reporting live in the news room, joe amorosino, 7 news. >> joe, thanks. >>>still ahead on 7 news, chaos caught on camera at chuck e. cheese. what police say brought on this party brawl. >>> a crash course in connecticut. look at the um pact. we have more caught on camera. >>> plus race to the rescue for a father in california. how he helped save his little girl after she fell through ice. >>> and then in just one hour showing support for apple. why thousands are expected to protest at >>> and a movie studio attempting to recreate the shoot-out with the boston marathon bombers. more on the controversial requests to watertown residents. >>> police are at an accident right now. it involves a pedestrian in weymouth. at least three people had to go to the hospital. we're following the story and we'll bring you the latest as we get it. the world a president has to grapple with. that's the job. she can get it done. in nuclear weapons... of women... ...protecting social security... national guard... million children... job in the world and she's the one who'll ma

i thought we might have lost joe amorosino to a gronk cruise. joe, are you there to do sports? i'm here. i mean don't say anything negative about gronk everyone wants to take shot a gronk. he's just he's being gronk doing what he does. coming up next in 7 sports david ortiz doing what he does. showing offspring training he's reflective he's thankful he's not putting on any nonsense or drama this year. you're going to like what he your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like stop & shop's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. end now and now time for seven sports with joe amorosino. david ortiz red sox spring training speaking publicly for first time is since annoying this will be his final season and not leaving the door open for another season after this one. ortiz saying he's ready to pass the torch. age 40 ortiz says he looked around and seemed like

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >> sarah: pride of the bruins, the team and fans honor retired sergeant dic donahue. >> please join the bruins in welcoming sergeant dic donahue to perform tonight's ceremonial puck drop. >> sarah: donahue had chance to drop the ceremonial puck at the garden. he was critically injured in a shoot-out with the marathon bombers in watertown in 2013. he retired from the police earlier this month because of his injuries. >> christa: he looks great there. >> sarah: i like the fist bump as he's walking out on to the ice. >> christa: nice tweets here. people thanking him for his service, as well. coming up at 5:25, changes are brewing at starbucks. why some customers will lose when the coffee chain revamps its rewards program. wait until you hear who was approving extra hours for some mbta employees who ended up making hundreds of thus of dollars. not getting your best sleep? could be you've got the wrong bed. enter sleep number... she likes the bed soft. he's more hardcore.

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >> christa: tom brady channeling the lion king, showing us his family's new pet. do you love this or what? the video on his facebook page shows brady holding up fluffy life." other two dogs, scooby and lua appearing in the video, as well. >> sarah: i do with that with my baby all the time. she laughs, thinks it's funny. up next at 5:30, investing in the future, how much money the governor is willing to further aside in hopes of keeping the "t" running on time. >> man with a kitchen knife robbing people in downtown boston. police are looking for him and they want him caught. >> christa: also the headmaster of boston latin gives her first interview since the racism controversy at that school. dcovers a wholesome wimy dean delights, made with real egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grains. an excellent sof protein, a delicious way to fuel up on energy p power through her morning run. h motivates these bikers edal faster, inspires ted land that front-side ollie. delig

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >> christa: well, it was the fan rally that pats' nation had hoped we would be holding this weekend, but nonetheless broncos' fans were the ones gathering to show their support for the team before players and coaches flew out to california. the rally was held at the denver civic center yesterday. super bowl 50, of course, coming up this sunday. >> christa: panthers q.b. cam newton made quite a fashion he wore, take a look at this, yellow zebra print pants in northern california yesterday. the pants are made by versace. according to the charlotte observer, the pants cost more than $800, but they are currently sold out. he wears them well. >> christa: yes, is that spandex we're looking at? >> sarah: it looks like it. >> christa: they're kind of unique. i like that. why look like everybody else? all right. 5:25. coming your way next, the man with local connections getting a big pay out from google. how much the search engine paid out when he got ahold of their domain na

