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cindy, today is a nice day? cindy: you have got it. temperatures warming up, still pretty comfortable out there right now. hot and down to the cape. vineyards, you are out of the 40's -- 47 this morning. 61 right now. the temperatures come up quickly. right :00 this morning, a lot afternoon as we climb into the upper 80's to around 90 degrees. at 90 nashville, lawrence, metrowest. the wind is coming out of the water. if you are headed to the beach is today, cooler air, low to moderate risk for recurrence, high tide -- for rip currents, high tide at 2:00. this frontal boundary is approaching us tomorrow. the storm production center ey n tomorrow. low temperatures tonight from upper 60's, close to 70's. tomorrow is an impact weather day. the potential for the storms -- showers in the morning, and then watch the timeline as we go from lunchtime into the afternoon. hit or miss storms flopping up throughout the day. there be dropping in the case are the evening hours. past 6:00, storms will be winding down if you have evening on standby. th

cindy: we sure are. my best advice to you is to stay weather aware throughout the day because some of these are scattered in nature. not everyone will see them, but as we know, when we get them, they can be intense. the storm production center i in 8:00 this evening, we will watch for the potential of the storms to get going. nothing too much happening out there just yet, but the radar is showing a little more active now in the western part of the state. i am not seeing lightning strikes yet, but that is a possibility as we go through the morning hours as these storms are developing. you can see clouds o is starting to sprea -- you can see clouds starting to as it lifts towards us. it puts us in the more oppressive humidity. you will notice the humidity picking up as the day wears on. not too uncomfortable as he stepped up the door this morning. 60 thou through worcester county, six. the6 eight6 in beverly, -- 60's through worcester county, 66 in morning hours, but once we you pass midday, about 3:00 p.m

cindy? cindy: a beautiful day on the way. when the humidity returns, and our next chance for thunderstorms, ahead. first, take a live look over boston -- sun is up at 5:39. 63 degrees in town this morning, but it is cooler in the suburbs, just 56 degrees as you are heading of the door in randy: thank you so much. good morning to the staff at dr. franklin perkins school which focuses on special education. emily: they watch every morning ulocal by using our wcvb news app. cindy: a little bit of the theme going on. [laughter] cindy: it is cool out there. i like it a lot. we have a beautiful day, skies are clear, son up at 5:39. you can see a little bit of patchy fog and we do have some developing down into northern worcester county and this is reducing visibility. as you are driving you may visibility. a quarter mile in orange, so watch out for some patchy fog. we have a quiet day ahead and we want to get you updated on the tropical storm earl, moving west out here, and you can see the tropical storm warnings of for honduras and

cindy? cindy: oppressive heat and humidity today. how long it lasts, and our next chance for thunderstorms, ahead. first, take a live look outside. patchy fog off in the distance, look at the temperature. 76 in boston, and as you are randy: good morning to you always a fun time at the , charlestown navy yard. thanks for the great wake up call. emily: we'd love to see what you're doing this summer. just record your wake up call with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our this morning and looking out my window like -- [laughter] cindy: condensation on the window, like you take a shower. it feels like it. dew point off the charts and when you combine that with temperatures in the 90's it will result in a heat index of 100 degrees which means it will be tough to beat outside and if you are out for any amount of time the body will have a hard time cooling off. there is a heat advisory until 7:00 p.m. so most areas will want to take it easy. the wind is off the water and actual temperatures would be quite so high today. the

cindy? cindy: humidity returning today. how sticky it gets, and the outlook for thunderstorms tomorrow, ahead. first here's what to expect when you head out the door -- a lot of us in the 60's, a look at the cape. randy: can you believe the kids start going back to school next week? emily: the good news, it's the perfect time to send us your wake up calls. your team, your class even just all the kids at the bus stop can all be on the eyeopener. just record it with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. cindy: summer today. we have a week before september begins and it is going to be a warm weekend. this is the time of year that the traffic is very active and that is the case this morning. the wind is now 75 miles per hour here in gaston, up to 45 in some areas but it is not organized and has yet to become we are tracking both of these for you. notice like this is headed -- in the atlantic, east of bermuda, back into a hurricane -- we will track that for you that the more immediate can harness

cindy? cindy: some much needed rain hitting some towns this afternoon. the timeline, and the high humidity on the way. first, here's a look at the temperatures as you are heading out the door. it's mild, right around 70 as >> we are here in the five and dime, spending some great time with wonderful eyeopener viewers. [cheers and applause] wrandy: we had a great time meeting some of our fans. emily: and take a look at this thank you card. we are pretty sure she is ready the mcgraw family brought us these t-shirts, thank you. cindy: and we will see you in plymouth in november. well, we have got some rain in the forecast today, can you believe that? we need it. these will be hit or miss showers an everybody will see them, but then needed rainfall will be late in the morning and through the afternoon, chances ramping down further into the evening. once again past today it is all about the heat. look at what is coming after today, tomorrow, friday, even into saturday at or above 90. with that, the combination will advisory posted for tomorrow between noon and

