The u. S. Tonight donald trump officially gained support from the new England Police benevolent association. Sharman sacchetti was there. Sharman, trump made a quick getaway. He sure did. We are live right now at the Sheridan Hotel in portsmith. Just a couple of hours ago we saw that building, donald trump got the endorsement of that union that represents some 5,000 members, and we can tell you it all comes on the heels of trumps very controversial comments about muslims. Hes a bigot and very sexist. Reporter outside the sheridan in portsmith, New Hampshire protestors hold be brave stop trump muslims are our neighbors reporter some making their way into the hotels lobby outraged over trump calling on a ban of muslims entering the u. S. [ applause ] reporter all while inside donald trump wins the endorsement of the new England Police benevolent association. To be so politically correct. Reporter and you can save it. Donald trump has managed to stay true to that. When i say illegal immigration, people started thinking and two weeks later, three weeks later, it was really a nice conversation. Trump has managed to offend everyone from muslims to the disabled to mexican immigrants and described talking with the Border Patrol in laredo texas. They want the wall, you know, the right wall, hey, not these jobs that we build right now. They build a ramp and trucks go over the ramp and come down. Load it up with drugs, they sell the drugs, so we get the drugs and they get the money. Reporter and all the while his numbers here in New Hampshire really havent dipped, and tonight it appears trump toad the group of Law Enforcement exactly what they wanted to hear. Hes a great guy these are spectacular people. Away we wanted to ask trump some questions of our own but he at 11 00, what he promised this group of Law Enforcement officers he would do to anyone who would kill a police officer. Thats at 11 00. Were live in portsmith, New Hampshire tonight, sharman sacchetti, fox 25 news. The latest cbs news poll show 35 of principle primary voters support donald trump, up 13 points since october. Ted cruz has moved into second place and ben carson headed to third. Keep it here as we follow all the candidates on the campaign trail and well bring you new reaction to trumps controversial comments, as well, on fox 25 and myfoxboston. Com. Right now the mbta admits operator error is most likely to blame for a train that took off from a red line station and blew right through stops without anyone behind the wheel. Fox 25 has been covering the story since it first broke early this morning. The train flying down the tracks and terrifying riders. Tonight we know state and federal authorities are trying to find out exactly what happened. Minutes over several miles without an operator on board. It p passed through four stations before the mbta cut power, bringing it to a stop. Thankfully none of the approximately 50 passengers on board were hurt. Fox 25s ted daniel was live for us in canton now where an operator under investigation lives. Ted. According to Public RecordingsDavid Vasquez a longtime resident of canton and a longtime employee of the t. 28 years. The train he was in charge of this morning has safety to prevent Something Like this from happening. That leaves only two likely explanations. The safeties failed or they were tampered with. The mailbox is full, we cannot accept any messages. We called, emailed and knocked but no sign or word tonight from 52yearold David Vasquez, the man sources under investigation for the runaway red line train. It was a very scary situation. Reporter fox 25 was the first to get the incredible story from a passenger named ed, who asked us not to use his last name. He says his fellow red line riders were unaware they were on a ghost train as it blew past four stations. The train eventually stopped just past the north quincy platform when power was cut to the third rail. Ed got the surprise of his life when he forced open the operator compartment and found no one at the controls. Did he kill himself, trying to phil kill us because the conductor was not in there. Take a look at this photo obtained by fox 25, according to passengers, it shows the p. A. Microphone in the lower right corner wrapped around the accelerator. Holding it in the maximum speed position. And while it was there, and it was something tied around the power thing. When a train is in bypass mode like this one was, the Collision Avoidance doesnt function. We went to jfk with an unmanned train and nobody even told us. David vasquez has been placed on leave as the investigation continues. It involves a number of agencies and they are expected to meet in the morning. The Carmens Union is sticking up for vasquez. What they have to say is new at 11 00. Reporting live in canton, ted daniel, fox 25 news. Lets take a closer look at the red line route in this area. There are six stations from the braintree stop all the way up to the jfk umass stop. The mbta