. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. we should mention that j.r. dreaded that assignment. when it comes to "star wars," we know that's a tough one to swallow. ism really had the pull his leg. >> andrew: they let nancy chen have the princess kate stuff. they said, we'll make it up to you, we'll give you the "star wars" stuff, j.r., you fan boy. looking forward to that. right now no cold air. boston 46. fitchburg 44. we have cloudy skies, but nothing falling out of those clouds. i can't rule out a pocket of some drizzle or mist for some of you at times today, but most if not all of today is dry. rain is on the way for this evening, mid-evening, after the evening commute. so between now and then, a bunch of clouds. cool through first part of the day. by 7:00 p.m., an isolated shower. and warming quickly into the 50s this evening. overnight tonight in the 60s. we'll talk more about that in about 15 minutes. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic. let's send it over the danielle gersh. >> danielle: good morning, sarah. happy monday, everyone. let's look at the roads. the zak

>> nancy: christa, good morning. enrique marquez told investigators he had no prior knowledge of the terror attacks, but he bought the guns years ago that were used to murder those 14 people. just weeks after the mass shooting in san bernardino, charges have been filed against 23-year-old enrique marquez. he is a friend of syed farook. in 2001 the two plotted to attack a college where farook had been a student. the f.b.i. says they also talked about tossing pipe bombed into stopped traffic on a highway while people were stuck in their cars. marquez is also facing charges for violating gun laws when he bought the two assault rifles in 2011 and 2012 that were used in the san bernardino shooting. the charges filed say marquez and farook continued to plan terror attacks by going to firing ranges. the two reportedly stopped after some unrelated terror arrests in southern california. yesterday the president talked about the national threat situation at the counter-terrorism center. >> we cannot give in to fear or change ho

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. we have packed morning of news ahead, including part two of new england awakens. j.r., you're looking at local connections to "star wars" ahead of this huge debut. this is like a trip back in time. memorabilia. >> jeremy: that right there on the screen is the new toys coming out, and the artwork on 2 packaging done here locally by a studio called pilot in boston. we'll tell you their story in a bit, 15, 20 minutes. i'll introduce you to some rain. we have rain. this is supposed to be moving along at a good clip here, but it decided to slow down. we'll have a couple showers up until 7:00 a.m. 40s, 50s and 60s. boston at 50, worcester 64. an isolated shower at 7:00 a.m. otherwise dry for the day. windy this afternoon, winds gusting over 40mph. but it's not a cold wind. temps this afternoon, middle and upper 50s. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic. here's danielle gersh. >> danielle: good morning. thank you, sarah. a little slick out there, but no major delays on the road yet. rou

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. we were having the conversation about the fact there are some sprinkles outside. is it enough for the umbrella? j.r.'s line was, "i won't be offended if you decide to bring it, but i can get through it. >> sarah: exactly. i don't have much hair to worry about to begin with here. bring the umbrella along, this is what you're up against. you see these speckles of green around the metro and the south shore? one more clump out near franklin. you'll have this for the next 30 to 45 minutes. they're moving fast. they're weakening, as well. from a weather system that's moving through southern new england at this time. now this second batch of rain over here in vermont, that will not bother us. that's going to pass well to our north, unless you have business travel up in northern new england this morning. showers up there. but around the metro, a few sprinkles this morning. mid-40s. that is the other weather story i want to get out across the like december. this is more like november. mid-40s

i'm sarah french. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. we did have some heavy rain overnight. minor flooding to talk about, as well. we'll show you the scene in wareham. you can see cars just getting stuck. this is cranberry highway. they tried to drive through the floodwaters which people will always say, don't do it, don't take the risk. tow trucks came in. they had to pull a couple people out of their cars. so here's our scene on this day before christmas. i guess at least it's not snow, chris. >> chris: certainly makes quite a mess. the motto: turn around, don't drown. we have copious amounts of rain as we went through the overnight hours. new bedford 2 and a half inches of rain, 2 in taunton. when it falls in a quick period of time, you get the street flooding we've seen down. there the heaviest rain is off to the east of us, but in its wake we still have scattered lighter showers and sprinkles out there. a couple more showers back through upstate new york into pennsylvania that. will cross through today. i don't think it's going to be nearly as widespread or as heavy as

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. our week-long series on all things "star wars" continues, and today new england awakens with j.r. sharing some fun tidbits from the film. maybe you didn't know about some of this trivia. >> sarah: that's exciting, j.r. >> jeremy: yes, i was doing a little research and going through some notes, and i thought, oh, this is something that's new to me, so we'll share that with you. right now boston 43. bedford at 40 degrees. fitchburg 34. provincetown at 42. there's some wind out there. not like yesterday. but it's from the north about 5 to 15mph. wind-chill, but again, mid-december when you're having wind-chill maps in the 30s, you're doing all right. so through the day, it's actually a pleasant december day with a mix of clouds and sunshine, low 40s this morning. 2:00 p.m., middle 40s, and barely any wind out there. that's huge this time of year. 7:00 this evening, going to begin or end your christmas shopping. looks dry out on those roadways. temps this evening cooling off, upper 30s. >

