back to you. southern new england. you know it's cold across northern new england. white and green mountain. we watch the windchill factor coldest on the summit with plunging to 30 to 40 below on some of the ski slopes which saturday afternoon across central and northern new england. these air temperature three and one. those are temperature at the base for highs. i wouldn't be surprised if the summit are close to 30 to 50 below with windchill factor in the range. if you are ski thing weekend. we can't leave any exposed skin. it's too cold for that. plenty breaks and warm up in between runs. 7 on 7 forecast giving us a run. milder weather to get to it we go through snow and ice over to rain on tuesday. >> still ahead on "today in new england." we'll introduce you to this week's class act. the sweet way this young man turned a class project in a way to helping veterans >> first really businessard and frighten crime the machete attack in a restaurant that >> there's a wild story we have to it will you about columbus, ohio. a man went on an attack with a machete. four

live in salem, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: thanks, nancy. 5:11 right now. coming up at 6:00 on just one station, we'll unveil our final exclusionive tracking polls from new hampshire. political editor andy hiller will be here at 6:45 to break down the numbers, which for the first time will include some data taken after saturday's republican debate. >> christa: should be very it's 5:11 and we're also tracking this winter storm with our storm force out and about. a live look at the weston salt pile where salt crews or road crews, i should say, are ready to go for this storm. >> sarah: and our marshall hook is in the traffic tracker on the expressway in boston. roads look good now, but your morning commute will be a mess. >> jeremy: roads are try metro boston. that's the case the next few hours. expect to get in the city at 7:00, 8:00, 9:00. steadier snow mid to late morning. snow time line, know amounts, >> christa: welcome back. 5:15. we're tracking another winter storm. it's not here yet, but it's due to be making an appearance in the next couple hours. what

kelly o'hara, 7 news today in new england. >>> there has been tlury of activity on the new hampshire campaign trail, but not much movement in our poll taken before last night's debate. bernie goes up two points at 57% and hillary clinton lost a point standing at 40% and undecided dropping two points to 2%. as for our tracking poll, you can see sappedders on the upswing, up two points and clinton, her momentum has come to a stop. donald trump went up to point to 36 and marco rubio in 14%, after that ted cruz at 13 and jeb bush in fourth at 10%. john kasich is at 9%. as for the at republicans chris christie at 4% and carly fiorina up a point also at 4%. and ben carson is at 3%, and undecideds are at 7%. you can see trump is far ahead and picked up another point and then a crowded field from there. marco rubio in second, ted cruz in third and bush fourth and kasich in fifth. this was taken before the debate last night and our tracking poll continues up to the new hampshire primary, we will have the latest results for you tomorrow morning right here on 7 news today in new england, and co

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there is cooler air across northern new england seeping into southern new england late tonight and early tomorrow morning. the storm itself is pretty efficient and will make his own cold air. it will change the rain over to snow. the thinking of that changeover is between 4 and 7:00 a.m. first -- >> travel before then is marginal at best but really goes downhill at 7:00 on. it won't take much to turn those streets quite messy. further south along the south the changeover takes a little bit longer. even down there, it's going to be a rough go. 195, 495 up the cape. first in the hills. winding down in metro boston around 4:00, 5:00 o'clock. how much snow is on the way? the deep shading of blue, plan on half a foot of snow give or take an inch and moving north of town about 5 or 6 inches of snow. 2 to 5 inches of snow. then coming back towards cape anne, closer to 5 or 6 inches of snow. downtown boston, 6 or 7 inches of snow. i thought perhaps maybe the rain would hold on a bit longer but i think that might switch over to snow faster. probably more five inches than two. >> we're really focu

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live in manchester, new hampshire, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: coming up at 6:00, andy hiller will be live with the latest tracking poll numbers in new hampshire heading into the primary where one of the races is really tightening up. his live reports coming your way at 6:45. >> sarah: up next on 7news, state lawmakers are considering a new way to keep you safe on the streets. police body cameras. why boston police commissioner isn't on board, though, just >> christa: and let's take a live look at conditions outside. if you're in worcester, hey, this is what you're seeing, lots of snow coming down, falling pretty steadily right there. it's changed over officially. we'll be right back. you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ >> jeremy: good morning. welcome back. line down the south shore. it will make progress over next few hours. snow beginning to accumulate. where you ha