cindy? cindy: we are watching some showers popping up this morning. when the more serious storms when i look for solutions, i don't start in washington, and has all the answers.arty you know where i find common-sense ideas? right here in new hampshire... where i'm fighting for the good-paying jobs that strengthen our economy. i worked to make childcare more affordable and make it easier to save for college. and to strengthen social security and medicare. together, we're making new hampshire and america stronger. i'm kelly ayotte, and i approved this message. randy: oh, boy! a big birthday surprise for a little florida boy. 5-year-old jacob is now boston strong too. his family has called boston home for about m diagnosed with cancer last year. he underwent three brain surgeries in florida and a fourth one here. now with more complications, his family is back to boston. the lenox hotel is their home away from home. and they made his birthday a day he will never forget. >> they found out about his birthday, and they told me they wanted to plan something

cindy? cindy: you will notice the humidity is climbing and i want to track some thunderstorms on part of your weekend. first, take a live look over boston. the sun is it up until 5:41, 64 degrees in town right now, and capital one believes your bank should work for you, not the other way around. so capital one reimagined banking... ? with free checking accounts that are actually free... no minimums. no fees. and a top-rated app, let's you bank right here. that's banking reimagined. emily: what a great event and a great cause that wcvb is proud to support every year. they start stuffing those backpacks at 10:00 a.m. antoinette: show us how you're helping your community with a wake up call. just record it with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. cindy: it's amazing how they do that. so many people involved. we are doing all right, check out the skies. doesn't it look like a postcard? just gorgeous, but a little darker. you can probably notice that it gets late

cindy: a beautiful day on the way. when the humidity returns, and our next chance for thunderstorms. that's ahead. you see clear skies above boston but a little bit upon below. 60's in town right now, but cool in the suburbs. >> on behalf of everyone at dr. franklin's frank in school, we want to wish you a warm summer and good morning, eyeopener. randy: thank you. franklin perkins school, which focuses on special education. emily: they watch every morning , so good morning, everyone. keep those wake up calls coming. just record it with your phone then upload it to u local , by using our wcvb news app. feels a little cool and crisp out there. a nice change. cindy: it is called a september but real cool this morning. notice all the 50's we are seeing in the suburbs. worcester is 58 degrees. south of town is cooler. lower 60's on the cape this morning. not so bad right now in the city. we see clear skies above the fog. little bit, but it is much more wife read into our western suburbs here. now filling in sout to the sout

cindy? cindy: showers possible today. the timeline on where that is coming and an outlook for your weekend, head. first take a look at temperatures heading out the yesterday morning for sure. 55 collects i am here today at the second annual battle of the interns. good morning, eyeopener! randy: interns from 12 massachusetts technology firms taking part in that battle. that's one way to prove your emily: we would love to see your wake-up calls. just record it with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. cindy: we are already halfway through august. the sun rises beautiful. good. high clouds over boston decorating the sky, and temperatures aren't nearly as muggy and depressive as they were yesterday. it is still 70 degrees, so will warm start, but there's a dewpoint temperature of around 60, and that is still hanging around. down to the sea and the this is the wave of low pressure , happening to the south this morning. it will drop in late in the day so between the two there are a couple chance

we have the lovely cindy don't adjust your television. cindy: and don't adjust your television. this is boston right now. it is 98 degrees yesterday. that is not happening today. we've had some low clouds come in off the ocean thanks to this northeasterly wind. and look at that temperature, just 69 degrees in the city right now. we have 60's up through the north shore in beverly. new hampshire sea coast, portsmouth, you're 67. look at the difference when you head to hartford, providence, all in the 80's right now. it is a little brighter off to the west, but i think a lot of clouds are going to dominate today. wf a bdo bringing in the cooler temperatures. the heat and humidity just to our west. this will come back at us tomorrow, so it is just a one-day break here locally. not getting a break through hartford and springfield. excessive heat warnings up, well over 100 degrees again today. where we have the extreme heat and humidity across western new england, that's where we have a better chance of showers and storms popping up today. a marginal risk of severe storms this way. i

. >> say it ain't so, cindy. >> it's a really nice weekend. cindy: i know, i know. hey, but we have great weather to enjoy. a little different today. we have like winds, and onshore fla 85, 85 in norwood, around 88 at the cape. if you are on the coast line, temperatures will change very little the next two hours. holding in the upper 70's to around 80 degrees. also upper 80's in the merrimack valley. it will feel warm for sure. -- that will push the really soupy air down to our south. a pretty typical august day. however, there is humidity. you will notice it returning, especially sunday into monday. we will break that down for you, just ahead. erika: woman faces charges with this chaotic scene in boston's downtown crossing. three people injured. police say the woman drove her car into a pedestrian tour group. 25-year-old shanitqua steele will go before a judge this afternoon. witnesses say she ran away from the crash. it happened yesterday afternoon near washington and school streets. two women and a child were hit, two of them dragged. witnesses say they rushed to

