i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. hoping you had a great weekend. a little gray out there but get a pats win, right? we could watch it. it was in the afternoon. >> jadiann: that's sunny skies for you right there. that's exciting. 6-0 still, right? >> jeremy: yes, and they play thursday night, taking on the dolphins. back at it. boston 45, plymouth 43, metro west, worcester hills, 30s. bedford 33. worcester 36. high pressure doing a good job of keeping the air clear and dry. there's a little bit of leftover breeze from the weekend but the wind will fade as high pressure, the blue h, gets closer to us. other than it being chilly, you have a nice fall day. temperatures move out of e 30s this morning. low 50s this afternoon, a little below normal. 7:00 it evening mid 40s. >> jadiann: good morning, rich kirkland, how are the roads >> rich: looking great but it's monday morning. things will change rapidly. if you're heading out, you have it cool and easy. that's the expressway. there's a example of it is turnpike and downtown. very light traffic everywher

. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. not just any monday, it's columbus day, so hopefully you're kicking back at home, you're having your coffee and not needing to rush out the door. >> jadiann: that would be lovely. >> christa: jeremy, how are things looking? >> jeremy: fantastic, mostly sunny skies through the day. 40s and 50s. boston 52. plymouth at 49. high pressure with us through the day with lots of sunshine. temperatures are going to move quickly out of the 40's. norwood 38. that's one of those mornings it bounces quickly through the 60s. this afternoon, most of us heading for the low 70s. mostly sunny skies. 7:00 this evening, mainly clear. mid 60s, mild. >> jadiann: let's get over to rich kirkland with this morning's "fast track traffic." >> rich: good morning. it seems like a holiday. wait a minute, it really is. look how good the expressway is. the south shore ride is blemish free. old number 9 the turnpike, framingham downtown. there i am downtown. that's storrow drive. is there anybody there? there's somebo

christa. the town administrator placed this brookline firefighter on leave and we're told this all started at a burrito chain over an order of food. a brookline firefighter off the job, accused of throwing punches, food and a bottle at a man outside anna's tackry are taqueria. the victim had to go to the hospital. the 37-year-old firefighter was in line and police say he got angry at how long the man in front of him was taking to order. he asked him to hurry up and that's when witnesses say the two men exchanged words. when the man went outside, witnesses say the firefighter followed him cursing at him. that's when the fight started and according to witnesses, the firefighter threw the victim to the ground, kicking him and straddling him while punching him five to seven times. the firefighter left but was arrested. >> it's out of character for auto firefighter. you expect firefighters to be a role model, not causing that type of trouble. >> the firefighter will have to answer to a judge. as fo

. >> christa: just turning 5:00. it's early. >> jadiann: it is. >> christa: sometimes you just realize, it sinks in, we're up really early and so are so many of you. >> jadiann: we like waking up with our viewers. >> jeremy: for some, it's really late. let's not assume that. we've got a lot of clouds and there are some showers moving out of new york state, western new england. they're falling apart. some of you may get tagged by one of these showers or a brief pocket of sprinkles up until 9:00. then the remainder of the day is dry. 40s across southern new england. norwood 47. boston at 53. so rain gear, you might need for it's on on standby but there will hours. sunshine back by noon and through the afternoon. temps this afternoon low 60s. breezy. >> jadiann: all right. sounds good. good morning, rich, we're just getting started. >> rich: the highways are good. morning. you're looking live at storrow drive, light traffic both ways. a look at the expressway, can you see it in the dark? only a few cars both ways. the t

look at them go. >> christa: yeah. i didn't know that bear could move that quickly. >> jadiann: i know. >> christa: that is something to see >> jadiann: no more sound effects from me. i apologize. >> christa: we have breaking news in the bahamas today. it is sad news to report. a body found after a u.s. cargo ship is swept away by hurricane joaquin. the search for the ship still under way. >> jeremy: a mix of clouds and sunshine for the afternoon. forecast for the week up next. >> jadiann: patrick kennedy facing some back-lash from family. hear why some family members are not so happy about it. >> christa: hands-free driving on the minds of some >> jadiann: breaking knew at the noon hour. the search continues for a missing u.s. cargo ship in the bahamas. it had 33 crew members onboard. it vanished during hurricane joaquin. >> christa: coast guard officials believe the vessel sank. they also say a body has been located as well. 7's steve cooper is right now outside of the massachusetts maritime academy with more of the

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. looking forward to putting that clock back an hour, getting that extra hour of shut shuteye. >> jadiann: today looks like we may get sunshine at least. >> jeremy: yes, nice, decent day. mix of clouds and sunshine through the day. this time, heads up, yesterday was a treat all day long once we got rid of the rain with temperatures yesterday morning near 70. this morning, no way. look at this. 40s and 30s. norwood 38. boston 51. worcester 44. we started the day with lots of sun but there are more clouds toward vermont as well as western mass, the berkshires and some clouds will show up through the afternoon. but it's a decent day. still breezy, not as windy. this afternoon, heading for the upper 50s. 7:00 this evening, crisp and cool for the high school football games. and halloween parties and speaking of halloween and mr. jack-o'-lantern, we're talk more about the halloween forecast. >> rich: a sample of route 128 from sky 7. we're live over the needham, dedham stretch of route 128. t

. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. heavy rain is storming into new england right now. you're waking up to downpours and strong winds. we also have the 7news traffic tracker traveling the roads to give you a best look at exactly what you can expect as you head out the door. our team coverage begins with jeremy reiner. a flood warning has been posted. >> jeremy: that's south of town. again, that traffic tracker, for interstates it will be wet roads. the concern is getting to the interstates. getting to the t platforms, the bus stops, the neighborhood streets and city streets will be worse off than the interstates because they have the leaves and the storm drains. leaves are in the storm drains so we have flash flood warnings. southern bristol county until 7:30 this morning. portions of plymouth county. that's for this right here, that heavier plume of rain across plymouth county at this time. so the south shore is a slow go, whether it's 3 or 24 or 28. even 95, there's another plume of heavy tropical downpours in providence. this will scoot up 95 into boston. right now b

. >> christa: happy it's thursday. i'm christa delcamp. by the way, thank you so much for the -- about banana bread? >> yeah. >> christa: this looks amazing, by the way, jadiann is baking for the crew. >> christa: did you get it. >> jeremy: i did not. >> jadiann: i didn't bring -- >> christa: it's a big piece. >> >> jadiann: your piece is right here. >> jeremy: i have my weather clicker. i'll change the rain on you just like that. compared to yesterday, the numbers are a couple degrees milder than yesterday. boston 55, norwood 41, norwood's mild, just not as cold. jackets and sweaters a good idea with mostly sunny skies. and a little bit cooler through yesterday but it's a pleasant day. low 60s. 7:00 this evening, cooling off. mid 50s. >> jadiann: let's gets over to rich kirkland and talk about the "fast track traffic." >> rich: good morning. we're live on route 93 so i can talk about a crash on 93 but it's northbound, involving a truck northbound by route 110. as you can see by the live road there, it's a pretty good ride on route 93, the

: i'm christa delcamp. cheerios? this is not good news for jeremy reiner. did he hear you say that's your favorite cereal? >> jeremy: it is and i had a bowl last night but i'm still standing. >> jadiann: you're going to be okay. well, i don't know. >> jeremy: the jury is still out but not because of cheerios. boston 49, bedford 38, norwood 35. cold this morning. one of those challenging wardrobe days where you start with layers and by lunchtime and this afternoon, outer layers peel away. upper 60s at 2:00, near 70. 7:00, we cool off. boat commutes are dry, loaded with sunshine. >> christa: good news, as far as the traffic goes, rich kirkland is with us. >> rich: good morning. yeah, it's good news here. we're live on route 93, a lot of work happening around and about but not 93. that's wide open all the way downtown. the expressway northbound, they're clearing out a work crew near the o'neill tunnel. that should be cleared soon. they're working inside the ted williams tunnel eastbound causing delays. not muc

. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. and i see jeremy reiner out of the corner of my eye scurrying to get ready for the weather forecast. >> jadiann: are you okay? -- there's a cord i tripped over. boston 57, norwood 53, worcester 57. the morning commute is dry. there could be a sprinkle or two on and off at any time through the day. if you backed me into a corner, say can you pick a side of the day? how about 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. sometime that window. but we're talking sprinkles, not downpours. mild this morning, 50s. this afternoon upper 50s to track traffic" alert already. rich, what's going on on 495. >> rich: 495 and the expressway, two rollovers. on the expressway northbound it's a rollover by adams street northbound in quincy. the backup will be substantial with a car on its roof. the other situation is a rollover in wrentham, 495 northbound, route 1a a rollover is there well. other highways, they're quiet. quiet on the turnpike. route 128 is all right but a tough start on 495 and the expressway. the t says we'

: i'm christa delcamp. does it seem we went from summer to winter like that? >> jadiann: turned on a dime. >> christa: i feel like my wardrobe is not ready. >> jadiann: i live in a building that doesn't have a heater i can control so it hasn't come on yet and i'm a cold type. >> christa: it's like at my house because my husband controls that and we're not allowed to turn on the heat. >> jeremy: cool pockets of air. right now boston at 50 degrees. norwood 49, bedford 43. jaffrey at 34. heat on for christa. we have high pressure through the day. pockets of a northeasterly wind like over the weekend, although at this time not as much. problems town 25. partly to mostly sunny skies. chilly, breezy, temps this afternoon upper 50s to the low 60s. 7:00 this evening mostly clear. this evening, upper 50s. >> jadiann: time for "fast track traffic." how are the roads looking at this 5:00 hour? >> rich: looking all right except a crash right here on the expressway northbound by the tip o'neill tunnel. right there. it's

. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. i think that this morning seems a little milder than it was at this time yesterday. >> jadiann: i agree. >> christa: i don't know if ear talking a few degrees. j.r., you have the numbers lined up. >> jeremy: it's about like yesterday. norwood 40 degrees right now. boston 52. nashua 44. hyannis 49. so this morning we do start chilly this morning, jackets and sweaters a good idea. working through the day, like yesterday, that sunshine goes to work and it becomes a nice, mild afternoon. heading for 70 this afternoon. 7:00 this evening, pleasant. temps this evening down near 60. >> christa: now to "fast track traffic." >> rich: like the weather, the drive is pleasant, really nice. we're live on route 1. i don't think you'll see issues at all. a live look at downtown. that's very light. even the expressway passes the light test, light traffic. no delays on the t as they get going right now. rich kirkland, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: thank you, rich. >>> a state police cruise

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. is it too early to debut the remote start for the car? it's really cold. we already talked about the puffy coats coming out of the closet. >> jadiann: if you had plants out they're goners with those overnight temperatures. >> jeremy: hopefully the remote starter works. sometimes it's like the weather clicker, it doesn't work. boston 32 at this time. norwood 19. you have to go back to the end of march, early april. to find a morning this cold. so it has been a while. high pressure is with us for the entire day. at least you won't see snow flurries like yesterday. oh, my gosh. cold pocket of air. a weak weather system zipping through southern new england. school bell forecast, no shorts today. outdoor recess. lots of sunshine but chilly all day. plan on your wardrobe more like december than october with school lets out in the middle and upper 40s. >> jadiann: now we're heading over to rich kirkland with a fast track all right. >> jadiann: the beginning of a six mile backup a crash after

: i'm christa delcamp. good news on the track of hurricane joaquin. the storm still a strong category 4 but it appears it will not be a direct hit for anyone in the u.s. bree -- >> chris: it's nasty across southern new england. we don't have as much heavy rain gear. into the city will have wet roads, 23, 95. north of town out of new hampshire, on and off intermittent sprinkles, pockets of drizzle and mist but most of the steady rain is mass pike south. that's the theme for the day. we hold on to the steadiest rain across southeast mass. metro boston in and out of the rain through the day. the amount of rainfall on the way, most towns a half inch of rain or less. as we look south of town, we're talking about rainfall amounts a little bit more on the order of about an inch to an inch and a half of rain. the wind will be a concern right now out of the northeast 30 miles an hour. that will set up pockets of minor coastal flooding at the afternoon high tide. that is all because of stationary front and high press

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. a bit of a warmer morning to start things off. a little bit of fog, too. so -- >> jadiann: maybe some rain. >> christa: bring the umbrella. >> jeremy: that's a good idea. it will be on standby but the risk will be there. right now fog beginning to lift. early this morning visibilities were near zero, now four miles. we'll have fog continuing to lift. right now in the 50s. the city 55. here comes the clouds and showers out of new york state. that's why grabbing the rain gear a good idea but the showers are hit and miss. so it's about a 30-40% chance this afternoon that you may get tagged by a brief shower. it's a mild afternoon despite all sorts of clouds. you might get a glimpse or two of sun. low 70s this afternoon. 7:00 this evening, mild. mid 60s this evening. >> christa: let's go to "fast track traffic." rich, there are problems to start things off. >> rich: we had an accident-free first hour but not now. generally not a bad ride. 93 is this slow, which is not bad, into about wilm

good morning, everyone, i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. let's get a check of your forecast. jeremy, how are you doing? >> jeremy: doing well. here we are, 40s and 50s. boston 52. beverly 48. worcester 45. so the commute will be dry. the day is dry. partly to mostly sunny skies through the day. and we'll have a cool breeze develop so even though right now the numbers are in the upper 40s, a couple of lower 40s away from boston, you notice at 2:00 this afternoon, there's not much improvement. 49-51. a cool breeze through the afternoon then chilly ashows up later this evening and overnight. weekend's looking pretty good. more about that in 15 minutes. >> jadiann: thank you, j.r. let's talk about the roads. >> rich: good morning, downtown, they remind me to remind you the only slow down is getting into the tunnels. slow as they work at the entrance of the sumner, callahan and ted williams tunnels. look how good the expressway is. the turnpike is wide open and t is just getting going, on time. >> jadiann: breaking news, police are searching for

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: early. i'm christa delcamp. ready or not, we're ready to begin a thursday. it's looking chillier. it wakes you up. >> jadiann: it does for sure, a >> jeremy: absolutely, compared to yesterday at this time, 10-15 degrees colder now than yesterday. colder morning commute but dry. norwood 36, orange 33. in boston, mid and upper 40s with mostly clear skies. through the day, lots of sunshine. crisp and cool this morning. 7:00 the numbers in the low 40s. 2:00 this afternoon, cooler than yesterday but not as much wind. temps this afternoon low 60s. 7:00 this evening, dry commute. this evening, upper 50s. >> christa: let's see what we have going on in the commute for you this morning. rich? >> rich: hi, christa. good morning, it's sweet out there. it's chilly but boy, is the ride good. however, thursdays are the new monday mornings so it could be busy later on. right now it's wonderful. that's the expressway. there's your turnpike, there's downtown, quiet on storrow drive by the hatch shell. that's the ride it is for ev

