m kelly ayotte and i approved this message. a lot to talk about here on this wednesday. another hour of 7news is straight ahead. i'm adam williams. >> i'm kim khazei, 7news at 5:30 starts right now. a convicted secretary offender back in court. >> changes taking place for airlines and it might mean refunds for you. crawls out of a car, the owner keeping his cool despite the 6 foot surprise. >> welcome to 5:30, everyone. we're following breaking news. boston police say santollo has been released from the hospital. bpd tweeting he's happy to be home and grateful for the outpouring of prayers and support. now this officer and officer matthew morris were shot last week while responding to a domestic call in east boston.

by police. >> we are following more breaking news here at 5:30, police arrest three people after an really a break-in. it happened in epping new hampshire, the victim says his home was targeted. >> adam is live in the newsroom with breaking details. >> the third arrest was all thanks to a tip from a neighbor. police say the neighbor saw the third suspect in his backyard, called police right away. officers found the suspect hiding in a shed. the alleged victim of the robbery says that two men walked into his house looking for him. he says they began to beat him with the butt of a gun. he says he was able to get away right outside where a police officer happened to be riding by. the first two suspects were quickly arrested. police had to temporarily lock down the area, though, near route 27 as they looked for that third suspect. again, that person also arrested and given the all clear for people in that area. in the newsroom, i'm adam williams, 7news. we're also following breaking news out of salem where police have now charged two

police say two new hampshire men have been summoned to court this friday. authorities say the men destroyed the newspaper box with the rainbow times, an lgbt publication that happened back in august. surveillance video even showing several people standing around the box as it exploded, but only two people at this time have been charged. also on 7, a convicted sex offender called the court today. he's charged with exposing himself to a group of high schoolgirls in walpole and police say he has a long rap shee in walpole with more on his history and what exactly happened in court. steve. >> as you can imagine, this was just so rattling for members of the girls volleyball team here at norfolk aggie high school in walpole. as for the suspect who was in court today, well, it turns out he's no stranger to the law. >> reporter: darin grant pleads not guilty to several chilling charges here at rentham district court. prosecutors say the 41-year-old level 3 sex offender followed a

volleyball team from north of aggie high in walpole yesterday afternoon when grant pulled alongside the bus and performed a lewd act on himself. >> disgusted. >> reporter: police credit one of the teens on the bus for snapping this picture of grant's car on her cell phone. officers were able to locate him because he was wearing one of those gps tracking bracelets. >> i checked with the gps track and it showed that he was on the exact same route the bus was in once it left the school that day. >> reporter: grant's picture hangs in the lobby ofhe registered sex offender who been convicted of open and gross lewdness 10 times dating back to 1991. >> he has his gps bracelet on but still floating around the neighborhood waiting to offend again. so it doesn't sit well a lot of times in the community. >> follow the court proceedings, grant's lawyer told us his client denies the charges. >> yes, he denies them, of course, of course. you know, some of the information in the report that

potentially valid offenses. >> grant's bail was set at $10,000 cash by the judge. and if he's able to post that bail, he's been ordered by the judge some pretty strict conditions here, to stay away from all schools and also to stay away from anyone under the age of 18. and he returns to court next month. live in walpole tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >> we have breaking news out of miami. a number of people have that is happening there. this happening right now in the brickle neighborhood. this is in downtown miami. we're getting live pictures right now from the sky. we're told two workers have now been taken to the hospital as a result of this apparent crane collapse. this happening at this construction zone right there coming in from our sister station svn in miami. you can see the debris there.

the debris. the windshield wipers were just on. it looks like one door, the passenger's side door, is open but it doesn't appear that there are any people inside or that emergency crews are trying to get anyone outside. but clearly if newspaper that vehicle, you'd be in trouble. >> and you can see the roof of that collapse. we saw another car damaged there. if we can zoom up to these pictures. this is our feed coming from our sister station in miami. this is a large-scale crane collapse here in the brickle area of miami. you can see these pictures coming to us from our sister station collapse, we of course will continue to follow this story and bring you more as we get it here in the 7news room. u.s. troops in iraq fighting isis to take back mosul. the u.s. is accusing isis of usings people of mosul as human shields as u.s. and iraqi forces close in on the city. officials say many isis leaders are fleeing the city. one commander says isis in iraq will fall soon. >> when they lose mosul and when they lose the territory they have in syria, i think that

