gronk and edelman back in action and on practice field. before a sunday show down in texas. >> anchor: patriots getting a big boost as they gear up for the houston texans . >> anchor: julian edelman after a month of action. we have team 7 coverage of the big return. we begin with alex corddry now at gillette stadium. hey, alex. >> reporter: patriots welcoming back rob grokowski on thursday but like you guys were saying they have more good news today. he is ruled out of sunday's game as expected but it certainly seeing him back at pass practice is a good sign things are heading into the right direction direction. julian edelman back at practice a stay after rob grokowski made his appearance. the pats star stretching to the and greeting each other with a high five . >>> me and gronk got a high fiv fiving thick that brady just could never get that one time. >> reporter: jokes aside, it's it'sen ing to see edelman back at practice less than four weeks after breaking his foot . >>> we have a good staff in here so wasn't necessarily a surprise .

offense have lost dion lewis, julian edelman and danny amen julian edelman and danny amendola with injuries. the pats will host the eagle here's on fox25. kickoff at 4:25. and plenty of coverage leading up to and after the game. pregame coverage starts on the fox25 morning news a theirs from 6 until 10. then the fox nfl show is on from 11 to 1:00. at 1:00 the defending seahawks will take on the first-placed vikings followed by the pats and the eagles. sunday night complete post-game coverage on the fox25 news at 10:00 and 11:00. and join us for extended coverage coming up on the fox25 sports wrap at 11:30. weather together every ten minutes a look at those drive times. easy 9 minutes from the braintree split. drive times are not always reflective of how the road conditions may be. >>> and that's where shiri joins us to point out roads that may be in western, central mass. >> shiri: you got it.

julian edelman returning to practice today. gronk back for a second day. edelman broke his left foot about a month ago but while will the pair play on sunday. that's the big question. alex corddry live at gillette stadium. alex? >>> it is the big question now julian edelman is ruled out of sunday's game but certainly practice today is a good sign that things are headed in the direction.. >> reporter: always good to be out there with teammates and staff out there and put the . >> reporter: a welcome site as julian edelman world up next to rob gronkowski on friday. the pats number one receiver was jogging, skipping and there was >>> he had been working hard and we got a good staff in here. so wasn't necessarily a surprise. >>> i like to be back as soon as i can but doing it safely and then smart . >>> playing smart, while also trying to play tough. the patriots may have gronk back in the fold after missing just one game. he is listed as questionable for sunday night in houston. >>> it feels good to be back just with my teammates. just mentally feels good to

edelman officially ruled out for week 14. gronk also limited in his one of 8 patriots listed as question questionable for houston. both players speaking to the media today. >>> it's always good to be out there with your teammates. the staff out there and put the cletes on and run around . >>> you have a time line on when you would like to be back? >>> i like to be back as soon as i can but doing it safely and then smart and just trying to improve each day, you know? >>> it feels good to be back just mentally feels good to be back with them. out on the practice field and any other questions you have to talk to coach belichick. >> anchor: patriots and texas kick it off sunday night here on 7 nbc and we get you ready for the game with our 7 on the sidelines pregame show coming to you at 6:30. >> anchor: pistons taking on the sixers reggie jackson the myths but drum and there for the follow. that jam earning our play of the day. and bu grad brett brown getting a contract extension from the sixers. this despite a 38 and 149 career

phil: julian edelman returned to practice today. he is still out for sunday but rob gronkowski is questionable meaning there is a chance he could play.

it's no different, but just something that's unexpected and you have to adapt. >> edelman was looking sharp at practice though it's still too early to tell if he'll play sunday against the titans but certainly everything is headed in the right direction for the patriots wide receiver. alex corddry, 7news. >>> and still to come, a scare for passengers on a southwest flight when moments after runway. >> and breaking news on live tv. how a tv news reporter found himself in the middle of a bank robbery story. >>> then at 5:30, a worcester doctor answering to charges. he's accused of taking secret pictures of a woman in a bathroom stall. >>> and then coming up in just one hour. >> this malden mother talking about the terrifying moments when a wall comes crashing down on top of her and her child. >>> and he may be a big arrive, but last night, even celtics fans were cheering for a lebron. what he did for one young man. those stories and more coming up on 7news. the. >> southwest airlines jet running into trouble on the tarmac and veered off the runway moments after landing. more than 100 pa

