developing right in you a young girl among throw people hit while cross being-- t in ro >> a bullet flies into an elderly woman's bedroom. >> and breaking overnight a. wall of flames movi in every out of control in california. at the .s of thousands -- tens of thousands forced to flee. >> live from the channel 4 this is wbz in boston -- this morning. >> good morning to you it's 4:30. i am kathryn hauser. >> i am chris mckinnon it's wednesday august 17th. danielle niles is here to fill us in on our morning. >> it's going to be beautiful. it's sticky to start but less

reasoningon. it's 80 de-- region. it's 80 degrees in boston. 81 in lawrence. middle to upper 70s for a lot of us and the dew point is in the #0s. it's quite sticky out the door. dew points will drop through the courafteseofoon. we have a couple leftover sprinkles out there too a few pushing through northern essex county and making their way off the coastline near plum island for the next 20 minutes or so. other than that a few storms and showers. now clouds in place but these two will be departing as well. so it's blend and a muggy start. upper 70s sunrise at 5:5 # and windy a-- 5:5 # and windy and -- 5:54 and windy and gusty. there will be droir air. temperatures in the lower 80s by lunchtime. mid-80s into the ride ---- will ride into the area.

developing story a driver hit three pedestrians and the victim a 10-year-old girl her f- old man in wheelchair. a family member tells wb -- wbz the father tried to push the girl out of the way. all thee were taken to the hospital and this happened around 8 -- three were taken to the hospital. and this happened around 8:30 last night. the driver did stop. dodging a bullet ?d?qinelde sound of gunshotan anthe only one -- bedroom wall. and she is not the only one. >> a julie loncich has more from lowell. >> it's hard for me to believe it. >> spents -- spends everyone of her 81 years in this home. >> thank god i was on this side. >> reporter: and never worried about anything more than the fireworks her neighbor set off. it was monday morning who

cuin a hole in the kurt -- and there's a hole in the curtain and went through the wall and in the other room. >> reporter: her dog was rattled but didn't think much about what happened until she contacted the police. >> he came in the one cop came in and he said that's not fireworks. he looked at everything and says you got shot came through the window. >> reporter: and yet this woman tells mow she will she says this is a first in her 8 decades -- sleep fine tonight. she says this is the first in street and believes will be the last. from were sleeping. >> yeah. >> reporter: how lucky do you consider yourself. >> i was very lucky but i am not shaking i think it was some nut that wanted to fire a shot off. >> reporter: lowell police say fourayflown

morning. in lowell julie loncich wbz. a criminal with a violent history is due in course accused of taking police -- in court accused of taking police on a chase. he crashed and ran into the woods. police caught up with him on hour later. he is facing multiple charges. police say he was also wanted on a probation violation in worcester for an armed robbery. breaking overnight, an out on to grow in southern california. more than 80,000 people have been evacuated from this. homes and buildings destroyed. it's threatening more property this morning. erica knockland has the latest. >> reporter: raging flames tore through parts of san bernardino county scorching acres of land and reducing structures to rubble. fire crews worked into the night to keep it from reaching more homes ordering residents

>> this fire is aggressive and we are seeing erratic fire behavior. get out so we can work on the fire instead of rescuing residents. >> reporter: it bloke out -- breck out and it expanded in size and intensity in hours. as night fell the his stork summit inn a popular diner was among structures that burned to the ground. here in the high desert ton along highway 138 you foundations. laura anderson was driven from her hole in the area yesterday -- home in the area yesterday and is unsure if it's standing. >> you can imagine terror and sadness and concern. >> reporter: the fire caused traffic backups for as the area's main highway was shut down. many drivers were left sweltering in the cars in triple digit temps. >> a little cold water and food and i don't know how long we

has been -- california has been plagued by wild fires for months and they are hoping lighter winds and cooler temperatures will help get the blue cut fire under control. cbs news in california. >> from fire to floods parts of louisiana under a curfew over reports of looting. 11 people died and hos have been damaged and it's the worst flooding in state history. the water rising in downstream areas. taylor swift is and encourages anyone who can help to do so. liz chainey wins the wyoming enee wins the wyoming republican -- cheney wins the wyoming

to be ceo and promoting kelly ann conway to campaign manager. his campaign chair paul manafort will maintain his role. trump will receive the first intelligence briefing in new york today and he made the case last night that he can be the right president for both police and communities of color. >> violence riots and destruction that have taken place in milwaukee is an assault on the right accidents to-- citizens to live in security. >> during his speech, in west bend wisconsin, trumpp said hillary clinton and democrats pandered to african american citizens to gain their votes. hillary clinton pledging to tighten gun control speaking in philadelphia yesterday and said she doesn't want to abolish the second amendment but will push for comprehensive background checks and preventing anyone on

house oversight committee received fbi documents related to the investigation of clinton's private e-mail server. she says the documents should have been released to the general public. 100 boston police officers will be chosen this week to take part in a body camera pilot program. they were supposed to be volunteers but no one stepped forward. despite a 500 dollar bonus. officers will be chosen randomly and notified this week. program s massachusetts has the first confirmed case of west nile virus. she remains hospitalized this morning. pe season for west nile. 4:38 is the time. thanks for being here with us. coming up on wbz this morning, ford changing its direction. >> what the automaker is focusing the future on. details in money watch. >> a at gillette stadium. the message police want you to

