times and police stations were flooded with calls. lamanske had recently been living in florida. she was arrested in north carolina. >> christa: new this morning, the city of hamburg, germany, is out of the running to host the 2024 olympics. more than half of the residents of hamburg voted against holding the games. money earmarked to host the olympics could be spent in better ways. paris, budapest, rome and l.a. are the remaining four candidates. l.a. was chosen as a representative for trust after boston withdrew its bid in july. the u.s. olympic committee committee, but the head of the committee said boston's bid ultimately failed because it wasn't supported by residents here. the chicago police officer who was charged with murder for the deadly shooting of an african american teen will be waking up at home this morning. >> jadiann: jason van dyke was released on $1.5 million bond on monday. prosecutors say van dyke shot 17-year-old laquan mcdonald 16 times during an incident in october. officials released dash cam footage of the shoaling last week. and checking news across the cou

florida and was arrested in north carolina. >>> now taking aim at historic hunt in the blue hills reservation the deer hunt continues today and state leader say this is necessary to control an out of control deer population at the same time. opponents are calling it extreme. >>> a two-day tear hunt at blue hills reservation had animal right activist fired up. >>> they tooed. protest which signs that said stop the slaughter. this is murder. and animal grave yard. >>> they granted hunting permit for the first time in 100 years. it's more lend ous. the whole thing horrendous. the permit given to 200 hunter in order to control the deer population. >>> they found an average of 85 healthy heard 6 to 24. you can tell we need this here. the hunt will take place today and few days next week while the state feels the population needs to be controlled. some feel differently. >> i wish they could do it different bay. i wish they could take somewhere else. >> i personally don't like the idea of killing living things. as vegetarian i prefer not to kill animal. for any reason. >>> and while the

takes to get out of a ticket is singing a happy tune. this is what this guy in florida did when officers pulled him over. they asked him what he did since he was all dressed up. he said, "i'm a gospel singer." that's what he did. how perfected for him to say "you are so beautiful." flattery also wins. he's got the selfie stick, so he got to record the whole thing. >> sarah: now he's getting all this attention. >> christa: whatever works, crying, sob stories, singing, adding that to their repertoire. >> sarah: we have a lot to get to this morning, everything you need to know and go, including teens charged with indecent exposure. what they were wearing that got themes toed in jail. >> reporter: police arrest man they've wanted for years. coming up details on the crime >>>> christa: and the golden globe nominations will be announced pretty soon. a couple of movies with local >> christa: good morning, everybody. it's one step closer to friday. it is thursday morning, quarter of 6:00. we're getting your day started with a little know and go here. to j.r. with a check of your forecas

running in the 40s and 50s. minneapolis, that's balmy for them, 40 degrees. florida in the lower 80s. out on the west coast, el nio starting to do its thing, battering the coast with much-needed rain at that. seattle 48, san francisco at 56. >> christa: the celtics face a tall test as they host the undefeated golden state warriors. tonight's test begins at 7:30. it's not known if shooting guard clay thompson will play. he suffered an injury in tuesday's win over indiana. whether or not he play, steph curry says the c's are a threat. >> they move the ball well. they shoot a lot of threes. they play tough. they play, you know, with a lot ofen joy. team. watching last night, they're never out of a game. they have a pretty strong punch, so you have to be ready for 48 the road. >> christa: 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 a

, florida. very nice guy. was able to get a 3 turn with uncle willie there and he spent florida. i was down there for three years working for the nbc station. great to meet him a number of years back, 7, 8 years back. 56 to 61 out there today. almost feels like a mild spring afternoon. mostly cloudy tomorrow. it's a cooler day. stray sprinkle out there, about ten degrees cooler to highs in the up are 40's to near 50. good chance of rain coming in . much. thank you for making us a part of your morning. i'm kris anderson, we'll who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. but it's the star of the show. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. it's always worth remembering... that icing the cinnamon rolls is a privilege not a right. unleash the power of dough. [ dog barks ] [ bark ] there it is! [ gasps ] oh no! look, the sky's awake! that. was. epic!

england. caught on camera, what started the fight that got one woman arrested at a florida department . >>> pretty wild there. also, her legacy lives on. how a little girl's larger than life dream is being carried out now in the new "star wars" film. >> reporter: not as warm on time of year. we'll take a look at today's number and what expect in the 7 >> anchor: okay, am going to say unless you are a skier then this weather has been gorgeous . >> anchor: unless you are a water skier. water skiers nice enough to get out. there maybe a little chilly >> anchor: there is a sill remember very lining to everything you can always point out . >> anchor: you saw some people walking around downtown boston in shorts today . >> anchor: this morning coming in, chris, early this morning there was a woman in shorts . >>> hey, this time of year 40 degrees and above we can wear shorts in southern new england and it has been mild. not this morning starting off but look at some of the numbers yesterday. you could certainly gotten away with a t-shirt and short out there doing some art work yes afternoon.

