ansin when he went independent before and can tell from you experience it wouldn't be a smart time to bet against him this time around. live in the newsroom, hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: if you would like to see the new programming schedule that takes effect at the it for you on whdh com. >> anchor: a local boy teaming up with billy joel. how the teen ared a chance to perform with the pie an oh man at fenway park. >> anchor: tom brady's thumb trouble meant jimmy garappolo got to start against the bears and hear what he is saying about that experience. when i look for solutions, i don't start in washington, right here in new hampshire... where i'm fighting for the good-paying jobs that strengthen our economy. i worked to make childcare more affordable and make it easier to save for college. i've worked across party lines on clean air and energy efficiency efforts... and to strengthen social security and medicare. together, we're making new hampshire and america stronger. true. a 13-year-old boy known as the boston piano kid gets to perform with none other than billy joel last night and t

behind the scenes, station owner ed ansin says whdh will be increasing staff and increasing >> we're going to have innovative features in the news. we're going to have aggressive coverage of the news. being independent is a challenge, and it should fuel the competitive juices. >> dan: innovative and aggressive, both hallmarks of 7news. >> we have been and we will continue to be the news station. and we'll continue to give viewers what they want to turn to. >> we've always been able to rely on us for breaking news and big-story coverage. that's not going to change. >> dan: what will change is monday through friday. 7news "today in new england" will now run from 5:00 until 10:00 a.m. there will be news at noon and then from 4:00 until 7:30, and in addition to bringing you the news from 10:00 until 11:30 seven nights a week, 7news will now be adding a newscast at 9:00, giving an underserved audience what they want. >> television viewing has changed. people aren't going to the network prime time anymore. their viewing habits are frequently different. they're going to bed earlier because

may be new to new england tv viewers it's a familiar challenge for ansin. almost 30 years ago his mommy station created the 7 news powerhouse when it too lost its nbc affiliation and went independent. ansin said she doesn't care that many are counting out his boston station, just as they did once before. >>> somebody said to me the other day, well, you will be the underdog. i said that's good. it's good to be the underdog. it means you have to work harder. >> reporter: on a personal independent before and can tell you from experience it wouldn't be smart to bet against him this time around. dan hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: still to come this evening, a rare apology. donald trump proving it is never too late to say you are sorry as he continues to shake up his campaign. >> anchor: then at 5:30 a death investigation in woburn. a toddler rushed to the hospital as police try and figure out what went wrong. >> anchor: and a story you will see on just one station. a man in trouble with the law after he is caught exposin four hundred million dollars. that's how much

whdh owner ed ansin says as of january first, the station will become independent and will emily: more rain for louisiana adds to an already historic flood. at least 11 people have been killed more than 30,000 rescued since the flooding began last week. the southern part of the state is the worst hit. president obama has promised federal disaster aid. randy: the son of jailed mexican drug lord el chapo guzman has reportedly been kidnapped. authorities believe 29-year-old jesus alfredo guzman salazar was among a dozen people taken from resort city of puerto vallarta. police found identification and vehicles tied to salazar at the scene. investigators believe a gang war among rival drug cartels is responsible. emily: a warning to pet owners. chinese researchers believe animals could infect humans with superbugs. that's after a pet store employee was infected by a drug-resistant strain of superbug that was carried by some dogs and cats at his work. superbugs can be deadly. randy: to the olympics in rio. team usa makes history and picks up medals in some key events. emily: erika is back wi