keep it here with 7 news. >> anchor: cardinal sean o'malley is spreading some christmas cheer to more than 350 people today. boston's cardinal serving lunch and holding a special prayer service to those in need. >> anchor: jennifer egan was there and has more on festivities. christmas morning, cardinal sean o'malley bestowed blessings on volunteers and staff in saint francis house in boston. he thanked those who served the homeless that stay here . >>> we're very grateful to all of people here. it's at saint francis house that carry on that same love of god and love of neighbor that we see renexted in this wonderful institution . >> anchor: a message very much in keeping with the christmas season the it's also election season and the car national was asked about a message that is not so inclusive . >>> donald j trump is calling down of muslims entering the united states . >>> i would say merry christmas and ask him to reflect on what the christmas message is . >> anchor: cardinal o'malley came here to the cathedral of the holy cross the south end to celebrate a special christmas mass.

cardinal sean o'malley spreading christmas cheer to 350 people. boston's cardinal serving lunch with a special prayer service for those in need. jennifer eagan has more on the festivities. >> christmas morning cardinal sean o'malley bestowed blessings on volunteers and staff at saint francis house in boston and thanked those who served homeless that stay there. >> we are grateful at saint >> and god reflected in this wonderful institution. >>> a message keeping with the christmas season. >> it is also election season and the cardinal was asked about a message that is not so inexclusive. >> donald trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the united states. >> i would say merry christmas and ask to reflect what the christmas message is. >> cardinal o'malley came to the cathedral of the holy cross in the south end to celebrate a special christmas mass. >> christmas is about joy. so often people don't know the difference between happiness and having fun. >> we live in a culture so addicted to entertainment and having fun

. >> anchor: cardinal sean o'malley spreading cheer to hundreds of people on christmas day. boston's cardinal serving lunch and hoping a special prayer service in the city . >> anchor: his act of kindness try ending the holiday for those in need. jennifer egan was there and has more on festivities. >>> christmas morning, cardinal sean o'malley bestowed blessings on volunteers and staff at saint francis house in boston. he thanked those who served the homeless who stay here . >>> we're very grateful to all francis house that carry on that same love of god and love neighbor that we see reflected in this wonderful institution . >>> a message very much in keeping with the christmas season. it is also election season and the cardinal was asked about a message that is not so inclusive. >>> donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shut down of muslims entering the united states. >>> i would say merry christmas and ask him to reflect on what the christmas message is. >> anchor: then cardinal o'malley came here to the cathedral of the holy cross in the south end to celebrat

. >> boston cardinal sean o'malley made sure this christmas eve is very special for others. i spoke with him about his visit to a local homeless shelter. >> for ronald goodridge, life has been hard recently and christmas isn't east. >> i came out of prison in october, 2012. now here at the pine street inn in boston. >> i can think of many other places i'd like to be but can't be at this moment but nonetheless, i'm here, i'm enjoying the festivities. i'm enjoying the volunteers. i'm just enjoying everything. >> what makes it even more special, today's visit from cardinal sean o'malley telling me he's here not only to serve food but to remind others about the people who may not have of this christmas. >> this problem exists that we all need to be concerned about. it's not just at christmas time but every year people are sleeping in the streets. >> this room full, enjoyed a blessing by the cardinal. us. >> and the typical meal on many dinner tables right now, and for the volunteers, putting christmas on hold a few hours reminder what's important this time of year. phillip has b

sean o'malley will join him. trip in february. the pope plans to make a statement about immigrant rights at a stop along the >>> a while crash overseas.>> a driver narrowly escapes injury when a crane slams into his truck.>>> donald trumps new threat in iraq as ted cruz boosted ahead of pack -- moves to the head of the pack.>>> there could be snow, sleet, and freezing rain in maine. we will be snow -- will there be snow in boston? >>> dramatic video and a close call in the czech republic. a truck slamming into a train. the truck went right through the flashing lights. no one was hurt.>>> flags across connecticut will have -- fly at half staff to mark the new town shooting. 20 children and six adults were killed three years ago in sandy hook elementary. officials will try to make tomorrow as normal as possible for students. tomorrow is the first time that the anniversary falls on a weekday.>>> campaign 2016. there is a new candidate on top lead against donald trump and the rest of the gop field and iowa. the des moines register has

