>> throughout the day and into tonight, and by tomorrow morning, it is reemerging off the coast of the carolinas and heading northward. there are tropical storm watches up all the way up into new jersey, but this thing puts on the brakes and will sit and spin to the south sunday, monday, and tuesday of next week so it looks like it's going to be close

in on the rain and wind will be down along the south coast, and the cape and the islands, the farther north you go you are removed from the storm itself and the impacts, it is not looking too impressive at all but we're going to get into the clouds and the wind and eventually the rain this holiday weekend. right now, though, skies are mainly clear. high pressure, nosing in, so cooler, less humid air, it will be a nice day, 49 out the door in orange. 65 in boston right now, and we're going to jump into the 70s this afternoon, and sunshine, and a mix of building clouds, take you through that holiday weekenor looking. good morning. >> , goo, cindy. the volume is here in summerville, it's light on 93, there's the southbound side, you can see the traffic getting by without any problems be let's get to the maps, we're watching the early morning delays starting to pick up on the expressway, and right now it's a 25-minute ride from braintree into boston, pike, quiet, 15 minutes, 495 to 128, and 93 south, it looks good as you just saw.

providence, 25 minutes behind schedule. randy: police inspect a tractor trailer, the driver blamed in this crash is the victim in this case, a beloved community leader. >> people just in shock this morning. and the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live in milford with the new details in the investigation. antoinette: emily, heavy hearts throughout the town of this morning. there is a small tribute here on main street where all of this happened. a woman who meant so much to so many people here is now gone. newscenter 5 was there overnight as police inspected the tractor trailer believed to be involved in this crash. investigates say that barbara was crossing main street when she was hit. security cameras show that she stepped into the truck's path. the driver never stopped. police believe that he may not have known that he hit anyone later being told that his truck

in. clement was milford's first female constable, best known as sergeant because of her decades of service in the national guard. >> she always would introduce herself as sergeant. very proud of her rank. proud of where she came from. her family roots. >> he was full-time she definitely will be missed. >> that truck driver is cooperating with the investigation. he was questioned last night. at this point no charges have been filed. we are live in milford, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. randy: thank you, right now a suspicious death is under investigation in du hampshire. state police were on the scene for several hours last night.

emily: a medford woman is facing charges accused of being drunk and high while babysitting a three-year-old boy in arlington, and this is not the first time the 51-year-old has been in trouble. they say that susan devereaux was found stumbling down edgerton street wednesday afternoon. the neighbor called police who reunited the little boy with her mother. the family says they hired babysitting website care.com. >> i was hired off a website like that so it's scary. it makes us look bad when we're not all like that. >> police say that she has been arrested before for motor vehicle violations and receiving stolen property. she will face a judge on reckless endangerment charges. watertown police are investigating after a woman claims that she was being followed during a dog last night. she was running down the street when a suspicious man approached

square and again near the hosmer school. the jogger was not hurt. randy: there's been a lot of help for the hundreds of animals found here in the deplorable conditions on this farm in west mort, massachusetts. erika here with the big situation. >> every dollar of a $2 million donation is expected to be needed to respond to the worst case of farm animal cruelty ever found in our the aspca stepped up with that big give to help offset the cost of investigating the farm in west port. 1,000 animals were found in awful conditions and police searched the property in july. some were dead and others so sick that they had to be put down, expenses include moving, feeding, caring for the animals and also overtime for police, and the aspca has helped to create an emergency shelter for many of the animals, as

into about 20 tenant farming lots. police have said two dozen people may face charges in this. >> bill evans could be called to testify in a lawsuit against the police department over the body camera pilot program, an foreign for the largest police union in the city says that commissioner evans will likely take the stand next week. the police union has agreed to the program, if officers so the commissioner assigned them to 100 officers. the program was supposed to start today and is now scheduled to start on september 12. >> hillary clinton will travel on the same plane as her press corps. the nominee will replace her small private jet with a significantly larger aircraft that she will share with her campaign staff, secret service and reporters. that new plane will take flight on monday, and clinton has come under fire, especially from

more available to the press. the state department agreed to turn over the detailed schedules from clinton's time as secretary of state. the minute by minute schedules will be released before the election in mid october. this is an abrupt reversal from last week when federal lawyers warned that hundreds of pages would not be released until december. meanwhile republican nominee donald trump will receive another classified briefing from intelligence officials today. trump will be at the fbi field he was first briefed two weeks ago after his claim that he did not trust some of the senior officials. trump has said that they have made some bad decisions over the last ten years. randy: massachusetts attorney general is weighing in now on a story five investigates first broke. the two top managers of the state department of conservation and recreation were caught using public funds for a private july 3rd party.

