skies. that's led to patchy fog. norwood to keene. heads up, it will be gone an hour after sunrise. look at those calm winds, though, at least we don't have a wind chill to tell you about. the temperatures will wise, 70s by noon. a lot of upper 70s. i'll give you an update as we get to the back half of the weekend coming up. >> following breaking news this morning, boston police investigating an early morning shooting in dorchester. e.m.s. confirms to fox 25 three people heard, one of them suffering life-threatening injuries on wale and nightingale threats around 2:00. fox 25 was there as they combed the scene for evidence. more detail as they become available this morning. >> this morning, a suspect remains on the loose. but, again, this happened at around 6:00 in the morning. so, again, right around this exact same time two hours ago. look around on foundry street, all of this dark. this happening about 4 to eight hours. easton police say she was walking her dog at the bristol condominiums around 6:00 in the morning. that's when someone came up be sexual assaulted her. the victim was able to run away to get helpful that's when police arrived. neighbors we spoke with say this is all very disturbing. >> i think it's very intimidating. it's really scary. this seems like a safe area. i've always felt comfortable here. >> police told us, they do not have a description of the suspect and the victim wasn't able to provide one. they say this is the still a we're continuing to reach out to police. coming up at 6:30, the action one neighbor says she's going to take in light of what happened. in easton, stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> new details emerging about the murders of two nuns in their own home. robert early sanders appeared in court yesterday accused of the murders last month. he allegedly told police, he walked into sisters margaret when they confronted him. investigators are still working to determine if they were raped. yesterday in court, a judge denied bond for sanders. sanders is being charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty if convicted. the case is expected to go to a grand jury. >> a murder investigation underway in new hampshire this morning and police are releasing pictures of their prime suspect. he is wanted for shooting another man to death. of merrimack and beech street. the ada says maldonado may still have a gun on him and should not be approached if you see him. >> an off duty officer spotted the flag burning and called fox 25. erica richie shows us the video hoping to lead police to whoever is responsible. >> it's not clear, but if you look on the right of the screen, you can see someone a trash can with unsteady foot then seconds later, illuminated objects fall to the ground like rain. when that happens, three men run away. >> it absolutely infewer rates me. >> they saw the vacant flag posted outside the store, remember the american flag, that was hung outside forever was burned in the middle of the >> one thing i was always statute was to respect the flag and respect the people who fought to give us that flag. >> i just don't know why anybody would want to do that. i really don't. i don't know what would make anyone want to do that. >> reporter: donna owns the store and was here after hours, after it was lit. she didn't see what happened. she was happy to hand over the surveillance video to the >> being a good citizen, doing my part. >> reporter: and now neighbors vow to do theirs. >> so everybody knows, no this is not a neighborhood you mess around with. we're going to replace it. and put it back up there where it belongs. >> less than 24 hours after the arson, another flag is already flying at that same spot. a woman who donated, told fox 25 it belonged to her father when he served more than a decade thefts. right off doorsteps in west ninth street. these surveillance pictures show the suspects. witnesses tell fox 25, they found the man following a delivery truck around on his bicycle. >> i told him, i said, i don't know if you've gotten stuff delivered a lot. there was a guy that grabbed a box from here. obviously, he didn't like what was in there and dropped it. >> dozens of people who live in the area tell fox 25, the problem has been going ofo weeks and they're hoping the surveillance pictures help police catch the suspect. >> happening now, a stand off continues between police and a man barricaded among an amtrak train. it's happening in los angeles, along the pacific route. it pulled into the station around 6:00 p.m. local time. according to witnesses, they reported a passenger with a gun. the man ma appears to be under the influence of some sort or issue. all 192 passengers and crew have been evacuated. negotiators and s.w.a.t. are currently trying to get the man to surrender. so far no shots fired. two people will go to prison for sexual assaulting a 16-year-old girl and sharing video of that incident on snapchat. they were sentenced yesterday. the assault happened two years ago behind a saugus elementary school. yesterday in court their lawyers apologized on their behalf and apologize to his family, apologize to the victim in this case. >> i would like to start by addressing my deep remorse and apology for my reactions. i have seen the way this has affected everyone involved. >> they were each sentenced to four to five years in prison and after their release they will need to register as sex offenders. >> a teen was hit before 9:00 off-ramp in newtonville. police say he was trespassing on the tracks when he was struck. the teenagers exact name and age is not available yet. >> getting a make over of a temple, the old on bridge street will serve as the headquarters. a spokesperson for the group says the irony that a town that once executed people because of ties to satan, is the largest satanic organization is not lost on us. >> he signed an executive order yesterday. it calls for the development of a statewide climate adaptation plan and requires cabinet secretaries apply a cabinet change coordinator in each of their departments. it's also to help towns to cope with public warming. meantime, the governor is taking national monument. built off of the new england coast, closing off 5,000 scare square miles by 2023. it has a local fisherman concerned about the future of the fishing industry. >> my hope is there will be some sort of dialogue here. not just with the local fisherman. u.s. senator marquis, but follow up conversations with a number of e years the responsibility to do that work. >> the area blocked off by the monument one of the most fertile places for fisher men. >> the first of its time pilot program will allow parents and passengers to get sub sisize rides through the app. it's part to make it more sufficient. the ride is t vehicles used for disabled riders. control board in the last year. >> less than 10 days out from the first presidential debate of the campaign season. an update on the polls and what it means and who will and will not be taking the debate stage. >> a new proposal taking on a parents worse nightmare. >> what if you forever for the rest of your life, you go over the what if. >> technology now being suggested that could s >> jason brewer: a great shot here from our control room of the harvest moon above. beautiful start to the day if ?? dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard, their flea and tick killer doesn't have to be. nexgard, the vet's #1 choice for dogs, is a delicious, beef-flavored chew that kills both fleas and ticks. so it's easy to give, easy to take. reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. for powerful flea and tick protection, ask your vet about nexgard. the #1 choice of vets for their dogs and yours. v.o.: kelly ayotte says she's on our side, but on our rights, she's squarely with donald trump. voting six times to do just that, defund planned parenthood. and both oppose our right to safe and legal abortion. ayotte: well i certainly think that roe should be overturned... trump: there has to be some form of punishment. matthews: for the woman? trump: yeah, there has to be some form. v.o.: ayotte and trump, wrong for new hampshire women. planned parenthood votes is responsible for the >> jason: bad news. you can plan on shelling a bit more at the gas pump to the pipeline. the colonial pipeline between houston and new york sprung a leak and had to be shut down. that translates to drivers paying about 20 cents more a gallon in gas. the good news is though the spike is expected to be short lived. fiat-chrysler joining the major car companies dealing with major recalls. a million may have seatbelts and air bags from deploying and belts from tightening. the recall a number of vehicles. they're all listed on your screen there. the company hasn't come up with a solution yet. but will contact customers when the fix is ready. so far the it's linked to at least three deaths and five injuries. >> catherine: it's a incident we've hear about too many. children dying in the heat a solution may be on the way. >> reporter: your car knows if you forget to turn off the lights and fasten your seat belt and let's you know about it. now, a bill trying to pass congress, will give you the same alert if a child is in the back seat. stef knows it's a nightmare that can happen because it happened to her in 2009. >> in my mind, i had convinced i >> reporter: she thought she had dropped off dana like always. but she hadn't. dana died in the hot car that day. >> what if, you go over for the rest of your life. >> reporter: already this year, 20 children died in heatstroke incident. lawmakers already experimenting with this technology. the 2016 acadia has a rear seat feature. >> if you have why not use it. if these children were dying because of tainted baby food, i can assure you there would be an immediate government reaction. >> reporter: there are a number of bills to pass this year, this could mean this would wait to pass until next year. reporting in washington, fox 25 news. >> catherine: training tsa agents to better accommodate passengers travelling with because of liquid demands, parents are sometimes asked to dump breast milk. it happened to congresswoman jamie butler, that prompted a babes act. it would require new training about milk for t.s.a. agents. airlines also a reminder for exemption for parents. >> story about this mom who had the bomb squad called on her. t.s.a. important to make sure all of its trainers have the standard policy down and >> catherine: the bill already cleared a house committee. new hampshire senator kelly ayotte pushing that same bill in the senator. a new bill to antibiotics in the works without having to fight your child to take it. researchers at boston hospital are working on a special gel drop that would only be needed to administered once. that means, you would only need to fight your kid once to take that medication. ready. they're testing them on chinchillas right now. >>. >> jason brewer: good saturday morning. another cool start. beautiful moon above. high clouds filtering that sunlight from time to time. on the drive in, the shadows are pretty awesome. a little bit of patchy fog too. keep an eye out for 7:00, 8:00 a.m., all gone quickly. middle 50s right now. lows, light, southwesterly afternoon. if you're not a fan of the 50s or 40s. we're headed for the 70s later. norwood one of our cooler spots. framingham as well. hanover you're at 45. and 50 being reported from rockport. back to the west, 40s and 50s. worcester at 50 degrees. jaffrey there at 44 and plymouth county, lower and middle 40s in to space, so 42 there with 57 on nantucket. a little more of an ocean influence on that one. hour by hour, worcester today, you're looking fine. periods of high clouds, but also some periods of bright sunshine with temperatures warming up into the mid and upper 60s by 10:00 a.m. at noon, 70 degrees, headed to the lower and middle 70s 2:00, 3:00. late day, those numbers come back down slowly. here's a look at brockton, you'll see temperatures in the lower 70s by 10:00 a.m. a little warmer than your neighbors to the west there. with highs to the mid to upper 70s this afternoon. all right. yankees still in town. at 1:05 today. my forecast at 74 in fenway, south and southwest wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. nice day with dry humidity levels pretty comfortable. temperatures in beverly today, middle 70s. and upper 70s in fitchburg. let's talk about the moisture. i want to start with the big picture. because we have tropical depression julia down here in the atlantic. this blue color you see, very dry hair. and we're tracking moisture here and moisture here. watch as i advance in time. a cold front approaching. that wind out of the south, southwest. tropical moisture and you can maximize on late sunday night, monday morning, this is monday at 8:30 in the morning. you sue he that bright orange color, that's the rain, the moisture, the muggy weather. by tuesday, we begin to see those blues and purples return. and we're back to that dry air once again. let's look at future cast as we're thinking about our tailgating plans. best chance of showers looks to new hampshire. a risk of a passing shower, the best chance for the heavier rain later in the day with the approaching front and the heat of the day, we see some showers and possibly a rumble of thunder come up by late afternoon into the evening and watch on monday morning, we still have heavy downpours around. let's talk about hour by hour rain fall. 5:00 sunday, these are the areas that experience some rain, but nothing particularly heavy just yet. the heavier rain totals half inch or better show up on monday. tuesday we clear it out. wednesday, sunny, and nice and warm and dry. and we're going to keep it that way through the lighter part of the week. >> three people in utah are taking to court. the bank is being sued for fraud, and breach of privacy and he breach of contract. that was posed on friday after employees who created those fake accounts to inflate be ins. they're ordered to pay millions in fines and -- >> a student sent home from high school with a highly contagious illness. >> they showed me his happened and they were completely covered. >> plus, this morning, dumped by her fiancee and hit with suspected credit card fraud. the kind actions of a oh, dishwasher, why don't you dry my dishes? oh, he doesn't know any better. you just need to add finish? jet-dry? in the rinse aid compartment. it's there for a reason. it dries much better finish? jet-dry?. oh, here comes nancy. wow, she's sure making a splash in that designer dress! and with a thicker, more fabulous formula, she's not splashing. you can wear anything and pour bleach. cks. >> jason: been a little more than a week, since this picture was taken. a worcester football player national anthem. he told fox 25 he plans on doing it again. last night, he made good on that promise. this time, joined by other players. >> as the national anthem played number 2 michael, took a knee again last night. as did three other players. this moments after the superintendent asked everyone to stand for the anthem. >> if you choose not to stand, you must do so peacefully. >> reporter: bernadette is the grandmother of the quarterback. she thinks there's a