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. >> and the eyeopener's doug meehan is live in weymouth where all of this underway right now, doug. >> good morning. at the center of this is a structure that weighs almost 3 million pounds, and it's longer than afield. we're talking about the lift span for the fore river bridge, a familiar structure for anybody who drives between quincy and weymouth. crews started the process of floating that giant piece of the drivers have been using the temporary bridge for years, and once this project is done this bridge will be able to be raised and lowered so large ships can pass. that is a ways away. the 244 million project, it started in 2014 and the completion has been delayed until 2018. still this is a big milestone and a tricky one involving massdot and the coast guard and not to mention a pretty good tug handler. the process is a long one. afternoon but to get the size and scale of it, when you see the people up there, they look about this big. this thing is huge. we're live in weymouth, doug meehan, wcvb. >> all right, thank you and breaking overnight, protests erupted into violence in
. >> and the eyeopener's doug meehan is live in weymouth where all of this underway right now, doug. >> good morning. at the center of this is a structure that weighs almost 3 million pounds, and it's longer than afield. we're talking about the lift span for the fore river bridge, a familiar structure for anybody who drives between quincy and weymouth. crews started the process of floating that giant piece of the drivers have been using the temporary bridge for years, and once this...
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: all right, doug, thank you. right now, state police are investigating the drowning of a man on cape cod. his body was pulled from the joshua pond in osterville around 8:40 last night. said they couldn't find their father. today, friends and family will say a final farewell to a young woman whose murder rocked a quiet community. the eye's sera congi is in leominster where this morning vanessa marcotte will be mourned and remembered. sera: randy, the 27-year-old woman touched many lives in many communities. her funeral will be held here in leominster where she grew up and hundreds of people turned out for a wake last night, including a bus carrying mourners from new york, where vanessa marcotte worked for google. she was home visiting family out on august 7 when she went out for a jog not far from her mother's house in princeton. sources say marcotte was found naked and burned. police have been pouring over hundreds of tips in the case. and 5 investigates has learned they are testing dna from a possible person of
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: all right, doug, thank you. right now, state police are investigating the drowning of a man on cape cod. his body was pulled from the joshua pond in osterville around 8:40 last night. said they couldn't find their father. today, friends and family will say a final farewell to a young woman whose murder rocked a quiet community. the eye's sera congi is in leominster where this morning vanessa marcotte will be mourned and remembered. sera: randy, the...
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live in boston, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thanks, doug. other stories we're following right now -- massachusetts state police are investigating the drowning of a man on cape cod. his body was pulled from joshua pond in osterville around 8:40 last night. "the cape cod times reports" a man called police about a missing swimmer after he found two children on the beach who said they couldn't find their patriots player aaron hernandez is expected back in court today. hernandez is charged in a 2012 double murder in boston. that case is set to go to trial later this year. today's hearing is primarily for scheduling. hernandez was convicted last year in the 2013 shooting death of a boston man. emily: a funeral will be held today for the young women murdered while jogging in princeton. 27-year-old vanessa marcotte's body was found in the woods sunday night a short distance from her mother's home. some in that community are upset they only got an alert about her disappearance a short time before her body was found. state police responded to those co
live in boston, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thanks, doug. other stories we're following right now -- massachusetts state police are investigating the drowning of a man on cape cod. his body was pulled from joshua pond in osterville around 8:40 last night. "the cape cod times reports" a man called police about a missing swimmer after he found two children on the beach who said they couldn't find their patriots player aaron hernandez is expected back in court today. hernandez...
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: they police are investigating a drowning, 45-year-old who drowned last night in awe shall upon. he was with his daughter when he went under and never resurface. his son got his sister out of the water. heather: a report released today \showing elevated levels of lead in water found at several boston public schools. superintendent tommy chang sending the findings to the school community. the water fountains have been deactivated in seven schools. while those fountains are off line at those schools students and staff will be offered bottled water. operator. transit police say 23-year-old emma bloom threatened the operator last night with a pocket knife. this was at the readville commuter rail station. police say she refused to pay when the operator was trying to collect her fare. she's accused of kicking, punching and biting the man before pulling out that knife. and taking a look at first alert -- at the rio games, the women's gymnastics teams has racked up a record number of meda
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: they police are investigating a drowning, 45-year-old who drowned last night in awe shall upon. he was with his daughter when he went under and never resurface. his son got his sister out of the water. heather: a report released today \showing elevated levels of lead in water found at several boston public schools. superintendent tommy chang sending the findings to the school community. the water fountains have been deactivated in seven schools. while those...
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. right now, police are putting out an urgent plea for help after a shocking crime in a quiet community. what they don't know about this case is just as unsettling. randy: the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with what we know at this hour. erika? erika: this morning police do not know if this was random. they're putting out a call for witnesses and warning everyone 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was found naked her hands, feet and head burned. the young woman's body was found sunday night deep in the woods off sparsely populated brooks station road. she had left her mother's house nearby to go for a run. people who live here are rattled many now traveling in pairs. >> we have a horrible circumstance here. >> it is really hard. erik on a specific time frame right now, between 1:00 and 4:00 on sunday afternoon. again, they do not know if marcotte was targeted or randomly attacked. randy: other stories we're following right now, this fire is under investigation in boston. it caused about
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: thank you. right now, police are putting out an urgent plea for help after a shocking crime in a quiet community. what they don't know about this case is just as unsettling. randy: the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with what we know at this hour. erika? erika: this morning police do not know if this was random. they're putting out a call for witnesses and warning everyone 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was found naked her hands, feet and head burned....
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live in roxbury, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. sera: a police officer is under arrest accused oat prosecutors say it happened in salisbury and the officer's wife, who is seven months pregnant, says he kicked her in the stomach in addition to hitting her in the face. he is facing a number of charges, including assault and battery, assault and battery on a pregnant victim, as well as to regulation. the officer has been a force for three years and is currently on administrative leave without pay. antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. sera: several shots fired at homes here in lowell while people were sleeping. >> it took part of the side of the window. sera: this 81-year-old resident says she thought it was fireworks early monday morning but it turned out to be bullets. lowell police say three other homes were hit by gunfire saturday between 3:45 and 4:30 a.m. no one was hurt. police say it's unclear if they're connected. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: following some breaking news in commitment 2016, republican donald trump i
live in roxbury, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. sera: a police officer is under arrest accused oat prosecutors say it happened in salisbury and the officer's wife, who is seven months pregnant, says he kicked her in the stomach in addition to hitting her in the face. he is facing a number of charges, including assault and battery, assault and battery on a pregnant victim, as well as to regulation. the officer has been a force for three years and is currently on administrative leave without...
