tv Newscenter 5 Eyeopener ABC August 14, 2016 10:00am-11:01am EDT
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>> breaking news chaos and violence erupting after a fatal police-involved shooting in milwaukee. the riot police and the massive fire. also breaking overnight, the coast guard rescues 6 people clinging to a sinking boat in dorchester bay. the new information coming in this morning. the heat and humidity are making a comeback. and the potential for another round of storms i'm tracking in the hours ahead. did you hear last night? thunderstorms booming overnight. take a look at the lighting in groton. it's sunday august 14. good morning. i'm doug meehan. and i'm antoinette antonio.
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me that the vendor knocked them out of bed. this was intense. >> it will wake you up. you swear it just hit your roof. it is all gone now. check out the temperature already. we're closing in on the 90's and because of that, there is an extra warning down to the south. in boston we are continuing to ramp it up. it could be a new round of thunderstorms and there it is
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and i will show you when that finally breaks. all that in just a few moments. antoinette: breaking overnight, the coast guard called to a rescue mission off castle island six people were pulled out of the water. they were found clinging on to the boat as it sank in dorchester bay. police responding to a distress call around 1:30 this morinng. officials say the boat was taking on water and sinking fast. some of the passengers were none of them were injured. the cause is under investigation right now. the coast guard will try to retrieve that boat today. we're following breaking news overnight. riots breaking out in milwaukee where angry crowds took to the streets last night, hours after a police officer shot and killed an armed man during a chase.
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the mayor and other city leaders pleading for calm overnight police say that 23-year-old suspect was armed with a gun, and was fleeing from a traffic stop. the officer shot the victim during a foot chase. after the shooting, more than 100 people took the streets. the mayor saying the violence was driven buy social media. protestors clashing with police one officer is being treated right now, after a brick was thrown at his squad car. as for the shooting, the mayor says the officers feared for their own lives. >> there were 23 rounds in that gun that that officer was seeing. police said they made 3 arrests overnight. the shooting is under investigation. the mayor says the officer was wearing a body camera. right now a quincy woman is suffering from life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car. it happened just before eight last night on day boulevard in south boston. state police say the 45-year-old
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the road was closed for some time as police investigated the crash. no word yet on the cause. the latest now on the princeton murder investigation. state police say they've received nearly 600 tips, and they're following up on every lead. 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was killed one week ago today, her body found near her mother's home in princeton. as we first reported, 5 investigates has learned police have submitted dna samples for testing on at least one possible person of interest. asked to call the anonymous tip line. tonight, the community will gather for a vigil and 3-mile group run at the princeton town common in memory of marcotte. she will be laid to rest on tuesday. doug: new this morning, the fire department tweeting out this
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any injuries. jarring moments in boston harbor as some cruise ships crash into each other. black smoke billowing from one of those ships. the coast guard now investigating that crash right now. our david bienick explains what happened. >> witnesses say the regency was pulling back and going too fast. it looks like they >> these people screamed before the impact. they saw there was a problem. they cap didn't to reverse engine back. passengers on board appeared
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boat. one of the regency's for engine had shut down. by early afternoon, replacement votes were brought in. >> you are not cleared to sale. boston police are investigating a deadly shooting in dorchester. a man, believed to be in his thirties, was found shot just before midnight friday night in the area of 21 algonquin street. he later died of his injuries. no arrests have been made. right now, police in manchester, new hampshire are looking for a shooter who they say fired a shot at first responders as they were helping an unconscious person. it happened around 2 yesterday
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manchester. two officers and two medics heard the gunshot, saying it went right over their heads. no one was hurt, but the police chief says he believes his officers were targeted. two salem men are facing a slew of drug charges after being arrested in beverly. a joint investigation by salem and beverly police led to the arrests, after a series of undercover buys throughout the city. 21-year-old michael sanchez and 28-year-old jeffrey deleon are facing multiple drug charges, including distribution and possession of cocaine and heroin. detectives recovered a significant amount of crack, heroin and cash. right now an inconvenience for some patients in fall river. the charlton memorial hospital is redirecting ambulances this weekend because of a power outage that's caused the air conditioning system to stop working. the globe reports ambulances are being sent to saint anne's hospital in fall river and st. luke's in new bedford. cooling units are being used in some areas of the hospital. they expect the issue to be
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the time is 10:07. some positive news to report out of orlando this morning. antoinette: one of the victims of the nightclub shooting, who's also a framingham native, sharing a big moment in his recovery. angel colon can now takes steps on his own. he shared this video on facebook with the caption took my first steps all by myself, so happy. colon was injured in the massacre on june 12 at the pulse nightclub. 49 people were killed and more than so great to see him making those steps. must be so empowering. democrats in congress, receiving obscene voicemails and text messages on their personal cellphones. the hack that released private contact information for leading democrats in congress. obscene voicemails and text doug: the leader of a mosque shot and killed along with a friend as they left afternoon prayer in new york city.