better way to handle michael's concerns. >> i wish he had a peaceful pro test in front of the school one morning. >> earlier this week, he's protesting to shed light on the treatment of black people in america. >> i did it because i feel like black people around us and the -- >> reporter: and while he's getting support for voicing his concerns, tell fox 25, they're not sure if the national anthem is the including a former player and coach for doherty. >> i have family in the army. i don't kneel during the national anthem, i stand up during the national anthem. >> reporter: staying active in the community will make a difference. >> personally i believe if you believe in that, you should be in the community, raising your voice and doing other things. >> reporter: after the game, opongue texting fox 25 saying the school is okay with his >> catherine: this woman is finding a reason to smile even after being dumped by her fiancee, she was furnishing her apartment when her credit card got cut off, when she called, she ended up with an unlikely friend. she pulled her card out, the other woman on the line, tanya, decided to help her, to give her bonus frequent flyer miles, she sent flours to let christina know someone cares. christina is trying to reconnect with tanya. >> she must have laid it on thick. got sympathy points. >> get calls from all kind of people about their hardships. for 16 years, i love that dirty water, oh, boston, you're my home. but do you love dirty charles river water enough to drink it? >> no. >> some turning water from the for the brew the charles challenge. it starts in science technology and fear. hoping to draw your attention to water conservation. hub week kicks off a week from tomorrow. >> all right. i can't do it any way. even if i could. i wouldn't partake in trying those beers. it's too weird. the charles river? >> you can try it once. >> jason brewer: they have to sure everything is cleaned up in there. they say it's clean now. maybe so. maybe so. i'm not going to totally rule it out. yesterday, temperatures in the 70s. today similar. a little extra cloud cover from time to time. ahead of our next rainmaker. timing that for your sunday coming up. >> a woman was sexual assaulted while walking her dog. and this morning, police are ocolate outside. exotic fruit flavor inside. brookside. for all your sides. ? ? brookside. grocery shoppers of america! take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement. organic food is no 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of sympathy from this one. temperatures in the 40s, yeah, it's fresh, maybe have to turn the heater on. just depends. might have the windows open too. totally where your blood is at. visible, do have dense fog around, norwood, also keen and the vineyard, that's already lifting. now that the sun is up, won't last more than an hour or so. in the greater boston area today, how about 70s, there you go, jason, a sweater in the morning but 72 by noontime today. by tomorrow, a little warmer, a little more humid tomorrow shower maybe even a were to moving in on sunday. i'm talking about this straight ahead. >> a woman sexual assaulted by walking her dog. and this morning, police still looking for the man responsible. >> fox 25 stephanie coueignoux is live in easton where this assault happened and the woman says this man came up from behind her. >> reporter: yeah, actually, at this hour, police are still looking for that man. 48 hours after all of this happened. that has neighbors absolutely on edge. not only behind me, this all happened on a busy road along foundry street. >> it's really scary. >> reporter: people living in the bristol condominiums are shaken up after learning one of their neighbors was sexual assaulted. she was walking her dog around 6:00 a.m. on foundry street. according to the victim, someone came up behind her and then attacked and sexual assaulted her. helpful when police arrived, she began talking with neighbors. >> she said, do you ever see anybody strange around here? >> corey said she never thought twice about walking her dog. >> this is a really quiet neighborhood. we all know each other and most of the people who walk dogs we all kind of know each other. >> reporter: but after learning what happened, she told us, she will be careful and onl during daylight hours. and, again, this happened at 6:00 in the morning and at this point in the year, that's when it's still dark out. police say they do not have a description of the suspect. but they say this is still an active investigation. in easton, i'm stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> jason: a federal judge rejected a request from the govp globe to see how much tax money when two baups exploded at the boston marathon finish line. dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to death for his part. >> the latest part of the officer who accused superiors for fabricating against him. another br covered up. >> massive changes worked on for the braintree police department evidence room after a number of discrepancies discovered. just this week, 11 cases thrown out because of evidence issues. they've sent letters to those with cases that may be affected. an audit turned into disturbing problems. >> the majority of hardworking police officers, especially at the effort to get drugs off of the street. and now, unfortunately, because of this, a lot of cases thrown out. >> already made changes on how it stores evidence. and now two officers will oversee the evidence room. >> developing this morning, two police officers are shot and four bystanders are hurt. a suspect dead after a wild chase through the streets of pennsylvania. a shooter ambushed a police officer while sitting in her patrol car thursday night. hitting her in the arm and protective vest. then the shooter nearby bar and using a woman for a body shield. moments later, the suspect shot, officers cornered in the ally, where he was shot and killed. >> libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson will not be part of the debate in nine days. they announced the news yesterday, saying johnson had 8.4% backing in the polls, no former massachusetts senator bill weld will not be debating either. jill stein also failed to make the cut. hillary clinton and donald trump will duke it out one-on-one on september 26th. a university of new hampshire coming under fire how it spent millions of dollars by a late librarian. >> this involves money donated by robert moore, died last year at the age of 77 and everyone when he left $4 million to the school. he worked at unh for 0 years and part of the has class of 1963. he was known for living a simple life. his gift given last month. the unh is decision to use a quarter of his for a new video score board at the university's football stadium. >> a storm criticism, on social media, with some alumni saying they're ashamed. statement, it was mr. moore's decision to donate only a small distribution of the library and the rest as the university sees fit. >> $100,000 in the donation was dedicated to the library where he worked for so many years. another $2.5 million will be used to expanded career center at unh. >> a c run this morning. everyone else on this ride to remember went on bikes. the inspiration that made him go on foot. >> we're freaking about it. >> the warning the school came before a student came down with a hand food mouth disease. >> jason brewer: middle 50s in ?? their flea and tick killer doesn't have to be. nexgard, the vet's #1 choice for dogs, is a 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covered with hand foot and mouth. >> the standard symptoms are fever, sore blisters and sores. >> they're like giant blisters, wicked big. >> reporter: while it's rare in children over five, the virus is not unheard of, where cancelled several high school game and required sanitizing buses. here in fitchburg players were screened for symptoms. >> they called them down at 9:00 and checked them all. fox 25 news. >> jason: the fitchburg health department says it isn't looking into the virus because it's not a reportable disease. we reached out to monty tech and convey bog officials but never heard back. >> catherine: this morning, we're hearing the call for help of three people whose boat likely ran aground. we were there on the scene when the rescue happened in newburyport yesterday. the coast guard worked local rescuers pulled the three people out. two of them ending up in the hospital. another person hurt their were a, another person cut their face. it's likely the boaters hit a sand bar and may have been out of control. >> jason: historical artifacts turning up at one of boston's oldest religious sites. coming up some items some religious and some not discovered. ?? why do banks treat you and your money like this? they nickel and dime you with fees and minimum balances. capital one won't do that. they've reimagined banking, and built a checking account that's free of all that nonsense. no fees. no minimums. no gotchas. at capital one, your money stays your money. is that ice-t? nope, it's lemonade. is that ice-t? lemonade. ice-t? what's with these people, man? lemonade, read the sign. lemonade. read it. ok. delicious. ice-t at a lemonade stand? surprising. what's not surprising? how much money marin saved by switching to geico. yo, ice-t! it's lemonade, man! >> catherine: police arrested one person for drunk driving after this crash in new hampshire. this happened overnight on college road. you can see the suv rolled over. badly damaged. police say one was hurt. >> jason: is getting worse, it's causing smaller crops and failing farms at local farms. john monahan reports from millis, where farmers have to get creative just to make their living. >> reporter: clouds of dust kicked up by this water truck. on the way to feed a thirsty field at tangerine farm in millis. >> nobody likes a dry are some. we have lost a few crops. >> reporter: laura tangerine owns the farm. the driest one yet. less . >> these tomatoes you see here, would be maybe two, maybe three times the size you're seeing. >> reporter: some didn't make it. five weeks ago, the drought got so bad they tried to save it by flooding it with 35,000 gallons of water, the next day, though, it was dry again and this crop had to be sacrific irrigation is paying off. >> we can actually drip water on them, really getting it back down in the root zones. >> and the straw berry crop beautiful. tangerine farm has its own water supply. but this pond can only provide so much. still, laura feels lucky, but knows that other farmers are worse off as this long dry summer continues. >> jason: worcester's water woes is asking the residents to make sacrifices. worcester's are at 50% capacity but the situation even worse because 10% of that water cannot be accessed by pipes. in response, the city declared a level three drought emergency which restricts water use for everyone in the city. >> we haven't seen a drought of this magnitude for about 26 if it continues on, it could exceed that last drought. >> jason: worcester's water ban extends to commercial businesses too. local restaurants being asked not to automatically provide free tap water and wait until a customer requests it. >> catherine: the faa trying to figure out if million of drones are clouding the skies after -- 500,000 drones month alone. in comparison, there are only 260 thousand manned airplanes registered in the u.s. >> your local forecast from jason brewer and the fox 25 storm tracker weather team. >> good saturday morning. right now we're looking out of our live view across the back bay with middle 50s. you see that milk key color in the sky. you see high clouds ahead of our next rainmaker and in and out from time to time call it. not a bad deal, get some sun through there as well. calm winds, led to a little bit of patchy fog in the low lying spots in the valleys. that will be gone in the next hour. temperatures right now are on the cool side in the lower elevations away from the city with those low 40s in sharon, norton, norwood. look at wellesley at 45. framingham at 46. franklin at 45 this morning. even scituate reporting 47 degrees. 45 in maynard. lower and middle 50s most of cape cod. look at the vineyard. often times the airport there gets cool. and it's in the lower 40s right now. there were your tee times. how about 70 degrees by 11:00 this morning in most spots. so not bad as we begin to see that southwest wind warm us up with enough sunshine today as well. great day in fenway. of course no rain, high clouds from time to time. first pitch, middle 70s. light southwest wind 5 to 10. picking up to 15 this afternoon. the afternoon highs will be in the upper 70s in those normally warmer spots. north and west. a little off shore wind warm up the coast. the north and south shore in the mid and upper 70s. we'll keep low and upper 70s. nantucket, cape cod. we have an approaching front from the west. so this orange color is showing you where that deep moisture is. and when it's maximized. this is late sunday night into monday. so the rain, the mugginess, then it gets again on tuesday and monday. so the dry air. but we do need the rain. let's talk about the timing how it looks on future cast, the latest model run and you can see a warm front kind of washing out as it gets closer to us. ahead of that, we see a chance morning. then as we get into tomorrow, late day evening, a better chance for some heavier downpours to move in. notice, it's really boston, north and westward, over the next tape where we have that better chance and then by monday, we begin to see the southeastern areas get involved in that heavier rain chance as well. here it is, through 5:00, still not a ton of rain yet. totals piling up. by the end of the day. we need that rain. right now lasting through monday. giving way to sunnier skies by the middle of next week. >> catherine: a watertown police officer is finishing up a long run this morning. that's kind of an under statement, 106 miles to be exact. officer brandon o'neil took par remember. he went on foot, instead of on bike. honoring both officers dying in the line of duty. >> for a law enforcement officer, we have a lot of bad reporting on us. this is one way to give back to our community as a law enforcement officer in a good way. >> catherine: officer o'neil was also running for his daughter who has a heart condition. second birthday. his daughter made it to the age of 10. all right. coming up, the reason no homework is actually better 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this morning. patriots 6:5 point favorites over miami. it was 14-0 after the sweet catch brooks north andover's only touchdown. darron watson. but haverhill, john charles, two go to our website to see more. my one-on-one interview with bill belichick. have a great saturday, everybody. >> catherine: archeology gists discovered items in the garden on the old salem street in the end. pottery, children's toys tobacco pipes and religious items. an american flag burned. the surveillance video. still ahead on the suspects the police are searching for. >> jason brewer: in the 40s and 50s right now. we'll be hitting the 70s soon. i'll have show when rain can affect your sunday coming up. >> jason brewer: a local mom on a i in, to find the mom who right now fox 25 morning news, i'm watching this storm system and where it will bring rain this weekend. >> reporter: police are searching for the person who sexual assaulted a woman while she was walking her dog. the reason neighbors say they're surprised by where this dorchester. fox 25 cameras rolling as police comb the scene for evidence. the details we're learning this morning krfrm and confessed to murdering a pair of nuns inside their home. the new information revealed in court as the judge ordered the suspect held without bail. >> this is fox 25 morning news. to you. thanks for watching fox 25 morning news, i'm catherine parrotta. >> jason: and i'm jason law. some call it cool. i call it cold. either way, it's a way to warm up. >> jason brewer: we're off to a chilly start. norwood one of our cooler airports, it's 40 right now. 40 for orange. 