gronk departing in the middle of some 7 on 7 work. he came up a little general jerkly after failing to haul in a pass from tom brady. gronkowski went off on the side and worked with trainers before heading into the l locker room. trey daerr has more on gronk from foxboro. >> reporter: for a second straight week patriots getting another injury scare if in practice. last week julian edelman and this week rob gronkowski. even though patriots nation may be holding their completive breath but for whatever reason it's something the players don't even notice. things going on in practice. you have a million things to worry about about yourself. ifyou see it, you see it of it just kind happens that way. you think about so many things what the next period is, what happened if the last period and it's just tough to see everything i guess. >> anchor: so gronk status a bit up in the air one thing that is sure to not change the patriots almost certainly going to be very cautious with him moving forward just as they have all preseason. recording out

gronk getting injured that's happened before as well. the gronk injury doesn't seem that serious. has gronk and pats fans a little nervous tonight. left practice with a leg injury. gronk walked himself off the field. after meeting with the trainer he removed himself from practice and didn't return. the team not saying much about gronk's sudden departure. teammates say they didn't notice. >> hopefully he's all right. we'll see what it is. >> reporter: fans took notice and hoping it's nothing serious. >> hopefully he's not injured. definitely not gronkoki him and brady. >> reporter: joint practice with the chicago bears featured fire works on the field. butler and jeffrey started pushing and shoving. things escalated when they grabbed each other's face masks. players on both sides brush side off as part of the game of football. >> everybody wants to be competitive. everybody wants to win. from time to time stuff like that happens. you got a lot of pride out there with guys. it's going to happen from time to time. >> reporter: butler was kicked out of practice. jeffrey was sidelined.

gronk was trying to catch a pass from tom brady. as gronk was reaching for the pass he pulled up. he took himself out of practice, this is not the actual video. took off his helmet, walked up and down the sideline head trainer jim whalen met and gronk, they went to the lower field where players rehab and after a few minutes gronk went to the locker room and never returned to the practice as for malcolm butler he got into a scrap with alshon jeffrey of the bears, the two scuffled for about 10-15 seconds, players from both sidelines walked onto the field its nothing new to the game but bill belichick had a stricter rule, if i during practice, you are tossed from practice. there is alway to impress the coach and he goes beyond the whistle. inmaria: ok. ed: the tsa revealing new information about what they find 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 that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool

gronk hitting the field with the pats. the latest on the star tight end. >> reporter: flirting with 90 degrees in the next couple of days. the humidity is back as well. >> anchor: and the champions return. local olympic medalists getting narrator: funded by kelly ayotte's special interests backers, the ads attacking maggie hassan on the heroin crisis have been called "despicable," sh." the truth... david dubois: maggie hassan has been hands-on working with local police and community organizations. narrator: working across the aisle to secure millions in emergency funding for treatment and recovery. susan mckeown: maggie hassan. mark mitchell: to governor hassan, i know this is about people and families. mckeown: she's putting the families of new hampshire first. i'm maggie hassan >> anchor: a star patriot back on the field. rob gronk owski jogging it off after getting injured last week at a joint practice with the bears. >> anchor: his presence a boost on the field. alex corddry live in the newsroom to tell us more. >> rep

plus some clarity and our man gronk. we know now why he missed some of the workouts during the off you want to stay free from artificial preservatives. and your debit card wants to stay on a diet. fill your cart with small victories like stop & shop's nature's promise brand. great prices on over 800 items. eat well for less. only at my stop & shop. [ explosion ] nothing should get in the way of the things you love. ? ? get america's fastest internet. >> that was rob gronkowski on sunday. apparently we should have read more into those words because recently he wasn't feeling good. an injury to his peck, the apparent reason why gronk missed most of the on-field portion of off-season workouts. diana marie of espn tweeted this morning that gronk is feel great after injuring his peck muscle this off-season. gronk and bill belichick very vague this spring when asked exactly why gronk wasn't on its field he was quote/unquote doing other things and apparently healing is the number one thing he was doing. what he needed because h

let's hope they can keep it going and let's hope gronk is healthy. >> we should not break out? >> no. >>> a sticky situation, let's get some much needed help are down more than 15% this is a little squirrel with a big problem in connecticut, he got a cup on his heading could not get it off. >> so said, watch as he jumps around trying to get it off. he can't. the emts came to the rescue and through a towel over the little guy, that is how they were able to stop him, look at him jumping like crazy. they were able to put the towel on him and get the cup right off his head and save the day. he scampered away. so s >> the only way this is better on television if -- is if he goes waterskiing. >> i think he did right after. >> up next eric will look at the forecast. i don't want to live with the uncertainties of hep c. or wonder whether i should seek treatment. i am ready. because today there's harvoni. a revolutionary treatment for the most common type of chronic hepatitis c. harvoni is proven to cure up to 99% of patients... ...who've had no prior treatment. it transformed treatment

