alex corddry is live with more on what he had to say. >> he has the most famous ankle in new england right now. tom brady walking around today without a noticeable limp and we saw him jogging out to the practice field. so all things look like they're for the patriots quarterback. >> tom brady's sprain wasn't serious enough to keep him off the practice field wednesday. >> getting better. that was a couple days ago. >> reporter: brady has 10 days to recover before the divisional round of the afc play-offs. the team will try to improve and rest up. >> i think it's important for everybody this time of year. and our bye week was a long time ago, so this is the first time we have had off in quite a while. >> try to take advantage as best as you can. >> it's back to things i think we missed in the season. so a good chance to go back and look at that. >> for the patriots, this week represents a little more me time in the final six games. there are plenty of improvements to make. now just focus on yourself and look at things you need to work on as an individual and being a better football pla

alex corddry reporting live are preparing for the chiefs without gronk on the field. alex? >> reporter: joe, they hope they don't have to be without gronk because, but they know they node a healthy rob gronkowski so espn reporting that he was in the hospital today. he did get treatment on his right knee. but his status could be a game-time decision, he will place based on how he feels. >> i don't know about that one. >> reporter: patriots players won't take any questions when it came to their all protight end missing as a second practice in three days but espn is reporting that he was at a boston hospital receiving treatment on his right knee which included an injection. >> i don't know if he was are a not but we have to play and just do our job. >> reporter: wednesday gronk was listed on the practice report as limited with a knee injury. the nfl network is reporting he should be good for the divisional graham against kansas. s is for confirmation from the patriots they weren't >> got to ask gronk. >> reporter: what pats safety devon mccourty seems to answer finding a way t

games since the stadium opened up in 2002, including a 7 and 1 mark in the divisional round. 7's alex corddry reporting live patriots' mindset entering their play-off opener. alex. >> hey, joe. well, chandler jones may not have been in the locker room to talk about his sunday morning hospital visit, but his teammates were asked about the situation and if it was going to a distraction heading into saturday's play-off game. it. >> reporter: ignore the noise. the patriots consistently handle professionals. this organization is the best in the business when it comes to not allowing anything or anyone take the focus away from the task at hand. >> i think we'll just try to go about our jobs and routines as best we can and put the focus on football. >> i think coach belichick just does a great job at really like brainwashing you, to let you know that certain things we need to care about and 17 things we need to just let be, and he does a great job, and right now all we can do is gist focus on kansas city. outside focus may not be on how chandler jones is going to get after alex smith, it's evident t

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i'm alex corddry. that's a look at 7sports. >> adam: alex, thanks so much. >> kim: here's jimmy with what's coming up next on the the unshow. >> jimmy: ray romano is my guest tonight. for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care and provide universal college education. will they like me? will they begin to play by the rules if i'm president? i'm bernie sanders >> adam: talking about food. >> kim: it's going to be a good weekend the stay inside and maybe do some slow cooking and just watch the game and get you news from here, of course. but anyway, it's been a pleasure spending the week with you and tonight. thanks for staying up with us. i'm adam williams. ism and i'm kim khazei. we hope you have a terrific weekend. go, patriots. we'll be here with post-game coverage and the like. monday. hopefully talking about a

in foxboro, alex corddry, 7sports. >> out in denver, peyton manning getting ready for what could be his last rodeo. quarterback chris harris junior also out there on the practice field today, dealing with a shoulder injury. this is the broncos get ready to battle a team that's been so successful, manning can't help but marvel at them. >> they're there for a reason. they're an excellent football team. they're playing in their 10th afc championship, you know, for a reason. they've had excellentton to tom brady. there's a reason their head coach and quarterback have been there for as long as they have, because they've both been outstanding at their respective jobs. >> and the celtics wrap up a three-game road trip tonight north of the border taking on the atlantic division leading raptors. that's sports, 7news continues there are two democratic visions for regulating wall street. one says it's okay to take millions from big banks and then tell them what to do. my plan -- break up the big banks, close the tax loopholes, and make them pay their fair share. then we can expand health care to a

