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sexually assaulting a middle school student. i'm paula ebben. >> i'm david wade. the man grabbed the student who was on their way to class. over the apartment building on phillip street where investigators say that the 21- year-old angel mateo dragged the student and repeatedly assaulted the child. the east middle school student later told a parent what happened, prompting the call to police. officers say that the child gave a detailed description of the attacker as well as the building where the attack gather details. we have learned that mateo will be in court tomorrow. also breaking, boston children's hospital, just got approval within the last hour or so to expand. this means that the beloved garden that parents have been fighting to preserve will be relocated. there will be four new gardens.

gloucester police department. the district attorney just turned over the investigation into leonard campanello accused of inappropriate contact with two women and erasing evidence from his city-owned cell phone. campanello will remain on paid leave. tonight the investigator is investigating logan airport. a united crew noticed the laser last night at about 00 northwest. police in new hampshire, they say that this man broke into a home where two teenage brothers were home alone. one of those boys, they confronted david mccumber while the other called 911. they chased him out of the house down the street where police arrested him. he faces several charges including burglary, drug and weapon possession. tonight they are trying to figure out how a student fell

saying that the bus was less than half full. the bus had just pulled away from the elementary school yesterday afternoon when the student fell. he suffered minor injuries, he'll be okay though, but the bus has been taken out of service. this morning a tractor trailer took out a utility pole in chelsea. bringing the poll down and the wires down as well. they had to repair the line. >> it is just about that time as we start to think winter be? tonight we get close tore the answer. noah just released their winter weather outlook and our chief meteorologist eric fisher is here with a closer look. what are we looking at? >> it is going to be dark and cold and it is pretty cold outside as we take a look at the factors here and the outlook from noah. what they are going for is la nina is going to be in the driver seat as one of the main factors here. that will favor colder air over

air across the southern tier of the united states and it will be very dry across parts of the southwest. equal chances as i do agree with you and the same idea for the precipitation, drier along the southern tier, stormy across the northern tier. i think that we will have a rather stormy winter. this will end up being a return to a normal type of winter where they will be closer average, i'm sure, but all told that it will be chilly for us here, after a few wild swings over the past few with a little snow in the short-term forecast taking it off as they expect the several inches of snow just this weekend. over to you. >> all right, we appreciate it. a new report that finds that the epa, they delayed issuing the emergency order in the flint water crisis. inspector general review shows that the government, they would have the authority and enough

as early as seven months before taking any action. >> some good news tonight about their firefighter and police officers injured in a massive gas explosion in portland. the fire chief says that all three of his guys are doing well. one is recovering from a broken leg. two police officers have concussion-like injuries. their chief says that both would try to stay at the scene of yesterday's explosion to keep going. campaign 2016 and the day after his refusal to comment. if he loses the election, donald trump repeated that threat today. >> and that i will totally accept the results of this great and historic presidential election. if i win. >> making a bit of a joke. this time wbz political analyst jon keller is here.

of course in the debate they said it was horrifying. this afternoon president obama said this undermines our democracy. what do you make of it? >> look, i cannot read donald trump's mind nor can he read mine? we are both happy about that. but while i understand that smooths transition of pow -- smooth transitions are a staple. i think that there may be other motivations that will play here. he's a bu heavily on his name to generate revenue. there have been several recent surveys showing that negative fallout have hurt the trump brand. bookings are down sharply. and his trump branded casinos and golf courses are taking a hit. even his daughter has acknowledged concerns about potential damages to sales of her branded shoes, handbags, other items. so it is a problem and i think

how do you think that it will affect the way he handles it if he loses it? >> this will be a couple of ways it could go, paula. that they might shake out by him deciding to stop the bleeding, by receding gracefully, by keeping the so- called trump movement moving steering them towards a new business venture. there's a lo about a possible tv trump network. sure enough at last night's debate the trump campaign was up on facebook with their own live show from the debate in las vegas. can you picture trump on election night claiming the election was stolen, and urging his millions of followers to sign up right now for trump tv to keep the movement going. i can. especially because the campaign, it is currently being run by a businessman who has made a lot of money off the

conservative rebellion >> so you think that this is a lot almost and that it is not going to affect our national stability? >> no. look, i don't. i've heard trump many times referring to his campaign as a failed investment if he loses. to me, that suggests recooping as top of mind if he can't turn these poll numbers around. i could be wrong and i hope that i'm wrong. >> to the election day finale. >> since he passed away, trump is the master of suspense. >> thank you so much. david? >> all right, thank you. from new addition, he honored boston in their music. tonight the city that they would call home is honoring him. plus, sky high interest rates. tonight a closer look at some of the worst offenders. disabled rowers are getting their chance to shine in the

this weekend. 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.

