more information. >> thank you for the update. growing concern about a convicted child rapivity just released from prison. thousands of people have signed a petition to try to force richard gardener out. he was sentenced to 190 years but served 27 after an appeal. now police say he's already violated the terms of his release >> reporter: there are people who are very scared because a level 3 sex offender has been released from prison and is living there in his parents' home. >> everybody is upset about it. you got three little boys over there, a couple little kids over there. >> reporter: it's that sort of fear that's running through this

>> no one wants to let their kids walk home. >> reporter: this is the man creating the fear, richard gardener, a level 3 sex offender. today poefders with his photo are plastered throughout this neighborhood. in the 1980s, he was convicted of raping a 6-year-old boy. on bail similar crimes in rhode island. he spent a total of 26 years in jail. now he is out and living at his parents' home in waymouth. >> we weren't notified properly prior to him coming and that's a huge issue. i'm completery frustrated. we contacted the d.a. of rhode island,

offices, the police. >> reporter: on sunday gardener was spotted at the crane public library in quinsey. police were called and he was told he had to leave. and a level 3 sense offend sernot allowed in a public library or around a school. he will be summoned into court. >> garder? a level 3 -- offender. level 2, moderate risk of reoffense, and is level 3 is someone with a high risk of reoffending, considered by the court and thought of as a much greater public safety threat. a lowell police officer on the other side of the law after police say they were forced to use a tazetory take him into custody. that officer is charged with attacking his wife. >> the couple's children were

with the story tonight. >> reporter: documents indicate the sergeant told responding officers "you better have more cops coming." the officers ended up having to use their tazer at least four times to bring him in. >> reporter: sergeant vincent fernandez of the lowell police department stood before a district judge is tuesday nursing a black eye to face charges stemming from a domestic incident on sunday. his attorneys argued there was a mutual altercation at the time. when officers approached fernandez, they say he told them "you better have more than three

have to do." he resisted arrest when officers attempted to put him in handcuffs. they used the tazer on fernandez but he shook it off and told officers to taze him again. they did, and put two sets of handcuffs on the sergeant before leading him to a squad car. the officers had to taze him two more times to get him into the car. outside the district courtroom tuesday, the sergeant remained silent. >> reporter: and in court, the sergeant's attorney is a 20-year veteran of the lowell pd and a 2-time recipient of the medal of valor. we reached out to lowell pd this evening about the status of the sergeant there with the department and we have yet to receive an answer. as soon as we know that, we'll pass that

of fentanyl in his apartment. and will drugs may have killed his stepson. he was charged today with child endangerment in the death of his 19-month-old stepson. the cause of death has not officially been determined. but it appears that the drugs played a role. >> that's why we are await the toxicology results before we make a determination. >> he has a long criminal history including sev he also has a 6-year-old biological son in protective custody. police have cited a man who drove the wrong way on the mass pike yesterday for miles. the 80-year-old faces violations including negligent operation. he managed to go about three miles. three drivers crashed trying to avoid him. he eventually crashed into a barrier near newton and was taken to the hospital with minor

definitive answer about the manager's future. >> less than 24 hours after the team was swept out of the playoffs, the team announced today that it's bringing farrell back. >> the red sox president knew this would be the no. 1 topic so he wanted to address it right away. john farrell will be the manager next year. farrell has signed true the 2014 -- the 2017 season. he told farrell as the two passed in the hallway to their press conferences. >> i just thought that for me, john has done a fine job this year. i've been happy working with him myself. i think he has the respect. the clubhouse. we played hard, had a good season, won the division title.

those decisions, or some decisions you just need to address as quickly as you possibly can because you know how important they are. and i just thought it was the right time to do it. >> and maybe david ortiz will join the staff. last night was an emotional night for big papi. he waved gonna be to the fenway faithful with tears in his eyes. he wants to stick around and never leave the organization. we'll more coming up in sports. big papi leaves with an incredible resume. 10-time all-star, 3-time world series champion, and the 2013 world series mvp. and maybe someday hall-of-famer as well. >> he'll be included. >> i think so. as hurricane matthew approaches, the message is here, stay away, it isn't safe. >> the trouble a local man ran

and a water skier. >> clear blue out there today.

lingering travel problems after hurricane matthew. spirit airlines revolved one issue, changing a student's flight back to school without a fee. >> another customer with a plan forward myrtle beach called us when he wasn't getting results. >> reporter: sean had no choice but to cancel his trip. but the flight was still on schedule. >> i could cancel the fight if i chose to, but they wanted to

per person. >> how many people? >> eight. >> reporter: because he booked the flight on just his credit card, all they could do was offer credit to him not the other seven passengers. he filed a complaint with spirit, the department of transportation, and the better business bureau. >> i just wanted a credit that would be split between us! equally! we can't put this trip together again. >> reporter: and spirit just reached out to us saying after seeing the aftermath of the storm, they're mak they're now gonna give him a full refund for all passengers. >> that's good. temperatures dropping, and plants! >> walking outside this morning to let the dog out, there was just this great frost to the grass. >> frost in some towns for the first time this season. it was a

airport. protected, and a low spot, cold sayre den, right? so that cold air on a calm night settles into the lowest elevations in the region. 26 degrees. taunton 31 degrees. there'll be later in the season before we get it in the city centers. if you did get a frost this morning, it was right on time. aroun southeastern massachusetts, it tends to be toward the end of october, even into november. it looks to be the case. pretty much on track when it comes to temperatures this month. 56 in boston. 58 in worcester. nantucket, a cool 53. clear skies overhead, warmed up nicely during the afternoon. a lot of warm air to our southwest. we're not gonna get into the really

