then there's a chance for thunderstorms on sunday morning. much more on that as the eyeopener continues this friday morning. >> now on newscenter 5. >> two people shot outside a bar in worcester. witnesses describe the panic as bullets were flying. >> dead birds falling from the sky in boston. >> an emergency landing blamed on a seemingly drunk passenger. what the pilot says he was doing to the flight crew. >> a decision expected today o the big move from boston's top brass ahead of that ruling. it's on the eye for this friday morning. >> this is newscenter 5's eyeopener. >> also on the eye this morning, preventing keepsakes from becoming clutter. the service that pares down the file without getting rid of everything. good morning. i'm emily riemer. >> i'm randy price still with

>> i can relate to this story. oh, man. >> got a lot of kids' artwork? >> you want to keep some of that stuff. >> i can't throw that away. >> this will help you then. >> my mom saved my poster from the first grade. >> you have yours, too? >> this is going to help everyone. >> i'm looking forward to this. hey, warm start this morning. everybody's back at school. it feels like summer. temperatures in the 70's. 60's in a few spots, but night. lots of gray skies which are sitting around out there right now, and a few sprinkles showing up. but really not too much. we're going to wait for that front to come through. that will clear things out as we head to the afternoon. a chance of scattered showers this morning. very minimal. notice what happens when we head for the afternoon. skies clear away. a new batch of clouds starts coming in here as we talk about later on tonight. so i think you're going to enjoy today with those high temperatures in the 90's. close to record heat in many spots. at the bus stop this morning, i

wardrobe. you'll need cool clothing. mostly cloudy skies this morning. plenty of sunshine as we come in through this afternoon. over the next several days, we'll be looking at temperatures a little bit cooler for your saturday and sunday, but a bit unsettled as well. much more on that weekend forecast and we'll talk about that threat of some rain. in the meantime, let's check on the traffic. good morning, kevin, on a friday morning. >> good friday morning to you as well, mike. looking pretty good. no big trouble to mention. all the overnight work crews should be picked up, gone home. downtown 93 looking pretty good now coming through th o'neill tunnel. we'll reopen that ramp to the mass pike. all lanes should be open for you now. let's go to the maps. looking pretty good wherever you go up to the north. clean and green. 95, 93, route 3, all a nice ride out of new hampshire. no troubles out to the west. 495 into 95 and 128, about a 15-minute ride right now. south of town, no troubles on

well the expressway. trains, all lines starting on time. >> thank you. breaking overnight, gunfire erupting outside a pub sending people scrambling. >> let's get to the eyeopener's antoinette antonio. she is live on the scene in worcester with what we know right now. antoinette: emily, worcester police detectives left the scene 30 minutes ago. witnesses describe a very frightening event that happened out here, and we know two people are suffering from gunshot overnight. you can see police out here collecting evidence outside gallagher's pub on west boylston street. two people tell the "telegram" they were walking when they heard gunfire. they took off running. one of their friends said he'd been shot in the leg. another person was also shot. but it's unclear how badly he was injured. police roped off the area and two ambulances left the scene. all of this happening around

information on the victims' conditions. also at this point, no word on any suspects, any leads, or any motives for this shooting. we're live in worcester this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb, newscenter 5. >> antoinette, thank you. also breaking, north korea confirmed it has conducted a nuclear warhead explosion. the country says it's an effort to counter u.s. hostility. the test triggered a 5.0 magnitude earthquake, nuclear test explosion. >> right now, three members of the massachusetts state police are suspended without pay with an investigation underway. the department says the three work in the armory of the state police and the investigation is focused on the transfer of surplus weapons to a vendor. the attorney general is also looking into this case. >> right now, the boston police department is awaiting a ruling

by the city's largest police union. john atwater is outside the courthouse where that decision is expected today, john. john: we're expected that decision in a few hours. we should learn if the pilot program starts on monday. if program has been delayed because of concerns coming from the union. the patrolman's union is fighting the plan that would force 100 officers to wear those cameras. just yesterday, the department announced that eight department leaders, ilu superintendent and chief william gross will wear them. they are not part of the union. >> a big statement that they're making. they're out with the public a lot, interacting with the community, and i think it's putting a stake in the ground. we're committed to the program. >> this became an issue because no officers volunteered to wear those cameras. the commissioner wants to assign the cameras to officers. again, the judge makes the final call in just a few hours.

