the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here to set the stage. erika: just hours before giving a major speech on immigration trump says he will travel to mexico. trump tweeting last night, i have accepted the invitation of president enrique pena nieto, of mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow. last night, trump was in washington state for a rally. he was met by protesters filling the streets in everett. later today he's expected to finally spell out the specifics on cnn, the candidate's son gave a preview of what we could hear.

the eye's erika tarantal is here to set the stage. erika: big medal events in the gym and the pool where t' teammates but also rivals. michael phelps and ryan lochte go head to head in the 200-meter medley. they're considered the top two of all time in the event. and yes in gynmastics, simone biles and hometown favorite aly raisman look to medal in the individual all around. meantime wednesday it was another gold for katie ledecky who helped the women's 4 by 200 freestyle relay team finish and carmelo anthony with 31 first. points against australia becomes leading olympic scorer. america leading in the medal count with 32. china still in second with 23. emily: big congrats this morning for a local diver, michael hixon will be bringing home a silver medal from rio. he's on the left in this picture. hixon and his teammate sam dorman competed in the synchronized diving competition. they came in second to great britain, with the chinese team winning bronze. hixon lists amherst as his hometown but currently attends indiana university. the w

todd: erika tarantal introduces us to a community called dreamers and doers and its boston chapter. erika: these business women give new meaning to ladies who lunch. >> -- erika: at this table, trail blazers. >> it might be women starting companies. erika: all brought together by gesche haas and what she calls her collaboration and co-mentorship community dreamers and doers. >> it started by accident out of a personal need. when i was starting my very first company, it was harder for me to find other women that were on similar paths. erika: so she created a space for women find each other, connecting female entrepreneurs from across the globe online. >> so we have people post offers everyone ends up giving but getting more than they actually gave. >> right away, i was like this is what i needed. erika: liz long helps people turn ideas into products. >> say you have an idea for a line of children's clothing or piece of furniture, medical device whatever it is, i help people through the actual making process. erika: this waltham mom runs her company from home. even with the experience

the eye's erika tarantal is here to set the stage. erika: the finals for the women's team all-around in gymnastics is today. all eyes will be on needham's own aly raisman and the rest of the u.s. women who qualified first going into the medal competition. meantime, coined the cold war in the pool, american lilly king beat out russia's yulia efimova for gold in the 100 meter breaststroke monday. the russian had served a more than year suspension for doping. and ryan murphy scored another backstroke. the americans leading nicely in the medal count right now with 19. china sits in second with 13. back in the pool tonight, swimming stars michael phelps and katie ledecky who both placed second in qualifiers yesterday. randy: a major mix up by american airlines could cost an olympic golfer his shot at a medal. argentinian golfer, emiliano could miss his chance to compete in the games after the airline lost his golf bag with his clubs inside. the airline tweeted back, saying they have a team of people looking for it. grillo has until the star

the eye's erika tarantal is here with the breaking developments. erika: right now all the focus is on those desperate efforts to pull people from the rubble. the scope of the tragedy still really unknown as the death toll has already risen to 21 but that the quake struck as residents were fast asleep around 3:30am in italy. buildings hundreds of-years-old just completely crumbled. ceilings caving in on top of people. the mayor of amatrice saying his town isn't anymore. and the response really difficult as navigating the narrow roads is proving to be a challenge for those operating heavy machinery, furiously looking for survivors and victims. >> it's a very mountainous arean it's not easily accessible. it will take a while for rescuers to get there. erika: there's grave concern about what will be uncovered as the area is popular with vacationers in these summer months. the initial shaking, followed by some 39 aftershocks, was felt as far away as rome about 80 miles away. randy: other stories we're following right now, two men are seriously hurt after

the eye's erika tarantal is tracking the race for the white house. erika: both candidates have been busy on the trail but no scheduled events today. the break comes after a day of heated language over race. >> the inner cities are dying brunt of it, and she knows she's not going to do anything about it, she talks about fixing the inner cities and has been for 30 years. she hasn't done anything and that to me is bigotry. erika: in a one-on-one interview with our sister station wmur, donald trump repeated his claims that hillary clinton is a bigot. the comments came after she released a new ad attempting to link him to supremacist groups including the kkk. something she reiterated in an event last night in nevada. >> of largely white audiences and described black communities in such insulting and ignorant terms -- poverty, rejection, horrible education. erika: in a sign of how close we are getting to election day, yesterday representatives from both campaigns were at the white house to begin planning for a transition. emily and randy? randy: this mornin

