live in lawrence, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank. this is boston. this is the first night of december. pretty mild. not a bad start to the month. on the way. a little windy now. >> meteorologist: is windy. chilling out a little bit. there is a gradual trend over the next couple of days am we see the gusts 20 miles per hour in boston. a little stroker than that tomorrow. receipts a let's show more numbers. feels like 29 now in worcester. feels like 39 in boston. remember, morning, hunchtime, 61 in providence and new bedford. it has turned colder and tomorrow will be five to sev today. however, here is some real cold air building up now i alask and that is going to head to parts of the united states and i will let you know when and where and how that will affect us iluding the weekend forecast. ed? ed: take a look that video. two armed robbers storming into a lowell store taking aim at the clerk. this may not be the only store this pair has targeted. newscenter 5's mary salaa is live in lowell with the video. suspected targets. liquor store clerk mann

>> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 news at noon. coach belichick: we are all disappointed. no one more than rob. erika: breaking at noon, patriots coach bill belichick speaking for the team and all of patriots nation as he reacts to the news that rob gronkowski needs major back surgery. gronk scheduled to have that surgery in los angeles today. good afternoon. thanks for joining us. i'm erika tarantal. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. let's go to newscenter 5's sera congi is live at gillette straight from the head coach. sera: getting your information was not easy with the usually tightlipped bill belichick. but in his own way, the coach did express optimism. coach belichick: hopefully things will work out positively. sera: positive thoughts for patriots tight end rob gronkowski, who is uer herniated disc. it's an injury that will likely sideline the popular player for thseason. >> obviously we're all disappointed. nobody's worked harder than rob, had a better teammate and all that. sera: it was during the first quarter of su

live in chinatown, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: a woman from new hampshire has died after she was accidentally run over by her own car. the 86-year-old victim was found on a road in durham this afternoon, where she'd been visiting friends. investigators say it looks like she left her car idling in reverse, got out, and then it rolled backwards dragging her and running over her. she died at the hospital from her injuries. >> a victory tour. president-elect trump and vice trump formerly announced the deal to keep 1,000 jobs at carrier air-conditioner plant inist were. trump made the plan a major campaign, for pence, it is a home coming as he wrapped upas indiana governor. no new cabinet posts announced today but sarah palin has emerged as a possible pick for secretary of veterans affairs. palin has said she would be interested in the job. former massachusetts senator scott brown has also intervieweo ben: green party presidential nominee jill stein has officially filed for a recount in michigan. stein, back in her native massachus

live at gillette stadium, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. breaking overnight, boston police investigating after shots are fired on parker street in roxbury. this was around 1:30 this morning. a wentworth campus police cruiser hit. four people were in the vehicle. one was arrested. three got away. the officer was taken to the hospital but will be okay. also breaking, boston police are investigating a shooting in dorchester. one man in serious condition after getting shot on devon no word on any suspects at this hour. randy: one family is waiting for an answer after a horrible discovery in the city of lawrence. a decapitated body was found along the merrimack river. that's the same area where a missing teenager was last seen. and the eyeopener's nicole estaphan is in lawrence with the disturbing mystery. nicole: good morning, randy. the body of the man found here along the river yesterday has yet to be identified, but as you mentioned, a lawrence family fears the victim may be loved one. 16-year-old lee manuel paulino was seen two weeks ago. h

live at gillette stadium, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: thank you. 6:34 on this friday morning. worcester place are asking for help in identifying a shooting suspect. it happened last night. police responded to this area of 295 and pan with a wound to the leg. the teen was treated and then taken to the hospital. he is expected to recover. anyone with information should call worcester police. >> brockton police are searching for suspects in a violent home invasion that sent a 71-year-old man to the hospital. three masked man stunned michael acciavatti with a taser, and then tied him up with his suspenders. he was able to free himself and cold was, and they got away with a box of cascades volcano observatory. it's unclear if they were familiar with the victim or with the property. a former student at procter academy in andover, new hampshire has been indicted on sexual assault charges. the incident dates back to october 2015. a 16-year-old girl was attacked in her dorm room at the school, according to procter officials, the defendant

if you're coming here, kee sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: the massive wildfires still burning in tennessee has claimed seven lives. search crews found three more bodies yesterday. investigators say the fire was caused by humans, but they don't know if that fire was set intentionally. gatlinburg's mayor, whose home was destroyed, says he hopes popular resort area -- >> if you want to do something for gatlinburg, we're going to be back on our feet in ahort time. come visit us. come back and vacation here. antoinette: president obama has spoken to tennessee's governor and offered federal recovery help. new this morning, dolly parton's foundation has pledged $1,000 a nth to all the families who lost their homes in the fire. parton'sly in pigeon forge, which also sustained damage fom the wildfire. randy: we're hearing complaints about squatters weeks before a boston house fire, a woman was neighbors reached out to the city complaining of squatters and drug use. this was at 94 george street. that was in september, according to document

