with rob gronkowski and julian edelman both back in the lineup, tom brady can spread it out and pick any defense apart, and peyton manning has seen this show before. >> to quote bill belichick, "we'll be on the new england." >> joe: tom brady and peyton manning have been here before, leading up to a 17th and perhaps final meeting. high praise from each legendary quarterback. >> i think playing someone 17 times is pretty cool, especially someone as great as him. >> to play as well as he has with the success that he's had and the team's success, i just have a lot of respect for him. >> joe: the quarterbacks have mutual respect, but the broncos doling out their fair share of trash talk, as well, calling brady a crybaby and promising to go low on rob gronkowski. but after recovering from his sprained knee in week 12, gronk has a plan for the rematch. >> they're not doing anything illegal out there. it's just part of the game. just got to be aware of it. maybe just got to step up my game a little bit. maybe throw a juke. i don't know how many jukes i got. >> joe: and with gronk, am danny

julian edelman is like a butterfly. he allows brady to get rid of the football in over two seconds which means brady of white holding onto the ball longer with reduces the chances of him getting hit as long as he has. number 11 is back. >> it goes it goes. >> we hope it does not go. after he left, the giants came. wins. >> that begs the question who is more important edelman or gronkowski? >> i think edelman is more important. brady was sacked 17 times. >> he is so excited to watch. reference. s hope he stays healthy. v cordes: most nurses are tough. they're problem-solvers. they like making things better. r people don't have access to healthcare v because they just can't afford it. bernie sanders understands how pharmaceutical companies and major medical companies are ripping us off. bernie tells the truth, and he's been consistent. he understands that the system is rigged, and he's the only one i'm bernie sanders, and i approve this message. tt2w>rxlh po j# o,p tt2w>rxlh p4!j# i:l tt2w>rxlh px#*&`:n48 tt2w>rxlh pt#j'`

julian edelman didn't play in the first one. also whened pats lost in denver, rob gronkowski left with a knee injury. having gronk available might have changed the outcome of that day. on saturday big 87 beat up the chiefs for two touchdowns and another reason why the pats should win and i can't believe i'm saying this, peyton manning will be playing quarterback for denver. he missed the november contest manning is much less mobile and half the arm strength. the pats should be able to contain him. we have news in from foxborough. jerod hurt his shoulder. pats placed him on ir. he is done for the season. >> hate to hear that. thank you. >>> before the patriots get to denver, we will be there. live coverage from denver starts tomorrow night. dan roche, steve about your ton and kate merrill will be there. we will have a two-hour edition of patriots game day. still to come our changes coming to the oscars. >> up next, boycotts over the all white acting nominations may be forcing action. >> we are in for one spectacular and rare show

>>reporter: julian edelman just back from an injury has also ditched his razor. less enthused about his teammate's facial hair effort. >> it's not a full effort. he's taken too many pretty boy pictures throughout the year. >>reporter: it's a phenomenon we've gotten used to seeing during the playoff season and not just in football. remember the bruins during their playoff runs a few years ago and don't forget the red sox. despite what's on their faces, ninkovich and the other patriots know it's what happens on the field starting this week with the kansas city chief that's counts. >> have you to understand if you don't play your best football, you won't play another game. >>reporter: and beard or no beard, ninkovich and the other patriots say they are just glad to have julian edelman back in the lineup for the post season. i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >>> president obama will be giving his last state of the union address tonight and a nine-year-old syrian in massachusetts will be there. he will be congressman seth molten's special guest. the boy lost both of his arms in an air strike on the

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no one will be as happy to see julian edelman in the lineup than tom brady. even though julian edelman isn't 100% yet, he's not going to hold anything back. no worries, none about reinjuring that foot. >> i am going full throttle regardless. if it goes, it goes. that's how i a.m. so of course we will be smart but if i suit up, we will be all right. >> it's going to be tough. we worked our tails off to keep it's different than going up spring training. we will see how that goes. >> reporter: now, this is the pats seventh straight trip to the playoffs but even the veterans here appreciate going to the post season just like they did when they were rookies. >> our team considers itself very fortunate to be in this position. there are only eight teams left playing and it's an honor to be one of those teams. >> it's cool, exciting. i know a lot of us say this every year. it's an opportunity to we don't take for granted even though i have been in this opportunity a bunch with 15. i am thankful to be around a group of guys who know how to win and get into this spot.

