in newsroom ryan schulteis, 7 news. also following breaking news foxboro fire crews on scene industrial building that went up in flames. you can see from sky 7 hd number of fire crew that is were around building at one point also how it shelled out there. still being blocked off right now. this is actually really close to gillette stadium. you know area right behind where the bass pro shops is. >> and you can see this picture from earlier fire department showing flames are deep inside there. firefighters spraying water on the flames. if we get more information about this we'll be sure to pass it along to you. >> now to the race for the white center stage in iowa now. gop candidates getting ready for what has already become a controversial caucus. tonight is the night republicans faced off in iowa but big name will not be on that stage. donald trump boycotting the rally there. and having one of his own 7 dan hausle is live in iowa with more from the candidates. i should say trump will not participate in the debate unless

here's ryan schulteis with a preview. >>reporter: his focus won't be on pushing new proposals but looking at where we need to be his moves for economic recovery are helping the entire country and despite republican claims that america is in crisis, the president told nbc's matt lauer his message will be just the opposite. >> part of what i want to do in this last address is to remind people, we got a lot of good things going for us, and if we can get our politics right, it turns out that we're not as divided. >>reporter: and the president went on to say he couldn't be more proud of what his administration has accomplished. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >> you can watch president obama's final state of the union address tonight right here on 7 nbc and it starts at 9:00. and then join the night team for a complete analysis of the president's state of the union. andy hiller will be live at 11:00 with the hiller instinct. >>> strong ticket sales leading to, if you can imagine, an even bigger power ball jacket. tomorrow's drawing re

ryan schulteis >> adam: a winner here. at the williams household. about before someone won. it doesn't matter how much money you have, they have the same jr? >> jeremy: snow showers heading this way for monday. but in terms of anything significant not in the cards. 27 in town and fitchburg 18. west wind and skies are clear. that is why you are noticing the wide range of numbers. clouds in western new england and eastern new york state on the move and they will fill up the sky overnight tonight and as that happens i think the numbers for the colder spots will climb to the lower 20s and most of us between 23 and 28 for weather system number one, in new england tomorrow with clouds, maybe a flurry or two. storm number 2 here, this is more robust, this is coming out of the gulf of mexico and that quickly moves up the 95 corridor and into new england on saturday morning. tomorrow a lot of clouds and temperatures between 35 and 40 a few peeks of sun early in the day. the of the day in the low to middle 30s. this doesn't happen until the evening commute and drizzle and flurries, ve

ryan schulteis here with the latest. >>reporter: this endorsement might make a big difference for trump since religion is important to many iowans. >> god bless the great state of iowa. >>reporter: it's a blow to ted cruz. heavy weight jerry falwell, jr. >> if he went on to win new hampshire as well, there's a very good chance he could be nominee. >>reporter: trump hit back at cruise -- cruz this morning. >> you know, it's wonderful to be a rebel, but you got to get some people on your side a little bit. >>reporter: in today's poll trump leads by two in iowa. on the democratic side despite bernie sanders admitting his health care plan is costly. >> we will raise taxes, yes, we will. he told iowa steelworkers to boost the middle class. >> if those people come out and vote, we will win and we'll win big. an ad that she says will be a lifetime for families. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >>> 7's dan hausle is headed to iowa this week. he will be there for the republican debate on thursday night and will be staying through the cauc

ryan schulteis here with more details. ryan? >> reporter: fares could in increase to nearly 10% in july. the control board met to talk about four different ons that would raise fares across the board as pat of an effort to erase a $242 million deficit of a time decision won't be made until after public hearings are hell. the state's transportation secretary says the board will be taking those meetings very seriously. >>> the board wants to hear from folks and what they are try increase would bring more money to the t and mean that other things wouldn't have to be cut but we also know we would have a greater imexpect on riders so we need too balance those two things. >>> the secretary says the budget, the board has been work working with assumes at least a 5% fare increase. a time decision needs to be made by march in order to i problem changes by july 1. ryan schulteis, 7 news . >> anchor: turning now to the race for the white house, former president bill clinton brushing off recent attacks by republican front-runner donald trum