. >> christa: breaking news here at noon. a winthrop student has been suspended, accused of taking an inappropriate picture of another student. >> jadiann: steve cooper has the very latest for us right now. >> reporter: we just talked to the police chief who did confirm that a high school senior from winthrop high has, in fact, been suspended in connection with this incident. we are told this is a high school football player and he allegedly took a picture, a naked picture in the locker room of another football player. now, the police chief is confirming that they are investigatele. along with the district attorney's office. this inappropriate image was seen by, we are told, according to the police chief, more than ten other kids. now, the suffolk county district attorney's offers confirming to us moments ago that they are involved in this at this point, no criminal charges have been filed here. they say they are right now collecting information. they say this is at a fact-finding stage right now. a source also says there was

: i'm christa delcamp. jeremy has been talking about patchy frost. i noticed that firsthand. >> jadiann: some places colder than others. >> jeremy: right, boston at 40. not far from town -- that's measured at logan. j.p. in hyde park closer to 31, 32. norwood 24. bedford 26. so most locations this morning quite cold with temperatures down into the 20s to around 30. you may have to do a little scraping of frost. otherwise a decent day. high pressure is with us with a this is a bag of rain to our south. that will be tomorrow's weather story. today's weather story features partly sunny skies. temps still cool but pleasant. >> jadiann: let's get over to rich kirkland and check on the roads. >> rich: good morning. they're all good. all the roadways are fine. j.r. says there may be scraping of windshields in some neighborhoods but we're live on the expressway. the south shore ride is a sweetheart downtown. route 1, the northeast expressway, the turnpike and route 128 look just as good. down's like that and the t

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thanks for joining us. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. go ahead, leave the umbrella in the closet today. maybe the rain jacket. that will be nice. >> jadiann: a break from yesterday. j.r., you were saying this is just fall weather. >> jeremy: yes. absolutely. mix of clouds and sunshine. temps at this time in the 50s. the city 56. fitchburg 55. heading out the front door, some of you might need a jacket or sweater because there's a southwesterly breeze but we have certainly seen colder mornings and this westerly breeze helped dry out there. did you notice the humidity? that's gone. back to october weather with dew points into the 40s to around 50s so dry with the brightest part of the day this morning. then over here, right now, there are a lot of clouds new york and pennsylvania. they'll find their way into our sky through the afternoon, so we'll spin this positively and say a mix of clouds and sunshine. breezy. mild afternoon. temps this afternoon upper 60s. >> christa: let's be thankful we don't have a repeat on the roads of the rain fr

. >> christa: breaking news this afternoon. the judge in the baby doe case granting a request by the defense for forecast a second autopsy to be performed on the little girl whose body was found on deer island. her mother, rachelle bond and her boyfriend michael mccarthy are charged in connection with the little two-year-old's death. they are back in court this morning. >> jadiann: mccarthy's attorney maintained his client's innocence. 7's steve cooper is live for us in dorchester with the very latest on what just happened in court. steve? >> reporter: jadiann, security here at dorchester district court, extremely tight here for this hearing that lasted all of five minutes here this morning. right now. this was enough time for the judge to allow a defense request for a second autopsy on baby bella. >> defendant will be held without bail... >> reporter: 35-year-old michael mccarthy back in court on charges he murdered two-year-old baby bella. he looked pretty different. clean-shaven and the short hair. compared to a one month ag

tgif. >> christa: happy friday, everybody, i'm christa delcamp. some of you have a nice long holiday weekend on tap. lucky for you if that's the case. jeremy, how's it looking? >> jeremy: very nice through the holiday weekend. today not too bad. especially this morning. this evening, scattered showers. right now 40s and 50s. boston 55. norwood 47 with a lot of clouds but no rain this morning. if you're heading out for the morning routine. no rain. this is where the rain is at this time, back through new york state, moving into vermont. this weather system will swing through new england very late this afternoon. probably not until 3:00 or 4:00, there could be a couple sprinkles at lunchtime or later this morning. the first part of the day is dry. afternoon. raindrops. temperatures this afternoon near windy. >> jadiann: let's get over to rich kirkland. >> rich: it looks great. i want to show you, a video sampler of the highways. that happens to be route 1, that is nice all the way downtown. not much happening at all. very quiet. a live look at traff

: i'm christa delcamp. a very busy october 28th. but we begin with the storm system flooding the gulf coast and now it's making its way east to us. a live look outside shows the drive to work and school will be dry but jeremy, sounds like bring the umbrella for later. >> jeremy: yes, rain gear needed by this afternoon, after 4:00. right now under a mostly cloudy sky, norwood 30, boston 33. the weather system will ring in warmer air. close to 70 tomorrow morning. still has a ways to go but it's heading this way. this won't be isolated showers or anything. this will be a bag of rain at 4:00 or 5:00. 7:00 tonight, the backside of the evening commute, rainy but not overwhelming. temperatures this afternoon and this evening warming through the 50s. so brunt of the storm is overnight tonight through early tomorrow morning's commute. rainfall 1-2 inches of rain with thunderstorms possible. because of leaves down, clogged storm drains may lead to minor street flooding. there are no flood watches but a wind advisory

with the debut of the artwork. >> christa: okay. we are anticipating nice weather for the long holiday weekend. what do you think? >> jeremy: we have to go through a little weather system. we look over here. the showers in the connecticut river valley. they are moving east. they will arrive first on the merrimack. shore until very late this afternoon and this evening. chilly tomorrow. then i think we have reached the low to mid-70's by columbus day. >> christa: have a great long weekend if you have it off. are you still waiting to change your bath tub? not any more. it changed everything! only bath fitter can give you the new tub you've been waiting for, in as little as one day. with their unique tub over tub process. isn't that amazing! bath fitter will measure and make you a new custom bathtub that they install right over your existing one, without tearing out your old tub. what an innovative idea! and every bath fitter installation is backed by their lifetime warranty, plus, 30 years of experience. that's what got me. i called th

