to roll in with showers and then some rain is possible on thursday. more on the timeline as the eyeopener continues. randy: accusations against an uber driver sparking outrage from one mayor. the change he's pushing, as he demands answers from the company. emily: a bucket truck topples, leaving workers dangling over a river. the delicate rescue, and the big question this morning. a holliston man, accused of stockpiling weapons. randy: what police say he planned to do with them, on the eye for this tuesday morning. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. emily: also on the eye this morning, it looks like a pretty standard pick-up truck, at least from this angle. but there's a surprise making this the perfect truck for a plumber. you'll see it, in eyepoppers. good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price. happy first day of school to

those are just some of the districts headed back today. mike wankum is in for city. emily: at least it is cool and crisp. mike: not hot and humid. when you get to a certain temperature you have to get out of school. but let me show you, speaking of those cool outside the city we are seeing a lot of readings into the 50. if you look to the south, from norwood to taunton, readings can get up into the 60's. our next rainmaker is way out to the west and you have to find

sunny and partly cloudy and if this rain doesn't get here until late tomorrow night and then on thursday as well we could have the chance for showers. here's what's going to happen, the temperature will ramp into the mid to upper 70's and then it cuts off because you have this sea breeze, but inland we will see temperatures around 85 degrees and it makes for a really nice day. the temperatures are going to be a little bitar we will talk more about the rain and check on the tropics, but now on a tuesday morning let's check on the traffic. olessa: this is a live look at the expressway, by the south bay mall where traffic is moving well in both directions. the rest of your ride is pretty much the same. once again it is going to the

construction is clearing by great plain avenue and by the pike on the southbound side of 128. trains and buses are starting on schedule. emily: right now city leaders are demanding new action after another uber driver is arrested. they want changes and they want them now. randy: the eyeopener's sera congi is live in everett where the rideshare company is under fire again. sera: this is the second arrest of an uber driver in everett in recent weeks. now the city's mayor wants emergency meeting with the company over how drivers are being screened. paul griffin is being held on $10,000 bail, after his arrest sunday. just this past july, this man darnell booth was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old in everett that prosecutors say he met through uber. the mayor is now pushing for changes to a recently passed rideshare law demanding that it quote,

fingerprinting. griffin has another exposure -- a spokesperson for uber says he didn't has a background check. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: right now a huge factory fire is under investigation in pittsfield. flames consumed the abandoned building on elmvale place last night. authorities say the building has been home to squatters for years. it's not clear if anyone was inside the factory when the flames broke out. is being held without bail accused in a chilling plot. the fbi says 48-year-old joseph gargiulo was stockpiling weapons planning attacks on muslims and targeting president obama. he was arrested after a tip on friday that he wanted to chain a mosque closed and burn it down. and that he will plant bombs in police stations and kill as many homeland security officers as he can before they kill him. gargiulo's lawyer says the allegations came as his client was due in court for a

ex-wife. >> no, he has never spoken ill to me of any of those people, anything of that nature. he has been through a lot and he is a man who keeps to himself and is a dad who was trying to raise his children. aixa: gargiulo wasn't allowed to have any weapons as a result of that restraining order. he'll be back in court tomorrowi workers ended up trapped in a bucket. you can see them hanging helplessly over a rhode island river. the eye's erika tarantal is here with the scene that touched off a desperate rescue. erika: a truly scary situation for those workers. the crew was doing inspections under the bridge when their truck tipped. that bridge spans the saconet river in tiverton. investigators say the workers followed safety protocols

the rescue. an effort that took two hours. >> he very carefully and slowly maneuvered that basket back up onto the bridge and all of them were safe and everyone was very pleased. but the man who did that in the white basket needs to be commended. erika: the workers were taken to an ambulance to get checked out. the truck that tipped over was towed away for inspection. emily? emily: new this morning, boston is making a new push to increase diversity at its prestigious exam schools. city leaders actually started this last spring recruiting specifically from schools that often didn't send any students to the programs. part of the push is the exam school initiative which provides free tutoring for students but is largely unknown to many families. the new effort started after racial tension at boston latin sparked several investigations. also new this tuesday, growing concern in boston about the possible closure of some public

