resignation of the boston latin head master in june. now the results of a far- reaching more comprehensive review into racially charged allegations dating back to the 2012 school year. the district witty office investigated 115 reports of race-based incidents. of those, it identified 17 instances where district policy was not followed. in six cases, administrators were found not to policy. teachers and substitutes didn't follow policy in four cases according to the report, and in 7 cases, students were found not to have followed district policy. 31 allegations were not formally investigated because the office of equity felt they lacked sufficient evidence. all of this coming amid a federal investigation into accusations of harassment and discrimination at the prestigious school.

said was implemented all according to the district, designed to work towards increasing diversity and opportunities at all of the district's 3 schools. now at 6:00, a huge fire tears through a charlestown condo building. tonight we have learned that all of this was because of someone with a cigarette. it seems like time and time again, stories about the careless disposal of smoking material sparking major fires and th families. >> and tonight, firefighters are reminding people who smoke to be extra ceafort. christina hager is live with the story. christina? >> reporter: as this news came out, paula, and we talked with neighbors, they are shaking their heads that something as small and casual as a cigarette could cause a scene like this. six alarms, 9 people left homeless, firefighters battling

12 days later, investigators announced it was a cigarette. you. >> know, everything is very dry. the wood on the porches, and all it takes is just a little, you know, flicker of a spot. >> reporter: news of the cause came as salvage crews gave the charlestown mom the ultrasound picture she saved of her baby in the womb and a scrapbook scooped up from the remains of her fire-ravaged home. >> just shows once a starts, it can really affect a lot. >> reporter: scenes like this, another fire in dorchester that forced 10 people out. last month in manchester, two adults and two children killed in a fire, also started by a cigarette. >> for a cigarette to cause that much damage, that's crazy. >> reporter: jen mart sip an amazon delivery woman and

charlestown to notify resident sos they could escape. >> it's scary to have such a big fire and to move so quick. like when i pulled up, the whole back of the house was on fire. >> reporter: and now, fire officials are saying it started on an upper deck. the deck has been destroyed by the fire, no longer here but this is where someone was standing, say fire officials, when that person carelessly put out a cigarette here. in charlestown, christina hager, wbz news. paula, david, back to you. >> christina, thank you. new at 6:00, terrifying pictures of a pole that went through the windshield of a car in woburn. the car smashed into parked cars and went into a fence. what you see is the pole that went into the fence and went far in the car.

the cause is still under investigation tonight. the driver of this chevy tahoe is in the hospital after this suv crashed into a tractor trailer. policesay they tried to pull it over on route 20 about 11:30 but they wouldn't stop. tire spikessed them down. police think that the driver of the suv had a medical problem and that person is hospitalized. after his bike hit a police cruiser about 1:30 this morning. policesay the bike didn't have headlights and there was another bike in the area but that took off. a wake just ended for 7- year-old kyzer willis who drowned at a city-run summer camp, his family held a vigil last night. the boy accidentally drowned in the water about 20 yards off carson beach.

tomorrow. a school is settling sex abuse claims. dozens of people came forward to say that the teachers and staff at st. george's in middletown abused them. the claims go back to the 1970s. the school admits it didn't report any of the allegations. no word how much the settlement is for but a mediator is determining how much each student will receive. and the search is on for a suspect who robbed two last night. policesay the suspect is a white man a gray sweatshirt, jeans, and a camouflage hat. a live look at the boston skyline, and this is the last time this year -- slightly depressing -- that the sun sets after 8:00 p.m. >> no. a sad moment. and eric, the signs that the summer is coming to an end.

when i put something out there about the sun going down or getting cooler, there is a ton of people saying bring on winter. >> what? >> what are you talking about? proof that vampires must be a real thing. 8:01 and tomorrow, 7:59 and september 12, 7:00, and don't look at october 17th. we don't want to hear about that, but plenty of summer is left in the tank. we have all 80s in the forecast even into next week and 90 and tonight, it's gorgeous, a live look over fenway park where they are getting ready for james taylor, a beautiful evening falling into the 70s and eventually, back in the 50s tonight so cool, dry air in place across the region and we need more rainfall even though we got a little the last few days. the 1 shot over the weekend, on saturday as a front approaches.

