city-run summer camp in south boston. >> officials confirm it was an accidental drowning. >> the mayor of boston is calling for a number of new safety measure to begin on tuesday, but the commissioner of police says this was just a tragic accident. 7-year-old kyzr willis from dorchester drowned at carson beach on tuesday. the boy got away from camp counselor was and found a few hours later in the water. they say the search started after kyzr's gone. camp director called police, they sent search crews out and after about four hours they did find kyzr in the water. the commissioner says no foul play here. it's just a tragic case of a kid slipping away. >> you know, you lose sight of a kid for even seconds, a tragedy like this can happen.

heart, but anyone knows, you know, a kid like that, you know, you need eyes on them 24/7. it's a terrible tragedy. >> reporter: as a result of this tragedy, as i mentioned, mayor marty watch walsh is calls for changes. i'll detail that tonight at > a -y court. it happened a a state-run swimming pool in lowell. >> now he's facing serious charges and faced a judge today. >> reporter: the suspect has only been in the u.s. for two months before this alleged incident happened right here at the pool. he's accused of touching this teen repeatedly, but because there's cameras at the facility, it may be caught on video. a 22-year-old syrian refugee new

behind bars after police say he inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl earlier this month at this pool in lowell. the teen told police he approached her, touched her upper leg and asked her age. she says she told him she was too young for him and walked away. you then allegedly began to follow her around the pool. she says he touched her thigh for the second time, and that's when she told him she was a little kid and to leave her alone. >> it's disgusting. if 14, 15. >> reporter: he denies ever speaking or touching the teen. he admits he may have bumped into the girl while swimming. >> even though he's a refugee and somebody emigrating to the united states, you have to follow the rules here. >> reporter: he's only been in the u.s. two months and is assisted by the international institute of new england. they refused to comment citing a confidentiality agreement. in a statement, the department of conservation and recreation, which oversees state pools,

safety and security of our visitors and work closely with our partners in local and state law enforcement. >> hopefully he'll learn a lesson, and i hope that he gets whatever help he needs so he doesn't do this kind of thing again. >> reporter: he's been ordered to stay away from the victim, anyone under the age of 16 other than family members and this pool. he's expected to be back in kout next month. in lowell, 7 news. a crash course in abbington le police arrested a man on drunk driving charges after he hit a woman walking down the street. both the driver and woman were seriously injured and taken to the hospital. boston police investigating an overnight shooting in dorchester. shots were fired at bailly street around 11:00 a.m. they were at the scene collecting shell casings and checking evidence. a 13-year-old home alone when a man tried to break into their house while the teen was there.

walked around the outside of the house several times wednesday before breaking through the glass door. police believe the man rode off on a bike after the alarm went off. a 14-year-old girl by herself inside when it happened. >> first, it started off like a polite knock, and then after it started to get even worse. it got louder and louder and louder. itounded like a big boom like somebodyho something. then i just heard a bunch of stuff falling down. >> that girl says that she hid in her parents' bedroom and mothers against drunk driving calling for change at the statehouse today. members of that organization met to push for a new bill to require people that get arrested for drunk driving to get a breathalyzer tsunamied in the car until charges are dropped. one more whose son was kimmed by a drunk driver begged for law enforcements to pass the bill. >> everyone or anyone damaged or destroyed by a single, selfish decision to get behind that

it should be a one and done. don't delay in taking up this bill this weekend. please pass this bill so nobody else has to live with this pain. >> reporter: the breathalyzer doesn't allow a car to start until a driver blows a clean test. a cat in salisbury caught in a dangerous device left the pet with serious injuries. he ran into while walking in the woods, and the trap shouldn't have been there in the first plac >> this is a leg-hold trap. it'sll massachusetts and had some seriously dangerous spring-loaded power. >> it's high-tension trap where if it closes on a body part, we also suffer significant injury. in late june 2-year-old august found it clamped on his side. >> my wife was leaving for work, and she came in and she's like look at the cat. >> he says his cat likes to be outside, and may have been

salisbury. >> the the cat and severed the skin but did not sever organs. >> dave says august was dragging the steel trap along when he came home that morning. >> i was like, oh, my god. i had no idea what kind of trap. i knew it was a trap, but i didn't know anything about that type of trap. i couldn't figure out how to open it. >> he was taken to the vet to have it taken off. he's had several surgeries for infections including one week. >> suture the skin to the muscle and hopefully this does the trick. >> now police are involved are trying to find out who set the trap. >> because the cat came home with the trap, the original location is still unknown. >> all white august continues to recover. >> it was pretty nasty. >> john coco, 7 news. more news today. a minnesota prosecutor added a new member to his team to help

