let's begin with 7's nancy chen. nancy, you have more information on the suspects for us. >> nancy: christa, we're learning more about this married couple. friends say sayed farook went to saudi arabia earlier this year and came back with a wife. the pair recently had a baby and why they went on this deadly rampage. this morning we're getting our first look at one of the suspected gunmen, 28-year-old sayed farook. police say he and 27-year-old wife were killed in a shoot-out with police. >> we're comfortable that the two shooters that went into the building are the two shooters deceased on san bernardino avenue. >> nancy: the f.b.i. raided a home believed to be connected to the couple. an armored police vehicle took out the front door to allow swat team members to get inside. officers say a tip led them to the home earlier in the day where they say they found the suspect's vehicle. following a chase, shots were fired and the suspects were killed. according to police, farook was attending a holiday party at the inland

let's go to 7's nancy chen in the control room. nancy, sounds like he's also apologizing for this. >> that's right. we brought you this story yesterday. this man was caught on video taking all kinds of christmas lights from this home in lynn, but now he is giving back those lights and the people he stole them from are also showing some compassion. this morning the holiday lights taken from this lynn home are back up and running. that's because the real-life grinch who stole them had a change of heart. >> last night someone came into the station and turned the equipment in that had been stolen. >> nancy: we showed you the surveillance video yesterday. a thief sneaks on to the porch, unwinds the light, unplugs the cords and takes off. sandy durso made the discovery >> next day i saw some of the lights were on and my spotlight wasn't on. i went outside and it was missing. he took the laser light beach an an extension cord and the outside outlet. >> nancy: but when the man, who we now know from peabody, saw himself on the news, people h

in the control room, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: nancy, thank you. chicago's police superintendent being forced out by the city's mayor. this announcement comes amid growing protests over last year's shooting deaths. african american teenager by a caucasian chicago police officer. chicago mayor rahm emanuel supported garry mccarthy's leadership, but the public's trust in the police department has been shaken. officials released video of the shooting just last week. it shows officer jason van dyke shooting laquan mcdonald 16 away back in october of 2014. van dyke is charged with first-degree murder. he was released on bail on monday. and meantime former massachusetts governor deval patrick, who was born out in chicago, has been named a senior adviser to a new task force that's going to look into that issue of excessive force by the police department. >> jadiann: now to the race for the white house. republican front-runner donald trump blasts obamacare during a rally in new hampshire. trump promised to repeal and replace the affordable care act during

nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> jadiann: thank you, nancy. this morning we're learning more about the 14 lives lost on wednesday. victoria war remember is live in the control room with more on their stories. >> victoria: an emotional time for the families of the victims as they were killed in place with little to no reason to fear for their safety. ryan reyes learning his boyfriend daniel kaufman was killed. >> i immediately freaked out, tried to call him, text him. >> reporter: the couple had been together for three years. kaufman ran the coffee shop at the inland regional center. he's one of 14 people shot to death during an office holiday party. also killed 37-year-old michael wetzel, father of six who coached youth soccer. 58-year-old damien mean, a health worker. 27-year-old sierra clayborn, a loving sister, and 52-year-old nicholas fallacinos, a loving husband. >> i'm sure he went down fighting and helping people. >> victoria: thalasinos and the gunman knew each other. they were both environmental health inspectors. >> he knew syed. he

but as nancy chen explains there are ways you can keep that from happening. cyber criminals might be following santa down the chimney this holiday season. smart watchers and fitness tracker made security's list of most hackable gifts. many wearables use blue tooth to sync with done loaded apps . >> anchor: they can often just outside of the app and be aware of everything else that might be . >> anchor: smart phones an . >>> often tiles cyber criminals can impersonate a ue tooth device or connection to gain access to all of the information that you might have. >> anchor: so tippers turn off using it. avoid debting to unsecured wifi networks and protect your home network. drones and camera nailed devices are another target for hackers. >>> make sure that you maintain with that particular product. you some of the preset passwords or settings on those particular devices . >> anchor: it can be easy to overlook the kids toys when to comes to cyber security but many modern toys are made with high-tech features . >>> any kids toys that are in indeed connected to the

