has been launched by the u.s. department of justice and the attorney's office. >> we have new leadership, a system in place. >> the report does not cite specific details of discrimination but curry of the naacp says its investigations have found among other things inequity of discipline among minority students. he also says the school needs to open its doors to more minority children. >> if it's unjust, if it's of us should accept that. >> michael curry continues to say he does expect there will be push back from the school as it continues to deal with issues of bias issues and allegations of racial discrimination but it's a good steppingstone. >> wcvb, newscenter 5. >> more on the opioid crisis. new and startling statistics. more than half of all opioid

todd is live in worcester. they are feeling that impact, todd. todd: far too many families here and around the state have been touched by the opioid crisis. now comes new evidence that the number of fatal overdoses is on the rise and more than half of those cases include the drug fentanyl. >> there is not enough wraparound services. >> michael has been in he's now on the staff at everyday miracles pure recovery center in worcester the same facility that supported him as a member. mike says the lack of comprehensive services for addicts could explain the increase in fatal overdoses caused by opioids. new stats released today by the state show for the first half of this year 66% of opioid overdose deaths tested positive for

numbers will go down until we have more places available, where people can be -- can call for treatment and get treatment. >> another factor that can bring down the numbers is better control of prescriptions for opioids. the department of public health says the number of prescriptions for the powerful painkillers is at the lowest level since the first quarter of 2015. but at treatment centers like everyday miracles, they focus on people. not >> people that are in treatment or doing very well. >> make a movement in this recovery process. we've got the stigma campaign going on. >> still, what everyone wants to see is a quicker pace of progress after nearly 500 unintentional fatal overdoses so far this year. reporting live in worcester, todd, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> five investigates recently revealed that fentanyl is not always being detected in state drug tests and that has users

more powerful than heroin, f -- fentanyl is not connected. the department will soon begin random testing for fentanyl at courthouse check-in. >> shark scare on the vineyard. south beach, the shark was a least eight feet long. >> it's in honduras right now. winds of 75 miles per hour. barely a hurricane. we're taking a look at our computer models, it will be cutting across and moving into hex co-. heavy rainmakers a big issue. let me show you what the track will look like.

at 1:00 a.m. massive sustained winds. 80 miles per hour. it will heads toward the yucatan and into the central parts of mexico. tracking off to the west. it's not going to influence our weather at all. we're under the influence of nothing but high pressure and beautiful clear skies. what's going to happen in boston? skies will stay clear. temperature will drop off very nicely into the mid-60s. however, you get away from the will be dropping off into the 50s. we'll talk more about this as well as the weekend forecast coming up in a few moments. >> break news in upton. as many as 100 cats are being removed from a home there. sky 5 over the scene on school street. john atwater life on the ground. apparently pretty toxic inside this home. this is a door they are going in and out of. animal control officers are

breathe inside the house. they have been here for about half an hour hauling cats out of the house. they have got nets with them, to catch the cats, running around the home. they are here along with local officials that came to the home late this afternoon and they say there could be as many as a hundred cats inside. neighbors say they have smelled a terrible stench from the house. one woman was taken to the hospital for treatment today. but again, a big effort right now to remove a lot of cats from the home. they are estimating as many as a hundred. live in upton tonight, john atwater, to the hospital for treatment wcvb, n. >> commitment 2016. kelly fighting back against donald trump. trump telling the "washington post" yesterday, that the senator is a weak senator. he went on to say she's driven him no support. nits reaction to criticism. the senator said last week she's

soldier. saying today, she'll also defend military families. >> i want our military families to know that i'll always stand up for them and i will always stand up for what's right for new hampshire and i'll call them like i see them, no matter where the comments come from. >> for the record, she's not withdrawn her support for trump. >> smoking materials, that's what boston firefighters say caused this six alarm charlestown. two buildings were destroyed. the 24 people lost their homes. remarkably, no one was seriously hurt. >> a dirt bike rider is dead after a crash with a police cruiser. this happened around 1:30 this morning in fall river. police say the dishing bike operator did not have his headlights on. the two officers and the cruiser were checked out for minor injuries. that crash is being investigated. >> this is new at 6:00, take a look at these wild pictures.

the pole missed her by just inches. the woman was driving down locus street when she suffered a medical emergency. her suv veered off the road and crash interested a chain link fence, top rail, a pole about eight feet long crashed through windshield and landed right through the right of the driver. but it reached all the way back to the back hatch of the vehicle itself. the driver was taken to an area hospital. new at 7:00, we'll hear from people who were right t all of that happened. >> boston's first medical marijuana shop opened for business as lawmakers brace for a battle on whether massachusetts should make pot legal for everyone. >> firefighters race to get a pregnant woman to the hospital, but -- the baby had other ideas. the surprise start to a life that has a happy ending. >> low humidity makes the day

returns and with it, a chance for thunderstorms. >> guess whose birthday it was. >> still is as a matter of fact. >> happy 39th for tom brady and he celebrates. his long time coach had a gift for him. . >> we're following breaking news. >> dozens of firefighters responding. >> now, on comcast channel 942. verizon 461 and over the air. randy: thursday morning, red flags can cost you a big job.