warming trend. rain showers moving in for thursday. tonight some passing clouds will keep it from being quite as cold. 36 to 44 for lows in the city. partly cloudy skies to start the day. not much weather happening tomorrow. it's bright, it's cool, it's october. breeze out of the south southeast, 5-12. and the gustiest breeze along the south coast, the the island. 62 in boston, norwood 68, bedford 66. typical day for this time of the year. thursday more cloud cover, low cloud cover and fog. mild day, approaching 70. and a chance for late-day rain showers thursday evening. the front offshore on

not too much fanfare in the forecast. thursday a little cloud cover. a little milder. the chance of a late-day shower. winds turn out of the north northwest. it'll be colder on friday. as you approach the weekend, high pressure will move over the northeast. that makes the winds much calmer. it'll be a cool day but a beautiful day. hurricane nicole is going to stay out to sea. and sunday we'll see an increase in cloud cover as the next front wait until sunday night or until monday. for the patriots an early outlook, cool, quiet, partly cloudy, 64 degrees as tom brady returns home to gillette stadium. the tropics tonight, hurricane nicole 80 miles per hour winds, moving toward bermuda. to the west of the island late wednesday night and early thursday morning. it may be a category 3 hurricane at that time. so we could see some

close enough to the island. it'll come down to how far west is that track going to be. cold nights, cool day, a lot of sunshine around here. the patriots safety mccourty is competitive by nature. >> his battle today was all in the name of fun. ? ? [ singing ] ? ? [ laughter ] >> he surprised patients with a lip-sync battle. he will hoeft a casin -- host a casino night fundraiser. the event will benefit children's hospital. he's really into it. [ laughter ] >> yeah ! >> tough to believe the red sox' season is over.

adding papi to the staff. >> the manager is coming back. red sox president tonight farrell just before he told the media. and his entire coaching staff can come back with him. farrell has been criticized for >> to me the most important thing for a manager is that their club plays up to their capabilities day in, day out. which means they're communicating with their players, getting everything they can, and their club is playing hard. you're going to sit up there and you're not going to 43 with the strategy of your manager, comes with the territory. >> the image of david ortiz

something we'll never forget. >> reporter: it was an emotional night at fenway. highlighted by david ortiz's gonna be with one final curtain call on the fenway field. >> the moment knowing you're not gonna be able to be performing in the baseball world network front of -- no disrespect to anyone, but i think we have is the best fans worldwide. something that -- it kind of hit me ait dealing with a 3-game sweep at hands of terry francona and his indians. >> the sgoel is to win the world sxeerz we didn't do that. but i'm proud of every one. every guy in here. i'm sure nobody in this room didn't sit back and say we could do something different. >> reporter: the players returned to fenway to clean out

bags. >> i need to get it off my back. i know that. until i do, it's gonna be a topic of conversation. i'm fully aware of that. >> reporter: red sox have a long time to think about things. 127 days approximately until pitchers and catchers report again. he was very classy after the game. >> wanted to congratulate the red sox on their year. that's quite a team we were fortunate enough to beat. and also to david too, that was an honor to be on the field for his last game. i think you could see by

outpouring ever affection for him, that was an honor. >> real special. sox are done but the bruins' season opener is just around the corner. >> cbs evening news is coming up at 6:30. >> scott pelly shoins us live with a preview. >> great to be with you in boston. four weeks to election day and donald trump has opened the second front inis is now fighting hillary clinton and the republican party. we'll have the latest on politics and our own tribute to big papi coming up. students smashing a world record for doing this. >> on my tv 38 boston,

joining us in-studio sdchl he think we should -- does he think we should legalize marijuana? when i was one year old, i was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer on my spinal chord. but i spent my whole life fighting back.

"that reporter he is talking about suffers from a chronic condition that impairs movement of his arms." i don't want a president who makes fun of me. i want a president who inspires me, and that's not donald trump.

special interests that oppose question 2 claim district schools lose money to charter schools. that's "absurd," says the boston herald. "outright lies," reports the lowell sun. s" from traditional schools, says the boston globe. in fact, public schools get more money. the truth is question 2 will give parents more choices and result in more funding for public education. please vote yes on question 2.

students just pulled off the hongest duration water ski tow by a rowing boat. >> check out the video. hingam set the new record. and this welcome they'll do it all over again with the guinness world records rep to witness and crown them champions. if you want to check them out, they'll be at the hingham bathing beach at 10:00 saturday morning. >> that is hard! yes! the momentum? right. >> congratulations to them. see you on saturday. coming up

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>> no hurricanes, nice week. temps in the 60s tomorrow. couple showers for thursday evening. otherwise dry through sunday. >> look at that. one solid line of sunshine.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: trump says the shackles are off. and so are the gloves. he blasts disloyal republicans and declares he's now free to campaign his own way. also tonight, a national backlash over trump's vulgar comments about women-- >> this is what do we do next to make sure this doesn't happen to another generation? >> pelley: north carolina under water. some residents wait days to be rescued. >> when you step off the porch it's up to your neck. i walked in water up to my neck. >> pelley: and boston boston says gone to big papi, as a