right now, 4:30 am, the latest on two officers shot in east boston, their traditions an interview with her police captain. what we are learning about the suspect killed in a shootout. new light on a deadly home invasion in orange. the information we are expected to learn as woman face murder charges. >> michelle obama going after donald trump. the latest from the campaign trail. live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news this morning. good morning. thank you for joining us. i am kate merrill. >> i am chris mckinnon. we made it to the end.

>> after we had yesterday, good morning, 72 yesterday and it cooled off overnight. we had a cold breeze to go along with that. we are looking at temperatures in the upper 40s but feeling chillier than that because of the wind which is blowing. the sky is clear it out as you can see. this is showing lots of clouds in the mountains but they are really not -- it is mostly clear. the daily planner, looks like we are starting out on the cool side, breezy, sunshine, sun rising, 6:56 am, sunday -- pretty much all day long, uninterrupted sunshine. of the wind will be lighter by midday but a breeze and sunshine this afternoon, sunset at 3 am. look out tonight because we will have the hard freeze in many locations. freeze watch along the coast and freeze warning inlaid to places which have not had a freeze yet in the areas west of boston. it is going to definitely be called matt. more about the weekend forecast coming up, traffic and weather to gather. the roads are wide open,

the o'neill tunnel and a live look at the level connector you can see that you will have no issues getting into the city from the north. checking the ride from the south, 95, 24, all clear and so is the expressway. the latest on the shooting of two boston police officers. >> this morning both officers are in critical but stable condition. detectives have a search warrant for the east boston home where the shootout happened. we were there as investigators searched the scene and we are learning about the suspect, his criminal past and possible motives. honor of the officers individual is held in east boston. city leaders, fellow officers and the community gathering together in prayer. it was emotional. wbz katie brace was there. >> there are no words for these guys. >> reporter: captain kelley mccormick appraises his colleagues and close friends. >> they did everything they could for the neighborhood for their fellow officers and for themselves, kept themselves

treadway at the east boston and law enforcement communities came together in prayer. >> when something hits home, you feel like you do not know what is going to go on. >> reporter: that the officers responded to a domestic call shortly before 11:00 on wednesday night. two -- gladstone street,. the officers -- it was a hail of gunfire. >> it was rapid. it was not like one at a time, separated by seconds but it was popping. >> reporter: investigators say that the suspect kirk figueroa more a ballistic vest and fired a rifle. nine officers charged in to pull their men out. >> they did everything within their capabilities to bring them home safe >> reporter: this cell phone video shows the frantic rush to get them into the hospital. police say that figueroa was shot and killed in the exchange. detectives say that he was not licensed to carry a gun.

quickly. >> cannot say enough about the bravery, the current, answer the whole department -- pulling together. >> [ applause ] >> reporter: among bpd, the east boston precinct is especially type. >> they have known each other since november 27, 1989, the day we started the academy. tran20 emotionally and physically drained, he and his officers continued to work, knowing that everyone needs time to heal. >> the community has been incredible. >> reporter: there are a lot of pieces to the investigation as detectives go through the home. nine other police officers were treated for minor injuries and stress and the focus now is on

in east boston, katie brace, wbz this morning. a candlelight vigil will be held at the shooting scene at 6:00. everyone is asked to wear a blue shirt and bring a candle. quick action of fellow police to help save the lives of the wounded officers. commissioners says that they used tourniquets to slow the bleeding and doctors say that is what saved officer matt morris life after he was shot in a main artery in his leg the officers carry tourniquets after the marathon bombing and the retired transit officer says that is an important change. >> from what i hear, up to this point, it looks like some of the things, the changes, the training, and the tools that went into effect after the marathon, after my shooting, hopefully it helps to save the officers lives. >> last year the boston police department started adding the tourniquets to their vehicles and some of the officers who use them on wednesday night had just been trained last week. boston police are urging community to give blood. they say that officers needed transfusions and if there's one thing that you can do to help, it is to donate blood.

he was not licensed to have a gun in massachusetts. on his website he claimed to be a veteran of the u.s. army reserves but the army times reports that he only enlisted and never attended basic training i was dischargedue the wbz i-team learned that in a divorce case in georgia last year his ex-wife asked for a restraining order, setting a history of domestic violence. it was charged with impersonating a private detective without the proper credentials and he faced a felony charge in georgia, accused of setting his car on fire to collect insurance money. despite all of that, he was a constable in boston, approved by the city council in april. >> nothing that would ban us issuing him a constable license

process, but he did have a record, but from what i understand, nothing in massachusetts. >> a felony conviction or should have disqualified him from becoming a constable but we learned that he did not have to acknowledge that on the application because as a first- time offender was able to remove it from his record after completing probation. stay with wbz on-air and online for the latest developments on the boston officers that were shot. more information expected today about a possible motive in a deadly home invasion in orange. the two suspects go to court the 23-year-old joshua hart and 27-year-old brittney smith be arraigned on murder and other charges this morning. they were captured on saturday at a walmart in virginia. police say that they broke into an orange home last week, killing 95-year-old thomas hardy and injuring his 77-year- old wife. police capture the man wanted for a sexual assault. he is due in court. investigators released video and pictures of the suspect, hoping that someone would turn him into they arrested 32-year- old yesterday afternoon. he is accused of pushing a