. >> christa: breaking news here at noon today. the white house announcing fast new move to fight isis. u.s. special forces will be on the ground in syria to help fight the islamic state terrorist. the troops are not, however, expected to be in combat there. >> anchor: a senior official says they will help in a limited way. >> reporter: fewer than 50 f now, a senior u.s. official says the forces will be stationed in northern syria and work alongside groups with a proven track record of fighting isis. the move described as a shift but not a change in u.s. strategy against isis. right now, the russian air force is providing air cover for several major ground offenses waged at the syrian army. the secretary of state john kerry is in austria right now. he is involved in talks with 19 foreign ministers and other dignitaries to end the syrian war. the u.s. wants the president of syria ousted. president obama has said u.s. troops in the region would not engage in combat. we will be watching while the white house briefing is coming up at 1

so fun. >> christa: pretty cool. after about two minutes of, the music was stopped so the team could focus on football. they are so cute. i love that there is a little girl on the team as well. >> jadiann: we didn't really make a big deal out of that. she is in there with them, too. i wish the kids could teach me those dance moves. i don't know how to do all that stuff. >> jeremy: i'm still trying to nail down whoop them down and smile. i'm behind the times there. temps this afternoon, low to mid-6 ice. a few showers on the way for tomorrow afternoon. a cool front. that will not spend time with us this weekend. high pressure is going to spend a lot of time with this us this weekend. lots of sunshine. a few clouds around. right now, upper 50's. low 60's. the city at 61. worcester at 58. through the day, high pressure is with us. mostly sunny skies. in the fall, weather systems begin to pick up speed. one day, you are talking about this weather system. the next day, you are focused on that weather system. and here it i

>> christa: we begin at noon with some soggy weather headed our way. rain is moving in from the south. some of the moisture, the remnants of hurricane patricia. good afternoon. showers will begin later on this afternoon. then they will intensify. >> jadiann: that's right. the brunt of the storm expected to come in the afternoon, overnight. jeremy reiner is tracking it for us right now. >> jeremy: we have seen a lot of clouds this morning. a few peeks of sun right now. we have rain to our west and south. charging up the eastern seaboard. in advance of the storm. the center of the storm was way over here in chicago. look how expanse i that storm is. all the way to the eastern seaboard. and this man... this band of rain will work up into new england late this afternoon. the brunt of the storm early tomorrow morning. the early-morning commute tomorrow. especially before 7:00 a.m. could be a little bit tricky. rapid improving, though, after 7:00 a.m. tomorrow. in terms of rainfall, most towns around, an inch of rain. the city of boston included. there could

dan hausle, 7 news. >> christa: all right, dan. thank you. also here on 7 news: a methuen teenager under arrest. police say that he threatened to shoot up his school. let's head out live to nick el mons in methuen right now. the investigators are crediting another student with copping forward about this. >> yeah. that's right. they say this other student heard about the possible threats and wanted to make sure nothing bad would happen to the school. police say a 16-year-old pulled at least one fellow student... told at least one fellow student he hoped to investigators say the student referenced mass shootings, especially ones in schools and it wasn't just one threat. >> it was in person and it was also some postings. some written text messages. told authorities she was concerned once the suspect reportedly said he also wanted to kill himself. >> this girl possibly saved this child's life. >> reporter: two homes were searched and police found tactical gear. officers also recovered bullets. but no real guns. >> we don't believe, at any point,

. >> christa: breaking news at noon today. investigators at a building in everett right now looking for clues to see if a fire was deliberately set. they have been at the scene for several hours so far this morning. >> jadiann: cheryl fiandaca is live with what we know. >> reporter: investigators are in everett right now. these are pictures from sky 7. we know that the state fire marshal is looking into whether a car fire is a case of arson. right now we do not believe there are any reports of injuries. but you can see crews near the billing and near a vehicle. looking for clues in this case. we have crew on the way to the scene. we will bring you the very latest as we get it. i'm cheryl fiandaca, 7 news. >> christa: also breaking right now... >> as you defend and build your country, today is a reminder that the united states keeps our commitments. >> christa: president obama making a major announcement about the future of u.s. troops serving right now in afghanistan. the president says the u.s. will keep 6,500 troops in the c

