. >> anchor: tonight lawmaker calling for change saying something must be done with our . >> anchor: plus, texting and in trouble. a driver chatting away while speed chase. the whole thing caught on camera camera. >> anchor: a bun in the oven. literally! a wife's surprise announcement brings her husband to tears. >> anchor: fir at 5:30 we're learning new details about the campus massacre in oregon. a community is serving for answers tonight one day after a gunman opened fire on that quiet college campus. nine people were killed, nine others seriously injured . >> anchor: tonight we're learning more about the 26 26-year-old shooter. 7's brandon gunnoe live with the very latest on this. >> anchor: the douglas county sheriff is holding a press conference now releasing statements from victim's family members. federal investigators say though they have found 13 weapons connected to this gunman, authorities have identified him right there as 26-year-old chris harper mercer.

six of the weapons were found at the college where he opened fire along with body armor and ammunition. investigators discovered 7 more weapons when they searched through his apartment. according to authorities all the weapons had been legally purchased either by the shooter himself or by family members. the officials are still not providing though a motive for this shooting. nine people were killed and another nine others seriously injured in the attack. mercer was killed after a shoot shootout with police. although it's unclear whether he was killed by officers or took his own life it, was only the fourth day of class at the small community college which is loaded about three hours south of portland. students say they heard gun shots and knew that they needed to get out fast. this latest school massacre once again renewing the call for gun control in this country. >> anchor: this is a political choice we make to allow this to happen every few months in america.

have to come out again during my tenure as president. president to offer my condolences to families in these circumstances. but based on my experiences as president, i can't guarantee that . >> anchor: opponents of increased gun control say no amount of legislation could have prevented the tragedy in rose berg. one person city in critical condition. two others have been upgraded to stable. at the news desk, brandon gunnoe 7 news . >> anchor: we're following breaking news right now from swampscott where the school distribute has decided the football team will forfeit its next game following an investigation. school leaders say several of the team's sophomore players were found on the 50 yard line undressed doing exercises with upper-class men directing drills drills. team members told school leaders the incident was a tradition and no one was forced to participate participate. school leaders though decided to forfeit the saturday's game against saugus and students involved could face further punishment . >> anchor: police are searching for a robber on the run up in nashua, new hampshire. investigators releasing

surveillance photographs which we'll show you here of a man they say rocked a bank on main street this morning. a teller told officers the man walked up to the counter, demanded cash, no one was injured, anyone who knows anything is asked to call 911 . >> anchor: two men are in custody after police say they crashed into several cars including two police cruisers during a chase. carlos value des and roberto dalacruz are charged with drug possession and resaving arrest. police say they tried to pull over their car. the suspects smashed into two cruisers and several parked cars cars. a fall river detective was injured in the crash. he is expected to be okay. police say efound 900 bags of heroin in the suspect's car. take a look at individual why from sky 7 hd i'm cleanup on the green line. service was suspended between fenway and reservoir stations in both directions earlier this afternoon as workers re remanufactured a large tree branch hanging over the track there and tangle in the overhead wires. some of the damage you see due to strong winds. officials say trains are back in

service. the u.s. attorney general speaking to massachusetts health profession as and law enforcement today about the battle against opioid addiction. attorney general loretta lynch said the department of justice is using every fool to dismantle the distribution of open and taking down pill mills. she raise bay state for its work of prescription drugs and having emergency responders trained to use narcan . mass has has been a ground breaking leader and i went to thank you for that. thank you for being an example and i want to recognize all of you for your work in this issue. >> anchor: the attorney general emphasized the department of justice is working hard with governments on education and out outreach efforts to stop the epidemic . >> anchor: to voice your choice coverage now, hillary clinton opening up. >> reporter: do you believe when americans start voting in 2016 your e-mail server will be a fading memory . it should be . >> reporter: democratic

