>> now at 7 breaking news detectives shedding new light on a boston police shooting of a terror suspect. >> anchor: italy shaken to its core by a deadly earthquake tonight. >> anchor: lift off a plane removed from the reservoir after making an emergency landing. >> reporter: another heat and humidity getting a boost to wrap up the week. >> anchor: a quick come back brought gronk on the field in foxborough. >> anchor: local olympians getting a warm welcome. >> anchor: it's a home coming. >> 7 news at 7 starts now. >> anchor: here is some breaking news out of ashland a helicopter crashed into the water there. it's happening now at the ashland reservoir.

pilot is safe and on shore. john cocoa live at the scene what do you know? >> reporter: we spoke with him. that helicopt ser still out here in the water. the ashland fire department say they got a call about the ultra light helicopter going down around 4:30 in ashland state park. we're told he lost an engine on the air craft. that caused it to crash. the fire department says he's very luck helicopter is. it will be up to the state and police to get it out. it is in deep water. live in ashland john cocoa 7 news. >> anchor: and also following breaking news in boston. the district attorney attorney says the shooting of a man with ties to terrorism was justified. a boston police officer and fbi agent shot and killedrahim last

cvs. >> anchor: the suffolk county district attorney's office released details of the investigation. tim caputo with the breaking details. tim. >> reporter: initially there were a lot of questions from people why 5 police officers armed with hand guns would need to open fire with a man with a knife in his hand. they feared for their safety and the safety of others. after an extensive investigation the suffolk county district attorney said law enforcement officers were justified. >> mr. rahim continued to advance the officers. responded by saying you drop yours. why don't you shoot him. >> reporter: agents tapped his phone and said he was going to new york to kill someone. >> mr. rahim abandoned the plan to travel to new york city and

officers here in boston. >> reporter: rahim was carrying a 13 inch knife that morning. and police approached him in a parking lot. >> an eyewitness described this approach as casual rather than confrontational. >> reporter: rahim kept advancing. rahim's family has been briefed about the investigation. the attorney believes police overstepped their authority. bo in sharp contrast to what law enforcement reported directly after the shooting claiming that they approached usama with the intent to threaten him. >> there is no question that the members of the joint terrorism task force had probable cause to arrest mr. rahim. they did not require a warrant to do so. >> reporter: the attornies

civil suit in this case. they said they wanted to see the full report of this investigation before they went down that road. the latest live outside the district attorney's office tim caputo 7 news. >> now on 7. italy rocked by an earthquake. >> it woke us up out of a sound sleep. the room was shaking and swaying. >> buildings leveled. towns torn apart. dealing with the aftermath of a >> anchor: real tragedy there in italy. officials confirming more than 100 people are dead after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck there. >> anchor: italian officials say at least 3 towns have been completely wiped out. the latest on the situation there. nick. >> reporter: this earthquake was so powerful it was felt hundreds of miles away. rescuers are racing against time. but the number of dead and

now because of the thousands of vacationers in that area. a desperate search for survivors after a 6.2 magnitude earthquake and several aftershocks rocked central italy. rescue workers pulling people from the rubble. so damaged no one will be allowed to sleep there tonight. >> we are going to work because in the next few hours we must continue to bring people from beneath the rubble. >> reporter: historic stone buildings crumbled into the streets. debris blocking access early on. the quake struck while most were sleeping including members of the bryant university basketball team. >> it woke us up out of sleep. almost like the bed was wobbly shaky. someone was at the end of it moving back and forth. >> reporter: everyone with the rhode island based team is safe.