but both edelman and gronk hoping to get back to game action as soon as possible . >>> it's always good to be out there with your teammates and staff out there and put the . >>> it feels good to be back with my teammates. just mentally feels good to be back with them. out on the practice field and any other questions you have to talk to coach belichick. >> reporter: so gronk didn't take any questions from report reporters, but we did ask coach belichick about grokowski. he says you guys are going to have to wait for the injury report and of course his appearance doesn't mean that we're going to see him on sunday night against the texans. more coming up later in the show show. alex corddry, 7 news . >>> you can call it some friend friendly fire between tom brady and former pats player vince wilfork ahead of sunday's game. after spending more then a degre degreed a as teammates, the two will finally hit the field on opposite sides. jonathan hall live in foxboro with more on what they are both saying about the big game. jonathan? >> reporter: well, they are talking on-line and it has been

gronk and edelman on the practice field. coming up in sports, we'll hear more from gronk and edelman and talk live with the celtics' president of operations. stay tuned. a big show here and a big crowd around steph curry and company. he's a rock star and so are his warriors. >> all right. thank you. >>> coming up on the wbz news, 1 worn that 1 -- one business owner that risked everything to help his workers, and the heartbreaking results. >> and 1 year after learning she had a brain tumor, this violinist performs for the people are working harder than ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or even just buying groceries can be a stretch for too many families. hillary's plan: raise the minimum wage, get equal pay for women, cut taxes for the middle class, and new incentives for business to share profits with employees instead of just rewarding ceos. those at the top are doing just fine. it's your family that needs a raise. i'm hillary clinton, and i >>> that's a beautiful who thought a year ago she might nev

rob gronkowski returned to the practice field yesterday, and today it was julian edelman. edelman was on the field for the first time since mid-november when he broke a bone in his foot against the giants. according to reports, he still looked a bit gimpy, and could be a couple weeks away from returning to the lineup, but he' s getting closer. edelman definitely won' t play this sunday in houston, while gronkowski is listed as questionable, meaning there' s a 50/50 chance he' ll play. >> at like to be back as soon as i can, but i' m doing it safely and smart. you know. >> it feels good to be back with my teammates. it feels good to be back with them out on the practice field. in other questions, talk to coach belichick. jason: it' s always a great game when the wildcats and big green get together, and it should be no different tonight. unh and dartmouth meet at the whittemore center at 7:30, it' before the holiday break. >> you can call that like a mini rivalry between the tuesday schools. a do a terrific job with the program. we get bragging rights herein the state of new

the patriots taking the cautious route when it comes to julian edelman. reports indicating edelman will miss a fifth straight game. still recovering from a broken foot. the titans might be 3-10. don't expect the pats to take them lightly. the rookie quarterback attention on defense. the motivation seems to be enough for the patriots in spite of all the injuries. >> they bring it every game. their defense, they have solid players out there. they play physical. we have to be ready. when it comes on sunday. >> during the week, bill belichick said his team could play with only two running backs on sunday. it certainly wouldn't be the newest member of the patriots' 5-man roster hailing from the 50th state in the union. scoring 21 touchdowns in his college career in hawaii. a 7th-round pick in this year's draft to tampa before being released. sports xtra tomorrow night. cardinals and eagles on sunday night football. hang with the likes of the mighty michigan state. one side has magic johnson. two national titles and nine final fours. the spartans have an equall

now, as for the patriots, how's gronkowski and julian edelman side by side stretching and a high 5 for the camera and bill belichick, beaming like a proud papa. edle - - e d elman is ruled out for sunday, and his prognosis was 6 to 8 weeks, and gronk's injury wasn't as serious as edelman's, and he has a 50/50 shot of playing on sunday, but it sounds like they are both just happy to be out there. >> i like to be back as soon as i can. but doing it safely and smart you know. >> it feels good to be back with teammates, and i -- i was out on the practice field, and any other questions, you have to talk with coach belichick. >> reporter: the patriots' weekend starts on wbz, 7:00 the and -- watt and more, and we kickoff with game day on wbz and we have the 5th quarter post-game show as soon as the game is done. the only place seeing tom brady and belichick's press conference is line right after the game. and i am sure they're looking forward to watching steph curry and company and looking forward to pulling off an upset, a rocking crowd, and for now, live at the garden, dave and lisa, back t

edelman pats are 3-2 he's listed as doubtful on the injury report and i would be surprised if he does play on sunday. he sheant be surprised to stephen jackson makes some joys against the jets. the -- noise against the jets. the veteran runningback has been working out this week. he's anxious to be apart of this. a championship team they just need some depth to the chart and i'm just coming in here to be the best runningback for the organization that i can be. >> i've always watched from afar and seen how tremendous of a player he is what kind of a professional he is. so it's great to have players like that. he's hopefully he can add a lot to our team. we'll see obviously how you know things pan out. >> pats jets sunday at 1:00. christmas day means nba action all day and all night long. celtics not apart of this year's festivities. they play in detroit saturday night and the knicks come to the garden sunday night. rematch of last year's finalists in oakland. this woman courtside calling lebron a crybaby he catches her and she has no response. [laughter] this game was a good one. green

