making sure people keep their eyes peeled for a possible peeping tom. >> that's a little unsettling, i would say. yeah. >> reporter: the flyer says a person was first seen in neighborhood yards a few weeks ago. >> i thought i should close my blinds a little tighter, what i thought. >> reporter: this person was also spotted driving by in a white ford pickup truck. most recently they were seen outside a building in the area. boston police in district 4 saying they've taken a number of reports about this. they're on the lookout and sending more patrols. >> i think everyone diligent and so if they see something, they'll definitely call the police. >> hopefully, yeah, they catch whoever it is. i'm down at the garden level. it would be nice to know. >> reporter: until then people leer do exactly what the flyer says and be aware. >> it gets scarier when you hear of all of the crazy stuff that happens with runners and everything else, that you just are really mindful to be diligent vigilant. >> and of course if you've seen anything or you know anything,

7news. we're staying on top of breaking news out of harvard. take a look at this mess, that's debris on the road. this is the ramp off of route 2 westbound, that is exit 38b. as you can imagine, it's causing major delays as crews work to clean up the area. they tell us the ramp will likely be closed all evening. >> also on 7, tree trouble in reading. part of an 80-foot oak came crashing down on to a exphowses there was a woman inside when down electrical lines leaving people without power. steve cooper is live in reading and spoke with the homeowner there. steve. >> yeah, this was really one wild scene this afternoon. you look behind us here tonight and the road is till blocked off. you can see neighbors still down there watching all the clean-up that's going on right now, but all this after a homeowner just got back from a bike ride this afternoon when a huge tree came crashing into her house. >> it was a loud crack.

think. >> reporter: joan describing the snap, crack and pop as she watched as this massive oak tree came crashing down around noontime. >> it looked for a second like it might not hit the house, but did. >> reporter: the 80 foot red oak tumbling down on to wetzel's home here on county road and reading and turned out to be double trouble when the tree split in two. >> i sought one -- i saw one go over on to the house and the next second the other went wierts down. >> reporter: timing is everything. wetzel had just come home after a bike ride and was in the grawjt when the tree snapped. >> obviously if i had been coming down the hill 10 seconds later on my bike, i would have gotten hit. but that didn't happen, fortunately. >> reporter: a huge sigh much relief but a homeowner's headache nonetheless that her husband blames on the drought. >> i think the drought conditions had something to do with it because there was the exact same type of tree that fell up the street about two

also restore power to the neighborhood. wetzel says she's just glad everyone's fine. >> it's just a building. the building can be repaired. >> so the power was just restored a short time ago. wetzel says they're busy working with insurance adjusters at this hour, tallying up all the damage here. the hope here is they're back in their house sometime tomorrow. live in reading tonight, steve cooper, 7news. we're following more news today, police ar a suspect in a deadly attack in east boston. investigators say what started as an early morning fight ended up with one man being stabbed to death on the street. people there tried to save them but they weren't able to do that. police and neighbors say the house where the fighting started has become a problem. >> this house is a problem for

occasions. >> hopefully the authorities will get to the bottom of this address because i think that it's time, from what i hear from the neighbors. >> so investigators say there was a red car seen speeding 53 that neighborhood. they're asking anyone with information on the crime to contact them. the purr suit ended when -- the pursuit ended when the car crashed at the gardener westminster town line. he ran into the woods and police were initially unable to found him. police got a call who spotted him in a nearby neighborhood hours later and he was taken into custody. three people arrested after getting hit by a car last night in roxbury. the three are expected to be okay but another man in a

no charges have been filed. a massachusetts man arrested for reckless driving. police say he was going 119 miles per hour on i-93 in new hampshire. officers say kyle tarine was spotted weaving in and out of traffic this morning. 22 years old from dighton. he was pulled over and charged with reckless driving and possession of a controlled drug. developing right now, olympic swimmer ryan lochte's claims of being robbed at gun 90 question. authorities want to speak with him. ryan schultz ieghts has the latest on the twist in the investigation. >> yeah, the judge ordered the swimmers' passports to be seized while authorities investigate their claim that they were robbed at gunpoint but they're already back in the usa. lochte says they were robbed sunday morning as they came back from a party. police say there's no evidence so far to support their claims and say the swimmers weren't