nancy chen joins us now. nancy, why did they have to take down these decorations. >> christa: . >> nancy: sarah, inspectors told these families their christmas trees posed a fire hazard. just three days before away. homeless families staying at the hotel were told their christmas trees were had to go. >> when i said, what has to go? he said the tree. christmas. he said, it's in the rules, you didn't get the rules. >> nancy: michelle mccullough said she was told the christmas tree was a fire hazard and if she didn't get rid of it and if she didn't get rid - chances of getting an apartment. out. i'm happy i have a roof over my head, but these kids associate christmas trees with santa claus. >> nancy: next day there was a note informing them they could have a christmas tree. they are working with the state is safe by providing guidance on acceptable christmas decoration, including artificial tries that do not pose the fire hazard. >> it's about the children, not about us. it's abthese cute little kids right here

nancy chen reports. the. >> this is the video dustin rickers posted that got the attention of everyone who saw it on facebook. you know, what are you doing? that's because these are the images his family says are the real dustin, being goofy with his kids, smiling proudly with his son. >> he's a good dad. our son thinks he's the best person in the whole world. >> reporter: dustin's sister and the mother of his son says unfortunately that good guy is in a tailspin he can't pull out of. and what might look like a stupid move of someone trying to show off on facebook may actually be a cry for help. >> i just don't want people to think that he was drinking just because. he's really got some problems going on. earlier this year he lost a set of twins. >> reporter: something dustin hasn't gotten over, his family says. he still has their ultrasound picture on his page and another sudden death sent dustin searching for a way to numb his pain. >> our aunt passed away and she was a mother to us, more than our own

in the control room, nancy chen, 7 news. >> sarah: coming up next at noon, kim khazei's turn to share. recipes. and she is cooking up a hearty stew that will make everyone happy. >> christa: maybe you have one what is the deal with this little guy. a real-life elf there. >> bri: is this really christmas? the forecast is coming up. tools swiped by a thief. >> christa: if you see breaking news happening, maybe to know. give us a call on the tip line. contributions have been made that rejects a corrupt campaign finance system. you can't level the playing and billionaires by taking their money. i'm bernie sanders, the fun? the sometimes haphazard, never boring fun. the why can't it smell like this all the time fun. the learning the virtue of sharing fun. why let someone else have all the fun? that's no fun. give it a pop. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. >> bri: not all hope is lost. we had a slow start as we made it toward christmas last year. we had seen some snow by that point. almost three inches for boston. and almost nine inches for worcester. it wasn't a white christ

let's get right to the control room and 7's nancy chen for the latest. nancy? >> nancy: christa, good morning. national security concerns have been on everyone's minds, especially lately. this was the first debate since the terror attacks in san bernardino and the candidates our nation safe. the topic of last night's debate, foreign policy. republican front-runner donald trump on his idea to ban all muslims from coming to the united states. isolation. we're talking about security. we're not talking about religion. we're talking about security. >> nancy: governor jeb bush stage in las vegas last night who questioned trump's muslim ban. >> this is not a serious proposal. >> nancy: jeb and trump sparked several times during the debate. >> you said on september 30th that isis -- >> am i talking or are you talking? >> i'm talking. >> you can go back. >> nancy: on isis, neurosurgeon ben carson believes attacks in the united states could be prevented if people weren't so politically correct. >> people are worried about somebody's going to say that i'm islam phobic or

nancy chen has more on owen labr labrie's interview with "newsweek". he is seeking out publicly for the first time since he was arrested and convicted of sexual assault charges of the 20 20-year-old giving mistake to "newsweek" on the case that grabbed headlines this summer. the former student at prestigious st. paul's school in new hampshire accused of raping a then 15-year-old girl. sentenced to a career in jail, required to registers a sex offender, he remains free for now while an appeal is pending. his sentence a far cry from plea offers before trial to serve less then a month in the county scale with no sex offender registration if he admitted to having sex with the girl. he tells "newsweek" he is innocent and has no regrets about rejecting the offer. that quote "do i it the exact it was the only thing that sustained me knowing i had told the truth. i had done what was right. i walked out of the courthouse with my chin up." he tells "newsweek" that before he was accused of sexual assault he wanted to be a difficult in inity student at harvard and

nancy chen shows us what happened. >> reporter: shocked shoppers pulling out their cell phones to record video as a mall security guard irto put out a hover board that went up in flames. david miller saw the aftermath. >> you could see this thing on the floor that was' -- they couldn't bump it out. >> reporter: pictures showed smoke filled the first floor the mall and the store just next door shut down shortly after the fire. the board was one of several being sold by kiosk vendor excel toys and boards. a spokesperson says: this afternoon there was an incident with resulted in a contained. >> we're just talking about it today but, you know, nobody is trying to get those and if they keep blowing up. >> reporter: mall goers question the safety of having the popular boards in the mall in the first place incidents have happened. >> they're trying to sell it to you and get you out of unless i know exactly what i'm doing with it. >> reporter: a family trying to get a refund on a $400 hover board say the man who told them the popular toy is no where to be found and has not returned their calls.

