, sarah. head outside. here is a look at there. maybe be extra careful. let's head to the maps now. we're not watching any issues on the roads. routes 3, 24 and 95 all looking good. problem-free heading in and out of town on the pike. route 2 and 3 are fine. 93 head entering town, some work crews out there. no issues on route 1. let's check those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door this morning. ten minutes braintree to boston, northbound on the expressway. 12 minutes into town on the pike from 128. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, 11 minutes this morning. expected to start the morning on schedule. back to you, guys. >> sarah: a deadly drive into a popular newton restaurant finally leading to an indictment. after six months, a grand jury has decided to charge the driver who crashed into sweet tomatoes carry -- killing three people and injuring several others. >> christa: this morning the families of the victims are speaking out. nicole oliverio is live in newton wit

i'm nancy chen. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's send it over the lampros with a check of your forecast. yesterday feeling like a nice winter day. >> chris: doesn't want to give up, does it, sarah? we'll feel that way right through friday. 69 degrees in boston. a little more of a comfortable start with slightly less humid weather working back in. low 60s in some of the suburbs. the issue this morning has been locally dense fog. more down to a quarter mile, visibility about half mile hyannis right now. it's not all that widespread. low clouds and fog that we have, mostly sunny skies through the day. here is the trend. look at the dew points to the north and west of us. in the 40s, upper 40s to near 50 with us later on today as mostly sunny skies return. temperatures back into the 80s. summer's warmth through the work week. different story over the weekend. your forecast ahead. >> nancy: chris, thank you. turning it over to another kris. there christa. there we are. there's the expressway moving enter boston. now, we want to sho

i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. a tropical storm warning issued for parts of the east coast. let's send it over to chris lambert with more. >> chris: those warnings going up for the south carolina and georgia coastline as tropical storm hermine picked up some strength yesterday and early this morning. winds sustained at 60mph. expected to be a category one hurricane as it enters north florida later today and into tonight. a question for us. where does it go after there? it will stall off, off the eastern seaboard here. is it close to new england? that's the $64,000 question as we get into early next week. the potential of getting some rain in here on monday. we have rain right now. the thunderstorm just south and west back into connecticut. so we have some scattered showers to go through this morning, especially south of the mass pike. we'll warm up today close to 80 crease. low 80s north and west. mid to upper 70s south and east. we'll get more sunshine north of the pike. more cloud cover south of the pike. more on

, sarah. good morning, everyone. starting your day off pretty good on the roads. here's a look at the zakim bridge and leverett let's go to the maps. heading into town from the north, no issues on route 2 or 3. 93 fine back to 495. problem-free on route 1, as well. a couple work crews still out there, but they'll wrap things up as we head into the 5:00 hour. a lot of green south of town on routes 3, 24 and 95. problem-free on the pike, as well. let's check those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door. just ten minutes braintree to boston northbound on the expressway. 12 minutes into town on the pike zakim bridge, just 11 minutes. both the "t" and commuter rail starting the morning on schedule. back to you, guys. >> christa: breaking news from overnight. one person is dead after an apparent incident involving a commuter rail train in brighton. transit police making this discovery late last night on cambridge street. right now no word on exactly what happened or if the victim w

i'm kris anderson. >> sarah: i'm sarah french. honey nut cheerios get their delicious taste from honest ingredients. like real delicious honey, and real oats. ok that's still honey. ahhh, there we go. were back to honey again. who's directing this? >>> good morning. holiday headache. hermine stalls off the east coast but still poses a threat. millions under storm warnings with flooding, gusty winds and strong rip currents expected. >>> breaking overnight. a building under construction collapses in tel aviv. more than a dozen people injured. rescuers now searching for survivors trapped in the rubble. >>> honoring lane. >> i don't like to speak but my baby i owe it to him to honor him. >> the parents of the little boy killed by an alligator at disney world open up publicly for the first time. how they paid tribute to their son on what would have been his third birthday. >>> and sprint to the finish. with the election just 64 days

i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's get a check of your forecast with chris lambert. feeling a lot like summer, chris. >> chris: a lot like summer. dew points close to 70. it's a warm, muggy start. we even caught a couple passing rain throughout the day. a couple showers across southern new hampshire right now. what i do expect today is to have quite a bit of patches of clouds around this morning and mid-to-late afternoon a little more sunshine, especially north of the mass pike. on average a partly sunny day, but it will be a hot day. temperatures taking a run at 90 degrees. 90 to 92 in boston this afternoon. and it will be a warm one. high school football back. 86 mid-80s in foxborough. over the tyngsborough, as well. we'll talk more on this forecast and what to expect over the weekend ahead. >> christa: okay. tell us about traffic, danielle. >> danielle: well, we already have an accident many morning, so not such good news, but it's friday. that's something to look forward to. let's go to the maps. it's at the

