all of this just trickling into the newsroom as breaking byron barnett who is live in ashby. he has more of the details from the scene. byron? >> anchor: sources are telling 7 news that we have, we're looking at two bodies here in this death investigation in ashby. it's on mount watatik road. sky 7 first video of the scene. you can see it sort of a farmhouse looking structure. this is where police have been all afternoon. police and emergency responders, we attorney is in charge of this investigation. very little information is coming out now. we've been told the r it's a death investigation. source are telling us there are two bodies here and that's what police are investigating right now. dunn on the ground there is some video of how the road is block offered here. this is mount watatik road in ashby. it is in fact a crime scene. no word on whether this is a

active scene behind me here in ashby. you can see police and fire keeping us out of this road here in the rural town of quiet ashby as investigators continue their work. >> terrible for one thing, it's it's just terrible. >> reporter: residents of the typically quiet ashby shaken up to learn two people they know are the victims of an apparent murder-suicide. >> it's usually quiet, you know, we don't knead this kind of nobody needs this. >> reporter: skyfox captured the scene friday afternoon. it was after 1:30 that ashby police found the body of a man close to the front stairs of his own home along with the body of a woman known to him. >> they were a nice, nice couple. they were a nice couple. >> reporter: neighbors tell us they were a couple who lived here for at least 15 years and at some point separated. >> they got back together then somebody said that she had moved out again. just like everybody does. >> reporter: indeed, town records obtained by fox 25 indicate they bought the house in six acre rural frot in 2000 -

we're still watching some breaking news in ashby. a death investigation reports from our co-workers on scene. perhaps two dead bodies off the area. they are on scene processing, gathering evidence and we're there too getting more information. we'll keep you posted. stay with us. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow. most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement. but i like to think of retirement like it's a 30-year vacation. so how are you going to get there? don't worry. it just takes some planning. and i can help. so if you have a question about retirement, ask me. sincerely, bernard tynes >> anchor: the university of vermont is crying foul after getting involved in a court controversy with the state of north carolina. uvm canceled a women's basketball game scheduled during the upcoming season. >> anchor: it all stem from the state's concontroversial new transgender bathroom law. 7's amaka ubaka explains. >>> the

so that's the latest live in ashby. i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: now new details about a blast in salem of the investigators are offering a reward for information about who exploded an lgbt newspaper box. they are offering up to $5,000 for anyone who can help them solve the crime. the state fire marshall's office saying it's an arson investigation. and earlier this week a group of vandals were caught on camera downtown salem. you can see the blast. the newspaper, the rainbow times is an lgbt paper. a co-founder said this was not the first time the books have been vandalized. >> anchor: also on 7, a mississippi count praying for answers after two nuns are found dead in their home. their car was found abandoned about a mile away. police say there were signing of a break in. now police have increased the reward for information leadinging to an arrest. sister margaret merrill were nurse practitioners providing medical treatment to the poor. >>> they came here to mississippi to outreach to the poor using their medic

maria: tell us where ashby is people who do not know. david: it is right of bennett road. but again, a very rural area. ben: we can tell by the cell phone's figure -- all right, david, we will be back to you later. maria: and knew this breaking news -- new controversy surrounding maine's outspoken governor. it focuses on a scathing voicemail he left for a state lawmaker. ben: this afternoon lepage talking to reporters. newscenter 5's j.c. monahan is here with the recording and the governor's reaction. an angry, expletive-filled voicemail for state rep. drew gattine, who lepage says called him a racist. take a listen to part of the recording. governor lepage: i want you to prove i am a racist. i have spent my life helping black people and you little -- socialist -- i want you to record this and make it public, because i am after you. thank you. jc: gat never called the governor a racist. but he did say lepage's recent comments were not helpful in the fight against heroin addiction. earlier this week, lepage doubled down on comments that more than 90% of drug dealers in his

still able to take a left on ashby with minimal traffic impact. a look at riff times in a few. >> a big change happen on the golden gate bridge making it less likely you have to hit the brakes. >> it could be time to say goodbye to the toll plaza. matt joins us in the studio with the design. >> the $7 million fast track and outdate after toll takers were eliminated. now, what to do while the state thys on new rules for electronic toll systems? the possibility is a rendering showing lasers and lights and cameras go to appraise the tolls . this will go a few hundred feet south of toll plaza and be placed over southbound lanes by end of 2018. first there is concern of what the bridge will look like. and in it will impact the view. that issue will be a big debate and some would consider demolishing the old toll plaza account clock will stay at the current home. for now. official say this will allow for maintenance above the roadway so lanes do not need to be closed it this is a problem. however, the new equipment is not able to couldn't the passengers