nancy chen has that story. story.. >> reporter: bob you put this sign on his truck and it's what led him to a saving grace, but now he is changing it. got a kidney and under that i will put i believe in miracles. i believe in angels because i know one . >> anchor: that angel is a postal worker in new york who was a stranger to bob less than a month ago. despite knowing nothing about him, she volunteered to be his living organ donor. bob's rare kidney disease was on a steep decline. deteriorating his body . >>> i had a donor lined up in may and for one reason or another it didn't work out. i kind of lost hope there for a little while . >> anchor: but kim came right on time. she gave bob one of her kidneys less than a month ago and they are both on the fast track to recovery . >>> i'm healthy, i'm fine, i'm on the mend. it's definitely something that has forever changed my life in a good way. >>> as soon as we put it in and kend it to started working immediately like it was meant to be there . >> anchor: they wer

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let's go to nancy chen with more on what we know. >> nancy: christa, enrique marquez told investigators he had no prior knowledge of the terror attacks. f.b.i. says he bought the guns years ago that were used to murder those 14 people. just weeks after the mass shooting in san bernardino, federal charges have now been filed against 24-year-old enrique marquez. he's the friend and former next door neighbor of syed farook. investigators say in late 2011, the two men were plotting to attack a college where both had been students with pipe bombs and guns. the f.b.i. says they also talked about tossing pipe bombs into stopped traffic on a highway during rush hour while they shot at people stuck in their cars. marquez is also facing charges for violating gun laws when he bought the two assault rifles in 2011 and 2012 that were used in the san bernardino shooting. the charges filed say marquez and farook continue to plan firing ranges. the two reportedly stopped plotting together in late 2012 after some unrelated terror arrests in southern california. yesterday the president talked about the n

. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. the first winter storm of the season surely leaving its mark on massachusetts. and now that we've gotten that out of the way, what's next? here's bri with a first check of your forecast. >> jeremy:. >> bri: well, looks like winter is here the stay. slick spots on the roads, sidewalks and driveway, as well. so the ice scrapers we have not needed so far this season, you will need them today. allow for extra time to defrost the car and get it running before you head to work. dry for new year's eve. looks quiet for the next seven to ten days really. no significant storms in our future that we're looking at. current temperatures very cold outside. and down in southeastern mass, we're still below freezing. so again, slick spots. that's the big concern for today. a mild day on tap for tomorrow, but i'll show you how 2016 starts off. we'll get to that extended forecast in just a few minutes. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. >> danielle: good morning, everyone. ta

in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7 news today, new england. >>> thank you. president obama set to head to san bernardino to meet with families who lost loved ones in the terror attack that happened earlier this month. the president will visit the city tomorrow. he will not make any public it was on december 2nd that the two entered the building and killed several coworkers. >>> the new york times obtained dozens of work-related e-mails carter sent from his personal account during his first months at the pentagon. hillary clinton recently faced criticism for doing the same thing while she was secretary of state. >>> tom brady intercepted 22 times. native police call these two guys patriot superfans. the men stole 22 brady jerseys from a local store. officers say one guy distracted the clerk, the other grabbed the goods. the jerseys worth about $2200. >>> there's more news ahead including a controversial decision at a new hampshire high school. why administrators are saying no more dances. my 5 and 7-year-old in the kitchen with me whipping up a dessert for a

i'm sarah french. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. during the commercial break, i was showing everyone pictures. i went through the public garden. there is a snap of fall foliage and spring blossoms. >> sarah: did you post that picture? >> nancy: i did. it's on my instagram account. shout out to myself. but it's insane, bri. nature is confused at this point. upcoming spring. seeing a lot of bugs and blooms and bees throughout the weekend. things change today, though. winter finally here. you'll notice with temperatures it will move a whole lot today, plus a light, chilly breeze out of the northwest will make it feel like it's in the mid-20s. but the big headlines all across the nation, not just for us, is this storm system right here that brings us the winter weather for tomorrow. winter weather advisory in effect. that goes into effect at 8:00 p.m. tonight and stays in effect we expect all of this precipitation to change over to rain for the most part some running through the time line, you see the onset here. cold air in place. you g

