and again sometimes fall river have you some issues with the street flooding so that might be something we have to monitor with a lot of tropical moisture in the air. these storm of capable of throwing down an incredible ability of water in a short amount of time. that will be the greatest concern with this line of shower and storm activity sinking southeast. boston, worcester, lawrence, not much right now but there are other wave of showers and storms in western new england. these will survive as they head across the commonwealth so that might be something we have to track for you in a couple of hours. we'll talk storms as well as the weekend forecast in a few minutes. >> anchor: thank you, jr. we'll talk a little more about the damage caused by the storms. this is the scene in bedford today. kimberly bookman is there and joins us on the phone. kim, we are live actually at the connor of page road and brooks bee road in bedford where police say around 4:15 lightning hit a live power line and fell on to the road. basically cooking the asphalt which then erupted into flames. ever source has called down to shut off pot remember and the

right now several neighborhoods in the area are without power and it is very hot out so people are outside, they are looking for information. one neighbor tells me that she was actually coming out of her home to walk to the curb when the lightning struck and she described it as sounding like a huge explosion. certainly very scary but the good news is that everyone is okay. it is backing up traffic in this area on route 6 2 which is nearby the scene but things are under control and police are on the scene at this hour. kimberly bookman, 7 news. >> anchor: heart stopping moment at a pool in hyde park has two people race to the rescue. young child who nearly drown there. their quick action saving that by's life. >> anchor: the pool is closed at this hour, but 7's amaka ubaka is live in hyde park and we're hearing from one of the heros so glad that this is the way the story is ending, amaka. that 7-year-old boy is

state police say that this all happened around 3:15 this afternoon, he was swimming in this pool when all of a sudden he went under the water. witnesses say he had just jumped into the pool before that and somehow he got stuck on the deep end of the pool and went under. a live guard jumped in and pulled that boy to safety, but it was a mother who brought her child to the pool that helped that female live guard save the boy's life by doing cpr. that. i couldn't imagine him not going home. his mother was really distraught and she couldn't, all she did was cry and she blamed herself. i just asked somebody to take her to the side to calm her down because it's not her fault. you can't blame the water. he was just having fun. that was it. now that woman was very emotional as you saw after the rescue. that 7-year-old was taken to children's hospital as a

action maca ubaka, 7 news. >> anchor: also on 7, a scare in the sky. a flight out of boston hits terrible turbulence of a california bound flight forced to land in south dakota with injured passengers and crew members. a mass general doctor was on barred that frightening flight and actually helped the injured there. he spoke with dan hausle about those wild moments. the passengers told me that they were told to buckle up by the pilot because turbulence was coming and nobody expected what they got according like rag dolls. they were lucky though because on board was a massachusetts trained physician, an orthopedic surgeon who told me he was glad he was able to put his skills to work. shaken passengers from boston arrive in sacramento after what they say was the most frightening flight they had ever experienced. all of a sudden there was quit a big shake then all of a sudden we said whoa. i felt like i was on the tower of terror.

diverted to south dakota after the airliner suddenly plummeted. one passenger said the pilot toll them they dropped 4,000 feet. tic a local damage inside the men when passengers became projectiles. rhonda returning from a family reunion talked to me from rapid city. it was like we were in an elevator that dropped. i thought we were dying. >> reporter: this flight attendant one of two dozen passengers and crew taken to the hospital but treating her and the rest of theli orthopedic surgeon dr. alan lee. all three flight attendants were actually standing in the back and with the force of the turbulence it actually sent them up and hit the ceiling. there was a big actually a hole in one of the ceiling tiles. >> reporter: this is rhonda's mom hug a hospital staffer still unsure when or if they would get on a flight to california. i am still kind of debate federal government i want debate federal government i want to

something. i don't know yet of i have plenty of time. i have to go to sacramento. if anybody wants to pick us up, we're here. >> reporter: dr. lee tells me he is ready to fly again. his wife works in boston so he is temporarily bicoastal. jet blue is offering $200 or mo to all passengers as an apology them can use it on any future jet blue flight. live in logan airport, dan hausle, 7 news. >> anchor: police investigating after a dangerous drive in charlton that also created bi two tractor trailers crashing into each other on the mass pike. one of the trucks as you can see catches on fire. this was actually the eastbound lane very early this morning. as a result of the crash, backed up traffic for miles as crews work to clear the wreckage. everything is become to normal now and no reports of any injuries. police vetting a drone flying too close to logan airport this morning. a flight heading to chicago reported seeing an unmanned aircraft ten miles northeast of

can't with the plane but the federal aviation administration is investigating. to the olympic zone. lism inflame still a spectacular sight. day 7 of the games bringing some shockers. >> anchor: one of them came from the u.s.a. women's soccer team. joe amorsino joins us now. it was a real heartbreak for the u.s. women's soccer squad today. alex morgan and team u.s.a. in a win or go home game. it was tied at one after regulation. then c penalty kicks we go. this is kristen press stepping up for the pk. lining it up and watch this ball she misses it high opening the door for sweden to win with a make so it's all on hope solo. she needed to get lucky. that's the game. guess right but sweden wilbury the shot sending team u.s.a. home early. the loss marks the first time in olympics history the u.s. women have not made it to the gold medal game, let alone the semi-finals.

