upset parents? wbz kim smith is live in boston -- jim smith is live with the latest on that. >> reporter: david, as you well know this is an extremely emotional issue for everybody including doctors at the hospital staff. perhaps most of all the families and loved ones of patients that have visited children's hospital over the e -- over the years. massachusetts dph public council gave public approval. the center piece of that plan and an 11-story state of the art medical art building that will sit on the footprint of the beloved prouty gardens, which has stood for decades within the confines of the hospital. simply the prouty gardens was a place of respite. a green space where patients and their families could go in between treatments. some place where they could look up and see the sky and see trees and relax.

away and replaced by different green space. but right where that garden has been for years will be that new state of the art building. the hospital administration says that this is needed for medical reasons, but let me give you an idea of the emotions that i just spoke to a few minutes ago with a woman whose 12-year-old brother died from cancer after receiving treatment at children's hospital. his ashes were scattered in that garden. so that is what we are talking at. a lot of emotions here in this story just breaking. we will continue to and bring you any updates as we receive them. they are talking about a court challenge, but we have to see where that all goes. live downtown boston jim smith wbz news. >> jim, thanks for that update. new at 5:00 the father of the wounded police officer is thanking everyone who rolled up their sleeves to show their support today. people who gave blood joined in honor of the two officers shot last week in east boston. officer matt morris is still in the hospital this evening. wbz beth germano is live in

here was overwhelming with waits over an hour to give blood. police say these officers likely would not have survived without the blood transfusions they received. family members who came here today wanted to say thank you. >> it seems to be happening. >> reporter: steve morris talking about his son officer matthew morris. still in the intensive care unit after being shot multiple times last week in east boston. >> it could be anybody. we go out every day, we don't know what we're going to be faced with. >> reporter: which is why officer michael aziz was one of nearly 300 police officers who turned out for a blood drive today. knowing it was blood donations that saved the life of morris and officer richard cintolo. the two were met with a hail of gunfire without any warning. >> we asked for peoples prayers and the prayers all came true. it's a good story, which could

two of our officers. >> reporter: richard cintolo was released yesterday and now recovering at home. he worked with tim when the two were starting this force making this more personal. >> it is close to the hive where the two officers were hurt in the line of duty. so it makes you want to come out more and more. >> reporter: boston police say this is their way of giving back to the community. steve morris says he is grateful for the outpouring moeing that it -- knowing that recovery. >> in some cases it takes years, some never get over it. >> reporter: police say that officer morris has undergone several surgeries. his recovery will be more difficult. the drive is in honor of the officers who donated blood going to the red cross. reporting live i'm beth germano wbz news. >> all right, thank you. we have breaking news right now. the investigation into gloucester's police chief is in

office. the ethics district attorney just turned over their investigation. of course he's accused of inappropriate conduct with two women and erasing evidence from his city-owned cell phone. campanello will remain on paid leave until he retires on january 3. new at 5:00 a flash mob robbery inside the natick mall. group of leaves getting away with thousands of dollars worth of merchandise. >> reporter: tth plan and they knew exactly what they were after. last night seven people walked into the natick mall going right into the apple store wearing hoodies and hats. they surrounded the iphone display and then all at once cut the security cords and ran. the thieves got away with 19 phones in all worth about $13,000. police think that this group may be connected to a similar robbery that happened in bingham a few weeks ago. >> thank you, paula.

out for a man that shot a teenager in their bed. that 13-year-old woke up to gunfire. when he sat up to see what was happening the bullet hit him in the shoulder. christina hager is live for us. >> reporter: police are calling this a stray bullet is that went through the window here. the 13-year-old recovering from the hospital not the intended target. during surgery doctors found that they could not remove the bullet. at this point still in his shoulder. >> in the third floor the air-conditioning. >> reporter: a hole in the wall too close to the bed where this 13-year-old was sleeping before he got up to look at the commotion outside his window and got hit by a stray bullet. this spanish-speaking mother was emotionally drained. >> he says they are trying to determine if they are able to extract the bullet or not. >> reporter: his cousin julio

building. >> at first he heard about three gunshots. i am one of the closest win toes -- the windows closest to it. >> reporter: this has neighbors gripped in fear. chelsea police announced this year the warrant, but that they are not saying the suspected shooter's name. >> and the security and safety in your own bedroom. and if you are not working to be safe, that they do not want to be in the they feed to move immediately today. and that she doesn't have the resources and the money in order to do that. >> reporter: that boy is listed in stable condition, but clearly afraid to come home in their community activist, asking police for more protection, particularly in this playground right outside that apartment building where they say last night wasn't the first time they have had problems. in chelsea christina hager wbz

heat yesterday, cooler temperatures today. now we're looking at some humidity, then some cold. >> so we are busy? >> just about everything. >> it is interesting though because we had a 20-degree temperature drop and yet it was still nice. >> yes, 60s outside, still above average for this time of the year. take a look at the temperature drop. 18 degrees colder in boston right now compared to yesterday. 15 degrees cooler in taunton. what does that mean? readings are mainly in the upper 50s. hart s the same thing about tonight, temperatures will not fall back, just a few degrees. we'll hold in the 50s. temperatures may start rising again tomorrow morning. most of our rain showers today, moving up across northern new england with partly to mostly cloudy skies. the city's rainfall will slide up across new york state. and tomorrow will really start to pick up towards the evening. in the short term tonight some clouds and fog and areas of drizzle. temps holding in the 50s.