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. >> anchor: also breaking julian edelman speaking out for the first time since his regular season injury. the star receiver is cleared to after playoff game against the kansas city chiefs. eeman said he is focus insisted and ready to help the team any way he can and it's going to be a big and important game. >>> of course the patriots two different teams this year year. 8 and 0 and then the injury bug kind of catching up to them a bit. at one point five different players have protected tom brady brady's blind side. the defense also at one point playing without three pro bowl caliber players but perhaps to injury has been as impactful as the loss of julian ed eman pois poised to return for the play playoffs . >>> you can't put a percentage on it until sunday so i'm feeling a day better than yesterday. it continues to get better . >> anchor: julian ed eman spent the last weeks trying to get bag on the field. now he will get that chance and patriots biggest game of the year . >>> i put my heart and sole into everything i do to get ready for the season and to not be able to go out there and

they got julian edelman, rob gronkowski, and danny a men do la. let's look at the highlights. they go down the field, 80 yards on the first drive and tom brady finds gronkowski for an eight yard touchdown to put them in front. after a turnover, it is brady to gronkowski. 16 yards. gronkowski was questionable on friday, but came in and caught seven balls. julian edelman caught ten passes title game. >> it is good to get off to a we talked about that. you don't want to play them from behind. they hung in. they are mental he tough. they don't quit. they played hard to the end. it took a lot to beat them. it was a great win for the team. >> it tells you how mentally tough we are. i'm waiting for the next story after this game. so we'll see. see how tough we are. reporter: so there you go. we'll see what the next story is. it will be the broncos or the steelers, either here or in denver. we'll find that out tomorrow night. they are giving these away to the fans and to the press in the press box. let's go. there you go. so let's go. let's go on to either denver or pittsburgh. we'll

. >> alex: we can't forget about the return of julian edelman. after missing seven games with a broken bone in his left foot, tom brady's top target will be back on the field, and he's not holding back. >> i'm going to go full throttle regardless. if it goes, it goes. >> alex: the patriots will need him against the red hot chiefs. kansas city rolling into town riding an 11-game win streak and with fond memories of last year's blowout win over the pats. but don't worry about tom brady. he'll be ready. >> a lot of people sacrifice a lot to get to this point. this is not a one-week event. this is a year-round thing that, you know, you commit your life to, to play in moments like this. this is when, you know, you need to be at your best. >> alex: tom brady can say that again. there's no doubt the patriots of the last six games will not be good enough to win. where the chiefs pose the biggest threat, getting to the quarterback. 7news night team. >> kim: all right, alex. while you're watching tomorrow, you can do your job and show your patriot pride. t

right to rise usa is responsible >>> one of the most popular players on patriots and julian edelman is a centerpiece of a competition. the hall of fame is look for the edelman look-alike. >> and bree sisson introduces us to three contenders. >> reporter: he's heck of a receiver we get it. but julian edelman is the life of the party. [ music ] >> reporter: he is a joester. >> heats best look punt returner in the national football league. >> reporter: did he mention handsome no woppedder hall at patriots place is looking for number 11 dopel ganger who and a facebook contest we found great candidates. derrick from chelsea impressed levan reid. >> you may be thin are but you are taller. >> yeah. >> reporter: ladies he is single. and while he admits he doesn't have the edelman size paycheck look at the hair. in harvehill adam. >> it's very stressful. like ever yes time a game comes on i feel like i am going to have a heart attack. >> reporter: his wife entered this pic but he shave the beard. >> it guess so itchy. >> reporter: what do you use to tame that thing rounding out some of the look

if they are going to win, they need julian edelman. he has been huge for this offense and proved it last week. everybody talks about rob gronkowski and tom brady for degrees in -- for good reason, but last week he had 10 catches for 100 yards. the stat he cares most about is the fact he had a career-high three drops in the game. he spent the week honing his craft. he says everyone has to get better to beat the broncos tomorrow. julian edelman: you have a bunch of dudes that play the game the way it is supposed to be played. if you slack off and don' t work on the fundamentals, these guys take advantage. >> i feel he brings the whole offense together. you take him out and that one guy is missing on the middle or the outside, he is there, it makes them a complete team. >> it will take your best effort to match. hopefully, our defense plays great. we as an offense half to do our job regardless and play our very test -- very best. game tomorrow. it is likely the patriots will all the preparation is in. today. they were back at their hotel

brady posting this picture look at edelman in the background saying on facebook brady, hey, julian how about a little less flexing and a little more blocking next time? well, edelman posting back this picture from tweak in buffalo says my bad tom brady it's just that usually when i dive for the pile on it counts as a touchdown. love you bud. love the bromanc nerks that. >> it's cold. wind chills are below zero in many places. so yes it's going to be a cold ride home if you don't have one of those car starters. i don't have one. >> i don't either, kev. >> so the snowstorm for the weekend still on the latest computer model data coming in. but again four days worth before that storm plaques -- >> see you tomorrow. you like being picture perfect. you should want your banking to be too. stop into td bank and we'll help set you up with picture perfect banking. new customers, open a checking and savings account and you can get a polaroid cube+ it's about time the taco...came out of its shell. unleash the power of dough. give it a pop. that sound. like nails on a chalkboard. but listen to this

i'm bernie sanders, >>> so earlier this week we told you about a julian edelman look-alike contest. >> and now we are getting first look at contestants hoping to win a helmet signed by the receiver and meet him. this is adam from harvehill striking the best post. >> the beard is on point but i don't know let's keep going. >> yeah. and how about joshua from maine. >> yeah that's close. >> that's when he is not on the field i can see that resemblance. and beau from salem bears resemblance to edelman. >> spot on maybe? very close. you have time to enter take a picture send it to the hall at participates rots place and if you need more info head over to cbs boston.com. >> i had a funny conversation with some of the guys at mix 104.1 why would you want to win a helmet and hide the lovely wouldn't you want to show it to the world?

