help make ends meet. >> i don't ever remember not singing. i would sing and pass the hat. i'd sing for groceries. >> nancy: the singer-turned actress then took her talents to tv. in 1959 she was nbc's "today" girl, and she became first woman to co-host "the tonight show" in 1962. then in 1969, henderson became carol brady. >> i created the kind of mother that i wished i'd had and i think that everyone longed for. >> nancy: henderson continued to act and sing on tv for decades after the brady bunch. she even cha cha cha-ed her way into our living rooms in 2010 on "dancing with the stars." henderson had four children with her first husband ira bernstein. she met her second husband, hip therapist john pappas, while undergoing treatment for stage fright and fear of flying. >> people used to kid john and

maureen mccormack, who played marcia brady, posted this message on twitter: florence henderson was a dear friend for so many years and in my heart forever. love and hugs to her family. i'll miss you dearly. you are in my heart forever, florence." henderson's publicist says she passed away from heart failure at cedars-sinai in los angeles. she was surrounded by her children. ism breaking overnight, a state police cruiser struck an s.u.v. an s.u.v. slammed into the back trooper to the hospital. police now investigating what happened. 7's nicole oliverio live with what we know this morning. nicole? >> nicole: that trooper was taken to the hospital with only minor injuries. this accident happening overnight on 93 south near exit 11 in boston. now, investigators say the driver of an s.u.v. crashed into that trooper's cruiser, rear ending it. you can see the dang there to the back of the patrol car. also some damage to the s.u.v. we're told the driver did stay on scene and was talking with responding troopers to that

going to face any charges. and right now we don't know what led up to that accident. live in boston, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> nancy: nicole, thank you. happening now, an overnight rush of shoppers hitting malls and shops. live look out there at the north shore mall where shoppers are trying to get some of those best deals of the season. of course work the holiday traffic comes some traffic -- or with the holiday rush comes some traffic, as well. danielle gersh here the track those roads. >> sarah: thanks, nancy. a lot of parking lot traffic this morning. the maybe roadways really not too bad. the, pray in both directions not every day looks like that. so if you're getting ready to head out the door. here's a will be outside the mall. this is south shore plaza in braintree. don't see too many empty parking spots. there this is where you'll see most of your congestion this morning. but the good news, you don't have to sit in traffic getting there. so let's go to the maps and you'll see a lot of green out there. south of town, things are slowly down a little bit as you pass by

delays out there. the pike fine in both directions. we do have one crash we're watching. this is route 2 eastbound at piper road. 93 wide open all way back to 495, and not seeing any issues this morning on route 1. the "t" and commuter rail are both operating on their regular weekday schedule this morning. not seeing any delays. and for a look at what's going on inside the malls, we'll send it out to 7's victoria warren. she's live in peabody this morning. good morning, vicki. >> victoria: good morning, danielle, we know w a on the roads. they are in the stores and in the malls taking a live look behind me. they say this is right about the time inside the mall where things will really start to pick up and get crazy. people have been doing those box stores and now they're making their way inside of the malls. retailers hoping far good year. shoppers hoping for some good sales in the north shore mall. these folks, some of them have been at this for hours. despite the cold and drizzle outside, these black friday shoppers lined up waiting for the doors to open. for some of these people, it's

they spend time studying flyers, plotting out their plan of attack inch massachusetts, the stores can't open until midnight, but up in new hampshire, some stores, they actually opened yesterday on thanksgiving. which means some people spent their holiday not at the dinner table, but instead camping out to be first in line. so again, as we look through the malls, we see all of these signs, 50% off, 70% off, 30% off, those are the sales that people are hoping to monopolize on, black friday shoppers know that some of the time noon rolls around today, they're not going to be here anymore, so they're really hoping to cash in and the retailers are hoping that people spend their money freely. live this morning in peabody, victoria warren, ?iez snooze. -- het laatste nieuws. >> nancy: vicki, thank you. happening today, the man suspected of hitting four police officers with his car was called to cower. vincent weeks was arrested on wednesday. according to investigators, when officers approached his car, he sped off, dragging two officers and hitting an additional two.

assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. those officers are expected to be okay. new this morning,s be public school officials are conducting an internal investigation after allegations of sexual abuse on a school bus. according to the "herald," staffers allegedly failed to report a six-year-old boy from the boston renaissance charter school allegedly molested another child on a bus last month. the driver of that bus has been placed on paid leave. >> sarah: as donald trump continue are saying the president-elect has only received two intelligence briefings since winning the election. in the past, the preng break typically got daily briefings. the news was first reported by the "washington post." according to the paper, vice president-elect elect mike pence has received briefings almost every day. >> nancy: now to a developing story, two people are dead, four others injured after a shooting at park in louisville, kentucky. this happened yesterday just as a youth football game was ending.

and police are still searching for the shooter. >> sarah: a thanksgiving turkey sparks a house fire in mississippi. fire officials say man was frying his turkey when flames started shooting out of the fryer. the flames damaged the front porched of the home. thankfully no one was hurt. >> nancy: more news today, people in central america feeling the effects of a major earthquake. the 7.0 magnitude quake hit off the coast in el salvador in nicaragua. tsunami warnings still in throughout that area. the epicenter was a couple miles off the pacific coast of el salvador, southwest of the city of san salvador. so far there have been no reports of serious damage. >> sarah: meanwhile, nicaragua declared state of emergency after hurricane otto touched down yesterday. it made landfall at a category two store but has since weakened to a tropical storm. heavy rain is still an issue, causing dangerous flooding and fears of mudslides. the powerball jackpot continuing to grow this morning.

dollars, making it the ninth largest in powerball history. the next chance the win, tomorrow, the lucky winner would receive $403 million over next three years or a lump sum of $243 million. >> nancy: the patriots would be thankful to have tom brady on the practice field, but the quarterback sat out in his second straight practice with a knee injury. this is only the second time in the last six years that brady has missed two consecutive practices before a game. to suit up on sunday against the new york jets. and while t.b. 12 wasn't cooking things up on the practice field, apparently he was busy making thanksgiving dinner. his wife gisele bundchen sharing these photos on instagram, showing brady doing some work in the kitchen. that looks delicious. i'm talking about the biscuits. and julian edelman scoring a turkey-day touchdown with this pick on twitter. the pats wide receiver wishing

belting out a truly unforgettable national anthem. >> sarah: she delivered a record-setting performance before the thanksgiving day performance of the vikings and lions. take a look. ? and the rocket's red glare the bombs bursting in air ? >> well, that's whitney. let me read this real quick and then we'll get to more on whitney. so fran club set the record for the longest rendition of the national anthem at four minutes and 35 seconds. so the reason we showed you whitney houston's anthem right there is because this aretha franklin version has been going viral. we wanted to take a look at some of the other famous performances an how long they've clocked in for the performances. ism right. so i think we already saw whitney. we'll play the video. so whitney houston's rendition of the national anthem was in 1991. it clocked in at 1 minute and 57 seconds. i have to say,ing i mean,

whitney is classic. >> nancy: all-time favorite. how about lady gaga? this was a big hit this year. her version came in at 2 minutes and 21 seconds. ? o say can you see ? >> sarah: of curse, alicia keys, love her. she wowed the crowd at the super bowl in new orleans. she set a super bowl record at 2 minutes 35eu7b seconds. incredible voice. >> nancy: if you want to see the aretha franklin version, go online. definitely catch it, wren. >> wren: we're seeing some fog here this morning. a couple slippery spots,well. drizzle. we have the chance for showers throughout the day today. light rain for us. most of us taking comb a couple hundreds of an inch. by tomorrow we still have the chance for showers predominantly across the cape and the islands and the coast. further inland, especially west of the 490 loop, likely predominantly dry. not a bad forecast.

good morning. lovely lady. >> when you come back to earth, would you please go tell the boys to come in and straighten up their room? >> florence henderson, the american icon who played beloved tv mom carol brady on "the brady at the age of 82. an early member of the "today" show family and a ground-breaking actress, we'll take a look back at her remarkable career. friday frenzy. stores are already mobbed this morning with one of the biggest shopping days of the year well under way. we've got everything you need to know on this black friday. thanksgiving miracle. a california mother who vanished while jogging almost a month ago has been reunited with her family after she was found tied