they say that 3-year-old is in critical condition right now at boston medical center. you can see that little child's house right now surrounded by crime scene tape. now, we know that ems got a phone call shortly after 10:00 this evening with reports of a toddler not breathing at this home. very little is known right now we are told by investigators out here, this home is being prepared for a search warrant and homicide investigators are out here at the scene. you can see the crime scene response van just driving by as they have been out here, analyzing the situation for the past hour, since they rushed that toddler to the hospital. we are told, again, just moments that toddler is in critical condition at the hospital and homicide investigators are out here right now trying to figure out exactly what happened. we are going to stay on this story and bring in the very latest as it develops. live in rocks bury, kelly >> thank you. >>> also tonight there is a lot on the line in iowa. candidates making their final push, trying to drum up support before voters take to the po

city of boston 57 degrees. norwood hit 59. bedford at 57. easy way to end january and enter february 1st. february 1st starting off on the mild side. temperature of 45 degrees right now in boston. 48 in plymouth. it will be another mild day. breezes out of the southwest. a little breeze today, but weather is mild. we can take that breeze. partly snow skies for the day, as well, although more clouds around, especially this afternoon. there's a front to the west of us. that's going the slide on through. and you notice some sprinkling new york enter pennsylvania. not a lot of moisture with it. there may be a sprinkle rolling through here this afternoon. better chance of a couple showers down through southeastern mass late in the day, but overall more dry hours than anything else. quiet tomorrow. it does turn cooler. back into the 40s for high temperatures. but overall still above average for this time of year. so getting the kids ready for school, the lighter jackets this morning. temperatures holding into the mid-40s. mid-50s this afternoon. a

boston e.m.s. confirms they took one person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. it appears clothes belonging to the victim are still in the street. right now there is also a car waiting to be towed away from the scene. boston police are not releasing many more details here. they're also investigating here and in chinatown at the corner of harrison and neyland street. police have that intersection blocked off while they are collecting evidence from a pedestrian accident there. boston e.m.s. tells us a person was taken to the hospital from that scene with non-life-threatening injuries. state police are helping out in but a much more serious accident here in dorchester along columbia road. again, a pedestrian taken to the hospital with serious injuries. boston police are investigating. we're live in dorchester this morning, jennifer eagan, 7news "today in new england." >> christa: jen, thank you. 5:03. developing right now, investigators on scene overnight at a home in roxbury after a thre

it's 8:27 as you take a live look over boston. let's send it over the chris lambert for another look at your forecast. it's so nice outside. >> chris: it is. 47 in boston. 48 in plymouth. more clouds to the west. we'll get more clouds mid-day into the afternoon, but a lot of the rain shower activity drys up. could be a in the shower across southeastern mass late in the day, early this evening. otherwise temperatures mild this afternoon. once again running mid to upper 50s. back into the 40s tomorrow. it's dry, rain and wind arriving on wednesday. sarah? >> sarah: police are investigating a terrible pedestrian accident in boston. man and woman were struck by a car in chinatown. it appears the woman was dragged injuries. the man is hospitalized with serious injuries. police say the driver has been located. no word on charges at this point. former patriots' star and convicted killer aaron hernandez blasting his former boss from behind bars inch a letter posted by tmz, hernandez called robert kraft fake and non-loyal. his former teamm

police making an arrest after two pedestrians get struck in boston overnight. one of them dragged by a car. >>> the first votes of the election season set to be cast tonight. iowas a gather for caucuses in the hawkeye state. >>> and 3-year-old in roxbury rushed to the hospital. how police are investigating at the house where the child was found. >>> good monday morning everybody. it's 9:00. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah french. >>> i'm christa delcamp. usually you hear folk complaining about a monday. when it looks like this it makes it more palatable. much empty to start this monday morning. february starts off completely different than last year. hour. southwest. there's a breeze throughout the day. overall a breeze important that warmer air this morning. and eventually turning more to west. we have sunshine this morning. more clouds this afternoon. in. precipitation very limited. couple of the showers may sneak in late today. into the early evening hours. south of route 44 and southeastern mass. overall expecting a pleasant afternoon. temperatures in the

look at these numbers in boston. 6 3. the record for the date in boston is 66. we will be close early this afternoon. 65, 66 in boston. close to the record in worcester as well. broke the record in providence at 65 degrees. winds out of the west. gusty wind. we can take the gusty wind when the temperatures are in february. we have more clouds west of us. there may be a sprinkle or brief shower that tries to sneak in near day's end. overall, we will start cooling down late in the afternoon into the early evening hours. we will watch temperatures fall back this evening in the 40's. big old rainstorm for wednesday. in chinatown. a woman is hit by a car and dragged miles down the street. a suspect has been arrested and is shedding to court. steve cooper has more. report a grisly scene in dorchester after a 48-year-old woman was found overnight along columbia road near 93 and appeared to have been struck in the street. >> i think the person was probably drunk or something happened. i don't know. state police would determine that victim had been walking with her 56 ye

