ssan get these things done? by balancing the budget without an income or sales tax. creating a surplus... and by working with anyone and everyone to create a better environment for business innovation. a new senator making fiscal responsibility work for you. i'm maggie hassan and i approve this message. >> christa: we begin at noon with a developing story.a hit and killed by a commuter rail train in brighton overnight. this happened not from the university. right under the mass. pike. >> sarah: this afternoon, an investigation is under way into exactly what happened. steve cooper is live with the very latest. steve? >> reporter: right. investigators still on the scene this afternoon. but we have just learned from officials here at b.u. that that student who was killed early this morning was a freshman here at boston university and so transit

office all still investigating the circumstances surrounding what happened here along those train tracks. now, this is in the area under the mass. pike. it is between buick street which is right off of commonwealth avenue here and storrow drive. police got the call just after midnight, we are told. a short time later, they located the body of this 17-year-old male. investigators say the student appeared to be crossing the tracks when he was hit by an outbound m.b.t.a. commuter train with 38 passengers now, no foul play is suspected at this hour. and the student's name is being withheld until his family has been notified. as you can imagine, students who just started school are in shock this afternoon. >> it is numbing. there is a lot of students at b.u. you kind of hear about something once a year. but it's numbing. you know, it's very sad. >> very sad.

on the b.u. campus that this student was a freshman here on campus. because his name is not being released until family members have been notified, the dean here at b.u. is urging students to call their families at this hour and let them know that they are okay. and the investigation into what happened is ongoing right now. we are live in boston this afternoon, steve cooper, 7 news. >> sarah: new at noon, two people are hurt after a crash on 495 north. you can see the veh i the highway. it happened near exit 23 in marlborough. police had to close two lanes. >> christa: 7 news now turning to your forecast. it has been gray out there. maybe some peeks of sun, though. we take a live look at the zakim bunker hill bridge. there have been some scattered showers. really humid. it is going to be muggy for a while. although chris was telling us about a little bit of a warm-up. as we head later in the week.

90 by friday. it has been a process, getting some breaks of sun. finally seeing it. in the lower 8's, plymouth to new bedford. the dew points have jumped back up into the mid-6's to near 70. that is the humidity. that is the mugginess you feel outside. the radar, after tracking quite a few morning showers, especially near boston north and west has gone mostly quiet. there have been a couple of spot sprinkles up in the merrimack valley, southern new hampshire as well as near the south coast of new england. it is nice and dry in boston right now. is a little bit of spoke of moisture and energy coming on in to trigger off an isolated shower this afternoon. but the main center of circulation which is the remnant low from hermine continues stay well to the south of us. that is just it. you know, a spot shower or two. temperatures, upper 70's and lower 8's this afternoon. maybe a few mid-8's down through southeastern massachusetts. we have had most of the sunshine. mid-80's likely tomorrow. as we get into tomorrow and turn the corner and go toward the end of the week, we are

friday. over the weekend, temperatures into the 80's. cool front will come through overnight saturday into sunday. we will talk more on what that means for the forecast ahead. >> sarah: the countdown is on for the patriots season ohmer. tom brady suspended, all eyes will be on jimmy garoppolo. >> christa: this fill-in quarterback has some big shoes to fill. sounds like he is up to the challenge. as we check in with nancy chen. nancy, you spoke a short... he spoke a short time ago. he seems pretty focused. >> yeah, he does. against arizona cardinals four days from now. garoppolo joined the pats in 2014. he has never started in a situation like, this obviously. he has seen playing time before. he spoke to reporters moments ago. he said he is ready. >> i think the biggest part of that is the mental part. once you know the offense, you know what you are looking for on defense and everything like. that you can mentally break it down to where you almost know where you are going with the ball. and so it's a comforting

