live from the channel 4 studios in boston, wbz news at noon starts right now. >> first at noon breaking news. a washington, d.c. transit police officer now ubd a-- nd arrest accused of helping isis. this is the first time a member of terrorism. police say 36-year-old nicholas young of fairfax virginia bought 250 dollars in gift cards to help isis buy mobile phone apps to communicate. fbi says he was under surveillance and traveled to libya twiceer with tried to join rebel forces. >> developing this noon a plane accident in dubai. you can see the smoke pouring from the cabin as the unitedemirates plane touched down.

off safely. witnesses described hearing explosions before seeing the smoke. 6 americans were on the flight. >> and all the passengers escaped we have learned a firefighter died trying to put out the flames. right now planes are grounded in dubai as investigators figure out what happened jonathan vigliotti has latest. >> reporter: the emirates airline flight from india came to a fiery stop on the runway as people inside dubai international airport looked on in horror. >> the plane. ep down on its belly. >> oh. >> reporter: video posted online shows the bowing 777 erupting into a massive fireball. blowing off one of the wings. firefighters hosed down the smoldering fuselage most of the top melted away. amazingly all 300 people on board including 6 americans were quickly and safely evacuated in about a minute.

so they had us evacuate. >> reporter: some passengers said the pilot made an announcement he need to make a emergency landing because of landing gear problem. airport officials say there were strong winds and blowing dust as the plane approached the runway. the exact cause of the crash landing is still under investigation. jonathan vyingly did -- vigliotti. >> the the search for a suspect in billerica as police review su store was robbed and a woman says she was mugged. >> police say the suspect's description in both case it is similar. wbz nicole jacobs is live in billerica with the latest on the investigation. nicole. >> reporter: kathryn chris this is an active investigation involving one of two stations that we are in front of right now. jim's quick stop. the detectives or the deputy chief says this happened last night as the city was wrapping

successful national night out. so a lot of officers were dedicated to that particular event. when they got the call, two calls they received, the first of an attempted armed robbery at 129 liquors and while investigating that one a second call about 2 miles away for an armed robbery at jim's quick stop. the deputy chief says the suspect used a knife in both cases threatened to do the clerk harm and in one case jumped the counter. police would not say how much money was taken fr location. that woman there did go to the hospital because police say she was just so terribly frightened. at this point, investigators do believe that the two robberies are connected. >> we have determined that it's -- the same individual committed the robberies were being a -- we are actively working to try to identify the person. the individual again is a if i didn't mention earlier is a

attempts to conceal his identity. >> reporter: and looking live at jim's quick stop this was the second hit for that suspected armed robber. i can can tell you right now as you heard the deputy chief say, the description is quite vague because they say the suspect covered his face. but they do believe he was a white male who was wearing a hoody a gray hoodie and sunglasses and a hat be a a -- and a cap camouflaged there. so, anyone with information is urged to contact police they say if you encount eater man not to try to fight back. but certainly gib them a call. live in billerica nicole jacobs wbz news. >> thank you. a road eye lant prep school is paying up to settle 30 sex abuse claims. dozens of people came forward saying teachers and staff at st. georges inn middletown abused them. claims go back to 1970s. the school admits they didn't

no word on how much the settlement is for but a mediator is determining ham how much each of the 30 former students will receive. man who held hostage at hillary clinton's rochester new hampshire campaign office in 2007 is under arrest for bank robbery. >> police say 5-year-old leeland eisenberg tried to robert citizens bank in manchester yesterday. officers arrested him in a cemetery few hours later and found crack cocaine on him. he is in his arraignment e served two years in prison for the hostage incident. also breaking news -- he serreded of two years in -- he served two years in prison for the hostage incident. police are reporting a accident. one of the drivers was driving eradically causing the crash. this is investigated as some kind of a medical issue. we are working on details on the injuries there. police say route 20 where this crash happened will be closed for a while.

happening today a ribbon cutting at boston's first medical marijuana dispensary happening today. patriot care on milk street will be opened for patients later on this afternoon. right now we are getting the first inside look. wbz anna meiler is live for us in boston with the story. anna. >> reporter: and for people in the boston area who depend on medical marijuana for relief from debilitating illnesses this is a ha and saying, when are they opening. >> reporter: this day has been a long time coming for father joseph quinn who suffers from a rare illness. >> my entire digestive system no longer works. >> reporter: the excruciating pain is-manageable because -- is unmanageable because he is allergic to all pain medications. >> there were more than enough occasions when celebrating mass

