>> this is 7 news at noon. >> christa: police on the scene of a violent robbery on main street in stoneham where investigators are telling us the robbers tasedded their victims. good afternoon, everybody. this happened at an investment company and a coin shop. >> jadiann: one employee was rushed to the hospital. officers are at the scene trying to figure out what happened. kelli o'hara live for us with the very latest. kelli? >> reporter: yeah. good afternoon. it turns out this isn't the first time this was robbed

police tell us to the tune of at least $100,000. they are looking to see if these robberies are connected. here is what happened earlier today. just after 9:00 this morning. police tell us the two men walked into this coin shop here just off of main street. they said they wanted to buy some coins. maybe sell some jewelry. things escalated from there. >> during the transaction, apparently, one of the suspects pulled out a taser and tased one of the employees. a second employee came over to assist. he was tased as well. during the incident, both employees were zip-tied. f >> reporter: now, one employee was rushed to the hospital. no word on how he is doing. the police chief does tell us, though, that at the time, surveillance cameras inside the store were not working. anyone with information is asked to call stoneham police a.s.a.p. in stoneham this noon, kelli o'hara, 7 news. >> christa: two men facing a

judge today accused of wearing scary halloween masks in a robbery. you see police holding one of the masks in the photo you see there. the charges are coming after an assault on a man near savin hill station. >> jadiann: the men went to court this morning. dan hausle has more on this story. dan? >> reporter: well, police say these two men used two fake masks and a real-looking gun to pull off what was a real robbery. this happened last night near the savin hill "t" stop. let's go back to that picture there. you can see the boston police surrounding one of the two young suspects that police say robbed a man near the savin hill "t" stop. you see one of the two white masks police say they found on the two suspects along with a replica gun. well, we didn't get to see their faces in court either today. the judge allowed the men to be held behind the door because identification will be a key issue in this case. defense lawyers questioning whether police got the right guys and whether they allowed the witness to get a description after the police

bail was set pretty low. $2,500 and $3,500. the assault charge is because one of the men stuck his hand in the victim's pocket. the only thing they got away with in the robbery was a salad which wasn't recovered. dan hausle, 7 news. >> jadiann: two children fighting for their lives and a woman killed after a collision with a cement truck. police trying to figure out what went wrong here. three vehicles were involved in that crash. today we are hearing from one of the drivers about what he saw. victoria warren live for us in oxford with that man's story. >> reporter: yeah. this man knew the accident was bad. he himself was hurt. his son who was in his car hit his head into the windshield. he said he didn't realize the horror of it until he ran to the other car. he found that the woman driving the car had died. and in the back seat, there were two very young children in very bad shape. flowers and a small memorial at the site of a horrific

the devastating images can't leave this man's mind. he was in this s.u.v. with his son when he says he saw a car ahead of him swerve into oncoming traffic on route 20 in oxford. crashing held-on into a cement truck. >> she fly into my car. >> reporter: injured himself, he ran to the car. the 31-year-old woman was dead. in the back seat, he first saw a two-year-old child. first. for some reason, when i removed her, the seat belt off the neck, that is when... >> reporter: only then did he see a second child, an eight-month-old baby in a car seat, bleeding and trapped beneath the crush of the car. >> i said "stay with me. stay with me."

bringing back painful memories for leonard cardinal. another deadly crash on the stretch of road. a cross honors the victim. people have asked for years for barriers to go up. >> there is no place on this road. there is no breakdown lane. there is no chance for mistake. >> reporter: police are still investigating why this car crossed the median. as for the man and his son, they went to the hop. the driver of the cement truck also went to the hospital. all three of them are doing okay. those two young children remain in the hospital. we are told that the baby at last check, remains on life support. victoria warren, 7 news. >> reporter: students returning to class in pembroke today after a school threat by a fellow student. and this one targeted a middle school. here is nicole oliverio with the latest. a 12-year-old is accused of making threats against a