motion. it is moving a lot slower than what it was. i mean, it is different without tom. no question about it. it is what it is at this point. >> reporter: garoppolo has been busy foe kuing on the game itself rather than the shoes he would be filling. he did add that tom brady wished him good-bye and good luck before his suspension started. nancy chen, 7 news. >> sarah: the patriots and cardinals kick it off sunday night right here on 7-nbc. we will get you pregame show starting at 6:30 followed by kickoff at 8:30. >> christa: a body camera battle back in court today. the boston police union is challenging this plan to test them. testimony wrapping up a little while ago. let's check in with kelli o'hara who is live from boston with more. report t police union wants to delay the program even further. the commissioner says enough is enough. he wants these cameras out on the streets. the commissioner says the body camera program started because

that. since no one had volunteered, he assigned a hundred officers instead. officers were about to hit the streets before this injunction. >> we support the cameras. >> it is lousy to see this in-fighting. i think it takes away from the job they do. it gives the perception that we have something to hide. we have nothing to hichld i think most officers will see the once it gets going. >> reporter: evans says there has been signs at police stations telling officers not to wear them. a judge is expected to make the decision on friday by noon. if he does, well, officers will suit up with them first thing monday morning. >> sarah: the principal of weston high school remaining students to be careful what they post on social media. according to the superintendent, someone

some sophomore boys may have sent inappropriate pictures of themselves to that account. no victims have come forward, officers say. police met with sophomores yesterday to talk about the implications of sharing explicit photos. >> christa: now triggering trouble: police say a lawrence firefighter was drunk when he apparently shot himself in the leg. now he is facing some charges. let's head out live to lawrence. >> reporter: christa, that firefighter was arraigned at the hospital yesterday. today paperwork. it paints a clear picture of what police say happened. with that firefighter and his dog. just after midnight tuesday, lawrence police responded to a domestic incident at a house on south boylston street. a man was reportedly drunk and trying to get into his safe stocked with guns. the man inside is a 39-year-old lawrence firefighter. according to court paperwork, police heard one obvious gunshot from inside the house. officers saw a large dog come

say someone on scene yelled that the firefighter was sibbing the dog on them. the firefighter was lying face-down. he was taken to lawrence general hospital. he was treated and also arraigned. we are told he did have a license to carry. that has since been revoked. meantime, his dog was treated by an emergency vet. and is expected to be okay. that firefighter is being held without bail fbs. he will have a dangerousness hearing on friday. we are live from lawrence, john cuoco, 7 news. >> sarah: u.s. marshals arrested anymore bridgeport, connecticut last month.

carrying groceries near her home. police arrest a man in amherst after they say he posed as an uber driver. and indecent assaulted a umass student. the student was offer campus when an 18-year-old approached her and offered to drive her to campus saturday morning. that is when he allegedly assaulted her. she was able to escape. >> sarah: now the race for the white house. the first of its kind commander i airing live tonight on nbc. hillary clinton and donald trump will be answering questions about national security, the military, and veterans. spacing their first... facing their first fierce battle, donald trump and hillary clinton will portray themselves as credible commander in chief. clinton blasting her opponent as unfit to lead, tarlg targeting his controversial comments. >> john mccain, a war hero: he is not a war hero. he is a war hero because he

captured, okay? >> reporter: still, a poll shows trump leads clinton by 19 points among military and veteran voters. the billionaire touting the backing of 88 retired generals and admirals who signed a letter supporting trump to reverse the "hollowing out of the u.s. military." not to be outdone clinton saying today she has 95 retired generals and admirals supporting her. the candidate also weighing in on global hot spots like north kree california. >> what i would do very simply is say, chi baby. this is your problem. you solve the problem. >> reporter: on sir, yeah ducking a question about whether he supports a regime change. >> look, we have a problem. it is called isis. isis is fighting syria. >> reporter: and on russia... >> wouldn't it be nice if we actually got along with russia if putin looks at her and he laughs. day? he laughs. then he smiles. boy, would he like to see her. >> reporter: clinton firing back. we are going to work with our

our adversaries, not cozy up to them. >> reporter: clinton trying to get back on the offense, hammering trump for refusing to release his tax returns. >> he clearly has something to hide. we don't know exactly what it is. but we are getting better guesses about what it probably is. >> reporter: trump slamming clinton after the f.b.i. revealed during its interview about her private e-mail server, she repeatedly could not recall key can't be president. she doesn't remember anything. >> reporter: you can watch the forum right here on 7-nbc tonight. at 8:00. >> sarah: a hometown hero slapping donald trump in an interview. david ortiz talking about what trump said about hispanics in an interview with "u.s.a. today." he said while he doesn't know a lot about politics, trump's comments about building a wall and that mexicans were rapists, didn't sit well with him.

