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sweetest most gentle women you can imagine. authorities have not released a motive. it's not clear if there were cap anything to do with these murders. maria: following breaking news, a five-year-old boy rushed to the hospital after he was pulled from a pool. he was pulled off by his mother. other adults noticed he went under. the child was semi conscious and breathing on his own when rescuers got there. /he was caught on camera beating a suspect. maria: the trooper accepted a plea deal that lets him get on with his life without jail time. reporter: no jail time for that former trooper.
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>> i apologize to the members of law enforcement for my actions. most importantly i apologize to the citizens of new hampshire. reporter: no apology to the suspect he harmed in this arrest. he hurled at least a dozen punches. a second officer was charged and is awaiting trial. the beating came after the ground. this former trooper now admits it was a crime. >> i severely regret my actions. reporter: monaco pleaded guilty to a deferred sentence. he walked out a free man. >> the only thing keeping the
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leading police on this chase. he thinks the trooper that punched him should be in jail but the state says losing his job and ending his career is punishment enough. >> losing one profession is not an outcome of simply assault. reporter: monaco will have to do community servers -- anger management. maria: police are searching for the gunman who shot a dorchester teenager. the victim's family says she was not the target. live at the scene with more. reporter: the family says they ran from her from up this street trying to help just minutes later the gunshots began. witnesses could hear the shell casings.
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been shot. reporter: she was trying to break up a fight when she ran up mcclellan street. it would leave her fighting for her own life. >> when i saw her on the floor, blood everywhere, it is unexplainable. reporter: it shook this neighborhood awake. many were too afraid to look out of their windows. after police cleared the scene these reminders remained. >> you see it all the time but you never think it is going to happen to you. reporter: the shooter was already gone. families who live along mcclellan say the violence hangs over their homes affecting them and their children every day. >> they never come out and play. it is sad. i can't have them come out and get to know their neighbors because i am scared.
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they discovered a neighborhood dog had also been shot. the animal is expected to recover. i'm wcvb newscenter five. they may have identified the woman seen in the surveillance video. they wanted to talk with her in connection of the death of a man in boston. 16-year-old jose alejandro is charged with murder. maria: firefighters investigating the cause of an early morning fire that damaged six buildings. the future of the building is going to be a topic of discussion in the city of lawrence today.
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building and the city has been fighting to get it demolished. dozens of residents are affected. they are being held by the red cross. >> we must break this corrupt cycle. we are going to. we are going to break it beginning today in new hampshire. ed: donald trump in the granite state support in a critical swing state and fending off attacks he is a racist. live with what donald trump had to say about that. reporter: good evening. donald trump trying to broaden his support to attract more minority voters and on the defensive for some of the groups attracted to him. >> my friend and the next
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>> a response is required for the sake of all decent voters. reporter: it came in a video posted online. >> donald trump would be best for the job. reporter: donald trump did not disavow such support. he called it an attempt quite she lies and she smears and she paints decent americans as race it's -- racists. reporter: trump appealed to african-american and latino voters who democrats he said take for granted. >> what do you have to lose? reporter: how many
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reporter: nicholas supports the views and said this about the idea of donald trump allied with the clan. >> that is lunacy. the kkk historically have been democratic fighting groups. reporter: the keyword is historically. years following the civil war but most agree in the decades since the group wanted nothing to do a to each other. ed: after releasing that online video, hillary clinton wasted no time continuing the assault on donald trump. >> donald trump has built his campaign on prejudice and
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fringe takeover the republican party. his disregard for the values that make our country great is profoundly dangerous. reporter: reporter: donald trump's flirtation with conspiracy theories make him unfit to serve. donald trump accused clinton of smearing these americans as racists. ed: we will a company affiliated with a new hillary clinton ad. does he think it will hurt or help his business? maria: we are all dancing here. the patient showing heart while waiting for a new one. reporter: following some showers, i will let you know the chances of getting one down here.
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maria: commitment 2016. ed: hillary clinton unveiling a new campaign ad featuring a shirt manufacturer. what the company owner hopes to get out of the deal. reporter: machines are about to be seen by many -- by millions. a new ad unveiled slams donald trump are promising to bring back american jobs while making his own clothing line overseas. >> donald trump's shirts come from china, his suits from mexico. reporter: he agreed to appear in the ad because of donald trump sepulchral see. >> it is one product.
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what donald trumps's costs. >> they have manipulated their currency to such a point that it is impossible for our companies to compete. reporter: he says the clinton campaign approached him after seeing that report. >> are you a supporter? >> yes, i am. >> you say it with hesitation? reporter: republican and democratic administrations support trade deals including nafta under bill clinton which he says cut the size of the factory from 1000 workers to 65 today. >> i support hillary clinton and yet her stand on trade is not as clear as we would like it to be. reporter: the ad will play in seven swing states. they are seeing more hits to
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ed: its battle in southie. the city's licensing board saying yes today to a store on east broadway street. this, three months after the board denied a license to the same store. mayor walsh, supporting the call. hey says he looks forward to the store addressing neighborhood concerns. some residents worry the new store will drive up rent. new at 6:00: green line employees, going the extra mile for this owl. it hit a trolley at brookline village yesterday. the train's operator got out, moved the bird off the tracks and called for help.
