do you like my rene boucher? ( laughter ) okay, that was fun, but who is rene boucher?> boucher, a retired anesthesiologist and pain specialist who invented the thermovest to treat back pain. >> trevor: rand paul got beaten up by a pain specialist? ttotouche, boucher. ( applause ) getting beaten up by a doctor must be the most confusing thing that can happen to a human being. the doctor is like, don't you ever do that again! now, show me where it hurts. all right, any recent changes in diet? okay, i'm going to need you to cough. okay. ( laughter ) by the way, it's not like rand paul got into a fair fight and lost. turns out rene boucher is as sneaky as his name. >> it happened friday inside the gated community where both men live. boucher's home, right next door to senator paul's, sources say the senator was mowing his grass, wearing headphones when the attack happened. paul telling police boucher came on to his property and tackled him from behind forcing him to the ground. >> trevor: rene boucher tackled rand paul from behind while he was on a riding mower? that has t

or boucher, is it boucher or boucher, blake?, boucher. >> rene boucher was released on $75,000 bond. danny, given the seriousness of the injuries, is it possible that boucher's charges could be upgraded? >> i think the bond might have been 7,500 -- >> i'm sorry, i misread it. >> which is about right for an assault. under kentucky law, like many states, the degree of the assault crime is measured by injury versus serious bodily injury. as of right now, it's a misdemeanor. when you consider broken ribs, when you consider the lung injuries, those could rise to the level of an impairment of body organ or function that warrants a serious bodily injury and felony charge under kentucky law which carries 5 to 10 year sentence. and then there's also potential federal prosecution for assaulting a member of congress. >> what do you make of these differing statements? boucher's lawyer says this is about lawn clippings and rand paul is saying he hasn't had a conversation with boucher in years until after he attacked him. >> it tells me the r

boucher's home right next door to senator paul, separated by a grass lawn.wo sources familiar with the incident say senator paul was mowing his lawn wearing headphones when boucher attacked him from behind. paul, fending him off. paul's office saying the senator is in pain and has five rib fractures. >> we're in the midst of another spending frenzy. >> reporter: paul, a key republican who ran for president last year. so, what prompted the incident? neighbors say the two have disagreed on everything from politics to trash for years. >> i think their disagreement was probably over where a leaf or twig fell off a tree. >> reporter: boucher's attorney says it has absolutely nothing to either's politics. it was a very regrettable dispute over a matter that most people would regard as trivial. rand paul tweeting he appreciates the overwhelming support after friday's unfortunate event. thank you for your thoughts and prayers. boucher is out on bond. blake mccoy, nbc news, bowling green, kentucky. >> bizarre story there. just ahead, we have your weather for the day.

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the suspect is rene boucher. he pleaded not guilty in court today. prosecutors there say that they may charge -- may change the misdemeanor charges because of how severe rand paul's injuries are. so far, no charges. the senator says he had six broken records and water on the lungs. it's been back and forth between the two parties today. the suspect's lawyer says this was about lawn maintenance. his neighbors, many neighbors, say that is ridiculous. rand paul has been out with some interesting tweets today suggesting that was not the case at all. now word from his office that they should expect federal charges against the accused attacker. trace gallagher with the rest of the story live for us. trace? >> we know dr. rene boucher is a retired anesthesiologist that has lived next to rand paul for years. the arrest warrant said that boucher admitted to going on to paul's property and tackling him. at the time that rand paul was doing yard work and wearing ear plugs. the "new york times" reported the dispute was over lawn clippings being blown on to bouch

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one person who used to work with boucher told cnn they were surprised to hear the news about boucher,hing like this. several news organizations initially speculated spotlight ticks might be the motivate, since boucher, a democrat reportedly filled his facebook page with anti-trump postings. it has since been deleted. >> it was absolutely not planned out beforehand. you know, i've seen a couple media spots that would tend to suggest that it was politically motivated, that is absolutely and unequivocally untrue. it's just a very very hugely regrettable incident that could not -- would not happen again in a million years. >> reporter: in a statement to cnn, boucher's attorney had it it was a regrettable dispute between two neighbors over a matter that most people would regard as triviale. w sincerely hope that senator paul is doing well and these two gentlemen can get back to being neighbors as soon as possible. boucher invented something called the they are may vest in 2000 to help people with back pain. the business is now de-funk. >> aaron, although the investigations are still contin

boucher? dr. boucher? >> not that i'm aware of. >> a long-time neighbor of paul who invited us into their home last night said that the pauls are great neighbors and have lived here from 15 to 20 years. they keep a very tidy lawn. they engage with their neighbors frequently, very friendly. they're conscientious about them and concerned about them. not just neighbors but their constituents. here's what he had to tell me. >> if my tulips died, i don't cut them in time or if my leaves get to thick before i can get them blown away and carry it out, i would hate to think a i would be attacked for something that minute. >> in a statement earlier this week, paul's office derided that statement from the defense attorney saying these two men had not had a conversation in years. the first conversation they had was after senator paul's ribs had been broken. a state trooper told us today these charges of misdemeanor simply assault could very well be elevated later this weekend or perhaps next week. they could be eleva

