during sunday night's game rob gronkowski received a bone bruise of his night knee. he will be listed accordingly on the practice participation and injury reports. there's no timetable for his readiness to return which will be determined in the days or hours of the appropriate game. gronk also making some news earlier today in responding to a claim on unfairly targeted for pass interference. >> that's gronk. he's a big guy. but you know it's not up to us. the refs made the call. we just have to go out there and play it. they calling what they see and, you know, like i say, we can't control what they call. just go out there and execute the plays. reporter: rob gronkowski going to be questionable at best heading in this weekend. good news could be coming with danny amendola. reporting live outside gillette stadium, 7 news. >>> and 7 news now with a look at a super soaker. just saw his umbrella there. heavy rain is moving into our neck of the woods and it's going to stick around for a while. it will be a cold and dreary night in boston. parts of the area might even see

patriots' tight end rob gronkowski tells fans he will return to the field as soon as possible. in a video posted online, gronkowski said he is week to week after getting injured in sunday's loss to denver. the team and gronkowski family also received a statement saying the tight end suffers a bone bruise/sprain of his right knee. the biological father of bella bond is set to appear in court today. joseph amoroso was arrested for shoplifting more than $200 worth depot. the arrest comes just days after amoroso buried his two-year-old daughter. bella bond's body washed up on deer island last summer. >>> investigators are trying to figure out what sparked a fire hampshire. cell phone video shows the intense flames engulfing a barn in the backyard and quickly spreading throughout the home. the family was home when it started, but they did get out safely. the house is a total loss. >> christa: and on just one station this morning, danger from above causes chaos at a and this morning we're hearing from a runner who had a run-in with a drone at this event. here's 7's victoria warren wit

rob gronkowski injured his knee two weeks ago against the broncos, but the pats tight end was back on the practice field and even made the trip to texas. trey is here with a preview of that big game. what can you tell us? >> reporter: new england finally starting to get some ammunition back after being decimated by injuries. as of tonight "the boston globe" reporting rob gronkowski is expected to play after making the flight down with his teammates, giving tom brady a major boost as the pats hope to avoid losing three straight games for the first time in 13 years. >> i wish we'd have these guys out, everyone, different guys are dealing with different things, it's part of football, you still have to be mentally tough toover come whatever. >> reporter: friday offering a glimmer of hope for brady on the field. >> i would like to be back as soon as i can, but doing it safely and smart, and just trying to improve each day. >> just mentally feels good to be back with them, out on the practice field. and any other questions, talk to coach belichick. >> reporter: the other only question is wh

, also taking questions about oh officiating and about rob gronkowski himself being open about tweeting his injuries last night. as for gronk, he is recovering from that injury that happened during the game during sunday's loss to the broncos. we also know that coach bill licheck himself took the podium earlier. nicole was there when he talked. and nicole, tell us what he had to say. >> as you can imaginely. bill lichick didn't have much to say, when asked why they gronkowski's injury, bill chick, said, he did it for us, trying to be accommodating. >> what's up, patriots nation, it's rob here. >> two days after being injured, rob gronk skowski, posted a video online, promising he'll soon. >> i'm week to week, back on out on the field, as soon as possible. when i'm 100 percent, feeling good, cleared by all of the doctors and the team, that's when i'll be back. >> there were reports that he only will miss one to two weeks. the patriots are he leased a statement, suffered a bone bruise, sprain of his right knee and there's no time table for his readiness to returnly, which will be determin

rob gronkowski will be on the field tonight. initial reports are that gronk will see limited action but he will play against the texans in houston. jason king joins us now with what we can expect tonight. will probably see limited action. he practiced for the first time thursday after missing 11 days with a bad need injury against the giants a few weeks ago. he practiced on thursday. the good news is scott chandler is also expected to play. that will take some pressure off gronk. limited action. we will see how the game goes. danny amendola questionable but the patriots offense is getting healthy. hopefully they get julian playoffs. one bad note on defense, the linebacker will not play. he did not make the trip. he also has a knee injury. in houston. jason king, wmur news 9 sports. adam: top supporters of ben carson telling news 9 they are not worried about the fact their month without campaigning in the granite state. the last time dr. carson was here was almost a week before thanksgiving, when he filed for the first in the nat