randy: the eye's erika tarantal is tracking new information as it comes in. erika: that breaking news coming from dorchester. a delivery person is shot on norwell street early this morning. details are still coming in. we know the victim was taken to an area hospital but his condition is not clear. woman is sexually assaulted at knifepoint. the suspect rode up on a bike on claremont street early yesterday morning and forced the victim to the carter playground where she was attacked. and right now president obama is getting ready to head to louisiana. he'll tour storm damage after historic flooding in the baton rouge area. emily, randy? emily: right now, we're learning new details about a deadly accident involving a party bus in east boston. randy: the eye's doug meehan is there this morning with what the victim's family is now saying. it's still unclear exactly what led to two women falling out of the party bus. but one of the victim's families is now questioning the company's story. the family says 27-year-old tracy paniagua, who fell into the window early su

the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here to set the stage. erika: just hours before giving a major speech on immigration trump says he will travel to mexico. trump tweeting last night, i have accepted the invitation of president enrique pena nieto, of mexico, and look very much forward to meeting him tomorrow. last night, trump was in washington state for a rally. he was met by protesters filling the streets in everett. later today he's expected to finally spell out the specifics on cnn, the candidate's son gave a preview of what we could hear. collects you have to eliminate sanctuary cities, you have to get rid of the criminals certainly first and foremost, you have to secure the border. these are common sense things. erika: in recent meetings with hispanic supporters, trump has suggested he could be open to changing his hardline approach. but he has also said he is still committed to building a wall with mexico. his speech is at 9:00 tonight in arizona we'll stream it live on randy? randy: john mccain is on his way to the general election. t

randy: erika tarantal is tracking new information as it comes in. erika: right now two american swimmers are being ordered not to leave rio after being pulled off a flight to the u.s. police want them to testify about claims that ryan lochte and his teammates were robbed at gunpoint on sunday. new this morning, more than 24,000 drug cases could be thrown out after a ruling by the state's highest court. the sjc will allow aclu lawyers to argue that all cases tainted by rouge state chemist annie dookhan should be dismissed all at once. and right now boston police are boosting patrols in the back bay after reports of a peeping tom. residents are putting posters up along marlborough street. they warn that someone has been seen peeking into windows randy: today all eyes will be on battleground new hampshire for a big campaign visit. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in manchester to set the stage. sera: today gop vice presidential nominee mike pence will hold a town hall meeting here in a state that's becoming critical for both campaigns. these ar

randy: the eye's erika tarantal is here with a very special win. erika: for this talented team a gold medal was probably never in doubt. they're that good. they dubbed themselves the final five a tribute to retiring national coordinator martha karolyi. aly raisman led these highly accomplished young women to a stunning win beating their closest rivals by more than 8 points, the biggest margin since twitter writing "we are the final five, oh and one more thing we're also olympic champions." next stop for raisman the individual all-around tomorrow. team usa just as golden in the pool. michael phelps with two big wins, in his signature event the 200-meter fly and anchoring the 4 by 200 freestyle relay. that ups his total of golds to 21. and american katie ledecky captured her second gold of these games winning the 200 that all adds up to some pretty impressive hardware. the u.s. now has 26 medals, nine of them gold. china still in second place. one disappointing note defending champ serena williams won't be getting another gold. she lost her match yest

the eye's erika tarantal is tracking information just coming in. erika: abc news is reporting that jimmy feigen is being required to donate $11,000 to leave brazil after this fiasco. meantime the u.s. olympic committee is apologizing and ryan lochte's sure he will do the same. they are considering charging him with reporting a false crime -- they say this video proves their story about being robbed was a lie and instead they vandalized the bathroom and were then confronted by armed security. police say they guard -- say the guard did point guns at them and he didn't hand over money for damages, but insists that truth is a far cry from what the swimmers claim. which will be apologize, which is probably what brazil wants the most. erika: one of them reportedly met with authorities before agreeing to make a charitable donation to get out. the other teammates involved were allowed to leave last night -- their attorneys say they were only witnesses, insisting they did not lie. randy: this morning tom brady is on the injured list. and he didn't even set f

