controversial award winner chris brown, live pictures from l.a. where minutes ago a group of police officers from l.a.p.d. went inside his home, minutes before that police started to search the group of people in the home right there at his front door. that's what you are looking at right now, the aftermath of that. police had been working to get a search warrant all day long after a woman at the home called 911 this morning saying brown had threatened her with a weapon. a s.w.a.t. team had been at the home at one point after police said he refused to come out. his instagram account denying he did anything wrongf he was put on probation, you might recall, on 2009 after pleading guilty to attacking his former girlfriend, singer rihanna. we will keep watching the live pictures for you and update you as we get the new information on this. >> breaking news in the war against isis. we learned the terror group spokesman was killed in northern syria. isis confirmed aback to you mohammed al danny (^) was martyred while surveying the the military campaign in aleppo. defeats for the extremist group in that region. >> now toto some video ofen excavator accident in boylston this morning, sky fox over the scene at noon as crews trying to figure out how to upright the 35,000 piece of equipment that flipped over when crews were taking it off the trailer. the driver was hurt and taken to the hospital. he is expected to be okay. >> another construction worker was seriously hurt this morning, this time in cambridge. the fire department there tweeted out this picture of the scene. this is ar the worker had to be rescued after falling 12 feet into the basement of a new building on mass avenue. we are told he has significant but not life-threatening injuries. and uber driver is under arrest, accused of exposing himself to several teenage girls, this is not the first time hess has been in trouble. stephanie coueignoux is in everett with the ride service reviewing their driver backgrounds. than that it is a public safety issue and sent this letter to uber yesterday and we have learned that a staff member from uber has responded, agreeing to meet with the mayor to talk about better ways to screen their drivers. >> paul griffin remains in jail was an uber driver for several years until sunday when everett police arrested him. police say on sunday, griffin drove by two young girls and then exposed and fondled himself while he was alone in his car. we dug into and learned he was also arrested last march, after boston police say he exposed himself to two females up at the university students. and earlier this month, another uber driver was arrested in everett on charges of rape. everett mayor carlos demario was unavailable because he is sick with the flu but his chief of staff, kevin o'donnell, told us both drivers have record and said it's unacceptable uber still allowed them to continue driving. >> it is very alarming and disturbing and something needs similar incidents in malden. the mother of one malden teen told us griffin propositioned her daughter just last week. >> how is he an approved driver and why is he on the street and not registered as a sexual predator? >> demario is asking the ledge slay can structure to act and writing amend the legislation to immediately require thorough background checks for all drivers and require fingerprinting. clearly, these drivers should be thoroughly vetted and they were not. so far the mayor and uber meet. in everett, i'm stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> a lot of sup out there today for the minnows to take a swim at nickerson beach in quincy. chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz is here, and today was a little cooler but you are tracking the return of that humidity? >> yeah, it's going to be more humid and hotter tomorrow, 250. 77 was the highest we got, it will be cooler at the beaches and warmer inland, getting into the 80, metro west. bedford. real pleasant evening out there. due points are still mostly in the 50s. and look at this, 50 degrees straight up in bedford. that is nice dry air for this time of year. beverly 61, a little more humidity in some spots. overall, a comfortable august evening and futurecast shows we are staying clear tonight. a few clouds start to drift in here during the day tomorrow. the humidity is going up. and the clouds will come with it. so, our clear skies will give way to the clouds coming in as the front approaches from the west. but i have this wider area because i want to point out we are watching the system spin off the carolina, that's one tropical depression, the latest coming in from the national hurricane center from 5:00 this evening and i will have as soon as it as soon as i get it to see if it becomes a tropical storm. and this one is very interesting, becoming a tropical storm and some computer models pointing it close to southern new england. we have a lot to talk about in a few minutes how it can impact our weather just ahead. >> all right. kevin, good for them. four people charged in a disturbing assault on an awetist k man. jarra and two well whose name have not been made public devised a way to steal the victim's money, the suspect reached out to one of the women to buy spot, she set him autopsy as he was assaulted and the victim diagnosed with autism is okay. >> we are learning more about a boat wreck that left a father and son stranded on an island. we reported the boat sank in grape aye l.a.p.d. after being fox 25 erica ritchi caught up as they finally arrived back on mainland. >> it was our first trip of the