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on your news to go -- emily: rob gronkowski making a rare statement about the recent knee injury. rob: thank you to the friends and family and all the fans out there for their support the last two days. i'm thankful it's nothing serious. emily: the patriots players are seldom allowed to talk about their own or teammate's injuries but gronkowski was open in his statement last night following this hit against the broncos. the patriots say gronk suffered a bone bruise and sprain of his right knee. randy: a judge will decide if the boston marathon bomber gets a new trial. the judge for dzhokhar tsarnaev made the case in federal court and the lawyer said there was been impartial. else. penalty in a colorado prison. emily: sky 5 over bedford, new hampshire where firefighters of a dozen communities tried to save this home. people made it out safely but smoke from the five alarm fire could be seen for miles. investigators say it started in the attic and may have been burning for some time before anyone noticed. firefighters trying to determine what caused this large fire at a historic home

. >>> rob gronkowski will be back on the field tonight in houston. good evening. i'm liam martin. thanks for joining us. playing time against the texans as the pats try and break a two game losing streak. we have a preview of the game tonight against the texans. stan? >> reporter: thank you very much. last week the new england patriots had everything go wrong for them that possibly could go wrong in the 35-28 loss to the eagles. tonight that's behind them and they may have some good news, multiple reports saying rob gronkowski could be back after suffering that knee injury in denver which would certainly tonight. the buses arrived here at nrg field a few minutes ago and having gronk back in the game will help brady in a big way. without julian edelman and gronk brady was limited in his weapons a week ago and brady said you have to ignore the noise that comes with losing two in a row and focus on the task at hand. >> the adversity that we faced the last couple weeks and nobody likes to lose games, i think all of our quality of but that's just the way it is. it should be important.

emily: rob gronkowski speaking out for the first time since the tough hit. his message for fans eager to see him back on the field. randy: the chisholm trial moved outside the courtroom. the trip planned for jurors as the defense continues its case. emily: donald trump standing by controversial comments on 9/11. the evidence he's pointing to now on the eye for this wednesday morning. >> you're watching wcvb boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. randy: at 5:00 a.m., good morning to you. foggy in spots this morning but drying up just a little bit. we do have more rain that will be here in a matter of hours. good morning to you, i'm randy price. along with cindy. we see it marching this way. cindy: only part of what is coming. it will be a wet day. you want your umbrella this morning but fortunately not as chilly as it was yesterday morning and we notice we have the temperatures now running in the upper 30's to around 40 degrees. worcester into boston and upper 30's on the north shore but plymouth to the cape, mid 40's to 50 degree

emily: rob gronkowski speaking for the first time since that tough hit sunday night. his message for fans eager to see him back on the field. randy: the philip chism murder trial moving outside the courtroom. the trip planned for jurors today, as the defense continues its case. emily: donald trump standing by controversial comments on 9/11. the evidence he' s pointing to now, on the eye for this wednesday morning. >> you' re watching wcvb, boston' s news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5' eyeopener. 6:00 a.m., foggy in spots. hours. good morning, i' m randy price. emily: and i' m emily riemer. take the umbrella for sure today. cindy: there is going to be rain at times and changes of rain ramping up into noon today. steadier rain around noon time today. high chance for rain around noon and then rain in the afternoon and evening hours. you can see it is foggy this morning with patchy drizzle. 40 in boston. we are running in the upper 30' s north and west of town with everybody above freezing. disability under two miles -- worcester. west of was there -- w orces

rob gronkowski grabbed his 11th touchdown of the season. meanwhile, defense, chandler even the camera crew got faked out on this one. this is just the replay. hic x has it and pounces on it. 14-0 patriots. then james white -- 30 yards on the catch and go. patriots up 21-3. but just before the half, damian medulla returns upon. the patriots bench on the sidelines, something happens to his knee. he seemed to slow down and get out of bounds. you can tell -- he actually went to the locker room just before the break. he was limping. he did come back. he was smiling into the second half but did not play again. meanwhile, defense. they have one not this one. malcolm butler takes away a touchdown from the titans. patrick chung here. injured hip. left the game and did not return. patriots win 33-16. let' s go live to gillette stadium where we are joined by bob halloran. you know there was never any doubt that rob gronkowski would play in this game today but following the death of a family friend earlier in the week there was some question as to what

rob gronkowski will be back. let's get to our sports director, joe amorosino. >> patriots bringing a big sigh of relief and the diagnose is bone go. the tight end arrived at nrg stadium a short time ago and he will play tonight against the texans. no doubt music to tom brady's ears going up against the third-ranked defense in football. the patriots quarterback is still banking on his other pass catchers in hopes of snatching the two game losing streak. >> i know we're all capable of doing it. i know i'm confident with the guys i'm out there playing with. the balls i'm throwing the ball to or else i wouldn't throw to them. >> tonight brady will have to do is against a handful of guys who have working knowledge of how business is done in foxboro, reporting live in houston and bring the patriot way to the lone star state, trey. >> yeah, joe, on the field here in houston. we're still a couple hours away from kick off. a lot of subplots to follow. bill: -- belicheck. >> there's always someone on our team an old coach

