charles thompson and a nine- year-old friend were playing on the ice when they fell into the water. three men rushed in to save save the younger boy. cj was submerged until fire rescues pulled him out. he died yesterday. his parents released a statement, saying in part -- >>> tonight as sam kouvaris said they will conduct their own investigation into the sinking of the el farrow. it sunk off the bahamas after it got caught in hurricane joaquin. >>> tonight, alarming news about the number of child abuse cases in massachusetts. the globe reports we have the highest rate of abused and neglected children in the country as of 2014, there were nearly 23 victims. child abuse now and the state has more oversight, child advocates point to the opiate factor. >> >> take a look at survilleance camera, the video of the man seen stealing $3,700 worth of merchandise over the past month. take a look at the face. if you recognize him, you are asked to call the police. >> >> this weekend, supporters of an injured hockey play pair will try to raise $10,000 to cover her medical costs. injury. she lost

letter sent to parents expressing sadness and letting them charles thompson passed away and died from injuries suffered during the fall. the stories just breaking and, of course, we will have more on news tonight at five and six. >> julie: threats came from western russia to schools and businesses. michael henrich working to find if school threats came from overseas. >> daniel: we heard back from the spokesperson at 8:30 and it is department of justice policy not to comment on ongoing investigation and asking whether connection whatsoever to russia. that's what's being reported out of rhode island. providence journal article quoting rhode island state police as saying some of the threats there have been linked to st. petersburg, russia. now, both states have been dealing with this mess. not only here in weymouth but more than dozen other schools, cities, towns krysa the bay state in particular. now, these are so hard to trace for authorities because they are robo calls. so often the signal is scrambled and, of course, it is not a regular person on the other line when these threats are

charles cj thompson was a sixth grade student at plouffe academy in brockton. he died yesterday from the falling through the ice on a pond behind the school last month. thompson had been trapped under the ice for several minutes before passers-by and firefighters pulled him free. a 9-year-old boy who also fell through the ice survived. ed: right now a deadly train crash in germany is under investigation. at least nine people are dead after two trains collided head-on early this morning. officials say the two trains were on a curve and it seems that neither had time to brake before the crash. about 150 people were hurt, at least 50 of them seriously. the black boxes have been recovered from the trains and should provide more answers into what happened. the investigation continues tonight into that bus crash on 95 in connecticut. 22 people were injured four of them suffering critical injuries. about 70 people were traveling from new york city to mohegan sun casino. heather: new at 4:30 p.m., the man convicted and sentenced to life for the murder of a unh denied p

thompson's death as of this middle school stunned. in a statement brockton superintendent said as a school community we are deeply saddened by the loss of charles cj thompson. great six student at the academy thoughts and prayers are with cj's family. i spoke with members of cj's family today as you might expect they are just overcome with grief. after a month of hoping that cj would pull through, the family now must say goodbye. thank you bob. transit officer nearly lost his life. he's going to retire sergeant donahue today he announced he stepping away from his job in the mbta transit police because he wants to do what is best for the department. we spoke to donahue late this afternoon. the time is right for me to pass the torch to the next generation of police and law enforcement leaders to give what's right for me and for my family and for the department. >> he stressed that he wanted to thank everyone who has supported him over the last three years. he says is going into teaching. >> we wish him well. >> remind you that we're staying with you on the air in depth primary coverage. but first we're getting some new information tonight about a

charles c.j. thompson died after falling through the ice last month. today friends and family gathered to remember the 12-year-old. wcvb newscenter 5' s juli mcdonald was there and joins us live from brockton. reporter cj' s family just buried : him this week, with his dad who passed away six years ago. today the neighborhood wanted to do something to let cj' s friends and classmates who couldn't be at those services to express themselves and remember him. >> i' m so very proud. i' m proud to say i' m cj' s mom. reporter the brockton community : came together saturday to remember their friend cj thompson. the 12-year-old passed away last week after falling into an icy pond in early january. his mother told newscenter 5 she is overwhelmed by the outpouring who loved her son. >> cj was the boy with the million dollar smile. that' s the best way i can describe him. he had a smile that could light up a room. reporter friends from the : neighborhood, teachers, even strangers filled this brockton community center to support cj' s family through prayer and so

maria: and a brockton boy who fell through the ice about a 12-year-old charles c j thompson was headed out to play football with his friends when he and a nine-year-old boy decided to walk across the pond. both boys fell through the ice. their friends raced to find help. they were knocking on doors and flagging down motorists. >> i told people that my two friends were drowning and they couldn' t really hear me because i was crying. maria: that' s so sad. brockton firefighters pulled cj out before they found -- pulled cj out but he had been under for several minutes before they found him. his family released a statement thanking the community for the outpouring of support. and a grim warning for -- from america' s intelligence community, expect isis to try to attack the u.s. this year. the director of the defense intelligence agency says the likely to attempt erect attacks on our soil. he also says isis is sneaking its own people out of iraq and syria by hiding them within groups of refugees. agents think isis and other terrorists are active in 40 countries and there are more safe haven

charles was not injured. both men are from staten island. coming up, brian thompson is in new hampshire for tomorrow's primary and joining some stanudentsrom new york who are experiencing presidential lostst shipments, lost invoices, lost respect. well-crafted solutions for today's problems in commerce. pitney bowes, >>> lester holt joins us from nchester, new hampshire. >> reporter: good evening tonight from new hampshire. my interview with marco rubio about his wildly slammed republican debate over the weekend and nipping at his heels. take heart burn medications we got some important new information. a new thdy about potential rious risks you should know about. we hear from passengers whose cruise holiday turned into a nightmare in 30-foot seas and why their ship is steaming back to port. it's on tonight for "nbc nightly news." now back to you. where a new poll shows hillary clinton and donald trump favored among voters in new york state if the primary were held today, it shows clinton is a top democrat with 55% of the vote. while trump leads republicans with 34%.

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