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6:00 eastern time about 30 minutes from now on espn. and the winner tonight, california or texas, will face warwick, rhode island in another elimination game. that will do it for our coverage here on our abc stations. for jaymee sire and kyle peterson, once again, the final score rhode island 8, oregon nothing. please stay tuned to espn for the japan/curacao game at 6:00 eastern time, and we'll see states bracket. next, it's your local programming. saying so long, i'm karl ravech from williamsport. ben: falling trees but no storm

conditions. diane: plus, new england firefighters on the move to help

>> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] diane: right now at 5:30, the search for a gunman in boston in a deadly shooting. a man killed, a woman now fighting for her life.

including a toddler. an air pocket is getting credit for helping the little girl survive. diane: plus empty reservoirs and , water bans. now the drought conditions being blamed for falling trees. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. diane: good evening. i'm diane cho. ben: and i'm ben simmoneau. a man was killed and a woman who was also shot is now in critical newscenter five's nicole estaphan is live in dorchester. nicole: that's right. the hunt is still on for the person responsible in this fatal shooting. if you look behind me, you'll see a heavy police presence. it is something we have seen throughout the day. dozens of police officers walking through the streets, asking people if they have information at this time.

family and friends sitting on the stoop there. in man and woman were shot here around midnight. the man died. the woman rushed to the hospital in critical condition. they are asking for the public's help. >> all we had was a black male with a blue hoodie headed toward -- we need the public's help. nicole: police continued on doors, asking anyone if they have heard anything at all. we can report some good news. the woman involved in the shooting is expected to recover. liven dorchester, the cholesterol, wcvb newscenter 5. diane: nicole, thank you. taking a live look over the city . right now another sunny day today. but there is rain on the way. meteorologist joe venuti is here with his forecast. it is beautiful so far.

but i was out in my garden, and we are hurting for some rain. but the rain is on the way. temperatures fluctuating back and forth all day. we have some clouds. generally in the upper 70's to lower 80's. we have winds out of the southeast keeping it much cooler. the duke point also -- the dew point also in that sticky do have some of those dew points rising up into the 50's. a few showers off the cape. you can see scattered showers through connecticut. not a whole lot off to the west. rainfall well below normal. don't have to tell you that. i will have details coming up a little later on. ben: thank you.

, something else has. trees. arborists blame the drought for weakening trees' roots and branches. newscenter 5's david bienick tonight on what you can do to avoid disaster in your yard. david: crews sawed up and hauled away what's left of this huge oak tree that came down in wellesley with a crash. >> of course there was no wind, no electrical storm. david: a few days earlier in reading, a tree fell on a house. and in salem, new hampshire, this falling tree just missed hitting a woman in her car. >> you can see these branches right here are so brittle, they just not right off. david arborist rolf briggs says : not just this summer, but rather four years of dry weather have been starving trees and making them vulnerable to insects and disease. >> we are going to see a lot of insects and diseases this year we have not seen in many, many years because of the drought. david: in fact, the state's most recent forest survey shows since last year the number of acres of damaged

trees, worry most about vulnerable species like sugar maples, beeches, and birches. he says more drought tolerant are elms, locusts, and london planetrees. to protect trees, briggs says spray a half inch of water, and twice as far out as the extent of the the canopy. and how often? >> was for three weeks, for times a week. david briggs says don't waste : water on grass. even if it's yellow and brown, it will bounce back. but for trees, the breaking point may be closer than you think. in wellesley, david bienick, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: -- diane: a teacher arrested for inappropriate contact with a student. police in gardner say it happened at narragansett regional high school. that is where we find new center five's julie macdonald, live

mcdonald. juli: part of the charges involve an interview with a student who had a relationship with him after she graduated. he was arrested on charges of sending obscene matter to a minor and trafficking of a person under servitude. after investigators spoke with the current studio -- the student in question and the student's parents, police executed a search warrant of his worcester home and he was arrested. narragansett is the regional high school here and serves the students from the surrounding communities. parents and former students here in tightknit templeton, it is the talk of the town right now. >> i came downstairs this

he seemed like a pretty nice guy, but i guess that is why it comes as such of a shock. juli: after his arraignment, he was held on $4500 bail. they are due back in court september 16 for a pretrial conference. next at 6:00, you will hear from another student about her experience in his classroom her concerns as a self. liven to building, i'm juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. diane: a man is behind bars accused in a deadly stabbing in east boston. police arrested 18-year-old darius barry of dorchester last night. he's accused of stabbing 23-year-old gage smith to death. smith was found inside a paris street home on wednesday. ben: a massachusetts man is hurt after a roll-over crash in new hampshire. two cars rolled over on route i-89 in warner around 4:30

the other driver and also a passenger were also hurt in the crash. all 3 were taken to the hospital with multiple injuries. the crash remains under investigation. diane: a toddler pulled from the wreckage of a boat in florida after surviving for nearly an hour in an air pocket. the boat flipped over during what was supposed to be a quick trip home. abc's mark remillard with the harrowing 911 call. >> 911, what's your emergency please? >> i'm in the river. my boat crashed. and ve at 10:30 friday evening, cocoa beach police received a frightening call from a mother in distress. >> you said the boat is completely capsized? it's upside down? >> yes we're totally upside down , and i think my toddler is under the boat. mark the family was returning : from dinner with relatives when their vessel struck powerlines. everyone was thrown overboard. >> i had charlotte in my hands and my boat had flipped and i climbed on top of the boat and

mark with help from a person in : a separate boat, four officers quickly entered the water and pulled nearly everyone to safety, except charlotte. >> the rescue came very fast, but the mom and dad did everything they could, they were looking under the boat and dad was sitting on the bottom of the book, holding the baby. mark but luck was on their side. : the 23 month-old was in an air pocket and had a life jacket on. after nearly an hour of searching responders found her and pulled her from the water. >> god was with us. god was with us. mark the group was checked by : paramedics and is doing fine, a hugh sigh el york. ben: closing the achievement gap. diane: a report from the program my brother's keeper.