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. i would love to order another day like yesterday and the day before. how about you? >> jadiann: get another one and another one and another one. j.r.? >> jeremy: we can do that for you. we're still in an el nio pattern. when you're in those pattern, cold air is tough to find. boston 38. norwood 26, bedford 27. i'll grant you the early morning hours, somewhat chilly. but it's in the like we stay in the 20s all day long. there's a little bit of fog out there, norwood in particular down to one-mile visibility, plymouth two-mile visibility. with temperatures at or below 32 degrees, that may be just a little bit of freezing fog, although i have not received reports of black ice just yet. through the day, plan on a mix of clouds and sunshine. it's a fantastic day, especially considering monday. this afternoon. that's ten degrees above normal. 7:00 p.m. crisp, down into the middle 40s. cooler tomorrow. about 15 minutes. at 6:31, let's get a check of the roads with danielle gersh. >> danielle

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. it felt like an april day out there yesterday, spring-like. it was fantastic. this is the first week of december. >> jadiann: we're very lucky right now, although, j.r., you were just talking about some scattered showers maybe around the area for some. >> jeremy: i think on the cape. i think in the city of boston you don't need the rain gear. there might be a sprinkle, but that would be the worst-case scenario for metro boston. i think it's going to be dry. upper 30s, around 40. hyannis 47. martha's vineyard 47. here's the rain south of new england. showers on cape cod, but metro boston, dry day. much cooler than yesterday. upper 30s this morning. mid-40s this afternoon with a chilly northeasterly wind making it feel like the upper 30s. 30s. >> jadiann: thank you so much, j.r. let's get over the danielle gersh with your morning traffic. >> jeremy: good morning, jadiann. >> danielle: looking good out there so far. zakim bridge, leverett connector, wide open. no delays yet. go to the ma

. >> christa: hope you had fantastic weekend. i'm christa delcamp. it was cooler on saturday and sunday. we're talking about first day of winter later on today? >> bri: it is first day of winter. tonight, 11:48, is your winter solstice. the colder weather was a benefit to you guys because i did some baking. a lot of cloud cover with us. we will have some peeks of sunshine. we keep the wet weather away million we head into the next few day, but it looks like we're dry today. how about the mild air that will be creeping in for us. our forecast looks a whole lot more like spring than it does like winter despite the winter solstice. fairly mild as we start the day, and then windy this afternoon, mild with highs near 50 degrees. and then tonight mild again, cloud cover keeping that warmer air in near the surface. how about flirting with 70 degrees as we get into christmas eve. honestly, i cannot believe we'll cover that with more details coming up in a few minutes. >> christa: all right. time now for fast track traffic. let's send it over to daniel -- dan

. >> christa: you had to do that to us, didn't you? bri is tracking wet weather. >> bri: mild temperatures. christa, amazing that we are sitting in the 50's and even 60 for martha's vineyard right what's more incredible, bedford and norwood climbed out of the mid-0's this morning. they are in the low 50's. we expect those temperatures to keep going up. clouds with us right now. we are dry. although we did kick out that messy, patchy fog for earlier this morning. here come the showers, though. we wait until the afternoon to early evening hours for the wet weather to have to turn back on. but this is some wet weather that came from the gulf of mexico. so yes, tropical moisture that is coming in that will boost the temperatures and also the humidity, we are talking about not only a mild christmas but a muggy one. the muggiest it's been all winter ever on record. pretty incredible there. rain chance for today. more likely as we move through the day. i want to walk you through the timeline there. keeping the clouds with us. lighter showers

. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. we have officially now moved into the winter solstice, but i feel like it's kind of a lovely spring day that we're having out there today. >> sarah: yes. >> christa: we could be breaking records later this week, but, bri, as for now, it feels like you're stepping out to a april morning. >> bri: we don't know whether to deck the halls or search for those easter eggs. i said that yesterday, but it's appropriate because it feels like spring. cloud cover last night kept the temperatures mild. 52 right now in the city of boston. 47 in worcester. really that light jacket necessary today, but also the rain gear. just clouds with us at this point. but you can see the rain showers are pushing in for us, not just so last-minute errands to prepare for the holiday season. you just want to be ready for any drops that may make their way in. 54 to 59 for the highs today. and that's not it for the warming this week. we'll cover more details on this in the extended forecast in a >> sarah: all right. t

i'm jadiann. >> christa: thompson. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. j.r. has been delivering the forecast and some holiday tunes. >> jeremy: i have no snow in the forecast, so we'll go with the music. bing crosby and rosemary clooney doing the snow thing. we have clouds and drizzle. we'll have that through next hour or so, but there's another band of rain coming into western new england, headed for the worcester hills over the next 45 minutes. boston between 7:00 and 8:00 a.m. you see these big gaps where there is no rain happening, one over boston now and another one in new york city back toward williamsport? that will be your day where we'll have periods of rain, and then in between the rain, a so rain gear a great idea. because you will need it. but you won't need it the entire day. and the amount of rain that happens is not overwhelming. so i don't think there will be any flooding rain or anything like, that but allow a little extra time out there. roads are still wet from the drizzle and mist overnight. chilly and raw. upper 30s. the city at 39. worce