the record is 66 in boston. we had a high today of 65. worcester also near record warmth, upper 50's and 60'sp again, record no record still a fantastic day for the first of february. a year ago today we were plotting another nor'easter to pummel southern new england so big turn around. no record in sight tore toll. right now boston at 55. no snowstorms either. norwood 56. nashua at 52. you notice jaffrey and orange upper 40's. so we do have a cool front moving through southern new england at this time. generating a couple of rain showers down through narragansett bay. these will skirt through buzzard areas bay and as well as southeast mass and the cape. you can see the cool front butter aligned here with the showers middle plantic states. but this is not an arctic front it's just going to knock temperature back closer to normal. the normal high is 36. even tomorrow the temperatures will reach the low and mid for the ice then as we work into wednesday we're up near signaturesity degrees but that come with a price. big bag of rain heading

boston at 41. scituate at 4 tomorrow. dracut 45. the normal high is about 37. so these numbers are above normal. fitchburg at 45. out on to the cape and island chatham 41. mashpee at 42. as we work into wednesday we'll have warmer conditions on the way. these will be wednesday's number number. boston around 58 on wednesday afternoon. rain comes into town wednesday afternoon. your morning commute no issues but wednesday afternoon rainy and windy about a half inch of rain on the way. then thursday and friday mix of clouds and sunshine of thursday and friday that's your cool day for this week upper 30's. next week does look chilly. but i think that's brief. i think we'll warm up again by valentine's day. see you at 5:30. >> anchor: still to come, we're over by police. she said she doesn't understand why. we'll tell you about the >> anchor: great to see you as always. another hour of 7 news astraight ahead today. 7 news at 5:30 starts right now. >> anchor: now at 5:30, a three three-year-old child rushed to the hospital with serious injuries now police desperately

now she is training to run the boston marathon. it's a way for her to heal and help others at the same time. >>> this is a way for me to give back not only to physically run the marathon, to say a giant thank to you everybody but to remember those who are sitting on the couch who don't have legs because of insurance coverage, who are on the waiting list for limbs for life . >>> it hasn't been easy so far but nothing worth anything ever is she says. the ballroom dancers knows all about grueling physical challenges and that her road to the marathon will be a rough one one. but she is not looking back. focusing on the future and the finish line. >>> i stone think you are ever haled. the stages of grieving go on lead a really happy, healthy and fun filled life while healing. >>> the 120th boston marathon is april 18. live in boston tonight, elizabeth noreika, 7 news. >> anchor: the if the trend continues it may be like 95 degrees by the time we get to the marathon. maybe not. hopefully not . >> anchor: that would be frightening. jr 19

right now boston 45. beverly a 42. plymouth 44. 30s in worcester hills near record warmth temperatures made into mid 60s a sde lad a high of 65. record 66. that's it, no records tomorrow. here's a cool front moving through southern new england as we speak. again actually kicked off a couple of rain showers down through cape islands. no bitterly cold air behind this cool front. like you'd normally find end of january early february. 20s and 30s. so that's what will slowly work into new england later on tonight. clearing skies. cooling off not bitterly cold when you wake up tomorrow morning numbers will be in the low to middle 30s. which keep in mind our normal high is 36. so coming out front door tomorrow. temperatures close to normal. a much cooler day tomorrow. but still above normal with mostly sun skies. temperatures tomorrow between 41 and 46. boston around 45. and then on wednesday cloudy skies near record warmth on wednesday. record is in the upper 50s. about 59. with a rain on way wednesday afternoon i think rai

so it's an easier cool to deal with this morning. 7mph in boston. 9 in worcester. dead calm in a lot of suburbs right now. we'll have mostly sunny skies. it's a nice winter's day. it's just not as mild as it was yesterday. we'll hold on to the sunshine throughout the day. pennsylvania. even quiet tonight. beginning to see clouds from chicago and cincinnati foreshadowing the next storm system to work in. because of the track, this will england. i don't expect much going on today other than mostly sunny overnight tonight. dry start first thing tomorrow morning, but we'll watch mid to late morning the rain overspreading from west to east across the area and eventually in the afternoon, a lot of us dealing with soaking rain. so i'd say the wetter of the two commutes on wednesday will be the ride home from work with locally heavy rain possible at times in the afternoon and evening. getting the kids ready for school, winter jacket this morning after a recent this afternoon. temperatures bouncing back mid-40s to near 50 degrees. more on the seven-day forecast as "today in

mid-60s yesterday. 65 in boston. won't be as mild today, but still a nice winter's day ahead of us. 39 in town. 27 million. 26 norwood. mainly clear skies as we go throughout the day. that will prevail. so will cooler temperatures, but you're still running 10 degrees above average for the time of year. mid to upper 40s widespread this afternoon and dipping back into the 30s this evening. the rain chance really ramping up on wednesday, especially just after lunchtime. look like a good shot of some soaking rains coming in here evening. and temperatures moving back up on wednesday. however, it's a steady climb throughout the day. i think we'll peak into the upper 50s, but not until the evening, so much of the day in the 40s to lower 50s. more on that wednesday forecast coming up. >> christa: okay. i get to say good morning for the first time to danielle. how you doing, danielle. >> christa:. >> danielle: good morning, christa. doing well. you can see some slowing on the split on route 3. that's causing some delays on th

