that's when sheriff's deputies shot and killed derosa. an autopsy of derosa found that he died of a single gunshot wound to the chest. that's the latest for now in the newsroom, i'm adam williams, 7news. >>> winn casino has gotten final design approval from the massachusetts gaming commission. the resort casino got unanimous approval to start the building process in everett. it will be called wynn boston along with gambling it will include a 29 story tower, more than 107 hotel rooms and more than 1,000 foot of retail space. >>> a cool fall day out there in the city. you can see some of the trees have turned in color. definitely a chill in the air. >> this morning down into the 20s and 30s. since april 27th when we also had a low that morning of 37. right now middle and upper 40s, the city at 48, bedford 45, much of southern new england in the mid- and upper 40s with a mix of clouds and sunshine. these clouds will have a tendency to melt overnight tonight. mostly clear skies. temps between 31 and 36. then for tomorrow, a little bit of earl

derosa took him to the station house to book him. then the detectives arrived and the coroners and, of course, the >> rolling? >> at 8:30 this morning. an employee came to work at 10050 cielo and found several bodies in the house. >> the lapd didn't share right away the awful details or that the phone wires had been cut so no one could call for help or that an american flag had been draped over the couch or that >> do you have any kind of apbs out, any suspects at all? >> no. the only person we have at this time is mr. garretson, whom we are questioning. >> the lapd didn't know much or say much. >> were the bodies badly mutilated? >> this, i would rather not discuss. >> who would know that fear would spread so fast, choke what was left of innocence and choke us. the main thing is what no one knew was what started on cielo drive wasn't over. >>> coming up, there was still another big shock to come. the identities of the victims. >> my boyfriend called my mother and he had heard five people were dead and it was rumored to go pro with o

at that point, the report says off-duty sheriff's deputy james creed shot and killed derosa when derosa refused to drop the knife. the d.a.'s report concludes it is our judgment that the use of force by deputy sheriff creed in this matter was both justified and lawful. >> that's the latest live here in taunton, i'm byron barnett, 7news. >> jeremy riner is here with what's to come. >> temps this morning 20s and 30s. the city a low of 37. coldest since the end of april, worcester, you had temperatures right now in the 30s. clear to partly cloudy skies. again, more clouds off to our north and the clouds out there right now will fade away this evening but there's a whole new batch of cloudiness over here. these are thin cirrus clouds, so they won't block out the stars but on the move. and they'll show up late tonight. another cold night tonight. winds will fade away, mostly clear with a few clouds early this evening and again well after midnight temps between 31 tomorrow we lose the sun early in the day because here's our next storm system. tonight in the great lakes states, but this is on

says derosa stabbed a pregnant waitress, seriously wounding here and then fatally stabbed george heath, a beloved teacher who rushed to defend a total stranger. >> i would never refer to myself as a hero. i've always said to rosemary in public, i think george is the hero. george selflessly intervened within seconds without even knowing what was going on. he was up and he was wrestling with mr. derosa, before i could even react, so without george, worse. >> the reporter: james' wife laura, a nurse at the bringing am, also jumped in to action administering medical aid to george and the pregnant waitress. >> we've talked about, you know, something happens, you know, he helps, and i run. sorry. but i wasn't leaving anywhere without him. >>> the creeds and rosemary told us inside the plymouth county sheriff's department that they have formed such a close bond since the tragedy, helping each other cope. james is also getting back there to swing of things aft work by training a new k-9 unit. he named the dog heath in honor of george. >> he says he is not a hero, but he is, i would not be here

