. wyatt now at 5:00, two new arrests in the murder of a marshall man. one of our cities is on the alert for a wandering bear. good morning, everybody. i have a lot of flyaways today. >> it's so dry out there, is?

i thought it was the way i styled my hair. we're glad you're joining us. 5:00 in the morning. the weekend is here. it's going to be spectacular. all of that mass, the rain, the storms out of here last night and now we're in store for cool, fallish weather for the next few days with a bit of an exception. we'll get into the 70s one of these three days this holiday weekend, columbus day on monday. we've had clouds overnight to trap in some of the daytime heat so temperatures are still rather mild. 51 degrees here in boston. however, once we get the clouds out of here early this morning, in the next few hours we might see patchy frost. the big question is how much clear sky will we see. these locations in blue, a frost advisory till 8:00 a.m. we're continuing to clear things out. we have full sunshine ahead for the rest of today. spectacular weather for you. high temps right around 60 degrees. more sunshine on the way for sunday as well. light breeze mixed in

really feel like a crisp fall day. gradual warm-up into monday. when we will see some 70s again coming up in that seven-day forecast, kerry. >> all right, pamela. thank you so much. we have a doving story this morning. a lawyer and his girlfriend arrested in a gruesome murder on the south shore. both are behind bars this morning. the arrests come nearly a month after a marshfield man was found dead inside his hope. jim smith has more on how police finally tracked down these two suspects. >> we said it and we meant it. we told them we were coming for them and we does. >> reporter: an emotional -- we did. >> reporter: an emotional police chief after two more arrests for a vicious murder in his town. the body of 45-year-old robert mckenna was found in his home on a quiet wooded street. he had been robbed and killed, blood throughout the house. when police arrested 40-year- old james ferguson late last month they said they were

looking for at least two other suspects. 32-year-old michael moscaritolo, an attorney with ties to marshfield and his kalil. moscaritolo was arrested at the shared with kalil. >> attorney michael moscaritolo and james ferg onson have ruined a lot -- ferguson have ruined a lot of people's lives and have officially ruined their own. they face life behind bars. >> reporter: police recovered five guns stolen from the victim's house including an ak- 47. investigators are possibly seeking even more suspects. >> we're not done yet. it's our belief this may be a person or persons that are still out there and that person should understand also that we're not done working. >> reporter: kalil and moscaritolo are both in custody. they will both be held over the long holiday weekend set to appear this coming tuesday in court. in marshfield, jim smith, wbz

this morning. there is justice for the family of a south boston grandmother murdered inside her home. a jury has convicted her killer. timothy koska beat and stabbed the woman back in 2012. their families knew each other and lived blocks apart. he faces a mandatory sentence of life in prison. gldz federal authorities say they stopped a murder plot with days to spare and a everett man is being held on murder for hire charges. joseph burke allegedly told an undercover f.b.i. agent he was looking for work as a hit man. the agent learned burke was planning to kill a man in manhattan last week. burke got guns and disguises to carry it out. chaos in framingham. an suv plows into a crowd at an auto auction.

an elderly driver was behind the wheel. glrs an elderly man driving a bmw suv hit eight by standers before slamming through a wall. cell phone video shows people scrambling to help one of the victims pinned underneath the vehicle. >> i was kind of in shock. >> they pulled the car a little bit up and pulled the guy out from underneath the car. >> reporter: larry was one of those injured. >> i spun around to see what was going on. i felt like i was hit in the back of my legs. it happened so fast. i think the car hit multiple cars going through and one of the cars clipped me or a person. >> reporter: about 1,000 people were insides the odessa auction -- were inside the odessa auction facility. 78-year-old herbert sunshine drove the bmw suv. >> looked like he was unconscious right after. seemed like he was confused.