cindy: lucky dog. we are beyond now the second start of the week of august, and we have had some temperatures this month that have been pretty comfortable, but we started to jump up into the 80's and now we will turn it up a little bit more. lots of 90's a seven day forecast. what we really need is some rain. deficits continue to grow each and every day, severe drought conditions, adding heat and we will be at risk for pop-up showers. it is clear right now that high-pressure is overhead. off to the west, there is more humidity and disturbances working in our direction, and those two things together may combine to give some of us showers and thunderstorms. today it is quiet in the northeast, around 80 in boston, warmer inland, near 90 in philadelphia, and there is a lot of heat in the middle of the country. denver, 94. some of that he is moving in our direction, and it really starts to get in with high humidity starting on thursday. thursday,, friday evening to saturday. -- thursday, friday, even into s

cindy and ausmus are here -- cindy and olessa are here. storms around. we have that heat advisory up once again with the heat index climbing to around 100 degrees for much of the afternoon, a tough day to the outside. a marginal risk for some severe storms this afternoon, between 2:00 and 8:00 p.m. for portions of new england. right now there are just some patchy long island, dying thunderstorms that are heading out, a quiet start but it is still sticky, 73 is what you are stepping out to in worcester, jumping out of the 70's and into the 80's with sun and clouds through lunchtime as we get into the afternoon we are watching your with temperatures in the 90's. 94, 95, about the same in the timeline -- not much of anything by lunchtime, but then things may start to pop up north and west of boston and work toward the coast line by 5:00 p.m. if you will be out driving in the storms, and that it downpours with the potential for strong wind which will be around for the evening commute and deeper into the evening, so heads up. olessa: one problem by the charle

cindy, not the prettiest monday? cindy: no, but i just found a break of blue. it's almost fleeting now. it's a story of the day. lot of clouds. we did see quarter of an inch in some spots overnight. those showers exiting off shore. with the clouds around, spot showers. 60s now. low 70s. east/northeasterly wind in off the water. low pressure scooting out. eventually this will come down and clear us out. doesn't happen until tomorrow afternoon. lot of clouds throughout the day. notice showers around the afternoon. we'll see some showers this evening as well. we're gonna brighten up our skies. clouds start to melt away once we get into that sunshine. temperatures nudge us into the mid 70s. back to around 80 wednesday. probably the pick of the week with low humidity. heat comes back at us. 90 degrees is back. we'll stay near 90 with some thunderstorms on saturday. not too many of them up there today. emily: thank you. randy: remember, you can watch us any time on the go on the wcvb mobile app. emily: we're back with you at noon. se ? with simply right checking from

cindy? cindy: another beautiful day on the way. the chance of rain tomorrow, and when temperatures return to the first take a live look over boston. stop what you are doing, how gorgeous is that picture? clear skies, 70 degrees in town, a little more comfortable as you are heading out the door. randy: good morning. 4,000 kids take part in the fresh air fund all along the east coast every summer. emily: get everyone together and record your own wake up call. do it on your phone and upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb ws cindy: fresh air, still on the brain. we have had the past couple days and we will have it this morning but then this shift -- not today, though. one last comfortable day before the dew point spikes, and that will make it feel uncomfortable to oppressive, starting tomorrow and into the weekend. all of that sticky air is down to the west where we see the oranges and reds and it is going to be on the move with the southwesterly winds increasing on the backside of high-pressure. for the moment we are comfortable but n

cindy? cindy: the radar this morning tracking some showers and heavy downpours. the timeline on when the sun returns is ahead. me. yellows and oranges producing heavy rain. that is moving towards you where the temperature is running in the 60's in boston. four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts that desperately need it. four hundred million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few. >> good morning, eye-opener. >> i am john. >> we are from the boy scouts of america. randy: settle down. i love it. emily: camp is a great way to shoot a wake-up call. cindy: a nice drink of water coming in. this is what is left over of some thunderstorms. lightning strikes. what is left behind here is the rain. over an inch in albany. we're going to get a drink of water. it looks like the rain chances time. this rain is coming down

cindy? cindy: we are tracking some showers, the timeline on the rate and went temperatures will make it to 90 degrees, ahead. take a look at life radar -- steadier rain from overnight getting ready to exit, temperatures starting out in the randy: it's never too early to start thinking about christmas, right? and these are some very busy elves. about 20,000 kids in need in boston every year making sure they have toys and clothes for the holidays. emily: keep those wake up calls coming. just record it with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. cindy: this is a reminder to start shopping now. [laughter] cindy: it was a dry month. we didn't get an inch of rain in july and typically we get closer to 3.5 so we are way down for the month and the year -- look at that deficit, just incredible stop july will go down with just the ninth driest on record but june and july are the top five driest on record. whenever we see something on radar it is a good thing although mos

