three breaking stories right now at 5:30. milford police just releasing images of a tractor-trailer believed to have killed a pedestrian. officers say the victim, a woman in her 50s, was hit on main street around 4:00 p.m., right across from the police station there. now police releasing those

looking for this truck. >> also breaking, arlington police charging a 51-year-old woman after they found her baby sitting a child while drunk and high. susan devereaux of medford faces a reckless endangerment charge. police were called after people saw her stumbling in the road with a boy and originally tried to get into the wrong hose. >> her cane coast of florida right now. when that come as shore, it will be the first hurricane to hit that state in a decade. we're expecting it to let our weather. >> most of issues could be on labor day. we'll check back in with eric. >> the cull rainfall with hermine will be talking about it up and down the eastern seaboard as many of us travel during the hurricane now 75 mile-per-hour winds. the last hurricane to hit

amazing to think how long it's been. that is a record long streak without having one in florida. >> as we track this into the day tomorrow it works up across georgia and south carolina and moves right along the eastern saw board. saturday, we stay dry still off to our south. sunday may stay dry as well, especially north of the pike. rain showers work their way up across the cape and islands and south coast. monday brings us the strongest wind and best chance for rain. right now, most of the s at the strongest. it is a little farther north with respect. we're treating this as a nor'easter that we're right on the fringe of and we can use that rain. we want to see the rain. the latest drought index came up this morning. the extreme drought grew. we'll have more on the track and rain totals we might expect coming up shortly. >> stay with wbz for continuing coverage of hurricane hermine for the latest forecast, the track of the storm and weather

cbsboston.com. move-in madness. today in allston, today renters are finding unwelcomed surprises in their new apartment. today, inspection screws hit the streets to make sure students have safe housing. christina hager is live in boston where the move-in is ongoing. christina? >> reporter: about 60 boston city inspectors were out here helping and checking on students as they were moving in. they are checking and apartments. they are also checking on things like this. trash just piled up as far as the eye can see on city sidewalks. sidewalks are jammed with junk. inspectors cautioning students moving in. mattresses are everywhere, including under a man in a santa suit, mattress surfing off the back of a van. it was clear mattress christmas

stern talk. >> he said i wasn't the brightest santa. >> we have a significant life hazard out of the neighbors with students. we've suffered some through the years with significant tragedies down here. >> reporter: we found students moving out of the home, about to be taken over by new tenants even though the station is full of a homeless man's belongings. >> reporter: so you come home and there is a stranger in the kitchen? >> yeah, long dark hair. takes off out our back door and runs down the street. >> reporter: a door without a lock leading from outside to the basement. it's since been secured, he says. one of many stories in a spot where city inspectors say students and parents often pay top dollar for substandard conditions. >> there's scuffs on the floors, bangs against the call and cabinets that are not what i would say the regular condition. >> reporter: outside, a traffic nightmare.

on one-way streets. welcome to boston, students. as bad as it looks out here right now, the commissioner of inspectional services says it has been an improvement this year over the past few years since city leaders have been hammering the message to landlords to take responsibility. in allston, christina hager, wbz news. sharon police say social media helped them catch a jewel thief. officers say on old michael meade broke into a jewelry store and surveillance video captured the crime. they shared the images and it led to an arrest. the man from easton stole thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. for the first time, mosquitoes care rig the zika verse has been captured in the united states. health officials say they found the mosquitoes in three groups

beach. not surprising, the discovery is disappointing. tom brady and the patriots are ready for the funeral pre- season game tonight. you can bet they want to end that pre-season undefeated. they have key things to look for now. the record distance matter so much but they -- the record doesn't mat sore much but they do have some things to talk about. >> they say it's about how they play. now the final pre-season game. there is a lot up in the air about who's going to play. there you can pay attention to. first steven gostkowski missed a couple of field goals. in the past, we'll need him to be on his game when the season gets under way. the field goal and extra point tonight should be watched. cyrus jones they figure big in the pats' final cut. if he refuses to return, martin and chris harper could be on

season game. let's see if you can take that another step tonight. jacoby has improved every game, also. when the season starts, this is the backup quarterback. tonight, he needs to continue to play that way. i'm not pushing for a quarterback controversy but jacoby is one snap away from starting. we have dj foster, anthony johnson, and guys on the bubble will have to play well tonight because cuts saturday at 4:00, that's final cuts they have to get down to 53. by the way, liam, let me tell you this money we have a rap battle champion in danny rose. an animal tamer in steve. i've got nothing. i'm just doing sports, dawg. i'm just doing sports. >> you have the lapel roses and everything. you've got plenty. >> reporter: thank you so much. a recall alert tonight. >> a popular snack food may contain plastic. >> plus, addicted to caffeine? you might be able to blame your parents for that.

