breaking overnight a accident in everett ripping apart a tractor trailer and 4 south shore beaches closed today over rip tide corns. the warning -- concerns. the warning from officials. a brookline tapeel closes its doors for good. surprising announcement from overnight. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston this is wbz good morning to you. it's 5:00 on the dot. i am kathryn hauser. chris is off. we appreciate you being here. it's friday august 5 i am joined with danielle niles and we were talking about a lovely forecast for today. >> happy friday. >> it feels so good. >> feels good to say that on a friday. >> if you are -- it is a little lonely without chris but it's ladies' morning. >> it is and we will have beautiful day today. so hopefully you can get

a little hotter today. >> it feat little hume night you will notice the difference storm it will be sticky as humidity goes up and it will bring a chance for thunderstorms. 64 in boston. we are in the mid-50s in taunton and sitting at 54. 61 in worcester this morning just like past few mornings. coolest spots running in the 50s. places like keene up to springfield. 72 up in burlington vermont. skies are clear and we are in for sunshine it sunshine. it will be with us. daily planner out of the 60s. 84 by lunchtime with sun and clouds with a south southwest breeze in the mid to upper 80s this afternoon a few spots touch 90 today. tomorrow will be hot again and sticky. cloud in the morning and maybe a few isolated showers but a lot of the morning will be spent dry and it's from noontime onward we watch downpours on the cape and then a line of scattered showers and thunderstorms.

mass pike tomorrow particularly mid afternoon onward. by the time we get to 7, 8 p.m. thunderstorms dwindle and push offshore. more on the weekend coming up. let's get you on the roads. happy friday breana. >> reporter: we are breaking overnight a tractor trailer ripped open in an accident in everett. this happened at the intersection of broadway and beechham streets. no word on injuries. police are trying to figure outexactly how it happened. it's early enough traffic not ramped up. you will have company on the expressway but it won't slow you down a look at the roads and we are seeing lots of green on the maps which is great news on this friday. if we look closer at the north shore all routes into the city are wide opened and we have no delays on the commuter rail or t. >> thanks so much for update. now to a developing story in connecticut this morning. a powerful explosion levels amultifamily home in vernon. 7 people were in the home at the time including several

their own but four others were trapped until firefighters were able to pull them out. a 7-year-old boy suffered significant injuries. >> i heard a boom. >> it felt like a car hit the building. >> it was a loud explosion and i thought something hit our house. when i ran out it was a big cloud of smoke out the front and the back. >> four of the victims under the age of 16 are being treated at area hospitals. doctors assault are expected to rv expected to survive. the cause is under investigation. a construction worker in newton treated for serious injuries after getting stuck in a concrete mixer. firefighters tell us the worker slipped his leg got twisted in the machine at a site on la grange street yesterday a coworker turned off the equipment when he could hear the man screaming. it took rescuers about 2 hours to take apart the mixer to free him. he is in the the hospital this

south shore. four beaches are closed to swimmers. jim smith is closed. >> reporter: rip tides a fact of life throughout the new england coast we are here at the beach one of a few beaches that were closed by the town scituate. along with others but let's show you video to show you what we are talking about. over the years riptides and rip currents have been an occasional issue throughout the south shore north shore and throughout anywhere where there's an ocean. these are from nan as it ket when -- nan as itet. a hundred people are killed by rip currents when they are caught on the current get tired and panic and drown. experts say if you are caught

panic don't fight it. do not try to swim straight back to shore instead, swim parallel to the shore and head back to land once you real ice you are not in the -- realize you are not in the current head back at a angle. as we come back live thiswarning was posted 259:30 yesterday afternoon -- 2 -- posted at 2:30 yesterday afternoon. we will have to see later on this morning what the town desights as far as today. jim smith wbz ne you. >> thanks so much for that. new this morning, boston police unions say the officers don't feel safe and believe the city and state are not doing enough to protect them. the boston herald got a copy of a letter sent to the police commissioner by 3 union presidents. among the demands, long guns for patrol officers, ballistic helmets and shields and better bulletproof vests. more officers to cover overtime especially in the summer and take home vehicles for members

