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anchor: surveillance video from a local store. a dad' quick action. ed: what could happen to rio olympians now. anchor: and how the weekend is looking. maria: the great debate over cracking your over. reporter: this is wcvb at 7:00. maria: an investigation into two toddlers end up in the hospital. ed: one of the toddlers has critical injuries. the children were 15 months old.
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boy has a skull fracture and is on life support. the boy's twin sister is hospitalized with injuries. the middlesex da's office and dcf are involved in the investigation. maria: new trouble for those swimmers tight robbery being called a flat out lie. ed: now new information. reporter: abc news is reporting police have recommended ryan lochte be indicted. they want him charged with false off of their flight last night. the surveillance video released, where the swimmers stopped on the way from the club that the limbic village. they broke into a bathroom. they were confronted by armed
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one pull something out of his pocket. there is missing video. it is still very confusing. police say they live. ryan lochte is back in the u.s.. >> i can't. unfortunately i am bound by u.s. law. i cannot speak about anything. reporter: this could have big repercussions for ryan lochte. he could get a band from u.s. swimming. ed: a frightening ordeal for any parent. you are looking at a stranger grabbing a child and trying to
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baby and walk away. maria: the suspect is in custody tonight. >> that toddler is ok. he was not in the arms of his kidnapper for long. you have to imagine the horror. they are looking down at their one-year-old as he takes baby steps through the store aisles. a man scoop towards the door with their baby. >> without surveillance video the story would almost be unbelievable. they grab the stranger and then moved to the exit. >> 10 steps into the store he
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assuming he was playing a joke. >> he was under the influence or intoxicated. he didn't look normal. >> at the emergency exit the dad began to panic. >> the store owner found o'brien hiding in the woods clinging to a tree. >> inside regulars are shocked. the owner feels safer than ever. >> we have numerous cameras. they did come in handy. >> this incident hasn't deterred visit his -- business at all. as for o'brien, he was arraigned
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>> boston firefighters rattling a house fire. flames and smoke pouring. eight people are homeless tonight. firefighters were ordered out of the building. while crashes outside of sky 5 while pedestrians were struck. live on school street now. cell phone video shot by one of the witnesses who lifted this mercedes bring victims under the car. they plowed into a crowd of people. >> under the car we see two people. >> two were dragged and trapped. this man and a dozen others
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on. the car kept going on top of her. it was a group of people. they lifted up the vehicle and pulled them up. >> she was going to run the boy over. she was going to keep going. reporter: the driver ran from the scene. >> the lady took off running. took the police into the building and told them who to look for. >> it was awesome seeing them get together for a split second. reporter: police took the driver into custody. it's not clear what charges she will face. maria: new concerns in massachusetts for the area of
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that has expanded significantly. they are low and dropping several cities and towns. the stay is now looking at providing emergency piping to communities. anchor: it is there. anchor: that is where it is most serious. the last three months has been a huge threat. if you take a look you will be able to see the dark red areas, that is the extreme areas. to give you an idea of what
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they go back to 1893. one lonely shower, may be a sprints. 88 degrees, a very warm evening in boston. we will stay tropical storm fiona and where that is headed. >> to communities are in shock after a young man is accused in a violent attack. ed: live with reaction tonight. >> they are stunned by the news
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the 16-year-old is now behind bars facing two counts of second-degree murder charges. police say their mother called 911 herself while on tell authorities her son fled the scene after they were stabbed. >> it was a little shocking. >> he was detained and questioned by investigators. he confessed to stabbing both of them. it is still not clear what led
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ed: a first for the trump campaign. maria: the big money being spent in battleground states. and his running mate in new hampshire today. the message from governor mike pence to voters. reporter: how the weekend shapes up -- fiona. ? why do banks treat you and your money like this? they nickel and dime you with fees and minimum balances.
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ed: the owner of a dog neglected so badly it chewed off part of its foot failed to show up in court today. police say the german shepard named maverick was tied up by a tether to his middleboro home. his only way to escape was to chew off his foot. an arrest warrant has now been issued for his owner, kevin kennedy. he is charged with animal cruelty. maverick is now recovering and livi i maria: commitment 2016. donald trump will spend millions on television air time. a first for his campaign during the general election. the trump campaign will spend nearly $5 million over the next 10 days on ads airing in florida, north carolina, ohio and pennsylvania. the ads are expected to begin tomorrow. trump's running mate, indiana governor mike pence was in new hampshire this afternoon. governor pence took questions
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the republican citing the vacancy in the supreme court, saying the stakes this election couldn't be higher. this was pence's first trip to the granite state. ed: we're talking about the drought. is there any relief in sight? >> there is hope for significant rain. even if we get significant rain drought. i don't see that coming to soon. tropical storms, it is moving to the central atlantic. in terms of where the storm is going to attract these are the computer models. that is basically the track that is expected.