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. >> the eyeopener's doug meehan is live in roxbury where we're getting new details on heroic efforts. doug? >> sure are, good morning. yes, a relat say that a man shoved his daughter out of the way before he and a friend who was in a wheelchair were hit by a car out here. check out the scene from 8:30 last night at the corner of blue hill avenue and seaver street. the man and his 10-year-old daughter were walking a man to a bus stop. they were along the median when the car drove up and onto it. >> he looked like he was about to turn, so he made a mistake. him to look like he was taking a turn, to run this back, i don't know. i don't know how -- >> the little girl was scraped up. her dad suffered the most serious injuries because that relative says that he took most of the impact of the car. police say that all are expected to survive. that driver did stay on the scene. no word of any charges this morning. live in roxbury, doug meehan, newscenter 5. >> a man a dead after crashing his truck into a tree in the 44-year-old man drove off the road in stoney brook reservation last night. th
. >> the eyeopener's doug meehan is live in roxbury where we're getting new details on heroic efforts. doug? >> sure are, good morning. yes, a relat say that a man shoved his daughter out of the way before he and a friend who was in a wheelchair were hit by a car out here. check out the scene from 8:30 last night at the corner of blue hill avenue and seaver street. the man and his 10-year-old daughter were walking a man to a bus stop. they were along the median when the car drove up...
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doug meehan will have an update from the scene just ahead in news to go. other stories we're following joshua pond in osterville last night, and aaron hernandez expected back in court today for scheduling for his trial in the murders of two men in boston in 2012. the former patriots' star already serving a life term for the murder of oden lloyd. >> thank you, and today friends and family are going to be coming together to mourn a life taken far too soon. sera congi is live whe today. >> there will be an outpouring of grief for 27-year-old vanessa marcotte as police continue to investigate her murder. marcotte's body was found in the woods in princeton a short distance from her mother's home. some residents in that community are concerned a town-wide alert system was not activated earlier. state police responded last night saying that the town was directed to issue that alert they are trying to reassure residents the response was swift and significant, including patrols from princeton police and three state police barracks and commanders from the headquarte
doug meehan will have an update from the scene just ahead in news to go. other stories we're following joshua pond in osterville last night, and aaron hernandez expected back in court today for scheduling for his trial in the murders of two men in boston in 2012. the former patriots' star already serving a life term for the murder of oden lloyd. >> thank you, and today friends and family are going to be coming together to mourn a life taken far too soon. sera congi is live whe today....
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live in east boston, doug meehan wcvb newscenter 5. erika: committment 2016 after plenty of tough talk on immigration, signs donald trump may be softening, something he denies. meantime hillary clinton takes on rumors about poor health on jimmy kimmel, inviting him to take her pulse. as for debating trump -- >> i am drawing on my experience in elementary school. [laughter] >> to the hispanics tremendous , people, what the hell do you have to lose? erika: trump trying to appeal to minorities has postponed a major speech on immigration but insists nothing has changed in his policy positions. he also continues to hammer clinton on her private emails and the clinton foundation. randy: today president obama flooding. baton rouge saw as much as two feet of rain in just two days swamping homes and flooding neighborhoods. 13 people died in the floods and about 60,000 buildings were damaged. so far, more than 100,000 people have applied for federal assistance. emily: people in concord are still cleaning up after a tornado tore through a section
live in east boston, doug meehan wcvb newscenter 5. erika: committment 2016 after plenty of tough talk on immigration, signs donald trump may be softening, something he denies. meantime hillary clinton takes on rumors about poor health on jimmy kimmel, inviting him to take her pulse. as for debating trump -- >> i am drawing on my experience in elementary school. [laughter] >> to the hispanics tremendous , people, what the hell do you have to lose? erika: trump trying to appeal to...
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emily: the eyeopener's doug meehan is live in weymouth where doug: at the center of this a structure that weighs almost three million pounds and is longer than the football field. it's the new lift span for the fore river bridge a familiar structure for anyone who drives between quincy and weymouth. overnight, crews started the process of floating that giant piece of bridge through the channel so it can be installed today. drivers have been using a temporary bridge for years. once this project is done the span will be able to be raised and lowered so large ships can pass underneath. that's still a ways away. the $244 million project started in 2012 and completion has been delayed until 2018. there is still some confusion going on with that date right now. still this is a big milestone and a tricky one involving massdot and the coast guard. today's process is a long one it won't be completed until this afternoon. breaking overnight, protests erupt into violence in milwaukee after the shooting death of a black man by police. at least one person was shot last night during demonstrations
emily: the eyeopener's doug meehan is live in weymouth where doug: at the center of this a structure that weighs almost three million pounds and is longer than the football field. it's the new lift span for the fore river bridge a familiar structure for anyone who drives between quincy and weymouth. overnight, crews started the process of floating that giant piece of bridge through the channel so it can be installed today. drivers have been using a temporary bridge for years. once this project...
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the eye's doug meehan is there this morning with what the victim's family is now saying. doug: hey, randy. good morning. it is still unclear exactly what caused those two women falling out of the party bus. but one of the victim's families is now questioning the company's story. of 27-year-old tracy paniagua. she fell into the window early sunday morning, they say, and it popped open, dumping her and another woman onto the street. but the bus company says the women were likely trying to open it because it requires significant pressure. the company also says one of the passengers repeatedly mentioned opening the window for air. paniagua's family just wants answers. >> her mom wants people to a second car may have run over the women. they stress the investigation is still ongoing and in the early stages. we are live in east boston, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: all right, doug, thank you. right now, there is still cleaning up to do in concord after a tornado ripped through a section of that community. and this morning, we are getting a closer look at the damage. whe
the eye's doug meehan is there this morning with what the victim's family is now saying. doug: hey, randy. good morning. it is still unclear exactly what caused those two women falling out of the party bus. but one of the victim's families is now questioning the company's story. of 27-year-old tracy paniagua. she fell into the window early sunday morning, they say, and it popped open, dumping her and another woman onto the street. but the bus company says the women were likely trying to open it...
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live in marlborough, doug meehan, newscenter 5. >> thanks. we can see walker street shut down there, olessa, portions of concord also impacted? olessa: yes, lexington road is closed because of the storm damage, and i will show you that in a second, as well as delays on the expressway, northbound side, you can see that volume, a bit heavier than usual for this time of the morning, and they are approaching an accident up ahead some crews just went past this camera so expect that volume up ahead. once again, that closure on lexington road still out there in concord, downed tree limbs and power lines and power outages, and we're watching the jack-knifed tractor trailer from 495 to the pike, the pike, itself, 15, 495 to 128, as you head farther east we're watching a couple of disabled cars on 128 northbound at highland avenue, something fell off of a truck and a couple of cars hit it, so south, that crash on the expressway, by sabin hill, 25 minutes from braintree into boston, and we're watching delays on 93 south and also some delays here on rout
live in marlborough, doug meehan, newscenter 5. >> thanks. we can see walker street shut down there, olessa, portions of concord also impacted? olessa: yes, lexington road is closed because of the storm damage, and i will show you that in a second, as well as delays on the expressway, northbound side, you can see that volume, a bit heavier than usual for this time of the morning, and they are approaching an accident up ahead some crews just went past this camera so expect that volume up...
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the eye's doug meehan is live in lawrence, with the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the governor. doug: he made some disparaging comments about the cities of lawrence and lowell during a regional governors confere governor lepage said drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterday, he also reiterated his earlier comments that black and hispanic people made up the majority of heroin and fentanyl arrests in maine. his republican counterparts say the comments are troubling. a way you should expect your elected officials to act. what the governor did last week is completely unacceptable. doug: lawrence mayor daniel rivera was quick to respond saying quote, the governor of maine is clearly at a loss on how to fix his state's drug problem. join the club, we are looking for solutions, not scapegoats. lawmakers in maine are considering censuring lepage for his comments. live in lawrence, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: new this morng, concern in boston about the possible closure of some public schools. the herald
the eye's doug meehan is live in lawrence, with the latest in a string of controversies surrounding the governor. doug: he made some disparaging comments about the cities of lawrence and lowell during a regional governors confere governor lepage said drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterday, he also reiterated his earlier comments that black and hispanic people made up the majority of heroin and fentanyl arrests in maine. his...