and at 11, the breaking news in ashy. -- ashby. the new information we are learning about this deadly ben in tonight's 5 for good, : making sure sailing is an activity available to all kids in the summer. maria the department of : conservation and recreation offers a special adaptive sailing program. you can see the special equipment available to help kids with special needs get into the boats. very cool. secretary matthew beaton visited today to check out how it works. and bring attention to the dcr's universal access program. ben: it was pretty decent weather. weather. >> a little breezy but always an opportunity to get on the water is fantastic. a beautiful weekend coming our way. 80's both days, humanity is manageable, not as monday. shoreline it may be cooler with a bit of a sea breeze. next chance of rain on monday. one will be early predawn on monday and maybe monday afternoon. not great chances but those are the ones we have. maria: we will take it. >> after next week we may have more. x this is chronicle on wcvb channel 5.

plus, getting up close and discovery in ashby. the crime scene, a rural area. we have no information on how this man and woman died. a spokesperson from the police department say they do not believe the public is in danger and they are not searching for suspects at this time. ben: your health -- the fda wants all u.s. blood banks to start screening for the zika virus. that's a major expansion they say is an effort to protect the nation's blood supply. the new advisory means all states and territories will have to begin testing bod until now, that's only been done in areas with active zika transmission, places like puerto rico and two counties in florida. andover fire rescue responds to a hotel for high levels of carbon monoxide. they evacuated 60 of the hotel's nearly 170 rooms. now, olympic champion gymnast aly raisman continues her welcome-home tour around massachusetts. it will end in needham, by the way. today raisman met young gymnasts at brestyan's gym in burlington, where aly has trained to become one of the world's best. she earned a gold and two silver

one portion of the east shore freeway around ashby.let's get the live look because i was moving it around trying to figure out what this fire was reported. there it is. okay. here's westbound 80 coming toward the bay bridge. ashby avenue off-ramp. folks are going off the roadway. there's a brush fire. looks like a good flame. there's the over crossing. it looks like this overcrossing is clear. the fire, look how close that car comes to it. the off-ramp, activity there as well. no closures from what i understand. but still this is a spectator issue and we hope it does not grow. i'll follow this. back to you. >> could be a distraction to drivers. thanks, mike. >>> coming up next, bay area city not holding local elections this november. we'll tell you this city and why. >>> and i have an update for your iphone. the controversy continues over the epipen. we'll look coming up in business and tech. >>> decision 2016 and the trading of jabs, only heating up and continuing between donald trump and hillary clinton with each candidate accusing t

ben: breaking news at 5:30: a deadly crime scene right now in ashby. a man and woman have been found dead outside a home. jc: police have been on the scene since 2:00 this afternoon. they say there is no threat to the public and officers are not looking for suspects. we will have more on that story, but right now we want to turn to the weather. although there have been a few showers, not enough. ben: no. mike: we can take a poll around the studio and say who got rain, who didn't? i got one. i had to drive through it. is. go to the cape. the area, made kate, outer her cape, falling apart. one i am watching, it can hold together if it can get over to falmouth. falmouth, you have a storm going on now. they fall apart. they happen, they move on through. what is behind it? not much. are pushing these offshore. look at the clear skies. one good thing about this forecast -- it would the -- it would be better if we had rain, but the humidity will be dropping. 78 degrees for a high temperature. it will finally drop off. but with crystal-clear skies, not a bad e

however the police in ashby as well as the local d.a.'s office are not releasing the identities as they were contacting all of their family members. live in ashby tonight, christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >>> breaking tonight rockport police say this is a man who attacked a woman with disabilities and tried to take her clothes off. perez castro was arrested with surveillance video picked up near pools lane. police tell fox 25 the 22-year-old from gloucester attacked a woman from behind on wednesday night then tried taking her clothes off. he wasn't able to and fled on a bicycle. one resident saw the victim after she was attacked and called police. >> and i heard more screaming and then i said that didn't sound normal went outside and found the woman a blonde woman in her mid-50s walking up the street. >> reporter: castro is to be >>> new at 10:00, a request to temporarily halt the boston police body camera pilot programs. it was filed by the police patrolman's association. they say police violated an agreement by implementing a mandatory

he has been allowed back down this rural street here in ashby. he and many others in this neighborhood are well aware of who these two people are however, at this time police and the d.a. tell me they are not ready to release the identities of these two people as they work to contact all of their family members. christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >>> breaking tonight with disabilities and tried to take her clothes off. perez castro was arrested after officers matched him with surveillance video that was picked up near pools lane. police tell fox 25 that the 22-year-old from gloucester attacked a woman from behind on wednesday night and then tried taking her clothes off. >> and i heard more screaming and then i went outside and found the woman mid-50s walking up the street. >> castro is scheduled to be arraigned on monday. >>> new tonight a contract to fault the boston police body camera pilots program. they say police violated its agreement to use volunteer officers by implementing a mandatory program. around 100 police officers are currently set t

