and the next chance of showers and thunderstorms probably comes on saturday. i will track the rain on the radar and have a timetable is the eyeopener continues. >> now on newscenter 5's eyeopener -- randy: breaking overnight, changes to uber and lfyt. the rideshare regulations, headed to the governor's desk. emily: train safety, a top priority at an mbta meeting today. the technology that could get added to the fleet. randy: more fallout over donald trump's response, to a grieving father. the new reaction, from a member of trump's camp. it'on >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 psy opener. emily: 5:00 also on the eye this a.m., morning, a birthday cake unlike any other. the fast-food feast packing some serious calories, ahead. good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price with

cindy: yeah, and that is something we haven't said a lot. any rain is certainly welcome here. unfortunately today there's nothing that will really give it the drink of water it needs. is that history is shifting offshore -- you are still in the steadier rain that you can see elsewhere there is just a little spot area be the case throughout the day as high-pressure noses out and high-pressure builds down from the north. we will have an east-northeasterly wind, starting in the 60's with the sun over the next half hour, and it will be around 70 degrees by 9:00 a.m. and we can't rule out a few breaks of sunshine very similar to yesterday but overall

areas touching 77. after the steady rain gets out of here, nothing that significant with one or two showers developing this afternoon, but by far most of the day is dry. just a shower or two through the afternoon. some roads are little damp this morning. good morning. olessa: good morning. overall we are in pretty good shape at the expressway, still very dark, northbound heading to e the rest of the ride was fairly quiet with a couple construction projects in the final stages, and also as you travel the expressway. roadwork south of town, looking great this morning, and then the pike is also nice and quiet into 128. the last construction zone is picking up on 128 south and so far trains and buses are starting on schedule. randy: breaking overnight, a race to the finish at the state

emily: including big changes for anyone who uses those rideshare services. the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is live at the state house with the overnight details. juli: there are a slew of last minute deals headed for the governor's desk this morning. one of the biggest ones new regulations for the rideshare industry. both uber and lyft praised the plan overnight signaling that it is largely good news for those businesses. the bill mandates driver background checks. allows drivers to pick up passengers at both the boston and logan airport. and it imposes a 20 cent per ride fee on the companies with the proceeds split among the state, cities and towns and a fund for taxi and livery businesses. the plan does not require fingerprinting of drivers something some safety advocates had pushed for. juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: other big moves overnight, a renewable energy bill is headed to the governor's desk.

in hydropower and wind power in the state in the coming years. lawmakers also rebuked governor baker overriding his veto of coverage for long-term treatment of lyme disease. but they did not push through a plan that would have extended the state's hotel tax to online services like air bnb. governor baker has 10 days to act on the bills sent to his desk. today, governor baker is expected to sign a bill that ensures equal pay for men and women in massachusetts. a signing ceremony is ne the law will ban discrimination on the basis of gender, and stops employers from asking about salary history. the legislation will take effect in july, 2018. randy: mbta officials are meeting today to discuss several measures, including train safety. they're expected to take up a contract that would deploy new technology that would automatically stop trains using sensors. also on the agenda, expansion around south station. for years now, the state has

rail lines to accommodate demand. the board will also address a number of open positions. the globe found about 18% of the mbta's highest positions are vacant including in the maintenance and engineering departments. boston police will hold a public hearing this week on body cameras for officers. the department is working to start a pilot program. officers will wear t union earlier this month. there will be a public hearing thursday night at the mildred community center. emily: commitment 2016, an outpouring of support for the family of a muslim soldier as the campaign controversy grows. complete strangers now placing flowers and cards at the grave of humayun khan at arlington national cemetery. last night, gop vice presidential nominee mike pence released a statement saying he and donald trump believe captain

the backlash against donald trump comes after his reaction to this moment from the democratic national convention -- >> you have sacrificed nothing and no one. emily: a heartbroken father, calling out the republican nominee while giving a raw and emotional tribute to his son fighting in iraq, trump responding in an exlusive interview with abc's george .tephanopoulos >> i think i have made a lot of sacrifices. i've work very, very hard. i've created thousands and thousands of jobs. emily: but trump had more to say. >> if you look at his wife, she had nothing to say. she probably, maybe she wasn't allowed to have anything to say. emily: ghazala khan says grief kept her from speaking last week, but not anymore. >> i was in pain, and all america felt my pain. emily: hilary clinton blasting trump for his comments while out campaigning this weekend.

