. >> reporter: then there's the adorable romance with anna ferris. they met on the set of "take me home tonight", and bonded. >> is it true you bonded over a bug collection? >> things that bonded us. we've both from washington state. we're clowns and have similaritities in playing intelligently played morons. >> reporter: it must be a lot of fun at your household? >> it is and getting more and more fun every day. >> reporter: he is as funny as he seems. >> i'm going to die. i'm so tired. everything hurts. running is impossible. >> reporter: he says his didn't require much acting. >> the character is really my clown. it's a full expression of what i get to do as a clown. butter is my favorite food. >> reporter: he's not just good for a laugh. he's multitalented. >> tell me when to stop on the king of hearts. >> reporter: i just handed you that. stop. no way. no way. that did not happen. that did not just happen. yet, humble enough to admit when somebody else is >> reporter: i read that your mom can kind of kick your butt in poker. >> she can. i talked

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ferry cancellations. i have travel information you need to know coming up. live in hole, anna meiler, wbz this morning. >> reporter: i'm nicole jacobs live in boston where police are investigating a sexual assault in this area. it happened in the early morning hours monday. a woman reported she was walking in the greenway area when she was approached by a white or hispanic man. she told police he sexually assaulted her. his face. the area here is known to tourists and generally safe and well-lit. so news of the attack is unsettling. certainly anyone with information is urged to contact police. we're live in boston, nicole jacobs, wbz this morning. >>> a molotov cocktail found burning in a boston police officer's front yard. this morning investigators are trying to figure out if that officer was targeted. there was no major damage to the home but you can see part lawn was scorched. it happened early sunday morning, nobody was hurt. but boston police are urging officers to be on alert. >>> a fire in halifax is recovering after this fire on thompson street. crews tell us the wind

the ferry from boston to p town you go. anna meiler, wbz this morning. >>> coast guard tells us they are ready to respond to any emergencies in the rough weather. of this a crew on board this ship anchored off of massachusetts. they say the tahoma is standing by ready to go with resources from air station cape cod. >>> and strong winds from hermine also toppling trees in our area. this is video from taunton. the similar scene in communities all kroong the state where trees have been badly weakene drought. and stay with wbz as we track the impact on new england. get updates any time on the cbs boston weather app, our facebook page, on twitter, and of course our website. >>> unfortunately the wind helped fuel a fire at this ocean-front home in rhode island last night. according to tax records the property belongs to a former own of the pulse ox. firefighters from several communities fought the flames along ocean road. trants there. no word yesterday on a cause. >>> molotov cocktail found burning enter a police officer's front yard

anna meiler wbz news. >> and the steam ship authority canceled all ferries to winds and rough surf. high line cruises which goes nantucket is making the decision on a boat by boat bases. ferries to the vineyard are diverted from oak bluff to vineyard haven and it who can like many people are spending -- and it looks like many people are spending the labor day in gridlock. there's a 7-mile backup as people are leaving the cape and getting on the sagamore bridge the storm is threatening communities up and down the ship from new jersey to bermuda. waves kicked up to 40 or 50 feet. >> when you see the crew start to get dizzy and sick you know it's gotten pretty bad. >> new jersey is expected to see some flooding from the storm and the state's governor urged people not to take any chances. and you can stay up-to-date on the storm by down loading the cbs boston weather app following us on facebook and twitter and by checking the website cbs boost -- cbsboston.com. >>> a bourne police officer is recovering after being hrt in a cruiser crashway driving down nor -- hurt in a cruiser crash. h