christina-- >> reporter: he's employed as an uber driver, but according to the district attorney, the alleged victim didn't use the ride share app to hire him. she called him directly. uber, the very mention of the word in a courtroom touches a nerve after a string of problems involving drivers for popular ride >> wilson breek -- he had driven her before. this time he came in to use the bathroom. >> she was on her bed and the defendant stated sorry, i'm going to have to take this. she then indicated that he grabbed her handbag and a bag of medicine she had sitting on the bed. >> she was not at the woman's home in connection with work as an uber driver. and she invited him in.

the door for us. in a weak voice through the window saying she was not feeling well. >> i don't feel like talking right now, ma'am. >> reporter: relatives turned angry once they left. [ overlapping speakers ] >> this one day after another uber driver was in court, accused of exposing himself to two women in his vehicle in everett. governor charlie baker says legislation in massachusetts would ensure that if a driver is arrested, uber will be notified. >> if anybody under the new law breaks the law, weevil find out about it. and we'll be in a position to notify the transportation networking company about it. >> reporter: and as for the driver, wilson brea entered a not guilty plea and the judge set bail at $500.

our full attention. a lot of activity in the tropics. >> and it's looking like a close call with the tropical system for the holiday weekend. >> you've been tracking six storms. >> extremely busy in the tropics. in the atlantic, we have tropical depression 9 that interests us the most. tropical depression 8, gas ton has been producing a lot of surf the last couple of days, and a new wave that's moved off both of these hurricanes are supposed to make close passes with hawaii over the course of the week. this is a rare event, two back to back hurricanes. and tropical depression 9 just getting organized. this has been a slow mover. and a slow one to get going. and if we look at the latest track, it takes the storm to the big bend of florida. still quite a ways to watch this before it comes to florida. and as we head to the end of

latest track including parts of cape cod and the islands. the cone is wide at the end because there's less certainty. as we head into the weekend, we're mainly dry on friday, likely drive on saturday. and sunday and monday there's a chance the system could get drawn back to new england. we could use the rain but we don't we'll talk more coming up in a bit. now at 6:00. will it be an early exit for the controversial governor of maine. hinting at a resignation a day after making controversial comments, this time targeting massachusetts. maine's governor is blaming our cities for the increase in drug arrests in his state. >> he named people from lowell

offenders. paul burton has the story. >> the heroin fentanyl arrests are not white people. they are hispanic and black and they are from lowell and lawrence, massachusetts. >> reporter: these are the comments that have governor page on the hot seat. >> just a long line of ignorant comments he's made. >> reporter: he was asked about the opioid crisis and bringing drugs from other states. >> it was offensive and sad. >> i was a little bit outraged and surprised. i think it shows that the governor of maine is ill informed about the issue completely and doesn't have a good understanding. >> the comment didn't sit well with the lawrence mayor. >> we're the new england states, we should be working together. we shouldn't be figuring out

>> reporter: he came under fire because of an object seen voice mail. he apologized and made reference to a possible resignation, after he quickly tweeted out to paraphrase mark twain, the rumors of my resignation are greatly exaggerated. >> it's really not a matter of blame at all. paul burton, wbz news. the teenage girl sexually assaulted by a classmate at a prep school came forward to tell her story. >> it's been two years since the whole ordeal. and i feel ready to stand up and own what happened to me. and i'm going to make sure that other people, other girls, other boys don't have to be ashamed either. >> she was disgusted when owen

lesser charge of misdemeanor assault last year. her family is suing the school arguing it should have done more to protect her. the school denies there was a culture or tradition of sexual assault. >> all new at 6:00, a fire chief involved in countless rescues needed help himself. he had a medical emergency in the middle of a training session and says if not for his guys, he wouldn't be alive today. >> it's definitely different when it's one of your own. >> about five minutes into the phone training session, something happened to the chief. >> it appeared he was seizing. called out his name, chief, chief, chief. his heart stopped and he was in cardiac arrest. >> for some a friend of nearly four decades, had a heart attack. they rushed to bring him back