40 on the vineyard this morning. beverly you're reporting 50 abilities down in a couple of spots. but already improving. really fog no longer a concern after sunrise now. here's the forecast today, lower and middle 70s, including some spots in the 70s by lunchtime today. very comfortable after you shed the sleeves or sweater long sleeves this morning. tomorrow, it gets warmer. that does come with a risk of rain. the latest model forecast on that. when to expect it coming up. >> jason: following breaking news this morning. boston police out morning shooting in dorchester. e.m.s. to fox 25, three people injured. this happening at the corner of wales in nightingale street at 2:00 in the morning. police there as they're combing for evidence. we'll follow more details as they become available throughout the morning. >> catherine: this morning, a suspect remains on the loose of a sexual assault. this happened in easton. >> jason: that's right, fox 25 stephanie coueignoux is live in her dog when she says she was assaulted. >> reporter: yeah, she said this also happened about 6:00 in the morning. just about an hour ago. we showed you just how dark it is at that time. this is foundry street. this is a main street. even though early on a sunday morning. it's been pretty busy as cars have been driving by. again, it's been 48 hours since this happened. easton police say a woman was walking her dog near the bristol foundry street around 6:00 in the morning. that's when police say someone came up behind her and attacked and sexual assaulted her. the victim was able to run and get helpful that's when police arrived here. and neighbors that we spoke with say this is all very disturbing. >> i think it's really intimidating. it's really scary. this seems like a very safe area. i've always felt comfortable here. >> police tell us, they do not suspect and the victim wasn't able to provide one. but again they still say this is a very active investigation. we're continuing to reach out to police, as soon as we update, we'll let you know. coming up in three minutes, the action that one neighbor told us, she is now going to take. in easton, i'm stephanie coueignoux fox 25 news. >> catherine: details are emerging about the murder of two nuns in their own home. rodney early sanders appeared in a mississippi court again yesterday. accused of killing the pair last month. the time sanders was the street from the women. he allegedly told police, he walked to the sisters margaret held and paula merrill's home uninvited and stabbed them to death when they confronted him. the nuns were found partially clothed in the home. they did not say whether they were raped. sanders is charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty if convicted. the case expected to go to a now police have released pictures of the prime suspect. billy mold donald dough, wanted for shooting another man to death. at merrimack and beech streets. the attorney says maldonado may have had a gun on him and should not be approached if you see him. >> catherine: this morning, police are trying to figure out who set an american flag on fire. fox 25 erica richie shows us the video police are hoping will lead to whoever is responsible. >> reporter: it's not perfectly clear, but if you look closely at the upper right of the screen, can you see someone standing on a trash can with unsteady feet then seconds later objects begin falling to the ground like rain. when that happens another camera captures three men running away. >> it absolutely infuriates me. >> reporter: as residents woke outside the store and learned the american flag hung on it for as long as anyone can remember was burned in the middle of the it new. >> that's not something that goes very well with me at all. >> reporter: he shows us his grandfather's casket flag. >> one thing i was always taught, respect the flag, respect the people who fought to give us that flag. >> i just don't know why anybody would want to do that. i really don't. you know. i don't know what would make somebody want to do that. >> reporter: donna owns the the store when it was lit but didn't see it happen until she watched the surveillance video, which she says was happy to hand over to police. >> doing my part. >> and now neighbors vow to do theirs. >> so everybody will know, no, this is a neighborhood that you're not going to mess around with. we're going to replace it, put it back up there where it belongs. >> reporter: erica fox 25 news. >> catherine: less than 24 hours after arson, another flag the woman who donated it, it belonged to her late father when he served in the military decades ago. neighbors along one south street in south boston keeping an eye on their deliveries after a string of package thefts there. taken off of doorsteps west ninth street and these surveillance pictures show the person doing it. they spotted this guy following the delivery truck around on a bicycle. and one returned the fox back to the neighbor am ready apart. i don't know if you get it a lot. there was a guy who be agreed a box from here. obviously these he didn't like what was in there, and dropped it. >> dozens of people who live in that area, tell fox 25, the problem has been going on for weeks. they hope these pictures help police capture who has been doing it. >> a standoff between police and a man who barricaded an amtrak track. it happened along the pacific around 6:00 p.m. local time. according to local news stations a witness reported a passenger with a gun. witnesses say that man appears to be under the influence of something or has some sort of mental health issue. all 192 passengers and crews safely evacuated. crisis negotiators and s.w.a.t. are trying to get the man to surrender. so far no shots fired. two people go to prison for sexual assaulting a 16-year-old girl and sharing video of they were sentenced yesterday. the assault happened two years ago behind a saugus elementary school. yesterday in court, their lawyers apologized on their behalf. >> he asked me to apologize on his behalf and to apologize to his family and apologize to the victim in this case. >> i would like to start by expressing my deep remorse and apology for my actions. affected everyone involved. >> they were each sentenced four to five years in prison. their their release they will need to register as sex offenders. >> an investigation into a teenager being hit by a commuter rail line. he was trespassing on the tracks when he was hit. the name and age have not been released this morning. >> in salem, getting a make over as it will serve as the new temple heads quarters. a spokesperson for the group, that the irony because of a town once executed people for ties to satan will is the home headquarters of the largest satanic organization is not lost on us. >> jason: he signed an executive order yesterday that climbs for departments. also promises to help with impacts of global warming. called the order an important step toward protected public health and safety. the monument set to be built off the new england coast. closing up nearly 5,000 square miles by 2023. it has local fisher men and governor concerned about the future of the fishing some sort of follow up dialogue here. not just with the fisher men, about but folks like the new bedford and u.s. senator marquis. but follow up conversations with the entities that for years and years and years have the responsibility for doing that work. >> jason: the area blocked off by the monument one of the fertilish iffing areas for local fisher men. >> catherine: mobility impaired uber or lift. the first of the kind pilot -- it's part of a move to make the system more cost affective and efficient. that program has been under scrutiny of the mbta's fiscal and management control board in the past year. >> jason: already less than 10 days out from the presidential debate and the fate of the third party candidates have been decided. an update on the standing in the polls and what it means for who stage. >> catherine: plus a local school abandoning homework. next, the school claiming balance in the school home life. >> jason brewer: a gorgeous day yesterday in the 70s. today even warmer and tomorrow a cottage cheese doesn't have to be just plain cottage cheese. with hood, it can be... ? hey! ? ...peach on a bagel... ? uh-huh 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homework doesn't help the learning process. they believe it can hinder it. it's part of the reason an elementary school in holyoke decided to abandon homework as fox 25 reported. it's not ready to take a hard line on the policy just yet. but willing to reevaluate the procedure. >> it's talking about the drive to have high test scores but also balance other aspects of learning. time management. interpersonal skills and desire for kids to have a balance life. just as adults we strive to have a balanced life. >> reporter: this year, teacher as the elementary school will factor in new guidelines, writing and awrithe me tick. >> school, personal lives with family. we're trying to find ways to look differently at work. that we've been doing in the past, we've been doing for a long time. >> reporter: this doesn't mean occasionally a project or interview with parents or grandparents, how much is decided how much homework, when and where could eventually influence the rest of the district. in the control room, elizabeth hopkins, fox 25 news. >> jason: you can soon plan on gas pump, thanks to a problem at east coast pipeline of the pipeline between houston and new york sprung a week last week and actually had be to be shut down. translatsdz to about 20 cents more per gallon in gas. the good news, is we're told the spike is expected to be short leave. fiat-chrysler joining companies in recalls. a computer issue is prevents the air bags from deploying and the it involves a number of vehicles. they're all listed on your screen right. now. the company hasn't come up with a solution just yet. so far the problems have been linked to at least three deaths and five injuries. >> catherine: lawmakers taking steps to -- t.s.a. passengers travelling with smoke and baby formula. >> because of the liquid ban, parents are sometimes asked to dump bre points. the congresswoman introduced the bottle and breast equipment screening or babes act, airlines also receive a reminder about the exemption for parents. and the bill has already cleared a house committee, u.s. senator kelly ayotte pushing that bill in the senate. there's a new antibiotic in the works to fight ear infections without having to researchers at boston children's hospital working on it, and slowly treat the infection over a week. that means you only have to fight your kid once to take that medication. no word on when the drops will be ready. they're being tested on chinchillas right now. >> jason brewer: i like the idea of that. just get it done one time and move on. temperatures right now, 5 -- 57 in boston. we were able to get good shots of the harvest moon this morning. captured one those shots and tweeted it on his page. take a look. a gorgeous one if you missed it. back to the south and west, cooler spots, hopkinton at 51, lawrence too, as well as ipswich. lowell you're at 50, pepperell. moments ago. beginning to rise now that the sun is up and keep that fair sky above. just high clouds time to time. with sun coming through in fine fashion. winds not too strong for tee times. up to 15 miles an hour by this afternoon. sledding the sweater by 10:00 a.m. already rising up to into the -- here's cape cod, high clouds around but no rain and temperatures at 5:00 p.m., still southwest breeze coming across. nice day in fenway today. 1:05. first pitch temperatures, humidity in check, yankees in town. afternoon rising up to close to 80. merrimack valley always a little warmer. with the offer shore wind out of the south and southwest. and the shore line heats into the middle 70s today. let's talk about the moisture. we have tropical depression because we're going to appeal some of that moisture up into new england. here's the moisture back west. here's the moisture indicated by orange. see how orange colors come late sunday into monday. the rain, mugginess, that's going to be with us, and then those blue colors come right back overhead, on tuesday afternoon on wednesday. an we get rain 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stand, you must do so peacefully. >> i think it's sad. >> reporter: the grandmother of the quarterback. to handle michael's concerns. >> i wish he had a peaceful protest in front of the school in the morning. >> i did it, by felt like black people are facing injustice and inequality. >> reporter: and while opong is getting support voicing his concerns, some tell fox 25, they're not sure the national anthem is the best time to do so. including a former player and coaches for i have family in the army, i don't kneel during the national anthem. personally i believe if you really believe in that, be in the community, raising your voice and doing other things. >> reporter: after the game, opong texted fox 25, saying the school is okay with his protest thief took that has everyone talking. the suspect gets into a california ymca and he bust into the cash register there. and makes off with the register. the register and the cash in it are fake, they're toys. needless to say, what police are looking for isn't too bright or maybe they just always wanted a cash register as a child. >> jason: oh, man, what a bummer for that guy. >> catherine: it's for the best -- >> jason: yeah, exactly. a big rescue ug trying to save a pod of dolphins. in the harry river wednesday. officials are looking into how exactly they ended up there. the international fund for animal welfare, says this is the largest pod they ever rescued. look how cute they are. >> they are really cute. >> are there any fast stories about animals washing up. don't call the proper authorities. good that they're rescued. habitat. good for them. >> very cute, jason certainly is. >> right now temperatures in the 40s and 50s as we start out our saturday. but big changes for the weekend, humidity coming back as well as a risk for rain on your sunday. much more on that straight ahead. >> reporter: a woman sexual assaulted walking her dog. and this morning, police continue to search for the introducing longhorn's great 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but fox 25's