says this runaway train departed braintree station at 6 08, it was still dark outside. The pastor we spoke to told us it started picking up speed after it passed quincy station and then no emergency messages. T cut power to the line, as ted mentioned. The six cars that made up the train came to a halt just after north quincy and then the folks finally got off at jfk umass stop, just over five miles from braintree. Tonight we learn more from Transportation Leaders on how all this could happen and a transportation consultant tells fox 25 about the proper protocol for conductors. Reporter the ride went wrong when the operator couldnt get the train to start and asked to go into what the mbta calls bypass mode. The operator exited the train to undertake that procedure and while the operator was not on board the train the train left the station. Reporter because the train was in bypass mode the brakes on the train appear to have not been engaged and the trains collision system was disengaged. Theres a twolayer system so that this doesnt happen, says the mbta. The first layer of protection are the procedures and requirements that are supposed to be followed and the second layer is ensuring that our those procedures. Reporter fox 25 exclusively obtained this photo from inside the cabin. Passengers tell fox 25 that a cord was wrapped around what they believe was the accelerator of the train. It would be a prohibited act if in fact there was any type of cord that was wrapped in that manner, so that will be part of the focus the investigation. Reporter . Investigation continues we wanted to learn more about the mindset of a conductor. Transportation consultant john tells us standard procedures for conductors to get in the cab, turn the throttle from off to on and stay there. Typically they would radio to the tower that he was leaving the cab. Reporter reviewing this photo, he also found it unusual to see the key in the door. I would suspect that the cab would be active if the key were in the door. If the train is out of control, a conductor can remove the train but in this case with no conductor on board that couldnt happen and the mbta instead had to cut power to the third rail. Thats usually the last resort, is deenergizing the third rail to remove the power so that the train couldnt move. The train could only move with the third rail energized. Rarely have i ever seen a conductor leave the cab of a transit train without locking the door behind them. Unlike airplanes where theres a pilot and copilot, justice tip says its common for trains to only have one conductor because there are several safety mechanisms to stop the train in place. Fox 25 will continue to uncover the very latest into this investigation. Be sure to keep it here on air and online for uptotheminute new details as they develop. And when this story first broke this morning, we alerted you on the fox 25 news app and on the fox 25 morning news. To get breaking news, traffic, weather, and other important information, download the fox 25 its free for all devices if. Threatening injuries when a woman was hit by a car tonight in middleboro. It was breaking news at 5 00. Officers say a car hit a woman on wareham street and east grove street. The woman was rushed to the hospital. Her condition unknown tonight. The cause of the crash is still unknown. Foggy night out, there but expect a warm day tomorrow again. Stormtracker meteorologist rob eicher, looking at a nice start to the weekend for sure. An unusually warm start to the weekend by december standards. After a foggy night, though, as you mentioned. The National Weather service has issued a dense fog advisory basically for all of New Hampshire and that goes until 9 00. If you look at the visibility numbers theyve been really low he since about sunset. Visibility there a quarter of a mile and thats been the case for several hours. Visible also less than a mile in portsmith, orange, norwood, new bedford. Its kind of hit or miss. I dont think the dense fog will be widespread enough to cause problems with your friday morning commute. Keep in mind that there could be drive into work. Still very, very mild. 48 degrees, the current temperature in boston. Visibility here fairly good. But again do look out for a dense patch of fog out there until about 9 00 on your friday morning. Very warm friday on tap. Well talk how warm it will get coming up in a few minutes. Family dog nearly dies after being poisoned. Police say a neighbor did it on purpose. The reason she allegedly claims she did it. The nursing shortage is such an issue in New Hampshire, parents may actually start to get in trouble for taking care of their children at home. The heartfelt testimony from mothers facing the difficulty that have shortage. And the reason a local high school is saying no thanks to advertisers because this photo. And we continue to follow the breaking news in revere, three people shot and seriously hurt. Police are still searching for the