followed by florida senator marco rubio with 15%. ben carson, who was the front-runner in last month's poll slipped to fourth place with 11%. president's agenda today, the fight against isis, president obama set to deliver a statement on his strategy to the counter-terror group. he'll be meeting with the marble security council at the pentagon. they'll be talking strategy. he'll then deliver statement more ahead on today in new england. more on the pats' big win over the texans, but it didn't come without a price as the injuries continue to pile up. >> christa: battered teen. there on just one station, a raccoon rescue you do not want to miss. you know they even cut power to the neighborhood in order to get this little guy down? >> sarah: but first j.r. is taking us to a galaxy far, far away. "star wars" getting ready to awaken, and so is new england. >> jeremy club you don't need the rain gear until after 7:00 tonight. temps this morning mild, mid-40s this afternoon and this evening 50s. >> danielle: good morning. happy monday, everyone. leverett connector and zakim bridge looking goo

, florida senator marco rubio, third in the polls, is running a new ad in iowa and new hampshire going after conservatives. the rest of the republican pac will be there fighting it out in an earlier debate. as for the democrats, their debate is next in new hampshire on saturday. that's the latest live in the control room, kris anderson, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: the patriots have once again clinched the a.f.c. east. new england won the division after the dolphins lost last night to the giants. the pats' pro shop quick to let fans know the a.f.c. east championship gear is now officially available. hats and shirts reading "the east is on lock." the pats have won the a.f.c. east 13 times in the last 13 seasons. >> christa: staying with the pats, t.b. 12, of course, half of new england's power couple, right? so this morning we're getting an inside look at tom and gisele trimming the tree. we'll show you that coming up. >> sarah: very exciting. and we're heading into the kitchen this morning for a holiday helping. this morning i'm sharing my mother's recipe for breakfast casse

: a strange break-in attempt caught on camera. police say a man in florida tried to find his way into jail. >> sarah: and the countdown is on to the "star wars" debut as knowledge. j.r. going to tell you something you didn't know. >> jeremy: and there will be a quiz tomorrow, frenchie, on those little pieces of information. low 40s as we work into the afternoon, pleasant. mix of clouds and sunshine, mid-40s this afternoon. >> danielle: good morning. roads looking good this morning so far. leverett connector, zakim bridge, no problems to tell you about. on the expressway from the braintree split into boston, just ten minutes. 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 >> sarah: welcome back on this wednesday morning. you did a little christmas shopping yesterday? >> christa: i di

a spot inside the building. douglas hughes from florida says hughes landed his gyro copter on the capitol's lawn in april. the attorneys say his guilty plea will not disqualify him from seeking office. >>> with just over a week until christmas, the maker of the popular hover board is facing a class action lawsuit. the suit claims the company failed to warn consumers of the risks the hover boards can burst into flames. more than a dozen hover board fires have been reported across the country this year, prompting a federal investigation. >>> with both dion lewis and legarrette blount out for the year, veteran steven jackson worked out for the team wednesday. he's been to the pro bowl three times, but he hasn't played in the nfl since the falcons cut him back in february. >>> the bruins beat the penguins at the garden last night. former penguin max talbot scored, put the bs up 1-zip. boston won 3-0. the two teams play in pittsburgh >>> while the b's won, the result not as satisfying for the celtics. they lost in detroit last night. isaiah thomas scored 38 points in the game. they los

. in florida, including disney, are stepping up security this holiday season. the parks are adding new security checkpoint, including walk-through metal detectors and wand detectors. officials say it's due to the major bump in attendance this time of year, and they want the make sure that park-goers stay safe. >> they're considered soft targets because they're generally considere to be low security but high density of people. >> if it means a couple extra minutes for my child's safety, then so be it. >> christa: in addition disney will stop selling toy guns. the park has also banned costumes for park-goers 14 and older. >> sarah: a controversial c.e.o. facing federal fraud charges. the f.b.i. says martin scheckly duped people out of millions of dollars. he was dubbed by some as the most hated man in america after widely inflating the price of a lifesaving drug by 5,000%. >> these charges and today's indictment highlight the brazenness and the breadth of the schemes and the outrageous web of lies and deceit. >> sarah: the f.b.i. says he stole more than $11 million from his former pharma

donation helped to pay off nearly 40 accounts. holiday cheer spreading in florida. police officers were... in force pulling people over and dishing out violations. instead of making the drivers pay up, they gave them something they will probably on wednesday, some florida motorists were in for a bad day. they were pulled over for running stop signs or for seat belt violations. while the officers got their license and registration, they got other information, too. and radioed that in to fellow officers standing by in wal-mart. >> they want a little car that a three or four-year-old girl can sit in and drive it. >> here we go. they were so in shock that they have contact with the police. they don't remember telling us five minutes earlier what they needed for their present. >> kris: after the elves finished their shopping spree, a special slay... sleigh made the delivery. once the packages ago arrived, words weren't needed. . >> i don't know what to say. >> kris: it is a way to build >> i got pulled over. you give many apresent? oh, my god. thank you guys. i can hug you? >> kris: and a wa

