. >>> liam martin has more on this week's wednesday's child. >> reporter: hey, everybody. i'm here with devin and his father, joe. jack saw definitein on the wednesday's child segment and now, denin pound his forever family. what did you want three years ago? >> a family who will love and always be there for me. >> reporter: you found that? >> yeah. >> reporter: you in the joe and went through the process. what did you think? >> i was really happy. >> reporter: what does wednesday's child mean it you, joe? >> you get an additional window into a child's life and do things that they are naturally comfortable doing and see them otherwise have. >> reporter: with so many more kids like devin looking for their forever family, c bsboston.com/wednesday'schild to find out about someone who four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hu

liam martin, thank you very much. >>> the outcry over the fight for an epi pin. the deal to make it more widely available and why so many families are upset. the sink hole that shut down a intersection and swallowed a bus. >> dry and warm. the dry still a large story. can we get relief? the seven-day forecast is kelly ayotte: thanks, buddy. kelly (voiceover): i'm kelly ayotte. and when i take the plate for new hampshire... i'm up against a political machine that plays dirty -- throwing millions in false, negative ads... i'm out here knocking down every lie... because new hampshire deserves better. that's why i'm batting for good-paying jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... at they're throwing at me... >>> people waiting for a bus needed a lot of patience in phoenix. a water main break caused a sink hole that swallowed the bus. there weren't any passengers on board at the time but the intersection was closed and all buss had to be rerouted. >>> fire in lawrence at building the mayor has been fighting for years to

liam martin wbz this morning. >>> back here at home an uber driver is banned from the app after a disabled woman accused him of stealing from her. victim called wilson bria deckly for -- brea directly for a app. he was arraigned yesterday. bail was set at 500 dollars. >>> a donation jar stolen in chelmsford and the security video shows kids walking up stopping at it and one of the kids grabs the jar and they both leave. this happened at the new england tropical pet store in chelmsford and the money was meant for the lowell humane society. >>> today is international overdose awareness day and they four overdose survivors will take part inform free panel discussion and at 5:30 there's a candlelight vigil behind worcester city hall to remember those who lost the battle with drugs. there will be events in north hampton lynn hall. show your support by wearing silver. >>> a big night for gronk rob grone counsels can i -- gronkowski honored for his work in the community winning the ron burton community rv steve and paul burton. it's given annually to the player for their off field charitable work

liam martin has more. liam? >> reporter: we just learned that the two nuns suffered stab wounds, and sister paula merrill moved in massachusetts to mississippi in 1981, believing her calling was to help the poor in the deep mississippi for the poor. their bodies were found after they did not report to work at a nearby hospital. officialssay there were signs of a break in at their home and their vehicle was missing from the driveway. it is unclear at this point if that attack was at all motivated by the nuns' religious mission. a fuel investigation is underway in durant, mississippi. that's about 60 miles north of jackson. sister paula from massachusetts once said that, quot simply do what we can wherever god places us. we will keep you posted on this investigation. lisa and david, back to you. >> liam, thank you. >>> and also tonight, igniting a call to action, a fast-moving fire that damaged several buildings in lawrence has officials looking at a bigger property problem. the mayor satisfied he was fighting for

liam martin has more. liam? >> reporter: lisa, complicated case. the state department threatened not to give iran the money unless they released the 5 american prisoners including a washington post reporter. when iran agreed to release the prisoners, the u.s. agreed to deliver the money by plane. u.s. sanctions ban american dollars to be used in a transaction with iran, so the francs and other euro tractions. the deal, some are saying, blurred the lines. >> liam, thank you so much. >>> a terrible scene in downtown boston today. pedestrians hit and people trapped under a car and strangers rushing from a trolley to help them out. jim smith has details on this. jim? >> reporter: david, this happened at the height of the lunch hour at this busy school streets. people who saw it were horrified and statement sprang into action. >> call 911. >> this is crazy. a lot of people around. >> reporter: a frantic scene at washington and school streets in downtown boston, three people hit by a car, a woman, a child, and a third person, some badly hurt and people c

