>> 7news at 5:30 starts now. >> we're following two breaking 5:30. first police on the scene of a shooting. officers say someone opened fire during a fight about a parking space. investigators also on the scene of an explosion, this happening in quincy. >> several people were injured in that blast. adam williams joins us now with the details. >> reporter: first an update on the shooting in dorchester. the victim has been rushed to be all right. police say this started when a man parked his car in a cleared out spot on nightengale street. that's when another guy got angry, telling the driver he shovelled that spot out for his own car. when the thriver didn't leave the spot quickly enough, police say the other man shot him in the stomach. investigators have identified the gunman but are looking for him at this hour. out to quincy. an explosion at a water treatment plant sent five people to the hospital. they're ought maintenance workers for the massachusetts

officials say this explosion happened three floors below ground when something went wrong with a piece of equipment. firefighters immediately evacuated the building. all five victims suffered minor injuries. officials are emphasizing this has nothing to do with drinking water. we will be staying on top of both of these breaking stories. in the news ram, i'm adam williams, 7news. >> we're following more breaking news. a former patriots player accused of foul play at a bar in foxbor. jj what areton was arrested over the weekend accused with sa with assault. >> he says he is claiming self-defense. >> reporter: j.j. what areton played four years at the university of central florida returning punts and catching passes. the pay trees signed him to the practice squad this month, but it appears his career in new england it over. foxboro police charged the 24-year-old with three felonies including indecent assault. it's claimed he brabbed two

out a boyfriend of one of them. >> it was wrong of him. it looks bad for the team. >> reporter: a foxboro police report lists what areton as 6' 2", 2 #- 10 pounds. police say he was went to the eye rush pub friday night and got into tubl as he left at 1:00 a.m. officers officially responded to the bar, got a description of a car and pulled over the vehicle and found what areton with a man and two women inside. police say what areton claimed he had just left boston but later admitted had he been at the pub. the report says he accidentally brushed up against a woman and was confronted by her boyfriend. the report says j.j. claimed "he tried to run away from the boyfriend but he would not leave him alone. he had to punch him in the face and it left him unconscious." >> sad it had to happen now. >> just lost the championship and now more bad news

>> reporter: we got no response to a door knock at a home where the male assault victim lives. >> police in concord, new hampshire are searching more an armed robber who allegedly stabbed a convenience store clerk. officials say the robber walked into the store on main street, drew his knife and demanded cash. the clerk fought back and that's when the attacker stabbed his hand. that clerk is expected to be ok. harvard university is closing a case after an alarming vandalism last november. university officials say they confind the person who put black tape over these photos in law building. investigators believe the photos were targeted of african-americans. the law department says security cameras will be installed in building come the near future. >> mayor marty walsh spoke the a graduation ceremony for firefighters this morning. 50 people graduated from boston's training academy.

all to now hoe proud the city is. >> certainly my message today is to be safe and careful out there. as firefighterrers, we're working on new technology and equipment for them. >> nine firefighters, who will join the quincy fire department, also graduated today. >> i practiced my second amendment. >> a man accused of shooting up a police officer stirring up drama in a florida courtroom. that suspect using choice words towards law enforcement and his own attorney after facing serious charges. 7's wallet -- walter morris has more. >> why you got men on the wall over there? to glorify that [bleep]? >> reporter: david mejia holding nothing but in a brief and bizarre court appearance. >> you got more on you than i got blood on my hands. what about trey?

was driving this black bmw friday morning when he pulled up to a police s.u.v. and opened fire hitting officer david sterling once in the lower body and taking off and shooting at other police cars >> my life was in danger but crooked cops. >> reporter: saturday mejia showing little restraint in front of the judge, even combatting with his lawyer. >> sir, you should list tone your attorney. he's your public defender. >> reporter:the judge eventually denying bond, triggering this response from the alleged cop shooter. >> a white kid that shoots a church gets a bond and i can't get one? >> reporter: and while officers sterling recovers mejia will have to wait for his next day in court behind bars . >> he's mentally ill clearly. your arguments are accepted. >> checking news across the country now. a gun store owner and his son are killed during an argument over a $25 service fee. mississippi police say a father and son went to the shop to pick up a gun. they disagreed with the service charge. the clerk called her husband and

investigators say the situation quickly escalated. >> it's a relatively quiet community here, very close knit. it's just shock. >> police say they're working to figure out who shot first and if the survivour victims will be charged with a crime. >> a man takes a deadly drive through the wall of a parking garage in an atlanta mall. the driver killed in this. his car smashed through concrete, hitting a worker and an adjacent hotel. the worker was not seriously hurt. witnesses say the driver was speeding. >> firefighters in virginia struggling to battle a home up in flames hereafter heavy snowfall buried fire hydrants across the area. the massive snow storm dropped over two feet of snow over the weekend. you see firefighters working to put that fire out. officials are encouraging people to dig out their hydrants to avoid another situation like this one. >> the water crisis in flint, michigan is under investigation. the state's attorney-general announced an independent

