live, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: only on 5, joe biden one-on-one right now with his the vice president was in town this evening talking politics and friendships. >> for real. >> talking a little bit about basketball and a lot about the race for president. >> i said, honey, i cannot imagine any person i ever known, including conservative like ronald reagan getting up a at 3:00 or 3:30 in t >> he served with eight presidents. >> i think so, yeah. >> do you think the democrats going to take the senate yeah. i think you will see win up here. >> do you think the democrats can take the house? >> i think we are going to gain seats and really requires a blowout in the house. [applause] >> he was in town for the cancer moon shot initiative, a disease he knows all too well. >> i lost part of the soul. i lost my boy. in his decision to run for president. bind on the campaign trail back in new england tomorrow and again in mu hampshire at that time. maria: breaking tonight. a laser strike on a plane heading to logan airport.

mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: the words internet and intranet form the basis of an appeal filed by owen labrie. labrie was convicted last year of several charges, including using a computer to lure a st. paul's school classmate into a sexual encounter. his defense says labrie contacted chessy prout on a closed, school email system, or intranet, that is not covered under the state's internet law regarding computer-related crime. labrie is out on bail while he appeals his conviction. jc: a warning to those enrolled in the massachusetts health connector board members are expecting confusion during next month's open enrollment. they say it's due to premium hikes and changes in eligibility. they're warning more than 230,000 members to check their status and to shop around for better premium options. the board also says the connector placed thousands of people on masshealth in 2013 the worcester regional airport is set to receive more than 7 million dollars from the government to aid in taxi-way construction. the m

in boston, diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: commitment 2016, a nigh after their final debate, hillary clinton and donald trump will be back on the same stage ed: -- tonight. ed: this time it's for the , annual al smith dinner where presidential candidates traditionally show their lighter side. donald trump was in ohio earlier today and addressed a controversial moment from last night. during the debate, he refused to promise to accept the election results. today he said he would if he wins. donald trump: of course i would right to contest or file a legal challenge in the case of a questionable result. ed: republicans and democrats came out today to criticize trump's statement last night. maria: hillary clinton wasn't campaigning earlier today, but vice president joe biden was in new hampshire on her behalf. he had some scathing criticism for trump's refusal to say he would accept the election results, and calling the election p biden: the things donald trump is saying and doing, it is generally a threat to the democratic

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ed: right now, a dedham man held without bail after a family tragedy. a son charged with killing his father. the victim had once taken out a restraining order against his son, but they had been living together recently. our todd kazakiewich is live in todd. todd: that restraining order shows a pattern that repeated itself overnight, but this time the assaults turned deadly. >> last night at 2:00 a.m., dedham police received a 911 call from 62 lower east street in dedham, massachusetts. todd: that 911 call coming from 25-year-old alexander anderson, seen here during his murder arraignment in dedham district court. anderson was calling to confess father, paul anderson. police arrived on scene and arrested him, who waives his miranda rights, says his father had been aggravating him, and confesses to attacking his father with a knife and a hammer. >> used the hammer to strike his father's head a number of times. and then, mr. anderson admitted that he then threw his father down the stairs

wcvb newscenter 5. maria: looking forward to it. two new highly respected national polls of likely voters show hillary clinton with a strong lead heading in to the final debate. new numbers from fox news show clinton with a six point lead over trump in a four-way race . clinton is holding steady, while trump gained a point over last week. a new bloomberg politics poll gives clinton a nine-point advantage. both polls show clinton with a there hasn't been a lot of movement in battleground state polling, except for one notable change in arizona. it's been leaning trump for most of the race until today. the real clear politics average of several tracking polls now shows hillary clinton moving slightly ahead. you can watch tonight's debate live at 9:00, right here on channel 5. and for post-debate coverage on newscenter 5 at 11:00. ben: what a day for mid to late october. summer warmth out there, you can see people took well advantage of the nice weather. was it record-breaking? harvey: not quite for boston,

. >> from boston's news leader this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. jc: dangerous level three sex offender a violent home invasion and rape in the south end. ed: why police targeted his victims and the key clues to his arrest. reid lamberty is in the south end live. reid: that clue was left behind by the rapist himself, a prescription bottle with his name on it. that after he took steps to cover his tracks, including taking a shower after the alleged rape. shielded his face from the camera, but no caps off in his actions. ronald round broke into a south and department, bound and gagged 2 women and raised one of them. >> i feel horrible for the girls. reid: the 52-year-old homeless man is a registered level three sex offender. brown entered through a near window, titled the victims by their hands and feet, even blindfolding the rape victim, telling her will kill you. i hate chinese people." the victim is asian and employed at a local hospital. they found -- officials found a prescription bottle with his name on it at the apartment. >> on a neighborhood