. >> steve the patriots should have one of the best tightend coming season and gronk and bennett. and as for tonight you won't see gronk on the football field instead he will watch guys like aj and bear and steve and company try to compete for the job on the football team. as for gronk watching, he he says he feels like a coach watching the preseason games. >> i feel like a coach. way more than i did back in the day rookie year trying to learn and having the other rookies come in ask questions everything. it's definitely and still learning a lot. can can learn as much football every day and you can learn something new and it's great though going out there and teaching young players where to be what to do and what routes and everything the concepts it's cool. >> and gronk has not played in a preseason game since 2012 trying to prevent injuries training camp. edelman hurt the foot and left foot e came back the next day a promising for rob the defensive lineman who suffered a torn tri- crept and right now he is said -- tri-crept and is -- try ept tricep and that's where chris long co

gronk scored a couple of touchdowns and flipped the footballs into the crowd. next practice is tomorrow night inside the stadium for season ticket h folks came from all over the region, new hampshire, maine, the mountains of vermont to see gronk and tom brady. every time tom brady touches a football, he gets loud ovations and vocal support from everybody. gronk is always happy, always peppy, whether it is rain or shy -- rain or shine. >> sometimes you see me bent over, huffing and puffing. there's definitely more on the body physically wise, trying to cut corners. you have to have more form -- what's that word? technique? technique when it is more rainy out, more wet so you do not slip as much. it is more boring to work on that so you can work in conditions like this. mike l.: all right, gronk, we get it. we will talk about theat sportscenter 5 o.t.. all of that is coming up in just a couple minutes. we will see you then. capital one believes your bank should work for you, not the other way around. so capital one reimagined banking... ? with a place that feels

even gronk wouldn't touch. gronk spoke with fans for about a half-hour. >> is the commissioner of the worst commissioner of all time worst person of all-time. >> you set me up there. todd: gronk spoke with fans for about half an hour today. a happy reunion on the other side of a life-saving transplant. rhondella: coming up fios is not cable. you can't tell me this cord isn't in. i know it's in. it's in, but it's not working. i'm sending you a link to the my fios app that going to let me see what you're seeing. really? yes, mr. mcenroe... see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh absolutely. i like that. tech support that lets your technician see the problem over your smartphone. rhondella: it was a plea for help written on the back of a minivan. a man from auburn desperately needed a kidney. todd: and he got one after a woman saw a story right here on channel 5. today they reunited, a year after the transplant. our nicole estaphan was there.

gronk pulled up a pass attempt during a joint practice with the bears. then walked off to the locker room. the injury was reported to be minor and characterized as not serious. >> that is some good news. we were worried about it. >>> 6:ten on your tuesday morning. coming up, the first of its kind technology for your car. >> system. how it works and how much it will cost you. >> bike rentals coming to more boston neighborhoods where hubway is celebrating an expansion today. >> shake shack, if you love shake shack, giving away free food to celebrate a big opening right here in boston. we have all the juicy details. >> i have never been, i think this is a sign. >> today's the day. >> severe outlook today. all the areas shaveded in yellow are for a slight risk. that means scattered thunderstorms possible. hour-by-hour timeline as you take a live look over the city of boston. quiet start this morning. s. 100th location today at the boston sea port and to celebrate the first 100 customers at shack's worldwide will get a free single shack burger. doors open at

gronk exiting practice very early. it was right after they began individual workouts cautious with this guy over the past. he hasn't even played in the preseason game in the last two years as well as this past thursday against the saints. early in practice gronk extending himself a bit at the end of a route on the receiving end of a pass from tom brady and he came up a bit hobbled of he never grabbed his calf or hamstring. not really clear at this point what it could be. really could be anything from a back to an ankle. he gave no indication on the field what the injury could possibly be. he unbuckled his helmet and took trainer and never returned to practice. >>> i didn't even see him leave to be honest. hopefully he is all right and we'll see what it is. >>> what disease me mean to this team? >>> he is a goo player. offensive skill guys, offensive line, we're just trying to come together as a unit and piece together one day after another. we're on the right track. >>> he was hurt? >>> we don't know. >>> know gronk. h

gronk appears to injure part of his leg and unclear what that was. he walked off the field and took off his helmet. he did walk under his own power. unclear how serious it might be. the other story from camp, fist uh cuffs against the bears. week two of the pre-season and all three red jerseys on the field for the patriots. the question of who will get the against the bears and sharing time with testiness with the heat on day one. >> it is hot out here. it gets tiring after awhile. football, stuff happens and we have to react to it. >> chicago comes into the intense new england heat after a disappointing 6 and 10 season and struggling to regain rel against -- releganc of the afc north. after they went through drills with their own teammates they up. they escalated to include many of the bears and patriots before quickly coming to an end with butler ejected from practice. >> sometimes things happen with tempers, but all you can do is learn from it and learn on. >> later in a second skirmish, they say there is good to the energy of a scrap most of the

