steve cooper, 7 news. >> ryan: also with more suspects called to court accused of driving dangerously in new bedford. 11 people have been arrested for driving offroad vehicles around new bedford officer with his dirt bike. the officer was released from the hospital and is expected to be okay. >> jadiann: a house party turned deadly when 15-year-old ethan costello was attacked. another teen is responsible and parents who knew the victim are devastated. >> he was fun-loving. he was smart. he was caring. respectful. any moment would be proud to have him as a son. i was p him as a friend. >> jadiann: the mother's daughter heard costello's head hit the ground. she is hoping the gofundme page they started will cover all the family's funeral costs. >> ryan: the department of transportation continues working on turning toll plaz ashes to hectic, all locations are in some degree 155 toll booths fully demolished already. >> it appears at least as of now, that this is beginning to pay off. but i do want to stress, nobody here in mass dot is taking any victory laps. we're happy we're making the p

live along 128 in needham, steve cooper, 7news. >> also on 7, today jurors in te retrial of gary lee sampson listened to auto recordings of his confession. sampson is facing the death jonathan hall is live at the federal courthouse in south boston with more of what the jurors actually heard today. jonathan? >> which was chilling and graphic. the jury sentenced him to death in 2003, but a federal judge overturned that decision because of your misconduct. so now they are going through it again. a whole new panel has been pickd to decide life or death. as you say the jury heard that 0 minute confession recorded by state police 15 years ago. telling the truth. >> the jury heard gary sampson describe murdering phillip mcclosky. >> 19-year-old jonathan rizzo made the same he said he killed so he could steal his victims' vehicles. >> after driving to new hampshie sampson said he broke into a luxury home to spend the night and then murdered the handyman, robert whitney when he came by o during his confession in august of 2001, sampson revealed he called the fbi in boston shortly before his k

campaigning of the byron barnett is live in new york city with the latest on clinton's campaign while steve cooper is in new hampshire covering president obama's visit. dan hausle will join us live in new york city from trump headquarters while jonathan hall is covering trump's new hampshire visit tonight. let's begin with byron barnett live in new york city with the latest on the clinton campaign. >> reporter: here at the its center in new york city the clinton campaign is working hard to set up election night headquarters where they hope she will be give a victory speech. in the meantime clinton made one last final the important battle ground states. hilary clinton in 39burg making her closing argument to voters who watched what many are calling one of the most fiercely fought residential campaigns in history. on eave of the election clinton toll everyone to get to the polls. >>> i'm here to ask you to vote for yourselves. vote for your families, vote for your futures. vote on the issues that matter to you because they are on the opponent's name. >> reporter: in north carolina bill clinton telli

steve cooper, 7 news. >> sarah: new video over an abandoned building in belmont. that also went up in flames . crews still battling those hot spots a short time ago. you can see how much damage it caused. that fire breaking out overnight mclean hospital property. >> reporter: firefighters in belmont dousing massive flames. >> our police on an adjacent street was smelling smoke and started to investigate it about 2:41 this morning. and found the building well-involved on floors two and three. report t hospital says this is known as the codman building. because it is in a remote area of the campus no, evacuations were needed and patient care large u-shaped building has been abandonedded for ten years. it used to house patients. >> all the utilities have been shut off to the building. and the building had basically been moth-balled. >> reporter: until it was engulfed on monday. multiple area departments were called in to help contain the fire. accessing the building was difficult because of overgrowth. and water supply was an issue with thousands of feet of hose bein

call shutting down the campus near the library before police figured out there was no danger. 7's steve cooper live now with the very latest. steve, what have you learned? >> reporter: well, kris, certainly a scare at the school today before the all-clear was given here. not long ago. by boston police. but there was some tense moments for a while here for following fast phone call that sounded like the real deal. >> i mean, i have never seen anything like it. it is unreal. report a massive police response on the boston university campus shortly after 8:00 this morning. >> nervous. very nervous. at the same time, it seems to be all too common. >> reporter: b.u. police received a call from a man with a foreign accent claiming he was in a booby-trapped room on the fourth floor of the libra avenue, telling police he already shot a hostage. >> a call came in someone shot. it is very alarming. and that is why, you know, you can see how serious we took it. >> reporter: tactical teams sealed off the area before sweeping all six floors of the building. then determining the call was a hoax. police say w

steve cooper live with the details. steve? >> reporter: sarah, so the wreckage here has been towed away. the trains have been coming through on schedule. work crews have been busy through the morning testing and retesting the safety lights here. transit police have now identified the driver of the car that tried to beat the oncoming commuter train. an incredible impact here in revere. >> the car was right here. feet away from the car. >> reporter: a car ripping into two after going around a crossing gate here on oak island road overnight. a commuter train slamming into it. the two people inside amazingly, walk away. >> sort of like looking back at the car. then they just ran. the people were already gone. from the car. they were gone before we managed to get around the corner. >> reporter: jenny reynolds says another driver was there. a driver who says he and the car that collided with the train were in an earlier minor crossing gate, hoping to get the driver's information. >> he was definitely shaken up. you know, i wanted to

now police have arrested the driver who left the scene. 7's steve cooper is live in dorchester with more on these breaking details. steve in >> reporter: right. those investigators have been working this case all night long and all morning long as well. we have now learned that they have arrested a 34-year-old man from his name is vincent weeks. he was picked up late this morning by boston police. and now he is headed to court. >> it shows you what kind of world we are in right now. unbelievable. >> reporter: frightening moments in dorchester at columbia road and stoughton street outside the dublin house. two plain-clothed boston police officers were dragged down the street by the driver these days, people are crazy. >> the four officers that went to the hospital subsequent to the injuries are non-life-threatening. we should be thankful for that considering what's going going onin the world across the united states right now. >> wow. that's sad. that is sad. >> reporter: detectives reviewing surveil listens vild owe from several cameras perched at the intersection and on businesses in th