season. >> finally, mike slate of quincy and his 12 son kevin could ditch dock fisting on their baby, this 13-foot boston whaler. they arrived at grape island but within 5 minutes of being there. >> the park ranger comes with me and said you have to come with me right now. this is what they saw when they returned to dock their boat. >> the boat pretty much sunk ferry said the wake from the vessel as it pulled away cause the slate's vote to capsize. >> i was in tears and shock just looking at the boat and it's completely submerged. >> but it was what they didn't see that really bothered them. >> the ferry is not around, he didn't come back and do see if we were okay. >> according to the the weymouth harbor master he did call to report what happened and asked that a crew be sent to as is the situation. once it s department returned to shore. but mike and his son were stuck. >> there was no response from the crew at that time. however, later on, they really stepped up and made sure they were there to help us out. >> they arranged to recover their belongping from the sea floor and for their vessel to be risen and brought to shore. this boat is a total loss and for that, kevin wants to see the boston harbor cruises do one >> they caused it and i think they should be the ones to repair or replace the ship, the vessel. >> erica ritchi, fox 25 news. >> authorities have identified the man whose body was pulled from the water on the cape this past weekend. the district attorney said christopher doesos bother was found in the bath river in dennis sunday night. his friends police called police the after he disappeared the night before. they found the 31 year-old under a floating dock near where his friends were staying. was an accident. >> an unsolved murder victim is being remembered today in new hampshire. it has been a year since denise robert was shot and killed during her sunday night walk. the 62 year-old was shot in the head on ray street in manchester. at the time, witnesses reported seeing an older model truck speeding away from the area but police have yet to make an arrest. she was a long-time and well-known employee of the union leader. there is a vigil scheduled for tomorrow night in her honor. a 40,000-dollar reward is offered for information leading ticket to duck boat driver who crashd into a bridge over store row drive. the the collision actually ripped the roof off the boat. it happened sunday after police forced the first drivetor take a detour off of beacon street. the driver ended up on store row and slammed into an overpass near mass. general. no one was hurt. after a series of crashes including one that took the life of the woman on a scooter earlier this year, the duck boats will now have two person crews starting inr ma. we want to know fox 25's sharman sachhetti is asking for answers right now on beacon hill and will have that all new at 5:00. >> state health officials are warning people and pets to avoid the water in the charles river basin. water samples taken last week confirmed some high levels of bacteria there. coming in contact with the water can irritate your eyes an ears as well as cause a rash. bacteria sticks around for two weeks. we understand more tests will be done. for the first time owen labri's teenage visibility is speaking out. afraid anymore to come forward. >> a man caught slashing an antihillary clinton banner, still ahead, the important evidence he left behind that led police right to his dr. . >> temperatures in the 70s in boston and the shoreline, more cooler temperatures in the forecast and a look at the tropic and how it impact us this weekend. >> and chris brown is involved in a stand off with the police for most of the afternoon of the police he woman at the home called 911 this morning saying that brown threatened her with a weapon. police have made their way inside the home, we will continue the watch the live new hampshire college students are packing their backpacks and heading back to school. and thanks to kelly ayotte, along with the textbooks and pencils, many students are carrying more student loan debt. ayotte voted to cut pell grants and to raise student loan interest rates. because she sides with special interests looking out for their own bottom line, not our kids'. kelly ayotte is a heavy burden we can't afford. nea advocacy fund is responsible sfx: "gulp" 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separate after the former congressmap was once awe gain caught sexting. trump praised abedin's position but blasted clinton in the process suggesting weiner could have endangered national security by having such contact to classified information. >> tomorrow could bring two highly anticipated developments in the race for the rouse for donald trump a mayor speech on immigration policy, and for hillary clinton, the fbi report e-mail server may go public. as karen kayfa reports it's all likely to influence the candidates ongoing debate prep. >> multiple law enforcement officials say the fbi plans to release the report on the hillary clinton e-mail server investigation soon. perhaps as early as wednesday. clinton campaign said they welcome it in the name of transparency. >> this is really a stark contrast to donald trump. i mean, hillary asked all the e-mails be made public. 