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of 14 incidents tied to ground beef in north haverhill new hampshire. ben: right now, anticipation building for tonight's speech by hillary clinton. tonight she has the podium to herself. >> training camp for the new england pats underway. tom brady has been suspended for the fourth -- first four games of the season. ben: heavy rain headed our way. anchor: not everyone is going to get it. this is why we're looking for the possibility of heavy rain. it is possible, north, unlikely. the storm system is tracking to our south.
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another area here, it looks very week. down here to the south, we put -- we're in the likely category of this -- it is trying to work eastward. there may be showers left out but not much after midnight area we see some downpours developing. i where we will see heavy rain. the national weather service has a flash flood watch out through tomorrow. we will talk more about that and what lies behind it. ben: sky 5 over somerville where two demonstrations are happening now a black lives matter protest . now underway and just starting a police rally in protest over a black
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chaiyabhat is live in somerville tonight shaun? >> police across the area are here. can see more than 100 people are here. a lot our friends and family of police officers. they have their own banner. they want this put up. they want the black lives matter taken down from city hall. the site has been year. until recently this controversy has grown. they sent a letter to the mayor saying it is troubled by this banner calling it demoralizing. the mayor says the sign is not e banner is a symbol to spark dialogue. >> we believe you can stand up against racism and protect
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blue. there -- those are not competing thoughts. reporter: all of the officers that are here, the mayor says he hopes they will have more of an open dialogue with him and he respects their opinion. we will listen to this and bring you more later on. maria: the vice president is in baton rouge today speaking at a vigil fo neighborhood and law enforcement. attorney general loretta lynch also offered her condolences. the officers were ambushed outside of a convenience store earlier this month. investigators say the gunman was targeting police. ben: a new hampshire inmate back in custody tonight after a daring escape. 50-year-old kevin gearhart was scheduled for transport to a court appearance but instead of boarding the van he hid in the valley street jail garage. once the van left he was off and running in an orange jump suit
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witnesses saw him running down busy elm street to a gas station where he tried to steal a truck. the driver told him to do the right thing. >> htold me i'm on work release. don't be scared. i am supposed to be out. i said you should go back now. you are in enough trouble. go back. he jumped over the guardrail and was out of sight. ben: gearhart was arrested a short time later. maria: and taking a look at first alert traffic. you're looking live at the southeast expressway. let's look at the maps. usually, a 30 minute drive. a little bit longer than that. northbound slower than average. 93, newton corner. southbound is jammed.
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just fine. anchor: caught on camera, a teen catches a 200-pound shark. new tonight, the tag team effort to reel in the catch. it wasn't easy then later, >> a new problem, as deaths from fentanyl skyrocket. 5 investigates, how some addicts are using it to outsmart state
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ben: an unexpected move by
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they change their mind after they u.s. added fewer jobs than expected and following the brexit vote. they express -- expressed optimism about the recent progress. homeownership in the u.s. has plunged. less than 63% of americans now own their homes. that's the lowest level in 50 years. the main reason? experts say a high number of millenials continue to live with their parents. all-time low mortgage rates don't appear to be enough to encourage them to buy. housing prices are very high. maria: you may be able to do more with your ez pass. drivers could use it for other car related services such as parking, car washes and even drive-thru fast food purchases. the pioneer group says the technology could make life
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>> when was the last time you used coins? maria: i do use coins. wrong person. commitment 2016 coverage continues tonight. we go back live to the democratic national convention in philadelphia. our ed harding checks in with world news tonight david muir. quite the catch for a father and son on a fishing trip. the 200-pound monster they managed to reel in. >> tracking showers and thunderstorms now.
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ben: american political history being made tonight an. maria: the first woman of a major party policy to do so. reporter: a familiar face >> newscenter 5. >> she has been on the stage before. she has been on the national dialogue for 25 years in the bar is high for her tonight. the country is very polarized. she has to come out of this
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that's going to teach us something new about hillary clinton. >> she was on the floor with the president. you were on the floor. it is incredible. to think of that team of rivals, fierce competitors. she says yes and then eight years later to have him make that case, which you rarely hear from the incumbent president. moment. it was almost overwhelmed and humbled by the fact she heard the president make the case for her. it is really interesting. all these years campaigning for her husband, serving as secretary of state. having tim kaine say she lets
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donald trump who suggested the russians should find her e-mails. >> this is going to be a tough thing for donald trump. words matter when you are on a stage this significant. we pressed the trump campaign on that. i asked what he thinks about donald trump sarcasm. he doesn't hold back. donald trump is calling for a boycott of hillary cln' is out reading the republican. he knows how to be a number one show. he doesn't like this rating higher than the other one. >> everyone back in new england. i missed you. reporting live from philadelphia , back to you.
