The university of vermont canceling their game in North Carolina because of the states transgender bathroom law. Amaka u backa explains. Reporter the university of Vermont Athletic Department is calling foul on a controversial North Carolina law. We felt like it was pretty stark in terms of its contrast to our values as a department and as a university. Reporter the department canceled a Womens Basketball game against the university of North Carolina. Our feeling was this law against the transgendered community. Reporter the law passed there earlier this year and it restricts transgendered people from using public bathrooms based on their gender identity. Uvm Athletic Director says the decision to cancel the december 28 game came after conversations with University Staff and athletes. Our student athletes are a sensitive group. They understand our values. They chose to come to university of vermont for a reason and so i about moving the game outofstate but in the end decided to cancel
Cindy fitzgibbon. Fog a big story this morning. Fog, patchy drizzle, moisture hanging in the air. Sounds like summer. Its really soupy outside this morning. Brace yourself. The summer feel is with us all day long. The fog wont be. Take a look. Wherever you see the white north and west, there is quite a bit of fog reducing visibility. 1 4 mile around worcester up to lawrence, north shore, beverly as well. The fog is out there. It may slow you very summerlike. Mid 60s right now, closer to 70 on cape cod where were still looking at a couple of showers. One batch rolled through to the south. Theres another batch waiting to come in. Elsewhere cloud cover, a patch of drizzle, but the focus of showers through the first half of the day is going to stay in southeastern massachusetts with this stalled frontal boundary nearby. Well dry out a little bit this afternoon, but the humidity is thats not going to happen until tonight. Its a sticky day for sure. 9 00 a. M. , 70 in boston. Cloud cover thr
Emily is off today. Randy im randy price here with cindy fitzgibbon. Cindy what a change yesterday. That wind is still out there. You can see it in boston out of the northnortheast. 23 Miles Per Hour sustained with a temperature of 56 in boston. Wind gusting over 30 in town, down on the south shore and plymouth. Morning, and temperatures are in the 50s. A jacket required heading out the door are sure. A little bit of patchy drizzle showing up on the radar. Out through parts of northern worcester county, you can see overall we just have cloud cover overhead. Steadier rain is sitting to the south, and it is not moving in our direction. In fact, this area of High Pressure to the north is bringing down drier air. As we go through the day, clouds town having to lunchtime. And during the afternoon, we may see some sunshine in boston, north shore, through metrowest and worcester county. The cloudier skies are on the south shore. The temperatures stay chilly, holding in the 50s, nudging that 6
8 00 a. M. , 71 degrees, upper 70s in boston, same deal for cape cod in the afternoon. Hot spots from inland towns and cities. Lowell for example today moving all the way into the mid 80s. Highs from 76 to 86 degrees. Back to you guys. Jason new this morning, crews made quick work of an Early Morning. Catherine Stephanie Coueignoux is at the home in hudson street and just spoke wi there. Reporter its still a very active scene here on hudson street. Taking a look behind me at the brick house, the fire is now out but firefighters still monitoring for hot spots. It may be difficult to see, but theres a hole in the roof right there that they believe flames may have burned through. Just to the left of this, this is not only a home but also a family business. Theres a farm stand here. There. That is the family. Everybody was able to make it out of this home. No injuries to report. Sadly i just spoke to the family, and they told me that their two cats did not make it. They say that this happe
Morning. Happy friday. Its 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 its 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 out. Rises at 6 03. There will be spotty showers and storms late this morning in the first part and the first part of the afternoon. 85 at midday and 88 this afternoon. Partly sunny the sunset at 7 27. You will love the weekend. I will have the forecast in a few minutes. Thank very much. We will start with the breaking news the sumner tunnel shut down after a deadly crash. Police are on the scene. Lets get to anna meiler for reporter sta