. >> christa: right now they are asking that all of us be on the lookout. this mom is 47-year-old valerie mcgrath. she is with two children. a 7-year-old girl along with a five-year-old boy. police will not say what the relationship is between the woman and the kids. the victim description. here is what it is. here is what you should be on the lookout for. a 2002 land rover discovery. it is a brownish tan color. the license plate on your screen right now, 847-zz 2. again. that is a massachusetts plate. right now lakeville police are searching for the vehicle. a mother, two missing children inside. we have a crew on the way to lakeville. of course, we will bring you more as we get et. >> jadiann: nashua, new hampshire schools shut down today after receiving a specific and violent threat. >> christa: really out of caution, the district closed. 12 elementary schools, three middle schools and two high schools. let's go to steve cooper with the latest on what's happening there and the investigation. steve? >> reporter: right. so several agencies are now involved

forecast up next. >> christa: we are following you. a teen slamming into a home in foxboro, leaving behind quite a path of damage there. girl left home alone before her house goes up in flames. thed. of children and families >> christa: breaking news. a teenage driver slams through a home in foxboro. they say nobody was hurt. the damage is quite extensive. crews are on the scene trying to figure out exactly what caused the crash. let's go to steve cooper with this report from foxboro. >> reporter: i thought it was an explosion. the home endescribing the loud boom he and his wife woke up to around 7:00 after this s.u.v. barreled into their home here in foxboro. leaving a gaping hole in the family room, shredding the christmas tree. >> my wife had gotten up i was just getting up. i hadn't gotten dressed yet. all of a sudden, i looked out. there was no front of the house. >> reporter: a 16-year-old boy operating the chevy tahoe lost control, smashed into the house, before damaging a parked car in the driveway. no one was hurt, including t

. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. of course, lots of news as always to get to, but did you feel like you're in a literal and figurative fog this morning? >> sarah: i did. >> christa: i did. >> sarah: could hardly see out there, j.r. very spooky. >> jeremy: we'll have that fog through the morning hours. thankfully it's friday and not monday. reduced visibility all over the case. the gray shading indicating where we have the dense fog. you notice fitchburg and worcester, we're not leaving you out on purpose. it's just that for you folks the fog is not as much of an issue. worcester three-mile visibility. bedford, nashua, boston down under a half mile. commute with clouds on the way for the day. a mild day, though. 30s, 40s and 50s at this time. boston 45. plymouth at 52. so the fog, we can get that out of here by about 9:00, 10:00 a.m., but this afternoon, a lot of clouds. some sun. a mild afternoon, despite all the clouds this afternoon. mid-50s this afternoon. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic. let's send it o

"ask christa. text christa. not sure." jaffrey 33. it's a nice day in the sense that we have much less wind out there. there's no wind at all. we had the wind yesterday morning. we don't have that today. really at in i -- at any time. if there's no wind out there, there's nothing to move these clouds around. so we have a day that features a lot of clouds. there may be a little sun out there at times this afternoon. it's a decent december day. it could be a little brighter. upper 40s this afternoon. 7:00 p.m. mild, low 40s. warm weather coming back into new england tomorrow as well as the weekend. heading close to 60. few minutes. >> christa: go figure. i love it. it's december. danielle, i wish you had good news on the roads. let's see. >> danielle: getting to that time where the expressway starts to she down, but you're not crawling. you're still moving, a little stop and go. let's go to the map south of town. you're slowing down around harrison boulevard and you're stop and go up to 128. 128 southbound from route 24 to the braintree

. >> christa: three, two, one, 5:00 a.m. i'm christa delcamp. here's jeremy reiner. >> jeremy: hello, christa. cool out there this morning but not cold. there is some wind. winds out of the west around 5 to 10mph. not as strong as it was yesterday. and it won't be for the day with mostly sunny skies shaping up with temperatures this morning coming out of the 30s. 2:00 p.m., mid-40s. not as much wind as yesterday afternoon. 7:00 p.m., beginning to cool off under a cool sky. temps this evening near 40 degrees. for the weekend, the numbers are headed to the 50s. we'll talk more about that in 15 minutes. >> jadiann: thank so much, j.r. let's get a check of the roads. >> danielle: good morning, jadiann. happy friday, everyone. roads looking good out there. zakim bridge and leverett let's go to the maps. we have an on ramp closed in canton. that's causing some delays on 95 northbound heading to 128. elsewhere things looking pretty good. the pike out to 495 to 128, you're all green. no issues to tell you about there into boston on the pike fine, as wel

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. i like how bri eggers put it: yesterday was the warm-up act rain. it was the spring her and today is the garden hose. >> it looks likes it. we might have a few buckets. even some rumbles of thunder not out of the question. for this morning dry. we have fog out there. current temperatures above freezing. not worried about freezing fog. forming. we know those temperatures have been mild. boy do they warm up as we get into tomorrow. patchy fog today could last into the afternoon. afternoon or even term evening hours to see that rain. 49 to 56 for our highs as we head into today. warmer temperatures to the south as that warm front moves in from that direction and possible record breakers again tomorrow. i really think this is not even possible. it's very likely at this point we'll cover this in more detail in a few minutes. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. >> danielle: thanks, sarah. good morning, everyone. leverett connector, zakim bridge looking good so far

. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp much more on the breaking news in cambridge and the overnight developments on that mass shooting in california, but first as you head outside, here's jeremy reiner with more on a welt morning. >> jeremy: out on the cape we have the rain. you don't need rain gear in metro boston, worcester, providence. dry in those location, although leftover moisture on the roads. wet roads out there, but no new rain on the way for the city of boston. this weather system moves away. it's mild right now. upper 40s to the low 50s. the city 591. plymouth at 55 as we work through the day, numbers back up a little bit. by 2:00 p.m., it's a windy day. winds will be out of the west and northwest around 15 to 30mph. temperatures in the middle 40s 7:00 p.m. cooling off quickly. numbers this evening upper 30s. j.r. let's head over to our new traffic reporter danielle gersh. >> danielle: thank you, jadiann. roads looking pretty good so far this morning. zakim bridge, leverett connector, no problems yet. go to the map. you can see traffic flowing nicely across the boston area. route 1 i

i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. we have to explain why we're laughing about who did it better and how i remained neutral. i didn't want to vote for you and not dylan. >> jadiann: i'm voting for dylan. that's your buddy. blizzards and hurricanes together. still a big fan of your, though. 21. knife. that was good. morning. we are tracking rain. some of this rain will move into western new england early this morning. if you have business travel that takes you to springfield, hartford, pittsfield, there may be freezing drizzle out in those locations. for us, plain old raindrops mid-afternoon, sprinkles mid-day. the evening commute, a few isolated showers. steadier rainfall will hold off until mid to late evening tonight. chilly, raw this afternoon, with temperatures in the low 40s this afternoon as well as this evening. >> christa: at least dry for this morning. how are the roads looking, danielle. >> christa: . >> jeremy: it's a bit of a mess out there actually. it's a little slow. it's about to be even slower. acciden

>> christa: breaking news. the f.b.i. at a home in norwood. agents focusing their attention on a house on washington street. right now, the f.b.i. is just releasing a few details. >> jadiann: they are saying the activity is in connection to an ongoing federal investigation. byron barnett is live for us in norwood with the latest details. byron? >> reporter: well, right now f.b.i. agents are inside this house, as you said, on washington street in norwood. they are inside right now. misry to all the neighbors around here. we know this is an activity that was authorized by a judge. ongoing investigation. the f.b.i. agents spend the morning searching this washington street home in norwood. agents photographed and focused on the detached garage and also came and went from inside the main home. neighbors woke to find the driveway filled with cars. >> i have known them almost all my life. their grandfather used to live there. they are great people. like i said before, i'm shocked. i have no idea what's going on over there. >> reporter: michael says t

a fun story. >> christa: monday afternoon. time for who did it better. >> jadiann: we have to make a mention, before he was injured, dion lewis and i took own a wild challenge at the new england aquarium. such a fun experience. and you need to pay close attention. you get to decide who did it better. a few days after he dominated the dolphins in early november, patriots running back dion lewis and i made a splash at the new england aquarium. how do you feel about today? >> i'm ready to go. >> jadiann: the challenge? work with the marine mammals and have them show off their tricks. recently, you defeated the dolphins. how do you feel about a fur seal in. >> a little scarier than a dolphin. >> jadiann: we will see what we can do. want to get started? bring your game. what's with that, dude? >> my secret weapon. >> jadiann: seals may be offended. we also got a quick lesson from trainers who work with the mammals every day. >> go ahead and take your hand away. she should mimic that sound. >> i'm ready to go. >> jadiann: then it wa

. >> christa: the f.b.i. director says the two shooters, syed farook and his wife tashfeen malik were radicalized at least two years ago and that the two had discussed gee had and... jihad and martyrdom as early as 2013 before they started living together. >> i can only say so much about it at this point. this indicates that they were radicalized before they started courting or dating each other on-line. and on-line, as early as the end of 213, they were talking martyr come... martyrdom. >> christa: that was the f.b.i. director. he told the judiciary committee that the two were inspired by foreign terror organizations. he did not name which ones. the two are accused behind the december 2 san bernardino shooting which left 14 people dead and 21 others injured. >> jadiann: a man suspected in a violent home invasion in quincy, facing a judge. police say he tied up a pregnant mother inside her home. >> christa: her daughter had to hide inside her room. she made a frantic call for help here. jonathan hall is at th

>> christa: the choice was pardly a surprise. the 22-year-old from kentucky beating out a 17-year-old country singer emily ann roberts for the season nine crown. >> it was incredible. i have never expected to be here. experiencing this and having this moment. so yeah, it was overweaponing. >> it was strangely effortless we really just had a good time. >> it was such an honor to be up there with him. jordan deserves it more than anyone else here. i'm so proud of him. >> i knew right away, the moment jordan sang his first note on the show that he was something special. >> he is one of the most... every performance he gave was a show-stopper. there is no denying that. >> christa: the voice may have launched a new star of its own. >> there are dreams that i have that i never thought were possible. just like this one. that i know can come true. >> christa: a season that truly ends on a high note. >> you want to keep listening to him sing. >> christa: you are a huge fan. have you seen the finale yet? >> no. it is on my dvr. spoiler ale