>> sarah: so funny. you can see the surprise on their faces when papi finally reveals himself, giving his true identity. but you got to watch the whole thing because it's so funny. >> christa: there were a couple people i thought maybe suspected something because of the big grins on their faces, but t >> chris: you can tell they're thinking about it. it is funny to watch. a little ocean air working in. cool ocean breeze, but we have some breaks of sun. boston to the north and west. coolest along the coastline. mid-60s north and west. should have some wet weather arriving tomorrow afternoon into the weekend. >> christa: all right. the "today show" is straight ahead. thanks for joining us everybody. i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. don't forget, we ear back at >>> good morning. breaking overnight. the 14-year-old suspect in that terrifying elementary school shooting in north carolina questioned by police. the the murder of his father. >> it's just a lie. a lie to protect him. >> the r

i'm kris anderson. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's send it over to chris lambert for more on your forecast. >> chris: hey, sarah. hey, kris. much cooler this morning compared to yesterday. hitting 90 degrees yesterday afternoon in boston. some scattered storms in the area yesterday afternoon. not all towns got hit, but all towns feeling the much cooler weather this 58 in boston. a good ten degrees cooler for many towns on average than this time yesterday morning. by this afternoon, i think a lot of towns 20 degrees cooler than we were yesterday afternoon. that's closer to 70 degrees. a lot of sunshine, though, out there. more sunshine and cloud cover. cooling down quick, though, this evening. once that sun sets, temperatures dropping off fast. in fact, i expect widespread 40s overnight tonight. more on that in the weekend >> kris: it's time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. danielle, any issues on the roadways? >> not at the moment. but i don't want to speak too soon. here's a look at the zakim bridge and leverett

it's tuesday morning. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's get a check of the forecast now with chris lambert. hey, chris, nice and cool out there. >> chris: it is. another refreshing start. 46 one of the cold spots there in norwood. 51 in bedford. grabbing the light jacket, the hot coffee this morning. we're going the trade it in for iced coffee and t-shirt weather this afternoon. this time of year you can get huge ranges in temperatures from the morning lows to the afternoon highs. we'll be there again this afternoon in terms of being well above where we are right now. taking a look to the west of us, some scattered showers and we'll contend with scattered storms later tomorrow, especially late afternoon, early into the evening. but today we're on cruise control, warming up a lot of sunshine throughout the day. temperatures close to 80 degrees. in fact, i expect it to be in the lower 80s for a lot of us. we'll track those scattered storms tomorrow afternoon. more on that forecast ahead. >> sarah: we're following breaking news out of w

i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: i'm sarah french. if you have plans this weekend, chris, it looks like rain in the forecast. >> chris: a lot of though tee times may be put on hold. you're trying the sneak this a few final rounds before it gets too cold outside. 58 in boston. 58 in plymouth. we have more clouds moving in from south going to follow suit will be the shower activity from south to north throughout the day. not much of a morning commute. it's dry. the evening commute, that's when the rain settles on in. the breeze still coming in off the ocean, so temperatures not moving much as we go throughout the day. through mid-day most of the showers south of the pike, but again, after about 2:00, 3:00 p.m., i think it's fair game for those showers to move on to the north. the the heaviest of the shower into tomorrow morning. temperatures stuck in the upper 50s. not as many showers along, still a lot of great skies and cool weather. >> christa: kris anderson is here for us. >> kris: christa, good morning. happy friday. always big smi

, sarah. good morning, everyone. here's a look at the disaik -- zakim bridge and leverett connector. roads slick. a lot of you going back the work and back to school. give yourself some extra time as you look at the expressway. 20 minutes from braintree to boston. let's go to the maps south of town. slow along the braintree split and along route 3 and 24 northbound there. route 95 not looking bad hiding in and out of boston on the pike. you're problem-free. 93 slow and go back to 495678 but no major delays and route 1 looking good. let's check those drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door. 15 to 20 minutes, braintree to boston expressway northbound. 12 minutes into town on the pike from 128. no delays there. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, 13 minutes. the "t" and commuter rail both running on schedule. back to you, guys. >> sarah: we're tracking what's left of hermine. the storm bringing heavy rain and strong winds crashing into the coast. this morning we're impacts on

