>> anchor: now at 7 a convicted rapist gets a visit from police. >> anchor: a fiery crash as a plane goes down in connecticut. >> reporter: few clouds in the night tonight much. >> red sex ready for a sweep. but tonight the sox say no big changes are >> anchor: and. >> watch me whip whip watch me nay nay. >> anchor: d mac getting his groove on and making a difference. >> 7 news at 7:00 starts now. >> anchor: first at 7 we do begin with breaking news with crews on the scene of a small plane crash in east hartford connecticut. cell phone video captures that scene moments after impact.

>> anchor: the passenger is unknown. >> reporter: a witness driving home from work said he saw the plane going down and the pilot jumping out of the plane before it crashed. the other passenger has not recovered. cell phone video shows the moment after a plane crashed in east hartford. >> saw the plane come down. hit the wires. then hit a pole. then he smashed in the ou >> reporter: the plane was coming down low. he knew it wasn't going to make it. >> i know the pilot jumped out of the plane and suffered a burnt arm and unfortunately the passenger didn't make it. >> reporter: 2 people were on the plane and the pilot was rushed to the hospital. that's all we know at this point. >> there were 2 occupants of that air craft. one of which was transported to the hospital. the second is unaccounted for at this time. >> reporter: the plane went down

at the hartford brain ard airport. there were a lot of people driving home from work when the plane crashed right in front of them. a woman in the van was almost hit by the plane. >> i heard a lady screaming. i pulled back around. she's all right. she came back to our office. she was in shock and came back to the hospital. >> reporter: the faa is investigating the cause of this cr news. >> anchor: parents in weymouth on alert after a rapist is spotted in a public library. parents say that's not enough. byron barnett has the story. >> reporter: the presence of level 3 sex offender richard gardener causing an uproar in this weymouth neighborhood. >> you got 3 little boys over there. a couple kids over there. 2 girls next door to me.

kidnaping and raping children in the 1980s. after 30 years in probation he was released on probation last week and allowed to move in with his parents. are kids playing in the neighborhood? >> not as much no. >> reporter: police went to the home after questions arose about whether gardener was living where he was registered. officials say police told him to leave when he showed up here saturday evening. ear cited for entering the crane library in quinsy. back in the weymouth neighborhood amanda hill and others posted fliers warning residents about gardener. she says she started an online petition calling for gardener and others like him to be with gps tracking devices. >> their rights surpass the

the children should come first. >> reporter: police are investigating a report of a rock thrown through the window of the gardener's home. >> it's awful. they keep to themselves. i know people. people are scared. >> reporter: police are investigating a report of gardener allegedly peering over someone's fence in the neighborhood. summoned to court for showing up at the quinsy library. in news. >> now on 7 after the season came to a crushing close. >> and the indians are headed to the american league championship series. >> the red sox setting the record straight. >> everybody is welcomed back. >> john feral's job is safe. >> anchor: last night's loss to the cleveland indians sinking in for the socks and fans today. >> anchor: the team did clear

their manager. joe amorosino is here. >> reporter: playing the blame game after watching the sox get swept by the indians. john feral is secure in his position for another year. >> so i just spoke to john when he walked out here. john feral will be the manager for 2017. >> reporter: wasting no time addressing the red sox off season decision committing to the skipper for another year. year. i've been happy working me myself. i think he has the respect of the clubhouse. we played hard. we communicate well with one another. >> reporter: the president of baseball operations says addressing his manager's future now rather than later was at the top of the to do list. >> he's our leader going forward. he's well respected. gives him the clear mind that he

>> reporter: cleared the clubhouse before debrowski's decision came down. >> door's always open. he gets here early. he stays late. he welcomes guys to come in and talk to him about if they have a problem or whatever it is. >> he's all i know as a manager coming up in the big leagues. play hard for him. that's all he asks of you. leave it all out there. that's all you can do to your team win. >> reporter: dave dembrowski says he cannot commit to 2018 before discussing it with ownership. joe amorosino 7 news. >> anchor: 7 news turning to your forecast. all is bright across northern new england. sky 7 hd capturing the beautiful fall foliage from high above new hampshire. it feels like fall in the air. chilly overnight too.

again? >> reporter: i think it will be chilly overnight tonight. the foliage peeking up across northern new england. all sorts of colors. not that far away from boston all sorts of color. mornings like this go a long way. these mornings trap the sugars in the leaves. the low this morning in the city was 44. norwood had a low of 26. made it into the 50s and 60s the numbers starting to back up again. norwood at 48. jaffrey 49. mostly clear skies. and they will begin to take over the sky overnight tonight w. a few more clouds out there tonight not quite as cold morning commute will feature temperatures in the upper 30s and middle 40s. by 9:00 lots of sun. still a cool feel to the air

