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storms that are borderline between strong and severe in the national weather service said, you know what? radar is telling us perhaps we have gusts out of this storm in excess of 60 miles power hour. they issued a severe thunderstorm warning for another 15 minutes or so. this does include areas around oxbridge, for example. it is moving to the east of 15 miles per hour. that puts it in north smithfield and whenoc to the north of 95. there is also stormy weather back off to our west as well. we are dealing with flooding problems as the storm systems develop behind themselves thank you going over the same area. we have flooding and flooded visor is posted until at least six 30 p.m. for this entire area
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shortly. diane? diane: breaking news for you. in north carolina, a busy mall in raleigh put on lockdown after shots are fired inside. eyewitnesses describe a chaotic scene at crabtree valley mall, with shoppers screaming as they ran for cover. witnesses say they hid in stores until police led them out. so far, police haven't found anyone with gunshot wounds. reid: back here at home some , jarring moments in boston harbor today as some cruise ships crash into each other. and right now we're learning more about what went wrong. r tonight. david. david: good evening to you. yes, the crash happened at this basin next to the new england aquarium. no one on board was hurt, but passengers got more of a ride then they were expecting. two lower deck windows of boston harbor cruises' regency are smashed. witnesses say the regency was pulling back into dock this morning loaded with passengers,
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>> it looks like the captain had no control. david t-shirt vendor rick natale : says the regency hit the codzilla speed boat, then wedged in between a whale watching boat and a water taxi. >> when it hit the boats, they started screaming. they knew there was a problem. david witnesses say thick black : smoke poured from the back of the regency as the captain apparently tried to reverse engines and back out. >> he tried repeatedly. this occurred about three times. david: passengers on board the regency appeared stunned while waiting for firefighters to rescue them. investigators spoke with the crew. boston harbor cruises said one of the regency's four engines malfunctioned and refused to shut down causing the crash. , but by early afternoon, replacement boats were brought in. and at least some passengers were ready to cruise again. >> we are probably going to go out at 5:00 if there is one available. david: so, you are not discouraged? >> no, we came all the way from
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david: the regency and the codzilla are tied up and waiting for repairs. but the other two boats have been cleared to sail again. live in boston, david bienick, wcvb newscenter 5. diane: david, thank you. boston police are investigating a fatal shooting in dorchester. a man, believed to be in his thirties, was found shot just after 11:30 last night in the area of 21 algonquin street. he was later pronounced deceased as a result of injuries. no arrests have been made. we are learning more about funeral plans for vanessa marcotte, the jogger killed this week in princeton. there will be a mass at our lady of the lake church in she will then be laid to rest in woodside cemetery in westminster. state police say they have received nearly 600 tips about this crime, but are asking for more. there is a tip line set up, the number is at the bottom of your screen. 5 investigates has now learned investigators have submitted dna samples for testing from at least one possible person of interest in the murder. reid: turning our attention now to commitment 2016 -- hillary
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tim kaine wasting no time this afternoon going after donald trump and what kaine calls trump's vision for america. senator kaine: if you watch to be other convention in cleveland, you saw something very different. it was like doom and gloom and blame america first. people said to me, that was a dark vision of america. i said that was no vision of america. that was a guided tour through the mind of donald j. trump, which is a very frightening place to be. reid: kaine speaking at s earlier he stopped at a restaurant in concord accompanied by new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen. on the other side of the aisle the republican vice-presidential , candidate is also making plans to visit new hampshire. mike pence will be at an event in manchester on thursday night. today he is in his home state of indiana, where he stopped for a burger and to shake hands in his native columbus. donald trump will be on the campaign trail in new england tonight. he holding a rally in fairfield, connecticut. that all gets underway at 7:30. diane: one of the victims of the orlando shooting, and framingham native, sharing a big moment in
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he shared this video on facebook the caption "took my first steps all by myself, so happy." colon was hurt in the massacre on june 12 at the pulse nightclub. 49 people were killed and more than 50 others were hurt. he was shot in the leg. reid: a new warning about hungry bears in new hampshire. fish and game officials say the drought and lack of rain is leading to a spike in incidents. limited food options are forcing bears to take more risks, and they expect the bears to continue roaming over the next couple of months. to prevent an unwanted bear visit, the state says to stop bird feeding and secure all trash. diane: deadly flooding in the deep south. relentless rain inundating parts of louisiana. the system dumping the equivalent of three months of rain in just one day. reid: at least two people killed. reporter phillip mena with the latest from the flood zone.
