inappropriate pictures on snap chat. the principal says a fake account solicited compromising pictures of boys. police are working to determine who is behind the fake account. >> jadiann: a man facing charges after driving his car into the cape cod canal. witnesses say the driver drove down a pedestrian walkway. stopped at a scenic overlook and then gunned it over the cliff into the water. it's about 40 feet below. investigators say they're not sure why the person did this. but they do think it was intentional. e object his own. he is in the hospitals with only minor injuries. >> ryan: also on 7 the suspect in a deadly drive was called to court today. he is accused of hitting and killing a mother in mattapan then taking off. >> investigators say he was under the influential and well over the -- influence and well over the speed. kelli o'hara has more. >> reporter: family describes him as a loving mother, sister and daughter who was the family

allegedly hit and killed by the drunk driver. >> okay. baby. >> i just lost my daughter. >> i have no feelings right now. i don't even -- this is numb. this is just like a nightmare. >> reporter: overcome by emotion family in court holding one another as they wait to lay their eyes on the man who allegedly killed a boston woman troopers sayant anybuchanas behind the wheel driving 80 miles an hour when he killed janet systems, troopers say steph pullingster instead -- ind of pulling over he took off. >> it was a weekend for him. you know. i feel like, he hasn't, -- >> reporter: hours after the crime buchanan turned himself in and troopers say he admitted to being blind the wheel. >> i believe -- behind the

>> why did you choose to get in the car? when there is other ways to get yourself home. don't drink and drive. test a police all over the police. >> reporter: in court buchanan pled not guilty but troopers say he admitted to the crime. he is going to be in court later on and family says they're -- their faith is going to led them to forgive on the front lawn of a boston police officer's home. something similar to a molotov cocktail was tossed on the grass and they're wondering if officers are being targeted. jennifer egan has the latest. >> reporter: boston police concerned about an eggs plowsive find at an officer's home. sunday morning and officer found what is described as a molotov cocktail like devise in their yard. the bottle with what appears to be a burned rag attached partially inside. the grass charred but no

home. ment b.p.d.and boston fire are trying to determine if this was a random act or if someone was trying to send a message to this officer. it comes weeks after another investigation looking into whether city officers were possibly tarted. this one centered on three times officers downtown, in roxbury and east boston returned to their personal vehicles at the end of a shift and found the lug nuts holding on the tires were missing or loosened. after this was and you in commissioner released a statement reading: the boston fire department's arson squad is taking part in the investigation. anyone with any information is asked to contact police. in boston jennifer egan, 7 news. >> ryan: itt technical institute is closing its

the school's accounting practices. i.t.t.has been ordered to pay the federal reserve $152 million to cover student refunds. massachusetts also sued the company for misleading students early year this year. i.t.t.has 140 campuses across the country. >> jadiann: a rhode island judge approached a settlement of the financial backers of 38 studios. the state filed the lawsuit company backers when 38 studios went under after receiving a $75 million state loan. schilling is still in settlement discussions. >> ryan: crews battling huge flames at the home in narragansett, rhode island. firefighters say strong winds made fighting the fire even more difficult. they also reported having water issues. though one was home at the time. the house reportedly belonged to the late owner of the pawtucket red sox.

back yard of this connecticut day care. the plants have a street value of more than $1 million. the daycare has been shut down. neighbors say the couple had lived in the home kept to themselves. >> i saw them building something in the back. in the yard for months so it was like a fort back there but thought it was a regular fence. >> jadiann: officers say no arrests have been made. >> ryan: more news today. major delays at the protest on the runway held up flights for six hours. more than 120 flights were delayed or diverted after nine protestors identifying themselves as parts of the black lives matter blocked the runway there. >> we al poll tobies for the -- apologize for the inconvenience but they would update us but we kept getting this message for

update us what was happening. >> ryan: police arrested the protestors. the they're working on rescheduling frights. back in the u.s. several airports are experiencing their own delays. at san francisco international airport people waited more than two hours to check in. british airways says they're working to fix that error. >> jadiann: we're following news across country. three men stealing more than 60 gun from a gun store. they grabbed dozens of guns and a backpack full of ammunition. the stolen iteems were worth about $40,000. police haven't arrested anyone. >> ryan: two toddlers save after the car they were in was stolen from an atlanta gas station. you will see the driver leave the car running. his twin daughters still in the car. that is when the jarjacker seize away. police found the car

still in the car seat. >> jadiann: police are investigating a demolition dispute when one man had enough he decides to level his neighbor's home but investigators say things had escalated before the home was wiped out. >> i don't know why. inform' never had a beef with him. know explanation. my dad build this house. >> reporter: sammie's brother has to live in a camper next to what used to be his home. the end results of a feud tennessee investigators say got out of control. reckless endangerment after he allegedly shot in the woods. higden claims there were five people dressed in gilly suits like the one he show here. they thought the intruders were employed by his neighbors. deputies didn't find someone but within hours of him being taken to jail -- >> the map over her decides to come 2:00 in the morning comes over here at 2:00 with a doser and pushed the house

