parent of the child when they noticed that the buy had gone under and they pulled him out. the 4-year-old boy was breathing when e.m.t.'s arrived. he has been taken to a hospital. brandon gunnoe, 7 news. >> jadiann: also breaking today a prominent cohasset attorney has gone charged in the death of a bridgewater man. a complaint issued today alleges valerie was negligent when she hit and killed 66-year-old john buckly in brockton. the deadly crash happened on miss say the woman appears to have backed her s.u.v. over a curb, overgrass through a drive up a hill through bushes then over a sidewalk. all of that before hitting buckly. >> adam: we're staying on top of a developing story here at 5:00, a problem property goes up in flames in lawrence spreading to 5 nearby apartment buildings. >> there were fears something like this could happen.

in learns with what is next. steve. >> reporter:ment it turns out according to the mayor that there has been a battle going on here for the past couple of years between the property other than of this building where the -- opener and the city and hours before the court date a massive 4 alarm fire that leaves more than 50 poem homeless tonight. >> i woke up to and i was right there. >> reporter: raging flames in the middle of the night tearing through six buildings here on summer among the 53 people scrambling to get out. 7-year-old who was sound asleep. >> when i was sleeping my mom said, she said wake up. there is fire. >> reporter: officials say the fire started at number 29 summer street and abandoned property and quickly spread. >> crews went into initial rescue and attacked the fire attack mode. people were, members were evacuating the structures. >> reporter: the mayor

hurt is angry and from us trade explaining the city has been eyeing that building as a problem property for two years. >> in the city have been going after this for two years, legally with inspectional services, pat will tell you we have loan here more than 20 times. >> reporter: they had a court date with the property owner scheduled for today to get a judge to order him to tear the property down. >> failure of the property owner t the property has now involved basically the entire neighborhood. >> reporter: while investigators search for a cause the red cross is helping out those families who lost everything. >> most of them in this situation will get basically the same type of assistance because they all lost clothes, food. >> reporter: now the judge not only fined the property owner. she ordered the property owner to have his property torn down within the next seven days.

properties and maybe more here will have to be torn down as well. live in lawrence tonight, steve cooper, 7 news. >> jadiann: also on 7 two people now in custody in connection with the stabbing death of a teenager in new bedford. today this 21-year-old and a 16-year-old were ordered held without bail. byron barnett live for news new bedford where they have not charged anyone here with murder. so what is going on here? >> reporter: well, the victim is 15-year-old moralsess. family friends and neighbors are absolutely defendants tated by -- devastated city -- devastated by his death. both of the two suspects were already known to police 21-year-old louis ravial klaas appearing before a judge. he is charged with accessory to murder after the fact and assault and battery following the fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old boy at the temple landing housing

wednesday evening. a 16-year-old boy has been charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon. police say the 15-year-old was stabbed during a big foyt and that he tried to run home but collapse and died just before he got to his house. police say another 16-year-old boy and a 22-year-old man were also stabbed but expected to be ok. >> while you take this little 15-year-old baby, he is a baby. -- he is a 15-year-old baby. you take some >> he was a very outgoing kid. big hearted. he is 15 years old. he didn't get to graduate high school. >> reporter: today friends and neighbors gathered at a memorial struggling to come to grips with his death. police have video of the suspects attacking the victim. and police say both suspects are members of a gang from a different housing project. residents at temple landing say they try to keep to themselves but have problems with the group with the

we talk, we laugh. we do our thing. we don't get no no trouble it's the southbound end people that start the problem with us. >> reporter: police say the investigation is ongoing. and that more arrests are possible. they also say charges could be upgraded to murder. i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> adam: new hampshire state trooper saying sorry for his role in a violent arrest at the end of a police chase. hent as part of the agreement the trooper will avoid jail time. jonathan hall live outside nashua district court with more details for us today. >> reporter: adam, this trooper is getting a two-year suspended sentence. he doesn't have to go to jail but he is agreeing to give up his career as a police officer. he is agreeing never to take the job which requires the use of a job even if he goes out of state.

anger management but the man he pete says that is not enough. sky 7 h.d.captured the beating in may. it came at the conclusion of a high-speed chase stretching from who would yes, mass, to nashua, new hampshire. andrew monaco is pleading guilty to assault. monaco apologized but not to the victim. >> i apologize to the members of law enforcement, especially those there that day during the incident for myio the citizens of new hampshire. >> reporter: his lawyer told the court the suspect, richie systemoni rammed his cruiser on two occasions angering him. >> i was unable to separate the each that occurred during the pursuit from my conduct. >> reporter: after pleading guilty monaco fled the courthouse to avoid the media and it was new hampshire's attorney general who opted not to insist on jail time.

