. from the channel 4 studios in boston. this is wbz this morning. good saturday morning we begin with breaking news at 5 a.m., a deadly shooting over night in brighten. we'll have the latest on the investigation coming up in just a moment. hurricane patricia once the strongest hurricane recorded storm. make no mistake, it is still a very powerful storm made landfall in mexico there are reports of widespread flooding and landslides. residents are bracing for 15

hours of waves up to 30 feet along the coast. thanks so much for joining us, we want to get right to pamela gardner with an update on our morning pamela. good morning to you, we also want to keep you updated on patricia too. this thing is weakening extremely quickly as it runs into a mountain range here in mexico and the friction of the land hoping to slow things down max wind speeds of 70 miles per hour, moving northeast at 21 miles per hour. it is a quick mover and continue to weaken to a tropical storm by 11 a.m. today with 45 miles per hour wind speeds expecting the southern cost of texas later on with heavy rain, we expect it to be a tropical depression later tonight. temperatures in the 20s and 30s, it is an icy cold start, 2 boston, lawrence, 31 degrees.

13 degrees colder in boston. throughout this afternoon tons of sunshine but then coastal clouds move in becoming partly sunny by 4:00, 52 degrees and we're tracking rain for sunday and maybe for the patriots game i'll let you know how it will affect your tailgate plans in just a bit. hundreds of flights into and out of mexico have been canceled and emergency craws are going to the streets there warning residents and tourists to stay sheltered until the storm has passed. >> hurricane patricia roared ashore at 6:15 local time about 55-miles west northwest of manzanillo mexico as a rare and dangerous category 5 storm. it packed 165 miles per hour winds as it made landfall. forecastest say patricia's heavy winds and rains are expected to trigger flash floods and mud slides before

the storm dissipates over the mountains. >> earlier police warned people to find shelter why they still had time. tourists evacuated resort hotels as they scrambledded to escape the past. we went to the convention center and going to this place. the storm is expected to affect the southwestern u.s. before it fizzles forecastest say some parts of texas can >> electricity was intentionally cut for safety the red cross was able to set up shelters before patricia made landfall. wbz this morning. other aide agencies are preparing for patricia as well. they are including soap, toothpaste and diapers for displaced families, stay tuned for the latest, pamela will

have updates throughout our broadcast. a developing story, two middle school students are under arrest accused of threatening to shoot up their school. this is the second threat of school violence this week. the chief of police tells wbz the whole thing happened quickly around 1:30 friday afternoon a student contacted police to say a friend told him don't come back to school on monday i'm going to shoot the place up. the student who allegedly made the threat is just 14 years old and he told the tipster a 13- year-old would be providing him the weapons to make good on his threat. police arrested both but found no weapons or ammunition in their home. >> could he have actually completed his task based upon the search warrants, no he didn't have the items he needed to complete a shooting of the school. but we're just not going to tolerate any type of statements. >> police are worried this incident might be a copycat crime from another incident.

on monday a 16-year-old high school student told a classmate he was planning a shooting and that case police did find weapons and ammunition but no one was hurt. a teenage driver escapes from a crash that turned his truck into a fireball. happened over night in centerville on the cape, sources on the scene tell wbz the driver wasn't hurt but was given a field sobriety test, no word whether that person will face criminal charges. police are searches for the walking her dog. the woman who wants to remain anonymous was walking her puppy and saw a minivan pull up in her apartment at the holden greenhouse on the cambridge somerville line. >> i listened to my instint which i turned as fast as i

once the woman got inside and turned the man slam his body into the door, that woman is okay, harvard is adding extra patrols around the complex. a bingo night turned terrifying. >> i looked up and here is the guy with the black mask and hooddy on. >> two masked men rob an 87- year-old volunteer get away with the prize money. ken mcleod has more. as he got on his radio this afternoon 87-year-old tom duffy was still a bit rattled. tom was in charge of the cash box when two guys wearing masks and gloves when they burst into the knights of columbus. >> here is a guy with a black mask and hoodie on. >> several dozen elderly bingo players watched as the thuggedded made off with their

