the national transportation safety board is involved with this case. investigators are searching for any clue that could help find answers. >> we'll be looking at all the factors that have affected the safety. so what happened, why it happened, ultimately to prevent this from happening again. so we'll be looking at the voice data recorder that will be of utmost pops to try to find that. recovered debris from the ship in an effort to lost. but for the family and friends of the missing, there is nothing they request do now but wait and hope. in the newsroom, elizabeth norieka, 7 news. >> disturbing details about a toddler tragedy in worcester. we're learning about past problems in the homes where a 2-year-old girl was found. the apartment had several code violations. thes girl was not breathings when her brother wept to wake her up. the family's building recently had electrical problems and issues with bed bugs and cock roaches. >> the, outstanding issue the -- the exterminator did go to the property however we have a grieving family that right now may no

the white house has withdrawn beverly scott's nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. according to "the herald," white house officials say scott asked that her nomination be withdrawn for personal reasons. the former head of the mbta stepped down in february as the system was crippled by snow. erika: royalty at the museum of fine arts in boston last night. her royal highness princess beatrix of the netherlands helped open a spectacular exhibit of 17th century dutch painters featuring 75 works, many of them never seen before in the u.s. wcvb boston is proud to be the media sponsor. our own heather unruh emceed the event. you can see the exhibit from october 11 through january 18. emily: i wish she had her tiara. erika: heather? emily: both of them. cindy: yesterday we did something we haven't done all month long in boston we actually got up over 60 degrees. it's been a cool month, as you know. we've had the wet weather off and on. things are turning around. in fact, we are going to see nicer weather coming on in. and it is the time of year as we head into columbus day

the national transportation safety board is now trying to find the voyage data recorder to try to figure out why that ship was unable to get out of harm's way. >>> tomorrow the train running between washington, d.c. and vermont will be back in service just days after a derailment. the amtrak vermonter left the tracks after it hit rocks in northfield on monday. eight people were injured. normal northbound service will resume tomorrow. the southbound train will also run, but with some changes. >>> and coming up, as we continue on news 4 new york, he but tonight former ranger shawn avery is accused of being an agitator in his own neighborhood. up ahead, that exclusive interview with the hockey star on why he was arrested at his long island home. >>> plus a worker caught in a dangerous situation, hanging midair from a freeway bridge. the tricky maneuver crews used to rescue him. >>> and janice is here with the forecast. >> well, we've had fantastic weather these last few days. a cooling trend on the way, and some rain too. your storm team 4 forecast is >>> tonight the national transportation

the national transportation safety board will speak at 7:30 about the investigation. the company that owns the ship says mechanical failure may have prevented the captain from skirting the powerful hurricane. right now the coast guard says they are focusing on searching for survivors. they believe the ship named el faro sunk near the bahamas last thursday during the height of the storm. search crews have found several survival suits, lifeboats and rafts. one of the survival suits contained are the mains of a person who has not yet been identified. >> among the missing three sailors with massachusetts roots. >> we are learning more of the the men and women on board that ship. jessica reyes is live at the mass maritime academy this morning where the campus is waiting for news. good morning, jess. >> good morning, gene. later tonight there will be a vigil for the graduates. while this is something that they train for, absolutely heartbreaking every time they have to deal with situations like this. looking at photos now, looking at photos now. a graduate of mass maritime

the national transportation safety board is set to speak at 7:30 about the investigation. the company that owned the ship says a mechanical failure may have prevented the cap pan from skirting the powerful hurricane. right now the coast guard is focussed on searching for survivors. they believe the ship that was named el faro sunk near the bahamas thursday during the height of the storm. search crews are found several survival suits and lifeboats and life rafts. one of the survival routes contained the remains of a identified. >>> three massachusetts natives were on board that cargo ship. two of them graduates of the mass maritime academy mass maritime academy. >>gene: fox25's jessica reyes buzzards bay where a vigil will be held tonight. good morning. >>reporter: good morning. that will be held later on tonight and we understand a moment of reflection during this morning's morning formation that will be at about 7:15. we dider that we did hear from their family members for the first time and they are understandably so distraught to hear about this, waiting for the news to

a suit would not be filed by the national transportation safety board. up with findings, recommendations but the question you're asking will be determined in the courts and will likely involve the family members, the survivors of the crew members. >> mark potter for us, thanks again for that report and the ntsb having that briefing coming up at 3:00 we'll have it for you. >>> we turn back to politics and hillary clinton on the attack today at a community forum in iowa. she took on health care an climate change and left the most pointed remarks to republicans and the nra about guns. >> i think we're better than this and smart ere than this and we need to stand up to the nra and the gun manufacturers behind all of this intimidation and political -- opposition to anything that will work. >> clinton took questions at the event and another event scheduled in just an hour from now coming up for her. meanwhile, a bloomberg politics group shedding light on voters feelg about the democratic presidential candidates and it's good news for senator bernie sanders. >>