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in louisana. the rescues continuing this morning. mike: we are back into the 90's today. the timing of those firms are still ahead. we continue to follow breaking news in milwaukee. protests after a deadly police shooting turn violent. at least four businesses burned, including a gas station and a bank, and one officer was hurt by a thrown brick. we'll continue to following the incident all morning long on air, online and on our mobile app.
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>> right now historic and deadly flooding in the deep south. louisiana in a state of emergency right now more than 2 feet of rain falling in 24 just hours, entire neighborhoods underwater, the national guard called in for more than 1200 rescues and those rivers are rising fast. reporter: massive flooding terrorizing the south damaging homes roads vehicles take a look at t a woman and her dog pulled from this car the moment before it was completely submerged. get my dog. communities coming together under devastating circumstances? families are forced to evacuate their homes and flee to safety bringing with them only as much as they can carry >> we woke up this morning about
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three hours later it was about six feet high. you started grabbing your things and throwing them into trash bags. boy, everything that we could, in many cases that meant their pets. the louisiana national guard sending in helicopters to bring people to safety. over one thousand rescues in livingston parish alone where torrential rainfall hit 21 inches in 24 hours. at least three people are dead including one man who was swept away from his home. antoinette: the rescue you saw there was just one of dozens of rescues that are happening. it is still going on. we don't recognize the tropical connections. this is the humidity that we have.
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this is the memorial bridge. in case you ever wanted to know. pedestrians and bicycles can go across it as well. mike: hot weather is in place right now. what is happening is we're seeing another round of thunderstorms. the air right now is hot. we have not had much. is that cold front moves its way we will see it for right now nothing. the rain this morning is long
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temperatures. it climbed overnight last night and now we're really trying to move up the heat. now the heat and humidity are with us. you step outside and it is already 86 degrees. those are impressive numbers any time. it drops off a little bit then this is the next chance. as 3:30 this afternoon this is what it feels like. it will make it feel like a hundred degrees out there. even overnight tonight look what happens. it is going to feel like it is in the 80's. how warm will he get?
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all and it is going to be warm out there. we're talking about 97 even towards the beaches we will be in the 90's. with a southwesterly wind, we are talking about a relief of only a few degrees. do you thunderstorms later today. we have a chance of thunderstorms late afternoon and most of us won't see anything. your monday looks like we won't see any rain. next the chance ball come late. those may linger their way into
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any but the one thing with will be missing. it will be much more comfortable despite the fact. it is 10:17 now. doug: some of the stories we're tracking right now police in new york are searching for the man who shot and killed an islamic leader and his friend in new york city, a lone gunman shot both men in the head as they left their mosque in queens. police say nothing so far the mosque serves a community of immigrants from bangladesh. house minority leader nancy pelosi is sending out a warning to her colleagues in washington. a hacker has targeted democratic leaders, releasing personal phone and email addresses online. to her colleagues in washington. pelosi says she's received a
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pelosi says she's changing her phone number and is advising her colleagues to do the same. take a look at this. a scary sight in oregon, a wildfire whipping up a 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 these flames without any injuries. red sox and diamondbacks continuing their series at fenway. clay buchholz got the start for the sox last night bottom of the third du brock holt puts the sox on the board first. smooth sailing from there, bottom of the 5th, tied at 3 mookie betts with the rbi single and andrew benintendi scores. and then it's brock holt in the 6th. he blasts this 2 run homer over the bullpen and the red sox hold on to win 6 to 3. rick porcello gets the start today at 1:35. it's another day of chasing olympic glory in rio. yesterday americans continued to pile on the medal count while we also said goodbye to perhaps the
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the end of an era. michael phelps cap his series with the four by 100 medley relay. this is phelps's 23rd gold medal, 28 medals overall. the most decoratedthis is athle. the four by 100 medley relay. simone manuel chasing another metal, she came in second for the silver. american connor jaeger swam to his first olympic medal. more history and fencing.
