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heather:i have chills. ed: their voice is terrific. heather: you can feel how much he was touched by that. ed: breaking news with ben and jc on newscenter 5 right now. jc: a mother found murdered in her home and her young child is feet away. >> ben: accused of sexually abusing disabled elderly women. details in court. >> and no relief the ups and downs in the temperature to come. jc: eating right is not easy. how instagram can provide information to boost your diet. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. jc: breaking news where police are investigating a homicide. >> ben: a young mother found unresponsive in her home and her 4-year-old child found unharmed. she is identified as
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update from investigators and he is live. reid? reporter: yes, ben, the district d.a. provided us some new information regarding the murder of this 29-year-old mother. is as you mentioned 1450e is -- as you mentioned she is can derosa -- she is wanda rosa. police are look for amilia de they had a previous relationship and they shared a son together. >> we are asking for the public's assistance in contacting the massachusetts state police and ascertaining the whereabouts of mr. de la rosa. reporter: that 4-year-old boy was at home when his mother was attacked. he was then taken from this house and dropped off at a
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de la rosa served four years in state prison. he was on probation and again apparently had a lifetime restraining order out against this suspect. he is again still being looked at right now. police are looking for any information and if you have any information give police a call. wcvb newscenter 5. >> right now a new hampshire mosque vandalized on the anniversary of 9/11. pe a rock broke through a window sean is live with this story. >> jc, police say they will investigate this as a hate crime once they determine who threw rocks at this easy law america society and why. >> we should be able to come here with our family. >> shattered glass left behind and families left worried. after 8:00 someone threw this rock at this mosque as
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people were inside and nearly hit. they saw three people, two men and a woman fleeing. >> when i heard it it was sad. it is the 15th anniversary and this is something that came up to their mind. as a result they threw the rock. reporter: the timing is troubling. they are now calling for the by state and fed -- federal 240r9s as a hate crime, but they are not sure of the motive. 20 minutes prior another 9-1-1 caller reported three teens throwing rocks at city park signs nearby. investigators believe they are the same group of teens who may or may not have been motivated by hate. >> at this point in time, there is nothing overt to indicate that it is. there wag -- there were no
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window. due to it occurring on september 11th and it being a mosque, that's something we will look at once we are able to identify who the responsible party is. reporter: police are working to find surveillance video from nearby businesses. wcvb newscenter 5. >> ben: thank you. a live look over the city of boston. what a day. a cool start out there, but a picture perfect weather. it is ait there. >> yes and in the 40s it was pretty spread out in the out lying areas. you can clearly see boston was a delightful 59. and you are right. this is a day i think produced by the boston chamber of commerce. it is a spectacular day. it is still nice in the 70s. boston has a sea breeze and so it is cooler and the skies are completely clear. first pitch at fenway at 69 or
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skies and light winds and dry air. it is beautiful late summer weather. overnight we will be dropping to 59 in boston. similar to last night. that's the tropical storm ben mentioned. it is called ian and it is in the central atlantic. we will be talking about that. changes coming in the second half of the week. >> tis tub -- disturbing charges against a driver at an adult day center. he is charged with assaulting several elderly women. rhondella richardson is live and the suspect is free tonight? reporter: jc, the defense attorney argued release saying the defendant turned himself in and expressed remorse. when the vans left here, the driver clicked the seatbelt for passengers and started groping. robert mcneil told his wife and then his boss in july that he sexually abused six elderly
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the program as their van driver in january 2014. >> kissing and touching breasts and buttocks. the defendant put his hands under the shirt of one of the victims. reporter: the 57-year-old was silent leaving court on personal recognizance. he is charged with 10 counts of decent assault and battery. he stopped and stood at attention without answering a single question. he is ordered to continue with his mental health to the sexual assault. all six victims at the daycare program have severe alzheimer's, dementia and other disabilities that prevented them from communicating what happened. >> in one instance the victim returned home from the facility wearing different clothing jievment i am told all of the managers are unavailable for comment. mcneil has been off the job since 2014. he was ordered to continue
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the victim who are as old as 80. rhondella richardson, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a saw gus mother accused of raping two teenage boys. they say she took vapg of them when she visited her home. she texted them nude photos of herself and took a selfie with one of the victims. a judge sentenced her to four years in prison and three years >> ben: concern about hillary clinton's health is growing after this video showing her staggering staggering and nearly falling over. she was help need a van yesterday in new york city. the clinton campaign says she is recovering from pneumonia, a diagnosis not disclosed right away. they say it is an example of clinton trying to hide the truth. nicole estefan went to see what voters have to say in the swing state. reporter: hillary's health is
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thanks to suggestions of donald trump and now it is in the spotlight and so is her campaign's reaction. a wobbly hillary clinton exited from the ground zero ceremonies and captured on video. though some feel it was the campaign that really stumbled. >> it is when you don't tell the truth. it is not what happened, but what they were unwilling to admit was happening. reporter: clinton diagnosed with pneumonia on friday, but they told a different story. problem or politics? >> i don't know any campaign that would announce their candidate had pneumonia and i could name other candidates running for office and who had pneumonia and it was never said. reporter: but it may have played into trump's their -- narrative. >> they were pushing her health all along and indeed she got sick. >> people will get ill. the campaign is only accountable when somebody holds a gun to its head and it
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reporter: it can be a give course to navigate. donald trump has not released his health problems, but it is of immense interest. we'll see if interest translates to decisions come november. >> and for people who have yet to make up their minds it may be a consideration, but not the consideration. she is expected to be in las vegas on wednesday. that remains up in the air. in new hampshire, nicole eggs estefan, wcvb newscenter >> as hillary clinton recovers donald trump is on the attack. trump demanded she apologize for calling half of his supporters deplorable. taking it a step further, her comments should disqualify her from public service. the gop nominee also addressing hillary clinton's health. after days of silence on the issue trump says he thinks something is going on, but hopes she gets well soon.
