company as soon as they arrived this morning because they smelled something. there were two consecutive explosions so thunderous that it sounded as if a plane had crashed into the building. the salon owner is glad that all are safe. >> the building is demolished and i'm happy that our team and everyone is safe. >> we came in at 9:00 a.m. and smelled something funny and called the gas company and they said get out of the building. we were outside just not that far away from the building and we heard and saw huge booms and the building exploded and glass was shattered and instantly in flames and we watched it all happen. it was pretty scary. >> i opened the window and saw people running across the street. and they're saying it's a gas explosion but the atf just came in. >> late word today, none of the

as we get it in. more breaking news. two new hampshire men will face charges in this explosion of a newspaper box in salem. back in august, they blew up the box which belongs to the rainbow times, an lgbt newspaper. the community quickly rallied after the blast and replaced the newspaper box. >> the family of a math teacher murdered at is suing the town and the school. they don't want money. intercept things to change. one of her students murdered her in the building nearly three years ago. and despite a brand new security system at that school, her family says she wasn't protected. christina hager is live at danvers high school tonight. christina. >> reporter: this lawsuit does not have a dollar amount. but it seeks compensation to

programs and to contribute to charities. the family is not looking for any personal financial gain just questions and answers. >> eight months after phillip chisholm was sentenced to at least 40 years in prison, the family of the danvers high teacher he murdered at school says there should have been more protection. the school system, the architect, and the janitorial company. as we saw during the the school was updated with hundreds of security cameras. no one was monitoring the activity on the computer located in the front office. despite the fact that the video depicts chisholm roaming the school grounds freely and unsupervised and behaving suspiciously for over an hour. no one stopped and questioned him. the layout of the school left him alone in a wing with no one to help and a janitor cleaned

apparent miscommunication arising from a language barrier. she heard about it as she came to pick up her granddaughter. >> there's a lot of after school activity. somebody has to be accountable for who is coming in and who is going out. >> i have a daughter here who is a junior. and i think they've dealt with it the best they could. and as far as security that there have been no problems. >> reporter: the danvers town manager sent us a statement saying colleen's death was a tragedy for the whole community and our hearts continue to go out to the ritzer family. we respect the legal process that the family is pursuing. the school superintendent and the school board also sent us statements saying they can't promise the pending lawsuit but they are committed to continuing calling the legacy of kindness and dedication to

>> new hampshire police are saying that loving this man proved to be very costly. officers say he met women on social media and then used their i.d.s to open credit card accounts. there are a dozen victims and the guy got away with hundreds of thousands of dollars. beth germano has the story. >> reporter: he was a realman according to one victim. but michael shields faced credit card fraud, larceny, and intimidating witnesses not to cooperate. >> not guilty. >> that from michael shields, accused of stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars using financial schemes and defrauding a series of financial partners. >> the defendant would approach these women after brief relationships and ask to open credit cards together or to add

cards in the names of five women and his schemes went even further. a military officer says he was duped out of $12,000 life savings. shields convinced him to invest in a company. the company had been sold two years prior. and he never saw a dime. >> when the time came to get paid i asked him where the money was. oh, , they're working on it. >> reporter: he trusted shields because he was a high school friend of his wife. >> he talked a good game. and even so i was still skeptical. >> reporter: in all, he had 12 victims, including a childhood friend also in the military, using his name to open credit cards. >> i made the worst investment of my life. >> reporter: investigators have told him he may be able to

it's not clear. and he's recovering from financial devastation. michael shields is being held on $7500 bail. reporting live from outside is superior courthouse. record high temperatures and it's not going to last. a big change coming. >> it can't stay like too long. boston hit 81, no record. and providence set a new mark, 83 busting a record previously held in 1945. and hartford -- still very warm as we have temperatures in the 70s. mainly clear skies and going to make for a great evening.

55 in downtown boston well above the norm. changes are brewing, we have a system we're watching which may become tropical storm otto. and we have a cold front moving in from the west. and both of those helping to introduce rain to the forecast and a sharp cooldown and parts of new england could see snow. we'll take a look at that part of the forecast coming up in a few. campaign 2016, in a few hours, donald trump and hillary clinton is leading in the polls, and trump definitely has something to prove. danielle nottingham is in las vegas with a closer look at what to expect. >> reporter: hillary clinton and donald trump will meet in the final presidential debate. the latest polls show clinton is ahead in a four way race. >> i don't believe the polls any more. i don't believe them. >> reporter: trump said the

fraud. >> the election is rigged. that's the new thing. >> reporter: he's expected to raise questions about clinton's trustworthiness. wikileaks has released a stream of hacked e-mails. one said the clinton campaign had taken on a lot of water. experts predict the fireworks will >> i think he'll throw everything and the kitchen sink at hillary. clinton should be ready for the unexpected. >> it's going to be ugly i think. >> more than half a dozen women have accused trump of unwanted sexual advances, allegations he denies. tonight's faceoff could reach new lows in debate history.

