>> he haas has no knowledge or member rif the warrants against him. >> reporter: after an evaluation found signs much mental illness he was meant to a state hospital. >> we felt we needed to tell the police because it's, this guy is up to something. >> reporter: now this suspect lives and goes to school in virginia. he took a bus to boston. wewe're not sure y. the judge ordered he be held for 20 days for a medical back here in court. kimberly bookman, 7 news. >> ryan: a local man in court facing charges after an alarming attack. police say the 21-year-old is one of three men who attempted to break into a home at gunpoint in lowell. he was arraigned today on the charge of armed home invasion. the people held the door closed while the attackers tried to break in. police found a loaded tech 9 hand gun along with a crowbar. thous suss pockets haven't been arrested. remember the life of bernard lavins. he was hit by a tractor trailer in porter square wednesday and was pronounced dead at the scene. he was 60. biking vokes will meet near the crash tonight. >> the fire at an apartment building on ropeson street may have been intentionally set on monday morning. no one was hurt. crews say the same building was damage bird another a weeing a oh,. >> -- ago. >> reporter: no word on the cause of the fire. >> anchor: a vermont community in mourning. hundreds of people coming together at a high school to remember five students who were killed in a crash. the students were heading back home from a cons wert a wrong way driver struck their car killing them. >> it hand sunk in. it doesn't feel real. >> reporter: hundreds gathered at harwood union ? monday night's vigil came less than 48 hours after five teenagers were killed in a fiery car crash on interstate 89. bailey is a sophomore where four of the victims were juniors. >> i know i could always count on mary for a high 5 in the hallway or for e.i to say something stupid in band. >> reporter: they were all under governor's called for state flag to high at half-staff in memory much the teens from it's every parent's worst nightmare. it's every brother and sisters' worst nightmare. every grandparents' worst nightmare. every family member and friends worst nice mare. >> reporter: the co-principals and superintendents say crisis teams will continue to provide counselling going forward. >> our effort right now has students supported and comfortable at school. >> reporter: as the sun set over the soccer field one of the victims' relatives shared this message with students. >> do your best. live a great life. that's what you can do for your friends who died. >> reporter: the driver who allegedly killed those teens is in the hospital in critical condition right now. police say after he crashed into the teen's car he stole the cruiser of a police officer who stopped to try to help the the suspect then allegedly crashed that vehicle. >> ryan: more news here, a case of animal abuse caught on camera in texas, a dog stabbed in his own yard. the man in the video is not the owner. police are looking for him. >> chase's owner didn't sound like this until saturday morning. the woman found blood then a closer look at the dog. >> he had all these cuts on his lips and it was -- heart schooling through video when they found hurt them even more. >> barking at him not, you know the fence is. there they can't get through. this guy stands in front of the gate at one point and starts jabbing at them with a knife. >> reporter: they don't know the man seen stabbing attaches repeat lid. today the dog is having surgery. >> it's unfortunate. it's a reality and i saw deep laceration wounds on the public andean from the neck. it's also deep and there is coughing right announcement maybe good inflammation. >> reporter: the cast rows have filed a police report. >> the dogs were fined within their home, within a fence. they had were not posing a danger to the man on the other side of the fence. so again in is a very sad situation reference the castros want to know who and why. >> what i would like is for this person to get caught and get the justice chaz deserves. >> reporter: the dog does continue to recover from the attack. >> anchor: a couple in arizona facing child abuse charges after allegedly leaving a young boy inside after car. police say the couple left the 5-year-old locked in their car while they went gambling at a casino. they were' reports marijuana and alcohol were found in the vehicle. the man who is not the child's father says he takes responsibility for what happened. >> i wasn't trying to put him in harm's way. i was trying to provide something so we would be okay for the next couple of charged with drug poe certification child abuse and child endangerments. >> ryan: the bizarre clown trend causing controversy. a high school coach lot of his job after he wore a clown mask to school. he wasn't aware of the creepy clown craze. students