law enforcement career is over. ken? >> reporter: lisa, minutes after that happened in may, trooper andrew monaco went to his superior and said he probably ruined the rest of his life, getting carried away and going way overboard with the car chase suspect. in court, the message had not changed. >> i apologize to the members of law enforcement especially those that were there that day during the incident for my actions, but most importantly, i apologize to the citizens of new hampshire. >> reporter: that was the former state trooper andrew monaco pleading guilty to three counts of simple assault for this incident on may 11. prosecutorssay that other cops were arresting suspect richard simon after a long chase when monaco began punching and kneeing the suspect even though

posed no threats as news helicopters hovered overhead. >> individuals who surrendered peacefully to law enforcement should never, ever be in fear of assault. >> reporter: the ex-i upon treer will get counseling, pay his victim's medical bills and never work in law enforcement. >> progression represents severe punishment on its own. >> reporter: but what he won't do is jail time, noting his immediate recognition of wrongdoing and resignation as of 42 of realty remorse. >> i severely regret my actions, and i had always promised myself i would never

please simone attorney who said his client still suffers from blurred vision. beating suspect richard simone, by the way s still jailed in massachusetts on various charges. massachusetts state trooper joseph flynn faces similar charges in the case and former trooper monaco will testify against him as deal. men mcleod, wbz news. david? a destructive fire in lawrence spreading from one building to another and this started in a building that the mayor has been fighting for years to have torn down. tonight, the mayor, very frustrated as dozens people need to find new homes. bill shields has more. bill? >> reporter: david, the fire started in the house behind me

couple of years because it was abandoned. they couldn't get him to do anything with it or clean it up and they had him in court, and ironically, there was a court hearing today and they reached a murder, if you will, on what to do with it when the fire broke out. they don't know what started the fire but there may have been squatters inside and the result, a fire that jumped to adjacent three buildings were destroyed and another uninhabitable. homeless and this boy lost his school uniform. >> and then it started to get out of control and to other houses. >> reporter: for two years, the owner of the house was contacted by the city to demolish it, and they were just about there. >> they were scheduled for a hearing today and the process

we were on the precipice of getting demolition. >> reporter: and this building that was neglected until it burned is not the only one in lawrence that concerns the mayor. >> you know where most of the polices are. we have over 150, close to 200 of the place places -- places that are abandoned or fire victims at one point. >> reporter: possibly because of the owner of that building, the two destroyed and 13 families homeless, 53 people. reporting live from lawrence, i'm bill shields, wbz news. back to you. >> bill, thank you. the mother of a 17-year-old girl who died of an overdose at a new hampshire motel has pleaded guilty to the role. prosecutorssay that are jasmine rude wifes her daughter, eve,

guilty to giving the girl drugs and faces 20 years in prison. sad news about this head-on collision in mendon. the passenger has died. authority says that the 57-year- old died this morning. the driver of the car is still in the hospital. no of the kids in the bus was hurt and the crash is still under investigation. breaking news in mississippi. two catholic nuns found just learned that one of them used to live in massachusetts. a police officer found the nuns when they didn't report to work at a nearby hospital. one of the victims, sister paula merrill, was born and raised in massachusetts. we know that both up ins were nurse practitioners, and investigators are not sure if the religious work had anything to do with the motive. more on that coming up.

hampshire, not backing down on a key part of his plan should he become president, and that is a crurvegz a -- construction of a wall between the u.s. and mexico. christina hager has more. christina? >> reporter: that's right, and when we talked with people at the rally, this is an issue that people want to talk about and an i lot of support early on. early on, he did repeat what we heard him say so many times before. he still plans to build that wall. >> i cannot go through another four years like the last eight. >> reporter: in what's considered a battle ground state, the lawn in front of the latest trump rally was a mini battle ground. >> it's a scary thing to be at a trump rail e his supporters

presidency and our future. >> reporter: inside, comfortable ground for donald trump with the people who helped him to win the first primary through if i wasn't here, maybe i would be building buildings or something. >> reporter: and he focused were of his message on his opponent. >> hillary clinton ran the state department like a personal hedge fund. >> reporter: one day after trump called clinton a bigot, she came back at political ad, tying trump to the hateful fringe of the right wing. now, this response. >> when democratic policy fails, they are left with only this one, tired argument: you're racist. you're racist. you're racist. >> reporter: for those concerned that trump has softened his hard-line on

