polynice faces charges of live in brockton, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: breaking news in washington state. a standoff after a suspect shot and killed a police officer. the suspect remains barricaded inside a home right now. according to police, the officer was responding to a report domestic disturbance when he was am burked. fellow officers and civilians lined the streets officer's body as it was transferred to the hospital last night. this is first time a tacoma officer has died in the line of duty since 1987. >> christa: chaos in chinatown after a major water main break after the water finally receded on washington street. more problems. you see them there. smoke started seeping from man hole covers. let's go live to 7's victoria warren. she's in chinatown. >> victoria: definitely a lot better, christa. no fires or floods. there is still plenty of work to be done. they're trying to get the roads fixed and in good shape in time for this morning commute. there's still a big mess, a lot of clean-up. this left dozens of businesses closed. thick black smoke billowin

in the control room, nancy chen, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: much more news ahead here on this friday morning. a shotgun-wielding robber. the dramatic video police hope will help catch the criminal. >> kris: then parking in certain sports in the city are going to cost you pretty pennies. why lawmakers, where they're looking to raise meter rates. >> christa: and next a sixth grader who wants to help earthquake survivors in her small country. what she did that really makes this week's class act stand out. >> wren: and to our northwest, a little snow out that way. >> danielle: a quiet start on the roads so far for your friday morning commute. ten minutes from braintree to boston. both the "t" and commuter rail running on [ bell clangs ] celebrate the holidays with delicious dunkin' coffee. stop by dunkin' donuts for two k-cup boxes for $15.99 or 3 pounds of packaged coffee for $19.99. ? why do banks treat you and your money like this? they nickel and dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. they've reimagined banking, and built a checking account

. >>> the new england patriots football team used to be called the boston patriots. and while they were base in boston, they played at a whole bunch of different fields including fenway park. they never had a regular home stadium when they were the boston patriots. but in the early '70s they got a stadium in a suburban town outside boston called foxborough. nobody thought they should change their names to the foxborough patriots because even till today nobody can spell foxborough. they stopped being the boston patriots, but they started being, instead, the new england patriots. that made sense not just for spelling purposes because new england is easier to spell than foxborough. it made sense because they're the only nfl team in the whole region of new england. now, the red sox baseball team, they still call themselves the boston red sox. they do have a home field in boston where they play. but like the patriots, the red sox are the only pro team of their kind in all of new england. they're the only major league baseball team in the whole region. and as a person who

while new england gets whacked with 1 to 2 feet of snow in northern new england. it's accuweather forecast 45 tomorrow and mainly a rain event for us locally and a scattered snow shower and 39 and feeling like the 20s and first day of 2017, 50 degrees and decent amount of sunshine and more rain on monday before we try to clear it out late on tuesday and wednesday, mild for the beginning of january as we go back into the middle 50s during the middle part of next week. so again the ski resorts getting the snow this go around and not here locally but it's coming. >> something may change in january eventually. >> it will no doubt. >>> we'll have much more and what's the deal coming up n. >>> all right hate to tell you this. your favorite beverage at your local coffee shop has more calories than you think. but you can make it taste good with less calories. >> reporter: if you are tempted by the holiday drinks here is good news, consumer reports nutrition experts came up with easy ways to customize your drink so it doesn't pack a punch with fat and sugar. mcdonald's pep

. >>> in the control room, nancy chin. 7news "today in new england." >>> we're following more breaking news. here locally wrongton police searching for two suspect on the run after they led police on a chase overnight. started when an officer pulled over the vehicle and the driver sped off. during that pursuit the suspect's vehicle and cruiser collided so the driver and passenger jumped out of their car and ran off. the officer suffer minor injured in the crash. commuter rail crashes into a parked car near the west street station tracks. the fire chief tweeting out this photo of the scene. you can see the car has been no injuries have been reported. also on 7 a mother murdered. her son is charged. a relative she said knew something was wrong and begged a neighbor to call 911. jennifer eagan is live in brockton where that teen, jen, is set to face a judge later today. >>> that 18-year-old suspect will go before a judge here sometime later today. neighbors describe a very disturbing scene. they say this teenager sitting outside the home after the attack. investigators are still trying to

