live in his switch, nicole estaphan -- live in ipswich, nicole estaphan, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: stormteam 5's mike wankum is joining us. mike: you statistics together and there is not been much rain -- we are going down as number one right now. not a record you want to be holding onto. this is the driest summer on record. back to 1957. that is the number two spot. we still have several days to go. right now is going as the driest on record. he saw that little bit in avon. we saw this area. that is it though. if you are in it, you might get a little shower out of it. just clear skies and they drier air mass moving in. today was so muggy. now we are a little drier air in here. overnight, skies will clear down to the cape and we will wake up with plenty of sunshine, but humidity will be lower. ben: thank you, mike. a rewas arrest in connection with an lgbt newspaper box that was blown up this week in salem. newscenter 5's juli mcdonald is there live salem explosion -- is there live with what we know tonight. juli: a car turned onto washington street and a pedestrian on the o

this dam in ipswich is bone dry. nicole: that is the message tonight, conserve. there is plenty of water for expected to get worse and with that the water will dwindle. >> it really is because the solutions are so easy. nicole: walking through a dam where water would be flowing, the summer drought taking its toll on the water supply. >> this time of year we would be knee-deep right here. nicole: the executive director said the problem is deeper than meets the eye. it lowers the groundwater elevations below the water of the river and the river goes dry. nikole killion: if you look around you can see some places already have hit rock bottom. we found hans completely dry, 75% of massachusetts now under drought conditions. back at the ipswich dam and the river that supplies it a collision course with an unfortunate record. >> i have never seen it this low . we are on track to be the worst rock-bottom, 30 million gallons of water a day drawn from here, the solution so simple it is frustrating. >> we have plenty of water for people and nature. simple things like planti

honored at a event in ipswich. garrett fitzgerald was injured last year. now he is thanking the community for all the support and kris anderson with the story. >> in is absolutely amazing -- or monday night fitzgerald was honored in ipswich receiving the 2016 top cop award. >> it is amazing to say the least. >> reporter: fitzgerald was working security detail for democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton in wakefield, new hampshire, in late december. police say an unlicensed driver was trying to pass another car when he crashed other driver was killed while fitzgerald suffered serious injuries to his spinal cord. he is crediting his doctor, family and friends with helping him through the tough battle but says it's his law enforcement in a is helping. >> it got me through tough times and made my recovery what it is right now. i still have a long road to go but you know, it is, this community has been absolutely amazing. i couldn't have asked for in addition to receiving that top cop award he was also given a check for $30,000 from the officer harold v

the water level in this part of the ipswich river bed is typically waist deep. the executive director of the ipswich watershed association says this is the earliest it's been this bad, the third worst drought conditions on record. ed: boston police officers asked to take extra precautions after tampering with personal cars. >> to have this type of vandalism is scary. rt prosecutor them. ed: officers found the lug nuts were missing or loose. first in july 15th, the second on august 4th in roxbury. the most recent in east boston none of the officers was hurt. maria: drama in the courtroom an uber driver charged with raping a teenage girl, suddenly collapses. he did get up, and tonight he's now uber is underfire for letting a man with a violent crime record slip through their screening process. our mary saladna is live in malden tonight. mary? mary: maria, uber always do a federal background check on their drivers. he used the job to meet a 16-year-old girl who he is no he collapsed today as the charges were read in court. investigators say it began june 30th when

in ipswich, water that should be knee-deep at this time of year is nonexistent. that means a severe strain on the water supply, and a real possibility of a water shortage. >> right now, it exceeds the amount of water that physically exists in the river. maria: the ipswich river has ben: right now, a reward is being offered to help find the people behind a hate crime in salem. a group of seven people walked up to the rainbow times newspaper box, and then ran away. moments later the lgbtq publication box exploded. tuesday's blast is by far the most destructive, but unfortunately it's not the first time the boxes have been of time. we have a lot of people look for the perpetrators that committed this act of hate. ben: police removed the newspaper box as evidence, but this sunday evening at 7:00 a new rainbow times box will be unveiled in derby square. the public is invited to attend. maine's controversial governor is taking new heat tonight for this: >> and you ril son of a (beep), socialists (beep) maria voice mail to a political rival. and how he's explaining it..

the executive director of the ipswich watershed association says this is the earliest it's been this bad, the 3rd worst drought conditions on record. >> if this continues in next few weeks it maybe worst. ,were quite concerned september is usually the worst. this year it is ahead of schedule. ed are withdrawn from the river everyday. maria: watch this surveillance video shows the moment a train slams into a truck that drove right onto the tracks in wakefield. the truck driver in the hospital tonight. newscenter 5's david bienick is live in wakefield with reaction from people who saw it all happen. >> good evening. people who solve this still shaken. >> as it enters the intersection . >> we stood there and watched. >> the train goes 30 miles per hour. the truck and the train stopped after 100 yards. >> the bells were ringing and the gates were down. you can see one of the gates being knocked down. >> don't ever try to circumvent them. >> and helicopter -- he is >> it would not have knocked you off your feet if you were standing up. >> did you know you had hit something? >> i figured i

assistant minority leader brad hill from ipswich is trying to work out a compromise. uber and lyft drivers from picking people up at logan airport and the boston convention center for at least five years. while the senate version calls for a 10% ride surcharge that bould go to the city or town in which the ride originated from. >> a lot of things that we have disagreements on i think we come to a consensus. the question is how do we get to that consensus. >> reporter: a major energy overhaul requiring the state to use more wind and