a shark scare on the vip yard today, martha's vineyard south beach after the sighting. officials have not confirmed the sighting. millenium partners will develop the site of the winter square garage in boston. the proposal is a 55-story tower with condos and office space and a great fall at street level. the price tag, $151 million. and hoping to save the lives of many more addicts. >> the new kind of narcan and why it could work faster to stop an overdose. >> and an incredible sight in the sky over new hampshire. we have pictures for you. >> and this year's trip to martha's vineyard won't be all play for the obama family. we'll tell you about sasha's summer job. >> and we want to introduce you to this week's wednesday's

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new numbers show problem in massachusetts does not seem to be slowing down. >> over the past 5 years, the number of overdose deaths in massachusetts has more than tripled. last year alone, more than 1600 people died from an opioid overdose. as massachusetts continues to be on the forefront, some cities and towns are using a new type of narcan in hopes of saving more lives. >> and this requires 1 dose, not 2. bill shields has a

overdosed in quincy, it took two doses of narcan to bring him back to life. even though narcan has saved many lives, it's not foolproof. >> time is of the essence. remove the cap here. remove the cap here. >> reporter: it takes several steps and precious seconds to put the applicator together. first responders are often a lot of pressure. >> we had an incident where an officer putting it together and something, do something, and he is moving as fast as he can. >> reporter: officer paul wilson discovered a small, easy to use applicator, no assembly. >> just 1 squirt. that's it. >> reporter: wilson took the new narcan applicator to south shore hospital where doctors embraced it. >> anything that decreases the time for a reversal of an overdose helps us. it saves a patient's life. >> reporter: not only is this

but it's powerful. >> it will give a higher dose and for first responders, particularly police, it's a quicker method. >> reporter: now, there is a new tool in the fight. >> we continue to see increases inpatients who are suffering from opiate-related overdoses. >> reporter: if you thought that the opiate problem reached a plateau t has not. overdoses have doubled. just tuesday night a 25-year- old man was narcan delivery system. i'm bill shields, wbz news. the city of bostonee first medical marijuana dispensary is open for business. more than 200 state certified patients pre-registered to stop at the registry, the 7th of its kind to open up in massachusetts. an amazing show on mount washington last night if you were there. if you weren't, this is what you would have seen.

the morning and eric, it's a beautiful phenomenon. it always amazing. absolutely, and it's spectacular. fewer in northern new england, maine, vermont, it wasn't an all might thing. it - - all night the perseid has begun. it peaks next week, and we will see an influx of meteors streaking across the sky. today, ideal. as good as it gets, 70stoy on 80s, humidity is low and skies mainly clear with a few cumulus clouds popping up. you can't complain. dew points in the low to mid- 50s, and the dry air allows us to cool off tonight. lows, 51 to 58.

there. the city hangs out in the low 60s, and sunshine will lead the way tomorrow. as we get closer to the weekend, a perfect day with the sunrise at 5:40. the only difference between tomorrow and today, 3 degrees warmer. qop at lunchtime and as we look towards the evening, up in the 80s and 70s along the south coast and the breeze out of the south southwest. but sunshine and warm weather. 81 in rock port and worcester, 83 and we'll st along the immediate south coast, martha's vineyard, nantucket, and the cape tomorrow. all told, a good beach day and warmer and plenty of sun, no question, and we'll do it again on friday. the temperatures will be warming more at the end of this week, a pair of great beach days and saturday, more cloud cover and a chance for more showers and storms. the big picture, winds out of the south southwest tomorrow and more gusty out of the southwest as we head into

warmth. a few towns may touch 90 degrees especially towards the merrimack valley. saturday, a cold front that will bring us a new scattered showers and storms and bump up the humidity with strong southwesterly winds. if you're heading out to the water on saturday, expect a little chop. the pan mass challenge, end of the week. but sunday, temperatures 80 to 85 and breezy out of the northwest expected getting gusty especially in the afternoon. the lakes and mountains, mid- 80s as we look towards friday and saturday, a good chance of showers and stormss showers and storms -- storms and a few

looking at the accu-weather 7 day, a persistent story. the only chance of rain through saturday, and a warm stretch with 80s to 90 all the way through. and the next week is looking like a warm one it us. over to you. thank you very much, and how did tom brady's teammates celebrate his birthday? >> steve burton is live with more, and hopefully, they got romer goodel >> reporter: i tell you, he would have loved that. but that is not going to happen. he practiced more and did extra running and throwing. even on his birthday, he works out. and that's why 12 is on the top of his game. happy 39th birthday, tom brady. you have the usual serenade

