vandals setting off explosives, who they were targeting and why police are investigating it as a hate crime. >> how a boater helped rescue a pilot. >> and several rare tornadoes terror through the mid-west, flattening a starbucks, and injuring dozens of people. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, wbz news at 11:00 p.m. starts right now. >> now at 11:00 p.m. who blew opnewspaper box in salem. it belonged to an lgbt newspaper. wbz's julie loncich is live tonight. this isn't the first time this has happened? >> reporter: in fact the box which this month features an edition featuring the mayor was moved here because it is in sight of the surveillance

cameras rolling as vigils gathered, exploded a explosive inside and waited for the large explosion that followed. the box is owned by one of the largest lgbt publications. the rainbow times. >> there are no words to express how i felt. a combination of sadness, anger. >> reporter: she co-founded the publication and ys been incidents of vandalism ethwhere before. -- elsewhere before. she filed 10 police reports in salem because of incidence targeting the box. the police chief has had enough. >> there are other newspaper stands around and they are not being touched. this is a particular targeted hate crime. >> the mayor says her office won't stand for this. >> don't want to be a community

this touches on the fabric of everything we know. >> reporter: she ordered two more boxes and vows to keep publishing and talking. >> we will continue to be here. we are not scared. >> reporter: the bomb squad is also now involved. by the way the individuals responsible when caught face a long list of charges. julie loncich, wbz news back to you. >> thank you. ll a deadly stabbing and the victim is a teenager. the 15-year-old boy killed this evening. two other teenagers were also stabbed. those boys are expected to recover. the victim's name isn't being leased. new video just in at 11:00 p.m. showing the wreckage of a helicopter being pulled from the water after a pilot crashed into reservoir in ashland.

jumped in to help him. wbz's katie brace is live with a pretty incredible survival story. >> reporter: it is. they just pulled out the chopper and the pilot says he knew he had a problem. he made it to the reservoir and then dropped 30 feet. he was walking within minutes thanks to a nearby family. >> reporter: the helicopter emerged from hours after it went under. his wife teared up. [ indiscernible ] dropped it in the water. >> reporter: it crashed into the water wednesday afternoon. a boater and his kids fished him from the reservoir. >> i put it in reverse and went over there and he popped up out of the water.

thank god. >> for whatever reason we got here late, i am glad because there was nobody else around. there were people in tubes far out but nobody that could have got to him. >> reporter: first responders arrived in 10 minutes by then it was under the surface. he was walking around on shore with no injuries. >> very lucky. >> reporter: he has flown every day for the past year and a half. this is one of his youtube videos. he took off flew over his house as he usually does but he lost power. if he had a field he could have saved the helicopter. >> unfortunately this was the only place. >> reporter: even though it is called the ashland reservoir it is not a drinking water source and no fuel spilled out either.

it as well. katie brace, wbz news. >> thank you. also tonight new video shows a helicopter moving an airplane that made an emergency landing yesterday on a sand bar in the reservoir. water levels there are so low because of the drought, the plane came down for an emergency landing on the sand bar. the pilot was not hurt. he was having mechanical issues. >> reporter: violence, storms, striking the mid-west, image to one tornado leveled a starbucks in indiana. and a person inside at the time captured the terrifying moments. wbz's liam martin is standing by, the storms came out of nowhere. >> reporter: absolutely. multiple tornadoes reported in indiana. 40 miles north of indianapolis. a dozen people have minor injuries, including a five-

the warning and got to safety. >> reporter: one of the twisters caught on camera by storm chaser left behind a path of destruction. destroying homes, ripping apart farms, wrecking vehicles. people in the area were beyond frightened as the storms passed through the area on wednesday. >> i got out, called 911. go somewhere safe. i tried to push the door and the wind never seen it like this. i shut the door and blew my window out and then that was it. i ran down stairs. i was so scared. >> reporter: mike pence, the governor of indiana, returned to his home state to get a look at the damage and offer support to the people effected. >> our hearts go out to the vales of the communities -- families of the communities effected, the homes and the business affected.

the area like this one caught on cell phone video. the tornadoes even destroyed this starbucks. officials have declared a state of emergency for the city and for howard county after severe weather people will never forget. the tornadoes also cut power to towns of -- thousands of people in the area many who remain without it tonight. >> all right. thank you very much. meteorologist eric fisher, this number of tornadoes this time of year >> this was a tornado outbreak in indiana and ohio. in august, any activity tends to go to the high plains or cudu. you -- canada. you don't see this many tornado report. so far 30 reports of tornadoes. they will find out how many touched down but the bigger tornado days are with hurricanes or tropical storms. thankfully the storms are weakening tonight.