>> right now, a disturbing mystery in the city of boston in one neighborhood. birds, more than 40 of them, falling from the sky. this morning, there is concern those animals may not be the only ones in danger. the deadly discovery was made yesterday along bakersfield street in dorchester. at least 46 birds fell onto sidewalks and on to lawns and nearly 40 of them dead. birds all grackles. they're not the only animals to fall ct to be euthanized. >> we don't know what's going on. could it be a virus they got quickly? could it be an intentional poisoning? could it be something that was introduced to them that was unintentional but harmed them? >> testing on the birds and cat is underway. boston's public health commission says that there is no threat to humans this morning. however, it will continue to monitor this situation. right now, a man is in custody after his alleged erratic

airways plane to land in boston. the 777 reaching out to air traffic control, the pilot did, at logan international on their way to orlando from london. >> he is intoxicated at the moment. we do not have him restrained, but his behavior is highly unpredictable. we have two crew members currently. >> this morning, the 24-year-old man from scotland is on his way back to the u.k. prosecution is a possibility for him. the pilot says that he was being and the man was met by massachusetts state police and u.s. customs agents. and during all of this, the pilot never declared an emergency. >> commitment 2016. two state lawmakers will be out after primary losses. tim toomey lost his seat to mike connolly. in lawrence, marcos devers is out by political newcomer juana

turnout is expected to be much heavier. in the race for the white house, republican donald trump will hold events in washington, d.c. and florida today. yesterday, he and democrat hillary clinton traded jabs on national security. that's after the two appeared at the same foreign policy forum wednesday night. clinton has no scheduled events today. her running mate, tim kaine, will be in virginia. and bill clinton will stump for her in philadelphia. >> now, eight minutesft 5:00. bill weld is defending the man at the top of the libertarian ticket after this comment. >> what would you do if you were elected about aleppo? >> about aleppo. >> and what is aleppo? >> you're kidding. >> no. >> aleppo is in syria. >> johnson later apologized in a statement saying he was thinking that he was mentioning an acronym there, not the isis

>> i'm not sure you're gonna sell the american public on the fact that somebody can't remember the name of a town in syria as the worst thing. but we'll just have to see. >> weld says that he has been familiar with aleppo for years. >> new this morning -- thousands of people now facing substantial increases on their subsidized health insurance premiums. neighborhood health plan premiums will rise an average of 21% for massachusetts health you want to keep the plan giving access to boston hospital. the connector offers other plans with lower costs, but the network of hospitals is different. seven people are in custody after a day of terror raids in france. three women were detained following a standoff with investigators after six gas canisters were found in an abandoned car. the discovery of that car near paris' notre dame cathedral has

prosecutors say all four are suspected of links to radical islam. >> what wells fargo did without customers' condition. people stranded in cable cars above the alps. how the rescue became a dangerous situation. cutting down on all the artwork kids bring home without getting rid of it. the service saving memories and faith. >> breaking oig two people were shot in worcester. it happened outside a bar on west boylston street. it's not clear how badly those victims were hurt. mike? >> hot and humid with highs near 90. how long the muggy air sticks around. it is a warm start to your friday. we have a chance of rain this weekend, but most of it will be -- most of us will be lucky

>> good morning! good morning. love the school spirit. the class of 2017. antoinette spent time with those young people yesterday. >> and you'll meet one very impressive student in the coming weeks.

upload it using the wcvb app. >> class of 2017. >> how does that make you feel? >> vintage. >> aging like wine. >> yeah, yeah, exactly, yeah. today we may hit 90 degrees. >> oh, my gosh! >> in fact, so far for this year, we have hit above the 90? mark 20 times. you go back to 2010, and that's -- we're getting close to that. that was 25. typically in the average the record, 30. i don't think we'll get that. last september was extremely warm out there. and we're kind of starting out on the warm side. don't worry. i have the feel of fall showing up in this forecast. right now, a lot of gray skies, a few sprinkles here or there. i'm looking for some clearing away as we head to the afternoon. most of the shower activity has been to the north, concord, manchester, driving 93, running into scattered showers right now. those will be dissipating as we head to do afternoon. there's a cold front to the west.

