mendoza was reaching toward. >> reporter: mendoza made several references to police officers being shot all over the country in a town that we believed was intended to intimidate the on scene officer. >> he was screaming and it boring commands to keep his hands on the roof of the car. it may references to getting discharged from the military, and he was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.>> reporter: in total, 10 counts each on weapons, ammunition, and drug charges. the ti word. police also found an app on their phone that was playing in lives feed of police officers being shot in salem. in salem, christina hager. investigators say that one

investigators then discovered that woman inside of her home. police tell us that it appears she had been strangled.>> reporter: 50-year-old douglas dietz stood with his hands behind his back while he was arraigned on the charges that he murdered his estranged wife. sable police said early -- salem police said he turned himself in and of and confessed to strangling the woman. >> there were actions that precipitated him strangling her. whether or not he could control himself -->> reporter: according to court documents, he was having dinner when the two got into a fight after an unknown man called the house. steve told police that she grabbed his mouth and he lashed

was motionless. they rushed her to the hospital but it was too late. circumstances difficult for her cousin to bear. >> a domestic violence situation, and my husband -- my cousin is not here no more.>> reporter: they said that his wife had filed for divorce and stated that he had tried to kill her before and feared that he would do it again. he is being held -- held without bail. straka boston man confronted with not paying his nbta charged with attacking a police officer. travis artist magazine was thrown out of the harvard square station after an officer to get him -- ticketed him for not paying his hair. 10 minutes later, he came back. when officer tried to get him to leave again, the 36 road at the officer in the face. with now learned it was a husband and wife's -- wife who

boarding -- who were paddle boarding. one got into trouble and neither had a life jacket. heavy rain overnight and street flooding in springfield. the question now, can we expect any more wet weather? week have talked about how we need it. our we doing? >> we have one chance of rain the ones that had the beneficial rain today. anywhere from worcester hills eastward, rain continues to fall apart. boston, over the past five days, just a quarter inch of rain fall. meanwhile, over 4 inches of rain in albany. it is everywhere all around us except for a -- except for being right on top of us. moving out to sea, you can see sunshine breaking out in many of us will get a nice evening because of it.

in chatham right now. tonight, he's air conditioner off will fall back into the 50s in the suburbs. skies were clear out of we will see patchy fog develop. when it comes to rain chances, it is nil for tomorrow, thursday, friday if you showers and storms as we kick off the weekend. may be a chance for a few heavier downpours there. other than that, we have sunshine and a warming trend. we will take a look at the forecast in the latest on tropical storm girl coming up. lisa? some memorable commts campaign 2016.>> i always wanted to get a purple heart. this was much easier.>> i think the republican nominee is unfit to serve as president. president obama says roberto -- says republicans should try to abandon donald trump. k is live with the details. drug donald trump was an

to become president. he is hoping that veterans will lead him to that victory. donald trump kicked off a letter -- kicked off a rally in virginia by showing a letter.>> a man came up to me and handed me his purple heart.>> reporter: the purple heart are given to soldiers who were wounded in combat. >> always wanted to get the purple heart. this was much easier. but i tell yo an honor.>> reporter: trump stayed away from any comment about a family of a soldier who was killed in combat. the democrats are not letting the issue go.>> is there no limit to wire this guy will distended he wants to be commander in chief. >> reporter: trump's attack on the con family and recent comments about russia makes

president. the republicans need to do more than denounce his -- to denounce their nominee. >> there has to be a point where you can say, this is not somebody i can support as president of the united states.>> reporter: one senator said he is going to vote for hillary clinton. it is not enough to denounce his nomination. the polls have hillary clinton up by eight points. it had her up by just one point last week. he said that he is not going to back senator. john mccain in the upcoming primary. he also called new hampshire senator. week and disloyal. live in the satellite center tonight, kate merrill. the disease -- the centers for disease control just stated that they would have more money

arrive in with work -- winword neighborhood where 14 people have contracted the zika virus. they said that pregnant women should stay away from that area. agency said that doctors should assess all pregnant women in the us for zika exposure for every prenatal visit. a central -- a horrific crash in central california. five people were killed when a charter bus veered off the highway, nearly sliced the bus in half. emergency workers broke the windows to get passengers out. five people right now are in the hospital. the parents of star trek actor, anton yelchin are suing the makers of his jeep grand cherokee. last month, he was killed when his vehicle rolled down the driveway and question.