still ahead on "today in new england" new details on that deadly circus tent collapse in new hampshire. why a company told to pay up is fighting that order. and a texas car crash leading to a fire. that's when a police officer jumped into action to rescue someone who is inside. >> plenty of sunshine. plenty of wind and colder air as well. take a look at the weekend forecast, ahead. >>> we'll introduce you to today class act. country is helping others i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. her life's work has been about breaking barriers. and so would her presidency. which is why, for every american who's not being paid what they're worth... who's held back by student debt or a system tilted against them- and there are far too many of you- she understands that our country can't reach it's potential... unless we all do. together. a stronger country. your daughter wants to stay organic. your husband wants to stay free from artificial ingredients. you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories l

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nicole oliverio. 7news "today in new england." >> thank you. also this morning the mbta working through the night to inspect all orange line trains. it comes after a large panel fell off the side of one of the cars creating a pretty chaotic scene at the state street station. victoria warren joining us with new information the mbta released just this morning. vicki? >> we have learned that overnight they inspected all of the orange line trains and they were replaced panels on 13 of the trains. they said that was precaution. they didn't find any problem. these panels are 12 feet long and when that panel fell on to the third rail the tunnel filled with smoke and some passengers panicked. >> people jumping from window on the orange line when the >>s -- it was pretty chaotic when i went down there. >> its state street station. mbta said a 12-foot long panel unique to the orange line fell off of a train on to electrified third rail. two orange line trains then ran over that panel. >> it was ultimately determined that section of third rail caused moto

ever new england. eversource. >> sarah: breaking news, two people struck in the street in separate incidents in boston. police investigating in fare connected. >> christa: a child rushed to the hospital in boston. detectives investigating a possible crime in the home. >> sarah: countdown to the caucuses in iowa. making their final push as their campaigning is put to the test. the concern that could keep voters from turning out. >> christa: and aaron hernandez lashing out from behind bars. the former patriot with choice words for his former boss robert kraft. plus his thoughts about tom brady and gronk. >> sarah: also trouble on the tracks. why some of the new commuter rail trains are in need of repair. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> christa: good morning. it's 6:00 a.m. we have turned the page officially to a new week and a new month, as well. welcome, february. i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: i'm sarah french. chris, it's good news we're starting february with this warm weather. >> chris: i

we'll be watching with our fast track tracker. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> christa: hey, at least it's friday. >> sarah: that's the good news. >> christa: maybe a long weekend for some of you. start off your weekend early. e-mail christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. we're waking up to parts of rain quickly turn over to snow. we have reporters spread out all across the area. our traffic tracker is on the road for an up-close look as conditions start to increase. we begin with our team of meteorologists. first up, let's welcome back jeremy reiner. >> jeremy: before we get to the weather, how are you been? i miss you. >> sarah: we miss you. are you enjoying sleeping? that's what we want to know? >> i wouldn't know right now, but overgetting sleep has been nice, but good to be back this morning. we have a winter storm warning. i thought i'd bring some goodies with me, snow and rain. rain in the city of boston. there's the snow. the rain/snow line has been crashing into metro west over the last 45 minutes to an hour. so we have snow 495, worcester hills, southern

next up on "today in new england" voter making their final decision ahead of tomorrow's primary. who is on top of our exlusionsy poll in new hampshire before the as a small business owner, you know things have a way of moving fast. but if your network can't keep up, it can really slow you down. so switch to the 100% fiber optic network of verizon fios. you'll get 99.9% network reliability, and the fastest wi-fi available. for a network that moves as fast as your business. right now, upgrade to fios 50 meg or higher internet and phone and get $250 back. call or go online today. >> only just one station. our tracking poll giving a last look where the candidates stand in new hampshire right now. this time tomorrow some voting in place will have begun. the republican really big story because we know who is on top. that's about all we know. the democratic race a little bit easier to predict. bernie sander beating hillary clinton by 16 percentage point. he lost a point overnight. she kept what she had. undecided voter upped to 4% increase of 2 points. the tracking poll show sander too f