on monday night, fitzgerald was honored in ipswich. receiving the 2016 top cop award. >> this is humbling. and true show of support. i certainly didn't expect it. >> kris: fitzgerald was working security detail for the democratic nominee hillary clinton in wakefield, new hampshire in late december. police say an unlicensed driver was trying to pass another car. when he crashed into fitzgerald's car. the other driver was killed. while fitzgerald suffered serious injuries to his spinal cord. he is crediting his doctors, family, and friends with helping him through the tough battle. but also says it is his law enforcement family that's really helping. >> it got me through some tough days. real idealou made my recovery what it is right now. still a long road to go. but you know, this community has been absolutely amazing. i couldn't have asked for anything more. >> kris: fitzgerald was given a check for $30,000 from the memorial fund. alleged shaving scheme. they were trying to sell stolen razor blades. one man stole the razors while worki

ipswich, beverly down to lynn, 81 in topsfield. you will see a couple more of those 70s at higher elevations so the hill also be some of my cooler spots including worcester and auburn at 76 degrees. spencer at 76. we will be a couple of degrees warm we are lower 80s in fitchburg up to nashua, new hampshire, salem, new hampshire, hampton beach at 81 degrees. keene today, 78. conditioning off overnight. open the windows. it's free and feels great, guys. humidity doesn't get bad again until we hit the end of the week and temperatures soaring again tomorrow. 88 in boston. we are jumping up to 90 in spots like norwood, bedford and lawrence. mid-80s in worcester. mid-80s for a good chunk of the cape as well. it will get hot by the end of the week. the upper 80s not stopping any time soon. 88 degrees. 89 on friday with scattered showers especially during the first half of the the weekend. lower 80s for your saturday. sunday, 78. and monday, 77 with the chance for some more rain. let's send it over to julie grauert right now with live driv

austin, ipswich him a others blue. grexit was a shady area. >> we are playing the name game. some names are missing. >> i would love to see it called greenway boulevard. >> it has been valued at several million dollars. >> what is in the name next on

cooler on plum island, ipswich to newburyport. plenty nice for the beaches. in the afternoon, watch the clouds start to work our way. notice some showers and likely some thunderstorms. that's the first batch. the system that's coming through indiana right now, swinging by to our north, we'll have to watch for any severe weather to humidity will be going up as this system arrives. but in southern new england, likely just to be a couple scattered showers to come on through. now, fast forward into the latter part of this system, which is friday, in the morning, another batch of showers and thunderstorms coming through new england, and again, a couple scattered showers for us through the day on friday. another hot and humid day here in southern new england. behind that front, we're clearing out and cooling off for this coming weekend. pollen levels tell a very telling part of the story. you have to go down a little bit through, it's still very high, so won't be much rain. when you get a lot of rain, can you see these drop for a day and it's ragweed that's the big

still around cape ann from its wits -- ipswich to essex. this should be of the coast within the next 30 to 45 minutes. then there is a gap that there are some storms and eastern york and -- that could affect us and severe weather across parts of new york state wherehe as you go through the evening only widely scattered storms. a little later tonight we may see some popping up or approaching from the west. a chance for storms will be across vermont, new hampshire, and maine. the front get set to move through. i will let you know what will follow in a few minutes. ed: only on 5, a close call for house, almost hitting her. tonight, she's sharing the scary experience with our shaun chaiyabhat and shaun, she might not be the only victim? shaun: lowell police say they are investigating 3 other cases of someone shooting at homes over the weekend. well people role -- while people were sleeping. this makes the 4th. the victim asked we not show where she lives or her name. >> they put a hole in the screen. i think it was just some nut that gs shaun:

assistant minority leader brad hill from ipswich is trying to work out a compromise. uber and lyft drivers from picking people up at logan airport and the boston convention center for at least five years. while the senate version calls for a 10% ride surcharge that bould go to the city or town in which the ride originated from. >> a lot of things that we have disagreements on i think we come to a consensus. the question is how do we get to that consensus. >> reporter: a major energy overhaul requiring the state to use more wind and more than $700 million in spending statewide are also up for dpt at this hour -- debate at this hour. matt murphy is senior reporter for the state house news service. >> they are pretty much that the na be moreire diverge not a than ever philosophically which has left some big gaps and bridges to overcome. >> reporter: less than an hour to government the bills that did get finalized is how they govern and spend. governor baker pushed for it is expected to sign when it it hits his desk. >> the driver of this car is expected to face the judge

so today, we have got increasing clouds, high in the upper 80s in spots like ipswich and framingham and in boston. 84, plymouth. 80 in hyannis. 88 in manchester, new hampshire and fitchburg and 81 in worcester. tomorrow is a little cooler because we have so much cloud cover around and scattered showers. the sun is not really getting down in the ground and not doing its job in helping with the warm and a lot of mid and upper 70s around. everybody has the showers. and when you wake up tomorrow morning, the futurecast underdoing the rain threat. spot storms in the morning commute. a lot of dry roads at the same time, to not a widespread all encompassing rain. not a wash outbut the best bet of the oncoming storms will be over southeastern massachusetts. late thursday into friday that high pressure that will be building in and drying us out. got to closely watch, tropical depression number 9 expecting a 5 a.m. update this any minute. we will see if it has indeed strengthened into a tropical storm. expect it as a tropical storm to cross over florida here late on thursday and then up the coast

