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maria: path of destruction. >> everything was shaking. maria: the clean of underway after a tornado strikes conquered. harvey: topics eating more active. maria: a hidden camera found in the restroom of a popular beach. what else they to a surprising arrest. controversy over the states plan for [indiscernible] known for serving up one of the biggest lobster rolls you have seen. why this local restaurant owner is in the fight of his life. >> from boston's news later. this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7 p.m. maria: cleanup is underway in a
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: it was an ef1 tornado with wins at 100 miles per hour, 39 homes were damaged and nicole estaphan talk to some of the people who saw it happen. live in concord right now. nicole: joining the sound of cleanup a sound of generators. a lot of people still without power but that is such a minor concern when you consider some of the damage. >> it felt like you were in a blender. you >> everything was rattling, it was 10 or 15 seconds and it was over. nicole: despite an alert if you had time to react. >> i heard a funny noise, it was her making funny noises. i shut all the windows and one open. all the -- all of a sudden the curtain had been blowing in when the wrong direction and started heading out.
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their doorstep. >> it was really loud and water lashing out the windows. nicole: the ef1 devouring wins -- trees forcing branches into homes. as crews worked to clear debris. >> completely trashed. the trees and trunks and everything. it is awful. nicole: a warning to staff the streets that are hard to find. the cause of the damage even harder to believe. >> i am from new england. it does not happen. i guess they do now. nicole: only one injury that happened in the last couple of hours. a worker was conscious when he was transported. here is a warning to people in this area. why they are worried about our loose branches.
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maria: the timing is very unusual. harvey: to have that at three or 4 a.m. is unusual. only once in 50 years. but we did area that is when the warning did come out. the rotation was seen on radar. the warning was issued at 3 a.m. and heard at 3:20 a.m. and at 330 it was on the ground. no lightning, no thunder. harvey: people who had a smart phone or a radio, crazy stuff. let's show you more about this as we take you over here. it was 400 yards wide, one half mile long. that was the path, estimated to have been on the ground for about 10 minutes. an ef1 on the scale, they go from zero up to 5.
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it was part of a cluster of strong storms so damage in other towns as well including marlboro, said very, and a few others from that severe storm. look at the air mass. it is incredibly pleasant, dry and cool. boston is down to about 59 create other areas will be cooler. we will talk about that in a second. ed: 41 business, -- greenhouse. the small business will take another hit i naturally. the storm caps off weeks of trouble. business has been in a slump after weeks of drought and now this. >> the last six or eight weeks, everyone in this industry has been suffering just trying to keep plants alive. with this heat, the month of
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this ever. it: the farm has insurance but it will be a week or more until the damage can be repaired. governor charlie baker and karen for leader got there firsthand look at the damage. they joined the director of fema in concord. the governor expressed amazement of how much damage was done. >> i find it hard to believe that in one minute anything could do what the a force when she chooses to be. ed: officials are determining if there are state or federal aid programs that can help. a park ranger is accused of hiding a camera in a bathroom. maria: it was found in the staff bathroom in milton.
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courthouse after he left dollars bail. in the park ranger who works at the department of conservation and recreation faced several charges after police say he secretly videotape women using a unisex bathroom at the bathhouse. he used a pen similar to this one. in this case it was a light that got someone's attention. prosecutors say the left guard noticed it in an area where there the pen was turned over to state police to -- and they found a card with videos and images. >> there is a video of the person adjusting the camera. several people have identified that person as the defendant.
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adding that mckenna has been suspended indefinitely without pay. mckinnon had several bail conditions to stay away from the victims. it has been closed while they into new their investigation. maria: no information about an incident at a pool in lowell wall this past weekend. the middlesex district attorney is saying that a two-year-old girl a were pulled from this full at a home. both were unconscious on saturday night when first responders got there. these children are still in the hospital right now. the boy is in critical condition. we can tell you the girl's continue has in -- condition has improved. we can tell you that one of the victims has died. all of this happened early yesterday morning on the
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investigators say it is not clear how the window was open. the second victim is expected to survive. ed: the status shifting into high gear in its move to all at chronic tolling but before the system goes into effect some groups are raising concerns about privacy. todd: there are some concerns. we are live along the pike in newton. the comb and is data is to allow us to collect tolls. todd: the gantries will alleviate congestion. grexit is a project that comes before us that allows us to increase safety, decrease congestion, increase air quality , and decrease greenhouse gas emissions.
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tolling could mean by passing a degree of privacy. >> we need to make sure that there are appropriate laws and policies in place to make sure that only information is -- that is necessary is eating collected. todd: it allows officials to track vehicles under a very limited set of circumstances. >> the classic would the amber alert or some knowledge of a particular law enforcement license plate. todd: a subpoena would be required normally. at a board meeting mast on officials vowed to abide by current laws and pushed for augmentation to better protect driver data. >> since we enforced tolls through the registry if they are unpaid it may be several years. todd: there will be a series of public hearings on the topic of privacy and the actual proposed toll rates which will be by
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maria: police say a pair of thieves thought they were taking a wallet. ed but next at 7:00, they wound : up with rosary beads and police say this isn't their only crime. harvey: here is look at the tornado as it came through. and now beautiful weather. how long it will be. maria: keeping his spirits up when his health is trying to drag him down. the fight for a business owner in tonight's someone you should know. ? 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.
