Man chest erin same in lawrence. 56 in keene and most of most of us are 5 to 15 degrees its muggy and the skies are clear for nowch that sun is going to be shining now. The sun going to be shining and between 2 and 4 p. M. The storms come from west to east through the berkshires and not everyone is going to see a storm today. But the risk is there particularly from Late Afternoon and into the the evening. Your evening commute could be a rough go massachusetts. With scattered storms locally heavy rainfall and downpours. And, the threat for some wind gusts. Anything tends to taper off around 8, 9 out over southeastern massachusetts. So a changeable weather day sunshine to start and warm and hiewp its by midday 82 humid by midday 82. Big changes for tomorrow. Reporter two accidents on at exit 19 highland avenue. Again, it is blocking the left lane. Now keeping our eye on the accident, at the brain stree tree split aid minor crash but its creating make braintree split amid a minor crash but its creating a major backup. Breaking overnight a driver rescued after crashing a crash in Woburn Police say a car slamed into a poll trapping the driver a driver and passenger was taken to the hospital with nonlife threatening injuries. Cause of the crash is under investigation. Also breaking overnight a man suspected of killing a Police Officer in North Carolina is in custody in rhode island. Hes in the hospital right now with a gunshot wound that he reportedly suffered in a shoot out with police in North Carolina. Just a few hours ago state police raided a providence home this is state police come out with your hands up. That was the scene place got a tip this man 23yearold Irving Fenner may have been inside the home. Officers used tear gas before going in but say he was not in there. He is accused of shooting officer tim brackeen in the chest on saturday hoe was looking who was looking for finner fenner after he missed a fenner after he missed a court date. When a Police Officer is slain it heightens th Police Officer down who knows if he wont do it again. Backee brackeen leaves behind a wife and a daughter. Four others are under arrest in kicks with the case including fenner ins half sifter. Gloucester police chief who made headlines with the innovative Addiction Program is on paid leave and under investigation. Ken macleod is live in glawfter reporter good morning. Police chief Leonard Campanell ois accustomed to catch the camppan campanello is used to be in the spotlight. This morning he finds himself essentially suspended with pay amid an internal investigation. After more than a quarter century as a cop, Gloucester Police chief Leonard Campanello became a national slee National Celebrity when he introduced a change in his department. I stood over enough dead bodies with a needle in their arm. Reporter and with the help of former addicts acting ascounselors the chief said anyheroin use here showed up with the dope paraphernalia and adesire to get clean would not be charged with a crime. And instead get detox and Recovery Help on the spot. The District Attorney raised concerns about that promise but it drew praise nationwide as a problem thats spiraling out of control. Its problem that affects every community we know. And in gloucester the difference is we take care of the people that need the help. Reporter but yesterday, just after the chief abruptly sought two weeks of time off to untangle the socalled Angle Program from the day to day operations of his department, the mayor issued a brief statement putting him on personal leave pending pending outcome of an internal investigation but gave no hint what it might bech the absolute be. The chief told the local newspaper i have absolutely no concerns ive done anything wrong to warrant action against me. The Mayors Office has made it clear it will make no further comment on this. The chief says he was notified at about supper time last night and suspects that being outspoken about his Angel Program has earned him some powerful enemies. About 6 06 on your wednesday morning a worcester man is due in court accused of pulling a machete on a driver during a violent road rage incident near two schools. Lets get to anna meiler with a closer look at the allegations aba anna. Reporter and aldo rivera is accused of piling a masheet chicago on pulling a machete but also punching the man in the face near a high school. This started when resource officer at Burncoat High School was flagged down by a concerned driver. The officer drove down rexhame road and found two people out of the cars. Rivera tail cated the man infront of the high school and the two exchanged gestures and profanities. The driver says rivera got out of the car and pulled a machete out of the trunk and threatened him and punched him in the side of the face. Rivera told police he never made a threat but he did admit the machete was in his car. His 13yearold daughter was sitting. His 17yearold son was also in the car. Rivera is facing many charges including asauce with a dangerous weep assault with a dangerous weepan and weapon and will be arraigned later this morning. Anna meiler, wdz this morning. Wbz this morning. The retrial of gary sampson will begin. A jury gave so penalty in 20 03 but it was overturned 8 years later by a judge who found one of the jurors lied repeatly about her backgroundch the new jury will decide if he should receive the Death Penalty or life in prison. In Townsend Police are investigating a possible attempted abduction. Three teenage boys told officers a man attacked them not far from a Police Station