let's go toen 7's nancy chen. nancy, we're learning new information about the final moments and the history of this bus driver, as well. >> nancy: a mother who lost a child claims the bus driver said something to the effect of "are you all ready to die?" moments before the crash. this as hundreds gathered at a vigil between chattanooga. some releasing balloons to honor the children who were killed. community members filled the baptist church. the crowd too large to fit inside. this afternoon. five children died. dozens more taken to the hospital. officials say the bus driver wrapped the bus around a tree. the parents of the victims now in shock. >> one of them kids deserved that, none of them. my baby had a whole life ahead of her. >> i will be in every court hearing. i will be there front and center. grieving and all, i will be there, because that was my only child that he took from me. 24-year-old johnthony walker, has been charged in the crash. he has been reported of sideswiping a car with a school bus. three w

let's go to 7's nancy chen with the latest. >> nancy: christa, good morning. this may come as a surprise to some because romney and trump did not get along during the campaign, but the former massachusetts governor is set to meet with the president-elect this weekend. he's being added to the short list of contenders to be next secretary of state. trump advicors say since romney was the last g.o.p. for president, the unlikely allies this is a picture from the first meeting between the president-elect and a world leader. trump met with the japanese prime minister yesterday along with his daughter ivanka at trump tower in new york. that picture actually causing some controversy online, with some upset because they say ivanka does not have security clearance and should not have been part of that meeting. in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: a police officer apparently punching a woman caught on camera in arizona. investigators say that the morris's house because of an eviction notice. the officer says morris tried the kick him whe

let's go to 7's nancy chen, who is following all the overnight developments. nancy? >> nancy: it's bill clinton facing controversy this morning. the pardoning of a wealthy mark rich, the former hedge fund trader pardoned by bill clinton on his last day in office. the f.b.i. says the release has nothing to do with politics. it was just a response to a freedom of information act request. hillary clinton's campaign immediately questioned the release, calling it odd. >> lock her up! lock her up! >> nancy: clinton going on the attack against hecklers tuesday night. >> i am sick and tired of the negative, dark, divisive, dangerous vision and behavior of >> nancy: privately the clinton campaign says they see no spike in their polls from this latest e-mail issue, but they're still nervous, however, clinton is not letting any of those nerves show on the campaign trail. >> if you know anybody who says they're thinking of voting for trump, i want you to stage an intervention. >> christa: on that note, clinton's e-mail scandal breathing new life introdonald to democrats who may

nancy chen back now with that story. >> nancy: that is absolutely right. governor baker is a lifelong republican. he headed to the polls this morning. but he says he did not vote for anyone for president. governor charlie baker casting his vote early in his hometown of swampscott. but notably, leaving one entry blank. declining to vote for either hillary clinton or donald trump. >> i said many months ago that i wasn't going to be able to support donald trump. for a number of reasons. and i think hillary clinton had believability problems. nothing has happened to change my mind on that. >> nancy: the republican governor did not vote for trump during the primary. >> this is the first time i haven't voted for president. i'm obviously disappointed about that. >> nancy: baker, however, questions and urged people to head to the polls no matter how they feel. >> i have lots of friends voting for hillary clinton. i have lots of friends voting for donald trump. i respect their decision. i respect their opinion. most important thing is the people need to come out an

in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: nancy, thank you. developing in marlborough right now, the death of an infant is being investigated after police found this child near two adults who were unconscious. let's go to jennifer eagan in marlborough. >> jennifer: christa, they are. the district attorney's office is releasing limited investigation on this case, except to say this is a criminal investigation. neighbors tell us this was a two-month-old boy. they want to know what happened here. state police spent hours taking pictures inside this home in marlborough and of this blue car while bagging potential evidence at the scene. investigators confirm a baby and two adults were fod >> this should never happen. it should never happen to a child like that. >> police got the 911 call just before noon yesterday. when they arrived, the baby was rushed to the hospital. >> it was shocking to see police cruisers on the street, never mind find out a young baby had died. >> jennifer: the unresponsive adults, a 19-year-old woman and 23-year-old man, ar

let's go to 7's nancy chen. she continues our team coverage with more on the clinton campaign. >> nancy: christa, good morning. clinton was in arizona for a rally yesterday, a traditionally republican state with 15,000 people. there it was her largest campaign event is far. according to recent cnn polls, clinton trails trump in the state. she spoke, though, about the only time since the '40s that ariz was in 1996 when her husband won the state. >> so for the first time we have a real chance to turn this state blue again. i truly believe you deserve a candidate you can vote for, not just someone to vote against. >> nancy: clinton will be in north carolina for two rallies today. for one she'll be joined by bernie sanders as well as singer shows just how close things are in four key battleground states. let's begin in arizona. trump has a five-point lead with less than a week to go. in florida clinton is leading by two points. a month ago trump was up by three. now to nevada. donald trump leads 49% to 43%. clinton h

