inside of a home. >> anchor: police are asking for your help to try and find a person of interest. kim khazei here in the newsroom with the breaking details for u. >> anchor: jadiann, ryan, investigators say the woman's four-year-old son was in their home when the murder happened. it happened on tudor street in methuen. her is a look at the neighborhood. police went thereafter they got a call from someone who knew this woman and suspected that something might have happened. well when they wept inside they found her unresponsive. they found her son unharmed. they are also hearing neighb stop." but none of the neighbors called police. the woman identified as wanda rosa, she was nouned dead at the hospital and investigators say it appears she was strangled to death. police are now asking for your help finding a person of interest. 32-year-old emilio della rosa. he is from lawrence and police are saying this was not random. they are assuring the public that they are safe.

being sought. we're asking for the public's assistance. his name is emilio della rosa, 32 years of age. what we want to do is let everybody know there is no danger to the public. we don't believe anyone else outside of this specific target here being miss rosa is the subject of any danger. we just want to be able to alleviate any fears that the public may have that someone else could be in danger. >> anchor: police say that mother child together. that's the four-year-old son. they also say that the woman has a lifetime restraying order against the man. again, if you know where he might be you are asking asked to contact police. i'm kim khazei, 7 news. >> anchor: a saugus mother facing serious charges, heather senenas found guilty of raping two teen-age interns 2014 and sharing nude photographs of herself with them. the 40 yearly was arraigned in court today. she pleaded guilty to numerous

a judge sentenced her to four years if state prison as well as three years of probation. a plymouth man in court today on charges he removed police memorial flags from an overpass. david hickman was arraigned on three counts of larceny, damage to personal property and damage to a medical arial. those flags were part of a 9/11 memorial on route 6 in details. >> anchor: investigators now identified two men involved in a deadly taunton boat crash. the bristol county d hampshire was killed in the wreck. a 67-year-old man from pain mainly mains in critical condition the a providence hospital and a third boater involved has windy leased from the hospital. all three men were thrown from their boats during the crash. police in wrentham are serving for two shoplifters. they say the two women in this video stole if a store at the wrentham village outlet's. police say one distracted store workers while the other stole the clothes. >> anchor: chaos at an off calm russ college party in connecticut while three decks

from trinity college. thankfully nobody was seriously injured that this deck collapse. kris anderson has the full story. it toppled over. we were getting reports people scattered and there was just debris on top of people. the fire chief describing the harrowing moments after three decks collapsed. one on top of the other at this home near trinity college in hartford, connecticut. the top deck detached from the building. fell on the second deck and fell over. the third deck fell from there. students tried too pull one another from the debris. cups with beer strewn everywhere as all the people toppled from the weight. even people standing on the ground got hurt. those are heavy, old decks that came down. this point the third floor you look and see a lot of wood was rotted and very old and structural not very sound and then you get 50 or 60 kids out there. >> anchor: the collapse is ness interof the deadly balcony collapse near uc berklee california last june. 6 people were killed in that

investigators in the mayor say it is a miracle no one was ilin the incident. when i saw where the accident occurred i thought that went through my mind is thank god that this wasn't worse and thank god no lives were lost. >> reporter: very for natural again no one was killed in that accident. the mayor is still working to try and find out when that building was last inspected. in the newsroom, kris anderson, 7 news. >> anchor: an historic bridge in vermont goes up in flames. now fire investigators say they think it's arson. the cornwall salisbury bridge the bridge first built in 1865 is listed on the national registry of historic places. fire officials are asking the public to come forward with any tips. three people are dead after a small plane crashes in reno. the plane slammed into a number of cars shortly after takeoff sunday night no. one on the ground was hurt in that crash. the cause does remain under investigation. >> anchor: we're following more news today. the high profile trial of justin ross harris resumed in georgia. he is the father accused of

