nicole estaphan, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> nicole, thank you. dozens of college students are recovering after two decks collapsed in connecticut. hartford police say about 30 to off-campus party when it fell crashing into the second floor porch and then onto the ground. no one seriously hurt. >> a deadly boat crash under investigation in taunton. it happened on a race on watson pond. one boat spun out and crashed into two others. three drivers ended up in the morning. a new hampshire man was killed. two othersish insured. >> a new hampshire man will face murder charges tomorrow. richard moore is accused of she was found dead inside her home last week. neighbors say moore, a registered sex offender, had been leaving with her for months. >> a new study says you may want to rethink that five-second rule, eating floor that hits the floor. >> bacteria can contaminate food in an instant, but it depends on what you drop. researchers tested watermelon, here's what they found. watermelon had the most contaminate. foods that were moist or wet most likely

nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> all right, nicole. thank you. speaking of which, here are some of the other ceremonies, names of more than 200 people with local ties who died in the attack will be read followed by a memorial service. and the red cross will host the 14th annual day of remembrance at fenway park. >> dozens of college students collapsed. 20 to 30 college students were hurt when a deck broke free. police tweeting these photos of the aftermath last night. the accident happened at what police are calling a large off-campus party. fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. >> new information on a deadly boat crash in taunton. the boaters taking places in races on watson pond. three their boats after colliding. that accident happening after one of the boats spun out at 65 miles an hour. a 39-year-old new hampshire man died at the scene, and a 67-year-old man from maine was rushed to a hospital in critical condition. a third man suffered minor injuries. >> i had been in a few accidents over my 23 years. and i knew it didn't look good. last

nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. presidential candidates hillary clinton and donald trump taking a break from the campaign trail today. they're both planning to attend services marking the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. they'll be attending at ground zero. trump is a native new yorker. clinton was a senator from new york at the time of the attacks. >> while the campaign is on hold, the verbal battle continues. hillary clinton making an admission of regret about comments she made about donald trump supporters and trump taking advantage of lunching his own new attack. as they hit the home stretch, the candidates' tough talk is turning more extreme. >> she could walk into this arena right now and shoot somebody with 20,000 people watching right smack in the middle of the heart, and she wouldn't be prosecuted, okay? >> donald trump in pensacola friday night. then hillary clinton at a fundraiser in new york dishing out this. >> to just be grossly of trump's supporters into what i call the baskets of deplorables. the rac

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan reports from greenfield. >> i saw a police officer screaming and flames coming out the window. nicole: a tragic early morning wake up call in greenfield. as residents on meridian street awoke to see a neighbors home up in flames. >> flames were shooting up above the other house we were hoping someone was not hurt as the sun rose that hope soon gave way to a devestating inside but were unsuccesful nicole the fire too intense to : get inside. when the flames were out, smoke still rising from the shingles. firefighters found four bodies. the youngest a little boy, . >> it's heartbreaking the little boy was adorable we saw him all summer hanging out with dad early morning calling one of the victim's cell phone. there was no answer. >> we were hoping they were not home and tried to reach the younger one on his phone. >> very sad very sad are processing this and a very sad day for this family and the fire department. nicole nicole estaphan wcvb are hunting for a driver, who hit and killed a pedestrian and took off. investigators say 41-year-old alberto santos f

live in boston, nicole estaphan, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> all right, nicole. thank you. the situation that unfolded at a new jersey train station is bringing up new questions regarding safety on the rails. the eyeopener's sera congi is live at south station with the concerns of one bay state congressman. sera? >> emily, there are no direct threats to the boston area, but security is being stepped up simply as a precaution, especially here at south station. bomb squad trucks were parked outside the facility yesterday, an obvious sign of heightened awareness around the city. more officers and k-9 patrols are also part of that plan. new jersey, where five devices were discovered. investigators believe ahmad rahami dropped them there, causing service disruptions for hours. this morning, lawmakers are thinking about security protocols. massachusetts congressman stephen lynch telling "the herald," the rail system is a point of particular concern, because you've got five times as many team traveling by rail than you do by air every ready for whatever may come. however, they rem