1977. we don't even have the basics of transparency from donald trump. he hasn't released taxes. >> the report will put this back and forth over transparency back in the spotlight on the trail and toolly on the debate stage. the candidates are less than four weeks away from their first face off on september 26th and preps are underway. aides say clinton is poring over briefing books while taking time off the trail this eck woo. trump reportedly resistant to the usual practice of mock debates. both have things to work on. >> you have to demonstrate temperament and you have a plan to face the issues america faces and he has to be able to prosecute the case against hillary clinton. on the flip side, it's important for her to demonstrate she can be trustworthy. >> trump is also preparing for an immigration speech in phoenix on wednesday. after a hard line stance on the deportation of undocumented immigrants buoyed him through the republican primaries he appeared to soften the position exactly his policies stand. in washington, i'm karen kayfa. >> in new hampshire, a man died trying to save a child from drowning in a popular swimming spot. state police say it happened in an area known as profile falls. along the smith river in bristol, new hampshire. four kid were playing in the water when one began struggling. a relative went into to try to help but never resurfaced. police have not released his name but say he is 39 years old and from concord. another person went into with ther and safety. we talked with witnesses today at the falls and we are working on the story right now. we will have it for you all new at 5:00. and i'm battled governor paul lepage is reportedly considering resigning. the portland press herald said he is looking at all options. last week, he left a very angry expletive filled voice mail for a representative, he later apologized but state democrats called him unfit to lead. from the earthquake in italy, it was found in the trouble of a underwriter which. almost destroyed by the quake. a local priest compared it to losing your own mother and finding her again. nearly 300 people died after a 6.2 magnitude quake tore apart the town in central italy. >> some new video here at 4:00 of a plane being pulled from a louisiana lake after it crashed over the weekend. the pilot and passenger were both killed. a woman survived with her boyfriend pushed her ouof sinking airport. the cause of this crash still under investigation. >> a cool day at the coast. we expected that. 76 in boston. it is 82 in bedford. a pleasant evening, no docket about it. the due points are low enough anyway for august. some near 50. others near 60. but still all very comfortable for this time of year. it will go up tomorrow. so evening time temperatures on dropping to clear skies at 10:00, temperatures in the 60s all around southern new england into central new england, some upper 50s in the west and north, keene new hampshire and for you in brat lboro, vermont. satellite radar shows we are mostly clear, most think thin cloud variety. i will wind up the view. we will show this front to the west that will be working toward us in a couple tropical depressions, spinning off the carolinas, and one off of cuba here. i'm waiting for word from if they have indeed strengthened to tropical storm sta tussments neither one looks impressive. this one looked better earlier, you can see the spin and it doesn't mean it's weakening, but sometimes we pulse back and forth and it has to be investigated be i the national hurricane center. but the latest observation is 35 miles per hour wind, that was as of 2:00, with a track that would take it very close to or over the outer banks and still forecasting to become a tropical storm. question whether it's hermine or first one to form into a tropical storm will be hermine and the next is ian. this will take a path well to the south and not bother us. rain off shore, wind will be off shore, it will throw some waves and rip currents potential back too the coast. this is gaston out here in the middle of the atlantic. this is halifax, nova scotia, this is bermuda way out here it's not worth tracking anymore, just a real nice looking storm. but this one has picqued our interest. notice the flaring up of thunderstorms in the last couple scenes up in here. i want to watch this one to see if it will develop. it's out over warm water in the gulf of mexico, forecasting to come in and become a strong tropical storm. right now 35 miles per hour wind. that's what it was at last check. waiting for late word again, that was the 2:00 check, forecast to come in the tropical storm at 60 miles per hour. into the coast of florida. near the big banner, somewhere between panama city and tampa. and make its way inland and off the cost of the carolinas, hurricane center track at last check was taken out to keep it far away from us but the uncertainty getting close to us and looking at the newer model information coming in ahead of the national hurricane center official track, looks toes like it will come closer to us, at least with an uncertainty area. we will watch this and i expect that to be a little closer track to us, some of those computer models are bringing it closer. in fact, here is a better look at that. the spaghetti plots show all the different models, they clumped together in here and start to diverge up here and even some hooking back toward us. but all of them seem to want to come closer to us, that's what we are expecting a closer track next time one comes in. i will have it for you in a few minutes. 