us and becomes a powerhouse storm east of new england bringing 1 to 2 feet of snow in northern new england. just in winter weather advisories for the poconos. here is the precipitation with the front early tomorrow morning before it transfers it's energy to a new low developing off the east coast of boston. starting at 5:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. they see 1 to 3 inches into your thursday, and all of this arrives for the rush tomorrow. 7:30 a.m. and the majority in the green. the northern berks county and northern bucks could briefly begin at wet snow before this flips over to rain even that far north. what to expect it begins around down a .25 to .50 inch of rain breach snow at allentown and reading and then it all turns to rain and ends early afternoon. we'll show you the numbers before it turns to snow and the seven day into the new year coming up in just a bit. >> thank you adam. with snow possible, check back often at 6abc.com/weather the power of stormtracker 6 live double scan radar is just a swipe or mouse click away. and follow our meteorologists for updates on facebook a

definitely looking at heavy snow for interior of new england. not for boston and new york city but areas into upstate new york and interior new england. look for some very, very heavy snow coming through on thursday night and friday. lake-effect snow impacting some areas. not expected in terms of heavy accumulation. we're also looking at unsettled weather once again in the pacific 64. santa rosa, 62 degrees with plenty of sunshine. >>> so, todd, california certainly looking terrific, but further off the coast as we head up into the northwest definitely looking at more rain ahead. >> understood, bonnie. thank you. >>> forbes ranks the top grossing actors on the list who is the top and how much did they rake in. you are watching "early today." per roll

. >> the low pressure is developing in northern new england, all the morning snow and rain is in new england now and heavy rain in southern new england and boston, getting feet of snow in central and northern new england and low pressure winds up to the north and sends in winds from the northwest and eventually west into our friday. the clouds continue to fall apart and 39 at 7:00 and you can see a slow drop in temperature through 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00 and middle 30s, clearing the skies out it turns breezy and a low temperature tonight dropping to around 34 degrees, the powerful storm as it winds up in northern new england late tonight and into the day tomorrow. locally here, we are far away from that low we feel the effects from it. with winds 40 to 45 miles per hour through the day tomorrow. bitter cold windchills tomorrow from morning until after noon only in the 20s. we'll talk bay big jump in temperature throughout the holiday weekend and show you the seven day, and more rain to talk about monica in the full accuweather forecast. >> thank you. >>> new at 5:00 the man wanted for a

. >>> the new england patriots football team used to be called the boston patriots.nd while they were base in boston, they played at a whole bunch of different fields including fenway park. they never had a regular home stadium when they were the boston patriots. but in the early '70s they got a stadium in a suburban town outside boston called foxborough. nobody thought they should change their names to the foxborough patriots because even till today nobody can spell foxborough. they stopped being the boston patriots, but they started being, instead, the new england patriots. that made sense not just for spelling purposes because new england is easier to spell than foxborough. it made sense because they're the only nfl team in the whole region of new england. now, the red sox baseball team, they still call themselves the boston red sox. they do have a home field in boston where they play. but like the patriots, the red sox are the only pro team of their kind in all of new england. they're the only major league baseball team in the whole region. and as a person who li

that store in new england becoming a powerhouse of a blizzard for central and northern new england and that wraps in strong winds our way going into the day on friday. so it does turn partly cloudy tonight and turning windy, 20 to 30 miles per hour gusting at times to near 40 at neat. low temperatures 30 to 34 and throw the numbers away because it's the windchill you feel tonight throughout your friday. upper 30s lehigh valley and near 40 trenton reading and lower 40s philadelphia down to the south and could be a couple of floating flurries and snow squall up to the lehigh valley with the strong winds gusting over 40 miles per hour and in fact future tracker windchills 7:00 tomorrow morning and 34 if philadelphia and teens in allentown and tomorrow afternoon not breaking out of the 20s whatsoever. the four day at 4:00 shows the windchills the star of the show here tomorrow. with a few flurries around and 42 degrees, as we get into saturday, sun and clouds, temperature coming in at 42 as we round out 2016. it is on the dry side. and as we get into 2017, a pretty mild start. partly sunny

