apparently me told investigators that he had a fight with a student pilot on this flight. the student pilot disgruntled bit pilot and says he was unable to keep him from bringing the plane down. it was a suicide, not terrorism but local police refuse to >> the circumstance is beyond it being determined if it was intentional. >> reporter: a student pilot died in the crash but the instructor survived. police acknowledge his statements help the investigator describe the crash was intentional. the mayor told me the instructor said the crash was no accident. >> that is what the detective i hear through the sources was told.

told that the pilot said there was no accident. >> reporter: that's correct. >> reporter: the small plane crash approached brain arrested airport and police say the fbi was brought in because it happened right outside the huge pratt and whitney plant which makes jet engines for commercial and military aircraft. police with the ntsb say the fbi continues to be involved despite the report that terrorism was not the cause. >> investigators tell me the body of the pilot has been taken away from the scene but the wreckage is still there. spoon to be taken away. we're live in hausle, 7news. and we understand there were people in a car that almost got his by the plane crashing on a highway. what do we know about the mom and the daughter in the vehicle at this hour, dan. >> a mother and three daughters ranging from 15 to 40 years old.

released. >> all right, good information there for us, dan. thank you so much. and of course we'll have more on this story at 6:00. now counting down to election day, we are 27 days away. donald trump not happy with members of his own party but despite being at odds, he is naffing a big trump turn-out could overcome that. let's get the latest on the race. >> yeah, rly americans have already cast their ballots on early voting and based on the turn-out in key states, democrats or republicans, there's good news for both potential candidates. >> be sure to vote. >> if you're not registered get the hell out of here. leave right now and go register. >> reporter: because of hurricane matthew the deadline extended a week in florida. early voting began in ohio with mixed feedback.

republican turn-out is strong in iowa. but trailing in most swing states polls, ignoring the impact of his lewd break bragging in 2005 trump bailed out-his leaders after the debate. >> you'd think they'd go, let's go,let beat this crook. >> reporter: a quarter republican office holders have abandoned trump, reports usa today, but for those running to do it now is risky. >> democrats can argue that either you're a flip-flopper you simply are trying to save your own skin. >> reporter: hillary clinton has a lead in the national polling and less than a month to go. >> let's focus on what's really important in our future and the future of our country. >> wikileaks confirm clinton tailored policy positions to her presidential ambitions and focused on the email investigation. >> donald trump vowed today if he waited to order a new investigation into clinton's emails and separately into the obama administration's decision

and we're taking a closer look at how the race for the white house is shaping up in new hampshire. 7news is teaming up with u-mass lowell for an exclusive poll to see what voters think with everything that's going on right now. you can see those results thursday night at 11:00 p.m. and the patriots preparing for their first home game with tom brady. fb-12 staying focused. he answered several questions today about the challenges heading into sunday's game against the bengals but today his conference came to an abrupt endn something other than the game. this is live at gillette. trey daerr has details. >> tom brady is one of the most talked-about athletes in the world. as polarizing a player as there is in the nfl. and really regardless of what he has to say, it's pretty much bound to become a headline, even if he really didn't have much to say about anything at all. >> have you kids of your own, how do you respond if your kids heard donald trump's version of locker room talk? >> thank you guys.

>> reporter: tom brady not one to talk politics. bill belichick only here to talk the task at hand. >> trying to get our team ready to play cincinnati. that's really my job, so that's what i'm concerned about. >> reporter: the belichick re-mix onto cincinnati while brady is hoping to duplicate his season debut sunday hear in foxboro. >> you can't come in every week with the same plan and say, all right, you know, let's xerox copy what we did last week and see if that will work again. i think you always have to filed the course of a season. >> reporter: the patriots quarterback bennet is pairing with gronkowski. >> gronkowski is so productive for being here such a short period of time. and gronk what he did last week and getting 52 where he wants to be is such a big part of our offense because those guys are so dynamic. [ cheering ] >> the bengals aren't just dealing with the patriots' new look offense. offensively cincinnati will be

brady's first game back in foxboro. >> it's gonna be fun. >> we've always had such great support here. and it's just a great place to play. so hopefully we can make enough plays and keep them out all game. >> keep in mind this game right here played back in 2014, the one that really propelled the patriots to super bowl 49. and of course coach bill sick's famous words, we're on to cincinnati. and this just in, david ortiz sending a message to red sox fans on twitter today, following his last game at fenway. let's go to byron barnett with the details. he's in our control room. >> just moments ago, ortiz sent out a heartfelt el message to red sox nation, his team and his family. ortiz will be remembered as the most clutch-hitter in red sox history. he said goodbye to fenway fans on monday night after the red sox lost to the cleveland indians. but ortiz says he believes the

and he will always be part of the team. big papi's letter reading, quote, well, wasn't the way we planned it but i wouldn't give it up to give up this team or this season for the world. to red sox nation, never forget what we did. do not be upset. instead smile. the future is bright with all these young studs. i may not be in uniform anymore, but these teams were never about one guy, it was always about the team. and we will always be part of red sox nation. to my family, teammates, friends and fans, thank you for making it all worth it. see you all around 4-7-13. ortiz's number will be retired by the red sox next season. in the control room, i'm byron barnett, 7news. 7news now tracking hurricane nicole this is a category ii storm but look at it, barreling toward bermuda.