. >>> a teenager is attacked on her way to catch her school bus. 7's steve cooper takes it from there. >> very scary. considering they were teenage kids. >> reporter: extra police on patrol in bourn. that's where investigators say a 14-year-old gi w around the neck and thrown to the ground by an unidentified man in his late 20s and early 30s. >> there's no indication there was an attempted abduction or anything like that. it is concerning. >> reporter: police credit a witness for jumping into action and creaming. the victim wasn't hurt in the attack but it has everyone here on edge. >> not some random act. be here at that time. they knew. my kids i'm afraid something's going to happen to them. >> reporter: they have no reason to think other kids are at risk. ering on the side of caution the school's alerted parents of the incident. anxious for police to track down the suspect. >> i'm surprised it's here in buzzards bay yes. there are a lot of people out there i deranged. >> reporter: steve cooper 7 news. >> anchor: next on the news station. bring on the sea hawks. gronk and team prepa

steve cooper has the details from hyde park for us. >> it's heart breaking. i don't know what to say about it. >> reporter: this is a mug shot of jeffly la bath. the 26-year-old they say busted into his exgirlfriend's home stabbing the 23-year-old victim along mother. >> i heard more screaming like you know desperate screaming. i heard glass crash up. >> reporter: both victims were rushed to the hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds to the neck and face. police say he also smashed the wind shield of this rav 4 parked in the driveway. >> i seen the dude looking back him. >> reporter: spent hours overnight processing the bloody crime scene before removing a silver colored knife and a hammer from one of the bedrooms. neighbors are horrified hearing details of the violent confrontation. >> it's very concerning. i'm happy that something worse didn't happen. >> reporter: as the victims continued to recover la bath is facing a string of charges and 2 upon counts of with intent to murder. steve cooper 7 news. >> anchor: the patriots hitting the field in foxbor

we want to get out live to steve cooper who was in lowell with the very latest. steve? >> reporter: well, it's been a morning filled with delays, kris. we are expecting this arraignment at any time. tensions are running high here inside lowell district court right now. that is because family members of both the victim and the suspect are here in the courtroom waiting for this now, the middlesex county d.a. announcing overnight that there was a break in this case. an arrest. detectives arresting a 23-year-old woman from worcester overnight in connection with the beating death of a 4-year-old gloribel orengo of lowell. 23-year-old amirilies huertas-perez has been charged with assault and battery with a dangerous weapon. police say orengo was asked to leave party on saturday night in lowell when she was attacked by a group of people. now, she was with her adult son who has down's syndrome at the time. friends of the victim say mother of four and grandmother to three didn't deserve any of this. >> if you would have seen her, she is the best of the best people. she is the be

steve cooper has the story. >> it was like a miniexplosion kind of. it was really loud. >> reporter: the images captured on camera are chilling. a car ripped in half in revere around 10:30 last night. >> they said 2 people walked away after i got there. i was like you got to be kidding me. >> reporter: the 25-year-old driver from lynn had been bender and wouldn't stop to exchange information with the other driver. he drove around the gate and was struck by a commuter train. >> when the arms go down you stop. if you're from here you know. stop there's a train coming obviously. >> reporter: the crash brings back tough memories of a young >> reporter: the driver is facing multiple charges now. leaving the scene of the accident. and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle. for now most are surprised no one was hurt here. >> there was a miracle. thank god no one was hurt. i can't believe how close the train got from the 2 seats they were sitting in. >> reporter: pieces what's left of the car scattered across the they do tell us he could be facing additiona

the suspect involved in a police-involved shooting earlier this morning in lynn has died. 7's steve cooper is following this story for us. he is live from lynn. steve, what is the latest you are hearing? >> reporter: well, first of all, the lynnway here which was closed for so many hours has now reopened. but investigators are here processing the scene and they have now come an gone at this point. but officials are now trying to determine if this officer-involved shooting was justified that claimed the life of the suspects. >> this is crazy. i mean, it is this world today. >> reporter: the officer-involved shooting happened here in lynn just before 4:00 this morning. after police say the suspect who claimed to have a gun held up the clerk at this gulf gas station at the corner of the lynnway and commercial street. firearm. attempted to rob the store. a violent struggle ensued with the clerk of the store. >> reporter: the chief says short time later, officers confronted the suspect here on the sidewalk. >> the individual had his hands in his pockets. the officers ordered him to show his han

now they're trying to track down steve cooper with details. >> i've never seen anything like it. it was unreal. >> reporter: tense moments on the boston university campus shortly after 8 this morning. >> nervous. very nervous. at the same time it seems to be all too common. >> right behind there. thank you right there. >> reporter: police receiving a call from a man with a foreign accent claiming he was in a booby trapped room on the 4th floor hostage. >> and so you know it's very alarming. that's why you can see how serious we took it. [sirens]. >> reporter: quickly ceiling off the area. then determining the call was a hoax. police say what's so unusual here the caller stayed on the phone with the dispatcher for several minutes. >> in the process of tracing the call. it was not a robo call. other end of the line answering questions. >> reporter: frustrated police have no choice but to take threats like this seriously. >> it was methodical. you can't take these hoaxes without checking them out thoroughly. >> reporter: why do you think someone would do something like this as a hoa

