office. we'll have their reaction coming up at five. back to you. >> thank you. the number of people killed in an earthquake climbing this afternoon. >> right now that quake has killed at least 120 people and hundreds more are either injured or missing. perhaps buried. an 8-year-old girl has just been pulled alive from the rubble. she was rescued three towns hit hard. 11 buildings, destroyed entire neighborhoods and mountains northeast of rome. it's believed epicenter is near the busy summer tourist town, but the tremors were felt across a vast part of the country. >> the electricity had gone. >> it was a terrible sensation of literally the ground beneath your feet moving having no clue what to do.

racing against the clock. digging people out in their bare hands. walking around shocked and dazed. the state department is urging u.s. citizens impacted by the quake to call the embassy and contact family any way they can to let them know they are okay. the basketball team could feel the earthquake in that city. >> breaking news, and take on the american university in afghanistan. the number of people killed or hurt s -- at this hour. students and faculty have barricaded themselves in a classroom. >> breaking news, boston police investigating a now fatal hit-and-run crash on the south end. a pedestrian killed on east newtne -- east newton street.

learning more about a boston rape case. here new information. >> we're at carter playground, the scene of a rape early monday morning. we now know the defendant in this case was wearing a gps monitoring device during the attack. part of the punishment for a rape conviction dating back to 2007. the defendant is this man. eduardo rodriguez. he was allowed to stand behind the door during an arraign. kidnapping and armed robbery. he accosted the victim as she was acosted on claremont street. >> told her, he had a knife and threatened to cut her throat if she did not comply. >> he was released from prison late last year after serving an eight-year sentence for rape in

gps tracking device. he cut it off a few hours later and there had been a prior violation with his gps monitoring device that led the probation department to seek an arrest earlier this year. tonight he's being held on half a million in bail. >> two people arrested and sent to the hospital when they collide with a school bus. >> the two people injured were in the car. there is no word on their condition. neighbors heard the crash, ran to he kids on the bus were hurt. they were on their way to camp. >> some of the kids were in the back and they landed on top of each other because they were seated to closely together. >> it looked like it was turning left on a small side street. >> a pilot was forced to make an emergency landing yesterday afternoon after experiencing engine problems.

discussing thousand actually get it off the sand bar. the pilot was not hurt in this. right now a man hit by a tree limb in brookline is in critical condition. the tree company was working in the area but it's still unclear what caused that branch to fall. the victim is a 29-year-old man. he works nearby at the car dealership. the man's name has not yet been released. >> we're getting reports of a significant tornado in indianapolis, near the major city. >> in the heart of tornado count country. harvey is tracking it for us. harv: there is a tornado warning until 4:45 including indianapolis. when you see you go from the dark greens to the bright reds that shows a rapid change in wind direction and speed very close to each other. that signifies usual lay tornado.

these are some of the communities near indianapolis that are being impacted. at one point there was a report of large tornado on the ground. it's a very dangerous situation out in indianapolis at this time. we'll stay on top of that as well as tracking the tropics. we have gaston, close to become a hurricane. the greater concern is the tropical wave headed towards the bahamas or florida as we go through the next three to five days with some chance that lots to follow in severe weather and the tropics. our local forecast is coming up in a few anyone's. >> tonight, donald trump returning to new hampshire. trump is set to hold a campaign rally tomorrow afternoon. >> today the presidential candidate was in tampa standing by his position on immigration. >> bad things will be happen. we're going to build a wall, don't worry about it.

to build a wall. >> we're going to build a wall and mexico is going to pay for the wall 100%. >> trump's campaign postponed a major immigration speech scheduled for this week. >> they have been talking about it for months. >> beginning this week, boston police officers will start training to wear body cameras. officer in five police districts will be strapped can cameras. the officers were selected after no oneol the union has been fighting the actual assigning saying participation must be voluntary. it's a six-month pilot program which begins in september and includes 87 male officers and 13 female officers and 55 of those will be white. they will be paid $500 each to take part in the program. the full program is set to begin in a month in september. >> a guilty plea is expected from the new hampshire state trooper involved in this violent arrest.