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is live in bridgewater tonight where there is relief among students. nicole? nicole: yes, a big sense of relief and quite honestly a lot of confusion as to why never happened. that alert has been lifted and police have completed their investigation. >> yeah, really scary. nicole: an early-morning e-mail alerting bridgewater state students to a crime alert on campus after a female student , reported a man in a ski mask put a bag over her head and tried to take her clothes off. that report now recanted. >> is a big weight off of your shoulders. questions -- the big one, why? >> people should not lie about things like that. it makes everyone panic. nicole: the only silver lining in a day of nerves on edge, a reminder about safety. >> i told everybody if they need someone to walk with them at night, i am a tech stairway. >> you can press to call the police if you are in need of help or anything. little less than center each of what for sure, it scared me, but i'm definitely glad it's not true. i feel 10 times safer on campus. nicole: no word on whether the

new at 6:00, newscenter 5's nicole estaphan with the growing problem that has no easy answer. >> we had 19 overdoses and 3 of those were fatal overdoses. nicole: in just 10 days quincy , police and emergency response seeing an incredible number of opioid overdoses the largest , spike in the last several years. >> this is disturbing to us. we try to link the people together. some common link. we have not fo rash. nicole: of the 19, no obvious connection. it has touched all 4 corners of the city from mid-twenties to , late fifties. >> nark on use is up. fidelity's art -- narcan uses up. fidel these are down. nicole: phones ring off the hook ringing. i'm dealing with parents, husbands, wives. it is tragic. nicole: out of the nearly 200 beds at solutions group only 7 , are left. >> have you ever seen it like this before? >> no, and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. nicole both police and recovery : experts tell us there is no single cause for the increase. and there is no single solution. but there are many resources for those struggling with addiction. >> it is just heartbreaking.

the eyeopener's nicole estaphan is live at the marathon finish line in boston with the reference he made to the bombers here. nicole? >> ahmad rahami officially charged with attempted murder. brothers in a handwritten note found on the device in new york city that did not explode. here's video of rahami's capture yesterday. this is the end of a dramatic confrontation. over the last few years, investigators say he took trips to afghanistan and pakistan. friends say he came back a changed man. authorities have yet to connect him to a larger network. yesterday, two police officers were shot allegedly by the suspect. they are expected to recove not releasing further details as to the mention of the tsarnaev brothers, but he also mentioned other terrorists. live in boston this morning, nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. >> right now the situation that unfolded at a new jersey train station is bringing up new questions regarding safety on the rails. this morning there are no obvious threats in the boston area, but security is increased as a precaution. bomb squad trucks were parked obvious si

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan >> fredrick john cox jr, and my beloved daughter susan b. blair they were loved, parents, children, friends, and siblings. >> i miss her dearly it never gets easier. the goal: -- nicole: they have been gone for fifteen years. but time is funny thing. >> other times it feels like 100 minute. years. we have moved forward over the past 15 years but we never move on. nicole it's everyday for us with : that loved one missing from our lives missing, but never gone. from flowers of rememberence at the public garden to songs and stories that filled the statehouse with tears sunday. just kills me to not watch mine. nicole: children many who just , toddlers at the time. >> remember that they were only a 7, 11, and 13 when they lost to their dad, and now they are working adults. it's a blessing that memories can come back and make us smile massachusetts, in boston nicole -- in boston, nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. rhondella: thanks, nicole. the bravery of a new bedford teacher also being honored today. george heath was killed as he tried to save a

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is live in dorchester with that story. nicole? nicole: the victim says it happened wednesday. the driver says that sexual contact was consensual. >> do you have any comment? nicole: choosing to remian silent as he left court friday. judge on two counts of rape and 2 counts assualt and battery. >> began to rub the victim over her clothing. the victim stated he grabbed her breast. nicole: according to the police report a victim says she was taking an uber service wednesday, when the driver she alleges, vedrine, pulled over on ross road, assualted her in the >> the victim began to walk away , he unbuttoned her pants and reached into her underwear. nicole: the victim says she broke free, later reporting the incident at milton hospital. police questioned vedrine, he told then they had intercourse but it was consensual. >> the detectives seized the defendant's cell phone. nicole: it was after his cell phone was seized that the custody. >> i asked the court to consider -- [indiscernible] nicole: nicholas tavon, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: 5:0

