straightahead. 7 news at six starts now. first up at 6 pm. a deadly crash in dorchester as the car goes off of 93 right into another car. >>nicole: tonight inveig that happened. >>reporter: that car went over the guard rail over the embankment and landed right here in morrissey boulevard. thankfully the driver of the suv will be okay but now police are trying to figure out

a brand-new guardrail in place after exit 14. a perfect crash caused one man to be dead and the crash racking his car. he went over there rode all over the guardrail and going airborne. >> can you imagine driving down at 1 am as cautious as been. >> the driver of 55-year-old man died at the scene while the driver who was hit, a 21-year-old woman was transferred to boston medical center with nonthreatening injuries. jonathan good lucchino said he saw the accident and has seen a lot of crutches. >> we constantly hear screeching marks of cars coming to a sudden stop. often times we wait 10 seconds to hear the bang of the sudden impact. >> police are looking to see

>> it is very sad. it goes to show what can happen in the blink of a moment. >>reporter: there was a passenger in the suv that was not injured. state police have not released the three names involved in the crash yet, but they do expect the release later tonight. >>nicole: 7 news turning to the weather. most the first time. in case you are wondering what the bright thing was in the sky. we are wrapping up our weekend on a chilly note. >>weather: i can bring you some slightly warmer weather. but it can help you that the

away. wind chill factor currently sitting at 32 and the wind has made it to feel like it's 5?0 degrees cooler. we've had a weak disturbance moving overhead. it brought some snow showers to southern vermont and parts of massachusetts. a few clouds to the rest the area. a little bit of cloud cover that we've had will disappear and skies will clear up. temperatures will drop pretty quickly it's more like into the 20s and the usual coolers suburbs. without the breeze, it should feel like in the mid-40s. >>jonathan: also 17, boston fire crews fighting flames in a home in dorchester.

and tonight the fire is out. that is the good news. the bad news some people are homeless. kelly o'hara is in dorchester family is looking for another place to live. the home is a complete shell of what it was. you could see crews are inside boarding up the windows and the family tells us that they are completely devastated. >> smoke pours out of this home. the house on harlem street is where jenna raises have been raised in. investigators tell us a space heater firefighters say the houses complete loss. >> right now it's about. >> firefighters said they got a flurry of 9-1-1 calls this afternoon. flames quickly spread from the first, to the second and then the third. it turned into a form of alarm blaze. they are left to find somewhere else to call home. >>reporter: out here live in dorchester, you can see there is very little left in this dorchester home. it is completely shelled out. the american red cross is

the family tells me off-camera that they are okay because they have other family members to dorchester night, kelly o'hara, channel 7 news. >>nicole: of cargo subs and flames in grafton. you can see the thick plume of smoke as firefighters worked to put out the flames. police say all lanes are now opened. repair police looking for shooter. a man was sent inside the car and sh actually street just before midnight. he was taken to the hospital and expected to survive. >>jonathan: we are following more news tonight and have anna, cuba. there is a mixed reaction to the death of fidel castro. they are celebrating in the streets and morning as they hold two days of tributes. abc's jake gray and have anna. tonight and hold havana. two days after the death of l, dante, fidel castro.

revolutionary plaza for a public funeral on sunday for fidel castro. >> the people of very sad that is gone, very sad, but they realize the younger ones especially that is a new movement. >> even those anxiously change our publicly remembering tribute of at university of hannah steps. >> i am so sad because he was a very important for all of cuban people. >> for an older generation of cubans, those feelings run much deeper as does the void that comes with the loss. >> now the cuban people are obligated to fill in the vacuum that fidel has left. if we want to continue to be an independent country. >> a country both on an old --

>> often the streets would be filled with music, dancing. tonight it is part of nine days of official morning. as for the man that led the country for seven decades. >>nicole: now turning into the latest and trump transition. trump took to twitter after the clinton campaign took part in the recount. >> the green party also michigan. in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote. if you did ask the millions of

an advisor for the president-elect say they do not want to see mitt romney as a part of the cabinet. trump campaigns advisor said he was awful to the trump campaign criticizing him for year. it is rumored that he is being considered for secretary of state. supporters would feel betrayed if you get supposed. >>weather: now for a big controversy in western massachusetts. amherst veterans are fighting the college to not fly the us flag. administrators de flag will not fly on the campus anywhere. school officials sided with students and lowered the flight to half mast. two days later, students removed the flag and burned it in protest of donald trump. the president said he wanted to create a dialogue, but veterans say this is disrespectful and

veterans and many who have given the ultimate sacrifice and their families that we are able to lead the lives that we lead because of their efforts. >>jonathan: the school's president says people need to listen to each other and only then will the amherst community and the nation to get to some consensus on these core issues. demonstrates gathering in boston today demonstrating the anti-immigrant trump. they marched through boston common to protest against his plan to end sanctuary cities. the group is also there to raise for the refugee and immigrant center in boston. >>nicole: straight ahead on 7 news at six. a duck hunter gets taken by surprise when the gator bites down at his leg. >>jonathan: the rescue after an >> it's a kitchen competition and troy barnum are in it to