nancy chen is in the newsroom now with more on this. nancy? >> nancy: sarah that, speech wrapping up moments ago: election day lasted well into the morning hours with many states too close to call until all the votes were in. republican nominee donald trump was not declared the winner until around 2:00 here on the east coast. and the democratic candidate hillary clinton called him to concede a half hour later. but did not address the public or her supporters publicly l here is what she had to say a few moments ago. >> i know how disappointed you feel because i feel it, too. and so do tens of millions of americans who invested their hopes and dreams in this effort. this is painful. and it will be for a long time. but i want you to remember this. our campaign was never about one person or even one love. and about building an america that's hopeful, inclusive, and big-hearted. we have seen that our nation is more deeply divided than we thought. but i still believe in america. and i always will. and if you do, then we must accept this result, and

so let's go to 7's nancy chen. nancy, you're going over two of the four questions. >> >> nancy: absolutely. sold and whether or not it's lyle leal to use marijuana. question three proposes to not allow farm owners selling animals contained in small spaces. it would prevent that. question four may be the most hotly contested vote on the ballot. a yes vote would legalize recreational marijuana use in the state for people at least 21 years old. people would be able to have up to one ounce on them outside inside. if passed, question four would take effect by december 15th. in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: nancy, thank you. we're following more news for you today. a touching tribute. two local teens putting aside their rivalry to honor a high school soccer player who passed away. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! y

. >> sarah: nancy chen has breaking details. >> nancy: sarah and christa, this is an historic meeting. president obama and president-elect trump begin a smooth, peaceful transition of power that goes into effect ten weeks from now. president-elect trump getting national airport. we got confirmation that they made it in about 11:10 or so. it's been at least 45 minutes so far. there were no live cameras that were aloud for the actual arrival on the south lawn. of course, this meeting comes after a contentious campaign with obama on the trail for hillary clinton. years of trump railing against obama. trump, of course, questioned obama's birth place for years. but today the two have come together for a one on one meeting in the oval office. and president-elect trump melania trump who we understand is meeting with first lady michelle obama. now, trump already has a very packed schedule. he is assembling his team as the president-elect. he is also scheduled to meet with house speaker paul ryan and the senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. it is scheduled for 12:30 at the capital building.

here is nancy chen. she has the latest for us now. >> nancy: yeah. a lotle of reaction there. the driver's mother tells cnn his son was terrifyinged, telling her he tried to pull children from the wreckage. however, investigators are painting a very different n.t.s.b. officials reviewing the mangled bus after five schoolchildren were killed in chattanooga, tennessee on monday. six others were critically hurt. police arrested the driver johnthony walker, now charged with five counts of vehicular homicide, reckless endangerment, and reckless driving. his mother says he called her moments after the crash. >> i love you. bus driver's license in april and was involved in a minor bus crash in september. no one was hurt in that incident. a much different situation than what happened on monday. mourners gathered tuesday night for a candlelight vigil. the crowd so large, not everyone could fit inside the church. this, as parents grapple with the unthinkable. >> none of them kids deserved this. none of them. my baby had a whole life ahead of her. i will be there. because that was my onl

nancy chen is following this story. she joins us now with the >> nancy: we're learning more about what may be on their agenda today. one day after accepting his victory, president-elect donald trump's transition to the white house is already under way. he received his first official briefing wednesday afternoon, and he's set to meet with president obama in washington, d.c., later today. during his speech early wednesday morning, trump said he looked forward to working with everyone. >> for those who have chosen not to support me in the past, of which there were a few i'm reaching out to you for your guidance and your help so that we can work together and unify our great country. >> nancy: president obama and president-elect trump are scheduled to meet in the oval office at 11:00 a.m., while michelle obama will sit down with melania trump in the white house residence. ahead of today's meeting, president obama said he and his straight will do everything possible to ensure a smooth transition. power is one of the hallmarks

nancy chen 7 news. >> anchor: the boston common christmas tree arriving in the city today. this tree is an annual gift from nova scopia to boston. a crowd of people and santa claus were among the first to see the tree. >> anchor: and today and really much like we're getting into the holidays. that's going to change. >> anchor: i think half of the weekend will feel like what we've had and then a change a coming. >> reporter: a lot of clouds both weekend days. sunday the colder of the 2 days windy as well. and next week over all it looks cold. in terms of travel for the holiday good travel weather. if you're traveling tomorrow across the nation this is into new england sunday. most of the country is storm free. you go to the west coast seattle that will feature rain. if you're going to san francisco for the game on sunday bring the rain gear. they'll have rain tomorrow in san francisco. and i also think that will be the case on sunday as well. here is that storm system right now where it produced upwards of a foot of snow in minnesota this afternoon and this morning. move acr

