do you like my rene boucher? ( laughter ) okay, that was fun, but who is rene boucher?> boucher, a retired anesthesiologist and pain specialist who invented the thermovest to treat back pain. >> trevor: rand paul got beaten up by a pain specialist? ttotouche, boucher. ( applause ) getting beaten up by a doctor must be the most confusing thing that can happen to a human being. the doctor is like, don't you ever do that again! now, show me where it hurts. all right, any recent changes in diet? okay, i'm going to need you to cough. okay. ( laughter ) by the way, it's not like rand paul got into a fair fight and lost. turns out rene boucher is as sneaky as his name. >> it happened friday inside the gated community where both men live. boucher's home, right next door to senator paul's, sources say the senator was mowing his grass, wearing headphones when the attack happened. paul telling police boucher came on to his property and tackled him from behind forcing him to the ground. >> trevor: rene boucher tackled rand paul from behind while he was on a riding mower? that has t

his neighbor 59-year-old rene boucher now charged with fourth degree assault for friday's incident insidehe gated community where both men live. boucher's home right next door to senator paul, separated by a grass lawn. two sources familiar with the incident say senator paul was mowing his lawn wearing headphones when boucher attacked him from behind. paul, fending him off. paul's office saying the senator is in pain and has five rib fractures. >> we're in the midst of another spending frenzy. >> reporter: paul, a key republican who ran for president last year. so, what prompted the incident? neighbors say the two have disagreed on everything from politics to trash for years. >> i think their disagreement was probably over where a leaf or twig fell off a tree. >> reporter: boucher's attorney says it has absolutely nothing to either's politics. it was a very regrettable dispute over a matter that most people would regard as trivial. rand paul tweeting he appreciates the overwhelming support after friday's unfortunate event. thank you for your thoughts and prayers. boucher is out on bond. b

. >> rene boucher. >> reporter: the retired doctor wore a light-blue suit and a calm expression into court today, pleading not guilty to a misdemeanor that could land him in jail fair year. he said only two words: >> yes, sir. >> reporter: 59-year-old rene boucher lived next door to paul for 17 years, but the two hadn't spoken to each other for a long time until last friday, that is, when a curious incident took place near this strand of tweeze between their homes. paul's office said he was blindsided while mowing his lawn in a violent attack by a disturbed person, a reference to boucher, whose attorney is matt baker. >> i think "blindsided" is a very unfair characterization. >> reporter: does your client acknowledge touching the senator? yes. >> reporter: in a violent fashion? >> i'm not going to go that far. >> reporter: initially, the police said paul had minor injuries, but now, almost a week later, he says he has six broken ribs. neighbor alicia stivers saw him right after whatever it was that happened. >> reporter: neighbor jim skaggs related what he'd heard. >> he just ran and

i should note, brooke, renee boucher's lawyer says he regrets the incident and he, of course, has pleated guilty to the misdemeanor assault. >> can read the whole thing for yourself, just go to cnn.com. sunlen, thank you so very much. and thank you all so much for being with me. i'll be back here tomorrow, thanksgiving. for now, john berman taking the helm again. helm again. "the lead" starts now. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> the new 280 character limit, hashtag stuff the president is thankful for. >>> planes, trains and tweet storms, forget about thanksgiving, how about thanksgetting, the president off the rails because he isn't getting enough thanks and raise. as the president stew's over the nfl and lava ball, military families are fearing the worst, but the search going on right now for service members lost at sea after their plane crashed in the ocean. >>> plus, escaped from north korea. unbelievable video shows a

silent as he entered the courthouse, rene boucher pleading not guilty to assault against kentucky senatorw dispute over what prompted the dispute. inside this gated bowling green community. the men both doctors have lived next door to each other for 17 years, separated by grass, but no fence. a neighbor says paul called her immediately after being tackled from behind friday while mowing the lawn and said it was over landscaping. >> when he got up, rene was just screaming something about i've been trying to sell my house for ten years, and you know, your trees are in the way. >> reporter: rene boucher's attorney backs that up. >> so this really is about a messy yard? he a messy yard. >> reporter: but senator paul has retweeted two articles calling that fake news and in a statement says, as to reports of a long-standing dispute with the attacker, the paulz have had no conversations with him in many years. this was not a fight, it was a blind side, violent attack by a disturbed person. >> senator paul's statement is really important because it shows that the senator is not backing down. the