where they're staying. >> tried to look out the window, look outside to get a feel for it. it lasted about 35 seconds and then you know it settles. so was able to figure out that it was an earthquake. >> reporter: now with images of the devastation pouring in basketball is the last thing the team is worried about. >> luckily you know everything was okay for us here. you know it's -- it's terrible what happened to those people villages. we're lucky enough to be safe. >> reporter: as today's death toll climbs rescuers scramble searching for signs of life. the last major earthquake in that region killed 300 people and turned ama treecha into a ghost town. >> anchor: a tornado tearing up everything in its path. this video taken from inside a

bucks is flattened by the winds. a severe storm downed trees and power lines across the area. there's the starbucks we were talking about. much of central indiana is under a tornado and severe thunderstorm warning tonight. forecasters expect the wild weather to continue this week. >> anchor: sky 7 over the scene where crews removed a small plane from a sand bar. yesterday. the pilot was forced to make that emergency nd up and flew it out of the area. planes are not supposed to fly below 1200 feet over that reservoir. the pilot said he had no choice but to make a landing. police say he struck again an alarming assault an on a woman in the south end. live in boston with more information on what happened. kimberly. >> reporter: people want to know how this could happen again.

very similar. hiding behind a door in court edward rodriguez is quiet as prosecutors explain how they know he's the man who raped and assaulted a woman. >> gps had him pin pointed to where the victim said the rape occurred. >> reporter: rodriguez was wearing a gps bracelet around his ankle. he served 8 years and was released last december. a close friend of his said she had no idea rape. >> i'm upset what he did to that lady. she had to suffer. i'm a woman he can go to jail for 10, 15, 30 years to life. >> reporter: 3 days before committing this rape. this time police say rodriguez forced a woman into a south end play ground where he raped her robbed her of cash and a cell phone and took off. it's almost exactly what

in the prior rape. >> this defendant approaches her indicates to her that he has a knife, that he will stab her, walks her to a secluded area and rapes her. >> reporter: hold rodriguez on a half million dollars bail. hearing that he's an alleged repeat offender is troubling. >> i don't know about the case to say did he come out rehabilitated. it's a situation that we don't want to see happen anywhere. >> reporter: and poce this case the suspect actually cut his gps bracelet off. all of the information they gathered leading up to the rape and during the rape helped them nab this guy. kimberly bookman 7 news. >> anchor: police in salem are looking for the people in this video scene setting off explosives. the video shows a crowd of people gathered before they start running away. the boom was heard up to a mile

police in salem are asking for your help identifying anyone who may have been involved in this. >> anchor: after a tractor trailer rolled over. the crash as rucan see left a mess there. scrap metal spilled over the roadway shutting down traffic for hours. ; a sentence in western mass a former stand out athlete convicted of assaulting 2 his sentence 2 years probation. >> anchor: so the punishment leading to a petition to remove the judge from the bench. >> reporter: a judge allows an accused rapist to go free. >> to find him guilty at this point would slam doors. >> reporter: becker a popular soccer player was charged with rape and indecent assault for

classmates. palmer district court those charges were down graded and the case was continued without a finding. despite the district attorney saying the teen admitted his guilt. the da rolling this audio recording that are he should be locked up. >> to put him on a college campus where there is a moderate to low risk that this could happen again. >> reporter: it was was when one of the viim asking for leniency. becker isn't the first athlete to escape a jail time for a serious offense. caused a national uproar earlier this year. he declined to comment. as for that teen if he keeps his nose clean for 2 years his charges could be dismissed. kelly o'hara 7 news.

of that black car on the left was trying to take a left ended up crashing into this bus with 16 kids aboard. the kids were heading to a ymca summer camp in franklin. the bus driver and the kids were all okay. >> anchor: a pet protection bill signed at the state house. governor charlie baker signing that bill with a crowd of cat and dog lovers in wait. allows first responders and private citizens enter a call to save an animal. it's important for animal safety. >> this law is a great example of massachusetts stepping up on behalf of animals and dogs and pet owners especially. but also good samaritans who may see an opportunity to do something on behalf of an animal. >> don't have voices --

chain or leash their dogs. ; back in business. gronk hitting the field with the pats. the latest on the star tight end. >> reporter: flirting with 90 degrees in the next couple of days. the humidity is back as well. >> anchor: and the champions return. local olympic medalists getting

narrator: funded by kelly ayotte's special interests backers, the ads attacking maggie hassan on the heroin crisis have been called "despicable," sh." the truth... david dubois: maggie hassan has been hands-on working with local police and community organizations. narrator: working across the aisle to secure millions in emergency funding for treatment and recovery. susan mckeown: maggie hassan. mark mitchell: to governor hassan, i know this is about people and families. mckeown: she's putting the families of new hampshire first. i'm maggie hassan