money was used to rent the golf carts that took the guests to the vip section at the hat shell. >> it is intolerable and i am glad to see the administration took the action it took. i don't think this is an issue of crime but an issue of misuse and abuse of well-known and established state epics laws and policies. >> the dcr commission and deputy commissioner were suspended for a week without pay and had to pay back the state about emily: the next time patriots' fans will see tom brady will be october 9 when the pats take on the browns in cleveland. brady begins his deflate gate suspension tomorrow but last night he got to start against the giants playing the entire first half. he completed 16 passes but the pats went on to lose that pre-season game 17-9. the patriots will open the season next sunday at arizona. beat the traffic this holiday weekend.

time to hit the road and she has the answer, and also new, back to school stress, the yoga pose that is will make parents and kids feel better, and not the best behavior on an airplane. the passenger most people would not want to sit near. >> and breaking overnight, hurricane hermine did make landfall overnight. it was the first hurricane to hit the state in a decade. it has been downgraded. cindy you are watching this. hour spinning over georgia, but florida up to the carolinas now, and the potential impacts here as we head into your holiday weekend. that's coming up but first take a look at the temperatures as you are getting ready to head out the door this morning. it is a little cooler out there, and in fact, only in the 50s. plymouth and nashua as you are

randy: good morning, westborough. cindy has spent some time here with this energetic group, last

>> they are. >> they will be back to school for a couple days at this point. >> they should have the wakeup call, and we would love to see everyone, just like they did, get everyone together and record it for us and send it to us using our can -- wcvb app. >> the schools getting back in gear, always get a lot of questions about hurricanes. >> here you go. >> yeah. >> and we've been tracking one for the past several days, and hermine made a landfall overnight, it's weakening, and we're watchinghe tell you the next couple days were great, so your friday, your saturday, and no weather worries. we're in great shape. a beautiful start to the day, and here's hermine, spinning, the center of it down over georgia but you can see the bands of moisture streaming up, tampa to daytona, heavier rain, being pushed to the carolinas, and even though the center of the storm is in southern georgia, it is now a tropical storm. the winds, now that have come on-shore have weakened from

racing towards the north, northeast at 14, and on that track, it will be moving into the carolinas overnight, and then reemerging as the tropical storm off the coast as we get into sunday, and from there it's likely going to weaken and lose the tropical characteristics but there are watches up along the mid atlantic, and up through southern new jersey, but here's the problem. this thing from sunday, monday, and into tuesday and wednesday, is just going to get stuck, stall out, and sit and spin to concerned that the seas are going to be building and the surf will be building, and it's going to pound the coastline but we'll be on the northern edge, so the farther south that you are in new england, south coast, and cape and the islands, you have got a moderate risk that you will get into stronger winds and heavier rain. that looks like it will happen now later in the weekend, on sunday night and into labor day on monday so sunday is ok. 60 in worcester. 65 out the door in boston but look at orange down to 49. high pressure building out of

and we'll see sunshine with building clouds as we climb into the low to mid 70s here in the afternoon, and tonight, comfortable for sleeping. cool, 50s to 60 degrees for overnight lows, and we have got mainly clear skies this evening. sunshine to start on saturday, and some high clouds will start to stream in, in the afternoon but it's a bright day overall, and as hermine sits here, running into the high pressure, that's going to increase the easterly wind, so the winds pick up during the day on sunday, but notice by sunday morning all that rain is still to the look at the winds, gusting to 40 to 50 miles per hour on the south coast and the cape late on sunday, and those winds are with us into labor day, as well, so we're going to feel the impacts but the rain threat, spreads in on sunday night and monday and it will be heaviest close to an inch of rain, and down in southeastern massachusetts, so most of your weekend is dry. we get into sunday. we're going to watch that shield of rain get closer to us, but during the daylight hours notice where it is. we get into sunday evening.