alex corddry is live for us in foxboro with more on what tv 12 had to say. >> -- td12 had to say. >> the patriots getting off on a bye week as tom brady's sprained ankle didn't keep him off of the practice field. he suffered in miami. during practice today he hit the field for the patriots walk-through and lightly jogged and appeared to be moving gingerly. taking advantage of the five bye week will be huge for the patriots quarterback to rest. he has 10 days to recover before the play-offs. this week, it's all about the team trying to improve. >> feel better than with a cup days ago. time of year -- our bye week was a long time ago. so this is the first time we've had off in quite a while. a lot of guys been fighting over different kind of bumps and you season. so try to take advantage as best you can to feel good because we're gonna need everybody a week from saturday to be at their very best. >> so the patriots finishing their final six games, 2 and 4. so certainly they are all about improving with no opponent this week. we're live outside gillette stadium, alex corddry, 7news. >>>

alex corddry has more from foxboro on the patriots bye week preparations. >> there shall a one game season. we want to have our greatest performance next saturday. >> reporter: the patriots don't enter the post-season with much momentum having lost four of their last six games. injuries played a big role. >> we've some guys that are out that are leaders. guys that have been around here so i think that is always a boost seeing guys back. will come from edelman. he is on pace to return for the divisional play-offs. >> edelman is a great player, great guy. so excited to have him back. he brings so much to the offense. >> reporter: you can say that again. he is tom brady's most reliable target. pats have converted on just 32 percent of their third down attempts since week 11, a big drop-off from the 49% rate they had with edelman on the field. but can the phones flip the switch when injured players return to the line-up? >> it's not that easy to just say get healthy. we'll pick up where we left off but it's a start. >> reporter: offensive problems run deeper than the passing game. the pats hav

in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 sports . >>> thank you, alex. antonio brown not as fortunate after failing to pass the the nfl second leading receiver ruled out by the steelers this morning for sun's divisional game in denver. brown suffering concussion late in pittsburgh's improbable come back win over the bengals. kickoff from here at foxboro set for 4:30 tomorrow between the patriots and chiefs. the bruins on the ice tonight in buffalo. puck drops set for 7:00 record recording live, trey daerr, 7 sports . >> anchor: big weekend. >> anchor: that's tile for 7 news at 0 clock of' adam william. >> anchor: i'm kim some have proposed for the elderly and disabled vets. in fact, not only should we not cut benefits -- we should expand them. increases benefits and raises minimum payments for low-income seniors. can retire with dignity and respect. i'm bernie sanders,

alex corddry reporting live >> reporter: throughout their 15-year run the patriots have seen plenty of players step up when the time is right and they sea experience doesn't really matter when it comes to the play-offs because a single play can change a player's career. >> we love to have experience across the board. >> reporter: big game experience heavily favors the patriots. players were asked if it'll make a difference against the broncos. >> it matters about how you play. experience or not, it all on sundays. >> i'm not sure how much experience. there are teams that won the super bowl with young teams out there as well so it just comes down to whoever game. >> reporter: if anyone is a an example that execution trumps experience it's malkum butler. >> he may not have any experience, malcolm butler didn't have experience and won the game for the team so called upon has to go out an make the play at this particular moment. and if you make great plays you got a great chance of advancing. >> reporter: both quarterbacks in sunday's game, tom brady and payton manning have plenty of exper

alex corddry, 7news. joe. >> thanks, alex. coming up on 7news at 6:00, we'll take a look at the chief's office and what the kc quarterback alex smith says about squaring off with tom brady. reporting live in the newsroom, joe amorosino, 7news. >>> and to stay up to date with all the headlines as the pats head into the play-offs, be sure to download our 7news mobile and tablet apps. >> breaking news right now, police make an arrest in a deadly it and run in door chester. a man was killed while crossing the street. the driver never stopped. steve cooper live in dorchester tonight with word of an arrest. steve. here in washington the area was shut down for several hours. but the 34-year-old woman from dorchester, she was behind the wheel of that minivan, according to police, that never stopped and tonight she's behind bars >> a deadly hit and run claims the life of a man just after 8:00 this morning after the driver never stopped but late this afternoon, boston police announced that the 34-year-old female driver was under arrest.

