>> now on newscenter 5 -- mike: extreme heat is gripping us right now. i'm tracking the next threat for storms. and when we'll finally get some relief. rhondella: shark scare on a local beach. todd:he rhondella: violence erupts in milwaukee, after police shoot a man during a traffic stop. new details about the suspect. and the steps being taken, to keep peace on the streets tonight. >> from boston pro news leader, this is -- from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. todd: good evening. this is a live look at people on the rose kennedy greenway, where people are doing their best to stay cool. good evening. i'm todd kazakiewich. rhondella: and i'm rhondella

around, mike? mike: we have temperatures way into the 90's and is not just the heat. it is the humidity. there is a cold front out here to the west and that could trigger some things off to read we are seeing some action out near the berkshires. this is incredibly stilly right now, but we are not seeing thundershowers lightning. that line will march eastward by about 7:00, the worcester area, moving towards boston around 8:00. right now, not looking like anything terribly strong, but certainly some downpours as we head into the evening. what could happen to the temperatures? they will drop off, but not by much. it will be another warm one tomorrow. i will tell you how warm in a few moments.

right now, a shark warning shutting down a cape cod beach today. officials ordered everyone out of the water at lighthouse beach in chatham for several hours today. they say it was because of a shark believed to be feeding in the area. the beach is now back open. todd: and right now, honoring a woman killed in princeton. there is a vigil planned in the memory of vanessa marcotte, killed while out on a jog. since vanessa markov's death. it remains unsolved. right now, runners are starting to gather in her honor. marcotte going missing after going for a jog. the 27-year-old was visiting her family for the weekend. her family reported her missing. her body was found hours later. her body was found naked.

least one person of interest familiar with this area. they believe her attacker was in fact a man. they believe that person might also have scratches and bruises. police are asking for tips. the anonymous tip line -- 50 8-453-7589. so far, as of today, 610 tip have poured in. they are asking for more tips. she will be laid to rest tuesday. that memorial run will start here at 6:00. shaun chaiyabhat, wcvb newscenter 5. rhondella: a rescue mission off castle island. the coast guard is now investigating what caused a boat to sink in dorchester bay. six people were clinging to the sinking boat when rescuers arrived around 1:30 this

help. >> it was real dark out there last night. the storms were rolling through. they were definitely happy to see us. >> we were able to identify them. sometimes, unfortunate, it does not happen that way. rhondella: some of the passengers were wearing life jackets and no one was hurt. todd: robbed in rio -- ryan lochte. travers michael has more details. reporter: ryan lochte is making news here in rio after being robbed by men posing as armed police. the 32-year-old 12-time medal winner was out with teammates

taxicab with armed men posing as police. the robbers demanded money and personal belongings. olympic officials initially and i the crime happened, but in an interview sunday afternoon, ryan lochte confirmed it did. some of his teammates weighed in on these scary incident. >> there are two ways to react to that. does it jewish everybody down or everybody tries to bring them up. the cool thing a we have been good at bringing everybody up. reporter: none of these swimmers were injured. we even took a picture of ryan lochte leaving this morning. >> there's going to be problems anyway you go. reporter: in recent weeks, two australian coaches were robbed on ipanema beach and a

macle. rhondella: a night of violence in milwaukee after a deadly police shooting. you can see the damage. businesses burned in protests overnight. the national guard has been activated in case there is more violence tonight. abc's eva pilgrim is in milwaukee. eva: sunday dawned in milwaukee over a city trying to heal. businesses burned out cars , smashed and trashed. eva: dozens of people arriving to pray and cleanup. just after anger and violence hours directed in the streets protestors confronting police , after an officer-involved shooting saturday afternoon. >> once again the police have failed to protect us. >> this is the police. >> shots fired. shots fired. eva: a gas station, an auto parts store and a bank six

after a traffic stop. mayor barrett: he had a gun in his hand. now the police officer didn't know it at the time, but there were 23 rounds in that gun. eva: police say the suspect took off, the officer giving chase. investigators say that officer ordered the suspect to drop his weapon. when he didn't comply, the officer fired hitting the man in his chest and arm, killing him. tensions in the city had already been high following the 2014 deadly police shooting of dontre hamilton, a mentally ill black man. no charges came against the officer involved. by saturday years of frustration and outrage hit boiling point. >> we're not the one's that's killing us, you're killing us. eva: but in the light of sunday morning people living in the , area wanted to send a different message. >> this is where we need to be. this is outreach right here. >> your neighbor sees you and they might not be as courageous as you. but when they see you, maybe they grab their courage and then

