while drunk. >> back to the real world for a team of scientists, working to put people on mars. >> 7news is the 5:30 starts now. >> a nashua mother found guilty of a horrific crime. the woman convicted of beating her 3-year-old daughter to deat. she also lied to investigators about what happened. >> during the trial prosecutors said this wasn't the up time she was violent with the young girl. adam williams joins us in the newsroom with more. >> the judge, attorney general and city's police mince their words today calling the actions of 27-year-old katln marin horrific. on the morning of november 5th, 2014, she went into a rage brutally attack and killing her daughter brielle gage in her nashua home. she say that she was covered in bruises after being beaten over the course of several days. >> several witnesses testified p

daughter before she was born and that she treated her very poorly from up point on, calling her stupid. >> brielle didn't have a lot of family and we certainly -- we kind of became a surrogate famiy for her. >> she did not take the stand. >> firefighters spent hours putting out a fire on main stret up damaged a room four businesses there. more than a dozen people left without a place to live. a firefighter sent to the hospital suffering from smoke inhalation. no one else was hurt. >> they came many and told me that i had to get out. investigators are looking into weather arson could be to blame. the red cross is helping familis displaced by these fires. >> the home in lawrence going up in flames overnight. three people are left homeless. this was the scene out on

problem with one nearby hydrant complicating efforts to put the fire out. >> a building catches fire. you can see the flames and smoke pouring out of the roof. one firefighter was taken to the hospital for heat exhaustion. the cause is unknown, but officials say it looks suspicios because the building is vacant and the mill does not have any power. >> an lgbt newspaper in salem hs a new box after someone blew up the other one. >> this is people in town and people at the newspaper gathered in town last night for unveiling. >> police say a group of 7 peope put explosives in the old one late monday night. this surveillance video captured the whole thing, and you can see there people gathered around, then they run as it explode. last night the editor of the paper spoke about today's unveiling and all the community support. >> love truly does conquer hate.

people's energy was amazing, and so we really want to continue to focus on the work we're doing, n the community we're serving here in salem and across new england and we're very fortunate for the support behind us. >> police are still looking for suspects, and they are investigating the explosion as a hate crime. >> and we are following more nes here today, a man who confessed to murdering two nuns in their mississippi home. police arrested 46-year-old rodney earl sanders for the killing. they say he's interest from the early stages f this investigation. sanders is charged with two counts of capital murder after confessing to the crimes. a stoneham native sister paula merrill and sister margaret held will found stabbed to death at their mississippi home last thursday after they didn't show up for work. both were nurse practitioners at a health clinic in one of the poorest counties in the state. >> mourners turned out for the emotional wake at the same time the church where the nuns

two men in connection with the shooting up killed a cousin of nba star dwyane wade. officers say she was caught in the crossfire. 7's christa delcamp with detail. >> when will enough be enough? how often do we have to stand at a podium like this. >> chicago police superintendent eddie johnson expressing the heart break felt yet again in a city ravaged by gun violence. this time the victim was nykea she was caught in the crossfire of a shooting on chicago's south side. >> police have charged two men n the murder. authorities say aldridge was not the intended target. the brothers who are the suspecs were apparently targeting a man who was dropping off women who e picked up in the suburbs and dropped off in chicago. >> now there's two offenders wih handguns who begin chasing him down and attempting to kill him

a female. >> aldridge's mother spoke about the confusion and the anguish felt by the children she leesbug hundred. >> they want their mom and it just hurts to hear kids saying they want their mom and their mm won't be in their lives anymore. >> and her mother also spoke wih compassion about the suspects. >> i forgive them. i forgive them. i can't bring them back. but i forgive them and i pray to god up they pray to god to ask for forgivene f done. >> christa delcamp, 7news. >> passenger panic at one of america's busiest airport after reports of an active shooter. turn out it was a false alarm. this all happened at lax. you can see the chaos up ensued after a loud noise was mistaken for gunshots in at least three terminals there. some passengers even went on to the tarmac. the massive evacuation shut down the airport for more than an hour, causing a gridlock on the runway and on the roads there.

they might be drunk. the two were about to board a flight up they were piloting frm scotland to new jersey. this caused a massive delay for passengers who had no idea what was happening. the pilots are facing charges. >> two united airlines pilots appearing in a scottish court today giving their addresses frm the united states. >> but some question over whethr they are u.s. citizens. >> one says he's from texas. another from columbus, mississippi. it's not certain they are u.s. citizens but it appears they may be. police arrested them saturday morning as they prepared to take off from scotland to newark with 141 passengers on board. they were arrested for piloting the plane while under the influence of alcohol. >> leap arrested by police and then appeared in the scottish

fine and even a jail sentence. >> both pilots are suspended frm their duties until the investigation is complete. >> eye tallon i don't know authorities trying to figure out how to provide sturdier housing. the government also deciding to hold a state earthquake for victims in amatrice. this comes after survivors angrily shouted at authorities when they announced a funeral would be held at an airport 40 miles away. >> zuckerberg meeting with pope francis at the vatican. he discussed how technology coud fight poverty. he even gave the pope a facebook drone. he hopes it will expand internet access to developing countries. >> over in belgium, security is tight once again after a fire ad explosion at a criminal institue in brussels. officials are saying it was a fire at a crime lab intended to destroy evidence. five people were detained and taken in for questioning. no one was hurt.