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in ashby, where it's still an active scene tonight. awful. awful. john. the aftermath is too graphic to show. a man and woman found dead on the front lawn of this home tucked away in the woods into. they were a nice couple. nice couple. are. reporter: neighbors say the couple had not been seen together in the neighborhood for some time. >> it has been awhile. i used to see him go by he house and wave. but it has been, i don't know, i would see them occasionally. reporter: police dime the home on the mountain road for officers, officers traveled down the dusty dirt rad as they investigated. it has left neighbors here unsettled as they try to under stand what prompted the violence. >> get through it. get through it like we have to. get through it. >> police are releasing few details about what happened today as they continue the process of notifying family members tonight. live in ashby, john atwater, an arrest in a frightening attack on a disabled woman in rockport. angel castro is charged with assault with intent to rape. rockport police say

you the activity off the ashby avenue off-ramp. slowing on the approach. and bay bridge toll plaza, just these fastrak lanes backed up. metering lights are on. back to you. >> thank you very much. >>> it's 6:20. coming up next, more than a dozen homes under water. the soggy mess in san francisco that took crews hours to clean up. >>> nbc bay area responds to save viewers almost $20,000 this week. i'm consumer investigator chris chmura. we'll run down the numbers next. >>> good morning. coming up on "today" the jabs between donald trump and hillary clinton reaching new heights with some of clinton's sharpest attacks yet. is this the right approach for the campaigns to take? we'll get into that and then an ebbs cluksive interview with the connecticut man who lost his family in a horrific home invasion. this morning, how dr. william pettitte said he found joy again and why he is now run for office. >>> got those stories and our plaza is filling up fast for a live concert from bnce when we get started on a friday morning on "today." th

deadly shooting one block from busy ashby avenue.ete suratos is there talking to police right now. he will have a live report. >>> i'm bob redell live in san jose. i'll tell you why a portion of your morning commute on the vta will be effected. emergency bus bridge is in effect. we'll have that story coming up. >>> another embarrassing day for team usa swimmers. i'm jessica aguirre live at olympic park. today one swimmer has to pay to get out of rio and coming up we'll show you the video of how the other two arrived in the united states. crystal geyser alpine spring water from here to there ♪ to you crystal geyser. always bottled at the mountain source. you've had a good long run. but your time is over. it's time for something new. something simple. grown right here in california with absolutely no antibiotics ever. food we're comfortable eating. making. serving. this is the new comfort food. and it starts with foster farms simply raised chicken. california grown with no antibiotics ever. let's get comfortable with our food again. cr

. >>> more breaking news out of ashby. a man and a woman found dead >>> a new edition of car karaoke. take a look. >> i must confess, i still believe. >> when i'm not with you, i lose my mind ? [ music ] ? >> give me a sign. >> kiss me baby one more time. >> you can see james weeknights comeback and she's pining to do the super bowl. we'll see. >> the news at 6:00 starts now. >>> a woman fights off an attacker. now police are searching for this man. plus, you little -- >> the governor of maine unleashing an obscene tirade. >> tracking lower humidity and fantastic temperatures and weekend forecast coming up. >> is he in the sidelines? when the patriots take on the panthers >> i would miss it if it goes away. it belongs in the square. >> why out of town news may be out of there. >> the news starts now. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 6:00. >> with i begin with breaking news two people found dead outside of this home in ashby. police have been on that seen for hours 3,000 people in central ma

the bodies were found yesterday in ashby north of fitchburg. >> it's just awful. >> investigators spent hour s collecting evidence down at dead end rule in rural ashby where the bodies of a man and woman were discovered outside the result of an apparent murder-suicide according to the middlesex da. >> they were a nice couple. they were nice. >> neighbors said they lived there for 15 years but separated in recent years. >> they had problems just like everybody does. >> in this small town where everybody knows their neighbors >> she was very nice. out of the blue every now and then she would call and chitchat and that was it. we didn't hear from them for a while. >> very sad. >> so far the names of those involved have not been released. investigators do say there is no danger to the public. in ashby, julie loncheck, wbz this morning. >>> if you live near the charles river you might want to head out to the long fellow bridge since you're awake anyway. we have a live look. around 7 crews will be venting the pipes. that will send out a huge cloud of