shooter. Man carrying a shotgun containing gasoline and propane creating a huge scare on the campus of of the State University today. The suspect didnt attack anyone and quickly arrested by police. Police say the suspect wrote on suicidal and homicidal. Mayor veloni tells us what they could be searching for. Reporter kids led dive teams to this lake. We will leave no stone unturned. Reporter one thing investigators want to find a missing hard drive. It may have information on farook and maliques terrorist ties. We are building a timeline of everything we know to ensure that we can retrace every step they took. Reporter investigators believe farook was connected to riverside, california three years ago. In 2012, prosecutors charged four men with planning to blow off the u. S. Military base in afghanistan. But the fbi is only now learning farook was in the same Social Circle as the groups recruitser. Earlier this year kabir was quicked and sentenced to 25 years in prison. It shows that theyre emerging very slowly for Law Enforcement. Reporter fbi interviews with farooks friend enreek que marquez thwarted a terror attack if 2012 but told investigators they backed out when the Riverside Group was busted. Marquez admits to buying two rifles used in the San Bernardino attacks. Marquez has weighed his rights and cooperating and hasnt been charged. Marquezs family now cleaning up the mess after a federal raid. His mother saying marquez is a good person who is friends with farook but nothing more but three years after that plot, farook and his wife did attack. The subject blast of farook. Reporter im mary loony reporting. Developing news now, federal authorities are investigating while several large batches of cell phones are being purchased in missouri. Dozens of prepaid phones are being sold at walmarts around the fbi is not sure if the purchases are connected but concerned since prepaid phones have not been traced and can be used to detonate bombs remotely. Phillip chism is on trial for the murder of Danvers High School math teacher colleen ritzer. Closing statements were set for friday followed by jury deliberation but a sudden illness sidelined the defense attorney delaying the trial until at least monday and that just added to the tension of the courtroom. There is a human cost to every delay in this case and that is all i will say. For once im listening to the voice inside my head that tells me not to do that. Reporter the Phillip Chism style is set to resume trial is set to resume on monday. 141 Boston College students have reported norovirus students after eating at chipolte in cleveland circumstance they past weekend. States have been infected with e. Coli thats been tied to the burrito chain. The ceo repeated that the company is pledging to tighten itself safety procedures. Standing on the stars and stripes, its something that raises eyebrows right now in foxboro. That photo was supposed to be used in an ad in a High School Yearbook but tonight its been pulled. Fox 25s john monahan has reaction from foxboro. John. Good evening, the people in this picture including the young women in it say it was never intended to offend anyone and also says this picture is not i wanted to we took out a page here at the restaurant to say congratulations for all the hard work. Reporter they say a picture is worth 1,000 words, and this one went viral on facebook. This picture shows morgan standing on what appears to be the u. S. Flag. Some saw this as disrespectful, including the school which issued this statement to fox 25. It says in part the photo showed the United States flag hanging on a wall with the lower portion lying on the floor and a student standing on the flag. We do not view standing on the u. S. Flag as respectful or appropriate. But he says were all missing the big picture because this is not even a flag. This is simply one of thousands of photography backdrops to depict the american flag. Its not even a real flag. Not a real flag. That, its not something you hang on a flag pole but white, and blue that we found patriotic. And besides that, morgan and her mom offered to crop the photo like this so no one would be offended. I agreed to crop my feet out of the picture even though its a photo backdrop. This backdrop backlash has yet to be resolved, the school reportedly told the family to give back today but they havent heard if a cross version would be allowed. Live in foxboro tonight, im john monahan, fox 25 news. A local soldier gone for a year returns to surprise his family. Okay. Ahead in the next halfhour, the new challenge they will all be facing together in the coming weeks. But first Images Associated with hate. The punishment this group of people is facing after dressing catch holidaycookie cheer on the tip of your tongue with Dunkin Donuts holiday cookieflavored coffees. After 12 00 p. M. , enjoy any medium latte or macchiato for 1. 99. Have you started shopping . Just waiting for inspiration to strike. And there it is done genius. Give the gift of dunkin coffee. Get 3 pounds for 19. 