some rain and wind through the holiday weekend. you break it down as the eyeopener continues. >> you can't just smuggle in, hunkered down, and waits to be legalized. randy: donald trump, taking a hard line on immigration. his tough new proposals, and the local family driving home the message. emily: new details on the state's transgender rights law, coming out today. the grounds for arrest in certain places. encounter in shirley. the exchange leaving her unsettled. on the eye for this thursday morning. emily: tropical storm hermine is starting to make a mess in florida. heavy rain and flooding are in place as the system moves in. and cindy's tracking the potential effects on the holiday weekend here in new england. good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: and i'm randy price with

cindy: this could become a category one before it hits us. we are watching the potential here, sunday into labor day, but we still have some time. wind of 60 miles per hour, and you can see the official forecast, strengthening this is a category one hurricane. to skim the coast line, reaching the carolinas by the time we get to saturday, and it has something of a monday timeframe closer to our latitude with the potential impact around the weekend. we have clouds and showers, and steady rain coming out of the hartford area.

moving toward rhode island and showers around marshfield. as we go forward in time today, things will slowly moved to our area -- a lot of clouds throughout the day and showers south of the pike -- that threat pushes to the south coast indicate through the afternoon and north and west of town we will see some brightening. upper 60's to around 70, holding in the 70's throughohe much more on that tropical storm coming up but right now let's get you out to the roads and see how we are what looking. olessa: no problems right now, by the south bay mall. the rest of your ride is so far, so good. if you are heading south you are fine, route 3 looks good, also

last construction on 128 south in the final stages. transit buses on schedule. >> there will be no amnesty. randy: donald trump doubling down on his immigration overhaul. now voters will have to decide on his controversial plan. and the clock is ticking. emily: we have team coverage of the trump proposal and reaction. including the local couple playing a big role in the beginning with the eyeopener's erika tarantal and erika he did not back down. erika: anyone who thought the gop candidate would soften his stance on immigration was clearly wrong. >> we will begin moving them out day one, as soon as i take office, day one. erika: fresh off a private meeting in mexico with that country's leader donald trump reaffirmed many of his controversial proposals to crack down on illegal immigrants in the u.s.. his speech was fiery as he played to a cheering arizona

>> number one, are you ready? >> [cheers and applause] >> are you ready? >> [cheers and applause] >> we will build a great wall along the southern border. emily: some of the plan's main points, no amnesty for illegal immigrants -- trump said their only path to citizenship will be leaving the country and applying to come back legally. and a special screening test for all potential immigrants what he called an ideological certification. he added his plan would be fair and compassionate but said our greatest compassion must be for american citizens. what did you think of the speech and trump's plan? you can add your voice right now on our wcvb facebook page. emily? emily: many families joined trump on stage to share how their lives have been impacted by undocumented immigrants. among them a milford family.

juli: the parents of matthew denice were one of several families who spoke about why they're voting for donald trump. and immigration was front and center. denice was hit and killed in 2011, by a drunk driver who was in the country illegally. nicolas guaman was convicted, and sentenced to 12 to 14 years in prison. he's now appealing. denice's parents took to the stage last night to share their grief. our son was 22 years old when he was directed quarter of a mile to his death by illegal aliens. five witnesses were banging on the truck trying to stop him stop >> if you were president in 2011 our son and other americans would be alive today. juli: the denices have fought for tougher laws concerning illegal immigration here in massachusetts including a push to de-fund sanctuary cities that shelter undocumented immigrants.

emily: democrat hillary clinton firing back at the trump plan. her spokesperson saying quote, "donald trump doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric and attempted to divide communities by pitting people against each other and demonizing immigrants," coming hours after the candidate herself criticized trump's trip to mexico. >> it certainly takes more than tryingma dropping in on our neighbors for a few hours and then flying home again -- that is not how it works. emily: clinton spoke in cincinnati yesterday. vice president joe biden will campaign for her in battleground ohio today. one of the men who wants to replace joe biden will be in new hampshire today. clinton running mate tim kaine will hold a roundtable discussion on education in manchester. he will makes appearances at organizing offices in dover,