the national transportation safety board has started its investigation into the boeing florida airport on thursday. n-t-s-b officials will remain on site through the weekend. dynamic air flight 405 was take-off for venezuela when the plane went up in smoke. all 101 people on board evacuated safely on emergency slides. fire rescue treated two dozen people, but officials say only one suffered serious injuries. according to the n-t-s-b, the engine and wing are damaged, but the plane's interior is fine. "i went out earlier, and of course, the left engine was fire damaged, the left wing is fire damaged. one interesting thing is that, going inside the cabin, you can't tell there was a fire inside. there's no soot damage, fire damage, or anything inside the cabin." airport officials gave weekend. but they say some have chosen not to fly again at all. two people are dead and at least one other is missing.... after massive amounts of rain caused historic flooding across central and south texas. chris pollone has more. in san marcos, texas, flood water rose so quickly it surrounded a school with

the national transportation safety board use the january fatal smoke incident at the l'enfant metro station is a non-equivocal example as to why metro needs a major oversight change or riders will remain in harms way. they asked in an unusual and urgent step to redefine the commuter railroad to put oversight of the rail division under the federal railroad administration. the ntsb believes that the metro moreold accountable. canntsb says the f.r.a. have more inspections, issue higher safety standards, and monitor lines. they said that the tri-state order committee does not have effective real oversight. without adequate oversight, accidents and incidents will continue to place riders at risk. >> we are working completely to address issues. jay: we caught up with metro's leader. >> they expressed their opinion. i think it is for somebody else to decide who will have oversight. we are happy to work to make the system safer. jay: we also spoke with federal leaders. >> anything the federal government can do to further the theidence of the riders, reliability and safety of metro, we will support.

the national transportation safety board says two people were killed when the small plane crashed into a mobile home park. one of the deaths was the pilot the other was someone killed on , the ground. investigators don't believe there were any passengers on the plane. steve: nevada investigators are trying to get a blood sample from lamar odom to determine if the former nba player and reality t.v. star, suffered from a drug or alcohol overdose. the 35-year-old was found unconscious on tuesday afternoon at a nevada brothel. the owner says odom had been there since saturday and appeared to be healthy before he was found face down in a bed by 2 employees. >> management came in, called 911. 911 said, put him on his left side and they did. he started throwing up, he was still alive. steve: odom's ex-wife khloe kardashian has reportedly been by his side at a las vegas hospital since last night. the couple married in 2009, but kardashian filed for divorce in 2013, citing irreconcilable differences. stacey: belichick back in with frank for a at the forecast. frank: our days are numbered in ter

the national transportation safety board is holding a public meeting today about air bag inflators made by the takata corporation. more than 20 million inflators used in u.s. made vehiies have been recalled. that happened after we learned the faulty inflators caused the air bags to inflate with too much force... sending metal shards right into the faces of drivers and passengers. . a popular pizza restaurant is robbed five times this year -- so the community steps up to deliver a solution. the owner of mama's pizza in washington could not afford her own security system. that changed this week -- after thousands of dollars were donated through a go-fund-me page. that will cover the cost of brand new security equipment --hich includes seven cameras. she knows your voice, your family members, and so forth. so she's ust a part of oor community like a family member. and when we call her the owner says she feels more secucu, but more thaa anything... she's thankful for the support. pepsi releases a special bottle to celebrate "back to the future" day... and it sells out faster than a time- sh

both the national transportation safety board is trying to figure out what happened. but for now, the priority is to find the crew. it's a race against time to find anyone who may have survived the apparent sinking of el faro in hurricane joaquin. [ ♪ playing "amazing grace" family members are trying to find their loved ones. >> we want people to know that the whole community is coming together and we love them and are hoping for the best. we have not given up. >> i'm not giving up hope. >> reporter: tuesday marks five days since the ship vanished, and that's how long someone can live in one of the survival suits, designed to keep the crew members safe and warm during an emergency. >> we believe that the vessel sank, in the last known position that we recorded on thursday. >> reporter: the last known vocation, crooked isle, bahamas, where the water is 15,000 feet deep. el faro had gone from florida to puerto rico on a regular cargo run. but during that time, joaquin grew to a category 4 hurricane. >> we hope that because these men are trained to survive, so hopefully t

