>> ryan: thank you for spending part of your thursday with us, there is another hour of 7 news ahead. >> kim: 7 news at 5:30 comes your by now branches necking news, yahoo! users urged to change their passwords as the company reveals 500 million accounts were hacked. >> ryan: a motorcycles dies after slamming into people in north andover. >> jadiann: leaking into homes, hank investigates how old electrical wiring is causing dangerous levels of carbon monoxide. >> ryan: trappers wrangle and 8-foot long cobra. first here at 5:30 breaking news out of oklahoma where the data has decided to charge a police officer with first degree manslaughter in the shooting much an unarmed black man.

last week. video shows him walking away from her with his hands up. she shot crutcher when he reached into his car window. >> jadiann: millions of yahoo! accounts the hit by hackers. the company says as many as 500 million accounts were affected. yahoo! started an investigation after hackers claimed to guess personal information. the company believes the person acting on behalf of a government is responsible for the hack. yahoo! is recommending people change their passwords. >> ryan: we're following witnesses say there was a shooting at a c.v.s.pharmacy in stouton. jonathan hall is on the scene with the breaking details. >> reporter: just over an hour ago several shots rang out at this c.v.s.pharmacy object route 138 in stouton. there is an active investigation going on with police onsite. reports say one teenager was shot. the story is closed as the stouton p.d.and the state

in the search. it appears an argument led to one person being shot according to a witness. we spoke to the woman who was shopping inside the c.v.s.and heard commotion. >> i was down over by the cereal aisle and i heard a couple of guys come in and argue and i didn't think anything of it. and then i heard a couple of pops. >> r to look at the teenager who was apparently hit and saw a young man holding on to his shoulder. she said it didn't appear to be a very serious injury. he walked over to a local clinic then e.m.s.arrived. he was brought to the hospital. jonathan hall, 7 news. >> ryan: chilling collision in lawrence. a motorcyclessist killed when he hits two people crossing a state highway. the two people are in critical condition. >> jadiann: steve coop ser live for news north and with

tell us? >> reporter: this is right on the north andover lawrence line this. is a busy intersection, busy stretch of 114 closed for hours while police tried to piece all this together. an accident that leaves one person dead, two people in the hospital and a driver who took off. >> shocked. i had never seen anything like that before. >> reporter: terrifying moments for those who rushed to help ray long 114 in lawrence at the north andover town line. police say struck a man and a woman in their 30s while they were in the crosswalk around midnight. the operator of the motorcycle ended up in the road as well. which is when police say he was run over by a car that never stopped. >> he, you would assume they know they struck someone. we are not sure. we, you know, unfortunately they didn't stop. >> reporter: the 64-year-old motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. the other victims were critical injuries were rushed to hospital.

>> there was a woman trying to help the girl. i think she was a nurse, she was trying to help. she was' screaming. >> reporter: distraught family members of the motorcyclist returned to the scene to leave flowers while police focus on finding the driver who kept going. >> four door between 2000, 2002 mercedes, color black. >> reporter: the deadly accident leaving residents concerned about this stretch of road especially at night. >> it was very chaotic, that it thought about it all night. >> reporter: detectives are canvassing the area trying to talk to store owners to see if they can find video. they may have captured what happened here. they're not releasing the victim's name but hoping that the driver of the black mercedes comes forward and turns himself in. live along the north andover/lawrence line steve cooper, 7 news.

m.s.caused him to lose control the vehicle. he pleaded not guilty to two counts of motor vehicle home side and operating to eng danger. prosecutors argue he wasn't having a medical ep side when he smashed into a restaurant. seven other people were hurt. a car slams into a motorcycle in rochester, new hampshire. the crash happened after 7:00. the driver of the pontiac made a left turn while the motorcycle was headed down the ride. the r hospital with serious injuries. >> jadiann: woman in boston stepping off the curb into the path of a duck boat. security cameras on the boat capture the vehicle hitting itself woman as she stepped on to billston street. as she was' knocked over but was not seriously hurt. boston duck tours released video to show their driver did doing wrong. they also released a statement saying we're doing our part and are working with the city.