it made sense because they're the only nfl team in the whole region of new england., the red sox baseball team, they still call themselves the boston red sox. they do have a home field in boston where they play. but like the patriots, the red sox are the only pro team of their kind in all of new england. they're the only major league baseball team in the whole region. and as a person who lives in new england, i'm a massachusetts resident, i can tell you culturally it's a bonding thing that there's just the red sox and just the patriots for all of new england. it's a defining thing about that whole region of the country that if we're rooting in baseball, we root for the red sox and in football we root for the patriots. that one small thing that holds that region of the united states together culturally. even though both of those teams are headquartered and play all their home games in massachusetts. i think the desire of the other new england states who love their pro teams, right, but they know that massachusetts is home field, right, i think the desire of the other

"today in new england" starts now. >> christa: good morning. a teen accused of murdering his own mother in brockton. you'll hear from the neighbor who called 911. >> sarah: a letter of hate country. a new england mosque was targeted. >> christa: and in rhode island, a dangerous drive ends with police on the scene. >> sarah: chaos in chinatown might be over, but the clean-up continues after a water main break and man hole fire. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good thursday morning, everybody. thanks for waking up us with. i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. are we ready to build the ark yet? >> sarah: i guess so, it's raining, raining and more rain, right, wren. >> >> wren: well, we needed it. we're still dealing with showers, pockets of moderate to heavy rainfall. this is starting to taper off. we are going to see these showers which have been in they this morning, even pockets of liger rainfall, but to our northwest again, more moderate to heavy rainfall. this will die down quickly. by 7:00 we'll see the t

storm is gathering strength in the northeast with heavy snow and high winds expected in much of new england tonight and tomorrow. the storm could leave some areas under a foot or more of snow. nbc's morgan radford reports on the latest from new hampshire. >> reporter: a classic nor'easter slamming new england. responders, prepared and ready. >> last year, there was hardly any snow. this year, could be the big one. >> reporter: meanwhile, residents are scrambling for supplies. >> i'm just trying to be ready for it. >> reporter: tonight, 14 million under winter advisories. the blast, pounding new england with more than a foot of snow. >> this storm is going to rapidly intensify as we go through the rest of the evening here. it's going to bring heavy snow to interior new england. in fact, we're going to see as much as 12 to 18 inches of snow. on the coastal areas, much less snow. it will be more of a rain event. >> reporter: families in massachusetts preparing for the worst. >> i feel like i'm not ready. >> reporter: while neighbors in new hampshire say this winter weather is exactly what they

still plenty of news ahead on 7news "today in new england." including armed and dangerous police in lowell on the lookout after the two masked men waiving rivals went in and robbed the liquor store. >> massachusetts police getting what they will use this high tech drone for. cool but sunny friday forecast. that answer ahead. we've always believed the holidays should be about joy. where days are filled with magic, not madness. it's why we have amazing prices on thoughtful gifts, everyday. >> get it out of the way for the weekend. accept for people who have their weekend you're right. >> i would love to be that person. but anyway it's nice out there albeit cold. >> you will have to bundle up a little bit when we do outdoor activities. it's cooler today come paured to yesterday. we're looking at more sunshine. similar to what we saw yesterday afternoon. a few additional clouds possible especially to the west. low pressure system that's making for breezier condition. and some snow showers actually to our north. here this morning. as but you can se

>>reporter: new england fans down, but not ready to count gronkowski out for good. the one thing about patriots fans is that they don'tow they are looking at the rest of the team to pick up the slack. >>> this could obviously change how the patriots prepare for teams moving forward. we have the boston globe on with us now. your reaction to this? >> it is a little surprising. we saw him leave that game in new york. i was down there with the team and i think he played seven plays and he was off the field. we never saw him again. it is going to bring up questions as to what he was doing on the field and when the the seattle or new york game. >> back to the big injuries he's suffered over the last two years, how reliable is he? >> this is the reason they got him in the first place. he was drafted in the second round. a guy with his skill set and size, there was a reason he fell to the spot in the draft and that was because he had back surgery before they even got him. he is one of the greatest tight ends that's ever played. he's had an amazing career. gronkowski has all

