so they have closed the following beaches. it's noon's landing, beach point and cold storage. you see there on your screen very nicely spelled out. those beaches could stay closed until sunday. the advice here is for anyone in the area be vigilant, be cautious near the water and please report any shark sightings to police. at the breaking news desk, i'm kim khazei, 7 news. >> anchor: officials dealing with another kind of animal trouble in we they wrangled a six foot alligatorment police say someone there was keeping the gator as a pet so they got an anonymous tip that the nearly 200 pound reptile was in someone's backyard when they showed up. that's what they found. zoo officials talked about how they managed to grab that gator and take him to the zoo. couple of snare poles we had one around the back end and one around the front end and then we just picked him right up. as long as he didn't roll we were fine and then we just put him in the back of our truck and

alligator is upset, juan the pet back, but it is illegal to actually own alligator as a pet. >> anchor: governor baker shining a bill today regulating ride sharing service like uber, lift and fasten. the legislation includes transparent pricing, properly marked and inspected vehicles as billion as the strongest background check requirements in the nation. governor baker said most of the framework came from the state's own proposals to prioritize public safety and give consumers reliable travel choices. have here will give massachusetts the most comprehensive regulatory framework. >> anchor: however, boston police commissioner william evans said earlier this week he does not support the bill because he doesn't think it goes far enough. >> anchor: so a driver on a crash course this morning in dover. police say the car went off the road over a guardrail and then into the woods. you can see the front end of the car pretty banged up. the crash happened on main

driver was taken home. three people sent to the hospital after a crash in rochester, new hampshire. police say the driver of this mercedes pulled out of a parking lot on to the main road colliding with a pickup truck. both cars ended up off the road crashing into a tree. everyone though is expected to be okay. >> anchor: a garage in braintree up in flames. cell phone video capturing the intense fire engulfing that garage on washington street earlier this morning. fire fighters eventually put out nails as charred shell remains. officials say the fire didn't spread beyond that garage. nobody was hurt. >> anchor: there amman chester, new hampshire couple arrested after allegedly stealing from a low's in salem last night. when an employee approached the woman about the theft her husband pushed the employee and threatened him. he let the couple go and called police. police found them shortly after with their nine-year-old son in the car. they face several charges including robbery and child endangerment. >> anchor: we have more news today. police arresting the mayor of

they say mayor richard or scott silver thorn tried to give police methamphetamine during an undercover sting operation. police arrested him in the park lot of a hotel. officials say they have been watching the mayor since july. the reason this investigation started was because of allegations of him supplying methamphetamine in exchange for sex. >> anchor: the virginia mayor is facing sever charges including felony distribution of meth am felon mean. >> anchor: a 24 yearly man has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter and two count of reckless conduct. the 15-month-old girls were left inside an suv thursday night. the father and some neighbors tried to cool them off by put them in a shallow pool but they never regained consciousness. there is no reason for it. i'm hoping that maybe he didn't mean to do it because this is something he will have to live

>> anchor: so far 26 children have died after being left in hot cars. >> anchor: we're learning new details now about last month's officer involved shooting in florida. charles cleansy the unaround therapist shot by florida police is suing the officer who shot him. he is accusing the north miami officer of use excessive force. cleansy is out of the hot and back on his feet but he does have the help of that cane. you can see there. now you will remember cell phone video captured the moment he was shot. police were responding to a 911 call. the suicidal man walking dunn the street with a in the street next to his 27-year-old patient with special needs who had walked away from the group home where he lives. >> anchor: a woman in colorado accused of going on a racist rant. she is getting mayor backlash after video of the incident went viral. now she is saying sorry for the words she used but said it all started over an attempt to help an animal in distress. speak english! it's america. >> anchor: a racially charged rant now seen across the countr.

the brown people bad name. >> anchor: the video has been viewed more than 400,000 times posted by wendy floores who said her mother was being verbally attacked when leaving the department of human services in colorado. my mom got evidence of what hispanic people or everyone goes through so i just wanted to share it with the world spot woman in the video is laura bennett has now conforward apologizing her actions. that pat of me lost control. not right, not appropriate, is more to the story. my purpose of that led to it, that is not viewed at all, is the animal in question. >> anchor: bennett said after leaving an appointment she found the flores family's dog locked in a hot car. at that time i go boy that's just really not right to leave an animal like locked in a car. >> anchor: so she confronted the family saying emotions were running high. there is a fine line between saying, staying the dog,