>> we will build the wall 100% and mechanics cole be paying for the wall. >> reporter: outside the rally, it was a quieter scene overall than what we have seen in the past, fewer protesters because perhaps that was organized on short notice, the last scheduled stop for donald trump. christina hager, wbz news, back to you. >> thank you, christina. hillary clinton ra afternoon and hammered donald trump's connection to the far right. >> trump is reinforcing harmful stereotypes and offering a dog whrift toll his most hateful supporters. >> coming up at 5:30, wbz analyst jon keller shows house that line of attack could be more effective against trump if

back in. eric fisher has a first look at the forecast, much warmer out there today. very much summer like as we get to the tail end of august. we are usually thinking about fall but not with the dew points like these up in the 60s and continue as they peak tomorrow. watching a few scattered showers trying to work into southern new hampshire and most are drying up, maybe a sprinkle or two. and then as we head into the overnight, an isolated shower might pop up in the middle of the night, wa, lunchtime we have a chance for a few pop-up showers and storms and the biggest likelihood in south boston and south herein massachusetts with a few downpours in the second half of the day, and after that, the humidity will drop out. we'll talk about the weekend coming up shortly. david? >> thank you, eric. the star rookie of the red sox will be on the bench for at

looking injury last night. >> steve burton is joining us, and steve, no matter what angle you saw t looked like it hurt. it did, and it looked like his ankle. it wasn't. but this one hurts. no doubt about it. this one hurt. he has been terrific since being called up from the minors showing a bit of everything but has a sprained left knee and there is a possibility he could let's hope not. beninetndi you can see his left angle twist. but it was his knee that took the brunt of it. he will have more tests done tomorrow. but meantime, the sox have called up marco hernandez and expect to see young and holt in

is out. we will have highlights at 6:00. thumbs up? thumbs down? i'll make you wait. >> benintendi, only 22 years old. >> that's a positive way to look at it. >> we will miss him. but we are excited around here because tomorrow, the patriots are back in action. steve shouts a big affirmative, and we'll count you down to the third pre-season game, and the kickoff at 7:30 and stay show on wbz. certainly in the wrong place at the wrong time. >> a teenager shot in her neighborhood and it may have happened as she tried to find safety. hundreds of aftershocks rocking italy making the rescue efforts more difficult. >> and a key piece of the puzzle surrounding the birthplace of great white sharks. where researchers found the

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in italy, the rescuers are racing to find people trapped in the rubble after a 6.2 quick that killed at least 250 people and leveled three small towns. many other buildings are considered too dangerous for anyone to go inside with hundreds of aftershocks. there was also a massive clean up effort in this country after a dozen tornadoes touched down in indiana. storm chasers took this video of a twister in kokomo. one was an ef3 with winds up to 165 miles per hour and here, somebody took video of a starbucks that collapsed during the violent storm and this morning, indiana governor and vice presidential candidate mike pence toured the damage and incredibly, no serious injuries. with the heat this an, -- afternoon you really had to get out. it was so nice this morning.

and the heat and it was less pleasant. >> a little more humid out there and more humid overnight. a crisp start to the week and ending on a summer-like note and we got an update to the drought monitor. no changes, and there is a slight addition in massachusetts but for all intents and purposes, pretty much in the same boat with 1- 1.5" in worst drought conditions centered in boston, over the north shore to southeastern new hampshire. where does it stock up? -- stack up? where are the start and end points in if you look at august t hasn't been especially dry. 1.72" the 23rd driest on record but if you look at the summer, june, july, and august altogether, it's the number one driest.

12th driest. it's been dry but you can change how you look at it over time up and if you look across the region, big differences. hartford, the 6th driest on record, and worcester at 17 and providence at 42. we are all dry across southern new england and the heat helps to dry things out. up in the 80s again, and watching a few spotty showers trying to ve new hampshire. you will feel a sprinkle and that's. it and you can see the cloud pattern rough stating across the seaboard. and tonight, very humid and a warm start to the day tomorrow, and a decent amount of cloud cover tonight and a couple of spontaneous showers that develop and most towns will stay dry, and we'll see if a couple can develop in the

tomorrow, sunshine and heating, and then by lunch, a few showers and storms starting to develop. the atmosphere tomorrow, not great for big storms. normally, you are not routing for big severe weather but we'll see a few downpours and maybe thunder and lightning and focusing on far eastern and southeastern massachusetts. all that will dry up by 6:00 to 6:30 tomorrow evening and if you have plans nothing there. the humidity, we have dew points approaching 70 tomorrow, and as we head into the weekend, relief, dropping back in the 50s. the main player, high pressure moving overhead for saturday and sunday and an on shore breeze making it comfortable near the coastline and the bottom line is warm, dry, sunny, no weather issues. 85 inland on saturday and 80 at the coast and 86 on sunday, and