and, you know, your trees are in the way. >> reporter: rene boucher's attorney backs that up.o this really is about a messy yard. >> it's a messy yard. >> reporter: but senator paul has retweeted two articles quoting neighbors calling that fake news. and in a statement tonight says, as to reports of a longstanding dispute with the attacker, the pauls have had no conversations with him in many years. this was not a fight. it was a blindside, violent attack by a disturbed person. >> senator paul's statement is really important because it shows that the senator is not backing down. the senator wants this prosecution to go on. >> reporter: senator paul is recovering from six broken ribs, injuries more serious than initially thought. due to the severity of senator paul's injuries, prosecutors are weighing whether to elevate the charge from a misdemeanor to a felony. state police tell me tonight they're waiting to see the senator's medical records before handing over their investigation. lester? >> blake mccoy, thank you. >>> turning overseas mow to the palace intrigue for a major u

rene boucher is a retired anesthesiologist that has lived next to rand paul for years. the arrest warrant said that boucher admitted to going on to paul's property and tackling him. at the time that rand paul was doing yard work and wearing ear plugs. the "new york times" reported the dispute was over lawn clippings being blown on to boucher's property. senator rand paul has not issued any comment though he did tweet two articles, one from breitbart and said that the landscaping news is fake news. the washington examiner spoke with several neighbors and said that the stories that a landscaping dispute or a dispute of any sort between rand paul and rene boucher are erroneous. the attack is known only to him. several other neighbors back that up. on the flip side, the developer of the neighborhood says boucher says he has been a perfect neighbor. rand paul is a different story. >> shepard: sounds like there's a different story popping up. >> yeah, even though boucher's attorney says there's a political agenda, turns out that boucher is a democrat and was anti-trump and ant

. >> reporter: silence as he entered the courthouse today, rene boucher pleading not guilty to fourthegree assault against kentucky senator rand paul. now a new dispute over what prompted the dispute inside this gated bowling green community. the men, both doctors, have lived next door to each other for 17 years, separated by grass but no fence. a neighbor says paul called her immediately after being tackled from behind friday while mowing the lawn and said it was over landscaping. >> when he got up, rene was screaming something about i've been trying to sell my house for ten years, and you know, your trees are in the way. >> reporter: rene boucher's attorney backs that up. so this really is about a messy yard. >> it's a messy yard. >> reporter: but senator paul has retweeted two articles quoting neighbors calling that fake news. in a statement, as to reports of a longstanding dispute with the attacker, the pauls have had no conversations with him in many years. had was not a fight. it was a blindside, violent attack by a disturbed person. >> senator paul's statement is really importa

police arrested this man, rene boucher charged with assault. >>> three days until the battle for new jersey and the governor's race. governor kim guadagno and phil murphy. one of the hot buttons is the garden state's high property taxes. in fact, new jersey ranks number one when it comes to average property tax and more than $8,000 a year. nbc10's drew smith tracked down both candidates in different parts of the state today. >> reporter: it's almost time for new jersey to pick the next governor. out with voters this weekend making the final pitch. republican kim guadagno brought her bus to this county hearing on two big issues. >> sanctuary state. that's a no no. raising taxes? >> reporter: former governor christy whitman said don't listen to the polls that show guadagno trailing by double digits. she said she has momentum. >> not only winnable but we will because we're right on the issues and the property tax issue. people can't afford higher taxes. >> reporter: democratic candidate phil much morphy got s from the union. did not answer questions from reporters but said not to listen