yesterday afternoon. They say an older man with a long gray beard jumped out from large rock and tried to grab one of on the back of the neck before running off into the the woods. Police and k can9th k9s searched at area they checked out surveillance tapes and didnt find anything. Anyone with information should call Townsend Police. Also developing the faa is investigating another incident war green laser was pointed at a plane near boston logan airport. United Airlines Flight was heading to los angeles last night when the beam of light and this is the third time in two weeks that lasers targeted planes near logan. Campaign 20 16 Hillary ClintonCampaign Says she will resume normal activities tomorrow after being sidelined with pneumonia. Clinton is set to address Congressional Hispanic CaucusInstitute Dinner in washington tomorrow night and appear on the tonight show on friday. Her husband former president clinton and their daughter chelsea will be on the campaign trail today. President obama was campaigning donald trump is giving more specifics on a Campaign Promise to make child care more affordable. The speech delivered outside philadelphia with trumps daughter by his side marks an effort to appeal to women voteers. One of the propose voters. One the proposals includes guarantees new mothers 6 weeks of maturnity leave and he didnt lay out how much it would cost but inseted the extra spending would be offset by Economic Growth and other cuts. A home owner in is at odds over a donald trump billboard on his lawn. The homeowner says he is expressing his freedom of speech and will go to court or pay a fine if necessary. Primary results from New Hampshire voters have set the stage for what will be one of the most watched senate race this is fall. Republican senator kelly ayotte had faceoff against maggie hasan the winner of the general election could reshape the hassan. Colin van ostern won but with more than 90 of the vote in chris sununu lead frank edelblut. Who is to blame for accidently dropping flares over a New Hampshire town. A mission to walk across the country. We will introduce you to a pair of veterans with an inspirational message. And the big announcement today regarding cars in boston. And if you are sad to see big papi retire, you may want to buy a new keepsake. The candle designed by the sox slugger hear what it smells like. Good morning. A summertime heat today we are climbing into the 80s with sunshine this morning. We should be around 08 by the time we get to 80 by the time we get to midday. Building clouds is the prep for sunshine we will go through the hour by hour timeline when we come back because its important night live look at at gillette tonight and there will be a couple storms to track i will have that timeline when we come back. A new way to welcome big pain into your home. Yankee cannedel is out with a limited Edition Candle in honor of the soxs slugger retirement. Money raise led go to the david or tees Children Fund that raised will go to the david or tees Childrens Fund ortiz Childrens Fund. It is called mid summers night musk and sage and mahogany cologne. It sounds manly. Definite it smells manly and. My sus has husband has it as a air fresher in so it was a good choice. 80s today and thunderstorms. The skyline in boston clear skies and its going to be a beautiful start out there but we will see changes by the time we get to later on this afternoon. The skies are not going to look the same heading into 4 or 5. Severe outlook a change from yesterday we are in the area thunderstorms from maine to massachusetts. Notice its generally the worcester to boston quarter marginal risk means an isolated threat for some strong to severe storms. 65 in boston right now. 46 in manchester and lawrence. 56 in taunton and 61 in worcester right now. We are milder than we were at this time yesterday we are in the 60s on the cape and 50s in the cooler spots as opposed to 40s yesterday. Satellite and radar prettyquiet. Clouds Building Back and thats ahead of the front bush vermont and central new york. And thats ahead of the front. We will fire up some of the storms in the second half of the day. Highs 82 to 88. Going to be a warm one. Records are in the low 90s so we wont get there but it will feel like a midjuly midaugust day near 80 on cape and islands this afternoon. Hour by hour no issues right until probably noon or one even the skies staying mainly clear. Eye to the northwest horizon where the storms will come from today pushing from west to east between 2 and 4 p. M. From the berkshires and this incates that we will see downpours indicates that we will see downpours and localized damaging wind gusts is the primary threat. The evening commute is a tough go in spots ands in this is the map at and notice this is the map at 6 p. M. Wind gusts 40 to potentially Miles Per Hour will bring some damage in spots because the trees are weakened too so with the strong gusts thats the case everything dwindels by 8 or dwindles by 8 or 9 and thats the leading edge of the cooler air. Damaging wind is the most we are concerned with. Any thunderstorms there may be lightning as well as brief heavy downpours. Clearing tonight and 50s in the suburbs and 60 downtown. And highs tomorrow check it a totally different feel about 20 degrees cooler tomorrow and 60s at the coast with a onshore breeze and low 70s through the interior and at least the sun will shine and big area of High Pressure building in for tomorrow and the end of the week on friday. It sticks around for the start of the the weekend and filtered sunshine on saturday with highs in the upper 70s and sunday the next front approaches and that will bring our next round of some showers and thunderstorms a few of those may linger into the start of next week and before push 08 by tuesday. 