ryan schulteis in our control room with more. ryan. last state union address president tried to bring country together a he talked about future but he also wanted to cement his legacy. >>> for the last time, president obama arrives to deliver state union tonto joint session of congress. try to make it a little shorter. >>> i know some of you are antcy to get back to iowa. >> president touch briefly on his years in office. how the economy came back, how he was able to pass healthcare for everyone. but he truly focused on the future. >> i don't want to just talk about next year. >> i want to focus on the next five years. the next ten years. and beyond. but he did talk about current issues including call for congress to take action on the fight against isis. >>> authorize the use military force against isil. take a vote. another big focus the state of politics in this country and how we need to fix it. >> it's one of the few regrets of my presidency. that ranker and suspicion between parties has gotten worse instead better. at the end cha

bowie had been battle's cancer for 18 months while working on his latest and last album the ryan schulteis here with powerful memories being shared tonight. ryan. adam his death coming just two days after his birthday release his producer says was a good-bye to his fans. >>> david bowie rock rocketed into fame same month of the moon landing. man became hero for six decades. star man and the iconic image of zig star dust solidified is genius for being creative and moving from moving from pop to rock to soul. his unique style bringing him his first u.s. number one hit. and he kept everyone dancing for years. he delivered berkeley college of music's commencement speech in 1999. anybody left over from the a proceedings today can join my wife and i for a slice. music is given me over 40 years of extraordinary experiences. its that music in 70s and 80s that defined his career. albums. and who could forget what he sang heros to first responders >>> i like to say hello to the folks from my local ladder his death just as his life has people shocked. fans dropping off flowers at his birth plates in

in newsroom ryan schulteis, 7 news. all right ryan thank you. you should know dan hausle will and the caucus as well. dan's live reports begin thursday right here on 7 news. >>> also breaking a 11 a violent end to week's long stand off in oregon. heir night team jadiann thompson. leaders of a stand off federal wildlife reserve are in custody. you can is president obama tester occupying reserve earlier this montana tonight and ayman bundy and several follower were arrested during traffic stop that turned violent. several shots were fired. one person is dead and another is injured. it is no the clear right now who shot first. bundy and group have been occupying wildlife reserve since the beginning of january. at least 4 of those protester have been arrested. they are charge with conspiracy to impede federal officers. in newsroom jadiann anne thompson. tonight on seven, tire trouble takes a deadly turn. the night team coriing the seconds beforement moment of impact. >> tonight police are still a pick up truck to lose it's back tire. creating chaos

in newsroom ryan schulteis. 7 news. new details about teenager known for using an affluenza defense is in drunk driving trial is back in the u.s. 18-year-old ethan couch landed in texas today. offices arrested him and his mother last month in mexico where they say he was on run after allegedly breaking his probation for killing 4 people in a drunk driving accident in 2013. >> nasa marking challenger disaster with a day of remembrance. if you can believe it was 30 that space shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after launch. all 7 crew members include local teacher were killed. jadiann thompson here with how crew members are being remembered today memorials were held across the country and some even in space. and public service was held at the kennedy space center in florida where the disaster happened. >> after a half dozen delays leading up to shuttle challenger launched into unusually cold day for centrally florida. >> lift off. 7 astronauts families and friends and plenty of others watched from the grand stands. but shut

the night team's ryan schulteis in our newsroom with more. >>>> ryan: donald trump is getting support from the most unlikely people. york values spilling out. >> we have to get out. we have to win. >> ryan: everyone is still talking about that moment. >> everyone understands that the values in new york city are socially libal, pro abortion and pro gay marriage. >> ryan: but donald trump quickly turned that around on cruz. >> we rebuilt downtown manhattan and everybody in the world watched and everybody in the world loved new york and loved new yorkers, and i have to tell you, that was a very insulting statement. >> ryan: that statement bringing out the most unlikely supporters, including hillary clinton who said this time trump was right. new york's reaction: drop dead, ted. >> he has in trouble taking money from new york city, but he's quick to insult our people and our values. >> ryan: today cruz was asked to apologize. >> i apologize to the millions of new yorkers let down by liberal politicians. >> ryan: his campaign hoping that people in iowa and south carolina will understand wh