. >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. the celtics hit the all-star break primed for a playoff push when they return, because this team is battle tested. after taking the clippers down in overtime last night just five days after beating lebron james and the cavs, this celtics' team is dangerous right now. last night, but it was the evan turner show in the extra session. he scored seven straight points to help the celtics outlast the clippers 139-134. they're now off for the nba's nine-day all-star break. bruins' players threw out the word "embarrassed" after tuesday's 9-2 beat down by the kings. the black and gold allowing 57 shots, nose they've surrendered since 1965. but if you think they're bringing anything from that debacle with them out on their six-game road trip, think again. >> what, that you played bad and you don't normally play like that? you're wasting a lot of time there, so i think there are some games you can throw in the garbage and move forward. that's probably one of them. >> joe: claude julien and the b

. >>> and new time for seth sorts with joe amorosino. >> joe: feeling the sting of that one-point loss in milwaukee earlier this month. the bucks were a tough matchup and celtics were the tough heer opponents tonight winning their ninth straight at the garden. getting it going early on, dropping the j and getting the foul. 14 thirst quarter points. celtics up by ten after one. check out the wrap-around pass from turner, the finish wasn't pretty but counts the same. they led at the half. johnson had 15 on the night, two st up by this nice dish from eye and more where that came from. they led by 15 after three and chris middleton and growing monroe got into it, and they mount a late rally, middleton finishes with a flush to pull them within four. game high 27, ridiculous behind the back dish to set up the back breaking three. an unbieveable find by the little man, celts keep it interesting and beat the bucks 112-107. >> just trying to be to go out there, and make a difference every time. i'm trying to get them going, and its opens its up for me late in the day. >> joe: nets waving good-b

. >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. finally the bruins claim control of their home ice, and they do it in a meaningful game against the pittsburgh penguins, a team they are jockeying with for playoff position at this point. this was an impressive win last night. it was david pasternak, and he put on a show at the garden. the 19 year old using his speed in the first to draw a penalty shot, which he buried five hole on marc-andre fleury. pasternak added another goal off a turnover in the second. thanks to his season high 41 saves from tuukka rask, the bruins take a commanding 5-1 win. >> as long as we get two points, it doesn't really matter. the standing is tight. every point is important for us. >> we played really well. we kept getting better. that's what we have to learn how to do here at home. it's definitely a big game for us. first full-squad workout in fort myers. john henry saying pablo sandoval checked in at 17% body fat, down from 23% last year, if you can believe it. the sox will rely less on an it analytics g

. >> now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. college hockey fan, we're keeping a close eye on the garden last night, wondering if this is the year northeastern finally wins the beanpot again. the huskies have won just four of the 63 beanpot tournaments and haven't won it since 1988 compared to their opening-round opponent, b.u., who has won it and it's the reigning champs that strike force. b.u.'s robbie baillargeon knocks in the goal. three minutes later, the terriers on the attack again. charlie mcavoy nets a nasty wrister there. b.u. advances to the championship game with a 3-1 win. b.c. coach jerry york with a college record 1,001 wins coming into the game against harvard. and it's the crimson's coach tying the game at one. the score was knoted at two in the second. eagles on the power play. white nets the game winner. eagles win it 3-2, so it will be b.c. and b.u. in the beanpot final next monday night. and the bruins return from the all-star break tonight hosting toronto at the garden. that's sports. i'm joe amorosino. hav

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >> sarah: up next at 5:30, kids may have an easier time learning if they step away from their desk. what a new study says the students should do next to improve their path and spelling skills. >> reporter: and a mom from holbrook missing for more than a day now. the clue police are working with coming up. >> christa: and you remember in chelmsford that exploded? now the boy who was on it describes those terrifying moments. >> sarah: developing now, a trail of damage left behind by fierce storms and tornadoes this morning. where the threat remains for more severe weather. >> christa: and right now, holbrook police are searching for this missing mom. the key clue authorities hope will lead them to the woman not heard from since monday. ism and could more people have contracted the zika virus here in the u.s.? the special hearing that's getting started in just a few hours. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> christa: good morning on this rainy start, wednesday h