julian edelman listed as report. back at practice this week edelman looks good and the patriots could use them against that jets defense. got to believe that the pats will not be rushing edelman back thunderstorm again he's listed as doubtful on the injury report. we should see stephen jackson's first contribution as a patriot this fund -- sunday. he's eager to help out where he can. come in here to the best runningback for the organization that i can. >> i have always watched from afar and see how tremendous a player he is, what kind of professional he is. so it's great to have players like that. hopefully he can add a lot to our team. we'll see, obviously, how things pan out. >> pats jets sunday at 1:00. >>> christmas day means is not a tax presents, family fun and of course a full dose of nba action. no celtics though they play saturday and sunday night. tomorrow in detroit, sunday garden. marquee game of the day in oakland. steph curry against lebron james. the woman courtside calling lebron a crybaby but he catc

both rob gronkowski and julian edelman were on it. gronk for a second straight day and he is now listed as questionable on the patriots' injury report, which means it is a coin flip as to whether he plays sunday night in houston. >> bob, thanks. that was incredible. i was going to say. everybody up the newsroom huddled around the tv. harvey screaming loud. phil: for sure. meteorologist: that is me. what can i say? that is who i am. j.c.: thanks for joining us. ing g is a paid advertisement for time life's video collection. (soft piano music) well, hello. i'm carol burnett r and i'm here at cbs in los angeles t at studio 33. come on in. in hollywood... (jaunty theme music) ...it's the carol burnett show! (carol burnett)r this is the stage where it all began. rwe shot all 11 seasons of my variety show here. ryou know, we made so many great memories. but no one has seen the first five seasons of the carol burnett show since they were first aired. no reruns, no web streaming, no dvd, nothin', nowhere, zip. until now! i just got the most e

both rob gronkowski and julian edelman were on it. gronk for a second straight day and he is now listed as questionable on the patriots' injury report, which means it is a coin flip as to whether he plays sunday night in houston. >> bob, thanks. that was incredible. i was going to say. everybody up the newsroom huddled around the tv. harvey screaming loud. phil: for sure. meteorologist: that is me. what can i say? that is who i am. j.c.: thanks for joining tt2watv# 1t! bt@q;9< tt2watv# 1t! "a@q+5x tt2watv# 1t! bm@q >t tt4watv# 1t!" dztq l/$ tt4watv# 1t!" entq <+d tt4watv# 1t!" gzt& %,< tt4watv# 1t!" hnt& 5"p tt4watv# 1t!" iztq _k( tt4watv# 1t!" jntq m;h

and like edelman is not expected to return until the playoffs. also out for tomorrow's game, safety devin mccourty with a my ankle sprain and patrick chung nursing a foot injury. meanwhile, the patriots with a chance to clinch the a.f.c.'s number one seed. >> we just play the games as they come. but obviously this is -- this is going to be as close to a playoff game as you can get in the regular season. for both of us. so it's going to be a challenge for us. bob: injured players donta high to your and brandon lafell did make the trip to the med poelands and are expected to play tomorrow. we'll have more in sports. >> next on newscenter 5 -- bob: t.b. 12 makes a dream come said your name? >> the special meeting that is helping a little girl battle a deadly disease. mike: rain tonight but cold enough for snow on tuesday morning. i'll show you when it's going to get here and when it will change over to ice. bob: wildfires in the west. what triggered the flames. >> our watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 11:00. bob: a dream come true for a little dwirl gir

. >> julian edelman has been look good at practice and appears on injury report as doubtful. it is only a month since surgery and a broken bone ten foot so don't folks play sunday but the pat yets are playing in the edelman may have jet eyes. >> it is thought edelman may go with a chewbacca look for the tweet of the week. that may have made it look lake a wolf. he has gone solo or skywalker. thighs hashtag the force awakens and star. that is all i have got four. phil. >> you have a few more. i like it. >> every script. every script has something in it. is great. >> thanks. for our weekend, going to feel more like it is. >> you know, it is that time of year. a going to be blusty and cold. it still looks very mild as we bring christmas in christmas eve looks mild. maybe a bit wet but not much. then it is bright on christmas day. really bright. back to the 50's. >> mile stretch. >> ebbs he for tomorrow or early sunday. all right, harv. than. >> announcer: the following is a paid advertisement for the revolutionary 21 day fix, brought to you by beachbody. >> thank you! [ laughs ]

