hurt in a stabbing. police say a stabbing broke out nearby the school after the school ended for the day. two police shootings dominating the headlines. tonight one chief is reaching out, trying to diffuse a dangerous situation before it starts t. milford police chief recorded a video showing what to do if you're stopped by police. >> the chief tells us it all and people in the community think it's a great idea. >> reporter: it's meant to be a proactive how-to. how to react when approached by police at a time when headlines about officer-involved shootings dominate the news. of all the community faking it on, the quiet town of milford. >> no one wants blue lights in the mirror because nobody wants

the other side of it is, communicate. >> reporter: the chief created and posted this video because he believes much of the tension between the police and public is placed on surprisingly simple miscommunication. >> reporter: a lot of people reach for the registration or wallet, frying , trying to be helpful. >> how do i know you're >> i think the police are on edge and citizens are on edge. >> what do you do when you're pulled over? >> i obey the law. i've dealt with prelim that have went above and beyond. >> would you give any advice to an african-american?

race or ethnicity. the only ways you're going to deal with those barriers is by communicating. . tonight rain is kicking off for some. >> beautiful temperatures for saturday and sunday, awe femme. we are mostly clear, a thin veil of clouds over boston. we have a cold front to our north and west allowing for boundaries to develop along this. the hour by hour forecast, you can see by 10:00, this looks a little too much. we don't have a lot of moisture

7:00 a.m. saturday, we start the dry off. temperatures in the 70s and 80s for us now. we are 67 in concord, even 59 in burlington. soon the cooler temperatures arrive for saturday and sunday, 63 for that high. how long the cool weather will last, plus the ups and downs r forecast. the man who swiped a tip jar may have left drugs behind. this show it is man walking into a subway, grabbing a tip jar and walking off. officers say he dropped a bag with what they believed to be heroin inside. campaign 2016, the polls

ground in colorado and virginia. hillary clinton needs those. that makes next week pivotal as the candidates face off for the first time in a one of one debate. we have the dos and don'ts for both candidates. >> start with trump, with a crucial opportunity to clean up his image: his the public opinion that he'sless experienced than clinton. as recent scripted speeches, they have included more specifics f. he can deliver them with poise, humidity and maybe humor, he can have a good night. but he'd be well advised to

if he goes into the crooked hillary rant. >> how about hillary clinton. >> she's walking a tight rope and will have to adjust on the fly. when donald trump shows up, it's probably too late for clinton to do much about her abysmal ratings. she needs to reinforce her experience, grasp of detail. if trump g her response should reflect this quality. she needs to send them to bed monday night feeling sure of it, her ads challenging and rebutting him without appearing harsh os of patronizing. she might be wined over by other voters.

both have a lot of work to do. shoot off the rough edges. >> some are reporting that trump is not preparing. do you buy that? >> not for a second. i know you don't either. he's not dumb. he understands how big this is. to not repair and get up to to speed, knowing there's plenty of evidence suggesting they have been doing a lot studying her past debates, a lot her body language tells. >> thank you very much. join us monday fight for the first debate, starting at 9:00 here on wbz. new at 5:30, president obama just vetoed a bill which would have allowed the families of the victims of final to sue saudi arabia.

were saudi nationals. tomorrow the museum of african-american museum of culture holds the largest collection of artifact in the world. the first family will lead the ceremony. tickets are sold out until november. that building is stunning. a lot of verizon customers suddenly running over data limit. >> the reason why, coming up. >> plus a trip to the first offshore wind farm, a new look at a way to get power. >> and mother nature's

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a black male assaulted her then ran off. >> the verizon customers, have you noticed something hissing? there are reports the company stopped sending data overage alerts. many customers say the alerts stopped coming. verizon now says you have to opt in to get the ups is testing drone delivery of an inhaler to a child at a camp on children's island, 3 miles off the coast of marble head. target is getting rid of its mini shopping carts after just a month. they put them in many areas hoping they would entertain

along with parents. umbrella the kids went wild, filling the carts with merchandise, slamming into other shoppers. i have a 2-year-old and if agave her one of those, it would be a mess. >> i know what would happen. you haven't been a parent till you have been smashed in the back of the achilles a grocery cart. coming up, woman who refused to become a victim. >> and we are tracking rain this evening. once that's out of here, looks like a fantastic fall weekend. how cool temperatures get, coming up. >> and tonight at 6:00, an exclusive. . >> i had a 2-year-old. >> reporter: thousands of

woman overdosing. but to want a local mom is talking exclusively the wbz about that day and what she

. coming up, video of a man knocking a woman to the ground and run her over. she suffered cuts, bruises and a sprained ankle but will be okay. the thief for now has gotten away. >> let the purse go. tornadoes and hail hit a

the rain around into the air. a look at the twister that damaged 33 homes, knocked out power to tens of thousands of customers. >> in texas, this is the 37th annual plano balloon festival with more than 40 hot air balloons and all kind of parade. we have a change in the weather. >> it's going to feel like fall. >> right on track. temperatures will be gorgeous saturday and sunday. plus we get the rain chance out of here. temp tracker, the cooldown coming at you.