the public in general. >> faces a fine and up to 150 days in jail. >>> now epic battle on florida golf course that had nothing to do with golf. two big alligators in a heated -- i guess you could call it a wrestle match. they hoped to get in 18 holes. they witnessed this instead. they stood in stunned vie sent as the beast jumped out of the water and went head to head. ryan schulteis has more. >> reporter: on saturday lynn was with friend playing round at florida golf course when u.s.ed jenly interrupted. >> one of the girls said oh, look at that. there on the fourth hole two gators were duking it out. and they were rolling around. biting each other. flipping each other. >>> a 12-foot gator nicknamed goliath chased down a smaller ten-footer and engaged in epic battle right there on the fairway. lynn quickly grabbed camera to capture the melee. pictures are quickly spreading online. they were flipping. one head up that. one down that way. it looks like they are all tangled up. they were rolling around and tangling with one another. and ones trying to get free. and you can see open

of savannah, georgia and jacksonville, florida for this time of year. not in the city of boston. this year, too, we are a full moon on christmas. it really gets its fullness 100% full. this moon will set on christmas morning at 6:55. horizon. barring any clouds. the forecast: for the week, again, a few shower chances the theme is mild air continues. >> kris: thank you so much. we have a real-life toy story. less than a week before there, is helping to bring joy to children in need by putting together one of a kind gifts in his own santa's workshop. he has been nicknamed a modern day jeanetteo last geppetto with remarkable christmas spirit. >> reporter: inside this humble workshop, a symphony of sawing and sanding. a soundtrack for a veteran wood-worker who turned chunks of mahogany and popular into toys. >> what kind of car is this? >> that is ferrari. >> reporter: he has been called a modern-day geppetto. the white beard and red cap might conjure up comparisons to santa. >> he is a bigger scale than i am. yeah. he's got reindeer. i don't. >> reporter: like santa, this great gra

. a florida professor making some controversial claims about the sandy hook massacre. professor james tracy says the mass shooting that took the lives of 20 students and six adults at sandy hook elementary school in 2012 was a hoax. he insists that no one died and even asked the family of a six-year-old victim to give proof of their relationship to the boy. >> i ask for verification of the party, the family, the relationship to the boy. inconsiderate, obnoxious, uncalled for? >> new york i -- no, i don't. >> christa: officials at florida atlantic university says the professor faces term nation but wouldn't give a reason why. the school won't make an official decision until january. >> christa: happening now, massive manhunt for a teenager on probation for driving drunk and killing four people. officials say they believe somebody is helping this 18-year-old fugitive, ethan couch, avoid getting captured. his mother also disappeared nine days ago. she'll now show up on a national police database as a missing person, which will make it harder for her to hide in she's the one helping her s

. also high anxiety for tourists when a ride malfunctions at seaworld in florida. dozens of people were stuck there 400 feet in the air, and workers scrambled in order to fix the problem. after about an hour, the passengers were safely back on the ground. >> sarah: nicolas cage has returned a stolen dinosaur skull to mongolia after he bought it at an auction in beverly hills. so the actor actually outbit leonardo dicaprio for the 70 million year old tyrannosaurus skull. it was illegally smuggled to the u.s. by a convicted paleontologist. cage is not accused of any wrongdoing. he handed the skull over so it can be given back to the mongolian government. comedian jerry seinfeld going on a special ride with president obama. appearance on seinfeld's web series called "comedians in cars getting coffee." the two chat about life at the white house while driving around in a 1963 corvette. president obama is the first elected official to appear on the show. >> christa: i love they're cruising in a classic vet. >> sarah: . `>> sarah: drinking coffee, just chatting up. >> christa: sweet wheels the

. >> sarah: you might have to put the hood up on the sleigh. >>chris: santa delivers to florida, georgia and texas every year. he's used to this mild air. rudolph won't have to use his red nose here in the city of boston as we go through tonight because i do expect any of this as we get into the afternoon and the overnight hours tonight. i'm sure santa will do just fine tonight, including eating all those cookies and drinking all this milk. taking a look at the satellite and radar composite to the west of us, a couple more showers back through upstate new york into pennsylvania. a couple isolated showers will work through this afternoon. mid-day around, but i don't expect a lot of rain throughout the day. most of the rain we had was last night. look at the temperatures. i do expect a lot of mild air to surge in here. 64 in plymouth right now. 64 in providence. once that wind turns back to the southwest, forget about any cool air we have in place this morning. that gets pushed well off to the north and east of us. just waiting for that to happen in the city of boston. still out o

ashley. >> we would be sending ashley manning drugs, all the time, everywhere, florida. it would never be under painton's name. >> manning received treatment at the clinic after being injured indianapolis colts. >> it makes me sick that it brings ashley into it. her medical history, her medical privacy being violated. >> go, broncos! >> sarah: bash lack against been swift, even charlie sly himself, the man the documentary hangs his claims on, is walking them back. >> i am recanting any such statements and there is no truth to any statement of mine that al jazeera plans to air. >> sarah: manning reportedly told "sports illustrated" he plans to file a lawsuit over the accusations. >> nancy: a dream come true from an eight-year-old girl from maine diagnosed with leukemia. she got this on the day after christmas from her favorite football tom brady. the pats' q.b. invited hailey steward and her family to come to foxborough on saturday before the team left to new jersey to take on the jets. hailey and brady had a chance to talk a little while. she had a tough time telling brady what the exp

