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.

will be a threat of storms and when the temperatures will change. that is part of the weekend forecast. anchor: commuter rail slamming into a pickup truck that had driven onto the tracts. we are learning more about the truck driver. reporter: good afternoon. a train engineer did everything right in this case rolled onto the track but there was no warning. the bells were ringing and the gates were down at this intersection as a train left the station. >> i saw a white pickup truck come. >> video from a business shows the pickup does not appear to slow as it goes under a barrier

reporter: he is seen in the video running along the train as it is moving to help the driver. >> what did the driver say? >> not a thing. reporter: a helicopter flew the driver to mass general hospital. retired firefighter. >> there was a violation. he may be cited in the future. reporter: the jolt from the collision was light. >> it wouldn't have knocked you off of your feet if you were standing up. >> did you know you had hit something? >> i figured it out.

to wait for the train. they are not sure if this was an impatient driver or something else. ed: the hearing did continue revealing new details about the incident. live at the courthouse now. reporter: driver and we have learned he has a criminal history. prosecutors say he used his job to meet and rate a 16-year-old girl, a charge that seems to shock him. after collapsing he seemed more surprised as the prosecutor laid out details of the crime.

slapped her on two occasions. reporter: he was the girl's uber driver. they began to message on snapchat. he tried to meet her a few days later. he offered her a ride to school and attacked her. >> he used his body to pin her down. he pulled off her pants and underwear. at that point he raped h the girl's shirt. he has a criminal history with convictions for violent crime. most cases for misdemeanors or dismissed. the girl's story does not add up. >> i have received police reports and i would suggest there are far more questions than answers. reporter: we should mention

alleged incident. he is being held without bail. anchor: a closer look at darnell background that uber did not find. >> can run criminal background checks through the state system. they advised by state law when conducting checks and look back more than seven years but we ran our own check , and in a couple of hours we found he had a 2012 conviction for assaulting a corrections officer while he was incarcerated. he did jail time after several counts of dealing drugs in a school zone. we told uber what we found. a spokesperson sibley tells us

disbelief that he was allowed to drive. tent he adds i call on the governor and the legislature to go back into session and amend this legislation to immediately require thorough background checks and fingerprinting for all uber drivers -- we cannot afford to wait. such systems already exist and are working well in places like new york city. ed: new at 6:00: a waltham man 36-year-old emanuel louis allegedly went to this west road home looking for his ex-girlfriend. but police say he ended up stabbing a 52-year-old woman and 83-year-old godmother. the younger woman is still hospitalized in critical but stable condition. relatives say louis has a history of domestic abuse. he's charged with armed assault and intent to murder. sharon police are still looking for a child rape suspect. 29-year-old erik silvia is

his last known address is beach road in sharon. however, he has ties to massachusetts, new york and new jersey. if you have any information, call police. heather: five investigates was there as the blame game over the cancelled boston grand prix race continuing today with the former race ceo saying blaming the city for the cancelled race. former ceo john casey, seen here in an earlier interview with 5 investigates, testifying under oath that the city was not willing to change the course of the race, which casey suggested would have kept the event on track. casey's statements are just not accurate. casey also faced numerous questions from the bankrtuptcy trustee about checks written from boston grand prix's account for his own benefit. >> in a corporate case, if principals are being over paid arguably there's a right to perhaps get that back at this point it's too early to determine if that's the

there is a right to get that back. at this point it is too early to determine if that is the situation. casey said it was all part of the compensation he was owed. a five-thousand dollar reward is being offered for information regarding this arson in brockton, our partners at the brockton enterprise say it's for this fire in an abandoned warehouse onre the people in the building were homeless and not supposed to be there. three people had to be rescued from the roof. >> i call president obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis. ed: donald trump not backing down. but is this hurting trump and helping clinton? heather: abandoned as a baby, in the bathroom of a bay state hospital. new at 6:00 her plea for help in

anchor: we could use the rain. there are downpours in parts of connecticut area we have the heat take time. what the changes mean for your weekend. reporter: 18 hours ago, fans were on edge. the message is don't worry, i'm >> friday morning on the eyeopener, extreme heat and health concerns. >> staying safe, including why men may be more at risk. >> and i am tracking when the steamy weather will break, and plus the chance for storms on

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bullying is how we will get things done. reporter: how badly is he being hurt? >> i think you have more traditional publicans that he can win despite sticking his foot in his mouth. reporter: in orlando, trump was less aggressive. >> paper play. it is illegal. a lot of people are upset that situation was not pursued. reporter: clinton decided to go fun. >> team usa was as fearful as trump michael phelps and simone biles would be cowering in the

degrees have shifted from republicans to hillary clinton. reporter: clinton ridiculed trumps wealth saying no one knows how much he is worth because he will not release his tax returns tim kaine will release his filings from the last 10 years. anchor: it is a real scorcher out there today. i feel for people who have to work outside. live pictures from city cam. how long it will last. plus going for gold and more.