08 by tuesday. Reporter 80 by tuesday. Reporter theres two accidents causing delays a minor crash before the braintree splitthats creating major backup because its a busy area. Theres a second crash on 24 north right before 128 and randolph thats blocking the left lane and you can see the severe delays there as well. That backup stretching down past brockton to west bridgewater. Are taking the t. Mbta offered round trip tickets from south station to gillette for the concert for 20 bucks. They have already sold out but this could be a late night for fans. Trains will leave gillette 30 minutes after the concert ends. The boston shows are between 3 and 4 hours in length. And heads up to patriots fans. Get the same deal. 20 dollars round trip to gillette on game day. I thanks 6 18. Selfdriving cars could be hitting the streets of boston. The herald is reporting this morning the city reached a deal with World Economic forum to test the to being nology. The partnership which will be announced today will be a year long program. Selfdriving cars could be tested on our streets by the end of the year. Maybe it will improve our ranking in the worst drivers. Maybe. Okay boston could be the next massachusetts city to ban city council held the first of three meetings on the issue last night giving residents the chance to weigh in. More than 30 cities and towns in the state have passed a similar ban. And air scare over New Hampshire a Massachusetts AirNational Guard fighter jet dropped flavors over hancock. National guard says it was pilot error and no one was injured. Two veterans are making a crosscountry trek to raise awareness of the issues that veterans face is informed afghanistan was inspired by a friend injured in combat. He started the journey in maine and the former sailor Daniel Taylor in New Hampshire. They embarked on a two year long journey and they made stops in salem and westminster kinkead said its about getting the word out. Suicide rate veteran homelessness and a lot connected to the poor care that the va gives and why i am right ears we can get somebody who can make the changes. He says he is raising money for the trip and will not rest and will donate the rest to veterans charities. Coming up, new trouble for harvards hasty putting pudding theatrical group. The story behind this amazing costume. I got to hear this. And we are celebrating a very special birthday for a boston landmark. Tweel you about it when we v. O. kelly ayotte says shes on our side, but on our rights, shes squarely with donald trump. Trump planned parenthood should absolutely be defunded. 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 har harvard is dealing with accusation consider harvard is dealing with harvard is dealing with accusation of pudding who the crimson reports 86 alum. I am signed a petition. And the president of the hasty ping pudding is a woman this year. Nearly a hundred people sick nd by the e. Coli and norovirus tied to chipotle received cash setments. Attorneys say some of the customers who got sick are actually still loyal customers. A big birthday for a bottleland the oldest lighthouse station turns 300 years old. Celebrations in the ceremonial relighting are planned for today. Boston mayor walsh will be there. Boston light sits on a small island about 9 miles from downtown boston. It is the coast guards last manned lighthouse and while its old they say they see the value in it. She has been serving really the same purpose for 300 years and keeping mariners out of harbor. The 89 foot tall lighthouse was built in 1716 by the british and destroyed during the American Revolution and rebuilt in 1783 by the u. S. Looks like the pokemon craze reached the patriots. Rob gronkowski tweeting this picture of his teammate dressed up as pikachu saying i found a pikachu bennett who was dressed up to visit kids at boston Childrens Hospital tweeted back at gronk says cant catch this pokemon but iw you you can catch touchdowns. I just thought of a great idea. He should dress like that at a game to distract the other players who follow pokemon and chase it and will win. Okay. Just like that. Says coach kate. Lots more in the next half hour including a new poll this morning. Massachusetts voters feel about Charter Schools and legalizing marijuana. Would you pay more on the electric bill to fight climate change. Warning about a advertised concert in the area. And oozeas we head to and as we head to break four things to know as you head out the door this morning. . With simply right checking from santander bank, just make one deposit, payment, withdrawal or transfer each month to waive the monthly fee. And theres no minimum balance. Break news right now at 6 30, a suspected cop killer caught the tense night in the state as police cornered him. Glawfters police chief gloucesters police chief speak out about the internal investigation putting him on paid leave. And a vieent case violent case of road rage headed to court. Live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wwz wbz this morning. Good wednesday morning i am kate merrill i hope you what good vacation. I did. We have blip on the radar. A couple thunderstorms. Especially the second half of the day. Thats when we are keeping an eye to the sky a few storms could be strong to severe and i think that threat is isolated but does exist today. Back to a fall feel