preventing him from going to forest hills, an area he called rich are law enforcement. officers tried to deescalate the situation and he lunged at them. >> he was armed with a military style knife and posed a threat of death or serious bodily injury to the task force officers at the time of th shooting. the use of deadly force was a lawful exercise of self-defense and defense of others. >> reporter: rahim's family held a press conference outside the district attorney's office, they did not speak but had a spokesperson tell the media they had questions about the investigation, namely,

the district attorney will be releasing 700 pages of his investigation to the family. louisa moller, wbz news. we have breaking news, in ashland, a helicopter crashed right into the ashland reservoir. state police are headed to the scene both in the air and on the ground. no word on injuries. and we'll bring you new details as soon as we get them. and a tornado causing serious damage in kokomo, indiana. th from the scene. we have seen collapsed buildings, including a starbucks. the star reports that workers took shelter in a bathroom and they were okay. this piece of video was taken of the actual twister. >> one area where we're seeing several tornadoes spin up. and a violent one right in the

lofted. kokomo is just to the north of indianapolis. you can see the storms scattered about. and the red boxes are current tornado warnings. these are actual sightings of tornadoes around the indianapolis area. kokomo to the north at 3:32 in the afternoon. and also a reported tornado off to the west of indianapolis. that crossed through the city and no reports of a tornado on the ground in the city of they'll remain under a tornado watch until 9:00 this evening across indiana and western ohio. the same storm system will be moving our way for thursday night to friday. not widespread severe weather but a chance for some storms, much needed rainfall and a lot of heat ahead of it. also breaking an attack at the american university in kabul, afghanistan.

injured. liam martin has the latest. >> reporter: this is believed to be an attack carried out by islamic militants. they heard a loud explosion 7:30 local time. and some students barricaded themselves in the classrooms using chairs and deskings. a prize winning photographer sent a tweet saying we are stuck inside the american shooting followed by explosion. this may be my last tweet. he did end up escaping safely but one person did not. the u.s. state department is working to determine if any americans were injured or killed. >> we condemn this attack. an attack on a university is an attack on the future of afghanistan. >> reporter: this comes after two staff members were abducted. one is an american and neither

point. the u.s. state department in light of that attack and this attack warning americans to stay away from afghanistan's capital city. >> police say this is the face of the man who instilled fear in the south end. he held a woman at knife point and raped her. he is behind bars now, on a he attacked the woman months after being released from prison. >> reporter: certainly a lot of relief in this bustling neighborhood. but this case shines a light on a legal loophole that allowed this convicted rapist to avoid having his name publicly posted on the sex offender registry.

cut a woman's throat with a knife and forcing her to a spot behind bleachers where he allegedly raped her. he's accused of doing the same thing to a high school student. his former girlfriend says she had no idea he was a convicted rapist. and he was not listed on the sex offender registry. >> i do loo t live in. if i would have seen his face i never would have dated him at all. i'm devastated and hurt and i feel bad for the victim and it woke me up. i didn't know who i was dealing with. >> reporter: rodriguez name was removed in january from the sex offender list. each one gets a hearing to

back on the list. state representative o'connell -- >> when they are going through the rehearing, they should not be taken off the sex offender registry. we should always have access to that information. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the department of public safety says the board has hired additional hearing officers to move the cases through and get the appropriate names back on that list for the public to see wiin in the south end, christina hager, wbz news. a developing story. 120 people were killed in an earthquake in central italy. this is drone footage that shows the extent of the damage. italy's health minister says although there's no official number, many children are among the victims. the 6.2 magnitude earthquake --

looks like tonight. tina kraus is in italy where search teams are looking for survivors. >> reporter: the powerful earthquake shook people out of their beds in the middle of the night across central italy. the quake flattened much of the town north of rome. they are digging through mountains of debris where homes once stood. an emergency worker tried to calm rubble. she appeared badly injured with her face barely visible. so far, there have been dozens of powerful aftershocks and people are afraid to go indoor. [ foreign language ] >> reporter: some residents say the military response has been

there are glimmers of hope amid the destruction. rescuers pulled a man and a young girl from the rubble alive. but as night falls, it's a race against time to save more lives. tina kraus, wbz news, london. >> many people still have family and friends living there. >> some people have been able to get in touch and others have not heard back at all. >> reporter: coming up at of boston are supporting each other. frightens moments for young campers in menden. fortunately, none of the elementary school age kids were hurt but the driver of the car had to be taken to the hospital. ken macleod has the story. >> reporter: this is route 140 here in minden.