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >> sarah: 500 miles of racing at the daytona 500 came down to a single foot. den owe hamlin managed to take the lead on the final lap and beat martin truex, jr., by 1/100th of a second. it took a photo finish to see who actually won. it's the closest margin of victory in the great american race. >> christa: wow, making history there. coming up next at 5:30, controlling runaway overtime. how much the mbta has saved so far this year. and what it could mean for the overall budget. >> sarah: and an off-campus control in bridgewater. dozens of people under arrest after police say the party-goers took the celebration too far. i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has t

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. >> announcer: now time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. >> i've never really seen february as the time where you transform your team. i think the time you transform your team is in the summer so i weep keep everything calm. >> reporter: celtics coming. his president of basketball operations danny ainge did a lot of talking but nothing else before today's nba trade deadline. the danger now ainge may get caught holding eight picks. the celtics have three in the first round and five in the second and celtics fans are hoping he would package those for a rim protecter and the celtics the movie coveted. some celtics fans dreamed of for all five players. most of the red sox pitchers an catchers have been in fort myers but today was the report. trey daerr reporting where the sox and their skip remember looking at the upcoming season in a whole new light, trey. >> reporter: the manager john farrell is set to return to the dogout with a clean bill -- dug out with a clean bill of healths after missing the last month and a half after his battle with cancer. he has a bon side ace in david price. >>

but for now, looks like it stays to the south of us. joe amorosino. bruins and lightning set for a show down tonight with a both teams 74 points tied for second as bs fight for play off spot, this season they have an eye on the future as well. with at trade deadline less than 24 hours away. erickson big question mark tonight could his final game in black and god bruins have three options they can resign the free agent to be play out the rest season with erickson team second leading scorer or complete a trade by 3:00 p.m. tomorrow. 7's trey daerr has more from the garden as dawn sweeny gets first first trade deadline at bruins general manager. the bruins hosting tampa bay lightning tonight inside the garden. just one day away from the nhl trade deadline. most talked about guy for the bruins. we made offer and haven't able to find deal at this point in time. so sort of status quo on that front. you realize what he's impacted our night after night. and, it's significant. so we'd have to look to make sure that interest wernl we could have guys that can he

. >>> few time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. if you were one of the man celtics fans furiously hitting refresh on the twitter page during the nba trade deadline this afternoon probably left you danny ainge could not find a dance partner his team and surplus of draft picks remain the same. nothing happened. the celtics president of basketball operations said: there were no deals that we felt were good enough to do. that's it. ainge admitted he had opportunities to add to the team that currently sits in the third place in the east but says he was not willing to risk any ong term ramifications to get it done. >> we are not in business of making a 27-game gain for a long term price to pay. we are anxious for the spring and summer to have another crack at it. red sox pitchers and catchers officially reporting for spring training, and at fenway south, this is a team that is spending and talking like a team that has this intention of finishing in last place for a third straight season. fort myers with more. >> trey: joe, most the playe

still watching numbers and and now, time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. >> college hockey fans keeping a close eye on at garden tonight. wondering if this is the year northeastern finally wins the just 4 the 63 bean pot tournaments and haven't won it since 1988 compared to their opening round of opponent tonight b u won it 30 times. and it's the reigning champ that is strike first b u robbie knocks in rebound b u takes a quick 1-0 lead. 3 minutes later. terriers on the attack again. this time danny drops it off to charlie mcel voir a nasty wrister. b u build two-0 lead. they advance to a championship game again. 3-1 the final. b c head coach jerry york 2001 wins a crimson coach teddy's son ryan makes noise early on. chasing down that loose puck getting break away goal game tied a 1 score knotted at two in second eagle power play coal and whites eagle win it 3-2. it will be b c and b u in the wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy ele

