that is the very latest from brockton, nicole jacobs, wbz news. >>> police in washington state say the suspect in a police shooting has died. the s.w.a.t. team shot the gunman who was barricaded inside a tacoma home with two children inside. the children are safe. shot and killed when he responded to the home for a domestic call. >>> a chase ends with a crash in brockton a police cruiser collided with the suspect's vehicle. the driver and passenger ditched the car and ran. the owner of the car was found in the back seat and is facing charges for posessing marijuana and a stun gun. the officer suffered minor injuries but is expected to be okay. the chase started with officers responding to shots fired. the vehicle, the driver took off. >>> time to get a check of the forecast. the calendar might say december 1, but it doesn't feel like it. a live look at copley square. people are walking around with light jackets. and the temperatures -- oh, there go the kids, danielle! temperatures in the 50s and even some 60s around. you might want to enjoy it because the warmth is not sticking around.

jim smith, wbz news. >>> wbz is your patriots station. we'll have the latest on rob gronkowski's injury friday at 7:00. join us for patriots' all access. then game day at 11:30 with any late breaking developments as we count down to kickoff. there are other big injuries to the team. edelman and brady both not at >>> a teen is charged with murdering his mother and prosecutors reveal what happened before the killing. christina hager has more. >> reporter: it was a tough scene in court today. according to the district attorney, the teenager was so troubled in court, he refused to approach the doctor for his arraignment. they had to force him. >> what made this nurse's teenage son allegedly turn on her so violently? >> i am interested in finding out what happened, what the motive is. >> the 18-year-old was out of camera's view during his court arraignment but this is his police mugshot. according to court documents the recent grad had been going through depression, stopped eating and days ago refused to board a plane when his mother bought a

in brockton, christina hager, wbz news. >>> a bill requiring new safety reasons is on the governor's drivers from giving the tours. they were involved in surge crashes this last year including one where a woman was killed on her scooter. they started implementing the changes and will have them in place next year. >>> power lines were smoking after a transformer exploded there. trees fell on top of wires on cambridge road. at one point 1700 people lost power. the lights are back on tonight. the good news here is no one was hurt. >>> donald trump another victory a month before the inauguration. today he and vice president- elect mike pence toured the factory in indiana where he brokered a deal to keep roughly 1,000 jobs from moving to mexico. >> companies are not going to leave the united states anymore without consequences. >> he stood up for us. from the getgo. no body else would. he stood up for us and he made >> the deal provides carrier with millions of dollars in incentives. hundreds will still be out sourced. john keller joins us now. being able to say you saved jobs, that has t

the judge says it will get under way in february. >>> we have breaking news just into the wbz newsroom from washington. the white house and the sport military draft. i will have more information about this on the "cbs evening news." >>> well, a controversial gas pipeline running through some boston neighborhoods is open here. lisa has a closer look. >> they said the line will be used to send natural gas to homes, schools and others for heat. neighbors have been protesting this pipeline for nearly two years. it runs next to a quarry where woer the city has tried to work with the gas company to relocate this line, but so far no luck. >> it is really frustrating especially when we can get the gas in in other ways. >> it is never too late. >>> the city has filed briefs appealing the pipe lane's location but a decision is not expected until nextier. >>> fans cheered one last time soccer team killed in a plane crash in colombia. >>> [crowd noise] >> brazil's football team was scheduled to play in its biggest match ever last night. instead thousands of the fans gathered to mourn the players,

live in carver, louisa mulder, wbz news. >>> parts of chinatown in boston on this tonight. crews have been cleaning up four hours after a big water main snapped, sparking manhole fires and street evacuations. about a dozen businesses have to close and tonight they are trying to get back to normal. katie brace is live in chinatown with the latest. finished refilling the hole where the water brain -- water main broke. it broken front of that business that is just starting up. when you came down -- a river greeted these business owners. strike out a time when we were just getting things going and coming up on the holiday season -- >> reporter: he woke up to a when he arrived, a water main had groped at his front door. he took pictures. they cleaned up the 4 to 5 inches of water that ruined expensive bags of coffee. >>[ indiscernible - low volume ] >> reporter: it was fortunate this didn't affect anyone's water supply. that's especially a relief to those in the adjoining apartments. the water also caused three sent thick, toxic smoke into the air which sent in evacuation order

