>> i know from previous experience that there is no timetable for this process. the process doesn't respect or much care about things like filing deadlines or debates and primaries and caucuses. >> reporter: the vice president says that while he has tieded not to run, he will still speak out about where the country is moving, and he intends to spends the next 15 months in office working on issues important to him. >> i believe we need a moon shot in this country to cure cancer. it is personal. but i know we can do this. >> reporter: of course, the former secretary of state hillary clinton has the most to gain from biden's announcement. the polls show her lead other senator bernie sanders jumps when bid season taken out of the mix. his a i.? >> let's talk more about that. jon keel ser here tonight. what does this mean? >> as paula just intimated, i think it leaves hillary clinton firmly in control of the situation because there won't be anyone to the right of bernie sanders which is still,

keep in mind, the majority of the democratic party as an alternative for voters with doubts. biden's opening in this race was never really about biden himself, even with a wave of sympathy after the untimely death of his son last spring, biden never showed much moment numb the polls and his two previous campaigns for president were under when he will ming. the biden rationale counted on the clinton candidacy imploding and the anxious democrats turning to him as their savior but that never happened so now the secretary clinton is right where she wants to be, the uncontested choice of party moderates with enough liberal support to hold off bernie sanders and she's the favorite target of the republican party that the democrats just love the hate. and lisa, we'll see that last factor in action tomorrow when hillary clinton testifies before the house committee on benghazi in tell aviced hearings, unless she wilts under the pressure, which i

>> he is 73 years old. i think that is it. it has been a good run and he is a good guy. i have interviewed him twice over the years. what a gentleman. >> excellent. thank you. thank you. the election is still more than a year away, but many voters have already picked their favorite candidate. so what do they think about biden's announce [beth germano went out to find out >> i think it is good for the democratic party, good for the country and certainly good for hillary clinton take he has made this decision in a clear and prompt time frame. >> reporter: there were already challenges for joe bid within many of the democratic party's top donors and strategists supporting hillary clinton, but his decision has disappointed some voters looking for hillary alternative. what do you think biden would have brought to the campaign? >> fun. authenticity. >> reporter: more so than hillary? >> at least the perception. >> reporter: biden weighed the race at a time when the democrats were nervous about clinton's ability to solidify her front runter status.

this appeared to change with a strong showing in the first democratic debate. the recent polls didn't show a hung fear biden candidacy and many feared his entry into the race would fracture the democratic party. >> and it is less fracturous to the party. rears do you think a biden candidacy would have torn the party? >> it would have split it up like the clowns on the other side. >> reporter: the question whether joe biden would run had consumed the democrats for month and -- months and now many see a much clearer path for hillary clinton. were you concerned he was going to run and cut into her support? >> yes, a little bit. i would fear the faxing of the democratic party. >> i actually expected the decision given ma what we have seen of him and how he has responded to the challenges his life has gip him. rears and though joe biden may not enter the race, he has vowed to remin a presence. beth germano, wbz news. >> and tonight hillary clinton's daughter chelsea clinton is praising the vice

president's service to the country. she was actually in boston today supporting her new book and she says she has great respect for joe biden. >> reporter: clearly the vice president made what he believes the right choice for his family and our country and i know his record of service will only continue in the future. >> chelsea also says she hasn't had a chance to talk to her mother about biden's decision. coming up at 6:00, jon keel ser back with us taking a closer look at how much grove and emotion played into joe biden's decision. lisa? also breaking now, wikileaks has made good on his eds its plate to release documents from the john ben than's personal e-mail account, including a draft of his security clearance application, and that contains his wife's social security number. a hack here claims to be a high school student broke into the account. a mother who disappeared in maine. sarah walker's mother was worried a tonight two and put return. need was spotted driving

