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 naic is a white only town and then go on to target his black and latino roommates. one of the letters even threatens to kill them a saying these letters are warnings and the homeowner doesn't want to get a third one. natick police say the letters were dropped the man called 911 and police say they are taking this seriously and investigating it as a hate crime. 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 they have seen a spike in both hate speech and hate crimes reported to their agencies. in naic, victoria warren, 7 news. >> anchor: also on 7, the search is on for suspects

investigators say two men were wearing masks when they robbed a woman working behind the currenter at gown point. the victim is speaking out about the frightening crime. a terrifying robbery at gun point. i thought i wassing it to die. chrissy still shaken up after two robbers stormed into this gas station in brockton friday night. she says the men were wearing masks and one was carrying a gun the other wheeling a knife. i kept asking, yeah, where is the money. give us the moy corner and opened the register while they pointed the gun and knife at her. i couldn't believe it at the beginning and then i started thinking that i'm going to end upping hurt, being in a hospital or being dead. i thought they were going to shoot me or stab me. >> anchor: after taking a couple of hundred 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.

is not taking any chances, closing the front door early and doing business at the windy. i am still scared. i get this feeling it might be a thief or they might come in to help me. >> anchor: this is the second robbery at that gas station in less than a week. the men disabled the cameras so police have no surveillance video to go on. they are asking anyone with information to give them a call. >> anchor: a connecticut man accused of stabbing a woman and stealing her today i'm judge orred that man held on $100,000 bail after he led police on a chase through connecticut there and all the way to worcester last week. you can see the woman here who was stabbed had serious wounds on her head. she is now recovering at home. >> anchor: the man who allegedly fired a gun into a chelsea home hitting a child back in court today. there was a probable cause hearing for christian garcia. he is being held after his bail was revoked last month. the 13-year-old boy who was hit

connecticut ends with shots fired leaving five people wounded. it's unclear what caused the party to escalate so quickly. >> anchor: victims are recovering police are searching for whoever pull the trigger. we were like is that what we think it is? >> anchor: arthur west was in a meeting at his church saturday night when all of a sudden he heard a loud noise out sigh. i was in a moore even corp, i am a retired fire fighter. you kind of know what the difference between shots and fires crackers. he pause briefly trying not to panic everyone el if the room hollering and screaming and people are youing through our parking lot. >> reporter: police say the party hall on the main floor italian american club which is ly next to the church was represented out it a non-club member to host a sweet 16 party. at some point numerous, unwanted guests arrived and a fire ensued in the parking lot spot situation escalated. shots are fired and five people including four teens and someone who is in there early 20's were hit. they were spread out in the front of the parking lot, side

avenue and down the road on park avenue. >> anchor: victims were taken to a local hospital for carement police believe there were at least two shooters. you just get frustrated. have you nice things and people just don't care. it's not their property. why come and destroy ours. >> anchor: the elected secretary of the italian american club stopped by sunday morning to see the damage for himself. the front glass door was shattered and chards of glass and feathers were all over the entry way steps. we'll have to screen a little better i guess. >> ancho after speaking with members of the club the chief said a new security policy will be put in place. you went to rent the club? you are going to have to have police coverage. we're going to go from there detect us are now speaking with witnesses reviewing surveillance video and combing through evidence which includes a loaded semiautomatic gun found at the scene. it really is sad. it's so unnecessary. >> anchor: police are now asking anyone with any information about this to contact them right away. >> anchor: people in new

earthquake rolled part of the nation. the quick triggering a signy and sending after shocks across the country has left at least two dead and several others hurt. it's usually a picture perfect coastline, but today this iconic stretch of road was brought to a standstill. massive slips, rocks and doe brie blocking the roads both north and south. this new zealand town is completely cut off. help. it's hard. sorry. the earthquake's impact can be seen right across the region. this one was very violent. we were in caravan and it shook it off. >> anchor: dozens of after the shocks also kept coming, one