this comes as the department is trying to get officers to follow through with a request of its own. body cameras by september 1st. commissioner william evans spoke to questions at a public meeting last night where community activists voiced concerns. some questioned why only officers who volunteer will be in the program. and why they will be allowed to look at their body camera footage before writing police reports. >> sometimes an officer in the heat can can get clouded and he may not see things and his memory and looking at the video will get the best accurate pitcher. >> he says it's been a tough sell for officers too. he wanted 100 officers to volunteer for the pilot program but that hasn't happened yet. if he doesn't have volunteers by september 1 then the department will simply assign them. happening today, the former fbi agent who lied during whitey bulger's trial will be

guilty to persian gulfry and object stuck -- perjury and obstruction of justice for lying including a came he recovered the gun used to assassinate martin luther king junior in 1968. as part of a plea deal prosecutors recommend two years of probation in to campaign 2016 now-- probation. to campaign 2016 donald trump and mike pence will present a unified front as they rally in iowa and wisconsin. the events cap a rough week for the republican nominee. brian webb >> reporter: donald trump struggled to move the campaign forward splitting with mike pence over support for two republicans up for reelection. >> of course i support john mccain and kelly ayotte and the republican income bents. >> reporter: the high-profile endorsement came one day after pence endorsed paul ryan whom trump snubbed. still trump insisted he and pence are on the same page. >> he came to me and he asked

him totally my blessing. >> reporter: an 11-year-old put pence on the spot earlier in the day at an event in raleigh. >> you have been softening up on his. [audio not understandable] >> i couldn't be more proud to stand with donald trumpp and we are shoulder to shoulder in this campaign my friend. >> reporter: trump has struggled to refocus his campaign on hillary clinton amid the series of missteps this week. the democratic nominee seized on the opportunity to chip at trump's business record. >> everything he made he made somewhere else and has not put americans to work. >> reporter: in an interview with cbs norah o'donnell tim kaine sought to put her e-mail scandal to bed. >> she said i made a make. mistake and screwed up and learned something and i will do it differently. >> reporter: a pair of polls out shows clinton pulling ahead of trump nationally and topping him in three key states. brian webb for cbs news. trump is going to be back in new england this weekend.

nantucket and cape for two fund raisers where guests give 2700 dollars and he will hold a rally in wyndham new hampshire on saturday night. new overnight, a brookline restaurant that has been around for nearly 90 years is closing its doors today. the announcement catching a lot of customers by surprise. our anna meiler is live inbrookline with more. good morning. >> reporter: good morning kathryn. ruben's kosher restaurant announced on facebook 6 hours ago that they will be closg they have received comments from dozens of customers expressing shock and sadness at this very sudden announcement. this deli has been opened since 1927 and is a favorite for many people in this area earning high praise for corned beef and pastrami named the best deli by boston magazine in 2012. the article said the delis areendang nerd this country but

outpost exist rubens. but four years later it's closing the doors abruptly. on facebook the owners who have run the deli for the last 20 years thanked customers for good memories and wrote in part, we will miss our loyal customers and we want to thank you for being such good friends to us. it was pure pleasure talking with people from all parts of the world and always learning from them and, of course, enjoying being a part of the brookline community. the owners did not share a reason for closing their business. there is still a chance to get a taste of if you want to come by today they will be opened until 3 before they close for good. reporting live, anna meiler, wbz this morning. back to you. >> thanks so much. it's 5:10 right now. the summer olympics officially kick off today. the opening ceremonies will take place in rio degentleman shareo tonight and organize -- rio de janeiro and organizers are work around the clock to make sure -- working around the clock to make sure everything is ready. >> reporter: along the