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woman alain thompson rocketing across the finish line claiming the gold medal. and in the final for the long jump, she bounced to a cold metal -- old metal. doug: and newton's own gevvie stone took the silver in the women's single skulls, she finished in 7th place in london 4 years ago. olympics without michael phelps. an effort is underway to help some turtles who need a bit of a boost. the tiny new arrivals on the cape, and why some loyal volunteers are key to their survival. comic-con descends on boston this weekend. what to expect and the special honor the mayor is this on captain kirk.
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uch charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hundred million unavailable to the ninety-six percent of students who don't attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few.
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that is what you are looking for. temperatures will be in the mid-90's. as you see, there are some moves in the area. tuesday and finally it looks like the humidity will go away. that does look good. mother nature getting some help. at the mass audubon sanctuary on the cape in wellfleet. chronicle's anthony everett tells us volunteers and staff members are working to protect a threatened species, the diamond-backed terrapin. it's the only salt marsh turtle in the world.
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just steps from those saltmarsh part tiny dooms the net are monitored by hundreds of citizen scientists. they make sure that no are clean. budget? it is just hours and hours of work. terrapins have no con -- contact with their offspring. audubon is there for their delivery. >> welcome little one. reporter: he weighs five grams
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doug: tomorrow on chronicle. when big papi hits his homers, he's using a lou ledoux bat. when jordan spieth aces a hole, he's using fairhaven's titlest balls. plus, sweets, seats, ginger beer, and chips to go with it. made in new england, tomorrow at 7:00 thirty on chronicle. that sums like a good combination. gop nominee donald trump is rallying support in a 7:00 thirty on chronicle. predominantly blue state. his pitch to voters in connecticut as democrat tim kaine appeals to residents in a key new en and new video in from a wild crash on route 128 the people who rushed to help the victims in that highway
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>> breaking news, riot police out in force in milwaukee the incident that triggered violent protests and the burning of several businesses. and breaking overnight. six people res fro rapid response to the distress call in dorchester bay. and comic con descends on boston. the honor the mayor has given to the original captain kirk. good morning, this is the news center five eyeopener. take a look at this picture. those storms also hit stratham new hampshire. check out these pictures, lightening struck a tree, set it
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what an intense night it was. mike: what is interesting about a thunderstorm is that it instantly cut with snap. so much information. we don't want that to happen. have a couple rounds of thunderstorms tonight. it starts way out in pennsylvania. that is across connecticut and rhode island. it is all clearing away of their. this line right here is starting
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will see any of this. it is going to thunderstorm in one spot. keep an eye on the sky. you have to be careful about this heat and humidity that is out here. the humidity is way high and there are heat advisories out down to the south. the combination will make it feel like 100 degrees. outthat is why i say take it e. we will talk about it in a few moments. antoinette: we are following two breaking stories overnight, six people clinging to their sinking boat rescued from dorchester bay. the boaters put out a distress call around 1:30 this morning. the coast guard pulled all the victims out of the water. a few of them were wearing life vests. they were taken to a pier in south boston and checked out by ems.