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: that apology came during a radio interview today. lepage saying his tirade last week was unacceptable and totally his fault. and then he talked about the remainder of his term and whether or not he'll serve it out. >> i think there is a lot more that can be done, said, and moved. i just need to see whether or not i am the man to do it. if i have lost my ability to convince the main people, that is the type of people, maybe it is time to move on. ed: but a tweet from the governor following the interview seems to rule out resignation. the governor writing regarding rumors of resignation, to are greatly exaggerated. jc: boston is making a huge push to increase diversity at its prestigious exam schools. city leaders actually started this last spring recruiting specifically from schools that often didn't send any students to the programs. part of the push is the exam school initiative which provides free tutoring for students but is largely unknown to many families. the new effort started after racial tension at boston latin sparked sever
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: that apology came during a radio interview today. lepage saying his tirade last week was unacceptable and totally his fault. and then he talked about the remainder of his term and whether or not he'll serve it out. >> i think there is a lot more that can be done, said, and moved. i just need to see whether or not i am the man to do it. if i have lost my ability to convince the main people, that is the type of people, maybe it is time to move on. ed: but...
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emily: the eye's doug meehan is in weymouth near all the action. doug: today is a major milestone for the river bridge project about 3:00 this morning the new one was floated down past the towers. when you are longer than a football field this takes if he stated tugboat captains to make the three-quarter mile trip. it should be complete by 1:00 this afternoon. if the teams of the entire project is taking while it is because it has. the $244 million project started is two years behind schedule. we're following breaking news. randy: erica is tracking the new information. erika: that breaking news coming from milwaukee where there was more unrest overnight. one person was shot and wounded on a second night of protests. the violence started after a black man was shot by a police officer saturday police say he was holding a gun. that officer is also black. other stories we're following right now: at least four people are now dead and 20,000 rescued after intense flooding in louisiana. the governor has issued a major dier and right now two boston firefigh
emily: the eye's doug meehan is in weymouth near all the action. doug: today is a major milestone for the river bridge project about 3:00 this morning the new one was floated down past the towers. when you are longer than a football field this takes if he stated tugboat captains to make the three-quarter mile trip. it should be complete by 1:00 this afternoon. if the teams of the entire project is taking while it is because it has. the $244 million project started is two years behind schedule....
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. residue right now a man is in the hospital with serious injuries after falling onto the train tracks at boston's park street station. we do know the victim made contact with the third rail but his condition is not clear at delays on the red line last night. two men are recovering from burns after they were sprayed with hot tar in framingham. the fire chief says that the man was sprayed in the face of the hands and upper body by 400 degree liquid asphalt. the victims were unloading the material at the t on the roads after a string of crashes in work zones. starting this week, troopers will increase patrols and launch a new public awareness campaign. this summer, there have been five serious crashes in work zones including two where people were killed. officials say all five crashes involved alcohol. >> these are people behind the cones, mothers and fathers, children and grandparents, aunt and uncles, and we need to be in danger. emily: local police are getting grants to take part in th
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. residue right now a man is in the hospital with serious injuries after falling onto the train tracks at boston's park street station. we do know the victim made contact with the third rail but his condition is not clear at delays on the red line last night. two men are recovering from burns after they were sprayed with hot tar in framingham. the fire chief says that the man was sprayed in the face of the hands and upper body by 400 degree liquid asphalt. the...
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: new this morning, new numbers show an alarming spike in medical errors in massachusetts. the number of errors in state hospitals jumped 60% according to the globe. much of that is because of an issue at baystate medical center in springfield where 500-75 patients were notified they may have been exposed to infection because of conditions in the hospital's dialysis unit. emily: a strange new twist in a story you saw first on 5. a man is making a new request. , after he was caught on surveillance stealing a signed patriots helmet. we showed you this video on yesterday's eyeopener. a man hops the bar at skipjack's in foxborough, swiping a patriots helmet signed by several players. that day more than a week ago, he called the restaurant to apologize saying he would ship got another call yesterday from the suspect asking for the news coverage to stop. >> he was like please, i'm sorry. maybe all of this can stop now, i said i can't control that, but i think you scared and nervous and
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: new this morning, new numbers show an alarming spike in medical errors in massachusetts. the number of errors in state hospitals jumped 60% according to the globe. much of that is because of an issue at baystate medical center in springfield where 500-75 patients were notified they may have been exposed to infection because of conditions in the hospital's dialysis unit. emily: a strange new twist in a story you saw first on 5. a man is making a new...
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doug meehan is live with what we know. doug: first things first. both sides of the mass pike are crash had things down to a crawl. we have a map set up from before midnight, when the vehicle was traveling east on the westbound lanes. the driver hit another vehicle traveling in the right direction. one person was declared dead at the scene and three others were taken to area hospitals. it is unclear which vehicle the person was traveling in was killed. police are still trying to notify the next of kin. both sides of the mass pike have been reopened this morning for your morning commute. live along the mass pike, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5.. emily: police putting out an urgent plea for help after a grisly crime in a quiet community. what they don't know is just as unsettling. sera congi has what we know at . sera: investigators are wanting everyone to be vigilant and they are also looking for potential witnesses. a source tells newscenter 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was found naked her hands, feet and head burned. the young woman's body was foun
doug meehan is live with what we know. doug: first things first. both sides of the mass pike are crash had things down to a crawl. we have a map set up from before midnight, when the vehicle was traveling east on the westbound lanes. the driver hit another vehicle traveling in the right direction. one person was declared dead at the scene and three others were taken to area hospitals. it is unclear which vehicle the person was traveling in was killed. police are still trying to notify the next...
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>> doug meehan is live in boston, with the plan getting the red light today. doug. >> emily and randy, good morning, the idea here is to charge drivers by how much they travel. it's kind of an alternative to the gas tax. that part of a pilot program of a smaller, highway repair bill that already has been passed by lawmakers. so the governor today is expected to, that proposal from the bill, getting out the veto pen. the plan would have used volunteers at first to see if the plan would be effective. that bill does include other changes that are expected to become law, like a 50 million grant to repair the bridges, encourage communities to design streets, that are more friendly to bicyclists and pedestrians, now, as for the mileage tax idea, transportation secretary are watching other programs but she added that there is the issue of privacy at hand. we're live on beacon hill this morning, doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> all right, thank you. and right now, a man is in the hospital with serious injuries, after falling onto the train tracks at boston's park st
>> doug meehan is live in boston, with the plan getting the red light today. doug. >> emily and randy, good morning, the idea here is to charge drivers by how much they travel. it's kind of an alternative to the gas tax. that part of a pilot program of a smaller, highway repair bill that already has been passed by lawmakers. so the governor today is expected to, that proposal from the bill, getting out the veto pen. the plan would have used volunteers at first to see if the plan...
