this is a main drag in foxborough. ago. police tell the assignment desk, the car, as you could see, went right through the middle of the living room, smashing through everything. you could see all the damage right here. no one is hurt. lots to investigate this morning we do have a crew on the way to the scene right now. giving present to mother for christmas after making the case from her dad's shirt. >> that memorial shirt, my dad's shirt, doesn't mean anything to anyone. it means everything to our family. >> gene: while police investigate the community already rallying around david spreading the world in hopes the pillow will turn up and making another pillow in time for next week. >> sara: revere police officer battling cancer with a new pup. >> surprise. >> sara: fox25 was there when angela hall cavich a puppy. earlier this week he had fallen victim to a scam. he wired $250 to man in ohio who promised him a husky puppy. the dog never arrived. after hearing his story the >> my heart was broken, just not fair and called e

>> al: stunner in foxborough. last week we're doing the game in denver, it's a 14-point new england lead, they're 10-0, clearly the road to the super bowl is going to go through foxborough. here we are eight days later and the road to the super bowl in the afc is going through anywhere, we don't know. we have houston against new england next week. big game for both teams. >> cris: and we know what's happened to new england's offensive line, a lot of injuries up there. and probably the most watchable player that plays on the defensive side in this league, j.j. watt, is going to be coming hard after tom brady. he is literally tried to carry that football team on the defensive side. great matchup. can't wait to be there. >> al: december, always fun. >> cris: absolutely. >> al: on to texas, partner. it's new england against houston on sunday night football. tonight 39 unanswered points for the pittsburgh steelers who win the game by a score of 45-10 over the indianapolis colts. until next week, al michaels, cris colli

>> al: stunner in foxborough.week we're doing the game in denver, it's a 14-point new england lead, they're 10-0, clearly the road to the super bowl is going to go through foxborough. here we are eight days later and the road to the super bowl in the afc is going through anywhere, we don't know. we have houston against new england next week. big game for both teams. >> cris: and we know what's happened to new england's offensive line, a lot of injuries up there. and probably the most watchable player that plays on the defensive side in this league, j.j. watt, is going to be coming hard after tom brady. he is literally tried to carry that football team on the defensive side. great matchup. can't wait to be there. >> al: december, always fun. >> cris: absolutely. >> al: on to texas, partner. we'll see you next sunday night. it's new england against houston on sunday night football. tonight 39 unanswered points for the pittsburgh steelers who win the game by a score of 45-10 over the indianapolis colts. until next we

this photo of a foxborough high school student is at the center of a yearbook controversy. the problem? the young woman appears to be standing on the american flag. in fact, that was not the case. but the picture was banned from the yearbook. morgan traux believed the photo showed pride in the u.s.a. the flag is not a real flag. it's a photo studio backdrop. morgan's mom says the school's response was over the top

of course, we'll follow this one for you all day long >>> a foxborough family set to host a holiday party now is set to deal with this mess. a teenager crashed into the this crash.

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>> al: stunner in foxborough. last week we're doing the game in denver, it's a 14-point new england lead, they're 10-0, clearly the road to the super bowl is going to go through foxborough. here we are eight days later and the road to the super bowl in the afc is going through anywhere, we don't know. we have houston against new england next week. big game for both teams. >> cris: and we know what's happened to new england's offensive line, a lot of injuries up there. and probably the most watchable player that plays on the defensive side in this league, j.j. watt, is going to be coming hard after tom brady. he is literally tried to carry that football team on the defensive side. great matchup. can't wait to be there. >> al: december, always fun. >> al: on to texas, partner. we'll see you next sunday night. it's new england against houston on sunday night football. tonight 39 unanswered points for the pittsburgh steelers who win the game by a score of 45-10 over the indianapolis colts. until next week, al michaels

. >> gene: we continue to follow breaking news in foxborough where a car slammed into a home on cocasset street around 6:40 this morning. fox25 catherine parrotta live at the scene where there's a giant hole in the home, catherine. you could see right into the living room. the new thing that's happen right now, you can actually hear it happening, construction work, where the living room wall used to be, trying to reinforce the structure so doesn't completely collapse and wanted to walk you through what happened here and basically what official tell us is this is a couple hours ago, car was traveling on the opposite side of the street and it would be facing us right now and car lost control and come across the lawn, might be able to make out the tire tracks here as for who was behind the wheel, official tell us it was a 16-year-old boy from wrentham and car ended up traveling right here, crashing into the front of this home. i wanted to walk you through some of the dam here, take a look, this has just been taped ago. you see a cracked window, see the large crack right next to the door way