ed: as our erika tarantal reports, the big goal of this troupe is to empower the patients they see. >> is it ok we visit for a >> if they say we just -- we will go goodbye. >> that is my favorite one. >> nobody else asks the child can i come in? >> they are veteran volunteers with the clown troupe. they have been making kids smile. >> even for five or 10 minutes you can transform a child's environment in their mood. >> they practice with serious training. >> over a year of trainer and training in the hospital, hospitals. on this day they are at tufts. >> we go to the bone marrow transplant area, the pediatric intensive care unit, loading seven, the pediatric floor. >> even the slightest hagel is -- >> the personality is low status. we know less than every single three-year-old in the hospital bed. >> what did she pull out? a brown e. >> what you want to leave is a message that i love you. i'm glad i met you. >> ed: the hospital troupe started in 1997. they have 16 active members and they would love more volunteers. ed: it is 94 degrees. the hottest first >> next up, tonight is the nig

time to head to rio where there will be some local excitemen randy: the eye's erika tarantal is tracking all the olympic action. erika: this morning, stiff competition between two american gymnasts. needham's own aly raisman defends her title against a teammate. today, raisman won gold in her last olympics in the floor exercise. she'll defend that title today. her biggest competition -- u.s. gymnast simone biles. biles took bronze yesterday after a somewhat disappointing finish to her balance beam performance. she has captured three gold medals in the rio games. american laurie hernandez took home silver on the beam. shaunae miller of the bahamas diving to the finish line to claim gold in the 400-meter final. american allyson felix prevented from her fifth olympic gold medal. she finished just 700ths of a second behind miller. this morning, team usa still holds a commanding lead in the medals race. 75 total, including 26 gold. that is nearly twice the number of top medals of china and great brn emily: all right, erika, thanks. in your health this morning, alarming new research suggests m

emily: the eye's erika tarantal is back to set the stage for today's events. erika: no question, simone biles is the one to beat. today she'll try to make her golden journey four for four. after her all around win, biles she is now the first u.s. woman to win on vault and the first to win three olympic golds in a single games in gymnastics. biles competes again today on the balance beam. and usain bolt proving why he's the one to watch on the track. he sprinted his way into history again with a golden performance in the 100 meter. bolt is now the first person to win three straight titles in that event. after the victory, he grabbed a jamaican flag and even posed for selfies with fans. lead. 69 in all 26 of them gold. great britain is now in second followed by china. a reminder, needham's aly raisman goes for another gold tomorrow when she defends her title on the floor. emily? emily: american olympic swimmer ryan lochte is talking about dangerous encounter. he and three other u.s. swimmers were robbed in rio. olympic officials initially denied that sunday morni

randy: erika tarantal is tracking new information as it comes in. erika: two workers are safe this above a rhode island river. their bucket truck tipped over yesterday while they were doing inspections under the bridge in tiverton. another worker in a bucket was able to make the rescue. right now a huge factory fire is under investigation in pittsfield. flames consumed the abandoned building on elmvale place last night. authorities say the building has been home to squatters for years. and a man is dead after trying to save several children at a waterfall in new hampshire. the victim jumped in to help a bristol but got into trouble himself. other people were able to rescue the kids. emily, randy? emily: right now, maine governor paul lepage is facing new criticism after questionable comments aimed at two massachusetts cities. randy: he made some disparaging comments about lawrence and low during a regional governors conference. governor lepage said drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterd

maria: as our erika tarantal explains, she's battling infertility with a simple farm stand. >> you can eat that one. report: shanahan's idea of perfect. a morning in her garden with her girls. >> do you see any eggplants that are ready? reporter: the planting started 5 years ago just a hobby. but two years later thanks to her gift for growing an overabundance. >> you can't eat all this. >> we always have extra. reporter: extra that jamielee, who's a chiropractor, started sharing with patients. before she knew it, philanthropy followed. reporter: this season, a specific charity she's passionate about the agc scholarship foundation which helps people struggling with infertility. >> i specialize in prenatal and pediatric chiropractic work so i take care of a lot of local families but i really love working with pregnant moms and everyone should have that opportunity if they want it and it shouldn't be a financial issue that's stopping them from having a family. reporter: agc founder, april lane, met jamielee as a patient. >> we give financial assistance to individuals diagnosed with infert

maria: our erika tarantal shows us how the north shore navigators and a local non-profit are supporting workers with disabilities. >> fraser field in lynn is home to the north shore navigators a summer collegiate baseball team. their stands, one of ariana morel's favorite places. for 2 seasons she keeps the place spotless and is proud of her work. >> i enjoy cleaning, and i love the people. reporter: ashley smallwood is a career specialist with the non-profit bridgewell which helps people with disabilities find housing and jobs. she thought this would be a good fit for ariana who loves sports and being social. >> the best thing to do is find out what someone is passionate about. reporter: ashley says bridgewell found a great partner in the >> the folks see them and they're helping out, you know they're part of the customer service team. >> they're getting an ll they can do in anle environment that's really cepting, that's really excited to have them there. reporter: ashley says over the years even when the budget's tight, the navigators always hire. >> luck so to speak, we were looking

