reporter: the chief says the stabbing was caught on camera and the video showed a logo on the suspect james lyons' shirt so detectives looked up the company and found an employee photo matching the one they had of lyons. they tracked him down and arrested him today. >> this isn't normal for us. it has been years since our officers stand in front of you like this but when something like this happens we take it very seriously. we aggressively go after using whatever resources we can.

reporter: police say 36-year-old james lyons is facing charges for assault with intent to murder. the police chief says the suspect was arrested at a home in woburn, adding social media, good old fashioned police work helped investigators track the suspect down. >> facebook played a big part in it. we're not in a position to talk about it. reporter: the director of operations for the restaurant says nothing like this has ever happened here before. >> we pride ourselves on being a family oriented business. reporter: we're told he's being held on $50,000 bail. he is expected to be in court on monday. in woburn, diane cho, wcvb, newscenter 5. doug: the state has taken custody of three children as part of the investigation into the death of a toddler in woburn. there have been no charges filed an ambulance was called to the home monday, when noah and his twin sister were in the care of a family friend. we tried to speak to the baby sitter friday. she wouldn't answer questions. investigators haven't labeled her a suspect. police in new hampshire searching for this man. after he escaped

. >> reporter: he is 36-year-old james lyons of woburn. that's who police say pulled the knife and almost killed a man before taking off on a motorcycle. but he didn't get too far because woburn police arrested him right here in town today thanks to what internet and some good old-fashioned police work. >> within 18 hours we were able to identify, locate and arrest this individual. >> reporter: woburn police began investigating immediately after responding to a stabbing outside jake and joe's around midnight that left one man with life-threatening injuries. >> reporter: chief says the stabbing was caught on camera and the video showed a slowingo on the suspect james lyons shirt so dts matching the one they tracked him down andard him at a people in woburn today. >> this is normal for us that's a good thing. when something like this happens we take the very seriously and we aggressively go after it using whatever resources we can. >> reporter: now what they're working on is a motive. >> there is no clear indication of motive. >> reporter: w

doug: a suspect is under arrest in connection with a violent stabbing in woburn. 36-year-old james lyons faces charges with assault with attempt to murder. the victim is in critical condition after the stabbing outside of jake and joe's early friday morning. antoinette: the state has taken custody of three children as part of the investigation into the death of a toddler in woburn. there have been no charges filed in the death of 15-month-old twin sister were in the care of a family friend. investigators have not labeled the baby-sitter as a suspect. doug: residents in california getting a firsthand look at devastation caused by a fast moving wildfire. it's now 40% contained. thousands were forced to evacuate as the flames erupted 60 miles east of los angeles. at least 96 homes and 213 buildings were destroyed. firefighters say they are making advances. plans are under way right now to cut back on the nearly 1,600 firefighters battling the fire. tony bennett day in san francisco. the festivities honoring bennett included a heaping amount of praise. an eight-foot tall bronze statue was un

reporter: the chief says the stabbing was caught on camera and the video showed a logo on the suspect james lyons' shirt so detectives looked up the company and found an employee photo matching the one they had of lyons. they tracked him down and arrested him today. >> this isn't normal for us. it has been years since our officers stand in front of you like this but when something like this happens we take it very seriously. we aggressively go after using whatever resources we can. motive. >> there is no clear indication of motive. >> reporter: woburn police still looking into what happened that started the fight that led to the stabbing. a you will they know now is both the suspect and victim were in the restaurant at the same time. >> there were a group of individuals some of them ended up out front and an altercation ensued. >> reporter: fox twifs the only one to talk with one of the guys who witnessed the altercation. >> all of a sudden he walked out and the two guys were already there. head-butted him then all hell broke loose. >> reporter: the blanks could now be nild now that a suspect is

police say 36-year-old james lyons stabbed a man outside a bar in woburn on friday morning. he faces several charges including assault with intent to , murder. the victim is in critical condition. the presidential ad war heats up. hillary clinton's new tactic in her race against donald trump. zz how he financed his charity act. aj gusty winds in the wake of : last night's storms bring lower humidity this afternoon with a comfortable and very cool night ahead. erika: faneuil hall turns 40. how the boston landmark will celebrate. >> the 10:00 news on metv boston with maria stefano and dan erika: more on today' struck concord orton -- overnight. it was an ef1 tornado with 100 mile an hour winds. luckily no one was hurt. commitment 2016. hillary clinton's team releasing a new ad that questions the judgment of gop rival donald trump. meanwhile trump is calling for the clinton foundation to be shut down. abc's maggie rulli is on the campaign trail. reporter: after the donald trump campaign signaled may be backing up his firm immigration stance -- >> that plan includes a deportatio

