breaking news right now at 4:30. massive flames shooting from a home. it's already spread to neighboring buildings. the efforts underway right now to contain the damage. the search for a group of vandals who set up a explosion in salem. a newspaper box is targeted. >> a bedford. a 15-year-old boy stabbed to death. two other teens hurt. what neighbors are saying about the violence. 0. good morning, everybody. thanks for joining us. >> it is thursday, august 25th, and summer keeps on rolling along. >> this is exactly the kind of week we want for the last week of august. >> absolutely. it's been dry the last couple of days and we've had low humidity,

pick up just ever so slightly as we track our next system that will bring a few showers in tonight into tomorrow. for today it's going to stay dry. we're off to a dry start. 69 degrees in boston. 68 in taunton. we're running warmer in all spots compared to yesterday. hour-by-hour forecast, you see we have a thin veil of clouds in place this morning. but throughout this afternoon, we'll have a few passing clouds. otherwe southwest wind helping to boost temperatures to near 90 degrees by 2:30 we back off a little bit. with a chance of a stray shower to the north and west of us and mainly in western massachusetts. our main system still off to our west where we will see some scattered showers and thunderstorms and some brief heavy downpours. i'll have that hour-by-hour timing. >> thank you. we're following two breaking stories overnight. first a shooting in dorchester.

hospital with life-threatening injuries. police were called to mcclellan street at 1:00 a.m. right across from the golf course. the investigation then moved just a few blocks away to page street. the victim was found inside a home there. police are now investigating. emergency crews were also checking out a dog at that scene. we're hearing the dog may have been hit as well. it had a bandage on one of its legs. that dog is now with police. breaking news right now in lawrence. crews battling a big fire on summer street. it has now spread four homes. the red cross says 25 to 35 people are displaced this morning. no injuries have been reported. police are telling people to avoid the area. we have a crew at the scene. we'll bring you an update coming up. also breaking overnight, 247 people now confirmed dead in the earthquake that hit three downs in central italy. last night a 10-year-old girl was pulled from the rubble. right now crews are using

to try and reach any remaining survivors. you see live video right now. one of the collapsed buildings is a hotel believed to have 70 guests in it. the region is a summer hotspot for i tallians. this is new video the moment that earthquake hit h you can see the ground shaking as cameras captured the mag nude 6.2 earthquake. cnn is reporting 12 people have been killed in an attack on the american university students. the attack began with a suicide car bombing at the university entrance last night. more than eight hours later, police killed two attackers but so far no claims of responsibility. caught on camera, a newspaper box explodes in salem and this morning the search is on for the vandals seen running away. police are investigating this as a hate crime. >> that box belonged to an lgbt newspaper and it's wbz julie lawn chick reports.

rolling as seven individuals gathered around this newspaper box. >> it was pretty scary. >> reporter: loaded some sort of explosive inside. >> we think it's very damaging to our community. >> reporter: and waited for the large explosion that followed. the box is owned by one of new england's largest lgbt publications, the rainbow times. >> when i saw the video, there are no words to express. it was a combination of sadness, anger. >> reporter: she cofounded the publication a decade said there have been incidents of vandalism elsewhere before. >> i thought to myself why and in salem. >> reporter: but says since june, she's filed roughly ten police reports in salem because of ongoing incidents targeting this box. salem's police chief has had enough. >> and there are clearly other, you know, newspaper stands around, and they're not being touched. so this is a particular targeted hate crime. >> reporter: the mayor says her office simply won't stand for this. >> i don't want to be a

that. everyone should be outraged because this is touches on the fabric of everything we know and every person. >> reporter: she has ordered two more boxes and vows to keep publishing and togging. >> we are going to continue to be here. we are not scared. >> reporter: the state police bomb squad is also now involved. the list of charges these individuals will face is quite lengthy. in salem, wbz this morning. now to a developing story. a 15 year o of three teenage boys stabbed last night just before 6:30. friends say the injured boy ran home to his parents' apartment and his mother called 911. neighbors say he was a good kid with a lot of friends. >> why you take this little 15-year-old baby, he's a baby. he didn't get a chance to experience life and you're going to take some kid's life over something stupid. don't you think it's time for new bedford to wake up and