pembroke community middle school and classmates. >> a scary prospect. you don't want it to happen in your neighborhood. they seem to be on top of it. so i hope nothing comes of it. and i hope the child was just acting out as a teenager. >> reporter: police met with school administrators to address safety concerns. the student has not been in school this week but has also not been disciplined. >> honestly, it starts at home. doing that at that age, there needs to be some, you know, reper kugs or something going on that the school has to jump in. >> reporter: the principal sent this e-mail to middle school parents after school let out yesterday. parents hoped for more information. others with younger children were upset to read about it on social media. neither police nor the schools would comment on the specifics of the threat. rather, they would only say the 12-year-old made threatening statements toward other children. >> even if there was nothing

for it to be based off of, i mean, if there are threats being made, you deserve to know what the threats were. >> reporter: that student, we are told, is undergoing a mental health evaluation. police are investigating. there is no threat to the middle school. >> jadiann: a lockdown lifted at saugus high school. the school went into lockdown for an hour after there was a tip that there was a student with a knife on a bus near campus. police searched the building for weapons. >> we were able to determine that the bus was for a separate school district, a municipality. we immediately notified that department with the information we had. they are taking the appropriate steps and actions on their side. >> reporter: well, the student who allegedly had the knife has been tracked down and he is a student in wakefield. >> christa: now turning to your weather. we will take a look outside. shall we? it is bright, sunny, and a little bit chitty out there. probably a day for the winter coat.

sounds like temperatures will be flirting with 70 degrees later on. >> jeremy: yes. on thursday afternoon. we will have to go through the rain to get there. the warm weather headed back into new england. a bit of humidity on thursday. right now, crisp, clean, dry air. temperatures near 60 degrees. a fair amount of sunshine this afternoon. at times filtered. we have some thicker clouds off to our north and southwest. they will start to spill into new england during if afternoon hours. no wind out there. nice afternoon for the yard work. temps, 53-57. this is on the way for tomorrow afternoon. more so tomorrow night. and early thursday morning. some of the remains from hurricane patricia last week in the pacific. nothing like that here. tomorrow afternoon. perhaps an inch of rain on the way overnight tomorrow night. at the coastline, winds may gust briefly 20-40 miles per hour late tomorrow evening.

destruction, that will be minor. we will talk more about the storm in a few minutes. >> jadiann: all lanes of 95 south are open after a car burst into flames. last night. you see the front of the car there. slowly engulfed in flames. crews had to shut down all but one lane to clean it up. bonnie and clyde. fvrns arrested after allegedly being caught in the act. the string of robberies began here in massachusetts. but ended when an officer says he saw them running from a delaware bank with cash. ryan schulteis has more. >> reporter: after more than a month on the run, a quincy couple called a modern-day bonnie-and-clyde are finally under arrest. joseph and jenny carrier were caught after a police chase in pennsylvania on i-95. the chase coming after police say they robbed a bank in wilmington, delaware. investigators say the couple was driving the same stolen buick s.u.v. from quincy seen at previous robberies over the

ludlow, massachusetts at the end of september. joseph robbed the bank on center street and told the teller he had a gun and demanded large bills. after that, they were spotted in florida, holding up a wells fargo bank and getting away with cash there. then a few weeks ago, they hit a bank in maryland. in each robbery, carrier investigators were very concerned about the fact that the duo could be dangerous. that all ended when an alert state police officer spotted the stolen s.u.v. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >> jadiann: highway inspectors have found major deficiencies in the big dig tunnels in the past year. according to a report by the "boston herald", some need to be fixed right away. they discovered heavy rust on construction joints, missing steel cover plates, and heavy corrosion in some areas. the most serious issues were found inside the i-90 connector. on the westbound side, inspectors noted heavy rust and leaks. on the eastbound side, leaks

state transportation officials tell the "herald", the tunnels are safe. lawmakers are expected to vote on the agreement coming up tomorrow. and in the race for the white house, the next republican debate coming up tomorrow. donald trump is the one trying to play catch-up with ben carson in iowa. >> jadiann: that's right. the other candidates are trying to figure out what they need to do to get ahead. a third poll now shows dr. ben carson on top in iowa with 32%. double digits over donald trump. carson's team says his message is resonating with iowa voters. >> they are very well aware of fact that he is a man of strong faith, a man of strong character, and a man of strong convictions.