he hit the gas instead of the brake and went downhill from there. >> the car was speeding, 30, 40 mile per hour. every second i was waiting he's going to stop. >> reporter: drew was able to get outside of the building the pain. >> i was checking myself to see what really happened to me. fortunately i think i'll be fine. banged up. >> reporter: officers say none threatening. charges have not been filed. the search is on for a bear in newton. residents alerted police after the neighborhood nierro street. row street. at one point they thought they had the bear cornered but it got away glit' in the auburn-- >> it's in the auburn area. they sent out a robo call to area residents. if you have motion detectors, put them on. you don't want to be outside. >> if you see this bear, police

a social worker from wakefield is accused of human trafficking and has been connected to child pornography. police began investigating 34- year-old rick hall back in august when they say he began inappropriately communicating with three 15-year-old girls out of state. hall owns north shore recovery management in reading. his license has been suspended pending an investigation. new developments in a school scare. every school in newton will get an emergency inspection to check for carbon monoxide. two workers at franklin elementary were overcome by fumes yesterday working on a newly installed boiler. they will be okay but classes after franklin had to be canceled. boilers at all newton schools will be checked by monday. tis the season for a scare. coming up a very brave meteorologist named pamela gardner checks out one of the area's best halloween attractions.

>> if you're intrigued by the idea of a smartwatch, we'll help you decide which is the best fit. speaking of pamela, boo. >> i'm here. we have weather watcher reports already early this morning. temperatures reported in the 40s or 50s out there. we did have some clouds overnight but john in hanover says it's 51 degrees and clear. the stars are extra bright tonight. yes, a beautiful sunrise in store for us and temperatures will be very fallish.

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welcome back. if it's finally time for you to buy a smartwatch, there are a few things to consider before investing in one. we have some tips in today's tech minute. >> reporter: when you're buying a smartwatch, the first thing to consider is design. after all, you're going to be wearing it daily so it should suit your style. there are watches that look like a mini commuter on your wrist like the apple watch.

then there are options that look more traditional. battery life is crucial. most current watches last about a day and need to be charged nightly. the time on the other hand lasts about a week but it has a low resolution screen. not all watches work with all phones so find out what your phone is compatible with. if you have an iphone, for example, the objection answer might be the apple watch, but pebbles watches and even android watches can work with it, too. finally the right smartwatch can also double as a great fitness tracker. if getting in shape is one of your goals, look out for watches that include features like heart rate monitoring and step tracking. in san francisco, cnn.com for cbs news. it's only 5:15 in the morning. our floor director is yelling at us already. it's going to be a long morning. >> another day. we're glad you're with us

it looks like all that rain is bye-bye. weekend. >> wow, we couldn't have timed it out any better. yes, some folks are saying hey, it's high school football this friday night. get the rain out of here. >> that's true. early. it ended around 8:00 p.m., 9:00 we're all good now. the rest ever the weekend, you're good to go -- the rest go. we have below normal rainfall amounts n. is all since january 1. 6.1 inches of rain, below average in boston. these drought monitors, maps come out every thursday. this does not include the rain we had from last night but we're still technically in a moderate dry. 24-hour rainfall total does include what we had yesterday. yes, we picked up some beneficial rain. anywhere from a quarter of an inch to half an inch in some lucky spots. boston picked up about a quarter of an inch.

yesterday and it was tough to drive in the evening commute. not the case for the next few days. nice and dry. although with the clear skies the next couple of nights we could be dealing with frost. there's a frost advisory issued by the national weather service till 8:00 a.m. for the counties blue. this is just outside the boston area. however, we've had so much cloud cover overnight, we've programmed in some of the daytime heat so temperatures are still in the 50s and 40s. far from frosty conditions so far in boston. hour-by-hour forecast, we'll avoid the frost. temperatures in the 40s warming to the 50s again by noon. ahead. we top off with a high of 58 to lawrence. inland we could easily hit the 60-degree mark. that's about it, though. light breeze all day long from the north to west keeping those temperatures cool and crisp. even upper 50s here for the cape and islands. overnight tonight back into the 40s. reaching the mid-30s.

