>> now at 7 a dramatic end to an intense stand off. sky 7 over the scene as s.w.a.t. teams swarm in after a man threatens to blow up this gas station. >> anchor: taking a dangerous device out of your hands samsung announces a major recall. >> anchor:le >> anchor: the race for the white house is neck and neck. both campaigns make a pit stop? new hampshire. >> anchor: the minigolf course on route one is closing doors. >> anchor: the iconic dinosaur that stands guard is getting a new home. >> anchor: first at 7:00 we're following breaking news from new york city where a man with a cleaver attacked several police

one officer was hit by the cleaver and was taken to the hospital. nonlife threatening injuries. the suspect grazed by a bullet was taken to a local hospital. >> anchor: also at 7 a terrifying stand off that ends with an intense take down a man in custody after threatening to blow up a gas station. quite the scene. police say it all started with a call to 911. >> anchor: jonathan hall went down. >> reporter: it ended in a flash. there was a lot of hurry up and wait. police negotiators tried to talk this guy into giving himself up. the officer who made the take down was a police dog. a 5 hour stand off over. police take benjamin kimble into custody after using nonlethal

anything. they did their job and did it well. >> reporter: sky 7 hd over head fires a grenade as a distraction. kimble made a run for it holding an x box controller which looked like a gun from a distance. >> he was hit with a bean bag shot gun which is a less lethal shot gun and taken down by swat members with the lighter 6:30 this morning. then asked to make a call. he took the store's cordless phone dialed 911 and hung up. saw kimble heading towards a saturn suv. >> i told the officer to back off. i stated he had a gun and a bomb was going to blow the place up. >> reporter: attempted to set fire to the gasoline pump.

third ballistic proof vehicle towards the suspect's vehicle. he jumped into the driver's seat threw the car in reverse and rammed one of the armored vehicles blocking his escape. >> reporter: during the 5 hour stand off kimble made numerous threats to blow up the gas station. finally he was arrested and went to the hospital. >> threw those grenades to slow him down. >> reporter: kimble's car stuffed including a lamp shade. no sign of a gun. no sign of explosives. kimble told negotiators that he was upset at the lack of services for the mentally ill. kimble is hospitalized. he's being held without bail on 4 charges. could face arraignment on those charges. live in row hobe obligate 7 news. >> anchor: we are getting a

center of the stand off. saying this was a cry for help. byron barnett has the interview you'll see on just one station. >> reporter: many people that need help but there's nothing out there for it. this is what happened to people when they don't get help. >> reporter: melissa fancher horrified over the dramatic video of her boyfriend benjamin kimble. she thinks he knows what he was trying to do. >> most likely he did th make people aware that the mental health system and the medical system is screwed up. no help for people who are mentally ill. >> reporter: you think he was trying to make a statement about this. fancher said kimble has tried but been unsuccessful about his

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>> why not share your medical records? >> should i do it i don't care. should i do it? >> reporter: trump is set to speak in 25 minutes. brandon gunnoe 7 news. >> anchor: hillary clinton back on the campaign trail after taking days off to recover from pneumonia. she reassured supporters she's feeling better. he hampshire today in fact. clinton campaigned in greens borrow. >> we are not taking anything for granted. while we were in a good position now. everything's close. and the stakes are so high. >> people accuse me of all kinds of things. you probably have seen that. but nobody ever accuses me of quitting. >> clinton added the down time helped her reconnect with the

about the nfl's national controversy at this time. he is choosing to stand during the national anthem. brady says quote that's how i choose to express how i feel to the people who have sacrificed for us. we live in a wonderful country. i don't think any country is perfect. it's our responsibility to do the best we can to change the things we don't like. >> anchor: break out the autumn wardrobe. is the cooler weather here to stay? it's been up and down jeremy how are things looking. >> reporter: cool for tonight as well as tomorrow. right now in the low 60s. the city at 62. norwood 61. the air is dry. dew point temperatures in the 4s. when the dew points in the 40s the air temps not far behind that.