gold-star mother, i don't know where the bottom is. emily: the khans called on other republican leaders to disavow trump. both senate leader mitch mcconnell and house speaker paul ryan released statements criticizing trump's proposed muslim ban but not addressing the controversy directly. randy: right now we're learning more about what led up to the death of a teenager, who drowned in the charles river, his mother sharing her grief for the first time. 18-year-old le graduated from a georgia high school in may, and was attending a summer program at harvard. it was just before 9:00 p.m. friday when he joined friends in cambridge to jump off the weeks bridge. his mother says it's like a ritual at the school but that her son was not an experienced swimmer. his body was pulled from the water several minutes later. his mother says even though he's

>> he was a kindhearted person, i carry person, a giving person. even a death, because he was an organ donor. he is still giving. randy: flowers and candles now line the bridge in a growing memorial. right now a boston police officer and another driver are recovering after this crash. it happened sunday morning on harrison ave and northampton street. police say the cruiser was hit by another car at the intersection, forcing the cruiser into a building. both drivers suffered minor was cited for failure to yield to the right of way. emily: new details this morning about a murder suicide involving a former rhode island police officer. investigators say 61-year-old franklin osgood killed his wife mary-jo sometime between friday night and saturday afternoon. police say the former providence officer called his adult children saturday night to tell them he'd done something bad to their mother.

sympathy for what he had done and expressed every intent to harm himself. very disturbing, our prayers go out to the family. emily: osgood's car was spotted by police last night in new jersey. he crashed during a chase, and then shot and killed himself when officers approached. his wife's body was in the trunk of the car. right now mbta police are hoping you can help identify this man. he is wanted for questioning in connection with an assault with a dangerous weapon. train at the tufts medical center station. anyone with information is asked to contact transit police. randy: breaking overnight, officials in afghanistan say there are a high number of casualties after a bomb went off in kabul. the target was the northgate hotel, which houses international contractors. the taliban taking responsibility for the attack in

been reported throughout the city. thousands of traffic violations, forgiven. emily: why so many bay state drivers are getting let off the hook. new information on a tragic hot air balloon crash in texas. the factor that might have started a deadly chain of events. randy: new this morning, know what you're buying at the farmer's market. key terms to keep in mind, to avoid health risks. emily: breaking overnight, new rideshare regulations are headed to the governor's desk after a the bill mandates background checks, and allows passenger pick-ups at logan and the convention center. cindy? cindy: we are tracking some showers, the timeline on the rate and went temperatures will make it to 90 degrees, ahead. take a look at life radar -- steadier rain from overnight getting ready to exit, temperatures starting out in the

randy: it's never too early to start thinking about christmas, right? and these are some very busy elves.

about 20,000 kids in need in boston every year making sure they have toys and clothes for the holidays. emily: keep those wake up calls coming. just record it with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. cindy: this is a reminder to start shopping now. [laughter] cindy: it was a dry month. we didn't get an inch of rain in july and typically we get closer to 3.5 so we are way down for the month and the year -- look at that deficit, just incredible stop july will go down with just

the ninth driest on record but june and july are the top five driest on record. whenever we see something on radar it is a good thing although most of us haven't seen much of anything with the heavy rain shifting offshore and that trend will continue. we will get a lot of clouds around today, similar to yesterday when it was trying most of the time with just a little bit of shower activities stop boston, feeling pretty lucky and it will feel just a little bit humid today despite the temperature that won't change. 64 in plymouth, 66 on the cape, and the last of that steadier rain is heading east to nantucket with some thunderstorms still in the waters to the south, but all of this is departing with an area of low pressure that is giving

that east-northeasterly wind is going to keep us locked in tight for the most part all day long, although we can't rule out some peaks of sunshine. lower 70's in most areas for highs today, 74 in lawrence and 70's in thompson. 8:00, most of us are dry and we may see a few showers start to develop with that east-northeast ready for showers for the i don't see anything long-lasting and i'm not expecting any heavy rain although there could be a couple showers through the overnight. we are looking for temperatures to hold mostly in the 60's with some other if these in the suburbs but the high-pressure really starts to knows in tomorrow so skies should brighten up and we are in for a

coming up tomorrow. temperatures get up to around 90 degrees by friday and it would be the 14th time we do it this year -- 13 days at or above 90 degrees which would tie where we were last year. we will lose the clouds by tomorrow afternoon but it is kind of a damp day today. olessa: so far it is a quiet start on top of the expressway -- we have some overnight construction here but as you can see all lanes are open. let's look at the max heading into boston, construction south which is just gone and south of town you are in great shape, getting by at the speed limit. construction on 128 south is on