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tonight is a bee invasion in pennsylvania. >> take a look at this. this is the city hall in carbondale. honey bees have made the building their new home, and the stinging situation is so bad, the first floor where the police department is located is now off limits. city leaders have called in bee experts, but they say anyone whul problem and remove them is welcome. national guard helicopters stuck in the mud. the pilot had to make an emergency landing in cove, texas for a minor incident so set it down in a muddy field. 12 hours later, still there. crews are working with the plane to free the helicopter. check out this unusual sight in portland, oregon. a sasquatch walking kids to

the attention of drivers as children head back to class. the message is, always be careful. you never know who will be in a crosswalk. >> that is serious makeup. >> i don't know if i'd be into that. it's scary. >> if i'm a kid i'm going there's no way i'm going with this. >> still, you see that face, and i'm not going near it. no way. so hermine is a hurricane. it is official. a viewer write in that a hurricane hasn't hit florida in 11 years, you are okaying? yeah. -- you're kidding? >> yeah. if you think back the last time a hurricane came ashore there, facebook had to have a college e-mail to sign up, twitter didn't exist, iphones didn't exist. it was a whole different era for us. for us, the story is almost rooting it on a little bit to

rainfall. this ises the driest in the city of boston. going back to 1872, so rainfall is something we need. we've had a few showers and downpours out there today. then we're going to watch hermine move up the coastline. it should bring us at least some rainfall as we head into the weekend, especially late in the holiday weekend. here is the sat late picture. this is the best it's looked the entire life cycle. it is wrapped around the center in the last couple it looked like an eye might even try to form before last call. it's not good news for florida. you can see the rain and all of it wrapping around it. you can see tornadoes and band. that would be a threat as we let into tonight across florida and georgia. a serious situation for them. as it tracks northeast it would move along the eastern seaboard into saturday. as we move into the weekend, it looks like it will stall about due east of atlantic city.

several days. we're talking sunday into monday and tuesday and into wednesday. while it stalls it's going to weaken over time. it's also going to turn up a lot of surf. the reason for the breaking, we've got a ridge of high pressure that builds up over the top and acts as a lid and gets cut off from the steering currents. it's just going to drift for about four or five days off the coast of new england. timing things out, tomorrow beautiful day. we're talking sunshine and low humidity tomorrow. saturday a fine day, too, especially as we head into northern new england. we get a good amount of sunshine. it stays dry all day. clouds build south of boston as the day wears on. into sunday, the storm stalls and we start to get rain moving in on sunday. the best chance will be across connecticut, rhode island and southeastern massachusetts. we stay dry for much of the

for this holiday weekend. it starts to get gusty at the coast. our best chance for rainfall is labor day itself on monday. so we expect high surf, rip currents and some beach erosion is likely with easterly winds, that will become northeasterly on monday. the best rain chances, i do think we could get over an inch of rainfall possibly over 2 inches of rainfall, especially toward cape cod. expecting less than a half inch at that ti mile-per-hour gusts. it's looking like the most likely scenario for us. the strongest winds would be sunday into monday. flash flooding with heavier downpours. damaging wind gusts will not be a big problem for us. coastal flooding is minor. the rough seas and erosion will be the biggest overall concern. deutsche bank is going on. late day showersnd sunday. monday is the day where conditions can get very

we head into sunday and then monday is just a dreary, wet day. we'll be in the 60s. some of the gusts up to 40 miles per hour. here is our accuweather seven- day forecast as you look into next week. it really depends on where it drifts. if it's right near the shoreline it stays cool. it's really a matter of where it's going. >> we needed the rain but would stall south and just give us the rain. just throw in way. >> eric, thanks. a potential breakthrough in the treatment of alzheimer's. researchers say they discovered a drug that can clear some of the toxic plaque deposits from the brains of alzheimer's patients. scientists say that plaque plays a crucial role in triggering the onset of the disease. the larger study is under way to put that drug to the test. you could be hard wired apparently to crave coffee.