you speak like that about us, it is a slap in the face. i walk around sometimes and i see mexican people trying to earn a living in an honest way. to hear somebody make those kinds of comments, it hits you. i think as latin people, we deserve better." >> christa: coming up at noon, no assignments outside of class? why teachers at a western massachusetts school won't be giving out homework this year. >> sarah: a photographer captured this beautiful picture of newlyweds standing it is what he did not capture that has him asking social media for help. >> chris: a little built of sunshine breaking out. especially boston, south and east right now. how much more sunshine we will

>> sarah: a tourist captured this picture at yosemite national park this week. of these newlyweds standing on top of a cliff. the big mystery, that tourist doesn't know who the couple is. they turned rather to social media to see if anyone else might know. no one has come forward. what an incredible photo that a random stranger captured for you. >> christa: i feel bad for the photographer. it is like after beyonce during the vma's or something like that. >> chris: like oh, okay. can i follow someone else? a beautiful shot, though. they are lucky. they find that couple, i'm sure they are going to love seeing that picture. with the power of social media, we will be reporting. that 81 in plymouth. 82 in new bedford. 72 in boston. warming our way up. eventually, until at least the mid-70's. close to 80 in boston. once we break out of the

we have seen some breaks recently of sunshine in boston. wind is due east here. that is also helping key keeping things on the cool side. hey, with the sun, we are at 81 degrees. the winds out of the east, southeast. down across the cape. well into the 70's. visibility, still somewhat limited out into the worcester hills. as we do have some patchy fog. at this time. it is radar, mostly quiet. it was active morning. just in time for the rush hour commute. it will slow you down, right right now, though, we a in fact, in boston, it is dry throughout much of metrowest. it is dry, a couplele of sprinkles up into the merrimack valley, southern new hampshire. i can't rule out a spot shower once in a while triggered offer here by the instability. and a little bit of humidity pulling in from what was hermine. the national hurricane center no longer issuing an advisory on. this it has weakened substantially. you still have that swirl south and east of us. it is not a huge wind-maker for us. we are dealing with winds at

hour. by the time this thing is all said and done and meanders out to sea. we are not going to see much more wind and rain out of it. isolated shower, a possibility. a front crosses on through thursday night. it is possible we get another passing shower or thunderstorm overnight on thursday. very early on friday. when i say early on friday, we are talking 3:00, 4:00 in the morning. then it is over and done with. as winds turn more out of the northwest, the humidity comes down a bit on friday aften. but the heat goes up. behind the front, we are pushing 90 degrees. for more on the forecast, over to danielle. >> danielle: thanks. the humidity definitely back today. those dew points in the upper 60's today. and then tomorrow, it will still feel muggy. dew points even climbing close to 70 degrees for tomorrow. they will start to drop a little bit as we head into friday and saturday. but it is going to be humid for today and tomorrow. and then friday and saturday, we finally get back closer to that comfortable category. good news there.

as chris was talking about. >> we get to 90 on friday, that will be our 21st90-degree day of the year so far. we have seen 20 of them. on average, we only have 14 a year. it is definitely a warm year and a warm summer. for the rest of what to expect as we head into the weekend, back to you. >> chris: warm and hot. it's also been on the dry side here. we are going to get a spot shower leftover this afternoon. we will call it mild and muggy. there is the weekend forecast. over the weekend, saturday is dry. saturday night into sunday morning, the froom we will risk a couple of scattered showers and storms. much of sit done, though, by mid to late afternoon monday and beautiful early next week. >> christa: just ahead on 7: it may be back to school. students in one western massachusetts town may not have to worry about homework for the entire year. >> sarah: then coming up, new details about the driver who