monday i think the rain bands pivot in but the gusty winds are going to be with us on sunday and monday, and notice the storms sticking around into tuesday with showers lingering there, so beneficial rainfall, we'll get some of it, it looks like the heaviest in southeastern, massachusetts. >> but we're going to enjoy the weekend until then. >> we are, and the first two days look all right. >> thank you, so far the roads look nice. a live look outside at the expressway. and this is a check for you near the o'neal tunnel, and you can see the traffic is light, that's northbound heading towards the bottom of the screen, and let's get to the maps and che travel times. we are seeing the volume building, and quiet on route 3, as well as 95, and 20 to 25, braintree into boston on the expressway north, and as you travel the pike, 15 minutes, 495 to 128. and 93 south, so far looks good out of methuen. not seeing any problems as you head down towards the lever connector and so far the trains and buses are on schedule, we've been telling you that if you have a traffic question just ask olessa. i have got the answers.

labor day get away so i went to find out, and todaythet the best time is 7:00 a.m., so go early, the worst is between 2:00 and 7:00 p.m., and as for the return trip on monday roads will be the most crowded between noon and 4:00 p.m., of course, all this depends on the weather. so keep that in mind and thanks to linda for submitting that question. and keep those questions coming, if there is a traffic mystery, ask olessa, post or email and share them right here on the eyeopener. randy. randy: your economy right lanes for this friday morning, wal-mart cutting 7,000 jobs as the company tries to concentrate on its accounting and invoice departments together. the company said the cuts will take place in all of its namesake stores over the next few months. wal-mart believes all those employees will be able to find new jobs that involve direct contact with shoppers. and

investors wait for today's jobs report here in the united states. that monthly data which is due out at 8:30 this morning could influence the fed's decision on interest rates and right now the stock futures are higher. emily: back to school jitters can affect the most confident kids but there is a simple way to melt that away, and one beacon hill instructor says that you could reach the benefits too. >> tight little ball. >> kids and parents releasing tension at help yoga life. that lion's breath, one of four poses the studio teaches in the mindful monkey's class, specifically aimed at helping kids handle back-to-school stress. >> yoga gives us the every day skills that we can do really quickly. it does not have to be a big deal. >> the studio co-owner aida says set aside five to sent minutes a

squat. >> you push away negative feelings and bring in good feelings as you inhale. >> next is a tree pose. stand on one leg and place your foot right above the other knee. >> you come into tree to balance out, to find calm and peace. >> and rock pose, a time to rest. pavel santos says its daughter autumn's favorite part of class. >> i think that's the most important. we don't have a chance to rest and clear our minds, and autumn >> so one last suggestion to help you kind of focus, did you hurt yourself? so this is something that we can do together. get your phone. so this is a rest box. you put your technology in here, everyone. you set aside an amount of time and focus on each other, no distractions, ok. so you could do these poses together and just spend time together as a family, and it's a good idea. >> territory there.

the counter and you have an e-book, and it's free with all the poses, and that went fast so check that out, too. >> ok. >> and this woman had a little going on. don't do it on a plane. behaving badly on an airplane. >> oh, boy. >> and some etiquette that might make you cringe. >> and new, a threat targeting planes in the bay state, the incident causing dangerous situations for pil also a national anthem protest. a move that they hope eases tension as the position is clarified. and we continue to follow breaking news in florida where hurricane hermine made landfall. it has been downgraded to a tropical storm but heavy rains, flooding still expected there, and cindy has updates on the potential impact here all

our daughter, libby, is convinced that the washing her buddy antonio. so when it's time for his much needed bath... ...antonio hides from me. we only trust tide to get rid of the week-old stains and downy to protect him from damage.

cindy: we're heading into the holiday weekend and off to a good start. a lot of 50s out there. the air has turned less humid.

mid 70s this afternoon. sunshine mixes with clouds, but all the while, we are tracking tropical storm hermine. the winds are 70 miles per hour, and this is going to be lifting northward bringing in more clouds for sunday. i think the rain, though, holds off until sunday night and into monday. the biggest rain, supposed to be in the south coast, and the cape and the islands, we'll step you through it just ahead. randy: all right, thank you. 6:25, and friday get into eyepoppers. olessa: take a look. the northern lights capturing near bulger, new hampshire. this great shot was shared. they say these are some of the best that they have seen at the observatory. it does not look so cool. how about some air aerobics, one woman bored on her flight to mexico so do yoga. in her seat a man captured this

angeles. >> ok. >> a little much there. >> the flight attendant asked her to stop but she kept going, and some how managed to not wake up that guy next to her. i don't know what he took but apparently he's dead to the world. >> as long as she's not talking, i'm ok with it. >> right, before she kicks him in the head, he'll be ok with it. >> and it's downhill from there. reporter: jetblue is in hot water after sending kids home on the wrong flight. what their horrified pa flamingos returned after their meaning was made. and hermine made landfall in florida overnight as a

narrator: "by almost every measure, public charter schools have been a success." "they are models of inspiration." with "impressive results" and "eye-catching educational gains." it's turned my son's life around. narrator: "charter schools amount to hope" for kids all across massachusetts. question 2 will give parents more choices and result in more funding for public education. yes on 2.