close enough there was a considerable crime scene outside the restaurant police say 36-year-old james lyons is now facing charges for assault with intent to murder. the police chief says the suspect was arrested at a home in woburn adding that social media and good old fashioned police work helped investigators track the suspect down. >> facebook played a big part on it it goes to identification we're not in a position to talk about that right now gerry fruggiero, the director of operations for the restaurant >> we pride ourselves on being a family oriented biz. maria: also breaking tonight, our first detailed account of what really happened from one of the american swimmers who claimed to be robbed in rio. swimmer gunnar bentz issuing a statement tonight clarifying what this surveillance video appears to show. that he and three teammates including ryan lochte urinated on the side of a convenience store early sunday morning and then lochte vandalized a sign that was on the outside wall of the store. bentz says security then arrived, and quote both guards pointed their guns at us and sidewal

police say 36-year-old james lyons stabbed a man outside friday morning. the victim was found slashed in the neck and taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> as boston resumes new contract talks with the teachers union there's a new proposal to make major changes. the boston municipal research bureau says changes are needed to boost the quality of education. they are pushing to lengthen the school day and suggest overhauling the evaluation and job assignment and having merit raises replace the current guaranteed pay increases. current contract ends on august 31st. >>> it could be the end of the road for toll booths on the mass pike. today massdot discuss plans to demolish thelish the toll booth impleament all -- implement a all electronic tolling system they hope to have it operated by october. they will record tolls from drivers with ez pass transponders and vehicles without transponders will be build after a picture they will have to pay surcharge and this morning's tbloab is raising privacy concerns about the electronic tolling. the new system

these officers worked all night and through the day today to identify, locate and james lyons in his 30s from the city of woburn, under arrest on the charge of assault with intent to commit murder. >> kimberly: that suspect is being held here at the police department on $50,000 cash bail. he's expected to be arraigned on monday. reporting live from woburn, kimberly bookman, 7news night team. >> kim: now to a story you'll see on just one station. a convicted sex offender accused of more dirty crimes in malden. women coming forward saying he them. the niengt team's amaka ubaka live in malden now. >> amaka: well, kim, this police report has all the details. three incidents that happened within a half mile of each other, one of them right here in this alley. police say because these three women called 911 so fast, they were able to make a quick arrest. 49-year-old kevin scribner tried to hide from our camera in the courtroom. the level three sex offender arrested thursday aftern exposing and touching himself, one here in this alley in maplewood square, the other a woman sitting in this r

these officers worked throughout the day to identify, locate, and place james lyons in his 30s from the city of woul wol burn,r arrest for the charge of attempt to commit murder. >>> the suspect will be arraigned on monday. >>> now to a story you will see on just one station, a sex offender, facing troubling charges accused of exposing himself to several women, and this man has a disturbing criminal past. 7's macaumaca. thursday afternoon. two women accusing him of touching himself. another a woman sitting in this restaurant saw him expose himself through window. >> it's scary. >> reporter: a third woman claims he grabbed her chest near in intersection, a place filled with restaurants, and local businesses like this woman's hair salon. >> it's unbelievable. i'm very scared. i'm nervous at the same time. >> reporter: all three women alerted pol of each other with a good description. police say when they found jibber, he told officers he was homeless, and took the t to visit a friend. >> they noted that his t-shirt was soaked with sweat. >> reporter: all three women were able to identify

these officers worked all night and through the day today to identify, locate and james lyons in his 30s from the city of woburn under the arrest on the charge of assault with intent to commit murder. >> that subpoena is held on $50,000 cash bail and will be arraigned on monday. >>> a story on just one station. a convicted sex offender off the streets after three women came forward with accusations of more dirty crimes in malden. we have the details. camera in the courtroom. the level 3 sex offender arrested thursday afternoon. two women accuse of him of exposing and touching himself in this alley and the other is a woman sitting in this restaurant saw him expose himself through a window. >> it is scary, and it's crazy. i didn't even think that something like that would happen. >> a third woman claimed he grabbed her chest near this intersection, a place filled with restaurants and local businesses like that hair salon. >> it's unbeliefable. i'm squared and nervous. >> reporter: they all alerted police within 15 minutes of each other. when they found skribner he told officers he was

police say 36-year-old james lyons stabbed a man outside jake and joe's restaurant early friday morning. the victim was found slashed in the neck and he was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. >>> public headlight officials approved a first needle exchange program on the north shore. the gloucester based service agency north shore health project has been given the go- ahead for a program that will include counseling disease screening and nare cassidy try biewtion and needle exchange. hopes to have it up and running by october. >>> this morning's heavy rain may help ease the risk of bust fires. it will be a welcome change for fire fighters who battled a brush fire in west roxbury it was in the area of roxbury latten school and quarry it was in the huge but it was tough to put out. taking about 26 hours. >> the firefighters have to drag the hose hundreds of feet up hills and down hills and rocks you know and it's very labor intensive. >> no one was hurt and no homes were jeopardized. firefighters say an extended soaking rain is what is needed to lower the risk of the brush fires.