sexually assault her before taking off. now to campaign 2016, just 25 days until the general election, and hillary clinton is dealing with new leaked emails and first lady michelle obama attacking donald trump in new hampshire as the republican defended himself against growing opposite accusations of sexual assault. hena daniels has the very latest. >> [ music ] >> reporter: donald trump spent thursday on the defensive, amid a slew of sexual assault allegations leveled against him by several women this week th of them. a writer for people magazine who says that the republican nominee forcibly kissed her during an interview at his florida state in 2005. >> you take a look. look at her. look at her words you tell me what you think i don't think so. i don't think so. >> reporter: yesterday melania trump a demanded people retract

>> these attacks are orchestrated by the clintons and their media allies. the only thing hillary clinton has going for herself is the prize. >> reporter: the running mate mike pence came to his defense. >> i can say for certainty that donald trump has denied that any of those actions that have been alleged have ever occurred. i believe him. >> this is disgraceful. it is intolerable. >> reporter: first lady michelle obama issued her most searing attack yet of the republican nominee. >> does not matter what party you belong to. the woman deserves to be treated this way. none of us deserve this kind of abuse. >> reporter: hillary clinton's campaign to -- continued to have hacking yesterday as wikileaks published emails that links to her campaign. some of the exchanges revealed tension between top aides and issues that work -- over how to deal with the email scandal. hena daniels, cbs news. the candidates face-off in their final presidential debate

live coverage will begin at 9:00 p.m. on wbz. 4:40 am and coming up on wbz this morning, who is behind the push to raise taxes across massachusetts. >> another hit to your wallet -- what is expected to cost more this winter. >> two dogs get stuck and the rescue and story of friendship that came out of this one. the steps airlines are taking to protect passengers in the event of smartphone -- if it catches fire on an

welcome back. a group of economist says that massachusetts needs to raise taxes. the editorial board of the economic journal tells the glob pay for investments in bridges, roads, water system, mass transit and the schools and public colleges. you can at -- expect to pay more to heat your home. prices are up slightly for all four of the major heating sources, oil, gas, electric and propane. forecasters expect a cold winter. you could be using more heat in your home and last winter the

leading to a drop. today's money watch, new balance is teaming up with j.crew. >> samsung smartphone recalls expanding. joe wagner is live at the new york stock exchange with those story . happy friday. >> reporter: happy friday. costs are mounting for samsung, that issued a recall for all galaxy note 7 replacement smartphones and the technical company estimates the total cost will climb to more than $5 billion. the company is so concerned that the telephones could potentially catch fire that it is actually going to give $100 in credit to customers as an incentive for them to turn in their telephones. meanwhile some airlines are taking extra steps to prevent the disaster in case of passengers telephone catches fire during a flight. at least a 3us airlines have added fire containment bags. southwest flight was evacuated earlier this month when a replacement telephone started

physical part of the retailer is teaming up with boston's new balance on its first active wear line, including leggings, tops, sports bras and sneakers that you can buy at j.crew and new balance stores online. another reason to live in yoga pants. >> i know. if they could make yoga wear for the news we would be all set. >> [ laughter ] >> as long as it looks good. >> right. and i do not even really care if it looks good. thank you. appreciate it. >> [ laughter ] >> it is mf see how it goes. total labor i think that is the new way yoga suits for us. >> the whole team? >> yes. >> the whole team. it sounds good. >> new balance, get on it and that we will wear it. >> fantastic. here's what happened yesterday.

you enjoy yesterday with the sunshine? there were clouds at times but it rolled in the afternoon, a couple of showers. we will look at the fall colors and in many locations the colors -- they are exceeding expectations by a huge margin because many people thought that with the drought, the leaves were not going to be good at all but i have seen nothing but fantastic foliage all over the place. this is from stephen the -- fall colors and we will be showing you pictures all morning long. the wind has been blowing the leaves around and blowing the pine needles off of the trees. they were all over the road. that is from some of the country roads and town streets. 40s across northern new england and 40s in southern new england. the air is mixed thanks to the wind, a little bit milder in the outer part of the cape cod is making it feel chillier than it is -- it really is. the temperature will not go up to 72. it is going to about 58, a

and about every single location. across the nation, we have got 60s, 70s, and 80s and after yesterday, 72, we have got more of that coming this week that you will see that in the seven day active forecast. i should say next week. high-pressure pretty much controlling on the weather -- and that is bringing in chillier air. the front went offshore with showers yesterday. there is nicole out at sea, having swam bermuda yesterday, moving out into the atlantic now and now we have this high pressure center moving in to give us the fine weather for today. the wind will diminish this morning and afternoon and it will become called tonight and to allow the radiational cooling, frost and freeze warnings that are up for much of the region. it gets close to boston. tomorrow we have the front to getting closer and on sunday

the fall foliage continues and it is moving down to southern new england. my seven day active forecast calling for a -- look at the numbers. 58 today, 62 tomorrow, cold and frosty, freezing conditions but 72 on sunday, 72 monday and how about 82 next tuesday? 80 on wednesday. how does that sound to you? >> traffic is looking beautiful right now. you can check out the expressway, light traffic by columbia road but it is not going to slow you down. you will have no issues getting to the expressway, while 3 along the south shore and 24 are wide-open. the split, the tunnel, north shore easy as well getting into the city. to the west, the pike, route 2, 9 and 16 are all clear, a straight shot. >> we love the roads at 4:45 am. a rescuer putting friendships to the test. two dogs trapped underground in boxford. >> as wbz leo martin explains, one of the dogs would not leave his friend behind. >> this one. rosie. >> reporter: a good thing that rosy and winston our best friends because they spent several hours on thursday trapped in a drainpipe.