>>> now time for 7 sports with alex corddry. of the game under 5-10 have been named nba all-stars. one is isaiah thomas, bringing in a big honor for a stellar season in green. he sat outed to with an ankle injury and he says it's fine and he will play tomorrow against the magic. he earned his way to toronto with the league's best, tied for ninth in assists and he was last pick in the 20 lev draft. >> i feel like i deserve it, not just the individual success but as a team. we have been winning lately. and we are playing at a high level. so i feel like, on top of that the numbers don't lie. you can stack them up against anyone in the nba and also a team we are fit and playing well. >> alex: in three short weeks catchers are going to sit down in around table discussion, dave dombrowski was asked if he has built a championship team this season. time will tell i don't think we are happy with the offseason moves that we made. that is determined on the field. still the building of a championship club in many ways are similar. you need a real strong minor leg system and scouting department

he wasn't penalized on play now alex corddry here with details. he absolutely level lines man done henderson it wasn't pretty and many people are calling for a suspension. wide man says he never intended to hit henderson. >> it was obviously no the intention all i would never heart lines man or ref. dennis proclaiming innocence. insisting his hit on lines man done hernandez son was unintentional. >> i took a pretty hard hit down in corner and had pretty good good pain in my shoulder and neck trying trying to a get over assist last secretary alooked avoid it. i think i went up to donnie where to go. or how to get away. former bruins defense man was not penalized for hit but reportedly being suspended indefinitely game. 11 year veteran is hoping his track record will play role in league's finally decision. been around for few years, and i think i've treated every official with the utmost respect. i would never intentionally try to hit lines man or ref or anything like that. >> now as you heard there, wide man was hit moments before he crashed into h

live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 news, joe. >> reporter: gronk is a physical freak. a guy teams have to base their entire game plan around. underrated part of tom brady's game. the equal parts humorous and dangerous. joe amorosino, 7 news. >> adam: pats gearing up. the broncos are doing the same out west where it looks sunny and somewhat warm. trey daerr is live in engelwood with more details fours. >> reporter: sunny and somewhat warm. it's about 50 degrees, a dry cool out in denver. denver wrapping up practice ago. they're holding a win on the patriots over their resume. so you think they would be a solid favorite heading into the weekend but that is not the case. the two teams meeting back in week 12. broncos winning it in overtime on a walkoff from patriots c.j.anderson. broncos closing the year strong despite spotty q. b.player. homefield advantage from new england but if you talk to they make it seem like they're a massive underdog and are lacking respect leading up to kickoff. >> we ain't got a chance. if that will motivate you that is dush are in the wrong bu

. >> brady not the only patriot singing peyton manning's praising today. 7's alex corddry reporting live from foxboro on what the rest of the patriots have to say about the future of hall-of-famer. alex. >> hey, joe. peyton manning is 7 and 12 patriots. two of those wins have come in the postseason. belichick talking today, and it's clear he has a huge amount of respect for 18. >> there isn't a player off our team that i have any more respect for than peyton manning. his skills. i would never, ever, ever underestimate him under any circumstances. >> reporter: it comes from bill belichick as he prepares to beat league. >> nobody seems to appreciate the manning tom brady rivalry more than belichick. but at the end of the day, the only team his team focuses focuses is on is trying to get a win. >> reporter: devin mcchordy says the pats aren't taking manning lightly even though he hasn't been himself this season because they can't overlook his superior football brain. >> an afc championship game with the opportunity to try to advance into the super bowl, you know, you can't ask for a better

alex corddry has more on number 11's big return. >> reporter: his team mates were happy to have him. edelman holding 10 passes for 100 yards picking up where he left off. >> i'm glad i played as much tom knows me and, i stay, the coaches, you know kept me in mentally. >> i think he worked his tail off so he has always been one of the hardest workers i've ever played with and one of the most determined young men that is on this team. >> reporter: edelman nine weeks removed from a fracture in his left foot looked like his old self. >> i've been through injuries. it's not easy to come back mid-season and have a performance like that so you have to give him credit for all the hard work he put in there. >> reporter: the gronk and edelman combo lefted the patriots to the afc championship game for a record time 5th consecutive season. >> pretty cool. it's hard to do, man. you got to grind throughout the entire year and there is only four teams playing next weekend. we're one of them. >> those are hard earned. and, yeah, you know, see what happens next week. >> reporter: alex corddry, 7 spor

