live from the channel 4 starts right now. now at 5:30 boston police warning about dangerous cat fishing cases. it has. now at 5:30 missed signs. man accused of dragging two boston police officers down a street. new calls to regulate ridesharing services.

weekend incident happened during a traffic stop. >> driver officers briefly drove for uber just a few months ago. this ought to be a wake up call. >> reporter: surveillance video shows cops being dragged by an suv. brian gilbert stands charged with assault and battery. uber says he was removed from their system. while he was not anuber driver when the dragging happened, he did briefly drive for the company. driver's association. >> if you get in a car you of an uber driver you are putting your trust in uber saying this driver is safe. >> reporter: that is because checks. while taxi drivers are vetted

we were able to get gilbert's driving record in just a couple of hours. show as long history of offenses. the boston globe reports he also did time for drug possession. we asked uber why gilbert was listed as a descrive mer the first place since the company told us they checked his background. a spokeswoman would only say they are looking into that and added mr. gilbert drove with uber for a short period of time. he has not had access to the platform for several weeks now. we are continuing adding to the way we build safety into the uber experience. cab association says gilbert would never have been allowed to drive taxi. >> it is possible to have a hackney license and have any kind of criminal infrom fraction or serious driving record. >> reporter: calling on the

governor and -- it is all up to beacon hill. it has been wet and windy all day long. not quite done yet. >> we needed rain. we are getting it. we are getting more rain. >> more as we head toward the end of the week. one storm system is pulling away. other one behind is very impressive. we have a blizzard on one side of it and tornadoes on the other side. they are about 200 miles apart. a tornado touched down at the des moines airport. same storm system races up to the great lakes and moves off to our north. bring southerly winds tomorrow. strong westerly winds on friday. a lot of wind in the forecast. active stretch. showers tomorrow will be arriving just after lunchtime. wind is with us for thursday, friday and saturday. after that active stretch, a come back. milder aaron sunshine next

police in dover new hampshire hope surveillance pictures will help them catch an arson investigators want to talk to this man saying he may have more information about that crime. tonight i team investigation homeowners spending thousands of dollars and getting nothing in return. ryan is here with a closer look at the story. >> reporter: lisa we heard from people all over the country who are demanding a refund. they paid a boston furniture designer and have not received the product or explanation. >> obviously we are angry.

know, to be scammed. that is not cheap. >> not cheap at all. thousands of dollars. some people have waited a long time to get those answers. david. ryan, lisa, thank you. campaign 2016 a day after the latest gop debate. >> a little twisted sister cranking. walked into to speak to a crowd of 600. speaking about everything from healthcare for veterans to immigration to the heroin epidemic. >> people are hooked. and i don't know what it is with heroin it seems to be a really tough one to get a way from. it can be done. we are going to take care of the people. >> how would he do that?

then addicts and his proposed wall would keep drugs from coming into the country. people want to pay tribute to those who serve. in military service. it sits near the entrance of arlington national cemetery. the memorial actually contains a data base of all of them. back here at home the results of the park exam are in. as expected fewer scored that the meeting expectations level in math and english. the parks is designed to test students readiness for college. state still debating whether to keep the mcats or do the park and in what form. he was saved. opportunitying firefighters rushing into action to save a dog who fell down a 25-foot well. as jim smith shows us another dog alerted the owners that

was alive and okay. >> buddy the dog takes a look at an old backyard well that nearly led to his doom. he had stumbled into the well and was missing for hours. >> all night long we were calling the dog. looking everywhere. we have an electrical fence. i didn't think he defied the fence. his canine daddy led the kids to the well. there he was. >> i looked down. he was not moving. i called his name. he started moving. he was in about a foot of water. >> how nerve racking was that? >> i was panicking. >> not a small well. it is more than 20 feet deep. and buddy was in trouble. stuck at the bottom. firefighters rushed to the scene. >> we wrapped it around the dog and once we get it wrapped

>> reporter: thought a ladder done, harness around buddy and up he came, not a scratch. >> he looked like he was kind of sad being down there. he was there all night. >> you made it buddy. good boy. >> good boy. you were freezing to death,. >> i was worried. my sister was crying. we were all upset. it was so scary. we are lucky to have them get the well. the first moment buddy came out, he looked somewhat concerned about the situation. within seconds he looked like happening. outraged. >> big name retailers creating controversy. cute little boy. and special wig wigs for

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season for outrage with inappropriate christmas clothing and ads. >> target ocd obsessive christmas disorder. >> one woman tweeted ocd is a serious mentally illness. >> not everybody was upset. one person on twitter posted as someone who has ocd. i don't see anyone to be target to be offended it is perfectly even. man staring at a woman. the caption says, spike your best friends eggnog when they are not looking.

social media blew up saying the store promoted a rape culture. i don't quite get it. like what was the whole point. why did they think that fit sort of the season? and. >> i can't answer that. i mean that is crazy. >> it is like someone made a crazy one at the office. >> maybe the good one didn't get in. >> star bucks is still hearing about it for the cups. >> just unveiled both have the word joy. some include a wreath. in standard of care contrast to starbucks red cups in previous years. however, we should point out not everybody is offended. what war on christmas. >> i am offended by everyone being offended. >> let's not be offended. let's celebrate our veteran's day. alaska mom working to make young cancer patients smile one child at a time.