first gronk appeared to suffer an injury. then a scuffle broke out with malcolm butler at the center of it all. 7's tim caputo has the story. >> tim: all of new holds its collective breath after patriots tight end rob gronkowski left practice today with an apparent leg injury. it couldn't have been that serious as gronk walked himself off the field during seven-on-seven drills, but after meeting with the trainer, he removed himself from practice and didn't return. the team in the saying much about gronk's sudden departure, and some teammates say they didn't even notice. >> i didn't see him leave, to be honest. hopefully he's all right and we'll see what it is. >> tim: fans took notice and are hoping it's nothing serious. we don't want any player to have an injury, but definitely not gronkowski. >> he's part of the team, him and brady, so scary. >> tim: joint practice with the chicago bears also featured fireworks on the field. malcolm butler and al shawn jeffrey started pushing and shoving. then things escalatessed when they

patriots' fans know all too well that gronk has been injured in the past. two concerns at camp yesterday. the good news, the tight end's injury doesn't apeabody to be too serious, but seeing number 87 leave the field early monday made fans a little nervous. new england held its collective breath after patriots tight end rob gronkowski left practice today with an apparent leg injury. it couldn't have been that serious as gronk walked himself off the field during seven-on-seven drills, but after meeting with the trainer, he removed himself from practice and didn't return. the team in the saying much about gronk's sudden departure, and some teammates say they didn't even notice. >> i didn't see him leave, to be honest. hopefully he's all right and we'll see what it is. >> kris: fans took notice and we don't want any player to have an injury, but definitely not gronkowski. >> he's part of the team, him and brady, so scary. >> kris: joint practice with the chicago bears also featured fireworks on the field. malcolm butler and alshon jeff jeffrey started pushing

>> it happened during a seven on seven passing drill gronk was from tom brady. when he was reaching for the pass he pulled up. he took himself out of practice and took off his helmet and started walking up and down the sideline. we cannot shoot the entire practice. we are only allowed to shoot a limited portion, so this is what we shot. this was well before the injury. after the injury the head trainer met gronk and went to the lower field where the players rehab and after a few minutes gronk went to the locker room and never practice with injuries. things got testy with the chicago bears during practice. we will tell you about that at 6:00. see you then. heather: looking forward to it. live pictures from boston and it is still steamy. not as hot and humid as the last few days and harvey has his eye on something else. looks like we have potential for severe weather, harv. harvey: it is usually not widespread, but there can be spots that could experience severe weatherom today. but somewhat less humid. when you see these colors that's better to deal with than wha

gronk pull up as he was running a rout. they retreated to the lower field before gronk ultimately made his way to the locker room. the nfl network within the hour reporting that the injury is minor so good news for you to end the night. physicality after the whistle though between the patriots and the bears. malcolm butler threw some punches at jeffries so bill belichick sent malcolm to the locker room. if you fight you are out. but you get to expect some of that when two teams get together on the practice field. >> it can be a number of different things. it's hot out here. guys are leaning on each other, sweating on each other it gets tiring after a while. football stuff happens you just got to react it to. playing football it's a contact sport. these guys are battling each other it's >> two guys wearing the red jerseys talking about contact to practice. good start for the red sox. they are already already in baltimore. mission accomplished today as they get a very well deserved win. last time they will see mike napoli thi

. >>> call this the softer side of gronk. a big night for the player and partier. he was honored for his work in the community. steve burton is joining us now, and the award of course named for your dad, pretty special to see it go to gronk. >> yes, it's real special. everybody loves rob. he does a lot on the field, but the lives he touches off the field is too many to count. he loves to give back, especially to kids. so it was an honor that he got the ron burton service award. tonight was the kickoff at the stadium where the award was was the 14th player to receive the award, and he said he was thrilled to receive the award. >> i love it. football doesn't last forever, i mean people can judge you about how you play football, but they say character in what you do off the field, giving back to the community, working with kids or whoever when you have the chance. >> he really deserves it. coming up in sports, tom brady talks about what it's going to be like watching his teammates on tv the first four me season. >> awesome. a local boy gets chummy with a visitor circl

gronk missed his third session in a row. he was hurt after a joint practice last week. >>> we check traffic and weather every ten minutes. the icons on the map, overnight construction work should be wrapped up by 5 a.m. in the next 15 minutes. north of the pike, route 1, 93 south moving along fine. it is early out here and that's why we have these drive times. we are sailing. 12 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 8 minutes on the expressway. 19 minutes on 9 495 to the leverett connector. >>> meteorologist shiri spear joining us. shir, i had my air conditioning cranked up from yesterday, but i got up this morning so much cooler out that i had to turn it down. >> shiri: you can crack the windows a little bit. if you were cracking the windows may make you feel chilly. i don't think there is any need to have the ac pitching this morning. you can give it a little break. crack the windows in the house and cool things down. remember it is going to get cool. normal low 64 degrees. below average this morning. average high 79.