along with his decision to take full responsibility. >> i did give it an awful lot of thought and ultimately decided this was an appropriate resolution to the case. >> reporter: systemoni's lawyer says his client in jail and disappointed the former trooper is getting off without doing any time. >> the message that is being sent is there are two sets of rules by letting this officer walk out with what he feels is a little more than a slap on the wrist. >> reporter: also charged massachusetts state troop. he is suspended without pay and unless he cuts a deal he will have to stand prosecution here in this courthouse and monaco has agreed to testify against flynn. jonathan hall, 7 news. >> adam: new details on the overdose death of a new hampshire teen. the mother of the 17-year-old girl pleaded guilty in federal court to her role in the death. he is admitted to failing to report a felony to police.

child endangerment. her mother was there and also under the influence. last month two others pleaded guilty to giving tarmy the lethal dose. as for the mother she will spend a maximum of 36 months in prison. >> jadiann: turning to the race for the white house -- >> decent americans who support this campaign, your which we're not. >> jadiann: donald trump confronting claims of racism in new hampshire today calling hillary clinton's attacks the oldest play in the democratic play book. trump cloak -- spoke to close to an hour, dan hausle is there with more, dan? >> reporter: donald trump came here from new york where he met this morning with african american and latino activists. while he curbed his language

politics were front and center. introduced by ben carson donald trump didn't call hillary clinton a bigot again but he did appeal to african american and hispanic voters saying democratic policies that clinton will continue have been bad for them. >> dot will fix it. we're going to help education. we're going toe straighten out crime. >> reporter: the clinton campaign is trying to call him and his followers racists and he says that is strong borders, so that people come into our country, but they come in legally through a legal process, that doesn't make you a racist. it makes you smart. it snakes you an american -- makes you an american. >> reporter: trump supporters don't have a problem if he does call hillary clinton a bigot. >> he is never going to a five. say it is how it is. >> reporter: trump

the clinton foundation saying her e-mails problems were caused by an attempted cover-up. >> it's watergate. >> reporter: trump called the clinton foundation a hedge fund for hillary where she sole state department access to big-money donors. >> the vail was pulled back on a vast criminal enterprise run out of the state department by hillary clinton. >> reporter: from here trump went on to cad pivot to foreign policy and have a new major policy speech there but his team is put that off. he does still go to colorado mainly for just a fund-raiser. live in manchester, new hampshire, dan hausle, 7 news. >> adam: hillary clinton firing back at donald trump today at a campaign trap in nevada. she accused trump of racism saying he traffics in dark conspiracy theory and fringe elements have taken over the

as we've known it. these are racist ideas. race-baiting ideas anti-muslim, anti-immigrant, anti-women all three tenants making up the emerging race ill ideology known as the alt right. >> adam: clinton has called trump's hire of the former head of breitbart news a merger between the alt right and the republican party. now to out of rio where police are summonsing ryan lock ty to testify -- lochte to testify about the gas station ins accident. he and three of his tame mates are accused of vand a.o.l.izing a bathroom and then lying at gun point. lochte was already back in the u.s. when they questioned the other swimmers so he is being called to appear in a brazilian court. >> jadiann: a rescue in the rubble giving crews in

more survivors buried beneath the debris from wednesday's horrific earthquake but today the death toll is still rising. ryan schulteis here with more on the operation going on overseas. >> reporter: authorities say the death toll is up to 250 people. local authorities say they plan to work through the night to try to dig through the rubble to see if there are still people alive. time is rung out for nip who -- running out for anyone who maybe trapped but one of the things is a major ea when that took place there was a man who survived for 72 hours so crews are hopeful those stories can happen again. most of the residents who have been devastated cannot return to their homes. the homes still standing. it's too dangerous. they have a been cleared from the area. authorities have set up temporary shelters but it gets cold there at night. things are not comfortage for them. they're happy with the immediate emergency response but many are worried what

theethquake in 2009 remains a ghosttown and many pent doe no -- don't know if they will be able to return home. winter is coming there and the temperatures get very low. i'm ryan schulteis, news. >> adam: do you have an apple product? the company ask issuing a security update on iphones after spy software was found on an activist's phone in the mideast. take complete control of hand sets. there were weaknesses in iphones that could allow someone to compromise it with just the tap of a finger. apple says that it fixed the vulnerability immediately after learning about it. >> jadiann: still this come weathering the storm. people in indiana just beginning to pick up the pieces after several torpedos writtenned through the -- torpedos ripped through the state. >> adam: drug maker