it's 7:57 as you take a live look over boston. let's send it over the chris lambert with more on your forecast. hey, chris. >> chris: sarah, a lot of sunshine this morning. good morning. good morning, everyone. we'll hold that sunshine throughout the day. temperatures starting off this morning in the upper 20s in a lot of the suburbs. 10, 15, 20 degrees cooler than this time yesterday. it will be a colder day overall, but we have sunshine and temperatures still above seasonal levels considering this is february here. pleasant, upper 40s this afternoon. rain arriving tomorrow. the the heaviest of the rain in the afternoon. looking like about half an inch record warmth by the evening with temperatures well into the 50s. >> sarah: governor charlie baker backing plans to make a quabbin red vir island the new home for a venomous rattlesnake. the island will help the endangered species repopulate. nearby residents are concerned the snakes could put people in danger. but baker sites wildlife experts who say it is unlikely the snakes coul

boston 30. it's 10 to 15. here's the rainstorm for tomorrow. that will deliver the rain significant rain in the afternoon into the evening. half an inch to inch of rain. that forecast coming up. >> the 2016 iowa caucus one for the record book. the winner move to new hampshire. ted cruz on top for g.o.p. while the democratic race ended in a virtual tie. join me let's win the nomination. >> i-way thank you. democratic voter split down the middle in iowa with each candidate celebrating before a winner could be announced. >>> i stand here tonight. thank you iowa. i believe we will do so well in n 1/2 and the other states that follow. >>> on the republican side the race was close but ted cruz can claim victory over his rivals. courageous conservatives across iowa and all across this great nation. >>> despite a lead in the polls in recent days. donald trump say he was okay with finishing second. >>> i'm just honored. i'm really honored. and i want to congratulate ted and all of the incredible candidates. . >> meanwhile for rubio he hold as strong thi

the record high in boston, 59 degrees. if we do come close to it, probably wouldn't happen to about 8:00, 9:00, 10:00 in the evening. with this storm and the rush of mild air holds off until the end of the day. thursday, still a mild day, starting off near 50 degrees. well cool down to seasonal level ones friday. overall the weekend looking dry. there is a potential by early next week, monday night, tuesday, to track a storm, but until then it looks dry for the weekend. >> thank you, a little girl sending a simple and sweet message to her local police >> a little girl sending a special message to the police department in pennsylvania. she sent them this wonderful handwritten letter straight to the chief. >> you don't get those handwritten letters any more. now the department is saying thank you and giving this little girl a chance to meet some of her heroes. >> how are you? >> good. >> good. do you want to sit down? >> what started out as a school sabrina campbell into the police station face to face with the chief. >> suc

metro boston i think a quarters of an inch. on the cape and the islands it will gust around 40 miles per hour. on thursday we slowly move this their system away but still mostly cloudy skies and also still mild. temps on thursday running into the lower 50s. and then on friday as the storm tries to form on this little cold front right here, there might be a little burst of some light snow on the cape and the islands friday morning. i don't think anything for the city of boston. out on the cape temperatures will be in the mid 30s so there might be a light east coasting. perhaps an inch on cape cod. saturday and sunday a mix of clouds and sunshine both days. mid 40s. see you at 4:30. >>> here's joe stapleton with an update. >>reporter: route 95 southbound from up above down through the norwood area. a little slug issue. we're on our way down to a crash reported on we'll zero in on that on the money here. 95 south starting back in sharon working your way right down past that crash just after route 495. watch out for that delay ther

city of boston probably around 2:00. so downtown boston you can get through a good chunk of your day dry. everyone is dry for the morning commute. wind will develop tomorrow afternoon. there's your chance of rain. not happening tomorrow morning. even at 1 eg almost only a 30, 40% chance. temps tomorrow in the low to middle 50s. scituate at 54. it will take most of the day to get into the low 50s in the merrimac valley. dracut and manchester only in the upper 40s. your warmest part of the valley tomorrow night. upper 40s tomorrow afternoon and then the 50s tomorrow evening. a peak or two of sun early afternoon otherwise rain arrives mid to late afternoon. most of us are going to get a good shot of rainfall out here. this weather system would normally keep on cruising. it slows down. see how it's lurking and creeping on new england so that by friday there might be a glancing blow of light snow on cape cod friday morning, not for the city of boston. upper 30s. saturday and sunday mix of clouds and sunshine mid 40s. you wint

downtown boston gusting 25 to 30 miles per hour. from that storm system there moving away but moving away slowly. so a lot of clouds on thursday and there might actually be a little bit of lie snow on cape cod on friday morning as the air cool off. nothing in boston on friday with developing sun, upper 30s. saturday and sunday with a mix of clouds an sunshine. seasonably mild. mid 406789z 7 news at 5:00 coming back after glad you're with us. there's another hour of news to get to and a lot to get to. i'm adam williams. >> i'm kim khazei. 7 news at 5:30 starts right now. >>> now at 5:30 a robber opens fire on a cab driver in worcester. police now asking for the public's health. >>> then a frightening day on the job. a store clerk playing it cool before putting his life on the line. a dangerous encounter caught on camera. >>> and the race for the white house is in full effect for new hampshire. the candidates taking their campaigns on the road up iowa. >>> rain and near-record warmth on the way for tomorrow. >>> breaking news first he

