announcer: now on newscenter 5. harvey: tracking showers and thunderstorms and parts of the areas and weekend temperature changes. >> [indiscernible] maria: life-saving teamwork after a little boy is pulled from the water. >> i found myself in an awkward situation. when i look at the case, i don't think he did it. ben: 5 investigates a questionable eyewitness i.d. that put a man who claims he's innocent in prison for life. mike beaudet's exclusive interview with the convicted killer. maria: snake in the city. the rattler found in quincy. what it took to roundup this poisonous reptile. announcer: from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7:00. ben: right now at 7:00, we are

ago rain falling downpours in , some spots. maria: still not enough rain to keep the state from declaring a drought warning in central and northeast massachusetts. the areas shaded in orange on that map calling for outdoor water use to be banned in those cities and towns. those areas are currently experiencing precipitation levels five to eight inches below normal over past four months. hello everyone, i'm maria stephanos. ben: i'm ben simmoneau. storm teamhi harvey: as of now, we have no thunderstorm warnings in effect. we do have strong thunderstorm warnings in eastern parts of connecticut, rhode island. there are flood warnings there because they have had so much rain. now that is moving into southeastern as a chooses and melt plymouth -- massachusetts and mount plymouth. there is more often the west red

berkshire. this is still the case right now to the north of greenfield approaching menendez region of new hampshire. but this is moving to the east and southeast, so the leading edge is getting closer to new bedford. it does appear that southeastern mass and the cape will get thunderstorms and downpours, and other ar down tonight. 80 eight degrees in boston. it is very -- 98 degrees in boston. very uncomfortable. we'll talk about the weekend. maria: thank you. ben: five investigates the murder of a woman in prison. maria: we have the exclusive details. reporter: five investigates has

vanessa marcotte. she disappeared close to her mother's home in princeton last sunday. the person is a miller with the area where her bottom -- is familiar with the area where her body was found. nobody has been charged. this could be a solid lead, but the da office has received more than 450 tips. case. investigators believe the brother is her killer, and looking for a man that has seen cuts -- marcotte injured her killer and they are looking for a man that has cuts. the public should be careful and vigilant. maria: lifeguards and strangers coming to the rescue of a little boy in a swimming pool.

hospital. we are live with new information. diane: a lifeguard noticed the child struggling in the water and immediately jumped into action. she was a mother here with her son at the time, helped performance epr on the seven-year-old along with a lifeguard. this was just after 3:00. the pool was crowded and had just been cleaned when everyone ed noticed the woman -- child taking in water. he eventually started to come around. >> originally he was out to three feet. we saw someone out in the middle of the pool. he realized he was drowning and he panicked, so he started treading in the water. dianne: we are told the child was responsive by time they were

-- local hospital. ben: i young boy is in safe custody after a frantic few hours. david? david: the people who live here say they had no idea the police were looking for him. with his uncle's arm around his shoulders, the nine-year-old cl 12 hours. >> i am just so happy he is found. david: it started when a man was shot on blue hill avenue. calvin's father, juan ayala powell, was seen leaving the scene with calvin. this woman is an act girlfriend and says -- ex-girlfriend, and

say way. -- why. >> and they did not mention anything about amber alert. i did not still anybody's kid. i was just trying to make sure he was safe. david: police were soon outside the house, and so was a family friend. she says officers were worried people inside might have a gun and were waiting, but not her. ryu nervous? >> no, ias david: she called for police to come get him. >> he was really scared. i have kids. that is my thing. if somebody stole my kid, i will run in their, i will get my kids. david: a few years -- hours later, the father was taken into custody. there are no charges yet. maria: sarcasm that is what , donald trump is calling his repeated comments that president

say in erie, pennsylvania this afternoon. donald trump: so i said, the founder of isis -- obviously i am being sarcastic -- but not that sarcastic to be honest with you. and they all said, he should not say that, they should call him and enabler. he is an enabler. i said that does not sound the same. maria: trump also said he'd give obama and hillary clinton the most valuable player awards for their roles in isis. isis by the way was first formed in 2004. president obama was elected in 2008. ben: while hillary and bill clinton earned $10.6 million last year. the democrat presidential nominee released her 2015 tax returns today. the filing shows the clintons paid a federal tax rate of 34.2%.

million, came from speaking fees made before she launched her presidential campaign. and that was about midway through the year. the clintons gave $1 million to charity. donald trump has yet to release his taxes, saying he's waiting for an irs audit to wrap up. maria: five investigates, looking at evidence a convicted killer says led to a wrongful conviction. mike odette spoke to weichel and discovered he has a powerful ally on his side. mike: fred has spent the last 35 years in state prison. he was convicted of murdering a man in 1980 and sentenced to life without parole. you are offered a plea way back when. you would have received how much

i could not do it because i am stubborn, i am innocent. mike: he is hoping to prove this next week as hearings in the superior court again. a key issue will be the credibility of the loan eyewitness -- lone eyewitness. this was right here in brain street, but the witness had been drinking and was standing in the park 180 feet away in the dark. >> identification case. we don't have fingerprints and all that stuff. mike: we visited with police chief william brooks, president of the chief of police association, who has trained people across the country on eyewitness identification. >> the case is problematic. you have the running stranger on the street late at night, 180

risk, speaking out as testifying at fred's hearing. you are a sitting police chief in york for county. why speak out on this? >> there is a guy in prison for 35 years. i look at the case, i don't think he did it. it is an obligation to do something about it. mike: discovery of a one page document called the leahy report. after the murder, police have information on another possible suspect, a convicted criminal named rocco bolero. whitehill is frustrated the north district attorney's office has refused to meet with his lawyer. why'd you think they continue to fight so hard to deny you any trial? >> i don't know.

