at a braintree store. that man behind bars tonight. our juli mcdonald is live in braintree with out top story. juli. reporter: a shirtless man comes in and grabs the little boy. he then takes off. >> he took 10 steps, and got the kid. >> the trip turned into a nightmare. walking the aisles of the india market when a man scooped him up and took off. >> he threw him on th his shoulder and took off. reporter: you can see his concerned smile as he follows the man to the back of the store. >> he asked them what are you

emergency exit. the store owner found him hiding in the woods. >> he did not look normal. >> police responded within minutes and arrested him after a brief struggle. the store owner says he's thankful for the watchful eye of a father. >> we have numerous cameras. using them. >> that store owner and employees kept an eye on o'brien until police arrived. he was arraigned in district court and is now being held on $100,000 cash bail. maria: sky 5 where fire crews are battling a 4-alarm fire at a multi-family home. this was the scene a little over

river street. at one point firefighters were ordered out of the building. they've made significant >> a frightening scene in boston. several pedestrian struck by cars. police are trying to determine what happened. under the car. witnesses had to stop the car and then lifted off of the victims. >> we looked down and they were lifting up the vehicle. >> amid chaos, heroes russian. pedestrians were trapped underneath.

go. she knew they were there. >> he and a dozen others ran toward danger. >> there are a dozen other people that lifted up the car to drag them from underneath. >> >> the driver ran into this chipotle. witnesses had to point her out to police. the by standards saved the victims and kept the driver on the scene. >> it was terrible to see it happen. seeing all of the people get together and a split second, that was incredible. >> three victims were taken to local hospitals with

a significant slice of the baystate under extreme drought conditions. they stressed the cities and towns and also stressing the environment. live where the governor spoke late this afternoon. >> despite the look of this, the owners say they are feeling the a fax of the governor says they show no signs of letting up. the soil crumbled into dust. the corn crop is only half as high as it should be. >> that ship has sailed. >> the drought in massachusetts has intensified and is now

deal. >> the stay is getting ready for towns with plenty of water. he called on everyone amid shower times. >> massachusetts agriculture industry will take the hardest hits. commonwealth says he is not sure. >> we are hopeful we will get a good crop. reporter: fewer cranberries mean higher prices. but they are expected to have a bumper crop.

every week we are adding to the deficit. ed: is the relief on the horizon? anchor: in terms of meaningful rainfall, it is possible. let's go over there and show you what is going on with this drought. just how dry june, july lawrence, june, july and august combined that is the fifth lowest amount. we are keeping and i on tropical storm the owner -- we are keeping and i on tropical storm fiona.

with a little shower trying to develop here. what i do see is dwindling. maybe a brief shower. anchor: this started in brockton. our media tried to it is unclear how many people were injured in the crash. an officer is out on bail after accusations he assaulted his pregnant wife. prosecutors say officer michael mori kicked his wife in the stomach and hit her at their home in salisbury last weekend. mori was ordered to wear a gps bracelet at today's bail review.

license to carry. he's been placed on administrative leave without pay. ed: patriots play practice game number two. all systems go for tom brady to see some playing time against the bears. mike lynch is live at gillette with what we've learned. reporter: i asked the question when i saw him come in on a golf cart there is a chance they may not play. >> i just have to take it day by day.

>> a big difference between playing quarterback. brady will get his work tonight and most of the work will fall on percent. anchor: a computer system meltdown. coming up, what a bay state senator wants done to protect consumers. ed: marijuana on the ballot. how those in favor of decriminalizing pot in massachusetts are defending their stand. anchor: the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stefanos. >> dozens of firefighters responding.

>> 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.

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fighting for his life. the children are being cared for by a family friend on monday. he has a skull fracture and is on life support. the boy twin sister is hospitalized. they are involved in the investigation right now. maria: senator ed markey is calling on airlines to update their aging and failing computer systems in the wake of several forced delta to cancel thousands of flights nationwide. just weeks before that, southwest canceled thousands of its flights after a router failed. today at logan airport, sen. markey urged airlines to update and modernize their systems. >> a flight should not be canceled because software is not working. it's time for the airlines to update their i.t. systems for