renee boucher is the person that is said to be the assailant. fourth degree with a minor injury. a u.s. senator in the hospital, cannot come to washington for a prolonged period of time, could have injuries internally as a result of this. at the moment, he was charged with assault in the fourth degree. a minor injury. in addition, the man has been released on $7,500 bond. there's more. i don't have it. we'll get it. we'll be back. why did you take credit card debt on? second kid. private school. medical bills. moving costs. solid ground. a personal loan from sofi is a smart way to consolidate credit card debt. certain borrowers cut their credit card interest rates 42% and increased credit scores 17 points on average. borrow up to $100,000 with low rates and no hidden fees. find your rate in just two minutes, and take on your debt at sofi.com. instructed their attorneys to work with the government to satisfy their questions about the financial issues. in manafort's case, $10 million for bond. the speaker of the house said despite all of the press

i read part of that statement to rene boucher's attorney matt baker.ad to say about what happened. >> this has absolutely nothing to do with any politics. they had not spoken to each other in years. but i'm certain you can have a personal dispute without having spoken. >> reporter: neither side is willing to say what exactly this was about. will you tell us? lawn care? how lawns wiere taken care of? >> that's basically it, the maintenance of each other's property and disagreement that two neighbors -- adjoining neighbors, have had over that. >> reporter: sounds like simple matter but very serious situation based on the injuries, charges could be elevated. >> seems like there are still sizeable pieces of the puzzle of what actually happened missing here. >> reporter: there's a lot of strange things. lived next to each other 17 years. by paul's only account through his spokesperson, haven't spoken in many years. that seems rather odd. we know that capitol hill police came to bowling green, kentucky, interviewed mr. boucher about this, trying to determine

rene boucher faces up to a year in jail if convicted.awmakers took time out of their busy schedules to honor five officers who put a stop to shooting at a congressional baseball practice in june. house majority whip steve scalise who was injured in the attack joined others, leaders of the house and senate, to present the officers with the capitol police medal of honor. next, a balancing act. getting a better trade deal with china. but first, a little history lesson from the great wall. president nixon changed the u.s. china relationship forever with his visit here to china in 1972. it was his visit here to the great wall that changed something else. tours have increased to the wall and with the increase in tourism, china used the funds to restore portions of the wall, like this one. "special report" continues after this. found in jellyfish, prevagen is the number one selling brain-health supplement in drug stores nationwide. prevagen. the name to remember. you've probably seen me running all over the country in search of our big idaho po

the man you see on the right is rene boucher. he's charged with assaulting the senator. a spokesperson said the senator is doing okay. according to kentucky state police, boucher and paul are acquaintances. it's not clear how they know one another. paul only had a minor injury. >>> in an explosive new revelation, the former head of the dnc said she seriously considered replacing hillary clinton at the 2016 presidential nominee with vice president joe biden. nbc news has confirmed a "washington post" report in her new memoir donna brazile thought about the move after hillary clintonnt she could oversee the process to fill the vacancy. brazill settled on biden and new jersey senator cory booker to replace clinton and senator tim kaine and changed her mind because she didn't want to disappoint clinton's female reporters. clinton's team said it was shocked. they say it's troubling that she bought into russia's propaganda about clinton's health. >>> the president landed at the air base in japan about 90 minutes ago. it's his first stop of his 11-day trip in asia. he's been pr

his neighbor rene boucher may be charged with a felony. the two men have had a long running dispute over yard waste. he admitted to tackling paul when he was mowing his yard. he was left with five broken ribs. >>> communities in texas are still recovering from harvey. many were impacted by seeing photos of animals helpless and lost. some of the animals e our area recovering and they'll be ready for new homes soon. >> i think we forget about everything that they went through. this guy was in an emergency shelter for two, 2 1/2 months in a strange situation with a lot of dogs and a lot of barking and the fact that he can come out of that acting like this completely happy, shows the testament of their character. >> she's one of five dogs now at the animal welfare league of arlington. >> hi, sweetheart. >> zoe needs a little more help coming out of her shell. >> she's been through a lot in the last couple of months. and she's really sweet and likes being around people. and when it's quiet and calm she comes out and gets a little mo need of hel

