Challenge to go in depth on key issues like immigration, jobs and for policy. His Campaign Promises he wont come out swigging but will defend himself and may reveal his strategy to defeat isis. You will guess his view of how best to defeat the enemy without telling isis particularly specifically what its going to be. Reporter its 90 minutes broken into six sections with lots of time for followups and back and forth between the candidates. A coin toss determined clinton gets the first question. And you know after the debate there is always or more lately the spin room but now its evolved into spinning before the debate, working the ref, trying it lower expectations so thats going on trying to get you to think differently before you even have seen these candidates. Live on long island, dan hausle, back to you. Anchor dan, lets stay state the obvious here. We know that the two candidates have very different styles, so reporter big surprise, very different style preparing for this Hillary Clinton studying, were told she has been doing two a day sessions and in fact there are some reports she had another mock debate just this morning. If there is a chance you can overprepare, Hillary Clinton certainly pushing it. On the other end of the spectrum donald trump said, hey, he is doing no preparing, he has been preparing for this his whole life. The question, will he be under prepared . Back to you. Anchor trump can only wear a tie as nice looking good there. Well talk to you later, antidepressants dan. Thank you. In the meantime, republican Vice President ial nominee mike pence up in New Hampshire today. He tell held a Campaign Rally in millford. He discussed his outlook for tonights debate. No more media filters. No more parson of words. The American People are going to be able to hear from two candidates and they are going to hear about two futures for this country. Second visit to New Hampshire since developing the vp nomination. Hillary clinton will return to the Granite State wednesday, senator Bernie Sanders will join her at unh. The two will discuss advise on College Costs as well as student debt. And dont forget you can catch the first president ial debate here on 7 nbc. Deal bait airs at 9 00 right after a brand new episode of the voice and well have a full wrap up on 7 news at 11 00. Following breaking news. Boston latin school reaches a settlement after facing racism charges. The u. S. Attorney announcing today that the school will add new measures to insure Racial Discrimination complaints are handled properly. This afternoon investigation after into the alleged racial harassment at the school. Investigators say they found one violation of Racial Discrimination and that the school did not consistently apply policies to address those complaints. And also on 7, a missing boater coast guard after he was found floating in a raft. He and his mother disappeared 7 days ago after leaving for a fishing trip in rhode island. Right now his mother is still missing. Jonathan hall live for us at coast guard station in boston with more on the search. Jonathan . Reporter this young man, jadiann, is on a ship called the orient lucky and at this hour the coast guard says he is sure is lucky he is in Good Condition does not require medical attention. Miracle on the high seas, u. S. Coast guard says the crew of a chinese freighter found 22yearold Nathan Carmen alive floating about 100 miles south of marthas vineyard. He was found in a live raft with a life jacket on and food and water. Anchor but there is no sign of carmens 54yearold mom, linda. The two left on this 31 foot aluminum fishing vessel called chicken pox early on sunday morning september 18. They expected to be back at but they never returned and a coast guard search was on. It covered an area bigger than the state of georgia, but they found nothing and the search was called off friday. In middletown, connecticut people are hoping for the best tying yellow ribbons to fences and porches to show they are waiting for linda even as her son makes his way home. We are ecstatic, excited and we feel like were making a difference so were hoping, desperately hoping, this will continue in putting our positive Energy Together and hopefully linda will make her way back really soon. Anchor the 22yearold survivor might be on his way to boston but the coast guard believes his mother is dead and they will not be resuming the search for her. Unfortunately decision to suspend a case is never an easy one and we will not be reopening the search for linda carmen at this time due to the fact that survivability we are beyond that anchor so why didnt his mother get on the life raft . Carmen said he lost sight of his mother, couldnt find her, the bet was taking on water and he never did see her as the bet was sinking. Coast guard will want to speak more with mr. Carmen. He has gone missing before. In 2011 he went missing after a horse died when he was 17 years old. He was found in virginia. At that time selfers said he suffers from as president birminghamers syndrome, a mild form of autism. Today, six people are shot one critically wounded in a houston neighborhood and that gunman was killed by police. Officials have identified the shooter as a local disgruntled lawyer. They say he was randomly shooting at drivers. In all, nine people were injured this those shootings and after searching the suspects car investigators found numerous