since the suicide bombings back in march. >> also on 7, the faa's new droe rules taking effect today, makig it easier for companies up want to use them. before today, companies needed o request permission from the federal government to use drone. a process that could take month. there are still some constraint, however. the drone must weigh 55 pounds r less and can only be flown durig the day. >> as this new technology continues to grow develop, our agency is also charged with striking the right balance between invasion and -- innovation and safety. >> the drones must stay within the pilot's line of sight. >> a cheaper or generic will be. this after the maker announced a hike putting it at $600. >> national outrage over the hih price causing the company to release a new version at half te

for dramatically raising its prices, drug maker mylan has launched its own generic version of the epipin. it will be listed at $300 that's half the cost of the brand name epipin. >> the generic will offer a long-term solution to further reduce cost and ease the burden and complexity of the process on the patient. some pharmacists are weary sayig they'll see it when they actualy see the price fall. >> i'm glad they're potentially lowering the price, but even >> mylan's generic auto injector will be identical to the brand name product. epipins deliver an emergency dose of epinephrine when people suffer dangerous allergic reactions. just last week in hugh son, arizona, a high school senior didn't realize he was eating peanuts. >> the generic epipin is

fda approval for generic versios of the epipins. this does not need fda approval since it's the up same product s the one on the market. >> still ahead at 5:30, we could be one step closer to putting people on the red planet. how a recent year long experimet could make a mission to mars a reality. >> new at 6:00, police arrest this man accused of an alarming attack on a disabled woman last week. >> protesters chaining themselvs to cars among other things. they're fighting a pipe

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>> well, back to reality for a team of scientists after taking part in a year long experiment. it's all part of a virtual missiono nasa wanted to simulate life on the red planet. >> and so now they have this one step closer. the space agency hopes to send humans deeper into space. here's 7's sarah french. >> after a year of total isolation, they're returning to to civilization. >> the six scientists who call

this solar powered dome last august. >> i'm getting forward to acting like an astronaut for a year. >> on the rugged slope in hawai, they will understand how it will affect a deep space mission of astronauts. >> no running water, cooking wih only freeze dried food and their only window to the outside worl. >> and that's the view from simulated mars. on a 20 minute delay. >> recommend indicating the 35 million-mile distance between earth and mars. >> and going outside required wearing a full space suit. they conducted experiments on planet growth and water. but the big question is, are thy still friends? >> we could definitely use a little time to go talk to other people. >> plus fresh fruit and a beer saying good-bye to their home

>> experimental missions are scheduled to take place in the next two years. in the newsroom, i'm sarah french, 7news. >> coming up on 7news, were you this cute when you learned your abcs? this girl's alphabet song has gone viral. we'll explain why. >> we'll get to the forecast to. tracking the tropics. will it mean anything for us hee in new england. i'll have the details next. >> then coming up at sick. police find a home. he was even accused of making threats to the president.

boston's newbury street has been named one of the top summer attractions in the u.s. this year. the rankings are based on increased activity at destinations. the top of the new world trade center in new york earned the stop spot on up list.

over looking in the tennessee area rounds out the top three. what a perfect day to be out shopping, eating, whatever you want to do, because it's perfect out. >> it's been a great summer. barely any rain, and i can't believe it's almost over. >> yeah. you know what? the no rain thing is great for vacationers, but we know we really need it. we are watching the tropics, however limited rain chances for us here in new england. we do have a shower o wednesday into thursday. let's talking about the tropics, though. hurricane gaston, a category 2 storm with 105 mile-per-hour winds. it's not a problem for us, however it will increase the swells and the waves along our coastline and increase the risk for rip currents as we head to the beach the next few days, so something to keep in mind. we're also tracking tropical depression 8 and 9 as you can se down here in the gulf. we'll talk about td8 up because

ocean but has no real direct impact in new england as we wath the tropical storm once it strength he know into -- a similar story for td9 down in te gulf of mexico. but you see the track taking it through the southeastern united states, through northern florida and then through southern carolinas as well as northern carolinas still as a tropical storm. so we'll have to watch this very clel damaging winds as we head throuh the next few days, but for the third time, again, no direct impact here. unfortunately not going to get any of the tropical moisture, at least we're not expecting to out of either of those systems. our next chance will be wednesdy into thursday as i mentioned, ad it's due to, yes, another front. and our front last night was a little disappointing, so we're hoping we can squeeze out a little more rain from this one. possibly an isolated storm as we move into wednesday afternoon,

