a live look where the pan mass challenge gets underway, just about a half an hour. the weekend long event is expected to raise $46 million for cancer research, and treatments. a lot of heart -- hard work going into this day. glad you are waking up with us. unfortunately, the ride will not be completely free of bad weather, right? >> it is going to be great tomorrow for them, they have to keep an eye to the sky for nothing is changing, it looks like we are in for a day which we will have to keep an eye to the sky. temperatures pretty close to 70 in most spots. it is a warm morning out there, no question about that. we have dew points in the lower 60s right now, here is what is going on the showers and storms some have developed along northern new england. nothing important right now, no big thunderstorms at the present time. as the sun goes to wor you have a -- have to keep an eye on the showers and storms heading out to the southeast. some of the showers and storms across northern new england will start heading southward into southern new england and massachusetts la

over the weekend of any shower sneaking in. western mass. so if -- it looks like mainly dry weekend sunday night and the rain chances increase sunday night into monday. so dry for a while. tropics, a little activity going on. a tropical storm in the middle part of the atlantic. no threat the land over the next five days. winds right now at 45mph as we continue this journey out to the northwest at 60mph. mid-80s this afterno more sunshine around mid-day into the afternoon. 7 on 7 forecast, keeping us coolest at the coastline over the weekend. temperatures close to seasonal levels running lower to middle 80s. best chance of rain sunday sunday night into monday. >> sarah: breaking news. two tractor-trailers collide on the mass pike into auburn. mass state police say one of the tractor-trailers rear-ended the other. auburn fire rescue says one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. here's danielle gersh with more. >> danielle: this is already causing delays. only the left lane is getting by again. this is eastbound on the pike at

you see vicki at the mass pike. and here's danielle gersh with the fast track traffic. >> still a that accident. so still some very heavy delays. notice westbound we're not seeing any delays. this anned eastbound right at the charlestown service plaza. the right lane are open eastbound but the other lanes still remain closed. an alternate loud to avoid this you could take route 20 instead. no other major issue on the pike this morning. north of town route 2 and 3 look good. 39 pretty good back to 495 slowing down a little bit as you we're watching an accident on the expressway northbound at columbia road here. and south of town no major issues. let's check the drive times if you get ready to head tout door this morning. braintree to boston. northbound on the expressway 22 minutes. 12 minutes on the pike from 128 and then 93 northbound, 128 to the zakim bridge 17 minutes. back to you guys. >>> so much. danielle. >> also breaking right now. frightening flight from logan airport. a forcing the pilot to make an emergency

both sides of the mass pike are crash had things down to a crawl. we have a map set up from before midnight, when the vehicle was traveling east on the westbound lanes. the driver hit another vehicle traveling in the right direction. one person was declared dead at the scene and three others were taken to area hospitals. it is unclear which vehicle the person was traveling in was killed. police are still trying to notify the next of kin. both sides of the mass pike have been reopened this morning for your morning commute. live along the mass pike, doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5.. emily: police putting out an urgent plea for help after a grisly crime in a quiet community. what they don't know is just as unsettling. sera congi has what we know at . sera: investigators are wanting everyone to be vigilant and they are also looking for potential witnesses. a source tells newscenter 27-year-old vanessa marcotte was found naked her hands, feet and head burned. the young woman's body was found sunday night deep in the woods off sparsely populated brooks stat

. >>> the countdown is on for the opening ceremonies of the pan- mass challenge. let's head out to david and lisa who are live in sturbridge tonight. guys-- >> reporter: and you can feel the excitement. it's like a party, a reunion, a sporting event. and as you mentioned. we'll be broading the opening ceremonies. >> we have people coming from and they are all trying to do the same thing. this year's goal, $46 million and i think we'll get there. the thousands of athletes range in age from 15 to 83 years old. many of them trained for months before takingthe event. and the average amount raised by each rider is an $7000. and everyone here has been inspired by something. >> it's a celebration, a tribute, or fomany of thop-- >> there are so many heartwarming stories, inspiring stories of why people are taking part in the pan-mass challenge. a sea of bikes, thousands of them. the riders will raise millions cause, to cure and beat cancer forever. >>> why people are taking part in the amazing challenge. >> the pan-mass challenge getting underway. and folks are registering

c1 >>> breaking news right now at 4:30a deadly crash shutting down part of the mass pike overnight night. >>> a challenge for firefighters while fighting a house fire in after a 27-year-old woman was murdered in princeton. the latest on the search for her killer. >>> good morning. >> she is not off, she is here. different shift. >> we have 50s in the suburbs like yesterday morning, and it's nice and cool and reafrican americaning, and it will be another beautiful day. a lot of sunshine coming up, and mostly clear skies right now, and it should be moatedly clear this morning, and there will be a scattering of clouds, and it will be hotter than it was yesterday. we are starting out this morning in to middle 60s, and lower 80s by the lunch hour, and 90s this afternoon, except at coast a little bit of a sea breeze. enjoy the last day of low humidity. it will be sticky coming up. rest of my accuweather forecast in a few minutes. >>> a deadly crash shutting down the mass pike overnight. throughout the night. some drivers were stuck in traffic for 2 hours as police investigated. >>> and a fire