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ed: a woman studying to be a nun was robbed of her rosary beads after a struggle with the suspect on a street in quincy. the rosary beads were in a small bag the thieves mistook for a wallet. co-defendants vanessa young and her partner crystal young are charged with armed robbery. police say vanessa pulled a small knife on the 26-year-old victim. police have yet to recover the rosary beads. they're are also accused of breaking into a house down the street. maria: here is someone you should know. his name is bob weekes. and i've done stories on him before. because frankly he serves one of the best lobster rolls in the world at his restaurant the raw bar in mashpee. bob is someone you should know not just because of those lobster rolls but because of how he handles a pretty serious health crisis. with an amazing attitude. >> hey guys how is everything? lobster rolls good?
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area: this is a scene not created for tv. this is all day every day and night at the raw bar in mashpee in the summer. owner bob weekes could teach the best politicians a thing or two on how to handle people. >> house your mom? tell her i was asking for her. maria bob remembers everybody. : and all of those people are now remembering him in the fight of his life. he needs a kidney. his sister donated one to him 8 years ago. it stopped working. he's now on dialysis three times a week. >> there's not a day i walk in here and there isn't someone you. the community has been unbelievable. maria: a health crisis will reset you. and remind you about what's important. bob knows how to be successful in business and in life this is a perfect example. when people tell him this -- he tells me there is always room for improvement. >> i just really feel like you
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key to life. got to keep moving. it is not just about the lobster rolls and mudslides and stuff. we are part of the community. we have a charity cape cod women's shelter. most of the proceeds go to them. some go to the cape and islands special olympics. i cannot sit here and just take everything in without giving things up. maria: and now the only thin bob wants in life. what bob needs in life is a kidney. >> i have a lot of people depending on me. maria bob is getting his : treatment at beth israel and is working with a living kidney coordinator. if you want more information you can contact beth israel or just go down and see bob at the raw
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rawbar.com. we are going to go back for a moment. harvey: this is when the tornado was going through concord and i think you will see the brightest red as we show you the time lapse and right around 3:20 a.m., that is when before and after but it became tornadic as he went through concord as the rotation was
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we all could use the rain. some areas had a lot more than others but everybody at least got some appreciable rainfall. there will not be any for a while again but there is clear skies and dryer that has moved in. it feels so incredible he comfortable. nice dry air, only 62 and 50. also a little orange and new hampshire. the air is cool above but even at the low levels concord new hampshire is at 69. this is a cooler air mass has moved in. it will be with us for a good 36 hours. they are starting to diminish and it will be a great night to keep the windows open and allow the fresh air in as all of us are in that optimal range. pleasant temperatures through the great lakes. we stay that way tonight, tomorrow, and tomorrow night. low temperatures are -- there
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give or take a couple of degrees. full sun and low humidity, less wind in today. a great day. if you have it off and you're headed to the beach use lots of sunscreen because the sun will be out in full force but the temperature will be around 80 with a northwest wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. the rip current risk is low. the seas will not be too rough as the -- they will be much calmer. this is not that strong right now but that could gain some strength as a gets somewhere closer toward the bahamas. several days from now. intensification. if what we get to that, that first system i mentioned that could work its way to the bahamas in five days, we have to watch that. this one could become the next one which would get a name called guest on. we will see how that works out. look at the next couple of days, full sun, cool and dry tomorrow, warm and dry on wednesday. very warm and a little more humid on thursday. as a week friend approaches at the end of the week it could create a spot thunderstorm and
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less humid. but not the kind of air mass we have now which is so delightful. hope to see you later tonight. >> now, sportscenter 5, one minute drill. my: tom brady was excused from practice again today again. he was excused yesterday and hasn't been seen since he walked out of gillette before last thursday nights game with the bears. so where is tom and why is not in foxboro? the patriots tell us that brady's excused absences are not injury related, which only adds more intrigue to this myster did he cut his thumb on a pair of scissors, did he slam his fist into an object after belichick told him he wasn't starting? inquiring minds need answers . >> can you confirm that? >> i do not comment on personal
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we will say -- day-to-day and weeks week. my: a lot of people are wondering if he does not have some kind of damage to his hand -- bandage on his hand. the clock is ticking because a week from saturday he has that he cannot set foot in the stadium until october 3. >> this team can handle this. whatever it is. my: they galvanize and they play better. maria: it is a story that went viral. ed: an american runner stops to help a competitor during a race. now there's special recognition
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to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still supporting trump? disclaimer: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of this advertising. maria: more fallout about ryan lochte. ed: speedo had backed him for more than a decade. last week he and three other swimmers it up a story that they were robbed after a night of drinking. three days later he issued an
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maria: if you remember this, it is dartmouth grad abbey d'agostino after she stopped to help another runner after they both fell in a preliminary race. abbey is in the wheelchair in this picture. the international olympic committee has given a fair play award to d'agostino and the runner from new zealand involved in the fall. i said to my son, that is a human being right there. she saw someone down and picked her up. and: in the middle of an olympic race. five for good is next. a neighborhood stepping up for someone who needed support this summer day.
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maria five for good, a summer : stroll that needs just a little help. ed good samaritans and a : mansfield officer, coming to the rescue. arthur walked a little farther than he planned today. bystanders saw he was struggling, so they helped him sit down and called police. when police arrived, arthur was
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sergeant ellsworth says he didn't mind. arthur will be 97 in october, so there was plenty to talk about. maria: looking good. can believe we had a tornado. harvey: it is great out there now. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how work for everyone?nomy hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations and those at the top finally pay their fair share in taxes. and those companies that move overseas? she'd charge them an exit tax. then she'd use that money to make the largest investment in creating good paying jobs since world war ii.
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narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still
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