earlier today we were walking in this ipswich dam which should at least be knee high this time of year. knee-high deepwater. now there is just rocked there and it is only expected to get , worse. watershed officials say give this another week and it will be the worst this dam has ever seen. and th m >> right now, when it is dry, all of the water we are taking up by the people exceeds the water that physically exists in the river. ben: it's just unbelievable. the dam far from the only area impacted. check out this pond in wilmington, also almost completely void of water. maria? maria: mike wankum is here. mike: it's really, really drive. they will be tapping into other towns. pretty bad situation. we had a little relief. did you get one of those rain showers? maria: not one. mike: i drove through one. it was like a car wash. let me show you where the rain is right now. we are pushing down toward the cape and really winding down. if you are in one of these, you're going to s a goes by and about five minutes in your back and sunshine. that is what we are thing inland. we're not looking fo

on monday night fitzgerald was honored in ipswich receiving the 2016 top kopp award. >> this is humbling. and true show of support that didn't expect but it's, it's amazing to say the least. >> reporter: he was working security d democratic presidential nominee hillary clinton in wakefield, new hampshire in late december. police say an unlicensed driver was trying to pass another car when he crashed into fitzgerald's car. other driver was killed while fitzgerald suffered serious injuries to his spinal cord. he is crediting his doctor, family and friends with helping him through the tough battle but says it's his law enforcement family that is really helping. >> it got me through some of the tough day, tough times so i still have a long road to go but, you know, this community has been absolutely amazing. i couldn't have asked for anything more. >> reporter: truly inspiring there. in addition to receiving that top cop award, fitzgerald was given a check for $30,000 from the officer harald vitale memorial fund. kris anderson, 7 news. >> ryan: following more news today. new york police comm

and 80s popping in spots like falmouth and the vineyard reaching 79 degrees. 81 in plymouth. 81 in ipswich. 84 in framingham and coastline because we have winds coming off the water and a little bit of a breeze. the cooler air. stir up a couple of scattered clouds in eastern massachusetts, in eastern new hampshire. i tend to think things are a little brighter inland and a mix of scattered sun and clouds. we all stay dry today. low temperatures tonight will fall back into the lower difficulties in towns and cities and not quite as crisp or cool or without the humidity when you wake up tomorrow morning. but humidity on the ris 90s on the map in norwood and lawrence. even boston getting up to 89 degrees for your wednesday. and what you will find that we have got winds from the south and southwest and it is carrying a lot of heat and humidity. hhh weather in place tomorrow. it will likely stay dry until this front moves in on wednesday night and thursday. thursday is your best bet for scattered showers especially in the morning hours and afternoon. the lickly area to receive rain will be south

some areas in massachusetts will soon be at historic lows newscenter 5's nicole estaphan is live in ipswich, where the water district says it is a couple weeks away from being bone dry. nick cole? no coal right. 75% of massachusetts is abnormally dry. i can show you here. tonight, not a drop. >> it really is -- i think the

there is ipswich, rochester out of the way, manchester, new hampshire, webster, meredith so this activity slides out over the waters doesn't bother us but i wouldn't mind if it bothered us. we do need that rain. metro boston clouds, yes, no rain. few showers and some rumblers have been moving out of new york state but as they slide east into this somewhat cool air they fall apart because those showers and downpours they like the hot, humid air to sustain themselves. and they can't find any in our part of the worldp in a shall with a 68, the city at weak little area of low pressure will wobble across new england tonight and that will keep the chance at least of a few isolated showers so i'm telling you there is a chance of a shower or two but what we really need is a day long rain or two or three of those but not happening not in the cards. that little weather system fades away do you remember the day tomorrow. wednesday we'll have mostly sunny skies, comfortable the temperatures on wednesday, upper 70's to around 80. high pressure will move to the that will set up a southerly wind and tha

so upper 80s in boston and ipswich. lower 90s back in spots like norwood, framingham and lawrence and manchester, new hampshire. we have even got 80s across the cape and islands here tomorrow, and you can see as we travel through the week, a couple of changes in play. at least it is all about the sunshine today. very quiet, very easy forecast four here. tomorrow, the warming temperatures, and even the slight humidity because we are starting to really bump in the and humidity on the way for your thursday. this is thursday, 8 a.m. also way off to the west and i am not going to pull in the rain until we hit friday of this week. so today, 79 degrees. mostly sunny. 87 here on wednesday. upper 80s on thursday, and by friday, we do have that risk of showers. temperature-wise, we will be in the upper 80s and definitely a warm day and look like a lot of those showers focused across the morning hours. as we heain saturday and 78 degrees on sunday with just a few more clouds. back to you, guys. >> daniel: shiri, thank you. >>> a l