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randy: the eye's doug meehan is in lawrence this morning with the latest in atr governor. doug: randy and emily good morning. yes he made disparaging comments about the cities of lawrence and lowell during a regional governor's conference in lowell. make that in boston. governor lepage said that the drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterday he also reiterated his earlier comments that blacks and hispanics made up the majority his counterparts say the comments are troubling. >> whether you are a state representative, a state senator, or the chief executive, there is a way that you should expect your officials to act, what the governor did, is completely unacceptable. >> and meanwhile, lawrence mayor daniel rivera was quick to respond saying that, "the governor of maine is clearly at a loss of how to fix his state's drug problems." join the club. we're looking for solutions, lawmakers are considering censoring him for his comments. doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: a quincy police lieutenant is denying alleg
randy: the eye's doug meehan is in lawrence this morning with the latest in atr governor. doug: randy and emily good morning. yes he made disparaging comments about the cities of lawrence and lowell during a regional governor's conference in lowell. make that in boston. governor lepage said that the drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterday he also reiterated his earlier comments that blacks and hispanics made up the majority his...
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emily: doug meehan is live in boston with the training about to get underway. doug? doug: emily and randy good morning. they have been talking about it for months, and today the first police officers will be wearing those body cameras. officers in five districts will be strapped with the cameras, for the two-day training session, and those officers were selected after none volunteered to be part of the training. the union has been fighting voluntary. the six-month pilot program includes 87 male officers, and 13 female officers, and 55 of them are white, and they are going to be paid $500 each to take part in that program, and the full program is set to begin next month. we're live outside of boston police headquarters this morning doug meehan. >> thank you. new this morning, new numbers showing an alarming spike in medical errors here in the commonwealth. the number of errors in the state hospital jumped 6 that is because of an issue at bay state medical center in springfield where 575 patients were notified. they may have been exposed to infection because of conditi
emily: doug meehan is live in boston with the training about to get underway. doug? doug: emily and randy good morning. they have been talking about it for months, and today the first police officers will be wearing those body cameras. officers in five districts will be strapped with the cameras, for the two-day training session, and those officers were selected after none volunteered to be part of the training. the union has been fighting voluntary. the six-month pilot program includes 87 male...
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doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> all right, thank you. a kansas water park is under investigation after the death o tollefson schwab died yesterday riding a 168-foot tall water slide said to be the largest in the world. he is the son of a state representative there, scott schwab. the park is closed today because of the investigation. >> hurricane earl turning deadly as it moved through mexico. at least 38 people died after heavy rains triggered landslides. it buried homes across the dissipated but the cleanup continues. >> a murder-suicide is rocking a pennsylvania community. the bodies of five people along with the family dog were found inside their home shot to death. the youngest just two years old. police went to the home after receiving a calling from a concerned relative on saturday, and they say that a gun was found near one of the parents along with a note, but police have not confirmed who fired the shot. >> police in connecticut say that the father of a young mother shot and killed 19-year-old sabrina desilva was begunked down i
doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> all right, thank you. a kansas water park is under investigation after the death o tollefson schwab died yesterday riding a 168-foot tall water slide said to be the largest in the world. he is the son of a state representative there, scott schwab. the park is closed today because of the investigation. >> hurricane earl turning deadly as it moved through mexico. at least 38 people died after heavy rains triggered landslides. it buried homes across...
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a deadly wrongway crash overnight. >> and the eyeopener's doug meehan is along the mass pike with the details. >> a wrongway driver responsible pike. around 11:55, massachusetts state troopers responded to reports of a crash involving a wrongway operator on the westbound side of the mass pike in westboro. that driver, a 28-year-old male from rutland, who is traveling eastbound on the westbound side, suffered fatal injuries in that crash. that wrongway vehicle struck two other cars head-on. mauer occupants were transported, and no other information regarding that crash, next of kin. the latest updates, the mass pike in both directions opened, in westboro, doug meehan, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> the community here in princeton trying to grapple with the violent death of a young woman while also remaining very cautious. the body of 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was discovered in the woods on sunday night off brook station road. a source telling us that she was found naked, her hands, feet, and head burned. mother's house here in princeton, to go for a run. at this point, investigates are stil
a deadly wrongway crash overnight. >> and the eyeopener's doug meehan is along the mass pike with the details. >> a wrongway driver responsible pike. around 11:55, massachusetts state troopers responded to reports of a crash involving a wrongway operator on the westbound side of the mass pike in westboro. that driver, a 28-year-old male from rutland, who is traveling eastbound on the westbound side, suffered fatal injuries in that crash. that wrongway vehicle struck two other cars...
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newscenter 5's doug meehan is live at logan. doug, how is it going? doug: emily, the line has been growing by the second at terminal a, but systemwide approximately 300 flights were canceled due to the power outage impacting delta operations. only 800 of 6000 scheduled flights worldwide were up and running. cancellations could continue for hartsfield-jackson airport, this morning's power outage and system wide computer crash meant long lines and little movement for delta passengers. what have they told you about the flights and the system? anything at all? >> no, i heard from someone that it was down nationwide. doug: the sign board providing minimal information, suggesting most flights were scheduled, but no indication as to exactly when they would take to the skies. what's the status for you right now? >> on track, delayed. but that's part of being a traveler doug: did they say how long? >> couple of hours. doug: despite the delays, passengers we talked to seem to be taking the issue in stride. perhaps today's flying public used to the unexpected. >
newscenter 5's doug meehan is live at logan. doug, how is it going? doug: emily, the line has been growing by the second at terminal a, but systemwide approximately 300 flights were canceled due to the power outage impacting delta operations. only 800 of 6000 scheduled flights worldwide were up and running. cancellations could continue for hartsfield-jackson airport, this morning's power outage and system wide computer crash meant long lines and little movement for delta passengers. what have...
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i'm doug meehan. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. did not need an alarm clock at 2:30 this morning. it takes between the time between you see the lightning and hear the thunder to go on mile. a of lightning, war of thunder, look at how fast it has moved out of here. the leading edge of the hot air returning. it is going to be with it will feel like it is over 100 degrees today. partly cloudy skies, around 80 degrees. by 3:00, 96. we have to introduce the chance of thunderstorms. one or two of us might have a thunderstorm that produces heavy will talk about these temperatures, when they will cool down and when we can break the humidity. antoinette: we are following breaking news. the coast guard called to a rescue mission. six people pulled out of the water. they were found clinging on to the boat as it sank in dorchester bay. police responding to a distress call around 1:30 this morning. officials say the boat was taking on water and sinking fast. some of the passengers were wearing lifejackets. none of them were injured. right now.
i'm doug meehan. antoinette: and i'm antoinette antonio. did not need an alarm clock at 2:30 this morning. it takes between the time between you see the lightning and hear the thunder to go on mile. a of lightning, war of thunder, look at how fast it has moved out of here. the leading edge of the hot air returning. it is going to be with it will feel like it is over 100 degrees today. partly cloudy skies, around 80 degrees. by 3:00, 96. we have to introduce the chance of thunderstorms. one or...