wouldn't be surprised if we had reports of patchy frost for tomorrow morning. columbus day weekend, it's fantastic. dry all three days. even into columbus day. notice we do have a slight warm- up. hour-by-hour forecast for the next couple of days here we'll go through this afternoon. i want to show you there's nothing heading our way. we're dry. we're good for any outdoor plans or even leaf peeping. some clouds may start to push into northern parts of new england overnight tonight but then the clouds stop right here. so we're going to keep it mostly clear for us here in massachusetts, in boston for the entire day on sunday, too. lots of sunshine and slightly warmer, 67 degrees. monday 75. tuesday 72. and that's when we might see a few showers. nothing too crazy going on there but enough to maybe get the roads a little wet. wednesday 62. we cool off to right around 60 degrees for the rest of the week as well. kerry. well, pamela, pretty foliage and pumpkins on the lawn aren't the only signs of fall here in new england,

that's for sure. >> that's right. all this month i'm checking out happenings. >> reporter: the journey through witch's woods brought terror. yup, that was me screaming in the nightmare mansion. here's a tip. it doesn't matter what order you go in your group, everyone gets a good scare. the park has a great layout and several haunts to visit but don't let your guard down. surprise guests outside the houses too. even a 3-d experience in keepers crypt. >> evil has won. >> reporter: the main attraction is the haunted hayride. each wagon get as their rooter. i had bob. i talked to him before the ride but it was a challenge to get

>> i've narrated hayrides -- [ laughing ] >> this is a great park. they strive very hard to billion between scaring the pants of you and letting you have a great time at the same time. it's a very friendly park. >> reporter: time for the 17- minute hayride. what could possibly happen? >> you'll be riding with me. i am the dark imperial wizard lord bob. that's a family name. >> reporter: some humor makes the ride seem pleasant for just a second [ chainsaw running ] >> reporter: then terror galore. he tells us the story of the demons as we go through a village cursed. just when you think it's over... >> my goodness.

that chainsaw guy is crazy. >> it terrifed me. >> was it scary? >> i never scream and i was like-- >> they really got you. >> they did. >> the interview i think right off the bat, i'm thinking we're not in the haunts yet. more bob. let's get to the interview. then all these creatures come up from behind me and i felt a breath. game over. i was on high alert the rest of the night. >> what a great job they do. >> they were fantastic. pam fletcher set everything up and made sure the shoot ran smoothly and we made it out okay good she was one of the ones they were chasing after. video. >> thank you. that was fun. babies don't always wait for you to be able to meet their demands. the family that had to deliver

hey mom, i could use some basil. oh, sure thing, sweetie. life is eating out of a flower pot. wait where' s the? right. it' s being a food paparazzi. honey, your rump roast just broke the internet. as it should. and a takeout romantic. dessert! happy anniversary. life is mucho, and grande. life is eating, laughing, loving

welcome back. they are fighting creative uses for pumpkins in colorado. 18 teams from around the world are competing this weekend in the annual pumpkin chunkin the goal? to launch a pumpkin farther than any other contraptions. some could shoot a pumpkin up to half a mile away. that is really cool.

often the mass pike doesn't move fast enough but things happened pretty quickly friday morning when a man helped deliver his baby on the sides of the roads. after the man's 911 call, state police started tweeting putting out the words that the couple needed help. natick fire and emergency crews were the first to arrive on scene. by then the couple had a baby girl. troopers sent out their congratulations and best wishes for a happy and healthy life. wow. making your college varsity team as a freshman is a pretty big accomplishment, wouldn't you say? doing it at 9 years old is epic. coming up, meet boston college's newest and youngest player. and is it your birthday today? october 10. that's a good birth date. let's see who you share it with. david lee ross 61. two n.f.l. quarterbacks share today, brett favre is 46 and jean know smith is -- gino smith is 25.