to do tonight -- jon keller will be here with us with the keys to winning the final debate. and watch the debate right here on wbz live starting at 9:00. and today is the last day to register to vote. you have to be a u.s. citizen and be 18 years old by election day. and you have to have a valid state i.d. you'll be able to register online until midnight. when something is rusty, it doesn't work as how do you explain tom brady? he says he has to shake the rust off. can't wait to see him when he's a well oiled machine. >> six touchdowns, 800 yards passing, and no interpretations. and he's rusty? ha! the next step is pittsburgh without their quarterback. ben roethlisberger has knee

the pats with -- check out the veteran move he makes. he says he's trying to shake off the so called rust from the four game suspension. >> i'm still, you know, trying to get back into the kind of football shape that i need to be in. being here for two weeks has been great. and the practices and so forth have been really good for me. and i need to have a really good week. there's no way to replicate the practice and a game when you're not doing those things. it's been good to do those things but there's a long way to go. and it will be another important week for that. >> according to the odds in vegas. brady is the favorite to win the mvp this year and he's only played in two games so far.

bill belichick received a gift for his grandchild. start your sunday with patriots game day on wbz. pats and steelers kick off at 4:25 on channel 4 followed by the 5th quarter post game show on my tv 38. a local community is in shock. >> a 14-year-old boy is killed while riding his bicycle and the driver who hit him was not much older. the new proposed rules might make flyers less frustrated. do you have an unlimited holiday budget? if so, the fantasy gifts you might want to ask santa for. a man spent hours in the water and was rescued by the coast guard. we want you to meet wednesday's child. juan is a very active 11-year- old boy who likes basketball, video games, and really enjoys

know him. if you'd like more information on how to adopt juan or any other wednesday's child. go to our website, www.cbsboston.com/wednesdays child. you know me. that's new hampshire kelly ayotte. this is washington kelly ayotte. she voted for 20 billion dollars in tax breaks for the big oil companies. but she voted against letting you refinance your student loans. ayotte voted to give a huge tax breaks to millionaires. while 95% of us... got nothing. kelly ayotte. you need to know in washington.

imagine if your child were trapped in a failing school. imagine if your child couldn't read or write at grade level. imagine if your child were stuck on a waiting list. 32,000 kids want to go to a public charter school. but they can't. if you like your public school, question 2 won't affect you. but for kids stuck in failing school districts, question 2 will let parents choose something better

alleviating flier frustration. the government is trying to make your next flight a little better. the airlines might not like the sound of this. how great would it be to get money back when your luggage shows up late. >> reporter: from delayed flights to long security lines. >> we're humans, not cattle. >> reporter: flying can be a frustrating experience. now the transportation department is rules starting with luggage. the government requires checked bag fees to be refunded when bags are lost. and now it would go a step further and apply to delayed bags. and airlines would not only have to report their own delays but partners' as well. and sites that sell tickets would be prohibited from favoring one airline and not

airlines for america, a trade organization, cautioned the rules could harm customers by reregulating how airlines sell their products, driving up the cost of air travel. the rules also require the airline to admit more mistakes like how often they fail to properly help customers who need wheelchairs. new hampshire college graduates have the highest student debt in the entire country. a new report found that the average grad owes $36,000. the state with the second highest debt is delaware. massachusetts was the 7th highest. and utah had the lowest. milford police are on the lookout for two stolen goats. a woman in town raised these animals from the time they were born. officers posted a message on facebook saying that neighbors had corralled the animals on chestnut street after they got

lied, saying the goats were theirs. the police think is goats were still in milford. >> i got to assume goat theft is a felony. >> it's not every day you raise goats from a kid. >> i have issues with just about every animal except for dogs and goats and cats. >> and on a day like today, you can frighten you a little bit. >> take your goat for a walk and soak up the sunshine. 81 the high in boston, the warmest day since september 13th. and take a look at the weather watchers today. marble head up to 82. concord up to 81. and well above the norm.