>> sarah: a new policy at a school in holyoke has everybody talking. teachers at kelly elementary won't give out homework this year. the prince palg saying she wants kids to focus on spending time with family and getting a good night's sleep. >> christa: can you imagine? no fights at night. chef doesn't want kids to be tired. there is a camp. here is nicole oliverio to explain. >> reporter: new assignment for students at the kelly

the school has implemented a homework-free policy. >> if you look at the research, there is no direct correlation that homework improves student performance. >> reporter: the school district was classified as underperforming. part of the turnaround plan was to extend the school day by nearly two hours and to focus on engagement in the classroom and high-quality instruction. so administrators wanted to try a year without work after school. >> we want them to go all the brain power that they needed during the school day. >> reporter: the school has more than 500 students in grades k-8. and parents seem to support this no-homework policy. >> they are doing more work in school. >> i think it is cool. now they are able to go to the ymca, have more interaction over there. parents, we have a lot of things we have to do after school. sports and things like that. laundry. and stuff like that. it kind of makes more time for

>> reporter: administrators say this homework . >> free plan has gotten their small school national attention. and they know it may raise a few eyebrows. they hope students will see the benefits. >> the teacher and instruction has the biggest impact on student learning. if i can give students more time with their teacher on direct instruction, it is our hope that that will help us improve our student performance. reporth students have only been in class about a week. it is too early to tell if the new policy working. continue to check throughout the school year. and again in the summer to see if it's working and if it will be a permanent change. in whole yoj, nicole oliverio, 7 news. >> christa: next on 7. apple expected to unveil the latest version of the iphone. the design changes. it could change the way you listen to music. >> sarah: a local high school

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>> christa: the day that so many people have been waiting for. apple expected to unveil a new iphone today. everybody waiting to see what may be there and what may be missing from this device. >> sarah: apple keeps it all secret until the last minute possible. apple under major pressure to make a big splash. the most valuable company in unveil a new iphone 7 today. the company that made white ear buds a fashion statement now rumored to be eliminating them. according to web sites that focus on apple products, introducing new wireless ear buds that may connect via blue-tooth. >> whatever they do with that space, it better be good. users are used to plugging in their headphones. if you want to change our behavior, it better be for a great reason. >> reporter: getting rid of

allow the phone to be thinner and potentially water proofer. these photos show the device, including possibly a more advanced camera. apple-watchers also anticipate the company will issue a new and improved watch. with the new gps feature, plus a larger face on the watch. apple's new products announcement is unfolding amid a global smart phone w last week, samsung recalled 2.5 million galaxy note 7 phones because of fires linked to a lithium ion battery. >> we have one more thing. as for today's big announcement, analysts say anything could happen. anle is known to keep a surprise up its sleeve until the last minute. >> christa: the suspense builds. i just want more space on my

>> christa: much more to come in the next half hour. including a warning being sent to sophomores at weston high school. what a fake social media account has been asking them to send. >> chris: the warmth and humidity continues to build in the next couple of days. the forecast ahead. >> sarah: also ahead, after 27 years, the family finally getting answers. a cold case killer comes forward. >> christa: then a wild police chase out west with.

>> sarah: boston university coping with a tragedy.

it happened under the mass. pike. not far from b.u. >> christa: today investigators are trying to figure out exactly how this happened. let's head out to brighton. steve cooper with more. >> reporter: at commonwealth avenue, a lot of kids walking around in disbelief. we just learned from b.u. officials that that student that was struck and killed by a commuter train overnight was, in fact, a freshman here at b.u. let's take you to the scene. where transit police overnight got that call. just after midnight. and the tracks near buick street and storrow drive. right under the mass. pike. police got the call. telling esaround mud night, and a short time later, they located the body of a 17-year-old male. now, investigators say the student appeared to be crossing the tracks when he was hit by a commuter train. no foul play is expected. investigators have been on the scene all day long. the student's name, not being relesioned yet. but students here on campus

