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in germany -- because of a bomb threat. reporter: here is the story -- first, in germany, fears of a planned bombing at a soccer game between germany and the netherlands prompted an evacuation in hanover, germany. investigators say there were specific investigations -- specific information about a -- an attack. expected to be at the game. police also evacuated a nearby arena where a concert was about to start. the game has been called off and the german team was playing france on friday night when the stadium was attacked. also breaking news in paris -- investigators searching for a second fugitive they say was involved. tonight, that person is not being identified. three and -- three anonymous sources say he or she was directly involved.
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-- c -- key suspect in the case. today. phil: breaking news in boston -- an intoxicated passenger flight that landed at logan. the door midair. reporter: i spoke to a number of did not seem to be very unnerved by the incident despite everything going on in europe. they applauded the british air flight crew for their handling of what the airline described as an unruly and abusive passenger. passengers on the british airway flight said it happened not halfway through the flight from london to boston. police say an intoxicated female passenger became abusive. >> she had a vapor cigarette and i think she is going into the
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bathroom trying to use it. that' s when everybody said you are doing something you are not allowed to do and she got violent about it. reporter: this sequence of events were unclear. >> the flight attendant noticed her crossing the aisle and said stop doing it. then they escorted her back. then she was having a seizure. she was kicking and stretching out her arms. they had to tie her down and get handcuffs and had to put handcuffs on her feet as well and strap per into the seat. she was really fighting them. >> she was trying to open the door at 30,000 feet. >> i suppose they had it under control, so i was not uncomfortable at all on the flight. reporter: most of the passengers were six or seven rows away and were unaware anything had
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happened in till crews announced they would be boarding the plane and then saw a woman in handcuffs being escorted off the flight. jc: our coverage continues live at logan with what we know about the suspect. reporter: state police have just released the woman' s name. she is a 32-year-old from poland. instead of walking out the doors behind me like the rest of the passengers, she was processed at customs and border protection and will be charged with interfering with a flight crew. a passenger snapped a photo of this woman being arrested. writing on instagram, those are not bracelets, someone got arrested. big thank you to the british airways crew. the intoxicated woman tried to open an exit door and will be charged with interfering with a flight crew. in a statement, british airways wrote our customer and crew
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deserve to have a safe and enjoyable flight. behavior. this involved intoxication, not necessarily anything to do with terrorism. she certainly picked a wrong week to have a bad flight. jc: this past july, there was a similar incident on a flight diverted to logan. this man was accused of going on a drunken rampage. prosecutors say he punched his wife, pushed several flight attendants and urinated on a passenger seat. into custody and flight crew. finally ready to call it a career. fox sports and usa today will be his last. -- the big decision comes on the eve of a big birthday.
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birthday and that is when he will announce next season will baseball. the red sox a the have no announcement planned but one source close to the red sox said this did not surprise him. he has been in the big year -- in the big league for 19 years. he has one year remaining on his contract. the red sox have an option for his services in 2017. he' s the 27th player that hits 500 or more home runs. series championships. the m.v.p. of team. s 40 years old and will announce his retirement tomorrow. coming up, rex ryan and the bills are coming to town. >> is already talking. jc: breaking developments
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between the state of newark and fan to and draft kings. fan tools says it has stopped accepting wagers from new york-based clients, and that could change depending on hearing next week. draft kings is not commenting whether it will follow suit. this follows the state attorney general going to court to deny accepting action in state borders because it violates new york gambling rules. phil: the murder trial of phillip chism put on hold today because of what his lawyers are calling a breakdown in his cell. these accused of raping and killing his teacher two years ago. jack harper is live in salem tonight. when could we see testimony resume. reporter: that is a great question. the judge told the jury to be back at 10:15 tomorrow. he' doctors who examined him.
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>> i had an opportunity to observe the defendant who did not respond to councils questions and was lying on the floor. he was mumbling with his eyes closed. reporter: phillip chism accused killer phillip chism, quiet through the testimony with prosecutors trying to prove he murdered his math teacher. the jury saw photographs of the s body from the school to the woods nearby. changed. >> i can' t take this anymore. i don' t want to hurt anyone. reporter: defense attorneys say competency. >> this is a serious situation and he has the diagnosis of a serious mental illness. t think there is
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>> your oldest child, what was her name? >> colleen. >> how old was she? >> she was 24. reporter: she identified her daughters photo and remember hours of wondering when she could not be reached. >> the only thing i thought that could have happened was she was in a car accident or something. reporter: the judge had television technicians begin to cable a feed into the cell where phillip chism is held when he is not in court. it is conceivable that might be the answer. he might be watching the trial while he is held in the cell. phil: a bad crash at a construction site in lowell. one worker was thrown 30 feet in the air and has serious head and back injuries. police say drove down the wrong side of the
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the bobcat spun, hit the injured worker and then an excavator hitting another car. out of the way. jc: new leads in a 39-year-old murder case -- the victim, a young woman known only as jane doe. reporter: baltimore county police tell me they just wallowing our story that lines up with other new evidence that this young woman who was murdered nearly 40 years ago may from the boston area. tortured, drug, gagged and then drug onto an access road outside the city of baltimore. a younger was murdered nearly 40 years ago still has no name. but now detectives say new leads are starting to come in following and a -- following a five investigates story. s
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neighborhood in boston and may have attended jamaica plain high school. the latest information follows high tech pollen tests of her clothing finding pollen found s. the young keys. police they were manufactured in the baystate. they are asking anyone with more information to help. >> take a look at this photograph. we are just asking for the public' s help. it' s time for someone to step up to the plate. reporter: detectives have two dna samples from the scene. the detective' s phone number is on our website. jc: it is
