an lgbt newspaper. john richard and lawrence gillman brew up the have you -- blew up the rainbow times newspaper box. the community replaced the box. the family of a teacher murdered by a student is suing. the school system, the town of danvers and others are named in the lawsuit. despite new security cameras, their daughter was not >> the lawsuit even names the school's architects and a crew that cleaned up after the crime. christina hager has the story. >> reporter: this lawsuit asks for compensation but not for their financial gain. the money would go to school safety programs and charities. for weeks, colleen richard's

murder trial. now they are speaking through a lawsuit naming the town of danvers, the school system, the architect behind recent renovations, and the janitorial company. >> the suit alleges that no one was watching the security cameras. and a janitor cleaned up evidence. what procedures have changed so there's no breakdown? the layout of the school left ritzer alone. no one else appeared to be in the same academic wing. and one student agrees. >> there's some spots, certain engineering wing is a big one. it's more excluded. >> i have a daughter that's a junior.

situation but i have -- they've dealt with it the best they could. >> 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 family. we respect the legal process the family is pursuing. the superintendent and the school board said they could not comment on pending litigation. christina hager, wbz news. new video rescued from the waters of ipswich. the coast guard hoisted randal hackett into a helicopter. he had been treading water in a wet suit for hours, he went swimming with his son-in-law and both got caught in a rip current and both are doing fine. a man posed as a romantic online and wound up stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the women he met

beth germano is outside the court in boston with how much this man is accused of taking. this is incredible. >> reporter: prosecutors say hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy things like vacations, clothing, jewelry. and that's not the only scheme he was involved in. a victim says he's quite a salesman. prosecutors say michael shields is a convincing man using romantic relationships and getting their personal information. >> the defendant would approach the women and ask to open credit cards together or to add them to his credit cards. >> a dozen fraudulent credit cards he used to make $350,000 in purchases. he's accused of opening one in the name of a friend who is a military veteran. chad force knows something about the persuasiveness of michael shields.

in may life. >> reporter: he was a high school friend of his wife. he gave shields $12,000 in life savings. the return he got was zero -- the money gone. >> when the time came that we would get paid i asked him where the money was. and he said it hasn't sold yet. they're working on it. >> his involved a dozen people. and in hindsight he should have trusted his instincts. >> he talked a good game, talked himself up pretty good but even then i was still skeptical. >> and chad is trying to recover from the lost investment. and he may be able to recover some of the money. and michael shields is being

wbz news. the stage is set for a high stakes showdown in nevada. it's the final debate for donald trump and hillary clinton. >> obviously, a lot is on the line. danielle nottingham joins us from las vegas. and what can you tell us about the format of the third and final debate. >> this last debate will be 90 minutes and it will be split into six segments, 15 minutes each. and some of the the supreme court, the economy, foreign policy, and immigration. hillary clinton will have the first question in tonight's debate. and there will be no opening and closing statements. so they expect to get right to the question and right to the topics for the night. >> we haven't seen much of hillary clinton. what do the candidates need to accomplish tonight? >> hillary clinton has done

spent the days leading up to the debate for preparation. this time around, seems that donald trump is doing more preparation. the last couple of weeks he's hat to answer to allegations of sexual assault. and as of late he's been talking about the election being rigged. it would suit him best to stay on topics, focus on hillary clinton's weaknesses. and hillary clinton has to present herself is trustworthy. right now she's having a challenge about that and challenges about her authenticity. we'll see if she's been practicing comes across as someone who is the same in public as in private. >> and you can cut the tension with a knife after donald trump was talking about bill clinton.

shake hands? >> the second debate we were watching and they didn't shake hands before the debate. they did after. we'll be watching to see what hillary clinton and donald trump do in the beginning. as far as their spouses. it was announced that their changing the way they enter the debate hall. last time donald trump brought the accusers of bill clinton. any missteps. >> danielle nottingham live in las vegas. thanks, danielle. and you can watch the debate at 9:00. and jon keller breaks it all down on wbz news at 11:00. tom brady has only played in two games. and he could possibly be the mvp of the league. >> and brady doesn't think he's

>> tom brady is a two time league mvp. a two time super bowl mvp. he's never won both honors in the same season. the patriots were back on the practice field today. the pats have the best record in the afc. and doesn't look like nip is going to catch them. >> it's a 16 game team you'll be until much beyond this. we're trying to figure out -- based on personnel. and we always try to get to the plays we like. and we always try to put our guys in the best position to succeed. >> the good news is that the patriots players are getting healthy again. today they had perfect attendance at practice. there's more ahead on wbz

coming up, a candid coach belichick does something special now that he's a grandfather. >> he signed up to serve his country. a his fight for answers and help. paying it forward using pedals. people handed out hundreds of bouquets. snow in elevations of new england. and meet wednesday's child. juan is a busy 11-year-old who likes basketball, video games, and going out to eat. if you'd like more information about adopting juan or ability any of the other which i think. go to www.cbsboston.com/wednesdays

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.