[singing happy birthday ] >> reporter: as for the players, they had competitive gifts to give him but it didn't work out. >> i had a list. we celebrate but he wasn't for it. >> reporter: the second week of training camp and this is when they get the plays in and start executing. >> it was going good. >> just putting in the offense 1 day at a time of and fixing things here and but it's beep a couple of good weeks. >> we're watching tapes and getting the mental reps and being on the same page. >> reporter: bill belichick doesn't praise many young players but he did chris harper saying he was improved in the year more than anything player on the roster. harper heard the news and he said it was because he worked on his conditioning. >> the no huddle and all things you do in the offense, and i feel like going into the off season i felt like if i came

>> reporter: steve, why don't bee give happy birthday to chris barker of the patriots, turning 26 day and you know what the perfect gift would have been? 4 games. give tom brady four games back. >> i have a question. >> go ahead. >> did you see the red sox game? >> i tried to turn away. i tried to turn away. >> if you stayed up bed. they were up 4-0 last night in seattle and they tried to stop the bleeding but lowlights from last night. the sox will look beyond the defeat taking a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the 8th. fernando abad, a nightmare, the

6th, a chance to keep the inning alive. buoyed win diaz striking him out on 3 pitches. an eye-opening start for the rookie. >> got thumped pretty hard and got behind in the count so, you know, put myself in a tough spot. >> it was a dream come true, and i dreamed about that moment as a kid. it went by really fast and it's not >> but there was good news. the american league player of the month for july. the center fielder hitting .368 with 5 home runs and 15 rbis, and stolen bases. betts is the second red sox player to win and jackie

injured his wrist walking down the stairs last night. the sox haven't updated his condition. back to you. this is in up ton where we are updating the news about 100 cats removed from the home. >> beth germano is live with more. beth? >> reporter: the aspca expect to be here throughout the night removing dozens of ca. protective clothing, wearing masks. some of the the animals have been taken out in cat carriers. neighborssay it's not the first time that cats have been removed. dozens have been taken out over the years. it's unclear what triggered this response but the mspca has been speaking with the homeowners about surrendering the cats. from here, that i will be transported to the shelter in jamaica plain. this cross street has been

continues. according to neighbors, this has been an issue with the local board of health and the town has been investigating what's going on. neighborssay two women live in the home with a strong stench over the years but the mspca has moved in to remove 100 cats taking them back to jamaica plain. what happens at that point is unclear but they expect to be here for several more hours as this i'm beth germano, wbz news.

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for most of us, we spend our vacation on martha's vineyard relaxing . >> but sash -- sasha obama is working a take-out window at the restaurant nancy's. she will reportedly only be

parents arrive for the vacation. first of all, love nancy but it would be hard to work with 6 secret service agents like right around you. new concerns over drinking water in massachusetts. >> underground lead pipes, and tonight at 11:00 issue the cities and towns who knew there was a potential problem and

so we had a moment of silence because the sun sets after 8:00, the last time this year. so you gotta soak it up. , right? every minute, it gives you extra motivation to get outside. tomorrow, like today, and friday's looking pretty good, too. >> thought you were being philisophical for a second saying tomorrow is a day like today and then i realized you meant the weather.

aspects of life. thank you for watching. >> see you at 11:00. >> rose: trump in denial. but in another s of division, his running mate goes his own way. >> i'm strongly supporting paul ryan. >> rose: and party elders sound an alarm. also tonight, fighting zika in the air and in the >> hello, this is rachel... >> rose: a solution to those annoying robocalls. no more robocalls come to this phone, ever? >> this will ring once on your phone if this is in your house and then stops. >> rose: and there is a lien on this luxury apartment building. >> it's leaning 15 inches out towards the west. >> rose: and it's sinking, too. >> there's no one that can assure us that it's going to