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the eyeopener's doug meehan is in boston with what we've uncovered. doug: getting a spot here during but it was no problem for some state employees. this is the invitation to the private party. the guests greeted by the dcr deputy commissioner. then golf carts, rented by dcr and driven by dcr staff, used to transport them from the party on beacon street to the esplanade. records obtained exclusively by five investigates' mikau thrown by dcr commisioner leo roy and deputy commissioner matthew sisk went out to more than a dozen state employees. now both men are suspended without pay for one week for utilizing dcr resources for their private event. they've also reimbursed the state more than the executive $800. office of energy and environmental affairs released this statement saying the use of state resources for this private event was entirely inappropriate commissioner sisk fully reimbursed the state so that not a single tax dollar was wasted. after we started asking questions, roy and sisk reported the party to the ethics commission which ordered them
the eyeopener's doug meehan is in boston with what we've uncovered. doug: getting a spot here during but it was no problem for some state employees. this is the invitation to the private party. the guests greeted by the dcr deputy commissioner. then golf carts, rented by dcr and driven by dcr staff, used to transport them from the party on beacon street to the esplanade. records obtained exclusively by five investigates' mikau thrown by dcr commisioner leo roy and deputy commissioner matthew...
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as newscenter 5's doug meehan shows us it was their own allergy scare that inspired them to cook up something different. inside the old pear hot dog factory in dorchester is a collaboration of new food go getters. we're accidental entrepreneurs. nicole ledoux and her husband rob dalton founded this healthy snack food company called 88 acres 2 years ago. but you have to go back to their 4th date together to learn why they started producing these goodies that are free of most >> we ended up in the emergency room that night. i met his family there for the 1st time. turns out, rob is highly allergic to peanuts and tree nuts and his dinner had been contaminated. when i got him on the road to recovery, we just started tinkering in the kitchen trying to find him a healthy, convenient, on the go snack. not only did they come up with a healthy and safe treat for rob, but friends, both with and without food allergies we're starting to enjoy them as well. you could say they were cooking up a recipe for futu s it sort of snowballed into something amazing and we took a step back and said maybe we're on to
as newscenter 5's doug meehan shows us it was their own allergy scare that inspired them to cook up something different. inside the old pear hot dog factory in dorchester is a collaboration of new food go getters. we're accidental entrepreneurs. nicole ledoux and her husband rob dalton founded this healthy snack food company called 88 acres 2 years ago. but you have to go back to their 4th date together to learn why they started producing these goodies that are free of most >> we ended up...
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newscenter 5's doug meehan has more on the video. doug: a closer look at those a chicago police officer opens the door of his patrol car, raises his gun, then open fires as suspect paul o'neal speeds away in a stolen jaguar. a second angle captures another officer firing. o'neal races down this neighborhood and crashes head on into a squad car -- enjoy squad car. o'neal flees on foot, officers chasing him. cam and dash cam videos, our first look at how things unfolded july 28, when chicago police fatally shot the 18-year-old car robbery suspect. officers running through backyards, pinning him down, and handcuffing him, all after an officer shot him in the back. missing from these images, bodycam footage of the fatal shot being fired. authorities say that camera was not recording, and are now investigating why. officers on the scene seem concerned about fallout. >> i swear to god. doug: o'neal died shortly after the shooting. he was unarmed. o'neal's family now demanding justice. >> it was distrubing, very disturbing. not the way anyth
newscenter 5's doug meehan has more on the video. doug: a closer look at those a chicago police officer opens the door of his patrol car, raises his gun, then open fires as suspect paul o'neal speeds away in a stolen jaguar. a second angle captures another officer firing. o'neal races down this neighborhood and crashes head on into a squad car -- enjoy squad car. o'neal flees on foot, officers chasing him. cam and dash cam videos, our first look at how things unfolded july 28, when chicago...
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the new lines of attack both doug: good morning, i'm doug meehan. it's saturday morning. we have 12 the hard way. antoinette: two sixes. 66 degrees. he was teaching me about craps during the break. what? doug: double 6s. antoinette: i'm antoinette in with a.j. this morning. good to have you here. a.j.: good to be here. tell you what. today will antoinette: are we talking craps, the games? a.j.: yes. good morning. not a lot to talk about weather-wise for today. we have to look well off to the west and find the scattered showers and thunder showers rolling through wisconsin toward illinois as well, and this is eventually, in different fashion, our next system. that doesn't arrive until monday. until then, look at this. 63 in bedford. 66 in blue hill -- on blue hill. falmouth at 70. high pressure is cresting overhead. that equals out to a fantastic day with lower humidity today as well. the humidity remaining in check. it's still pretty -- i call it pleasant to maybe slightly sticky outside, but certainly not as uncomfortably oppressive as it was yesterday at this time. so hi
the new lines of attack both doug: good morning, i'm doug meehan. it's saturday morning. we have 12 the hard way. antoinette: two sixes. 66 degrees. he was teaching me about craps during the break. what? doug: double 6s. antoinette: i'm antoinette in with a.j. this morning. good to have you here. a.j.: good to be here. tell you what. today will antoinette: are we talking craps, the games? a.j.: yes. good morning. not a lot to talk about weather-wise for today. we have to look well off to the...
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doug: doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. diane: a.j. burnett has the sox 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 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 fellow vacationer and fellow citizen. ? why do banks treat you and your money like this? they nickel and dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. and built a checking account that's free of all that nonsense. no fees. no minimums. no gotchas. at capital one, your money stays your money. reid: look outside on a saturday afternoon -- a bit gloomy. diane: a few cells on the radar? a.j.: yeah, but not necessarily for the boston area. the fact that there was an accident on the gloom -- we did overall pretty gloomy in boston and up through the north. that is actually helping
doug: doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. diane: a.j. burnett has the sox 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 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 fellow vacationer and fellow citizen. ? why do banks...
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doug: i'm doug meehan. a.j. is standing by. we're down a degree from last hour. what's happening, a.j.? a.j.: no more 12s the hard way. we hit 90 yesterday. one more time. so that puts us at 19 days where we've hit 90 degrees. that makes it six of august, half as many as last year. also, you know that 90 degrees was really tough to take yesterday because it was so darn oppressively humid. it's gotten better outside and is much more comfortable this morning. this morning, 60 in bedford, 63 in fitchburg. 59 in taunton. some more rural areas are more cool this morning with 50s toward orange, for example. where are we heading today? how about we'll call it 80 line with a sea breeze kicking in for midday and into the afternoon. outside of 128 and toward 495, up into the merrimack valley, likely to see temperatures climbing into the middle and perhaps upper 80s in a few spots with tons of sunshine. how about the rest of your weekend? thumbs up on it. we'll talk about early next week coming up in a bit from now. guys? doug: thank you. breaking overnight, an arrest is ma
doug: i'm doug meehan. a.j. is standing by. we're down a degree from last hour. what's happening, a.j.? a.j.: no more 12s the hard way. we hit 90 yesterday. one more time. so that puts us at 19 days where we've hit 90 degrees. that makes it six of august, half as many as last year. also, you know that 90 degrees was really tough to take yesterday because it was so darn oppressively humid. it's gotten better outside and is much more comfortable this morning. this morning, 60 in bedford, 63 in...
