and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. seiu cope is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> sarah: first at noon, we are following breaking news out of brookline. officials say a woman was hit by a green line train. they say aro summit avenue. the victim was transported to a nearby hospital. authorities say her injuries are non-life-threatening. now to commuter chaos on the orange line. city leaders calling for change after a scare at back bay station. passengers forced to evacuate as smoke filled their train. this afternoon, we are learning more about what happened. >> anchor: john cuoco is live with the details. john? >> reporter: the m.b.t.a. is

issue with the motor. one city leader we spoke with says riders deserve better. "t" passengers getting on the orange line thursday morning at the back bay station in boston. quiet compared to the days to evening before. when riders were breaking windows and climbing out of the train as smoke filled the station during the wednesday commute. the result: of two fires. >> quite scary to see what was happening here. >> reporter: back bay station is part of commute. she says what happened is another example as to why the m.b.t.a. needs improvement. >> i heard from so many people last night who were incredibly desperate, frustrated, angry and demanding better service now. >> i'm still shaking. >> reporter: riders like tracy taylor, a pastry chef onboard during the fires. she used a knife to smash a window. >> i took my scarf. this is my eight-inch chef knife. i did. this i'm also a certified black-belt.

>> reporter: five people were treated for smoke inhalation, including taylor. >> we found a trash fire on the tracks also. they extinguished both. >> reporter: wu says this is another disappointment with "t" service. unfortunately, seeing incidents like this in the news are becoming more predictable for the m.b.t.a. >> reporter: the m.b.t.a. is defending that decision not to immediately open those doors, saying it coulde we are live from back bay, john cuoco, 7 news. >> sarah: we are hearing from a sheriff's deputy who ended a deadly rampage in taunton. in may, he shot a man who went on a stabbing spree insided a crowded restaurant. nicole oliverio live in plymouth with what he had to say. >> reporter: well, this is the first time we are hearing from him. this interview is coming just one day after the district attorney released its final report, saying that the

is a weight lifted off their shoulders. it's been more than five months since plymouth's sheriff's deputy james creed fired his first and only shot while on the job. today creed spoke out about confronting arthur darosa inside a taunton bertucci's restaurant as darosa was attacking and stabbing other customers. >> once i saw that there was a weapon involved, i took my badge out of my left pocket. it is on a chain. i drew my firearm and started giving commands. get on the ground. stop. drop the kni >> reporter: creed says darosa then came after him instead of stopping. >> he was probably six, seven feet from me. a little too close. training-wise. but in all honesty, i was trying to give him every chance to comply to get on the ground before i had to do anything. that was the last thing i wanted to do. >> reporter: creed shot and killed da rosa. the d.a.'s offers says the shooting was justified. and the moments before the deadly confrontation, darosa had stabbed and killed george heath.

from attacking a waitress. heath's wife rosemary rushed to her husband's side. >> i stopped thinking about him the minute george was stabbed. i immediately just went to the floor. jim was not there, i would have been next. he was so close to me. i know it. i know it. >> reporter: creed had been at the restaurant with his wife who was a nurse. she also rushed to help the victim. >> when something happens, you know, he helps and i run. but it wasn't... i wasn't leaving anywhere without him. >> reporter: deputy creed said it appeared that darosa had a glazed look in his eyes. as he was charging toward him, he said "you and i are going to die today." >> sarah: breaking news right now. state police have shut down part of the mass. pike in warren after troopers say someone was struck and killed on the side of the road there. according to state police,

right now, the right lane and breakdown lane are closed for investigation. we are going to stay on top of this breaking news story. we will bring you the latest as soon as it comes into the newsroom. >> anchor: a live look outside. cold weather not letting up. temperatures the lowest they have been since last april. chris lambert is here now with more. >> chris: yeah. that puts it cold enough across new england. we have seen some snow from vermont to western massachusetts. especially down through connecticut. this is where it's steadiest over the last few hours. slushy coating to an inch on the grassy surfaces. and the colder surfaces down here and much of connecticut this morning. you note the eastern edges of connecticut, how you switch the precipitation type over to the green showing up on the radar. that is because the air on the eastern half of southern new england is too warm to support any snow. we are a far cry from the freezing mark in boston. at 47 right now. although it is cooler in worcester at 38. 42 in fitchburg. 39 in jaffrey, new hampshire.