on the money watch you may want to double check the interest rates on your store credit cards before you think about paying off your balance and installments. there's a new report that found some stores charge nearly 30% interest. the worst offenders are big lots, zales and staples. the average store ca the average for all credit cards is about 15%. massachusetts governor charlie baker and boston mayor marty walsh are preparing for self-driving cars in our state. a nine-member group will consult with experts on auto-- automated driving. meanwhile tesla says by the end of next year the technology in its electric cars will make them completely self-driving. the cars will have eight

a couple months ago when a florida man was killed while using the technology. well boston city council is considering new regulations for services like airbnb. the website would help connect owners. some local leaders are concerned that the revolving door of visitors in the neighborhood could lead to safety issues and the quality of life concerns. well, it was an officer to the rescue. coming up, one police officer is rushing in to save a breathing. a dash cam video captured the whole thing. check in with the weather watcher network here on thursday evening with more of the october feel in the air today. look at all the foliage picture. this one from steve reardon. peak conditions are coming down this weekend with the wind conditions coming down next. all new at 6:00, road construction almost always disruptive. the danger at 6:00. the local sheriff who says that one project could put lives at

a deadly typhoon just toured through the philippines. super typhoon haima ha the storm brought torrential downpours, heavy flooding. the typhoon has blown out to sea. look at this, thieves in oklahoma drove a stolen truck right through a store and then got out and stole the atm inside. police found the truck down the road 20 minutes later. the same crooks may have been behind another theft about a week ago.

the 3-year-old in her arms, braden had a seizure and wasn't breathing. the officer performed cpr, showing brady's father what to do and then ran to the car to grab a cpr mask. brady has recovered. the boy is doing great. and that they would see a well deserved reward from the city. >> and that is so cute. >> hopefully friends for life. >> i know. we are saying that we have, that we will need to pay them at some point and that they so beautiful. that we would have a lot of pine trees in the the house. and that they have fallen and that they need to be cleaned up already. >> they would have a huge rainstorm coming, sounding the bell to get them cleaned. but this year that it will be a good idea. >> get out there david. [ laughter ] >> don't let me hear them doing that. >> can you help me? >> yes. >> now take a look at the

average for the city of boston and many areas east of boston as well. however if you don't see the decent rainfall tomorrow, tomorrow night that we will start to fall below average as we head towards the tail end of the month that we have not had a month of above average rainfall in the city since february. so it has been a very long stretch in october and maybe that they will snap that streak. now out there this evening temps in the upper 50s. feels a bit more like it should at this time of the year compared to the summer weather yesterday. we've got a front approaching from the st become tropical storm auto towards the bahamas. they might throw a little bit of the tropical moisture hoping to enhance that rainfall late on friday. as for tonight most of this rain is headed across pennsylvania and new york. they are also dealing with droughts. so that will be very good news for them. here locally with a couple of rain showers near manchester and points farther north getting a little bit of rainfall tonight. but really just expecting the drizzle and a couple of light showers. temperatures will be holding,

head towards tomorrow morning. a very mild evening. then as you look towards friday, we'll start the day with a little bit of drizzle and the light shower activity. then towards the afternoon, a better chance for heavier showers developing. right now the best chance of that heavier rain will be in far eastern massachusetts. areas towards 495 and westward right now. we're not very optimistic with the big rainfall totals. but the best downpours and a chance for thunder is the far eastern part of the state and into rhode island. now that will be up until rd once we hit saturday morning most of the activity will start to wind down. now tomorrow a very mild day. it will not feel much like october, but the temps will be at or above 70 in many locations and very humid tomorrow. so expect to feel pretty balmy outside especially into the afternoon. now this weekend some changes and some spotty showers on saturday, but a big some system that will be wrapped leaving them to new england and they will bring in the colder temperatures that will really start to feel on saturday night

saturday night and sunday and in terms of wind gust on saturday morning with the best chance for quieter times out there. and the wind will increase as we head through the afternoon and evening. then they will stay with us on saturday and that they will also stay with us through the day on sunday. most of those gusts 20 to 45 miles per hour. so looking at mid-60s on saturday, but falling afternoon temperatures. then 50s blustery, but not expecting much rain there. here is your accuweather seven- day forecast. about that octobe temps are close to 50 on monday, tuesday, wednesday, and thursday. we have not had that since early may. >> are you ready? >> in a schoolyard visit, sorry. my mind is still leaving me. first, second, third, and fourth graders from st. monica school. as you can hear they have a great set of pipes in that classroom and even sang a special welcome song. >> that is so cute. >> very cute. >> she's one of the best. just a doll. >> thank you so much.