steve cooper in andover with the story. >> very scare. >> reporter: if happened here at the bancroft school in and over when 41 mary ellen shea came to drop her daughter off for school. according to the staff members in front office she had trouble signing her daughter's name into the log book and was mumbling incoherently. that's when they notified police. >> it's terrible they would drive endangering not only themselves, not only the kids, but also the people who conducted several field sobrietiy tests with shea in the school parking lot asked her if she had been on medications. she admitted she had taken a muscle relaxer and medications for depression. >> heinous. where ever she lives, being a mom especially because it's your child that. is your child. >> reporter: shea telling police she was' going through bad times and divorce. the police chief say it's extremely unfortunate when a parent puts their child's life at risk operating a car under the influence of drug adding thankfully no one was hurt. shea was released by the judge and she returns to court next month. in andover, st

steve cooper explains. >> sounds like you might not be on 128 this weekend. >> hopefully not. highway will be closed so crews dismantle what's left of the highland ave bridge. >> i try to take the back roads when possible. >> reporter: beginning friday night at 8 through saturday afternoon at 3. then at 6:00 saturday night the southbound lanes shut down until sunday at 3 in the afternoon. all this is the price of progress. >> tu 9 to 5 type of deal. sunday will be that proverbial church going to the mall 10 to 5 type of deal. >> reporter: the stone arch bridge was built in 1931 then reconstructed 63 years ago so the steel span was long over due. for wright he says the disruption will be a distant memory when it's done. >> reporter: engineers said they chose this weekend to avoid a week day traffic nightmare. if you do have to travel around here they say pack your patience. in needham steve cooper 7 news. >> anchor: chilling calls played in court today during the retrial of gary lee sampson. he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to death 2 years later. that conviction was thrown

steve cooper is live in revere to bring us up to date on this. >> reporter: here are some of the pieces of the car that you were' talking about. it was littered all over this railroad crossing several hours ago. most of the been taken away but now that driver is facing several charges. >> it was a big bang. my buddy goes i think the train hit something. >> reporter: captured on camera the horrifying scene here in revere. a car literally sliced in half by a train when the driver tries to weave his way around a gate and flashing lights warning drivers of an oncoming train around 10:30 last night. like, whoa. you know. i was surprised. >> reporter: the uninjured driver plus a passenger not only scramble out of the pile of metal. they walk away from the scene. police say all this follows an earlier fender bender, the driver took off from. >> poor kid was shaken up. i don't think they'll have a fender bender like that. it was a crazy situation. >> reporter: through the day crews worked to test and retest the crossing gates learned the 25-year-old driver had turned himself in where he is faci

. >> adam: steve cooper joins us lye with the latest developments at 6:00. steve. >> reporter: so the murder here in lowell over the a car, a stolen car that rammed through a house in northboro early sunday morning. meanwhile here at the courthouse late today the victim's family came here to watch this arraignment and they were overcome with grief. [bleep] >> reporter: their unimaginable anguish spilling out on to the sidewalk where family and friends heard details surrounding the murder of gloribel [bleep] my best friend. >> charging her with assault and battery with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: in court 23-year-old am irlees huerta perez pleads not guilty in connection with the death of the 44-year-old victim who prosecutors say was not only beaten to death after she was' kicked out of a party, she was' run over by a car that took off from the at the time. >> a trooper attempted to stop the vehicle on 495 south. the individuals from the frequent fled. >> reporter: prosecutors say the car which was reported stolen later crashed into this house in northboro

steve cooper joins us live in dorchester with the story. steve. >> adam, some pretty dramatic moments playing out here overnight. it may have been caught on surveillance cameras. they're all over the place. but tonight the driver who sped away from the scene is behind bars. >> tease are police officers for one thing and they oughta protect us and you guys are hurting them. why? >> reporter: a scare stoughton street in dorchester just before 1:00 this morning when two undercover boston police officers investigating reports of a man with car in front of the dublin house. that's when the driver, who police have now offed as this man, 34-year-old vincent weeks of roxbury peeled away dragging the two officers down the street before he sped away. >> when the officers had to handle him, asked him to get out the car, he accelerated at a high rate of speed, dragging a couple of officers down the street. >> reporter: taken to brig man that's sad. i'm sad that that happened. that's not good. >> reporter: police spent hours trying to locate the car, a c

we're live in bourne tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. >>> a man charged with impersonating an fbi agent is court in today. yesterday he tried to enter a home in arlington. police say the residents called police right away. they also say leblanc was carrying these items at the time. gun. they also found post-it notes with names and addresses belonging to m.i.t. employees. >>> there's much more ahead on the news station tonight at 6:00. >> reporter: in front of the white house as we report live, another look and listen of some of the protests going on here in the nation's capital. we have more on president obama's meeting today with president-elect donald trump as we continue. >>> also ahead, a young boy in he deserves from a group of strangers. and the patriots gearing up for a super bowl rematch and a seahawks quarterback who could >>> a grand gesture offered up little boy a ride on a bike and treating him to frozen yogurt. vandals went after that boy's home with racial slurs and more. thanks to this club he has new biker buds. the end much this school day held a bit more excitement for