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>> jadiann: homes and businesses destroyed. towns torn apart. the nna confirming that at least eight, yeah, eight tornadoes hit the state of end yapa. today indiana governor mike pence got a look at the path of destruction there. >> adam: no one was killed or seriously injured but so many people lost so many things, there is more to clean up in coke onlyo because this is where the most damage was done. >> it will be okay.

tore through indiana wednesday. >> we're blessed to tell you we don't have any serious jeers -- injuries. no serious injuries among customers in starbucks when the twister hit. >> three or four of us got the doors off. >> reporter: others grateful to be alive today. >> i said, dear lord, if it is going to be my last one make it quick and not very left the campaign trail to talk to victims are. >> texted you -- >> reporter: tour the devastation in kokomo left by what storm experts think was a powerful ef3 torn dough. dodge -- tornado. neighbors are pitching in to help in the cleanup efforts. >> jadiann: next a canadian plumber launching a

show you why it's getting quite a bit of attention. >> reporter: in our forecast hopefully a little bit of rain but it moves out before the weekend starts. we'll get to all of the details next. >> adam: then at 5:30 how some orlando hospitals are taking care of the nightclub shooting survivors months after that attack. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg internet. which means in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now, get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online,

closeup. a field camera in the berkshires captured this picture. cameras is set up to keep tabs on wild live. they're doing their job. the bear wants everyone to know he is doing just fine. >> adam: terrific. all right. let's talk about the forecast once again. it seems like the humidity is making its way back in today. >> reporter: test --s it' true. we have the heat with us, above average temperatures. where we should be, when you look back at statistics for the last 30 years we should be in the upper 70s for highs in boston. we're in the upper 80s and we could use the rain. the drought monitor was updated today. not a lot has changed but these severe doubt in this dark orange expanded farther west as well as a little farther south. south eastern massachusetts. so we'll take every drop we can get. a couple of shots of getting rain within the next call it 24 hours.

this top spot for driest summer on record. you see the showers to the north and wests of us. but as you move through the timeline they're fading out as they travel farther to the east. might get some here, southern new hampshire, also new hampshire sea coast but just a touch. again ace mentioned before a better chance through tomorrow. mid day into the early afternoon, early evening hours. i would say from 11:00 am until about 5:00 pm if i had to p we'll run through the forecast model. we keep clouds around. it's mild. it's muggy overnight tonight. then by 11:00 am starting to see isolated showers and even possible rumbles of thunder popping up in the area. worcester county eastward. we keep that threat for isolated showers and storms in our area through about 5:00 pm. i don't anticipate anything severe as far as damaging winds, lightsening is a

we'll watch out for and crossing our fingers for, because you can see widespread .1 up to a quarter of an inch is about the best we can do. but some of the areas may get pinpointed andent up with -- end up with closer to an inch. as we know with this setup it's hit and miss where they end up. after this front moves through, less humid air makes its way back into place as well as the sunshine. we're in for a nice weekend it's muggy tonight. it's oppressive through the first part of tomorrow. but then we're right back down here to comfortable amount of humidity with dew points in the mid 50s as we hit the weekend. it's a fantastic weekend in store. i hate to say it but this is the last official weekend of meteorological summer, june, july and august but it looks like a fantastic one so plan some outdoor activities and enjoy the dry weather. if you can't beat them, join them.

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>> adam:s very glad you are with us today. another hour of 7 news is ahead. >> jadiann: i'm jadiann thompson, 7 news at 5:30 getting started right now. >> ryan: now at 5:30 breaking news in chelmsford. child rushed to the hospital after being pulled from the pool. >> jadiann: at 5:30 investigators reveal new de fire in lawrence. >> ryan: promising to cut costs for family the company that sells epipens responding. >> jadiann: a happy ending to a marathon search. the dog who gained international fame finally found. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:30 starts now. >> ryan: here at 5:30 investigators giving an update on a destructive fire in lawrence. six buildings were damaged as the fire spread there this morning. >> jadiann: also breaking at 5:30 a child pulled from

to the hospital. we're waiting to learn an update on the child's condition. >> ryan: adam williams has much more on what is going on here. >> reporter: chelmsford police say at least one parent was home when they arrived. accomplishes firefighters and e. m. s. responded to the home just after 2:30 today after adults noticed that the 5-year-old drifted underwater. they pulled him out. rescuers say the child was breathing on his own but was not fully conscious. as you mentioned also breaking in lawrence fire broke out at an abandoned building on summer street. the mayor says the fire started at a known problem property. the city has been battling with the home's landlord for two years. the home was being used by homeless people. red cross is assisting them. for now i'm adam williams, 7 news. >> jadiann: also breaking news, out of mississippi,