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randy: the eye's erika tarantal tracking information as it comes in. erika: all delta flights are grounded and impacting airports hopes the issue will be resolved soon and we'll keep you posted. also breaking, two people, including an american believed to have been abducted out of their car in kabul by gunmen in military uniforms. afghan officials believe both victims work at the american university of afghanistan. other stories we're following now. police say a lowell native is dead, shot in the back while playing pokemon go at a attraction in san francisco. calvin riley goes to school in california and was with a friend in ghirdelli square friday night whehe emily: the mother of a boy found dead on the highway is due in court. she is facing charges related to the care of jeremiah oliver though she's not been charged in his death. today's arguments focus on d.n.a. testing and follow a similar argument where he was missing in 2013 and by that point had been missing months. randy: several families out of on harrison avenue broke out on the front porch. f

erika: and i'm erika tarantal, in for emily. cindy and ausmus are here -- cindy and olessa are here. storms around. we have that heat advisory up once again with the heat index climbing to around 100 degrees for much of the afternoon, a tough day to the outside. a marginal risk for some severe storms this afternoon, between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. for portions of new england. right now there are just some patchy long island, dying thunderstorms that are heading out, a quiet start but it is still sticky, 73 is what you are stepping out to in worcester, jumping out of the 70's and into the 80's with sun and clouds through lunchtime as we get into the afternoon we are watching your with temperatures in the 90's. 94, 95, about the same in the timeline -- not much of anything by lunchtime, but then things may start to pop up north and west of boston and work toward the coast line by 5:00 p.m. if you will be out driving in the storms, and that it downpours with the potential for strong wind which will be around for the evening commute and

find out more at wcvb.com erika tarantal wcvb nc5. anchor: i'm dreaming about the weekend. anchor: i'm dreaming about resealing the driveway. maria: he needs the rain to be gone. it's never too early to trim about that. this is thursday. every thursday as an update on the drought moderate index. we had those that storms. there has not been any rain. the deficit is over 7.5 inches and extreme drought conditions for boston. of boston. a little bit stronger action bothered to the west toronto. that has to come through here, at least the front. that could mean a storm. good news is once it goes through, we are in for nice could go. light, scattered, not amounting to much. that is your chance around boston. mid-to-late afternoon it starts to shift. after the threat is over the clearing comes in for both saturday and sunday. both are looking like nice days. 80 in boston. it has gotten more humid. uncomfortable. warm night tonight, low 70's of boston. sunshine dependent. we could hit 90 but i don't think we will have as much for the red sox, any risk of thunderstorm will be over b

erika tarantal, wcvb newscenter 5. so often you see a lot of women pitted against each other. we need to uplift each other and help each other out. doug: great job for those ladies. antoinette: a big welcome home for needham's golden girl. a crowd of people showing their support for aly raisman at the rally for aly. doug: hear from the olympic champion coming up next. also, a local town in mourning. narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still disclaimer: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of antoinette: it's 6:53. stories we're following right now. friends and family are mourning the loss of a recent high school graduate in lunenberg. austin a.j. robbins killed in

the epicenter near the city of amatrice, and erika tarantal is here with the breaking developments. erika? erika: the focus is on those efforts to pull people from the rubble. the scope of the tragedy still really unknown as the death toll has risen. that number is expected to go up as many people are still missing, the quake struck as residents were fast asleep around 3:30 in the morning in italy, building -- buildings completely crumbled, ceilings caving in on top of people. the mayor of amatrice saying his town is not any more, and the response is difficult as navigating the narrow roads is going to be a challenge for those operating heavy machinery furiously looking for survivors and victims. >> it's a very mountainous area, the roads are not easy, so it's not an easily accessible area in italy, and it will take a while what will be uncovered. it is popular with vacationers in these months so heavily populated. the shaking followed by 39 aftershocks, felt as far as rome. that's about 80 miles away. >> right now two men are hurt after this crash. this happened in wilton, a video i

