>> now at 7 a developing story the gloucester police chief fired. >> anchor: the suspengs over and brady's back. >> anchor: pats nation getting fired up. >> reporter: the latest on matthew. >> anchor: also tonight a encounter. why lynn police say an officer was forced to fire. >> reporter: it's the vice-presidential candidates turn to take the stage. live in virginia ahead of the big debate. >> anchor: flower power at the zoo. it's one smelly attraction. >> anchor: and it is drawing big crowds. >> 7 news at 7:00 starts now. >> anchor: gloucester's chief of police fired. he's accused of deleting

needed an internal investigation. the chief was placed on administrative leave in september. no one said why. >> anchor: an attorney for the chief is speaking out about allegations. amaka ubaka live in gloucester with all the details. >> reporter: ryan, the mayor said it came down to the chief lying and deleting critical evidence on his cell phone. the chief's attorney says this investigation is really just a witch hunt. >> unethical and unacceptable. >> reporter: fired after an internal investigation. the city's mayor says this began last month when 2 women made allegations against leonard campenello. >> disturbing allegations regarding chief campenello's behavior during their relationship. she expressed concerns for her

contacted this office she had concerns about an alleged relationship with the chief and a third woman. >> reporter: it wasn't the complaints of those women that led to the termination. during the investigation the chief destroyed cell phone evidence and lied to investigators about someone stealing a cell phone. >> integrity is number one requirement of police officers and especially the chief of police. >> reporter: which puts addicts in treatment instead behind bars. today the chief says he's put more than 500 addicts in treatment. he'll fight his termination. >> the chief is disappointed by termination and strongly believes it is without justification. this investigation has been a witch hunt from the beginning. the reasons given by the city had nothing to do with the original inquiry they were conducting. >> reporter: now the mayor says

investigation involving another officer and his inappropriate behavior. but they say right now they are not getting into specifics. as for the chief there will be an evidence hearing coming up shortly where he can defend himself against these allegations. amaka ubaka 7 news. >> now on 7. it's the return of the tb 12. >> the lion comes out of the >> we've got 3 words brady is back. >> anchor: all right the wait is over. members of pats nation had today circled on their calendars. >> anchor: tom brady making his return to the team after serving that 4 game deflate gate suspension. more on a low key return. >> reporter: as long as that deflate gate suspension and drama dragged through the courts. the patriots barely missing a

quarterback. as of today the future hall of famer is back in the building. brady's ban coming to an end. the team has to make a move with the roster to get him on the roster. the pats are getting a motivated pro bowler back in the mix. after watching jacoby brissett struggle against the bills. you can't put into words the impact brady return will >> have you seen tom yet today? >> no i haven't seen him yet. >> i haven't seen him. >> obviously thrilled to have him back. we know what type of player he's been for this team. we know what type of leader he's been for this team. all that said we have a job to do with him here now. we're excited about the challenges that lie ahead. >> reporter: brady gets to ease his way into nfl action against

a team that's given up 10 passing touchdowns this season. joe amorosino 7 news. >> anchor: most people didn't take too long to get over yesterday's shut out loss. pats are pumped up for tom brady's debut. live in gillette with fan reaction. >> reporter: for patriots fans this deflate gate saga was one long painful nightmare. now fans are waking up to a dream come t with the star qb back on the field. tom brady no doubt itching to get back on the playing field. spotted throwing a few passes in brookline on sunday. >> i'm excited. i'm a huge tom brady fan. huge. >> reporter: really? >> i am so tired about hearing about the deflatiots. it's exciting to have him back.

behind him the hyper competitive brady will come back stronger than ever. >> it's fuel for his rage. >> i won't say revenge. but a lot of pay back. it will be great to see him out there. >> reporter: fans also say they were pleasantly surprised by the way back ups jimmy garoppolo and jacoby brissett took care of business. >> we'll take it. we'll take it. >> it's expected. i expected a 2 and 2. as long as we go 2 and 2 we have a chance to go all the way. >> reporter: most pats never want to hear the word deflate gate again. brady's absence did teach them important lessons about this team. >> no matter what with or without tom brady it's a great team all together. the fans are going to be really happy. >> reporter: while there were no

gillette today. he will be at the team's next practice on wednesday. latest live in foxborough byron barnett 7 news. >> anchor: stay with 7 for coverage of brady's return. trey daerr live in cleveland over the weekend. live reports start on saturday. >> anchor: 7 news tracking hurricane matthew. the category 4 hurricane is making a b line through the carribean. florida's governor already this is a serious hurricane. in jamaica the island nation feeling the effects of hurricane matthew. shelters already filling up. the haitian coastline is expected to feel the brunt of this powerful hurricane. where is this storm heading next? bri eggers with all the details in the track. >> reporter: an ominous picture here the brighter the reds are

eye. 35 miles out from the eye. that eye 15 miles wide. you see it slowly moving. a powerful storm to the north. some of those impacts hurricane force wind as i mentioned. haiti could see 15 to 25 inches of rain. and locally 40 inches. that's hard to imagine. storm surge 7 to 15 foot waves expected. that's up through the bahamas. from center 140 miles per hour winds right now tracking north at 7 miles per hour. it doesn't have a lot of opportunity to lose any steam. still expected to maintain category 4 strength as it tracks into the bahamas. drops down to a category 3 but still a major hurricane. tries to hug the coastline at the southeastern united states. you have to keep in mind that this cone of uncertainty anywhere along that cone that