. >>> coming up on wbz this morning, 25 is the new 30 in boston. >> we're not talking about age, we're talking about speed limit. how soon drivers will have to slow down on city streets. >>> also coming up this morning, good news for bicyclists in boston. the changes making riding through the city safer. >>> and we're not sure if it's cool, but this is definitely an unusual punishment. why police are playing >>> boston children's museum going all out this holiday season with some fun that will mazing ice skating event yesterday where kids can skate indoors just wearing their socks. gold medalist nancy kerrigan was there to kick it all off. she thought them some triple axles -- >> no. >>> in today's money watch, a candy company has promised to lower sugar without changing the taste. >> plus the top priorities for president-elect donald trump's pick for treasury secretary. jill wagner joins us from the new york stock exchange this morning with those more. good morning, jill. >>reporter: good morning, chris and kate. steve mnuchin donald trump's pick for treasury secretary says americans

. >>> eric fisher, chief meteorologist at our boston station wbz, has the new year's eve forecast. >> reporter: as we look toward the weekend, lots of plans and not too much trouble but will there showers in central and southern california and low land snow in the pacific northwest and snow showers moving into the floor northeast and rain toward the gulf coast and that will probably be the most impactful weather. in new york city, not bad. about 38 degrees at midnight and dry. in atlanta, some rain showers in the mid-40s. chicago, chilly, but could be worse this time of year. 25 at midnight and los angeles we have a chance of wet weather there in southern california. the stormiest weather along the gulf coast rainfall and thunderstorms are likely saturday night through sunday and the heaviest rainfall on the north side of new orleans and coast of mississippi we could see 1 to 3 inches of total rainfall and cause some issues for some of the celebrations. as we kick off the new year, the big story is a big ridge building up toward canada and alaska and when that happens, it allow the fr

new england this morning. the system is expected to last through tomorrow. eric fisher, chief meteorologist, at our boston station wbzthe developing storm and the new year's eve forecast. >> reporter: the story today a coastal storm toward new england and this becomes potent by the evening brings rain to the main cities and boston and providence as well as new york city. for interior parts of the northeast we are looking at significant snow as that storm deepens. also drags in a lot of strong wind for thursday night. we are looking at 1 to 2 feet across much of vermont, new hampshire and maine and many in interior new england the biggest storm they have seen in a couple of years because last winter was so quiet. we look toward the weekend and new year's eve a look at the national map. southeast is where we have got some problems with rain and thunderstorms and especially near the gulf coast. we will a have you snow showers and flurries in the northeast and in the west coast showers in central and southern california and even low land snow possible in and around seattle. the reason for that is big blast of arctic air

wbz. >>> we have breaking news right now at 5:00, a police chase ends with a crash in brockton. an officer injured and the search under way for two people. >>> a mother murdered in her home, her teenaged son is heading to court. with charges. the neighbor that says she helped save that teen's grandmother. >>> plus all public schools in palmer shut down today. the threat putting the school, parents and police on alert. >>> good morning to you. thanks so much for joining us, i'm chris mckinnon. >> i am kate kate. it is december -- i am kate merrill. i woke up this morning and my elf on the shelf returned for the season. so christmas and the holidays be so well behaved all this month. report back. what's the elf's name? >> birkie >> i love it. our elf on the shelf arrived too just after thanksgiving. we're drying out this morning. december 1st, can you believe it? we're tracking rain instead of snow on the map this morning. still have a couple of showers out there too, a few sprinkles down towards paxton and you're getting into downpours again stretching up along route 91. those ar