alex corddry, 7news. >>> and we're following breaking news right now. a u.s. company making moves to massachusetts. general electric announced today that it will move its corporate headquarters from fairfield connecticut to right here in boston. >> the big move is expected to begin this year. 7's byron barnett is live in boston with more. >> the governor and the mayor both are saying that this is huge for the city and the state. massachusetts beat out several states in the competition for general electric's new headquarters. now, g.e. will move its headquarters to the seaport district in boston from fairfield, connecticut that's showing here where it was headquartered since 1974. the $130 billion high tech global industry corporation first announced its intent to move last june citing a connecticut. g.e. says it picked boston over new york and several other ecosystem tail, talent, long-term costs and quality of life. governor baker today said the deal is definitely worth the $120 million tax incentive package the commonwealth is giving g.e. >> this is a huge w

our team coverage begins right now with 7's alex corddry live for us at foxboro. >>> hey, well, as we know the patriots always embody that next man up mantra, but this season maybe more than ever we saw injuries become a tipping point and two players that were tough to replace, dante hightower and julian edelman. two months after breaking his left foot against the giants, julian picked up where he left off snagging ten passes for 100 yards . >>> i've always been a big practice guy. whether it was bail, catching ground balls, hitting, swigging as many times as you can until you feel look you mastered it then do more. that's what i have to do . >> reporter: with him back in the lineup it's not coincidence things looked like old times against the chiefs. in the games edelman has played, tom brady has more touchdown passes than any other quarterback in the nfl. the best passor ratting and the pats have been number two in third down conversion. from satisfied, saying he was miscues last week >>> there is plenty of situation that's we didn't click and there are plenty of balls that i didn't

let's get going with alex corddry. the team talking about what it will take to win. alex? >> anchor: 16 pages are list as questionable going into sunday's afc championship game and that includes two key players on defense. dante hightower and jamie collins expected to test this front 7 early and often. part of it was against us. as the season has unfolded broncos built a consistent running game. the 179 yards against the patriots was the second highest total of the season. >>> it was a problem. it i just didn't play very well. it's not where i want to be . hightower can change that. the broncos rushed 17 times for 136 yards in three touchdowns after hightower left the game with a knee injury. we have to go and execute it so i don't like to live off old games but there is a bad taste in our mouth that we want to go out and change that . >> anchor: they are going to have to because the pats know denver's best shot at beating them is on the ground. the chiefs came back from a 21-6 deficit to lose by a score because injuries cause snaps to hightower and jimmy collins. >>> ther

i'm alex corddry. that's 7sports. have a great day. >> christa: the season ended in a disappointing loss, but tom brady made sure the take time and thank everybody who supported him over the last year. >> sarah: the pats' q.b. wrote an open letter to fans and page. in a letter brady wrote he's proud to live here and to have the privilege the play for the patriots. fans are impressed brady would take the time to write such a letter. >> he's a football genius. and he is a great person. and he knows how to appreciate the people that support him. >> i think it's great. i think he's tom brady. he's the best. i wouldn't expect anything less from him. >> sarah: brady ended the note by writing, "our goal every season is to win the last game, but as i've learned, the road to the next one is paved by seasons like this one." >> christa: that's a nice way to end it, on the right note. there what did you think of the all caps? >> sarah: well, you know, my handwriting is horrible. >> christa: that's a good answer. that was a good a

what happened when a startled >> an now time for 7sports with alex corddry. >> alex: good morning. tom brady rushed and rocked all day long, still the patriots almost came back at the end, but the season is over and instead of playing in the super bowl, the team is playing the blame game. accoding to reports, the patriots have fired offensive line coach dave, taking the fall for the o-line struggles. tom brady hit 23 time, sacked four times and before sunday he was praised for how he handled the line this year, having to use 37 different combinations. the celtics visiting washington, looking for a third straight win. fourth. marcus smart knocking down the three, capping a 14-2 run. celtics win it 116-91, scoring over 100 points for ninth straight game. bruins visiting the flyers and b's up 2-1 in the third. wayne simmons cleans up the mess in front, his second of the night. we're tied up at 2-2. with under two minutes to left, how about this, an unlikely hero for the b's. brett connelly tips in the game winner off the chara shot, his seventh goal of the season, just his third since