presidential front-runner going one on one with our byron barnett speaking out on a whole list of issues. the former secretary of state is fighting back against a republican opponents. byron sat down with clinton and asked the tough questions. >> reporter: hilary clinton on the campaign trail in boston hosting a substance abuse forum with mayor marty walsh and attorney general maura healy pro proing to make drug abuse and addiction a top priority if she is elected president. i want substance abuse put on the same level as any other challenge to our mental or physical health. >> reporter: clinton later sat down with 7 news to discuss other issues including how she would respond to the russian air strikes in syria i personally would be voting now for a no-fly zone and humanitarian corridors to try to stop the carnage on the ground and from the air. >> reporter: the follower secretary of state also talked about her sinking poll numbers and her tight race with bernie . >> reporter: why is this

democratic race so close? you know, races always get close. they are supposed to be close, they are supposed to be hard. i never expected anything else . >> reporter: the buzz around your campaign is about likability why don't you think more voters like you? i think a lot of people do. i think it's just a question of people sort of pushing away the fog of all the partisan attacks, all of the things that are said that have nothing to do with . >> reporter: do you believe when americans start voting in 2016 your e-mail server will be a fading memory? well, it should be. i think most people get that and they just are saying look, she took responsibility . >> reporter: what about donald trump's statement he would send any syrian refugees who came to america back? i don't know what country he thinks he is living in. we have a long and proud tradition of accepting refugees from conflict. >> reporter: clinton refused to openly criticize bernie sand

sanders saying she prefers to focus on the differences between the democrats and republicans but thing will no doubt heat up between the two of them during their first debate coming up later this month. in the newsroom, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: 7 news now turning to women taking fight against breast cancer into their own hands and taking action that could help save their lives. testing they say was inspired by a hollywood at less. kimberly bookman has more. >> reporter: she is an award winning actress argue i global humanitarian, a mother of six. perhaps angelina jolie has made an impact in all of these roles. but now there is concrete evidence of her actual influence on women's health. a new study published in a journal of the american cancer society finds in 2013 when jolie revealed she carried a gene putting her at higher risk of developing breast cancer than shared she had a double mast me and reconstruction she increased

surgery options. options.. >> reporter: this past january this woman as a mastent me after general i ethic testing found she carried a mutation . this is chilly young and brook young . >> reporter: it wasn't an easy decision for the mom of two but after her own mother battled breast cancer and her aunt ovarian cancer, she like jolie chose preventative measures including removing her fallopian tubes and ovaries . i remember waking up the next morning from surgery and just feeling a huge sense of accomplishment knowing what i did for myself and for my . cl awe udine was motivated to take action because of family history and after losing her mother-in-law to the disease. >> reporter: watching her suffer, watching what the family goes through, that really made an impact on me. for others a famous woman they don't know was a catalyst. so much so, her impact has been kind the angelina effect . usually when a celebrity has a medical condition it gets

a little blip in the news and then it's gone. but this has been a sustained effect . >> reporter: at boston's dana farber institute judy garber credits jelly for the request for genetic screenings . a 20% increase which is substantial over time . >> reporter: while jolie's choices aren't right for everyone, dr. garber said her message is one that can be em embraced by all . we don't want young girls to grow up afraid something will happen to them. we want them to see their family family's taking care of their health. >> anchor: if you are interested in getting genetic cancer test federal government you have a family history of cancer. it is a simple blood test and results take about a month to come back. kimberly bookman, 7 news. >> anchor: and just a reminder this weekend is the making strides for breast cancer walk. members of our news team will be out there sunday morning and we will have full coverage during today in new england. >> anchor: all right, is it il ilahead for you this friday, the surprise of a lifetime. a dinnertime ritual ends with a

big announcement and wait until you see this father to be's reaction. >> anchor: then new at 6:00, texting trouble at lowell high school. a teen threatened by classmates after he was elected class