liam martin has the story. >> she's an 8-year-old english coonhound. >> and one lucky dog. >> she and her owner were in the woods last night. >> three or four nights a week training the down. >> it's all about the to happen. >> reporter: she beat out 684 other dogs i think, to be crowned champion. >> last night while she was hot in pursuit. >> she chased a raccoon into the pipe. >> it was a 12-inch plastic drainage pipe. >> and i saw her 60 to 80 feet that way. >> bell couldn't figure out how to back out. >> she couldn't turn around because of the diameter of pipe. >> police and fire said nothing could be done. >> i didn't sleep at all. i stared at the ceiling all night long. >> because she was wearing a gps collar, she could figure out where she was in the pipe. >> i dug ahead of her and knew if i was here that she would come out of it. >> i moved that pipe and she popped right up and was happy going. and it was a big relief on my part that she was out and safe and happy. >> glad to have you back. >> he has a construction background and says he fixed the piece after pipe. she's tired

. >> and i'm liam martin in for david. the focus is on bit -- bristol county but this is the from bedford where an electrical fire sparked with wires dangling over the road there. danielle niles is tracking all of this for us. danielle? >>> liam, lisa, there is not a big area of concern right now but a severe thunderstorm warning in bristol but the bulk is through rhode island. i wouldn't be surprised if this there was reports of damage across rhode island, and heavy rain and lightning from somerset up to route 44 and back over to taunton. you is a the severe thunderstorm warning just dropped for bristol county. rhode island, several trees down. a couple of claps of thunder but the rain has weakened 2, just light rain plymouth and back to middleboro. you will need the wipers along route 3 stretching towards sandwich. 98 the high in boston. the high, 80. we did not beat the record but the humidity made it feel hotter. the heat index, 100 for many of us. if you are under the thunderstorms like providence, it feels like we're

liam martin is here with the story. >> reporter: and his wife is hillary clinton's top aide. tonight, lewd photos were published and this was the tipping point for his wife. the sexting life of anthony weiner was front page news in to have photos and texts. one photo is him aroused with his toddler next to him. in a statement she says after long and painful consideration and work on my marriage i have made the decision to separate from my husband. wiener deleted his twitter sexting scandal. after the second he abandoned his bid for new york city mayor. >> i loved him. i have forgiven him. i believed in him. >> reporter: donald trump praised the choice to separate and said i worry for the country. hillary clinton was careless and negligent allowing wiener to have such close proximity to classified information. who knows what he learned and who he told. it's another exactly of bad judgment. >> how this will resonate with the average american remains to be seen. >> reporter: trump, the republican nominee for president has tried to tie the marriage to clinton's judgment before. a

liam martin has more. >> reporter: a judge has ordered a search and seizure warrant after questions about the story. you might remember that lochte earned a gold medal during the relays in the game. and today, they went to seize the swimmer's passports but the athlete had already returned to the u.s. the swimmers reported on early su taxi robbed at gunpoint by people posing as police officers. brazilian authorities say there is inconsistency in the accounts and showing the swimmers on surveillance that they were joking around. lochte said he stands by his story. just last week, a bus carrying members of the flees rio were bullets. lisa? >> thank you for the update. >>> the ultimate good sport, abbey d'agostino, won't compete tomorrow night in the 5000- meter final. she tore her acl in the semifinal race yesterday. she and the new zealand athletes made headline when is at a tripped, helped each other up, and provided mutual encouragement to get over the finish line. >>> and aly ruling out sticking with her sport to compete in tokyo four years from now. the needham native's parents say it h

liam martin has the latest. >> reporter: this is believed to be an attack carried out by islamic militants. they heard a loud explosion 7:30 local time. and some students barricaded themselves in the classrooms using chairs and deskings. a prize winning photographer sent a tweet saying we are stuck inside the american shooting followed by explosion. this may be my last tweet. he did end up escaping safely but one person did not. the u.s. state department is working to determine if any americans were injured or killed. >> we condemn this attack. an attack on a university is an attack on the future of afghanistan. >> reporter: this comes after two staff members were abducted. one is an american and neither point. the u.s. state department in light of that attack and this attack warning americans to stay away from afghanistan's capital city. >> police say this is the face of the man who instilled fear in the south end. he held a woman at knife point and raped her. he is behind bars now, on a he attacked the woman months after being released from prison. >> reporter: certainly a lot of relief