ryan schulteis is here with big development. tonight that sheriff is directly calling protester to leave two men who inspiration are now in custody. late today two othering rancher turned themselves in and reported in southern california. hammonds have turned themselves in time to leave our community. go home to your families end this peacefully rancher dwight and steven hammond were convicted of lighting fires a federal lands near their ranch. their fight to stay out of prison led to this now 3-day occupation at the mall here. if now under control of armed anti government protesters. i will stay here as long as it takes concerned about safety, schools 30 miles away shut down our town is a safe town. and i don't the kids to feel scared in their own town. f.b.i. officials say they want to peaceful resolution but won't say how law enforcement will respond to this occupation. but will anything sway group to pack up and go home? i wasn't say words would do it i would say action would local control of federal land. reached a poilg po

ryan schulteis is here with more more. >> anchor: kim and adam, what we know is the philadelphia police say this was provoked here. this attack was an unprovoke ad adtake but an officer is being investigated as an act of terror terror. in philadelphia brazen ambush of a police officer sitting in his cruiser and from the suspect a >>> he stated that he pledges his allegiance to islamic state. he follows allah and that is the reason he was called upon to do this . >> anchor: a surveillance camera captured the moment when the gunman opened fire on jesse heart nick. approaching until he was shooting pointblank and un unloading the last of 11 shots as he repretty treated managed to return fire even though he was hit three times . >>> the bravery he demonstrated was absolutely remarkable. his will to live undoubtedly saved his life and we're ever so thankful to god that he is here today because this could have easily been a police funeral. >> anchor: police say he lost a lot of blood and underwent hours of surgery. his father said he will pull through . >>> he is a tough guy. he is an excelle

let's go over to ryan schulteis now with the look at some of the preparations people are being forced to make . >> reporter: at least six states have declared a state of emergency. leaders are taking no collapses with the storm drivers in nashville, tennessee dealing with some slippery conditions getting up hills, proving to be one of the worst problems of a pickup truck even towed a trait and sell other cars to get them through a tough spot. police that responded to more than 150 crashes during the morning commute. snow is falling in washington, d.c. the national mall and monuments closed along with the rest of the government. people there were being asked to stay inside during the storm. officials are trying to prevent any injuries or dangerous situation. roads are clear for the plows to go through. and the snow is already covering parts of virginia, crews are out clearing the roads but it's slow going for drivers as you can imagine there. a record breaking snow dropped 28 inches of snow on washington, d.c. back in 1922. this storm may could close to that record. the newsroom, ryan

night team's ryan schulteis in newsroom with more she showed ready to go. plain took stage to endorse trump but recommended many of us about her own run in 2008. are you ready to make america great again? >> look who's back sarah palin showing up an iowa to endorse donald trump. >> mr. trump you're right back media heads are spinning. this is going to so much fun. palin not holding backfiring shots at the gop establishment. hide. they didn't want to talk about up. in fact, they they've wearing this political correctness, kind of like a suicide vest. and she wasn't shy calling on oil producing nations. >> some of their squirmishes that have been going on for centuries, where they are fighting each other, and yelling allah be aing bar calling jihad on each other's heads forever and ever. like asaid before let them duke it out and let all allah sort it occupy trump had less than nice things to a say about john mccain who picked palin running mate he's war hero because he was capture i like people that weren't capture other gop candidates would have loved a pal

here is ryan schulteis with it. >> reporter: virtual reality is headed for a breakout year. headsets. on the heels of the first shipments of the lower-cost samsung gear selling out over the holidays. nearly half of all americans who play any sort of video game are interested. >> these are really strong numbers. you don't need to get anywhere near the number of people that said they are very interested to have a very successful launch. >> reporter: now media companies are investing to create new apps. netflix, hulu and directv have new apps. fox unveiling its v.r. adventure: "the martian experience." sci-fi just announced it is launching an innovation lab to create immersive virtual reality content as well. ryan schulteis, 7 news. >> christa: up next, a stage-crasher trying to steal the show at the people's some talk show hos held their ground. >> chris: sunshine getting the boot as well. going into the weekend, we track rain. that is a look at the 7-day winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by lo