steve cooper is live in sterling. steve, you have that woman's calls for help. >> yeah, that woman was here earlier today, and she asked us not to show her face and not to identify her in any way. and we're not doing that tonight. but keep in mind that she was bound, tied up with duct tape. she had tape across her mouth, but she was able to call 911 for >> 911, what is your emergency? >> i have been robbed by three men. >> freeing herself after being bound and gagged with duct tape, a 70-year-old woman calls for help following that brazen home invasion yesterday here on stephanie ann lane in sterling. the three suspects all wearing halloween masks took off after stealing the victim's cadillac. >> how long did house? >> about 3 minutes ago. they left. they have to be in sterling in my 2004leville. >> reporter: combing through the bushes where the cadillac was dumped they are scrambling, following up on several leads that came in overnight and they're also trying to track down surveillance video. >> we're asking anyone i

live along 128 in needham tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >> a nude woman and her dog hit in the street. they were hit by a car while the driver stayed at the scene and is cooperating with police. >> the driver stopped and he has been talking with our investigators and the crash at this time remains under investigation. >> no word on how badly the womn was hurt. >> the mbta announcing an anti sexual harassment campaign to lt people know they will not encourage sexual assault and report any problem it focuss on people with disability. it will inform people about available support and services. >> coming up on 7news, boston university discovering a breakthrough in concussion research. the link scientists just uncovered and how they're gettig strong support from the family f a former patriot player. hillary clinton: i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. vo: in times of crisis america depends on steady leadership. donald trump: "knock the crap out of them, would you? sis than the generals do, believe me." vo: and calm judgment. donald trump: "and you can tell them to go fu_k thems

steve cooper live in the bu campus with more on a false alarm. >> reporter: these were nerve-racking mole for students who were inside the library here at bu first thing this morning and no sooner were they in the build there was a swat team that rushed in, scrambling in reports of an active oater inside. >>>. >>i have never seen anything like this. it's unreal. >> reporter: a massive police response and tense mopes on the boston university campus shortly after 8:00 this morning. >>> nervous, very nervous. same time it seems to be all too common. >> reporter: right behind there. thank you. right there. >> reporter: bu police receiving a call from a man with a foreign accent claiming he was in a booby trapped room on the fourth floor of the mugar line shot a hostage. >>> a call came in, someone is shot. so it's very alarm zig-zagging and that's why you can see how serious we took it. >>> teams sealed off the area before sweeping all six floors of the build zig-zagging then determining the call was a hoax. police say what is so unusual here is the caller stayed on the phone with a disp

live in chinatown tonight, steve cooper, 7news. >>> a cruiser crash in rockland. a plymouth county sheriff's deputy has to go to the hospital after the cruiser collides with a car. his k-9 and the other driver were also hurt. 7's dan hausle joins us live from rockland with everything w >> well, kim, beach street here is straight. but neighbors tell us they've still seen a lot of accidents, usually followed by sirens. but in this case there was a siren before the accident. >> reporter: investigators say the plymouth county sheriff's deputy had his lights and siren on when he crashed into the side of a small sedan that had turned in front of him. >> and i heard this bang, and i'm familiar with that noise. our street is one that's very busy, you know. there are always accidents. the cruisers always flying up the street. >> reporter: rosemary williams not the only resident who hurt the crash. diane lasant came out and tax these pictures as first responders worked to free the driver from the wreckage. diane says the deputy and his k-9 partner didn't appear as badly hur

steve cooper has the latest for us. >> reporter: how is your husband doing? >> he is not good. >> reporter: are you hopeful he will get out? >> i'm casualtily optimistic. >> reporter: debby leaves court with her family aft hoping her husband former massachusetts house speaker sal demacy will be released early from his prison term following his conviction on corruption charges. >> reporter: how is he doing? >> not well. he is not doing well at all. i think we explained to the court that he is quite quick. >> reporter: di masi who is suffering from throat cancer was hoping from an several chemo treatments and the defense and prosecutors recommended the 71-year-old be released under the compassionate release program. but the judge says he is concerned about the appearance of prevention treatment. does sal demacy deserve special treatment because he is a former speaker of the house? >> we never said he did. that is not what the judge is considering. he is not going to get special treatment. >> reporter: the judge wolf whoas releasing demacy may do it with several

live in brockton tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. >> anchor: demanding an explanation. concerned parents meeting a charter school after a six yearly boy was accused of molesting other young students on a school bus. >> anchor: the school is hoping to address any concerns the parents may have. kimberly bookman joins us outside public charter school the are they meeting now kimberly? >>> that meeting got underway at just about 6:00 and as you mentioned it's an opportunity for parents and guardians to voice their concerns and really get any questions answered from the school. now it all comes after facebook post revealed that a six-year-old boy was molesting other students on the school bus to renaissance public charter school. parents were absolutely outraged that they didn't know about it until learning of it on social media. an investigation was launched, but because of the young age of the bus driver has since been removed from his job and tonight parents and guardians are talking about what happened and what they want to hear from the school. six-year-old old little b