florida as well. we have a couple of tornado warnings, too. so that's something to keep a very close eye on. as we head north also through threat for very strong and can be damaging those straight-line winds as well. also flash flooding a threat. up towards chicago, nebraska you could see all of that heavy rain has turned to snow and then we'll see the wintry mix, as we head into tomorrow. 24 hours from now that will change. bri, back to you on that. >> yeah, danielle, we'll run through the timeline once again for us. us. if you're up past midnight, i think between 1:00 and 6:00, a potential for seeing the snowflakes. but then changing over to a wintry mix. 24 -- this doesn't mean we're out of the woods. we're talking sleet and freezing rain. we're talking ice accretion and that can make the roads very slick and that danger is still there through midday, changing over to rain by 1:00 with the temperatures warming into the 40s. so as you can see, morning commute looks to be the concern, evening less so. but still water on the roads. here's a look at my 7 on 7 forecast. yep. stay, espe

southeast, there will be some scattered showers, maybe a rumble of thunder in the panhandle of florida. warm in florida. upper 80s down through seattle, a cold rain. san fran, a lot of clouds and sun. low to middle 50s. los angeles 61. here in southern new england, traveling this morning will be a slow go. if you are leaving to go north up into northern new england, snow, a lot of snow for ski country. that's good news for those folks up there. metro boston, though, mainly a chilly rain after about 8:00 a.m. >> nancy: j.r., thank you. the patriots have locked up a first-round bye, but the team continues to deal with injuries the starting players. tom brady talked about it last night during his weekly interview with westwood one. >> we've had a lot of bad luck this year. when someone falls like what happened to seabass yesterday, those things are tough to avoid. and we've had so many guys over the past six, seven weeks, guys carted off the field. we know we don't have the play in the first round of the playoff, which is great. hopefully that will give us a chance to get some guys health

. >> nancy: an unholy act caught on camera. a woman has her purse stolen at a florida church. the 84-year-old was praying as a man enters and appears to leave the room there. then he comes back. security video catches the thief grabbing the purse. days later the empty purse was found at a nearby cemetery. money and other valuables were stolen from it, as well. >> nancy: a family rescuing their dog after their home is destroyed by devastating tornadoes in texas. take a look at some video here. you see them digging underneath the rubble to get the dog out. the dog was trapped for two days. he is expected to be okay. california got a special ride to her final round of chemotherapy. last year doctors found a tumor on finley brown's kidney leading to emergency surgery. local firefighters wanted to help her after meeting her at a festival, so she arrived at the hospital in a firetruck, waving support. >> she was quick to show off her scars and tell us what she had been going through. concerns. she had a big personality. she reminds us what is really important and that's helping people. >> i thi

florida. his lawyer is expected to argue this morning here in boston municipal court for a mental health evaluation. we're live in boston, jonathan hall, 7news "today in new england." >> jadiann: thank you, jonathan. a little boy is home in dartmouth recovering and his babysitter is facing alarming allegations. police say richard pinheiro beat the child and sent him to the hospital. the 28-year-old is being held without bail on assault and battery charges. police say it happened on wednesday at an apartment complex on ledgewood boulevard. this morning neighbors in the area say they're concerned about their own children. >> i never want my child to be with someone that i don't know too well. but for those types of charge, the fact that you can put your hand onto a little kid for who knows what reason, doesn't matter what they did, it's just sad. ism investigators say the little recovery. >> christa: and investigators trying to figure out what sparked this deadly fire. they spent the weekend sifting through the debris of this three-family home where four people were killed last frid

dry. 48. that's mild. dallas at 70 degrees. more rain in florida. boy, they've had a lot of rain down, there especially miami. west coast, seattle, showers. san francisco rain showers. >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. the bruins back at the garden last night after taking at least a point in each of their previous eight games. the best in the eastern conference, and if they could just get their home record up above .500, they'd be in great shape. b's and predators tied at one in the second period. check out the passing on the power play. eight seconds into the man advantage, loui eriksson on the feed from spooner, 2-1b's. game tied at two. five minutes to go in the game, victor ar vadson races to the puck and the bruins fall the 3-2, snapping their eight-game points streak. celtics wrapping up their five-game road trip visiting anthony davis and the pell cabs. they close out the first half strong. isaiah thomas will drill a three to cap off a 13-2 run. celtics up 53-44 at halftime. another big run extending the lead in the third quarter. jared

overseas. a congressman in florida is calling for him to drop out of the race. donald trump doesn't seem fazed and neither do his supporters. >> what somebody like a trump is trying to do is to divide us up. >> reporter: bernie sanders appearing on "the tonight show" is the latest presidential trump's controversial plan to ban muslims from entering the united states. >> a few months ago we were supposed to hate mexicans and he thinks they're all criminals and rapists. now we're supposed to hate muslims. that kind of crap is not going to work in the united states of america. >> reporter: trump's plan is having the rare effect of uniting democrats and republicans on the campaign trail. >> this is both a shameless and a dangerous idea. >> i don't think donald trump is serious, and what he's saying isn't a serious plan. >> he's a race-baiting, xenophobic, religious bigot. >> reporter: but trump isn't backing down, defending himself to abc's barbara walters? >> are you a bigot? >> not at all. probably the least of anybody you ever met. i'm not. i'm a person that has common sense. i'm a smart

event with jeb bush monday. he also joined florida senator marco rubio at a private fundraiser in wisconsin. walkerrer's spokesman says he has no plans to make an endorsement. donald trump went after rubio and ben carson at a late night rally in illinois. >> these are people with no experience. these are people that never met a payroll. >> i cannot sit still and watch. >> carson has been in the spotlight after claiming the media is unfairly scrutinizing him. expect extra focus on the moderators after last month's cnbc debate. jennifer eagan, "7 news today in new england." >> jadiann: a federal appeals court blocking the observe a execution plan. it was to protect millions of people living in the u.s. illegally by expanding a program protecting young immigrants brought to the country at children. 26 have filed a complaint into football players at the university of missouri are set to return to the practice field one day after the school president resigned. dozens of players joined over groups in calling for the resignation of tim wolfe. he stepped down on monday. the school's chanc