during interviews. lochte says the robbers forced him out of the car and on to the ground. >> i was like, we didn't do anything wrong. >> he cocked it and put the gun to my head and i was like whatever. the u.s. olympic committee released a statement reading in part as part travel plans public and therefore cannot confirm the athletes' current location. we will continue to cooperate with brazilian authorities. it's not clear if the other u.s. swimmer james fegan is still in brazil. ryan schulteis, 7news. the olympic flame burning brightly for day 14 of competition. joe amorosino has a look at today's top moments. >> another great day for the

straight sets today, makes it 4 straight for team usa after losing its first two matches in rio. they'll take on the winner of italy/iran on friday in the semifinals. a more than 30-year drought coming to an end today in the men's 3,000 steeple chase final. jeager raising the bar winning a silver medal. he is the first american man to medal in the event since the los angeles games in 1984. >> the u.s. equestrian joe jumping team trotting a silver medal today. they came in today's ?owdz a four-way tie for third place. >> a story around world right now, mr. police people are sharing the ultimate show of sportsmanship. abby dagastino and new zealand runner nikki hamlin colliding on the track yesterday, both going down with injuries, then potentially sacrificing their shots at an olympic medal.

race. unfortunately dagastino's injury will not allow her to continue in the exeghts. >> i feel grateful that nikki and i were used as sorted of an instrument to compare that message this is really special and we are all united and like celebrating the spirit of olympics and the spirit of humanity. >> the most decorated back in the united states today. he landed in phoenix presumably with heavier luggage after grabbing six more medals in rio. he says he's looking forward to spending time with his infant son boomer, and phelps is doing just that and wasting no time get back into the pool, posting this family photo with the caption, no place like being back home. great way to spend my first day in retirement. patriots safety nate ebner is back to training camp after his

saying, quote, representing the united states of america is a dream come true, and i couldn't have picked a better group of guys to do it with. i love you all like brothers. and i love what is truly the greatest country in the world. to the medal count, the united states with a whopping 86 medals in all, including 28 gold, 30 silver and 28 bronze. china in the 2 spot with 52 total medals, 17 gold, and rounding out the top 3 is great britain with 50 medals overall. er action tonight here and there are must-see moments. the women's volleyball gold medal match is on the line. germany takes on brazil, and on day 1 of the decathlon ashton eaton looks to become the third man ever to win back-to-back olympic decathlon titles and if you've got a need for speed, usain bolt and the american justin gatlin face off in the men's 200 meter semifinal. coming up tonight,

president obama has called out her sister. who is sarah's famous sister? that tonight after the olympics. you can catch all the olympic action right here on 7 nbc in prime time. then stay tuned for 7news for the recap and live reports from 7's nancy chen. reporting live in the newsroom, joe amorosino, 7news. we have more from the olympic zone. >> still ahead on 7news at 6:00, speaking of nancy, we're taking a major leap. well, nancy is, taking to the it's an olympic sport, you know. >> i was gonna say nancy looks a little different there. plus, some insight into what jimmy denver rap below is experiencing. an expert giving us inside knowledge to what it's like to learn from tom brady. for all those pokers, prodders, shuckers and sniffers, all stop & shop produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess.