normal high in boston is 37. i think when you wake up tomorrow morning in the city it will be about 37, 38. you will need the rain gear, not for the morning commute but as we work through the day. periods of rain heading into new england. first in the worcester hills around 11:00, 12:00 and 2:00 indication 3:00 in downtown boston. here is your chance of rain tomorrow. again as we work through the afternoon and tomorrow evening that's when we see most of the rain happening and also some wind. tomorrow might be a bit squirrelly with the rain and wind. upwards of an inch of rain and the wind at the coastline, again, this not advisory criteria but something we'll watch for winds gusting out of the southeast between 25 and 40 miles per hour. farther union land 15 to 25 miles per hour. there goes the storm system moving away from new england very slow. thursday we hold on to the clouds. another mild day. then we get a push of some slightie cooler air during the day on friday. as that's happening on the cape, the same s

the child died at boston medical center. detectives have not said exactly what happened to the toddler during that incident on sunday. >>> and we're following more news here today. a third suspect tried to a home invasion in brookline has not been charged and police still looking for a fourth. police say several guys broke into a apartment shots were fired and some of the suspects were stabbed. >>> dangerous drive in east boston causing chaos at aconstruction site. an accident sent an s.u.v. slamming into five stories of scaffolding. authorities say it's in danger of collapse and will lickly have to come down. scaffolding at the time and no one was hurt. >>> tracking rain heading this way for [mother] yeah but this neighborhood,i feel like it's got a lot of what we were kinda talking about. we should definitely go see it. [agent] hi. melanie. maggie. living room. [dad]what about this? this looks good. [brendan] no. [mother] isn't it great? [announcer]redfin pays its agents based on your happiness... >>> boston right now at 4

right now boston 37. nashua 30 orange at 29. for tonight clouds on increase, mild overnight tonight. much. 30 to 38. your morning commute is dry. it's this storm system right here that's on the move. again it's loaded with warm air. there is some winter precipitation, michigan up that wraps around backside of storm your cold in snow tucked up close to that red l that storm is passing well with to west of new england where all cold air will be. we will be on front side of that storm system. which with time, really warms things up. tomorrow, periods of rain, again i think we'll have couple sprinkle probably around 11:00 a.m., but the steadiest of the rain holds off until mid afternoon in city of boston. get into the worcester hills and monadnock region a little bit earlier tomorrow morning certainly by tomorrow afternoon on and off rain. although with that said south shore and cape you may not have anything until 5 or 6 o'clock tomorrow night. we get a slug of decent rainfall into southern new england. again deeper shades of green

forget 59 degrees in the city of boston. it will be good enough to tie the record high for this time of year. early shower at the coastline tomorrow, otherwise mostly cloudy skies. mild day. temperatures once again enter the 50s. so we have this front along the east coast today. it's quiet back through the midwest, but the issue as we go into thursday night and into friday is this front does not move all that far. it kind of gets hung up right along the coastline. and as a wave of low pressure passes along that front and up the east coast, we may renew the chance of some showers overnight thursday and as cold air starts to work on in, it could change wet snow friday morning an down through southeastern mass, the cape and the islands. i think any accumulation would be on the minor side as of now, but something to keep an eye on through friday morning. the pattern has been mild. we change it up next week big time. colder air working through the midwest, and we'll get right on that edge of the colder air. when you're right on t

., boston, mid afternoon. as we move to the south, you'll look at the strong storms from atlanta making their way to jacksonville, charleston. the heavy rain and storms will remain for florida and the coast. we'll see clearing later tomorrow. flood watches extending from new jersey all the way to florida. look at florida and into southern georgia, we're talking about anywhere from 5 to 6 inches of rain before this is all over in the next 48 hours. we're going to get to your local fo (vo) making the most out of every mile. that's why i got a subaru impreza. love. it's what makes a subaru, >> chris: good morning. it is a dry start on this wednesday morning, but we this track some sleet pellets and raindrops already across northwestern mass spreading across northern mass, southern morning. for the rest of us waiting until about mid-day into the afternoon for the rain to overspread the area. becoming widespread this afternoon into this evening, locally heavy at times in the afternoon and evening. temperatures toda

the "boston herald" is reporting that school officials want to safeguard students and the greater boston community. last month that a boston man was diagnosed with zika virus after travelling to a foreign country. also in texas the u.s. centers for disease control said that a person contracted zika through sexual contact. this is first known case being u.s. in the patient had sex with someone who recently returned from venezuela. >>> federal officials and officials from michigan testifying to congress about the lead contaminated water in flynt. thousands of people in the city were poisoned with led after the government switch the source of water in 2014 to save money. the new water was not properly treated causing lead from the pipe to get into the drinking water. michigan governor rick snyder is expected to propose the state to pay 30 million to residents of flynt to pay their water bills. the money would cover the estimated utility bill used for daily water use. >>> just ahead on "today in new england" a blast ripping a huge hole in the side of an airplane while it's thousands of feet