. >> christa: a church usher in florida is caught allegedly stealing money from a collection plate. officials set up cameras after parishioners became suspicious of the usher. you can clearly see him stuffing money into his pockets while the rest of the congregation prays. he was later arrested. >> jadiann: a grandmother in washington state scaring away burglars who broke into her home. you can see the group of men roaming around the living room. that's when the 78-year-old runs in yelling at them to get out. one man runs around her to get away. >> all i knew is they were in my house and they needed to get out. period. >> despite her best efforts, the burglars got away with $20 and a pair of earrings but they weren't going down without a fight. >> christa: don't mess with her. 7news now and about 130,000 children's plastic drinking tumblers are being recalled. if a child chews on the straw, small pieces can break off into anywhere mouths. that's the danger. the tomorrow builders were sold at target stores from may through september. just to help you out we posted full details of th

passengers onboard that small jet were employees of a property management firm based in florida. they were on a business trip looking at properties in ohio at the time. no one on the ground was hit. but all 7 of those passengers were killed. >> a fiery crash site thick black smoke in the air and shell of what was once a home to several families. this is what the left after a plane plows into an apartment building. >>> it all happened before 3:00 tuesday afternoon. witnesses say a business jet seemed to fall from the sky. tripping over utility lines and crashing into home. debris then set the neighboring building on fire. people nearby say it was terrifying. >>> i just heard this big loud noise. the plane just fell out of the sky and just veered left and right into the duplex. it's a massive explosion. another neighbor video chatting with the friend when the plane oh, my god. send an engine company in. no ones in either building. no one onboard survived. they will lack at whether the weather played a role in the crash. comes clean. their relationship. >> rex ryan has a lot of the say a

. including two pilots and seven passengers, employees of a property management firm in florida. a sister of one of the victims feared the worst after hearing about the crash. >> i texted her after the -- after i saw the news report and she didn't reply and between the siblings we started doing detective work and made some calls and checked flight plans and kind of put two and two together that it was her. >> investigators at a lab in washington are reviewing what is on the voice recorder. >> jadiann: reported bomb threats forced police to increase security on the campus of the university of missouri days after the school president resigned. tim wolff resigned monday in response to protests on how the school handled racial incidents ask. students received threats following their protest that led overall to step down. students and faculty members say they're concerned. >> i'm getting a lot of messages about students feeling unsafe. i've heard rumors of kkk are on campus. i thought i would come and look for myself. >> people are shooting all black people tomorrow or threats basically. who k

passengers all employee of property management firm in florida. sister in the mean time said she feared the worst after hearing about the crash. >> i texted her after i saw the news report and she didn't reply. between the sibling we did detective work and made call and checked some flight plans and kind of put two and two together it was her. >>> investigator at a lab in washington are reviewing exactly what is on that voice recorder. new this morning officials with the faa are investigating two instances of lazar being pointed at helicopters down in new york city. the chapter for nbc affiliate in new york was in the air last night when the reporter and the pilot noticed someone pointing a green lazar at them. that's when they contacted police. >> hitting us right now. don't look, george. you think this is joke, huh. >> the lazar appears to be coming from behind a restaurant. police swarmed that area. they arrested the man but officers say the man also pointed the laser at the police department helicopter when it tried to investigate. >>> reported bomb threat have forced police to incr

children of their own. >> jadiann: a mother in florida is outraged after school administrators threatened to file sexual harassments charges against her young son for giving a love note to his crush. school officials say the fourth grader wrote more than one note and they were unwanted so it boards on harassment. his mother says it was a very sweet note but other students >> she wears the same uniform and how her eyes sparkled like diamonds. my nine-year-old down doesn't know what sexual harassment means. >> christa: we have a lot to get to. a cdc report finds one in 45 kids in the u.s. has autism. what researchers say is behind who grew up in a brooklyn tenement. he went to public schools, then college, where the work of his life began -- fighting injustice and inequality, speaking truth to power. he moved to vermont, won election and praise as one of america's best mayors. in congress, he stood up for working families opposing the iraq war, supporting veterans. now he's taking on wall street and a corrupt political system funded by over a million tackling climate change fight

