at 7:00. >>> and the patriots held their annual kickoff dinner at the stadium, and gronk won the ron burton service award, the award named after my dad given to the players for their off the field charity work, and ron has done a lot to get back. >> it's super cool, super unique. it's rare, growing up, but to get a community service award through the patriots charitable foundation, it's an honor and blessing and keeps me motivated to give back. >> and he certainly deservings it. he's helped so many people. david back to you. >>> did he know he had a bat? because he didn't swing it. >> just watched the entire time. >> here's a question. ever wonder if your dog really listens to you? you rethinking what you say hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes. this place has hotcakes. so why aren't they selling like hotcakes? pro, they could be. just add a customized message to your wifi pro splash page and you'll reach your customers where their eyes are already - on their devices. order up. it's more than just wifi, it can help grow your business. you don't see that every day. introducing wifi pro, w

they'll hand out the ron burton award named after my dad. and it's going to be very hard for number 12 to sit and watch. >> love playing, i love playing preseason games, regular season games, post season games. i love thinking about football. it's just the way it is. >> reporter: tom brady loves his job, being quarterback of the patriots is something that his whole life is centered around. that's why the suspension is tough on him. he's trying to stay positive. >> it will be tough to watch in some ways. it's a different perspective. and hopefully, i can use that perspective and come back better perspective. >> for 25 years, he's started his sent on some sort of football field. this sent he won't. >> i'll use these days the best way i can. i'm going to try and get ready and do everything so i can be at my best. >> they had to get down to the number of 75. and put on the -- let go of big deal. >> the patriots premiere. and you want to know who is going to win the service award? >> i got a guess and my questions is rob gronkowski. i've seen him

the patriots are -- they'll hand out the ron burton community service award. tom brady always wants to play. why not? you're tom brady. of course you want to play in any game or practice. and brady wants in. the up to bill belichick. after saturday, these next four weeks for tom brady are going to get interesting. >> reporter: the last time tom brady was forced to sit and watch was because of injury. this time it's entirely different. >> i tried to find different ways to be positive. it is what it is at this point. we do the best we can do. have to vacate the patriot premises and a list of rules will be put in place. >> got a lot of really good players, a lot of really good leaders. we've always done a good job cultivating guys to step in and fill the void. and i think we'll do a great job. >> and maybe the final words were a vote of confidence for jimmy garoppolo that he's coming back. >> i'll be excited to watch and hopefully when i come back, i'll be a better player. >> he didn't tell us what he's going to do but you can tell that he doesn't want the four g

gronk rob grone counsels can i -- gronkowski honored for his work in the community winning the ron burton community rv steve and paul burton. it's given annually to the player for their off field charitable work. >> football tonight last forever. -- doesn't last forever. people can judge how you play football but they see -- they see character what you do off the fieldworking with the kids or whoever whenever you have the chance. >> pats wrap up preseason tomorrow night when they take on the giants. kick off at 7:00. the 5th quarter post game show >>> and speaking of that coming up in sports, tom brady will talk about what it's like to watch his teammates on television. >> a historic flight taking off from florida today. jetblue launching the commercial flights to cuba. >> a bizarre accident on the hudson river. a ferry runs into a group of kayakers. >> and a local boy is up close and personal with gray whites. what he is saying about the >>> 4:# 4 on your wednesday -- 4:44 on your wednesday. ordering your pizza with your nd jetblue. >> and changes to obama care. jill wagner joins us live

he received the team's 2016 ron burton community service award. the honor is handed out each year to recognize a player's charitable work. gronk says he learned to give back to the community by watching the kraft family. in the year, a promotion pays tribute to gronk victory, dunkin' donuts perk members can get a medium coffee for 87 cents. of course, 87 representing gronk's jersey number. >> sarah: up next on 7 news, kelly ayotte: thanks, buddy. kelly (voiceover): i'm kelly ayotte. and when i take the plate for new hampshire... i'm up against a political machine that plays dirty -- throwing millions in false, negative ads... i'm out here knocking down every lie... because new hampshire deserves better. g jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... i approved this message because no matter what they're throwing at me... >> sarah: an epic food fight in spain. more than 160 tons of tomatoes. it was inspired by a 1945 food fight between local children in the region which is an area well-known for producing