>> boucher, boucher. >> rene boucher was released on $75,000 bond. n the seriousness of the injuries, is it possible that boucher's charges could be upgraded? >> i think the bond might have been 7,500 -- >> i'm sorry, i misread it. >> which is about right for an assault. under kentucky law, like many states, the degree of the assault crime is measured by injury versus serious bodily injury. as of right now, it's a misdemeanor. when you consider broken ribs, when you consider the lung injuries, those could rise to the level of an impairment of body organ or function that warrants a serious bodily injury and felony charge under kentucky law which carries 5 to 10 year sentence. and then there's also potential federal prosecution for assaulting a member of congress. >> what do you make of these differing statements? boucher's lawyer says this is about lawn clippings and rand paul is saying he hasn't had a conversation with boucher in years until after he attacked him. >> it tells me the rand paul camp is not letting this go away quietly. i read a lot into

rene boucher pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor assault charges yesterday. boucher is paul's neighbor. paul says boucher tackled him from behind breaks six ribs causing fluid to build up around his lugs. it's still unclear what triggered that. >>>. going up on the "morning news," inside the mind of aaron hernandez. >>> and the chips are down for o.j. after a visit to a hotel bar in las vegas. this is the "cbs morning news." yep. we match all the cash back new cardmembers earn at the end of their first year, automatically. whoo! i got my money! hard to contain yourself, isn't it? uh huh! let it go! whoo! get a dollar-for-dollar match at the end of your first year. only from discover. pepsoriasis does that. it was tough getting out there on stage. i wanted to be clear. i wanted it to last. so i kept on fighting. i found something that worked. and keeps on working. now? they see me. see me. see if cosentyx could make a difference for you- cosentyx is proven to help people with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis... ...find clear skin that can last. don't use if

his neighbor 59-year-old rene boucher now charged with fourth-degree assault for friday's incident inside the gated community where both men live. boucher's home right next door to senator paul, separated by a grass lawn. two sources familiar with the incident say senator paul was mowing his lawn, wearing headphones, when boucher attacked him from behind. paul fending him off. paul's office saying the senator is in pain, and has five rib fractures. >> we're in the midst of another spending frenzy. >> reporter: paul, a key republican who ran for president last year, so what prompted the incident? neighbors said the two have disagreed on everything from politics to trash for years. >> i think their disagreement was probably over where a leaf or twig fell off a tree. >> reporter: tonight boucher's attorney saying it has absolutely nothing to do with either's politics. it was a very regrettable dispute over a matter most people would regard as trivial. rand paul tweeting he appreciates the overwhelming support after friday's unfortunate event, thank you for your thoughts and prayers. tonight

renee boucher charged with assault. >>> a wild scene in miami at a college football game.ami-dade police officers carrying a 30-year-old woman out of hard rock stadium during the miami/virginia tech game. she slaps an officer, then is punched in the face. >>> and a stunning win at today's new york marathon. flanigan crossing the finish line, becoming the first american woman to win the race in 40 years. >> i've been dreaming for a moment like this since i was a little girl. so, it was a mixture of so happy and relieved that it was over in a sense. >> before the race, she said she may retire. we'll see. >>> up next, an update on the church massacre we'll have a live report from the scene coming up. cure? i think how much i can do to help change people's lives. i may not benefit from those breakthroughs, but i'm sure going to... i'm bringing forward a treatment for alzheimer's disease, yes, in my lifetime, i will make sure. iugh... nothing fits.. you're just bloated from gas. i can see it and i know you feel it. take gas-x®, the #1 gas relief brand. it relieves pressure and

a retired physician rene boucher was arrested.p-the-bleed campaign teaches citizens basic techniques to control bleeding. more than 3,000 people have been shot this year in chicago. bystanders are usually on the scene of the shooting before first responders. >>> "the miami herald" said a man crawled through a baggage care soul and sneaked onto the tarmac. video shows him diving into the luggage conveyer belt on saturday. he crawled through the luggage carousel and made it onto the tarmac. employees caught him, tackled him, and held him there until the police arrived. >>> vin scully said he won't watch another nfl game because of player protests. scully made the remarks saturday night during a speech when he was asked about nfl players demonstrating. scully who's 89 and retired last year said he's disappointed by the player protests. >>> still to come, hitting her stride. we'll meet the american woman who made history at the new york city marathon. it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to