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42% to trump's 41%. there is a margin of error of 3.6 percentage points. >> ben: prices at the pump are dropping even lower. triple-a reports the average cost of a gallon is now $2.10. that is a penny down. it is also 8 cents lower than the national average. and it is 13 cents lower than the bay state price one year ago. traffic troubles on memorial drive. a tractor-trailer under a piece of the longfellow bridge. one lane was shutdown before a heavy duty tow truck came in. an inspector will be brought in to check the integrity of the bridge. >> ben: there is the expressway heading out of town. let's see how long the drive is if you are heading down the split. you are looking at, well, 24 minutes.
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headed north upper deck to 28 minutes. 93 out to newton corner and 128 looks good there. further out on the pike the western tolls to 495 is a 20-minute drive and 495 is slowing down and you tap the brakes and it is seven minutes from the pike to 290. that's your first alert traffic. je cjc the mosque where the pulse nightclub shooter set on fire. and the big start for jimmy garapalo. >> ben: and the new hampshire winners of the giant powerball jackpot claim their prize. what we learned about the new millionaires.
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>> you're watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. >> ben: investigators say an arsonist torched a mosque on the first day of the muslim holiday. it is the same mosque where the orlando night club shooter once attended. the video is grainy, but watch closely and you can investigators are now calling this man a person of interest who may be responsible for intentionally setting a fire at a florida mosque. >> he was holding a bought tell fluid and what appeared to be papers or something like that. >> authorities say the 9-1-1 calls started coming in shortly after midnight. the callers telling dispatchers that the situation was getting worse by the minute. >> the flames are four to five
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bigger. >> why don't you get out of the road and make yourself safe. don't go near the fire. >> turns out this mosque in st. lucie county is where the pulse nightclub shooter worshiped. it was also the start of a muslim hol day. >> the intention is hate because setting a worship center on fire on september 11th gist shows that there is -- just shows there is no othernt harm and terrorize the muss -- terrorize the muslim community. >> right now we are not sure if this is a hate crime or an arson. we do know a crime has occurred and it is arson. >> the mosque according to muslim leaders received several threats before the fire was set. the fbi is investigating. >> ben: the man who jumped over the white house fence could face now up to a year in prison.