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there's nothing to stop you until this kicks in. >> reporter: they are trampolinists but this is a far cry from jumping up and down in your backyard. holland massachusetts native shaun kennedy was on the national trampoline team for two years, we think with the world's best. sometimes up to 25 feet in the air, but today... >> are you allowed to do cartwheels on this? >> he's coaching me on the >> reporter: first i had to pay attention. >> make sure you're in the middle and in a good spot and when you're ready to sit down. >> oh, i'm supposed to be sitting down. >> reporter: but we got off to a good start. >> here we go. >> there you go, perfect. >> reporter: then it was time to take it to the next level with straddle jumps. >> you're gonna jump up. when you're up in the air try to bring your feet up to your hands, touch your toes and back

>> you want to leave them underneath you even for the straddle jumper. >> all right. okay. >> reporter: it didn't exactly work out, but maybe, just maybe the full turn would be my salvation. >> i like to it put my hands by my sides and when i'm ready to turn, my put my arms up. >> reporter: then it was my turn, literally. okay. we're okay. joust gonna keep on bouncing. >> do i have the quiets of being a great athlete. >> reporter: maybe not great, but good enough. i feel like i'm flying. >> so apparently i don't have a

teaching me. in rio, nancy chen, 7news. >> oh, nancy chen, you're still a winner our eyes. when i look for solutions, i don't start in washington, and i don't assume one party has all the answers. you know where i find common-sense ideas? where i'm fighting for the good-paying jobs that strengthen our economy. i worked to make childcare more affordable and make it easier to save for college. i've worked across party lines on clean air and energy efficiency efforts... and to strengthen social security and medicare. together, we're making new hampshire and america stronger. i'm kelly ayotte,

low humidity dewpoint temperatures down into the

we still have that breeze right now in some cities and towns. again, not everyone is reporting. that will fade away over the next few hours. mainly clear, there are a few

a sprinkle brief in metro boston. good for the beach, boston 87. north of town, amesbury 85. back into worcester hills, pittsburgh at 88 with an isolated shower and out on the cape and mashby 86, chatham at 84. friday lots of sunshine. temps on friday along the coastline, near 83. we stake you to the tropics this right here has become a brand-new tropical storm. ths northwest over the ocean. not gonna bother anyone along the eastern seaboard at all. 7 on 7 forecast. we have a delightful weekend in store. lots of sun, a little on the warm side but the humidity is low. next chance of any much-needed rained, monday. >> day 3 of joint workouts with

from here on out will be practices more like the regular season and closed to the public. no heavy lifting on the eve of preseason game number 2 and for the second straight day no rob gronkowski. he reacclimates to football but the talk today was about quarterbacks from a guy who knows a thing or two about learning from tom brady. trey daerr has more from foxboro. >> reporter: week one, the night of september 11th, the first time tom brady will not start th s a lot of back-up quarterbacks come and gone here in the last 15 years but brian hoyer playing with the bears right now in town forever grateful for his time with tom brady. >> from day 1, he came in and said, weigh, i'm tom. i knew that already, but that's just how he is. he's so humble and always one of the first guys to text me after a gape, whether it was good, bad, ugly, whatever it was. so it's a friendship that i have really cherished over the years. >> the back-up qbs in new

years in the league as tom brady has super bowl rings and belichick not planning to add another quarterback behind rookie kobie bursett. >> make the position a lot more -- not as hectic. you just go out there and do your job and whatever happens happens. we've all got each other's backs. >> reporter: wednesday wraps up joint practice for the patriots and bears, some specialty work kind of mixed in. for the most part very lighthearted, the only day this week we did thrown. and these come in all shapes and sizes. dustin pedroia, eight years later, mookie bets is making a bit of his own. producing all five red sox wins in last night's win over the orals with a mayor of home runs. 28 long balls this season, 8 against baltimore. the news on edwardo rodriguez is positive. the lefty is on track to make his next start sunday, despite checking out of last night's game with a hamstring issue,

there's john ferrel saying a-rod felt much better when he arrived in camden yards today but has a 2.5 era and 7 starts since joining red sox rotation in mid-july. team usa dominating in rio. they leave the field 86 total medals. china back in second with 52, and great britain in third with 50. staying in rio, brazil and honduras on the pitch and did crowd what they came to see, scoring 15 seconds into the match. the fastest ever goal in olympic soccer history. brazil wins it 6-nil, thanks to namar and our play of the day. the bruins meeting today with free agent forward jimmy, the baker award winner and harvard prowcialght expects to pick a team by the end of the week. >> all right, thank you, joe. >> 7news at 6:00 will be right

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