at gillette stadium in foxborough, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. bob: a wildfire burns in california tonight. forcing evacuations and closing down highways. strong winds have fueled the fire. a downed power line sparking the emergency. reporter kayna whitworth has story from ventura county california. kayna: a holiday nightmare california christmas night. fast-moving flames at first creeping toward the 101 freeway. >> oh, my god. >> this is scary. like it's going to jump the freeway. kayna: then it did. forcing many people to either turn back or drive into the >> crazy. kayna: over and over, drivers roadway's edge. fire officials saying powerful santa anna winds gusting 45 miles an hour carried 'em bers over the highway. pushing it across what should have been a natural barrier. the state highway patrol shut down parts of the 101 and the nearby pacific coast highway. county officials immediately put the beach community under mandatory evacuation and surrounding areas on voluntary status. >> make sure that everything is buttoned up tight. if you lea

>> al: stunner in foxborough.week we're doing the game in denver, it's a 14-point new england lead, they're 10-0, clearly the road to the super bowl is going to go through foxborough. here we are eight days later and the road to the super bowl in the afc is going through anywhere, we don't know. we have houston against new england next week. big game for both teams. >> cris: and we know what's happened to new england's offensive line, a lot of injuries up there. and probably the most watchable player that plays on the defensive side in this league, j.j. watt, is going to be coming hard after tom brady. he is literally tried to carry that football team on the defensive side. great matchup. can't wait to be there. >> al: december, always fun. >> cris: absolutely. >> al: on to texas, partner. we'll see you next sunday night. it's new england against houston on sunday night football. tonight 39 unanswered points for the pittsburgh steelers who win the game by a score of 45-10 over the indianapolis colts. until next we

a shocking wake-up call in foxborough this morning. an suv crashing into a home. police placing blame on a teenaged driver erika: newscenter 5' s jack harper is live in foxborough where that family has been forced out tonight. jack: they certainly will not be back tonight. they' re in the process of porting of the living room. this began as a routine, quiet morning. >> i woke up. i was getting ready to put the trash out. i heard like an explosion. jack: 6:30 a.m., boom, and it was over. this suv, driven by a teenager, slammed into the house area after just missing a big tree in the yard, the front room, gone. at >> she said it' s right by the front door. neither one of us got hurt. jack: not even the driver was hurt. he was walking around soon after the crash. >> he said he was sorry. i' m sure he did not mean to do it. it was an accident. jack: the team was not home when police attempted to serve a it will take a lot to make the house livable again. >> we will not be staying here, that' s for sure. jack: not for a while. they are working on it. foxboro police, th

jack: this is the first time in foxborough, i' m jack harper, wcvb newscenter 5. phil: the t operator fired after a runaway train incident is trying to get his job back. david vazquez is appealing his termination. he was the operator of a red line train that took off without him, barreling through four stops. it happened last thursday. until the t cut power. vazquez' s lawyer calls the firing a rush to judgement. erika: new at 6:00, police are asking for help identifying a woman believed to have robbed to do banks and two days. take a look. santander bank, the second at a citizen' s bank on summer street. in both crimes, a note was passed and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken. in worcester, police are investigating the sixth armed robbery of a delivery driver this month. the latest victim, a man delivering pizza last night. he was held up by two men. one pulled a gun on him, the other punched him. police aren' t saying if the incidents might be connected. phil: a popular fenway bar promising to boost security after a thanksgiving day shooting killed a pass o

again, this happening in foxborough. that right there is sound and video of the controlled explosion to destroy the dynamite. no one was hurt. >> mark: $130,000 in damages at a sandwich golf course after someone broke in with a four wheeler. sky fox was over the course today. the course was torn up some time saturday into sunday. the possible suspect caught on camera. take a look at the images, police are looking for these two vehicles, a light colored hatchback, and a dark pickup they want to find this man caught on surveillance, riding a four wheeler. police are still investigating. new england patriots can clinch the number one seed in the a.f.c. but they need help. >> vanessa: tom brady and coach bill belichick spoke about the big name and sports director, tom leyden, they're dealing with a lot of injuries but don't use it as an excuse. >> they did get encouraging news, julian edelman went through a portion of practice with pads on, so it seems his return may be soon on the horizon. possibly next week against the jet