nancy chen joins us now with the breaking details. >> nancy: sarah, that suspect has been taken into custody in dallas county, right next to des moines county in iowa. he was captured along... while with the murder of two police officers. two iowa police officers shot and killed while sitting in their patrol cars overnight around des moines. blocks away from each other. police are calling these attacks ambushes. and they say 46-year-old scott michael greene is responsible. >> it doesn't look like there was any interaction between these officers. and whoever the... they sat in their cars. that's the best we got we can explain the scene right now. both of them were in their cars. >> reporter: police discovered the first officer in irvindale, iowa just after 1:00 this morning. when someone reported shots being fired. they found the second officer 20 minutes later. about two miles away in des moines. also seated in his vehicle. before the manhunt was over, greene was caught. des moines police had warned the public not to approach him. saying he was armed and dangerous. >> there is clearl

i'm nancy chen. the "today" show is next. we'll be back here at 9:00 >>> we begin to heal our divisions. >> i won't pretend to be president-elect's biggest cheerleader. >> off the roadway. ? lovely lady ? ? >>> good morning, and welcome to "sunday today." cuba and the world still reacting this morning to the death of fidel castro. and preparing for a life after the brutal and i conic dictator. andrea mitch sell live in halve in for news a moment. later on a much different note we are also in the clubhouse with andy cohen, the guy who grew up fascinated by celebrity

. >> jadiann: speed safety, that's what councils are nancy chen has more of the details. >> reporter: boston has long been known as a walking city. drivers will soon have to slow down on its streets. city council voting last night to lower the default speed limit to 25 miles an hour from 30. >> it's been the talk around the commonwealth. a lot of cities and towns have taken the measure to reduce the 25. people still need to get from point a. to point b. i think it's really realize to slow their vehicles down to be better prepared driving the streets. >> reporter: it's all part of the mayor's vision 0 initiative to eliminate all fatal and serious crashes by 2030. crashes like this hit-and-run in the back bay in march. however some pedestrians remain skeptical about what difference the new speed limit will really have when it goes into effect in january. >> i think they go too fast. i don't think cars are going to listen to the speed they want to go. >> you know how it is, when people see 30 that's the beginning of the negotiation. right? >> everybody has road rage. they're tied up in t

nancy chen has it for you. >> reporter: it's amazing how ferocious people became. >> they offered free tattoos of donald trump's make america great again slogan. >> we thought it would be fun to do. it turned ugly. >> reporter: the owner says 13 people showed up to get the tattoo wednesday, but e-mails became too much to handle. >> they were saying you guys suck. is this a joke? f you. never going in the shop again. i'm just like, wow, really? >> reporter: michael was the only person to get the tattoo. >> i just wanted to put something that was close to my heart, something that i can look at every day and be proud of. >> reporter: he said this experience has taught him a maybe it was just a little too soon to do something like that. >> reporter: he said had hillary clinton won the election, he would have offered free tattoos to her supporters as well. in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7 news. >>> stay right here for continuing coverage of trump's meeting with president obama today. adam williams is anchoring the coverage live from washington, d.c. he'll be right back here for us live at 5:0

nancy chen, 7 news. >> jadiann: coming up here santa is packing more than gifts into his sleigh this holiday season. see the controversial ad causing an uproar along the california coast. >> adam: once the turkey is cleared it's time to bust out the christmas decorations but you could n decorating your tree. >> reporter: the next couple of days may not be the best for that unless you wear a hood or take the umbrella with you because we're in for some unsettled weather. all the details coming up in the forecast. >> jadiann: in one hour rivals come together on the field to honor a fallen hour. how his family helped kick off the big thanksgiving game. >> reporter: high school football on thanksgiving with our local athletes getting their chance to matchups across the state. join me for our football >> jadiann: sanda getting a makeover. a man handed the man in red. >> adam: some people are sarah french has more. >> reporter: drivers in california can see santa claus is coming to town and he is packing a big gun, and a.r.15 rifle. the billboard is for a california ammo store. >> promoting

thank you for staying with us building i'm nancy chen. it's been a chilly start so far to our saturday. for the latest on the weekend forecast. here is. >> reporter: some of us are waking up to flurries here this morning, but it is the season here. you can see manchester seeing some of that as well. their way as well. and can you see not much in terms of any sort of accumulation that is not going to be happening today. still pretty chilly start. temperatures well below average, and we do have a frost advice rein effect throughout the cape, that ends at 10:00 this morning. you can see 2:00 to 10:00 this morning. most of us currently not in the growing season, that is why you don't see the rest of the coast as part of this frost advisory. temperature wise, again, a mixed bag, some of us even in the low 20s, norwood, typical cool spots. you're in the midlo with a bit of a breeze, it's?fe. winter jacket the best bet for saturday morning. mid-30s in boston, below but still below our average lows which are in the low 40s, quick look at what to