22-month-old son back in 2014 by leaving the boy in a sweltering hot suv. because of the pretrial bush listity the judge moved the trial from suburban atlanta to brunswick, georgia 300 miles away. now round two, jerk jury selection is under way. from the beginning justin ross harris has maintained that the death of his son cooper was every parent's worst nightmare. cooper's death was a horrible gut ing accident. >> anchor: but prosecutors say it they claim 22-month-old cooper was murdered by a man who wanted to escape the responsibilities of being a parent. evidence has shown us right now he has this whole second life that he is living with alternate personalities and alternate personas. >> anchor: and dramatic testimony shortly after harris was arrested police claim as his son lay dying in a swell ring suv, harris was exchanging sex whale explicit at the messages with six women, one of them just 16 years old.

researched child deaths in hot cars and life without children. and one on-line chat he allegedly posted "i love my son and all, but we both need escapes." it proves motive because he was unhappy in his marriage and we plan to she he wanted to leave a child free life. harris leaded guilty to 16 counts including murder and child cruelty. a key witness in the case could be harris as former wife leigh anna taylor. her tone tells nb remains convinced their son's death was an accident. the defense is going to argue the prosecution has to prove far more than whether this defendant was imperfect or even terrible husband. they have to prove he is a murderer so trial is expected to last six weeks. >> anchor: jury selection begins in the murder retrial of another high profile case this one in new york. a judge is expected to screen about 400 pros ive jurors for

in 1979 before killing him. hernandez was arrested 2012 but the jury in his first trial was deadlocked. 9 process is supposed to take weeks. a connecticut man pleads guilty to jumping the white house fence. joseph can pout oh was arrested on thanksgiving day last year as he scaled the white house fence while wearing a u.s. flag like a cape. caputo sentencing is set for december 6 of he face a maximumium of one year in priso. >> anchor: colorado police are investigating a deadly bus crash involving a high school football investigators say the driver was killed when she slammed the bus into a concrete pillar at the airport on sunday. two people are in critical condition today while 15 other people suffered minor injuries. the bus driver circled back around to this level. we don't know why and ran off the right side of the roadway, stuck one of the up right pillars that hole the ramp that takes us up to level 6 east. >> anchor: and there still no

>> anchor: caught on calm ray uni don't remember college football player in california facing s after he punched a referee. happened during a game on saturday. the ref stepped in to try to break up a fight but one player took a swing at him, knocking him to the ground. the ref remained on the turf for several secretary. the player was immediately ejet and police later arrested him. >> anchor: a baby boy born on the high seas, baby newman was born on a doctors without borders refugee rescue boat. his nigerian mother was traveling from libya to europe ro when she went into labor. so take a look at his improvised birth certificate. the longitude and latitude of where he was born were ed on a piece of paper and while his weight and height couldn't be recorded doctors say he seems happy and healthy which of course is all that matters. what a sight. >> anchor: what a sight and congratulations to that family. that's nice. ahead on 7 news at 5:30 it sounded like something from a cartoon i'm woman describes the moment a catfish fell from the

>> anchor: and then new at 6:00 a new hampshire mosque targeted. worshipers now calling it a hate crime. >> anchor: a worcester high school football player joins the national conversation surrounding colin capper anything and the national anthem

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slammed in the face with something. i think it might have been head, face and neck because i smelled so bad afterwards. >> anchor: it's definitely not something lisa expected during her walk. it a labor day boot camp class. i'm like i'm more likely to get struck by lightning than get hit by a fish falling from the sky. >> anchor: last monday that's what happened. apparently a bird had a fish in its beak or its feet and dropped it right on lisa's head and fell to the ground. >> anchor: it might sound funny but whether from the fins or pure shock. i was cold and had a fever. it was swollen. all the way down to here. hurt all the way down into my neck. >> anchor: then counter left its mark a karsten under her left eye and perhaps an emotional one too. >>i was upset actually. i was pretty his teshal. the next day a doctor gave leeza a tetanus shot and prescribed antibiotics. but lisa says the best medicine now is laughter.

things to happen, like, it was traumatic at the time but it's funny and there are so many worse things and so many bad things that happen. lisa says the fish weighed five pounds and fell from 50 feet before her head. in the newsroom, sara friend, 7 news. >> anchor: coming up here on 7 news at 5:30 and the winner is -- details on the new miss america just crowned. a warming trend the next few days and humidity set to make a return as welch the forecast is up next. >> anchor: and ahead at 6:00 a dessert. we are hearing from the team after making a big statement in week one. >> anchor: and an emotional reunion for one north andover family. 7 news was there for a special soldier surprise. >> anchor: as you start planning back to school dinners there are some habits play a big part in your family's health. >> anchor: eating dinner to the lots benefits also for your waste line as well. we'll have more coming up tomorrow morning on 7 news today

