people recovering after being hit by a car. >> the crash happened at lunch time. live in boston tonight. heroic strength there. reporter: those pedestrians were hit in the middle of this intersection and dragged. the car tried to keep going on top of the victims. they were saved by witnesses. cell phone helped lift this -- this video show they helped lift this mercedes. >> under the car we saw two people. reporter: three people were injured. this man and a dozen others helped lift the car off of the victims. >> a lady was holding on to the

the boy was under side the other car. >> they left it up -- they lifted up the other vehicle. reporter: the driver ran from the scene. quite she ran into the building to the right. reporter: the driver knew she had someone but kept trying to drive. quite she was going to run reporter: police found the driver on the corner at a chipotle. it is unclear what charges the driver oh will face. we are told they have non-life-threatening injuries. ben: caught on camera, and attempted kidnapping at eight

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in braintree with the latest, juli? reporter: fortunately the little boy is ok. he was not with his kidnapper for long. what a nightmare. the man picked up a 1-year-old boy and then began briskly moving toward the emergency exit out back. the confused dad followed closely behind, he originally thought obrien was an employee trying to joke around. the dad confronted the man out back, fortunately without a struggle. he confronted him before the man left the store with a little boy. the owner told newscenter 5 his customers can't believe

they have young ones coming to the store. we have numerous cameras. we never had any intention of using them but they did come in handy. reporter: o'brien you can see took officers through the emergency exit of the store. he was hiding in the woods where employees found him clinging to a tree. police were minutes. he was arraigned in district court and is being held on bond. anchor: breaking news out of rio tonight. they lied. police in brazil now say the 4 u.s. swimmers lied about what really happened, also saying no crime was committed, this new video from the gas station where swimmers stopped now at the center of the investigation. newscenter 5's maria stephanos

claims made by team usa swimming they were robbed at gunpoint outside of the olympic village are appearing to crumble. a different version of events is playing out on multiple pieces of surveillance footage. police sources saying 104 olympic swimmers including ryan lochte are seen breaking down a bathroom door at a gas station and getting into a fight wa first gave. >> in the guy pulled out his gun. he said get down. i said whatever. reporter: he now says the gun was pointed only in his direction. he is back in the u.s.. his teammates all are still in brazil. two are seen here after being

houston. >> they said you need to the bark the plane. reporter: investigators looking into whether or not false statements were made to the police. >> let's give the kids a break. sometimes you take actions you later regret. reporter: the chief of police saying they should apologize saying the only a federal police source is telling abc news to of the swimmers may get passports back and be allowed to fly home, possibly as early as tonight. anchor: worsening weather here in the state. we are now in extreme drought conditions. anchor: you can see at and read.

right now we are trying to track a couple of showers. they are just pop-ups. a couple in southern vermont and in the berkshires. it's probably going to continue. th here. we don't have a real set up for a lot of action tonight. you see a couple of scattered ones. we'll be losing the heating in a

meander through the evening. the billy joel concert tonight, expected to be dry at fenway park. we also have the patriots playing. anchor: right now, every coun rating of at least moderate drought, and the extremely dry conditions are spreading. newscenter 5's david bienick continues our coverage tonight in north andover david? reporter: despite how lush this farm in north andover looks the owners say they too are feeling the effects of the drought. and a short time ago, governor charlie baker gave an update on the commonwealth's response. the governor said the state is looking at setting up emergency hook-ups between communities that have plenty of water and those that are running low. he also said that national guard

drought-effected towns. several local communities have imposed voluntary or mandatory water-use restrictions. but the governor said statewide restrictions are not yet needed, because the drought is still hit or miss. >> where you access supply to some extent determines where you land in the context of the water issues that you deal with and you face. but it's pretty clear if you talk to almost anybody in the farming community, they are dealing with a very significant constraint. reporter: massachusetts' cranberry crop, for example, expected to be down 12% this year. at this farm, they say they've lost thousands of dollars of christmas trees. coming up at 6:00, we'll talk to the commonwealth's top ag official about what that means for the prices we pay. live in andover, david bienick, wcvb newscenter 5.

investigating possible federal civil rights violations in dudley. this farmland has been in a tug-of-war between the town which may decide to buy it and the islamic society of greater worcester which wants to use a portion for a muslim cemetery. they have a different burial tradition. there is often no casket and the body is wrapped in about the size and public health issues denied the right. u.s. attorney launched a probe to find out if deadly -- if deadl dudley violated civil righ.

turned over 700 pages of documents and say they do not believe there has been any discrimination. the owner of this dog neglected so badly it chewed off part of its foot failed to show up in court today. a warrant has been issued. he is charged with animal cruelty. the german shepherd was tied up by a tether. his only way to escape was to chew off his foot. he is now in a new home. ben: state police still searching for clues in the murder of a princeton jogger. police have received over 600 tips but no arrests have been announced. investigators were back at the scene of the murder today where 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was killed almost two weeks ago. she was out for a run near her mother's home. state police continue to ask anyone with information to call their tip line. the patriots back at gillette tonight for some pre-season action. tom brady is expected to take the field tonight.

live in foxborough tonight, lynchie? reporter: the tom brady is here. he arrived wearing a scully cap. i made an inquiry whether he would play and the answer was he may. if he does it will be very little. he may not play at all. in the lower field and did not play in the preseason games. there is no question jimmy garoppolo needs the work. >> you need to get all three quarterbacks ready for various situations.