i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. first day of fall, but definitely feeling like summer. >> chris: summer is going to win on out this afternoon n good morning, everyone. yes, a little bit of a fall-like feel to the air this morning with temperatures in the lower 50s in a lot of suburbs. 63 in boston. very comfortable start with the low humidity and the clear skies. very little wind in place. but the summer battle with the fall, summer is winning out this afternoon. low to mid-80s. mid to upper 70s along the coastline. heading out to gillette, close to 80. tailgate at 5:00, 6:00 p.m. the sun set fades back into the look at the weekend forecast. this is a big change for us. temperatures only in the 60s for highs on saturday and sunday. a bit of a breeze, as well. talk more on this specific forecast ahead. >> christa: okay, chris. thank you so much. so we have the pats at gillette later on for today. how about this morning, chris? >> chris: a lot going on this morning. >> kris: traffic heading into the city along the exp

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i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. definitely feeling like fall weather when you look outside, a gray, cold. those leaves are starting to change. >> chris: a little pop of color, westerly the cool overnights we had over the weekend, and to begin this week, sarah, 61 in boston now. these numbers will not change much over the next couple days. in fact, i can say t over the next five or six days going forward. a couple showers south and east of nantucket. not a tremendous amount of moisture in place right now, but with a constant on-shore wind, wouldn't be surprised to see patches of drizzle. once you get a patch of drizzle, temperature from 61 or 62 down to 58 or 59. that's what we battle today. not a tremendous amount of rain by any stretch over the next couple days. of rain over next couple days, hour, by friday afternoon into the weekend, a renewed chance of steadier showers. talk more about that coming up. >> christa: kris anderson has a look of the roadways. >> kris: good morning. happy hump day. it's wednesday. liv

so cute. >> sarah: all right. still ahead on 7news, see how one new yorker expressed his gratitude following this weekend's bomng get your breakfast ready for the kids this morning, a morning favorite is getting recalled. we dance on the salsa team together, and it's like a lot of power in what we wear. when we're practicing if i don't feel good in what i'm wearing i don't look good. t.j.maxx has that variety. i can get a lot for my money. it's like "yay t.j.maxx!" if you're feeling it, just go for it, don't wait. . >> chris: time is 5:40 on this tuesday morning. a couple spot showers across southeastern mass. low-level clouds in some areas of fog to start off the day, but we should transition into some sunshine by this afternoon. 67 degrees in boston. dew points up there, as well. and again, just a couple spot showers around southern plymouth county, bristol county, the cape and the islands this morning. otherwise it's warm this afternoon with some returning of boston. warm one tomorrow, mostly sunny skies in the

. >> sarah: a worcester man accused of an alarming crime. heed police say he confessed to the crime. right now that child is in the hospital. >> christa: dcf is investigating exactly what happened. the man is facing a judge. there you see 7's victoria warren. report tt uncle was arrested. he is in police custody. this morning, he is having a mental evaluation done. then he will have his court arraignment. he is accused of strangling worcester police racing out to this home after a man says he killed his nephew. >> i heard, like, a little kid just crying and, you know, screaming and crying. . >> four obviously undercover cars, plain cars down lincoln 80 miles an hour. >> reporter: inside the lincoln village town home, police found the three-year-old boy. he had injuries to his face and neck. he was alive and he was alert. the 21-year-old uncle them in. >>. >> i can't imagine what he has gone through. he must have been so scared. >> the uncle was arrested, accused of attempted murder, indecent assault and he is accused of strangling the child.

i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. let's get a check of the the air this morning. soupy air mass in place. 72 in boston. 72 in norwood. rain coming down in buckets across parts of southern new hampshire from manchester back into hollis, milford, new hampshire, as well. the stretch is now toward leominster, fitchburg, to the north and west up near guard inner, westminster, and back into barre and all the way down into ware right now. we continue to watch this line move off to the north and east. close to good bet for downpours the next coupling hours. a few of these cells indicating we have a few gusts of wind, as well, and some lightning out there. and it's beneficial at time, but you don't want too much water too fast. so at times we could have some standing water on the roadways as these scattered showers and storms continue to work on in. eastern mass east of 495 later this morning into this afternoon, it's fair game for all of us. scattered downpours at times. close to 80 degrees. we can't warm through the work week. that seven-day forecast ahead. >> christa: m

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. >> sarah: that toddler was rushed to the hospital by helicopter. john cuoco has the breaking details. >> reporter: well, sarah, that accident happened right here behind me at the intersection of strawberry lane and grove street. you look closely over here. you can see some markings on the ground of this scene. neighbors say a two-year-old norfolk police say it happened at 8:30 this morning. eyewitnesses tell us the child was crying when emergency responders arrived. they say this is a school bus stop and the child was with his brother. witnesses described hearing screams. >> i heard the screaming and the yelling. the children and the parents that were out there waiting with their children. and obviously, i went out because i didn't know what happened. i didn't hear a crash or anything. like. that i went out there. there w children waiting for the school bus and a lot of parents waiting with the kids. and this little boy was, you know, lying on the side of the road. not really moving at the moment. a couple of minutes later, he did start to moan a l

