Tom Brady is taking in the sites in Montana, and it appears he's getting up close with the wildlife.

The New England Patriots quarterback took to Instagram on Wednesday morning, posting a video of his brief encounter with a bear.

The 40-year-old QB can be heard playfully joking around, saying in a hushed tone, "BEAR...RUN!"

Brady also shared a picture of a double rainbow to the same story.

The vacation can only last a few more weeks, as Patriots players are scheduled to report to training camp on Thursday, July 26.

The Fourth of July was a busy day for New Haven firefighters who had to battle two house fires in the hot and humid weather.

Neighbors say firefighters quickly knocked down a fire at a boarded up home at the corner of Dwight and George Streets shortly after noon. Flames could be seen coming out of the upper floor.

According to neighbors, construction had been going on there for the last month.

Earlier Wednesday morning, six firefighters required medical attention after battling a fire at a home on Arthur Street. One firefighter sustained an eye injury and was transported to the hospital, while five others were treated at the scene for heat-related injuries.

Officials say the fire started in the basement of the home and quickly spread to the second floor, third floor and roof. The second and third floors of the home are uninhabitable. The Red Cross is working to help the 12 people who are displaced until repairs can be made.

The USS Constitution left the Charlestown Navy Yard Wednesday morning for its annual Fourth of July voyage after sitting out the last several years.

The world's oldest commissioned warship still afloat made its traditional trip to Castle Island, where it fired a 21-gun salute off Castle Island. 

The Constitution will then turn around and return to the Charlestown Navy Yard.

The event marks the ship's first holiday spectacle since returning to the water from its three-year restoration project.

Last year, the Constitution was in dry dock following the major overhaul - missing its annual July Fourth trip into Boston Harbor.

The annual July Fourth voyage is in honor of those who served, sacrificed and fought for our independence.

People will be able to tour The Constitution starting at 1 p.m. Wednesday.

A unique kind of Independence Day parade was underway in Willimantic on Wednesday. All participants were encouraged to wear their patriotic red, white and blue and to bring a radio for the 33rd Annual Boom Box Parade.

"It's the best parade ever," said Thea Gonci of Windham.

The parade has an interesting history. In 1986, the yearly Fourth of July parade almost didn't happen because there was no marching band to perform. In response, the local AM radio station decided to broadcast a couple hours’ worth of marching band music, which parade marchers then blasted out from their boom boxes.

"Everybody just started walking with the bomb boxes and now it's a tradition and we love it," said Gonci.

The tradition is still growing. Kelsey Donovan of Coventry came to the parade as a child and now she brings her own children.

"I had great memories and I wanted to bring my kids and have memories with them," Donovan said.

"Just memories, you know, of us going out to the Boom Box Parade and having a good time on the Fourth," said Ryan Millbury of Windham.

If there is anything that has changed over the years, it is the number of boom boxes booming that patriotic music.

"There's not a whole lot of bomb boxes around anymore so if you can find one, bring it out, but it's always a good time," Millbury said.

A bunch of boom boxes or not, the crowds will likely keep coming back.

"It seems like it just gets bigger every year," Donovan said.

As usual, WILI-AM broadcast the marching band music in place of marching bands.

A woman who climbed the Statue of Liberty after participating in an "Abolish ICE" protest has been captured after police attempted for hours to coax her down.  

The woman scaled the statue after protesters from Rise and Resist New York unfurled an "Abolish ICE" banner there; she made it to Lady Liberty's base. Liberty Island, crowded with visitors on the July 4th holiday, was evacuated as police responded and attempted to coax her down. 

The woman was seen at various points pacing back and forth on the base of the statue, then lying down and casually kicking her legs. Police officers watched from below as they attempted to coax her down, then brought out a ladder and other climbing gear to physically get to her. NYPD's highly trained emergency services and aviation units responded along with U.S. Park Police. 

Hours after the response began, two ESU officers, Detectives Brian Glacken and Chris Williams were able to make it onto the base where the woman was. 

"We just tried to get a dialogue with her while she was up there," Glacken told reporters at an evening briefing, saying the woman was talking about "the children in Texas."

She was combative and unfriendly at first, threatening to push the officers and the ladder off, Glacken said. But the officers were persistent and continued speaking with her, and were able to establish a rapport with her. 