the herald reports the contractor overseeing the city's 10-year education and facilities plan has delayed a $1.6 million study on enrollment. that has parents concerned that the city still wants to close some buildings. a bps spokesperson says the contractor is awaiting updated 2015 information to begin the study. it's back to school today in malden. but some students won't have the option of taking the bus. the city cancelled service to more than 100 families because of budget constraints. officials waited until july 26 to notify them of the change. malden's superintendent tells the globe they have a right to be angry and that notifications should have gone out in june. randy: this morning a man is dead after trying to save several children at a waterfall in bristol, new hampshire. the state marine patrol says the victim jumped in to help a child who was struggling to swim in profile falls, but got into trouble himself. other people at the falls were

to the man out in time. >> this is a large pool, and as a result it appears that the victim may have had a hard time swimming. randy: one of the children, an 8-year-old, was resuscitated with cpr. all four kids were taken to the hospital to be checked out. a boston university student is out on bail this morning, charged in the crash that killed his best friend. prosecutors say 19-year-old joseph kapp had a blood alcohol level one and a half times the legal limit when he crashed his car into a tree in lunenburg. 18-year-old austin a.j. robbins was killed in that crash on saturday. a third teenager suffered a minor arm injury and was in court to support kapp yesterday. the victim's mother says her son and the driver were best friends. >> they made a terrible mistake

randy: kapp is charged with motor vehicle homicide. emily: commitment 2016, a new sexting scandal involving former new york congressman anthony weiner is now fodder for the presidential campaign. weiner was caught sexting again this time, according to the new york post, with his young son at his side. and after that report weiner's wife, huma abedin, top aide to hillary clinton, said she and weiner are separating. donald trump says the incident raises questions about how abedin and clinton protect sensitive information, no -- information. >> she is married to a guy that is uncontrolled and uncontrollable, and she has access to classified information. emily: no comment from weiner yesterday. abedin says she and her husband are devoted to doing what's best for their son. meantime, hillary clinton is holding her lead over trump nationally. but the race is tightening. the new monmouth university poll has clinton up by seven points,

that's down from a 13-point lead earlier this month, right after the democratic convention. the candidates are taking time off the campaign trail. trump is planning a major speech on immigration on wednesday. he's expected to finally clarify his stance on his plans for 11 million people here illegally. clinton is telling supporters she doesn't know which donald trump will show up when they debate. she is attending a private fundraiser in the hamptons. the campaign also released randy: a house fire caused by a common device. the simple change that could protect your home. some iphone users are suing apple. the big flaw they say the company refuses to fix. new this morning, get out the door faster by spending less time packing lunch. the two-for-one plan getting it done. mike? mike: sunny and in the 80's today. but we could see thunderstorms soon. the timeline, and what's going on in the tropics, ahead.

you head out the door this morning, temperatures on the cool side, into the 50. showers off to the west -- when

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enthusiasm we like to see in a wake up call. kids in lowell, methuen, beverly, haverhill, waltham all going back to class today. emily: so get everyone together and record your own wake up call. just use your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. olessa: it feels like september. randy: it was so muggy yesterday but today it was pretty comfore. the kids are saying. [laughter] mike: here's the timeline picture looks like, crystal clear skies, you have to go way out to the midwest before you see showers and thunderstorms. this is our best chance for seeing some rain as we look ahead. over the city right now it is 65 degrees and the air is

coming up for wednesday and thursday and once we get to friday that humidity is going to go down and will stay down all weekend long. today it is sunny and comfortable, and then for tonight we will be dealing with partly cloudy skies, slightly more humid than what it was, 62 degrees but still very quiet weather. let's talk about the chances for rain. showers ahead of a cold front, and this is the tropical depression that could have a name. but it is staying well offshore. it will pick up some storms and it could enhance the range. the really nice thing would be

