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workers follow running away and running back to the get co-workers out we saw dpw workers frantically trying to turn off gates leading water into the area to stop water flow in there. eventually they did, since then for the past couple of hours there has been an effort to get the bodies of the two men out. it looks now that we can confirm there are two bodies there that they are looking now. i think it's going to be quite a while because they have to firm up the hole before the fire fighters and rescue can go down and bring up the two bodies. it's sad. construction is a dangerous field. i think deaths per capita the most in construction in the industry certainly we had a tough week in boston. we had two police officers that were shot last week. we had a two-year-old little girl shot. it's just shows you life is precious. >> anchor: they used shovels, they used buckets but apparently it wasn't enough after putting additional walls in there to shore it up to make sure in going to get bodies out nobody else is going to get hurt but now they brought in this big, heavy duty piece of equipment of we just heard them turn it on. we can hear the water and the debris all coming up in there hopefully to be able to get in and safely get the bodies of thos hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: also on 7 suspects accused of blowing up a newspaper box in salem in court today. police say the two new hampshire men blew up that newspaper box for an lgbt publication. >> anchor: they are being charged with destruction of property but if the a hate crime. apparently, not enough evidence there. byron barnett is live in salem. byron? these two suspects according to police were members finished playing a concert here in downtown sail especially. that's when police say they committed a crime that really threw a scare into the lgbt community here. a firry explosion when a rainbow times newspaper box in downtown salem was blown up in august. now 23-year-old john richard and 20-year-old lawrence gilman, both from new hampshire, are accused setting off the explosion with a firework they allegedly purchased in new hampshire. the rainbow times is the lgbt newspaper in new england. people were stunned. they were shocked. they were in display. people were very concerned that other acts of violence coulden sue following this explosion. >> anchor: police say they originally investigated the explosions a hate crime but didn't find any evidence of that. they admitted to their involvement in this but at no time did they make any admission at all this was hate motivated. as a matter of fact it, was quite the opposite of that. motivated? yes, they did. >> reporter: the newspaper box was vandal ided several times at another location earlier in the summer so police moved the box here in view of one of tear surveillance cameras of the that camera captured the explosion and police were able to track down the suspects. police don't believe the suspects are responsible for the previous vandalism. obviously this has happened so many times that we did of course think that it would be a hate crime, unfortunately as i said it wasn't so it was di we understand the hate crimes in any case are very difficult to prove and so we agreed with the police and charge that's were being brought because it is very important to us that they are held accountable for what they did. according to police one of the suspects told them that they said that they just randomly saw a newspaper box with no lock on it and that it was "just random, stupid miss chief." that's latest live in salem. armed bank robbery of surveillance video showing this man pointing a gown at the teller goinging money then taking off. >> anchor: a worcester man is dead following an accident involving a tow truck. it happened late last night on southbridge street. officials say the 45-year-old man had a heart attack while riding that bike and road that bike into the back of the tow truck. fire fighters manage to begin control over a house fire on walker road in peabody. the fire started on the rs floor and then to the roof. officials have not released the cause of that fire and nobody was hurt. >> anchor: a woman who disappeared for more then a day found safe overnight. she is recovering now in the hospital while police are looking into the circumstances surrounding her disappearance. 7's john cuoco has the very latest. an intense search ending with a woman missing for more then a day being found. 