meanwhile dan roach is out in denver and they have the reason to play the new respect card on sunday. >>reporter: the patriots have been installed as a 3 point road favorite on sunday and they are playing with a chip on their shoulder and they will try and use this to their advantage. there is no question that we will need them in a big way on sunday to keep us going and disrupt tumor we are playing. peyton manning could use that running game and cj anderson and ronnie hillman ran in the patriots fell to the broncos in denver. manning could use this again come sunday and with the broncos i am dan roach and wb z >>> they say experience does not matter at this point. we will get you closer to the action happening behind the scenes and what goes into a game day broadcast. stay with us sunday for a two-hour edition sunday. this is the post game live. we are following a developing story and several police officers are hurt after a chase and we understand that the injuries are minor but this started when a man robbed a store in south norwood and they tried to stop them and then he was arres

with the broncos, i am damn rich -- dan roach. >>> wbz is your official patriots station. on sunday, we start you off with a live two-hour edition of patriots game day at noon. take off at 3:00 followed by the jeff carter postgame show on wbz and my tv 38. >>> here is some incredible video of a taxicab bursting into flames in quincy. the driver manages to escape and gets a passenger who was struggling inside. take a closer look. a nearby witness captured the fire re-reck as crews rushed into put out the flames. we are told an elderly woman was riding in the back seat and needed help getting out. he was pretty heroic. he took care of her before anything else. she was very grateful to him. >> fortunately, no one was hurt >>> also tonight, a warning from police after another bomb scare at a local school. bomb sniffing dogs inspected student backpacks after someone threat a threatening email to methuen high school. >>> campaign 2016 and a new look at the republican race for president in new hampshire. the latest poll shows donald trump with a growing lead with his closest chal

>>>reporter: dan roach gets it up to -- gets it done tonight. he sits down with jerry york, steve epstein and the current owner. the biggest free agent signing this season, david price. he is the ace of the staff and the stuff for being first on pitcher. >> he is very talented. he throws hard. he will throw 96, and i seven at times but the other thing in addition is he does have secondary pitches and he has continued to develop his secondary pitches south he is a person know who has added the cutter over the last couple years. his changeup is much improved. his curveball -- his curveball's become better so he is a much more complete picture. >> a week after jerry york had his 1000th career win, we go one-on-one for the theme park tournament with a game tomorrow night. we will hear what he has to say coming up tonight on sports final at 11:30 pm. that's sports for now. car repairs, home improvements, a family trip... it's not easy to afford them. what did marco rubio do? he put $22,000 in personal expenses on a republican party credit card. rubio

dan roach is here. we now know when they're going to play exactly. know. the patriots will be the number two seed in the afc, and will play their first game a week 16th in foxborough at home, at a 4:35 kickoff, right here on wbz, against either the kansas city chiefs, the cincinnati bengals, or the houston texans, that's what we know. we also know that the patriots went into today's game with a chance, meaning if they won, they could be the number one seed overall, and have to play zero away games when it comes to the play-offs, but they didn't play well, and they lose to the 5-10 miami dolphins. it wasn't pretty. have to give the dolphins credit, they played well. parker from 15 yards out. miami up 10-3 at the break. third quarter, pats get it going. they're tied at 10. parker all the way down to the 6-yard line. the dolphins in good position, and then two plays later, they take advantage. jordan cameron on the receiving this would give miami the lead, and they beat the pats 20-10, a rough day for tom brady and the pats. >> you know, we're trying to be ef

. >> now we may not know until tomorrow who is fully recovered but tonight we turn to dan roach who joins us live. >> the patriots are playing the team but we don't know which patriots. there are 12 players listed as questionable for this game. as for the tight end he did partake in a limited basis. both a knee and back issue and donte high tower is listed as questionable. he said the experience from last year can only help this patriot's team. >> experience helps but it's a different year and a different team so again, it's going to come down to executing the game plan and we've had a pretty good week of practice and we're definitely on those guys and we'll have to come down and execute on saturday. >> of course patriot's fans waited to see if bill belichek punished chandler jones and we'll wait and see. we did an informal poll and over 600 people have voted and 58% say start chandler jones as useful. we'll see. >> all right. thank you, dan. as hard as it is to get to the ticket to the game one local guy is getting it for free. >> the woman had an extra ticket her date and they did by th

