street so there has been heavy traffic in that area. >> anchor: also here at 5:30, a convicted child rapist covering his face in court today. you can see him right there recently released from prison but today he is facing new charges. >> anchor: his initial release caused concern for some residents on the south shore and then police say he violated his probation. byron barnett live in quincy with the latest. >> anchor: well, after serving a very long sentence for child rape richard gardner was only out of prison for a couple of weeks before he was re again. authorities say he violated probation by showing up here at this public library in quincy.. >> anchor: richard gardner hiding his face in court. he says he is being unfairly targeted by a hostile public. he was basically routed out of his house. he was invited back to his home, there was no reason that he couldn't go back to his home. >> reporter: the recent release leased child rapist was rearrested on friday. authorities say he violated his probation by going to the crane

using one of the library computers. his probation prohibits him from going places where there are children. it would be weather in fact there is a children's entrance and he didn't go in that entrance. it's alleged he went into a common area, probably within view of the main library facility, main circulation desk and that's what is alleged. >> anchor: in court gardner waived extradition to rhode island where he served part of his nearly 30 years in prison for kidnapping and raping in the 1980's. but gardner's recent release and return to his parents home in weymouth caused the neighborhood uproar. it's not confirmed or doe need if he is still a sexually dangerous person so i slept a little better and was able to walk around the neighborhood again. >> anchor: gardner's attorney said he was forced from his parents home to various homeless shelters. he was at a boston shelter when he was arresteds a new jerseytive from justice. the question we have to ask

they serve their sentence. he served and rehe is release and now can he go. >> reporter: gardner's attorney said he will be picked up and transported to authorities later this week in rhode island. that's the story live from quincy, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: and more news today, a four story brownstone goes up in flames on newbury street. quite the scene there and investigators are trying to get the details on exactly what went wrong. >> anchor: the damage is estimated at almost a million dollars. kris anderson has the latest from boston. a scary scene on one of boston's best known streets. flames tearing through this newbury street brownstone sunday evening around 6:30 p.m. as i started walking up newbury street you can see the smoke canning out of the building so the close are i get was only about a half block away. i said this is a real fire. >> reporter: steve saw it all unfolding as he and dozens of onlookers stopped their dining and shopping to watch the boston fire department battle the blaze and overcome the thick smoke.

almost as scary as seeing flames because it seems like something is building in there and you don't know if there will be a back flash or blow out spot fire started on the first floor of this four story building which houses a restaurant, art gallery and apartment units. nobody was injured but boston fire officials say the fire caused nearly $1 million in damages. it looked like they got in there quickly. they put the ladder up, broke into that first floor and then you can see the flames erupt suddenly so we weren't sure but they seem to have the si go of the fire department. >> anchor: witnesses say one of the toughest things for fire crews was actually getting down newbury street because of the parking and traffic but once they did, they were able to put that fire out. that is the latest here on newbury street. kris anderson, 7 news. >> anchor: and police are investigating a deadly shooting in lawrence. it happened on haverhill street last night. one in a was killed. police have not made any arrests in connection with that murder. >> anchor: police are investigating a deadly drive in

crash involving two motorcycles and a car sunday morning. it happened on highland road. three other people were seriously hurt. people who live nearby said the way the road is constructed has led to similar crashes. i heard the sound of a crash and i knew something had happened bus we get a lot of crashes on this corner. sorry for the families and everybody involved. i feel bad for them. >> reporter: list have not said what led up to that crash. >> anchor: three people are recovering this morning afte police say two cars collided head on yesterday afternoon on franklin street. one of the victims trapped inside. all three rushed to the hospital. no word yet on their conditions. >> anchor: police are still investigating a deadly amtrak train accident in east greenwich rhode island. this train was heading from boston to washington, d.c. on sunday when it hit a person crossing the tracks. that person died. witnesses say there appeared to be two teen-age girls on the tracks. service was delayed for several