boston's cardinal sean o'malley will join the pope on the final day of his journey. he was among those who insisted the pope go to the border. day chance to get some great deals tomorrow. the year. monday with price points identical to black friday deals. ebay to describe its best over the years. antoinette: the story of a retired police dog looking for a new home has gone viral. frank: last week, buster's owner left him with the new york city animal control in brooklyn. the eight-year-old german shepherd had been with his owner almost all his life. the two served together in the police department until his owner retired. he says he can no longer care for the dog because of "personal problems" so buster is looking for a new home. antoinette: i hope someone goes over there and adopts him. it's hard when it's an older dog, eight years old. you know what? he deserves a good home. danielle: all dogs deserve a good home. they give unconditional love. love dogs. i want to talk about the weather because it's still mild today although not as warm as yesterday. boston. today

. >>> cardinal sean o'malley presided owe mass, he made his traditional visit at st. francis house where jon keller caught up with him for comments on hottest story on american politics. >> he has spoken out in defense of both syrian refugees and american muslims. two groups under fire from gop presidential frontrunner donald trump. and while the cardinal is steering clear of any direct political conflict, the difference between the philosophies of the two men could not have been more clear. >> the cardinal brought his homeless people and volunteers at the state's largest day shelter, three months to the day after pope francis delivered a simply to the political establishment in washington. >> i hope that our country particularly in this period of elections when people are talking about what's new leaders need to do, that economic problems and homelessness should be high on their list. >> donald j trump is calling for a total and complete shut down of muslims entering the united states. >> >> but the campaign has taken a different turn to the cardinal's dismay. >> car

. >> cardinal sean o'malley held a prayer service at saint francis house after ses there last night and follow that dozens of volunteers provided christmas meal to hundreds of need. spirit that showed brightly. >> with tears of joy, hope davis shared with us her story, one of struggle and survival, but she says hope isn't just her name. it's who she is and with faith she says god has provided. >> i survived a brain tumor. can't give up. >> and it's that inspirational message we heard from so many. murriel has been homeless since may. she wants others to know, if you have love in your heart and strength in your soul, you can overcome. >> it's not just on christmas. it's in me. it's in all of us every day. we carry it even though we are going through our struggle being homeless. we still have that love in our heart, and we look forward to sharing with everybody. >> it was that christmas spirit that shown so brightly today at saint francis house, a shelter today, dozens of volunteers like emily help provide a holiday meal for those in need. >> that's what christmas is about really. it's ab

phil: a rock star helping to erika: cardinal sean o'malley held christmas mass at st. francis house in downtown boston today. cardinal sean spreading a message of hope at the shelter that serves the homeless. this is an annual tradition. workers there adding more needs to be done to help people who have no place to live. phil: from the vatican to the land down under and across the war-torn countries of the world, millions of people paused to celebrate christmas today. and world leaders used their voices to spread a message of peace. like these volunteers feeding the needy in italy. 33 years and counting. christmas cheer also took over countries rocked by violence with parade is in syria and ray yers in bethlehem. the center of rye lens between israelis and palestinians. prompting pope francis deliver a message of peace not only in the britain, a message of love from queen elizabeth. >> christ unhanging message was not one of revenge or violence but simply that we should love one another. president obama. during this season we also honor those who depend those values in

today cardinal sean o'malley held a prayer service the at st. francis house after holding christmas eve services there last night. following the service, dozens of volunteers helped provide a christmas meal to hundreds in need. and while there was plenty of food and decorations as stephanie reports it truly was the christmas spirit that stood out. >> reporter: with tears of joy streaming down her face, hope davis shared with us her story one of struggle and survival. but she says hope isn't just her name it's who she is and with faith she says god has provided. >> i survived a brain tumor. they told me if i didn't get there in two more days i would have died in my sleep. i can't give up. >> reporter: that's inspirational message we heard from so many. murrell cadat has been homeless since may. she wants others know if you have love in your heart and strength in your soul you can overcome. it's not just on christmas it's in all of us every day we're going through our struggle and being homeless and living day-by-day we still are have that love in

