are going to spend time. president said based on current intelligence it is unclear what caused the plane to break i part in the air and security procedures were different than here in the united states. explosion in egypt killed more than 200 people. isis has claimed responsibility for the deadly explosion. police arrest a man attacking a mother with a knife. there was a baby inside. >> 7s dan hausle with the details. >> reporter: a woman was a guest in the apartment. the man who attacked her is the son of the woman. she found herself with her toddler and a phone. mother of the accused tells me he has medication problems and apparently went after this woman.

she had come over to help her move. that woman with the toddler told police he was coming after her with knives. they found two knives in the toilet tank. 27-year-old son of the woman in the apartment. david brock. he lives here. he is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. woman is okay. police said she was fine. she does not live here. she has gone home tonight. mother of the man accused is upset because this all started as a medication issue. right now he is facing a serious charge. live in mansfield, dan hausle. a body found inside a burnt

new at 6:00, fire fight on the cape. a man caught someone trying to set fire to his house. homeowner decided to fight fire with fire pulled out a gun. steve cooper with a story. >> reporter: homeowner went outside and ended up comforting this suspect. as the suspect was trying to take off, homeowner opened fire. >> it is very shocking. everybody gets along. >> reporter: teresa echoing the sentiment of her neighbors after someone was trying to set this house on fire and fired at by the homeowner. >> it is a little spooky, actually. i have never heard any problems.

house -- he came face to face with the suspect. police say the homeowner unloaded two shots from 38 caliber pistol firing as the unidentified man took off. >> it is creepy something like that could happen. >> they did notify hospitals to be on the alert for someone suffering gunshot wounds. not only did the suspect try to torch the house but cut the brake lines of the owner's car. >> find whoever it is, yes. i can't see putting any person's house on fire. i would gather there was an issue some where along the line. >> turns out it was the homeowner's wife that was able

police turning to to public. no arrests. live steve cooper, 7 news. >> turning to your weather after a warm day. we'll be under cover of clouds keeps things warm. will it clear up by morning? let's get to chief meteorologist pete bouchard. >> tomorrow is a warm day, 76 boston, 74 concord. low 70s wrentham and millis. record in 1994. worcester, 70, record high, 73. 1994-1995, we had almost 15 inches of snow. november is not a good indicator of what the winter will do. as we walk in patterns, may have influence as we step into december.

i wouldn't read too much into it. current readings, upper 60s early november and mid 60s, we have clouds and showers throughout cape right now. tomorrow a gusty wind ahead of this front. we should snap the record early in boston. talk about that and the cool down and whether storms are brewing, stay with us. renewed investigation into an unsolved murder in new hampshire. fbi combing for clues in the death of a 62-year-old woman killed while out for a walk in august. 7s, jonathan hall live in manchester, jonathan? >> reporter: fbi finished for the day. neighbors told to stay vigilant. they are praying for an arrest. dozens of fbi personnel scour

>> bit of anxiety because people will like this to be solved. >> she was the oldest of 12 kids. waiting for a resolution is hard but necessary. >> different agencies involved and do things differently. i know the fbi is capable of delving into evidence at a deeper level. >> fbi's team searched for signs of a slug. sight lines and ladder check to check the roof of a home. a neighborhood heard one shot. more than two months after the murder. denise would often walk at night.

out, high hopes of an arrest that could come soon. >> they would love a call from anyone that saw anything. no details considered too small. live in manchester, new hampshire, jonathan hall 7 news. >> a man wrongfully identified is now speaking out about the mistake. brandon gunnoe in fitchburg. >> he was scared to go outside. told his mother to stay outside. he said the whole experience made him a better man today.

marathon found himself on the front page of the new york post, bag man -- he did a double take, he couldn't believe it. >> that is crazy, went from facebook to real life. >> reporter: wrongly identified. fbi released photos of tsarneav brothers shortly after. she was scared for himself even blaming himself. he went into a deep depression and didn't leave his house for weeks. young man only 16 now speaking to students at fitchburg state university telling them how the experience changed his life for the better. >> i want to thank them for that. that made me who i am today.

