>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener. cindy: tracking hermine. the watches and warnings posted along the coast timing what you can expect as it heads north. antoinette: and the potential impact for vacationers and businesses on the cape. doug: and a deadly hit and run in mattapan. the new information just in after that crash. antoinette: overnight of a destructive fire. what is left after that fire was finally put out. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news leader. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener. antoinette: at 5:00, we are tracking hermine. the storm is heading our way and gaining strength as it churns over the warm ocean water. but we still have nice weather before it arrives. good morning. it is sunday, september 4. i'm antoinette antonio.

this morning. as we look at the radar image, it looks rather impressive still. cindy: it is, though it does not look like a classic tropical system. it will develop more like the nor'easter, which we are more used to. you can seize guys are mainly clear across the area. we will see decent sunshine on your sunday before clouds thicken deeper into the afternoon. here's hermine to the south. is running into high. having a tough time moving onward -- northward. you can see tropical storm watches along the south coast, the cape, and the islands. this storm is lifting northward, and it is strengthening. it will continue to prevent northward through labor day and then really slow down.

for us, that is a slow deterioration of conditions. we will see sunshine with an increase in clouds this afternoon. the wind starts to pick up this afternoon. the northeasterly wind holds temperatures near 70 at the coast. by evening, the wind could gust between about 30 and 50 miles per hour late in the day. i want to show you the impact of hermine once it gets middle of the week. antoinette: and as you just mentioned, as hermine makes its way up the coast it's expected , to impact our weather for several days. doug: so a lot of folks on the cape are asking themselves "should i stay or should i go?" antoinette: the storm will likely bring high winds, rough surf, dangerous rip currents, as well as minor beach erosion to the area. a lot of people we talked to say they will likely cut their trip to the beach short as storm makes its way north. but some say, regardless of what mother nature brings, they're

a pair we caught up with is in town for an outdoor wedding today in martha's vineyard. >> she's like, "no, i'm good to go. whatever happens happens. no plan b. just make it happen. no matter what." >> even if the storm doesn't really get here, that's enough to keep us in. antoinette: hermine already causing ferry service cancellations for today and tomorrow. trips on tuesday and wednesday, they say, will be decided on a case-by-case basis. and of course stay with updates through the week. cleanup is now underway in north carolina after the storm pounded the coast. this was the scene from kill devil hills. the focus, to our south, now on cleaning up and getting the power back on for thousands left in the dark. but the danger is not over yet. doug: not yet. the storm is gaining strength. millions on the east coast are still at risk. >> hermine has lost its hurricane force, but it's barging up the eastern seaboard as a powerful post-tropical

that has triggered storm alerts from north carolina to new england. hermine's 60-mile-per-hour winds strong enough to shear metal from the side of this truck. and to tear this tree from the earth. gene connors: it was like an explosion in my backyard. everything went up in the air and around. >> making a holiday weekend washout for millions of would-be beach babies. along the east coast, sand bags were as close as some got to the shore. they were handing them out in new jersey as the surf kicked up, along with the wind. this beach was closed, but the boardwalk was packed as some tried to salvage one last blast of summer. >> everyone's pretending there isn't a tropical storm coming. >> we are all in denial. >> hermine has left behind a trail of destruction, forcing hundreds of thousands to make do without electricity. >> just cold water and a grill. so we make coffee, we have hardboiled eggs. >> residents of this flooded-out

rescued by boat. >> it's really frustrating, especially when you feel trapped. and there's no power. >> i've had more than enough. >> hermine is expected to get stronger as it sweeps north on sunday. expect storm surges of three to five feet at high tide and significant coastal flooding and beach erosion in some areas. of course, you can track hermine all weekend long on our wcvb app, or online at wcvb.com. antoinette: right now, a deadly hit and run under investigation in mattapan. state police police say the she was hit just after 10:30 last night near morton and canterbury streets. they say she died at the scene. the driver did take off after the crash, but police say they are no longer searching for that driver. doug: a massive fire under investigation in roslindale right now. look at those claims. boston fire officials say no one was hurt at this home on walter street. the fire started just before midnight, quickly growing to 3 alarms. the chief estimates damage at about $750,000. 5 adults were displaced. they will be staying with