. >>> today cardinal sean o'malley held a prayer service after holding christmas eve services there last night. following the service dozens of volunteers helped provide a christmas meal to hundreds in need. and while there was plenty of food and decorations, as stephanie reports it truly was the christmas spirit >> reporter: with tears of joy streaming down her face, hope davis shared with us her story one of struggle and vichl. but she says hope isn't just -- survival, but she says hope isn't just her name it's her name. >> i survived a brain tumor. they told me if i didn't get there in two more days i would have died in my sleep. i can't give up. >> reporter: that's that inspirational message we heard from so many. mural has been homeless since may. she wants others to know if you have love in your heart and strength in your soul you can overcome. >> it's not just on christmas it's in all of us every day we carry it even though we're going through being homeless and living day-by-day we still have that love in our hearts and we look forward to sharing it. >> reporter: it that was chri

cord natural sean o'malley will celebrate mass tonight and the services begin just after midnight. and earlier today the cardinal served lunch to the homeless, he spent time at the pine street inn today and talked about the importance of remembering those less fortunate. >> we lunch in a world where at one level everyone is getting ready for the holidays and partying, but realisticly there are so many refugees in our world and the most number of refugees since world wore two and in our own country we have so many people, who who are working that cannot afford a place to live. >> kim: and governor charlie helped serve meals today. >> alex: pleasant brady, bound sharing this photo today, gisele bundchen sharing this photo. in worries because brady just snapped this photo saying santa is coming to town seriously. i saw him. his camera there is hanging with santa on the couch. >> i know him. santa needed some cookies. needed to take break. he is here now. and we will see him a little later on. >> elizabeth: he's busy, right bri? >> bri: he had to make a quick change, this is no lie, th

cardinal sean o'malley helping to serve at a special luncheon today at the pine street inn. more than 1400 people were given special meals. e erika: norad radar is tracking christmas eve. right now, he is over canada. very nice. he has great might for it, harvey. meteorologist: is right on time, as always which is incredible, of course. i will tell what is incredible. we are break records all over this place. one of the things that i noted with these temperatures blame about the latest measurable snowfall on record for boston. it is january 3rd and the year 2,000 and from-wise, he with we tied that record and will break it tomorrow. this is the longest we have gone into the winter season or the cold weather season without getting any snowfall in worcester am we had the warmth this president were all records today. boston, providence, hartford, all of 69. it hit 70 in beverly. hit 70 in auburn. it 72 in albany, morning. poughkeepsie, new york. well. this ismazing. 30 degrees above's the average high temperature today. 22 degrees above normal. that is 26 degrees. talking about

. >> sarah: plus cardinal sean o'malley giving back. find out how he spent his christmas eve serving up some cheer. >> nancy: and mayor walsh and the menino family coming together to put bright smiles on become and coming through in a big way, making one by's christmas a little sweeter this year. >>> plus it could be a merry christmas for detectives city-wide. the ruling that could put more money in their pockets. >> nancy: and mayor walsh coming together with the menino family for a gift giveaway. >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: good friday morning, everybody. merry christmas. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah french. >> nancy: i'm nancy chen. definitely not a white christmas out there this year. >> sarah: no. >> nancy: not by in i standards. feeling more like late spring yesterday. we were talking this morning, it almost feels like we made it past winter and it's time for spring and summer. like we circled around. >> sarah: didn't even wear jackets today, chris. santa probably has his luau shirt on, his hawaiian shir

cardinal sean o'malley serving up a special message right here boston.. >> anchor: we're following everett. >> anchor: a standoff there has haseneded. police say a man barricaded himself inside of a home. the home burst into flames not long ago of you can see fire there. it all started when police responded to shots fired in that area . >> anchor: this went on for about six hours of you are looking at live pictures there and we're told that situation has now been resolved. kelly o'hara is live on the scene with the very latest information on this. kelly, what happens? >>> that is the big question right now. the situation is still unfolding unfolding. as you can see the fire department is here. this standoff was progressing going on five or six hours then all of a sudden just after 5:30 this home exploded. it erupted into a big, red ball of flames. police have been asking the an who barricaded himself inside of that home all day long to please come out. they said at the wanted the standoff to end peacefully them told him several points in time to put his gun down and come out out. they said

. >> anchor: just one hour cardinal sean o'malley spreading some holiday cheer to hundreds of people right here in boston . >> anchor: we continue to follow breaking news out of everett. swat teams on the scene where himself inside a home. we're live there . >>> don't forget if you see something you think needs investigating, you can tell hank our investigative reporter wants to hear your tips. you can call her at 855247 hank or e-mail her at >> anchor: a holiday heist in florida on christmas eve. man breaking into a home stealing thousands of dollars would the of valuables. police say the home owners were home at the time, but didn't realize they were being robbed . >> anchor: now police are hop hoping to catch the crook before he strikes again. >> anchor: how long was he in the house do you think? >>> at least 30 minutes, 40 minutes . >>> he is talking about the ultimate, unwanted holiday house guest. >>> he took presents, he took electron us, he took jewelry . >> reporter: look at him act acting like he owns the place he casually tours the coconut grieve shipping avenue home chris

