right now at 4:30, hurricane matthew slamming the caribbean. now parts of the u.s. are on alert. the potential threat here in new england. a car slams into an apartment building. the injuries and the damage left behind. >> and students at harvard making alternate plans this morning as some workers are about to walk off the job. live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news this morning. >> good morning, everybody, thanks for joining us, i'm kate meryl. >> we needed a coat this morning, danielle. >> we will see sunshine, so we're making a decent rebound. it's 48 degrees in boston. it is a chilly start. 44. 41 in keen. and the 50s out over the cape

low level clouds that are in place in the southeast part of the state. skies are mainly clear, if we see a few patchy clouds, most of them giving way to sunshine. partly sunny, sunrise at 6:46. 61 by lunchtime with sun and cloudings. right around 60 at the coast. no weather related issues. 64 inland with the sunset at 6:18. hurricane matthew waiting on the 5:00 a.m. upset. category 3 major hurricane with 125-mile moving north at 8-miles per hour and likely regain category 4 status, passing somewhere to north and east of miami as we head into the evening hours tomorrow and parallel the coastline of florida and eventually curve up towards south carolina and the outer banks, time frame as we head into the start of the weekend as a category 2 hurricane and a big cone of uncertainty.

of new england. we'll talk about what that means for our upcoming holiday forecast. preparing for hurricane matthew this morning. >> hurricane watches and warnings are up for parts of the east coast of florida while evacuations are getting jury was duly underway in the carolinas. residents and property owners have until thursday in south carolina. complete evacuation of the coast will begin more than a million people to move 100 miles inland. roads were jammed last night as some people started heeding warnings. >> matthew is now heading for the bahamas after the hurricane's eye made land fall last night. the area of cuba was expected to get about 8 to 12 inches of rain. meanwhile, roads turnedded into rushing rivers. the extent of the damage remains unclear, because the storm knocked out phone and internet service for much of

been blamed on matthew in the caribbean. stay with wbz as we track hurricane matthew. you can get the latest information by down loading the cbs boston weather app to your smart phone or tablet. >> a car slams into an apartment building. this was the scene on north shore road. the car went through the side of a building and into a bedroom and living room. no one inside was hurt. the driver was taken to the hospital. no word on what caused that crash. two men are due in roslynndale. the second suspect was taken into custody last night about five hours after shots were fired at officers. wbz has the very latest now on the investigation. >> 25-year-old, eric rosato gonzalez in custody after a man hunt and police operation gone awry. >> boston police were involved in a joint investigation. here on newberg street.

the suspect. >> police say rosato gonzalez and another person opened fire and two officers fired back. >> all of a sudden, i hear pop, pop, pop, pop, pop. >> thankfully, no one was shot and one suspect was arrested immediately. >> at this time, he's going to be charged with assault with intent to murder. >> gonzalez fled. >> the next thing three or four cops on foot, guns out. they went through my neighbor's backyard, and then they went through our parking lot as well. >> that's when law enforcement swarmed this neighborhood. cops and police dogs scoured belgrade avenue. the commuter rail shut down as law enforcement searched the train tracks. as it grew dark, s.w.a.t. teams moved in, canvassing the neighborhood and is the state police helicopter looked down

gonzalez was captured. >> i wanted to make sure it was safe before we opened it up. >> gonzalez will be charged with assault with intent to murder. one police officer suffered minor injuries in this ordeal and police are not revealing the nature of their operation. louisa, wbz this morning. a 19-year-old man due in court to face charges in a deadly shooting in lawrence. police man in his 30s. police have not released the victim's name or a motive for that shooting. >> 4:35, harvard dining hall workers set to go on strike at 6:00 this morning. the harvard reports this is the first time the union's history that workers will walk off the job during the school year. the union wants workers to make $35,000 a year. harvard says workers make $22 an hour among the highest in the region. an e-mail went out to students yesterday telling them some

so others will extend their hours. >> now to campaign 2016, it's back to the campaign trail after the two vice presidential nominees clash during last night's night's debate. craig boswell has highlights from virginia. >> tim kaine and mike pence ended their one and only debate shaking hands. but for much of the night -- >> when donald trump says women should be punished or mexicans are rapists and criminals. >> senators, you that mexican thing again. >> they went toe to toe. >> her private server -- >> the fbi did an investigation and they concluded there was no reasonable prosecutor. >> talking over moderator as they fiercely defended their running mate. >> donald trump supports our troops. donald trump supports our veterans. >> he won't pay taxes. >> donald trump has paid all

deductions? >> the fiery discussion here is amplified on social media, on facebook one of the most talked about moments was they were trading jabs. >> if donald trump said in the way you said them, he still wouldn't have a fraction of the insults that hillary clinton leveled when she said that half of our supporters were a basket of deplorables. >> he is asking everybody to cannot defend. >> both claimed victory as soon as the debate ended. >> senator kaine could not stop interrupting the female moderator, it was very unfortunate. >> pence had a mission and that was to try and change the trajectory of a bad week for donald trump. that didn't happen. >> trump and clinton meet face to face this sunday in st. louis. craig boswell, cbs news. farmville, virginia. >> and the presidential

time this sunday night at washington university in st. louis. you can see it live right here on wbz starting at 9:00. >> libertarian vice presidential candidate has one main focus during the race to the white house to stop donald trump from winning. he supports gary johnson, but his top priority is defeating trump. he also told the paper he disagrees with hillary clinton the regional girl's varsity soccer team. at a sleep over, and that sleep was held at the home of the boxford police chief. he has two daughters on the team. he and his wife thought they were watching the girls closely. james ryder telling wbz, he told his daughters that they must face the consequences of their actions and now they are learning what that means.