>> sarah: time now for fast track traffic with danielle gersh. >> danielle: thanks, sarah. good morning, everyone. here's a look at the expressway this morning. things looking good as you get ready to head out the door. let's go to the maps. south of town, a lot of green on routes 3, 24 and 95. you're proem of town on the pike this morning. routes 2 and 3 no issues. 93 fine back to 495. and you're problem-free heading into boston on route 1. let's check your drive times if you're getting ready to head out the door this morning. ten minutes into town on the expressway. 12 minutes into town on the pike from 128. 93 southbound, 128 to the zakim bridge, 11 minutes this morning. no delays on the roads. both the "t" and commuter rail starting the morning on schedule. back to you, guys. >> kris: right now the an intern central investigation is now under way. 7's victoria warren is live. vicki, the chief was recently honored at the white house. is this a surprise? >> victoria: it's a surprise to a lot of people, and there's no word on how long this internal investigation is going t

sarah is already talking about it. current temperatures out the door in the 60's. 65 right now in boston. 66 down along the cape. 62, the current temperature in worcester. here sa look at the satellite and radar. mostly clear skies. we will see mostly sunshine today. with some cloud cover. scattered. for the most part, it is a sunny day. those dew points mostly in the dew points are going to stay in check for the next couple of days. highs this afternoon, only climbing into the upper 60's. and low 70's. we are actually going to be below average today. we will get closer to that average temperature tomorrow. then as we head into the weekend, upper 70's. but we do have to talk about the chance for some rain sunday into monday. more on that coming up. back to you guys. >> sarah: more news today: the search for a missing swimmer continues in a pond in resurface wednesday afternoon when he and two friends jumped out of a boat and into the water. the coast guard searched by helicopter and by boat. crews had to call off their

. >> sarah: i'm sarah french. this happened a short time ago in bourne. john cuoco joins us live on the phone with the very latest. john, what do you know? >> reporter: well, we just arrived on scene. i see a number of bourne police units. from what i'm told, the harbormaster department, the are all on scene also. from what we are told here, the car went off the road, into the canal, and into the water. the canal service road is closed near bourne town hall. and some video we obtained, a man is being seen pulled from the water. we are told he has minor injuries. he was seen being loaded into an ambulance. as i said, we just arrived here on scene. we are working to get some more information. shot sure what caused this man to go into the canal and information right now. that is the latest here in bourne. >> christa: all right. thank you. also at noon, we are tracking what's left of hermine. take a look at this video. this is from nantucket. and some intense heavy winds there. bringing rain and rough surf as well. hermine is to the cape and the islands. luck

i'm christa delcamp. >> sarah: and i'm sarah french. chris lambert has a look a forecast. >> chris: you guys can tell our boss that the boss is the reason you guys are late to work or messing up in the morning. we can all go for that. we look forward to that concert. hermine, hurricane at landfall, now a tropical storm. winds 70mph, splitting hairs there as you go from 74 down to 70. as it merges off the carolina coastline, mid atlantic coastline, this will stall, blocking high pressure will prevent it from going anywhere, and it's going to stall and spin around down to the south of us. here, most notably late sunday into monday. we'll talk more on that forecast. in the meantime, we'll enjoy nice weather over the next couple days. temperatures starting off 50s into the lower 60s. on our way into the 70s this afternoon. more on that forecast ahead. >> christa: more on traffic with danielle gersh right now. >> danielle: a lot of people probably traveling on the roads this morning. right now looking good out there. way through somerville.k

i have been doing it for about 40. >> sarah: they are four locations. their biggest is in brockton. >> the company is known for doing big ceremonial cakes in all the years past. my father before me, he used to do all the novel cakes. >> from j.f.k., to george bush. montillio's has been the inaugural cake-king. >> i knew it tastes good. >> they are even making cakes of sports figures like gronk and an edible fenway park. as their business grows, and expands. so do their treats. gourmet cupcakes are flying offer the shelves. something george never imagined. >> in the old days, you used to make a tray of white and the chocolate in the stores. now it is a whole show-case of cupcakes. >> what we have here is we are boiling water. oil. sugar. and salt. >> he can probably win a rolling contest. >> sarah: put in the blender and mix. get ready to add eggs. a triple helping. >> when it is as cold as we can get it, we add the baking powder. >> sarah: pipe on to a tray. bake in a 400-degree oven until golden. >> these are the finished products right here. there is