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and the floodwaters keep rising. >> their houses, everything in there is destroyed. >> louisiana under siege, hundreds of emergency crews rush to bring everyone to safety. >> we have record levels of flooding along our rivers and creeks. and because these are record arts, we don't know how wide the water is going to get in these areas. >> the governor calling in the national guard to help. parts of the state as police and fire department struggled to hit people from their homes and vehicles. >> there is active search and rescue right now. they are trying to coordinate with officials on the ground, make sure we get to the critical areas. >>'s family in bottom routers, carrying a baby through rushing water, a local sheriff rushing in to help. >> he is trying to keep the baby drive.
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officials can i get to everyone. in this case, a good samaritan helped pull a man from his sinking vehicle. >> i said, don't panic. i'm here for you. i'm going to get you out of this water. >> if the sign says road closed, it is there for a reason. don't cross it. >> i would have stayed at home. reporter: phillip mena, louisiana. diane: flips trapping a woman in the wreckage on busy route 128. coming up, the people who rushed in to help, and also ahead, ad -- also ahead -- >> comic on, what to expect and the special honor mayor walsh is the stilling on the original captain kirk. a.j.: severe thunderstorm warning for portions of southern
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diamondbacks and game two tonight. a familiar face back on the mound for the sox. >> the 10:00 news on me to be boston with maria stefano and dan simoneau. >> monday morning on newscenter 5's eyeopener, classes are about to start, that means bills. >> three hacks that can help college students cut costs >> and the temperatures coming
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diane: we have breaking news. queens. two men shot in the head. no word on a suspect or motive. no indication the victims were targeted because of their faith. reid: we are getting a look at a dramatic scene that played out on boston-area highway. video posted online shows a car rolled over late yesterday along route 128 in weston. a woman in her fifties was trapped behind the wheel. more than a dozen other drivers pulled over and tried to help her by talking to her, keeping
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door. >> i am always just a person who runs to danger. if someone needs help, if i can do it, i will do my best to get to that situation as soon as possible. reid: graham wilson who shot the video said paramedics and firefighters later arrived and pulled the woman out. she is expected to survive. diane: a.j. burnett just ahead with an update on these sportscenter return of the heat. reid: a rare and dang capital one believes your bank should work for you, not the other way around. so capital one reimagined banking...
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good enough to move on. the 2004 olympic gold-medal list one his heat. the crowd favorite in this race -- the men -- defending champion hussein bolt. he is headed to the semifinal. and felix felt time was good enough to move on along with two other teammates. phyllis francis and natasha hastings are also headed to the semis. american kendall williams pushed toward the medal podium, standing in fourth place right now. she came in eighth in the long jump early saturday with two more events to go. heather miller-koch is in third place. three american women's also qualified for the final in the steeplechase. the u.s. of women defended their lipid title and rowing. this is the third consecutive
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single -- the silver medal. in water polo, the u.s. team beat hungary and in the diving final, the u.s. has two women in action. abigail johnson is hoping for a shot at another metal. she scored a silver in london. kathy cook is also trying to move on. jim ryan, abc news, rio de janeiro. diane: tornado. you can see the vortex of flames. it happened just outside portland. we've seen this before, experts say wildfires can sometimes create their own winds, causing a fire-tornado. firefighters were able to put out the flames without any injuries. reid: no firenadoes in our neck of the wood, but the heat, aj -- a.j.: we are trying to -- we are
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be thunderstorm warning in effect for another couple minutes. we're about a minute away. it does not look like this will be continued as the system looks a little weaker. there you go. it just expired for us. the storm again in its weakened state, but still strong, heading to the east. you know what? the northern edge of this will be feeding through plainville. keep an eye on that. there could be heavy rain with this. the storms just kind of develop and move over the same areas and that is why flood advisories have been posted for the areas shaded and green until 6:30 p.m. that may need to be continued because we are only 15 minutes away from expiration time and still be storms are firing up. new hampshire, vermont, flooding
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vermont as well. this is where most of the action will remain intact for the next six or eight hours. look down to the south for anything coming into connecticut and southern massachusetts. not finding a whole lot of activity. i think we are going to be pretty much winding things down the next couple hours. there was a severe thunderstorm watch issued here -- this is just coming up here not be able to do that for you. i will have it by the newscast's and. it does include western massachusetts. these shows and storms are going to take their time getting on out of here. we will have them until midnight tonight. then we have the fog. look at this. we have low overcast in boston. lights are on at fenway. we may get a brief shower, but most of the heavy activities
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the humidity is on the tolerable side, getting uncomfortable though. it will just get worse. 60's and 70's. there is a huge contrast going on and that heat builds back into all of new england for tomorrow. we bring back the humidity into the oppressive category along with high temperatures in the 90's. you have the makings for heat advisories. 90's all the way down toward raleigh. thed setting up for new england and behind that we will get a test -- a taste of those 80's tomorrow. oppressive levels of humidity up and down the eastern seaboard. temperatures not dropping that much and worcester and north and east. watch out for stray showers and storms. heat and humidity tomorrow for
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monday next week. 97 for a high temperature in boston. your future boating forecast real quickly -- watch out for thunderstorms in the afternoon. the beach will be the place to go. hit or miss storms for midday into the afternoon. check it out in your seven-day forecast. there is the potential for high heat. gradually the humidity drops. i think it should be a much more comfortable week ahead. diane, over to you. diane: all right, thank you, aj -- thousands flocking to boston's seaport district for one of the most colorful events of the year. boston's comic-con. superheroes just about everywhere you look.