tonight opening ceremonies for the pan mass challenge. more than 6,000 riders will take over the commonwealth to raise money for cancer research. david wade and lisa hughes will be hosting the opening ceremonies tonight at 7:00. and they will be broadcast live here on channel 4. this is the 37th ride and cyclists hope to farber cancer institute. riders raised 500 million dollars since it started back in 1980. >>> thanks for being here. still to come a. popular deli closes for good. the abrupt overnight announcement. a house explodes with kids inside. the latest on the conditions and the new video next. boston get more pedestrian friendly. the big changes coming to newbury street this sunday. which you are you? be the you who doesn't cover be the you who shows up in that dress. who hugs a friend. who is done with treatments that don't give you clearer skin. be the you who controls your psoriasis with stelara? just 4 doses a year after 2 starter doses. stelara? may lower your ability to fight infections and may increase your risk of infectio

there may be one or two of these that make the trip near the mass pike, along the mass pike and south this morning. so the main batch stays south, but there have been a couple showers trying the sneak into southern new england. don't be surprised if there is a passing shower t otherwise the weather is quiet throughout the day. the afternoon shower chance should be north and west of 495. even there it will be isolated. warm this afternoon. but warmth with the humanity running on the lower side, so we do enjoy a nice afternoon. not only today but really more dry weather on friday and even into the weekend. more on that forecast coming up. >> sarah: breaking news, two tractor-trailers collide on i-90 east in auburn. tractor-trailers rear-ended the other. auburn fire rescue says one person was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. for more on how the roads are looking, let's send it over to danielle gersh with a fast track alert. >> danielle: good morning, everyone. this accident already causing delays of about 24 minutes and not very many of you on the road. you saw those pictures

, especially along the coastline. northeast mass. it used -- it will be near 80 tomorrow. the northeasterly wind meelings so tomorrow the threat is higher away from the coastline versus the coastline. same goes tomorrow and again on sunday. any thunderstorm that forms because there is so much water vapor in the atmosphere will be capable of producing heavy rain and a few with gusty winds. high humidity as far as the eye can see. so we're in it frizz factor-wise. good ponytail weather. set it and forget it. 92 to 97 this afternoon. hot and humid weather. scattered showers and storms to watch out for. getting into early next week, we'rck that. means temperatures running lower to mid-80s. >> christa: the mass pike is basically shue down eastbound. they're making some progress on the westbound side? >> danielle: one lane is open eastbound. two lanes are open westbound. so major delays on the pike right around the charleton area. that's from a crash this morning that happened before the charlton service plaza. and all lanes were closed bef

and 23 minutes on the pike from 495 to the mass avenue. all right, we want to head it back to burlington where shiri spear is doing double duty and shiri, i know you are saying location, location, location today for the weather. >> shiri: yeah, location, location, location. here is the thing, everybody needs the rain. the drought situation that keeps getting worse in eastern massachusetts with our severe drought actually spreading. as of yesterday's weekly rainfall deficit and here is the problem, i want to show you what it looks like when we start looking at rainfall estimates for the day ahead and even those these numbers are not necessarily set in stone, what you will find is that it is so scattered out there. we could be looking at perhaps a quarter inch of rain. if we get lucky with downpours in a couple of spots, it is very hard to pinpoint exactly where that is going to be because right now we are watching for these showers to come through this morning but even more popping up this afternoon. i have a couple showers out toward keene,

heading to the mass pike. you see all of the volume here. that was a breakdown up by burlington two. -car crash that cleared out but he head south to the mass pike pike that is where all the heavy volume it. take a look at the mans and show you what it looks likes, travel times about a half hour now as you are going southbound from route 2 down past the mass pike down to route 9. as we take a look at 9 zakim volume heading southbound into the tunnel. you are backed up all the way through the o'neill tunnel and the expressway is jammed up both directions. you can see, you are looking at about a half-hour road all wait to canton son. northbound is tarts by union street up to columbia road. as we take a look at the mass pike heading out a town of lot of volume this. is brighton after the allston tolls. stays heavy out to newton corner. breaks free a bit after the weston tolls. >> ryan: security in rio a top priority. how the city is making sure they're olympic ready. >> jadiann: at 5:00, a murder case in salem. a man says he strangled his wife.

just 9 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the mass pike. at 21 minutes on 128 from route 1 to the weston tolls. back to you. >>> we begin this breaking news in newton. someone slashed a man outside of a tennis and cricket club in newton. >> gene: right now police are searching for suspects in this. fox25's jason law is is live in newton where all of this unfolded. good morning, jason. >> reporter: good morning. what is really scary, investigators say the weapon was a box cutter. the victim was cut with a box cutter in the attempted robbery. the man was walking along to the t stop outside of the cricket club when he was jumped by two men. we don't know the condition of this man but he was conscious and gave vague details who the attackers were. they were wearing hoodies and masks when they jumped him making their way along the street. not clear if the suspects were able to make away with anything that. the police officers and troopers that came out k-9s are concentrate fence here by the cricket club. the only thing we know about the suspects