tonight they have a representative here to answer questions for the national transportation safety board. the ntsb has a team here to examine the aftermath to determine what went wrong. meantime, as the airport was closed here for several hours today, 182 flights were delayed, 42 canceled. lester? >> scary moments. kerry sanders, thank you. >>> there is fast-moving fallout from that dramatic confrontation in boulder. jeb bush struggling in the polls and needing a big breakout moment. he got one, but not in the way he imagined. he went on the attack against his one-time protege marco rubio performance is looking about substantive issues? >> reporter: a conservative war cheered on by the crowd. >> democrats have the ultimate super pac called the mainstream media. >> reporter: the new york times called on chris christie to drop out. his response? >> can't read the article because i don't have a subscription. i'm not going anywhere. that fiery exchange hours after this impassioned appeal about misplaced priorities. >> we have people out of work, we have isis and al qaeda attacking us, and we

the running for a federal transportation job. the white house has withdrawn beverly scott' s nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. she asked that her name be withdrawn for personal reasons. scott stepped down in february as the system was crippled by snow. meantime, the tv is taking new steps to cut down on the number of delays. new schedules will be released by the end of the month. according to "the globe," they will take effect by the end of november. the t says departure times will not be drastically different but commuters can expect "a significant reduction in delays." more rush hour trains can also be expected. emily: fantasy sports games under fire this afternoon. and an employee posted information online showing which players were being picked the most in lineups. that same day, the employee one $150,000 on a competing website. both sides claim they have strict policies in place saying that employees with access to the data are rigorously monitored by internal fraud control teams and we have no evidence that anyone has misused it. "the times" reports that both websites have temporarily banned employees

. >>> this morning, from the investigators from the national transportation safety board are trying to figure out what caused an engine jet about to take off from florida. passengers on board the dynamic airways flight heard a loud bang and 110 passengers and crew members had to evacuate. 21 people injured and one seriously. officials used the only other runway that is available. david begnaud, cbs news, ft. lauderdale. >>> fu floyd cook has been killed in a shoot-out with kentucky police overnight. cook was pronounced dead at the scene in south central kentucky after being confronted by state troopers. police say cook was armed with a handgun and exchanged gunfire with officers. no officers were simprurinjured. cook had wounded a tennessee police officer at a traffic stop and opened fire on a kentucky officer. >>> five months after a deadly shoot-out between rival biker gangs in texas, one has been charged. a grand jury is considering the case. this morning, officials in waco are trying to figure out who leaked surveillance video of the bloody gun battle. don champion is here with the

the white house has withdrawn beverly scott's nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. according to "the herald," white house officials say scott asked that her nomination be withdrawn for personal reasons. the former head of the mbta stepped down in february as the system was crippled by snow. erika: commitment 2016. a new focus on the new hampshire senate race now bound to be one of the toughest in the nation. democratic governor maggie hassan says she will run. she will challenge republican senator kelly ayotte next year. >> she has stood with special interests rather than with the people of new hampshire. i'll put new hampshire first. that's what this campaign will be about. erika: ayotte says she welcomes hassan to the race. here's how tight this race could be. a wmur poll shows ayotte leading hassan by just two points, 45 to 43 percent. two republicans hoping to be president will be stumping in the granite state today. former new york governor george pataki will hold a meet and greet in lebanon before heading to keene. he then travels to rye for a town hall meeti

the national transportation safety board will study debris from el faro and conduct interviews to try to find out what went wrong. the owners of the ship have said el faro left port before they knew joaquin would strengthen into a hurricane. family members of the crew say they're still holding out hope that their loved ones are alive. >> those are things that keep you alive. if there's a fight to be fought, he's fighting. >> the body of the crew member of the coast guard found over the weekend is still unidentified. >>> the government is cracking down on unmanned drones. the faa is proposing a record fine for an aerial photography company. nearly $2 million for flying drones in some of the nation's most congested airspace. skypan international is accused of operating 65 unauthorized flights in new york and chicago over the past two years. 30 days to respond to the faa which calls the drone flights not just illegal but dangerous. >>> it would be a perk like none anywhere else in the country. what d.c. is now considering doing for new moms and dads. >>> and the justice department is abo

the toxicology report yet to confirm that. >>> today, learn more about vehicle tire safety, the national transportation safety board will holdting in southwest today. the board will talk about a special report on issues with passenger vehicle tire safety. the meeting starts at 9:30 this morning. >>> take a look at thin credible rescue video this morning. it shows a tree trimmer in california being rescued after being trapped inside a palm tree. this happened yesterday in pasade pasadena. the man was left dangling 25 feet up in the air. firefighters say they're not sure how he got stuck in the tree. the man was taken to the hospital. he's expected to be okay. >>> baseball's biggest games begin tonight. the new york mets and the kansas city royals face off in the world series at 8:00. they're in kansas city because the american league won home field advantage for the series this year. this is the second year in a row the royals had been to the world series. the last time either had won was nearly 30 years ago. >>> with baseball about to end, the nba season kicks off today. six teams play tonight including the warriors who won