. >> christa: we are begin with breaking news. officials investigate the run-away red line train and say the operator did not follow procedure. instead, tying a cord around the throttle, apparently did not secure the brake. that train was carrying about 50 passengers when it left the station yesterday unattended. operator made several errors. byron barnett is live with more on the man who should have been behind the controls. byron >> reporter: yeah. well, from the beginning, officials have been saying that the investigation was focusing on operator error. with respect to that. sources familiar with the investigation tell 7 news that the operator of the run-away train apparently, tied a cord around the throttle and failed to set the brake when he exited the train to override the signal. now, these are some of the preliminary findings of that investigation into yesterday run-away train. a red line train takes off from braintree early thursday morning. filled with passengers, but no conductor. >> the train pick up speed. it went fro

>> christa: first at noon, some heavy rain causing minor flooding overnight. you are looking at video from wareham. cars struggled as they tried to drive through the rising water which they tell you not to do. good news is: things are starting to dry up and warm up. >> sarah: yeah. unusually warm for the holidays. we just had a record temperature. let's send it over to chris lambert with more on the >> chris: easily surpassing the old record of 61. look at that. 70 in fitchburg. 53 in bedford. north of the city of boston, it will get there. over the next hour or so. that will continue to lift massachusetts-new hampshire border. that is where the visibility through portions of northeastern massachusetts has been lowered still with a little bit of fog. if not a lot of fog up in nashua, new hampshire. look at the window out of the at 29 miles an hour. southwesterly wind. that is active. it is pushing all of the mild air to the north here. i do expect even southern new hampshire as well as northeastern massachusetts to get into that mild air over the next couple o

>> christa: breaking news at noon. a red line train full of passengers traveling down the tracks without a conductor. it left braintree at 6:08 this morning. crews finally stopped it in dorchester. the conductor was hit and hurt. the train just left without him. quite a story. good afternoon, everybody. i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: i'm sarah french. red line train departed inbound from braintree station around 6:10 this morning. it passed by several stops. crews eventually killed the station. coverage live in braintree. with a passenger onboard at the time. >> reporter: we did, sarah. that passenger tells us they got on to that red line train here at braintree just around 6:00 this morning. with no indication that there was anything wrong and no indication that there was no operator. they said they got onboard, the doors closed and the train took off as it normally would in the morning. they said it wasn't until they got to quincy that all of a slow down. the lights began to dim. and then they were stopped. they said

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. welcome on this thursday. a lot of overnight news to tell you about. >> jadiann: here are some of the stories we're working on today. cambridge police will be stepping up security at schools in the city today after someone e-mailed a threat of gun violence into three different middle schools. it's the second time this week that cambridge schools have been threatened. >> christa: and also breaking right now, police have identified the two shooters who they say killed 14 people and wounded 17 others in san bernardino, california. they say it was a 28-year-old and his wife. they were both killed in a shoot-out with police. we have the latest breaking details. there. >> jadiann: and breaking in an appeals court has convicted oscar pistorius of murder, overturning his manslaughter conviction. >> christa: and the mbta laying out their winter plans. how they say they can keep the trains moving and a new message for commute ers. hopefully we're a long ways off from having to use those snowplows. >> jadiann: it was war

>> christa: no. no. i'm totally unprepared. >> sarah: a little chilly out there, but we know it's going the heat up by the end of the week, right? >> bri: it's true. late tonight, 11:48 p.m., to be exact, is the start of winter. current temperatures not feeling too much like it. we've bottomed out with our lows already warming up. 37 ins be. 31 in bedford. chilly in nashua at 28. clouds will be with us throughout the day today, but we do get some peeks of sunshine, and it look like we stay dry today with the exception of possibly an isolated shower if you get off into the but we're working on some more spring-like weather as we enter this entire week. wind advisory that goes into effect at 10:00 a.m. for southeastern massachusetts and also for cape cod. it could get a little gusty this afternoon. i mentioned it, start of winter as we head into tonight, this is the shortest day of year. tomorrow matching up to this, neighbor -- nine hours of daylight. good news, we start the see those daylight hours incre

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. day before christmas. >> sarah: do you believe it. >> christa: all through the newsroom, right? we're good to go for 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: heavy rain falling across the area overnight causing some street flooding. drivers in wareham were caught off guard around 2:00 a.m. and had to be pulled out by tow trucks. >> christa: and down south the clean-up is just beginning. did you hear about these deadly storms? they moved across several states. at least six people were killed by tornadoes in mississippi, tennessee and arkansas. >> sarah: the cleveland circle chipotle at the center of a norovirus outbreak earlier this month has been given the okay to reopen. health inspectors gave it a final check on wednesday, and serving again as soon as today. >> christa: and the man caught on camera stealing pricy laser christmas decorations from a home in lynn, we told you about this this time yesterday, he's now returned the items. we'll have more on his explanation to police and wh