rain but that is not going to happen, they will stay apart, giving us a better chance of scattered showers. tropical depression over here is gaston, that's a category two, very dangerous, but it's out in the atlantic. rain there's that system we are watching off the coast of north carolina, and what it will do is work its way toward the coast but as the sun comes in it will push it out to see which is why we are looking at the closest approach lot of action going on, moderate risk today and the weekend. tomorrow is sunny until we get to the storms, the threat of rain on thursday. breezy conditions, and then it stays cool, morning lows comfortable, almost chilly through the weekend. it's looking like it will be sunshine and we have had so many

this is the big one and it looks like sunshine all the way through. olessa: arose this morning are fairly quiet with all the overnight construction we were watching gone. the northbound side is heading to the top of the screen and things are starting to light up. let's check out the rest of your ride as you head into town, construction picking up on the expressway north and again by the circle. 3 and the road work on 128 also cleared by highland avenue and again southbound. no problems north of town, 84 by exit 9. keep in mind, we are watching one overnight crash developing. we will keep you posted. trains and buses starting on schedule -- and this is

just can't figure out? ask olessa. tweet me, post on my facebook page or email askolessa@hearst.com. i'll get answers for you and share them right here on the eyeopener. randy: this morning a new warning about a very common device. a computer charger blamed for destroying a billerica family's home. firefighters say someone left their laptop charging inside this home on boston road. the family was away on vacation and had no idea what they would come back to. >> it heated up the road in the computer so much that it actually burned a hole in the floor. everybody has to get in the habit of unplugging. randy: firefighters say it's an important reminder to always unplug your devices once they are done charging. and never charge something while you sleep. emily: your economy now, some iphone users are taking on apple over defective touch-screens on the 6 and 6s. they've filed a class-action lawsuit, accusing the tech giant of fraud.

makes the iphone un-usable. the suit claims apple has known about the defect for a while, but refuses to fix it. the federal government is still backing the mbta's proposed green line extension. but they do have concerns. in a letter obtained by the globe, federal officials say they need a lot more information before approving funding. the planned expansion will take the green line into somerville and medford. a check of the markets, asian shares were mostly higher overnight. trg interest rate hike as early as next month grows. right now, stock futures here are mixed. randy: this morning we continue our push to make back to school easier. and making that meal doesn't have to mean starting from scatch. erika, it's all about leftovers erika: anything your family ate the night before can be reformulated to be enticing the next day. just consider different

>> they'll happily eat cold pizza, cold meatballs, cold meatloaf, even cold spaghetti and sauce. erika: all of that sounds better than a sandwich to me and tufts professor of nutrition dr. jeanne goldberg says it will to your kids too. >> this is leftover chicken from the chicken i had last night, it's got lots of vegetables in it lots of vegetable color and crunch. erika: she made us an example of a leftovers based lunch. >> foods that you feed your kids are equally good for you. family, consider a more mature presentation. >> i might throw in some lettuce, make it more of a salad. erika: but for the kids, getting them to eat it takes just 3 simple steps. make it easy to eat. >> you want it in bite sized pieces. erika: add a side to make veggies more appealing. this is seasoned yogurt. >> some kids absolutely have to have sauce for their vegetables. erika: and don't just throw everything in all together. >> children tend to like their things distinct one from the

containers come in handy. remember when bringing leftovers you may want a cold pack. though if a food is well prepared and well chilled before school, it should be fine by lunch. randy: tomorrow morning on the eye, easy ways to save money on lunch. one tip, its all about packaging. emily: people usually dread jury duty. but there was a big treat for some people reporting in tennessee. then new at 5:30, a chain-reaction crash, caught on camera in new york. the life-saving moment among the chaos. and maine's governor, blaming bay state cities for the drug problem in his state. the fighting words getting a strong reaction from a local mayor. and a woman overcomes challenges, to spend 30 years at work. the tradition she'll keep up,