the national transportation safety board says two people died when a plane crashed into a florida mobile home park. the ntsb says the victims were the pilot of the plane and one person on the ground. they don't believe there were any passengers on the plane. the plane went down yesterday evening in a west palm beach neighborhood. israel's military has deployed hundreds of troops as the region struggles to contain a new wave of violence. but as jonathan vigliotti reports, their presence is reporter: israeli police fired smoke bombs at a group of angry palestinians in bethlehem. the soldiers were meant to diffuse the violence but in some cases in flames crowds. fully set up checkpoints across israel to curb a rash of attacks that began last month when israeli politicians try to restrict palestinian access to the -- to a mosque. tuesday marked the bloodiest day yet. four attacks in less than 24 hours. surveillance video capture the moment a palestinian drove his car into a bus stop and inserted hacking at the wooded with a cleaver. israeli police now have more leeway to shoot suspected atta

. >>> the national transportation safety board is launching an investigation to help in the search forargo search missing in the bahamas. the coast guard found the remains of one crew member monday in a survival suit. >> it's a major marine casualty, so the ntsb has an agreement with the u.s. coast guard, and we'll being looking at all of the factors that have effected the safety. what happened, why it happened, ultimately to prevent this from happening again. >> officials say the ship suffered some sort of mechanical failure leaves it stuck in the path of hurricane joaquin. no sign of the other crews. >>> the white house says president obama is considering a range of gun-control options, following the mass shooting at a college in oregon. >> the president is under no illusions that there is a law that can be passed that can prevent every incident of gun violence, but there surely is something that congress can do to keep guns out of the hands of criminals and others that shouldn't have them. and that will have a corresponding impact on the frequency on these kinds of incidents. >> pre

the national transportation safety board is heading to florida to investigate the sinking of the cargo ship el faro. failure led the ship adrift. the u.s. coast guard is still searching for possible survivors after an unidentified body was found along with an empty life boat. >> we have reports of other life rafts and lifeboats. we need to get out there because if we do not, we might not be able to relocate. 33 people were on board the ship including 28 americans. search teams are racing against ocean currents, pushing to re-further north. it is shaping up to be a nice day. a live look outside at the nation's capital. let's head over to doug hill. we have clear blue skies. this view is showing the same, 69 degrees at lunch time and we will warm into the 70's areawide. area, we hitin the 70 in washington and dulles. it has been a while since we have had 70 degrees or mostly sunny skies. we will enjoy a few days of this. a minor system will come our way as we head through the day friday. maybe showers, temperatures, upper 60's. still 69 degrees at reagan international airport. temperatur

the national transportation safety board says the voice and data recorders are being flown to washington. 23 people were injured yesterday during the evacuation from the flight. it caught fire on a taxi way venezuela. at a news conference this afternoon, an ntsb investigator told reporter what is he saw during his initial examination of the plane. >> the left engine is fire damaged, the left wing is fire damaged. one interesting thing is that going inside the cabin, you can't tell there was a fire inside. >> he also said this plane does have a fire suppression system. but it's not automatic. he told reporters it needs to be activated by the pilot. and the faa says the plane has no record of previous incidents or accidents. >>> well we want to show you some video that has a lot of parents upset. it shows an iowa school bus driver assaulting a special needs child in front of dozens of his classmates. police say that the video shot by another student shows 61-year-old robert scarborough attacking a 15-year-old boy. that child apparently taunted the driver and refused to sit in his seat. sev

the national transportation safety board is sending a team to florida to negotiate the accident. >> after more than three decades of imposing a one-child policy, china is abandoning the programme. soon they will be permitted to have two children. the obama administration said it was a positive set, but looks forward to the day when birth limits were abandoned altogether. rob mcbride looks at the trove si. >> the announcement came at the end of a 4-day gathering of the leadership. mapping out the next 5-year plan. the centraled any sets broad -- strategy sets broad controls for the settle: and is the one that has been eagerly anticipated. it had been partially relaxed. allowing families where one parent is from a one-child family themselves to have two children. now that is extended to all couples. >> the importance of this measure is not so much demographic in terms of encouraging new numbers of children to be born, but it's the lifting of a highly restrictive at time coercive policy, as we have heard. >> the one child policy was brought in to control the burgeoning population. the cancel