gronk pulled up as he was running a route. patriots trainers, they retreated to the lower field, before gronk. matily made his way to the locker room for the remainder the practice. jimmy garoppolo asked about it after the workout. >> there's so many things going on in practice. you have so many things to worry about yourself. if you see it, you see it, but it's just -- i don't know, it just kind of happens that way. you're thinking about so many things, what the next period is, what happened in the last period, and yeah, it's tough to see everything i guess. >> the reporter: apparently some physicality after the whistle today. malcolm infante punches at bear receiver jeffries. belicheck isn't going to stand for that. he sent malcolm to the locker room. game rules apply, if you fight, you are out, but you have to expect some of this when two teams get together on practice field. >> no, this is -- this is competitive. that's going to happen from time to time. all you can do is just move on and just worry about the next play. >>

. >>> coming up next, gy concerns for rob gronk. plus temperatures flair at training camp. >> big poppy having a blast. steve burton h for us coming up in the morning . >>> #w5b 24 right now. >> concerns about rob gronk at training camp, steve burton has more. >> well good morning. the pats and bears rob gronkowski pulled up lame. he met with one of the trainers and eventually headed back to the locker room. no video of the injury, but we do have this footage. tom brady given gronk a head-butt in yesterday's workout. after brady -- still too early to know if it's anything serious. >> the weather was hot and so was some. just head's up for the all the pats fans. today is the last two days to watch practice. remember wbz is the place to be for the pat's preseason game number two on thursday. starting with parties all access on thursday. pats and bears kick off at all right here on wbz. sox and indians make-up game in cleveland yesterday. sox down 1-0. 27th homer of the season. two-run blast. jackie bradley jr., he also went deep. pick

and gronk pulled up a little lame and the trainers took him to the locker room. hopefully, they are just being cautious. cameras were not allows to shoot after he he talked to tom brady. hopefully, the patriots are being extra cautious and rob gronkowski will be on the practice field tomorrow. today was jam packed with action including a fight. we have it all coming up in sports. that's the story. back to you. >> you did make us feel a little bit better. a massachusetts medical center is apologizing, saying it was a mistake that an 86-year-old locked up and went home. this is a story that wbz broke over the weekend. christina hager is live in methane with new information. >>> the state department has launched an investigation. state health investigators were here looking into things like records, documentation, doing inspections, interviewing staff. this woman's family absolutely disgusting that somebody has to be accountable for this. this is absolutely not okay. >> this is the photo that erica crosby snapped of her 86-year- old grandmother forgotten and locked

josh: i saw gronk in the locker room, looks like he had just had a workout, but he was not on the field with his teammates. mike: thank you. in addition to gronk not being there, joesh clay buchholz will go for the sox in saint pete, jackie bradley, jr. back. the sox are tied for first place in the american league east. seattle. seattle last night, sean o'malley with a great catch for the mariners. sean o'malley has it, then he's going full force ahead. this was not bad. silver medalist. ben: then he has to run 8 million miles. time to flash forward to 7:00 and 11:00, an brazen crime. a man stole an autographed patriots helmet. the new conversation that these had with the restaurant owner. jc: and tonight at 11:00, target may owe you money. the refunds being handed out for a pricey product that is for all those pokers, and sniffers, all stop & shop produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayott

gronk and jimmy g. ran a trick play. serious trash talk from the guy that picked that pass offer. probably not the best decision for double coverage. quarterback's hand -- you probably won't ever see him throw another ball here. >> he does not have a win yet, but he may have medical issues that were hidden when he traded for him. the mlb is reviewing the padres and how they may not have properly disclosed some medical information. the sox are not looking to the trade or get further compensation at this point. steven wright pitches tonight at 10:00 against the dodgers in l.a. >> keep it going. >> big win last night. took 11 innings, but we got ut there. we'll have the updated timeline since 1961, pearle vision has provided the neighborhood with expert eye care. that was dr. stanley pearle's vision eye exams that can help detect diabetes. because we care for you... and your eyes. this is genuine eye care, in your neighborhood. this is pearle vision. ?? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, withdrawal, transfer, or payment each month to waive the mont

gronk, though, would not comment on the his best bill belichick story. that event was hosted by draftkings. still ahead -- is he safe or is he out? i had we will tell you how this emily: all rig, it gave the marlins a big win. >> [indiscernible] [cheering] emily: yeah, pretty incredible. he was out. check out that. that's game over for the white sox. the marlins win. cindy: it's just like my dry afternoon ahead. a little less humidity. a little warm. tomorrow we are watching the potential for needed rain, but also thunderstorms could pack a punch and then temperatures easing off a little bit. mid 80's are better than the mid-90's. our fit contesta her share of strange sights at her job, and now there's not much that scares her. well, will that remain today? we're about to find out. from buffalo, new york, please welcome caitlyn mcdougall. hi, caitlyn. how you doing? >> hi. >> welcome. >> thank you. >> good to see you. >> good to see you. >> come on over. [applause] what is it you do for a living? >> so, i'm an agriculture specialist at the airport, and w