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i don't see signs it would hit the east coast of the united states by could not give you a guarantee that it wouldn't. we will stay on top of it. you can see everything bundling. the only area i'm seeing a shower would otherwise a quiet night. we hit 89 in boston. imagine one more degree. a nice-looking sky. we have a lot of interest
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this time but it is sticky. temperatures 60's to around 70. a week front comes through making it slightly less humid but turning the wind to the northeast. it will keep the coast and the beach around 80 degrees over the interior. 80 degrees will be the temperature. the wind is not too strong. high tide at 1:38 p.m.. saturday could start with low clouds. sunday starts with clouds, it will happen in a good chunk of
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there is your next seven days. it looks pretty nice on the cape . it is possible sunday may have clouds at times. if you had to the lakes region or the mountains you are looking pretty good this weekend. three golden days coming up tuesday, wednesday, thursday. anchor: sportscenter 5 one minute drill. anchor: red sox had a 3-1 lead against the tigers. the bullpen gave it up again. right here at gillette stadium tom brady arrived in a golf
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if you does it will be very little. most likely it will start the game. the next two preseason games in the season opener are on the road. >> if the same mindset i've had its day one. i have to take it day by day. good things will happen if you keep that mindset. i'm excited about it. situation i am in. anchor: see you at 10:00. ed: a hot knife or football. maria: great debate over cracking your knuckles.
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maria: ed markey calling on airlines to update their aging and failing computer systems. his comments come in the wake of several cancellations and delays. the computer glitch force delta to cancel thousands of flights nationwide.
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canceled because a server is not working. it's time to update their i.t. systems for the jet age. we need airlines to make a stand for improving travel. maria: he sent dozens of letters to airlines. ed: your health tonight, a new study finds crackingou you. researchers looked at the ultrasounds of 400-knuckles to find out what exactly is going on inside a joint that's being cracked. they say those who cracked their knuckles had increased flexibility after doing it. scientists think when you crack a knuckle you pull apart two surfaces of the joint. that brings down the pressure in the joint and allows the gas in the fluid to dissipate. that sounds horrible. the lower pressure allows for
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maria: my mother always said don't do that. i cracked my knuckles. helping to fight infertility through their flourishing farm stand.
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ed: in tonight's 5 for good a north attleboro mom with a gift for gardening, helping struggling families blossom. maria: as our erika tarantal explains, she's battling infertility with a simple farm stand. >> you can eat that one. report: shanahan's idea of perfect. a morning in her garden with her girls. >> do you see any eggplants that are ready? reporter: the planting started 5 years ago just a hobby. but two years later thanks to her gift for growing an overabundance. >> you can't eat all this. >> we always have extra. reporter: extra that jamielee, who's a chiropractor, started sharing with patients. before she knew it, philanthropy followed.
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reporter: this season, a specific charity she's passionate about the agc scholarship foundation which helps people struggling with infertility. >> i specialize in prenatal and pediatric chiropractic work so i take care of a lot of local families but i really love working with pregnant moms and everyone should have that opportunity if they want it and it shouldn't be a financial issue that's stopping them from having a family. reporter: agc founder, april lane, met jamielee as a patient. >> we give financial assistance to individuals diagnosed with infertility for all family building from adoption, to ivf, >> look at this. put it in the basket. reporter: thanks to her flourishing crops, this year jamielee has raised more than $1500 right here in her office. and i still have quite a few more weeks left probably a couple months left of the harvest so we'll see where it goes. reporter: each day on facebook, she details when her stand is open and what's available. >> people have so many talents
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amazing. reporter: jamielee says it feels amazing, that as her garden grows, so do deserving families. >> to even play a tiny role in that i mean what's better than that to be able to give people their dreams. ed: life is a garden. dig it. anchor: 25 years ago, hurricane
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>> this is chronicle. >> take time. >> it was a beautiful weekend. no one was paying attention. >> devastation. >> it was het was a tease of the next hurricane. >> >> that will happen. not it could. it will. >> hurricane danger zones. >> how many residents and vacationers know what zone they

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