Cape and islands until tomorrow, until 11 00 a. M. Up to 45 Miles Per Hour so the theme here is wet and cold overnight tonight and as we go through the weekend tomorrow is going to be the wetter of the two days, especially in the Morning Hours and will contend with minor coastal flooding again. There is a coastal flood advisor advisory tomorrow afternoon for along the east coast of massachusetts. Well talk more on this forecast and when we finally dry outcom outcoming up in a bid. Anchor the surrounding surf an early headache for those that little live along the coast. Many of them trying to protect their property. Thats the scene. Jonathan hall live in marshfield where he is talking about what they are dealing with out there today. John . Reporter they are dealing with gusty winds, wind whipped rain, its colder out here than it should be and we have minor flooding. Kind of a mini noreaster perhaps a review of things to come this winter but it looks like this time the south shore is getting off pretty easy. Surfs up in march are everybody field and interrupting our the view with a guy renting a house for a Bachelor Party this weekend. Congratulations. Thanks very much, looking forward to it. Reporter waves kicked up sea foam that was believing all over the place. One Bachelor Party guest came from texas. Reporter what do you make of the weather . Its beautiful. Its very different from what i am used to. Reporter at the Green Harbor Marina we found people puff pumping out their boats but most very else staying put for a while longer. People have hope warm weather isnt quite over. Joaquin seals to be less of a concern as each hour goes by. Watching the track to see which wayville veer. Hopefully it goes out to sea and we have to worry about high tides and wind. Reporter the 3 30 high tide which was 11 feet kicked upper is surf on ocean street seen before. The dpw built a new 12 foot high wall protecting a section of field stone in this seaside down but more needs to be done. We need another 1,300 feet to finish this section of sea wall and then weve got brant rock and currently army corp is doing a study. Reporter the sea wall repairs and construction will continue here in march field but more funding is ed needed. This is that 80 foot section of sea wall which was blend out by the blizzard in january. These boulders are temporary fakes but a lot more work needs to be done. Reporting live, jonathan hall, 7 news. Reporter heartache in oregon. They were christian, they were shot in the head. Reporter College Students targeted in their classroom. We dropped everything and ran. Reporter today anger on a call for action. Anchor that Community Just grieving tonight trying to come to terms with this senseless move by this coldblooded killer. Anchor nine peel are dead, 7 overs wounded. The biggest question why . The 26yearold gunman has been identified. He is believed to have been targeting christians on this Small College campus. We have team 7 coverage tonight from the latest on the investigation to the heros who have i merged. Lets begin now with 7s Brandon Gunnoe. Reporter to answer the question why, we may never know completely but Law EnforcementOfficials Say the gunman last a multi page note at the shooting scene spouting what they call a he is in a classroom. Reporter survivors of the latest School Shooting described the nightmare. We heard this pop, pop, popping sound and at first we thought it was an engine backfiring. I heard one gunshot then i looked over outside and people were running away from the building very to get out of here here. There are people running. We need to go. Anchor officials not provid providing a motive for the shooting. Another 7 injured in the attack. All i could focus on was please dont kill me. I have a family. Reporter authorities have identified the shooter as chris harper mercer, six of weapons found at the college where he opened fire yesterday along with body armor and ammunition. Investigators seized 7 more weapons when they searched through his apartment. According to authorities all of the weapons had been legally purchased either by the shooter himself or family members. One persons deranked act may have indeed broken all of our hearts, but he cannot prevent our hearts from growing back bigger and stronger. Anchor a survivors brother said the gunman asked people their rejudge on before he started shooting. If they were christian, they were shot in the head. But if they stated other or didnt answer they were shot in the leg. Anchor one person is still in Critical Condition at this hour. Two others have been upgraded to stable condition. One of the victims is doing well though were told and could even be released from the hospital today. At the news desk, Brandon Gunnoe 7 news. Anchor also tonight were learning more about the heroic the classrooms at at the community college. Chris mintz was shot several times as he tried to stop that shooter. Tonight, his family is sharing his story one they are thankful he lived to tell. Here is Elizabeth Noreika continuing our coverage. Reporter this person is being considered a hero. This man said he tried to keep the shooter from entering that classroom in the process chris mintz was shot several times and now his familiar low in North Carolina is speaking with his heroism. Close to 3,000 miles away from the latest School Shooting that left nine