, arthur derosa. >>> a man who fired a gun to ward off a burglar may be wishing police had stayed away. the homeowner grabbed a gun and fired a shot when someone tried to break into his house. they say they did find a marijuana growing a ration -- operation inside the home. >>> sky eye over a popular nearly groped. the police say a man on a bicycle exposed himself to that woman and then tried to grab her. other people nearby helped her to get away from the man. the officers with police dogs searched the area but have not found the suspect. authorities are asking people to avoid the area while they're there investigating. >>> the three-time boston marathon champion is now stripped of one of her titles. she won in 2006, 2013 and then in 2014. but after that 2014 ra denyian -- kennian native tested positive for performance enhancing drugs, and they're trying to recoup her prize money. she has also been stripped of her 2014 chicago title. >>> a piece of the past brings tears to the present. today a family reunited with memories of a loved one that had been missing for decades. the surprisi

eventually he got too close. >> creed shot and killed derosa. heeth died that night. creed says he believe george heeth was the real hero that you can see more on this sit-down interview you can check out our website wbz.com. >>> right now hurricane nicole is bearing down on bermuda heavy rain and high winds are pounding the island. rains are whipping across the empty streets and winds are rocking the palm trees all along those pink sandy beaches. >> got a check of our forecast here. that's a scary situation for bermuda. >> definitely it's such a small earlier today is just fascinating to us. so hopefully improving conditions as we get into the later part of today for our trends there in bermuda. hurricane nicole still a category 3, max winds 120-mile per hour moving northeast. around 11:27 this morning the eye centered right over the island where we saw a report of about a 13-mile per hour wind gust and it was calm. saw some reports on twitter with about that. now, things will continue center of the eye. you have the one area of the wall and then the other area. so t

george and rosemary heath were at the bar, and george tried to stop derosa. >> yes, he fought him, moved him away from shinna and myself and wanted to stop him from raising his knife up again but the man got hit in the head. >> reporter: george heath dropped, more tally wounded that's when the off-duty sheriff stepped up and dropped his gun. >> i kept giving hip chances to close, probably six, seven, feet and i had to tire one round. >> reporter: while the lieutenant creed was dealing with derosa, his wife ran to george heath. laura creed is a nurse. >> and. >> i love laura o, my god. and she tried helping with george and with schenna and also with jim and she was just amazing. and the two of them together, it is so good. i am so happy that i know them. >> i wouldn't that way. to me, if george had not intervened, i may not have had time. >> had you not been there with a weapon, a lot of other people could have been hurt. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> reporter: and they're all now friends and lieutenant creed's new canine that he is training? his dog's name is heath. >> he saved my life and i

the report goes on to say the night of the stabbing derosa was involved in a hit and run and attacked two women in their home, killing one of them. he then moved to the silver city galleria in taunton where he killed another man, stabbed a pregnant woman and an off-duty sheriff's deputy shot and killed him, which the d.a. said today was justified. >>> over the course of those enters, 80-year-old patricia and her home and heath killed at the practice trouchey's in the mall -- practice tiewchy's at the mall. >> a car driving the wrong way collided with another car. brian gunnoe is live at hyannis where the vigil is happening. >> brian, this vigil and the memorial started a few minutes ago so i'm going to try to speak quietly to not drb hundreds, several hundreds people have shot showed up for this vigil and moiling. you can see all the balloons and candle that they have been lighting. this is in the village green in hyannis, if you're familiar with it. police say the 31-year-old man was driving the wrong way on 45 early monday morning in middleboro when she crashed head-on into a vehicl

he opened fire when derosa was closing in on him wielding a knife. hero. he selfishly intervened without knowing what was going on. reporter: they have become close friends. >> jim was not there, if he was not there i would have been next. reporter: they are helping each other through the healing process, knowing their lives would never be the same. we won't know the whole story if ever. prosecutors say he was talking about hearing the devil telling him to do horrible things. ben:clin on th -- both hillary trail. reporter: he broke a boycott of major networks hinting at possible loss. >> the media poisons the mind of the american voter. it is unfair. the american voter is really smart. i'm going to see how smart they are. will be campaigning in the final days. >> she is actually going to make two or three speeches. she is amazing when she speaks. reporter: in springfield, ohio, donald trump used clinton of being too tough on bladder put in. >> how do you speak so bad if somebody? wouldn't actually got along with russia reporter:? hillary clinton is pulling