. >>> the national transportation safety board began its investigation into the s sinkin ofof the cargo ship "el faro" during hurricane joaquin. the searcrch for 300 missing crewmembers contntinue. the ship thursday near the bahamas. investigators hope to find the voyage data recorder. >> an instrument that activates upon touching water, once it is actually in the water, it will begin pinging and it has a battery life of 30 days. [ inaudible question ] >> the question is has the pinging been heard? and not to my knowledge. >> the investigation will deal with why the ship became disabled and the decision to sail near a major hurricane. >>> this morning, the fbi is reportedly expanding its investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. according to "the washington post," investigators are looking into a second private technology company. clinton's e-mail controversy has taken a toll early in her white house run and now she is turning to what she hopes is a surefire way to kick-start her campaign. don champion is in new york. don, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. while hillary clint

and i would like to introduce vice chairman denzar from the national transportation safety board to make a statement, as well. >> thank you. good afternoon. i'm bella denzar chairman of the national transportation safety bore. as we reported last night, investigators from the ntsb arrived on scene here in jacksonville yesterday morning and we began our on-scene investigation of the sinking of "el faro" that occurred october 1st. before i tell you about our investigative process, i want to extend our condolences on behalf of everyone at ntsb to the families and friends of the victims of this tragic accident. and we along with all of you were very saddened to learn that no survivors have been found. our transportation disaster assistance or family assistance group has been tirelessly working with the teams that have already been provided by the u.s. coast guard and by tote to assist and inform the families and they'll continue to do this. they'll continue to support all of the families with missing loved ones throughout our investigation, both here on the scene and as the accident investig

the national transportation safety board is investigating the badly flawed tire recall system.ans learn about dangerous tires too late. christopher hart says that 33,000 accidents per year are related to these defective tires. they are also examining the age of tires. right now there is no industry standard that prevents the sale of age tires. sports news now, a big welcome today for the united states women's national soccer team. they were at the white house. president obama held an event this morning to all -- to honor the champions. continuing the tradition begun my president obama of honoring sports teams for their efforts to get back to their communities. great to see them there. he even gave them a jersey. cloudy out right now, even drive. double be back jummy: this morning we have our own high heel race to preview the high heel race happening in dupont circle. you can see there, brian van de graaff, eileen whelan, the weather team in second place. i think that they were running away from the rain headed our way. our way laterming today. rain from the south will be in the

. >> investigators from the national transportation safety board have gun their first full day of work, as they search for the rena us cargo ship went down in hurricane joaquin. families of the 33 missing crew members have gathered in jacksonville, florida, waiting for word on their loved ones. contact was lost with the ship last weekends, as it approached the bahamas during the storm. built in chester, pennsylvania, in the 19 70s. >>> well, now it is time to check your philadelphia job market report. >> cbs news business analyst jill schlessinger joins us with more. >> reporter: it is american pharmacist month. good time to explore this expanding and evolving field. while once a profession filled with owner-operated storefronts, today's pharmacists work in chain stores, hospitalization, clinics, or within companies. some dispense medications and answer patient questions, while clinical pharmacists may go on rounds in a hospital with a physician or healthcare team. other work in pharmaceutical companies, in marketing, sales, or research and development. to become a pharmacist, you need

. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board's investigating what caused the ship to lose power. obviously, that's a mechanical problem. the ntsb crew is going to arrive in jacksonville tomorrow. a lot of questions. >> a lot of power from that storm. >> it was. >>> the driver of this pickup truck made it across this flooded spot in columbia, south carolina, just in time on the left because a part of the road is gone. watch what happens seconds after that truck passes through. an entire chunk gives way. eventually, the entire road collapses. south carolina has seen record rainfall. the governor calls it a thousand year event. nine people have died in the flooding. >>> a scare in the air. an american airlines pilot dies in the middle of a flight. tonight, an autopsy reveals it was the result of natural causes. the plane was headed from phoenix to boston this morning, when the pilot suddenly got ill. the copilot radioed for help and diverted the plane to syracuse, new york. the pilot was 57 years old. >>> nba champs are back. warriors prayed their first game tonight since kno

the national transportation safety board has joined the investigation to try and figure out what happened. ntsb vice chairman. >> the mission is to understand not just what happened but why it happened and to prevent it from happening again. >> the agency's first goal is to find the voyage data recorder. it would provide crucial details to shed light on what went wrong. the company that owned the vessel said it would never put the safety of the crew in jeopardy. >> turning to politics now. marco rubio is rising in the polls and that seems to be making him a bigger target. since starting the campaign he's missed 59 votes. >> the majority of the job of being a senator is not walking on the senate floor and lifting your finger on a non controversial issue and saying you are going to vote. >> he's missed 42% of votes since announcing candidacy. more than rand paul but less than senator john mccain in 2007. the gop presidential candidates have new reading material thanks to hillary clinton. turns out she mailed copy of her book to nearly all her rivals along with a letter that said in part, i