says he won't attack at tomorrow night's debate, but he won't back down either. trump who says he is shocked by the iowa numbers downplays their significance. >> there was one poll and a second poll. they were small polls. >> reporter: ted cruz is also seeing a surge ahead of the debate. he is at 10% and picked up two key endorsements. >> we are seeing conservatives uniting. behind this campaign. >> reporter: jeb bush is trying to figure out what went wrong. he is splashing expenses, meing with donors and refocusing his campaign on fixing washington and national security. a separate associated press poll finds bush is the most popular candidate among latinos, while nearly three out of four have a negative view of donald trump. coming up at noon, caught on camera: it's classroom chaos. why police say this happened. a sheriff's deputy on administrative leave after this disturbing video. >> jeremy: sunshine for the afternoon. rain on the way for tomorrow night.

the way up next. >> jadiann: a spooky surprise at starbucks. the halloween drink you will soon be able to order. who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. and tax cuts every single year.

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eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. is responsible for the content of this message. >> jadiann: president obama welcome it is women's u.s. soccer team to the white house. he got a special guest. you see him holding it there. the red, white, and blue soccer shirt with his name on it. the team is being honored for their victory. the women's world cup win. >> christa: that made us so proud. i love the jersey, by the way. very nice. outside today, maybe you want that puffy coat again. i'm thinking. >> jadiann: at least some layers. >> jeremy: that is good idea. it was cold this morning. down into the 20's and 30's. norwood, 21. here in boston, 38. we had some frost out there. this is from one of our twitter friends. aaron. that is our twitter handle right there. beautiful picture of the

last night down in wrentham. thank you, aaron for that picture. on the cape, it was a killing freeze for you guys. so cool today. mid-50's. tomorrow, close to 60. look at thursday. i know that kind of jumps off the screen. might be bearing the life for you warm-weather fans. back to reality on friday. the tradeoff to get to that warm air. and increasingly humid air is going through some weather tomorrow evening. and tomorrow night. right now, lots of sun. and some locations, partly sunny skies. temps in the upper 40's to low 50's. high pressure is like big brother. helping us out today. or big sister. mostly sunny skies. temps between 53-57 this afternoon. tonight, not as chilly. with clouds continuing to thicken up. still some leftover super moon activity for you. with lows down in the 40's. this weather system right here continuing to work out of the gulf states. and again, at one time, there was more a defined area of low

that was the remnants of hurricane patricia. it is more like the ghost of pa trish shachlt not like we have this pocket of tropical rain or wind gus coming at us. it is going to rain tomorrow evening. a lot of cities and towns close to an inch of rain. a little bit less on the cape and south shore. isolated reports of two inches up along route 2. winds increasing tomorrow afternoon out of the southeast. occasionally, guing to 20-40 miles per hour. with leaves on the trees, there may be minor wind damage tomorrow evening and overnight tomorrow night. in terms of disrunning travel, i don't think it's anything significant. i don't think it is a repeat of last month with that storm system. overnight storm. tomorrow evening's commute will feature some scattered showers. as well as early thursday morning. but again, the bulk of this weather system comes into town about 10:00 or 11:00 tomorrow night. up until 4:00 or 5:00 a.m. thursday morning. you notice thursday, 6:00 a.m., still some stragglers.

from southern new england. warm. temperatures on thursday running close to 70. how much rain is on the way? again, most of us, close to an inch. lighter amounts on the cape. a little bit more through southwest new hampshire. with leaves and some of the storm... leaves in the storm drains, there may be localized street flooding. that would be about it. otherwise, a beneficial rain. patriots game thursday high in, breezy, warm, sprinkles for kickoff. dry for the game. >> jadiann: all right. still ahead, a sheriff's deputy on administrative leave after video captures fast violent confrontation. >> christa: a would-be thief tries to rob a store up in new hampshire. but not before the clerk pulls out a large weapon herself.

carolina. the aggressive arrest of a high-schooler is causing outrage. >> jadiann: cell phone video shot by students has gone viral. some of the videos are disturbing. outrage is growing over the disturbing incident caught on cell phone video captured by a student at spring valley high school in columbia, south carolina. the video shows a school resource officer confronting a female student for allegedly disrunning class. he asked her to come with him.