rob gronkowski back on the field and looking like he never skipped a beat. the patriots' offense looking lost at times without gronk in the lineup, but turning in a 27-point outing in sunday night's win over the texans with gronk helping to make hour the pats did not lose three straight games for the first time in 13 years. now just two weeks back, fans were worried that maybe gronkowski wound never play again in 2015. it turns out that knee injury only causing him to miss a cybil game, and last night it did not take long for number 87 to make an impact on the pats' second drive. turns in 45-yard pitch and catch to set up his first and goal for a couple plays later, they scour on the drive to take a 7-0 lead. just before the break, rob gronkowski scoring a touchdown, manning up over the houston defense. putting the pats up 17-6. tom brady showing a ton of faith in his returning tight end and offering gronk the ultimate compliment after the game. >> offensive football is always trust and anticipation and certainly nobody i trust more than gronk, so he's just.

rob gronkowski is in houston tomorrow night. definitely making the texans think he might play and therefore making the texans spend time preparing for him. so, it' s a win-win for the patriots. either he plays or the texans wasted time game-planning for him. gronk is still listed as questionable, so it' ll be a game time decision whether he plays . he only missed one game with a bone bruise and sprain to his right knee. so a return this soon is a bit unexpected, but he may be ready to give it a go. romeo and belichick, for never was a story of more woe than this, of belichick and his romeo. belichick and romeo crennel won rings patriots and also coached together in cleveland. wherefore art thou now, romeo? with the texans so while parting is such sweet sorrow they will be together again when it be ' morrow. paraphrasing a little bill shakespeare for you while bill belichick gets his team ready five of the texans coaches have worked with or played for belichick but crennel the texans defensive coordinator and belichick go back ov

rob gronkowski making his return that's next up. [ music playing ] >> this morning on "today" two major retailers are pulling hoverboards. what you need to know this holiday. in sports, the carolina panthers are 13 and o after rolling the atlanta falcons in a 38-0 drubbing. california clinched the playoffs. >>> monday night football, patriots rebound from a two-game skid, tom brady checking here with rob gronkowski for the score. this was gronk's first game back after a knee injury. when aend andy dalton broke his thumb. pittsburgh win this one 33-20. >>> green bay had no trouble with the cowboy, since the the packers took over the afc north with a win over dallas. the streaking chiefs won their seventh straight game with a 10-3 victory. the walk redskins haven't won a road game in 23 months. they blew it. dustin hawkins proved the winner atop the afc east. redskins 24, bears 21. in the nba, check out this amazing feat. oklahoma city thunldz, russell westbrooke, bounces the ball off the back side, shoots the 15-footer to beat the buzzer. oklahoma city went on to win in overtime. >>> the

an injury update from rob gronkowski himself. what he's saying just days after being carted off the field. >> jadiann: bella bond's biological father cuffed and in custody. the comments he made to police

ahead at 9:00 we're following several rob gronkowski releasing injured. why the pat's tight-end isn't rushing back. >>> and a developing hampshire. a huge home going up in flames with firefighters rushing to that neighborhood. we have all that and more coming up in just a few minutes. >>> topping the buzz, one artist reigns supreme. the rapper's music has gotten the most plays on spotify this year. if you're reading this, it's too late and adele's record-breaking album 25 would have grabbed the top spot if the album was available to be streamed on-line. >>> wanter brothers posted this teaser on-line monday. superman is seen taking off the mask of ben affleck's batman. the full trailer will be released tomorrow. it will be in theaters in march. >> you would think they would have been buddies. >> i know. >>> 7 news at 6:00 >>> cold rainy weather on the way. the soggy conditions leaving boston bogged down. a new hampshire home ignites. firefighters risking it all to contain this raging inferno. a vietnam veteran gunned down. two teenagers in custody and face