was neighbor edgar mccell and charged with aggravated criminal trespassing and felony vand alism. the back hoe was on part of the property. the family is waiting to talk with investigators and an attorney. >> i don't know what to believe. i mean, i never seen nobody push someone's >> jadiann: both men are on bail while the investigation continues. >> ryan: a toddler in washington, d.c. ticketed for litter. harper was given a ticket for $75 after crews found an envelope with her name on it on the ground. the parents called the department of public works to fight the ticket. a spokesperson showed up to clear the air. >> i apologized to them for the mistake. but we are doing our job.

father says the mixup is ironic because she was taught to pick up her trash. the citation and the trash were dropped. >> jadiann: a burning question in wisconsin after a business goes up in flames and the tortoise may have sparked this destructive fire. there is one thing taken by this fire and it was a business that couldn't be released. >> we lost our tortoise. matild installation and landscaping business. >> she was 12 years olds. >> reporter: the owner explains her cage was in this room where the fire started. he thinks she knocked over a heat larch. the fire started before 6:00 sunday night. he was pulling into the business to take care of paperwork when he noticed the flames. >> my life was on fire. i pulled up. i couldn't believe what i was seeing. >> reporter: at least ten

putting out the fire. >> all about 1:00 in the morning and they put it out and then it reignited a little bit. >> reporter: he credits the brick wall separating the wall from the rest of the business. the business' structure remains intact. >> i can't say how lucky i am to be able to still come to work. >> reporter: but there is gaping hole in his heart. >> the building can be remodeled, redone. >> jadiann: local police department says the cause of the fire wags accidental and the pet shop owner hopes to be back open for business. >> ryan: the space probe found its lost lander wedged in a crack on a come e. the camera finally captured the images of the lander. the pictures show the landers bodies and two of hits three legs were taken as rosetta passed within two

>> jadiann: appearing result -- rolls out its new iphone. the biggest rumor is they might get rid of the head phone jack in an effort to embrace wireless head phones. >> ryan: no wonder i'm having trouble with my battery on the old iphone. >> jadiann: just in time. never know. up next, witnesses to their tipping point after a local land mark falls over. >> ryan: a snap chat scandal at a local high school. administrators are sending a stern warren. >> jadiann: a driver in over his head when his car goes flying into the cape goes flying into the cape cod canal. afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me,

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>> ryan: heart breaking site in oregon when a land mark is ruined by vandals. >> jadiann: something needs to be done. sarah french has more object the investigation. >> so many people have grown up around that rock. >> reporter: david and his friend michael were shooting a youtube video at a

they caught the destruction of the rock. >> i thought they were doing it to get a cool social media picture. >> reporter: they thought the group was posing for a picture with the duck bill then they heard the yelling. >> a bunch of screaming so we went over there and noticed the rock was actually wobbly and he looked over and there was probably eight guys pushing over the big rock. >> jadiann: as this place is special he confronted them. >> one of the guys replied that it was a safety hazard and one of friend broke their leg while on top of the rock. >> reporter: david didn't believe them. >> i think it was bogus when they said it was a safety hazard because, you know, climbing a portland statue could be a safety hazard. it's there for a reason. no one is forcing you to climb. they came with thes intentions of knocking the duck bill down. >> they laughed it off. took it with pride they destroyed something magnificent then kind of

it had no meaning to them what so far. it was a magnificent place. the rock illustrated the whole canyon. it was the icing on the quake. >> reporter: the two are sad that the monument is no longer around to provide the memories it once did for so many visitors. >> for me it defines what pacific city is. that rock, that's what everybody take as picture in front of. they would want to share that and now they can only see the rock through a memory. >> reporter: officials didn't believe at first that people were responsible for the destruction of the rock. but now they are searching for the group of suspects. in the newsroom i'm sarah french, 7 news. >> jadiann: the flu mist may not be enough. why experts now say you need the shot to protect you this year. >> ryan: first the end of an era, an iconic restaurant shutting its doors. >> reporter: the ends of hermine over the next couple of days then we warm things up. >> jadiann: at 6 bill