and be blessed for another day. >> reporter: he joked it was the first and last boston marathon he had been do. he said he is going to run it before he graduates. live in fitchburg, brandon gunnoe, 7 news. lawmakers in congress taking a closer look at department defense spending. honor our men and women of our armed forces during big games. >> some of the events are paid for with your tax dollars. some events are part of a multiple dollar program. investigation shows as many of 72 contracts between the the department of defense. service members didn't know about the agreements.

legislation to make the deals illegal. report include boston sports team. the bruins received $280,000, celtics, 195,000, red sox 100,000. >> each and every one of the teams could have afforded to pick up the tab. >> that is the issue. somerville police officer

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and i approve this message. >> a somerville police officer honored for going above and beyond the act of duty. >> they met during a traffic stop. kelly o'hare in somerville with this heart warming story. >> reporter: she sent the driver flowers when she found out she was sick. this is why she became a police officer in order to help people. >> officer ashley told us when she pulled a woman over and saw her crying, last thing she wanted to do is write her a ticket. she told her, her mother was

being moved to hospice. she felt a deep sense of empathy for the driver. she sent her flowers and well wishes. >> we wear a uniform. if you have the ability to help them, you do it. what better job than to be a police officer. >> his city is proud. >> responsibilities to who she is, her character. >> that is not the first act of kindness this officer has done. she apparently received an award for running into a burning building to rescue people. in somerville, kelly o'hare, 7 news. >> kudos to her and the entire police department, normal nice people. >> we forget sometimes police officers are people just like we are. then obviously they are touched by the same things we are

good to see her going above and beyond. >> pete talking about weather? >> we are.

>> it is here, 80-year-old norwegian spruce came all the way from pennsylvania. it will stand more than 80 feet tall thousands and thousands of lights. >> hyattsville are something today. mid 70s. -- dew points have been rising, close to 60. low 60s, washington, d.c. to new york city. tomorrow kind of a bad hair day, sticky and fog, too to burn off in the morning, almost like a summary day in that sense. we expect more to materialize

throughout course of the night across southeast mass. it rides across places like chatham and new bedford and brockton and duxbury. coolest readings buzzards bay, cape cod and the islands. warmest readings, providence to boston, north to nashua. a front shoves it out of here going into the weekend. cool front as the name implies. it will cool down in the wind, too.

time crossing, friday night until saturday morning across the entire commonwealth. worcester should snap the record, front, cooler air for the weekend, dry. looks like saturday, issue for high clouds, dimly visible. only about 50 . that is above normal. see you tonight. >> time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. >> tom brady and patriots top scoring offense received accolades for the team's 7-0 start. bill belichick's defense flown

defense. patriot's allowed 19 points per game, eighth in the nfl tied for second with 26 sacks. patriot's defense despite key losses and should continue to roll with ease against washington's 25th ranked offense. 7s alex cordray has more. >> reporter: they are preparing for sunday's game. >> reporter: looking to improve 8-0, over a 3-4 washington team live in the lowly nfc east. >> you bring up the weeks a way. we stay focussed on the task at

hand the washington redskins this week. >> washington will do what very few teams will do against the patriot's win a game in foxborough. there have only been four teams to win since 2010. those games have no impact on sunday and how tough the patriots are to play at home. >> it is tough to win at anybody's home. >> reporter: kurt cousins can't like the sound of that, thrown 17 interceptions to just 13 touchdown. played nine on the road and won just one. sunday isn't going to get any easier for washington's qb. alex cordray, 7 sports. >> bruins hit the road for a tough three-game trip beginning

hoping the road will continue to be kind to his team. 5-0 looking nothing like the team that struggled to win once on home ice. bruins will have to take care of business against three of the top four teams in the eastern offense. defense shaving off more than two goals per game. >> they drop their first road game last night in indianapolis after opening season with the win over the lowly 76ers. julianne named assistant coach. at the 2016 world cup of hockey. that is sports.

>> that is it, that is all for the news at 6:00 on this thursday, as always, thank you so much for your valuable time,

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