>> from boston fell news leader -- this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. ben: there have been changes -- rv is tracking it. the eye of the storm making a close pass to daytona beach. three power lines toppled. more of a sideswipe really. maria: damage being done sure. of the coast, flooding is a major concern. jacksonville under the gun at this hour. ben: matthew has weakened, as harvey told us of the top of the hour. and there is the storm surge? harvey: these are always triple threats. there's the flooding, the storm surge. this is west of jacksonville, 40 miles west and east and about 20 miles west and south of savannah. it will make a close pass or touch savannah. that is the idea with this of moisture rotating in from the ocean. it has incredible bands of tropical moisture. and the storm surge, a lot of that coincides with high tide or low tide. if it coincides with high tide, it diminishes severities some. if it coincides with low tide, it enhances it. gusting at 45. those winds will only get stronger. hurricane force winds brushing the coast of flor

jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5 . jc: commitment 2016 tonight, it's crunch time for the presidential candidates with less than 3 weeks to go until the election. polls, but ones in key battleground states getting a lot of attention. newscenter 5's jennifer davis has the latest from the campaign trail. mr. trump: i think we are going to win florida. jennifer: trump talking about battleground states. mr. trump: if we win, we got lots of options. what a waste of time if we don't hold this off. jennifer: the clinton campaign is venting out in key tebow. tim kaine in pennsylvania, bill clinton, hillary clinton in ohio. senator kaine: there are a few that are close. there are few that are battleground. and there are a few that are more checkmate. if we win them, it is over. jason: -- >> this is not a matter of trying to persuade campaigning, how many people have not made up their minds? it is a matter of making them care enough to show what. jennifer: some trump supporters believe that polls are not adequately capturing supp

doug meehan, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: a little dog in utah is being called a hero tonight after saving her owner from a house fire. nichole: check out libby. it was the middle of the night when a fire started and libby jumped into action. >> she came into the room and was just barking, which is unusual at night. it woke us up. that is one we saw the glow. libby. the house destroyed. an estimated $600,000 of damage. the owners are think everyone is safe and they're thinking little libby. reid: the only benefit of a tiny . like that, they are so loud. i have a yorkie. they are so loud and annoying. but they may save my life. they may. aj: of the house. every think him be replaced. speaking of the dog, it's the dog days of summer. looking for the natural segue. nichole: there we go. reid: he is here all week, folks. aj: try the veal. low to mid 70's. clouds, sunshine. near the record high of 82 on tuesday. yes, it is mid-october. details from a scary morning in details from a scary morning in fios is not cable. we're w

live, mary saladna, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. the mbta says the operator of the orange line train that overheated yesterday did everything right except one thing. driver who was killed in a fiery crash in milford. once withs tried to pull them there the car but the fire was too intense. this is new at 11:00 tonight. a local homeowner face-to-face with a burglar. maria: then dragged bay car. that woman is tagging to wcvb nichole. newscenter 5's nichole burlie. she's live in barnstable tonight. nichole: that woman tells me she saw the man as he was walking out of her house. she knew something didn't feel right, so she confronted him and knocked down and dragged as he fled the scene. this is where the homeowner tells us she first saw richard herrera. >> i said who are you why are you here? >> she doesn't want to show her face nor give her name. she's still pretty shaken up. herrera coming down her front walk on santuit-newtown road in marstons mills. he had just broken into her home. she confronted him and tried to stop him by openi

erika tarantal wcvb nc5. -- wcvb newscenter 5. reid: that we did not get much growing this year because of lack of rain. now we are getting rain. but cool tomorrow. warming up wednesday. another chance of rain on thursday and then more cooler comes back in. that is what happens the sum of european. warm-up, cooler down pretty quickly. reid: mike, thanks. still much more news to come tonight. boston police say they had no came of them armed with a knife. >> now on newscenter 5 -- nichole: a knife wielding suspect, shot and killed by boston police. officers say they had no choice. why relatives aren't buying the claim. reid: the breaking new details, the center of the clinton email scandal. mike: rain is on the way. the timeline on when it gets here. and what you can expect to start the work week. nichole: smooth sailing so far for open tolling on the pike. but the warning for drivers, about what's coming down the road tomorrow. >> boston fell news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. nichole: right now investigators are looki

shaun chaiyabhat, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: right now, at least people 10 are dead, and several others are hurt after a tour bus crashed into a semi truck in california. the crash happened on a highway east of l.a. early this morning. police say the tour bus slammed into a semi-truck in north palm springs. all westbound lanes of the highway where it happened were closed and dozens were taken to the hospital. no word on what caused the accident as police are still investigating. underway right now in iraq. the u.s. military is helping iraqi troops push back against isis to retake the city of mosul. abc's alex marquardt reports, there are already concerns about civilians caught in the crossfire. alex the offensive on mosul in : high gear. more than 30,000 kurdish and iraqi troops are battling toward second biggest city backed by u.s. troops. those american forces advising and calling airstrikes on the frontline. secretary carter: make no mistake. whether they're flying la ground, even behind the front lines they , are at ri