and hundreds of tourists were also caught up in the chaos. the earthquake last night was just so devastating and shocking it just, it knocked me out of be. things fell in the room i was saying in, the hotel i was staying in is now condeli can't return. sewage systems are broken and power still out. the most important thing for us is making sure that boston businesses and resident have signature services so obviously there is a lot of people still in town. we nee was disposed of cleanly. >> anchor: one elderly man died here and another was pulled from the rubble. the injured were flown to get medical attention. further north this farm cottage was shaken from its foundation. built on a fault line it felt the full force of this morning's powerful quake. and so too did the worker who lives here, he was in bed when it began shaking. jumped out the door and on to the bang we were standing

so he took off across the room in his underwear. >> anchor: we found another house tossed around and tipped over. just got worse and rolled and rattled and just kept ongoing. >> anchor: the region is still reeling from the quake. there is a lot of anxiety from people in the area because communication systems are still down with many families still waiting to hear from loved ones. >> anchor: a special night for a supreme court justice. making her debut on the opera stage. the 83-year-old joined the cast at the washington national opera saturday night. she played the dutchess and daughter of the meant. while the justice did not sing she did have a speaking role. but fun for her. >> anchor: good for her a.head on 7 news, a wild discovery after a with woman is caught keeping exotic animals in the same home as her daughter. >> anchor: then new at 6:00, more than 500 students are forced to evacuate after their

the latest on the condition of that school and the investigation too that fire. >> anchor: a president's learning curve. president obama speaks out about what donald trump can expect among other things as he holds his first pest election news

>> anchor: a woman from texas is facing serious charges after a wild discovery.

the same roof as her child. some of those animals included tiger, a fox an several monkeys. >> anchor: as animals return to their proper places, the texas mother is learning more about the charges she now faces. 34-year-old tricia mire, a houston woman who game wore dense was housing exout inwhile animals inside this home. she is now in custody in nevada, charged with child endangerment. police say she was keeping dangerous animals in the same home as her 14-year-old home or even in your yard is dangerous. court documents show she had three tiger cubs, a full green adult tiger, a fox, a skunk and at least at one time several monkeys all living inside this home she was leasing. the animals have now been confiscated and placed with animal control and mire is now facing charges for allowing her collection of wild animals to roam freely inside her home and in contact with her own

game wardens the tigers at their current ages were dangerous and could kill. animal control officers say what she was doing putting these animals in the same space as her very own child was extremely dangerous. wildlife can pose a threat to anyone inside the house, especially if it isn't restrained. >> anchor: this women's daughter is okay. as for tricia mire, she is being held in nevada on $2,000 bail. p. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news, who did it better? here. our own bri eggers take on james white and the thanksgiving race you won't want to miss. >> anchor: we are talking about rain for tomorrow. your storm time lineup next. >> anchor: then at 6:00, the patriots falling short in their super bowl rematch against the seattle seahawks. we'll have reaction coming up. >> anchor: two tile olivian aly raisman helping those in need right here in boston in a big

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>> anchor: what a sight in the sky last night. a full moon known as the super moon. according to faca it's the closest full moon to earth since 1948 and it won't be this close again until 2034. the moon appears larger and brighter. local that during this time. >> anchor: some 7 news viewers sent in great pucks thursday of the supermoon in boston. eric got this up close shot with a tell accept and emme behind some trees. >> anchor: just beautiful images. this is the view from an indian reservation. orange glow there just gorgeous. >> anchor: and near madrid, spain, sky watchers witness the rise of the supermoon behind the iconic osbourne bull which stands 45 feet high on a hilltop. wow, that's beautiful. don't worry if you missed it though. you will be able to catch it tonight too. >> anchor: tough to tick a picture of a moon. you have to have a good camera and have patience to wait for that good shot because it's tough to take the perfect