temperatures may drop off a little bit. i wouldn't be surprised to see some wet snowflakes mixed in outside 495 for a little while early this afternoon. predominantly, we are talking about a rain event for central massachusetts. as well as eastern massachusetts. the heaviest of the rain will be tonight. localized downpours tonight. and a coastal wind that will gust near 40-50 miles an hour. after midnight tonight. also does develop. we have plenty to talk about. we will talk more on that coming up. >> anchor: chris, thank you. morning. this broke out on pine acres road just after 8:00 a.m. the fire started on a porch and quickly spread to the rest of the home. the one person in the home did make it out safely. the fire is under investigation. a house in clinton goes up in flames. fire crews rushed to the green street home around 6:00 this morning. you can see the heavy smoke throughout the area. fire officials say no one was living in the house and there were no injuries. investigators are working to determine the cause of that fire.

police say an uber driver crashed into a beacon hill home. witnesses at the scene say the driver was speeding when it happened. victoria warren has the latest on the crash. >> reporter: car slamming right into a brick wall in beacon hill. two people in the car at the time. the driver drives for uber. the woman, his passenger. >> i thought they was dead. he was going so fast. i'm surprised they both got out of the car. report th witness doesn't want to show his face. he says something happened right before the crash. >> so there at the end of the street. so when i walked to the end of the street, i seen this white car come flying up the hill. >> reporter: he says there was no stopping it. >> and ran straight smack into the wall. like, he was going so fast. no brakes or nothing. >> no skid marks. didn't look like there was any attempt to slow down the car. from what we have been told, bricks actually went from here all the way to the front of

>> reporter: the uber driver and passenger both went to the hospital. they are going to be okay. luckily no, one was home, and the unit that took the brunt of the impact, the home owner arrived to emergency crews and a gaping hole in her house. >> can you tell us what happened here? >> i really can't because i wasn't there. everyone is okay. >> god was with them. god was with them. report t driver has been with uber for two years. they are looking into how something like this happened. boston police continue their investigation. they say at this point, there are no charges. they want to see if that first crash somehow caused a chain reaction that led to this. on beacon hill, victoria warren, 7 news. >> anchor: the presidential election is 12 days away now. both donald trump and hillary clinton campaigning today in key battleground states. new polls have trump leaving in florida.

dan? >> reporter: well, that is a bloomberg poll. that has trump's two-point lead well within the margin of error. it is a change from the polls which had hillary clinton leading earlier in the month. those who said this race is over may have spoken too soon. donald trump hitting the gas in north carolina. >> if we win on november, we are going to washington d.c., and we are going to drain the swamp. >> reporter: as trump leaves north carolina for events in ohio, he will be replaced by hick, campaigning with first lady michelle obama. with most polls still showing a national lead for clinton. she said wednesday she is not taking anything for granted. but she did seem to be looking well past election day. >> i certainly intend to reach out to republicans and independents terx lekted leadership of the congress. >> reporter: republican nominee mike pence somewhat scoffing at that comment and predicting a trump win.

her way to being a private citizen, she is going to meet with the leadership and the congress. reporth a new poll shows pence and clinton running mate tim kaine would perform better than the top of the ticket. that poll calling a hypothetical pence-kaine race a virtual tie. tim kaine in ohio last night for game two of the world series cheering on the indians, and hoping for a win himself. a spoiler alert there, by the way. cleveland lost. expect the indians, though, to get most of the candidate's love. and illinois is not. in the newsroom, dan hausle, 7 news. >> sarah: in new york, one person is dead and five injured in an overnight apartment fire in manhattan. the fire broke out around 3:30 this morning in a building on the city's upper east side. it quickly spread to two nearby buildings. officials say one of the five injured is in critical condition. the cause of the blaze is still under investigation. a strong tremor rocked a small

a series of earthquakes that hit central italy a day earlier. officials reported several injuries in the town. italy experienced a major earthquake back in august which devastated several towns and killed nearly 300 people. italy's state broadcaster caught the moment a 15th-century church collapsed during yesterday's series of earthquakes. the church came tumbling down during the second quake that hi >> anchor: coming up on 7 news at noon, a family-run farm targeted. cameras rolling as 200 pumpkins are plucked from a patch there. >> sarah: a student accused of raping multiple women at the university of wisconsin. >> chris: a little built of snow moving into western new england now. we do have more rain in the forecast later this afternoon and especially tonight. gusty wind, too. the forecast ahead. >> anchor: one police department getting in on some