99, only at dunkin restaurants. New at 10 00, a k9 officer going through Nashua High School north and south for a drug sweep. Officers and School Officials did not find any illegal substances at either school. Police say if you want to report drug activity, you can call them anonymously. High bail for a New Hampshire man accused of participating in several armed robberies and a bomb threat. 43yearold ronald turned helf into pelham New Hampshire police this week. One of the crimes dates back to 2013. Police say natella called in a bomb threat to school in in 2014 he robbed two stores at gunpoint and then the same store was police found his helmet that he was wearing during a robbery at his home. The antipolice protests continue tonight. Many feel the former white house staffer needs to step aside to give the city a fresh start. The Mayors Office and Police Department have come under fire in the wake of two incidents where a black suspect was shot and killed. The president obviously knows and respects mary manual but in terms of rendering judgment about his fit continues to continue to lead the city of chicago the voters will have to make that determination for themselves. Reporter among the protests today, a diein by chicago medical students. White hoods on College Students at South Carolina causing an uproar. This picture shows cadets at South Carolinas Military College dressed in white hoods related to the ku klux klan. The colleges president says he has begun the process of spending the students involved adding the pictures are not consistent with the colleges value of honor, duty and respect. Eating poison. Ahead, the overwhelming evidence suspect. Just got an update on the dense fog advisory from the National Weather service. Well bring that to you and show you where we might break recordhigh temperatures this weekend. And back to breaking news, Revere Police giving a brandnew just press clean from irobot help with your everyday messes. Roomba navigates your entire home cleaning up pet hair up to 2 hours. Are always clean. Lets get back to the breaking news in revere where wait street. Malini basu is live there and just received brandnew information about the victims within the last few minutes. Moll knee. In the last 20 minutes we have had a source confirm that one person at least has been shot dead, again, a total of three people have been shot. This here is the scene on wait street in revere. There is still heavy police presence. What we do know again at this hour, it happened just before 9 00 and we also have some video to share with you from a this is just moments right after one woman tells us she was playing videogames when she hears the fire alarm going off and ran downstairs and sees that there was one man shot. Neighbors are telling fox 25 again one person was shot in the face. Conditions of the others. We are hearing that they are serious injuries. Were also hearing the suspect is still at large. Local and state police are searching a nearby track with police dogs. Were also being told that they have two addresses. They are searching one in lynn, were being told. Of course right now this is all informational gathering. Well try to gather more and have an update in 30 minutes. For now, live in revere, malini basu, fox 25 news. New Hampshire Health officials are thinking about paying parents of children with severe disabilities to care for their own kids inside their own home. All in response to a huge nursing shortage. Fox 25 first told but this last month. Tonight Kathryn Burcham gets an update from two mothers still fighting for change. Advocates for their children all their lives but theyre now lobbying here at the state capitol. Finally garnering the attention of state health fishes who say the lack of qualified nurses for inhome care has reached a critical level. O. Reporter heather and audrey are part of a special sisterhood. The small group of mothers who have severely disabled children. When you meet another mother of a child with special needs are you constantly a friend. Reporter and they need the support. A statewide nursing shortage has left them with virtually no help. I think they need to know the cold hard truth of how the day is fully run. And today they toad the truth, testifying before the Governors Commission on and its just so unfortunate that aim these hours that theyre authorized for go unfilled. Reporter gina helps with agencies across the state and says medicaid reimbursement rates havent changed since 2006 which makes it hard for agencies to retain nurses at such low wages. This is a top priority for the department. We believe its our responsibility to organized a solution. Reporter thats why state Health Officials told fox 25 theyre considering paying parents as licensed nursing assistance if theyre forced to provide care without a nurses help. Donald, who had to quit her job to provide 24hour care for her son