randy: new this morning, we will get new details today about changes to transgender rights in massachusetts. perhaps most striking, a scenario where a person could face arrest for an improper claim of gender identity. a law signed last month by governor baker extends governor baker extends anti-discrimination protections allowing transgender people to use the bathrooms or locker rooms that correspond with their gender identity. it also includes penalties for anyone who abuses the law though doesn't spell out what that could mean. draft guidance on that from the attorney general is expected to include, advice to businesses to presume patrons are using the appropriate bathroom unless there is a compelling reason to believe otherwise. a person suspected of falsely claiming gender identity could be questioned on a limited basis. businesses could remove a patron or call police in certain situations like loitering or harrassment. the ag's office also points out there have been few improper claims in states that have these

right now, a little boy is seriously hurt after an accidental shooting in abington. and this morning, police are trying to piece together exactly what happened. two 11-year-old boys were playing at a home on linwood street when they got hold of a gun. it's unclear if they were home alone. while they were looking at the gun, it went off a bullet striking one boy in the face. the district attorney says the shooting does not appear intentional. but for first responders many, parents themselves the call wasn't easy. >> it is certainly a tragic issue and situation and officers will seek after care and counseling. randy: counselors will also be on hand at abington schools for students today. emily: right now, police are boosting patrols. women are on alert, after a jogger's frightening run-in

the jogger was running on hazen road, when she says a strange dark green van slowed down, almost pushed her into a ditch. police say the driver offered her a bottle of water. that's when she noticed another man in the back seat. her neighbor tells us, the jogger felt the encounter was strange and suspicious so she ran off and called for help. >> she felt like she was being run off the road. about a 20 minute drive from princeton where vanessa marcotte was killed and a half weeks ago. no arrests have been made in that case. the body camera pilot program for boston police is now delayed again. the program was supposed to start today but will get underway on september 12. an agreement signed in july would have fitted 100 volunteer officers with body cameras for six months. but no one volunteered, so cameras were assigned to officers.

randy: 5 on the opioid crisis. salem police are issuing a warning to drug users over a potentially deadly risk. fake doses of oxycodone and percocet that may actually be fentanyl have turned up for sale on the streets. and those pills may be deadly. police say unless the medication is prescribed by a physician, be skeptical. this easton man is expected in court today charged in a man seen in this surveillance video, stealing thousands of dollars worth of goods from the shop sunday morning. meade was held overnight on $25,000 bail, ahead of his arraignment today. emily: the mbta is getting rid of a money waster. the unused items getting taken off the budget. new this morning, taking the classroom outdoors. the unusual kindergarten program, focused on nature. randy: an embarrasing first pitch in texas. the valiant, but ill-fated attempt, ahead. erika?

-- he will be back on the campaign trail after he said there would be no amnesty for people here illegally. cindy? cindy: a chance of showers in spots today. the timeline on showers in our area and the impact of the tropical storm that could big potentially bring, ahead. a lot of this activity is focused south of the mass pike and as you are having out the

emily: [laughter] those are the folks at health yoga life. you can help your kids ease that back to school stress.

cindy: i think the first half of the weekend, sunday into monday could potentially have felt severe impacts. this is hermine, the wind 60 miles per hour moving north-northeast. it is finally starting to get a move on, spiraling into a band of rain where there could , a sloth of heavy rain potentially up and down the seaboard and out through the carolinas. as he gets further north the indications are a little more unclear is about how much rain we could get out of it but anything would be beneficial. there are hurricane warnings right here, and there will be a storm surge potentially four to

. likely it's a category one hurricane before it shift toward the carolinas heading into friday night and saturday morning -- from here it looks like it wants to head out to see and then the upper-level wind will relax, so this may be stuck near our latitude through early next week, and you can see all the different computer models showing you in a little further uncertainty about how close it will be to us. we will certainly get some high surf. there is the potential of the medium chance of wind and rain and it looks like a low impact for coastal flooding. rain would certainly be welcome news as we continue this extreme drought across a good portion of the boston area.

sneaking up closer to boston with a rumble of thunder getting ready to move into rhode island with showers cutting off the coast down to plymouth. a lot of clouds in the forecast today and the sticky air that is overhead now will turn clearer. 60's out the door, lower 70's, and you can see through the morning hours into lunchtime the best chance of the and south of the pike the temperatures will sneak into the lower 80's and then overnight we will clear things out. 50's and 60's for overnight lows and we get into your friday -- looks great, and by saturday night, there is hermine, bringing rain and wind heading towards sunday into monday so if you have plans for the holiday weekend, you are ok friday and saturday but sunday and monday

and in the lakes region you are missing out on the impact but things are better overall. all eyes on hermine. olessa: so for the roads are nice and quiet, a live look at the bridge with traffic moving along. no accidents to report on the overnight construction -- let's get to the maps and check out the rides, issue free traveling into boston project wrapped up for the overnight hours, new issues out of brockton, and 95 looks good. 93 south out of methuen down into boston getting by at the speed limit. trades at buses on schedule. emily: the mbta's effort to cut waste is paying off. the globe reports the t making some adjustments to its wireless plan and it is disconnecting more than 550 unused but active cell phones. the savings add up to $325,000 a year over the next two years.