this morning, a two-year-old girl is recovering after she was burned from falling into a fire pit. it happened last night in billerica, at a home on brindle road. firefighters calling the incident an accident. the deputy chief saying the adults at the home acted quickly to stop the burns, putting the girl in a bathtub with cool water. her injuries resemble second and third degree burns. antoinette: tragedy at a new hampshire fair. a child has died after a horse riding accident in lancaster. the girl was taking part in the was thrown from the horse. witnesses say the girl was responsive when she was rushed to a local hospital. but she died from her injuries yesterday. many people are left stunned and heartbroken. >> it seemed to be just one of those incidences that nothing seems to have startled the horse. a lot of younger kids were

age are not being released for now. the riding club says the shows will continue through as scheduled through tomorrow. doug: worcester police are searching for two people involved with an armed robbery on west mountain street. police say it happened around 10:45 friday night. the victims claim they were about to get in their car when two men approached them. the "telegram" reporting one suspect, armed with a gun, forced a woman to the ground. another suspect hit a man in the back of the head with a baseball bat. the men were able to get away with antoinette: sutton police are investigating several cases of vandalism across town. they found saint john's church along providence road tagged with graffiti friday morning. two cars and another building were also vandalized. the "globe" reports, this morning, the church will hold a prayer service for the vandals at the brigham hill community barn in north grafton. police say if you have any tips to give them a call. a historic morning at the vatican, where pope francis has

saint. doug: some live pictures coming in now. thousands packing into st. peter's square as the pope canonized the nobel peace price in a holy mass today. that event drawing, as you can see, people from all over the world. mother teresa, of course, known for her selfless dedication to the poor and needy. antoinette: the beloved nun left a lasting impression on the local catholic community, who met her during her visits to the state. she stopped by several local parishes during her last in 1995. mother teresa passed away just two years later. 5:08. a significant earthquake rocks the midwest. doug: that quake felt in six states. the damage and cleanup underway this morning. antoinette: a fall favorite may be in shorter supply. the impact drought conditions is having on the local apple crop. cindy: it is going to be a nice start to your sunday, but hermine is going to change that. the timing of the storm as it

doug: a live look outside now. i guess it is the proverbial "quiet before the storm." cindy will keep an eye on her means -- hermine's track.

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antoinette: it is 5:11. we are tracking hermine. the storm slowly off the mid-atlantic coast. it is still moving up along the coast and is expected to get stronger as it spins over the atlantic. cindy with the track and timing, coming up. hermine, meanwhile, leaving behind a path of destruction. doug: it was a prettylo the storm sent a huge tree crashing through his home while he was sleeping inside, bringing down power lines. 76-year-old dell collier left covered head to toe in debris as his ceiling caved in. dell collier: i was asleep. i woke up, and it was all over with. lucky does not even describe what i feel. doug: he somehow managed to escape with just cuts and bruises. the home damaged and entirely

>> now, your stormteam 5 forecast with meteorologist cindy fitzgibbon. cindy: we keep seeing the damage in florida and the carolinas. everyone asking how this will impact us, especially through the holiday weekend. cindy: we are now two thirds into the holiday weekend. pretty good so far. you will notice the wind picking up. it is moving slowly. it will be slow to get in and slow to get out. we will be talking about hermine for a while. the wind is picking up today. by evening and tonight, we are talking about gusts 30 to 50 miles per hour. that is where -- particularly the south cape, where they've had will be greatest. today is a dry day, but there's

out to the beach. here is hermine, technically called "post-tropical," but the wind is still around 60 miles per hour. it will slow down. as it does so, the wind will get stronger. here's the official track from the hurricane center. by 2:00, notices maintaining the strength around 65 miles per hour. i bit. then it starts to curve back towards the coast and lift northward again. look at the wind speed by tomorrow. that is hurricane strength at around 75 miles per hour. it is a good distance from our coastline. tuesday, wednesday, thursday, it does get a little closer and head out to sea. but as mentioned, it is a slow process. the greatest impact will be