escalates. it's unclear what led up to the incident. but a second video shot by another student shows the officer pulling the girl to the ground and throwing her across the room. the officer identify by the richland county sheriff's department as deputy ben fields declined to be interviewed, pending an investigation. >> the sheriff fully understand it is seriousness of this incident. he will address this again once this investigation is completed. >> reporter: according to the sheriff's office, it was only after the student refused to leave the classroom that the officer was called in. on facebook and on twitter, the video was trending with the hash tag, assault at spring valley high. the aclu and the richland two black parents association are condemning the incident, calling it egregious and unacceptable. school officials say they are working with the sheriff's department to investigate. the district superintendent released a statement saying, "student safety is and always will be the district's top priority.

any actions that jeopardize the safety of our students. pending the outcome of the investigation, the district has directed that the school resource officer not return to and the student in the video was detained after the incident and later released. this same deputy was sued for excessive force back in 2007 but won that case. >> christa: coming up next, some stores will be closed the one company giving workers a paid day off instead. >> jadiann: who did do it better? the results are in after i made cannolis with the chicago

>> jadiann: well, there will

rei this year. >> christa: the company says black friday has gotten out of hand. the company wants customers and employees to spend outside instead. so workers will get a paid day off. >> jadiann: i bet they are excited about. that starbucks is scaring up its menu this halloween with a vampire-inspired drink. the spooky blend layers white chocolate, milk and ice between mocha sauce and whipped cream. the drizzle of raspberry syrup gives it a ghoulish finish. it will be available tomorrow through hall woe wean. ... lal low wean. >> christa: looks so good. remember this segment we aired yesterday? who did it better? this week jadiann took onk if actor jesse lee. this cannoli challenge, i guess. >> jadiann: yeah. who could make the most cannolis as possible in 60 seconds?

>> christa: okay. >> jadiann: i ended up making more. jesse's looked a little better. >> christa: they went to the display case. yours did not. people were loving. this here are the results of the on-line poll. jadiann wins it. 53%. to jesse's 47%. >> jadiann: i parently, i said it earlier. i would like to dedicate my first win to the viewers. it is all them. we are excited about this. another one coming up, though. i don't know about this one. try to make two wins in a row. not going to be as easy. i'm challenging a pair of olympic gold medalists. >> christa: that's all. >> they were in the sochi olympics for ice-dancing. they will be joining us for our competition next week. >> christa: you are not jugling the medals, i hope. >> jadiann: no. it was wrapped in a nice little cloth bag. >> christa: i can't wait to see that one. it will be pretty good. already.

all right. much more to come on 7 news here. >> jadiann: police get involved after a threat at a middle school in pembroke. we have the latest on the investigation. this hour. police on the scene of a violent robbery on main street in stoneham. they are telling us the robbers tasedded their victims. we will be right back wit who's toughest on spending? fox news did the analysis and jeb bush had the best record. billions in pork, vetoed. eight budgets, balanced. and tax cuts every single year. right to rise usa

who has the plan for jobs? jeb. tax cuts for the middle class. eliminates special loopholes. an explosion in growth and new jobs. jeb: cut taxes. grow america. right to rise usa is responsible for the content of this message. >> christa: police are on the scene of a violent robbery that happened on main street in stoneham where investigators say the robbers tased their victims. this crime happened at an investment company and a coin shop. >> jadiann: two employees shocked by taser. one rushed to the hospital as a result.

officers are at the scene trying to figure out what happened. kelli o'hara also there for us with the very latest. >> reporter: yeah. good afternoon. this coin store hit. turns out, this wasn't the first time we learned it was robbed. to the tune of at least $100,000. here is what happened this morning. we are told by the chief here, just after 9:00 this morning, two men walked into the colonial trading coin store. under the guise of trying to sell some jewelry. before they know it, well, a robbery happened. take a listen. >> during transaction, one of the suspects pulled out a taser and tased one of the employees. a second employee working in the store heard the noise, came over to assist. he was tased as well. during the incident, both >> reporter: one of the hospital. no word on his condition right now. and as for surveillance cameras of the robbery, we are told they weren't working at police are still trying to