steve cooper, 7 news. >> adam: taking live to logan airport right now. and former speaker of the dimasi just arrived after serving not his complete term in north carolina federal prison. there he is with the white ball cap hugging relatives or close friends. next to dimasi, just to his right is his wife, debby. but there is the speaker of the house who we haven't seen in sometime. it was 2011 that he was convicted of extortion for taking $65,000 ins bribes and kickbacks from a burlington company. >> kim: he was granted a come passionate release as he battles cancer. he has been in remission serving time for fraud, conspiracy, and extortion as you said. atam, the sentence came in 2011 so we're watching live as sal dimasi lands in boston from a north carolina prison after a judge granted him a compassionate release. he was sentenced to eight years in prison. he served five of those eight years. that process of getting him a bit. had to go between the defense and the prosecutors and the judge. he is going to speak here. so let's listen in. house speaker sal

that officer took off -- that driver took off, but has now been arrested. 7's steve cooper live for news dorchester. he has the latest on the investigation right now. steve. >> jadiann, police were actually arriving here from a call about a man with a gun and approached a driver who quickly sped away. but that's when he dragged those street. >> that shows what kind of world we're in right now. it's unbelievable. >> reporter: frightening moments over here in dorchester outside the dublin house on stoughton street where two plain clothed boston police officers were dragged down the street by a driver who sped away. late this morning police arrested this man, 34-year-old vincent weeks of roxbury and say he was the person behind the wheel. these days people are crazy. >> reporter: the two undercover police officers, plus two in uniform, were all transported to the hospital. >> the four officers that went to the hospital subsequent to the injuries are non-life-threatening. should be thankful for that. >> reporter: investigators were scrambling for hours trying to track down the car that they

in pembroke, steve cooper, 7 news. >> jadiann: clinton supporters are making their jennifer egan joins us with more, jen. >> reporter: jadiann, they are heaping to be celebrating a hillary clinton win inside the fairmont copley ballroom later tonight. some of the state's biggest political heavy weights spend time outside of massachusetts including senator elizabeth warren who had closing words for donald trump. >> : massachusetts democrats rallying support in new hampshire today. >> hello new hampshire. >> reporter: with state dependably blue they felt their time was best spent in the battleground state. >> the election may turn out to happen right here in new hampshire. i wanted to be here to help out in any way i can. >> reporter: senator warren thanked volunteers alongside massachusetts attorney general maura healey and congresswoman katherine clack. >> people were saying go hillary, go maggie. >> reporter: boss mayor >> there has been a lot of thumbs up as people go by and ask them to consider hillary and maggie. >> reporter: a win by hassan who is looking to unseat kimy ayotte cou

steve cooper live on the scene attack here in hyde park that left a trail of blood out the front door and several broken windows. and tonight boston police are scrambling to locate the suspect. >> s it's heart breaking. >> reporter: this is a mug shot of jeffrey la bath. boston police issuing the arrest warrant today for the 26-year-old they say busted into his exgirlfriend's home here on huntington ave and hyde park last night. stabbing the 23-year-old victim along with her 43-year-old >> i heard more screaming like, you know, desperate screaming and then i heard some glass crash up. >> reporter: both victims bleeding profusely were rushed to the hospital, suffering from multiple stab wounds to the neck and face. but labath had bolted but not before shattering five first-floor windows. police say he also smashed the windshield of his rav4 parked in the driveway. >> by i time i came outside i seen hip kinds of looking back to see if my uncle was still car and drove off. >> reporter: crime investigators processed the bloody crime scene before removing a silver colored knife and a hamme

steve cooper joins us with the feeling there. >> reporter: it's an the phone banks. you can see them hard at work late in the day. they say they're not taking anything for granted. they were' joined by the governor. they say it's all about making sure voters get out and vote. >> my name is karen. i was calling to see if you had -- >> reporter: state republicans including the governor gathering here in pembroke with the last-minute push on the phones to get out the vote. >> it's great. there is a out there. i've been out there since about. my own polling location, up here to pembroke, there is a lot of excite 789. >> reporter: party leaders not focused on the top of the tect but pushing the down ballot candidates running for congress, state rep and state senate plus sheriff. in the down balloting -- great that's what i'm been mostly focused on which is state rep, state senate races. those positions matter to trump focused his campaigning in the key battleground states not so much massachusetts, republicans are convinced a silent majority my bring surprises before the

live in lawrence tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. >> jadiann: 7 news turning to the weather. some much needed rain moving through the area this afternoon. and we're going to expect a lot of it during the next few days. >> ryan: it could make for a rather h wet commute but we need the rain. forecast. >> reporter: a storm like this badly needed although i don't know if we want it at 4:00 as the commute gets under way. that's what's going to happen. you see the deep says of greens and yellow, this is wide spread steady to occasionally heavy rain. no flood watches or warnings in effect. i don't think that will be the case. although with that said, if you have some leaves clogging storm drains that may be localized street floodingn south shore. looking south of the mass pike, the deep shading of green and yellow working through connecticut and rhode island. it's moving at a fast pace so you notice the back edge of the steady rain already breaking aparts. we'll have the steady rain now up until about 7:00 this evening. then after that, it's showery and then after that i think it'll