south coast. the further north and west you get, minimal impacts. let's tell you what to expect as you step out. around 60 in boston. there is a northerly wind. it is dry with a dew point in the 50's. it will cool into the 40's, but there are some of the 50's on the some increasing clouds throughout the day, but overall partly sunny as temperatures, on into the upper 60's to low 70's. all in all, not a bad sunday. we are watching the edge of the rain and clouds with hermine kind of inching towards us. high pressure sitting to our north. this is doing a couple of things. it is blocking hermine from lifting north were too quickly, but the difference in pressure

will have gusty winds as well. tropical storm force winds extend a couple hundred miles from the center. so there are tropical storm watches for the south cape and islands. what is going to happen -- why is the strengthening? look at the water temperatures. to ourselves, they are over to ourselves, they are over 80 degrees. so we have the warm water and the sea building now. over 20 feet down this way. not much in terms of surf and wave action locally, but that will change as hermine list north. we can expect these to bill to 10 to 15 feet locally. the wind picking up today.

30, 40, to even 50 master hour along the south cape. notice that the day tomorrow, the wind gradually slows. wind tonight falls into the 50's to around 60. we go into today with clouds increasing. tonight, maybe a couple of showers. it is really during monday where we have periods of rain coming in. they will be slow to exit. so periods of what weather monday into tuesday the potential is there for showers. wet weather as hermine slowly makes an exit. temperatures in the 80's with more humid conditions. looks like mid 80's again by next weekend. more to come with hermine and a bit. doug: it will be busy over there. 5:17 now. stories we're following right now.

elderly driver lost control, setting off a chain reaction crash. four people were seriously hurt when that driver hit a fence, another car, and several pedestrians outside a concert venue. the car then plowed into a parked police cruiser, pushing it into several people who were having a picnic. the cause of the crash is under investigation. doug: president obama in china for the g-20 summit, meeting with the new british prime minister, theresa may. the president addressing the syria conflict and the fight against isis during that he says u.s. and russian negotiators are working around the clock to try to strike a deal to reduce violence in syria. cleanup is underway this morning after a 5.6 magnitude earthquake in oklahoma was felt across six other states. officials say several buildings were damaged, but none collapsed. the quake was centered near pawnee, where the older buildings buckled. experts say the quake did not cause significant damage, partly because the hard bedrock under

the worst damage. it is an old, store building. some of the outer wall has broken away and followed onto the sidewalk. doug: building inspectors have been going around to ensure that all buildings are safe before they allow people back in. fortunately, no one was hurt. antoinette: it may be slim pickings if you head out to pick apples this fall as farmers struggle with the extreme drought across new england. this year's farms aren't offering apple picking at all, choosing instead to bring those apples directly to market. experts say the bay state's crop will be about 15% to 20% below average. even before the drought, unseasonably warm temperatures in february and march were already affecting the crops. doug: no drought for out west. the athletics must hate playing against the red sox. they had another stellar night out in oakland. this one was pretty much all over in the third. the sox scored seven runs.

boom. off the wall. eventually. pedrioia and bogaerts come around, and the sox are up by nine. a near perfect outing for rick porcello. sox win 11-2. lefty eduardo rodriguez takes to the mound this afternoon. first pitch, 4:05. "chronicle" is looking for clarity this morning. antoinette: while lake winnipesaukee and squam lake get all the attention, ted reinstein says it's new hampshire's to be atop the list. >> this link is essentially springfed and cleans itself out several times a year. >> one of the best ways to enjoy this spot? how one of the regular eco tours . >> by the mid-1800s, there were virtually no trees on this hillside. >> the water is deep and cold.