liam martin has more. ramgren is charged with two counts of attempted murder, stabbing his mother and 14-year- old brother while they were in siesta key, floardz and fled on foot. police tracked him down and rescue crewed rushed the family members to the hospital and the younger brother asking authorities where his brother would do this. both ramgren did not explain his motive. paula? >> liam, thank you so much. >>> another big story, most of massachusetts is considered in a severe or extreme drought and this is not the news that farms or homeowners want to hear. we have team coverage of the drought beginning with christina hager live in north andover. christina? >> reporter: paula, the governor had a news conference agriculture is the first to feel the effects. behind me, this pond feeds into the irrigation system at the farm. you can see how low the water level is and this is what we are seeing at reservoirs and water supplies at municipalities across the region. >> usually, the water level is up, and yo

liam martin has the details. >> reporter: the trial will begin february 13th. the hernandez's legal team said they would not be ready for the fall. partly because the team is ne he'll hernandez against double murder charges. prosecutors say he killed two men in boston. and at today's hearing we got a strategy. the eyewitnesses can't be trusts say the former patriot's lawyer. >> the descriptions have changed over time. specifically, once it became known that mr. hernandez was the suspect. >> jose baez needs more time to prepare for the case. at least we can assume that after he got the name client wrong. >> good afternoon, jose baez on behalf of aaron rodriguez. >> my client is aaron hernandez, not rodriguez. >> that was baes calling person aaron rodriguez. he's already serving a life lloyd. >>> state troopers are searching for a car on route 2 westminster gardner line. the suspect on the florida sex offender registration dustry has a -- registry has a criminal history. >> reporter: this all began at 12:30 this afternoon when police got a call about a man making

wbz's liam martin is live in studio tonight. >> reporter: right now residents are warned to expect the worse there. heat, wind and dry brush are creating a recipe for disaster for firefighters. >> reporter: it could be a matter of time before the bluecut fire 60 miles of los angeles destroys ho without warning. quickly ripping a path of destruction, fire crews could not contain. >> it hit hard. it hit fast with an intensity we haven't seen before. >> reporter: 80-foot flames tiring through miles of brush fueled by powerful winds and 100-degree temperatures. the firestorm is a result of five years of drought. >> to the point where explosive >> reporter: fire crews are attacking from the air and the ground. up north damin pashilk was arraigned on 14 counts of arson in connection with 12 separate fires. police say damin pashilk set the clayton fire saturday north of san francisco. it destroyed 175 homes and businesses and forces thousands of evacuations. the ex-con who received firefighter training $5 million bail. tonight crews are using cadaver dogs to determine whether anyone was unail

i'm liam martin. >> and i right now police are trying to figure out how th happened around 2 am. paul burton reports from east boston. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a night out of fun ends in tragedy after a person is killed after being hit high a bus. the highway has since reopened but it was shut down as police investigated the crash. on sunday, route 1 a was shut down in the early morning after a fatal bus crash claimed the life of one and injures by a party bus. it's not clear if the two people were trying to cross the highway. >> i'm still trying to figure out the details. i'm not sure what happened there. that is under investigation. >> reporter: the highway was shut down as investigators spoke to the bus driver and witnesses. the crash happened across the street from the courtyard marriott. police say the bus driver is cooperating with authorities. mayor walsh says he wants to let the investigation play out >> we don't have accidents that often. there was one last night but until we find out what the circumstances are, i'm not going to jump to conclusions and say we

wbz's liam martin is standing by, the storms came out of nowhere. >> reporter: absolutely. multiple tornadoes reported in indiana. 40 miles north of indianapolis. a dozen people have minor injuries, including a five- the warning and got to safety. >> reporter: one of the twisters caught on camera by storm chaser left behind a path of destruction. destroying homes, ripping apart farms, wrecking vehicles. people in the area were beyond frightened as the storms passed through the area on wednesday. >> i got out, called 911. go somewhere safe. i tried to push the door and the wind never seen it like this. i shut the door and blew my window out and then that was it. i ran down stairs. i was so scared. >> reporter: mike pence, the governor of indiana, returned to his home state to get a look at the damage and offer support to the people effected. >> our hearts go out to the vales of the communities -- families of the communities effected, the homes and the business affected. the area like this one caught on cell phone video. the tornadoes even destroyed this starbucks. officials