. >> julian edelman has been cleared to my saturday, hear from the wide receiver in jennifer: a nashua man faces an intoxicated driving charge tonight after police say he drove into a church hall. garcia's jeep landed inside this room, used for outreach programs. no one was inside when the crash happened around 5:00 a.m., but parishioners say things would have been very different a couple hours later. the man who raped and murdered a u.n.h. student will have a parole hearing next month. but officials say there is no chance that seth mazzaglia will leave prison. tom: he's serving a life sentence without parole for kill lizzie marriott. he was also charged with witness tampering, this spring he'll be eligible for parole only on that charge. but even if parole is granted rk sentence. jennifer: a judge has ruled that a pair of pitbulls involved in an attack will not be put down. new hampshire fish and game deputy and his dog were attacked as they walked op a path near his home in bow back in october. an agreement with the court, the dogs owner will pay a fine, vet bills, and will keep the

julianed edelman is good to go in the game against kansas city. foot against the giants. edelman has been game ready for some time, but it didn't make sense to play him prior to this saturday. it is a boost to the patriot offense and it is a major challenge to the kansas city defense. >> i can't to go full throttle regardless. if it goes it goes. we worked our tale off to keep our conditioning -- we worked our tail off to keep the conditioning up. so we will see how that goes. we will be all right. i'm more focused on the kansas city chiefs and the great team that they are. it is going to be the best team we played this year. they won 11 straight and this team is a hot team. it shouldn't be about my foot or this or that and it should chiefs because that is a solid football team. ed: this is from edelman's twitter page, once more unto the breech, dear friends" you know where that comes from? henry the 5th. kudos toed edelman. finally an athlete that can quote shakespear and not talk about playing video games. the red sox hall of fame announced their class of 2016 and four

julian edelman will not play on sunday. the initial thought is he'll be back for the playoffs. chandler jones and high tower have been ruled out. more on the pats and winter classic reaction straight ahead in sports. >>> a woman in maine will run this year's boston marathon with a heavy heart and powerful inspiration. lauren explains how the loss of a special friend is fuelling her drive. >> amanda will be running every step with me. >> reporter: nancy is a veteran marathon. not the miles or hills but the memories. she'll run for her friend, a fellow labor and delivery friend. >> running for boston was one of her dreams and on her bucket list and something she always wanted to do. >> reporter: now you're going to do it for her? . >> now i'm going to do it for her. >> reporter: amanda was training before christmas on this road in hanson. a car hit amanda and plowed into a utility pole. amanda passed away this week. >> it was actually at her bedside in the hospital and her mom asked if i would take her bib for her and run for her. >> reporter: amanda and nancy hadn't planned. in

. >> anchor: he is not but it looks like just nine weeks after breaking his left foot julian edelman will be back in the lineup on saturday as the patriots begin their playoff run and the wide receiver says even if he is not completely healthy, he promises to give it his all. >>> i want to go full throttle regardless so if it goes it, goes . >> anchor: after opening the week with encouraging news regarding the health of julian edelman, things quickly take a turn for the worst in the foxboro when reports surfaced about chandler jones's bizarre visit to the foxboro police station sunday morning and incident he addressed yesterday . >>> i want to apologize to the fans an all of the support but this weekend is probably going to be i'm focusing on having probably the biggest game of my like i sad i made a stupid mistake and hopefully it can just blow by . >>> news on the feel not much better with a knee and back injuries keeping rob grokowski out of two break pisses this week. if there is one team well e quip. >>the patriots . >> reporter: other guys who haven't been here before they just

so if julian edelman has a good game tomorrow, it's likely the pats will win. here are some final thoughts. >> they play more man to man in street ball, you know. y'all can go play football right now. that's how they do it. nah. you gotta give credit to them. their really good. their players are always in the right positions. they definitely know what to do. and they try to take things away. >> anytime you face that caliber of player, and there's a lot of great quarterbacks in the nfl -- peyton's been one of best to so, you know, you've got to be at your best. you know, you can't play anything less than your best and expect to win. >> we have to run the ball, for us to stay balanced. you know, for us to be successful this week. and, you know, that's what we're going to do. and, you know, that's just what we do. and, you know, everybody knows it. and, you know, we just have to hit them in the mouth. >> but we're going on the road, into denver. their fans are going to be loud. they're going to be ready. and it's the denver broncos, very solid team, very, very sol

julian edelman is expected to play for the first time since early november against the giants. questions surround the health of gronkowski and potential punishment for jones. that features 12 different players in a game new england needs all hands on deck to try to find out how to survive in advance. >> there's no next week, so you have to do what you can do. get out on the field. play your role, do the job figure out how to score some points. >> interesting to see how the playing conditions shake out. the rain expected to clear by kick-off. certainly cold air and a lot of moisture with as much water that's fallen in foxborough throughout the day. trey, thank you. >> the playoffs are the perfect time to place your bets. governor baker getting in a friendly wager with the governor of missouri. there are sweet treats on the line. victoria warren is down at gillette with the details. vickie, you have to hope they share with us, right? >> exactly. we have boston cream cupcakes on the line but the feeling is those cupcakes aren't going anywhere but it's our governor featuring on st.

