wcvb newscenter 5 at 11 starts now. a community morning after a teenager is in an ou i -- crash. police investigating reporter: two several -- shootings. one bound to a wheelchair. what we are hearing from people. mike: comfortable humidity today. a chance for rain and when it increases. reid: firefighters battling flames on plum island. the inferno that can be seen for miles. diane: a big welcome home celebration for champion. the message to young fans. reid: right now, a teenager killed in a crash, another teen behind the wheel now behind bars charged with driving under the influence. good evening. i'm reid lamberty. diane: and i'm diane cho. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in lunenberg, where friends are shocked by this loss. reporter: this is supposed to be the best time of their lives for new grads here in lunenburg, heading to college in the next few days.

cloud over this community, as those new grads are forced to move on without a beloved classmate. broken hearts in lunenburg this weekend, as the community mourns the death of a recent high school graduate. his classmates and friends are holding on to their best memories of austin aj robbins and, to each other. brianna hamel: we all came and brought flowers. his football helmet, his practice jersey. things he's known for. there's a bucket hat up there we all loved when he wore it. stevie schaeffer: he made everyone laugh, no matter what was going on. he's just the nicest guy i've ever come across. i will never meet anyone like him. reporter: the one-car crash happened around 3:15 saturday morning on dark hollis road. the driver, 19-year-old joseph kapp of gardner wasn't hurt, and was arrested on oui charges. another passenger, sean mcniff , is in the hospital. brianna: it's not real. i want to wake up from it. i feel like i'm going to wake up

happen. reporter: aj's friends smiled through their tears while they remembered him. and as they huddled together in the last place he was live, they -- alive, they felt thankful for the precious years they shared. >> mike: i'm so glad for having n to know him. i'm so grateful. i can't believe he's gone. reporter: that driver is being held on $10,000 bail. newscenter 5. reid: right now, violence in boston. tonight, police are investigating two deadly shootings, which bring the number of deadly homicides for the month up to five. newscenter 5's todd kazakiewich is live at the scene of one of the killings in jamaica plain. reporter: at this hour, both overnight homicides remain unsolved. one of them happening right here on center street in jp. friends and family are in shock.

was in disbelief because i'd just seen him before. reporter: jade ortiz is mourning the loss of his friend shot , around 3:30 saturday morning outside 7/11 on centre street in jp. jade is desperate for answers as to why anyone would shoot and kill a man using a wheelchair. >> even though his situation wasn't the best, he always had a smile on his face, and he seemed to make people left alive. personality. reporter: boston police responded to several other shootings early saturday morning, including a homicide on westville street in dorchester. the shootings just hours before j'ouvert and the carribean festival. >> i think at least three of these shootings were tied into the parties in the neighborhood. reporter: the shootings are part of a spike in gun violence in the city over the past 10 days, but boston police are making progress, saturday announcing the arrest of a hyde park man for a homicide last weekend in roxbury and the arrest of a dorchester man for a murder back in march in roxbury.

still, mayor walsh says there's reason for optimism in the city. mayor walsh: we've seen a lot of great work going on, and we're going to continue the work and the effort of everyone, the community working with us, activism in the community, peacewalks by the clergy, peacewalks by the police officers. building those relationships. reporter: for the year, shootings and homicides are trending down in boston, but statistics don't mean much to newscenter 5. reid: take a look at this video. fast-moving flames destroy a home on plum island. this video, one of many sent to us by viewers. everyone did manage to make it out of that house safely. investigators say the fire sparked on the top floor of the building on 20th street. it quickly spread engulfing the entire home. firefighters from several communities worked to put out the flames. a person who lived there was leaving the beach when realized what was happening.

everything was con. my cards blew up. everything inside is gone. it is very of setting. reid: one firefighter was treated for heat related illness. investigators are now working to determine what caused the fire. reid: -- diane: looking live at the boston skyline on a saturday night, the last one in august. mike: there's a slim chance of rain. i know we needed. 83 degrees with a high temperature. supposed to be. last night, it did not very -- get very cold. tonight it is going to cool off. humidity is -- if you look for rain, you have to go to the west. that is troy buffalo. seeing scattered showers. ahead of it, we have a great day. readings in the 70's in the city. away from the city, temperatures already dropping into the 60's.

