darnell booth has a long criminal record. he's accused of raping a 16-year-old girl he met as a customer. booth is held without bail. ben: a rail-crossing collision, caught on camera. a man driving a pick-up truck drove around a crossing gate in wakefield, colliding with a commuter train. the driver taken to mass general no one on the train was hurt. jc: harvey joins us now right now we are dealing with dangerous heat and humidity. anchor: reached 96. right now, 100. it is a brutally uncomfortable evening. we are all he going to coast down into the 80's. in terms of wet weather, much

our direction. they will not get close to our area. the heat advisory is in effect. very similar to what it feels like out there now. for some of us, the threat of storms. anchor: the drought has triggered a warning a supply of foods like blueberries and raspberries. that causes bears to look for food in garbage cans, coolers and bird feeders. the state says complaints from campgrounds are up considerably from last year. they urge campers to properly store food so it doesn't attract any bears . ben: a manchester, new hampshire woman faces charges accused of bringing her young child on an alleged drug deal. police say ann marie martinez had drugs in her car before an

daughter next to eight grams of heroin and 4 grams of crack. martinez is charged with possession of a controlled drug and endangering the welfare of a child. bail was set at 2,000 dollars cash. jc: the site of the deadly 2003 rhode island nightclub fire has been removed as a poke-stop. the site of the station in west warwick had been listed as a stop in pokemon go. but it was taken off following outcry from survivors and victims' relatives. several other sensitive sites recently. including the u.s. holocaust museum and japan's hiroshima peace memorial park. ben: still to come tonight on newscenter 5 at 530: the water crisis in flint, michigan. jc: new research released today. the numbers offering hope to the people that live there. ben: the computer crash that grounded the nation's second largest airline. delta now talking about what went wrong.

jc: their loved ones shot and killed four years ago in a murder that shocked the city. the families speaking out to five investigates. and taking a look at first alert traffic. you're looking live at the zakim bridge. things are moving fine. let's find out how things are around the area. there is a game at gillette. you can see how that is impacting northbound, south of the 495 and 495 southbound is

anchor: delta reports flight operations have returned to normal after monday's computer outage that grounded and delayed thousands of flights. the ceo of the country's second largest airline, speaking to abc news about the technical problems that snarled travel around the globe. lauren lyster has more. >> it was a computer meltdown fell by delta travelers around the world. >> we have never experienced this level of outage before in our history. >> i will make sure this doesn't happen again. >> there was not one delta flight in the air over the u.s..

tuesday. thousands of delays and countless customers. >> this is your only option for a boarding pass. >> they told me i would have a three-hour hold. >> on the communications front they are right. >> early monday morning a piece of delta power equipment failed. some computer systems did not switch up the backup power. >> believe me, we don't have the full answer to that yet. reporter: a travel waiver has been extended through today. anchor: new developments tonight in the flint water crisis.

way to rov reported 45% of the homes tested in july showed no detectable levels of lead. the data is based on tests of 162 homes. today's results are especially promising given the heat of summer. >> you would expect the lead levels to be higher but instead they were low. this shows the corrosion is working. ben: a head researcher says residents should continue to use filters on their taps and use bottled water until given the ok to drink. jc: the drug enforcement administration issuing a major decision on marijuana still to come tonight, their ruling on the federal legal status of pot. jc: in your health tonight, our children and their heart health.

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ben: your health tonight, the dea announces it will not approve the use of medical marijuana. the agency claims its therapeutic value has not been scientifically proven. 25 states, including massachusetts, have laws allowing the medical use of marijuana.

allowed to grow marijuana for research purposes. jc: when it comes to heart disease later in life does activity level as a child play a role? new research says yes and that is raising concerns tonight. here's dr. tim johnson. reporter: >> physical activity outdoors. it is the formula for a healthy heart later in lif children and teens are taking these steps. kids behaviors are worse than we thought. more than half of kids they'll to get 60 minutes of daily physical activity. among teens the picture is even worse. nine in 10 u.s. children have an

all of this while a third of tens -- teens admit to having tried cigarettes and bathing. it's a formula or poor heart health. >> introducing them to a balanced diet. that makes them less likely they will turn to tobacco. sure they take these healthy messages to heart. jc: the number on your scale could be impacting your brainpower. the obese patients had less white matter than normal weight subjects. it translates into an age of 10 years.