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>> boston's first shop open. the opening day. >> the shop on milk street had a lane out the door at one point. janet is live right outside where those doors just recently closed. >> that's right. there is an unhappy u.s. mail delivery right next to us. the beeping sound. i hope you can hear me.

wanted a storefront type facility. but the neighbors and politicians decided they wanted a more sterile facade and they won. >> this is a healthcare company. >> we don't participate in recreational markets, we're not a recreational company. >> they were going for the antiseptic clean lines of a doctor's office. doors opened at 1:00. >> had testicular cancer to help with my chemo and now i have neuropathy. >> helps open my mind. helps close my mind. >> every customer must have a state issued card authorized by a physician, purchases are registered in a database. the routine the practically old hat but just up the road the conversation expanded. this group went a yes vote on

marijuana. >> what kind of system are we building? if kids can smoke pot, residents go to jail, face disproportionate impact and enforcement. >> the boston mayor says there is a big divide between medical and recreational use. >> it's very different. i mean, you're talking about, i know some people use the argument that people are unfairly being arrested because of marijuana. that's not the case massachusetts anymore. the concern is the edibles, addiction, development of the brain. >> now, he's not worried about security here. he does expect that patriot care will be a good neighbor. 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., janet woo, newscenter 5. >> it looks great in downtown boston. >> tracking our next chance for storms. >> also, we've all seen the ice

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>> some firefighters on the north shore got more than they expected when they went to help a pregnant woman. new at 6:00, a wild trip to the hospital and the baby who just wouldn't wait. >> the three firefightersn to ambulance crew have need but nothing could have quite prepared them for the call they got yesterday. >> kind of -- we knew it was getting close. >> the call had come from a mother who had planned to give birth at home but instead decided sneaded to go to the hospital. >> we loaded up the patient and went off to the hospital. >> they had just crossed the bridge a few miles from the hospital, when one of the firefighters in the back called

>> we realized it was an imminent situation. we pulled over and did what we had to do. we worked as a team. >> there, object side of interstate 935. with traffic whizzing by, a baby girl took her first breath. >> just one of those things, baby wasn't going to wait. >> by the time the ambulance got here to the hospital the cord was cut and the firefighters had not one patient, but two. >> your lifesaving actions -- >> today, a and the fire chief presented them with tiny historic pins. >> rewarding to be able to assist this family. >> for firefighters used to responding to tragedies, in an ambulance, where lives more often come to an end, this was a brand-new start. >> wcvb, newscenter 5. >> undoubtedly you remember two summers ago it was the ice bucket challenge to fight als.

challenge involving baked beans. >> it wasn't warm. >> that's larry kaplin, a long time volunteer at the als soaks, getting drenched in baked beans. it will take him to all 50 say it's during the month of august. he'll do a bucket challenge specific to each state and obviously beans were chosen this. >> i will not do that. >> no, no, no. >> di the ice bucket challenge. >> here's the question. we're going to get out of this one first. >> one of new england's that. >> no, greats. tom brady. >> took pictures with a life-size brady cutout.

received a free -- stores also offered shopping perks. 12% off anything in store. >> 12. >> i love it. >> here's a question i was going to ask you. when you go to maine do they take a bucketful of lobster and dump it on you? that i would do. >> blueberries, i would do that too. >> when you turn 39, you'll look as good. >> as soon as i get there i'll let you know. >> tonight is the last night that the because we're losing about two minutes every day so by the time we get to 9/11, 6:00. humidity is extremely manageable so if you're headed out, maybe headed down to the hat show and check out the concert it looks like it will be great evening. >> talk about the humidity, it will be ramping up over the next couple of days. by saturday we're back into the

up for a chance of thunderstorms. right now, you have temperatures into the 70s and 80s out there. so a spectacular evening coming up in our direction. notice the clear skies. nothing really much going on around us. we have to go way out to the west or down to the south so we get several days where we get to enjoy the sunshine. i was mentioning that concert. bond landmarks. 7:00 tonight, comfortable humidity. 72 degrees. this is august. this is perfect weather to be out along the enjoying beautiful music. tonight clear, and comfortable. tomorrow, sunshine. 82 to 88 degrees for the high temperature. it will be a little cooler over the cape with temperatures in the 70s. that's because we've got a southerly wind at 10 to 15 miles per hour. high temperatures inland, into the 80s but with a southwesterly breeze, from beverly out, a little cooler. midwest of worcester, into the 80s tomorrow. south shore, pretty much into the 80s but once you get to buzzard's bay or the cape,