say weather may have played a role in a deadly hot air balloon crash in texas. all 16 people on board were killed when the balloon crashed on saturday. investigators say it went down after it hit live power lines. aerial photos showed an area of scorched land underneath. now the ntsb needs to figure out why that happened, and if fog was a factor. they're now looking at electronic devices recovered at the scene for clues. >> images from people that might reveal that, we are in the process of analyzing it. randy: police say the victims will need to be identified through dental records which could take weeks or even months. emily: surprising statistics for massachusetts drivers, when it comes to ticketing. police in the bay state slapped drivers with nearly 3.2 million tickets between 2012 and 2015. of those tickets 40% were later thrown out.

the believe courts try to move through traffic violation cases quickly. your economy headlines this monday, local retailers are warning summer sales could take a serious dip after lawmakers nixed plans for a sales tax holiday. the retailers association says some massachusetts businesses see as much of 15% of their annual sales during that weekend. a spokesman warns some stores could close this year because of that loss. lawmakers argued the reduced revenue for the state would hurt checking the markets, asian stocks were mostly higher overnight thanks to better than expected manufacturing data in china. right now u.s. stock futures are higher. this week, investors will be watching for the july jobs report which is due out on friday. randy: summer time is prime time for farmers markets. but what you ask can be as important as what you buy. you want to know, what they mean

what safety precautions are being taken on the farm and when they transport the goods. and whether milk and cheese products are pasteurized because un-pasteurized items can pose a risk for children and pregnant women. anticipation is growing in new hampshire right now, as the wait continues for the winner of a massive powerball jackpot to step forward. emily: that $487 million ticket purchased at this hannaford in raymond, new hampshire. saturday's drawing the 8h largest lottery jackpot ever. the odds of hitting that jackpot? 1 in 292 million. but the question remains -- who is the lucky winner? locals are guessing it's an outsider, but they're hoping that won't be the case. they say that kind of money can do some good for the community. >> hopefully they use the money

good, donate to some charity. the people around here are awesome. emily: 35% of lottery proceeds do go to education in the state. randy: a pitcher stuns in the outfield, and a fast food frenzy. emily: it's ahead in eyepoppers. then new at 5:30, a wild car good, donate to some wreck in florida. how complete strangers helped this driver survive. randy: a little boy's death, leading to changes at boston summer camps. the new policies going into place, to protect kids. emily: and a baby, born sooner than expected. the emergency bringing a baby

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cindy: we are waking up to showers that are exiting right now off the cape, although there are a few spots showers popping up this afternoon -- a lot of clouds that will keep the temperatures down, and as you are headed to the water be ready for at least a couple showers, with a low risk for recurrence and high tide at 11:00. we will be dealing with clouds early tomorrow but i think it is brightening up in the afternoon with temperatures in the 70's, and the pick of the week will be coming up on wednesday. randy: a come-from-behind win for the sox in anaheim. one strike away from getting shut-out by the angels mookie

sox are now down 3-1 with 3 men on when dustin pedroia knocks this one out of the park. sox scored five runs in the 9th. the angels still get their turn, but pedey ends the game with this double play. sox head to seattle tonight to take on the mariners at 10:10. emily: time for eyepoppers with olessa. we're going to keep the baseball theme going with this first one. olessa: turns out cubs pitcher travis wood is a jack of all and made the play of the day. wood runs into the wall to catch one that got hit way back. way to go. and this is what i call a birthday cake. milton lai of sydney, australia came up with this gluttonous fast-food creation. from top to bottom, it is, domino's pizza, mcdonald's chicken nuggets, french fries, another pizza, burgers, more pizza, and some kfc.

hospital. emily: it looks disgusting. [laughter] olessa: this is what i want for my birthday cake. emily: we will work on it. [laughter] randy: big papi, getting involved in public schools. how he's getting students fired up for class. and pope francis stands up for muslims.

randy: breaking overnight, state lawmakers take action on a rideshare crackdowns emily: new training after tragedy hits of boston day camp. the new rules being put into place. and he's a star on the field, and now he's about to take on the new role in the classroom. on the eye. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning, this is newscenter

traffic, and rain moving through. more rain is on the way today. good morning, i'm randy price. and i'm emily riemer with cindy and olessa. the rain is nice. cindy: nothing like a good soaking. but it's pretty similar to yesterday, the first morning of august -- it is certainly a cloudy one here in boston, and offshore and you can see here that there's nothing really behind it except if used. showers -- there have been thunderstorms in the waters the south but this is moving away with high-pressure nosing down and in between it will give us the wind off the water which will keep the clouds locked in all day long.