. >> they don't need any more rob gronkowski was not a how concerned should we be? >> not to worry. rob gronkowski was not at practice but it was not injury related. his close friend that passed away last week. that is probably the reason he was not on the practice field. tom brady was on the practice steven jackson. bill belichick was answering some questions today. the first one was a reference to "deflategate". he thinks the lawyers and the people in for -- in the nfl in charge of this whole issue should be on santa clauses naughty list -- santa claus' naughty list.>> i'm not a hard candy guy. [ laughter ] i think they should be on his list. happy holidays. thank you. >> at least he is smiling. tom brady normally meet with the media on wednesday and i was pushed back to tomorrow, thursday. we will hear from him tomorrow. there you go. i have to say that's an outright jolly bill belichick. when you're 12-2 you can be jolly. be sure to catch patriots all access friday night at 7:00 on wbz. you can see it anywhere else. game day is at 11:30 and the kickoff time is 1:00 on wbz follow

the return of rob gronkowski and the patriots got it done and in an easy fashion. gronk wasn't the first one in the end zone. keyshawn martin. made it 7-0. but fantastic execution. gronkowski back in the end zone for his 10th touchdown of the year. exclamation point is the gronk spike. the defense did not allow a touchdown all night. the patriots win 27-6. 11-2. the number one seed in the fac. bryan salmond was in the locker room after this one. >> reporter: the new england patriots avoid their first three-game losing skid since 2 three-game losing skid since 2002 by virtue of beating the houston texas 26-7. the return of gronk. rob gronkowski. four receptions, 87 yards and rushed out and threw his ball across his body. the gronk was happy to be back on the field. >> i was running that route and it was taking a while and couldn't even see tom. i had no clue where he was and next thing you know i saw the ball flying up in the air coming to me, and then i couldn't see the ball anymore in that stadium and went right into the lights. i knew it was coming for me and whe

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on the 11th play, rob gronkowski his 11th touchdown of the season. hear is the big play. that is chandler jones a stripping the ball away from marcus and hix. nearly deflates the football when he pounces on it in the end zone. jones knocking the ball loose. that' s from the patriots loose. here' s danny amondola he starts to limp a bit. he went into the locker room and did not return. the patriots did not need him. >> tom, did you feel 100% today from your illness on friday? >> yeah. ready to go. glad we won. it is always tough to win. we keep trying to find ways to get the ball in the end zone. it wasn' t as prety ty as we would like, but it' s december football. glad to get the win. mike l. : more from bob halloran that will join us in sports. look outside on the sunday evening the weekend chill about to give way to something very different. and much warmer. a quick look at the forecast today, if you look at it on a typical december, it was above average. 41. keep an eye on these numbers. the record highs. that is what warm air is coming into our area. you can see the r

. >> mark: is the nfl targeting rob gronkowski. the patriot's tight end thinks so and was tweeting with pass infectious calls leak this one. and the -- interference calls like this one. let's get over to tom leyden. >> gronk is magnetic and people are hanging on his every word he says, or in this case, times. the full story, he tweeted out morning show guests, the boston herald saying there's no question, he is being targeted, a gronk must have caught wind of that tweet, and retweeted it, typing one word, agree. straightforward, to prove the point without saying it himself. bill belichick's girlfriend also retweeted it. gronk has five offensive pass interference calls against limb hand that is more than 30 other teams in total. in the nfl. so there is something there. yeah, you talked about the statement that did just come in during sunday's game, rob gronkowski sustained a bone bruise, sprain of his right knee and his status will be evaluated on a week to week basis and listed accordly on the practice participation and injury repo

but there is some good news about the injury that rob gronkowski sustained. of course, fans across new england held their breath as they saw him being carted off the field this past sunday night. but the injury was not as bad as it looked. gronk has a strained right knee, an injury described as self-limiting by an nfl source, meaning when the pain subsides, the tight end will be good to go. so, of course, the patriots have been losing key offensive for the past month, among those hurt receiver danny amendola could be the first to return, and that could happen as soon as this sunday, but in the meantime, brady says he's preparing for philadelphia. >> i'm going to do everything i can to help our team. i'm going to study as hard as i can, as hard as i ever have to try to give our guys the best chance they can, especially guys that have had limited playing experience with, and by the time next sunday comes, hopefully i'll have a lot of confidence in everything that we're doing. >> nicole: and most of those players expected to be back for the start of the playoffs

this week's game balls go to rob gronkowski. and jabaal sheard, two sacks and to forced fumble. both spoke with michele tafoya. >> you were injured two weeks ago, that knee. so this is your first action back. a touchdown, a big 45-yard catch early in the game. what were you expecting of yourself tonight? >> i was expecting whatever the coaches called. that type of game plan like that. i knew i wasn't going to go all game. we did a great job execute ing as offense. the coach is making great plays out there. and the offense is coming together. but i give credit to our defense. our defense held them, what, six points was it? unbelievable job they did. holding those good receivers they got and just containing the quarterback, too. overall a great team win. >> how is the knee feeling after tonight? >> what's that? >> how is the knee feeling after tonight? >> it's feeling good. i rehabbed superhard to get myself out here and be with my teammates. when you're not with them, you miss them out on the field. and great to be back with them. i love these guys. >> ending a two-game win strea