erratically last night, but this afternoon she called the police in brunswick, maine and told them she and her son are safe. they sently -- simply went on unannounced trip. a coach is accused of raping one of the athletes he worked with. the investigators say he worked with that team but has since has been fired. has the story. >> reporter: david, this is just a head shaker. let me show you the gym. stars. this is where nick johnson worked. he coached, specifically gymnastics that would translate into cheerleading and now the police say he raped one of his students. another cheerleading coach showed autopsy the gym today but said little, only that nick johnson was very quiet and went about his work. but the police say johnson raped one of his students, a 14- year-old girl. the 26-year-old is charged with

the victim told police the times. once here at the gym, but another time here at johnson's apartment in brockton where she went with him to play video games. we were at that apartment today. you saw in the video, and we tried to talk to the neighbors no one was home or would come to the door to speak to us. as for johnson himself, he has been arrested, arraigned and is being held on $50,000 cash bail. reporting live, i'm bill shields, wbz news. >> thank you. tonight a man living on nantucket is being held without bail for two attacks that rattled people on the island. he sexually assaulted two women, one last year and another in 2008. the police say they caught him using his dna. he is facing charges of rape, home invasion, burglary and kidnapping. a man just pleaded not guilty to beating and starching

ordered the man object $200,000 bail. in july the police found his son unresponsive and weighing just 38 pounds. the boy is in a long-term care facility now and he will be back in court next month. draft kings is safe in massachusetts. the attorney general says she won't try to shut down fantasy sports web sites. that is because right now there is no state law specifically banning the games. she told "the globe" she will continue to review the industry and consumer protection issues like fair my and disclosure of risk. a few sprinkles out there today, but it really wasn't too bad. >> and tomorrow the big warm- up. it gets even better. danielle niles here with a look at our forecast. and a couple of cities and towns today touched 70, but many of us will do it dure the day tomorrow. the high today in boston, 61. we hit 70 in taunton. it was warmer when you get to the south coast.

so lawrence, the high was only 58 today. wooeer mostly in the mid -- middle to upper 50s. on the other side of it, we are in the 60s now a couple of stray sprinkles coming through southern vermont a could remember of these may come through southern new hampshire tburks front will return northward overnight tonight so an isolated shower is possible. otherwiseno weather related issues for your commute home. overnight patchy fog and look at that, 70 degrees tomorrow a lot of clouds. it breaks the sunshine a little breezy, too, with a late day shower that cools us down for the weekend. we'll talk all about the minutes. >> i cannot wait. i love the weekend. thank you. tonight is a follow-up. the state lawmakers cracking down on illegal ivory. we told you about poachers looked at boston as a top destination for the precious mineral. i know beacon hill is now taking action on this. >> reporter: yes, david. boston is one of the country's biggest markets for illegal

that would make all ivory sales illegal had its first hearing. nearly 100 elephants are killed every day for their tusks. the demand for ivory is fuel -- has fueled a $10 billion a year black market industry and the experts say if it doesn't stop, these animals could be extinct in a decade or so there are restrictions on ivory sales, but they're hard to enforce. last year we went under cover and found ivory being sold right here in boston. the sellers were either unwilling or unable to tell where you say it came from. now a group of lawmakers wants to make massachusetts the fourth state in the country the ban all ivory sales. >> right now as we speak here in massachusetts, the legal ivory market is being used to launder illegal ivory and so the only way we can stop this trade and saver these animals from extings is to put an toned the ivory trade all together. >> reporter: more than 90 lawmakers have signed on and this is a big step. when we first investigated last

year, there wasn't a lot of talk about banning ivory sales here. now the issue is gaining momentum all across the country. for the eye team, wbz news. lisa? >> thank you. massachusetts may be getting ready to take another step to protect animals. the proposed animal abuser registry would give the pet shop owners and breeders access to names of people who have been convicted of animal cruelty. it could give people in the industry a way to make sure that pets do go to responsible homes. the patriots gearing up for a huge game against the jets. rex ryan, of courseno longer through, but durrell rivas is and tom brady says the rivalry is as heated as ever before. sports director steve burton is here. and when the schedule came out and you saw the jets. >> you thought it would be a weaker team. >> and do you know why it is? less talk, more action. the head coach has the teem taking a more business like approach. they're letting their play on the field say everything, and