this afternoon over what happens. >> it is numbing. but there is a lot of students at b.u. you kind of hear about, like, something once a year. but it's numbing. you know, it's very sad. >> very sad tragedy. >> reporter: because that student's name is being withheld until all family members have been notified, school officials here are now urging students here on campus to call their parents and let them know the investigation is ongoing right now. fvrbs as we told you. police are still out on the tracks looking for clues as to why all this happened in the first place. live from boston this afternoon, steve cooper, 7 news. >> christa: now turning to the forecast. scattered showers and some sticky weather out there. it is muggy as we head into the middle of the week here. and it is going to heat up even more. so kind of a return to summer.

this than theme all summer long. right now, the radar a lot quieter than early this morning. a couple of sprinkles. more clouds still mainly north and west of boston. you get across southeastern massachusetts. not much going on. although we have one lone downpour in rhode island. a couple back into southeastern connecticut. that is going to be the nature of the game. this afternoon. a couple brief spotty showers amid a mix of sun and clouds. as we continue to build in some of the sunshine. we have also built in the humidity. humid conditions. dew points running into the upper 60's. you look off tohe a lot of humidity to go through over the next couple of days. here are the current numbers. on-shore wind in boston. 81 in plymouth. 82 in bedford. thursday, tomorrow, 85. 90 on friday. 80's over the weekend. will we see any rain over the weekend? that forecast ahead. >> sarah: the patriots season opener a few days away. all eyes on jimmy garoppolo with tom brady banned from the field for the first four games. >> christa: new england's

sounds like he is up to the challenge. at least when he spoke out a little while ago at gillette. here is nancy chen with more. >> reporter: christa and sarah, jimmy garoppolo will lead the pats against cardinals in four days from now. garoppolo joined the pats back in 2014. he has seen playing time before. but he has never started, of course, in a situation like this. now, he spoke to reporters earlier today and said he is ready. >> i think the biggest part of that is the mental part. once you know the offense, you know what you on defense and everything like. that you can mentally break it down to where you almost know you are ready to go with the ball. it is a confidenting feeling. you know, i mean, not that it is moving in slow motion. it is moving slower than what it was. i mean, it is different without tom. no question about it. it is what it is at this point. >> sarah: of course, there is a lot of pressure. groom low is busy focusing on the game itselfra. they are than on the shoes he will be filling. he added that tom brady wished him and the players good-bye

nancy chen, 77 news. >> christa: boston police officials and the union back in court today. they are continuing a hearing on body cameras. the union filing an injunction to delay the body camera program. after police commissioner william evans ordered a hundred officers to wear them. the commissioner making that decision after no officers volunteered to do so. >> the request for injunction is about our bar gaining rights. we supported body cameras. >> infighting. i think it takes away from the job they do. and it gives the perception that we have something to hide. we have nothing to hichld i think most officers will see the benefits of this program once it gets going. >> christa: the judge expects to make a ruling by friday. if he rules in favor of the cameras, officers could be equipped with them by monday morning. >> sarah: now a snap-chat warning at weston high. someone with a fake account has been soliciting explicit photos. now the school and police are

victoria warren has the latest. >> reporter: internet concerns for parents and students at weston high school. >> i think once something goes out there, you can't get it back. i think we are always reminding them. you know, not to put anything out there you don't want everyone to see. report t superintendent was told someone created a fake snap-chat account and some sophomore boys may have sent an inappropriate picture of themselves. >> we don't know whether or not it is from a student. it could be from somebo and that is the danger in all of. this you don't know who is on the other end. who creates these fake accounts. >> i'm very shocked. i guess. no one knows really who it is yet. report tht girl is a sophomore. the school asked police to investigate, but officers say they are limited, because so far no, victims have come forward. and theynd even seen any of