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team has the tale to tell about his vacation. he has been fishing with his dad since he was 30 years old. -- three years old. and those excursions paid off when he reeled in the big one. they thought it was a stingray at first, but it turned out to be a 200 pound shark. >> to do something at this size, at this age. is good. ben: the family motto is 'catch and release' so after dozens of pictures the father and son released the sand tiger shark back into the water. maria: this is a sad story. a 110-year-old lobster saved from the dinner table has died. the maine state aquarium says larry the lobster was laid on a bed of ice wrapped it in a saltwater-soaked towel and
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supposed to decide if he would be released to the wild or put on exhibit. but larry didn't survive the trip to the aquarium. it's not clear what caused his death. we will be watching lots of beach weather. anchor: there is another issue tomorrow. the patriots are having their practice. , occasional downpours. the patriots are saying heads up. you may want to check ahead before you check out those plays going on. if you are making the beach day water temperatures are nice tomorrow. 70's, lightning. tomorrow is not one to be a beach day but the weekend has some hope.
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up here or there. notice what it is doing. much stronger. the nacelle over here. southern new hampshire, saying this activity going on, small hail with this and lightning and thunder. watch out with the downpours. with this. it has to lift northward. that is when we see showers and thunderstorms in the forecast. and a flash flood watch. it is isolated stuff we are talking about. it could drop 2-4 inches. the water flows in and makes travel very treacherous.
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downpours. the occasional shower, a rumble of thunder. this is where it is going to go up. north of their, we get some rain north of the pike. that is the threat going on tomorrow. even this threat area to the north could still have the occasional downpour develop. temperatures tomorrow don't change. it will be lining up. we can see 1-2 inches of rain. if you get in one of those downpours you will see more rain than that. overnight not going to get very cold. tomorrow, high temperatures not nearly as warm as they have been. high temperatures in the
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sunday. 86 degrees. sunday i had a chance to see some thunderstorms. probably lay into the day before it moves its way in there. keep that in mind this weekend. sunday afternoon, it could feature a round of thunderstorms. 70's and 80's. 90, 90 degree readings. downpours and flash flooding. maria: the fun town. it was damaged by sandy in 2012, then completely destroyed by a huge boardwalk fire a year later. seaside park is home to dozens of amusement park rides. this week the town set a height limit on those rides. and the pier's owner says the restrictions make it financially
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new research suggests jupiter's great red spot may be the planet's heat source sort of how the sun heats the earth's atmosphere. nasa-funded scientists have been stumped as to why temperatures in jupiter's upper atmosphere are comparable to those found on earth, especially since jupiter is much further away from the sun. researchers found temperatures were significantly higher near jupiter's great red spot. v.h.-1 classic is getting a significant facelift on august 1 it will become mtv classic focusing on the channel's glory years during the 1990's. classic shows like mtv unplugged beavis and butthead the real world and daria will be in heavy rotation. the premiere will also celebrate m.t.-v's 35th anniversary on-air. a minnesota judge may allow cameras in court for prince's estate proceedings on a case-by-case basis.
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broader access today. so far, the estate's special administrator has sought to block recording devices. the pop icon died of a drug overdose in april. potential heirs are fighting for a piece of his multi million dollar estate. maria: special deals, enjoy special deals at the jfk presidential library & museum, commonwealth museum, battleship cove marine museum at fall river, sandwich glass museum, nantucket whaling museum, tower hill botanic garden, and commonwealth shakespeare company free fun fridays run all summer long brought to you by the highland foundation. for more information, log on to wcvb.com and click on community. it's more potent than heroin and showing up in more drug-related deaths. ben: 5 investigates a new problem with fentanyl and why some are using it to help beat required drug tests. reporter: then at 6:00, breaking news in everett where more human remains have been found at an industrial site plus, police, protesting in somerville what they want to see replace a black lives matter banner at city hall.
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and a little boy with a big accomplishment, he's a published author. who inspired him to write a book it's new on newscenter 5 at
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fentanyl is also becoming a drug of choice for some because it slips through the cracks of court-ordered drug tests. >> you need the smallest amount. >>'s drug of choice was fenton l when he was using. more potent than heroin but easier to hide. he would seek out benson all. >> it's another way to get over, to skate through the crack's. >> the problem goespe testing for it at courthouses and users know it. >> they can't do heroine so they have to find fenton all. >> if you can't tell they are using it that is a problem. >> her office saw a case where a man overdosed and passed his probation department protest --
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to address the escalating numbers of fatal overdoses. >> we found this was necessary to save lives. >> he had his counseling center fentanyl. >> more and more they look like they were on drugs but they were not testing positive for drugs. it was something we were not testing for. reporter: they can get advanced fentanyl test results in 24
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>> the department will test for fit no at all courthouses. >> this is a joke anymore. people are driving every day. reporter: nathan overdosed twice. he has been clean for three months.
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the store owners who fought back. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter five at 6:00. anchor: flood watch now, a
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behind it coming up. maria: more human remains found at an industrial site in everett. live at the scene with new information about this victim. reporter: you are about to hear some distinctive details about
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crews are moving dirt around on the side. >> how busy is it after dark? >> not busy at all. reporter: the woman was between 26 years old and 52 years old, likely white years old -- like that's likely white. she was wearing ankle boots, a

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