. >>> next in sports we're live in foxborough. . >> don't panic things not looking good in foxborough. but we're going to throw it to dan roach hopefully you have good news. this one. the patriots came in 10-1 after their first loss last week in denver. the philadelphia eagles a team they are playing here at gillette 4-7 loses 3 straight they lost the last two games by a combined score 90 to 31. at. fans. the pats jumped out to 14-02nd quarter lead courtesy of brady touchdown passes to amendola. sam bradford td mass blocked return for a touchdown. malcolm jenkins interception for a touchdown. darren sproles 83-yard return for a touchdown. thought good for the patriots in the 4th quarter. after the game don't forget switch over to my tv 38 for postgame show we'll have bill belichick tom brady the press conference live and we'll see what happens with this patriots team this they can pull off play the texans next sunday they were in bull look taking on the bills. fourth. when deandre hopkins goes 19 yards for the touchdown reception. texas had to go for 2. on the conversion it's jonathan

in foxborough, julie mcdonald, wmur news 9. stephanie: family and friends who was killed in the crash remembered him tonight. hundreds of people were at the dover arena for the first ever riley leavitt hockey game. it was featuring alumni from saint thomas aquinas. leavitt died after crashing into a car in barrington. he was a beloved member of the community on and off the ice. >> terrific, terrific kid, a real pillar of the community, give you the shirt off his back to anybody. always willing to help. it was a tremendous loss for the community and the family obviously. they've been receiving from this has been just fantastic, absolutely fantastic. >> more than $50,000 was raised. scholarships. >> coming up at 11:00. firefighters are battling a fast california. what started the massive wildfire. and right now severe weather sweeping across the south. tornados and flooding have claimed at least 17 lives. how people are trying to clean up the damage. >> and that same system is heading this way for tuesday. but we have another sys

coming up tonight, chris gasper adjoins the in studio and bob halloran from foxborough with more on the pagers and the titans. bruins and new jersey devils coming up at sports center 5 o .t. take a nap if you have to but see you then. reid: coming up, a final check of the forecast. s tom with what is ahead. tom: good evening. coming up, hillary clinton striking accusation about donald trump. are his words being used in isis recruitment videos? the boy scout troop attacked by a bear. how you [ ] we are a family, t brought here through destiny. t together a new world we'll see. t together... a family. we will always be. reid: i am rethinking if i corduroy pants chris z. they are snowmen -- on christmas eve. but they' re warm. mike: i would suggest swim trunks. heather: look at the seven day forecast. it is crazy. mike: christmas eve, look at that. 64 degrees. record heat. heather: if you go o ut, we are clearing away some of the irises. announcer: one candidate tough enough to take on the bully... jeb bush: donald, you're not going to be able to insult your way to the that's not going to

. >>> weeks of worker paying off in foxborough where crews have been turning a famous football field into a hockey rink much the ice is ready to go, let's head to steve burton who is live at the cbs scene, one game i can'ted up. >> you are absolutely right. winter classic alumni game, moments ago between the bruins and canadians, with the history, i'm surprised that a bench occurring brawl didn't break out, this game went into overtime. these guys are glad this game is owe. mark scored twice to tie it two for the bruins, also had a shift, tied at 4, it went to a shootout. we take one of those tomorrow, too as well. alumni players weren't the only ones on the ice today, bill belichick and bruins coach claude julian had their own skate this morning as well. thanks to our friends at craft sports productions for this great of video, how cool is this, went are class similar goalie mask he goes with a full patriots game, of june i can't be edelman, hopefully the bees will be as tough to beat as the patriots are. so there you go, we have much more on the bruins and the patriots coming up in

the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in foxborough and danvers. randy: and erika is here with the new role deval patrick will play in reviewing the chicago police department. emily: but first cindy has your forecast. cindy: day two of damp and dreary around here. grab an umbrella to get through your wednesday. a steadier rain by lunchtime. we' ll see later rain into tonight -- we will see lighter rain into tonight. low pressure down here. i think the rain intensity will light showers this morning and they are kind of scattered. right now everything west of the worcester area back towards amherst. we do have fog wherever you see this gray-white covering. not as big of an issue at logan. on the cape, visibility is under a mile. 40 degrees atop the airport 1000 feet up. mid 40' s on the cape as well. temperatures will come up in the lower 50' s in some spots today. occasional rain lunchtime into the afternoon. we will hold in the low to mid 40' s north and west of boston. steadier rain by. noon time into the afternoon it will be some rain at times th

