>> the public service announcement was created by the dartmouth police department, they are take on a clown car and the message, if you act like a clown, you'll get treated like a clown. that is a creepy clown from the overall to the scary face and the scary teeth. i would want to come across -- would not want to come across that clown. >> if you have got the police together. >> i want them with me at all times. >> top stories, weather and traffic -- >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. >> 5:00, details overnight in the double sex assault in the south end. the search for the suspect. a deadly airplane crash on a connecticut street. what the survivor told investigators. a homeless man accused of stealing an ambulance outside a local hospital and a witness talking about the unusual ending. live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news this morning.

good morning to you. it is 5:00. thank you for waking up with us. i'm chris mckinnon. >> i'm kate merrill. october 12 was cold and it is chilly this morning but we have a week in-store. >> beautiful, nice stretch of fall weather, with a mild afternoons and plenty of sunshine. is not quite as cold as yesterday but there is a chill in the air. 49 boston, 37 in taunton, upper 30s from hyannis to new bedford, 38 and upper 30s, 37 right now, 40s for the rest of us. we have clouds and it looks worse than it is for most of these are high, thin clients making for a nice sunrise and decorating the skies before moving to the north and east. out of the 30s and 40s we climb for the morning rush hour, seasonal, sunshine, 63, pleasant by lunchtime and the week is fairly light, off of the ocean from the south and

ride call. sunset at 6:06 pm and the temperatures right around 60 degrees. i will time out the showers on the way for tomorrow. let's get you on the roads. a quiet start, and good news that traffic and fidelity o'connell wrapped up. west of the city, you can see it is wide open. no issues. a live look at the pike in brighton and you can see that it is a straight shot, and that is going to be luke -- like this from worcester into downtown boston. developing news on a sex assault, boston police are searching for a suspect accused of breaking into a south end apartment. >> donna miler is live with the details coming in overnight. >> reporter: that woman's apartment through a back window and then sexually

police could be seen going in and out of the apartment in the area of clarendon street and columbus avenue. here in the south end yesterday they collected evidence from inside the home and some pictures of the mailbox, the door, and a second entrance inside. the victim told police that the man broke into the apartment through a back window around 4:00 on tuesday morning and that the man sexually assaulted her and a second person inside the apartment. police say the suspect is a black man possibly wearing a hooded sweatshirt and multicolored camouflaged pants and was last seen running down claritin street. police are asking community members to be on the lookout and to call them with information. you can stay anonymous. he donna miler, wbz. police released images of a suspect in an attempted sexual assault. they say that it happened saturday afternoon near fitzgerald park admission help the victim told police that a man came up from behind and pressure to the ground and tried to sexually assault her before taking off. if you have information in either case, you are urged to call boston police. more developing news this

investigators are trying to figure out if this crash was attention all. we will get over to wbz breanna. with a very late as. >> according to the new york times, the survivor of a crash told investigators that it was no accident. >> he is expected to survive. he is cooperating with investigators. he is speaking with detectives. >> reporter: investigators say that a man made it out of the area wreckage. >> i saw the airplane on inside it was not flying straight but it was on its side and i saw it did and i said that hit the ground. >> reporter: a small engine airplane crashed onto main street in east hartford on tuesday afternoon. >> a huge element of danger, and several businesses were open and there were pedestrians. >> reporter: investigators say that the man from -- they were on board. only one survived. crews are working to restore power after the crash knocked it down telephone poles and wires. >> i saw the flames of what i assume was the remains. next to me was a power box. it was smoking there were transformers down and wires down. >> reporter: it narrowly missed this vehicle traumatizing the people inside. >> the fact that this was not

>> two people in the hospital in the vehicle were taken to the hospital but they were not hurt but officials say that they were traumatized. main street is close right now and it could remain close four days as this investigation continues. today the two people accused of killing an elderly man in orange will be in court they could be in massachusetts by the end of the week 23-year- old joshua hart and 27-year-old brittany smith will be arraigned on fugitive charges. they are facing murder and other charges in connection with a deadly home invasion police say that they killed 95- year-old thomas hardy and severely injured his 77-year- old wife. state police and the d.a office want your help tracking down a hit and run driver that killed a pedestrian in medford. they are hoping that the surveillance images will lead

the photographs show a silver or gray honda civic, saying that there are black scuff marks on the right brake light and passenger side of the car. if you recognize it, call police. advantages of driving the wrong way down the massachusetts pike has been cited. police are not releasing his name but he is facing a number of violations including negligent driving. state police say that three drivers crashed to avoid him on monday afternoon. eventually hit a barrier near newton and he was not seriously injured. a homeless man accused of stealing an ambulance outside a local hospital and a witness describes the whole scene for us. in cambridge with that story. it was a rare wild ride that started and it ended about a mile away. >> reporter: both witnesses and police were left scratching their heads. it was an unusual call for the emergency room >> all units on a general broadcast. an ambulance.

