massive fire in lawrence. right now we know one woman and one firefighter were hurt. the woman had to be rescued from the burning building. both of them are expected to be okay. >> ryan: 7 news in falmouth where police are searching for a suspects. they want to find the thief they say stole several hundreds of gift cards from an elderly woman. >> jadiann: byron barnett is live with more on the story. >> reporter: people here in about all this. the woman getting her purse stolen while shopping. police are asking the public's help in finding who this suspect is. a brazen theft, snatching a purse right out of someone else's shopping cart. >> what is bad at any time of year but it's worse at this time of year. >> reporter: police want you to look at this woman. she is suspected of stealing an elderly woman's purse

gift cards. if happened shortly after 5:00 pm monday. video shows the suspect entering the wal-mart and walking past the victim's shopping cart. you see the woman return and make the grab. >> i just wouldn't want anything to happen to us like that. >> people are desperate. they get desperate this time of year. >> reporter: police say when the victim reported her purse stolen they checked the store's cameras and quickly falmouth police posted the video on their website and the fakebook page. they hope someone recognizes the woman and comes forward. >> i think it's great. i think social media has helped catch a lot of people. it has been a good tool. yeah. >> reporter: maybe it'll catch this person? >> let's hope so. it's terrible. >> reporter: falmouth police say they've gotten a couple of tips. they're checking out. they urge anyone with information to give them a call.

>> ryan: parents at a boston charter school speaking out after allegations of sexual abuse on a school bus. parents expressed their outrage after a naysbook page accused a 6-year-old boy of molesting children on the school bus. >> we got no answers from the people here. okay. my child is not safe. no one's child is safe here. >> they need to let the parents know what is going on with the kids, what they're going to do, parents want to know w notified? >> ryan: monitors have been adding to the bus where the alleged incident occurred. >> jadiann: ashland banning marijuana shops. residents voting at town's meeting to put a ban on accepting a ban until zoning regulations are figured out or until january 2018 when it's allowed. town officials say this decision is about local

making. >> ryan: police are vecting a deadly crash in east boston. a driver was killed when he rolled over his car on route 1 a. crews closed often the road to clear the scene. cause is still under investigation. >> jadiann: new details about a woman who jumped out of a plane and on to the tarmac. the woman will not face charges. she darted across the tarmac. you see the view of it there. the woman was transported to a psychiatric center for medical evaluation. it's unclear why she jumped out of the plane. new development in the kidnapping investigation of a california woman. the victim sherry papino spoke with investigators for the first time today. officials have yet to release details but say they have no reason to doubt her story. police say she disappeared while jogging near her home

she was craned and kuffered with bruce and burns with 140 miles from her home. investigators say they're looking for two women in a dark s.u.v. in connection to the kidnapping. >> ryan: thieves ransacking a las vegas house in broad day light. the owner says there have been several break ins in the area. the holidays are one of the busiest times of the year for home break ins. connecticut police are looking for a group of teens caught on camera store. right now police are looking at the video to try to identify the crooks, some say the flash mobs are gaining popularity on social media. a stampede of kids rush this store. >> knocked everything on the floor. all the candy bars, and take some, did damage everything. >> reporter: the manager at the shell station was ambushed on saturday night. >> we cannot tell why they

still unclear. >> just attack all the stores you can. >> reporter: this teenager says when you are seeing is a popular robbery these days. >> videos on facebook. they did it in new york, they ransack the stores. >> reporter: he never thought it would hit his hometown. police are looking to i.d.those involved but with this type of flash mob mentality growing in popularity it could be a disturbing trend this season. >> at the end of the day these are businesses we cometo come. you come here, you shouldn't be doing sufficient like that. >> shelves are being reloaded and they're keeping a watchful eye great it's dangerous, what type of job you do. you have to be careful and work and keep an eye out for each other. >> ryan: the group caused about $4,000 in damage. no arrests have been made. >> jadiann: we're following more news today. a man in north carolina getting that sinking feeling. he is recovering after getting stranded in a sink

deep for more than 12 hours. finally someone heard him screaming for help and crews were able to push in. christa del camp has the story. >> reporter: where is your emergency. >> reporter: the 911 call came in before 8:00 sunday morning. >> no one is around. down in the hole, he is screaming. >> uncontrollably shaking. >> reporter: the chief and other volunteers with the fire department showed up at the scene to find the man trapped and trembling at the bottom of ain longport and was shaking uncontrollably and couldn't verbal other than he kept saying he was okay and not hurt. >> reporter: we lay limb in that and placed it on top of the ladder, tied in, tied the patient in and take a rope and slide him up. he was screaming or something.

