Incredible democracy that gives the average person power and average person does not vote. I think its a shame of all of the develop democracy in the world the United States is last in voter participation. That really bothers me because if we dont keep our eyes on the prize, and if we dont understand how we have to constantly be monitoring whats going on and taking steps to rectify any problems on these problems will multiply and we end up like we are now, very divided and at each others throats. That should not be the case but unless the people want to participate in this democracy, thats whats going to happen. Host you are calling for new arguments or new ways to look at old arguments. How so tranthree im calling for new arguments, the Founding Fathers understood they had their own biases and their own idiosyncrasies and maybe they didnt get it all right. So they gave us of the document, the constitution that allows it to be amended and tweaked so that they can deal with problems as
70s deeper into the morning rush. 80 to 82 by midday but late morning early this afternoon showers and downpours in scattered shots but they become more scattered by later this afternoon. There shouldnt be any rain around for the game at fenway park this evening. High temperatures today around 82 to 84. Traffic and weather together good morning breana. Reporter good morning. Traffic on this august 10th is looking wonderful. Looking live at the zakim bridge and the leverett connector you can cruise into this hour. Further sowed south the ride from route 3 no problem and the split is in south, the ride from route 3 has no problemsch no problems from the north shore and no delays on the t or Commuter Rail. Thanks so much. We begin with a developing story this morning a worcester man facing charges of kidnapping rape and robbery in what police are calling a crime spree. The suspect will head to in worcester with the details. Reporter in less than one hour Police Say One man committed a sle
80s for wednesday. Highs will begin to rebound by thursday but will only climb up to around 95 degrees. The uv index for monday is 8 or very high good morning. Heres a look at your fox5 Traffic Solutions lets begin with your drive here are the accidents to watch out and alternate routes you can use listed on our maps here are the construction areas to look out for and alternate routes desk no school again this morning at johnson junior high the mercury spill saga continues. The Environmental Protection agency spent the weekend examining students backpacks and belongings they even homes within the school district. One family was asked to evacuate. Fox 5s mike doria joins us with the latest on the investigation. So far, the epa has recovered a of mercury. To give you a visual this is one cup this is a quarter cup. Im gonna pour colored water in here to show you the amount of mercury that is causing all the commotion. As weve been reporting it is easily trackable and can cause respiratory
Ecuador as they continue to pick up the piece frtz deadly earthquake over the weekend. The tremor was 6. 1 and hit offshore two hours ago strongest after shock since 525 people died in a quake on saturday and hundreds of people still missing from that earthquake and hope now fading rescuers will find anymoreer survivors. Now to latest on campaign trail. Big wins in the big apple for donald trump and Hillary Clinton. And more that 60 of gop vote meanwhile Hillary Clinton won nearly 60 of democratic vote and during speeches both seemed ready to focus on general election. We dont have much of a race any more based on what im seeing on television. Senator cruz is just about mathematically eliminated. I want to thank everyone who came out and voted and to all of you across new york who have nonme and worked with me for so long and to all the supported senator sanders i believe there is much more that unites us than divides us. And our veronica clear ci will join us in the studio 7 30 and wi
Tracking the storm and the hurricane. Bill . Its a first alert weather day for the rain weve had, the rain and wind were going to get and the coastal flooding happening at the shore and its a possibility even inland. The heavy rain has started to make its move. Strong gusty winds should turn stronger and were on the watch for another round of coastal flooding at the jersey shore, but cant rule it out right along the delaware. Look at the rain starting to increase in intensity for philadelphia and into Newcastle County, in delaware. And some of the immediate suburbs, Burlington County seeing steadier rain. Through the morning weve been watching this one area of heavier rain start in southern delaware, now slowly moving inland through the afternoon. Well watch this band of rain slowly make its way through the philadelphia area and into areas north and west for later this evening. So the lighter rainfall in allentown,be berks county and lancaster, its starting to feel rough. Winds are gus