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up, people downstream in cedar rapids are casualtily optimistic they're going to be okay. >> it's not time yet to go back to live as usual but we're getting close. >> reporter: heavy rain over the weekend september the cedar river over its bank pressing in yield a rapids tuesday morning at 22 feet. a temporary city of levis appears to be holding protects hopes and businesses of about 5,000 people who were evacuated. leaders hope to evade a worst flood in city history caused $2 billion in damage. >> in 2008 we felt defenseless. and 2016, we took action. >> reporter: this week the city installed temporary barriers in two days. and residents helped fill a quarter of a million sand bags. it could be disastrous if the river breaches the temporary barriers making the next 24 hours critical. >> we'll know at the end of
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been for handling this most critical time in our community's flood recovery effort. >> reporter: leaders have renewed their call for the federal government to kick in $70 million to build a permanent levi in cedar rapids so this never happens again. chris pollone, be in news. >> nancy: we started date off with sop rain, but it tapered off. chief meteorologist jeremy reiner has a check of the forecast for us. >> reporter: here is where the rain is right now. it moved through metro morning. and in doing so brought us some beneficial rain and of course you need much more than this to get out of a drought but you take what you can get. orange about .1 of an inch of a rain. it's from that weather system here. it's a cool front. no real cool air but that will seep into new england and more so tomorrow. this area of low pressure the same one that bombarded iowa with the heavy rain will drift back to the south down in through west
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to try to grab some moisture in the form of clouds and colors and pull that back up into new england. some rain is in the forecast. tonight cloudy skies. patchy drizzle. mid and upper 40s and tomorrow cloudy all day long with pockets of drizzle and mist and a little bit of patchy light rain but much cooler tomorrow. a raw feel with a northeast wind. feels more like october with temperatures in the mid and upper 50s. >> adam: we're following more news today. neighborhoods are under seige and over the past week have endured the worst aerial unshout since the start of the civil war there. more than 200 people kill and aleppo here. fighting was reported southwest of aleppo while people in the city with digging for survivors today. becoming a saint is now a little tougher. pope francis has approved new regulations surrounding
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appointing st. at least a 2/3 majority. only a simple ma'am or the was needed to approve healings. >> nancy: breast feeding drama, a clash between a mother and gutty has a georgia sheriff's department issuing an apology. the mom says the deputy tried to shame her for feeding her child then threatened to arrest her. before walking into the grocery store sundayht samantha was interrupted by this sound. one month olde kumar was hungry. >> he was how he is right now. on the boob asleep. >> reporter: but as she started to sleeve the sheriff's deputy stopped her asking her to cover up since some might fight it offensive. >> i'm not doing anything wrong. i said if somebody finds it offensive that is on them. not on me. >> reporter: she then told
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stating georgia legislation which says a mother may breast feed her baby in any location where the mother and baby are otherwise authorized to be. >> that's when he started to grow frustrated with me well which grew into threats. >> he was like, ma'am, see i sea your areolar and if he knows nipple that is consideredin decent exposure. if i were to try to cover myself up that would be considered indecent exposure to have to be arrested. >> reporter: county sheriff took to facebook to weigh in saying our office does not condone these actions and will insure all officers know and under the law. i would like to personally extend an apology to the woman involved. we hope she knows these are not the opinions or practices of the office as a whole. she filed an office extraordinary on monday and
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same treatment. >> it was horrifying. absolutely horrifying that somebody who like i said is supposed to protect me would threaten to arrest me and i hadn't even done anything wrong. >> reporter: the sheriff says he sent out a reminder to all deputies letting them know in georgia women have the legal right to breast feed without covering up. >> adam: a houseston police officer resigned after video shows a man being beaten at a train station. the man being hit was later dropped. police released this video after announcing a review board found the excessive force allegations were justified. >> when went through my mind was surprise. that it, the response was to this gentleman had gone that far. >> adam: officials say that will not, they will not tolerate excessive force by police officers. also today an alarming crime. a mom charged with murdering
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the two children later. later an officer was stopped by an officer who said there were two dead children in her car. the cause of the children's death still unknown. >> nancy: some relief on the way for the victims of the orlando shooting. 29.5 million payments will be made by friday. the chair of the fund hopes the money will help families that are victims and their families heal. the amount of money given family member lost their life or how long a victim was hospitalized. >> i'm very proud of the fact that we had a very transparent process. we listened to community early on. we gained their feedback. >> nancy: 49 people were killed, 53 whether injured in the mass shoot -- were injured pack in june. >> a slaught you arehouse is athol is dealing with the meat recall.
