and it is moving to the northwest at about 7 miles per hour. it is moving actually closer to us. yesterday we had a beautiful day as the storm system was off here we have the tropical storm warnings up and then it begins a right hand turn. by that point it should have lost someve punch. there are bands pushing their way through. we are seeing the bands over the cape and there is plenty of water offshore. look at this spot right here. it is moving down the expressway and right about at the split. you are probably going through a downpour and it is courtesey

>> ben: there are showers moving across the cape. jc: gusty winds expected from hermine. aj spent time there rl yes, sir today. >> the harbor can get bumpy. reporter: labor day and a lot of mored boats. >> i will probably take a spin around every couple hours to make sure shaping through. it is still pretty tame right now, but once it starts to whip up the primary lines will chase through and then i have to go through another line. >> already signs of trouble. >> it has opened up a little bit already. that has to be addressed. >> that's your job? >> that's my job. you can see we got this one down a little bit. i don't want to be chasing

>> most of the fishing boats are now tucked away up the coast in ryder's cove riding things out. >> it looks like maybe the next four or five days will be out of the water. the seas will take awhile to calm down. >> we hope everything holds. >> i am thrilled the forecast we had yesterday probably won't happen. 30 to 40 is still a lot of wind. >> that was reporting. you can track the every move on the app including an hour by hour forecast where you live. >> ben: the labor day breakfast kicked off. they focused on the race for the white house of course. john atwater has harsh words for one candidate. >> let's face it. drul p is getting nervous.

he is going to lose to a girl that he is sweating right through his cheap quality trump made in china suit. reporter: elizabeth warren came out swinging to applause of the union leaders and elected officials. it took center stage at the park plaza downtown. protecting workers rights was the central theme as they praised hillary clinton's s from the top of trump to tower and he claims he sees the challenges facing work and family. what does he use, a telescope? >> he is not running a campaign. he is performing in a circus. it may have been entertaining during the primaries and we might have had a lot of laughs laugh with some of the things he said, but it is not funny anymore.

questions too. john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> ben: it has been a busy day. earlier trump and pence met diners at a cleveland restaurant and answered questions at a labor day round table. along the way trump said he is committed to taking part in all three scheduled presidential debates this fall. jc with president obama and putin. it is taking place on the g-20 summit and it comes as the u.s. and russia tried to reach an agreement to end the violence in the long-running civil war. the two countries are not giving up on negotiations, but for now the talks ended without a deal. >> we had productive conversations about what a real cessation of hostilities would look like.

that's a tough negotiation. >> he didn't say what went wrong, but he suggested there are concerns about russia holding up its end of the bargain. >> ben: a mysterious organism instraight -- invading. jc: new england fall foliage in jeopardy? why the colors may not be as vibrant this season. anxiety before surgery. jc: and let's look at the traffic on this holiday. barely anybody out there. let's go to the map. it is a half hour drive and heading south in 10 minutes. can you beat it? no. 11 minutes to route 128. the pike looks great. 93 in newton corner is a smooth ride. if you want to go to the western tolls you can't get there much faster.

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hermine lost most of its characteristics over the weekend so it is called a post tropical cyclone, but it has not lost the wind and the power. it is moving to the west, northwest at 7 miles per hour. pushing it closer and closer to the coast it is 125 miles south of nantucket right now and it may actually pass over nantucket on wednesday. we'll talk more about the threat of rain and the rain bands that are moving inland right now coming up in a few

challenge. new at 5:30, experts are working to solve a mystery in the nation's capitol. one organize mitch is leaving its -- organism is leaving its mark. sally kidd reports from washington. reporter: they tell our nation's story, monuments honoring america's greatest leaders and fallen heros. >> we noticed right away the top of it. reporter: look closer at the jeffern reporter: the once gleaming white marble isn't so white anymore. it needs more than a good scrubbing. >> it is not necessarily horrible, right? reporter: the grime me film and black splotches are caused by an insay tiff -- invasive bacteria. >> known as bio fill will. >> the colony of microscopic organisms that band together and attach themselves to a

washington monument. from arlington national cemetery to congressional cemetery, the mysterious bio film keeps growing. >> there is not -- at this pot, there is no the a known permanent solution for dealing with bio film. reporter: it has tapped experts worldwide to find the right concoction. >> we have been testing things and some have proven very effective and some not so much. up. the park service says eventually they bill find a way to make these monuments to american history shine once again. >> it is not just a problem in washington. it is hitting landmarks across the globe as far away as anger watt in cambodia. jc: the weather could stop the fall foliage. someplaces will be more

fall of on. they will see the red, yellow and orange, but it could be less vibrant and the dry conditions could brighten leaves on some trees, but the color won't last long. enjoy it when you see it. >> ben: i have noticed brown spots on the trees already. a fishing expedition taking on water. jc: the quick decision that brought two dozen people to shore safely. >> ben: remember that little boy killed in an alligator? the specialing --

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fishing boat with john rodriguez on board with his wife, son and friend, pinky beaver, heeded the wall first. >> one guy gave us a hug because he was thankful and he started crying and people were so thankful they were there. >> they carefully transported the more than two dozen stranded boaters one by one from their sinking ship before the coast guard got there. >> they were on scene relatively quickly madell reporter: tonight sweet marie is being haled as a sweet hero. but those on board said they didn't do anything special. >> i don't think we were heros. >> you just hope somebody would do the same for you if you were in trouble. >> wcvb newscenter 5. >> a heart felt tribute to the boy killed by an alligator at disney world.

