we have team coverage beginning with newscenter 5's juli mcdonald, juli? -- this tightknit community is on edge. more importantly, there is a family that loves her and are >> a preliminary review of the body has led detectives to believe this is a homicide investigation. reporter: the search for a missing jogger ended in tragedy in a wooded princeton neighborhood a police source close to the investigation told newscenter 5 vanessa marcotte was found naked, with burn marks to her head, hands, and feet. investigators aren't sure whether the murder was random. marcotte grew up in leominster but lived in new york city. she was only visiting princeton for a few days. she was found at about 8:20 last evening. the body was found about a half mile from her mother's home in a wooded area. investigators scoured the woods along brooks station road for hours, searching for any signs of evidence. until they have a clearer idea of what happened, they encourage people in town to stay together. >> we never think really to lock, we're in and out of the >> its a horrible th

live outside the state house in boston, juli mcdonald. emily: thanks. a renewable energy bill is headed to the governor's desk. it requires a dramatic increase lawmakers also reduked governor baker's for a long term treatment of lyme disease. they did not push through a plan that would have extended the state's hotel tax to companies like air bnb. >>> today the governor is expected to sign a bill that ensures equal pay for men and women in massachusetts. a signing ceremony is planned at the state house. the law will ban discrimination on the basis of employers from asking about salary history. that legislation will take place in july 2018. randy: managers will be meeting today discussing several measures including train safety. they're expected to take up a contract that would deploy new technology that would automatically stop trains using sensors. and the expansion around south station. for years the state has been exploring the state of new rail lines to accommodate demand. number of open positions. about 18% of the t's highest positions are vacant i

emily: the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is live in boston with the impact. juli: house and senate lawmakers made deals on some major bills overnight, which will now head to the governor's desk to be signed. bills included new safety regulations for rideshare programs like lyft and uber. under this new law drivers will undergo background checks by the company and the state they'll be able to pick up passengers at the convention center in south boston and logan airport, plus the companies must pay a 20 cent per ride fee, which will benefit the state, cities and towns, and a taxi and livery fund. uber and lyft praised the deal, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: other big moves overnight, a renewable energy bill is headed to the governor's desk. it requires a dramatic increase in hydropower and wind power in the state in the coming years. lawmakers also rebuked governor baker overriding his veto of coverage for long-term treatment of lyme disease. but they did not push through a plan that would have extended the state's hotel tax to online services like ai

a little boy dead, his sister ho our juli mcdonald is live in woburn. juli, what have you learned? juli: they're still have been no charges filed. newscenter 5 has learned within the last few minutes the department of children and families had no history, no prior cases with the child to died. dcf has taken custody of three children in connection with this sister. investigators are still piecing together what happened here monday. 15-month-old noah larson's of a skull fracture. he died at children's hospital. no charges have been filed in connection with his death. the babysitter rushed past our cameras without answering any questions. department of children families returned here this afternoon. -- woburn police and the department of children and families returned her this afternoon. a note at the family's residents -- "the family would appreciate respect as we deal with what the department of children families had no prior involvement with the family of that young toddler. three children in connection with the case are now in custody. the gofundme page for the family has raised $

juli mcdonald is there. juli: it is still a pretty active scene here in after a 17-year-old bicyclist was hit i a car this afternoon. we are told the teenager was on his way to a friends house when he was hit and neighbors came running out of their homes whe sidewalk. the elderly driver stayed at the scene and you can see there is significant damage to the front of her car, a big dent across the hood. emergency responders did treat the boy at the scene before he was rushed to the hospital. >> there was some level of in the lower part. he's going to a good place. i think he'll hopefully be fine. juli: the elderly driver didn't stay at the scene but declined to be traded. police will be interviewing her as they continue to reconstruct the crashes. i spoke with police a few minutes ago -- they say it is too early to tell whether there were any factors that contributed to the crash. juli mcdonald, wcvne ed: stormteam 5 tracking three tropical systems in the atlantic right now. jc: one of them could impact us in t

live in princeton, julie mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: julie, thank you. rhondella richardson has more on our victim. reporter: yes. vanessa was here to visit her mother and aunt. they live together in princeton. her employer at google said she shared her smile and her love of boston sports. the murder saddened everyone. 2011 graduate of boston university was known for running and volunteering. her murder was yesterday afternoon while jogging in princeton and has shook the town at its core. >> it is a small town and i feel like right now her family is our family. >> reporter: the specialty bakery shop has police in and out as they canvas for information as residents stop for more information. >> this is >> and now do you think twice about walks or where go? >> i am bringing my dog. >> it is horrifying because princeton is a lovely, quiet town. for this to happen we are all really shocked and disturbed. >> it is very disturbing. they didn't just find her body, but it was burned or something like that. that's vicious. reporter: she lived in new york city whe