emily: but first, let's check in with cindy. a cool start. cindy: it is. second warning in a row we are dealing with these temperatures for august. 65 in boston and notice the wind is pretty light. we have a little bit of patchy widespread. you may encounter a little bit of fog reducing visibility but it won't be a big issue. lower 50's on taunton in the cape, 65 in boston, closer to 60 degrees up in southern new hampshire. the skies are clear this morning, it will be another beautiful day with wall-to-wall sunshine. this storm doesn't come inil around 80 degrees at noon, sea breeze holding is close to 80 of the coast with mid to upper 80's further inland. we will break down the threat of showers and storms coming up. let's get you out to the roads. olessa: good morning. a live look outside, starting off with a check of the pike by allston brighton, eastbound heading to the top of the screen. just a few construction projects 128 two great plain avenue. one construction with two lanes closed. that's right 2 to 2a. trains and buses starting on schedule. emil

cindy: some places could see a foot and a half of rain. you can see it here on the satellite imagery. it may weaken to a tropical storm by midday. all the while, it's going to keep dumping that rain. i suspect areas of moderate to today. skies are clear out there, but the air is comfortable. the feeling, we warm it up. if the humidity coming up tomorrow and saturday. it's going to feel uncomfortable here on saturday. we have some 50's. we jump into the a -- 80's. cooler today. it's quiet in the northeast under high pressure. we are this front back here. it looks like midday into the afternoon hours, the storms will be around. keep that in mind if you have afternoon plans. olessa: we have a couple of trouble spots out there. this is a live look from sky 5. the north bound is picking up. we have a crash over on route three coming out of rockland. the expressway is extra slow. there is another crash on the ramp southbound. the pike is about 25. delays on 93 south. the volume is picking up near comfort street. tr are tracking new developments

cindy? >>> thank you. pennsylvania governor tom wolfe is calling for state attorney general kathleen cain to resign immediately. following her conviction on perjury charges. cain was found guilty of nine charges in a perjury and obstruction case stemming if a 2009 grand jury leak. she was accused of leaking information about the case to verdict and could face up to seven years in prison for her conviction. >>> a warning this morning. scammers are advertising properties online and taking deposits even though the apartments aren't theirs to rent. cbs2's lou young has the story from linden, new jersey. >> she had the key, she put him up the stairs and took out the key. opened the door and let us right? >> reporter: the would be renter is talking about this woman. who atish is the ground floor of this home in linden, new jersey. advertised on craigslist. >> we know who the owner is. the place is not for rent. the contrary to what it's advertising on the internet. >> it's not a great place botas house, the grou

cindy: in some communities already and it is just noon. it's it is the temperatures and humidity combined that is so oppressive. 98 degrees in boston back of -- back at the end of july. when you factor in the humidity this is what it feels like outside right now. last hour the heat index was 100 in marshfield. it feels like 97 in lawrence. that heat index or feels like temperature is going to flirt is why we have this heat advisory in place. take it easy with this much moisture in the air. humidity is off the charts. it is oppressive and with this much moisture it is difficult for your body to cool off and evaporate the moisture. the actual temperatures, lots of upper 80's. we will keep climbing. a good amount of sunshine. thunderstorms that skirted the coast of connecticut earlier this morning. these may hold together in the form of showers on the later this afternoon there is an isolated shower popping up in southeastern massachusetts. otherwise the story will be the heat as high temperatures soar into the 90's. feeling close to 100 for

antoinette: cindy. cindy: i like spending saturday with you guys. antoinette: you want to do it all the time? doug: sure you do. cindy: we just saw how dry everything is. this is going to take repeated rain. it takes a tropical system to get us out. nothing on the horizon. monitor. most of the state in that severe drought category as that one portion in the northwestern suburbs of boston, acton and burlington, north reading, those are the areas that are in that rare extreme drought category. it is the nature of what we get for rain this time of year. hit or miss, we got missed yesterday. two towns over got it. we miss storms firing up today. and a potential for severe storms. looks like it is going to be focused farther to our west across new york state and parts of western new england. it does not look like a big issue in southeastern new england. we have got the hot weather we had in place. 98 yesterday in boston. that is actually going to be focused to our west today. we are watching her frontal boundary dropping down from north new england with

cindy: it is all about the heat today. a heat advisory today, the intense conditions, and when we at longhorn, steak is all you need. its not all you get. longhorn's great american steak dinner for $12.99. perfectly seasoned sirloin with your choice of side. plus an appetizer or a dessert. all with fresh salad and unlimited bread. the great american steak dinner, for 12.99. tonight, only at longhorn steakhouse. you can't fake steak. randy: an investigation is underway into saint vincent hospital in worcester, after an alleged surgical mix up. after a kidney was reportedly removed from the wrong patient. saint vincent calls it a deeply unfortunate situation that did not involve its employees. and claims it was scheduled by a patient's doctor to take place at st. vincent's. the hospital says its staff followed proper protocols. emily: a popular back bay restaurant shut down by city health inspectors. customers were turned away from sweet green oy and that's because the staff, apparently failed to meet code on a number of occ

