emily: good morning, it's wednesday, august 24. i'm emily riemer. randy: i'm randy price. we're following breaking news on the eyeopener right now, a deadly earthquake hits italy. the damage this morning and the new details in overnight. amalie go an emergency landing is under investigation in central massachusetts. why the pilot could be slapped with a fine. randy: a body camera program begins in boston. the effort launching today for some officers. emily: at first we want to check in with cindy for a look at the forecast. another cool start. cindy: cool and comfortable. 66 degrees in boston, skies are clear. another nice weather day overall. 50's showing up in the suburbs, fitchburg at 59, 54 in orange.

taunton have a couple pockets in the 60's. attachment to a fog, but otherwise things are clear. high-pressure is controlling the weather which means another son filled day. the wind this morning to the southwest, inching up the humidity. i 8:00 we should be around 70 in boston with the sun coming up after 6:00 a.m. and lunchtime temperatures in the lower 87 in boston and lower 80's on kate caught stop when the humidity ramps up, coming up. out of the roads we go -- some trouble. olessa: a problem in charlestown this morning. here's the scene right now. this tractor-trailer that overturned in sullivan square.

can get it out. here's what it looks like. you can see all the flashing light, fire department on scene. a messy commute through the road, so plan accordingly, and budget in next he extra travel time. the rest of your right is fairly quiet. we are watching what's left of overnight construction, roadwork picking up on 128 and then again as you pass route 2. trains and buses osc deadly earthquake strikes italy. emily: right now rescuers are still digging through debris for survivors and victims. this is happening in the central part of the country. the epicenter near the city of amatrice. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the breaking developments. erika: right now all the focus is on those desperate efforts to pull people from the rubble. the scope of the tragedy still really unknown as the death toll has already risen to 21 but that

the quake struck as residents were fast asleep around 3:30am in italy. buildings hundreds of-years-old just completely crumbled. ceilings caving in on top of people. the mayor of amatrice saying his town isn't anymore. and the response really difficult as navigating the narrow roads is proving to be a challenge for those operating heavy machinery, furiously looking for survivors and victims. >> it's a very mountainous arean it's not easily accessible. it will take a while for rescuers to get there. erika: there's grave concern about what will be uncovered as the area is popular with vacationers in these summer months. the initial shaking, followed by some 39 aftershocks, was felt as far away as rome about 80 miles away. randy: other stories we're following right now, two men are seriously hurt after this crash in wilmington. it happened just after 10 last night on lake street.

no other cars are believed to be involved. emily: federal aviation investigators are trying to figure out how to get a plane out of the quabbin reservoir after an emergency landing. the pilot, from newport, rhode island, says his single-engine plane had mechanical problems mid-air yesterday afternoon. the man landed on a sand bar. the plane was left there overnight in a zone restricted to flying. investigators will meet today and determine if that pilot should be fined. facing a judge today, not for the first time. it's an alarming twist in an attack in the south end. the eyeopener's sera congi is in boston right now with the important clue the suspect left behind. sera: that clue a digital trail from a gps monitoring device. turns out this suspect had been arrested before for attacking an 18-year-old high school senior on her way to school. police say 31-year-old eduardo rodriguez is the man who attacked a woman early monday

claiming to have a knife, he forced her to a nearby playground and sexually assaulted her. rodriguez had just left prison in december after serving eight years for a similar attack. he was allegedly wearing his gps monitor during monday's attack then cut it off. and that's raising some questions. >> it's a little ridiculous to think that they would use out at 1:00 a.m. at it sounds suspicious to me, if i was watching him. sera: police say they're relieved they were able to track rodriguez down so quickly thanks to the gps signal from the park and the victim's description. he'll be arraigned on a long list of charges today. including aggravated rape, kidnapping and indecent assault and batter. live in boston, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: new this morning, the boston police department will begin a controversial body camera training program today.

the cameras for the two-day training session. it's part of a six-month pilot program that includes 87 male officers and 13 female, 55 of whom are white. the officers were selected after none volunteered and will be paid $500 each. the pilot program is set to begin next month. randy: an investigation is underway right now after a man was hit by a falling tree branch in brookline. he remains in the hospital with serious injuries. it happened in an alley ar commonwealth ave yesterday as a tree company was working in the area. but it's still unclear exactly what caused that branch to fall. the victim is a 29-year-old man who works at the nearby herb chambers car dealership. >> i came down to check it out and there was a guy with the branch on top of him. >> it is someone you see every day, and it's really sad.