district attorney would not sit down with a lawyer where his client could possibly be innocent. mike: they have also reads -- raised questions about the victim. the da sent a statement saying the commonwealth is prepared to fully explore the convicted parties at monday's hearing but respect that we defer on addressing those outside of the hearing. a quincy neighborhood rattled. maria: police called in to wrangle this guy who was way too close for comfort. he is the talk of the neighborhood for sure. hear from residents next. harvey: thunderstorms in the area, western portions and southern portions. we will let you know how that goes and temperatures. ben: on a hot day like this, why

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announcer: you are watching wcvb newscenter 5 at 7:00. maria: that guy right there would put anybody on edge. this royal state was discovered in quincy. -- rattlesnake was discovered in quincy. reporter: we are on grove

the porch in front of that bush neighbors saw and heard it. imagine finding this coiled up outside, not just any snake, a rattlesnake. it was on royal street in quincy royal evening, and people knew it. >> he was across the street. he was hissing. reporter: what did it sound like? >> like they were banging together. >> like long, evil. >> one of the reasons it came down is the result of the drought we have been having. reporter: they blamed the extremely dry weather. it was thirsty, so it came down to a populated area looking for water. did you know the rattlesnakes around here? >> no. >> we have coyotes around here.

start common -- our route -- timber rattlesnake are common in blue hill. >> i love snakes. maria: spoken like a 10-year-old boy. there could be other rattlesnakes. he your distance. call 911. they are venomous, so you will need emergency care. see this does he look familiar? ,of course he does because it is batman. one of many we're sure making his way to boston's comic con. jen richard tweeting the photo of the caped crusader walking in fort point in this heat. thousands of people are expected to make their way to the seaport world trade center for the annual convention. it runs through sunday. among the celebrity guests , captain kirk himself, william shatner.

ben: that is. maria: so are the storms. harvey: they are. where they can't, they hit hard. some spots, they did not hit at all. notice the rainfall, some parts of massachusetts did not get rain at all. where it rained in some spots, it really rained. check this out across northeast connecticut and western rhode island, up to four inches of rain with lots of this is what is left. the sunsets over eastern connecticut, and parts of southeastern massachusetts including plymouth and onto parts of the cave at this time. we will take a look at that. eastern connecticut to warwick, new york -- rhode island.

exist in eastern connecticut and rhode island. that is all the way from southern worcester county all into rhode island. and we have a line of downpours, mostly gone lightning. as a goes into worcester county, we make it some in the metrowest. it is little interruptions at fenway park. you can see there will be elemenow hours, then within a few hours after sunset tonight. it is 98 today in boston. there is that interesting sky where you have downpours in some areas and clear in others. most of boston in clouds right now. 86 after being 98. one downpour in boston, still muggy.

, because we are in the impressive range in terms of humidity. there will be a change tomorrow most noticeably right along the coast, boston, the north shore, nearby south shore. not so much for cape cod, hartford still in the 90's. springfield as well like the last few days. also this boundary could serve as a focusing mechanism for thunderstorms to pop in the afternoon. air. sunday, that front goes back to the north, we are back to west southwest wind, we could be 95 to 100 degrees again for a high temperature with it feeling like it is over 100. in salem, it was over 100 degrees. we are going to put sunday as a high impact today. keep in mind, scattered storms possible tomorrow into tomorrow night and there can be a few

sunday night. it won't be quite as hot next week. and tuesday to wednesday, the best chance of getting some significant rain that could be widespread. we do need that. ben: we definitely do. maria: thank you. a popular boston salad spot back in business. ben: the re-opening of the boylston street sweetgreen after health inspectors shut it down. new at 7:00, a rooster hitching a ride in new hampshire. maria: ben: the odd site and update on

>> leaf green on boston street, after they shut down this thing for health code violations. hands and nobody on staff trained in food safety food , allergies, or first aid. maria: very delicate, cruise raising this rich. it is more than 78 eight wide. part of the lift began monday. crews are putting it on the water so we can finally get a

man's bicycle. the state's department of transportation posted the photo on facebook. dot writes the cyclist and bird were passing through the route 125 reconstruction project in plaistow. that is set to be completed by next october. ben: the bird needs a bike. maria: did the man have it? ben: a local restaurant on a mission to help our country's vets. how you can take part in tonight's 5 for good. maria: new at 11:00, a police k-9 takes two bullets during a shootout and runs off, spending two days alone and bleeding. the rescue and reunion with his

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