hospital with some undisclosed injuries. for now the road remains roped off. christa del camp 7 news. >> ryan: a jewish teen's birthday party went from fun to offensive after two attendees decided to decorate their cup case, with swastikas. according to the post the two girls who decorated their cup cakes were the offensive symbol did it because t funny. >> make no miss take the swastika is a symbol of the nazis, when you joke of symbols such as a swastika you make it very casual within our society. >> ryan: the teens have apologized. >> a teenager in new jersey is taking an adrenaline rush to new heights. he made a habit of claiming

now the teens is refusing to stop even though he is in trouble with police. >> i have no idea how beautiful this is. >> reporter: yes at first glance the images that justin captures are beautiful. they're incredibly dangerous. one wrong move and it could all be over. just look at how high he is as he rubs along a slanted roof top high above manhattan. >> one of his latest videos shows him central park high roadways building under construction climbing to the roof and then, yes, dangle from the crane hoisted high above with just one arm. across the river you get an idea of just how high it really is. you may remember he was arrested in 2014 for breaking into a fence at one world trade thin climbing to the top of that building. he received 30 days community service and was ordered to undergo

essay about the stunt. but neighbors who know the teen say there is no stopping him. >> he is dangerous. it is dangerous for you to do that without the proper gear. he says i don't do it this way. >> reporter: after the world trade center incident he was arrested just two weeks after for climbing a water towers. since then he has gotten nearly 30,000 followers an instagram and climbed dozens of structures including the george washington bridge. police are teen's latest stunt. he could be charged with trespassing an endangerment. >> ryan: turtles were flown from boston to south carolina on sunday after they were' found in frigid waters. there south carolina's aquarium has a brand new sea turtle recovery program there. they will stay there until they're healthy. >> ryan: a man grounded

about donald trump goings viral. >> jadiann: brazil in morning after a plane crashing in colombia and officials are trying to figure out what happened. >> ryan: a town destroyed after fire wires spread in tennessee. >> jadiann: crews on the scene of a fire in lawrence. one woman and one firefighter are hurt and dozens of people now without a place to stay. we'll continue to follow this story for you and bring you the very latest as soon as we get it. stay with us. capitaon ound. so capital one reimagined banking... ? with a place that feels nothing like a bank. and helpful people that talk to you...not sell to you. with free checking accounts that are actually free... no minimums. no fees. and a top-rated app, let's you bank right here. that's banking reimagined.

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>> that's right. this man knows what is up. >> ryan: a passenger on board a delta flight caught on camera going on a rant about. other passengers filmed it. >> jadiann: the airline is taking action. nicole oliverio has more. >> donald trump, baby. that's right. this man knows what is up. >> reporter: a passenger on board a delta flight

supporter spewing profanityities and yelling about the president-elect trump. >> he get up in the aisle and the starts clapping his hand -- how many. >> how many people, really? >> ain't nobody going to say [bleep] on this plane. >> you can't hear me? >> donald trump, baby. >> reporter: insulting hillary clinton supporters. >> we get [bleep] here? come on,. >> reporter: the man is banned for life but some passengers don't think that is enough. >> heen 15 minutes delaying our flight. came back on and said this is when you get for being a patriot and said i don't know what they can do to make up for it. >> reporter: the woman says delta hasn't reached out to her. >> donald trump. he is your president [bleep] if you don't like it, too bad. >> reporter: delta says it's offering full refunds to the other passengers who

>> ryan: coming up stuck in the snow. a california couple's night spent in the elements. details on their rescue. no snow around here. >> reporter: talking about rain and another round of rain around here. forecast up next. >> jadiann: we're following a developing story out of lip where a suspect was shot and killed by police. we're learning more about what led up to the ins accident. , that's lovely... so graceful. the corkscrew spin, flawless... ...his signature move, the flying dutchman. poetry in motion. and there it is, the "baby bird". breathtaking. a sumo wrestler figure skating? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money heather saved by switching to geico.

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she is sounding awesome. not quite as good as you were sounding during commercial break. >> ryan: i wanted to do a little practice one and -- >> jadiann: pretty good. share with the viewers. >> ryan: i don't think so. let's talk about the weather because j.r.has been busy tracking this rain and not singing cher. >> reporter: turning back time, is that what it looked like at 2:00 this afternoon? my gosh. it's -- street lights were on in the city of boston. 2:00 is happening. it's that time of year even on a have much daylight and you throw this mess in and it's dark all day long. we have a dark and stormy evening with rain and some of the rain has been at times heavy. we don't have any flood watches in effect but you know with that said there may be a couple of instances where we've localized street flooding because of the pockets of heavier rachel with leaves getting into the way of the storm drains. be mindful of that. 95 corridor, 495, the pike,

where you go around the metro going to talk rain. numbers continue to climb quickly between a third to a half inch of rain so far. about another i would say 2 to 3 hours of steady rain then it tapers to lighter rain and mist and showers later this evening. temperatures have been jumping to around 50. the city at 50. bedford 50 but you notice colder pockets of air fitchburg and nashua. jaffrey at 47. where you have the warmer air you also have some wind. wind gusting along the caught shore upwards of 25-30 so you have a windy evening on the cape. once the rain winds down, then i think the winds will settle down as well. here is the back edge of the steady rainfall. coming into the berkshires, leftover showers albany but as you travel even farther west clouds. and we'll have that later on this evening with partial clearing occurring after midnight with patchy fog, temperatures generally in the mid and upper 40s although they may jump to