5:00 is when it will come in. futurecast keeps us dry in southern new england, storms in the north and west. and then on thursday, showers and thunderstorms rolling in. little optimistic for heavy downpours to come through here. we need them, good to have one thursday before the weekend is underway. seven-day forecast shows the big caat problem-free to me. and the 70s, so a little cooler but nice. it's when we get to the sunday thru tuesday time frame we have to entertain the thought of some tropical moisture getting on in here and that's something we will talk much about today in the coming days leading up to it. >> apple is banking on selling a lot of new phones. coming up why the company is being told they owe more than $14 billion. now here is mark ockerbloom with what we are working on for fox 25 news at 5:00. ock? >> the summer may be ending but the sharks you know that well. only at fox 25 we have the shark trackers, how far they coming up the south shore. plus, improving safety on duck boats after yet another crash involving a tour. new at 5:00, we reached out to the company to find out why there is such a long wait to hood new england creamery. with ingredients like swirls of caramel. ? peanut butter cups. and chocolate cake. every flavor is so good, it's hard to believe they're real. ? bobby. you're doing it again. 14 unforgettable flavors of delicious, premium ice cream. always good. always hood. norman: that's a lot of vitamins there, harold. harold: oh, i'm stocking up 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billion in back taxes and interest to ireland after the e.u. determined it received illegal tax benefits for more than a decade. according to the blog, apple paid $56 in taxes for every $1.1 million in profit under its last rate. >> this is send ag clear message, members say they cannot give unfair tax benefits to >> the decision comes after a three-year investigation into the iphone mark. for the latest quarter apple posted $42.4 billion in revenue, and a net income of $7.8 billion. the california-based company said item ploys nearly 6,000 people in ireland, most of them in court. >> they followed the tax rules of ireland. what is under question is if the tax rules in ireland. >> both ireland and apple say apple ceo took chyme releasing an open letter saying quote, beyond the obvious targeting of apple the most profound and harmful effect of the ruling will be on investment and job creation in usual. use the commission theory, every company in ireland and across europe is suddenly at risk of being subjected to taxes under laws that never existed. and apple stock under pressure falling the ruling, half a% down at the start of trading. >> there is a new popup cafe in ahead at 4:00, why some drivers are not very happy about it. >> good evening out there, right now, i'm looking ahead to labor day weekend and the potential for a tropical connection just ahead. >> a local man's antihillary clinton sign slashed. up next, the evidence the suspect left behind that may suspect left behind that may lead police straight to ??? anyone with type 2 diabetes knows how it feels to see your numbers go up, despite your best efforts. but what if you could turn things around? what if you could... love your numbers? discover once-daily invokana?. it's the #1 prescribed sglt2 inhibitor that works to lower a1c. a pill taken just once in the morning, invokana? is used along with diet and exercise to significantly lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. in fact, it's been proven 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cause low blood sugar. it's time to turn things around. lower your blood sugar with invokana?. imagine loving your numbers. there's only one invokana?. ask your doctor about it by name. the teenager who acued owen labri of raping her at the prestigious st. paul school in new hampshire revealed her idea test test test test test. >> she told mark ockerbloom joins us now. mark, she she said she is not ashamed anymore. >> and she said other sexual assault survivors don't need to be ashamed either. she said she went public to be their voice. she said she is ready to stand up and own what happened to her two years ago. her idea thety was hidden and when she took the stand during owen labree's trial. hess convicted of misdemeanor sexual assault and acquitted of year-old admits she still struggles with panic attacks, and says her family's support helps get her through the tough times. >> i lock myself in my closet because i don't want my little sister to see me like that. and she comes into my room sometimes and she will, she will come into my closet when i'm rocking on the floor. and punching my legs trying to get myself to calm down. biggest hug, and i she will say chelsea, you're okay, you're okay. >> she is using the or deal to help others an partnered with a nonprofit proo meeting awareness of victim empowerment. she published "i have the right to" today and as for labri she said she hopes he will get help. mark ockerbloom fox 25 news. >> outside it's cooler and much downtown. fox 25 chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz is here, and the humidity is returning in. >> it is coming back after a couple days. it is august. 