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hello there, everybody. good morning you to. i'm kerry connolly ahong with pamela gardner. it looks like you're going to have a beautiful weekend. wasn't it last weekend that was so crummy? >> yes. and yesterday it was windy, rainy. really gross. not the case for the next few days. we got all of that mess out of here. now enjoying some sunshine for the next few days. fantastic. great temperatures, too. today will be the coolest day of the next three, at least. we warm up gradually all the way through monday. starting off with 51 degrees here in boston. now the stars are out. the clouds have finally pushed out of the way. we're down to 43 degrees worcester. fitchburg 45 degrees. hour-by-hour forecast as we head into the later part of

temperatures stay right around the upper 50s, right around 60 degrees for some. and some lucky spots may hit the lower 60s. we'll have a brisk northwest wind throughout the day, too. notice no rain showing up on the map. day planner, 60 degrees. the high temp, full sunshine. 50 degrees by 7:00 p.m. some changes on the way. we'll warm back up over the next couple of days when we'll hit 70s again and will we have another chance for rain? all in your seven day. >> all right, pamela, thank you so much. checking our top stories now, police have arrested two more people in the murder of a marshfield man last month. michael moscaritolo and his girlfriend lauren kalil are charged with killing 45-year- old robert mckenna who was found stabbed to death in his home on damons point road on september 16. police have recovered four weapons that were stolen from mckenna's home. police think an elderly driver hit the gas pedal instead of the brake hitting several people in vehicles at an auto auction in framingham.

this is cell phone video from inside the facility. a 78-year-old was driving a bmw suv in front of prospective buyers. he hit eight bystanders before driving through a wall and pinning a man underneath his vehicle. officers say none of the injuries are life threatening. no charges have been filed. police are warning newton respect departmentses to stay inside and -- residents to stay inside and keep their pets inside because of a bear sighting. police searched but couldn't find it. if you see the big bear, obviously don't go near it and call police for help. four dry days hasn't been nearly enough for the state of south carolina to recover from devastating floods. 13 miles of intrastate are closed because bridges are impassable. the area is expecting to see more rain today.

ravaged south carolina are trying to remember the place water. >> i've lost everything that i've worked 50 years for. >> reporter: 72-year-old shelby's house isn't even in a flood zone and like most people, she doesn't have flood insurance. >> well, i would have to use my house. >> reporter: she lives in andrews about 100 miles southeast of columbia. but the misery extends across the state. people are still evacuating their homes. >> you can replace anything in this world except your life. if there's any danger that the water is going to come up to a high-rise in your neighborhood, leave. >> reporter: the flood waters are moving toward the sea but the rivers are still rising and more rain could be on the way. forecasters say a storm could stall over south carolina this weekend dumping up to an inch of rain before that weather system moves out. state officials are monitoring

dozens of dams. closed. crews are reinforcing streets that are in danger of collapse. residents are also being urged to protect themselves from health problems that are water. andrews, south carolina. president obama comforted the families of those killed on an oregon college campus last week, but he did not get a warm he arrived. the protesters carried both signs and guinns showing their anger over the president's call for more gun control. he met privately with the feamtion of the eight students -- families of the eight students and the teacher killed last week at umpqua community college. >> we're going to have to come together as a country to see how we can prevent these issues from taking place. but today is about the families, their grief and the love we feel for them. they certainly appreciate all

resume on monday. but on the same day of the president's visit lives were lost in shootings on two other college campuses. in texas one student was killed another person was wounded outside a student housing complex at texas southern university. men. and at northern arizona university, an 18-year-old student is facing murder charges for shooting another dorm. wounded. all four victims were members of the same fraternity. a lowell police officer caught sleeping on the job and given that fluffy pillow, it doesn't appear to be a catnap. so far the lowell police department isn't saying too much about this but as bill shields finds out, people who live or work in the area are certainly talking about it. >> he's certainly not protecting and serving while he's sleep are. >> reporter: s that ate

when people see this, a lowell police officer sleeping in a cruiser. not just catching a few zs. the seat is all the way back and he has a pillow. >> he's out cold. >> reporter: he's out cold? >> he's out cold. >> reporter: what do you think of this? >> i think he should definitely be disciplined to some extent, maybe a fine or short suspension if anything. >> reporter: it was 5:30 in the morning, highland street in lowell when a passerby took the photos. the cop is sound asleep and that's in contrast to the reputation of the lowell police department. as a professional by the book force. but even if a cop is tired, people seem to think he needs to be disciplined. >> do i think he should be disciplined? yeah. i don't think-- >> i think i would be disciplined. i think they should be as well. >> reporter: as for the police, they were unavailable for an on camera interview but the superintendent has said he will investigate the sleeping cop.