weapons. One when Something Like this happens, i dont know if you can ever say you are 100 prepared. So what we hope is that with the training that we give our in. There was constant communication. We were able to work in my opinion very well with the different agencies that were also on sight. Anchor Officials Say they believe the shooter lived in that neighborhood. They are now searching his home. The suspect involved in the Deadly Washington mall shooting over the weekend paying his first court appearance. Fib say 20yearold has confessed to the killings. He said he brought a rifle into macys, shot all five victims. Now he is facing premeditated murder. He is something held on 2 million bail. The cascade mall reopened today. Authorities say that he got the rifle from his car, entered macys and shot four women and one man in about one minute of he was arrested 24 hours later. Officials still do not have a motive. Anchor another weekend of protest in charlotte after Police Released dash cam and body camera videos of a man shot and killed by police last week. Those videos dont clearly show chris palone has the latest interest charlotte. Back to work monday in charlottes up town disstrict the site of last weeks violent protest. Local artists work to bring beauty by a place marched by looting echoing distrust felt by many here. I just dont understand why the police are saying one thing and the parents and other people are saying something different. Sunday brought a sixth day of protests over last tuesdays shooting, but the crowd was smaller and remained peaceful. Chanting outside the Carolina Panthers game, kneeling during the national an them. Some protestors even shook hands and chatted with police. If we really are going to get the truth and reconciliation that we deserve. One has to stake a step forward and be willing to reconcile. Saturday under public pressure the city released some video of the Police Confrontation with scott. Refused commands to drop it before an officer opened fire. Based on the totality of what we see, he absolutely was in possession of a handgun. Reporter scotts family call the video inconclusive. We are left with far more questions than we have answers. Reporter as the state investigates the shooting some protest or are calling for the mayor and list chief to resign. Were making sure everybody is registered to vote here and were going to get these people out of office. We need change in leadership 3 criticizing them both for how they handled the investigation th the Charlotte CityCouncil Meets tonight for the First Time Since last tuesdays shooting. Protestors are expected to be there tooing looking for answers. In archarlotte, chris palomb, nbc news. Anchor lets turn to the forecast now and a sunny, beautiful day. This is the braintree split usually a sight we dont like to see because of the traffic but we have trees changing colors and traffic is of moving all right. Well check traffic in a moment. Lets talk about the chilly start to a chilly day with chief meteorologist Jeremy Reiner here with your forecast. Hope you had a nice week, jerem. Very nice, adam. We were chilly this morning. Down into the low 30s, norwood the cold spot in the state right now 69, one of the warmer temperatures in the city of boston. 63, bedford at 67. Temperatures in the middle 60s, a delightful fall afternoon. High pressure the reason for the Cool Conditions this morning and the glorious sunshine right now. Off to the west there is an area of low pressure that will find a place across the and the first batch of that rainfall ahead of that weather system is now moving through new york and pennsylvania. Thats on the move. That will be in new england very late tonight. Dry for the rest of the afternoon and into this evening but clouds on the. Showers late, not as cool with the increase in clouds and showers and morning commute it is going to be a wet one of we have advertising showers and perhaps even a few downpours tomorrow morning. This will wind down tomorrow afternoon but more rain is in the forecast for the week. Fighting for her life after she was shot by police. Investigators say she refused to drop the knife. She was holding and now she is facing charges. Byron barnett live for us in weymouth with the latest on the investigation here. Byron . Anchor well the woman is under arrest and charged with assault with a dangerous weapon but police have not been able to book her. They havent been able to get her in court for aat the same time because were told she has been unconscious today. Now she was shot right over here in front of her apartment in weymouth. They dont understand why. I her the gunshot, i came to the door and i saw on the ground in pain. Anchor this woman who didnt want to show her face on camera said she doesnt understand why a Weymouth Police officer had to shoot her friend and neighbor. She says the woman suffered from Mental Illness but would never hurt anyone. I think thats ridiculous. She would never go after anyone. She would never go after a Police Officer or anybody. Anchor Weymouth Police say 911 call from a frantic mother who stated that her daughter was trying to kill herself with a knife. Police say the officer was confronted at the door by hysterical 46yearold female who was armed with a large knife. Police say the officer was forced to back away toward the street and the suspect followed him, brandishing the