and make memories ahead of of the olympic games. >> i am excited to everyone with the energy. >> reporter: armed police officers watch the crowd closely. >> my antenna is up but it's nice to see the presence to what i expect at an olympic. >> reporter: military ships can be spotted off the coast. the well maintained landscaping and beautifully painted build somethings what most tour lifts see along walkway built for olympics but this is what most think of what they think of rio construction and worn down buildings. finishing touches are done on a new subway line expected to officially open today. it was supposed to be finished months ago. as for team usa, most members are here and ready to go. including the most decorated olympian ever michael phelps with 22 medals. he will carry the stars and

do that is incredible. >> reporter: phelps is looking to add to his collection of gold and so will all the other american athletes. thousands of fans from around the world get a taste of the olympics in south america for the first time ever. jamie yuccas cbs news, rio de janeiro. >> coming up, in this week on our summer of savings we are breaking out the big screen free and drought at home getting worse. how you can protect your yard. danielle good morning. >> good morning kathryn. not a whole lot of rain in the forecast. we have a threat for thunderstorms tomorrow. the cape escape right? 79 degrees with sunshine today a few thunderstorms tomorrow and then lowering humidity back into low 80s. it's beautiful on sunday. we will talk about the weekend in detail coming up. by the way, pamela was out and about and visited the kids

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this morning much of the state is considered to be in

with dry brown lawns is wondering where is the rain. community have issued restrictions on watering and gardening experts say at this point, it's not going to help much anyway but it's not stopping this guy from trying. >> everything is dying but the green the grass is greener on my side than my neighbor's. >> one more thing to do, don't mow. longer grass will protect the soil from losing water whatever moisture is left over. so some advice for you. a crunchy. >> it is like not even you don't have to mow it it's not growing. >> it is what it is. >> this is the worst drought we have had since 2002. >> that's perspective. >> so it has been a while and it's going to get worse before it gets better because we don't have significant rainfall in the forecast. >> but you don't want to complain about the beautiful sum irdays we have. >> -- summer days we have. >> it's both side to the story. absolutelych the severe doubt

comes out every thursday. if you didn't see ide it yesterday it has been expanded. only spot here in southern new england that's not in an abnormally dry area is nantucket. that is it. everybody else is in moderate to severe drought with deficits on the order of 7, 8, 9, 10 inches and locally higher amounts in some cities and towns. 7.2 for a yearly deficit in boston. so yes there's not a whole lot of rainfall in the forecast. we need every drop we goes up to 60% heading into the day tomorrow and drops back down heading into sunday and monday. we will talk about tomorrow's thunderstorms in a second. 64 in boston right now. 61 in worcester and same in providence. 50s from taunton to the cape. 64 manchester. humidity is relatively low today. it will stay in check and will go back up during the day tomorrow and that's when you will notice the difference. check out thunderstorms. just left over rain for most of us here from illinois

to approach new england during the day tomorrow. today is dry and mid to upper 80s pushing 90 in some spots. manchester and fitchburg and lawrence and 91 today and relief with the south southwest wind about 10 to 20 miles per hour. upper 70s to low 80s on cape cod. tonight cloud lynn crease. we drop -- clouds will increase. 60s in the suburbs with a southwest wind and humidity will go back up overnight tonight. tomorrow sticky, humid and once again 85 to and the cloud will roll in tomorrow morning -- clouds will roll in tomorrow morning and it will be partly sunny with an isolated shower or two. and it's from midday onward we will keep an eye to the sky. notice it's not really northern massachusetts. it's a long and south of the mass pike with scattered showers and thunderstorms. look at the line that develops. keep in mind not the exact placement but it's one depictionthere could be a few strong to severe storms tomorrow mid to late afternoon

as well as localized flooding. tomorrow, we rise out of the 60s quickly. 74 by 9 a.m. for pan mass riders. 80s for highs. less humid and plenty of sunshine and dry for the start of the week. 90 by wednesday and a chance of a pop-up thunderstorm. wbz is your official station for the pan mass challenge. join us tonight at 7 p.m. for the opening ceremonies live from sturbridge stay with all weekend for live coverage and sunday we will have a live stream of the finish line on the website cbsboston.com and you have time to support a rider. go to our website for that. breana. >> reporter: expressway picking up and volume is building by the gas tearchtion but before you get to the expressway -- tanks but before you get to the expressway a slight bit of orange northbound in kingston but no reported accidents or construction in the area. from the west all the routes into the city and bike are great option and we have no

