threatening injies. police say this altercation happened inside the t. stop. >> everything happened inside the station. once an individual realized he was stabbed, he fled out the end, center street end of the stays. that is where he fell down on the ground. >> reporter: because it happened inside the t. stop there were a number of witnesses to this altercation. police pulled those poem aside to get a better description of the suspect to find out who he is. there is video cameras inside the t. station. it appears the suspect wasn't caught on video but police haven't made any arrest so it won't surprise me if they closed in on a suspect because they knew each other by the end of tonight. tim caputo, 7 news. >> also breaking police say a student brought a loaded gun to a boston high school. here is ryan schulteis with breaking details. >> reporter: police say the incident happened at tech boston academy around 10:30 this morning.

the student allegedly arrived late and tried to get around the metal detentors s.ers? >> found the gun in the student's backback. he is now facing several charges. >> more breaking news, good news about red sox manager john farrell amend his fight with cancer, let's go to elizabeth norieka for that. >> reporter: john farrell's cancer is in remakes and he is preparing to return to the team. he was diagnosed with stage 1 non-hodgkins lymphoma. he sat out the rest of the season getting treatment. the sox announced the good news this afternoon. farrell said in a statement: >> reporter: in the news news. >> 7 news turning to more

big dig project. there are new problems with what is holding up lights that weigh more than 100 pounds. officials telling us there are no safety concerns but crews are taking a close look at more than 100,000 parts of this support system. byron barnett is live with the story. >> reporter: this damaged hard ware was discovered in the big dig tunnel system during a routine inspection in september. now officials say they're trying to figure out how wide spread it is and get it repaired. >> hairline fracture at the top of that. >> reporter: this is some of the damaged hardware system. look closely. you can see the nuts are actually cracked. it's part of the hard ware that holds up the heavy overhead lights. the tis dovery revises frightening members of when a light crashed down on to the roadway in 2011 and when a ceiling panel collapsed

but state highway officials insist this poses no such dangers to the driving public. >> at no time was anything in jeopardy of falling. there is a redundant system in the light fixtures. the tunnels are life. lighting structures are safe. to are perfectly honest with you if we felt for a second that anything would president clinton dislodged and fall to the roadway we would have closed the tum. >> reporter: officials found more than 900 damaged nuts in the callahan tunnel, the i. 90 and the i-93 tunnel system. that is about 4% of what they inspected so far. inspectors say these are the ominous from what the tunnel was installed 20 years ago and may have been installed too tight. >> the work person trying to make it as tight as possible which could have fractured the nut. >> reporter: officials say the big dig is the most complex tunnel system in the world. and that an ongoing maintainance program is necessary to keep it functioning. >> it's what it is. you know, i hate to sound

the tunnel system that we inherited. it's our job to keep it open, accessible and safe. >> reporter: highway officials plan to have all of the damaged hardware replaced within about six months. they say the only join convenience to drivers will be single lane closures overnight. not during the day time. that is the story live in boston, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> there is more news today. a dangerous drive in mansfield after police say a man pointed a gun at another driver and when police fought are caught up with the guy, they made a disturbing discovery in his car, steve cooper has details tonight. >> reporter: troopers respond to an awful lot of calls for cases of road rage on the highways around here, but this was very different when they found a loaded gun. >> commonwealth versus just insmith.

and the 2 1-year-old yam aeroappear in court. >> road rage incident where an individual states that a male, they cut each other off. one of them pointed a gun at him. >> reporter: it happened between sharon and mansfield before a driver jammables to -- scrambles to call 911 from his cell phone. troopers were able to locate the volkswagen and taking the duo into custody. that is when prosecutors say the 32 caliber silver colt was discovered in the trunk along with a box of ammunition and a halloween mask. >> he is denying all the charges. that he says it's factually untrue. >> reporter: court documents indicate smith told troopers he shouldn't have pulled out a gun. his mother not saying much what asked about the allegations. >> i guess it was a cat and mouse game, bye. >> reporter: was it his gun.

