they were on their way home and the bus driver hit a fire hydrant, snapped a telephone pole in box. hit an suv and smashed into the side of a home. >> there was like a lot of dust in the air. and i saw some rocks flying. >> it was going really fast and bumpy and we heard something crash and then it started el practiced an emergency bus evacuation yesterday so all the students knew exactly what to do. >> they were saying how to get off the bus and how the bus was flipped and stuff. we would get out from the latch. >> a total of five students were taken to south shore medical hospital. the bus driver was taken to quincy medical center. police are investigating what

control. >> we don't know what caused the accident. we know that two vehicles were involved along with the pole and the house. >> people rushed to the scene to pick up their children. >> i'm really happy. >> we're glad they are okay. >> police are investigating and trying to see if the bus driver had a medical emergency or if speed played a role in the to you. a dump truck hit a person walking near ed elson square. boston police are still investigating. and a truck towing a container rolled over on d street. you can see the metal bed the container was resting on actually twisted. the good news is that there are no reports of injuries. a man is under arrest,

father. investigators say the younger man called police and confessed to the brutal attack. police tell us the man went in his father's bedroom with a nice and a hammer. >> reporter: the details of this case are absolutely gruesome. there's a cleanup crew still at the home. the man accused showed know motion as he appeared in court. >> in the commonwealth versus alexander anderson -- >> he's accused of killing his own father and police say it was a brutal crime. a violent murder happening 2 a.m. inside the dedham home they shared. alex anderson attacked his father paul while the victim was in bed, allegedly telling police he was aggravated with his father. >> he admitted to punching his

left the room and went downstairs and retrieved a hammer from the kitchen drawer and used the hammer to strike his father a number of times. and then he threw his father down the stairs. >> reporter: his father took out a restraining order years ago. in the neighborhood, the father and son seemed to get along. >> they both seemed like great u to be relatives comforted one another outside the house. and neighbors try to make sense of what happened. >> there's no petty crime, no -- it's a very quiet neighborhood. >> reporter: so you're shocked about this. >> yeah, i'm shocked. i came from work and i passed by the house with so many policemen. >> reporter: the motive in this tragic case remains a mystery

and tonight anderson is being held without bail. he's due back in court next month. jim smith, wbz news. one of massachusetts' most wanted is in custody. jaden smith faced a judge in fall river on murder charges. in july, smith shot and killed 29-year-old jared cohen outside his apartment. smith pleaded not guilty and is being held without bail. nashua, police confirm that the body found over the weekend was jacob goulette, the teen who fell in a storm drain. tamperproof bolts and locks will be added and aluminum covers will be replaced with stainless steel. on friday night he was walking home from a friend's house when the heavy rain swept him into the open storm drain.

non-state actor was behind friday's massive cyber attack. and that means it was not a government like russia. the hack overwhelmed the company who handles service to twitter -- members of new world hackers claimed responsibility it feels like fall. the colder temperatures -- we'll see more of those. and it's going to get colder. >> eric fisher has a look at the forecast. and it hasn't been this cold in months. if you don't like the colder weather -- may 5th was the last time we failed to hit 50 degrees. springfield is 39. and just got a tweet from

were flurries in the air. it will stay breezy tonight and a cold one. lows 28 to 34. 38 in the city of boston, the first time we've fallen below 40 degrees. and there are not freeze warnings up there or along the immediate south shore. there are freeze warnings for all of essex county. and all the way to the south coast. there's not a area of bristol county. but it will be just as cold as everywhere else. another chilly day and by thursday a chance for a little bit of snow heading our way before a cold raindrops. we'll time that out and talk about who has the best chance for rainfall coming up in a few minutes. breaking news from the nfl. the giants just released juror brown. documents made public last week

physically, verbally, and emotionally abusing his wife. but he insisted he never punched her. they initially suspended him for just one game. two weeks from tonight, people all over the country will be watching the results of the senate race in new hampshire. and a new wbz poll shows that the contest between kelly ayotte and maggie hassen couldn't be much closer. this has been the beginning. >> reporter: it certainly has. since labor day, outside of one poll showing senator ayotte up and another with -- up. with ayotte holding a three point edge that grows to four once leaners are added. within the survey's 4.5 margin of error. this comes after weeks of