76 in boston, the thin clouds shimmy overhead. a nice night over there. dew points in the 50s. those are comfortable. watch what happens by tomorrow. we will take the dew points into the 60s by tomorrow afternoon, upper 60s in southeastern massachusetts. by thursday morning, into the mid 60s, just about every where with supper 60s an even into the afternoon on thursday, stayin to dry things out. so hour-by-hour tonight in cape cod, dropping down to about 70-8:00, into the 60s and staying there because your dew points are in the 60s, you can't go lower than that. in the 60s as well and suburbs in the lower 60s and northwest of worths upper 50s but usually staying clear until a few clouds start to rise first thing in the morning. satellite radar shows just the thin clouds drifting by. what i'm watching is a front the west that will bring us some showers and we need them. couple tropical systems out there and awaiting the newest information from the national hurricane center to pass on to you in a few minutes. >> new at 4:00, a new hampshire overdosed on drugs while her 10 month old slept feet away. 32 year-old alicia silver is charged with endangering a child after she left the baby in her apartment, while she took drugs in a anything's apartment. first responders found her unconscious and had to revive her. the baby is with relatives tonight. month. >> the video show as man slashing a sign that says hillary belongs in prison. police are k log for that man. and as fox 25's monony reports they had a big piece of evidence he left at the scene of the crime in brookline. >> everybody is entitled to their own opinion with their contentious trump versus hillary campaign. they placed hillary for prison on their front lawn. brookline. >> this is the second time the there's been damage done to the sign. >> over the weekend, they caught a man walking up to their front lawn. now, watch closely. he cuts the sign. what he didn't realize? cameras were watching him the whole time. >> the smart crooks are in the can. obviously. this guy isn't too smart. >> it doesn't end there. in july, a woman threw paint on the sign. >> she threw some paint onto the sign. and then went off into the neighborhood. >> so we know it's somebody from the neighborhood. >> back to this weekend's vandalism. a dethe man wasn't so smart, they found a cell phone next to their house. on that cell phone, a bunch of selfies. >> and it also look like there was texting that was done afterwards. and we believe that this is a selfie of the person who owned the phone. >> marcy frankel said the sign front office. >> so when my husband put the sign up i felt like it would be a little dangerous. >> now she is afraid someone might even retaliate. >> i was afraid somebody might drive by and just throw a rock or godtor bid fire a gun or something. >> weak links, let them face me. i'm willing to tack about it. >> a local police lieutenant is facing federal charges that he defrauded his department. invest was taking private detail jobs while he was supposed to be working for the city. a move that cost taxpayers $11,000. the record show corliss made more than $234,000 in 2014 (^) including close to $87,000 in just overtime. >> a new hampshire supermarket that sold the winning ticket for a jumbo powerball jackpot is donating part of its prize for selling the ticket to charity. last month someone bought the $487 million ticket at the hannah ford in raymond, today check from the lottery. it plans to give that money to a few local charities. so far, no one has come forward to claim that big prize. >> a landmark cruise is bringing a tourist boom to canada. the crystal se ve anity carrying 1600 passengers dined yesterday, that's 300 people more than live in this town, it is the largest ship to travel through the northwest passage and people who live there are hopeful for more tourism like this. the businesses, the stores will make money. and maybe the artists will make money. >> environmentalists say trips like this exploit though the impact of global warming. we have told you about crystal se reanity's voyage, passengers paid up to $120,000 to get a ticket on the ship. >> the als community are celebrating a major breakthrough in the fight against the disease. front. the breakthrough isn't a cure but two new genes linked to als have been discovered. the the findings let researchers try different approaches to fighting als and it never would have happened if it were not for pete fray tease and his ice bucket challenge. >> i have had the awesome privilege of traveling throughout the world. and everybody knows boston, massachusetts, they know pete fray tease (^) and they know that this is the place that has changed the that >> the donations from the ice bucket challenge went directly to the als foundation which found the two new genes. >> chipotle is handing out free drinks to some customers. still ahead, who seggable for the promotion. >> and frightening video of a 10 car pileup. next at 4:00, why the story has a very happy ending. >> first let's update you on the road conditions using live drive time traffic, live look now at the mass pike in bri ton, we will shift over the map and tell you a what is happening in the map, slow going in the expressway from the o'neill tunnell to the braintree split. here are tobin bridge to 128, 26 minutes. o'neill tunnel to the split, 21 minutes. and the weston tolls to route 1, going about 31 miles per hour a teenager in florida is build writing bad checks. 