free of invasive weeds, thanks to vigil in volunteers who check all incoming boats. >> and if you believe everything you read on the internet -- and who does not -- there are some lofty claims made for this body of water. "the cleanest in america." true? we cannot help wondering if some of these claims were all wet. numerical rankings and rural legend association says the water is exceptionally clear because it is encircled by a 100 square mile filter. >> the watershed, the area around the lake, is roughly 98% undeveloped. most of that is forest. the forest acts as a filter to clean the water. >> smith offers to put the lake to the test with a tool to

using this tool, my job is to report when i lose sight of the disc. it drops a full eight meters, or 25 feet, before a vanishes. exceptional water clarity. >> i am seeing what looks like the loch ness monster. antoinette: and tomorrow on "chronicle" at 7:30 -- fighting parkinson's with boxing gloves. crossing borders with a paint brush. and, the way to a math student's mind? music videos. thli 7:30 tomorrow on "chronicle." a young athlete defying the odds. doug: the high school football player living his dream. the physical challenges that could have kept him off the field. however he won over the coaches , and made the team. convicted killers meeting face-to-face with the loved ones of murder victims. 5 investigates with an exclusive look behind prison walls at a program that could change the criminal justice system.

yesterday. this is in ocean city, maryland. the beach patrol was out in force, urging people to stay

antoinette: 5:25 on your sunday morning.

storm. the wind still 65 miles per hour with this. it is sitting to our south and will stall, providing the biggest impact in areas to the south. along the south coast, cape, and islands, there will be strong winds, rough, and rain eventually. it looks as though the rough surf and rip current risk is going to be the greatest towards later today into tomorrow. if you're sneaking away to the beach, keep that in mind. these are building to arotw in terms of the weather, it will be a dry day with an increase in clouds. wind out of the north we with temperatures near 70 of the coast. doug: all right, thank you. we have some inspiration for you this morning. antoinette: this is what you call true grit. this guy is a high school football player. damon hodges has two prosthetic legs, and he's proved to everyone at his school in youngstown, ohio that he belongs on the gridiron.

determination won him a place on the roster. damon hodges: when i first was born, they told me i would not be able to walk. now i am playing football. they told me i could not play football, but now i am doing everything they told me i cannot do. chet allen: damon just gets up and doucette -- just gets up and does it. antoinette: that is a young man we can all look up to. he is doing it. thieves create a bump along plymouth's lobster crawl. doug: the stolen sculpture and what police know about the men suspected of stealing it. a live picture down there and thomas. the surveys up a little bit. listen. it is still quiet out there. it is strengthening, hermine is.

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>> now on newscenter 5 eyeopener . cindy: a sunny start to your sunday, but hermine will bring some changes. the strong winds and the areas that will see some rain from this storm. aj: going to be a great start to the sunday morning. we are live where some of the worst impacts from hermine will be felt. antoinette: new information in

the incident and what we know about the driver. doug: and a stumble for plymouth's lobster crawl. the thieves that stole a popular attraction. >> you are watching wcvb, boston's news later. good morning. this is newscenter 5 eyeopener . doug: it is 5:31 a.m. on this sunday morning. antoinette: we have cindy fitzgibbon's with us to say the least. cindy: they made landfall and it has been cruising northward, but the lens right now are 65 miles per hour. it is no longer purely a tropical system. the winds are going to be increasing today. looking at two periods of stronger winds that come in late today through monday and another

south coast and that is where the winds are going to be strongest. the center of the storm is lifting northward. it is lifting north a little bit and then will try to this shift westward as we get into labor day. very slowly through wednesday and into thursday before this thing gets out of our hair. a very slow process staying offshore. tropical storm watches up along the south coast cape. continue to watch hermine northward and it's running into high-pressure. the skies are mainly clear right now. 40's and 50's to around 60 degrees in boston. temperatures will sneak up close to 70 this afternoon. you'll notice the winds increasing and that is the main theme for today. stronger gusts building along the south coast fit i will talk