manages to stall out over the area into thursday morning, then it could manage to squeak out a few more raindrops. it doesn't look like a lot at this pointed, but we'll cross or fingers and take every chance we can get. unfortunately this front or maye that is the good news, is going to also push whatever is left of td8 that's what's showing up hee in this forecast model out to sea, so, again, it's not going o be an issue for us. the jetstream through today, to the north of us and if it's p separation between the colder ar to the north and the warmer air to the south, look what's happening as we head into the ed of the week. up front that i mentioned, wednesday into thursday, usherig in a cooler air mass as we head into labor day weekend and it is a bit of a fall like feel to the air for us. though fall is just not up far off, we only have two more days until we switch up calendar to the month of september.

equinox and halloween. i know the summer went by fast, but it's hanging on right now. dry air in place, that will make for a comfortable night of sleeping. tonight 55 to 65. open up the windows, let the fresh air in. tomorrow 80 to 87, and some kiddos heading to the bus stop tomorrow. i would say an extra layer is a good thing for the morning. but then it will probably come home in the at all. >> hoping for rain into thursday and a cool down for the weekend. >> thank you, bri. >> you see the stuff for halloween in the stores. >> they push it too much too fat i think. >> too quick, right? >> working for the weekend just became easier for some employees at amazon. >> how does this sound to you? the company experiment well a shorter work week. a small team will work 30 hoursa week and receive the same

75% of a full-time employees' salary. amazon saying it wants employees to enjoy more time outside of work. >> next here on 7news, the experience of lifetime bringing together a love of football and music at gillette. >> i'm adam williams. here's what we are working on 7news at 6:00. a young man charged with a deady drunk driving accident makes his up appearance in court. >> also an nfl player refusing o stand up during the national anthem. what he says he'll continue to o until he sees a driving without wearing pants. how police caught him in the ac. join us for 7news at 6:00, those

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>> a special surprise for nine years old, she is attending the kenny chesney concert when kenny picks her out of the crow. she's wearing up helmet because when she was on stage he gave hr a vintage patriots helmet which he happened to sign as well. >> at the end of the spread the love tour, up he did.

up other toddlers around the world while belting out the alphabet song. it's going viral all over the place. you can see she clearly has no fear standing on stage hitting those notes. you can probably guess up talent agents are contacting her. she's like a star. >> good stage presence. >> yes, she does. >> another 30 minutes of 7news straight ahead. i'm ryan schulteis. >> i'm kim khazei. 7new >> now at 6:00. >> caught with his pants down. police arrest an uber driver after a disturbing discovery. >> stopping a dangerous plot. holliston police say a man was piling up weapons and threatenig to use them. >> still high and dry. we need the rain, so when is our next chance to pick some up. >> protesters locking in. police break out heavy machinery during a pipeline protest.

in everett. police say they found this guy waiting in his car, his uber car with his pants down. >> officers say he sped off when he saw them. >> he didn't very far with officers catching him on the ru. let's go to the night team steve cooper live in everett. >> kim, so everett police were the ones who actually made up arrest of up suspect, but by the time the uber driver made it to court this morning, he was facig charges in two >> do you admit to doing this? >> what do you want to say about the charges? >> a handcuffed and shackled ubr driver and paul griffin had nothing to say outside of court. >> mr. griffin? >> yes? >> can you hear what's going on? >> yes. >> inside the cord we could hear the 28-year-old malden man but couldn't see him. he was answering to charges that he was driving around yesterday with his pants down exposing

summer over in malden. >> i have children, one of them is 16, but i wouldn't want my sons to run into something like up. >> one victim managed to take down his license plate and even snap pictures of the minivan wih her cellphone and quickly notified police who after a brif chase arrested him. >> a black male in a minivan was opening doors and fondling himself in front of girls on the street and that was in everett, under. >> a spokesman for uber says evn though griffin wasn't driving a fare at the suspended. >> court documents revealed he was arrested in boston in 2015 n similar charges and up case has yet to be resolved. >> late today the mayor of everett fired off a letter to te ceo of uber concerned about two disturbing cases involving their drivers this month. the mayor wants answers over their process for screening drivers. >> he has a problem. he admitted he has a problem. >> that's what he told the police, yes.

means he's being held without bail tonight and when he returns to court next month, police at the headquarters are telling us that he could very well be facig a additional charges here. live in everett tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >> well, governor baker just signed a bill to prevent any dangerous drivers from picking you up and taking you for a rid. but this one will take months to go into effect. investigative reporter cheryl joins us to tell us but it doesn't go into effect until november. >> the governor signed the bill earlier this month. the law requires background checks on ride share drivers calling it a two tiered system f checks. up the companies, uber and lyft will conduct their own backgroud checks. looking into the driver's criminal history as well as reviewing sexting offend registy and motor vehicle records. and the state department of public utilities will do a quary