people dead in oregon there is a family wondering how this could put someone they love in the hospital. Crying and shock you hear about this and you watch tv and see this but when it happened to this family you are on the floor floor. Its just unbelievable. Reporter chris mintz played High School Football in North Carolina, number 71 making a play during this highlight real from more than a decade ago ago. Parents said he played a hero role. Gets shot three times, hits the floor, looks up at the gun gunman and said its my sons birthday today, gets shot two more times. Reporter mints will hold his son again despite two broken legs and rehab ahead. Vital signs are okay. He will have to learn to walk again but he walked way with his life and thats more than so many other people did. Reporter the family said its fortunate chriss father just got back from a trip to the west coast spending lots of time with his son and grandson. Even today family members got to talk to chris hours before the shooting. My brother talked to chris this morning on the phone while chris was walking into school to tell him to remind his grandson that grandpa said happy birthday birthday. Anchor you heard right yesterday was mintss sons birthday. It looks like he will be okay. In the newsroom, Elizabeth Noreika, 7 news. Anchor frustration from the president. Another shooting in yet another what is government doing . Our coverage will continue here at 5 30. Anchor also on 7, a tragedy overseas hitting right here at home. We now know that two of the six u. S. Airmen killed in a plane crash in afghanistan were deployed out of hanscom air for base in massachusetts. 7s Byron Barnett joins us live now at the base. Reporter kim this is the first time in recent memory anyone stationed here at hanscom was killed in action so as you can imagine it was a very sad day on this base. Flags at half staff at Hanscom Air Force base in bedford. They were incredible airmen that served their country voluntarily and lost their lives. Reporter a tribute to two airmen among those killed when their plane went down in. There are no words that can adequately express the deep sadness we feel at this time. The individuals who per perished in this incident were serving their nation with great dedication and distinction and we will forever be in their debt debt. Reporter the superhercules plane like this one crashed shortly after takeoff from Jalalabad Air field all 11 people on board were killed including six u. S. Airmen. Outside the air field, heavy security after the tragedy. No word of the cause of the crash. The deceased airmen were members of the 66 Security Forces squad run here at hanscom. Their mission . To assist with Security Operations around the world. The base commander says the 130 members of the squad run are being offered counseling as they mourning the loss of one their own. Anchor we sat down this morning with the entire Security Forces squadron and talked to each and every one of them and they are all receiving as much help and services as we can provide them to get through this tough time. Reporter the two airmen were about a month away from the end of their tour. I am hopeful people move as quick as they can to notify families and move as quick as they can to bring them back home home. Reporter the names of deceased airmen will likely be released tomorrow. Thats what the commander is expecting and he says that 13 other members of the squadron remain deployed in afghanistan. Thats the story live from bed bedford, im Byron Barnett, 7 news. Anchor a mother coping with the death of her daughter in court today fighting for custody of her two other children. They were taken away by the department of children and families following the tragic passing of the toddler. Steve cooper brings us up to date now. Reporter little two twoyearold gigi died in a second floor apartment on wellington street earlier this outside of the apartment continues to grow tonight while a heartbroken mother was called to court today. She is trying to regain custody of her two other children. Reporter shes called to court for a closed door hearing. Is trying to regain custody of her two small children following the death this week of her two twoyearold daughter gigi brown brown. The 24yearold mother whose nine weeks pregnant was instruct instructed by her attorney not to speak with us fearing she would jeopardize her case. Her brother says words cant describe her anguish. To not have your children and to have your children taken away from you and no answers or nobody even telling you why is very devastating. Reporter Worcester Police were called to the familys willing street apartment last monday where gigi was found un unresponsive and pronounced dead at the hospital. Do they know what happened to gi gigi . I have no idea. Reporter investigators found no signs of trauma, dcf took custody of millers two other Young Children while the Police Investigation continues. All we want to know is why. Reporter while clarissa continues her custody fight she wrestles with sadness and waits for the medical Examiners Office to release her daughters body so she can make funeral airportments. We want our family back to the. My family didnt do anything wrong. We want our family back to the. They should be back together. Reporter vigil for gigi will be held on wellington street at 7 00. Family members tell