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.

business has been surprisingly strong. >> it seems that there is still a crowd. i heard the traffic is backed up, but the crowd on main street has been fantastic. >> the rain poured at times and part of the treetop pelled over in the wind. >> the normally busy fishing pier is empty and the fishing boats were tucked away in nearby rider's cove. their owners are expected to take a financial hit from cape and this close to the atlantic ocean people understand that mother nature is in control. we are just here for the ride so to speak. >> mike: back now live and you can see a few people struggling against the wind. a short time ago we did see one man go into the water here for a short time. obviously it is not advised in conditions like this. wcvb newscenter 5.

affecting the ferry service. nicole is live and she says it is not easy getting on or off nantucket right now. reporter: that's right, ben. if you are planning on heading to or from nantucket via ferry the options are no longer available. they have been docked all day. they came from indiana to see the gray lady and they have to settle for a different view. >> we wanted to just get a look again at the cape. so if you are inside the car and it is windy, that's okay. reporter: from new bedford where the line canceled early. >> this is the last time we canceled a storm lining -- storm like this. reporter: to high hyannis. and where we found the one shining light of movement.

choppy. reporter: they are still running their ferryies to and from martha's vineyard. >> we came over on the island queen. >> that was hurricane bob. >> the storms of the past brought to the cape cod shores, but enough to raise the flag of a watchful eye. >> we are making sure the varies sells are secure and the people are safe. >> as for theou of the holiday weekend, they are not too upset about others choosing to stay inside. >> that's fine with me. >> again they are making those ferry call trips on a trip by tape basis. you want to call before you head out to the dock. wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. she looks cold.

>> maria: the south coast is now in hermine's path. how are conditions there? >> reporter: the rain picked up 10 minutes ago and the wind continued to pick up the water here behind me. while the waves came crashing in many stopped to see the effects of hermine out in the ocean. >> it is not as bad as i reporter: with high surf expected in southern massachusetts, the cape and the island and the coast guard is urging people to use extreme caution in those areas on or near the water. >> if you don't have to go out, don't go out. like we said, those winds could pick up pretty quick. >> despite the warnings -- >> so you are not concerned? >> no. >> it didn't keep some out of

>> it is still fun. reporter: they are also asking the boat owners to make sure the moring lines are secure and those with other personal water craft to label them properly in case it breaks free and they are not searching for someone unnecessarily. >> if you have to go out for any reason whether on boat or a personal craft be cautious and make sure you have the safety equipment, anything of that >> they say they are on stand by and ready to go in case somebody needs their help out here on the water. wcvb newscenter 5. >> maria: not that bad here, but the atlantic has been rough up and down the east coast. there is video from the coast of new jersey. that was a crude ship that was setting sail. it was headed to bermuda. one passenger said wind gusts

sick left and right. >> ben: we are tracking breaking news. a fire has gone to three alarms. firefighters battled the huge flames. several surrounding departments were called in to help and no word on the cause of the fire at this hour. right now trains are running on the green line as a tree came down and buses replaced the d-branch between newton highlands and riverde head wire. crews were brought in to remove the tree before the service could be restored. >> maria: the city arson squad is investigating an explosive device found on a boston police officer's lawn. it looked like a better bottle device similar to a molotov cocktail. they are elgt investigating and it was discovered yesterday morning and left a

drunk driving charges. police say she hit a man who was out for a run yesterday and that's where we find newscenter 5's rhondella richardson. >> the victim suffered life-threatening injuries. the pick up truck took off with their hazard lights on. they likely prevented injury to others. >> two guys in the truck boxed the lady in and there was blood on the windshield. >> witnessing the arrest he has high praise on the two pick up drivers who gave chase for a mile. they say elliott was driving drunk on the busy avenue when she struck a jogger.

it looked like there was a lot of blood around the head area. >> they saw the whole thing. they chased her down and bached her in. >> the guy said she ain't going no where. if she will hit my truck, she will hit my truck. >> it happened around 5:00 p.m. mary elliott's vehicle was badly damaged. >> if you think you are drinking get somebody else to drive. people miss judge how much alcohol they have taken in. >> my mind was i was shaking. when i came out i saw the shoe in the driveway and i knew it was bad. >> they were good citizens. reporter: the victim is being treated at the hospital. rhondella richardson, wcvb newscenter 5. >> maria: coming up at 6:00, a

hit-and-run crash. tonight her family tells us about their heartbreaking loss and the message they have for the driver. >> the campaign trail took donald trump and hillary clinton through ohio. their pitches to voters on this labor day. >> mike: hermine is churning up the atlantic. the summer heat that lies behind the storm. >> maria: do i have highlights of sports. >> we are following breaking news. >> and dan now on comcast channel 942, verizon 461 and

>> ben: you are looking at live pictures from hyannis. boy, you get out and away from the harbor and the waves are kicking up out there.

as far as the wind is concerned speaking of offshore the nantucket bouie had winds. i will show you when the sunshine will return. >> ben: we are learning more about the woman killed in a crash. >> maria: she is a mom of two. reid lamberty joins us now. reporter: he was -- she was she was hit by a drunk driver. a man who in the eyes of some of the family members has already been exonerated. the only thing stronger than their love is their faith. it is even written on the wall. and they will need both to get them through a devastating loose. >> we cannot ever get her back. we can't ever see her again. reporter: she died over the weekend after she was hit by a

turned himself in. >> that's my whole thing. he could have stopped to make sure she was all right. reporter: none of them know why she was there on saturday night. they assume she was with friends. but today they are still digesting her loss while celebrating her life. >> my mom was the life of the party. wherever she went she was having fun. >> if our familyal she was here. reporter: they had returned from a family reunion in charlotte. sadly they will be together again soon to buried their loved one. >> it is no words right now. they are still in sock. reporter: amid the tears and the laughs there is solace knowing that the man responsible for their loss and their pain has already been for given. >> the man was out of his head, i know. he was possessed by the devil,

believe that, but i forgive him because i know it wasn't him. reporter: anthony buchanan will be arraigned tomorrow. he faces motor vehicle homicide under the influence of liquor. wcvb newscenter 5. >> the focus is on ohio for the presidential candidates today. >> ben: coming up at 6:00, hillary clinton and donald trump and their running mates are in the buckeye state.