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is there live salem explosion -- is there live with what we know tonight. juli: a car turned onto washington street and a pedestrian on the other side. investigators are hoping that witnesses with the driver or passerby might have information that will leave them to their suspect. lit up this corner of salem tuesday, after a group of about 7 placed explosives inside the rainbow times newspaper box. the publication is temporarily missing from derby square, but the rainbow times family vows to return stronger than ever. we have had such an outcry of community support. people have been contacting us about subscribing to the paper, advertising, just offer support in general. offer distribution locations. : leaders and lgbtq advocates unveiled their symbol of solidarity -- a rainbow banner waving over washington street. >> we're not going anywhere. we're standing strong. juli: investigators are calling this week's incident a hate crime, and now the state fire marshal is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. >> i think it's only

juli mcdonald is in salem. juli: right about the time of the newspaper box was blown up, surveillance video shows a group and a pedestrian walking on the other side of the street. police are hoping people like that driver or passerby might have information that leads them to a suspect. after 1 a.m. a group of about 7 placed explosives in the rainbow times newspaper box. unfortunately, not the first incident for the lgbtq publication. >> someone had urinated in there, dumped a bunch of carcass shells, chicken and crab and a lot of rotted garbage. juli: salem investigators are calling this week's incident a hate crime. and now the state fire marshal is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to an arrest. time until somebody speaks up and says hey, i saw something or what not. we have a lot of people looking for the perpetrators who committed this act of hate. this rainbow banner was unveiled -- juli: as the investigation continues, salem leaders and lgbtq advocates are sending a strong message.

juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: other stories we're following right now, two animal inspectors are fired following the investigation of dismal last month, hundreds of animals were found in poor health many were dead. more than a dozen people are under investigation. no charges have been filed. antoinette: right now, investigators in connecticut are trying to figure out why this home was reduced to rubble. seven people were inside that home in vernon when it suddenly exploded. four of those victims are under the age of 16. amazingly, nobody was killed. officials are now looking into a possible gas leak as c neighbors who witnessed the blast left shocked, describing a devastating scene. >> one guy in the very beginning who was picking away debris on the front porch, we could hear him. at least we knew that they were ok. antoinette: one of the victims has been released from the hospital. the others are suffering from serious injuries, but are murder trial will make an important request. the eyeopener's sera

heather: newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in woburn tonight. juli? there have been no charges filed. the baby in the case -- the babysitter and the case was not home today. but she wouldn't tell us anything about how noah died, and his sister was hurt. this woburn babysitter rushed passed our cameras without saying a word today. she was in charge of 15-month-old noah and his twin sister on monday, when an ambulance was called to this apartment on kilby street. noah suffered a skull fracture and other traumatic injuries; he died at children's hospital on thursday. in this toddler's death, nor has there been any information released about how noah died and his sister was hurt. the middlesex district attorney's office is investigating, with woburn police and the department of children and families, who returned to the apartment this afternoon. at the parent's home, a sign reads, "the family would like to thank you all for your love, support, kind words, and prayers. events and time to deal with what lies ahead." noah's twin sister was also hurt, but suf

in brookline, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: all right, next, a ninth shooting linked to a serial shooter in arizona. heather: the desperate search for the killer right now in phoenix. the reward now being offered for information. plus -- >> we do not want this to happen again. ben: 5 investigates, tonight changes in security and policy after 5 investigates exposes what happened on the night a young man died in the back of a sheriff's van. let's check your friday night traffic. lo investor actions. not such a nice ride elsewhere in the boston region. 93 getting better. the five minutes on mass ave to route 3. the pike, nine minutes out of town. everyone must have left early today, heather. what is going on? let's go to for 95, a little slow on the southbound side. ben: we have that breaking news in fall river. fall river police confirming a hoax device found on a ship there. battleship code was shut down. heather?w closed for the day. heather: right now, an urgent search for a serial killer in phoenix. police linking him to