guilty to three counts of simple assault tomorrow. prosecutors say video from sky 35 that you're seeing here video him punching a suspect after a police chase from massachusetts to new hampshire. a massachusetts state trooper is also charged. >> right now an 18-year-old man is free on bail accused of sexually assaulting a classmate at a prestigious boarding school. >> he pled not guilty from the charges. school leaders at mitt they imprly handled the case by telling the suspect to deliver bread to the victim as penance. the school is under fire for its handling of several sexual assault cases since the 1970s. the growing opioid crisis may be fueling a new problem in massachusetts. >> it's pushing dcf to the limit. it's due in large part to the

opioids. wee started tracking the impact but a report has not yet been released. >> new protections for massachusetts pets. charlie baker signing into law a bill that would lan owners from leaving pets locked in a car during extreme weather and it would allow people to break into a car if an animal is in immediate danger. >> a crash happened early this morning. solomon square slowing things metal was littered across the road. two men are seriously hurt after this crash in wilmington. the crash just after 10:00. police telling newscenter 5 the suv slammed into a utility pole. no other cars were involved. >> a new hampshire mother is expected to plead guilty to charges tied to her daughter's overdose death. she'll be in court tomorrow. she was set to go on trial next month. her boyfriend add another woman was also charged in the

october. >> the mother of the so-called affuenza teen -- back behind bars for violating his probation. he'll now serve his two-year sentence in jail for a 2013 fatal crash. >> a man is charge in the kidnapping of a couple, accused of holding them up at gunpoint. he their home. the woman was able to get away and she was able to call for help. we have a strange new twist in a story we brought you first on five. a foxborough bar has some stolen property back. >> the thief major going on his promise to return a signed patriots helmet. you can see the video, man caught on tape hopping over the bar, grabbing the helmet. that day more than a week ago he called the restaurant to apologize saying he would send

was the money for his tab. police are still investigating. in the meantime sources tell newscenter 5 the patriots are watching closely. the team says if this man is a seasoned ticket holder, he could lose his seat. >> man wanted in two bank robberies has been arrest. stephen, man you see here in this picture, robbing a man, he's also accused of robbing a citizens bank in new hampshire. beau banks both banks were in grocery stores. >> a child was found wandering the road in the middle of the night. drivers spotted the boy walking around 4:00 this morning. troopers picked him up and brought him home. the parents were sleeping and there is no reason to think they did anything wrong. >> police are questioning a possible suspect in a chicago apartment fire that killed three children. early evidence shows the fire was intentionally set.

city's south side. at this point no charges have been filed. time to flash forward to five on newscenter 5. >> here's what we're working on. more health risks tied to obesity. the new warning from the world health organization. >> hillary clinton's new ad turns the spotlight on a local company. >> and we're still following the situation in the midwest, where there is a tornado warning out for a portion of indiana. we've got that situation to follow. we'll let you know storm is progressing, tropics and our local forecast coming up. >> breaking news at 4:30. no charges will be filed after police killed usaamah raim. he was shot last summer in the parking lot, when he was about

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>> you're watching newscenter 5 at looks yucky right there. just everybody, if you're trying to get out of town, you're getting out of town very slowly. drive tiles, heading down to the split, let's see what the drive time says. the drive sometime a little under a half an hour. you're slow going into the city and that's about it. going north, 128, about 25 minutes. first leg of the pike, you should get through that in 16. 128, slow into wellesley and the southern side of 128.

intern toll to 495, 23 minutes. 495 south is slow. if you're going from the pike to 290, seven-minute ride. that's what traffic looks like at about a quarter to five. >> to add to some travel woes, new at 4:30, a major bridge ketting new hampshire and maine is now permanently closed. the bringing malfunctioned over the weekend. the new hampshire department of transportations problem with the wheel that makes it so boats can pass underneath. it's part of added 173 million replacement project a new bridge is set to open in november of next year. havsh, you don't need to look at our weather. harv: there are problems and problems in the central part of the country. harv: we'll governor both of those and get to our local

now a severe thunderstorm warning. this is east of indianapolis. but there was a tornado warning out until 4:15 it's still a strong storm but it's not as strong as it was before, so no longer is there a tornado warning but this was at one point a tornado. actually, we reported a large tornado ground a while ago. moving east. this is the map. here's indianapolis, you do see a strong piece of that storm came through indianapolis. no t still not quite a hurricane, 70 mile per hour winds. still a chance it will become a hurricane. tracking east of bermuda five days from now. even though this is a weaker storm it's the track has that has current yield because this system, which has a chance to develop into a tropical storm, looks like it's headed to somewhere in the vicinity of south florida and possibly over

lots to follow in the tropics. it was cool again this morning. although not as cool as yesterday morning. then, we started to heat things up today. after starting out in the 50s and 60s it's moved into the 80s. it's 8 # for the high in concord, new hampshire. boston, 80. that's because there is a sea breeze at logan. otherwise, back from the coast you're at 88 in lawrence. plymouth at 86. providence at 87. not as dry as it was yesterday. it's either pleasant or a little sticky depending on where you are and how this affects you, but the more humid air is to our south and west. some of that will be with us tomorrow and even more so on friday. friday will be the most humid day and that's the day there is a chance for a thunderstorm. here are your low temperatures. we continue the trend now of each night being warmer than before. tomorrow's high temperature similar to today but somewhat