eva: eva pilgrim, abc news, milwaukee. todd: devastating floods in louisiana are only expected to get worse. three people have died in the flooding. emergency crews are working to rescue residents from homes and stranded cars. at least 7,000 people have been rescued so far. today, the state's governor has a warning for drivers. >> be very, very careful as you travel. just because there is no road closures sign does not mean it is safe to water in front of you. as we said yesterday, it is much better to turn around than it is to drown. at todd: >> todd: a state of emergency continues across the state. the governor has requested help from fema. rhondella: new at 5:00, a police chase through several towns, ending with a crash into police cruisers. police chased the driver through several towns, including bridgewater, abington, and brockton. the chase ended when the driver, later identfied as joshua mousette, crashed into several police cruisers, damaging at least 3. mousette sustained

charges and now faces new charges. todd: lightning is being blamed for a house fire in southboro this morning. the call for the fire came in a -- at 6:00 this morning on michael circle. crews from southboro, ashland, hopkinton and westborough were all called in to help. firefighters say the people who live in the home are away right now. rhondella: police in new york are searching for the man who shot and killed an islamic leader and his friend in new york city. the my pretty released this sketch of the suspect today. a lone gunman shot both men in the head as theyef the hate crimes task force is investigating. police say nothing so far indicates that the men were targeted because of their faith. the mosque serves a community of immigrants from bangladesh. todd: commitment 2016 now, both candidates taking the day off from campaigning. republican nominee donald trump will be heading to ohio for a major speech on the fight against isis tomorrow. this comes after trump called president obama and hillary clinton the founders of isis, but then said he was being sarcastic with his comments. last night trump was in

hillary clinton will be on the campaign trail tomorrow with vice president joe biden. the two will be appearing together at a rally in scranton, pennsylvania. on tuesday, she'll be staying in the key swing state for a voter registration event in philadelphia. rhondella: right now, security is stepped up in france ahead of a major pilgrimmiage. -- pilgrimage. tomorrow is the feast of the assumption, and there will be a huge outdoor mass in lourdes. 20,000 people are expected to be there, many in wheelchairs or nearly 300 extra soldiers are being brought in and there will be bag searches and pat downs ahead of the mass. video has surfaced from nigeria's boko haram militants. the terror group says it shows some of the kidnapped chibok -- kidnapped schoolgirls and offers exchange the girls for jailed boko haram fighters. the militants say some have been married off since and some have 2014 been killed in government

todd: if you are awake very early tomorrow morning you may , catch a glimpse of part of the new fore river bridge floating down the river. this is actually intentional. the span for the new bridge is longer than a football field and weighs more than 2.9 million pounds. crews used jacks to raise it up in preparation for the move last week. tomorrow, starting at 3:00 a.m. three tugboats will tow it down , the river. connecting quincy and weymouth will be finished in 2018. rhondella: finally. up close and personal with gronk. todd some lucky fans got a : special meeting and some extra entertainment at gillette today. >> his total cholesterol one point was 1000. rhondella: cholesterol off the charts, and he's only a child. the complex treatment for this local family fighting a disorder that people don't even realize they have. todd: and coming up at 5:30:

in tonight's 5 for good, this group's work to make sick children smile. rhondella: take a live look outside. a hot, hot day. we are taking a live look where

>> you are watching newscenter 5 at 5:00. todd: patriots fans seized the chance to talk to rob gronkowski today during a q&a session.

probably expect. >> like this. >> oh! >> that was a pretty good one. >> you've got to get open, rob! >> hold on. about to take a picture. todd: but there were a few questions even gronk wouldn't touch. >> is ev worst commissioner of all time or theor can answer that. >> there you go, gronk. todd: well said. he spoke with fans for about a half hour tonight. rhondella: a hot day in the city. look at them, taking a walk in the heat. what about that overnight? the window, just lightning -- it was such a light show.