newton native gevvie stone rowing in the women's single skull semi-finalsing of the six time head of the charles regatta winner flying a cross the pond good for a second place finish. she will get a chance at a gold tomorrow in the finals. britney greener and u.s. women's basketball team cruising again today dominating our neighbors to the north. two former uconn huskies led the way with 12 points each. team u.s.a. beats canada by 30, 81-51 the final them china next on sunday. looking ahead until tonight, michael phelps will look to further cement his legacy as the greatest olympian of all-time. he will go for a fourth straight gold in the 100 meter butterfly trying to add to his total of 15 individual golds and phelps's female counterpart going for a goad medal defense as well. she will be racing in the 800 meter freestyle that. is the same race she want won at age 15 in london and set the world record for the problems

moments outside of the pool cary walsh jennings will be going for her 25th executive olympic win in beach volley ball with her new partner april ross. let's take a look at the medal count. the united states still on top 43 medals, 16 gold, 12 silvers, 15 bronze, china still in second place with 35, 12 gold in japan in third with 24 overall. you can catch all of the olympic action tonight right here in prime time on 7 nbc. reporting live in the joe amorsino, 7 news. >> anchor: all right. joe, of course you know these american gymnasts of ours putting on quite the show at the olympics. they are the top two gymnasts in the world. aly raisman of course hometown girl on the right, simone biles on the left making their olympic dreams come true. they are teammates, they are friends and they just took the gold and the silver. >> anchor: they are talking about their accomplishments and what is actually next. this espoke to nancy chen in rio. on top of the world, simone

seizes silver. just secretary time that two u.s. gymnasts finished one-two in an olympic all aroundment for the needham native this is what she was waiting for. she tied to put her feelings into words after stepping off the podium. the entire arena erupted for yo. it was so special the whole entire time they were cheering and screaming and standing up, not something you would expect not being in the u.s. so it was so amazingment i will forget it. >> reporter: she and simone already share a special bonn, their win bringing them even closer. there is no one else i would area are stood on the podium with than aly to share that moment with her it's amazing because she has been one of my biggest roll models since i watched the olympics in 2012. . >> reporter: the two have been there for each other every step of the way. it's such a stressful day like we just kept going over to each other and telling each other we loved each other and giving each other hugs and i think that it's just something

pressure and obviously it helped us a lot tonight. during an interview after their medal ceremony aly talked about how it's all so surreal. . i started gymnastics when i was 18 months old and my mom showed me the magnificent 7 and who would have thought years later i would be up here just like them. >> reporter: now they are looking ahead. we have i nice leotard for floor finals so we can't wait to wear it. we'll feel like super girl. >> anchor: plenty stars have been showing their support for aly raisman you can add rob gronkowski just tweeted congrass on all of your accomplishments in rio, all of your hard work and dedication to your craft paid off. go get them ladies. she will compete one last time on the floor final and that's of course on tuesday. >> anchor: she is just so solid that. that was an incredible performance. coming up tonight at 11:00 ryan lochte not only an olympic swimmer. he could also win a medal for his shoe collection apparently. we'll have more on that tonight.

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's transfarency. (clap, clap, ding) >> anchor: a quincy neighborhood gets rattled. a rat will snake slithering into the neighborhood. you can imagine the stir that caused. you can imagine that face? in your hood? >> anchor: snow. >> anchor: makes snakes are protected species in mass. >> reporter:. >> anchor: giving the snake is a delicate mission as you can imagine.

a scary surprise in quincy. a close encounter with this, anen ered and potentially dangerous timber rattlesnake lurking outside of a home on grove street. stacy comb who lives there says she hadn't heard anything about it until a neighbor told her. i was in the area of our house that had ac to keep cool and had no clue what was going on outside, but little scary, i couldn't believe it but right before you came i had a friend that isn't a link and i was watching a video and it was my house, so >> anchor: once quincy police confirmed it was a rattlesnake they didn't waste any time for the environmental police to come in and take care of it. certainly not something they see every day. very rare we find rat health snakes but they are there we had some up at the pine hill cement and anything that abuts the blue hill verier vision. >> anchor: quincy police chief also thinks our current drought may have had something to do with this scary situation. sometimes when there is a drought or possible drought

down to where there is possibly water. so we had a small drought in massachusetts that may be why they are coming to the more populated areas. >> anchor: although sightings like this are extremely rare, comb said she is actually glad she missed it. i am very happy i didn't see it and i will never take my trash out again. >> anchor: so once the environmental officer got that snake under control it was transported back to its natural habitat in the blue hills and released. >> anchor: warm and muggy with scattered showers and storms. the weekend forecast is coming up next. >> anchor: coming up next in 7 sports, we have some good news. mocky bets is back in the lineup but he does not have full medical clearance at this point. the red sox are keeping a very close eye on him.