>> no, it was yours. >> he is in the car driving the car. >> reporter: as far as the weapon? >> he was? the car driving, not in possession of the weapon. >> reporter: tonight troopers are saying that the driver that called them did all the right things here. they say as for the two suspects right now they remain behind bars tonight held without bail. they return to court next week for dangerousness hearings. live in foxboro tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. >> also on 7 -- >> we should debate on the basis of fact not fear. we should resist den gaiting the patriotism or loyalty of those with dom we disagree. >> presidential hopeful hillary clinton in the hotseat giving testimony on the americans in benghazi. she gave her account of what happened as part of the investigation that began 17 monthsing a orbs, dan hausle is live in the news room with more. >> reporter: hillary clinton defending her

after the benghazi attacks. a lot of talk about clinton's i. mail includes one to her own family about the attack that is raising some eyebrows. >> we're desperate and we were trying to call everybody we knew in had benghazi and libya. >> reporter: hillary clinton facing congress answering questions about 2012 attack on the u.s. consulate in libya that kost the lives of four americans including the ambassador stevens and navy seal glenn doherty of winchester. repaves asked why clinton do more after stevens sent requests for more. >> no one ever came to me and said, "we should should down our compound in benghazi." >> i'm not saying shut it down. i'm saying protect it. >> reporter: clinton was asked about e-mail she sent to world leaders and her own family during and just after the attack where she said terrorists were to blame.

telling the public and anti-islammic video sparked the familiar. >> i. >> you tell your families it's a terrorist attack but not the american pem. you tell the president of libya it's a terrorist attack and not the american people and you can tell the egyptian prime minister it's a ter ritt attack but -- terrorist attack but you can't tell your own people the truth. >> we're not making up the intelligence. we were trying to get it make sense of it and then to share it. >> reporter: you have no -- >> reporter: republicans and democrats on the committee also spent time eight tacking each other -- attack each ear. do. >> i tell you -- nothing but the truth. have. >> clinton campaigned about the partisan positions. >> beet we lost for more americans, not once but twice within a year. there was no partyson effort. people rose above politics a democratic congress worked with a republican

do we need to learn. >> reporter: clinton denied there was any standdown order to hold back military help. logistics and distance kept the help away. clinton competed to keep night. >> coming up at 6:00 paying it forward. a woman working to honor her best friend two years after police say she was' killed by one of her students in danvers. >> plus it's a countdown to kickoff as pats prepare to take on a bitter rival this weekend. >> we'll have more on the breaking news. news about boston red sox manager and his fight with canners, cancer is in remission and he is preparing to return to the >> announcer: tonight, it's a mystery just in time this couple bought a new dryer but when they went to get it, the store said they already picked it up. disappearing dryer. see if we could solve it.

leadership isn't given. it's taken. >> kim: friends paying it forward. the best friend of this teacher murdered at school asking people to honor coleen ritzer, excuse me for that, with a random act of kindness. what the friend is saying this danvers matt teacher wanted to make the worlds a better place.

>> that is what today was all about as people across the state came together for a special cause. >> today people are donating money for coleen -- [inaudible] >> reporter: a former danvers high school student overwhelmed by an act of kindness paying tribute to coleen ritter. >> it's great feeling. >> reporter: people in danvers paying it forward to honor the teacher killed two years ago today. >> she effected people in a way she was amazing, she didn't realize she was aaffecting them so she would be overwhelmed by it. >> reporter: her close friend came up with kindness for coleen so people could carry on ritzer's generous spirit. >> i wanted to make this day a little better. us. >> reporter: it gained momentum in danvers and towns nearby. kerry burnett surprised her daughter's pre-school teachers with baked goods. >> thought that it would be

great way to teach a lesson about paying it forward and about kindness. >> reporter: danvers firefighters received bagels students. >> the night shift that was just ended appreciated it. >> reporter: one high school teacher allowed her students to skip a question on the mid term exact using sticker. ritter's family said they're overwhelmed which all of the acts of kindness and we're proud coleen continues to inspire others to simply be good to people." ritzer's friend only planned for this to be a one-time event but after all of the support, she says it may become an annual event. if you are interested in seeing what other acts of kindness are being done in coleen ritter's honor follow the hashtag kindness for coleen. >> our forecast as we go into the weekend cooling off significantly tomorrow. we'll look at that. ammo over to you.

won four games last year. that's it but why did they continue to give the patriots a hard time? why do they challenge the patriots the way they do? that is tonight in 7 sports. blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale is back... plus 1! woo-hoo! right now buy one get one at half price throughout the entire store. blinds. shades. sunscreens. the entire store! hey, any excuse for a party. and big savings.