antoinette: as cindy mentioned, there is now a tropical storm watch for the coast of cape cod and the islands as we wait to see what hermine will do next. doug: meteorologist a.j. burnett is live in falmouth this morning where this storm is putting a damper on holiday weekend plans for many. aj: good morning. so far, so good. it's a beautiful morning out here where we are looking off to my right and seeing a little bit of sunray starting t tickle the horizon and it's going to be a great beach start to the day. i do not think it ends nearly as nice as it's going to start. hermine is expected to have the most impact on the cape of the islands. there will be high winds and squally rain. that has a lot of folks visiting saying, should i stay or should i go? we talked to a couple people

talked to said they are likely to cut their trip to the beach a little bit short as the storm slowly makes its way north. some say regardless of what mother nature brings, they are not going to go anywhere. they are hunkering down for whatever the storm has in store. there are some cancellations to talk about. the island queen is canceled today and tomorrow. the steamship authority off opera a cancellations coming up. skyline cruises has canceled interisland ferry service for martha's vineyard as well as hyannis and a nantucket trips as well. a.j. burnett, wcvb newscenter five. doug: some of the other stories we are tracking for you right now. antoinette: a deadly hit and run under investigation in mattapan.

victim is an adult female. she was hit just after 10:30 last night at morton and canterbury streets. the driver did take off after the crash, but police say they are no longer searching for that driver. doug: a three alarm fire is under investigation in roslindale right now. boston fire officials say no one was hurt at this home on walter street. the fire started just before midnight, quickly growing to 3 alarms. five adults were displaced. antoinette: a two-year-old girl in billerica is recovering from burns after she fell into a fire pit. it happened last night at a home on brindle road. firefighters say t was an accident. doug: a manhunt continues in sturbridge right now. police are looking for a man wanted for allegedly stabbing his own teenage son. as newscenter 5's david bienick reports, police say they have a good lead in the case. david: searchers with dogs headed into the woods and a police helicopter buzzed overhead. police from sturbridge and several surrounding towns spent hours looking for 42-year-old

at this house with his girlfriend. >> they started getting and more verbal arguments. david: the girlfriend sister said friday night the argument escalated and that young tried to strangle her until his son and her son intervened. >> the two boys fought them off and he went into the house i grabbed a knife and ended up stabbing hwn girlfriend went to the hospital. both are expected to survive. police say young went into the woods without his cell phone, without food or water, and with a self-inflicted stab wound. >> you know if he has any skills to stay out in the woods? >> not that i know of. he is more of a yuppie type . david: police received a tip that young have been spotted

by foot from the gas station? >> no, we do not know which direction he went anin. david: police reviewing surveillance video to see which direction he went. doug: a deadly crash in concord remains under investigation this morning. the driver was a 59-year-old woman who died at the hospital. her car went off the road on main street around 7:30 yesterday morning and hit a tree. police do not believe speed or alcohol was a factor. antoinette: commitment 2016. after weeks of criticism, donald to african-american voters. trump attended a service at a church in detroit. he has been under fire for focusing on problems in the african-american community, while addressing predominantly white crowds. yesterday, trump focused on economic change. >> i fully understand that the african-american community has suffered from discrimination and that there are many wrongs that

antoinette: the church says the invitation for trump to speak is not an endorsement. former rival ben carson also joined trump at the service and then took trump on a tour of his old neighborhood in detroit. trump's running mate mike pence now says he plans to release his tax returns in the next week. the gop vice-presidential candidate stopping by a tailgate for ohio state university yesterday. he made the announcement in an interview with "meet the press." pence says trump still plans to release his tax returns when his this weekend will be a big moment for hillary clinton's campaign as bernie sanders holds his first solo campaign event for her. he will be in lebanon, new hampshire tomorrow. doug: caught on camera. police in portsmouth, new hampshire looking for a man seen taking money from a tip jar. surveillance video shows the man picking up his food and taking money from the tip jar at gilley's diner. police say it happened last