>> reporter: medical marijuana is the first treatment that restored his quality of life but the problem is access. until today. when he cut the ribbon at patriot care officially opening the first medical marijuana dispensary in boston. just two blocks from st.ing at any shrine. >> our facility is designed around patients comfort and safety and feeling of security when they come in here. >> reporter: all of the products sold at this location are grown at the cultivation facility patients have reprejudice serred to shop -- preregistered to shop here. some worry it will increase safety and traffic problems but the ceo says they have seen the opposite. >> other markets where we opened we have seen a decline in crime. and that's because the strength of the security system and type of economic benefit to the communities. >> reporter: father joseph says for him and being others with

is. this is wonderful. >> reporter: this is the 7th disopinionsry to open since voters approved marijuana for medical use four years ago they will open a third location in western massachusetts later this year. reporting live, anna meiler, wbz news. back to you. >> okay thanks very much. today a wake will be held for the 7-year-old boy who drowned at a city run summer camp. last night the family held a vigil outside the curly community center boston. kyzr willis drowned in the water about 20 yard off carson beach. his wake will be in mattapan told gi a funeral for -- today followed by a funeral tomorrow. donald trump says he won't support several republicans who have been critical of him. the re-- republican presidential hopeful is not going to support kelly ayotte and john mccain or paul ryan.

packard ceo and republican big whitman says she will support clinton. coming up, fines levied against the chemical plant that exploded. the mistakes they are accused of making coming up next. >> and a family demanding answers after the cat was euthanized without their knowledge. >> picture perfect weather. i will let you know when we will see storms coming back into the picture and we will

welcome back. osha says a north andover chemical plant mace serious mistakes that likely contributed to a january explosion. the plant is now the labor department says the company failed to properly design and inspect and maintain and operate the process that led to the fire and explosion. four workers were hurt and the company is appealing the fine. every august until a cure. this year's round of the ice bucket challenge kicked off today. take a look. >> the start off this year als ice bucket challenge i nominate kevin and matt reynolds and my

that's the bc one of the members of the bc baseball team former teammate inspired the challenge which became a viral phenomenon in 2014. half the week we learned that a team of international scientists funded by the ice bucket challenge donations made a breakthrough in als research and identified a gene that causes the disease which could lead to targeted treatment for patients. so it's working. the viral videos something really gre august unless there's a -- until there's a cure. >> there was a big show on mount washington and we can see the northern lights. >> no way. >> every time it comes up i am like that's on my bucket list to see. >> gorgeous shot from mount washington observatory. skies at 2 a.m. grabbed the shots looking towards the north. pretty greens and pinks in the sky what lot of pictures on twitter too that came from eastern canada and minnesota

about it. 70-mile-per-hour winds so earl is just shy of category one status right now. moving to the west at 14 miles per hour looking pretty good on satellite imagery. wouldn't be surprised if before the day is done, earl becomes a category one hurricane. belize especially in the bay islands on guard as recall will make landfall at the coast of belize overnight tonight and come over the yucatan peninsula into the bay of campeche and weekend as we head into the start of central and southern mexico. so that's the tropics. here at home, we are quiet. 73 degrees right now in boston. dew points in the lower 60s. it's less humid than yesterday and the wind is coming out of the southeast at 9 miles per hour right now. so it's that wind off the ocean keeping us a little cooler than everybody else through the interior. lawrence for example is 82. manchester at 81. and middle to upper 70s worcester to keene beautiful day on cape cod.

more in boston. mid-70s plenty of sunshine right on through the evening. and afterset, we will cool off ever so slightly 72 by 9 p.m. with clear skies. no weather related issues as we head into the remainder of the afternoon and evening. in fact zoom out the view and there's not a whole lot going on a cross the eastern part of the nation. couple thunderstorms in virginia we are storm free of the clear and cool tonight. 63 downtown. once again we may get a little patchy fog that develops in widespread as this morning. 54 to 60 degrees with light southwest wind and tomorrow is another gem. it's going to be warmer 84 in boston mid to upper 80s from bedford to nashua and 80s with plenty of sunshine and puffy skies in the cloud great beach day slight wind come in off the ocean and mid-70s with sunshine on cape cod. everything is good to go tomorrow afternoon.

tomorrow afternoon so more beach real estate. high pressure is in control sliding east over the next 24 hours. storm free tomorrow. friday, we start with patchy fog on the cape. then that clears the coastline. sunny on friday and breezy. we turn more humid and this is the front we are waiting for. likely to push in during the day on saturday and make it an early morning shower and a pop- up thunderstorm in the afternoon. it will be muggy and that's the only chance of any we pan mass challenge riders wbz is the proud media partner. we will have to dodge a couple can rain drops on saturday but it brings in drier air on sunday less humid and mid-80s looks beautiful and a dry and pretty seasonable stretch mid- 80s to start on monday. sunny and 87 on tuesday. >> we will cheer you and the rest of the riders on this weekend for the pmc as tough as it is to ride the pmc it's

peddling partner is a child going through the treatment. >> wbz lisa hughes introduces us to the 8-year-old who inspires the team blue hills bank a middleboro boy living with three inoperable brain tumors. >> reporter: dylan berio is sick of cancer it gives him headaches and affects his vision but he sees the power of the pmc through a friendship with team blue hills bank. >> they raise money for kids with cancer and they help find are like our extended family. >> reporter: dylan's monday dawn calls the weekend a gift. >> i think the coming together of all the people just helps us put our focus somewhere else. >> reporter: especially now that dylan has chemo that are pi again after nearly a year off. how awesome was that. >> was pret-- it was pretty good i got to see my girlfriend. >> reporter: what do you like