he said he won't step aside for a special prosecutor. instead he will incorporate another prosecutor to enhance truce in results. that's u.s. attorney don lewis. >> i'm not hiring don to be a consultant. don's actually going to do the work like the team that i have' assembled to help me process this really, really important decision. >> that 32-year-old was shot ani during a traffic stop. his girlfriend said castile was just reaching for his wallet when he was shot. five of the six police officers charged with the death of freddie gray have filed lawsuits. the officers allege defamation, false arrest, false imprisonment and violation of constitutional rights. according to an attorney for two of the plaintiffs, the officers were in his words humiliated. there was political motivation, and the charges were not supported by the evidence. authorities in michigan

water crisis. prosecutors believe those six people altered reports about lead contamination in the city's drinking water. michigan's attorney general says the charges vary, but that each person tried to cover up the truth. >> many things went tragically wrong in flint. some people failed to act. others minimized harm done and arrogantly chose to ignore some intentional altered figures an significant health risks. >> nine public officials in the case are now facing prosecution. a famous murder in the nation's capital making headlines once killing of levy congressman's career and now the case for the man previously found guilty in her murder was dismissed.

nation. >> can i give you a flyer. >> it originally focused on former congressman gary condit who admitted to having an affair with her while a federal intern. in 2010 years after condit has been cleaved, an immigrant was convicted of the murder based on the testimony of someone in jail. he was already serving time for attacking several other women in the same park levy was found. then overturned with a retrial set for this october. now prosecutors have dropped the case against him altogether, based on, quote, new information that the government received within the past week. they would not give specifics. this devastating news for the levy family. >> i am feeling pretty shocked right now. physically and emotionally not doing well. >> reporter: it was filled with

evidence and an investigation side tracked by a scandal that cost a congressman his political career. he's now being turned over toe immigration officials until he can be deported. the levy family opened up to the "todayview" own may about the possibility of a retrial. >> the question is no matter what, we don't have our daughter back. >> reporter: to them, justice for their daughter now ripped away. >> i always want justice. even if doesn't bring calm back to a family that's been fractured by a horrendous crime. >> reporter: legal experts say his conviction may have released too heavily on the jailhouse information. there was no useable dna, fingerprints, witnesses or security camera video footage. students preparing for an emotional reveal of the brand-new sandy hook elementary school three years after a gunman killed 26 people there.

and visitors have pass through a driveway gate and past two police officers and video monitoring system just to get inside. 7 news now turns to a case of animal abuse. a dog in florida shot with a bb gun more than 20 times. he's on the road to recovery, but his owners want answers and police hope social media help them find the shooter. >> eight, almost nine years old and acts like a puppy. >> with a big smile and wagging tail. >> she's excited. ever, but her owners say she's still in a lot of pain. >> she's an innocent animal. there's nothing she did to deserve this. >> reporter: more than two don silver bullets int her skin many around her stomach. the vet removed sa last night but several are under the far fas. >> she was a bb in her head. >> yesterday she found lola on her back trying to relieve some of the pain.

could get too her, that anybody could be on my property. >> investigators review social media posts that may lead them to a potential suspect. >> we have to verify who posted it. >> for a dog thabeet cancer, her family is confident she will pull through this. >> it amazing me. i'm still in shock, honestly. i'm glad she's doing as well as she is. >> lola's owners online for additional medical costs. an x-ray is needed to locate the remaining bbs. the road to rio. awes trail's olympics athletes moved into the olympic village in rio de janeiro. this was after they deemed it unfit to stay in last weekend. the mayor issued a formal pop jie about the village's living conditions seo they're in now. nancy chen is headed to the games. look for her live reports

very exciting. a horse trapped and in trouble getting just the help it needed. >> the muddy swamp where it was stuck. no match for a group of people determined to save its life. >> at 6:00 officials ending an information into curt schilling's gaming company. he avoids federal charges, ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

we have breaking news right now out of manchester, new hampshire. fire investigators say a deadly fired that happened a little while back was an accident caused by smoking materials that lit a piece of furniture on fire. you're looking at video from that massive blaze. the fire marshal says the fire smde right before the building exploded into those flames. four people died in that fire. they were all in the same apartment at the time. two of the victims were children. all right. changing gears right now. a horse stuck in the mud getting some help from officials in colorado. the animal was trapped for hours in knee-deep water just unable to move. >> thanks to firefighters, technical rescue teams and some good samaritans, that house is now safe and sound.

the trail to marshy lands to cupcake, a horse trapped knee-deep in mud. >> it was emotional. we could see it in the firefighters' faces. >> they captured moment after getting iv fluids and steroids and vitamins and spending hours stuck knee-deep in the water. cupcake found the strength too stand up. she's a >> it's hard to see a horse go through that, and we're all horse lovers out here. so it was a very powerful experience to get her out of that mud. >> and he hopes it serve z a a good reminder for horse owners. >> that's mud back there, and horses aren't met to walk in mud. >> stay on the familiar path and it should be happy trails. it was like the horse of saying thanks there at the end. it took more than a dozen rescuers and two hours to save cupcake who firefighters say was

that. and your weekend forecast features clouds and sun and the risk of a few scattered showers. the forecast is up next. pat randazzo: when i see those false ads attacking kelly on medicare, i wonder... ...do they think that we're stupid? we know kelly. walter kolodziej: kelly has always done the right thing for seniors here in new hampshire - she has an impeccable record. mary griffin: we need to work across the aisle-which she does.