back to the 40s by early tomorrow morning. this will be our batch of rain that we focus on for tomorrow afternoon. here is where it is right now. arkansas, louisiana, mississippi, eventually alabama. this works up the eastern seaboard tomorrow. so we start tomorrow with clouds. maybe a peek or two of sun early in the day but grab the rain gear because rain arrives midday and tomorrow evening's commute also slowed down because of rain. cool and raw. temperatures thursday, morning clouds. sun in here thursday afternoon. temperatures mid 50s. as we look to the weekend, lots of sunshine, but cooling trend. temperatures saturday and sunday only in the low to mid 40s. see you at 5:00. >> ryan: you know it's raining out there. a check of how the roads are doing. >> not a fun commute. this 1 is heavy and slow. most of the way jammed up to lynnfield. southbound side moving well

the city square tunnel on to the loop ramp. the zakim bridge is a mess as well. southbound side of the zakim crawling to the southbound tunnel and the northbound side is heavy up to roosevelt circle then from 128 up to dascomb road. the pike west didn't sing much better. hardly moving from the allston brighton interchange then tied up after 128 out to route 30. eastbound is moving well. you will slow up a bit by the p times on the pike from downtown boston to route 128. a 34-minute drive and from 128 to 495, another half hour. i'm matt fits ger ad, 7 news. >> ryan: a study finding links between heart health and die beasties. >> jadiann: the study found people aged 45 had a -- regardless of gender or race. diabetes during middle age

link to heart failures. >> ryan: there is a new way of treating breast cancer where the cancer is frozen until it's killed. surgery may be an overtreatment for certain small breast cancers. the trial is under way but it could be an option for breast cancer patients in the near future. >> ahead on 7 news a california couple with an incredible story to tell. how they were found after

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for a couple in california. they were' driving in the mountains when they got stuck in the snow but the story does have a happy ending. >> jadiann: after spending the night in their truck the crews found the couple in their truck safe and sound. >> reporter: at about 6:45 on a cold november night a search and rescue vehicle pulled up to the fire station. out first two days of being stuck in the snow. >> i'm fine. >> reporter: he looked for his family members who had been waiting and worrying. his sister in law getting him with a huge hug. >> then rory's wife reunited with her son who had also been anxiously awaiting news from base camp.

susan ventured out saturday morning into the backwoods. they were' just out for a driving adventure when their wheels got stuck in deep snow on a remote forest road. rory hiked to where he could get sell service and sent a text message with their approximate location. dozens of rescuers conducted a thorough search and they found the monday sunset. >> we weren't planning on being stuck but we had sleeping bags and we had food and water. so, yeah, you know, we did fairly well. i started to panic today. tomorrow was going to be burn the fire. burn the tyre day but they showed up and it's so glad to be out of there. we're ecstatic. it wouldn't have been a better outcome. the fact they're doing so well. >> overjoyed. >> i'm telling them they're

that's for sure. >> thank you. >> that is glad to be back. >> reporter: they are going to be a lot more careful before driving into the snowstorm next time. in the news croom kris anderson, 7 news. >> jadiann: we have much more to come in the next 90 minutes on this rainy day here in boston, i'm jadiann thompson. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: breaking news now at 5:00, a firefighter injured battl a woman rescued from the fiery scene. then a robbery suspect shot and killed in lynn. why police say an officer was forced to fire. >> reporter: the rain picks up in intensity just in time for the even commute. >> kim: six survivors pulled from the wreckage of a plane crash in colombia. investigators trying to figure out what led to the doomed flight. fast moving wildfires torching towns in tennessee. several people killed.

destroyed. the president-elect trump sparking a division about free speech about his tweets about burning the american flag. breaking news now at 5:00 a firefighter hurt battling flames in lawrence. a woman inside also injured. firefighters rescued her from the apartment building. >> adam: it looks like several families now are without a place to stay. steve cooper live on the scene with more breaking details, steve. >> reporter: adam, red cross telli many as 30 people have been displaced by the fast moving fire. the flames are out right now. the investigation just beginning here. after a fire that residents say took off in an instant. >> we got fire out there. >> wow. it was just smoke, black smoke everyone where. it was. the roof started falling off. >> reporter: fast moving flames and thick smoke roaring through the huge home at the corner of east haverhill and prospect

sabrina morgan were in their apartment when someone yelled "fire." >> as soon as we got out there was the third floor brew up so we're lucky we got out before that happened. >> reporter: dozens of firefighters scrambled before the chief ordered everyone battling the fire to get out of the building. >> we did find a woman on the right side third floor of the building. crews helped her evacuate. the building. >> reporter: were taken to the hospital. the mayor says these are always challenging calls. >> it's an anchor property for the intersection. we hope that we can, everybody is safe. >> reporter: informers had their hands full trying to knock down stubborn flames while roads in the area were shutdown and curious onlookers were urged to avoid the fire scene, but everyone was thankful there was no loss of life.