privileged to serve in florida for eight years. and we turned the systems upside down that weren't working. 1.3 million new jobs were created. we cut taxes every year. income rose in people's pockets. people were lifted out of poverty. children started to learn. as president of the united states, i pledge to you that i will solve problems. announcer: right to rise usa is responsible for the >> christa: it's 6:14. severe thunderstorms hitting western kansas with hail and tornadoes. this tornado near the town of plains was roughly a quarter mile wide. immediately. in the west mount hood getting a fresh sheet of snow. more than a foot is expected to accumulate on some parts of the mountains by morning. groundskeepers are using the snowfall to build a base for the slopes. exactly where you want the snow. a vision of what's to come. >> jadiann: just for the, if you're just joining us, christa did not break the keurig. >> christa: thank you. >> jadiann: it's all okay. >> christa: operator error. >> jeremy: adding water goes a long way. it's amazing. >> christa: shut up. >> jeremy: exactl

before the ceremony a woman from florida found a colorful way to deal with it. they took their brides made dresses to the color fun. they were ruined in a blaze of colorful glory. the former bride to be said instead of a pity party she wanted to have fun. >> christa: a text? what is wrong with people? i'm not marrying you in a text. "people magazine" named david beckham this year's sexiest man alive. jimmy kimmel made the announcement. the 40-year-old former soccer star thanking his parents for bringing him into the world as well as his hairdresser, stylist and photoshop. he never thinks of himself as attractive or sexy in person but clearly much of the world disagrees. >> jadiann: you see the award looks like a mirror? a free standing mirror. we've got a lot to get to. everything you need to know and go next. another reason to enjoy that extra cup of coffee. a study says you're sipping your way to health. >> christa: a man convicted of raping a 14-year-old girl missing. how he mansion to slip away while the jury deliberated his fate. >> jadiann: breaking news from paris, a fre

after his parents die hours apart. >> nancy: the flutie family moved from florida to natick nearly 40 years and there's shock and sadness over the sudden loss. bc legend doug flutie's parents, dick and joan, both died wednesday. in a post on facebook flutie wrote, quote: they say you can die of a broken heart and i believe it. the sudden loss of both parents had him reminiscing writing, flutie was a star at natick high school and won the heisman drove at bc. bc athletic director brad bates released a statement that read in part, quote: sister. his nephew, try to, is a quarterback at bc. flutie wrote, quote: bc plays notre dame at fenway park this weekend. flutie is the analyst for north game games on nbc and was set to call the action on saturday night. no word if the loss of his parents changed those plans. in the newsroom, jennifer eagan, "7 news today in new england." >> nancy: red sox dh david ortiz will enjoy retirement at this time next we're. on his 40th birthday he announced he will step away following the 2016 season. >> life is based on different chapters and i'm ready to ex

. also this morning, a tourist attacked by a shark while vacationing in florida. the woman was standing in the surf off cocoa beach when bitten on her leg. beachgoers helped bring the woman to shore. >> i looked over at her and she's -- she said somebody help me and i saw the fin come up and slap her in the face and she said it got me. i grabbed her hand and drug her it shore. >> the woman was taken to the hospital but it's unclear how she's doing. chipotle is closing dozens of location in washington state and oregon because of e. coli. 22 cases of e. coli were reported in the two states. eight people needed to go to the hospital. the restaurant chain closing all 43 locations in washington and oregon because of this. according to health officials a food item is likely the cause but they can't pinpoint the exact ingredient involved. >> jadiann: up next on 7news, we're going to the as i circus. this is who did it better. i face off against not one but two gold medalists. >> christa: if anyone can do it, you can. police are hoping to track down the person who stole three [ duck quacking an

strongest governor in the history of the state of florida. he was a young guy and i think there were some folks in the legislature that thought they might be able to run over him. that didn't happen. one tax cut wasn't enough- he had to do more. it wasn't enough to have 15,000 kids with school choice in florida, he wanted to have 100,000 kids. if he didn't like a project, it was going to be vetoed. it didn't matter if you were a republican. it didn't matter if you were his best friend. he said: 'this is where we're going, this is how we're going to reform state government...' every politician comes in talking about making change, not much change. but governor bush made a lot of changes. he got the nickname veto corleone. if he saw something in the budget that he thought violated his conservative principles, you could guarantee it was gonna get whacked. he vetoed a bunch of my stuff and i was the senate president. the message to washington, d.c., is 'get ready...' because there will be change. nright to rise usa is responsible >> the denver broncos are undefeated after handing the pac

with her death. bella's father was living in florida at the time when his daughter disappeared and he plans to hold a funeral for her. >> nancy: an army reservist behind bars after allegedly stealing high-powered military weapons from an armory in worcester. new york. investigators say he was already facing charges related to child rape and was wearing a gps bracelet at the time of the break in. that monitoring device had him at the facility the night the guns were stolen. he broke in a window and used a power saw and crowbar to cut through the roof. he stole six machine guns and ten handguns. it's not clear why he stole the weapons but officials don't believe it was related to terrorism. >> christa: the state's attorney general, maura healey, is not shutting down daily fantasy sports sites but is proposing new regulations. she wants to ban anyone under age 21 from playing daily fantasy sports on draftkings and fanduel and wants the sites not to ties on school campuses and she wants to keep pro athletes or anyone connected to a pro sport from entering contests involving that partic