the national transportation safety board will lead the investigation in the ship's sinking but coast guard officials say they've done all they can to find survivors. >> i know that the coast guard along with our brothers in the navy and air force as well as commercial tugs out there, did all they could. >> all of our teams have been working around the clock to gather information and facts to determine what caused this accident. in order that we can prevent these accidents from ever happening again. >> two men from massachusetts were among the 33 people who were on that ship. family and friends are hoping that keith griffin of winthrop and jeffrey mathias from kingston are still alive. but again the coast guard's official search for survivors will end tonight at sunset. kimberly bookman, 7news. >>> and stay with 7news for updates on these breaking stories. you can check updates on other mobile app and twitter and facebook. >> turning to our weather, a bright and sunny day out there with temperatures heating up once again. but the question is how long will it stick around. pete has the

. >>> this morning, from the investigators from the national transportation safety board are trying to figure out what caused an engine jet about to take off from florida. passengers on board the dynamic airways flight heard a loud bang and 110 passengers and crew members had to evacuate. 21 people injured and one seriously. the jet was taking off from the ft. lauderdale hollywood airport and bound for venezuela. . david begnaud has our report. >> reporter: these are the photos of the plane on fire after the pilot aborted takeoff. huge black fumes of smoke as the pilot frantically radioed for help. minutes early an airport taxiing behind the dynamic plane reported an fuel leak to air traffic control. all 101 people on board were evacuated using emergency slides. >> the pilot didn't say anything. >> reporter: camilla diaz was in seat 1g. >> i was completely asleep and when i woke up, i was hearing screams and people crying, and i didn't know how to react. >> reporter: seventeen people, including one child, were injured and taken to the hospital. this passenger stopped take take pictures

. >> the national transportation safety board is now leading the investigation into the disappearance of a cargo ship near the bahamas. the last contract with the ship was last wednesday. experts say it sank in 15,000 feet of water. there were 33 crew members onboard. in maine, relatives and friends of the missing drew members gathered for a candlelight vigil and to pray for a miracle. >> we are hoping for the best. we are not giving up. >> i know he's out there floating around there. they are just going to pick him up any time now and bring him home. >> the ship had two lifeboats onboard. one of the boats was found in pieces. no sign was of the other lifeboat e. >>> professional landscapers cut down a 100-foot tree last night. >> there it goes. >> the large pine tree safety came down without damaging nearby houses. a homeowner tried to cut the tree by himself but realized it was starting to fall in the wrong direction. at first, three homes were evacuated, and then as a precaution, pg ande was called and crews cut power to ten houses now. once the tree came down, everyone returned to

the hands of dangerous people. virginia extreme or mainstream? vote mcpike for virginia. feinblatt: everytown for gun safety action fund sponsored this ad. >>> we have warning tonight about unsafe tires. the national transportation safety board says that only one in five faulty tires are actually removed from the road because manufacturers don't have a way to contact most tire owners about recalls. so the ntsb is now calling for the mandatory registration of all new tires. about 500 people are killed and 19,000 injured each year and 33,000 tire-related accidents >>> the house passed a bill delaying the installation of signal controls for at least three years. that would have cost more than $14 billion. federal accident investigators say that the technology would have prevented that deadly amtrakderailment in philadelphia last may. >>> a new study out tonight shows that too many d.c. public high school students are not ready for college or careers when they graduate. and that's the assessment of kaya henderson >> reporter: few d.c. public school students are on track to start college. the level of proficiency in jeement tri drops to 3%. that's fair assessment. >> reporter: terry lang, the father of two d.c. graduates. >> that

. >>> n eetno , the national transportation safety board joining the search for the ssing cargo ship el fargo. they're sending a go team to join the search efforts. coast guard teams have discovered t debrissfieldit near the bahamas. that is in the area where the el faro is believed to have gone down in the rough inds and waters from hurricane joaquin. >>> and we'll be looking at all the factors that have affected the safety. so what happened, why it happened, ultimately to prevent this from happening again. >>be 33 crew members were on board the e faro. the ship lost power and listing in the stormynseas, the situation was manageable. >>> american's top commander in afghanistan says a deadly air st ke o a hmspital was a mistake. neral john campbell testified before the committee moments ago. he told lawmakers u.s. forces were called in to launch the air strike after afghan forces came under fire. a hospital run by the humanitarian health care group doctors without borders fouyd itself under attack and 22 people were killed. >> a hospital was mretakingly struck. we would never intenti

