. >> anchor: fans and loved one remembering actor and politics fred tomson. tomson starred in six seasons of lawyered, he also had an extensive political clear. he was a watergate attorney, a tennessee senator and a g.o.p. presidential candidate in 2008. tomson died of a recurrence of lymphoma. he was 73. >> anchor: still ahead, a tattoo tandem. why the special bond between a father an daughter here getting . >> anchor: then new at 6:00 we are following breaking news. wreckage from the cargo ship that sank during hurricane joaquin has been found. now we're hearing from a local mother who lost her daughter . >> anchor: also breaking two teen-agers going before a judge after allegedly vandalizing a mosque in burlington. >>> the current was strong that day just pulling me out, pulling me out i started swimming back to the boat. i didn't know the propeller was on. they threw out a rope to me i grabbed on to get on the boat and the rope ended up going into the propeller and pulling me in and under . >> reporter: an exclusive interview. lucky to be alive do you thi

. >> the world of politics and hollywood are mourning the death of fred tomson. thompson died from a recurrence of lymphoma. he represented tennessee before retiring from the senate in 2003. a lawyer by trade he played the da on law and order. he dropped out of the republican presidential race early in the 2008 campaign. he was 73 years old. >> thousands saluted local vas in the east bay this afternoon. in pleasant tan the veterans day parade moved along main street. organizers hold the parade a week before the actual day so local vets can take part in other veterans then. >> tonight, catch an abc news exclusive. >> a lot of different emotions. confusion. disbelief. >> this tsa agent walks us through the fateful day exactly two years ago when he was shot and his friend was killed. that's tonight at 11:00. >> a humpback whale trapped off the california coast is swimming again. >> look at this. determined rescue crews would not give up, and this entangled whale took them on quite a journey. a look at the moment of freedom ahead. >> and heading live outside, pretty

actor and politics fred tomson tied. he had an extensive political career. he was a tennessee for and g.o.p. presidential candidate in 2008. he also stars as the arthur branch of six seasons on law and order. thompson died of lymphoma. he was 73-years-old. all right, we're just getting started on 7 news first at 4:00. a little boy calls for backup pumpkins. how a group of local police officers saved the day and who did it better? thompson. this week she is taking on twol twolic gold medalists and you get to be the judge. outbreak. a popular food chain at the scare. and new on 7 news at 5:00, an everett football star stabbed after a state playoff game. a school community now pulls together, that's coming up right here on 7 news. >> reporter: the current was really strong that day. it was just pulling me out, pulling me out of i started swimming back to the boat. i i didn't know the propeller was on. they threw out a rope to me. i grabbed on to get on the boat and the rope ended up going into . >> anchor: to a story you will see on just one station. pumpkins s