. >> that was liam martin reporting. there's no permanent damage. at least not mentally. >> that's good. she and westin w indiana for a competition over the weekend. >>> well, ahead it is game on for the wynne casino. >> the last legal set back has been settled. we'll have the details. >> plus ryan lochte dropped by his sponsors over his rio robbery claims and there could be even more fallout for that when i look for solutions, i don't start in washington, h,z/ and i don't assume one party has all the answers. you know where i find common-sense ideas? right here in new hampshire... where i'm fighting for the good-paying jobs that strengthen our economy. i worked to make childcare more affordable and make it easier ross party lines on clean air and energy efficiency efforts... and to strengthen social security and medicare. together, we're making new hampshire and america stronger. i'm kelly ayotte, . >>> breaking overnight, police respond to reports of a shooting in dorchester. officers were laying evidence markers and searching the area of nor we w

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liam martin is live in the satellite center latest. >> trump's candidacy fueled by his promise top deport. millions of undocumented people, but his campaign manager says it's tbd if he'll stick with the plan. >> the wall will go up so fast your head will spin. >> reporter: the republican nominee is delaying a major speech scheduled for thursday. the campaign also says they hillary clinton. this is a federal -- as a federal judge orders the state department to review 15,000 more documents from when she was secretary of state, and trump wants a special prosecutor to look into the clinton foundation. >> the favor's done and the significant number of times it was done require an expedited investigation by a special prosecutor immediately, immediately, immediately. >> reporter: clinton campaign documents, but support all of her work-related e-mails being released. the state department is reviewing the material. >> we don't have a firm sense of how many of the 14,900 are new. >> it's not all bad news for clinton who's raking in big bucks fund raising on the campaign trail. new reports show clin

liam martin is live in the satellite center with the latest. >> once again hillary clinton's e-mails are hanging over her campaign tonight as donald trump says he's sticking with his strategy. >> reporter: donald trump insisted to wisconsin voters he's the law candidate after days of unrest following a police shooting of an armed black man in milwaukee. >> crime and violence is an attack on the poor, and will never be accepted in a trump administration. >> reporter: the latest wisconsin poll shows him ailing hillary clinton by 15 points, but trump says he sees no reason to change his style. >> i don't want to change. if you start pivoting you're not being honest with people. >> reporter: clinton campaigned more questions about at the time private e-mail server. some congressional republicans want to know why the fbi didn't recommend clinton face criminal charges. on monday they sent a letter to the dc us attorney outlining evidence of what they call perjury and false statements by clinton when she testified about her e-mail server last october. the fbi released notes from its intervi

and i don't think they get the credit they deserve into that's liam martin reporting. felony underwent surgery on the front leg and is expected to be okay. >>> ahead, the message of hate in a local town. >> police searching for vandals who defaced the softball field and that's not all. >> we are following braking news in -- breaking us in in boston a -- breaking news in boston ticks are out in mass. so check yourself, your kids, and your pets anytime you've been outdoors. check everywhere -- in your hair, under your arms, and between your toes. if you find a tick, remove it as soon as you can. use fine-tipped tweezers to grasp the tick close to the skin. use firm, even pressure pulling straight up, without twisting or turning. then clean the bite area and your hands with soap and water. some tick bites can make you sick. so if you start to feel ill or notice a rash near the bite, >>> the sumner tunnel shut down this morning after a deadly crash. this happened just after 3 this morning near the ramp to 93 north. one person is dead and two others rushed to the hospital w