us and becomes a powerhouse storm east of new england bringing 1 to 2 feet of snow in northern new england. just in winter weather advisories for the poconos. here is the precipitation with the front early tomorrow morning before it transfers it's energy to a new low developing off the east coast of boston. starting at 5:00 p.m. through 4:00 p.m. tomorrow. they see 1 to 3 inches int

again that low will become a blizzard in northern new england, tonight into friday the winds wrapping around the low as we get into tomorrow, winds gusting 40 to 45 miles per hour and feeling bitter cold out there despite the high tomorrow of 42 degrees, it will only feel like the 20s the minute you get up tomorrow morning to when the sunsets tomorrow afternoon. in the full accuweather forecast. that wind that we'll feel tomorrow will ease as we get into new years eve on saturday. and it is a dry weekend as we go into new years eve and new years day. and the temperatures are doing quite the turn around as we start 2017 for the eagles and the mummers on sunday and we take a look at that holiday weekend forecast coming up in the seven day. >> thank you adam. a school principal in dover, faces federal embezzlement charges. prosecutors say that rodriguez took money when he was principal at the dover academy charter school and took $5,000 at least meant to help students between 2011 and 2014, rodriguez faces up to 10 years in prison and three years probation. a multiday prayer vigil is und

the blast of arctic air that is producing bone rattling temperatures from the upper midwest to new england is triggering another round of snow he and lots of it. lake-effect snow in upstate new york produced whiteout conditions. wind gusts along the shore approached 70 miles per hour. out west, flood producing rain, as well as strong winds, hit southern california. chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says this is the first round of some very cold weather. >> the story continues to be the cold this december in stark contrast to last year. mild coast-to-coast but this is what we are waking up to out the door. windchill values well below zero. our high temps this afternoon, not particularly high. very chilly. even some record coldest high temps in parts of new england, staying in the 40s all the way down into north georgia in and around atlanta. we are also tracking this next winter storm. a big swath of winter storm warnings stretching out from the rockies into the great lakes. this is the same system has brought all of the heavy rain across california and now moves coa

. >> the storm coming is actually a big one but a bigger problem for new england and not so much here. looking at satellite we are struggling to get sunshine about north of maybe salem county, new jersey. and the clouds are receding and breaks of blue over my shoulder. hopefully we can squeeze more sunshine in over the next few hours. 44 in philadelphia and 39 up the pike in new york city and central park. 48 if washington and fairly cool conditions up and down the mid-atlantic coast and worst in the upper elevations near pittsburgh and binghamton. the wind right now is also picking up 13 miles per hour in philadelphia. 18 in new york city and i expect to stay in the teens this afternoon with the winds, not the kind of wind that will blow you out of lane if you are driving around but certainly enough to add to the chilly feel. speaking of chilly, 12:00, 44 degrees and expecting a high of 45 at 3:00. and as soon as 6:00 we are in the up ever 30s and back to the freezing mark by 2:00 in the morning, it does look like the surface temperatures in philadelphia will rise back up and should

. >> moving across the great lakes toward new england 50 mile per hour winds leaving a trail of destruction near boston. this tree has completely crushed a home there right in the middle. >> winter storm watches in effect that could ruin your new year's eve plans. >> janice dean tracking what we need to know. i was flying home and was delayed because of the winds. strong winds at now ark airport. >> that storm thankfully has departed. this next storm is going to be a problem tomorrow and friday. i think by new year's eve we will be okay. look at the temperatures right now 21 minneapolis. 38 in new york. remember this time yesterday it was 20 degrees warmer than that. this storm you are talking about is exiting the coast. we are watching a storm across the great lakes that will transfer energy to a coastal low that is going to develop tomorrow into friday. new york, new jersey, baltimore, delmarva here, mainly a rain event. the snow will be across interior sections of the northeast and new england. by thursday still spinning offshore. this is going to be a new england event. new england, mas

we're expected to see up to a foot of snow in places you just heard, in parts of new england like new hampshire and vermont. we're with the people on the front lines. these are the types of trucks. they've already been deployed throughout the city of concord and all throughout new england. we're going to go for a ride-along in a little bit. to give you a sense of scale, last year this time there was only 4 inches of snow. that snow didn't even begin until december. this time around, we're seeing up to 15 inches of snow. that's just in the last two months alone. now we're expected to see another foot just overnight. hallie? >> morgan radford, holding it down for us in snowy new england. >>> we want to get a check of our microsoft pulse question. the obama administration plans to punish russia over suspected election meddling. donald trump says, we ought to get on with our lives. what do you think, should we or should russia get punished? 88% of you do believe that moscow should get hit with sanctions. 12% of you do not. still time to weigh in. head over to pulse.msnbc.com. >>> in the m

