big thanks to devin mccourty. great spirit. a lot of fun down here in gillette stadium. >> kicking off on cnbc, we'll get you ready. north to mont tree all. a little lighter than they'd like to be. injured reserve with undisclosed upper body injury. rejoins the big club to fill his the bs had the 8 point game streak snapped last night against the predators, a little worse for the wear having played four games in three time zones in six nights. but claude jewel general says he's rolling with whatever the schedule throws his team's way. >> we have to. that's part of the grind through the nhl, we're no exception to the rule here. so you just got to have some character and battle through it. so we kind of got get ourselves ready for wednesday here and understand the importance of that game and get us back and win column again and go from there. >> and dan shaughnessy headed to the baseball hall of fame. the long time boston globe sports columnist will be honored this summer in coopers town. that's sports. >> he spent a lot of night

along with devin mccourty and patrick chung. the mash unit known as the patriots takes on the jets in a red hot ryan fitzpatrick. >> i think that he's a smart guy. he's been in the league a while. and again, he's -- he's able to comprehend what's going on out there. and put the team -- put their offense in the best position to move the ball. so i think he's done a great job. and it's another challenge for us. bob: so the jets are 9-5 but how soft is that schedule? the combined winning percentage of the teams the jets have beaten this year is just .348. with a winning record and tomorrow they face the 12-2 patriots. what people will be talking about tomorrow. peyton manning and the accusation that he used human growth hormone while sitting out the 2011 season with a neck injury. the report from al jeersa tv claims an indiana-based anti-aging clinic mailed h.g.h. to manning's wife ashley. manning's agent calls the report outrayus and wrong. and here's manning's statement late this evening. the allegation that i would do something

running back legarrette blount devin mccourty hurt his ankle and dominic easily hurt his thigh. despite that the spot managed to clinch a playoff spot. but the team isn't worried about the postseason just yet. >> it's cool we clinched a playoff spot, but we still have tennessee next week and a couple more games. that's what we're focused on. >> kris: the game against the titans are is the final home game of the season. kris anderson, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: breaking news, egypt's chief investigator saying so far there is no indication of any terrorist act in the crash of a russian plane back in october. he released a statement saying they don't have evidence the plane went down because of foul play, but they are still investigating. russia has said that an explosive device caused the crash that killed everyone on board. isis has claimed responsibility. >> christa: happening now, investigators trying to figure out what sparked a deadly fire out in worcester. home, trapping an elderly brother and his sister inside. very sad story for us this morning. here's 7's byr

a surprise addition on friday, devin mccourty. still recovering from that ankle sprain suffered in houston. listed as questionable. probably a long shot to play this weekend. pittsburgh last night. game tied at one. one minute into the second, patrice bergeron with the short-hander. for the slot. first of two on the night. bruins up 2-1. the penguins tied at. two the best power play in the league, striking later in the frame. boston takes the 3-2 lead. then in the third, frankie vatrano, his first career hat trick. the bruins crushed the penguins 6-2, your final. celtics looking to avoid a third straight defeat. hosting atlanta. things looking good in the fourth quarter. evan turner, the half-court lob. converting on the alley-oop. celtics build a six-point lead in the fourth. the hawks closing it out strong. no answer for mill zap. atlanta wins it 109-101. later this afternoon, mapt yous arena, the host for the spartans. the game tipping at 12:30. the second time ever northeastern has faced the nation's top team. have a great day

. >> anchor: devin mccourty the latest in a long line of leaving last night in the third quarter in houston but the news isen cowering for the patriots safety. mccourty has a sprained ankle but according to reports it will not end his season. with and without him the patriots defense smothered brian and the texans holding houston to a measly 189 yards of total offense ragging up 6 sacks with a rehintless pass rush. they each had two sacks. it's kind of performance this front 7 is capable of and they got plenty of props from tom brady. absolutely i think as pat of complimentary football you have to play to your strengths anner is how defense the last four or five weeks has been incredible field. usually you don't think about that but our defense has done such a great job on the short field and the muffed punt on the couple of fork down stops so great job . >> anchor: the ben gallons lost to the steelers and lost andy dalton it a broken thumb. his outlook not much clearer a day later here. head coach marvin lewis conif ing that his quarterback will not have surgery. he will stay in the cast a