touch warmer but we're tracking into the season here, warmer the farther north you go. i know maybe you're questioning this. we started to see a little color and it's fantastic. our typical foliage, september. we are pretty much on schedule. as we get through mid- to late october, our drought affecting us. it's going to be a little more scattered and not so brilliant here in boston or in new england, more typical for the season. current radar shows nothing in massachusetts but a thin line of rain starting to progress through new york and slowly

rain but this is overestimating how much rain we could get. there's not a lot of moisture with this system moving in. it's quickly out by saturday morning with a few showers along the south coast and cape. otherwise we're dry and brilliant sunshine for saturday afternoon, a cool night for sunday and going into sunday morning. temperatures now in we'll see the cool air funneling in, overnight low of radio degrees. a lot going on, football taking on mississippi state at gillette stadium saturday at 7:30. great football weather with the cool conditions out there and low humidity. highs tomorrow in the 60s across the board but some low

and the scallopfest on cape cod. how do you say it? >> scallop. >> maybe it's because i lived in the midwest. whatever it is, enjoy it. more 60s on the way for sunday into monday, then another chance of rain late monday to early tuesday and some 70s on the way. just a gorgeous seven-day going to be very happy. >> thank you very much. coming up, a new link between drinking alcohol and heart problems. research shows drinking can increase the size of one of the heart's chambers and that could put you at risk for other problems. older adults may hurt their memories. one study found they have a harder time learning now things

tradition. the annual food festival for the phantom gourmet is here. >> reporter: tomorrow the phantom gourmet food festival returns to fenway park 10,000 bostonians come to challenge the eating options, including chinese chicken wings, chicago thin crust pizza, chicken pie, burgers, clam chowder and the sausage guy. we are also sampling sweet to pay toe fries, mac and cheese,

more. the festival is tomorrow noon to 4:00 p.m. next to fenway park. wearing purple isn't required but it is recommended. for more, watch the phantom gourmet sunday at 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. for more. >> we'll be ready. revolutionizing how we get power in the nation's first offshore wind farm, right off our beaches. and can you believe reports that patriots third string quarterback may also be injured? we'll look into that.

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. the power of the wind collected to generate electricity. tonight an exclusive look at the nation's first offshore

this has been a long time coming, even though offshore wind have been a reality for decades. >> but the builders hope the small project is the start of something big. >> reporter: you're looking at history, three miles off block island, five wind turbines rising out of the ocean, generating enough to power about 17,000 homes. it was a $300 million project 8 years in the making by deep water wind. >> deep water beliefs by starting small, demonstrating this can be done in the united states is an important first step to launch the industry at scale. >> reporter: the 240-foot blades aren't turning yet; but

electricity will go first to block island, replacing diesel generator that is supply power to the lilled now, then at a time rhode island mainland. >> to see these turbines spinning at this point is a dream for anyone that cares about clean energy. >> reporter: while block islanders save money on electricity, the power that reaches if mainland will be more expensive. but the company says that will power is free. >> we believe we'll see substantial cost decreases over a short period of time which mimic what we have seen daughter in the solar industry and land-based industry. >> the next phase may be tough massachusetts coast. two other companies are buying a much larger wind farm. >> very cool.

. now at 6:00, the mom caught on camera overdosing in a store with her daughter at her side. >> plus triple trouble for the patriots. reports tonight third strange quarterback jacoby brissett may be hurt too. >> and paying lost and changed by the boston marathon bombing. a special tribute to the crystal campbell peace garden with her mom and dad. . >> reporter: she was dying from an overdose in the toy aisle of a store, her young daughter in tears, trying to wake her up.

like that, i wouldn't have had my daughter with me. >> reporter: tonight we talk exclusively with this mom about her addiction and what happens now. >> that video is hard to watch. >> it left a lot of people asking, how does this happen? tonight we are getting some answers in an exclusive video with the mother in that video. >> she spoke with us today for one reason: she wants help, and hopes help others. seeing what happened on that video became a turning point for that mother. she's taken the first step. >> i want to learn to love myself again and to be able to look in the mirror and be happy. >> reporter: because mandy knows she's being judged, she doesn't want to show her face. but she overdosed in front of her 2-year-old daughter.

change. >> i shouldn't have taken anything. >> reporter: she was in the car with a friend and already sniffed fentanyl when she got a call to pick up her stepson. she decided to buy diapers at if local family dollar but doesn't remember the rest. >> if i knew i was going to be like that, i wouldn't have had my daughter with me. that's not what i want my daughter to see. >> reporter: she admits she hit rock bottom here, and has been spiraling for the last year. she worked out, and yesterday got into a treatment program. >> she sat at the top of the stairs for some time, crying, saying it's very scary to take those steps. >> reporter: today without