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stadium, winter classic, new year's day, i don't think you can script >> we're joined now by 7's alex corddry great smear with a little bit of snow coming through. really a disappointing performance for the bruins and that was really the theme in the dressing room after the game. >> no question. nobody was sugar coating anything after this 5-1 loss. here they were on such a huge stage just dominated by their rivals. calling this loss embarrass asking here's chara after the game. >> we looked flat out there. and they kind of caught us off guard and that's just -- it's disappointing. it's very soda disappointing. i haven't seen us play so bad in a while. >> it's a big game, a big stage, and it's obviously a game that you want to have a good game and have a good performance and we didn't. >> now, patrice bergeron saying the bruins have to find ways to step up in big games like this and there's something they can take from this loss. >> there's in a a little bit of a jam without brad marshon serving the first every a first three game suspension. the next time we're heel here it will be a patriots

alex corddry, 7 news. updates download our apps. >> jadiann: show me the money, three power ball ticket holding hitting the jackpot. the jackpot will be split by winners in california. tennessee and florida. crowds flooded the store after learning the store sold one of the winning tickets. it's still the big of the jackpot in power ball history. jay gray has the latest from florida. >> reporter: an impromptu pep rally. just minutes after last night's drawing and word that a being with ticket was sold at this 7/11 in california. overnight officials confirmed two more winning tickets in mum foxx tennessee and melbourne beach, florida. >> this is historic. >> reporter: almost $1.6 billion split at least three ways. there are rumors -- >> it's probably one of their friends they know at the store that probably is a winner. point no one claimed the record prize. we don't know if the ticket are in the hands of individuals or office pools. each is worth more than $528 million before taxes. >> how are you feeling right now? >> nervous. [laughter.] >> reporter: a nervous laugh for lindy. one of 7

live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 news. >> anchor: so brady and the clash . >> anchor: of course the team is going to have to adjust to trey daerr continuing our coverage. >>> pretty sunny here getting close to 60 degrees today. going to be about mid 40's for the game. speaking of the game itself you almost really never hear any bulletin board type of material. that is not the case in depend very where earlier this week brandon marshall made remarks about rob grokowski pushing off on defenders in an attempt to clear the air. >>> i wasn't aware that all of the patriots fans were being my twitter s and calling me, you know, all kinds of explicit names . >> reporter: linebackers aren't none for back peddling but that's what brandon marshall is doing in regards to comments on rob grin could you ski . >>> i said what i said. i can't take it back. i just have to be ready to cover . >>> if you are going to talk you bet ebe prepared to back it up against one of the game's best. >>> you he beats corners, he beats safeties, he beats linebackers and he will play all . >>> you want to put hands on pl

live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 news. >> reporter: if gronk does suit up on saturday he won't be the only number 87 catching matchup problems. the patriots are bracing for and we'll show you why on 7 news at 6:00. joe amorosino, 7 news. >> kim: stay with 7 for you will a the latest developments as the pats head into the play-off, for updates any time be sure to download our mobil and tablet apps. >> adam: a car slam nod a wall in the o'neill tunnel. this happened near the height of rich-hour. driver was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. you say break lights right away. no other cars were involved. miraculous really. the accident did tie up traffic headed north for a short time. >> new at 5:00 an accident that takes a tragic turn in new hampshire. the woman went off the road during tuesday's snowstorm, was hit and killed by another car after calling for help. her family is speaking to byron barnett. there is byron with her story in hamstead. >> reporter: lori was killed on this road in night's snowstorm in what police say was an accident that probably couldn't have been avoid

i'm alex corddry, that's a look at 7 sportment . here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone over. hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. with internet fast enough for your guests might get a bit carried away. get out of the past. >> anchor: ahead for us on this learned about the man caught on camera as he allegedly ambush insisted a police officer. he says in the name of islam. is there an isis connection? we'll have details on today's capture of notorious drug lord el chapo. what happens to him now? and the bill clinton conversations now revery. what he once told britain's tony blair about george w. bush and saddam hussein when we see you here tonight. >> anchor: before we go an up date on breaking news of a police officer shot in dorchester then rush insisted to boston medical center. police say it all started when the officer with a drug unit pulled over a known suspect this morning. the police commissioner say

