>> now at 7 breaking news a driver charged months after a deadly restaurant crash in newton. >> anchor: a home in hingham ignites. fire fighters taking on fierce flames. >> reporter: increasing heat to finish the week. >> anchor: tragedy on the tracks. police investigate after a bu student is hit by >> it's training in arizona that's where my head's at. >> anchor: clinton and trump head-to-head. 2 presidential candidates one historic night. >> anchor: a look ahead to their first show down tonight. >> 7 news at 7 o'clock starts now. >> anchor: breaking news. a driver charged in a deadly crash at the sweet tomatoes restaurant in newton. crash killed 2 customers in

>> reporter: he was indicted 6 months to the day after he drove his suv into this restaurant behind me. it is boarded up. still closed here in september. evidence that back in march. and many in town were wondering if this day would ever come. 6 months after an suv plowed through this packed newton restaurant the driver has been indicted. brad ford cassler who was behind the wheel that with 2 counts of motor vehicle homicide. >> the facts will come out. if it's through the legal system that's great. we knew when it occurred. we didn't know the circumstances. hopefully there can be closure. it's a loss for all concerned. tragic. >> reporter: gregory moran and 37-year-old eleanor mery both customers inside sweet tomatoes

crash. the once popular restaurant has remained closed since the wreck. those who know the restaurant owners say it's been tough on everyone this year. >> we've all tried to support the business that's boarded up. i hired this truck a couple times. a lot of support for sweet tomatoe. >> reporter: so cessler's license was revoked almost immediately after this wreck. he will be arraigned in court. live ; an intense fire breaks out at a home in hingham. brandon gunnoe is there with details about this fire. brandon. >> reporter: ryan, that's right. fire fighters are working on a hot spot. a little bit of hot spot out of thatatic. this fire started 2:00 this afternoon. flames tearing through this home.

around 2:00. this is a 3 family home. part of the street is closed as this investigation continues. what we're told is it's a 3 family home and the woman who lives on the top floor was moving out and she was in the process of moving which made it difficult for fire fighters to fight this fire. the movers noticed the fire and got everybody out and that's when this started. >> i heard a man yell get out then they all -- all the moving trucks there were 2 big moving trucks and they left and the fire trucks came. and we saw the fire coming out the window. >> reporter: now i just spoke top a city official from here in hingham. he tells me that 3 fire fighters were hurt battling this fire. all of them minor. one i believe has a cut. the other injured his ankle.

welwas hurt. the cause of this fire is being investigated. live in hingham brandon gunnoe 7 news. >> anchor: 7 news focusing on your weather. the heat and humidity are on the rise. how warm are we talking? jeremy reiner standing by with a look. >> reporter: right now low 70s. city at 73 degrees. a lot of clouds. noticing a couple of showers blossoming near holland brain tree. a bit unusual. this is around the area of low pressure that was one time hermine. there will be a threat of isolated showers around the metro this evening. it's the remnants of the storm at one time. for tonight a lot of clouds isolated shower. foggy humid. temps 64 to 69. outside of new england. temps this afternoon in the upper 80s around 90. chicago 87.

week. >> tonight on 7 a college student hit by a train. >> just started a few days ago and he's already dead. >> it's a tragedy on the tracks. >> anchor: a boston university student was hit by a rail train crossing the tracks. >> anchor: shock waves across the bu campus. the latest from steve cooper. >> school started a few days ago and he's already dead. very >> reporter: a 17-year-old boston university freshmen who police say was from china is struck and killed when coming in contact with a comuter train. >> this is a tragic horendous accident. >> reporter: happened under the mass pike under the bu dorms on buke street. the teen was alone and no foul play is suspected. >> i remember being a freshmen. everything is new and you're

gosh no one has a chance. >> reporter: the teen was hit by one train. it was the conductor of the second train that noticed the body. that train was kept at the scene by detectives for 3 hours in the middle of the night before the train was allowed to continue on. >> we are going to conduct a review and determine why the delay for the passengers was as extensive as it was. >> and as investigators continue to look for heart broken kids on campus. >> we felt really bad for his family and for him. class just started yesterday. >> reporter: because the victim's name hadn't been released school officials were urging students to let their parents know they were okay. the cause of the accident is under investigation. in boston steven cooper 7 news. >> anchor: pleading not guilty in the murder of his 19-year-old daughter.