knife while ignoring his orders to drop the knife. Police say the officer fired once, striking the suspect in the abdomen area. It it looked like a big kitchen knife. Reporter this woman said while she saw the knife on ground next to her friend she did not see the shooting. She said she previously heard the woman talk about taking her life. If anything always wanted to sometimes kill herself but she would never ever hurt anybody. Reporter other neighbors in the large apartment complex also questioned the shooting. I think they could have find a better way to deal with it instead of shot her. She is a nice person. She is sweet. Anybody. Reporter police say the shooting remains under investigation. The officer, a 20 year veteran of the Weymouth Police department is on administrative leave. Thats the story live from weymouth, im byron barnett, 7 news. Anchor new at 4 00 Brockton Police remove 18 cats. 18 it a home and they say its not the first time an million control officers showed up to the house on colgate road this morning. Crews wearing body chutes and them into carriers there. Officials is a few years ago more than 50 cats were removed from that same house. There is no word yet if the homeowner will face any charges. A fire at a vacant school forces the closure of another school in fitchburg. That fire started at the old Bf Brown School on Academy Street around 4 00 this morning. School was canceled because of the smoke. There is no word yet on a cause and no one was injured. Straight after beating tampa bay 32. Sox are headed to the playoffs. Sports director joe amorsino joins you now live with more on the teals performance headed into the post season play. Anchor about the only thing that can slow the sox down these days is the schedule. The sox enjoying their time off day of the regular season before starting up athree game set with the yankees tomorrow. But the way they are playing right now you have to believe they would rather get right become to it tonight. The sox are riding high on an 11 game winning streak there. Their they swept away three straight divisional opponents and by themselves a five and a half game lead in the American League east and currently sit in a dead heat with the rangers for the best record in the American League. The sox magic number to clinch the division now down to two. Any combination of sox wins and jays losses equalling two will wrap it up. The yankees can lend sox a hand tonight as they wrap up a fourgame set up in toronto hoping to avoid a sweep at the hands of the jays to keep their joys, 7 news. Anchor all right, still ahead as we continue on 7 news a new campaign to fight a dangerous disease. How some massachusetts lawmakers are stepping up to the plate to fight als. Anchor and then at 4 30 searching for suspects in revere. Some local veterans upset after a mural was vandalized at the vfw. Anchor and on 7 news at 5 00, a man convicted in a death of an army veteran in boston fating a judge once again and he finally learns his fate. Ats for dinner tonight . Wegmans ez meals. Dinners not just delicious, its done. [mmmm] ke this favorite. Scallops with garlic pesto sauce made fresh every day. Its ready to cook. Just pop it in the oven put it on your plate. No prep. No cleanup. Delicious, fresh, easy. Wegmans ez meals. Anchor there are taking to the streets to fight als, today state officials unveiled a new license lit to help raise awareness. The governor joining local leaders over at the statehouse. Anchor thats right. And they are hoping to get people to step up to the plate in this new campaign to fight the debilitating disease. Hitting the road. Anybody looking for a license plate . Reporter governor baker and Lieutenant Governor karen polio joined top als experts and families affected by the disease to unveil the firstever massachusetts als license plate. The proceeds from the special plate will benefit als 1, a local nonprofit with a mission to find treatment or cure for the disease by 2020. I think the most important thing is progress. Figure out some of the secrets and thanks i believe to the wok of a lot of people but especially the ice budget challenge there are now things that people are starting to realize about how this works. For people that have been working on this for years is just a hugely positive sign and gives people hope. This is just more of that. Reporter pete inspired the ice bucket challenge in 2014 which raised more than 220 million for als research. His family says this is the next we just are so honored to be here today. This will help raise the funds. Its just another thing for us as our family to be proud of and certainly pete is so honored to be a part of all of this. Its incredible. Anchor very cool. Well the license split has been approved by the state but will need 750 registration applications to begin production and funding so. For more information on how to apply for the special plate you can head over to our web site. Reporter sunshine for the rest of the afternoon, some beneficial in the forecast this week its coming up next. Anchor all right and still ahead on 7 news at 4 30, a desperate search is under way in new york city after a Boston University student goes missing. Anchor ahead on 7 news at 5 00, switching up the system. Why big change could be coming pam griffin our daughter courtney got caught in a web of opiate and heroin addiction. Doug griffin our Insurance