mike: a hurricane and a couple tropical depressions, one toward north carolina, stating well-off show. a cold front coming into the west, but it means that we will finally get a chance to see

to talk about, 80 or for high. perhaps the showers lingering there is a common temperatures cooling off it was they do we will see temperatures down by the end of the week, a taste of fall. emily: the red sox try to regain their first place slot in the a.l. east. mookie betts kicked things off against the tampa bay rays at fenway. he had a solo homerun in the second and knocked in another run with a double in the fifth. rick porcello got his 18th win on the mound last night. that's more t randy: time for your tuesday eyepoppers. olessa, there will be a blank space on one jury. olessa: yes, it turns out taylor swift will not be taking part in the judicial process in tennessee. she was dismissed from jury duty yesterday. she still took some time to chat with potential jurors and take selfies. that's also why you might have missed her at the vmas on

and how about this for creative advertising? a plumber in canada wants to make sure you get the message. yes, when he drives around, it looks like he's sitting on the toilet. insert your own jokes here. emily: a fugitive, and an unflattering photo. how vanity helped police catch up with a woman on the run. and the drought is forcing eversource to take some preventative measures. how dry trees could cause a major problem for the utility. take a live look here, what a start of the day. enter perfect, absolutely beautiful. but it is on the cool side, so take a light jacket.

sera: and alarm over uber. the change someone is demanding. doug: maine's governor lashing out against two communities. the drug by turning ugly. randy: a rescue high above the water.

erika: and a terrifying crash caught on camera but what happens next is truly heroic. on the ice. -- on the eye. randy: tuesday morning, a beautiful sky over new england, just a half hour away from sunrise. good morning, i'm randy price. emily: and i'm emily riemer with olessa and mike in for cindy. happy first day of school to malden, waltham, medford, and everyone headed back today. good luck. mike: we have some changes in the weather, maybe some much-needed rain. but first off, if you are heading out, not necessarily cool temperature wise to make sure you are dressed appropriately. if this afternoon we have really mild temperatures, 80 degrees

be the fashion trend for the afternoon. it is cool out there, and plymouth at 66. nothing going on around here but as you travel out to the west there are showers and thunderstorms. that area will not get here until tomorrow night so we have followed today to enjoy the sunshine with a few clouds tomorrow and it will be a slow transition. however high inland but if you are right near the sho shoreline we will have a sea breeze coming up. we will talk more about the chance for rain and a check on the tropics, all that coming up in just a few moments. but now it is time to see those beautiful roadways and for that we go to olessa. olessa: beautiful.

let's see the rest of your ride is you travel into town and make your way south, one crash on 24 northbound, one lane is closed and delays are building back into randolph. the pike looks good and as you had north there are no issues to report. looks good all the way down to the leverett connector. emily: now to the stories we're following right now on the eye. randy: erika tarantal is tracking new information as it comes in. erika: two workers are safe this above a rhode island river. their bucket truck tipped over yesterday while they were doing inspections under the bridge in tiverton. another worker in a bucket was able to make the rescue. right now a huge factory fire is under investigation in pittsfield. flames consumed the abandoned building on elmvale place last night. authorities say the building has been home to squatters for years. and a man is dead after trying to save several children at a waterfall in new hampshire. the victim jumped in to help a

bristol but got into trouble himself. other people were able to rescue the kids. emily, randy? emily: right now, maine governor paul lepage is facing new criticism after questionable comments aimed at two massachusetts cities. randy: he made some disparaging comments about lawrence and low during a regional governors conference. governor lepage said drug dealers from the two cities are streaming into maine making the opioid crisis there worse. yesterday, he r his earlier comments that black and hispanic people made up the majority of heroin and fentanyl arrests in maine. his republican counterparts say the comments are troubling. >> whether you are a state representative, state senator, or the chief executive, there's a way you should expect your elected officials to act. with the governor did last week is completely unacceptable. randy: lawrence mayor daniel