ashby fire and police have blocked off the rod from the media. just a couple minutes ago, we saw a crime lab vehicle heading up the road where there were just a few cars on the streets. two bodies close to the front step of that home. sources tell us this is being investigated as a possible mu just too early to say, so a lot of investigating to do. the current owners bought this home in 2000, according to town records, but we do not know if those owners are involved in this crime scene and that is just how it is being investigated. right now, we don't know who these people are at this time. police do hope to have an update for us soon. we do know from police that no one in the community here is in danger. we're also told that there are no suspects at-large right now, come through the scene here. we also spoke with ashby police chief just in the last half hours he said he is working on getting us more details, communicating with the local d.a.'s office and hopes to have an update soon. live in ashby, christine mccarthy fox 25. >> mark: rockport po

and this is between university and ashby avenue. give yourself a little extra time if you're heading to the area. now, he will say that traffic is building on highway 4 out of antioch and pittsburgh. in this is the scene right there in bay point. and we have no accidents or anything like that in a particular area you can see the traffic is beginning to build early on wednesday morning. now, i will show you the tracy super commuters on the map is getting a little busier over the altamont pass. but it is still a good time to make that ride through the livermore valley. >>> alex, you are more familiar with monsoon thunderstorms than i am. because you are there at one time or >> yes. and i heard what happened yesterday. >> they have been waiting for a while. that monsoon moisture kicks in july and august but torrential rain can hit and when it hits it is kind of spooky. last friday we were on the restaurant and everybody's phone lift up with best lit up. >> -- lit up. >> you know about this, alex. it goes from one end of the horizon to

that's the latest live in ashby, i'm byron barnett, 7 news. >> anchor: also on 7, rockport police looking for the man behind an alarming ambush of they are hoping the man you see in these pictures can give them some more information. so they say the guy pushed a woman to the ground then tried to pull off her underwear but she fought him off. dan hausle is live in rockport to tell us more tonigh dan? >>> well, police say this guy was grabbing at this woman's clothes after he knocked her to the ground of he took off on a bicycle but they found this guy on surveillance video who they say is a person of interest. they say he may have been following the victim before the attack so they would like your help to find him. rockport police want to talk to this man in connection within aalarming a take on a woman h her 50's. >>> she was taken from behind. knocked to the ground. >>> the chief said the woman wednesday night while she was out for a walk along this rockport road. >>> the individual did grab at her clothing, there was no sexual assault involved in this attack. it was strictly an assault

. >>> a deadly discovery outside of an ashby home. investigators are combing for clues. >>> donald trump's doctor is in the spotlight. why he says it took him a trump's bill of health. >>> and pa pi throws a dash for a little boy at fenway park. >>> good morning, i'm nicole oliverio, those stories and much more today on new england. first let's take a look outside. if you step outside, you may notice that the humidity is not as bad. >>> the dew points are down about 10 degrees from yesterday. it's much more comfortable and pleasant out there today. and even on the cooler temperatures, 60 out on the cape, and 60 in bed recalled to, and even wear t wear that lightr if you are getting ready to step out the door. they're going to hold steady through the weekend, it's nice and mild, not seeing much as far as the satellite and this is the next system out toward the great lakes, and upper mid-west. for the rest of the weekend, u in dad shape bad shape. beach temperatures are in the upper 70s in the low 80s, the sunblock and the uv is still a

tito dead at a home in ashby. the investigation right now. maria: a reward being offered in hopes of cracking the case. the temperatures along with it. maria: needham's golden girl back from the olympics and showing off new hardware. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. maria: we begin at 6:00 with the breaking news we've been following all afternoon. that's where we find newscenter 5's david bienick. what do we know? david: then, good evening. the crime scene -- video shows the house. two bodies, amended me a man and a woman, found on the front lawn, not in close proximity to one another. authorities have said they do immediate threat to the public therein we have not seen any ground search going on. they have not said what sort of crime they think might be committed here. here is what a neighbor told us a short time ago. >> it is a dead end road essentially. there is not supposed to be traffic up there. you know, it's a quiet place. there are teed of houses on the neighbor told us it is a very peaceful neighborho

avenue the busy area at this time any rush hour folks are try to get 506 on ashby.have very minor impact so far this morning. you will use the frontage road, but, really, coming in on westbound 80 you are looking great from fairfield to the bay bridge toll plaza and the metering lights turned on at 5:35. i have a mass tran it note in a few, but, first, we will check with mike nicco. >> good morning, everyone, i will open up the weather window and show you what to expect. notice the cloud deck is not that low, not much fog but thick enough and miss and drizzle is possible in the morning commute but no slick streets. clouds are last evening longer locking in the cool pattern and hazy today through sunday. right new, no "spare the air" alert and stepped forecast is just minor fluctuations for september. breezy on the bay north of the bay bridge and watch out the 24 to 38 miles per hour winds and sloppy conditions on the water. 80 in los gatos and gilroy is 76. at game, packers in town take on the 49ers, and dropping down to 62. up the peps that we start in the my 70s a