>> breaking overni h the impact in florida and how it could affect the holiday weekend here. >> a community leader, struck and killed, the new details in overnight on a hit and run crash in milford. >> three planes targeted by lasers, the new investigations now underway, and new overnight, this move on the field, sparking new backlash. how one nfl star's protest is now growing.

storm hermine is moving across florida right now. it made landfall as a hurricane overnight before being downgraded. this is video in from tallahassee. heavy rain, flooding, happening there right now, and good morning, i'm emily riemer. randy: aim randy price, let's get to cindy with the affects that we could feel here after the weekend. cindy: it is going to be several days before hermine goes up the coastline, 70 miles per hour winds, this is a storm you can see the heavy bands of rain through florida up into the carolinas, and the threat box, as a tornado watch, often you do see with these hurricanes, and tornadoes happening very quickly. for us any timing with potential impacts, will be sunday night into tuesday with rough surf and a rip current risk but it's down along the south coast that we have the greatest risk of getting into some of the strongest winds and the heavier rain as well. the farther north you go the

so that is the later part of the weekend. right now the skies are clear to partly cloudy, and your friday looks great. high pressure nosing in with cooler, less humid air so 50s and 60s out the door. and we are dropping into the 40s back around orange. it is 60 in worcester and 60 in boston, and we're jumping into the 70s with a mixture of sun and clouds. we'll step through the forecast but right now out to the roads, and see if folks are getting an early start, good morning. >> thank you. that's what th traffic. here's a look outside. southbound side heading down towards the bottom of the screen and so far traffic is nice and light. a bit of a delay. let's go to the maps if you are going south, we're in good shape, and 93, we're watching this one disabled car, the southbound incident by concord street, and not causing any volume just yet, and once you get past it you are fine. just a little stop and go down to the lever connector as you just saw. the pike is quiet, 15 minutes, 495 to 128, and 95 it looks

randolph, expressway right now, 20 to 25 minutes, braintree into boston, and we're seeing delays of about 20 minutes on the providence line, trains leading outs of the south station. emily: now to the stories we are following. randy: and erika is tracking the new information as it comes in. randy: we begin with new video overnight. a crash in milford. barbara clement, a beloved town leader, stepped into the truck's path they believe yesterday. the driver has not been right now a death under investigation in dunbarton, new hampshire, police were at the home for several hours last night. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it, and right now this baby-sitter facing charges. susan devereaux was drunk and high while babysitting a boy. she was stomach blunting down edgerton street. the boy was not hurt.

light. emily: the eyeopener's julie mcdonald is live at logan where two of those are under investigation. julie? >> emily and randy, the pilots here, two of them reported separate incidents on wednesday night involving the powerful green lasers shooting directly into the cockpit, the first happened at 9:17 in the evening when american airlines flight said the laser illuminated the aircraft when it was ten miles northeast of logan airpo the second half in two minutes later to a delta airlines' crew. miles away, there was a third incident, a pilot reported around 8:53:00 p.m. that their hawker aircraft -- aircraft was targeted with a green laser. state police and federal authorities have been notified. they instruments that these green lasers are very dangerous. they can temporarily blind pilots. it carries a fine of 100,000, or

live at logan airport this morning, i'm julie mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: right now two families are demanding answers after two little boys were sent home on the wrong flight. five-year-old andy martinez traveled with his mother to visit family in the dominican republic. she left early paying jetblue to have them escort her son home but he ended up in boston. another boy was brought back to new york on martinez's flight and his mother >> the jetblue employees who were responsible for this should be ashamed of their behavior. >> both boys were returned safely to their parents, and jetblue says it is reviewing the incident and stresses that the children were always under crew supervision. randy: a bit more promising news in the battle against the opioid epidemic. overdoses in manchester, new hampshire are dropping just a bit.