figure that out. kelli o'hara, 7 news. kraer two men facing a judge today as well, accused of wearing a scary halloween mass income a robbery. those charges come after an assault on a man that happened near savin hill station. >> jadiann: the men were in court this morning. dan hausle has more on this. >> reporter: boston police say these suspects used masks and a fake gun for a very real robbery. take a look at the picture the boston police just tweeted out. this shows two white masks they found on the suspects along with that gun. it looks like a revolver. and police say it's fake. as you can see, it does look pretty real. let's take a look again at that picture from the arrest scene. this shows police surrounding one of the two young suspects. police sail he and his accomplice robbed a man last night near the savin hill "t" stop. one of the two white masks they found. there was a replica gun.

again, we didn't get a look at their faces. the judge allowed them to be behind a door. apparently, identification is going to be key in this case. defense lawyers say police got an updated description from the victim after they caught the two suspects. the judge allowed the two men to be held only on $2,500 and $, 500 bail. police say the take in this robbery, they said the men wanted a cell phone and cash. all they got away with was a salad. dan hausle, 7 news. >> jadiann: two children fighting for their lives and a woman killed after a collision with a cement truck. police now trying to figure three vehicles were involved in the crash. >> christa: also today, we are hearing from one of the drivers about what he saw. here is victoria warren with his story. >> reporter: flowers and a small memorial at the site of a horrific accident. the devastating images can't leave his mind. he was in this s.u.v. with his

son when he says he saw a car ahead of him swerve into oncoming traffic on route 20 in oxford. crashing head-on into a cement truck. >> the truck hit her so badly. she fly into my car. >> reporter: the 31-year-old woman driving was dead. in the back seat, he first saw a two-year-old child. >> he wasn't breathing at first. for some reason, when i removed the seat belt off his neck, that's when he go... >> reporter: he saw second child. an eight-month-old baby in a car seat, bleeding and trapped beneath the crush of the car. me. stay with me." >> reporter: the children rushed to the hospital. the accident bringing back painful memories for leonard cardinal. another deadly crash on the same stretch of road.

people know this stretch of road, they say they have asked for years for barriers to go up. >> there is no place on this road. there is no breakdown lanes. no chance for a mistake. >> reporter: police are still investigating why the car crossed the median in the first place. the driver of the cement truck also went to the hospital. they are all doing okay. those two young children remain in the hospital. at last account, the baby was still on life support. victoria warren, 7 news. >> jadiann: police identify the man killed in a hit-and-run in saugus. the 33-year-old lee castoro suffered serious injuries. he was pronounced dead at the hospital. investigators found the car that is believed to have hit him. they are still searching for the driver. >> christa: today students return to class in pembroke after a school threat. >> jadiann: this one targeted a middle school. today police are getting

involved. accused of making threats against a pembroke community middle school and classmates. >> it is a scary prospect. your neighborhood. they seem to be on top of it. so i hope nothing comes of it. and i hope the child was just being an acting. >> out teenager. police met with school administrators to address safety concerns. the student has not been in school this week but also hasn't been disciplined. >> i would be concerned for the child toe start with. it starts at home. doing that at that age, there needs to be some, you know, repercussions. neither police nor the schools would comment on the specifics of the threat. rather, they would only say

threatening statements to the children. >> if there are threats being made, you deserve to know what the threats were. investigating. but they say there is no threat to the middle school. any karolyi oliverio, 7 news. >> christa: police in on the hunt for a man who tried to rob a convenience store. the clerk there launched a counterattack. turning the tables on this would-be thief by pulling out a weapon of her own. a would-be robber had his hood up and face covered when he walked into a manchester, new hampshire convenience store sunday night. he pulled a knife on the store owner. >> all he kept saying was "give me the money. give me the money." >> reporter: you see the tiny, nearly pocket-size knife. the wanna-be robber flashed. counter. showed me the knife. i was like, really? >> reporter: dawn was by