>> she made the first wig for a friends of her daughter's. the little girl was so happy, yarn project. now creating other disney wigs for free. apparent think there yarn is very soft and wigs they would have to wear can be itchy. still ahead local kids inspired to step up for america's heroes and how you can help them. a wet raw november day. actually feeling more like november. weather watchers mostly holding out in the 40s. rain all over the place. point one arnold hanover just heard from hally over a 2.75. more coming up in just a minute. new tonight at 10:00, 250 million-dollar plan ready to reshape the whole boston garden

new shops, restaurants, offices and condos. we will take a closer look. plus the major concern,

honoring our heros on this veteran's day. that is the goal. the group encourages people to make holiday cards for deployed soldiers. >> the cards come from all over. the most touching messages are often those written by kids a simple thank you amount card that begins dear hero. >> i hope you believe in yourself because i believe in you. they have a lot of courage to do what they have do now. >> reporter: about 100 third

graders in fox burrow are doing their part. >> we have been doing this every year. >> reporter: to brighten the holiday for soldiers. >> i want to say to the soldiers they have been very kind to us. they sacrificing their selfs for us. it is very brave of them to fight for freedom. >> reporter: cards pile up. when they are done they come here. >> about seven or eight years ago i put together this program called court cards for combat. >> reporter: he came up with the idea after talking with a -- >> it helps. that was good enough for me. >> reporter: people can hand deliver or mail their cards to the court. >> last year we had about 3500. >> eddie takes them to the organization cape cod for troops. >> i got cards from general

>> we don't do enough for our troops. is our way of showing appreciation for their sacrifice. >> to give them some -- make them happy. >> reporter: well the deadline forgetting cards is november 19th, a week from tomorrow. there is still time to get them in. once they are there at the office, they will be shipped overseas with the holiday package. if you want help go to our web site. >> have done things in years past with my daughter. they learn so much. they want to know so much. what is the day about. what did they do. it is a great way to get kids into veteran's day. >> they absorb history more. >> there is a craft involved. >> exactly. let's talk about what is happening in our weather. for so long it was quiet. >> weather balances out. that you can place your bet on. >> we had our dry.

i am not sure which one is which. southernly not quite at the beginning of the month. today's high 50 degrees. it is a little below average. not cold enough this morning to be below average. today we get a red square. a couple degrees above the norm. even though it was cold, raw and nassy. you can't buy a blue quarter. in terms of the storm, it is pulling away. still gusting to 30. haven't heard much damage with those winds. evening. the storm system itself starting to pull away. over. damp and chilly. look at the presentation on satellite. big spin working its way off to the east. if this were january we would be showing you snow totals on the map. it is a sign of things to come.

tonight's temperatures low 40s. some areas of fog will begin to develop. next thing to watch storm system tonight is in the middle of the country in iowa. tornadoes reported. just outside the des moines airport. snow on the backside. this thing is going to move so fast it brings us rain showers by lunchtime tomorrow. looking at mostly cloudy skies overnight and mostly cloudy skies tomorrow. a little bit of sun here and there. timing out those showers by midday starting to see a few of them working their way and in throughout the afternoon and tomorrow evening, scattered showers and downpour. not expecting thunder and lightning with these. it will be a very november like day. which shouldn't be too surprising. perhaps upper 50s toward cape cod and the island. as we head toward friday, another disturbance.

with rain and snowshowers. the snow mainly in northern new england and higher elevation. always lot of wind with that. on friday looking at gusts over 30 miles per hour for much of the day. pony tail day for the ladies. snow coming down mostly into vermont and new hampshire. winds stick around for saturday. we start to calm things down for sunday. looking at weekend forecast. upper 40s, wind will provide plenty of chill. first half of next week is looking excellent. 60s this time of year is starting to get into rare territory. we love it. big news for steven colbert. a special live edition of the late show broadcast right after

first time that a late night series will air in the post super bowl slot. do we know who is playing in the sums bowl? >> i think we do. tonight royal watchers lock arms with science for a look at what prince george and princess might look like when they get older. he could look like that in college. we he is older he may look a little like tim tebow. the scientists say princess charlotte might grow up to be a blonde beauty. at age seven, then at 20, 40, and 60. gorgeous. >>you know who they don't look like, the parents. well that is right. the nutcracker turn as day at the knew see up into a

first a look at what is ahead. next at 6:00 online daters targeted by a predator. finding people online and robbing them when they meet up in real life. plus drafted kings and fan duel banned in new york is massachusetts next? scientists from harvard and

well this definitely brightened up a rainy day. visitors to boston's museum got a treat. dancers from the nutcracker. some children made their -- others expressed themselves through dance. the nutcracker opens at the opera house the day after thanksgiving. much more ahead. news at 6:00 starts now. >> looking for love online. and lured into a trap. robber preying on dating web sites. one storm moving away and another on its heels. bob sue as golf course. a pop warner football team dedicates its season to a player it lost too soon.

live from the channel 4 studios in boston. wbz news at 6:00 starts right now. first at 5:00 and online warning, women meeting men on dating sites and getting robbed. it has happened at least six times in the last five weeks. >> it is man with a gun. live at boston police headquarters. >> reporter: well, david, with so many new online dating apps, getting a date this days is as simple as a click on your phone. this same technology makes that much easier for criminals to find new victims. a classic bait and switch. the bait the profile on online dating app but who is on the other end. >> so many criminals throughout to lure people and innocent children. >> reporter: it is a popular

21st century way to get a date.