other ways to eliminate wasteful spending. randy: to your economy this thursday morning, ocean spray is selling off about 50 acres of land and a large building in lakeville where it is headquartered. the standard-times quotes sources saying the cranberry grower sold the property for about $40 million to a real estate investment firm in dallas. the company says it is staying in lakeville and signed a 20-year leaseback agreement. if you are in somerville, say goodbye to plastic bags it is the latest local community to ban them. it will happen in two phases the ban applies to business larger than 10,000 square feet today. smaller stores have until december 5 to comply. ban applies to business larger the plastic bags you get for produce and meat aren't included in the ban. a look at the markets now, asian stocks, mixed but mostly lower in overnight trading.

indicator, the latest jobs report is due out today emily: as more kids head back to school today, there's a growing movement in the u.s. towards nature-based learning. staying outside to prepare kids for the traditional classroom setting. and it turns out, there are real benefits beyond childhood. an exciting discovery for the forest gnomes, a nature-based class at natick community organic farm. from september to a small group june, of 3- to 6-year-olds spend mornings in this small glen focusing on free play with a purpose. >> everything they're doing in the woods, from balancing rocks or picking up sticks. all of those build readiness for an academic program, it's just done. it's done without pencils. emily: several studies show major benefits from exposure to nature. including students with improved academic performance, better problem solving skills and more creative thinking.

son, vanden. >> they've got the social bits, the exploratory bits kind of put together and they learn how to interact people. emily: and for robyn gray and son, elijah, the unique opportunity was too good to pass up. >> there's never going to be another time in his life when he can have this kind of experience. emily: the kids are out there rain, shine even in snow. there's a saying in nature education, there's no such thing as bad weather, there's only improper clothing. if the kids don't come prepare one day, they look at the others and they learn. brady go it is so great to get outside and have those experiences. tomorrow morning on the eye, keeping things stress free for you and your kids. four poses specifically aimed at easing back to school stress together.

emily: the legendary escort making sure they got to class safely. erika? erika: then new at 5:30, she survived but her husband did not. a widow recalls the horrific moments after a shuttle van crash in boston. and a happy moment for a world war two veteran. the birthday surprise, and huge honor, for a war hero. making it easier to keep the kids safe. new findings on the vehicles,

cindy: welcome to september. all eyes focused on the tropical storm which has become a category one hurricane that will make landfall in north florida tonight. around here we have rain showing up on radar, a lot of clouds aroundhe we will hang on to the area today. we made bright enough north and west of town in the temperatures could peek into the low 80's. less human tomorrow, mid 70's with sunshine and by labor day there could be potential impacts from the possible storm. emily: time now for this morning's eyepoppers. olessa what do you have for us this morning? olessa: miss texas, invited to

houston astros game. well i think it is fair to say, baseball is not her sport. let's blame it on her shoes. it's hard to throw in heels. houston ended up winning the game against oakland by one run after a different wild pitch. how about this for a welcome back to school? sasquatch came out of hiding just to help walk kids to school in portland, oregon. he spent the morning teaching kids how to be safe. drivers paying attention. randy: a man is brought to tears by a surprise. how his stepdaughter changed his life. and new fallout from the private

>> we will build a great wall along the southern border. randy: donald trump doubles down, talking tough on immigration. erika: the specifics on his crackdown in the reaction. plus the locals on the stage with him. emily: and emotional surprise for an american hero.

concord and the owners still to come, on the. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 site better. randy: 5:30 friday morning as we look across the zakim bridge. good morning, i'm randy price. emily: and i'm emily riemer with cindy and olessa. happy first day of school to fitchburg and attleboro. good luck. cindy: the warmest august on record, driest summer. pretty impressive. we are breezing past tense now. there may be some shower activity this morning and you can see in connecticut and rhode island there have been thunderstorms and downpours stretching toward providence.