david the neck, wcvb newscenter 5. reid: the clinton campaign not responding to donald trump's drug accusations today. instead, hitting the gop nominee for saying a clinton win would mean the election was rigged. , to voters in tampa, florida. >> now he thinks that he's gonna lose, he's going around saying the whole thing is rigged it's , rigged against me, poor me. the guy's just a bully. reid: the v.p. nominee also hitting trump for his comments about women. kaine saying that's not what real men do. nichole: president bill clinton will be back in new hampshire monday. he has a campaign event at dartmouth college in the morning, then another event at keene state college in the afternoon. and this weekend both candidates preparing for their final debate wednesday in las vegas. our own emily riemer will be live there with pre and post debate coverage right here on newscenter 5. reid: let's take a live look at the city on a beautiful saturday night. won't be getting quite as chilly tonight. harvey: tomorrow will be the b

wcvb newscenter 5. heather:we are tracking hurricane matthew. this is the eye of the powerful category 4 hurricane as it was seen from space. right now it is c haiti very much feeling its wrath already. rhondella richardson shows us how two local groups with established orphanages are hoping the island will be spared the full impact. >> the clothing, the shoes, the toothpaste, the vitamins, everything is donated. reporter: hurricane matthew, potentially the biggest disaster for haiti since their daughter britney was killed in the 2010 earthquake. out of their loss they built brit's home, an orphanage dead dream of improving lives in haiti. >> people are going to be devastated. reporter: they are in constant contact with the be like brit staff. >> we have boarded the windows on the second story. reporter: her mother just returned from dropping off supplies in haiti last night. >> we met a family this weekend and it is a mom and two little girls. they are in a tent with holes holes and dirt on the floor. the ring wi around the tent and down the hi

wcvb newscenter 5. ben: john, thank you. also breaking, a topsfield woman pleading guilty this afternoon to kidnapping and assaulting a 2-year-old girl she babysat. police say abigail hanna snatched the toddler from her hamilton home last november. the child was found naked and bruised out in the cold several hours later with a shaved head. followed by 10 years of probation. jc: --heather: more surgery today for both of the officer shot in the line of duty wednesday night. david b nick -- david bienick is live at the scene. david: the crime tape has come down and members of the community criminal charges even though the shooter is dead. investigators removed at least eight evidence bags, including one that appeared to be a large hard sided rifle case. >> among the crime scenes, this is one of the most horrific i have been to. david: investigators are looking to learn what happened wednesday wounded. >> blood spattered, shell casings, bullet fragments -- you name it. it has all been collected and will be

rhondella: in manchester, rhondella richardson, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: newscenter 5's emily riemer is in st. louis. she'll join us live at 6:00, with what trump is saying about those republicans abandoning him. see the debate right here on wcvb channel 5 live at 9pm. nichole: first lady michelle obama will be campaigning for she will have a public event on thursday, the time and place have not been announced. maria: right now boston police need your help to track down the person who shot a child. a nine-year-old girl was shot on a playground and roxbury early this morning and that is where we find newscenter 5's diane cho. diane? diane: police say the little girl was shot on this playground behind me en number to provide her name said she was in bed when she heard gunshots early sunday morning. >> [indiscernible] dianne: the little grow was playing on the playground when she was shot here on annunciation road. there was some sort of party taking place in a nearby parking indiscriminately into a crowd. the little girl was alert and talking when eme

live at the garden, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> commitment 2016 this morning. only vice presidential debate gives a narrow win to mike pence. the cnn instant poll indicating the republican who demonstrated a calm edged out a more fiery tim kaine. >> he used the tax code the way it's supposed to be used and he did it brilliantly. >> how do you know that? >> trump's real -- both tasked with responding to running an insult-driven campaign. >> the next presidential debate is sunday in st. louis. i will be there providing coverage on newscenter 5. the debate begins at 9:00 p.m. >> 10 minutes before 6:00. wellesley police investigating a drowning at morses pond. a video from sky 5 showing the first two officers on the scene yesterday. one of them jumped into the water, trying to save the house on the shore. >> a maine toddler is reunited with her mother after an amber alert. 3-year-old lenore wilson was left with a babysitter monday night when her mom had a medical emergency. the babysitter and girl were nowhere to be found. police say the girl is now safe and they a

live in boston tonight, mary saladna wcvb newscenter 5. maria: breaking new details tonight about this suv wreck in beacon hill. we've learned the man behind the wheel was an uber driver. ed: witnesses say that suv sped up the cramped and crowded streets before slamming right into a building leaving a gaping hole. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat >> i just spoke with the driver's wife. she says jean claude caillot is an uber driver and had a passenger with him when he slammed his car into this house. >> i heard a boom, down that end, and as i look around the corner, i see this car come flying up the street. it was going so fast, at least 70 miles an hour and ran straight into the wall. >> straight thru a brick wall and into a kitchen pantry. this woman peering thru the open neighbors shocked. witnesses in awe. >> i'm just surprised that they survived because they was going fast. coming from down that end. flying. >> two people in the car, a man driving and a woman passenger. each somehow escaped alive after landing in a pile of bricks. >> t

josh brogadir, wcvb newscenter 5 . maria: all right, josh -- guess who else is going to be there sunday? tom brady? look for him live. both presidential candidates pulling back on live appearances , but that does not mean there is no politics to talk about. ben: plus, how this guy got to safety. maria: and saving a dog from a lifetime of sniffles. a discovery a vet made. ben: and how big papi helped this little boy recover from serious surgery. all right, let's check first alert traffic. friday night, holiday weekend to boot. a mess on the left-hand side of your screen. going downtown, not doing too bad. let's check out the drive time. 33 minutes of mass avenue to root three. there is the pike we just showed you. .5 minutes. 128 stacked in both directions. works on. further dumbing pike, a long drive. a lot of you may be headed to the berkshires. 495, both directions a slow go. 14 minutes. joe plaia: every three days, someone in new hampshire is killed with a gun. mothers, sons, friends. when she has the chance to stre

>> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. ben: breaking news at 5:30, andover police are looking for a man who exposed himself to students at saint augustine elementary school. students were at recess and saw the man standing near his car when it happened. extra police patrols are happening in the area. down for health violations. city inspectors got a tip about the school street location in boston. a spot check found five violations, including meat being kept too war, and fruit flies. the location will reopen once it passes inspection. sweetgreen's boylston street location was forced to temporarily close because of problems there in august. ben: and this is a live picture -- apparently somewhere there is what the teleprompter said. harvey: we could be looking live at anything. you are right, by the way -- that was the bridge. visibility is terrible from boston north and a little bit further inland. it is like summer. but i do want to show you the visibility. quickly jumping to higher visibility is. this city for the most par

>> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 7:00. >> police under fire. a shoot-out in east boston. >> pop, pop, pop! just kept going. >> two officers shot. saved by the quick actions of their colleagues. >> he knows how close he was to death. >> and now, new questions about the man suspected attack. >> i saw the blood, massive amounts of blood. >> a community shaken as two officers fight for their lives. good evening, everyone. >> we have team coverage for you tonight. 5 investigates karen anderson is uncovering new information about the suspect. our shaun chaiyabhat is live, outside mass general, where the two officers are re covering. >> and breaking developments on the shoot-out itself, the investigation itself. rhondella richardson is live at the scene right now with that. john atwater spoke with someone who worked alongside those two officers. john? reporter: well, for the first time, we are hearing from the captain of the east boston district here. you know, it's not very often we see police officers get emotional but this captain knows full well h

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: this level three sex offender is back behind bars tonight, accused of raping a teenage girl. charles lovejoy is being held on $1 million bail tonight. jc: newscenter 5's rhondella richardson joins us live from whitman. rhondella, we're learning more about how he met his alleged victim? and said the alleged victim was a cousin but then police learned he prayed on the 14-year-old girl after meeting her online. whitman police spotted 31-year-old charles lovejoy, a level three sex offender, 1:30 monday morning monday leaving st. james cemetery with a 14-year-old girl in the car. the girl told police he touched and fondled her inner thigh and she said no. the teen later told an officer there was sexual intercourse and according to these court documents, when the sex offender was arrested, he wasn't wearing underwear and the teen victim didn't have on any shoes. the lowell registered sex offender met the girl through kik, a popular online app. police say the man picked her up at her ho

todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. >> m massachusetts. residents can vote in person or you can get an early ballot to cast by mail. we have a link to the list of early voting locations on our website, wcvb.com and of course on our mobile app. ed: the wife of the state trooper that was killed is speaking out against a ballot question. jc is here with her plea to >> prosecutors say the man charged with killing her husband back in march was under the influence of medical marijuana. she joined for a new ad on legalizing marijuana. >> with this bill i don't think we are seeing anything from it. there are going to be more accidents and fatalities and you will have families without their loved ones because we are putting people at >> her husband loved his job and he always put his family first. four states have legalized marijuana already. on election day five more including massachusetts will be voting. ed: coming up, traffic on the pike days away. >> and giving the department the highest award for bravery claiming the life of one of their own.

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: there is no such a in the workers did anything wrong today and that's part of the investigation. new at 6:00: 5 investigates uncovering previous safety the federal agency that regulates worker safety, that is osha, cited this company for five different violations, finding the company 3000 dollars. osha saying they are waiting for this finds to be paid. this is not the first time atlantic drain services been in the new spirit of worker was injured back in march -- has street from warren to tremont street. it could be several days. we will bring you more information as soon as we get it on air and on the wcvb mobile app ben:. i think that that system is headed from worcester right now, my? mike: right, and it's working his way through. we have flooded visors. not that we are worried about roadways is the issue. this area down to the south, coming across long island, there are actually quite a few lightning strikes. about 15 of those in the last 30 minutes ago. we don't typically

wcvb, newscenter 5. >> a vigil right now for those young lives cut short in middleborough. that was the awful scene monday morning, 495, two cars colliding. bursting into flames. loved ones continuing to grieve this sunday loss. rhondella richardson live with victims. rhondella: the vigil opened with the organizers saying this is a she of love. there are a lot of people here. red and white balloons representing the high school because two of the victims graduated from there. very emotional here. friends from the classes, 2015, told me these young men were full of energy. cousins, and real friends. their contribution to the community, huge based on the turnout at the vigil. gordon digs of osterville and another were killed monday in a wrong way crash in middleborough. >> it's heavy. it's a big loss not only for our family and friends but for the community. >> they are like my sons when i start coaching them. it's a difficult time. >> wrong way driver was also valentien told me, she was a good person that always tried to help others. police are investigating why she was going