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>> anchor: a virginia woman coming up with a special way to let her husband know she has a bun in the oven. now that video is going viral after she secretly recorded a very emotional reaction. >> anchor: what makes this story even more remarkable is just how long this couple actually waited for a child of their own. there is some stuff in the oven too. >> anchor: it was the dinner surprise of a lifetime. you are pregnant? >> reporter: he learns he is going to be a dad after his wife dana, planted the baby's ultrasound photo right next to buns in the oven. due february 16 . come here. and it's a boy. hi reaction was priceless. i wasn't exating that at all. i knew he would probably be

emotional but i was not expect expecting the reaction i received . i have never been that excited before in my life. i mean, not mainly for myself, for her. tears of joy after the virginia couple struggled for nearly 17 years to have a child. dana suffered four miscarriages and a still birth . it was a strug a roller coaster with emotions going become and for the and i just got to the point i was like do you know what? i want to stop trying . she was shocked to find out last week she is nearly five months pregnant. dana secretly recorded her husband's reaction to share with family. that video is now on the verge of going viral. liddy just came town me and said you are the guy on there crying. everything is going to be okay. i am praying for you . it shows god is able to do any and all things, you know, so

it can help someone else and give them hope that it can happen then that is what it's . you are pregnant. >> anchor: his reaction is priceless, isn't it? that video is getting a whole lot of attention on-line and it has been viewed by more than 370 000 people on you tube. >> anchor: coming up, it's the season for schnitzel. a certain restaurant is celebrat celebrating object fest of we'll take you there for what's cooking. >> reporter: a cold rain and gusty wind. weekend? we'll look at the track of . >> anchor: tragedy in afghanistan. officials at hanscom air force base remembering two airmen

>> anchor: talk about a bad idea when a wedding favor shuts down a colorado airport. a bride and groom whose names

both start with t thought it would be cute to make little tnt bottles filled with bath salts for guests. as you can imagine tsa did not think it was cute. the newlyweds were not charged but the agency posted these pictures on instagram to remind travelers think about what you pack. >> reporter: we have cold rain out there right now. a lot of dry air in the atmosphere so this radar a little bit overdone but we do have some light rain hitting the ground not of the city of boston and even south of the city of boston. this is where we've had more of the soaking rains earlier in the day dunn through buzzard area bay, the cape and islands stretching back into southern rhode island and if youful the trend here a lot of moisture continues to stream on in so i real see much changing this evening and overnight tonight. we'll have periodic light rain at times moderate to heavy down across the south coast of new england. the theme here though is a cool, raw pattern for a couple of days days.

45 degrees in worcester then you factor in the wind and it does feel awfully chilly out there especially along the coastline. wind gusts to 26 in boston, but look at the wind gusts across the cape and islands in the 30's and 40's. 43 mile-per-hour gusts down in the vineyard. we had a 47 mile-per-hour gust over nantucket. scattered rain showers continuing overnight tonight. one trend we'll note tomorrow is that the scattered showers we have in the morning tend to fade away a little bit in the afternoon we still have patches of drizzle out there. it won't be awide spread but still expect a damp and cool day and breezy day at that on saturday. sunday a little bit better, main mainly dry, could have patch or two of drizzle but overall even a couple breaks of sun is possible so i will say rain chance is lower on sunday. really the highest threat of some showers and really a soaking ground will be out there tomorrow morning. puddles out on the roadway then as we get into monday and tuesday looking manny dry although on monday still a link linkry moisture patch of drizzle or shower across southeastern mass.

central bahamas moving north very close here to san salvador island. that continues to lift north and they expect a track to the northeast and north to the east but it's well away from the u.s. coastline. winds right now 125 miles per hour. that's a category three hurricane. this pass is far off the east bound what we do expect to see is another storm that will provide flooding rains down through the carolina. an upper level low caught to the back of the deep south and this will pull in a lot of tropical air and create those flooding rain down through north carolina and south carolina. for us, that area of high pressure to the north, that has created the strong gusty northeasterly winds that at tips along the coastline close to 35 to 45 miles per hour. that it's giving us minor coval flooding during high tide. we'll see that again tomorrow afternoon with a pocket of minor coastal flooding so there is a coval flood advisory once again in place. also wind advisory in place down through the cape and islands down through buzzard area bay for those gusts 35 to 45 miles

