missing at sea. the frantic search for a cargo ship carrying some crew members from maine. plus a plot to shoot their classmates. how police spoiled their plans. >> and strong winds and rain pound the coast. good morning, everybody. thanks for being with us on this early sunday morning. october 4th.

people that did notation precaution. -- not take precautions. they were warned to secure their vessels before the hurricane hit. >> winds also brought down a large tree and power line on warren street. the area is closed for awhile as crews removed the trees. we had some wicked wind yesterday. >> i know. it's creepy out there this morning. i was telling pamela in the green room when we were getting ready, it was like halloween this morning or something. it felt like a little october, early november. >> yeah. in the strong winds we had yesterday, not beginning to be as bad today. we have the center of high pressure to the north. that's what created the strong yesterday. that center of high pressure going to break down a little bit and move away from us. that means the wind eventually subsides. it's going to take alittle while. we still have some peak wind

gusts 20 to 30 miles per hour. but that will get a little calmer throughout the day. temperature wise, in the 40s and 50s. 52 in boston. 52 in norwood. today. temperatures. the clouds will hang around. and especially along the coast we'll take l keep a chance for drizzle. the further inland, it looks like a little bit better. sun. we're still keeping watch on hurricane joaquin. our friends bermuda going to get battered with strong winds and heavy rain. monday and tuesday it passes- ups of miles out to sea. it stays away from us but will be close enough it will create high wind and rip currents. coming up in just a bit, some warth and sunshine in the way. >> that's a tease. all right.

new details about a cargoship missing in hurricane joaquin. there's still no sign of the ship. we're learning more about some of the 33 people on board. as jim smith explains, four members of the crew are from maine. >> our search took us within 50 miles from the eye of the storm. >> reporter: a crew flew desperately missing looking for the missing ship. they have now seen a life ring but there's no sign of the vessel. >> at 1000 feet the winds were in excess of 100 knots. this was the most challenging weather conditions nip in our crew had flown in. >> reporter: according to multiple all rights four of them are from maine. including the captain. the coast guard says that captain encountered ferocious conditions. sending a distress signal saying the ship had taken on

>> when you are to disthat i believe seed, you are basically totally vulnerable to the sea space. there are 20 and 30 feet waves. >> reporter: also reported on board, two from rockland, maine and one from willton, maine. it left jacksonville and was supposed to be in san juan on friday. why can they even go to sea is the question. >> he reported back the conditions as he saw this them, very favorable. the ship was doing well. >> reporter: that life ring was seen about 50 miles from the last known location. conditions for flying search

are treacherous as well. a new clue this morning in a violent carjacking case. boston police have released surveillance pictures of a person wanted in connection with the crime. a 26-year-old nurse had finished her night shift when a man forced his way into the car. she did manage to get away but so did the suspect. police found her car a short time later it had been set on fire. if you recognize the man in the photos, police want to hear from you. the names of two airman who died in a plan crash in affect have been released. 29-year-old nathan sratan and casey luiz. died when the plan crashed shortly after take off. grief counseling is being base. the military investigating

the bombing of a hospital in afghanistan run by the group of doctors without borders. at least 19 people killed. 3 were members of the doctors without border staff. the commander in afghanistan says the u.s. air force was doing air strikes in the area. and police are now saying the gunman took his own life. as chris martinez explains, investigators looking into the motive now analyzing a note the shooter told one of the students to deliver to police. >> the medical examiner has determined the cause of death of the shooter to be suicide. >> reporter: authorities now say chris harper mercer died by his own and shooting and killing himself, after exchanging gunfire with police. a mud rewe -- newly released time line showed the shooter was down ten minutes after the

first call to 911. authorities say the give upman kill -- gunman killed nine people with -- nine people. kahne was one of the surviving injured. >> he was asking people what their religious was and he would send it them up and if they were christian he said something like you'll be with god soon. that's what i have been told. >> reporter: the shooter reportedly left a document with one student to hand to police. a source describes it as a rant of someone who was mad at the world. he wrote about feeling like a loser without a girlfriend. his hatred for black men and going now the a blaze of gory. cbs news, roseburg, oregon.