. >> gronk is really good. brings it every single day in meetings, on the field and it's been a joy to play with him, because he's one of the guys that makes you up your game and i try to do the same thing for him. >> you have to believe, tom brady is doing the same thing for jimmy g., but you won't hear that from grope low. low -- garoppolo. >> treat it like every other year. you play this game to be the starter, get on the field and when your chance comes, you have to take advantage of it. >> butch stearns, fox 25 sports. >> hanley ramirez out of tonight's lineup in seattle. brace himself when he fell, walking down the steps of the clubhouse last night. no worth on severity, although he has undergone an mri and x-rays which were taken immediatel rick porcello gets the start today. mookie betts named a.l. player of the month, 15 r.b.i.'s. of kids, administrators at b.c. high this afternoon, as mike sullivan, pittsburgh penguins brought the stanley cup back home to alose . >> gained a certain amount of respect

. >> gronk doesn't play in those games, but gronk's leg injury did end his day early. the patriots practicing with the chicago bears this week as they get set for thursday's game against chicago. at this time of year, the team is going to be very cautious, and conservative when it comes to injuries, even more so when you're talking about a guy like gronk, who is the best tight end in the league. jimmy grope low asked about the injury within the last hour, as things going on at practice. you've got a million things to worry about yourself, i mean, if you see it, you see it, but it's just -- i don't know, it just kind of happens that way i guess. you're thinking about so many things, what the next period is, what happened in the last period, and yeah, it's tough to see everything i guess. >> gronk did not play last thursday against new orleans as we said, highly unlikely he'll play this week against chicago, if at all, in the preseason. bill belichick always very cautious with his tie pro tend, we'll have me develops. we are hoping for news with a minor tweak. >> vanessa

gronk or no gronk, the patriots are looking forward to a stiff championship carolina panthers. >> like i said before, it's a talented defense all the way across the board. it will be a good test, and we're on the road so pretty close simulation to week one and it'll be good for us. >> they're treating this game like a game week and going through our schedule and getting in our routines like regular winners in 10 of their last 12 games, a hot stretch that's of moved them to a season high 17 games above 500, and more important legion pharaoh sits in first place with the blue jays and the a.l. east and 37 games left in the regular season. and clay buchholz is finally finding his niche on the pitching staff. the 32-year-old limited the rays striking out a season high. 9 batters whiles walking too. it's not just clay buchholz getting the job done recently. the entire red sox rotation has been lights out in august. even with henry owens giving up eight runs in a disastrous start last sunday red sox start verifies posted a 2.69 era this month. john pharaoh was sentenced to the mound tonight,

. >> concerns over gronk. the injury that forced him out of practice early. harvey: a severe storm threat for tomorrow. the time line on what to expect. >> he has the mic and he is hanging with batman. >> and this spcial birthday boy has a tough challenge ahead. >> from boston's news leader this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> family and friends are preparing to marcoff. >> but weeks after she was murdered while jogging in princeton there are no arrests in this case. we go live to fitchburg where a wake is being held. sean? reporter: her family has asked the wake remain private to those who knew her and loved her. it is clear she touched many lives. they came by the bus load. even as some left, more came. a test meant to how much she loved to jog and died while running at her mom's home. she fought her attacker. police are looking for a man with scratches and bruises. sources found her naked and burned. unease in princeton as the killer has not been identified. those who knew her try to focus on her life. she was working her dream job at google and graduated

he is not that bad but we want to see brady back. >> reporter: gronk will not play tonight. that we do know. >> keep the bubble wrap on him. you know. there is plenty o reis the same thing a lot of fans are saying about t.b. 12. >> i'm excited. i'm, i don't want him to play too much in the pre-season, keep him in one piece that is my take on it but it's good to see him. so, you know, i'm excited to see jimmy g.throat to be honest with you -- out there to be onest with you. >> reporter: pats host the bears tonight at 8:00. brandon gunnoe, 7 news. >> reporter: we are going patriots as well as every where else in southern new england for ? ? ? award winning interface. award winning design. award winning engine. the volvo xc90. >> announcer: now 7 weather with chief meteorologist jeremy reiner. >> reporter: dry pattern rolls on, bad news for the drought and the for vacationers, this is what you want to hear, right. so we have plante of 80s in the forecast, a fair amount of sunshine. eventually humidity starts to build. i think it'll max out sunday next chance of badly needed rai

. >>> and gronk's agent is in town. tom leyden and the fox 25 sports team breaking down >>> to the race for the white house. massachusetts is gearing up for a major change in how elections are run. for the first time voters will have a chance to cast their ballots as early as 11 business days before the elections. later this week a group will give ang update on how prepared local cities and towns are to implement the new law. the state passed the election reform law two weeks ago requiring early >> in her first sitdown interview since accepting the nomination hillary clinton touched on topics that have defined the election. >> reporter: fresh off the democratic national convention hillary clinton isn't shying away from the big issues nor the controversial ones, including the hack of d.n.c. servers by russian operatives. >> we know that they arranged for a lot of those e-mails to be released and we know has shown a very troublinging thereness to back up putin. >> reporter: the d.n.c. e-mail alex made headlines because it