silverado, the #1 selling full size truck in new england. >> sarah: breaking news at 5:30. fierce flaming tearing through a fitchburg home, killing one and trapping several people inside. >> christa: donald trump is on to south carolina after cruising to an easy victory in the new hampshire primary. >> sarah: and the granite state feeling the burn. bernie sanders scorches hillary clinton, getting a decisive winton democratic side. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> christa: maybe you stayed up late watching the results, but regardless, thanks for this wednesday morning. i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's get a check of the forecast. it's cold out there this morning. it will be bitterly cold this weekend. >> chris: it's the coldest air we've seen so far this winter arriving over the weekend. seasonably cold this afternoon. that means temperatures into the mid-30s. starting off 25 in boston. 9 in bedford. light snow breaking out south and west of the vin -- vineyard also light snow in northwestern connecticut and western mass. also scattered s

live in manchester, new hampshire, 7news "today in new england." >>> just one station here with this exclusive 7news umass lowell polling up in new hampshire. hillary clinton surging. bernie sandering flirting with a free fall. keep in mind this was before last night's debate. sanders is still number one. but he's weakening. he gets 55% after losing 3 percentage overnight. clinton with 40%. she gained four points. undecided now 4% down one point. the tracking poll shows clinton take a look. she's 15 point behind sander after trailing by 31. that's when we started polling this week. sander lost 16 points of his lead more than half of what he originally had. >>> right now the republicans in new hampshire are seeing very little change. donald trump remains in first. he lost another two points. no change for marco rubio. and john kasich gained a point tying him with jeb bush at 8%. the change in the republican track team slight but could be significant for the second day in the row donald trump lost two point which brings marco rubio and ted cruz closer. we'll be continuing to bring you b

an arctic blast is moving through new england as we speak. temperatures plunging to dangerous levels. >> a teen on his bike badly injured after a hit-and-run. >> a woman killed after a manhole slams through her window. >> all eyes on south carolina, candidates hitting the campaign trail hard. tonight another debate for the gop. >> this is 7news today in new england. >> all right, i hope you're ready for it. we are bracing for the biggest chill so far this season. biggest chill in the air. temperatures taking a nose dye as a dangerous freeze settles over a huge part of the country. this is weather that will have polar bears and penguins. >> i'm jennifer eagan. experts are telling people to stay indoors and dress in layers if you have to go out. the mbta kept trains running late the cold. >> let's get over to rob eric it will be in parts of anchorage or parts of last alaska, i should say. us. temperatures will be falling around the similar time. winds will be gusting up to 35 miles per hour this afternoon and that wind chill warning goes throug

the latest results for you tomorrow morning on 7 news today in new england. that's going to be at 6:40. >> anchor: new hampshire candidates squaring off. trump was back in the spotlight but he wasn't the most aggressive on stage. this morning, a lot of people are talking about how marco rubio handled the pressure or i should say didn't. this just days before voters head to the polls. dan hausle has more. >> jeb wants to be a tough guy. he wants to be a tough guy. >> when you've never been responsible for that in your entire life. >> reporter: debate watchers looking for fireworks got them. >> the meetings barack obama don't know -- >> the member miced 25-second speech. >> chris crity and marco rubio tangling over leadership and whether rubio ran from his own emigration reforms. >> i think the experience is not just what you did but how it worked under. his chris christie's governorship of new jersey -- >> that's whatway. c. d. does. the drive-by shot at the begin with increate and the memorized 25-second speech that is exactly what advisors gave him. >> report

live in newsroom. new england." >>> still ahead on "today in new england." a would-be thief got quite a surprise. see what happens when a store clerk refuses to be bullied. >> we're getting new details about the helicopter crash out in hawaii that killed several u.s. marines including a native of hingham. that story when we come back at 9:30. congress doesn't regulate wall street... wall street regulates congress. it's a rigged economy that sends most new wealth to the top 1%. and it's held in place by a corrupt political system where wall street banks and billionaires buy elections. my campaign is funded by over two and a half million small contributions. people who know you can't level the playing field by taking more money from wall street. i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. join the fight to take back our government. i do everything on the internet. but it's kind of slow. my friends said i should get fios because it's the fastest, but i thought it would be too expensive. (husband) who's that, jenny? no, kate. slow service. and it's 100 megs.