anyone who might recognize the man to give them a call. a theft investigation in plymouth. this 150-pound lobster sculpture was taken at some point early saturday morning. it was just unveiled as part of the chamber of commerce lobster crawl, featuring hand painted sculptures all over town. "the patriot ledger" reports the vandals who took it ripped up the sculpture from its bat broken shard of plaster and tile. the community is now rallying around the artist and offering to donate money for a reward fund. antoinette: what are you going to do with a lobster sculpture? doug: you cannot leave it out in the front yard because everybody knows it is stolen. antoinette: a scare on a comparable ride. -- a carnival ride. doug: several people hurt when the ride malfunctioned. the operator error that sent several people to the hospital. antoinette: five investigates

look at an exclusive program. bringing convicted killers face-to-face with victims' families in a push to change the justice system. cindy: i am tracking hermine making its way up the coast. the timeline for strong winds and when areas will get in on some rain. doug: falmouth looking rather ominous as we look out toward the east. aj is down there and he will let us know, but things look

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doug: welcome back. we are tracking hermine this holiday weekend. the storm slowing down off the mid-atlantic coast. that's after pounding the carolina and virginia coast and now the storm is gaining strength. it's expected to get stronger as it spins over the atlantic. cindy is standing by with their forecast. antoinette: a scare on a right at the festival in memphis. at least eight people are recovering this morning after the ride called the moonraker malfunctioned. but it is the mistake that the ride operator made that could have made the incident even worse. he accidentally released the safety restraints before the ride came to a full stop. several people on that ride say

could grab. >> everybody started falling, but some people were holding onto those things. my mom was already in the air. i was time to hold onto the side, but it didn't really work out and i slid. antoinette: fortunately, no one was seriously hurt. the company that maintains the ride has checked it out, but the ride will be out of service until the button that the operator used to release the restraints is removed. >> now your stmt with meteorologist cindy fitzgibbon. antoinette: cindy is like, what should i expect? doug: the other tropical storms that have made their way up. here, the air that was a lot heavier was warm and sticky. it is chilly outside. cindy: 57 degrees right now. this is now a post tropical

characteristics, so it is hanging on and that area of high pressure in the north the slimming down. it is not getting this a typical feel with a typical track. here is what you can expect today. doug mentioned it's a little cool out this morning but it's going to be a dry day. by this evening, some gusts 30-50 miles per hour. unliquidated it will not -- on labor day. there is a recurrent risk. if you are venturing into the water, you definitely need to keep that in mind. there is the post tropical hermine with winds of 65 miles per hour. it is moving around 12 miles per hour and it's putting on the brakes and sitting over very warm water. that is why you're going to see

move that much. as we get into tomorrow, we look farther north and it strengthens. it is strengthening back to hurricane force winds. it is still good distance from us, but it's a large storm. tropical storm wendy extends 100 miles out from the center and that is why we have watches in the area. it will not be into wednesday before this thing kicks out of our air we have a beautiful sunrise happening. the temperature in boston is 60 degrees, but the air is dry. we are down to the 40's and 50's particularly north and west. temperatures will cop to the 60 this morning and topping around 70 this afternoon with partly sunny skies. the wind is coming in from the northeast today, so the coolest temperatures are right along

now how the skies are maimed clear. you can see the cloud shield and rain from hermine well offshore. this storm is running into a big area of high pressure to the north and that is why it's really slowing down as good to have a hard time lifting on in. it will take several days before gets out of our hair. tropical storm watches farther to the south and the speed to picking up to our south. no yet, but these beads building to our south are going to propagate northward as hermine inches northward through tomorrow. the speech will increase 10-15 feet off our coast line with higher speeds 20-30 feet farther south. in terms of the wind, they're picking up by this evening, gusting 30-50 miles per hour along the south coast. elsewhere we are gusting 20 to 30 miles per hour.

breezy for everyone and is winds continue early on monday. they back off a little bit late monday before we get into tuesday. dry weather expected today. even enter tonight, it's mainly drive with a couple of showers. it is during the day on labor day that we start to see bands of rain pivot on in. occasional showers and maybe some downpours as this moves on in. look at hermine still on tuesday hanging around. it will be a slow process to get rid of this thing. the south coast cape. elsewhere looks to be under an inch of rain fall. it will not be a big rain maker unfortunately. finally on thursday, hermine is out of here and back to more summertime type weather with temperatures in the mid-80's and humidity as we head toward the end of the week. back to you.