gronk and chandler jones as we here are the other names that stand out-- julian edelman, rob vollmer. all are expected to play, and the patriots need everyone at their best to stop the chiefs' high-scoring offense. on the other side of the ball, threat-- wide receiver jeremy maclin-- also questionable. he's also expected to play. now coming up in just a few minutes, we're going to show you ready for this big play-off showdown. we all know what happens on the field is serious business, but i think it will bring a smile to your face. doug and antoinette, back to you. antoinette: all right, thank, we'll see you in a few minutes. thank you. survivors after two military helicopters collide off the chris orlando, a marine from hingham, among the missing. in all, twelve marines were on newscenter 5's mary saladna with more on the south shore connection. mary: marine corporal chris orlando is seen in his 2010 high school yearbook. friends and family taking to social media to pray for him. orlando among 12 marines still missing after two military helicopters collided late thursday night off th

here are the other names that julian edelman, rob ninkovich and sebastien vollmar. all are expected to play. remember, this is the play-offs. we won't know for sure until 90 minutes before kick-off. live at gillette, frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: thank you. we're following breaking news in roslindale. fire crews cleaning up after a three-alarm fire on harrison street. the fire started after 6:00 this morning at dale village condo complex. boston e.m.s. telling us that one person was taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation. everyone else got out safely. antoinette: also happening right an active search is underway for a dozen missing marines, one of them from hingham. they were on board two helicopters that collided off rough seas conditions are making the search-and-rescue effort difficult. a marine flag has been raised at hingham town hall as family and friends hold out hope that corporal chris orlando will be found safe, doug: today democrat bernie sanders will officially expand his massachusetts operation he's opening a campaign office in worcester.

he had will -- julian edelman in particular. more on how he's making up for lost tiechl. >> julian edelman gave the pats a post season boost when he returned from injury last week. after blaming himself for a few drops, edelman is using every minute to improve for the game in denver. >> go out and catching extra balls. plain and simple. if the game comes down to fundamentals, go out and catch the ball. that's my job. >> fans are convinced he will do his job just fine. >> the first game back, get the jitters out, get the bearings down and you got the high altitude. he will be back no problem. >> you see the offense run and it's all momentum. he's huge to the team. >> even if he's not fully healed, fans are convinced he will be good enough. >> i'm not sure he's 100% but he has a big heart and at the point to step it up and we need him. >> edelman is back on the roller coaster and doesn't want the ride to end. it's been a journey and i'm trying to keep that journey going. >> be sure to stay with 7news for continuing coverage live f

the pats are feeling like winners again with julian edelman cleared to play. the patriots' receiver looking like his old self again after rehabbing a broken bone in his left foot for the past two months. planting, cutting and accelerating, edelman looks like he's ready to reassume his role as brady's go-to guy. there is some risk he could rebreak that bone in his foot. edelman addressed that yesterday. >> i'm going to go full throttle regardless. fit goes, it goes. we've been working hard. every day i'm doing everything i can to get myself ready for the next day. >> joe: bruins and rangers in new york last night. no score in the second, jimmy hayes snapping home his fifth goal in the last six games and the bruins were up 1-0. the rangers tied it up real fast in the third. with under two minutes to go, keith yandle lets it fly. ties it up and tips it in. that made it 2-1 rangers. b's with the extra attacker in the final seconds. brad marchand gets a shot off the face-off, but that shot goes wide. the bruins fail to salvage a point in new york, 2-1 the final. th

. >> heather: to our other big story, the return of gronk and julian edelman playing a big chiefs. here's tom leydon and what's in store for the pats as they head for the afc championship game for the fifth straight game. >> reporter: a fifth consecutive dominating performance last night as they set the tone from the outset. edelman took the field and 14 getting julian involved right away after missing so much action on the field since november 15th against the giants. the first drive ended with number 87 in the end field. some concern over whether rob gronkowski would play this week. he certainly did with two touchdowns. a lot of guys pointing the finger at julian and the difference he makes when he goes out there. >> a lot of guys fighting through stuff. and pretty special to be back to a championship game. >> you put all of this work to try to get to the afc championship. we're there want. >> get to play with these guys, work their tail off. and go compete for the afc championship again. >> reporter: from here, the guys sit and wait. if the denver wins the colorado and if steele

the ball ricchocets into the hands of julian edelman late in the fourth quarter. it let the patriots keep the ball....and they go onto eliminate the chiefs....and wait on either the steelers or the broncos. trt :12outcue:...our best there's only four teams playing next weekend and we're one of them. that game means a lot. try to get as healthy as we can and try to put together our best game of the did hue jackson hire ray horton to be his defensive coordinator or not?earlier today, a report sufaced that horton was headed to cleveland, after not landing the head coaches' job at the titans.but a few hours later, espn reproted that quoted tennessee, where he's been the defensive coordinator.no word on where horton's brother, the nfl official, may wind up. michigan state at wisconsin today. but game in college basketball. spartans up one with 20-seconds to go. ethan happ with the bucket for the badgers. 77-76 wisconsin.but here comes sparty. clock running. under ten seconds to play. the spartains danzel valentine goes for the the three pointer. they only need a two to

