victim took out a second restraining order not to long ago, claiming she had feared for her life. within hours of strangling his estranged wife, he tells police what he did. >> the officer asked if he could help them, he responds that he killed his wife. the officer said what, he repeated that he killed his wife. reid: steeves and carmela sanders were in the process of ending the had filed two separate restraining orders, including one this past may, when he sai he will "d take care of her." >> there was no indication or anything that was wrong. >> i feel sick to my stomach over it. i'm in shock. reid: despite the restraining order, the couple was in frequent contact, and he was

said the phone call -- said a phone call from her new boyfriend started an argument. >> whether or not there were pre-existing conditions, whether or not there were provocations. reid: familymembers rushed out of court with little to say. the attorney says his client doesn't have memory of much of what happened after the murder, hinting that he may have been suffering a little issue when he allegedly strangled his flooding in western mass. this from springfield where they got a lot of rain in a short amount of time. some roads had to be shut down. this, as we get a look at what te storm that turned in to tropical storm earl looks like from the international space station. stormteam 5's aj burnett is tracking it as it strengthens.

link right now over the past 12 hours. a decent sized system, not a hurricane, it's a tropical storm. some strengthening may be expected over the next 24 hours. this is a look at all the different models -- notice how they are tightly packed into one spot. it is the intensifying but in terms of the national hurricane center it takes it right over into belize as a strong tropical storm, not a hurricane. the rainfall and the storm surge are what is concerning. we will talk about it and have the latest forecast coming up. heather: massachusetts congressman stephen lynch is calling on congress to get back to work and vote on emergency funding to combat the zika crisis. congressman lynch sent a letter

leader mitch mcconnell, asking them to call congress back into session as soon as possible. lawmakers aren't due back 'til september. lynch, who calls zika a national security and public health crisis, is a co-sponsor of a bill that provides $1.9 billion in emergency funding to fight zika. ben: president obama again saying that donald trump is unfit to be on republican leaders to withdraw their endorsements. janet wu reports that trump is firing back. jericho he sent this message to mitch mcconnell, house speaker paul ryan, and senator john mccain. >> there has to be a point at which you say this is not somebody i can support for president of the united states. the fact that that has not yet happened makes some of these denunciations very hollow. there has to come a point at which you say enough.

abroad and compromised by radical islam brought to the shores. we need change now." campaigning in virginia, he focused on hillary clinton. >> she wants to play the tough one. she is not tough. i don't have people. she is not tough. she's doing the handlers, they push her from place to place, that is all it is. janet: one challenge will be particularly sensitive in swing states, where republicans face tough elections. >> we will continue right down to the end and the more often he will step on his own foot. janet: there are plenty of constituents who disagree with him and support trump. president obama says he is unfit. ctive- i think he is woefully unprepared. >> unfit?

congressman said he called his republican colleagues today, telling him he made a courageous decision to be the first gop congressman to announce he will vote for hillary clinton. he's not running for reelection so he will not suffer backlash. ed: hillary clinton took a break from the presidential campaign today to attend the funeral of a longtime friend in rhode isl weiner, a major democratic donor and fundraiser. heather: a worcester dentist facing a judge after grouping of patient during a procedure. todd: he is free on bail tonight, his office closed all day today following his arrest yesterday for indecent assault and battery. >> he categorically denies any

doctor are very serious. a longtime patient accuses of fondling her while she was in the dental chair. the police report states he four times touched the breast of his patient with hand and fingers. he was arrested after the patient left the office. >> he's sat it by the syrian -- he is saddened by the serious allegations, take them very seriously, and he is going to vigorously defend himself. todd: he's a boston university graduate who has been practicing dentistry in central massachusetts for decades. this man is a patient and works as a handyman, both at his office and at the doctor's home. >> he did my teeth. there's --

address the allegations made by the patient. again, he's free after posting $1000 bail. he has been ordered not to have contact with the victim. he will be back in court next month and it is not clear what impact this case could have on his practice. todd kazakeiwich, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: campers are back at south boston's curley community center for the first time since the drowning of a young boy. 7-year-old kyzr willis wandered into the water at carson beach last week while the rest of the campers were inside a nearby bath house. since the tragedy, the city of boston is implementing new safety rules at all its summer programs. tonight at 6:30 kyzr's family will remember him at vigil outside the center. heather: new york city police commissioner bill bratton is stepping down to take a job in the private sector but the man who was once boston's top cop says leaving the force will not

