here we go with the showers moving most of these moving across northern new england this morning a mfume develop in southern sections later this first part of the afternoon. we have the numbers in the 70s even in northern new england mostly all in the low 70s. couple middle 70s. 75 in lawrence right now. 73 in boston. 7 5 in taunton that's a chilly spot this time year. one week from today it's going to feel like fall. that's when i look forward and we can see there's a big change. a chunk of summer polar air is coming and it's going to hit us weekend labor day weekend is the long range outlook but we have dew points in the upper 60s to almost 70 and it's steaming out and there we have it to the southwest. there's somewhat dry air in southern pourings of canada that we will get over the weekend. today's highs close to 88 or 89 in many spots like it has been the last few days. south facing coastal locations will be the coolest spots as it has been the last few days. and these are highs across the nation. not too far away from boston of the philadelph southward all in the 90s under big ridg

the day again chance of a shower or thunderstorm nothing all that substantial that comes in and a mfume linger into the day on thursday. active tropics. we have three things to talk about hurricane gaston is east of bermuda. major hurricane category three will stay out to sea. tropical depression 9 here's up into the gulf maybe a tropical storm later this week. tropical depression 8 is south and east of north carolina. this could become hermine by later today or tonight and then skirt the outer banks going to stay south of new england as we head into the middle and end of the week. accu-weather seven-day forecast cooler air for the end of the week but pleasant and an isolated shower on thursday. mid-70s on friday. beautiful look holiday weekend near 80 sunday. >> reporter: drive times on the expressway just keep going up and the backup starts wf the -- before the split. 128 south in brin tree is slow and go and route 3 backed up to weymouth. once you are on the expressway you are sitting in the slow and go traffic from furnace parkway to the south bay mall and drive time from the split

kweisi mfume had changed his schedule. we went back and forth and i'm thankful you indeed came today, thank you.and i'd like to read to you one of the letters, many letters sent to me. one of the letters went, this is weird. forget this dyslexia. dear doctor garvey. it is with great pride and pleasure that i write this letter in my personal capacity as an activist and is current or former member of the national board of the naacp congressional black caucus foundation, rainbow push and the republic of new africa. i request that the honorable marcus garvey be this stowed presidential pardon posthumously based on the unjust conviction suffered under the fbi presidential appointee, j edgar hoover. the work of marcus garvey was a major influence in my journey from jail to judge and like millions of others , disenfranchised black men, he gave me a sense of pride and commitment to fight again and correct destructive conditions in my community and the african diaspora. should you decide to exonerate his legacy by acknowledging and

. >> i ask kweisi mfume if there are any remarks to make. >> i was trying to hide out back here, didn'twork. it is an honor, thousands of people you will never meet who have been touched by your dad, feel a sense of kinship and this movement. and trying to be deliberately redundant to add more icing, i grew up in this country, segregated society. didn't know what it was like. and the ground decision. i will be 68 years old and a couple months, a commemoration -- but attallah shabazz contacted me and was trying to give me a sense how this would unfold, i needed to be here. others have done an excellent job underscoring illegality of what has taken place. we all know j edgar hoover was a monster, no other way to put it. these trumps of charges against doctor garvey and others represent a long line, deliver it behavior. and take away the credit in nation's history, particularly the 1990s to bring a sense of liberation. and as part of the congressional hearing we had to bring attention to this to commemorate doctor garvey's birthday by pledging, and the links connected to communities and do

wouldn't expect a chance of showers here until tonight or tomorrow morning and scattered at that a mfume occur. but none during the day a sun- cloud combination. 8 is at the coast to 88 considering-- 88 at the coast. and pretty nice day with hightide at 8:30. see you in few minutes with the rest of the accu-weather forecast. nicole. >> thanks so much barry. >>> time is 6:33. fire crews worked well into the night searching for hot sps in a fire that destroyed a plum island home it. broke out yesterday afternoon and quickly-- it broke out yesterday afternoon and quickly went to five alarms. dry conditions from the drought and yesterday's heat made things harder. the flames also damaged two adjacent homes but thankfully no one was hurt. investigators have not said yet the cause. >>> boston police say at least 3 shootings over the weekend were connected indirectly to the caribbean festival and event or attended aspect taters kept it -- as spectators kept it safe and celebratory. bill weld returned to massachusetts for a campaign stop. weld is running for vice president on the libertarian tic