arrives tomorrow afternoon into tomorrow night before tapering down on saturday. then we will bring in the wind and the cooler temperatures. we'll talk about those coming up. >> all right, we will see you in a few, eric. tonight the bruins home opener. wow. there are some very special guests ready to take the ice before the game against the devils. wbz sports director steve burton live at the gardens. that is quite an introduction, steve. >> yes, you got that right. thank you very much. absolutely, it should be an absolutely perfect night here at the gardens. what dropping the ceremonial first puck. bruins legend milt schmidt. are you kidding me? julius king will take on the new jersey devils. they went into the line up for the first time this season after missing their opening road trip and the lower body injury. and they know how important he

>> he is an all-around player. >> meanwhile tom brady will continue to get ready for this down in foxborough. playing in each of the last four games where he has been limited. this is a limited participant on their practice report because of the lingering hamstring injury. however he has not shown up this week meaning that gr >> it just happened over the weeks and the days. but i mean that it has been a week or two and since i have been going forward. i cannot call it a day, but by going up every single week, that it would be a smooth pass. coming up in sports at 6:00, talking about how difficult it is to play in pittsburgh and the bruins would talk about opening night right here at the gardens.

thank you. we will get you ready for the patriots game against the steelers tomorrow night on patriots all-access coming up here on wbz. start your sunday with patriots game day also on wbz. steelers and the pats will kick off at 4:25 followed by the fifth quarter post-game show. that is on my tv 38. david? well lisa, the hard work, the training, the fund raising of -- fund racing -- fundin time. a $47 million check was delivered. let me say that again, $47 million. it's a new record. $1 million more than this year's goal. of course in august more than 6,000 riders took the streets of massachusetts. many were paddling over two days. every dollar the riders raised went towards cancer research or treatment. wbz had several riders and are so proud to be your official station. every year i hear what the goal

are they going to get there and it happens. >> we exceeded it this year. >> so cool. welcoming up, somebody pointing a laser at an airplane coming into logan. >> what one pilot saw. plus losing weight and keeping it off. we get closer to the unlikely setting for a stretch year-long diet. the dramatic bald eagle rescue is caught on camera. a local sheriff is concerned about a construction project taking hoping to move it along, why he says that this is is all in the name of safety. uh, first of all, i plan to vote for donald trump. when it served her purpose, ayotte buddied up to trump, even calling him a role model. would you tell a child to aspire to be like donald trump? oh absolutely, i would do that.

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we can't afford to drain even more money from our kids' schools because they're already losing so much. i'm not just standing up for my own kids; i'm fighting for yours, too. please join me in voting no on question 2. a florida highway trooper became a tended to this eagle. he pulled over and took the eagle to an pal -- animal control. the eagle did not have any broken bones. once the eagle recovers from just some bruises they will be able to release him back into the wild. >> what an awesome picture that is right there and a great effort. >> a couple nights ago i woke up to pouring rain outside and i thought this would be good for the drought. >> that's right.

of rain as well. >> a little bit worse compared to last week. you have to understand that you need an inch of rain every week to break even. if you don't see more than an inch, if you're not tripling, then you're not making anything from it. >> but that is the point where you will need so much rainfall to get out of it. where we are at. and the moderate severe areas. and from last year's drought, so we've got a lot of work is the scene of that. and i don't think that it will make much of a difference. temperatures out there this evening, the real warm air yesterday has been squeezed down towards virginia. 81 degrees in richmond and roanoke and the cooler air is

closer, creeping towards us. you won't feel it until saturday night. a big set up. there's the cold front with the rain that we're tracking along it. also a storm that might become tropical storm auto briefly. some of that tropical moisture, they could get yanked into the front and that is our best chance to see some rain. so here is a look at it hour by hour. tonight is mostly cloudy skies with a chance for a little drizzle and mist and some light shower activity. that's the forecast all the way through midday tomorrow. once we get into tomorrow afternoon and evening, heavier rainfall that will move across the rainfall. tomorrow evening and night, that's the best chance for seeing the heavier rain, but i think that it will be isolated as you might get a few talented pickups of over an inch, but most of us will see less than half of an inch of rain from the whole event. when you're talking about averages keeping up, you just need a lot more. taking a look at saturday morning, most of the steadier stuff will be widening down. temperatures are not moving

it will be humid. tomorrow highs near 70s, even with a lot of cloud cover around and a chance for those showers. they won't feel like october tomorrow and not just the temperatures, but the humidities. these are your dew points. tomorrow afternoon they're way up to the 60s, a summer dew point even though that it won't be a hot steamy day. the very humid air will be with us until saturday morning and then quickly it will be moved off to the east as we head into saturday afternoon. so focusing in on their weekend, saturday a day where the storms are g strengthening, moving up across new england. the heavier rainfall will be across new york state and northern new england with a couple of rain showers around here on saturday, mixing in with the increasing winds. yes, that's snow that's showing up in the models here towards saturday evening and sunday morning and that will be most likely across the higher terrain of new york state, vermont, new hampshire. so for us we're looking at 60s on saturday morning and falling back through the 50s as the day goes on. as that wind picks up heading