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amazing what forensics can do. the severe weather bearing down on the southern states tonight. phil: from snow to dozens of tornadoes, the damage already done and the threat that still remains. in the meantime, we are clear on the local front. that will change later this week. jc: a beverly man charged with trying to kill his estranged wife. phil: the new hampshire man accused of kidnapping and raping a teenage girl is back in court. the move his defense team is jc: and you are looking live at the mass pike. slow going. let' s find out if there are delays -- not bad on 93 south. a typical commute on dead 93 north upper deck. close to 40 and slowing down on 495 and slow going on the
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announcer: you are watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. phil: a federal judge has ruled the boston police department was skewed in favor of white candidates. it skipped over critical skills and abilities like reasoning and judgment. just five of the 33 sergeants promoted over the last six years have been black. jc:
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hampshire. the republican hopeful held a meet up in his supporters home. she said what it comes to s the most qualified of the gop candidates because of the time she spent in europe. s infuriating. republican front-runner donald trump comes to massachusetts tomorrow, scheduled to appear at a rally in worcester. he weighed in on the paris terror attacks, saying america should considering closing muslim mosques known to promote islamic extremism. on the other side of the aisle, hillary clinton is in texas holding a campaign event in texas. this is her first visit to texas since the 2008 campaign. a recent poll gives her
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phil: powerful storms of the midsection of the nation tonight. jc: the severe weather has damaged several homes and the threat remains. reporter: the powerful storm that spawned nearly 40 reported tornadoes across four states. >> we have a gigantic tornado right in front of us. >> it left behind a wide path of destruction with walls ripped off businesses and several homes damages -- damaged. >> the life and girl took shelter and we could hear it hit us. >> other than a few cuts and scrapes, i' m ok. reporter: the line of severe weather is threatening parts of the midwest and south with powerful winds. the hardest hit areas are
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>> gusts up to 60 miles an hour and the potential for some tornadoes through the overnight. you can see behind us a lot of tornado watches. harvey: this is a secondary mass , as you know, so we have to watch it. we will hear from that system, but that is late in the week. before we get to that, were you out early this morning? there wasn' t much wind, but there was a chill. you could expect that to be repeated early tomorrow morning and i will show you why. 25 in taunton early this morning with a gentle breeze off the water. the best we can do today, the 40' s, in spite of. and without much wind. another clear night under way in
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boston, where it' s already down to 40 and a gentle breeze off the water. the evening is young and it' s already down to 34 again. heat escaping off into space quickly, setting this up to be in the low 20' s in the cold spots. i wouldn' t even rule out a couple of upper teens. we should have a slightly better temperature recovery. so within one or two degrees should be our afternoon highs or tomorrow. you saw danielle referencing the severe weather with a line of storms approaching st. louis. when is that going to move here? the high pressure is strong, so it' s going to take a while before that reaches us. a narrow strip of snow from nebraska to portions of kansas.
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blocking high pressure for us tomorrow, another nice day. as it moves off, the clouds will increase, the wind will come from the south. the question is the timing on this rainfall. because the high pressure is so strong, most of the rain should hold off until the end of the day or the nighttime and then it may linger into a portion of friday. the clouds thicken overnight but there could be partial sun along the coastline on the cape. the rains approaching western mass by late morning and then moving into the boston area but still rain free. into friday morning is when we
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there is your cold morning and a temperature recovery tomorrow and sunshine. not much sun if any on thursday into friday morning. then we should get a break after that. when we are talking about rainfall, the potential is there for an inch or more of rain which would be much needed for our area. check out the weekend -- could be a shower saturday night or sunday morning. just a few wet flakes and windy and chile taking over sunday afternoon into monday. it looks like it will be dry and seasonable for the patriots game against a fellow next monday night. phil: as if we needed another one, here' s and other sign of the digital era. jc: oxford dictionary' s of the
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is this imagery -- this emo ji. every year, the oxford dictionary picks a word they feel captures the year' s biggest trends or changes in the english language. so what does it say that the biggest change in english languages and language at all? phil: i thought at first it was crying -- but it is laughing so hard you are in tears. jc: charlie is making a personal diagnosis public. phil: coming up, his hiv status and the reason he' s speaking out about it. reporter: a mall changing it soon after getting a 10 of public backlash. phil: five investigates has an exclusive look at where the weapons from a u.s. army
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the cdc is warning that an epidemic of sexually in the u.s. is getting worse. the most common infection, chlamydia, has hit record levels. more than 1.4 million cases in 2014. there were also in cases in gonorrhea and syphilis. doctors say the new number shows the need for better diagnosis, treatment and prevention. phil: between his high profile television roles and his high-profile meltdowns, charlie c -- hurley sheen is one of the most recognizable faces and today made a major announcement about his own health. >> that i am in fact, hiv-positive. reporter: he announced he was diagnosed about four years ago. >> it is a hard three letters to absorb. reporter: it came after a series of migraines. he said he decided to make the
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more than a million dollars i people he trusted with the secret. >> they were deep in my inner circle and i thought they could be helpful and instead, my trust turned to their treason. reporter: he hopes to destigmatize the virus. >> i have a responsibility to better myself and help a lot of other people. phil: he says he' s healthy today thanks to a rigorous drug regime and that there is no way he' s transmitted the virus, insisting he has told every partner about his diagnosis. jc: we continue to follow breaking news out of germany. phil: fears of a planned attack
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