man was on the bike. he was killed here in lincoln after a collision with a small suv. the biker was thrown into the street. this is a single lane, 25 mile per hour country road. the scene is right at the end in the road. the smashed up bike was still here just a minute ago. the crash scene is between -- near minuteman national park if you know the area. the driver did remain on the scene to speak to investigators who were still trying to figureu happened. residents of the minuteman condo complex right where the scene happened. they are allowed to walk along the road. the d.a. at this point handling the release of the victim's name pending notification of next-of-kin and we've not been told anything more about the driver or any pending charges. live in lincoln, rhondella richardson, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> investigators are trying to figure out what caused the death of a little girl.

julie? >> they are releasing very little about the investigation. all that jane would say, any time a 2-year-old child dies there is some degree of suspicion. >> this is quiet new hampshire neighborhood filled with children is suddenly on edge as police investigate how a little 2-year-old girl died on monday. >> they rushed in. there was an in there for no more than a minute before they came out slowly. and had said that it was too late. >> neighbors say they know very little about the three adults and two young girls who live in the apartment in summers worth. >> we just learned their names recently. she expressed last night that her and her husband, they suffer from depression and, you know, anxiety. so they don't really socialize. >> the state medical examiner performed an autopsy on tuesday

complete results could take time. those who share the building are praying for the family and desperate for some peace of mind. >> she seems loving, caring, a nurturing mother. you just hope it wasn't anything foul. you know, you just don't want to imagine a mother or a father or an aunt or anybody doing anything to a helpless child. >> although was performed yesterday, it's the toxicology report that's still pending. the attorney general's office said it could take two to three months for those complete results to come back. live in summer's worth, new hampshire, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> police are investigating a stabbing in east boston. a man in his 20s was found in a home on paris street just before 7:00. he was taken to mass general

anyone with any information is asked to call boston. >> the wind uprooting a large tree in redding. it fell on to a home on county road. luckily, no one was hit. another one, took down some wires on lawrence road. the driver was not hurt. is the ongoing drought weakening the trees? harv: normally you wouldn't expect the wd definitely can be a factor because it's been so dry. >> you've got the tropics heating up. harv: it's gone well off the african coast to become a tropical storm. >> fiona? harv: yes. we actually had some pretty early in the season. one actually was back in january. even before the season was supposed to begin, so we're up to the sixth but now it gets

the fact when they start off the cape verde islands those are the ones that sometimes, only under certain jet stream conditions, can make their way close to the east coast. we'll follow it. it's still in the open atlantic but it makes progress closer. this is something that we'll be watching. more comfortable air has moved in with those wind gusts. 70s to low 80s, and with those subsiding, ow temperatures will stay in the comfortable range. we'll let you know where there could be some showers tomorrow coming up. >> a man pushes his wheelchair bound daughter and friend out of the path of a moving car. >> todd spoke to the hero's family. >> if you take a look behind me and look, you can see skid marks there on the median. three people struck by an out of

took action is being praised for his self sacrificing spirit. >> saved my life. >> jose says his niece, 10-year-old, is still recovering in the hospital. following a pedestrian incident last night on blue hill mound. >> a fracture over her kneecap. and definitely a broken ankle. >> her father, not just her life but the life of the 22-year-old man in a wheelchair he was helping to cross the street. ernesto jumped into action when he saw this car heading right at them and tried to push the man in the wheelchair to safety. unfortunately all three are hit. ernesto takes the brunt. >> lands on his head. >> earn knows toe suffers severe head trama.

as doctors try to reduce the swell around his brain. >> as for his action to put his own life in jeopardy and to safe his daughter, he said that's just how they were raised. >> i'm very proud to say i have a brother who i can actually call a hero. even though he's younger than me, way bigger in heart. >> it's still not clear why the car lost control. the cause of the accident is still under investigation. the driver did stop on the scene and as of now, wcvb, newscenter 5. heather: inside superior court as lawyers made their final arguments over whether a convicted murderer deserves a new trial. mike is live tonight, where the hearing wrapped up today. >> it's now up to the judge to decide if fred white comes a free man after spending more than 30 years in prison for a murder he insists he did not commit. >> freedom is on the line for