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ryan schulteis in quincy now ryan. >> behind me so you can still see smoke billowing out water treatment facility even at this hour crews will be out here for most of the night. >> even in the dark, seven smoke keeps coming out fire crew thought they had fire under control flames returned and so did crews to fight it. fires worked its way inside. in some dushth work. and so they have imagine a duct with fire inside of it and they are trying to figure out how to get at the fire and put it out. you know deep down in the building, over 100 under grown very confined area. >> 5 workers were hurt earlier when there was explosion here new island waste water treatment plan. one guys working down there a tried to fan they were, ramping up a fan that is part of the system, and a fan, and a point again we will have to hold judgment until experts get in there take look what happened plants c avenue is run about massachusetts watery source sz authority. rescue crew had challenge time reaching thick choking smoke. 5 who were hurt were rushed to the hospital where they remain tonight. they've asked to

thank you for joining us, i'm jadiann thompson requirements i am ryan schulteis. >> adam: chandler jones says he made a mistake. what we've learned about the night he showed up at the foxboro police department. >> kim: also breaking another player noticeably absent on the practice kneeled. reports leading to questions about the gronk's status for saturday's play-off time. >> reporter: the wind finally fades away. another batch of clouds tomorrow a's a slippery ride leading to a tragedy in new hampshire. who went on the roof tried to get help. >> kim: a public tisly stunt leaves a city official out of a job in rhode island. >> adam: history was made. the world is waiting to see who those three winning power ball tickets belong to. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> adam: start with breaking news from the new england patriots. >> made a stupid mistake and hopefully -- >> adam: chandler jones apologized to the fans and teammates for what happened this weekend that landed him in the hospital. today foxboro police revealed jones was shirtless and confused when they found him in the s

. >>> another 30 minutes of 7news ahead, i'm ryan schulteis. >> 7news at 6:00 starts right now. >> reporter: now at 5:30, the patriots looking to make history. >> we feel like we're one of the best teams, they feel like they're the best team. you know, that's why it makes for a perfect game. tom brady talks about a familiar faux. >> and we focus on the potential storm for the weekend after it's cold for a few days. >> and then joined together to help fight the war on drugs. to crack down on prescriptions misuse. >>> and we are bracing for winter weather on the east coast. how it will affect massachusetts is still up in the air as this storm makes its way across the country. people in the eye of this storm, though, could get blasted with several feet of snow. >> so big question, how much

i'm ryan schulteis. >> kim: i'm kim khazei, stay right there for 7 news at 5:30. >> jadiann: chemical explowing in north andover >> ryan: calls reveal what it took to save firefighters. >> jadiann: a mother accused of lying about her 4-month-old being taken. >> danny amendola accused of ruining the neighborhood. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:30 starts now. >> jadiann: breaking news. the chemical explosion in north andover, four people were hurt and taken to the hospital. >> ryan: the cause sunday investigation. kim khazei is the a the breaking news desk. >> reporter: local, state and federal investigators are there trying to keep things contain and trying to figure out what wend wrong. we had sky 7 above the area. this is willow street in north andover. the first reports came in around 2:30 this afternoon and they were about some sort of chemical explosion in a laboratory in the building. emergency crews rushed to the building. again four people had to be taken to lawrence general hospital. then three of the four had

another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead, i'm ryan schulteis. >> jadiann: i'm jadiann thompson, 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> reporter: lots of sunshine but bitterly cold, i'll let you know how long it lasts. >> reporter: the bitter blast creating big problems for the morning commute. the president side steps congress to issue executive orders on gun control. the long road to recovery for two kids hurt. you will see in on just one station and on thin ice, firefighters take a polar plunge to make a risky rescue. >> kim: first at 6:00 a wintry grip taking holds on new hampshire. bands of snow covering the south shore for most of the commute. >> ryan: wind chills take a dangerous dip. feeling the cold crunch as the bitter blast urbers in the coldest temperatures of the season case. how long does it last? can we expect warmer weather ahead? jeremy reiner stopping by with our forecast. >> reporter: one more cold night. these are the lows this morning, boston we finished around 8:00. jaffrey had a low of 1. the south shore down to the lower teens right now. teens and 20s, the city at 24. worceste

. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> announcer: patriots star chandler jones opening up. his message to the pats and fan fans and rob gronkowski missing in action. what is keeping the star player off the field? >> reporter: dry for this evening and overnight. we're tracking our next storm for the start of the weekend. >> announcer: moyne in the bank, meet the two local possible players who are now $1 million richer. 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> kim: first at 6:00 breaking news -- >> i mid of made a stupid miss take. >> kim: patriots star chandler jones apologizing after his hospital visit on sunday. this comes after the foxboro police department released new details about the incident. >> adam: jones has since there are some unanswered questions. dan hausle is live with more on this breaking story. >> reporter: some of the questions are answered in reports. police giving the facts of the situation. chandler jones giving a more emotional view. >> i feel -- >> reporter: chandler jones facing the cameras for the first time since he showed up at the back door of

. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: breaking news, an location at a chemical plant in north andover, several people injured in the last. >> ryan: stocks the issues overseas leading to the steep slide. >> kim: an attacker claiming ties to terror killed by police in paris one year after the deadly attack on a controversial magazine. >> ryan: a leap of faith as flames close in, a family makes a scary decision. >> reporter: clear skies right now but here is our next storm on the move. >> kim: power ball reaching a record level. the biggest jackpot ever. how high it could climb. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: we begin with breaking news first at 5:00. four people injured in an explosion at the dow chemical plant in north andover. we've sky 7 live over the scene. you can see there is a lot of activity going on. we've seen people taken out in stretch e firefighters there trying to make the scene safer and people loaded into medical helicopters. there are local, state and federal authorities all unear.

. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> kim: winter weather heading our way. >> reporter: clear and cold in new england. here is the storm powerhouse. >> adam: a sprinkling of snow causing crippling conditions in the nation's capital and it could get pirs. >> kim: pats getting >> give itself me motivation. >> kim: how gronk is responding to the broncos message. >> adam: 22 years later some of the patriots' biggest stars opening up about robert kraft's legacy of leadership. >> kim: the threat that led authorities to cancel class. >> adam: unforgettable day for one local athlete. the special visit from a bruins' star. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> adam: we're tracking winter weather as advertised. a monster storm is taking a turn and in the mid atlantic is preparing for the worst. several areas could possibly see a foot of snow. >> kim: big question, what could -- does it mean for us? >> the brunt of the storm is expected to be south of new england. we'll be right on the northern edge of this storm system. still advertising some snow even in metro

. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> announcer: at 6:00 breaking news, commuter chaos. a double shooting at an mbta station. police on the hunt for a gunman. >> reporter: nasty wind fates and we focus our attention on a potential storm for this weekend. >> announcer: more than a dozen schools across the state shut down. the f.b.i. on the case. and they should be used to it by now. the pats gearing up for their 5th straight a.f.c.title game. with revenge on their minds. 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> kim: first at 6:00 breaking news this evening. boston police actively searching for a shooter right now. after two people are shot near and at the maverick t. stop. one of these people shot then the other one right on the platform. >> adam: scary, sense moments for people on the train, on the platform. byron barnett is live in east boston with the breaking details. >> reporter: this shooting took place around 2:30 in the afternoon. actually started with an altercation, a fight between a couple of guys on a moving blue line train just as it was pulling into the maverick

. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> reporter: sun going down, so are the temperatures yet again cold weather factoring in a what the agency is saying as the train gets back on track. >> we do not have to accept this. >> adam: according changes on gun control. the executive action announced today that brought the president to tears. a standoff on federal land entering its 4th day. why law enforcement is taking a less aggressive approach. >> kim: after a season of hard hits the pats talking about heading into the play-offs with a roughed up quarterback. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: many people feeling bitter today. frigid temperatures taking hold. in fact, this is the coldest that it has been since last february. if you don't like it we might have a little bit of good news. temperatures will climb back up. >> ryan: single digits are not here to stay at least for the rest of the week. jeremy reiner is here. >> reporter: they were down to the single numbers, boston had a low of 8. worcester at 3. jaffrey at 1. even on the cape lows in the 2