reporter: after tonight the next time tom brady will be in a game uniform will be sunday, october 16, two months away against the bengals. ben: still to come, the fight against the out-of-control flames in california. heather: and a state of emergency. the gains crews have made against the raging fires. ben: the family of the murdered reward for information tonight. heather: another hoverboard explosion sparks a house fire. a homeowner shares his frightening story. ben: and taking a look at first alert traffic. moving along nicely this evening. the southeast expressway, usually about a half-hour. headed north on the upper deck to 128.

the work zone is cleared. further out, 23 minutes. 495 slowing down. northbound between the pike in

anchor: the parents of a jogger murdered in new york see making an unusual offer, saying they will pay some of the reward

the reward fund is up to a quarter million dollars. >> prove that you want to impress that i am wrong. prove me wrong in your last final act. that you are not a coward. anchor: police have good leads on who killed their daughter but don't have enough evidence to make an arrest. heather: raping 16 women in four states. he pleaded guilty, admitted to the attacks in 2013. he picked up t2 of the victims t a las vegas nightclub, drugged them and later assaulted them while they were unconscious. we now know the identities of the six michigan state employees charged in the flint water crisis.

department of environmental quality are charged. their charges range from willful neglect of duty to conspiracy over allegations they withheld information about lead levels. some believe governor rick snyder should be held responsible. he says he's done nothing wrong. ben: to the wildfires that continue to rage in southern california. 29 now burning in the west-and with the weather conditions, no relief is in sight. >> the conditions have been >> containment is low. firefighters keep the fast-moving flames from destroying more land. >> that doesn't come until october. that is fire season for us. this isn't supposed to be fire

to the north and south a different scene, the fire slowing down. 4000 people finally returning home. >> in san diego a wildfire that started is under control. even with extreme conditions, firefighters doing whatever it takes to slow down. >> for the majority ofhe do. we will fight until the end. reporter: a bit of improvement is expected tomorrow. anchor: here in the state, the drought conditions are just getting worse. >> every thursday, since we're not getting widespread rain. >> i am watching what is over

prayer they will hold together? >> let's show you what we've got. this is the update on the drought situation. you can see much of the boston area is in extreme drought. just to give you an idea of what the rainfall has been, 2.5 inches of rain for june, july and that is the driest june, july and august since 1926. it goes back 90 years. it is dry in terms of the overall rainfall. as quickly as they developed they seem to weaken. that is what we are dealing with here. a pop-up shower or thunderstorm west of boston, the general

disturbance aloft with this front. you lose the ability to help the storms to try to develop. it has hit 91 and hartford. not really once you penetrate inland at all. 89 in providence. it is a little bit sticky out there today. not quite as dry as it felt yesterday but nowhere near as summer evening. that may include going to the billy joel concert. it is going to be 80 degrees for the star of those events. there will be a stronger breeze getting stronger in the afternoon. right around 79. it should be in the 80's farther inland.

, look at the water temperatures. 77 degrees. that is buzzards bay. air temperature around 80. a low risk because the water will not be strong. here is the way we go. a few patchy clouds. that is the end of that. any early clouds should allow a great deal of fog but that should burn away in central mass to allow for a reasonable amount of sun. this is tropical storm fiona. it is not strengthening at this time. this is the projected track taking its five days out. check it out.

i see more cloudiness on sunday. there may be a breakup. the greatest threat of rain, there is a chance of some rain. i hope that happens because the beautiful comfortable weather is going to move in. anchor: more olympic action in rio. ben: team usa. heather: the food, new research could help diabetics. ben: a police officer goes before a judge. the allegations and where the

anchor: less than one week of

they will donate thousands of unsold tickets to schools. 88% of the 6 million tickets have been sold. that is less than the london and beijing olympics. >> team usa continues to dominate in the medal count collecting more hardware. they did see some drama. >> at olympic stadium podium the world champ earned a similar -- silver medal. drama in the competition. a brazilian runner bumped her.

be 42.7 seconds to make the final. the brazilian team was disqualified. ashton eaton looks to make history. he has a big lead where he could be the first man since 1956 to repeat as decathlon champion. they sit in the top 10. quarterfinals. he becomes the first athlete stripped of a medal.

teen charged with attempted murder. the attack on his own family. >> and our look >> friday morning on the eyeopener, getting more energy from your lunch. >> three foods to give you a boost and three that will leave you lagging. >> and you are going to like my weekend forecast.

? why do banks treat you and your money like this? they nickel and dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. they've reimagined banking, that's free of all that nonsense. no fees. no minimums. no gotchas. at capital one, your money stays your money.

? ? one day a rider made a decision. the decision to ride on and save money. his motorcycle insurance to geico. there's no shame in saving money. ride on, ride proud. geico motorcycle,

three people hit by a car in downtown crossing. two dragged and trapped until witness were able to lift the car off of them. they were all rushed to the hospital with non life threatening injuries. police located the driver in a nearby restaurant, there is no word on charges. heather: police in braintree say a man tried to grab a one-year-old boy from a store. you can see suspect stephen o'brien pick up the child on surveillance video from the south shore india market. the toddlers father follows, confronts the suspect and takes anchor: how the ryan lochte story gets more interesting. he and other swimmers lied about being robbed at gunpoint. investigators say surveillance video shows the 4 athletes vandalizing the gas station and getting into a fight with gas station security guards, who did point guns at them. heather: new concerns about the