it means a lot for julian edleman. he is back on the eld foo following a foot injury that side lined him for almost two months. he is ready to take on denver, and we have more on how he is making up for lost time. >> reporter: julian edleman, gave the pats a post season boost when he returned from injury last week, but after blaming himself for a few drops, edleman is using every minute to improve for the game in denver. >> still watching balls, and playing, the game comes down, and watching the ball -- catching the ball and it's my job. >> reporter: fans are convinced that edleman will do his job just fine. >> the first game get your jitters out, and the barings out. and you will have the high altitude he will be back no problem. >> reporter: and even in edleman still isn't fully healed. fans are convinced he will be good enough. >> i think come play, he is the type of guy that has a big heart and is definitely ready to step it up and we need him. >> reporter: edleman is back on the roller coaster and doesn't want the

he is edleman. he showed it there. even if they are decoys they are still on the field. tom brady is the best quarterback in the league. >> reporter: patriots are getting ready to take on either the steelers or the broncos that 7 news today in new england. >> chris: stay with us for continuing coverage. we have expanded our coverage on our website, whdh.com >> nancy: a man was ambushed and robbed and this morning the attackers are still loon the lose. neighbors are on edge. >> reporter: do you feel safe here? >>> once i'm in my apartment i feel safe. >> reporter: but not from the parking lot to your apartment? >>> right, right. >> reporter: people here scared for their safety after a brutal attack on their neighbor. >>> it was terrible. they said they beat him up real bad. >> reporter: the victim is a 77 year old man who lives here and said he was grabbing groceries behind him and shoved him to the ground and started a violent attack. after this attack what scares him the most is that something like this could happen to anyone, anywhere >> nancy: police are investigating

. >>> good news patriots wide receiver julian edleman is good to go with the chiefs. number 11 was back on the practice field for the first time yesterday since breaking his foot on november 18th. the patriots didn't lose without edleman on the field, saying he won't be holding himself back. >> would you say you're 100% back out there? >> i can't put a percentage until sunday, i'm feeling a day better than sunday. >>> wbz has you covered from special 90 minute edition of patriots game day at 2:00, the pats and chiefs kickoff at 4:35 followed by the fifth quarter post game show. >>> alabama once again the, in a game to win their fourth championship in the last seven years the victory dashing clemson's hope of becoming the first team to finish the season what a celebration too. >>> coming up on wbz, taking a closer look at school start time. seriously considering whether in. what needs to happen to make it a reality. >>> and apple wants to help you get some more sleep, the change coming to iphones and ipads that could lead to more shut eye, stay with us. ew neighborhood

the questionable players this morning we're talking about gronk, julian edleman, and rob and of course gronk, he participated in the walk through, all though he is officially listed as questionable for this afternoon game and his status is really a true question also listed questionable is high tower, who says last yore's run to the team out this year as they play another play off push. >> the experience definitely helps but makes a different year and a different team again we've had a pretty good week of practice and guys are watching and all that other stuff, going to have to come down to saturday. >>> also questionable for today's game is chandler jones of course we all know what kind of happened to him last weekend there was all that drama surrounding his trip to the hospital but that's really not stopping the team as they move forward even though we still don't know all the details from last weekend so chandler jones again he is one of the questionable ones this happened what caused chandler to go to the police station with no shoes no shirt on acting disoriented don't expect we a

especially even edleman isn't 100%, he says he won't be >> you say you're 100% back out there? >> i can't put a percentage on it until sunday, i'm feeling a day better than yesterday. it continues to get better. >> be sure to catch all access friday night at 7:00 on wbz we'll be live in foxboro. wbz has it all an saturday, a special 90 minutes patriots game. pats and chief kickoff at 4:35 followed by a post game show. bruins and rangers tied at 1, two minutes left in the game. and redirect, what that was the game. rangers take it by a score of 2- 1. >> and the celtics take on the knicks. guys, over to you. >>> 5:25. let's talk about college football. alabama is once again the champions of college football. thrilling game to win their fourth national championship in the last seven years, their 10th over all hopes of becoming the first team to finish a season, 15 and 0. still to come, a closer look at the time. >> the local schools now considering a schedule change. >>> this is john keller tonight is president obama's last state of the union address, why this speech has become a

