>> and hearing fromiders during the tense moments. we have nightteam coverage. and donald trump takes the stage back here in new hampshire, his first visit since making controversial chents about muslims. >> adam: what caused concrete to crash down on a busy street. >> kim: breaking news in revere, police are investigating a deadly shooting. 7 news at 11:00 starts now. realtime closed captioning provided by u.s. captioning. tonight on 7: next stop danger. a red line train takes off without a driver. >> we heard there was this driver and i started to get scared. >> the investigation into this runaway train. >> adam: that train passed through four stations before stopping. >> kim: riders couldn't believe it when they found out no one was behind the controls of the train. investigators say they are

david felix vasquez was the train's operator a 28-year veteran of the mbta. >> adam: investigators say the train wasn't receiving signals when it took off. >> kim: we have nightteam coverage from the passengers on board to the latest on the investigation. let's head out to the nightteam's ryan schulteis in sub. this is where the train spent most of the day as investigators are trying to figure out how this happened. a wild ride for commuters on the red line a runaway train with passengers on board with no one he controls. >> the train picked up speed and went from five miles to like 30 and kept going and going. >> reporter: investigators say human error likely led to the six-car train taking off from braintree with 50 passengers on board and without the operator. "t" workers noticed it within minutes and cut power to make it stop but not until it had gone six miles and through several stations.

and we couldn't and we were trying to tryout the buttons to heard. and the people on the first car trying to knock on the door the conductor and we discovered there was nobody there. >> reporter: they were calling for help for the missing driver, david felix vasquez from canton. the me was struck bay train, i think a skim but he does have a laceration. >> reporter: a passenger said she tried to stay calm as they sat this the dark. but others were getting worried. some tried to break the windows and most of the people tried to open the coors. >> reporter: a half hour later "t" workers brought it to the umass station where riders were able to get off. the governor is concerned about the controls. >> the inspection determined some of the controls were

going investigation that involves folks from the mbta from dot and from public safety. from that we can tell at this point, it a poors to be an isolated incident. >> reporter: the riders are thankful they could get out of the train safely. >> there is a god. a lot of people could have gotten hurt this morning. >> reporter: the 50 passengers were not hurt, the "t" operator was treated for injuries and released from the hospital. live in south boston, ryan schulteis. >> adam: tonight the investigation is focusing on the train operator and if there is something he did or didn't do that put the train on the dangerous track. tim caputo continues from southie with more on the investigation. >> reporter: the department of transportation trying to figure out if the powers they currently have in place are enough or if this operator made an error or a combination of the two. the dot says it wasn't a problem with the train. >> operator error is the current focus of the investigation.

transportation ceo wouldn't say what the operator did wrong, the red line train had a sig fal issue. the operator got permission to leave it and pull the switch to bypass the signals. >> the requirement is that the train be put in full service brake and a hand brake which is a manual brake. before the operator exits the cab to put it in to bypass. >> reporter: authorities won't say if the brakes were deployed. here's what a red line train operator area looks like, that is a lever. >> reporter: put in to full service break and the motor person is required to walk off to the side three feet from the operator's console, another large lever with a chain. that deploys the hand work on the train. >> reporter: there is a report of a passenger seeing a cord wrapped around the lever but they can only say they are

>> that will be part of the focus of the investigation. video the dot cleared other trains on the tracks ahead of the runaway train. and in bypass mode the collision avoidance system is disabled. it wouldn't have automatically stopped when it got close to another train. and there is nothing the passengers on board could have done either. >> there is no access for them to get in the operator area, as a matter of security. >> reporter: a multiagency investigation is underway to prevent this from happening again. >> we have procedures in place and training in place to ensure that our passengers are safe, and feel safe. and we failed our passengers today. >> the kept of transportation has in the said whether or not that operator has been disciplined but this morning's incident he has been placed on administrative leave. tim tim caputo. >> kim: we are hearing from

that red line train. we are heading to braintree now with their stories. >> reporter: you can imagine the reactions were all over the board, understandably. one man said he knew there was problem from the beginning. an early morning commute turned scary for about 50 "t" riders on the red line on thursday, some resorting to drastic measures. >> people were trying to break the windows so we could get out. >> reporter: she was in the second car trying to stay calm. and wait. >> reporter: one passenger on his way to work said the taken took off from the platform too quickly and it got worse, blowing by stops. everything was dark. everything would stop. and we were trying to open the doors and we couldn't. >> reporter: once they realized there was this conductor some tried to call the mbta.