265,000 patio chairs that can break unexpectedly. 16 people were hurt. they were sold in pairs. ben: parts of massachusetts in extreme drought conditions. major crop losses are possible and widespread water shortages. reporter: in this part of the river the water level is waste the -- deep on me. >> obviously more have died off on the drought. reporter: the water is still.

today. reporter: the executive director says it is the third worst drought condition on record. >> because of the drought, mostly from municipal wells, groundwater is quite stressed. even today for human out when coupled with the well. reporter: several areas under an extreme drought status. >> we are quite concerned. the low flow periods are usually until fall.

they are trying to voluntarily conserve water, looking for alternative sources. jc: you can tell how low the water is. >> it is dry. we have been telling you this quite often. the deficit and rainfall is getting close to eight inches in boston. we have to continue to monitor this. any wet weather is not in our area. that particular area. it doesn't look like we are going to get wet tonight but there is a show in the skies later on tonight. it is a good show when these

up to 200 meteors per hour inside our relatively clear. if you do that, it will not be be -- nippy outside. >> 96 or 97 in boston. either way, very hot. the record was 99. lawrence. it is very impressive as you know. it is less oppressive to the north but also in the mid to upper 90's. it feels like 105 in boston even now. starting out around 90 for the patriots game, around 90 for the

the course of the games. he devise reason affect from noon until 7:00. the heat index, widespread between 100-105. look at the heat index saturday. it is not nearly as hot in boston but it is still hot in providence and springfield. it will have one of these that door fronts boundary could be the focus for torrential downpours saturday afternoon into saturday night. it could be in more danger than the eastern half. high temperatures for tomorrow. if you hit the beach tomorrow, look how warm the ocean water is.

-- rep current -- rip currents. there could be a few popping around tomorrow afternoon. remember when i've mentioned saturday had the greatest chance of storms? where it will still be hot and humid, the cool air in the coast may inhabit -- inhibit the storms somewhat. chances are back somewhere lay in the weekend, early next week, possibly more widespread rainfall. reporter: thank you. the first family vacation continues. for the second year in a row he is revealing his favorite songs on spotify. the daytime list includes, u got the look by prince good vibrations by the beach boys and smooth sailin by leon

making the nighttime cut, lover man by billie holiday criminal by fiona apple and i get lonely by janet jackson. interesting. tomorrow is friday you know what that means, it's free and it's fun. museum, the museum o concord museum, garden in the woods, mahaiwe performing arts center, naumkeag, emily dickinson museum, and the waterworks museum jc: as we continue, three young women shot and killed inside a car. ben: 5 investigates talks with family members about the crime that shocked the city 4 years ago and hears their plea for justice. >> then at 6:00, we're following breaking news. the close they hope someone will

questions with the head of the failed grand prix. why he blames the city. she has had questions for 20 years. a massachusetts woman found abandoned in as a baby hopes

ben: the pain is still raw for were murdered while sitting in a car 4 years ago. two of those families agreed to sit down with 5 investigates karen anderson with hopes they won't be forgotten and justice will be served. >> a family forever changed without sureties. >> her life was full of promise, working, college classes.

>> what do you remember? >> it was a summer night. i was in my room. it was hot. i had the window open. >> i was at the friends house. i felt a strong urge to be with kristen, to go home. i left. >> he remembers watching tv. girls who had been shot. >> he did not give the newscast much thought. he and his daughter lived worlds away from that violence. >> that would have nothing to do with me. >> they were high school friends and had gone to the dominican

bang, bang, bang. reporter: his mother was trying to get home. >> i do remember seeing one of the gurneys. when the next one came, the girl and i connected and i knew who she was, she started screaming my daughter's name. reporter: the car was riddled injured. >> i just see her bawling. she said she is gone. reporter: police believe one of the girls was targeted. >> it hurts so bad. reporter: her life has inspired her family. she pushed chris to pursue an engineering major.

works at the peace institute helping homicide victims' families. kristen's father finds strength in his faith. >> i miss her singing, i do. reporter: she was a beautiful person. she is gone much too soon. reporter: police have suspected gang involvement. they believe was involved. anchor: good news for sox fans. heather: a big update on big papi right here at 6:00. anchor: new information in the suspect in the princeton murder. when's you should look for. anchor: a driver charged with rape.

commuter train. >> extreme heat and extreme drought. when we could get a break from both. >> wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. heather: she struggled with her killer and police are hoping his injuries will lead them to an arrest. four days after a woman was murdered while driving -- jogging. reporter: vanessa, the princeton victim struggled with her attacker, the district attorney having more specifics. state police looking for evidence in the woods. they believe she tried to fight off her attacker. she may have stuffed

that leads us to believe there was a struggle between vanessa and her assailant that led to scratches, scrapes, and bruises. reporter: the community is grieving for the victims. she went missing during an afternoon jog. >> anyone who observed any kind of vehicle on the road, contact the state police tip line. reporter: investigators plead. an autopsy is underway. the district attorney has not

reporter: sky 5 in the air over the river which has stopped flowing. 14 communities affected. heather: this is another heat wave beginning. anchor: the actual temperature almost made it to the century mark. boston it deals like it is 102. look at this. tomorrow it will feel like today. no real break. a heat advisory is in effect for tomorrow. a couple to the northwest of springfield.