7 news was there as she was take friend a wooded area and loaded into an ambulance. that we're still ongoing in the investigation. the 45-year-old woman was last seen wednesday night at around 5:00 on ivy lane in burlington near the billerica line. search teams coordinated from a command post set up at the pine glenn school. dozens of officers searched all over including near condonfreidon's home. in the end it was a k-9 unit that found her in she okay anding treated right now it was a good outcome for us. authorities can't say how or why she went missing but burlington police believe there is nothing criminal or suspicious about this case adding if not for the hard work by all the agencies involved, this case may not be closed. we're very, very, very appreciative of all their work and effort as well as the effort of all of the individuals that were involved. we really appreciate it. and so as of early this in bill riba, john cuoco, 7 new. >> anchor: and we're following more news today. an nsa contract could be facing spy charges after the f.b.i. found massive amounts of classified documents in his home. his name is harold martin i'm navy veteran with top-secret national security clearance. he has been charged with stealing classified information over the past 20 years. he was arrested back in august. f.b.i. officials say the equivalent of 500 million pages of martin's maryland house. prosecutors say some documents were out in the open inside the home. some even in the back seat of his car. martin worked for the same firm where nsa whistle blower edward snow den worked. snow den released classified information throughout the country. the f.b.i. says the amount of information taken by martin dwarfs that of snow den. officials are trying to figure out whether martin planned to release the documents to espionage charges. >> anchor: and ahead here on 7 news at 5:30, halloween canceled? one school putting an end to the holiday celebration. >> anchor: then new at 6:00 a 13-year-old girl sexually assaulted on her way to school. today we're learning some new details about the man accused of being behind that aularing a take. >> anchor: we continue to follow breaking news. two dead after a watermain break in boston's south end. right now a recovery operation is under way. we have team 7 coverage. we'll be right back.you know me. that's new hampshire kelly ayotte. this is washington kelly ayotte. she voted for 20 billion dollars in tax breaks for the big oil companies. but she voted against letting you refinance your student loans. ayotte voted to give a huge tax breaks to millionaires. while 95% of us... got nothing. kelly ayotte. you need to know in washington. she's not working for new hampshire. dylan: i was un-athletic and very sedentary in my lifestyle. and then i found parkour and something about it clicked. then i stopped drinking soda and eating sweets and eating all the junk food. i was like if i eat these things i'm going to be heavier and i'm not going to be able to jump as far. my name is dylan polin and blue cross blue shield keeps me healthy. my name is dylan polin afoot and light-hearted i take to the open road. healthy, free, the world before me, the long brown path before me leading wherever i choose. the east and the west are mine. the north and the south are mine. ire has a senator who works just as hard as we do. gerardine ferlins: kelly ayotte believes in the potential of new hampshire, and wants to unleash that potential. ron goguen: she's out there fighting for good-paying jobs. andrew crossley: kelly introduced bipartisan training initiatives to make sure we have the skills for the 21st century. sue winter: she's fought against workplace discrimination - and for equal pay. claude poisson: she's working for the little guy - i'm the little guy. barb fredette: we need kelly fighting for good new hampshire jobs so our kids can raise their families here. sue martin: kelly is a powerful voice for new hampshire's working families. kelly ayotte: i'm kelly ayotte and i approved this message. rved her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? 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you need the butter to make it thick. melt butter down. so then we add flour. >> reporter: do you keep stirring this. yes. you dent want to get brown that. will cook for five minutes. >> reporter: then add clam stock. we don't have clam stock all at once. we don't want to clump up. stir with the whisk until smooth then after add the rest of the stock a lot of clams. >> reporter: no short cut there. locally sourced. looks delicious. season with black pepper, garlic powder, onion powder and dry thyme. bring it a boil and begin adding cream. you use light cream versus heavy cream. do you? yes because it's been done that way. >> reporter: don't fix it if it's not broken. add a touch of tobasco and this good and creamy. >> reporter: that's good clam chowder so rich and thick it's a meal on its own. sara french, 7 news. >> anchor: first time i had chowder with to bass could i was sold. next a group of students helping out those in need of a new home. it's today's class act. >> anchor: then at 0 clock we're staying on top of breaking news coming to you from the south end in boston. two worers killed in a construction mishap when a tr broken maine. search teams now trying to recover the bodies there. they are working well into the night. we'll coop you posted on what happens in breaking news. >> anchor: multiple crews on that story. also at 0 clock a chelsea boy happened to be home showing off a karsten after he was hit by a stray bullet. >> anchor: heading to battleground states. donald trump and hillary clinton in a final presidential push for speed always wins. with slow internet from the phone company, you can't keep up. you're stuck, watching spinning wheels and progress bars until someone else scoops your story. switch to comcast business. with high-speed internet up to 10 gigabits per second. you wouldn't pick a slow race car. then why settle for slow internet? comcast