the suffering that is on the ground. i recognize that has not worked and it is something that i continue to think about every day and we continue to try to find some formula that would allow us to see that suffering end, but i surprising to you because you study this deeply that if you have a syrian military that is committed to killing its people indiscriminantly as necessary and it is supported by russia that now has substantial military assets on the ground

regime and iran actively supporting that regime and we are supporting what has to be our number one national security priority, which is going after isil both in mows you will and ultimately in racca that the situation is not the same as it was in lynn there are some that question the steps we took in lynn i continue to believe that was the right thing to do, although the aftermath of that campaign i think the world community did not sufficiently support the need for some sort of security structures there and now as a situation we have to get back into a better place. i have given you, okay. last question. justin of bloomberg.

desk over the next couple months as you prepare for a trump administration. one is they quarters of a million undocumented immigrants provide federal government as part of your preferred action program. is there anything you can do to reassure them or shield that information from the incoming trump administration considering his stance on immigration and the second is administration do you want to maintain leg concerning grad wail transfers you pursue are lunn likely to continue under a trump administration is. thisnow the time to sort that test that theory by moving ford and seeing where chips fall.

questions. on the deferred action program we have that relates to dreamers who are currently benefiting from these provisions, i will urge the president-elect and incoming administration to think long and hard before they are endangering the for all practical purposes are american kids. these are kids who were brought here by their parents, they did nothing wrong. they have been to school. they have pledged allegiance to the flag. some of them have joined the military. they have enrolled in school. by definition if they are pat of this program they are solid,

character and it is my strong belief that the majority of the american people would not want to see suddenly those kids have to start hiding again. that's something that i will encourage the president-elect to look at. with respect to the guantanamo, it is true that i have not been able to close the darn thing because of the congressional restriction that's have been placed us. what is also true is we have greatly reduced the population. you now have significantly less than 100 people there.

place over the next two months. there is a group of very dangerous people that we have strong evidence of having been guilty of committing terrorist acts against the united states, but because of the nature of the evidence in some cases that evidence being compromised it's very difficult to put them before a typical article court. and that group has always been the biggest challenge for us. my strong belief and preference is that we would be much better off closing gitmo, moving them it a different facility that was clearly governed by u.s. jurisdiction, we would do it a lot cheaper and just as safely. congress disagrees with me and i

as well. we will continue to explore options for doing that. but keep in mind that it's not just a matter of what i'm willing to do. you know, one of the things you discover about being president is that there are all these rules and norms and laws and you have to pay attention to them. the people who work for you are also subject to those rule and norms and that's a piece of incoming president. i am very proud of the fact that we will knock on wood leave this administration without significant scandal. we've made mistakes. there have been screwups, but i will put the ethics of this administration and our track

by the rules and norms and keeping trust with the american people. i will put this administration against any administration in history. and the reason is because frankly we listen to the lawyers. we had a strong white house counsel's . we had a strong ethics office. we had people in every agency whose job it was to remind people this is how you are supposed to do things. it doesn't did everything exactly the way it's supposed to because we got 2 million people working in the federal government, you know, if you are including the military. so we had to just try to institutionalize us as much as we could and that takes a lot of work and one of my suggestions to the incoming president is that he take that part of the job seriously as well. again, you wouldn't know this if

outlets or some members of oversight committees and congress. but if you actually look at the facts it works. and this is just one example of the numerous ways in which the federal government is much better today than it was without people really knowing. you look at va. people remember the ti problems that were publicized in phoenix. it was scandalous what happened. what people don't remember is that we've brought in well over a million people who are getting benefits that weren't getting it before. driven the backlog for disability benefits way down,

not work perfect but work better. and one of the mottos i always have with my staff is better is good. perfect is unattainable. better is possible. we will try to share the lessons that we've learned over these last 8 years with the incoming president and my hope is he makes things better. if he does, we'll all benefit from them. all right? traveling you get a chance to ask more questions. >> anchor: have you been listening to president obama give his first news conference since the presidential election. the lex of president-elect donald trump and you are watching 7 news here at 4:30. i want to start with breaking news. sky 7 hd over kingston where part of a home under construction has collapsed. >> anchor: it looks like part a wall on top floor of a house fell down. let's get right out to 7's kelly

it looks like home was in the middle of construction when that roof gave way. the home is one of five around christmas tree lane, a cul-de-sac in kingston. it appears construction crews were working on that hole when the frail of the roof collapsed. as you can see several police officers have been on scene just trying to figure out what happened and it's unclear if anyone was injured. now we do have crews on the way to kingston. we'll continue to bring you the very latest as it develops. in the control room this afternoon, kelly o'hara, 7 news. >> anchor: also murder after his son died in a hot car. today a jury found justin ross harris guilty of intentionally leaving his son in the car to die. prosecutors say he wanted out of hits family responsibilities so he could pursue an affair outside of his marriage. the defense call the by's death a tragic accident. now the 22-month-old boy, cooper died back in june of 2014. the toddler's father left him in the back seat of an suv for hours while he was at work. >> anchor: police in nay being