exactly. it was pretty unbelievable what we were seeing last night. if you woke up from that, that was the beginning of the warm air. we have a new batch. let me show you. let's look out to worcester county. almost three inches of rain. surely, almost two and a half inches of rain. there were pretty intense storms last night. most of this was happening before midnight. after midnight we added additional heard that lightning and thunder. despite all the noise, there was not that much rain, a quarter to a half-inch of rain. we need every drop we can get. today -- we had a couple 96 degree days and then we have the cool day yesterday.

in 2016 above the 90-degree mark. atypical year is 14. it goes up and down quite a bit. go back to 2010 -- 25 days. let's talk about the thunderstorms. this is such an incredibly hot, unstable air mass, we do not have a triggering mechanism going on. you think that the showers will erupt into something strong and severe. they are not. they are wimping out as they had to be berkshires. you see al t and it is marching east at about 30 miles per hour. so, we will see showers, or some of us will, but not a lot of it. it it is being triggered because we have a cold front coming in. i want to emphasize the word slightly -- tomorrow it will go down to hear. it will still be muggy. it will not be as oppressive as today. the showers are out to the west.

anything big. there might be occasional downpours, but if you drive a few miles down the road, your neighbor might not get anything at all. that's pretty much it then and then we are over with it. it will be a muggy night for us. beautiful skies. looks good if you are looking out the window in air-conditioned comfort. but look at that dew point. that's amazing. right now it is still 95 degrees. tomorrow is down in the comfortable range and then we bring it right back up tuesday and wednesday, not as bad as today, but still up there and drop off thursday. tonight, there will be a few scattered evening thunderstorms and by midnight, mostly clear skies, muggy, 74 degrees. and then tomorrow, 75.

what happens then. it hangs around a bit. nothing much tomorrow. we may it more showers tuesday night into wednesday morning. the biggest threat -- we may get a few scattered showers out of it. day. most of us will not see a lot out of it. we left showers most of the day and thursday, i'm not really sure. i want to give you a heads up. it will linger on a little bit into thursday. after that, pretty clear. lots of sunshine, lower humidity. temperatures in the 80's. we will have free much the worst of it in terms of humidity, but

the boston common to unite against pancreatic cancer. our own erika tarantal joined cancer survivors and supporters for purplestride, a family-friendly walk thru the common put on by the pancreatic cancer action network. the cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose, making it one of the deadliest cancers. it currently has a long-term survival rate of 7%. >> imh 28-month cancer survivor. i was 36 when i was diagnose blessed to to be diagnosed when i did. i was very fortunate. i would to make sure i can help others who were less fortunate than i am rhondella:. at rhondella: so far purplestride has raised over $270,000 for cancer research. he was only 9-years-old with a cholesterol level five times the average. todd the life-long treatment : this local boy faces and the disorder his whole family is

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>> i have been reading the "harry potter" books. heather: what sets him apart -- his cholesterol. >> his total cholesterol at one point was over 1000. heather: max suffers from a severe disorder, fh, which causes too much cholesterol to build up in the blood. his case so severe he spends six hours every thursday getting the cholesterol scrubbed from his >> we wake up at 6 a.m. in the morning, and we go to children's hospital. they have this machine that takes out my blood. they clean it out with the machine, and then they put it back in. heather: max inherited fh from his mom and dad. both have a family history of high cholesterol. jonathan suffered a heart attack at just 28, but neither had heard of fh.

did not put two and two together to say, oh, this is a combination of things. we are not geneticists. heather: and they are not alone. 90% of those who have it are completely unaware. that is why the family is sounding the alarm. >> there is a 25% chance you could pass it onto your kids. if you have a history of high cholesterol and a family history of these early heart attacks or to have your children checked out, too. heather: the first signs showed up when max was a toddler. these raised spots led to tests and the diagnosis. and because his cholesterol is being controlled, the weekly treatment at children's temporarily brings levels down. but he is also on cholesterol-lowering statins and aspirin for life to prevent

take a lifelong commitment. >> it is stressful, you know. it is on our minds probably every single day, especially as we remind him every night to take his medication. heather: for people with fh, it is not enough to eat a healthy diet and exercise. the medications are necessary. that is why they are encouraging people to talk to their doctors. heather unruh, wcvb newscenter 5. rhondella: best. todd: we certainly do. rhondella: 5 investigates talks with family members about the crime that shocked the city 4 years ago. todd three young women shot and : killed inside a car. the new pleas for answers and justice. rhondella: an exact fit for your ears. in tonight's cutting edge, earbuds specially designed to help protect your hearing. mike: it is a hot one. check out the temperatures. 80's to 90's.