. >>> coming up on wbz this morning, 25 is the new 30 in boston. >> we're not talking about age, we're talking about speed slow down on city streets. >>> also coming up this morning, good news for bicyclists in boston. the changes making riding through the city safer. >>> plus a little life saver, the lesson an 11-year-old learned that helped her save her newborn sister. >>> danielle, good morning. >> good morning, chris, good morning, everybody. temperatures today feeling more like october as opposed to december 1st as the sunshine breaks out and we dry out, temperatures climbing 55 to 60 this afternoon. outdoor recess should be good schools to highlight this morning, the lilja elementary school, had a blast with you guys. they were particularly interested in graft. i had a blast with -- in gravity. i had a blast with the fourth graders at the kennedy school in franklin. they are the ladybugs. i have to say they were very well behaved kids. have a great day at school, >>> well, mo-vember ended last night. we want to congratulate one of our own. carlos grew his mustache to raise money

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wbz this morning. >> nicole, thank you. >>> we also have an update on breaking news in milton. state police say two people were kill whd a car hit a tree on bush hill bsh brush hill road and burst into flames. a third vehicle in that vehicle survived and taken to boston medical center. the cause of the crash is still under investigation. >>> also breaking overnight, one person rushed to the hospital after a shooting in dorchester. this happened near devon and normandy streets, not far from a playground and a middle school. >>> rob gronkowski is undergoing surgery today. the team and his family put out a statement together saying the patriots tight end is expected to miss the rest of the season. gronk has been dealing with injury after injury. he was hit hard in the game against the seahawks in mid- november, suffering a pulmonary contusion to his lung. last week he was forced to leave the field during the game versus the new york jets and will now have surgery for a lower back injury. how tom brady and pats fans are reacting coming up. live at gillette stadium, anna meiler, wbz

new york. thank you. >>> chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says the extreme cold will be around for a while. >> the cold has seeped across the country this morning from windchill valleys 20 below 0 in north dakota and as we head towards saturday morning we will wake up to to start the weekend dingell digit and teen wind chills into the deep south. by saturday morning we will see some 20s across north florida, the city center a little milder, but certainly frost and freeze warnings hoisted there. 20s across north georgia, much of mississippi, alabama and south carolina. also watching the lake-effect snow continues to crank, a couple more feet are possible and the heaviest bands downwind of the great lakes through saturday. we're watching the next storm system moving in for this weekend. by sunday the snow stretching across the midwest, rain on the south side of it. this storm will move toward new england and the northeast as we look toward monday a sloppy start to the workweek. >>> president-elect donald trump continues his thank you tour in grand rapids, michigan, today. last ni

new england. this is how it looked this morning in worcester, massachusetts. meteorologist danielle miles of our boston station wbz is in andover near the new hampshire board. danielle, good morning. >> good morning, lots of active weather coast to coast, we are live here about to watch one storm depart from the northeast later on today. but another storm coming in to the west coast with areas of rain and snow, and gusty wind, as well. so we've got winter weather advisories and warnings, areas of snow and rain continue to expand eastward across the pacific northwest. and that will continue over the next 12 to 24 hours. we're talking about some snowfall totals that are going to top out over a foot. particularly when you get to the high terrain of the cascades, and then back into the intermountain west. lesser totals, the lower you get in elevation. but it's also going to be accompanied by winds. near-zero visibility at times with blowing and drifting snow. meanwhile the rest of the week you're going to hear about some big-time cold. it's going to be diving out of central canada, big upper level low. big trough digg