about 3 to 6 across southern new england and snow line around new york city. maybe a little bit of snow but most of it washed away by rainfall to be the issue for the morning drive. across the coast, not a lot of active weather for our monday as we kick off the week. still very cold across the upper midwest. a little milder across the southern states. then the big story this week we will be talking about another blast of arctic air. this one is going to point right across the upper midwest and east coast and arrives on wednesday and makes its way eastbound and friday sub zero windchills and record low temperatures and snow squalls along the way and recharging another blast of cold air the second half of this for s news. >>> the man who shot former new orleans saints player will smith was convicted of manslaughter. cardell hayes shot smith following a traffic incident in april. smith was popular in new orleans and his death stunned the city. a former teammate says the conviction offers little satisfaction. >> we got a lot of pent-up emotion and anxiety and a lo

windchill advisories are in effect from the dakotas to new england. in some areas, the windchill could reach 30 below zero. more snow is expected in the upper midwest and another arctic air mass is on the way just in time for the weekend. >>> according to aaa, nearly one-third of the country will be crowding the nation's highways and airports between christmas and new year's. chris martinez has the travel forecast. >> reporter: missu sanchez will soon be leaving town for the holidays and while she is looking forward to spending christmas with her family, the trip from california to florida isn't so inviting. >> yeah. traveling through the holidays. it's never fun. >> reporter: aaa projects holiday travel this year to be the highest ever on record, with more than 103 million people expected to be in transit between christmas eve and stronger economy. >> we see that consumers are spending more. there is auptick in wages towards the tail end of the ar. and also, you know, we see that gas prices are still fairly low. >> reporter: aaa says 2016 will mark t

so there is the front moving through new england tomorrow night. and saturday offers a lot of sunshine and so will sunday with high pressure just kind of wobbling around the northeast. temps on sunday, low 40s. patriots sunday afternoon hosting the rams will feature cool conditions. temperatures at kick off near 40 degrees. next week, a lot of clouds on monday, maybe some isolated know flurries. no bread and milk for that. tuesday and wednesday, low 40s. >>> now for traffic. here is matt with an update. >>reporter: we'll begin looking at the slow in both directions. the northbound side, delays begin outside the tunnel and up past commerce way. route 133 with a crash after route 110. delays begin at the hood plant into the southbound tunnel. route 1 north slow going by route 16 up into lynnfield. the southbound side moves across the toe bin bridge, but slow on the loop ramp to r9. pike west is slow going this afternoon. interchange and past the newton corner. the eastbound side is moving well from route 128 and weston into downtown boston. 128 and w

complete new england news coverage. >>> first at 5:00, down and out. patriots star tight end rob gronkowski is expected to have surger that will leave him sidelines for eight weeks. he'll done for the regular season and won't be back until the super bowl at the earliest is the patriots get there. >> tough news tonight. our sports director is here now. you saw gronk knocked out of the game and he was struggling. >> that's one of the reasons i was surprised by the initial report it wasn't a big deal. if you saw him walk, you knew it was a big deal. if the patriots make a run at have to do it without tom brady's top weapon. he's sidelined and surgery is scheduled for tomorrow in los angeles with dr. robert watkins. rob did not return to action sunday after that play against the jets. proceeded to walk off the field, and where i saw him very gingerly in the concourse walking after the game. you can't forget this hit from earl thomas on the 13th. is it possible it was done on that play? no matter when it happened gronk is out for at least two months. earlie

the nor'easter quickly piling up snow across new england. this morning, more than 7 million people are under winter storm advisories. in massachusetts, crews using new liquid deicers errs in wor getting a head start before roads completely freeze over. in maine, up to 18 inches is expected there when it is all said and done. in vermont, an ice skaters' paradise. and a skiers' too. one resort says it got more snow thursday than all of last year. and in new hampshire -- >> this year could be the big one. >> reporter: -- chad has been plowing these winding roads for 19 years. what do you recommend to people who are traveling on them? >> had just go slow. take your time. >> reporter: but for skiers with be this storm's been a long time coming. >> beyond excited. i'm shaking right now. >> how does it compare to last year? >> oh, last year sushgcked. >> reporter: this year it is a different story, ending the year with a literal bang. now even though that storm system is now moving north, heavy, wet, howling snow is still expected to pound new engla