>> entire villages of civilians have already started evacuating at war zones walking for miles in the desert. the u.n. says it expected 200,000 people to be displaced. there's more news today. an early morning crash rocks a matapan restaurant. police saying a car crashed into river streets restaurant just after 5:00 this morning. the driver was taken to the hospital and is expected to, okay. >> a man is recovering after the coast guard rescued him from the water in ipswich. officials sayhe son-in-law were swimming tuesday evening when they got swept up by a rip current there. when they didn't return, relatives quickly called 911. the son-in-law did make it back to shore hours later. coast guard crews eventually found the other swimmer struggling to stay afloat. >> both of them were wearing a wetsuit and did the right thing and didn't panic. >> crews say he was in the water for about four hours. he was taken to the hospital. both men are expected to be

dorchester. it happened on mathers street in dorchester avenue around 6:00 p.m. last night. police say the victim was cleaning his car when someone fired several shots hitting him in the arm and neck . he suffered life-threatening injuries injuries. investigators say a 16-year-old, this man jaden smith, and another man shot and killed a 29-year-old on plain street back in july. smith is considered armed and dangerous. police are offering a $1,000 reward for any information leading to his arrest. authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information about a series of fires in teensboro. investigators say 11 cars in walpole were damaged by fires earlier this month. police on the hunt for these two goats that were stolen in milford. officers say two men in a red pickup truck took the goats after neighbors rounded them up when they escaped. the men claiming its goats were theirs.

home in new jersey. the boy says he noticed the suspicious man when he came home from school. >> the 11-year-old did a smart thing. he bolted out of the home and called police. >> reporter: monday afternoon alan snyderman came home from school and says he immediately knew someone was inside. at first he thought it was his grandparents, but realized quickly it wasn't. >> i hear a noise like someone shuffling through papers or something, or he's trying to look through drawers, so i look around the corner and no one's there. and then at that very moment it stops. then when i look around it gets louder. >> reporter: alan says he followed the noise and that's when he saw the suspect that police identified as thomas coughlin. >> he has avoided me the last two times, but then once i turned my head around he was just sitting there. >> i immediately ran out of the house, very frightened, and go to my car that i see that my neighbor gale driving by. >> reporter: together they call

by the time officers arrived but this morning he was arrested at his home. >> i wish he could just be a normal person and not decide to steele steal things, but be civilized and, yeah, smart. >> so the 11-year-old's quick reaction was certainly a smart one. he says the thief took off with his cell phone but he says that he's happy that nothing else was taken from his home. >> some big changes up in the air for some airlines, with checked bags. it could mean a refunded for customers. >> all part of a series of steps the obama administration is taking to help consumers. adam williams has more. >> reporter: the department transportation has landed on a new set of rules for airlines that officials hope will meet mean an upgrade for travelers. the changes are designed to protect passengers and promote more competition and ultimately lower ticket prices. >> most americans believe that the airlines to whom they pay

help them get places should treat them fairly in return. >> reporter: airlines will now be required to disclose their total number of mishandled bags. >> we spent our whole vacation searching for the luggage basically. >> reporter: and it won't happen immediately but the department of transportation is proposing a new regulation requiring carriers to refund checked baggage fees if luggage is substantially delayed. airlines will now be required to provide more complete operational data including on-time numbers from regional partners like american eagle, unite express and delta now have to reveal incentives or commissions provided by the airlines. but airline trade organizations including airlines for america, say the new measures could mean turbulence for the industry. >> anytime you have the notion of additional government regulations that could increase the cost on airlines or travelers, that could be a lose/lose for american travelers and the people who rely on air travel. >> reporter: the new rules take affect january 1st, 2018. white house officials say

of those hidden fees or last-minute complications. in the newsroom, adam williams, 7news. >> thank you, adam. ahead here on 7news at 5:30, a snake crawls out of a florida driver's car. scary sight, you can see here, all caught on camera. and at 6:00, the final presidential debate taking place in las vegas tonight. we have live coverage from the university of nevada. and we continue to follow breaking news. an armed break-in. it happened in epping new hampshire. police now have suspects in custody. >> reporter: breaking tonight, richardson has been released from the hospital. he and officer morris were shot last week while responding to a domestic call in east boston. we'll be right back. you know me. that's new hampshire kelly ayotte. this is washington kelly ayotte. she voted for 20 billion dollars in tax breaks for the big oil companies. but she voted against letting you refinance your student loans.