them, i called my girlfriend and she told me oh maybe someone hijacked the train. i was like whatever. >> reporter: officials say it was likely due to human error, as the train cames to a stop riders were relieved to get out. >> we were lucky to get out thereof. you know what i mean, could have been a lot worse. >> reporter: riders say they hope this serves as a wakeup call. reporting live from braintree. >> kim: we did send it on a breaking news alert to the 7 news mobile app and you can download that any time and visit whdh.com and twitter feed and facebook page to get the latest. >> adam: sources say a man and woman were killed in a shooting. susan tran is live in revere with latest. sources say it is a woman this her 30s and a man in his 60s killed in this revere amount,

and this is an active scene as they try to figure out what happened and look for the shooter. >> he was like out of breath. help, help. >> reporter: neighbors say they heard fighting and a scuffle and desperate cries for help from the first floor apartment, when they ran down the stairs they saw a man lying on the ground. we saw a man on the ground, lying face-up at the front dr and bleeding out. >> reporter: sources say one man and a woman in her 30s are dead and a third person a man, was shot in the face. neighbors describe a frightening scene. >> very bad. really not a beautiful thing at all. >> reporter: and back here live you can see police are continuing their investigation, neighbors tell us it all happen on the first floor apartment and that is where the man in his 60s ved and the toe people who were visiting were visiting that person and that is two people who died and one person who was

susan tran, 7 news theme. >> kim: to the race for the white house. gop front-runner donald trump taking a stage in new hampshire, for the first time since making his controversial comments about muslims. he is not backing down from what he said. and neither are protesters who were outside tonight's event. we are in portsmouth with that. >> reporter: supposed to be a private event, instead it turned into a public protest on the streets here behind me. this time a hundred lined street waiting for donald trump, it wasn't to cheer him on. >> the things that have her drum trm say, on his campaign, the racist, intolerance is so disgusting i can't sit home and do nothing. so skroo so they protested standing shoulder to shoulder in solidarity. among them this new hampshire muslim, so shock and hurt by the

's presidential candidate massachusetts plan. he was president. >> reporter: but police gathered inside and feel trump has their back. think one killing a police officer, death penalty. it will happen. okay? >> reporter: members of the new england police association... >> our candidate for the next donald trump. >> reporter: endorsed the billionaire businessman despite the controversy his recent muslim commentses have made. >> this is not a religious thing. we bleed blue, i won't get in that rhetoric. ridiculous. >> reporter: they said the vote was unanimous and they would only throw their support behind a. tial candidate who came to meet them this person. >> drum was the only one who showed up. >> reporter: this is a quick visit for donald trump and he didn't take any questions from

and all in all the protests were peaceful. 7 news nightteam. >> adam: both sides were set to wrap up the case tomorrow in the philip chism case but his lead attorney came down with a stomach bug. is accused of killing his math teacher in a bathroom in dan versus high in 2013. closing arguments are set for monday. >> kim: a terror investigation in california, fbi agents now searching a lake in san bernardino, that may be connected to the recent terror attack there. dive teams scouring the water for possible evidence. agents are keeping details of a search under wrap reveling they spent time at the lake. syed farook and his wife killed fourteen people and injured 21 others during a hid party last week. they were later killed in atialout with police. >> adam: connecticut's governor is cracking down on guns in his state.

first executive order in the country banning the sales of guns to people on federal watch lists. malloy says anyone who wants to get a gun in his state must apply for a permit from a public safety agency. >> if you cannot fly due to being on a government watch list you should in the be able to purchase a firearm while on the watch list as well thp is basic kmn sense, the american people get it. >> adam: he says his administration is working with the federal government to determine what lists will be included. >> kim: the patriots taking the practice field today and they got an encouraging sign. gronk is back. he returned to practice for the first time since bruising his knee, two weeks ago. the million dollar question: will he be on the field on sunday? joe amorosino would know, if anybody does. >> reporter: to quote the skroypts statement from the family, no timetable for his

be determined in the days or hours prior to the appropriate game, this week that is sunday night against the texans and gronk took a big step toward getting ready today. if you want to see bill click belichick light up like a christmas tree, reyou night wm gronk. he was limited as he returned for the first time since suffering the injury. and while the patriots will wait and see to see if he will suit up... the texans know they will have their star defensive lineman jj watt despite breaking his hand yesterday. let them try it. i mean what, owe posing players come after me every week. with everything that you can think of. feel free. you have to know where he's at, and protect their butt off this week.

line will have their hands full with an old friend, big vince wilfork who calls houston home. >> i don't look at it any different than i do any other game. who knows i may feel different on sunday. i have never been in in this situation. >> it feels good, i talk to him a good amount. >> he is on a different team. i will say hello after. >> reporter: tom brady will keep a close a on big number 75 having witnessed his three interceptions as a patriot as well. joe amorosino, 7 news nightteam. watch the game on sunday, we get started at 6:30 and joe has his special at 7:00, and it is football night in america. game kicks off at 8:30 and we invite you to stay with us after the game. live in texas with all the big moments on the sunday night

after more than a hundred people become sick in boston, we are hearing from the ceo of chipotle about what they are doing to keep customers safe. >> adam: and a collapse that nearly killed people walking on stroot below. >> chris: the temperatures are mild. look at the numbers ahead. >> kim: and matt damon booked a

the ceo of chipotle is saying sorry after a noro virus out break at his restaurants in boston. we are here with the latest on the students and ceo. >> reporter: the number of students sick jumped to 141 today. twelve who didn't eat there are suffering, too.