things we've been taught to do. >> my coworkers laid him to the floor. >> started an i.v. and brought him to the ambulance. >> it's always hard but to do it on someone you know and love is difficult. >> the chief was originally in his office alone until they called him to join them. >> we would have finished the class and found him and it woulha >> afterwards, it hit home, you know? it was hard. >> a day later he's sitting up talking and grateful to be alive. >> they performed their job flawlessly. >> gratifying, gratifying to talk to him afterwards. >> i look back on a long career and realize the countless calls that we do as a team, as a department to help save people, to help rescue people, to help

it's such a different feeling when it's yourself. >> he stressed the importance of using cpr and defibrillators. he was scheduled to retire tomorrow. >> great work there. in just a couple of days, he's going to be forced thanks to deflategate to sit back with an avocado ice cream perhaps to watch his team on television. he spoke about being forced to the sideline and about his replacement. >> reporter: the first thing i want to say is that tom brady is a team player. many are worried that tom brady is not helping jimmy garoppolo. brady is all in. tom with his four game suspension is doing everything he can to get the most out of his time with the team.

garoppolo. and he couldn't have giving his understudy any more love. >> i've enjoyed every day we spent with jimmy. i wish him the very best, for the team, for him personally. when you see people that it means a lot to. you always want them to succeed as well. >> reporter: and coming up in sports. brady will be talking about how he'll be watching the team play the four games without him. they thought that there was no mail to be delivered. they were wrong. >> the real reason some people in winchester have not been getting mail. and the shocking news that we've learned about wessie, the 10-foot snake. and coming up at 8:00 on my tv 38, we've always known dogs are man's best friend.

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their job is to deliver letters to your home in rain, sleet, or snow. but know mail carriers in winchester are sending a message of their own. no rail, no mail. at issue is this section of the walkway. there's no railing that leads to the mailbox at the front or especially in the wintertime. and it's time to stick to the letter of the law. ryan kath has the story. >> reporter: he has no problem climbing the front steps. that's why he was surprised to get a recent letter from the post office. >> i read this. what's this all about? >> reporter: his mailbox would have to be moved out to the

to be installed. >> effective immediately, we will not deliver mail to your home. my initial reaction was quite negative. and i let the person in the post office know that. >> reporter: he was one of 40 winchester homeowners to get the letter. around town, wbz noticed other people who had taken temporary measures like placing a basket at the bottom of the steps. ep or they -- you have to have a handrail. >> reporter: the initiative was planned as a way to reduce potential hazards. >> the wording could have been changed. >> most definitely. >> reporter: the communication could have been better and he promises that people will continue getting their mail. >> we will address each issue

here for 50 years, he says the delivery of this letter fell flat. >> left a little bit to be desired. that's all i can say. >> reporter: ryan kath, wbz news. >> what did we just say, it's all in the delivery. >> i can see how it might have been dangerous. >> to not have something to grab onto. just a couple more days in the month. and we're ok see if we'll break the records. >> with the eye on logan. >> in boston, easily the warmest on august. and we're ahead by a wide margin, over 1988. it won't be the warmest summer overall. we had a cool june and early july. the hottest summer on record was 1983. also a year there was a strong

the next approaching cold front. and you know all about the tropics. a lot of activity going on and we'll track that in a moment. just another warm, beautiful night. 70s to lower 80s, and the humidity is low. and it's not going to last. you'll notice the humidity start to climb and certainly it will be here by tomorrow morning. it won't be quite as cool. temperatures in the 60s with a few clouds, and then tomorrow, day. muggy in the morning. and partly sunny skies and temperatures in the 80s by lunchtime. and a more sticky air mass. and towards the evening. thickening clouds, and we'll make a run at 90 degrees. if it happens in boston, it would be the 21st 90-degree day of the year. and province town up to 80. if you're heading to the shore, more big waves thanks to hurricane gaston out in the atlantic. tomorrow night after sunset.