said he had no idea his son had guns. he believes gun laws should definitely change. four teenagers have now been arrested in california for allegedly plotting to shoot students and teachers at their high school. police say students came forward that they heard talk of the alleged plot on campus. investigators say search warrant led them to four boys and evidence including a list of targets. the sheriff says the student's plan was detailed but still in the early stages. hear from the mother of one of the intended victims coming up in our second half hour. campaign 2016 now presidential hopeful bernie sanders is attracting huge crowds. the candidate who was running as a democrat spoke on a number of issues. some of the loudest applause came in response to sander's

>> and that is the economy that we are going to change. we are going to create an economy that works for the middle class and not just the 1%. >> sanders was in springfield earlier yesterday. the event was moved there from springfield city hall because of the large turnout. coming up, politicians accused of ignoring a whistle blower. the iteam investigating. >> and fighting flames. >> and band members trapped when a roof collapses at a high school. >> and if it's just lucky day, turn on the light, break out the lottery tickets.

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good morning to you. we have another chilly day. cloudy conditions, and expecting, kind of a brisk wind from the northeast. not as windy as yesterday. to notice. the clouds and area of drizzle will actually hang arnold the coastline. loop. then you might see some burst of sun late today. but a high temperature of 56 degrees. that's about it. we start to dry off in the next few days. and slowly the sunshine reappears. i'll have more details on that coming up in your seven day. >> thank you. a gas stove may be to blame for an explosion in brooklyn, new york. the blast ripped through a three story apartment building yesterday afternoon. more than 200 firefighters rushed to the scene in the

burro bark section of brooklyn. five firefighters injured while battling the fire. fire investigators say the disconnected. about two dozens students injured when a truck crashed into an awning at north carolina high school, which collapse. students. afternoon. at north ire dale high. the students were from several band competition. >> it was like a horror movie that came out of nowhere and that happened. kids inside was crying. >> wow. three of the students were seriously hurt. the damage to the school was so significant classes may have to be canceled tomorrow. the trucks a rental and witnesses say it was hauling band equipment. coming up, foods are not exactly what they seem. the world healthy on your favorite food may not mean what you think.

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i don't know. this song makes me happy. >> always a good time here. second. i haven't had my coffee yet. day. october is supposed to be the best. >> yes. well, we'll get there. >> so far -- >> we'll get better. once we're in the workweek. forecast. for today we have to get through it once again. not as bad as yesterday. i'll have the details in a second for our local forecast but here's the latest on hurricane joaquin. it was almost a cat 5 yesterday. it is back down to a category three hurricane.

per hour towards our friends bermuda there. monday into tuesday, a it passes hundreds of miles away from us and moves out to sea as a category one tuesday as well as into wednesday. so for us the impact going to be mainly for bermuda. hurricane warning on the island. no rain or wind for us here. but it will be hundreds of miles out to sea. it's close enough to us that we're beginning to notice it in the marine forecast. beach erosion is a potential but no big floodingishes for us. that's about it. satellite radar picture shows we do have low lying clouds. but actually some mostly clear skies. further to the north and west. hour by hour forecast. as we go throughout this afternoon, 1:0:00 p.m. pausing it there. there's still a chance for some drizzle and clouds along the coastline. by once we get outside of the 495 loop, then you guys might see some breaks of sun. really the tale of two cities here.

the further west, better weather for you guys. overnight, still some drizzle in the forecast. can't take it out completely just yet. monday the island will have some drizzle and clouds. a lot of us starting to dry out. windigos currently 20 to 30 miles an hour. this is about it. this is the strongest we expect the wind to be the wind gusts as we continue throughout the the rest of today. we'll start to diminish just slightly. it's still going to be a breezy forecast for you. we don't have any winded a spry sorry. boston right now 52 degrees. northeast wind at 23 miles per hour. we have some 40s, some 50s out there. 44 waking up to 42 degrees. you'll want a sweatshirt, a sweater accident maybe even a heavy coat. watching any sports going on. 54 degrees by 10. in your hour by hour forecast.