in a few moments, we will check on the tropics. three systems. and gaston just became a hurricane again. the latest on the tracking and all the details of the tropics, coming up in a moment. reid: we talk politics now with commitment suit -- 2016. a deadly shooting in chicago making its way onto the campaign trail. republican nominee donald trump facing instant backlash for using the killing of nba star dwyane wade's cousin to appeal to black voters. guy, dwyane wade, was the victim of a tragic shooting. reporter: today in iowa, donald trump cited the chicago shooting as a tragic example of what is wrong in american cities. donald trump: it breaks all of -- i'm offering a better future for the cities of detroit, baltimore, chicago, all across this great land, inner-city and

has been reaching out toreporter: black voters, that mostly white rallies like this one today, where we didn't see any african americans. >> vote for donald trump. i will fix it. reporter: trump, vowing to make american cities safe again. >> it can't get any worse. reporter: but he did not help his case saturday by tweeting, not to offer sympathy at first, but to score political points. dwayne wade's cousin was just shot and killed walking her baby in chicago. just what i have been saying. african-americans will vote trump. and he misspelled the nba star's first name. quickly he deleted that, correcting the typo. only an hour later did he offer condolences. that initial tweet brought a firestorm of reaction from actor don cheadle to this voter, who tweeted, trump is a sick, opportunistic man. this doesn't earn you aa votes. today, hillary clinton had no public events, but did get her's -- her first intelligence

started releasing batches of documents tied to clinton's daily schedule from her time as secretary of state. all the detailed schedules will not be released before the election. diane: the suspect arrested in the murder of two nuns in mississippi has confessed to the crime. police who interrogated rodney sanders say he admitted to the murders of sister margaret held and sister paula merrill. but gave no reason for the crimes. sister merrill is from stoneham, massachusetts. her family released a statement today saying in part, for mr. sanders, and ache for the consequences in his life that drove him to take this terrible action. " marking one year after the death of a toddler in massachusetts foster care. the family of avalena conway-coxon released balloons today in remembrance in worcester. after the toddler's death, an investigation found avalena's foster mother did not receive a thorough background check. her grandfather says he is angry about the way the case has been handled. >> i am not going to live to see

not die this fairly until the truth comes out -- early until the truth comes out. diane: the office of worcester da joe hurley sent us there a response, saying the case remains under investigation, and detectives work hard to bring justice to the victims especially victims that don't have a voice. reid: tufts university campus all are tonight, after a student will go to a stranger in his , home on college avenue in somerville. the student told police the man ran out of the home and took off in a dark colored sedan. police have increased patrols in the area. mbta police are asking for your help tonight in identifying this man. he is wanted for questioning in connection to lewd conduct on a green line trolley. the alleged incident happened earlier this month. anyone with information can contact police. diane: boston police are looking for the person who stole an ambulance this morning. the boston ems ambulance was taken from charlestown just

state, boston and everett police were all on scene investigating on drive b off veterans avenue. no word on whether any equipment was stolen. reid: investigators have determined the cause of an overnight fire in manchester-by-the-sea. authorities say a malfunction in the basement's dehumidifier unit started a fire in the vine street home around 1:30 this morning. smoke detectors alerted residents to the danger and they were able to get out of the building in time. the fire was knocked down within an hour and no one was hurt. to charlton now, where a tractor-trailer shutdown the mass pike for over an hour today. -- shut down the mass pike for over an hour today. the fire started around 7:30 this morning on the mass pike west underneath the hammond hill road overpass. the area was cleared around 9:00. the cause of the fire is still unknown. one man is under arrest tonight, after this fiery car crash in peabody. state police say it happened just before 3:00 this morning on route 128-north. only one car was involved. the driver was arrested for oui.

diane: steam pipe venting over the longfellow bridge today to get rid of dirt and debris. the process could take all weekend. the steam can rise as high as 200 feet and there is a loud rumbling sound with it, but workers say that is a normal part of the process. announcer: next on suit -- newscenter 5. >> it sounded like an 18 wheeler blowing. diane: plane passengers on edgediane: thousands of feet in the air. the ne showers tomorrow. i will have a timeline. reid: a welcome home celebration for needham's golden girl. >> may i introduce to you, needham zone aly raisman>>.

