the things he's accused of. ken macleod is live. >> the former massachusetts senator turned fox news contributor told me he'd never heard a peep about the accusations until the lawsuit was filed. it regards events that supposedly trans-fired last august, but brown says it was absolute fiction. >> i was freaked out and shocked. i immediately told my wife. >> reporter: he learned today he was by andrea tanterro. she alleges harassment and says the company tolerated a playboy mansion type culture. >> i'm there so infrequently. >> tanterro says the former massachusetts senator made

the set like she would be fun to go to a nightclub with. and then he snuck up behind her in the cafeteria and put his hands on her waist. fox turned a deaf ear on her demands to dump him. >> she breached her contract and there's been a falling out. and she's lashing out at a lot of different people. >> reporter: plenty of staffers would have witnessed such wrongdoing as a man who went public with his story of sexual abuse as a child, he finds the story rattling. >> nor do i condone or participate in any type of conduct or actions to perpetuate that type of activity. >> reporter: for the record brown says he hasn't been to a club since the 1980s and he's

live in new hampshire tonight, ken macleod, wbz news. more breaking news now. a worker in roxbury rushed to the hospital after falling three stories. boston firefighters tell us the man was on scaffolding when he fell. paramedics took him to the hospital in serious condition. a 13-year-old boy is in critical condition after crashing his dirt bike. around 9:00 this morning. the teenager was with his brother and a friend he and hit several trees. the teen's brother rushed him home on his own bike and he is hospitalized with life- threatening injuries. the boy had almost no experience on a dirt bike. and a small private plane made an emergency landing on a sand bar in the northern part of a reservoir near new salem. the pilot was not hurt. breaking news in boston. police are getting ready to

in a south end playground. the boston police commissioner will be speaking about a report that a woman was sexually assaulted in the middle of the night. she was walking alone and the attacker pulled a knife and forced her to walk to the playground. christina hager has the details. >> reporter: on the edge of a college campus, preparing for student move-in in a spot where athletes hold court, dog walkers stroll, and professionhe office. this is now the site of a horrific attack. >> a pretty sad situation. it's under investigation. we have some good leads, hopefully, we'll be able to make an arrest soon. >> a man on a bmx style bike told a woman he was armed with a knife. he made her walk for nearly a half mile ending up in this park where he sexually assaulted her. >> we want you to be on the

community, in your neighborhood. >> reporter: the boston area rape crisis area sounding the alarm in the neighborhood. had someone seen that walk, it could have been stopped. >> you can always call the police. you can get someone else involved. you can step in and ask for the time and help deescalate a situation. >> reporter: women who live and work here will be watching others as they look out for themselv mace or whatever you need to do. >> reporter: boston police have a significant update in this investigation. a news conference is scheduled and we'll have an update in about a half hour. christina hager, wbz news. let the mystery end tonight. tom brady is missing no more. back at practice and talking about that run-in with a pair of scissors. >> reporter: dan roche is live at the scene with the latest.

strange story. he's been excused for the past two days. and he cut his thumb getting ready. he didn't play against the chicago bears and went home. we have good news tonight. tom brady made it to the practice field today and was out there with the teammates. maybe even showing jimmy garoppolo what not to do to his happened. >> the last 96 hours has been strange for tom brady. he's back on and how he hurt the right thumb is a concern. >> i was ready to go and was just trying to get something out of my shoe and the scissors slipped and just a silly accident. >> reporter: this silly incident cost him playing time in the preseason. >> coach said it's probably best if we just -- for what i

wrapped at the podium and he made throws bare handed so it's a wait and see approach. twelve says he's ready to play. >> you only get so many opportunities a year. and i'm getting so many opportunities left in my life and i'd like to take advantage of all of them. >> i let out a pretty good word i wouldn't repeat in my kids and then, yeah, i couldn't believe it and then i went and got checked out. >> we could give full thumbs up on this one. gronkowski was not at practice but in the locker room. listen to coach belichick. he said i'm trying to get everybody ready. but jimmy garoppolo is a priority. i don't know if we're going to see more of tom come the third