this can be used as an important lesson. >> be mindle of what you are being asked to give out. you don't know who is on the other end of the computer. because the information is so limited, police officers want to hear from anyone who has any information about this account or these photographers. in weston, victoria warren, 7 news. >> christa: police say a lawrence firefighter was drunk when he recently shot himself in the leg. >> reporter: just after midnight tuesday, lawrence police responsibility responded to a domestic incident at a house on south boylston street. a man was reportedly drunk and trying to get into his safe stocked with guns. the man inside is a 39-year-old lawrence firefighter. according to court paperwork, police heard one obvious gunshot from inside the house. officers saw a large dog come out of the house. as it moved towards them, they say someone on scene yelled that the firefighter was

dog on them. police believe the firefighter shot himself in the right leg. he was taken to lawrence general hospital. he was treated and also arraigned. we are told he did have a license to carry, but that has since been revoke. meantime, his dog was treated by an emergency vet and is expected to be okay. this firefighter is being held without bail fbs. he will have a dangerousness hearing on friday. in lawrence, john cuoco, 77 news. >> sarah: new details now in a crash on the cape. the man who drove into the cape cod canal being charged with operating to endanger. and malicious destruction of property. police in bourne say he purposely drove his car into the waterway yesterday. a witness says he was on an observation deck when he saw the car. he says the driver drove through the deck and power lines over a bike path. and then dropped about 40 feet into the water. and then the driver resurfaced

>> christa: a man from swansea surrendered peacefully after a 7-hour standoff at a hotel in seekonk. the 1-year-old now facing several charges including, kidnapping, assault with a dangerous weapon and failure to register as a sex offender. according to investigators, the suspect had a knife and kept a woman inside that motel room for several hours. the woman was not physically hurt. >> sarah: people in portland, maine covering up a controversial mural of the governor wearing kkk attire. with mickey mouse ears and a message saying "no hate." a city spokes penn said the mural should stay to promote freedom of speech. lepage has been the center of several scandals surrounding race. a driver slams into a building in connecticut. and then makes an incredible escape. police say the driver lost control and went airborne. the point of impact, eight feet off the ground. investigators say the suspect

police believe they know who the driver is and are working on getting a warrant for his arrest. >> christa: there is more news today: a minnesota family finally has answers in a cold case dating back to 1989. a man has now come forward confessing to sexually assaulting and murdering a little boy, jacob wetterling. danny heinrich confessed to the crime against jacob who was just 11 years old. he was originally a person of interest in the case. but so recently police arrested the 53-year-old on child pornography charges. on tuesday, heinrich told a federal judge in detail, about how he kidnapped and abused jacob during an emotional day in the courtroom. >> after almost 27 years, danny heinrich was willing to talk. and we had to grab the moment. >> jacob, i'm so sorry. it's incredibly painful to

>> christa: heinrich says when he heard police sirens, that is when he shot and killed the 11-year-old. as part of his deal with police, heinrich also told them where he buried jacob. in exchange for not being charged with murder. he still faces 20 years behind bars. >> christa: it is a minutes. after a bank robbery in arizona. >> they just today maneuver on him here: there we go. the police did the pit maneuver. >> christa: officers jumping from unmarked cars. >> shots are fired. shots are fired at the vehicle. >> christa: this all unfolding in the phoenix area. >> a bank robbery... >> >> christa: broadcast on live tv and on the web. >> he already shot at police officers.

the public for a half hour now. he has driven throughout the city recklessly. >> christa: the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. two other suspects were arrested. no one else was hurt. >> shots are fired. >> christa: it is still unknown exactly how many shots police fired. >> we know he intended to escape at all cost. and put anybody in danger. >> christa: right now, the f.b.i. is still investigating that shooting. >> sarah: donald trump and hillary clinton will both be in new york tonight answering questions during matt lauer will moderate. the candidates will take the stage separately to discuss national security, military affairs, and veterans issues. and you can watch the forum right here on 7-nbc. it starts at 8:00 p.m. >> christa: ahead on 7: stealing the spotlight. a fan making a one-handed catch at the u.s. open. all on camera. >> sarah: plus, a shocking surprise for people trying to

>> chris: quite a bit of sunshine around boston and southeastern massachusetts. we do have enough instability to still drive a passing