on. >> the other two boys are expected to recover. they have not released the victims name. no arrests are made. a woman is in critical condition this morning. the eagle tribune says she was shot in the head on freeman court around 6:00 last night. police found at least five shell casings on the ground. the street was closed to investigate. no arrests have been made. don't panic if you see low-flying helicopters buzzing around boston. it's part of a government training exercis us it's conducting training exercises through today. the dod also says this was planned and not, quote, in response to any world events this morning, there are no serious injuries but a lot of damage from a series of tornado in indiana. right now thousands in the middle of the state are without power as many as eight funnel clouds were reported, including one that passed directly over an apartment complex and ripped off its roof.

i tried to push the door, the wind was blowing so fast. i came up. i never seen something like this in my life. i shut the door and then it blue my window out -- blew my window out. that was it. i just ran downstairs. i was just so scared. >> indiana's governor who is also donald trump's running mate will tour the damage today. in campaign 2016, it returns to new england. donald trump will be in new hampshire today. the republican presidential nominee will hold a rally at the 1:00 this afternoon. doors open at 10:00 this morning. last night in mississippi, trump called hillary clinton a, quote, big ot, and said the democrats have taken the support of minorities nor granted. in the meantime hillary clinton will be in reno today this as her campaign and family defends its foundation. an associated press report criticizes the clin town foundation for who it takes donations from and whether those

combine those donors contributed $156 million to the charity. clinton calls the report, quote, absurd, saying it's a lot of smoke, no fire. the wreckage after an ultralight helicopter pulled from the water after a pilot crashed in ashland. with the chopter sinking, he escaped and a boater jumped in to help. katie brace has the survival story. >> reporter: the ultralight helicopter emerged from the water just a few went under. of the pilot anxiously watched the divers and then closely inspected the aircraft as his wife teareded up. >> there was no place to go. >> reporter: his 200-pound plane crashed into the water late wednesday afternoon. boater tim and his threw young kids fished david from the reservoir. >> i put it in reverse as quick as i could, you know, went over there. he popped out of the water. >> i was swimming over, had my helmet still on.

here late, i'm glad because there was really nobody else around. there were some people in tubes way far out but nobody that could have got to him. >> reporter: first responders arrived in less than ten minutes. by then, the ultralight was already inres i believe -- invisible under the surface. david 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 from one of his youtube video. david took off from the airport, flu over his houses does, but a short time later, he lost power. he says if he had a field, he could have saved the ultralight. at least in this spot he had tim newman help save him. >> we're always looking for a place if you have a problem and land. this was the only place. >> reporter: even though it's called the ashland reservoir, it is not a drinking water source and divers say no fuel leaked out and there was only less than

a helicopter helped recover a small plane stuck on a sand bar. the pilot told state police that mechanical issues forced him to make a emergency landing on tuesday. an investigation is now underway to determine if any charges should be filed. bad news for the red sox. they lost in extra innings and they may have lost to rookie outfielder to an injury. andrew benintendi had to be helped off the field last night after spraining his left knee it looks like in the seventh inning. he was trying to get back to second base when he hurt himself. sox manager said benintendi would undergo an mri in tampa today. they lost 4-3 in 11 innings. coming up on wbz this morning, massachusetts drought impacting more than just lawns. >> the town where people are being asked to cut back on showering. plus how the lack of rain could also have a positive impact. >> also head this morning, big changes ahead for restaurants in boston. the new inspection system just approved in the city.