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violent protests after a deadly police shooting in milwaukee officers pelted with bricks and bottles. several businesses set on fire. as many as 100 protestors took to the streets. at this hour police are reporting only 3 arrests. the mayor says the shooting will be investigated by the state. the officer was wearing a body camera. doug: breaking overnight in georgia. a police officer is shot dead and the gunman is onru to a suspicious person in eastman. the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous, and there are concentrated patrol efforts in the vicinity of the area. antoinette: new this morning, an alleged drunk driver smashes into two wellfeet police cruisers on route 6. the officers had just pulled over another driver and were giving him a field sobriety test when another car smashed into them. fortunately no one was hurt but one of the crusiers was
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the one that crashed into the police cars is also charged with oui. route 6 was closed for about 3 hours overnight and is back open to traffic. an investigation underway in bridgewater right now where a man pulled from a pool at an apartment complex has died. our todd kazakiewich explains what happened. >> we see them direct someone out of the pool. as soon as we saw we both ran over there and jumped right in. we did the best that we could. an apartment community known as axis at lake shore. he was pulled unconscious from
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the victim had been in the deep end for about five minutes. >> i tried to comfort them as much as i could. reporting in bridgewater. antoinette:antoinette: an alerte police officer nabs a home break-in suspect. the officer noticed two men acting suspiciously in the area of griggs road and griggs terrace. when one of the men got in a car and drove off, the officer followed. and just as he pulled him over a homeowner on griggs road called police to report a break-in. it was at the same address where the officer first spotted the pair. police are still looking for the second man this morning. caught on camera. we're getting a look at a dramatic scene that played out along a weston.
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a woman in her fifties trapped behind the wheel. more than a dozen other drivers pulled over and tried to help her talking to her, keeping her calm and pulling on the door. >> i'm always the person that runs to danger. it is probably not the smartest thing but as ca do my best. graham wilson who shot the video said paramedics and firefighters later arrived and helped get her out out. she is expected to survive. in commitment 2016, donald trump rallying for support in a predominantly blue state. nearly 5,000 people packed into a gym at sacred heart university in fairfield, connecticut yesterday. the republican nominee pledging to make a big play for the state. trump, spent time attacking hillary clinton but she wasn't his only target. he blasted the media and lashed
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after general electric moved its headquarters to boston. >> connecticut ranks number 50 among the u.s. states for its fiscal health. in other words, it is the least this goal state in the union. it's been nearly three decades since connecticut voted for a republican for president. antoinette: on the democratic side, hillary clinton's running mate making a push in new hampshire this weekend. tim kaine wasting no time going after trump and what he calls trump's vision for america. >> if you watched the other convention in cleveland, it was doom and gloom and blame america first.
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the mind of donald trump. earlier he stopped at a restaurant in concorde. kaine speaking at st. anselm college in manchester yesterday. earlier he stopped at a restaurant in concord accompanied by new hampshire senator jeanne shaheen. meanwhile, trump's running mate, governor mike pence, is suggesting he may release his tax returns before the election in november. that's contrary to trump, who is refusing to release his. the republican vice-presidential he will be at an event in manchester on thursday night. on the record this morning. mayor marty walsh says he understands the reluctance of boston rank and file police officers to wear body cameras. walsh does stress he's committed to outfitting some officers on a trial basis. >> you cannot gauge how effective they are.
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watch boston mayor marty walsh on the record this morning at 11:00. that's followed by matter of fact with fernando espuelas, and cityline at noon. 10:39 right now. we are following breaking news in milwaukee a deadly police involved shooting triggering a violent protest. police in riot gear patrolling the streets all night long. at least one officer is being treated after getting hit by a brick. several businesses burned to the ground. we'll keep tracking this story all morning long on air and on our mobile app. five investigates revealing new shocked the city. doug: the gang believed to be behind the murder of three young women in dorchester. mike: another day in the 90's, the humidity coming with it, the storms i'm tracking in the hours ahead. introducing dunkin's new cold brew coffee, steeped slowly in cold water for small batches with an ultra-smooth, full-bodied flavor. discover the craft of cold brew today and keep on.
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in my heart. reporter: the pastor has found forgiveness in his fate. they were murdered while sitting in a car in dorchester. >> she was a hard worker and very loving. it was very easy for her to make rents. -- friends. easily to others. >> it will be a struggle with that. that is about as good as it is going to get. her brother was in the bedroom at the time. he didn't find out until afterwards that she had been
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they were all killed by the gunfire that pierced the car. at the time, she assured few details. they came to kill all of them. this game is considered to be the most influential gang in boston. 48 were indicted for 40 are still looking for evidence including evidence to tie the game to the harlem street murders.