crime related to the election. a man received several disturbing letters at his home, targeting his two minority roommates. >> anchor: the letters were filled with hateful and racist slurs. victoria warren has much more. a hate came investigation in natick. these letters filled with racial slurs and threats left on a machine's doorstep. a handwritten letter references clearing out the white house, a typed letter names donald trump. the letters tell the man that natick is a white only town and then go on to target his black one of the letters even threatens to kill them saying these letters are warnings and the homeowner doesn't want to get a third one. natick police say the letters were dropped off late last week. the man called 911 and police say they are taking this seriously and investigating it as a hate crime. >> reporter: this is something other cities are dealing with right now. two groups that track hate speech, the southern poverty law center and the counsel on american islamic relations, say

hate speech and hate crimes reported to their agencies. in natick, victoria warren, 7 news. >> anchor: on the run. police searching for two suspects involved in an armed robbery at a gas station over the weekend. investigators say the two men were wearing masks when they robbed a woman working behind the counter at gun point and knife point. now that woman is speaking out about that scary experience. a terrifying robbery at gun point. i thought i was going to die. >> reporter: chrissy still stormed into this gas station in brockton friday night. she says the men were wearing masks and one was carrying a gun. the other wielding a knife. i kept asking, yeah, where is the money. >> reporter: she got pushed into a corner and opened the register while they pointed the gun and five at her. i couldn't believe it at the beginning and then i was started thinking that i'm going to end up being hurt, being in a

shoot me or stab me. >> anchor: after taking a couple00 dread dollars. i got on the ground like that. >> anchor: they forced her to the floor before stealing cash out of her purse and some cigarettes. she said since the robbery she is not taking any chances, closing the front door early and doing business at the window. i am still scared. i get this feeling that it might be a thief or they might come in to hu robbery that's happened at this gas station in little more then a week. police are asking anyone with information to come forward. >> anchor: 7 news at 4:30 will

whoa, this is awful, try it. oh no, that looks gross what is that? you gotta try it, it's terrible. i don't wanna try it if it's terrible. it's like mango chutney and burnt hair. no thank you, i have a very sensitive palate. just try it! guys, i think we should hurry up. if you taste something bad, you want someone else to try it. it's what you do. i can't get the taste out of my mouth! if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. shhh! dog, dog, dog. >> anchor: it's monday and that means it's time for who did it better. >> anchor: with thanksgiving coming income week bri is getting into the holiday spirit with patriots running back james white so pay attention because

better. he may be after the fast on the field but this week we're seeing how fast patriots running back james white is in a cranberry bog. how do you feel about this challenge? i am really excited. i have never done anything like this before so would be a date challenge for me. hopefully i can win. our job for the day, see how many cranberries we can harvest from this ocean spray bog in just two minutes. apparently there are makes and spiders. hopth hit it! get your cranberries. get your waders on. one beg leg at a tile. he puts his pants on one leg a time. this was bobby trapped. i had nothing to do with it. how long did it take to you suit up for a game? he is in the water. didn't get any snakes yet. no snakes yet. he is quick. have you one minute left. oh man i got my work cut out for me.

are you preparing me for what i am in for? sweet feet you are slowing down, man. you are slowing down a little bit. three, two, one. that was nice! post game wrap up, how did you feel about your performance? there is always room for improvement of we'll see what you can do. >> reporter: waders. screens might slow you dow. >> reporter: that's in these waders. there you go. >> reporter: trickier than i thought. can i get another scooper? i thought you said you weren't athletic. >> reporter: i know. i got to make it count. is that legal? >> reporter: i haven't seen any snakes yet, but i think -- he might have me beat all

three, two, one. it was close. >> reporter: that was tough. oh my gosh. after our two minutes were up, it was time to compare. i don't know but i think you got style points for being the most supportive challenger we ever had for this segment. i will take the style points but i think you might have won the battle. sweet feet you were fantastic but now it's up to you decide, you get to vote, who did it better? bri said it's time for to you decide who did this better. we'll have results tomorrow at 6:00 a.m. >> anchor: she saidity just seconds ago she said that's not cheating. shery is resourceful, right? exactly g.for breezy. rain for tomorrow. rain for tomorrow. the forecast is up next. c'mon in, pop pop! rain forhappy birthday! the forecast is up next. i survived a heart attack. i'm doing all i can to keep from having another one. and i'm taking brilinta. for people who've been

