we are holding our breath. we are very pleased that the judge agreed with what the commissioner said and something we have certainly been behind. david: the union said it's disappointed with the judge's ruling today but did not give , any indication it plans to appeal. in fact, the union president said his members are committed to making the body camera program work. there are 100 officers who have already been selected and trained to participate. they will st monday. this is still just a pilot program expected to last six months. live in boston, david bienick, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: right now, the headmaster at a braintree prep school who's facing serious charges. heather: 46-year-old steven bliss arrested after an undercover sex sting by worcester police. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is live in braintree with the charges against him. juli: that's right, heather and ed.

of making a deal to pay for sex , $200, in exchange for sex. worcester investigators had been in contact with bliss for several weeks. that agreement made with an undercover police officer. they made an agreement to meet at a mcdonald's monday night, for the purpose of having sex in exchange for money. when the braintree man arrived at the worcester restaurant he was arrested by detectives. other officials at this newly-opened international boarding school have not returned our request for comment. about the charges and how they will affect his position. braintree's mayor sullivan said the private high school located at the former norfolk county hospital has no affiliation with the city's schools and wouldn't comment on the charges. the district attorney's office told newscenter 5 that he was arraigned tuesday in worcester district court and is due back in court october 17. juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5

1993 murder of a boston police officer will get a new trial. the state's supreme judicial court making that ruling this morning. sean ellis was freed last summer after his conviction in the murder of boston police detective john mulligan was overturned. he spent nearly 22 years in prison. ellis' attorneys claim he was framed. head tonight at 6:00, you will hear from ellis reacting to today's decision. ed: right now, worcester police are searching for suspects in a deadly shooting near a city bar. police were called to gallagher's pub on west boylston street around 11:30 last night. they found a 21-year-old man shot several time in the leg, abdomen, and neck. police say the shooting actually happened on nearby loring street. the victim was taken to the hospital where he died. a second man was shot in the leg , and he is expected to survive. heather: a registered sex offender in new hampshire is accused of exposing himself to kids in massachusetts. 30-year-old jacob mobley-hall arrested yesterday near lexington high for allegedly exposing himself on the fitness path. police say there have been several reports of this happening this week. the manchester man faces several

ed: quincy police are investigating a violent home invasion where they uncovered a massive amount of marijuana. the patriot ledger reports police seized up to 40 pounds of marijuana, and also found a baking room where edible marijuana was being prepared. 29-year-old cameron jones, who was indicted last year for operating a large drug operation out of the same apartment, was arrested and will face charges. police are still looking for 3 others involved in the home invasion. heather: take a the city. harvey joins us. a really hot day for september. did we set records for today, harv? harvey: glad that you asked. yes, we have. these are all of the days we have gone 90 or higher so far this year. 21 in all. boston -- out is that compared to records? check it out.

set last year. two years in a row hitting 93 and boston. worcester just short of the record. very, very warm late friday afternoon. now, we are going to see showers off to the west. a couple fronts have to come through this weekend. there is going to be a threat of a shower or thunderstorm. we will go over that in the entire we can forecast in a few minutes. ed: there's breaking news as wall street shuts down for the weekend. the stock market stumbled to its biggest loss since june as traders worried that interest rates may finally be heading higher. the dow losing almost 400 points. the nasdaq down 133 at the close of trading today. right now general motors is , recalling millions of cars due to a software glitch that's already been linked to one death. j.c. monahan is here with the problem and the cars that are affected. jc: ed, the problem lies in the software that controls the car's

computers can go into test mode and the front air bags won't inflate in a crash. the seat belts also may not function. the company says the defect is linked to at least one death so far. it will notify customers and update the software for free. there are a lot of models affected. these are just some of them -- the 2014-2016 buick lacrosse, the 2014-2017 buick encore, gmc sierra, and chevrolet silverado and the 2015-2017 chevrolet tahoe, gmc yukon, and cadillac escalade. we have the full lt wcvb.com. heather? heather: a major move by congress ahead of the 15th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. today, house lawmakers approved legislation that would allow families of the victims to sue the government of saudi arabia. 15 of the 19 hijackers were saudi nationals. president obama is expected to veto the legislation for fear it could further strain the country's relationship with saudi arabia, a critical u.s.