cindy: dramatic saturday morning. this is what it looks like in boston, low clouds and temperatures that have dropped down to 69 with wind coming in off the water. it was 98 yesterd today. 60's on the north shore of new hampshire and even 50's and far northern maine. near 80 degrees in hartford right now and we have a factor cold front working its way south and as it continues to shift to the south unless, it is pushing heat and humidity, some we will have some of that off to the west, but this front of the the dividing line between excessive 669 in boston, clouds linger throughout most of the day and most of cloudy day, 70's at the coast and they will be 80's farther inland. much of your day is tripe you have outdoor plans and one or two showers with storms popping up this afternoon and a better chance by the north and west. doug: thanks. 5 investigates has learned 6:32. police have submitted dna samples for testing on at least one possible person of interest marcotte. antoinette: marcotte disappeared after leaving h

cindy? cindy: a quiet day here. i am tracking the next chance of showers and thunderstorms, plus changes overnight in the tropics. erika? erika: breaking news overnight, the death toll now stands at 247 after this disastrous earthquake in italy. crews still searching for survivors in the rubble this and a 15-year-old girl is critically hurt after a shooting in dorchester. it happened around 1 this morning on page street. we'll bring you developments as >> i remember someone saying stop the bus. emily: only on 5, we're hearing from a passenger on the party bus involved in a deadly accident in east boston. this morning that passenger is telling a somewhat different story than the bus company. this is our first look at the party early sunday morning on that bus before it took a tragic turn. tristian leach says tracy paniagua and another woman were leaning on the window when the bus hit a bump. the victims were tossed out onto route 1a, where paniagua was killed. opened, i can tell you that right now. >> of so many have

cindy: good morning. i'm cindy fitzgibbon. the cloud cover and wind coming in off the water, we've got a back door cold front moving through, and it is cooling us down today. only in the 70's along the coastline to lower 80's on cape a mostly cloudy, mostly dry day. can't rule out one or two isolated storms popping up today. they should be stronger across western new england. better chance of thunderstorms tomorrow. we are back up into the >>> going to be a steamy saturday for many. try to stay cool out there. >>> time to check in with our mvp ron claiborne. other news headlines to get to. >> thanks very much. >>> a dead lay plane crash in virginia that killed six people, at least six people on board. authorities say the small plane was coming in to try to land in shannon airport in fredericksburg when the pilot aborted and attempted to take off but the plane flew into trees at the end of the landing strip and burst into flames. >>> florida where a spirit airlines passenger flight was forced to make an emergency landing in orl

cindy? cindy: the humidity is making a comeback, the outlook for the day ahead and i'm tracking the tropics. the potential impact on part of randy: we are now learning the man accused of killing two nuns in mississippi was living across the street before the murders. police say rodney sanders was staying in a metal shed and had offered to mow the women's lawn. sister paula merrill and sister rg to death in their home last week. no motive has been revealed. sister merrill is a native of stoneham. >> [shouting] emily: caught on camera, a violent fight between a suspect and framingham police officers. the chief says he's never seen anything like it. 29-year-old marcus bino punching the officers in the kitchen of a framingham apartment. his girlfriend called 911 early sunday morn ing for help saying officers displayed incredible restraint as the combative suspect refused to follow any commands. collects in 32 years this is one of the worst i have seen. emily: another officer was finally able to

cindy: and look at the heat index. erika: oppressive, cindy. cindy: exactly. we have the heat advisory of this afternoon through the evening. it will be at or even above 100 degrees. yesterday 96 in boston. lot saturday. where is the cooler air coming from? look to your north. 72 and bangor, maine, and 58 degrees and caribou, maine right now. you contrast that to the 90 we have in boston. clearly there is a frontal boundary. it is up near the canadian border right now. however, we are on the warm,'s piece right of this -- the warm, sticky side of this punt. a couple showers beginning to percolate back to the adirondacks. as this marches eastward, it will be a trigger for thunderstorm development. i would say between 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., if you have plans outdoors, look to the western skies, because that is where the storms will be hiring. the threat torrential rain as well. right now, all is quiet. we saw a good amount of sunshine. there is a breeze in boston. ucb dew point in the low 70's right now. so, this is what it feels like. 102 from lawrence to marshfiel

cindy? cindy: we have our -- are starting on a little sticky this morning. we are tracking our next chance for rain and the activity in the tropics. first here's what to expect when you have at the door. it warm start to this brand-new four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from massachusetts public schools this year. four hundred million siphoned from local districts million that won't fund more science and technology, arts or preschool, counseling, or smaller class sizes. four hundred million unavailable to the ninety-six percent of students who don't attend charter schools. let's improve public schools for all students, not just a select few. >> good morning, eye-opener. randy: my goodness, already there ahead of the game. guilmette middle school in lawrence showing everyone how it's done. emily: good morning to you. in framingham, going back to starting the school year. just record it with your smartphone then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. it goes by so quickly. it goes by so quickly. cindy: it happens