a 28-year-old man from rutland is dead after a wrongway crash on the mass pike in southboro. four others are injured. >> good morning, a live look outside, we have the delays in place, there is a disabled car up ahead, as well so if you are traveling, along 93 south, expect that volume back to the falway. we're watching some other problem spots, and i will have the details coming up. >> cindy, a nice day to start at least. >> you have got it, a lot of solar glare, and sunshine all day lon now, and we're going to keep it near 80 degrees in the city today, and that's due to a sea breeze, much warmer inland, upper 80s but still comfortable humidity levels today, and that changes in a big way starting tomorrow, it's hot and humid. the temperatures at or above 90, and tomorrow, is a red day, it's an impact weather day, there could be showers and thunderstorms popping up, we need the rain in the afternoon. >> thank you to, your health, it's the latest trend taking the >> those red welts are the result of a therapy known as cupping. it's an ancient chinese form of medicine meant to r

it will take you 22 minutes from 495 to the mass ave. nine minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the mass pike. 19 minutes on 93 southbound from 49 to the leverett connector. back to you. >>> friends and family prepare to say goodbye to the jogger who was found dead in the woods of a small massachusetts town. >> sara: a it has been more than a week since her body has been found and investigators have not made an arrest in her case. fox25's michael henrich live in princeton where the focus is on remember michael? >> reporter: absolutely. and calling hours for vanessa marcot t e. when the community came together to join hands and form a stronger bond in the wake of such a horrible, horrible tragedy. more than 100 people -- i want to hoe you this video here -- joined together yesterday afternoon tying balloons to princeton and going on a three-mile run. the runners went by brook station road where marcotte's body was found hours after her disappearance that day. the district attorneys said that marcotte went for i don't go, a

the pan-mass challenge is such a huge undertaking. we're talking about 6300 writers going through 46 different towns and the mastermind of all this is billy star. >> he worked on it out of his what's coming up. >>> how do you feel? >> it's a perfect plan and we're ready. >> and the weather looks good. >> the weather looks whatever it is. >> we know how bad it can be. >> i've been reading -- and they've been sending us weather advisories. and it sounds mostly good and nonetheless whatever comes, we'll deal with it. >> $46 million is such a huge figure. how in a few sentences did it to $46 million this year? >> people wanted to play a role. and for those of us -- most of us -- who are not doctors or clinicians there had to be a way to join the war on cancer. and funding it is what we do. apologized. and in 1980 nobody heard of it but the community was strong. and after that it was the repetition, people telling people about where th went and about the personal stories and this grew organically and powerfully. and we're now institutionali

a deadly wrongway crash shutting down parts of the mass pike overnight. the new details just coming in, and the community on edge after police search for her killer. >>> and a local boy recovering a a horrific accident on vacation. what his parents say happened. >>> good morning. everybody. great to have you here with us. i'm kathryn hauser. and i'm chris mckinnon. we will kick it of burbank. danielle is working nights. danielle is on for eric this week. it's 70-degrees in boston, and we have 50s out here, and it's nice and prepressing and crisp. the humidity will be rising but not until after midnight tonight. this is what the sky looks like, basically clear. a lot of sunshine with the a few high thin clouds streaming in, a few little puffy clouds, and we are going to get deeper into the morning rush, and temperature into the middle 60s. by lunchtime a lot of sunshine continuing into the afternoon, and along the coast, probably close of 80 to 82. the high tide at 4:46, and many inland spots will be nudging the 90-degree mark this afternoon. traffic and we

it stems from the mass unemployment. the transitions are during the period where johnson's war on crime is from a vibrant industrial manufacturing sector to outsourcing much of this labor. so in the communities where the police officers and federal government began investing in augmenting the police force and a new level of police patrol these communities are placed under surveillance when really this job creation program as i mentioned in the epilogue we don't get a job creation program to give low income people do kind of opportunities. so, structural solutions in terms of creation and rethinking education systems and investing in education and going beyond the remedial programs, the kind of meat on the war on poverty solves the programs as the officials say it's more about providing training to low-income americans without thinking about whether the job training could lead them to get a job after they've completed the series of training provided by the war on poverty and other social welfare programs. >> you mentioned

. >>> they are off, the pan- mass challenge petals for a record. >>> live from boston starts now. >> a line of storms could be hitting several areas of the state. good evening, everyone. >> here is a live look at the decks tonight is a busy night. >>> most of the storms stay right along the bike and for areas south. this mine of severe storms continues to push towards the southeast and into southeastern massachusetts and eventually toward cape cod. we will dive right in and show you the severe thunderstorm warning that is in effect until 6:00 p.m. includes providence, or. >>> 6:15 p.m. the storm system moving actually to the east at about 45 miles per hour and will move towards us and mansfield as we put a track on a different radar. time of arrival for weymouth 6:26 p.m. brockton 6:29 p.m. 60 miles per hour wind gusts heavy rainfall. it stretches into connecticut and will move into rhode island and southeastern massachusetts. aflutter advisories -- flood advisories and effect. once we get past sunset the storm activity dies down. tomorrow a better and quieter forecast in the store. >