southeasterly instead of northeasterly on sunday. watching the sox tomorrow night? any storms that can develop, ending by 7:00, a couple of night games for saturday and sunday and for the cape and islands, a decent chance for a shower or thunderstorm, and then a drier weekend for saturday and sunday. near 80 and the lower humidity. the accu-weather 7 day, warmth all across. the only rain chance will be isolated storms on monday. the drought keeps on going. david and lisa? >> never ending. thank you. some artists use paint and others sculpt with clay and one man likes sticks and vines and is bringing his talent to boston. the tower hill botanic garden

he twists and weaves the natural materials into sculptures. look at that. >> just the way the light comes through the twigs is gorgeous. >> ever stuck on an island with someone, you want it to be him. he can make structures out of nothing. [laughter] this is a stunning statistic as kids go back to college. >> a psychologist believes at least half of them have disorders. >> and they have a new plan to make it affordable. plus. >> an unusual sight last night in boston, low-flying helicopters getting close to downtown and they are back again tonight. new at 6:00, answers as to what

kelly ayotte: thanks, buddy. kelly (voiceover): i'm kelly ayotte. and when i take the plate for new hampshire... i'm up against a political machine that plays dirty -- throwing millions in false, negative ads... i'm out here knocking down every lie... that's why i'm batting for good-paying jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... i approved this message because no matter what they're throwing at me...

tonight, new the mental health of college students on campuses all over the country. dr.mallika marshall is here, and doctor, these numbers are staggering. >> i had to say when i first heard them, i was in shock but it makes sense. we are not there yet but if you have a child. >> college, you -- in college, check in with them on a regular basis. >> 50 to 60% of college kids have a psychiatric disorder.

is the use of substances, anxiety, depression, problems with relationships, breakups, academic problems, learning disabilities. if you add them up, 50% doesn't seem that high. >> reporter: these mit under grads agree. >> it's stressful sometimes here at school. >> i know a couple of friends with a semester. >> reporter: the suicide rate is astronomical. >> a college student kills themselves every day. >> you can't blame the institute themselves. the student that goes here puts pressure on themselves. >> reporter: dr. beresin said that the brain doesn't fully mature until age 26 so the college students are put in a difficult situation. >> living alone and not prepared to be on your own, peer pressure and the ability

and make those decisions on your own without supervision. >> reporter: what about the freshmen who are a long way from home, one from kenya, one from iran and one from the philippines? >> there are a lot of new factors in play for college for international students since you don't know the area at all. so it can be overwhelming at times. >> reporter: these ladies have at least one strategy to help them keep their sanity. >> better >> so mit is requiring incoming freshmen to complete an online program teaching them about the warning signs before they take a class. and mit has had a lot of problems with suicide, higher than average. so they are really making an effort to reach out. >> and i commend them for getting to the bottom of it and

the kids? >> reporter: these kids said they are. and during orientation, they talk with them about the services that are available so they feel supported. >> doctor, thank you. >> reporter: you're welcome. >> lisa, doctor, thank you. the survivors of the pulse nightclub in orlando have medical bills of $5 million. who is making sure they don't have to pay a peppy? and a hateful message at a local high school and two gunshot guess off. one teenager is in the hospital

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norman: that's a lot of vitamins there, harold. harold: oh, i'm stocking up before kelly ayotte an? harold: well, she wants to privatize medicare, turn it into a voucher program that'll cost families big time. norman: uhhh... the vitamins? harold: gotta keep my family strong because ayotte also wants to raise the medicare eligibility age. norman: ohhh... i think maybe i'll pick up a few too. narrator: tell kelly ayotte: oppose medicare privatization.

breaking news at 5:30. a little boy rescued in chelmsford saved from this backyard pool. investigators tell us that the him out after they realized he had slipped under the water. that boy was breathing on his own and semi conscious when police and firefighters arrived. paramedics flew him to the hospital in boston with no word on his condition. and a catholic nun born and raised in massachusetts was murdered in mississippi. >> the officer went to check on the two nuns when they didn't

both nuns are also nurse practitioners. investigators are not sure if their religion had anything to do with the crime. and at 5:30, friends say she was an innocent victim, a teen girl shot in dorchester and not the intended target. the 18-year-old is in the hospital. >> officers rushed to the mcclellan street home to find the wounded teenager. beth germano has more. beth? >> next thing you know, shots were fired. >> reporter: bullet vehicles and windows and pierced homes on mcclellan street in dore -- dorchester. when it was over, dashaye mizhari was critically injured, an innocent bystander as police try and determine who was behind the shooting. her aunt did not want to be identified. >> she ran home and ran inside screaming i'm shot.