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is live in needham with the details, nicole? reporter: filling prescription on the same day they were refused elsewhere. just one of the allegations against some massachusetts cvs pharmacies that led to the settlement. the has led to major change. reporter: the fall from grace can be swift and undescriminatory. a high school injury, a surgery, an accident on your way home. >> that prescription pill took demeo was on 1-95 when his world collided with a growing epidemic. >> it took on a life of his own, the doctor did not explain to me what a detox was. reporter: that may be part of a multifaceted problem. another alleged arm of issue, prompting a first of it's kind settlement with cvs pharmacy >> we have allow prescription drugs to be prescribed in reckless amounts, to be dispensed in reckless amounts. reporter: investigation into allegations some massachusetts arm sees failed to monitor drug use patterns. in some cases filling prescriptions on the same day they were denied. >> we have to get a focus and press the focus on the da

heather: newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is live in dorchester where that driver was in court today. nicole: that driver charged with two counts of rape and two counts indecent assault and battery. uber driver michael vedrine face a judge this morning. the victim claims she was using the service when vedrine stopped the car on ross road in dorchester. she then told police he started to touch her inappropriately inside the car. when she got out, she says the vedrine hugged her from behind and put his hands in her pants. intercourse, but it was consensual. still, it was what happened after police seized his cell phone that led to his arrest. he contacted the victim from a payphone. >> the victim reached out to the court. the defendant had just tried to call her. nicole: the defense alluding to the fact that they may have been familiar with one another. released on personal recognizance. vedrine chose to remain silent as he left court today. vedrine will be back in court on september 13 for a probable cause hearing. ed, heather? heather: a chaotic scene early this morning as brock turner

we're live in boston, nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: right now, a dorchester man is accused of being drunk behind the wheel during a deadly hit and run. state police say 39-year-old anthony buchanan hit a woman who was crossing morton and canterbury streets in mattapan last night. the 46-year-old victim later died. he's facing several charges, including motor vehicle homicide while driving under the influence of alcohol. there are new clues in this 3-alarm fire in roslindale overnight. investigators say it started in a porch planter. but they're still looking into how it started. the flames broke-out just after midnight on walter street. no one was hurt, but 5 people have been forced out. damage is estimated at about $750,000. reid: a historic day at the vatican, where pope francis has declared mother teresa a saint. thousands packed into st. peter's square to witness the pope canonize the nobel peace prize winner. mother teresa was known for her selfless dedication to the poor and needy. today here at home, cardinal o'malley held a

our nicole estaphan is live in bridgewater with reaction. nicole: on campus tonight, a big sense of relief and confusion as to what led a fellow student to say she was attacked and then recant the story. an early morning email alerting students to a report of an attack on summer street. the reporting student told police that a man in a ski mask put a bag over her head and tried to take her clothes off. according to police the student then recanted her story. what we don't know at this point is why, students tell us it is the end of a day of concern on campus but the beginning of many questions. >> i can't imagine why someone would make something like this up. for sure, it really scared me. but i'm definitely glad it's not true and i feel 10 times safer on campus. nicole if there is any good in : all of us, students spent the day reminded of the importance of walking in pairs and taking other safety measures. heather, ed? ed: this is just awful. wank, i don't know if we can -- can we get rid of this weather. this is just embarrassing. [laughte

heather: new at 6:00, newscenter 5's nicole estaphan was there today for his emotional reunion with the nurses he calls his angels. gratitude from a man who says physically, but perhaps his face. >> how are you? nicole these steps, this : embrace, may have been impossible for waylond baxter. if it wasn't for 3 umass memorial nurses, in the right place at the right time. >> they saved my life and i owe them more than anything jumped off this cliff at sacco river. >> the water was kind of shallow. it snapped my c2 and c3 vertebra. the goal instantly paralyzed : from the neck down. >> these are the kinds of cases we deal with the daily basis. nicole: the team held baxter's neck in place until help the goal: they were you reunited for the first time, gratitude trumped only by delighted surprise. >> is not only that you're walking, but how good you are walking, too. >> i saw this wheelchair and i thought, who is this guy? he looks really good. nicole: he is expected to make a 95% recovery. ed: i was at fenway at 4:30 p.m. heather: and you were drive. ed: and by the time i got back -- a coupl

rhondella: nicole estaphan shows us how lost lives were remembered. ? nicole: as morning broke on this somber anniversary? families gathered in memorial, marked with memories of loved ones lost. >> i woke up this morning wishing i did not have to get out of. but being here with all the families is where i need to be. nicole: the memories of that day have not faded. >> sometimes it feels like a minute. other times, it feels like a hundred years. i know today marks 15 years. it's every day for us. we went at the same every day with a loved one missing from our lives. nicole: missing but not gone, the lives of nearly 3000 people at behind still very much alive. >> i miss her dearly. no call: from the garden to songs and stories of the statehouse next with a constant flow of tears. >> i think about all those people, the moms and dads who did not get to watch the kids grow up or the kids who didn't get to grow up with her parents. it's usually sad and i hope it never -- i hope we never se really a blessing that memories can come back and make a smile. nicole:

nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: the navy should be named after robert f. kennedy. the robert f. kennedy's job will be to restock and refuel ships already at sea. members of the kennedy family attended today's event congressman joe kennedy says the family is deeply grateful for the honor. construction is expected to begin in 2021. jc: a just released app will massdot partnering with perkins school for the blind to develop blindways. the app is aimed at helping blind customers make it to the exact location of their bus stops. regular gps devices usually leave users within 30 to 50 feet of their destination. that distance is often referred to as the last 50 feet of frustration. ben: hill, allegations of fraud against wells fargo. jc: the company's ceo struggles to defend himself when bay state senator elizabeth warren fires shots at him. ben: in your health, cuddling with your cat. could it be harmful to your health? the new warning tonight for cat hey how's it going, hotcakes? hotcakes. this place has hotcakes. so why aren't they selling like hotcakes? with comcast b

nicole estaphan is tracking the latest from our breaking news desk. reporter: at least one person is dead, more than 100 injuries, part of the hoboken rail station collapsed on the train. it did not appear to slow down as it allowed into the station at the height of morning rush hour with more than 200 people on board. a steady stream of ambulances and rescue workers transporting multiple people. engineers just getting off the trained at the time described the scene. >> you heard like a kaboo the whole place shook. >> i just saw people all over the ground and debris -- it was not a good scene. the ceiling kind of collapsed on top of the portion of the train. as you can imagine, there's wiring and water pipes, it's just stuff everywhere. reporter: new jersey transit has as you can imagine,not completea prevent accidents by automatically slowing or stopping trains going too fast. none of the trains or tracks is fully equipped with that system yet. cnn is reporting the engineer was removed unresponsive. authorities are trying to get more information abou

our nicole estaphan is live in walpole to explain why. nicole. this doesn't quell disappointment of the students here. >> fun, everyone is dancing having a good time. >> the high school dance, for many it's a right of passage. >> spending all that time again an experience-that students at walpole high school will be missing out on this year. >>it is a disappointment the schools principal making rebels-showed up to last years dances intoxicated. >> it kind of ruined it for the whole school for upper-classman the disappointment is clear >> you have to get punished somehow it just shouldn't be the entire student body high school class. an anticlimax to event they looked forward to. >> we don't see the other classes, it is time for everyone. >> freshman just merged schools and that is a good way to meet everyone and it is everyone who will miss out. because of the actions of a few. j.c.: no warning. an out-of-control car and heartwarming act of coast in. meteorologist: no 90 degrees temperatures this weekend but the threat of a few storms. >> a new r

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan spoke with one of the men about the close call. sh with more. nicole: that shark gave them quite a show. >> we're looking at a live great white. nicole: very few have seen this view up close and personal. >> we are motoring along it all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye, i see a dorsal fit in. nicole the fin of great white : shark, circling around three friends headed out to fish satuday morning. -- saturday morning. i was like, get your camera out, boys. >> reluctantly. [laughter] >> i was terrified. nicole: for more than a decade this these cape cod natives have been hitting the water together, and are now rethinking some boating traditions. >> we used to jump in and swim wherever. again. nicole these three friends left : there shark encounter with no injures but one great story to tell. >> just a few thrashes at the boat and he took off and we went on to fishing. nicole: they did not catch any fish. 19 sharks have been tagged off cape cod. this was not one of them. wcvb newscenter 5. reid: as we continue on newscenter 5 at 6:00, a man ge

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is in greenfield, where an investigation is underway. nichole: the four victims found inside this home, the identities not being released as investigators work on determing window. >> tragic wake-up call as residents a look to see a neighbor's home up in flames. >> we could see them above the other hub. we were hoping some but he was not hurt. >> that gave way to a devastating reality. >> multiple attempts to get in and perform a rescue were >> still rising from the shingles, firefighters found for bodies, the youngest a little boy. >> it is heartbreaking. >> when he was -- >> neighbors spent the early morning hours on the victim's cell phone, hoping he would pick up. debris from the home shooting across the lot on sunday, children's toys, clothing, the markings inside. >> firefighters are processing this now. it is a very sad day for this family, the community and firefighter. >> the marshall is investigating what caused this fire. wcvb newscenter 5. >> let's head outside, witty beautiful sunday afternoon as we >> we started down in the