shared photos as a joke but the superintendent was not laughing. the photos showed poor judgment. >> anchor: the creepy clown phenomenon continues costume can be seen hanging off the back of a public bus. this video has been viewed more than half a million sometimes. the detroit transportation company put out a statement thinking they've increased securities and installed cameras inand outside of their buses. >> necklace stolen from kim kardashian has been found in a paris sidewalk. robsers took more than $10 million worth of jewelry from the realities star. the necklace was found near crime. >> anchor: shaline woodly is arrested during a mineline protest in north dakota. she put her encounter on facebook as police took her away. she was one of more than 200 people protesting the 3.7 billion dollar pipeline project in that state. >> ryan: also on 7 a letter of love at cambridge hospital. a widower reaching out to the people who took care of his wife before she passed attention really all around the world. >> anchor: all he says thank you to those who helped when they were needed movie. kim khazei has the story. >> here we are. >> reporter: when 34-year-old laura died from a massive asthma attack, husband peter demarco could have easily melted into grief. what he did was inspiring. a thank you letter send to the doctors, nurses even the cleaning staff, everyone who helped care for his wife. so crowned it was published he writes how many times did hug me and koll sole me when i fell to pieces or ask about laura's life and the person she was, amanda was their social worker. >> despite such tragedy i think that there was a lot of beauty in that room. >> reporter: like the time hospital staff looked the other way when peter smugged in their beloved cat for one final lick. >> it's not just about the physical support. it's about the meetingsal support. >> reporter: or when the nurse helped peter climb one last hour by her side but what he has given them is a public expression of his appreciation. so powerful it hangs in the intensive care unit at c.h.a.cambridge hospital. >> i think we all needed to be able to walk by it and look at laura's picture and remember even in the difficult moments this is why we do what we do. >> reporter: the sentiments struck a nerve. stories like this make me realize what i practice intensive care. sometimes you need a letter to humanity. gratitude teaching the power of saying thank you, kim khazei, 7 news. >> ryan: a heart felt letter from albert einstein is up for auction. he wrote that he wanted to see his son. experts say it could fetch more than $100,000. >> anchor: he says he believe he maded the case. >> ryan: so amazing. >> anchor: patriots player locked in a lip synh battle. >> a weymouth sex offender recently released from prison now under investigation by the police. >> anchor: breaking flus out of oklahoma where informations have just released the autopsy report on the man who was shot and killed by a police officer. officers s t we'll continue tole to the story and bring you the very latest. >> announcer: tonight, what do you really know about your child's daycare? >> when parents are left in the dark, where does that leave the children? >> announcer: could your child's daycare have a hidden history? >> i was completely in the dark. >> announcer: why can't parents get answers? hank investigates tonight at hank investigates tonight at 11:00. in new hampshire, hank investigates tonight at 11:00. maggie hassan cut taxes for small businesses, protected education... created jobs. but kelly ayotte voted to protect tax breaks for millionaires and big oil. that's what the koch brothers and big corporate interests wanted. they're spending millions supporting ayotte. kelly ayotte's not working for us. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. we guarantee to make switching easier. we'll show up on time. you're right on time. as promised, to install fios and set up the wi-fi that thank 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children with sickle cell anina. >> ryan: he is good at this. he showed off some of the skills of this. ? defendin mccourty letting go. he took part in a battle with the kids to drum up sposh for his mission to tackle sickle cell. it's a cause that is personal. >> my aunt has sickle cell and growing up seeing her through and not many people know about this the disease. it's not very popular disease. but if you get the disease it affects your life. >> reporter: the patients who took on mccordy say has visit brightinned their day. >> he is real i good. i mean, i don't do it as often as probably he does, but, yes. >> reporter: do you think you won the battle? >> i don't know, that is up prevents mccourt i says several of his team mates will join him for his third annual casino fund-raiser. >> it has been great. for myself to get to know some kids and see what their life is like, help