investigated. i heard the train horn and i woke up and i said to myself, i said i think something happened on the track. >> anchor: no one was hurt in the accident and police have not identified the person killed in the crash. >> anchor: caught on camera, terrifying scene in san diego saturday when a truck flies off a bridge and right into a crowd below. the accident killed four people and hurt several others. now police say the truck's driver has been arrested on suspicion. of driving under the influence. four peel are killed, another nine hurt when this pickup truck flies off the on ramp to a san diego california bridge. from 60 feet in the air, the truck comes crashing dunn in a park where hundreds of people from los angeles are gathered for motorcycle ride. the truck ends up on its side on top of numerous victims, four of whom are killed probably instantly and the suspected cause of the tragedy. the driver of the pickup truck has been placed under arrest for driving under the

death. he was transported to usds hospital. >> anchor: highway patrol identifies the driver of the truck as a 25-year-old navy sailor based out of sand o.because the crowd is so massive there are already san diego police officers on the scene who find themselves entrenched in chaos when the truck flies off the bridge. when the truck came off the overpass, units, officers from san diego pd were moments away, came into the crowd solicited the help of those that were impacted by the horrific event and were able to make way for the fire to get in and evacuate the injured. officers on scene attempted to provide life saving aid to the most critically injured. unfortunately it did not produce any life saving efforts or results. it's horrible and horrific. obviously people were down below. bodies were, there are innocent people just down here having a

it's just in the that common for vehicles to come off of freeways and overpasses. we responded to a null of these in the past, not here and it's just tragic. anything of that size, any vehicle coming off from an elevation like that and landing on people the outcome is not going to be good. >> anchor: and police say people at that event rushed to o'turn the pickup truck to get to the victims underneath and helped give first aid to many of the people that were hurt. >> anchor: the defamation trial is now under way. jury selection started for the case against the magazine's now discredited story about a gang rape at the university of virginia fraternity there. university of virginia administrator is suing over her portrayal in the article after the piece was debunked. the magazine did pull it. the man convicted of the attempted murder of george zimmerman sentenced to 20 in prison today. 38-year-old matthew shot at

zimmerman the former neighborhood watch volunteer acquitted of murder after shooting a black teen-ager. trayvon martin, in 2012. >> anchor: target is not clowning around when it come to the sale of halloween masks. the store quietly pulled masses from its store and web sites out of sensitivity for that creepy clown scare that's spreading a cross the country a target spokesperson said masks are no longer available for purchase in store. target also edited down its clown assortment on-line. now police all across the country threats and pranks related to people wearing clown masks including dozens that have ed in school lock downs and even arrests. >> anchor: still ahead on 7 news at 5:30, six students getting the chance to attend class virtually. >> anchor: at 6:00 a mother and children there hit by a car in hopkinton. the father is now speaking out about the incident. >> anchor: we continue to follow breaking news. a merrimack, new hampshire teacher under arrest accused of soliciting neighborhood

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miss cash's third grade students are pretty well-behaved. you really wouldn't notice anything out of the ordinary in this classroom. not at first glance. no, not a science fiction movie. this is 8-year-old abigail newbury. abbie is not physically at school but still manages to attend class every day. seeing her back in a consist classroom setting has been pretty amazing. abbie suffers from a severe allergic reactions and when she started spending more time with the school nurse than in the classroom per and the school district started looking for options and they say they fund a good one. her having the robot has built her confidence and allowed her to feel a little bit more accepted and normal. the 8-year-old is using the vigo bolt parting her virtually in the classroom with her peers. i feel like i'm participating in my class. >> anchor: she asks questions, works on group projects and can even move the robot around the

it's an amazing feeling not only for me but for the student. >> anchor: working from home isn't always easy for the third grader with the infectious laug. is it frustrating for you sometimes you don't get to be there? sometimes. >> anchor: but getting to be part of the class makes her forget about her frustration, she says, and that she is not any different at all. i made one friend so far. i don't know her name. but she is very nice. something as simple as bing a loud to participate in class via the robot has al feel more normal. >> anchor: that florida school district bought six robots last year, each cost about $6,000 but right now 15 students share and learn outside the classroom but they feel like they are right there. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news at 5:30, who did it bet senator it's up to you. bri eggers takes on a soccer star to see who makes the better petty cab driver. >> reporter: looking forward to that and hey how about tomorrow if you like summer you will like that as well.