newscenter 5's nicole estaphan talks with the men who saw it all. >> we are looking at a live great white. nicole: very few have seen this view up close and personal. >> we are just motoring along, and all of a sudden out of the corner of my eye, i see a dorsel fin. nicole: the fin of great white shark, circling around three friends headed out to fish satuday morning. straight out of the water, three, four feet, and a big splash down. nicole: the shark about a half mile off the shores of sandy neck beach. >> i am like, get your cameras out, boys. >> reluctantly. yeah, i was like this. nicole: best guess at the size, 10 to 15 feet. >> we were a little but scared , taken aback, but we were like, let's not get too close. [laughter] [speaking simultaneously] nicole: for more than a decade, these cape cod natives have been hitting the water together. now rethinking some boating traditions. >> we used to i don't think we will do that again. nicole: these three friends left there shark encounter with no injures, but one great story to tell. >> just a few thrashes at the boat, and he took off, an

nicole estaphan from our sister station wcvb is in greenfield with the latest details. flex i saw the officer screaming and flames coming out the window. reporter: a tragic early-morning wake-up call as residents awoke to see a neighbor's home in flames. >> they were shooting up above the other houses. reporter: as the sun rose, >> multiple attempts by both police and fire to get in and perform a rescue for unsuccessful. reporter: the fire was too intense to get inside. when the flames were out, smoke was still rising from the shingles. firefighters found four bodies, the youngest a little boy. >> it's heartbreaking. a little boy, he was adorable. we saw him all summer. reporter: neighbors spent the somebody. reporter: debris from the home strewn across the lawn, children's toys, clothing, the marking of lives shared inside. >> we are processing this now. it's a very sad day for this family, the community, and the fire department. reporter: the identity have not been released. the state fire marshal is investigating the cause. the coald anchor: right now state police ar

doug: outside the chamber is the eye's nicole estaphan is live at the state house where tributes have been held all morning. a. of emotions throughout the city this morning. it is hard to believe it has been 15 years. to give you some perspective, some of the children were toddlers that lost parents now. many of whom attended the wreath laying we want to show you some of that video. it was a quick but poignant ceremony. surrounded by nearly 3000 every person who died on september 11. they tell us doesn't matter how much time has passed this day is full of heavy memories. >> we can't believe it is been 15 years. sometimes it feels like a minute other times 100 years. again, to look at my kids in the passage of time it makes 15 died, more than 200 had local connections to our state. antoinette: a dedication ceremony today in beverly. a new memorial is in place in honor of the rescue workers who responded to the attacks many of the lost their lives trying to save others. in the memorial is a piece of steel from the north tower, where american airlines flight 11 struck the building. it we

nicole estaphan is an -- with what we know now. >> the identities not being released as investigators work on determining a cause. officers screaming and flames coming out the window. a >> a tragic early-morning wake-up call as residents awoke to see a neighbor's home up in flames. >> we could see them above the other houses. >> as the sun rose, that hope soon gave way to a devastating reality. >> multiple attempts to get in and perform a rescue were unsuccessful. from the shingles. firefighters found for bodies. the youngest, a little boy. >> it was heartbreaking. >> neighbor spent the early morning hours calling one of the victims cell phones, just hoping he would pick up. >> try to get hold of somebody. >> debris from the home strewn about the lawn. children's toys, ot inside. >> firefighters are processing this now. it is a very sad day for this family, the community and the fire department. >> the state marshall is investigating what caused this fire. wcvb newscenter 5. reid: right now, state police are hunting for a driver, who hit and killed a pedestrian and took off. that driv

school dances over at newscenter 5's nicole estaphan explains the policy change. >> fun. everybody's dancing, having a good time. >> the high school dance. for many it's a rite of passage. >> we all had a lot of fun last year. we were all looking forward to spending that time again. >> an experience that students at walpole high school will be missing out on this year. >> it's definitely disappointing. >> the school principal making that call after few rebels showed up intoxicated. >> you have to be punished. it shouldn't be the entire student body. >> an anticlimax to an event they looked forward. >> we were talking about what we were going to wear and stuff. >> it is everyone who will miss out because of the actions of a few. >> i don't think that's fair. they should have went a different route by just taking precautions before and checking everyone. >> the students we spoke with hopeful that the dancing will return. >> like one exception. the prom will go on as scheduled. >> the west nile virus has been found in methuen. they're working with mosquito control to increas