19 year-old malachi love ro benson, or "dr. love" was charged with practicing without a license in february and now he is accused of writing a bad check on a car. his lawyer asked to be taken off the case. >> the government wants more time to respond to the wrongful death lawsuits in the charleston church shooting. they claim the fbi failed to check his that killed the 9 people. roof is facing the death penalty. >> a dramatic rescue caught on dashcam. watch as a tractor trailer slammed into traffic causing a 10 car pileup. it happened in binghampton, new york. other drivers quickly rushed to the burning car to pull the man and woman who were in the car to amazingly no one was killed. >> the alzheimer's foundation is thanking gene wilder's family, the man who we knew as willie wonca, passed away from the disease. he was diagnosed three years ago and chose to keep it secret until now. but, revealing the diagnosis after his death is a decision the alzheimers association said could save lives by raising awareness about the benefits of an early diagnosis. >> another a lochte. he made he made a big mistake when he claimed to be held up at gun point but he also believes the reaction is blown out of proportion. he said on "good morning america," i want to put this behind me and move on and move forward. i this i the rest of the world wants this, too. there are other bigger issues this world is facing. >> a puppy and his owner reunited after a bad car crash. still ahead, where that little guy turned up weeks later. >> and an impressive hurricane gaston, no threat to us. there are tropical systems out there that can play a part in our labor day weekend forecast up next. >> there is a new place to sit down and sip a cup of coffee in downtown crossing, next at 4:00, pos ton's downtown crossing got a make over. tables and chairs made way for a one of a kind popup cafe. michael hen rick reports. >> a popup transforming the y., franklin and arch street intersection into an open area to sit and relax, at least for a few hours this morning. >> thank you, i think it's a great idea. it's a lot of unused space. why not have a plaza where people can enjoy themselves? >> while gardener stratton lives nearby and grabbed the the first cup of coffee in the temporary plaza, commuter brandon pelty friendly program. >> i usually take the train in and there's no place to sit in the city. i would love to see it larger and see comfy chairs an patio turn furniture, i would have come every day for a vibrant atmosphere. >> that is the hope that the boston business improvement group said her group and the transportation department are looking for. when showing off possible permanent deseens. >> people are really enjoying the fact that they have been asked to participate. >> and fan. >> i don't necessarily agree with it. >> carly tablet works in the area and does not like taking the the t. she drives. she said a permanent plaza that either limbs or eliminating traffic along frank len street would make her life harder. same goes for the handful of commercial truck drivers who spoke with fox 25 off camera. >> it kind of prohibits people from driving into the city. the city is already dangerous >> in the end, organizers are calling today's popup plaza and experiment of sorts. the they do decide to try to make it permanent, it could happen by the springtime. reporting in a busy downtown cross, i'm michael hein rick, fox 25 news (^). >> the wives of several massachusetts state trrms are trying to cover landmarks around the state in blue ribbons, they are doing work in tribute to law enforcement officers, similar campaigns are taking place in other states t. goal is to have blue ribbons on display in >> home foreclosures in massachusetts have fallen for the first time in more than two years. foreclosured dipped compared to last year. the drop is an encouraging sign. the foreclosures are starting to settle down in the state. >> new at 4:00, a water main break flooded the street and sidewalks in manhattan's upper west side. it opened a sink hole which partially swallowed up a bmw as you can see in the video there. firefighters checked the of water. no one there was hurt. >> big waves in jacksonville, a tropical depression in the gulf of mexico is expected to become a tropical storm at any moment now. heavy rain string winds and possible tornadoes are all expected with this storm. >>. four you local forecast from chief meteorologist kevin lemanowicz and the storm tracker team. >> most activities are over the carolina, what they are get waves from the storm system. we may see some here by labor day weekend, that's within way the storms can impact us, without raining on us at all. 76 in boston, 82 in the suburb, real pleasant evening out there. going to fenway park or around boston the humidity is low, enjoy that. it's not going to stick around. 76 degrees with sunshine at first pitch this evening a comfortable night for another red sox win. dew points in the 50s mostly, couple 60s out there. by tomorrow, middle of the day gets higher than that for thursday morning in the middle of the day thursday. what does that mean for you? it is comfortable out there this evening with a dew point scale getting into the 60, we are back to sticky levels for wednesday and thursday and just about up to the oppressive levels in some towns getting close to 70 degrees, especially in the morning thursday and into the middle of the day before it pushes a i way and we dry out and we will be much more comfortable to start your holiday weekend. much time temperatures tomorrow with the humidity increasing, they are going up into the mid 80, already by lunchtime, most cod. just a few thin clouds drifting by tonight. no storm threat for your plans this evening. the storm threat holds off inform northern new england this front for southern new england. this front, we timed out, we can pick up tropical moisture and get some official rain. the it doesn't look like it wants to do that. it is looking to steer things away from us. first stop is hurricane gaston. the latest is in on gaston, and it's still a hurricane. it clearly has an incredible bermuda is back here, coast of the u.s. over here, not a threat to any of us this. is a one spinning off the carolinas and throwing waves toward jacksonville, florida and up and town the atlantic coast and southeast as well. it has rain off shore and wants to