derosa before i could react. reporter: we have talked about something happens. he helps and i run. >> the sheriff's deputy return to work with a new canine. >> his name is he. reporter: another footnote, she had a baby girl, nine pounds seven ounces. if you want to help or hear more go to her facebook page. it's going to be inside in november. there is a chair there with a plaque honoring george. maria: thank you. the group behind in major tax scam victims received from people claiming to be the irs. anchor: the heavy rain is moving into the boston area. still some snow. the wind hasn't even started yet. maria: fresh veggies helping capital one believes your bank should work for you, not the other way around. 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. what's in your wallet? it was doggie destiny was mr. bonejangles expecting the perfect toy at an

. >> reporter: while the lieutenant creed was dealing with derosa, his wife ran to george heath. laura creed is a nurse. >> and. >> i love laura o, my god. and she tried helping with george and with schenna and also with jim and she was just amazing. and the two of them together, it is so good. i am so happy that i know them. >> i wouldn't that way. to me, if george had not intervened, i may not have had time. >> had you not been there with a weapon, a lot of other people could have been hurt. >> yes. >> absolutely. >> reporter: and they're all now friends and lieutenant creed's new canine that he is training? his dog's name is heath. >> he saved my life and i'll forever be thankful for that honored to know both of them. they're like family now. >> so out of that tragic night something good came out of it, a lasting friendship. reporting live from taunton, i'm bill shields, wbz news. >>> incredible story. >>> also breaking tonight, the deadly plane crash in connecticut has now been ruled an intentional act. the source tells the ap the student pilot wanted to commit suicide. tonig

he did so after derosa killed two people and assaulted several others inside the mall. creed eating at the time and said his training compelled him to take action. >> he was probably six, 7 feet from me. probably a little bit too close training wise but trying to give him a chance to comply and get on the ground before i had to do anything. that's the last thing i wanted tow have to do. >> the report also said creed wife instrumental in helping the victims after the attack. >>> now to story you will see on just one station. accused computer hacker collapsed at the end of his first appearance in federal court. martin has been on a three-week hunger strike. he said he considers himself a rooman right activist. hacked two web silents to defend a connecticut teenager who claimed shes kept at boston children's hospital without her family's permission. the cyberattack cost the facility more than 300,000. gotsfeld woos said 123rd day of hunger strike. he may have collapsed due to weakness. >>> really cares about protecting kids from institutional abuse. do you think he's willi

george -- intervened within seconds without knowing what derosa before i could even react. without george, things would have been a very much worse. >> jim was not there. i would have been next. he was so close to me. >> a new friendship was born out of the trauma from that night. rosemary heath is very close to james creede and his wife. and the deputy creeds new k-9 is named heath. >>> governor charlie baker says the nbta operator on the smoking orange line train could have done more to help passengers. he fired back think that the motor man's actions were the 1970s era trains are sold they are falling apart. passengers caught the moments with their cell phones. showing passengers escaping through windows. >> the train was starting to leave the station. it was starting to smoke. under normal protocol, at that point -- you back it up. all right? and then you announce over the issue. >> they did an exceptional job with what he had to do yesterday. >> the operator is now being retrained on the protocol during emergency procedures. the nbta says it it is -- it is interesting

today creed spoke out about could be fronting author derossa inside a restaurant as derosa was attacking stabbing other customers. >> once i saw there was a weapon involved i took my badge out of my left pocket, put it around my neck and i started giving commands from, for him to get on the ground, drop the knife. >> reporter: steve stopping deooh came after him. >> he was probably 6, 7 feets. a little too close trainingwise but in all honestly trying to give him every chance to compliance get on the ground before i had to do anything. the last thing i wanted to do. >> reporter: creed shot and killed derossa. d.a.'s office says the shooting was justified. in the moments before the deadly confrontation da reeks stabbed and killed george heath. heat tried to stop da rosa from attacking a waitress. heath's wife rushed to her husband's side. dead. 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 victims. >> someth