ed: new at 6, a palmer woman abandoned at birth is asking for your help. kathleen o'shea was left in a hospital bathroom 25 years ago as a newborn.

hoping the public can help her find her birth mother. she says she's been putting this off for years because of fear of the unknown. o'shea was left at baystate medical center on june 20 1991. her birth mother a springfield teenager did turn herself in but there's no record of her because she wasn't charged. o'shea asks anyone who may know anything to reach out to her. heather: back to rio tonight. judo history made in the olympics. marblehead's kayla harrison wins gold. becomes the first female from outside asia to claim back-to-back judo titles. the 26-year-old is also the only u.s. woman to win two olympic golds in judo. harrison beat france's audrey tcheumeo. student's from harrison's gym gathered in wakefield.,where she still trains before she left, harrison told us she brings her gold medal from london around to inspire the kids. they were there today for a

>> they had been waiting for this the entire week. they are excited. they are happy to be here to cheer her on. reporter: harrison is expected to retire following the olympics. she says she's considering a move to mma. ed: if you do not want to know about the gymnastics events tonight, it has already happened. there have been alerts everywhere that if you don't want to here are the results of the women's gymnastics. aly raisman wins the silver. simone biles flips and flies to olympic gold -- she was stunning. her performance is spectacular. heather: i have chills watching

weather forecast. harvey: they delivered a lot more. i just delivered a lot of heat and humidity. 97. pretty hot on the cape. it's very humid everywhere. here is a look at city cam. 94 humidity is a and it is extremely uncomfortable. don't expect a big drop in temperatures tonight. oppressive conditions. certainly very uncomfortable to the north. in terms of right now, how it is

for the start of the game. in the 80's, there is some action. down through east hartford connecticut. it's not making that much penetration through the ease. there is one strong sell with a lot of cell. we will be lucky if they can edge under 70. the record temperature, 77 in boston. that could get broken. tomorrow we do it all over again. it will feel like 100 tomorrow afternoon. he did advisory is back in effect.

effect. well into the 90's over the region. water temperatures very warm, especially around the cape in the islands. 93, 80 on the cape. wind stronger. there is a moderate risk of recurrence for tomorrow. -- rip currents tomorrow. storms may arrived during the afternoon or into tomorrow night. saturday becomes an interesting day. a northeasterly wind may make it cooler but bring low ocean clouds and. hot and humid air to the west and south. storms could fire up into the afternoon hours. keep that in mind.

getting significant rain across the area. a wave of low pressure will sweep across the region. temperature should be more reasonable next week. anchor: now mike lynch with sportscenter 5. anchor: two pieces of good news for you. football season is here. big papi is ok. x-rays. he is feeling so well he is in the lineup, batting number three. this happened before we went on the air. he couldn't even stand up. he is back, he is good to go and

it went down 30%. we have to keep them fighting. >> i think he is going to get an ovation when he gets up. tom brady will nve the building. he has been excused for the game to attend the memorial service for a family member. if you are ready for football he is coming tonight. we won't see too many regulars. this is his chance before the season opener.

improvement. i'm going in my third year. little things here and there you pick up on. >> after a few years we have the feel of each other. i know where the ball is going to be with him. we are on the same page. we know what to expect. >> it is always different game day. it is awesome. football is back. now we get to go out and play. anchor: tonight the new england saints have been in town for a couple of days. the head coach of the let -- new orleans saints head coach, he is fond of his fellow

college. teams were successful. he was able to have good production. he had good arm strength and a quick release. >> the nba schedule came out. lebron james, $300 million -- $100 million contract signed today. ed: years, $100 million. heather: why our -- wow. anchor: at 7:00, five investigates revealing new information about a crime that shocked the city. the gang linked to be behind the murder of three young women. then who were under fire. a driver with a long criminal record accused of raping a

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ed: check out iron man. boston, con visited the pedic unit to spread some cheer. they are the real heroes.

-- captain america, iron man and spidey were all there for the big bash which the kids clearly enjoyed. heather: that is a good moment. >> he is adorable. >> that was cool. they are heroes without having to be superheroes.

tonight, as we come on the air, the deadly explosion. and right now, the search for the missing. a massive fireball rocking that apartment building, and this evening, search teams remain on the scene. the investigation now, into what caused this. also breaking tonight, the new roller coaster accident, this time, a 3-year-old air just the last week. the moment of misfire. the wife and retired librarian shot and killed in a safety exercise, and new tonight here, the moments before it happened. the officer raising a gun, not realizing it was loaded. tonight, authorities want your help after two cases of road rage. the woman, waving her gun, and the other case, a driver firing