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? this is thriller ? >> anchor: okay. a thrilling reminder for trick or treaters. the officers tweeted this video of themselves singing michael jackson, saying that theyan to stay safe this weekend. if they wanted to get everybody's attention, that is definitely the way to do it. >> sarah: i love those masks. chris, off connection with that song, too. >> chris: hey, 1984, i was michael jackson for halloween. ever since then, have loved that song. what a huge hit back in the day. continues to be. right? if you are going to dance in the car, make sure the car is parked. snow ongoing into western massachusetts. light snow there.

their way into worcester county, as we speak. the precipitation overall battling the dry air that's been in place since this morning. we really didn't expect much this morning. rain mixed with snow would start to settle on. in that seems to be the case at this point. you can see the eastern edge of the precipitation mixing in with some rain-drops. the lowest levels of the atmosphere now warming up well above the freezing mark. when it is 47 degrees in boston. 49 in plymouth. however, worcester at 38. even when it is in the upper 30's, this above the freezing mark, you can get some spotty wet snowflakes and flurries in here. i think we have seen that in portions of worcester county and getting close to the massachusetts-rhode island, connecticut border. sort of that triangle in that way. dew point levels down in the upper 20's out through worcester county.

little built of evaporating cooling. we can see a little built of snow mixed in at times into worcester county this afternoon. i'm not expecting much in the way of accumulation. although you get into hillier terrain, west of the city, up into rutlan, and witchington and there may be a few towns that pick up a coating of slush on the grassy surfaces of the car-tops. predominantly, thinking western new england has the best chance ofic the berkshires, monadnocks: the higher terrain of vermont. especially across the mountains of maine. the story late this afternoon and tonight is not the snow. but it's the rain. and the rain will be heavy at times overnight tonight. close to midnight by a couple hours either side of it. and a gusty wind starts to develop. that wind is coming in off the water. we will be strongest along the coastline. again, three, four inches of snow. higher terrain, the berkshires up into southern vermont. certainly a possibility.

rainfall, a lot of us pick up a good inch of rain. wouldn't be surprise if a few towns pick up locally higher amounts. wind advisory in place tonight. seasonable over the weekend. chance for some showers on sunday. halloween does look great for the trick or treaters. costumes should stay dry. temps in the 50's in the afternoon. >> sarah: we follow breaking news right now. state police have shut down part of the mass. pike in warren after troopers say someone was struck and killed on the side of the road there. according to state police, that person was hit while outside of their car. right now, the right lane and breakdown lane are closed for the investigation. of course, stay with 7 news for the very latest on this breaking news story.

pumpkins plucked from a farm there. four suspects methodically grabbing the gourds at night. it was a pricey heist, too. they took off with more than 2,000 dollars of pumpkins. >> sarah: police are hoping that footage will help lead them to the suspects. even at night, it is clear as day. caught on camera: four people stealing dozens of pumpkins from a new jersey farm. >> i pulled in. and half of my display was gone. >> sarah: about 200 pumpkins worth more than $2,000 t four young men, came three different times to grab their loot. >> it is not funny at all. this is blatant thievery. it is not a prank. a prank is when you do something and everybody laughs about it. i'm not laughing. >> reporter: todd's family has owned and operated the farm and market for over 120 years. >> i work really hard. this is how we make our living to pay our bills. it is about the principle. >> reporter: the farm security system includes a license plate detection program.

>> i'm really hoping they get caught. i'm really hoping they get prosecuted. and they get an enlightened life not to do this again. >> reporter: the family is offering a reward for information that leads to an arrest. >> anchor: still ahead, a bizarre police pursuit in arizona. a man stops for a bite to eat in the middle of the chase. >> sarah: the world series tied up. what former red sox player stopped by the game last night. joanne: she's not fooling me. britt: kelly ayotte sides with the special interests. vivian: now, she's even playing politic games with medicare. vo: kelly ayotte voted to cut medicare and cost seniors up to $1,700 more for prescriptions... while protecting tax breaks for the wall street banks and big oil companies that fund her campaign. fred: kelly ayotte sold us out. britt: with kelly ayotte, it's all politics.