cindy? cindy: another gorgeous day on the way. the outlook for the weekend, and the hurricane potential in the tropics. first, take a look at the temperatures as you are getting ready to step out the door. clear skies with a few spots in the 50's, 59 degrees as you are z237yz zknz [laughter] emily: we actually don't want to wake anyone up with that one. the first phase of the newly renovated nicu is now open, private rooms for patients, tons of natural light. take you inside. randy: you can be the star of your own eyeopener wake up call. just record it with your smartphone, then upload it to ulocal by using our wcvb news app. we have had this dry, comfortable air and we are going to keep the that around for the next couple days stop a very close eye on the tropics, two distinct areas. on the right we have tropical storm gaston. this is on the cusp of becoming a hurricane and will likely do that today. we are also watching this tropical wave moving westward as it approaches the caribbean. storm, look where it is five days from now

cindy? cindy: another beautiful day on the way. when the humidity returns, and the timeline on a thunderstorm threat this weekend. ahead. first here's what to expect when -- crystal clear skies in boston, 65 in town. a little cooler in the suburbs. notice the 50's as you are emily: i feel like we want more! good luck to all the talented kids at wakefield repertory youth theater. and to mesko you can catch them starting tonight the curtain goes up at 7:30 p.m.. [laughter] cindy: we have some cool temperatures out there. i like it, it feels great. another beautiful day in the air is down tonight but warms up quickly and that will be the case today. not dealing with widespread fog like we have the past couple mornings, just a couple patches with visibility out toward orange, running a half-mile and it should say pretty quickly. you want to get you updated on what's happening in the tropics because this category one hurricane moved onshore overnight and now that it is on land the wind has come down. shift westward over the land and get

cindy fitzgibbon. when you step out, you will feel it. [laughter] cindy: i literally thought i landed in florida overnight. it's oppressive this morning. high temperature this year is 80 degrees. but for 5:00 a.m.? it's a warm start. and there you can see the wind active out of the southwest, bringing in all that oppressive humidity. wind is gusting up to 30 miles per hour. oppressive humidity levels and you can see once you get into worcester will continue today. 75 in worcester, 80 on the cape, what a warm start. showers and storms coming into connecticut and then it falls apart. there is some cloud cover here this morning and the front off to the west is the leading edge of that humid air. drier air will eventually work in. sign up at 5:54, less humid in holding fairly steady. mid to upper 80's for high temperatures today. let's get you out of the roads and see how we are looking. olessa: good morning. so far it is a quiet start at the bridge in both directions, traffic getting by without any proble

cindy? cindy: another hot and humid day here. my timeline on the return of thunderstorms. randy: hundreds gather on the our erika tarantal joined cancer survivors and supporters for purple stride yesterday a walk through the common put on by the pancreatic cancer action network. the cancer is notoriously difficult to diagnose, making it one of the deadliest. so far, purple stride has raised over $270,000 for cancer research. good for everybody. it's a reunion months in the making after a call for help was answered. emily: and he got one after a woman saw his story here on channel 5. we first met peter lyford one year ago, suffering with stage five renal failure. with his health declining, his wife jennifer posted a message on her car. a plea that touched kelly hoye. so she picked up the phone a move that would ultimately save a life. >> right now, i think it is hitting me because it is overwhelming. for the longest time, i just did underwent a successful surgery in may and now have a new friendship. a new shark warning on cape cod. randy: the scare that shut down a popular

but first cindy has your forecast. cindy: it is the 90's and 90's with humid. yesterday with our 16th time today. it will be close in boston with the sea breeze. after today, temperatures holding mostly in the 80's for the rest of this week. the sun is coming up now 77 degrees right now. the wind is out of the west bringing in slightly drier air. not the oppressive 70's with had lately. a little less humid today. 72 in pittsburgh right now, mid where in the mid 70's. we do jump up into the 80's mid-to-late mornings. we hold there with sunshine this afternoon. they may allow bit of a sea breeze to develop. mostly in the 80's along the coastline. 92 down in taunton this afternoon. clear to partly cloudy skies across the northeast. a bubble of high-pressure coming in, this one did trigger some it is stalling out to our south. we are watching this for tomorrow. as this comes in a pretty strong to severe thunderstorms. we go through that timeline here come a quiet today, quite this evening if you of any outdoor plants no worries of any storms. the clouds fill in aft

randy: good morning, cindy. already very warm. cindy: definitely all last night. still 80 degrees in boston, and look at that dewpoint temperature. 75 degrees, tropical outside. the wind is gusting 25 miles per hour, bringing in oppressive humidity. but if you look out to the west, you are drier. will work in gradually over the course of the day. right now we are running in the lower 80's. even after worcester county, upper 70's. as they come in, they kind of fell apart. patchy cloud cover, and this front off to the west, as it continues to shift in, brings drier air. i think the storm threat has passed, in the clouds are breaking apart as temperatures holding your 80 as we get into the afternoon, the wind shifts to the west and brings in less humid air. as we go through the day, skies are brightening, mostly sunny, gusty breezes. turns out to be a pretty nice day. right now let's get you out to the roads. olessa: good morning. a live look, starting things off at those they can bridge. -- act by mass ave. 24 looks good, so does 95. construction clearing on 128. la