wcvb newscenter 5. >> ben: gas prices are continuing to go up. it has risen 4 cents at $2.29 a gallon. the increase is being blamed on the rise and cost of crude oil. gas prices have gone up 13 cents. it is a nice day for a drive home because it is for a lot of people. you can see on the pike traffic is moving smoothly in both directions. a lot of the green on the maps as you head down toward the split. look at that just 20 minutes. there's the pike. 128 and a little slow through the work zone. there is a problem on the pike inbound because of the you can see a long delay there. you can see out to 495 it is just 16 minutes and 495. seven minutes from the pike to 290. that's your monday night first alert traffic. helt het -- heather:a man breaking a record for the biggest pumpkin. look at that thing. 2,200 pounds that pumpkin is. while it took first place warren, rhode island. the man to his right is his son, ron. he won last year with a pumpkin that weighed exactly one ton. he was the first farm neither history to grow a pumpkin that big. ed: . >

rhondella richardson, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a man is out on bail after he crashed into a police cruiser. he was before a judge today on drunk driving charges. the officer inside did suffer serious injuries in the crash on saturday and was taken to the driving offense. >> ben: the election is two weeks from tomorrow. donald trump and hillary clinton are out in full force. hillary clinton is in new hampshire along with elizabeth warren. the two had some if you tough talks for trump. todd joins us live from manchester. todd, good evening. reporter: the tough talk challenging virtually everything trump said in the last debate and everything he clinton's message here today is appeal to undecided voters and even waivering trump supporters by means of message in unity. >> there is so much more that unites us than you ad -- than divides us. reporter: hillary clinton campaigning with elizabeth warren under the banner stronger together. >> america is great because america is good. reporter: at an afternoon ra thousand voters clinton

. >> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. >> we have some breaking news at 5:00. beacon hill, an suv has slammed building. >> two people taken to the hospital. breaking details. >> police, firefighters and inspectional services, they are still here on the scene along with this tow truck that's now removing that white toyota suv that was stuck into that brick wall. this is at grove street and myrtle street. crews were trying to see whether or not that brick wall or the building itself was structurally sound. in the car were taken to the hospital. non-serious injuries. witnesses that we talked to saw that car speeding up grove. it did not appear to take any brakes, slammed into the wall. two people again were inside. a male driver and woman passenger. the man got out on his own but the woman appeared stuck inside. take a listen to what one witness described happened. >> the guy got out and wobbled a little and another pedestrian had set him on the ground. i'm surprised that they survived, because, that was, they were going fast. 70 miles per hour coming down from th

i'm diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5 . nichole: we have a special graphic on our wcvb facebook page right now that you can share to say thanks to big papi. while you're there, tell us reid: following breaking news out of foxboro, estate trooper -- a state trooper it by a wrong way driver near gillette stadium live images from the scene. he was hit by a motorcycle driving the wrong way. it's unclear how bad his injuries were. we will keep you updated. and of course, to gillette right now where, for different reasons, a much more depressing scene. first time in more than two decades at home falling to the , bills, 16-0. going to the highlights. tie finds lashawn mccoy. the bills have an early 7-0 lead. the patriots started jacoby brissett at quarterback with jimmy garoppolo being deactivated pregame. it was a long day for the patriots rookie as he was hit , and pressured all game. patriots shut out for the first nichole: adding to the defeat the drizzly day we're having. ,the big question -- when will the sun finally return?

wcvb newscenter 5. >> ben: now to a gas leak that forced the evacuation of a couple of vehicles this morning. contractors are working and struck a gas pipe. everything was back to normal after noon. >> pats nio after they lost one of the best defensive players. >> ben: mike lynch joins us and what are you hearing about this? >> mike: two things come into play. the eye in the sky doesn't lie. we are talking about the camera lens and what bill belichick is seeing on him is not making him help. two, collins is an unrestricted free agent and the patriots have been unable folks around the national football league are a bit shocked, but we have seen moves like this by belichick many times before. >> in the end we did what we thought was good for the football team. there are a lot of things to take into consideration and we could bring up points to talk about, but in the end that's the bottom line. >> is sign ability one of those points? >> you can bring up a lot of things and they all probably play into the c

for specifics you want to nichole, wcvb newscenter 5. >> we are slow as you look outbound. that's right near the newton stretch. a little slow lar -- a little solar glare is there. if you are on 93 headed southbound it too is a little longer than normal. northbound is not bad. under a half hour the upper deck to route 128. the pike is slow in pockets, but newton corner is 18 ride. person tolls to i-495 is close to 45 minutes. if you get to 495, it looks to be good in the north and south direction north of the pike. that's a look at first alert traffic. >> ben: tragedy as a tour bus crashes in southern california. jc: what investigators are focusing on. >> ben: what lead to a pot discovery. plus -- to see ezra and hold her. jc: filling hearts with joy. how this imagine if your child were trapped in a failing school. imagine if your child couldn't read or write at grade level. imagine if your child were stuck on a waiting list. 32,000 kids want to go to a public charter school. but they can't. if you like your public school, question 2 won't affect you. but for kids stuck in