gronk or no gronk they have a two-game losing streak to snap and devin mccourty's message is simple. just play football. they overhype it. give a magic speech or something, but you have to just go play football, and stick to what we do around here and keep going. jj watts took the podium in houston, a cast on his broken to keep the nfl's leading sack artist from chasing tom brady on sunday. he is as tough as he is tenacious. >> people will make a big deal out of this. i have played with worse than this before, even in this season. so, i'm not very worried about it. in the game of football you will play with pain. that's the way it goes. if you don't, you are probably in the wrong sport. >> reporter: still doesn't look right, seeing vince wilfork in a texas uniform. he will look at the patriots from the other side. he says he's not nervous, because their never too far from his mind. >> over 11 years, i developed friendships and personal relationships with guys. i talk to them all the time. i'm not there with them. i don't make a big deal out of it. in the end we have to my to do. help

devin mccourty loves the spirit of the event. definitely trying to win best dressed tree. but, you know it's all about winning best christmas tree. i want to holiday party with a bunch of their friends and nfl players mr. craft patriots i didn't get to have that much fun as kid i'm happy to be a part of it now. utahs patriots in texans on sunday night right here on 7 nbc. we'll get you ready for kick off with our 7 on the sidelines pregame show beginning a 6:30. dan shaunassey heading to baseball hall of fame. winner of gj taylor spinning award long time boston globe sports columnist will be honor this summer in cooperstown. that's sports. finally tonight look all of these holiday cards for member ever u.s. military two local women who have family members hoping to get 300 thousand cars this year sent around the world. if you'd like to help reach that goal go to www.whdh.com. i say we all do it. let's just give them hundreds of cards.

pats safety devin mccourty cities wouldn't surprise him if officials were playing close attention to gronk. i'm sure teams are trying to the refs to watching and i think they are really looking at it for them. but i know he'll be able to overcome anything they tie to do that's why he best tight end in game. malcolm but her skillfully blame refs one thing thing you have no control over. they call him tight. they call them what they see. you know, like i said once before we can't control what they call just got to go out there and play and execute the plays. >> and some good news for that coming sunday. they will welcome in a philadelphia eagles team that has led up a combined 90 points over it's last two games. >> latest live from gillette stayed numb foxboro tim caputo. >> all right for latest breaking news on gronk and pats, stay with 7 news both on air and online. we're posing updates on our mobile apps facebook and twitter. >> new tonight at biological father bella bond is facing charges pinged by police accused of a shoplifting elizabeth noriega is in boston with what he said whe

also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots have a chance to clinch the afc's number-one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously, you know, this is going to be as close to a play-off game that you can get in the regular season for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. doug: injured players dont'a hightower and brandon lafell did make the trip to the meadowlands and are expected to play today. kick-off is at 1:00. antoinette: donald trump making controversial statements again. doug: ahead this morning the plan from the obama administration that he is taking credit for. frank? frank: a local family has taken their fight against opioid abuse to the m.m.a. ring and local schools. i'll have the story about how they hope to turn their tragedy it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurry and get verizon fios. only fios has the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. and right now, for o

on defense dominic easley has been placed on injured reserve with a knee injury and safety devin mccourty will miss several feet with a high ankle sprain he suffered on sunday. >>> we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. right out on the president of the united states, a 20-minute commute from furnaceback parkway to columbia road. the accident at morissey boulevard have been cleared. shiri. >>> partly cloudy skies. a little bit of a breeze still i think thating on. 38 at 8 a.m. i will show you what time temperatures finally start to rise next. >>> he's been suspended for a month without pay. now the mbta driver responsible for that runaway train could be out of a job altogether. the new information we have learned overnight. >>> but first -- >> donald you will not be able to insult your way to the presidency. a tsar a lot of fighting during the gop debate as the candidates try take down catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with dunkin' donuts' holiday- cookie-flavored coffees. after 12:00 p.m., enjoy any medium latte have you started shopping? just waiting

safety devin mccourty says he loved taking part. still as a tree there. look at him. >> who wouldn't want to have a holiday party with a bunch of their friends, some nfl players, mr. kraft? i didn't get to have that much fun as a kid, but i'm happy to be part of it now. >> christa: the event benefits the salvation army and charitable organizations throughout america. they need lots of garland. >> sarah: i bet system of them are taller than your actual christmas tree. >> christa: the charlie brown one i usually end up with, you're probably right. >> sarah: up next at 5:30, a generous gesture, what someone left in a salvation army red kettle. >> reporter: and we now know what got some college students sick after eating at a popular restaurant, and it's not e. coli. northeastern university community holding out hope for a student who has been missing since last month. we'll be right back. >> so you heard about foods you should pair together. well, some combinations that may surprise you can leave you feeling bloated and lazy. tonight we'll tell you abouting