>> anchor: bennett latino herself said the racial remarks came from a dark and ugly place. i don't regret helping the animal. my only regret is the language i used and my approach of how i handled the situation. >> anchor: the video has the woman on the receiving end of the rant open hoping a lesson can be learned. she can forgive but not forget it. but i don't think i could just because i saw the effect it took in hard. >> anchor: bennett said she is truly sorry for her actions and as a result of that video she lost her job. >> anchor: caught on camera, a police officer hit by a car so you can see her that officer on a traffic stop when all of a sudden an suv flies right into him sending him flying into the air. the woman who was pulled over rushes to the officer. luckily, his injuries were not life-threatening. troopers say they are serious about citing drivers that do not

on the side of the road. and cameras rolling in oregon while a woman ran sacks a home in the middle of the night. images show the suspect walking around with makeup all over her face there. that creepy kind of crime all happening while a family was sound asleep and the woman got out before anyone woke up. it cringes my stomach. >> reporter: michelle watched this haunting video multiple times. it's scary to know, not know what's in the dark. she just strolled around lick she just knew what was in the herself at home in her home. the time it comes really alive is at night when you close your eyes. any time you close your eyes you just, the video of her walking down the hallway is so haunting. phelps said she and her husband woke up last monday morning to find their home ransacked. they checked their security video and discovered there had been an unwelcome visitor in the night. she said the stranger wearing face makeup made food for herself.

tried on clothes all while 8 people slept inside. list now arrested a 24-year-old in connection with the case. mann is charged with multiple counts of burglary, theft, criminal trespass and possession of methamphetamine. it's so violating in so many ways. this is your safe haven. you come home and is where the world is done. this is your home. for the world, the messed up world to follow you in your home with burglar, theft, trespass and possession of methamphetamine. >> anchor: police investigating after they found traps in a hiking trail in northern new jersey aimed at hurting hikkers. they discovered wood and barbed wire. the recent discovery has hikers worried. i think it's weird. why would you want to mess up people who were hiking and exercising and biking and having fun? i don't get it. you have to be sick.

don't we? >> anchor: police are asking visitors to be extra careful if they plan to go hiking in that area. >> anchor: so a scary swim for a machine in texas after a shark bites him in the face. you can see it all on this go pro video. the shark vehicling right toward the man. it bit right through his goggle. swam away and then came back and bit him in the leg. he eventually got back to the surface and it was a 45 minute ride to the nearest hospital. i apologize too, these iming as are kind of graphic. moment his instincts kicked in. you are not bright. it's not bright. it's just prehistoric, dinosaur instinct. he is doing what he is doing and i'm trying to not let him do what he wants to do. >> anchor: so the only nurse working at the clinic they went to had never given stitches before. but the man is aentist and coached her through more than 30 of them.

make, you know, you just can't make this stuff up. >> anchor: bad enough to get bitten by one. i guess everything will work out for him and be okay. >> anchor: ahead at 5:30 we're justing into the littlic zone just a few hours ahead of the opening ceremony. >> anchor: there will be plenty of famous fans celebrating the start of the olympics including giselle bundchen. >> anchor: at 6:00 giselle's husband tom brady speaking publicly for the first decid four game suspension. >> anchor: and a pothole in haverhill causing quite the traffic all coming up right here on 7

>> anchor: you are taking a live look where the opening ceremony is set so it has been a long road to rio, but things are finally coming to the for both the athletes and everyone who has put these games together. >> anchor: a lot of preparation right? one of the biggest names we'll see tonight, super model giselle bundchen. adam williams in the olympic zone for us with more. adam? >> anchor: a lot of local people to look out for. the opening ceremony officially kicking off the games tonight and giselle bundchen as you mentioned will be taking part. so here she is on this was just yesterday at one of the dress