rail this morning. kathryn back to you. >> good news there thanks very much for the update. new ride sharing regulations getting the thumbs up from governor baker. governor will sign the bipartisan bill at noon. it will require two background checks for drivers. and will allow companies like uber and lyft to pick up passengers at logan airport and convention center. ride sharing companies will also have to pay a 20 cent fee per ride. we are entering the home strep of summer but there's things. this week in the summer of savings we are breaking out the big screen and heading outdoors. it's a night out every one can enjoy as we soak up the last of summer. across the region, towns and communities are holding outdoor movie nights many for free. >> did you put one. >> reporter: from the classics to kids favorites there's something for everyone. in foxborough patriot place

families fill the area. it is much more than just movies. with games for the kids to occupy their time before the big screen lights up. the fun starts at 6. you can grab your blankets and beach chairs and head to the the harbor walk in gloucester on wednesday nights. movies get started at 8 or when it gets dark. and you can enjoy free friday flicks at the half shell in st looks lonely but things will change. by the way this is brought to you by wbz radio and dcr movies. come early to grab a great spot. tonight's movie is the good dinosaur. to more free movies in boston and across the area, go to the website we have great tips for you in the summer of savings section. that's cbsboston.com. 5:21 is the time. up next the pats gearing up for the rest-- for the first rather

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steve burton has more. >> good morning a week from last night the patriots played the first preseason game against the saints a team that has great practices next tuesday and wednesday in foxborough and the game is thursday at gillette. you can see it here on wbz the patriots were back in pads for a short practice on the field. garoppolo works with the new offense and tom brady continued to share the reps with jimmy g. despite offense defense spending the day competition. they get motivation from each other as well. >> that's what good teams do. they will go back and forth and i don't think it will be a one- sided battle we will try to beat them and they will beat us some days and that's the nature of the beast but see both side compete and both coaches are putting in stuff to beat each other so that's what we are trying to do and i am sure it can can benefit us. >> the offense and defense hopefully fly are getting better together. -- hopefully are getting better together.

we go to the 11th is. sox and --11th inning sox and mariners tied. the sacrifice puts shaw on second. brock knocks in the rbi single sox win 3-2 and boston begins a series with dodgeers in los angeles tonight. it's 5:26 right now on your friday morning. still to come in the next half- hour, boston now in the front lines in the fight against the zika virus. the vaccine being developed by local doctors and a closer look at the promising results. >> reporter: this is jon keller good luck to the olympic athletes but this is one fan who won't be watching them compete. i will explain why when wbz this morning continues. >> and good morning everybody. happy friday. what an hour by hour right? sunshine across the board out of the 60s into the the 70s by mid-morning many we top out in the 80s today. still humidity is on the lower

thunderstorms for our saturday. i will take you through the hour by hour when we come back as you look live out over the city of boston. beautifulrise. a couple cirrus clouds out there. sun coming up in over 10 minutes. stay with us.

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braying overnight a accident in everett ripping apart a tractor trail her. will it im-- trailer. will it impact your morning commute. and why four beaches are closed to swimmers today. it could be a breakthrough in the fight against the zika virus a closer look at vaccine developed by local doctors. >> from channel 4 studios in boston, this is morning. >> good morning to you. it's 5:30 right now. welcome back. i am kathryn hauser. chris is off today. it's friday august 5th here with danielle niles and we talked about another great day on tap. >> it's going to be beautiful end to the week. humidity is low today. you are going to notice it tomorrow. it's going to go right back up in time for the pmc. >> it's going to be pretty warm and sticky for riders at least tomorrow. sunday will be much better in