how to fix his state's drug problem. join the club, we are looking for solutions, not scapegoats. lawmakers in maine are considering censuring lepage for his comments. emily: a quincy police lieutenant is denying allegations that he bilked his own department out of thousands of dollars. prosecutors say lt. thomas corliss vacationed in the bahamas without recording time off and charged double for detail shifts. corliss plead yesterday. he's been off the job since he was suspended last september. randy: boston police have cited the duck boat driver whose roof was partially torn off on sunday. the vehicle was damaged when it hit an overpass on storrow drive. the rookie driver, whose name hasn't been released, diverted from his usual route because of a detour. nobody aboard was hurt. the driver was ticketed for $100. right now extreme drought

massachusetts. this morning eversource is taking steps to prevent trouble. they're checking trees weakened by the lack of water. eversource has hired arborists to spot dying trees before they collapse. eversource plans to invest $23 -- >> they are briefed for and trained to check what effect they are having on trees. earlier than one would expect, losing leaves and branches. randy: eversource plans to invest $23 million in this year in the bay state to remove hazardous trees and trim around power lines. emily: boston's downtown crossing, getting transformed today. the make-over, that'll only last through the morning. and a woman with down syndrome retires after decades at mcdonalds. but she'll still be a familiar face there. the routine she's keeping up, now that she's off the clock.

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olessa: welcome back. this is a check by allston brighton, eastbound heading to the bottom of the screen and so far it is issue free. we are watching a crash on 24 northbound so expect a little

sure you have some sunglasses because there's a lot of it. here's what you can expect as you travel around the area this afternoon. if you were out toward worcester county there's a little bit of elevation and hereby the shoreline, 76 for a high temperature and most of the cape today will be enjoying temperatures in the upper 70's to around 80 degrees with comfortable humidity. family in boston marking als awareness month. frates is the former bc baseball player who has been battling als. but he's best known for starting the ice bucket challenge which raised millions to fight the disease. governor charlie baker also attended the fundraiser at strega waterfront last night. all money raised goes to the frates foundation. a special day for a dedicated employee. emily: a needham woman with down syndrome retires.

freia david has been a fixture at the needham mcdonald's for 32 years. now 52-years-old, she's done all kinds of work there. >> she had a smile on her face, she was excited to work, very happy to be here. >> she looked for me when i was coming across the driveway and when she saw me she jumped up and went to hold the door. emily: freia will still go to mcdonalds with her mom every saturday for lunch. house. randy: a bad photo, followed by a bad decision. emily: why one woman probably wishes she had not complained about her mug shot. and a terrifying crash, caught on camera. the heroic moment coming out of this 10 car pile up. take a live look. a gorgeous start the day.

randy: the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in everett, lawrence and erika is tracking a risky rescue high above a river. emily: but first mike has look at the forecast, and the potential that a couple of you

if there are two tropical depressions that come close to us, if you are at the beach you are probably at a moderate risk of recurrence, but as far as guest on, it is over the atlantic and will not have any impact on us what the waiver. the seabreeze nearly 100 miles per hour and this is going to track its way toward europe, a wind driven rain expected there. let's talk abo this, once it becomes a tropical storm we will see if it comes together. as a t-rex its way offshore there's a cold front coming in that will trigger out to see and it looks like it will be missing is completely. then you have tropical depression number nine and once

weekend it will also pass to the south which means it will keep things coming up. there is that system working northward and we have some showers coming in. there is enough humid air that we may continue to see chances of showers into the or is a. behind it the skies clear away. so today, sunshine, 84 degrees. the ds will linger into thursday and there are a couple issues already. olessa: first this is a live look at the expressway with northbound heading to the top of the screen. if you are heading south, this crash has a lane blocked and some delays are already starting to build back into avon. the pike eastbound to 128 is

of methuen, no issues down to the leverett connector, trains and buses on schedule. emily: city leaders are demanding changes after another uber driver is arrested in everett. randy: the eyeopener's sera congi is there with what they want to see now. sera: the mayor of everett is calling for a meeting with uber demanding increased scrutiny of drivers. paul griffin is now behind bars for exposing and fondling himself in two separate incidents. crimes in boston from last year. he's the second uber driver arrested in everett in recent weeks. now the mayor is sending a letter to uber, demanding thorough background checks and fingerprinting. a spokesperson for uber says griffin did pass a background check. he's now banned from the service. sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: two workers are safe this morning after spending two hours dangling over a rhode island river.