stunning. jr, i know it's supposed to rain a little bit tomorrow. how is it going to be looking for the rest of the week. >> anchor: after we get over tomorrow we're okay. we're talking about mild and dry weather for the remainder of the week now in terms that superare moon this evening do it early and often because clouds will begin to fill up the sky. this they are already showing up now in greater numbers than last night so we lose that moon in a few hours. tied it a storm system, rain tomorrow, mid morning through the afternoon and evening hours and because of the supermoon, there is the concern of the on especially the midday high tide tomorrow. we do have a coastal flood advisory in effect similar to what we dealt with last month with those astronomical high tides. about the same report shore roads and temporary flooded so nothing significant or long laughing. that's midday tomorrow. right now 50's and 60's, the city at 62. norwood at 50 degrees. here are those clouds beginning to move up from the south so again we had a gorgeous day, lots of sunshine work emade into

here come the storm system. this will begin to move up into new england overnight tonight first in the form of clouds then eventually some rain. some beneficial rain i might add. i know nobody wants to deal with rain but we are still in a drought and october we were making out like bandits picking up rain left and right but in november we have gone dry again. we will welcome the rain tomorrow. early moonshine otherwise mostly cloudy skies of tell will bottom out this evening and start it rise by tomorrow morning. morning commute the numbers will be in the 40's with cloudy skies but i do anticipate rain arriving mid morning. perhaps as early as 10:00 al. then we'll have periods of rain through the afternoon and there will be wind developing at the coastline tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening from the southeast. boston tomorrow afternoon 5 it. scituate at 53. the south in the 50's. you get away from the seacoast and kay anne the numbers will be in the upper 40's so noticeably cool over the raw feel in the worcester hills with periods of rain tomorrow afternoon. fitchburg and worcester only in the upper 40's and now on to the

southeast wind 20 to 25 miles per hour. occasionally gusting over that. chatham at 56. how much rain is on the way? i think most of cuts pick up at least a half inch and in some locations upwards of an inch of beneficial rain. when you take it back to the first of september despite the fact we had a fair amount of rain in october boston still running about two inches behind where we should. that's just for september. if you go become to the first of the year many cities and towns running about 8 to ten inch rainfall. we won't make all of that up take what we can get. for the rest of the week back into the sunshine on wednesday and thursday and even into friday we're mild still upper 50's to around 60. >> anchor: it's machined and that means it's time for who did it better. >> anchor: with thanksgiving coming up next week bri is getting into the holiday spirit with patriots running back james white so pay attention now because you are going to seaside who did it better.

but we'll see how fast james sweet p white is in a cranberry bog. how do you feel about the challenge? i am excite. i have never doing anything like this before so it will be a great challenge for me of hopefully i can win. >> anchor: our job for the day, see how many cranberries we can harvest from this ocean spray bog p two minutes. apparently there are snakes and spiders. hopefully the gear protects me. >> reporter: get your cranberries. get your waders on. one leg ever worn suspenders before? this was bobby trapped of i had nothing to do with it. how long did it take to you suit up for a game? all right. he is in the water. didn't get any snakes yet. he is quick. have you one minute left. i have my work cut out for me. you are slowing down, you are slowing dunn a little bit.

that was nice post game wrap you. how do you feel about your performance. always room for improvement. let's see what you can do. jeans might slow you down. >> reporter: that's so true. in these waders. there you go. heavier than i thought. oh, my godness. can i get another scooper? i thought you said you weren't athletic. i know. i got to make it count. is that legal? i think it is. i haven't seen any snakes yet but i think -- she might have me beat already. two minutes is a long time. see if you can get another scoop in there. three, two, one. it was close. that was tough.

>> reporter: 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 it's up for to you decide you get to vote, who it beer. >> anchor: love how bri is creative. >> anchor: she totally killed that. she said it's now up to you to decide who did it better. head it our web site to place your vote on who did it better. the ruts will be tomorrow at 0 clock a.m. a big night on the voice as the final contestants go head to head including one local star. >> anchor: and good evening, everybody. i'm kim khazei. >> anchor: great seeing you. coming up on 7 news at 0 clock there is breaking news in kingston we're watching a frightening construction collapse four workers injured. we'll hear update you on their conditions. >> anchor: a science lab scare, a classroom gutted. kids forced to evacuate. >> anchor: then president obama

elect donald trump and the advice he gave to his successor. >> anchor: also needham native and olympic champion aly raisman's gold gift to a local hospital. >> anchor: we'll have that and much more plus, will there be rain in the forecast tomorrow?