nicole oliverio. 7 news "today in new england." >>> thank you. let's turn now to new hampshire and the democrats ready to gohead tohead. it's the first one on one debate for hillary clinton and bernie sander. on the republican side then time that war of words between ted cruz and donald drum continues to heat up. nancy chen live in fort smith with more on the campaign trail. nancy? >> good morning to you. you can tell it's crunch time by about 25 events on the schedule across the granite state including several in fort smith. marco rubio just wrapping up town hall behind me. his message he's the one to unite the republican party and take on either bernie sanders or hillary clinton. >> wednesday in november 8th. we can't wait to the knew of bernie sander or hillary clinton that would be a disaster for america. >> florida senator still inside right now taking questions. busy day for him. he has three more town halls planned. busy day for most of the candidates actually wrapping up with the democrats tonight facing off in a debate that's going to be

new england. >> ryan: we're following more news here. state lawmakers are considering a new way to keep you safe on the streets, police body camera, adam has a closer look. >> reporter: despite plans to test body cameras out soon the commissioner is asking the state to hold off on passing a reil bill requiring them. the commissioner explained to conduct a pilot program before they decide to use cameras on a permanent basis. 100 officers will wear the body cameras for six months. >> i support legislation that would lend much needed support and incentives to the police department, to implement body cameras i ask that the police department be given time to implement this program and analyze it before an unfunded statewide mandate is adopted. >> adam: the commissioner says he and the mayor need to discuss the cost of the cameras and permanent privacy of citizens. i'm adam williams, 7 news. >> jadiann: a home goes up in flames in lawrence. officials say strong winds knocked a tree and power lines down

we have an accident blocking at least two lanes on the new england thruway. long island railroad is doing okay. new jersey transit is fine. we have buses being detoured in queens because of construction. the q101 and q02 is doing just fine. until problems at prince street so you can expect downtown delays. you can see traffic moving left to right. no major problems there. 10 at the lincoln, 10 at the holland. lori, over to you. >>> here is a story we can really relate to on this early street. according to a new study, more than a third of american adults don't get enough sleep. the study says adults need at least seven hours each night to promote peak health. sleeping less can lead to chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, lie blood this is the first study to document sleep patterns in all 50 states and the nation's capital. >>> the long island priest known as half of the god squad has passed away. in 2003, hartman announced that he had parkinson's disease. he died tuesday night from complications related to the disease. monsignor hartman was 69 years o

for now live, in portsmouth, new hampshire, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." im coming up on just one station, our new exclusive tracking polls out of new hampshire this morning. there are big changes in the numbers. one candidate overtaking another, so stay tuned. political editor andy hiller will break it all down in a live report coming up at 6:45. >> christa: also new this morning, tom brady's father is speaking out about his son and the nfl. some are questioning whether the league is withholding evidence that could prove brady's innocence in deflategate. so for more on what his father is saying and this whole story, here's 7'sology oliverio at gillette this morning. >> nicole: christa, brady's father is saying if there is information that would prove brady didn't tamper with the air pressure inside the footballs, will ever release it. could the nfl have proof the patriots didn't cheat last year after being accused of deflating footballs? yesterday the nfl head of officials said refs recorded ball measurements during random games and gave that information t

silverado, the #1 selling full size truck in new england. >> sarah: breaking news. a deadly shooting near a bar in randolph. investigators on scene all night trying the piece together what happened before the gunfire. >> christa: and taking action. how the f.d.a. plans to protect the blood supply from the zika virus. >> sarah: and a new top dog this morning. we'll introduce you to westminster's best in show. >> this is sphiewz snooze. -- 7news "today in new thanks for waking up with us on this wednesday morning. i'm sarah french. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. i think one of the dogs there got too involved with the snacks at one point. >> sarah: oh, really? >> christa: kept looking for that. >> sarah: they can't help it. they're very treat-motivated, these dogs. >> christa: it's true. buddy probably would not do as well either. >> sarah: that's how we get him to do everything. here's a treat. >> chris: dog cookie over there? see you later. i'm out of here. competition is taking too long. where's the food. we're treat motivated in the weather department, as well. w

angel soft. >> community in mourning after police officer from new england is shot and killed in virginia over the weekend. >> new detail on deadly car crash in norton who is now facing charges after two vehicles collided. >> an intersection torn apart when dump truck go barrelling through. police want to know what went wrong. >> this only comes around once forecast. year. years. 51 degrees. i know you know we've had burst of winter weather. weather. 53 in norwood. spectacular finish to weekend. hour. continue to see gust by wind through the day. also increase the cloud begin noontime track couple of scattered showers that have to work on in. not at all afternoon soaking rain. a few showers out there this afternoon. we're starting off mild. we'll finish the day on the mild side. take a look at temperature trend all over the place here. we'll go back into the 40s tomorrow. back into 50s wednesday. down into the 30s on thursday. we'll talk about the 7-day forecast ahead happening today a man accuse of opening fire is headed to court. that officer was ashley gwendin. was her first shift as a