stand for improving travel. maria: he sent letters to a dozen airlines asking what they are doing to make sure their systems are up to date. ed: one of the most provocative ballot questions on the november ballot is the effort to legalize recreational marijuana in massachusetts. right now 4 states, colorado, washington, oregon and alaska have all decriminalized pot use. the district of columbia has also done the same. question 4 would allow adults 21 and older to use and culva marijuana. the drug would be regulated and taxed by the commonwealth. yes on 4 advocates dispute claims that pot is a gateway drug. >> i would like to see a study that shows that. we have not seen a scientific study that shows it is a gateway to anything. if there is a gateway at all it

tobacco is a gateway to other substances. >> there's a conversation that took part in it. anchor: harvey leonard has a look ahead at the weekend. is there any chance for some rain? anchor: controversy over a place of rest. what a u.s. attorney is looking

ed: the drought has captured everyone's attention. maria: it looks very severe but when you look at the reservoirs, that is alarming. anchor: this has to happen over time. it has been dry for quite a while. the summer months, they are very dry.

four inches of rain, the third drive since 1973. we can give you other towns as well. that is the driest it has ever been since 1963. that is going to stay in the area. this has intensified south and east of north. itol longer. a slight chance there could be thunder are lightning. the general tendency is not to see much additional development but the reverse. nothing widespread is going to be happening. we should have a reasonable amount of sunshine tomorrow. tropical storm fiona in the

a little confliction -- conflicting information on info will intensify but the track looks study in terms of being off to the northwest. this is where it would be five days from now, still south and east of bermuda. we will deftly keep an eye on that. future tropical developments may be getting more active. still 90 in hartford. a warm summer night. it will be in the 60's for our low temperature. most areas will be low into the 80's. we will have a sea breeze that should set up and get stronger in the afternoon. they are temperature will be around 70.

running around 76 degrees. a low risk of recurrence. here we go. we should see sons -- son tomorrow that we should see the sun tomorrow. we may repeat that on sunday starting out with low clouds. eventually this wet weather has a chance of moving through the day. that's our best chance in this window of getting significant rain. a great stretch of weather if you have that available to you. let's check it out. a nice three days overall. around 80 each day. if you head up to the lakes region, it also looks like it's

opportunity to get some rain. we are going to get more than that. anchor: the u.s. attorney is investigating possible civil rights violations over a planned islamic ceremony. the town may decide to buy it and the islamic society wants to use a portion for a muslim traditions. they are concerned about public health. they denied the proposed site. the u.s. attorney launched a probe to find out if they violated federal civil rights laws around religious freedom. >> for people to accuse me of that to deny me my civil rights, it is very frustrating.

over pages to the document -- to the federal government. >> now sportscenter 5 powered by xfinity. anchor: welcome to gillette stadium. tom brady is here. i asked if he will play. he may play. if he does he will start but only play a little bit. the bulk of the work will go to he needs to be road tested before the season opener. >> he is going to get the bulk of the snaps. any of these quarterbacks are going to miss their key weapons. >> they are all important. we are trying to get them all

entire first half against the bears, getting ready for the first four games without tom brady? chicago brought the nasty temperatures. cooler heads and weather prevailed. >> is not really a day off. it is a mentally strenuous practice. >> the other jacoby percent -- are set -- jacoby percent. >> i just have to do my job. my best foot full word.

>> it's a privilege to be in the situation i am in. i just have to take advantage of it. >> multiple reports alan branch has been suspended for violating team rules. anchor: the red sox on the tarmac. they had a 11 game. wi pitch 3-1. however, that didn't last very long. he tried's -- tries to go in the

the red sox did have an opportunity. end of game. a tumultuous 24 hours for the red sox to say the least. again, tom brady most likely will play very little tonight. he could start one series. maria: i would not them to lose that game. ed: that hurt. time to flashforward. anchor: new tonight, a local family using their farm stand. then, hit by lightning while unloading groceries. the scary moments for this

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tonight, breaking news from rio, coming in right now. police now recommending that two american swimmers, including ryan lochte, be indicted. authorities in brazil say the swimmers lied. tonight, right here, the new surveillance video of them at that gas station. what really happened. and standing firm, this evening, sources who have talked to the were, in fact, held up by armed gunmen. also breaking, the wildfire out of control. flames now racing tonight, across land at 30 miles an hour. the major headline coming in from chicago. the head of police says seven police officers should be fired. he says they lied after an officer shot and killed a teenager. the well-known american military family and the mother allegedly drowned by her own