safety. stepping off the curb into traffic, not off the crosswalk without looking and without warning puts everyone at risk p. passengers included. >> ryan: gillette paying up after a bruce springstein concert runs late. the four hour concert took place last wednesday. his last song didn't start until almost midnight. 30 minutes after the curfew. a section of 128 shut down for two weeks in november, part of the highway will be closed while crews demolish the highland avenue bridge in needham. the closure will start on november 4th. >> jadiann: the state honoring heroes today with a garage hanna award for briefry in the line of duty. >> -- bravely. >> the george l. hanna medal of honor. [applause] >> jadiann: the governor charlie baker presented the awards to 22 police officers

bravery of members of the law enforcement community. the award is named for a state trooper killed in the line of duty in 1983. >> ryan: a sneaky snake found slithered across the road an to front lawn of a pennsylvania home. family realized the 8 into the snake was a cobra. video shows the moment the freedom for one large pennsylvania snake. >> right here,. >> reporter: beth sparks and her children sized up thish i'm like that is a big one. >> reporter: experts say the snake is as false water cobra native to south america. it's capable of inflinting a nasty but nonlethal bite. the girls of the local high school soccer team were on a game when their driver slowed down to avoid the slithering snake. >> everyone got up on the bus and looked out the window. it was crossing the street. >> reporter: the snake was

her uncle who wrangles snakes for a living. >> he would know what it was and know what to do with it. >> reporter: he got a trash can. had his stick, got the snake in the trash can. it did luc when he was trying to, so we did see the hood so you know it was some form of a cobra. >> reporter: the snake belongs to a neighbor. in pennsylvania it's not illegal to have a snake like this for a native to here made me feel a lot better because i don't have to see a cobra in springfield. >> reporter: police say the snake is reunited with its owner. >> jadiann: a little boy sends a letter to the white house to president obama sharing. alex lives in new york and was moved by the image showing a 5-year-old syrian boy. he sent a letter to the from asking to bring the boy to the u.s. where he could live with his family. he says he would share his bike, teach him how to rind

school. >> the humanity of a young child can display who hasn't learned to be cynical or suspicious or fearful of other people because of where they're from or how they look or how they pray. we can all learn from alex. >> jadiann: the president read the letter at the united nations summit on refugees. >> ryan: the governor of puerto rico says power is being returned nearly everyone on the island of 3 and a half million people lost power. the cause of the fire is still under investigation. >> jadiann: heighten danger making it way into boston homes. who you can protect yourself. >> ryan: prosecutors reveal they'll charge an oklahoma police officer with manslaughter for shooting and killing an unarmed black man. >> jadiann: what you can

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she begged... she begged for help, saying mom - please help me. doug griffin: our family's tragedy could happen to any family... pam griffin: we knew we had to save other families from losing their children. kelly reached out to us. doug griffin: she came to my family to learn more. pam griffin: she listened to what we had to say, who we were - she cared about us... she didn't know us. pam griffin: we talked about the ways to remove the stigma of addiction so parents can get help. comprehensive addiction and recovery act - this act will save kids' lives... ...and enable families to get the help they need. doug griffin: we don't want courtney to be remembered for her substance abuse, but rather for her struggle to achieve recovery. pam griffin: kelly believes recovery is possible.