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live in n 1/2 nancy chen 7news "today in new england." >>> let's look at polling in new hampshire. our new exclusive 7news umass lowell poll. the numbers here showing two clear front-runners in the granite state. donald trump is still the leader in new hampshire. he has 38%. ted cruz is second with 14. marco rubio in third place with 10%. the rest of the republicans are in low single digits here. chris christy hat 5%. ben carson and car lee fiorina both three. ran paul 2. and 7% undecided. we can start connecting the dots on the tracking poll. and already there's movement. donald trump holding steady. however ted cruz up just a couple of points. marco rubio has climbed into third place. and that's where the two-point increase. there was no change at all for john kasich or jeb bush. >> the democrats had a deadlock in iowa with hillary clinton the percentage point. there's a lot more space between the candidates here. and in our tracking bit of surprise that 2% increase for margin. tracking poll contains three day of polling. not much include n 1/2 voter reacting to the iowa results.

these public employees behind the wheel and how leaders in one town are responding. >> complete new england news coverage starts right now. >> we will get to our in-depth coverage of the new hampshire primary in one minute but first we want to begin with a live look at the current temperatures in your area the concern tonight the snow and water that hasn't been removed from around your home will refreeze is doing so right now that's not all there more snow on the way. hi everyone i am vanessa welch. and i am mark ockerbloom. these seem like minor problems here in new england but want you to be aware of the fact it's going to be slippery out there this evening when you get out your cars or doing whatever you have to do for evening plans. and there is some snow coming our way this is not the snow the common during the day tomorrow but there's some snow already in the berkshires is not going to make it much farther east than that but there's more snow back up new york and new england down the coast pennsylvania new jersey

latest results for you tomorrow morning on 7 news today in new england starting at 7:30 a.m. and don't forget. stay with 7 news on air and online. tours through new hampshire on 7 news.com. >>> a bomb may be to blame for the midair explosion on a somalia passenger plane. the airline ceo said investigators found explosive residue but can't confirm that it was a bomb. so far no terrorist group has confirmed responsibility for the blast. authorities confirmed one person on the plane died, two others were injured. >>> a terrifying scene on a california overpass as an officer makes a daring rescue and saves a man's life. a terrifying scene on a highway overpass above a busy street in california. the chilling moments captured on a driver's cell phone video. a man is walking on the edge of the bridge, posing a danger to himself and the drivers below. then highway patrol officer arrived on scene. >> it might fall over. very concerned that he was going to fall over because he was so unbalanced. >> reporter: he tries to talk to the man as he tries to get closer. then standing on the edg

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nice and quiet across new england. watching this system, the bulk of it skirts just off to the south and east of us. i think enough moisture gets back in here that later tonight into tomorrow morning, an inch or two of snow down into the cape and the islands. perhaps close to 3, chatham up to provincetown. and then from boston out through worcester, the rest of the north shore and south shore, spots will pick up a coating to an inch of snow. that's not really the big story. the big story will be the real cold air that moves in. across the country, rather quiet to the west of us, although the lake-effect snow machines are blasting away with the arctic air over the open waters of the great lakes. so we'll continue to see that. for us, 18 to 24 this afternoon. cold and breezy throughout the day. and then tonight that patchy light snow breaking out close to midnight. teens. tomorrow in the morning from about lunchtime, we do reach the upper teens, and then we fall back that bitter wind coming in. arctic air mass coming in.

silverado, the #1 selling full size truck in new england. something delicious is happening at dunkin'. come in today to get any sandwich for $2.99 after 12:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. . >> sarah: 5:46 this morning. time now for everything you need the start your day off right. >> kris: here's what you need to know and go. let's begin with the weather. chris lambert, we know there is a warm-up coming. >> chris: wild swing temperature-wise. 50 in plymouth but 32 in boston. from boston north and west, plenty of icy conditions on the roadway, the sidewalks, a lot of secondary roads. main roads okay. wanted to show you this stat. this is a 24-hour temperature difference. yesterday morning, we are 55 degrees warmer in norwood and 56 degrees warmer in plymouth. so a huge turn around, about the biggest turn around you'll see in a 24-hour period. wind dead calm in the city of boston through bedford. the south wind is active south of the city. the south wind with the mild air will sort of chew away at this cold air in place, but it takes some tim