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>> ryan: it is the end of anker ooh, the final howard johnson restaurant in massachusetts shut down its doors. the motel will remain hope for by, who joes as some people call it got its start in 1925. >> jadiann: going to is going on outside. been one of those guys. >> ryan: glamy -- gloomy start to it. >> jadiann: check in with jeremy reiner. >> reporter: exactly. pack the umbrella, get them ready because you might need them. tomorrow won't be quite as gloomy and dank and dreary as it has been this afternoon. still the risk of an isolated shower as hermine fades away and for the end of the week and start of the weekend the heat is going to

here is hermine what is left of her going to sit and spin south of new england then meander off to the northeast and in doing so absorbs into the rest of the atmosphere as this cool front which does not have any cool air to be had charges across southern canada that. will flick hermine out to sea. and she fall ace part. but until that happens late tomorrow night and thursday morning we do have clouds. there have been little narrow bands of light rain and drizzle and mist marching up west. south shore into the city of boston. buzzards bay heading northwest through hawaii as well as connect and then fall ace part as it works into metro west and the merrimack valley but a lot of clouds. how about wind, anything being reported? no. we can good put that to bed. temperatures right now 60s and 70's the city at 69. plymouth at 71. hyannis at 76. you had some sun earlier today. on the cape as well as nantucket but clouds begins

worcester hills, numbers upper 60s probably won't move all that much. patchy drizzle. intermittent light rain but nothing significant. temperatures 63-67. for tomorrow we start the day with clouds. some drizzle. occasional shower then i do think we'll see a little brightening in the afternoon. i look at the glass as half full. more humidity around tomorrow. temperatures 76 had ever 81. boston back to the merrimack numbers near 80 degrees, southern new hampshire, southwest new hampshire will you see the most sun. you are going to be the warmest. numbers in those locations low 80s, worcester around 79. mashpee at 78. nantucket also 78. so there is tomorrow. thursday, brighter. partly to mostly sunny, more humid on thursday, temperature ons thursday into the low 80s, and then for friday, the numbers are close to 90 degrees.

saturday a mix of clouds and sunshine that. is a decent beach day actually as temperatures on saturday upper 80s to around 90. sunday morning clouds, isolated state house, not as hot with temperatures on sunday low 80s, see you at 6:00. >> jadiann: time to -- should we break the news. kiddos out there or fin heard of neidls. >> ryan: if they want the flu vaccine they'll have to get the shot. the popular nasal flu mist has been the preference for kids for years but the aman pediatrics says all kids over 6 months old have to get the flu shot. the nasal spray hasn't been effective the last three flu seasons. >> it's still a scientist mystery but we can't go on giving a vaccine that is infective. >> ryan: >> ryan: the flew shot was 63% effective last season. doctors say getting the vaccine now should offer protection all the way through spring. >> jadiann: next here on

why a texas woman was sporting a dad disguised a her son's school. >> kim: i'm kim khazei. >> adam: i'm adam williams. we're following several breaking stories including concern at weston high school. why administrators are warning students about what they post on social media. >> kim: a driver facing charges after his car flies into the cape cod canal. >> the problem now being police department and the body cameras. >> kim: we hope you stay right there for 7 news at

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>> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at can have 6:00 5/-- 6:00 starts right now. >> announcer: snap chat scandal in weston, someone may be sharing gyp appropriate pictures of underage students. a car crashes into the cape cod canal. police calling it intentional. >> reporter: herm abe fades away. -- hermine fades away. >> announcer: joust five days until the pats take the field. how the team is preparing for the season without two key players. 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> adam: we're following breaking news here at 6:00. scandal at weston high school after someone starts asking for naked pictures of teenagers on snap chat. so the principal and police met with students. >> kim: investigators are working hard. they want to figure out who is behind this account. steve cooper live in weston with the breaking details. >> reporter: as you can imagine the school year is not even a week old here and

the high school as police and administrators try to figure out who is behind a bogus snap chat account. >> i'm very shocked. i guess i didn't know, no one knows who it is yet. >> reporter: cathleen tilden a little rat 8ed and with good reason after the principal holds an all class assembly with the sophomores alerting kids that sexual explicit plicit pictures of boys may have ended up on are kids worried or concerned? >> they were because it could get to other kids and cause more problems but i don't know a lot. >> reporter: the superintendent of schools says it doesn't look like girls were targeted. and it's unclear now if the person who created the account is a student at the high school or someone else. like a man or woman who lives in town or may be outside the community. >> this is a teachable moment for us, it's an opportunity to say be

there. >> reporter: weston police are on the case looking for who is blind the fake account but also trying to teach kids sending compromising pictures qualifies as disseminating child pornography. parents are hoping this a wakeup call for everyone around here. >> i think once something goes out there you can't get it back so we're always reminding them, you know, not to put anything out there you don't want everyone to see. >> that assembly with the sophomores officials sent out an e-mail to all parents to let them know what is going on. police don't have a lot of information so they're looking into all this. live in weston tonight steve cooper, 7 news. >> kim: breaking news from lawrence this evening. a city firefighter is facing charges following a domestic incident in his home. police say when they arrived the firefighter told them he shot himself in the leg.