reaction on this coming in from all over the world. 7's nancy chen has more on that. >> reporter: russian president vladimir putin's relationship with trump has been controversial, offered his congratulations to the president-elect by telegram and also gave a television address. >> we have been following this campaign with attention, and i would like to congratulate the american people with the end of the election cycle. i also want to congratulate about donald trump with his >> putin going on to say russia is ready to restore full-fledged rehabilitations with the united states. >> we understand this will be difficult but we are ready to play our part in it and do everything to be able to return russia america relations to a stable and sustainable development track. >> reporter: trump's relationship with putin was constantly questioned during the campaign. >> i do have a relationship with him, and i think it's very interesting to see what's happened. i have no relationship with putin. i don'hi i've never met him. >> reporter: meantime the british prime minister says the u.s. and u.k. will

in the newsroom, nancy chen, ?awz snooze. -- 7news "today in new england." >> christa: nancy, thank you so much. so much more to talk about. local races, some key races in new hampshire. we'll have all of that with kris anderson and sarah french right after this quick break. have a soda every day? my doctor. my dentist. definitely my wife. hey wait. we have better bubbles. make sparkling water at home and drink 43% more water every day. sodastream. >> kris: for plan news, we want the look now at massachusetts congressional numbers for districts where seats were up for grabs. for the massachusetts house third district, niki tsongas reelected with 69% of the vote. >> kris: congressman joe kennedy iii reelected with 71% of the vote. >> sarah: congressman stephen lynch reelected in the 8th district with 72%. >> kris: congressman bit keating reelected in the 9th district, 56% of the vote. >> sarah: and also big breaking news stories on this wednesday morning. of course, we've been talking about it all m just waking up w

i'm nancy chen. >> jonathan: i'm jonathan hall. "today" show coming up next, we'll see you in an hour. grab a cup of could haveio and check back with -- massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. public charter schools give parents a choice and are a pathway to success for these kids. if you like your school, question 2 won't affect you. but question 2 will change the future for thousands of kids vote yes on question 2. ben hassan is my older brother. he is so funny, and so smart, and my best friend. all families have challenges, and my mom instilled in us very early on the importance of finding solutions to those challenges. and working really hard with your community to get things done. and she made it possible for ben and for me to have a family just like any other family. that's part of the rea

police say they arrested him twice in just a matter of hours. 7's nancy chen is live in everett with the story you'll only see here. >> nancy: nicole, good morning to you. you're absolutely right. the trouble started when this man went to pick up his son from school. police say he was drunk and then later on this same day, his older son called police to tell him that his father once again driving while intoxicated. hands to his mouth, steven byrnes handcuffed and bruised listens to his court charges read allowed, a reminder he's been arrested for drunk driving eight times before. >> the defendant has been convicted of influence of liquor approximately eight prior times. >> police say while he was picking up his son from school on monday, the 52-year-old everett man was noticeably intoxicated, raising the alert of the principal. >> the principal was concerned that an intoxicated parent was about to drive a child home. >> investigators say byrnes the man's son says his father sometimes gets this way when he drinks. hours later he was out of jail. another son in his 20s called police say

nancy chen, 7 news. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news, your mind after your thanksgiving dinner but we've got the secret behind a unique pizza. that's a good different change of pace. it's quick and easy to make coming up. >> anchor: i wish that were the case. the food is always on my mind. thinking about the nexty meal and what's next in the forecast and that would be the wrapping up of wet weather, sunshine making a return. all of the details are next. >> anchor: at 6:00 transplant trouble. why one woman who is in desperate need of a kidney transplant was afraid to go public until now. >> ancr: practice today but there was >> anchor: holiday season in full thing. >> anchor: the festival of lights kicked off last night. people from all over gathered at lissette to get a glimpse of lights. hundreds of volunteers started working back in september to bring this festival to life. about 300,000 lights are used to light up ten acres of land. >>> in my whole life i have never thought that i would ever see so many christmas lights go up at one time. >> anchor: organizers say they expect over a h

nancy chen, 7 news. >> ryan: a georgetown police officer rushed to the hospital after he was hit in a crash in rowley. police say he was rear ended on the northbound side of i-95. the officer was pulled over on the side of the highway doing work for a construction site when he was hit. the driver of the car was also taken to the hospital. both are expected to be okay. burlington police searching for a bank robber. detectives say this man robbed a bank yesterday afternoon. according to officers, the suspect handed the tell area vote demanding cash. >> jadiann: a high school soccer team playing tribute to one of their own. >> ryan: we are continuing our election coverage coming up at 6:00. taking you to new york where both campaigns are preparing for a showdown. all coming up here on 7 are working together to create a stronger, smarter, more resilient system... so the 3 1/2 million people we serve have the energy they need. ? we serve new england, and energy brings us together. ? ever new england. eversource. the crap out of them, would you? seriously..."vo: clear thinking... donald tru