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starting an experiment offering financial aid for 8 nontraditional college programs that includes manufacturing degree offered by general electric at northeastern university in boston the until now federal aid couldn't be offered for programs in which at least half of the instruction caide ro the school. 4:42. in today's money watch a free food quota at the olympics and ford heading in a new direction. >> home depot is cashing in. llwith good morning. >> reporter: good morning chris and kathryn. home depot reported record sales last quarter jumping 9%. home impromehave not been as impacted by the huge in online shopping. that's because customers still physical chicago want to see things like paint colors furniture and apnceyuy. ford says it will have self- driving cars on the road in the next five years and won't have

pedals. they are designed for ride sharing services or ride handlis it will roll them out for personal ownership down the road. and mcdonald's is so popular at the olympic village the fast- food chain decided it needs to limit the number of items athletes can order to 20 each. athletes and coaches gets the food for free. one issue mcdonald's is one of the only restaurants vilages and according to photos the lines seem endless -- village and according to photos on social media the lines seem endless. >> what people will do for a burger. ligot 0 "terms -- 20 items, that's it? >> i could eat 20 fries. then i wouldn't get protein. >> the servings are not so big. >> very true.

>> i think they would have more restaurants. >> listen. >> we are not on the planning board in rio for sure. >> we are not. >> we need to check the forecast for today. you can feel the humidity out there this morning. it's a little sticky. >> it's very icwe will see less humid air moving into the region. we will turn much more comfort can-- comfortable late her on. wind gusts at 20 to 30 miles per hour. you will notice a breeze as well. it's warm wind boston right now. same in nashua and manchester. mid to upper 70s from concord and 81 in lawrence and bed fore. upper 70s to the south shore for most of us on cape cod. dew points in the 70s. it's tropical. the air is quite sticky but if i have zoom out the view notice the dew points drops to 60 in buffalo new york. so we are talking about drier air working into the region

wind around. we may get a quick springel this morning. these are the showers and storms that came through last evening and night. aside from a sprinkle doing fine playinthgs through. clnods degrees. we get plenty of sunshine through the course of the afternoon as the drier wind works into the region. it's going to be 80 -- hot. 58 to 90. low 90s for plays like fitchburg and up to lawrence and near 90 in tawpton and mid of us for cape cod. it's costable overnight forsleeping. partly cloudy skies. 59 to 65 in the suburbs. and 68 downtown. not the 80s we have this morning. and then highs tomorrow will be just as warm. upper 80s low 90s but humidity will be in check. tomorrow looks mainly storm free. but there will be an isolated pop-up thunderstorm through the

most of us won't see it. tomorrow morning clouds and then we get pop-up thunderstorms. look arware poe cussed. -- focused. once again friday looks well. tropical depression formed way out in the atlantic off the coastline of africa. it has 35-mile-per-hour winds right now. this is tropical depression 6 and maybe feeona by later on today. likely to stay out in the atlantic and curve 85 to 90 on through the next several days. turns a little bit more muggy again on saturday. we will be near 90 the upcoming weekend. beautiful and we will get a chance of a thunderstorm again by the time we get to monday kathryn. >> look at that. saturday and sunday looks good. thanks. new concerns over water safety in boston schools. 7 more schools tested positive for fie levels of lead. the water fountains in the

acceptable level. bottled water will be used when the kids return to class. the upgraded version of the mcas exam is coming this year. students had take the new version of the test in the base a pencil and paper alternative. 10th graders will take the current mcas test and the goal is to have all students take the new version by 2019. 4:47 is the time a father and son st in quincych the man says his -- quincy. the man says his wife saw someone in his son's car and she called police as her husband and someone. son went outside to con-- husband and son went outside to get the suspects. >> he says to me, what are you going to do beat me up? or arrest me and i am going to get arrested. i go both if you try to move.

