treatment for a disorder people do not even realize they have. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] ben: right now at 5:00 the , potential threat of severe weather is moving through. we're looking live at the radar. good evening. i'm ben simmoneau. maria: i'm maria stephanos. let's get right to stormteam 5 chief meteorologist harvey leonard for the latest trek. a webster, charlton, all affected by really strong storms. i think you can see right in here as the storms have moved to the east-southeast. we are seeing a tremendous amount of lightning -- as a matter of fact, as you check it out, over 1500 strikes in the last 30 minutes. undoubtedly some strong winds as well, and hail signatures

is -- line is. as we track that, it will be getting into portions of the boston area meeting south of boston, southeastern massachusetts, so areas like northern attleboro, taunton -- a lot of rain with these downpours of -- as well as lightning. boston northward, we have around the thunderstorms that came through salem mass, and that is just about ready to exit the coast line. another area to watch, exiting the berkshires, a line of strong storms. a huge area in between where there is not anything happening. i think the main action is through tonight and we will see it wane as we get through sunset. the other part of the story is

to 86, but it still feels like it is 100 and lawrence. a heat warning in effect end of that is not in effect a heat advisory is in effect. we will let you know how things change for the weekend. ben: ok, in central and northeastern massachusetts, the area's shaded in orange, outdoor water use banned in those cities and towns. below normal the past four months. maria: breaking news in hyde park where lifeguards and a stranger have rescued a little boy from drowning. all of this happening at olsen pool a short time ago. the 7-year-old boy has been taken to children's hospital. people at the pool tell -- a woman who helped telling news center boy is responsive. we have a crew on the scene and will bring you more information as we get into the newsroom.

over. and his father who was wanted in connection with a shooting is in custody. newscenter 5's david bienick is live in dorchester where the boy was found, david? david: all the while boston police were searching the city for this little boy, he was here at this house on fernboro -- in dorchester. the people who live here said they had no idea he'd been kidnapped. with his uncle's arm around his shoulder nine-year-old kelvin martin's climbed out of an ambulance after having been missing for nearly 12 hours. >> i am just so happy he is found. night when a man was shot on nearby blue hill avenue. kelvin's father, 27-year-old juan ayala powell, was seen leaving the scene with kelvin in an suv. >> i have known kelvin since he was one and a half. david: this woman who said she's an ex-girl friend of ayala powell says. he showed up in the middle of the night, upset, asking her to watch his son for a few hours, but not saying why. >> they did not mention nothing about and amber alert. i am not trying to steal

: suv was spotted in the ex-girlfriend's driveway. soon police were outside the house. and so was family friend nadia veiga. she says officers were afraid the people inside might have a gun and were waiting. but not her. >> i went inside, i yelled his name, he came running to me. david: the police stopped the car -- >> the police found the car, but they did not ayala-powell was taken into custody. police of not said what charges he is facing. live in dorchester, david bienick, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: right now the search for a killer continues in princeton. police receiving hundreds of tips in the murder of a young jogger last weekend. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is

town of princeton and people who loved vanessa marcotte have been hanging on hoping for some indication of who killed the 27-year-old who went out for a run on sunday and never came home. state police say they've received about 450 calls on their anonymous tip line. they're looking for somewhat specific information, but they want to hear from you no matter how insignificant the tip may seem. evidence so far suggests there was a struggle between marcotte and the man who killed her. investigators are looking for a man who would have had fresh injuries earlier this scratches. and if you were in this area of princeton sunday and saw a car or truck parked or driving along brooks station road between 1 p.m. and police want to know 3 p.m., anything you can remember about it. that tip line is 508-453-7589. the line is anonymous. callers will be instructed to leave a message after that recording with any information

worcester, where police are investigating an apparent drowning. the body of a 49-year-old woman was recovered this morning by -- this morning. they do not consider the death to be suspicious. ben: commitment 2016: democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton has released her taxes burns for 2015, upping the pressure on the republican nominee to do the same. abc's karen travers tells us donald trump's words once again have him at the center of controversy. karen: pennsylvania shaping up to be a must win state for donald trump. mr. trump: if we win pennsylvania, we are going to win it. karen: he is trailing in our clinton by 10 points. undeterred, trump went on the attack. mr. trump: she has no clue what we are about. she has no clue. karen: and amid reports of tensions between trump and the republican party, a strong show

garbage you read. let me tell you something -- >> do not believe the garbage you read. let me tell you something, donald trump, the republican party, together. we will put him in the white house. karen: trout fending off discussions about his campaign strategy. a hillary clinton releasing her 2015 tax returns. same -- 10 years worth. the democratic ticket rooting pressure on trump to do the same. he has refused. mr. trump: i will release them when the audit is completed. karen: the clintons state and federal tax rate was 10 point 42%. and what a difference a year makes.