nancy chen now with more details. >>> the words an entire community had been waiting three long weeks to hear. >>> we are ecstatic to report that cherry has been located and has been reunited with her family on this day. >>> cherry found by a passing than 130 miles from her hometown where she was believed to be captured. the sheriff says she was found with a few minor injuries. left by two of her captors, both hispanic women, who were armed with at least a handgun. the sheriff said there are likely more suspects. >>> see was bound with restraints, but was able to summon help from a passing motorist who then notified law enforcement. >> reporter: before thursday see was last seen november 2. neighbors reported her husband keith came home to find his two kids had never been picked up from day carement his wife nowhere to be found. after keith found her phone he called 911. >>> i am coming honey, i'm trying, doing everything i can. >> reporter: that was cherry's husband keith days after she went missing. >>> we're trying the best we can and i'm so sorry i'm not there. >> reporter: she ha

nancy chen has more on the big night. >>> a star-studded premiere for patriots day. the movie about the boston marathon billion zig-zaggings say zig-zagging at the afi fest thursday night. the special cleaning closed the festival and the packed house reportedly left while wiping tears and also applaud zig-zagging loudly add the real survivors and first responders on stage. he says film zig-zagging the movie took an emotional toll. >>> you see a lot on the news but when you see the movie are shock at how much how much you didn't know. there is real footage of ugly stuff. >> anchor: wahlberg said his character plays a mixture of real people who took part in the manhunt for suspect. he wanted to connect with the audience. >>> my character is their point of view and you want to be able to track the story with somebody that you can identify with. >> reporter: the starring kevin bic on as f.b.i. special agent in charge rick delorea. >>> it shows decision that's had to be made, how to handle release of the photographs, how to just how to break this case in five days. >> rep

i'm nancy chen. >> anchor: i'm dan hausle. those stories and much more straight ahead on today in new england. first, we will take a look at the weather with chris lambert. >> chris: we have another dry day ahead of us. although the sunshine loses out to cloud cover across the coastline. eventually, inland as well. it will take some time. we start off with a quite a bit of sunshine, boston points west. backing in. that will continue to work its way westbound. so today, still fairly mild. into the 50's. then we deal with a couple of rain showers tomorrow morning. and even a snow shower or two in the worcester hills. tomorrow. and then a gusty wind develops. the cold air pours in. a cold pattern ahead of us. especially early next week. a good ten degrees colder tomorrow afternoon. versus what we see this afternoon with those winds gusting 30-40 miles an hour. you will note the chill out there. coolest at the cli upper 50's inland. again, more clouds close to the coastline as well. more on the 7-day forecast including the thanksg

i'm nancy chen. a live look outside, because, wow, look at that. stunny, sunny day over the city of boston. ij i think the sun just winked at us. >> good to see you again. it's been a while. nicole said it was nice to see the sunshine this morning. she sent this beautiful picture from beverly via twitter. no vibzibility issues. skies aren't crystal clear everywhere, though. if you look at imagery, this is the cloud cover. we have clouds hugging the immediate coastline and a few more blowing in from new york and a few more blowing down from northern new england. so occasional clouds crossing the skies, but still buy far brighter than the last couple of days. 39 in boston, but that's not the total story. enough of a wind to make it feel like 41. that's the case. enough wind makes it feel 5 to 7 degrees and 10 degrees colder suggest. it will feel more like upper 30s later this afternoon. winds calmed down tonight but it's cold everywhere and around the freezing mark in boston and well down to the 20s in the subur suburbs. tomorrow plenty of sunshine a

i'm nancy chen. we have a lot of news to get to. first we will turn thing over to rob eicher, a foggy start. >> off to a foggy start. at this point it's turkey and wine left overs. it's the visibility, and most of the surrounding area. i do think we will see improvement between 8:00 and 9:00. don't expect the sun to suddenly break out. dense fog advisory up until 8:00, for most of the sea coast new hampshire. by no means is that the only area dealing with dense fog this morning, different areas have different standards for when the advisory is issued. either way, be warned. it's thick out there in some spots. not a whole lot of rain on the rain that will clip the south coast, the cape and the island, and another batch out west that will impact, western massachusetts and southern vermont. a couple of isolated shower here and there today, but cloudy sums up most of the day. 39 currently should get up to the mid-40s at best today. mostly cloudy skies tonight meaning the chance for rain comes to an end and there might be breaks in the c