otherwise, she is doing okay. >> sarah: crazy. the miracle on the hudson v.o.: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump. trump: planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. v.o.: ayotte agrees, voting six times to do just that, defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: well i certainly think that roe should be overturned... trump: there has to be some form of punishment. re has to be some form. v.o.: ayotte and trump, wrong for new hampshire women. planned parenthood votes is responsible for the >> christa: tom hanks as the pilot sully soaring to the top of the weekend box office. the movie about the miracle on the hudson river bringing in more than $35 million in its opening weekend. >> sarah: a new miss america has been crowned. titlele of miss america for 2017. she won the competition with a jazz dance routine to a song from the tv show "smash." she wins the $50,000 scholarship and a six-figure salary during her reign. miss south

up there. >> sarah: all right. over to danielle gersh. we will talk about the forecast, the weather. >> danielle: i bet you liked hit the morning. kind of gloomy. kind of fall-like. for your pumpkin spice lattes. outside right now, though, detemperatures are still managed to get into the mid to upper 70's for most spots. and dew points not close to 70 degrees as well. so that means it is muggy out there. it is humid. i was talking about tomorrow, it is going to be another hot day with highs near 90. and if we get there, it will be our 21st9 o'-degree day of the year. on average, we should only see about 14 of those days. we did, though, start the month off with some cooler temperatures. these blue boxes are days where temperatures were below average. now we are going to add some more orange boxes to this map over the next couple of days. normal. keep in mind, august was the warmest on record. i talked about how it's muggy out there today. it is going to stay that way into tomorrow, too. those dew points staying pretty consistently. in the

we are live from lawrence, john cuoco, 7 news. >> sarah: u.s. marshals arrested anymore bridgeport, connecticut last month. carrying groceries near her home. police arrest a man in amherst after they say he posed as an uber driver. and indecent assaulted a umass student. the student was offer campus when an 18-year-old approached her and offered to drive her to campus saturday morning. that is when he allegedly assaulted her. she was able to escape. >> sarah: now the race for the white house. the first of its kind commander i airing live tonight on nbc. hillary clinton and donald trump will be answering questions about national security, the military, and veterans. spacing their first... facing their first fierce battle, donald trump and hillary clinton will portray themselves as credible commander in chief. clinton blasting her opponent as unfit to lead, tarlg targeting his controversial comments. >> john mccain, a war hero: he is not a war hero. he is a war hero because he captured, okay? >> reporter: still, a poll shows trump leads clinton by

nbc news, london. >> sarah: the brother of murdered m.i.t. police officer sean collier will appear before congress to help introduce a bill calling for an official day to honor first responders. the zahn brothers shot and killed collier in the days following the marathon bombings. collier's brother andrew will join congressman michael capuano to promote the bill that would lead to the creation of national first >> christa: a deadly drive in leominster. one person was killed in this crash on 19 0. this was right before 11:00 last night. no word yet on the cause. new hampshire state troopers investigating a deadly crash there, following a chase in manchester. officials say a hingham man was driving erratically and refused to stop for police early tuesday morning. the man reached speeds of up to one hundred miles per hour. drugs and alcohol do not appear to be factors. >> sarah: canton pol alarming crime at an elementary school. fast group of people were seen on surveil vail lance video here setting on fire at a playground. the video shows them

a >> sarah: a german shepherd beating the odds. a vet stepped in to make sure >> sarah: all right. a popular starbucks drink making its return today. the pumpkin spice latte is back just in time for september. starbucks is reintroducing the drink as it plans to unveil its fall menu next week. this is their most popular it. >> christa: obsessed is a nice way of putting it. >> sarah: i'm obsessed with anything pumpkin spice. i went to the grocery store the other day. i came home with all these different pumpkin spice things. >> christa: really? okay. she is a fall girl. >> chris: pumpkin spice latte. some early birthday presents for you, right? any time you mention pumpkin spice, sarah smiles ear to ear. taking a look down into the over the weekend. this is going to work right across northwestern florida. likely, as a category one hurricane. close to apalachicola. then off the east coast. if you take a close look, as it is forecasted, you see how the track is pretty tight from the national hurricane center down through the carolinas. all of a sudden, the cone turns into this huge cir