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feel like november in boston. it's pretty warm out there today. >> anchor: if felt more like early spring out there because it's 60 degrees, i was out walking around and peel are loving this. my guess is it won't last. >> reporter: it will be tough moving forward to hold on to this 60 degree weather. but overall the week does feature mild weather. we have to go through a runny day tomorrow, which we do need the rain. we're still that that drought and that rain will keep temperature in the low 50's. also because of the super moon we have king tides, astronomical high tides so noon high there could be minor coastal flooding at the midday high tide tomorrow. temperatures today in the mid and upper 60's. look at are in wood up to 68. boston had a high temperature of 65 or check that, 66 actually. when you average out the month of november thus far it's running about a degree and a half before normal and last november also was very warp, in fact that was a top ten warmest november and this week is going to be mild with a jet stream well off to our north. that's going to keep chilly air out of new england.

end of the weekend and into next week for the holiday it, does look like the jet stream will rearrange itself at least at the and offer some chilly weather into new england. next week you will see that on the 7 day forecast. but still no snow in the forecast. 50's and 60's right now. the city at 62. norwood at 64. clouds beginning to move in from the southern skies from this storm system right here area of low pressure which will come up into the eastern seaboard open and through the day tomorrow. so for tonight early moonshine as we come off that full beaver moon. clouds on the to the lower 40's. tomorrow mostly cloudy skies, periods of rain as early as mid morning tomorrow through the afternoon with wind along the coastline. southeast wind 10 to 20 miles per hour and temperature in the upper 40's and low 50's. here is your time line at 7:00. no rain at 7:00 a.m. but at 10:00 a.m. we have the first batch of rain moving in. we'll have rain through the day tomorrow and during the evening commute so it might ablittle bit y for a few hours tomorrow with most towns about a half an inch

out of here tomorrow night and we're back into the sunshine for wednesday and thursday and still mild. not 60's but still before normal. upper 50's. >> reporter: here is matt fitzgerald with an update. >> reporter: we begin flying high above the expressway southbound right at furnace brook parkway. we had a crash that just cleared mole ago although you are still delayed. the damage is done. you will be back by granite avenue. further back jammed right out of the o'neill tunnel down to the south bay shopping route 1 north is moving well through saugus. further back on the brakes from route 16 up past lynn street then all clear up toward lynn fellows parkway. southbound side is moving well. the leverett connector is jammed in both directions, over on the zakim bridge moving well on the southbound side the northbound side slows up a little bit on the bridge up past roosevelt circle then from route 125 up toward 495 southbound side moving well from assembly square into the tunnel. we'll take a look at the drive tips on 93 north and zakim

drive. i'm matt fitzgerald, 7 news.

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is what a sight in the sky last night. the full moon known as super moon. according to nasa it's the closest full moon to earth since 1948 and wouldn't be this close again until 2034. the moon appears larger and

gorgeous. >> anchor: 7 news viewers got great pictures of the supermoon here in boston. eric got this up close shot with a telescope and emily captured this eerie shot of the super moon behind some trees. that's pretty cool. it will be nice and bright tonight as well. >> anchor: we just talked about the weather team over there said still tonight still pretty bright for enjoy it, right? >> anchor: well much more to come in the next 90 minutes. i am amaka ubaka in for jadiann thompson. >> a starts now. >> anchor: flames force kids interest their school in lawrence. now the except for what sparked the fire as students are relocating. >> anchor: president obama addressing the true trance us. his advice for the president-elect as donald trump prepares to take office. >> anchor: a birthday celebration for the u.s. marine corp. how they are honoring a fallen hero who died on duty as a massachusetts state trooper. >> anchor: clouds move into new england overnight tonight. rain moves in to new england tomorrow. and the patriots hoping to learn interest their mistake

the seahawks goes south. >> anchor: a scare at school in lawrence. a fire forces hundreds of students from the classroom. crews race to the scene to get all of the children out safely. >> anchor: these flames were contained to a single room, but there is a lot of damage left behind and investigators are trying to figure out what sparked that fire. steve cooper live in lawrence with what we know right now. kim, this was no fire drill. this was the real deal. now the flames are out tonight but th take a look behind us here. you can see crews are busy right now boarding up all of the broken windows up in the second floor classroom where all of the flames broke out this morning and for now, this building is off limits. the teacher came in and she said oh fire, fire and then we just left. >> anchor: toppled over desks and broken windows. that's just some damage left behind after flames and smoke broke out on the second floor science room here at the bruce school in lawrence.

floor of an occupied school with 525 students, 70 staff members, fire was contained to the second floor classroom. >> anchor: no injuries even as smoke began seeping through the hallways around 8:30 this morning. two alarms were quickly struck insuring the orderly evacuation. the superintendent says this is exactly why they have fire drills during the school year. it must be a tough call for a superof you have a school on fire. no one ever wants to hear that. >> reer the bruce which is third through eighth grade heard it and knew it was no drill. what was it like to see a fire at your school? i was nervous. i didn't know like what to do. like i didn't know if my sister was safe or anything. >> reporter: kids were taken away to a middle school while fire fighters work to win point the cause. school officials just breathing a sigh of relief. the about line is at the end of the day all of the kids