trump around ayotte's neck. with the polls showing 19% are less likely to back her because of her on again, off again support of trump. 64% say the trump connection makes no difference. that was a little bit of surprise. >> we take trump out of it, what's driving the race? >> both candidates are well known in new hampshire and well the women's vote 45% each. but ayotte holds a 7% lead among men. and we got a clue to why when we asked the voters, what one word comes to mind when you think of each candidate. for ayotte, the results are positive. when the most common word

you're in good shape. take a look at hassen. competent and experienced are prominent along with liberal. looming over them all is the negative word that has dominated hillary clinton's word clouds all year -- liar and that's not a word you want in your cloud. our poll suggests that for now, clinton may be proving to be a bigger drag on hassen than trump is on ayotte. thursday. but you'll be taking a look at how that race is affecting new hampshire as well. >> new hampshire has been ground zero for the presidential race since february and before with the primary, we asked who won the debate and what impact major stories about clinton and trump may have had on their decisions. the results may help you

this could be a nail biter, two weeks from tonight. can you believe it? >> and i love that it all comes back to new hampshire. >> always does. harvard university and the dining workers reached a deal to end a three month strike. the agreement came at 1:00 in the morning. the cafeteria workers are fighting for better wages. 'l tomorrow and could be back at work as early as thursday. the accident on a popular familily friendly ride that's claimed four lives. the surprising steps one south shore town is taking to take care of the people who live there. what happens when parents go to sleep?

how dozens of home depot employees are making a big difference. massachusetts has many public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. public charter schools give parents a choice these kids. if you like your school, question 2 won't affect you. but question 2 will change the future for thousands of kids who need your help. please join me and vote yes on question 2. please join me and 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. but she kept playing politics and flip flopping around.

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people. the victims were on the river rapids ride in queensland. >> investigators tonight believe this is just a freak accident. >> we are deeply shocked and saddened by this and our hearts and thoughts go to the families involved. >> reporter: just after 2 p.m, the thunder river rapids malfunctioned. two people were ejected from their raft and another two caught inside the structure. >> obviously, there were kids screaming while their mom was trapped under. >> reporter: personnel tried to perform first aid on the victims before paramedics arrived. >> we're working with the park to try and determine how this tragic incident occurred. and i am able to confirm that

>> reporter: the thunder rapids ride accepts riders as young as 2 years old. >> we thought what a tame ride. our kids would be fine with it. >> reporter: the prime minister promised there would be a thorough investigation. >> theme parks are a place for family fun and happiness, not tragedy. >> the park was closed today as park officials worked with investigators. police are not aware previous problems with the ride. kate merrill, wbz news. a judge approved a settlement in one of the nation's largest auto scandals. it settles most claims against volkswagen for rigging the cars to pass emissions tests. owners can have their car back bought for the full trade-in price or volkswagen will fix

and do not emit excessive pollution. new cremation rules from the catholic church. keep the remains together. the remains cannot be scattered or divided up among family members of kept at a home. they must be stored in a sacred, church approved place. the church began allowing talking about the weather now. this was a day to break out a heavier coat for sure. >> it kind of feels like a turn, a transition. >> i had to give up the barn jacket and go with the puffy coat. boston's high temperature, 49 degrees. well below average. average highs in the upper 50s. and a bit of a november preview. currently, 46 in the city.

flurries are flying. a few flakes in central massachusetts this evening. 14degrees on top of mount washington. and the cooler air is directed to us in the northeast. and in this part of the country, it's going to start warming up over the next couple of days. you can see the snow showers moving across northern new england and this is our next developing storm system in the middle of the country. and that's th we head into the day on thursday. tonight's story just about the cold. temperatures in the 20s to low 30s and it's going to be a really chilly night and that breeze is not going away. believe it or not. worcester has not hit the freezing mark so far this year. on average it happens on october 15th. we're a little late but nowhere near the latest.

warnings from essex county. cape cod and the islands to see sub freezing temperatures this evening. tomorrow a cold start with puffy coat weather. a little less wind and a brisk breeze and with it being out of the north, northwest. some ocean effect clouds. that will be the grayest part of the area. and tomorrow night it starts to get cold quickly. to chilliest of the stretch. as for high temperatures tomorrow. just like what we had today. mainly mid- and upper 40s. we start to change our attention to the storm on thursday. the morning is cold and then the clouds move in. and it's going to be a raw, chilly day, feeling like mid- november. and in the afternoon, the storm system approaches. and there's just a enough cold air in place where some locations could start with sleet pellets or snowflakes.