julie mcdonald is live with details tonight. julie? family. the therapist would visit the home to provide therapy and monitor the young girl's developmental delays. >> everyone is just curious as to what really happened. was there foul play or was it just an accident? julie: they are desperate for answers as they investigate the 2-year-old's death. >> crews. they weren't in there for more than a minute before they came out slowly. said that it was too late. >> three adults and two little girls live in this unit. the other residents say they mostly kept to themselves. >> she expressed last night that her and her husband, they suffer from depression and anxiety. so they don't really socialize. incomplete. for now, those who live next door are praying for those involved and trying to keep things normal for their own families. >> she seems like she's loving, caring, nurturing mother. you just hope that it wasn't anything foul, you know. you just don't want to imagine a mother or a father or an aunt or anybody doing anything helpless child. >> the

emily: the eye's juli mcdonald is live in newton with the tense rescue effort. juli: a 22-year-old worker is recovering from serious injuries, at risk of losing his foot after a bizarre incident involving a cement mixer. it took first responders two hours to free him, whose foot became while working at this apartment complex behind me. they couldn't use power tools because the rescue was so delicate, and all the while, that man was suffering excruciating pain. the worker was given oxygen and an iv while firefighters cut it by hand. the worker was conscious and speaking to first responders when he was finally loaded into a nebulous. -- into an ambulance. they are trying to determine if this accident could have been sentenced today, for lying during the whitey bulger trial. robert fitzpatrick once claimed to be a whistle blower now admits it was all a lie. under a deal, he pleads guilty to perjury and obstruction of justice for his 2013 testimony for whitey's defense. he admitted embellishing his accomplishments. claiming he recovered the gun used to assassinate ma

juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: other big moves overnight, a renewable energy bill is headed to the governor's desk. it requires a dramatic increase in hydropower and wind power in the state in the coming years. baker overriding his veto of coverage for long-term treatment of lyme disease. but they did not push through a plan that would have extended the state's hotel tax to online services like airbnb. governor baker has 10 days to act on the bills sent to his desk. randy: this morning, governor charlie baker is expected to sign a bill that ensures equal pay for men and women in massachusetts. the law will ban discrimination on the basis of gender, and stops employers from asking in july, 2018. emily: other stories we're following right now, new details in the murder-suicide involving a former rhode island police officer. investigators say franklin osgood killed his wife sometime between friday night and saturday afternoon. police say the former providence officer called his adult children to tell them he'd

live in south boston, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. sera: new claims about free gets left open last week because the collection machines were full of money. workers blame the problem on a change at fair collection groups. officials say it is not uncommon to have machines at capacity. the t faces a $110 million deficit after rejected sales tax revenues drop yo and officials have once again that layoffs are possible. . [booing] emily: a military mom booed as she tries to ask about the controversy still swirling around the donald trump campaign. this was during a town hall in nevada. vice presidential running mate mike pence defended her right to criticize trump's comments about the muslim parents of an army veteran. pence went on to emphasize that he and trump support military families. randy: a new bedford man is police say it all started with 50-year-old randall harrison waving a hatchet then getting behind the wheel. the 20-mile pursuit wound down highways and through several towns, ending in downtown new bedford. family friends say h

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is here with the breaking details. juli? juli: con the u.s. olympic committee confirming that those two swimmers have been detained at the airport in rio. jack conger and gunnar bentz were on board a plane that was about to take off for the u.s., when police removed them from teammates ryan lochte and jimmy feigen early sunday morning when the four say they were robbed. police are now looking into whether that story is true. the athletes said the muggers, dressed as police, held them at gunpoint in their taxi, and stole money but not their phones. now police want those phones to see if they match up with the olympians' timeline. earlier today, a brazilian judge said the men ap and jovial in surveillance video that shows them returning to the olympic village after the alleged mugging. and police say the swimmers were too drunk to provide any useful information or descriptions. lochte and feigen were ordered to stay in brazil for questioning. but lochte is already back in the u.s. it's not clear where feigen is. in brazil, providing a false stat

