emily: good morning, it's tuesday, august 2. i'm emily riemer. randy: i'm randy price. stories we're following on the eyeopener right now, a boston summer camp reopens today after a boy drowns. the plans tonight to honor that little boy's life. emily: a wild police chase landing one man behind bars. the new video. and the witness wh randy: new money trouble for the mbta. the alarming deficit as the t allows free rides. emily: we're going to check in with cindy. a look at your forecast. a mild start today. cindy: we are tracking showers on radar. thunderstorms got started across new york last evening and they have held together.

edge, close to greenfield in new hampshire. i have the lightning overlaid here, too. not seeing as much as earlier. it is associated with a little bit of energy pulling away quickly this morning. these showers only with us this morning if they make it to the coast line. cloudy skies turned noontime and breaks of sunshine. showers pushing into the boston area. clouds linger through lunchtime. temperatures should respond in

we will check you through the rest of the week. we want to get you through the roadways. olessa: a live look outside at the pike. let's go to the maps and see the rest of your ride. typical roadwork here. so far, no issues here. route three looking good. construction on 128 south. so far, expecting trains and buses to start the morning on schedule. emily: stories we're following right now, a worcester dentist will go before a judge today, charged with indecent assault. doctor nakhil patel is accused of inappropriately touching a woman several times at this lincoln street office. the woman says it happened during an appointment yesterday. she says she left the chair when she realized what happened and went right to police. randy: a 15-year-old is

worcester. this happened monday afternoon near castle park. after the shooting, officers found four boys hiding in that area. all 4 were arrested for trespassing. an 18-year-old is expected in court today, but it's unclear if he's facing charges in the shooting. >> you hope the worst case does not happen. it just rips out your heart. emily: this morning we're hearing from the family of a 7-year-old boy who drowned while at a south boston day camp. that camp will reopen today, as the family prepares to honor the little boy. randy: the eyeopener's juli mcdonald is in south boston with the plans in place. >> no doubt it will be a somber day here as campers return for the first time since that tragedy. kyzr willis drowned at carson beach last week, after slipping away unnoticed. his death forcing the city to enact stronger safety protocols

today, including 34 new security cameras. his uncle telling us this has been a nightmare. tonight, with broken hearts, they will gather to remember the little boy at a vigil outside the curley community center kyzr loved so much. >> we are asking people to come and show support for the family. they need to know they have support. >> the vigil is scheduled to start at0. emily: new video from a wild police chase through the south coast. and it was a witness who helped bring it to an end. this morning the suspect is under arrest after police say he was waving a hatchet behind the wheel. randall harrison is accused of leading police on a 20-mile chase through several towns yesterday. witnesses describe a chaotic scene, which finally ended in new bedford. police in front of the suspect

determined to help. >> i saw him backing up, so i just held my breaks. he slammed in the me. >> you know you held? >> i guess. emily: family friends say harrison has a long history of mental health issues. he's now being evaluated at a hospital. randy: new this morning, new problems for the mbta and it all comes down to money. the eyeopener's sera congi is in newton with how some people are getting a free ride. gates being left open because they were too full of money to operate. according to the union, that was the case at a dozen fair collection machines last week. they claim the t changed the routes of the workers who collect the cash and that led to the problem. mbta officials pushed back saying that full fare machines aren't uncommon and this wasn't

suffers another financial blow. the agency is now facing a $110 million deficit thanks to unexpectedly low sales revenue. that estimate dropped by about 32 million. the t says layoffs are not off the table. emily: right now, there is a travel warning in the u.s. over the zika virus. and this morning there's a new push to get a vacationing avoid the wynwood neighborhood just north of miami after 14 cases of the mosquito-borne virus were found there. at least four are confirmed to have been transmitted directly by mosquitoes. the cdc telling all men and women who have visited the area to put off pregnancy for at least 2 months. >> in men, it can be carried in

emily: in february, president obama was denied $1.9 billion in funding to combat zika. health experts believe it could be too late to slow the spread by the time congress returns after labor day. both house and senate leaders say there remains 384 million dollars in zika funding. randy: a big improvement in the polling for hillary clinton. over donald trump according to a new cnn poll. that survey coming after the dnc and amid growing controversy for the trump campaign. the gop nominee will be in virginia this morning for a rally. trump didn't mention the family of a muslim soldier killed in iraq at either of his events yesterday, but an air force mother was booed when she asked trump's running mate mike pence, whose son is a marine, about the issue.