jackpot and tom briefly considered wrestling for im. >> he grabbed the money box and i reached for it and then second thoughts. >> the best thing to do was cooperate. the police say this grandfather made the right choice. >> give them the money let them go and try to remember as much as you can about them and call us as soon as it is safe to do so. >> my blood was, heart was going about 100 miles per hour, you know, just it took a good hour before i settled down. it was actually tom duffy who first started bingo back in 1975, 40 years without a hitch. might be the most memorable game of his life. >> yeah it sure was. the thieves fled in a black pick up truck with $1,300. the knights of columbus used charitable ventures and the mayor himself is helping make

donald trump's republican end. the new poll. and days before halloween are checking out some of the spookiest attractions. we use your smartphone to treaters. taking a look at the weather watchers, temperatures in the 20s or 30s depending where you are, a frosty start for a lot of folks and 35 degrees under mostly sunny skies, mostly clear sky. good morning people have a great day, good morning to you and we'll have a fantastic forecast today a dry one from start to the weekend rain chances sunday.

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kids arrive at a set destination. cnet.com for cbs news. all right we're hoping that the weather holds up for halloween. >> starting to get chillier out there and nothing worse than wearing long tights and coats over your costume? ruins the whole effect pamela. >> so far it is working okay for next weekend, milder, anything goes in the next week. it will change keep your fingers crossed. >> halloween that's my favorite holiday. >> one week away, boston right now, 39 degrees, there is that chill to the air that's for sure, real temps 32 degrees, and a breeze from the north at 10 miles per hour, contributing to that windchill factor, 29 degrees, that dry air is definitely in place temperatures elsewhere, though, in the upper 20s lower 30s or 40s.

live here 34 degrees wooster 4 degrees for friends in chatham, and running colder in all locations no matter where you live compared to this time yesterday, 13 degrees colder, 22 degrees colder, a little bit of a shock to the system as you head out the thing we have going for us this afternoon is that the wind won't be quite as bad, coming from the north right now, yes but then it changes directly coming from the south and actually weakens just a bit this afternoon. hour by hour, temperatures will be in the 40s, getting close to 50 degrees by noon, 49 degrees, boston. coastal clouds will increase in coverage throughout the course of the day. highs elsewhere in the low 50s, mid-50s for some, really, feeling similar to yesterday but again that wind is not going to be as bad. lows tonight stay rather mild compared to what we experience last night if the 40s, 47 degrees in boston, because of

daytime heat we accumulate this afternoon. patriots game day tomorrow 1 p.m. in case you forget against the jets at gilette stadium and temperatures will be quite pleasant 62 degrees, transfer an early shower, i think during the tailgate hours and for the beginning of the game we start to dry things off starting to clear things out noon today, those coastal clouds starting to spread in on that on shore flow and more clouds develop through 5 p.m. keep it partly sunny, over night, into early sunday, 3 a.m. a few spotty showers move in from the north and west and those showers continue to spread across the state here, through 8 a.m. sunday. we start off with foggy conditions 1:00 that's the time for kickoff that's great news looks like the latest model puts the rain in south eastern massachusetts ma.

here becoming mostly clear, and looking good and dry for the end to the weekend and for the first part of next week. so here is your 7 day forecast we have 52 degrees for today, sunday, 60 degrees with a chance for a couple brief showers, monday 53, tuesday, 56 and tons of sunshine wednesday, 61 and we get close to 70 degrees for thursday, but then down to 54 degrees on friday. thursday. all right well the 68 doesn't look so bad on thursday. >> something to look forward to. >> can't wait. every weekend we've been giving a closer look at different halloween events around new england. >> been such a blast today we're going to the pioneer village forest river park in in salem. january 18th about midnight three men coming a boat to boston saw two lights arrive out of the water near the north point.

diary, the first known recorded american ghost story, kristin harris dressed in the garden to get the real feel. as before mentioned a week after the lake was seen again a light arose out of the northeast point and met the island. >> kristin is reading from a replica 17th century village built nearly 100 years ago now as a teaching school for puritan life and -- >> story tellers here in salem will be transporting visitors back to the 1600 recreating the look and time period recreating ghost stories. really sort of get into the time and get into halloween.