steve cooper has more from salem. >> reporter: in handcuffs and salem police officer brian butler pleads not guilty to charges he raped a man who was in police custody in the lock-up area inside headquarters. butler's wife mary is the police chief. >> we have a particular process we have to go >> reporter: according to prosecutors, the 56-year-old officer, whose the father of three adult children, and has been on the department for more than two decades, had inappropriate sexual conduct with the 28-year-old victim back on october 31st. the audio and video of the incident, police say, was captured on cameras inside the station. >> the state police department viewed the video and determined that the allegations were credible. >> reporter: according to court documents, butler admitted to temptation but then wondered if the victim was alleging rape because he claims what happened was consensual. >> so your client is saying that it was consensual. >> no. no. i want to be very clear. please do not put it out that my client is saying anything. my client is not saying anything at the moment abou

live at trump headquarters in brain tree steve cooper 7 news. >> anchor: we've established one of the key battle ground states tonight is new hampshire. both candidates spent last 24 hours there before the voters go to the polls today. >> anchor: for both campaigns. andy hiller here in the newsroom with u mass lowell pollster to explain. >> reporter: new hampshire is puts candidates on the road to the white house or knocks them off. election night new hampshire is a key player again. and it's possible that as new hampshire goes so will go the nation. and that is not always true. our poll leominster dr. joshua dick from u mass lowell is here to explain how a tiny state could have a giant impact this evening. >> we think according to the polls clinton may be nationally. new hampshire may be closer. the demographics of the party bases are shifting. >> reporter: demographic shifting. tell me what that means for hillary clinton. >> for hillary clinton she has to have a gender gap but a big gender gap. win women by more than trump wins men. get out the vote among the millennials. >> reporte

steve cooper is live for us in lowell with more. >> reporter: a strange twist to the story when we learned that a police chase over the weekend that ended with a car smashing into a house in northboro is linked to the murder that happened here in lowell over the brokeover over all this. >> . [bleep] >> reporter: they're unimaginable ang swish spilling out on to the sidewalk late today. family and friends heard details surrounding the murder of gloribel orengo. >> no! i -- my best friend! >> reporter: charging her with assault and battery. with a deadly weapon. >> reporter: in court 23-year- perez pleads not guilty in the death who prosecutors say was not only beaten to death after she was' kicked out of a party, she was' run over by a car that took off from the scene. her 28-year-old sons was with her at the time. >> a trooper in massachusetts state police attempted to stop the vehicle on 495 south. the individuals from the fled had fled reaching >> reporter: the car which was reported stolen later crashed into this house in northboro after a chase with police. but everyone in the car took

as police try to track down the suspects in this case. 7's steve cooper live with the very latest. steve, what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, i can tell you off the top right now, family and friends and also residents who live in this apartment complex have been coming and going all day long. shaking their head in disbelief. everybody here is anxious for answers this afternoon, but so >> this is surreal. i never, i never in a million years would have thought it would be her >> reporter: hearbreak for family and friends. f investigators say glorubel orengo was killed saturday night on pawtucket boulevard. she was with her special-needs 28-year-old son. >> my cousin does not deserve this. they show they beat her. >> reporter: now police are searching for suspects. >> it is scary. now, it used to be a nice little village. now it is going to get a bad name because of this. >> reporter: orengo died after she was asked to leave party earlier in the night. now relatives hope the person or the people responsible for her death come forward. >> sometimes stepping up and stepping in is wh

. >> kim: they're asking for your help to find these steve cooper live in sterling with details for us all. >> reporter: kim, sterling police along with state police have been scrambling all day long trying to track the suspects down. and tonight they are appealing to the public for some help here. >> awful. they must have -- i mean to do something like that. that is just -- >> reporter: terrifying moments for a 70-year-old woman after 10:00 when police say three men all wearing halloween masks stephanie ann lane. >> reporter: the doors were unlocked. >> reporter: investigators say the men tied up the victim with duct tape including her hands, feet and mouth. cut the phone line then rummaged through the house searching for a safe before bolting with $1,000 in cash. >> someone breaks into your home and binds you and holds you up at knife point looking for valuables. >> reporter: the suspects left the area in a black similar deville. the chief says she was' able to free herself and call 911. physically she wasn't hurt. >> it's horrifying. i can't believe that it even happens around here.

gin the clintons as they have one time get out the vote live in durham, familiar tonight teach steve cooper, 7 news. >> anchor: well, donald trump still working for a win in new hampshire. he is headed there now to opener squeeze his granite state supporters and appeal to any undecides. jonathan hall live in manchester new hampshire. that's where trump will speak very soon. jon? >>> hi, kim. this is the first presidential election with widespread early voting allowed and yet that election day get out the vote donald trump whose putting on a big effort and that's why he is coming here tonight. donald trump due to arrive shortly there there is mounting excitement here at the southern new hampshire university arena. people are lining up, hoping for a position close to the stage. >>> i am pretty gassed to see trump. you know? he is going to make a lot of changes to the country. >>> it's a colorful scene out front with a boat and a bus decked out for trump. >>> i think he is like one of the only options to end all make america great again. >>> team trump is working the phones. >>> good morning,

steve cooper continues our election coverage live at government center. steve? >>> adam, they are wrapped right now. look at the sign on city hall. you can say it says vote early boston. at 5:00 today just a few minutes ago that all closed down but take a look at what is left behind here. as far as the eye can see we have lines that are wrapped all the way around city hall plaza, take a look right here. after hour as we swing around here just look at how long this line is but no one wants to miss the opportunity to vote early. >>> what word would you use when you look at this line? >>> shock. >> reporter: it was a right to see from sky 7 hd where all day long the last day for early voting in next true's presidential election and the line was basically wrapped around city hall in boston with anxious voters who waited for s >>> we talked up and we're like that's a fine line. we looked around the corner and it guess all the way around city hall. >> reporter: in lowell city hall closed on fridays, frustrated voters were left to go to the reilly school to take part i