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>>nicole: a wild attack and florida and the florida alligators. a pretty wild story. two firefighters rushed to rescue the man and their sharing the story. >> a gut wrenching these off-du firefighters speaking to one station. describing the moments they save the day after the counter was bit by an alligator. >> the next thing we hear a large scream and went silent. >> they arrived at the hospital moments after the 50 rolled was airlifted to broward

>> all i saw was a mouth open and with the common -- commotion. >> he was hunting at 2 pm yesterday. after they were in their kayaks, he thought he kicked a log, but it turned out to be an alligator. >> i saw the alligator's mouth and i tried to push the kayak in between us in the alligator. >> it could've been much worse and the alligator bit into his leg and started to roll. fortunately for whatever reason the allocated decide to let go. >> luckily, the firefighters were nearby when it all went

and i cut the rest of his it and uses belt on the waiters to tie the tourniquet. >> he says is on the mend and doing well. they have been hunting together for more than a decade but have never run into anything like expect to get bitten but you know that there's a possibility. they are there. >>jonathan: that was walter morris reporting. comes early in quincy. how the city is getting into the holiday spirit. ? why do banks treat you and your money like this? they nickel and dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. they've reimagined banking, and built a checking account

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>> it seems a little early to me, but the 64th annual

held today. it's one of the oldest in the country. the parade route traveled right through quincy center. it included various marching bands. this year the theme was the traditions of christmas. >> you said it was too early, you hung up the decorations today. >>jonathan: i know, my wife had me hanging up the >> i put out my decorations yesterday. a chilly fail in the air today. it will warm up the same time as the rain arrives. where talking rain and not snow. there's a good chance we will

rainfall. that is tuesday and that is round one. another round of rain wednesday night into thursday. we've currently got up at 30s, low 40s but that is half the story. we've got winds five, 10, 15, some spots 20 miles per hour. so 32 is the current windchill. 28 in worchester. the winds will calm down as we get into the evening and overnight hours. but it will get cond now last couple of hours if you look some snow showers rolling through parts of southern vermont and parts of massachusetts. for the rest of us part of a cloud cover. a little bit of cloud cover will clear out. plenty of sunshine tomorrow and then that is our next chance of rain. actually, nebraska under a tornado warning at the time. it gives you a adair how strong the storm system is and that is why we are expecting a good bit

here. a good bit of sunshine throughout the day tomorrow and clouds start to roll in tomorrow night. i think most of us will be dry going to work on tuesday morning. best chance of rain will be tuesday afternoon into with some showers some gusty winds. now, round one of rain continues into tuesday evening and comes to an end overnight tuesday into wednesday morning. again, not expecting a whole lot of rain. maybe a drop or two here and there, but already by dinnertime where talking one half inch to three quarters of an inch. round two coming into wednesday night into thursday. by the time you added up, we are looking over an inch, and inch and 1/2. again, temperatures will be in

it was 20 degrees colder, we would be measuring this with the yardstick. it's a good bit of rain. after that turning cooler heading into next weekend. >> now time for 7 sports. their three-game side of the garden today. with jimmy hayes a guy who hadn't scored since last february. two carrasco took it from there. the bruins already without chara. they get tripped up by that then bishop stick. he would have to be helped off the ice and he would not return. colin miller bacan towards the net. he chopped it off. then bishop his sixth goal of the season. that put the bruins up othing. later in the period, on the power play. it's a wrist shot from the point. he gets enough stick on it to tip it passed bishop. the replay shows both patrice bergeron and baskets got it.

goal the first of the season. his first since february 24 of last season. you better believe it, he is tossing that monkey office back. they have one fourth goal midway through the third. it deflects offered tyler johnston's skate. it's the 13th of the season. they go on to win it 4? the final. snapping the air >> it was big. to put it on a solid team like that. it is good stuff for a confidence. >> we been struggling to score goals as of late. i think every goal is important as of late and we want to start that well. but finding ways to create chances. luckily we were fortunate enough to do that today. >> no walk in the park for the

rob gronkowski knocked out of the game in the first quarter you on sports extra with -- tim fox will offer his take on the day. that's following the broncos and chiefs following sunday night football. patriots hosts the rams. la at new orleans. jared goff went off in the first half. how about this the first career touchdown pass. he had three on the day. drew brees was good center throwing for touchdowns.

29?1. late in the third quarter ryan off 43 yards for the score. three touchdowns. no pics. dolphins win their sixth straight. they are now seven and five in the season. bills hosting the jaguars. he lost it up and it goes up and grab set for the go-ahead they improved to six and five day brought to you by capital one. >> tightens visiting the bears. watch what he does. he fires a perfect the tightens with it improving to six and six in the season

>> ahead person nightly news. many wonder what ist president elect donald trump claiming he would've won the popular vote if not for millions of illegal votes. plus we will tell you by the incoming first lady is geared up to be hot spot. >>jonathan: that will do it for 7 news at six.

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. on this sunday night, questioning the vote, president-elect trump claims millions of americans voted illegally saying that's why he lost the national popular vote. uncertain future, new reaction from inside cuba tonight after fidel and many wondered what's next for the island country. >> bourbon street shooting. ten people shot in the new orleans french quarter. hometown hero, melania trump, tiny hometown in europe, the residence hopes her success will make it a tourist hot spot. a busy travel weekend, "nightly news" begins