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plus some good news if you're up and working right now. >> that's exciting. a new car recall to tell you about. jill joins us from the stock exchange with those stories and more. i can't wait for the request news -- good news, jill. >> reporter: we have some good company, that's my tease for it. good morning, chris and kate. ford is recalling more than 88,000 cars and suvs because of a fuel pump issue that could actually cause the engine to stallit the recall includes certain tour as, lincoln. model 2013 through 2015. the world's self-driving taxi they're hitting the road in singapore. six total will operate in a small area of the city. select members of the public will be able to get a free ride. there's a driver in front that can take the wheel just in case.

preparing to test robots as mailmen. small six wheeled pods will be cruising down swiss sidewalks next month. if the tests go well, they could one day deliver things like food and medicine. and for all of us getting up before dawn, the news is we have good news. apple ceo tim cook says he starts his day at 4:00 a.m. the "wall street journal" calls it the most productive hour. early birds can get a head start on their day without the distraction ofhn for your attention. chris and kate. >> somehow i think tim cook, his situation is a little bit different. getting up in his beautiful house in his beautiful office. >> a cup of coffee. >> people waiting on him, right jil? it's probably a little different. >> reporter: i think so. my morning is nothing but crazy. i mean, i'm sure you guys can relate. >> we can rae late.

you're watching, hi. >> hi, tim. >> thank you, appreciate it. let's get a check of the weather now. it is thursday, so close to the weekend which is very exciting. >> so close. it's going to be another nice one out there the weekend, tip top shape. we try things out. we have a chance prior to the weekend and then low humidity, tons of sunshine, summer-like temperatures, it doesn't get any better. i'll show you that in the seven day forecast. drought monitor, this will be morning. but for now, just want to keep this mind. we are under extreme drought conditions over boston and especially farther to the north and west. actually not north in salem, new hampshire. we're very, very much below average with where we should be on rainfall. almost eight inches of below where we should be in boston. i am tracking some rain, but it's not going to be an all-day soaking rain as we get into your forecast tonight and for friday.

we're starting off dry and comfortable. muggy in boston. warm morning there for you guys on the cape. hour by hour, temperatures will be in the 70s and then eventually the 80s. by 1:00 hitting 85 degrees. the mix of clouds and sunshine early today becoming mostly sunny with more clouds moving in right around the evening commute. and we have a south southwest wind pumping in the warm temperatures, even though we do expect a few hordes, we'll be right around -- horizon, we'll be right around 88 degrees all across massachusetts. if you're heading to the beach today, another great one for it. 80 to 87 degrees if you're laying out. boating water temperatures 68 to 76 degrees. and your high tide right around 5:21 p.m. a little breezy though. winds from the south and west gusting occasionally up to 20, 25 miles per hour. overnight we'll be tracking scattered storms and showers.

clouds roll into the picture by 5:00 p.m. and then some stray showers may make their way into the berkshires but should stay to our north and west. spotty showers, perhaps a thunderstorm right around the boston area. we'll have breaks in between the rain chances. 7:00 a.m. starting off friday, nice and dry. but muggy and some areas of fog. by 3:00 p.m., cold front moves through, that's going to help to trigger additional showers and thunderstorms moving through. and most of the rain gets out of here b so any activities you have friday night it's a go. you'll be dry. and check it out for the weekend, we couldn't have timed this out any better. saturday, sunday, plenty of sun, low humidity and highs in the mid to upper 80s. here is your seven at a forecast beyond that. we get back to some 70s for monday, tuesday, and next wednesday. back to you. >> thank you very much. the silver lining to the drought in new england, researchers say, the deer tick population will be down from previous years.

but that number may decrease in the number of lyme disease cases this year. in exit awe wat the drought is so bad the reservoir is down more than 75%. the town is asking people to limit taking showers. they've banned all outdoor watering. their population nearly doubles in the summer but the water restrictions will stay in moist until the reservoir recovers. it works in school and new york city, now boston is switching to a letter grade boston city council has approved the letter-grade system and a restaurant will be given an a, b, or c depending on violations. eventually restaurants will have to post those letter grades out front. >> one of my first stories i ever did in college was about the los angeles rating system. >> and how did it go? >> i went to a b restaurant and found out, oh, okay. maybe i don't want to eat here. >> all right. sounds good. ahead, a thief that's a --