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>> sarah: a university of wisconsin student accused of rape is facing more sexual assault charges. additional victims have come forward claiming the 20-year-old raped them. >> anchor: today the suspect is back in court appearing before a judge. this morning, the university of wisconsin is in shock as multiple women accuse a >> it's been pretty devastating. >> reporter: alec cook faces nine charges involving four women. prosecutors say many more counts are possible. investigators searching his apartment say they found a black book in his night-stand with names of women he met. describing in a very systematic way what he wanted to do to them. according to the search warrant, disturbingly enough, there were statements of kill and sexual desires.

assaulted her for more than two hours at his apartment on october 12. then as news about his arrest spread around campus, police say another woman came forward claiming that he assaulted her, too back in february. >> she saw anymore news coverage and felt compelled to come forward. we are glad she did. she is very brave to do so. >> reporter: cook's attorneys deny the allegations and say their client is a 20-year-old business major with no criminal history who has seemingly been tried, charged, and internet news cycle. in madison, outrage is mowning. >> we keep hearing more and more about it. imguess it gets more sickening. >> reporter: cook has been suspended from the university and is now banned from campus. >> sarah: coming up next, police in marblehead issue a warning. they are trying to find the person who grabs a woman on a bike trail. >> a pilot pulled off of a flight. what he did that landed him

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>> anchor: isaiah thomas led the way last night. jay crowder added 21 points. the c's won a high-scoring game. 122 to 117. they take on the bulls in chicago tonight. >> sarah:he heading to wrigley field. all tide up after the cubs beat the indians in game two. chicago never trailed and cleveland last night already leading 2-0. the cubs scored three times in the fifth inning. they won the game 5-1. game three is tomorrow night. big papi made an appearance at the world series last night. the former slugger was in cleveland to accept the hank aaron award which goes to the most outstanding offensive player in each league. in his final season, ortiz had

the patriots take on the bills this sunday as they look to avenge their only loss of the season. buffalo shut out the pats at gillette last month. of course, tom brady wasn't playing in that game because of his suspension. brady knows buffalo fans will create a not so friendly environment this weekend. >> i mean, they are into it from the first quarter all the way to the last. from pre-game warm-ups to you know, the end of the game. we have played in a buffalo is one of the tops. the biggest challenge is when they are getting sacks and turnovers like they have at home this year. >> sarah: much more to come in the next half hour of 7 news. an out-of-control driver barreling into a florida store. witnesses describe what might have caused the collision. >> chris: a little built of snow. a whole bunch of rain and wind over the next 12-18 hours.

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>> anchor: we are following breaking news at 12:30. state police have shut down part of the mass. pike in warren after troopers say someone was struck and killed on the side of the road. this is on the eastbound side. according to state police that, of his car. right now, the right lane and breakdown lane are closed for that investigation. stay with 7 news for the latest on this breaking story. >> sarah: now to commuter chaos in the back bay. outraged city leaders calling for action after a scare on the orange line. fires forcing passengers to quickly evacuate a smoky train. now there are new questions about... and concerns about rider safety. >> anchor: this comes as we

john cuoco has the details. >> reporter: passengers getting on the orange line thursday morning. quiet compared to the days to evening before. when riders were breaking windows and climbing out of the train as smoke filled the station during the wednesday commute. the result:... the result of two fires. back bay station is part of city council president michelle wu's daily commute. she says this example why the m.b.t.a. needs improvement. >> i heard from so many people last night who were incredibly desperate. frustrated. angry. and demanding better service now. >> i'm still shaking. >> reporter: riders like tracy taylor, a pastry chef onboard during the fires, she used a knife to smash a window. >> i took my scarf. this is my eight-inch chef knife. i did. this i'm also a certified black-belt. i attached it to my elbow like so.

. >> it turned out to be a motor fire. in the process, we also found a trash fire on the tracks. which they extinguished both. >> reporter: wu says this is another disappointment with "t" service. >> unfortunately, seeing incidents like this in the news are becoming more predictable for the m.b.t.a. >> repoer open those doors. they say it could have caused a major problem. >> sarah: it's been more than five months since the plymouth sheriff's deputy james creed fired his first and only shot while on the job. creed spoke out about confronting arthur darosa inside a taunton bertucci's restaurant as darosa was attacking and stabbing other customers. >> once i saw that there was a weapon involved, i took my