a couple of sprinkles down boston. the bulk of the shower action to the north and to the west of 495 at this point. it is a wall of showers back through connecticut. work into the midafternoon hours here. even in the city of boston, 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon, a good bet that this shower activity will settle on. in you really ramp up that rain chance going into the late vrn and evening hours. we ramp up the temperature. look at that. 59 degrees. more on the forecast coming up. draes man responsible for a serious crash in jamaica plain that paralyzed two people back in 2013 is in court being sentenced right now. he is in brighton district court where he is facing up to during the trial, prosecutors said he was driving more than 50 miles an hour. 20 miles over the posted speed limit. >> christa: new information about the death of a child in roxbury. reports from dcf say they visited the child at the home days before the incident. and he was doing fine. the three-year-old boy, however, was rushed to the hospital on sunday

i think the city of boston, like the last storm, we are right on the edge. and so friday morning looks like this, there will be patchy light snow and flurries around the corridor and down to route 3, 24, 44, the south coast. we're talking a steadier burst of snow for probably 5, 6, 7 hours beginning around 4:00 10:00, 11:00 friday morning. so there is the potential for around the metro, a coat something what i would lien on but there is the possibility that the city of bfns could get upwards of 2 inch its of snow but i'd probably lean more for the coating than the 2 inches. and then 2 to in some locations 4 inches of a wet snow and that might slow down your morning commute... 's of hyannis cutting down on the potential snow. could wobble a little further to away. there is the winter storm watch for the southshore and south coast friday morning. we'll track the rain coming up in a few minutes. >> we're following more breaking news, new concerns regarding the rapidly spreading zika virus. florida's governor declaring a health emergency in four counties. adam i

the decision comes as boston school if i believes announced field trips due to the zika virus. all those friendships to countries that are currently dealing with the outbreak. in a statement school officials said in part the district is not canceling all global field trips. these decisions were made after working with leaders at this school's impacted and with the safety and well-being of our students, families and staff being a top prioritywell need to move as quickly as possible and hope to cut years off the typical amount of time it takes to develop a vaccine. >> boston school leaders are working to be find alternative destinations for the canceled field trips but say students and families will get refunds if needed. >> and a 3-year-old toddler got trapped when a chelsea apartment building went up in flames. crews worked quickly to get the little boy out safely. >> yeah, right now they're boarding up the building here in chelsea. it's been a long day and pretty dramatic moments as you mentioned when the toddler had to be rescued by firefighters. >> a 3-year-old child that wa

of boston during friday morning's commute. and that's why we do have the

nothing in affect for the city of boston with this weather system. rain right now, and some will be locally heavy. we will talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. >> right now we're following some breaking news out of pennsylvania. a judge has refused to throw out a sex assault can case against bill cosby. a former d.a. had claimed that he granted the comedian immunity from prosecution a decade ago. that claim has now been thrown out. cosby will know face a preliminary hearing to see if prosecutors have enough evidence to prove cosby's assault and accuser at his philadelphia home in 2004 are indeed valid, if you will. so we'll be watching this closely, bring you updates as we get them out of pennsylvania. >>> also on 7, even more disturbing details in the death of a 3-year-old boy in roxbury. we're learning the department of children and families was in contact with the boy's care provider days before he was rushed to the hospital. 7's tim caputo live in roxbury with what we're learn being this toddler tragedy. tim. short time ago that he wa

it's nothing that will paralyze us but it's been a light winter thus far in metro boston. with steady snow down in the west coast. 2-4 inches of a heavy wet snow in plymouth and then we get the sun back friday afternoon. 40s. >> thank you, jr. >>> celtics moving up in the >> you're a big dude, he's into his celtics and for good reason. they are beating everyone. we'll show you why next new england's energy comes from a pool of energy producers. eversource buys it at a set market price and delivers it to you. but that pool is shrinking, causing energy supply rates to go up and down. so we're working with partners across the region to increase our natural gas supply and bring in affordable, clean hydropower from canada. we're leading the way toward the solution... because more energy means lower energy supply rates for you. >>> on any given night, the the best players on the floor. the opponents are usually the most talented team but the celtics prove to be the better team. they won ten of their last 13 games climbing all the way up to the fourth in the eastern conference. t

south boston at 51. cambridge at 43. we picked up a decent amount of rain, about a half an inch to an inch across the area. 56 in plymouth. 58 in fitchburg. very warm start to the day. you don't see this often in february, although we've been saying that a lot the last four days. take a look at the wind direction out of the southwest. that southwesterly wind has been active this morning, but it's also dragging in that mild air. now, we have dried out in a lot of place, however, a few spotty showers developing down through connecticut and into rhode island and also a couple spotty showers back through upstate new york. so i can't rule out passing shower or two this morning, but i do expect partial sunshine as we get into the afternoon. you got to love new england we're going from the mid-50s today to a winter storm watch in effect for tonight into early friday afternoon for rain changing over to snow down through southeastern mass. it looks like we could get a good slug of some wet snow for tomorrow morning just in time f