us the judge late this afternoon sided with d dcf and the children will remain with a foster family for now. Were also being told that toxicologist results in connection with the death here could take several months to be completed. Live in worcester tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. Reporter following break breaking news from swampscott where the School District has decided the Football Team will forfeit its next game following an investigation. School leaders say several of the teams sophomore players were found on the 50 yard line undressed doing exercises with upperclass men directing the drills. Team members told School Leaders the incident was a tradition and no one was forced to participate participate. School read leaders decided to forfeit this saturdays game against saugus and students involved could face further punishment. Anchor a former priest in haverhill who plead guilty to child rape charges will be released from prison. Ronald paquin plead guilty to child rape in 2002. He was sentenced to 12 to 15 years in state prison. The state wanted to keep him behind bars but in order to do that, they needed two medical experts to classify him as a sexually dangerous person. Well, after a hearing in august, those experts could not come to that conclusion so by law paquin. Anchor the head of the stepping down. Arne duncan the secretary of education will leave his cabinet position in december. In an email to his staff stun can said she will return to chicago to live with his family. Duncan has been in charge the Education Department since the beginning of president obamas first term. The Current Deputy secretary of education is set to take over. Anchor the vatican clearing up confusion today about Pope Franciss meeting with a controversial county clerk kim davis. Saying it does not mean he supports her position. Davis is the kentucky clerk who refuses to approve any marriages so that she doesnt have to improve same sex marriage. Davis citing religious believes. The vatican said the pope met with many people in the u. S. Due to his kindness and availability. He shook examples hand and gave them rosaries. In terms of why this person was invited, you have to ask those questions of the nunciature. Anchor the vatican says pile pope francis was in the u. S. He met with one of his former pupils an open we gay man with his longtime time warmer in in. Still to come Turbulent Times aboard a flight to miami. Passengers thrown from their seats leading to damage in the cabin. Anchor to men accused of resisting a rest. A trail of damage they left behind in fall river. Anchor also at 5 30, t trouble on the green line. The danger lurking above the tracks this afternoon. Just one hour, a class president at lowell high feeling threat threatened about his classmates after the election. The troubling tents that led to an investigation. Anchor a show of support. Some cheerleaders in rockland trying to keep spirits high as one of that moms battles cancer. Well have those stories and im a committed conservative that believes in getting results. 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Anchor we had some previous turbulence and we felt a little rumble again. Anchor but this passenger said that rumble turned into something else. Anchor within three seconds of that we just dropped complete completely out. A gentleman a couple rose didnt have on his seat belt either and his head actually damaged the aircraft. Break one of the panels on top. Anchor American Airlines flight 982, an airbus 8319 hit by turbulence thursday morning just before landing at Miami International after flying in from Maurice Bishop inter International Airport in grenada. It went up and down so it mostly went up in the air. My hands were shaking afterwards because it was terrifying for the few seconds it lasted. I think it must have lasted just two or three seconds. I think it affected him more. I am more the adventurous type but it was scary. Reporter American Airlines say five people treated for minor injuries. Haydens young son flew into the air but was asleep and later seemed more amused than anything else. We were just grateful to god that everything was okay. You cant do anything about it. You are dropping at that speed. There is nothing you can do. Just experience it. American airlines said the light was illuminated to reduce injuries when Something Like this happens. They say five people were treated for minor injuries of recording at Miami International international. Nicole oliverio, 7 news. Reporter gusty winds and cold rain outside right now. Track on with a keen coming up. Anchor testing that can determine your risk of getting Breast Cancer but many women say they never considered it until a Hollywood Star went public with her decision. Anchor now that school is back in session were bringing back our class act segment. If you know a student between 6 and 12th grade doing something outstanding in school, sports or the community, nominate them it is time to deal with skyrocketing outofpocket costs. Commentator the 32yearold head of a Pharmaceutical Company raised the price of a lifesaving drug overnight by 5,000 . Im announcing a detailed plan to crack down on these abuses. Commentator he may be lowering it after Hillary Clinton blasted him out of the water. Her plan would limit the outofpocket costs that consumers have to p