boucher could face felony charges if those injuries are deemed serious enough.lso learned the fbi is involved making sure this is not political. if it is political and this is an attack on a u.s. senator because of his politics, that could bring in federal charges. >> appreciate it very much. drew griffin reporting from bowling green, kentucky. >>> coming up, the gunman who killed 27 people at a church has a history of domestic violence, he was obsessed with a family dispute, interested in mass shootings, so what set him off. , even though geico has been- ohhh. ooh ohh here we go, here we go. you got cut off there, what were you saying? oooo. oh no no. maybe that geico has been proudly serving the military for over 75 years? is that what you wanted to say? mhmmm. i have to say, you seemed a lot chattier on tv. geico. proudly serving the military for over 75 years. you ok back there, buddy? fothere's a seriousy boomers virus out there that's been almost forgotten. it's hepatitis c. one in 30 boomers has hep c, yet most don't even know it. because it can hide in y

he said only two words: >> yes, sir. >> reporter: 59-year-old rene boucher lived next door to paul for 17 years, but the two hadn't spoken to each other for a long time until last friday, that is, when a curious incident took place near this strand of tweeze between their homes. paul's office said he was blindsided while mowing his lawn in a violent attack by a disturbed person, a reference to boucher, whose attorney is matt baker. >> i think "blindsided" is a very unfair characterization. >> reporter: does your client acknowledge touching the senator? yes. >> reporter: in a violent fashion? >> i'm not going to go that far. >> reporter: initially, the police said paul had minor injuries, but now, almost a week later, he says he has six broken ribs. neighbor alicia stivers saw him right after whatever it was that happed >> reporter: neighbor jim skaggs related what he'd heard. >> he just ran and hit paul from the rear, and then i don't know whether he pounded him or what he did. i think he just broke. >> reporter: while paul is very conservative and boucher is very liberal, their friend

boucher is a democrat. to leaves blowing from one yard to the other. >> are you surprised things got physical? >> oh, yeah. >> reporter: jim skag is a longtime neighbor and knows both men well. from what you heard, what was the reason for this latest dispute? >> trash along the property line. >> reporter: just blowing on to the other person's yard? boucher's attorney confirms this had nothing to do with either man's politics. >> this is just a very regrettable incident between two gentlemen who live next door to each other for almost 20 years. >> reporter: paul tweeting he appreciates the overwhelming support after friday's unfortunate event. thank you for your thoughts and prayers. no word on when paul, a key republican senator, will be well enough to fly back to washington to resume his party's push for tax reform. >> we're thinking about him and hoping he will recover quickly and be able to come back to the senate very soon. >> that was blake mccoy reporting. >>> the fbi is investigating since attacking

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boucher was placed under arrest. a spokesperson says he was blind sided by the account.oucher is charged with one count of fourth degree assault. >>> anthony weiner is that scheduled on monday to start serving his two year prison sentence in massachusetts. in may, he pleaded guilty to sending obscene texts to a 15-year-old girl. weiner was a rising political star until he resigned from congress following his first sexting scandal in 2011. his wife, hillary clinton aid has filed for divorce. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news," with halloween in the rear view the phillies are helping kick off the holiday season. how the phanatic helped feed dozens of people, the most important meal of the day. >>> plus, thousands of star fish dotting an island beach. what may have forced them out of the water. and later. >> i didn't want anyone to get hurt. it would have been bad. >> this young man may be the only reason a train didn't derail. how he saved the day with a little help from his a bridge shut down over politics. their biggest triumph was a traffic jam. chris christie and kim

neighbors say boucher and paul have disagreed politically for years but boucher's attorney said the dispute had, quote, absolutely nothing to do with either politics or political agendas and was over a trivial matter. the senator may not return to work for several months. >>> more than a month after hurricane maria hit puerto rico, u.s. officials plan to air lift nearly 3,000 people still stranded in shelters to florida and new york. fema announced they are working to establish host state agreements with florida and new york to accept hurricane survivors and provide temporary housing. the air lifts will be part of fema's transitional shelter assistance program. the agency is offering to pay for flights tow and from the mainland. meanwhile, the creator and original star of the tony winning smash hit "hamilton" is offering the island of his parents assistance in his own way. in addition to aiding relief efforts, lin-manuel miranda plans to bring his musical to the university of puerto rico in january of 2019. miranda, who left the show last year, will reprise his role as alexander hamilton an

boucher is a registered democrat, and a lot of people were speculating that boucher assaulted the libertarian senator for political reasons. it was like a chapter out of ayn rand's book, "atlas mugged." ( laughter ) but we're learning more details about the incident. apparently, "the violent altercation began over a landscaping dispute." of course, landscape disputes are the leading cause of violence between middle-aged white men. ( laughter ) right after lowes parking lot scuffle and wrestling over the last tombstone four-meat pizza at cvs. now, i condemn all forms of violence, but it is refreshing to see that even in this politically-charged environment, we can go back to feuding over stupid stuff, because i'm old enough to remember a time when you didn't hate people for their political beliefs. no, you hated them because their screen door still makes that damn sound. oil