scheduled an emergency meeting on north korea's latest nuclear test. more sanctions could be on the table here. the test last so powerful, it triggered a 5.0 magnitude earthquake. the reclusive nation says its nuclear warhead is now small enough to mount on a missile. >> north korea is a rogue nation. we have to continue to tighten sanctions against the korean government. they are a nation which jeopardizes thse only of the region, but of the entire planet. heather: senator ed markey, also calling on international partners especially china to help enforce sanctions against north korea. ed: new details in that new terrorism investigation in france. security officials now say a 19-year-old woman linked to gas canisters found inside a car outside paris' notre dame cathedral had pledged allegiance to isis. she also had been engaged, separately, to two extremists who carried out deadly attacks

a second woman has also been arrested in connection to the finding. heather: at least four people are dead, including an american tourist, after a train derails in spain. nearly 50 others are injured after the passenger train jumped the tracks in porrino this morning. the train was headed to neighboring portugal. officials say the train engineer was also killed. the cause is under investigation. ed: commitment 2016 tonight -- vice presidential nominee mike pence has received his first mate. pence's briefing today lasted about two hours at an indiana national guard base in indianapolis. pence said afterward that he was grateful for the thorough and informative briefing, and vowed that he and trump would be ready on day one if elected in november. hillary clinton is opening a new campaign office in boston today. on beacon street, just steps from the statehouse. campaign officials say the office will be used as a a hub -- a hub for organizing activity in boston to help elect hillary clinton and democrats in

volkswagen engineer has pleaded guilty to conspiracy in the company's widespread emissions cheating scandal. the german automaker has admitted to installing software on half million vehicles sold in the united states that helped them pass emissions tests. the worker allegedly helped design the computer software in question. he faces up to five years in prison when sentenced in january. breaking news in north dakota tonight -- a federal judge has denied a native american tribe's re the dakota access oil pipeline near their reservation in north dakota. right now, a thousand people are gathered at the pipeline protest site in north dakota. north dakota's governor has activated 100 national guard troops, in case of violence. the tribe argues the pipeline could impact drinking water and that construction has already disturbed ancient sacred sites. ed: the water -- gone from louisiana. now the long cleanup is

lobbied for additional floor relief on capitol hill today. governor edwards wants congress to approve a $2 billion package to help his state rebuild. the flooding caused more than 8 billion in damage. governor edwards: while that storm did not have a name, homes and businesses but never floated before worse suddenly underwater. many families lost everything, not just their homes. ed: that storm dropped 7 trillion gallons of rain in south louisiana last month, killing 13 people and flooding more than 100,000 homes. heather: wish we could have a fraction of that water here. animal control officers and police in hull with a tough task on their hands after a deer fell 25 feet. the rescue effort caught on camera. the deer dropped into a pit at the water treatment plant there. police, fire, and animal control, working tirelessly to wrangle the fawn.

after waking up, the deer ran off on arms. ed: fewer and fewer teens are smoking and drinking. heather: what experts are crediting for new lows in alcohol and tobacco use. ed: and even more trouble for itt tech. the new allegations against the now shuttered school.

>> you're watching newscenter 5 at 4:30. ed: just about 4:33. it is 9 million degrees outside. that's. then you have the sun in your face -- not 9 million? all right, little bit under that. let's look ath if you are going north, the trouble areas are in the core of the city. again, it is friday. the first leg of the pike, it looks a little slow when you look at it on video, but 14 minutes, that's not that bad. wellesley, needham, down in the west woods, you're lucky to move at all. if you are going to the tolls --

is 50 minutes. that's your traffic on this friday. ha ha, heather. i know what day it is. heather: 9 million degrees. that's hot. it is a scorcher today. where do you not want to be? ed: the greenway. heather: 93 was the high, set last year. how many more 90 degree days are we going to have this year, harv ? harvey to have any. heather: then again the calendar does say it's mid-september. harvey: by the way that 9 million degrees -- ed: yes, sir. harvey: take a couple zeros off. we have one day in september, none in june -- heather: i would like that one to be a lonely one for

like me to. harvey: all right. unreal. 92 degrees. wind out of the west at 14. believe it or not, the air has become a little less humid in the past few hours across boston and points north. 91 in boston, 91 in plymouth. we have record heat in providence. if you look at this, you will notice warming on parts of the cape, but less so two points north and west. slightly drier air coming in. it will be pretty pleasant out-of-doors. tomorrow will definitely be cooler. a couple reasons for that. much more in the way of cloudiness and the risk of a few showers. we have is slight bubble of slightly dry air this evening.

back in. a couple showers could move through the area. and we have this cold front sunday morning and that could give a shower or thunderstorm. it's a nice finish to the weekend. here's the risk of a couple showers. most of that should stay south of us to -- tonight. could be a shower coming through lunchtime, early afternoon. some brightening of the skies ae get warmer and very humid again. saturday night into sunday morning, here is the front that starts approaching. looking at the clearing that comes in, north and west of boston, it is beautiful in the afternoon. we have a nice, dry, comfortable

sunday night and start the new week next monday. let's check it out over the next several days. the high temperature 80, 82, something like that. could be a spot shower tomorrow. then a chance of a thunderstorm sunday morning. bright skies, then dry, comfortable air is here monday and tuesday. as the cold front approaches, a few thunderstorms wednesday afternoon, and then the coolest weather so far ed? ed: we have breaking news side to the samsung galaxy smartphones. people who have the phones are being told to turn them off and stop using them immediately. again, if you have the galaxy note 7, you are being advised right now to turn it off and