alcohol in his home and didn't know about the incident until he got a call from the school. coming up on wbz this morning, the challenge the state's cast on charter schools. >> taking their case to court. how the judge ruled. >> a new milestone for governor charlie baker. how much money he raised for a possible reelection campaign. >> plus, a request for parents and students. why you are being asked to

welcome back. today's a day to get out and get moving. boston mayor will be among thousands participating across the country in walk to school day. he will be walking to the school in dorchester. more than 200 schools in massac involved, if you want to take part, encourage your kids to wear bright clothes and helmets. >> i love that idea. i wish our school was walkable. it's a busy road. i think that's awesome. >> walk to school every day. >> really? >> oh, look at you. good little boy. in today's money watch, the candle that smells like a brand- new computer, plus, amazon making changes to its product rating. >> plus, jill wagner is live at

>> good morning. if you're heading to an area impacted by hurricane matthew. change your flight without a change fee. american airlines will waive fees on trips scheduled thursday and friday, to and from eight cities in florida. delta is watching the path. they could cancel flights. amazon is cracking down on bias product reviews. there are new rules that would forbid users from taking money or gifts in exchange for positive feedback on amazon. and, this holiday gift for anyone who loves their apple computer. a scented candle that smells like a new mac when the soy wax candle burns, it emits the smell of plastic and aluminum. the first batch, believe it or not, is already sold out. kate and chris. >> it sounds like a bro candle,

bathroom. >> oh geez. >> she's speechless. you have to get those scented -- >> it's a good line. >> i have never even heard that before. >> oh, danielle, you know, it's a wednesday when he's talking about bathroom candles. >> danielle and i get caught up in the candle section a lot. >> every time we're going shopping, i i get it, but when jill is speechless, that's awesome. 48 in boston right now. it's a chilly start, most of us are running in the 40s. widespread, 44 manchester. lawrence 42 and concord, 39 in portland, maine. we've had low level clouds in place. the rest of us, skies are clear. a touch of fog in some of the valleys and we're in for a good amount of sunshine today. a few of the low clouds will drift inland, they will tend to

now. getting to the season, right? this rain, we don't have to worry about right now. this front that is coming through the midwest is a slow mover and play a role in determining where matthew goes as we head into the upcoming weekend. we'll talk about that in a second. highs today, low 60s at the coast. mid to upper 60s. clear skies tonight, patchy fog, and a few of the coldest suburbs and maybe a touch of frost and the chilliest kind most sheltered areas with temperatures dipping back into the 30s in the suburbs tonight. 51 downtown with a calm wind and clear skies. ideal for radiational cooling. a warmup around 70. it's going to be beautiful. low to mid 70s through the interior and above average day. plenty of sunshine, looks fantastic. now let's talk about hurricane matthew. 25-mile per hour winds right now. category 3 major hurricane, just off the eastern tip of

hour. hurricane warnings, they do not include miami, but do include west palm beach, and a hurricane watch is up for places like melbourne, stretching up to daytona beach. i wouldn't be surprised it's upgraded. overnight tonight, and may restrengthen to a category 4 status. just off the coastline of florida, as we head into day tomorrow, and on friday, parallelling the coastline and slowly gradually weakening. even cluely eventually to a category 3 hurricane. still a big cone of uncertainty here, but likely to become a category 1 hurricane well south of new england. signs of the front coming in, helped to keep matthew to our south as a big ridge of high

so the time frame still to be on alert for would be late saturday into sunday, either way if that cold front comes in, a few showers with it. the exact track obviously is still to be decided. odds do favor an offshore track in new england. still a chance to get rain, if it gets close enough. we are keeping you on alert, but signs are that at least matthew may stay well to our south. that would still mean some building surf and swell at beeches. temperatures in the 70s through the start of the weekend and 60s for sunday through columbus day. kate. >> daniel yell, thank you. hurricane matthew has caused the biggest humanitarian crisis since the earthquake in 2010. roads are impassable and communications are out. the u.n. says hospitals are over flowing and emergency shelters are packed. local charities, including this one in newton have been doing their part to get supplies and