butch stearns will join me in studio and why julian edelman's return may make a huge difference. the playoff picture should be complete by the time we're done at midnight. i will update it for you plus, those bruins and celtics in a desperate need of a wake-up call. when we come back we'll heat things up and stay with you midnight. the first fox 25 the "sportswrap" of 2016. hope you will stay with us. find your sweet spot today with dunkin's chicken apple sausage sandwich. enjoy sweet apple and savory sausage together for under 400 calories. america runs on dunkin'. style lets you stand out from the herd. what's inside sets you apart. the new caramel macchiato from dunkin' donuts. let hand-crafted layers of espresso, milk, and a caramel-flavored swirl uplift your mood. indulge in a hot or iced macchiato today.

pass deflected right into the hands of julian edelman... and that'll do it -- the new england patriots are heading to the a-f-c championship game for the 5th straight year... the other game tonight -- score update -- well the wolf pack basketball team won't be in action again until some really good games today across the country great matchup in norman, oklahoma -- the 2nd ranked sooners hosting number 11 west virginia... 2nd half -- jordan woodard -- nice move... oklahoma up 5... back comes west virginia... 3... mountaineers within 2... final seconds -- tied at 68 -- oklahoma ball... good -- but khadeem lattin tips it in... with 2.8 sooners up 2... one final heave for west thriller, 70-68 number 14 kentucky invading auburn... 2nd half -- tied at 65... tyler ulis puts kentucky up 2... right back... kareem canty -- and 1 -- he'd be alright... led all scorers with 26... tyler harris knocks down the long 2... he had 21... final seconds -- auburn up 4... ulis pulls up for 3 -- no good... and they're storming the court -- auburn snaps its 18-gam

. >> patriots receiver, julian edelman has the green light after spending two last weeks getting comfortable with steel plate in left shoe, according to nfl source, plate was build into the shoe, he has had to adjust the way that he makes cuts and has done that and will play against the chiefs. the patriots to host the hottest team, chiefs. cincinnati is out and chiefs rolling into foxborough riding a 11-game winning streak. for the chiefs, macklin had an mri and he suffered an ankle sprain and listed day-to-day, with our without kc is a test for belichick and the pats. >> they are a well coached game. yesterday's game was a typical kansas city game, a lot of turnovers on defense, and none on offense. no capitalizing on mistakes, didn't make many, they have won games doing that. >> the tale of the tape, one of th best offense against the defense that thrives on taking the ball away. the patriots win in the passing different, kc is second in the league, plus 14, and 15 give aways in the regular season. 7, thanks to 14 give-aways for the season. and watch the sports extra, joining us in studio

. >>> tom braid great braidy and julian he hadelmen having -- edelman having fun. he thanked tuukka for honoringhim and says he will rock his pads sunday in miami hashtag winter classic and soon after that edelman sent out a tweet asking if the bruins they could have today. heated competition chilling out >> the the braves holes who -- souls who do it alland waiting for the ball to drop to make an appearance. we will introduce you to the first babies of 2016. >> together again after months of apart -- months apart they welcome home the heroes. >> natalie cole died at age of 65 from complications from an ongoing health issue. she is the daughter of in the king cole. she was the graduate of umass this epidemic of gun violence knows no boundaries. hillary clinton has what it takes to stand up to the republicans and the gun lobby. we need to close the loopholes and support universal background checks. how many people have to die before we before we come together as a nation? and i approve this is the best block of all. it's like candy cane lane. i know. oohhh. oh, holi

the good news for the patriots: julian edelman is expected to be back this weekend after an months. he is a big offense proif deucer for the team. and there is no doubt that tb 12 is happy to have him back. >> i think the more detend pendable, consistent players are out there, the better it is going to be. you know, dependent on what he can do, you know, we are trying to find ways to whoever is out there, we have to have confidence. like i said, there is no next you have to do whatever you can do to be on the field. help us win. play your role. do the job the coach asked you to do. and you know, try to figure out how to score some points. >> kris: tom brady did not talk about that ankle injury he suffered. he has had a lot of time to rest it with the bye week. >> christa: also happening today: more about the regulations that the state's attorney general maura healey wants to put in place for fantasy sports sites. for the latest on that hearing, let's go to dan hausle. dan? >> reporter: yeah. well, some states like illinois and new york want to ban fantasy sports like fan duel and dr