hours i would mix that too much in the way of shower activity but once they get into the afternoon one or two showers developed here and there but it's a good idea to have them umbrella with you. let's see how you are looking out there. olessa: this is a live look of the expressway, the top heading into the o'neill tunnel with traffic nice and quiet. the problem righno travel of, the overnight construction is gone, 24 looks good out of sharon and the pike is nice and quiet, 15 minutes eastbound. looking good along routes 3 all the way down to the leverett connector, trains and buses on schedule. emily: we're following breaking news overnight, changes for companies like uber and lyft are on their way to the governor desk.

background checks and allow drivers to pick up passengers at logan airport and the convention center. randy: also breaking overnight, lawmakers restored mandatory coverage for certain treatments for lyme disease. the governor had vetoed that plan saying there wasn't enough evidence the treatments are effective. emily: right now boston police are getting ready for a public hearing on a plan to roll out body cameras. the department is working to start a pilot program. the hearing will be held thursday night at the mildred randy: right now, new rules are set to take effect at all of boston's summer camps after the drowning of a 7-year-old boy. emily: the eyeopener's sera congi is outside the community center where all of this started. sera? sera: the tragedy here last week prompted the new rules. mayor marty walsh and city leaders will meet with camp officials today before those

they come after the drowning death of 7-year-old kyzr willis, who wandered unnoticed from his south boston day camp. the new rules include an hourly head-count, smaller child-to-staff ratios, and life preservers during swimming. mayor walsh says the city is doing everything it can to prevent another tragedy. >> we are going to continue to ensure that kids are's race -- this is a horrible tragedy and it affects a lot of my heart goes out to the family, i can't imagine the pain. sera: willis' family says they're unhappy with the investigation and they want to see consequences. funeral services are scheduled for wednesday and thursday. live in south boston, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: worcester police are investigating a stabbing, but they say the 33-year-old victim is not cooperating. police say more than 15 people

repeatedly. but the victim has been unable to describe any of the attackers, and has refused to give additional information. he is expected to recover. right now sharon police are looking for this man accused of stealing from homes in that he was supposed to be cleaning. aaron moul is accused of stealing several items from clients' homes earlier this year. he faces larceny and criminal harrassment charges. police say moul also goes by the name of aaron simeone and has emily: this week we'll get an update on how local communities will implement early voting in massachusetts. for the first time, voters will be able to cast their ballots as early as 11 business days before election day. the change is part of an election reform law passed in 2014. the early voting period this year will run from october 24 to november 4. randy: a dramatic start to a new hampshire girl's life. emily: the impact sending her

florida. how strangers helped keep this crash, from turning deadly. ahead in news to go, pope francis, choosing his words carefully. the discussion on islam he wants

olessa: welcome back. a fairly quiet start this

picked up and trains and buses are running on schedule. rain out there. cindy: most of it south of boston, a quarter to half inch of rain on the cape, but that steadier rain shift out, left with a lot of clouds and wind off the water. a you spot showers, nothing heavy. lower 70's is the best we do today, mid 70's tomorrow, but it brightens up in the afternoon. a gorgeous stretch through the middle of the weekend he friday. emily: thank you. an emergency baby delivery after a crash in dunbarton, new hampshire. kaitlin fournier was 37 weeks pregnant with baby olivia when she was involved in a crash this weekend. she lost a lot of blood, and her baby's heart rate began to drop. luckily the emergency c-section was successful. mom is expected to recover from the crash. and baby olivia is doing just fine. caught on camera, a driver survives this car wreck in florida. surveillance video shows the car

witnesses got it right-side up then pulled the man through a window. >> we put the cart back over, told the guy out. >> i started pulling him out and another guy about my age helped me, we pulled him out of the car. emily: the driver was taken by helicopter to the hospital, where he is being treated for several injuries, including head trauma. no one else was hurt police are reviewing the video to s j randy: miss teen usa will keep her crown, despite a new controversy. the upsetting find on her twitter feed. and big papi has a big message for students. how he's helping them get to class. and tea for two. the bond making this tea party so meaningful for a little girl and her hero.