73 in boston. most of the temperatures in the 70's. try to find 60's, you have to go to nantucket. that's the only spot i'm seeing in the upper 60's. in boston, 73 degrees. you get up to 70 dew point, it is muggy this morning. yesterday, it was in the oppressive range. it's there right now. later on today, it should drop off to the uncomfortable range and eventually getting down to a ic weekend. it's a little bit better, but not much. let's talk about the showers. a lot of gray skies sitting out there, a few sprinkles. some sunshine this afternoon. notice how we still keep a lot of unsettled weather around. could be a scattered showers down on the south coastal areas. today, it's morning clouds turning sunny but muggy. tonight, under partly cloudy skies, could be an isolated shower. 62 to 68 degrees. let's show you what's going to happen over the next seven days. the best chance of showers for saturday and sunday.

saturday looks like we've got a few showers, one batch early in the morning, another batch late in the evening. the late evening one will be more in the eastern part of the state. that threat will linger over into sunday morning when there could be a rumble of thunder before clearing off. once it clears off, the sunshine is with it. humidity is very comfortable. temperatures upper 70's, 80's. and another cold front on wednesday which could give us another chance of showers. it will feel like fall by the end of the week. >> let's get into it. everybody's back to school. it's fall, basically. all right. the roadways looking pretty good. here's a live shot of the expressway. you can see volume picking up on the northbound lanes. no heavy delays. it's early. we'll give it 15 more minutes. then it will really start to pick up. overall, not too bad if you're just heading out the door right now. let's go to the maps farther south. on route 3 northbound, looking pretty good so far coming out of ha hanover stretch. take you only 10 minutes right

no troubles yet on 24, 95, 93 northbound looking good so far. no troubles out to the west. looking good up to the north. if you're taking the trains this morning, so far all lines are running on time. emily? >> all right. thanks. a successful rescue in italy after several people spent the night dangling in a cable car in the french alps. the car stopped working yesterday after two lines crossed. helicopters flew in to rescue people down safely in unstuck cars. but it became too dangerous to fly, so 33 people spent the night in the cars and were pulled out this morning. a new warning from the faa centered around the battery of the samsung galaxy note 7. samsung recalled that phone a week ago after dozens of instances of note 7's catching fire or exploding. airline passengers are asked not to turn on or charge the phones on planes or check them into their bags.

galaxy note 7 started the fire that destroyed his jeep. he says he left the phone charging and a few minutes later found his car in flames. >> your economy, wells fargo has been slapped with a $185 million fine for widespread illegal practices. federal regulators say the bank opened millions of accounts without customers' knowledge. in order to meet aggressive sales goals and more than 5300 employees have been fired because of the wells fargo has neither admitted nor denied the allegations but has agreed to pay that fine. air bnb apologizing for its slow response to accusations of racism. several people of color complained that they were denied vacation requests because of availability, but would then see the same dates advertised later. air bnb says it is adjusting its policy so that dates that are denied are automatically blocked

asian shares mostly lower overnight taking cues from the european central bank. right now stock futures here are down. yesterday oil prices dipped following a report on a drop in fuel stockpiles. >> with back-to-school in full swing, it won't be long until many pieces of artwork start coming home in your child's bag. to help down on the clutter, our erika tarantal introduces you to a number of companies that can help you organize and archive all of them. tissue, colors and scribbles, masterpieces to mom and dad. precious, but the quantity can overwhelm. store it and will you see it again? what if it was stored in a cloud with an app and website artkive? they do the work. >> this box came right to my door. >> with plum print, making a

card. it has details about which photo you want on the cover, if you want them in a specific order. >> they scan your child's work, offering several book options and return or toss the originals, whatever you want, but it's a local couple who says they started this back in 2007. framingham-based company says photos missed a lot. they promise feathered will look a lot. >> >> they send a special box for the originals which they always ship back. >> they can choose what they want to do with it. >> you don't want to say discard. >> i don't like that word. >> i got a package from plum print. inside was the book with my son's artwork. the cost varies. for more information, go to our website, wcvb.com.