191981, of shooting a man. >> it's rare that lawyer gets a case that reminds him. >> he says his client deserves a new trial after discovering a police report written by defective james leahy that was never turned over to the owner attorney. it suggests another man could have committed the crime. >> this would have changed everything. tried to downlay the significance of the newly discovered police report claiming it was misfiled and has nothing to do with the murder. >> it does not make accepts that the detective would have had this information. he wouldn't have said to somebody, guess what? i solved your case. it's an escaped murderer. >> even the judge questioned the prosecutor on that.

as you said, but -- what aim to make of the leahy document? >> the 1981 trial with long time criminal defense attorney -- his first murder case. >> he said he wishes he had had access to the leahy report at the time of the original trial. >> what would that have done to this entire case? >> it obviously would have opened a lot of people throughout with motive and opportunity. >> the lawyers now have until mid-september to get their final written arguments then. then the judge will make a decision. if he's granted a new trial his attorney believes the at this time will not retry him and he'll go free. >> a puzzling crime? how a rubric cube help to land a teaching assistant and basketball coach on trial. >> in the archives of her life,

redding woman's 100th birthday. something she's always wanted. >> still, oppressive humidity over a good chunk of the eastern half of the country but not here. we get a reprieve. i'll let you know how long. >> there was a meeting on the mound. big concern over that guy, eddie

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>> new at 6:00, a humpback whale is now swimming freely off the coast of providence town. the female was dragging 150 feet of rope through her mouth. whale watchers noticed the rope, he called the center of coastal studies, the center sent a response team. teenagers facing charges after hundreds of dollars in damage

police arrived at the fall brook elementary last night where they say an suv was spotted doing doughnuts on the field. the 17-year-old driver was arrested for trespassing and destruction of property. >> a trial started today for a teacher and basketball coach who allegedly assaulted a student with a dangerous weapon. a rubric cube. he threw it at the student who he blamed for losing a the student and grazed another teacher. he denies throwing the cube. he remains on paid leave. transit police want you to take a closer look at this. we manned the man's face is out of focus but the background is in focus but it's clear enough. he's wanted for questioning in the assault of an mbta employee. it happened saturday night. if you recognize him or know him call police. >> chance for pop-up showers

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>> the superintendent of boston public schools is talking about high levels of lead in school water fountains. he tells newscenter 5 that schools will adopt a new policy. >> institute a new procedure. every single day, in the morning, we're going to flush ever single water fountain because we know that that's critical to getting the lead that's been in the pipes overnight out >> the report showed elevated levels of lead at seven boston public schools. water fountains in both schools have been deactivated. while they are offline students and staff will be offered bottled water. >> today was graduation day for

who never got a chance to finish high school while growing up. new at 6:00, news in us's david -- reports, that never stopped her from learning. >> bingo day at the senior center. >> and she showed up with no idea she was about to hit the jackpot. ? happy birthday to you ? >> she turns a hundred this week and along with her cake her daughter decided >> in the archives of her life this will be noted. . >> one of 10 children born to italian immigrants she was about to enter high school when the great depression hit. >> to make ends meet claire's parents decided she would have to leave school even though some of her brothers got to stay. >> how did you feel about that? >> i didn't like it because women should have and the indication, too.

family but she never lost her love of learning using the dictionary to build her vocabulary. >> find the meaning of it. >> i tried to speak as well as i could. >> today the school superintendent showed up with a cap, gown and honorary diploma. >> that's for you, dear. congratulations. [applause] >> it was a big deal to you when >> it feels good, yeah. i won't go to the statehouse, that's for sure. >> then again, as she learned today nothing is ever completely out of reach in. north heading, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> i think she should go to the statehouse. >> good for her. >> i hope to be half that sharp. >> harvey, that's wonderful. spectacular. harv: i'm with you all the way. remarkable woman.