only because i'm cheating here hokus pokus. >> they have a -- people following the film and they get rapped into the ghost stories. i took a picture in front of the houses and went back and watched the movie. i've been waiting 20 years to see it. if you want more ghost stories there were actually more readings at the witch house in salem it is a last sight with connection with the witch trials back in 1962. >> love that story. great job pamela. still to come drastic measures from jeb bush's

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. from the channel 4 studios in boston. this is wbz this morning. hey welcome back this saturday morning at 5:30 in the morning, kind of chilly out there this morning. a little bit of a shock to the system as you head out the door we're running way colder, temperatures in the 20s, and 30s or 40s. >> all right. all right. >> now we're talking getting better. the 40s on the cape and islands right now, 48 degrees, 4 chatham, 39 degrees in boston, 20s to the north and west to orange, 24 degrees, our friends in orange dealing with that frosty conditions in all spots, 13 degrees colder in boston 22 degrees colder from

king to springfield, providence 12 degrees colder we stay rather cool throughout the day all though the wind won't be as bad, 52 degrees that high especially some coastal clouds 7 p.m. 43 degrees and starting to chance. some showers move in for sunday in just a few minutes i'll have the hour by hour timing let you know how it might affect that patriots game at gilette stadium we'll check out the seven day forecast a little bit of a warm up on the way. thanks so much right now a look at our top stories that includes hurricane patricia. slammed into mexico last night as the category 5 storm. sent waves as high as 30 feet crashing into the coast. there are reports of widespread flooding and landslides, residents are bracing for 15 inches of rain in the next 24 hours. 2 methuen middle school students are under arrest accused of threatening to shoot

up the school. called them after warned by a friend to stay home monday because there would be a shooting the student who allegedly made the threat is just 14 years old said he was getting weapons from a 13-year- old classmate it is the second threat this week an monday a 16- year-old high school student planning a shooting. police are searching for a man who tried to abduct an 11- year-old girl in randolph. says the man grabbed her arm when she got off the school bus and told her he wanted to talk to her. she took off running then he ran away. police added patrols in the area as a precaution. the woman who was attacked at harvard university while she was walking her dog is talking about the assault. wbz jim armstrong has details. like a lot of people who live in this quiet neighborhood the victim has a dog and her case it is a 5 month old puppy who at 3:40 friday morning had to go outside she walked into

>> and i looked up to see a green minivan with a silver bumper and i listened to my instinct which was, i had a nasty feeling in my stomach and turned as fast as i could and walked as fast as i could back to my apartment building. >> glanced back for a split second as she reached the door. >> i got up the steps and stopped in time to turn around and see a man running full force at me. >> says she managed to unlock the door and slam it shut barely. >> got up to the first landing in time to turn around see the the door and smack it with his first which was terrifying. >> by friday afternoon harvard had sent warning e-mails to neighbors. i have friends who i work with, made me nervous for them and their families because i walk by here every day. the woman thinks being a bit nervous. >> be vigilant, especially young woman. >> you think you're safe in

that was jim armstrong reporting there. other news the search is on for the cargo ship's black box. right now crews are searching a 100-mile area for its voyage data recorder and using some of the same equipment used in the search for the missing malaysian airlines jet the batteries expected to last for another few days two of the 33 crew members graduated from mass. a local youth football season now nearly sabotaged police say an ex-coach is to blame. the hanover seventh and eighth grade football team almost didn't playing saying an excoach hacked into the league's website and deleted team. >> success is all about relationships and broken relationships here that need to

betterment of the community. >> policemanpolice -- saying the coach got into a physical weresuspended. wbz has learned the names of the teams involved in a deadly stabbing on the orange line thursday police say mason reymond died at the stop, got into an argument with 16-year- stabbed him. reymond died early yesterday. police arrested him at his home, being charged as an adult. a special dedication for a new state of the art sports complex on the cape. it is named in honor of a hero. gerald decanto was killed in the 9/11 attacks. his friends came from all over the country to join the family on the field for a tribute. friday night football, but