nancy chen joins us now with more on this unexpected outbreak. nancy? >> reporter: those dangerous storms hit mississippi, particularly hard. there were 29 reported tornadoes just yesterday. and now today crews are still searching for people who are missing. a rare december sight as tornadoes tore across this twister crossed right over a busy highway. you can actually see a track or the-trailer get flipped over by the twister. further south, this massive funnel cloud. the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. >> tornado emergency continues for the cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this afternoon. >> reporter: roofs ripped from homes. one person critically injured. the same system threw cars from the roadway. numerous tornado watches and warnings in effect for at least ten states. in arkansas, soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree on to a house, killing an 18-year-old woman. stories. you don't expect you to be in them. >> reporter: storms brought heavy rains elsewhere in the south, making tough driving for truckers and hol

i'm sarah french. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. definitely not a white christmas out there this year. >> sarah: no. >> nancy: not by in i standards. feeling more like late spring yesterday. we were talking this morning, it almost feels like we made it past winter and it's time for spring and summer. like we circled around. >> sarah: didn't even wear jackets today, chris. santa probably has his luau shirt on, his hawaiian shirt. >> chris: he needs the light-weight temperatures, especially in new england. temperatures yesterday resembling daytona beach, not boston, massachusetts. 57 in marshfield. right now we have areas of dense fog this morning. really the only thing we have to contend with throughout the day. so some dense fog this morning by about 9:00, 10:00. a lot of that lifts. partly sunny this afternoon. mild day still this christmas day, in the lower 60s this afternoon. cooler weather working in for the first half of the weekend. and then believe it or not, guys, i know we're talking about it feeling like we've passed moistu

here is nancy chen. >> reporter: yeah. that debate largely focused on national security concerns, intense face-off between the candidates. that ad you mentioned was a clip from donald trump and jeb bush getting into a heated exchange when bush said trump could never lead this country. >> donald, you know, is great at the one-liners. and he would be a chaos president. this is a tough business. >> oh, i know. you are a tough guy, jeb. >> we need to have a leader... >> reporter: bush accused trump of labbing seriousness after his proposal to ban muslims from the united states. meantime, other candidates like chris christie and senator rand paul butted heads on how to bring down isis. >> sarah: two more patriots players are done for the season. the pats placing running back legarrette blount and defensive lineman come dominic easley on injured reserve on tuesday. both players were injured on with blount out, bolden and white will handle running back duties. the new york daily news blasting tom brady on today's front page, atta

nancy chen joins us now with more. >> reporter: sar remarks enrique marquez told investigators he had no prior among the of the terror attacks, but the f.b.i. says he bought the guns years ago and those guns were used to murder 14 people. just weeks after the mass shooting in san bernardino, federal charges have been filed against 24-year-old enrique marquez. the friend and former next-door neighbor of syed farook. investigators say in late attack a college where both had been students with pipe bombs and guns. the f.b.i. says they also talked about talking pipe bombs... tubbing pipe bombs into traffic. the assault rifles were used in the san bernardino shooting. marquez and farook continued to plan terror attacks by going to firing ranges. the two reportedly stopped plotting together in late 2012 after some unrelated terror california. yesterday the president talked about the national threat situation at the counterterrorism center. >> we cannot give in to fear or change how we live our lives. want. that is the only leverage that they ever. >> reporter: president obama and the first

i'm 7 news -- i'm nancy chen in for christa. >> sarah: we have a team of meteorologists tracking this storm, plus 7 news reporters are spread out giving you the best look at the conditions before you leave. it all depends on where you are. but it looks like the roads have cleared up just a little bit, j.r., from earlier this morning. >> jeremy: yes. we do have the winter weather advisory in effect for the areas shaded in purple. still in the city of boston until about 1:00. it will be a little bit later this afternoon, worcester hills and southern new hampshire for a mixture of snow, sleet, freezing rain leading to the poor travel. temperatures boston safely above 32. we're at 36. plymouth at 36. but over here worcester hills, merrimack valley, this is where the cold air is stuck. and it's going to be stuck for a couple more hours. and so the challenge is getting that rain to take over from the sleet and the freezing rain. and again sleet, those little ball bearings of ice, if you will, make that sound like ping, ping, ping, ping. that's the sleet going on. and then freezing rain, it'