have any impact on the united states. let's get the latest on the storm's track, here's chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> a category ii storm. compo see that black dot right there, unfortunately that is the island of bermuda in the path of nicole, looks like it's going to pass right over the island sometime mid morning tomorrow into tomorrow afternoon, briefly up to a category 3 tonight. that would be a major hurricane but as it passes overnight island of bermuda, likely to be a category ii storm. winds around 100 miles per hour, and from there, looks like it's gonna head atlantic and encounter cold ocean water, which is essentially hurricane cryptonite, and it will fall apart. it's in new england with clouds and a few our showers. we'll talk more about that coming up in a few minutes. a man offering a ride home

police say a ninth grade student was walking to school this morning and a nan in his early 30s driving a white van offered her a ride. when she refused, he drove away. police are investigating. a former new hampshire prep school student convicted of rape has a new legal team that is fighting for a new trial. owen lebri was convicted of sexual assault and using a computer to lure a minor. his new lawyer says emails to a 15-year-old student shouldn't have used as evidence because they never left the school's because of that the felony computer charge can't stand. a high-speed police chase ends in manchester. police say the driver was speeding through a construction zone in londonderry, going 95 miles per hour in a 55 mile-per-hour zone with a stolen vehicle, and it was pulled over, the truck lost a tire. the rim separated from the truck. police say the bare rim sparked several small brush fires. we have new details on an officer ambush in california.

prosecutors have charged john hernandez felix with 2 counts of first-degree murder for the killing of two police officers. investigators say felix is the one who fired an assault rifle through the screen door of his home on saturday. he killed jose vega and this officer. they were answering a domestic disturbance call. there will be a memorial for those officers next week. >> the new york city bombing suspect will finally be arraigned. ahmad a maul hally wil hospital dead tomorrow. the charges he's facing include attempted murder of a police officer and he's facing federal terror charges connected to the september bombings in new york city and new jersey. dozens of people were hurt in the new york bombing. attorneys for paris bombing suspect announce they had will no longer defend him and he plans to envoab his right to silence and if he won't talk, they can't defend him.

the attacks last november in which 130 people were called. azzam was captured in brussels in march and in solitary confinement near paris. rising water still a major concern in north carolina. at least 19 people have been killed by the flooding following hurricane matthew and now more water is expected. >> i thought i was gonna die. >> as the water in north carolina rises threatening even more communities, rivers reaching historic levels, the governor is issuing warning. >> stay away from the water, whether you're walking or riding in a car. do not get near the water. it will kill you. >> the majority of u.s. deaths related to hurricane matthew have been in north carolina. 19 people so far killed there, nearly all of those due drowning in the subsequent floods. more flooding and even more areas of the state is now expected. >> i cannot emphasize to you more, there are a lot of people that are hurting. >> reporter: thousands have already been evacuated, their

of the population already lives below the poverty line, homes and businesses are gone. almost 3,000 people are staying in shelt thrers. >> we're here. we're safe, we're just thankful for that. >> as swift-moving water is sweeping over interstates and roads, dramatic rescue tales are emerging from the eastern part of the state. >> i started just screaming like all the way back on to the highway for people to see and i passed all my kids out the window one by one. >> reporter: 31 of north carolina's 100 counties are under a state of emergency and it's not over. >> this hurricane continues in north carolina. the record crest will not be until saturday. >> a massachusetts senator edward marque traveling to haiti

the response to this flooding. he helped unload humanitarian relief with other officials. >> convicted of kidnapping and raping several children in the late 1980s. he recently got out of prison living in his parent's home in weymouth and that is causing uproar in the neighborhood. 7news now learned that gardener's probation will which means that where he will soon be living. still to come, a shopping arrest in the fast lane. >> police in texas chase a man on to a busy highway. look at him go. they stop and save him. and then at 5:30, a police chase through several towns coming to an end. this in randolph. why police were trying to stop the driver. a former 911 operator in texas facing criminal charges. why he was hanging up on callers who needed help.

boston's south end. the clue left behind that helped police track down the suspect. those stories and more coming up right here on 7news. plap ? ?

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officers using a stunt gun to stop a man who sped away from a robbery scene with police hot on his trail. >> he tries to get them by running across the highway. doesn't get far but an officer keeping him safe from harm. >> the chase started at the kohl's department store in garland texas where police say two men tried to take off with a bundle of clothing worth nearly and the other taking off in his truck leading police on a hey speed chase along the highway. at one point going the wrong way. at speeds close to 90 miles per hour. from the moment i looked down the street, i knew it was a car chase. >> when the man's truck died, he jumped out risking his own life. >> i'm surprised he didn't get ran over on the highway. he actually made in over to the other side of the house. >> i was in shock. like this is a busy highway

foot, a deputy used his taser to stop the man and then shielded him from oncoming cars. >> i thought the first thing that would happen is he would be shot. but they really did do a great job. apprehended him without bringing any harm to him. >> 38-year-old clinton lang is now in custody along with his suspected partner around at the store 49-year-old jimmy wheeler. investigators say store security guards recognize the two >> so that deputy's actions have to be investigated for using his taser on a suspect. standard procedure after police use any weapon or force. and next here on 7, tom brady making his major league debut but it's his actions after the game that has everyone talking. >> a few more clouds around tomorrow. few isolated showers. forecast up next. >> and then at 5:30, san antonio texas police officers, there