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e. coli. >> we know it's difficult for small businesses to survive. >> reporter: and even more for adams farm in atolls. retail locations and restaurants here in massachusetts and also in connect connect and eastern new york. >> biggest concern right now is to ensure that our farmer customers are taken care of. >> reporter: ed, the general manager of adams farms slaughterhouse says been easy. >> this is devastating for the family. >> reporter: the beef products came from animals slaughtered between july 15 and august 21st. the recalls came after an investigation of a possible echt coli outbreak. it's a potentially deadly bacteria that cause as multitude of symptoms. at least seven illnesses were reportedly connected to the cop tam nation and five people whether hospitalized. >> we're taking steps with
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contaminated product. >> reporter: the usda option is on ground. he said his main concern is for employeings and farmers markets. >> it's fresh, it's local. and with a recall like this, it puts a whole livelihood in peril. >> adam: he is working on contacting all of his customers. >> nancy: tracking breaking news in the case of a missing boater find at sea. ryan schulteis highways has details. >> reporter: authorities in vermont did execute a seven warrant at nathan carman's home in vermont. no information on what they found in the home. what they took but there was a search warrant executed at his vermont home. they were assisting kingston, rhode island police. he was rescued earlier i think it was yesterday he was rescued from his boat after it went down. we're told that his mother still missing. she is believed dead.
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he did spend the day at the coast guard station talking to official boston there what happened when he went missing and he was found in a life raft there but the headline coming out right now is there was a search warrant executed at his house in vermont last night. very latest on this coming up here at 5:00, back to you. >> nancy: thank you. a birthday like no other. >> adam: how a little girl turned her special day in a way to help her four-legged friends. >> nancy: big pap circumready for yankees expecting for his final regular series in new york. >> adam: at 5:00 this little girl makes an emotional plea at a city councily meeting after days of unrest in shallow north carolina. >> tom hanks taking on a new role as wedding crasher. this story behind the picture with a couple of newly wed. >> announcer: tonight her some came home from daycare look like this. but when she called to
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>> adam: let's not call this breaking but all in a very good way. it's breaking news when you consider, you know some of the stuff we cover but this is a good story. when ites most kids want a big party but one girl in mississippi had something different in mind. >> nancy: she died that her day should be about giving back. incredible. >> adam: she gave up all the toys and gifts to help animals in her community. her is kris anderon of the. >> reporter: payton is 9 and she is excite for her birthday to come around. >> at first, i did want presents. >> reporter: but payton has had a quick change of
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love animals. >> reporter: all types of animals. so rather than dolls new clothes or other things that win most young girls over -- >> i decided to make donations and instead of people bringing me presents i'm going to bring food to the animals. >> reporter: payton forfitted her gifts to make a special delivery to the local animal shelter. >> dog beds, dog and cat food, toys. i was really happy that those people gave, wanted to give, like, $100 and something dollars to the shelter. i think it was $127. >> are compassionate girl she sees value in animals for more than the obvious reasons. >> i love them because not just because they're cute and it's because they help people like if someone is
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or if they can protect you from danger. >> reporter: payton seemingly has wisdom beyond her years. >> it's better to give than to receive. >> reporter: and for every birthday she will have the same request. >> same thing, i want to do it everyday every time i have a birthday or a party i'm going to ask for donations. >> reporter: chris anderson, 7 news. >> tomorrow. forecast for mid week up
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wanders over to the pool. the bear made its way back to a canyon, bert in the canyon than the pool or hot tub, what is all this air, honey, did you shave? >> nancy: is that what happens at your house? >> all the time. if only i had a hot tub. >> good living there. >> reporter: it, they know how to roll, don't they? cool weather settles in. and we're tracking clouds, a lot of clouds for tomorrow but news an rain. it would be nice to get a healthy batch of rainfall for a couple of days but it's news an rain where we're talking drizzle and mist. to wash through the air. nothing significant or long lasting, this wasn't too bad but it didn't stick around long enough and because of that the rainfall amounts were less than a half inch of rain about many cities and towns running rainfall
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like this gives us a chance of more rain in the forecast. this area of low pressure will broke away from the jet stream and will sit and spin and wobble across new england this weekend. now in this position here it's pretty far to offer us any significant rain or even the chance of any significant rain but tomorrow again this is drizzly misty rain. thursday i think a lot of clouds, probably not much if any rain and as the area of low pressure, as that starts to get close rain will ramp up more so an saturday and sunday. here is where the red l. is right now. it's generating shoulders and showers that is tied to the weather system that came through here this morning. there is a cool front that connects to the low. so the front came through this morning. doesn't have any cool air right now. but that will change once the winds get going later on tonight. temperatures this evening in the 60s, overnight 54-59. which is not cold.
