yes on 4. "on the record. " ed: thank you for joining us on this sunday. massachusetts voters will decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana here in the commonwealth. today, we have jim borghesani, communications director for yes on 4 campaign. emily: thank you for being with us. right now we have four states, colorado, alaska, oregon and washington. here in massachusetts we now allow the use of medical marijuana. along with 23 other states. let's break it down to basics. why should marijuana be legal recreationally in massachusetts? jim: first of all the current system is a failure. it has done nothing to protect teens for marijuana. easy access. drug dealers don't check ids. subsidized by taxpayers without returning anything to taxpayers except more cost in arrests, incarceration and many other law enforcement costs. what we are proposing is a system that would actually start to control marijuana in massachusetts. it would also give people who require medical marijuana a chance to get them without breaking the law. i'm talking specifically about people who do not want to

. what we have is severe thunderstorm warning for northeastern massachusetts. it goes until 4:30. the main concern is going to end up being strong, damaging winds. where we have the rain, yes, it is going to be pouring. the torrential rain attached to it. the real hazard is going to b some storms that are moving attached to them. now it is moving off toward the north and east at about 25 miles per hour. so if i want to time out some of the heaviest of the rain right now, it is due to exit the area because right now what i want to you focus on is the fact that you should probably is wait this out before you hit the road.he road. due to exit andover around 4:01. 4:13 hivr hill. 4:28 in south hampton. 4:33 in aims burr prepare and 4:39 riverside at 4:47. still a ways to go with this huge turn around. breaking down this hour by hour timeline with the gist of it. rain happening now until 8 a.m. and then like that, we are going to end up klaevring out. back to you -- clearing out. back to you for now. >> daniel: fox25 has complete coverage of this breaking weather. >> julie: people are with

downpour across western massachusetts. we also have lightning i just want to tell that you there is the risk of lightning attached to these showers. lighter to moderate showers from leominster and rindge and swansea, new hampshire. keep an eye on the batch of rain but as it hits worcester and tries to get into boston, it will just continue to weaken. clouds are dry. 62346 natick. 64 in walpole and milton. again just clouds there. nice and dry. southeastern massachusetts as well with upper 60s to lower 70s. and we have patchy rain at 7 applicant, by noontime clouds the afternoon with highs around 77 degrees. julie is back with live drive-time traffic. >> julie: i like what i am seeing so far. 4:30, things are nice and light. route 1 wide open, 93 south moving along fine. don't be scared by icons, overnight construction work that clears out by 5 a.m. it minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 19 minutes on 93 south. 24 minutes from 495 to mass avenue. >>> 4:31 right now. children are returning to a south boston day camp aer last week. fox25's jessica reyes is live near the curly communi

. that has just expired and a severe thunderstorm warning in parts of southeastern massachusetts until 4:45 because there is so much wind attached to some of these heavier showers. right now you can see boston raining pretty heavily there. norwood a gust at 25 miles per hour. lawrence at 20. massachusetts from boston to the north shore and to the 'coast of khachl. getting into southeastern mass and halifax and bridgewater right now in the thick of it and not so much the heavier rain and stronger gust what is we are getting atom of the reporting stations. middleborough and new bedford a 25-mile-per-hour gust. that is nothing. some of the stronger thunderstorms 60-mile-per-hour gusts along with wind damage. plymouth getting into the massachusetts. the heavy rain has come to an end. the rains kind of pick up. it is going to be a breezy day ahead. right now through 5 a.m. in boston. i know that not too much longer. for the next hour, we have the worst of it in boston. but it will last us until 8:00 this morning over the outer cape. by 10 a.m., showers are done. up to 73 degrees. sun is com

massachusetts back in the 1990s, back when he was a republican. he was a republican who won in a very democratic state, a very blue state, massachusetts. and how did bill weld do that? how did he win in massachusetts as a republican? it's funny you should ask, because you answer has everything to do with why donald trump is in such a hole right now. if donald trump doesn't win in november, this will be the biggest reason why. and it's the same reason that bill weld was able to launch his political career in the first place. so that's my set-up for you. now return with me, if you will, to the fall of 1990. it was a different time. president george h.w. bush is threatening war against saddam hussein. good fellas is just hitting the theaters. the cincinnati reds are on their way to an unlikely world series title. and in the commonwealth of massachusetts, a political earthquake hits when a man named john silver stunningly wins the democratic primary for governor. john silver, if you don't remember him, if you didn't know who he was back then, john silver was a serious man, the president o

woman. >> new developments in the murder of a nun from massachusetts. as the stoneham native is remembered by her family. flight. concerning behavior that prompted the pilot to call police. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning thanks for joining us i am kate merrill. >> i am chris mckinnon. it's friday august 26th. >> not only is it friday, but we have got barry burbank on this friday and we are so excited to see you. >> decided to come help the company out. >> thank you. morning. happy friday. it's 73 in boston right back to bad habits right back to high humidity. same thing we have had so much of in the month of august so it's going to be another muggy day out there. will there be showers. >> couple crossing cape cod and most are moving offshore. we open up the shot and see more often eastern new york right now. a lot of these across upstate new york going across northern new england a chance of a few scattered showers and thunderstorms here in southern sections so the dealy planner we have -- daily planner, we have got 70 to