new england. this is how it looks right no you in worcester, massachusetts. danielle niles of wbzs in and over near the new hampshire border. danielle, good morning. >> reporter: charlie, good morning to you. so i have to say just within the last 30 minutes or so, we have made the transition over to rain after a sloppy, just over 2 inches of snow. not a big storm here in southern new england, but enough to snarl the commute with really poor timing here. satellite and radar shows the snow across central and northern new england. that rain/snow line has been progressing northward here and will continue to do so through the remainder of the day. a lot of this is going to be wrapping up from west-to-east pretty quickly here by morning and afternoon. snowfall totals areoi most impressive the farther north you head so it's been a couple of inches here in southern new england. some spots seeing 3, 4 inches, 5 by the time it's all said and done. 6 more from northern new hampshire, as much as a foot in the highest terrain of the white mountains stretching back up to the crown of maine by t

new england. the storm system that hit the midwest is just the beginning. some areas will see windchills that register 30 degrees below zero. brutal. chief meteorologist erik fisher of our boston station wbz our forecast. >> well, the arctic air is reload yet again. it's been a theme this december. and the next batch is moving through friday, and the harshest of it moving across new england by the end of the week. these are your whirl values as you look towards wednesday evening. nearly 30 below zero, international falls and bismarck. 20 some marquette. and heading to chicago, by the time we get to thursday morning, that cold is sliding east. by friday, windchills 30 below zero in vermont, maine and even the higher elevations of massachusetts. actual air temps also very impressive. close to record low territory. about 15 below in bismarck, zero in chicago by wednesday morning. 16 in st. louis. the core of that cold sliding east as we head into thursday. the coldest temps northeast arriving on friday. so, a really frigid stretch. also a bit of good news, moving to the west coast. the next storm system moving into california, heavy rainfall and snow up into oregon midweek. and then sliding

wbz. eric, just how bad is this going to get? >> well, reena, this storm is a northern newland storm, so interior parts of new england seeing significant snow. 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 spre

wbz. eric, thanks very much. today, donald trump made another cabinet appointment that shows he is tirning america in a new direction. he is nominating a labor secretary who believes that wages are often too high. this comes a day after naming one of the e.p.a.'s biggest critics the agency's new administrator. also today, dean reynolds reports that president-elect got into a twitter battle with a labor boss. >> reporter: the president-elect made his second visit to ohio since his election, and while his stop in columbus involved soothing the survivors of lastee state, gettt any and all critics was still on his mind. the latest to draw mr. trump's wrath was can chuck jones, an indianapolis union president who had the crust to say that mr. trump exaggerated the number of jobs he saved last week at the carrier company. >> if in fact it was an oversight, you know, it was a big mistake, not knowing how many people's livelihoods you're negotiating to keep here in this president-elect claimed he'd saved 1100 jobs at carrier. >> by the way, that number's going to go up very substantially. >> reporter: as cbs news reported l

near buffalo, new york, folks had to deal with whiteout conditions along the snow-covered roads. chief meteorologist eric fisher of our boston station wbz says this arctic blast is only the be the story. so a lot of cold air to go around as we have windchill values 15 to 35 degrees below zero. down to the spine of the appalachians into north carolina. a lot of cold air to go around. this is what we are looking at this morning. the harshest air across the upper midwest and great lakes. by the time we move toward friday morning, that coldest air will be across new england where the windchills will dip below 20 below zero. soaking rainfall across california today. right on down into southern california, as well as quite a bit of mountain snow and that looks like 2 to 4 inches of rain for much of central and northern california and 1 to 3 feet of snow across the sierra. mp need -- much needed. there will be areas of flooding and strong winds. the same storm is a need -- muc. there will be areas of flooding and strong winds. the same storm is -- much neede. there will be areas of flooding and strong winds. the same storm is a trouble-maker t