tiverton when their boom truck suddenly tipped over leaving them helpless and in need of rescue. a worker in another bucket was ultimately able to carefully maneuver to them and get them down. investigators say the workers followed all safety protocols they were harnessed to that bucket. once safe, they were checked out at a waiting ambulance. it's not clear what led their truck to tip, it was towed away to be inspected. doug: lawrence and lowell are big contribu t the governor of maine. at a regional conference of mayors in boston, governor paul lapage said drug dealers from these two massachusetts cities are streaming into his state and is making the opioid situation worse. lawrence mayor daniel rivera not happy with his neighbor to the north saying.the governor of maine is clearly at a loss on how to fix his state's drug problem. join the club, we are looking for solutions, not scapegoats.

and latinos made up a majority of the heroin arrests made in maine. live in lawrence, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: new video of a dramatic rescue during a 10-car pile up in binghamton, new york. the dash-cam video shows the chilling first moments of the crash last week on route 17. you can see in the left corner a car catches fire. the flames quickly spread before someone uses a fire extinguisher to put them out. a group then pulls the driver out likely sav the city's mayor posted this video online thanking everyone involved in the rescue. randy: a factory fire in pittsfield is under investigation this morning. flames consumed the abandoned building on elmvale place last night. authorities say the building has been home to squatters for years. it's not clear if anyone was inside when the flames started. emily: no bail for the man police say confessed to killing

merrill, was originally from stoneham. a judge ordered rodney sanders held on no bond for the two charges of capital murder. randy: a new hampshire mother is found guilty of second-degree murder in the beating death of her daughter. katlyn marin beat the 3-year-old girl, brielle gage, then lied about it. in court yesterday, the judge called marin an angry, manipulative, and deceitful killer. marin will be sentenced in december. emily: an unusual visitor off cape cod. wildlife experts say an 8-foot long manatee has been spotted a half-dozen times since mid-august. the creatures are normally found in florida. but they think it slowly swam up the east coast, feeding on local vegetation. the only concern is when the water temperature drops later in the year, making it too cold for the animal. randy: california lawmakers are pushing for mandatory prison sentences for defendants convicted of rape. it comes after former stanford student brock turner was convicted of sexually assaulting

the judge in the case sentenced him to six months in jail, followed by probation. legislation passed yesterday would compel judges to hand down mandatory sentences. the bill now heads to the governor's desk. emily: the government is launching a third inquiry into the maker of epipen after a dramatic price hike for the life-saving device. the house oversight and government reform committee is demanding information from mylan's ceo. epipens jumped to $608 a pair, from just $94 in 2007. the company says it will start selling a generic version, at $300 a pair. last week, two senate committees pressed for more information about the price hike. randy: a possible breakthrough in the fight against zika. researchers say 3 existing drugs show promise against the virus in petri dishes. the drugs, normally used for cancer, hepatitis c, and parasitic infections, were used on lab-grown human cells

some human cells fully recovered. scientists warn this is a preliminary step toward treatment. emily: brazil president dilma rousseff defends herself ahead of a senate vote on her impeachment. rousseff yesterday warned senators that ousting her could hurt the country's democracy. protesters on both sides took to the streets yesterday during rousseff's hearing. opposition leaders have accused rousseff of breaking fiscal responsibility laws to hide holes in the budget. 10,000 syrian refugees a goal set by president obama that was reached faster than expected. millions of syrians have been forced to flee their homes, during the country's civil war. at least 106 refugees from the war-torn country have settled in massachusetts. emily: general electric is throwing financial support behind m.i.t.'s energy research program. g.e. will donate $7.5 million to the school's research effort which is focused on finding new