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anchor: steph handing out fines for traffic violationings they were' giving people cold hard cash, nancy chen has the story. >> yes. >> really. >> damage, you are lying. >> reporter: they wear vests and drive black and white s.u.v.'s. >> identified some families. >> reporter: they don't have the red hat or white beard. >> we're contacting you. >> reporter: our these deputies were santa. >> the money we'd like to give you as a gift. >> really? >> wow. very nice of the donor, that is amazing. >> reporter: part of an anonymous donation of $5,000 deputies pinpointed several homes. >> world' life to give you $100. >> hopefully this helps make your holidays. >> they will. wanted to help. >> thank you. >> thank you. >> you are welcome. >> you are welcome. >> reporter: spreading a little more cheer on the road. >> stopping drivers for minor violations. >> this is a random act of kindness for the holiday season. >> for you. >> yes. >> i'm serious. [laughter] >> reporter: many thinking the worst. >> i thought we were going to get a ticket. >> reporter: but getting a nice surprise. >> deputies martinez

nancy chen has a preview. >> reporter: michael jackson and diana ross gave the musical a new audience when the -- from it moved me in such a positive way. it moved so many people in a positive way. >> reporter: giving the wizard of os a twist broadened the appeal of the classic story. >> to see that same story with characters that looked more like me just made it that much more poignant for me. >> reporter: so much so that neyo is taking his spin wanted in. >> this is the wiz. how could you not want to be a part of it. >> reporter: queen latifah has the title role. >> i'm here, i'm so excited. >> reporter: first broadway show i ever saw and we're blown away. man. >> when i think of home -- >> reporter: but it's an unknown in the role of dorothy, new jersey teen shanice williams. >> the yell ox brick road. whatever people talk about it to me you got to kill it. >> reporter: new englanders will have to keep an eye out for uzo adubeo who plays glenda the good witch. she says she is looking forward to returning to her musical routes. >> it feels like coming home in a way. you know, there

nancy chen has a preview. >> reporter: michael jackson and die appeara ross gave the broadway musical a new audience. >> it moved me in such a positive way. it moved so much people in a positive way. >> reporter: giving the appeal. >> to see that thing story with characters that being looked more like me made it that much more painten for me -- poignant for me. >> reporter: neo is taking his spin as the tinman. this is the wiz, queen latifah has the title role. >> i'm here. >> reporter: david allen grier plays the business broadway show i ever saw. >> we're blown away, man. >> when i think of home -- >> reporter: but it's an unknown in the role of dor think. >> the yellow brick road. whatever people talk about it to me you got to kill it. >> reporter: new englanders will have to keep an eye out for uso who plays glenda the good witch. she studied classical voice at b.u. and says she is looking forward to returning to her musical roots. >> it feels like coming home in a way. you know, there is no place like home. i'm so glad that i get to use my instruments. >> reporter: a star-studded

. >> that's when the district attorney jumped into action. 7's nancy chen has more on how the whole incident went down. >> this is the take-down in the entire chase leading up to this moment all caught on camera. it starts on the seventh floor of the oklahoma county courthouse a space filled with suspected criminals, lawyers, deputies and last week this man israel pointer. >> he apparently missed his court date in the morning and when he got, there the judge told him he was going to revoke his bond and to go sit down >> he bolted out of the courtroom, the deputies pin him up against the elevator. >> he was able to slip around, get out of that area as the >> he would slip away one more time in the hallway but around the next turn was the d.a.'s office including district attorney david preter, the one on the right. the first person to grab pointer and help take him to the ground. >> he saw something that didn't look like he was doing what he >> nobody was hurt and pointer bond to be set. >> also there, the charges that's facing, he's going to be probably facing an escape attempt charge, as wel

in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7 news. >> elizabeth: coming up on 7 news a close encounter in japanese waters. what swimmers spotted off the coast. skies and not too cold or bitter. forecast turns colder. >> adam: ahead at 5:00 an emergency in the air, a plane is forced to land in rhode island. what caused the plane to go up in smoke. >> elizabeth: breaking news out of dubai where a massive fire is burning in a high-rise hotel. officials were getting ready to ring in the new year with fireworks when the fire erupted. is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth than the bottom i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich pay their fair share of taxes, provide living wages for working people, ensure equal pay for women. the middle class unless we level with your help, as president, >> elizabeth: a giant squid making an appearance in japan. look at that guy. this was first spotted by swimmers on christmas eve. researchers say it's about 12 feet long and relatively young. locals say it's the first giant

nancy chen has more. >> 911, where is the emergency. >> my scout mast are is in the cave -- >> reporter: an urgent 911 call after their scout leader confronts a black bear while on a hike. >> he can't get out -- >> yes. >> is he too injured? >> i think the bear is on top of him. >> reporter: christopher tells the scouts to try to lure the bear away. >> my scout matter is suggesting we get food to get the bear away. >> reporter: the master and his scout were hiking off a trail in new jersey. to try to help cress cuers -- rescuers there the scouts came up with an idea. >> if you guys could start a fire. >> reporter: he managed to >> where is the emergency? >> split rook -- i was mauled by a bear. where are you bleeding, leg, arm? >> left arm, left leg. neck, and head. >> reporter: authorities assured the boys that searchers were in the area. >> on three everyone is going to yell hello, can you hear us. >> can you hear us! >> i think the helicopter. >> i see the helicopter. >> i'm going to get out of this alive. i love you. >> reporter: the scout master was air lifted to a local hospital.