reporting live in plymouth, todd kazakiewich, wcvb newscenter 5. >> commitment 2016 now. a new "associated press" poll gives hillary clinton a larger lead over donald trump, 14 points. republicans. in an exclusive interview with abc news, trump addressed his feud with the parents of a muslim soldier killed in iraq in 2004, who first spoke out against trump at the dnc. >> if i were president at that time, captain khan would be alive today. >> there's no sincerity in those remarks. >> the father there of captain khan is campaigning for clinton. trump has stops in ohio carolina. randy? >> right now they are assessing the damage after two earthquakes rocked central italy. the quakes hit just north of the area devastated by a deadly earthquake two months ago. that's in the umbria region. there have been no reports of serious injuries this time. the schools were closed in several towns today as a precaution and hospitals were evacuated after sustaining damage. >> a new york woman is expected boston. police say karen edwards stabbed collin edwards to death earlier this month. sh

live in orange tonight, julie mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5.

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> we'll continue to track breaking developments throughout our wcvb mobile app. more damaging accusations by women against donald trump. we're hearing from a former miss utah who claims he kissed her without consent in the 90s. >> i remember feeling embarrassed. wanting to turn -- >> temple taggart told her story to the "new york times" back in may. but says that leaked tape of trump talking about women in 2005 moved her to speak up again. at least five women have come tell "the times" trump groped her. he started telling her story when trump announced a run for president. >> the release of a level 3 sex offender originally sentenced to nearly 300 years -- richard gardner was released after serving 30 years in prison for raping children. the d.a. says his office did not argue to keep gardner locked up. gardner initially moved to his family's home in weymouth. his probation supervision has been transferred to suffolk county. >> the u.s. launchs a missile strike on targets in yemen. those strikes follow two incidents of missiles being rebel-controlled areas we

live in boston, shaun chaiyabhat, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: just need to take my border collies out there. [laughter] jc: don't be frightened if you look at the water. ? ? on social security and medicare, these are the facts. kelly ayotte voted for deep cuts in medicare and social security. here are the votes. she voted against protecting social security and said she's open to raising the retirement age for social security. look it up yourself. the fact is kelly ayotte's supporting big, corporate special interests. she's not working for us. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. interviewer: what would you do with fand a smartphone?ll man: check the scores. woman 1 : uh, probably post a pic. woman 2: text a friend. interviewer: how about register to vote? man: really? galvin: you can. five minutes online and go to register to vote m-a dot com. it's that easy. woman 2: done. i just registered. man: that was easy. galvin: register by october 19th. jc: there is a new public art installation set up in boston, take a look at t

live in east boston, sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. >> all right, thank you. we now know why the officers were called to that home in east boston. a man saying that he called 9-1-1. he said his roommate threatened him with a knife over a fight about the thermostat, sources say when richardson cintolo arrived he was shot as many as four times, but they missed his vital organs. officer matt morris was not as and a tourniquet, and doctors say that probably saved his life. morris is grateful. >> he clearly said to me i want to thank this particular officer. he saved my life. so he knows how close that he was to death. >> the officer who applied that tourniquet had just been trained in how to use it days before. >> five minutes after 6:00, two people charged in the murder of an elderly man in orange are just hours away from facing a judge in a antoinette antonio is in orange this morning. she sets the stage. >> they are expected to be arraigned later on this morning. investigates describe this as a random attack. brittany smith and joshua hart were returned to mass

wcvb newscenter 5. jc: a live look at hurricane matthew, the category 4 storm about to make landfall on jamaica and haiti and a state of emergency was declared in the latest on the track. >> the latest numbers came in about 10 minutes ago. it is still at a category 4 hurricane with 140 mile per hour sustained winds. they are gusting much higher than that. this is wobbling toward the north. it looks destined to have the the greatest impact on the western tip of haiti just to the west of port-a-prince. there is a large storm that into cuba in the coming days. here is the track of the system. this is new information that just came into the weather center. by wednesday it is moving into the bahamas. this is a slow-moving system. by thursday just off florida, mind you, it doesn't necessarily have to land here. it can be anywhere in this cone of uncertainty. to the north by saturday this is spinning off of the carolinas. it could move inland and it could stay out to sea. its impact on new england of at the le

live a new, jorge quiroga, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: jorge, thank you. you can track the storm in real-time no matter where you are. just download our wcvb mobile news app for your phone or tablet. maria: investigators and orange are releasing new information, hoping that will track down the person who murdered and 95-year-old man and seriously injured his wife. the suspect stole the victims car. thisj couple. juli mcdonald is live at the scene. uli? juli: maria, there were crews working for hours at the crime scene. the damage cannot be undone. there are children and grandchildren grieving for their 95-year-old grandfather as his wife, his widow, recovers in the hospital. those who call the area home our hardest working people you would ever want to know. juli: his wife, sunday 5 -- 75-year-old join a fisher, hospitalized with injuries. >> i have a lot of sympathy for them. it definitely hits home with you. i: police have not released a description of any suspects but believe they know what the killers striving. following the murder, the couple's 20 oh