his family. emily: this morning former u.s. senator scott brown is firing back at allegations of sexual harassment. he's mentioned in the growing sex scandal involving fox news. it was after this appearance on the show outnumbered last august. host andrea tantaros is claiming in a new lawsuit that brown told her in a suggestive manner she'd quote be fun to go to a nightclub with. she says he snuck up behind her while she was buying lunch and put his hands on her lower >> i have no knowledge of what she's referring to, i have never touched her around her waist. by what i do that? >> she said -- >> i have no knowledge of that. emily: tantaros is not suing brown her lawsuit for nearly 50 million dollars is against fox and some executives and employees. a teenager accused of sexual

randy: the petition against the judge on that case. a new twist in this bizarre theft. the request from that suspect after seeing himself on the news. cindy? cindy: another calm summer day. the next chance for rain in my forecast. and the outlook for your weekend. erika? erika: we're following breaking news overseas. a powerful earthquake rattles central italy. right now, at least 11 people are believed to be dead. crumbling buildings in the town of accumoli. rescuers are now digging through debris to find survivors. we'll keep you posted. and breaking news charlestown, a tractor-trailer rollover at sullivan square. antoinette antonio is on the

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emily: no jail time for an east longmeadow teenager accused of sexually assaulting two classmates. and right now, there's a new push to get the judge in that case kicked off the bench. 18-year-old david becker was sentenced to two years probation after admitting to sexually assaulting a woman at a house party in april. he denied any ac both women say they woke up to becker assaulting them. becker was initially charged with two counts of rape but was allowed to plead guilty to a lesser charge, indecent assault and battery. prosecutors pushed for two years in prison, but becker's lawyer argued the teen had no criminal record, and deserved to go to college. nearly 6,000 people have signed an online petition to have the judge in this case removed for handing down a lenient sentence. randy: airline delays caused by

travelers. the breaking news in italy. at least people are believed to 21 be dead after a powerful earthquake in the central part of the country. the latest information on this tragedy as it comes in this

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emily: good morning on this wednesday. it is pleasant. cindy: when you have the windows open overnight you don't need the air-conditioning,. it's going to be another

tropics, we are still tracking two things -- one on the verge of becoming a hurricane and an area of disturbed weather. this is going about 35 miles per hour and i want to show you the motion as it continues toward the west. we will be watching over the next couple days, and you can see where it is five days from now, still east of bermuda. that may strengthen, and look where it is heading, close to florida, somewhere in the caribbean, the bahamas. all eyes are on this particular wave which may strengthen and head toward the u.s. in the meantime, all was quiet here, 66 degrees and comfortable at least for now, before the

worcester, norwood to taunton has a pocket of 50's, clouds here should stay to the north with high pressure in control. on the backside, the southwesterly wind is focusing on more humid air and this is the next thing we are watching which should come through thursday night or friday. out ahead of it you see all the sticky air that will shift slowly over the next couple days, and we are still very comfortable and pleasant today. by friday you will notice it is much more comfortable for sure. but notice the wind is pretty light and by 2:00 this afternoon for stable sea breeze make it going along the coast line, lower 80's on the case, taunted

80's, comfortable humidity and we are looking at 60's for most of us and tomorrow we will watch the humidity, with that southwesterly wind that could bring in some late day clouds, probably holding off until thursday night ended friday's. just one significant chance of rain approaching the weekend and it will be later thursday into friday and by 5:00 there will be a few clouds around, swe yards off to the west, and during the overnight it may start to work in. a better chance of showers and thunderstorms come lunchtime and through the afternoon hours of writing before the front clears and sets us up or a nice weekend. coming out it looks pretty good. olessa: we are watching a problem this morning on the roadway in charlestown.

-- rolled over carrying scrap metal. the police department and fire department are there, so if you're heading through sullivan square, keep in mind the rows are partially blocked. we do have a crew on the scene and we will hear from antoinette shortly. here's another live picture of the scene. it's right in the roadway, cars are able to get by, but it is going to cause a headache. over to the maps, that accident happening on sullivan square by altered. plan accordingly. aside from that, overnight constructional 128. then again southbound by route 2. emily: a strange new twist in a story first on 5. a man is making a new request. , after he was seen on surveillance stealing a signed patriots helmet. we showed you this video on yesterday's eyeopener. a man hops the bar at skipjack's in foxborough, swiping a patriots helmet signed by

apologize saying he would ship the helmet back. now the general manager says he got another call yesterday from the suspect asking for the news coverage to stop. lexi was like please, i'm sorry, maybe all this could stop now. i said i can't control that, it's not me. you scared and nervous. emily: the man promised tohi sources telling newscenter 5 the patriots are watching closely. the team says if this man is a season ticket holder he could lose his seats. randy: commitment 2016, new questions for hillary clinton after a report detailing donors to clinton's family charity. at least 85 of the 154 people from private interests who spoke personally with clinton during her time as secretary of state donated to the clinton foundation or pledged commitment

donald trump is now calling for a special prosecutor to investigate clinton's dealings with charity donors. >> if our secretary of state can be bought for broad were sold, what is happening right now is government favorites spending the whole american system. randy: critics accuse clinton of giving special access to clinton foundation donors. is defending recent price hikes despite a massive pay raise for the ceo. the price of the life-saving allergy shot has soared from $100 in 2007, to $500 now. parent company mylan pharmaceuticals says product improvements have driven up the cost. during that same time period, the ceo's pay went from $2.4 million to nearly $19 million. congress is demanding more information about why it's