meteorologist jason brewer looking at this forecast. it is cool right now but it's going to warm up. >> jason: yes, shedding those 40s, 70s by lunch time. temperatures in the 40s, norwood, bedford, plymouth, new bedford, even hyannis down to 48 right now. we've had some fog in the valley. so the greater boston -- the 72 degree reading or two by noontime today. tomorrow a little warmer still. but that does come along with a risk of showers, even a rumming women of thunder coming up. the latest how to plan for that coming up. >> jason: okay. jason of a woman sexual assaulted walking her dog. and this morning, police still looking for the man responsible. >> catherine: fox 25 stephanie coueignoux is in the area where this all happened. stephanie, the woman says the man came up from behind >> reporter: she was minding her own business when this happened. as you can imagine, this has neighbors on edge, taking a look behind me. this is the road where she says she was attacked. and you can see already so far, it's pretty busy. >> intimidating, it's really scary. >> reporter: people living in the bristol square condominiums are shaken up after learning one of their neighbors was sexual assaulted thursday morning. a woman was walking her dog street. according to the imvictim, someone came up behind her and attacked and sexual assaulted her. she was able to run and get helpful when police arrived, they began speaking with neighbors. >> they just told me, do you see anyone strange around here, do you ever see anyone strange around here? and i was like no. i walk here pretty much every day. >> reporter: corey says she's never thought twice about walking her dog. >> this is a really quiet neighborhood. we all know each other. and most of the p dogs we all kind of know each other. >> reporter: after learning what happened, she told us, she'll now be careful and only walk during daylight hours. and, again, keep in mind, this happened at 6:00 in the morning. so it was still dark when all of this happened. police tell us, they do not have a description of the suspect but say they're still searching. stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> jason: federal judge, team for boston marathon bomber dzhokhar tsarnaev. it should not be made public, the judge says, until after the appeal was decided. 3 people died, more than 260 others heard, when two bombs exploded at the boston marathon back in 2013. dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to death for his role. >> catherine: latest suit comes from a brockton officer who accuses his superior of because of session wall discrimination. caught on camera and then covered up. >> jason: massachusetts being worked on for the braintree police department evidence room after a number of discrepancies were found. just this week, 11 cases tossed out because of evidence issues of the da.'s office sent letters. doing an audit. >> majority of hard work of the police officers, especially the braintree p.d., made an effort to get drugs off the street unfortunately because of this, a lot of these cases have to be thrown out. >> jason: the department already made changes on how it takes in evidence. now two officers will oversee the evidence room. >> developing this morning, two police officers are shot, four bystanders hurt and a suspect dead after a wild street in the streets of ambushed a trooper sitting in her patrol car, hitting her in the arm and protective vest. then the shooter darted into a nearby bar, using a woman as a body shield. moments later, with police in pursuit, the suspect shot into a car, critically injuring the two people inside. two officers eventually cornered him in an alley, where he was shot and killed. debate coming up in a few days. gary johnson had 8.4% backing in the polls. nowhere close to the 15% that's required. that means massachusetts senator bill weld will not be part of the vice-presidential debate either. jill stein also failed to make the cut. that means hillary clinton and donald trump will duke it out on stage one-on-one september 26th. the unfortunate of new hampshire is under fire how donated by a late librarian. >> donated by robert moore. and surprised everyone when he left $4 million to the school. he was fast forward to today. u.n.h. use add quarter of his tone nation, or $1 million for a new video score board at the >> a storm of criticism building on social media, with some alumni saying they're ashamed of their school. a statement, said, it was mr. moore's decision to donate only a small portion of the estate to the library and the rest to the university's discretion as it saw fit. yes, we respect and acknowledge the feedback of those who do not agree. it was dedicated to the he worked at for so many years, another will be used to expanded center at u.n.h. >> eddie aldi has died. aldi has been america's greatest thinking play wright after the death of arthur miller and wilson in 2005. died in the new york city at the age of 8. >> jason: finishing up a very miles. everyone else on this ride to remember was on bikes. coming up, the inspiration that made him go out on foot. >> catherine: a rare virus come to a local school. >> the warning another school gave just before a student came down with hand, foot and mouth disease. >> and good morning, off to a nice cool start. lower 70s, though, as we head to 1:00 today. a nice warm up on the way. tomorrow, could see some showers akes funding away from regular public schools in that area. this year alone, charter schools will take more than 400 million dollars away from neighborhood public schools. that's not right. instead of draining even more money from neighborhood public schools and giving it to charters, let's devote public resources to all of our students... not just a select few. don't lift the cap on charter schools. vote no on question 2. 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tech's principal says the player likely contracted the virus while playing quabog monday. they had players recovering from the illness but believed them no longer con take justice. >> my friend drove away and they showed me his hands and they were completely covered with the symptoms are fever, sore throat, rash, blister and sores. sores. >> reporter: while it's rare in children over five, the virus is not unheard of in new jersey, where a recent outbreakt several schools have cancelled high school game and required santizing buses. here in fitchburg, they're screening symptoms. >> they called all football players at 9:00 to the cafeteria. warning their hands and avoid contact with those sick. >> jason: right now the fitchburg health department says it's not -- we reached monty tech and quabog officials but not hearing back. >> we're in the river over here, we ran aground. >> catherine: on the scene as quickly of working to pull the 33 foot boat to shore. rescuers pulled the people out. two of them ended up in if hospital. witnesses weren't surprised to hear where it happened. >> i see people go on the wrong side of the marshes quite often. >> one person may have broken their arm. another person cut their face of the coast guard says it's likely voters hit a sand bar and may have been out o trash pile on beaver street yesterday. we saw a number of crews fighting the fire. but they appear to have it under control. the cause is still under investigation. >> jason: historical artifacts turning up from an old religious site. >> catherine: plus 25 years ago, a mother abandoned her baby in the hospital. >> i read the story, i was like, at the hospital. here's an amazing story. years in the making. last month, f trying to find her birth mom after abandoned at a local hospital. fox 25 crystal hanes shows us how her online plea for help got the attention of a very special nurse. >> the story spread like wild fire, that this 10 day old baby was found in the woman's room downstairs on the first floor. >> pediatric nurse maggi provost will never forget that june day in springfield at baystate medical center 25 years ago. i remember that. and well fed and well cared for. >> reporter: maggi hadn't thought about it for years until she came across this facebook post by palmer mom kathleen shea asking for any information about her birth mother. >> i was like, oh my god, i remember this situation. and not only do i remember the situation, i remember the baby, i took care of her. >> reporter: maggi reached out to kathleen on social media. >> she wanted me to call. >> oh my god. >> well, i talked to you since you lived so far away from one another. >> fox 25 cameras were rolling as they talked on the phone for the first time. >>t can't really -- it really brought me to tears because it really made me happy. >> oh, well, i'm happy that i was able to reach out to you. i wish i could help you more with information about your birth mother. >> maggi left baystate about 10 years ago and now works at dartmouth hitchcock center in could. >> your birth mom took great care of you, you were very healthy and happy baby. and everybody fought over taking care of you. >> while we were talking kathleen actually had another special surprise for maggi. >> the nurse said everything was definitely a big inspiration, put me into nursing school. so i definitely hope i can show the same compassion you showed me to other people. >> i didn't know you were in nursing school. that's awesome. >> also learned kathleen's youngest shares maggi's name. >> to know 25 years later, she's happy and healthy and has kids of her own is a wonderful story. >> reporter: i'm crystal haynes, fox 25 news. >> catherine: one person arrested for drunk driving in new hampshire. it happened in goth town. the suv pulled over and badly damaged. police say no one was hurt. still working to fish a long run this morning. 106 miles to be exact. officer brandon o'neil is taking part in this year's drive to remember. only he is on foot while everyone else took a bike. it started out in springfield and 15 miles in 15 it was in honor of thomas clardy and officer tarentino, who both died in the line of duty. >> this is one way to give back to our community in a good way. >> catherine: officer o'neil is also running for his daughter who was born with a heart condition and wasn't expected to make it to her first birthday. his daughter made it to the inch after 10. he says he draws inspiration from his little girl and his family. >> 55 miles, that's like two of those. that's amazing. worcester water woes are forcing the city to ask toll the drought is taking on central mass. reservoirs. worcester is at 60% capacity. the situation is even worse, about 10% of that can't be accessed by pipes. in response, the city declared a level 3 drought emergency which restricts water use for everyone in the city. >> we haven't seen a trout of this magnitude for about 26 years. and if it continues on, it could exceed that last team talking about this now for months. worcester's water ban extends to commercial businesses. local restaurants being asked not to automatically provide free tap water and wait until a customer requests it. >> now your forecast from meteorologist jason brewer and the fox 25 storm tracker weather team. >> jason brewer: i know it's the weekend. we have beneficial rain in the forecast and starts tomorrow and lasts through monday. so right now, just some high clouds coming through, even so a nice bright blue sky above boston right now. 57 degrees, a light southwesterly wind flow. it's a cool start with the light wind but those same southwest winds will help to break up the cool air and warm us up this afternoon. still seeing 40s, plymouth, cape cod, over to the vineyard, 47 bedford and all the way down to 40 at the norwood airport right now. down in the valley there, only a little bit cooler and that's one of our coolest so our metrowest, hour by hour forecast for your saturday. not bad at all. off and on high clouds. but also plenty of sun coming through those clouds with middle 70s by 1:00. upper 70s by 3:00 and 4:00. downward slide into the upper 60s closer to sunset. what a nice day to be in fenway, go sox, yankees in town once miles an hour at the highest mid-afternoon. there are those high temperatures today. closer to 0 in lawrence be nashua, fitchburg, and bed ford, upper 70s in norwood. middle 70s cape cod, low 70s on nantucket. let's talk about the moisture. i want to start with the big picture. i've got this neat colored looking map up here. shows where the moisture is. tropical depression julia here. i'm talking about that because we'll feel some of the moisture from that. here's the moisture. a couple of sources here. so we'll have available moisture to work with late sunday night into monday. the rain, mugginess with us. and all of that blown out of here during the day tuesday and back to down right dry conditions on wednesday. let's show you future cast here. as we're watching this from the west, makes its way in. makes a run into dryer air. but we are going to see spot showers after midnight tonight on into sunday morning. arriving late sunday afternoon and evening. and that continues on into the monday morning drive time. as far as rain amounts, a brand new model update, by the way. beginning to look a little more impressive than the last one i showed you. this is through say 4:00, 5:00, monday. most areas a chance for rain. but nothing particularly heavy yet. the heaviest arrives sunday night and sunday. half inch to three an inch possibly. as much as an inch of rain possible. with the slow moving front and all of that moisture. for the patriots home opener, that spot shower around through the tailgate, the start of the game. the risk for the storms late day, certainly a greater risk with the heat of the day something to watch. doesn't look like a wash out here on your sunday. monday, a 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i'm catherine parrotta. >> jason: i'm jason law. another cool start to the day. but a warm up in store. check in with fox 25's meteorologist jason brewer in the weather center. >> good morning. i'm watching the numbers rise slowly. just now coming in. lower 50s in many locations. a few out lying 40s, though, norwood, keene and orange, all reporting mid and upper 40s this 53 degrees. visibility no longer a problem. we had fog earlier but that's out of here. we'll be in the 70s this afternoon. by noontime, we hit 70 degrees. by tomorrow, warmer air and stickier air too. but a risk for showers and maybe even storms. the timing of when to plan around that rain on sunday coming up. >> jason: we continue to monitor breaking news this morning where boston police row investigating e.m.s. confirmed to fox 25 at least three people hurt one of them suffering life-threatening injuries. it happened on the corner of wales and nightingale street around 2:00. fox 25 was there as police comb that scene for evidence. more details throughout the morning. >> catherine: a sexual assault suspect remains on the loose. on foundry street in easton. >> jason: fox 25 stephanie her dog when she was attacked, stephanie? ? >> reporter: this is something that a lot of people do in this area. it happened at 6:00 in the morning. so again it's still dark out. taking a look behind me this is foundry street. and it's a very busy road. a lot of people feeling very