stephen lynch sent a letter to house and senate leaders, asking them to call congress back into session as soon as possible. lawmakers aren't due back 'til september. lynch calls zika a national security and public health crisis, and is co-sponsoring a bill that dedicates $1.9 billion in federal funds toward the zika they are spraying intensely. maria: that is for sure. kind of cool out here today. anchor: lousy if we didn't have the drought deficit. some people trying to do outdoors things would say is lousy but with lawns it is like bring on the rain. building in. we look farther off to the east and west. really into thursday as well, scooting out. the impact of the humidity on us. levels increasing. it's pretty uncomfortable out here. we are talking 90 degree temperatures and we are right back at it. 55 to 60 degrees tonight. wind. closer to 60 in town. tomorrow's weather map, high-pressure overhead. even into thursday, before the high starts to build. thursday is our transition day. inland temperatures, 80 to 85 degrees. it looks like a delightful day to head to the beaches tomorrow

heather: massachusetts congressman stephen lynch is calling on congress to get back to work and vote on emergency funding to combat the zika crisis. congressman lynch sent a letter leader mitch mcconnell, asking them to call congress back into session as soon as possible. lawmakers aren't due back 'til september. lynch, who calls zika a national security and public health crisis, is a co-sponsor of a bill that provides $1.9 billion in emergency funding to fight zika. ben: president obama again saying that donald trump is unfit to be on republican leaders to withdraw their endorsements. janet wu reports that trump is firing back. jericho he sent this message to mitch mcconnell, house speaker paul ryan, and senator john mccain. >> there has to be a point at which you say this is not somebody i can support for president of the united states. the fact that that has not yet happened makes some of these denunciations very hollow. there has to come a point at which you say enough. abroad and compromised by radical islam brought to the shores. we need change now." campaigning in virginia, he

janet massachusetts congressman : stephen lynch today called trump woefully unprepared to be president. >> i have to believe you have a lot of constituents who disagree with you on that >> yeah, oh, yeah. it's a real mix. >> and what do you say to them when they're still thinking about going to vote for donald trump? president.>> think about our co, think about our future, for -- future. >> for those people in difficult electith regular basis. how they dance, i don't know. janet but neither capuano nor : lynch doubt that trump could win this election. republicans in tight swing-state races will be at the front lines facing today's challenge from the president. heather: a rainy day for most of us today, but those showers much-needed. stormteam 5's aj burnett joins us the sun ready to return now? out through the berkshires and the connecticut valley, an inch and a half out in westfield, just shy of an inch in worcester and that this writing here is one of the hardest hit areas. the water just to the wall and stopped falling. where we really needed it we didn't get much. here is a look at

emily: massachusetts congressmen stephen lynch and mike capuano both tell newscenter 5 congress must go back into session to come up with at least a billion president obama had asked for the emergency funding before the recess. randy: your health now, only on 5 -- a major breakthrough in the fight against alzheimer's disease. a new treatment that appears to reverse some effects of the disease. a drug known as t3d-959 is in the early stages of testing. it works on the theory that alzheimer's is a type of diabetes on the brain. the drug treats the earliest stages before memory problems develop. >> the cells in the brain likely see cells in the body are not able to use glucose as much stuf. the goal of the medication would be to enhance their metabolism. randy: the phase two study involved just 36 patients. significant memory improvement was seen in 53% of the patients. a much larger study is expected emily: americans aren't getting taller. but a new study claims we're getting wider. the new cdc report finds the average american weighs 15 pounds more than they did 20 years ago. that's f

massachusetts congressman stephen lynch today, calling on congress to reconvene to deal with the zika virus. ed: the congressman says congress can't wait five more weeks until they return in september to address this public health crisis. the cdc is expanding its funding and outreach as concerns over million to 40 states and territories to set up and maintain a system to monitor and detect cases of birth defects caused by the virus. >> windows babies are born, they are connected. they are connected to the services and information they need, and it is reporting on that. we can learn more about the death, and we want to learn as much as we can aqu support the families. ed: work continues to eradicate zika-carrying mosquitoes from a south florida neighborhood. however, the director of the cdc says that effort is proving to be challenging because the mosquito might be resistant to the insecticide being used. 14 people in miami have contracted zika from this species of mosquito. it was yesterday that the agency issued a rare travel warning advising pregnant women to avoid miami's wynwood a