i am shayna seymour for clinical and wcvb newscenter 5. -- chronicle and wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: think goodness it was not last night. harvey: much better. what a difference one night to e feel the season a little bit without it being too cold to be outside. a little bit breezy. with wind chill, colder than that. we start off december on a warm note. that is 11 above the average. what is december? by the end of the month, the average high is 38 degrees. by the end of the month, the average precipitation, almost four inches of liquid equivalent. snowfall average, nine inches. it can be all over the place in terms of well above and well below. this is how november finished. even though we have a lot of rain over the last couple of days, it was not enough. a below average rainfall month. this is how we look in terms of the drought monitor index. it is kind of extreme, but not all of the rain that fell gets factored in there. slightly better. we have a 16 mile per hour wind at this time, but it is already in the 30's. you noticed pittsfield and worcester are chillier than th

wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: a new hampshire woman behind bars tonight after being charged in a murder for hire plot. claremont was arrested after police received a tip. prosecutors say that while staying at a domestic violence shelter, she told undercover police officers that she wanted a woman kidnapped, raped, and killed. harvey: some 30 warm temperatures, soaring into the 50's. ben: tropical weather! definitely mild. we have holiday light coming up tonight at 7:00. it will be in the 40's. you can always see it right here on channel 5 if you cannot make it in person. it is colder and gusty. gusts to 28 now in boston. the temperature will coast through the 40's. the wind will continue in boston. chile air around the -- c hilly air around the great lakes. ben: a 71-year-old brockton man says he was tased and tied up during a violent home invasion. juli mcdonald in live in brockton tonight. juli: fortunately, we are told he is in stable condition after this terrifying attack here home, the scene of a vio

>> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at no. erika: breaking news in sharon. life over the cona lodge on route one heading towards gillette stadium. lice have crime scene tape blocking off heart this motel. it's not ear exactly what happened. weave a crew at the scene. we will bring more information as soon as we get it. antoinette: a bank robbery suspect is in custody in florida after holding several people hostage. those 11 people have been freed it startt a credit union in jacksonville. an initial 911 call reported a bank robbery. second call indicated someone may have been shot but that turned out not to be true. we will bring you more details as thebecome available. erika: a horrific stabbing in brockton. this teenager accused of killing his own mother. antoinette: mccall asked on his life in brockton -- nicole estevan is live in brockton. nicole: disturbing details and what was a not much. 18-year-old fronts polities -- frantz polynice. inside that merrick avenueome yesterday police responded to a 911 call down polities sitting on the porch, his hands co

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. we're following breaking news. boston police investigating a shooting in dorchester. one man in serious condition after getting shot on devon street. his condition does not appear to be life-threatening. also breaking there morning, boston police searching for three people who took off after the car they were in struck a wentworth institute of technology please crews -- crewser. the campus officer was taken to the hospital by ambulance. the incident is under investigating. randy: a family waiting for answers after a discovery in the city of lawrence. a decapitated body was found along the merrimack river. the same area where a missing teen was last seen and the eye's nicole estaphan is in lawrence with the disturbing mystery there. nicole: the body of that man yesterday has yet to be as you mentioned, the lawrence family fears the victim may be their lived one. lee manuel paulino had been on the river's edge with a friend. the district attorney is not making any connection. the boy's father talking to our jorge qui

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: thank you. president-elect donald trump and his running mate are set to celebrate their election in a big way. the has the details on today's victory tour kickoff. reporter: president-elect donald trump will launch the tour tonight in cincinnati, ohio, a crucial battleground state that helped him win the white house. before that event, he and vice president-elect mike pence will travel to indiana to celebrate his latest win. the pair will formally announce the deal to keep 1,000 jobs at a carrier air conditioner plant in indianapolis. p made the plant's fate a homecoming as he wraps up his tenure as indiana governor. no new cabinet posts announced yesterday. but former vice presidential candidate sarah palin has emerged as a possible pick for secretary of veterans affairs. sarah palin said she would be interested in that job. former massachusetts senator scott brown has also interviewed r the position. randy: new threats turn up across the country at mosques, a letter filleded with hatul languag

announcer: wcvb now on newscenter 5 at four clock starts now. lynchie: breaking news sure to make patriots fans cringe . star tight end rob gronkowski out set to undergo major back surgery. and he may not be back unless the patriots make it to the super bowl nichole: sportscenter 5's mike lynch is live at the breaking news desk with new information. herniated disc. this will be the third disc procedure for gronk since 2009. there have been reports he could be back in 8 weeks but i spoke with a renowned spine surgeon here in boston who felt that was a lot to ask of a pro football player. gronkowski left the jets game sunday after diving for a pass and he had pain in his back. he originally thought it might be a hip injury but last night gronk underwent an mri and it revealed the disc was herniated he will have a microdisectomy tomorrow to repair the disc and is out for the forseeabl qwest i have to make sure i am ready to play. cut my grass before it have to cut someone else's. lynchie: one thing the surgeon if it's thsame disc he injured told th