without bail. investigators say he shot his daughter 19-year-old sabrina in july when she was getting back home from the grocery store. sabrina's aunt was emotional in court. >> i can't believe that some lawyer can defend a monster like that. i can't believe. he got in the courtroom laughing. i can't believe he -- he's a monster. >> anchor: prosecutors say da silva and his daughter had a strained relationship but reun i her murder. >> anchor: police in natick looking for a man caught on surveillance camera stealing a car. 3:00 in the morning on friday. anyone with information is asked to please call natick police. >> anchor: you can see that car flipped over on the side of the highway there. it happened near exit 23 in marlboro. both people are expected to be okay. >> anchor: and more news today a

to court facing a number of charges. police and witnesses say damien ta hada broke into a home on sunday and tried to break into 2 more. they called police. and before officers arrived this witness said ta hada tried to break into 2 more apartments. officers did arrest him after they saw him jump on a roof and into someone's home. an attorney for the man said he was running away from a fight. >> anchor: a quinsy woman accused of driving drunk facing a judge today. police say she ran into the back of a cruiser on 93 in boston early yesterday morning. the trooper inside the cruiser was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

>> be in the game and play. you don't want to be the back up. >> no brady. no problem. >> we're ready for arizona. we're ready for them on sunday. >> it's jimmy g's time to shine. >> anchor: pats dialed in ahead of the season's opener in arizona. tom brady suspended for 4 games. dan hausle with more on what jimmy g had to say on >> reporter: taking the reigns of this team for 4 games while tom brady of serves his deflate gate suspension. >> it wasn't anything crazy. it was just a goodbye and good luck really. wishing me luck for the first 4. he wish today for the whole team. he's very supportive of us and we appreciate that. >> reporter: with 2 quarterbacks at practice things are busy but

we know where we sit on that. you know it's -- i mean it's different without tom no question about it. it is what it is at this point. >> reporter: overlooked by some on the patriots passing. jacoby bresset is the clear back up. one step of leading a team with super bowl aspirations. >> every week we prepare. you go out there and learn from everything we do. >> and however long it lasts garoppolo says he's ready to enjoy the opportunity. >> it is a phenomenal opportunity. this is why you play in the game. you don't want to be the back up. the opportunity is here. >> reporter: who will be the patriots emergency quarterback if somehow garoppolo and berset were knocked out.

quarterback. everyone figures it will be julian edelman. a man who played quarterback in college and thrown a pass for the patriots in the past. >> anchor: thank you, dan. 7 nbc is your home for the pats season opener against the cardinals. and kick off for the big game 8:30. >> anchor: a first tonight in the race for the white house. hillary clinton and donald trump will be on the same tonight. >> anchor: this is the first ever so called commander in chief forum. what do you suppose each candidate needs to accomplish tonight? check in with andy hiller for the instinct. >> reporter: i'm confused what all the build up to this forum is building up too. hillary clinton and donald trump will be in the same building at the same time. they could just as well be on different planets.

there are a couple of things candidates could do to help themselves. for donald trump goal number 1, 2, and 3 is be presidential. persuade the audience you're ready for the oval office. voters are starting to watch more closely now. give them something different to see. for hillary clinton the challenge is to be more personal and less overwhelmed by policy. we know she knows all the programs but somehow we do tip number 2 for the donald ignore the hillary. speak above and beyond her. tell us your foreign policy without worrying about hers. make the case for you not against hillary. tip number 2 for hillary clinton is try not to cough seriously. maybe it's just republicans who are trying to create a health issue. don't give them any ammunition. there will be a winner tonight

live in the newsroom i'm andy hiller that's my instinct. >> anchor: it gets under way at 8:00 on 7 nbc. >> anchor: coming up this evening on 7 news the road to recovery a playful pup getting a new lease on life. wait until you hear his story. >> anchor: and city hall plaza is a hot spot in the summer. now there are fun plans for the winter. >> reporter: looking forward to that. we are heat for new england. forecast up next. >> anchor: plus a new assignment. a school in massachusetts scrapping homework. we'll explain.. >> so it's a big day for techies with apple's product announcement. >> before you place that order maybe for a new iphone. we have surprising things that

