>> now at 7 it's donald trump versus hillary clinton. 2 political heavy weights. one stage. we're live in new york with team 7 coverage of the presidential debate. >> a trump sign targeted in revere. the vandalism caught on camera. >> chance of rain for your morning commute. >> boston latin answering to allegations of racism. >> and hitting the road to raise awareness. new plates with a special message. >> it's all on 7 news at 7:00. >> 7 news at 7:00 starts now. tonight on 72 candidates going

>> and round one in the race for the white house. >> anchor: the first presidential debate gets under way in a little less than 2 hours. tonight's stage on the campus of hov strat university in new york. this is the night donald trump and hillary clinton come face to face to debate for the first time. >> anchor: the stakes are high for both candidates. begin our team 7 coverage with dan hausle live on long dan. >> behind me you see ticket holders are in the exhibition hall. 4 years ago this was a scene where the moderator incorrectly corrected mitt romney. leading to whether the moderator would be fact checking again. it's up to the candidates to fact check themselves. any misstep here could have major consequences.

are expected to watch the debate. will they stick to the issues or veer off into personal attacks. >> when the lights are bright like they are now she brings the a + game to the table. >> wearing trump may offer style over substance. >> some standard where donald trump can get the most improved award but hillary clinton is getting judged on the fine points of policy. key in depth on issues like immigration, jobs and foreign policy. but will defend himself and may reveal his strategy to defeat isis. >> you will get his view of how best to defeat the enemy without telling isis specifically what it's going to be. >> reporter: lots of time for follow-ups and back and forth between the candidates.

gets the first question. their campaign organizers and surrogates they've been running to any camera they can spinning anyway they can. many of them acting like bill belichick trying to build up the reputation of an opponent. we're live on long island dan hausle 7 news. >> anchor: dan, we know the amount of people watching this debate across the country is equivalent to the super bo. where will some of the names from both campaigns be watching tonight? >> reporter: running mate mike pence will be in the hall for donald trump. bill clinton will be accompanying hillary. we're not sure he's going to go into the hall. president obama says he won't be watching the debate. he usually has the tv on behind the scenes when he's working. usually it's monday night football.

the background instead. >> anchor: my comment about dan's tie earlier must have resonated. >> anchor: this debate will be back and forth for 90 minutes with no commercial breaks. >> anchor: what will each candidate have to do in that time that come up on top. andy hiller standing by with the debate killer instinct. >> reporter: i don't care how many debates hillary clinton has been in before. she's never been in one like there's never been one like this. this is more than a debate. it's a spectacle. a show. donald trump is the showman that could turn tonight into the oval office or coffin for his campaign. they both have dos and don'ts. calmly and with precision clinton needs to provoke trump into saying something he will forever regret. trump hates to be insulted. maybe call him little donny.

trust you when you come off as cold and entitled how about a smile. a real smile. for trump job number 1 is to convince voters he's fit to be president. if he ask acts dignified tonight his answer will be yes. >> i know politicians believe it or not better than you do. >> reporter: you know those faces trump makes during the debate. tonight leave them all in the green room. look good. just as there are opportunities. there are obstacles for clinton and trump. clinton must avoid getting into a skunk fight with trump. if she gets into one she will smell like one. which will hurt her. hillary cannot show sign of health problem. one coughing spell could cost her the white house.

the last thing trump wants to create for hillary is sympathy. trump must recognize he's close to pulling off an historical upset. then tonight he has to close it. how big is tonight's debate? compared to sports it's bigger than big pop and tom brady combined. in terms of our country it's as big as i'm andy hiller. that's my in. >> anchor: you can watch this debate on 7 and at 11:00 we will have complete coverage. dan hausle from the site of the debate in new york. hiller will be back with the hiller instinct. >> anchor: video you will see on one station. police are investigating after vandals spray painted over an american flag mural.

steve cooper with a closer look. >> because it's such a disgrace. >> reporter: with a swear word we blurred out spray painted on the american flag. outraging everyone. >> this isn't a joke. you what i mean. it's not any way a joke. >> reporter: it happened early saturday and was caught on camera. first at 4:30 a.m. you see the suspect scrawling the then taking off. that wasn't the end of it. not even 4 hours later in broad daylight this woman gets out of her car and starts spray painting the wall. before driving off police say she spray paints the side of a van in the parking lot. >> to do this it's undespicable. i'm surprise it really happened. >> reporter: outraged by the

anybody that would desecrate the american flag. it's something important to me. i hold it near and dear to my heart. >> reporter: the american flag was painted last summer by scott lebado who painted one flag on one vfw post across the country. >> there's no reason for that. >> reporter: detectives are busy searching for suspects. the police chief is anyone who bes anything in connection with this vandalism come forward. in revere steve cooper 7 news. >> anchor: following breaking news right now at 7. fire crews battling an intense wild fire stretching across 200 acres and threatening at least 300 structures. you are looking at santa cruz county in northern california not far from san jose.

