concord. >> that's an indication of the turning with the tornado. i saw a couple of trees that you could see how they were twisted and it was just ripping the fibers apart. >> if you can stay home or stay out of this area, that's what you should do. while the electricity has been cut, there's a lot of hanging trees and a which are hanging up high. >> the cell phone started blinking for people to take cover because it was a tornado. >> the tornadoes path of destruction was 400 yards wide and a hatch mile long. 39 homes for destroyed and one structurally. a thousand folks are without power as the cleanup is underway. >> i'm amazed, look at the house.

you can't see the backyard. and it's just -- i'm in shock. >> the most amazing thing to me is how much tree damage was done up there and thankfully, nobody was hurt and the damage to the houses within that same area is relatively light. >> and as you can see, work crews are busy, trying restore power. as of right now. 550 people are without power. i'm standing in the middle of that. and you can see how power lines have come down. and work crews are working around the block. reporting live in concord, i'm paul burton. so obviously, not all that often we see tornadoes in new england. and it's more uncommon to see

all the telltale signs are there, eric. >> middle of the night is not something that happens very often in new england. you have to be back to 1970 to have one between midnight and 5 a.m. nocturnal tornadoes are the most dangerous because people are asleep. power crews are hard at work. concord fire is making great progress and certainly a lot of work a tremendous amount of tree damage. i was impressed with the trees coming down. here's the storm survey from the national weather service. and they came out and performed the survey. they're looking for trees that fall in the opposite directions. looking for the straight line winds. ef1 tornado. on the ground, only a half mile, it was about 10 minutes

to actual time at the surface but it did produce a lot of dodge a. as we take a look at the difference. 80 to 110 miles per hour. and the ef2 and ef3, and the highest end we rarely see in new england. here's what the weather service crew is looking for a change in the damage path. instead of all the trees going in one direction a mike burst. a tornado damage swath is more circular. outside of the damage, we did see quite a bit of rainfall. impressive totals across the area. and that's it when it comes to rain. you can see the hook echo around 3 a.m. in the morning. and kudos to the weather service who got the warning off fast. there are the rain totals. an inch in tewksbury and clinton.

coming through. we will not be repeating that in the forecast coming forward. we'll talk about how drought may have had an impact in the damage we saw across the area. for now david and paula, back to you. >> tree company is busy this afternoon. stay ahead of any storms and get warnings when you need them by downloading the weather app. it's free in the apple app stores. an elderly woman hit and killed in a parking lot. the pickup driver just didn't see the woman as he was backing up. >> reporter: this happened in a parking spot right behind me here. and it's a busy area. on one side you have a very large housing complex. on the other side, an elementary school where work crews are preparing for school

investigators measure it, what may amount to a blind spot on the food services equipment truck that pulled into the elementary school parking lot just as an elderly woman was walking through. >> he backed up and backed up on her. and i don't think he knew and then he dragged her into the parking spot. >> it happened in front of her home. >> he kept saying i didn't her, i didn't see her. >> reporter: this was her regular route to run errands. >> and she was nice with everybody. >> she'd go to the supermarket every morning and to buy for the day. >> when i go to church -- i'll pray for them. >> reporter: also praying for the family, the woman who

>> i couldn't do anything, i kept saying i couldn't do anything. >> what made you run over there? >> it's someone's life. it doesn't matter if she was young or old or my next door neighbor or not. >> reporter: that victim was a familiar and friendly face to many. police are working on the difficult task relatives. christina hager, wbz news, back to you. new details in a deadly accident involving a private party bus. >> we are now learning the accident may not have involved pedestrians, but they may have been passengers who fell out an emergency window. this happened saturday morning 2:00 in east boston. the company told us a passenger

they were hot and somehow the emergency window opened. the company tells us they continued to cooperate with police. it's the first accident since starting the business in 1999. the company says their thoughts are with the two passengers, their family, and their friends. a dcr park ranger is accused of setting camera at a swimming spot. >> raymond mackinnon has been a park ranger for eight years. and a seasonal ranger for longer than that. he's accused of serious crimes against coworkers. >> reporter: he faces multiple charges in what prosecutors say was a covert plan to capture images and video of unsuspecting fellow workers,

bathhouse in milton. police were tipped off by a female life guard who noticed a flashing light. >> mostly life guards going to the bathroom. several of whom genitals are clearly seen on the videos. there's a video of the individual who placed the camera. >> reporter: the dcr is deeply ur and remains committed to assisting the state police. mackinnon was ordered to surrender any firearms. >> he has been suspended by the issuing authority. firearms have been taken by the police. >> late today he posted $10,000 cash bail. he had no comment as he left the courthouse. and it was closed to the public

conducted the investigation. it's believed he acted alone. jim smith, wbz news. so far you don't have an easy path when toll booths on the pike become a thing of the past, it will take a toll on the wallet. what we'll pay when we make the transition to electronic polling. and some drivers will be paying more and a break. on october 28th. the switch will be flipped on electronic tolling. you'll no longer be paid cash and the toll booths will begin to disappear. >> what are they called? >> gantries. >> the gantries are paving the way for electronic tolling. you'll pay with a transponder or the system will snap a photo

you a bill in the mail. >> reporter: the go live date -- the change will eventually make for a smoother commute because drivers don't have to slow down and fight their way through crowded toll booths. >> proposed new rates have been revealed. framington to boston would be the same. contest new ton to we got reaction. >> you're now paying 50 cents more per trip. >> ouch. that's not cool. >> newton corner to worcester, 50 or 60 cents less to drive on the pike. >> i think that's great. >> it's not great for anyone without an easy pass. the trip from west newton to

without a pass, it's $4.15. either way, demolition of the toll booths will begin immediately on october 28th. rosary beads stolen from a nun. >> the convent offers forgiveness. i'm human. i made a mistake. >> and it's a mistake that will cost him. how sponsors ryan lochte's lie. this was a scaly discovery. wildlife officials on the hunt for a massive snake that left