>> al: stunner in foxborough. last week we're doing the game in denver, it's a 14-point new england lead, they're 10-0, clearly the road to the super bowl is going to go through foxborough. here we are eight days later and the road to the super bowl in the afc is going through anywhere, we don't know. we have houston against new england next week. big game for both teams. >> cris: and we know what's happened to new england's offensive line, a lot of injuries up there. and probably the most watchable player that plays on the defensive side in this league, j.j. watt, is going to be coming hard after tom brady. he is literally tried to carry that football team on the great matchup. can't wait to be there. >> al: december, always fun. >> cris: absolutely. >> al: on to texas, partner. we'll see you next sunday night. it's new england against houston on sunday night football. tonight 39 unanswered points for the pittsburgh steelers who win the game by a score of 45-10 over the indianapolis colts. until next week, al mic

>> well, new england is not the same team they were week one when we saw them up in foxborough opening night, bob. and it's simply because of injuries. and the most notable is rob gronkowski. they need him back to get back in sync on offense. we had kind of conceded maybe two weeks ago that they would be the number one seed, but that' not the case anymore. now, this pittsburgh team that we saw tonight, they're going to have a lot to say about that number one seed too, because they play cincinnati next week and denver the following week. pittsburgh is as hot as anyone. so new england needs to get healthy, but it's going to b ba great race down to the wire for that seeding in the afc. >> okay, tony, don't go anywhere because over in the nfc, the unbeaten panthers can clinch a bye with a win next week. green bay has the edge over minnesota in the north and, yes, washington at 5-6 si atop the east heading into their game against dallas tomorrow nighgh number six spot that we're really keeping our eyes on, right? >> you absolutely have to. they have been to the last two super bowls in the n

our juli mcdonald has the story from foxborough. dad: just to hear him say her name was the most exciting thing that we had heard in a very long time. juli: eight-year-old hailey got a christmas gift she'll never forget. she was really good this year after all. she's been brave and strong as she fights b-cell leukemia for number 12. christmas morning, her best gift wasn't under the tree. it was actually on her computer. special christmas wish that you wanted this year. i've got one too. juli: it was christmas morning all over again today. hailey and her parents left their home in bethel, maine, at 5:00 and drove to gillette where they got a special tour and a dad: what did you think when he said your name? hailey: i'm crazy. juli: hailey swears she's never going to wash that spot on her head where tom gave her a kiss. he also signed her brady jersey and gave her a hat to match his. dad: you have the same hat. has that beanie on, what do you think? hailey: yeah. dad: yeah. juli: after a truly magical christmas at home and in foxborou

we have another accident in foxborough on 128 northbound at 140. that accident is causing about five-minute delays. the pike looks good. north of town route 93. a little bit slow from 495 to 128. looking too bad, though. take a look at your drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door. the expressway, the split to the tunnel, a 23-minute ride into town on the pike. from 128, a 12-minute ride heading southbound on 93. 16-minute ride. and so far the "t" is on time. back to you, guys. >> christa: danielle, thank you. now to the race for the white house and republican travels donald trump and chris christie both up in new hampshire today. christie faced some recent criticism for not strongly condemning trump's claims that "thousands of people celebrated in new jersey after 9/11." but on monday, he took a tougher stance. >> i said i think even that day, if it had happened, i'm pretty sure i'd remember it. but if you'd like me to say it another way, i will say it another way. the fact it is didn't happen. people can say anything. the facts ar

jim morelli is live in foxborough with what we have >> the reporter: you might say the couple living inside this house, got an early christmas gift, escaping as they did injury, from the tremendous impact of that car vampiring in to what was a cinder block wall, right out in front. this happened about 6:00 a.m., 6:30 a.m. this morning. for reasons unknown, a teenage driver, 16 years old, lost control of his vehicle, and again, it slammed right in to that front wall there and it actually knocked out a load bearing wall. the couple who lives inside, they say this was the closest call of several close calls. >> hit that tree, that tree, i had a tree over there, i don't know whether it's just the grade in the road or whatever, but it seems like there's been a lot of accidents right in this area. >> the reporter: and you can see that they are boarding it up at much destroyed out in front. the couple was forced to leave the house because they had to cut the power off, and they're going to have to spend christmas elsewhere and by the way, it was also an early christmas for that driver, the

a car slams into a home in foxborough and destroys nearly half of it. the couple inside the home and this story was breaking during the fox 25 morning news. >> vanessa: jim morelli spoke to the home earn who was just about to walk outside when he heard an >> the reporter: several factors went into making this story about property damage, and not death, and chief among them is the fact that it happened early in the morning, and that meant that the couple living inside the house, was nowhere thankfully near the front door. >> heard like an explosion. and when i got to there, i looked out there and there was no front. by the numbers, it looks like this, a 16-year-old driver slams into this home and now 16 guests will not be coming for christmas dinner. >> he said he was sorry. it. it was just an accident. >> it happened around 6:30 a.m. this morning. when crews arrived, they found this car had given the house a kiss of death. >> when it was hit, it was like and the car went through the front and the side. >> for hair road rage incident and his wife, -- for