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bringing the owl to tufts university cummings school of veterinary medicine in north grafton for treatment. ? maria: that is a heart patient. but as you can see this patient is full of love for all the doctors and nurses caring for him. new at 6:00, he's tells our diane cho music is playing a key role in helping him stay positive. center. reporter: martin phillips has been here at tufts medical center for 10 weeks now, waiting on a heart transplant despite what he's going thru it didn't keep him from doing what he loves. >> this video has been seen 22k times on facebook as of this afternoon. martin phillips, a cardiothoracic intensive care unit patient at tufts medical center, didn't think twice when he was asked to get back under
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>> my heart died. i don't have a working left or right ventricle. replaces my ventricles, blood goes in blood goes out with the device sitting next to him on stage, phillips didn't miss a beat. >> it was pretty intense i like looking at the video bc you can see my blood and the machiens i wanted to stand up but they wouldnt let me bc i fall down and rupture one of these im dead in 2 secs reporter: on tuesday during an employee appreciation barbeque, the band off label found out he could play the saxophone and invited him up. >> my lungs are in awesome shape i was having fun there and they called off the song i know those songs. >> music is a release. whenever anything bad is happening. i'm going to cry now. whenever im in depression or anything it's the release that really does it >> he says it was nice for him
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doing what he loves. >> but it was really cool i enjoyed it i wouldve stayed longer but they had to get me back. there's a certain amt of battery time on these . reporter: he has a remarkable demeanor. >> music is great when he plays it. we will start with the tropics. it was a hurricane briefly. it is pretty far out in the atlantic. even the this is the weaker storm, that is going to spread significant rain into parts of florida. this is basically all the different computer models.
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it is 83 in boston. it has become more humid. temperatures are up there. we have some ventilation but it is blowing around increasingly sticky and muggy air. it is right in this song. the more comfortable air to come through and may cause a spot storm or thunder shower. we are back into the fairly comfortable zone. tonight will not be cool. back up into the 80's tomorrow. it could touch 80 if there is enough sun. i want you to keep an eye to the sky.
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thunderstorm in the afternoon. 83, the wind will not be as strong tomorrow. there is a medium chance of a spot shower. there are a few in southern new hampshire. the chance is better of getting a shower or thunderstorm. if there are more out to the west. tomorrow once we get to late thunderstorm. by late afternoon a few spots storms. clearing will follow. humidity can start to lower and comfortable air will be coming in. check it out. if you are doing traveling you may have a spot storm later tomorrow. otherwise you are in great shape.
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very comfortable air for the weekend. a nice weekend. enjoy. ed: live into the harbor. this is from the coast guard. if you look like the middle of your screen it might be a whale or something. that is it utility pole. they have put out an urgent warning about that in the harbor. a 30 foot see raise struck it -- sea rais they are working to get the boat out of the area. anchor: now here is mike lynch with sportscenter 5 powered by xfinity. anchor: within a span of 18 hours the red sox lost a pair of one run games to the last place rays and also learned they will be without their rookie phenom for at least the next two weeks. tampa bay sends the sox back to fenway on the short end of a 2-1
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11 punch outs. the loan run of the game came on a sacrifice. the red sox had the bases loaded. two batters later he hit a double play hitting the threat. evan longoria was on base. they pulled the sign off. what does he do? he doubles. hard to believe. two to one baseball game. all eyes focused on big papi. that was a one-to pinch. the next, there is your game. that is how it ended. they finished the road trip 7-4. earlier in the day the 15 day
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sprain. it was inconclusive. the red sox want to get him back here and have the doctors give him another mri and examine him before they make a diagnosis. john pharaoh said he hopes to have him back to the end of the year. the standings look like this. toronto will play the angels. toronto wins. the orioles have t max tonight. wildcard standings look like this. the tigers won again this afternoon. the same deal for seattle. patriots made another trade today. the sixth overall pick in the 2013 draft played at lsu. a lightweight linebacker. he has not played a lot in the
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that came the day the patriots were playing down in foxboro. >> there a different facilities. you try to make it similar to your home schedule. there are always different variables. you just let them go with those. this will be a good test. in next week. ed: time now to flashforward at seven and 11:00. maria: a network of women helping each other navigate the business world. then at 11:00. >> it was a nightmare trying to get the airlines to cooperate.
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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. why is she still supporting trump? disclaimer: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of
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news, a boat hit that utility pole the left-hand screen. they want to warn boaters to watch out for that utility pole. are among the best in the country. our charter schools are public, and we have longer school days with more personal attention. we have a proven record of helping students in underperforming areas succeed. announcer: question 2 will expand charter school access and result in more funding for public education. every parent should be able to choose the public school that's best for their child. announcer: vote yes on question 2.
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that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hundred million unavailable to the ninety-six percent of students who don't attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few.
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tonight, the new tornado threat as we come on. millimeters bracing for storms tonight. 35 reported tornadoes already. the state of emergency declared, an ef-3, tearing through a starbucks. the threat from texas, all the way north. donald trump calls hillary clinton a bigot. trumow reacting. late today, hillary clinton firing back, asking which campaign is really promoting racist lies? and trump, moments ago, doubling down when asked if clinton is really a bigot. pulled from the troubrubble. the stunning scene. the 10-year-old girl pulled out alive. the air scare. the radar vanishing at two major american airports.
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