to $15 million due to the fact that hillary clinton stopped giving paid speeches when she started campaigning. karen travers, abc news, washington. ben: the pentagon is banning pokemon go from all government-issued phones and devices. pentagon officials recently sent a memo reminding workers and contractors to keep the app off their work phones. the memo obtained by the washington times said the game could be used by spies to pinpoint the locations of sensitive facilities where secrets are stored. maria: more than a dozen jetblue passengers and two crew members were all hurt on a flight that experienced severe turbulence. the plane was flying from boston to sacramento, california. severe turbulence rocking a jetblue flight, forcing an emergency action -- landing. >> there is a big shift, and right after that there was a drop. >> boom. the whole plane shook. >> i thought that was it.

i really did. maria: the flight from boston to sacramento thursday night running into bad weather and that sent passengers flying. >> i was buckled in, but the lady next to me was starting to fly and the guys behind us hit the over compartment and you could see where it cracked, that is how hard. maria: the plane making an emergency landing in south dakota, passengers taken to the hospital. among them this flight attendant in a neck brace. >> people were moving around the cabin. maria: damage to the bathroom you can see in social media. another flight was brought in, finally bringing stunned passengers to sacramento. maria: everyone injured on that flight has now been released from the hospital. ben: a fiery crash sets off a terrifying chain reaction

, underway into how a minivan slammed into the cars in front of it, which had slowed down by a construction zone. route 128 in newton had to be shut down as that minivan burst into flames with a man, woman and child inside. everyone was able to get out of the vehicle. at least one person was hurt. first alert traffic friday night. time did the road for a summer weekend. the southeast expressway a little bit slow in both directions. let's head to the map see how things are moving actually not terrible as you are leaving town . 28 minutes on the upper deck toroute 128. 27 minutes leaving town on the north side side. the pike to newton corner, 27 minutes, further out the weston tolls to 495, train one minutes. a little slow down on 495 as you approach the pike southbound. mass app to i-290, just seven

the threat of severe weather moving through right now. ben: we will have the situation for you nationwide. maria: plus, a pedestrian bridge collapses. the scary scene in north carolina. >> total cholesterol over 1000. maria: cholesterol off the charts and he's just the kids. the complex treatment for this local family fighting a disorder that people don't even realize

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deadly planned parenthood clinic has again been deemed incompetent to stand trial. robert dear faces 179 felony counts, including murder and attempted murder charges. three people were killed at the clinic in colorado last year. a judge today ruled dear incompetent. he's being held at a mental health institution until his next competency hearing in november. ben: former congresswoman gabby giffords continuing her push for what she calls sensible gun laws. giffords and her husband spoke about the impact of gun violence on communities of color. they were joined by anti-gun violence activists and victim families in miami. giffords and her husband plan to travel throughout the country until sensible gun laws are passed. giffords was shot in the head in an assasination attempt in 2011. no one was hurt today. -- know i'm with her today -- no one was hurt today when a pedestrian bridge collapsed in north carolina. the bridge was not in use and was already blocked off to the public when it collapsed. crews on scene were checking the

behind a greyhound bus station. there's no word tonight on what caused the collapse. maria: severe weather taking a toll nationwide tonight. from extreme heat and humidity like we are experiencing to flash flooding and storms. marci gonzalez takes a closer look. reporter: a tense day of rescues in louisiana and mississippi. torrential rain leading to flash flooding, trapping people in homes and cars. >> i told panic. reporter: at least one person killed, swept away in the floodwaters. rivers approaching record levels. >> it's amazing to me. i did not know the weather could get this bad. reporter: from florida to wisconsin, roads and homes underwater. along the gulf, as much inches

experts warn the risk is not over yet. >> there will be gradual improvement through the weekend. reporter: it is potentially life-threatening in other parts of the country because of excessive heat. between temperatures and humidity, it will feel over 100 degrees in many parts of the northeast. martha gonzales, abc news, new york. maria: when we see that, harvey, i am gratefual is humidity and storms, really. harvey: the storms are impressive, and of course, people want the rain. not the severity of a storms, but could really use the rain. we see the action in northeastern connecticut. southern worcester county, now northeast connecticut. a tremendous amount of lightning

we have been following the hail signature with the storms as well in northeast connecticut and now into western rhode island. as far as we're concerned, it's now southeastern massachusetts getting the eastern edge of those downpours and storms. bridgewater and rain getting involved in totten, shortly. also middleborough and berkeley. as this with time. here in boston, we did get a downpour to cool deed temperatures down some. it is still brutally humid everywhere. now we have a thunderstorm warning in the berkshires. this is the line in our many that has moved into western massachusetts. we take a look at that and we are seeing a lightning with the storms as well as they moved

this time. rhode island to southeastern mass, another area could follow suit. it will all diminish after sunset. speaking of which, here is boston. notice we have clearing coming in. it knocked the temperature down to 86. it was in the upper 90's a while ago. elsewhere where it has not rain, it is incredible. in all of those places it still feels like over 100 degrees. if you have ever been hit by a thunderstorm and have not been cooled, the excessive heat warning and the heat advisory, that is where you have the feels-like temperature's over 105 and then it is an excessive heat warning. notice tomorrow the middle of the day -- quite a disparity.