herself behind the counter. >> he shouldn't be stealing from me. i have four kids. there is no reason to rob from me. >> reporter: she didn't she had a big knife of her own. >> i said now what. him. he left. >> reporter: the robber sprinted out of the store faster if than he came in after he saw her mammoth knife. >> reporter: she is glad she had the knife within arm's reach on sunday night. >> he thought he was big and bad coming in. when he saw what i had, he realized he wasn't getting anything. >> christa: the whole encounter lasted ten seconds. the robber didn't get away with any cash. police haven't made any arrests. >> jadiann: 7 news now turning to the weather. here is a beautiful live look outside. and j.r., a little deceiving. it looks beautiful. it is pretty chilly out there today. >> jeremy: it is. this morning we started in the 20's and 0's. even right now, only near 50

degrees. at 50 in boston. nashua, 47. worcester, 49. low 50's south of town. and out on the cape and the islands, you will have a nice quiet afternoon. high pressure on top of us. a good day to perhaps start to rake those leaves. without that wind out there, easy to rake. also if you, can get up into gutters. we are talking about rain headed our way for tomorrow night. from this weather system right here. this will move in late tomorrow evening. 6:00 p.m. a brief shot of steady rainfall. an inchle of rain likely on the way for later tomorrow night and very early in the day on thursday. windy at the coastline. winds occasionally guing 20-40 miles per hour overnight tomorrow night. >> jadiann: a nantucket man charged with raping two women at knife-point is facing more charges. david matterson confessed to two more sexual assaults. he has pleaded not guilty to the latest charges. he is being held without bail.

we soon may learn more about dzhokhar tsarnaev living conditions at the super max prison in colorado. the judge who presided over the trial is scheduled to publicly release the information tomorrow. attorneys involved in the case will still have a chance to try to convince the judge to keep the information private. tsarnaev is in colorado while he awaits a transfer to a prison in indiana. he was sentenced to die in june. >> christa: that big blast that laefld home in taunton was caused by the home owner. the 52-year-old woman accidentally left hs open a gas valve trying to repair their hot water heater on sunday. the basement filled up with natural gas and it eventually exploded into flames. she was able to get out safely. the house was destroyed. >> jadiann: still ahead, the story of a library hero. what this man did when he spotted what he thought was a would-be attacker. england getting the chance to

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>> christa: take a look. the hunter's moon if you caught it last night. the last summer moon of the year shining brightly early this morning. >> you missed it, you will have to wait until next october for the next super moon. >> jadiann: we can agree some weird things tended to happen around. maybe it was that moon.

>> christa: i hear the twilight zone music playing in the background here. >> jeremy: i plan a lot of my activity on the moon. i guess i shouldn't do that. plymouthed a at 53. that moon will come up again in the east. won't technically be full. it will be pretty darn close. >> you didn't catch hit the morning, you will see it out there again this evening. 51 in beverly. nashua, 47. high pressure is with us. high-five. we will have high pressure with us through the day. mostly sunny skies. at times, partly sunny. filtered sun. it will fend off these clouds and rain-drops to our southwest. for today. temps between 53-57. about 58. a little below normal. mid-50's this afternoon. a nice afternoon for yard work. game. not as chilly tonight. there is the summer moon right back at us. lows overnight tonight down in the 40's. tomorrow, cloudy skies. with rain developing very late tomorrow afternoon. more likely tomorrow evening.

even at 4:00, i don't think it is a slam-dunk. you will make it through the entire day and not have any rain-drops. then at the tail end of the commute and more so tomorrow evening, that is when the chance of rain is just about a slam-dunk that we are talking about. a brief shot of some steady rain from a weather system that does have a healthy dose of rain. an inch likely for a lot of us,. some less. along the coastline, late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening, winds will pick up. winds will gust between 20-40 miles per hour. leftover from the super moon, last night and tonight, astronomical high tides. midday high tide tomorrow, there may be some splashover metro-boston and south coast. 10:00 tomorrow night. in terms of travel disruption, it looks minor. because i think it's primarily an overnight storm. with the evening commute tomorrow.