and maybe thunder and lightning is expected. and the rain will stay with us until friday morning until we start to dry out. the best chance of seeing a little bit of snow would be in central massachusetts and southwestern new hampshire and changing over to rain. and all rain is likely for eastern new england. we might get 1 to 3 inches towards the berkshires. in terms of rain, many of us close to an inch and a few town of rain. october has been a beneficial month when it comes to the drought. and here's the accuweather 7- day forecast. some big question marks. i wouldn't go making solid plans based on weather for saturday and sunday. we have a front right across the regional and it's hard to tell if we'll end up on the cooler or warmer side. >> we'll be checking back.

fahey is getting an award for living out his childhood dream. he's disabled and that has not stopped him from a goal to work for the patriots. he received the exemplary employee of the year award for his position. >> i decided, you know, i reallynt between nutrition and -- nutrition and health. >> well, will has gotten a lot healthier himself. he's lost 25 pounds since starting to work for is it patriots. and his favorite moment was meeting tom brady. the golden rule clearly states you should treat others

a new study shows round behavior is contagious. how about this? a baby born again. how doctors saved this little girl's life months before she was scheduled to make her official debut. this is where ayotte voted with the koch brothers 90% of the time. ayotte's campaigns collected millions from corporate interests. and voted for them, billions in write offs for executive bonuses. voted big oil billions in tax breaks. but kelly ayotte voted against letting families refinance student loans. and against lowering the cost of prescription drugs. kelly ayotte's not working for new hampshire. dscc is responsible

i just want what's best for my kids. when i hear arguments that massachusetts needs more charter schools, i think: what about the students in all of our schools? every new charter takes away more money rs, just last year. 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.

on the bz feed, something is going around in offices all over the country and you don't want to touch it. >> it's rudeness. rude behavior like sarcasm, putdowns and a short temper can be catchy. it's hard not to snap at a coworker when you've spent your entire day working with people who snap at yo face actions. you can't understand tone in messages by computer. so that builds up an mossity between people. and if you treat people well at work, everybody is really nice. >> what would a newsroom be without sarcasm though? between saturday and november 1st, the addington police department has asked

in pranks to teenagers. we're talking about eggs, pray paint, shaving cream. police also asked parents to let them know if stores are not following the rules. >> what if you want to take a shower, paint the fence, and make a souffle. >> if you're a teenager, you have to wait a week. a florida father's home unexpected. cody ray posted the equilibrium on facebook. you see his son running around the house and climbing on the furniture and doing cartwheels in the living room. and flipping the lights off and on. eventually he realized he was being recorded. his dad posted this picture and wrote this is the last image the camera captured before it was unplugged. >> i guess it's good he's

and he didn't wake anyone up. >> how is he not waking people up? >> they are tired after chasing him all day. the massachusetts town with the big ballot mixup. >> and a new england youth football team suspended the player who was way too old to be in the game. and a wrongway crash and victims family members sharing the pain d

massachusetts has many great public schools, and we took it for granted that our kids would go to great public schools. but some kids aren't so lucky. where they live, they don't go to a great school, and they have no choice. imagine if your kids were trapped in a failing school. public charter schools give parents a choice and are a pathway to success for these kids. if you like your school, question 2 won't affect you. but question 2 will change the future for thousands of kids who need your help. please join me and vote yes on question 2. please join me and 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?

ayotte is running away from trump as quickly as she can. and what she values is her seat. and she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. senate majority pac is responsible

live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 5:30. and now the latest on the wrongway crash that killed five young people. we're learning more about their lives but still so many unanswered questions. >> state police confirmed today that the driver going the way was a young woman from fall river. and the four other men were friends heading back to college. so many people are grieving their loss. >> the flag at the fire department in centerville is lowered to half staff as they mourn the loss. >> he was a wonderful kid. >> the 19-year-old interned

>> some say he was a good kid. he was. he was very respectful and polite. and he had a huge smile and a fantastic sense of humor. a driver went the wrongway, hitting this car carrying four young men all headed back to college. rodney fisher says his 19-year- basketball and loved life. >> he was a giving person, a loving person. and i miss him. >> reporter: his son craig was a blessing. >> he made me happy. he was working to excel for himself. and the best he could be. >> reporter: their friend lost