we hold with 55 degrees by 2. briefly touching the mid-50s for some spots depending on how much sunshine you see this. >> a. mainly for folks inland. back in the 40s for most locations. where you see the clear skies. that's where we could dip into the 30s. seven day forecast. better weather on the way. monday 60s. tuesday 66. wind 71. thursday a bit cool we are 63 but still dry. friday into saturday, another system may bring a few showers for us. >> all right. thanks. as more americans look for healthier food options grocery store brands compete heavyily for customers. buyer beaware. the devil is in the details. not everything on store chef

>> reporter: it can be confusing. we consults dietitian page epship to help decode what is fact. >> i have a kid's yogurt and it advertises it heinous high fructose corn syrup. they have -- no high fructose corn syrup. >> reporter: and granola bars advertised as healthy by promoting less sugar is be filled with arable sweeteners. >> most kids are going to be able level. that means about 30-grams of sugar for eday. this is at -- for day. this is already at 22-grams for one box of juice. >> reporter: and pain looks for high dietary fiber and low art issue sugar. artificial sugar.

store, produce department. >> no hidden ingredients. you know it's good for you. >> >> very interesting. well, food isn't the only thing that can have misleading labels. a class auction lawsuit filed against a cigarette maker for saying artificial smoke. it says they deliberately try to mislead that they're product is safer than other products. still ahead a whistle blower trying to eliminate taxpayer waste, fraud, and abuse, but weather he couldn't get anybody to listen, the

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welcome back. 5:26. brockton's community saying thank you for first responders in the community. the assembly of god church held a special dinner for them last night. >> sometimes we don't take the time to think about them. but it came to my mind to do that. to do something special for them. even the mill carriers. -- mail carriers. everybody is here tonight. we're here just to up lift them. to appreciate their service. >> it's nice know the community appreciate what is we do. we're happy to be here and meet with them and share with this day. >> that is really so nice. in addition, there was an award ceremony and band playing some tunes for them. it is 5:27. coming up in our second half hour, a school shooting plot spoiled. hear from a teacher who's daughter was found on the list of intended victims.

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good morning. thanks for being with us on sunday morning. i'm kerry connolly. along with pamela gardener. didn't feel as chilly. >> we don't have wind advisories. that's the good news. temperatures in the 40s or 50s. we had clear skies overnight. our friend to the north and to the west and that's where temperatures have dipped into low and mid-40s. 52 in boston. still some clouds hoping to help trap in some of the daytime heat. we didn't have much but we're still holding in the 50s. and quite a wind. another howling morning out there with gusts between 15 and

but we have some peak gusts pushing 30 miles an hour. officially at 30-mile per hour wind gusts. day planner for today, 56 degrees. some areas of drizzle and clouds right along the coastline. and coming up in just a bit, we'll have the latest track on joaquin and the latest updates on our effects that we might stick around. >> all right. thank you. our top stories. the coast guard will resume searching this morning for a missing cargoship. a life ring was found in the waters but still no sign of the board. we learned that four of the crew members are from maine. some of their families now news. the names of two airman who died in a plane crash in afghanistan have been released

29-year-old nathan sratan and casey luiz were among those and five other americans that died shortly after the plane took off yesterday. grief counseling being offered for everyone at bedford base. police now say the gunman in the campus shooting took his own life. investigators found he turned the gun on himself after a shoot out with police. he killed nine people and wounded nine others. just days after the oregon massacre, four teenagers have been arrested in california for allegedly planning to shooting and kill students and teachers at their high school. investigators say search warrants led them to four boys and evidence, including a list of targets. one mom, who is also a teacher, broke down when she found out her daughter was on the list.