live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7 news. >> ryan: thank you. expected to go down in boston sports history as one of the all-time greats. over the years the quarterback from california has been accepted as a new englander and he will be forever known as a legend. dan hausle live in foxboro with more on brady's mark on boston sports, dan. >> reporter: this is the water cooler conversation that is likely to generate strong feelings particularly over generations. brady won't talk about it, you got to admit he has to be at least in the conversation. most would agree tom brady is probably the greatest new england patriot play ever. some would argue he is the best ever at the quarterback position. but in the world of beloved boston sports stars is brady now in the class of byrd, bobby orr, ted williams and yaz, mate he even be top of the class? >> i'm still i think in the middle of things. i feel like i have a lot more football left so i don't think about those things too often. >> reporter: some argue comebacks in a sport and league that is engineering parody that he deserves discussion as bost

let's go outside to alex corddry who's at gillette with more on brady and the pats today. >> good evening. well, the patriots bye week off to an encouraging start. tom brady's ankle injury wasn't serious enough to keep him off the practice field today. >> feeling better? tom brady still walking a bit in handy for the request to schuylkill expressway recover. >> not only am i ready to go but physically you always gotta do your best and make sure you're doing the right things to get to >> reporter: at 38 years old brady finished the season leading the league in touchdown but it's been a long 12 months he between deflategate and a loss of key players on offense. through it all, he's responded. >> it's a challenge in a lot of ways for a lot of people and i think i'm always up for the >> reporter: he's dealt with plenty of challenges last off season and brady was asked if he noticed the immediate aia reaction to report hgh shipments were sent to manning house. in contrast in the allegations against brady and deflategate trauma. >> i don't know anything about that. i just try to do my best to h

live in foxboro, alex corddry, 7sports. >>> recent history tells us how important home field is this time of year and the last two seasons road teams playing in the conference championship game, our 0 and 4 will see if the patriots can buck that trend on sunday in denver. joe amorosino, 7sports. >> the new york daily news poking a little fun at the pats qb antonio smith claims brady was a crybaby in a recent interview. brady's speaking out about the trash talk today. dan hausle has more on what he had to say. teammates getting too worked up about this name calling but one of the patriots kind of broke the usual belichick rule and did a little trash talking himself. tom brady, a crybaby, a whine center that's what one denver broncos are saying and some patriot hitting town on the defense. the coach bill belichick suggest his defense. >> we're focused on the denver broncos and the game. >> reporter: broncos complain when they knocked brady down, the patriots qb is quick to grab the rev's year and ask for a penalty. >> i love when they throw flags on the defenders, absolutely. advance o

. >> and now time for certain sports with alex corddry. it's not easy to go in there and win. they've got a lot of great players. >> cornerback bried takes snap rolls to right. throws high in air fwauls will be intercepted. a tough day man, tough day. >> tom brady rushed and rocked still patriots almost resilient enough to come back at the end. but see sons is over and instead of playing in super bowl the team is playing the blame game. according to a multiple reports the patriots have fired often ifs line coach dave. taking the fall for the o line strug elts against bronco tom brady hit 23 times sacked four times before sunday he was praised for are how he handle line this year having to use 37 different combinations. but pats cleaning out lockers day heading into off season two weeks early. >> unless you win the whole thing. you know that's the way this team has built to do around here. that's what our expectation is. so, you know, we're obviously disappointed. but i think a month or two from now you will able to look back and say hey there were great things we did, you know