a lot of the activity may be confined to the mass pike and south of the mass pike. north of the mass pike there's not a lot going on. not to say you're definitely in the clear. right now i'm lenaing south of the pike than the north. this will reach the south shore and south coast and the cape and the islands before dwindling and fading away. it won't be one of the days where we wait in any event mix of clouds and sunshine. less humid and breezy. upper 80s tomorrow. middle and upper 80s on sunday. the cape and the islands there will be the risk of a few ernoo. lot of humidity as well. low s. sunday mostly sunny skies. monday lots of sunshine with temps in the upper 70s. pan mass challenge this weekend. major upon event. tomorrow looks like a scattering of showers and storms. sunday partly to mostly sunny skies with temps in the 80s. >> anchor: wrangling up a 6' alligator. this is west springfield. someone there was keeping this alligator as a pet. the reptile was in backyard. zoo officials say how grab grabbed and take him to the zoo. >> one around the back end and o

a devastating overnight crash on the mass pike. it happened as you zoom in here near exit 2 another southborough around midnight. rescue vehicles rushing to the scene. the westbound lanes were closed for three hours. people were sitting on the roofs of their cars walking on the highway waiting for their lanes to reopen. [sirens] there are the sound of the sirens. traffic started moving an hour ago. we are trying to confirm with police exactly what happened. we know that several cars were involved. >>> happening now, delta airline is warning passengers could be hundreds of flight cancellations and delays again caused computer systems to fail around the world. right now the 5:45 to tampa and the 6 a.m. flight to laguardia airport out of logan are already cancelled, but we will keep an eye on any other delays. passengers left strand ready receiving refunds as $200 travel vouchers. the airline does not know what caused the computer failure or if the computer system was able to cover quickly. >>> 4:03 is the time and new this morning, te

south of the mass pike this morning. lunchtime keeping things dry in and around the bost area, 83 degrees. 80s will be this afternoon and we will show you what times we will be the hottest coming up. gr where two men are buried in the wrong cemetery plots. the mix-up happened at the cemetery in tiverton and happened back in october of last year. both men were buried in the wrong plots about 30 feet from each other. the town administrator has since apologized for the mistake saying the grave digger misread the plot markers. the widow of one of the men was furious. hoping the plot deeds could be man wants the body to be exhumed. >> my family deserves peace. i buried him with dignity and i feel that dignity will be destroyed because of foolishness. >> gene: those bodies are set be exhumed on august 25. >>> especiallyy pens can be a life -- epi pens are sticker stock. a pack of the brand-name epinephrine is $200. now the medication costs more than $600. a cost that most insurance plans do not cover until after the deductible.

reporter: we have breaking news this morning a multicar crash in charlton has essentially shut down the mass pike in both directions. the crash is in the eastbound lanes just before the charlton service plaza near road. all eastbound lanes have been closed and all but one westbound lane has been shut down in charlton. according to an -- physician with the massachusetts -- official with the massachusetts department of transportation it involves two trucks. being see the backup in the westbound lanes is stretching almost duck-- you can see the backup in the westbound lanes is stretching almost to auburn. i suggest getting on the mass pike continued. we will deep you updated on it clears. >>> a crash on 128 in newton. four vehicles involved. one of them caught fire. no word on injuries yet. police are trying to figure out what caused the crash. the highway is now back opened. >>> breaking overnight a. night from boston to sacramento diverted because of turbulence. one passenger telling us the turbulence was so severe that there were cracks in the overhead bins. that plane landed safely in rapid

it's limited to south of the mass pike. much of the time is dry. we're dealing with high heat and humidity. many towns this afternoon. warm and humid tonight. look that. 72 to 77 for the overnight low. the air conditioner running full blast overnight tonight. you wake up tomorrow morning. likely seeing more of that dew on the window. fogginess on the windows that you saw this morning with high humidity. how about the meteor shower. that's peeking tonight. if you can get clear patches between partly cloudy skies may be able to see shooting stars out there if it's completely clear across the sky you could see up to 150 per hour you get in the hot and humid air masses the tendency for clouds to form is there. 91 to 96 tomorrow. isolated storm. we got rain yesterday. for more on what happened yesterday in terms of rainfall amount and if it will improve the drought situation over to danielle. >> much-needed rain we saw yesterday. we were on track before tired here with just under 2 and a half inches of rain. we definitely did need the rain. and beverly

the mass commercialization moves us into all types of things for the home. now the story and the characters, because of copyright, are no longer under her jurisdiction. "uncle tom's cabin" wallpaper was one of the main pieces of merchandise that was produced outside of the control of harriet beecher stowe. and wallpaper, this is a british print. it's very cheap of me because it was quickly produced for the mass market, and the only examples of it exists in a nursery outside of melbourne, australia. that speaks to the international power the story had worldwide success of the book that people wanted to have an emotional piece, a connection to the story in their own homes in so much as they are teaching their children in a nursery, including scenes with the dagger and the death of uncle tom. what does that tell you about society at the time? abolitionists such as william lloyd garrison did not of course not notice oco funds cabin. is anti-abolitionist newspaper, the liberator, published a story in january of 1853 called "uncle tom's cabin" media. in which, i a