charged in connection with her death. bella's father joseph amarosa was living in florida when his daughter disappeared. he plans to hold a funeral for her. >>> a campus crime was discussed covering the faces of pictures of some african-american professors. police call the act a hate crime. victoria warren explains the incident is shocking students the portraits of 6 african-american law professor black electrical tape placed over their faces. none of the white professor had anything. >>> it was act of violence. for the intentional dismiss iness to black out their faces as if they are worthless. vandalism happened on the first floor of the hall. black tape discovered by student and staff thursday. >> i think it's a shock to everyone. i think everyone is discussed right now. after if discovery campus police opened an investigation. >> it's intolerance and racism. the meeting packed and the larger issue of racism at harvard came up. >>> i think some students with the black lives matter from previous years up until now. it called for how do we get more black professors on campus. colo

beach, florida. we don't know much about what's in store for the ceremony but the "modern family" star said the wedding cake will be very special. the couple got engaged last christmas. big congratulations to seth meyers. he will have a new late night job. a father. u.s. weekly confirming my kwrers and his wife are expecting their first child together. the two got married back in 2013. magazine said the couple is very excited to be parents. they say that now. let's wait until the crying in the middle of the night. we love it though. you have a little girl. 20 months now. >> 20 months now. >> sleeping through the night now. that's the good news. months. partly mostly sunny skies out there near 50. few showers today. steadiest rain across southeast mass. 50 in the boston area. quiet weather next week right into thanksgiving. >> thanks so much. very big week with the holidays coming up. that's our time for this morning. thank you very much for making who coined the term "side bread?" because there's nothing "side" about this bread. it may look like the moon. but it's the star of the

bouncing out of town on wednesday to another part of the world we have showers across florida, most of the east coast dry. chicago, atlanta, d.c. dry. minneapolis and dallas rain showers. wednesday mid 40s. >> christa: who said his humor was dry. >> jadiann: i love his humor. >> christa: it's time for a good laugh, compliments of who did it better. >> jadiann: i love making a fool of myself on live television. we're hitting the gym, testing our teaching skills. you get to decide who did it better. >> she's used to bringing the heat in the kitchen, today we're finding out if chef tiffany faison can help us feel the burn. >> tiring jeffrey mathias is opening in december so you're not sleeping. >> not sleeping so let's throw in a spin class. >> the challenge, teaching a spin class. >> i'm concerned you're a closet spinner and you do this all the time, you're a pro. >> i'm afraid of falling off. my goal is to stay on the bike. >> let's get on and see what we can do. tiffany, blood, sweat up and down biscuits. >> that's right. we're here to work off the biscuits. bring it up, two, three, back d

. a couple of showers through florida but dallas okay, atlanta fine, minneapolis, chilly and early in the week the jet stream looks like this. as we work toward thursday and friday, it will find a home that will look like that, which is does often in november but the return to warmth a couple days thursday and friday then it turns chilly again by saturday afternoon. >> jadiann: we can deal with that. new regulations for the sale of electronic cigarettes in massachusetts have been in effect a few weeks but it hasn't diminished the popularity. >> christa: vaping stores are popping up all over. you see them everyplace but there are some who think the hazy. >> reporter: vaping is probably the biggest and hottest thing to hit the market. >> a $1.5 billion market in the u.s., proof puffing is popular. >> this is our grand opening cloud competition. >> vicky is manager of boston vapor where contestants make clouds by puffing on a vaporizer. the battery-powered devices at mom myself it. >> we're having fun, everyone's getting along. i love it. >> these clouds aren't smoke. they say where ther

holiday weekend. 40s in southern new england. 50s. florida. the center part of the nation, a lot of clouds from a weak weather system but no weather issues chicago or dallas or atlanta. dallas, a lot of clouds, couple of showers. francisco, mostly cloudy skies. los angeles a lot of clouds with an isolated shower possible. 50s and 60s. traveling the remainder of the weekend is fine. the only issue could be saturday morning, sprinkles or isolated showers but nothing significant. thanksgiving forecast, tomorrow morning chilly. if you're running a turkey trot 5k, invigorating. as we work into the afternoon, clouds and sunshine tomorrow with temperatures tomorrow 53-56. last year was cold and had some snow showers around. then you go back to 2013, this was windy and cold. 2012, mild, 50. this year it will be mild with numbers in the middle 50s. low 60s on friday. and for the weekend, again, sprinkles possible saturday morning, otherwise the holiday cool. >> jadiann: thank you so much. look at this amazing video from last night. umass lowell, done tave oust smith destroys the backboard. t

florida and clouds and an isolated shower in texas. atlanta is fine. west coast again a lot of clouds and a couple of sprizes. >>> let's go to fast track traffic. we have a very important task today. >>> a couple of incidents to tell you about. let's go to map we have an accident to tell you ability. this is in beverly. the right lane blocked at 138 northbound at route 1-a. the back up from this accident is about 7 minutes. hitting south on 93 a little bit slow. 128 northbound looking good as well. ten-minute drive. let's take a look at your current drive time to head tout door. 128 to zacem bridge, 13 minutes. >> speaking of traffic right now 47 million americans are getting ready to head out of town for the holidays. if your plans for the next couple of day include airline travel here's of word of advice. get there early. give yourself plenty of time. extra security also in place at including there at logan. that's right. things are quieter than they were earlier this morning. there's always state troopers inside logan airport. today we've seen some added security, though. >> troope