the patriots are back from a bye week and are ready to take on the cowboys. coming up bill belichek says someone makes a great player. who can it be? >> a mild start to the day. we have a clear start. all the rain has moved out. a cool, crisp, fall-like day. a slight warm-up moves into the forecast. i'll have the details coming up. >> the first question of the morning here, based on the average daily cloud cover, which of the following has proven to be the clearest day of the year in boston? may 21, july 19, september 13,

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good morning. unbeatenned. they are looking to go 4-0 for the eighth time in franchise coming into the season there was a lot of talk who would share the runningback duties. opening night, lewis opened some eyes by rushing for 69 yards. extremely well. as we reported thursday, the

coach's dream. great. works hard. is a well conditioned player. he does a good job of learning, learned a lot of different adjustments. all the different pickups and so forth in a passing game. he's picked up things well. he works hard, is here every day. very coachable. just really tries to do what you ask him to do. whatever it is, he just doesn't ask any questions. he just works hard to get it right. that. >> it all gets going on sunday. at 11:30. we have the fifth quarter post- game show over on my tv38. quite a night for some boston college grads as fate former athletes including

damion woody were inducted into fame. they'll be hankered at half -- honored at half time. what a game in st. louis. an rbi single in the bottom of the 1st. cards had a 1-0 lead. john lackey would do his best. he's sensational. a double play in the 7th inning to end the inning and would get one more out in the 8th before coming out to a standing ovation. no runs in -- [indiscernible] lester tied in the #th. he -- 8th. he gives up this bomb. cards would add another 2-1 blast and win game one with the cubbies. to kansas city. astros and royals, game two. the game is tied at 4. first pitch in the 7th inning,

it falls. escobar running hard. gets all the way to third on a leadoff triple. left. escobar scores. royals win 5-4 to even their series at a game a piece. great game in toronto. 14th inning, tied at 4. a single to center. just beats the throw home. rangers win 6-4 and go home to texas up 2-0. that's sports. i'm steve burton. guys, over to you. >> all right, steve. thank you so much, guys, gals, whatever. it works. us, the gals this morning. >> we'll take it. we have a nice weekend. fantastic weather. here. yesterday was not so great.

-- crummy. >> i know. it always is when it rains. >> we picked up a quarter of an inch to half an inch in a lot of locations. beneficial rain since we are in very dry conditions here and some folks in a moderate drought condition. but here we go. we will keep the rain out of the forecast for the next 24, that. forecast. a few clouds lingering around the cape and islands but for the most part it's going to be a completely sunny day. abundant sunshine all evening, too. a clear sky overnight tonight. because of that we will fall sunday morning starting off cool, crisp once again but then we will have slightly warmer temperatures for sunday sunshine once again. no rain on the way for us. we keep it dry even through columbus day on monday. temperatures starting off in the 50s, 40s, depending where

you are. 51 in boston. taunton a degrees. falmouth waking up to 40 degrees. hour by hour boston, we'll be in the upper 50s. back up into the 50s for the rest of the afternoon. mostly sunny skies will continue to warm us into the upper 50s or lower 60s. right around 60 overall for the high temperature today. and the wind will be strong from the northwest gusting occasionally up to 30 miles per hour. lows tonight back in the 40s for a lot of folks but some areas easily into the mid and upper 30s. and because of that, national weather service has a frost advisory out from 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. on sunday. and this overlaps basically 495 belt and then areas to the west of here still it's going to be more patchy in worcester county. they have not been included in time. highs tomorrow upper 60s pushing 70 degrees in some spots but i don't think we'll

and we always keep track of any events going on. the lacrosse tournament happens tomorrow. 67 degrees for the forecast. and again this is from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. proceeds support dana-farber. foliage tracker, if you're heading to the north, we're near peak already in northern parts of new england. i say already because i think time is going by so fast but actually this is behind schedule by a week or two. lakes and mountain forecast for the next few days, pleasant condition. full sunshine. monday a bit warmer with 68 degrees. monday for us here in boston 75. full sun ahead. tuesday rain chances on the way. we're still in the 70s but then we cool back to around 60 degrees for the rest of the workweek. thursday, friday another round of a few spotty showers. weather trivia time. did you ponder this? >> i've been pondering. >> based on the average daily cloud cover, which of the following is proven to be the clearest day in boston. what do you think?