norwood, foxborough, should get up to around 60. new bedford, up to around 60 tomorrow afternoon. but notice how on sunday, temperatures are color coated, so the blue would indicate the cool air and you see that spilling down and exactly how big question for sunday, but right now i'm thinking generally south of boston, upper 50's, but north of boston, low 50's, maybe even some upper 40's and northern sections will definitely cool off a little bit afternoon. at least briefly. currently, sitting at 54 in boston. still 56 in norwood. 53 in bedford. keene, the lone cool spot, 39 degrees. they never really warmed up and notice there, winds are calm. everywhere else, we have a little bit of a wind. 5, 10, 15 miles per hour, and that should be enough to prevent the widespread fog, so a little bit more wind means a lot less fog tonight, except for those areas that do have the calmer winds. visibility. the winds will pick up a little bit there, so it won't be a repeat of last night. there is the front that will sunday. out ahead of the front, clouds are streaming across our sky. we'll see

a big blast in foxborough, the discovery in the mystery that led to this explosion. and the force the star wars showings are already underway. the added police force that will greet fans in many theaters. >> you are watching wcvb , this is newscenter 5, eyeopener. >> a down utility pole causing slowdowns. it was just cleared away , and other traffic concerns. erika: thank you for joining us. emily: i am emily, along with erica. you are keeping an eye on these mild temperatures. it feels like a broken record. >> do you like this record? [laughter] it is debatable. some people are saying christmas snow would be nice. it will not happen this year. temperatures are not cold enough and that is the reason why the national weather service has initialed this. a freezing rain advisor goes up to 9:00 this morning. it extends all the way down to southern new hampshire. watching the temperatures at the radar, i do not think it will be a big issue. be cautious, especially north new portland. we are above the freezing mark , boston is starting to climb up, up to 42 degrees. bridge

now the family can't even stay there. 7's brandon gunnoe with the latest from foxborough. >> reporter: that huge hole used to be a couple's living room after an emergency crews say this suv came crashing in. >> my wife got up before me. >> reporter: it happened at the cocakuk school. a 16-year-old boy lost control of the suv he was driving, and drove into the house. >> hit a block wall, so it was it exploded. >> i hadn't even gotten dressed. i looked out and there's no part of the house. >> reporter: the commissioner says that the home is uninhabitable. >> we can't go back in the house until it's repaired. >> reporter: lucky so was the 16-year-old who was behind the wheel. >> he was taken home by his parents. he was not injured. >> reporter: a week before christmas the tree didn't make it and holiday plans will have to change. >> we were supposed to 15 over for christmas, but it doesn't look like that now. >> reporter: brandon gun gunnoe. 7 news today in new england. >>> and a driver crashed into a fire hydrant, and caused thousands of water to spray up in the air. take a look at this

. >>> an explosive discovery in foxborough, a business owner was cleaning out a warehouse, and bound bombs. >>> officially fired the t operator who was in charge of the run away line is out of a job, the mbta terminated david vazquez, investigators say he wrapped a telephone cord around the lever on a train when he got out to fix a signal fire. tracks with 50 passenger aboard. the union says vazquez denies rigging the lever but admits he forgot to set the brick when he stepped off the train. >>> it is about 6:10, coming unon wbz changes when it comes to alcohol at some boston restaurants. >>> the new rules going into effect. >>> also ahead a big apology from chipotle ceo how he is saying sorry to the people who got sick. >>> "star wars" fans pumped for tonight's opening, live pictures from the boston commons theater where some fans are already getting their fill of the film. >>> good morning, pamela. >>> good morning to you, and if you are heading out to the bus stop, temperatures hovering in the mid-30s and we could see icy patches especially northern massachusetts up into new hamps