>> christa: we are tracking hurricane joaquin this noon. the category four storm has battered the bahamas. but here in new england, we will not get a direct hit. >> jadiann: right now joaquin is is a category four storm with winds of 130 miles per hour. it is moving north. it is just under 1,300 miles from boston. good afternoon, everyone. lucky for us, joaquin is staying away. >> christa: we have our own lousy weather to deal with today. take look at this video. there is a cleanup right now on the green line. service is suspended between fenway and reservoir stations in both directions. workers removing a large tree branch hanging over the tracks. and it got tangled in the overhead wires. some of the damage from the strong winds we have seen. we have team 7 weather coverage. let's begin with meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> jeremy: it's nasty right now. on the south shore and the cape and the islands. city of boston and north, we are been wholing off the rain from advancing from the south for the morning hours. i do think this will work in

your kangaroo is out. >> christa: right. kangaroo? i want to see that person. >> jadiann: much more to come on 7 news. the pats are 5-0. reaction to a fake punt that failed big-time. >> jeremy: sunny and cold for the afternoon. which patriots executive is speaking out. >> jadiann: the speaker of the >> christa: a pennsylvania mother who set off an amber alert over the weekend heading before a judge today. the woman and her little infant son were found safe here in boston. >> jadiann: byron barnett is more from the family. byron? >> reporter: yeah. this mom who caused this amber alert just walked out of court minimal bail. her relatives were so excite, ovation. a 36-year-old tiffany cherry so overwhelmed with relief, she couldn't even stand. the prosecution asked bail be set at $250,000 cash. the judge set bail at just $250. pennsylvania authorities say she took off from a pennsylvania hospital for boston with a two-month-old son. cherry was arrested at children's hospital in boston when a staffer there recognized her from the amber al

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. have a great afternoon, everyone. 7 news continues at 4:00.

good morning. >> christa: good morning to you. >> jadiann: you look great. >> christa: thank you. my goodness. to what do i owe this? >> jadiann: we rush around so much getting ready to be on this early. sometimes we greet each other as he do the news. >> christa: take a breath. you look stunning as well. >> jeremy: thank you, i appreciate that. clouds and sun. i don't know what's going on over there. temps seasonal for the next few days. upper 60s, lower 60s tomorrow and friday. we have a cold shot of air on the way for the end of the weekend. right now it's actually not too bad. it's into the crisp and cold. tomorrow morning will be colder. right now 50s, roxbury 61, blue hill 57. wayland 53. lexington 53. haverhill 59. good morning, tyngsborough 52. worcester hills, fitchburg cooler at 47 but you've had colder mornings. west bridgewater at 54. hanson 55. on the cape and the islands, upper 50s to around 60. there's some wind out there. that's a westerly breeze you'll have for the entire day but it's helped clean out the air. the dew point temperatures back down into the 40s wher

looking forward to hearing that. weather. >> christa: a little bit of a rain. >> jeremy: a speed bump. a batch of rain on the way for just this morning. after 11:00, 12:00 you don't need the rain gear. the sun will come back this afternoon. this weather system i thought yesterday we would have sprinkles overnight and early this morning and this weather system said hold on, mr. reiner, so we've seen showers and downpours and thunderstorms flare up south of long island. so this is morning north, moving up the 95 corridor, moving fast. weather system out of here mid to late morning. it's not an all-day thing. but if you're heading out this morning, grab the rain gear because we'll have showers and downpours. if you're heading out the the next 30, 45 minutes around the metro you don't need the rain gear. it spills north into boston 6:30, by noon, already moving away. for the afternoon, sun will come out and it's a warm and somewhat humid day with temperatures between 69 and 75 with a southwesterly breeze 7-14 miles an hour. boston this afternoon expected to finish in the lower 70s. "7 new

tom brady threw four more touchdowns and the pats are off until sunday. >> christa: good news to wake up to. justin bieber leaving fans in norway stunned. why he walked off the stage and abruptly ended his concert. >> jadiann: oh, boy, bieber drama for the morning. >> christa: you wanted that, right? >> jadiann: at least an easier commute in this morning. >> christa: there's not a monsoon, which is a plus on a friday. >> jeremy: absolutely. compared to yesterday at this time, the -- it's dry, dry roads. but also noticeably cooler, so heads up on that. it's back to october weather. although these numbers right here, not too bad. we've had cold mornings this month and tomorrow morning will be colder. compared to yesterday morning we were close to 70. norwood right now 48. that might be a shock to the system. plymouth right now 46, worcester 45. high pressure with us through the day with a few clouds at times. otherwise mostly sunny skies. big storm for the last couple days now moving farther away but still generating some wind. not as feisty at yesterday. breezy conditions. through the

. >> christa: coming up, the changes ahead for playboy. why editors are pulling the nude models from the pages of its magazine. >> jeremy: the rain is over for the city of boston. for the rest of the day. sun back out. forecast looking up. that is up next. >> christa: a new bride proving that you are ane., you are really always on call. even if it is your wedding