>> you don't think it's going to happen to your daughter or your child. and when it becomes this real, it hits a part of your heart that you never wanted to be touched. >> the sheriff says the plot was detailed but in the early stages. and the suspects were still in the process of trying to get their hands on guns. the suspects now being held at the a juvenile detention facility for charges on conspiracy. an emergency preparedness drew will be held today to see if crews are ready i if a school shooting should ever arise there. active shooter training. it was scheduled before the oregon shooting. five people expected in

pladiam venn been -- venue. promoters decided to end the show and close it down. several fights broke out and officers feared there might be a riot. they deployed pepper spray to get the crowd moving out. elimb mate nate -- eliminating taxpayer waste and fraud abuse, many say politicians that's their goal. but when one man discovered a problem, he couldn't get anybody to listen. >> reporter: the mysterious mail started arriving late last year. >> i started going, wait a minute, this is wrong. >> letters to a stranger coming from state agencies providing welfare benefits. he received statements from well care providers and even some checks. >> that's when i started

calling the fraud hot line. which i'm sorry s a joke. >> reporter: the mail just kept coming he said nobody wanted to hear any details. >> they wanted to get me off of the phone just as fast as possible. >> reporter: that's when he contacted the iteam. and we tracked down the intended recipient to get an explanation. >> we're wondering why you're trying to get benefits in mississippi if you live in rhode island? >> that i'm trying to get benefits? >> reporter: just last spring this statement shows massachusetts taxpayers picked up the tab for one of his dental benefits. because of privacy issues, the state refused to reveal what went wrong.

call to the fraud hot line seriously. >> it kind of under minds the confident people have in their government. >> reporter: with millions in fraud and waste identified every year, the lawmakers wonder why his constituent concerns fell on deaf ears. >> why does this continue? even when he called the hot line. >> got to be hard to put your faith in the system. as a taxpayer, this is my money. as a citizen, i can't get the government to care. >> reporter: and here's what is ironic. when the state did finally follow up, they asked him to send in documentation like a ewe timty bill prove -- yule -- utility bill, proving he actually lived at the address. >> this story came from a tip. so if you know something that should be investigated, you can

all you have to do is send an e- mail. or call 617779tips. next in sports, a tough test for the eagles. >> plus the red sox wrapping up the season in cleveland this weekend.

good morning. a tough test for the boston college football team yesterday afternoon as the eagles ventured down to durham, north carolina for a battle with duke. we begin second half, huge fourth and goal. good stop by the eagle's defense. they were solid all day. keeps a 9-0 duke lead. the highlight comes alert. dc offense, got crushed. but gets the ball away in time who beats defender and goes to the house. it's a 9-7 game. duke with the 2 point lead. thanks to the bc defense, colton lickenberg, it sails wide and remains a 9-7 game. and over two minutes do go, fourth and three at duke.

but jeff smith pass, complete. well short of a first down. that's. duke wins it 9-7. 0-2 now for the acc. up next for the eagles, wake forest. within 4 at 14-1037 but fsu would take cold in the second half. the five yard touchdown pass. the seminoles go onto win 24- 16. kansas state taking on number 20 oklahoma state. a four yard touchdown resense putting the wildcats up in the second quarter. ben grog network wins it with ok state. 36-34. that one certainly hurts. all right the patriots have a bye this weekend.

next week they'll travel to dallas to take on the cowboys. hometown. the seventh round draft pick in 2009 also inducted in the school's hall of fame. and we have plenty of action today still. in i i thinkland. baseball, red sox, game number 161. stirs up the second inning homer to santana. 1-0. then in the fourth inning, ray burn will take it out of the park. 2-0 indians. 5 and third giving up two runs while striking out pair. tossed eight shut out innings.

nine red sox hitters and he was good. scary moment here in the seventh. right off of his left knee. he would leave the game. he may have to sit out the season finale later on today. red sox lose it 2-0. quite a night for washington pitcher scherzer. he tied nolan ryan for most strike outs. he struck out 17. scherzer just the first pitcher to throw two no hitters. but the first since ryan did it mls socker. third chance -- soccer. tured chance. scored in 31st minute to give them a 1-0 lead. but they fall 3-1 and fail once again to clench after spot. and full-time i will, u mass -- finally, u mass, 363 touchdowns.

that's it for sports right now. wbz sports. >> all right, dan. thank you so up many. up next, a bill for skipping a wedding? a couple says they were charged for not showing up for a couple's reception. >> i like that idea. all right. this morning, a cold, chilly, breezy, one of those dreary kind of days. but some improving conditions. if you head to the north, more sunshine expected. a breezy day there too. but a good day for at least peeping. coming up in just a bit, warmer air on the way. but first, first question of the morning. on what date was the earliest snow of any significance in boston. october 19? the 29?