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>> anchor: voice is down to the final 12 and tonight they will be performing live. that includes local singer court crow hurrell. >> anchor: coach blake shelton

round after her vote came up short. courtney has been a fan ever since and is ready to take the stage for another live performance. nbc shelf fee stanton has a preview of what we can expect from the show. for the voice's top 12 artist it was the gospel according to garth. garth bronx serving up performance advice for tonight's next round. the important thing garth told me was, he said i need to lose myself in the song. he told me that i will know it when happens. >> reporter: some of the artists were a bit awestruck the music legend. just say these things. don't sing them. it blew my mind to walk in the room, walk on the stage and there is garth brooks. >> reporter: even america's top selling solo artist found himself a bit stunned. i just heard you talking and you sing of i have to hear you sing. >> reporter: check out his reaction to wayne mcdonald. you have to take a breath and you have to kind of congratulate yourself for getting to where you are

guidance from brooks and the coaches. that makes everybody lien in. >> reporter: to craft performances tonight that will keep them in the competition. this is actually what i have been dreaming for, been deing about and praying for and here i am. the top 12 all hope the dream continues this week. stephanie stanton, nbc news, los angeles. >> anchor: you can catch the voice at 6:00 followed by timeless at 10:00 when join the my team for all top got to do a sky interview with courtney. >> anchor: what a great voice. another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead. i am amaka ubaka in for jadiann thompson. >> anchor: 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. now at 6:00, breaking news. a sudden collapse loafs a construction worker hurt in kingston. a scare in school. hundreds of students evacuate when the science lab burst into flames. >> anchor: tracking this storm heading up the east coast with

the way. so close, but yet so far. the patriots fall short after this controversial play. a hat of gold. needham native and olympic champion aly raisman lends a helping hand to a local hospital. >> anchor: first at 6:00 breaking news out of kingston. a construction collapse leaves four workers injured. sky 7 hd over this home. you can see part of the roof just fell over there. federal investigators no >> anchor: let's get right to alex deprato live with the latest at 6:00. kim, four workers were injured when a wood wall on this home collapsed this afternoon. sky 7 with a view from above. it happened here on christmas tree lane in kingston. this home and the others in this neighborhood are under construction. you can see what gave way. the wall somehow fell and

two have minor injuries, a third with serious injuries was taken to south shore hospital. a fourth was taken by medflight helicopter to brigham and women hospital. you will be able to see the medics there preparing this person to get transported. the fire department says none of the injuries here luckily are life-threatening. osha, the ago operational safety and health administration, investigating. back out live here, you ca department has put up a sign here ordering a stop work while osha investigates. that's our story live interest kingston. alex deprato, 7 news. >> anchor: also at 6:00 a welcome warmup today gives way to wet weather tomorrow. there is rain heading our way. let's find out about the timing of all of that. here is chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. right now temperature 50's and 62 still in the city of

our next storm. here is where that storm is tonight moving off of north carolina. again it's not a powerhouse storm but it does have a big bag of rain with it and that will move up into new england during the day tomorrow. so you do need the rain gear. i don't think you will have rain for the morning commute but rain arrives mid morning about 10:00 tomorrow morning and we own that rain on and off through the afternoon and through the evening commute with most towns about a half inch to an inch of beneficial rain then it moves out of here on wednesday. the other concern about tomorrow moon and so that is going to set up king tides. astronomical high tides. not really tied to the storm but just the fact that the tides will be so astronomically high because of that moon. there is a coastal flood advisory in effect for the midday high tide tomorrow with pockets of minor to perhaps some locations moderate coastal flooding so been a bit of a stormy day tomorrow. the rain, some wind along the coast lynn and of course midday high tide cycle that we will watch for you. back to you guys. >> anchor: all right, jeremy,