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ahead at 11:00 brian salman will check in with his report from foxborough. later on the sports wrap butch stearns joins me in studio to share his thoughts. reason for concern, sure but not the end of the world. more coming your way. stick with us tom lieden, fox 25 news. >> all right tom, we will. >>> new at 10:00 a 14-year-old boy has serious injuries after he was hit by car. this happened around 3:00 this afternoon on highland and george street. that boy was taken to mass general in a medical helicopter. no one in the car was hurt. it was like a back road. police do not believe that alcohol is involved. thovgs breaking on fox 25 news last night we told you then a man had been shot on old colony after. police say three men were arrested after the car believed to be involved was located. >> a description went out of a nissan with rhode island plates. they were able to get sharp they had been charged with intent to murder but those charges will likely be upgraded to murder in the coming days now. >> a randolph man is due in court tomorrow in connection with t

it was a big win last night here in foxborough. everybody very excited about that, but this win did bring with it some injuries and for one player it was a very emotional game. >> brady tosses. end zone. gronkowski touchdown. >> victoria: a big win for the patriots, 33-16 over the >> christa: people are always dealing with some stuff. it's a long season. i think over the course of the season you're always dealing with some type of adversity i would say. >> victoria: linebacker dont'a hightower, safety patrick chung and wide receiver danny amendola all leaving the game with injuries. >> when unfortunate things like that happen, it really is like sad because like i said, you see the work they put in each and every day. >> victoria: tight end rob gronkowski putting in the work while keeping his emotions in check. >> he loved pumping me up before the games and go out there and seeing me ball. >> victoria: gronkowski honored the life of his friend dana parento before the game today. >> he's up there watching and definitely made that sco

. >>> in just a few minutes, the pats take to the practice field in foxborough as they prepare to host the titans on what will be the final home game of the season. but the injuries continue to pile up. running back legarrette blount is done for the season with an injury. bill belichick danced around that one. >> no problem. no. >> yes. steven jackson. >> get your sunday start off on a high note as well with patriots game day at 11:30 right here on wbz and keep it right here followed by the patriots fifth quarter game show. >> bill check cracking a smile, how about that? >>> came became 2016. national security took center stage as the republicans wrapped up their presidential debate for 2015. one candidate took a clear swipe at the front runner. debate of 2015, jeb bush took swipe at donald trump, calling him a chaos candidate. >> you are a tough. >> you're real tough. >> let's see. i'm at 42 and you are in 3. i'm doing better. >> trump had been under fire for proposing that muslims be banned. >> i don't see any change. strength. that's what he has opinion running on. so i think it onl

. >> something brewing in foxborough, the winter classic. ice is set an looks great out there. the bruins and canadians will drop the puck at 1:00, but today two legendary coaches took to the ice. there tonight. >> welcome inside gillette stadium for some hockey. the winter class sick due to go off tomorrow, but tonight they had the alumni game so i walked around the stadium with the fans to find out what they thought of the ice on the field and two, which player they were more excited to see play tonight. some of the answers might surprise you. >> beautiful. i've been to a lot of past games here, but this is beautiful. i love it. >> how about the alumni game? >> i grew up watching these guys every single night on tv. i love this. i got to admit, this is emotional watching these guys from the ice. >> cam neely is my favorite. >> i thought santa claus had a white beard. >> no, he's all about hockey because it's cold. santa loves hock. >> does santa claus love the hats? >> he's more a bruins fan but he respects the hat. >> thank you gentlemen very much. i appreciate it. >> it loo

brian salman was in the locker room and has the very latest from foxborough. plus, don't look now but the bruins are knocking on the a successful day all around. >>> so it's a game the patriots should have won easyly and they did. not even a threat they would lose the patriots in cruise control throughout the day despite the fact that a couple of guys did get nicked up yet again. it was an emotional day for rob gronkowski. his personal trainer passed away this week when he got into the endzone you had a an idea it would go new england's way. after the fight he wants the ball. so even without the offense titans kick the field goal. that mattered 21-3. brian salman with the winners after this one. >> i asked head coach bill belichick after the game whether or not he considered sitting tom or rob and considering all the injuries that the team had he says he's just trying to win game. and win the game they did mainly because of james white. and a touchdown he's really stepping up. >> he has just been making plays for us and a touchdown right on the screen from wha

. >>> pamela, just hearing about an accident down in foxborough right now, the crash on 95 northbound at 140. the two right lanes are blocked there. also, to the south, an early crash by 128 has 24 northbound still backed up. the expressway is packed. ruth 3 northbound is hung up there. a live look over 93, 93 southbound, bumper to bumper, ruth 3 south, stop and go chris and catherine. >>> thank you very much. a threat against several cambridge schools putting police and parents on alert. >> she should note note that the schools will be open today but yo will see increase the security. we are live in cambridge with more on what parents can expect. >> reporter: we just saw an example of the increased security a police officer pulled up here, did a walk throughnd probably the sweep that they are supposed to do before school starts, and then took off. inside right now a handful of people near the front door of the middle school, just waiting for school to get started and this is where the students have to enter through this morning --security protocol. students here will see increased se