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what it will do is knock the 50 degree weather out of new england. that doesn't show up until tomorrow night. that is why i think tomorrow we can get our numbers up close to what we have right now, upper there is that breeze, west and northwesterly breeze at 10 to 15 miles per hour, at times adding a chill to the air. boston common tree lighting, no rain, dry tonight, breezy, crisp and cool with numbers in the upper 40s at 6:00 and middle 40 os la this evening. overnight, temps between 34 and 40. the other cold front draped across southern canada, quebec city at 32. that is the differencen their we will deal with over the weekend. tomorrow it is not too bad. 45 to 50, a little breezy. fitchburg, around 50. chatham at 54. there is the cool front through new england tomorrow night with nothing more than a few clouds. and saturday as well as sunday will feature high pressure both saturday and again on sunday. temps both weekend days, lower 40s. that is that cool air coming out of canada. and early next week a lot of clouds and still holding on to that c

i would say stay home unless you absolutely need to get out. >> reporter: ski businesses across new england took a hit last year. some places only receiving up to four inches of snow. but now with new year's just around the corner, these places have already received 15 inches of snow, with another foot headed their way. tamron? >> morgan radford, thank you. >>> with just two days left in 2016, security is tightening coast to coast and around the world, as we get ready to ring in the new year. after the terror attacks this year in cities, including orlando, nice, and most recently berlin, law enforcement is on high alert and making an unprecedented show of force here in nork. nbc's stephanie gosk has details. >> reporter: the confetti and the rain poured in times square today as the city gets ready for its annual bash and its annual massive security operation. >> people will be safe this new year's eve because we're there, along with our law enforcement partners. >> reporter: in times square, a record 7,000 uniform and undercover police, including hundreds of armed kousht terrorism officers

in december 2015, the amount of snow in new england was minimal.t and it's also much colder. new york has had three days with below-average temperatures so far this december. minneapolis six. chicago seven. next up, a plunge into the deep freezer for 28 million americans. temperatures 10 to 30 degrees below normal. and another snow storm sweeping across the country, reminding americans of winter's swift approach. >> with that we bring in nbc meteorologist bill karins who really has explaining to do about all this, come on. >> we were so lucky last year, a powerful el nino which means warming of the waters in the pacific. we had one of the warmest winters we've seen. two or three years ago we had a harsh winter so this looks to be somewhere in the middle. compared to last year it's already looking like, wow, it's winter. because last year was so nonwinter. the windchill is going to be the problem. we're not dealing with much in the way of snow the next couple of days. windchill advisories, it's cold especially in the northern plains. it's been a wee

we have 44 million people under advisories from the area to new england. we are watching half of people under winter warnings. they're, pecking up to possibly negative 40 into portions of new england late tonight into it's threw buffalo, to new york state. we are still brutal all the way back from the dakotas, to green bay. look at chicago, even indianapolis has a wind chill of negative 10. we do improve things a little bit. as we go throughout tonight and tomorrow morning the core is from boston to burrellingtop, all way up through northern new england. it looks like we will avoid outbreak. we have the snowstorm behind it. >> we will wait for it, bill, thank you very much. >>> she may look incident, this woman is one of the most infamous jewel thieves. >>> plus, amazon is now using drones to deliver packages. we will bring those details in two minutes. zplmplts. >> new today, dolly parton's smokey mountain rise raised close to 9ple dollars so far t. dollywood foundation plans to provide $1,000 a month for families who lost their homes. more than 1,300 fam