ceremony. the officials rio 2016 instagram account also posting this photo off her strutting down the runway. not a lot of details being released about her role in tonight's ceremony. earlier in the day, she sent out this instagram message though saying as i walked down tonight on the longest runway i have ever been on, i will be sending out all of my love and duty. she added that she is humbled and honored to be a part of this historic moment for her home country. one piece of disapointing news though for the people soccer legend pele said he is too sick to attend the opening say. the soccer star was rumor to be the person that would light the olympic cauldron. in the newsroom, adam williams, 7 news. >> anchor: hundreds of athletes from team u.s.a. getting ready for their first taste of the games in rio but not all about hard work and determination. athletes are still having some fun and significanting a few tunes along the way. nancy chen has much more. >> anchor: the u.s. swim team

they left they had some fun on the road. is anybody going to play muse snake. >> anchor: u.s. symteam hitting a high note. proving they are stars not only in the swimming pool but a car pool as well. but talk to you, we're all all right, we're all all right. >> anchor: the team posting this video on social media and you can see how seriously they took it. karoke right now, let me call you back. >> reporter: just some swimmers belting it out. put my hands up, they are playing my song, the butterflies fly away. nodding my head like yeah, moving my hips like yeah, got my hands up, they are playing my song, you know i'm going to be okay, yeah, it's a party in the

>> anchor: now as you may remember, back in 2012 the u.s. swim team also did a viral video that was call me maybe, carly rae general zen sock. that video got more than 13 million views. this video on its way to becoming viral as well. nancy chen, 7 news. >> anchor: and we are keeping an eye on famous fans actors samuel l jackson going big for tonight's opening ceremony. jackson tweeted this photo plexing his muscles with an olympic shirt there message saying so pumped to cheer on u.s.a.'s finest. team u.s.a. tonight let's do this. >> anchor: coming up at 6:00 we'll take a closer look at the athletes to watch as competition in rio does getted way. some local athletes preparing to give it their all as they go for gold. >> anchor: also coming up, nancy chen has i closer look at the outfits team u.s.a. will be wearing tonight and she will tell us how some local companies played an important role in making them the best dressed. >> anchor: and remember 7 news is your home for the summer game

that we're adding an extra half hour of today in new england starting on monday you can catch all of the highlights and headlines from 4:30 until 7:00 a.m. >> anchor: looking forward to that and hey, how about the weekend? yeah, a few issues with some scattered storms tomorrow.

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>> anchor: all right. i guess f kind of hot out there today. >> anchor: humidity is going up a little bit, jr. people are loving it. it's friday, it's summer, let's do it. >> anchor: whoa, all sorts of energy copping out it that news desk over there. decent weekend on the way. sunday looks like the bet earth of the two days with the risk of a few scattered showers and storms tomorrow afternoon about a 60% chance again the key word there is scattered, not widespread. we're in a drought. it would not be a bad thing to get a couple of washout days. not in the . the best we can hope for with our drought are these cold

to a scattering of showers and storms and here is the next one coming at us. right now slicing through toronto and buffalo and pittsburgh and that will move into new england tomorrow. upper 80's right now. yeah, some heat out there. the city at 8 . fitchburg and bedford in the upper 80's. the don't temperatures 50's to around 60 so right now the dew point is not off the charts but as that front gets closer to us, that will scrape some moisture out of the pennsylvania and throw it up into the northeast into new england tomorrow. so there will be re there will be more clouds as the front comes bar eing out of the great lake states and into new england tomorrow afternoon. with the timing likely during the afternoon hours. with that said, i think there may be one or two isolated showers or sprinkles tomorrow morning with a lot of clouds then some midday sun and then that sunshine will cook the air, here comes the cool front. that will pop some scattered showers and storm again. here is your time line at noon tomorrow. boston and south shore nothing then the storm threat most likely for the city and north

i would say 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. with most of the activity around the metro winding down after 5:00. there may be one or two stragglers that come out of new hampshire late tomorrow afternoon and tomorrow evening. now as that main line comes through mid afternoon there may be one or two stronger storms with brief, heavy rain, frequent lightning and winds may be gusting over 40, 45 miles per hour. tough to say right now exactly who would get that or even how strong winds would be but there will be some wind energy in the atmosphere tomorrow pushing this cold front along which helps us out because sometimes these england and then tanks your weekend with clouds and showers and this one keeps on moving so that on sunday smartly sunny skies and less humid. it's dry on monday as well looking good into early next week. so sunday again with that being the brighter of the two days but with that said there will be sunshine tomorrow. damaging the scattered showers and storms temperatures both weekend days in the upper 80's. pan mass challenge this weekend heads up to the riders and volunteers and scattered storms tomorrow afternoon but not widespread. then as we look into next week