his family. >> he is an american hero. we cherish his family, all of our gold star families. randy: governor pence says there's no one more dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces than donald trump. the new york times reports trump received 5 deferments from the draft during the vietnam war ,ou emily: a historic moment for boston's saint patrick's day parade now under scrutiny. randy: the claims city hall made threats to parade organizers. a home invasion in new hampshire. a purse stolen through an unlocked door. what the homeowner says was really at stake. emily: a shocking change by the federal government. why they're no longer recommending that you floss. cindy: the radar is active with

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emily: a home invasion caught on camera in new hampshire. police are searchior home around 2:00 a.m. monday. you can see he's wearing a mask as he peeks through a window. the front door was unlocked and he walked right in. the homeowner says her two daughters were asleep on the couch just feet from the robber. >> my skin is still crawling. thinking about the girls right there. think god they did not wake up. emily: the robber made off with a purse. police are urging everybody to keep their doors locked. a plastic bag ban on the table

looking into right now. apple is getting rid of its controversial pistol emoji. the push that prompted the change and the new icon that

emily: stunning video out of louisiana, as some severe weather moved through baton rouge. check out this lightning show yesterday afternoon. pretty to look at. was probably a little intense. cindy: some lightning strikes

we will take any drop of rain we can get. we hope they hold together as they continue to meander eastward. an umbrella is a good idea. the lightning strikes are waning a little bit out of albany. since midnight, there has in over an inch of rain. if these showers hold together, we could get rain around here. every drop is welcome. our across the state. deficits just keep growing. we will take this rain. it looks as though our opportunity of seeing the rain will come early this morning. by 8:00 this morning, rain chances start to lower. by noon, we are drying out ross the area. some changes are coming. lightning strikes north of

in. yellows and oranges, the rain is coming down at a decent clip. the eastern edge of this is closing in throughout parts of northern worcester county. this will likely move in here within the hour. we will continue to watch these showers. they are associated with energy traveling south. this will head out to sea. gone. through about 7:30, the rain will be asked ended into boston. metrowest, through about 8:00 this morning, towards 9:00 a.m., showers start to lose intensity and shift offshore. we dry out my new in.

improvements come with sunshine developing this afternoon. we have a lot of cloud cover out in boston. mostly muggy with dew points in the 60's. we are starting out in the 60's this morning. temperatures will respond. we could touch 80 degrees through the merrimack valley you can open up the windows tonight. we are going to be down in the 50's by tomorrow morning. a nice stretch of weather here wednesday into thursday.

some beneficial rain coming through this morning. the timing with the morning commute. olessa: a live look out. a quiet start by the south bay mall. let's see the rest of your ride. a little overnight construction left over. some road work in the finals ages. near mass avenue. 24 looks good. traveling the pike, 50 minutes -- 15 minutes eastbound. so far, expecting trains and buses to start on schedule. randy: accusations against the city of boston over the city's

strong-armed organizers into inviting an lgbt group to march. the south boston veterans council claims the mayor threatened to withhold permits. it's part of a lawsuit filed in march, accusing the mayor and the boston police commissioner of violating the group's constitutional right. the mayor denies the claims. emily: also new this morning, boston's city council is now considering a ban on plastic shopping bags. the council says it's taking environmental concerns into consideration. they've asked for a 90-day study of how the city can reduce the use of plastic bags. the study group may recommend new laws. brookline and cambridge have recently passed similar bans. randy: your economy headlines, a public meeting will be held today on general electric's big move to boston. the company will present its first presentation to the boston civic design commission. that's as we get a look at plans for their new headquarters. the company hopes to develop a 2

early plans call for the rehab of two existing brick buildings and a new 12-story building. a 2-stage opening is scheduled for 2018. governor charlie baker signs into law a bill that requires equal pay for equal work. the bill takes effect in july, 2018. it also includes a first-in-the-nation ban on employers asking job applicants to provide a salary history. backers say women currently earn about 82% of what their male counterparts do. checking the markets, asian stocks were mostly lower overnight thanks in part to sinking oil prices. right now u.s. stock futures are lower. today investors will be watching for new data on car sales. emily: your health now, changes to mcdonald's menu. -- your health now getting , protein without the negative impacts of red meat.

