The real key to us is the following. Is this where it is going to slow down and meander . That would be close enough to get some strong wind and heavy rain to the south coast and the cape. That may be far enough south that it is marginal what happens. That is the range of issues that we are going to be dealing with. Lets call it a medium chance the cape. A very high chance of rough surf and a chance of beach erosion. Jc a pedestrian has been struck hearing the driver may have fled the scene. Sky 5 over that scene on main street a short time ago. The street is now blocked in the south bow street area. Drivers are being asked to avoid that area. Ed more breaking news, a babysitter in arlington accused of being drunk and high while caring for a child. Maria investigators spoke moments ago. Newscenter 5s john atwater is live in arlington with the breaking details, john . John a neighbor here told babysitter stumbling with a threeyearold intel. They never sense something was not right. The
Crime tape surrounds abington home where Authorities Say two alennyyearold boys were playing with gun when one not show in the face i saw the kid in ambulance he was just covered with blood in the face. Neighbor Beverly Mcauliffe watched a victim was rushed to south shore hospital. She says both boys live on lynn wood street. Its sad. Theyve nevada seen anything like it in my life. And im very upset oh every it. Child was later air lifted we believe hes doing okay right now but like i said any gunshot wound is dangerous. And anything can happen the shooting happened just before 3 30 wednesday afternoon. The Plymouth County da says handgun is legal, but wouldnt say who owns it. Its unclear if there were any parents at the home when gun went off but investigators believe the shooting was accidental. We believe there was not intentionally be some did not try to intentionally hurt somebody difficult day for two themselves and had to respond to the scene. Certainly a tragic issue and straj
Perhapss as a category one hurricane. Whats important to us, what does it do once it moves off the carolina or mid atlantic coastline. This thing is going to slow down. Huge area of the High Pressure will prevent it from going anywhere. The question is does it slow down just south of new england or are we talking about something several hundred miles south. It will be breezy. Well get some rough surf and rip currents, but we wont get rain. Gussy winds across the cape and the opportunity of rain coming in here late sunday and into monday. All right. A couple scattered showers across the area, as well, this morning. Most of them along the mass pike. Close to 80 this afternoon. Dry it out late in the day. More on the forecast ahead. Sarah time now for fast track traffic with Danielle Gersh. Danielle thanks, sarah. A little baby first birthday, as well. Heading into town, not looking no problems for you heading in and out of town on the pike. A couple of yellow exclamation marks out there,
Up sound bags and boarding up hopes. In florida a state of emergency had already been declared. The tomorrow is expected to make its way over to the east coast and possibly head our way. For the latest track lets send it over to chris lambert. All eyes on that for the weekend. Sarah, especially for late sunday into monday. Heres hermine. Tropical storm 65mileanhour winds. The latest update came an hour and a half ago. Expected to become category 1 hurricane. Its Getting Better organized and will do so throughout the day likely making landfall tonight near apalachicola. Once we get into the weekend and early next week you notice how this tight cone all of a sudden goes to this wide circular area. This increase of uncertainty where the track goes. It will cut off and meander around here just south of new england if not off the mid atlantic coastline for a couple will depend on how much rain and wind we see out of it. Rain right now scattered showers extended from boston out through the m
Reporter the Tropical Storm could become a hurricane by the time it officially makes landfall sometime tonight. We will see a lot of rain. Especially on the east, the Southeast Side of this storm. Reporter and if Tropical Storm hermine does strengthen into a hurricane, it will be the first to make landfall in florida in more than a decade. There is some good news. It looks like this storm is going to go pretty fast once it hits land. Going to go pretty fast through the state. I think we are going to have a sarah Diane Gallagher reporting from florida, from the gulf coast. Christa that is good news when they say it could move fast. That means not as much rain dropping. The big question is how this will impact us here this weekend. Chris absolutely. It may move fast across florida. The concern is that it stalls out across the midatlantic coastline early next week. There is the Tropical Storm. It looks better organized than the satellite and radar presentation. Likely to become a category