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authorities say 500 shots were fired during that raid. they detained eight people, two people were killed, including a woman who blew herself up. >> the woman is believed to be the cousin of the ringleader of the paris attacks. what's not clear is if abdel hamid abaaoud, the man who plotted the deadly attacks, died in the raid. investigators used dna analysis to determine if that's the case? and according to reports, a cell phone was found near the site of the concert hall massacre. it's said to have contained a map of the venue and a text message saying let's go. >> also today, isis releasing this photo, they claim this is how they blew up that russian airliner over egypt this month. we'll have more on this in justice a bit, but we're going to begin with the breaking details coming out of that raid. let's get up to date on that. here is dan hausle. >> investigators were saying they were hoping to catch the mastermind of the attacks in that raid. that apparently did not happen
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stopped another attack from happening. >> reporter: french police on the offensive, now saying their overnight raid in a paris suburb stopped another attack that terrorists were about to carry out. >> a police operation that was particularly dangerous and heavy has just ended. two people died, including a woman by explosives. >> reporter: police say one woman blew herself up. a man was reportedly killed by a police sniper. the heavily armed teams were hoping to find abdel hamid abaaoud, the ringleader of the terrorist attacks, they arrested eight men but abaaoud was not among them. >> they said to stay laid down on the floor. don't move and turn off all lights, and that's what i did, and i hid. >> reporter: president holeland is asking to extend the state of emergency in france another three months to continue the aggressive search for more terrorists. meanwhile, in the skies above
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airstrikes on isis strong holds continue. one monitoring group saying at least 33 terrorists have been killed in the last three days. meanwhile, a french news agency is reporting a chilling find near the concert hall where nearly 100 were killed. reports say a cell phone was found in the trash can near the scene with a text message that read "let's go," evidence of the cold-blooded planning that apparently preceded the attack. >> french officials say they were slowed down by a reinforced door and under heavy fire the whole time. they fired back with about 5,000 rounds or more before that raid was over. live in the newsroom, dan hausle, 7news. all right, we have more now isis. the terrorist group claiming today this is what it used to over egypt. the islamic state has claimed responsibility for that crash over the sinai peninsula last month and now it seems the group is eager to prove it. 7's brandon gunnoe continuing our coverage.
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the bomb made with a soda can in its english language magazine. the picture shows a can along with what appears to be bomb components and isis says this is the device that was used to take the russian plane down. the group says it found a way to, quote, compromise the safety at the international airport egypt where that flight took off. now the russian flight crashed in egypt late last month on its way back to russia. more than 220 people were killed. isis quickly claimed responsibility for the attack, but investigators looked at that scene for days, trying to figure out exactly what happened. it wasn't until yesterday that russian president vladimir putin confirmed it was a bomb and prompts to hunt down those responsible. now, putin is also offering $50 million for information on those attackers. in the newsroom, brandon gunnoe, 7news. passengers on edge after two air france planes bound for paris are diverted because of possible bomb threats. one ever those planes made an unscheduled landing in salt lake city. another was diverted to an
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airport in nova scotia. everyone on board was questioned by the fbi who later said there was no credible evidence to back up the threats, but they were not taking any chances. be sure to stay with 7news for the latest on the terror in paris. we will bring you updates online, on air and on your smartphone mobile app. also breaking, heartbreak for former patriot and bc quarterback doug flutie. he shared the news this afternoon that both of his parents died today. flutie both of them had heart attacks, passing away just an hour apart. >> he shared a touching message about them on his facebook page earlier. message. >> this is heart breaking. former patriot and bc quarterback doug flutie announcing both of his parents passed away today. flutie made that announcement on his facebook page just a little while ago. he says his father dick had been ill for some time and died of a heart attack in a hospital and less than an hour after that, his mother joan had a sudden
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on facebook, flutie posted they say you can die of a broken heart and i believe it. the most important part of 56 opportunities to their children, they were incredible parents and grandparents and my family and i will miss them both. flutie's parents were married for 56 years. in the newsroom, ryan schulteis, 7news. and new details on a mystery out of dighton. police found a body earlier today along a dirt road. late today they said the woman was in her 40s. that's what we know about the victim right now. 7's byron barnett live with what else we know. >> the woman's body was found on a dirt road behind this gated community here in dighton. police say her body was burned but the exact circumstances of her death are still unclear. o. >> reporter: investigators on the scene in dighton where the burned and partially clothed body of a woman was found. police say they were called to the scene near the hunters hill
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gated community for seniors around 8:30 this morning. police say the woman was about 43 or 44 years old and they believe she lived in the development. police towed away the woman's car. they say not only was the woman's body burned but that there was some burning inside her car, as well. >> from what we saw was the vehicle was parked and behind the car -- she was behind the car about 15 feet from the car, on her back. >> do you have a model on that car? >> i don't at this time, no. she was partially burned, yeah. >> reporter: the medical examiner arrived on the scene this afternoon and removed the woman's body. police say they have not ruled out homicide or suicide. >> treating this as a homicide, foul play? >> we're not sure at this time. it's under investigation. >> so it's unclear whether it's a homicide or suicide? >> under investigation. we're not clear of either one right now. >> one neighbor says the woman lived here for a few years. nearby residents clearly shaken by the grim discovery.