the mass dot is proposing electronic tolls along the 138th stretch of the mass turnpike. use transponders and rates will vary depending on what portion of the pike you drive. entry points, though, will also have cameras dubbed that are able to look out for specific license plate. that so-called hot list has raised questions from the aclu. >> we want to make sure that the hot list feature is properly regulated by policy and ideally a statute that would limit law enforcement's access to live information about where people are >> reporter: mass dot officials say it will be used sparingly for things like an amber alert and find a suspect in a public safety emergency and data collected will eventually be disposed of. >> basically we will keep this data for so long as we need it to enforce our -- our tolls and no longer. >> reporter: the aclu says good because the fourth amendment protects us. >> otherwise law enforcement >> reporter: i am john monahan, fox25 news. >> julie: another big change for the open road tolling. it will cost half as much. mass dot promises travel will be

keep our eye on towns and cities south of the mass pike. worcester 64 degrees. same this leominster. that is one of the refreshing spots. this morning, boston, city centers are usually a little bit warmer. boston, 71 degrees and the burbs in the 60s like lexington and natick. 65 in wareham and in sandwich in the 60s at 6 a.m. we have early clouds. doesn't mean completely overcast. the clouds. noontime 83 degrees. partly sunny. at 3 p.m., 87 degrees. it is going to be a hot day and even at 7:00, 82. the sun is going down at 7:40. as it does, i think a lot of our clouds are going to end up fading away. 84 to 90 for your range of highs. partly sunny and mostly dry. the spot at risk for a brief shower this morning and pop-ups this afternoon. catherine, back to you from our drive-time traffic. >> going west right now. there is a crash that we are following on the crash going eastbound. two lanes are closed 29 in auburn after a crash between two tractor-trailer trucks, and you can see you are only getting by at 13 miles per hour as you go eebld on the pike. we have a c

ten minutes ago still going to take you 16 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the mass pike and now 26 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. back to you. >> daniel: happening now all lanes at the sumner tunnel are back open following this deadly crash overnight just after 3:00 this morning. a pickup truck spun out of control at ramp to 93 north. three men was inside the truck. one was killed, two others are in the hospital and expected to survive. state police are investigating what caused the crash. >> julie: the seven is on for the person that stabbed two nuns to death in mississippi home. police have recovered the woman's car but the killer is still on the run. one of the nun's has family in massachusetts. michael henrich is outside the family's church this morning. michael? >> michael: such a horrific crime on so many level. this right here is the family church of sister paula merrill. it is right here in stoneham. family members spoke with fox25 person who so beautifully dedicated her lives, life to serving other people. now, sister paula as well

no surprise there. 11 minutes from the braintree split to the mass pike. if you were headed out, what a beautiful shot from our sullivan square live camera. you can see the moon in full swing, but, of course, that is starting to set, the sun is starting to rise and sara, it is shaping up to be a beautiful day. >> we tweeted thought picture of boston as the sun is going to be rising with the temperatures in the 70s. a little bit muggy out there too and shiri spear on the i retweeted that. you will have to check it out. a gorgeous start. a maybe you are thinking of the beaches. the temperatures at the coast today in the low 80s. upper 70s with that local sea breeze. inland will be even warmer and coming up, i will show you what to expect, plus our weekend forecast when the risk of rain arrives. over to you guys. >>> iphone users may have to wait a few extra days to get their hands on the newest edition. the iphone 7 will not be out until september 23. rumored to be september 7. the company has not made an official announcement about the release date. one of t

slowly but steadily there on the expressway, and take you 31 minutes from the braintree split to the mass pike and 39 minutes on 93 southbound from 495 to the leverett connector. >> daniel: family and friends prepare to say good-bye to jogger in afternoon run. >> stephanie: leominster native as search continues for searching for clues. michael? >> michael: working hard to crack the case and family now moving forward with the wake this evening starts at about 4:00 over in fitchburg, that's where the funeral for vanessa marcotte held as well and one day after a group of community members come here to the heart of princeton set up balloons and paid tribute to very unique way to 27-year-old woman that lost her life while >> we want to honor she had every right to be running on the road at that the day at that time. >> michael: man that killed vanessa marcotte is still on the loose. >> haven't been able to get out running since it happen. >> michael: group of more than 100 people yesterday afternoon tying balloons to gazebo in princeton and then going on 3-mile run together. station road where

it will track along the mass-new hampshire border. bear in mind sticky now by the end of the day, it is going to be oppressive. it will get so muggy by later today. increasing clouds by metro west by 10 a.m. sl these are hit and miss on-and-off showers. a lot of your day will be dry on-and-off showers. a lot of your day will be dry and yule yule has more on the drive-time traffic and check on volume. >> a half an hour before things really start to slow down. 6:30 when that happens. 93 wide open. we shift south of the pike, a little bit of volume starting to build right around the expressway, but there is still quite a bit of space in eastbound. 17 minutes on the expressway. next time we check in on the drive time, i bet we will be in the red. 24 minutes on 93 south. back to you. >>> we continue to follow breaking news in winchendon this morning. crime scene tape surrounds a home. >> sara: state and local police were at that scene until late into the tonight. jessica reyes is live at the winchendon police station with new information no