so far it has worked. the jets have falling been behind the pats with first place on the line. tom brady and company were ton practice field today. there is a circus-like atmosphere now that rex ryan is up in baltimore, but the pats doesn't expect this clash with the gang green to be any easier. >> and they're very similar to us in a lot of ways. they're a big, tough, physical team. you play in these elements, i think there's a lot of characteristics that make them tough to beat. so they play hard. they're obviously off to a great start this year. they have a phenomenal defense. i think they're like in the top five and in almost every category. so sate big challenge for us. >> of course. one of the leaders of the jets' defense is curel rivas who helped the patriots win a super bowl last year. we talk to him at 6:00. >> a good game. >> yes, it should be a good game and the patriot also

continue to have them roll. >> belichick had them fired up. >> business like. >> yes. sure to catch "patriots automatic access" friday night. and wbz, the place to be on sunday. it all starts with ""patriots' game day"" at 11:30 and the pats and jets followed by the "fifth quarter post-game show." >> tonight a local doctor and professor is off the job. >> what a student accused him of and why he says it is just a misunderstanding. >> plus, we are now living in the future! what a classic film from the 19 l 80s got rite about 2015. closed captioning is

>> hey, doc, you better back up. we don't have enough road to get up to 88. >> road ? where we're going we don't need roads. >> the future is now! and that is one prediction that didn't quite pan out. as we check out the traffic. we may wish we could avoid the road! it is "back to the future" day. and marty mcfly time travels to today, object 21st, 2015. >> the classic film came out 26 years ago and we take a closer look at what the movie got right and what they got wrong.

>> he has a hoover board! >> it was bright, gleaming present. >> wednesday, october 21, 2015. >> the date doc brown punched into the delonghorn sending marty mcfly back to the future. check. like. kevin, check and google glass style glasses. check again. our homes are not cluttered with fax machines in 2015, but in some cases the future is trying to catch up. a boston company has produced a flying car, nike created a shoe just like the ones marty mcfly wore. >> the coolest thing that is happening the hoover board thing. >> and everyone it seems has tried to make a haoer board including now lexus, just in time for "back to the future" day, but many agree they don't quite work like marty's did. >> so it is like that with all things, the jetsons told us what the future was going to

>> and don't you remember that was so far in the further, we'd never get to 2015. >> i never thought i'd be that old, but here we are! >> that's right. let's talk about our immediate future and what is coming that will be so glorious. >> 70s tomorrow. it is going to feel nice. and then the bottom drops out again. we go into 50s. degrees. boston with the wind coming in, you'll see it here from the northeast. it always gets us. 55 in the city right now after hitting a high of 61. the dew point is 50 degrees as well so that has gone up from 24 hours ago getting a little more of that moisture coming in off of the ocean. and here is the boston hour by hour. what you will notice, not a lot of change here really heading into the overnight period here. we stayed pretty steady in the middle 50s. as we head through the overnight period, a lot of clouds in place as well. there may be just a dutch of patchy fog that develops overnight, too.

61 in worcester. look at connecticut, 72 right now so here we go. if you zoom out the view, the 70s not too for away. in fact, new york city, 72 degrees right now. 74 in cincinnati. so this is our weather for tomorrow. the mild air is going to come in with a gusty southwest breeze so we're on the cooler side of things for some of us today. the issue is there is a front sitting right over us. it is stalling out now. eventually it is going to return northward as a warm front during the day tomorrow. so like the last couple of evenings and nights, you can't rule out an isolated shower, but it would be that. no issues for your evening commute home or tomorrow morning. a few clouds in the emergency and then the sun breaks out. of us. the sunshine will be a little limited tomorrow, but the lower 707s will still be able to happen because of that gusty southwest wind. the wind may gust as high as afternoon. the cold front comes in late in the day tomorrow.