Company indicated that courtneys problem wasnt a matter of life and death so she wasnt eligible for treatment. Pam griffin she told me that she didnt want to live like this anymore. She begged. She begged for help, saying mom please help me. Doug griffin our familys tragedy could happen pam griffin we knew we had to save other families from losing their children. Kelly reached out to us. Doug griffin she came to my family to learn more. Pam griffin she listened to what we had to say, who we were she cared about us. She didnt know us. Pam griffin we talked about the ways to remove the stigma of addiction so parents can get help. Doug Griffin Kelly coauthored the comprehensive addiction and recovery act this act will save kids lives. And enable families to get the help they need. Doug griffin we dont want courtney to be remembered pam Griffin Kelly believes recovery is possible. Kelly im kelly ayotte and i approved this message. Anchor not too slap y oh for a an mo. Temperatures lower 60s, dew point 45 so nice comfortable air mass east southeast wind around 15, 16 Miles Per Hour and look at norwood down to 28 this morning. The city had a low of 48, orange 31, worcester 40. There were pockets of frost out there which is just about where we should be for this time of the city at 63, bedford 67. Jaffrey at 64. Mostly sunny skies, just a few high, thin clouds beginning to show up which yet again should set us up for a beautiful sunset. We had a bunch last week so no different this week. The difference though this week is that we have more clouds in the forecast. Event some rain makers from an area of low pressure that this afternoon its up here and that will slowly wobble down into West Virginia and then slam on the brakes and en plop down along the eastern seaboard an not more for a few days that. Will fling moisture up the eastern seaboard. The first batch of rain across western new york and pennsylvania on the move and its here after midnight. Any outdoor plans this evening are okay. With the increase in clouds and shower threat after midnight not as cool. Temperatures tonight between 54 and 58 so norwood no 28 for you tomorrow morning. But what you will have tomorrow morning is some rain for the morning commute. Morning showers with a little bit of sun in the afternoon, especially the farther west you canal and south coast clouds will linger for much of the day. Temperatures between 71 and 76. Here you go, here is the time line tomorrow morning 5 00 a. M. You will have rain in western new england. City of boston at 5 00 should still be dry but that will end within a couple of hours so by 7 or 8 00 well have rain and downpours moving through southern new england. Its fairly fast weather system so that by noon i think were done with the rain and metro and certainly west of there but still some lingering showers through the south coan again obviously it does not end the drought but you take what you can get and you dont get upset. 7 on 7 forecast. Thats not the only chance of rain. Were talking about isolated showers wednesday and thursday and i think a higher chance of showers saturday and into sunday. Well talk more about that shower threat at 4 30. See you then. Anchor yeah, lots of rain drops on that forecast there. Time how for fast track traffic of the lets get out to mat pat fates gerald and see how things are looking. The mass pike. Cars moving well but before that on the pike west you will be tied up passing Newton Corner and once you get past those weston tolls you will be on the brakes for a little bit. Not that bad though. The eastbound side of the pike is of moving okay. Over on the zakim bridge looking pretty good right now. A little slow as you approach the tunnel on the southbound side but not that bad over on the northbound side moving well across the bridge however once you get to the upper deck you will be tied up into medford. The leverett connector is heavy in both directions. Different story on the expressway jammed r past south bay shopping center. Then you hit the brakes again on granite avenue to the braintree split. The northern side slows up as you approach the tunnel. Well check drive times on the expressway from the oneill tunnel to the braintree split only a 23 minute drive once you get past that 95, 24 looking pretty good. Im matt fitzgerald, 7 news. Anchor next on 7 news showing his support. How an nfl quarterback is taking his peaceful protest on the roa. Anchor ahead at 5 00 make the royal rounds william and the latest oh an their royal anchor right now a store you will see on just one station. Police searching for suspects in revere after a mural on the vfw building was vanalized. Someone wrote nasty words about trump over the weekend. Anchor right now police dont know who did it, but residents there are hoping that someone is caught and hell responsible. Steve cooper live in revere with the story you will only see here. Steve . Adam, residents around here and also members of the vfw post here in revere what was done over the weekend. Spray painted over an American Flag and we now learned that what was spray painted there was all caught on camera. Its deplorable. It is. There is no reason. There is no reason for Something Like that. Anchor antitrump graffiti with a swear word we now blurred out spray painted over the American Flag on the side of the vfw post 4524 here in revere over the week. Reaction from veterans and vfw