>> kim: they say that could be key to identifying this man. dan hausle explains with the details. >> reporter: it has been four days since markot was kill and for the first time investigators told us something about how she was' killed. they're giving this up to hope to get something back from the public. a tip that helps them catch their killer. >> we believe there was a struggle between vanessa and her (stand by for captions.) >> scapes and or bruises, therefore, we would ask that anyone who observed a male

earlier in the week to contact the massachusetts state police tip line. >> reporter: her body was found in a wooded area in princeton hours after she went out for a jog. and didn't come back. police have narrowed down the timeline of the crime saying they believe vanessa was killed between 1:00 and 3:00 sunday afternoon. they're asking people toto remew any vehicle parked or down brook station roadhe time. residents admit worried. >> i think of molly bish. and the -- >> reporter: whato ou think of? >> that, maybe we'll never don'. >> reporter: state police anone news tip line is 508-453-7589. police have gotten more than

helps them catch her killer. live in bringston, dan hausle, 7 news. >> kim: also on 7 a dangerous ride no one wants. a computer rail train crashes into a pickup truck, pushes it far down the tracks in wakefield and you can see the impact caught on camera. jonathan hall is live in wakefield. you spoke with some witnesses, didn't you? >> reporter: kimm, i did. they were' shaken up by what they saw. clearly this man could have been killed. looks like he will be check out the pavement right here. you can see the skid marks, this is right where the impact happened. and that truck was dragged about a football field in length. security camera video shows the impacts when a boston bound commuter rail train smashed into a truck at 11:30 this morning, what did it sound like? >> like a stick of dynamite going off. >> reporter: the driving

injure and rushed to mass general. an auto body shop owner ran out to try to help the man. he says the air bags had deployed. >> the ripped the bag out of the way. he was moving. >> reporter: was he in bad shape? >> yes, he was beat up pretty bad. he was moving, he was conscious but he was in and out of it. >> reporter: police say witnesses reported the elderly man intentionually went through the railroad crossing gates ignoring warning bob young wonders if the man had a medical emergency. >> it's possible. anybody in their right, you know anybody in their right state of mind won't just drive through that, you know like that. he didn't go around it. >> reporter: a woman waiting at 9 crossing dialed 911 and was worried about the driver. >> at the beginning i was crying shaking calling 911. i wanted to make sure that he is all right. >> reporter: police say the train operator was going the speed limit. >> preliminary investigate

travelling at approximately 30 miles an hour. the vehicle was dragged for approximately 100-150 yards. >> reporter: again transit police say this driver may survive this. the injuries are serious but appear to be nonlife threatening. 70 people on board the train, nobody on the train was hurt. r. live in wakefield, jonathan hall, 7 news. >> kim: collapsing in court. that uber driver drops after hearing the charge against him. he is accused 16-year-old girl he met on the job. their alleged connection say prosecution continued through snap chat. >> adam: darnell booth, a former uber driver from dorchester is accused of raping the 16-year-old girl. police say booth drove the girl home then added thes girl on snap chat. police caboted the girls after she missed a bus and offered to give her a ride. the girl accepted the ride

parking lot and raped her. defense attorneys tried to punch holes suggesting thes girl may have given booth her nap chat information. uber released a statement reading what has been described stayed deeply upsetting. individual has been permanently banned from accessing the app and we reached out to local authorities to offer any information that could be helpful in their breedings. -- proceedings. >> kim: 7 news turning your weather. boy, everybody is talking about it. it's so hot and so humid red a heat emergency. some people sought shelter in air-conditioning. others hit the beach, chief meteorologist jeremy reiner has our first check of the forecast this half hour. >> reporter: right now temperatures are in the mid 09's, boston a high of 96. bedford at 95679 dew point temperatures is the issue when they're elevated like they are, 60s and 70s that prevents temperatures from quickly falling. if you are thinking it'll cool off this evening, no

overnight. the heat index in the city 102. norwood it feels like 100. bedford 98. fenway park it feels like 100. gillette feels like 101. so being mindful of that. the heat advisory in effect until 7:00 pm. we'll do it all over again tomorrow with more heat and humidity. how about showers and storms in they haven't been around the metro. hartford and springfield then sliding southeast and weakening. i think we have a slightly higher chance lead to cooling for the weekend. more about that in a few minutes. >> adam: patriots are hitting the field tonight. it's their first pre-season game and our first look at jimmy garoppolo in action. trey daerr has a review of what to see as the pats face the saints. >> reporter: football is finally back. pre-season game number one going down tonight. you better hope that is not what the patriots roster is going to look like come the middle of the year.