comes with eating red meat. they say red meat is higher in sodium and nitrates which is linked to cancer, diabetes and heart disease. a cup of coffee to start the day may give you a positive boost, but some doctors say it all depends on your metabolism. 88% of americans are fast metabolizers, and can enjoy their cup of coffee. but experts at the cleveland clinics say for those who have slow metabolism, drinking coffee can sometimes result in health complications including headaches and irregular heartbeat. dentists have long touted the health benefits of flossing. but the government is now backtracking on the recommendation. in the latest federal guidelines the recommendation for daily flossing was removed. it's been in the guidelines since 1979. the government tells the associated press that the effectiveness of flossing has never been researched, as is required. dentists do still urge flossing

controversial gun emoji with a water gun. the company announced the change yesterday. the water gun will be available on the new ios 10 update. it follows a months-long campaign by the group new yorkers against gun violence to get apple to scrap the pistol. randy: an interesting sight in new mexico. that's a bear on top of a garbage truck. how he got up there is still a mystery but the driver certainly wanted him off. smart thki up into a tree. the bear climbs right off. he probably had second thoughts about where he was going for lunch. emily: go with the fresh stuff. get away from the garbage. randy: a win for the red sox on the west coast. emily: the late hits that came up big for boston. then new on the eyeopener at 5:00 from cleaning the bathroom, , to getting out of the house

emily: a south boston camp reopens today with a new set of rules after the drowning of a 7-year-old. a vigil will be held tonight for kyzr willis. he drowned last week after center, unnoticed. his death prompted stronger safety protocols at all city run camps, starting today. >> oh my god. randy: terrifying moments for a driver in roxbury caught in the middle of a shooting. right now, a 21-year-old man is under arrest after this scene on dale street saturday. police say devaughn dardy is facing several charges in the shooting.

high bail for these two men accused i need 10 -- accused in 10 break-ins at atms and stores around new england. investigators say david barker and efrain montero began their spree last october stealing $120,000 worth of computer equipment from a mansfield apple repair store. barker and montero then allegedly burglarized several other stores and atms. the suspects are held on emily: a swampscott man will face a dangerousness hearing tomorrow accused of burning down his own home. timothy brosnan appeared in court on arson charges yesterday. police say brosnan told them he torched the nearly million dollar home over the weekend because his wife was moving in the next day. nobody was seriously hurt in the fire. a long-time fbi electronics technician pleads guilty to funneling sensitive information

u.s. citizen was charged with making false statements in connection with his security clearance in order to gain access to the information. his lawyers say chun deeply regrets what he did. randy: tight water restrictions are in place in concord after someone tampered with one of the town's water tanks. it started when inspectors found a broken lock on a storage tank. they isolated that system as a precaution. now people can't water lawns or fill up swimming pools. concord is also asking people to take faster showers, and wash only full loads of laundry. the town manager says it'll take a day or two to test the water. emily: the sox snag a win in seattle. they go scoreless with the mariners last night until the bottom of the 7th. an rbi double gets the mariners on the board. but top of the 8th aaron hill with a solo homerun to tie it up. mookie betts with the another homer in the ninth and that would end it. sox win 2 to 1.

>> a fly ball. george springer coming over to the right hand line. emily: what a catch by the astros' george springer. take another look as he makes the catch at full speed, tumbling right into the stands. that likely gave the team a boost over the blue jays. they go on to win 2-1. that is pretty good. cindy: the tropics have been quiet. no activity in the month of july. now that we are in august, things get more active. a strong tropical wave is going south of jamaica. the hurricane center has been watching this and they are

forming into a tropical system in the next 48 hours or so. this continues to move westward. it has wind which are not organized. the wind is up around 40 to 45 miles per hour in his moving west at 22 miles per hour. that motion is expected to continue. this looks like it would he a threat for mexico. something we are watching in the tropics. closer to home, we h the greatest chance for rain will be with us through midmorning. we should drive things out by new time -- by noon time. temperatures in the upper 70's today. 80's tomorrow with sunshine and a bit of a sea breeze. into the middle of the week, the humidity drops. it won't climb as we head

the week. tracking the rain now is the eyeopener continues. randy: disturbing accusations against a worcester dentist. what a patient says he did to her, during an exam. emily: a man leads police on a chase in new bedford. the scary sight starting the pursuit, and how a witness helped stop it. randy: the zika virus, leading to a new travel warning for pregnant women. the urgent message, that could ch morning. announcer: you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning, this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. emily: also on the eye this morning, a bear hitches a ride, on top of a garbage truck. the clever way the driver managed to make him leave. we will share with you. good morning. i'm emily riemer.