coming up. temps overnight tonight after midnight as well as the early morning hours in the 40s. these will be the attempts 6:30, 7 o'clock tomorrow morning. jackets a good idea. we'll talk about that and your weekend forecast. >> anchor: also on 7 a dollar tree employee facing a judge today after he was arrested and accused of alarming charges. pleading not guilty in court today. phone pictures up a woman's skirt while on the job. the woman and other witnesses confronted him and called police right away. investigators took malia's phone to see if there is anything in there they may question. the whole thing is just eerie. >> how did he do it like? was he down low? serious. >> it's so sickening. there's websites for things like

coming in and out of here. it's not cool at all. >> anchor: the judge ordered malia to stay away from the woman involved and that store. >> anchor: the search for a missing boy comes to a tragic ending in plymouth. found the body of a 26-year-old man yesterday. crews searched until dark last night and resumed their search today. >> shooting and killing a war veteran stands trial today. they say castilo took off to the dominican republic. he was arrested there last year. castilo gunned down that army veteran. the defense says castilo was a victim in a fight. >> this individual right here peter castilo fired a gun into

killed him. >> the fundamental issue in this case is not whodunit. that is not going to be your issue. your issue is going to be i would suggest why. >> anchor: steven perez was 22 years old when he was shot and killed after serving 2 tours in iraq and afghanistan. after being placed on administrative gloucester police chief is stepping away from a board of a non-profit he helped found made the announcement today. the investigation against captain has nothing to do with that organization. >> anchor: driverless cars may be hitting the road in boston somewhat soon. the year long plan will involve on street testing of cars and

for making autonomous cars a reality. thinks it could be the future of urban driving. i might prefer the driverless car. >> anchor: you'd be lucky if i gave you a ride anywhere. >> anchor: just kidding. very safe. >> anchor: a t rex in trouble. that big guy. you recognize him. >> anchor: the dinosaur watched over route 1 in saugus for years. >> aho boston. adele makes her mark in massachusetts.

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>> neighbors in saugus stuck with a prehistoric problem when they learned the minigolf course on route 1 was shutting down. the iconic orange dinosaur. there he is over your shoulder there. keeping watch over the park and the park was in jeopardy. >> anchor: yes and people did not want go. so the legend lives on. extinction is not an option for the orange dinosaur on route 1 in saugus. this land mark is here to stay. >> i'm saving the orange dinosaur. >> anchor: the dinosaur has welcomed people for more than 50 years. when it was announced the business would be closing doors at the end of this month many

>> we want him to remain home. >> anchor: michael barcamian and his business partner are developing the land the dinosaur sat on. >> i felt it was something she might want to sell separately. we did not include the dinosaur in the deal. >> anchor: barcamian knew he had to keep it. >> let's try to make a deal. and we did. >> anchor: news that comes to the delight of customers. >> we yet. it's still going to be here. >> anchor: it makes me feel happy. >> anchor: the orange dinosaur will stay in its current spot for now. >> he doesn't have a name. we're going to name him. >> anchor: oh. should get votes from people. and just a side note here. if you're looking to play one last round of miniature golf next to the dinosaur you have a

gates close september 25th. >> anchor: good to know. going out to do minigolfing or a walk or lunch. >> anchor: yeah. >> anchor: what's coming? >> anchor: abc i like it. how much the beach too cold for that? >> reporter: get the mail. walk the talk. >> anchor: get the mail. my big event for the day. >> reporter: mine too. i'm an overachiever. yesterday was warm. tomorrow in the 60s and 70s. saturday in the 70s. saturday city at 62. beverly at 60. the water temps in the middle and upper 60s. that's the saving grace. temps in the 70s you'd be prone to a cold sea breeze. tomorrow morning it would be cool. orange at 39. here in the city of boston 54. those will be the temps 6:30, 7:00. all night to get to these

a nearly full harvest moon. it's out there now looking good. moon rise tomorrow night at 6:59. through the day tomorrow lots of sunshine. after the early morning chill melts away quickly. the city around 69. sit waand plymouth near 70. low top middle 70s as you work farther inland. fitchburg at 73. on the cape and the islands moly these will be the temps tomorrow afternoon. warmer weather showing up on saturday. a few more clouds in the afternoon. saturday's nice day getting the mail or the beaches. now sunday a lot of clouds. saturday is the nicer of the 2 weekend days for the outdoor activities. gillette for the home opener. kick off running in the mid 70s. mild with building humidity

more likely sunday night and some of the rain shower activity we're advertising here may be moisture pulled out of tropical storm julia east of carolina for the next several days. some of her moisture may find its way to new england monday with beneficial rain. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news at 72 big names rocking massachusetts and bringing fans

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>> anchor: the boss coming to town perform nothing foxborough last night. >> anchor: bruce springstein and the e street band rocked out for a packed crowd at gillette stadium. >> good old foxborough. >> anchor: springstein was on fire playing for more than 3 hours. >> anchor: at the same time the garden was packed for adele. put on the hits. giving an emotional tribute to amy winehouse. >> anchor: i can see you right there. >> anchor: i'm waiving. >> anchor: right there. >> anchor: right there on the left. it was a great concert. she brought up young little girls with her family. gave them a moment to remember. lifetime memory. she's really regular really genuine.

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