takes a joyride in an ambulance after checking out of cambridge hospital. >> the squad car pulls in front of the evidence beside me and i am like this is interesting. >> reporter: you witnessed an odd exchange between a cop and the alleged ambulance thief. >> i could hear the officer because he raised his voice, not in any threatening what but he said, you still available aspects >> reporter: police later identify the driver as ever cause and they stopped of a mile away. >> he just seemed out of it like you did not understand what the officer was saying did not understand the situation. maybe he did not understand what he had done. >> reporter: the surrender did not go as smoothly as the officer had hoped and when he took his foot off the brake, the ambulance lurch forward hitting the police cruiser. >> the supervisor -- it crashed. >> reporter: police say that the ambulance was either already running or the keys were left in it and we reached out to the ambulance company and the hospital to hear about their policy about leaving keys and no word but we will let you know when we your back sean

a new hampshire man held on bail in connection to the death of his 19-month-old stepson. prosecutors say that he left open packages of fentanyl in his apartment and those drugs may have killed his stepson. so far he has been charged with child endangerment. because of the death has not been determined but it appears that the drugs did play a role. that is why we are waiting for the toxicology results before we make determinations. >> he has a long criminal history including several pastor drug charges. he has a six-year-old biological son who is now in state protective custody. police say that a fugitive from washington dc was arrested in boston is now undergoing a mental health evaluation. he is accused of causing a

state government offices in boston. it turned out to be a copy of the quran and he is also wanted for making bomb threat that reagan national airport. his family says that he is mentally ill. a police officer is facing charges stemming from a domestic incident sergeant vincent fernandez went before a judge yesterday. the police say that they went to his house on sunday after one of his children called 911. when police arrived they noticed swelling under the eyes of fernandez and his wife. the officers say that they had to tasing twice before placing him under arrest. fernanda's attorney says that it was a mutual altercation. campaign 2016, chelsea clinton will be massachusetts tomorrow to campaign at her mother's alma mater. she is expected to talk at wellesley college tomorrow afternoon about hillary clinton's debt free college plan to a poll shows hillary clinton is leading donald trump by eight points nationally and brian webb has more from the campaign trail.

vote november 28. >> reporter: moments after mistakenly urging supporters and 42 vote on the wrong date, donald trump unleashed a new line of attack against rival hillary clinton a. >> hillary clinton is a vessel, a corrupt global establishment, that is rating our country. >> reporter: earlier in the day he took to twitter announcing his, quote, shackles were off before calling paul ryan a weak and ineffective leader. the speaker was among dozens of republicans who distance himself from donald trump in the wake of the access hollywood tape. >> your vote really, really counts. a lot. campaign alongside al gore in miami yesterday amid the release of more emails, allegedly obtained from the account of hillary clinton campaign chair john podesta. one of the emails published by wikileaks yesterday purports to show now interim a dnc chair donna brazil, a cnn contributor at the time, giving hillary clinton's campaign advanced

another suggests that hillary clinton's press secretary alerted and that the justice department was about to release a court filing regarding her emails. hillary clinton aides say that that information was publicly available. brian webb, cbs news. the candidates will face off next week and one final debate that is on wednesday, october 19 and the live coverage will begin at 9 pm. billy bush is negotiating a deal to leave nbc. this comes days after 2005 reporting of him and donald trump made public in the donald trump made lewd comments about women and bush has been suspended from his role with the today show. apologized and said that he is ashamed. this morning a shell fishing -- what officials say could make people sick. local churches are suing the state of massachusetts over the transgender bathroom bill. why the final could come down to voters. hurricane nicole is gaining strength. the island nation is preparing for the big storm. yes.

will be up for us, the quiet weather continues and we will start this morning for the bus stop forecast, looking good, upper 50s, and 60s for the bus ride home. i am tracking some changes to the forecast and we will talk