that is where we find new center five's julie macdonald, live mcdonald. juli: part of the charges involve an interview with a student who had a relationship with him after she graduated. he was arrested on charges of sending obscene matter to a minor and trafficking of a person under servitude. after investigators spoke with the current studio -- the student in question and the student's parents, police executed a search warrant of his worcester home and he was arrested. narragansett is the regional high school here and serves the students from the surrounding communities. parents and former students here in tightknit templeton, it is the talk of the town right now. >> i came downstairs this he seemed like a pretty nice guy, but i guess that is why it comes as such of a shock. juli: after his arraignment, he was held on $4500 bail. they are due back in court september 16 for a pretrial conference. next at 6:00, you will hear from another student about her experience in his classroom her concerns as a self. liven to building, i'm juli mcdonald, wcvb newscen

randy: the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is in south boston with the plans in place. juli: it will be a somber day here as campers return for the first time since this tragedy. kyzr willis drowned at carson beach last week after slipping away unnoticed. his death forcing the city to enact stronger safety protocols at their day programs, starting today, putting in 34 new security cameras. his uncle telling us this has been a nightmare. tonight, with broken hearts, they will gather to remember the little boy at a vigil outside the curley community center kyzr loved so much. come and show support for them and for the family. they need to know they have that support out there. juli: the vigil is scheduled to begin at 6:30 p.m. this evening. his funeral is set for thursday. juli mcdonald, wcvb, news center five. randy: a worcester dentist will go before a judge today, charged with indecent assault. dr. nakhil patel is accused of inappropriately touching the alleged victim several times at this lincoln street office. the 35-year-old says it happened during an appointment yes

our juli mcdonald is live in braintree with out top story. juli. reporter: a shirtless man comes in and grabs the little boy. he then takes off. >> he took 10 steps, and got the kid. >> the trip turned into a nightmare. walking the aisles of the india market when a man scooped him up and took off. >> he threw him on th his shoulder and took off. reporter: you can see his concerned smile as he follows the man to the back of the store. >> he asked them what are you emergency exit. the store owner found him hiding in the woods. >> he did not look normal. >> police responded within minutes and arrested him after a brief struggle. the store owner says he's thankful for the watchful eye of a father. >> we have numerous cameras. using them. >> that store owner and employees kept an eye on o'brien until police arrived. he was arraigned in district court and is now being held on $100,000 cash bail. maria: sky 5 where fire crews are battling a 4-alarm fire at a multi-family home. this was the scene a little over river street. at one point firefighters were o

doug: juli mcdonald has the shock and sadness in lunenberg. juli: broken hearts in bloomberg this weekend as -- bloomberg -- lunenberg. classmates are holding onto memories of aj robbins and to each other. >> we brought flowers. >> he made everyone laugh no matter what was going on. he was the nicest guy i have ever come across areas there will never be anyone like him. mike: -- juli: the one car crash was at 3:15 in the morning. joseph was not hurt and arrested on oui charges. another is in the hospital. >> i just want to wake i feel like i am going to wake up and he is going to be back, but that is not how it is going to happen. juli: aj's friends smiled through their tears as they remember him. they huddled together in the last place he was alive, they felt thankful for the precious years they shared. >> i am so thankful to have gotten to know him. i am grateful, i cannot believe he is gone. juli: that driver is being held pittsburgh in the morning. juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: right now police are investigating a crash that

live in newton, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: juli, thank you. investigators are trying to figure out why this home was reduced to rubble. seven people were inside the home and vernon would it possible gas leak. neighbors who witnessed the blast are shocked. >> they were taking away to debris, like where the front porch had been cured at least we knew that they were ok. antoinette: one of the victims has been released from the hospital. the others are suffering from serious injuries, but they a 2016 -- president obama's headed for massachusetts tomorrow, starting his vacation on martha's vineyard. donald trump is also heading to new england for a rally in new hampshire, but not before making a swing through house speaker paul ryan's home state. mr. trump: paul ryan is a good guy, actually. but he has his own concerns. speaker ryan: you would think we would be focusing on hillary clinton and all of her deficiencies. reporter: mike pence is left doing damage control. hillary clinton staying on message during a campaign stop in los angeles -- in las

emily: the eye's juli mcdonald is live outside the facility on milk street ahead of today's grand opening. juli: we have moved inside since our last line hit with you. this opens today. this is that every of patients will be with asste be available in platform, animals, and oils. quite a process to get into this area. patient's first come through the front door. they show a medical marijuana card to a security guard. it is scant and a front desk and verified with a second form of id, and then they wait in what looks like a waiting room. this is the seven. last june after voters approved the law in 2012. that was followed by facilities in ayer, brockton, brookline, northampton, and lowell. since that first opening, more than 21,000 patients have purchased more than 4,000 pounds of medical marijuana. we are told that the design of this facility is for patient comfort, but there is a tremendous amount of security here. there is oau product is kept in the back area. stay with us as we continue to update you on this milestone moment for boston. live in boston, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5.