in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7news. >> coming up, a big win for these kids. they're getting a special gift from the bruins. >> freezing rain advisory in affect until 3:00 in the morning from much of the commonwealth. we will melt some of this ice by tomorrow afternoon. new year's eve forecast still ahead. new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource buys it at a set market price and delivers it to you. but that pool is shrinking, causing energy supply rates to go up and down. so we're working with partners across the region and bring in affordable, clean hydropower from canada. toward the solution... because more energy means lower energy supply rates for you. >>> inendangered sea turtles are heading south for the winter. they were pulled from tanks at the new england aquarium this morning and put on a plane to florida. they were rescued from the cape and treated by the aquarium staff and will continue to rehab at marine park down in sunny florida, probably a pretty good place to be right now. >> i'd say so. temperatures are the cold

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let's go to nancy chen. nancy? >> good morning to you. marquez told investigator he had no prior knowledge of the terror attacks. the fbi said he bought the guns years ago that were used to murder those 14 people. >> reporter: just weeks after the mass shooting in san been filed against 24-year-old henrica marquez. he's the next-door neighbor of syed farook. they were plotting to attack a college where both had been students with pipe bombs and guns. the fbi said they talked about tossing pipe bombs into stopped traffic on highway during rush hour while they shot at people stuck in their car. marquez facing charge for violating gun laws when he bought the two assault rifles in 2011 and 2012 that with used in the san berardino shooting. the charges said marquez and farook continued to plan terror attack by going to firing ranges. they stop plotting after some related terror arrests in southern california. the president talked about the national threat situation at the counterterrorism center. president obama: we can't give in to fear or ch

doctors say he will make a full recovery, no dialysis. >> reporter: nancy chen, 7news. >>> coming up next on 7news today in new england a phone call that's out of this world. what happens when an astronaut dials the wrong number. >>> and cardinal o'malley spreading holiday cheer to spreading christmas cheer to more than 350 people on christmas day. the boston's cardinal serving lunch and holding a special prayer service for those in need. 7's jennifer eagan was there with more on the festivities. >> reporter: christmas morning cardinal sean o'malley bestowed blessings on those in boston. he thanked those who serve the homeless who serve here. >> we are grateful to those at saint francis house who carle on that same love of god and neighbor we see reflected in this wonderful institution. >> reporter: a message very much in keeping with the christmas season. it is also election season and the cardinal was asked about a message not so inclusive in total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> i would say merry christmas and ask him to reflect on what the christma

i'm nancy chen. i'm jadiann thompson. first let's get a check of your forecast with jeremy reiner. off out there. >> sunshine back to new england as the storm system from the last couple of days beginning to move away. that moving process is going to result in a windy day. temps right now h the upper 40. but i think as we work into the afternoon later this morning in this afternoon this will be your issue. it's the wind already 10 to 20 miles per hour gusting over 25. here's your wind time line. you notice midafternoon occasionally gusting to 30 miles per hour. and that will become a chilly wind later on this afternoon. then as we work toward overnight tonight the wind fades away. a mix of clouds and sunshine. windy and cool. mid 40s to start the afternoon. during the evening commute. >>> thank you. earlier today. >> definitely still slow out there. there the 93 which has been slow southbound. we have new accident up in wilmington on 93 southbound. and the back up is 495. we have delays there. elsewhere you are stop and g