james lyons is facing assault charges. >>> this morning a 15-month-old girl is in state custody while police investigate her twin brother's death. 15-month-old noah john died thursday night. a baby-sitter was watching both children in her home when she found noah unresponsive. the little girl is still in the hospital. children are. >>> this is video of the baby-sitter leaving the police department yesterday. the middlesex d.a. has not said when or if charges will be filed in the case. >>> wbz has learned state police investigators are testing dna samples as they investigate the murder of vanessa marcotte, the 27-year-old was killed while jagging in princeton. her body was found in the woods hours after she left her investigators have received nearly 900 tips. but so far there's been no arrests. >>> a soldier was in the right place at the right time to save a man from the wreckage of a horrible crash in boston. he witnessed the accident from a pizza place. as he reports, his time in the military played a big role. >> i was covered in blood up to my elbows. >> reporter: joe remembers al

police say 36-year-old james lyons stabbed a man outside jakeand joe's restaurant early friday morning. hospital with serious injuries. >>> as boston resumes new contract talks with the teachers union, there is a new proposal to make major changes. the boston municipal research bureau says changes are needed to boost quality of education. the group is pushing to lengthen the school day. they suggest overhauling the teacher evaluation and job assignment systems and having merit raises replace the current guaranteed pay increases. the globe reports contract talks begin on tuesday. the current contract ends the 31st. >>> strong winds led to two kayakers being rescued off castle island. one of the kayakers started to take on water and began to sink yesterday. that's when a second man came over to try to bail the kayak out but it was too heavy and both ended up in the water in the choppy surf. >>> president obama is back at the white house this morning. the first family wrapped up the two-week vacation to the vineyard yesterday. the president began the day with a hike with his wife and vaca

james lyons is facing several charges after friday's incident. the victim is in critical condition. and president barack obama will survey flooding in louisiana. he will head there tomorrow, and more than 3,000 people are still emily. >> we are learning details about an open tolling policy in massachusetts. the state will hold a briefing today where they are expected to hold the hotlist feature. open tolling is already in place without the hotlist. the technology sends an instant alert to several law enforcement officials when a car with a specific license plate passes under the tolls. this could be used in public emergencies like an amber alert but opponents are concerned about privacy a gathering. that open tolling is expected to be in place on the pike in october with the hotlist. randy: governor baker will help to celebrate new laws meant to protect pets in the commonwealth. a ceremony will be held on wednesday and the law allows first responders to break a car window during the extreme temperatures, in order to rescue animal inside the vehicle and also allows other people, anyb

the 36-year-old james lyons is facing assault charges. >>> and this morning, a 15- month-old girl is in state investigate their twin brother's death. noah john died thursday night from traumatic injuries. a baby sitter was watching both children in her home when she found noah unresponsive. it's unclear who the other children are in dcf custody. >>> and this is video of the baby sitter leaving the woburn police department. the middlesex da has not said when or if charges will be testing did, neigh samples as they investigate the murder of van nessa marcot. her body was found in the woods hours after she left her mother's home for a run and investigators received 900 tips and so far, there have been no arrests. >> and police say a needham woman was driving without a license and crashed her rented mercedes into two women and a 9- year-old boy on thurs and freed the boy's mother who was trapped underneath the frame. the driver is accused of leaving the scene. >> and an accused drug dealer goes to great lengths to avoid arrests. unfortunately for him, it didn't work. this is what he look

james lyons is fac charges after friday's incident. the victim is in critical condition. a deadly crash is under investigators on interstate 495 in berlin. police say that a car smashed into the rock wall there at the exit 26 ramp yesterday. the driver, a 96-year-old berlin man, pronounced dead at the scene. and more coming up in the next hour. four hundred million dolla that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hundred million unavailable to the ninety-six percent of students who don't attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few. >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m., and we have new details about prince's death. pain pills with the wrong labels, 50 times more powerful than heroin. the latest from the investigation. ? >>> danger at the beach. >> i think we've all been there.