i'm jadiann i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5 starts right. >>> breaking a school bus accident in framingham several ambulances on scene. her estranged husband in custody. why he could be face additional charges. police make an arrest following a chaotic crime in brookline. the men who were stabbed and shot now facing charges. >> its race between these two weather systems. it's been 30 years since the space shuttle explosion shocked the nation. tonight, we look back and honor the lives lost. in race for white house it's big day in iowa. donald trump is writing his own rules will his boycott help or hurt his campaign? we're live in iowa. >> 7 news at 5 starts right now. >>> and we of a breaking news first at 5. a school bus at the center of an accident in framingham. 13 children among those hurt. we've watching this and we've seen a big emergency response. ambulances taking people away in stretchers we know the bus was carrying students center two different schools. on phone now to bring us latest on this breaking story. john. speak to parents w were coming

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ryan schulteis, 7 news . >> anchor: so here is new england travel troubles is a big concern. flights in and out of boston already being affected by the storm. jonathan hall live at logan airport with more on these problems. from the airport some people are scrambling here. flight aware says 3,000 flights have been canceled from coast to coast including 120 right here at logan. no problem on the logan runways but flight up states screens inside shows some pain. more than 100 cancellations in all to places like dv, baltimore and charlotte. these pats fans living in tampa flew into watch the afc championship game with family and friends. would have had trouble . >>> yeah, you know, we were looking at that and lucky we went through atlanta p she's berry wake forest women's basketball wept through atlanta as well after beating north can lina thursday night the ladies . >>> we were celebrating and they were like you also have an hour to get ready and get back . >>> they pack quickly and in order to avoid snowy char lot and its ghost town airport they hustled on a bus for a six hour

. >> anchor: i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> reporter: breaking news. a big bust. two suspect insisted drug dealers now in custody where police say they were hiding >> anchor: also breaking julian edelman talking about his return as patriots prepare for the play playoffs. how he hopes to stop kansas city city's winning streak . >> reporter: partly cloudy skies with more clouds on the way for tomorrow . >> anchor: locked up of a man accused of shooting a boston police officer ordered held on high bail. what he claimed in court . >>> saying good-bye to an icon. david bowie losing his battle with cancer. tonight, a look back at his legacy . >> anchor: a billion dollar bonanza. the powerball complying higher than ever. the drawing is still two days away. o'clock with breaking news. a big fire raging in mattapan. sky 7 over the scene. fire crews have been ordered out at this point. you can see that it's an out of control situation on a lot of levels. fire fighters got to the scene just about an hour ago . office locationed in that build building. also we're

. >> anchor: thank you soap for joining us i'm ryan schulteis in for adam williams. we hope have you great evening. if you stick around the house weave we're on cw 56 at 10:00 and back for 7 news at 11:00. have a great evening and weekend is the economy rigged? well, the 15 richest americans acquired more wealth in two years than the bottom my plan -- make wall street banks and the ultra-rich provide living wages for working people, the middle class unless we level with your help, as president, we will. here in the city, parking is hard to find. seems like everyone drives. and those who do should switch to geico because you could save hundreds on car insurance. ah, perfect. valet parking. x evening, sir. hello! here's the keys. and, uh, go easy on my ride, mate. hm, wouldn't mind some of that beef wellington... to see how much you could save on car insurance, go to geico.com. zah! (car alarm sounds) it's ok! mornings. wonderful, crazy mornings. we figure you probably don't have time to wait on hold. that's why at xfinity like this one that lets you choose a time for

. >> anchor: i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> anchor: remember edone with the falling snow for now but the cold is settling in to stick and for the week. what you need to prepare for as you head back to work tomorrow . >> anchor: the road to the super bowl goes through denver. td 12 gearing town face off against payton manning in a mile >>> plus, an emotional return. a hingham native back home after spending more than a month in custody in iran . >> anchor: candidates keeping busy on the campaign trail making a time push before the first votes. >>> calling for change. logan airport workers taking to the street trying to send a powerful message . >> anchor: and foul play on the court of a college player rough roughing the ref after a call didn't go his way. >> anchor: make way for another round of winter weather picking up after one storm and getting ready for the next. last night's storm blanketing the state with a few inches of snow. it was light and bluffy so easy to shovel and with the holiday today didn't impact the commute . >>> but the next storm could hi