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nancy chen joining us with more on this unexpected outbreak. dangerous storms hitting min mississippi, tennessee and arkansas particularly hard. there were 29 reported tornado and this morning crews are still searching for people who are missing. >> a rare december sight as tornadoes tore across mississippi. this twister crossed right over a busy highway. you can actually see a tractor-trailer get flipped over. further south this massive funnel cloud. >> the south and midwest on edge and under the gun. tornado emergency continues for the cell that has been tracking through north mississippi this afternoon. >> roofs ripped from homes at least one person critically injured. the same system threw cars from the roadway. numerous tornado watches and ten states and in arkansas soaking rains and high winds pushed a tree on to a house killing an 18-year-old women. stories. you don't expect you to be in them. the storm brought heavy rain making tough driving for truckers and holiday travellers alike. and in the nation's busiest airports weather added to

here is nancy chen with more. a night on the town that ended high above it. as most people were climbing into bed, this man decided to climb something less comfortable. dangling in the sky, swinging from side to side. the 21-year-old showed no fear. using parts of the frame-like monkey bars, terrified last residents squeamishly watched on. police say the man was out with friends when he became separated from the group. somehow he ended up up here. for hours under... he sat perched in this spot, refusing to comply with negotiators. specialized police were sent up. he eventually decided to come down. sliding down the cables. after more than six hours, he landed in their hands. he rezifsed arrest before being carted off the construction site. >> there is an element of danger. >> christa: once again, police are unsure why he went up there in the first place. regardless, he is facing several charges. including the possession of dangerous drugs. >> jadiann: happening today: a ceremony will be held in hawaii to mark the 74th anniversary of the attack on pearl harbor

here's nancy chen with more. >> good morning. donald trump again very happy to talk about tom brady. he raved about his friend while appearing on jimmy kimmel live. >>> he's a very good friend of mine. he's a great guy. this is great guy and a winner. a champion. if i went into new england and people would go crazy. which have no football team. we have no opinion on any of this. >> tom is a great guy. irguess there was something trump. and they had to end the news conference >>> earlier brady stopped taking questions from reporter when the topic shifted to trump before leaving brady said he's just here to play football. live in the newsroom. fancy chin. 7news "today in new england." >>> it's 9:08. lebron james spreading love at the garden. why the super star gave his sneakers to a celtics fan. >> wet weather moving in for the afternoon and evening hours. >> my son and daughter joining me in the kitchen for a tastily holiday treat. [music] no, no, no, no, people are both soft and products are too. angel soft. >> a 2-year-old minia

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i'm nancy chen. >>> good morning, everybody. welcome back to "today." it's 8:30 on a wednesday morning. taking selfies out here on the plaza, yeah. don't you love that song? let me take a selfie. yeah. got how many more days, two if you count the day tomorrow of this year. >> yeah. got the crowd getting ready to party and coming up the sparkling wine. >> plus we've got to keep eating ridiculous amounts of food before the diets kick in. >> and the alcohol, yeah. >> head into the kitchen for decadent desserts and recipe. talking unbelievably delicious as well. >> resolutions that a lot of parents are making for their new year when it comes to the kids resolutions. >> good food for thought there and first a check. weather with al who is in pasadena for the rose parade. >> hey, guys, and we are here. i mean, look at this bear. this is unbelievable. this is actually coconut bark. this is purple straw flower we use to fish and everything has to be covered with some sort of organic plant material, amazing stuff. this is for the rowes prayed on new year's day.

. >> and i'm nancy chen. we have the first storm under our belt. bri. let's hope that, you know, i would be okay if maybe we just >> getting back to summer? >> a lot of people are asking for a lot of snow and people are angry about yesterday. we have the cold with us. it synced back in through the evening and overnight hours last night and now it will be really hard to move it on out of here. so we are stuck in the mid 20s for most spots. and we are keeping the clouds around through the day today, plus, we can't rule out some patchy drizzle, freezing drizzle, even some flurries as you can see moving along that new hampshire, massachusetts border right now in through me thuen. this is just a few flakes. i don't expect it to accumulate or amount to anything. but it could add to the slick spots that are already on the roads. we do have a very icy morning and possibly even an icy afternoon with those temperatures still stuck in the 20s, ahead of us. so take it easy on the roads, sidewalk, driveway, as well, not just while on wheels but also while you're on

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i'm nancy chen. >> i'm sarah french. it was a whet and rainy weekend and we're getting ready for winter to finally make its way into new england. december knife had -- might have had record high temperatures. snow and rain already on its tricky tuesday morning commute for many. >> and for the latest, here's bri. >> with these temperatures running below freezing points north and west of boston, 28 right now in worcester. but we to have a bit of a breeze out there that's taking the women readings and real-feel temperatures into the teens for worcester. and it feels like 20 degrees in boston, with a good clip. it's a nice breeze out of the north-northwest that's going to >> adam: some chill to our air today. but here is our winter storm system that we're expecting to arrive overnight on the. and as it pushes in, the first part of it does arrive as snow. it changing changing changing to all-rain event by 1:00. we're seeing more wet, we're done with the white by that point. so a wet commute home tomorrow, but the morning comm