cindy: you got it. we are starting off pretty quiet, 75 degrees in town right now, and the humidity fairly comfortable, in the lower 60's. mid 60's through the worcester area. down the cape. it's a warm start, but very quiet. guys are mainly clear, not much in the way of clouds. high pressure sitting to the north making its way down over the next couple days, which means a lot of sunshine. the sun comes up at 5:56, temperatures jumping into the mid-70's in boston. but notice that we don't go up all that much. in fact, we will hold in the 70's to near 80's. furthe degrees. it has been warm and dry. let's get you out of the roads and see how we are looking. olessa: good morning, everyone. a live look at the pike i allston brighton, no problems. let's get to the next and see the rest of the overnight construction. you're in good shape traveling south on 24, looking good on route 3. there is a road work picking up on 128. approaching the pike. north of town you are in great shape. trains and buses on schedu

cindy? cindy: another calm summer day. the next chance for rain in my forecast. and the outlook for your weekend. erika? erika: we're following breaking news overseas. a powerful earthquake rattles central italy. right now, at least 11 people are believed to be dead. crumbling buildings in the town of accumoli. rescuers are now digging through debris to find survivors. we'll keep you posted. and breaking news charlestown, a tractor-trailer rollover at sullivan square. antoinette antonio is on the narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does blicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still supporting trump? disclaimer: independence usa pac is responsible for the content of emily: no jail time for an east longmeadow teenager accused of sexually assaulting two classmates. and right now, there's a

cindy: it was hot around here too. of july, two .7 degrees above average. 12 days above 90 in boston. august has bn far. kind of easing the heat. antoinette: feeling a little better. cindy: the tropics -- we have a brand-new tropical depression. middle of the atlantic and that's where it's expected to stay. we will watch it for you. in the meantime we have some blue sky amongst cloud cover in boston. notice it shaking a little bit. bringing in big changes. we started out this morning at 80nd ware now just 84 so the temperatures have not climbed too much. the dew down thanksa dew in running around 70. the oppressive humidity that has been squashed around the area. thank to the front that has been coming through. you can see the humidity really squashed to our south. dry air is working in in the wake of this frontal boundary. less humid air will be with us. for at least the next couple of days. behind it you can see there are . brightest skies across southeastern massachusetts where we are currently running in the lower

cindy? cindy: a few clouds around this morning and an area of showers to the south. emily: right now, a woman is under investigation accused of leaving her newborn child alone in a sweltering home. and this morning we're hearing from the probation officer credited with saving that baby. julie hall has been making regular visits to the barnstable home after allegations of abuse or neglect. but she made an unannounced stop last month and that's when she heard the weeks-old baby crying inside. hall says nobody else was home. she pushed an air conditioner through the window and found the baby in disturbing condition sweating, and soaked with urine. >> picked him up, consoled him, then after i realized he was ok, he was very hot and there was no air. emily: the boy is recovering in foster care as police investigate. randy: a faster fix for the commuter rail. the high-tech approach to help keep trains on the tracks. in rio. when i look for solutions, i don't start in washington, and has all the answers.arty you know where i find common-sense ideas? right here in new hampsh

cindy. cindy: what's new right? the month of august right now in the record books as the warmest on record. we're about a degree above the hottest 1988, so we shall see. we have 88 degrees yesterday for our high temperature and we're going to be the same today. typical high is 79, and we could hit 90 tomorrow, so warm temperatures will continue right through the weekend. we have got the sunshine out there this morning. already in the upper 60's in town, and lower 70s on the cape. a bit cooler out through worcester county and orange and sitting at 59 degrees, and we have a southwesterly wind today, and sun will be mixed with clouds and that wind will be uncomfortable oppressive air is working in, and this humidity is pooling out ahead of a frontal boundary. there will be scattered showers and thunderstorms but today there will be a dry day, going to 88 in boston and 90 in lawrence. the wind comes in off the water, by later, out across western new england, there might be one or two isolated showers and thunderstorms.

randy: and i'm randy price with cindy fitzgibbon. cindy: downpours producing soaking rain in many right now through about 8:00 this morning. thereafter they start to lower, but you can see a good dose of rain shifting eastbound and moving out of the springfield area the worcester now. the showers will continue to shift on eastward. lida rain already reaching some of these communities, but the yellow and the indicating some of those heavier downpours. it will get to around lawrence in the next 30 minutes or so. boston. you can see the yellow across a good portion of the area over towards leominster. you can even see some heavier rain around the worcester area and point southward toward spencer and all the way down to webster as well. it is coming with some energy that is racing in quickly. i expect these to be winding down by the late morning and afternoon. through 7:00 this morning, you about 9:00 this morning. within this area showers, embedded downpours. cannot rule out thunder, but most thunderstorms at around new york state. show