charges in massachusetts and new hampshire. >>> a newton teacher and her son stabbed while on vacation in florida are out of the hospital. they are expected to make a full recovery. her older son who is 16 confessed to the attack. it happened in siesta key. he is now in police custody. >>> a fast moving wildfire has the gusts kept crews from fighting the fires from a helicopter. >>> ford just announcing a recall. the engines on more than 88,000 cars and suvs can just stall without warning. apparently, there's an issue with the fuel pump. the ford flex wagon, the lincoln mkx and mkt from 2013 to 2015. plan for retirement. they are starting in boston and three other markets. drivers can use an uber app to open up an ira or roth ira for free. >>> and today more evidence that the donald trump campaign is trying to deal with one of and this large gender gap is helping hillary clinton in some states. >> it's getting late and the trump campaign doesn't expect to win the female vote. as trump tries to dig out of the hole created by derogatory the teleprompter was stacked with lines li

drought problem in massachusetts is only growing. it's so bad 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 : over rocks where water would normally be flowing freely. the summer heat, the summer dought taking its toll on the water supply. >> normally this time of year we would be about knee deep right here. emily wayne castonguay executive : director of the watershed says the problem is deeper than meets the eye. >> is essentially drawing from the groundwater. it lowers the ground water levels. you can see there is just rock were there should be water and the problem is only expected to get worse. >> i have never seen it this low. we are on track to be the worst ever in history. nicole: already at rock bottom from wilmington to ipswich. 30 million gallons of water a day drawn from here, the solution so simple it

raleigh, massachusetts it's 6 this morning. -- it's 67 this morning. it's cooled off. there's a breeze in the northeast and it's not strong but enough to introduce the slightly more comfortable air from maine to new hampshire. it's coming into redding at the memorial high school and 67 there also. west of boston we're at 71 # there. -- 71 -- 71 there. we have a string of showers across mainly northern new hampshire but nothing here. it's cloudy and looks ominous in boston but there's places where there's not too many clouds off to the south and west. some areas wil the heat is going to come back in tomorrow. we will get the relief but it's mainly along the immediate coast through boston up through northeastern massachusetts. it will be a good solid 15 to 20 degrees drop from what we had yesterday. 88 to 90. in far metro west near 90. tomorrow everybody is back in the heat . more on the weather is coming up. >> thank you, barry. injured in a flash fire at an oil refinery in southeast texas. it's not clear what happened orp why. -- what happened or why. it started last night in jefferson

chestnut hill. >> new regulations when it comes to ride sharing services in massachusetts. one of several bills passed overnight by lawmakers and it means for you. >> 487 million dollar question in new hampshire. will the winner of a power ball jackpot come forward today. >> from the channel 4 in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning to you. it's 6:00 thanks for waking up with us. i am chris mckinnon. >> it came merrill in for kathryn this monday morning august 1 and please i hope i know the person who won the big power ball. >> you have long lost cousins. >> i have lots of family in new hampshire and lived there what are the odds. >> don't you feel like you would have gotten a call or probably not. >> i am waiting my phone is >> keep the ringer on. >> and by the way kate if it's your family you have friend here too. >> i am just saying kate good morning everybody. hope you had a great weekend. weather watchers tracking a couple showers and studier rain pushed through overnight in southeastern massachusetts offshore now. we have a few leftover showers and a few sprinkl

of two nuns one from massachusetts. the stoneham native being remembered by her family. >> and several strong aftershocks impacting rescue efforts in italy. >> those stories in a minute but first a check of the weather with barry. it's friday barry. >> it is. that means the weekend is upon us. it's the last weekend of august but it's going to be sunny. lower 70s here. upper 60s out to the west. there have been a few scattered showers across the cape a few the scattered around and could develop any point. greatest concentration of showers and thunderstorms going across northern new england. i don't see much in the way of severe weather today but there could be storms scattered around late this morning and this afternoon. we have temperatures going to the mid to upper 80s. a changeable sky of clouds and sunshine and southwest breeze 5 to 15set at 7:20 -- sunset at 7:20. breana. >> reporter: okay thank you. 93 south is in city. we have a live look at the san diego um bridge and leverett connector and traffic is moving along as you -- zakim bridge and leverett connector and traffic

massachusetts and parts of new hampshire. now some towns and water districts are talking about adding to the restrictions that are already in place. annedover where governor baker spoke about the problem in the last few minutes or so. >> that's right. in fact, the news conference still going on right now. what we can tell you is governor baker stopped short of declaring an emergency here in massachusetts. however, he and his top advisers say that is one of the options that still is on the table in addition to special federal assistance, possibly for farmers if they continue to lose crops in the drought. governor baker here at this small farm in we can tell you the strawberry field they're standing in front of right now, the owner tells me should be about a foot high. instead, it really just looks like a patch of dirt at this point. now, the extreme drought conditions, and that is a term being used, now include 17% of eastern massachusetts and about 4% of southern new hampshire. today we also flew sky fox to show you just how low some of the local reservoirs have gotten. fox 25 also spoke to

to massachusetts. diver michael hixon and teammate sam dorman finished second in diving competition. hixon on the left in the picture and from amherst but currently a student at here is medal count after five days of competition. u.s. has 32 including 11 golds. china second with 23 medals, ten of them gold and japan in third with 18. >> julie: last night big papi fouled ball off right shin in ninth inning against the yankees and limped off field in pain. game are negative and no broken bones and ortiz will be listed as day-to-day and pitcher steven wright and mookie betts will be out of action with minor injuries. >> daniel: tonight the new england patriots begin the preseason schedule and new england saints in foxborough and don't expect to see tom brady tonight. jimmy garoppolo will be starting andac the list. >> julie: governor baker approved study as part of the economic development bill. the commission will analyze the benefits of being in the atlantic time zone springing forward every march and falling back in november. the goal is to harness benefits sunlight at the end of th