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54-59 tonight then tomorrow, 55-60 so the temperatures won't move all that much tomorrow because of the continuing northeast wind which will stiffen along the coastline. cool, raw mid. a lot of clouds. patches of light rain and drizzle. there is no significant rain for tomorrow. most of us less than .1 of an inch of rain. with that wind, it will be breezy, boston tomorrow afternoon at 58. lakeville 61. cape ann mid 50s. the sea coast may not upper 50s. there may be a few peeks of sunshine in these locations, worcester hills because you are farthest from the cool, raw ocean air and in past situations i've seen where the clouds do break apart. these will be the warmest lobbies but even out there temperatures running 6, 7 degrees below normal and on the cape and the islands cloudy skies, thursday mostly cloudy. friday a few showers in the afternoon and the evening. then i do think saturday gives us our best chance of
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inch of rain from that batch of rainfall on saturday. see you at 5:00. >> adam: until then let's get a check of the roads as we approach 5:00, it can be busy out there. what is going on. where are we? >> reporter: dealing with an accident involving a tractor trailer on 128 north at the route 28 exit in reading, traffic will be jumped from wynn street in burlington up to the scene. southbound side of 128 moving well right now. over on the leverett you will be the zakim northbound side a little heavy than you will be heavy on the upper deck through medford. the southbound side of the zakim moves well right into the o'neil tunnel. not so much on the expressway. you will be jammed right come out of the o'neil tunnel then heavy after the south bay shopping certainty and back into it down to the split. the northbound side of the expressway is heavy approaching the tunnel. those drive times to the split looking at 22 minutes.
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the brain three submit to route 24 another 16 minutes. >> turning to our health cast. a new study suggests colonoscopy screenings may not benefit everyone. >> nancy: researchers say elderly patients may not need them. the test reduced the risk of colon cancer for people under the age of 75, but risks were small for >> adam: regular exercise can help adults stay more mobile and independent as they age. people who took part in structured exercise suffered in fewer disabilities. the exercise program was mostly walking with strength, flexible and balance training. >> nancy: red sox star ortiz expecting a surprise of sorts in new york tonight. he is playing his legging are season series in new york. >> adam: he is ready for
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fans. >> last time i heard it was like planning -- >> the fans are going to moon you. >> how many? >> 50,000 moons. >> all 50,000? >> talking about 100,000 butt cheeks out there looking at me. [laughter] >> i have been to -- >> 1, 2, 3, 6 -- >> i've been to yankee stadium. they're not a.+ butts. [laughter] >> there are some bad butts in the cheeks. >> adam: butt what? >> nancy: butt checks. >> adam: what did he say? >> nancy: are you just one in eight women will face breast cancer. early detection can mean the difference between life and death. planned parenthood gives new hampshire women access to life saving cancer screenings. but ayotte voted to defund planned parenthood six times. why? because ayotte opposes a woman's right to choose.
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>> adam: duchess kate is causing the fashion world to go w red direction, he is and prince william are on a royal tour of canada. >> nancy: they even brought their children along for the trip. william and kate got a warm welcome and thousands of miles from home a message that moved the prince. >> we have announced for many of our people to share with prince william how much we cared for your mother.
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>> reporter: across generations and cultures friendships made in a community where life has not always been easy. the royals who arrived in canada saturday with their children left prince george and prince charles with a nanny while traditional dances they saw included the youngest members of the bell arc bella first nations community. there were many gifts and dancing costumes for the whole family. kate happily wearing hers. as the rain rain forced walk about but they were' forced to cancel a scenic fly. much more to come. i'm nancy chen. >> kim: a search warrant executed at the home of a boater saved at sea. >> ryan: all eyes on the presidential candidates last night. today both are claiming victory. >> reporter: explosion in the bronx.
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deadly blast. >> reporter: one batch of rain moves away. we track another chance of rain tomorrow. >> ryan: practices both injured patriots quarterback spotted at gillette stayed. >> announcer: 7 news at 5:00 starts now. >> kim: breaking now police in vermont execute a search warrant at the home of a missing boater saved at sea. business mother still missing. today the 22-year-old sat down with the coast guard in boston to answer questions about what trip with his mother. >> ryan: when their boat started taking on water he looked for her to get in the life raft but she was' not found. steve cooper is live with breaking details. >> reporter: carman left her, the coast guard station in boston earlier this afternoon and we're told earlier that he had been here with his attorney where he was being debriefed by the coast guard here behind closed doors. then we're told late this afternoon that he left here
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guard station in boston today. but now the new developments we've learned that police in vernon, vermont, executed a search warrant at nathan carman's home there overnight along with police from a kingston, rhode island, police department as well. officials also releasing moments ago a phone call that the coast guard had with carman after he was rescued by a freighter on sunday afternoon. of course he was brought here back to boston but in carman told coast guard officials that he heard a funny sound in the engine room of his 31 foot aluminum boat. he said that at one point the boat dropped out beneath them. all these developments coming after carman arrived in here earlier this morning. back on land after his harrowing ordeal at sea carman arrives at the coast guard station just after 9:00 where officials say he
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