longer the driving force behind airline delays. it's the airlines themselves. computer glitches and mechanical breakdowns like this delta meltdown earlier this month are now the leading cause of airport delays. last year, more than 323,000 flights were delayed because of airlines. however, aviation experts point out that delays are far less severe now than they were between 2006 and 2008. a check of your economy this wednesday, asian markets continue to meander as investors federal reserve about interest rate hikes. stock futures here are mixed. after posting modest gains yesterday. emily: trending stories, the federal government is creating a massive stockpile of cheese. the department of agriculture plans to buy 20 million dollars worth of surplus cheese from suppliers. 11 million pounds will then be donated to food banks and pantries across the country.

losing overseas buyers amid more milk production in europe. randy: a bedazzled home in the heart of brooklyn, new york is catching eyes from all over. the display began as therapy for the homeowner after the 9/11 attacks. fifteen years later she's still adding on to it. right now, the artist is working on a mother earth statue to be added to her front stoop. emily: a texas teacher's homework policy is going viral. the second grade teacher sent home a letter to parents, saying students will only be sent home class. the teacher says she couldn't find any research proving that homework had real benefits. instead the teacher asked that students spend time with family, and playing outside. randy: and doing chores for your parents. [laughter] emily: something you don't hear often clay buchholz leading the red sox to victory. randy: his impressive night on the mound. and an even more impressive play from mookie betts.

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randy: following breaking news in are believed dead after a powerful earthquake strikes central italy. cnn now reporting that 21 people are killed in this 6.2 magnitude quake. rescuers are digging through the debris at this hour, to find survivors. our erika tarantal is tracking the developments. we'll bring you new information as we get it. randy: a construction worker is -- a cleanup underway after a tractor-trailer rollover.

square. we are gathering information and we will have an update in about five st. emily: seriously hurt after falling off scaffolding at harvard medical school. it happened around 2 yesterday afternoon on shattuck street. we're told the worker was a -- an 18-year-old man is free on bail, accused of sexually assaulting a classmate at a prestigious new hampshire boarding school. chukwudi ikpeazu pleaded not guilty last week to charges stemming from the ge improperly handled the case by telling the suspect to deliver bread to the victim as penance. the school is under fire for its handling of several sex assault cases since the 1970's. a former new hampshire pastor is out on bail charged with sexually assaulting a child. steve jesmer turned himself in monday to police in manchester. the 37-year-old is the former pastor at the dialogue church on pine street. according to court documents, he was leading the congregation at the time of the allegations. the alleged victim is under 16-years-old. randy: a $25.6 million

the deal was reached with two of the company's backers but not schilling. the lawsuit filed by the state accused 38 studios executives and several financial backers of fraud and negligence. the company got a state-backed loan to move to rhode island but went bankrupt in 2012, leaving taxpayers on the hook for $116 million. emily: solid pitching from clay bucholz leads the sox to a win against the rays. bucholz went nearly seven innings, giving up just one run strike-outs. but this was the play of the day. a line drive down the first base line and the rays' batter wants to test mookie betts arm. he goes for third and that's a mistake. betts gets the throw and the out. sox win, 2-1. randy: needham is planning a big rally for aly to welcome home olympic gymnast aly raisman. that will take place at 11a-m saturday morning in front of the

incredible showing at the olympic games in rio. she earned a gold medal and two silvers. we should put a banner on top of the building. emily: the eye-opener congratulates you. [laughter] cindy: i like it. if you have got allergies they are probably picking up right now and it is rightly -- look at the pollen, certainly upay as we get showers to come in -- we definitely need rain. the drought monitor updates every thursday morning and we will see if that rain we had has helped at all. where we stand right now, the drive summer on record for boston for the month of june, july, and august -- we are just

frontal boundary, which is in no hurry to move in our direction. another beautiful day coming up with high-pressure unfolding strong. look at that high in boston, 87 degrees, and it may kick in this afternoon with 80's all the way down to philadelphia and geese without as much extreme by the time we get down toward the southern plains it will respond. we're still waiting for that moisture to move in. most of tomorrow is looking dry, but it does get more humid with the southwesterly wind, and noticed during the afternoon there will be building clouds, but as we head toward thursday evening and friday there will be parcel sunshine through midday

weekend -- we will break it down as the eye-opener continues. >> now on newscenter 5's eyeopener. emily: breaking overnight, a tractor trailer rolls over in sullivan square. the impact on the commute right now. randy: more breaking news, central italy, rocked by a deadly earthquake. startling images just in of an entire town, reduced to rubble. emily: a convicted rapist, accused of striking again. this time, at a boston playground. how police say he may have slipped under the radar. sexual harassment claims. the accusations against scott brown, and how he's reacting this morning. it's on the eye for this wednesday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is the center fives eyeopener sto.