atlantic city that injured an officer. doug: a third suspect died during that incident. the suspects are charged with attempted murder and robbery. antoinette: the police chief in santa clara, california is promising safety after the union threatened to boycott san francisco 49ers home games. officers who usually patrol those games are angry with colin to sit during the national anthem and they want him to face consequences. kaepernick is protesting police brutality and the police chief is urging citizens to put safety first. doug: swimmers were cleared from marconi beach yesterday. the shark reportedly breached

there was an alert sent out after a shark was seen circling in front of a protected beach about 25 yards from shore. antoinette: five investigates going inside prison walls to give you a front-row seat at a program aimed at changing the justice system. doug: convicted killers and family members of victims coming face to face to clear the air. investigative reporter mike beaudet got exclusive access. mike: behind the wall at the state prison in norfolk, this is not the faces you would expect to see here -- the local ones of murder victims. >> a sweet guy has been stabbed to death. mike: this is not what you would expect to hear survivors telling convicted killers. >> there's a bad self, but there's a good self. let that good self show up. let that good self be forgiving so that you can be a better

outside. [applause] mike: the convicted murderers on the receiving end of that message with their own surprising words. >> let me say clearly that i'm guilty and that i sincerely and genuinely apologize. >> i made the choice to rob, terrified, and murder a young store clerk in an attempt to flee a crime. mike: this is restorative justice in action in norfolk. led five investigates into the prison for a retreat as we agree to conceal the faces of inmates who did not want to be identified. dr. karen is a sociology professor who volunteers her time coordinating the restorative justice group here. >> we see from the incarcerated is that exchange of dialogue creates empathy. mike: the retreat brings people on both sides of deadly violence

that murderers who truly understand the impact of their crimes will break the cycle of violence in prison or on the outside if there ever released. >> although it's not direct dialogue, they see a mother talking about the dead child. you have the incarcerated sitting in the obvious starting to think about, my victim had a mother and a father. that begins a process. >> there's no throw way people. everything we do has a ripple effect. mike: convicted murderer robert little is a restorative justice veteran. he was selling drugs as part of a drug game. >> shot him once in the back of head. mike: he was 17 years old when he was arrested in 1990 for the murder of calvin reese in roxbury.

gang member who liberals believe snitched on one of his own gang members. >> it made sense with everything i went through and when i became. i actually traced back that one incident to a childhood incident i have house hit in the back of the head by my uncle. mike: restorative justice is not just happening in massachusetts prisons. more than a dozen police departments are using it to hold accused criminals accountable without giving them a criminal record. we took a look at that on "chronicle." you can watch those segments on our website. antoinette: a rescue dog gets a unique honor. his meeting with pope francis and the event that led to the blessing. doug: also, a live look outside from our city can. we still have some clear skies out there, but the clouds are rolling in and the windsor picking up. cindy has your forecast when the

antoinette: it's your sunday morning and labor day weekend and today is not a bad day at all if you about our plans. 60 degrees in boston. things are fairly quiet for now locally, but we watched the waters to our south. post tropical storm hermine spinning the 60 mile per hour

slowly. the windsor going to be increasing today. by this evening, wind gusts of 40 to 50 miles per hour along the south. the windsor lessening the farther north you go. looking at periods of rain and wet weather sticking around through wednesday before hermine finally ms. away. -- finally ms. away. doug: pope francis blessing one of the dogs involving in rescues after that deadly earthqua i paw as he met with the dog yesterday. the dog helped find a four-year-old girl rescued from the rubble. leo's handler and another officer were also there for the jubilee of mercy, but leo got most of the attention. doug: what leo wants, leo gets. antoinette: right now, mother teresa elevated to sainthood. doug: the canonization mass and the thousands of people taking

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