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>> anchor: cambridge native ben affleck topping the box office. >> anchor: his new movie take top spot in its opening weekend. the crime drama raking in nearly $25 million. he plays a small town accountant who makes his living free lapsing for dangerous criminal organizations. at number two kevin hart's live performances what now" and girl on the train finished third. >> anchor: a surprising site on a plight from charlotte, north carolina i'm passenger as allowed to bring her emotional support duck, daniel, on board. there is daniel looking out the window. aputtly he was wearing, there we go, red booties and captain america diaper. >> anchor: is this a realory? >> anchor: he was quietly ing of i don't see his beak while

emotional support an services. >> anchor: whatever it takes. if you need to get on a men and need your duck with you to be happy and stay calm, bring your duck i suppose. >> anchor: we're seeing all kinds of things like pot belly pigs and do you have, it's nothing to joke about because i actually know people who have emotional support animals but the duck would be interesting. >> anchor: we adopted a dog and she has done wonders for me. good stuff. >> anchor: you need to bring her. >> anchor: all right, cloudy skies, upper 60's, dew point at 60 around 7 miles per hour. dew point temperatures in the upper 50's to around 60. yes, there has been an awakening a little bit of humidity that will will rein 60's and 70's. fitchburg 73, nantucket 64. clouds moving in, bringing in that humidity and also eventually going to bring warmer air. question do have some showers even some thunder showers up through southern canadap dropping outsoutheast toward the

it into southern new england. they will probably fall apart and then graze northern new england overnight tonight. all because of a warm front. it's the front edge of even warmer air. i thought today was warm. wait until tomorrow. a lot of clouds out there tonight. mild with lows only in the upper 50's and low 60's. 57 to 63 tomorrow. summertime returns. near record warmth the record in the city is 82. i think the record up near 81. we'll start with a crown couple of clouds in the morning but those clouds will thin out throughout 78 to 83. the city around 81. norwood 816789 attleboro at 81 north of town. the seacoast and upper 70's to around 80. the merrimac valley this time of year with a southwest wind you get that air to sink off worcester hills and compress a little bit. warm, dracut 83. manchesterality 82. into the worcester hills, 70's and 80's, fitchburg 81, worcester at 79. out on to the cape and islands southwest wind kind of works against you a little bit of the

april but they are still in the 60's so that prevents from you leaving upper 70's but with that said mid october temperatures on the cape cod rail trail running into the 70's looks a okay. tomorrow has a touch of humidity. right now some that out there as well and on wednesday we get rid of humidity thanks to a nice, refreshing westerly breeze but we're still warm. temperatures on wednesday in the middle and upper 70's, from this school front it's not a cool front of temperatures in the upper 70's and then another warm front that tries to get us back to won't happen because it gets stuck through the southern tier of new york never makes it to new england. we'll have a lot of clouds on thursday and a few isolated showers but nothing significant or long lasting only about a 40% chance and slightly higher chance of some showers maybe a downpour on friday your 7 on 7 forecast there is a cold front moving through the northeast friday afternoon and so that will send us from above normal temperatures for this week to below normal temperature by the end of the weekend and into

>> anchor: all right, see you then. i think this is a great monday. typically they can be tough so we want to help put a smile on your face by bringing back who did it better. bri eggers is going to be taking on a celebrity or at lee athlete in a new challenge every week. >> anchor: to get things rolling bri and her challenger are see federal government they have what it takes to be a coaster pedi cab driver so pay attention because you will decide who did it better. he is the last line of defense as the goalkeeper but this week brad is on the offense looking to score a who it better element the challenge navigate through an obstacle course used to train pedi cab drivers. how familiar are you with pedi cab in. i have ridden in a couple, never driven one. >> reporter: before we were given driving privileges the driver showed us the ropes. this is as much about speed as it is going to be about precision. >> reporter: not only do we have to make our way through

golf balls. so the idea here is not to hit anything. >> reporter: and over would wood planks while trying to not spill a cup of water. you can kick this into gear please? i mean really vrev up then j gi. a good punt. really close! crushed it. it's not how you start, it's how you finish. you almost had that. there is a little bit of water that spilled here but i don't think you mo yet. i have my work cut out for me that was y good. that has to be some kind of a record. how do you turn lights on in this bad boy? i think it will help me. three, two, one let's go. come on. you guys were going so fast right now. it's not as easy as it looks. no. >> reporter: how do i change gears?