highs tomorrow, 90 in boston. 90 in ipswich. 91 in framingham. pretty toasty watching the tropics. the track of hurricane gaston in the open atlantic. that one we are not concerned about. that someone avoiding land masses. a disturbance, a tropical wave that is moving through the caribbean. it is called invest 99. the national hurricane center is not named or numbered. these are all different forecast models estimating it will make its way into likely south florida. that is the one that we are watching. could even end up curving up the coast during next week. we don't have an official track on it. something i am mentioning and something i want to you keep in the back of your mind. 88 today turning breezy. 90 tomorrow humid with spot showers. saturday night sunny and dry at 84 and 80 with just a couple more clouds on sunday. >>> little boy with big talent. ?the therein tiny musician counts five as his magic number. >>> a day on the water ends with a truck in the water. the mistake that may have sent this brand-new truck rolling in the mystic river. >>> we are getting ready to wrap u

lower 80s ipswich, beverly, back through haverhill and andover. 70s for much of central massachusetts with both auburn and worcester hitting 76 degrees. 77. 78 in boylston and 82 in fitchburg and more of those lower 80s in milford and nashua and salem, new hampshire. hampton should get up to 80 degrees this afternoon and keene, 79. you can see those nice sunny icons for everybody. a into bright and beautiful day. tonight not quite as cool. upper 50s and lower 60s on the map by early tomorrow morning. these are really going to be about your 6 a.m. temperatures as the sun is coming up. then we can start to warm up. but the warm-up is going to be even bigger tomorrow. upper 80s and a lot of lower 90s on the map. for the end of the week and pretty hot here by that friday forecast. so upper 80s on thursday and friday. humidity slowly coming back into play. let's take a look at the timing of some of those friday showers because we have our last zip trip of the season out in burlington and we do have the risk for a couple of showers out there. rain or shine, but looks like a lot of these sho

and those beaches north of boston, hot 3788 in ipswich. cooler in marble head at 83. boston rise today 86 degrees. inland upper 80s, even 91 in lawrence. 82348 framingham. 8 in norwood and 89 in fitchburg. the beach is going to be a little cooler. zip tripping to the north end. 6 a.m. beach temperature 92. dry and sunny in the upper 70s and bring a healthy box of drive will be much appreciated. temperatures in the lower 80s at the beaches. but inland more upper 80s. will feel like today again inland. the beaches is where you find a little bit of a cool relief because of the winds coming in off the water and i also think that humidity levels will be somewhat tolerable. a little sticky and oppressive and by the end of the weekend humidity is starting to go up and it does start to get a little bit sticky. the seven-day forecast with the weekend falls view has a by friday, keeping it dry and 86. 86 and mostly sunny on saturday, even keeping it in the middle 80s and mostly sunny on sunday, monday. the next shot for showers and thunderstorms and this will help cool us back

low 80s, salisbury, ipswich and lynn. 85 in topsfield and upper 80s andover to haverhill. check out fitchburg at 88. douglas at 83 or southborough at 85 degrees. upper 80s in manchester and nashua, new hampshire. salem and canby lake. 82 at hampton beach whe overnight, similar temperatures. almost exactly what we have last night tonight which means you are going to wake up to the same kind of temperatures. tomorrow's high 86 in boston. 90 is back in lawrence. a whole lot of upper 80s out thereland. the beaches are just that little bit cooler seven-day forecast with the weekend always in view and friday close to 90 degrees. saturday, this is your next risk of rain that we will be watching at 86 degrees. middle of the day. so here is the timeline on those storms. saturday, there you go. i am thinking mostly late morning through afternoon chance, which means by the evening, we are slowly going to start to clear out. sunday my pick of the weekend at 82. it is going to be less humid. brighter, seasonal. more fun and 85 on monday. tuesday, 87 and tuesday a light risk of a late-d

high temperatures tomorrow, from ipswich to beverly, 80 degrees. surely, 80 degrees. worcester county, well into the 70's and low 80's. by the time you get in an -- inland, bridgewater will be 86 degrees. by the cape, temperatures in the 70's. the topics are active. three systems. let's start with this one. this is invest 99. it has not have its act together enough to get a name, but it is working its way through the caribbean. the computer models are checking it for the gulf, f m gaston up to a full-fledged hurricane right now. it had been a hurricane got, down to a tropical storm, now it is back to a hurricane with sustained winds at 85 miles per hour. where is it going? all of the models are plotting a course up into the north atlantic, along long way away from landfall. this one looks like it will gain intensity, perhaps becoming a this popped up today. about a 30% chance of becoming a tropical system. more than likely it will maintain its invest category, and slide its way toward the carolina coast, and then cave its way back offshore. this is one to watch. if fo

middleborough, the potential for damaging wind gusts and the same goes for lawrence, foxborough, ipswich and newburyport. it is safer to wait this one out. i will be back with an hour-by-hour look at the timeline, guys. get you out the door. don't you worry. i am h >> julie: shiri, i have my eyes continue to as well. >>> watt members look for drug trafficker. the reason this elderly man ended up in custody instead. >>> plus a kidnapping scam taken to a whole new level. >> him putting her on the phones sold it for me. if he didn't put her on the phone. >> reporter: the high-tech a criminal tricked both a >>> severe thunderstorm warnings for parts of eastern massachusetts. some of the heavyist hit area. along 95 extending from georgetown up to merrimack, aims about you are radio he, salisbury into new hampshire. where we just don't have the heavy rain but gusty winds. right now some of the worst of the wind and the rain brockton down to bridgewater, raynham, halifax, middleborough. this morning. >> daniel: shiri, we will check back with you. >>> you hear about it all the time. a stranger t