>> jadiann: it's a hidden hazard in homes, it could threaten your health. talking about deadly gas

you don't know it's there. >> ryan: how can you protect your family. hank phillipi ryan investigates. >> warn carbon monoxide. >> reporter: with their detector wailing last february, sara and paul pushed out of their home. >> it's a terrifying situation. >> reporter: when firefighters arrived they told the couple they found the basement still with a dangerous amounts of the colorless odorless and deadly gas. >> w killed. >> reporter: what set off the basement alarm? our investigation found sara and paul were victims of a potentially leathal secret lurking beneath boston streets. under ground electrical wires slowly burning giving off poison gas. >> carbon monoxide can kill you. >> reporter: firefighters tell us the danger can start when aging underground wires are jostled and weakened by

construction work nearby. when those compromised wires begin to burn, they give off carbon monoxide and that can seep right into your home. this is dangerous and this could happen in any home. >> it could. the smoldering wires keep producing the gas, the gases are going to keep build up and if there is an open place for the gas to travel, then it'll travel that way. >> reporter: it happened in charleston this year, two. firefighters rushed to evacuate six homes. >> i'm going to check this electrical cable was burning and the c.o.was elevated to a dangerous level. how often does it happen? ever source the electricity supplier insists this is very rare. but acknowledges three cases last year and three cases so far this year. they say it happens less and less as they update the system. >> warning, carbon monoxide. >> reporter: the best way to protect yourself, the c. o. detectors that massachusetts law requires

without one, sara and paul know they might have died. >> i think it's a ticking time bomb under the streets of boston. >> reporter: every source tells us they're working to replace the aging underground wires and they're hoping to have it all done by the end of 2019. i'm hank phillipi ryan. >> ryan: patriots and texans kick off in a matter of hours. still working fantasy rosters, tray and jadiann thompson will help you. >> at 6:00 he is one lucky dog. surviving a train crash thanks to an mbta worker. >> ryan: he had the heart of a saint. a relic is making its way

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>> jadiann: an orphaned baby gorilla at a kentucky zoo is all smiles after finding a new mom. the baby's mother died back in march. zoo keepers paired her up with another gorilla. >> she walked over to her. she scooped her up and held her and it was the most natural thing ever. >> i think it was really cute. >> adorable. really adorable. >> jadiann: zoo officials say they need a little more time to bond. they're doing okay in that shot right there. but they do hope the p exhibit by the end of the year. >> ryan: curious how often that happens, place an orphan with a mom that is already. there fascinating. >> jadiann: nature is an amazing thing. >> ryan: switching seasons today. welcome to fall. >> reporter: great to be here, oh, way. it's still warm out there. temperature in boston is 71 that is where we should be to where we should be. 79 was the official high temperature then a sea

so is that a little more humidity than we've seen in recent afternoon but fall is upon us. head of the charles 29 days away. halloween is 38 days away and day light savings time, 44 days left of the evening day light. sun going down this evening at 6:41. came up at 6:32 and went over this a little earlier in our 4:00 newscast, my last blog last night detailed that for various reasons which the blog will break down, i w but we pick up 12 hours of daylight and darkness on the 25th of boston in the city of boston, not quite lined up on the first day of fall. there are other factors that lead to that. october 16th, sunset at 6:00 and halloween sun going down at 5:38. another sign of fall. shrinking day light. bedford 81. norwood 84. temperatures in the 70s and 80's sound effects are optional here. mute me if you want to look

cool fronts across southern canada. that is the leading edge of the true fall air. we will be mild this evening. patriot and texans kickoff at 8:25. then for the game itself the numbers will be in the low 70s, overnight mostly clear, mild with a little more humidity out. there temperatures in the 50s to the low 60s in boston, tomorrow a mix of clouds and sunshine. as that cool front gets closer i think it' few scattered showers late in the day. not wide spread like we saw on monday afternoon. here is the front. cruising through southern new england with best chance of a showers in new hampshire probably mid-afternoon. metro boston, early evening. then the south coast and the cape mid to late evening. high school football games tomorrow evening a couple of scattered showers but it's not wide spread rain. you will feel the air turn over into the cooler air which will establish itself and hold for a few days as you hold on to the cool dry conditions.