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the rainstorm that almost was. here it is, the tropical plume of rain just gra coast and cape and islands this morning. nantucket about three-quarters of an inch and new bedford a third of an inch. here in boston less than 0.10 of rain. that was it. around the metro, a mix of clouds and sunshine. through western new england we have seen a few scattered showers and downpours pop up in the afternoon heating. they drop south. they will cross the route 2 corridor. we have a nice drenching of rain

then they will simmer down and fizzle out over the next couple of hours. temps in the 70s and 80s and ficheburg is 87 and boston 77. dew point temperatures 60 to 70. for tonight mostly clear and patchy fog. 63 to 68. that weather system moves away, and then there is another weather system on the maps that may bring us scattered showers on sunday in between tomorrow, saturday, kin over that. it's a nice summer day with less humidity, a mix of clouds and sunshine. there may be a pop-up shower or storm in western new england tomorrow, but a better chance of some scattered showers in new england on sunday, and again monday as this weak weather system wobbles across the northeast and is not as robust as the one that grazed us this morning. so i am not as confident that we would, you know, get some beneficial rain for everyone. there's a chance, anyway, for the few scattered showers and some storms.

for tomorrow a mix of clouds and sunshine. temps between 85 and 80. best chance of showers tomorrow in western new england and only isolated in these locations. if you head to the berkshires for the weekend, a washout tomorrow. a higher chance of showers on sunday. beaches tomorrow. tomorrow is a beach day. outside partly to sunny skies. seas turn onshore in the afternoon breezes. we have a few scattered showers on sunday and more humid and upper 70s. monday is much the same, again scattered and middle 70s and tuesday a lot of clouds. i don't think any rain and upper 70s once again. middle of next week it may warm up wednesday and thursday, low to mid-80s. see you at 6:00. >> thanks, j.r. ? i feel too young to be this old.

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so this skydiver in california is preparing for the biggest jump in his life. he's gone thousands of times before, but this time it's a little different. >> his plan is to jump out of a perfectly fine airplane without a parachute. it takes place tomorrow afternoon. instead of getting caught up in the wind, he'll drop straight down into a net. he said he hopes it becomes the greatest reality tv stunt of all time. >> he says he practiced like 75 times or something.

what if the net doesn't work? there's too many variables there. >> clearly, we're not big risk takers. >> good luck to him. >> we'll be praying along with probably his mother and all of other people in his family. >> there's another 30 minutes of 7 news ahead. >> "7 news at 6:00" starts right now. breaking news. boston police lay out a time line for the drowning of 7-year-old kyzr willis. the mystery they still haven't found. also breaking, i a five-year inv mpany run by curt schilling comes to an end. >> we are tracking more rain possibly in weekend. then, look at this statue. the controversy in a local sti. a driver from dorchester blames her gps for ending up in this precarious position. "7 news at 6:00" starts now. breaking news. the drowning of a 7-year-old boy

walsh to call for changes at all city-run camps. police don't suspect any foul play in the death of kyzr willis. >> the mayor hopes to prevent a similar tragedy. john coco is live in bto more on the mayor's plan. >> reporter: ryan, these are n standards. according to the mayor, kyzr's family hopes that these help. >> when i spoke to the comes of his death, it would be good for the city. >> reporter: mayor walsh is hoping a new set of standards to to strengthen oversight and safety for drop-in programs will be that something positive. >> we're unfortunate -- we're fortunate not to have a tragedy like this in the city. then unfortunately tuesday we had a tragedy. what's going to come of that tragedy is some changes. >> reporter: those include a

staff will conduct headcounts on 60-minute intervals. then, a child/staff ratio. a minimum ratio of 10:2 for children ages 6 and under and 20 ooch 2 for children ages 7 and under. there's ocean safety procedures. all children that enter the ocean have to wear a life preserver at all times. assigned staff must remain times. finally, security cameras. the city will look to up grade the surveillance systems. >> we'll make it more unform across the board to make sure nothing like this happens against in the city of boston. >> reporter: two other new standards include a front desk staffing procedure and a book end supervisor procedure. >> john, thank you. today boston police did lay out a detailed time line of what

brandon has that part of the story. >> reporter: the mystery is how and exactly when that boy got back into the water. it was sometime between 2:15 and 2:30. that's not helping anyone. this has been ruled an accidental drowning, and clearly a very sad tragedy. >> it breaks our heart. it breaks everyone's heart, and i think the whole city is grieving that we lost such a young child. >> reporter: the boston police commissioner announced late this afternoon that the death of 7-year-old kyzr willis was an accidental drowning and no foul play is suspected. on tuesday he was at a city-run summer camp when he somehow got back in the water when everyone he was preparing to leave. >> you can only guess here that you lose sight of a kid for even seconds, a tragedy like this can happen. unfortunately, it breaks our