place over many of their regulars tom for the regular season finale against the dolphins, julian edleman will not play in the game tomorrow. the team did practice yesterday in south florida but without the following players all out for sunday's game. , to go along with edleman. patrick says getting home field advantage is important but winning tomorrow is just as big of deal. >> i mean, it is just important to win the game period. it is going to help us to you know get the home field advantage, even if we lose we're still going to keep winning. we have to get to this game first and you know see how it goes from there and get back out to get the week off to get our bodies back in good shape. >> don't forget we have the regular season finale coveragecoming up tomorrow at 11:30, patriots and dolphins at 1 right here on wbz followed by our post game show on mytv38. >>> if you'd like to see the in person a limited number of tickets will go on sale monday at 10 a.m. only through tickemaster. not at gilette stadium. wbz sports. >>> all right. thank you so much. and pamela is here now to give us

they said i couldn't every edleman and their receivers and tight ends and/or whatever. we eld them to how many points did they have? 18. that's the number one offense in the league and we shut them down >> we the number one seed. we got the number one defense. and picked the losing game. y-all going to do what you do. we do what we do. pick who y-all like. it is what it is. >> the broncos now their dance partner in santa clara, the the cardinals getting four touchdowns from cam newton. if you tuned out anything that didn't have to do with the patriots pursuit of another super bowl we'll forgive you. the bruins and celtics have been batting to gain some traction. let's get you caught up. they woke up in a tightly packed eastern conference where themes three through 12 are just separated by five points. the 142 goals good for second in the east. but home ice has not been kind to the black and gold. they're 11-12-2 at the garden this season. brad stevens has taken five of the last seven holding down fifth place in the east. they've got room for improvement when things get

brady -- will have his best weapons--- julian edleman is heathly -- and rob gronkowski is healed up. the broncos again seem to have the steelers number in the playoffs -- peyton manning didn )t look great -- but denver )s defense did. causing a key turnover late that sealed the game. the most unbeleivable finishes to a playoff game this year came in the arizona desert -- aaron rodgers and the packers down seven -- last play of the game. rodgers spins to the outside -- lets it go -- gets knocked down - had time to get back up -- and see jeff janis -- answer his prayers --- the extra point would make it 20-20 so we re tied up -- headed into-p&overtime. check out this coin flip -- sort of -- the coin never flipped. aaron rodgers spotted it -- and a re-flip was ordered. the outcome -- the cards get to start with the ball -- packers with the pressure -- but the cement footed carson palmer manages to escape. -- runs right -- throws left -- to a wide open larry fitzgerald -- he turns it up field --- weaves in and out of the packers dee -- he d go 75 yards being brought down inside the five

. >>> julian edleman has a message for fans. >> i want to thank everyone for the love and the support the end was disappointing but we'll come back stronger #gopats, that they will. >>> coming up left starving in the cold, a search for a person in an animal abuse case. >>> and a selfie when it comes to parking. >>> we're following breaking news, sky eye over the scene where there is a major water main break on river street water is pouring into the streets and utility crews are on the scene because there is a smell of gas in the a area, drivers are being advised to you know the basic bargain of america is if you work hard, and you do your part, you should be able to get ahead and stay ahead. but so many families don't feel like their hard work pays off. that's not the way america is supposed to operate. i want to go to bat for them every single day. get incomes rising... get equal pay for women... and child care so people canr actually get ahead. hillary clinton, she has what it takes to get things done. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. . >>> a gut wrenching story, anim

. >> reporter: fans are hoping edleman can come back as well as brady in time for the game a week from saturday. with the offensive line. it's collapsing. he is collapsing in the pocket so he needs to rest up and the offensive line needs to cam back and help us out in the play-offs. >> tom brady is expected to address the media tomorrow. question one should be how is the ankle. >> ryan: a new member of the gren monster family shipping into boston. >> reporter: nice backflip. more sunshine tomorrow. still chilly. numbers up next. >> kim: quite the scare. we're hearing from the father who says it took way too long to get help for his son after he fell from a chair lift. >> reporter: wouldn't it be mice to get a deal on rent? maybe january is the time to do it. >> we'll tell you how to get the great deal tomorrow we get wow. the internet is crazy fast here. i know, right? it's so nice to have everyone hi hey. mmm. i just laid an egg. does anybody want it? joey, you want some gasoline? yes, please. mom, guess what? i married a clown and we're having tiny little clown babies. mhm. i just bo

brady goes to join edleman. the ball is tipped. that's the ball game right now. payton manning is headed to his fourth super bowl. broncos hang on 20-18 win. to the nfc championship between the panthers and cardinals, carolina jumping up to 17 unmark. knew ton three 335 yards, two touchdowns, panthers forced seven turnovers and scored the most points in a conference championship game. 49-15 final. sports zone eagles name doug pederson headcoach earlier in the week. is he the right man? we're going to preview the panthers, broncos superbowl match-up. sports director don bell in just a few minutes. >> there's a lot. i can't wait for the super bowl. it's going to be exciting. having lots of devices in your home can really slow your internet down. so keep things moving with 100% fiber optic fios, the fastest internet and wi-fi available, with speeds from 50 to 500 megs. it's no wonder we're ranked highest in customer satisfaction by jd power. now, for $79.99 a month online, get 50 meg fios internet, tv and phone for your first year. or with a 2 year agreement, get $3