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>> anchor: beyonce says if you like it then you should have put a ring on it. one guy did on stage at her concert. one of beyonce's backup damagers stole the show. he emerged from back standing and proposed to be to beyonce's dance captain in the middle a performance of single ladies. she was in on the surprise and joked let's see you do choreography after that. >> anchor: pretty cute. a new miss america has en title of miss meg for 2017. shields won the competition with a jazz dance routine it a song from the tv show "smash." shields went to $50,000 scholarship and six figure salary during her reign. miss south carolina was first runner up. >> anchor: big weekend for your home state. >> anchor: it was. hogs won their game and miss arkansas from the same university i went to. she goes to university of arkansas took home the crown. it's exciting for my home state.

finally humidity is been and this is crisp, cool weather. i love it. >> anchor: you have your pumpkin spice latte, pumpkin beer, bring out sweaters and jackets and you are on with fall. comfy week ahead with another cool night tonight and mile tomorrow. the only chance of rain for the week looks like wednesday evening, wednesday night. showers perhaps some thunderstorms and out ahead there will be some humanity but that gets squashed with the cold front coming through so these cool nights and mi the fall colors and loss of daylight leads to a loss of chlorophyll an what you get is the natural color of the leave leaf. typically the fall peak color in this fashion here late october, any object around the heterobut this year with the drought the trees are really stressed out and so they are already changing colors and you was out and about with the little one and dog over the weekend. and the leaves, i mean, they are

leaves with the breeze. that will be the other thing about the drought too we'll have an aearly transition of color and also rapid leaf drop so around the metro again it might come in a little bit early then be gone before you know it. berkshires monadknock region whites up through northern new england you are okay because drought for these locations not as severe as it is for metro boston. so the trees themselves not as stressed. allergy forecast the ragweed up into the high category for wednesday, thursday and friday right now t in the moderate, torr category as well as right now. 60's and 70's. the city at 69. worcester at 72. very dry, snappy, comfortable air with high pressure across the northeast again last night was in the adirondacks then drift across southern new england this afternoon and this location here eventually that will set up a southwesterly breeze which will slowly start to warm things up. red sox home tonight taking on the orioles first pitch at 7:10. temperatures in the upper 60's and then through the evening hours mid 60's. overnight tonight cool and crisp.

and 50's. tomorrow morning during the morning commute the city around 58, norwood at 45. orser it 526789 these will be the temperatures about 6:30, 7:00 tomorrow morning. then that numbers will jump into the upper 70's to around 80 degrees. wednesday partly sunny, that's a humid day. mid 80's and a few evening showers and storms leading to dry, comfortable fall like air once again thursday and friday. see you at 6:00. >> anchor: jr, a team of police officers step up to help muck a nine-year-old's dream come >> anchor: cindy's parents wanted to help him meet his goal of reaching australia's northern most point but since he uses a wheelchair they weren't sure how they would do that. that's when police came to help the testimony leout. dry them across the beach then carrying cindy along the ricky path on a camping chair right there the family is thrilled with their picture next to that iconic sign. >> anchor: country music star tim mcgraw shedding light on an at of kind necessary. a tennessee high school teacher battling cancer received an

over 400 students came to his house and sang to him. mcgraw posted the individual could to facebook and it got over 18 million views in just two days. >> anchor: a dog finds a new home and the new job. smoky was rescued from a kill shelter utah. he was trained through the homeless to hero program which places dogs where they are needed most. smoky will now work as an emotional support dog to help fire fighters. fire fighters go on calls and some of them are pretty horrific. there has got to be help as soon as they get back to that station to kind of change channels, kind of decompress and this is a perfect environment for this dog. >> anchor: so today smoky flies to oh high where he will live at a fire department full-time. >> anchor: net on 7 news a big night for america ninja warriors as they fight for the million dollar prize. >> anchor: good evening, everybody. i am kim khazei. great seeing you. coming up at 6:00 we're following breaking news. methuen police reveal they are