in july the number was 81. and last september it was over 100. health experts credit an increase in awareness and drug safety programs in that city. several plastic orange flamingos stolen in weare, new hampshire have been returned now. along with an apology. birds all over town are in support of 12-year-old abby van dyke who is undergoing treatment for leukemia. several of the flamingos disappeared from colby road last month. but yesterdayol apologized and said that they had no idea what the birds represented. the letter also came with a cash donation. >> colin kaepernick says his national anthem protest has been misinterpreted. his clarification as he makes a new comment, and samsung will stop selling one of the galaxy models. the danger making that phone a threat to users. randy: heavy rain and flooding

florida. hurricane hermine made landfall there overnight and has since been downgraded. it is still packing quite the

olessa: welcome back, a live look at the bridge. we're start starting to see volume but we're in good shape if you are making that getaway, now is the time to go, and from 2:00 to 7:00, we'll see the worst of those rush hour delays, and all eyes on you for the weekend forecast. >> you have got it, and i think the worst of the weather with some rain moving in, and the winds, and i think that that's going to hold off until labor day so we're in great shape today, and 65 with the sunshine in boston, and building clouds this afternoon, and temperatures holdin humid, brighters of the weekend days will be saturday, the surf is going to be building, though, and clouds are increasing and the winds pick up on sunday, and i think any rain from hermine holds off until sunday night and into monday, and it will be heaviest down along the south coast and the cape, and we'll step you through it all just ahead. >> more backlash with the san francisco 49ers' quarterback colin kaepernick sits out the national anthem for the second week in a row and joining him,

ahead of the san francisco 49ers' game against the chargers during the annual salute to the military game. kaepernick choosing to take a knee instead, he's been protesting police brew tal against african-americans, but he did make a point to stand up and applaud during a rendition of god bless america. >> i realize that men and women in the military go out and sacrifice their lives and put their, their selves in harm's way for my freedoms to take a seat or a knee. so i have the utmost respect for them. >> the quarterback says that he wants to start a conversation on equality and justice, and he plans to donate the first million he makes this year to organizations promoting those causes. randy: the disgrace to an ex subway spokesperson suing the parents of one of his victims. the responsibility he says that they did not fulfill, and controversy at penn state, plans

the occasion that could cause wounds after a scandal there, and an embarrassing moment for a college team, the exciting moment gone wrong, and we're tracking tropical storm here median, the potential impact here, and starting the weekend with absolutely beautiful skies this morning. new england's eyeopener continuing with news to go right

>> just about 6:44, the eyeopener team ready with your news to go in milford, boston and erika is tracking developments in a case of animal abuse. >> first we hear, hurricane hermine has made landfall in the overnight hours, and they are saying this is a video just in from the key as the storm came ashore on the gulf coast. it has been downgraded at this point. >> the winds are 70 miles per hour, and it will go into georgia, so this is moving, it is weakening over land but wow, produced quite a surge, about a six-foot surge in cedar key and tremendous rainfall, still dealing with that right now through florida and beyond. take a look at the radar imagery, and you can see where we have the intense rain bands, not just over florida but up, steady rain through georgia and you can see the bands shifting up into the carolinas, as well. the seas were building, and as

the shore, look at the wave heights building and notice the ledge here, you get into this yellow, about a 20-foot wave height, and that's going to propagate, so the seas are going to be building around here, and as we get into sunday, and sunday night and monday, our south and east facing coastlines off in an -- nantucket, we get wet winds of 10 to 15 feet, but rough surf, timing, sunday night and into tuesday, and i thinkwi wind down along the south coast ask the cape. it looks like the most likely area to get the strongest winds so that means that saturday, you are fine, and most of sunday you are fine, and it's that sunday night and labor day on monday. and right now we have sunshine. 65 degrees. the air has dried out with dewpoints in the 50s. and we're starting out in the 60s in a lot of spots, but 50s out there, so a cooler start with a good amount of sunshine. high pressure nosing on in so it will be a day with just sunshine

of course, on the weekend, we'll start with sunshine on saturday, and afternoon clouds, and the surf will build, and mid 70s on saturday, and lower 70s on sunday, the clouds are moving in, and winds are picking up but i think that sunday night and into monday is when we'll get in on the heavier rain and step you through that just ahead. out to the roads, right now they are going into work or off to start their weekend. >> very light volume right now, thank you, this is a live look at the pipeline. sun g i whether it's get to the maps. if you are traveling north, 93 southbound looks good, a disabled car cleared, just north of 128 and beyond that you are fine. just a tap of the brakes approaching the lever connector. the pike, you just saw it live. 15 minutes, 495 for 128, heading south no problems just yet. 24 northbound, volume here in randolph and on the expressway your trip 20 to 25 minutes braintree into boston. they say go now if you want to beat the getaway from 2:00 to 7:00. that's when you will see the