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charter schools "don't siphon off state dollars" from traditional schools, says the boston globe. in fact, public schools get more money. the truth is question 2 will give parents more choices and result in more funding for public education. please vote yes on question 2. for stronger public schools. what i see when i look at that is all the fall colors starting to pop. >> it's so nice to take a drive when the fall leaves are out. in fact, i changed my route just

pretty close. it's a tricky thing because if you're in a neighborhood of maples, then they are in full bloom right now, not full bloom, full foliage. and if you happen to be in a neighborhood where you have a lot of oak trees, they don't really reveal their true colors until after halloween. but, yeah, certainly the colors are working out up in northern new england, getting close to peak in southern new england with the nice weather continuing this weekend. so if you are thinking about foliage, this weekend looks >> reporter: than that's you're dry love the sharing on my social media feeds, too. share something caring. love it. yeah. so those colors coming even into

cape and islands in the coming days and weeks. high pressure has been with us the last couple of days. this is our next weather system. it is a cool front generating clouds and a narrow stripe of some rainshowers. that's on the move. and that sweeps through new england tomorrow afternoon, more likely tomorrow night. so for tonight, clouds on the increase. not as cold with those clouds. lows between 46 and 52. tomorrow will feature a lot of clouds. i do think there will be pockets midday sun and afternoon sunshine but still predominately cloudy tomorro so in spilt of the clouds it's still made, 64, 69. with a chance of a few showers late in the day with a cool front. tomorrow morning because we'll have a southerly flow coming off the ocean, there will be a lot of clouds during the morning commute and may be a couple of pockets of drizzle and mist. i don't think anything more than that, and i think after 9:00 a.m., that threat fades away. in fact, i notice the holes in the overcast here around 2:00 tomorrow afternoon. that's the sunshine with the clouds. here comes the cool front tomorrow afternoon.

albany and kingston, new york, showers. and unfortunately, they fade away. so i think for a lot of us, we're talking about attempted minutes of rain or less. it might just be a couple of sprinkles as that front is coming through. it's not going to be a repeat of what we dealt with on sunday, which is unfortunate because you know we are in the drought, and it'd be nice to get more rain like that. so friday's a cool fall day, upper 50s. saturday morning is chilly as is sunday morning but temps into the 60s. go take pictures of those leaves. grab some apples, too. >> that's good advice. thank you, jr. former nfl quarterback tim tebow made his debut for baseball's scottsdale's scorpions last night. >> but it's his actions after the game that has everybody talking. >> a fan fell to the ground and he stopped what he was doing and immediately ran over to the fan who was having a seizure. witnesses say when the man

talked with him, comforted him and prayed with him while waiting for medical personnel to arrive. the man who shot this video says in all his years, he's never seen anything like it. >> how about this seen anything like this? ahead on 7, a virginia man lucky to be alive after a metal rod comes flying through his windshield, and he's talking about his close call. >> and then at 6:00, a daycare dilemma. what you may not know about the places where you trust to take

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chase across several towns and he wasn't going down quietly. a florida couple face charges after they were found passed in and out their car, their children in the backseat. massachusetts looking at legalizing recreational marijuana. what need to know before voting in november. a bad call, a 911 dispatcher admits to hanging up on callers and is now facing charges. we are following breaking news, first here at 5:30, ntsb officials say yesterday's deadly plane crash in connecticut was investigators say the student pilot on board was killed in the crash and the instructor survived. the associated press is reporting a source says the crash was a suicide but police say they're still investigating what led up to that crash. also on 7, sky 7 hd over the scene in randolph as a police pursuit comes to an end on the side of the road right there. police say the driver sped through several towns before they were able to catch up with them. >> and an investigator said hes

during his arrest. jonathan hall has more. >> it was a relatively slow police pursuit through seven towns that ended in randolph. >> it was about something from the movies. >> reporter: police say 41-year-old james joyce led them through halifax to east bridgewater, hanson, whitman, brockton, holbrooke and randolph where he ended up losing control of his mom's car. >> the person in the vehicle lost a tire and he did make cat with the police cruiser. >> much damage to your cruiser? >> no, very little. actually the cruiser is still out on patrol. he made it to the little brick wall right here and then they all tackled him. >> reporter: police gave this condo complex as joyce's address. joyce's mom lives here. she didn't want to talk on camera but i did speak with her. she says her son took the car without her permission and she called the police. >> reporter: after a brief hospital stay, joyce is headed to court, charges could include driving to endanger, auto theft and assault and battery on a police officer. >> it might have been some pushing and shoving at the end. that's typical.