comfortable taking a walk along here. it's been about 48 hours since all of 24 happened. easton police say a woman was walking her dog near the bristol square condominiums here on southw the morning. that's when police say someone came up behind her and attacked around sexual assaulted her. the victim was able to run and get helpful that's when police arrived here. and neighbors say this is all very disturbing. >> i think it's really scary. this seems like a very safe area. i've always felt comfortable here. >> reporter: now, police told us they do not have a description but they say, again, at this hour, this is still an active investigation. and we're continuing to reach out to police. as soon as we get an update, we'll pass that along to you. meantime, coming up in 30 minutes, the action that one neighbor told us, she's now going to take. in easton, i'm stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> catherine: new details emerging about the murder of two nuns in their own home. rodney earl sanders appeared in court yesterday accused of killing the two last month. at the time, his sister directly across the street from the two women. he allegedly told police, he walked into the home uninvited and stabbed them to death when they confronted him. he traveled for the court appearance. >> we hope justice. >> catherine: police say the investigators still working to determine if they were raped. yesterday in court, a judge denied bond for sanders. sanders is being charged with capital murder and could face the death penalty if convicted of the case is expected to go 20 a grand jury. >> jason: a murder investigation underway this morning in new hampshire and now police release pictures of their prime suspect. billy mold donnade dough cancel is wanted. says maldonado may still have a gun on him and you should not approach him if you see him. >> catherine: still searching for a person who set an american flag on fire. fox 25 erica richie shows us the video police are hoping help leads to whoever is responsible. >> reporter: it's not perfectly clear. but if you look closely toward the upper right of the screen, you can see someone standing on a trash can with unsteady feet. ground like rain. when that happens, another camera captures three men running away. the timestamp on the video, 11 kwloi 27. >> it absolutely infuriates me. >> as residents pulled up. learned that the american flag was burned in the dark of night. >> that's not something that sits well with me at all. >> reporter: ed dugan tells us that and grandfather's casket flag. >> one thing i was taught was respect the flag and respect the people who fought for that flag. >> i don't know what would make somebody want to do that. >> reporter: donna owns the corner store and here working after hours when it was lit. but didn't see what happened until she went back and watched the surveillance video, which she says was happy to turn over theirs. >> everybody will know, no, this is not a neighborhood you mess around with. we will replace it, put it up where it belongs. >> catherine: another flag is already frying in that same spot. the woman who donated it, told fox 25, it belonged to her late father when he reserve served in the military more than a decade ago. >> jason: neighbors in south boston, are keeping an eye on their deliveries after theft. these pictures show the has been who is doing it. witnesses tell fox 25, they've spotted this guy, following a delivery truck around on a bicycle. one witness says he actually returned a box to a neighbor after he found it ripped apart. >> i told him, getting stuff delivered a lot. but there was a guy that grabbed here. because he didn't like what -- and dropped it -- >> jason: dozens of residents who live in that neighborhood. tell fox 25, this has been going police catch the guy who is doing it. >> catherine: this morning, a standoff in california is now over. this was a picture tweeted out by law enforcement this morning. that there. the man in handcuffs accused of holding police at bay for eight hours as he was barricaded. this all started around 6:00 p.m. local time yesterday in los angeles. this was a report of a man on a train to be under the influence of something or mentally disturbed and all 192 people aboard the train were safely evacuated. no one was hurt. two people accused of sexual assaulting a 16-year-old girl and sharing video of that incident on snapchat. 21 rashad rahim and caleb were sentenced yesterday. it happened two years ago behind a saugus elementary school. yesterday, in court, their lawyers apologized on their family, apologize to the victim in this case. >> i would like to start by remorse and apology for my actions. i have seen the way it affected everyone involved. >> catherine: they were each sentenced to four to five years in prison. after their release, they will need to register as sex offenders. >> jason: the investigation underway into the death of a teen on the commuter rail line. he was hit in the off-ramp in newtonville. police say he was trespassing on the tracks when he was hit. the teenage ear's name and age have not been released this morning. >> catherine: the old victorian on bridge street in salem will serve as the new headquarters the spokesperson for the group says, quote, the sigh ronnie that the town that allegedly executed people because of ties to satan, will be holding the largest satanic organization is not lost on us. public on friday. >> jason: statewide to address climate change. he 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if you have the technology, why not use it? i can assure you there would be ab immediate and very robust government reaction. >> it has sponsors but limited amount of data left for congress to pass this year. even supporters acknowledge this could wait until next year. gray, fox 25 news. >> catherine: lawmakers making it easier for flying by parents travelling with breast milk and baby formula. because of a liquid ban, parents are asked to dump breast milk sometimes at a check point of it happened to congressman jamie butler, mother of two young children. so she introduced the babes act, new training about milk for t.s.a. agents. airlines will receive a about the exemption for parents. story about this mom who had the bomb squad called on her to make sure that all of its trainers have the -- have the standard policy down and they're applying it. >> catherine: this bill already cleared a house committee. new hampshire senator ayotte pushing that bill in the senate. >> good saturday morning. we are off to a cool start. already beginning to see your sunrise. high clouds getting out of the way. the fog that we had, it's burning off. that translates to a bright start to the day. upper 50s in boston right now. winds are light. to calm in most spots. our temperatures are still in the upper 40s. and a few of those pesky spots, the lowest areas, norwood, orange, keene, low 50s in bedford. 54 in worcester. and 56 in beverly. chatham at 62 degrees this morning now after a cooler start. hour by hour then the north shore forecast looking nice look at the sunshine here. pass high clouds and then periods of clear skies as well. temperatures at noon already in the middle 70s. that light off shore wind helping to warm things up and stay there throughout the better part of the afternoon. fenway first pitch temperature of 74. no complaints, as humidity relatively low. not as dry as yesterday. middle 70s today and mid 70s hyannis, with upper 70s farther north and westward from the merrimack valley. let's talk about the moisture. red sox playing tomorrow night. we'll be tracking this potential for rain. we have tropical depression julia down here with its moisture surrounding it indicated by the orange. then we have a cold front back here over the midwest. you see that or that's indicating the deep moisture. it gets here late sunday. and it hangs around into monday. so you see where that is maximized. that's where we have the best potential for the heaviest rain. it looks like it's sunday night, monday, then it clears out of here tuesday and wednesday. so it's definitely not a wash out for your sunday. let's track the hour by hour rain fall. there's 5:00. so many of us across the greater rain. but look at the totals. only a few .01s of an inch. this is through 5:00 tomorrow. heaviest over western mass. and southern new hampshire and vermont. then we go into sunday night. somewhere 8:00 and beyond. i do expect a ramp up and some of the heavier rain, a risk of rumble of thunder or two and before this is all said and dub, we're looking at rain amounts on the order of half an inch on a widespread basis. some spots could get as much as an in come through, i've been showing you maybe .10 to .25 inch of rain. slow moving more moisture moved front. we need it with the drought. we don't need it for the home opener, right. gillette plan on a spot shower chance for tailgating and later in the day. a chance for heavier shower arrives. there's your seven-day forecast. showers. then they clear out of here by monday night and tuesday, start to bring in the dryer air once again. by wednesday, nice low humidity. >> jason: three people in utah are taking wells fargo to court. bank being sued now for fraud, invasion of privacy and breach of contract. that suit filed friday after the bank was exposed for collecting fees on millions of fake wells fargo fired 350 employees who created those bank accounts to inflate those sales numbers. bank agreed to pay $175 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peacefully. >> i think it's >> bernadette is a grandmother of doherty's high quarterback. she thinks there's a better way to handle his concerns. >> i wish he had a peaceful protest instead in front of the school one morning. >> earlier this week, opong told fox 25, he's protesting to shed light on the treatment of black people in america. >> i did it because i felt like black people all around facing a lot of injustice and inequality. getting a lot of support for his concerns, some saying their differences. believes opong on the right track but staying active in the community will make the difference. >> raising your voice and doing other things. >> reporter: after the game, he texted fox 25, the school is okay with his protest and he >>correct this woman after being dumped by her fiancee trying to furnish her new apartment, when her credit card got shut off for new activity. when she called up. she end up with a unlikely friend. she poured her heart out to the woman on the other end of the line to the woman known as tanya. she gave her frequent flyer she's planning on using the frequent flyer miles for a trip and wants to invite tanya along. >> jason: it's really really sweet. i think 99.9% of the time. and call customer service and open up about your boyfriend or girlfriend problems, they're not going to care. >> catherine: no, don't try that. >> jason: a local bird stole thousands in the past few weeks. >> jason: look at him. can see, she was naked. she lives in boston and has a rare illness that leaves her featherness. she has quite a personality. rea the naked birdie only made 99 post but already has 75,000 followers. >> she looks like a cartoon character. >> yeah, she does. >> 75,000 instagram followers. >> i don't think it's quite the same for me. >> all right. jason. >> i agree. keep -- >> the tropics we've got storms down to the south and east of us. they're not going to be directly affecting us, i'll show you how we can start to get heavier rain around here from these systems coming up. >> reporter: a woman was sexual assaulted while walking her to go. and this morning, police are >> jason: good morning, everybody. this shot has been a treat all morning long. catherine got herself out on tweert. beautiful. a little cool this take the jacket out. but mid morning, temperatures are rising. >> catherine: i think it's perfect if you want to go out for a jog or run, something like that, perfect morning like that. right, jason brewer? he's in the storm center. a warm up on the way. >> jason brewer: yeah, the best of both worlds. a great afternoon, get the dog out. temperatures running in the 50s in most locations of a couple of hang e.r.s in the upper 40s and low lying pockets. today, not much wind, out of the he's interest west, southwest, most of the afternoon. and up to 70 degrees by 1:00 today. temperatures into the upper 70s in a few spots. back inland in the low lying areas. it comes along with the risk of rain. watching the tropics lots to talk about for your sunday coming up. >> catherine: we continue to follow breaking news out of do boston e.m.s. confirms to fox 25 that one person is dead in an early morning shooting. fox 25 was there as they combed the scene for evidence. two other police were shot and remain hospitalized. we're working on an update of their conditions and work to bring you more information as it becomes available. a woman sexual assaulted as she was walking her dog. >> catherine: stephanie coueignoux is live in the area where this all happened. >> reporter: yeah, this he was actually walking her dog, something she does all of the time and as you can imagine, this absolutely has neighbors on edge. taking a look behind they, this foundry street. neighbors say they feel very safe walking and jogging along this very busy road. >> it's really scary. >> reporter: people living in the bristol square condominiums are shaken up after learning one of their n around 6:00 a.m. along foundry street. according to the victim, someone came up behind her and sexual assaulted her. when police arrived, they began speaking with neighbors. >> he just told me, do you see anyone ever strange around here? and i said no. i walk the dog pretty much every day. >> reporter: corey says she never thought twice about walking her dog. we all know each other. and most of the people who walk dogs, we all kind of know each other. >> reporter: but after learning what happened, she told us, she'll now be more careful and now walk only during daylight hours. and, again, this happened at 6:00 in the morning. at this point in the year, 6:00 a.m. is still dark. now, police say they do not have a description of the suspect. but they are still continuing to search. in easton, stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> jason: a federal judge objected a request from the boston police, just how much tax payers money was used in the defense team for dzhokhar tsarnaev. the judge ruled it should not be made public until after dzhokhar tsarnaev's appeal. 