be a part of their life any way i can help and you know it's cool to see them come out. meet a bunch of players, get autographs before they take off. >> reporter: the star says he is the king of karaoke in the locker room, a winner with or without ? mccordy's next event is on october 24th. >> reporter: great forecast moving ahead. that is up next. >> anchor: ahead on 7 news at 5:00 flooding fears continue in north carolina after hurricane matthew devastated some areas there. many forced from their homes as rivers rise. >> ryan: samsung stopping production of a a new warning. interviewer: what would you do with five minutes to kill and a smartphone? man: check the scores. woman 1 : uh, probably post a pic. woman 2: text a friend. interviewer: how about register to vote? man: really? galvin: you can. five minutes online and a massachusetts driver's license is all it takes to register so you can vote for our next president. woman 2: done. i just registered. man: that was easy. galvin: register by dear fellow citizen, time spent with my son really makes me appreciate "the now". but i also have to plan for my family's future. and that means taking on debt. in a smart way. like my mortgage - it's working for me. and if he needs a college loan down the road, so, if you have a question about how to make debt work for you, ask me. >> announcer: 7 weather with chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: fair amount of sunshine again tomorrow. the only chance of rain we have in the forecast this week looks like a few pockets of drizzle thursday morning. perhaps a few isod overall it's dry. temperatures are seasonable. numbers this morning were chilly, norwood down to 26. the city a low of 44. worcester 38. that is out at the airport. up on a hill and cold air likes to finds itself down into low spots. norwood is a prime example of that. orange 29. a number of you reporting freeze and frost conditions which typically the areas shaded in blue, that is usually when we find our frost. about this time. the city of boston, the area in green right around the that is after halloween. growing season has come to an end. the difference between a frost and freeze. frost is when you have temperatures in the mid 30s, low to mid 30s the numbers that we show on the screen, this is the temperature at about the height of my nose, but then below that level down near my feet the plants it's colder so that is where you have the frost conditions. freeze would be temperatures below 32 for several hours. again we saw that for some of you in the worcester hills.th season has come to an end but inside of 495 and certainly 128 probably a few more weeks of potential frost and freeze then over there as well. 50s and 60s. the city at 58. fitchburg at 56. all sorts of sunshine. there are a few more clouds over here back through western new york, western pennsylvania. they'll stream into new england overnight tonight. well out ahead of the next weather system which is a cool front there. way back towards but not much in the way of rain. so overnight tonight partly cloudy. not quite as cold. i think the cool spots norwood in particular mid and upper 30s tomorrow morning, city of boston mid and upper 40s so the morning commute with morning jacket and sweaters is a great idea. tomorrow lots of sunshine. seasonable. temperatures between 64-68. the city around 63. dartmouth at 67. north of town mid and upper 60s. the foliage is popping strong, fitch on the cape and the islands chatham at 58. nantucket at 60 degrees, thursday a lot of clouds. again there may be a little bit of drizzle early in the day then isolated shower at the other end of the day. but sandwiched in between is a mainly dry day. near 70 despite all the clouds. friday back to the sunshine. cool, upper 50s, see you at 5:00. >> ryan: following breaking news out of connecticut. a small plane crashing into the city of east hartford. it crashed into the street. you can see the debris there. on final approach to a local airport. the pilot jumped out of the plane. as soon as we get more we'll pass it along. >> anchor: time for traffic. here is matt fitzgerald with an update. >> reporter: we'll fly high above the trimming. moving well in both directions. we did have an earlier crash on the outbound side of the bridge but you are moving well. further up on route 1 north you will be on the brakes up through saugus, tough going on the everybody look the estimate heavy out of the allston tolls out past newton corner then past the weston state police baracks. the eastbound side of the pike moving well into downtown boston. slow going on the leverett connector this afternoon. on the zakim not much better. north you will be heavy across the bridge over on the southbound side of the zakim you will be jammed from assembly square right into the o'neil tunnel. check the drive times on 939 drive. 