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>> very surprised because it's a very quiet neighborhood, very nice place. nice people. makes no sense. but these days a lot of things don't make sense. police say they do know the identity of the woman, but they say they are not releasing it until her next of kin are notified. that's the story live from dighton, i'm byron barnett, 7news. and there is more news today. the search for a missing teenager from duxbury leading police to a suspected killer. authorities say when they found this 16-year-old, she told them the man she was with had talked about cleaning up blood. as our story 7's jonathan hall is live in halifax tonight with more on the deadly discovery and the charges this man is now john. >> yeah, kim kym. it's a murder charge that 32-year-old suspect did face a judge today. the crime scene right here in
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this small building behind me. this teenager's family must be terribly concerned about her, even though she's safe tonight. she had a close call with the guy here yesterday. >> reporter: the state claims 32-year-old soy damage used the meet me app to lure a 16-year-old douglas girl to halifax we lives in this garage. police say all the while he had the body of a dead prostitute hidden in his closet here. neighbors are shocked. >> what do you think this girl? i don't even understand it. i don't know how he even thought here. people on the street, everybody knows everybody else. >> reporter: state police say on monday damage stabbed the unidentified girl repeatedly and strangled her at his apartment. the two had been about engaging engaging in sex. >> they start to argue over the price, she wants the price that they agreed on. he indicates that she pushes him during this fight. it's at that point that he comes and he bear hugs her from behind. the fight proceeds into the kitchen area where he observe as knife that he indicates he bought two to three years ago because it looked cool. >> reporter: and prosecutors say despite having a body wrapped new a blanket at his home,
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damage used the meet me app again yesterday to meet up with the duxbury girl. her family apparently contacted duxbury pd who pinged her phone, and it led to damage's address in halifax where officers eventually discovered the girl and later the body. >> i'm in a state of shock. i just can't believe something like this has happened. dang did have a job, worked stocking shelves at a grocery store in carver but tonight he's being held without bail, and the victim is known to police. however, she is not being identified yet as she try to find her family. live in halifax, jonathan hall, 7news. today jurors seeing a chilling video in the trial of a teenager accused of killing his teacher. you see the victim colleen ritzer walk down the hall into a bathroom shortly after phillip chism follows her. 7's steve cooper live in salem where the video was played today in court. steve. >> adam, up until today we heard a lot about what phillip chism was up to inside danvers high school on the day that colleen
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ritzer was murdered but today jurors actually saw him in action on video. >> do you recognize that to be colleen ritzer? >> yes. >> reporter: for the first time we're seeing surveillance video from danvers high school from october of 2013. when then 14-year-old phillip chism follows his math teacher colleen ritzer into a second floor girls bathroom where he raped, strangled and stabbed the 24-year-old to death. the video shows chism carrying white gloves before putting them on. with a hood over his head, he follows ritzer into the bathroom. prosecutors say chism emerged 11 minutes later only after a female student walked in and quickly left. the video then shows chism walking down the hall and out the door where carolyn quickly was waiting to pick up her daughter saw a boy changing in the bushes leaving a pile of clothes behind. quickly later called police when she realized the boy was chism
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who had been report reported missing later in the day. >> i called to let them know i >> reporter: he was brought to court in handcuffs after his lawyers say he waived his right to be in court. tuesday's testimony was cut short when chism said he was about to explode and wouldn't come out of the holding cell. but after being questioned by the judge, chism had a change of heart. >> do you want to be aren't? >> and not only did jurors see the recycling barrel prosecutors say chism usedded to o remove ritzer's body from the school, they also saw images of the cleaned-up girls bathroom where ritzer was savagely murdered. >> so testimony will resume at 9:00 here at the courthouse tomorrow morning in a trial that still is expected to last more than a month. live in salem tonight, steve cooper, 7news. in boston now, and the mayor of boston proposing to raise the age for anyone buying tobacco products. 7's tim caputo is live in boston
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>> yeah, if the mayor gets what he wants, cigarettes will soon be like alcohol in boston. meaning kids will not be able to get their hands on tobacco products until they are 21 years old. and while the city of boston is well below the national average when it scoms to high school ares who smoke, mayor walsh and public health officials believe teens should vote not have access to tobacco products at all. the proposal also prohibiting the sale of all flavored tobacco products in convenience stores across the city. police say they are targeting young people. >> it's at the health of our young people and city of boston and trying to prevent future
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we're live in boston, boston news. >> it doesn't work that way. and up -- time is up. >> david ortiz announcing his time with major league baseball will soon come to an end and looking ahead to the next chapter in his life. big papi tweeted out a memorable message to fans revealing his retirement plan. our sports director joe amorosino is here with more of that video. >> david ortiz is on a very short list of the most beloved athletes in boston sports history. he is a true new england icon. on his 40th birthday he made his retirement plans official. >> i wish could i play another 40 years, so i have you guys behind me, but it doesn't work that way. >> ortise to right field... susza, looking up, and it's gone.