police are showing the video the eye's erika tarantal is tracking overnight developments. erika: abc news is reporting jimmy feigen is being required to pay $11,000 to leave brazil after this fiasco. meantime the u.s. olympic committee is apologizing and swimming star ryan lochte's coach says he's sure lochte will do the same. brazil is considering charging the gold medalist and teammate jimmy feigen with reporting a false crime. they say this video proves their story about being robbed was a lie and that instead they bathroom and were then confronted by armed security. police say the guards did point guns at the athletes in response to their behavior and lochte did hand over money for damage to the property but insist that truth is a far cry from what the swimmers claimed. >> i think this gets resolved diplomatically. i think there is a solution, which would be apologize, which is what brazil wants the most. erika: lochte is back in the the two other teammates involved, initially held in rio, were allowed to leave last night. their attorney saying they were only witnesses,

i am erika tarantal. >> and i'm randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. yesterday. i think we're going to see the storms popping up this afternoon, as well, so lots to talk about. heat advisory again today. away from the south coast and the cape, that heat index, going to be up at 100 degrees for a few hours, and also, a marginal risk for severe storms, between 2:00 and 8:00 from northwest to southeast. you can see there is not a lot happening now, just patchy clouds. it's a nice start out there, but steamy already worcester, 78 in boston right now, that is our spring word. we are up to 80 degrees by 8:00, and lunchtime temperatures in the lower 90s, but that heat index is going to feel like 100 degrees this afternoon. a high of 95 in boston and lawrence with 80s today on the south coast and the cape. and mention 2:00, 3:00 this afternoon the storms fire, first here through worcester county, north and west of town, and then they will get closer into the city of boston around 5:00 p.m., some poor drainage flooding and some of the stronger storms could have damaging w

randy: the eyeopener's erika tarantal is here with overnight developments. erika: donald trump taking to twitter to thank the nypd for protecting the people and the climber. right now that man is in custody. police broke glass and cut through air vents to reach the man who's name has not been released. he spent two hours scaling the presidential candidate's new york headquarters before officers managed to grab him and pull him in. a video posted to youtube might yield some clues here. >> i am an independent researcher seeking a private audience with you to discuss an important matter. i guarantee it is in your looks like the climber talking about why he's climbing trump tower. while abc has not confirmed the man in the video is the climber, a high ranking police source tells abc news there's no reason to believe he is not. ironically, that man came from virginia, which is exactly where donald trump was during his stunt. emily: right now, some two dozen officers are working around the clock trying to solve the mystery of a murdered jogger. this as another town

newscenter 5's erika tarantal has more on the mission to get them out. erika: it was a race against the clock to find 3 arkansas state university students who disppeared intis dark cave near cushman, arkansas. casey sherwood-a soon to be senior and cub scout leader-was leading two incoming freshmen on an expansion of the blowing cave where crevasses can reach a depth of 40 feet when he suddenly realized his group was lost. >> we got into survival mode, i guess he would say, and we got wait it out. erika: nearly thirty hours went by as the trio huddled together to stay warm sitting in a triangle formation, breathing into their shirts to generate hot air. sherwood's wife alerted authorities to the groups -- group's disappearance. emergency personnel responding to the scene around 1:45 am. firefighters and cave experts from a local college entering the cave, of which only a mile and a half is officially mapped. the three students began yelling any rescuers to their whereabouts. >> we were going every five minutes with a really high-pitched whistle or yelling

a lot of excitement in rio today >> with the golden girls back in the spotlight, erika tarantal is back with what to watch and aly raisman's special cheering section here at home. >> yes. first to the can't miss medal events. michael phelps and ryan lochte medley considered the two best at the event of all-time. they have been friendly rivals for more than a dozen years. and yes, gymnastics star simone biles and aly raisman are going for gold in the individual all around. aly's family here in need ham filled with proud excitement. >> when she is going, i am freaking out and sweating. >> my heart stops when i watch. and i get a little nauseous. >> her uncle and cousins have banners outside their home and another is on the way for the aly as she looks for that individual medal. >> couldn't be more proud, and good luck in the all-around, we love you aly. >> she lost out on the bronze in the all around in london after a tough tie breaker. meantime highlights from wednesday include another shining moment in the pool for 19-year-old katie ledecky. she helped the women, win the gold in the 4 b