brady connecting with rob gronkowski for the score.is gronk's first game back since the knee injury. the patriots beat the texans. >>> the bengals took a hit when quarterback andy dalton broke his thumb on this interception. pittsburgh wins this one. >>> green bay had no trouble with the cowboys as the packers took over the nfc north with a win over dallas. >>> the streaking cheese won their seventh straight game with a 10-3 victory over the chargers. >> reporter: the redskins blew a lead again it's bears. hopkins 37 yard field goal proved the winner. the redskins, 24. bears, 21. >>> in the nba, check out this amazie inine ining fete. russell westbrook bounces the ball off of the defender's backside and shot the 15 footer to beat the buzzer. oklahoma city went on to win in overtime, 104-98. >>> the nhl's patrick kane ran his streak to this assist to duncan keith in the first. he's leading with assists and points. back to you. >> thanks. >>> just ahead, prince dropped a huge surprise for his fan s ove the weekend. >>> find out how actor

here in the first quarter, rob gronkowski back in action. he catches a big 45-yard catch outside the five-yard line for the patriots, and that would set up their first touchdown of the game. tom brady to keyshawn martin, and that' s a touchdown for the pats that put them in front 7-0. brady to gronk, and here comes the spike. that made it 17-6, and the pats weren' t done yet. james white runs it in from a couple yards out. the patriots take a 27-6 lead. the patriots win 27-6. they improved to 11-2 on the year. gronk spike. it' s been a while. it' s back. that does it for news 9 tonight. have a great evening. praised as one of america's best mayors who governed as a pragmatist. bernie sanders passed more amendments in a republican congress than any other member. cracked the gridlock with john mccain to strengthen veterans' healthcare. bernie sanders. a consistent, principled, and effective leader. building a future to believe in. sanders: i'm bernie sanders

this week's game balls go to rob gronkowski. 86 yards and a touchdown. and jabaal sheard, two sacks and to forced fumble. both spoke with michele tafoya. >> you were injured two weeks ago, that knee. so this is your first action back. a touchdown, a big 45-yard catch early in the game. what were you expecting of yourself tonight? >> i was expecting whatever the coaches called. that type of game plan like that. i knew i wasn't going to go all game. we did a great job executeing as offense. the coach is making great plays out there. and the offense is coming together. but i give credit to our defense. our defense held them, what, six points was it? unbelievable job they did. holding those good receivers they got and just containing the quarterback, too. overall a great team win. >> how is the knee feeling after tonight? >> what's that? >> how is the knee feeling after tonight? >> it's feeling good. i rehabbed superhard to get myself out here and be with my teammates. miss them out on the field. and great to be back with them. i love these guys. and everyon

the bigger news from foxborough surrounding rob gronkowski. what looked like a devastating the injury turned out not to be so bad after all. he went down after taking a shot to his right knee. x-rays were negative last night. today' s him arrive showed only a bone bruise, which is really the best case scenario. he likely will not play in the next two games. tom brady was asked if he thought the hit was dirty. >> i hate to see it. it' s really the only way for defenders to hit now, so the players would probably rather you go i that low. i don' s 30, i just think that' s the way that play right now. jason: a bit further south in miami, second half, celtics up 10 in transition. then isaiah thomas kicks it off to bradley who knocks down the corner. a team-high 25 points. wade had a big night for miami. then in the fourth and alley-oop to wait made a five-point game. he had a game-high 30 points. evan turner bud selig down the stretch. celtics win 105-95. thursday. bulldogs in the dark uniforms, first cap shane mosley auckland knocks down three fro

tom brady and rob gronkowski reunited on the field down in houston last night after gronk missed last week's game with a sprained and bruised right knee. gronk, a major boost to the the team back on track. erika: the patriots dominated this one. with just 14 seconds to go in the half, brady throws up a jump ball and gronkowski get his 10th touchdown catch of the year making it look easy. 17-6 patriots at the half and no looking back from there. the tight end happy to get back to work. gronk: everything just worked out. throughout the last two weeks, rehabbing went really good. everything was feeling great so just overall just worked out very, very good. always trust and anticipation. certainly there's nobody that i trust more than gronk. erika: the patriots beat the texans 27-6, but there was another key injury. legarrette blount left the game with a hip injury. no word on the extent of the emily: the search for clues in southbridge where fire destroyed an apartment building. but it could have been much what firefighters say helped erika: family and friends trying student. their despe

