the daring rescue to save two crane works dangling over a river. a secret stash of weapons and explosives stockpiled in a holliston home. ed: the man accused of threatening to use them on police. maria a new warning tonight : after a common device sparks a fire damaging a billerica home. way tropical systems could be affecting us. maria the former scientist : finding sweet success with candy that's made in mass. >> from boston's news later, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7 p.m. maria right now a bridge in : rhode island just reopened after a crane tipped over with two workers in its bucket. good evening, i'm maria stephanos.

that only sky 5 was over. newscenter 5's john atwater is live in tiverton tonight. john: it was a tricky rescue. the workers were hanging below the bridge here for over two hours this afternoon from -- and you can see the delicate rescue. a second bucket truck was routed to rescue the workers that were trapped in their bucket. the rescue was seamless, the workers walked onto the second bucket and then they were taken up te for more than two hours they waited for another worker to make his way down to them in the second bucket. >> he very carefully and slowly maneuvered that basket back of onto the bridge and all of them were safe and everyone was very pleased. -- pleased to see that. the man who did that in the white basket needs to be commended.

protocol but it looks like something on that truck malfunctioned and the rescuers said the workers are going to be just fine. maria police say this holliston : man was collecting stun guns, mace, and the parts to build a powerful weapon at his home, he's now charged with making dangerous plans for that weapons stockpile, which included the assasination of president obama. he was in court today on those charges. so was our shaun chaiyabhat. he joins us live from south boston. sen. sandersshaun: fbi says he e threats and had begun to stockpile weapons. and we've learned his ex-wife also feared for her safety. 48-year-old old joseph gargiulo, appeared in federal court with shackles on his wrists and ankles. the fbi arrested him saturday. after raiding his holliston home the day before. fbi was around everywhere. >> they laid everything out on the front.

maybe, i am not really sure. fbi found weapons ammunition and parts to make an ar-15 rifle. they also found handwritten notes threatening to kill muslims. a tip said he will plant bombs in police stations and kill as many homeland security officers as he can before they kill him and that he plans to chain a mosque closed and burn it down that tip said. he believes that the structure of america will collapse and that america is going to enter a state of martial law. >> i've known mr gargiulo for about 12 years, i know what kind this is not something he would ever do. i know where the accusations come from. shaun: his attorney, says the tip came just before gargiulo was due to court for a restraining order placed by his ex-wife. in that case a judge ordered gargiulo could not have weapons. neighbors say he kept to himself. >> i didn't really get a good feel for him. he was kind of off, you could tell. there was just something different about him.

years in prison. ed: tonight, a former uber driver is being held on $10 ,000 bail, accused of exposing himself pedestrians, while driving livery vehicles. 28-year-old uber driver paul griffin is seen here being led into court today. griffin was arrested yesterday after allegedly exposing himself to a young female in everett the same victim he allegedly exposed himself to last month. who exposed himself to her previously and this was july 20, she had seen him do it again on august 28. ed: everett police say, after reading him his miranda rights, mr. griffin stated that he was a criminal and that he has a problem with exposing himself and acting inappropriate with young girls. maria: a boston university student is out on bail tonight, after being charged in the crash that killed his friend. prosecutors say 19-year-old joseph kapp had a blood alcohol

legal limit when he crashed his car into a tree in lunenburg early saturday morning. 18-year-old austin aj robbins was killed in that crash. a third teenager suffered a minor arm injury. the victim's mother says her son and the driver were best friends. >> they made a terrible mistake and unfortunately austin paid the price. he was the kid that everyone wanted to be with. motor vehicular homicide. he's due back in court at the end of next month. ed there are still no answers in : princeton, more than 3 weeks after vanessa marcotte was killed while she was out for a run. as newscenter 5's juli mcdonald tells us, the town is still on edge. juli: >> with few visible updates in this investigation many are still worried, still wondering whether they need to

a lot of people. it's small enough, it's light enough. juli: mary almstrom of wayne's weaponry in west boylston says there's been a slight increase in sales this august. but the reason why, is troubling. she's seen about a dozen customers over the past 3 weeks who are looking for ways to protect themselves after vanessa marcotte was murdered just a few miles away. >> people are looking for information on what they should have. then they'll come back. they want something that will have a lot of kick but they want something juli: she said there's also been more interest in pepper spray. without any arrests, neighbors are simply looking for some peace of mind. >> whether he's gone from the area, i'm sure he's long gone. but you don't know. juli: investigators believe marcotte fought back against her killer. the week of her murder, police asked the public to be on the lookout for men with scratches or cuts, or to be mindful of vehicles they saw august 7 on brooks station road in princeton. as of this afternoon, state police told newscenter 5 they've received more than 990 calls on