gronk and chandler jones as we here are the other names that stand out-- julian edelman, rob ninkovich, and sebastian vollmer. all are expected to play, and the patriots need everyone at their best to stop the chiefs' high-scoring offense. they've got to put up some points. on the other side of the ball, the chiefs' best offensive threat-- wide receiver jeremy maclinis-- also questionable. but he is expected to play. live here at gillette. , frank holland, wcvb, newscenter 5. antoinette: right now a after two military helicopters collide off the coast of hawaii. chris orlando-- a marine from hingham among the missing. in all, twelve marines were on board the two choppers. more on the south shore connection. mary: marine corporal chris school yearbook. friends and family taking to orlando among 12 marines still missing after two military hawaii. lt. scott carr: we've seen debris consistent with a military aircraft. it's been in various shapes and sizes. the weather is making it very difficult. mary: the searchers in the air and on the sea are fighting high waves, some 20 feet, looking f

opening drive, julian edelman makes a couple of first down big catches. tom brady pulls down a and hits gronk with a touchdown, same as it ever was. >> making sure i was ready to go . in big games like this, you have to put extra work in if you are at the practice field or not. everything worked out well. bob: that led to a second touchdown that made it 21-6 patriots. it was clear that patriots are back. >> there are only four teams play next weekend and we are one of them. again means a lot. we have to try to get as healthy as we can and put together the best game of the year. bob: the patriots are back in the afc championship game. put it high on the list of the greatest coach-quarterback antoinette: they are a great team, the two of them -- and everyone else. doug: it never gets old. i would like another one. keep them coming. antoinette: protecting the public in an active shooter situation. doug: coming up, a local company' s cutting edge technology that can save lives in a crisis. frank? frank: a car crash victim is recovering after he was stuck out

julian edelman has been cleared to play. that's the news from cbs sports and edelman broke his foot in november against the giants and had surgery to fix the broken bone and this is good news for the pats who could use the number one receiver after losing 4 of the last 6 games heading into the playoffs. wet get the pats playoff starting with a 90 minute game day speaghts 2. patriots and chiefs kick off at 4:35 and stick around for the 5th quarter post game show here on wbz. >>> and staying with sports unbearable night for the celtics taking on the grizzlies. isaiah thomas what game high 35 points for governmenton -- boston. they started off good but memphis outscored them 63-43 in 101-98 and it's the third great loss. they will visit the knicks tomorrow night. no good. 6:35 5 -- 6:5 3 time for what close he look at what he coming up on cbs this morning. >> good morning. ahead on cbs this morning legal analyst on what's next for el chapo including possible extradition to the u.s. and this product to help the 164 million ameri

>>> relief for pat's player and fans julian edelman cleared to it's exciting. now the question becomes will the injury still effect edelman when it comes to game time. joe amorosino has more on what he is saying. in for saturday's game that broken bone in left foot is healed and edelman won't be holding back. >> i want to go full throttle regardless. if it goes, it goes. i would say more focused than anxious. >> after missing the last 7 games, edelman rehab is complete. he focusing on getting back in tuned with tom brady. we work a lot together. i know him and he knows me but we have to work hard this week that we didn't have. that's what we will do. >> he's been working hard. no one worked harder than him. the more guys healthy the better. healthy edelman is key to the patriots's defense against the chiefs. >> this hot team. i shouldn't be my foot or this. joe amorosino, 7news "today in new england." >>> we have a lot more to come in next half hour. talk about the deep freeze. this car owner -- they will need a blow torch or maybe wait for spring to come at th

edelman silences november 15 hightower his bum knee. one of the most consistent pages of all this year making playoff debut tomorrow a pat newby who came over to new england from cleveland is eight about the playoffs.>> watching football for so long. i'm excited to huge fight night for the ufc at the gardens s and as a phantom weight title on the line between deshawn dominick cruz made a bit of the present stop by to talk fights his love for the patriots. >> also promotes john jones chandler's brother was battled his own demons this to say about chandler situation. >> for the first thing i was happy he was okay. number one. number two that's not his personality. he's not the type of guy so hopefully this is just a an isolated incident and hopefully he's in game shape for saturday and we can win because we really need chandler jones. >> i couldn't agree more very exciting when celtics and in beating tonight and so the garden the bruins defeat jaws out 3-2 loss after 2 to 1 lead in the third. it was the bees loss thankfully the bruins hav

julian edelman hard on himself. he's making sure he's ready the go up against the broncos >> just going out and catchings extra balls. plane and similar. the comes down to fundamentals. that's my job. players know what it is like to be part of team that works hard to get better. >> it's been a special journey for me to see where the team was and it's one of those unbelievable things that your fortunate to go in and play. >> for others like dante hightower he's always been a part of the winning team. >> talking to steven jackson the other day. the guy has been a great player all career. he's always been on the short end of the stick. kind of a slap in the face. we do things different around here. that's why we are here. we're also learning today danny amandola was notified he would be fined for his hit on jamal fleming. amandola plans to appeal it. that's the latest live from gillette. nicole oliverio. 7news "today in new england." >>> stay with # 7news for more. live reports from denver leading up to sunday's big ga

in the facility, a lot of guys spent. >> reporter: wide-out julian edelman especially hard on himself after he dropped a couple of passes in his first game back after a foot injury sidelined him for two months. he is making sure he is ready to go against the broncos. >> just going out and catching extra balls. plain and simple. the game comes down to fundamentals. getting open, catching the ball. that is my job. >> reporter: players like edelman know what it's like to be part of a team that worked hard to get better. see, you know, where the team was and how it's gotten to where it's at. and you know, it is one of those unbelievable things that you are fortunate to go in and play. >> reporter: hightower has always been part of a winning team but won't take that for granted. >> talking to stephen jack season to other day. the guy has been a great player all his career. he has always been on the short end of the stick. it is kind of a slap in the face. we are all blessed to be here. you know, we do things differently around here. you know, that is why we are here. >> reporter: in the lo