and now, time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. >>> celtics hit all tar break primed for play off push when they return and they are battle tested after being beating clippers in overtime just five days of a taking down lebron james. and cavs. this celtics team is dangerous. right now. paul pierce back a clipper getting roughed up during intro. jordan turned his attention to kelly. this hard foul resulted in bruised right shoulder that ended his night. this was a battle between the little guys. chris paul. gives jonas a fall asleep there as steps back for three of 35. nudging ahead there. but isiah thomas matched him bucket for bucket. celtics down 2. late in regulation all star gets baseline j. to fall and sends game to overtime. isaiah with 36. in ot. t show even turner in that extra session. celtics out last clipperses one 39-134 in overtime. bruins player threw out word embarrassed after last night's 9-twor beat down. black and gold allowed 57 shots. the most they've surrendered since 1965. if you're thinking they will now bring this whole debacle out with them on road for 6-game r

silverado, the #1 selling >>> and now, time for seven sports with joe amorosino. >>> david ortiz putting teammate at ease delivering a warm embrace showing formal rival david price the past is j us that. papi price and at rest of the red sox ready for first full squad work out on wednesday. papi farewell tour is officially under way with his arrival in fort meyers. he would hole a news conference on twitter. i got your back let's roll. that post by the red sox. unlike pablo sandoval ortiz showed up in shape and ready to go. 40-year-old planning to start fast and finish strong in his final season. the bruins hoping saturday night's come from behind win over dallas would act as spring board as they make their push for the play-offs. but it's another dud on their now 3 games under 500 on the season. sergeant dick donaghue with the ceremonial puck drop on first responders nights over at the garden. bruins chasing blue jackets all night down 4-2. kevin miller the shot matt redirects it in for his second goal of the night. it was 4-3. later in period brandon will thanks to a scott keep an eye

>>> and now, time for seven sports with joe amorosino. >>> finally at bruins claim meaningful game against pittsburgh penguins. team they are jockeying with for position in play-offs this was an impressive win tonight. bruins go to the air for their first score tonight david hacked by derek there on that david krejci alley oop feed. awarded penalty shot he just abuse mark andre flurry going 5 and pen's goalie bruins take 1-0 lead. second period more magic from 19-year-old he takes advantage of that give away behind net. burrs his second goal of the game. was two-0. ens go the one later in second. but in the third ryan spooner adds to it with speed. getting zone putting right on tape for at that tap in. that made it 3-one landon about put a cherry on top of this one with beauty of break away. tuukka rask made season high 41 saves. and bruins roll 5-1 the final. >> as long as we get two points, it doesn't really matter because you know standing is tight we played really well getting better. and that's what we have to learn how to do here at home. and definitely a big win for us. >> thought y

. >>> and now, time for seven sports with joe amorosino. >>> bruins back from all star break in talking to big game but unfortunately, they fail to back it up they blow two goal lead to maple leafs in third period tonight. they lose in overtime bruins going in the wrong direction on their home ice. now two games below 500 at the garden this season. we pick it up in third period game tied a 1. david krejci beautiful feed to brad marchand combho who scores is his second appear bruins up 2-one. 26 seconds later david krejci again here on refound, handles it and scores his first goal, bruins up 3-one. but they allow toronto to roar back scoring a pair of goals in two and a half minute span. tying game at 3. they head to overtime, and in the ot toronto on the power play, pa parental will knock in the rebound. sending bruins to an another loss at home. 4-3 the final. bruins now 11-13 and 3 at the garden. all star i saw a thomas looking to shine on broadway. and he heats up against the knicks in second quarter. two of team hi. down by two at the half. ice cold from long distance. three point s

. >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. b.c. and b.u. meeting in the beanpot final for the 22nd time in the 64-year history of that tournament. since 1993, it has been b.u. or b.c. winning it. this year it's boston college for the sixth time and in the last seven years. they get right into it last night. ox and miles wood get tangled up on the opening face-off. no score in the first period. wild sequence here. sean maguire makes the stop, but b.u. comes right back the otherway. greenway breaking in on demko. he doesn't score gosh, ends scratching into the canuck's second-round pick. they remain scoreless heading into the overtime, and in o.t., here we go. this ends quickly. less than two minutes in, alex tuck dangles and snaps off this b.c. wins it 1-0 the final in overtime. boston college with their 20th beanpot title now, just ten shy of b.u.'s record 30. that's sports. i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >> christa: and before b.c. turned out the lights on b.u., the lights literally went out at a garden. a power outage halted the gam