jay miller explained to dan roach what happened. >> he knows what happened and see a blade turn sideways and i am too slow so i got it in the mouth bleeding everywhere and i could feel the chicklet go flying across the ice but it's it. i will live. player there. >> i love him. he is funny. >>> it's 4:55. still ahead this morning from box office hits to a new addition in late night a closer entertainment. >> first, a sob story with a happy ending how a woman helped >>> this morning we have to tell you about a sob story a happy end nothing a good samaritan in michigan gave a woman a happy new year. cynthia plumbing's 2000 saab was not safe to drive but the car to -- price to fix it was too much and another woman in the shop overheard the situation and offered to help out. >> i started praying and said lord i don't have the money for >> and i said i don't know her story or what it is but we are all here on this earth and i feel look i need to help her out. >> the dealership cut the bill in half and amy took care of the rest which was 430 dollars. what a nice thing to do seeing swob in a tou

i'm dan roach, wbz sports. >> thank you, dan. >>> i'm laughing at pamela because we have -- because i have so much stuff like tea. she said you're keeping it real. that's true. we camp out for three to four hours so we have to bring treats to keep the energy going. what's going on? >> a little bit of everything. we have a wintery mix this morning, turning to drizzle, some mild temperatures for sunday and then the wind and the rain will take over. >> that is a mix. >> yes, it is. a radar and we've got that wintery mix in the worcester hills it's starting to dry up a little bit and it's running into milder temperatures in those spots. a live look at radar, we'll zoom in to our friends in new more of a the higher elevations you live that's where you will experience maybe a dusting of light snow as holden, worcester. worcester starting to dry off just a bit after we saw some light snowfall. all of this precip is moving to the east, northeast and we don't have much behind us although a few snow berkshires. temperatures will be above freezing, 44 degrees the drizzle sticks around through th

joining me is dan roach. we cannot take this stuff for grant. >> yeah. it is a remarkable when you look at it and see what they have accomplished. belichick to brady. it never gets old. not for the fans, not for the media and not for the players. including a guy that we have come to know, greatness, future hall of famer, tom brady. >> it's hard to do, man. got to grind throughout the entire year and, you know, next weekend and we're one of them. you know, that game means a a lot. >> he's saying after the game on the fifth quarter show -- that he's ever seen this team ever. >> amazing. >> the right time. >> bill went on for a little bit. >> he was nostalgic at times. >> in the meantime let's go back to the studio. much more coming up in sports. back to you. >> all right, guys, thank you. after defensive end chandler jones showed up shirtless at the police station but the fans say the pats proved their two- game losing streak to end the season was nothing to worry about. >> great game we loved it. >> no doubt coming into it. solid win. our team was great.

. >>> all right dan roach thank you so much. it is 5:43. we are glad you are hanging with us this morning what a week ahead. >> beautiful temperatures. >> really it is hard to believe. >> it is. going into the first of february you remember last year it was so harsh, this year not the case at all. we are actually running way above normal and the streak continues. we haven't had any below normal months in terms of temperatures since before july. that's a long time here december actually running above normal and that's the peek here. 10.6 degrees above average. so far for the month of january, 2.7 degrees above average we are waiting to get more the climate data to get through the next couple of days to get the official number you get the over all trend and the trend will continue we'll be above normal with our temperatures the next several days boston starting off with 32 degrees, real feel temp 24. making it feel slightly colder wind chill is a factor. bundle up as you head out the door this morning 31 in lawrence. worcester, 24 degrees, th