today, julian edelman, how about that, julian edelman back on the practice field, now folks, we have not seen julian edelman since he broke his foot against the new york giants. fans, they wants both them to be back, but for now, we'll settle for hearing from julian edelman. >> >> you know, we've been working hard and we've got to get -- [inaudible] >> i would like to be back as soon as i can, but you know, doing it safely and then smart and just trying to improve each day. >> now, we are waiting for the official injury report to come out and these are the two names you want to look at. julian edelman he is officially ruled out for the game against the use an texans, while rob gronk was limited in practice, sunday. now, last week, folks, it was david price, today, well, red sox newbie craig kimbrel, spending time with the kiddos, a wonderful opportunity to give back. >> a great opportunity to be here and see all these kids and holiday, getting to spread cheer and show them that we're here and just supporting them, an encouraging them to do everything they're doing. >> all right folks

edelman finally ruled out for week 14. gronk also limited and one of 8 patriots listed as questionable for the game against houston. the bruins at the garden hosting the panthers in some matinee hockey. that's it for sports. have a great day. >> anchor: next up on 7 news today in new england former alum spreading holiday cheer. find out what former elf will ferrell was doing around the >> anchor: topping the buzz, will ferrell taking to the streets of new york city spreading his christmas cheer. teaming up with comedian billy a aikner surprising people with bizarre random questions. >>> what's a better christmas movie, elf or scrooge? >>> elf! >>> no scrooge! >> anchor: some of the people love the impromptu game. others were clearly terrified. look at the woman jump when the comedians went running up to them around new york city. grown men in onies pajamas. why not? so nbc weather man willard scott you know who he is signing off. he is calling it quits after 65 years an a ing his retirement yesterday. scott spent more than

and julian edelman. or not. one man's santa workshop. how he is bringing holiday >> reporter: after missing practice friday with an illness, it does sound like tom brady is feeling better. should be good to go today. the patriots taking the cautious route with julian edelman, meanwhile. edelman will miss a fifth straight game. still recovering from the broken foot. the titans might be a 3-10 team. do not expect the pats to take them lightly. the motivation of staying atop the afc is enough in spite of all the patriots' injuries. >> they bring it every game. their defense. they have a lot of players out there. they play physical. when it comes to hitting them back in the mouth. >> reporter: doubleheader for northeastern. men's hoops in hockey. doubleheader at the original boston garden. matthews arena. michigan state facing northeastern. inu. coming to play in the first half. northeastern keeping it close. just down nine at the break. in the second half, spartans really start to show their metal. michigan state wins it 78-58. in front of

. >>> julian edelman looking sharp at patriots practice. more on the pats' receiver coming up in 7sports. >>> we continue to follow breaking news. an explosive scare in foxboro. investigators blowing up dynamite found at an old construction business. cleaning crews found what experts call volatile and dangerous tears. >>> and also breaking, 7news has learned that this train operator no longer works for the mbta. he was supposed to be at the controls of the runaway red line train but investigators say david vasquez didn't follow protocol when he tied a cord around the throttle and did not set the brakes before he got off paris: there's a lot to do on a dairy farm. nobody's gonna do it for you. you have to get out there and do it yourself. bernie sanders is a well-known friend of family farms. bernie cannot be bought out by big money. bernie's opinion cannot be purchased. it's time for our next president to get in there, roll up his sleeves, take off the gloves, and take on wall street, take on big business, take on big money, and get the wor

both rob gronkowski and julian edelman were on it. gronkowski for a second straight day. he' s now listed as questionable for sunday night' s game in houston which basically means it is a coin flip as to whether or not he will play in the game sunday night. edelman has been ruled out of sunday' s game. it was a surprise to see him on the field today. but no surprise he is ruled out. probably will not see him until the final game of the regular season at the earliest. but at least we know two key components of the patriots offense are on the mend. >> we have been working hard. we have a good staff. i was not necessarily surprised. >> do you have a timeline? >> i would like to be back as and as i can, but doing it safely and smart. >> it feels good to be back with my teammates. it feels good to be out of the practice field. any other questions, talk to coach belichick. >> it is good to see and hear from both of those guys at gillette stadium in practice today. as for tonight, this place will be packed. it will have a playoff atmosphere. i am seeing a lot of golden state war