those without the gene drink more caffeine than those with it. the study published in the journal of scientific reports said the gene affects how your body processes caffeine. concert goers will get an extra long bruce springsteen show. he's been playing 3 to four- hour sets on his latest tour. the boss will be in town but if you've ever seen him, if they told him he could go five hours, he would. >> that's why he's the boss. coming up, how m.i.t. students and virtual reality are helping them reconnect with the past. >> we're following several breaking stories tonight at 6:00. police are on the scene of a deadly hit and run in milford and just released pictures of the truck they are looking for. we'll have the pictures for you and an update from the scene tonight at 6:00. >> an arlington baby-sitter

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. virtual reality technology is helping seniors see the world without ever going anywhere. there is an m.i.t. start-up that believes the cutting edge technology is the perfect fit for seniors. especially those with limited mobility. >> michelle miller went to one in massachusetts to check it

>> reporter: the men and women here at the brookdale senior living community don't need to leave the building to take a trip to the french countryside. >> castles upon castles. >> reporter: they've got the power of virtual reality. they can soar through yosemite national park. and explore the depths of the ocean. >> oh, look at that grad students dennis and reed are pioneering the use of this technology with seniors. >> i feel for the people living inside of these communities that they don't have enough stimulation. they need a sense of wonder about the world again. they need to be curious. when you are physically not able to do that by yourself, virtual reality is a wonderful aid to do that. >> reporter: much of the touring is done through google

films. the experience is even more meaningful for seniors like marian who got the opportunity to return home. >> reporter: do you recognize the house? >> well, wait a minute. oh, don't say that. oh. [ all talking at once ] >> reporter: you touched off her emotions. she felt something. >> absolutely. other people in the room felt it. those are extremely powerful momentsp that 2-d picture just won't provide it. >> who did this? >> that was michelle miller reporting, built what a fabulous -- but what a fabulous idea to go take a walk through

still ahead. >> the news at 6:00 starts right now. >> now at 6:00, florida's getting ready for its first hurricane in almost 11 years. hermine on approach tonight and moving up the eastern seaboard. we'll have the latest track. >> breaking news. a baby-sitter arrested. she was so drunk and high that she was stumbling around a neighborhood while responsible for a little boy. >> a mother demanding answers from jetblue after her son was mixed up with another young y >> tom brady gets the call. he'll start the pre-season finale tonight. the new as 6:00 starts now. captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e- mail: comments@captioncolorado.com. we start at 6:00 with breaking news. hermine will be upgraded to a hurricane. just hours away from making landfall and beginning its journey up. more confidence that we'll see

some strong surf over the holiday weekend. here's the latest on hermine. the storm has strengthened into a category-1 hurricane. it's expected to make landfall in florida as early as tonight. the florida governor is calling it life-threatening. we want to get right to chief meteorologist eric fisher who is closely watching this storm tonight. eric? >> i'm not liking what i'm seeing over the last couple of hours. i in stronger before it makes landfall. right now, 75 mile-per-hour sustained winds, moving up toward apalachicola. that's when it's expected to make that landfall. there's always a chance of landfall in a tropic ale system.

get into late saturday and sunday, it stops. full stop east of atlantic city. there it will remain for several days just drifting here, slowly weakening over time. the problem is, if it sits in one spot for a long time, it has the chance to whip up the surf and produce damaging winds. the winds could gust over 06 miles per hour i think the jersey shore in particular could be a bad thing this weekend. when it comes for us, we're looking at a dry friday, actually, a beautiful day tomorrow. we're dry, the clouds start to increase. as we head into sunday, the storm drifts a little farther northward. the winds will increase, especially across cape cod and the islands, and we'll get rain bands and showers moving up, especially southeastern massachusetts, connecticut, and rhode island. monday, labor day brings us the