i'm nicole oliverio. >> i'm nancy chen. let's take aing live look outside, because it's been a chilly start to the day. it seems like every single day, >> you have to dress for winter in the morning and fall in the afternoon. >> that is why we have claire so we can follow the forecast. >> some mornings we start out extremely mild and unseasonably warm. and some mornings we are welcoming the week, and it seems like we're welcoming winter. plenty of sunshine. we will keep it that way throughout the forecast. still a good weekend. winds out of the northwest as they are going to shift out of the west. the weather pattern today into tomorrow. we're looking at dry skies, very pleasant weather, a little bit cool this morning and cool today. the wind are going to continue to die down, but we could see a couple gusts along the cape like we're seeing this morning. our main headline are the winds as well as the temperatures. so much cooler this morning compared to yesterday at this time, almost 10 to even 20 degrees cooler and tempera

i'm nancy chen. >> first we are going to get to meteorologist chris lambert with a first look at the weekend. chris. >> reporter: it's amazing the minneapolis averages are the november 1st. first inch of snow. different story against our neck of the woods. gorgeous day. and then you watch the sunset with the clear skies, the temperatures did tumble in the suburbs. we start on the frosty side from norwood to bedford. and mild here in boston. notice a huge difference down in the back we will see more clouds backing in from the east to the west during the day. this is the blizzard conditions to the portions of the midwest. that is going to bring rainshowers to us for tomorrow. it will also bring much colder weather behind it. in fact, it will be cold enough where we transition to a bust of snow across western mass. you get from west to east. we're not expecting any accumulation tomorrow, but t a sign of things to change. things are changing here in fall back into a colder pattern. we will caulk more about the winter forecast. >> chris, thank you. >>> we come back with the trump transiti

i'm nancy chen those stories and much more come up. first, not a bad start to the day at all. it's getting even better as

we are back in 25 minutes with another update with today in new england starting at 8:00 i'm nancy chen, we will see you >>> we are back on this saturday morning, november 26th, 2016. as we follow the overnight breaking news of fidel castro's death. many cuban-americans taking to the streets overnight in miami to celebrate. that is, of ur headlines today. the former cuban leader dead at the age of 90. the news announced on cuban tv by his brother, president raul castro. as we saw, a lot reaction on the streets of little havana in miami. we will have more on that in a few minutes. >>> a thanksgiving weekend of gratitude for a california family. sherri papini was found chained after being abducted. >>> and the presidential vote now set for a recount in at least one state. former green party candidate jill stein filing that with the election commission in wisconsin. stein's pushing for the same thing in the swing states of michigan and pennsylvania. her goal isn't to overturn the results, but establish voter integrity. >>> let's go back to reaction in miami where people celebrated into the

i'm nancy chen. >> i'm dan hausle. coming up on 7 news today in new england, a former massachusetts senator in the mix for a big role on capitol hill. a position trump's transition team is considering scott brown for. eliciting some strong reaction at a hamilton performance. the message the cast had for the vice president-elect. snow piling up across the midwest. some roads completely impassable. warnings now in effect there. >> gronk sitting tomorrow's big game out. the injury that is keeping him off the field. >> nancy: former senator scott brown in the running for a big position on trump's team. he is talking to 7 news about the phone call he got from the president-elect. >> anchor: allegations of child abuse at a hingham day care. who is now off the job. a bizarre scene out west. foam flooding a north california neighborhood. >> this is 7 news today in new >> nancy: that ain't snow right there. >> anchor: no, it is not. crazy story. >> nancy: thank you for joining us. i'm nancy chen. >> >> anchor: i'm dan hausle. f

nancy chen has more on the potential run. well, actually, nancy is not here. we the 45th president might be decided, of course, with donald trump. vegas odds makers say that new england quarterback tom brady could have a chance. on-line gambling sites posted the odds for the 2020 race. the pats quarterback has a 100 to 1 on the board. he is tied with leonardo dicaprio and george clooney. president-elect donald trump tops the list. with odds of 5-2. speaker paul ryan, vice president-elect mike pence and obama round out the top four. >> christa: leaping from sports tole. >> ticks. you never know. >> kris: good. we want to see him in uniform, though. >> reporter: our mild weather continues today. we have a cooldown this weekend. i'll take one more look after ? at blue cross blue shield of massachusetts, we offer a variety of medicare plans to fit your budget and your lifestyle. with plans starting as low as $0, you'll have zero things stopping you from really doing what you love. so call now to learn more about our plans that offer everything from annual wellness

nancy chen has a closer look. >> nancy: boston has long been known as a wag down on its streets. the city council voting last night to lower the default speed limit to 25 miles per hour from 30. >> it has kind of been the talk around the commonwealth. a lot of cities and towns have taken the step in this measure to reduce to 25. people need to get from point a to point b. hopefully, people will realize to slow their vehicles down. and to be better prepared driving our streets. eliminate all fatal and serious crashes by 2030. crashes like this one in the back bay in march. the result of drag-racing. however, some pedestrians remain skeptical about what difference the new speed limit will really have when it goes into effect in january. >> i think they go too fast. i don't think cars are going to listen to the speed limit. i think they go whatever speed they want to go. >> you know how it is. people see 30, that's the beginning of the negotiation. right? everybody hoa they are tied up in traffic. when they hit an open street, they are gone. >> i find that we have become more of a b