inside a home. >> anchor: plus, a new hampshire mosque targeted during prayer on 9/1. three people shatter windows and run. >> anchor: also a reunion a year in the making i'm local soldier creates a heart warming surprise for his son. >> anchor: plus, patriots jimmy garappolo talking about his big week one win out west. >> anchor: those stories and a lot more when you see it coming up on 7 news at 6:00. >> anchor: tonight hilary clinton's team admits it was pneumonia promising to release more on her health history. how long will this keep her off the trail? a deadly crash raises questions about school bus safety and why some insurance companies are paying patients to save money. all when we see you tonight for

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>> anchor: to youing it out until the end. this season of nbc's american ninja warrior wraps it up tonight. 17 athletes are vying for the stop spot. >> anchor: them which compete tonight to overcome the oversized obstacle course and take home the $1 million prize. last season jeff brton became the first american ever to conquer american ninja warrior. last week the finale course took him out. just moments after he started. even a guy whose made it to the top of mount midoriama can go out on the very first obstag

athletes including flip rodriguez beat all of the stage one obis a else and tonight their quest continues trying to reach stage four. the chance to match isaac calderato's million dollar performance last season. it's always just against a chorus. we route for each other and hope one of us can take it. the first woman to ever attempt stage two. jesse graff the first an owe woman to make it this far. she was the 5th fastest on stage one. she is not just competing sh of them. graff earned the respect of her male. the slightest thing she thinks she can't do she will work twice as hard at that and hard work pays off. >> anchor: whether tonight's a million payoff for graff or any ninja is what which keep fans in suspense. we don't want to spoil what happens here but i think the finale is going to be incredibl. >> anchor: last season's winner set the bar. >> anchor: all right that's another 30 minutes of 7 news just ahead. i'm jadiann thompson.

>> reporter: chilly again overnight tonight and then a warmup tomorrow. >> anchor: taking over for tom and keeping the status quo. jimmy garoppolo shines under center a sweet surprise at school, a local member of military produces a heart warming moment. >> anchor: first at 6:00 we have breaking news from methuen. police just announcing they are serving for a person of interest home. her body was found inside that house this morning. >> anchor: now police are serving for the father of the woman's four-year-old child. 7's steve cooper live in methuen with more information for us right now at 6:00. steve? >> reporter: this has been a shocking day for residents who live around here and watch the crime scene tape and investigators do their work most of the day. those investigators just left here moments ago, but this is where investigators say a four-year-old boy was inside the

mother. it's very sad. >> anchor: heartbroken neighbors could only watch in disbelief as homicide detectives continue to carry evidence from the crime scene through the day here on true door street in methuen. it's very sad. it's too close to home. >> anchor: police say they found 29-year-old wanda rosa clinging to life just before 6:00 this morning when they were dispatched to her townhouse apartment for a well-being check. the mother of a four-year-old who was in the house at the time of the dead to the hospital where she was pronounced dead. sources say she was choked to death. we don't believe anyone else outside of this specific target here being miss rosa is the subject to any danger. police now looking for this man tonight. 32-year-old amealio della rosa of lawrences a pen of interest. sources say rosa had a lifetime restraying order out against hi. we heard that there was a lifetime restraining order that

there -- we are ascertaining again that directly. we understand that there had been some court interaction. >> anchor: sources say neighbors heard rose i didn't's young son screaming diddy stop, diddy stop early this morning. they never called 911. we've also been told delray rows rosa took his son to his per's house hen he toll her what happened early this morning. he then took off while she called police. at least they have some leads. you know? that's all you can hope for. >> anchor: police believe della rosa is still somewhere in the area. they have been searching for him all day long but at this hour, they are turning to the public appealing for help here in trying to locate them. district attorney says this is an ongoing and an active investigation. live in methuen tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. >> anchor: also on 7, people who worship in new hampshire calling a sudden smash at their mosque an act of hate. there was panic during prayer yesterday when a group threw rocks at the building,