. >> cardinal sean o'malley held a prayer service christmas day. following that service, dozens of volunteers help provide a christmas meal to hundreds in need. and while there was plenty of foods and decorations, it was the krips mass spirit that shown brightly. >> on christmas, it's in all of us every day, we carry it, even though we're going through our struggle and being homeless and living day by day. we still have that love in our hearts. and we look forward to sheing that with everybody. >> st. francis house, is the largest day shelter in the commonwealth. it's open every day of the year, serving more than 600 people a day. the cardinal has been holding services there are for more than ten years. >>> as we get closer to primary is falling into the hands of one particular voting group. still ahead, candidates battling it out for the support of the millennial. we'll take a look at what presidential hopeful willings are doing to get their vote. >> eric: plus new laws governing children's toys. details of how they plan to do >> rob: dry for now

not the other >> boston cardinal sean o'malley made sure this christmas eve is very special for some people. he says it's time to focus on helping others who need it. >> i told him about his visit to a local homeless shelter and why it's so much more than just that. >> for ronald, life has been hard and christmas isn't east. >> i came out of prison in october, 2012. >> out of prison, then homeless and now here at the pine street inn in boston. >> i can think of many other places i'd like to be but can't be at this moment but nonetheless, i'm here. i'm enjoying the festivities. i'm enjoying the volunteers. i'm just enjoying everything. >> what makes it even more special, today's visit from he's here to remind others about the people who may not have of this christmas. >> this problem exists and we all need to be concerned about that it's not just a christmas time, but every day of the year there are people who are sleeping in the streets, people sleeping in our shelt as near as this room full enjoyed a blessing by the cardinal, and a typical meal on many dinner tables and for the volu

. >> today, cardinal sean o'malley held a prayer service at saint francis house after holding services last night. following today's service dozens of volunteers helped provide a christmas meal to hundreds in need. while there was food and decorations, it truly was the christmas spirit that shown brightly. down her face, hope davis shared with's us her story, one of struggle and survival, but she says hope isn't just her name. it's who she is, and with faith, she says god as provided. >> two more days. i can't give up. >> it's that inspirational message we heard from so many. murriel has been homeless since may. she want to know if you have strength you can overcome. >> it's in me. it's in all of me every day. we carry it even though we are going through our struggle being homeless and living day by day we still have that love in our heart, and we look forward to sharing with everybody. >> it was that christmas spirit. it's the day of a new beginning that shown so brightly at saint francis house, a shelter murriel goes through every day. today dozens of volunteers like meal for knows i

boston's cardinal sean o'malley will join pope francis on the final day of his journey. he was among those who insisted the pope go to the border. antoinette: on the way this morning, a smash-and-grab at a major museum. frank: the questions surrounding those stolen gems. and what we know about the suspected thief. antoinette: wild weather around from destructive tornadoes to danielle: and the unusually warm weather in our area. but don't get too use to it. the changes i'm tracking and i guess i never really gave much thought to the acidity in any foods. never thought about the coffee i was drinking having acids. it never dawned on me that it could hurt your teeth. my dentist has told me your enamel is wearing away, and that sounded really scary to me, and i was like well can you fix it, can you paint it back on, and he explained that it was not something that grows back, it's kind of a one-time shot and you have to care for it. he told me to use pronamel. it's gonna help protect the enamel in your teeth. it allows me to continue to drink my coffee and to eat healthier, r

. >>> daniel: cardinal sean o'malley will lead a prayer service and christmas carols at st. francois house on boylston. after more volunteers will provide males for 350 people. temperatures today april sixties and temperatures stay mild over the weekend and cooler with highs in the 50s and winter is back for tuesday along with winter weather including snow. i got the timeline on that coming up in a few. >> julie: local college students helping kits with cancer and kids with treatment and how you can help. >> daniel: winning lottery ticket worth thousands of dollars and why he won't be getting the prize money. first it is time for the holiday stocking sweeps stakes and giving away prize and we gave the word of the day and click over to the tate-burke page and click on contest link and enter the word. you have until 9:00 a.m. to do so. 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.