ben: caught on camera, and attempted kidnapping at eight newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in braintree with the latest, juli? reporter: fortunately the little boy is ok. he was not with his kidnapper for long. what a nightmare. the man picked up a 1-year-old boy and then began briskly moving toward the emergency exit out back. the confused dad followed closely behind, he originally thought obrien was an employee trying to joke around. the dad confronted the man out back, fortunately without a struggle. he confronted him before the man left the store with a little boy. the owner told newscenter 5 his customers can't believe they have young ones coming to the store. we have numerous cameras. we never had any intention of using them but they did come in handy. reporter: o'brien you can see took officers through the emergency exit of the store. he was hiding in the woods where employees found him clinging to a tree. police were minutes. he was arraigned in district court and is being held on bond. anchor: breaking news out of rio tonight. they lied. police in brazil now say the 4 u.s. swim

our juli mcdonald is live in braintree with out top story. juli. reporter: a shirtless man comes in and grabs the little boy. he then takes off. >> he took 10 steps, and got the kid. >> the trip turned into a nightmare. walking the aisles of the india market when a man scooped him up and took off. >> he threw him on th his shoulder and took off. reporter: you can see his concerned smile as he follows the man to the back of the store. >> he asked them what are you

emily: the eye's juli mcdonald is live outside the facility on milk street ahead of today's grand opening. juli: good morning. certainly a milestone for the city, the dispensary opening up here today in downtown crossing. it's run by patriot care grown at a facility in lowell. and though it's boston's first dispensary it's far from the state's first. there are six other medical marijuana dispensaries in massachusetts. the first opened in salem last june, after voters approved the law in 2012. that was followed by facilities in ayer, brockton, brookline, northampton, and lowell. and since that first opening, more than 21,000 patients have purchased more than 4,000 pounds of medical marijuana. boston police have worked closely with patriot care for this dispensary to ease concerns about drug-related crime that could be spurred by the opening. today's ceremony starts at 10:00 a.m. live in boston, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: right now the man once dubbed the unh rapist is back in state prison. prison officials say gary fecteau violated the rules while out on work release. he was

maria: juli mcdonald has more. juli: police are hopeful that a something that could be helpful in the investigation. state police say that they have received about 450 calls, evidence suggesting that vanessa marcotte fought back against her killer. investigators are asking that people be mindful of men they saw who had fresh injuries -- scratches or bruises. and if you saw any vehicles on from you, no matter how insignificant you may think that that information is. the tip line is anonymous and collars will be instructed to leave a message with information after the recording. here at the police station, the district attorney and the state police colonel spend the day here, but unfortunately no major updates today. maria and ben. ben: police dealing with this right now -- looks like this may be weather-related -- page road closed due to down wires. it looks like a thunderstorm just moved through the area. please seek an alternate route. all right, let's move on to sheer terror for passengers aboard a jetblue flight

let's get to julie mcdonald live at the courthouse in salem. juli: just minutes ago we obtained a copy of this restraining order filed by carmela sanders against her husband, doe douglas steeves. he threatened her in the parking lot telling her he would take care of her. she tells police she does not go anywhere by herself as she always -- because he always is following her and rights he's in a motorcycle club and i fear for my life. >> it's like things like this don't happen in this neighborhood. juli: salem neighbors woke up to a chilling scene outside their windows. yellow tape around 11 chandler street as police began a murder investigation. was wrong. there was never any fights coming from the house. it's just surprising. juli: salem police say douglas steeves turned himself in overnight admitting he'd strangled his estranged wife. neighbors heard nothing. >> i feel sick to my stomach over it. i'm in shock. >> i've just seen the mom with her kids. they were always happy, smiling, friendly. neighbors say she was somewhat new to the neighborh