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. erika: and there is grim news coming out of haiti where crews are still assessing matthew's wrath. the death toll on the island stands at 283 and it is expected to go higher. you can see the devastation in that nation. authorities are just now reaching some of the more remote areas as floodwaters start to recede. antoinette: we have news. to face a war crimes investigation for their attacks on syrian civilians. kerry accuses the pair of undertaking a targeted strategy, to terrorize civilians, and says they owe the world more than an explanation about why they keep hitting hospitals and women and children. erika: more breaking news this noon -- a woman is under arrest, accused of fatally stabbing her husband in roxbury. 36-year-old karen edwards will be arraigned in west roxbury municipal court today. police say the incident happened last night about midnight inside a residence on wensley street. edwards' most recent address is brooklyn. antoinette: right now, police are searching for

in boston, rhondella richardson, wrvb -- wcvb newscenter 5. ed: it is the middle of october and it is supposed to be fall, but harvey is tracking some warmer temperatures. jc: how hot it can get. ? ? on social security and medicare, these are the facts. kelly ayotte voted for deep cuts in medicare and social security. here are the votes. she voted against protecting social security from the threat of privatization. and said she's open to raising the retirement age for social security. kelly ayotte's supporting big, corporate special interests. she's not working for us. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. >> we have breaking news in the commute. the ramp from thee east into auburn is closed. mass dot says the emergency repairs are being made right now and it will be hours before those repairs are finished. there are big delays on the pike eastbound and you are urged to avoid the area if at all possible. jc: after several bear sight ings they say they should remove bird feeders, garbage and compost from the yard will if you

nicholas tavon, live in orange, wcvb newscenter 5. jc: the two boston police officers shot and critically injured underwent more surgery today. the suspect was killed in the shootout. police continue to search his home to learn more newscenter 5's david bienick is live in david? east boston tonight. david? you can see the house. the street in front of the house is still closed, but expected to reopen sometime this evening. and a vigil for the wounded officers is expected to get underway in about an hour. investigators removed at least eight evidence bags from the shooting scene including one containing what appeared to be a large, hard-side rifle case. and horrific. david: district attorney dan conley says investigators should be able to learn a lot about what happened here wednesday night when 33-year-old kirk figueroa allegedly shot officer richard cintolo and officer matt morris, severely wounding both. >> was better, with casings, shell fragments, you name it will be collected and analyzed. david police say the incident : started

>> this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:30. maria: breaking news. officer richard cintolo has just been discharged from mass general. he is grateful for the outpouring of prayer and support. he and officer matt morris were injured in a shoot o ben: two people are now charged with blowing up a newspaper box in salem with an lgbt newspaper inside. the two suspects will be in court on friday. maria: a third suspect is under arrest in a violent home an invasion in new hampshire. epping police say three men broke into a house on lamprey running off. two were caught shortly after. police say the third suspect is still out there. ben: what a day today. we know it cannot last long. harvey: a lot of folks had this weather two days in a row. it was a lot cooler yesterday. today, 81 for boston and beverly. it has not been this late in the season since 1979. 37 years, if my math works well. a little cooler around the great lakes. not sharply colder, but cooler. first in the 70's, then in the 60's overnight in boston. some areas north and west and maybe if you p

diane cho, wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: one of today's biggest gifts is going to the david ortiz children's fund. this little 6-year-old from the american republic is one of its beneficiaries. the fund made it possible for him to have surgery to repair his ailing heart. today, the red sox foundation donated half-a million dollars to the fund and the sox partners mastic bringing the donation to we have a special graphic on our wcvb facebook page right now that you can share to say thanks to big papi. while you're there, tell us about your favorite papi moments. reid: all right, more sports news. not good news. an ugly day for the patriots, shut out at home for the first time since 1993 and the first time ever at gillette stadium. sportscenter 5's josh josh: no jimmy g, and jacoby brissett was qb again. while he would lay mostly mistake free against the texans, not the case today. the patriots trailed for the first time at home all season, red zone, reset on the third down. a first hit by zac brown. fumbles the ball,

sera congi, wcvb newscenter 5. heather: a framingham man is expected in court today accused in a drunken hit and run. conti's liquors friday night, when the clerk refused to sell him alcohol. the clerk says gagnon urinated inside the store. police tracked him down at the wine vault, where he was refused alcohol again. he's facing several charges. erika: a fatal fire in seabrook overnight -- firefighters were called to the building on lafayette road just before 1:00 this morning. they found the victim in a unit on the first floor, where the fire was contained. nobody else was hurt. no word on a cause. a cooking mishap on the roof of a dartmouth college dorm sparked night. firefighters in hanover, new hampshire say a student left a hibachi grill unattended on a flat section of the roof outside a dorm window overnight into saturday. nobody was hurt. the building was so badly damaged, it will likely remain closed for the semester. heather: right now, three people are in custody, accused in a shooting in dorchester. bos