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>> sarah: definitely. the road to the play-offs wasn't exactly predictable. >> reporter: celebration in the bronx. the red sox put on their goggles and pop some bubbly after clinching the a.l. east for the first time since 2013. >> it was so nice. what an experience. and to experience it, you know, with our teammates, they on-field celebrating was put on ice after the yankees came back in the bottom of the ninth, after being down 3-0, new york hit a grand slam to win it. fortunately, a baltimore win just about a half hour before that mathematically sealed the deal for the sox. >> once we left the dugout, you know, got in and saw everything all set up, you quickly forget. you remember, you know, how excited and wh the accomplishments you had. >> reporter: boston has gone from worst to first for the second time in five seasons. now a reason to celebrate. meaning david ortiz' farewell tour will hopefully continue into october. >> a lot of people grew up watching him. and he is special. he is their leader. fro

now everyone can afford to go organic. >> sarah: 12:44. some rain in the forecast. >> christa: yeah. it is looking like maybe we can put the umbrella away sometime, chris. >> chris: by tomorrow, we are back to sun glass weather here. we do need to keep that around the rain. but it's been beneficial out there. you are taking a look at the drought monitor here from extreme drought stretching through southern new hampshire out through central and northern worcester county. and across much of eastern massachusetts. where did we put down a lot of the water? a lot of the rain did fall across parts of that extreme drought. in fact, it is raining hard enough where it has been... a couple of flood advisories in efek for the cape as well as southern bristol and plymo in the last couple of hours. in terms of the heavy rain, it's almost been like a split decision. not all of us enjoying that soaking rain. we have lost out on the heaviest. cape ann through boston. south of the mass. pike. all the way down through southeastern massachusetts. you start t

olay luminous >> sarah: good morning to you. coming up on 5:00 on this wednesday morning. 7news "today in new england" starts in just a few minutes. >> sarah: here are some breaking "not the news" we're following for you. large protests blocking charlotte, north carolina, well into the morning hours. some demonstrators threw after a deadly police-involved shooting. >> nancy: breaking in boston, reports that one person is dead after a shooting in dorchester. police on the scene on downer street last night around 8:00. investigators still searching for the shooter. >> sarah: also this morning, the family of a u.n.the ment student who was raped and murdered taking their fight to the state court, trying to reverse an order to unseal records about the victim's past sexual history. lizzi marriott was killed in conviction. >> nancy: and another night, another record for david ortiz. the sox slugger launching a three-run shot last night against the orioles, his 46th home run is the most by any player in their final season. the sox now w

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sarah? >> sarah: we already have hurricane warnings and tropical storm warnings up for part of the coast of northern florida as we got hermine still churning in the gulf. you see the outer rain bands pushing into parts of florida. to they are going to see that some of those winds starting to strength but i will be showing you this track. the current track coming up in just a few minutes. taking it locally, i do want to show you we have a lot of clouds around. a real thunderstorm push through southern worcester county earlier this morning and we have a few scattered showers out there. a little bit stronger in places like still in mansfield right now pushing to the east. we will track a few scattered showers this morning. ticky and temperatures in the 70s. upper 60s and we are going to see the risk of another shower as we head into the afternoon. i will have that timeline and a look at the tropics in a few minutes. check of traffic with julie. >> julie: things are nice and quiet. a lot of gree

sarah: right. emily: so how crucial was this particular satellite to the internet.org plan and can they easily get another one? sarah: well, when it comes to satellites, it's not to get another one. these are projects that take a very long time to come to fruition. this is something that zuckerberg was excited about and talking about being a crucial part of the sub-saharan connectivity strategy. and as early as october of last year. he's mentioned this as a key pillar of his strategy but there are other things he's doing. there are the drones that face book mab working on and radio-based ground level projects that they're working on. the satellite was just going to be the easier -- emily: and was this -- and have other satellites in space right now or is this the first? sarah: they're definitely working on getting more. emily: ok. covering facebook for us and we will continue to follow that story and you are sticking with me. two stocks we continue to watch. tesla and solar city and fresh doubts on

i'm sarah french. >> christa: feels good, doesn't it? >> sarah: it does. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. lots going on this weekend. we have the sox at fenway. we hav foxborough, as well. >> sarah: and we may have a it little rain. >> chris: light showers or light drizzle at fenway. they'll play through. but lateer showers. the rain is south of us that promises to deliver wet weather to much of southern new england later today and overnight tonight. and we go through today. i think most of the showers are