lower 80s where we end up peaking not just in norw so lower 80s in boston and in ipswich, about 79 in portsmouth, new hampshire. 82 high today in lawrence and framingham. 76 in worcester, 81 in plymouth, 78 in hyannis. but the best part of that is that the winds yesterday we have very low humidity again tonight great sleeping weather, track the windows, air-conditioning is free thanks to mother nature tonight because we got temps in the 50s by the time you wake up tomorrow morning. but from there it does heat up the upper 80s in boston, south shore, north shore, got 90 in norwood, 90 in lawrence, 84 in worcester, even 80s over the cape and vineyard tomorrow, so it is going to get pretty hot around here. high pressure is going to control the weather today and tomorrow which actually keeps us nice and device, but what happens the southwest winds not just carrying the warmer air but look at this by thursday it is carrying in the humidity as well. 7-day forecast weekend always in view expecting scattered showers between late friday at lunch time and dry out 89 the high. 80s on saturday, m

and framingham and lawrence up to manchester, new hampshire, 79 in worcester, 78 in hyannis 81 in ipswich. breaks down the sunshine but also showing a little bit of wind off water and light sea breeze and going to keep the beaches a little bit cooler. beaches i would plan upper 70s inland towns and cities more like low to mid-80s a little hotter and into 60s overnight, hitting rock bottom as sun comes up lower 60s and have a little element of humidity coming back, so 90 in norwood, 90 in lawrence, 89 in boston, mid-80s in worcester and probably mid-80s for the cape as well, going to be hot tomorrow and going to be dry, partly cloudy, hazy, hot and humid. front that's going to drop into the area overnight and into thursday morning so your best bet for getting scattered showers out of that is going to be late night wednesday or thursday when you wake up. from here though the front is going to drop into southern massachusetts and south of the pike here on thursday afternoon we could see a couple lingering showers and not going to be a washout. again, not every community will get it. low pres

, 89 in manchester, new hampshire, over to ipswich, upper 80s in boston, framingham and norwood. about 80 in hyannis and 80 on the vineyard. future cast today bringing in the brightest conditions of all for the morning and because we have the clouds creeping in. i still think it is going to be partly sunny here at 8:00 this evening. then late tonight we could see just lonely shower pass through during the evening and overnight hours. it is not a lot of rain but, you know, just make sure you roll-up the car window before you head in for the evening and by early tomorrow morning a lot of on and off clouds here, future cast underdoing the rain risk as well, probably a couple spot showers during the morning commute and best bet for showers so it is going to be really hot and humid this afternoon and starting around noon time we got the risk for some storms, especially boston, northward, passes through boston and 5:00 p.m. we are going to be dry again and hurricane gaston out in the open atlantic, this is the disturbance still watching, not named or numbered yet, called invest 99 beca

the water level in this part of the ipswich river bed is typically waist deep. but yesterday it was hard to find small pools of water. erika: and we are expecting some rain. i don't know if it would make a dent. cindy: we don't need days and days, although we do need a lot. the next few days will be hit or yesterday, 96 degrees in boston. we are going to do the 90's again today. and we do have a heat advisory up once again. the heat index is around 100 degrees this afternoon, but also the marginal risk for severe storm is a get into the afternoon. it's a to full threat today, the heat, the humidity, and the threats for storms. it is quiet out there right temperatures in the 70's everywhere. it is feeling very humid. things are quiet, just a couple showers going to the south. we go through the morning hours with monkey temperatures. by lunchtime is the lower 90's, the heat index around 100. by 5:00, scattered storms. we will be close to that in the 80's and the south. here on future cast, by the time we get to lunchtime, things are quiet. by 2:00 or 3:00, storms

so high temperatures will be mostly in the upper 80s here in plymouth, boston, ipswich and norwood. 89 in lawrence and framingham and fitchburg, up to manchester, new hampshire. a little cooler in worcester at 83, cooler for the cape with low and mid-80s this afternoon. but i think warm is just simply the name of the game. today we have high pressure sliding slightly off shore and that's going to allow the southwesterns to really carry warmth in eventually humidity into new england and increasing clouds that are sneaking in mixing with sunshine, still pretty decent day and start with the sun for sure tomorrow but we have the slight risk of something popping up in southern vermont and western massachusetts. that's where i think storm chances will stay restricted here for thursday, friday on the flip side as front gets closer and closer and going to have to up the risk for rain and for 8:00 in the morning and to tell you the truth, i think we will see patchy trend to the showers that could continue at lunchtime and few that will exist for the afternoon as well. so we got upper 80s ruling

assistant minority leader brad hill from ipswich is on a joint committee trying to work out a compromise. the house version would ban uber and lyft drivers from picking people up at logan airport and the boston years. while the senate version calls for a 10% ride surcharge that would go to the city or town in which the ride originated from. >> a lot of things that we have disagreements on i think we've come to a consensus. the question is how do we to get that consensus? >> reporter: a major energy overhaul requiring the state to use more wind and hydropower and an economic development bill authorizing more than 700 million dollars in spending statewide are also up matt murphy is senior reporter for the state house news service. >> they are pretty much going down to the wire on some major issues this year and it's complicated by the fact that the senate and the house seems to be more divergent than ever philosophically which has left in big gaps and bridges to overcome. >> reporter: and those negotiations continue right now. one of the bills that did get finalized this weekend is designe