specifically to this investigation. state police couldn't give any specifics about the tips they've received, but said when the calls come in the intelligence, -- they are prioritized by the intelligence or fusion center based on what seems most credible. detectives are working every day to follow up on the leads. maria: a warning tonight from the billerica fire department after a laptop charger sparks a major fire. take a look at what is leftover of the charger, it burned a hole right through the floor. firefighters say. the family that lives in the home on boston road was away for the weekend. the fire slowly heated the rug until it eventually went up in flames. firefighters say this happens more than you might think. the scariest scenario is people who sleep with their cell phones in the bed while charging.

covered by a pillow, it catches on fire. smoke is the number one killer in a fire. not to much the flames. maria: firefighters recommend only using a charger that has been approved by the manufacturer. ed a puppy is being blamed for : this fire in berwick, maine. fire investigators say the dog knocked over a burning candle in one of the apartments in this building early yesterday morning. one person was seriously burned and was flown to mass general. five families are homeless because of the fire. this kitten is safe tonight after nearly going for a wild ride. under the muffler of a car. beverly police and animal control got the animal out. the kitten is being treated for heatstroke, but is expected to make a full recovery. maria: the accusation he made about to massachusetts cities

epidemic very at harvey: two tropical storms are located here. what it means for us and all the way through labor day weekend. ed: combining a love of science and 11 of candy. in tonight's maiden mass. d dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. they've reimagined banking, and built a checking account that's free of all that nonsense. no fees. no minimums. no gotchas. at capital one, your money stays your money.

>> you're watching wcvb newscenter five at seven. maria: hillary clinton's aide huma abedin is separating from

anthony weiner. this comes after a new york post report that weiner was sexting again, reporting that this time his son was in one of the pictures while he was taking a picture of himself, abedin put out a statement announcing the split and asking for privacy. weiner resigned from congress after a sexting scandal in 2011. more controversial comments from maine governor paul lepage. and they happened in boston. at a conference, he linked the opioid epidemic in his state to drug dealers from massachusetts, connecticut and new york. he specifically singled out people coming from lowell and lawrence and repeated earlier comments where he claimed the majority of drug suspects in his state are black and hispanic. maine lawmakers are now considering a special session to censure him. ed: there will be no parole for the man who killed john lennon. this is the ninth time new york state has denied parole for mark david chapman. he shot and killed lennon in manhattan on december 8 1980. the parole board put out a

chapman was outweighed by the premeditated and celebrity-seeking nature of the crime. chapman will be eligible for parole again in 2018. maria his background was in : science, but his hobby was candy. i like that hobby. and now a local man has in a sense combined the two. ed that has formed a very : successful and sweet venture. doug meehan shows us in tonight's made in mass. doug: there is somethingut pouring out of a copper pot that just makes you feel good. imagine making it everyday? >> i'm a life long candy junkie. doug jason mccrea is owner of : mccrea's candies of readville. the self proclaimed nerd biologist really loves understanding the chemical complexities of how something is made. tell me about this bubbly goodness right here. >> right. this is the caramel. it's probably 15 minutes from being done. doug when he decided to create

>> no artificial preservatives, no weird colorings or anything like that. so straight forward ingredients. doug: the idea of becoming the candy man became a reality after jason started making carmels for his kids' teachers. soon, word got out and he had a hard time keeping up with demand. >> it kind of gradually grew and grew and grew. and honestly it was a challenge doug with flavors like dark : roasted mocha single malt scotch, ginger fusion and , rosemary truffle sea salt these aren't your grandmother's caramels. >> i hear a lot of times i don't like caramels and they are like this is different. doug now you can find mccrea's : candies in over 400 stores throughout new england. >> my wife and i really realized it was sort of a specialty food item, as well as a gift item. so it sort of crosses over two