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. we're getting things started on friday morning on "today in new england." >> sarah: here are some of the stories we're working on. revere police investigating a double murder. three people were shot at a triple-decker last night. the d.a. confirms that two people were kill and the other has serious injuries. no arrests have been made at the time. >> christa: red line commuters getting back on track this morning as investigators still look into what caused this train to take off unmanned yesterday. right now officials say that operator error is most likely to blame in and the conductor is now on paid administrative leave. >> sarah: and matt damon could be returning to his cambridge roots. why the local actor is being spring. >> christa: i know what j.r. is going to say: how do you like them apples? >> jeremy: no. >> christa: you're going to surprise me today. >> jeremy: i know i say that a lot. i realize i need a new bag of apples. through the day, fog right now. that fog is democratic

didn't feel like december at all. >> christa: it was nice. we have a pats' win. all is right in the world after that two-game losing streak. >> andrew: right. rain on the way for tonight. i don't think you need the rain gear during the daylight hours, but if you have plans after work or in the evening hours, you'll need the rain gear especially then. until that point, pockets of drizzle and mist possible, otherwise a day that features a lot of clouds. another round of showers on the way for thursday afternoon, but we're talking rain showers, still mild for the upcoming week. look at these current temps. our normal high is 43. right now at 46. norwood 47. nashua 43. again, it's a morning more like october than december. on the maps at this time, clouds all over the place, but no precipitation out of those clouds other than, you know, a spot round of some sprinkles or a little bit of drizzle or mist, here's where the rain is now. it's way out in chicago. this is moving fast. this will be into new england tonight. so again the morning commute fine. even the evening

troops into syria. >> christa: we also have breaking news from overnight. a deadly crash on the streets of dorchester, man who was riding a motorcycle colliding with a car. the driver of that other car involved was not hurt. and so far no word on any charges today. >> jadiann: police will be become outside cambridge middle schools today as police continue to investigate a series of days. parents met with police and school officials yesterday to try and assure them that students are, in fact, safe. >> christa: let's get a check of your forecast heading out the door. gorgeous weekend, j.r. couldn't ask for a better weekend in december let's remember. >> jeremy: right. we have another one today. sunny and mild. temperatures today will reach the middle and upper 50s. much cooler tomorrow and wednesday. seasonal with a lot of clouds tomorrow and again on wednesday, but no snow, and no bitter cold for the next seven to ten days. in fact, next weekend looking down the road looks quite warm once again. normal high 44. way above that. upper 50s with filtered sunshin

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. it's three minutes before 5:00 in new england." >> sarah: here are some of the you. new this morning, new hampshire police say they've made an arrest that stopped a year's long crime spree. they say a pelham man is responsible for several armed robberies and an elementary school bomb threat. >> christa: two boston firefighters are recovering after they were shot while trying to make a rescue. luckily those firefighters' injuries are minor. >> sarah: some campus police officers at northeastern will soon be carrying high-powered rifles. officials say it will keep students and staff safe, but are expressing concern. >> christa: this could be a record payout. how much money the state could be getting to recover from last year's historic winter. we'll have those stories coming your way in a moment. >> sarah: it cannot be as bad this year as last year, right, j.r.? >> jeremy: we're not going to do that again, i guarantee you that much. right now boston at 45. bedford 44. i realize at this p

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. new england." >> sarah: here are some stories we're working on coming up new this morning. police in several south shore communities involved in chase drunk driver. it started in cohasset and ended in quincy. police say no one was hurt. >> christa: and thieves in at least two local cities targeting decoration. police in dorchester and lynn investigating a recent thefts cameras, as well. >> sarah: new details about a lakeville mom who police say kidnapped her own children. we're learning more about what it was found in her car and why >> christa: and why a danvers family who lives in a shelter was forced to throw out their christmas tree a couple days before the holiday. >> sarah: and let's get a check of the forecast with bri eggers, one day closer to christmas. >> bri: we are so close. as advertised yesterday morning, looking at some areas of dense fog out there. it might be one of those scenarios where you're driving down the road, you think you're good and you hit a wall of fog and can't see your hand in front of your face, so a dense fog advi

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. it's no longer monday. tuesday morning here, 1 fers of december. lots of headlines for you today. >> jadiann: that's right, here are some stories we're working on. a new bedford marine has been found guilty of killing a transgender woman in the philippines. joseph pemberton was scheduled to six to 12 years in philippines prison. >> christa: and lawyers for dzhokhar tsarnaev will be back in federal court. they're arguing for a new trial. they continue to say their client could not get a fair trial ins be because a local jury couldn't be objective. >> jadiann: meanwhile, the defense in the philip chism case this morning. prosecutors wrapped up their testimony with the emotional testimony of a friend of colleen ritzer. >> christa: and a close call on the road. what happens a moment before this post goes right through the windshield. we see too many stories like, this an i'm sure commuters find that unsettling. >> jadiann: absolutely. speaking of this morning and commuters, all clear now, but j.r., there may be

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. it's wednesday. we're getting started with "today in new england." >> sarah: here are some of the stories we're working on. coming up, a shooting in the sound end. one person was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. >> christa: so far no arrests have been made. and police in quincy searching for a second suspect in a home invasion. investigators say two men broke into a home and assaulted a pregnant woman. her teenage daughter was upstairs hiding. she made a call to 911. >> sarah: a norovirus is being blamed for sickening dozens of boston college students at a chipotle in brighton. crews have been cleaning the restaurant the past two days. about 80 students have experience,ed symptoms. holiday tradition wrap a pat taking place in foxborough last night. several players taking part. the money raised helps local charities. always love this time of year and that event in particular. welcome back! >> sarah: thank you. it's so good to be back. time fly, doesn't it? >> christa: i know. wher

