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and since then, more than 600 tips have poured in. so has the show of love and support for mar cot's family. several vigils and a memorial were held for the graduate of boston university. and she had a love for volunteers and quote was blessed with beauty, grace, a generous spirit, and a loving party. vanessa marcotte will be laid the lake in lemonster. if you have any information to help in the case, call (508)453-7589 and leave the contact information or remain anonymous. now to what could bad news for the patriots. rob gronkowski left practice today with an apparent injury.
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what have you learned? >> about an hour into practice, the patriots were doing seven on seven. and gronk pulled up a little lame and the trainers took him to the locker room. hopefully, they are just being cautious. cameras were not allows to shoot after he he talked to tom brady. hopefully, the patriots are being extra cautious and rob gronkowski will be on the practice field tomorrow. today was jam packed with action including a fight. we have it all coming up in sports. that's the story. back to you. >> you did make us feel a little bit better. a massachusetts medical center is apologizing, saying it was a mistake that an 86-year-old
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locked up and went home. this is a story that wbz broke over the weekend. christina hager is live in methane with new information. the state department has launched an investigation. state health investigators were here looking into things like records, documentation, doing inspections, interviewing staff. this woman's family absolutely disgusting that somebody has to be accountable for this. this is absolutely not okay. >> this is the photo that erica crosby snapped of her 86-year- old grandmother forgotten and locked in the dialysis center where she finished treatment hours earlier.
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dialysis clinic admitting a male staffer overlooked her. they mistakenly believed that all of the patients had left the facility. >> someone at the dialysis center made the routine call for an ambulance to pick the woman up and bring her to the rehab center where she's staying. and when emts got here the building was dark and the dialysis center and there was no answer. >> after a flurry of phone calls. they got the fire department to rescue her. and when they finally saw her, she was cold and scared. first the dialysis, and then this. >> it takes a toll on the body. it's a very exhausting procedure. when they're complete, they
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>> they apologized saying the company deeply regrets what happened. the family's -- they walked away from the phone call frustrated by the lack of information. and the lack of answers. christina hager, wbz news. kate, back to you. a man from roxbury is charged with cupping a boy from dorchester. he shot a man leaving the victim was injuries. the boy was found okay at a home in dorchesser. the judge setting bail at $150,000. asking that the victim's name be released. st. paul school has asked the federal court to release the name of the student assaulted in 2014.
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against the school filed anonymously by the victim's parents. the family is using the media to protect the school. turning now to the weather, a live look at the charles river in boston tonight where you can see home out and about taking advantage of the hot, beautiful weather. no storms tonight but you're watching for tomorrow. than of heavy rainfall. and it's amazing that it felt more comfortable. the big difference maker. dew points are starting to rise into the 60s. and the soupy air moving back in tomorrow.
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thunderstorms, and most of the activity will be after lunchtime. heading into the afternoon, song to gop. and the highest risk of seeing these is a line essentially from northern rhode island north and west. it's a lower chance of storms. those will linger into tomorrow night before we eventually dry and then we're tracking storms later on in the day and they could cause flooding. a huge fire on plumb island. you can see the raging flames shooting through the roof. fire crews from several surrounding communities rushed in to help fight the flames and
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of the high temperatures. fortunately, everyone made it out safely. the state cap on chatters could prevent them from being approved. putting the finishing touches on a boston icon. work crews put one of the final pieces on the the nickname of the -- they were cleaned peace by peace before being put together. and part of an effort to restore the bridge by 2018. a bridge floating down the river. the 3 million found lift span was.