: has now turned into a made in mass success story for the mccrea's, they say it's the reaction from their customers couldn't be any sweeter. >> they're like well it looks great, how does it taste? and then there really blown away. >> this is made with fresh butternut squash and their land of spices. i am told it is not too spicy but more of a festive and savory nugget of gooey goodness. ed: a brush fire in wilmington tonight. sky 5 over the scene on on main street between border street and cook ave. firefighters say it's burning near power lines, no homes are in danger. the question becomes the conditions they are fighting and and the wind. -- and the wind. harvey: we have been dry now for

storms or hurricanes and we have action going on it still i see no evidence yet of any one of the storms moving in a way that would bring appreciable rainfall to us. we have plenty to follow. this is gaston. maybe headed toward the azores. this is the newest tropical depression, might become a tropical storm. carolina coast and the western -- the other system near the western tip of cuba that could also develop into a tropical storm. it has caused a tropical storm warning to be in effect. it only needs to intensify a little bit more to become a tropical storm. it does not look like it will make landfall and should stay south of us. but gaston and this disturbance tend to turn up the seas and

current risk. that is the big factor that is something of a factor and with all those systems could stay a factor through the labor day weekend. we want to keep you abreast of. we hit 90 in boston. seventh time this month, 20th time this year. averages 13 or 14 and it may go down as the warmest august ever. almost 4.5 degrees above average today. an incredibly dry june through august and that may be on the way to a record. we have dropped $.10 at high temperature but the air has dried out. pleasant 70's, a beautiful and comfortable evening under way. there is that were -- low relative humidity. it has become pretty comfortable. it will stay comfortable tomorrow. a little bit uncomfortable wednesday afternoon into early thursday before more comfortable air follows after that. it looks to be down in the low

notice the shoreline will be around 80, a few upper 70's and the higher elevations in worcester county in the upper 70's. it from the shoreline 80 to 85 degrees. it should be upper 80's on average around the cape. the beach forecast, just keep in mind the rip current risk is moderate although it will be a decent looking day with a high around 80 and the deal of son. the next chance of getting any rain would be somewhere late with santa thursday. although right now it does not look like widespread heavy rain for most of us. thursday's risk is south and east of the mass pike. the weather comes in labor day weekend. i will check it for you later on

>> now, sportscenter 5, one minute drill. my: losing the 18 month battle with brain cancer. link as he was known to his family and friends and the legion of patriot fans played his first seasons with the -- and then the last with the patriots. he played 151 games and starte rush for an nfl record. that still stands as an all-time nfl single-season record. in the off-season link was -- went to dental school and became the patriots team dentist while he was still a member of the team. that would be like tom brady going to gronk for a is feeling. he was a wonderful guy and leaves behind his wife and three

patriots alumni organization. number 67, may he rest in peace, test with the age of 70. i am mike lynch. that is the one minute drill. maria: it is the and of an air at a local mcdonald's. ed: the sendoff for a woman who had be narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice

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. barbara moussette: kelly came through for me and my husband, forever grateful... with my husband in cancer treatment, x refund to catch up... ...but hackers had stolen it. we were the victims of identity theft. i was terrified - we faced losing our home. we reached out to kelly ayotte. she didn't know us at all, but she went to the irs and she fought for us. thanks to kelly, we got our refund and we kept our home. kelly ayotte: i'm kelly ayotte

maria: a woman with down syndrome retires after decades on the job. it: she had been a fixture at the needham mcdonald's for 32 now 52 years old, she's done all kinds of work there. today, the restaurant gave a big sendoff to a beloved employee who left a mark on her coworkers and customers. >> she had a smile on her face, she was excited to work, and very happy to be here. >> she is to look for me when i was coming across the driveway and when she saw me she would jump up before even got there to the door open. ed: she was free to go and she blew the candle out. freia will still go to mcdonalds with her mom every saturday for

and it will always be on the house. maria: and it should be. ed: five for good is next. john brady -- tom brady joining one man's fight. maria: angry iphone users taking action against apple. the hidden clause that may be

ed: five for good tonight, tom brady sending a personal message to a fan. that man is dealing with a rare spinal condition. >> i know you're a big patriots fan, but after hearing your story, i'm an even bigger fan of you and and all that you've overcome. so, i'll be rooting for you this season. maria 27-year-old justin miller : suffers from a type of muscular dystrophy. his sister shared his story and all his accomplishments on the huffington post, saying one thing justin hasn't done yet is meet brady. his hero. so brady sent him that video. justin was recently hospitalized with a medical complication in boston, but he's now back home

we wish him the best of health. ed: he now has a connection to brady. we should look out for anything? harvey: enjoy a beautiful, pleasant evening. and a nice day tomorrow. it is looking cool to start. i do not see too much rain. norman: that's a lot of vitamins there, harold. harobefore kelly ayotteg up gets her way on medicare. norman: what do you mean? harold: well, she wants to privatize medicare, turn it into a voucher program that'll cost families big time. norman: uhhh... the vitamins? harold: gotta keep my family strong because ayotte

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