greenway. i will tell you how long we will have the muggy weather and

>> from boston's news later, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5: 30. rhondella: keeping cool in the city. it is extremely.

handle the heat. that is how you beat the heat. very warm, steamy sunday afternoon. but you say we are over the worst -- mike: i don't think you could get much worse. that tomorrow we are dropping it down again. the humidity and the dew point in the 70's. it was mid 90's. we do not really get that hot. but when it gets that hot and humid, as my grandmother used to say, something has to give. and we see the showers and thunderstorms. all the way across the state. it out ahead of this cold front and is a very weak cold front. only a cold front by definition. you will notice a couple degrees warmer on humidity, a couple degrees cooler on the monitor. this is trying to work its way eastward, but really there is not much push to this. we will head into the evening hours. it looks like in connecticut we may have a little bit more going

there may be a few more bands and the overnight hours, but they will be early and they will cool things off and it will be another muggy night area check out the current temperature. look what happens when it rains. maybe as the rain comes and it will cool a few degrees, but you know the humidity could be oppressive out there. how cool will it get? 70 des temperatures will be in the 70's and when we get rid of the humidity area -- the humidity. todd? todd: mike, thank you. this is the damage from a lightning strike in new hampshire. a bolt struck a metal gate last night and started a fire in the back of the house in manchester. a neighbor saw the flames and called 911. the family was able to put out the fire quickly and, thankfully and no one was hurt. , firefighters say if wind had been stronger the situation would have been much worse. rhondella: the pain is still raw for the families of three girls who were murdered while sitting in a car 4 years ago.

agreed to sit down with karen anderson of 5 investigates the -- investigates. the families hope their loved ones won't be forgotten and justice will be served. >> for me, the people who killed kristen and her friends, i don't have any animosity in my heart for them. karen: he has found forgiveness and his faith, four years after his daughter kristen and two of her friends were murdered while sitting in a car in worchester. the killers of never been caught. >> system was very hard-working, very loving. it was easy for her to make friends. >> i'm looking for justice. i'm not looking for closure. karen: forgiveness did not come so easily to the family of charisse perkins.

forgiveness. karen: they are reminded every day of the horrors of that day. >> all of a sudden, i hear, banged, banged, banged -- bang, bang, bang. karen: another friend, genevieve phillips, all killed by the gunfire that piece to the car >> they did not come to discriminate. they came to kill all of them. karen: it is the largest and most influential gang in boston. the gang behind the murders is believed to be the columbia point dogs. 34 were indicted, but

to tie them to the harlem spree murders. the fbi wants to force apple to unlock the iphone, looking for evidence of violent crime. >> if you could get a message to her killer, what would you say? >> i would pray for them. i would say. >> there are other people out there that they know. they know. case and continued to ask anyone with information to help them in that pursuit. karen anderson, five investigates. rhondella: new at 5:30: there is a new call to crack down on ticket scalpers. new york senator chuck schumer says he is proposing a federal law to stop scalpers from using computer programs to resell the tickets at high prices. senator schumer says the idea for the new law came from conversations with hamilton creator lin manuel miranda.

the space x falcon 9 rocket took off just before 1:30 this morning. spacex also continued its quest to create a re-usable rocket. the rocket used in the launch returned to earth and successfully landed on a barge stationed in the atlantic ocean. rhondella: car lovers braving the heat in salem, new hampshire. today was the 5th annual event at the tuscan kitchen. the show features european luxury cars like lamborghinis and porches. -- porsches. restaurant's owner because of his love of cars and attracts crowds every summer. organizers say this year was the biggest event so far. sounds good. coming up, in tonight's 5 for good, they say laughter is the best medicine. todd: it is, the group of clowns offering up humor at local hospitals. and how you can help. rhondella: protecting your hearing while knocking out all the background noise. the cutting edge design behind