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a slithering surprise for a man in florida when a snake crawls out of the hood of his car. encounter and powed it to facebook. >> this is unbelievable. it turns out the snake was nearly 6 feet long records what would you do if this curious creature popped up on your hood to say hello, slithering and sliding from the engine of your car. a face to face showdown with a serpent. for this native floridian sneaky

as a kid tim grew up catching these creepy-crawly creatures. >> snakes come natural in florida like rain in the summertime. >> reporter: seeing a snake right in front of his eyes might be a little too close for comfort. for most of us this encounter would cause chaos but for tim he kept calm but he did take one extra step. >> i did close my ac vents. i imagine this car is pretty sealed pretty well but did not want to take any chances. >> reporter: it came from where tim was k weekend. in the end tim got a good laugh but we're still squirming. >> he says he decided to give the snake some space so it could slither away on its own and then go bother jadiann. >> coming up at 5:30, a purple heart medal found at the goodwill. the search for the owner comes to an end. clear skies this evening. a few more clouds around by tomorrow afternoon. forecast for late week up next. and then at 6:00, why filling up at the pump could be costing you more than you think,

three people under arrest after a home invasion in epping. we'll have the very latest coming up. imagine if your child were trapped in a failing school. imagine if your child couldn't read or write at grade level. imagine if your child were stuck on a waiting list. 32,000 kids want to go to a public charter school. but they can't. if you like your public school, question 2 won't affect you. but for kids stuck in failing school districts, question 2 will let parents omething better and give all our kids hope.

spent 21 years in the navy, defending america. if i only showed up half of the time, i'd have been court-martialed. but that's what senator kelly ayotte did. she missed nearly half of her homeland security hearings. vo: on critical homeland security hearings, ayotte was mia... even missing a hearing the same day she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, afscme is responsible for

the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens, it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta

the city of boston getting in the inaugural spirit. this is the official pumpkin of boston. it weighs in at more than 1,000 pounds. you can see it at the boston public market all season long. it will be joined by another 800 pound pumpkin. i didn't know we had a boston public pumpkin, it's fall and feels like summer. >> a purple heart found at a goodwill's return. a young man was shot when his uncle's purple heart was returned. the family will display it at the university where the uncle was a lieutenant commissioner. you expect it to be fall and kind of cool weather and what did you come back to after vacation? >> i came back to the 70s and enjoying it.

but moving forward, temps not really taking a nose-dive to below normal temps but where we should be for october, which is low 60s. that's tomorrow and friday. a few showers on friday afternoon, perhaps some downpours friday night. that's tied to a cold front and it is noticeably cooler and certainly windy for the upcoming weekend. out there right now a nice breeze from the west and northwest. driving the humidity that we had out there early in the day. did you feel that humidity? i sure did, and then it was gone by lunchti air temperatures in the upper 70s. again, the cool front acting more like a dry line that you find in texas than anything else but because the air has dried out, once you take the sun out of the sky, then those numbers can start to drop. that's the case tonight. a cooler night tonight, 40s to around 50. already, this is our next weather system. the batch of clouds and a scattering of showers, we don't have to worry about the showers overnight tonight and even tomorrow. the clouds will be on the

upper 40s to the mid-50s. and for tomorrow, it is a much cooler day. partly sunny skies. so tomorrow's a decent day but there will be the risk of a few sprinkles late in the afternoon. i think probably the farther west you travel the more likely you'll see the sprinkles. along the coastline it's a dry day but with the east wind off the water that's also where you'll find your coolest temps. so your timeline tomorrow, a few high thin cirrus clouds, that's about it and as we work through the day at noon tomorrow, still holding on to the sunshine. here are the clouds. we have got rain. showers will move into western new england tomorrow afternoon and by 5:00 p.m. in the stiff boston certainly more clouds around than right now or even tomorrow morning. but i don't think much in the way of rain, if anything. a few showers from southern

berkshires and connecticut river valley. and then tomorrow night, i do think we'll see a couple of sprinkles, a higher chance of showers on friday. a lot of clouds on friday. temps both tomorrow and friday into the mid-60s. friday, though, the greatest chance for showers. even that looks like it'll be late in the day on friday more likely friday evening with downpours possible and as we work into the weekend, a lot of clouds but i think essentially it will be a dry weekend with low pressure passing to our west friday night, as it goes up too generate a lot of wind as the storm really explodes. and so we'll have northwest winds saturday and sunday. winds will gust over 30 miles per hour each day. and that'll be a chilly wind from the northwest. cool temps, temps on saturday may start the day near 60. but otherwise plan on temps for much of the day in the mid- and upper 50s, and for sunday, partly sunny skies. temps in the mid 60s but with northwest winds it will feel like the upper 40s on sunday. see you at 6:00.