service reporting that the white house has withdrawn her nomination to serve on the national transportation safety board. scott resigned as the g.m. of the mbta last winter among all of the issues that the agency faced due to the cold weather. she was nominated july, to fill the ntsb seat. >>> tonight a former teacher and football coach is in a charges that he sexually assaulted multiple students. merrimack county sheriff deputies arrested donald lavec last week. tonight kathryn burcham explains the disturbing new details that she uncovered about this investigation. >> reporter: in a concord courtroom today donald lavec sat in an orange jumpsuit looking far different from the photo seen here on the website of his former employer. shaker rhodes school a private school on a quiet new hampshire road. investigators say it was here at the middle school when lavec was an assistant teacher and football and soccer coach that he met at least one of his three alleged victims. according to court documents, lavec engaged in a sexually explicit. lavec and other victims could text sexually explicit photos and that la

. >> reporter: a federal investigation spearheaded by the national transportation safety board is now underway. at the top of the list is finding the the ship's voyage data recorder which contains key information about the position and speed as well as the communication between the ship and the hours before it sank. >> what i find in peace as i envision the entire crew of the el faro that went down in the ship together and that's their the final resting place. >> the voyage data recorder is activated when it hits water and is designed to send out pings for 30 days. >>> in syria, the government there says russian air strikes are helping forces launch an offensive against terrorists. they say cruises are hitting northern syria where isis is entrenched but the white house says russia's true motive is to prop up the syrian government. the u.s. backs some of the rebel groups. >>> there's much more ahead here at noon. police caught on camera as they nab a suspect in a cellphone robbery. did they cross the line? >>> and three student, one thing they had in common, they had all been hypnotize

the national transportation safety board is not determining yet whether it will launch an investigation. david, back to you. >> thank you. >>> he got on a plane at logan bound for chicago but touched down in a boston courtroom today. an uxbridge man says he was only joking when he said had he a bomb in his bag -- he had a bomb in his bag, but no one on the plane laughed. he instead can't go to logan nor can he fly on any airline >>> it has been a controversial program for decades. >> now china could be on the brink for a major change or one thing that works better than anything else. >> just ahead, gronk playing in the snow. what's the story behind rob's smells like spaghetti with my favorite. the johnsonville factory burned down brian. i may as well move out. well, if that's i'll stay. italian sausage. . >>> china's one-child policy will soon become part of the past. the decades old rule was implemented to prevent skyrocketing growth. >> if chinese lawmakers clear the change, future generations could grow up with is inlings. >> -- with siblings. >> the one-child policy was implemented

the national transportation safety board is leading the investigation into the ship's sinking. crews will now specifically be looking for the ship's recorder, i would have both audio recordings and basic navigation information such as course and speed. two men from massachusetts were among the 33 people on that ship. family and friends are hoping jeffrey mathias are still alive. the coast guard says they've done all they can to find survivors. >> i know that the coast guard, along with our brother in the navy and air force as well as the commercial tugs that were out there helping us search did all they could in this search effort. they did all they could. >> we know that there are reports that this vessel has sunk in deep water. there are rovs remotely operated vehicles that are capable of being operated down to these deaths. >>> so far search crews have only found one body in a survival suit. then again the coast guard will be stopping their search for survivors within the next few hours. in the wroal controlroom, elizabeth noreika, 7news. >>> also on 7, a teenager accused in

board. >> yeah, the rescue crews found debris. so far no survivors. jamie is in jacksonville where a family of the crew is waiting and they are hoping. >> reporter: investigators from the national transportation safety board would head to jacksonville today to begin searching for what is happening. >> we'll be looking at all the factors affecting the safety. so what happened, why it happened. ultimately to prevent this from happening again. >> reporter: the investigators, they want to know why they failed. just as the crew was headed in to a category four hurricane joaquin. the sea captain says in those conditions that they would have had a tough time. >> that the boat like that is not built for the seas like that. you cannot prepare for anything like that. >> reporter: family members and friends of the 28 crew members met here throughout the day to wait for news to console each other. grant is friends with frank ham. >> me and him, we have to bond together. and that it is kind of hard. to believe that the worst of the worst could have happened. >> reporter: they are searching two debris fields in the atlantic where they found the life rings and heavily damaged lifeboat, but no survives. >> at the e

the national transportation safety board is investigating. >>> we're learning new chilling details about the final moments of last week's mass shooting at a community college in oregon. police say that christopher harper mercer turned the gun on himself after a shootout with officers left him wounded. harper mercer shot at two plain clothed detectives who returned fire striking him on the right side. the injured gunman walked into classroom and killed himself in front of several of his wounded victims. >>> still ahead, from bad to worse, the new threat in flood ravaged south carolina and the emergency action being taken there tonight. up, the game has changed and your chances of striking it rich could be even smaller now. janice is here. >> here we go. our weather today just fantastic. another 70-degree plus day across the area. we'll see some changes coming up in the forecast over the next 48 hours. i'll have details coming up. >>> we're following breaking news on the new jersey turnpike. a tanker fire just put out near the kearny exit. -are you happy with your bathroom? i wasn't. until