some of the tree and brush there on the ashby avenue on- ramp. chp just arriving on the scene as well. looks like they have closed that off-ramp. looks like chp is shutting down that ramp right now. couple of minutes ago, we saw cars driving next to the flames, which was pretty dangerous. so the fire department in traffic. you can see them arriving. and we'll let you know. again, this is on the ashby avenue on-ramp. and that on-ramp is now closed. here comes the fire department here. looks like they might be able to get -- doesn't look big enough so that it's going to be -- going to last long, once the fire department gets there. but we'll keep an eye on it for you. >> and sal, just before you go, really quickly. this is on the east side of the freeway, right? >> it is on the west side of the freeway. >> west side. okay. >> if you're driving from the richmond side down, it will be on the right-hand side. we're pulling back to give you the perspective, pam. you can see, that's the east shore freeway, westbound. as you head out to the maze westboun

in ashby, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: right now, a 22-year-old man is behind bars accused of a violent attack in rockport on a woman who is disabled. angel castro is charged with assault to attempt to rape. rock port police say he's the from a store near the attack. castro is accused of knocking a woman to the ground on pools lane and trying to rip off her clothes. he ran off when she screamed. castro will be arraigned monday. doug: a reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest in connection with a hate crime in salem. you remember the lgbt newspaper box blown up by vandals? jewel july mcdonald has a push for answers. times newspaper box. the publication is temporarily missing from derby square, but the rainbow times family vows to return stronger than ever. >> we have had such an outcry of community support. people have been contacting us about they'd like to subscribe to the paper, advertise through the paper, offer support in general, offer more distribution locations. reporter: early frida

newscenter 5's john atwater is live in ashby, where it's still an active scene tonight.

. >> two people were found dead outside this ashby home in what the middlesex district attorney is calling an apparent murder-suicide. from sky 7hd you can see the house is located near a thick wooded area in a rural town just north of fitchburg. neighbors say the couple who lie police haven't identified the to people killed but say this appears to be an isolated incident and there's no ongoing threat. neighbors in this very quiet off the beaten path town are shocked by the news. i've been in my house for 50 years, so it's -- yeah, very sa. >> wayne stacy who lives down te street says the couple was neighborly, but he stopped seeig them as frequently in recent s. i used to go by the house and wave and, but it's been -- i don't know. i'd say them occasionally. they would go by and john would holler, hey, wayne, how are you doing and. >> but it's been a while. >> kim -- tim caputo, 7news new england. >> three people were hurt when a truck drove into a restaurant. two people inside suffered serious injuries along with the arrested. the crash remains under investigation. >>> and two separate c

. >>> we continue to follow breaking news tonight in the town of ashby where a man and a woman were found dead outside of a home. a spokesman for the police department says that the public is not in danger. it's central mass almost at the narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still supporting trump? disclaimer: independence usa pac is responsible >>> shooting this video 12- miles off. >> they were out there looking for tuna and wound up spotting this pod of killer whales that is great videos and unusual to see them off of our coast. >> it has marine biologists saying wow. >> it's a killer whale, baby. >> you can understand the excitement it's not too often you see orcas in these waters they're

. >> we have a grass fire along the eastshore freeway westbound 80 right at the ashby exit. i know we have live look out here right now. you can see crews are out there with chp trying to handle the situation. we'll keep you updated as it develops. also here's a look at the map to get a liv picture. the off-ramp is closed due to a grass fire. out of tracy 30 miles per hour but we have a crash westbound 580 at grant line road two cars in the center divide causing a delay. dublin interchange altamont pass to the dublin interchange will take but 20 minutes. bay bridge metering lights are on. carquinez bridge to the maze westbound will take you about 20 minutes into that toll plaza traffic and also if you are headed from hayward to the peninsula, 880 to 101 westbound will take you just about 15 minutes. so looking good. "ro," i was so cold in the berkeley area yesterday. >> you were cold in the berkeley area? yeah. okay. so in the mid-60s there yesterday. you know what, roqui, if you were cold yesterday, probably will be equally as chilly today. temperatures even going down toda