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. we made it past monday. tuesday morning we're good to go for "today in new england." >> jadiann: that's right. here are some of the stories we're working on for you today. breaking overnight, milton, boston and state police responding to the milton-mattapan border after a burning body was found under a bridge. the district attorney's office is investigating, but it's too early to know anything about the victim. >> christa: also breaking this morning, oscar pistorius granted bail in south africa. earlier this month an appeals court convicted him of murder, overturning a lower court's manslaughter ruling. pistorius says he plans to appeal. >> jadiann: and a chipotle in brighton is closed after 30 this weekend. the restaurant says there's no evidence connecting the illness to a recent e. coli outbreak in nine other states. we'll continue to follow that story. >> christa: okay. how about your forecast bright and early. j.r., what do you have for us? >> jeremy: we have day much cooler than yesterday with a lot of

>> christa: i'm still excited. i have this adrenaline rush after seeing the premier, "star wars: the force awakens." it was definitely worth losing sleep over, j.r. how about you? >> jeremy: of course it was. the challenge, i can only really discuss this with one person, that's you. so as we work through the derek we won't talk about spoilers or anything like, that but we'll talk about some weather. we have some showers yet again this afternoon, which will eventually lead to some colder weather this weekend, but it's going to turn mild again next week. rainfall totals from yesterday and last evening, some steady rain last night. boston about half an inch of rain. worcester six-tenths of an inch of rain. nashua, beverly about a half an inch of rain. right now the rain is gone, but leftover moisture in the form of fog. one-mile visibility in boston. two-mile visibility in plymouth. ten-mile visibility bedford and worcester. so you'll have some pockets of right now nothing on the radar. however, as we look to our sout

. >> christa: good morning everybody. it's not monday any longer. >> sarah: here are some stories we're working on for you. coming up, a lakeville father reunited with his two children after day-long ordeal. their mother will be in court later today accused of taking them following a birthday party and not bringing them back home. >> christa: new this morning, a large crane removed from this home in plymouth. crews working overnight after the tree-trimming equipment tipped over during the day. >> sarah: stephen silva will be sentenced today. he's the man who pleaded guilty last year to loaning a gun to the marathon bombers that was used to kill m.i.t. officer sean collier. >> christa: also the mbta that would allow fares to increase as much as 10% over next couple years. we're also learning about some extreme overtime that some employees are working that is leading to apparently six-figure salaries. there we'll have much more on that study coming your way. >> sarah: let's send it over to bri eggers. a little rain in store

. >> christa: here we go. it's the middle of the week. welcome to today in new england. >> jadiann: that's right. here are some of the stories we're working on. rob gronkowski has a new message for patriots' fans. what the tight end is promising about his comeback. >> christa: also the biological father of bella bond arrested in boston. how police say he used his little girl's name from the back of a police cruiser. >> jadiann: on just one station, a drone scare at a thanksgiving road race in and andover. we talk to a person hurt when that drone fell out of the sky. >> christa: mark zuckerberg and his wife welcoming a new baby girl. the promise they're making to her in an open letter and the coming along with it. serious cash we're talking about, of course when you're talking about mark zuckerberg. >> jadiann: mark zuckerberg kind of money. and if i were a betting woman, i'd say it's time for the rain gear, j.r. >> jermy: i would take that bet. we're talking clouds all day long. in terms of any heavy rainfall this morning, no. that's the

here's christa holiday helping holiday helping time. these are my two children. we're going taking you into the kitchen to make a spanish bar cake. guaranteed to spice any holiday meal. so let's get oh cooking. you ready for some ingredients. we've got flour to start things off and sugar. and then a little bit which baking soda. can you mix that in for me. what gives this recipe the spice is a little bit of cinnamon, some nutmeg salt all spice. we'll add that. good job stirring then we also have coco as well. next up you put in apple sauce, this mice mother-in-law's homemade. i'll stir, you poor. how's that? we're a good team, aren't we in last step you add some raisins to some water. you get them nice and plumped up. then you drain them before you put them in the batter. i call this at fruit cake that you're going to want to eat for the holidays. you want to get a greased and floured pan and put batter in bake it at 350 for about half hour. it will make the house smell good. >> so while the cake is baking, it's time to make the icing. can you put this in for me?

. >> christa: the f.b.i. looking at evidence this morning as they try to figure out the motive behind that deadly shooting out in california. also getting our first look at the guns and other weapons used by the attackers. >> jadiann: and testimony is set to resume in the philip chism trial today. yesterday a judge ruled a key defense witness will not be able to take the stand. >> christa: all right. let's send it over to >> jeremy: good morning. it's friday, fantastic weather. mostly sunny skies today and through the weekend with a nice, warming trend. the temperatures this weekend behaving more like november than december. right now it's cool out there. but it's not bitterly cold. we've had colder mornings this fall. the city at 39 right now. bedford 35. norwood at 30. plymouth at 35. i think the enemy this morning will be the wind, for some of you. it's not as feisty as yesterday. yesterday winds were gusting 30, 40mph. we don't have a gusting wind this morning, but there is a breeze out there. so that bre