in templeton, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: saugus police investigating a stabbing that left one person with serious injuries. police responded to 74 broadway around 9:00 last night where they found the victim. police do have a suspect in custody right now, though it's not clear what led up to the stabbing. the coast guard coming to the rescue off the coast of gloucester. a cape ann harbor tour boat was reported that it was taking on water just after 4:30 in the afternoon yesterday. a nearby charter fishing vessel offering some assistance as the coast guard got to the area to help pump out the water. all of the passengers were doug: to commitment 2016. donald trump is headed to ohio tomorrow. he spent last night trying to win over hispanic and african-american voters at a rally in fred riggs burg, virginia. trump says the gop was and still is the party of abraham lincoln. he stuck to the teleprompter and told the crowd, republicans have not done well enough in appealing to minority groups. hernandez >> i want a tota

the eyeopener's july mcdonald has the response from the superintendent. >> everybody liked him. a lot of people said he was thei behind bars as police investigate inappropriate contact with a student at narragansett regional high school. the 33-year-old teacher was arraigned friday in charges of giving obscene images to a minor. >> he seemed like a nice guy, but that's why it comes as such a shock. reporter: the investigation began earlier this month, when the school resource officer received information praning to with whom he had a relationship after graduation. that interview led police to believe na he was in contact with a current student, a minor, during this past school year. early friday morning, templeton and worcester police executed a search warrant of his home and he was arrested. >> knowing the people, very unsettling, thinking one of these teachers was like this, sending my kids there eventually some day. reporter: the superintendent of schools sent a letter currently developing a support plan for when our students and staff return to school. please know as a distr

in salem, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: maine governor paul lepage is facing new controversy centered around an expletive laced voice mail that he left for a congressman who called him a racist. >> i want you to prove i'm a racist. i've spent my life helping black people. you little son of a -- i want you to record this and make it public, because i am after you. thank you. antoinette: representative drew gattin says he never called him racist but says his comments are not helpful in the fight against yesterday, lepage defended his comments that 90% of drug dealers in his state are black and hispanic by showing reporters a binder full of mugshots and newspaper stories. >> you write the stuff. i just keep it. i don't read it unless it gets in my book. but stephanie cuts them out and gets the pictures and i put them in my book. antoinette: state democrats say lepage is, quote, not mentally or emotionally fit to hold office. doug: this morning, the parents of an american woman isis says president obama has broken a

heather: newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in woburn tonight. juli?

juli mcdonald is live with a look inside and reaction to this new facility in downtown crossing. juli: less than one hour from now the very first boston area patients who live with debilitating diseases will walk through the front doors here and sit in what looks like a doctor's office waiting room. the people who work at patriot care say the number one goal is to improve quality of life. green awning and downtown crossing without looking twice but behind the doors of 21 milk street is boston's very first medical marijuana dispensary. >> a place where patients can come and feel not just a foot also very comfortable while they are waiting to access the product they need so badly. juli: the facility is secure from a guard out front, controlled entry doors and the bold or products are stored. when patients go to the checking process come to the sales area. they meet talk about their symptoms and they will be of the product. medical marijuana is available in platform as well as edibles and oils. all of which is grown at the dispensary in lowell. >> in washington dc and substantial por

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in dorchester with her family's reaction. reporter: her family says she was hoping to help but she was the one who needed help within minutes.

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in brookline with the surprise announcement. as the sun and a holocaust survivor who came to america with nothing, he said this decision would make his father proud. >> i have a lot of mixed emotions. this is something i didn't really want to do. i actually made the decision yesterday at 4:00. >> the end of an era for a brookline landmark. the doors of rubin's kosher deli will close for good friday after almost 90 years in business. >> my son says rubin's is about? it's on facebook. i said no way. >> allen gellerman says decision to close is bittersweet, but simple. he wants more time. >> i've been here 20 years. i put my kids through college. i said to my wife, maybe it's time to get to know each other again and live a life together. >> longtime patrons were emotional as they placed their final orders. over the years, it's been more than just the food that drew them here. they came for culture. shut down here. we need them as a jewish community. this is the food we connect to. the people who come here are who we connect to. whe

police in gardner say it happened at narragansett that is where newscenter five's juli mcdonald is live with what we know now. juli. juli: part of the investigation involved an interview with a student with whom he had a relationship after she graduated. the interview with them, led police to believe that he had inappropriate conduct with a current student during this past school year. earlier this morning, templeton and worcester police executed a search warrant of the 33-year-old teacher's home. we spoke with narragansett graduates who were really stunned, describing kacavich as a well-liked staff member, and a lot of students' favorite teacher. >> there was a big group of kids that would sit in there with him and eat lunch every day. gansett, it's very unsettling to think one of the teachers was like that, especially sending my kids there eventually someday -- someday. nicole: if posted bail, he must wear a gps monitor and stay away from the witness in the investigation. this case heads back to court on september 16. live in table in, julie macdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. di commitment