at the latest update it did shift farther to the west. any storm that passes through the bahamas is fair game for anyone on the east coast. >> anchor: and stay with 7 news for the latest on matthew when we're not on the air using our 7 news mobile and tablet apps and our website whdh.com. >> anchor: and more news today shots fired in lynn. a police officer opens fire on a suspect while responding to a call. a search warrant for a suspect in an armed robbery. when they got in the man's apartment he pointed a gun at them. officers shot and killed the man. neighbors shaken about what happened so close to home. >> extremely upsetting yeah. it was not a usual occurrence in our neighborhood really. >> this surprises me. this particular area this how's -- this condominium is just not

man was wanted in connection with an armed robbery last month. state police are now investigating the shooter. >> anchor: sobering charges against wilmington superintendent of schools. now the wilmington school committee meeting right now to discuss the incident. they learned about the charges earlier today. a court appearance for a man charged with hitting a state trooper with his motorcycle outside gillette charged with reckless operation after yesterday's accident. he was racing at high speeds weaving in and out of traffic. officers approached them and pulled them over. he took off the wrong way in oncoming traffic. the trooper is expected to be okay. a salem new hampshire mother facing child endangerment charges. accidentally ran over her

daughter permission to start the car which went into reverse by mistake. now to the race for the white house and a vp show down. the 2 presidential vice-presidential candidates getting ready to square off in their debate tomorrow night. new drama in the campaign trail. live in richmond virginia. he is setting the stage for hits today about his dealings with women about his taxes about his charitable foundation. in all likelihood the running mates kaine and pence will have to deal with it tomorrow night. presidential race where much of the electorate feel unhappy with the number ones. >> donald trump is a good man and he will make a great president of the united states

>> reporter: and senator time kaine will do his best to shore up the clinton campaign on the democratic side. >> hillary's ready to be our leader. hillary is ready to make history. >> reporter: for kaine it's a home game. they moved here to richmond and they've been here ever since. today in ohio hillary clinton blasted donald trump for decades of paying no federal income tax. >> he abuses his power. puts his interest ahead of the country's it's trump first and everyone else last. >> reporter: the developer declared a billion dollar loss in 1995 that could have exempted him from paying federal income tax for years. a source sent her the pages. >> we were able to verify them on the record via the accountant who signed them.

combat, trump says, it hurts readiness. >> we're going to get away from political correctness. >> reporter: that debate will be an hour away from richmond in farmville at a college there. >> anchor: thank you john stay with 7 news as the race for the white house continues. you can download our apps and or go to whdh.co where one flower strong stench is ing a crowd. >> reporter: so does it stick around. we'll get to the details next in the forecast. >> anchor: and how about the latest on this tradition. big announcement on boston's iconic 4th of july celebration. >> tonight thousands of utility poles across massachusetts leaning and life threatening.

>> anchor: flower power at the franklin park zoo. that pungent plant must see trake. must smell attraction. called the corpse flower. you know why? it doesn't smell like roses. >> anchor: we went to check out what's creating a stink and

if the looks don't grab you the smell surely will. >> it deserves all this activity and more. i came from california to see this. it's awesome. >> anchor: and then only stays open like this 24 to 48 hours. when it opens it smells like rotting flesh and attracts flies. >> people are fascinating by a species that blooms and reproduces so infrequently. >> anchor: the flower is just a little >> maybe a little smell. >> the zoo has it's own smell. >> anchor: when the flower opened sunday. >> it's more pungent earlier in the bloom. it was bigger more open. >> anchor: franklin park is home to 5 of these tropical plants. some say it's one of their prettiest. >> the coloring is nicer. >> others don't think it's real.

cartoons. >> anchor: if you want to take a whiff head to the franklin park zoo. it will be all closed up and hopefully not smelling anymore. >> anchor: i want to see what it's like. >> anchor: i have not. >> reporter: i'm good that smell vision doesn't exist. it is a cool thing. the girl that sees it in cartoons. the return of the sunshine for us. fantastic. we are of course watching matthew closely. what will it have in store for us? maybe next weekend. next weekend looks to be the timeline on that. highs today low 70s away from the city. boston up to 68 as well as worcester. the warmest it's been since last tuesday. nice to see the sunshine. current temperatures 60.

we did stay dry inside of 495 eastern massachusetts. those scattered showers through the central part of the common wealth and sliding into the western half of the state. we will continue to see that shower activity move off in that direction. south southwest. there were heavy downpours in here as they've slid on through. they don't last for long. they can amount to a lot. there was a report in warren of 1.7 inches of afternoon. running through the timeline you see the clouds start to move in on us. wake up tomorrow morning not this again. foggy cloudy drizzly gloomy it does improve into the afternoon. we break the sunshine out for most of us. lingering cloud cover and drizzle across the south shore, cape cod and the islands. mostly cloudy 50 to 54.

late in the day. a touch cooler than today. here's the bigger picture for you. high pressure will take control for us. that's great it means we get sunshine in here. the flow around the high will keep an on shore wind with us at least a breeze for the next couple of days. now latest on matthew 140 miles per hour winds. still a category 4 storm. not a lot has changed through the day today. it slowly haiti and through cuba. not enough to slow it down. not enough sheer. and we're into warm ocean water here. it maintains category 3 strength as it tracks through the bahamas. this is the latest update from the national hurricane center. this is the cone of error or uncertainty. you hear that a lot. not a swath of where this storm is expected to impact.

end up anywhere along this line. 4 or 5 days out that's a 2 to 300 mile wide cone of uncertainty. past saturday it gets tricky. do we see this coming up the coast? some models say yes. some models say no. here's a look at the 7 on 7 forecast. nice stretch of weather wednesday through friday and temperatures warming into the mid 70s. >> anchor: keep an eye on bri, thank you.

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