>> beautiful sunseptember in autism, a main stay, we had beautiful pictures, the sun

is fading fast. it's autumn so it does go down quicker than itself summer and gets darker sooner, but beautiful out there this afternoon. waltham 74. we had reports from hopkinton and lexington of 73. stoneham 72. andover 73. plunging temperatures now. watch them fall right back to the 50s over the next couple of days. a little bit below normal for this time of year. decent weekend. active pat earn with fronts crossing and warm-up and cooldowns, 65 in worcester. 69 norwood and bedford. warmth. something early earlier in the afternoon going through rye and portsmouth and back over to methuen. would -- we had a few newburyport. but not much left of them now as they fizzle. we're not expecting even a sprinkle in boston. a quiet frontal passage

other than a wind shift and a touch colder by morning. tomorrow morning's temperatures in the mid and upper 040s, the numbers don't go very far even with full sunshine. a cool north wind will be blowing, 54 in boston, 53 marblehead. about 54 brockton and those numbers fall through the night on friday waking up to saturday morning, a very cold start. temperatures in the 20s, around 30 or 32 in the city. yes, we only get to 56 for the reason. the air mass about the same but it's what we do overnight focus that cold. then we have to dig ourselves out of it on saturday. pats forecast is a milder one. mildner general for everyone. 52-61. 10:00 we might have a few showers for tailgaters, it goes up until noon but we'll trend to dryer weather to 11:00, 12:00 and 1:00 the sun will break out. go for the low 60s, a decent afternoon in fact. about 37-44.

like they'll be a big deal. 49-55 tomorrow. there you go. monday, tuesday, still cool. there is the storm long range. something might be brewing there. have a good night >> john farrell getting the news he has been waiting for. his cancer is in remission, the manager is looking forward to getting back to work and bringing another championship back to boston. farrell had been diagnosed with stage one lymphoma on august 14 and received good news, farrell says: -- we've had a lot of close game with them. a lot of two-minute drives stopping them at the end, overtime games. not too many games have ever gotten out of hand. >> when it comes to the

patriots jets rivalry through the records out the window. despite owning the a.f.c.east, the patriots always seem to find the sledding tough against their bitter rival. the patriots have won seven of their last meetings including a hard fought sweep last year over a jets team that finished the season with only four wins. the pats winning the games by a combined three points. jets have been successful at doing something few teams have been able to sub certification getting under tom brady's skin. alex has more from foxboro on the sunday showdown against the top ranked defense. after causing tom brady's first interception of the season -- >> he is going to walds in. >> reporter: brady has been hard on edelman this week. [laughter] >> reporter: but they are

signs pointing to revis shadowing edelman he needs the top receiver to make plays. >> it's a good badle. it's -- battle. it's a division game. it's one of the games we have to bring our a. game. >> reporter: edelman enjoys getting to go toe-to-toe. use last year's practices as an example. he loved having the chance to go one on one against reef. >> he is a better player. he is in elite corner and that is the competitor in you to go out and try to improve and the better you make yourself, the better the team gets. >> reporter: so did he make revis a better corner? >> i don't know. he has seen a lot of guys. i was a measly little guy. >> reporter: that had 40 receptions for 449 yards with four touchdowns. >> julianne, he is not just -- julienne, he is not just some guy.

>> reporter: in foxboro, alex corde 7. >> bruins were 20 minutes away from extending their winning streak to three games but after getting outshout by the flyers 11-6 with two of the shots finding the back of the net the bruins collapsed in o.t. but rask says it's no time to panic. >> you try to stay positive and as long as you believe in yourself things are going to turn around. it's not easy. but you know, i felt good in practice and yesterday. and couple more bounces, one more save would have been a different game but that is not the case. you have to do that, keep working hard. going to turn around. >> reporter: he will not face any supplemental discipline. it was not an illegal check on the player's head. >> thank you so much. >> 7 news will be right

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