i'm nancy chen. we're back in 25 minutes with another update. it's been her fight for twenty years. something is wrong with our healthcare system and it needs to be fixed. then, it was about health reform and getting eight million kids covered. now, it's about stopping republicans from repealing obamacare, and taking on insurance companies to bring down drug prices. i'm not going to let any family be deprived of healthcare. i'm not going to let the republicans rip up obamacare and throw it away. i'm hillary clinton and i >>> 7:30 on this friday morning, sits 4th of december, 2015. look at that pretty tree. rockefeller plaza. good morning. >> look at the people skating. i always say we should take advantage of the rink and we never do it. maybe i say it privately. i'm not sure. i think it looks good. >> we should go caroling. >> let's go to the moon. >> anyway, let's turn the corner here and take a look at some of the stories making headlines. a new national poll by cnn puts donald trump increasing his lead among likely republican voters. up to 36%. ted cruz is in second, a full 20 p

i'm nancy chen. se cordes: they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. people don't have access to healthcare because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one who can bring real change. i'm bernie sanders, >>> 7:30 now, thursday morning, the last day of 2015. good-bye, 2015. >> can't believe it. >> there's times square getting ready, all dolled up. one million people will come to ring in the new year later tonight. >>> back in studio 1a, let's look at some of the news that's happening right now. bill cosby's free on a $1 million bond following his arrest on a sex assault charge in pennsylvania. it involves a former temple university employee who cosby invited to his home in 2004. in our last half hour, cosby's attorney told savannah that she's confident her client will >>> the midwest dealing with historic flooding today. the mississippi is expected to f

. >> andrew: they let nancy chen have the princess kate stuff. they said, we'll make it up to you, we'll give you the "star wars" stuff, j.r., you fan boy. looking forward to that. right now no cold air. boston 46. fitchburg 44. we have cloudy skies, but nothing falling out of those clouds. i can't rule out a pocket of some drizzle or mist for some of you at times today, but most if not all of today is dry. rain is on the way for this evening, mid-evening, after the evening commute. so between now and then, a bunch of clouds. cool through first part of the day. by 7:00 p.m., an isolated shower. and warming quickly into the 50s this evening. overnight tonight in the 60s. we'll talk more about that in about 15 minutes. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic. let's send it over the danielle gersh. >> danielle: good morning, sarah. happy monday, everyone. let's look at the roads. the zakim bridge, leverett connector looking good. 93 southbound, no problems to tell you about yet. the pike, no problems on the pike. to 495. head eastbound. the expres

. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. slick roads overnight, but temperatures across most of new england breaking above the freezing mark this morning. good news there. let's get a check of your forecast with bri. >> bri: can you believe that's what we're talking about three days after we were smashing records with temperatures enter the 70s in some spots? we were stuck in the 20s yesterday keeping that ice around. then we had rain and freezing rain move through overnight. we'll kick those showers out. drier air working in behind it. and highs will climb into the low to mid-40s for most locations this afternoon. sunshine in store for us and also some melting on the way. we've been looking forward to but where we will keep the ice and keep it good and frozen will be at gillette. tomorrow looking good for the winter classic. 39 degrees. in for some colder temperatures to kick off 2016. just how cold? topping out in the 20s for a couple days next week. the extended forecast to come in a bit. >> sarah: time now for fast track

i'm nancy chen. john kasich's an impatient rascal. paces, pushes. but, unlike some, his state is now booming. unlike some, john kasich has proven he can do the job. brought back jobs from mexico and china. keep us safe, make us boom. because he's done it before. only an impatient rascal can bring america back. john kasich. new day for america is responsible for the content of >>> it's 8:00 on "today." coming up, ready, set, return. as millions of americans head back to the stores this week, what you need to know for a hassle-free experience. >>> plus, 'tis the season to catch a cold or flu, so do you go to the doctor, urgent care or the e.r.? dr. natalie azar will put us to the test. why i got you on my mind >> and what has grandma this excited? >> the christmas gifted that >> celebrating my mom's 50th birth day all the way from hots springs, arkansas. celebrating 50 years of adventure on the "today" show. >> celebrating my 80th birthday with my family! >> we made it to new york, momma. >> from alexandria, indiana. >> here on a family trip to new yo

nancy chen joins us with more on those overnight developments. nancy? >> nancy: jadiann, police say beth shooters are dead, killed by officers hours after the building. officers have identified the