and you can expect some wipers intermittently. until this front completely present south of our area there will be the risk of a few showers and the best chancel be south of the pike, through the morning hours and it to lunchtime, deeper into the afternoon. the south coast in the cape sky's north and west of town stop sticky in the 60's, holding in the 70'wi as temperatures sneak into the lower 80's. we are focusing on the tropical storm with a chance to become a category one hurricane. it could move through the carolinas this weekend and we will talk about the potential impact. let's get you out of the roads and see how we are doing stop olessa: so far the roads are

they can traffic moving along without any problems. pretty much the same story for all the overnight construction heading into boston. rather 3 looks great, 95 is quiet. the pike eastbound 15 minutes, no problems on routes 3, 93 south all the way down into boston. trains and buses on schedule. emily: now to the stories we're following right now on the eye. following new information as it comes in. randy: donald trump will be back on the campaign trail after unveiling more specifics of his immigration crackdown. >> i'm going to create a new special deportation task force focused on identifying and quickly removing the most dangerous criminals, illegal immigrants in america. erika: in addition to that task force trump doubled down on plans to build a wall with mexico and promised there would

country. counselors will be on hand at abington schools today, after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face. police say it happened accidentally, while two 11-year-olds were looking at a gun at a home on linwood street yesterday. the boy is in serious condition at a boston hospital. right now police are boosting patrols in shirley after a jogger says she was harassed by a man in a green van. the woman says she was running on hazen road tuesday when a stranger pulled so close to her, she almost fell into a ditch. water while another sat in the back seat. emily, randy? emily: new this morning, a heartbroken wife sharing her grief after a shuttle bus tragedy. randy: this was breaking news here on the eyeopener yesterday morning. the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live at logan airport with new details on the crash that changed so many lives. antoinette: it started here, seemingly routine. joseph rodriguez, his wife and a friend got onto a hotel shuttle headed for the hampton inn in

less than 15 minutes later two of them were dead. rodriguez's wife tells the globe she woke up face down surrounded by broken glass on route 1a. she remembers a police officer telling her an ambulance was coming. that's when she realized she didn't see her husband. joseph rodriguez and sandra arreola both from texas were killed when police say the shuttle was hit from behind by a subaru. a friend move into northeastern university. from her hospital room, rodriguez's wife tells the paper, he was an excellent person. i have no words to express. he was the best husband. state police say they are still investigating to determine if criminal charges should be filed in the crash. the shuttle did have seatbelts but it's not clear if the passengers were wearing them. four other people were injured

expected to survive. antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: 5 investigates uncovering new details about a private party paid for with your taxpayer cash. two state officials were suspended after we started asking questions. we found one of those men dcr commissioner leo roy singing last night as part of an event at the hatch shell. the performance comes the day after the state suspended him and deputy commissioner matthew sisk for a week without pay, a private july 3 party at a condo owned by the state's republican national committeeman ron kaufman. dcr rented golf carts driven by dcr staff transported guests from the party to the vip area at the hatchshell for the festivities. >> is this how managers in your administration act? >> no, which is why they are suspended for a week.

emily: those week-long suspensions start tomorrow. randy: new fallout from another story 5 investigates first revealed. thousands of criminal cases are now under review at the norfolk county district attorney's office after an audit finds. a police evidence room in disarray. sources tell 5 investigates a recent audit found there's hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash, drugs, guns and other property missing from the braintree police department's evidence room. may of 2016 are now under review. d.a. michael morrissey believes it will impact hundreds of cases. >> even one case is too many. >> what was your reaction is mayor? >> obviously disappointment. anger, somewhat. randy: the mayor has called for a comprehensive review. the da's office has already identified some cases that will

new clues in the death of a jogger, murdered in new york. the new sketch of a man, who could lead police to her killer. and a war hero gets a heartwarming surprise for his birthday. and the big gestures don't stop there. the well-deserved honors for one veteran. and ahead in news to go, the best cars for parents. the most user-friendly vehicles,

olessa: this is a live look at the expressway, busy on the northbound side with delays already in place. a 20 minute ride braintree into boston, overnight construction gone, no accidents to report. cindy: i am watching some rain, rain on the radar, the heaviest closer to rhode island and connecticut, areas south of the pike with the best chance of showers into early afternoon. today, less humid tomorrow, and i start for the holiday weekend but by the weekend we are watching potential impacts from the tropical storm -- more on that ahead. randy: a war hero from concord gets a military serenade for his 92nd birthday. emily: the navy sending 40 of its finest to help him celebrate. >> ? acres away, my boy