stephen lynch urging people to come back from summer recess on emergency funding. they blocked zika during the session and congress isn't expected to return to washington until >> daniel: fox25 investigation looks at how long it takes your fire department to respond to a fire. a lot of us don't think about response times until we. >> julie: pike itself moving along feign. 128 northbound finally out. still seeing residual delays on 95 because of an earlier accident from route 1 in sharon and canton area to 128. here are live drive times, braintree split to the exit for the pike. 33 minutes and like when they drop in front of us, 32 minutes on and university avenue to the weston tolls. >> shiri: pleasant day to look forward to because if you like it warm, want summertime back, that's what's happening, 81? today. saturday will be the sticky day out there, 65 in norwood, that's the spot we have been watching for the last of the fog to lift, visibility last hour when checked with graphic was 1 mile. now it is up clouds a little bit of light fog left, sunshine is on the

emily: massachusetts congressmen stephen lynch and mike capuano both tell newscenter 5 congress must go back into session to come up with at least a billion dollars to fund a zika vaccine. president obama had asked for the emergency funding before lawmakers went into recess. the zika virus has many people thinking more carefully about protecting themselves from mosquito bites. consumer reports put 16 bug sprays to the test to see which ones are most effective. they found three ingredients did the best, deet, oil of lemon eucalyptus, and picaridin. they also found if you opt for clothes with repellant built-in , remember this. incapacitate the bugs when they land, and hopefully that happens before the mosquitoes bite you. emily: the brands that got the highest marks from consumer reports, sawyer picaridin and ben's wilderness with 30% deet. both kept mosquitoes at bay for up to eight hours. randy: americans aren't getting taller, but we certainly are getting a bit wider. a new cdc report states the average american weighs 15 that's for both men and women, but researchers claim heights

stephen lynch urging lawmakers recess to vote on emergency funding to fight the virus. senate democrats blocked a funding bill for zika during the most recent session. congress not expected to hush to washington until next month. >>> residents are losing a popular place to have a good meal. the italian restaurant an washington street had been hope for 20 years. a letter on the door says due closed until further notice. the second restaurant to close after being open for more than 20 years. the charley horse in west bridgewater closed down. >> gene: two popular places. hopefully not a trend for other restaurants. >> elizabeth: absolutely. >>> we are keeping you up to date on all of our top stories. plus an offensive message on a website cost more than just a date. why one company said they won't hire him because the comment of made about women. >>> laura (vo): mom taught us that families comes first. laura: hey, mom. mom: hi. laura (vo): so when she needs a little help... i am happy to give it. medicare is a big help too. so when i heard that kelly ayotte voted to turn m

. >> a local school district banning stephen f. lynch were wearing their class and does lead some parents and students outraged as my maligned tells i why cheerleadersrs say they're being singled out. cheerleaders cannot wear their uniforms in class, they were told they were too short. >> >> i think that our knees are distracting to the guys education is what the school is getting it. >> > li'm not looking students, or to decide decide who is modest oror what is in a modest color and not trying to have girls feel bad about themselvesr , that's not our fo at all. >> high school principal says the focus is on career readines coming he says the dress code policy is clearly spelled out in the student handbook, the first year that the policy is strictly enforced,s it shows what types in enforcing the rules upset some color who are circulating petition that making these t-shirt working for a change. >> want to teach them to express their words instead of going against what he saido by weari shorts and leggings. >> holidays like this they say t

massachusetts congressman stephen lynch urging lawmaker to come back with recess to vote on emergency funding to fight the virus. blocked funding bill for zika for the session and isn't expected to return to washington until next month. >> julie: we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. good morning, everyone. update to 128 northbound. we have had two lanes blocked highland avenue for the last 45 minutes and sent drive times soaring. delays still stretching past route 1a, past 95, throw canton almost into the milton area and 128. we are not up in the triple digits any more but -- so there's improvement, i would still say avoid 128 northbound if you can. north of town nothing nearly as problematic as what we are seeing on 128. expressway typical heavy stomach northbound. minutes on the expressway, but i'm loving this. we have now dipped below an hour and a half on 128 north, so that's a little bit improvement but we will take it, shiri, especially since dealing with drive times closer to two and a half hours. >> shiri: trend we like as well and temperatures last couple

president to release the 28 pages was led by a republican, walter jones from north carolina, democrat stephen lynch from massachusetts. this had strong bipartisan support. thenything, it is more of executive branch versus the people of america. it has been the executive branch , through not only justice and state but treasury and intelligence agencies that have largely been the barrier to allowing this information to be known by the american people. let the american people that form a judgment. what do they think we ought to be doing in this relationship with saudi arabia? >> next question in. please identify yourself. >> jeff steinberg, executive intelligence review. senator, former and -- navy secretary john lehman, who was a commissioner on the 9/11 commission, said there was never a complete investigation by the 9/11 commission. you have already said the joint inquiry was limited by time and resources. now, 15 years later, we have the 28 pages. as you indicated, lots of facts a report a -- there, written by the commission on your staff who were following up on the saudi leads. they listed 22 of