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live on scene with new information. juli: the most important thing is that no one was hurt in this -- no one was inside the house when it went up in flames earlier this afternoon. three people live here. no one was home at the time. two neighboring homes have been damaged by the heat of the flames. none of the families that live in those homes will be displaced. on a picture-perfect beach day, neighbors and tourists on plum island were stunned by thick black smoke that could be seen for miles. closer to 20th street, they watched in horror as flames tore seconds. it started from the top floor, it looked like. and then went all the way down. the whole front of the house was completely engulfed. juli: as soon as firefighters pulled up, around 1:00, they immediately called a fifth alarm. more than 11 departments from middleton to new hampshire rushed here to help. >> it's very hard in the heat. that's why so many mutual aid companies came in. it takes double the man power to fight it in the heat like this. juli: one firefigh

we have team coverage beginning with newscenter 5's juli mcdonald, juli? -- this tightknit community is on edge. more importantly, there is a family that loves her and are

juli mcdonald is live in east boston with those details. juli: detectives want to speak to the woman seen in these images in hopes that she has key information in this murder investigation that has been ongoing since june 15th. this video shows the woman walking down the street looking shoulders. -- that goes past hirsch -- brown hair that goes past her shoulders. she turns and looks at something across the street area g is briefly looking across the street before she continues. there has been one arrest in connection with this case. on sunday, july 10 police arrested 16-year-old jose altuve handwrote fernandez of east boston. he was arraigned -- hos jose alondra o'hearn and as of east boston. block alain as was face down bloody having suffered a dramatic injury. if you recognize the young woman in the surveillance video you're asked to call boston police. you can provide information anonymously to boston police by texting the word tip to crime, 274 63. also breaking, two people now under arrest in the stabbing death of a teenager in new bed

as newscenter 5's juli mcdonald tells us, the town is still on edge. juli: >> with few visible updates in this investigation many are still worried, still wondering whether they need to a lot of people. it's small enough, it's light enough. juli: mary almstrom of wayne's weaponry in west boylston says there's been a slight increase in sales this august. but the reason why, is troubling. she's seen about a dozen customers over the past 3 weeks who are looking for ways to protect themselves after vanessa marcotte was murdered just a few miles away. >> people are looking for information on what they should have. then they'll come back. they want something that will have a lot of kick but they want something juli: she said there's also been more interest in pepper spray. without any arrests, neighbors are simply looking for some peace of mind. >> whether he's gone from the area, i'm sure he's long gone. but you don't know. juli: investigators believe marcotte fought back against her killer. the week of her murder, police asked the public to be on the lookou

a little boy dead, his sister ho our juli mcdonald is live in woburn. juli, what have you learned? juli: they're still have been no charges filed. newscenter 5 has learned within the last few minutes the department of children and families had no history, no prior cases with the child to died. dcf has taken custody of three children in connection with this

in lunenberg, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. antoinette: right now, police are investigating a crash that left a woman in the hospital. this was the scene last night on main street in acushnet. a witness says the victim ran into the street after her dog woman was injured. the driver did stay at the scene. no charges have been filed. doug: right now, investigators are looking for the cause of this fast moving fire on plum island. this video one of many sent by viewers. everyone managed to make it out of the house safely. investigators say it sparked on the top floor of the building on 20th street. it quickly spread, engulfing the entire home. firefighters from several communities worked to put out the flames. a person who lived there was leaving the realized what was happening. >> everything is gone. my car blew up. everything inside is gone. doug: that is amazing. one firefighter was treated for heat related issues. antoinette: the suspect arrested in the murder of two nuns in mississippi will face a judge tomorrow. police say h