boston native. mayor marty walsh dedicate add brand new basketball court to michael vivans. he grew up in roxbury spending much of his early childhood on that particular court. >> it was trying to break an ankle. >> he was honored by the tribute in his hometown. each year he hosts a basketball tournament, which now bares his name. you heard him say he was er that's a basketball term when you make a sweet move and they twist their ankles. >> the kids there, that is awesome. well nothing says october in boston like the head of the charles. >> coming up you'll see something new on the water. competing in every category. coming up on the news at 6:00, more on two breaking stories. the first in lawrence where a man is facing charges for kidnapping and sexually assaulting a middle school

with breaking details. boston children hospital getting the green light for a controversial expansion. that means a beloved garden is going to have to move. those stories and much more coming up next on wbz news at

the outside corporate interests bankrolling question two are trying to deceive you. here's the truth: every time a new charter school opens, it drains money from the existing public schools. that's 400 million just last year - according to the state's own data. which means real cuts to our kids - in arts, technology, ap classes, that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state.

athletes are streaming into the boston area for this weekend's fall classics.

competing on all levels. some of the teams are made up of all para athletes. others are a combination. but no matter who is in the boat the goal is the same. >> ready, up. >> i lost my sight when i was 10 due to a brain tumor. >> i was born with club feet, which means that my feet were almost all the way backwards and had complete reconstructive surgery. >> my leg was amputated due to bone cancer as a teenager. >> and row. >> just re competing in the the head of the charles. though you may not know they are disabled as you watch them practice. and that is the point. >> i would really like it to be wow there doesn't have to be a barrier or wow that we can include anyone just looking like another boat in the race. >> reporter: they featured exhibition races with the power

brought home a silver medal from the paraolympics in rio. she will reunite with her teammates. >> they are some of the most athletes that i know and the most dedicated athlete that i know. the stability doesn't come into play with it. >> reporter: the feeling of the boat in the water is just very nice and a relaxed feeling. at the same time you can push yourself and go really hard. >> reporter: of course they disabilities, but being fully included is a step where time has come. >> it is really exciting and they show great direction for the program. >> reporter: it sends a very powerful message of where there is a will there's a way. >> all the rowers are keeping their fingers crossed and of course that the weather cooperates this weekend. for a full schedule on the head of the charles go to our website cbsboston.com and we'll

now at 6:00, a mother describing the terrifying moment a stray bullet came through her wall and hit her son. >> teenagers caught on camera stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from an apple store. an active forecast ahead for some rain on the way. plus a big cool down. we'll have more coming up. orange cones have drivers seeing red. one local sheriff is taking to twitter to voice their construction concerns. we want to get right to breaking news in lawrence tonight. a man under arrest accused of e repeatedly sexually assaulting a child. >> police say that stranger grabbed a child, dragged the victim into an apartment building this morning. let's get right out to katie brace who is live with this disturbing story in lawrence tonight. katie? >> reporter: david and lisa, a 13-year-old was walking to his or her middle school when

lives nearby grabbed that child and sexually assaulted him or her. i want to show you video from sky eye 4 over the suspect's house this evening where investigators are going through that apartment with a search warrant on phillips street. the victim said a man grabbed him from behind and carried them into an apartment. detectives say the child was sexually assaulted there several times. held for a couple of hours today too. the child was released, went to school, called mom, mom called police. and the attacker and building quickly lead them to arrest 21- year-old angel mateo of lawrence. now the child has been treated and released from the hospital. mateo is expected in court now on two serious charges, kidnapping and rape. reporting live in lawrence katie brace wbz news. more breaking news in chelsea tonight. police just made an arrest in a shooting that left a teenager injured. police say he was in his bedroom laying in his bed when

chelsea with the latest on this story. christina? >> reporter: well david this just coming in from police now. they have arrest the 19-year- old christian garcia accused of firing at the side of this apartment building here in chelsea. you can see bullet holes in this side of the building. garcia is from everett, but mass state police picked him up in andover where the 13-year- old he's accused of shooting is recovering. as tough as this year-old felt safer here than at home. >> the young boy just doesn't want to be here. >> reporter: even though that police now say they have made an arrest, there is still a hole in the wall too close to the bed where he was sleeping before he got up to look at the commotion outside his window and got hit by a stray bullet. spanish-speaking mother emotionally drained. >> he's not able to move his