>> reporter: all right, showers, storms and downpours, we do need the rain but this is a little too much rain right here. providence kent youry in rhode island. brand new flash-flood warning out in those locations until 9:00 this evening. slow moving thunderstorms with tropical air, a lot of rain likely in a short amount of time. also a severe thunderstorm warning in those same locations and extreme eastern edge of this polygone here right in west central bristol county but there

yes, we had some lightning and we had some rain but it's not considered anything severe. there will be the showers and downpours that drift southeast toward the south coast. metro boston, merrimack valley nothing right now. but as we look upstream here you go along the route 2 corridor as well as the connecticut river valley. another clump of showers and thunderstorms activities barreling down the route 2 corridor. several other wave of showers and storms lined up through central new york state so the risk is going to be southern new england. i think up until about 11:00 tonight to have scattered showers and storms. not saying that for the next five hours we'll have that because we won't. we don't have it right now and between hot and humid, temperatures are in the upper 80's, the high was 98 in the city. that happened earlier this summer but this didn't. dew point temperatures close to 80 degrees. almost unheard of for southern new england. it still feels like 97 in boston beverly it feel like 100. there is a cool front on the map

as this front comes in through the back door late tonight and through the day tomorrow. here is the cooler air. it will be temporary because i think the front goes right back up into northern new england on sunday. so the weekend forecast again a lot of clouds tomorrow, temperatures not as hot. a wide range in temperatures. 73 to 83. 70's at the coast and beach is not a great beach day. but not a washout either. only an isolated showerment sunday we are back into the heat. here did you tomorrow again in boston, norwood 85. worcester 85 and then on sunday hazy, hot and humid across much of southern new england, boston on sunday 95. bedford at 95. sunday will be your day for the beaches and the pool but watch out for an isolated storm sunday evening. monday still not but not quite as humid. we'll have an update on those storm at 7:00. see you then. >> anchor: there is good news and bad news when it comes to

form. second in the may injures and era this month but the bullpen, that's another story. third worst august era in the big and coming off two straight late inning melt downs. mookie betts is back in the lineup tonight for the start of a three-game set with the diamondbacks but his status moving forward bears watching. the knee soreness that popped up late last month is still around and john farrell and the red sox medical staff are going to have to keep an eye on it going forward. the one thing with involved in the knee. so as that increases we're going to have to back off if it does increase so all of the images that has been done, it's not because of a structural damage or injury that is caused that so we're having to monitor it closely. >> anchor: he didn't exactly come out firing on all cylinders but the number from jimmy garappolo's preseason debut got better as the nice went along of the patriots quarterback

no picks, no scores and no doubt plenty of room for improvement. we still have three preseason games so it's hard to judge but you think we're going in the right direction. as an offense, as a team just we have to take it one day at a time one practice at a tim and we'll be where we want to be by the end of the preseason. three of garappolo's passes went bennett's way of the tight end serving as a security blanket in an of rob gronkowski, julian edelman and danny amendola. he is getting comfortable in foxboro and with those cheering him on in the stands. fans are nice so, they are nice people, so they say my name. people say it wrong but it's cool. they call me smart-list. i said just call me marty. it sounds like a greek god.

. >> reporter: he has the right altitude. team u.s.a. leading the pack in the medal count with a total of 43. china in second with 36 and japan in third presently with 25. >> anchor: staying at the games where bubba wattson is getting it done on the links. he throws this in reverse and take a look at that. drops it in for an eagle. elementary my dear wa bubba's beauty gets our play of the day. and the bills locking up quarterback tie rod taylor with a five year, $92 million extension that includes a guaranteed nine and a half million dollars in salary this season. that's sports. >> anchor: thanks so much, joe. >> anchor: 7 news at 6:00 will

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developing news tonight. deadly flood disaster on the gulf coast. state of emergency declared in louisiana. heavy rain and heroic rescues as rivers overflow their banks o and donald trump says he was being sarcastic after calling president obama the founder of isis and hillary clinton releases her tax returns, trying to get trump to release his. and the thrill of victory, michael phelps makes history again. we talk to his family. and there's something about simone, we're with