now at noon, a somber farewell to a child who drowned at a city run summer camp. >> another beautiful summer day and i'll let you know when it's going to get sticky. and we'll break down for thunderstorms. and a pole comes flying through a woman's windshield in woburn. a heartbreaking goodbye today. family and friends mourning kaiser willis. the 7-year-old is being

drowned at carson beach. he was under the watch of a city camp program. >> reporter: a very somber day in mattapan where the funeral service will be coming to an end and family and friends will head to mount hope cemetery. his mother was overcome by grief as the funeral services be friends and family mourning the loss of a little boy whose death last week is impossible to understand. police say kaiser disappeared about 2:15 in the afternoon. about five hours later his body was found off carson beach. it was ruled an accidental drowning. mayor marty walsh who attended the funeral has put new safety

on in the positive changes. >> it's a tragedy that the situation happened. but what we have to remember through all of this is that kaiser -- at the young age that he is -- is actually saving lives today. he's saving other children's lives. >> reporter: you are now taking a live lo here in mattapan as family and friends say goodbye to this beloved 7-year-old boy. the family is accepting donations in lou of flowers. there's a go fund me page set up. and any money left over after funeral costs will go to his brother's college education. back to you, chris and kathryn.

gambling in massachusetts. bringing in heavy machinery to build a las vegas style resort. jim smith is live at noon with the details. >> reporter: good afternoon. it's been a busy day already in the city of everett. let me get out of the way and show you what's going on. the crews are getting lunch and they've been at it since dawn. hundreds of construction workers taking the the trucks lined up early, dozens of them. a long caravan of construction vehicles. the wind casino project in everett now underway. the $2 billion project sits on 30 acres of land near the mystic river. hundreds of construction workers are already busy. across the street sits a neighborhood where i asked people about issues like added noise. >> that don't bother me.

a little bit of noise ain't gonna bother me. >> reporter: would you go to the casino? >> no, i don't gamble, i never have. >> reporter: do you like the idea of a casino across the street? >> it's fine for me. >> reporter: would you visit it? >> probably -- hmmm -- yes. >> these are concrete cylinders. >> and fema set up shop and control for construction materials used to build the casino complex. >> any of the concrete and the soil testing we provide. >> reporter: to make sure that it's safe or stable enough? >> safe and stable. the architects and engineers design the building. and we use their specifics to make sure it's all safe and solid. >> reporter: you're taking a look at some of the huge cranes that are being brought in.

construction and they definitely got right to it. and they are hoping to create hundreds of construction jobs during this phase of the project. and obviously, more jobs later. and they hope to have it completed in about three years. jim smith, wbz news. >> a picture perfect august day in new england. let's get a live look. plenty of sunshine out there. nice and clear too. >> a couple more days and then the threat for thunderstorms. it's beautiful today. boston at logan airport. sitting at 82 degrees. and dew points in the mid-50s. the humidity is low and going to stay low. and we're in the middle 70s in worcester. the airport said 76. closer to 80 in downtown worcester. 84 in manchester. and middle to upper 70s on cape cod. perfection out there. look at the satellite and radar

the afternoon and the evening. the ride home -- just fine. 83degrees and a beautiful sunset at 7:59. clear skies tonight and 65 downtown. and we dip into the 60s in the suburbs. you can sleep with the windows tonight. 75 to 80 on cape cod. and once again the humidity stays low. it turns muggy with the chance that's leading edge of less humid air. we'll time out the thunderstorms on saturday so you can plan your day hour-by- hour. today boston residents can weigh in on police body cameras. a public hearing will be held in mattapan tonight. the department announced a pilot program where 100

for six months. civil rights activists have been pushing for the use of body cameras. boston is one of the largest police departments in the country not using body cameras. a man was accused of directing a police officer who was directing traffic. the officer confronted him for trying to get into a closed off driveway. he punched the officer and tried to gouge out his eye. police in portland, maine, a 28-year-old man -- investigators say he sent an e- mail saysed to shoot and kill as many as possible. and there were explosives he claimed at a downtown parking garage. from london, an american woman has been killed in a knife attack. police are ruling out that the

terrorism. the attack happened near the british museum. five other people were injured. the attack comes days after the british public was warned to be vigilant. >> it would happen to anybody. i don't know if this was someone they knew but it could happen to anyone. it's really scary. >> teenager of somali -- police have not released any more information about the woman other than she was in her 60s. donald trump will be holding a rally in portland, maine. hillary clinton has a 10 point lead over trump. and the news comes as trump is facing increasing criticism within his own party.

campaign are completely false. >> our campaign is doing so nicely. >> reporter: he has attacked the family of a u.s. army captain killed in combat, denied russia's military involvement in ukraine. and lost the support of prominent republicans. >> it's a one >> he's been remarkably underperforming. and we'll see whether or not he can take a deep breath and learn the lessons. perhaps what is more troubling for the trump campaign is what's happening in the swing states. in florida, clinton has a six- point lead over trump coming out of the democratic convention. she has a nine point lead in

now at a deficit. >> we don't plan on winning in august. in another week or so, the polls will even out. clinton is going after the one area he leads her -- the economy. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. it was a matter of inches between life and death for a woburn woman. she lost control hitting parked cars and a fence. a pole from the fence pierced her front windshield, missing her head by 6 inches, the pole went right through the center of the car, digging into the backseat. >> kind of the thing that made everything inside me drop -- and i almost freaked there. >> he stayed in the hospital overnight as a precaution. her family doesn't know what

the wbz news at noon. what the city of orlando wants to do with the nightclub where nearly 50 people were killed. and talk about dangerous. this dangling truck was a problem for more than just the driver. and david ortiz has received unique gifts on his farewell tour from major league baseball. but wait until you see what big

fentanyl related overdose deaths continue to rise in massachusetts. the number of overdose deaths in the state has more than tripled in the st fentanyl is considered 50 times more potent than heroin. the battle to contain the zika virus is on the ground and in the air in florida. aerial spraying began over a miami neighborhood after a warning advising pregnant women to avoid the area. 15 people in the state have been infected with zika. the money to fight the virus could run out this month.