replace fossil fuels. the donation comes as the electric company plans its headquarters shift to boston. randy: boston is testing out a so-called pop-up plaza today. for 3 hours 8:00 a.m. to 11a-m -- 211:00 the city will close a.m. one of three westbound lanes on franklin street between devonshire and arch streets. workers will set up plants, tables, and chairs to allow pedestrians to enjoy the area. the city hopes to eventually set site. >> ? come with me and you'll be in the world of pyrami. imagination ? emily: remembering actor gene wilder. celebrities and fans take to social media to pay tribute to the star. he died sunday at the age of 83 at his home in stamford, connecticut, after complications with alzheimer's disease. wilder was best known for his roles in movies like "young

randy: the cast of abc's dancing with the stars will be revealed this morning. season 23 kicks off on september 12 and there have been a lot of rumors about who will perform. you can catch the big reveal live on good morning america. that starts at 7:00, right after the eyeopener. emily: the red sox try to regain their first place slot in the a.l. east. mookie betts kicked things off against the tampa bay rays at fenway. he had a solo homerun in the second and knocked i run with a double in the fifth. rick porcello got his 18th win on the mound last night. that's more than anyone in major league baseball. sox win, 9-4. randy: celebrating big papi's final season with the red sox just got a little tastier. he now has his own donut. dunkin donuts says it has apple-raspberry filling, with icing and of course the number

helps police in her own capture. this photo was shared after amy sharp escaped from a correctional facility in sydney. but apparently sharp didn't like the photo. so she sent this one to a news station, asking for them to use it instead. after that, police were able to track sharp down at a park, near where she escaped. randy: vanity will get you caught. [laughter] hey, we have temperatures in the mid-60's in boston, jeffrey at 49 with a lot of 50's and a cool, refreshing start to the day with taunton not far above it. clear skies out there right now, rain chances don't come in until tonight. and also there's a disturbance

work together to give us the threat of rain. right now we are about 79 to 80 degrees and we should be about 84 to 90 degrees for a temperature tonight, warming up with chances of rain late wednesday night into thursday. it looks like we could certainly use that rain. cooler on the shoreline but temperatures will be into the 80's inland and we will enjoy teat it's looking pretty delightful, a little something for everyone. there's a chance of thunderstorms coming in, the threat of rain lingering into thursday and then look what happens after that. a little breezy and then the temperatures really start to stay on the cool side, upper 70's to around 80, this will be

are a lot of tropical systems out there and it is turning up the oceans. keep in mind that there is a moderate risk -- how are the roadways looking? olessa: some delays already picking up, and you can see that there are lots of brake lights lighting up. we are watching a crash south of town, 24 northbound by 128 and delays are already so far looks ok, route 3 is fairly quiet. 25 minutes braintree and boston. eastbound, 495 to 128, it looks good. 128 has no problems and as you travel 93 south it's just a little bit of volume out of methuen and looking good down to the leverett connector with trains and buses on schedule. randy: anthony weiner's lastest sex scandal being used in the

congressman's embarrassment. and new this morning, double up on meal prep for you and the kids. easy ways to get lunch packed faster, ahead. and take a look at this -- what a start to the day. it's on the cool side, though, so maybe send the kids that with

randy: accusations against an uber driving. the change one mayor is pushing as he demands answers. >> a situation with workers dangling over a river. the big question this morning. randy: a holliston man accused of stockpiling weapons. what he planned to do with them on the eye for this tuesday, month. emily: also on the eye this morning, it looks like a standard pickup truck, right, from this angle anyway? but there is a surprise making this the perfect truck for a plumber, and we will show it to you in eyepoppers. i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price. happy first day of school to folks in methuen and some of the