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sort of hypoallergenic and they did not shed. that was my solution. >> maltese do not shed but i guess it helps from having to vacuum every other day. >> sign me up. >> it is not as cold as yesterday morning and it is going to be beautifuth upper 60s, fantastic by october standards for this morning we are in the 40s in boston, 49 degrees, some-cirrus clouds out there, dew points in the mid- 40s and the wind is out of the south, 5 miles per hour. there are 30s on the map this

concord, 37 springfield, vermont -- back to parts of the cape and islands -- cirrus clouds in place making for a nice sunrise but they will keep moving so we are in for a good amount of sunshine. high pressure is in control of the weather at home. meanwhile it is snowing in parts of nebraska and south dakota. we have got colder air coming into the northern plains. we get into some cooler air for the end of the week and it comes with a couple of showers that will push through for our thursday evenings. we will time those out in a second. highs today, low to mid 60s at the coast, 63 boston, right on the mark for where we should be. milder inland, pushing 64, 69 for most of us, metro west, southern new hampshire, the corridor is beautiful and the clouds will roll into night, and it helps to keep the temperature of 53 four overnight in boston, 45 to 50 in the suburbs, staying dry, 65 to 72 mark, mild and i think that we will come close and hit the 70 degree mark in a couple of spots, lynchburg, norwood

we have morning clouds tomorrow. this is the map by 9:00 a.m. so the morning commute will feature low clouds, a patchwork two of drizzle but mainly dry and the afternoon will feature breaks of sunshine and then here comes the band of showers and you can watch what happens. it loses steam as it slides east so tomorrow, 5:00, 6:00, scattered showers, concord, manchester into worcester county and maybe one or two showers -- 6:00, 7:00, most of them are light and a pass through quickly and clearing comes in after that so i will not ruin your outdoor plans. that will come through pretty

from west to east hurricane nicole is gaining strength category to mecca going towards bermuda and it looks like it will take a direct impact. this is going to be a close call, likely to pass along and just west of the island hurricane -- the warnings are in effect in we're talking about four dozen 4 inches to 8 inches of rain and it will continue to get weaker, not posing any threats to the east coast to the upcoming weekend. for us, mild, and then we cool off big time friday in the upper 50s, cold morning on saturday and a crisp afternoon, kind of classic fall weather this weekend looking nice. an increase in-clouds on sunday and a warm-up, upper 60s on monday and tuesday but it could be a couple of light rain showers around. an accident on 24 north in bridgewater, exit 14, at 495, after pleasant street. no major backup but we will keep our eye on it and meanwhile the volume is starting to build and a live look right now at the southbound lanes and also the lever connector, before the o'neill tunnel and you can see that there are no serious slowdowns justet hurricane nicole is going for the island and right now the storm has winds of 100, and nicole could strengthen even more before reaching bermuda tomorrow morning. president obama has declared a major disaster area and south carolina, believe that federal money will be available to cover some of the damage. fema is working to get food, water and other supplies to thousands of people impacted by severe flooding which could continue for several days. four churches are suing

they are seeing it is forcing them to violated their core religious beliefs. a past in july and it less transgender people is public bathrooms based on their gender which they identify with. the lawsuit comes as opponents announced that have had -- they have enough signatures to put a repeal of the law on the ballot in 2018. shell fishing areas are shutting down due to a toxic bloomberg the state's division of those -- marine fisheries says that the areas are unsafe for digging, harvesting and collecting shellfish. h across new england. next on wbz, a familiar face -- >> the red sox president of talking about why he is bringing john farrell back next season. the cards are looking to break a century-old curse and win a world series.

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visit us. one day after getting swept in the alds, good news for red sox manager john farrell. >> could we see more of david ortiz? steve burton has the details and morning sports. >> reporter: being the manager of the red sox is one of the toughest jobs in boston. not only are you under constant scrutiny but he is second- guessed despite going from worst to first, the fans have been calling for him all year long. after the red sox got swept by the indians in the playoffs. however, the president was a swifter to make his decision and -- informing john farrell that he and his staff will return next season. said that he thought that he did a good job and he enjoyed working with him and said that there is more to managing a team that just making in game decisions. >> i do not feel that the in game strategy is the biggest thing as a manager. i think it is important but there are other things that i

for a manager is that their club plays up to the capabilities day in and day out. that means that they are communicating with our players and their getting everything that they can and that means that their club is playing hard. you are not going to agree with a strategy all the time of everybody that is your manager so it is one of those things that comes with the territory. >> reporter: he certainly knows that and we know that don't -- david ortiz played his final game. but here's the question. will you stick around and he says that he is all for it. david ortiz can have a job in this organization anytime he wants. he would -- the job title. we would love to have david ortiz as part of the organization. he is welcome to do that. i know that he has other opportunities and i'm hopeful