upper 60s, saturday a mix of clouds and sunshine. upper 60s sunday lots of sunshine, breezy conditions with temperatures on sunday into the 60s we have nascar in the house on loudon on sunday with temperatures in the upper 50s and low 60s through the morning hours then at 2:00 pm when the race starts temperatures will be right around 61. remember what they say. if you ain't burching you ain't racing? saturday, sunday, lots of sunshine. you at 6:00. >> jadiann: hey there, welcome to fantasy fixer, i'm jadiann thompson. let's talk about the pats. probably not going to be jimmy g. out there. >> reporter: jimmy g. is doubtful almost no chance he is going to see the field. they have to turn to brissett and he is going to rely on bennett. that was his guy tight end got to rely on the running gym.

lost in the shuffle. thinking it's danny amendola. >> jadiann: texans are off to a 2-0 start. their defense is looking good. what do you think? >> reporter: you think of bill o'brian you have to think of an offensive mind but you have to see the defense. patriots with a third string quarterback great matchup for the texta top five team that has a lot of injuries, that means the chargers, who do you think they have left here? >> reporter: rough go for the chargers but things stable, philip rivers at welcome, they loose woodhead, they loose keenan allen. melvin gordon was a dud as a reek, he is a star this year. >> jadiann: go set your line-up. >> ryan: next here at 7:00 president obama honoring

honorees who would not attend. >> kim: i'm kim khazei with a look at some of what we're working on for 7 news at 6:00. breaking news out of tulsa, oklahoma, where an officer now faces charges for the killing of an unarmed man. plus saved after getting hit by a train in jamaica plain. you will meet the dog now on the road to recovery. this is it. patriots taking on the texans tonight in foxboro and jack objecty brissett is getting ready for his first nfl start. much more. we hope you join us at 6:00. ? why do banks treat you and your money like this?

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>> ryan: president obama honoring some creative minds. >> jadiann: presenting two special awards. they were' given the 2015 national medals much arts and the national humanities medals. he mentioned poem who couldn't attend cracking a joke about one of them actor morgan freeman. >> we also honor winteron march sailis who unfortunately couldn't make it here and morgan freeman who undoubtedly is off playing black president again. [laughter] >> jadiann: pretty good. actor mehl brooks, radio host and composer philip

their work. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis. >> jadiann: i'm jadiann thompson, 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> announcer: breaking news, the officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man in tulsa will now face charges. also breaking, hackers hit yahoo! the massive data breach affects 500 million user accounts. >> reporter: fall is off to a warm start. >> are. being hit by a commuter rail train. meet this very lucky dog and making history and celebrating a catholic st. in new england. 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> kim: breaking news out of tulsa, oklahoma. prosecutors filing charge against the officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man. there is video from a darbboard camera shows the man with his arms raised and his back turned to the officer. >> ryan: the officer is

john cuoco has details. >> reporter: officer betty shelby a five-year veteran of the tulsa police officer. she shot and killed teresupper last friday. shelby was placed on paid administrative leave immediately after the shooting. police darbual and footage show crutcher walking away from shelby slowly with his arms in the air. her attorney says crutcher was not following police commands and began to into husband s.u.v. window. >> i've had the judge review a probable cause affidavit. a warrant has been issued for her arrest. i've been in communication with an attorney attorney who hs been retained to represent lear and arkments are being made tor her surrender to the tulsa county sheriff's department. >> reporter: crutcher's car stalled in the middle of the road. he was waiting for help. his family has called the

7 news. >> ryan: new developments out of shallow north carolina, after a second night of unret the state of emergency is in effect. charlotte's police chief saying he is not release darb cam video but the man's family will be able to see it. >> reporter: the man's family hasn't seen the video but they want to as soon as possible. video of the deadly police shooting of 43-year-old keith lamont scott will be shown to his family but opportunity to see it. >> as i said before our practice has been not to release but to allow for 9 party who feels they've been mistreated to see that. >> reporter: the video does not show scott pointing a gun at police, officers say he ignored commands to drop his weapon. witnesses say you this never saw a gun. protests last night in charlotte, north carolina, turned violent including one person shot by another