schedule. >> thanks. now to new details overnight in a deadly hit and run in milford. >> and the eye's antoinette antonio is right near the scene where a beloved local leader was killed. antoinette: so many people are grieving the loss of barbara clement, very well-known in this town. overnight police inspected the tractor trailer that they think hit her. investigates say that clement was crossing main street here in milford when she was h stepped into the truck's path, the driver never stopped. police believe that he may not have known that he hit anyone, he was later told his truck was on tv and then he turned himself in. clement was milford's first female constable. everyone knew her as sergeant because of her decades of service in the national guard. so far no charges have been filed in this hit and run. we're live in milford this morning, antoinette antonio,

>> two pilots on separate flights forced to deal with lasers pointed into the cockpit. at 9:17 on wednesday an american airlines' pilot reported the first laser. that was ten miles northeast of logan, and then a delta crew had to deal with the same issue. on the other side of this, a pilot flying over north adams reported seeing a green laser at 8:53 that night. it carries a $100,000 fine or up to five years in prison, and it's not it can cause temporary blindness for pilots putting lives in danger. live at logan airport, i'm julie mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. emily: a big donation is going to west port to deal with what's been called the worst case of farm animal cruelty found in our area. the aspca giving $2 million to help offset the cost of investigating this farm where more than 1,000 animals were found in awful conditions back in july.

they had to be euthanized, and expenses now include moving, feeding and caring for the animals, and many are in an emergency shelter set up by the aspca, and the money will go towards overtime for police, as many as two dozen people may face charges. emily: no scheduled events for hillary clinton but next week her former rival will stump for her in new hampshire. senator bernie sanders will speak with labor groups on monday on behalf of during an event in sportsnet. republican nominee donald trump will be in new york to receive another classified briefing from intelligence officials. randy: there is a new report into alleged widespread abuse at an elite boarding school. this report states that at least one in five girls who attended st. george's in the 1970s was abused by the athletic trainer al gibbs. he was fired in 1980 and has since died. the school acknowledged in

students. >> and intense fire destroys a duplex in attleboro. sky5 over the scene yesterday. witnesses say that they heard explosions in the garage before flames broke out. nobody was inside at the time. the cause is under investigation . >> a vigil for the new hampshire woman killed while out for a walk last summer. denise robert was shot on august 30th, 2015. candles last night along the same route where this happened in manchester's north end. her brother said that denise would want any other remembrances of her to be joyful. there have been no arrests in her killing. >> jared fogel is suing is the parents of one of his female victims for what he describes as constructive behavior. he is in jail convicted on child porn and sex abuse charges, and his suit comes after the victim

march. fogel claims that the girl's parents used alcohol in front of her and makes them responsible for some of her issues. >> controversial over penn state's plan to commemorate the 50th anniversary of joe paterno's first game as coach. this move as caused backlash by people critical of paterno's role in the jerry sandusky child sex abuse scandal. that commemoration is set for september 17. a university spokesperson says thaten specifics to ticket-holders during the week of the game. emily: space-x is looking for the cause of this massive explosion at the main launch pad in florida. the private company says the blast happened while the rocket was being fueled and originated somewhere in the upper stage oxygen tank. nobody was hurt. that rocket, of course, was destroyed as was a satellite that facebook was prepping to spread internet service in africa. randy: samsung will stop selling

of batteries exploding. several people have posted images and videos of their charred phones online. according to the reports from south korea, samsung is expected to issue a global recall for the smart-phone as early as this weekend. emily: the rare right whale population is in danger. the cape cod times reports birth and death rates could mean trouble for the endangered species. experts say the fishing gear, and that rate is now four times greater than what scientists estimate the species can handle. randy: mother theresa about to become the catholic church's newest saint. pope francis will canonize the nobel peace prize winner on sunday at the vatican. the event is expected to draw 350u78 -- people from all over the world. she died in 1997 at the age of