>> reporter: we shall see. onto football and onto cincinnati, the patient had the day off and they get back to work today, gearing up for sunday's home game with the bengals. cincinnati is 2 and 3 on the year. that is sports, steve burton and over to. the chicago cubs one -- one step closer to ending the world championship drought. he helped to lift the team to a victory with a format run -- ninth-inning -- to steal -- they will play the winner of the dodgers and the nationals. in their game 5. it is set for tomorrow. >> david ortiz, director of everything red sox. hour and a computer cure cancer? why ronald mcdonald is laying low. boston residents need to discuss a growing goose problem and that is there tossing around. the internet sensation, taking the presidential election by storm. coming up does explaining why

vote. >> good morning. sunshine today and after a few clouds early this morning and even though it is a cool start we will low dose we will warm- up low 60s for the highs and upper 60s inman, breezy and one tomorrow but i'm tracking a couple of showers but we will time those out together when we come back. timesaver traffic is brought to you by bridgewater state university. if you want opportunities you can find them at bridgewater

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developing news at 5:30 am, new details coming in on a double sexual assault in the south end. >> a deadly plane crash in a better be reconnected connecticut street. a homeless man accused of stealing an ambulance outside of a local hospital. the charges that he is facing this morning. live from the channel 4 studios in boston, and this is wbz news this morning. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kate merrill. >> i am chris mckinnon.

for most of us. on the cape and islands a -- 24 hour temperature change, a little bit cooler on kcal -- cape cod. 5 degrees warmer in the city boston. it is a cool start, 49 at logan airport, upper 30s from norwood, 38 new bedford, and 40 and providence town and we have some-cirrus clouds floating by, decorating the sky. these will continue to shift to the north and east so we are in for a beautiful fall day. partly cloudy, sunrise, 6:54 , hour, and rising to the 50s, 64 by lunchtime. pleasant and seasonal with a blend of sunshine and mix it with clouds, and the weight of the ocean keeps the coastline in the low 60s so a few clouds with the sunset at 606 pleasant and seasonal with a blend of sunshine and mix it with clouds, and the weight of the ocean keeps the coastline in the low 60s so a few clouds with the sunset at 6:06 am we will time out the showers for tomorrow evening.

for an accident on 24 doors of bridgewater, exit 14, 495 after pleasant street, no backup from this but we will keep our eye on it and traffic on the expressway, picking up a little bit, a live look at the lanes by the gas tank, still not have enough to really delay you. expected normal drive times as you make your way to the city. checking the top stories, new details coming in overnight on a double sex assault in the south end. police say he broke into an apartment through a window yesterday morning. once inside sexually assaulted both people who live there. the suspect is described as a black man possibly wearing a hooded sweatshirt and red camouflage pants. anyone with information is asked to call police. a man is accused of stealing and evelyn outside of cambridge hospital and taking it on a joyride police say that ever cost had sought treatment inside the er yesterday afternoon. he left and hopped into the evelyn's and took off. police caught up with him about a mile away and they say that

a police cruiser as he was taken into custody. a ken bone is the presidential debate superstar and internet sensation and jon keller explains why he things that we need to listen to him. >> reporter: good morning. who made the most insightful comment on the current presidential race? hillary clinton? donald trump? the dog? none of the above. the answer is ken bone, a 34- year-old st. about energy policy in the sunday that presidential debate. his thoughtful question and striking red sweater made him an instant internet i call. but while his 15 minutes of fame are mostly being treated as an amusing sidebar, after listening to but -- on a cable television interview, i think that more serious attention should be paid ken bone said that the debate left him, quote, more undecided than i was before because while donald trump has been far more friendly towards of the polling industry than clinton leading him to conclude that he would have more career opportunities and be better able to take care of my family under donald

put at risk, quote, some of the rights that we have fought so hard for, marriage equality, voting rights, trying to extend really quality to all americans, and to risk losing any of that really gives me pause, end quote. ken bone a dilemma, quoting again, it is kind of a by self interest interest and i think a lot of us are in that same place, end quote. that is the most eloquent dissertation i have heard all year on the plight of the undecided voter. and while you may quarrel with his characterization of what hillary clinton and donald trump i do, his sincerity and intelligence are indisputable. too often in our culture we focus on the superficial and ignore the profound. we can reverse that trend if we listen to ken bone's words and pay less attention to his sweater. talkback to the email. you can't -- or through twitter. color at large.