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ryan lochte's elaborate lies about what happened to him in rio in the days and now costing serious money. >> today, sponsors started cutting ties with him. speedo's will donate to children in brazil. he admits he overexaggerated the story about being robbed at gunpoint.

armed security guards confronted them to pay for the damages. he says he takes full responsibility. >> if i didn't overexaggerate the story and told the entire story, none of this would have happened. i was coming from the -- and was highly intoxicated. and i made immature call and i take full responsibility and i just want the people of because i'm embarrassed. i'm embarrassed for myself, my family, and my country. >> the u.s. olympic committee is considering further action but didn't provide any further dallass. the most popular question at training camp is where is tom brady? >> he was missing for the second day in a row. as you might imagine they started asking coach belichick.

response. >> he didn't have a lot to say. >> tight lipped, he said he doesn't comment on personal situations and that was the end of that. we're not sure when tom brady will return to practice but the team is dealing with injury news. deon lewis will need a second knee surgery. and sebastian ballmer could miss the entire season. the teammates are hoping for the best. >> i don't know the situation but i just hope he can come back as soon as he possibly can. >> he's one of my best friends, there's so many things, but as a group we have to move forward. >> and my friends, that's not all. he's reporting that mason has a broken righthand and the timetable is unknown.

hard as the regular season approaches. >> at the end of the day, it doesn't matter if he plays or not. he didn't play until week five. >> it could be that injury. >> could be. >> you're like belichick. you don't want too many questions. we want to get back to eric fisher who is live in concord at the scene of the overnight tornado. >> we've had some pretty damage. and considering this happened in the middle of the night when people were sleeping, hard to believe that no one was hurt. >> imagine the scene. i talked to one guy who lives up on the top of the road. and crews are allowed in there right now. he's a bit of an insomniac. and the warning goes up and all of a sudden he feels the air pressure change inside the house and feels all the

moment. that's the tornado going through. and you can see the types of trees that came down and the scope of the damage here in concord. almost every single tree fell away from a home. i can't even tell you. it's amazing how fortunate we are that none of the trees came crashing into the middle of the house in the middle of the night. take a look at the recent tornadoes that have come this was the first since last year. there was a day when we had two. and both of those were weaker tornadoes. and those are the ones that are more typical, the ef0 and ef1. of course, the ef2 in revere just a couple years ago back in

the area. it's typical when you have a big event, the next day is gorgeous. and that's been the case. temperatures cooling off and we have dry air filtering in. 60s across new hampshire and massachusetts. still the gusty northwest breeze bringing in the drier air. it made it a little bit more difficult for crews in concord trying to clean up trees and line debris. and temperatures falling back 45 to 52 in the suburbs. and the breeze will start to get weaker. it will be crisp and cool to start the day tomorrow. otherwise, a beautiful day and we warm up around 80. and i promise you'll walk out the door and say september feels like it's already here. 75 to 80 degrees. and a west, northwesterly

and then we look at the current setup. high pressure is building in and high pressure is going to dominate the forecast over the next week plus. see how it's sprawled out in the middle of the country right now. we wonder, will the tropics have something to do with our rain going forward? we have and we have gas ton, and td -- will likely be gas ton by stay out in the open atlantic. you see the cone from the hurricane center which keeps it over over waters. a long way. the 7-day is completely dry except for a slight chance of a shower or a storm. otherwise, we return you to

and warm weather, except for a few breech moments. tonight a mystery in maine. a large snake skin was found along the river. in june, someone saw a 10 footlong snake eat something. it may have been a beaver. and then it swam across the river and disappeared. experts are testing the snake snake shed it and whether or not the reptile is a threat to the public. that's one creepy image there. >> the calling card. >> to kind of like necessariy. >> hopefully, he just slithered away after shedding his skin. a 7-year-old is reprimanded for signing her mother's name.

lead to a longer life. >> she was stuck in there and couldn't turn around. >> a dog trapped and in trouble inside a storm drain. an owner who lost patience and

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live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 5:00. and now at 5:30, a nun robbed at knife point. investigators say two women got away with the religious woman's rosary beads. the nun was shaken but not hurt.

granted forgiveness. >> reporter: outside, she didn't feel much like talking about the charges. >> get away from me. no, i don't. >> in court she smiled slightly and she and her partner were arraigned on charges of armed robbery. and police say the two women robbed a nun of her rosary. >> i guess i'll take the rosary beads. >> it was sunday afteoo walk. she wasn't wearing her habit when the two women robbed her at knife point. >> she said i don't have money and there is no money. and she pulled the knife, the pocket knife that she had.