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well, it happens all of the time. you send in an rsvp yes for a wedding but then you aren't able to make it. but getting a bill for skipping out? that's a new one. but it's just what happened to a minnesota couple. they were getting ready to see a friend tie the knot. when the woman's mom called and said she could no longer watch the kids. a few days later, a bill for

$75 came in the mail. alongside, this cost reflects the amount paid by the bride and groom for meals that were rvped for. reimbursement for no show, and explanation would be appreciated. >> i see both sides. >> i do too. that's a pickle. because if you truly can't make it last minute, things happen, but i mean they are paying for those meals. >> and they're expensive. my goodness. >> sometimes if you don't show up for an appointment no matter what you have to pay for it. so maybe it is a good idea. >> i wonder if you were made aware ahead of time. don't flake out. there? >> yeah. 490 loop. then you have a better chance.

our friends to the north and west here. >> head outside of the loop. >> yeah. but along the coast, different story. i'll get to those details in a second. latest on hurricane joaquin. looking like a big threat to bermuda. and they have, actually a hurricane warning in effect for the island. no rain or wind for us here in end in from it. but it'll -- from new england from it. but no big flatting issues. thankfully we luck out on the whole situation here. hurricane joaquin, it is a category 3 storm and still going to be quite a busy 24 hours there in bermuda with the winds. sea here. completely out of area. no effect for us. that's some great news. we have a few clouds lingering

that's where we could have some areas of drizzle and even north of boston. we actually have clearing skies. the clouds will roll back into the picture throughout the day and especially aening lo the coast. -- along the coast. thanks to that on shore flow. hour by hour, here's 2:00 p.m. that's where you're going to see some bursts of sun. along the coast a little bit of a rough day there. another napping kind of day. overnight tonight, still some drizzle along the coast, and same deal for monday morning. although here in boston, we start to see partly sunny skies pretty strong still from the north and east. not as bad as yesterday. the wind will start to subside. forecast wind gives between 20 times. but really going to be few and gusts. current temperatures 40s and 50s. we're only going to warm into the mid-50s at the most.

the coast. clear to the north and west. 48 degrees for the low here. but to the northwest where you have clear skies, he'll easily fall into the low 40s. monday, 60 degrees. we continue the warming trend wednesday, 71. thursday ark tad cooler but very fallish into next weekend. and no major headaches for us which we love. weather trivia time. first question of morning. this came from our friend dave. who moved from hockington to mill ford. i believe he said. there. >> he is. he brings us this question. on what date was the earlier date of 1 inch or greater. >> c. b. in october.

>> we're getting close to that. >> the orwe can from him -- other question from him coming later. >> all right. thanks. and beth takes a look at the effect of some local businesses and even some fall festivals. >> reporter: when the pumpkin patch is nearly empty, the toddler play area sun touched and on only one young customer getting a tractor ride, it puts a damper on business. >> this is kind of the boom of our season. that keeps it going through the winter. >> reporter: a damp dreary weather is keeping away the clouds. in a six week window to pick apples and enjoy fall activities. including a mass i have corn -- massive corn maize. >> it's just not the same atmosphere as it could have been. but i mean we're still making the best of it.

picksing is still the big attraction, a few pickers have the fields to themselves. everything depends on weather. >> there's a very short window of time for farmers to really make their money for the whole season. >> reporter: here at fair, they have 11 days and it two weekends to draw in crowds. it's not often you get an empty seat on a ride. in fact, there were no lines just about anywhere at the fair. which for some regular, feeling the chill was a bonus. >> we come here every year. so we're used to the crowd. so it's a nice treat not to have to stand in line or anything like that. >> the good thing is, kind of the couple bad weather days are behind us. >> reporter: hoping that soggy will finally turn to sunshine to bring the crowds back in. >> coming up next, forget

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