"I think the turning point was when we got her, she couldn't go any further, and I think she realized her time was up up there,"said Glacken. 

"She actually apologized to Chris and I for having to go up there to get her," he added. 

The rescue was also highly technical because of the slopes and angles around the base of the statue: "There was nothing for Chris and I to grab onto," said Glacken. "So that high point, and trusting the equipment that we have and trusting the guys behind us is what made it work." 

Sixteen ESU officers in total were staked out at the statue during the response. 

Earlier, seven people were arrested by the United States Park Police after unrolling a banner that read "Abolish I.C.E," at the statue. The banner was organized by the group Rise and Resist NYC, which said on Facebook it was at the Statue of Liberty to demand President Trump abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and "reunite families, halt deportations and end detention as a deterrent."

The group initially denied any connection to the climber, saying in a tweet, "The climber on the Statue of Liberty has no connection to our #abolishice action earlier today." 

But a Rise and Resist member named Annette Guadino who participated in the banner unfurling later confirmed to News 4 that the person on the statue had been part of their protest. 

"While the people who were doing the banner were taken and detained by park police, we became aware that there was a climber on the statue," she told News 4 at the Battery, after getting off the ferry from Liberty Island. "We did not know until just now, just a few minutes ago on the ferry when someone showed us a photo and we were able to confirm that it is a Rise and Resist member who took this action on her own."

"She did not discuss it with anybody beforehand, and we were completely unaware," said Guadino. "We found this out through the same way everybody else is finding it out, through the news." 

Though Guadino said the group supports the woman and "certainly understand the feeling that motivated her to do this," they were very concerned for her safety. 

The seven protesters will be charged with unlawful protest, U.S. Park Police said. 

Some Liberty Island tourists ferried back to the Battery after the evacuation were upset about having their visits interrupted.

"We had just gotten on the island, we walked probably five minutes and all of a sudden, they're shuffling us out. We didn't even spend 10 minutes," said one woman from Columbus, Ohio.

Another man visiting from Miami with his family said the protester "ruined our visit." 

"It's not every day you get to go to the Statue of Liberty on the Fourth of July," he told News 4. "At first we thought it was a terrorist attack, and then we found out it was a protester... I think there is a right way of protesting, a legal way of protesting, and she just ruined our trip." 

Others said they weren't too upset and supported the protesters' message. 

Authorities said they're investigating the method and means of a possible security breach that allowed the woman to get to the base of the statue. Rise and Resist members who know the woman said she simply free-climbed, remarking: "She must be very skilled." 

The protest comes a week after a Wisconsin congressman introduced legislation to abolish the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in a demand for change that has become a campaign cry for some Democrats this primary season.

U.S. Rep. Mark Pocan (D-Wisc.) introduced the bill following a trip to the southern U.S. border, where he noticed the “cruel, inhumane and un-American policies taking place at the border that are now a direct result of actions by [President] Donald Trump.”

Connecticut State Police are out in force for the July Fourth holiday, looking out for drunk drivers and other violators.

The enforcement period started at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday and will run through 11:59 p.m. Sunday.

As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, state police have arrested 12 people on DUI charges, issued 293 speeding tickets, and 780 other citations. Troopers have also responded to 103 accidents, seven of which involved injuries.

Drivers are reminded to keep it safe over the holiday.

West Haven Police have arrested two teenagers and a man after several fights broke out within a crowd before a fireworks display on Tuesday night.

Officers say there was an unusually large crowd gathered on the beach on Ocean Avenue near Lake Street prior to the fireworks display around 9:00 p.m.

While monitoring the crowd for public safety, police watched several fights break out within the crowd. Officers arrested 20-year-old Javon Bellamy, 19-year-old Trevonn Cohen and 19-year-old Nick Lozowski, all of Hamden.

Bellamy and Cohen are facing breach of peace and interfering with an officer charges. Lozowski is facing an interfering with an officer charge. All three were held on bond.

A 9-year-old was found safe after being reported missing and possibly in the water at Hammonasset State Park in Madison Wednesday.

Multiple crews from the US Coast Guard, Madison, Guilford, Clinton and others responded when the child was reported missing and last seen in the water.

Department of Energy and Environmental Protection officials confirmed the child was found unharmed and reunited with her family. She was not in the water.

Hammonasset was one of several state parks at capacity Wednesday, amid the July Fourth holiday and the heatwave.