-- massachusetts -- this is moving into northwestern massachusetts. we get the rain and looks like some will start to weaken as it moves in but we should all get some rain. and later we mate bubble up a few -- may bubble up a few thunderstorms. 80 by midday and lower 80s this afternoon and humid as well. traffic and weather together. good morning breana. >> reporter: good morning. you are slow and go at exit 13 backup starts in braintree at 128. once on the expressway another pocket of congestion is in milton between exit 11 and exit 15 columbia road andn dorchester. brain rei -- in dorchester. to the north we have bumper to bumper traffic on 93 south in andover between exit 44 and 495 and 43 and route 133. that accident we told you about in newton has been cleared and all lanes have been reopened. chris and kathryn back to you. >> thanks so much. >>> we are foin a worcester man is facing charges of kidnapping rape robbery and more. >> police are calling this a crime spree. nicole jacobs is live in worcester where that man is due in court today nicole. >> reporter: in less than one hour poli

accident had minor injuries. >>> a massachusetts state senator is in the a statement on ken donnelly's social media site indicates he is having surgery. without going into detail, his family asked for prayers and >>> ed a bill that says simply put, measure. women earn about $0.82 for every dollar men make. >> commonwealth of massachusetts past the first legislation around gender discrimination. i think it is incredibly apt that we would be one of the first to pass legislation to ensure people are paid what they are worth. >> >>> campaign 2016 tonight. a new poll shows hillary clinton has a seven point lead over donald trump. however, another postconvention survey tells a different story. jon keller is here with us now. i know you have been looking at these numbers. >> national polls don't need very much. these days elections are decided by the outcome and a the results of the new cbs poll of 11 of those swing states including new hampshire tells a much less optimistic story for the clinton campaign. independent voters are crucial to the outcome this fall. the polls show swin

why we have a heat advisory going into effect 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. for most massachusetts here. this is not including the cape. temperatures technically a little below the advisory criteria. but it's going to be very he warm and humid for all locations here. 78 degrees in boston to start off the morning. and 90 by midday. ride home 95. heat index right around 100 an thunderstorms as well as we get into the heat of the afternoon. here's the hour by hour after 2 p.m. through 7:30 p.m. we will be tracking the poe section for thunder and lightning and brief heavy downpours and the potential for gusty winds. stay tuned to anything that does develop later this afternoon and keep an eye to the sky. coming up how many more days we have to deal with storm chances in your 7-day forecast. traffic and weather together breana. >> reporter: in 10 or 15 minutes the eastbound breakdown lane on mass pike in charlton involving two trucks shut down the pike in both direction this is morning and slowly lanes are reopening. the crash happened just before the service plaza. one truck rolled over and the othe

in the low to mid-70s across massachusetts, across southern new hampshire. just indicates how warm it is actually going to be today. looking at some partly cloudy mist along with the fog will be down across the south coast, cape and islands. overall we are looking at a drier day. the fog in falmouth. visibility three miles. worst conditions in norwood and bedford. visibility under a mile. aim in portsmouth, new hampshire. lawrence and beverly not looking too good. a little fog into boston and worcester. concord, new hampshire, dense fog. quarter-mile visibility. the fear is in the next hour foggy conditions get worse a.m. i am thinking 8 a.m. the fog will be done. 9 a.m., partly sunny. at noontime, look at the heat index. 98 degrees. the heat index over 100 this afternoon because humidity and those temperatures here around 96 degrees at 3 p.m. and i will show you at risk spots for a pop-up thunderstorm and much better risk of heavy rain into the weekend. >> julie: on foggy days like today, the clouds will tell the story. thing nice and light because to early. north of the pike rout

. southeastern massachusetts, by the way, is going to be my driest spot today. at 7 a.m., 69 degrees. still keeping things nice and dry and keeping a close eye on southwestern new hampshire at 7:00 this morning. the chance of a few showers even arriving in the boston area. and through the afternoon, we are going to watch for widely scattered rain. not everybody see it is. it will be patchy what we do see. areas impacted dealing with a mostly dry day. a lot more dry versus wet times today keeping things very humid into the second half of the day. it is turning muggy with the hit and miss showers today. highs from 780 to 86 degrees. we will time it out next. we will get you back to julie for live for now. >> julie: shiri, good morning. don't be confused with the icons on the map. overnight construction work that will wrap up 5 a.m. an accident on the pike near washington street and not slowing anybody down because nobody out. route 1, 93 south moving along fine. no issues northbound or southbound. 12 minutes on route 1 from 128 to the tobin. 20 minutes on 93 south. 22 minutes on 128 fr