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ove public schools for all students, not just a select few. vote no on question 2. todd: in tonight's 5 for good. special clowns bringing humor to kids in hospitals across boston. rhondella: as our erika tarantal reports, the big goal of this troupe is to empower the patients they see. >> is it ok if we come visit for a minute? erika: these playful visitors know how to make an entrance. >> i don't think you should go in. no, yes?

do, all to make sure the child here has the power. >> if they say no, we just blow a kiss, and we'll go by. on the count of what which leg? that's my favorite one. when you're in a hospital environment nobody else really , asks the child like i can come in? erika: they are veteran volunteers with the hearts and noses hospital clown troupe. for 17 years they've been maki >> just even for 5 or 10 minutes , you can transform a child's environment and their mood. erika: they're pros because they practice, with serious training. >> we do a number of full days and then over a year of trainer and trainee in the hospital practicing. erika: members of the troupe visit a number of boston hospitals, visiting some 3,000 kids just last year along on -- this yet -- this last year

also happens to be a nurse here. >> we go to the bone marrow transplant area, the picu which is the pediatric intensive care unit, floating 7 which is our pediatric floor. >> are you a little girl? [laughter] erika: even the slightest giggle here is so precious. those often come by building up the kids. >> the clown personality is really, really low status so we >> i just did an alphabet joke. >> what did she say she had in her pocket? >> a brownie. >> and what did she pull out? a brown e, so that, that made us laugh. so that was pretty funny. erika: ainsley ditomaso and mom jill were happy to see their silly guests even just a little levity making a big difference.

subliminal message, i love you. i am so glad i met you. rhondella: the hospital troupe first started in 1997. they have 16 active members right now and would love more volunteers. find out more on wcvb.com. todd: great story. rhondella: you could do that. you are a clown. todd: when the cameras are off. 91 degrees. extreme heat. willis the ground for the work we? mike wankum has his forecast ahead. rhon a big day at fenway for the red sox and mookie

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rhondella: take a live look of the rose kennedy greenway. you need an umbrella if you are out there and that sunshine. todd: anything you can do to lessen the impact. a little bit of shade. we have the big thunderstorms last night. are we going to have any more in the future? rhondella: like last night. those were pretty intense storms. some places getting zero rain, some places three inches of rain. it's really pretty light stuff. i was pointing this out. we have is severe thunderstorm warning. the cells are tracking away from

be very welcome. this is a cold front. maybe a couple degrees cooler. where are the showers going? we are seeing scattered showers across the central part of our state as it pushes eastward. again, it's not looking like anything terrible. it looks like just a few scattered showers. there might be some overnight showers. it's going to be a muggy night for us. let's talk about the temperatures. nashua, 92, concord, 93. hot just about everywhere you went. marshfield, 97. even the cape where you look for relief this time of year, well

looking across the city, skies of blue. a couple hours in the showers will be headed this direction. low 70's most of the day today. it feels that much more uncomfortable with dew point in the 70's. most temperatures will say in the 70's overnight tonight. tomorrow, look like this. inland, well into the 90's. all the from scituate, duxbury -- but inland we are talking about low 90's. on the cape, we may end up with the day mostly in the 80's with a little sea breeze in the afternoon. what could happen?

west. tuesday night into wednesday morning, that is the best chance for scattered showers. chances for showers. late in the day, showers and thunderstorms will develop. i think the best opportunity may be tuesday into wednesday morning. there will be wednesday morning and really, it's not that great a chance we are talking about. it is a hit or miss for i-80. right now we need every drop of rain we can get. by the way, at the end of the week, the humidity drops down. sunshine, beautiful harvest weather. let's hope we get rain out of these showers. that's my latest forecast.

broagir with sportscenter 5, powered by xfinity. josh: what a way to end a homestand at fenway. red sox about to leave for 11 straight on the road, getting fat today on diamondback pitching once again, pounding out 16 runs on 19 hits. the feast began in the first inning with mookie betts taking former cy young winner zack greinke deep. 2 run homer all the way out of the park. sox ace, yes, i said ace rick porcello on the mound looking for the when. he has been spectacular at fenway, undefeated, striking out. the getting was good for nearly the entire lineup dustion pedroia with this single leon scores. one of 5 hits, now for the 5th time in his career, a red sox record. mookie betts wasn't done his second,. amazing. three run homer over the monster. jackie bradley, another outfielder getting involved, 2 run homer and its 9-0 after 2.