on this side, a northeast wind and cooler. on the other side, just like it is today. really, really hot stuff. then sunday, that front retreats to the north and all of us are back into the heat and humidity. boston gets a little reprieve. out of springfield and hartford, you don't. keep an eye on the sky tomorrow. there could be a even though it will not be raining all weekend long, but with this air mass in place, you can expect a few thunderstorms. it looks like the temperatures will ease little bit and some wet weather is possible, especially tuesday night through wednesday. we have seasonable temperatures may be a little above average, but not like this. ben?

read because you have severe weather, but president obama is apparently reading quite a bit on the been your. it's a mix of prize-winning novels and the memoir of a surfer who spent much of his childhood in hawaii, not unlike the president himself. the barbarian days, a surfing five books are -- life -- that sounds interesting -- the underground railroad, h is for hawk, the girl on the train and seveneves by neal stephenson. maria he was only 9-years-old : with a cholesterol level five times the average. ben: the life-long treatment this local boy faces and the disorder his whole family is fighting. maria: five investigates at 5:30 p.m. -- a man serving life in prison for a murder he says he didn't commit blames crime boss whitey bulger. maria: new at 6:00, we will hear from a woman who perform cpr on

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ben: your health tonight, a local man who survived a heart attack in is 20's is now facing another challenge with health. maria: but this time, it involves his young son, who inherited his rare disorder. their story now part of a new web md series on innovations in care. our heather unruh spoke with the family. heather: he is learning to play the keyboard and like many kids -- >> [indiscernible] heather: what sets him apart -- his cholesterol. >> his total cholesterol at one point was over 1000. heather: he serves from -- he suffers from fh, which causes

hours every thursday getting the cholesterol scrub from his blood. >> we wake up at 6 a.m. in the morning, and we go to children's hospital. they have this machine that takes out my blood. they clean it out with the machine, and then they put it back in. heather: max inherited fh from his mom and dad. jonath at the age of 28, but neither had heard of fh. >> my wife knew that she had something and she heard of what happened to me, but we did not put two and two together. we are not genetic this -- the net assist -- geneticists. heather: and they are not alone. 90% of those who have it are completely unaware.

could pass it onto your kids. if you have a history of high cholesterol and a family history of these early heart attacks or cholesterol, it's important to have your children checked out, 20. heather: the first signs showed up when max was a toddler. and because his cholesterol is being controlled, the weekly treatment at children's temporarily brings levels down. staten and aspirin for life. max knows that staying well will take a lifelong community. >> it is stressful, you know. it is on our minds probably every single day, especially when he has -- when will remind him every night to take his medication. heather: people with fh, it is

people to talk to their doctors. heather unrub neh, wcvcenter 5 . ben: tough fight. maria: for sure. ben: next, the latest olympic action from rio. maria: plus, the new honor bestowed upon the u.s. women's gymnastic team. ben: and the uninvited guest one homeowner found in his garage. the gator that didn't give up without a fight.

>> from boston from these leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. ben: right now, a nine-year-old boy is safe, and his father is under arrest after a city wide search that started with a shooting last night. boston police say 27-year-old juan ayala-powell left the scene on blue hill ave with his son kelvin martin. kelvin was found this afternoon short time later in revere. maria: state police getting more tips tied to the murder of a jogger in princeton. they say evidence suggests there was a struggle between vanessa marcotte and her killer. they are asking people be mindful of men who had fresh injuries like scratches or bruises this week. ben: lifeguards and a stranger have rescued a little boy from olsen pool in hyde park. a woman who helped with the rescue tells newscenter 5 the seven-year-old boy was responsive.

warnings -- maria: also severe thunderstorm warnings in effect, harvey? harvey: a portion of rhode island and southeastern massachusetts, another coming east from the berkshires. those of the two strongest areas of storms. let's focus on this one first. you can see that that does include somerset, talk on the edge of it -- totten on the edge of it. tremendous number of lightning strikes and a lot of hail with that particular cell. in our area, we find bridgwater rain in totten, and as it moves to the southeast, berkeley, waverley in line to get a piece of that storm. i would not be surprised if we