westbound 80 at 880 interchange, there's a three- car crash there still causing delays and between ashbynd powell a bus crash on the shoulder. cars about 44 miles per hour. here's a look at your bay bridge toll plaza. a little backed up there. the maze to downtown westbound will take about 20 minutes so still slow but this fog out here, "ro," is not good for the hair. >> no. the fog definitely is not good for the hair. good morning, everyone. neither is the smoke and the haze. my director mike bruce just said to me, hey! have you seen the dublin cam this morning yet? i said no, let me call it up. and check this out. i have never seen it like this. isn't this just awful? it's just terrible. what this is is a combination of the low clouds and fog mixing up with the smoke particles from the soberanes fire to the south of bay area. this is exactly why we have a "spare the air" day in effect today. we can't paint a better picture. this is it over the eastern portion of our bay area. we actually have our camera in dublin and it's veering toward mount diablo not even visible this morning. you l

anchor: coming up tonight on 7 news at 11 the latest on our top story 2 bodies discovered outside an ashby. what investigators are learning >> anchor: bri eggers will have your updated forecast to plan out your weekends. ; anchor: that is our time for 7 news at 7 on friday. i'm adam williams. >> anchor: i'm jadiann thompson. we'll see you back here for 7 news at 11. have a great evening. narrator: funded by kelly ayotte's special interests backers, the ads attacking maggie hassan on the heroin crisis have been called "despicable," "a vile smear," and "trash." the truth... david dubois: maggie hassan has been hands-on working with local police and community organizations. narrator: working across the aisle to secure millions in emergency funding for treatment and recovery. susan mckeown: maggie hassan. mark mitchell: to governor hassan, i know this is about people and families. mckeown: she's putting the families of new hampshire first. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. i'm maggie hassan fios is not cable. we're wired differently. so we wired the wagner's house with 100 meg inte

emily: new details about a murder-suicide in ashby. investigators say 55-year-old john griffin stabbed his ex-wife rebecca outside his house on friday. then he stabbed himself to deat griffin would often help her ex-husband with errands and other chores. the two divorced in 1990. it's unclear what led to the attack. an investigation is underway after fire tears through a multi-family home in lawrence. you can see flames shooting through the roof of the home on lafayette avenue. the fire started around 1:30 this morning. nobody was hurt. erika: right now, investigators are not ruling out arson after two fires in just one day in southbridge. losses for business and homeowners. it started with flames tearing through a building on main street. maria colon was insider her salon on the first floor a business she's built for decades. it was gone in a matter of minutes. >> i have been there for 30 years. i put my heart and soul into this business. erika: just as they got that 6:00 alarm fire under control, another one just blocks away. one nei

maria: a man and woman found dead in a home in ashby. the investigation unfolding now. harvey: i will show you when the humidity finally drops off. maria: why the problem may be worse than it looks. one-on-one with john dennis, what is behind his abrupt exit frhe relationships eventually there is some friction. >> yet -- what he admits about the big controversy of his career. when you look back do you think -- i should not say that. >> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7 p.m. ben: the bodies of a man and

randy: new details in an apparent murder suicide in ashby. investigators say 55-year-old john griffin stabbed his ex wife rebecca outside his house on friday. he then stabbed himself to death. the middlesex da says rebecca griffin would often help her ex husband with errands and other chores. the two divorced in 1990. it's unclear what led to the attack. a suspicious death is under investigation in new hampshire. a man's body was found in manchester's prout park early search on bleachers near a baseball field. police are waiting to inform the family before publicly identifying the victim. emily: two kids are seriously hurt in this crash on the mass pike. the suv lost control in the eastbound lanes and rolled over near exit 13 in natick yesterday afternoon. an 11-year-old and six month old were flown to a hospital with serious injuries. three other people in the suv were not hurt. firefighters are investigation this three alarm fire in northborough. the family tried to put out the flames with a hose before help arrived yesterday morning. one f

. >>> new at 11:00, ashby police just released the name of a man and woman killed in a murder- suicide. investigators say on friday afternoon, john griffin stabbed his ex-wife several times and then took his own life. officers say even though the couple had been divorced for more than 25 years, rebecca griffin would come over often to john's home and help him with errands. >>> manchester new hampshire police are still -- are investigating a suspicious death. somebody walking around prout park discovered a man's body about 6 am. investigators haven't released any information about the case, not even a cause of death. >>> shock and sadness. a central massachusetts community is reeling from the loss of a beloved high school football player. 18-year-old austin robbins was a passenger in a car that veered off the road and hit several trees. paul burton spoke to his just shock. >> it's awful this happened. >> reporter: students lay a football, helmet, jersey and flowers as they try to cope with the loss of their fellow classmate, friend and teammate, number 71, austin robbins known as aj. >>

here by ashby and powell, scene of two earlier crashes. either side of the roadway, westbound and eastbound. eastbound getting away from the bridge. now, look at the live camera. both cleared from the roadway. activity on the shoulder is just about gone. arrows pointing over moving folks one lane over to your right use travel away from the bay bridge. that's eastbound 80. that's still going on. some lane restriction but not a problem because it is westbound. that's the commute you also see lights because low clouds in the area. not much on the traffic. back to you. >>> coming up -- not coming up, right now, federal judge in san francisco is dismissing a lawsuit that accuses twitter of supporting isis. >> for more on that and the rest of the news, let's turn to landon dowdy. good morning. >> hi, stocks are rebound today after a day of losses dragged down by mixed economic news and earnings. you want to look for data on weekly jobless claims, import and export prices. happiest part of earning season for retailers. today, we hear from macy's,