julian edelman broke his foot just over a month ago. quick return. bruins playing the first of two straight against the penguins. they have might be catching a break because marc andre freury will be missing both games because of a concussion. oilers got a point, so they scored at least one point in 11 of the last 12 games. they are tied for seventh right now in the eastern conference at 16-9-4. celtics trying to continue an incredible trend. they have won 10 straight road that is the toughest game schedulewise in the nba to win. but they have done it. ten consecutive times, including saturday's win over charlotte. auburn hills to face the pistons, trying to bounce back from last night's game. one-half game ahead in the eastern conference standings. one year, $7 million, napoli struggles with the sox last season, but he's a veteran presence and did play well, once he was traded to the rangers in august. we wish him well, and we hopes he strikes out four times. >> mark: we thank him for his service in 2013. >> of course, that will go on forever. >> un

is this, went are class similar goalie mask he goes with a full patriots game, of june i can't be edelman, hopefully the bees will be as tough to beat as the patriots are. so there you go, we have much more on the bruins and the patriots coming up in sports in a few moments. great day for the alumni winter classic. >> steve, thank. >>> it is the story of 2015 that many of us wish we could forget. >> the winter that just would not let up. coming back we are going to take look back at our biggest >>> plus changing their routine, why the patriots are heading south earlier than normal. >>> also a lock back at some of our favorite homes of the year. what would you do with five minutes to kill, and a smart phone? check the scores. probably post a pic. text a friend. how about register to vote? really? you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts drivers license is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. go to registertovotema.com. it's that easy. that was easy. register today. it's the holidays, which means a house full of people, who all want to get online. so hurr

with julian edelman out tom brady can use him. 87 back in the lineup. so let's go to houston where dan wilkes is standing by. they've got a former patriot quarterback playing for houston now, too right? >> reporter: yeah, they do, steve, vince wilfork and out there now is one nemesis for the patriots, big j.j. watt warming up on the field. wilfork was out there, has since disappeared, but brian hoyer, 18 touchdowns, only six interceptions on the season, none of which surprises his old coach. >> brian does a lot of things well. he did a lot of things well here. i mean the fact he came in as the froster his rookie year at that position is pretty impressive that in itself. you know, he's smart. he's tough. he's accurate. he throws a very good deep ball. he's got great awareness on the field. he's a quality player that does a lot of things well, helps the team win a lot of different ways. >> reporter: well, win or lose join us after the game for the patriots 5th quarter show right here on wbz, the only place you can see both bill belichick and tom brady pre

edelman is back again. patriots problems at running back, where help is coming from, coming up in sports. live over baltimore, right now, protestors taking streets after the first trial of an officer in freddie gray's >> we take you back now life to baltimore with breaking news. demonstrators on the streets after the mistrial of an officer charged in the death of freddie gray. these are live pictures showing there has been a heavy police presence. you can see the increasing number of people are taking to the streets. so far, no reports of any violence. theaters tomorrow many moviegoers will see another kind of force. >> stepped up security. new at 6:00, jack harper is live in brain tree. you can expect a visible presence. >> that's for sure the police chief saying you will see police. not only inside, but on the road trying to get here. >> we'll have officers doing traffic control at the cinema. >> when the latest star wars movie opens here tomorrow night technically friday morning, huge crowds are expected

should julian edelman be active in miami? he's been seen at practice moving around well for a couple weeks now. the goal will be to have him and everyone possible for the playoff the. this supplement day, will we see the likes of amendola. jorde, ninkovic or edelman? look at these numbers. pate 9-0, averaged more than 33 points a game. br per game. do you play him sunday or put playoffs? i say adelman sunday id le edelman. >>> and the reporter appear on the "today" show only accused his wife ashley receiving shipments of hgh. with manning as endorser amidst these allegations. >>> 20% chance of precipitation for new year's day. you may need a winter classic had for the game saturday. bruins placed krejci on injured reserve. the guard, krejci expected to be out for an extended peer. >>> sad day, first henderson passes away. and third baseman frank malzahn has died. one of the classiest and friendliest people ever met. red sox facial loses two great guys this week. kobe bryant makes his final boston visit tomorrow. here's what t

jason: first it was gronk, now it' s julian edelman. the patriots wide receiver was back on the practice field today. edelman has not played since mid-november when he broke a bone in his foot against the giants. he didn' t do much today, and according to reports, he still looked a bit gimpy, and could be returning to the lineup. good hockey game in durham tonight, unh and dartmouth face off at the whittemore center, gametime is 7:30. >> it' s always fun with a rivalry. we have a couple guys looking them down. s good to go back there. >> they are a good team. they are big, fast, always a good game. we are pretty excited. jason: we will hear from the coaches tonight at 6:00. the celtics host the undefeated golden state warriors tonight. they are 23-zero. that is also a 7:30 p.m. start, guys. s holiday. what was inside this notebook that meant so much to its owner. hampshire killed in a training exercise. received while serving. and unh students are creating a their proposal to stop praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as