those recalled because the gearshift confused some drivers. brenton is going to be retiring last month. he led the nypd twice first in the early 90s under mayor giuliani and also again when the current mayor's -- current mayor nominated him. >> he was a trailblazer. he did community policing when no one had ever heard of it. you talk about getting out of the police car and connecting with the community. he has been a mentor to me. i have -- i am going to miss him and the leadership role that he is going to be part of the solution, which is good news.>> reporter: james o'neill, the city stop chief, will take over as commissioner. senator. elizabeth warren is ready to talk economics at the somerville theatre tonight. a crowd is already gathered there. in about one hour, warren will

before a full house with an address on dividing the middle class. it is now almost vacation time for the president and the first family. it is a seventh time they have vacationed on martha's vineyard since he became president. for the first -- for the past two years, they have rented a seven bedroom home and chill mark. back to business for a boston summer camp. >> parents dropping off children for the first time since a traffic -- since traffic -- tragic drowning last week. investigators said this dentist did more than just examinations on patients. other patients are rushing to his defense. it is to catch of a lifetime.

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and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay? and you can tell them to go f--- themselves! you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!? normally, he would be seeing patients. instead, a worcester that is was facing a judge today accused of fondling a woman that he was treating. police say that a woman called them saying that that dentist touched her inappropriately. >> reporter: this is the keel patel ready for work in his

>> he is a cool, calm, soft- spoken guy.>> reporter: but today, he was in court accused of assaulting a female patient. the 35-year-old woman said he had -- she had been a patel patient for some time. yesterday morning, she said the dentist touched her breast four times causing her to get out of the chair and leave patel his practice for 25 years with a clean disciplinary record. that when yesterday's victim went to police, they probably questioned and arrested patel. his lincoln street office was closed today and at least one female patient was disbelieving. >> i am confused right now. he is really a sweet guy. he makes everyone feel very comfortable. that is part of the reason i enjoy, -- coming.>> reporter: this male patient said patel's office has cameras.

maybe this will give them some clues. >> reporter: it is unclear at this point if there is video of the incident or if lease have it.>> i'm not going to speculate. all i can tell you is that my client denies the charges. >> reporter: as dr. patel remains free on $1000 bond, prosecutors are waiting to see if other women come forward similar allegations. in worcester, can the cloud, wbz news . this year's deer hunt. in canton, officials want to make this year's control that even bigger than last years. there are plans to double the number of hunters and triple the number of days. talking about big. we have a look at two great white sharks tagged off the coast last month. the first is named myra. she was tagged off on july 15.

named pumpkin. she was named after a donor's nickname. the carbon -- the conservancy is tracking both sharks to study the population. three freshmen had a great catch to brag about. last week, they brought in a 13 foot hammerhead shark. they baited the line with a stingray. they let the shark go after taking pictures because they are endangered. >> did you see the picture that they took? >> probably not advisable in most cases. >> bid if you are looking for hammerhead sharks looking for stingray on the end of the line, you're probably crazy anyway. >> to use a stingray with -- for bay? >> i like a good old nightcrawler. >> exactly. today, good

it is a good time to have the fish biting. this afternoon, we are getting a little sun. west springfield, 2 inches of rain this morning. williamsburg, which is in the foothills of the berkshires. 8 inches of rain. in plainfield, a few sprinkles. john ashwell is showing us 4.2. in belmont, at about a quarter of the city of boston, .04. 407 inch of rainfall today. the last time, which -- the last time which we had one quarter of an inch was back on june 5. a 1 inch system, may 30. the massachusetts system remains very dry. later tonight, a few drizzles near cape cod. it has been drizzling from north to south. we are getting some sunshine.