Fifty people from more than 20 countries became United States citizens on the field of Hartford’s Dunkin Donuts stadium as the ballpark hosted its first naturalization ceremony on Independence Day.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), who addressed the new citizens and crowds of supporters said it was fitting to celebrate some of America's newest citizens by swearing them before a baseball game.

"As many times as I've done one of these ceremonies, this one is really special," he said.

In order to become a US citizen, immigrants must pass a series of obstacles including a difficult interview and exam. The process can take years.

For Ana Fernandes of Bloomfield, and her son's Victor and Daniel, it's been a 15 year journey to citizenship since leaving their native Brazil.

"I love Brazil, it's my country too, but life here is much better," she said.

One woman shouted her excitement out for the world to hear, getting down on her knees.

"Thank you America!" she yelled.

A man fell from the falls and broke his leg at Enders State Forest in Granby Wednesday.

Chief John Horr of the Lost Acres Fire Department confirmed the victim suffered a compound fracture to his leg and LifeStar has been called in. Emergency crews are working to remove the victim from the bottom of the falls.

Granby police confirmed the victim was in his 40s. The Department of Energy and Environmental Protection will head the investigation.

More information was not immediately available.

Falls are not uncommon at Enders State Forest, especially in the area of the waterfall, where rocks can get slippery. First responders regularly train in the area to prepare for what can be complicated rescues.

Emergency crews are responding to a boating accident on Bantam Lake in Litchfield Wednesday.

Litchfield County dispatchers said the initial call came through as a collision between two boats. The call came in around 6:42 p.m.

More information was not immediately available.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

A new warning sign has been posted at a busy beach in Milford after a man died after being swept off a popular sandbar last summer.

After that tragedy, people that more should be done to alert beachgoers of a potential danger at Silver Sands State Park.

“It is a beautiful park. I’ve never been here. My first time,” said Sindis Rizvani of Waterbury.

Rizvani had no idea of the danger of the sandbar until she noticed a warning.

“We saw the sign and then I asked a couple of questions to the staff that was out there. And they explained, for safety, they don’t want anyone walking because of what happened last year,” Rizvani said.

Last July, a Bridgeport man passed away after a strong current swept the 28-year-old off the sandbar.

Sarah Cyr’s husband had been fishing there around that time.

“He was really shaken up about that. Definitely was even more careful,” said Cyr.

The death prompted calls for better signage at the park. Right before this season a new large and detailed warning was installed, explaining that twice a day tides wash over the sandbar which leads to Charles Island. That creates dangerous conditions with fast-moving currents and undertow.

“When I was younger. My mom and I used to go out there,” said Jennifer Joy of New Milford.

Now Joy won’t take her daughter on the deceptively long walk, which is about a mile round trip and takes roughly an hour.

She and others hope the new sign will help prevent another tragedy.

“Some people just don’t know. They don’t go fishing that much. And it creeps up on you fast,” said Cyr.

If you’re thinking about walking on the sandbar, staff suggest checking the tide charts. And you should start your trip to the island an hour before the low tide.

Interstate 91 southbound is closed in Hartford due to a crash Wednesday night.

State police confirmed the highway was shut down between exits 29A and 27. More details were not immediately available.

Drivers should avoid the area.

The Canadian government is investigating reports that U.S. Border Patrol agents stopped Canadian fishing boats while searching for undocumented immigrants in disputed waters off the coast of Maine that Canada has considered its own, NBC News reported.

Laurence Cook, a member of the Grand Manan Fishermen's Association, said in a Facebook post that, in a June 24 boat check off the Machias Seal Island "grey zone" in late June, Border Patrol agents claimed "to be looking for illegal immigrants." The fishermen's association confirmed on Facebook that "a few Grand Manan Fisherman were approached" by Border Patrol agents in June.

There have been at least two such stops, and as many as 10 in recent weeks, according to the Canadian state media outlet, CBC News. A spokeswoman for Canada's diplomatic and consular agency said it is looking into the matter. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokeswoman confirmed the encounters and said they are routine. 

Are there messages just waiting to be uncovered in my home?

That's what many are wondering after coming across a tweet that went viral this week posted by San Jose resident Alex Monney. The tweet, which has since been deleted, garnered more than 21,000 retweets and hundreds of comments.