>> anchor: identifying the driver of this car who hit and killed a pedestrian in medford. the driver hit a somerville man and fled the scene. the somerville man was taken to the hospital where he passed away. 2015 gray honda civic with scuff marks under the right brake light. >> anchor: where a body was found next to a park. park is also near the city's northwest elementary school and police are investigatin about the suspects arrested in connection with a murder mystery in orange. accused of killing a 95-year-old man and leaving his wife seriously hurt. the great grandmother of one of those suspects is telling her side of the story to 7 news. steve cooper has more. >> i'm soap sorry. i'm sorry. why why. >> reporter: after learning her great granddaughter smith and

murder charges. any idea why they would have gone to mr. hardy's house? >> i don't know. i have no idea. i don't believe they knew anybody or -- i don't know. >> reporter: police saying what appears to be a random home invasion smith and hart murdered 95-year-old thomas hardy and injured his wife joanna fisher inside week. the accused killers captured over the weekend in virginia. >> i don't believe that. was a nice calm girl. good to the family. >> reporter: according to court paperwork filed after smith and hart stole her great grandmother's car 3 days before the murder family members told police smith had a substance

heroin. >> brittany, i love you. i'm so sorry that you did this. i don't understand it. >> reporter: one of the suspects will appear in a virginia courtroom clearing their way for the eventual return to massachusetts. it's then we expect prosecutors to shed light on a motive for the murder. >> anchor: a fugitive from washington d.c. causing serious concerns right here in boston. a ziz today. where police say he was causing a disturbance. investigators say he caused a commotion at a jewelry store and left a suspicious package outside a state building. that package turned out to be a koran. police discovered that asmanny is wanted in washington d.c. accused of making bomb threats in reagan international airport this month.

outstanding warrants for bomb threats. 2 outstanding warrants for battery on a law enforcement officer. >> he has no outstanding memory of the warrants. >> anchor: bridge water state hospital after he showed signs of mental illness after an evaluation. the 88-year-old man who drove the wrong way on the mass pike in newton will be cited. he was treated fo injuries after crashing his car into the median. 3 other drivers were involved in the crash. no one else is hurt. >> anchor: 28 days until voters voice their choice for president. hillary clinton and donald trump are on a mad dash for support. >> anchor: trump whips up a fire storm inside the gop. the nominee shrugging it off and putting the blame squarely on his fellow republicans.

ryan and others give 0 support trump tweeted. >> it is a troubling situation. i'm serious it is. >> anchor: john mccain says he won't vote for his party's nominee. and trump supporters picted our nbc headquarters the republican party in crisis. >> and you can i guess. these problems existed within the party. we were fighting amongst ourselves before trump showed up. >> anchor: trump slipped 11 points behind hillary clinton nationally. but combine that with post debate polling and the gap is 9 in the nbc news wall street journal poll. he put up a new ad. >> hillary clinton doesn't have

>> i'm running against a guy who denies science. denies climate change. >> anchor: she still leads in this battle ground state. one thing about which trump can be encouraged the polling gap between him and clinton is about where it was one month again. 7 news teaming up with u mass lowell and polling voters in new hampshire to ask who they're voting for in the race per president. thursday night at 11. >> anchor: a singing sensation. the result led to smiles. >> reporter: and we are talking about all smiles in the forecast this week. one day with rain. i'll let you know which it is next. >> anchor: and a true blue fan on the red carpet. after ben aflec putting priorities in order. >> tonight what do you know

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smiles. >> anchor: it did not take long for d mac to show off his skills with the microphone. devon mccorti letting go with patients at boston's children's hospital. to drum up support for his mission to tackle sickle cell. >> my aunt has sickle cell disease. growing up seeing her battle and the things she went through. and not many people know about the it's not a popular disease. but if you get the disease it affects your life. >> anchor: the patients who took on mccorti said his visit brightened their day. >> he's really good. i mean i -- i don't do it as often as he does but yeah. >> reporter: do you think you won the battle? >> i don't know i'd have to stop to someone else besides me.

casino night in boston fundraiser this month. >> great to get to know some kids and see what their life is life. you know it's cool to see them come out meet a bunch of players get autographs early before they take off. >> anchor: this lip sync star is the winner of karaoke in the locker room. >> anchor: tackle sickle cell event november 24th. and he has so much energy. how much fun is that? >> anchor: he has a great smile. he made people smile. he has a good 1 himself. >> reporter: he can whip nay nay too. >> anchor: he can can't he. >> reporter: my daughter is trying to teach me as well. maybe on my last night. quiet pattern ahead.

thursday. that's isolated at best. that does not look like significant rain. the city had a low of 44. norwood had a low of 26. boston, worcester, many of us our coldest since the middle of may. right now they are 40s and 50s. the city at 55. norwood at 48. high pressure spent much of the day with us. for most of the week not going anywhe as a cold front swings through on thursday high pressure takes over. pictures on the social media feeds this evening showing a beautiful sun set. overnight tonight and prevent temps from free falling overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. with partly cloudy skies it will still be chilly but not as cold as we were this morning.

tomorrow morning. jackets and sweaters a great idea. norwood 35. boston 49. beverly at 40 degrees. through the day tomorrow more sunshine seasonable. with a southeast wind coastal locations boston along the south shore low to mid 60s. north of town mid and upper 60s. in the worcester hills, keen at 68. on the cape mashpee 62. and nantucket at 60 degrees. thursday here comes that cool front with mostly cloudy skies. maybe pockets of drizzle. we will end the day with a few isolated showers. unlike the cool front that came through southern new england with the beneficial rain this doesn't have tropical moisture to feed off to tap into.

10th of an inch of rain. here is the chance of rain on thursday. drizzle early in the morning. otherwise a lot of clouds. midday sunshine. and then we are back into the sunshine friday and the upcoming weekend. saturday the cooler of the 2. looking good both days. see you at 11:00. >> anchor: thanks. see you then. >> anchor: a local celebrity taking time on the red carpet to catch >> wednesday it changed boston and the fight against terrorism forever. >> boston marathon attacks was a wake up call to the united states.

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