lucus says that would help. Theres a huge financial burden that comes along with raising a child with special needs. Reporter but donna says its only a start and theyll continue to push for change at the state level until they and their children have the life they deserve. Until we get these nurses were not gonna stop asking for help. Reporter in concord, New Hampshire, Kathryn Burcham, fox 25 news. Now your local forecast from meterologist rob eicher and the fox 25 stormtracker weather team. I mentioned at the top of the show that we had a dense fog advisory for New Hampshire until 9 00. Just a few minutes ago the National Weather service added eastern plymouth, parts of the cape and the south coast of that dense fog advisory. Those areas. Goes until 8 00. Already showing you at the top of the show how the visibility numbers had been dropping in those areas. Dense fog advisory means the fog will be thick enough that it could actually lead to hazardous driving conditions. I dont think it will be widespread enough to are cause any problems with your morning commute but meteorologist Sarah Wroblewski will be in from 4 00 to 10 00 for the fox 25 morning news tomorrow morning to help monitor that. The other big story is the near recoveredbreaking heat, just missed it by 6 degrees earlier today. 68 is the record high for tomorrow. Same number for saturday in reach. These are recordhigh temperatures for sunday and notice those are a little bit more within reach. Well be close to some of these numbers. The catch is on sunday were actually gonna have slightly cooler weather invading from the north. It will impact mainly the northern half of our broadcast area. I think southern new england has a better chance of breaking records but providence and hartford probably the two most likely areas to break out. 39 in bedford, 39 in norwood, and 38 is the current temperature in fitchburg. Still a lot of 50s on the map out in the cape and islands and unusually warm. Temperatures might drop maybe a degree or two more but thats it. I think were close to our low temperatures of the night, almost as low as we will go. And if you look at the winds, where we do have a wind, its generally out of the south and that southerly wind that will really bring the mild weather for the next couple of days. Notice in a lot of areas we its dead calm and thats allowing the fog to build up. Believe it or not, its actually easier for fog to form if you dont have any clouds up above you and ill show you that. Thats also whats causing some of the impact. Visibility down to a quarter of a mile in portsmith and dropping in norwood and new bedford, plymouth, those are the areas just added to the dense fog advisory. Notice in the last couple of hours, they have been fairly clear, and again its actually easier for fog to develop on the ground if you dont have any clowns up above and that has been the case. Elsewhere we do have mainly high, thin clouds kind of streaming in out ahead of a frontal boundary and well see them with partly cloudy skies tonight and patchy fog and a picture of clouds and sun for tomorrow. Still mild. But keep an eye on this frontal boundary, its not gonna impact us in the short term but as we head into sunday, that front will be kind of splitting the area in two, and on one side of weather, about 10 degrees cooler. On the south side of the front still very mild. Thats why i think well see a wide range of temperatures on sunday, probably low 50s north of the front, low 60s south of the front. Its the area south of the front could have a shot of breaking some of those records as we head into sunday. That front clears out. Our next one on the edge of your screen, that one arrives here on monday night and that will be our best chance of rain and bring cooler weather to end the sevenday forecast. In the meantime, still unusually warm. High temperatures on friday, upper 60s to low upper 50s to low 60s. Theres your weekend always in view, 60 on saturday, 58 on sunday. But again, some cooler spots north of boston. Still 61 on monday. Best chance of rain coming monday night into tuesday and likely a winddriven rain. Beyond that slightly cooler weather for the middle of next week. A local father goes out on the water and never returns home. Next at 11 00, the vital piece of equipment missing from his life. We first met will hunting 18 years ago and tonight hes headed back to m. I. T. Were talking about the character played by matt damon. The special recognition the actor is getting from the school next year. And details weve never heard before from bo berg adult himself. The former soldier using another why . And doing it through the popular podcast serial. Berg adult was captured by the taliban after many believe he desserted his unit. In episode one of the podcast berg dah says after he set off from his unit he realized he was over his head but feared punishment if he returned so claims he set off to gather intelligence and become a Super Soldier like