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announcer: you're watching wcvb newscenter five at 11:00. reid: saved by their own quick thinking and a quick message, two people rescued from a deserted island after a u.s. navy aircraft spotted an sos etched in the sand. the two men were stranded on a remote island close to hawaii for eight days. they had limited supplies, and no emergency equipment. the men were able to use flashing lights to signal a passing ship that notified the u.s. navy of their locat diane: an engine ripped off a southwest plane 30,000 feet above the ground. frightened passengers putting on their oxygen masks as the pilots made an emergency landing. now the search is on for why it happened. an in-air emergency. this southwest jet losing one of its engines. the pilot breathing heavily >> engine failure, number 1 engine, we're descending. diane: this image, showing the jet engine ripped apart, is what the 99 passengers on board saw as they looked out their windows.

sounded like a 18 wheeler tire blowing and we started smelling smoke. diane: oxygen masks deploying. that's passenger stephanie miller and her husband michael putting theirs on. stephanie miller: the children were screaming and crying. diane: flight data shows the plane above 30,000 feet quickly descending over 20,000 feet in just eight minutes. stephanie miller: our ears started popping, because we went down pretty fast. diane: the boeing 737 landing safely in pensacola,nl 30 minutes after taking off. col. stephen ganyard: the point here is this was not just any engine failure. this was an explosive event. this is very, very rare and it's very dangerous. engine threw metal into cabin. it was close to where someone was sitting. someone could have easily been killed. diane: southwest says they are cooperating with federal investigators. passengers say they are thankful for the pilot who kept them alive.

line employees now facing medical complications. the screech owl's wing was broken when it hit a trolley at brookline village this week. but now vets at tufts university say surgery will be challenging because the owl's blood won't flow properly. vets say the condition is linked to rat poison and is common in predators like owls and hawks. two sea turtles were rescued today in cape cod bay. the two leatherback turtles were found entangled in a buoy line. officials from the center for coastal studies say the turtles suffered only minor injuries. a great day to be out there on the water, if you are a turtle. or not. mike: a beautiful day. let's check out the temperatures. it was a perfect beach day.

inland, little warm. temperatures close to 90 degrees today. but the humidity was down. near the shoreline, little cooler. over the city, it is 71 degrees. dew point, 61. yesterday, it was in the low 70's. it was really muggy, and started to drop. most of the day, it was in the 50's today. humidity down here in the pleasant range. tomorrow it will increase a little bit. muggy, giving us the opportunity for passing showers. tonight, it is clear. comfortable humidity, 60-65 degrees. tomorrow, sunny, comfortable humidity. a little sea breeze on the shoreline. upper 70's to around 80 degrees. inland, about as women's today. high temperatures tomorrow, from ipswich to beverly, 80 degrees. surely, 80 degrees. worcester county, well into the

70's and low 80's. by the time you get in an -- inland, bridgewater will be 86 degrees. by the cape, temperatures in the 70's. the topics are active. three systems. let's start with this one. this is invest 99. it has not have its act together enough to get a name, but it is working its way through the caribbean. the computer models are checking it for the gulf, f m gaston up to a full-fledged hurricane right now. it had been a hurricane got, down to a tropical storm, now it is back to a hurricane with sustained winds at 85 miles per hour. where is it going? all of the models are plotting a course up into the north atlantic, along long way away from landfall. this one looks like it will gain intensity, perhaps becoming a

this popped up today. about a 30% chance of becoming a tropical system. more than likely it will maintain its invest category, and slide its way toward the carolina coast, and then cave its way back offshore. this is one to watch. if for some reason it decided to change the path a little bit and lift northward, we could talk about rain toward the end of the week right now it looks that claire will push this out of here, and we will not have that to contend with. tomorrow, little bit of the sea then, we have this frontal boundary. this is tomorrow night at 8:00. just a few scattered showers. not much. after midnight, a chance of scattered showers. we could see a pop-up shower on monday. most of us will not see anything from this. we will talk about the dry air coming in behind it. here is your seven-day forecast. tomorrow, beautiful. tomorrow night, a slight shower. monday, a chance of scattered

thunderstorms. this will be another frontal boundary coming in that with, it could come a line of thunderstorms. it is of the hit and miss variety. the hind it, comes cool and drier. not highs in the 80's, but highs in the 70's and lows into the 50's. a little bit of the cool side, little taste of fall into labor day weekend. as long as that one system down to the south does not get mixed in, it looks like it will be a dry weekend towards labor day with temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80 degrees. sunshine and low humidity. diane: thank you. a big welcome back for a hometown hero in needham.