the uss constitution marched over to captain tom hudner's home yesterday to sing the navy hymn. hudner is known for his brave attempt to rescue his wingman during the korean war. that pilot, jesse brown, was the navy's first african-american pilot. >> men and women of color, specifically going to service, what he did. emily: president truman awarded hu 1951. two years from now, the navy plans to name a missle destroyer in his honor. randy: donald trump, refusing to soften his stance on immigration. his newly announced policy. emily: and american adults have changing attitudes toward marijuana. the new study, ahead. plus, it's everything a stepdad could ask for. the surprise bringing him to

emily: the eyeopener tea including team coverage on donald trump's immigration speech. and antoinette has a survivor's heart-breaking story after a shuttle bus crash near logan airport. but first, take a look at these photos of the 3 storms from the international space station. hawaii-bound hurricane madeline which has been downgraded to a tropical storm. hurricane lester in the pacific ocean. and hurricane gaston in the atlantic. randy: and cindy it's tropical storm hermine that we're worried

does, at its on labor day where we are watching it get closer, although it is still a bit of a question as to how closed but florida is bracing for it. it is forecast to become a category one hurricane -- haven't had hurricane since 2005. we could desperately use some rain ahead of the system -- look at the deficit, more than eight ch extreme drought conditions continuing. there could be up to five to 10 inches of rain through northern parts of florida, and look at this swath through the carolinas. further at the eastern seaboard, some rain, but lesser amounts. this category one hurricane tonight over florida and then pushing through the outer banks.

tuesday morning it is stock meandering to the south, a big area of high pressure blocking it and the question is how close it can get to us and depending on how close it gets it will determine how much wind and how much rain we get, if any but there will certainly be some rough high seas. in the meantime we have a cold front, this morning and steady rain coming into connecticut. the focus is really going to be a long and south of the pike. 67 right now, 70's elsewhere, temperatures hold the 70's from the pike south and notice the lower 80's into metrowest -- we could see brightening later in the day. if you are heading south of the pike, have an umbrella, you may

the south cape and notice the brightening north and west. clearing skies, comfortable for sleeping. less humid tomorrow, sunshine going into saturday. let's get you up to the roads -- how are we doing? olessa: pretty good. this is the pike by allston brighton, eastbound heading to the bottom of the screen, traffic nice and light in both directions. one accidents coming in by mas that's the only thing working right now, volume building braintree into boston. south of their you are fine, 95 out of sharon also quiet for now. 93 south out of methuen down into andover, find all the way down to the leverett connector. emily: gop nominee donald trump delivers his defining speech on immigration.

the eye's erika tarantal with the key points he's making. erika: they're policy points we've come to know well. trump again promising mexico will pay for a border wall and vowing immediate deportations. >> day one, my first hour in office, those people are gone. zero tolerance for criminal aliens. erika: trump is vowing to create a task force to deport those who've committed crimes saying he'd triple the number of ice officers to do that. while therwa trump vowed there would be no amnesty, saying the only path to citizenship would be to leave and enter again legally. he also pledged to create a special screening test for all potential immigrants. juli: a massachusetts family took the stage to voice their support of donald trump's immigration policies, saying if he'd been president back in 2011, their son would still be

and our son was 23 years old when he was dragged to quarter of a mile to his death by an illegal alien. horrified witnesses were banging on the truck, trying to stop him. juli: nicolas guaman is appealing his 12-14 year sentence for driving drunk when he killed denise. denise's relatives have been tireless advocates for tougher laws, including defunding sanctuary cities that shelter undocumented immigrants. live in milford, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: democrat hillary clinton firing back at the trump plan. her spokesperson saying quote, "donald trump doubled down on his anti-immigrant rhetoric and attempted to divide communities by pitting people against each other and demonizing immigrants. antoinette: a grieving wife, who survived a shuttle crash but lost her husband, is talking about the tragic crash. joseph rodriguez and their family friend sandra arreola were killed when the hampton inn shuttle they were riding, was

the three had just flown in from el paso texas where they are from. rodriguez's wife tells the globe she woke up face down surrounded by broken glass after the crash. from her hospital room, rodriguez's wife said this about her husband, he was an excellent person. i have no words to express. he was the best husband. four other people were injured in the crash but all are expected to survive. randy: new details today about changes to transgender rights in massachusetts. draft guidance from the attorney general's office is expected to include advice to businesses to presume patrons are using the appropriate bathroom unless there is a compelling reason to believe otherwise. a person suspected of falsely claiming gender identity could be questioned on a limited