and drinking among teenagers hitting a new low. heather: new federal data shows just over 9% of adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17 reported alcohol use last year. that's down from 17.6% in 2002. the data also shows about 20% of youths smoke every day, down from 32% in 2002. experts say the new numbers show robust public health efforts are paying off when it comes to teens. ed: an aerial attack on zika-carrying mosquitoes is now underway in miami. despite health concerns, planes sprayed the area overnht it is because of the concerns. it's the first of four scheduled. the pesticide is approved by the epa but some people are concerned about the effects on the environment. the spraying was originally scheduled for thursday, but was delayed for a day after concerned residents protested. we are honoring our heroes.

in natick to remember those who sacrificed for us on 9/11 and the heroes who continue to put their lives on the life -- on the line for us today. first, let's flash forward to the clock with ben and jc. jc: a man charged with allegedly beating an elderly store clerk. they learn he's really not to blame. ben: the winner of that huge powerball jackpot in new hampshire about to be revealed. we'lll come forward. jc: the patriots gearing up for sunday's season-opener in

heather: honoring first responders. as we look ahead to the anniversary 9/11 a special , ceremony was held in natick to recognize our first responders who sacrifices so much on that day. ed: antonio was there for this morning's touching tribute. take a look. >> ? oh, say can you see ? aixainternet: -- antoinette: a e to reflect and remember what happened 9/11. the thousands of lives lost on 9/11.

including local students, soldiers, and the fire department. honoring patriotism. it also included a stair climb replicating the 110 flights firefighters endured that fateful september morning. >> i don't know how firefighters do it, not just on september 11 , but just every day. antoinette: it's not about how fast they run or how many stairs they climb. it's about these names on the wall. >> it is not a race to completion. it is just doing your part and doing it collectively as an installation to recognize our first responders. antoinette: the first responders on that day 15 years ago, and those of today. as well as military members, like staff sergeant glen michael rossman, who joined the military shortly after 9/11. >> somebody needed to stand up. somebody needed to be between those people who would do us harm and my family, your family, everyone's family. that's basically what i have

antonio, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: two-year economy -- thousands of people facing substantial increases on their subsidized health insurance premiums. heather: neighborhood health plan premiums will rise an average of 21% for massachusetts health connector customers. but that's only if you want to keep the plan giving access to prestigious boston hospitals. the connector does offer other plans with lower costs but the network of hospitals is different. ed: two more lawsuits have been filed against itt technical institute by employees. they claim itt violated federal law by not giving 60 days notice before closing. the for-profit college, with locations here in massachusetts, it claims it's unable to survive recent sanctions by the u.s. department of education. atlantic keeps its title tonight as the world's busiest airport for another year. a new international report finding more than 101 million passengers passed though hartsfield-jackson last year. beijing came in second with more than 89 million passengers. atlanta's location has helped keep the airport in the top spot

, comparison, logan doesn't even rank among the world's top 30 busiest airports. heather: a kentucky teenager is going viral after this picture of him surfaced. laron tunstill is praying with a homeless man. but he has no shoes on. that's because, earlier this week, he gave his brand new sneakers to the homeless man. he says the man was hesitant at first, but after a few minutes , he was grateful for the gift. laron says he's just trying to do right by making a difference in the world. ed: seattle becoming an internet sensation overnight. >> yet a, mariners! [laughter] heather: my, oh, my, is she cute. the jumbotron moment that has the whole world talking about

ed: look at her mouth. her eyes -- this little girl took a bite of cotton candy the -- and the rest was history. beatrix hart became an internet sensation overnight. she is a seattle mariners fan -- well, her father is, but she might be, too. she went on the jumbotron and all over the world. they posted the video to their social media accounts, the

famous. >> i didn't have enough. >> you didn't have enough? >> i'm going to need some more. ed: she didn't have enough. yes, you do, sweetheart. it wasn't all about the cotton candy for beatrix though she says she just loves making faces. heather: oh, boy, did she. it looks a little linda blair-ish. she is adorable. ed: ben and jc have breaking news right now on newscenter 5 at 5:00. jc: right now, busted -- the head of a local boarding school under arrest. harvey: the timeline all weekend changes. jc: tourists trapped in the french alps.

a new quarterback. what suspended tom brady will be doing during the game. >> from boston's news later, this is newscenter 5 at 5:00. ben: we have breaking news at 5:00 -- the consumer product safety commission is telling people who have the samsung galaxy note 7 to turn them off and stop using them. jc: they are working on a formal recall after battery overheating and exploding. if you have a samsung galaxy note 7, you are advised to turn it off and stop using it. and the police body camera pilot program can proceed, despite objections from the police union. ben: david been it -- david