. >>> danielle niles of wbz is tracking the snowfall totals and hat forecast for new year's eve.ood morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. so the snow is not done yet as the storm pulls into new brunswick and areas of snow batter northern maine and back side lake-effect snow bands 6 to 12 inches dumping lake erie and ontario by the end of the day. totals over two feet in parts of west central maine. sabago two feet and over a foot in wakefield, new hampshire and what about new year's eve? another storm out of the great lakes with snow showers. they should be generally light. we will be milder down to the south and much colder air into the northern plains and rain will be an issue down across the southeast. gulf coast states heavy downpours and thunderstorms oan 2 to 4 inches of flooding rains across south central mississippi and louisiana and southwest alabama. >> danielle, thank you. >>> the cease-fire agreement in syria appears to be mostly holding after it went into effect last night. the deal was brokered by russia and turkey. two countries on opposite sides of the civil

news from overnight, a car slam noose a campus police cruiser in boston. and you can see the damage to the wentworth institute of technology vehicle. a source tells wbz this crash happened shortly after police were called to investigate a report of shots fired near the ruggles t station. a short time later grievey way. some had their windows shot out. police are now trying to find out if those scenes are connected. >>> also breaking overnight, a shooting in doorchester, not too far from a playground and a middle school. this happened at devon and normandy streets. one person was take tone boston medical center. no word on their condition. >>> patriot's ron gronkowski set to go to surgery. now the team says they expect him to miss the rest of the looking out for grong's best long-term interests. but what does this mean in the short term for the patriots? steve burton has the latest. >>reporter: the pat's offense is at its best when grong plays at full power. his career has been hampered by injuries. he's facing his third back surgery since 2009. tom brady talked about the loss of his top target. >> i see him -- i've seen him the last few days so i've

wbz has our forecast. >> well, the arctic air is reload yet again. it's been a theme this december. and the next batch is moving through friday, and the harshest of it moving across newngland by the end of the week. here's our windchill values as we look towards wednesday evening. 30 below zero in national falls in bismarck. and heading to chicago, by the time we get to thursday morning, that cold is sliding east. by friday, windchills 30 below zero in vermont, maine and even the higher elevations of massachusetts. record territory, about 15 below in bismarck, 16 in st. louis, the core of that cold sliding east as we head into thursday. the coldest temps northeast arriving on friday. a really frigid stretch. also a bit of good news, moving to the west coast. the next storm system moving into california, heavy rainfall and snow midweek and sliding back down the coast as we get to thursday. that rain will get all the way to southern california, could cause rain and much needed rainfall there. i'm erik fisher for cbs news. >>> a los angeles flight diverted to new york following a bomb threat was given the all clear. the lufthansa flight called into led quarters in germa

wbz. eric, just how bad is this going to get? >> well, reena, this storm is a northern news of new england seeing significant snow. and really last winter that barely happened. it was so warm outside, so during a vacation week with new year's weekend around it's good news for ski areas but bad news for travel. we're watching it overnight. coastal low becomes much stronger moving out to the 5f coastal parts of maine. brings in some strong winds that might gust over 70 miles per hour in downeast maine and then for interior new hampshire and the state of maine. that's where our highest totals are going to be by friday morning. now a look forward into the holiday weekend for many making new year's eve plans. looking across the country, weather does quiet down a little bit but we will have some snow showers in the northeast. our stormiest weather is going to 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. the rain spreading across the southeast as we head into new year's day. and t

wbz is tracking it all. danielle, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, josh. the back edge of the rain pushing through the mid-atlantic as snow advances across new york and pennsylvaniain purple and winter storm warnings in pink. where the brunt of the storm is going to be through the interior of southern new england, stretching back into the crown of maine. so that snow will ramp up intensity. the evening commute in new england is going to be nasty. heavy downpours. the storm center coming into the gulf of maine tonight and intensified with heavy snow and visibility to zero in new england and lake-effect snow will impact the great lakes through the weekend. snowfall forecast a foot or more right where they want it. ski country loving it in a lot of the ski areas across northern new england. we will see six or more inches through the southern interior of new england. >> thank you, danielle. >>> violent crime is skyrocketing in chicago and lower moral on the police force could ab factor. >> some people looking at the chicago police department have said it's in crisis. >> crisis is a good word. >> ahead, "60 minutes" looks at how police activity fell even as the number