when officers arrived they learned that 59-year-old renee boucher allegedly assaulted paul intentionallyboucher was placed under arrest. a spokesperson says he was blind sided by the account. boucher is charged with one count of fourth degree assault. >>> anthony weiner is that scheduled on monday to start serving his two year prison sentence in massachusetts. in may, he pleaded guilty to sending obscene texts to a 15-year-old girl. weiner was a rising political star until he resigned from congress following his first sexting scandal in 2011. his wife, hillary clinton aid has filed for divorce. >>> still ahead on "eyewitness news," with halloween in the rear view the phillies are helping kick off the holiday season. how the phanatic helped feed dozens of people, the most important meal of the day. >>> plus, thousands of star fish dotting an island beach. what may have forced them out of the water. and later. >> i didn't want anyone to get hurt. it would have been bad. >> this young man may be the only reason a train didn't derail. how he saved the day with a little help from his a bridge

the alleged attacker, 59-year-old rene boucher is set to appear in court today. he was charged with fourth degree assault but police say he could face more serious charges due to the extent of the senator's injuries. neighbors say boucher and paul have disagreed politically for years but boucher's attorney said the dispute had, quote, absolutely nothing to do with either politics or political agendas and was over a trivial matter. the senator may not return to work for several months. >>> more than a month after hurricane maria hit puerto rico, u.s. officials plan to air lift nearly 3,000 people still stranded in shelters to florida and new york. fema announced they are working to establish host state agreements with florida and new york to accept hurricane survivors and provide temporary housing. the air lifts will be part of fema's transitional shelter assistance program. the agency is offering to pay for flights tow and from the mainland. meanwhile, the creator and original star of the tony winning smash hit "hamilton" is offering the island of his parents ass

the kentucky lawmaker's neighbor rene boucher is currently charged with fourth-degree assault.ar-old is accused of tackling the senator from behind while he was outside his home on friday. dean reynolds is at the courthouse in bowling green, kentucky. dean, good morning. >> reporter: good morning. well, the friday fight between two neighbors, both of them physicians and one a u.s. senator, set off an immediate round of newsroom speculation as to what the motive could possibly have been. well, what we've learned so far is that the whole tussle may well have been about landscaping. >> this is an open and active investigation. >> reporter: kentucky state police master trooper jeremy hodges said senator paul's longtime neighbor rene boucher was initially charged with misdemeanor assault before paul was medically evaluated. paul's office later said he suffered five broken ribs from the attack. >> if it is found there was a serious physical injury that occurred, then the original assault charge which who is a misdemeanor can be bumped to the felonious charge of assault in the second-

renee boucher came into the yard of paul's home in bowling green, kentucky, friday, and tax emed the snafrt from -- tackled the senator from behind. paul suffered five broken ribs. a neighbor told our affiliate that the men have had ongoing problems. >>> happening today, commutes are about to get more complicated in center city. a busy route to the schuylkill expressway will close for more than a year. matt delucia is live with a look at the construction and what it means to you. >> reporter: this is the stretch of road we're talking about, the southbound lanes of schuylkill avenue. this goes over i-76. the schuylkill expressway here. the northbound lanes here where the cars are affected, southbound, it's going to close at 8:00 tonight. why, penndot is doing rehabilitating in this area. we have rehabilitating the chestnut street bridge. crews are going to be removing the median here and paving schuylkill avenue to start the phase of the project. what does it mean if you drive around 30th street station? coming down market street, you won't be able to turn right on to schuylkill avenu