>> i wish i had more time chronologically to stay around for three or four years to work on the issues it will take that long to straighten out. heather: bratton leaves having lead the new york city police twice in the mid-1990's and again during the past 2 years. the dorchester native also served as boston police commissioner for two years and the los angeles police force during the last decade.s tocop,n is credited with keeping crime down and keeping tensions between the police and the city's minority communities under control. >> no question, they took the cat. ed: the mscpa facing criticism tonight from a family who says animal rescuers didn't do enough to reunite them with their cat, that's now lost forever. heather: pokemon no. the local day care that took action to keep players away aj: eventually the sun pokes through the clouds. we are the clearing trend. when 90 degrees is back in the

their recent call up to the big club find out who their newest

ed: ayer police are asking for the public's help after the tricycle of a boy with special needs is stolen. the tricycle. his parents tell police it was stolen from their yard. if you have seen it call ayer police. heather: the pokemon go craze invades a new hampshire day care. the wildly popular smartphone game raised safety concerns after players started showing up at the portsmouth center. the day care's director did a little digging and found out the facility was a pokemon gym, where players gather to do cyber battle with their characters.

are taking the children from the center or bringing them in the morning, people are randomly driving in and out and they're looking at their phones. they're not looking at a two-year-old walking around and they could get hit and those were some big concerns of mine. heather: the director contacted the game's developer and the virtual gym was shut down. ed: police in devens warning that pokemon go and driving is a no go. take a look this sign on route 2 eastbound in devens says pokemon free highway. the next sign was a warning about a lane shift up ahead, then this one, telling drivers, phones down, and heads up. heather: don't do the pokemon while you are in a car. ed: in the 70's today, with some rain. heather: aj's trackig when we'll be back close to 90. caught on camera, a dramatic

injured bird.

heather: a family from framingham is upset with the mspca tonight. they say when their cat got lost recently animal rescuers did not , do enough to find them. new at 6:00, as newscenter 5's david bienick reports, this tale does not have a happy ending. >> this is the last cat. dav they put up last week after their 14-year-old cat didn't come home. >> i knew something was up. david: the neighborhood fountain thought he wasa a stray and took him to an animal hospital. >> he had a wonderful home, and they robbed us of that they robbed that of my family,. david: she says they should have used the address left by the neighbor to track them down. instead, 48 hours later, he was put down.

been to reunite you with your cat? >> a phone call, do your due diligence. david: did it seem like a step they should have taken, to reach out to authorities? >> perhaps. david: the mspca they were initially focused on treating him, who they say was in severe conditions because of his diabetes. they agreed that finding them should have been easy, if he had a collar or microchip. >> that would have been all the difference. 90% of the time, an animal come to quickly reunite them. david: he did have a collar, but his owners say he couldn't wear it because of the skin condition. he's now home, in a small grave in their backyard. they and the mspca do agree about one thing, that there cap step should be a lesson to others. ed: a siegel lives thanks to unusual rescue.

