hello. thank you so much for joining me. this breaking news out of boston, where police say at least seven people have been injured in a mass shooting during a parade at the city s caribbean festival. let s get straight to cnn s polo sandoval. we re waiting for a press conference from the mayor and police commissioner. what can you tell us? reporter: it is obviously a fluid situation. it s understandable that this press conference is expected to begin about 15 minutes ago and still has not started. we are expecting in the next minutes to hear from boston officials to learn more about what happened at 7:00 a.m. in boston s dorchester neighborhood. at least seven people were injured after shots rang out there in dorchester. these are non-life-threatening injuries. this took place during boston s caribbean festival. usually it featured two parades, one of which was getting ready to begin. then you see what took place with just a few people left behind at the chaotic scene.
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day of extreme weather around the country from record-high temperatures out west to heavy rainstorms and deadly flooding in the northeast. pennsylvania is among the many states taking a beating from the downpours as authorities north of philadelphia say flash floods have now killed at least five people, including members of a family visiting from south carolina, whose car was swept away. the storms also put major airports in new york and boston under ground stops this afternoon, and the conditions have forced airlines to cancel about 1,400 flights nationwide according to flightaware. a domino effect sure to disrupt travel heading into the coming week. polo sandoval joins us now from new york. polo, it is just a big mess out there, including in parts of new york city where you are. what else are you hearing about the weather s impact on air travel and what s happening across the southeast and the northeast, i should say? reporter: yeah, jim. the thing is it certainly has a d
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