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in dorchester with her family's reaction. reporter: her family says she was hoping to help but she was the one who needed help within minutes. happen to you. reporter: a family's worst fear come true. true gunshots so close they could hear the casings hit pavement, it all happened so fast they didn't even realize dashaye mizhari was down. >> when i saw her on the floor, it is unexplainable. reporter: the woman ran around the corner. her family say she was trying to break up a fight. victim. by the time she got on the stairs she screamed out i have been shot. reporter: police are searching for the shooter and the family wonders if an arrest will ever come. quite she is in intensive care. she will be there for a while. reporter: many heard the camera but the increasing violence impacts her and her young children every day. >> they never come out here and play. it is sad. i can't have them get to know their neighbors. i am scared. reporter: as police investigated they also learned a neighbor's dog had been shot. the animal was r

juli mcdonald, wcvne ed: stormteam 5 tracking three tropical systems in the atlantic right now. jc: one of them could impact us in time for labor day weekend. chief meteorologist harvey leonard is here with what the latest models show. harvey: you are right about the three systems, and this is the one that could have some impact on our weather. it is probably going to be a tropical storm and hurricane watches. this is the expected track of the storm, the part of it going off the carolina coast will be pretty clear, but after that, will install or will it begin to move closer? should it move closer to us and later in the weekend we could get into some small wind but they are not a certainty. however getting rough probably going to happen so we will continue to watch this as we get closer. see you later with the weekend forecast. ed: new at 6:00, investigators caught on video. jc: injuries and both of those officers to the hospital. john atwater is live in framingham. john: you saw the video of the officers in a very dangerous situation, but their chief says they showed amazing re

julie mcdonald is live in princeton with late information. julie 1234. reporter: maria and ed, vanessa was visiting her mother in princeton when she went out for a run and her family was concerned when she didn't come home. a few hours later a state police k9 unit found her body 400 yards from the street and half a mile from her mother's home. >> absolutely unbelievable and i'm just grieving for that family. after a brutal murder in their quiet community. police are searching for the killer. >> people should be concerned. we are asking them to use an abundance of caution. keep their eyes open and keep their ears open. anything they see or hear, notify us as soon as possible. >> a police source close to the investigation told newscenter 5 that vanessa was found naked with burn marks to their head, hands and feet. >> it lead them to believe that yes this was a homicide investigation. >> she was last seen lng afternoon. she lived in new york city and was only visiting princeton to see her mother. >> she was found at about 8:20 last evening. the body was fou

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in salem with new information in the case. juli: investigators hope someone will come forward with information about the suspects who placed explosives inside the "rainbow times" box. a group of 7 is seen on surveillance video walking toward the newspaper box early they run away and moments later tuesday. smoke and sparks fill that corner of derby square as the stand explodes. now the state fire marshal has issued a reward of up to $5,000 arrest. i just spoke with the editor and publisher of the newspaper while -- the newspaper and while they admit they're still a little raw by what happened earlier this week, the "rainbow times" community across new england is really rallying stronger than before. >> we have such an outcry of community support. people have been distribution locations. >> and take a look at this, as a show of solidarity, the mayor's office and the north shore alliance of gay and lesbian youth unveiled a rainbow banner right over washington street today. it really symbolic message for those who walk or drive thr

randy: the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is in south boston with the plans in place. >> no doubt it will be a somber day here as campers return for the first time since that tragedy. kyzr willis drowned at carson beach last week, after slipping away unnoticed. his death forcing the city to enact stronger safety protocols today, including 34 new security cameras. his uncle telling us this has been a nightmare. tonight, with broken hearts, they will gather to remember the little boy at a vigil outside the curley community center kyzr loved so much. >> we are asking people to come and show support for the family. they need to know they have support. >> the vigil is scheduled to start at0. emily: new video from a wild police chase through the south coast. and it was a witness who helped bring it to an end. this morning the suspect is under arrest after police say he was waving a hatchet behind the wheel. randall harrison is accused of leading police on a 20-mile chase through several towns yesterday. witnesses describe a chaotic scene, which finally ended in new bedford. police in front of t

newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is town of princeton and people who loved vanessa marcotte have been hanging on hoping for some indication of who killed the 27-year-old who went out for a run on sunday and never came home. state police say they've received about 450 calls on their anonymous tip line. they're looking for somewhat specific information, but they want to hear from you no matter how insignificant the tip may seem. evidence so far suggests there was a struggle between marcotte and the man who killed her. investigators are looking for a man who would have had fresh injuries earlier this scratches. and if you were in this area of princeton sunday and saw a car or truck parked or driving along brooks station road between 1 p.m. and police want to know 3 p.m., anything you can remember about it. that tip line is 508-453-7589. the line is anonymous. callers will be instructed to leave a message after that recording with any information worcester, where police are investigating an apparent drowning. the body of a 49-year-old woman was recovered this morning by -- this morning. they do n