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this just or would be a threat, but at boston, gone, it is a peaceful citation. the gathering is back at the seaboard. these are not costumes. dressing up is known as cosplay. >> it's ridiculous. stopping to take everyone's pictures every five seconds. it is so fun. todd: and the ritual captain kirk who put the comn william shatner: it's like getting divorced and your ex-wife is back in the house. todd: they honored william shatner by the clearing it william shatner day in boston. mayor walsh: [indiscernible] [laughter] mayor walsh: william shatner is looking like, what the hell is he talking about? william shatner: did you
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the opportunity to see a how much fans love their work. >> it makes you feel good as an artist. it's a fun environment. todd: by the end of comic-con, some 50,000 fans will come through these doors soaking in the art and atmosphere. todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. >> now sportscenter 5, powered by xfinity. reid: will play game 2 of their series over at fenway tonight, red sox bats exploding for a 9 to 4 win last night. it'll be clay buchholz on the mound for the sox tonight he -- tonight. he gets to start with the injury to knuckleballer steven wright . buchholz has been mostly used out of the bullpen the season due to his struggles in the rotation. also andrew benintendi getting the start in center field tonight and sandy leon will be
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and as you can see here clay's status the 2016 season. nothing to write home about. coming out of the bullpen, he assailed in nicely, so tonight's's dart will be interesting to see for sure. former red sox pitcher jonathan papelbon requested he be released by the washington nationals yesterday. he had his wish granted. he had been struggling this season as the team's closer. you may reme season. papelbon has already said he would be interested in a return to the red sox. yankees honoring their world champion team from 1996 this afternoon before the team played host to the tampa bay rays. here he is, joe torre. and then, the captain, derek jeter, bernie williams, mariano
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john wetland throwing out the first pitch before today's game. and less than 24 hours after a-rod was cheered by yankees fans, the former third baseman no finds himself without a team. the yankees offically releasing the 41-year-old making him a , free agent and despite many reports saying he will retire that is not etched in stone just , yet. yankees say that rodriguez is eligible to sign with another team. let's take a look at ailey east action this afternoon. carlos correra hits this one down the right-field, putting the astros up 2-0. m.v.p. josh donaldson hits a solo shot to center. the blue jays go on to double up the astros 4 to 2. football news tonight. second overall pick from this past nfl draft carson wentz has been diagnosed with a hairline
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yards and one interception in thursday's preseason game for the eagles. as of right now there is no time , table for his return but the team hopes to have him back before the end of the preseason. diane over you. diane: coming up, at 11:00, donald trump in new england and at 6:30, it's abc's world news with cecilia vega. >> coming up on world news, deadly flooding on the coast. donald trump for prediction of election day cheating and going for the gold -- we talked to
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far as the fenway forecast. it is areas west i'm concerned about. a watch until 1:00 in the morning. that is for berkshire county. quick check on the 70's ahead. tomorrow is hot and humid area [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] diane: thanks for joining us.
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welcome to "world news tonight." deadly flooding and dangerous heat. in the gulf coast four months worth of rain. in a single day. at least two killed in the historic floods. the national guard on the scene. more than 1,000 rescues. >> by 10:30 it had gone about 100 feet. i mean it was fast. >> the state of emergency not over yet. tonight 50 million americans under heat alerts. it feels like death valley but it's new york city. up and down the east coast triple digits. the extreme heat sparking a deadly lightning strike. donald trump's new attack. what he wants his supporters to do on election day and not just to get out and vote. a crash landing.
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