this artwork. >> saving as a parent. my mother saved all my stuff for years. i inherited it. it's cluttering my house. >> i thought you were going to say you framed it. >> my poster from the first grade, maybe not. artwork put in the basement. >> all right. still ahead this morning, take a look. this little girl, she loves to make faces, and the one she made over a bite of cotton candy is getting her lots of attention. we'll show you on eyepoppers. >> priceless. support of law enforcement families are getting taken down in boylston. the concern causing the change. >> a surprise for the widow of a police officer. the moving moment at a game dedicated to her husband. >> and we're following breaking news in north korea. the country confirms it has conducted a nuclear warhead explosion.

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eyeopener. >> just about 5:30 on this friday morning as we take a live look at the mass pike. loots pretty good at this point. good morning. >> i'll do it for the fun of it. >> i'm emily riemer. >> i'm randy price. kevin in for olessa this morning. emily's outnumbered this morning. >> i'm not sure what's going on. and muggy. really kind of cut the air with a knife. it's really thick. it's going to get better as we head over the weekend. the humidity will be dropping off a little bit. we have the chance of showers this weekend. not very organized. this morning, we're seeing hit or miss scattered sprinkles more than anything else. there is a cold front coming in from the west. this is going to slowly slip through this afternoon. but it's coming through in such a weakened form, i think all we're going to see this

weather. temperatures around 90 degrees today. a lot of gray skies. the cloud cover thins to partly cloudy skies. tonight, another batch of scattered showers develop. this way, i have a chance of several times this weekend, but none of them are that great. we head to tomorrow morning, a chance of scattered showers in the western part of the state. that will move its way to the eastern part of the state as we talk about saturday night. then we start to talk about sunday, which may have a rumble of thunder in the morning. mostly cloudy skies this morning. partly cloudy skies this afternoon. look at that high temperature. right up around 90 degrees. a bit of sunshine to finish off the day. we'll talk more about the timeline of those rain chances over the weekend. rain that we desperately need. more about that coming up in a moment. how's the traffic? >> so far there is none. it's looking pretty good. friday morning, there are a couple of places. it's picking up. you see the volume getting busier. 93 southbound, not too bad.

coming in from chelsea. route 3 coming out of nashua, new hampshire, down through 495 and 93, looking good, as well as 128 from 495 right down to the city. 23 minutes at this time of the morning. south of town, route 3 is looking good as is 24. brockton to randolf. 93 northbound, you do have slowdowns trying to get on the expressway. once you get on the expressway, only 11 minutes braintree to boston. >> thank you. breaking overnight, police are investigating after two people were shot outside a bar. >> the eyeopener's antoinette antonio is live in worcester with what we know right now. antoinette: emily, that gunfire sent a lot of people scrambling in the overnight hours, it happened outside of gallagher's pub. let's take a look at the video from overnight. you can see police out here collecting evidence outside the bar on west boylston street. two people tell the "telegram"

last night. they say they took off running and then one of their friends said he'd been shot in the leg. two ambulances were seen leaving this scene in the overnight hours. again, we are working to get the conditions of those victims. no word at this point on any suspects, arrests or if police have any leads in this case. live in worcester this morning, antoinette antonio,cv also breaking, north korea confirms now it has conducted a nuclear warhead explosion. the country says it's an effort to counter u.s. hostility. this test triggered a 5.0 magnitude reading yesterday and is the fifth nuclear test explosion according to south korea. >> we are expecting a ruling today on the fate of the boston police body camera pilot program. the union is fighting a plan to force 100 officers to be part of