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david ortiz at the 500 mark! >> reporter: david ortiz, the face of the red sox franchise for the past 13 years, a proven winner, leading the team to three world series championships. and now he's ready to call it a career after one more season. >> but every single one of us, that is wise, you know, our time -- we run out of time at some point, and life is based on different chapters, and i think i am ready to experience the next one in my life. >> reporter: ortise's heroics on the field are legendary and he'd like to be remembered for the way he carried himself often field as well. >> baseball is not just putting up numbers. you know, this is our second family. whatever is around you on a daily basis, it's like second family and i always have good thoughts for everyone around me. from one local legend to another, tom brady was extremely respectful when asked about
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ortiz's career and impending retirement. >> you know, he's given this, you know, all of our fans so much reasons to cheer. so he's been, you know, a creblg player. be sad to see him go. >> surprisingly, ortise made no mention of the red sox organization in his heavily produced announcement. surprising because he flourished as a red sox and he'll be remembered as the greatest clutch hitner team history. joe amorosino, 7news. still to come today, remaining undefeated won't be easy. tom brady is talking about how the team has a lot of work ahead of them with the loss of a key player. and at 5:30 today, it's a sexting scandal at a local high school. the inappropriate pictures kids are circulating that captured the attention of police. and donald trump headed to worcester tonight as his closest opponent stumbles on foreign policy. >> and then in just one hour, a close call, a stray bullet narrowly missing a woman watching tv in her quincy condo.
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is thed? the patriots dealing with another man down. julian edelman won't be back for weeks.
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some adjustments will be needed now if the patriots want to stay undefeated. >> this isn't the first obstacle the team has had to overcome this year. today they're talking about what it's going to take to keep on winning. alex scourgery live is foxboro
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live in town right now. southeast breeze at 13 miles per hour. that will be steady through the night. this temperature is not gonna drop off. all that much in the city, but in the suburbs, certainly 30s within reach, lexington at 44 degrees. you're 46 in wellesey. swampscott at 46. boston 46. dedham 46.
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we go west to hopkinton at 47 now and shrewsbury at 43. that's one ever the spots that will drop into the 30s and don't be surprised at some 30s across southeast mass before we warm it up again. our temperatures will climb back into the low 40s so it's just this dip now right after sunset and while we have mostly clear skies, althoughed those are getting clouded up right now, nice round of rain. let's hear a round of applause for that. finally, it's in the pipeline and coming into new england. however, it doesn't look like it's gonna be around for long, and we're gonna try to grab what we can, put your ladles out and just enough to wet the lips in some cases as you go through tomorrow afternoon. but i'm optimistic about kind of a neat thing unfolding tomorrow night, low pressure forms and we have a cover wind in the mid atmosphere, really just below 5,000 feet where gusts could reach up to 50 miles per hour in that and downpours, too. i'm not limiting this to just showers tomorrow night. most of that comes around midnight, and then it sweeps
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but during that time, the downpours, the wind, we get some good rain and then it scoots out of here early on friday morning, early being like 5:00, 7:00 a.m., so you have to be up weather. showery tomorrow afternoon. but this is the area of rain that's enhanced briefly across new england. is it starts in vermont and moves down the pike through the course of the night, 8:00 to about 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. and that's it. that shot of rain time frame and then by 4:00 in the morning a lot of it just kind of fades out, good timing for news this drought. we're in a moderate drought right now, streams are low, reservoirs are low. sunday morning, we're going to go through with a few showers and that day it's in the mid-50s.
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so you know there's cold air moving in. monday and tuesday chilly. thanksgiving. see you at 5:30. ahead on 7, a plan by police to nab more criminals creating quite a bit of controversy in one local town. and the future olympian on the way. there's a good chance if the child takes after daddy, today a
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>> all right, on this wednesday, there's stilt another hour of 7news straight ahead for you. i'm adam williams. >> i'm kim khazei. 7news at 5:30 starts right now. >> now at 5:30, breaking news in france, police reveal stunning
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