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cindy: a couple showers, we are in a drought situation right now, and it is moderate to severe across the entire state with the exception on the cape where we have abnormally dry conditions. we are closing in on seven inches for the year and over eight inches and worcester, so the month of july ended with over an inch of rain in boston, the ninth driest on record. this has been going on for months now and you can see the sky over boston with a lot of clouds, 69 degrees and noticed that the wind is coming in off the water that will be with us all day long. very similar to yesterday, but overall it is a mostly cloudy day and plan for high

70's. we have had steady rain with the road a little damp, but it is shifting offshore as the high-pressure tries to nose down, keeping us tight with that northeasterly wind. we get toward lunchtime and there might be one or two spot showers developing with a better chance this afternoon although it is nothing long-lasting. we tend to dry things tomorrow starts things out with sunshine. bringing up tomorrow, in the 80's are back by wednesday with low humidity and sunshine. let's get you out to the roads. olessa: a little bit of volume starting to build as you had north, let's get to the maps. the rest of your right is fairly

braintree and boston. 495 to 128 and north of town there is a little bit of volume out of maciel and then again prayer approaching leverett connector. randy: breaking overnight, several big decisions made in a rare session on beacon hill including changes to rideshare services. emily: the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is live in boston with the impact. juli: house and senate lawmakers made deals on some major bills overnight, which will now head to the governor's desk to be signed. bills included new safety regulations for rideshare programs like lyft and uber. under this new law drivers will undergo background checks by the company and the state they'll be able to pick up passengers at the convention center in south boston and logan airport, plus the companies must pay a 20 cent per ride fee, which will benefit the state, cities and towns, and a taxi and livery fund. uber and lyft praised the deal,

juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: other big moves overnight, a renewable energy bill is headed to the governor's desk. it requires a dramatic increase in hydropower and wind power in the state in the coming years. lawmakers also rebuked governor baker overriding his veto of coverage for long-term treatment of lyme disease. but they did not push through a plan that would have extended the state's hotel tax to online services like airbnb. governor baker has 10 days to act on the bills sent to his desk. randy: state senator and majority whip ken donnelly is awaiting surgery at mass general hospital after suffering what are being called difficulties. a spokesperson posted to donnelly's facebook page saying the surgery will be performed within the next 48 hours. there were no other details about the emergency, or what kind of surgery is needed.

programs in south austin where a young boy died last week. seven-year-old kaiser willis drowned after slipping away unnoticed well attended one of the city's summer kiss. -- summer camps. stricter rules include an hourly headcount, required life preserver's, and smaller child to staff ratios. the family, preparing for funeral services on wednesday and thursday, believe the investigation hasn't gone far enough, and they are looking for consequences. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: at least one officer is wounded after a bombing at a hotel in afghanistan , the northgate hotel in kabul.

city. boston police will hold a public hearing this week on body cameras for officers. the department is working to start a pilot program. one hundred officers will wear the cameras for six months a deal that was reached with the police union earlier this month. there will be a public hearing thursday night at the mildred community center. emily: an unsettling trend in new hampshire. the state medical examiner's office is reporting a rise in the number of bodies left unclaimed in the morgu bodies unclaimed during any given week. and officials are seeing the same trend at funeral homes and hospitals. officials say part of it may be due to the growing overdose epidemic. randy: boston police are still searching for a suspect in a deadly shooting. police say a man was shot near 39 nazing street in dorchester saturday night. he was pronounced dead on the scene. anyone with information is asked

causing a drop in the population, and they will talk about ways to help preserve the species. one of the new rules could be a change in a minimum size of lobsters caught which means more would have to be thrown back. lobster fishing brought in more than half $1 billion last year. extra firefighters have been 300 sent to battle a raging wildfire in california. they're joining about 5000 others fighting the fire in monterey county. the fire has charred about 40,000 acres since it broke out more than a week ago. officials don't expect the fire to be fully contained until the end of the month. they're still investigating what started the fire. randy: a family is grieving the loss of their 5-year-old, who died after being struck by lightning. the family was on vacation on a north carolina beach in carova when the little boy was hit he was then taken to a hospital where he died. officials have not identified the family.

