Jadiann, two the people injured were firefighters, we understand, and its clear not clear how badly anyone is injured at this point. Powerful natural gas explosion in portland, oregon today. The largest city there in oregon. A plop peculiar shopping district reduced to rubble. The side of one building just ripped off and windows blown out. A spokesperson for Utility Company northwest natural said she got a call before the blast saying a construction crew had hit a gas line. That phone call may have saved lives because the company immediately told people to get out of that building. The explosion happened shortly after. In the newsroom, im adam williams, 7news. Danvers High School Teacher who was raped and murdered by a 14yearold student has now filed a lawsuit. The town is suing the town of danvers and the school. Byron joins us live with the latest. Byron. Yeah, this is that lawsuit that was filed this morning in lawrence supreme court. In it, the family of Colleen Ritzer asked a pretty basic art Security Camera here at Danvers High School would keep her safe. Reporter it was a newly renovated high school with a brandnew Security System, but that didnt prevent 24yearold math teacher could leap ritzer from being raped and murdered in 2013. Now ritzers family is suing the town of danvers, the school department, the cleaning company for the school, and the nesco Design Partnership, the firm that designed the Security System. Ritzers killer, one of her students 14yearold phillip ladies bathroom after classes had ended and attacked her with a box coulter. Hes now serving 40 years to life in prison the lawsuit says the family is seeking answers to several questions including with a state of the art Security System why was no one monitoring the Security Cameras . How could chism roam in and out of the school visibly showing blood without being noticed . Why was ritzner the academic wing all by herself and whats no comment from the nesco Design Partnership and no word when we reached out to the cleaning company. But the danvers town manager released a statement saying colleens death was a tragedy for the whole community and our hearts go out to the ritzer family. We respect the Legal Process that the family is pursuing. And the School Superintendent statement said we cannot comment on the pending litigation. We are, however, committed to continuing Colleen Ritzers legacy of kindness and dedication to the ritzer family says it is not seeking personal financial compensation from the lawsuit, just compensation to improve School Safety programs. Thats the story live from danvers. Im byron barnett, be 7news. The countdown to the election just continues, now just 20 days away from voters headed to the polls and both candidates are preparing for a vegas showdown tonight. The stage is set for the final well see both candidatesme together before election day. Thats coming right up. Bet will get pretty heated. Dan hausle live in vegas with a preview for us tonight. Dan. Well, were coming to you this time from the Filing Center where weve been working on the stories next to the debate hall itself and right here is also the spin room, where the candidate surrogates will come after the debate. On m so occasions the candidates themselves, at least donald trump, has come by here to talk about what happens in the debate. From the campaigns themselves, were getting some ideas today what the debate tonight may reporter heres the layout for tonight. Donald trump on the left, Hillary Clinton on the right. With 1400 watching here and millions more on tv. The goal of these debates is to create a forum where there can be a lively discussion of the most important issues of the day. Reporter the candidates already in position. Their dualing planes seen squaring off on the tarmac on tuesday. Donald trump prepping on that syria and libya, in particular the benghazi attack in 2012, trying to rattle Hillary Clinton by inviting the mother of one of the americans killed in that attack who has blamed clinton for her sons death. How could she do this to me . Reporter Trump Campaign manager callaway says expect trump to talk about draining the swap that is washington. The number one trending term on twitter yesterday, duane the swap. And i think thats the essence of his candidacy, has been im an outsider, i dont benefit from the inside reporter hillarys running mate tim kaine campaigning in ohio laid out what he thinks the clinton game plan will be for tonight. My prediction, hillarys gonna be very strong, very strong on the facts and the details and demonstrating knowledge, i think shell be what she was in the first two debates, she will be steady and calm. Whatever donald trump tries to throw at her and theres like a new thing every day. Reporter including bringing to the audience president obamas halfbrother, whos reportedly, bagging the g. O. P. Business woman meg whitman, an outspoken trump critic mark cuban. Weve heard a lot from the Trump Campaign about possibly in a rigged election, possibly voter fraud. Coming up at 5 00, im going to talk to you about what the Clinton Campaign says, they have a plan on how to combat that. Thats coming up at 5 00. Live in las vegas, dan hausle, back to you. Do you have a feeling about how the halfbrother is have you heard anything about that . Well, a white house Spokesman Says the president isnt paying too much attention to that. It doesnt bother him in the least. He says it is apparently bothering another halfbrother, though. Another halfbrother whos an american man working in china says that the family doesnt like this idea of the family take sides in one way or another in this campaign. That brother commented on this other