and here in boston. amc theaters will show willy wonka and the chocolate factory and blazing saddles. tickets are $5 for each movie. wilder died earlier this week at anal 83. randy: the country's largest youth football league is facing a lawsuit. the class action complaint against pop warner was filed by two mothers in california whose adult son was found with brain trauma after their kids in danger by ignoring the risk of head trauma. the lawsuit also names two other youth football leagues and the group that creates the football helmet safety standards for failing to protect the young players. emily: tom brady begins his deflate gate suspension tomorrow and the next time that the fans will see the quarterback in uniform will be october 9 when they take on the browns in cleveland. last night he got to start against the giants playing the

pats lost their pre-season game 17-9. the patriots will open the season next sunday in arizona. and here's one way to kick off a football season. western kentucky players heading into yesterday's season opener against rice. one of them tripped and set this domino effect going. several players take a spill. embarrasses moment for them there but it did not prevent western kentucky from a maybe it was just a move to psyche out the competition like hey, we're stepping over ourselves, and then the hammer comes down. >> yes, that's what it was. >> nobody got hurt. >> ok. olessa: everybody is fine. they had their gear on so thank you. a live look outside. expressway at the gas tank, northbound side heading to the top of the screen, and early morning delays starting to pick up but if you are trying to beat that morning rush, and that evening rush for the weekend getaway, now is the time to go, and it will get worse later on from about 2:00 to 7:00.

and check the travel times as you head north of town. a disabled car, and 93 south, north of 128, and beyond that, we're in good shape, a bit of volume picks up in summerville, stop and go ride down to the lever connector, and pike eastbound, right now, about 20, 495 to 128, and so far, 24, it looks good, a bit of a delay in randolph, expressway, you just saw it live, 20 to 25, braintree into boston, and the trains and buses running on schedule. cindy. we need to know that weekend forecast. >> we sure do, and you are going to need maybe, i don't know, extra layers as you are heading out, we'll around 50, 65 in boston, and we have a good amount of sunshine to start the day, and the humidity way down with the wind bringing in this drier air, and we're going up into the low to applied 70s for high temperatures this afternoon, and with a northeasterly wind and building clouds, and this dry air is coming in with the high pressure, it's with us the next couple days, and all the while we're watching now tropical storm hermine spinning up into georgia and made landfall as a hurricane, and the winds now down to 70 miles per hour.

along the coast from eastern florida all the way up into the carolinas, and that's where it's headed through tonight, and during the day on saturday and sunday, going to reemerge into the mid atlantic. there are tropical storm watches up from the mid atlantic up into new jersey, as well, and going to stall to our south on sunday and monday and tuesday and going to sit here and spin and as it is running into the high pressure so we'll bring in more clouds. and the rain stays to the south, and in fact, most of sunday looks like the rain is going to stay to the south but all the increasing and down along the south coast and the cape on sunday the winds could cost to 50 miles per hour. and that's going to continue on into labor day, as well. so we have got the wind and the clouds coming in first and eventually some rain, it looks like that will start to push in as we head towards sunday evening but it will come first along the south coast and the islands during the overnight on sunday and into labor day on monday. so wettest day potentially this holiday weekend. it looks to be monday on labor

well. going to take until the middle of next week before that really heads away but the coast of new jersey really going to get beaten up by hermine. randy: we hope you have a fantastic holiday weekend. emily: we'll see you on monday morning at 4:30 a.m. dear fellow citizen, i know what it's like to live a full life. but living for today doesn't mean forgetting about tomorrow. most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do for retirement.

tion. so how are you going to get there? don't worry. it just takes some planning. and i can help. so if you have a question about retirement, ask me. sincerely, bernard tynes fellow vacationer and fellow citizen. you live a portable life. new dannon oikos nonfat yogurt drink fits right in it. with 10 grams of protein... and zero added sugar, zero artificial sweeteners, zero fat. just what you need to help keep you going.

good morning, america. state of emergency. hurricane hermine slams florida overnight. the first to hit the state in more than a decade. ginger zee on the scene when it hits. the storm pounds the panhandle with winds topping 80 miles per hour. evacuations and rescues overnight. millions on alert along the east coast as the dangero nightmare for the holiday. breaking right now, global recall. samsung the world's biggest smartphone maker sending a major alert after reports dozens of devices burst into flames. quarterback colin kaepernick once again refuses to stand during the national anthem overnight. this time as service members are honored in front of him on military night. now outrage growing over his protests as more athletes join him across the country.