this wasn't just any game. owe say can you see . on this night a brand new city was dedicated named in honor of a fallen native son, who died while on duty in the 9/11 attack at the pentagon. >> this is a bittersweet event. >> was a star athlete at sandwich high in the 70s the stadium is the culmination of a 13 year effort by the community and his family. >> very proud of his accomplishments in the navy just as proud as a blue night of sandwich high school. i couldn't think of a better tribute than having the name on this wonderful new complex. >> the naval classmates came from all over to be here. >> jerry was my best friend, the brother that i never had. and wasn't a day that goes by that i don't think about him. >> the mother was presented

the pentagon in her son's hon honor. >> just to know how much you still miss them every day. i know his spirit is with us and i think he would be very pleased with this. >> now for years to come athletes here in sandwich will be taking this field as a stadium named in honor of one of their own. his family tells me that would make them very proud. what a lovely tribute. >> coming up the bruins in a new york state mine, could they hold off the islanders? we have a bitter cold start to the day, and the update shows half conditions in northern new england and approaching past peak conditions in much of massachusetts moderate color showing up and i'm timing rain as we head into sunday i'll let

you know how that can affect your forecast in just a bit. weather tribute time first, first question of the morning very strong el nino, the last time this happened what was boston's snowfall totals for the entire winter 19.5? 25.2? or 98.4-inch of snow?

. good morning everyone, we begin with news, the day after we all learn that john's cancer was in remission, spoke with the media and let us know he is getting support from those you might expect and those you might not. >> i talked with him every sickle day, i'll tell you we shared a text and i cant thank him enough for the support he showed we can go on and on and on. letters from die hard yankee fans who were very clear to say they didn't like the red sox in the letter they wished you well, in getting back from the treatment and beating the cancer to see you back on the field. >> it is good stuff, let's go to brooklyn new york, and playing all the games on the road winless at home undefeated

on the road david with the second of the year boston up 3- 2. third period and the bruins, brian spooner, with a 4-2 lead in the period, sound familiar? this time the bruins close it out. david gives the bruins a 5-2 lead. a bounce back win after wednesday's tough loss to the fliers. up in manchester new hampshire, helping explain their preseason game. gets the ball to jake anyway you can so david gets rejected the ball ends up in his hands and 81-65 to finish up their preseason, they play the season opener wednesday at the garden. football patriots ruled out marcus, and sunday's battle with the jets due to injury, rex ryan in buffalo while they

of the coaching staff the offensive coordinator someone coach belichick greatly admires. taken his players, and utilized them you know in an efficient way. given consideration for a lot of players, a lot of systems a lot of games i would say in general that's characteristic but they've shone that's certainly true this year. >> wbz has you covered from start to finish patriots game day at 11:30, kickoff is 1:00 immediately following our show on wbz. you can watch d.c. take on louisville on my tv 38 looking for their first acc win. umac hosts number 19 while 5 1 princeton.

that's it for sports, wbz sports. we're all looking forward to the patriots game but have to make it through today first, pamela gardner with a look at our forecast. good morning to you, it is a very cold start to the morning we have a mild afternoon and then rain chances for the patriots game. maybe not during, but i'll explain and go through that hour by hour forecast in just a bit. i want to keep you updated on hurricane patricia right now it is a category 1 hurricane, at 6 p.m. central time, 7:15 our time in boston, it had winds of 165 miles per hour. the pressure extremely low at 9:20-millibars first category 5 making landfall in north america since dean in 2007, an incredible storm there and it has weakened considerably in the last several hours now category 1 and it will continue to push to the north and east moving towards texas by 11:00 a.m. 45 miles per hour winds expected and will continue to

weaken as a tropical depression moving through texas, here is the track, it is still going to bring extremely heavy rain and strong winds to the coastline the gulf coast here of texas into louisiana and into the entire gulf coastline there heavy showers expected but not expecting any tropical storm force winds or hurricane conditions like what mexico experienced right now in boston 39 degrees, real temp 32 with a wind for the north at 10 miles per hour, it is quite brisk out there. 20s in a lot of spots for friends to the north, and cape south coast you guys have 40s to start off the day not a bad morning mostly clear skies hour by hour forecast, we'll start to increase the cloud coverage by late this morning 10 a.m. 47 degrees, getting close to 50 for noon for 2 p.m. here in boston, and expecting some coastal clouds to develop as well. highs in the low to mid-50s, beautiful day today, very fallish and not quite as