lots of news ahead here on 7news "today in new england." in fact, we begin this morning with breaking news. police are searching for three suspects after a wentworth police cruiser is hit by a car in iraq. investigators say fur people took off after hit one of the suspects was caught. the officer inside the cruiser is expected to recover. also breaking, man rushed to the hospital after getting shot inside a car in dorchester. this was on devin and normandy streets just before midnight. the victim here suffering serious injuries. police so far have not made any arrests in that case. and officials are looking for the person behind a message of hate at an elementary school in brookline. they say a student drew a swastika on a chalkboard in a school last week. david ortiz getting into the christmas spirit. the former red sox d.h. selling his christmas sweaters for charity. the shirt playing off the famous line from his speech following the marathon bombing. that is so funny to see it in sweater form like that. >> kris: 'tis the season, right? >>

few clouds across the berkshires, northern new england, back through new york. we get some rain and snow showers coming off lake ontario and lake erie. there's a big upper level low in eastern canada. it's going to spin around, not do a whole lot for us here, though, in southern new england. it will bring that breeze out of the northwest over several days that will gust occasionally over 20 miles per hour, adding a little bit of a bite to the air. highs won't be as warm as the 55 to 60 degrees we had yesterday. we'll be around 50 for highs this afternoon. our saturday looks great, little breezy again, sun and clouds, high temperatures will top out in the mid-40s. normal for this time of the year. and then we dip below normal on sunday just a little bit. the wind will subside somewhat during the day, high pressure in control, bright sunshine for our sunday, so a dry weekend. next chance of any rain or snow maybe a flurry or a sprinkle on monday, so no significant precipitation in the forecast for several days. high temperatures today right around 50 from boston t

>> well, reena, this storm is a northern new england storm, so interior parts of new england seeing significantw. and really, last winter, that barely happened. it was so warm outside, so ek wng a vacation week with new year's weekend around, it is good news for ski areas but bad news for travel. ne we're watching it overnight. coastal low becomes much stronger moving to the coastal parts of maine, bringing in some girong winds that might gust ster 70 miles per hour in downeast maine and then bring one to two feet of snow. f r interior new hampshire and ine state of maine, that's where our highest totals are going to be by friday morning. now, a look forward into the foliday weekend for many making nsw year's eve plans, looking across the country-- weather does quiet down a little bit, st we will have some snow orowers in the northeast. our stormiest weather is going gu be along the gulf coast, rain breaking out across parts of southeast texas. new orleans will be looking at thunderstorms nearby on new year's eve. that rain spreading across the southeast as we head into new year's day. and then

that's where we're going to pick up several inches of snow in the mountains of northern new england by the time the weekend is done which is welcomed news there. for the rest of us, though, it's sun and clouds, breezy today, not a damaging wind, but gusts to 20, 25 miles per hour. during the day tomorrow sun and clouds, another gusty northwest breeze, but it looks like a and then by sunday the wind does subside a bit, so that will be a welcome change because it will be a little bit cooler. highs topping out in the low 40s on sunday. high pressure building in, couple of flurries and sprinkles back across the great lakes sunday. we'll get a chance of a flurry here in southern new england by the time we get to the start of next week. so let's take you through some numbers today. 50 degrees on average across most of southern new england, about five degrees above average. partly cloudy tonight, 30 to in the suburbs, about 36 downtown. and not a whole big rebound tomorrow. we'll come up by about 10 degrees. most of us topping out 45 for our saturday in boston, 46 in norwood, 44 in fitchburg

a snowy white new year for many in new england. let's get too meteorologist pedram javaheri. >> good morning, joe and alison. a blustery friday shaping up across the northeast. 40 miles was the magical number away from the metro cities where it transitions out of rain to snow. it remains that way friday morning. the center of the storm system keeping it blustery for friday afternoon. look at the accumulations in just 12 hours. up to 2 feet across maine on into vermont as well. the center of circulation exits out of maine. we have lake enhanced snowshowers back behind it. the heavy in northern maine where it is left in place. up to 6 to 10 inches through this morning into the early afternoon hours. the good news is temperatures moderate back out a bit as we go to the first few days of 2017. temperatures in orlando in the 60s to the 70s to the 80s in the next several days. atlanta wants to warm up to the 60s. the first week of 2017 looks like by the middle of next week, coming back down into the freezing mark. guys. >>> pedram, thank