make sure you got the sandals and short sleeves on because 88 tomorrow afternoon in boston, 88 in ipswich and 90 norwood and lawrence, 89 in fitchburg, it is going to be cooking out there. future cast really highlighting the fact we have ton of sun today and wavers and hotter temperatures to filter into the area and by thursday i'm going to freeze frame things 8:00 in the morning. also adding humidity on top of that. so 7-day forecast with weekend always in view has things got scattered showers especially in the morning hours but 82 on saturday, mostly sunny, sunday few more clouds and 78 and we got more rain on monday. back to you. >> daniel: still ahead this morning a local park ranger accused of video taping and they made an arrest. accused of video taping and they made an arrest. >> daniel: for all and sniffers, all stop & shop produce is triple checked. we're focusing on fresh... ...so you don't have to guess. my stop & shop. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do we make the economy work for everyone? hillary clinton's plan starts here... by making big corporations a

but this sink hole opened up fast in the town of ipswich.s like a jacuzzi filled with swirling water. more than 25 feet wide that thing is. officials are working to pinpoint what's behind it but say shut down mine might be the culprit. the homeowners they're in shock. >> opened the door. he said you want the good news or the bad news? i said -- >> good news you got a swimming pool. >> yeah. a little one. (inaudible). >> i don't know about you dawn i'd be high tailing it out of there. >> i think so. >> the mayor called the mining officials to investigate. n your money tonight, mcdonald's is getting rid of some of the fake stuff on its menu. the chain says it will stop using artificial preservatives in its popular menu items like its chicken mcnuggets. high fructose corn syrup will be removed from its burger buns. mcdonald's has made number of efforts in the last year to include more natural ingredients as a way to keep up with its customers demands. >> i like that. >>> ikea saying thanks but no thanks to kanye west through spokeswoman the fur

this afternoon i have got upper 80s on the map with 88 in ipswich and norwood, 87 in boston and framingham and 81 in worcester, upper 80s fitchburg and manchester, new hampshire. 85 and 80 in hyannis. tomorrow is cooler but still muggy day. we got mid and upper 70s. not as warm because we don't have the sunshine to really help cools things down as well and a lot of here and there rain showers throughout the day. 7:00 a.m. chance for rain goes all the way from southern new hampshire into massachusetts. by lunchtime this front is going to be passing through boston. the chance for showers continues at lunch loon the coastline, across eastern massachusetts. it sings into southeastern mass into the evening commute and shades of yellows, orange, reds, that would go along with thunderstorms and some locally heavy rain, so i think heavy rain biggest issue not everybody getting because everybody needs it. we have dry air that's going to be pushing into play here late on thursday and taking over friday. this is latest on tropical depression nine and other update and parts of the coast and even hurri

pictures from ipswich to lester to salem, new hampshire, from arlington this morning. we all have got some partly sunny skies. and in come those showers. most of these are going to scoot south of boston. well south of boston. a couple of them right now flirting with the worcester area, but the bulk of these will slide into southeastern mass. the warning risk. another disturbance that comes through. the risk of a couple of pop-ups, most of the day ends up dry. light and patchy showers from webster up to oxford. charlton. spencer. more light stuff coming out of areas like providence, rhode island. move toward attleboro, rehoboth, see kongs again. very scattered showers at 8 a.m. from norwood to plymouth southward. a chance for a couple of showers. 8 a.m. temperatures in the upper 60s, lower 70s. by 10 a.m. these are the last of these morning showers and partly sunny, lower 80s for temperatures into the afternoon. it is going to be hot inland. the beaches running a couple of degrees cooler. here at 5 p.m., 80s on the map. partly sunny skies. you will want your sunglasses

and 88 in boston and norwood, and 89 in ipswich. 90 in lawrence. upper 80s in fitchburg and manchester, new hampshire. worcester around 8 over the cape during the afternoon. i also think that will be one of the brighter spots because clouds will be moving from the west to the east. so at noontime, things are looking bright in not necessarily crystal clear. pretty bright. thicken s clouds this afternoon. looking for an isolated shower moving through the overnight hours and even through 7:00 tomorrow morning, i know futurecast drawing a dry sprinkles in there for that morning commute. maybe a couple of pockets of steadier rain. the main event through the afternoon especially between 2 and 5 in boston along this cold front and between 5 and 8 down across the cape. if we are looking for the potential for locally heavy rain -- not widespread but locally heavy rain and scattered thunderstorms as that front of comes through. really hot and humid ahead of it. lower 90s tomorrow. watching hurricane gaston and good news in the open atlantic. stays in the ope

same is ipswich, 86 in boston. 89 in norwood and framingham. you guys have a shot of getting up to 90. 90 in lawrence. 84 in worcester and 89 in manchester, new hampshire. low to mid-80s for the cape as well as the vineyard in high pressure is stick around. it is keeping us bright and warm and the southwest winds. you can thank those winds for the warm-up and even increasing humidity coming as we make our way to the end of the week. popping up futurecast at 5:00 this afternoon, there is humidity starting to roll back in along with these clouds from west to east. so most of your day featuring sunshine. tomorrow, western new england has the threat for a couple of late showers, but nothing local. it is not until we get to your some rain. right now it is looking more like the middle of the day to me. i think it is slowing down a little. initially it looked like morning and now the middle of the day. until it comes through, temperatures will stay warm. once it hits the weekend it cools down a bit. and watching tropical storm gaston. the good news in