afternoon 78 to 86 degrees. uv index is ding to be high. water -- is going to be high. water temperatures upper 60s to mid-70s. high tide 1:52. temperatures in the 60s at least for boston lawrence and manchester at 64. keene at 55 and lower 50s in taunton. upper 50s on cape cod. sunshine going to be up coming up in a few minutes for now. and it will be a beautiful start to the day with a couple cirrus clouds decorating the y. from now with a light southwest breeze. out of the 60s quickly by mid morning to -- mid-morning to 84. humidity is low and around 80 on cape cod today and topping out in the middle to upper 80s. no weather related issues for the ride home. we will time out the thunderstorms hour by hour. let's get you on the road and check nonet commute. >> -- check on the commute. >> reporter: check out the sunrise it's gorgeous start to the morning. even on the roads.

delays and slow downs and we are still in great shape. you can cruise into the city from any direction right now without any problems. we have one delay on the commuter rail the 5:30 a.m. franklin train running 10 to 15 minutes behind skeed yew due to me cal can issue. a -- schedule due to a mechanical issue. a tractor trailer ripped over at broadway and beechham streets. no word on injuries yet but the scene is now clear. good news for anyone using broa >> thanks so much. checking top stories on this friday morning a. warning on the south shore four beaches in scituate are closed to swimmers due to rip tides egypt humarock minot and peggotty are closed. officials urge everyone to check the white boards for information warnings and conditions as well.a developing story in connecticut. officials are trying to figure out what caused a powerful

7 people were in the home at the time including several children. three of them made it out on their own. four others were trapped until firefighters were abled to -- able to get to them and pull them out. two adults in critical condition. four patients under 16 are being treated. doctors say all of them are expected to survive. a serious crash on 495 in littleton sending a mother and her two children to the hospital. state police say the woman suffered life-threatg mass general. her children were seriously hurt. troopers say a tractor trailer hit the suv and they were in and it rolled over yesterday. the crash closed both sides of 495 for a short time. the mbta is dress a dressing a annoying problem screechingwheels on orange line. several riders tweeted they could can hear the squealing sound of the back bay and tufts

noise. area spraying against the zika in miami is working. the head of the cdc says it is killing mosquitoes that pesticides on the ground couldn't reach. spraying is concentrated in a miami neighborhood where 15 people contracted the zika virus and spraying can only do so much. but a local hospital is leading the pack in the search for a zika vaccine. researchers at beth israel are working with the walter reed army institute evens. and -- vaccines and they have been successful in monkies. >> the protection was striking in the animals that didn't receive the vaccine all of them showed high levels of zika virus in their blood streams. in the vaccinated animals there was no sign of virus. so we were very exciteed about the results. >> the next step is human trials that will begin in the fall. the opening ceremonies for

tonight in rio. and this morning our john kel-- jon keller explains why he won't tune in. >> reporter: good morning. the summer olympic games are underway in rio and i wish all of the competitors well. especially our u.s. and new england athletes. i am sure we all admire their dedication and skill and will be pulling for them. however, count me among those who won't watch. i just can't get past what i learned about the people running the olympics disasterous attempt to hook boston as hook host for thegames in 2004 remember hadh they came in town with cost control they couldn't keep and announced venues without bothering to talk to the actual owners of the site first let alone the neighbors? how they tried to preemptively muzzle boston city employees from criticizing any aspects of the games and insulted our intelligence by making no show

sheep who wouldn't bother to think for ourselves. and the news out of rio leading up to the games has been even worse. broken promises by the host country to clean up filthy water that contains drug resistant bacteria to the point water sports competitors are being told not to get their heads wet. violations of human rights, stolen and wasted spending, shoty construction and as the games-- shoty construction and a -- shortfall of ticket sales. olympic athletes and olympic idea are great. the games are not. instead, they are a testament to arrogance, greed and social indifference. so no, i won't be watching these olympics. i will be celebrating the fact that they are not coming here in 8 years from now. your feedback is welcomed via e- mail at keller@wbztv.com or on twitter at keller at large.