put it around my neck. i drew any firearm and started giving commands. get on the ground, stop, drop the knife over and over and over again. creed says instead of stoppingda, rosa then came after him. >> he was probably six, zen feet from me. probably a little too close training-wise, but in all honesty, i was trying to give him every chance to comply and get on the ground before i had to do anything. the last thing i wanted to have to do. reporth creed shot and killed da rosa. in a final report, the d.a.'s office says the shooting was just and the moments before the deadly confrontation, darosa had stabbed and killed george heath. heath had tried to stop darosa from attacking a waitress. heath's wife rushed to her husband's side. >> i stopped thinking about him, the minute george was stabbed. i immediately just went to the floor. so jim was not there. i would have been next. he was so close to me. i know it. i know it. >> reporter: creed had been at

she rushed to help the victims. >> when something happens, you know, he helps and i run. but i wasn't leaving anywhere without him. creed says darosa had a glazed look in his eye and as he was charging toward him, said "both you and he are going to die." nicole oliverio, 7 news. >> sarah: we are following more breaking news. this out of milford. police are on serious crash. this is all happening right now on fortune boulevard. you can see in this photo from police, the car there has now caught on fire. no word yet on any injuries. but of course, we will continue to follow this breaking news story and bring you the very latest as soon as it comes in. >> anchor: 7 news now turning to a chilly forecast. temperatures in some spots plummeting this morning to below freezing. some wet weather is on the radar for today, too. meteorologist chris lambert has more now.

bunch of rain to move in later this afternoon and this evening. in the meantime, still residual cold air left in place. snowflakes flying. flurryies, at. that northern worcester county and west of worcester. much of worcester county will likely see some flakes mixed in with some rain-drops over the next couple of hours. steldier snow entering the berkshires and western connecticut. the snow has been steadiest across connecticut so far this morning and early this afternoon. eventually, the warm air, the mild air winning on out. temperatures will be too warm to support much snow. yoan 47 degrees. 38 in worcester. 42 in fitchburg. 39 in jaffrey. again, once we get into some precipitation for a few hours this afternoon in worcester county, temperatures may dip off a couple of degrees. a little built of wet snow mixed in. mainly, a rain event. the heaviest rain, a couple of hours either side of midnight. we will talk more in the 7-day forecast ahead. >> sarah: now on just one station: accused computer

appearance: gotfeld made claims on-line that he hacked two web sites to defend a connecticut teenager who claims she was kept at boston children's hospital without her family's permission. the hack attacks cost the facilities more than $300,000. gotfeld's wife says he has been on a hunger strike for more than three weeks. >> you think he is willing to die for it? >> he is not going to stop striking until he gets somewhere. and he is >> sarah: gotfeld received medical treatment from a nurse in the courtroom after collapsing. >> anchor: some frightening moments in marblehead on a bike path. a man exposed himself to a woman and then tried to grab her. he got away on a bike. now detectives are trying to track him down. police fled a popular walking trail in marble hefd, searching for a man who exposed himself and tried to grab a woman on wednesday. >> i find that sort of shocking.

>> reporter: the woman in her 40's, says she was walking alone on the rail trail near 114 at the marblehead-salem line. a man leaning against a fence lunged towards her. >> she realized he was exposing himself and coming towards her, reaching out to get her. >> reporter: the woman wasn't hurt. other people nearby called 911. the suspect rode off on a bicycle. schools in the area were also notified of the incident. one school quickly moved students who were outside inside. >> we mildly went into lockdown. you know, obviously, t >> reporter: police say they will have increased patrols in the area throughout the week. >> sarah: more news today: cockpit concerns in south dakota. an airline pilot accused of being drugged pulled from his flight. the 38-year-old was already onboard the plane head odd to salt lake city when he was taken into custody. tsa officials say he smelled of alcohol. according to police, his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit. one passenger flying with his nine-year-old son calling the situation outrageous.

my son, or frankly, killed us if the plane goes down based upon him just showing up to work drunk. absolutely ridiculous. >> reporter: the pilot was released on bail and has been placed on administrative leave. >> anchor: investigators say alcohol played a role in the boating accident that killed an all-star major-league pitcher. miami marlins star jose fernandez and two friends were killed when their boat crashed off of the coast of florida last month. according to investigators, their bodies had a strong odor of alcohol recovered by divers. they also found drink receipts from a bar the men had visited prior to the crash. officials say speed was a factor in that crash as well. the orlando magic honored victims and survivors of the pulse nightclub shooting before their season opener last night. more than one hundred survivors and family members who lost loved ones were at that ceremony. the trib yult included a moment of silence and a banner raised to the rafters. remembering the 49 lives lost

first responders from the night of the attacks were also honored. >> sarah: a police chase caught on camera in arizona. authorities say a man went through an in-and-out burger drive-through while being pursued by police. the man apparently ordered food before speeding off. officers were following the pick-up on a low-speed pursuit on city streets. the man was later arrested after he jumped from the truck. a car barreling right through thro supply store. people inside jolted and quickly dashing out of the way. and this is not the first time a car ended up inside the store. frightening moments inside this oakland park beauty supply store wednesday afternoon when a car comes crashing through the front door. employees and customers barely getting out of harm's way. >> they saw that explosion. like, boom.