would be wednesday raps more likely thursday. see you at 6:00. >> anchor: next on 7 news a 7-year-old turning into a hero when he finds a toddler floating alone in a pool. >> anchor: coming up on 7 news at 6:00, tom brady breaks his silence today. what the quarterback is now saying about his deflategate battle. >> anchor: and have you heard about the traffic? bad everywhere but especially here. backed up for hours. drivers were frustrated when one pothole causes serious problems in haverhi. stories and a lot more. >> anchor: hope to see you at 6:00. >> anchor: coming up tonight from rio high drama and heavy security here as the excitement builds. the opening ceremony finally here. we're covering it all on a busy night plus breaking news from the campaign trail and more. we hope you will join us for "nightly news" from copa can bana beach. >> anchor: for the latest news, weather and sports tap the 7 news app. it's free. just search whdh if your android

>> anchor: a 7-year-old saving day when a toddler nearly drowns in a utah pool. so the little boy was the only one around when he heard ray slash. they saw the two-year-old in the water. >> anchor: now that 7-year-old is sharing their story and talking about what he did next to help this little boy out.

stroll on his way to his cousin's place. i was going to go there to play with him. his playstation three. >> anchor: the 7-year-old was walking only a few buildings down at his apartment complex. i heard a splash so i saw from here. >> anchor: when he spotted something through the of the pool fence. i saw this kid drowning he was like that, floating. >> anchor: a two-year-old face down under water, officials believe the toddler squeezed through the fence and fell in. i was ready because i thought he was going to die so i ran to save him. i carried him out and then i went back to the bathroom and told the office. >> anchor: the office staff hurried to call 911. the 7-year-old stayed close as medics arrived. they were doing that and doing that to his stomach to revive so he would be okay. >> anchor: first responders are calling him a hero. >> anchor: all right. wow, what an adult like thing for sufficient a young child to do. >> anchor: to jump into action like that and help save that little boy is great. >> anchor: there is another 30

you can join us for a little bit longer. 7 news at 6:00 starts right now. >> anchor: tom brady, getting personal. what he is saying about his decision to drop the deflategate appeal and we're heading into the olympic zone. we hear from local athletes who are making sure they are rio ready. some of their style, all to a new england company. >> anchor: clear skies tonight. risk of showers and storms tomorrow. me >> anchor: traffic trouble in haverhill. a pothole causing big delays. >> anchor: we're following breaking news to start off our 6:00 news. self-beaches on the cape are closed after reports of a shark sighting near truro. in fact experts say there were as many as six great white sharks feeding on a whale carcass. >> anchor: they wanted that whale carcass and now officials are warning swimmers be on the lookout. here is a look at one of the

with details. >> reporter: kim and adam officials received a report that up to 6 in fact great white sharks were spotted eating that carcass like you mentioned of the dead whale. it's dinner, right? this video was provided to us by the center for coastal studies. the sharks were spotted just four miles from the shore of a harbor feed on the whale carcass. not very far. officials say remains have now washed up on the shore. they are north truro and that's why they are concerned beaches for us this afternoon and as you can tell not a whole lot of people out there on the beach, not very many people in the water either. probably a good idea right now of they have actually closed the following beaches to swimmer. noon's landing, beach point and cold storage. and those beaches could stay closed all the way through sunday. officials are advising anyone still in the area to be vigilant water and to report any shark sightings to authorities i'm jadiann tomson at the breaking

>> anchor: also on 7, tom brady speaking out. the pats quarterback talking for the first time since his decision to drop his deflategate appeal. tb 12 will be sitting out the first urw but he is sta. >> anchor: brady said he will be cheering on his team very enthusiastic and good luck, tom. he is trying to put deflategate behind him. jonathan hall live this foxboro with the latest now. jon? >> anchor: cheering on his team kim, we don't want tom brady as just a cheerleader, do we? but 500 plu deflategate controversy and tom brady spoke. he was. can. he was measured. he was focused as you would expects but as you also might expect, he wasn't really showing his true emotions. tb 12 scrimmaging on the field with jimmy g, husband understudy then making a surprise appearance in front of the cameras to finally say something about the end of his court battle. just a personal decision. so i tied to come out here and