supply became contaminated with lead. the center for disease control said the government ignored the warnings about the contamination back in 2014. the national guard continues to deliver clean water to the state, investigators say they will get to the bottom of what went wrong. >> this is an investigation i can assure you, we're going to open up every door. we're going to ask the tough questions. does proverbial questions of when did you know, what did you know. >> states will continue to donate clean water. >> class is cancelled due to a similar story in ohio. federal officials say alarming leafl levels of lead have been supply. the epa is stepping in. a monster response to the water crisis in sea why not bring, ohio as the epa releases lead findings. in a press release craig butler says it's become apparent that our field office was too patient

seabring's cat-and-mouse game and should have had closer scrunity on the water system meeting its deadline. >> they still have questions to answer about what they've done in the time period from august to december. and that kind of -- all that information is going to be fleshed out. >> reporter: on friday the epa tested water fountains in seabring schools. many came back lead free but one was contaminated. and one elementary school had detections of lead but at low levels. >> we're closed friday. we're closing tomorrow to find out -- there say fountain that's detected with the higher level so we can close them off and have new fountains ininstalled. >> reporter: three homes tested at high levels. while the epa tested for lead in the water the county tested blood samples for traces of lead for expecting mothers, children and infants. >> we wanted to come to make sure that everything was ok and

to the high levels. >> reporter: out of 178, five tested positive. in the press release the ohio epa puts the heat on the village of seabring recaring eye -- requiring further tests. the epa says they'll provide up to $25,000 inform provide filtration systems for the town. >> there's evidence a dangerous disease spreading through latin america is causing severe birth defects. the zika virus is spreading lieu mosquito bites. it's been -- through mosquito bites. it caused babies so interest abnormally small heads and brains. women are advised ta void travelling to affected areas. >> a japanese company is under fire after ar air bags have put people in danger. the company says the air bags have exploded on drivers after cashing their cars. tekata has recalled more than 20 million cars. the company faces millions in

department investigation. beachgoers in thailand get a giant surprise over the weekend. a huge piece of debris washed up on the beach there. investigators believe it may have come from malaysian airlines flight 370. officials have not confirmed the debris came from that aircraft. >> wow. eager to know if they can figure that out. still ahead, a bizarre twist for escaped prisoners when the two cops. >> then ahead at 6:00, students joining together for a great cause. details and how they're selling out. >> and caught on camera, a store clerk pistol whipped. and as of now police still searching for the attackers. we'll be back. today in america, the top 1/10 of 1% owns almost as much wealth as the bottom 90% this great country and our government belong to all of us. wall street, corporate america, wealthy campaign donors have so much influence that the only way

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>> the announcer: closed luna. >> a california chase turns init a rescue mission for two freezing fugitives. police say the two men escaped but it was not long before their plan backfired. area. >> but freezing conditions left them now choice but to call for help. in the high sierra in california, it started with a

>> two male occupants jumped out and took off running. >> the two fiewj ties, a 32-year-old with four active warrants, and a 30-year-old parolee took off running into the woods. authorities say they found a gun. >> in addition to firearm there was at least three different types of controlled narcotics in the vehicle, methamphetamine, herion, marijuana. >> the duo dashed down a canyon and crossed over the south fork of the american river. now wet and cold, they ignored law enforcement warnings to surrender with the winter storm in full force. by nightfall the fugitives were freezing and called 9-1-1, begging to be arrested. search and rescue teams from the el dorado county sheriff's office quickly joined the hunt. >> we knew, based on the weather conditions that, yes, there's a high likelihood they will not survive very long. >> reporter: the two wanted men huddled together overnight to keep warm.

s.w.a.t. team found them and they were transport add cross the river to wait a ambulance for treat million. >> i've never seen two people happier to go to jail because they knew they would be dry and warm. >> reporter: both were treated at a local hospital and turned over to be arrested. in the news room i'm sarah french, 7news. >> clouds moving in overnight tonight. and mild weather on the way for tomorrow. >> then at 6:00 we're following breaking news. one man shot in dorchester over what police say was a parking spot. >> and breaking in quincy five people rushed to the hospital after an explosion. crews on the screen trying to

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out of the road race. it got stranded while trying to cross a highway so rescuer has to save it you can see the scared animal clinging to a gawrd rail. poor guy. the transportation commissioner posted this these photos on facebook. but don't, it was examined before it was safely released back to the wild. more than 12,000 people are looking at that post. a lot of people looking at that. >> i don't blame them. it's adorable. we'll never know why the sloth tried to cross the road. >> it looks like a move reprop. i can't believe it's real, like, creature. >> we don't see those up close very often. speaking of slow moving, nothing slow moving about jr. he's on it. >> i was going to say where are you going with this one? bitter cold weather is not happening this week. that's the good news there. mild for tomorrow. upper 40s tomorrow. even wednesday and thursday. near 40 . any threat of snow does not happen until friday. at this time it looks like just snow showers.

wooster, 33 . gorgeous winter day today. lots of sunshine. yes t. was a little bit cold this morning. and throughout the afternoon a little bit on the cool side. more clouds off to the south and west and within the clouds we've noticed a couple of sprinkles but milder air. the tradeoff not as bright but milder with temperatures tomorrow heading for the middle and upper 40s. tonight, not as cold. partly cloudy skies. the numbers tonight just after midnight are in the mid scpl upper 20s. those temperatures will start to slowly rise by tomorrow morning. through the day tomorrow, mostly cloudy. breezy tomorrow but, again, it's a southwesterly breeze helping to warm things between 45 and 50 . the city tomorrow around 49 . framingham, 49 as well. dartmoth, melting that snow from the weekend at 46 .