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the app charges if you are late and pays whom ever is on time so basically you make or lose money depending on how punctual you are and your friends are. a lot of fun -- i have a lot of friends -- i have a funny feeling friends will show up. wendy's is going natural and apple wants to get hack. hena daniels is live at the new york stock exchange with the money watch. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. apple wants to take a bite out of hacking and is the tech giant is offering up to $200 thor for -- 200,000 for anyone coming forward with security flaws to pick problems. other companies like google and facebook have offered cash incentives or so-called bug bounties. wendy's want antibiotics out of the kitchen. the company says they will stopusing chicken with human

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this is going to get are attention. not something you see every day. especially here in massachusetts. wildlife crews remove the 6 foot algainer from a home in west -- alligator from a home in west springfield being kept as a pet. crews had a touch time carrying it away because it weighs close to 180 pound. the gator was taken to a local zoo while animal officers

my goodness that's a pet to take on. what do you-- i know it's shocking. how-- >> you think like a-- were three nervous? >> oh my gosh. >> there you go. >> there's your water story of the day. >> weather wise it looks good. >> good. >> humidity is going to be low. we will be tracking some thunderstorms tomorrow. couple could be on stronger >> gator weather. >> yeah absolutely. if you have outdoor plans tomorrow, keep an eye out. beach and boating today let's go through from the southern maine from old orchard sea brook 84 to 88 today. water temperatures are running 65 to 70 right now. revere to southwest wind about 10 to 18 miles perhour. south shore beaches a little tongue twister. waves 2 to 4 feet today and jim

beach and boating on cape and island looking good a chop on the seas the. water temperatures in the 70s for most of us. air temperatures 70 toss low 80s on cape cod. in the 50s right now so we make a decent rebound. 64 in boston. same in manchester. dew points in the 50s to lower 60s. so humidity is relatively low and will stay in check for the duration of the day today. you zoom out the view and run into line of clouds not a ton ofst disturbance will bring up the threat. we will top out 85 to 90 from worcester to fitchburg most in southeastern massachusetts. plymouth back to the cape touch cooler relative upper 70s to low 80s. hot and humid tomorrow. feel the difference. it's going to be quite sticky. highs in the upper 80s with a gusty southwest breeze and the storm prediction center put us

lowest on the scale but they are keeping-a-- keeping on eye out. let's time them out tomorrow morning 8 to 10 a.m. isolated showers possible. from midday onward as we get breaks of sunshine that will be the few for thunderstorms. there may be a shower or thunderstorm or quick downpour along the south coast through midday and 1 and 2 a line of scattered storms develop. sea some the deeper oranges or yellow. the risk is done north and west of boston through early afternoon. an isolated lingering storm. by 6 p.m. pushing along the south coast the biggest threats tomorrow for localized flooding and damaging wind gusts potential. most of it mid to late afternoon. a lot of weekend events going on. we have the festival in the north end today through the weekend looks warm and dry near 90 today and again keeping an eye out for the afternoon

pearl jam 2 at fenway park. lucking out with no thunderstorms on saturday because there's no concert. friday and sunday temperatures will be running in the 80s. looks beautiful and sunday's high in the 80s for all of us. but it will be less humid and that includes for us pan mass challenge riders and it's going to be sticky tomorrow but sunday sunshine and lowering humidity feels nice. sunny skies to start next week as well, we push 90 by wednesday with a few pop-up looking live at brighton this is a smooth commute as you make your way closer to the city. you will run into problems downtown. you are stop and go between the expressway and south station exits due to construction work that's happening there so keep that in mind and as you head south on the expressway, you are tapping the brakes fromianit avenue to exit 15 and we have no delays on the t this morning. >> thanks so much it's just outside 5:49a popular restaurant closing its doors