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live in the newsroom, kris anderson, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: new details. a local naacp is calling the head master at boston latin school to step down after alleged incidents of racism. the group messed with students, parents and alumni on sunday night. last month two students presented the head master with a binder of incidents involving racism among students. the naacp now says they found more cases that weren't in the report. last week an internal review incident that the head master and the school did not properly respond to. a spokeperson for boston public school district says they look forward to meeting with naacp about these new alleged incidents. >> christa: happening today, more testing at an elementary school in millis after air quality concerns shut down the school until at least wednesday. the superintendent says test results taken from two areas in the clyde brown elementary school over winter break were cause for concern. safety professionals will now work with state officials to do additional testing. also closed today, the abigail adams mid

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a winter storm getting its sights set on new england. snow, sleet, freezing rain is all over connecticut. >> but could we see it toward the end of the evening commute? i guess that's the big question here. let's check in with meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> we do have that winter weather advisory in effect tonight for much of the city of new england. it does not include the city of boston and north shore and south shore. snowing right through through portions of connecticut as well as rhode island, even a few patches of light snow in the connecticut river valley. i think most of the snow should hold off until the backside of our evening commute for the next hour, hour and a half. , i think we should be okay. around 6:00 that's when we start to see the steadier snow as well as rain begin to move up across southern new england. it's part one of the storm system that will feature some wintery weather. going to essentially be a rainstorm. even when the snow flakes arrive, because i think that will chew away at some of those snow flakes and n

in southern new england slippery roads. a lot of the main roads and highways just fine this morning. a little snow coating overnight on some of the secondary roads. mostly cloudy skies prevailing. temperatures close to to 30 degrees. wind a lot lighter today. couple snow showers tomorrow the story. as we get into the weekend, the coldest air of the winter so far. we'll talk about those numbers coming up. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. >> danielle: thanks, sarah. good morning, everyone. let's head outside. take a look. here's the zakim bridge, leverett connector. traffic moving nicely. roads looking slick, though. let's head to the maps. heading enter town on 93 southbound, route 1 southbound, no issues yet. on 93 we have some slowing as south of town from braintree into boston on the expressway northbound, that drive ten minutes. route 24, route 3 from 95 looking good so far this morning, the pike back out the framingham eastbound into boston looking good. let's take a look at these drive tim

the storm creating danger all across new england. downed power lines, smoking and throwing off sparks along route 138, also in canton, 100,000 people there without power tonight. the storm causing a scary ride for many people today. >> kim: this happened newton when a heavy tree branch fell to the street. we have night team coverage of this winter blast, but first the latest on that tragic accident that took the life of a little girl. will rest go to brandon gunnoe in canton. >> brandon: kim, this six-year-old girl, like all little kids, just wanted to play outside in the snow. but tonight family members, neighbors and really this entire community is deeply saddened by >> we're asking people the really stay off the roads, stay in your house if you can. until things at least lighten up, just be careful out there. >> brandon: fires say be aware. the hazard could be above you. >> you have to be wary when you're out shoveling your driveway and helping neighbors, kids in the yard, things like that. you have to understand the weight of the

how two new englanders >>> now at 4:30, breaking news outside a local bar. the investigation under way right now into a deadly shooting. we are live with what police are doing right now at the scene. >>> a man flashes a gun at a mall parking lot and gets away with a woman's car. how a woman and her baby escaped a carjacking unharmed. >>> friends and family say goodbye to a woman who died in freak accident on the highway. what the state is doing to make drivers. >>> complete new england coverage starts right now, this is the fox25 morning news. >>> good wednesday morning, >> daniel: good morning, i am daniel miller. the cooldown is back, and this could mean some icy spots this morning. meteorologist shiri spear in the fox25 stormtracker weather center and shiri, black ice is a headline right now. >> shiri: that is absolutely the headline because the rain is out of the picture. a little bit of snow out in western new england. a little piece of energy is coming on through. the current conditions are back to that freezing point. 30 right now worcester. 33 in leo