. >> ben: commitment 2016. hillary clinton and tim kaine are working for votes on this labor day. >> maria: campaigning in the swing state as the final stretch kicks off. november is around the corner. she takes on her republican rival saying he is dangerous. >> imagine him in a real

it. a man you can bait with a tweet can't be trusted with nuclear weapons. >> when i think about um from p i get allergic. >> maria: clinton getting her press corp on the plane and it is coming at the same time of her availability. >> ben: they answered questions at a labor day round table. he invited the press to his plane and not to be outdone by reporters the entire flight. trump says he is doing prep work , but he doesn't rant to over do it. >> preparing like i did for the other debate. i have seen people doing so much prep work that when they get out there they can't speak. >> ben: trump is committed to taking part in all three scheduled presidential debates. he was rumored to be skipping

>> maria: where i was it was the best weekend ever. >> ben: sunny and a little breezy. >> maria: down to the south, a different story. >> mike: not far you had to go to to find a little wind and rain. nantucket 50 mile an hour wind gusts. even toward fall river and plymouth. 40 mile an hour wind gusts so far. inland not much island to nantucket and we have seen them at this hour running 45 to 50 miles an hour. the strongest winds are between now and 5:00. occasional gusts around the city 30 to 40 miles per hour. with all of the wind we had a number of reports with reports of damages. first off the wind gust of 58 on land. the report offshore was 64 mile an hour wind gusts.

several small boats that were dragging their anchor. as far as martha's vineyard the power lines are down. as you look across the cape look at the number of reports we had. most involves the wind blowing down the trees. trees blowing down and branches to power lines and created a few scattered power outages. trees down along buzzard's bay. reports of tree limbs down and even trees falling on the power lines. there are reports of power lines down because of the gsy winds. and it wasn't just there. we had a tree down near the high school. that's because the trees have been so damaged by the drought weather we have had lately

doesn't take much to take them out. we have the system spinning away and keeping the northeasterly wind going and bringing some rain. as it inches north we will get more and more bands to develop. we had a nice band across the north shore. there hasn't been a lot, but any drop of water is welcome. through the city we had a few scattered showers. we had a nice band of showers go through there and it does look like it is it lets up until you get to duckbury and then most of the activity has been down through the cape and the island. this is where we will see rain coming through. we won't get that much rain out of it. perhaps an isolated area of one or two.

moves on. the waves offshore have been impressive and they will continue to throw the energy at the coast. we will see 10 to 15-foot seas offshore right now. as the system winds its way to the north it looks like it will pass over nantucket as we talk about wednesday. but in a much reduced state. they are up to 70 right now. windy and showers off and on. most is concentrated toward the showers and breezy. behind it comes hot, humid weather and it will be muggy. a chance of thunderstorms on friday. the dry weather works in no big rain makers unfortunately this forecast because we could use the water. that's our latest forecast for right now. >> here is josh with the

xfinity. >> after pounding 27 runs to start the long weekend the sox have gone on a scoring holiday of their own. a disappointing loss and it spoiled a near no hitter and they face another of the worst out west against the padres. he was an allstar for san diego and now facing the team that traded him to the red sox for the first time. going well until he gave up a two-run homerun. the edwin jacks i five. nine strikeouts, 2-0 padres. we're on to glendale. some say finally coach bill belichick knows the value of the pre-season, but he can now get ready for the arizona cardinals. getting ready for david johnson. it is anything but a pedestrian game. the power back is hard to

can catch a screen pass and go over the middle to beat you. it is part of the patriots challenge and getting ready for one of the top offenses in the nfl. >> it is like maybe a little bigger, but a bigger back with good speed and good passing game skills. he is a good blitz pick up. he can get tough yards. >> final round from boston and rory mcilroy. ever forget your putter on the last hole you played? i have. you use your buddies, right? he badly damaged his. he used the wedge on the green. he was pretty close, better than most of us with our putter. the 10th hole had a three-shot lead going into the day and this explains his day

it hits the pin and won't go in and the day belonged to rory. he would no relinquish and goes to 15 under and the check for $1.53 million. this is the second championship and he won the third pga winner. other notables last year, ricky fowler and lefty did not make the socks highlights and maybe low lights at 11:00. that's it for sports. >> maria: always highlights. sometimes that happens. >> ben: time to flash forward to newscenter 5 at 7:00 and 11:00. we know how dry this summer has been, but the effects of the do you could last for -- could last for months. >> maria: and then new at 11:00, the change in the classroom that could help your kids' health.

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>> maria: we are continuing to track that right there, hermine and we are feeling some of it here. >> mike: we are getting a few scattered showers. we are getting light rain here and there. bad news is it won't be a lot of rain. we will have more opportunities tomorrow and the chance will continue into wednesday before it clears out. maybe we will have to wait until friday with

it is at the coast and down toward the cape and the islands. we are seeing wind and rain. >> maria: and today was a beautiful day in a lot of parts depending on where you were. that's the weather for you. "world news tonight" with david muir is next. >> ben: we'll see you again at capital one believes your bank should work for you, not the other way around. so capital one reimagined banking... ? with a place that feels nothing like a bank.

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