a serious crash shutting down the mass pike westbound the meeting-up point of 495. witnesses say they spent hours stuck in traffic, but right now we understand the highway is become open. no word on any injuries or what might have caused it. >> sarah: time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. >> danielle: thanks, sarah. good morning, everyone. let's head outside. good news if you're headed out the door this morning. roads looking nice and open. let's head to the maps. a lot of green on the maps, routes 3, 24 and 95 all looking good. the pike fine in both directions. this early morning, but they'll wrap things up as we head into the 5:00 hour. all green on route 1. let's check those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door this morning. ten minutes braintree to boston expressway. northbound just 12 minutes into town on the pike from 128. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, 11 minutes this morning. back to you, guys. >> sarah: developing this morning, a community in shock over a murder mystery in 27-year-old vanessa marcotte went out for

many were recruited by the nazis or local police to dig the mass graves. or to take the gold teeth, jewelry and clothing of the >> what have we learned about the holocaust that we didn't know before you began your investigations? >> i learned a lot about humanity. i learned everybody can be a killer, any bed can be a victim. i learned that you like to see other people dying in front of you, killed by other people when you are sure you will not be killed. >> reporter: it was a dramatic finding. that villages chose murdered. a revelation he would have never have come to were it not for his grandfather. claudius dubois, held as prisoner of war in a nazi camp in rawa-ruska. but he never wanted to talk about it. farther dubois was drawn to the village to find out what happened there. he made repeated trips. but no one would talk to him. until one night, when the mayor forest, where 50 elderly villagers were waiting. >> he said, patrick, i bring you at the mass grave of the last . i got a new dishwasher and they recommend finish. really? you should try it. unlike

many walked for miles to get to the mass and spent the night praying in an open field. the pope on saturday had warned the faithful against being couch potatoes-- in particular, "those sofas we have nowadays with a built-in massage unit to put us to sleep." too many young people today, he worried, escape to the world of video games and computer screens instead of being engaged. at one point during these celebrations the pope asked the masses gathered, from so many different countries, to hold hands. and seek common humanity. it underlined a message he's had all week: find that which unites, not divides. you. >>> a new harry potter play opened in london this weekend. the new book went on sale overnight. once again, the world is under the wizard's spell. here's demarco morgan. >> quijano: a new harry potter play opened in london this weekend. the new book went on sale overnight. once again, the world is under the wizard's spell. here's demarco morgan. >> reporter: five years after harry potter last worked his magic at the box office, he's back in a new play and book: "har

. >>> state police are investigating why a driver was going to wrong way on the mass pike and crashed head on into two other vehicles. the 28-year-old driver was killed. the rutland man was headed east in the westbound lane. were injured. jim and donna barely avoided the wrong way >> then i just swerved, sharply, cut across two lanes. thankfully there was nobody else on the pike with us at the time. and zoom, he goes shooting by. >> it didn't really register until it went by, and then it was like oh my gosh he's going the wrong way, like on the mass pike! >> shut down the mass pike for hours. now our team looked at what can way crashes back in february, and discovered four years ago federal transportation officials recommended lowering wrong way and do not enter signs to make them easier to be seen at night, but as of february it was still in progress, and we reached out to the state for an update, but haven't heard back. rhode island installed a system that immediately notifies police when there's a wrong way driver, but massachusetts too expensive. >>> and an extraordinary effort to

. >> anchor: a tractor trailer jackknifed on the mass pike ramp this morning near hopkinton. the accident closed down the ramp on i 90 for several hours. fire fighters were on scene because of a possible fuel leak. no one was injured. >> anchor: and we're following more news today. in ohio. police say a 74 yearly woman plowed in i acrowd at an outdoor concert for senior citizens. nine people hurt and right now two of them still fighting for their lives. more than 100 people were enjoying an outdoor community concert sunday night until a split second move turned into tragedy. police say an elderly driver struck 8 people on this dance floor. >>> it just appears it was an accident. she made a mistake again with the gas and brake. >> reporter: now police are saying that a could be facing charges. all 8 of the victims were in their 60's and 70's and all were hospitalized including the driver. two of those victims are still in serious condition. >>> a lot of people knew the victims so it ended abruptly. >> reporter: the dance floor was set up in a parking lot right next to the city'

the mass pike for over an hour today. the fire started around 7:30 this morning on the mass pike west underneath the hammond hill road overpass. the area was cleared around 9:00. the cause of the fire is still unknown. one man is under arrest tonight, after this fiery car crash in peabody. state police say it happened just before 3:00 this morning on route 128-north. only one car was involved. the driver was arrested for oui. diane: steam pipe venting over the longfellow bridge today to get rid of dirt and debris. the process could take all weekend. the steam can rise as high as 200 feet and there is a loud rumbling sound with it, but workers say that is a normal part of the process. announcer: next on suit -- newscenter 5. >> it sounded like an 18 wheeler blowing. diane: plane passengers on edgediane: thousands of feet in the air. the ne showers tomorrow. i will have a timeline. reid: a welcome home celebration for needham's golden girl. >> may i introduce to you, needham zone aly raisman>>. dear fellow citizen, i know w