. >>> we now know the identities of the divorced couple killed in a murder-suicide in ashby. the middlesex d.a.'s office says john griffin stabbed rebecca griffin to death with a knife outside his home friday afternoon. he then used the same knife on himself. we're told the couple divorced in 1990 but rebecca would often help john with his errands. neighbors tell us the couple is survived by a sovereign. >>> and a fitchburg -- by a are looking for this man wanted in connection with an armed robbery at the s.u.v.s at park hill plaza. it happened around 12:30 this afternoon. we're told the suspect about 5'5" with a tattoo on his neck he may be driving a car that's missing the front hubcap. if you recognize him you are asked to call fitchburg police. >>> new at 11:00, rescuers pulled a man out of the water in sandwich and airlifted him to the hospital in critical condition. it happened around 12:30 this afternoon. found 34-year-old semiconscious. witnesses saying he was face down in the water and not moving for about four minutes. bystanders pulled him out and started performing

. >>> a deadly discovery outside of an ashby home. investigators are combing for clues. >>> donald trump's doctor is in the spotlight. why he says it took him a trump's bill of health. >>> and pa pi throws a dash for a little boy at fenway park. >>> good morning, i'm nicole oliverio, those stories and much more today on new england. first let's take a look outside. if you step outside, you may notice that the humidity is not as bad.

it happened on ashby. the enterprise reports that is accused of breaking into a house on pillsbury road and trying to break into a car. hatfield being held on $5,000 bail. >>> the side by side images that everyone has been talking about all weekend. a hyannis man is in police custody after walking out of his house disguised as an old man. swat and police on the cape surrounded a home in south yarmouth on friday looking for 31-year-old shawn miller. miller was wanted for drug trafficking to stroll past officers dressed in a life-like mask -- in that life-like mask that you see here. he wore the $2,000 mask everywhere to try to avoid arrest. miller is due in court later this month. >>> the state's new overhead tolling system will do more than charge your e-zpass every time you hop on the pike. the globe reporting that the system will have license plate readers that can alert police when f a car is connected to crime. the state says the system is alert and this isn't set in stone yet. today the state transpor

so, in 2013, by 2013 we entered into a collaborative relationship with ashby village.how many of you do not know what the village movement is about? okay. well, the village movement started several years back in beacon hill where a bunch of people said, i am not leaving home until they take me out in a box. i really want to age in place. you have heard that expression. this program, the beacon hill village, became a movement around the country, and there are village movements all over the country. there's a great village in berkeley called ashby village, that is very successful, that we teamed up with. the reason being is that we said to ourselves, wait a minute. there's a lot of people there who are living alone in these huge homes because they've lost their husbands or their wifes or partners, and they're lonely and they're isolated and they need help as they get older, and we have people coming to our group who are -- whose resources are dwindling and they need a place to live. why don't we start educating the village people that maybe it's a good idea to bring some

a man was shot near ashby avenue and later died at the hospital.age. >>> a car crashes into a water hydrant in concord with water gushing everywhere. you can check out that video on nbcbayarea.com. that is going to do it for us right now. we're going to send you back to rio and see you again in 30 minutes for more local news updates. in my future, i'm twice as likely to have a stroke. i'm at higher risk for depression. i'm 26% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat. i have a 65% higher chance of developing diabetes. no matter who we are, these diseases can be managed or prevented when caught early on. because with better research, the right medicine, and with doctors who help keep me healthy to begin with, we will thrive. >>> it's 8:00 on "today." 100 medals strong. >>> it's 8:00. coming up 100 medals strong. team usa adds to its impressive run here in rio. ashton eaton takes home gold in the decathlon and retains his title as the world's greatest athlete. and jamaica's usain bolt does it again. dashing to gold in the 200-meter race, his sec