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doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: all right, doug, thank you. right now a fire on plum island , is under investigation. night. the fire quickly spread to three alarms. fire crews from all over the merrimack valley responded. no one was hurt. two boston firefighters are recovering right now after this fire in mattapan. it started at a home on alabama street last night the heat making the flames worse. the two firefighters were treated for minor injuries. officials believe the flames were started by a powerful lightbulb that was too close to flammable materials. that home suffered about $150,000 worth of damage. one of the members of the teamsters local 25 is expected to plead guilty to extortion char four teamsters are accused of intimidating the staff and crew of the top chef reality show while it was shot in the boston area two years ago. "the herald" reporting mark harrington will change his plea next month. a chase suspect is facing several charges. police say joshua mousette crashed into police cruisers early yesterday after leading officers
doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: all right, doug, thank you. right now a fire on plum island , is under investigation. night. the fire quickly spread to three alarms. fire crews from all over the merrimack valley responded. no one was hurt. two boston firefighters are recovering right now after this fire in mattapan. it started at a home on alabama street last night the heat making the flames worse. the two firefighters were treated for minor injuries. officials believe the flames were...
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doug meehan is live in lawrence. doug: maine is blaming places like this for its drug problem although the people here say don't point the finger at lawrence. >> i don't think it's ok, i don't think anyone should be pointing their finger down at lawrence is ok 'cause i love my city. doug: take a stroll along this hard-working city along the merrimack and you'll find that people here take great offence to the governor of maine's recent statement. during a regional conference of governors in boston, the state's worsening opioid crisis on drug dealers from lowell and lawrence. >> why are you blaming the city of lawrence when things like this happen all over the united states? >> it's not a city problem it's a national problem. doug: the governor sits in an office 130 miles away from the street and the people of his town. massachusetts governor charlie baker sang the opioid crisis does not discriminate and does not have boundaries. >> i think this is one area where the region the way the new -- where the new england regio
doug meehan is live in lawrence. doug: maine is blaming places like this for its drug problem although the people here say don't point the finger at lawrence. >> i don't think it's ok, i don't think anyone should be pointing their finger down at lawrence is ok 'cause i love my city. doug: take a stroll along this hard-working city along the merrimack and you'll find that people here take great offence to the governor of maine's recent statement. during a regional conference of governors...
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i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio. we have a.j. with us. 70 degrees, lower humidity. it's perfect. a.j.: after this show, we should get out and enjoy it. what do you think? antoinette: 30 more minutes to go. but stay there for now. a.j.: hang out with us. we'll step you through the day today. it's going to be amazing. temperatures begin the day in the lower 70s. this morning. but it is tasty outside right now. down in the cape on vacation, one of the last vacation weekends of the summer. 73 plymouth, falmouth at 75. hyannis at 73. the vineyard at 75 degrees. i would expect that this weather will be the sort of thing where the bridges are going to be busy, probably starting about now. but they're just going to get worse as you head through the day. so i'd plan your trip about no weather-wise, going to be gorgeous. tons of shine. the sunshine down through the eastern seaboard and through toronto. then we start running into a few clouds. cold front offshore means high pressure building in and drier air, lower humidity is moving in. an
i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio. we have a.j. with us. 70 degrees, lower humidity. it's perfect. a.j.: after this show, we should get out and enjoy it. what do you think? antoinette: 30 more minutes to go. but stay there for now. a.j.: hang out with us. we'll step you through the day today. it's going to be amazing. temperatures begin the day in the lower 70s. this morning. but it is tasty outside right now. down in the cape on vacation, one of the last vacation weekends of...
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doug: i'm doug meehan. mike, do you have impressions you'd like to share? mike: zero. doug: no sonny or anything? mike: just bright sunshine. we'll move off and talk about the weather. clear skies right now. look at that. just no clouds to speak of. it's going to be a lot like yesterday. humidity will be up a touch yesterday. notice the area to the west. you see the cloud, the ripple. you get all of this today. tonight, one or two may get an isolated shower. we could use the rain. here are temperatures right now. 67 in boston. outside the city, temperatures in the 60s. then cool spots, orange, jaffrey, keen. degrees. that thermometer is in a sandy area. you'll see where it gets cold on martha's vineyard. but it's more where the thermometer is at. norwood checking in at 59 degrees. today, looks like this. lots of sunshine should be around 70 this morning, 80 toward the beaches today. we'll talk about the shower threat tomorrow. antoinette? antoinette: thank you. breaking news right now. a three-alarm fire on hudson street in northborough the crews are looking for hot spo
doug: i'm doug meehan. mike, do you have impressions you'd like to share? mike: zero. doug: no sonny or anything? mike: just bright sunshine. we'll move off and talk about the weather. clear skies right now. look at that. just no clouds to speak of. it's going to be a lot like yesterday. humidity will be up a touch yesterday. notice the area to the west. you see the cloud, the ripple. you get all of this today. tonight, one or two may get an isolated shower. we could use the rain. here are...
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doug: i'm doug meehan. we're following breaking news on the eyeopener, coming up at 8:00. an arrest in the murder of two nuns in mississippi a man police say they've had on their radar doug: a flock of stolen flamingos find its way home. the community support in new hampshire for a young girl with cancer. antoinette: those stories coming up, but let's check in with a.j. a.j.: an incredible day. i think we'll try to make plans to do it tomorrow. nary a cloud in the sky. it's fantastic out there. drier levels of humidity came in, in the wake of the cold front that passed through yesterday. maybe you got high pressure is now running the show, bringing in the reinforcing shot of lower humidity. we look off to the west, we run into showers and storms out through the great lakes. eventually, those showers and storms make noise for us later tomorrow night and on into monday. in terms of the amount of humidity in the air, you remember yesterday was really uncomfortable, oppressive. look where we are now. we're back into the pleasant to slightly sticky range, i would say. i think yo
doug: i'm doug meehan. we're following breaking news on the eyeopener, coming up at 8:00. an arrest in the murder of two nuns in mississippi a man police say they've had on their radar doug: a flock of stolen flamingos find its way home. the community support in new hampshire for a young girl with cancer. antoinette: those stories coming up, but let's check in with a.j. a.j.: an incredible day. i think we'll try to make plans to do it tomorrow. nary a cloud in the sky. it's fantastic out there....
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doug: i'm doug meehan. it's august 21. mike wankum standing by for a look at the second half of the weekend. we start off, temperatures in the 60s. comfortable outside. humidity is down. humidity is coming up and so are the clouds. there are broken clouds off in new york state, but this is the area pushing this direction. as it moves in, the cloud cover will thicken. the rain will arrive overnight. could be a rumble of thunderstorms with it. so in boston, we're going to see temperatures warming up. start to see clouds coming in this afternoon because of a sea breeze inland, we should be 80 to 85 degrees. high temperatures inland, which are very hot into the mid 80s, and the humidity is coming up as well this afternoon. after that, here comes the clouds, the chances for thunderstorms. we'll talk more about the exact timeline, but you get the idea. it's after midnight that these come roaring through. all details in a few minutes. antoinette: breaking noogs out of east boston this morning. one woman is dead, two women are inj
doug: i'm doug meehan. it's august 21. mike wankum standing by for a look at the second half of the weekend. we start off, temperatures in the 60s. comfortable outside. humidity is down. humidity is coming up and so are the clouds. there are broken clouds off in new york state, but this is the area pushing this direction. as it moves in, the cloud cover will thicken. the rain will arrive overnight. could be a rumble of thunderstorms with it. so in boston, we're going to see temperatures warming...