blurred vision. beating suspect richard simone, by the way s still jailed in massachusetts on various charges. massachusetts state trooper joseph flynn faces similar charges in the case and former trooper monaco will testify against him as deal. men mcleod, wbz news. david? >>> a destructive fire in lawrence spreading from one building to another and this started in a building that the mayor has been fighting for years to have torn down. tonight, the mayor, very frustrated as dozens people need to find new homes. bill shields has more. bill? >> reporter: david, the fire started in the house behind me couple of years because it was abandoned. they couldn't get him to do anything with it or clean it up and they had him in court, and ironically, there was a court hearing today and they reached a murder, if you will, on what to do with it when the fire broke out. they don't know what started the fire but there may have been squatters inside and the result, a fire that jumped to adjacent three buildings were destroyed and another uninhabitable. homeless and this boy lost his school uniform

. we have got heavy rain which is in eastern massachusetts. this warm and humid corridor in rain coming through and down pours and extra shoft energy from the atmosphere and -- shot of energy from the atmosphere. we still have severe thunderstorm warning up down here in southeastern massachusetts parts of bristol county and plymouth county in this region here. there's torrance of rain coming down -- tore aents of rain coming down -- torrents of rain coming down. wind gusts from the heavy rain burst in rain burst in here. meantime warning up is until 4:45. severe warning on essex county has gone by the board. it's all gone the warning expired and the cell that came out of central massachusetts going back to here this is where it was developing and it was a severe thunderstorm but no thunder and lightning. but we have a signature nearmarlboro that moved towards that cell. moving towards concord you can see a little hook right in here and then headed towards bedford and towards the northeast towards billerica and tornado warning was extended into northeastern middlesex and expired a

massachusetts governor running for vice president. hear from libertarian party member william weld why he and there's something out there. that can be serious, even fatal to infants. it's whooping cough, and people can spread it without knowing it. a whooping cough vaccination today. narrator: let's put this political promise to the test. ayotte: i've been an independent, strong voice for new hampshire. narrator: then why does kelly ayotte still support donald trump for president? independent minded republicans across america put principle ahead of party and said no to trump. but not kelly ayotte. she says she still supports trump. ayotte: an independent, strong voice... narrator: if she's so independent, why is she still supporting trump? usa pac is responsible for the content of . >>> to campaign 2016 hillary clinton met with national intelligence employees saturday. it was the first briefing on security threats facing the u.s. as a candidate. meantime, donald trump campaigned in iowa and as wendy gillette reports he had a special reason to be in the hawk eye state. >> reporter:

sacrificing a life to this country. >> the brother of a massachusetts man killed in iraq demanding an apology from donald trump. >> new concerns about the zika virus. a health alert from the cdc, the u.s. location pregnant women are from. >>> good morning to you. 6:00 right now on the dot. >> it is tuesday, august 2nd. danielle is tracking some areas of rain. >> yes, it's a little bit of a damp start across parts of central massachusetts, especially with areas of rain expanding across wooster county now and just coming inside of 495. temperatures are running in the 60s at 68 in boston. light rain extending back along route three. areas of rain milford as well. gets some deeper yellows here stretching down to wooster. inside of 495 with a little bit of light rain. south port, south bridge along the mass turnpike all of this is slowly spreading east. so eastern massachusetts dry for now but these areas of rain will continue to expand eastward and weaken by the time we get to late morning. so 7:00, 7:30, boston, we're into it. not everyone gets into the rain today. by the steadiest rain. leftove

. >> new regulations when it comes to ride sharing services in massachusetts. it's one of several bills passed overnight by lawmakers. what it means for you. >> the 487 million dollar question in new hampshire. wi jackpot come forward today. >> from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz this morning. >> good morning it's 4:30. thanks for joining us i am chris mckinnon. >> i am kate merrill in for catherine it's monday august 1 i can't believe july is over. >> don't say ate. >> danielle niles this is one remember if you don't like rain so sad to see it g's. >> the heat and humidity it was nice summertime weather-- see it go. >> the heat and humidity it was nice summertime weather. there's showers pushing through essex county and steadier rain pushing out over the mid and outer capes and heavy rain over the vineyard that will continue to progress out over the ocean in the next hour or so. temperatures are running in the cooer at-- door at 69 in boton and there's little cloud cover extending to west. through showers through upstate new york and a lone sprinkle. between now and

morning. the worcester district terne investigation with massachusetts state police yesterday. the focus was on finding the woman who was last seen on brook station road during afternoon state police confirm this is now a death investigation. officials have not released mi other information but neighbors say they received a rob a o call for people to be on a lookout for a 27-year-old woman with shorts a tearchg top and baseball hat. we are wait did -- tank top and baseball hat. we're expecting to learn more details any moment. to you -- details to you when we learn this. anna meiler wbz news. >> thank you so much for the update. >>> in west bridge watter's deadly fire at a home on -- bridgewater a deadly fire at the a home. officials say a family with a young child made it out of the second floor okay but robert murphy who lived on the first floor was killed. one firefighter suffered minor injuries battling the flames but is expected to be okay. >>> and more breaking news now. dozens killed in a bombing at a hospital in pakistan. a group linked to the tal been a is claiming -- taliban is

