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a drought emergency. water levels so low worcester must buy water from another reservoir. >> it is an emergency situation. we are purchasing additional water because we want to make sure we are never in a situation where we can't meet health and safety needs of the citizens. >> this reservoir is one of 10. i should be stanng after weeks without rain a stage three drought emergency. a mandatory ban on outdoor water at restaurants. they cannot give you a glass of water unless you ask. with 36 students in town -- 36 and thousand new students in town, students are also limited.
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rainwater, and a notice to students to save water. >> we all need to help. a shorter shower. be aware of how water is used. reporter: the city will send out this mailer talking about those mandatory water restrictions. if you don't follow them you could be fined. : leonard. this doesn't look like a problem going away anytime soon. >> it isn't. the damage is at nine inches now. a slight extension and southern new hampshire. otherwise it is the tough situation it has been all along.
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he will make it to the berkshires but after that some weakening is likely. i will be talking all about the weekend coming up. jc: a second person has died in this crash. a work man crash. two of the six workers have died. not wearing seat belts. are helping -- they are hoping you can identify the suspects in this convenience store robbery. if you look closely, you can see the man brandishing a knife at the 7 day convenience store on winthrop ave. police say he's a regular customer, known as john. if you have any information, call police.
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for law enforcement now stirring up a surprising controversy. selectmen in royalston, ordering state police wives to remove blue ribbons placed around town. newscenter 5's rhondella richardson joins us live to explain why >> residents say they had a visceral reaction to all of this. the ribbons were up for two weeks. they would compromise. now it is time fhe officers in uniform the mass state police wives put the ribbons up in 42 town.,outrage in royalston unexpected. >> i support police them but we don't need all this. reporter: a sign of the anti blue ribbon sentiment, is adjacent to the common >> it was black lives matter. i have no problem with them i'm
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cancer and yellow ribbons for support the troops this is just for those working for us everyday. reporter: town officials voted 2 to 1 to remove all ribbons friday. a handful of residents felt blue ribbons on town property was offensive given the cases of police brutality around the country . >> maybe so but we have good law enforcement and we have bad, the national climate is tearing at the fabric of this sleepy town of just 1400. the mass state police in a showing their support of the service and sacrifices provided by law enforcement professionals. >> the people who put them up are all good people. reporter: they will take them down tomorrow. they will go to any area residents who would like to take a blue ribbon and put them up at home.
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anchor: more details about the problem inside of the braintree police room. where some of that was found. >> for every case, it's a very significant potential problem. >> missing evidence will likely create a problem beyond this specific case evidence is tied to. they are focusing on evidence mccain cases from 2013 to the president. the audit report shows during those years more than 1000 pieces of drug evidence, $70,000
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unaccounted for. two other guns were found at the braintree home of an officer in charge of the evidence and the only person who let access during the years in question. one of those guns belonged to michael fleming, the officer who did time for hiding guns for his brother. her life in may. evidence bags were torn open. missing narcotics were replaced and many sexual assault kids were stored in a trailer. >> in one case, that is too many. >> all of the evidence that has
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it may be subject to being tossed out. >> the report down hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, thousands of pieces of evidence. mayor joe sullivan says some evidence has been found. they hope to release the audit soon. >> i'm not saying that could not happen to me. >> he is defending his running mate. >> a bizarre case of vandalism at a local cemetery. someone is cutting down centuries old birches. >> the chances they will make you here and how the week and
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2016, it is primary day in massachusetts. a rare thursday of voting. voter turnout expected to be limited to a few hotly contested races. ben: gary johnson already facing nfl fight suffered a self-inflicted wound, ask about a city in syria. he blinked. bill weld tried to come to his rescue. >> gary city now at the heart of the syrian civil war. >> what would you do about aleppo? what is aleppo? >> you are kidding? >> he offered a me a call the -- mea culpa. >> i was thinking in terms of acronym. that is no excuse whatsoever.
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>> isil the whole episode. i didn't think it was that bad. >> governor bill weld spoke to college students. he was more defensive. he recently lobbied met -- mitt romney. he said at first -- he probably has not read the newspapers. >> minutes later, i'm not sure you're going to sell the public on the fact that someone can't remember the name of the town in syria as the worst thing. we will have to see. >> are you to assume you knew this? >> you can assume that.