. >> sarah: here are some of the stories we're following this morning. an officer and another person are recovering from injuries following an accident on morris road in bourne. firefighters say a cruiser and earlier this morning. both people are expected to be okay. >> kris: also breaking this morning, boston police investigating a shooting in jamaica plain. one person is reportedly shot early this morning that. person was taken to the hospital. >> sarah: also this morning, tom brady's four-game suspension began saturday afternoon, but the team is showing support for the q.b. we'll show you how. >> kris: and we are tracking we'll have the latest on the threat that's bringing labor day weekend to an early end for some people on the east coast. >> sarah: let's send it over to chris lambert. >> chris: the strongest winds, sarah and kris, will be down through the cape and the islands back into buzzards bay. that's where we expect gusts 40 to 50mph later this afternoon into tonight. a tropical storm warning in effect for that area back across southern, very

. >> sarah: here are some of the stories we have. breaking overnight, one person has died after being shot in dorchester. emotion seen unfoldi >> christa: also breaking, a missing kayaker in quincy has been found safe and sound. the coast guard ending its search after they received a call from the man's girlfriend saying that he was home. >> sarah: plus six people recovering this morning after being rushed to the hospital after a carbon monoxide leak in watertown. officials say a malfunctioning furnace in the laundry room caused the leak last night on riverside road. >> christa: a battle in on the attack and even chasing them down. the aggressive birds are holding up traffic. it looks like people are fed up. do you know kris anderson has a story about that? he had to fend off some wild turkeys. >> sarah: really? i saw some, i was like, stay away. >> chris: they can get nasty. they travel in a group. thanksgiving is around the corner. they're acting awfully brave. until 9:00 a.m., lockley dense fog. we have a dense you see the visibil

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. first day of fall with the summer that wouldn't quit, not that we're complaining. >> sarah: i'm not complaining at all, chris. it's nice. >> chris: we've enjoyed a lot of nice days. yesterday low humidity, and with the low humidity in place, you still get the cool overnights, so we went from 80s yesterday afternoon back into t of the suburbs. 66 in boston. satellite and radar composite quiet across new england. so it's another nice day ahead of us. complaint department closed for one more day. sea breezes along the coastline today. upper 0s there. -- upper 70s there. should reach the low to mid-80s across the interior. will not feel like fall as you go through the afternoon. need some cooler weather for apple-picking? we'll have that over the weekend. look at the numbers.

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. i'm hearing it's going to be warm eventually. just got to wait for it. >> sarah: remember those school days when you would wear the jacket into school and >> chris: one of those days. pick out your favorite jacket this morning. if you're trying to tell mom and dad can i wear shorts today, i think you can get away with it. temperatures will jump up substantially throughout the day. it doesn't feel like shorts and t-shirt weather this morning out there. still need the heavier sweatshirt or the light jacket to go with the shorts, but by this afternoon, sunshine warming us up and warming us up quickly. in fact, many towns in the lower 80s with sun-filled skies this afternoon and low humidity.

i'm sarah french. >> christa: i'm christa delcamp. we have a cloudy day, kind of dreary, but our ray of sunshine is back with us. how about that? >> sarah: good to be back. >> christa: we definitely had this string of kind of nasty conditions. >> sarah: rai, fall, to me anyway, chris. >> chris: you missed some nice weather, fall-like weather out there over the weekend enter early this week, but we're changing it up now. we do have more clouds backing in off the ocean. an we're stuck in a pattern that features a cool ocean breeze. temperatures holding close to the upper 50s to near 60 as we work through this afternoon. so again, cool breeze the next couple days. better chance of showers arriving friday afternoon and into the weekend. so it does remain unsettled. the pattern has not changed all

live in cleveland, sarah phinney, newschannel 5. >> and thank you so much, sarah. >>> and a love triangle. that is what led to a tragedy in twinningsburg sunday night. >> and police sath 57-year-old jerry robinson in northfield and took his own life and that were fighting over tracy wilson and wilson said that waltzer was a stalker and she was considering filing a restraind order against him but the brother said that she is the one who caused the fight between the two. >> and i saw the esca lesion. it started with the phone calls, texting, her going back and forth and she would go with this guy and he would go out of be with my brother for three, four days. >> and police have confiscated her phone to see about the text messages made. >>> and labor day marks the start of the final stretch to election day. >> and both show how important ohio is for them to win. and they talked to a crowd at the labor day festival. her priority is to build an economy that works for everyone and her message may have been lost in a coughing fit and rumors about her health. >> and i'm not concerned about the co

i'm sarah french. >> christa: an i'm christa delcamp. what a beautiful july day we're having. >> sarah: yeah, chris. >> chris: it's like florida. this is what i september in the morning there. close to 70 degrees. we have the humidity in place. it's a mild and murky start to the day. good morning, everyone. even a couple leftover showers working through southern bristol, southern plymouth and the cape and the islands morning. they're hit or miss, so it's not going to rain the entire time. a lot of clouds across much of the area. we have temperatures running into the upper 60s to near 70 degrees. not only that, dew point levels also into the upper 60s. that's your humidity. lower humanity to the west of us