the matt damon character jason bjorn bjorn. He also talks about the moment he was taken. There i was in the open desert and im not about to outrun a bunch of motorcycles i couldnt guys . Faux free berg adult the u. S. Released five detainees from gitmo and its still unclear if he will face any criminal charges. Congress vow to make it illegal for people on the terror watch list to buy guns but theres a democrat whose name is being touted by republicans in massachusetts senator ted kennedy known as the liberal lion was even at one point on the terror watch list after 9 11. Republicans used that example to argue against banning people on that list from buying guns. Even our former colleague Teddy Kennedy was on the terror watch list at one point and despite numerous efforts to try to get up never could. Republicans people say people wrongfully on the list have a tough time trying to get off of it. Last week terror watch legislation was blocked from going through. General electric may have set up shop in boston. According to the globe, the company is looking at spots in seaport for a new global headquarters. The move could bring hundreds of highpaying jobs to boston. Governor baker, boston mayor marty wall be, have been involved with talks. G. E. Is also considering moving to new york and providence. Local kids in tears but its because theyre so happy to see their father. After the break, the way a local after flying 36 hours to get home. Al noticed this dog recovering right now after nearly losing its life. Police say it was poisoned by a neighbor who apparently wanted some peace and quiet. Malini basu spoke with the dogs owner in westford tonight. Westford police say this mother of two poisoned this its the neighboring dog. The owners say he was just sick and tired of her barking. The 35yearold allegedly slipped an ibuprofen under the door. When we came back, she we noticed she was acting like differently than normal. Her heart was going very fast. Her legs were like giving out like she couldnt walk. Everyone is very sad. Oh my god, is she going to die. Reporter zoes owners were out shopping on black friday and noticed zoe acting very funny. Acting like crazy and her heart go so fast. What she didnt realize she was caught on camera. Surveillance cameras captured her every move. The family called the apartment slipped the pills under the door. Because they had cameras so this is a good thing and later she called up and said yeah, nobody going in. I say wow, so she tell us to call the police and so then everything will happen. Reporter adultia and her husband have been living there for a year and never had any issues with anyone. The guy is nice but his wife, sometimes shes like i dont know, she jealous too much for everything. Malini basu, fox 25 news. 9 11 First Responders are fighting to keep their Healthcare Benefits but some senators are not ready to renew the program. First responders are on capitol hill fighting for congress to permanently provide Healthcare Benefits for all First Responders and survivors. Despite a majority of senators signing on to a plan to renew the funds, 40 senators have not signed and many say theyre concerned how to pay for this there are a lot of sponsors. Were talking about the funding. If the fund something there, then. There is still money left to pay for medical bills for first house and Senate Leaders say they are committed to reauthorizing the program. A boston park will soon be named in honor of the youngest marathon bombing victims. Skyfox is flying over the area which will eventually become martin park. Boston leaders expect the park to be redesigned and completed by 2016. Richard was 8 years old when he died and the blast also left his sister and mother severely injured. The three Largest Airlines banning those hover boards youre seeing all over the place because of fire danger. This video is from a hover board fire inside a washington mall. New at 10 00, delta and unite say the boards are not welcome on flights or in checked luggage. The Consumer ProductSafety Commission is investigating the cause of the fires as the toys are expected to be a top sell they are year. Huge supporter of education and taking to the mic to get kids to go to college. [ music ] Everything Else you should go to College Saturday night live cast member helping out the first lady with that video. The video has inspired the [ applause ] a touching moment today as a soldier reunites with his family for the holidays. The surprise happened earlier today at a Wareham Elementary School and our cameras were there to capture the nervous reveal. Reporter there was magic in the air and john william deckis elementary school, that 7yearold sitting on santas lap in that giant blue box next to him is his father matthew. The plan is for me to be in a a poem that she wrote. Our principal saw it as she worked late one night, i wonder how to thank them who are doing what is right. Hes gonna come open the box and ill be in