gronk returned to practice yesterday. if he plays tomorrow night the first preseason action since 2012. >>> an autographed patriots helmet stolen from a restaurant in foxborough has been returned. we first showed you this surveillance video of a customer climbing over the bar and taking the helmet off the a worker at skip jacks told fox25 the thief sent the helmet back to with enough money to cover his tab after he took off without paying. we are scold skip jacks doesn't want to press any charges. >>> there is a new voice of law enforcement at the home of the patriots. foxborough selectman named william baker as the town's new police chief. replacing ed o'leary who is retiring after more than three decades. foxborough's chief is in charge of security at gillette sporting events and concerts as well. town officials say baker was selected because of his experience. he has been a police chief in five communities and we congratulate him. >> julie: yes, we do. >>> it is 4:46 and checking traffic and weather together every ten

gronk. >> gronk is really [bleep] good. the thing is we're built alike but we're two totally different players the way we run routes and go about our business is very different. he's just been a joy to play with him because he's one of those guys that makes you up your game. good news on hanley ramirez. these are the steps that hanley slipped on last night x-rays show no damage. mariners honoring david ortiz before this one. he and martine as -- martinez look audfor the fish. 34 pounds of fish and then a watch. mariners struck first with authority. nelson cruz way out of there against rick good thing it was just a solo shot. bets' first major league hit. they made the trip to seattle. so a celebration ensues. you can see it now live it's 1-0 the mariners lead in the bottom of the fifth. pretty cool scene at b.c. high this afternoon. the stanley cup in the house. mike sullivan and 19 80s graduate of b.c. high brought the cup back for everyone to see. lots of pictures, lots of eagle family. but my favorite story comes from ba

gronk also taking bit of shot at your job on cowboys training facility. writes the new slogan sounds familiar. what are your thoughts. patriots actually have three trademarks for do your job. it was a team's motto leading up to super bowl victory in super bowl 49. >> sara: mattapan boy has list of accomplishments all by the ashton a published author. his book is called five, my magic number. at five years old he plays five instruments, speaks five languages and visited five different countries and that's not where his big plans end. >> anything in particular you 19? >> sara: he plans to write another book and he could be president, julie. >> julie: sixth language and seventh language for him i'm sure. 228 in rockland past route 18 and up to the braintree split. 24 and 95 light so far today. expressway seein split up past morrissey boulevard and approach columbia road. here is live look at the expressway past freeport street and there's actually a little bit of room between the cars. it is no the quite as jampacked as we typically see. over to the live dri

up close and personal with gronk. todd some lucky fans got a : special meeting and some extra entertainment at gillette today. >> his total cholesterol one point was 1000. rhondella: cholesterol off the charts, and he's only a child. the complex treatment for this local family fighting a disorder that people don't even realize they have. todd: and coming up at 5:30: in tonight's 5 for good, this group's work to make sick children smile. rhondella: take a live look outside. a hot, hot day. we are taking a live look where >> you are watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. todd: patriots fans seized the chance to talk to rob gronkowski today during a q&a session. probably expect. >> like this. >> oh! >> that was a pretty good one. >> you've got to get open, rob! >> hold on. about to take a picture. todd: but there were a few questions even gronk wouldn't touch. >> is ev worst commissioner of all time or theor can answer that. >> there you go, gronk. todd: well said. he spoke with fans for about a half hour tonight. rhondella: a h

. >>> and gronk's agent is in town. tom leyden and the fox 25 sports team breaking down >>> to the race for the white house. massachusetts is gearing up for a major change in how elections are run. will have a chance to cast their ballots as early as 11 business days before the elections. later this week a group will give ang update on how prepared local cities and towns are to implement the new law. the state passed the election reform law two weeks ago requiring early voting every two years for the november election. >> in her first sitdown interview since accepting the nomination hillary clinton touched on topics that election. >> reporter: fresh off the on hillary clinton isn't shying away from the ntversial ones, including the hack of d.n.c. servers by russian operatives. >> we know that they arranged for a lot of those e-mails to be released and we know that donald trump has shown a very troublinging thereness to back up putin. >> reporter: the d.n.c. officials appearing to show bias against rival bernie sanders c

gronk says he learned to give back to the community by watching the kraft family. in the year, a promotion pays tribute to gronk victory, dunkin' donuts perk members can get a medium coffee for 87 cents. of course, 87 representing gronk's jersey number. >> sarah: up next on 7 news, 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. g jobs, to protect social security and medicare... ...and help families pay for college... i approved this message because no matter what they're throwing at me... >> sarah: an epic food fight in spain. more than 160 tons of tomatoes. it was inspired by a 1945 food fight between local children in the region which is an area well-known for producing tomatoes. i would rather get a little mozzarella. a little basil. >> christa: that always cracks me up. people with thing golings on. ... goggles on. >> chr