the new hampshire sea coast you will get into steadier rain for new hampshire. in massachusetts downpours and showers will continue to spread east. you may want to have the umbrella on stand by. 07 to 75 for most of us. cooler than average but muggy out there. notice between now and late afternoon, there will be additional showers and pockets of rain for the evening commute. and may still be a shower around tonight and tomorr and as the sunshine breaks out. the planner gohome with scattered showers and a little rain and fog and mid- 70s with more showers tomorrow. i will let you know when we warm back up in a few. >> thanky. >>> new at noon a fire at a somerset home early this morning engulfing the house and ving in a trailer on thepethe house was damaged by a fire loo >>> a bathroom break in a bizarre spot helped police discover a bigger crime. state police say they caught a26-year-old man urinating on armory street yesterday. with the car in the middle of the road. the state police say that's not the only thing he was up to. they charged him with dealing heroin and oxycodone a

right now. >>> she dedicated her life to helping the massachusetts murdered in mississippi. they lived and worked together as nurse practitioners. julie loncich is live with this developing story. you had the chance to speak with her family? >> reporter: initially she wasn't so sure about becoming a nun. when she moved to the deep >> reporter: when she learned of her sister's murder her heart stopped. >> i don't understand why these things happen. i talked to him. i said i don't know what your plan was, i don't know that i agree with it but i trust you. >> the bodies of sister margaret held and sister paula merrill were discovered in the home they shared thursday morning. the victims of a home invasion. the nuns both nurse practitioners workingane cl clinic, served the community for three decades. . >> she was so good to them. they went -- they went above and beyond anything that could be expected. >> reporter: the youngest of three, she joined the order in the 1970s and moved to the deep it is what she did best. >> we will get through this. just have to keep believing. there is

. wouldn't be surprised to see mist. newbury down to malden. massachusetts looking okay and this batch of drizzle moving toward ashburnham. the drizzle involves at 7 a.m., a couple of showers around and real patchy stuff for the rest of the day. a lot of dry periods and clouds will be real tough to break apart. temperatures 73 at 3 p.m. 73 and cloudy at 7:00 this evening and high temperatures just running in the middle 70s for pretty much everybody. and inland, coast and cape that risk for rain and break down how many dry points with futurecast coming up. testify steph with live drive so far good news on the road. nothing impeding traffic right now of the expressway. traffic is moving up to speed and north of the pike, you can see 95 looking clear, route 1 looking good as well. and if you are headed out on the roads 23 minutes from the pike from 495 to mass avenue. 8 minutes on the expressway from the braintree split to the mass pike. and 21 minutes on route 128. >>> back to that breaking news out of newton. police right now investigating cricket club. fox25's jason law is live at the

:06. health insurance companies in massachusetts will be required to cover lyme disease treatments. thousands of case every year in the state. the law provides insurance company to pro provide long-term treatment if they are prescribed by doctors. >>> two new polls hoe hillary clinton is leading the case to the white house. the democrats showed a boost in the polls. a cnn poll show clinton topping donald trump and voters are questioning her scandal.y wi trump saw a similar boost in the polls after rnc. >>> trump after he criticized the muslim parents of an american soldier killed in iraq. the family of kazir khan questioned whether trump had sacrificed. now his time during the vietnam war is under scrutiny. trump was given five draft deferment. four for school reason and the fifth after he graduated from business school and for bone spurs in his heels. backlash for trying to bring up donald trump and kazir khan during a rally. listen to the crowd's reaction when he tried to question mike pence. >> trump has disrespected our nation's armed forces and disrespect for mr. khan and his

you. breaking overnight, an arrest is made in the murd er of two one with ties to massachusetts. police say rodney sanders was a person of interest early. antoinette: they announced capital murder charges against him overnight. police say sanders stabbed sister margaret held and sister paula merrill in their home. sister merrill is massachusetts. her family is trying to focus on >> paula and margaret had a passion. they loved their patients. antoinette: sanders is being held awaiting a court appearance. their funeral is set for monday. we have breaking news overnight into the newsroom. a man is critically hurt after a shooting in boston. it happened at a 7-11 on center street in jamaica plain. the call came in after 3:30 this morning. boston ems on scene within minutes. webr doug: three people are hurt, two seriously, after a crash at a restaurant in hingham. police say the truck driver veered off north street at did 10:00 last night, crashing into the square cafe. a 59-year-old hingham man and a 52-year-old woman from hull suffering serious injuries. the passenger of the truck

. >> the drought in massachusetts has intensified and is now deal. >> the stay is getting ready for towns with plenty of water. he called on everyone amid shower times. >> massachusetts agriculture industry will take the hardest hits. commonwealth says he is not sure. >> we are hopeful we will get a good crop. reporter: fewer cranberries mean higher prices. but they are expected to have a bumper crop. every week we are adding to the deficit. ed: is the relief on the horizon? anchor: in terms of meaningful rainfall, it is possible. let's go over there and show you what is going on with this drought. just how dry june, july lawrence, june, july and august combined that is the fifth lowest amount. we are keeping and i on tropical storm the owner -- we are keeping and i on tropical storm fiona. with a little shower trying to develop here. what i do see is dwindling. maybe a brief shower. anchor: this started in brockton. our media tried to it is unclear how many people were injured in the crash. an officer is out on bail after accusations he assaulted his pregnant wife. prosecutors say office