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doug: i'm doug meehan. it's the big weekend before the final weekend. mike: it's got an official name. doug: the end. mike: summer is over. did you enjoy yesterday? today will be a repeat. look at the satellite picture. nothing going on. as we advance the clock, we can't see anything. you see a few things to the west. overnight, after midnight, we may see a pop-up shower or two. there's a threat of it around tomorrow. it's one of those cases where a lot of us will stay completely dry. 68 degrees in boston. a lot of temperatures in the 60s. toward jaffrey and keen, into the upper 50s. a not like friday, when the humidity was oppressive. we've got 59 in taunton. in the vineyard, 53 degrees. lots of sunshine today, across the board. by 9:00, we should be around 70. 3:00, cooler at the coast, but 84 because of the sea breeze. by this evening, start to see a few clouds. overnight, a chance to see we'll check on the tropics in a few moments. antoinette? antoinette: thank you. right now, a deadly crash is under investigation. a teenager is dead, another is behi
doug: i'm doug meehan. it's the big weekend before the final weekend. mike: it's got an official name. doug: the end. mike: summer is over. did you enjoy yesterday? today will be a repeat. look at the satellite picture. nothing going on. as we advance the clock, we can't see anything. you see a few things to the west. overnight, after midnight, we may see a pop-up shower or two. there's a threat of it around tomorrow. it's one of those cases where a lot of us will stay completely dry. 68...
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i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio. i hope your weekend is off to a good start. we want that to continue with nice weather, mike wankum. mike: you have barbecue plans, don't you? this afternoon. i didn't ask for my personal forecast this afternoon. mike: you've got a beautiful day coming your way. clear skies right now. you start to see a few clouds that my drift through this afternoon, but more importantly, over the midwest, that is some rain. i know we haven't seen it for a while. it's going to be getting in here, looks like, as we talk about tomorrow night. so keep that in mind. sunday night into monday morning, could have showers. this morning, orange is down to 58, keen is at 56. almost cool t hours, temperatures go up in the upper 70s. however, if you're away from the city, temperatures should get warmer. the other thing, looking away from the city, around 1:00 this afternoon, we get clouds developing. this computer model looks like we have showers. maybe a chance of sprinkles here or there. most of that is going to be west of 495. not looking for too much
i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio. i hope your weekend is off to a good start. we want that to continue with nice weather, mike wankum. mike: you have barbecue plans, don't you? this afternoon. i didn't ask for my personal forecast this afternoon. mike: you've got a beautiful day coming your way. clear skies right now. you start to see a few clouds that my drift through this afternoon, but more importantly, over the midwest, that is some rain. i know we haven't seen it for a...
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i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio, along with mike wankum this morning. is it a good day to maybe grill outdoors? mike: are you having ice cream? antoinette: yes mike: doug and i will show up. it's looks good for it. there will be clouds this anything. there's no rain until we talk about tomorrow night. antoinette: perfect. mike: the rain maker in chicago right now. chicago may have good thunderstorms before this morning is out as the line pushes eastward. but you get the idea, look at how much room we've got to go through. that's why it's not going to get here. it's running into a lot of dry air. humidity will come up tomorrow. don't plan on a lot of rain, but we could see a quarter to half inch of rain as the line moves through late tomorrow night into early monday morning. 'r this morning, keen was down to the mid 50s. it was nice and cool and comfortable. now a lot of 60s and 70s showing up. near the shore line, temperatures only going to go up another eight, nine degrees at most. inland, they can go up 15 to 16 degrees. we'll see readings into the mid
i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio, along with mike wankum this morning. is it a good day to maybe grill outdoors? mike: are you having ice cream? antoinette: yes mike: doug and i will show up. it's looks good for it. there will be clouds this anything. there's no rain until we talk about tomorrow night. antoinette: perfect. mike: the rain maker in chicago right now. chicago may have good thunderstorms before this morning is out as the line pushes eastward. but you get the...
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maria doug meehan takes takes us : on a journey through time in tonight's made in mass. doug: just past the headwaters of the west branch of the westport river, you'll find an example of one of the first places to not only to make something in massachusetts but for the entire u.s. for that matter. >> to me this is a very special place. george whitley is the latest : caretaker of gray's grist mill in westport. for almost 300 years they have been grinding out a new england staple, fresh cornmeal. >> by deed, there has been a mill established here 1717. doug like they did dating back : in the revolutionary war days rotating stones grind down a special corn that's grown just over the border. >> it's a large hard kernal of corn called 'narragansett, rhode island white capped flint corn'. it's simply bag as is and sold fresh. i like to make a joke about the >>i like to make a joke about the farm to table movement. everyone's heard of it. you have the farm you have the table. i'm 'to'. nice to meet you. doug from nearby store shelves : internet sales, a centuries old ingredient
maria doug meehan takes takes us : on a journey through time in tonight's made in mass. doug: just past the headwaters of the west branch of the westport river, you'll find an example of one of the first places to not only to make something in massachusetts but for the entire u.s. for that matter. >> to me this is a very special place. george whitley is the latest : caretaker of gray's grist mill in westport. for almost 300 years they have been grinding out a new england staple, fresh...
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doug: i'm doug meehan. here's something to think about. today is august 21. one month from today -- mike: september 21. doug: first day of fall. mike: please, stop that! spot, doug. we can't think this early. mike: look at the numbers. 68 degrees right now. towards hartford, it's 76. humidity is coming up. warm air is trying to push along with the humidity. we need that to set us up for a chance of thunderstorms tonight. what's the timeline on the thunderstorms? this afternoon, by 4:00, notice the cloud cover thickens. we may see a few scattered showers or sprinkles out in the the real rain event doesn't show up until 10:00 tonight. you see a line of thunderstorms here that marches eastward. not arriving in the boston area and the eastern part of the state until 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. when this moves through, there could be the occasional downpour. watch out, there could be ponding of roadways for the morning commute. behind it, the skies clear. today, we'll start with sunshine, throw a few clouds in this afternoon. it will get cloudy and humid toward the
doug: i'm doug meehan. here's something to think about. today is august 21. one month from today -- mike: september 21. doug: first day of fall. mike: please, stop that! spot, doug. we can't think this early. mike: look at the numbers. 68 degrees right now. towards hartford, it's 76. humidity is coming up. warm air is trying to push along with the humidity. we need that to set us up for a chance of thunderstorms tonight. what's the timeline on the thunderstorms? this afternoon, by 4:00, notice...