hard to believe that yesterday 90 in boston and today about 78 degrees. 81 in ipswich, 82 in plymouth. 78 in hyannis. mid-80s ruling norwood, framingham, norwood. and worcester today is going to round out at about 80 degrees. and here you can see that nice, bright morning that we have. once we hit the afternoon and that breez beaches and also helping to trigger a little bit of that cloud cover. still a great day. a little more cloud cover. probably along the coastline down across the cape, but you will see sunshine outweigh any type of crowd throughout the day. lows tonight run in the 60s. it will be mild. it will be a little bit stickier by the time you wake up tomorrow, and look at those highs 90 back in norwood and lawrence. 89 in boston tomorrow. the heat is on across the cape. highs around 80 degrees and out there because a lot of spots will be flirting with that 90-degree mark. the higher humidity. all coming in up ahead of the next cold front. triple h weather back in town tomorrow. only a slight chance of something popping up perhaps in southern new hampshire and westernmost m

this afternoon 87 in boston and ipswich, 85 in plymouth. 81 in worcester. 87 fitchburg up to manchester, new hampshire. lower 80s for the cape. for tomorrow, i have temperatures fuller -- cooler. just as muggy but cooler. upper 70s. when you wake up. we have a widespread threat for showers. likely will amount for showers massachusetts, the focus of afternoon storms will go from eastern mass early afternoon to late afternoon sitting over southeastern massachusetts with downpours and thunderstorms. we are going to have to watch out for a couple of pockets of heavier rain. the higher rain totals. we have tropical depression number 9 that we are keeping a close eye on in the gulf of mexico. we have warm waters. we have light winds, and that is very conducive whole thing giving strength. once it gains landfall. strong winds arriving tonight and we will have a tropical storm warning for parts of the florida coast. we have hurricane watch up, but for us, we have no watches or warnings. we are simply watching in into your labor day. notice we are in the cone for monday. that is a long ways away

down in new bedford. 87 in ipswich. 87 in boston. right around 09 in framingham, norwood, fitchburg and manchester, new hampshire. 83 in worcester and low to mid-80s for the cape. futurecast is simply sunshine. it is warm and sunny. the southwest winds continue overnight tonight into the day tomorrow and then eventually it will start drawing in the humidity, and you will start to feel sticky again by clouds are leaking in from the west, keeping all shower chances well off to the north and west. tomorrow is another dry day. but for friday there are front itself is coming through. and looks like it is slowing down from late morning into the afternoon. the best bet for some scattered showers out there. not widespread. they will be pretty batchy on friday. today, tomorrow on friday, all upper 80s with that increasing humidity. once the cold front comes down, comes through, it will help more comfortable again and more humidity will drop. watching tropical storm gaston. not a concern for us here in the united states. it is in the atlantic.

. >> this huge hole filled with swirling water growing to over 25 feet in the town of ipswich.t shut down mine may be the culprit. homeowners say the hole appeared overnight. >> give you the good news and the bad news. >> the good news you got swimming pool. >> yeah. (inn awed dill). >> that's a big hole. the mayor of the town has called in the state department of mining to investigate. >>> i'd be high tailing it out of there. >> me, too. grab mike kids photo albums. >>> when you buy produce you assume it's obviously coming from the ground. yeah. >> one would think so. but at a facility in newark, new jersey, they're growing things in a very very different way. aero farms now owns this former paintball facility. these days layer after layer of thriving green stacks the towering structures growing without any soil or sun. instead it gross on a special fabric and uses led lights from above. aero farms says that translates into a very efficient production and significantly improved environmental footprint. ♪ >>> a woman is run over in a crosswalk and killed. tonight police are loo

familiar scene, a pretty familiar number, i think across the area. 88 in boston and norwood. 89 in ipswich, how about 90 in lawrence. low to mid-80s for the cape. futurecast will keep things nice and quiet. we have high pressure stick around that is keeping us mostly dry. i don't want to promise it will be crystal clear but a bright start to the day. increasing clouds from west to east. this is leading the way to muggier air that really takes over tonight and for the day tomorrow. i think there could end up being a spot shower here this evening. possibly even one passing through the boston area while you are sleeping. tonight for the most part, tomorrow morni within these clouds. so we could see a couple of hit or miss showers during the morning commute. the main front along with your best chance for some scattered thunderstorms will actually occur during the early and mid afternoon. the front dropping into the boston area between 2 and 5 p.m., between 5 and 8, we could see a lingering shower over the cape and we clear out for your friday night. there will be some showers around but not wi

same in ipswich and plymouth. 90 in norwood. 91 in lawrence. 90 in manchester, new hampshire. middle 80s for worcester and hyannis as well. temperatures steadily going up here as we track through the rest of the week. future cast today with just a little and allows these southwest winds to move in and carry the warmth with it which is why temperatures are ticking upwards and by thursday, it is not just the heat. i think humidity continues to rise here. the next storm system though is not going to pass through until friday. so your seven-day forecast with the weekend always in view does have some of those friday showers, 89 degrees and muggy. most of those scattered showers. not necessarily widespread occur during the morning and the mi the evening hours we should dry out, and over the weekend, 82 degrees here on saturday. sunday, 78 degrees. a few more clouds out there. and some cooler temperatures. but by monday, we do have a few more showers in your seven-day forecast. back to you. >>> new details in the massive investigation into animal abuse at a local farm. coming up, how