john atwater, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: right now, five people are recovering after this bus crash in quincy. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat is live in quincy with an update. johnshaun: you can see that the school bus is still stuck in the side of the house. what caused the chain reaction crash is still being investigated. no one was inside when the bus clouds -- when the bus plowed through. the kids are still shaken up. hospital, and the woman in the bus and suv were also taken to the hospital. the school bus lost control and hit a telephone pole, hit the suv, then slammed into the side of the house. neighbors say they have been complaining about this curve, saying that drivers often speed and lose control. shaun: police do not know what caused the bus driver to lose control, but will test him for alcohol and drugs, normal procedure after a school bus accident. national grid is here waiting to fix the broken telephone pole, and as you can see, the area remains closed as police continue to investigate. shaun chaiyabha

this is wcvb newscenter 5 avenue. erika: we begin with breaking news about the two police officers shot in east boston both officers are having more surgery. the veteran officers were critically injured late wednesday night when they were responding to a domestic incident newscenter 5's sera congi is live at the still-active scene. sera: police commissioner william evans visited the two officers at mass general this morning. at the time, one was undergoing they are listed in critical, but stable condition. forensic evidence still at the scene of what was described as a ferocious firefight, the home on gladstone street in east boston still cordoned off, a crime scene the district attorney says is as complex as any in recent memory. last night, the mayor and police commissioner joined the east boston community in prayer, to support officers richard cintolo and matthew morris, both critically injured by gunfire when responding to a domestic disturbance call wednesday night. kirk figueroa opened fire, he was killed in the

in brockton, juli mcdonald, wcvb newscenter 5. maria: 4:30, police looking for 4 suspects who break into the uss salem docked in quincy. the suspects were caught on surveillance inside the navy ship sunday, october 9. the suspects are all white men and appear to be in their early 20's. if you recognize any of them, you're asked to call quincy police. ben: right now a revere woman is , facing a slew of charges after she crashed into a state trooper. annamaria batista was arrested at the scene near the wellington t-stop last night, charged with operating under the influence. this is her second oui offense. she's also charged with negligent operation, driving without a license and traffic violations. batista will be back in court next month. no one was seriously hurt in the crash. maria: the former south carolina police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black man, as he ran away from a traffic stop, wants his murder trial moved out of michael slager's attorneys point to a survey which shows 85% of people in charleston county had se

nicholas tavon, wcvb newscenter 5. nichole: and right now security , questions on a flight to boston delayed for hours. two passengers were able to get on board early in philadelphia when the plane was supposed to be empty and locked. newscenter 5's rhondella richardson spoke with those two and joins us live from logan airport. rhondella: so many of us know this door -- it's usually monitored by an aged. there is that blue lights and open. but these two just walked on board. he boarded american airlines flight 1655 through an unlocked of philadelphia gate door. >> it is clear they were very confused and did not speak english. rhondella: they explained through a translator. >>he >> what happened was the jetway door was left unlocked overnight. rhondella: american airlines says the two passengers gained unauthorized access to one of our aircraft earlier this morning. >> they kept coming back and fourth. there were times when the door would close. it is a keypad door. the door would close. it would open without putting fr

wcvb newscenter 5 rhondella richardsonwcvb newscenter 5,. heather: the two officers who were shot are now out of surgery and recovering, but are still in critical condition. commissioner evans commended the heroic and fearless officers who rushed in to save their fallen brothers. newscenter 5's shaun chaiyabhat is live outside mass general shaun: as you mentioned, both of those officers out of surgery. those in critical condition, but the good news is that they are stable and recovering. that is a vast improvement over last night when they were considered extremely critical. officers say both officers, matt morris and richard cintolo, were shot multiple times. sources say officer cintolo was shot as many as 3 or 4 times. police say the bullets somehow avoided hitting any vital officer morris very seriously injured after being shot in the leg. the bullet severed a main artery, and he lost a lot of blood. police commissioner william evans and mayor marty walsh met with the officers and their families today. from his hospital bed, morris wanted

the cold burly, -- nichole berlie, wcvb newscenter 5. ben: donald trump in new hampshire today wasted no time responding to the latest twist in the clinton investigation. hours late to his rally today. two but few people in the crowd left while waiting, and their patience was rewarded with the campaign's best news in weeks. by the time donald trump took the stage in manchester, many people in the crowd had already heard the news and were ready to cheer. >> i need to open with a very critical breaking news announcement. only heard 10 minutes earlier that the fbi decided to reopen its investigation into hillary clinton's e-mail. after months of accusing the justice department of being part of a conspiracy to defeat him , trump said the system might not be as rigged as he thought. >> i have great respect for the fact that the fbi and the department of justice are now willing to have the courage to write the horrible they made. david: also while in manchester, trump held a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis , promising to fast-track