erika tarantal, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: that's what it takes. doug: it takes a village. a new season washed away by the drought. doug: the creative way they managed to put on a car wash without any water. antoinette: interesting. live look outside this morning. wow, what a gorgeous start to the day. hey, if you liked yesterday, guess what? you might like today. mike wankum has your forecast 's house with 100 meg internet. which means in the time it takes mr. wagner to pour a 20 oz. cup of coffee, tommy can download 30 songs, and jan can upload 120 photos. 12 seconds. that's the power of fiber optics. and right now, get our best offer ever. super fast 100 meg internet, tv and phone for just $69.99 per month online, cable can't offer internet speeds this fast at a price this good. mike: a nice, mild start to your sunday. temperatures in the 50s and 60s. before the day is over with, high temperatures climb up. if you're near the shore line, a sea breeze will keep things a couple degrees cooler. humidity, manageable today. tomorrow, i put a slight chance of a spot shower in

the eye's erika tarantal is here with the scene that touched off a desperate rescue. erika: a truly scary situation for those workers. the crew was doing inspections under the bridge when their truck tipped. that bridge spans the saconet river in tiverton. investigators say the workers followed safety protocols patiently waiting until a worker in another bucket was able to make his way to them and make the rescue, an effort that took two hours. >> he is very carefully and slowly maneuvering that basket back up onto the bridge and all of them are safe and everyone was very pleased. that needs to be commended. erika: the workers were taken to an ambulance to get checked out. the truck that tipped over was towed away for inspection. emily? emily: right now, maine governor paul lepage is facing new criticism after questionable comments aimed at two massachusetts cities. 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 reg

the eyeopener's erika tarantal is following new information just coming in. erika: donald trump just revealing that he's now bringing in breitbart news executive steven bannon to lead his campaign. the conservative website has been highly critical of establishment candidates like on tuesday trump tried to bolster his claims that he is the law and order candidate during a trip to wisconsin. >> those peddling the narrative of tough of a racist war, supported with a nod by my opponent, shared directly in the responsibility for the unrest in milwaukee and many other places within our country. erika: milwaukee was the scene of violent protests this weekend after an armed black man was shot by a police officer. meantime, democrat hillary clinton tried to keep the focus on trump's recent comments about isis. >> it just absolutely be welders me, when i hear donald trump tie to talk about national security. what he often says hurts us. it sends the wrong message. erika: also today, donald trump will get his first classified intelligence briefing. randy: police in princ

erika: and i'm erika tarantal. here are some of the stories we're following right now. major meltdown for delta airlines. 300 flights cancelled after a systemwide outage. flights have resumed but there are still long delays across the country. emily: a man is dead after an early morning fire in west bridgewater. firefighters responded around 5 a.m. to find the home fully engulfed in flames. residents were told to keep an eye out for a missing woman. newscenter 5's sera congi is live from princeton where the district attorney has been -- is expected to hold a news conference any minute now. sera: this has been a mystery all morning long. the worcester district attorney is expected to hold a news conference any minute now. all of the expectation is him pork station road. that is where police have been all night long. we know this is a death investigation, according to state police. a few residents said that last night around 8:00, they got a phone call, a recorded message from the town, asking everyone to be on the lookout for a 27-year-old woman who had been missing sinc

erika tarantal is following the developments in this tragedy. >> that slide is 168 feet tall and it's closed today as the investigation gets underway. it's unclear how 10-year-old caleb schwab died. riders must be 54 inches tall to ride it. they wear a velcro strap across the lap and shoulders. a spokesperson for the kansas city park is promising answers. >> right now our focus is on that family. i understand you want a lot of information right now. >> the slide opened in 2014. it encountered problems early on, including practice tests that tent sandbags being used in place of people flying off. the ride was later redesigned. the family released a statement asking for continued prayers. randy. >> police in worcester are searching for a gunman whose bullet pierced a home in worcester, including injuring two women there. the people inside this triple decker on saturday afternoon. the gunfire outside missed its intended target according to police officers, but came right through the wall of this hair salon. luckily those women were not seriously injured. >> americans hoping to add to the

the eyeopener's erika tarantal is tracking new developments from the campaign trail. erika? erika: emily, the democrat has one word for claims that she's physically unfit for the white house. wacky. ms. clinton: i don't know why on the one hand, i think it is part of the wacky strategy. just to say all these crazy things, and maybe you can get some people to believe you. on the other hand, it makes nobody believe you. erika: surrogates from donald trump like rudy giuliani have questioned clinton's health recently, saying she looked tired. meantime, the republican candidate himself turned to immigration last night despite postponing a speech on that topic set for later this week. mr. trump: we are going to have extreme vetting. remember, extreme vetting. we want people and our country, but we want people who have the ability to love us and respect us. erika: trump is in texas today. hillary clinton is off the campaign trail, but her running mate, tim kaine, will introduce a new plan on tax cuts for small businesses at an event in colorado. emily? emily: erika, thank you. the