getting up to -- arlington at 79 at rockport. 87, ipswich, lawrence, 90 degrees tomorrow afternoon. there it is, gaston, tropical storm, not a hurricane anymore. it flared up last night and now you're going right back down. going off to the north and it's running in to a beast of an environment out there to get going really well. forecast to become a hurricane and stay far away from us. here's our seven-day forecast, your weekend always in view and it's a nice view, after we tomorrow. we dry it out this weekend, back to sunshine on saturday and sunday, an increase in clouds, looks like a pretty good day to me as well. another shower threat coming up on monday. i'll put together a timeline on that, as well as keep an eye on the showers and storms developing tonight. >> mark: patriots fans, we can help make your dreams come true. how you can win a chance to meet the one and only, tb-12, tom brady. 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. or a dessert. all with fresh

temperatures in the 80s from ipswich to beverly and lynn. 85 in topsfield and 87 in haverhill. lower 80s toward worcester and auburn but upper 80s in f that trend goes strong into southern new hampshire with nashua, salem and milford in the upper 80s and 83 degrees, hampton beach. you can't go to the beaches if you were looking for a little relief. i have just posted a beach forecast from my facebook page. looking for specifics. low temperatures tonight. 64, boston. 50s in the burbs. this is a rewind, repeat situation that will feel just like this morning tomorrow morning. tomorrow goes up by a couple more degree and 90s in lawrence and fitchburg and the seven-day forecast and always in view. we have that 89 on the map for your friday. 86 with scattered storms on saturday, and then sunday comes along at 82 degrees. and we clear on out. saturday by the way late morning through the afternoon, you do need to plan on that wet weather. send you over to julie for live drive time traffic and an update on the roads. >> julie: shiri, route 3 and south shore commuters from 228 in rocklan

garrett fitzgerald speaking out at a charity event in ipswich. fitzgerald suffered a you spinal cord injury when an unlicensed driver slammed into his car in wakefield, new hampshire. that driver died. fitzgerald was working as part of democratic nominee hillary clinton's protective detail at the time of the crash and says the support of the community has he >> it has gotten me through the very tough days, tough -- tough times, and made my recovery what it is right now. i still have a long road to go, but, you know, it's -- this community has been absolutely amazing. i couldn't -- i couldn't have asked for anything more. [applause] >> sarah: fitzgerald was presented with a $30,000 check. >>> new this morning, issues with fare collecting machines resulting in losses of revenue the union says workers weren't able to collect from 24 of the 84 machines meaning that riders did not have to pay. the t is facing a $110 million deficit. according to "the globe" employees may still be laid off despite workers taking buyouts. >>> general electric is showing

this is pushing off toward the northeast at about 20 miles per hour, so lowell now, into peabody, ipswich, georgetown and gloucester by 7:30 p.m. this evening. they expect heavy rain to hit you on the beaches there in the north shore in due order. watching the back edge of this storm for any rotation. there was some earlier. there was a little it. you can see it in the green that shows up there. but that's so weak, i would not be concerned about that. we have seen pictures of a wall cloud with a precursor to a tornado from some of our viewers out in the worcester county area from the storms earlier, the severe weather earlier today. we know the storms have had some rotation. not these though. that's heavy rain along the beaches of sciate and marshfield pushing offshore, off of nantasket beach. see that in boston, southie and up northward to revere and approaching lynn at this time as well. i'll keep tracking this rain, that's moving on through. there is a tornado warning in upstate new york, just to give you an idea of what we've been watching for today, so it's not been an unfounded conc

the sent knell is tweeting state police on scene as well as police from townsend and ipswich. right now we're trying to figure unfolding. again, on bennett road. we understand from the district attorney's office for middlesex county they are now in charge of the investigation. and moments ago we spoke with a neighbor who said police just came to her door and would only say they're investigating a crime. we have crews on the ground heading to the scene as well. as soon as we get a better look at the crime scene, we'll bring you more pictures and more information as soon as we get it. >>> a brockton elementary school has a heroin problem. we found this drug needle feet from a school playground this afternoon. >> jason: po going to that playground, happening feet from barrett russell elementary school. we found the evidence ourselves and asked police what they're doing about it. >> jarrett card dosesa works out near barrett elementary school every day. he says this it is no secret this is hot spot for heroin. >> yeah, because they go in the woods so nobody sees them. >> reporter:

right now boston at 64. 64 at ipswich, 55 here in norwood. 58 in brockton. temperatures in the upper 50s in plymouth and worcester. and temperatures 60 in from metro west. 7 a.m. 6 4 degrees hottest inland with 90-degree readings this afternoon and tracking those saturday showers. when to plan around the raindrops tomorrow coming up. send it all the way back to the studio. yule jewel standing by with the studio. yule jewel standing by with live drive-time traffic >> julie: shiri, good morning, i anticipate things to route 1, 93 south looks good. pike wide open. speed limit ride from the braintree split to columbia road. 13 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 28 minutes on 93 south from 495 to the leverett connector. 23 minutes on the pike eastbound as approach mass avenue. back. transit police say charges will be filed against a man seen and assaulting passengers we are not showing the man's face because police have not publicly identified him yet. this video shows hip slapping one rider threatening to shoot another during rush hour ride. they know who