afternoon onward and there may be a line that develops and pushes over southeastern massachusetts. it will be offshore by about 8 p.m. tomorrow kathryn but after that, we get less humid air that comes in. we will talk about the weekend in a few. >> we will check back in little bit. thanks. >>> breaking news overnight a tractor trailer ripped apart. take a look at intersection of broadway andbeechham streets. police are trying to figure out how it happened. >>> also we are following a developing story in connecticut. a powerful explosion levels a multifamily home in vernon. 7 people were in the home at the time including several children. three of them made it out on their own four others were trapped until firefighters pulled them out. two adults are in critical >> we heard a boom. >> it felt like a car hit the building. >> a loud explosion. i thought something hit our house. when i ran out it was like a big cloud of smoke out the front and the back. >> quite a scene. four patients under the age of 16 are being treated. doctors say all are expected to survive. the cause of the bla

air and on fox25boston.com. peaking of election day, it is november 8, but in massachusetts, voters can cast ballots as many as 11 business days earlier but only if towns and cities are ready. the first year the 2014 law on early voting goes into effect and a new report show many communities are not ready. and take a look at these numbers and statistics 13% of cities don't have any plans in place yet. >>> after months of challenges, ready or not, the summer olympics officially open up tonight. the torch will be lit in rio to kick off the sporting event. many have questioned rio's readiness with pollution in the waterways, economic recession there and, of course, the zika virus. the first time a country in south america has hosted the olympics. 10,000 athletes from 26 countries are expected to come gisele bunchen will have a role in the opening ceremonies in rio. log on to the sports page for a full look at the daily events and which massachusetts natives are preparing to go for the gold. >>> we track traffic and weather together every ten minutes. drive times nice and low. 24 minute

and this is in effect for massachusetts excluding cape cod. temperatures there not expected to be as toasty as what we experience here as we get the latest update before noon. 39 in boston. 94 lawrence and 85 in worcester and dew point temperatures souncomfortable. heat index 101. real feel tem in we are track -- temp in boacro. massseare popping across hourup by hour timing by 5:30 p.m. the evening commute could be rocky with a chance for a strong storm moving towards boston with a potential to put town heavy rainfall and thunder and lightning a bit -- gusty wind. coming up in a bit how long the heat and humidity will las in the 7-day. >>> to stay ahead of the weather all weekend check out the cbs boston weather app get your current radar and forecast and weather alerts it's for free in the google and apple app store. >>> we follow breaking news out of roxbury is noon. boston polasyour help finding a missing 9-year- old y. missing this a overnight shooting on blue hill avenue in roxbury. jim smith is live in roxbury with the latest. what can you tell us. >> reporter: we are just

fled on a bicycle. if you recognize him, call rockport police. >>> a nun from massachusetts murdered in mississippi and this morning she is remembered for dedicating her life to helping those in need. >> nicole jacobs is live in the satellite center with more on this. nicole good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you kate. there was a call to police when sister paula merrill didn't show up for work. authorities found her and their home. family members here are grief stricken and they believe she is in a better place. sister paula merrill what heart of gold. >> her patience patients loved her. >> reporter: a nurse practitioner for more than 30 years she dedicated her life to serving others in the deep south. durant mississippi was the most recent calling. >> she was so good to them and they -- she and sister margaret went so far above and beyond anything that could of a normal human being. >> reporter: hurst morning she and sister margaret held were discovered dead an apparent home invasion police say. >> i don't understand why these things happen. >> reporter: sister pau

murder of two nuns in mississippi. one with ties to massachusetts. police say rodney sanders was a early person of interest. antoinette: they announced capital murder charges against him overnight. police say sanders stabbed sister margaret held and sister paula merrill in their home. their bodies were found thursday, after they failed to show up at a clinic for work. sister merrill is from stoneham, massachusetts. her family is trying to focus on the good that she brought to those around her. >> paula and margaret had a loved what they did. they had a passion for it. they loved their patients. antoinette: sanders is being held awaiting a court appearance. a wake for the nuns will be held sunday at their mississippi parish. their funeral is set for monday. also breaking overnight, morning. boston ems on scene within minutes. we'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. doug: more breaking news. police have located a stolen boston ambulance. now they're searching for the thief. it was taken from charlestown just before 5:00 this morning. it was tracked down in everett a ha

westbound lane has been shut down in charlton. according to an -- physician with the massachusetts -- official with the massachusetts department of transportation it involves two trucks. being see the backup in the westbound lanes is stretching almost duck-- you can see the backup in the westbound lanes is stretching almost to auburn. i suggest getting on the mass pike continued. we will deep you updated on it clears. >>> a crash on 128 in newton. four vehicles involved. one of them caught fire. no word on injuries yet. police are trying to figure out what caused the crash. the highway is now back opened. >>> breaking overnight a. night from boston to sacramento diverted because of turbulence. one passenger telling us the turbulence was so severe that there were cracks in the overhead bins. that plane landed safely in rapid city south dakota. 22 passengers and two crew members were taken to the hospital to be replacement aircraft will take remaining passengers onto sacramento and they will land later this morning. >>> new overnight an investigation underway after three police offic