know how -- dozen she know you -- does she know you are involved with pmc. >> no. >> reporter: that's how she is going to find out breaking the news here. she loves cars and collects them and hands them out at dana farber as way to give back. >> it was nice to give them to the person going to treatment and it made them happy. >> reporter: an he saved some of the -- and he saved some of thesmall verbures you would -- small treasures you would give this up. >> yeah. >> reportefo >> he gave me this. >> reporter: five years ago tom convinced his colleagues to invest and dylan is the pedal partner and that -- peddle partner and it got stronger. >> got done with the treatment february 25th and i think i got on a bike about a month later. i don't go as quick as i used

>>'s -- he and the family are all an innings prangs to us. >> reporter: -- inspiration to us. >> reporter: that's a two-way street. >> they get us through the hurdles and bumps in if he is having a bad day. >> reporter: this weekend, theberios will cheer on riders. >> they stop and what do you do. >> give them high fives. >> reporter: you know he that like powers them for the rest of the ride. >> uh-huh. meeting on a sometimes bumpy road. >> it's great way to come together and do something good. >> this is what the pmc is all about is fories that inspire anddylan's mom says the l.a. mri shows the keep mow is working. >> and team blue hills bank is hoping to raise $350,000 this year. that would bring the team total to a million dollars over it's

be the official pmc station. join us live friday at 7 and for more information or to support a rider head over to cbs boston.com/pmc. we will -- we will clear on -- cheer on the team. area college under fire for not paying their share. >> boston area schools are supposed to pay more for city services. >> plus a local cat euthanized without authorization. the steps you can take to make sure the same thing doesn't

i feel too young to be this old. i just want to be her mom, not her full-time job. i'm the boss of me, but sometimes i need a little help. if you or a loved one has masshealth, call commonwealth care alliance to find out about senior care options.

new this noon a new report shows most boston college an iewn tries not share -- and universities are not paying their shares they make pilot payments to the city to make up for the stacks they don't -- for the fact they don't spay tax. boston university paid the most at 80%. harvard paid 56%. and boston college paid 19%. other schools paid the full amount and this was launched as a voluntary program. a framingham family is searching for answers after the

an animal hospital. lauren and allen grome say they served to find wish bonn they he say he was a outdoor cat and roamed the neighborhood a new neighbor took him to the spca because they thoughtway astray. the hospital cared for him for two days but because he was ill and had no identification, he was euthanized. >> that is loved family pet and they're animal hospital don't tell meow can't handle diabetic and fall pour -- be a and make an attempt to call the town where it came from. >> the msp-ca says it's critical to make sure your pet has the proper identification to contact you in case of an emergency. a boston icon celebrating a birthday today. >> gisele's wishes as tom turns 39. that's coming up. danielle lot of people wishing for a good weekend. >> the temperatures in the 80s a couple thunderstorms to dodge on saturday. but not a washout. checking in with the weather watchers. temperatures in the 70s to low

keith checking in says 78 with sunshine and he makes great point we need to remember days like this in february. yes, yes we do. we will take one more peek at 7-

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tonsils out dr. marshall looks at the links of the those summing ris and a we will fertility. tom brady turns 3-9 today. >> he and his wife and teammates are wishing number 12 the very best. here's a picture of his wife super model gisele who put on instaiam. they are -- instagram she is in brazil for the olympics and says she hopes this year brings her husband joy and fulfillment. >> and the super bowl ring and gronk sending his love to brady >> there you go. >> got to love it. >> romance-- bromance. >> our sparts crew tweeted everyone was singing happy birthday. >> that's nice. so beautiful whether the next few days and we will warm up to. >> >> that's a gift. >> near 09 on friday. saturday thunderstorms and a dry stretch for sunday through the start of next week. >> all right cool that's it for us today at noon. the news next cues at is at 5. see you tomorrow morning at

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[ birds chirping ] >> dylan: hey, you good over there? >> faith: yep. you good over there? >> dylan: roger that. i think our first camp-out is a success already. and even sully's loving it. >> faith: he's asleep. >> dylan: well, that's because of the good, clean forest air. come here. take a deep breath. ah. you see what i'm talking about? soothing, right? >> mariah: [ screams ] oh, my god! i saw it. it's in the water swimming, and it was swimming -- >> sharon: what does poison ivy look like? or -- or oak? maybe it's poison oak. whatever it is, i have it or -- or something poisonous. >> mariah: maybe the thing in the water is poisonous and it's gonna come out at night, it's gonna murder us all! what are we doing here?! >> dylan: [ sighs ] >> summer: hey. how was your shower?