because tom brady has never been in the situation. he's healthy and wants to play and he can't. >> tom is not real good when he can't play. he's going through the motions and all of a sudden, yank, you're out and we got to put someone else in. >> it would be like paula saying i can do this by myself. david would pout and everything else. >> very true. >> don't think that hasn't phrase, one for the thumb. he needs that thumb to be nice and healthy. >> go paula. >> all right. thank you so much. and wbz is proud to be the official patriots station. join us for the third preseason game of the season friday. the pats and panthers kick off at 7:30 and stay tuned for the post game show. utility crews are doing all

that storm took down trees and power lines along a half mile path damaging 39 homes and no one was hurt during the storm but a worker cleaning up had to go to the hospital after debris from a woodchipper hit him in the face. >> waking up this morning, you had to think, do i put on a long sleeved t-shirt. >> it was a little cool but don't get used to it. 90s are going to take a -- make days. i think we're in the top 30 days now. warm temperatures after a very cool start. westbrookfield down to 42. hanover and methane at 49. that's not that unusual for this time of year. 80 in the city and in norwood. worcester is 74. it's been a dazzling day with lots of sunshine and dry air and clear skies over new england.

gazing. lows 50 to 58. not expecting the 40s. another day where you don't need the air conditioner. and 61 degrees in the city of boston by tomorrow morning. we're well in the 80s tomorrow afternoon. near 90 on thursday and friday and the average high is in the 70s in boston. anything 80 plus is above average. and that's the entire forecast heading into the weekend. the tropics are starting to heat we have an invest area that's the most interesting of these three. and then we have gas on the which is expected to become a hurricane. a roadside bomb went off in afghanistan killing one american service member. the service member was on patrol in the southern helmand province when the blast happened. another american and six afghan soldiers were also wounded. and it was announced yesterday

it from the taliban. newly released e-mails show that more than half of the people from outside of the government who met with then secretary of state hillary clinton gave money to the clinton foundation. the 85 donors contributed as much as $156 million. the state department is reviewing 15,000 previously undisclosed messages that the fbi recovered. >> my e-mails are so boring. >> my aren't. >> i'm embarrassed about that. so we've already released 30,000 plus. so what's a few more. >> donald trump not laughing. he's calling for a special prosecutor to look into the server and investigate is access that donors had. you are not alone. >> that's the message from the president tonight sending to the people of louisiana after touring the area devastated by deadly flooding.

normal. and a bold crime in a popular restaurant. a signed patriots helmet stolen. and a family of bears decided to hang out in a local

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president obama in louisiana tonight surveying the damage there after some of the worst flooding since hurricane katrina. tonight the president is promising the victims that they will not be forgotten. >> reporter: the prayers of the entire nation are with everybody who lost loved ones. the president toured east baton rouge parish. flood waters destroyed or damage,0 >> people's lives have been upended by the flood. local businesses have suffered terrible damage. and families have in some cases lost homes. >> reporter: the water in this house came up to the owner's shoulders. they tore out the carpet and the damaged wood. >> your whole world is gone. all the clothes, the bed stuff, the baby things. god has a reason and we're going to listen and he'll provide.

registered for emergency federal aid. 80% of people in louisiana do not have flood insurance. the president says the government is beginning to distribute $127 million in federal disaster relief to those who have had to flee their homes. >> all americans to stay focused on this. if you're watching today, make sure that you find out how you can help. go to follows donald trump's visit on friday. >> trump tweeted the visit by the president was too little too late. manuel bojorquez, cbs news, louisiana. investigators starting looking into steven jesmer several months ago.

church on spine street when police say the attacks occurred. new details about the horrible case of animal abuse in west port. dozens of animals are buried on the farm there and were starved to death. hundreds of animals were found dead or injured on the 70-acre property. as many as two dozen people could face charges in this case. and one of the police officers charged in this violent arrest will plead will enter a plea and be sentenced on thursday. he and joseph flynn within charged with hitting and kicking a suspect after a chase that went from massachusetts to new hampshire. and the case continues and he waived his right to an arraignment next month. the sarah mildred long