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>> there is someone out there and there are other people out there that no. i just want justice. mike: we had some pretty impressive rain going on. garner picking up two inches of rain. dependent on where you were at and that happened before midnight. beverages picking up for 10th of an inch of rain.
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and we missed out of that completely. that was this air here and that is when we saw these thunderstorms. it is hot and humid and unstable and that triggering method is out here. that son is out there. it is 86 degrees right now check out the dew points. we don't really get that that often. tomorrow the humidity should go back.
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cool as officially. that is how warm it will feel. overnight, it will not feel very comfortable. it will be an uncomfortable night for sleeping. as we wrap things up, we will see it moving its waste stored. keep a close eye to the sky. once the sun goes down it pretty much moves on out of here in the overnight lows are not that terribly comfortable. we will start to see it. if you're headed to fenway, it is not going to be a big day for us. you're going to have to stay very highly because it is one of those muggy days out there.
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we are talking about temperatures in the 80's. this afternoon, keep an eye to the sky this is why it is an impact the weather day. tomorrow, it is still going to be 90 and pretty muggy out there. we have a chance of seeing some showers and you know the nature of these things. after that more humidity moves back and the temperatures will still be in the 80's with a nice finish to the week. antoinette: thousands flocking to boston's seaport district this weekend for one of the most colorful events of the year. boston comic con. superheroes and supervillains just about everywhere you look. our todd kazakiewich got to
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reporter: and many other settings, this gesture would be deemed a threat. the annual gathering of comic artists is back at the world trade center. here in these are not costumes. dressing up is known as cosplay. it is the best thing in the rl william shatner talked football specifically the rams moving back to los angeles.
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window -- back on the comic con floor artists are relishing the opportunity. >> all of the work is being received very well. at the end, some 50,000 comic fans will come through these doors soaking it in. antoinette: several breaking stories overnight the coast guard rescue in dorchester bay. plus, chaos erupting in milwaukee. the deadly shooting that sparked
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>> breaking overnight six people clinging to their sinking boat rescued from dorchester bay. the boaters put out a distress call around 1:30 this morning. the coast guard pulled all the victims out of the water. a few of them were wearing life vests. they were taken to a pier in south boston and checked out by ems. also breaking overnight violent protests after a deadly police shooting in milwaukee officers pelted with bricks and bottles. several businesses set on fire. as many as 100 protestors took to the streets. at this hour police are reporting only 3 arrests. the mayor says the shooting will be investigated by the state. the officer was wearing a body camera. antoinette: breaking overnight in georgia. a police officer is shot dead
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of his cruiser while responding to a suspicious person in eastman. the suspect is considered to be armed and dangerous, and there are extra patrols in that area. right now a quincy woman is suffering from life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car. it happened just before eight last night on day boulevard in south boston. state police say the 45-year-old victim was taken to boston medical center. the road was closed for some time as police investigated the crash. no word yet on the cause. tonight, the community in princeton will gather to remember marcotte. she was killed one week ago today, her body found near her mother's home. a vigil and 3-mile group run is planned at the princeton town common. state police say they've received nearly 600 tips, and they're following up on every lead in this case. marcotte will be laid to rest on tuesday. the time is 10:54. they're following up on everyyou
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take a look at this. please posted this video to their ace the page. you should give them a call. >> staying on the escaped animal. sutton police had to bring home the bacon after some pigs managed to escape from their home. several pigs got loose from their enclosure on boston road. police rounded them up, and cared for the animals until the owners arrived to retrieve them. it's not clear if these little piggies were going to market.
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ed: good morning, everyone. it's time to go "on the record." >> he founded isis. i would say the co-founder would be crooked hillary clinton. ed: oh, shoot, and pun intended. what did he say now? republican donald trump on the attack. >> he just named hedge fund guys named steve. ed: hillary clinton jabs at trump, as the democrat takes on water with a brewing scandal, the clinton foundation, and the state department. and boston's mayor marty wall is she our guest this morning. we'll talk about the issue of race in the city of boston. let's go "on the record." >> from wcvb boston, the inside word from washington to beacon hill, today's news makers are going "on the record." ed: good morning. i'm ed harding. along with our political
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