that's julian edelman alongside gronk, a high five for the today is the first time we've seen edelman at practice since he broke his foot almost a month ago and he wouldn't play sunday. officially. gronk is questionable meaning he's 50/50. there's still no realtime table action. >> i'd like to be back as soon as i, can but doing it safely and smart and just trying to improve each day. >> and we'll kick thing off sunday with patriots game day at 11:30 here on wbz. our 5th quarter post game show always here on wbz as soon as the game is done. it's the only place to see tom brady and bill belichick's press conferences live right after the game. david and lisa, i'm exhausted. back to you. >> that was like a workout. thank you. >>> healing and home, beautiful music today at boston -- hope, beautiful music today at boston children's hospital. >> a young violinist performs for the doctor who saved her had this holiday season. >> closed captioning is brought to you by xfinity. it's not just any coffee. it's your coffee, your dunkin'. catch holiday-cookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with d

today edelman was spotted warming up with teammates. we even saw him in a brief video clip high-fiving gronk out there. he did not have a brace on his foot. at least he didn't appear to have a brace on his foot. despite practicing, edelman is not expected to play sunday night against the texans. this return no, doubt, is sooner than expected. >> christa: fantastic sign there. hopeful sign. now to the celtics. facing a tall task tonight. as they host the undefeated goaden state warriors? curry and the warriors have won the first 23 games of their season. it is not known if golden state shooting guard clay hurting his ankle earlier this week, though. either way, curry says the c's are a threat to their perfect start. >> they move the ball well. they shoot a lot of threes. a lot of energy. we know that they were an explosive team last night. they have a pretty strong punch. you have to be ready for 48 minutes really. especially on the road. >> christa: the celtics have lost five of the last six games against warriors. >> nick: we know one

rob gron youkowski is questionable for the game and julian edelman he is you out for the game. throws the two games that we really cared about. the boston celtics gave the warriors you all they could handle. but the defending champions 24-0. hopefully we'll have some

if all goes well amen do a gronk and edelman in time for play off at 10 and 1 they are sit in his first place afc. could be a lot worse. reporting live in newsroom, joe amorosino, 7 news night team. >> yes joe along those lines pats fans were holding there breath when gronk went down. they can handle losing the game but they don't want to lose gronk forest of the so son. tim caputo is at gillette stadium with more on that. >> yeah kim sports is full high and lows patriots fans have been through all of them in last 24 hours on verge of getting one step closer to a perfect season to all of sudden thinking your season is completely done with at gronk injury. once fans slowly found out that gronk was likely not out for the season, they could finally breathe a sigh of relief. over middle that's incomplete gronkowski he's hurt. with rob gown ski writing in pain living rooms went silent. breathless. my heart sank. it's too bad. he's great player. gronk was carted off field patriots fans feared worse. i thought he broke his leg i would have been out for whoever knows how long gronk knows knee i

tom brady's favorite wideout, limited again in practice today but edelman is running and cutting like a guy who could be back ahead of schedule, and if you want some advice on managing a return from injury, gronk is happy to dish it out if. >> i can't speak for anyone feel like i need to be throttled down, my body just -- i feel yeah, you just got do speak up, speak how your feeling and just let them know so everyone's on the same page and everyone can work around with it, and see where you're at. so definitely if you're going too hard or if you're doing too little, you just let them know and you can amp up the workout or just decrease the physical physical aflt what's going on. >> the patriots didn't get much out of demar just johnson but their next opponent could be looking to pick his brain. titans claiming the recently released wideout off waivers. johnson had one rush for six yards and three yards worth of punt return in one game with the pats. david ortiz perhaps getting a taste post baseball life dishing out the latest offerings from ib big papi's kitchen in dedham and auburnda

that was with danny amendola and julian edelman healthy and on the field. today both guys will be out the bruins give up five unanswered goals in the final ten minutes to lose to the sabres last night. a tip to tie the game 1-1. marchand feeds patrice bergeron year. they go on to take a 3-1 lead. but a massive comeback. a former b.u. terrier is part of here in the third the sabres scored five times. an empty netter later. bruins lose 6-3. very nearly a similar fate for the celtics in detroit. evan turner with the zoeller. the celtics take a 15-point lead to the fourth quarter. but the lead was down to two in the final minutes. the celtics do hold on to beat the pistons 99-93. the celtics are home against the knicks, and the bruins are at of course, we have the patriots mike lynch has all the game action and reaction tonight on sportscenter 5 o.t. have a great day. doug: thanks, bob. a dream come true for a little girl fighting cancer. a special meeting with tom brady at gillette stadium. for eight-year-old hailey steward, it was like christmas came twice th