make a run at the outer banks. waiting for the latest track from the national hurricane center. this one is the more likely one to become a tropical storm from what i'm seeing. a lot of flairs from thunderstorms, twist in the action, you will see what looks like a circulation along well thunderstorm activity. that's what we look for in satellite pictures. no, i don't you don't see green or rain. it's not because it is not raining but because you are out of radar range. there is not one in cancun mexico sticking out to lose out, you lose from cuba to the mime sites reaching that way because it's too far out over the open waters. this over the gulf of mexico is likely to strengthen. however, if it really is forming over the the south like it looks like it is, that may be part of the south the computer models are showing. the gulf of mexico which will open up more on the gulf coast. the last track is heading north, look how far north it was. i'm seeing the circulation farther south o so that new update on the national hurricane center minutes away and that will be important the look at because that is pointed toward the coastline of the the mid atlantic on last check, with a close pass to southern new england or close enough it can bring big waves and potentially rain here. this is the rain track activity for late tomorrow night and into thursday morning, we are expecting that the is the front that will come through us so wewi without severe weather. here is a the seven-day forecast, keeping it dry into the weekend, for now. depending upon what happens with the tropical system in the gulf of mexico, it's going to impact us and won't be until the end of labor day weekend, looking at monday and tuesday. that's why the small percentage anyway for now of some storminess coming into the forecast. >> a loy call woman had the honor of throwing out the pitch at last night's red sox game. we introduced you to jodi last is doing quite well and her daughter? about the celebrate a fist birday, it is part of the jimmy fund tell thon. this year's event raised more than $1 million just this week for cancer research and good for her. a hungry bear chased off a loan in new hampshire caught red-handed. >> hey, no, no, no. hey. hey. >> hey. jason alexander is the man who shot the video. bird feeder after the scolding. the lack of rain in the area 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united states may soon be screened for the zika virus. right now, only blood donated in florida, puerto rico is being tested for zika, but the f.d.a. says screening needs to be expanded. a majority of people who have zika may never show any symptoms, but the virus can be passed on by blood. more than 2500 cases of mosquito-borne zika have been reported in the u.s. >> a troubled for-profit college is no longer accepting new students. stopped all enrollment. the new students would not be eligible for federal financial aid. the school is the target of several investigation. in april, the state of massachusetts filed a lawsuit accusing the school of using deceptive advertising practices. it has campuses in norwood and wilmington. amtrak is making plans to improve service along the busy northeast corridor. the railway says it will purchase when 8 new trains for the area. they will have larger seats and cars in 2021. they will allow amtrak to offer hourly departures between boston and new 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father drowns, while trying to rescue kids from the water. fox 25 news at 5:00 p.m. starts right now. >> vanessa: now at 5:00 p.m., summer. a man drowns while trying to save four children with a local waterville known swimming spot. >> the reporter: leaders demanding answers after two uber drivers with criminal backgrounds. how the company is. >> tom brady is getting ready to serve his four game suspension. >> watching the games from home for the first time. >> and tracking sharks. we head out in the water to find out if a new buoy system shows evidence of any more sharks in our area. >> mark: 39-year-old man died trying to save four young relatives from drowning. new hampshire state police issued a stern warning to swimmers. i'm mark ockerbloom. >> vanessa: i'm vanessa welch. it out of the popular swimming spot alive. this happened at profile falls in bristol, new hampshire. fox 25's crystal haynes live at state police barracks in concord, and crystal, police tell you that the water in the falls, it wasn't very deep at the time. that's exactly right, vanessa, but i want to tell you, we just learned that the identity of this 39-year-old hero, that's what he's being called tonight, is of concord, new hampshire. the new hampshire state police from four to eight feet deep, but any amount of water can get folks in trouble, especially at the falls where there are sharp and jagged rocks below the water's surface. the sound of rushing waterville certificate a familiar one for kim hawkins, she's been swimming at the profile falls since she was a teenager. and doesn't think it's dangerous. >> probably from when i was about 17. >> the reporter: kim was shocked to hear a 30 newspaper-year-old concord man died while trying to rescue his young relatives yesterday afternoon. new hampshire state police stay four kids, 7, 8, 10 and 13 were swimming under the waterfall when they began to struggle. >> definitely a hero. it's just a little scary as to why everybody was having trouble. >> i think it's great. i would have done it too. i hope he knew how to swim. >> the reporter: the four children were pulled out in water that was 4 to 6 feet deep.