but gronk did. i asked gronk about it. he said garoppolo is sharp, getting better every week. and today at the scrimmage, brady handled the offense on one side. garoppolo handling the offense on the other. in effect, it was tom brady versus jimmy garoppolo here at this scrimmage today. reporting live from gillette, i'm jonathan hall, 7 news. >> sarah: sky 7 over the scene in haverhill. a hole in the bridge on 495 south causing traffic problems. chux of concrete came loose on the bridge that runs over the merrimack river. crews are making emergency repairs right now to the bridge. but expect big delays. >> christa: a two-year-old danvers child pulled from his family's pool last night has died at boston children's hospital. danvers police received a 911 call of a near drowning during a small gathering of family and friends. in the pool by family members who then began cpr. right now, the case is being investigated by danvers police and state police detectives. >> sarah: also on 7: a worker recovering after a danger on the job in newton. his foot gets twisted around the blade in

gronk leaves the practice field injured. foxboro. a dialysis center now under state investigation. a grandmother locked inside the facility for hours after it closes. family and friends gathered to say good-bye to a woman brutally murdered while out on a in princeton. >> anchor: tracking another round of showers and storms heading into new england tomorrow. >> anchor: and dartmouth police making an unusual rescue after fining this six foot long boa concircuitor on the street. >>nc station. >>> fists flying all over the place and then after that happened they threw me to the ground and then they started kicking me. >> anchor: an elderly man abeing tad by members of a wedding party at a hotel. he says this all happened after he simply asked them to keep the noise level down. >> anchor: 7's kelly o'hara spoke with the man and his wife and kelly johns us live from fall river with their story. kelly? >> reporter: that couple is very upset understandably and police are investigating but we now expected to be charged too. >>> i just can't comprehended why people are so mean to him. i love

gronk also missed his third session in a row. he was hurt during a joint practice with chicago last week, of course, when it comes to injuries, the patriots, nothing but mystery. never get the answers. plus police are searching for a sexual assault suspect. we will check in with our reporters live right after the break. >>> a nun held up at knifepoint, but the thieves don't get away with any cash. the deeply personal item that was taken that she wants back. >>> a permanent display of his political affiliation. why this man says the 13 hours he spent getting a tattoo of ? ? ? 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 that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few. vote no on question 2. >>> if you were just joining u

gronk is on the cover. the first patriots player to the sports developer has a lot of love for number 47 which is the perfect 99 rating the game. meanwhile, fans that want to try out tom brady's new snacks will are to wait a bit. the new fitness company is selling the tv is it snacks. they are individually packed. there are six different kinds and for $50, the company will send you a box with two of each. but we will check this morning and they are already sold out. >>> a party out on the river turned into an international about 1500 americans were participating in what's called the annual port here on float down in michigan when heavy wind blew their rafts and inner tubes to the shores. they pulled the partiers safely on the waters and put them on buses and sent them back to the united states. >>> well, some go for hats, t-shirts, yard sign. one person is showing love for took 12 thundershowers complete the life-like portrait on the man's leg. he said the time and pain well worth it and he has only gotten

hot in have more details about gronk as they become available. tom leydon, fox 25 news. >> blair: much more comfortable temperatures are i think all of us noticed out here. kevin lemanowicz is back to track the. welcome back, kevin. >> kevin: thank you, blair. the humidity is much lower e lower, so you're not getting the 100 degree plus heat indexes here in new england most recentlily 89 boston, 88 degrees. but while we get a break in the action today and a beautiful day out there, look what's lurking to our west. more showers, more thunderstorms. there's even a couple of yellow boxes you'll see here, that's severe thunderstorm warning box areas happening with this system that's moving toward us. it is pushing right toward new england. so through the night and into late night hours and early morning hours, not much happening. until near sunrise and look what has. so many showers and storms on the warm front that's pushing toward us, start to bring their precipitat threat, into western portions of new england. now, that's going to france late east

chris, it's interesting because i think it was gronk or edelman, they've been giving brady a hard time about his age. >> chris: just turned 39 a couple days ago or was it last week. if you're headed out to wish tom a belated happy birthday, looks good. temperatures in the 80s. seven-day forecast, increasing the humidity by the end of the week. >> sarah: much more ahead. a man originally from lowell killed in california. the popular game h >> christa: good morning. 7news in the olympic zone here at 5:00 a.m. aly raisman making massachusetts proud. the needham native flipping her way to the all-around final in rio. >> sarah: and a deadly game at a college athlete originally from lowell killed while playing pok?mon go. a popular california tourist >> this is 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: goo monday morning. it's 5:00 a.m. thanks for joining us. i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. able to check your forecast on monday morning. as you head back to work, chris lambert joins us again. welcome back. >> chris: thank you. good morning, everyone. comfortable start. yo

gronk also missed third session in row. he was hurt in joint session with chicago last week. >>> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. we have enjoyed relatively mellow commute today. on 93 southbound right now an easy 23 minutes as head from 495 in andover down to the zakim bridge. shiri? >> shiri: despite chilly start to the day, we have warm and bright conditions at the beaches with 77 this afternoon in 81 in plymouth, 78 in falmouth and 74 nantucket. beaches north of boston just as warm, upper 70s, lower 80s straight up to the sea coast and hour-by-hour look at that warm-up next. >> daniel: man says 13 hours spent getting tattoo of donald trump was totally worth it. >> julie: expensive list and we narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but