randy: an update on rob gronkowski's injury. why the hit wasn't worse. and when we can expect the tight end to return. emily: we'll get to all of that. first though cindy here with your forecast. another cold morning. cindy: cold and dry now but it then there will be some rain coming in. you do not want to leave your house today without an umbrella. that being said look at the temperatures. we're above freezing in boston but that's about it. elsewhere we are running in the 20's to around 30 degrees. so cold air is in place with still some clear skies. you can see off to our south and west there is rain. and this is moving in our direction. and the concern this morning is that the temperatures outside of the city of boston may not be warm enough as that rain comes on in. you can see here by 8:00 this morning, still perhaps a glimpse of sunshine. then we're clouding over. looks like the rain comes in to the boston area after lunchtime today but out of the western part of the state, it could come in before lunch. at that time, west of worcester out toward t

meantime, rob gronkowski wants fans to have a holly jolly gronk-mas. to celebrate, the tight end debuted this new ugly swelter that features him spining a you can buy it on-line for $50. hopefully, it goes to charity or something. i cannot wait for you guys to see j.r.'s sweater. and his holiday helping. that airs tonight and tomorrow morning. >> jeremy: what do you think yeah. exactly. star wars. shocker, j.r. through the day, a windy afternoon. wind advisory in effect. it is a mild day, though. temperatures this afternoon, upper 50's to around 60 degrees. still no signs of this pattern changing. even though you can find yourself, you know, in a warm pattern. once in a while, you might run into a cool or chilly day. overall, look down the road, i don't see a significant change to our pattern. i don't have snow in the forecast. unfortunately, snow-lovers. day. a storm system moving up through the gulf of maine. now heading up into the bay of fundy. we have a mix of clouds and sunshine. to start the afternoon. clouds will take over. we will have wind as

the celtics have lost five of their past six >> sarah: we now know exactly why pats' tight end rob gronkowski chose arizona as his college. according to his dad, gronk chose the school for their pool parties. go figure. in an interview with "vanity fair," gordy gronkowski says rob had 65 scholarship offers and decided to play for the wildcats. when he asked his son why arizona, the tight end said, "dad, if you ever went to a pool party at arizona, you'd understand." >> christa: nothing shocking whatsoever. >> sarah: not at all. >> christa: up next at 5:30, he worked there in one of his biggest movies, actually his breakout one. now hear why matt damon may be headed back to mit. >> reporter: and we're live in braintree as passengers get ready to board the red line. you'll hear from those on board the runaway train yesterday. >> sarah: and the c.e.o. of evy coconuhas a drm. toome out its she. tohow all e worlds trueinner bety. gecovered by chocole and alnds. alnd joy mnds. wh every conut wan. introducing kisses deluxe chocolates. and layers of rich, creamy chocolate, they' re twice the size of

patriots tight end rob gronkowski runs a route, makes a catch and gets tack edmonton out of bounds. that's normal, right? gronk called for the benefit pass interference on that play at the beginning and today, he is catching attention for one word he tweeted about the issue. let's go back to sports director, tom leyden. >> gronk is a magnetic presence. the full stores, 985 the sports site updated out the information of one of their sports guests saying there is no question gronkowski is it being targeted by the nfl for offensive pass interference this year. so gronkowski must have caught wind of that tweet and simply retweeted it, typing one word, agree. straightforward, simple, powerful enough to prove the point without saying it. and he wasn't the only 1 gronkowski has five offensive pass interference calls against him this year. that's more than 30 other teams in total. in the nfl. so there is something there. and then this little tidbit. the league announced today that pete morelli's officiating crew will do sunday's game. that crew struggled in the san francisco-arizona game ha

rob gronkowski may play tomorrow night in houston for the patriots against the texans. this according to ben vollen of the boston globe. vollen citing a source earlier tonight reporting that gronk is expected to play. gronk was seen at the practice open to the media on thursday and friday this week. and we saw him right there stretching and looking pretty limber. our brian solomon is in houston reporting that gronk did travel with the team to houston tonight, but again, ben vollen tweeting out that gronk is expected to play. big news. if vollen is correct, this is huge news for the patriots. the patriots 12 and 7 in the 19 previous games that gronk has were of course without gronk and lost to the eagles last sunday. coming up on saturday night's sports wrap in 30 minutes or so, we'll have more on gronk and we'll introduce you to the new red sox closer craig kimmel from christmas at fenway. elizabeth. >>> a pep practice firefighter headed for a cruise vacation ended up saving a woman on the flight down to florida. he saw the woman become unresponsive and helped save her