3 people died more than 240 others were hurt. dzhokhar tsarnaev was sentenced to death last year for his role. massive changes being worked out pour the brain tree police department evidence room discovered there. just this week, 11 cases tossed out because of evidence issue. the d.a.'s office sent out letters to people whose clients may be impacted. they were called to audit the evidence room and found disturbing problems. >> out of the majority of hardworking police officers, especially at the braintree p.d. that they made an effort to get drugs off of the street and now unfortunately, because of this, a lot of these cases will thrown department already made changes on how it stores evidence, two officers will now oversee the evidence room. >> developing this morning, a gunman and a bystandering are dead after a police involved shooting in philadelphia. five other people, including a ir-pa of police officers were hurt. it started with a man ambushing a police officer while sitting in the patrol car lit last night. she was hit in her i can't remember and then the shooter darted into a nearby arm. shooting a security guard in the leg and using a woman as a body pursuit. the suspect shot into a car hitting a man and a woman. in the last 30 minutes, we learned a woman in that car has died and the man is in critical condition. two officers cornered that bunman in an alley where he was shot and killed. happening today, the promoting the legalization of marijuana. in the boston common. the annual boston freedom rally gets set underway today. to educate people to get out question. the rally from noon until 6:00 today and happening tomorrow too. >> libertarian presidential candidate gary johnson will not be part of the debate. he only had 8.4 backing in the polls nowhere near the 15% that's required. that means former massachusetts governor bill weld will not be donald trump and hillary clinton will duke it out on one stage one-on-one september 26th. the unfortunate auto of new hampshire is coming under fire this weekend over how it's spending some of the million dollars donated to its campus by a late university librarian. >> catherine: robert morin died last year at the age of 77 and surprised everyone when he left $4 million po the school. he worked at unh for some years and part of the class of 1963. life. now unh is defending its decision to use a quarter of the money for a new video score board. >> a storm of criticism on social media, with some of the alumni saying they're ashamed. unh not budging, in a statement, saying it was mr. morin's decision to donate only a small portion of his estate to the we respect and acknowledge the feedback but it does not change our decision. >> $100,000 from morin's donation was dedicated to the library he worked at for so many years, another to unfortunating la an expanded career center at unh. >> jason: a watertown cop finishing up 106 mile run this morning everybody else on bikes. coming up, the inspiration that made him go on foot. >> a rare highly contagious >> already freaking about it. >> catherine: the warning another school gave right before a student came down with hand foot and mouth disease. >> right now, temperatures are rising through the 50s in many locations. it's going to be a nice saturday. it's going to be a nice saturday. but we do have a every time a new charter school opens in massachusetts, it takes funding away from regular public schools in that area. this year alone, charter schools will take more than 400 million dollars away from neighborhood public schools. public schools and giving it to charters, let's devote public resources to all of our students... not just a select few. don't lift the cap on charter schools. vote no on question 2. at amope, we know heels can be every woman's fashion secret. but what's no secret is how much they hurt. the foot care experts at amope now turn your heels into sneakers. new gelactiv insoles 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schools has cancelled high school game and sanitizing buses. here in fitchburg other athletes were screened for symptoms. >> they call all of the football players to 9:00 to the cafeteria and checked them all. >> administrators urging students to wash their hands on and avoid contact with those who are sick. christine mccarthy, fox 25 news. >> right now the health department is not looking into the virus because it's not a reportable disease. students get sick. >> catherine: call for help that likely saved three people whose boat ran aground. >> coast guard, coast guard. war hog. we're in the river over here, we ran aground. >> catherine: we're on the scene at the rescue in newburyport yesterday. the coast guard responded quickly. working to pull the 33 foot boat to shore on the merrimack river. rescuers pulled two people out, two of them ending up in the hospital. one person may harm, another cut their face. the coast guard said it's likely the boaters hit a sand bar and may have been 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would probably be two, maybe three times the size you're seeing. >> reporter: and some crops didn't make it. crop. but five weeks ago, the drought got so bad that they tried to save it by flooding it with 31,000 gallons of water, the next day, though, it was dry again. and this crop had to be sacrificed. however, an investment here in drip irrigation is paying off. >> we can actually drip water on them. so they're getting it right down in the root zones >>mm-hmm and the straw berry crop beautiful. tangerine farm has its own water supply. but this farm can only provide so much. still, laura feels lucky but knows that other farmers are worse off as this long dry summer continues. john monday than, fox 25 news. >> jason: that was in millis. and worcester, their water woes are forcing the city to ask residents to make sacrifice, fox 25 shows the toll it's taking on central mass. reservoirs. of that water cannot even be accessed by the i am poohs. so in response the city has declared a level 3 drought emergency which restricts water use for everyone in the city. >> we haven't seen a drought of this magnitude for about 26 years. and if it continues on, it could exceed that last drought. >> jason: worcester's water ban expands to local businesses. restaurants are being asked not to automatically provide free tap customers ask for it. >> catherine: the f.a.a. are trying to figure out if drones will flood the skies after a flood of drone registrations. right now, new registrations are coming in at a rate of 2,000 a day. in comparison, there are only on this saturday, off to a cool and bright start. i've been watching some high clouds here in the early morning. but look how they're moving eastward and we're getting into blue sky now. 58 degrees, winds out of the south weths fairly lightly. calm in many locations. that's allowed temperatures to drop down. often times of calm clear nights that i should say cloud free calm nights that get the coolness. upper 40s in orange and snore wood. but 63 in nantucket on the end of the spectrum. the hour by hour metro planner. for the day, looking fine, rise out of the 60s by 10:00 a.m. by noon, lower 70s so nice lunchtime. sunglasses, bouts of high clouds but also plenty of sun as well. temperatures this evening settle back into the 60s and not as cool as we have been. a great day for baseball, fenway, my first pitch forecast 774 degrees. southwest wind only 10 miles per afternoon. temperatures in the upper 70s today. nashua, fitchburg, lawrence, bedford, 77 in boston. 75 plymouth, p-town, keeping it a low and middle 70s. cape cod and most of islands. let's talk about the tropics. a couple things out there. we have tropical storm karl. this one actually headed northwest ward over the northern atlantic, forecasted to become a hurricane. this is thursday. looks like we'll have to watch that. it looks like it will stay o we'll be keeping tabs on it. this the julia, a depression now, stay off of the coast of the carolinas, but there's a lot of moisture surrounding this tropical system. and then we've got moisture back to the midwest. two things to watch, and two chances to bring moisture right here into southern new england. that front comes in, scoops up some of the tropical moisture and a lot of times that's what it takes to get heavier rain. tuesday and wednesday, we really dry out. those blue colors you're seeing there. no more rain. but let's track if hour by hour rain fall. this is 5:00 sunday. most areas earns interested some rain, anywhere from a few hundred to possibly a quarter of an inch, in western mass. and southwest new hampshire. then we go into monday. that's when the bulk of the rain has fallen. and you see anywhere from half an inch, the previous model i was now beginning to get signs. patriots home opener, though, no at wash out. tailgating plan on a spot shower. bring along the poncho and rain gear. that risk of rain even a rumble of hundredor conspicuous gets higher deeper in continue of a we go. tuesday and wednesday, we clear out, cool off on wednesday and thursday. back in the 50s at night. >> catherine: right now a watertown police officer is a little more than halfway down officer brandon o'neil on -- while everyone else is on a bicycle, officer o'neil taking the ride on foot. this year's dedicated to ron tarentino and thomas clardy who both died in the line of duty. >> especially these days we have a lot of bad reporting on us, this is one way to give back to >> catherine: officer o'neil is also running in honor of his daughter, she was born with a heart condition and wasn't expected to make it to her first birthday. she made it to the age of 10. hitting the pavement in grafton, 60 miles in and 16 hours after starting we wish him luck of course. >> jason: great weather for him too. congratulations. every kid's dream, a local school ditching homework. school says no homework is actually better for the kids to learn. >> catherine: but next, the red 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advertising. >> reporter: hi everybody, i'm butch stearns, in for your sports saturday morning. a gronk update. fox 25 high school game highlights and story from fenway last night. which begins with the sox scoring first, hanley ramirez, rbi single, 2-1 after 1st. but hanley just getting started. both on 26th of the year, 9th homer in the last 16 games made it 3 zip. clay buck holds 6 strong innings. sox two games up in the al east, with 15 games to go. 1:00 at fenway today. david price against brian mitchell of the yankees. no guarantee gronk will play against the dolphins. same for dante high tower and malcolm butler, all three players listed questionable as of this morning. patriots 6.5 point favorites over miami by the way. the star lit night, 14 nothing after sweet throw in catch to senior evan brooks. north andover only touchdown. but haverhill, john charles two touchdowns, 120 yards rushing, 34-7 the final. go to our website to see more. and you'll see my one-on-one a great saturday everybody. >> catherine: they found these items in the garden of the north church in the north end. they include pottery, children's toys tobacco pipes. they think they date back to 1800s when american imgrants came to the area. still ahead, the three men police are searching for. >> jason brewer: we're off to a nice start now. temperatures in the upper 60s, i've got more on how warm we get to the rest of the weekend. when to expect the rain coming in on sunday straight ahead. >> jason: also this saturday, we told but this woman's mission to ? ? grocery shoppers of america! take your o organics baby carrots. take your eggs. even your o organics chips. and join the organic movement. organic food is no longer just for the privileged few. now everyone can afford to go organic. o organics, exclusively at shaw's & star market. this. is. everything. honey bunches of oats. it's all of this, this, this, and this. it's the mother of all cereals. it's that, and that, and all of that. it's the most cerealriffic cereal. in all of history. yeah, it's that good. honey bunches of oats. >> jason brewer: right now on fox 25 morning news, watching this storm system and where it will brick rain this morning. >> reporter: police are searching for the suspect who sexual assaulted a woman while walking her dog, the neighbors say they're surprised by where this happened. >> jason: plus a shooting investigation underway in dorchester. fox 25 cameras rolling as police look for evidence. >> catherine: and he originally confessed to killing a pair of without bail. >> catherine: good morning to you, thanks for watching fox 25 morning news. it is 9:00 on your saturday. september 17th, i'm catherine parrotta. >> jason: i'm jason law. mid morningish, we jumped up into into the 60s. some of us in the 50s all morning long. now the 60s, good morning, jason brewer. >> jason brewer: good morning, definitely a cool a fan of the milder temperatures. lower 50s most spots. worcester 58 degrees. your temperatures will rise to the lower 70s by noon today. and stay there through the middle part of the afternoon and then start to see temperatures tail back into the 70s toward sunset but a nice day today. just some high clouds passing in from time to time. might need that sweat are for the next hour but that's about it. high temperatures tomorrow, even a little bit warmer and stickier weather moving back in. because here comes that chance your sunday. how to plan around it, coming up. >> catherine: we continue to follow breaking news out of dorchester. >> jason: boston e.m.s. tells fox 25, early shooting, wales and nightingale street around 2:00 a.m. fox 25 was there as police combed for evidence. at least two other people shot as we're working to get updates on their conditions, the latest as morning. >> catherine: this morning, a suspect of a sexual assault remains on the loose. it happened along found free street in easton. >> jason: stephanie coueignoux is live where this incident happened. this victim was out walking her dog when she says she was attacked. >> reporter: yeah, something that a lot of people do in this area. it happened at 6:00. even though the sun is up in the sky right now. it is still dark at this hour. already cars driving to and from. this is the where this incident happened. it's been about 48 hours since this occurred and easton police say this woman was walking her dog here on foundry street around k6 in the morning. that's when police say someone came up behind her and attacked and sexual assaulted her. and then she ran police got here. neighbors say this is all disturbs. >> this is really scary. it seems like a very safe area. i've always felt comfortable here. >> reporter: know, police told us, they do not have a description of the suspects. the victim wasn't able to provide one. but they say at this hour, still a very active investigation. and we're continuing to -- as soon as we have an update, you'll want that online on fox 25 news. >> catherine: new details emerging about the murder of a man in his own home. rodney earl sanders appeared in court yesterday accused of killing the nuns last month. at the time, he was staying directly across the street. he allegedly told police, he walked into sisters margaret held and paula merrill's house and stabbed them to death. merrill's family traveled for sanders court. >> we just witness the legacy of sister paul and sister margaret. hope that justice is the best as we humans can do it is served. >> catherine: police say the nuns were found partially clothed in the hallways of their home. sanders is being charged with capital murder and faces the death penalty if convicted. the case is expected to go to a grand jury. >> jason: a murder investigation pictures of their prime suspect. billy maldonado cancel is accused in the death. it happened at the intersection of merrimack and beech street. the attorney general's office says maldonado may still have a gun on him and you should not approach him. >> catherine: this