ten minutes on the expressway boston. into town on the pike from 128, 12 minutes, 93 southbound, 128 11 minutes. if you're taking "t," it's on time. >> christa: danielle, thank you. happening right now, several families up in lawrence are looking for a place to stay after fire tore through their home. >> sarah: this morning investigators believe they know what sparked those fierce flames. 7's victoria warren live at the scene with the very latest. >> victoria: good morning, sarah. this they believe is actually weather related. take a live look behind me. you see this giant tree limb that's on top of this car right here. firefighters believe that when down some power lines and they believe that is what sparked the fire for this house. a fire literal erupting in an instant. >> i heard the tree fell down, and then boom, a lot of fire. >> victoria: a wind-driven fire in lawrence. sudden strong gusts took limbs down all across the city. >> a tree limb was knocked down, and it took out the power lines going into the house, drop

of boston. otherwise mostly cloudy this afternoon. temperatures holding steady into the 50s. tonight showers reemerging any time after 9:00, 10:00 tonight. this will transition over to snow by pre-dawn hours tomorrow. and the snow will be heavy at times and steady at times through the morning commute. so i do expect a slippery morning commute tomorrow, up to a few inches in the boston >>> that's your latest weather. coming up we take a look at a possibility of another nor'easter for early next week. >> thank you. >>> justice in the jinx case? the courtroom deal that could have robert durst facing trial. >>> are you monitoring your child's online activity closely enough. we will tell you about apps you might want to delete from your children's phones. america's heroes have a message. if you've fought... you know picking a commander in chief is no small thing. you're looking for smarts... and guts. we looked at each candidate... we studied their record... we know... looked them over... we checked

i think it looked like that in boston. training for boston marathon last year. its tough to find some space to run last winter across the area. 55 in boston right now. 55 in plymouth. 55 in norwood. wind along the west. transitioning to west-northwest to north and west of boston. out through metro west and up into southern new hampshire. that's where the front is crossing. spotty light showers and sprinkles but for the most part we will catch a break here and the precipitation across much of eastern mass. breaks in the overcast. temperature steady. may fall a couple of degree. we'll call it peeks of sun into the afternoon. with temperature running close we're saying 50-degree weather. how will we get stouz. great lakes. england. at the same time there's another storm system along the front that get stuck to the east of us working up the east coast. that's going to provide the moisture. initially temperature too warm to support that snow. once we break into precipitation it is rain on the on set but 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. we transition back over to snow

most of them south of the city of boston and close to boston. otherwise, cloudy this arn, and temperatures holding steaday, into the 50s. tonight, showers, and transition to snow by the predawn hours and the snow will be steady at times during the morning commute. 2 inches in boston, and 3-6 south. >>> let's see how we are doing. we are cranking up there. go to our today's take facebook page and like us and register for the sweepstakes for a $600 certificate for jewelry at sears. >> 200,000 by tomorrow. >> we have been averaging about 25,000 folks a day. >> big prizes. >>> no whammies. >>> just ahead procrastination, quantity over quality and more leisure activities. there is a shared trait of history's most successful innovators. we explain surprising findings next. g findings next. look, the wolf was huffing and puffing. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you breathe b

from worcester into the city of boston. worcester first. then toward boston. then eventually, down through the south shore by about 7:00 in the morning. the cape and the islands, probably between about 8:00 and 10:00 in the morning. look what happens here. right smack-dab in the middle of the morning commute. steady snow if not at times, heavy snow. once that snow does transition from that rain, it will snow hard enough where the roads become slick. fairly quick here across much of eastern massachusetts. that will continue to be the case through noontime. then from noontime in worcester to 2:00 in the starts to end from west to east. perhaps a little bit longer down through the cape and the islands. how much snow to expect in well, the track with this storm has been a little bit farther off to the west. we have had to bring more moisture weather. i do expect that three to six inches of snow will be widespread across eastern massachusetts. now, you get into southeastern massachusetts, beginning as early as getting into fox pro here, attleboro, over to brockton,

but right now boston at 54. norwood at 55. there has been a cool front that came through southern new england early this has been slow to arrive because of the storm system. peace going to -- it's going to slow the arrival down and the storm system will ride up along this front and in doing so will create its own cold air. so the that is the challenge with the forecast. thetimeline just after midnight tonight the storm begins as rain because we're in the 50s. then you notice storm timeline as we advance it you see it changes to snow in the city. western suburbs, by 4:00 am tomorrow morning and during the 7:00 am commute timeline, we're talking about wide spread steady snow, occasionally heavy wet snow and that continues all morning tomorrow then it does wind down mid afternoon tomorrow. so here is the change. a general area including the city of boston between 5 and 7 inches of snow but 2 to 5-inches of a heavy snow around. generally around 5-inches of snow. then you get up to southern new hampshire, 2-5 inches of snow. the ci

boston police say they'll be weekend. new at 4:30 the controversial dug company a life-saving drug to $750 a pill called to testify before congress. he refused to speak before the committee exercising his 5th amendment rights. members of the committee became frustrated with the 32-year-old who sat at the witness table. >> it's not funny. people are dying and they're getting sicker and sicker. >> per verse business practices were employed to exploit a patient group to -- >> elizabeth: an official for the drug company defended the price increase saying much of the money went went to research and development. a case against cosby will move forward. he was hoping a verbal agreement would keep him out of the courtroom but a judge ruled that was not a binding agreement. it's expected cosby will appeal. he will be back in court next month. a hard to believe ending. you can see the car on the roof there. the driver had a medical emergency then crashed into a parked car that launched the vehicle on to the roof. crews got the car o