how special of a place is the new england aquarium? >> it's so special. i just love it, between all the different animals that we have, the staff that we have is unbelievable, it's such a great place to work and to kind of interact with the different people that come in every day and share our stories and love and connection with the animals. >> sounds like a great thing to do for a school vacation. mark, let's remind everyone about where to get more information. i think we've got it right up there on the screen. >> yes. neaq.org. >> okay, nature's wonderland galapagos. sounds like it's gonna be an awful lot of fun, a fun week, a fun thing to do for your february vacation, take the kids and just go yourself, whether you're 9 or 90. >> that's right. and everyone that buys a combo ticket gets a free bag of so come in, have a good time. >> all right. mark henderson and christine sinnigen, thanks for coming in and have fun this week coming up. >> thank you. >> okay. when we return, does hollywood get our boston accent right in the movies? we'll talk to ty bur

>>> new england is the battleground now for the race in the white house. >> i'm not hue mill nateed. >> tonight the candidates begin a week of non-stop campaigning new hampshire. >> i know what it takes to fight and win. >> and tonight the candidates are turning the page in their political play book to focus on new hampshire and the first-in- the-nation primary one week from tonight. >> some hope to capitalize on iowa momentum while others are just trying to keep their campaigns alive. we begin our team coverage with republicans. she is live in new hampshire where donald trump held a rally >> reporter: it was a very busy day for republicans. it started very early this morning, but it was a rally here in milford for trump. it drew the biggest crowd as he tries to bounce back from iowa. >> the next president of the united states, donald trump! >> reporter: a local boost for donald trump. the former senator scott brown backing him before a packed crude of thousands in milford while trump tried to defend his second place finish in iowa. >> i went there and i think we did really well. we d

we're live in south boston this morning, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: in the race for the white house, bernie sanders and hillary clinton will face off in milwaukee tonight for the sixth time. tonight's democratic debate comes days after sanders' victory in the new hampshire primary. fast food and other low-paid workers will protest at tonight's debate. besides the $15 minimum wage, protesters are fighting for affordable childcare, quality long-term care, racial justice and immigration reform. the vermont senator is having his best fund-raising day following his win in the granite state. he's raised more than $7 million night. the republican field is smaller this morning after chris christie and carly fiorina dropped out of the race. christie suspended his bid wednesday afternoon, joining fiorina, who both had disappointing finishes in new hampshire. the remaining republican candidates are hitting the campaign trail in south carolina ahead of the primary. donald trump held a rally there last night. he has a double-digit lead in the latest polls. new hampshire

live this morning in dorchester. new england." wer outages across the state. more than 11,000 reported. more than 7,000 ever source customers are without power. if you see damage from the storm and safe to do so take a picture or a video and send it to 7 at senditto7@whdh.com. and we'll put it on air or online. let's go to traffic alert. we have delays on the subway commuter rail as well. here's danielle with that. >>> that's exactly right. if you are taking the t we have delays on the blue and orange line. on the commuter rail several different delays we hear on the newbury rockport, the fitchburg line. check your train ahead of time. let's go to the maps now. we still do have route 9 closed. they ask you to take route 30 as an alternate route there. the pike from 128 into boston a very slow drive. 93 southbound from 495 to 128 looks good. 128 into boston you're still crawling route one crawling through summerville as well. the expressway from braintree to boston still half an hour this morning and south of town route 3, 24, 95 all have slowing as you approac

live this morning in merrimack, new hampshire, victoria warren, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: police in dartmouth shooting a man they say ran at them with a knife. this happened sunday after officers tried to make an arrest in connection with a domestic violence incident. the suspect was taken to the hospital and is expected to survive, we're told. >>> right now police are investigating what they call a suspicious death in chelsea. officers say they found a 34-year-old man on a sidewalk over the weekend. they say he was beaten very badly. he was taken to the hospital where he later died. neighbors say they're scared because they don't know exactly what happened here. when you see the cops out here and they're searching backyards. you ask them what's happening, should by worried? nope, don't worry about nothing. >> christa: police officers found the man by accident when they were responding to a different call in that neighborhood. >> sarah: in the race for the white house, a new poll shows hillary clinton is holding a single-digit lead in massachusetts ahead of supe