it. Lets get this over with because im really nervous and probably gonna cry, so. [ applause ] daddy reporter and he did. Im tristens dad, i just got back from korea, ive been gone for a year. Whats up. Yea thank you so much for doing that for us. Reporter hes 6 years old christmas instead of anything in the world. Reporter and as is the life of a military family, theyll be on the move again. In january theyll be relocating to washington. But for now, being home for this the present. Such a sweet momma bear. It took him 36 hours between flights and layovers to fly back for todays reunion and it was exec one year ago today that he was deployed to korea. All that planning but mission accomplished. Incredible. Well, Kevin Lemanowicz is also visiting family. Im guessing it wasnt maybe quite that special but thats why hes not here tonight. 58 degrees this afternoon. Year. The record high today at 64. Was 43 degrees. Thats the same number you would normally expect to see for an afternoon high temperature. The next several nights our temperatures will be warmer than you would normally expect by the middle of the day. Visibility less than a mile in many areas out there right now. Again, we do have a dense fog area that goes until 8 00 or 9 00 tomorrow. So do expect a dense fog in spots. Temperaturewise right now in boston, weve got 48 degrees. Expect similar conditions when you wake up and head back to work tomorrow morning. But again do look out for a patch or two of some fog on your way in. Otherwise a mix of clouds and sun for your friday and another look at the forecast coming up in a few minutes. Goodwill hunting, matt damon has been selected to deliver m. I. T. s 2016 commencement address. The famous character was of course a janitor gene us and damon who is also from cambridge said it was an honor to be named speaker, quote, at a school that i couldnt have gotten into. The class president said damon is an inspiration to the students. Breaking news in revere where three people have been shot. Within the hour we learned one of the victim has died. At 11 00, fox 25s malini basu will have a live report. Outrage over a school photo the center of the controversy. It is a big game at the garden tomorrow night. Celts take on the world champs. Weve got a preview, plus, will we see the return of gronk sunday night in houston . We saw some encouraging signs at well have the has been nearly two weeks since Rob Gronkowski bruised or strained his knee in denver and since the patriots issued that joint statement on his status. As brian solomon tells us tonight, gronks status all of a sudden looks promising but either way tom brady will be ready for houston with or without his big man. Reporter patriots practice on thursday and were all thinking its going to be a hohum day until, look it here, Rob Gronkowski battled the practice field, the first time weve seen him since being moving around, stretching out but well wait until friday to get the official word whether or not gronkowski will play against the Houston Texans but tom brady spoke about having to run the offense without one of his biggest weapons. Hes a great player. So i always wished we had these guys out wherever. So its part of football season and i think you industrial to be mentally stuff to overcome whatever adversity you face and try to win the game. May take on a different form. But you still gotta figure out a way to have production and score points. I certainly have a lot of confidence in the guys im out there playing with and have confidence in the guys im throwing the ball to or else i wouldnt throw it to them. Even if gronkowski does not play in houston, scott taylor scored a nice touchdown pass last week so hopefully the patriots offense will be good if gronk does not take the field. Who tom brady is throwing to is a factor. Look at these numbers. Through week 8 and seven games, braidly nearly perfect. Week 9 wendy onlouis went down and since without edelman and gronk, brady with 11 touchdowns but 5 picks in the last five games. His completion percentage 20 points later. Speaking of injuries, j. J. Watt will wear a cast on sunday night after breaking his hand in practice yesterday. No word on how the injury happened but he will play in his seventh consecutive game. Hes never missed a game in his 4 plus seasons to the nfl. The celtics can beat golden state tomorrow night at the garden theyll not be crowned champions but will stop the warriors 23 and 0 start to the season. Celtics playing good basketball last night. Won four of their last five and looking forward to taking on the best team in the league and no than current celtic warrior david lee. Of course were excited to play this game. Were always excited to play the best in the league but me personally its kind of business as usual. Im confident enough to think that we have a chance to win a game tomorrow and go out there and play the right way. Were very confident and we feel like we have a chance to keep it going