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take off again. flights are likely to change because of unruly passenger. anchor: a strange mystery, 40 dead birds found on bakersfield street. the birds are grackles. they have been sent to the state lab for testing. and a cat has been euthanized. ben: section of the north cemetery. if you have any information about this call police. jc: paying tribute to a fallen hero. he shot -- he was shot and killed. he is being honored tonight. a big crowd is expected. >> this is the hottest ticket in town.
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stands are full. they are bringing together brett -- battle rivals. they have next emotions happy that football season is back but saddened by the memories of a local cop killed in the line of duty during a routine traffic stop before joining the police. he worked as a police officer where he lived with his his greatest passion, he would not be in urls tonight. >> this is a great family. he was one of the best. a wonderful man. it is sad that it is sweet everyone came out. >> the response has been overwhelming. 3000 tickets sold.
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make sure that person gets recognized. anchor: a random act of kindness. anchor: here is something we also appreciated. this photo, very revealing. this is the east shore. water levels get really low. that is exactly what has been happening. some some near vermont. they're moving to the northeast. the chances are better. we do have a severe thunderstorm warning west of albany. he could survive in the
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that should end early tomorrow. mid-70's downtown boston. quickly runs up to 80. upper 80's now around springfield. it is quite humid. this is going to be an uncomfortable night the temperature heads close to 90 degrees. wendell turn to the northwest. -- wind will turn to the northwest. if you have a chance to go to the beach water temperatures in the low 70's. 60's elsewhere. air temperature reaches the
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the front that comes through is going to rest along the south coast. otherwise with the front, as the cold front comes through a few scattered storms are possible. then it should clear up. one quick thing, as we look through and that could introduce the feel of fall. until then temperatures are above average. we will have a full update next hour. >> sportscenter 5. powered by xfinity. anchor: he could beat going with us or it could be serious.
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he didn't return to practice for nine days. is he 100% for sunday nights opener in arizona? >> no i am not. it is week to week. >> can you put a number on percentage? >> not at this time. i'm feeling we will all get together and collaborate and see where i am at. anchor: meanwhile you may recall yesterday jimmy garoppolo harmlessley answered a question by replying that things were a bit smoother in practice without the presence of tom brady.,today bill belichick was peppered three times about his reaction to garoppolo's comment . >> that is their opinion.
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that is how he feels. he's entitled to feel however he does. not going to tell you how somebody else feels. that is ridiculous. all right. anchor: from wilmington to brighton. we're getting our first look at the bruins new training facility, ready for the start of camp later this month. and as josh brogadir reports, the b's are hoping it will help them get back to the playoffs for the first time in 3 years. >> training camp never looked so good. bruins on their skates, the hockey fans in these seats, and maybe another banner to hang from these rafters. this is warrior ice arena, located just off the pike in the brighton neighborhood of boston. the new bruins training facility is loaded with toys ping pong table in the players lounge, -- >> i'm not very good. reporter: whirlpools to recover. >> it's an old saying to whom much is given, much is expected. so we have this beautiful facility here and ownership's investing in us. and we gotta make sure we can
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reporter: no knock on ristuccia, the training grounds since 1987, but this is something else altogether. >> now the guys want to be here not to take away anything from get out of there reporter: defenseman torey krug held court in the weight room while bruins president cam neely played tour guide through the new digs hinting that the roster that walks in here on day one, might not be set. group, we still have flexibility if something shakes free that we can add so don's always certainly keeping his phone lines open and lots of communication with other teams, so we'll see where that goes. in boston, josh brogadir, wcvb sportscenter 5. anchor: it is right along the mass pike.
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tonight, breaking news. the fallout. donald trump under fire after saying american generals have been reduced to rubble. and trump talking about what's supposed to be his top secret security briefings. hillary clinton taking heat, saying no more ground troops in iraq and syria. but tonight, she is now fund believes was an unfair forum. the deadly school shooting. a 14-year-old opening fire. the race to get students out, just days into the new school year. the warning tonight. the battery in a new smartphone igniting. the entire suv up in flames. the stunning escape. this murder suspect breaking free from inside this interrogation room. and you'll see it. and america strong tonight.
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