emily: two major gun manufacturers are suing the -- police are boosting patrols in shirley after a jogger says she was harassed by a man in a green van. the woman says she was running on hazen road yesterday when a stranger pulled so close to her, she almost fell into a ditch. police say the man offered her water while another sat in the back seat. the incident happening just 20 minutes from princeton, where a jogger was murdered just over 2 weeks ago. randy: new york police are releasing this sketch of a man they want to talk to in the murder of a jogger. karina vetrano was killed while out for a run earlier this police are not calling the man in the sketch a suspect, but say he was seen on the pathway by a utility worker. dna pulled from the scene has returned no matches. this morning, vetrano's parents will discuss the case on good morning america. >> in one direction we would

helicopter to march. emily: for the first time we're hearing from the passenger who somehow survived a helicopter crash on the cape. tier-ah pacheco was in the chopper to take photos of homes for a real estate company. she says she doesn't remember the crash. she is recovering from broken bones throughout her body. now she is dealing with mounting medical bills. a fundraiser is planned for later this month. randy: a new round of tests makes ranks the easiest cars to install child safety seats. the national institute for highway safety finds the audi q7, lexus rx and toyota prius have the easiest-to-use latch systems for child seats. the group reviewed the latch systems on 170 different vehicles. the best performers had anchors that were easy to maneuver and didn't require much force to snap in a car seat. emily: a new survey on marijuana use shows an increasing number of adults are now using the drug. marijuana use rose almost 3% among adults 18 and over from 2002 to 2014. the report also found that the

million in 2002 to 8.4 million in 2014. the patriots prepare for their -- the red sox head into september with an unlikely win. tampa bay was cruising last night until hanley ramirez ignited the crowd with a grand slam in the fifth. sox take the lead but the stubborn rays tie it up in the eighth. aaron hill knocks in the go-ahead run in the bottom of the inning and jackie bradley junior adds insurance. sox win, 8-6. they head to oakland to kick off a nine-gam a surprise birthday present a decade in the making. randy: a florida woman surprises her stepdad with a heart-warming gesture. those are adoption papers from gabby, who is 22.

david then married her mother. gabby says david has always been her dad and the papers only make it legal. emily: i love that story. first sunrise in september. cindy: of the amount of clouds out there this morning and it is a warm, sticky start. just of the north and west there is more comfortable air and that will feed in behind the final boundary and you will feel it tomorrow stop there are clouds and we are seeing showers and thunderstorms but notice the focus of the wet weather through connecticut and rhode island -- the further north you are, the dryer it will be. a couple lightning strikes

thunder, in the readings are in the upper 60's. we will keep that threat for some showers through noontime along and south of the pike with an isolated thunderstorm but later in the afternoon the focus as on the south coast and look at what's happening -- skies are brightening and that is where temperatures snuck into the low 80's. tonight we clear out completely everywhere aha temperatures tonight in the 50's and 60's and friday looks great, even into saturday it is building in. all eyes are focused down here towards the tropical storm which is coming off the carolina coastline. by saturday evening notice that it has lifted much farther to the north but there is a good amount of cloud cover. it made to press this to the south even as we get into sunday

storm at 60 miles per hour, forecasted to make landfall -- there is the official track, meandering to the south. if you are heading to the cape for the holiday weekend your best bet could be some rain and some wind as we head toward sunday and labor day. further north you get away from that system and things are looking dryer -- all eyes focused on the tropical system. let's get you out to the roads. olessa: along without any problems -- we are watching one accident eastbound if you are traveling that way, so expect some volume with delays in place, 30-35 braintree and to boston. there's a little bit of a delay approaching the braintree split, and 93 south looks good. some delays out of methuen down

trains and buses running on schedule. randy: wasted money at the mbta. emily: the drain just uncovered by the agency. and new this morning, learning based on playing outside, the pros and cons of an unusual kind of kindergarten. and this is a live look across the city, looking pretty nice in the predawn moments. not a bad day. fitchburg and attleboro going

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>> that you can't just smuggle in and hunker down and wait to get legalized. >> donald trump taking a hard line on immigration. his tough proposals, and a local family front and center with him. >> new details on the state's the day, the grounds for arrests in certain places. randy: a jogger has an odd encounter in shirley. the exchange leading her unsettled on the eye for this thursday morning. emily: 6:00 a.m., tropical hermine making a mess in florida. heavy rains as that system moves