live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 11:00. >> at 11:00, frightening moments for people on board a duck boat as the driver discovers the dangers of trying to go underneath a low overpass. good evening, i am ken macleod. fortunately, no one on board with duck boat was hurt the duck boat itself is another story. chantee lans is live along storrow drive with a look. ep everyone on board is okay. this is the overpass where that duck boat hit. although no one is injured, it made a scary night on that boat. chaos and fear among writers of the historic -- riders of the historic duck boat's. firefighters say no injuries to the 20 on board that obvious signs of damage after the

canopy. state police say the boat was driving near mass pioneer hospital. a letter was used to help passengers off. another duck boat pick them up and the previous duck boat was able to drive away. the duck boat company released this statement tonight saying it is grateful no one was hurt and says a first-year driver was diverted off the normal route because beacon street was closed. while the driver's actions were not intentional, they say they will be room -- they will be reviewed. chantee lans wbz news . firefighters rushing to downtown southbridge as flames came from a two-story building. this wasn't the only fire in the city. jim smith is live in southridge for us. what we want to know is are these fires somehow connected?>> reporter: that is the question of the hour tonight to say the least here

fire crews are still at the scene of the first big firebrick that is the big one that broke out early in the afternoon but that is only part of the story. tonight, it turns out there was another fire not very far away. a long busy sunday stretched into the night in southbridge as emergency crews rushed to yet another fire. a house erupting in flames only hours after a gigantic fire broke out downtown. that earlier multi-alarm fire for through a huge brick building with apartments on top and businesses on the bottom. a few firefighters were heated -- treated for heat exhaustion but no one was hurt in either fire. now, investigators have question. >> here a couple years ago, we did have an arsonist who was lighting multiple buildings on fire at that time. i do not know if that is happening today. that is why we will use all the assets that the state has to

>> reporter: the downtown fire displaced about a dozen residents and damaged a number of businesses including a thrift shop dedicated to helping the needy. the shop manager did salvage something crucial. >> we had just gotten about $1000 worth of toys for toys for tots for christmas and these guys started pulling them out but they are all good. >> reporter: not everyone was that lucky. some businesses are in ruins. >> my address is -- my hairdresser is on the bottom floor. they just did everything over. it's a shame. i saw em them a hug and they were crying. i feel so bad for them. >> reporter: so once again, fortunately no serious injuries from either of these fires but now comes investigation. live in southbridge, jim smith wbz news. a three alarm fire destroyed this historic farmhouse in northborough. the coverage model house dates back to 1800. more recently, it has been home to a northborough firefighter and his family.

firefighter on scene had to be treated for an ankle injury. no word yet on how the flames started. new at 11:00, ashby police just released the name of a man and woman killed in a murder- suicide. investigators say on friday afternoon, john griffin stabbed his ex-wife several times and then took his own life. officers say even though the couple had been divorced for more than 25 years, rebecca griffin would come over often to john's home and help him with errands. manchester new hampshire police are still -- are investigating a suspicious death. somebody walking around prout park discovered a man's body about 6 am. investigators haven't released any information about the case, not even a cause of death. shock and sadness. a central massachusetts community is reeling from the loss of a beloved high school football player. 18-year-old austin robbins was a passenger in a car that veered off the road and hit several trees. paul burton spoke to his

just shock. >> it's awful this happened. >> reporter: students lay a football, helmet, jersey and flowers as they try to cope with the loss of their fellow classmate, friend and teammate, number 71, austin robbins known as aj. >> he was always happy and cared about everybody else. >> reporter: the 18-year-old was killed early saturday morning when the car he was a passenger in lost control and crashed. >> i couldn't believe it. >> police say 19-year-old joseph kapp will gardner into several trees on hollis road, killing aj and injuring a second passenger, sean mcniff. heather hunt was with aj the night he was killed. >> reporter: he graduated in may and his teammates say he was a leader in the football team. >> he wasn't just another player. he helped bring the team together. >> reporter: throughout the

along with two loving parents. aj leaves behind two younger brothers, tyler who will be in the seventh grade, and derek who will be a freshman in high school. >> his younger brother is on the team. there is a huge loss. there is a lot of grieving that is going to happen over the next few days and weeks, months. >> reporter: a family, a school, and a community now dealing with this terrible tragedy. >> we watched them grow up from kindergarten to here and we hope they have a promising future and then it's gone. >> reporter: the driver of the car is facing vehicular homicide charges. in salem, a new newspaper box for the rainbow times. a crowd gathered as the publisher revealed that box. surveillance cameras captured seven people putting explosives in the old box and running away