a show of support to commissioner william evans. >> tests underway after 40 dead birds fell from the sky in dorchester in boston. this happened yesterday on bakersfield street. a person's cat got sick and had to be euthanized. health experts say there is no reason for humans to be concerned about this. >> this morning, a suspicious death in new hampshire has been ruled a homicide. this was the scene yesterday on caramel drive in it was monday the body of 51-year-old jo-anne boucher was discovered and it's unclear how she died. her grieving son and ex-husband say they have no idea who would want to hurt her. >> blue ribbons tied in support of law enforcement families will come down in royal stop today. they've been displaying the ribbons, but the board has selected to remove them. a handful of residents felt the

given cases of police brutality around the country. >> we compromised because the one side wanted them down, taken immediately, and they wanted the other side wanted to keep them up for another several weeks. so we compromised and picked september 9. >> organizers of the ribbon campaign say that they didn't mean to offend anyone and just wanted to show support to law enforcement. >> drivers caught in the act in west bridgewater. police were out in force crackingow driving. according to the cdc, eight people are killed in the u.s. every day because of distracted driving. and at the heart of the problem are cell phones. west bridgewater police looking to stop that. a lookout calls in a distracted driver as police wait 1/2 mile down the road. 150 people were pulled over in total yesterday. 63 given citations. but police tell us the real goal is to educate. >> if it helps this much and stops somebody from being

that's fine. i just wasn't aware that that wasn't okay, but now i know. >> in the last year, two people in the town have driven through homes while texting behind the wheel. >> teenagers' kind gesture is going viral. >> the photo warming hearts across the country and a moving moment for the widow of an auburn police officer. the surprise at a football game dedicated to her husband. >> breaking news in worcester this morning. police investing bar on west boylston street.

>> good morning. welcome to the eyeopener. i'm checking your roadways this morning. troubles approaching the braintree slip. things are hitting up on the road and heating up in the weather department. what can we expect today? >> certainly are, kevin. close to 90 degrees. a few sprinkles along 5 today, looks like temperatures north and west of the cities in the low 90's. the city, we should be one of our warmer temperatures we've had this summer, right around 90. a little cool relief down towards the cape where we'll see high temperatures today in the lower 80's. randy? >> all right. thank you, mike. a kentucky teenager is going viral after this picture of him surfaced. he is praying with a homeless man here.

that's because earlier this week he gave brand-new sneakers to this homeless man. the man was hesitant at first, but after a few minutes, he was grateful for the gift. he says that he's just trying to do the right thing by making a difference in the world. rivals on the football field teaming up for one special cause. the auburn and the leicester football teams were honoring fallen officer ron tarentino. a special surprise. >> trish and two of her boys were at midfield as the honorary captain was announced. it was ron tarentino iii on quick leave from the army. last night's event marked the top cop game honoring the slain officer. tarentino was shot to death during a traffic stop in may. his wife says she is overwhelmed by the support from the two towns her husband served. >> we just loved your letters

everything to support our family and to put on an event like this is a huge undertaking. >> as for the game, the auburn rockets pulled out the win on a late touchdown, but the coaches say it was a win for both clearly. >> indeed. a hostage rescue mission with an unexpected ending. >> an injured gronk weighs in on his status.

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>> good morning. drought conditions and concerns are starting us off. this is one of worcester's 10 reservoirs that supply the city's drinking water. >> a mandatory ban. restaurants cannot give you a glass of water unless you ask for it. you can see how dry it is. >> all reservoirs are like that. it's amazing how dry we are. we had a this close to us. >> not a drizzle. >> we do not have any rain in the forecast. i've got a couple of chances this weekend. they're not very good chances. we have a few sprinkles out this morning. the area around 495, that seems to be where we're seeing most of our activity this morning. these are just sprinkles, drizzle at best. a little up towards lowell marching its way eastward. as you look off to the west, there are breaks in the cloud cover. we'll have a gray start to the