with us for "7 news"at 5:00. >>> we'll see you here at 6:0 >>> a deadly crash on the mass pike. police say a driver hea heading the wrong way plowed head on into 2 other cars. the girls tumbling more than 40 feet when their ferris wheel feet when their ferris wheel cart flipped over >>. >> off duty police officer sharing a special bond with a 5 -year-old boy. how he saved -year-old boy. how he saved the young boy from drowning >>> we start with a dangerous drive leads to a deadly crash in westboro. a car heading 2 other vehicles, now police are trying to figure out why the driver who!woe was killed was heading in the wrong direction. >> dan housely joining us live. >>>reporter: moments ago, new information from state police. this driver started out going westbound like the traffic you see here at some point, he actually pulled off to the

right now it will take you 24 minutes on the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 8 from the braintree split to the mass pike. 23 minutes from 495 to the leverett connector. >>> we start this morning with breaking news in woburn. our photographer was on the scene of a stabbing overnight. police and the fire department was called to the keen outside the restaurant jake and joe's. the parking lot is closed off right now. we have a crew on the scene gathering more information and a live report in the next half hour. in the meantime, police are investigating what caused this serious crash in out boast. ave and dorchester street. one of the cars took down a pole. two people were taken to the hospital and we are working to get an update on the condition. >>> we are continuing to follow developing news out of woburn where a 1-year-old boy has died and his twin sister remains hospitalized. the call log show 15-month-old noah joan larson was rushed to the hospital and late last night the district attorney announced the child died from his injury. his twin sister do not know her condition. the middles

a deadly wrongway crash shutting down part of the mass pike overnight. westbound lanes, and his car hit two other vehicles head on, and the rutland man was killed. four other people were take tonight hospital. drivers were stuck in traffic for up to 2 hours. the highway is now back open. >>> 6:48. checking out the top stories for you, police searching for answers in the mudder of a woman in princeton. >> sources say police found vanessa marcotte's body naked sunday night. the 27-year-old went for a jog near her mother's home. the police have no suspects, and they are asking the public to come forward with any information. people in the neighborhood are being told to be extra cautious. >>> a fire in south boston, and heavy flames as crews arrived on east 4th street. the house was vacant and under renovations that created unknown dangers for firefighters including no first were displaced by the fire. damage zest mated around $1 million, and investigators are trying to figure out what sparked the fire. >>> a 10-year-old boy died from neck injuries at kansas

the mass here is on wednesday. >> later today,inaugurating milwaukee's new mexican consulate. governor scott walker will be at the consulate along with mexico'sei the consulate will make it easier for people here in milwaukee to do business with mexico like applying for visas for work and retirement. the inauguration starts at 12:0 at the consulate near prospect and ogden. >> looking ahead to commitment 2016. libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson is making his first trip to wisconsin this week. he'll be in milwaukee on thursday for a campaign rally. it starts at 7:00 at serb hall. it's free to attend but you do need to get tickets ahead of time. of new mexico. >> new information this morning on the murder of a nine-year-old girl. tim, what's the latest in this investigation? >> we're learning more about what led up to za'layia jenkins death. jenkins was inside a home that was targeted by gunmen back in may. she was hit by a bullet and later died. police still have not made any arrests but the investigation has made progress. this morning we know jenkins' aunt had an i

it 19 minutes on the expressway from the arraign split to mass pike and 27 minutes now on 93 southbound from 495 to the leverett connector. back to you. >> daniel: we continue to follow breaking news out of woburn this morning where a man was brutely stopped outside of a sports bar. >> elizabeth: apparently this happened just after closing at jake and joe's in woburn leaving a gruesome scene in the parking lot. new information about the michael? >> michael: sources tell me a couple new details here. 31-year-old man was stabbed in the neck in this jake and joe's parking lot in woburn. this is a restaurant you can normally see from 128 and what we see now in parking lot is 24 truck, that's actually a crime scene clean-up crew and working on parking lot right on the other side of the parking lot because sadly there was a large gruesome pool of blood restaurant. source also tells me that this suspect who has not yet been arrested got away on a motorcycle, sped off on a motorcycle and that suspect is stilt on the loose at this point. we learned the victim is 31 years old and in critical cond

authorities say the 30-year-old man was flown to mass general and treated for serious head injury. a local fire chief was training his fire fighters when he went into cardiac arrest. fox25's erika richie tell us how the fire fighters put their training to work and saved the chief's life. >> it is great for camaraderie. >> reporter: but this time it wasn't the physical abilities test that brought the guys at the milton fire department together, it was chief frank twist himself after the workout. while he and his men began training on a new phone system in the building. >> we were starting the training and i was sitting there and i didn't feel that well. >> i are you okay, chief. he didn't respond and the guys put him on the floor and confirmed he was in cardiac arrest. >> when our patient, do you what you are trained to do. >> reporter: at the middleton firehouse. the use of cpr and an aed. both were used on chief twist by his fire fighters to regain a heartbeat long enough to get him to beverly hospital where he was treated for three major blockages. >> i am just lucky i was in the