7 news. >> anchor: thank you. in today's health cast, it's flu season and plenty of americans have their own personal opinions when it comes to being vaccinated against the virus. >> ryan: some of the opinions are not accurate. we have more. >> reporter: just under half of all americans got the flu vaccine last year. some doctors say common mitts about the vaccine mays one reason why many choose not to get a flu shot. one of the most common ones, you can catch the flu from the vaccine. scientists say absolutely false. >> it'll never give you the flu. it doesn't work that way. you can get a little bit of feverrer after the shot but that means it's working. that doesn't mean it's giving you the flu. >> reporter: if you do get sick after a shot doctors say it's likely a different virus. not true influenza, another myth i've already had the flu. i don't need the shot. >> the flew virus mutates was there last year. so you need a new shot every year in order to get protection. >> reporter: last but not least my child is too young to get the flu shot. >> we recommend that everyone over the age of 6 month get a flu shot ander year. >> reporter: last year's vaccine proved to be about 50% effectist. although flu is unpredictable opinion the c.d.c.is hopeful this year's vaccine is a good match for the upcongress flu season. erika edwards, nbc news. >> ryan: we continue to fo connecticut. a small plane crashing in the city much east hartford. you see the debris. the latest right here ahead at mothers, sons, friends. and yet kelly ayotte continues to play political games instead of making new hampshire safer. when she has the chance to strengthen background checks, she voted no, backing the washington gun lobby instead. then - on a bill to keep suspected terrorists from getting guns, ayotte flip flopped. kelly ayotte's become another typical washington politician and that puts us all at risk. narrator: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means that in the time it takes mrs. wagner's car to arrive for the airport, she can use fios to download the movie "up in the air" to watch 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what i would write personally to stretch me vocally. >> ryan: she is a wrong writer writing for mary j. bridge and jennifer hudson. tonight she will be on "the voice" at 8:00 then the 9:00. chicago fire premiers at 9:00. >> much more to come. i'm jennifer egan in for jadiann thompson. >> ryan: i'm ryan schulteis, 7 news at 5:00 starts right now. >> kim: breaking news out of oklahoma, new details about the unarmed man shot by police in tulsa, what was found in his system. >> ryan: then a weymouth sex offender recently releasedro recently under investigation. >> kim: red sox manager staying put. john farrell's job is secure for another season as the sox slugger says good-bye. >> ryan: a shift in the polls in the race for the white house. donald trump falling behind and today he is lashing out after members of his party turned on him. >> reporter: more sun tomorrow. next chance of rain on the way. >> kim: a regard fine for 5:00 starts now. >> kim: we begin with breaking news out of connect. a small plane crashing in east hartford and the it came down in a very busy area. video just starting to come n. you can see there a lot of flames. there is heavy smoke, too. >> ryan: crews there are on ott scene. brandon gunnoe has the latest on the story. >> reporter: it was a fiery scene on the busy road as you just saw in east hartford. you can see in the video smoke and flames pouring from the small plane crews are on the scene right now. this entire area is closed off while they work. we know the pilots of the plane has been taken to hospital. you can see the wreckage left behind on the street here. debris smalled all over the -- sprawled all over the street. the plane went down around 3:40 this afternoon. aircraft was trying to land at the airport. two people were on board. we don't know the condition yet of the other passenger. this happened on brewer street and main street. urban city street in east hartford. there are road closures. we're hearing from a witness who was there when the plane went down saying the pilot jumped out of the plane while it was still in the air. >> driving and all of a sudden i saw a plane coming in my right side. really low and i knew he wasn't going to make it and i stopped at that point. i saw the plane come down, hit the wires. then hit a pole. then he smashed into i was stopped and thought the lines were going to hit me so i gunned it and got out of the way. i heard a lady screaming so i pulled back around. she was' already. she came to the office but she in shock and she was transported to the hospital. i know the pilot jumped out of the plane. and suffered a burnt arm and the passenger didn't make it. >> reporter: re-we are working to confirm some of the information but the fire department tells us that the pilot has been taken to the