patriots tightend rob gronkowski won the ron burton community service award given annually for off field charitable work and gronk has done plenty to give back. >> this unique. it's rare you get to win trophies and get competitions growing up in athletics but to get a community service award through patriots charitable foundation is an honor and blessing. you know it keeps me motivated to keep giving back because that will last forever. >> that award deserveedly so goes to him.>>> still to come an update on breaking news a >> a father drowns trying tosave his kids. this morning we are hearing from a woman who jumped into action to save those kids. >> plus, is maine's governor on the way out of office. jon keller looks closer at the roversy he created. barry good morning. >> good morning. the next tropical storm will be born in the gulf of mexico today affecting florida and will it have an impact on new england? and what about the weather the four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned

received the team 2016 ron burton community service award in the honors handed out each year to recognize the player charitable work. gronc said he learned to give back to the community by watching the craft family. new england." gizelle raking in the big bucks. the latest rankings coming up. few showers in the forecast tonight and tomorrow. tracking a tropical system labor norman: that's a lot of vitamins there, harold. harold: oh, i'm stocking up before kelly ayotte gets her way on medicare. norman: what do you mean? harold: well, she wants to privatize medicare, turn it into a voucher program that'll cost families big time. norman: uhhh... the vitamins? harold: gotta keep my family strong because ayotte also wants to raise the medicare eligibility age. norman: ohhh... i think maybe i'll pick up a few too. narrator: tell kelly ayotte: oppose medicare privatization. >>> title according to forbes she's the top the world. according to magazine tom brady's better half made 30.5 million in the past year. and her lead on her colleagues is olympic sized addriana earned 10.5. >> while we're on

ron. because 50 years later. i'd be taking him home. >> he'd be buried in everett, next to his parents. i'm paul burton, wbz news. >> it doesn't it always matters. >> so much emotion for the family and that great gentleman that brought him home. >>> it's been a bit of a wild night. >> it's starting to quiet down a little bit. we've had rotating storms out there so far today which was one of the concerns going in that there would be a lot of rotation in the atmosphere. it's a small piece that s it's can sometimes give birth to a tornado. and in this case, it not. and a funnel was spotted but it didn't touch the ground. the good news is we did not end up with any of the damage. taking a look at the radar. this is the one downpour that we're keeping a close eye on. heavy rainfall in the lowell carlisle, tewksbury, wilmington, and right on boston road we have the heaviest of the downpours. and rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches per hour. and no lightning, just pure tropical rain that's coming down. you know about the extreme drought area. that goes back to '99. where is the downpour going, and the good news i

ron gronkowskik what they are doing to prepare for their first road season. >> plus another milestone for david ortiz. was it enough to keep -- get on top of the race? steve burton has the highlights . ok the patriots finally as gronk gets back on the field. >> plus another injury for the red sox. >> well good morning, everyone. you want to talk about a brutal ending? this was a brutal ending. not only did the sox lose last night, they may have lost the kid for a while. benintendi had to leave with a left knee sprain. david ortiz sent see you later, making history. giving him 30 home runs and 100 the fifth man in history. joining ruth, aaron, gehrig and pulse hotels for the company. mookie betts drives a single to recognized. pedroia on his score. betts gets caught in a run down for the final out. but the damage, done. top of the seventh, now 3-2. runners on second and third, nobody out. pedroia grounds one to short. benintendi gets tagged ou double play. benintendi is down and hurt. after he gets tagged his left ankle turns out. he didn't even know he rolled it. he will be helped off the field but the team announced he has a sprained left knee. still 3-2. porce