these jews would have never been counted as dead, never known, and the mass grave is totally unknown. >> logan: gheorghe broughts all the jewish families from the village were taken. he told us the day of the shooting, he was tending to cows nearby. now, 70 years later, we watched as he traced the victims steps to the edge of the ravine. >> gheorghe: the jews were facing the ditch, so they were shooting them in the back of their heads or their backs to fall into the ditch. >> logan: he said it was a beautiful day exactly... >> desbois: a beautiful day... >> logan: ...like this one. >> desbois: ...like today. >> logan: with the sunshine. >> desbois: with the sunshine, yeah. >> logan: when you're doing this, when you're here and in a place like this, do you ever stop and think, "how did i get here?" >> desbois: no, always, i say to people, "finally, we found you. finally, we came back." >> logan: father desbois leads no congregation-- he considers his search for these jewish you're not your typical priest. >> desbois: i don't know if there is a typical priest. ( laughs ) i think everybo

the man was taken into custody today on the mass pike in newton. state police say he was ripping pages from a bible and throwing them into traffic. boston yesterday morning from a dot facility. >> they are working on the vehicle, trying to ensure that they maintain it. often times the vehicle will be positioned in such a way that it will be very accessible, but i think that will be improved going forward. ben: the suspect is now undergoing a mental health evaluation. troopers say there's been no decision on charges. trail today in north carolina, a key state in the race for president. he says the second amendment may be the only answer if hillary clinton is elected. the, called a dangerous, his camp calling it unified. >> we have to win, it is so important. aixa: as donald trump hopes to win s from some high-profile embers of his own party. >> more republicans are saying they want support him. aixa: one gop senator from maine says she will not be voting for trump. >> i believe that we make a mistake if we let donald trump bc as the 50's as the repub

braintree split to the mass pike. southbound from 495 to the leverett connector. i know shiri has been tracking rain all morning and probably a good idea to have an umbrella in the car as you are headed out. >> i like what i am seeing on radar right now. light showers with us through today. and not -- not an all day rain. the key here is remembering that we have got the ongoing chance for spot showers and a lot of dry times. heavy rain low. the fog threat low today. only light fog on the weather -- the clouds will be stubborn today and tomorrow. the cool damp pattern goes throughout day tomorrow and then 80s and 90s, along with the sunshine for the middle and end of the week. we have a huge turn around. and currently we have showers ought across hyannis kind of lightening up right now. 66 degrees is the temperature. find the roadways are pretty damp and lingering clouds. 10 a.m., 72. we make it into the middle 70s late in the afternoon and mostly cloudy skies continue along that slight risk for a shower. worcester righ

two tractor-trailers collide on the mass bike in auburn. one of the drivers, a woman, had to be extricated from the vehicle. she was rushed to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the other driver suffered only minor injuries. this crash happened on eastbound right near exit 10. right now only one lane of traffic is getting by while police are on scene investigating. let's take a live look at the tobin bridge. you can see it's filled in. it's going to take you a little while to get over the bridge. it's jammed right now into downtown. >>> also breaking overnight. two american swimmers pulled off a plane in order to stay in brazil. >> police in rio want want to ryan lochte. nicole jacobs is following the developments for us. >> reporter: chris, we've just learned the plane that would have been carrying those two swimmers has just arrived in the u.s. but new this morning, we're also learning the swimmers' attorney says the two are confused and shaken as to why the judge won't allow them to leave the country. there are multiple reports

>>> open road tolling will be a reality on the mass pike. some are concerned that the others worry about the extra charges they face if they don't have one. john monahan track down the charges with or without the e-zpass. >> big changes are coming if you drive the mass pike. the old tolls are out, said to be dismantled. these new gantries will track your travel, recording your transponder if you pass below if you have one. so how much will you pay? s into transponder he thinks that is not fair. >> it's not. because i don't use it as probably some other people do and i will be charged for it. >> reporter: if you drive the length of the mass pike from new york with an e-zpass it will cost you $6:15. with no ez pass it jumps to $11.70. from sturbridge to boston, it will cost $3.60 with an e-zpass. with no e-zpass, it goes up to $7.25. e-zpass, it costs $1.70. with no e-zpass, it is $3.55. but the promise from mass dot officials is that this will make travel faster. no more waiting at dallas. >> with the advancement of technology. anything that m

over to your live drive times. 24 minutes on the pike eastbound from 49 to mass ave. eight minutes on the expressway. average speeds 61 miles per hour. 22 minutes on 128 south from route 1 in peabody to the joining us now. you are tracking some rain that will be making its way into town. >> shiri: yeah, making its way into town by later this morning. 70 in boston starting off with clear skies. we have really quiet conditions. remember humidity on the rise today, and temperature-wise, it will be somewhat seasonable with lower 80s in the -- in the afternoon in boston itself. 6 a.m., still partly sunny and 70 degrees. by 8 a.m., increasing clouds. we will have to watch areas like worcester and keene new hampshire for a couple of show that risk does move into the boston area by 10:00 this morning and we will continue to watch some hit or miss showers this afternoon. i don't want you to think it is a washout of the day. most of the day will be dry. this is simply batch number one of storms that is going to slide into southern vermont, southwestern new hampshire, and here i