>> anchor: a star patriot back on the field. rob gronk owski jogging it off after getting injured last week at a joint practice with the bears. >> anchor: his presence a boost on the field. alex corddry live in the newsroom to tell us more. >> reporter: patriots fans held their breath last monday when rob gronk owski left the practice with the bears. the tight end was able to walk gronkowski returning to practice for the first time since suffering that injury. friday night's preseason game against panthers. didn't play in the first 2 preseason games. hasn't suited up for an exhibition game since 2012. gronk is back.

done. but he's reportedly considering retirement. interesting news there. live in the newsroom alex corddry 7 news. >> anchor: retirement. we'll have to follow up on that. you can catch the game against the arizona cardinals sunday september 11th at 8:30. >> anchor: looking forward to that. it's not quite that weather just yet. still in summer time. overnight lo that's going to change as the days go on, right? >> reporter: that's true. the forecast from here onute says summer rolls on for us. we showed you pictures of the starbucks taken down near indianapolis. in indiana and ohio a volatile situation unfolding. a couple of severe thunderstorm warnings in effect. these orange polygons are tornado warnings.

this hour. a tornado watch will be in effect through 9 p.m. for those areas in yellow. we look out west we say will that be an issue for us through the next few days. we keep mostly sunny skies around through the better part of tomorrow. humidity is on the boost. as the bigger picture shows us here's where the storms are ahead of the front that will be swinging through our area. this showers or storms. i do not anticipate anything strong or severe for us. in fact most of us miss out on this precipitation once again pick and choosy where they end up. 10% chance tomorrow evening and a 20 to 30% chance to friday. looking lieu the timeline. you see the storms make being it through central northern new england. we could keep partly cloudy

possibly an isolated shower or storm overnight into friday morning. friday a partly cloudy to mostly cloudy day with a slight chance of isolated shower or storm into friday midday in the afternoon. have the umbrella on sand by. by the time you get it out and ready for you you might not need it. a new movie may be works for us hot dry american summer. we driest summer on record. 3.97. we're sitting at 3.92. if we can squeak out enough rain we'll end up at the number 2 slot. current temperatures 84 in boston. keeping the dew points in check for now. in the next couple of days you

it gets better after the cool front passes. sunshine, cooler temperatures along the coastline. summer rolls on looking at this 7 day. have a good evening. >> anchor: you too, bri. thank you. coming up next a heroes welcome. some of the top athletes getting a big surprise at kelly ayotte: thanks, buddy. kelly (voiceover): i'm kelly ayotte. and when i take the plate for new hampshire...

. i'm out here knocking down every lie... because new hampshire deserves better. that's why i'm batting for good-paying jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... i approved this message because no matter what they're throwing at me...

>> anchor: a golden home coming for olympians returning from rio. >> anchor: local athletes getting a warm welcome we're so glad at logan airport today. travis stevens and rowing medalist stone back in boston. greeted by family friends and fans all congratulating them on the big wins. gold medalist harrison and company say victory is sweet it is good b now. it's been a long 4 years. to end it on a high note. to share it with the people that i love and care about is amazing. >> it's great to come back to boston. it's home for me. coming back to a reception like this is more special. >> people are saying they haven't seen me smile this much in history. it's true. i'm on top of the world now. >> anchor: she's going out on

judo. we don't know what's next. she's not retiring everything. >> anchor: maybe she should get a job here. i'm speaking out of turn. i haven't talked to the bosses yet. >> anchor: be at our pay grade, right. >> anchor: exactly. 7 news at 7 will be back right after this.

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