Trees and power lines taken down and streets flooded out. Those storms have moved the cleanup is underway. But we are not out of the woods. Good afternoon i am chris mckinnon. I am Kathryn Hauser thanks for being with us. Right now 7,000 customers are still without power and we are in for more wind and rain this afternoon. Danielle has latest. Hey its going to be not going to be nearly as bad as overnight but theres another round that we will talk about in a second. This is a rare it be event this is the earliest severe thunderstorm watch on record for boston. The only other watch we had in massachusetts in february is on 22nd and 1997. And we also had a record for daily wind gusts at blue hills observatory they measured wind speeds but going down in the record books at 76 Miles Per Hour the old record 75 back in 1965. Now that wind is not nearly as strong as overnight its gusty now theres a wind advoicery for southeastern advisories for southeastern massachusetts and 7 p. M. Gusts 40
Traffic again at a standstill on route 128. Look at all those up for miles. State Police Warning people right now. They expect lanes will hours. Frustration and the delays for all the evening. Were going to keep you effect your travels throughout the evening. For now im live in the news room. You have to imagine some people are leaving a little early for the for more on how this accident is impacting roads across the Greater Boston area, lets check in with joe stapleton. Taking a look at route 128 southbound on the lefthand side of the screen there from burlington all the way down to route, bairlg moving the whole way down. Those headlights are caught there down past route 9. Were kind of stuck in this Holding Position here all the way back into burlington. Back towards those maps again getting a look right now at 128, also down through the milton area, the expressway has been rough going through braintree as well. We have been dealing with delays across the section of the state. The o
Stretch of ash burn and hill road. They received the call last night. As a concern, Young Concern obviously im sure they were passengers. Reporter police are still investigating how the two atvs collided but said each one had a man and boy on board. The Fitchburg Deputy fire chief said a sevenyearold boy had a severe trauma injury and a sixyearold boy had a compound fracture to his leg. Police told tuesday sixyearolds father a 32yearold man lost his leg. They say he severed it on a snowplow attached to one of the atvs. Being on the roadways can be dangerous. These vehicles are capable of high speeds and things can happen. Reporter we spotted these warning signs in the woods along that road, stating no motorized vehicles allowed. According massachussetts law 8second can only be driven on designated trails an paths. Drives but we didnt find any for passengers. State law also requires everyone to follow safety guidelines. We did see one helmet at the crash site, but police are still worki
Attack, pouncing on a 29yearold woman just after 6 30 in the morning. Quick sometimes i feel scared, but i leave everything with god. I walk in the street every day to catch my bus to go to work. My wife goes to cbs anytime. John people who live here say they feel relatively comfortable walking alone, but police have issued an alert to people who live here. The Victim Told Police the man grabbed her from behind near annabel street, threatening a weapon and then sexually assaulting her. The brazen attack is now prompting those who live here to reconsider their Comfort Level in the neighborhood. I m going to start looking around to make sure no one s around you trying to hurt you. Make sure i m with two friends. Not by yourself. John live in dorchester, Wcvb Newscenter 5. Right now, two men were in an accident in essex. The accident happened outside of c. K. Pearl restaurant. No word tonight on the conditions of the victims. The woman driving the suv stopped. Jc taking a live look at the
The odds of a Coronavirus Vaccine in 2020 at extremely low. President though again promises a vaccine soon, but at least three major vaccinemakers drafting a public pledge they will not approve fda approval until the data says their vaccines are safe and effective. Listen here, senator harris asked if she would take a vaccine if offered before election day. She says it depends on who vouches for it. I would not trust donald trump, and it would have to be a credible source of information that talks about the the efficacy and the reliability of whatever hes talking b. I will not take his word for it. Lets take a closer look at the trend right now. Again this, labor day special holiday crossroads we find ourselves at. Look at 509state trend map, a mixed picture. 16 states trending up, the orange and red, meaning more new infections now compared to a week ago. 16 states, thats the beige holding steady, 18 states trending down. Texas and california trending down, fewer cases now than a week