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renee boucher is the senator's next door neighbor and he is accused of attacking paul outside his kentuckyome last week. senator says he sustained broken ribs in that attack. >>> investigation in the last month's deadly attack, in nig er is expected to wrap up in january. david johnson and staff sergeant brian black, jeremy johnson and dustin wright were all killed, two other solders were hurt in hours of the gunfire. pentagon officials say they will keep service members family updated on their findings. >>> well, u.s. is making changes to its cuba sanctions program. americans wanting to visit cuba must navigate a complicated maze of restrictions. dozens of business where is black listed including hotels, shops and tour co, the strict er rules were revealed by u.s. treasury department, that comes months after president trump ordered a stop on transaction was cuba. >>> las vegas first driverless shuttle bus was launched yesterday and then crashed two hours later. company that operate is says the bus stop as it was supposed to. then a truck in front of it got too close. truck driver didn't s

renee boucher charged with assault.t known for the attack was politicly motivated, or some other dispute. >>> a wild scene in miami at a college football game. four miami-dade police officers carrying a 30-year-old woman out of hard rock stadium during the miami/virginia tech game. she slaps an officer, then he punches her in the face. she's charged with felony battery, but the video is being reviewed to see if officers followed correct protocol. >>> and a stunning win at today's new york marathon. flanigan crossing the finish line, becoming the first american woman to win the race in 40 years. beating the defending champion by a minute. >> i've been dreaming for a moment like this since i was a little girl. so, it was a mixture of so happy and relieved that it was over in a sense. >> before the race, she said she may retire. we'll have to wait and see what she does. >>> up next, an update on the church massacre in texas. what we've just learned about the shooter's path, and his weapon when he entered the church. a live

rene boucher, also a doctor, was arrested and charged with misdemeanor fourth-degree assault. in a statement, boucher's attorney called the incident, "a very regrettable dispute that most people would regard as trivial." today florida state university indefinitely suspended all campus fraternities and sororities. that follows the death of a freshman pledge at a house party on friday. f.s.u. president john thrasher said the school has a "serious problem." more than 7,000 f.s.u. undergrads belong to a greek organization. when we come back here tonight, three of the five deadliest shootings have taken place in the last year and a half. are we getting numb to the violence? [burke] abstract accident. seen it. covered it. we know a thing or two because we've seen a thing or two. ♪ we are farmers. bum-pa-dum, bum-bum-bum-bum ♪ whenstuff happens. d... shut down cold symptoms fast with maximum strength alka seltzer plus liquid gels. only have a sore throat? get long-lasting relief for up to 6 hours with new alka seltzer plus sore throat relief. a farmer's market.ieve what's in this kie

rene boucher is accused of tackling paul while he was doing yard work. a judge ordered him to stay away from the senator who is recovering from six broken ribs and fluid around his lungs. boucher's lawyer denies any political motive. neighbors say the two were fighting over leaves and lawn clippings. they have been neighbors for 17 years. >>> police in georgia say if you're planning to rob a bank, don't stop on your way out for a tv news interview. a man named eric rivers learned that lesson. he's now in custody after stopping to answer questions from a tv reporter about traffic conditions and using his real name. police say he had just robbed a bank. the interview is now part of the key evidence. >>> traffic must be really bad in that town. and now to another unusual burglary in southern california. check it out. that's a bear that broke into this house to steal the cat food right out of the cat's dish. the cat the sliding door was left open just a crack. two other bears were waiting outside. the owner says bears have visited three times in the last two

assailant was his nextdoor neighbor, retired anesthesiologist and botox american, rene boucher. boucher is a registered democrat, and a lot of people were speculating that boucher assaulted the libertarian senator for political reasons. it was like a chapter out of ayn rand's book, "atlas mugged." ( laughter ) but we're learning more details about the incident. apparently, "the violent altercation began over a landscaping dispute." of course, landscape disputes are the leading cause of violence between middle-aged white men. ( laughter ) right after lowes parking lot scuffle and wrestling over the last tombstone four-meat pizza at cvs. now, i condemn all forms of violence, but it is refreshing to see that even in this politically-charged environment, we can go back to feuding over stupid stuff, because i'm old enough to remember a time when you didn't hate people for their political beliefs.<