happened to be there shot these pictures of a woman who decided to save the siegel. the woman, who didn't reveal her name, jumped in, grabbed the wounded bird and swam back to shore. the gull has been turned over to wildlife specialists in brockton. it will stay there a few weeks until it's strong enough to go back out on its own. heather: a colorful show of support for worcester police. ella stood outside of police headquarters this morning with a basketfull of blue flowers, this little brother. police say they brought a smile to many faces, and that they truly appreciate the act of kindness. ed: put a smile on my face. heather: so did the rain. aj: smiles abound. we have the rainfall and now the

show it is out and to talk to you about the sunset time. it is getting earlier and earlier. tonight it is 8:02. tomorrow it will be before 8:00. 7:19 is august 31. we are losing time. enjoy it well you have got it. the last the showers are coming to an some sun down toward the canal, so grab your pictures. it means a nice stretch of weather coming up for tomorrow. the dew points should be low as well. dear is fairly comfortable tomorrow, a little more uncomfortable on thursday but really uncomfortable friday and saturday which could cause problems for some of you.

with warmer temperatures down to the south and west. low-pressure scooting out with sea breeze is setting up shop. weak wind could heat things up and cause the air to rise. it will cost temperatures to stay in the 70's at the beaches. high-pressure overhead through tomorrow evening and tomorrow night and then it starts to build offshore. year air to return and that is the transition day. by friday it is here, along with the taste of heat. lows tonight getting back into the 50's in many cases -- there will be patches of dense fog especially the further west you travel. it gets stuck down there before

of the fog. 70's at the coast, 80 is further inland. look for temperatures along the water with temperatures closer to 80 degrees with a high tide around midday and low tide first thing in the morning. let's check out your seven-day forecast, watch out for a little bit of fog humid. the showers and thunderstorms hold off until later tonight. we will keep an eye ball on the storms with temperatures near 90 degrees on friday and saturday. >> now, sportscenter 5, powered by xfinity. >> the red sox did not make a move, and there were a number of kids miss prospect in the

club. he was drafted in the first round in 2015 out of the university of arkansas. he made the leap to the majors and will join the team in seattle tonight. the last guy to jump from aa to the majors was ramirez in 2005. he'll sit tonight against a lefty pitcher but will make his major league debut tomorrow . the trade with minnesota, making room. to the game last night, the sox trailed in the eighth and it is now 1-1. top of the ninth, mookie betts up, and he'll say --bang, it's gone. a home run just over the left-field fence.

they got in scoring position. one with knee surgery three weeks ago comes in. a ninth inning win for the sox last night. the win last night allows them to jump into second place in the log-jammed american league east. the red sox are even with toronto. they the blue jays in the standings. yankees creeping closer as well, just six at half games out of first place. david price will be on the mound tonight for the sox facing the mariners for just the 7th time in his career the lefty has done well against seattle. price boasts a 3-1 record against the mariners with a 2.25 era. he's also held seattle to a 197 batting average and recorded 50

day off for the patriots today, back on the field tomorrow. their first practice game is against the saints. season ticket holders were in gillette last night, thousands of them stuffing the lower bowl. they came to watch 87 do his thing, tom brady. this also gives the new players and the rookie a chance to see what life is like and on the field. is, you can check out new haircuts. you can also think it is extremely valuable to adjust to the atmosphere. >> starting to build in more things, players will be off on tuesday and then grind out the rest of the week.

we most definitely out there, trying to get better. we take care of each other. we out there, trying to get better. >> one final note to tell you about, the chargers offering to the minor leagues. heather: time now to flash forward to newscenter 5 at 7:00 and 11:00. maria: caught on camera, su ddenly beaching themselves. and new at 11:00, donald trump taking aim at new hampshire's republican senator, locked in the heated reelection bid. a response to his claims

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breaking news tonight as we come on the air. what donald trump has just declared about one of the leader office the republican party, house speaker paul ryan. is this political war? also, trump today receiving a purple heart, declaring in his words, "i always wanted a purple heart. also tonight, the deadly bus crash. authorities now calling it catastrophic. aerials from the scene coming in. the all-out air assault tonight against zika. as the cdc warns against travel to a certain part of florida. and what we've now learned about the spraying. the states in red there, bracing next. the shooting rampage and the employees. their split-second decision, where they hid that saved their lives. and the urgent manhunt under way tonight.