brother, malique, who will interesting stuff, and a great behindthescenes look for us. Well check back in with dan throughout the afternoon. Anyone planning to vote in massachusetts in 20 days, listen up, today is the last day to register to vote. Massachusetts residents must register today to vote on the upcoming election on november 8th. You can register online or by mail. Besides choosing the next commander in chief, congressional legislative positions will also be on the ballot as well as deciding whether or not to legalize recreational marijuana. Stay with 7news on air and online for coverage. Dan hausle will have coverage all night on the debate from vegas. Turning now to the forecast. A Beautiful Day on tap. That sun sticking around with some warmer temperatures out there. Pretty actually really warm, in my opinion, but my opinion is not what counts. Its jeremy reiners opinion. Everybodys opinion counts, jadiann, right now, a nice warm but a westerly breeze got going around lunchtime, and that flushed the humidity out of here. So its a nice early fall day. Again, were in october. The normal high should be about 61. Way above that. Cool front moving through. Oddly enough with we needed a cool front to warm things up for the city of boston, unlike the warm front that got stuck yesterday. So that front slides away later on this evening, and that will set us up for a cooler night tonight than what we had last night and this morning. Also clear skies right now. Lots of sunshine for the rest temps will be in the 70s to around 80. A few more clouds beginning to blossom back to the Mississippi River vale. Thats on the move river valley, essentially dry. Well talk about that in a few minutes. All right, jr, thanks so much. New at 4 00, a woman charged with drunk driving after prosecutors say she hit a state trooper in medford. Prosecutors say anna maria batise tail rearended the trooper last night near wellington circle. They say she failed sobriety the trooper was taken to the hospital with minor injuries. We are following more news here today. More than a dozen dogs found living in deplorable condition and now there are new reports that more dogs could be in the same situation. John cuoco has more on how they were rescued. Reporter 10 dogs, eight puppies, rescued from what authorities are describing as a filthy home in pelham, New Hampshire. I dont think that anyone should be living in a house of that nature, i guess. It was everywhere. Reporter when police went into the home Tuesday Morning they reported strong smells of ammonia. A lot of urine in the basement, where some of the dogs were located. The basement attaches to the garage. There were literally pools of urine on the garage floor. Reporter officers found dogs in rooms throughout the house on jonathan road and Police Believe there could be more dogs still out there. There are definitely 15 dogs that are unaccounted for at this point. Reporter and now the department is getting calls from other cities and towns about owner. We got a phone call from the hudson New HampshirePolice Department that there were 5 dogs abandoned and that they belong to the same gentlemen. Two of those dogs needed to go to the vet immediately, and one had to be put down because it was in such rough shape. Shortly after that, a dog showed up as a stray in salem, New Hampshire. Reporter as for neighbors, they cant believe there were that many dogs inside this home. Its surprising that there were that many in there. Ive over the years. Now, police dont know how long this was going on for, but they do say its likely this homeowner will face animal cruelty charges. In pelham, New Hampshire, john cuoco, 7news. The mbta hiring a consultant to explore changes to the transit system. The Consulting Firm will look at outsourcing operations for buses and maintenance. Privatization has become a members. The patriots gearing up for a sunday showdown against the steelers. The team headed to pittsburgh and looks like the pats wont have to face Ben Roethlisberger but its still not gonna be easy to pull off a win there. We have more live from gillette with how the pats are preparing. The two best quarterbacks in the nfl, Ben Roethlisbergerer and tom brady, combining for 9 super bowl experiences so far in their year. Any signs of slowing down when it comes to play. Roethlisberger missed four games a year ago and you always want to go against the best players. Hes one of the reasons why theyve been such a great team. Reporter Ben Roethlisbergerer and tom brady are the two winningness active quarterbacks in the nfl, but its a matchup thats going to have to wait well roethlisberger being ruled out for sunday. And its obviously dealing with a significant one. Im sure theyll be ready to go. Theyve got a lot of good players, especially on defense. Its a veteran group, and they play really well at home. Reporter the patriots have feasted on backup quarterbacks in recent years. Filling in for ben this week, landry jones. When we let landry jones play, hes a good player. Roethlisberger is a good player. And again, they have great players. Thats what a good quarterback does he gets the ball to his skilled players and they do reporter steelers defense isnt the same than in years past but in a much more Effective Group at home where pittsburgh is unbeaten in its last seven games. Feels like its always kind of the same steeler defense. Its a lot of pressure. They have every blitz in the book. Its a challenging defense to play. They test you in every area. You know, thats why weve always had so many tough games against them. As youd expect Bill Belichick all business here this his son steven was on the staff. Belichick receiving a gift from the