head towards later in the day, at least partly sunny sky. there is a little bit more rain associated with this front. see where it's going? down to the south. when i talk about the chances for rain this weekend, it's not everyone. here are the temperatures right now. we're starting out warm. not only warm, but muggy. it feels like summer, and today we may hit the 90? mark once again. that should be it for 90's for a while. cooler temperatures to talk about. a few scattered showers on saturday and sunday. let me break it down what's going to happen. we have a few scattered sprinkles. tonight, we have a few scattered showers. these are primarily down to the south. i don't think most of us will see anything out of it. then we head for your saturday. a few scattered showers in the morning. a lot of gray skies. there'll be a hint of some sunshine. late in the day, another chance of seeing scattered showers. but again, the nature of these is such that not everyone's going to be receiving any rain out of this.

sunday, we could have some thunderstorms during the morning. it's crazy, but we're not getting a whole lot out of it. how about the roadways? >> it's getting busy. we have a trouble spot to watch for. right now we'll go to the maps south of town here. 93 northbound. we have a left lane crash right at the braintree split just after route 37 jamming things up back to route 28 just about back to route 24 right now. it's holding things up on the expressway, but we are getting busier with those pockets filling in on the expressway. so far so good on route 3. 128 looking pretty good from dedham on up toward the masspike. pike a fine ride 495 into 95 and 128. if you're taking the trains this morning, all lines are starting on time. >> breaking news -- police investigating after two people are shot outside a bar in worcester. >> that's where we find the eye's antoinette antonio with

frightening and somewhat chaotic scene last night when gunshots erupted. it happened outside gallagher's pub here on west boylston street. here's a look from the video overnight. police officers were collecting evidence. two people tell the "telegram" they were walking down the street when they heard gunfire around 11:30. they took off running and one of their friends said that he'd been shot in the leg. another person was also shot, but at this point in the investigation, it's u two ambulances left this scene. we are working to get more information on the conditions of those two victims. police so far haven't given us another update. and no word on any suspects in this. the motive or any leads police may have. live in worcester this morning, antoinette antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thanks. also breaking, north korea confirms it has conducted a nuclear warhead explosion.

that test triggered a 5.0 magnitude earthquake yesterday. south korea's president is calling it an act of fanatic recklessness that defies the united states and united nations. >> we'll find out if boston police officers will start wearing body cameras. the decision is in the hands of a judge who should make this decision later this morning. the patrolman's union took this fight commissioner tried to force officers to wear the cameras when no one volunteered. if the judge decides with the department, the pilot program is scheduled to start on monday. live in boston this morning, john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. >> right now, three members of the state police are suspended without pay amid an investigation. the department says the three worked in the armory and the investigation is focused on the transfer of surplus weapons to a vendor. the attorney general is also looking into the case.

this is in dorchester. close to 40 dead birds were found on bakersfield street. the animal rescue league of boston is investigating this. the birds are grackles. they've been sent to the state lab now for testing. we're told that a cat also became sick and had to be euthanized. boston's public health commission says that there is no threat to humans this morning. >> a man is in custody after his alleged erratic behavior forces a british airways plane to land in boston. that traffic control on logan on its way to orlando from london. this morning, the 24-year-old man from scotland is on his way back to the u.k. prosecution is a possibility. the pilot saying he was being abusive toward crew members. that man was met by state police and u.s. customs agents. >> former new england crime boss frank salemme pleads not guilty to murder charges he and paul weadick are charged with killing boston nightclub owner steven

his remains were discovered in march. if convicted, both suspects could get the death penalty. suspect is dead another student hurt. the 14-year-old shooter turned the gun on herself yesterday after shooting another girl inside her high school in alpine, texas. law enforcement was delayed by unrelated threats called in after the shooting. the injured student is expected to be okay. >> nearly two dozenin death of a muslim recruit. an investigation into the death of a 20-year-old michigan man found indications that he was physically abused. the death was initially called a suicide, but marine officials say the alleged assault was likely what led to the marine jumping over a wall and falling to his death. >> u.s. defense leaders say that a rescue mission to retrieve the two kidnapped men was launched in afghanistan but hostages were