. >> i'm nancy chen. we have those stories and much more coming up in on today in new england. but first it's chilly. >> i know, definitely getting the fall to the winter transition. >> it's always difficult when you have it bring out the hats

i'm nancy chen. we have a lot of news get to in this next hour. let's turn things over to rob eicher. >>> i do terms of the fog in the next half hour or hour, but it may be closer to noon before the fog completely disappears. that will be a little better shortly, but still some patches here and there, all the way until noon. not a whole lot on the radar. that's going to be the case for most of the day. the exception will be nantucket where we got a little bit of light rain, and if i zoom out there's more to come in the atlantic, and the showers are moving off to the northeast. kind of glancing the cape and rain. on the other side of us we've got some rain and even some snow moving in. so in between a gray, cloudy day, but we've got precipitation on both sides of boston. with the cloud cover it's not going to warm up much from there. mid-40s is probably the best we'll do. we'll clear out a little bit tonight, and finally the sunshine returns for tomorrow. we'll have the rest of the 7-day forecast comi

. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. and now for a check of the forecast. >> you will set your clocks back an hour, daylight saves time has ended for us. sunset is pretty early. looking at sunset at 4:31 and for early birds you will watch more sunshine in the morning, through the next couple of months here. we have started off to a wet start, showers pushing further to main act for most of us today. most will stay try the rest of this sunday forecast. we have a slight chance for a shower or two on the coast and on the cape. bringing really just sprinkles, trace amounts of rain at best. that is what we saw early this morning as well. also off to a warmer start. we have been on a rollercoaster with our morning lows and yesterday was downright chilly and about 10 to 20 degrees warmer compared to yesterday at this time. starting out mild and at the present time warm up too much from here. more details on the work week forecast after the break. >> nancy: according to firefighters one car overturned at ex-out 10, eastbound, an

. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen in for christa. not just any friday. black friday. a lot of people out there getting their showers on. they've been going at it for hour >> sarah: wren, i noticed a few more cars on the road this morning. >> wren: the weather will cooperate. it's gloomy and damp, but not a soaker of the day. starting things out with drizzle which has been patchy, temperatures are quite varied. much warmer air over the cape as well as the coast. 47 degrees in hyannis. 47 degrees in martha's vineyard. as we head further inland. temperatures it in mid-30s in worcester. 34 degrees in jaffrey. with those higher terrains, we're looking at the potential morning. that's largely because the surface... a couple surface counters have fallen below freezing in higher-terrain locations. while this isn't widespread, if you are still traveling, watch out for a couple slippery spots, especially before 8:00 a.m. otherwise we also have some fog to contend with. i think this will take a little bit of time to mix out, as well. expect the chance for patchy fog through the

nancy chen joins us now with more on this, nancy? >> nancy: sarah, good morning to you. police say this boy thought that the weapon was an airsoft gun, but the fact that a real gun was inside the school behind me has parents rattled. >> he could have came to school and shot everybody. >> nancy: parents and grandparents in lowell on edge >> i almost had a heart attack. these are little kids from pre-k to fourth grade. what are they doing with guns? >> nancy: police say the eight-year-old student brought a 25 caliber pistol to green house elementary school last monday. >> pretty scary. it really is. i'm just finding out right now. i'm pretty scared right now. >> nancy: according to police, the young boy had it in his backpack but took it out to show his classmates. one of the students told his parents who told the school the next morning. >> it's crazy. >> nancy: officers say the boy thought the weapon was an air-soft gun. parents tell 7news the school sent a letter home saying the child brought a weapon to school but nothing specifically about a gun. >> i was really scare

i'm nancy chen. we have those stories and much more straight ahead.

i'm nancy chen, we have those stories and much more straight ahead on today in new england. let's go to rob eicher for a check on the forecast. rob, how is everything out there. >> reporter: things will improve tomorrow, but today is a

in the newsroom, nancy chen, 7news. >>> and from the start donald trump's family has been a center piece of his campaign and now the question is what will his family's role be in the trump white house? here's more. >> i want to thank my family very much. >> reporter: celebrating his big win, president-elect trump was once again flanked by his close-knit family, all critical players in his campaign. his wife melania trump, the ma lane back the former supermodel turned reluctant political wife endured controversy over her convention speech. >> and i have been aware of his love for this country since we first met. >> reporter: but in the final days of trump's campaign melania made a rare appearance to promote one of her agendas as first lady protecting children against cyber-bullying. >> we have to find a better way to talk to each other. >> reporter: it too garnered criticism given her husband's insult laden campaign. as first lady melania will also be first-mother to their 10-year-old son baron he's the same age asthma liia when her family moved into the white house. as for trump's other