brother ever a massachusetts man killed in iraq demanding an apology from donald trump. >> new concerns about the zika virus, the health alert and the cdc, the u.s. locations pregnant women are being told to avoid. >> it is tuesday august 2nd. we'll start it off as we always do with danielle. >> a little bit of rain out there. it's not going to be a ton. the greatest risk is going to be this morning. i am tracking some pockets of downpour that's are crossing the lower valley. just a couple of stray showers ahead of it. it's likely to leave the wipers on from little ton through pittsburgh. u some deep yellow and oranges up here. absolute pouring and extending up to a.m. bers. over the next few hours, slowly drifting east. but here is the thing. you're going to encounter some drier air. while this may be overdone, you'll get the idea. between now and mid morning some pockets of rain, light to moderate a tapering off by mid to late morning and then the sun breaks out through the course of the afternoon with just a the day. temperatures in the 60s right now. 68 in boston. 63 in woo

>> this is 7 news at noon. >> sarah: breaking news. a salem, massachusetts man turns himself in to pol his wife. welcome to 7 news at noon, everybody. i'm sarah french. >> kris: i'm kris anderson. the man walked into the salem police department just after 3:30 this morning. he is now facing charges in court. we want to get out live to 7's john cuoco. he is in salem. what is the latest here? >> reporter: well, kris, right now, police are still on scene investigating here. if you take a look behind me here, you can see some investigators. a salem police squad. along with crime scene tape up in front of this house here. did have a restraining order against her husband. >> woke up this morning. you know, someone was murdered near me. it is like, what do i do? >> i'm still kind of like shaken up a little bit. it was still pretty shocking. >> reporter: neighbors feeling uneasy after a 48-year-old woman was killed in this home on chandler street in salem. >> it is a quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: salem the woman woman's estranged husband walked into the station around 3:40 tuesday morni

of showers start to p into western massachusetts right now. a little closer to home, right outside 495, watching some light shower activity. and pepperell and billerica. scattered showers throughout the day today. i think that will be the trend. we will continue to see that into tomorrow morning. we will dry out wednesday and thursday. temperatures will warm up, too. highs this afternoon, only going to make it into the low to mid-70's. 73 in boston. those mid-70's out along the cape as well. we will stay there tomorrow as well. warming up as we head into the middle of the week. more on that coming up. >> sarah: wild weather turning deadly over the weekend. water rushing through the streets, making it look more like ait. that flooding leaving two people dead and causing widespread damage. it is being called the that area has seen in at least half people desperately clinging to their cars when flash flood waters roared through a maryland town, catching many by surprise. residents watching helplessly as their town gets destroyed. >> get inside! >> reporter: two people are reported dea

. princeton police contacted the massachusetts state police and a massachusetts. the body of a missing person, vanessa --, 27 years all, currently residing in new york city, was found by a k-9 unit. she was found at 8:29 last evening. she previously lived in livingston, massachusetts. the office of the chief medical examiner has accepted the case and an autopsy is being performed at this time. a preliminary review of the body has led the detectives to believe this is a homicide investigation. state police effectives assigned to the district attorney's office and district police are still in this investigation. it is less than 24 hours since we believe this homicide occurred, and i must stress, we act. we are asking the residents of princeton and surrounding areas to use an abundance of caution. we are asking the public to be careful, to be vigilant. if you have seen anything or seen someone within the last 24 hours that was suspicious to you, we are asking you to report it to the massachusetts state police tip line at 508 -453 -- the district attorney's office or the princeton police at 978-4

will expresident through new hampshire and northern massachusetts for the evening commute with lighter rain in place. highs well below average today. it's muggy and we only top out in the lower 70s through lunchtime with a scattered shower lingering into the ride home. i will let you know when we britten up coming up brighten up coming up with the newest member of the teem brianna pitts. >> reporter: the morning is off to a wet start. crews working to fix a major water main break on route 1 north in dedham right now. this is happening near the tesla dealership that is live look and you can see a lot of water on the road as repairs are being made. dedham fire department says traffic is down to one lane in this area so this will impact the morning commute for some you can see the expressway still in great shape. traffic flowing nicely now back to you. >> brianna thank you so much. >>> breaking news overnight reports of an armed robbery at a cricket club in chestnut hill. >> let's get to nicole jacobs who is live with the latest. >> reporter: we are live on hammond street in chestnut hill

getting showers in eastern massachusetts. during the afternoon lots of dry times, just going to have to here. best chance for afternoon pop-up inland towns and cities, still not a slam dunk. most will see dry conditions this afternoon, but low and mid-80s will do. any storm that do pop, whether inland or at the coast have potential of bringing more downpours. let's get you back to julie now the for live drive time traffic and look at the road >> julie: not a lot slowing you down through brighton and live drive times, 36 minutes on pike from 495 to mass ave. 26 minutes on expressway, 46 minutes on 93 south. >> julie: state and local police at scene late into the night and winchendon police station and talked with the chief. >> jessica: started at fistfight and another facing charges this morning and unresponsive when police showed up at the home last night and later dead at the hospital. police arrested 49-year-old thomas maxwell in winchendon and now charged with aggravated assault for this. it is possible those charges could be depends how the investigation turns out. >> at this poi