we're going to wait for the front to approach. it doesn't get close enough to us until friday to give us a chance for thunderstorms. thursday, still have a good deal of sunshine in eastern massachusetts. clouds coming in, we get to friday. storms should moved through and allow clearing for saturday. it looks like the weekend will turn out okay. check out your warm to very warm tomorrow. humid and a spot thunderstorm and then we turn a little cooler and somewhat less humid to enjoyed the upcoming weekend. that's how things are looking right now. >> breaking news at 4:30. a serious crash involving an aircraft. >> maria is at the breaking news desk. >> it crashed into the ashland reservoir, right in the thick of the ashland state forest. we can tell you a person is out

the pilot. initial reports were, that this was a helicopter, but state police, they are tweeting right now, they are waiting confirmation of the type of aircraft, but we do know that an aircraft has gone down right there in the reservoir in ashland. ground units, air wing from the state police, they are all responding. we can also tell you that ashland fire and police are there as well. an aircraft has crashed inside that ashland ashland reservoir. we'll stay on it and let you know what happens. >> thank you. airline delays caused by the airlines themselves. >> it's a new shift that is impacting travelers, and chipotle ordered to make changes. let's check our numbers on wall street on hump day and everything is down.

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>> talking to "people" magazine after a lou overshadowed the games. he said, didn't tell the truth. i messed up and made a big mistake and i'm sorry. investigators questioned his story saying it didn't match with the surveillance video and the witnesses who were on the scene. one of the other three u.s. swimmers, james fagan, also

called a serious his tracks. tonight multiple outlooks are reporting that he'll be on "dancing with the stars." >> clinton with on idea his to t the zika virus. >> she says she would set up a public health rapid response fund to help federal agencies and local hospitals respond faster and moring a grass civil to major public health crisis. she criticized the government for failing to investigate in public health preparedness, not only for zika but other types of things like bioterrorism. it claimed the lives of pattie duke and mohammed ali. >> sepsis has been declared a medical emergency. the fast moving toxic disease, the most common illnesses that can lead to it through few mona and infections of the urinary tract, skin and gut.

checking our economy. severe weather is no longer the driving force hymn delays. >> the airlines themselves. computer glitches, like this meltdown earlier this month, are now the leading cause of airport delays. more than 230,000 flights were delayed last year. they are far less replaced on thousands of vehicles. 91,000 including the 2013 to 2015 ford taurus, flex, lincoln, mks and mkt. ford said it was not aware of any accidents or injuries tied to the problems but be beware.

their handbook violate the law. >> chipotle must also change a policy prohibiting workers from talking about politics and religion and change another that restricts workers from circumstance petitions for better working conditions. >> the federal government is creating a massive stockpile of cheese. the department of agriculture plans to buy 20 million worth of surplus cheese from suppliers. 11 million pounds will be do difficult time selling cheese since losing overseas buyers amid more milk production in europe. >> teachers policy getting a great response from students and parents alike. >> reasoning for no homework

>> take a at the bottom it says what it is a giant pearl. it could be the largest in the world. it was discovered inside a giant clam in the philippines. the it weighs 75 pounds. more than two feet long, it still needs verification, but it easily surpasses the current record holder. weighs about 14 pounds and that's the current record holder. if it stands that thing is worth about $135 million.

>> it was under a guy's bed for about 10 years. >> a texas teacher's homework policy is going viral. she sent home a letter saying students will only be sent home with homework they didn't finish in class. the student said she couldn't find any research homework hat real benefits. he asked that students spend time with family, play outside, and considering they are in second grade, i think it's ridiculous to even think they would have homework. >> here on newscenter 5 with jc. >> right now, new details on a boston terrorism suspect killed by police. the evidence we're seeing months after the shooting. >> a powerful earthquake rocked italy killing dozens. making it even more difficult to locate victims. >> tropical threats. which one could affect a portion of the united states in the days ahead. >> that stolen patriots helmet

the thief's remorseful message and what else he made good on. >> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. >> we begin with breaking news. a aircraft is down in ashland, and we have live sky 5 over the area in ashland where this happened. good evening, i'm jason moynihan. >> it happened less than half an hour ago. break news know. >> tech tell you someone has been pulled out of the aircraft there. were initial reports this was the helicopter that went down in the ashland reservation. and you're looking right now at live pictures from sky 5 right there, where there is some sort of rescue reaction here in that reservoir. you see both in the water. we can tell you now state police are backing off the reports of a helicopter saying it's some kind of aircraft in that water. someone with us pulled out of