from the back of our property down to the hillside. >> reporter: suddenly they were start. winston was actually small enough to find his way out but he was not leaving his friend behind. >> he was the one that was really stuck and she would not -- he would not come out without her. >> reporter: the rush was on to dig them out, that -- that pipe 12 feet underground and the dogs were 60 feet in. >> from the fire rt that helped the dogs get out. >> reporter: of the crews could see the dogs with the probes and the dogs could see the probe well enough to let it guide them towards the exit and out came winston and rosie. within minutes, celebrating their newfound freedom, perhaps rosie thanking her friend for not leaving her behind.

>> reporter: both the dogs are doing fine although the owner says after they got out of the pipe, rosy and winston tried to get back in a lot of wildlife in the area and the theory is that they are on the -- the home -- the whole is filled in. >> i would never leave you in a pe not know if anyone would help me. thank you. coming up, bad news for shellfish lovers. >> the outbreak that is keeping law items off of the menu. a woman rollerblading from florida to massachusetts is set to arrive in boston. what she is trying to raise

welcome back. 4:53 am and the driver accused of killing five teenagers in a wrong way crash in vermont will be arraigned today on murder charges. 36-year-old stephen is facing five counts of second-degree murder. police say he drove the wrong way on interstate 89, hit the teenager car and stole a police cruiser before crashing into seven other vehicles as he tried to get away. he will be arraigned in his hospital bed. a judges deciding if the former house speaker will get out of prison early. federal officials filed the compassionate release recommendation yesterday calling for him to be released immediately.

eight year sentence -- he was diagnosed with prostate cancer. governor charlie baker will give a speech in new york on charter schools. this comes just two weeks before massachusetts voters answer a valid question on if to increase the number of charter schools in the state. baker is a strong supporter of charteho the green line has the most derailments of any light rail service in the country and a new report finds that the green line 7 derailments last year top the problems of similar systems nationwide. it reports a state audit shows that it has not properly maintain the tracks or the wheels on the green line cars with a history of problems. 16th annual oyster festival will not serve any raw shellfish after suspected norovirus outbreak on cape cod. 75 our perspective the cases were reported in today's. health officials say that the cases were connected to eating raw shellfish at restaurants

down and any shellfish harvested in that area from september 26 are being recalled. a cruise ship clips a bridge on cape cod on the canal. passengers and onlookers could hear the scraping. inspector say there is no structural damage. it hit the buzzer -- the railroad bridge on wednesday night. crews will ask -- inspector bridges to make sure that there are no issues or scrapes. a woman will end a 1400 mile trip on roller blades in boston. meredith mcdonald is raising money for the charity that she founded helping patients of traumatic brain injuries. she left florida a month ago and will stay -- will skate into the hospital this morning. she credits of them for saving her husband's life after he was injured in a motorcycle accident. the boston bruins opened their season last night. they trailed at the columbus

-- 3-1 at one point. it was tied 3-3 after two and what a debut, midway through the third, he goes -- the shot is stay by brad marchand buries the rebound giving them their first lead, 4-3 and he later scores again, had three assists and also two goals as the boston bruins a win the opening game 6-3. spivack game five of the dodgers, nationals fighting to advance always scored seven a runs. the dodgers will take on the chicago cubs. >> 4:56 am and national recognition for a massachusetts teacher. >> the special prize that she was awarded and how she plans

a big honor for a weymouth woman who has been named teacher of the year. dr. jean zebrowski spent the last 30 years advancing literacy education and promoting the benefits of early reading to kids. the dog or won $20,000 as part of the national award and she's using the money to translate her book which is called make time for reading into spanish so that she can reach more parents. in massachusetts, we have the best teachers in the country. >> for sure. >> we are so lucky. >> tons of innovation.

traffic straight ahead. >> the news at 5:00 starts right now. >> at 5:00, the latest on boston police officer shot in the line of duty. the emotional outpouring of support from those who knew them as we learn more about this was -- the suspect. >> the suspect in a deadly home invasion is going to court. the details we are hoping to learn. >> more drama on the campaign trail, first lady michelle obama going after donald trump in new hampshire for an emotional plea to women. live from the channel 4 st news this morning. good morning. thank you so much for waking up with us, 5:00 and i'm chris mckinnon. >> i am kate merrill. it is friday, october 14 and barry burbank is in this friday in for danielle niles and i left the window cracked in my house last night and it was