the west bringing in muggier air. 90s tomorrow. and showers tomorrow night. in the short term a warn morning. we start at 7:00 p.m. and 80s tomorrow afternoon and over night rain. >> thank you. the death toll is rising tonight after a powerful earthquake rocked parts of italy. 159 people are confirmed dead. but tonight did provide one rescue. >> reporter: a 10-year-old so lucky to be alive. she was pulled from the rubble. similar efforts underway, the town has stood since medieval times. now most reduced to rubble. the earthquake hit wednesday morning in a remote mountains

more than 150 people. a clark tower -- clock tower marks the time the earthquake struck. this priest tried to lift stones to free people. it is a popular summer retreat. one of the collapsed build association a hotel. believed to have 70 guests. the prime minister hugged firefighters and said it has been very difficult to identify the victims. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: some residence say the military response has been slow and the terrain made it difficult to bring in heavy equipment. crews working around the clock hoping there will be more survivors. and tonight president obama did speak with officials and offered up u.s. help. there is more developing news. four people are dead, dozens wounded after militants attacked the american

right now there are no american casualties. investigators have revealed the officers who shot and killed a terror suspect were acting in self-defense. it shows him before he pulled out a knife and charged at officers but the family is questioning the investigation. wbz's louisa moller is live with that story. >> reporter: the da officers approached him because they had a duty to stop him before he could act on a isis inspired plot. the family questions why they didn't have a warrant. >> use of deadly force was a lawful exercise of self- defense. >> reporter: the district attorney announcing wednesday no charges will be sought against the police detective and fbi when he just shot and killed a man in june 2015.

motion when the 26-year-old abandon an isis inspired plan to behead someone in new york city and changed it to kill boston cops. >> he did not expect to survive this attack. >> reporter: surveillance video shows him in a cvs the morning a task force team was trailing him. he says the team approached him to prevent him from getting on a bus. that is when he says they saw him 13-inch away but he lunged towards them. three fatal rounds were fired. >> we want a full investigation of the potential constitutional violations here. >> the investigation and its findings far too narrow for the family. a family attorney stating there are still questions about police planned to arrest him without a warrant. >> illegal arrest.

with him being shot dead. >> reporter: he saved 700 pages of his investigation with the family. he declined to share the names of the officers involved claiming it could jeopardize their safety. louisa moller, wbz news. back to you. >> thank you. campaign 2016 tonight. coming back to new england tomorrow. republican presidential nominee donald trump will be in manchester new hampshire for a rally and clinton a bigot and said the democrats have taken the support of minorities in the country for granted. low flying helicopters buzzing around buildings in downtown boston tonight. this video posted to twister where a lot of people have been asking what is going on here. the department of defense says it is conducting training exercises and will be through thursday. the department of defense says this was planned and it is not

events. this was a thief with a conscious. next at 11:00 p.m. a helmet thief returns stolen goods to a bar. what else he left behind. >> and a major oops for a jet skier, what he forgot to do. and the resin residents in one town are asked to limit how

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award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. the most awarded suv of the century. i want to show you a wild gas station shoot out in atlanta. it is all caught on camera. look at this. two men firing at each other. the bullets smashing out a windshield. a woman is inside the car. she was hurt. police are looking for the two men who were involved. dangerous sex offender is under arrest accused of raping a woman. police arrested eduardo rodriguez for an attack at

from prison after raping a high school student but his name wasn't on the sex offender list because the court ruled the most dangerous sex offenders needed to undergo reclassification. even his girlfriend didn't know he was a sex offender. >> every rapist should be on that website so people can know who they are and decide. if i knew this i would have never been with him. >> eduardo rodriguez is held on a half million dollar a driver in the hospital after crashing into a school bus full of kids. good news, no kids were hurt. football helmet stolen from a restaurant and patriots place is back. the helmet was mailed back to them with a card containing a written apology and money to cover the bill the thief

police are still looking at finger prints. the drought is so bad that a reservoir is down 75% ask now the town -- and now the town is asking people to limit taking showers and banned all outdoor watering. the water restrictions will stay in place after labor day. >> till we see rain, till the reservoir begins to recover, we will have to live off the wells byon house. >> keep those showers short. a nursery says business is down and they are selling rain recovery systems and plants that don't require much water. mistake on the walter front front -- on the water front. a man towing his jet ski when his truck starting rolling back into the water. the driver was not hurt. going to ruin your summer.