a few isolated showers. 11:00 tomorrow night, a brief shot of intense rain and wind. 6:00 a.m. on thursday morning, winding down. and then developing sunshine during the day on thursday. windy, warm, humid. with temperatures on thursday, near 70 degrees. how much rain? again, most will be found northwest of the city. jaffrey, fitchburg, worcester, over an inch. boston south, less than an inch of rain. patriots forecast, thursday evening, tail-gate and kickoff, there may be a few sprinkles. that is about it. anything significant. a little breezy, though. and mild. go pats. >> christa: all right, j.r. >> jadiann: a man wholing knives walked into a library with children inside. and that's when a veteran jumped into action. >> i was old. then i got to be news. now i'm kind of old news. (laughter) and next week or two, i'm going to go back to just being

old. (laughter) >> reporter: james vernon turned 76 on sunday. in what has been a wild month for the illinois man. on october 13, he was teaching kids to play chess inside a library when a man came in wielding two knives. >> when he first came in, i thought this is some kind of off the wall halloween prank. this isn't true. then i thought, this can't happen. >> reporter: vernon took on the attacker. he won. >> i think anybody able to do something like that would have done it. >> reporter: vernon doesn't think he is a hero. try telling that to the governor. monday, governor... the governor declared october 26, 2015 james vernon day. >> he, at a threatening moment, with families' lives on the line, stepped forward, risked his own life to protect you. >> reporter: vernon, a

military veteran says he is actually surprised he was abling to do it. >> i was fortunate. a small price to pachlt i could have lost. so it could have been worse. >> reporter: a humble man, vernon is ready for life to slow down again. he says he is just glad the kids are okay. and james vernon is still recovering from two cut arteries and a damaged tendon. >> christa: coming up, from england to boston. a boy sees his dream come true on the ice with the bruins. 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. blinds to go. blinds for life. party on, people. blinds to go's 60th anniversary sale is back... plus 1!

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whether valesky will return to the lineup. they need to find a way to close out a win on their home ice. >> hopefully, we can build on that last game. how we played and bring that to our home rink and make sure we start getting some wins here. it is really important. it is nice to see we are doing well on the road. we know how important having a good home record is as well. >> jadiann: meantime, a bruins fan from england gets the chance to skate with his favorite players. 12-year-old liam was on the ice during yesterday's practice. a british charity similar to make a wish foundation helped make the trip possible. liam received a personalized jersey from the b's captain. >> well, he is really nice.

amazing experience. enjoyed it. >> it was neat to see liam come in here and... >> jadiann: liam's family made the trip to boston. his brother watched from the bruins bench. >> jeremy: sunshine for the afternoon. one last look at the forecast

>> christa: jimmy fallon explains his accident which seems pretty intense. he talked about it originally. he was kind of trying to make a joke out of it. sheer what happened. he hurt his other hand after accepting an award at harvard. this started because he wanted to gave gift to the band. >> she knelt down. i didn't see her. i was like, i was like, what? this hand is already gone. so i was like, through the bottle. i landed on broken glass. oh, yeah. >> christa: fallon was not seriously hurt. he injured his other hand. you remember in a kitchen accident back in june. he joked that the doctor who has been working on his hands is now driving a ferrari. keeping him in business. poor guy. >> jadiann: james bond getting the royal treatment in london. the duke and duchess of cambridge along with prince harry attended the premiere for the latest 007 film.

this is the fourth bond movie to star daniel craig. >> christa: david bowie has a new album coming out. his web site says the album and its first single are named black-star. the single is due out 20. and the album will be released january 8. black-star will be his 25th studio album. >> jadiann: adele is saying el low again to saturday night live. she will appear as a musical guest on november 2. this is her first time on the show since 2008. adele will appear alongside matthew mcconaughey. >> christa: oh, yes. her new music video is breaking records. the previous record was held by taylor swift's "bad blood" music video. interesting. this was the first music video adele... ever to be shot ever

to be shot in imax. she uses a flip-phone. retro. >> jeremy: my wife and daughter are a fan of her work. i'm not so much. don't tell them that, okay? boston right now at 51. very talented, though. for the afternoon, mostly sunny skies. temps today in the mid-50's. we are tracking rain on the way for tomorrow night. and the pumpkin-eater, pete bouchard, he is in today at 4:00. >> jadiann: all right, everyone. that will do it for news at noon. thank you for joining us. i'm jadiann thompson. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. don't forget, 7 news returns at 4:00.

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