rehearsal for most but going to leave some of the biggest stars to have the best seats in the house. >> running through the tunnel, putting pads ons putting the jersey back on, going to be a great experience. >> reporter: an experience, he along with tom brady and edleton sitting outean other than against the saints meaning garoppolo's supporting cast is up in the air. >> you don't know who the first unit is, who the second occupy sit so i like how coach does it. we rote tate in injuries are going to happen so you have to play with different guys and adapt and i think it's a good situation to put us out there like that. >> reporter: garoppolo preparing as the starter nor the first four games trying to minimum mice mistakes before playing for keeps week one in arizona. >> i think bad things are going to happen that. is how fool is to you have to respond the right way. there is ten other guys looking and you want to respond the right way itself. >> reporter: they'll get their chance tonight.

months. >> that is what this part of training needs to get the makeup of the team so we're trying to figure out like they're trying to figure out. >> not only are you trying to beat the guy that you are lined up in front of but you are still trying to earn so job so it's an intense time of competition. >> reporter: we're going to have a competition made even more difficult buy the heat. j.r.said it feels like 101 down in foxboro. i could tell you it feels every bitf on the field. trey daerr, 7 news. >> kim: thank you. now tim caputo continuing our coverage of the pats. tim is live in foxboro. he spoke with fans about whether he hope to see from the team. >> reporter: they're excited despite hot temperatures that football is back here at gillette. everyone going in most of them with tomorrow brady jersey ons their back will you you will have tens of thousands of scouts in the stands, everyone watching to

brady's shoes. on a steamy august evening there will be a new player in the hot see. jimmy garoppolo will be leading the team and of fan will be watching him closely tonight. >> he looks good. think he is going to play a lot. >> i want to see how he is doing. >> reporter: jimmy g. is slated to start for the first month of the regular season now that tom brady accepted his four-game suspension but i think he is going to do a great job. >> reporter: not every fan is expected to be blown away by -- >> no interceptions. i hope. i hope he does well. he is going to do four games. if they do well, he is going to be marketable. right remit others hope a good outing will be a sign of the future not just for the start they are season but possible for life at t.b. 12. pats fans knowledgeable

well or not well jimmy garoppolo plays. without the two best targets on this team and maybe in the. even if jimmy g. doesn't have a great game there is more better came to come. tim caputo 7 news. >> adam: let's jump into the olympic zone and we have a live look at the olympic flame there in rio, it's day six of competition. plenty of action as americans try to add to the medal count. >> kim: good chance, if time, this is a great night to watch. some 6 our favorites competing today. joe amorosino with all the highlights. >> reporter: definitely a big day for judo star kayla harrison as she defended her olympic title. harrison stood proudly on top of the podium after winning gold for the second time. she made history in 2012 as the first american to win a gold medal in judo, she made history again today as the first american to win back-to-back olympic medals

horryson who lives in danvers, trains in waved was in her elementing a she tore through the competition. she extended her gold medal or end that had gold medal match with a takedown and arm bar then jumped into the stands to celebrate with her supporters. to the pool we go where nobody can stop katie leddicky. she take as lead no one in sight. as she takes off. the 19-year-old phenomenon setting the bar yet again. breaking the olympic she will swim the final on friday neat trying to keep the 200, 400, 800 free stiles for the first time since 1968. michael fems looking to add to his legacy as well. he finished 4th overall in the 100 meter butterfly preliminaries tonight. he will be busy tonight then about a half hour later he dives back into the pool for

her collection in the all around individual finals. the captain will compete along simeon biles all tonight in primetime on 7 nbc. ali and her teammates are one of tonight's must see moments. phelps' pursuit of another gold as well. it will be the final wattle between phelps amend his -- and the quick turn around for phelps as he looks to advance in the men's butterfly. we'll see if fill apps the u.s. athletes can keep the medals coming together beginning at 8:00 right here on 7 nbc. reporting live in the newsroom, joe amorosino, 7 news. >> kim: thank you. coming up tonight on the late edition of 7 insurance news on the local golden girl. whereby does ali raisman keep her medals. >> adam: coming up this evening, two-time olympic gold medal winner kayla harrison trains in