governor charlie baker start a process for picking new members of the state supreme judicial court that the governor announced the nominating commission will begin screening candidates for the upcoming open seats on the court as a two justices are retiring. applications are open until november 2 five people are sharing their concerns about the infestation of canada geese it with the boston city council -- how to get rid of the birds and their droppings but some ideas that chase of the birds of the parks and playgrounds to get rid of some of the ads, and force it rules against feeding

a general electric employees are getting a warm welcome at their digital hub in rhode island. by the end of the month the company will have vacated is connecticut headquarters. right now more than 200 workers have already made the move. the new main office will be in boston. some more bad news for connecticut, best state fiscal office predicted to lose more than $68 million in revenue once the mgm casino opens in springfield massachusetts. the tribes of that run the casinos in the southeastern part of the state are petitioning to open a jointly run casino on the border. why we could be seeing a lot less of ronald mcdonald. >> what a tax on sugary soda -- would it stop you from drinking that? those stories and more coming up next in today's money watch. police say homeless man stolen ambulance from this hospital and took it for a joyride. i am sean ted land and i will have the details coming up. checking in with the weather watchers, temperatures are writing in the 40s for most of us. we have some clouds out there, and checking in -- in new hampshire, some-clouds outside there have been for the most part. the brighter stars are shining through. it is a nice fall afternoon. thank you to the weather watchers forechecking and. i will have the timeline on a

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two dollars and six dollars more per month. the average retirement check is roughly $1300 a month. in today's money watch, ronald mcdonald is taking a break and the new pleasure to tax sugary drinks. >> ibm new approach to help employees fight illness but hena daniels is live at the new york stock exchange for today's money watch. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. can a computer help cure cancer? ibm is allowing its us-based employees a diagnosed with cancer to use its powerful supercomputer help them fight the disease but at the supercomputer will assist the workers with a treatment choices and clinical trials. doctors collect health information from patients, and then they entered into watson. that creates a report, suggesting options. a new tax on sodas and sports drinks could lower the risk of obesity and diseases like diabetes but that is according to the world health organization. it wants countries to put a 20% tax on sugary drinks to cut consumption by that same amount the soft drink industry called the recommendation

ronald mcdonald is making fewer appearances these days. mcdonald says that it is being thoughtful by lowering the profile of its mascot. this comes after reports of creepy clown sightings with some children saying that people dress as clowns trying to entice them into the woods. back to you. thank you very much for so this clown situation -- it is not cool. ronald mcdonaha fries so what is not to love? >> he is protecting that burgers. coming up this morning, a local police department approach to ending the creepy clowns. >> [ laughter ] >> a makeup cover girl making history as they hire a new ambassador. asking committee members to be on the lookout for a man accused of breaking into an apartment in the south end. sexually assaulting two people inside. i have a description of the

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>> i was not going to say anything about the eyebrows but they are still in style but it is a little bit chilly out the door right now. the cold mornings have really helped out with the foliage. we have got beautiful colors, across a lot of the northern new england. moderate pockets extend back all the way down into the interior seven new england and splash throughout the course of the week and this upcoming weekend is going to be fantastic. in a lot of spots across new england. the chilly mornings help to bring out the vibrant color. 37 springfield, same in taunton, 37 on the vineyard by 49 when you come into boston. not quite as cold as yesterday but a chilly start with clouds in place, high, thin, floating by, cirrus clouds decorating the sky for sunrise. otherwise we have rain and snow

that is cold air coming into the northern plains today, bring us a cool down for the end of the week. until then, we're actually going to be pretty mild come 63 boston, this time of the year, but mid-to upper 60s, gorgeous, bedford, nashua, 68, mid 60s through the region, and of the light southeast breeze, low to mid 60s for cape cod with beautiful sunshine. mid to upper 60s from plymouth to taunton. we will see an increase in clouds and we become cloudy in most spots and it helps to keep the temperatures up 45 to 50 the suburbs, 53 boston, dry and clouds in place as we kick off thursday as well. it will be warm and breezy 65 to 70, 68 boston, a high