in june when an alligator at a disney world lagoon darted out of the water and pulled him under. it would have been his third birthday. >> his parents were nearly overcome by emotion at the memorial. >> my wife would tell you those were the happiest days of our life and i couldn't agree more. >> you are in our hearts every second of every day. >> ben: 5,000 balloons sent up by friends in a it is a gesture to help them celebrate his third birthday in heaven. >> jc: i can't even watch that. so far trees down, but pretty minor. >> ben: where is the rain? >> mike: we know what is going on, but how come we can't get rain out of it. the center is 125 miles off

is beyond range. a lot is down here to the south and a lot is falling out over the ocean. wish we could get the rain to lift its way in here. notice how they are way up here to the north shore. let's focus on what is going on. a few sprinkles through the gloucester area. not much. you may have opportunities as it tries to lift its way northward. heading down toward the city to right about here. little bands here m they have been going through quincy and moving their way off to the west. but the showers are starting to show up a little more widespread and then it is quite impressive as they came across. there is a band that just crossed the canal and moving to southern plymouth county. we have several more bands cutting across the cape. what happens? you get a downpour and then nothing. and then another downpour and then nothing. that's the way it is going to

notice the map by 11:00 tonight we are still seeing the bands set up. perhaps in the overnight we may get a heavier one at 2:00 in the morning. tomorrow morning there are hit and miss showers out there. the day tomorrow, a lot of gray skies and hit and miss showers. that's where we are seeing most of the activity. the eye is out here. if you watch carefully you can see the eye right there. the center of what is left of this will on wednesday. by then a much more diminished system, but still bands of rain as we talk about wednesday. when i add it up, it it is not widespread. i put a half an inch to an inch of rain. one or two bands in the right spot and we could see totals in the one to two-inch category. consider yourself lucky.

temperatures. it gains some strength as soon as it moved back out over the ocean. once it heads toward nantucket and off to the north, the water temperatures are much, much colder and that will under cut this storm and make it fall apart. providence at 40 miles an hour and the last hour at 30 miles an hour. stronger winds near the shoreline. that will be the trend as we head through the evening. the strongest winds are after that they will start to diminish across the area. here is how the next seven days look and we will continue to track this storm tomorrow and wednesday. wednesday the showers are more broken up and moving out of here. by thursday look at the heat and the humidity. the high temperature is back on friday. we will hit the 90-degree mark. there may be a round of thunderstorms and the weekend

be a few scattered showers. any rain we get would be welcome. dryer weather starts off the first of next week. jc? jc: thank you. there are new questions about jonbenet ramsey's death, years after the pageant queen was murdered in her own home. her father is now speaking out in a new documentary. >> ? i wanna be a cowboy ? reporter: she was a 6-year-old beauty queen found strangled to death in the basement of her parents' upsca >> we lost our child. we were devastated. reporter: a cold case that is still officially open. >> we have not and will not give up. we remain focused on this investigation and in finding justice for jonbenet. reporter: the case file bulging with 1500 pieces of evidence including 200dna samples and 20,000 tips and leads.

and still no closer to catching the killer. >> this person murdered jonbenet. reporter: now a and e's new document promises revelations. >> suddenly a light went on and it was like, wait a minute. it was a stun gun. reporter: testing the theory that an intruder committed the murder. >> the test reveals that mixed with jonbenet's blood was an unknown male. reporter: authorities that the they had their man, a man named confessed. >> i love jonbenet and she died accidentally. reporter: his dna didn't match and he was not charged and her parents were also under suspicion. they sat down with barbara walters years ago. >> mr. ramsey, did you kill jonbenet? >> no, i did not. >> mrs. ramsey, did you kill your daughter? >> no, i did not kill my daughter. reporter: the new documentary includes a heartbreaking interest saw with the father. >> death would have been a

reporter: 12 years after the crime did the boulder authorities exonerate the family and issue an apology. 9 death of his daughter haunts john ramsey today. >> key keep our curtains closed and our doors and windows locked. going anywhere is a major organized and planned operation. we get people coming to the door claiming to have information that can be helpful in the case. it didn't matter. we lost our child. that's what mattered. jc: incredibly it was 20 years ago. if jonbenet was with us she would be 26 years old right now. the documentary premieres tonight on a and e. jc: easing a child's health before they head into surgery. >> ben: some high-tech help could make a big difference. maria? >> maria: next at sick:00, we are tracking hermine's wind and waves. it is picking up along the cape sending boats locking. we are live with team coverage there.

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an accused drink driver. >> maria: hermine is can selling plans and ferries. >> the last time we had to can sell was due to hurricane sandy. >> how high the winds will go. >> the damage i am starting to see and the impact on the latest track. >> and dramatic pictures from on board a cruiseship. trying to get to bermuda through the storm. >> we can't get her back and see her again. reporter: a family's pain after a driver. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> maria: right now hermine is making quite an impact. the live pictures from chatam is really telling the story. churned up waves and whipping winds out there.

rocking and slamming into the docks. mike has coverage there. >> you can see what it is doing. it is starting to spin the energy back up. it is west, northwest inching along at seven miles an hour. it will continue to move its way toward the coast. then it will make a right hand turn and eventually it will head out to the atlantic where it will diminish. we have a tropical storm warning and it goes until wednesday at this point. the rain we are talking about is coming in a band. you may get a few scattered showers and then a new band develops. finally it is moving to the north.

you can see close to 60 miles an hour. we will check on the wind gusts and how much damage we have had reported. >> let's go back now live to chatam. you can really see the impact that hermine is having. >> mike: that's right. the bands of rain have been inter miss tent, but the rain has been non-stop all day making it hard tota wind snapped the caps and several people came to feel the power of hermine. >> i grew up here so it is always nice to have the beach to ourselves on labor day. >> tourists struggled with their umbrellas as they made their way from shop to shop. >> where are you from? >> we like the weather.