. if you're on the roads tonight, be aware of the refreeze. through the commute tomorrow, the temperatures will warm and head into the 40s tomorrow nantucket at 45 . there's tomorrow. wednesday a mix of sun and clouds. it's a windy day on wednesday. temperatures wednesday morning, . that wind, instead of mild wind like tomorrow, it starts to scrape in colder air. it's a slow process on i think wednesday we can still have temperatures slightly above normal near 40 . again the wind may feel colder. and then that front moves away as we work towards thursday. to thursday lots of sunshine. and then there's this big green blob exploding east of north carolina. the end of the week the forecast is a challenge, because we'll have two weather systems. the one coming out of the great lake states will try to grab this storm system and make it one storm east of new england. i'm thinking what is more likely

never really get together and do their thing. meaning for us as storm system one comes through, we'll see a couple of snow showers on friday but that would be about it. in any event what's happening over the next several weeks, have you noticed? picking up serious daylight. once we get into february, it's a glorious thing. lots of sunshine on wednesday and thursday. temperatures the next several days seasonally mild. see you at 6:00. >> nothing slow about you, jr. that's what i was going with. a restaurant owner in texas is taking her food to go and making a big difference. she's serving up hope feeding empty bellies one at a time. >> now that word is out, she's receiving something special in return. >> goi through the neighborhood blowing the horn. >> free food! free food! >> reporter: lola stevens has been delivering free meals to struggling families more more than 30 years. during that time she opened up her own restaurant. when a car and have not weren't

something told her to keep looking. >> i needed one of them moving trucks. hat's what i needed. god woke up me to tell me. >> reporter: lola finally found a mini bus on craig's list but when word spread about her good deeds she got an unexpected surprise >> oh, my god. look. >> reporter: tyson foods donated a bigger bus, part of its commitment to stop hunger. the ride has a sink, warmers and everything lola needs to do her job easier. a gift those who know her well say she deserves. >> she always been like this. very nice and loving, sweet care about everybody. >> reporter: and everybody neighborhood. >> i be touching every person we can, and every hungry area there. i never be ok. i won't be ok until i know that the world has heard that we got to take care of each other.

keeping her first bus and wants to add two more for her project. >> up next an nba legend taking to the the streets. how a noise complaint turned into a memorial moment for several kids. >> good evening. i'm tim casey with adam williams. an alarming attack in everert. two men storm a convenience store demanding cash and the whole thing is caught on camera. >> and we're standing on top of two breaking stories. a driver opens fire on another. and police say it was over a parking spot. >> plus a dangerous blast in quincy. five people rushed to the hospital with investigators trying to figure out what went wrong. >> we'll have those stories and more.

. >> i florida police officer calling for backup bridging in shaq. >> that's some backup. the officer responded to a noise complaint about kids playing ball too loudly. but he joined them and wanted to make sure he help during the game. >> [bleep]! >> hey! >> well, shaq showed off his moves with the kids there. officers say the basketball star wanted to keep his appearance quiet to surprise the kids. love that. >> a panthers fan ended up getting too close to the excitement during sunday's nfc championship game. late in the game carolina line

for a touchdown and started giving high fives to fans and one man fell over the railing on the field. fortunately the fan was not hurt. just excite public defender that big play. >> highs pride may have been hurt a little bit. >> yes. >> there's another 30 minutes of 7news ahead. >> thank you for joining us. 7news at 6:00 starts right now. >> the announcer: now at 6:00, breaking news. shot in the street in dorchester. a driver opens fire when another man because of a parking spot. also breaking, an explosion in quincy. five people rushed to the hospital as investigators try to figure out what went wrong. >> 30 s right now. upper 40s for tomorrow. >> the announcer: plus, an alarming attack at everert. two people storm a convenience store demanding money. the terrifying encounter caught on camera. and meet some local students willing to give up their cell

never met. 7news at 6:00 starts now. >> we begin at 6:00 with breaking news. a man shot in the street and police say it was because of a fight over a parking spot. witnesses say the man shot was trying to move his car. >> and that's when the other man dan hausle live in dorchester with the breaking details now at 6:00. dan. >> reporter: well, as you can look behind me, you see that people are saving parking spots on the street despite the fact that there's not a lot of snow. one of those spots was enough to generate an argument that caused one man to be shot. the other who shot him is still being sought. the victim's car is marked by a single orange cone. the car owner's choice of a parking spot is what police say caught him shot. >> i was watching tv. >> reporter: what did you hear? >> something go pop. i looked out the window and see somebody laying on the ground. >> reporter: police say two men were arguing over a parking spot. the gunman pulled up and

the space where the gray car is.