70s and a warm evening. and nights like this are few and far between. the cooler air is starting to lurk. you see it across southern canada and it won't move in until saturday afternoon. here's the picture. we've got clear skies on the eastern seaboard. gathering rain towards the ohio valley. that's the next weather maker as it starts to move in tomorrow. clear skies and mp lower 50s, not bad for this time of the season. and a great evening for a space station fly by-at 6:35. it will be in the sky for four minutes. and look at the western horizon. great conditions to check it out. tomorrow the bright and mild out the door. low 50s, nice start to the day. and an easterly breeze provides a cooler day with highs in the

start to thicken. and that's where the chance of rain showers arrives. we'll reach the low 60s to middle 60s inland. all told a pretty nice day. and the first half of the day tomorrow. clear skies overnight and clouds starting to encroach on the area by tomorrow afternoon. and a chance for a few showers tomorrow afternoon. for friday a around and it will get more humid outside and a chance for a couple of scattered showers and again not expecting a lot of significant rain on friday. it's going to be more hit or miss with a few showers here or there. the best overall chance for a steadier rain will be friday night and early on saturday morning. the area of storminess is going to drag in what might be tropical storm otto. we have a shot at seeing an

and as we head into sunday it's all about the wind and colder air that's going to pour in across the region. the overall highest chance of rain showers late friday and early saturday morning. and anything on sunday and monday would be very isolated. how about temperatures? we start with the 60s on saturday morning and the temperatures fall through the 50s and the wind starts to kick up. and cold enough saturday night to sunday we could see light elevations of northern new england in particular. and maybe some flurries in the berkshires and northern worcester county. here's your accuweather 7-day forecast. low 50s on monday. near 50 on tuesday. and 50s on wednesday. looks cold but it's where we should be. >> pretty normal. parents, how would you like your child's school schedule to

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as newton considers pushing back start times at school by 20 minutes or more. a new report has sort of a different take on it. >> change school hours to match a typical workday. the center for american progress is says the average school day along with the number of days districts are closed costs the economy $55 billion a year. parents often have to pay to watch their kids after school or take a vacaon themselves when there's no class. what do you think? >> 9:00 to 5:00 is a long day. >> it's a long day. >> or maybe you could do your homework for two hours and you wouldn't have to do it when you go home. >> i have to think about it. there's a new way to have canine companion ship while on

shelter dog for a day. drop it back off at the end of the day. the program gives the dogs a chance to exercise, socialize, and maybe even find a new home. that's all very, very sweet. reminds me of what happens when you look at cars and the dealer says take it home for the night. >> but even better. you have the companionship and make your fall in love with the neiman marcus just unveiled their 2016 christmas book. up for sale, a $63,000 limited edition -- an ultimate grammy experience for the half a million dollars, a walk on role in the movie waitress. and his and hers cars.

those around here and park it easily. >> i'll be back at 6:00. here's paula with a look at what's new at 5:30. >> put your hawaiian dog in the car. >> vehicles being recalled the big problem with jeeps. a bike ride ending in tragedy. the family of a brockton teen killed in a crash is speaking out tonight. it's the final big what clinton and trump need to do to take advantage of the

andrew crossley: new hampshire has a senator who works just as hard as we do. gerardine ferlins: kelly ayotte believes in the potential of new hampshire, and wants to unleash that potential. andrew crossley: kelly introduced bipartisan training initiatives to make sure we have the skills for the 21st century. sue winter: she's fought against workplace discrimination - and for equal pay. claude poisson: she's working for the little guy - i'm the little guy. barb fredette: we need kelly fighting for good new hampshire jobs so our kids can raise their families here. sue martin: kelly is a powerful voice for new hampshire's working families. kelly ayotte: i'm kelly ayotte

live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 5:30. >> and we start with breaking news at 5:30. and great news to report. boston police announcing that one of two police officers who was shot last week in east boston has now been released officer richardson tolo was shot in the neck and shoulder. minutes ago, the police department tweeted that he's out of the hospital. he's happy to be home. the other officer is still hospitalized and the still in stable condition. >> that's good news. and now at 5:30. a 14-year-old boy riding his bike in brockton hit and killed. the driver was another teenager. tonight investigators are

>> the victim's family is in a state of shock as you might imagine. bill shields is live in brockton with the story. >> reporter: you see behind me the growing memorial for the 14- year-old boy. that's the spot where he lost his life just 23 hours ago. and the driver -- the alleged 18-year-old driver -- no charges so far. >> his father seemed but after all he lost his 14- year-old son. >> everything i've heard about the young man was that he was a wonderful young man, excellent student, model citizen and a tremendous loss to us. >> yesterday evening in brockton, the 14-year-old was on his bike and hit and killed by a car. the 18-year-old driver stayed on the scene. >> i was here.