>> sarah: a fan makes a great catch in the stands of the u.s. open. a young girl makes a one-handed grab after caroline

she made it look easy, didn't she? you can see the girl was very excited to catch that souvenir ball. pretty cool. >> christa: i love her reaction. she doesn't look surprised to me. she looks like, you know what? i was going to catch. this and i'm bad. >> chris: you get the jumbotron. another fan almost reaching over. she was like, yeah. no problem. i got it. just like,, yeah i'm very impressed with that. 80 in norwood. 80 in plymouth right now. 72 in boston. 67 in worcest through here. on the south side of the front, temperatures pushing 80 degrees. north side of it, you are stuck with some low clouds still. as well as the wind more out of the northeast. if not the north. where you have that east wind or east to southeasterly wind, that is where it is the warmest. not overpowering. there is a breeze outside. the visibility has come way up across the cape, up through the south shore into boston. and down the 95 stretch as we have now had some sunshine. a good day so far across the cape and the islands.

still lingering with the low clouds and patches of fog, though. close to 495. points north and west at times. radar, rather quiet. not completely quiet. there have been a few spots, sprinkles, and showers: the seacoast of new hampshire. close to the merrimack valley. certainly, had more showers around for the morning commute. that slowed things down. especially north and west of boston this morning. didn't amount to a tremendous amount of water. sometimes picking up a quarter of an inch to a third of an inch of rain. there are a few showers southeast of connecticut. a couple of spokes of moisture to rotate around what was hermine. enough instability for a spot shower or. two otherwise, a mix of clouds and sun. even north and west of boston, some breaks in the overcast. solid overcast overnight tonight and tomorrow morning. a couple of spot showers around then. by the afternoon, we are going to start to warm things up again.

terms of wave heights today compared to the last couple of days. still some rough surf south of new england. pushing in toward the coastline. high surf advisory in effect down across the cape and the islands. for those seas. three to five feet. with the high risk of rip currents there as well. heat and humidity building this week. for more on that, over to danielle. >> danielle: kra. the humidity definitely back today. dew points in the upper 60's and tomorrow, they will get closer to 70 degrees. you will be feeling the muggies for the next couple of days here. as we head into the weekend, the dew points little bit. we are not quite going to make it into that comfortable category. tomorrow, probably going to be the worst day. humid. by friday, temperatures going to climb back to the 90's. so if we do get there in boston, that would be our 21st90-degree day of the year. on average, we are only meant to see about 14. we have already seen 20. we are already above that. we did start off september with some blue squares. below-average days.

we are going to turn september around. our average temperature right now is one degree below normal. and again, we could see that bumping up. as the summer heat returns. as we head into friday and the weekend. for the forecast, back to you. >> chris: going to be adding more orange squares as we go through the rest of the week. 70's to lower 80's this afternoon. again, a spot shower. otherwise, a mild and muggy day. mild tonight. muggy tonight. patchy fog. patchy drizzle. low clouds backing in. mid to upper 60's. we could have a spot shower in the morning tomw. then yielding to partly sunny skies. low to mid-80's. we make that turn. we are going to head up to 90 on friday. pollen count also creeping back up on the lower side today. to reach the moderate category by the end of the week. ragweed an issue. all right. the forecast into the weekend, most of the weekend is dry. saturday night into sunday morning, we will track a front coming through here. that could provide some scattered showers and storms. behind that front, low humidity. some fall-like overnight. sunday night into monday night.

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swift wasn't around then. >> chris: you wonder if swift will drive around and stoing faith hill. return the favor there. bringing in the warmth. in fact, we will call it hot by friday. temperatures pushing 90. thinking tomorrow is going to be more humid than friday. in the afternoon on friday, the wind starts to bend more out of the west, northwest. the humidity not quite as high. over the weekend, a comfortable start. on saturday, more humidity. saturday night into sunday morning, a couple more showers and storms. >> sarah: that will do it. thank you so much for joining us today. i'm sarah french. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp.

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