morning, police still working to figure out who set an american flag on fire. it happened at a store in everett. fox 25 erica video police are hoping hopes lead to whoever is responsible. >> it's not perfectly clear if you look closely to the upper right of the screen, you can see someone standing on with a trash can with unsteady feet. then seconds later, illuminated objects begin to fall like rain. when that happens another camera captures three men running away of the timestamp on the video, 11:27. >> it absolutely infuriates me. >> reporter: as residents woke up, the flag flying outside of american flag that hung on it as long as anyone can remember, was burned in the dark of night. >> that's not something that sits well with me at all. >> reporter: dugan says that, and proudly shares his grandfather's casket flag. >> one thing i was taught, respect the flag, respect the people who fought to give you that flag. >> i don't know why anyone would want to do that. i really don't. i don't know what would want to make somebody do that. >> reporter: donna owns the belonged to her father when he served in the military decades ago. >> jason: neighbors on the streets in south boston are keeping an eye on their deliveries. these pictures show the man who is stealing packages. witnesses say he followed a delivery truck around on his bicycle. one witness said he returned a box to a neighbor after he found it ripped apart. >> i told him, d but there was a guy that grabbed a box from here. obviously he didn't like what was in there and dropped it. >> jason: other residents who live in that neighborhood, the problem has been going on for weeks and they hope to catch the person that's doing it. >> catherine: new this morning, a standoff in california is over. this is a picture law enforcement tweeted this morning. a man in handcuffs, holding for tear gas was used to take him into custody. this happened 6:00 a.m. local time yesterday. witnesses reported a man on the train and to be under the influence of something or mentally disturbed and was armed with a gun. all 192 people on the train were safely evacuated and no one was hurt. two people are going to prison after sexual assaulting a girl and sharing that incident on snapchat. they were sentenced ago behind the saugus elementary school. yesterday in court their lawyers apologized on their behalf. >> he asked me to apologize on his behalf and on behalf -- and apologize to his family, apologize to the victim in this case. >> i would like to start by expressing my deep remorse and apologies for my actions. i have seen the way it has affected everyone involved. >> they were each sentenced four after their release they need to register as sex offenders. >> jason: an investigation into the death of a teenager on the commuter rail lines. the teen was hit in the off-ramp in newtonville. they say he was trespassing -- that teen's exact name and age has not been released this morning. >> catherine: a home on bridge street will serve as the new headquarters am spokesperson for the grou that a town that once executed people because of connection to satan will become the headquarters for the world's largest sat tannic organization is not lost on us. >> jason: governor baker -- statewide climate implementation plan, required -- climate change coordinator each of their department. the plan also promises to have impact of global warming. the governor called the order an important step for protecting public health and safety. meantime, the governor with president obama is -- it will be constructed off of the coast -- nearly 5,000 square miles by 2023. it has local fisher men and the governor concerned about the industry. >> my hope is that there will be some sort of follow up dialogue here. not just with fishermen but spokes like those in new bedford and u.s. senator marquis. and follow up conversation that for years and years and years have have had responsibility for that work. >> catherine: mobility impaired world will now get a chance to pick uber or lift to the mbta program the ride. the first of the kind pilot subsidized rides through the ride share app. it's part of a loop to make the it more cost efficient and effective. the program has been under scrutiny of the mbta fiscal management board in the past year. >> jason: less than 10 days out from the first presidential debate of the election. the fate of the third party has been decided. we'll tell you why they did not make the cut. >> catherine: plus a local school abandoning homework. me creating balance in the students lives. >> jason brewer: temperatures checked in below normal yesterday. but rebounding to above normal readings. come on... dogs just won't quit. neither does new frontline gold. its triple action formula is relentless at killing fleas and ticks for a full 30 days. good boy! >> jason: kids are going to love this. a local elementary school changing its school of thought on homework. they've done away with school assignments. elizabeth hopkins finds out why administrators there can help students get a more well rounded education. >> reporter: at essex elementary school backpacks got lighter. >> i would never use the ban word. we're trying to find the right fit that fits our broader regional school district, she says last year, teachers began researching the exact of homework. what they found was supported by a growing group of educators who says homework doesn't help the learning process. in in some cases this he believe it can hinder it. it's part of an elementary school in holyoke decided to abandoned homework as fox 25 reported. not ready to take line on the policy just yet but the district is willing to reevaluate procedure in the name of social and emotional learning. >> when the student is talking about the drive to high test scores but also balance other aspects of learning time management, interpersonal skills and the desire for kids to have a balance life, just like adults who strive to have a balanced life. >> reporter: this year, this he will pilot new guidelines factoring in more than reading writing and arithmetic. >> between sports, activities, homework, school, personal lives at work that we've been doing in the past pour a long time. >> this doesn't mean there will carely be a project or interview with parents or grandparents. whatever is decided, in how much homework when and where could eventually influence the district. in the control room, elizabeth hopkins, fox 25 news. >> jason: unfortunately, you can soon count on shelling out a little bit more at the gas station thanks to a problem with the ford east coast pipeline. last week, the colonial pipeline between sprung a leak and had to be shut down. that's going to translate to drivers paying about 20 cents more a gallon in gas. the good news, the spike is expected to, short lived. fiat-chrysler is joining the list of major companies out there dealing with major recalls. it may have faulty air bags and seatbelts of the company says a computer issue is prevents the air bags from deploying and the seatbelts from tightening. rae calls involved a number of now. the dough hasn't come up with a solution yet but will contact customers when the fix is ready. so far the problems have been linked to at least three deaths. five injuries. >> catherine: lawmakers are taking steps to make flying a little easier from parents by t.s.a. passengers travelling with breast milk and baby formula. because of the liquid ban, they're sometimes asked to dump breast milk at the check point of it happened to congresswoman the mom to two young children. the babes act would require new training for t.s.a. and the reminder for exemption parents. >> story who had the bomb squad caught on her to make sure that t.s.a.'s trainers have the standard policy down and they're applying it. >> catherine: the bill has already cleared a house committee. new hampshire senator kelly ayotte is pushing that same bill in the senate. there's a new form of fight your child to take it. researchers at boston children's hospital are working on a special gel drop that would only need to be administered once. it will slowly treat the infection over the course of a week. that means you only have to fight your kid once to take the medication. no word on when the drops will be ready. they're being tested on chinchillas right now. >> now your local forecast from jason brewer and the fox 25 weather team. >> i'm watching the so a nice bright start to the day. and a good deal of sunshine around were and good clouds during the afternoon. right now we're warmed to the 60s in wovp. a southerly wind that's come back around. that's going to start warm up us up a built more and a touch more humidity than yesterday. still very comfortable. see those incomes out of the 40s everywhere. just a couple of scrap 50s left over in orange and worcester and keene. hour forecast for the day. lunchtime, middle 70s. we stay there through the mid-afternoon and then back to the middle 60s by sunset. fenway, great weather. 105, should be enough to keep the coast in the middle 70s as well. not a lot of cooling off of the ocean today. we'll see low and middle cape cod. turn our attention to tropical moisture down here associated with tropical depression julia. the orange you're seeing that's the deep moisture. also moisture over the deep west. we'll tap into that as the front approaches we see that color now over southern new england. the rain, the mugginess, it's come back, maximized late sunday night into monday. then on tuesday and wednesday, we'll start to get the purple and blues back in here, that's indicating very dry air and back >> right now, see the heavier rain back over the great lakes state. chance of a shower waking up tomorrow morning. so cheers could actually be here watching the radar and getting you started on those tailgate plans for the patriots game. >> of course the sox are playing tomorrow night. yankees in town again. we'll be watching the radar closely for any of these outdoor events. just know that the risk of the heavier showers and thunderstorms looks to hold off until late sunday and then on here's 4:00, 5:00 in the afternoon on monday. many areas experience some rain. look at the amount. only a few .01s of an inch. then late sunday night into monday. really much needed rain on the way. this particular forecast model showing you much higher amounts in this go round than the past couple. to .25. this looks possibly an inch on the way. keep the rain gear around. if you're headed out to gillette. by, 1, warm and humid. still that chance of a shower and then late in the day a better risk for a thunderstorm mixed in and building up a heavier downpour with the heat of the afternoon and this front slowly making its way in. the front doesn't clear out until tuesday. then we dry out. it's going to be nice behind the front. tuesday night into wednesday, back in the 50s w the 70s again. we'll keep it that way pour the end of the week. >> the power of social media reveals in the union 25 years in the making. coming up of the facebook post helping a woman trying to track down her birth mother. >> also a smash and grab caught on camera. ?? dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard, their flea and tick killer doesn't have to be. nexgard, the vet's #1 choice for dogs, so it's easy to give, easy to take. reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. why mess around? for powerful flea and tick protection, ask your vet about nexgard. the #1 choice of vets for their dogs and yours. fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios, this is ryan, how can i help you today? yeah, i got a big problem with my new tv. 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>> i think it's sad. >> reporter: the grandmother of the quarterback, bernadette, thinks there's a better way to handle michae protest in front of the school this morning. >> reporter: instead he is protesting to shed light on the black people of america. >> i did it, by felt like black medium all around facing injustice and inequality. >> reporter: while opong getting support for voicing his concerns some tell fox 25, they're not sure during the national anthem is the best way to do so. don't kneel during the national an then, i stand up during the national anthem. >> reporter: being active in the community will make a difference. >> personally i believe if you are active in the community and raising your voice and other things. >> reporter: after the game, texted fox 25, the school is okay with the protest and he plans to continue to doing it. >> catherine: we see video more often than you think of a brazen break in caught on surveillance camera. but in this case, it's what the thief took that has talking. this suspect gets into a california ymca. once he's in there, he busts into cash register and makes office with the cash. the only problem, they're fake, they're toys. needless to say who the police are looking for isn't too bright. >> jason: idiot. >> catherine: maybe he always wanted a play cash register, who knows. >> jason: to save a pod of doll inifs in wellesley. river. this was the largest pod they ever rescue. they're okay. >> catherine: they're really cute. >> jason: they don't know how they got there. they were stuck and really bad shape. >> catherine: yeah, at least they got them back in there. jason. >> jason: right now, temperatures in the comfort check out the sunrise, right here at fox 25 newburyport. i'll tell you when you can see rain to interrupt your weekend plans coming up. >> reporter: a woman sexual assaulted while walking her dog, >> catherine: good morning to you, just a little before 9:30 on your saturday morning. what a beautiful live look that is on boston common. a beautiful sky, nice clear day and temperatures starting to warm up a bit. nothing too warm. so a really nice morning to get out there. >> jason: yeah, it is. a chance of rain in the forecast. so we'll turn it over to meteorologist jason brewer in the weather center. jason. >> jason brewer: good morning, off to a nice blue start. yet. lower 60s. area wide, the cape and islands a little cooler. worcester at 58 degrees but you continue to warm over the next few hours. we're climbing up to near 70 degrees around lunchtime and tonight, lower 60s after dark. but going to be a wilder night tonight. clouds and risk of rain not during the daylight hours today. 