the publisher says the old box had been vandalized nearly a dozen times in the past two months but that won't stop the paper, she says. >> i feel that the community has spoken. has said go forward, put it back there. we are here for you. the police is here for us. the mayor is here for us and the city officials is here for us. incredible. i feel so happy this is happening. is investigating the explosion but so far, no arrests. kids across new england are heading back to school this week. can they expect any fall like temperatures? the short answer is yes but meteorologist pamela gardner has a longer answer. >> well, the first half of the week still feels like summer. a hot start to that school year. 90 degrees on monday. a high temps are of 85 degrees on tuesday and 90 degrees on wednesday but then fall like

highs only in the upper 70s and more cool weather on the way in your seven-day forecast as well. right now, temperatures have fallen into the 70s and 60s. 67 degrees in plymouth, a warm 71 degrees in lawrence and at the bus stop tomorrow morning, areas of patchy fog and andy conditions and perhaps an isolated sprinkles. 68 degrees for that low temperature. highs tomorrow around 80 degrees. another hot forecast for you. we do anticipate some higher humidity levels at least for the first half of the day. high pressure in control but that slips offshore as the cold front moves in tonight and tomorrow bringing us a chance of isolated sprinkles. in the tropics, things getting very active. we have three storms we are tracking and i will have the latest on the track and the impact a couple of those storms will have in new england. tonight, two brothers are facing first-degree murder charges in chicago. police say they killed the cousin of nba star duane raid

stroller when she was shot in the head. darwin sorrells junior and his brother darren missed their intended target and hit her instead. new at 11:00, the san francisco 49ers cornerback colin kaepernick is not backing down from his decision to not stand during the national anthem. he says by sitting, he is taking a stand for african- americans. >> i will with the people that are being oppressed. to me, this is something that has to change. when there is significant change and i feel like that flag represents what it is supposed to represent and this country is representing people the way they are supposed to, i will stand. >> the nfl says players are encouraged but not required to stand during the playing of the national anthem. ? >> today marked the end of the

as many as 300,000 people came to check out the italian street festival. >> it's just a celebration of the entire italian community settling here in boston. it is exciting because we were able to bring back our faith and tradition -- our traditions. we invite everyone to join us. everyone can be italian for a day. >> this year's vessel had food vendors, a stage for musician performances, and the ever popular parade. still ahead, an unusual sing sperry -- tawksbury and what officer is being called a hero. how he saved the day with only seconds to spare. and we have a busy sports final at the bottom of the hour. we go one-on-one with duron harmon, trey flowers, and running back debate -- d.j. foster. mike frese in a -- and a fired

starting at 11:30 pm right here on wbz news. how often you need to change or certain classes. >> and we're not and with a hot weather yet. join us monday morning for 30 a.m. to 7 am. four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from

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a wild rescue call on camera. it shows a new jersey transit officer pulling a man off the tracks moments before a train rolls through.

station when he spotted that man. you can see him struggling, appearing to resist the officer's efforts but with seconds to spare, the officer drags the man to safety. authorities in italy want to know if negligence or fraud contributed to the loss of life during last week's deadly earthquake. more than 290 people were killed in the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in investigators want to make sure organized crime does not take advantage of construction work . a man on a bicycle apparently ignored the crossing gates in the seconds before a commuter train hit and killed him. emergency crews rushed to the park scree crossing just before 1:30 pm this afternoon. witnesses say the arms were down and warning lights were flashing and ringing when the victim went around them and was hit.

the hospital tonight after this accident on the eastbound pike. the range rover they were in rolled over just before 1:00 near exit 13. paramedics flew the 11-year-old and a six month-year-old to tufts medical center. two adults and a third child were not injured. a teenager is in serious condition after a diet -- after a bike accident on the cape. he fell down an embankment while riding deep in the woods. paramedics flew the teenager to mass general. muscles are slowly disappearing from the gulf of maine. their hefty population has decreased by more than 60% over the past 40 years. blue muscles are used in many seafood dishes but they are also important in filtering back area and other toxins out of the water. the host of sunday morning is getting ready to say goodbye.

including the last 22 years here at sunday morning, the time has come. the date is set for me to do my farewell sunday morning. it is september 25. >> there will be a special 90 minute edition of sunday morning on that date, honoring charles osgood with a look back at his career including special guests, interviews, and performances. he is just one of the iconic voices of all time on radio for so many years. since i was a little kid. >> sunday morning. you always expect him to be there. let's talk about the forecast. we have fall temps coming in but that is a little later on and then attempts spike back up. not done with summer yet. >> a little roller coaster as we get into the transitional season. one thing that is starting to ramp up now is the tropics. we are actually at the peak of hurricane season in the atlantic. you can see things are starting to heat up and we have three

effect on the coastline here in new england. the first one we want to show you is what is going on with hurricane gaston. this is our first major hurricane of the season and it is a category three. max speeds at 120 miles per hour. of this has strengthened since i updated you earlier tonight and it is fairly stationary at this point in time. it will stay well to the east for our friends in bermuda and it will track into the northern part of the atlantic. we have tropical depression right off the carolinas with max wins 35 miles per hour. this one heading toward the outer banks and strengthening into a tropical storm. expecting some heavy rain, gusty winds, and you know the drill. what we would get with a tropical storm. this is moving to the north and east. beyond wednesday, a little uncertainty. so far, new england could see impacts. those two storms along the beaches monday and tuesday. the increasing surf and a low