rob gronkowski and julian edelman were on it. gronk for a second straight day. he's now listed as questionable on the patriots' injury report which means it's a coin flip as to whether he plays sunday night in hughes torch. as for edelman a surprise to see him on the field today, yesterday, that is, but no surprise he's out for sunday's game. julian edelman: i'd like to be back as soon as i can but, you know, doing it safely and then smart. just trying to improve each day. bob: and the bruins play at the garden against the florida panthers while the celtics that's a look at sports. i'm bob halloran. have a great day. antoinette: check out this terrifying video in poland. it shows a bicyclist just inches away from being hit by a speeding train. you can see the man riding toward the train crossing. another angle shows at the last second, the train speeds by knocking the cyclist's bike out from under him. the man was taken to the hospital, but is expected to be okay. word. thinking about going for a bike ride today, you should look both ways. my dad always said loo

rob gron youkowski is questionable for the game and julian edelman he is you out for the game. throws the two games that we really cared about. the boston celtics gave the warriors you all they could handle. but the defending champions 24-0. sound coming up for you guys in the 11:00 hour. >> you now the at 10:00 temperatures are very mild you the but shyly show you when and where. >>> twisted metal leads to a nightmare. >> i can't get it out of my head. >> you how close she was to this wall when a car crashed into her. >> plus, new threats from isis. >> the capability to infer the steps being taken so that one of these passports is a golden ticket to getting into the u.s. >> i now with breaking news this is fox 25 news at 11:00. >> complete new england news coverage. >> breaking right off the top tonight. >> last wednesday on murray wednesday. just before 5:00 that

edelman and mcchordy were not expected to play. the prospects fortuning and others were brighter but all four were ruled out. for tom brady, he's expecting a tough battle just like the jets gave him in week 7 in foxboro. >> we were playing a little bit different at that time and, you know, they're pretty hot right now. >> coming up in about 30 minutes we dive deeper into who will play for the patriots in a jam-packed saturday night sports wrap which includes investigators and bruins in action and a shocking story allegations of him tied to a sports doping ring. it all starts in about 30 minutes. elizabeth. >> all right, butch. >>> an incredible surprise for a little girl battling cancer. 5-year-old hey sri from maine. she was diagnosed with leukemia. her biggest wish was patriot quarterback -- to meet patriots quarterback tom brady. eventually brady invited haley to come down to foxboro for a visit. >> hi, haley. merry christmas. it's tom brady. i heard you had a special christmas wish that you wanted this year, and i've got one to

this is the first time we saw edelman at practice since he broke his foot a month ago. he will not play tomorrow in houston. he has already been ruled out. and edelman, there's no timetable for his return to game action. >> i would like to be back as soon as i can. but doing it safely and smart and just trying to improve each day. >> and we'll kick things off tomorrow. pats and texans kick off 8:30. and also wbz, the postgame show t the only place to see tom brady and belichick's press and bruins host florida this afternoon at 1:00. that is it for sports for now. i'm dan roche, wbz sports. >>> and pam is here to give us a nice week ahead. >> beautiful temperatures again. this is great. >> it is great. it is nice out there. and we'll eventually see 40s in the forecast. it will feel cooler to us and that is where we should be by the end of the 7-day forecast. we're tracking the 50 degrees plus days in the month of december. and so far we have 7 days for the running tally and we'll add more days to, especially after the next couple days and after this weekend. 16 days is t

rob gronkowski, julian edelman and steve. edelman was limited to practice, but i'll have a report on saturday. live outside gillette stadium, brian, "fox45 news". >> vanessa: you are going, you have tickets. sarah: i'll be bundled up preparing for temperatures in the 30s. it's going to be a fantastic day. a lot of folks heading out. i have to point out looking pretty good as we will be ringing in the new year around the mid 30s but watch out for icy patches when you wake up. fox45 your ch style lets you stand out from the herd. what's inside sets you apart.

gronkowski and edelman participated in practice on friday. edelman won't play, but gronk made the trip to houston and was questionable. he was not giving hints if he would play before the team left foxboro. >> great to be back with my teammates and i am on the practice field and any other questions, you have to talk to the coach. >> and get ready for football today. here on wbz. and pats and texans play at 8:30 tonight and immediately following the game, it's the fifth quarter post game show on wbz and that is the only place to see belichick and to am brady's post game conferences. live. >>> it's 6:07 and there is much more to come this morning. an arrest is made after a mosque is fire bombed in california. and the latest on the investigation in 2009 >> and later, the discipline facing the t operator responsible for a runaway train. >> and could be your lucky day. good luck. 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 there are over 15,000