>> reporter: don't hit the ball. this is the hard part. here we come. that's pretty good. very impressed. >> reporter: in the end brad finished what time of one minute 23 seconds. the casualties? two cones with his water digging just below the line. i came in a few seconds slower at 1:34 taking down a cone or two and also losing some water along the way. it was a lot maybe not a pretty cab can future as far as driving one but riding in one for sure. >> anchor: it's up to you to decide who it better. head to our web site whdh.com and vote. we'll have results tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. check in to find out who it better. >> anchor: next on 7 news at 5:30 air bnb at it again so. where can you stay for a blood curdling halloween night? >> anchor: looks spooky there. good evening, everybody. here are some of the stories

hampshire where a high school teacher is under arrest this evening and we have a live report to tell you what happened. a chain reaction crash sending three people to the hospital in hopkinton as the father of one of the children speaks out and some famous faces on the streets of boston as the for example under 30 summit gets under way. we hope you can join us for 7 news at 6:00 p.m. see you shortly. ahead for us key republicans pour water on donald trump's prediction of large scale election fraud while ha hacked e-mails expose hilary clinton's shifting positions. richard engel with exclusive access to the hand from? iraq and medical exams by computer may be coming to your workplace. workplace. more on nbc "nightly news". afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose.

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>> anchor: a sparky store for winners after i cree bnb offering up a chance to win a stay right there. that is dracula's castle in romania. the medieval for stress will host two people overnight on halloween. winners get walk through the castle's labyrinth of corridors with a seat passage for the grand dining room for a feast before, get this, going to bed in velvet trimmed coffins. >> anchor: no thank you. i mean. >> anchor: two people in the whole place there.

good luck. hope you win. >> anchor: who wants to do that? >> anchor: with two people in coffins? >> anchor: all right somebody will win though. so good luck. thank you so much for joining us. i am kim khazei. 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> anchor: breaking news, a local teacher arrested. police say he sent naked photographs to his students. a fright eing crosswalk crash. a mother and children hurt in hopkinton. >> anchor: near word warmth ad >> anchor: serious star power in boston. highlighting some of our country's youngest and brightest minds. >> anchor: right off the top at 6:00 breaking news. a merrimack high school teacher arrested. this is robert todd wily, police say he sent nude photographs and videos to his students and then asked for some in return. >> anchor: let's get right out to alex deprado with the latest on this arrest.

accused of sending nude pictures and videos to a 16-year-old high school student. this is the teacher, 63-year-old robert wily. he is charged. police say willie first began sending the inappropriate material last school year when that 16-year-old was in his english class at merrimack high school. it continued this year according to police when the girl was in his philosophy class. he also requested the girl send images of the investigation began when the girl's mother discovered the pictures and videos. we were notified by the parent of the victim who found some inappropriate images, pictures, videos, e-mails, text messages from mr. wiley the defendant. they were shocking to the parents so they came forward right away to let us know and that's when our investigation began. >> anchor: merrimack schools release this statement. we want to assure the community

with the police who are handling this investigation. we have communicated with families and will be working with our staff to provide counseling services to students who need it. whily has been a teacher for 37 years. he has turned in his less willing nation and is out on $20,000 bond tonight. live in merrimack, new hampshire. i'm alex deprado, 7 news. >> anchor: there is more breaking news this evening. boston police tweeting out these pictures of a wanted in connection to a shooting in roxbury over the weekend. a toddler was injured in that shooting. police say that man was spotted leaving the scene right after shots were fired. he was riding a black and white scooter wearing a black helmet, a red sweatshirt and gray sweat pants. detectives say shots were fired around 4:00 on saturday afternoon on winslow street. they say a two-year-old boy was injured this that shooting. he is expected to be okay.