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hopefully in two weeks when the play-offs you will be doing with julian edelman. nicole oliverio. 7news "today in new england." >>> also on 7 man accused of bringing several weapons to gillette stadium is set to face a judge today. officers arrested that man matthew bromson a few hours before the winter classic. police say they found swords, stun gun. meat clever and other weapons. there's a picture of items. according to investigator his car parked in the off site parking lot for stadium employees. stadium. >>> breaking overnight a man injured after overnight stabbing. police say the victim ran nearly a mile until someone heard him screaming for help and called 911. suts suspect arrested a short time later. he's expected to be arraigned in court today. >>> happen today a 21-year-old woman accused of abducting a toddler. she's accused of abducting the 2-year-old from her hamilton house in november. she was the girl's former hanna was ordered to undergo psychological examination and judge expected to rule today if she will be eligible to post bail. >>> right now po

had a clans to talk to julian edelman today and a rivalry game at madison square garden. bruins and rangers squaring off in the big apple. >>> plus, we're following breaking news out of the brockton at 11:00. our crew just arriving to the scene of the shooting. the latest on the investigation at the top of the hour. >>> also at 11:00. pot problems. fox 25 taking to you colorado. produ you got people working incredibly long hours. median family income today -- $4,000 less than it was in 1999. the bottom line of this economy is that it is rigged. what this campaign is about is to demand that we create an economy that works for all of us rather than a handful of billionaires. in america, you should not live in poverty. i'm bernie sanders, >>> bruins and rangers really evenly matched entering this one tonight. new york two more points in the standings they did have home ice advantage as the rivalry renewed at madison cider loses -- cryder loses the puck. rangers going to tie it up. a lot of traffic in front of net. ends up on the blade of derek. so there is your equalizer. no

ed: directed toward julian edelman. how about a little less flexing and little more blocking next time. mike: julian said -- when i dive on the pilon it usually counts you remember the movie "dirty harry"? heather: trash talking with the other team. it's fun. mike: if you insult a teammate, that means you like them. you stink. marco rubio thinks it's unfair to criticize him for missing votes. "but i am going to miss votes, i'm running for president." but he's been missing votes for a long time. "one third of all of his missed votes in 2015 were missed before he announced he was running for president." marco rubio has missed more votes... than any other senator. washington politician marco rubio. doesn't show up for work, but wants a promotion? right to rise usa is responsible how do you reimagine "banking"? you start with this... pthen you make it... nothing like this. pyou make a capital one caf\. someplace more relaxed. pwith free wi-fi and banking advice... without all the "double talk." pand checking accounts with n

julian edelman will be a huge factor. >> yeah, they didn't have him and gronk got hurt. edelman is the key guy. the patriots -- denver has the tough pass rush. the broncos saying brady doesn't need an offensive line. he needs to throw the ball and go, go, go. that's what they want to do with edelman. >> and brady gets it a lot quicker away with edelman. how do you see it unfolding? >> i like the patriots. i like them by a field goal. should come out victorious. >> reporter: dan has spoets coming up. we're gearing up for all access at 7:00. >>> with less than 24 hours until game time, patriots' fans are starting to show numbers in denver. kate merle is there live with that part of the story. >> reporter: ken, it's a perfect day in denver. fans are really taking advantage of it here at the stadium. they are showing up to get ready for the game to drink it all in. they are coming here just to look around before the big game and finally, finally, patriots' fans have landed and they are coming from all over to support their team. under the towering orange shadow of peyton man

. >> nicole: this time around, the team has a healthy gronk, julian edelman and danny amendola. plan and preparation. whoever is out there is willing and able to make plays to move the ball and score points and try to get us in the best position to win the game. >> nicole: and gronk, of course, hoping that his trip to denver on sunday won't be as the pats will get in one more practice before heading out there. that's the latest live from gillette, nicole oliverio, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: stay with 7news for the pats in the playoffs. joe amorosino and trey daerr will have live reports leading up to the game right here on 7news. >> christa: happening today, cambridge schools stepping up security after yet another bomb threat happened on thursday. it was sent via e-mail last night. police have investigated and found no reason to believe that the threat is real, but this week about 20 schoo across the state have received threats, that includes methuen, where wednesday. right now the f.b.i. is involved in each of these investigations and is working to figure white house is