rob gronkowski seems to form. plus if you are planning on buying a hover board for christmas, you may want to think again. amazon won't sell >> no one covers new hampshire like we do. now wmur "news 9 daybreak." erin: good morning to you on the december 14th. we're waking up to some areas seeing 40's. how about that? we had a pretty mild weekend weather-wise. we're going to look at what the workweek holds right after the top stories this morning. a man is accused of setting his mom's home on fire. police arrested justin kane sunday evening. investigators say kane poured gasoline on the porch and lit it on fire. a fire in hampstead left a family homeless. it happened just before 6:00 on pine wood drive. no one was injured. and we're expected to learn more today about a deadly rollover crash in exeter. police tried to pullover williams for several driving violations. he lost control, smashed in to guardrails, and rolled his car several times. we did have a little bit of rain. kevin: we're seeing some drizzle and pat

rob gronkowski, julian edelman and steve. edelman was limited to practice, but i'll have a report on saturday. live outside gillette stadium, brian, "fox45 news". >> vanessa: you are going, you have tickets. sarah: i'll be bundled up preparing for temperatures in the 30s. it's going to be a fantastic day. a lot of folks heading out. i have to point out looking pretty good as we will be ringing in the new year around the mid 30s but watch out for icy patches when you wake up. fox45 your ch style lets you stand out from the herd. what's inside sets you apart.

breaking news from rob gronkowski. the patriots tight end says he thinks he is being targeted by n.f.l. refs. his comments in response to a morning radio interview. a guest on the show saying the refs are definitely calling him for personal interference a lot this season. gronk retweeted a link to the interview with a one-word caption that said "agree." gronk has been penalized five times this season. that is a league-high. sunday's game in denver. he is out with a knee sprain. it is unclear how long he will be sidelined. >> christa: also on 7: it is now the defense's turn. philip chism's attorney presenting their case. family and friends of chism take the stand. classmates describe the accused killer as changing and becoming quiet in the days leading up to the murder of colleen ritzer. victoria warren live outside of salem superior court with the latest. >> reporter: philip chism didn't look up once this morning. never making eye contact. his best friend or countless other people who knew philip chism since he was two

rob gronkowski back in he contributed right away. first quarter he finds gronk for a 45-yard completion. that sets up the first touchdown of the game. brady to martin for the score gave plane the 7-0 lead. second quarter brady connects with his favorite receiver. a touchdown for gronk. he had four catche for 88 yards and a touchdown. patriots win this one 27-6. they are now 11-2. back in first place in the afc thanks to losses by the bengals and the broncos. >>> local cheerleaders made new hampshire proud. this is the screaming eagles cheerleader team. they took second in the nationals at a competition in florida. the jaguars won the championship. the nashua crusaders took second place. we want to congratulate all of the teams from new hampshire. 9 forecast. erin: all right. 44. it is not even 7:00 out there yet. we are in december. what's going on here? kevin: normal low is in the upper range of the teens. normal high is 37 or 38. we're not done here. we're only going up from here later this afternoon, evening, and early tomorrow be

because like i said, you see the work they put in each and every day. >> victoria: tight end rob gronkowski putting in the work while keeping his emotions in check. >> he loved pumping me up before the games and go out there and seeing me ball. >> victoria: gronkowski honored the life of his friend dana parento before the game today. >> he's up there watching and definitely made that score for him. i know he was going crazy knowing it was dedicated to him. >> victoria: also going into last night's game, a lot of questions about tom brady and after the game he was asked if he felt that he was 100%. he said he's good to go and clearly that was evidenced by the win last night. live this morning in foxborough, victoria warren, 7news today the new england. >> sarah: happening today, registration opens up for anyone who owns a drone. drones weighing between half a pound and 55 pounds must be registered with the federal aviation administration no later than february 19th. also if you buy your drone after today, it must be registered before you can fly it. now, this comes as a new report finds near

