now at noon a homeowner in court accused of setting fire to his own house. the bitter divorce at led to arson. >> plus in the wake of a little boy's drowning the training city camp counselors are getting one day before the camp reopens. >> and an unsettled start to the month of august tracking showers- showers and cooler temperatures i will let you know when 80 comeback. >> changes to ?,d?g?uout of nit >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, wbz news at noon starts right now. >> a swampscott man facing a judge accused of setting fire to his home. the home owner stood with firefighters and watched as the home went up in flames.

in a divorce settlement. anna meiler is live with the on arson charges shortly. he is accused of setting his house on see flames shooting ou nd 6 saturday evening. and according to court documents police found him outside watching his house burn. the police report says e gafige and throughout the house anthe lve inside the house. documents show brosnan told officers i did it i poured gasoline my wife is in tomorrow. in the police report one officer writes, in the process of arresting timothy he was laughing and making jokes and staring into the house that was on fire and says isn't it the most beautiful thing ever. he would laugh outloud and said

the time. and one firefighter was treated for smoke inhalation but he is back at work again brosnan is expected to be arraigned on arson charges shortly. report live in lynn anna meiler wbz news. now back to you. >> thank you. breaking at newt florida governor calling for the cdc to activate an emergency team to respond to the zika virus there. the governor just announced 14 people have contracted the virus from mosquitoes just last week florida became the first state to po had spread from mosquitoes inside the state. it doesn't cot cause major problems for most people but linked to neurological birth defects for the fetus. also breaking this noon in libya's government requested the air strikes. libya says there will be no u.s. ground forces involved. at least 2 people died in flash flooding saturday night in a baltimore suburb.

main street. five buildings are a loss and others have foundation problems. the cleanup could take mow erok forecast. >> it was dry month of july. temperatures also off cowsly were -- obviously were hot. the green box indicate when we had measurable rain. er boston. so that puts us at .87 for we were nearly or just over 2 1/2 inchesstretch rain drops welcomed news not a ton but a few light showers zooming from the north side of westford stretching east between lowell and over the 3w0rder from

towards manchester and nashua. traveling towards the new hampshire sea coast you will get into steadier rain for new hampshire. in massachusetts downpours and showers will continue to spread east. you may want to have the umbrella on stand by. 07 to 75 for most of us. cooler than average but muggy out there. notice between now and late afternoon, there will be additional showers and pockets of rain for the evening commute. and may still be a shower around tonight and tomorr and as the sunshine breaks out. the planner gohome with scattered showers and a little rain and fog and mid- 70s with more showers tomorrow. i will let you know when we warm back up in a few. >> thanky. new at noon a fire at a somerset home early this morning engulfing the house and ving in a trailer on thepethe house was damaged by a fire loo

a bathroom break in a bizarre spot helped police discover a bigger crime. state police say they caught a26-year-old man urinating on armory street yesterday. with the car in the middle of the road. the state police say that's not the only thing he was up to. they charged him with dealing heroin and oxycodone and health and welfare fraud. right now police in wakefield are searching to arman who showed a handgun during a robbery at a convenience store on elm et headed towards 95 and no one was hurt. today staff at the summer program run by boston will undergo a full day of comprehensive training on new safety procedures after a young boy died last week. kyzr willis' body as found 20 yards from shore. once the training is complete the camp will reopen tomorrow. mayor -- mayor walsh says safety protocol also go into effect immediately including

wear life preserver at all times and nearly 3 dozen security cameras will be brought online at the curly community center by tomorrow. right now the mbta needs help tracking down two people connected to an assault on the orange line. police are looking for 40-year- old jose gutherie. he is wanted for questioning in an assault on the orange line train at tufts medical center mbta medical station. he may have been armed with a gun and the assault happened last tuesday night around 9: woman who may have been with him at the time of the assault. a trailer was stolen from boy scout group and police are asking for help. it stored propane tanks for the troop and was parked behind the first congressional church on whither street. they believe it was stolen sometime between july 24th and 26th and anyone with information is urged to call norwood police. today on the campaign front donald trump is taking a lot of

dnc. craig boswell has the latest on the controversy. >> reporter: khaz -- khizr k can han says he won't back down. >> we will speak until the candidate behaves in a dignified manner deserving of the candidacy of this office. >> reporter: he came into the nation's consciousness last week when he spoke out against trump during the democratic national convention. >> you ha >> who wrote that did hillary's scriptwriters write height it. >> reporter: trumped implied he may have silenced his wife for religious reasons. >> she sh nothing to say maybe she was not allowed to have anything to say you tell me but people have written that. >> reporter: she says she remained quiteet because she didn't think -- quiet because she didn't think she could hold back her emowings. >> my religion family or culture never stop me saying