i'm dan roach, wbz sports. >> it was an amazing end. the packers were trailing by 7 with 5 second left. carson palmer looks like he's larry fitzgerald. he goes 75 yards all the way down to the 5-yard line. next play. an unwhreeivel finish in phoenix. the cardinals beat the pack i didn't see that game but producer dop saying that the ening of this game was insane. >> i can major. >> it was fun to watch. >>> so chilly morning. what's going on? >> some icy spots out there. >> but some standing water in boston because of that heavy rain we had. just be careful out there. temperatures right around freezing at this time. still waiting for first 1-inch plus snowstorm for boston. and this is the third latest wait we've ever is had. we could see around an inch of snow accumulation with our next system overnight tonight. temperatures in the 30s and 20s. not as windy as yesterday. clicking back into the mid-30s for the rest of this afternoon. here by 2:00 p.m. 35 degrees in boston. highs elsewhere in the mid and upper 30s across the board. very se

i'm dan roach, wbz sports. much. in just one week, the denver bronx and the carolina pan -- broncos and the carolina bowl 50. the excitement is building anywhere convenience lombardi francisco. it got the full vip treatment. white gloves and all. former 49er roger ring helped experience. wbz is proud to be your home for super bowl 50. you can catch all the action on the field and all of those great super bowl ads right here next sunday at 6:30 p.m. >> seemed like a quick season. >> it does. still hurts, though. >> oh, so close, yet so far. next year, next year. >> you're right. there's always next year. >> so next week is looking good. >> yes, it is. 50s on the way. >> feeling more like spring to kick off our month of february. and just a huge contrast compared to last year. you remember this. it was record cold across the february. we had the second coldest month on record in boston with the average temperature there 19 degrees for the month, and worcester record cold, and hartnell, too, providence, temperatures. bu

dan roach a little more optimistic he puts the pats up over thechiefs 27-17 due in big part to the injuries that are going on this afternoon. and then there is levan reid who doesn't think tom brady is going to hit the help he needs. he has the chiefs this one 24- 16. so carrie, i don't know about you but as a hometown guy i have to pull for the patriots to put this win away. they've won 11-14 play off games at home. >>> i will say but boy it hurts to see it many writing. but we're going to the pats. >>>up next can turkey fly? one taking flight in an unusual way you don't want to miss this . >>> welcome back, you probably seen people flying with their dogs and cats but one passenger took a trip with their put turkey. a flight attendant on the plane snapped this photo showing the turkey getting the vip seat and everything, look at that in case you're wondering the turkey is called a support animal. they had the proper documentation to bring it on board. never heard of a support turkey. i hope they are supportive, who would know? 6:57 up next all the days top stories a rainy morning in gilett

. >>> now for the rest of the sports news, here is dan roach. >>> celtics getting contributions for more than isaiah thomas. if you are looking for a season high fifth win in a row. showing appreciations to the celtics all star, gave another all star performance. amira johnson and thomas will work the pick and roll. and it would only grow from there. second quarter, evan turner with a nice move, wide open, giving the celtics a lead of 12. one turns into a blow out. thomas with a great move and drive to the hoop, he was outstanding. celtics go over for the 11th straight game longest streak in 20 years, and 62 points from the game evan turner 15 of those including the third. boston wins 113-94 the final, two teams meet in orlando. three weeks from yesterday february 19th red sox will first have their work out. it is beginning to be that time of year. we sat down with the president at fenway to discuss numerous things about this year's team. the topics, ramirez, he played his entire career last season now he is being asked to come back to learn a new position once again. it is the little th

of hope and -- roach of hope and by 2:00 or 3:00. -- the road should open by 2:00 or three clock. mark: thank you, dan. traffic running smoothly in sharonville. it happened about 9:00 this morning. the highway opened about an hour ago. lisa: a up and eventually crashing after an argument with her husband. 19-year-old carmen taveras hit a guardrail. seat. she caused the car to swerve across three lanes before hitting a tree head-on. carmen taveras is now charged -- polonius -- polonius assault -- felonious assault. mark: the crash was a pure accident. lisa: hamilton police investigating an early morning shooting. it happened at 6:15 on millville avenue. the man was shot there and went to the hospital. no other details at this time. mark: a new development at a shooting in the west end. the shooting was a result of a drug deal gone bad. police have charged 18-year-old antwan johnson with a number of charges. he was selling marijuana to two men and then shot them. one in the back and one in the stomach. according to police, he actively police are working to make an arrest after a car was stolen in mount

with the broncos here in englewood, colorado, i am dan roach.