big explosion. >> reporter: cameras catch the car in the parking lot. then as it comes smashing through the front, it looks like the driver never hit the brakes. . >> i said, how did you do this? she said "i was trying to reverse the car back there." unfortunately, she said it came forward. >> she was just crying. she was overwhelmed. i'm like, it is okay. s to day. i was trying to calm her down. >> reporter: the owner says this isn't the first time this happened. his store in fort laulder dale was hit by a car three years ago. he is glad everyone, including the driver is okay. the driver of the car says she thought the car was in reverse. >> anchor: still ahead, the pats get ready to take on the bills. who should you start on your fantasy team?

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>> sarah: breaking news in milford. police on the scene of a serious crash. this is all happening right now on fortune boulevard. the burnt-out vehicle here

that shows the car when it caught on fire after this wreck. no word yet on any injuries at this time. here is the photo. we will bring you the latest updates as soon as we get them in. switching gears now outside. pretty chilly. feeling like the end of november, not october. >> anchor: so true. last week, it was almost at 80 degrees at one point. >> chris: i know. for it to be colder in the city of boston than it was this morning. hit 34 degrees. still not technically a freeze in boston. i think a lot of us say, hey,, yeah it is kind of freezing out. right? out to the west. 495. flurries and sprinkles mixing in. close to worcester county. the higher terrain, mostly some light snow trying to work on. in it is fighting the dry air. this precipitation not all that heavy. steldier precipitation entering western massachusetts. and back into northth western connecticut. that is where the bulk of the

coating to an inch of snow throughout a lot of connecticut on the grass surfaces. and the cold surfaces such as the car-top or the deck or picnic table. seeing those pictures on twitter. even here, the rain will overpower the cold air eventually. most accumulations across southern new england will be in the berkshires. with highest terrain picking up three, four inches of snow out of this. way too warm across eastern massachusetts. 47-49 degrees. to support anything rainfall. but once you are near 40 and even into the up 0er's, you can get some snowflakes to mix in. and we are seeing that. out closer to 49 and certainly, across western worcester county. in the higher terrain. there is a lot of dry air. initially, when the precipitation does fall in worcester county, those temperatures may come down a couple of degrees before eventually, rising later tonight. current temperatures down through southeastern massachusetts, in the near 40's to near 50. that includes the cape and the islands.

worcester county, especially the higher terrain, a little bit of snow in the mix here for a few hours this afternoon. overall, we do expect that warm air to win on out. it is going to be a steady rain for the evening commute. a lot of wet roads out ahead of us for later on today. in terms of the heaviest rain with the downpour potential, that holds offer until later this evening and overnight. a strong wind will develop along the coastline. ballparking on average, an inch of rain. sometimes more if you get stuck underneath one of these downpours. that would be good news. we are still in an extreme drought in parts of massachusetts and new hampshire. temperatures generally running into the 40's this afternoon. clouds thicken up with a mix

a rain event. a few showers on sunday. seasonable over the weekend. halloween looking dry for the trick or treaters. >> anchor: we are already at week eight for the n.f.l. >> sarah: we will let you know who to start and who to sit in this week's fans si fixer. >> jadiann: hey there, pats fans. welcome to fantasy fixer. i'm jadiann thompson here with trey daerr as usual. we would never replace you, trai. the patriots 6-1 right now. they are going to play the same that emthat defeated them in the season. >> reporter: a lot has changed, though. the biggest thing. tom brady. he is elevating the play of the guys around him. look to do what they did last year. in tweak two against buffalo. short, quick intermediate passing game. lewis still not going to be ready to go. james white starts. >> jadiann: mccoy and the

in week four for the patriots. what do you think about that this coming week? >> the patriots struggled to shut down mccoy. kind of that option game. mccoy is not the same guy. he was injured in practice last week. tried to give it a go against miami. obviously, things aren't right. he is a star player. an explosive back. things aren't right for him. got to sit him down. especially up against patriots defense. >> jadiann: aaron rodgers, a little too soon? more of the same this week or not? >> monster ge against the bears. maybe one of the best games he has played in a long time. you have to look to the guys around him. montgomery starts. >> jadiann: all right, everyone. go set your lineups. >> anchor: coming up, one fars food restaurant getting decked