steve cooper is live in brockton with the very latest. >>> as of late today we can tell you at this point no arraignment took place here at brockton district court even though we were told that the driver turned himself in to police. we're toll the charges were being upgraded because the victim who was simply trying to cross the street didn't make it. >>> it sunday morning i watched that, i was like, wow, that's shocking chilling images of that hit and run along north main street in brockton captured from surveillance cameras outside the spot nightclub over the weekend. and now word from the district attorney that the victim has died. >>> just the fact that he left someone. >>> that's terrible. it's just that's bad. i don't know what another word for it. it's despicable. >>> investigators were able to jaguar sedan later located and processed by crime scene investigators. police have since learned the owner wasn't behind the wheel but the person who was voluntarily turned themselves in and has now been questioned by police. >>> you can't hit and run. you stop, you wait. you for procedures

. >> anchor: two tourists from texas died in the crash. 7's steve cooper is in boston with more for us.. >> reporter: stephen of swampscott pleads not guilty to seven different charges in suffolk superior court including two counts of motor vehicle homicide while operating under >>> he then struck the rear of the shuttle at a minimum of 76 miles per hour in a 40 mile-per-hour zone. >> reporter: prosecutors say the 27-year-old was speeding and had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when he plowed into a hampton inn airport shuttle van back in august just outside the ted williams tunnel. five people were in the shuttle, two passengers both from texas, were thrown from the van and pronounced deat the scene. >>> were you drunk? >>> there is no comment. >> reporter: he wasn't talking but prosecutors say his story that another car hit his simply isn't true. >>> after review of all of the video evidence as well as other statements, there has been no evidence that a third vehicle was involved in this crash. >> reporter: did you say another car hit you? >>> he has no comment at

crews worked to knock down those fires, leading to a lot of detours. 7 on the scene in boston, and steve cooper has more on how they finally got the situation under control. steve. >> right. the fire commissioner, adam, telling us today that they had to use a special fold to knock down -- a special foam to knock shape right now because a couple lanes here are still taken up by this huge mess. it all began with a water main break 12 hours ago. >> it's kind of crazy. >> i think there's just a big mess. >> reporter: with the blaring signs of sirens, boston firefighters had their hands full this morning, rescuing with plumes of choking smoke coming from as many as four manhole fires in chinatown. the chaotic scene all led to as many as 100 people being evte hostel. >> it's confusing, and would be nice if someone actually told everyone what was going on. >> reporter: the fire officials later on say this water main gave way turning roads into rivers. >> the water hit the transformers and it basically causes the fire. >> reporter: for hours crews worked to pump out water from flooded-out basements fro

this is the voting in massachusetts and many people have been taking advantage. 7's steve cooper is live in boston now with more. steve? ? >> reporter: so the sigh on city hall tell the story here. vote early in boston. of course today is the last day you can do that, but take a look at the crowds here. the lines go on and on and on. not just here but they fall all the way around city human plaza. you can see people have been waiting here for hours, some up to three hours and take a look into city hall but no one is about to miss the opportunity to cast a ballot. >>> it's crazy. i don't know. it's a lot of people. >> reporter: from sky 7 hd you can see just how long the lines have been outside city hall in boston with voters scrambling to cast a ballot on this, the last day of early voting ahead of next tuesday's presidential election. >>> what word would you use when you look at this line? >>> shock. but it was about the same so i figured i would bite the bullet and just do it today. >>> got here afternoon, thought i would throw a quick hour away and they told us it's been moving about

roadways in that area shut down for hours. 7's steve cooper live for us in chinatown. he has the very latest on the situation, what's going on right yeah crews are still busy work taking up lanes in the theater district as crews work to clean up the mess here, it began early this morning with a broken water main, followed by fire. [ sirens ] >> we -- a firefighter hit the door and we just left. >> reporter: thick acrid smoke spewing from in chinatown just after 9:00 this morning, forcing as many as 100 people staying at the boston youth hostel out in the streets bundled up in blankets. >> just got here yesterday on a red eye flight and trying to get a bit of shut-eye and suddenly being told to get out. >> reporter: the manhole fires were sparked by this hours earlier, a 20 inch water main burst, sending thousands and thousands and thousands gallons of water cascading down the >> we're talking about some of these pipes have been in the ground for decades. maybe some a century long. that's certainly something we're worked on. >> reporter: roads in the area sealed off for

time while they search for this possible shooter but, yes, it turned out to be a false alarm. 7's steve cooper live on the bu campus with more on what happened there. >>> kim, first of all just a huge sigh of relief here on the campus tonight if we're not just stts parent as well who are following this ordeal earlier today, but police tell us they were on the phone with this guy for about ten minutes and they had every indication that this phone call was the real deal. >>> i was really, really nervous. >>> sounds of sirens with a heavily armed swat team and tracking dogs all converge zig-zagging on commonwealth avenue at the mugar library on the bu campus around 8:30 this morning. >>> right as i got to the door not to go inside. i was like what's going on. >>> right behind there, thank you. right there. >>> university police received a call from a man with a foreign accent, the who on the phone for several minutes with a dispatcher claimed to be around and inside the library. >>> the call came from a male individual stating that he was barricaded inside room 4:20 on the fourth floor. he mentio