. >> rob gronkowski back on the field looking like he never skipped a beat. the patriots offense lost at times without rob on the field. 27-point outing on sunday night. avoiding their first three-game losing streak in 13 years. >> everything checked out well. rehab hired all week. just all turned out good. >> next the top rating, ron gronkowski to the patriots attack. >> he's a huge influence on what we do offensively. he really toughed it out. >> four catches, 86 yards and a touchdown. >> certainly, there's no way that i trust more than gronk. he's a great player. a great teammate. >> time to put it through. i had to go up, go make a play. i did. good execution overall. >> gronk instrumental in the patriots offense. a game turning out to be one of new england's most complete with the defense holding houston to 189 yards of offense to go along with six sacs. strengths. our defense the last four or >> we competed well. >> patriots defense with a dominating performance, but again, the story of the game, all about rob gronkowski. on sunday night, he becomes the

practice on thursday and we're all thinking it's going to be a ho-hum day until, look it here, rob gronkowski battled the practice field, the first time we've seen him since being moving around, stretching out but we'll wait until friday to get the official word whether or not gronkowski will play against the houston texans but tom brady spoke about having to run the offense without one of his biggest weapons. >> he's a great player. so i always wished we had these guys out wherever. so it's part of football season and i think you industrial to be mentally stuff to overcome whatever adversity you face and try to win the game. may take on a different form. but you still gotta figure out a way to have production and score points. i certainly have a lot of confidence in the guys i'm out there playing with and have confidence in the guys i'm throwing the ball to or else i wouldn't throw it to them. >> even if gronkowski does not play in houston, scott taylor scored a nice touchdown pass last week so hopefully the patriots offense will be good if gronk does not take the field. >>> who tom brady is

bob h.: 80 % of rob gronkowski as 20% of an average human male. there is no questioning gronk' s toughness. party on, pats fans. gronk' s playing tonight. the patriots could use them in certain passing situations and see how his knee reacts during the game. even if he' s usedd will join the -- draw the texan defenders. moving the ball and scoring s challenging. bob: yes, it is. but the challenge is the texans' under 10 points, including the saint. >> they have all the stats. it is a big challenge for us. we got to figure out a way to move the ball and take care of it. score points when we get opportunity. bob h.: the bills made a look easy, snapping the texans four-game winning streak i running for 200 yards. the patriots do not run the ball well. they would rather throw it quickly. to stay and rhythm. every offense i am sure would love that. and get it to the guys that can do usually when it is in my hand, there is nothing good having. >> we are trying to get the ball to play makers and trying to move the ball the best you can. of the game. that

. >>> well, first tom brady, and now the nfl targeting rob gronkowski. conspiracy they arists are -- theorists are looking at it. >>> he has now been called for five offensive pass interference calls, more than all of the rest of his career combined. he feels like he is being targeted. this morning on the talk show, they talked with the harold's jeff howell who said they are targeting him. if he initiates contact on his own, the refs throw the flag. it's hard for the players to know what is interference and what's not. >> yeah, we have to make the plays and try not to leave it in the ref's hands. >> reporter: so, there you have it. the bottom line, just another situation for the patriots. the patriots just released a statement saying the gronkowski family is releasing a statement. he sustained a bruised right knee. his status will be reviewed on a week to week basis. there's no time table for him to return which will be determined in the day and hours before the game. any statements before that that's from the gronkowski family. back to you. >> dan, i wa

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. >> nancy: rob gronkowski showing some support for a different sport. we will tell you where he was spotted last night. >> bri: we are warm no longer as we wrap up december. it will go down as the warmest on record. a very chilly start to 2016. the forecast coming up next. >> nancy: a company facing tough questions after an islamic chant replace it is >> nancy: you hear that. a brand new christmas gift making an unexpected sound. the family of a three-year-old boy in washington state was stunned when his toy airplane from amazon made chanting noises instead of noises from a plane. it turns out it was the sound of an islamic prayer. officials believe the factory where the toy was made added the wrong sound effect by >> sarah: all right. 12:12 right now. let's get a check on the forecast. it is cold outside. >> bri: all of a sudden, it is winter. amazing, right? we went from record-shattering temperatures to this. the coldest temperatures we have seen. we haven't moved a lot. 27 right now in the city. 26 in worcester. 29 in norwood. finally, plymouth clim

it could be messy enjoy the holidays. with a lot of injuries wear rob gronkowski had did -- did not practice today. >> he was not a practice today but it's not injury related. today was the funeral for his close friend that passed away last week. there's a good chance that is why he wasn't there. one guy that was there is [ name indiscernible ]. here's more from foxboro.>> say hello to stephen jackson, the patriots new running back. he is hitting the ground with a purpose. >> i am getting ready for the jets. the game plan is what it is. i have to get in as fast as possible and learn everything. >> he is inevitably a familiar face on this team. he was a teammate of dammam adele when they played with the rams. >> i'm excited for him to be here.>> they recognize that first up matthew slater. jackie slater went to the pro bowl seven times. matthew will tell you with the best football player is in his family. >> i could play this game for another 15 years and i could never be as good as my dad was. i think he's the best right tackle it does right tackle that has ever played.>> this is the first p