because october is my favorite month. >> oh good oh, rats. >> september 13 it is. plan ahead, everybody. this question came from our friend dave in milford. >> thank you. they're sending us about one. >> you think he would sneak me the answer every now and then. come on. >> no, that doesn't make it fun. >> you're right. you're right. i never do cheat. >> no, no. >> right? >> no. >> good. a sweet baby picture on facebook is bringing families together from all over the world. take a look. this sippage was posted -- this image was posted by an institute which runs several fertility clinics around the u.s. take a good look. the sleeping infant is surrounded by a heart made from vials of fertility drugs and all the syringes used to inject them. the caption says it shows the

true definition of love that went into making this gorgeous new baby girl. and if you've done ivf, you understand that. it's already been liked almost 13,000 times on facebook. pain relief without the pills have a local -- how a local company's invention can stop drug addiction before it even starts. life is loving nature. wait, where' s the... i can' t remember... and a place to grow it in.

spoons, forks, knives! the good stuff! or the one that does all three! the good stuff! hot sauce! how hot? (both) lava. life is eating take-out at home. dessert! and a home that embraces take-out. happy anniversary. happy anniversary. welcome back. 5:50.

with chronic pain as a result many overuse painkillers, but a local company's new wearable technology promises drug free relief. dr. mallika marshall takes a look at how it looks. >> you can wear it all day and forget about it and it's helping relieve pain. >> reporter: it's called quell recently proved by the fda. >> it stimulates sensory nerves in your legs which triggers open useds which are the body's natural pain relievers. they block pain throughout the body. >> reporter: using the body's central nervous system instead of drugs to relieve pain. >> people are coming it for -- using it for all kinds of conditions. arthritis, fieb row my al gentleman, -- fieb row my al gentleman. -- fibromyalgia. >> reporter: people like dave anderson who had to take up to

12 ibuprofen pills a day just to keep playing squash. >> my physician told me to stop taking the ibuprofen. i said i have to start doing something else. >> reporter: so he strapped on the sports band with the therapy pod and hasn't looked back. >> i'm not taking any more ibuprofen. it completely controls the daily pain i was having and helps me recover after physical exercise. >> reporter: the overprescription of much stronger medications like oxycodone is causing a whole new set of problems like addiction and depression. dr. anthony lee says those type of narcotics become less effective with long-term use and have other serious drawbacks. >> they're finding other organ systems that are affected, the heart, the bones and these are also long-term consequences. >> reporter: the quell system costing about $250 hopes it can provide safer nonmedication

so far the only side effect is a possible skin irritation. >> we know it's there but you don't -- you sort of forget about it over time. >> reporter: maybe those aches and pains as we. dr. mallika marshall, wbz news. every parent wants their children to learn it's better to give than to receive. coming up meet a little boy who is taking that lesson to heart

welcome back. 5:56. this is a kind of story we love to tell. it's about a little boy with a really big heart. a few weeks ago logan's parents asked what he'd like for his fifth birthday. he said nothing for him but would they mind buying some treats for the local police canine units around his suburban philadelphia home. his reasoning? police officers are heroes. >> they always help us when there's a bad guy. >> kind of awesome.

i have three children at home. it's awesome that logan loves police. >> heart he must have is huge and for such a little guy, it's really great. >> look at that. logan has already received enough donations to deliver gift baskets to seven police departments, including toys, treats and protective items. and his family has set up a gofundme site to continue the donation project. awesome job, logan. so cute. top stories and an update on your accu-weather forecast coming up at the top of the hour. i think you're going to like what pamela has to say for your weekend ahead. we're glad you're waking up

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