low humidity it will feel even cooler. it won't be a muggy day, dry day. if you're thinking about going to the beach, check out the water temperatures. air and water temperatures very close to each other. his tide coming in. tomorrow, another cool start. high pressure building in, staying around us, but as it drifts off to the east what happens is, we get a return flow. southwesterly winds eventually brings the muggy air in here. that's why you will notice the humidity coming up for the few days and setting us up for thunderstorms as we head into saturday's forecast. for tomorrow, 84 degrees. a bit of a sea breeze. hot and humid on friday. near 90 and then on saturday, there is a chance of thunderstorms. cold front coming in from the west. it moves into this hot and humid air that triggers off a are under of showers and thunderstorms. and that will be with us on saturday. not a washout but the threat will be out there. keep that in mind, you may need move your activities inside as the thunderstorms pass by.

sunshine is back and temperatures in the 80s. we actually go into a trend there as we head into the first part of next week with very comfortable conditions. the latest forecast. meteorologist mike. >> here's mike. lynch with sportscenter 5. mike: today is brady's birthday. it's become a ritual simply because his birthday always fall during training many visible signs in addition to the singing for tom brady, who has had all kinds of visible support since practice started last thursday, as it turns out tom brady isn't the only patriot celebrating august 3. ? happy birthday to you ? [applause] >> first, i don't think we want to miss chris' birthday.

tom works hard. works very hard in all phases of the game. >> i had to wish him a happy birthday and everything, but, just little things here and there. >> what did you get him? >> i can't tell you. [laughter] >> are you or any of the players do anything for tom and christopher's birthday? >> practice. [laughter] >> tonight's gift. practice. heat. >> jimmy garafola, a week from tomorrow night the first pre-season game. it's been going good, just putting in the offense one day at a time, trying to fix things here and there and shore things up. it's been a good couple of weeks. >> day by day.

one day after the other. >> come in with the sand mindset. when your chance comes you have to take advantage of it. >> last night ramirez hit a 455 home run. unfortunately he tripped on a set of stairs after the game and jammed his wrist, sent for x-rays and we're waiting word about the results. red sox are three hours behind us. ramirez, this shot here helped to build the r that carried all the way into the eighth inning but in the bottom half of the eighth inning seattle it this red sox with five runs. three came from robinson cano. a guy who used to torture the red sox when he played for the yankees. andrew bennett, who was brought up yesterday by the red sox, wasn't supposed to play last night, got up twice and went down in the ninth on three pitches. red sox lose 5-4 the final. >> now it's time to start

in august. the red sox are two games behind the orioles. sandwiched between them are the toronto blue jays, yankees and tampa bay following behind. we also have to start paying attention to the wild card. right now, it's the toronto blue jays and the red sox, but right on the heels, tigers are only half a game behind the red sox in the wild card hunt. houston and seattle in the hunt as well. happy birthday, happy number 39. >> how do you think he's spending it? >> he's 39 years old. >> isn't that >> practice. >> played until he was 48 years old -- george. >> you know what? tom brady does not age. he just doesn't age. >> man. >> time flash forward. >> hello. new tonight on news in us at 7:00, we're going to hear from the family who witnessed this really close call. a car slamming into a fence. lack how close that pole came to hitting the driver. and new on newscenter 5 at

a violent crash. one lost a leg. their drive get back on the field and how his teammates are rallying around them. we'll see you then. >> on "chronicles" at 7:30, be a guest at the grand estate. grab something very fresh to eat or make a new friend. all curt city of the trustees. celebrating 125 years of

>> soaking up the sun and the suds. lots of kids all ages, obviously, enjoying the town's annual foam day at the denham pool. >> good, clean fun.

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tonight, breaking developments as we come on. the crash-landing. the passenger jet exploding into flames. and this evening, we now have images of the panic inside the boeing 777. 300 passengers an crew racing to escape down emergency chutes. and now reporting here. did the pilot forget to put down the landing gear? also breaking tonight, donald trump onstage moments ago. what he's now saying amid reports of turmoil inside his campaign. as a key republican says they're now supporting hillary clinton. as we come on tonight, the tropical storm just upgraded to a hurricane. the track right now and when it makes landfall. also, massive flooding shuts down highways, as new wildfires erupt in the west. the tragedy behind the