. >> christa: good morning, starting off here on this wednesday morning with 7news. >> jadiann: good morning. overnight, nearly three dozen people forced out of a lynn apartment building by flames. the fire broke out just before midnight. firefighters say they had to use ladders to get some people out of the building. >> christa: a five-year-old boy from worcester is recovering this morning. he was hit by a car getting off a school bus. the boy was allowed to get off the bus but there wasn't an adult there to meet him, which is against school policy. >> jadiann: democratic frontrunner hillary clinton with strong words for big banks during her appearance on the late show. what she'll do differently from her predecessors if banks get into trouble. >> christa: the mets and royals played more than five hours before kansas city won on a sacrifice fly in the 14th 14th inning. a lot of people talking about something that happened behind the scenes that caused a problem for lots of people watching at home. we'll have much more on that if you stayed up. you probably know what that is. >> jadi

. >> christa: good morning, tgif. we're good to go for "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: a couple of stories we're working on. breaking news, boston police investigating a deadly shooting in brighton overnight. a man was killed and police say the suspect took off and has not been found. >> christa: a teen in trouble after trying to bring a handgun into a school in mattapan. school safety officers say they stopped the 15-year-old when he tried to skip the metal detector. >> jadiann: a saugus basher wants to find the person who stole thousands of pieces of sports memorabilia from her shop. >> christa: one school ditching the chairs, opting to let kids why the trend could spread to more schools. my kids could be huge fans at that. they stand at the dinner table. >> jadiann: a lot of people like the treadmill desks. they're trendy i think on the west coast. >> christa: you get a little exercise. >> jadiann: j.r. always has to stand. >> jeremy: i like standing over here. i get my steps in with my fit bit so it's a

it appears he suffered a heart attack. >> christa: later this morning lawmakers will hold a hearing at the statehouse in boston a proposal to make massachusetts the 15th state to require hands-free calling behind the wheel. >> jadiann: a pretty morning, it's chilly but we have high hopes for the day. >> christa: j.r., near 70? >> jeremy: i think so so. did you catch sunset last evening? this was twitter last night. i checked my phone early this morning and holy cow, beautiful shot all over southern new england. this is from a woman in new hampshire, beer weather sports. this is pictures from last night's sunset. kris anderson took a video of it and showed me before the show. good stuff. right now, cambridge 48. lexington 41, way land 38, redding 39, haverhill 45. it's cold. fitchburg 38. townsend 34. hopkinton 32, south of town in the 40s, duxbury 48, the cape and the islands, running in the 50s. the air is dry so we'll have a lot of sunshine through the day today. the thing about dry air, it cools off fast but warms fast with as well. the next couple of days, thanks to high pressure,

today news begins now. >> christa: at 5:00 a.m., a dangerous discovery. police found an arsenal of weapons in a home in new hampshire. >> jadiann: the coast guard searching throughout the night for any sign of a missing u.s. cargo ship carrying several sailors from new england. >> christa: and roads turning

. >> christa: it's monday morning. working on a lot of stories. including breaking news from overnight. we're talking about a serious car crash in peabody. rescuers having to cut a man from his vehicle. we'll have the latest on that. >> jadiann: saugus police searching for a hit-and-run driver after someone's struck in the street. >> christa: the pats air it out and keep their unbeaten streak alive. we'll have the latest on that. >> jadiann: a new season of who did it better. a faceoff of one of the stars of not real, real good as making cannolis but gave it a good college try. >> christa: as long as you have the proper iningredients. i don't care what it looks like. >> jadiann: any of those ingredients are delicious. >> christa: happy monday, j.r. >> jeremy: cool and dry today and tomorrow. we're talking about rain on the way for wednesday evening and wednesday night. we can get that out of here quick. that's a fast-moving system. i don't think that's going to bother us much on thursday. halloween at this time looking dry and cool. high temps in

. >> christa: a stabbing at a market in west roxbury under investigation. police say a man tried to rob a grocery store with a knife but the owner fought back. both men and a third person hurt. >> the owner of draftkings is defending his company. and denies allegations of insider information being leaked. an employee of draftkings won $353,000 on a rival company site. >> christa: a homecoming for a little boy who spent more than a year in the hospital. the weston four-year-old had a reaction to a virus and he's back home and recoverying. i love the super hero outfit. spiderman. >> jadiann: good morning to you. >> christa: and to you. >> jadiann: sometimes we get so rushed getting here, we forget to say good morning. >> jeremy: a nice fall day, mostly sunny skies. temperatures moving out of the upper 40s. this afternoon not as warm as yesterday afternoon but lower 60s. i'm going to sell it as a fall day, a great one, with a few showers tomorrow afternoon. that's a cool front. for the weekend, fantastic holiday weekend. all three days talking about temps 40s

>> jadiann: terrifying and happy nobody was seriously hurt. >> christa: it's milder. did you notice the change? >> jadiann: totally. i was very excited about it, too, j.r., hoping this continues for the rest of the day. >> jeremy: we're talking about a mild morning. i think this afternoon the temps won't jump out of control. that happens tomorrow but it's certainly better than where we were on just a couple of days ago, monday morning. a lot of clouds through the day. a couple of sprinkles as well. temps will bounce back and forth and then seattle -- settle into a cool pattern. look at the change, temps 5-15 degrees warmer than yesterday morning. 50s at this time. it feels like a spring morning. boston 57 right now. norwood 53. worcester 57, even across southern new hampshire, close to 50 degrees. there are a lot of clouds. heading out for the morning routine, no rain at this time but there's a weather system draped across southern new ute. fronts are producers of clouds and occasionally showers. today, a lot of clouds, a few peeks of sunshine. between 11:00 a.m. and