no small job. >> a normal stream led by the hospital is now a 15 to 20-foot river. rushing through. the nicu is full of babies. we have 120 patients. >> one of the only hospitals in haiti that has incubators for newborns. the hospital staff was able to stockpile some supplies, so they should have enough food and water for days. and encouraging news for orphanage. all the children in its care are safe. and its property has been spared the severe damage of the rest of the islands they are seeing. brittany killed doing missionary work. >> an investigation is underway this morning after a man's body is pulled from a pond. the victim was working as a landscaper and took a canoe during a break. a coworker on shore saw the

dive teams searched the pond for three hours before they found the man's body in 15 feet of water. police haven't released his name, but he was 35 years old. >> new video shows the moment the young man was rescued after spending a week stranded at sea. take a look. nathan carmen swimming up to the freighter. hoisted him up on the ship. these are pictures after he was on board. carmen's mother is in presumed dead. police are investigating her disappearance. so far, there are no charges. >> a judge dismissed a lawsuit that would have challenged the state's cap on charter schools. they lost a lottery for open seats. the students say they were forced instead to attend poor quality schools where they had little hope of success. in november, massachusetts voters will decide whether to expand the current cap on the number of charter schools

raising milestone. baker broke the $4 million mark in less than two years. he's benefiting from a campaign finance law that benefited the maximum allowable donation. a recent review by the associated press found single thousand dollar donations make up 45% of the cash baker raised last year. coming up this morning, another local community concerned over clowns. the warning for parents this morning. >> also, the lawsuit filed boston over posting graphic labels on packs of cigarettes. >> and tom brady has a message as the red sox get ready for

the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens, it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, pre-school, bus service and more.

join them in voting no on question two. welcome back. 4:53 right now. former patriots tight end is due in court today. he has a status conference scheduled. that's expected to begin in february. hernandez gunned down two men outside a bo 2012 after one of them accidentally bumped him into hernandez in the club causing him to spill his drink. a former officer admits to killing a man. he was driving drunk in 2014 when he crossed the center line, hitting another vehicle. the crash killed brian paula and severely injured his sister.

took away someone that is clearly a beautiful, amazing person in your life. i don't have, never will have the words to tell you how sorry i am for you. >> wayne was sentenced to four years in prison. he retired from the lowell police force after the accident, but before he was formally indicted. another case of creepy clowns in massachusetts. police are being warned to be on alert after some messages about clowns from an unknown number, similar messages have been reported across the country. the superintendent encourages parents to monitor their children's activity and report anything strange. >> a public health and medical groups are suing is over graphic cigarette label warnings. groups including the american academy of pediatrics and the american cancer society claim the fda is still legally required to include graphic

packs. even though specific images have already been struck down by a court. the suit claims the delay may have allowed millions of people to take up the potentially deadly habit. >> a show ofunity say they open up the preseason. the team united in arms during the national anthem with their heads bowed. they are taking on -- al's first game in green was a success. he had 8 points, 8 rebounds in 15 minutes of action, but the >> a wild ending to the wild card matchup. here you go, tied at 2. toronto had two men on, and edwin hits the three-run walkoff home run. the blue jays will face the texas rangers in the alds. and the red sox are in ohio getting a start of their series with the indians. yesterday, the team held a

taking batting practice, and in cleveland for the sox series. >> in the meantime, sean brady is showing his support for the red sox. wishing him luck and telling him it's not too late to change his mind about retirement. keep it going. keep the pressure on, keep bugging him, maybe he will reconsider. >> maybe he will. coming conquering boston. >> the simpsons coming and we

joe plaia: every three days, someone in new hampshire is killed with a gun. mothers, sons, friends. and yet kelly ayotte continues to play political games instead of making new hampshire safer. when she has the chance to strengthen background checks, she voted no, backing the washington gun lobby instead. then - on a bill to keep suspected terrorists from getting guns, ayotte flip flopped. kelly ayotte's become another typical washington politician

the simpsons are coming to boston. the animated cartoon will be making fun of all things boston. from our sports teams, bill belichick, to our traffic, and our accents, d fan of candle pin bowling. but i mean, that's not how we sound. that's a terrible accent. >> that sounded like new york or something. >> they can never get it right. all right. they need to get someone from boston to do the accent properly. top stories, weather and traffic are straight ahead here on wbz. >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. and right now at 5:00 a.m., parts of the south bracing fur hurricane matthew. the evacuations underway right now and a closer look at the

done. >> breaking overnight, a car slams into an apartment building in revere. new details coming in this morning. two men due in court today. the man hunt to track one of them down and can the serious charges they are facing. >> live from the channel 4 studios in boston. this is wbz news this morning. >> good morning to you, 5:00 right now, thank you so much for joining us, i'm chris mackinnon. >> wednesday, october 5, and all eyes on information in this morning. >> literally, a couple minutes ago from the national hurricane center. matthew has 5-mile per hour winds. category 3. major hurricane. the outer rain band, some of the surge, some of the wind really starting to impact some of the bahamas now as matthew makes its way to the north. eventually take the curve and restrengthen into a category 4 hurricane, parallelling the