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 and give all our kids hope.

an army reservist is struggling with medical bills. >> he had a heart attack during the military fitness test and now the military won't pay for the treatment. >> i've been through a lot. this last year has been as difficult and challenging as my deployment to afghanistan. >> he's an army veteran, a captain who served in afghanistan. a current active reserve member. but lately shane morgan and his wife have been in a get health benefits from the army. shane took a required physical fitness test. >> i got 15 pushups in and i noticed it was a lot harder for me to do pushups than it had ever been. he hooked me up to the ekg said i'm 99% sure you're having a heart attack. >> they determined the heart

during a mandated test and you tell him it's his fault. he didn't have it at home. he had it while doing pushups. >> my cholesterol was 214 but on the day i had the heart attack my cholesterol was down to 185. >> the army has just reopened the case. a spokesman telling wbz the physical and financl families is a top concern for army and army reserve leaders at all levels. >> i am cautiously optimistic. >> persistence has paid off definitely. >> the morgans are credited pressure from new hampshire politicians and media attention. >> and you got to hope that it

one year. >> yesterday was so weird. we didn't come anywhere near the record and today, pretty close. >> you could almost forget about yesterday. >> full sunshine and warm temperatures. 81 was the high in boston, short of record high territory. and providence set a record high up to 83. and brainard airport and hartford up to 82. and a warm evening, still well up in the 70s. 67 cooling and provincetown at 66. evenings like this are starting to become fleeting. go for a long walk. just enjoy the days. in november and december a little bit different. taking a look at the big setup. the warm air across the eastern and southern u.s. a system that may become otto. and a front will approach from the west tomorrow and bring more cloud cover and eventually rainfall our way.

this time of the year. a great evening for a space station fly by. look to the western horizon and it will be up for about four minutes. a pretty long trajectory tonight. a bright and mild start and the best part of the day is the first part of the day. as we head into the midday hours, the clouds will start thickening, and there's a chance of rain showers. i think that most stay north and west of boston. for areas of southern new hampshire, central massachusetts and western mass in general. we're looking at low to mid-60s and upper 60s once you getaway interest the water with the wind coming out of the east, that's pretty warm for this time of year. you can see the clouds creeping in through the afternoon and thickening up. and the best chance of rain showers, that's thursday.

are expected here. and it will start to get very humid. friday afternoon we're looking at dew points in the 60s and that will create a bit of a tropical feel. the best chance for steadier rainfall will be friday evening into early saturday morning. a wave of low pressure moving across the area. the one thing that's uncertain is when the rain comes to an end. it may we'll try to nail that down. gusty winds from both saturday and sunday and that's going to bring down a lot of leaves and probably an end to the foliage for northern new england. mid-60s and we fall into the 50s as the wind kicks up out of the west, northwest. sunday, a high of 56. sounds pretty cold but that would be a typical late october day.

40s. if you don't like the summer stuff, the changes are coming. through the years, the steelers have become one of the patriots biggest rivalling in the afc. >> and even without one of the key players, this is going to be tough. always a tough opponent. >> pittsburgh is tough on the road so we'll see. >> it will be fine. [ laughter ] >> tom brady is four from tying peyton manning, and five wins away from becoming the winningest quarterback. sunday they -- we have more from foxborough. >> reporter: ben roethlisberger ruled out for sunday's game and puts a damper on a solid quarterback matchup. it doesn't take away from the game though.

dog fight. they are always physical, a tough physical group. >> the steelers pose a threat. >> i think one thing as you watch for a guy that's not that big, he catches everything. >> levee yawn bell -- leveian bell is -- he can do it all. belichick is a grandfather. his son steve had a baby girl. some of the media got a onesie. >> thanks, appreciate it. >> his granddaughter will have to do her job and eat the vegetables. >> dante high tower was named the defensive player of the

pats favor. >> friday night at 7:00 i sit down with dante high tower. the defensive player of the week. how does that make you feel? >> great. knowing all the hard work is paying off. i try to duplicate that each and every week. off at 4:25. and the post game show on my tv 38. the indians and blue jays, the indians lead 3-0 in the 8th. and cleveland leads the series three games to one. >> and l.a. leads the series 2-1. that's sports for now.

>> and scott pelley joins us with a preview. >> great to be with you in boston. a fascinating story tonight on a drug that's helping inmates kick opioid addiction behind bars. in a remarkable experiment, none of the prisoners have that taken the drug have reoffended. we'll have the current razor minutes. beautiful bouquets made the day nicer for hundreds of people around boston. more about the pedal it forward

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. she's not working for new hampshire.

new at 6:00, spreading cheer in downtown boston. >> and brightening an already gorgeous day with flowers. 1700 bouquets were handed out

campaign. each person received two bouquets with the idea that he or she would give the second to another person. >> we go from nice to something that's sure to be contentious. the fireworks are sure to fly. >> i don't think they'll give each other flowers. the candidates getting ready in las vegas. a live picture now. and this is the final faceoff before the election. and you can watch it here at 9:00. followed by expert an

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. ron goguen: she's out there fighting for good-paying jobs.

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 and i approved this message. is there much of a buffer between this day and the cold? >> tomorrow is much cooler but not bad. mid- to upper 60s and morning sunshine. that's good. easing our way in. friday is humid and mild and as the weekend progresses, a lot of wind and we'll fall back into the 50s.

bare. >> a lot of leaves. on that note -- we're here at 11:00 after the debate at 9:00. her homeland security hearings. vo: on critical homeland security hearings, ayotte was mia... she went to a washington fundraiser. for ayotte collecting campaign cash comes first. bob hillery: when it comes to fighting terrorism, fifty percent doesn't cut it.

captioning sponsored by cbs >> pelley: showdown? vegas. former casino owner donald trump, it's all riding on number three, his third and final debate with hillary clinton. also tonight, the angry backlash against a republican newspaper backing a democrat. >> the first death threat came about 9:00 that morning. >> reporter: first death threat. >> pelley: released from prison and free from opiod dependence. the innovative program that's saving lives. >> you come in here, your hope comes back. you get your wits back. >> pelley: and the great bridge of china, clearly amazing. >> i feel a little scared.