campaign has jumped on the issues saying trump attack on the khan is proof he is unfit to be president. >> somebody who attacks everybody has something missing. >> reporter: while the trump campaign tried to down play the dispute. >> we need to focus on theprotething homeland security that's the issue not the ed reporter: hillary has a 7 point lead in a poll after last craig boswell cb is the news the white house. a massachusetts state senator is in the hospital this noon. ken donnelly was admitted last night to mass general acording to a statement posted to a social media site he will undergo surgery very soon. it's uncle but the family is asking for prayers and good wishes doneelly serves the 4th district of middlesex. it was a late night for state lawmakers who rushed to pass bills before the end of the session. one of the bills passed in en--

in massachusetts over the next decade. supporters say it will help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and some say that the bill doesn't go far enough. that bill will be on the governor's desk for approval. state lawmakers passed new rules on ride sharing services. travelers will have -- they will have to undergo a two-step background check and for the first ti including a tax on li airbnb. governor bakeer is plnibill and women to be paid equally for comparable work. measure was approved by the massachusetts house and senate. supporters say women are currently paid about 82% of what the male counter parts

from asking prospective workers for their salary history. early vote something coming to massachusetts for the -- voting is coming to massachusetts for the first time you can cast ballots for as early as len business days before election day. this year the early voting period will be begin october 24th and end november 4th election day is november 8th. if you bought a power ball ticket in new hampshire you might want to check your numbers. >> a winning ticket was sold at the hannaford supermarket it s service vending station inside stwi a take home million. if you take the lump sum people in small town are buzzing about the big win. >> i wish it was me absolutely. >> first thing she said is did we buy one from there yesterday because we shopped there yesterday. >> i just hope whoever wins it needs it but i am kicking myself right now. >> the hannaford gets $57,000

a million dollar ticket was sold in littleton new hampshire. coming up, battle to control boston liquor licensing process. it comes to an end. who came can out the winner. >> and getting new charter schools in the commonwealth details on the push for a ballot question. >> and showing off at the franklin park zoo. the gorilla who put on a show this weekend. we will show you you are watching wbz news at noon. ? i feel too young to be this old.

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mayor marty walsh lose the bit tod -- bid to issue liquorlicenses. letting stole control the license hurts economic development it ca opponents said the present system works. two boston city counselors are joining the state against the ballot questions about charter schools. >> matt o'malley and tito jackson filed a resolution opposing the question to ballot referendum which could paiivet way for more charter schools. if passed they fear it would harm public schools. charter school add vow kits say parents want wider access for their kids -- advocates say

their kids. mark mcdonald was watching okie the gorilla when he pounded on his chest and there you go and ran over to the class window separating him from the visitors he they say he was demonstrating his natural behavior and learned this gets a response from guests. >> even the animals figured out how to become viral video stars. in this day and age they know. tough do it if you want to be -- you have to do it if you want to be a celebrity. >> he >> yeah. >> good reflections. >> hopefully he wasn't hurt okie you pound your chest and i do the weather report and gib your little. >> please don't. >> give kate a break. >> give kate a break. >> like he's been doing it all day or something. >> we have got low clouds it's a little sticky and it's not that warm outside right now. you guys first of august we should be in the low 80s we are in the 70s and it's an unsettled start to the month but it's dry in the city of boston for now.

fourth driest june and july combined on record in boston behind 1982 and 1997 and 1949. we talk about the 8th driest july but we have only had 2.2 inches of rain in the last couple months so we can use more rain for the drought and we will add a little bit of rain to some communities today and again tomorrow. what about the august preview? we go from 81 to 77 so the average high starts to -- percent aid will shall -- he shall persaid will peak. we may be able to see hundreds of meteors per hour the night of august 44 to -- 11th to 12th. this is also when the trop exheat up too. so we are watching a tropical wave south of the dominican

today or tonight. 80% chance of for formation the national hurricane center is sending a hurricane hunter aircraft into the storm as we speak to get the latest that's going to impact east centralcaribbean. 73 in boston right now. 77 in taunt one and lower to middle -- taunton. and lower to middle 70s. 6 0 from lacone yeah to plymouth and mid-70s with the onshore flow. dew pontes in the 60s an-- and there's a little wet weather. steadiest one downpour coming over manchester crossing 93 and route 3 back in through the eastern part of the granite state. for us we have a few stray showers there that are light and you may need the wipers in from lowell stretching up to methuen and lawrence and over s crosses 93in the next 20 minutes or so. otherwise there are downpours