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the patriots game, and they're back in foxborough, playing the eagles. if you have plans to head to that game, do some tailgating, it will actually be mild for that, which will be nice. 55 for the high on sunday. and then next week only a small chance of a flurry, as you see there tuesday. otherwise it's still too warm at least in central and southern new hampshire. so we'll have to keep a watch on that. but the ski areas, cannon, loon enjoying all of this. josh: this is great, and a mild weekend ahead. thanks very much. you can enjoy these mild weekend temperatures and help local families by swinging by the spirit of giving. shelley: many of you have already come by to see our crews, including jennifer crompton live now in newington. reporter: hey there, it's been so much fun today. we're at the crossings at newington, there's been all kind of folks coming by, grandparents, little kids, just a few minutes ago we saw some grandparents come in with three grandchildren and put four presents in the box, everyone was smiling, it truly been a happy kind of of

sportscenter 5' s bob halloran is live in foxborough tonight. bob, another familiar face took the ice today? bob: the bruins are trying to treat this game like any other game. from montreal. but you could tell this was different to the point of being special, and they admit that. guys like patrice bergeron remember fondly and experience at fenway park five years ago, and now they are at gillette, home of the patriots on the man they called mr. belichick. came off the ice, and it was a pleasure obviously to meet him. and some of the players stopped by after their practice, and our locker room. >> being in a building with a team you admire and watch all of the time, and i would tell you probably 90% of our players are big-time patriots fans and to be here in that venue is great. ciccolo and --bob: and mr. belichick was out there like mr. brian boitano. showing off some skating ability. he was much better at the end of the scape and by the start of the game, and of course, mr. belichick did not allow any of his players on the ice. cannot afford any

. >>> and explosive discovery in foxborough, a new business owner was clearing out a warehouse, the bomb swat detonated explosives at the near by construction site that you just saw. >>> fired, the t operator who was in charge of the run away redline train is officially out of a job but expected to appeal the decision, the mbta terminated david vazquez. he got out to fix a signal fire. the train traveled five miles down the track with 50 passengers on board. vazquez's attorney says he still has questions saying why the rush to terminate, with's the hurry? is this the kind of process for employees what kind of process do they give for safety. vazquez denies rigging the lever but admits to forgetting >>> edward has been on leave. in a letter to parents the school superintendent says none students. >>> today a big vote from boston's board of health they are considering mayor marty walsh's vote from 18-21, if approved the new rules could take effect in february or march, the state legislature is considering a similar proposal bill should move forward. >>> thank you for being here, coming up

of course, we'll follow this one for you all day long >>> a foxborough family set to host a holiday party now is set to deal with this mess. a teenager crashed into the this crash. it's going to take some time to >> reporter: yes, look at the trail of damages. the car came out across the lawn and right into the back. the issue really is support because the car basically knocked out the front wall and a back wall there. there is concern with supporting the roof and the house. the family was expecting 15 people over for christmas. this home was all ready for christmas with a red bow a tree, complete with a santa statue when chaos struck. >> i looked up, there is no front of the house. >> reporter: harry wideman and his wife had just woken up. and then she heard the terrifying sound. >> i thought it was an explosion. >> reporter: and saw the gaping hole. a first respored said that a took out the house of more than 40 years. the car only stopping when he struck the car. unarmed. neighbors say this is not the first time that crashes occur near this home. >> people come barreling down, going up

we're live in foxborough. >> thank you. the patriots and texans kick off we'll get you ready wowr pregame show at 6:30. >> there's more news today. the remains of a korean war veteran returned to massachusetts today. sergeant robert decon disappeared more than 60 years ago. the remains arrived at log a. n airport. one relative spoke to us about what this day means to their family. >> i stood by my nana. this devastated her. and we would talk about it all the time. i mean she talked with everybody about bobby. they knew who he was. all of us kids. and she would be so proud today. she truly would. >> family members are planning the sergeant's iewn fal. sorry af a norovirus outbreak. 20 students were sickened last weekend. workers scrubbed down the restaurant this week. restaurants around the country will be inspected. >> i'm sorry for the people who got sick. they're having a tough time, and i feel terrible about that. we're doing a lot to rectify this and make sure it didn't happen again >> investigators say a sick employee

