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Pipeline explosion in the city of milford. fortunately nobody was hurt and all workers are accounted for, but the giant fire forcing residents and schoolchildren to evacuate. fire crews are now letting the fire burn off on its own, so it will be a while before people can return home. and in florida, a giant sinkhole causes parts of into homes to collapse and swallowing a boat in a backyard pool. the sinkhole was discovered this morning. and in just hours, it grew to 70 feet wide. no one was hu...

A drilling crew hit the pipeline sparking a massive explosion. the town of 700 people was evacuated as a precaution. the air in the area was not toxic. no reported deaths, thankfully, from that blast. in florida, another sink hole consuming two homes, a boat, and a backyard pool. work being done as a precautionary measure. by noon yesterday, it expanded to 70 feet wide and 53 feet deep. whitey bulger will serve two life terms in prison and then five more years. his crimes were called almost ...

Settles, four men are apprehended. two that were in the home and two in the getaway car. theyre charged with and plead guilty to burglary. >> at the end of the day i feel criminals dont know what theyre walking into. you have no idea. and you know what? average people can catch them. with technology nowadays they dont stand a chance. coming up -- >> a bear does the bear paddle in a backyard pool. >> i went into the backyard where i came face to face and had a close encounter with a bear. >> wh...

Up talking about how this white house, they do a lot of leaking better than any white house in memory. shes got strong feelings about what theyre doing and whether or not it is working. shell be here in about ten minutes or so. >>clayton: terrifying moments when ushers son nearly drowns in a backyard pool. hes five years old. >> my nephew was in the pool. he went in and i couldnt get him in -- i couldnt get him. i tried to get him. and they got him, my nephew and now theyre doing cpr on him. >>c...

For parents to throw life jackets or water wings on kits, but it more often than not provides a false sense of security. they can slip off, deflate, they can even trap a kid face down in the water in the worst case. back to the previous point, theres no substitute for supervision. you want to make sure that if youre using a flotation device, like a coast guard-approved life jacket, avoid the inflatables and have that person watching the water the whole time. >> lets talk about fences. obviously,...

Effects. thats whats driven a mothers efforts to make sure kids stay safe. the zach foundation was established to honor zachary archer cohen who drowned when his arm got caught in a pool drain at age sixties. i spoke with zacharys mother and cofounder of the zach foundation about her efforts. >> my husband and i started the foundation after we lost our 6-year-old son zachary in a pool drain entrapment in our backyard pool. his arm actually became stuck in the pool drain. so we -- zachary was a r...

And even into minneapolis, minnesota. everywhere across the region is feeling the heat but once again the humidity, like its been all week, temperatures feel like they are in the triple digits. especially along the i-95 corridor, philadelphia, new york city in that heat warning. relief is on the way on saturday. unfortunately, a cold front will be strong thunderstorms, damaging wind, heavy rain to the i-95 corridor. john and diana, back to you. >> andrew, thank you. heres the rest of the friday ...

>> will this go in the record books as one of the most extreme summers we have had? >> it was hot in the west. hot, cool, hot. if you add them up, probably normal. >> all right. chad, thanks so much. >> appreciate it. a 2-year-old alabama boy home from the hospital this morning and by all accounts, he is lucky to be alive. he was saved from drowning in his backyard pool by who? his quick-thinking 8-year-old brother who grabbed him after he went under the water. >> i thought to pull him up and ...

D.c. 9. orlando, 91. muggy there. yesterday was 92. today, 88. it feels like 96. im not sure i can tell the difference. >> appreciate it. >> big numbers either way. a 2-year-old alabama boy has one more reason to look up to his older brother. this is a big one. an 8-year-old saved his brother from drowning in their backyard pool when he suddenly went under, michael had to think fast. >> i thought to pull him up and yell for help. i dont want anything to happen to my little brother. >> it can h...

You want to sit back and feel groovy. and it seems that goes for bears too. ♪ a big brown bear, one that looks eerily similar to this one on the california state flag. its invaded this san dimas home. a news helicopter captures the scene of the bear taking a leisurely swim, doing the breast stroke in this backyard pool. ♪ alex vasquez, a photojournalist for several local television stations, hears on a police scanner theres a bear in the hills. >> im pretty familiar with this area since i li...