is no stranger to politics, he currently works as a legislative aide alongside state senator, robert gordon he is he is a lifelong resident of dumont, calling himself a proud product of dumont schools. it will come in handy as he battles to big projects in the town right now. the construction of the farms, and the construction of a hall. >> the decisions that are going to be made on big issues are going to define the town for at least a generation. so less about me and my personal ambition and more about the town, and their issues and the follow-up and follow-through. >> interestingly, he they have elected young politicians in the past. matthew was elected at age 25, and a year later he won to become a mayor. so so i asked if that is the road ahead for you? >> just taking it one day at a time. there is no next step. we will see. >> it is surprising when i heard the story this kid got elected how often that happens. hank lyman morris county was 22 or 23. the mayor is 23 years old. he has a good benefactor here, state senator at his side. if he is looking to climb the ladder it takes a lot of

roberts seeks revenge in secret in their eyes. and of course some comedy. seth ro began, anthony mack ky and joseph gordon levitt in "the night before." lot of action in theaters this weekend. next up on 7 news today at 9:00 we get serious. we have the latest from belgium. the nation is on high alert. we'll tell you why. plus the latest on a terror attack in mali where a massachusetts native was killed. we continue following breaking news here locally. an arrest made after a 2-year-old was kidnapped in hamilton yesterday. >>> we're following breaking news for you. investigators charging a former baby-sitter with kidnapping a 2-year-old girl found on the side of the road in raleigh. >>> terror attacks in mali. one american from massachusetts among those killed. >>> high alert now. a european country that shares a border with france placing its capital city on lockdown after a terror threat. plus trouble on the tarmac. chris christie. why his boston bound flight had to turn around before even taking off. captions provided by u.s. captioning company >>> it's 9:00. us. i'm chris anderson. we'll have details o