listed as questionable, rob is on his list because of the knee and back among the others are julian edleman and we kick it off with a 90 minute edition of patriots game day at 2:00 pats and chiefs kickoff at 4:35 after the game keep it right here for the fifth quart ore post game show all right here on wbz. at our game day forecast. >>> all of this mess out there is going to move out just in time for kickoff but prior to it it is going to be very soggy we have heavy rain and change over to snow in the brookshire, that's starting to accumulate coating to 1 inch stretching to the north there heavier accumulations in northern parts of new england notice by hour hour everything moves out prior to kickoff. >>> all right thanks pamela. and remember pats coverage here is at 2:00, go get em pats! have a great day! marco rubio. he ran for senate saying he opposed amnesty... then he flipped, and worked with liberal chuck schumer to co-author the path to citizenship bill. he threatened to and then voted for it. he supported his own dream act and then he abandoned it. marco rubio. just another washingt

edleman, tom brady with that high ankle sprain it is probable underneath that jacket i have my brady jersey on. let's get those nachos fired up, let's get the grill going with the hot dogs, burgers, take a look at tv for the day all the action on wbz, you have a special edition at 2:00 this afternoon pats and chiefs kickoff 4:35 here on wbz when the game is over stick around coming up right after the game more from gilette stadium all morning long out here it is a cold hard rain out here this morning but at least we're not dealing with snow today. >> that would be the worst. now it is sort of warm out there chris thank you so much we'll see you again in a little while. >>> our top stories begin with developing news debris has been spotted as crews search for 12marines missing after two helicopters crash off the host of hawaii, waves and cloudyconditions affect the search there were six on both choppers, one from hingham. >>> the fbi is joining the investigation who called in numerous threats two schools were evacuated after a bomb threat was made against the chapman and adams middle

and tomorrow against the dolphins no, julian edleman will not play in the game tomorrow. the team did practice and the following players all out for sunday's game. meanwhile patrick is getting home field advantage is important but winning tomorrow is just as big of deal. >> i mean it is just as important to win the game, it is going the help us to get the home field advantage, even if we lose. we have to get this game first you know, in good shape. >>> don't forget we've got the regular season finale coverage coming up tomorrow patriots game day starts at 11:30 steve burton in miami followed by our >>> if you'd like to see the gale in person a number of tickets will go on sale through ticket master. wbz sports. >>> all right dan thank you so much. pamela is here bringing us chilly weather as we've taken the turn into the new year. >> all of a sudden winter has arrived we have our first measurable snow on tuesday morning and good news, we don't have any big snowstorms on the way at least in the seven day forecast. >> there is a chance for some snow, i'll go through those d

after what i saw last night with edleman back and gronkowski hurt they look great. broncos will be in trouble. >> defense wins championships. so they have that going for them. >> how a team plays one week is not necessarily how they'll play the next week. the broncos will come up with a different scheme than the kansas city chiefs. tom brady was able to play pitch and catch. broncos aren't going to let them do it. they'll play more pressure on the receivers. they'll bring more pressure on tom brady. the patriots will be favored. rightfully so. because the game is here. you think the patriots will be favored even though denver beat the patriots earlier this season and the game is back here again? >> i'm sure the early line is out. i would not be surprised if patriots are a two-point favorite. that is saying something because the game is here. that defense, i'll telling you can give tom brady fits. that's why that game november 29th and hats off to brock osweiler, he is the reason the afc championship game is being played in denver. it is because of how brock osweiler

on edleman, trying to uncover. had my eyes on brady. >> you said -- [inaudible] -- everyone picking the patriots. how did you take that? >> we the number one seed, number one defense. y'all going to do what y'all do, though. y'all going to do what y'all do, we going to do what we do. y'all pick who you like, it is what it is. >> did you talk about that, as bulletin board material? >> no. we didn't need that. >> [inaudible] >> i tire myself out there on the field. i'm just trying to catch my breath still. >> this game came down to big plays and you guys certainly made them. we did it in practice and training camp. able to do it today. >> how much was that 2-point conversion? anything you saw when you were with the patriots? >> no. they run a play they like to run. lined up and went to their bread and butter and we was on it. >> talk about a game of inches. >> man. seriously. came down to a missed extra point. huge, man. game. >> a lot of debate -- >> [inaudible] >> he our real leader, man. >> here with john elway. j