stuck in the up position. the bridge may remain permanently closed. it was set to close in november and to be replaced sometime next year. looks like our weather has one setting these days. it's beautiful. >> warm, dry, done. and it's going to get hot again. >> and this is a trend in september too. this is not a jump into autumn. warmer than average temps are here for the next month. and take a look at today's target for this time of the season. the average in the city is 79 degrees. and here's a calendar for the month of august. we've talked about the drought. when it comes to temps, we're ahead of the current number one spot by a full degree. and the next week, all looks warm. i think it's very likely this will be the warmest august on

temperatures out there. just a pleasant bone dry day and not much humidity. all across the northeast, everyone enjoying beautiful patterns. many cities around the 80- degree mark. the next system is off to the west. this is not going to come knocking until thursday night and into friday. even with that. not expecting a lot of widespread activity. how about the dew points in the 40s. really dry air. that allowed us to dip 40s. the city of boston won't dip below 60 degrees. but a comfortable weekend and a good one to keep the windows wide open. we're stuck on one setting. sunrise at 6:01. and temps in the low 80s by lunchtime. and well in the 80s by tomorrow afternoon. the good news is the humidity stays very low. so it won't be a muggy day. 89 in boston and lawrence.

with the southwesterly winds, 75 to 80 degrees along the water for the cape and the islands tomorrow. a really nice beach day. 85 and i mentioned at the top of the weathercast. i think we have plenty more beach days over the next several weeks. and now we look to the end of the week. and we have southwesterly winds on thursday. and it gets muggy but not humid. and all the showers will stay to the best. it's a dry day friday we have a chance for a few showers and storms. dew points closer to 70. and those will be the hit or miss variety. not expecting a lot of rain out of this front. after that this weekend. high pressure sitting right over the northeast again. it means warm, sunshine, pleasant weather for both saturday and sunday. what it doesn't mean is any rain chances for us. thursday night to friday, a scour or a storm.

weekend. we're near 80 tomorrow. and 82 on thursday. and humid on friday. 84degrees there. and we're keeping a close eye on the tropics, and a couple of things brewing. the forecast track takes this off to the west, northwest, close to bermuda early next week. anyone in bermuda should be monitoring the progress. and there's an invest that may move to florida late this weekend. uncertain as to how strong the system will end up being. it's friday and again on monday, a chance for a shower or a storm. the only rain chances, and looks like a stunner right now. >> every time you mention gaston i start humming beauty and the beast.

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tonight a new recommendation about how much sugar kids should be consuming. the american heart association says children ages two to 18 should eat or drink no more than 25 grams of added sugar a day. they put a little perspective on that. one can of coke has 39 grams. and a juice box for kids can have upwards of 20 grams of sugar. they drink a juice box and they have five left for the day. a year ago, surgeons performed the first double hand transplant on a child. >> and in that time, the 9-year- old has shown amazing progress. the boy can now wiggle his fingers and thrown a football. >> reporter: it's been a busy year for mother and son as they

new hands. >> it feels like i'm living my dream. it's his dream but mine too. >> reporter: he became the first child to undergo a double hand transplant. >> you could not have had a better first patient. >> reporter: his rapid recovery has allowed him to write in his journal and zip his clothes and throw out the first pitch at a baltimore orioles game. >> she won't let me try out >> we start with baseball. >> why? >> too dangerous. >> reporter: he lost his hands and feet due to an infection when he was 2 years old. his new hands transplanted from another boy are designed to grow as he does. through rigorous physical therapy he's trained his brain to communicate with his new hands after not having any for six years.

for four hours of occupational therapy for 10 months. >> reporter: he's learned to bake, play with toys, and passed out the cake at his 9th birthday party. >> who didn't get one? >> what's left on the bucket list? >> convince mom to let me play football. >> he just wants to play football. isn't that amazing. new cases of the zika virus in florida. outside the two known infection zones. and a local couple returns home after their daughter says i do to discover the home on fire. sounds like a heartbreaking story but this one will inspire you. the restaurant searching for its prized possession. and the phone calls that makes

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this individual was -- >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 5:00. coming up. breaking news at 5:30. the boston police commissioner announcing that an arrest has been made in the south end in a violent sexual assault. >> a woman said a man pointed a knife at her, forced her to a