france. muslims joining catholics for mass after the murder of a catholic priest in normandy. many muslims sat in the front row among the church's parishioners for sunday mass. muslims and catholics also shared pews in churches in italy yesterday. randy: pope francis is defending his refusal to use the word islam when denouncing extremists. francis says it is not right to identify islam with violence. he says all people are capable of killing even catholics. poland, he asked that god protect people from the devastating wave of terrorism in the world. emily: the newly crowned miss teen usa is coming under fire for an alleged history of racist tweets. officials with the pageant have issued a statement saying that karlie hay regrets what she posted in 2013 and 2014, but the organization is supporting her continued growth. the texas native has posted apologies on twitter and instagram, and she will get to

being reported at trampoline parks are soaring. a new study shows emergency room visits jumped 12-fold for from over five years. injuries included broken legs, neck sprains and concussions but 90% of the injured children and adults were treated and released. the american academy of pediatrics says injury rates at trampoline parks should be monitored. emily: australian olympic athletes have a tough time in rio. right now, the olympic village is under investigation after the possible arson. the small fire started in an underground parking lot, forcing some of australia's teams to evacuate. nobody was hurt. supermodel gisele bunchen will be back on the runway next week. despite announcing her retirement last year, tom brady's wife is making an exception for one very important catwalk. women's wear daily reports the brazilian native will help kick off the opening ceremony of the summer olympics in rio de

randy: there's another first-time major champion in men's golf. jimmy walker closed with a 3-under 67 in the pga championship yesterday in new jersey. he earned a one stroke victory over defending champ jason day. walker is the 4th first-time winner in as many grand slams this year. emily: a come-from-behind win for the sox in anaheim. one strike away from getting shut-out by the angels mookie betts hit an rbi single. sox are now down 3-1 with 3 men this one out of the park. sox scored five runs in the 9th. the angels still get their turn, but pedey ends the game with this double play. sox head to seattle tonight to take on the mariners at 10:10. randy: a red sox favorite is joining the age-old battle to get kids out of bed, and on to school. come september, boston students will be able to wake up with david ortiz.

control of their education, and their future. the superintendent hopes the calls will motivate students, and fight absenteeism. jason bourne is back after a 10 year hiatus and hitting the box office. matt damon's sequel took the top spot in his first weekend in theaters, raking and $50 million. and "moms" came in third. emily: a special tea party for a texas police officer who saved the life of this little girl. the pair first met a year ago when little bexley choked on a coin. the officer's body camera rolled as he finally got her breathing. the girl's mother wanted to celebrate this year so she hired a photographer to capture the tea party. the officer says he has a new best friend, and can't wait to watch her through all of life's

sweet. cindy: a nice bond. july is in the books, can you even believe it? it is august, how did that happen? july is one of the hottest days we have had in a while and the record is 15 which is something we have had since 2013. we start out in the 60's and notice the te east-northeast, with a whole lot of clouds staying in the lower 70's. i think most of your day is dry and if you go away from the coast line is pickup with 73 out in worcester, with a couple showers lingering on the radar but this steadier rain from overnight is offshore, along

if that pulls away today it will take a real trigger to get more showers away. it's that east-northeasterly wind that will keep things locked in. nothing significant today, but by lunchtime that easterly flow may generate a few showers and will become more numerous are the afternoon. i don't expect anything heavier long last thing, but have an umbrella for we hang on to a lot of clouds with temperatures tonight down in the 60's, and tomorrow we should manage a few more degrees in the afternoon because he will have clouds in the morning. we could have a couple showers around but as we get deeper into the afternoon, the sun is back and it is with us through the middle of the week with sunshine and low humidity before the heat

we will be near 90 on saturday with showers and thunderstorms. let's get you back out to the rose -- how are we looking? olessa: so far, so good. is a can bridge is checking in ok at the bottom of the screen. let's check some travel times as you have south, 24 building volume, same story on 95 and into braintree. a little patch of delays on the es eastbound, a 15 minute trip toward 128. a little bit of delay out of methuen and it to wilmington, with the build out of chelmsford and some volume although we are in pretty good shape until you get to stop -- to spot on. transit buses on schedule. randy gerandy: donald trump's c,

emily: their latest comment on trump's reaction to an emotional dnc speech. and new this morning, food safety at the farmer's market. the choices that could be risky, ahead. take a live look outside across the city, gray skies, kind of dreary, keep the umbrella handy today. we could see something. listerine? kills this is 100% useful for a 100% fresh mouth. what's it like to not feel 100% fresh? we don't know. we swish listerine?. as do listerine? users. the very people we studied in the study of bold. people who are statistically more likely to stand up to a bully. do a yoga handstand. and be in a magician's act. listerine? kills 99% of bad breath germs so you can feel 100% in life.

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