erika: and i'm erika tarantal. we'r following several breaking stories right now. u.s. olympic swimmer ryan lochte has apologized for his behavior and for not being more careful or candid regarding what he claimed was a robbery in rio. heather: also breaking in presidential politics donald trump's campaign chairman paul manafort has just resigned. this after the thrid trump -- third trump reorganization. under investigation in woburn. five investigates has learned this little boy rushed from his babysitter's apartment has died. and his twin sister is still hospitalized. the question now -- what happened? sera congi joins us with the latest from woburn. sera: erika, what happened to the two children here in this woburn apartment is still a mystery. we know both the da's office and the department of children and families are investigating. pkg a fractured skull and other injuries, when he was in this woburn apartment under the care of a longtime family friend. an ambulance was called here monday afternoon, taking noah and his twin sister, who was also hurt to the hospital

randy: hundreds gather on the our erika tarantal joined cancer survivors and supporters for purple stride yesterday a walk through the common put on by the pancreatic cancer action network. the cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose, making it one of the deadliest. so far, purple stride has raised over $270,000 for cancer research. good for everybody. it's a reunion months in the making after a call for help was answered. emily: and he got one after a woman saw his story here on channel 5. we first met peter lyford one year ago, suffering with stage five renal failure. with his health declining, his wife jennifer posted a message on her car. a plea that touched kelly hoye. so she picked up the phone a move that would ultimately save a life. >> right now, i think it is hitting me because it is overwhelming. for the longest time, i just did underwent a successful surgery in may and now have a new friendship. a new shark warning on cape cod. randy: the scare that shut down a popular beach. and four u.s. olympians robbed in rio. what swimmer ryan lochte has to randy: right now, at least

the eyeopener's erika tarantal is tracking new information just these swimmers will not be allowed to leave rio until they provide testimony to investigators. the controversy swirling around ryan lochte and his teammates just growing this morning. this is video overnight showing the crush of reporters as jack conger and gunnar bentz were escorted out of the rio airport this morning. they were pulled off a flight back to the u.s. investigators say they want to talk to the athletes after finding little evidence to support their claims they were robbed at gunpoint on sunday. ryan lochte himself is back inth he left before his teammates were detained. we expect to learn more today when they talk to authorities. and we'll bring you updates as we get them. emily: other stories we're following right now, a warning to people in boston's back bay about a peeping tom. residents are putting posters up along marlborough street saying someone has been peeking into windows several times over the last few weeks. boston police tell us they are boosting patrols in the area. randy: investigators are lo

i'm erika tarantal. the tornado was a half-mile long and 400 yards wide. right now serious clean up is underway in several communities. downed trees and power lines making for a messy start to the week. let's get right out to newscenter 5's sera congi she's -- sera congi. she's live in concord where that sera: an ef one tornado -- just to give you some perspective, it ef0 is the weakest. one of 39 homes to suffer damage, residents getting an early-morning wakeup call for mother nature. >> it was incredibly scary. i don't think my heart has ever beat that fast in my whole life. alone when mother nature swept across her home around knocking 3 a.m., tree limbs down around the house. >> it was literally 2 to 3 minutes and then it was all done. sera: the tree in the front yard, uprooted and toppled, but luckily not crashing into her home. the powerful storm pulled down utility poles and snapped tree limbs, power lines draping across lexington road, the hit section. >> i heard this ungodly noise. sera: a pine tree came down onto breaking under the weight of the

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 a million dollars in damage. the flames broke out late last night in a home under construction on east 4th street in south boston. no one was in that home. neighbors were evacuated, because their homes were emily: sharon police are asking for help

ben: as newscenter 5's erika tarantal reports, experts now say all the cheering could seriously damage your hearing. erika: this sunday the vikings are kicking off their first pre-season home game at a brand new stadium and fans listen up you're in for an earful -- in for an earful. when the u.s. bank stadium , nearly 50,000 fans packing the seats, the concert not only brought on the house, it had some complaining about the noise levels. one fan tweeting i think i've , suffered long term hearing damage. another posting the next morning , my ears are still ringing. the metal music not necessarily to blame. the stadium itself has the acoustically reflective material this means noise levels during a football game here could sound 10 times louder. >> the thing to remember with noise exposure is is cumulative. after several decades of concerts, football games, you can wind up with a permanent noise-induced hearing loss . erika: for the biggest roar at 142, 2 decbiels that's louder than a jet taking off. seahawk fans have clocked in at 137.6 decibles and in new orleans the mercedes-benz stad