. >>> police have yet to release the identities in an apparent murder/suicide in ashby. this is breaking news yesterday. the bodies of a man and woman were found outside a home friday afternoon. neighbors tell fox 25 the victims are a couple who had lived at this home for more than a decade. >> they were nice. nice couple. >> she was quiet, you know. we don't need any of this kind of -- nobody needs this. >> police have not released details on how the couple died. >>> it may be a while before boston police officers begin wearing body cameras. the city now facing an injunction claiming that the city violated an agreement. the boston police patrolman's association wants to temporarily halt the body camera program. the department plan to the choose 100 officers through a pool of volunteers to wear the body c but when no volunteers came forward, bpd announced it would be mandatory. the president of the association, which represents boston police officers, believes the city turned its back on the program and the association, quote, had to act quickly to prevent this miscarria

both victims found in front of the home in ashby. neighbors tell fox 25 christine mccarthy the two were married. >> terrible for it's just terrible. >> reporter: residents of a typically quiet ashby shaken up to learn two people they know are the victims of an apparent murder suicide. >> it's usually quiet. you know, we don't need any of this kind of -- nobody needs this. >> reporter: sky fox captured the scene friday afternoon. it was after 1:30 that ashby police found the body of a man close to the front stairs of his own home on watatic mt. road along with the body of a woman they were a nice couple. >> reporter: neighbors tell us they're a couple who lives here at least 15 years, a and at some point separated. >> i guess they got back together and somebody said she had moved out again. so they had problems just like everybody does. >> reporter: indeed records obtained by fox 25, they bought the property in 2000. >> he'd call us out of the blue every now and then call and chitch a while and then we'd hear from him again. >> report

emily: we are getting new details this morning about a murder suicide in ashby. investigators say 55-year-old john griffin stabbed his ex wife rebecca outside his house on friday. then he stabbed himself to the middlesex da says rebecca griffin would often help her ex husband with errands and other chores. the two divorced in 1990. it's unclear what led to the attack. right now police are investigating a suspicious death in new hampshire. a man's body was found in manchester's prout park early yesterday morning. a neighbor said he thought he heard several gunshots the night before. investigators were focused on the bleachers near a baseball field. the victim's identity hasn't been released. police say they're waiting until his family is notifi randy: a show of support in the aftermath of what police are calling a possible hate crime. more than one hundred people participated here as city leaders in salem dedicated a new newspaper box for the rainbow times. police say the suspects used large fireworks to blow up the old box last week. the lgbt paper's editor says

. >> a discovery in the town of ashby. police investigating after the bodies of a man and woman are found dead outside a home. >> a dangerous drive. three people hurt. the driver arrested after crashing into the front of a restaurant in binge am. >> and controversy surrounding donald trump's doctor. recent comments are now raising questions about trump's health. >> and a big surprise for a youg red sox fan. >> big poppy crashing his party at fenway. those stories breaking news out of mississippi. the arrest in the murder of two nuns. one a massachusetts native. we have the details. >> this after an alarming assaut in rockport. the charges he's now facing anda truck crashes into a restaurant. the driver now facing charges. >> and up pitch at fenway. olympic bling to big papi. >> this is 7news today in new england. >> well, good morning and welcoe to 7news today in new england. i'm nicole oliverio. >> and i'm byron barnett. those stories and much more are straight ahead, but up let's tae a live look outside at the final satu

everyone was able to make it out safely after they say smoke new details about a gruesome crime in ashby. two people are dead in an apparent murder-suicide. newscenter 5's john atwater has the latest on the investigation. >> it is awful. john: the aftermath to graphic to show. a man and woman found dead on the front lawn of this home in the woods. >> they were a nice couple. john: neighbors say the couple had recently separated and not been seen in the neighborhood for some time. >> i used to see them go by the house and wave. i would see them occasionally. john: police came to the home just after 1:30 in the afternoon. officers travel down the dusty road as they investigated the apparent murder suicide. as left neighbors unsettled as they try to understand what prompted the fragments -- violence. >> we will get through it. john: police are reviewing few newscenter 5. antoinette: right now, a 22-year-old man is behind bars accused in a violent attack in rockport on a woman who is disabled. angel castro is charged with assault with intent to rape. rockport police say he's the man in this

among this destroyed where the ep guest station, the o'reilly auto parts ashby b.p. -- the bp gas station, the o'reilly auto parts store, pj's supermarket, mj liquor store, and the bank. there were six businesses hit by they say that mpd and milwaukee fire are on their way there. >> the owner was not able to talk today, but he did indicate that he felt -- >> this is video of that officer being struck. struck by something. you saw that he went down and was able to get himself up with this is video from earlier as matt makes his way to another scene. this is video of the officer being hit. >> as we go back in time 28 hours ago when we were seeing the bp gas station burn down. the owner when we were seeing the returns to his business and sees that it is basically gutted. the impression he got was from neighbors who were so sad about what a saw because it was the neighborhood gas station. it's where they would gas up their cars. there isn't another one. it's a place where kids would get their snacks after school. he was concerned about how neighbors would go about their normal business. we di