." >> sarah: here are some stories we're following. one person is dead after an apparent incident involving a commuter rail train in brighton. transit police making a deadly cambridge street. >> christa: and boston police officials will be back in court today. they're continuing their hearing on body cameras. the union has filed an injunction to delay that body camera program. >> sarah: hingham police are searching for a group of teens who stole from an apple retail store. investigators say eight to ten suspects stormed into the sore and stole 22 phones. >> christa: a wild rescue off the coast of block island in the middle of what was left of hermine. there were people clinging to it. the whole thing was caught on camera. >> sarah: for more on your forecast, let's send it over the chris lambert with what we can expect the rest of the week. >> chris: sarah, a little on the muggier side, the warmer side, as well. temperatures running mid-60s to near 70 degrees. the wind is on shore, but we've rotated in some muggy and tropical-like feel

i'm sarah french. >> kris: and i'm kris anderson. yesterday was beautiful weather-wise. >> sarah: so nice. >> kris: beautiful. the problem is today there is a risk of thunderstorms. so we need to keep our eye on the sky. let's get over to chris lambert with a look at theim when this is going to arrive. >> chris: mid to late afternoon, any time after 3:00 we're fair game for showers and storms. otherwise a beautiful start to the day. if you're getting in that run this morning, the weather is very comfortable outside. we'll track the storm later this afternoon. a couple quick-moving but scattered thunderstorms. a couple may produce strong wind gusts and a brief downpour. the highest chance after 3:00 p.m. threw about 6:00 or 7:00 p.m. that's going to be the time

sarah? >> sarah: we have been monitoring hermine all morning long and panhandle we have the tropical storm and hurricane warning in place. as hermine is moving north-northeast with winds 65 miles per hour. it is expected to become a hurricane before it makes really this entire area needs to be on guard for the potential of a storm surge as well as five to ten inches of rain along with hurricane force wind gusts. as it moves over land it will begin to weaken somewhat and then it will move off the coast and we will have to watch for where it will be heading because we could have some impacts later in the holiday weekend forecast. but the rain that you're seeing right now, that's all due to a cold front that's going to be coming on through, scattered showers out there, have the umbrella handy this morning and some clouds and scattered showers approaching 128 and steadier rain indicated in darker green and yellow that's where you see the steady rain too. temperatures in 60s and 70s. mild out the

." >> sarah: here are some stories we're working on for you. police are searching for man who sexually assaulted a woman in boston. investigators say a woman was walking through the greenway early monday morning when approached her and assaulted her. >> kris:>> christa: and the bosn police department's plan to use body cameras headed to court. boston's largest police union is asking for an injunction to delay the start of that program. >> sarah: and we're continuing to track hermine. a tree crashing down on top of a truck in taunton. police say strong winds from the storm are to blame for the damage. >> christa: look at this race to the rescue. this little kitty getting stuck in a tree during hermine. amarillo rescue league eventually gets to that pet in duxbury to make the save. everybody is doing okay. >> sarah: pretty windy out there this morning, chris. >> chris: we've had a lot of drizzle, mist and scattered showers backing in off the ocean. hermine has not moved all that much over the last 24 hours, wobbling south of new england. the good

i'm sarah french. >> christa: and i'm christa delcamp. that's a great way the start your day, seeing the champagne bath. >> sarah: i know, right? >> christa: it makes me so happy. another worst to first, chris. this is awesome. >> chris: it's so odd to them lose in the ninth inning and the sox still get to celebrate. a little help from the other team there. taking a look at forecast for today, we track some clouds around this morning. a couple patches of drizzle, but there is some dryness to the atmosphere here across southern maine, and some of that tries to nose enter southern new england as we go throughout the day. i don't want to say it's going to be a come letly overcast day. we do expect some brightening of the skies, especially north and west of boston. still going to be cool. still going to be breezy. and even across southeastern

here is sarah. >> sarah: a few showers out there this morning to the south. a few breaks to the north and west and highs today upper 70s to near 80 degrees. we will talk about the four hundred million dollars. that's how much charter schools will drain from that desperately need it. four hundred 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. >> sara: 11-year-old shot in the face. what he was doing before. >> michael: effort to keep college students safe as they move into town. >> gene: southern states bracing into bad weather. storm that could break 11 year streak and possibly impact labor >>> complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. >> gene: good morning, everybody, it is thursday, september 1st, hope your morning is off to a great start, i'm gene lavanchy. >> sara: i'm sara underwoo