feel bad for him. the weather could not be more glorious. >> upper 80s to 90 degrees. couple towns will hit that mark. we will gettin' update on the drought -- get an update on the drought tomorrow morning. worse is in far eastern massachusetts. might be improvement in connecticut where they had the most rain boston, northeastern massachusetts and south eastern new hampshire the wells are stressed stressed. the smaller ones very stressed. not just the dry weather, the warmths. days of above average

have the warmth. it is all at odds because it is so beautiful. today gorgeous. this is the sunset. old glory flying. hoar muhammadty. dew points tonight starting their -- humidity. dew points tonight starting their climb. we are watching storms off to the west. we mentioned the tornadoes in indiana and ohio this evening. we are not expecting storms like that but we have a chance for a storms thursday night and friday. morning, a warm start. a very warm day. well into the 80s by lunchtime. good news, even though it is humid it is breezier. winds at 10 to 20. it will cut the heat a little bit. for the evening, increasing clouds, humidity climbing and peaks into friday. high temperatures upper 80s to

islands. it will stay warm. 80 to87 near the water. humidity, track down that, dew points in the 60s. humidity. and then towards friday, dew points near 70. that will be the stickiest day of the forecast here. with the surge in moisture a chance for rain. not expecting a lot. tomorrow night, a chance for isolated showers or down pour will move through during the day on friday. we will see chance for pop up down pours and storms. not a great environment for storms on friday. i think more towns will stay dry. mid-day through the evening, a few down pours before we dry up. the front moves off shore friday night. weekend, high pressure in control. great pair of days. no weather issues. 85 on saturday.

coast upper 70s to 80 and comfortable and no major issues for country fest. a chance of a thunderstorm on friday afternoon. more comfortable for saturday night. your 7 day, the weekend and beyond, warmth and more warmth and more dry weather. 90 on monday and 80s on tuesday and wednesday. yeah, the drought will still be a story in september. >> all right. appreciate. thank you. coming up in another milestone for big papi. david ortiz joining elite company with this home run in florida. was it enough for the red sox

bmw. test drive a bmw today at your massachusetts bmw center or visit us at www.bmwmass.com. >> red sox gave away the game tonight. >> sometimes i feel like it is better to lose 5-0. this was brutal. >> it was. here is what they did -- when you throw the ball like this, just catch it. >> catch the ball. >> this was a brutal ending. and now only did they lose tonight they may have lost the kid for a while. he had to leave with a sprained

fifth man in history to hit 30 or more home runs and 100 rbis with the same team. top of the third. 2-0. mookie betts drives a single to right. scores from second. 3-0. damage done, though, however. top of 3-2. nobody out. tagged out. and then the throw to first for the double play. he is down and hurt. watch his ankle. tagged. turns. ouch! had to be helped off the field. he has a sprained left knee. bottom of the 8th. 3-2. don't pitch to evan

3-3. just toss it. he drops it. comes home to try get the run at the plate. he never catches the ball. that is your game. a frustrating lost. rays win it 4-3 in 11 innings. the jays lost. so sox could have taken first place. instead they repain tied. patriots we -- remain tied. patriots we go. rob gronkowski on the field. left practice monday early with an injury. jimmy garoppolo says he had no idea -- he has no idea if he will be the starter when the patriots face the panthers. third game is when the starters see the most action of the pre- season.

reps. >> it will be good. it is a good test. like i said before, it is a talented defense. cross the board. it will be a good test. we are on the road, so it is close to week one. it will be good for us. >> other patriots news, the team dealt him today. stork spent two seasons with the patriot and was the starting center in super bowl xlix howeve concussions. patriots also released wide receiver nate washington. that is sports for now. here, here -- here. >> good catch. >> two hands. a little league play. >> here you go. >> it was ugly. >> thank you. bear ready for his close up. next at 11:00 p.m. how wildlife experts captured

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>> i like it. >> two hands. catch the ball. >> stephen: good evening, or top story. yesterday donald trump announced he was softening his stand on immigration. for more, let's go to my colleague, anderson cooper. anderson. >> what? stephen, what-- what are you doing? i'm eating here. you for more information, anderson. >> yup, you can't do that. that's something only news anchors get to do. >> stephen: i thought anybody could do it. it looks fun. >> well, they can't. the news throw, it's not a toy. it's a sacred trust. >> stephen: i'm sorry. it won't happen again. to find out why it won't happen again, let's go t to anderson cooper. anderson.