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today. his lawyer argued the actions were political so they were protected by the first amendment. but they disagreed because the white house is not public ground. jc: yellowstone national park, and a few inches were forecasted in the higher elevations. the crews are working to put out a reignited wildfire. i want first time i said the s-word this season. just so you know. >> it is too early to help you out. it is another part of the world, but check this out. that's a super typhoon and 180 mile per hour winds. you can see man li la there and hong kong. >> it is huge. >> it is huge and very
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huge concern. for us, we are looking at the atlantic. we are looking at storms that could some day affect us. this is ian and it is the newest tropical storm. it looks fairly impressive on satellite imagery. when you see the center of the storm is actually removed from where the thunderstorms are, that lets you know there is a wind shear going on and they are strong and so it tends to tear the tops of eastward and makes them lean. that's not great for the development of the storms. nonetheless it is a tropical storm. the currents look like it will keep it well east of bermuda over the next five days as it tracks through the central atlantic. all right. earlier this morning this probably got your attention. maybe some of you said this is a little too chilly. but a lot of you said this is more comfortable than the high humidity. in spite of the fact of how
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when you have full sun, the temperatures respond nicely and they did. now in boston at logan it is 69 because the wind is off the water at 13 miles per hour. away from the water a little bit it is 75 in providence and 77 in lawrence and 79 in hartford and 77 in springfield. it is very close to ideal weather i think from a lot of your points of view. of course we say that, and we are always keeping it in the back of our mind this significant situation we have with the drought. they could use rainfall. help in that category. in terms of the comfort, nice and pleasant and refreshing and the skies are so clear throughout all of the northeast. the red sox are coming home tonight for a big game. they are all big the rest of the way. right around 70 or 69 at the start of the game and then dropping closer to 60 by the end as the temperature is falling on the cool, dry air. a few more 40s will show up tonight. the same suspects you might
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very similar to last night. tomorrow it warms up some. the wind will start coming out of the southwest. even though it will start out as cooler it will end up warmer. there will be a weather change coming, but not until the middle of the week. you can see the clear skies going whatting to chicago. eventually we find a front approaching minneapolis. we will have a little moisture with it. we are a little warmer with a southwest wind. warmer and more humid on wednesday. and then this front approache evening. that's going to be a chance of a thunderstorm. nice and clear through the overnight tonight. plenty of sunshine for you tomorrow. and then wednesday we start to see patchy clouds in the morning. then by the time we get to late afternoon or evening we could see a line of showers or thunderstorms approaching from the north and the west. we'll be following that possibility. of course a few of you had strong storms yesterday morning. it is a similar set up, but not as potent. then again the timing is more conducive being a late afternoon or early evening on
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to this one comes in on thursday and friday. more delightful weather then. and then a front in the second half of the week end. after starting out dry on saturday morning could run into showers on the saturday night or sunday time frame. that's how it looks right now. ben and jc? jc: harvey, thank you. it was a rousing debut for jimmy gaw -- >> ben: he was poised and efficient as he lead 16 place and 6-minute drive to set up the game winning field goal. he didn't always make the right decision, but 24 of 33 for 26 power yards and 37 of them in a touchdown strike to chris hogan there is no apology. >> having confidence in your teammates and they have confidence in you and you in
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poised. you are in a huddle and it is a good feeling. >> he made a lot of good plays. it is not perfect, but a lot of good plays. it is a tough place to play. >> ben: remember, he is only 25 years old. the -- next up the dolphins who are 0-1. jc: feels good to get the first w under your belt so you can take a deep breath. >> ben: yes. and he is only jc: a spike in concussion of children on the field. >> ben: but it is not football. jc: dieticians say an app that can help you make smart food choices if you remember key points. and then new at 6:00. reporter: criminal cases tossed out and they are all connected to the braintree
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heather: het concussions are on the rise for those who play soccer. more kids are playing soccer and there is more awareness brrrr the risk of concussion. scientists looked at 25 years worth of data. they found the rate of injury jumped more than 100%, but the number of concussions was up 1600 percent. they found most injuries were players from the ages of 12 to
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>> ben: turns out instagram may hold the inspiration and information you are looking for. erika explains how it could help your waistline. >> reporter: no doubt about it, diet disasters are a favorite on instagram, but helpers are here too. >> it is trendy and it is a whole different world people are obsessed with. there are 200 million food hash tags. reporter: this dietician says your benefit is knowing who is posting. >> is it a registered dietician? is it a doctor or a culinary professional? reporter: she is a culinary produce better a big follower. >> the giant burgers are there, but i find inspiration in more of the realistic things. reporter: look for recipes with inagreed -- ingredients you recognize. >> less processed.
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>> add the bananas first. reporter: peanut butter and kale and almond milk follow. blend, snap, post. >> i like to see things familiar and same pell and could inspire others. this is something i can do too. reporter: it is these kinds of posts that can keep you on track. >> ideas how to meal prep and keep you inspired to heat better. >> they are adding a certain search. under people type registered being offered by real professionals. wcvb newscenter 5. >> ben: peanut butter and kale. jc: i can't do that. are you on instagram? >> ben: no, but i will make it for you. jc: okay, if you want to waste your time. a soccer player revealing her secret struggle. >> ben: abbie wombach opening
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>> from boston's news leader this is wcvb news at 5:30. >> ben: breaking news at 5:30. police are on the hunt for the ex-boyfriend for a murdered mother. emilio de la rosa is a suspect in the murder of can tau rosa. she was found this morning. heather: . jc: they have a son together. the boy was there when the mother was attacked. anyone with information about where de la rosa is should call police. jc: we turn to the weather now because it is perfection. >> ben: it is out there now. this morning, harvey? jc: he has a little complaint. >> ben: i woke up the baby this morning and he was cold.

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