. >> reporter: with all the other distractions, we can't forget about the return of the julian edleman. tom brady's top target will be on the field and he is not holding back. >> i'm going to go full throttle regardless. it goes, it goes. against the red top gs. with fond members of last the pats. you won't have to worry about he will be ready. there's light of people that point. this is not a year-round thing, this is a lifetime thing that you commit your life to, this is when you play and you need to be at your best. >>> big game ahead and while you're watching this afternoon, you can do your job and show your pay trotted patriot pride. they are cheering the team online. if you type in hashtag do your job on twitter, you get a tweet. each remaining payoff, is getting its own emoji, and in my opinion, ours is best. >>> it doesn't scare fans as they predict a playoff victory. a big playoff today. >>> head over to whdh.com or the 7 news mobile apps for a recap on the final whistle. >>> at 7:00, a crash involving two marine helicopters hitting close to home. among those still missing a m

. >> the avengers will be without julian edleman on sunday. the hightower, chander jones, on sunday. hosting the nets at 3:00, that day. >>> topping the buzz today in new england, lamar oden has been in the hospital since overdosing back in october. now we're getting a first look at the former nba star as he >>> justin bieber is topping the buzz, he is rumoring with with baldwin. they jetted off to the caribbean earlier this week and she posted this flirtatious new year's eve picture with bieber. >>> lamar oden after he was hospitalized after an overdose. his son posted this picture on instagram earlier this week celebrating christmas with his pops. will march oden continues to recover in a hospital in los angeles. >>> and super model rafaely haves a new plus one. she is having a baby. this will be the model's fist child with her husband. >>> let get one last check of the weekend forecast with chris. >>> good morning, jen, clouds sunshine today. passing flurries, otherwise a quiet day. temperatures running into the 30s, a couple of degrees in

edleman says he won't be holding himself back. >> would you say you're 100% getting back out there? >> i can't put a percentage on it until sunday, i'm feeling a day better than yesterday, it continues to get better. >>> wbz has you covered from start to finish on saturday we start with the special 90 minute edition of patriots game day kicking off at 2:00 pats and chiefs kickoff at 4:35 followed by the post game show catch it here on wbz. >>> if you reach for your morning cup of coffee, we're learning something new about tom brady. >> never touched a cup of coffee. how about that? tom brady says he has never drank coffee in his life. in his weekly radio show brady says he has just never tried it her are health fanatics, also doesn't eat fruit because he taste. coffee and fruit a no-go for brady. >>> it is working for him. there we go. >>> it is 6:54 right now time for a closer look what's coming up at 7:00 on "cbs this morning." >>> good morning nora. >>> coming up never before seen footage from a 60 minutes interview with david bowie. only on cbs hospital secrets you want to know

doug: the good news-- julian edleman, dont'a hightower, sebastian vollmer, and chandler jones are all possibilities for the playoffs. beefing up the ranks for the injury-plagued pats. by the way, denver earned home field advantage in the afc playoffs after beating san diego. live outside gillette stadium in foxborough. doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. getting new information about chairlift. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the serious scare for a new hampshire family. erika: it certainly was, emily. the dad said watching his son fall 20 feet was one of the scariest moments of his life. the father couldn't hold on. he says the chair lift started the bar down. he said there was no one watching the lift to shut it down so he had to ride all the way to the top to alert ski patrol about the accident. >> i don't want any parent to have to make the choice about this situation that i had and to watch your child fall and not know if he's going to be okay. i mean, that's the thing that erika: the boy is expected to be okay. he was treated for a concussion. a spokesperson for ragged mounta

doug: the good news-- julian edleman, dont'a hightower, sebastian vollmer, and chandler jones are all possibilities for the playoffs. beefing up the ranks for the injury-plagued pats. field advantage in the afc playoffs after beating san diego. live outside gillette stadium here in foxborough, doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. emily: this morning we're getting new information about the young boy who plunged from a chairlift. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the serious scare for a new hampshire family. erika: it certainly was, emily. the dad of the nashua boy says watching his son fall more than moments of his life. doug prangley says he just couldn't hold on as the 11-year-old slipped from the saturday. he says the high-speed chair started to move before they could get the bar down. prangley also says there was no one watching the lift to shut it down so he had to ride up to the top to alert ski patrol about the accident. >> i don't want any parent to have to make the choice about this situation that i had and to watch your child fall and not know if he's going to be okay. i mean

and tomorrow against the dolphins no, julian edleman will not play in the game tomorrow. the team did practice and the following players all out for sunday's game. meanwhile patrick is getting home field advantage is important but winning tomorrow is just as big of deal. >> i mean it is just as