insurgents last month. the mission was authorized by the president, and command officers say it is not clear if the hostages were ever at that location. a ruling is expected today on the controversial dakota access pipeline. north dakota's governor has activated 100 national guard troops in case there's violence following the decision. a judge will decide whether to grant a native american tribe's challenge to the pipeline. earlier this week, the judge granted a the land that is sacred to the tribe. >> bill cosby's lawyer suggesting a sex assault case against him is racially motivated. the lawyers are taking aim at celebrity attorney gloria allred. she represents some of the accusers. allred called the attacks desperate. 13 women say cosby drugged and molested them. >> 45,000 pounds of unmarked pennies, that's what ended up on a highway here in delaware when

those 45,000 pounds translates into eight million coins. of course, they were unmarked, so no passing drivers even bothered to stop and collect them. >> the growth of the u.s. latino population has significantly slowed over the past seven years. a new study says the population has slipped behind the growth of asian americans. the pew research center study analyzed u.s. census bureau data. it grew 2.7% annually but that's down 4.4% from 2000 to 2007. >> shocking loss for tennis star serena williams for the second year in a row her bid to make history ended in the semifinals of the u.s. open. she was undone by karolina pliskova last night. williams has been battling to win 23 majors, more than any other player in the open era.

the season kicked off with a super bowl rematch. the carolina panthers at the denver broncos. and this one came down to the wire. graham gano missed a 50-yard field goal with four seconds left in the game. before the games, brandon marshall took a knee during the national anthem. marshall and kaepernick were teammates. tight end gronkowski says he's not feeling 100% yet. gronk injured his hamstring during a practice august 15. he didn't return to practice for nine days. gronk says he can't put a percentage on it but says he's feeling better every day. >> yeah, i'm going to watch the game and, obviously, i'm very interested, and i want our team to do great. i was playing. i'm going to watch those games and analyze them as if i was in

against cleveland in week five. >> quarterback tom brady saying he's not looking back but getting ready for his return in october. brady told westwood one in an interview that he thinks this banner was a cool gesture by his team. he has not seen it in person. >> a star wars hero sending a shout-out to brockton. he tweeted, thank you for accommodating us during this shoot. he also poste reading brockton with a red heart symbol. he is in brockton filming the untitled detroit project. he's known for his lead role in the latest star wars movie. that's cool. >> all right. >> not so nice. >> steamy out there. >> steamy is a good way to describe it. it's thick, it's warm. we're seeing a few scattered showers. i wish we could talk about serious rain, but all we're getting is scattered showers,

495, trying to build their way down toward the city. if you're driving to the north, you might run into a quick shower. as you look off to our west, there is actually a frontal boundary out here to the west, but the energy is pooling up to the south. i don't think we'll see too much of that front come through. by the way, still dark out there this morning. sunrise isn't for another 25 minutes. 73 degrees. dew point up at 70 degrees. that's what we call the oppressive range. as we gets to the uncomfortable range. over the weekend, still staying in the sticky category. over the weekend, we have chances for rain. again, the nature of these storms are going to be hit and miss. best chance may be sunday morning. morning clouds, afternoon clearing today, muggy, 86 to 92 degrees. that's right. another 90-degree day. how does it shape up? we've got less humid air settling in here for tomorrow.

through. a chance of showers on saturday night. sunday morning, a pretty good chance before the cool air starts flowing back into the forecast. speaking of forecast, here's the way it looks over the next seven days. today is hot, 90. tomorrowa few scattered showers but again most of us won't see much. sunday, best opportunity in the morning with clearing in the afternoon. next week looking dry until we talk about the threat of thunderstorms on wednesday, but notice the temperatures. much more cool for this time of year. much more close to where we're supposed year. how are the roads, kevin? >> busy here south of town on the expressway. expressway northbound, pockets are filling in quickly out of east milton square up to this point, columbia road. we have trouble farther south. let's go to the maps. it's 93 northbound or 128 south, whatever you prefer. delays out of randolf. right at the braintree split. now, route 3 not too bad. 24 getting busier coming up

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