we'll get you an update tomorrow. it hans every thursday in terms of how we're being declared severe, extreme, and so on but the rainfall deficit, roughly 7 3/4 inches for both boston and worcester since the beginning of the year. today in boston, high was 85. more reasonable. what's amazing is how warm it was early in the morning when the overnight low was 79 degrees. we'll probably drop below 79 before midnight tonight early morning temperature was hot. we only got up to 85. gusty breezes and drier air took over so the temperature rise wasn't so extreme. we stay at 17 90-degree days. we're in for a lovely evening. it's 80 degrees. the breeze is still active but starting to diminish. temperature in the 70s and low 80s. real comfortable air surrounding

along the coast, down from i-95 to providence, 22 to 25 miles per hour, but a lot of us are in this area, much more livable. in terms of humidity impact and even where it's just a wee sticky, that's what it is, wee bee, but not uncomfortable or oppressive like we've had recently. overnight, 68 or so in boston but a few spots could be in the upper 50s especially to the north where the skies will remain tomorrow, late morning and afternoon when the sun takes over it will be enough to boost the temperatures into the upper 80s. that's for tomorrow. but before we get to the high temperatures of tomorrow, notice there is some cloudiness to the west that will filter in later tonight. rain further to the south. the motion of the rain is more to the east than the north so i'm not excepting a lot of rain to reach even the south coast or cape but i can't rule out that early tomorrow morning there

nicking the south coast of the cape before moving out to sea. tomorrow afternoon, a front approaching from the northwest and that could trigger a spot shower or thunderstorm, not widespread. just one or two spots perhaps getting that. and we'll we'll have reinforcing more comfortable air come in overnight thursday, thursday night, friday into saturday. we just want to remind you, we have a new tropical storm fiona. it's far we'll be following it. check it out, next seven day, tomorrow, a warm di after perhaps a touch of rain on the south coast of the cape early. well up into the 80s and a spot afternoon thunderstorm possible. friday affidavit saturday, cooler ocean breezes. 75 to 80 at the shoreline. more humid on sunday. next bout of wet weather looks like it could be slated for about mop of next week.

to see you next hour. here's mike lynn. mike: rodriguez is okay. he'll make his next start on sunday against detroit. he was lifted from last night's game in the fifth and in the middle of a no-hitter. bogaerts rushed in from shortstop. went out to the mound and immediately grabbed the ball and made a change to the bullpen but the outfield, rodriguez did, not john farrell. he's pitching the best he's pitched all year. he'll go on sunday. harvey tells us keep an eye to the sky. check out this catch here by gregorius of the yankees. do you know how hard that is to do to company a ball over your shoulder look booing the bright sunshine in that's one sweep looking catch and to keep your

the blue jays beat up on the yankees. a little testy later in the game. donaldson, reigning mvp, struck out a number of times. when he came back, this time he fired his bat. that didn't sit too well with the manager. he had a few words. after the game he said, he wanted to know what type of cologne i was weari jays they pick up half a game on the red sox and orioles who will play tonight. a good one. price. here's the wild card standings. the red sox and the orioles are the wild card teams with the blue jays at this moment, first place in the american league east. so what happens if jimmy struggles or goes down in the first four games of the season? the plan is to use the player out of in. .

against the the saints. is he ready to step in if and when necessary? >> just one day fate. every day is different. learn from the guys. >> got to do my job. build my best support. happens from here on, it's not my call. i want to be sure of what i did. >> it's a great opportunity to step on the field. >> i would say the interview is perfected. says everything belichick wants him to say. on the other side of the ball there is a lot of depth and experience.

good rookies. >> it's been good working to get better. it's a new year. three years. so even though we're deep, we want to continue to get better. >> sox and orioles, a big one for both clubs tonight at 7:00. we'll see you at 7:00, 10:00, and 11:00. >> looking forward to all three. >> time to flash maria? hello, new tonight on newscenter 5 at 7:00, some very special customer service. how something hidden in a review pair of pants found its way back to the proper owner. the good deed that's been raised tonight and new on use use at 11:00, a mix-up. how two local men ended up burying in the wrong plot and

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tonight, several developing stories as we come on the air. fire onboard. more than 500 passengers and crew told to abandon ship, racing down chutes, more than 100 injuries. the raging wildfire tonight in the west. the state of emergency at this hour. more than 80,000 residents ra death toll from the floods. authorities say the worst devastation in this country since sandy. breaking news. brazilian authorities ordering american swimmer ryan lochte and another swimmer not to leave brazil, amid new questions tonight about their story of being robbed at gunpoint. and this surveillance image. is the order too it will? donald trump and the major shakeup tonight, and late today, trump getting his first