the national transportation safety board is leading the investigation into the sinking vessel. crews will now be looking for the ship's recorder which has audio recordings and basic navigation information. two men from massachusetts were among about 30 people on that ship, family and friends hope keith griffin of winthrop and jeffrey mathias of kingston are still alive. the coast guard says crews have done all they could to find survivors. >> any decision to suspend a search is painful. in this particular case, we are searching for fellow professional mariners. >> our investigation will look at every aspect, including any reports, including any maintenance issues, including the records of the ship itself. >> so far search crews have only found one body in a survival suit. again, the coast guard's search is set to end at sunset tonight. in the control room, elizabeth noreika, 7news. >>> also on 7, a teen on trial accused of a brutal rape and murder of his teacher. phillip chism was a student at danvers high school and after two years behind bars jury selection is getting underwa

. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board is involved with this investigation trying to figure out exactly what happened to the ship. two men from massachusetts are among the 33 people who were onboard the el pharaoh, jeffrey matthias graduated from mass maritime academy. officials with the ntsb are searching for any clue that could help find answers. >> we will be looking at the voyage data recorder. that will be of utmost importance to try to find that and we'll be looking at any activities or any we'll be interviewing anyone involved with el faro on scene and the spurn to find out capabilitily -- purpose is to find exactly what happened. >> >> reporter: please continue to pray with all of us and all of the members of the el faro and their families. crews have found the body of one crew member. they haven't released an identity. >> a scare in philadelphia when police received report of a man with a gun. police say they received a 911 call that an armed men threatened another student during an argument. it raised concerns because yesterday there was a nonspecific threat

. >> the national transportation safety board launched an investigation into missing cargo ship. officials believedel faro sanction near bam ham as during joaquin. the u.s. coastguard will focus on survivors now. three dozen crew members were on board. jamie yucas rrts from florida. >> they want to know why the chip sailed into the eye of the hurricane. >> i don't know why they did not just steert ship in a different direction. this is is totally unacceptabl unacceptable. >> it was headed to puerto rico and kavrid 391 heavy containers and 294 trailers and automobiles when encounter ferocious winds and 50 foot se seas and sent out distress call it lost you power taken was its last communication. coastguard believes 53-year-old captain michael davidson thought he could outrun the storm. they found one body wearing survival suit pieces of life boat that could hold 43 people life rings and oil slick. family met with owners of shipping company. >> i'm president and ceo of tote so the responsibility ends with me. we put tremendous trust in captains and crews and all employees whether th

. >> reporter: the national transportation safety board has ship and most of the evidence lies three miles underwater. no one knows what the engine trouble was or when it began, but, scott, it left the ship a sitting duck for a major hurricane. >> pelley: mark strassmann in jacksonville. mark, thanks. today in vermont, rocks tumbled off a ledge and into the path of an amtrak passenger train. seven people were hurt when the locomotive and one car of the vermonter skidded down an embankment. the governor called it "a freak of nature." an american airlines captain died today on a flight from phoenix to boston. the copilot landed the airbus a-320 in syracuse, new york. the captain hasn't been identified. no cause of death yet. it was a weekend of mourning in roseburg, oregon, for the nine people killed in the umpqua community college shooting, and john blackstone is there tonight. >> reporter: students and staff returned to the community college campus today not for to retrieve things left behind in the rush to escape. when classes resume next week, shannon dietz will be back, even thoug

. >> and turning to other news, investigators with the national transportation safety board are on the way to jacksonville, florida to study debris from a u.s. based cargo ship that sanction during sure wayne joaquin. they have yet to find survivors on board theel faro. the ship had plenty of life botsz but 50 foot waves and 120 mile an hour winds made it nearly impossible for them to be used. >> nral investigators back to the site of a amtrak derailment in vermont. it went off the tracks wednesday sending cars down embavrptionment and injuring 7 people. the train bound for washington d.c. was carrying 98 passengers and four crew members and traveling 90 minutes when it hit rocks that had fallen from a ledge on to the tracks in north field, vernon odom. one of the 7 people hurts with seriously injured. >> police in new york city are investigating the mysterious death of successful doctor and mother of three. 38-year-old kristin ricken baulk-serveny was found unconscious sunday morning. married dermatologist was pronounced dead a short time laterch the night before her death included he