i am alex corddry and have a great day. >> anchor: up next. story of a dog that went on quite a long run. >> anchor: how she ended up in the middle of a road race and >> anchor: bloodhound can now check a half marathon off her bucket list. >> she found herself running the race in alabama after she went to take a bathroom break. trotted alongside run fors 13.1 miles finishing in seventh place. organizers say next year the race will be named the hound dog half. and special prize given to the runner that finishes in seventh. i love the story. >> anchor: i love how she kind of lights out after words. takes a snooze. owner said that she is a lazy dog really. are you kidding? >> anchor: >> weather: lazy dogs do not run 13 miles. maybe couch potato this afternoon. long morning run. 45 to 50 degrees this afternoon. and not a bad afternoon for a run outside. i hope the wind is at the back. a breeze on going through the afternoon. and again tomorrow. just snow showers on friday. >> anchor: we have enjoyed you today. and come back at noon. i am christa d

i'm alex corddry and have a great day. >> nancy: the force awake ened in a big way. which record the latest "star wars" flick has now broken. the end for downton abbey fans. viewers get ready to say good-bye next in the it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. $79.99 a month online, you get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. plus, with a 2-year agreement, fios gives you $400 back, and all the premium movie channels for a year. so go online or call now for this great offer. >> nancy: looks like winter will not come any time soon for a popular book series. he says he missed his december deadline to get his next series in the book published yesterday. he made the comment about the winds of winter, the hbo series based on the book will begin to air its sixth season in april before the book is even out. it couldn't get any better for fans, the late of the block the new "star wars" surpassed "

i'm alex corddry and have a great day. >> kris: we have some more the nfl playoffs kick off this weekend and one matchup could end up being one of the coldest history. the latest accuweather forecast predicts by the time the minnesota vikings and seattle seahawks start on sunday, it could feel like 20 below zero up in minneapolis. seattle's never played in temperatures lower than the 16-degree mark. that's when they visited denver back in 2006. >> nancy: a hard hit for players on the pro women's hockey team. the boston pride forward suffered a serious spine injury in last friday's outdoor women's classic at gillette stadium. her family releasing a statement friday saying lang has limited movement of her arms and no feeling in her legs. doctors are keeping a close eye on her and both the nhl and the national women's hockey league expressed their for spo lang -- lang and her family. >> kris: miss colombia and steve harvey set to talk about time. >> nancy: on the road to recovery. lamar odom passing another dear fellow citizen, i know what it' s like to buy a house. i know how it feels to b

i'm alex corddry, have a great day. >> anchor: just around the are under way in san francisco for super bowl 50 . >>> it's getting closeofficial closing off roads in the financial distribute to build an arena, an area just for the fans to hang out. the area will feature giant television screens interactive games and many other activities. the big football game just a few weeks away. super bowl 50 kicks off february 7. cold play and beyonce will be playing in the halftime show. >> anchor: tom brady showing us he is just a regular guy. the quarterback posted this picture to his facebook of himself watching football, brows browsing facebook. he captioned it football saturday, # chill zone . >> anchor: you should check to see what his boxer shorts are selling tore. former red sox general manager theo epstein and sports journal journalist peter gammons putting oh on a concert to help raise money for a special charity. big crowd gathered for the 16th annual hot stove cool music concert last night. can less and bronson arroyo with there as well as a host of musicians from boston and chicago .

. >> announcer: now time for 7 sports with alex corddry. >> reporter: good morning, the atmosphere was amazing. the weather was perfect but the bruins did show up against montreal with first place on the line. he wored hooded sweat shirt. canadiens strucking first. rask had to take a 1-0 lead and montreal dominated in the first outshooting the b.'s 14-36792-0 in the second. pacioretty knocks the puck out of mid-air. bruins finally getting 1078 puck luck in the third. matt redirects did in. boston is able to give the 67,000 fans something to cheer b. 3-1 but that was it from the bruins. montreal wins 5-1 dominating from start to finish. >> we didn't have our legs. we weren't moving. they came out hard then, you know, we weren't making any plays. they got the first goal and that might have delighted us even more. first two periods i haven't seen us play this bad in a writer. >> reporter: patriots will be without julian edleton on sunday. among other pats listed as out for sunday. the celtics back at the garden hosting the nets at 3:00. energy supply rates keep going up and down. at evers

live in newsroom alex corddry, 7 news. >> all right. next at 5:30. from the super bowl to the baystate i like this coldplay announcing big show right here in massachusetts. >> plus, a scandal on the harvard campus today. carrie washington getting hasty pudding pot. we will have all the highlights.