months after the taunton stabbing rampage that fateful day in may 20 arthur derosa killed two people and injured several others on myrick street and in the silver city galleria mall, the bristol county district attorney officially released a report calling james creed's actions justified. >> as he was charging at me, yeah, he said something to the effect of, we're both going to die today. >> the reporter: creed, an offduty sheriff's deputies eating dinner with his wife, i just want what's best for my kids. when i hear arguments that every new charter takes away more money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million dollars, just last year. we can't afford to drain even more money from our kids' schools because they're already losing so much. i'm not just standing up for my own kids; i'm fighting for yours, too. ready to head out when others head home. upgrading technology, managing vegetation, improving how we get information to you because we know you're counting on us. we're ready for winter, and we want to make sure you're ready, too. visit eversource.com to learn more an

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having dinner last may when 28-year old derosa went on a killing spree. he stabbed george heeth who was having dinner with his wife. that's when deputy creed jumped into action. >> i kept giving him chance to say drop it and get on the ground and eventually he got too close. >> creed despite efforts george heeth died that night. now, they considered each other family. creed believes heeth was the real hero that night. we've posted the entire exclusive sit down interview on our website wbz.com. >>> new questions about what caused a bunch of birds to fall from the sky in dorchester. now, experts plan to send them test the birds's symptom max. boston's inspectional services department says testing all came back negative. >>> trip advisor announcing it will no longer sell tickets to attractions where visitors can come in contact with captive wild animals they say it includes places that offer tiger petting or even swimming with dolphin events. they say the change is meant to improve the health and safety standards of the animals. >>> right now we have a lot m

jean: sheriff creed shot and killed derosa when he josh: more commitment 2016, we asked the candidates for congress whether taxpayer money should be used to support health care services that include abortion and here are the answers from the second district candidates. >> here's my view on abortion and i'm very clear about this. i was an adoption attorney for 25 years. i have walked the walk of doing everything that i can to make sure that abortion is safe, legal and very rare. i think we need to increase access to birth control, that's difference with my opponents on. and we need to make sure that people have access to the health care services that they need. and right here in new hampshire i support funding planned parenthood because most of their work is avoiding unplanned pregnancy. that's the key, it's 90 some percent of the work that they do. abortion is a very small part, but it tends to get lots of heat and light from sector. here's my position and it's shared by most of the voters in new hampshire. we're conservative in this regard, we believe in less government interference,

the deputy sheriff shot and killed arthur derosa who police say had already killed two people and assaulted several others. the carnage unfolded at the silver city galleria in taunton in may. creed was having dinner with his family at bertucci's. according to the report, as creed approached darosa, he heard him s, both going to die today." police say darosa had just attacked a waitress and killed a 56-year-old teacher. the new report also details the mental health evaluation that darosa had received at morton hospital hours before the attack. prosecutors say that he talked about hearing the devil telling him to do things, and do horrible things. again we're hoping to learn more details when we hear from the deputy later today. emily: there will be counseling sessions today in hyannis following the deaths of five people in a wrongway crash. friends and family came together to remember three of the victims. cousins, jordan calvin jutras, kraig diggs, jordan fisher, were all killed along with their friend cory licata. a wrongway driver slammed into their car on 495 in middleborough monday morn

yesterday his wife and the off- duty sheriff deputy the shot and killed derosa reflected on that terrible day. >> i think that george is the hero. he selflessly intervened without even knowing what was going on. he was wrestling before even react. without george, things would have been very much words. >> g was not there. i would have been next. he was so close to me. >> a new friendship was born out of the trauma of that night. rosemary keith is very close to james creede and his wife the deputy actually named his new k- 9 keith. >>> at governor charlie baker says that the nbt operator on at the smoking orange line train could have done more to help passengers. the union fired back saying are so old that they are falling apart. the passengers caught the moments with cell phone video showing the passengers escaping through windows. >> the train was starting to leave the station, starting to smoke, and under normal call b.i.d. at that point is you back it up and then you announce over the loudspeaker that there is an issue. >> he did an exceptional job with what he had to do yesterday. >>