stalled in congress. the site of the deadliest shooting massacre in u.s. history could become a memorial. the city of orlando is in talks to buy the nightclub. they are considering turning it into a memorial. a crash on a florida highway left a big truck dangling boca raton. >> the driver made it out safely and crews are working to keep the materials from leaking. yikes. >> very close call. you got that right. we have a beautiful day on tap. it's nice. >> soak it up. the humidity is low which is great news. a live shot of boston. and we've been hearing from a lot of folks about the drought situation. you know it's thursday and i've

for the you. areas of severe drought have expanded south and east of boston. last week it expanded to worcester. 60% of massachusetts alone is now in a severe drought. year to date in terms of deaf at this time, it's up there. we need soaking rain for days. a little rainfall is not going to cut it. 7.7-inch deficit in worcester. and nearly 7 inches in nc the rain probability is zero tomorrow. and saturday a chance of scattered thunderstorms. and then it drops off as we head to sunday and monday. that includes today. dry and beautiful out there. 82 in boston. and we're in the mid-80s. concord is 84 degrees. and 80 in plymouth. and lower 80s from portland to the new hampshire seacoast.

on cape cod. between now and 3:00, 83 and 83. and gradually cooling off to the 70s. the southeast breeze continuing through the day. and 9 p.m. 73 with clear skies. that's case overnight tonight as well. not a lot of action across the northeast and the mid-atlantic and back to wisconsin we run into thunderstorms. these were back over minnesota this morning. they are making eastward progress and they wait until weather. clear and cool and another night to relax and sleep with the windows open. and we dip into the 50s. tomorrow bumping it up to 85 or 90. bedford, nashua, 89 degrees. bright sunshine and just beautiful with a south, southwest wind. and 83 in worcester. and 89 in fitchburg. most of us in the 80s.

cayman islands. we bring in clouds in the morning and there may be a few spotty showers. the timing of the cold front. we have to pinpoint down but looks like a chance of a shower will be possible saturday morning. that's why as the sun breaks out. we'll have to keep an eye for a pop-up thunderstorm. i'm not anticipating widespread severe weather. so tt fellow bike riders. 87 on saturday. and it's going to be muggy and we'll keep the threat for a thunderstorm in the forecast. southwest breeze about 10 to 20 miles per hour. and the northwest wind on sunday drags in drier air and it looks beautiful. sunny and mid-80s and we start in the 60s. 7-day forecast brings us back to mid-80s for the start of next week and mainly dry.

wednesday. and wbz is your official station for the pmc. join us tomorrow night from sturbridge. and stay with us all weekend long. and sunday we'll have a live stream of the finish line on our website, www.cbsboston.com. so a really big weekend coming up. >> cheering them all on. much more to come. >> a new england company is taking a stand.

cbs health will add 35 products to the list of excluded drugs and that includes cancer and diabetes. it's the first time that the drugs have been taken off the cvs list. they are taking a stand against egregious price increases. the amish helping with

dust in homes and that helps build immunity in kids. a good night but it wasn't enough to beat the mariners. he got his first major league hit. but starter rick porcello gave up three home runs on the night. the sox wrap up the series with seattle tonight. and david ortiz started with the mariners farm team and tribute. a 34-pound salmon from the famous pike place market. they framed his contract. and three players dressed up like flavor a flavor and gave him a painting and a watch. >> i've been to the fish market where they throw the fish. it's amazing.

president obama. >> also ahead a wild goose chase that ended up in a rescue. what happened when a woman

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the new harry potter play? we talked to her about the unexpected mention. double nickels, the speed limit, president obama turns 55 today. this afternoon, the president will attend a national security meeting on efforts to stop isis in libya. >> and the first family will travel to martha's vineyard. but sasha is working a summer job there. secret her side and the job ends saturday when her parents arrive. a wild goose chase ended up with a woman getting stuck in the mud. she was walking her dog and the dog chased a goose and got stuck. >> i was at least 3/4 into the lake where i got stuck with the goose. and thank goodness i had my

my husband and called 911 and called my neighbors, help, i'm stuck! >> they used a rope to free her. if you see someone stuck in the mud don't try to help them. >> it was pretty high up. >> glad she's okay and laughing about it. sunshine -- enjoying it. the low humidity. and tomorrow the humidity will stay low ai little bit. 89degrees and staying dry. saturday looks humidity. and you'll feel the difference. highs in the 80s. and pop-up thunderstorms in the afternoon. it's the typical summertime thing. not everyone will see a storm but there'll be some in the midday to early afternoon. and sunday the sun is back and it turns less humid again. >> the next newscast is at 5:00. see you tomorrow morning at

>> cane: i'm envisioning pushing brash & sassy's market further into the pacific northwest where there's a market share we can still capitalize on. now, what i'm thinking is, the analytics suggest that we take local pro sports stars and we couple them with models wearing brash -- billy. you listening? >> billy: yeah. yeah, cane, i heard every boring >> cane: okay. so what do you got there? is that the marketing plan? >> billy: it's a board meeting agenda for jack and neil's foundation. >> cane: really? so you're on the board now, huh? since when? when did that happen? >> billy: this afternoon if they vote me in, which they will. what's that face for? >> cane: nothing. i'm just, uh, trying to figure out why all of a sudden you became so interested in charity, that's all. >> phyllis: thank you. i will take a look at this before the board meeting.