games coming up. >>> first, a florida woman's swiping right, but she wasn't >>> welcome back. a florida woman swiping right to save her life. she desperately needed a kidney and she found a match through an unexpected dating app. and now the strangers turned family want to help other people. 7 kim casey. >> reporter: there are many thanksgiving blessings tonight inside of the reagan home. >> i didn't realize how sick i they put her kidney in me, and self. >> reporter: ericka left the hospital after surger re, just giving thanksgiving with her family and the woman who is now her family. >> of i'm thankful that i will hopefully get back to normal. >> reporter: ericka surface from poly cystic kidney disease, she found her match thanks to ginger. >> i i feel like i have a front row seat to mare to a miracle. >> i hope they will keep me. i like everyone who i have gotten to meet through this experience. >> through a tender blind date of all things, it was a connection, it was a connection about hope and saving a life. >> reporter: now together they want to continue helping pkd. >> no

video went viral and got more than 32 million views. >>> a florida women swiping to save her life. she needed a kidney and she found a match in an unexpected way through a dating app. the stranger turned family want to help other people. kim khazei has the story. >> reporter: there are many thanksgiving pleasing tonight inside the reagan home. felt. until after i woke up and they put her kidney in me and it was just like i felt like my old self. >> erika left the hospital after surgery just in time to celebrate thanks giving with her family. the women now part of her family. >>> i'm so thankful for my family, of course and my friend and i think my kids are thankful that i hopefully will be back to normal. erika suffered from kidney disease. thee found her kidney match thanks to her friend wiping right on tender. i hope that will keep me. i love everyone that eye gotten to meet through this whole experience. through a tender blind date of all things. it was a connection but it connection about hope and about saving a life. >>> and now together they want to continue helping other pe

polls but many say don't count him out yet. the former florida governor attended an event hosted by former massachusetts senator scott brown last night. he says smaller, more intimate crowds are his comfort zone. >> i cannot tell you how cool it is to campaign in new hampshire. every setting is iconic. every setting is the kind of place you would want to have dialogue with people to talk about what's on your heart and mind. >> marco rubio will also campaign in new hampshire today, attending an event in manchester this afternoon followed by a town hall in nashua tonight. >> christa: parents in pembroke lashing out at a meeting last night. >> my son was threatened. >> my son was. >> you're going to sit there and tell me the police said there's no threat? are you kidding me? >> they're angry about what's going done and not being done after reports of threats against their kid's school. the story ahead on just one station. >> jadiann: an easy pass driver ticket. it. >> christa: a sideswipe turns to near disaster for three women walking. >> jeremy: sunshine for the day, cool this morning

primary is tentatively set for february 9th. meantime, florida senator marco rubio says he will release spending records in the next few weeks after coming under fire from donald trump over his use of a credit card he shared with the republican party of florida. rubio, a former speaker of the florida house, apparently charged personal items to the card but he always paid them on tuesday trump accused rubio of being a disaster with his credit cards. >> hey hey, house in ho, ho, donald trump has got to go. >> demonstrators gathered for a dump trump rally. trump is set to host "saturday night live" and they want the network to cancel his appearance because of his remarks about racism and democrat immigration. organizers delivered a petition with more than 500,000 signatures to the executives at nbc. >> jadiann: much more ahead, a gruesome discovery in bridgewater. a woman's body found burned near the railroad tracks. the clues investigators have this morning. >> christa: nasa set to make a major announcement about mars and what it could reveal about the planet's atmosphere. >> jadi

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see the rain through georgia, down through the florida panhandle. there's an area of low pressure that sort of wobbles its way north to the panhandle of florida. could redevelop close to the carolina coastline and work up the east coast. that will bring the next best chance of rain. it won't happen today or tomorrow. in terms of the weather outside. like winds close to 60 degrees monday. clouds thicken up early on tuesday. tuesday afternoon seeing showers settle on in from south to north. i think a better bet of steadier rain late in the day tuesday night into wednesday morning. the wind will pick up as well. not necessarily tuesday mid-day, although later in the afternoon you see through southeastern massachusetts the winds pick up more so tuesday night out of the north-northeast here gusts at times over 30 miles per hour along want coastline especially down through the cape and islands. at times it's steady 20 to 30 miles per hour. coastline. in terms of the rain potential, much of the area is looking for a half inch to inch of rain. that may change a little bit here depending o

compliments. we have to track j.r. down in florida somewhere. a well-deserved vacation, it's a cold started outside the city. usually with clear skies, light wind at night, you get big ranges in the city of boston to the suburbs. rain from the carolinas to the florida panhandle, working up the coastline. that's something we'll contend with through the afternoon, tomorrow night and wednesday. today 57 to 62, nice day. several degrees above the average for it time of year. the wind light out of the southwest. a lot more 50s on the board so start to november. >> jadiann: thank you. let's head over to rich >> rich: good morning. expressway. see that blue light? we have a narrowing of the expressway northbound. they've been working there most of the night by the o'neill tunnel, causing a backup. it's backed up a little bit. there's a work truck getting out of the way on the expressway southbound. so some difficulties there. nothing wrong with the turnpike or 93 right now. most of 128 is good. a crash on 495 southbound in franklin by king street. the t says on time. rich kirkland, "7 news