straight down. it is still relatively cool for this time of year. tonight, a cool night. will fall back into the 50s. keep the windows wide open. there is no use for the air- conditioning. it will be cooler tomorrow night. it will be well back down to the 50s. humidity is not going to play a big role over the next couple of days. -- tomorrow morning, we will get into the sunshine. a bit of a cr gorgeous day after that. mostly sunny at midday. upper 70s. a light sea breeze develops tomorrow afternoon. a great day to be a -- to be outdoors. 70s at the coastline. outer sunset, 8:01 pm. on thursday, since it will be before 8:00. cherish all of the good days with sunshine. may be in the high 80s inland. right around the coastline. comfortable stuff. 74 to 79, light onshore winds

next few is chamber of commerce. it is middle 80s. a little cooler toward the south coast, a southerly breeze. on saturday, it is getting hotter, but the humidity will stay in check. it will not be a humid and to the week. the cave in the islands, a reward after if you dreary days. great weather all along. when it comes to the humidity, it is fairly drive for tomorrow, for thursday, four friday. a spike little chance of rain fall. struck by saturday, we're tracking a few showers and storms as if this cold front comes through. this will not be a big soaking rain is every town is expecting rain. saturday will be our only chance of rain over the next eight or nine days. most of the ride is early in the morning on saturday.

we get cooler. the main idea is that it is warm and muggy. right around 84 a high temp on cape cod. and then in the tropics, we have tropical storm earl. it is due south of grand cayman, this is headed over to belize and will make landfall there late tomorrow evening as a tropical storm. at this time, it is not forecasts -- forecasted to become a hurricane. standardized. 80 every day. dry everyday purchase a chance for a shower or storm on saturday. david, lisa, what do you -- back to you. some special olympics this afternoon, for visited the special olympics in massachusetts to help the athletes for different skills and needs.

friendly scrimmage. >> it was the best day of my life. i am a reds fan. >> smiles all the way around. today's event mr burrell led up to the second annual charity bowling event which is on august 16.>> the mystery continues. new hampshire's powerball winner is not revealing him or how self -- him or herself. the lottery director said if you are the winner of that $487 million jackpot and you are not in the state does not have a gambling tax. the resident could claim mismatches 20 the resident could claim mismatches $20,000 in taxes because of that. computer problems two weeks ago stranded southwest airlines passengers across the country. why the pilot says the one that thought is the one that black -- is the one to

it is like i'm missing a part of myself.>> reporter: -- a cat that was walking around is mistaken for a stray.>> nobody called anybody they didn't call the humane society.>> it is

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do you floss every time that you brush? a new report says that may not be necessary. most dentists are telling patients that using dental floss is essential in preventing gum disease.>> but as marley hall tells us, there is little evidence to actually support that.>> reporter: for decades, flossing has been considered critical in preventing gum disease and cavities. but new research from associated press finds little group that flossing works.>> we came to the conclusion that if you use your toothbrush with flaws, it is not more effect than toothbrushing alone.>> reporter: and ap review of 25 studies over the past decade shows the evidence for flossing is weak and unreliable.>> we

association has been prevented -- promoting floss for more than 100 years and still maintains using floss once a day is an essential part of taking care of your teeth in your gums. dr. wayne aldridge is president of the leading dental group and urges his patients to floss to help avoid them disease. >> is amazing temp time -- it is amazing sometimes to pull it through your teeth and pull it out and see what is on there.>> reporter: he also advises not to floss in a sawing mo. marley hall, cbs news, new york. even though we have that, the dental association says that dental flossing does help remove gum disease.>> and i'm going to keep going up. in the annual us news and news report yanking -- rankings, mgh came in first in

among children's hospitals in the country, boston's children's hospital is number one. cambridge native stop by the late late show to promote his new jason bourne movie. he decided to give host james corden a few stunt tips. take a look at this.>> [music]>> cut. let's get this stunt double in there. >> i think there's been some sort of mistake. >> action.>> reporter: jason bourne debuted in first place in the box office this weekend bringing in more than $60 million. very smart by damon's. bring him in right before the punch. >> make sure he has insurance. there is speeding and then there is speeding.>> how fast one new hampshire deputy said this man was going in a maserati.

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live from the channel for studios in boston, wbz news starts right now. now at 5:30 pm, campers return to boston community center after a tragic accident

away from the center and drowned. the campus not taking steps to prevent something like that from ever happen again. we spoke to parents is a dropped off their children today.>> reporter: a busy morning for parents dropping off children at a day camp in boston. that this day is far from typical. the summer youth activities program at the curly community centers reopening. one week after the tragedy -- tragic drowni last tuesday in the waters off of the beach. parent's and we spoke with believe that their kids will be safe. >> i have lived in the area for years and worked there as a teenager. i have no worry at all. i am not worried about a. >> and you have no hesitation? i not at all. >> do you think it is well- run? i i know everybody that is here and so i feel safe.>> reporter: a new headcount of children