we would like to see that develop. and the best chance of rain will be overnight and then into the day on thursday, some scattered showers and downpours are likely. with that a lot of clouds, so thursday is a pretty unsettled weather day for us. and we'll see clearing from northwest to southeast as we head into the evening to wrap up the day. our attention is all about the tropics. so tropical depression 9 is looking more organized this evening. a lot of heavy rain and rain is going to be the for florida as this moves across on thursday. it's a slow mover. and once it gets to the east coast, it's going to slip out to sea and then move back to the west. the latest track includes a portion of far southeastern new england. that cone gets wider at the end because uncertainty is much larger the forwarder you go out in time. so the biggest question is when

of high pressure? or will it get blocked out to sea? how all these players unfold will have a big impact on the forecast. the timing is sunday to monday and if the ridge can build up over the top of it. it's going to trap the system and drive back to new england and bring us rainfall and a chance for stronger wind gusts. and at that time it might not be fully tropical. it might be going under a transition to a normal type cyclone. the 7-day forecast. cooler temperatures for friday, saturday and sunday. and sunday the clouds start to move in. and late sunday to monday we'll keep a close eye on where this storm tracks. >> wessie, the 10-foot snake who has westbrook, maine on alert. scientists are saying that genetic testing on the huge snake skin shows that wessie

python. and this picture is from someone who swore they saw it swimming by. and police can't rule out the theory that the snake skin was dropped there as a hoax. if it came from wessie, the make could reach 20 feet long. the legend continues to grow. >> who would have a snake skin hanging nd woods? >> i don't know. >> i think it's the real deal. a special event near and dear to your heart. >> the patriots hold the kickoff gala. they'll hand out the ron burton award named after my dad. and it's going to be very hard for number 12 to sit and watch. >> love playing, i love playing

preseason games, regular season games, post season games. i love thinking about football. it's just the way it is. >> reporter: tom brady loves his job, being quarterback of the patriots is something that his whole life is centered around. that's why the suspension is tough on him. he's trying to stay positive. >> it will be tough to watch in some ways. it's a different perspective. and hopefully, i can use that perspective and come back better perspective. >> for 25 years, he's started his sent on some sort of football field. this sent he won't. >> i'll use these days the best way i can. i'm going to try and get ready and do everything so i can be at my best. >> they had to get down to the number of 75. and put on the -- let go of

big deal. >> the patriots premiere. and you want to know who is going to win the service award? >> i got a guess and my questions is rob gronkowski. i've seen him out and about. and what he does on the football field is just as good as what he's doing in the community. he was at practice -- a great job out there. >> and he does give a lot back. >> they don't tell time. >> who is your guess? >> i'll go with gronk. >> i don't like it when we're on the same page. >> we're hardly ever on the same page. >> and the preseason finale kickoff is at 7:00. in red sox nation, sox and rays. and he continues to shred. crushes the 30th homer of the season. and later added an rbi double.

majors. sox and rays go at it tonight and they are two games behind the jays for first place. tim tebow worked out for major league scouts today in l. as as the former quarterback tries to become a major league player. that's the story here at the cbs scene outside gillette stadium. >> a little reinvention. >> he looked like he news wh >> that was a good hit. a back to school tradition one principal can't wait to

how about busting a move for back to school. >> that's what a principal did for his students on the first day. this is a tradition that -- rolls out the red carpet and dances with the school's mascot as the kids get dropped off. he cheered and high five it had kids.

the fun as well. >> the mascot is sweating like crazy. >> has to be. >> and some of the kids are not comfortable jumping in. 13 years old. a great white swimming up to a boat -- oh, yeah. only tonight at 11:00. the very popular beach where not far away a local boy and his dad saw that massive shark. and what to do if you close to a great white.

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so this could wind up being the driest, hottest -- >> so we'll be watching the next 24 hours. we'll get a shower before midnight.

>> need rain and a cooldown. >> we have the cooldown, and maybe the rain. >> we'll see you back for the news at 11:00. captioning sponsored by cbs >> o'donnell: terror in the night. >> they've got people everywhere. they're shooting. >> o'donnell: just released 911 recordings capture desperate cries for help during the orlando massacre. also tonight, a 911 call brings chris brown. >> held his gun, pointed it at me, said get the "f" out. out. >> this inadequate rule only applying to future trucks? it's preposterous. >> o'donnell: and a judge gets life. but it's not a sentence.