chance of an evening shower, so most of the day is dry and this is the map tomorrow morning. there will be low-level clouds but breaks of sunshine poke out throughout the afternoon and by 2:00, 3:00, some areas of rain are pushing into the berkshires, 5:00 answers the clock scattered showers, and 6:00, 7:00, light passing showers from the metrowest and the city of boston but then clearing is after that so it will not be a ton of rain for some brief passing showers coming through. what a weekend. crisper, automatic, cold morning on saturday -- upper 50s for highs and low 50s on sunday and another warm-up -- in the upper 60s for the start of next week. showers possible on monday and tuesday. >> not a great way to start out the morning. it is a tough commute. you can check out the backup, the expressway, an accident causing all of the bumper to bumper traffic. the backup is between exit 18 at massachusetts avenue until the oatmeal tunnel so you can expect severe delays. you will probably want to get off at the south exit and take a different route or wherever you are going. it is not look like this is clearing out. police are searching for a sex assault suspect and the fbi gets involved in an airplane crash investigation. poll numbers released in the race for the white house and the top stories on wednesday morning. police are asking community members to be in the lookout for a man accused of sexually assaulting a two people inside an apartment in the south end.

evidence. and taking pictures of the scene. the victim told police that a man broke in t sexually assaulted her and a second person inside the home. police say that the suspect is a black man, possibly wearing a hooded sweatshirt and multicolored camouflaged pants. it was last seen running down clarington street. if you have any information, you can call police. live from the south end, donna miler, wbz. today the two people accused of killing an elderly man in orange will be in a court in virginia and they could be back in massachusetts. by the end of the week joshua hart and britney smith will be arraigned on fugitive charges and they are facing murder and

developing news in connecticut, a person dead after an airplane crash on a busy street. the fbi's involved in the investigation and according to the new york times, officials are looking into if this crash may have been intentional. the small airplane crashed on main street in east hartford yesterday afternoon. two men were on board and officials say that one of them managed to crawl out of the wreckage. main street is close right now and it could remain closed for days as this investigation continues. live at cambridge hospital, police say that a homeless man stolen ambulance into the for a joyride. investigators say that 48-year- old everett got -- he had just checked out of the er when he hopped into an ample incentive topic police caught up with him about 1 mile away and witnesses heard and officer asking him if he had stolen the ambulance and when he took his foot off the brake, the ambulance accidentally rolled and hit the cruiser. he has been charged with that motor vehicle larceny and driving without a license. live in cambridge, wbz this morning. a poll shows republican donald trump slipping behind democratic challenger hillary clinton.

the poll was taken on sunday evening after the second debate and it included questions about a leaked recording of donald trump and tv personality billy bush making comments about women. the poll shows hillary clinton leading by 8 point, 45% to 37%. okay nicole is going towards bermuda with y close to 100 miles per hour. it could strengthen even more before reaching bermuda tomorrow morning. after hurricane matthew, some airline customers are still having problems getting their money back from the ruined travel plans. sean silvester of reading a but for -- place for others traveling with him. he canceled the trip but he was told that because the flight was unscheduled, he would have to pay $135 cancellation fee. >> i want to the credit back that would be able to split between us equally so that does we cannot put it together again. we are going to have to hold off. he called spirit and the airline said that it would issue him and a seven passengers and free route rethought.

amazon is getting more convenient part of the wall street journal reports it is looking to open a convenience stores but the stores would sell grocery staples like milk, produce and be back along with other perishable items. customers would be able to order other items with a longer shelf life for the same day delivery. the creator of a new public art project is hoping to get you thinking about her latest piece per these 22 bright orange figures h point channel so exactly what does it mean? well, it symbolizes of the immigrant history that makes america and boston so rich the safety orange swimmers are expected to float in the channel for six weeks. the health watch, if you get dizzy after standing up, do not be so quick to assume it is no problem researchers say that the sudden drop in blood pressure could be an indicator of dementia later in life they followed more than 6000 people for 22 years and they found that patients who got dizzy easily have less blood pushed to the branzburg one thing that can be good for your brain is a

canadian researchers have discovered a molecule in mice that helps to heal the protective coating that surrounds and insulates nerve fibers in the brain that molecule is triggered by running. a local police department is hoping that taking a lighter project might put a ended to the creepy clown craze. >> the public service amount and was created by the dartmouth police department. >> tough guy. by yourself? >> [ music ] >> the messages from the dartmouth police department that if you act like a clown, you will get treated like a clown that is one scary clown. i think that we need to have a ronald mcdonald speak to these scary clowns about lightning it up. >> turn that frown upside down, clown. >> it was a three rhymes. >> very impressive that guy is

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live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news this morning. good morning. thank you for joining us. i'm kate merrill. >> i am chris mckinnon developing right now at 6:00, two people sexually assaulted during a home invasion in the south end. the search right now to find that suspect developing this morning, deadly plane crash in the middle of a busy street of questions over if it was