rain, not in the forecast tomorrow a stray shower. brief in passing towards the evening and then behind it the wind shifts around. we get a new chilly air mass that comes in with high pressure on friday intorks the start of the weekend. saturday looks bright and beautiful. we get late day clouds and then the next front with some showers doesn't arrive until sunday. there will be scattered showers. right now it looks like they'll come through the first part of the day and then they'll be able to clear things out. 53. mid 40s and some of the coolest suburbs, keep in mind we should 60. so this is more like may or the beginning of september. 70 in boston. 71 in lawrence. 65 to 70 on the cape and then look at that. the highs by friday about 20 degrees cooler. only in the upper 40s. our friday afternoon. the same for saturday too. sunday for the pats, i think around for tailgating, maybe

it does not look like a soaking rain. we'll be up around 60 degrees and cooling off again. pretty quiet as we head into the start of next week. >> all right. we like that. quiet is good for now. thank you, danielle. everything is far from awesome at lego. the world's largest toy maker says some kids may not get their hands on legos this holiday season. the spokesperson. said while the danish factories are running at full speed, there are problems predicting demand and that means the company may not be able to fill all of the orders in time. >> i have a bun inch my attic at my parents' house. you start spreading those out. >> ebay. a big recall from one of the most popular automakers in the world. still ahead, the problem with millions of toyotas. plus, the mediterranean diet may do more foryour health than just improve your waistline. we take a look at an unexpected benefit. new as 6:00, it is a beautiful -- is in beautiful condition with gorgeous stain glassed windows. >> from floor to ceiling and

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you'll see the man bobbing on the bow of the boat and then he puts his hat inside his jacket and jumps. the crews on the waiting rescue ship actually pulled them both to safety. >> wow. >> thank you. today we're hering that a popular diet could keep your brain younger longer. dr. marshall is here and as we open our olive oil, we're all ears! >> you've got it. it has something to do with the mediterranean diet, it is rich in fish and verge talibans and less in saturated fat, met and dairy and that can help people lose fewer brain cells as they age. they looked at around 700 people around 80 years old and found that those who followed the mediterranean diet had larger brain volumes than those who didn't. adding five of those foods may equal five fewer years of brain shrinkage. why do you want to have a bigger brain? it has been linked to better thinking skills and a lower

>> and all of those foods are delicious. >> you also have interesting information about lower back pain. >> that's right. i don't know if you have ever suffered from lower back pain, but if you have, you know how debilitating it can be. and anti-inflammatory cans help. and two other types of drugs probably don't. a recent study found that the muscle relaxant known as flerxeril and the narcotic percocet didn't ease the pain anymore than the drug alone and both drugs have the potential for abuse and addiction. so you should stop asking your doctor for those. >> stick with the ibuprofen in limited amounts. >> yes. for someone with an so -- >> how important it is for you to have epipens all over the to be? >> it is incredibly important. if we didn't have an epipen and he had a reaction, it could be deathly.

>> but the price of this life- saving drug has skyrocketed. tonight on wbz news at 11:00, we'll take a closer look at what is behind this troubling trend. >> which is really tough because if your child has allergies you need them all over the place and it sounds like you're going to be spending more to have extras. >> and you know. >> yes. >> thank you. an invasion of privacy. still ahead, one local med school student claims that she caught her professor with a camera in the bathroom. plus, an eye team investigation keeping college students safe in off-campus housing. what has really changed in the two years since a student lost her life in a fire. >> and that would be like the patriots playing four super bowl nays row. >> what endurance test is that? the preparation underway now for a performance unlike anything we have ever seen in

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now at 5:30, being accused of being an indecent doctor. tonight unsettling accusations against the umass medical school professor a student claims the cardiologist took a the bathroom. >> he says it is all a misunderstanding and as jim smith shows us, that doctor is on leave. >> reporter: dr. marcus cooper, seen here in this video sa cardiologist and assistant

professor at umass medical