erika: i'm erika tarantal. some of the stories we're a funeral mass is being held in mississippi for sister paula merrill. the stoneham native was murdered, along with another niun, in their home last week. the man accused in her death will be arraigned later today. emily: the duck boat operator who sheared the roof off his vehicle last night on storrow drive has been issued a warning by boston police. the driver says he was forced onto the road after a detour. no passengers were injured. erika: and we are live from district court. >> the driver accused of exposing himself and fondling himself in front of women from his vehicle. paul griffin is walking into the courthouse earlier today. he did not show his face in the courtroom during arraignment. both incidents were in front of the same woman. the latest one yesterday, when description. when officers found him, he took off in his car and then jumped out, but was caught and arrested. he did not have any passengers with him at the time of the incident according

the eye's erika tarantal is here to set the stage. you. the republican nominee will host a law enforcement roundtable this afternoon in milwaukee just days after a police shooting sparked a wave of violent protests. monday, he reiterated his calls for a partial ban on muslim immigration as he turned his focus to isis. mr. trump: to screen out any who have hostile attitudes toward our country or its principals, or who believe sharia law should vetting, saying when he's president there will be a screening test for immigrants. on the democrat, side vice presidential nominee tim kaine kept up the pressure during a campaign stop last night in north carolina. sen. kaine: he said president obama is the founder of isis. i mean, this guy comes up with one crazy notion after the next. we will not be tricked by trump. erika: clinton-kaine got some support last night in massachusetts. president obama took a break from vacation to attend a fundraiser for the campaign on right now, the state is taking action after this woman a , a dialysis patient, was

the eye's erika tarantal is tracking developments from that erika: tomorrow president obama heads to baton rouge to survey severe flooding. this morning more than 3000 people are still in shelters there. more than $30 million in federal housing assistance has already been approved for louisiana. many residents are just starting to return to see what's left of their homes and their neighborhoods. in some cases, what's left of their lives sits discarded and soaked on the front lawn. >> it happened a fast. it is sad. we saved a lot. thanks to my brothers, they put everything as high as they could. erika: but there is some progress in this season of extreme weather. the wildfire that destroyed nearly 200 homes in northern california is now 95% contained. the fire in lower lake was ruled arson. in other areas of the state, evacuation orders are now being lifted as firefighters get a handle on some of the other wildfires. emily? state. he'll hold a rally in ohio tonight. but his campaign is still doing some damage control over this comment. >> you were living in poverty, your schools are n

randy: erika tarantal is tracking new information as it comes in. erika: a teenager as life injuries after being shot in video as a 10-year-old girl is pulled alive from the rubble after that massive earthquake. sadly that is just one bright spot. randy: right now, police are searching for the vandals behind this explosion in salem. the target a newspaper box for a gay-friendly publication. police are investigating this as a hate crime. and they're asking for help in finding those suspects. a group of 7 was captured on explosive in the box for the rainbow times. the editor says it's not the first time the boxes were targeted since going up three months ago. they've been urinated in, filled with trash, and now this. but the message from the paper is clear. >> we are going to stay here. this gives us more incentive to promote the message of the paper . randy: salem's mayor who was on >> i remember someone saying stop the bus, stop the bus. emily: only on 5, we're hearing from a passenger on the party bus involved in a deadly accident in east boston. th

reid: as our erika tarantal reports, the big goal of this troupe is to empower the patients they see. >> is it ok if we come visit for a minute? erika: these playful visitors know how to make an entrance. just but i don't think you should go in. erika: the delicate dance they kiss, and we'll go by. >> on the count of what? which leg? >> when you're in a hospital environment nobody else really , asks the child can i come in. -- can i come in? erika: for 17 years they've been making kids smile, when that smile matters most. >> just even for 5 or 10 min environment and their mood. erika: they're pros because they practice, with serious training. we do a number of full days and -- >> we do a number of full days and then over a year of trainer and trainee in the hospital practicing. erika: members of the troupe visit a number of boston hospitals, visiting some 3,000 kids just last year alone. on this day they're at tufts. shelly bazes-bard or tweedles also happens to be a nurse here. transplant area, the picu which is the pediatric intensive care unit, floating 7 which is our pediatric flo