media, a onesy for his new granddaughter. He said thats sweet and were moving on to pittsburgh. Trey daerr, 7news. Ahead here, time for a change. When you could be getting a refund the next time you fly. The latest changes proposed by president obama. And then at 4 30, a little boy in new jersey got quite the surprise. How he caught a burglar in and a sky high performance, the daredevil who captured his deathsdefying jump on camera is now under investigation. And were following breaking news. Suspects arrested following an armed Home Invasion. It happened in epping New Hampshire. Earlier neighbors were asked to stay inside. Well following the story closely from the ground and the is he gone . . Finally, i thought hed never leave. Tv character why are you texting my man at 2 a. M. . No. If you want someone to leave you alone, you pretend like youre sleeping. Its what you do. If you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. Its what you do. Tv character taking selfies in the kitchen imagine if your child were trapped in a Failing School. Imagine if your child couldnt read or write at grade level. Imagine if your child were stuck on a waiting list. 32,000 kids want to go to a public charter school. But they cant. If you like your public school, question 2 wont affect you. But for kids stuck in Failing School districts, question 2 will let parents choose Something Better and give all our kids hope. Airlines c s are substantially delayed. That means you could actually get a refund. Kind of unheard of. The Obama Administration is taking steps to help consumers. More on the changes now with jay gray. Reporter the department of transportation has landed on a new set of rules for airlines that officials hope will mean an upgrade for travelers. The change by the white house today is designed to protect passengers to promote more competition and ultimate lea most americans believe that the airlines, to whom they pay significant sums of money, to help them get places should treat them fairly in return. Reporter airlines will now be required to disclose their total number of mishandled bags. We spent our whole vacation searching for the luggage basically. Reporter and it wont happen immediately but the department of transportation is proposing a new regulation requiring carriers to refund check baggage fees if luggage delayed. Airlines will now be required to have more complete operational data. They will have to reveal incentives or commissions provided by the airlines. But airlines trade organizations including airlines for america say the new message could be turbulent for the industry. Anytime you have a notion of additional government regulations that could increase the cost on airlines or increase the cost on travelers, that people who rely on air travel. The new rules take affect january 1st of 2018. Jay gray, nbc news. Nice warm day out there, temperatures in the upper 70s to low 80s. Cooler tomorrow. The forecast is up next. And ahead here on 7news, making a slick getaway, the scary sight after a snake crawls out of a florida residents car. And ahead at 5 00, a father speaking out after his son is killed while riding his bike in and a clean bill of health, a popular restaurant closed after someone got sick. You know me. Thats New Hampshire kelly ayotte. This is washington kelly ayotte. 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. Shes not working for New Hampshire. I just want whats best for my kids. When i hear arguments that massachusetts needs more charter schools, every new charter takes away more money from the existing public schools. Thats 400 million dollars, just last year. We cant afford to drain even more money from our kids schools because theyre already losing so much. Im not just standing up for my own kids; im fighting for yours, too. Please join me in voting no on question 2. Check out the official pumpkin of boston. Its 1,000 pounds. You can see over at the boston tomorrow and it will also be joined by another 800 pound pumpkin. Kids love it. They sure do. Its tough to talk about pumpkins when we could be going to the beach today, right. I mean, its so nice out there today. Jr is standing by with some different changes in the weather. Right. Well be back to pumpkin weather this weekend. Right now 70s to around 80 degrees. Norwood 80, as well. Down through portions of plth lower 70s but still nice. In the 70s back in the monadnock region. A cool front came through here this morning and that helped to move the humidity out of southern new england. Still some lingering clouds through portions of southeastern massachusetts along that cool front. That will move offshore. The cool front will move offshore, taking the clouds offshore, so mostly clear this evening. There are more clouds over here lurking off in the distance. Indiana, illinois, and that during the day tomorrow. So for tonight, mostly clear. Cooler than last night. Last night the lows only dipped into the 60s. Tonight, again, weve had colder mornings in october but compared to where we were this morning, 48 to 55 tomorrow morning, and a cooler day tomorrow the numbers tomorrow in the low to middle 60s with sunshine in the morning and more clouds in the afternoon. A do think there could be a couple of sprinkles or perhaps a spot shower later in the day. Not metro the city around 62. Lakeville 65. North of town clouds fill in tomorrow afternoon. Dracut at 65. It would be in this location right here, keene, jaffery, down through berry and fitchburg, cloudy skies tomorrow afternoon and a few isolated showers possible. Near 60. Worcester a few peeks of sun, 63. And an east wind often water means the cape is generally in the upper 50s. Chatham up toward pr