beachgoers on south shore of the plus an explosion at a connecticut home irop stories begins with the developing news. officials are trying to figure out what caused a power fell explosion at a multifamily home in vernon connecticut. 7 people were in the home at the time including several children. three of them made it out on their own. four others were trapped until firefighters pulled them out. two adults are in critical condition. four patients under the age of 16 are being treated. doctors say all are survive. >> reporter: good morning. this is jim smith live in humarock where it's a gorgeous morning but there's concern about riptides and rip currents. four different beaches closed in sit wet. -- scituate. riptides and rip currents are a problem up and down the coast. these are from an earlier riptide warning in nan as it ket. if you feel yourself taken out

panic. swim parallel to the shore and do not fight it and try to swim straight in when you don't feel the current anymore, then try to swim back to shore diagonally. coming back out live here yesterday at 2:30 in the afternoon, scituate put out the warning that the four beaches were closed and two -- to swimming here at humarock minot and egypt and the american murdered in a knife attack is identified as a woman from florida. five others were wounded in the the rampage. investigators say the suspect is a 19-year-old from somalia who has mental health issues. they say the attack has no ties to terrorism. meanwhile, president obama says the u.s. is making headway in the fight against isis. he said yesterday that top leaders at the pentagon tell them the terror group is losing ground and air strikes have

and syria. >> we are going to keep working with partners including muslim countries and communities especially online to expose isil for what they are murderers who kill innocent people including muslim families and children. >> the president also touched on another threat here in america. the zika virus. he called on congress to fund the fight to help stop the virus from spreading. >> reporter: rube n's kosher deli a staple here 90 years. it hoped in 1927 a has become a favorite earning high praise for corned beef and pastrami. they earned a number of awards including the best deli by boston magazine in 2012 and the owners who have run the restaurant for the last 20 years announced on facebook overnight that they are closing the business today at 3:00. more on what the owners are saying coming up.

years the harvard republican club won't endorse the gop nominee for president. the group posted a statement on facebook yesterday explaining that trump's views go against their values not only as republicans but as americans too. the owners of a local restaurant say cyber bullies slammed them with bad reviews after an myee criticized donald trump on facebook. the -- employee criticized donald trump on facebook. posted a video criticizing him for language. within hours the restaurant noticed a slew of one star ratings on the facebook and yelp accounts. loyal customers then rallied to the restaurant's defense posting positive reviews to counteract the negative ones. >> it's so obvious when someone has a negative agenda they are trying to promote and with this case it's kind of out of the world. >> the restaurant's owner says he hopes next time the cafe is in the news it's for the food

was. centre street cafe came in number 13 in the boston magazine list of the city's top 50 restaurants. president obama and his family are getting ready for the final vacation on martha's vineyard as the first family. they will arrive tomorrow to begin a two-week vacation. this will be the 7th time the first family has vacationed on the island since the president took office. he did not vacation there during his 2012 reelection campaign. 5:53 on friday mornin button for look at the biggest stories straight ahead.

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welcome back from new concerns about the zika virus to a big day for casino gambling in the bay state and everything in between here's a look back at the week that was. >> a travel warning over the zika virus. >> pregnant women are told to avoid a popular part >> travelers have mixed reaction to the warnings. >> they would deter my travel plans. >> don't let the things scare you. >> big day for casino gambling. >> wynne resort will start work on the everett casino. >> long time coming. >> drivers in quincy are getting mixed signals. >> you need a sign initially to understand the signs. >> special night for former patriots star. >> inducted into the patriots hall fame. >> the commitment to the team

know. >> pennsylvania man is putting a twist on ice bucket challenge traveling to all 50 states dumping one of the state's signature items on his head. >> rather have cold baked beans or cold clam chowder. >> i was thinking warm chowder. you can grab a spoon. >> yeah. >> another week in the books. keep it here on wbz. your top stories are straight ahead.

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right now at 6 a tracto trailer ripped over a dangerous ride in everett. beaches choseed as temperatures heat up the danger that is keeping some swimmers out of the water today. and a surprising announcement overnight from a popular brookline deli. ruben's closing its doors after what the owners are saying. >> from the channeled four studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning. it's friday august 5th happy friday to you i am kathryn houser -- hauser chris is off today but danielle is here with a preview of the forecast. we have pmc weekend and, of