dana durfee. he didn't fight back and handed over his license. quincy police are warning people not to confront someone committing a crime and say you should call 911 instead. a warning if you plan to drive to gillette stadium. police are cracking down on people who abuse handicapped spots. foxborough police are paying extra attention to vehicles parked in handicapped spots. they want to make sure occupants actually have a disability and are not just using a relative's placard. the checks come at the of stadium officials. fines range from 200 to $500. and the possible suspension of your license. the big anniversary for the sports hub tucker and rich show celebrating 10 years on air. dan roche was a big part of this. he an scott were this year's finalist for 98 mile rap battle and here's a sample of roche's rap skills. >> so get ready because you are

take the crown. battles like you were a qb you will be always be a backup to roche. >> the crowd goes wild. look at him with the rap skills. he was declared the winner of the 98 mile rap battle. he did a little celebration dance and he was crowned king. way to go roche. >> way to go roche. making us proud. >> he can do sports and rap. what can't he do? good for him. the crowd we it's good. >> ahead a. push to keep airline cancellations and delays to a minimum. >> the massachusetts senator digging into the history of air after several recent problems. >> and the mistake aaron hernandez new attorney made in court as the judge seat trial date in the new double murder

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developing news in roxbury a driver hits three pedestrians on blue hill avenue. the victims a 10-year-old girl her 40-year-old father and a family member riedto push his girl out of the way. he suffered severe head and facial injuries and all three were taken to the hospital. this happened around 8:30. the driver did stop. so far no charges have been filed. also breaking overnight a. monster wild fire growg evin e which broke out yesterday morning has quickly spread to

within forced to flee from their homes. california's governor declared a state of emergency. at least a dozen structures have been destroyed. part of a major interstate is shut down. the jogger murdered near her mother's princeton home is laid to rest. this morning police are still trying to find her killer. hundreds of mourners packed the leominster church to have say bye to vanessa marcotte who eda in the s naked and ia tips but there's been no arrest. >> only place we they are going through. >> somebody knows something out there. that's key that's always little tips that will amount to something. >> and police continue to monitor the tips. she was attacked by man and was able to scratch and caw him -- claw him enough that whoa have visible injuries. if you have information

. tip line. you can -- call the tep line. -- tip line. you can remane anonymous. aaron hernandez will go to try february 14th for a double murder. hernandez was in court with his new legal team yesterday. and one of his lawyers had a tough time getting his name right. >> afternoon your honor jose baez on behalf of aaron rodriguez. correction your is employed my client is aaron hernandez not rodriguez. >> that was celebrity attorney jose baez the judge decided a and february trial day so he could cay-- so the attorney could catch up on the case. concern about the safeguards in place to protect airlines i.t. attacks and power outages. lawmakers say it was prompted

major cancellation and delays across the country. they sent letters to 13 major airlines asking for details about problems the past five years. delta airlines showing off the new suites. they will be built in the airplane's new planes and retrofitted on long haul jets. if you book the delta 1 premium suites you will get a fully closed-door for prost sigh memory foam seats and -- for privacy memory foam seats first for the airline in the united states. something new for nursing homes at manchester airport -- moms at manchester airport a private nursing suite to pump or feed the baby. the suite is just past security near gate 6. it is a female owned company based in burlington vermont. a pill to help doctors keep a close eye on patients from miles away. children's health in dallas is the first hospital in the country to use so-called smart

the pills including a -- includes a sensor that transmit dater to doctors nurses and parents. 50 kids every day end up in the emergency room because of accidents with their stroller or baby carrier. and more of them have head injuries than initially udy in academic pediatrics found more than half of the babies and 42% of children brought in had a traumatic brain injury or ?qcof wednesday here with us. a super hero stunt at >> coming up stars take off the capes and puking smiles on the faces -- puttingsmiles on the faces of

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general. chris evans his avengers costar stopped by to say hello, to kid in the unit. the two posed for pictures and signed autographs. s mackey is falcon in the comic book franchise. that's a sweet thing to do i love that. >> that's a big smile for you. >> i feel like chris evans is there a lot and always doing something. >> he is. >> good to see. your top stories traffic and weather are straight ahead right here on wbz this morning. >> the news at 5 starts now. developing right now three pedestrians hit in roxbury including a young girl and man in a wheelchair. >> and breaking overnight a.

control in california, the new concern as crews struggling to control the flames. >> a stray bullet flies into elderly woman's bedroom. why cert a bigger problem in the city. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston this isthanks for joining i s kathryn hauser. it's wednesday august 17th. and you will feel humidity out there this i the hair danielle. >> it's very sticky. it's tropical. but here's the thing. less humid air will work into the region through the course of the day today. the second half n especially is to be more comfortable. 81 degrees in boston. 80 in man -- lawrence 80 in manchester. upper 70s from taunton to the cape. aid warm start and it's hume -- it's a warm start and humid start. that is tropical air mass but notice somewhere like