rain in boston, rain in plymouth. rain worcester and then between 2:00 and 4:00 am that is when it'll change over to snow. a heavy wet snow and the rain snow line on the city at this time. 7:00 tomorrow morning it's snowing in boston, providence as well as much of southeast mass. the snow line pinned down and it's going to fight the warm air. even down there the cold air does win out and for metro boston the snow temperatures then winds down. how much snow is on the way? that is a shift since yesterday, 5-7 in downtown boston. this will be a heavy wet snow. worsester hills much the same. north much town up to the mere knack valley, as well as route 2 corridor up to about 5-6 inches of snow. because of the warmer setup the westward track lighter amounts of snow but heavy snow. out on the cape and the islands, 1-2 inches of snow. by early tomorrow morning. >> reporter: state from spring back into winter, what does the ground how long know? we've seen snow but the timing has been better with snow arriving during the week

steadiest snow for us in the boston area as well will be from 5:00 am to noon. again very messy fried morning commute. we've had a little bit of snow this for but the timing of this storm system is really what is problematic here arriving just in time for the drive into work tomorrow. things improve in the afternoon with a little bit the damage is done with the wet, heavy snow. for plowing and shoveling use your her, not your back, talking about the temperatures marginally close to freezing. so how much snow do you get with one inch of water? for us with the snow totals this is the wet, heavy slushy stuff which tends to be more slick on the roads than the cold dry snow. more on all of this in a few minutes. >> jadiann: we're going to be with you all during tomorrow morning's commute. we're getting an early start on today in new england at have the latest on the storm. danielle and a team of reporters will keep a close eye on the roads for you tomorrow on today in new england. >> ryan: we're following more news here. state lawmakers are considering a new way to k

the city of boston has gone ahead and closed schools for tomorrow in boston. probably a great idea because travel will be poor to say the least tomorrow morning across much of southern new england. lighter apples of snow down through -- amounts of snow but lighter meaning that the numbers aren't as high but it's a heavy wet snow. shovel, plow and travel on. also the concern of minor power disruptions because winds will be out of the northwest between 10-20 tomorrow. the northwest wind was blowing offshore so there is no concern of coastal flooding, that is the storm system we deal with tomorrow and for the weekend a mix of clouds and sunshine saturday and sunday. with this cold front trying to come into new england. there are signs that perhaps we deal with senator storm early next week but the thing about tomorrow is it's the toughest from about 5:00 am to 2:00 pm tomorrow and things wind down tomorrow afternoon. in terms of travel plans as of now i would keep them. i would allow extra time for travel but if you have date night set up keep the plans because t

thinking 6 in the city of boston. as you head out on the outer route 2 corridor, fitchburg, 5 to 8 inches. south of town, 4 to 5 inches in the upper cape and east of hyannis, out toward brewster and chatham, 1 to 3 inches of snow. chris lambert, your turn. >> chris: j.r., good morning. sleep deprivation is a tough thing this time of day, right? fair travel conditions through about 5:00, 6:00 out there worcester, fitchburg. we do have rain. you have to slow down for some of the wet weather we have right now, but the big difference is once we flip over to snow, which we're beginning to see snow mixing in as close as natick, out through worcester, once you transition over to snow and that snow becomes heavy, road conditions going downhill quick between 6:00, 7:00, 8:00. by 9:00 we're dealing with poor travel conditions, boston metro area down through metro west and beginning to creep in to the south shore here. give it a couple hours. once you flip over to heavy snow, down from plymouth through taunton, late morning thro

boston 35. it is snowing in the city, but again, with these temps in the middle 30s, that snow is having a hard time accumulating the roadways. it is accumulating to windshields and car tops and patio furniture, but that's about it at this time. that will change this morning because those numbers, those temps will start to drop a little bit more, and then the snow will come down in greater intensity, and once that happens, then it starts to stick on the roadways. it's a wet snow, too. a wet snow is much more difficult to drive on and contend with as opposed to a dry snow. snow, and it creates a thin film of water between the tire and road surface, so it's almost like you're on a skating rink. so allow extra time out there this morning. this is the amount of snow on the way, a large area, 5 to 8 inches of snow by the time it winds down mid to late afternoon. and bracketed on either side of that will be about 4 to 5 inches of snow fitchburg, orange, nashua, raymond, further south again 4 to 5 inch

certainly a lot of the secondary roads, still mainly wet roads in downtown boston itself. 33 in boston. we're below freezing in worcester. so as the colder air continues to work on in, the snow having an easier time accumulating and by mid-to-late afternoon i do expect many towns to pick up about 5 to 8 inches of some very wet and the heavy snow. this is tough stuff to move around. a lot of water content in it. it will create slippery travel through the mid to late afternoon hours. improvements tonight. christa? >> christa: snow has been falling for a little while in worcester. let's head out there. 7's john cuoco is with us now. john >> john: snow is still steady out here in worcester. the big change is out here on the roads. if you take a look, when we first got here this morning, this is where we've been all morning. it was initially kind of wet. now you have snow all over the roads. you have this slush people are driving over all morning. this is the kind of snow that's wet and it's that snowball snow. it's starting to stick to these roads here in worcester. if you take a look over