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>> anchor: twitter is announcing layoffs after a widely rumored sale never happened. the company says 350 employees across sales, partnerships, and marking will be cut. that is 9% of its staff. disney, google, and sales force were said to be interested in bidding for the social network but ultimately backed off. >> sarah: a family in a $30 million lawsuit. they are blaining the on-line retailer-for-for selling them a hoverboard that ultimately caused a fire that destroyed their entire home. the family claims amazon failed to tell them about nine previous fires caused by that type of hoverboard. the release of apple's new air pods has been delayed. the wireless ear buds for the iphone were unveiled in september. the company says it needs a little more time to get them ready for sales. no word yet when they will hit stores.

pokemon go getting a dose of reality and infusing politics with gaming. and now we are hearing from the brains behind the new app. need an escape from the sometimes ugly presidential race? just take out your tablet or smart-phone. trying a new game might be just the thing to put a spin on it. >> particularly, a way that would engage young folks and maybe, get new people intrefsed in politics. >> reporter: it is called hillary-donald go. a pokemon go game. associate professor joseph pa fumey is one of the creators. >> you will be taken to a map. this is a map of dartmouth college. >> reporter: people are able to show support for their favorite candidate. >> we can click on the booth. you can see that hillary clinton has 30 to donald trump's 24. report tt more good vibes a candidate gets, the better.

on campus and beyond. >> a key part of the app is helping more people join. there is competitive gamesmanship to it. >> reporter: she also hopes the app will get more people involved in the political process. >> drawing more young people. you think about the candidates and express their opinions. it will help increase voter turnout for you. >> reporter: she reality projects to come. >> it is beginning to get a lot of people thinking about new ways of getting people involved in politics. >> reporter: so far, the app has gotten 5,000 downloads. >> sarah: coming up next on 7 news, pringles testing out something new. the chip flavors you can try out this holiday season. >> chris: wet snow early this afternoon inland. a whole bunch of rain through the evening hours and overnight tonight.

uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. when it served her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that. but she kept playing politics and flip flopping around. ayotte is running away from trump as quickly as she can. - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. seiu cope is responsible

that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. public charter schools give parents a choice and are a pathway to success for these kids. if you like your school, question 2 won't affect you. but question 2 will change the future for thousands of kids who need your help. please join me and vote yes on question 2. >> anchor: pringles is hoping to cash in on a new holiday treat. the popular chip brand announcing some holiday flavors now. the limited edition flavors will include pecan pie, salted caramel, and sugar cookie. the chips will be available nationwide. >> sarah: a burger king in new york getting a halloween makeover: the entire restaurant covered in a white sheet to make it look like a ghost. they also made a sign making

>> anchor: you think blair would want to go in there? your daugter? >> she is so young right now. they don't get the halloween thing yet. >> chris: my daughter would be like oh, it is a scary ghost. she would think it's funny. a look at the forecast for us. some light rain and light wet snow working into worcester county right now. 37 in worcester. 4 in fitchburg. 48 in boston. temperatures well above freezing. the accumulation in the worcester hills would be minor. predominantly a especially tonight. early tomorrow morning, gusty winds. weekend looking seasonable. >> sarah: thank you for joining us, everybody. >> anchor: have a great

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>> gabi: hey, uh, do you have a minute? >> chad: yeah, what's with the-- what's with the suitcase? >> gabi: oh, well, now that the crisis is over, ari and i are going to head back home. but i wanted to say thank you for letting us stay here. >> chad: yeah, that was-- i didn't think it was going to be so soon that you were going to be leaving. >> gabi: yeah, well, arianna misses her room, so... pfft. of course. uh... >> gabi: [chuckles] >> chad: yeah, i don't-- i've just got--i've gotten used to having, um, people around the house. and thomas, you know, has gotten used to having-- having another kid around... >> gabi: yeah. >> chad: and he--he lights up every time he sees arianna, so it's-- uh, it's gonna be quiet. >> gabi: oh, come on, please. you're not glad that you're going to have some alone time? >> chad: well, i'm gonna miss you and-- >> gabi: what? >> chad: i'm gonna miss