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>> you are watching newscenter five at 5:30. diane: a new grant program. announcing the new grant program. the grant will help expand the city's commitment to closing the achievement gap. mayor walsh: we need to make sure we have programs, but they have to be substantial programs and it can't be just talk. when the graduate high school, we have to put them on a path to something. we need to put the money cap to the workforce. we need to reduce violence and provide second chances.

says they will coordinate programs across the city. diane: the first bike ride for peace today. the officers gearing up in dorchester this morning. police commissioner william evans also along for the ride. they rode five miles through the city to promote community wellness. ben: supporting one of their own. firefighters and the community hit the pavement in salem this morning for the third annual 5-k for army veteran kevin o'boyl he made two tours in afghanistan for the army. all of the proceeds from today's race will go toward programs for local veterans. more sun and heat today, but we are looking ahead to some rain this weekend. joe venuti has his forecast ahead. diane: plus, a weekend at camp offering more than just time outside. the event also helps kids connect with other families connect with other families dealing with the impact of als. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. connect with other families dealing with the impact of als.

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ben: let's take a live look from city cam over the city of boston. what a great day to be out on one of those boats. diane: no kidding. it looks like that may be changing same. joe has a look at your forecast. hey, joe. joe: soon, but not too soon. we are going to be getting rain, much-needed rain, but not tonight. water temperatures may mail on coast, 69, 70 degrees during

the coast -- cooler in the hills, 85 in boston. the winds fluctuating. you can see the temperatures are cooler closer to the water. if you showers earlier today. a few offshore cape van. the clouds looking ominous. evaporated. other than a few showers, not a lot. most of the shower and thunderstorm activity across new york state and it looks like once the sun goes down, it's going to dry up. if you have plans, not to worry. i think other than a spotty showers. what we are looking at is the system off to the west. a low-pressure system with

behind it drier air. 60, 70 degrees, very uncomfortable. that will stick with us for the next 20 or hours. behind that, much drier air behind the front. uncomfortable levels tonight, early tomorrow. then it will get really pleasant and refreshing. you will notice the change when the winds from the northwest bring in that drier air. if you are headed to the stadium , beautiful night. again, most of those clouds drying up. they look like no showers, no chance of showers. the temperatures drop into the mid-70's. after 8:00, it's going to stay drive. southeasterly wind. and then as a mention, souvenirs will stick around.

majority of the day today. afternoon, tomorrow, a few scattered showers popping up around western mass. that rain is going to come through. we are looking at maybe half an inch to three quarters of an inch of rain. very dry air behind it. once that front goes through, we are not getting much rainfall. take a look at your forecast for the next seven days. it looks like temperatures will drop off as well as the humidity. if you're looking t vacation, a few days off, it looks beautiful. any substantial rain will not be until next weekend. diane: all right, joe, thank you. in tonight's 5 for good, a north attleboro mom with a gift for -- a boy he wanted a lemonade stand. the mom said he could if he

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ben: after five medals, four of them gold, there is one more honor in store for gymnast simone biles at the rio games. the first-time olympian will carry the u.s. flag into sunday's closing ceremony. biles was chosen in a vote by team usa. she is the first american gymnast to win 4 gold medals in a single olympics. diane: one of simone biles teammates also bringing home hardware for the u.s.. ben: needham's own alis games, and her friendship with biles. >> even though we're competing, you know people think it's against each other, we don't take it that way. for me, it felt like -- i had won the gold medal with the silver. ben: the 22-year-old taking home 3 medals from rio. the silver all-around medal and the silver for her floor routine, as well as the gold for the team final. she credits her parents and her late grandmother for giving her the extra push of confidence to win.

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>> now on you center 5 -- ben: deadly gunfire in a boston neighborhood. a man killed, a woman wounded. police now asking for the public's help. joe: a few showers around, but nothing to change your saturday night plans over. we could see more substantial rain though, coming up. diane: and we really do need a break in these drought conditions. stressed-out trees coming down. what to watch out for. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. ben: right now, boston police searching for a murder suspect, and they're asking for your help. a man killed, a woman wounded last night in dorchester. thanks for joining us, i'm ben simmoneau. diane: and i'm diane cho. the police commissioner talking

our nicole estaphan is live in dorchester with the latest on the investigation. nicole. nicole: ben, diane, that's right. the shooter is still on the loose. the police have few clues as to that person's identity. what they do have is a heavy police presence. family and friends are sitting on that front stoop and police officers going door-to-door, knocking, looking for anyone who may have heard anything. again at the man died, the woman rushed to the hospital in critical condition. >> in the last week and a half, those numbers are taking up again. our work is never done. it is never done. i got a text last night at 3:00 in the morning from commissioner evans, telling me a young person