business. built for speed. built for business. uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. when it served her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that. but she kept playing politics and flip flopping around. ayotte is running away from trump as quickly as she can. and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. independence usa pac is responsible >> reporter: our first-class at of the fall. what a class of kids we have for you today. >> anchor: this group really went the extra mile helping people in need find brand new housing. they are today's class act. what does building a house in roslindale and walking the length of cape cod have to do with one another? answer? it's all part of the efforts of the senior class at covenant class acts. it was more challenging than i thought it would be. i was like oh my goodness. that's really hard. these 11 seniors made it their mission to raise money for habitat for humanity which builds houses for the poor and they challenge they selves. they raise funds by walking 70 miles across cape cod from the sagamore bridge to provincetown. it seems like this huge kind of impossible thing. averaging 12 miles a day, they were sore. yeah, it we were very, very tired. >> reporter: yet inspired. . you have to remember why you are there. >> reporter: you can't walk 70 miles unless you like the people you are walking with. >> reporter: after six days provincetown. yes, finally. it was really cool because we felt like we could make a big difference. and what a difference they made. pledges for the walk came in at more than $3,000 and that's the amount they donated to habitat for humanity. the day they donated the money habitat house in roslindale. this group of students is amazing. they really wanted their money to go to a place where it could mca difference and now they are actually here building the hous. all of the people were so nice and so welcoming and so understanding that we weren't really construction workers. we're really behind what they are doing and they care about these people who need these affordable homes. not only was a culmination of efforts and money we raised it was a culmination of memories we made too. >> anchor: so this any class at their academy was completed and there will be more so the class of 2017 set the bar very high for other classes to follow. in the newsroom, c christa delcamp, 7 news. >> anchor: the class of 2017 set that bar pretty high for other classes to follow, right? that's right. if you know of the student between 6th and 12th grid doing something special on outstanding whether sports or a project please nominate them on-line at >> anchor: there another 30 minutes of 7 news straight ahea. >> anchor: 7 news at 6:00 starts now. >> reporter: breaks news. a trench tragedy in boston. two workers killed when a construction site caves in. prosecutors lay out the disturbing case against the man accused of kidnapping and rape a lawrence student. >> reporter: showers and downpours overnight. i show you how much rain is on the way. >> reporter: the final president den that push. candidat trying to win over undecided voters. >> anchor: here at 6:00, we start with breaking news in boston. we've been following this for several hours. two worers killed when a watermain breaks at a construction site. a collapse that happened there in boston's south end was the cause. one witness captured the frantic moles on dartmouth street. water filling the streets as fire fighters then rushed in. the two victims construction workers from a roslindale scene. a recovery effort is under way at this hour. dan hausle has been following this. he begins our team 7 coverage. dan? well, the recovery effort now stretches into the night behind me you can see some of the equipment lit up by huge banks of light and just beyond that truck, vehicle that just came in here, is a huge new piece of equipment that is vacuuming out debris that came in when the trench flooded. let's show you a view from sky 7 look at that trench out in front of a house, a brownstone here in the south end on dartmouth over near tremont. they were working on it, here for a count every weeks, but suddenly this afternoon a watermain broke and two workers down in that trench, a trench with pipes and wires were caught in the rushing water and caught in the trench and they were left there and that is where they now lie. let's show you some of the them in the trench there first rushed away with the water then back to the scene to try to get their co-workers out from the trench. department of public works crews came in, tried to shut off the water at multiple gates around the area. they finally got that water shut off but it was too late for the men down to the trench and now there there was a several hours effort to get them out. it looks like somehow a pipe must have break and unfortunately they weren't able to get se this is like 20 feet deep down there? the fire said about 12 to 15 feet deep. the two people are still down there? i ever source shut the power off, shut the water off and now it appears continue a rescue operation. a recovery operation i should say to get these to people out. it's sad. construction is a dangerous field.

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