live in downtown boston. i'm bri eggers. 7news "today in new england." >>> in other areas this will be wet heavy snow to move. >> let's send it over to j.r. with a final check of your forecast. >> you notice bri on the roof. she didn't have mittens or gloves or scarf. there's no bitterly cold air. it's a relatively warm storm behaving like what you would find in march as opposed to february. we have the snow for the next several hours. inches of snow for a lot of us. we will keep you updated throughout the day here on 7news. >> that's it for us. be safe out there everybody. i'm christa delcamp. i'm sarah french. stay with us for the latest

we have snow and metro boston, and that snowline marching down the cape. chatham holding on to the rain and at times sleet. but the snow is going to win out. here's of the storm system for the next several hours. snow occasionally, a heavier plume in ran that many, providence, winsocket and it will accumulate on the main roads for a time. temperatures now, 30s. and 5-8 inches by this afternoon. take. moving up. almost 175,000. >> what day is it, al? >> national weatherperson day. al needs a hug. we thought we'd give you time to pamper. come on over. >> new car. >> massage chair for you, al. >> well! look at this. >> you sit back and relax. >> we're going to help take over your weather forecast for you. it's going to be dangerous. >> get your custom massage on. >> fantastic. happy national weatherperson day. >> let's get to it, nat. >> go ahead, willie. >> cold front pushing up to maine here. >> we have snow. pepper pike. your dog pepper. >> i like it. >> bacon, look what our food department put together for you. fantastic. down now. >> hello! >> oh, oh, my

snowfall totals again, city of boston close to 7 inches of snow. worcester had about 12 inches of snow. and so for the season, the numbers up are to this: 17.2 for boston. worcester close to 2 feet. but for many cities and towns, still running a snowfall deficit. there's the storm system moving away. high pressure out through the ohio river valley, begins the move up into new england late tonight and tomorrow. what it will not do, it will not reach up into can this and grab this arctic air, like all the high pressure we're doing last area after the storm and bitterly kill air between the storm system, no. what we have on the way for tonight, it will be cold because the air is dry and a fresh coating of snow, but no bitterly make a nice recovery through the day tomorrow. it's coal early on. through the day a mix of clouds and sunshine. seasonal, temps tomorrow afternoon between 35 and 40. and then for sunday, mostly sunny skies. a few clouds around throughout the afternoon. nice winter weekend for all sorts of outdoor activities, probably the only k

look at the temperatures 25 in boston, 13 in norwood, 7 in nashua, so inc. isle digits out there -- so single since, digitses and the roads were more treacherous than they were at the height of the stormiest. look out for black ice this morning. satellite and radar all clear, when the sun comes up in 15 minutes it should be a good bit of it. and cold ground is notoriously hard to warm up. we will get into the upper 30s we will get a little bit of melting and it will start to refreeze, and the rest of the weekend looks quiet. we are tracking the next storm system. we will talk about that coming up in a few minutes. >>> the bay state cleaning up after another round of winter weather and all of that heavy snow. check that out, serious trouble across the bay state. that is the traffic tracker, plus the tree coming down on the snow. the tree branch fell in the street in newton. >>> in canton the snow turning deadly, the community coping with i devastating tragedy aver 6-year-old girl is killed by a falling branch. she was belaying playing in her own backyard. >>

that >> reporter: speak of snow that is rock solid i'm sorry the temperatures below freezing. 26 in boston. seven in confucianismburg. look out for black ice on sidewalks and roadways. temperatures warm to the mid to upper 30s. mostly sunny. refreezing tonight. temperatures in the low 40s and cold as we head to next week. >>> and that's your latest forecast. guys. >> dylan, thank you. we will come back to you in a bit for much, much more for the scene of the super bowl. a frightening scene in ireland. shots rang out at a local boxing event. terror captured on video. two gunmen seen in the front page newspaper photo. thomas roberts is here with more. >> this is horrifying, craig. one person was killed and several others injured during the shooting. it happened in the crowded room with hundreds of people with an afternoon of fun turned into chaos. the weigh-in ceremony for the boxing event in dublin quickly at least four gunmen opened fire in the lobby of the regency hotel. people making their way out the side entrance. in the video, you can hear the voice of a child crying help. >> daddy, h

boston 7 inches. that's what will go in the record books for boston. whatever snow and slush remained yesterday evening is now rock solid. look for black ice. look for it to be slick. 16 bedford, 29 boston. finally just getting to the freezing mark at p town. skies are clear. we got just a few passing clouds. we'll call it mostly sunny as we head into the afternoon hours. mid to upper 30s. we will see a little bit of it will refreeze tonight. still below freezing. already looking at our next chance of snow. we'll talk about that in a few minutes. >>> following breaking news out of charles town. buildings have been evacuated over concerns of carbon monoxide. this was the scene this morning. everyone was evacuated. no one was taken to the hospital. right now fire officials are still investigating. >>> on just one station, results of our exclusive polling in the race for the white house. >> we have seen plenty of movement this week heading into that big final weekend before votes are cast. let's get over to andy hiller who joins us live with the breakdown