steve cooper has more on what happened in court. >>> stephen pleads not guilty to seven different charges in suffolk superior court including two counts of motor vehicle homicide while operating under the influence. >>> he then struck the rear of the shuttle at a minute mull of 76 miles per hour in a 40 mile-per-hour zone. >> reporter: prosecutors say the 27-year-old was speeding and had a blood alcohol level nearly twice the legal limit when he plowed into a hampton inn airport shuttle van back in august just outside the ted two passengers both from texas were thrown from the van and pronounced dead at the scene. >> reporter: were you. >>> no comment. >> reporter: he wasn't talking after posting $5,000 cash bail. but prosecutors say his story that another car hit his simply isn't true. >>> after review of all of the video evidence as well as other statements there has been no evidence that a third vehicle was involved in this crash. >> reporter: did you say another car hit you? >>> he has to comment point. >> reporter: that's what they said in court. >>> we have to comment. i won't comme

steve cooper has more on the excitement there. >>> it's been a whirlwind day across the granite state for hillary clinton supporters while she is not here in the granite state, the president of the united states is and he is speaking on her behalf. the lines were long and kept getting longer here on the unh campus in durham where hillary clinton supporters were out in full force rl aware the race for the white house is turning into a sprint to the finish line. >>> i think it's close. but i think hillary will take i. >> reporter: with heavy security in place, thousands came to campus to hear from clinton's commander in chief supporter, the president of the united states. >>> what made you went to come out and see the president? >>> i am interested. i like him. good president. even with a handful of protestors anxious to be heard, into the whitmore center for this get out the vote rally well aair that the state's four electoral votes could decide the election. >>> i am kind of half excited and half worried. i do think hillary will ultimately prevail and win but i think it will be a clos

for the latest on that, we go live to federal court and steve cooper. steve? >> reporter: christa, this hearing lasted about an hour and a half up on the fifth floor here at the federal courthouse in south boston. just breaking up a short time ago. but whether or not sal dimasi is released on time served, that is something the judge will decide. >> how is your husband doing? >> he is not good. >> are you hopeful he will get out? >> i'm cautiously optimistic. >> reporter: debby dimasi leaves court with her family after a 90-minute hearing where she is hoping her husband, the former massachusetts house speaker sal dimasi will be released early from his eight-year prison term following his conviction on corruption charges. how is he doing? >> not well. he is not doing well at all. i think we have explained to the court that he is quite sick. he is suffering from throat cancer. having served nearly five years of his term. he can barely swallow now from several chemotherapy treatments. both the defense and prosecutors have recommended the 71-year-old be released un

live in boston this afternoon, steve cooper, 7news. >>> more breaking news. a new hampshire mother who overdosed in a store in massachusetts will be facing charges. mandy mcgowen appeared in lawrence district court today. store aisle. her toddler was seen trying to wake her up. we'll be arraigned on one count of child endangerment. >> the president-elect revisiting his election win. >> mr. trump making claims of voter fraud in several states, including new hampshire, just as a recount bid is launched. let's go to kris anderson with more. >> president-elect trump tweeted out his feelings about potential voter fraud saying millions of people voted illegally.th candidate jill stein is pushing for recount in three other states as well. president-elect donald trump back in new york city taking to twitter with voter fraud allegations over the weekend. in addition to winning the electoral college in a landslide, i won the popular vote if you deduct the millions who voted illegally. he offered no evidence to support the claim and didn't clarify who he believes voted

steve cooper, 7 news. >> steve, thank you. also breaking this hour, the police officer who shot and killed an african american driver back in july in minnesota will be charged. the aftermath of 32-year-old girlfriend. she said that castile was shot reaching for his id after telling the officer he had a gun permit and warning the officer that he was armed. the officer will face second degree manslaughter charges in that case. >>> right now a man hunt underway in newton. police say a masked man with a long gun held up a gas station. >> police are using clues from the scene to track him down. jennifer egan live with our >> reporter: police say the suspect pointed the gun right at the clerk behind the counter. today the robber is still out. the clerk hopes police find him. fosil aseem back at work after being robbed last night. >> i seen the gun. >> reporter: it happened at 9:00 at this gas station by newton center. newton police searched for the suspect with the help of transit and state police but the robber got away, gun in han

we are live this afternoon in chinatown, steve cooper, 7 news. >> anchor: the dighton fire chief accused of using town money to buy women's clothing. he was suspended without pay. >> reporter: and nicole, according to court documents, these purchases totaled $239. they have landed the chief in the town's board of selectmen held a meeting, trying to decide what action to take. as you mentioned, they decided to suspend the fire chief without pay right now. according to court documents, this came to light when a town accountant told a state police detective it looked like the word "women's" had been whited out and the word "men's" written over it. detectives suspected the chief bought the items for a girlfriend. the dighton's board of selectmen says the chief has broken their trust. >> he has offended not only this board but the taxpayers thofer town. whether it be $235 or $235,000. >> reporter: he than fire chief for 11 years in the town. he was not here for the meeting at town hall today. again, he has been suspended without pay. he faces a criminal investigation also as well, though. cha