per hour as we get into tonight and tomorrow morning through about 11:00. 7 on 7 forecast, finally return returning to some sunshine and temperatures back into the sixties for much of next week. >> anchor: it's october fest and bars and restaurants across the world are celebrating . >> anchor: they arer is vague up a is knitter sandwiches. bri eggers has that in today's what's cooking. >> reporter: what better to go with a proper october fest beer than schnitzel. we make big handmade pretzels then spun off the pretzel and started to make pretzel rolls and we sell a lot of is knits eel and we were like sandwiches . >> reporter: he tops it with a cheese spread . that's like muenster and creme fresh spiced with paprika . >> reporter: chef tim starts . thee will take a good 15

>> reporter: while they cook let's get working on the meet . we're using a pork loin it. depends on how big you want them to be . >> reporter: you can use chicken or veal or beef . i like mine to have a little bit of thickness to it . >> reporter: the next step is super simple. dip in flour . it's simply just to stick the egg so then you give it a very good tap . >> reporter: dip in an egg wash then bread crumbs. chef tim uses panko . we have a medium hot pan it. needs to sizzle when you put it in there . >> reporter: cook about two minutes on each side . you are looking for a nice golden color and not burning . >> reporter: for the time touch . we take a tablespoon of butter because butter tastes really good. we'll take it off the heat a little bit. we'll let it finish cooking in the brown butter. throw in some fresh chopped parsley and some lemon juice. they serve theirs on a pretzel roll with a pungent cheese spread . super bavarian object fest cheese spread .

>> reporter: next comes the sc schnitzel and don't forget saut sauted onions. prost, everybody . >> reporter: i'm bri eggers, 7 news. >> anchor: good evening, everybody. i'm kim khazei. coming up tonight on 7 news at 6:00 hanscom air force base mourning the loss of two of its airmen killed in a crash in afghanistan. also, that oregon community serving for answers after a dead deadly shooting rampage on a college campus. investigators do discover new evidence that will pass along and troubling text at a local high school studentaing to strip a class president of his title because of his race? and meteorologist chris lambert is tracking the wet start to the weekend. we'll have the latest on

>> anchor: topping the buzz, introducing a new addition to her family sandra bullock adopt . >> anchor: the at less is head over heels about her new daughter and said boyfriend brian randall has been absolute absolutely amazing helping with lit night feedings and helping . >> anchor: jennifer lawrence showing off a hidden talent. she sat down with her hunger games co-stars to play truth or dare and one dare see how many marshmallows she could fit in her mouth. mocking jay part 2 comes out in

theaters on november 20. wow. . >> anchor: i know, right? look fun and filling. there is another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead on this friday. am adam williams . >> anchor: 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> anchor: coastal concerns as . colrain. will it last into the weekend and latest track on hurricane joaquin coming up . >> reporter: store of survival from the campus massacre in oregon and hate in the halls of a local high school. racist text after a class president's election. 7 news at 6:00 starts now . >> anchor: waves crashing on the coast of the south shore and a flood threat remains into our weekend. but there is good news. hurricane joaquin does not look like he is coming this way. the storm expected to steer clear of us and head out to sea. so joaquin has been down graded to a category three storm .

>> anchor: still a strong and significant storm but it's los losing steam and it appears to be taking a turn. let's get to chris lambert who is track storm today . >> reporter: it's moving not after sitting over the bahamas for about 24 hours, close to san salvador island right now that continues to move north at 7 miles per hour. not much of a difference. category four to category three here. it dropped wind speeds from 1:30 to 1:25 still a very more mid midable hurricane near the warm right now. this will continue its journey to the north and then to the northeast at easterly component important to its track because it will keep it hundred miles away from the united states coastline. hundred miles away from the carolina coastline even as we get into sunday night into monday and then even longer term monday night into tuesday well off our coastline here so we don't expect any rain or strong winds from that hurricane. however, we're dealing with a separate system. there is another area of low pressure across the southeast and a massive area of high pressure to the north of us. that pressure difference is creating a lot of wind out of the northeast. we're also waving moisture ride

up and over stationery front to