sick caused the out break and the ceo went to the today showed to apologize. >> i'm sorry for the people who got sick, and they are having a tough time. and i feel terrible about that and we are doing a lot to rectify this and make sure this doesn't happen again. >> reporter: he says they'll have new food handling experience and the restaurant will be thoroughly cleaned before it will reopen. >> kim: a roof collapse caught on camera in london. narrowly missing a number of people walking on the street below. they ran for cover on saturday and dramatic video but no one hurt. crews have been renovatesing that building and high winds caused the collapse. >> adam: you can get away from a wind breaker or light sweater and temperatureses are above normal.

>> chris: snow lovers are jonesing for a snowstorm and the best chance for any precipitation will fall in rain. as we get to monday. high in boston, 61 in afternoon and norwich, very mild and at this hour, 45 in boston, above the average high for this date. 30s in some suburbs and 50s in the cape. a wide range in temperatures, overnight tonight. the numbers not going anywhere, steady as we go. visibility reduced now and norwood and nashua, dense fog near falmouth and out over route 2 and areas of fog overnight tonight. dense fog advisory, coastal plymouth county and cape and not the islands yet and back through southern bristol island and southern new hampshire and in central new hampshire, areas of dense fog and patchy clouds overnight but in rain expected. quiet.

precipitation falling as of now. we'll wait about four days before we get a good shot of rain. temperatures steady overnight tonight, and then tomorrow early fog, locally dense, otherwise a mixture of sun and clouds and indeed mild again, 50s to lower 60s. same pattern on saturday, 50s to near 60 and sunday the cooler of the two weekend days, high pressure nudging it back, and the wind will turn out of the northeast and you get on that cooler side of the front and temperatures in the 40s to lower 50s, south that have front through connecticut and new york city, well to the 60s there. on the dividing line here in southern new england, from boston points north and lower 50s, a tad cooler on sunday afternoon with the warmest temperatures the farther south and west you go, close to 60 back through the blackstone valley and to much of rhode island and connecticut. by the time we get to sunday, watching this energy diving out

severe weather from texas through louisiana on sunday, and this storm system goes through the great lakes and warm trap for a storm system in the northeast, and i do expect all rain with this. mild, and could be a wind sweft rain, on monday night. a good punch of moisture slides on through. cooling temperatures in the afternoon, mild for this time of year. >> adam: he played an mit janitor in his break-out film good will hunt bug maitd damon may be there to give the 2016 commencement address. so, how do you like that? the president of mit said they chose the cambridge born actor for his hollywood acclaim and his how march tarrian-- human tarrion work. >> they don't have gronk and julian edelman and how about

watt, he will play on sunday.

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and now time for 7 sports with joe amorosino. >> reporter: patriots fans overjoyed at the sight of gronk on the pro-field, he is no lock for this sunday night but it is possible know his return is coming sooner rather than later. wearing a brace on his right knee, he was limited at today's practice and we'll get a better idea of his status when the injury report drops tomorrow afternoon. gronk or no gronk they have a two-game losing streak to snap and devin mccourty's message is simple. just play football. they overhype it. give a magic speech or something, but you have to just go play football, and stick to what we do around here and keep going. jj watts took the podium in houston, a cast on his broken

to keep the nfl's leading sack artist from chasing tom brady on sunday. he is as tough as he is tenacious. >> people will make a big deal out of this. i have played with worse than this before, even in this season. so, i'm not very worried about it. in the game of football you will play with pain. that's the way it goes. if you don't, you are probably in the wrong sport. >> reporter: still doesn't look right, seeing vince wilfork in a texas uniform. he will look at the patriots from the other side. he says he's not nervous, because their never too far from his mind. >> over 11 years, i developed friendships and personal relationships with guys. i talk to them all the time. i'm not there with them. i don't make a big deal out of it. in the end we have to my

to do. help houston to win football games. >> reporter: kicking off on sunday night on 7-nbc, we'll get you ready for kick off with the 7 on the sidelines pre-game show beginning at 6:30. will the warriors perfect season come to an and than celtics changeses of handing golden state their first loss would be better if clay thompson's sprained ankle keeps him out. seth curry says either way the celts are a threat. >> they move the ball well and shoot a lot of three's, and they play tough. you know, a lot of energy. an explosive team, never out of a game. and a pretty strong front and we need to be ready for 48 minutes. >> reporter: bruins in a good

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