the nor'easter piling up snow across new england. this morning more than 7 million people are under winter storm advisories. in massachusetts using new liquid deicer getting a head start before roads completely freeze over. in maine most of the state has a winter storm warning. and vermont an ice skater's paradise and a skier's, too. one resort says it got more snow thursday than all of last year. and in new hampshire -- chad has been plowing these windy roads for 19 years. >> what do you recommend to meme who are traveling? >> just go slow. take your time. >> for skiers this storm has been a long time coming. >> beyond excited. >> how does it year? >> last year sucked. >> this one is a different story. end of the year with a literal bang. now even though that storm system is now moving north heavy wet howling snow is expected to pound new england through later on this evening. >> thank you very much. so the question is now what to expect today and this weekend. one man has that answer is al roker in california getting ready for monda

. >>> a powerful nor'easter is moving into northern new england. residents are preparing for upward of a foot of snow. residents put chains on their tires and gassed up vehicles. they are asking people to stay off the roads during the storm to make cleanup easier. power companies are staffing additional crews saying outages could happen overnight tonight into tomorrow. >> a little wintry mix here, too. >> reporter: blizzard conditions up there, not so bad here. we're looking at light snow pushing into areas west of philadelphia. looks like it will be all rain in philadelphia as that change to rain line is starting to move north and it looks like it will change over to rain before that snow manages to get into philadelphia. wilmington, maybe a little bit of light snow right at the out set. you can see thou this is moving in quicklily, we'll see this -- quickly, we'll see this before too much longer. honeybrook and western chester county getting this. the purpose indicates where the snow is heavier. i wouldn't be surprised if there's sleet moving in,

rain all over new england. at times it's heavy. night. the shadings of blue indicating less than an inch of rain. that's going to change into the evening with the several batches of rain top contend with. this is the last of the bunch right here. moving through virginia and north carolina. and as we advanced the timeline for you there is likely to be a burst of heavier rain around midnight. on the roads around midnight tonight it could be pockets of heavy rain. we do anticipate moving that rain out of here before the morning commute. 7:00 tomorrow morning lingering clouding. puddles from tonight's rain. a little bit on the sea coast and the cape. even in these locations it's likely to move off shore within the hour. and also you notice the dryer air. hartford bridge york city. how much more rain is on the way. most of us a half an inch in some locations an inch of beneficial rain. unlike last night where the temps briefly jumped into the upper 50s tonight they stay put. haven't moved that much since mid-afternoon. chilly wind off the wate

new englanders have to be careful getting around after being hit by two feet of heavy, wet snow. it made for very slippery driving conditions in maine. >> great news for the ski resorts that had a dismal season last year. vermont said they received more snow this season than in all of last season. >> oh, wow. >> amazing. with more on the track of the storm, here's paul williams. >> good morning, kendis, diane. we have much needed rain covering the southwest, widespread scattered showers, cool, sl i-5 along the west coast, but it's the northeast where that's the big story. blizzard conditions expected between 12-18 inches of snow everywhere you see the darkest of blue. looking for 6-12 along 91, and bangor down towards the boston area, but that's not the only concern. as we go into the weekend, we have a sneaky set of storms saturday. a high pressure system sneaks east, opening the door for moisture from the gulf coast and rain returns saturday in the deep south in the form of scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms. >> paul, thank you. >>> millions of americans ring in the ne

this one for a drive-by that will happen while he is still a member of the new england patriots. while aaron hernandez sits in a super max serving one life sentence, his new legal team is hard at work trying to keep two more life sentences from being tacked on. automatic if the former patriot is found guilty of a july 2012 shooting in boston that killed 29-year-old daniel abraeu and safiro furtado. following the case for fox25. >> the jury will not know if aaron hernandez was convicted of first-degree murder and a sure jurors don't know that and are exposed to that. >> reporter: jose baez and the attorneys working with him are not leaving anything to chance. they want to see every shred of evidence and names and credentials of anyone who handled it. any dna or fingerprints associated with the suspected murder weapon, a .38 special found in the trunk of the car belonging to a connecticut woman that hernandez was acquainted with. >> looks like a general fishing within that general fishing expedition a lot of areas appropriate and fair game for the defense to be looking into. >> repo