titans and, like edelman, isn't expected to return until the also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots have a chance to clinch the afc's number-one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously, you know, this is going to be as close to a play-off game that you can get in the regular season for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. doug: injured players dont'a hightower and brandon lafell did make the trip to the meadowlands and are expected to play today. kick-off is at 1:00. antoinette: family and friends remember the life of a young new hampshire hockey player, killed in a crash on year ago. loved ones gathered last night at the dover ice arena for the first annual riley leavitt memorial hockey game. it was an exhibition match featuring alumni from st. thomas aquinas and dover high school. leavitt was killed on year ago after crashing his car into a utility pole in barrington. the community remembers him as a ice. >> terrific, terrific kid. just a pillar of the commu

devin mccourty expected to miss several weeks with high ankle sprain he suffered on sunday. >>> bs host the pens at the garden tonight and the teams will play in pittsburgh on friday night. fans of hair hearts that -- let me try that again. warm his fan's hearts he meant to say. they delivered toys to sick children and do that every year. the team went on a shopping spree in november and yesterday they visited kids from six local hospital to deliver the gifts in person. put on by the boston bruins foundation. than 600 children. >>> in case you missed it. our special documentary on the needham wellesley football game at fenway park will now be watched on comcast xf inity on demand. tom leyden with the sports team in the huddles and locker room as they square off at fenway park. watch all of the drama of the week. needham and wellesley more of a game on comcast xfinit y. >>> this is not a sight we usually see at 5:40. the expressway northbound jam-packed because of an accident at morrissey boulevard. how it is impacting your drive times in a moment. first here is shiri. >> shiri: the temp

said, an on the official injury report, tv 12 was actually listed as questionable for the as is devin mccourty who also had a ankle injury. bryan salmond, fox 25 news. >> vanessa: happening right now, president obama is about to head off to san bernardino, california, to visit with families, affected by the terror attack there. his plane is set to take off around 5:30 p.m. the president spoke about the attacks in his end of the year address today. he talked about how difficult it is to track down lone wolf terrorists. >> despite the incredible vigilance and professionalism of all of our law enforcement, homeland security, etc., it's not that different from us trying to detect the next mass shooter. you don't always see it, they're not always communicating publicly and if you're not catching what they say publicly, then it becomes a challenge. >> vanessa: in his speech, president obama also vowed to defeat isis. the president will meteoritely with families in san bernardino before traveling to hawaii to celebrate christmas with his family. by banks and tech companies erasing gains interest earl

easily been placed on injury reserve and has a knee injury and done for the year and herald says devin mccourty expected to miss several week with high ankle sprain that he suffered on sunday. >> julie: we track traffic and weather every ten minutes. sky fox inbound lane of the tobin bridge, far left lane still blocked as they work to clear out the three car crash. i will show you how it impacts the drive times in a moment. first here is shiri. >> daniel:. >> shiri: dry, not as breezy as yesterday, temperaturewise 38 right now, about 40 at 8:00 a.m. and 42 by 9:00 a.m. as the clouds start to melt away, show you brightest and warmest time of the day next. >> gene: 7:11 on wednesday morning. he has been suspended for a mbta driver suspended without pay could be out of a job altogether. >> sara: lots of fighting in the gop debate as candidates try to take down donald t anncr: when the attacks come here... ...the person protect your family. will he be impulsive and reckless, like donald trump? will he have voted to dramatically weaken counter-terrorism surveillance, like ted cruz? will he have skip

josh klein and devin mccourty have shoulder injuries, and matthew slater is recovering after suffering a stinger. the pats take on the texans in houston sunday night. the 7 on the sidelines pregame show begins at 6:30. kickoff is set for 8:30. >> christa: all right. still ahead here at 6:09, a major league announcement at fenway park. the big changes on the way the help keep the fans safe, and how those hurt in the fans last season are reacting to it. >> sarah: alarming outburst from a killer in court. the planned parenthood shooter shouts out why he did it. >> christa: and an interstate shut down. neighborhoods have to get evacuated after dangerous chemicals explode inside a truck. >> jeremy: good morning. some sprinkles in metro boston as well as up through southern new hampshire and the south shore. nothing significant or long lasting, long gone as we work through the early morning hours. 7:00 a.m. maybe a leftover sprinkle. dry with some sun this afternoon. mid-40s now. look at these temps this afternoon. close to 60 degrees later today. >> danielle: good morning, everyone. route 1

also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots have a chance to clinch the afc's number-one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously, you know, this is going to be as close to a play-off game that you can get in the regular season for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge

also out for today's game-- safeties devin mccourty with a high ankle sprain and patrick