. >> christa: breaking news, congressional leaders and the president agree on a budget deal. the plan would prevent a shutdown and avert a showdown on raising the debt ceiling. >> jadiann: a new report laying out concerns about the safety of a herald review found several issues, including cracks on the ceiling. >> christa: a little frost to start. i had some on my windshield. didn't have to take to the scraper yet. a couple more months to go. >> jadiann: some freezing in areas, right? >> jeremy: we have patchy frost, it's cold through the morning hours. dry today. a mix of clouds and sunshine. a filtered sun where the clouds try to block out the sun and can't do it. partly sunny skies, filtered son, both commutes dry. tomorrow, rain and wind for tomorrow afternoon. tomorrow morning's commute okay. tomorrow evening's commute is when the rain is beginning. increasingly rainy and windy tomorrow night. we move it out before thursday morning's commute. halloween still looking dry as is the patriots game. look at the cold air. you get away if downtown boston, 30s. everyone else 20s

. >> christa: the coast guard has been searching through the night for a missing cargo ship. the owner of the ship says the captain had a plan that would have avoid the the hurricane but engine trouble left it in the path. >> jadiann: draftkings under investigation bit attorney general in new york state. arose concerning employees using money. >> christa: some of the boston's biggest sports stars coming out for the first annual globy awards. you'll see who the big winner was at last night's "boston globe" ceremony. looks like a fun night as far as the weather. i would like to order another. it was so wonderful yesterday. >> jadiann: i totally agree. i went for a walk yesterday. i think we have that potential today too. >> jeremy: we do. we can do that. we are here to please. fantastic day ahead, almost a carbon copy in the sense it starts chilly then warms nicely through the afternoon. a few showers on the way for friday afternoon. dry today, tomorrow. and at this time holiday weekend, a-ok. 40's and 50s. roxbury 52. you get away from the urban heat of boston, wellesley 43, w

christa delcamp sat down with mrs. romney and has her story . >> anchor: she was a constant presence on the presidential campaign trail with her husband in 2012. but right now anne romney former first lady of massachusetts wave waves the 2016 race from a distance do you miss it? >>> i don't miss it. i sympathize with everyone that's going through it. it's really tough. it's wonderful and it's terrible at the same time. the wonderful part is that it's worth it because this country is worth it . >> anchor: and romney has strong words when it come to the current political climate . >>> in this situation that we're in right now, the political situation, the respect respectful dialogue has stopped. >> anchor: he's days romney is on a new campaign to fight for neurological diseases working with brigham and women hospital. sclerosis detailed in a just released book titled in this to the. a direct quote from her husband mitt when doctors gave her the devastating diagnosis in 1998 . >>> we were crying and he said i don't care,

. >> good morning i am christa delcamp. >> we have the day's top stories. let's talk about the weather. >> let's talk about it. milder, nice. >> temps, 50-60 in boston. this green and yellow blob, those are showers marching weather system across southern new england. fast moving showers and sprinkles. notice the rain drops extend into eastern new york state. it is not a day that has a lot of -- on and off showers and sprinkles. temps at this time upper 50s. this afternoon, upper 50s to around 60. >> breaking news pilot kills after f-18 crashes, a u.s. military base. the f-18 super hornet came down 70 miles northeast of london. said to come down in a farm area no one else on board at the time and no one hurt on the ground. continuing to monitor that story. breaking overnight a new york city city police officer shot and killed. >> the man, 33-year-old randolph holder died with his family by his side. native of guy anna. holder killed after a suspect accused of stealing a bicycle shot him in the head. police arrested him after shooting him in the leg. >> >> mo

christa texted me, dude, it's snowing. a one-day thing. no snow flurries this morning. milder for the rest of the week, back to where we should be this time of year and mainly dry. 20s and 30s. roxbury 32. winthrop 31. at the water's edge, sometimes at this time of year the location close to the water with temps 54 can buy you a few degrees but swampscott 30. lowell 29, haverhill 28. merrimack valley, 20s. worcester hills teens and 20s. brookfield 19. south of town, temperatures along the cranberry highway, 20s to around 30. even on the cape and the islands, chatham 40. nantucket 40 but as you get closer to the canal, the numbers are around 30 degrees. hasn't been it cold since the first part of april for metro boston as well as worcester with 20s. is it record cold? close, the record in the city is 28. we sit at 32 and may drop another degree but otherwise, a brilliant day, lots of sunshine. even this afternoon with all sorts of sun, this afternoon, only in the upper 40s. 7news begins right now. >> christa: patriots getting revenge out in indy. this morning, reaction t

lows overnight in the upper 40s. 7news begins now. >> christa: at 5:00 a.m. from the classroom to the courtroom, a southbridge teacher accused of sending obscene photos of himself to a student. >> jadiann: what we're learning about a computer glitch that