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parishioners will continue to ask cardinal sean o'malley to >> heather hegedus: we don't need to tell you that more and more incidents of mass violence these days as we continue to follow the very latest with the san bernardino shooting now being investigated as terrorism, fox 25 has more on what to do if the divorce case scenario should happen to you. we found out from a local expert when to run and when to hide. >> eric rasmussen: and some worry that people in massachusetts will be left out in the cold when temperatures why this winter could hit people's wallets harder than >> eric rasmussen: 8:15 on your happening today, can you head on over to you can bridge cvs to help out a good cause. collecting items for new hope, new profit, that helps victims. sexual violence. more. list on your screen now, head donate. >> heather hegedus: nice worthwhile cause there. cut to heating assistance, though, leaving some people to worry they have a cold winter ahead of them. for folks in massachusetts that could mean $200 less to spend on heat this season. fox 25 kerry kavanaugh spoke with a local

the parishioners say they will continue to ask cardinal sean owe mali owe o'malley to keep the church open. >> a partnership that allows students to take college classes classes. the data shows it's a pull to go to go to college, but obviously when they get to college, their costs are less because they have credit. >> mark: the plan is part of the bill overhauling no child left behind. the senate is likely to pass it in the next few days. >> vanessa: congress is about to give a big boost to local road projects. this week, they passed a five year funding bill for the nation's highways. road conditions in our region to the d.o.t., 42% of massachusetts roads are in poor condition. and in new hampshire, 54% of roads are in poor condition. >> we can help to address some of the choke points that are in that transportation system and really give the economy a shot in the arm. >> vanessa: massachusetts senator elizabeth warren did not vote for the $305 billion bill. she says provisions in that bill will hurt taxpayers. >> kevin: some clouds popped up this afternoon. we had some sprinkles and

o'malley. sanders continues to perform well in the granite state. sean? sean: let's switch to the republicans now. there's still fallout from their debate earlier this week. let's talk about that. ted cruz and marco rubio continue to tango which was a flash point during the debate. they've taken that fight on to the campaign trail. mike huckabee may be running in to trouble with his campaign. there's reports he has slashed the salaries of several of his senior staffers. sean: thank you. remember you can watch the democratic debate right here on wmur. coverage starts at 8:00 saturday night. erin: the vatican made a big announcement. pope francis signed off on the miracle needed to saint. she's receiving the catholic church's decades after her death at the age of 87. no date has been set for canonization. >>> it has been two reynolds disappeared. police thinks the family knows more than they are revealing. they think she's dead. they found blood in their home. the case remains active and open. it is the largest criminal investigation in maine state police h

o'malley by double digits. sanders is performing pretty well in new hampshire, sean. sean: there were some recent headlines. bernie sanders campaign had fired a staffer for accessing confidential hillary clinton information. nikole: this was first reported by the "washington post." they claim wednesday there was a brief glitch. during the glitch, a sanders staffer was able to access confidential voter information gathered by the clinton campaign. in addition to firing the staffer, the campaign has been suspended from accessing the database. sean: all right. live from washington, thank you, nikole killion. watch the debate here. coverage starts at 8:00 saturday night. erin: the vatican made a big announcement overnight. it says that pope the miracle needed to make mother teresa a saint. mother teresa is the nun that cared for poor people. she's receiving the highest honor two decades after her death. no date hads been set. >>> it has been four years since ayla reynolds disappeared. he put her to bed and never saw her again. police think the family knows more than they are receiving. they think ayla is dead.

sean: that's right, with less than two months before they vote, hillary clinton, bernie sanders and martin o'malley. >> martin o'malley came out ground on frontrunners, hillary clinton and bernie sanders. later he would tone it down. the debate covering everything from health care and national security and ice. >> early oon-- on gun control was the issue. when isil does training videos that say the easiest way to get a combat assault weapon in the united states of america is at a gun show, then we should all be waking up. safety. >> let me stay with-- >> o'malley accused of clinton and sanders of changing their positions over the years. >> who denies it's crazy to allow people to own guns who are unstable. we've got to eliminate the gun show loophole, in my view, we have got to see that weapons designed by the military to kill >> guns in and of themselves, in my opinion, will not make americans safer. we lose 33,000 people a year already to gun violence. arming more people to do what i think is not the appropriate response to terrorism. >> speaking of terrorism, the candidates agreed that the u.s.