liam martin is here with me. with more. >> yes, they had to bring in a truck after they spent an hour suspended over the river. >> reporter: in the bucket, dangling over the river, the truck threatening to break the railing. >> it tilted to the right. >> reporter: the works were inspecting the bridge when their truck gave way. the two workers injured, and the rush on to get them out. >> h in and secure the truck so it wouldn't tip further. >> reporter: then a second boom truck brought in, carefully moving to the workers, tying cables to them, and they make it into the new bucket and back up to safety. now an investigation underway into why that contractor's truck failed. >> we'll leave no stone unturned and get to the bottom of this. >> both the men were brought to traffic on the bridge was shut down for hours, but it's back open ahead of tomorrow's commute. >>> and we're tomming a developing -- following a developing story from new hampshire. a concord man drowned trying to save four children. it happened at pro

i'm liam martin. >> and i right now police are trying to figure out how th happened around 2 am. paul burton reports from east boston. >> reporter: what was supposed to be a night out of fun ends in tragedy after a person is killed after being hit high a bus. the highway has since reopened but it was shut down as police investigated the crash. on sunday, route 1 a was shut down in the early morning after a fatal bus crash claimed the life of one and injures

liam martin, wbz news. >>> thank you. breaking news in campaign 2016 tonight. donald trump just confirming a short time ago that he'll be traveling to mexico tomorrow to meet with the president there. anticipated speech on immigration. >>> >. back here at home, a 17- year-old boy is in the hospital tonight after getting hit by a car in newton. he was riding his bike this evening near walnut and dunckley. the driver did stop and is cooperating with police. the boy is at the hospital. >>> >. and today a helicopter crew lifted an injured lobsterman off his boat. that 41-year-old has accidentally impaled. tonight he's being treated at cape cod hospital. >>> new at 11:00, a woman who jumped in to rescue a group of children from drowning in new hampshire is now speaking out about the terrifying ordeal. they're father died trying to save them, he couldn't stay above the water. it happened at profile falls on the smith river near bristol, and tonight the woman says she hero. >> reporter: three children are alive because of one woman, but that's not why she's sharing th

as liam martin reports. week long swiping camp from charles -- swimming came if charles river acaughtics. >> we are learning how to do dives and free style -- acaughtics. >> we are learning how to do -- acaughtics. >> we are learning -- aquatics. >> we are learning how to do dives and free style. >> we are celebrating the olympics through friendship and unity and team spirit. >> we talk about you know how much hard work it takes to get there. listening to your coaches. >> reporter: with work on entries and refine the strokes. while keeping an eye. excited eye -- an excited eye to swimmers like katie will he decka and michael phelps and his teammates bringing gold back to the states. >> they are really fast. they have really good technique. >> i would like to swim at the olympics because i hike to swim and -- like to swim and i want and i always want to swim like that. >> reporter: it's worth losing a little sleep. >> i stayed up to watch the olympics until 11. >> so great. that is liam martin reporting. some

good evening i am liam marten night came merrill. martin. >> i am kate merrill. we have team coverage beginning with meteor out gist -- meteorologist pamela gardner. >> we have a heat advisory for boston until 7 p.m. and excessive heat warning in effect for southeastern massachusetts where heat index temperatures have been between day. temperatures still running in the mid-90s. 95 in boston. 9in lawrence. -- 94 in lawrence. and dew point temperatures have clicked down by a couple degrees but we are soupy upper 60s and low 70s combined with the hot temperatures and our heat index values are in the upper 90s to right around 100 from boston to taunton and 101 is your feels like temperature right now in providence. we are tracking the potential for some storms that we have plenty of moisture in the y we need lift and all the ingredients to come together get storms. live look at doppler radar we are dry but if i've been out and about we have had cumulus clouds trying to puff up and the only shower activity is western massachusetts and springfield and orange. very ligh

good evening i am liam marten night came merrill. martin. >> i am kate merrill. we have team coverage beginning with meteor out gist -- meteorologist pamela gardner. >> we have a heat advisory for boston until 7 p.m. and excessive heat warning in effect for southeastern massachusetts where heat index temperatures have been between