randy: good morning, cindy. a little cool out there this morning. cindy: you got it. quite a difference from the past few mornings. 64 degrees in town, the wind is light and we have some fog we are watching. reduced visibility on the north shore, beverly at a quarter mile, the same out toward orange. temperatures moving down to the 50's. in lawrence, it's 59, 52 in jeffrey, even worcester in the upper 50's and some pockets of lower 50's. it's a cool start, skies clearing and high pressure will dominate today. we will see sunshine all day long. light wind turning on sure, so the sun is up at 5:39, temperatures jumping into the lower 70 along the coast, lower 80's over the interior, 82 i worcestern. let's get you elected the roads. olessa: good morning. so far, it's a quiet start. we are what's left of the overnight construction, not a lot on 93 south. we're picking up shortly by the leverett connector and on the expressway. south of town, problem free, 395 some construction on 128 south by route 3. trains and buses starting on schedule. randy: right now, an armed robbe

cindy: the stretch lately has been comfortable. cindy: were going to turn back the dial to august. bring it on the next few days. temperatures on the way up. i pressure overhead now. a sea breeze the coastline but clear skies off to the west more humidity waiting in the wings. the southwesterly wind on the backside of high pressure will bring it in. although it is pleasant today, look out the humidity ramps up tomorrow. thursday into the temperature and also humidity. enjoy this beautiful midday. lots of 80's in the interior. 87 right now in fitchburg. on the cape it's around 80 degrees. 74 in boston. the seabreeze may relax this afternoon with a few building clouds. we may hit our high for the day about 6:00 as we sneak up to the humidity that comes in tomorrow and it may be accompanied by some rain. chances of rain ramping up tomorrow mid-day into the afternoon with downpours and storm. emily: a grieving father is going after the smart phone game pokemon go following the murder of his son. calvin riley were shot in the back in a san francisco park this weekend near fisherman's wh

cindy: it's a tropical wave. we get those through the atlantic all season long, but this one has been strong. models have been indicating that this could develop into something although they kind of backed off on that theory. now it's a 60% chance the next five days, it's just not that organized. but it is headed to florida thunderstorms, everything to the south and east of the center. regardless of this disorganized it is going to bring a bunch of rain to florida, and that is that we saw back in louisiana, these tropical features bringing a lot of rainfall. several inches of rain are possible west of florida as we go through the weekend. we could certainly use some of look like it is in the cards for us. we are also watching tropical storm gaston that has brought down the intensity but look where it is, well used to bermuda now as we head toward early next. skies this morning a partly cloudy, warm out there with lots of 70's and humid with the dew point temperature near 70. these showers seem to be winding down

emily: cindy tracking tropical storm earl right now. cindy: 70 mile-per-hour wind, per hour. a closer look at satellite imagery and you can see that storm is moving toward the west and because of that we have tropical storm warnings up for honduras and out in the lease a hurricane warning because this is expected to strengthen. you can see westward movement on the satellite and on this course this will parallel the coast of honduras and eventually make a landfall overnight tonight. this is going to bring in a lot of rai of rain. not impacting our weather locally. we have sunshine out there now. 73 degrees in boston and the air is comfortable with dew points near 60. along the coastline including boston, lower 70's to mid 70's. temperatures should top out in the lower it easily from the coastline this afternoon. emily: an elite rhode island boarding school has agreed to a settlement with 34 students over sexual abuse allegations. in a statement st. george's school says it will provide an undisclosed amount of money to settle those claims. dozens of people have said they were a

cindy: i have great news. a sun-filled day. 65 as you are stepping out in boston, a few 50s in the suburbs but the humidity is comfortable today, we warm it up into the mid and upper 80s this afternoon, and it is more humid tomorrow, and that will lead to showers and here, and it will be scattered about on our friday but cleared in time for the weekend. randy: thank you, a man is trying to impress his date gets stuck between two buildings. police in pittsburgh say that the 22-year-old tried to jump from the roof of a shorter building to a taller one, nearby early on tuesday morning but instead he slipped right between the two, falling three stories, getting his foot strapped. the date had to call for help. >> it appeared there were three walls that we had to go through, roof, one of the paramedics did repel down three stories to render stance. randy: it took four hours to get him out. he was wheeled off on a stretcher. he's ok. the restaurant that the rescuers broke through will be closed. emily: 6:41. updatin

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cindy: it could shred them close to hurricane strength. they have not had a hit from a hurricane since 2005. this is something we are keeping a close eye on. take a look behind the track. the depression makes a landfall that by tomorrow evening at 8:00 p.m. buy saturday morning up near the carolinas. look how wide the cone is. a broad spread in the timetable. around here on labor day on monday. we've got a lot to watch. i want to give you some sort of indication as to why it's such a wide cone. some of the computer models we look at our all over the place. the model chart we show you quite often. usually when they are close indication that there seems to be some sort of confidence in the forecast. very little in the forecast right now. at least as we get further out. part of that has to do with the upper-level wind. a little disturbance in the upper levels coming in, going to scoop this tour the north and east. through saturday, high confidence and where this is going to go. beyond this point, the pressure building to the east and west. at