., playing without gronk, edelman or danny amendola. after a slow start, it was jamie collins with the 43-yard interception return for a touchdown. in the second garappalo to james white for 56 yards. he takes it all the way down to the one-yard line. 34-22. erika: time for your friday eyepoppers. olessa, when you need to cool off you need to cool off. olessa: and then went for this guy, too. that's a deer being rescued from a swimming pool in california. in addition to saving the wild visitor they also had to keep him away from the kids. they used a life-jacket to get him out and back into the woods. and there are almost no words for this one. a theft suspect wanted the judge's attention in a florida courtroom so he decided to try twerking. not a good idea. the judge was not amused she set bail and stopped the routine. randy: governor charlie baker, considering a new way to protect pets. how the bill would allow strangers to help animals, when their owner isn't around. and breaking news overnight. 24 people are hurt after a jetblue fli

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. >>> and the gronk hurt? the star tight end leaves practice with an apparent injury. steve burton is live with the latest. >>> a couple is thrown from a motorcycle while trying to riders to hear. 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, >> new england is is known for a lot of things. >> world class hospitals and universities, but how about the longest candy counter-er. candy. and the shop sells 50 varieties of fudge. that alone is worth the trip. >> favorite candy -- >> fudge. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >>> a sad goodby and friends gather to remember a young jogger who was killed. >>> and an ap

gronk pulled up short while going for a pass. he left for the locker-room, but sportscenter 5 has learned it is not serious. >> 6:09 right now, a real photo finish in rio, one runner's bold move won the competition was too close for comfort, and mixing things up in your health. the small changes that can reverse the effects of sitting all day. >> new this morning, travel colds. three ways to stop vacation from taking a toll on our health. erika. >> breaking overnight, boston police are optimistic about the recovery of a 15-year-old shot in the city. it happened on gavin way in south boston. right now no arrests in the case. cindy. >> and erika we are tracking a storm threat, as the day wears on. the time line and the lower humidity that will follow. that's ahead first. take a look at the radar. already a couple of showers out through thunderstorms. as the day wears on it will turn stormier. 69 degrees in boston. ? with simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal or transfer each month to

. >> no grofng or edelman and tom brady was -- gronk or edelman memorial for a family member. see the action here op wbz when the bears come to gillette. >>> a truck on a collision course with a commuter train. >> what witnesses say about the crash. >> your drive to boston could take longerch the change -- longer. the change the mayor is moving ahead with. >> getting fit details in this week's summer of savings. a little hot out there. >> 96 for the high today. heat index right around 102 from time to time. and this weekend is going to be another hot one with periodic chances for storms. i will have the full forecast massachusetts public charter schools are among the best in the country. our charter schools are public, and we have longer school days with more personal attention. we have a proven record of helping students in underperforming areas succeed. announcer: question 2 will expand charter school access and result in more funding for public education. every parent should be able to choose the public school announcer: vote yes on question 2. for stronger public schools.

. >>> a scare for patriots fans today as gronk left the field until pain during practice. gronkowski was making his cut he grimaced during the play then walked gingerly back to the locker room with a trainer. he did not return to practice. this is the latest in a string of injuries plaguing the patriots this pre-season. julian edelman appeared to be hobbling last week with a bad foot. gronk is not seriously edged. >> i just exhaled. >>> well, tonight we're getting a lot of reports from people saying they have ants in their home. >> they've never had the problem that is until now. ahead at 10:00 fox 25 exposes why the problem is growing and how you can get rid of it. but first new at 10:00 -- >> some crooks are using skimmers to get your debit card number but also able to get your pen. we'll tell you -- your pin. we'll tell you how next. >>> plus, a local man a great white to attack it ? music ? new k-y intense. a stimulating gel that takes her pleasure to new heights. >>> hundreds even thousands of dollars gone after a group of thieves placed skimmers at a.t.m.s in central

. >>> a scare for patriots fans today as gronk left the field until pain during practice. cut he grimaced during the play then walked gingerly back to the locker room with a trainer. he did not return to practice. this is the latest in a string of injuries plaguing the patriots this pre-season. julian edelman appeared to be hobbling last week with a bad foot. but initial reports say gronk is not seriously edged. >> i just exhaled. >>> well, tonight we're getting a lot of reports from people saying they have problem that is until now. ahead at 10:00 fox 25 exposes why the problem is growing and how you can get rid of it. but first new at 10:00 -- >> some crooks are using skimmers to get your debit card number but also able to get your pen. we'll tell you -- your pin. we'll tell you how next. >>> plus, a local man catches a huge tuna only for >>> hundreds even thousands group of thieves placed skimmers at a.t.m.s in central mass two. banks seem to be hit the hardest here. our john, police regretting dozens of complaints. >> we we ran into one woman today no was the victim. >