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between quincy and weymouth. a driver cutting them off >> a temporary tattoo -- and running away with the heart of his community. a 80-year-old man known as coach getting a big honor
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now at 6:00 on the a couple badly injured in a motorcycle crash speaking out tonight saying they are fortunate to be alive. last month the two were on a motorcycle riding through bridgewater and a car suddenly cut them off. paul burton spoke to the couple. >> i'm grateful and i'm not going to be the same individual i was before the incident. >> they know they were fortunate to be alive. they got cut off by a red sedan
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bridgewater. david had no choice but to lay the bike down. >> when we hit the curb it hit the bike. and i believe the bike continued to travel behind me and slammed me into the tree. >> the driver of the star stops and takes off. >> the message is how could she not stop and leave us there to die. >> both sustained severe head and bodily injury. he was in a coma and broke his neck and fracture skull. >> he saved me. and i wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him. >> the driver will be summoned to court. >> please stop and look. look care fly. we're looking for you. but we need to look for us, twice, check twice. it's critical for bikers to get personal injury protection. >> it's a big gap and it's one
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require a signature if you don't take. but 80% of them don't sell it because the risk is too high. >> david has been recovering here for the past few weeks. tomorrow he gets to go home. he's thankful he's alive but knows he has a long road ahead of him. >> i just want to thank everybody for their love and support. protect yourself and be careful. >> another beautiful dry day brutal as yesterday. >> over the last couple of days, 'vthe downpours. the question is whether it put any deputy in the drought numbers. >> in a few towns, that's the case. on the northwest side of boston. 5 to 7 inches of rain. and that puts a dent. the problem is it hasn't been a
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of boston. eclipsing the number from last year. the record number is 30. a long way away from that. 81 in the city. and a little relief today. still warm and the humidity dropped back a little bit. and it's temporary. we have this system moving from the west. it will help to draw some of the same source of moisture towards into new england. that arrives tomorrow. for tonight, partly cloudy skies, humidity starts to move back up again. and temperatures in the 60s and 71 in the city. and most of the focus of the forecast is about tomorrow. the warm front starts to move up to the region. there could be scattered areas of showers to start the day in the morning. and the bigger chance of storms
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storms is phase two after lunchtime. we highest risk of seeing the storms from providence to scituate. this is the best chance for very heavy rain. there's a chance in southeast mass but a lower risk. sometimes it comes down to probabilities. more of the heavy downpours will be moving across, and eventually, we head to wednesday morning. the first batch of rain in the morning. and the highest is north and west of and we have storms likely. and we could have torrential rainfall and an isolated tornado. people get worked up about that. we'll have to keep an eye on that situation into the afternoon. so something to let you know about. and localized street flooding because rain rates could be 1 to 2 inches per hour in any of the storms. localized flash flooding and downpours and damaging wind with the storms and there's a
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tornado morning. we'll be keeping tabs on all the elements. june, july, and august, only 3 inches of rainfall. we're on pace for the driest summer on record. we'll see how things pan out. community will be on the rise, especially late tomorrow. and very tropical tuesday night. and the humidity stays more manageable for the week. the reason for that. the cold front moves through on wednesday morning. and not a lot of fanfare, just a change of wind. northwesterly breezes and humidity falls and then a slight chance of a pop-up storm towards thursday. most of the chance this week is tomorrow. an isolated morning shower on wednesday, and same idea on friday. not expecting many rain chances
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we're well up in the 80s wednesday, thursday, and friday. the warm stretch keeps ongoing. and the weekend looks mainly dry. >> good news. at 6:00, an animal rescue caught on camera poking fun at pokemon go. these are the stories that had us talking in the newsroom. let's begin with the tattoos that are getting a digital >> tattoos can control your electronics. they are actually buttons that control music, the use of the track pad or other gadgets. the researchers think the technology could help doctors by relaying information about your temperature o'er other -- a designer came up -- he's
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with the signs. one of them says all firefighters are napping. in case of fire catch the latest water pokemon. the mayor is not laughing. if this person is caught, he'll be fined. he said he'll pay the fine. and they could go find him. a squirrel got a cup head. he trees to knock it loose and they drew a towel over the little guy. and once they get it off, he quickly scammers away. let's talk to steve burton, i think the patriots fans are concerned at rob gronkowski. >> not exactly what we want to happen right now.
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okay. patriots and bears and a lot went on. rob gronkowski took himself out of the seven on seven passing drill. hopefully, he'll be okay. did i mention a fight broke out. >> you know eventually, this had to happen. >> guys are leaning on each other, and sweating on each other. and it gets tiring. it's happens. >> those are the -- malcolm butler was thrown out. >> coach belichick has a no fighting rule. and you have to get kicked out and go inside. and that's what happened today. we don't want to loose mall come -- >> it's our job to make the
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seven on sevens. his presence is always needed. >> i didn't see him leave. hopefully, he's all right. >> let's -- 30 extra minutes of practice which is >> the here, and you he goes to reach for the pass and he ended up bragging. >> he overextended a little bit. >> he went over to brady to tell him he was going to leave. and went over to the trainers and walked off on his own power. remember, please remember,
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thursday night's game. kickoff is 8:00. and immediately followed by the post game show. red sox have opened up an 11 game road trip with a quick stop in cleveland. this is a makeup day for a postponed game in april. indians up nothing. year. check out papi. he knew he had that one. >> jackie bradley jr.'s time to go deep. that made it 3-one red sox. and one go up the middle. the diving stop.
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way. struck out six to get his first red sox win and it didn't come without drama in the ninth. a leadoff double and walk before coming back with strikeouts and a popout to end it. the fourth straight victory. so that is the story here in foxborough. and hopefully, gronk will be okay. the cbs evening news is next at 6: with a preview. good evening. >> great to be with you in boston. it's always a great day to be in boston, especially today. take a look at louisiana. 20,000 people have been rescued from their homes as the flood waters filled the region over the last couple of days. we'll take you there and then
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destroying neighborhoods, nature at its worst >> in a veteran cross-country coach honored for dedicates 50
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a high school legend returns to his old stomping grounds. >> this time to witness a new monument. his career spans five decades and he supporters, and senator scott brown was once his stay tuned and came to pay respects. >> being someone from a broken family i needed like a father figure. >> history is etched in stone.
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we got a nice night tonight. >> tomorrow we get showers in the morning and most of the storms in the afternoon and evening.
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