the 5th inning now, another 3 three -- three-run. >> i was swinging to start. just to swing the bat right. the last couple days i have not been hitting it right. -- i have not been swinging a things. i came in early and got back in a little group. josh: the starting staff took a hit off the field today, as knuckleballer steven wright was placed on the 15-day dl. the 13 game winner hurt his arm sliding awkwardly back into the bag on the road in l.a. last weekend when he was used as a pinch runner. clay buchholz will get another spot start thursday in detroit. after two days off following the win over the saints thursday night, the patriots back on the field getting ready for 3 joint practices with the chicago bears before exhibition game 2 at

. he wasn't even in the building, but he was back in the red jersey today. unclear if he will take any snaps on thursday night or if it will again be a combination of jimmy garoppolo and rookie jacoby brissett as the patriots get closer to the regular season, with another scorching hot practice today in foxboro. >> there is no easy thing about training camp. you have to grind your way through it. you try to as you can every day. it's the only way you're going to get the best out of yourself and get the best out of your teammates. really at this point with the limited amount of practice, you cannot afford to lose any ground. a lot of guys, you're practicing hard. you come out here and you see guys giving it all out here, especially today. and a couple days off and you try to get back into it. your body is not quite ready. you have to fight through it the

sportscenter 5 ot, espn nfl analyst field yates will join me to break down the win over the saints and the upcoming game against the bears. we'll take you out to foxboro, with the pats back on the practice field. and more on mookie's big day at the plate. that's all coming up tonight at 11:35. hope to see you then. that's it for sports, todd and rhondella, we'll send it back over to you. todd: joss, thank you very much. we want to welcome you to the sportscenter 5 a newscenter 5 family. rhondella: the official welcome. coming up cu

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todd: we live in a busy, noisy world, and sometimes we turn to music to drown some of it out. rhondella: that's right. earbuds are very popular, but not always the right fit. in tonight's cutting edge, mike wankum takes us inside a company that's custom making them while focusing on hearing safety. mike: our daily lives has almost become survival instinct. >> we have taken steps to control our own sound space. you see everyone with earbuds in their ears. mike: but if background noise is too loud, we turn of the music. >> we can have hearing loss, ringing in our ears, and be sensitive to louder sound. mike: he was a director of audiology at children's hospital

company. >> we came out of one of the engineering labs that m.i.t. mike: they find the perfect fit by scanning thousands of points in the year. in less than a minute you have a perfect imprint, right down to within four millimeters of the eardrum. >> your ears are not mirror images. a are unique as snowflakes. there aretw i get a piece that goes over the top of my existing earbud or i can go this method -- this is modeled after what you may hear a -- c a musician wearing on stage. >> you position it and you will create that sound canal where the sound is going to come through. make little tweaks to it to make it fit just right and point the sound down toward the eardrum.

here, it goes to 3-d printing and comes out as a casting. >> this is a shell. mike: it is injected with fda approved, medical grade silicone. >> and then they have the final products. this is for our earphone, this is hearing protection. mike: by making an exact fit, you do not need to turn up the volume as much, protecting your ears from damage. >> they gave a listen to these and they say, wow. with my music again eerie at mike: the team hopes to bring the design to the battlefield where blasts and loud noises compete with messages. hearing loss is one of the most common injuries to our troops. >> this is a fast way for the soldiers to get custom. mike: you can visit one of their booths at an upcoming event. the prices start at $99 and the

they sound great. todd: the interesting thing to me, the custom fit -- you do not have to turn it up as high. mike: exactly. todd: it feels better. mike: and it looks better, too. rhondella: all right. todd: there is still more news to come tonight. rhondella: a stranger that saved the man and the celebration of

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set on american olympians. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. rhondella: another day of extremely hot and humid weather. a live look here at the rose kennedy greenway boston. people trying to stay cool as best as they can. good evening. i'm rhondella richardson. todd: i'm todd kazakiewich. we'll be watching for storms tonight. let's get to meteorologist mike wankum for the timing. mike: the record high, which is 101, but the thing is today we had humidity along with the heat. a very, very unstable air mass. we are not getting a triggering mass. this area down in connecticut, it was actually severe thunderstorms a few moments ago. that warning has been allowed to expire. if you look at it, there are scattered showers.