. >> christa: good morning, everybody. ready or not, it's time to start your morning. >> sarah: here are some stories we're working on. breaking news overnight, another commuter train left in the dark, stuck on the tracks toon south shore, passengers spending over an hour waiting for help. >> christa: also breaking, brockton police searching for suspects in a violent home invasion. two victims returned to the hospital. this was quite an alarming story. we'll tell you more. >> sarah: plus local casinos going for broke, literally. a new report out that they're flashing predictions about revenue. premier far, far away. all the stars hit the red carpet for the premier of "star wars: the force awakens." and this morning the first videos are coming in. no spoiler alert. we won't tell you how it ends. >> sarah: don't tweet j.r. if you happen to know what happened. >> jeremy: because i'll go ahead and block you. that said, hey, we've got a windy, warm day. it's warm right now. temperatures into the 60s. rain at the time, but it qu

. >> coming up, christa delcamp whipping up something good. >> finally feels more like christmas as we get into the weekend, but the cold weather won't last and of course we're tracking the wet weather as well. >> at sticks, "the force awakens," just hours from the premier. how theaters across new england are a man in north dakota is making some big life changes while he tries to raise awareness about homelessness. eric jungles is sleeping outside until christmas i've. in the meantime he's lending his condo to a homeless man. he said going out for a cold run helped inspire him. his goal is to raise more than $10,000 for the national alliance to end homelessness. >> a great idea there, and take a conditions there and that's what december usually looks like around here, but, boy, we are warm and rainy. >> i know. very unseasonable for this time of year. chris. >> northern plains, west coast, that's where a lot of the action winter weather wise has been. very unseasonable to say the least. we're talking about temperatures averaging 10 degrees above the average in the city of boston so far

. >> christa: wow. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic. let's send it over the danielle gersh. >> danielle: thanks, sarah. no major issues out there yet. zakim bridge, leverett connector, traffic flowing nicely, looking good. go to the map. 39 southbound from 495 looking good so far this morning. 128 into boston on route 93 looking good. no problems to tell you about on route 1 either. the pike, you're fine all the way back out to 495. all green. no delays there. south of town, we do have a work crew in canton running a little late this morning, so we have some back-up on 95 northbound,

myself and christa will be back to check that out later on this evening. right now we have temps, 30s and 40s. dry morning commute. make sure you have the rain gear heading out the door. there could be sprinkles during the morning hours. the steady rainfall will be with us this afternoon. in town, 42. that's our weather system right there. washington, d.c., baltimore and eventually into philly and new york. if you have business travel down into new york. up into boston by mid-afternoon. temps this morning, it's a slow process, but we'll have to rely on the rain to deliver the milder air. once the rain shows up, that's when things will start to warm into the middle 40s. rainy, temperatures this evening near 50 degrees. in december, no threat of snow or ice, just a rain event heading our way. weekend forecast coming up, next half hour. >>> let's send it over to danielle gersh. >> good morning, everyone, let's go out to sky 7. this was over the fallen cables in east boston. cars are going through. the work crews just left. hopefully that means a better situat

in the newsroom, i'm christa delcamp, 7news. >>> next on 7news, it is star wars week here at 7. we're counting down to the big premier and today jr has some fun facts that not a lot of people know about the movies. >>> and good movie weather tonight as well as we track some rain in here. in terms of tonight, it is dry. cool day overall, take a look at the numbers ahead. >>> ahead at 5:30, a california man lucky to be alive after a close call. tonight he's talking about the moment this metal beam came to the south temperatures in the 60s down into cincinnati, 50s down into d.c. this is the mild air that will try to return here the next couple of days. i think we'll get into the 50s at least for some of us tomorrow, especially south of friday. but it does come with some wet weather, nice and dry out there right now. the overnight hours tonight. once we get to the predawn hours tomorrow, 2:00, 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning there may be patchy drizzle that develops. temperatures close to freezing in northern worcester county. southern new hampshire. >> for the rest of us it is abo

christa? >> christa: now to your headlines. all schools in nashua, new hampshire russia closed after school officials say they received a violent threat. that threat was received by way of e-mail, and it had specific references to the town's two high schools. right now f.b.i. is joining the local police department in investigating that. three more patriots going down with injuries during sunday's game. it put a bit of a damper on the team's 12th win of the season, a relatively easy task over the tennessee titans. the good news for the pats, they've now secured a first-round bye in the playoffs. the next mission for brady and the boys is to clinch home-field advantage. praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders >>> 7:30 now on a monday m

here's christa delcamp are more. >> here on boston common, a sign >> it makes me happy. >> reporter: they're hanging with scarves, hats and mittens, a message as direct as it is simple. these are not lost. if you're stuck out in the code, please take what you need to stay warm. the big-hearted author getting some emotional responses. >> and it made me teary eyed to see good things going on in the word, and i stopped and read the sign and i saw a couple of people take a few scarfs and mittens. >> reporter: a gesture of generosity most welcome at this time in this year. >> i think it's a great idea. i think it's very good time of year to do that, in the winter. christmas season, people are showing they have a heart. >> it's nice to see with everything going on, things like this in the world. >> city officials say as long as the hats, mittens and gloves don't damage any trees or public property, they can stay. in the newsroom, i'm christa delcamp, 7news. >>> temperatures in the 40s this afternoon, that is seasonable for this time of year but we warm things back up into the weekend. take