feel cooler. sunday a blustery day. the temperatures will stay in the 50s with a free pass from raking this weekend that it will be too windy. i wouldn't even bother trying here on saturday or sunday. the main issue, not so much the rain, but the wind that it will be with us on saturday afternoon, night and sunday. and so saturday morning, it is going to be the time where we will see the calmest conditions out there on the river, for all of those taking part, thousands in town. here is your accuweather seven- day forecast towards the coldest air since early may. that october chill is finally in the forecast. lisa, david over to you. >> all right, thank you. all night study sessions, light night parties. a college campus may not offer the best setting for healthy eating, but don't tell that to framing state university. they could answer an important question when it comes to losing weight.

the college dining hall could make anybody's mouths water. yes, fruits and veggies too. >> freshmen usually gain the freshmen 15, but for me it was the freshmen 20. >> come here for lunch. >> reporter: the sophomore is among the dozens of people who are now a part of the on-campus eating experiment. >> why did you sign up? >> i wanted to use it as a learning experience to learn how to eat healthy and lose weight and keep it off. >> reporter: that is the focus of the framingh study. >> reporter: many diets that can be successful, but we don't know what diet is best for keeping weight off. so we have designed this study to address that question. >> reporter: it's a diet without any wiggle room. participants are paid $3,000 to commit to this strict meal plan for the entire school year. and they won't spend a dime on food. all meals and snacks come from this kitchen every day for nine straight months.

measured so that the amount and calorie levels are just right. >> reporter: right down to the exact number of edamame. no cheating allowed, not even on holidays. >> i'm assuming no alcohol on the diet? >> no alcohol. >> that's different for any college student. >> reporter: she's a senior at framingham state. >> before i entered this study if i had to be up late studying, doing homework, then i would take trips to the vending machine and be snacking a lot. >> reportere weight loss. the final 20 weeks are about keeping it off with participants divided into three different diet plans. high carb, moderate carb, and low carb. remember all those lost calories and carbs are replaced with cash. >> was that an incentive for you? >> it is motivation. >> the money is a plus, but it is not the only reason why i did this. i did this to be healthy. >> reporter: framingham state faculty and staff along with

this is the third and final year. we will keep you posted. >> it is such a tough time to diet. do you remember when you would come home? >> they are dipped in cheese sauce. that sounds incredible. >> yes, it is fabulous. they are getting cash? >> yes. >> it is all too good and they are sticking to it and the soda is pretty good. >> yes, they look great. >> doctor, thank yo we appreciate it. >> thank you. tonight we may know why people who live in a small town live longer and healthier than just about anyone on earth. the key is rosemary. studies show the herb could help brain function and the rosemary is extraordinary. apparently it's about 10 times more concentrated than what you normally get. about 10% of the people who live here are at least 90 years

doritos or cheez its. it is instantly recognized as the similar buff. >> the new efforts to keep it that way. how they help to protect their citgo sign. massachusetts is preparing for a self-driving car. just as tesla makes a big announcement about the vehicle. when the company thinks that drivers might be obsolete. . >> and some very special growers ahead of this fall disabled athletes are given the

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 and give all our kids hope. please vote yes on question 2. 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. 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.

the landmarks commission is planning to restrict anyone who buys the building at the citgo sign that they sit on. boston university is in the process of selling the kenmore square building. th preserving the the sign. >> and it is an icon in our city and that is what makes them special. some of the historical landmarks that they would have as we need to keep them to get rid of some of the icons around the country. the community loses a little bit of their identity and i think that it is as much of the family pack and their identities than anything else. >> it is so funny that tinning hads that could become icons, just the signs for gasoline and

need to get around. yes. a premature baby girl's smile is helping her parents stay positive. >> her mom posted the image on facebook. stop whatever you're doing and take a look at this grin. the post said, "our first daughter at five days old, three pounds 14 ounces. she was happy to be alive." the mom wrote that this picture right here is one she looks at very often to get through the ups and downs of the the niccu. she finished the post saying that life is precious as we well know that some of the parents could be in the niccu for upwards of three to four months. a picture like that will keep you going. >> how many other parents would benefit from that knowing that they will get out of there some day. >> yes, a beautiful smile. one family in california may have outdone themselves. >> yes. there is one remarkable light show.

how many of you are dancing at home? admit it. there were four singing pumpkins, tombstones, strobe lights. a lot more to the rocky horror picture show. the eighth year that the creative lighting displays have wowed the neighbors and clearly people across the countr time. >> wow. my husband is saying could i do that, could i do that? we're going to be back at 6:00. here is paul with a look at what's on wbz news at 5:30. >> coming up, boston leaders making rules now about airbnb. why some communities are so concerned about the growing popularity of short-term rental. it's a biparticle freak out to promise full concessions if

not politics? my analysis is coming up. we have breaking news. a middle school student kidnapped and sexually assaulted in an apartment

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