windy as yesterday. it will feel a little milder. over night, rain moves in late 45 degrees, patriots forecast, game day tomorrow 1 p.m. kickoff time 62 degrees with brightening skies during the game but a chance for an early shower especially during your tailgate hours. first one to show you this noon. notice the clouds move in from the coast but then we have additional clouds moving in from the northwest ahead of our next system, 5 p.m. tonight into the early morning hours, keeping temperatures mild. spread across the area from a.m. those showers around the boston area but then they sort of break apart by 1 p.m. will continue to see clearing conditions this whole system moves out and we'll have a dryer day for monday, tuesday, and a brief warm up for tuesday into thursday with temperatures

thursday, back to 50s for next friday. but not a bad forecast all around at least we're not dealing with a bitter, bitter cold for those high temperatures. we have weather trivia we want to get to speaking of cold temperatures, snow and all of that, this question came in from dave and dave is one of our weather gurus sends me a bunch of trivia questions this cols from dave. very strong el nino's forecast, the last time this happened what was boston's snowfall for the entire winter what do you think? >> el nino makes for a milder winter if i'm not mistaken 19.5 sounds like ridiculously easy i'm going to go with 25.2? it was 19.5. >> if only we could be so lucky. >> eric fisher talked about it one evening and dave wrote me in. which is good because i was sleeping when eric was talking about it.

>> i don't think we're that lucky, though. probably not. >> thanks, pamela. hundreds of flights into and out of mexico already been canceled so some have events that have been planned for months or years one was supposed to get married at puerto vallarta, they chartered a bus to take them from their resort to the airport. the trip that took more than 5 hours. narrow one way road, buses coming by us, as close as my hand to you. if we're not family before we got there, we're family now. >> the resort where the couple was staying is closed until at least friday due to hurricane patricia. the most beautiful way you'll ever push your body to the limits a closer look what it takes to stage a ground breaking ballet, don't go away.

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night this is the grit behind the grace. >> really hard, but very rewarding. athletes pushing their already-toned bodies. >> a lot of stretching, i was not doing before. >> building endurance for the symphony. unlike anything boston has done before. >> climbing mount everest, really they are emotionally and physically exhausted. artistic director says dancers must be in top physical shape, the lead men dance all but 5 minutes of the hour, 45 intermission. >> how hard is that for the >> it is, they die. >> what has been the hardest part of these work outs? >> needed stamina. >> on to have of the core work, he hits the pool. >> this was really a test.

>> they work out before, between, and after rehearsal. >> probably runs the ballet three, four times a day that would be like the patriots playing four super bowls in a row. >> which means it is also a champion work out for heather. >> our job is also very physical. we are really putting our whole body into helping their body recover from here and around. , it is all about strength, endurance, not getting hurt. very easy when you try to young the wrong muscles. >> now you're really going to show me up. showed exercises for strength and physicallability. >> no questions they were in great shape to begin with.

challenging, seem effortless turns and testing personal limits under a spotlight. >> i'll tell you the dancers will be different human beings. boston ballet becomes the fourth company in the world to perform third symphony and the first in north america, show this morning. patriots fan would like to claim a romance with tom brady.

. he is a star receiver, but who knew the patriots julian etelman did impressions, in an upcoming interview on e-60, channels jack nickelson in his bill belichick impression and mimics his quarterback. doing! let's go! >> give me a little bit of bill belichick. >> you mean to tell you you can't make a wide-out throw? we have people in foxboro high

so i think his bill belichick impression is pretty spot on tom brady some of the little bit like mickey mouse though, right? you can watch more of this clip on our website cbsboston.com. a long time halloween event that lost its home is back, details at 6:00. also ahead pamela continues her tour of the areas spookiest halloween haunts. pumpkin excitement is back at dunkin'. pick up your favorite pumpkin-flavored baked treats and beverages, like the new pumpkin macchiato