street you have to poke your nose out to clearly see traffic coming from both ways. a man and a woman were badly hurt this morning and a bus load of youngsters got an awful scare. >> some of the kids in back landed on top of each other. >> reporter: for kids on the way to camp, the bus ride ended in a screeching stop. >> reporter: the bus the semi-blind intersection. >> the vehicle according to the bus driver pulled out in front. >> i hope nobody died. >> reporter: the man driving the car had to be pulled from the mangled wreckage. the young campers huddled in a nearby yard where neighbors

them use the bathroom. >> they were shaken but sweet and were calm and waiting for the parents to get there. >> reporter: no tears? >> there were definitely some tears. >> reporter: at least a dozen youngsters boarded another bus to head for the ymca camp but a few opted to take their children home. >> they were mostly saying they didn they wished they had seat belts on the bus. >> reporter: we still don't have names or conditions on the injured man and woman. we understand they are from neighboring bellingham. route140 was shut down for more than four hours and didn't re- pope until 1:00 this afternoon. david and paula, back to you. we've been talking about

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will be updated. and a removable wall for soccer and football games. the commission is considering a proposal to move the dugouts forward so that they can add extra seats. the dugouts are already right on top of the field. you would think you can't make them any closer. >> as long as the pesky pole is just being solidified. rob gronkowski is is back gronkowski at practice. does that mean he'll play football. >> no, no, he can no. but you never know. seeing as how he hasn't played a preseason game since 2012, it's hard to believe he'll see game action. august15th. he appeared to pull up while

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game of the summer. pats and panthers kick off at 7:30 and stay tuned for the 5th quarter post game show all right here on channel 4. a gorgeous look over the charles. my favorite shot. 87degrees. >> isn't it funny? we've lived here forever but every once in a while you say, man, isn't she long fellow bridge might be done. 87degrees the high so far today in boston. above average summer warmth has remained with us. and it's going to stay with us into september. and you know about the drought, but it's been so warm that we have a 1 degree lead on the warmest august on record. 1 degree is a lot. and with our warm forecast

being the warmest august in the city of boston going back to 1872. it's 78 degrees and just outside of the water, temperatures in the 80s. humidity is not a big factor but it's starting to climb and will continue to climb. the next storm system. we talked about the tornadoes that touched down. we're not expecting widespread weather. as for tonight, mainly clear been. we'll be in the 60s across much of the region. it's a warm start and will be a warm day for us. the good news is we have a strong southwesterly breeze at 10 to 20 by lunchtime. it's a hot day and a little bit more muggy. and we'll have the breeze to cool us off. and many towns will make a run to 90. 89 in boston and bedford. 91 in lawrence. and manchester up to 90 degrees. and the southwest winds

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live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 5:00. and now at 5:30, the drought is so bad in some areas that officials are asking residents to limit their showers. and there's no substantial rain in sight. the extreme drought conditions hitting scituate very hard. >> water restrictions are getting tighter by the day. >> reporter: this is one of the reservoirs that supplies about a third of the town's water. you can see stumps and boulders and grass growing in the mud. >> ever seen a summer like this one? >> i never have. we moved here in the late '60s and it's never been like this. >> reporter: the town's

the summer and so does water usage. and the strain on wells and reservoirs is immense with the drought. now the town has instituted a complete ban on outside watering, even after the summer residents leave. >> people began irrigating after labor day but this year it will not be allowed. >> lawns are brown plants have not flowered, but he's okay with it. >> the shrubs are holding up well. >> at kennedy's nursery, they're stocking plants that don't require as much water. this drought has taken a toll on the business. >> when people can't water they get fearful of gardening and that's a natural thing. but there are things you can