>> he's returned an autographed patriots helmet. what else was included in the package? >> and how hope solo is responding to news that she's been suspended from usa soccer

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the investigation moved a few blocks away. the victim was found inside a home there. police are now investigating. emergency crews were also checking out a dog at that scene. we're hearing the dog may have been hit as well. it had a bandage on one of its legs. police did take the dog from the scene. and breaking news in lawrence right now. crews are battling a big fire on summer street. it has spread to at least four homes. the red cross telling us 25 to 35 people are displaced. no injuries have been reported. police are we have a crew at the scene. we will bring you an update coming up. boston police officers and fbi agents have been cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a terror suspect. the suffolk county district attorney found members of a joint terrorism task force a man because he posted a serious threat to their safety. they say raheem came to him with a military-style knife last summer. the 26 year old was under investigation for possible ties

raheem's family says it still has questions about whether police plan to arrest raheem without a warrant. a convicted sex offender is being held on a half million dollars bail accused of raping a woman at a boston playground. rodriguez was previously convicted of raping a high school student. he was released from prison less than a year ago but wasn't on the registered sex offender list, that's because all sex offenders are entitled to a hearing to determine how they should be classified and whether they should be put back on the list. l their names are left off the list. even his former 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, like i said, if i knew all of this, i would have never, never been with him. >> the state department of public safety says the sex offender registry board has hired more hearing officers to move cases through and get serious offenders back on the list within a year.

morning. an autographed helmet stolen is back where it belongs this morning. the general manager at skip jacks tells us the helmet was mailed back to them with a card containing a written apology and enough money to cover the bill that that thief skipped out on. police are still investigating the theft that was caught on surveillance camera but skip jacks tells us they will not press charges. hope solo has been suspended for six months from the u.s. soccer team for her comments following a loss at the olympics. after the swedish eliminated the americans in the quarterfinals, solo called the team, quote, a bunch of cowards. the presses of u.s. obligator -- sockers says the olympics are supposed to be about fair play and respect and calls what solo said unacceptable. on her facebook page solo said she was saddened by the decision and will continue her passion to be the best goalkeeper in the world. olympic swimmer ryan lochte might be ditching the speedo for

with the stars. this would be one way to distract from the publicity he has received for lying about being robbed in rio. a unique work of art being unveiled in massachusetts today. >> up next, the skullen the tore making art with sticks and where he will show off his latest

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. sculpting with clay is child's play. patrick will be displaying his work starting today at the tower hill. his median sticks and vines which he twists into sculptors. >> that's unbelievable. make sure you don't bring cigarettes or matches anywhere near that stuff. it could be gone. >> good advice. >> i really like it. >> cool and traffic straight ahead. >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. several breaks stories right now. first one person shot overnight in dorchester. police investigating two scenes. >> and intense flames shooting from a home in lawrence this morning. the fire spreading to several buildings. the efforts underway right now to get things under control. >> the death toll rising following the devastating earthquake in italy.

morning to find survivors. 0. good morning to you. it is 5:00 right now. thanks for joining us. >> it is thursday, august 25th. hopefully a lot of you are taking a long weekend and ditching out i. what a great day and stretch of days we have. >> another beautiful forecast for you. and we keep it mainly dry, although there is a small risk for an isolated shower late today, mainly to the north and to the west. but otherwise, it's going to picture perfect once again we're already warm, warm start here in boston. 68 degrees, 67 in manchester. 57 degrees in keen. one of the cooler spots there. but midday 85 degrees, increasing clouds and that wind picking up from the southwest. the dry home, 88 degrees. a stray shower to our northwest of our otherwise we're going to keep it dry. satellite and radar shows a few clouds that will continue to push offshore and an area of clear skies back to our west. this all prior to our cold front