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i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio, along with mike wankum. mike, temperatures right now? mike: humidity not bad. sun is up. antoinette: maybe outdoor plans today mike: that would be a good idea. i'll be napping. doug: a better idea. mike: a beautiful day like this, lay on a hammock outside. on radar right now, not much happening unless you're offshore at block island. look at the one shower. picking up some patchy, dense fog into worcester right now. otherwise, that's about it. there's not really any cloud here, west of chicago. this area of rain is coming in here. you get the idea. that's a long way to go. so as it travels down i-90, mass pike, it looks like it will take coming in here as we talk about probably tomorrow night after midnight before it gets here. could get a quarter to a half inch of rain. temperatures this morning, boston off the morning low, 70 degrees. look at the pocket of cool air with readings in the 50s. we cool things off a little bit. you get in the valley, t get fog here or there. it will burn off quickly once the su
i'm doug meehan. antoinette: i'm antoinette antonio, along with mike wankum. mike, temperatures right now? mike: humidity not bad. sun is up. antoinette: maybe outdoor plans today mike: that would be a good idea. i'll be napping. doug: a better idea. mike: a beautiful day like this, lay on a hammock outside. on radar right now, not much happening unless you're offshore at block island. look at the one shower. picking up some patchy, dense fog into worcester right now. otherwise, that's about...
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doug: i'm doug meehan. emily: i'm emily riemer. breaking news at noon, an arrest in the sexual assault of an elderly woman in hingham. this boston man now in custody. doug: an anonymous tip line has been set up for leads in the murder of a 27-year-old jogger. a vigil for vanessa marcotte is planned tonight in princeton emily:. shocking charges against a malden teacher's aide accused of middlesex superior court. reid: the details laid out in court by prosecutors. some are far too inappropriate for us to report. they point to a severe use of power -- abuse of power. the alleged rapes took place in a bathroom at malden high school. prosecutors say the defendant, stephen mcdonald was a paraprofessional who would assist boy to the bathroom. the detailed horrific allegations of rape. >> the victim -- the defendant would often offer the victim candy to lure him into the bathroom. reid: adding mcdonald often threatened the victim. >> the defendant threatened to go to the victim's home and tell his mother. reid: prosecutors say the victim wa
doug: i'm doug meehan. emily: i'm emily riemer. breaking news at noon, an arrest in the sexual assault of an elderly woman in hingham. this boston man now in custody. doug: an anonymous tip line has been set up for leads in the murder of a 27-year-old jogger. a vigil for vanessa marcotte is planned tonight in princeton emily:. shocking charges against a malden teacher's aide accused of middlesex superior court. reid: the details laid out in court by prosecutors. some are far too inappropriate...
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we're live in east boston, doug meehan, newscenter 5. emily: clrk jokes around with jimmy kimmel touching on a couple of topics, including donald trump. >> i am drawing on my experience in elementary school. emily: she called attacks about her health wacky and invited kimmel to take her pulse. meantime after plenty of tough subject. some say he may be softening his stance but he insists his policy positions have not changed. randy: today president barack obama will be heading to louisiana to tour the area's hardest hit by the historic flooding there. baton rouge saw as much as two feet of rain in two days. swamping homes and flooding the many neighborhoods. 13 people died in the flooding. about 60,000 buildings and homes damaged. sophomore than 100,000 peopl assistance. emily: people in concord are cleaning up after a tornado tore through a section of the community. in all 39 homes were damaged when the ef-1 tornado cut a half mile swath through that town. marlborough also hit hard. fortunately, though, no one was hurt. >> and sky 5 over
we're live in east boston, doug meehan, newscenter 5. emily: clrk jokes around with jimmy kimmel touching on a couple of topics, including donald trump. >> i am drawing on my experience in elementary school. emily: she called attacks about her health wacky and invited kimmel to take her pulse. meantime after plenty of tough subject. some say he may be softening his stance but he insists his policy positions have not changed. randy: today president barack obama will be heading to louisiana...
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doug meehan shows us in tonight's made in mass. doug: there is somethingut pouring out of a copper pot that just makes you feel good. imagine making it everyday? >> i'm a life long candy junkie. doug jason mccrea is owner of : mccrea's candies of readville. the self proclaimed nerd biologist really loves understanding the chemical complexities of how something is made. tell me about this bubbly goodness right here. >> right. this is the caramel. it's probably 15 minutes from being done. doug when he decided to create >> no artificial preservatives, no weird colorings or anything like that. so straight forward ingredients. doug: the idea of becoming the candy man became a reality after jason started making carmels for his kids' teachers. soon, word got out and he had a hard time keeping up with demand. >> it kind of gradually grew and grew and grew. and honestly it was a challenge doug with flavors like dark : roasted mocha single malt scotch, ginger fusion and , rosemary truffle sea salt these aren't your grandmother's caramels. >>
doug meehan shows us in tonight's made in mass. doug: there is somethingut pouring out of a copper pot that just makes you feel good. imagine making it everyday? >> i'm a life long candy junkie. doug jason mccrea is owner of : mccrea's candies of readville. the self proclaimed nerd biologist really loves understanding the chemical complexities of how something is made. tell me about this bubbly goodness right here. >> right. this is the caramel. it's probably 15 minutes from being...
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doug meehan is live with the latest. doug: the victim just shy of his 16th birthday lucky to be alive this afternoon as police continue their investigation into who pulled the trigger. >> i heard a bunch of gunshots. i came out on my porch and realized it was right over here at 24 doug:. just before midnight chris garrett of gunfire in south boston. >> i heard about seven of them. seven shots. doug: according to boston police several of those bullets striking the 15-year-old who was sitting in a car on gavin way. >> he will shot three times. according to the doctors visit good chance he may survive. doug: as scheduled event in roxbury, mayor marty walsh says development. >> hotspot the summary another had not been a lot of shootings. police have been working very closely with security as well. >> police are not released the identity of the victim of neighbor who works with him at a local youth center had nothing but kind words for the teen. >> a good kid. while the average teenagers. doesn't cause no trouble. they ride bi
doug meehan is live with the latest. doug: the victim just shy of his 16th birthday lucky to be alive this afternoon as police continue their investigation into who pulled the trigger. >> i heard a bunch of gunshots. i came out on my porch and realized it was right over here at 24 doug:. just before midnight chris garrett of gunfire in south boston. >> i heard about seven of them. seven shots. doug: according to boston police several of those bullets striking the 15-year-old who was...
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newscenter 5's doug meehan is live in gloucester where the suspect will face a judge. doug: there seems to be the suspect so the court is , waiting on an interpreter before he can be arraigned. he is 22-year-old angel castro of gloucester, and is charged with assault with the intent to rape, as well as assault and battery on a disabled person. essex county sheriff's deputies bringing castro to the courthouse earlier this morning. this after he was arrested in rockport following the release of this surveillance video. this all began near last wednesday near the rockland commuter rail stop when police say castro approached a woman ground, and began grabbing at her underwear. the victim states that she feared she was going to be raped, and when she screamed, her attacker took off on a bicycle. fortunately, the victim only suffered minor injuries. emily: the last week of august is upon us. some people are trying to squeeze in beach time. you do need to watch up because of what has been happening. >> a lot of people are trying to sneak away before school get started. believe
newscenter 5's doug meehan is live in gloucester where the suspect will face a judge. doug: there seems to be the suspect so the court is , waiting on an interpreter before he can be arraigned. he is 22-year-old angel castro of gloucester, and is charged with assault with the intent to rape, as well as assault and battery on a disabled person. essex county sheriff's deputies bringing castro to the courthouse earlier this morning. this after he was arrested in rockport following the release of...