a young girl's dad had to miss out on a very special home. >> good evening, everybody. >> coming up on 7news at 6:00, with refollowing breaking news and it's great news for one of those officers shot in east boston. he's now out of the hospital. >> plus, the strategies to expect from donald trump and hillary clinton during their final debate tonight. >> then, a strange sight at the gas station that could secretly cost you money. hank investigates a priceyas pump glitch. and we'll talk more about the drop in temperatures with jr. >> it's coming up.

andrew crossley: new hampshire has a senator who works just as hard as we do. gerardine ferlins: kelly ayotte believes in the potential of new hampshire, and wants to unleash that potential. ron goguen: she's out there fighting for good-paying jobs. andrew crossley: kelly introduced bipartisan training initiatives to make sure we have the skills for the 21st century. sue winter: she's fought against workplace discrimination - and for equal pay. claude poisson: she's working for the little guy - i'm the little guy. barb fredette: we need kelly fighting for good new hampshire jobs

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a high school senior jumped to the rescue of a 9-year-old girl earlier this month. >> he saved the girl from a terrible moment. >> i miss you. >> reporter: add california. he's a senior airman who served in iraq and afghanistan. >> she's really tough and she understands dad goes away for a reason. oh, honey, it's okay. >> on saturday, addy missed her dad even more on this high school football field in san antonio, texas. the 9-year-old is a cheerleader. she was performing when every other dad lifted their daughters on to their shoulders. >> it's really heart-breaking to see your daughter standing out

their father. >> i just felt like really sad because i missed him a lot. >> reporter: then addy saw somebody rushing toward her. >> i ran down from the bleachers and hopped the fence and went over and kneeled down and i talked to her and said are you owing. >> reporter: senior matthew garcia picked her up. >> i just saw him and he said you can come on my shoulders. >> and i realized what he was doing and my heart just melted. i beautiful thing. >> i just felt like somebody saved my life. i thought it was so nice, especially because my dad's serving for us. >> gets you a little teary-eyed there. the high school senior is a member of his rotc program and he was watching his younger brother play in the game and that's when he jumped in to help

>> another 30 minutes of 7news still ahead. >> 7news at 6:00 starts right now well kim and adam. >> reporter: breaking news, a brutal crime, several suspects arrested, following a massive police search in epping, new hampshire. two candidates laying all their cards on the table for the final presidential debate. >> near 80 this afternoon. much cooler for tomorrow afternoon. pumping up the pry without pumping gas. >> i think we've got a malfunction in the equipment. >> reporter: hank vets this gas glitch. >> face to face for the last time. >> he's gonna go out swinging. >> reporter: two candidates going for broke with election day just 20 days away. >> 20 dais and three hours until donald trump and hillary clinton go head to head for the final time. >> you can bet both will face

growing scandals and will get one last chance to sell themselves in this fashion to undecided voters. dan hausle is live in las vegas, the host city for the final debate. >> yeah, we are hours away from the kennedy's next -- candidates' next big chance to make their case. through their surrogates today we're getting a better idea of what we may see and hear in tonight's debate. >> here's the layout for tonight. donald trump on the left, hillary clinton on the right. millions more on tv. >> the goal of these debates is to create a forum where there can be a lively discussion of the most important issues of the day. >> reporter: the candidates already in position. their dualing planes seen squaring off on the tarmac on tuesday. donald trump prepping on the plane focusing on foreign policy and his rifle's recovered on iraq, syria and libya, in particular the benghazi attack in 2012. trying to rattle hillary clinton

the americans killed in that attack who has blamed clinton for her son's death. >> how could she do this to me. >> reporter: trump campaign manager kelly ann conway says expect trump to talk about draining the swamp that is washington. >> the number one trending term on twitter yesterday, draining the swamp. and i think that's the essence of his candidacy, has been i'm an outsider, i don't benefit from the inside system, hillary clinton certainly does. >> reporter: hillary's running mate tim kaine campaigning in ohio laid out what he thinks the clinton game plan will beor tonight. >> my prediction is hillary will be very strong on the facts and details and demonstrating knowledge and i think she'll be what she was in the first two debates, she will be steady and calm. whatever donald trump tries to throw at her and there's like a new thing every day. >> including bringing to the audience president obama's half-brother, who's reportedly backing the g.o.p. nominee. hillary's guests, republican business woman meg whitman and