keep that in mind if you will be out swimming tomorrow or on the beach. tropical depression 9 has formed between cuba and florida with max wins 35 miles per hour. this one is expected to cover around back toward florida. perhaps, moving to the carolinas at the tail end of the week. we are very uncertainty as to its exact track. we will keep you up to date. stay tuned. for us, it is very difficult to we are the driest summer on record so far in boston. we picked up 3.92 inches of rain and we don't have a lot of rain in the forecast as we wrap up august. tonight, we do have a cool front moving in but it doesn't really trigger too many showers. very dry air has to kind of move out before we can get some moist, higher humidity level air . that doesn't happen until monday afternoon. we also have the potential for

looking less and less likely for widespread soaking rain. monday, dew point temperatures you see will increase into the mid-60s but then after that front moves through monday night, we lower back into the 50s. it becomes drier for the rest of the first half of the week. temperatures now in the 70s and 60s. 66 degrees in totten, overnight dipping into the 60s. some patchy fog under mostly clear to partly cloudy skies as a cold front pr the 90s. not experiencing that onshore flow. even along the beach, 81 degrees to 86 degrees with the high tide at 9:32 am. temperatures in the 80s for those of you who are not starting school yet on the cape and islands. our seven-day forecast shows the roller coaster trend. we go back down do 85 degrees -- to 85 degrees but temperatures only in the 70s as we start labor day weekend. >> i kind of like it.

tewksbury, a goat. police have taken several calls about this vote on the loose. he has been spotted several times roaming the landscape near main street. no word on who might own the wayward animal or how it got away in the first place. the red sox back in action at fenway park taking on defending world champs. could the u.s. ring home a little league world series title? we will take you to

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things weren't looking bad at fenway in -- fenway until the 6th inning. if you got rid of that inning, they would be fine. >> i feel like we have been saying that a lot lately. not an easy start for eduardo rodriguez. he last started on the 16th of this month and had four scoreless innings without -- before his hamstring. in the 6th, as we mentioned, disaster. the royals scored eight times in the 6th inning and grabbed the lead. the red sox were on the wrong side of a 10-4 score. right now, in the 9th inning. the bullpen, a rough night. things not going well. meanwhile, the toronto blue jays new a little bit about josh donaldson in particular.

twins. homered his first at-bat. home is again in the 7th. that give the jays the lead at 6-5 and then he hit his third of the game, 33rd of the season. next, 9-6 over the red sox with a game in half, could be two in just a few minutes when the game ends. coming up in sports finally just a few minutes, a big night as we talk about the patriots. they look ahead to the final week of the preseason and we go one-on-one with part of the records connection. >> did you have a be then you did on friday night? >> one of us got sore even truly what that was a good night for all of us. any time you can get three guys and a secondary to get their hand on the ball in the first half, that is pretty impressive. it was a good night. hopefully, that is not the last of all three picks. >> the little league world series. south korea and the team from new york, up 1-0. the pitch

6th inning we go, upper one, two on for south korea when ryan gets the strike out. yes, it ends well for and back while -- end well. the three records guys in that secondary had interceptions. >> it was a big night for rutgers. >> he through that 77 miles per hour. that is almost major-league. straight ahead, a bear sightings hampshire. a backyard, in fact. instead of running away, one man decided to follow the

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what would you do if you saw a bear in your backyard? one man decided to followed with a camera. jason alexander told us the big guy took his birdfeeder. alexander said the bear seemed calm and peaceful so he decided he would take the chance. this is the third bear sightings alexander has made this summer. please, do not follow his lead. look at the forecast right

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this is back to school weekend we are getting a little summer and a little fall. >> mix it all in here for the next seven days. why not? tomorrow morning will feel more like summer with muggy conditions and temperatures in the upper 60s. a partly cloudy sky with a small chance of isolated showers monday. most of us dry and 90 degrees. hot and humid, especially early in the day. 90 degrees, and our best chance of rain on thursday with a canadian high pressure system moving in. high temperatures in the upper 70s with a grateful feel to the first half of liberty weekend. the second-half starts to get back to summer. 81 degrees, labor day 90 degrees and so far drive. not bad. >> not bad at all. that does it for us on this sunday night. we thank you for watching

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and on first down, he throws and he throws it complete to aaron dobson who has some yards inside the 20 near the 10 yard line. tom brady says hello to the preseason. 2nd down, brady. those deep to hogan. >> that is beautiful. >> touchdown new england. we have seen that many times from number 12. >> thanks for joining us for sports final. i am dan roach and steve burton is on assignment. it's great to see tom brady