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>> adam: back in the olympic zone. kayla harrison is golden in women's judo, she made history in 2012 when she won her first gold we remember.

best in the world. >> kim: one of them was former ufc champ rhonda rowsy, she talked about their special bond. >> reporter: they're two of the strongest women in competitive fighting. kayla harrison the first american to win olympic gold in judo rhonda rousey the first american woman to medal in judo learning thes in and outs of the sports in wakefield. >> rhonda was my partner back when i first moved here. >> reporter: kayla met rhonda at the age of 16. she became rhonda's training partner for the 2008 olympic games travelling to bay joining. >> she is probably the only other girl i've ever met who hates to lose as much as me. >> the two keep in touch. kayla says she reached out to rondo while recovering

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>> announcer: now 7 weather with chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: yes winter is coming but not any time soon. yet again day number 14, this year where the city of boston has reached the 90?, the city of boston. tropical air so you factor that in. similar to the wind and the wind chill in the winter. it feels like 102 in boston, back to the worcester hill it is feels close to 100 degrees. heat as vicary remains in effect until 7:00. there is nothing to trigger any showers or storms. there is one little clutch ri portions of connecticut with some very heavy rain and again this is something that

the coming days not that is' forecasted for the area but the potential there when you get showers and storms they may put down a lot of rain in a short amount of time. there is a severe thunderstorm leading to flash flooding east of hartford also weakening. so moving forward this evening there may be an isolated downpour but i think we're storm-free. down at gillette this in hot. temperatures at kickoff at 7:30 will be near 90 like the middle and upper 90s red sox much the same at fenway park. it'll feel even hotter than that. so isolated shower or storm possible but not likely. warm and muggy. lows only in the middle and upper 70s. tomorrow hot and humid. isolated shower or storm temperature. s right back in the middle 90's heat indices will be close to 100. another heat advisory tomorrow. i think slightly better chance of scattered showers

tomorrow afternoon. one or two may find their way into metro boston tomorrow. that will temporarily cool us off on saturday. it's a humid day on saturday with temperatures in metro boston low 70s, upper 70s farther inland. sunday going to be your beach day. back to the hazy sunshine with temperatures low 90s. next several days risk of an isolated storm or shower. see you at 7:00. >> announcer: sports with joe amorosino. >> when david ortiz left the game last night's loss to the yankees sox fans feared the worst but the red sox nation is wreathing a papi sized sigh of relief. papi is fine and right back in the line-up tonight. he gave everybody a scare when he ripped a heater off the front of his leg. the ball came in at 99 miles an hour 37 his leg went numb

down and after getting treatment ortiz is good to go batting third but betts is out of the line-up with calf tightness. football is back tonight in foxboro. patriots opening up the pre-season against the saints. tomorrow brady not present at gillette stadium. he has been excused to attend a memorial service for a family member. the gronk and edelman also sitting out along with a lot 6 big names, we got to look at jimmy garoppolo and this is the way it should be since he will be the starter when the ges he may have to work with a patchwork crew of backs, receivers and linemen but regardless of who he is out there in the huddle with he says he is ready for whatever comes his way. >> pretty similar to last two years sob honest -- to be honest. it's an opportunity to go out and perform with your team mates. it's different than practice, different situations will come up and you know, you don't know how much snaps you are goes to get or not going to get. it's coach's call, you have

>> reporter: uas leading the pack in the medal count. a total of 35 medals. china second with 25 and japan third with 19. the nba schedule is out. celt licks open up the 2016 season on october 26. hosting the nets that. is sports.

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