julian edelman more of a tweeter than a poster. but if used a couple extra enforcers this afternoon prior to what is new year' s day without a little college football, notre dame and ohio state. more like a siesta ball for the touchdown of the game, 47 yards there. not much of a citrus bowl for the gators. michigan throws over them as well. michigan beats florida 41-7. kind of a disappointing day at gillette stadium. a lot of people probably have some fun as well. phil: jc: spectacular. jc: how could you not have fun? it happened again at logan airport. a drunk coming too close to a plane. rannouncer: 3 republican governors. but which governor won national praise for tough leadership handling nine hurricanes? which governor made his state number one in job creation? which goveor led the fight to stop obamacare expansion in his state? and which governor laid out a tough plan to destroy isis months before the paris attacks? jeb bush. right to rise usa is responsible >> a few snow showers out there. they are showing signs of winding d

no excuses for brady - youhve gronkowski and julian edelman and you have your x factors. as many times as these teams have seen each other over the st seasons - donpect the patriots to changehat th d ey know tar, we k themhis year so they may have a new thin comg but you know is like all theame people so so it should be a good me, we knoeach other so it should be a good ge,you know quarterbacks are gonna tryu and throw it fast ons... they rpect ourush - they should but we just gotta make them make pls different ways if they want to get rid of the ball fast. this will also be the 17th all time meeting between tom brady d peyt manning/ this series s gone bradys way most iof the time.. manning 11 in those meetgs. buth've split e postseason meetings. and neither quteack has beaten the oher in the playoffs... tonight will stay quiet with partly cloudy skies. toght will stay quiet with partly cloudy skies. temperatures will dip into the 20's f most locatis. wednesy will startff dry, but eezy. winds will be pretty gtyrom e west for t mni a an f watchinnews 5 at 10:00. a,nn a sph

. >> this is the night news on 7news. chief concern, tom brady getting it back, and julian edelman is back. >> it's a good night tonight and live tonight at gillette stadium, victory is in the air, as patriot nation gets set. pats get it done with a win over the chiefs. >> they started and never looked back, continuing their dominance, trampling the chiefs. >> gronkowski on his a-game with a reason to celebrate. scores twice and then does his trade-mark gronk fight as well. >> and fresh back from injury, edelman is back in top form sealing the deal against the chiefs>>. from the action on the field and players and the game, with the with our sports director live tonight at gillette. >> tom brady, belichick and the patriots are going to a fifth afc championship game tied with the raiders in the sevens. 10 overall for belichick and tom brady, brady with his 22nd post-season win and belichick with his 23rd both records. and brady getting edelman ban in the mix and wasted no time going to gronk. and hitting the tight end, pats lead it 7-0. jones got a start after his mysterious trip to th

edelman for the first down, preventing the chiefs from getting a final chance. "it's crazy how fast it ends," said quarterback alex smith. "it's over. that's it. it's over right now, just like that. we weren't able to get it done today, and that's how it goes." "we'll learn from our mistakes, and how you go about your business if you want to continue to play in the postseason," said head coach man. they battled like crazy this year, and came up a little short." despite the loss, the chiefs had more total yards and more first downs thaha the patriots. iowa put a drubbing on michigan state on thursday, the hawkeyes' second win over the spartans of the season. now firmly entrenched as a threat in the big ten, the 16th-ranked hawkeyes were hosting michigan today. iowa, 4-and-0 in big ten play - good for second place in the standings. and the hawekyes opened on fire - jarrod uthoff - step-back finds nothing but the bottom - uthoff had 12 first-half points - iowa got out to an 11-nothing lead. but michigan goes on a big run to get back in it - d.j. wilson inside for t

. >> anchor: julian edelman is ready for next saturday's divisional game against the chiefs. the pats receiver has spent the last two weeks, two plus weeks, getting comfortable with a steel plate in his left shoe that prevents that injured bone in refracturing. edelman suffered the injury back on november 15 in the patriots win over the giants. according to an nfl source, the bone has haled but is prone to breaking again to protect that foot a steel plate is built into his shoe. that prevents him from pushing off that left foot in the usual fashion. so edelman had to adjust to the way he pushes off and makes cuts cuts. the good news for the patriots is edelman has done that and he will play against the chiefs. kansas city is coming to gillette stadium after the steel steelers come back win over the ben calls last night. off their 30-0 win over houston. they are riding an 11 game winning streak last season kansas city crushed the pats in week four, bill belichick said today that even though a lot of time has passed, that game film will still be helpful. >>> we'll look at that,

julian edelman did not play in that game. the pats lost in overtime. broncos q.b. peyton manning, not showing too much emotion about the matchup just yet. manning: i try to stay kind of in the moment, try to stay one week at a time, try to be patient and not look too far ahead. emily: this will be the patriots fifth straight afc championship and the fifth time brady has taken on manning in a playoff kickoff this sunday is at 3:05. a rockland family stunned by what two men did to their pet. randy: the attack in their own yard. and this crash through a convenience store was not the end of an ordeal overseas. the second danger triggered by the disaster. emily: new this morning. save on your energy bills. three ways to lock in the heat and cut costs. erika? erika: now a hingham man is back home after spending weeks in an iranian prison. this is a first look at matthew trevithick's arrival on u.s. soil. the 30-year-old was studying farsi when he was abducted. cindy? cindy: and erika, we are tracking the snow this morning. how much we'll have when it's all said and done