Alex and Jess Monney are remodeling their bathroom this month and discovered a message left from the home's previous owners:

"We remodeled this bathroom summer 1995. If you're reading this, that means you're remodeling the bathroom again. What's wrong with the way we did it?!?!?"

The message is also accompanied with a photo of the previous owners. Check out the message below:

The previous homeowners shared a picture of their pet rabbit, Cassie, too. 

"Thank you for the note. It gave us a lot of smiles," homeowner Alex Monney told NBC Bay Area. "It brought a lot of laughter to our life. Your bathroom was great. Sorry, for messing with it."

Here is how the bathroom looked before the remodel in this tweet from Jess below:

The viral bathroom remake continues to be the talk on social media thanks to the likes of comedian and actress Sarah Silverman sharing the story.

The Monneys said they plan to carry on the tradition and write their own message in the walls. 

Meanwhile, we'll be figuring out if any portions of our home are in need of a remodel. Who knows? There could be a hidden message from '95 patiently waiting to be seen.

Two campers and four vehicles are damaged after a fire at an RV center in South Windsor early Thursday morning.

Firefighters were called to Pete's RV Center, formerly Vans RV, on John Fitch Boulevard around 12:39 a.m.

When they arrived, firefighters were notified of a well-involved structure fire in a large shed that had extended to two campers and four vehicles. Some of the vehicles that were involved were parked at a neighboring business, Pete's Carstar, which is close to the property line, officials say.

Several other campers were parked near the fire, but with help from fire crews from East Hartford, firefighters were able to prevent the flames from extending and limited the damage.

Nobody was injured.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Iraq has seen "a huge increase" in divorce requests in the last three months, the vast majority filed by women, Deputy Justice Minister Hussein Jassem told NBC News.

That includes an uptick in applications in regions where ISIS was strong, he said.

A judge in the former ISIS stronghold of Mosul reported that dozens of women are applying to dissolve their marriages every week, according to Belkis Wille, senior Iraq researcher for Human Rights Watch.

One woman who spoke to NBC News said she was disappointed her husband decided to join ISIS rather than take care of his family: "Being the wife of a terrorist is not honoring me or my family and it is not going to honor my kids."

A mother shot a man who tried to steal her SUV while her two toddlers were still inside the vehicle in Dallas Wednesday night, police said. 

It happened about 10 p.m. outside a Shell service station in the 100 block of West Camp Wisdom Road.

The mother had stepped inside the gas station when a man climbed into the driver's seat and tried to drive away, according to police. The woman jumped back into the vehicle and ordered the man to stop the car, police said.

When he refused, she pulled a gun from the glove box and shot the man, who then drove the SUV into a utility pole, according to police.

The children, who police described as toddlers, and the mother were not hurt.

The man, who was not identified, was transported to a hospital with injuries not considered life-threatening. He faces two charges of kidnapping, breaking and entering, and robbery.

Police said the investigation is ongoing.

A man has died after he crashed into a house in Tolland on Wednesday night.

According to police, 51-year-old Michael Cannizzaro of Tolland was driving north on Deerwood Road when he continued through an intersection and onto Charles Street. He then traveled off the roadway and hit a house on 85 Charles Street. The foundation of the home was damaged in the crash.

Officials say Cannizzaro was prounounced dead at the scene.

Investigators are working to determine the cause of the crash.

Anyone who may have witnessed the crash is asked to call Trooper Matthew Button at (860) 896-3200.

Two people have died after a crash on I-91 south in Hartford on Wednesday night that shut down the highway for hours. 

Officers say a man was driving a car on I-91 southbound near exit 27 around 10:30 p.m. when he hit the metal guardrail on the left shoulder. A pedestrian who had parked his vehicle in the right shoulder then ran across the highway to the vehicle that had just crashed. A second vehicle that police believe was traveling in the left lane then hit the pedestrian, identified as 25-year-old Giovanni Melendez of New Britain, and the first vehicle that was disabled on the left side of the highway.

The male driver of the vehicle that hit the guardrail was pronounced dead at the scene shortly after 11 p.m. Police are working to identify him to notify his next of kin.

Melendez was pronounced dead at Hartford Hospital shortly after.

The driver of the second vehicle was not injured.

The accident remains under investigation. Anyone who may have witnessed the accident is asked to call Trooper Anthony Fasulo at (860) 534-1000 ext. 6060.