i'm nancy chen. today in new england returns at ben hassan is my older brother. he is so funny, and so smart, and my best friend. all families have challenges, and my mom instilled in us very early on the importance of finding solutions to those challenges. and working really hard with your community to get things done. and she made it possible for ben and for me to have a family just like any other family. that's part of the reason that she got involved in public service, because that's what's in her heart... and mom's still that way today. >>> we are back on this saturday morning, november 5th, 2016. look where we are. thrilled to be outside with this incredible crowd on the beautiful fall day. >> we should mention craig is not with us t we are sending him a lot of love. his wife lindsey went into labor overnight. we are awaiting word. >> guess. boy or girl? i said boy. >> i will guess girl. >> i say girl. >> guess what? this woman knows a lot about babies. later on "today" you know bringing home the first baby can be thrilling and confusing. we have an expert

. >> reporter: nancy chen, 7 news. >>> a few flurries out there this morning and believe it or that's coming up. >>> coming up next in sports. and bs lighting it up on the ice. we'll have details next. putting a wife to work is a very dangerous thing. when i come home and dinner's not ready i go through the roof. grab 'em by the p****". when you're a star, they let you do it. you can do anything. to say they were sexually assaulted by donald trump. i'll go backstage before a show... yes.. and everyone's getting dressed. donald trump walked into the dressing room while contestants, some as young as 15 were changing. standing there with no clothes. you see these incredible looking women. i'd look her right in that fat ugly face of hers. she ate like a pig. a person who's flat-chested is very hard to be a 10. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine i

. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen in for christa. not just any friday. black friday. a lot of people out there getting their showers on. they've been going at it for hour >> sarah: wren, i noticed a few more cars on the road this morning. >> wren: the weather will cooperate. it's gloomy and damp, but not a soaker of the day. starting things out with drizzle which has been patchy, temperatures are quite varied. much warmer air over the cape as well as the coast. 47 degrees in hyannis. 47 degrees in martha's vineyard. as we head further inland. temperatures it in mid-30s in worcester. 34 degrees in jaffrey. with those higher terrains, we're looking at the potential

in the newsroom, nancy chens, 7 news. >>> and 7 news will have continuing coverage of that -- of everything that's happened in the days following the election. adam williams will be back anchoring or coverage for washington, d.c. for us at 6:00. that's only about 20 minutes away right now. >>> and the newton mayor is now saying he's moving on. that man announcing today he will not seek re-election in 2017 i employees. he said he's loved serving as the mayor for the past seven years and mentioned accomplishments during his term including the financial crisis, maintaining excellent schools and fixing the city's infrastructure. >>> four protesters arrested in boston after chaining themselves to the doors at a td bank protesting the construction of a pipeline. >> td baj has been a supporter of the pipeline. john. >> reporter: those protesters used bike locks and pvc bikes to chain themselves to this td bank here behind me. with some people cheering, protesters taken away in handcuffs by boston police thursday morning after chaining themselves to the doors of a td bank in downtown crossing. four

. >> nancy: good morning to you, and thank you for joining you, i'm nancy chen. >> anchor: i'm kris anderson. we need to look up at the big changes coming to our forecast. chris lambert is here with moment some rain overnight. >> reporter: that band of rain that worked through early this morning, that's the game changer here as the cold air starts to work on in and look at this. hard across western connect, western massachusetts up into vermont and even into worcester county. a couple of the leftover rain showers mixing in with a little bit of wet snow as the cold air continues to keep on in. i'm not expecting much. a passing rain or snow shower but we'll get dry hours as well. the wind is going to be another story. 48 in boston but it's down o 38 in worcester. the numbers in the upper 40s throughout much of 40s throughout the day. the winds right now gusting 20-30 miles an hour the winds will increase, in fact expecting winds to gust 40-50 miles an hour, notes only later this afternoon you about again on monday. a wind advisory is in play over the next couple of days. even a couple of flurr

nancy chen has the story from dracut. >> reporter: a fitting tribute as the community gathered in dracut saturday park in honor of arybl specialist matthew boule, the first massachusetts service man killed in the line of duty during operation iraqi freedom. >> if he got mad at you, he'd still be smiling. he'd still have a twinkle in his eye. if you was cold he'd give you the shirt off his back. >> reporter: boule was 22 when he died in april of 2003, his helicopter shot down over iraq. this land was a favorite of army specialist boule's gurg his lifetime and now his family who still lives up the road will be able to visit any time and remember him. >> matt used to sneak out at night, grab the canoe and bring it down here and launch it off the falls over there and go fishing. >> reporter: hundreds attended the ceremony, including cog woman tsongas. governor baker gave >> people will come, people will remember this place. >> reporter: the governor noting how important it was to have a place to remember army specialist boule. >> this is going to be a beautiful site, it will be here for year