>> anchor: a loving dog getting a second chance right here in massachusetts. so his name is maverick and he survived a life of horrific abuse. at one point he couldn't walk. >> anchor: this determined dog is making a come back. more on maverick's road to recovery. >> his new back yard and stove. maverick the lovable 2 year old german shepard has gotten a second chance.

the foot doesn't seem to be holding him back too much. >> reporter: a thousand dog lovers wanted to adopt maverick after learning his story. >> that horrific. >> reporter: in july authority rescued maverick from his home. free of a line that kept him tied up outside. after surgery on his paw maverick has a woods to play in. tons of donated toys and a warm doggie bed inside the house. >> i would think he would be skittish and draw back from people. it's the exact opposite. he runs up to everybody and thinks they're there to greet him. >> reporter: maverick's previous owner was charged with animal cruelty. maverick has his own legacy. helped inspire a pet protection law signed by the governor.

hours dogs like maverick can be tethered outdoors. >> we're getting more out of this than he is. >> maverick is scheduled to have one more surgery. everyone is hoping it will be his last. they're looking forward to a lot of fun years with the newest member of his family. in stow byron barnett 7 news. ; what a fighter. >> anchor: beautiful animal. >> anchor: yep. >> anchor: you hate the bad si but we'll move on. jeremy, i didn't know you got a dog. from a high kill shelter. >> reporter: our daughter wanted a dog for a year. she kept coming at us. my wife had a friend in north carolina that found this dog was fostering her. a black lab 3-year-old daisy. >> anchor: i need a moment. >> reporter: great story there. and love the dogs and the cats

activity moving in from the ocean. a storm what's left of hermine south of new england tonight. throwing moisture in the way of clouds, humidity for sure, and isolated showers. if you're about to take your dog around the block for a walk across the metro there might be a burst of slight rain. nothing significant. dew point temperatures in the upper 60s to around 70. the air is loaded with tropical temps in the low 70s. the city at 70. plymouth at 73. we have an area of low pressure sitting and spinning. this fades away overnight into tomorrow. that next weather system shown as a cool front. through new england friday morning anything it will do is warm things up. for tonight a lot of clouds isolated showers. foggy humid.

be pockets of drizzle and mist tomorrow morning developing sunshine warm and humid tomorrow. the city 78. norwood 83. attleborrow 83. firch burg 84. in the cape and the islands chatham at 78. you move out of new england. it was a hot one. cincinnati 86. chicago 87. i'm pointing that out. that heat is headed our way. friday starts with clouds and humidity and then that day also is like tomorrow where it becomes mostly sunny. hotter on friday. temps tomorrow upper 70s in the low 80s. friday starts humid. it would hand off the baton of the heat. bedford at 91. 7 on 7 forecast the weekend isolated showers possible saturday morning and sunday

with the drought it would be nice to have a wash out here or there. see you at 11:00. >> anchor: mayor marty walsh announced the plans to turn it into a holiday market place. looks nice. >> anchor: no homework. >> anchor: amen. >> anchor: at least for students. going to tell you about one going to tell you about one school district in i'm hillary clinton, and i approve this message. michael hayden: if he governs ome of the things he said as a candidate, i would be very frightened. gillian turner: he's been talking about the option of using a nuclear weapon against our western european allies. max boot: this is not somebody who should be handed the nuclear codes. charles krauthammer: you have to ask yourself, do i want a person of that temperament controlling the nuclear codes? and as of now, i'd have to say no. [bill o'reilly sighs]

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>> anchor: a certain policy change is landing a holyoke school in the national spot light. >> anchor: no more homework, period. the school implemented a homework free policy. a new plan will extend the school day by 2 hours. they want to focus on high quality teacher instruction and cut out work after school. it's too early in the year see what effects the policy will have. a lot of kids cheering for that one. >> anchor: the teachers will be

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>> anchor: all right that will do it for us tonight at 7 news at 7:00. i'm adam schulteis. >> anchor: don't forget the commander in chief forum is coming up in 30 minutes.

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