sportscenter 5' s bob halloran is live in foxborough where the patriots gave everyone a warm welcome. bob? bob: that' s right and the bruins are not the only ones excited to see their home ice moved to gillette stadium. bill belichick just could not resist. this is belichick early this morning before he flew down to florida with the patriots. the bruins head coach was at the patriots' practice yesterday. we did not see him skate that words or come to a screeching out there. >> it was enjoyable. in my book, it was unique and a and to spend some time with him on the ice on my terms where i looked a little better was nice. bob: the ice conditions were pretty good out there. temperatures were cold. as they warmed up, the ice softened a little bit and that is something the players may have to deal with tomorrow. we will have more on that in sports. bob halloran, wcvb sportscenter 5. jc: this is what happens when people do not clear their cars of ice and snow. mike: mild for the day, but really tempered -- really chilly temperatures for the new year. jc: want to ring in the new year by chow

we're live in foxborough with that. we have that and more coming up straight ahead. a brand new nbc wall street journal poll on what americans think about donald trump's proposal to temporarily ban muslims from coming into the country. and we'll take to you a hassle-free airport this holiday because it's been dubbed the who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. >> the awards season moving into the high gear. the film which stars michael keaton is based on the true story of how the boston globe uncovered the massive child molestation scandal. matt damon is up for his role in "the martian." also unexpected johnny depp snubbed for his role in "blas mass." living >> madonna with a performance in paris honoring the victims of november terror attacks accompanied by a gu

about 80 students have experience,ed symptoms. holiday tradition wrap a pat taking place in foxborough last night. several players taking part. the money raised helps local charities. always love this time of year and that event in particular. welcome back! >> sarah: thank you. it's so good to be back. time fly, doesn't it? >> christa: i know. where did the time go. >> sarah: she was sleeping this morning. it wasn't too bad. you know how that goes, j.r. >> jeremy: welcome back, friend chi. we have clouds to greet you this morning, a lot of clouds. seasonal temp, upper 40s throughout this afternoon. but you know what? sarah is back. and she brought some nice warm air on the way for tomorrow and the weekend. 38 in the city at this time. bedford 35. norwood at 36. considering it's early december, it's pretty mild out there right now, and we don't have nearly as much wind. all of these zeros indicating calm winds. yesterday we had that northerly wind that was adding insult to injury, but not today. the high pressure has taken over today, moving the storm system so through the day, we'll ha

if you head out to foxborough, should be a beautiful day for a football game. we'll have temperatures out there. and 20 to 30 degrees tonight, only to head back 40's to lower range of 50's tomorrow with a good deal of sunshine. from there we'll start to see that northerly breezy take over and you'll notice more clouds off shore. that first of those two systems that are going to be riding up the east coast, eventually far enough off shore we may not see anything, but a couple of flurries from there. a little more on shore breezy, will mean for chance of a mixed high temperatures into the lower half of the 50's. light wind out of the southwest as that fog gives way to sunshine and partly cloudy, temperatures cool off again, again, maybe a little bit of valley fog. beyond that we look at your extended forecast, and about a quiet a december week as you'll see. temperatures cooling off starting tuesday with partial sunshine. a couple of weak systems, one tuesday, looks like it stays off shore and may be a passing rain or snow showers depending on the time of day on

dolphins clinched it, 7th division title time in nfl record. shopping, steve burton is live in foxborough tonight, hi, steve. >> reporter: yeah, thank you very much. patriots off day is every tuesday, even on their off day they are really not off, 30 players are shopping for needy kids who want christmas. but first things first we have patriots news and it's not good news at all, dominic easily has been placed on injured reserve and done for the year with a thigh injury. easily suffered the injury sunday night in houston, 15 tackles and two sacks. also blunt has been spotted using crutches, 5'10", 2915- pounder played two seasons but cut in training camp, he was a teammate of of james white at wisconsin. we are here at the bus pro shop standing next to me, the guy the captain devin, shopping for kids today, about 30 of your teammates are here, 50 kids are getting presents and you guys are walking around the store picking up things, aren't you? >> yeah, we put everybody to work today, we have girlfriends, wives, fiances, the guys are working, so great event, we are having a great time. >>

which also means a lot of new faces in foxborough, something tom brady understands is a part of nfl life. >> it's just something that we've gotten used to. whoever comes and guess, you know, maybe you will see those guys again. but you always try to welcome the guys, about etithem up to speed, these guys can help you in, we have guys playing now that weren't here a month ago that are helping us win, every players and try to add certain player i think you know what your team is about if there are players that are available that can help your team you try to add them. >> the last time the patriots and jets played was a thursday night in october. quarterback ryan fitzpatrick through it it 95 yards, two touchdowns, fitzpatrick had a resurgence of this season tossing 10 touchdown passes, one interception over the last four games while leading the jets on a four game winning streak. >> obviously super bowl champs, had won the division however different. they've had a great year again this year. they beat us. we have to try to get better and do some things better than we did last time. again, w