. >> julian edelman. when he might be back for sports. when we come ever, but the everyday cost of perscriptions, child care, or families. hillary's plan: raise the minimum wage, get equal pay for women, cut taxes for the middle class, and new incentives for business to share profits with employees instead of just rewarding ceos. those at the top are doing just fine. it's your family that needs a raise. i'm hillary clinton, and i >> now, meteorologist josh judge with your storm watch forecast. >> we're already to mid december, pretty much. and temperatures like what we're seeing there, even at this moment are not all that normal for this time of year. december 12th, really? with temperatures this time of the morning, 47 in the north country. that's 10 degrees warmer than the average high temperature for concord for today. meanwhile, con ford, by the way way-- concord is in the upper 20's and different areas of the state, some areas low. keene has been going up and down visibility, one and a half miles right now. five miles in concord, eig

. >>> edelman working to get back on the field after the injury. what he had to say on his wide what makes this simple salad the best simple salad ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple veggie dish ever? heart healthy california walnuts. the best simple dinner ever? heart healthy california walnuts. great tasting, heart healthy california walnuts. so simple. won't find the brand phend most for cold and flu relief at the shelf. ld & sinus is only behind the pharmacy counter. k pharmacist for fast, powerful advil cold & sinus. relief doesn't get n this. >>> good morning. tom brady and patriots back in business thanks to return of rob grownkowski. the patriots two-game losing streak over. they clinched spot in play off and clear path to top seed in as brady looks forward now he sees edelman returning as well. i know he's working his way through the rehab. no one works harder on that. the team has really set for him in terms of rehabilitation schedule. i know he's attacked it like he attacks everything else. i will be excited to get hi

a ray of hope also julian edelman was on the practice field in pads. second straight day he was with his teammates just over a month since he broke his foot against the giants. possibly back for next sunday's game against the jets.

bob: rob gronkowski missed practice with a personal issue and julian edelman has been upgraded to doubtful. he' s been looking good at practice this week but it' s only been about a month since he had surgery on a broken bone in his foot and he is not expected to play sunday. he is expected to see the star wars movie as soon as possible . here' s his apostrophe free tweet of the first order can' t wait star wars probably happy to be getting the free advertising. not nearly enough of it. and the patriots don' t have nearly enough running backs . montee ball number 39 is running back number 3 and he' s not yet on the active roster. coach belichick: it' s not ideal, but i think it' s a chance to win. you know, if we lose two of any player at any position, pick any position you want, there is going to probably be issues area bob: that' s is probably going to be issues. . . bob sometimes floor seats are : getting floored seats. le day wife of pga champion , jason day, saying today her whole body feels like she was hit by a truck. she says she is thankful she was other young' s on at the time. -

a ray of hope also julian edelman was on the practice field in pads. second straight day he was with his teammates just over a month since he broke his foot against the giants. possibly back for next jets. ironically, on the same field that he broke his foot. more sports ahead on the fox 25 news at 11:00. >>> now at 11:00 a young woman followed to her home by a strange man. only on fox 25 she's talking about how she escaped him with a little help from a dog. and the red line conductor at the center of the runaway train has been hired. now tonight -- has been fired. now tonight his lawyer is speaking out why. he says his client was judged too quickry. >> a localman upset after a thief steals the sound and music controls to this elaborate christmas display. important that the snow must go on. >> announcer: complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is fox 25 news at 11:00. >>> right now investigators want to thrak down a suspicious man who approached woman several times. thank you for staying with us i'm mark ockerbloom. >> i'm vanessa wel

julian edelman still needs to confirm what the doctor if he will miss his fifth straight game. santa is not the only one with a lot of sacks this time of year. the patriots have a lot well. 42 of them. that is good for second most behind only denver. there are 42 sacks are only three fewer than the bills and the dolphins combined it puts the patriots on a pace for 52 this year, which would be more than any other bill belichick team has had in the entire history of bill belichick. and the northeastern huskies and top-ranked michigan state spartans are selling out the matthews arena with a first time in two decades. look at the huskies off to a great start. tj williams goes to the whole, and midway through the first half, northeastern leads, 15-10. but that was the beginning of the end. the spartans wash denzel valentine hits the three to tie the game, and valentine had 17. you can state never looked back. matt costello with a big-time jam and the spartans cruise past the huskies of northeastern, 78-58. college football has more bowls than a goldfish convention. counting of the n