silverado, the #1 selling full size truck in new england. >>> this morning on "today," the new report series step in or step off. it's a series of social experiments to see how people would respond in an ethical dilemma. today's focus, shoplifting. >>> now to sports. the five-time lakers champion enjoying every minute with the best of the best. a fan favorite and kobe finished with ten points on the night. and check this out. his all-star appearances as he waves good-bye and thanks to the fans. >>> the rest of the game was a scoring fest for the rest of the fans including tubs of alley-oops, three-pointers and 196-173. nba resumes play on thursday. >>> next, the beautiful golf courses and pebble beach pro-am. phil mickelson started but missed a five-foot birdie putt that would have thrust him up against taylor. taylor finished 17 under par to mickelson's 16 under. >>> now to nascar's biggest event of the year, the daytona 500 will have 20 yt chase elliott racing from the poll. he's the son of two-time winner bill elliott and the youngest driver to land a top spot. >>> just ahead, who

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for now live in manchester, new hampshire, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: all right. and also remember we have our brand-new exclusive tracking polls out of new hampshire each and every morning until the primary. our political editor andy hiller will break down those numbers in a live report at 6:45. stay tuned for that. also here's something new. if you have questions for andy and our pollster, we'd love to hear them. you can tweet us with a #primaryon7 and leave your questions on our facebook page. e-mail us at senditto7@whdh.com or go to our web site, as well. we'll have some of the answers to some questions on 7news at 10:30 on the c.w. ism right now police are investigating following the death of a child in iraq. a three-year-old boy was found with breathing problems this weekend before passing away. with the very latest. vicki? >> victoria: good morning, sarah. we now know this was a three-year-old boy rushed to the hospital from his roxbury home. some neighbors say they remember seeing the boy smiling, happy and that they never recall seeing police called

funeral arrangements have not yet been publicly announced. >> sarah: "more" ahead on "today in new england," including a scare on an international flight headed to new york. why the pilot turned around after take-off. >> kris: and what was found inside a new mexico rental car that had some people on edge this morning. >> sarah: plus how did this golf car end up underwater? the boston sports stars behind a fairway crash. >> chris: long way away from golf in new england. we'll deal with a little light snow by the end of the day. the snow is brief, believe it or not, even though we have all this cold air in place. we're going over the rain as mild temperatures surge in. the forecast ahead. >> danielle: good morning, everyone. happy monday to you. bridge, leverett connector. route 1, 39 southbound heading into boston, no issues to report. the "t" is on time. so, what moves me? it's the journey. the feeling of doing. it's making choices for a healthier me, a healthier us. i'm on my path and i love it. the path to a healthier you starts with nature's path pumpkin flax granola. crunchy clusters o

it happened again right here in new england again right here in new england. >>> sunshine for the weekend and a warming trend, forecast is up next. fire in new port that destroyed a historic mansion. >>> a local community coming together to help a little girl who is battling cancer they're one of the wall street banks that triggered the financial meltdown -- goldman sachs. just settled with authorities for their part in the crisis that put seven million out of their homes. how does wall street get away with it? millions in campaign contributions and speaking fees. our economy works for wall street because it's riggedt by wall street. and that's the problem. as long as washington is bought and paid for, we can't build an economy that works for people. sanders: i'm bernie sanders, >>> he was luck in, it's all operator error. they are warning people if you have these e cigarettes, you need to be careful. >> a rochester man's efrpblts/ cigarette goes up in flames, exploded. exploded. >> a man rushed to the hospital and expected to be okay. firefighters here in new hampshire say most of the ti

, even western new england. no snow maps needed with this because you will see the flurries essentially fall apart on their way into southern new hampshire or massachusetts or rhode island, so i will keep it dry tonight. mid-40s we will do this afternoon with 44 in boston and plymouth, 43 in lawrence, 42 up cool spots include orange, worcester, keene, where temperatures today really are limited to the upper 30s lower 40s down across the cape and islands and no, not the 50s of yesterday, but still above average. temperatures tonight back into the 20s. here is my concern. the fact that we will see some additional melting today and possibility that it freezes up on the roadways, especially the sidewalk and steps here into the overnight hours. so again tomorrow i'm going to remind you about black ice. so temperatures tomorrow, mid-30s, so about 10 cooler than it will be this afternoon, we got 34 in boston, here is 7-day forecast with the weekend always in view because as i mentioned that next weather maker going to c