detoxs and more counseling instead of picking on a small city in massachusetts. >>> former lowell mayor and city councillor rodney elliott had a lot to say. issued a statement urging lapage to take responsibility for what he called his own state's drug problem and he urged him to apologize to both lowell and lawrence. in boston, christine mccth fox25 news. >>> a brookline couple says their hillary for prison sign keeps getting vandalized. they live on this busy intersection. when they first put up the sign a woman threw paint on it and over the weekend a man cut the sign down. all could caught on camera. a man dropped his phone under the sign which was filled with that was done afterwards. and we -- we believe that there is a selfie of the person who owned the phone. >> daniel: brookline police are still working this case and hope to make an arrest soon. if anyone has any information about the woman who allegedly threw paint on the sign, you are asked to give them a call too with tips. >>> a local police lieutenant facing federal charges that he defrauded his department. investigators s

massachusetts native. the fond memories her nephew is sharing with fox25 as police hunt for a killer. >>> surveillance images being circulated of a sexual assault suspect. the brazen attack near a train station. in massachusetts is in court instead. the concern his captain reported that kept him out of the sky. >> announcer: complete new england news coverage starts right now. this is the fox25 morning news. >> julie: good morning, everyone, 4:00 on friday, august 26. i am julie grauert. >> stephanie: and i am stephanie coueignoux. definitely a more humid feel. this morning you definitely felt it. it actually feels humid in the all that humidity and a chance for some storms. >> sarah: we will be watching for a chance of showers and storms erupting through the afternoon but a risk of the shower even this morning. you will see light precipitation pushing through parts of the cape, push through hyannis. a steadier pocket through chatham. current conditions in the 60s and 70s. and, yes, humidity is definitely in check for the day today. wi hotter than it actually will be because we are s

storms weaken coming into eastern mass marks and tomorrow a lot of -- massachusetts, and tomorrow a lot of clouds around. most of action scattered tomorrow afternoon. a few storms just like to particularly during the late afternoon and early evening. there's another round on the way sunday. temperaturestomorrow 70s at the coast. 80s through the interior. we heat back up sunday, i'll let you know how hot in just a few. >>> all right, thank you. see you then. air right thing -- a lightning strike in a thunderstorm knocked down power lines in bedford. you can see the sparks from the live wires on the roadway. tonight most of the power in life guard. new at 11:00, a little boy rescued from a dcr pool. tonight he's in the hospital covering thanks to the team effort. >> katie brace is live in hyde park tonight. >> reporter: and that 7-year- old boy was pulled from the pool not breathing. he was saved by a woman who was here to beat the heat and a life guard. the ems that got him breathing. the pool closed shortly af happened, and a woman jumped into action, and life guard also didn't hesi

the radar rate now outside this, a couple more showers into western massachusetts before you're left with thunderstorms across eastern new york state and this will continue to shift eastward over the next couple hours. it's coming out ahead of the final boundary and as it does it will bring us the risk of some showers and thunderstorms. notice how we bring in more clouds, and by late morning into the afternoon there will be at least a chance of a couple 70's and 80's this afternoon with some spots making a run at 90. but the shower and storm threat is not widespread, it will be very scattered. in the greater boston area lunchtime the activity will shift off as we head into the evening. more forecast coming up but first he want to get you updated in the situation in boston. olessa: the sumner tunnel is shut down after a deadly crash is two people are heard and taken to the hospital, one person was killed in the crash. we are hearing that one lane has been reopened heading towards -- so keep in mind to expect those heavy delays. miranda still shut down for the active investigation and

to lawyers. >> he's in the backhoe. >> the reporter: both point out, massachusetts law prohibits anyone under 16 from working in thisre. >> he's got to be pre-teen. he's got to be pre-teen. it's absolutely a dangerous situation, children should not have been there even just being present there, they definitely should not have been working on a construction site. >> the reporter: the company, boj construction, put us in touch with supervisor, brian johnson. the site? >> no absolutely not.u explain e saw them doing this week? >> like i said, that would be -- the parents would have to explain that. >> the reporter: he says, the construction company and this site are all part of the 12 tribes, a religious group which also runs the blue blinds bakery on the same property. johnson says, everyone works on a volunteer basis. >> it's no different than maybe a son helping his father doing >> the reporter: an argument, legal experts say is on shaky ground. >> there's a long line of legal precedent that says work is not defined by whether you're paid, work is defined by what you do. >> the r

kill his mother and brother while on vacation in florida. police say the massachusetts resident, gust ramgren, stabbed them in a home on blind pass road on see he is that key late last night. police say ramgren was cooperative and provided a confession to officers about the stabbing. both his mother and brother are still in the hospital in florida, listed in critical condition. ramgren faces two counts of attempted murder. >> also developing tonight, police are investigating an attempted hit-and-run. we're told a woman hit three people and tried to keep going, but was stopped by a large crowd. today. fox 25's crystal haynes live for us in boston and crystal, that driver is now cooperating with police. >> the reporter: it remains unclear if the driver is actually under arrest. this all after witnesses say she went speeding right down school street, tried to take a left, hitting those three people. they were pinned under her car, when she just kept going. >> chaos an frantic calls for help after police say the driver of plates hit three people, crossing the street in downtown cros