in california. bring you the latest as soon as we get it. >> anchor: one of those getting close to communication towers. bring it back to new england on your forecast. chilly start giving away to a cool and crisp fall afternoon. >> anchor: chief meteorologist jeremy reiner standing by with a check on your weather. >> reporter: city at 62. plymouth at 58. now there are a few more clouds new england ahead of the next weather system. those are rain makers marching across western new york western pennsylvania. it is a cool front. ahead of that front a narrow band of clouds and rain. that will arrive late tonight and into tomorrow morning. the morning commute looks wet. increasing cloud wise showers after midnight. not as cool because of the added clouds and the shower threats. many towns were down in the 20s

your morning commute features patches of light rain at 6 a.m. the showers continuing at 9:00. the numbers in the low 60s. we can move this rain out of here lunch time tomorrow. you will need the rain gear for the morning commute. this isn't our only chance of rain this week. talk about that in a few minutes. ; federal prosecutors finding that boston latin violated the federal civil rights law. announced on going and public case. amaka ubaka in boston with the details for us now. amaka. >> reporter: this has been going on almost a year now. the school did violate the civil rights act of 1964 which prohibits discrimination based on race. they say there was one violation and it involved the school mishandling its review of allegations that a male student

during class using profanity and a racial slur and threatened to lynch her with an electrical cord. and reviewed thousands of documents. the investigation also raised concerns about 2 other racially charged incidents and the over all effectiveness to create an inclusive school environment for all students. under the agreement with the u.s. attorney's office boston publch mandatory training for students and staff. they'll hire a nondiscrimination officer responsible for monitoring complaints of harassment and conduct an annual survey of the racial climate of the school. here's reactions of parents and a student and the mayor in the months long finding in the investigation. >> we're going to look and check out. looking at your policies.

hopeful that with this type of and spot light this leads to change. >> i'm not worried. but i'm worried about other people that i care about whom i experienced this. some of my friends are black. >> it is shocking that it happened to such a famous school. students shouldn't be discriminated or treated differently because of their race, their skin color or whatever. >> reporter: in superintendent says quote boston public schools is committed to ensuring that boston latin school along with all of our schools fosters a safe welcoming and inclusive environment for each and every student. back in june the head master of the school resigned along with top officials because of what happened. right now the local chapter of the naacp is meeting to discuss

finding. for now live in boston amaka ubaka 7 news. >> anchor: and there's more news today weymouth police say they were forced to fire shooting a woman over the weekend. neighbors who saw it are questioning the officers actions. a woman called 911 yesterday saying her daughter was trying to kill herself with a knife. when an officer arrived they say a hysterical 46-year-old woman confront she had the knife in hand. she followed the officer waiving around the knife is when police officers shot her in the abdomen. >> she would never go after anyone. she would never go after a police officer or anybody. she was a tiny woman who had mental issues but not dangerous. >> anchor: the woman is recovering at the hospital this evening and she is charged with assault with a deadly weapon. >> anchor: the mbta with a new

tech to clean up the rails. commuter workers are using drones to comb the tracks for debris or piles of leaves that can make the rail slippery and or dangerous. >> anchor: next on the news station signs of support. massachusetts lawmakers stepping up in the fight against als. >> reporter: there is more rain in the forecast. that's up next. >> anchor: and making the grade. when students in boston could start high school a bit earlier. >> tuesday her son came home from day care looking like this. when she called to complain. >> i was upset. >> hank found out how long it can take for the state to investigate. >> 40 days 50 days.

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>> massachusetts lawmakers raising awarenes out a brand new license plate. you see it says als 1 to raise awareness for als. >> anchor: the plates are the latest step in a national effort to try to find a cure. >> reporter: well state lawmakers say they're hoping to get people to step up to the plate. this campaign to fight the debilitating disease. the fight against als is hitting the road. >> anybody looking for a license

experts and families affected by the disease to have the first ever massachusetts als license plate. a local non-profit with a mission to find a treatment or cure for the disease by 2020. >> the most important thing is progress. this is a disease that as john fradies said that 75 years people have been trying to figure out the secrets. thanks i believe thanks to the ice bucket challenge there are things people are starting to realize about how this works. for people working for this for years is a hugely positive sign. >> reporter: pete fradies inspired the ice bucket challenge in 2014. his family says this is the next step towards a cure. >> we're honored to be here today. this will help raise the funds.

our family to be proud of. pete is so honored to be a part of all this. it's incredible. >> reporter: so the license plate has been approved by the state will need 750 registration applications to begin funding. head to our site whdh.com. >> 7 weather with chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: but i think we tomorrow. over all an unsettled week shaping up. not bad. you know we're in a drought. so in the spring and the fall you have weather systems that break away from the pack if you will the jet stream which normally move these storms along. you're cut off, low pressure, from the jet stream.

river valley and generate clouds and showers. here it is tonight. that will wobble down to kentucky and tenessee during the week. it will grab more moisture off the atlantic. here is the wave of moisture approaching now. clouds and showers. it is a narrow band of rain. that's why i think we can salvage part of tomorrow. tomorrow is not completely washed out. 50s and 60s now. the city at 62. for tonight clouds increase. you'll have morning rain tomorrow. you need the rain gear for the morning commute. and they may have indoor recess. the showers linger to lunch time or early afternoon. your time line does move that rain out of here during the afternoon hours. it may linger in the south coast and the cape. dry air into western new england around lunch time. the amount of rain fall on the way most towns about a quarter

rain. north of town the numbers in the 70s. this is where you'll see the most sunshine tomorrow afternoon. and this is where you're going to have the most clouds in the afternoon in the cape and the islands. now on to wednesday a lot of clouds but only an isolated shower. cool or wednesday. temps in the lower 60s. here's that area of low pressure. going to sit and spin out here. grab bags of clouds and not every day is lost to rain. have a few isolated showers wednesday and thursday.

>> school strategy now on 7 news at 7 o'clock. >> anchor: boston public schools could be making a major change. school officials are considering extending elementary school until 6th grade and beginning enrollment drops once kids reach middle school. a dozen public schools expressed interest in this. a draft of the potential plan

>> that is our time tonight for 7 news at 7:00 on a monday. thanks for watching. i'm adam williams. >> anchor: i'm kim khazei.

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