that's sports i'm joe amorosino. >> denny managed to take a lead on final lap. it took a photo finish to see who actually won. it's a closest march victory ever. you have driver? >> no. my mom is big nascar fan. i've never been that into it. >> by noon you can pick it. we'll keep at it. >> up neck in "the buzz" new take on old classic. the first look at one of ready to 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. we're living in a very competitive global economy, and if we are going to succeed, we need the best-educated workforce in the world. we should be making public colleges and universities tuition-free. we're going to pay for it with a tax on wall street speculation. the taxpayers of this country bailed out wall street. it is time for them to start helping the middle class of this country. i'm bernie sanders >> we'll have t

starting off with jack ikel and i'm joe amorosino, that's sports have a great date. >>> super bowl 50 on the way to becoming the most expensive sporting event in u.s. history. the average price of a ticket just shy of $5,000. the big game between the pathers and denver broncos is held over in silicone valley. the wealthy area is helping drive up prices. most expensive for pair of seat near the 50-yard line which i think you got for what? $20,500 each? >> one for you and me. >>> next on "today in new era. what the magazine is doing that hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm-hmm to look for america to look for america to look for america i'm bernie sanders, >> nangs are changing. this the only one of several changes the iconic magazine has made to try to reach what they call new generation of readers. playboy also doing away adult cartoons in its monthly list of party jokes as well. >> facebook is celebrating 12th birthday today which has been dubbed friends day to celebrate user get a personalized video with picture of them and their friend in news feed. zuckerberg big present to himself. he's top five

the "boston herald" reporting that the -- i'm joe amorosino, that's sports. have a great day. tom brady posting this picture on facebook as well. and he is all smiles riding around on a new snow bike. he wrote that he's preparing for the best buddies charity race which takes place coming up in june. >> he's getting an early jump on that. true new englander. >> that's a cool bike, by the way. we takeout out of this world. astronaut school kelly talking space. >> powerful wind gust earlier this morning. those storms now offshore. afternoon. we'll have a look at that 7-day forecast, ahead. they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of work and millions out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's riggedt by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy and i approve this

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >>> denver broncos sending a super bowl after he was detained by police in a prostitution sting. it happened near this california gas station. practice squads safety ryan murphy was release after questioning even though he wasn't charged. murphy won't be participating in the super bowl. >>> and super bowl 50 is going gaga. lady gaga will sing the national anthem in california. the grammy award winning singer will be joined by oscar winning actress who will perform the anthem in sign language. i'm excited to see that. >> beyonce, too. still ahead on "today in new england." sess me street trying out something new. why it's playing the role of investor. >> forecast for this afternoon. >> sesame street street moving there television to investing in new start-ups. they want to spread their message entrepreneur whose share a focus on children's development. and so they are interested in tech start-ups. they say children are eager to learn about new technology. as long as t

i'm joe amorosino. have a great day. >>> broncos fans gathering to show their support for their team before player and coaches flew to california. super bowl 50 of course coming up this sunday. >>> pather qb made quite a fast statement arriving for the big game. he wore yellow zebra print pant as the team touched down in northern california yesterday. they cost more than $800. they are currently sold out if you want some. >>> blacktop. stand out for themselves >>> not foo hush print. up next in "the buzz." bay stay native brought a special date to the awards over the weekend. >> and who this orange is new black star brought along to big show. more details on that. >> do you think they make that pattern in the jacket there? i would like the try that on. >>> that would make a statement. statement. taking a look at the forecast. big time warm up today. cooldown at the end of the week. (music plays) people are both soft and strong, which is why our products are too. and we believe in value, so we give you 6

. >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. the celtics took a franchise record 46 three-pointers last night in orlando. they made 16. that's not a winning recipe.

. >> now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. college hockey fan, we're keeping a close eye on the garden last night, wondering if this is the year northeastern finally wins the beanpot again. the huskies have won just four of the 63 beanpot tournaments