70s for lunchtime around boston and comfortable humidity levels. look at tomorrow, though, a little warmer, a lot more cloud cover moves in and that chance for shower, a the latest timing on when to expect the rain. coming up tomorrow, the patriots forecast as well. >> jason: all right. jason of a woman sexual assaulted while walking her dog, this morning, police still looking for the man who did it. >> catherine: fox 25 stephanie coueignoux reports from easton. the woman says the man came at her from behind. >> reporter: neighbors say they're very much on edge. usually they say they have absolutely no issues walking along this road. can see it's a very busy area. and up until now, neighbors say they felt very safe. >> it's very scary. >> reporter: people living in the bristol square condominiums are shaken up after learning one of their neighbors was sexual assaulted thursday morning. easton police say a woman was walking her dog around 6:00 a.m. around foundry street. according to the victim, someone came up behind her and attacked and sexual assaulted her. she was able to run and get helpful when police arrived, neighbors. >> they told me, did you ever see anyone strange around here? i was like no. and i walk my dog pretty much every day. >> reporter: corey says she's never thought twice about walking her dog. >> this is a quiet neighborhood. we all know each other and most of the people who walk dogs we all kind of know each other. >> reporter: after learning what happened, she told us, she'll be more comfortable and only walk during daylight hours. >> reporter: and, again, this happened at 6:00 in the morning. a.m. is still dark. now, police say they don't have a description of the suspect. but they tell us they're still continue to go search. in easton, i'm stephanie coueignoux, fox 25 news. >> jason: a federal judge objected a request from the boston globe to learn how much taxpayer money was used in the defense of dzhokhar tsarnaev. the defense ruled that it should not be revealed until after the appeal of dzhokhar tsarnaev. 3 hurt when two bombs were exploded at the boston marathon. he was sentenced to death for his role. >> catherine: the latest suit from a brockton officer who accused his superiors of fabricating an assault case against him. the officer claims it is because of racial discrimination. the incident involving another wovp police officer caught on camera and then covered up. >> jason: massive changes being after a number of discrepancies discovered since this week, 11 cases tossed out because of the evidence issues. letters sent out to earn tos whose clients may be impacted by this. retired state trooper was called in to do an audit. found a disturbing problems. >> out of the majority of hardworking police officers, especially the braintree pd, that they all made an effort to get criminals off the street. and now, unfortunately, because of this, a lot of the thrown out. >> jason: the department is making changes on how it stores evidence. and now two officers will oversee the evidence room. >> catherine: developing this morning, a woman critically hurt in a wild chase in philadelphia has died. this started as a shooter ambushed an officer while sitting in her patrol car late last night. hit her in the arm and protective vest. then thet shoulder darted into a nearby bar shooting a security guard in the leg and using a pursuit, they shot into a car and hitting a man and a woman. in the last hour, we learned the woman died and the man in critical condition. two officers eventually cornered him in an alley where he was shot and killed. >> jason: libertarian candidate gary johnson will not take part in the debates. johnson had 8.4% backing in the polls nowhere close to 15% former massachusetts governor bill weld won't be part of the vice-presidential debate either. donald trump and hillary clinton will duke it out on one stage one-on-one september 26th. the university of new hampshire is coming under fire this weekend over how it's spending some of the million dollars donated to the were caus approximate i about a late university librarian. >> catherine: it involves money donated to unh by robert morin, he died a last year at the age he donated $4 million to the school. he was in the class of 1963. he was known for his simply. unh is defending the decision to use a quarter of his donation or $1 million for a new score board for the stadium. >> jason: a lot of critiquing saying they're ashamed of the school. unh not budging. yes, we have heard from people who disagree with how the gift was used we respect and acknowledge that feedback but it does not change our decision. $100,000 morin donation was dedicated to the library he worked at for so many years another $2.5 million used for >> catherine: the legalization of marijuana is set to take over boston common. the boston freedom rally gets underway at noon today. organizers say the event is to educate and motivate people to get out and vote yes for november's ballot question. it runs until 6:00 today. >> jason: a cop running 106 miles this morning. everybody else on bikes, though. decide to do it on foot. >> catherine: a rare virus comes to a local school. >> we're freaking out about it. >> catherine: the warning another school gave right before the student came down with hand foot and mouth disease. >> jason: we're warming up ?? dogs - sure can be messy. but with nexgard, their flea and tick killer doesn't have to be. nexgard, the vet's #1 choice for dogs, is a delicious, beef-flavored chew reported side effects include vomiting, itching, diarrhea, lethargy and lack of appetite. use with caution in dogs with a history of seizures. why mess around? for powerful flea and tick protection, ask your vet about nexgard. >> jason: fox 25 christine mccarthy reporting in fitchburg about hand foot and mouth disease. >> reporter: it's a big talker in monday tee tech in fitchburg at least one high school student diagnosed with hand foot and mouth disease. >> my dad got call for it. they call everybody. >> reporter: moment tee tech parents the football player likely contracted the virus when they played at quabog regional monday. they equaled them they had players recovering from the illness but believed them to be no longer contagious, he said. >> he showed me his hands ander this completely covered with the hand foot and mouth. >> reporter: the standard symptoms are fever, sore throat, rash, blisters and sores. >> giant big. >> reporter: it's rather in children over five. the virus is not unheard of where a recent outbreak in several schools cancelled recent games and required sanitizing buses here in fitchburg, other athletes screened for symptoms. >> 9:00 the cafeteria. >> reporter: administrators urging students to wash their hands often aavoid contact with those who are sick. reportable disease that could change if enough students get sick. with he reached out to monty tech and quabog but never toward back. >> coast guard, coast guard, this is war hog. we're in the river over here, we ran aground. >> catherine: we were on the scene as that rescue happened in newburyport yesterday. the coast guard responded quickly. towing a on the merrimack river. local rescuers pulled the three people out. two of them ended up in the hospital. witnesses aren't surprised to hear where it happened. >> i seen people go on the wrong side of the marshes quite often. >> catherine: one person may have broken their arm. another person cut their face. the coast guard says it's likely the boaters hit a sand bar and may have been out of control. >> jason: coming up. religious sites. >> catherine: 25 years ago, a mother abandoned her baby in the hospital. >> i read this story and i was like, oh my god, i remember this situation. >> catherine: that woman worked at the hospital as a nurse and our bacteria family's been on this cushion for generations. alright kiddos! everybody off the backpack, clean, but they'll never get me on the mattress! finally there's a disinfectant mist designed for sofas, mattresses and more. introducing new lysol max cover. its innovative cap has a 2x wider spray that kills 99.9% of bacteria. correct >> we continue to follow breaking news out of dorchester. boston police confirm with fox 25 the person killed in the early morning shooting in dorchester was a man in his 20s. he was pronounced dead at the corner of wales and nightingale street around 2:00 a.m. we're also learning the other two victims are men around the same age remain hospitalized with nonlife-threatening injuries. they've not made any arrests and they're still investigating. >> jason: an amazing story 25 years in the making. last month, fox 25 first told you about a palmer woman who wants to find her birth mom after being abandoned at a local hospital. this morning, shows the online plea got the attention of a special. >> the story spread like wild fire, 10 day old baby found downstairs in the >> reporter: will never forget the day in springfield baystate medical center 25 years ago. >> she was very healthy, i remember that. and well fed and well cared for. >> reporter: maggi had thought about it for years until she came across this facebook post by palmer mom kathleen o'shea asking anyone for information about her birth mother. >> i was like oh my god, i remember this situation, not only do i remember this situation, i remember the baby, i took care of her. to kathleen on social media. >> they wanted me to call. >> oh my god. well, i talked to you, since you two lived so far away from one another. >> fox 25 cameras were rolling as they spoke on the phone for the the first time. >> it really brought me to tears because it made me happy. >> oh. well, i'm happy that i was able to reach out to you. i wish i could help you more with the information about your birth mother. >> maggi left baystate about 10 years ago and now dartmouth hitchcock center in lebanon new hampshire. but she filled in the blanks where she could. >> your birth mom took great care of you, you were very healthy, you were a happy baby. and, you know, everybody fought over taking care of you. >> reporter: and while we were talking, kathleen actually had another special surprise for maggi. >> definitely was a big inspiration to push me into nursing school. show the compassion that you showed me to other people. >> i didn't know you were in nursing school. that's awesome. >> also learned kathleen's youngest shares maggi's name. >> that 25 years later, she's happy and healthy and has kids of her own, it's a sweet story. >> reporter: reporting in lebanon new hampshire, i'm crystal hanes, fox 25 news. >> jason brewer: all right. good saturday morning. earlier this morning, made for a pretty moon and sunshine this morning. now just bright, sun above. that little spread there not a bad deal. temperatures area wide, lower 60s until worcester orange and keene, still mid and upper 50s reported. it was a chilly start. but recovering very nicely now. just getting to be a mild late morning. by midday, we're in the middle 70s there. as we head to 5:00 perform. still hanging out in the middle 70s in boston. not as cool tonight as the last couple of days. probably get a break there on some of the chill in the morning. we have the heater from time to time. but at fenway that bright sky above. south southwest wind at 5 to 10 miles per hour. not concerned with any wind. first pitch of 74 degrees. we'll be u near 80 in nashua and the islands. let's track the moisture. this is impacting the back half of our weekend. right now we're underneath dry air. the orange, that's the deep moisture. associated with tropical depression julia. and we also have a front in the midwest. so that front moves eastward, scoops up some of the tropical moisture. as we get muggier. monday. with the atmosphere really trying for the heavy rain. then by tuesday afternoon and wednesday, dry air indicated by that purple color is coming right back. there's the line of rain now, this warm front out ahead of it, we could see a spot shower coming up tomorrow morning. wake up with that rain chance already out there in play. have to watch that for your our tailgate plans at gillette tomorrow. doesn't look like a wash out. that risk the afternoon. the later you get, the better the chances the downpour plans of affecting your plans. through 4:00 on monday. many areas seen a chance of rain look at the amounts, still fairly low. only a few .01s of an inch. late in the afternoon, and overnight hours we begin to see that rain chance getting heavier. widespread. we need this rain. hopefully most of it holds off until late sunday night and into monday. too early to tell exactly. sarah will be along with an update. better risk for rain coming up late day and that isolated, temperatures 80 degrees, pretty warm out there on monday. as well, humidity sticking with us. tuesday, we begin to dry out it's gorgeous again by wednesday. >> catherine: right now a watertown police officer more than halfway down 106 mile run. officer brandon o'neil is putting a twist on his own ride to remember. officer o'neil is taking on the challenge on foot of this year, the ride is dedicated to officer police officer ron tarentino and mass state trooper thomas clardy community especially these days we have a lot of bad reporting on us, one way for us to give back to our community. in a good way. >> catherine: officer o'neil is also running in honor of his daughter, she was born with a heart condition and wasn't expected to make it her first birthday. his daughter made it to the age of 10. watertown police tweeted this out about an hour ago. that's officer o'neil in grafton. about 20 miles in. and 16 hours after. waiting for him at the end. coming up, the plan to require that same kind of alert to make sure no child gets left in a hot car. first, there's a lot happening around town this weekend. >> catherine: archaeologists have uncovered items in the north end at church. and think they date back to the 1800s when immigrants came to the area. now around lazcano shows us what's happening this weekend. >> reporter: there's a lot going on around town of the big e is back in massachusetts today. the fair is celebrating a century of greatness at store row town village. over the next two weeks world class circus acts agricultural competitions, amazing performances like l kick and mayor ron morris, and much more. tonight, you catch the big e mardi gras parade as they kick springfield. sunday the boston food festival will take over the greenway. local artists food and chefs will all be there to share their specialty food. chat with vendors, learn new recipes and maybe even try your hand at making something at the dyi demonstration booth. and with music and family pun zone perfect place for foodies to fuel up. finally anticipation for the much anticipated finish line online now. boston marathon will shake place at the schubert theatre. you can expect a very moving performance giving voice to many heroic and courageous i individuals who can show how a community can come together. make sure you have the fox 25 news app, in the menu click around town section or click around town tab at fox25boston.com. i'm michelle lazcano fox 25 news. >> jason: we're in that mode that you need a jacket in morning and you get rid of that early afternoon. >> jason: early late morning. shorts and a flip flop and a sweater and a fleece. kind of much when you walk the dog. then you're back in the t-shirt by the afternoon. 78 tomorrow, a little more humid and that risk of rain rises. not a risk of tailgating at the patriots game. sarah has >> catherine: thanks for joining us this morning. >> jason: watch fox 25 news at 6:00 today. >> jason: watch fox 25 news at 6:00 today. have a gre fios is not cable. we're wired differently. which means we can fix things differently. thanks for calling fios, this is ryan, how can i help you today? yeah, i got a big problem with my new tv. you can't tell me this cord isn't in, i know it's in, it's in but it's not working. um, see that cord? just plug it into the connector on the right. so you can clearly see what's in and what's out? oh, absolutely. i like that. hey, it 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