. >> anchor: i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> anchor: breaking news . >>> all units respond, shots fired. >> anchor: a boston police officer shot in dorchester. what we've learned about the man accused of pulling the trigger. also breaking, a philadelphia police officer ambush insisted. surveillance video claiming ties to isis. and a mexican drug lord back in custody months after he escaped from a maximum security prison. >> anchor: not one weather system, but two storms this weekend. details are up next. >> anchor: more breaking news, crews disposing of dangerous chemicals. a huge explosion on just one station. crews just detonating those materials after a removing them from the site of a blast in north andover. we have a live report coming right up. shots fired the a boston police officer . >>> he has a serious leg wound spots is expect taken into custody alive . >>> this individual just shot one of our officers and officers were able to tackle him and not use deadly force . >> anchor: officials voicing their anger over the attack . >>> we're not going to tolerate

anchor: today musicians, poll at thes and millions of fans are paying tribute to the icon. 7's ryan schulteis has more. >>> adam, has death comes two days after his 69th birthday and release of his 25th studio album it's a small part of a lasting legacy the british star loaves behind. the shocking news of his death sunday evening cames a surprise. his facebook page announcing he died surround insisted by his family after a courageous 18 his son duncan confirming on twitter very sorry and sad to say it's true. his rise to fame began with " "space oddity." starman and ziggy star dust solidified his genius, mixing genres and personas. fans if his hometown are remembering the music icon . >>> he has given me complete confidence. he influenced my life . >> reporter: those across the pond gather at his star on the hollywood walk of fame . >>> it's little like he went to another man planet to find this resource of creativity . >> reporter: hollywood elite remembering bowie after sunday's goal golden globe awards . >>> he was an icon and it was a gift . >>> his influence as an artist has been amazing

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ryan schulteis has more. >> reporter: virtual reality headed for break out year with sony facebook oculis watching highly anticipated vr headsets. they announced second generation virtual reality system. shipment of the lower cost samsung gear vr selling out over the holiday. new study find nearly half of all american who play videogames are interested in at home vr. these are really strong numbers. you don't need to get anywhere near the number of people that said they are very interested to have a very successful launch. media company are investing to create new apps to stake claim in new concept. net flicks have launched apps. among the hundreds available in the app store and dozen available for googles $20 headsets. fox unveiling adventure the martian experience. and cable channel announced launching innovation lab to create immersive reality content as well. do you like sci-fu? >> not like you and j.r. but i can support you. >>> thanks for watching. and have a great morning. i'm christa delcamp. i'm sarah french. we'll see you later. living well your immune system works hard to keep

just caught minutes after opening fire and detectives say he claimed an allegiance to isis. 7's ryan schulteis has more. >> reporter: chilling moments caught on camera as a gunman opens fire on this philadelphia police officer, firing at least 11 shots at point-blank range. >> shots fired! i'm shot. i'm bleeding heavily. >> reporter: 33-year-old police officer jesse hart net was hit three times in the arm. the officer was able to follow and return fire. >> all cars stand by. we have an officer shot. >> reporter: the suspect was this surveillance video doesn't show what led up to the shooting. but investigators say it was unprovoked. the suspect is edward archer and police say he confessed the shooting was inspired by islam and pledges allegiance to isis. >> according to him, he believed that the police defend laws that are contrary to the teachings of the could ron. >> reporter: archer is 30 years old from outside philadelphia, he has prior conviction for simple assault the fbi is looking at the suspect's phone and computer records. he also visited saudi arabia in 2011 and egypt in 2012, but t

. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: breaking news, an location at a chemical plant in north andover, several people injured in the last. >> ryan: stocks the issues overseas leading to the steep slide.

i'm jadiann i'm ryan schulteis. 7 news at 5 starts right. >>> breaking a school bus accident in framingham several ambulances on scene. her estranged husband in custody. why he could be face additional charges. police make an arrest following a chaotic crime in brookline. the men who were stabbed and shot now facing charges. >> its race between these two weather systems. it's been 30 years since the space shuttle explosion shocked the nation.

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. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> reporter: sun going down, so are the temperatures yet again cold