across the berkshires and connecticut. we get into a few additional showers between now and mid- afternoon so that's why i say have the wet weather gear. 8:30 scattered light showers and steadier rain back to the south and west. but we will get a little bit of rain to impact the morning commute tomorrow. it's hit or miss eastern northern massachusetts for the morning commute tomorrow and tapering off to just the leftover sprinkle or shower through midday. that's when the sun breaks out after that. so breaks of sun late in the day tomorrow wednesday lo control great middle part of the week and storm free on wednesday and we will stay that way on thursday too. overnight tonight, we drop back into the 60s. 65 in boston. patchy fog may develop. no change tomorrow. once again the wind off the ocean will keep us cooler low to mid 70s at d th we warm up. check out the end of the week we go 85 on thursday and friday will be about 90 and humidity

media partner upper 80s on saturday with a hit or miss thunderstorm. it looks good humidity drops on sunday and mid-80s looks beautiful 70s on cape cod for sunday riders. you can watching the-- watch the opening care many here on wbz and it's this friday at 7 p.m. more than 6,000 riders will be out there this weekend including me and the entire wbz weather team so find out more information on how to help donate to find cancer on wbz boston.coim. -- wbz bo.on.com. -- wbz boost oin.com. investigate i did wbz boston.com. what we are learning about a balloon's operators history

today investigators in texas are meeting with the ground crew of the hot air balloon that crashed killing all 16 people on board. evidence shows part of the hot air balloon made contact with high tension power lines before crashing on saturday. the ntsb will look at several factors including reports of foggy weather. they say cell phone video could be a critical clue. according to police, the

2000 for drunk driving and pleaded guilty to dwi in 2002. the mb-ta has a big job hole to fill. half of the top jobs in the engineering and maintenance department are opened and 18% of the mbta highest positions are also vacant. several officials and observers say there's a number of reasons for vacancy from the small job pool to low wages and aging work force officials say the hiring process needs to be d. commute to work or enjoy sightseeing. the valy made the -- val cory made the maiden so iage. the service includes trips to winthrop. wake up early can be a -- can be a drag. >> but big papi is making it

great to see midday reports temperatures running in the 70s right now. let's check in denise says 75 in plim out and said a -- plim out and blessed bush plymouth and police by-- plymouth and blessed by rain last night. we will check out the 7-day

coming up today at 5 a common supplement that could help heart attack survivors. dr. mallika marshal has new research on the wbz news at 5. waving up early is not easiest for some. >> now big papi is vowing make it better fo school students. >> wake up it's david ortiz of the boston red sox get out of bed and get yourfuture is yours >> the red sox slugger teamed with up boston public schools to call middle and high school students to make sure they get up and don't skip school. news anchors could use that too. >> we could use that call. >> i am not saying anything but i think couple of us couple people to my right could

schoolers will do a double take and be like is that big papi. a couple showers today 70s today and tomorrow and it's cooler to kick off august but wednesday and thursday and friday sunshine and low 80s on wednesday hooks great and near 80 at the coast with sea breeze and 58 on thursday with sunshine and friday, 90 gets more humid too and saturday a cold front comes in and it sparks a couple storms right now. they will be hit or miss and in the upper 80s and fall back to humidity drops so for pan mass riders it's not too bad we have had worse so we are keeping our fingers cross the for an isolated storm on saturday and most riders will be done. >> that is good forys a rider. >> it's pretty good. laing. >> that's it for us today at noon the next newscast saturday 5. we will see you tomorrow

>> victoria: you want me to run brash & sassy!? >> jill: well, you were there at the beginning, with ryan and neil. you've helped nurture the line all this time. i mean, you've grown a brand that has stayed relevant. and considering how drastically tastes have changed, this is quite a feat. >> quite a feat. i've moved on, jill. so i wish you and your c.e.o.s all the luck -- >> jill: no, no, no, no, no, no! no, no, no! please hear me out. i literally am desperate to have you run this company. >> victoria: i have a job. >> jill: [ sighs ] how long have we known each other, hmm? can we just stop this posturing? i happen to know that victor stole that company out from under you. and he did it to punish you. that's got to have hurt.