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reid: olympic champion aly raisman getting a big welcome back from her hometown of needham today. diane: she showed off her three medals at the rally for aly, and thanked everyone for their support. fans of all ages filled the streets to celebrate their very own golden girl. and aly was very grateful. >> for all the little girls that came out today, i hope one day i can watch you in the olympics. diane: so, what's next for aly? tomorrow night she's presenting at the vma's and then she's going on tour with her teammates. always on the go. reid: the red sox back at it at fenway tonight. fenway tonight. looking to for all those pokers, fenway tonight. looking prodders, shuckers and sniffers, all stop & shop produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess.

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announcer: now here's josh brigadier was sportscenter 5. josh: to raise the batting average in late august, going 11-11. dustin pedroia, the hottest offense picture. but he's not the only offense carrying the team. xander bogaerts with pedroia on base, on lansdowne street. it is quickly 2-0 red sox here the royals respond in the only bad inning of the night. a rocket over the monster now 2-1. price's night six innings pitched, he gives up five hits, strikes out kendrys morales. line drive to pedroia making it the last three nights. 11 for 11, tying it for the major league record. mookie betts, electric into the late summer night. his 29th home run. 100 runs scored.

eduardo rodriguez against yordano ventura in an 8:00 start. twins in toronto, trying to snap an eight-game losing streak. this should help. brian dozier within r.b.i. double to left. the twins up 4-0. the jays back to wake up. edwin encarnacion, two-run homer to left. santana now 5-3. the twins have a seven have been the three lead -- have a 7-3 lead. outfield? 8-7, jays. the blue jays hanging onto first, one game ahead of the red sox. orioles now three back, and seem to be fading, and the yankees are on their heels five and a half back in the wild card. the red sox have the top spot, followed by the o's, tigers,

all giving serious jays. it is not all wins and losses in the preseason. the patriots 19-17 victory and carolina featured eight defense i was excellent and the offense that had its moment, and three quarterbacks with three different nights. coach belichick has been talking about jimmy garappolo as the priority getting him ready for regular season game one in arizona. but tom brady got four series in the first half. taking time away from jimmy who wasn't as sharp as he was in week two against the bears or even week one against the saints. garappolo was 9-15 for 57 yards, taking a sack, and nearly throwing an interception that should have been caught by former bc-eagle, linebacker luke kuechly. asked about his week four preseason qb on a conference call today, belichick said they need to get jimmy ready for arizona. it's tom's last chance to play for awhile, and jacoby brissett could use all the playing time he can get. who will we see against the giants? to be determined. those lobbying for brady to sit, were worried about what happened to cowboys qb tony romo as

6-10 weeks after this hit on the third play of the game in seattle thursday night. he has a fractured vertebra in his back. he missed 12 games last season with a broken collarbone and has had back suregry before the cowboys went 1-11 without him last year. angels acted like angels in detroit. albert pujols drives one to deep the wall to make a catch. tigers behaving more like tigers. tigers victor martinez doesn't like this strike called by the home plate umpire. he gets rejected. he had to be restrained by the manager. a total of four guys ejected. the tigers lose the game. we will hear from the patriots tomorrow as they get ready for their fourth preseason game, on thursday against the giants. reid: thank you.

mike: if you liked today, you will like tomorrow. it looks great. we could see scattered showers, otherwise a warm week. try the end, here comes the cooler weather with highs in the 70's. diane: thank you for joining us. reid: the eye-opener starts 5 a.m. tomorrow. breaking news all night on wcvb.com. good night. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. visit ncicap.org] >> this is an editorial by sub used -- wcvb. >> blockbuster, failed to adapt to emerging technologies. this directive technology like the smartphone and innovative competitors like netflix, took them down. you can easily name dozens more suffering similar fates. we envision a whole sector that could soon be added to the list -- the taxi industry. it doesn't take a fortune teller see the end of traditional delivery service. uber and lyft are in widespread

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