live from the channel 4 studios in boston this is wbz news at noon. . right now at noon we are on the storm watch, a gray day over the city of boston right now as the city braces for a lot of rain moving in, but some going to see snow. we'll have a live look can see snow making its way into parts of our area. the flakes are already flying in parts of massachusetts. >> there's also potential for damaging winds. danielle niles is here tracking all. there is a little bit of everything with this storm. although it looks like it is snowing the leading edge is not making it down to the grounds

in places like springfield stretching back into vermont and north massachusetts where a little bit of light snow is falling and this will continue to spread over the east the next few hours. it's a wind swept rainstorm. the heaviest comes in tonight up to 2 inches of beneficial rain. it's very windy too particularly earl tomorrow morning that's when we may see some pockets of damage and outages particularly on the cape and islands and it's not a wash-out this weekend but there will be a few showers so currently 47 in boston but only 38 in worcester, 36 in keene. as the steadier precipitation comes in there may be a few slick roadways that results. so if you're traveling west keep that in mind. farthest you go less chance you have seeing of any snow. mainly just a chilly cold rain. we may get wet snowflakes that mix in across

accumulation expected. through the evening hours the rain gets steadier and overnight after midnight here's the map pouring rain, reds and oranges in here maybe some rumbles of thunder but the good news is it's out of here 6 a.m. most of the rain is ending, just a few left over downpours so drying for the tail end of rush hour. we've got wind advisories that are up, gusts of 55 miles an hour especially on the cape. weather anytime with the cbs boston weather app. you'll get current conditions and any weather alerts out there. . right now at noon city officials are calling for action after frantic customers are forced to smash windows to escape an orange line train quickly filling with smoke. the mbta says an overheated motor

>> she's demanding they step up and make big improvements. we're live at back bay station. . >> reporter: and i talked to the president of the boston city council as she got off the orange line this morning. she tells me the chief is doing a poor job of serving residents in the city and across the state. officials responded by saying major improvements are already in the works. passengers capture moments of chaos as an orange line train begins to fill with smoke during rush hour wednesday. >> i had no idea what was going on. i thought it was on fire. there was a ton of smoke. so the first thing on my mind was getting out of there. >> reporter: mbta officials say a motor likely overheated but with no announcements and no understanding what what was happening fear set in. >> people started to panic. the doors wouldn't open. so people tried to get the men in the front to pry them open they

jumped out. >> reporter: several were treated for smoke inhalation. >> it was horrifying and frightening and completely unacceptable. >> reporter: city council president calling for major investment into the transit system to prevent incidents like this. >> the trains has not received the investment the maintenance over time that they needed when we have ageing infrastructure incidents like this are bound to happen. >> reporter: mbta officials responded by saying that as p program approved this year they're putting $3.7 billion towards projects that will increase safety. about a third of that money will go toward new trains and busses including 152 new cars for the orange line. the first cars are scheduled to be delivered in 2018. orange line service is back to normal here today. the mbta says they're investigating what

noon amtrak agreeing to pay $265 million in the deadly 2015 derailment in philadelphia. that money will be given to the victims by june. 8 people were killed in that wreck, and more than 200 other injured the train hit a curve going more than 100 miles an hour when it derailed. a car crashed into a home sending bricks flying. the driver was working for uber at the time of the crash. we're investigation. . >> reporter: new this noon authorities do confirm that uber driver was in fact involved in a crash on cambridge street before slamming into this home. you can see a lot of apparatus now moved in as they start some repair work and removing bricks but i can tell you police are not considering that cambridge street cash a hit and run as some witnesses reported previously.

building. >> reporter: mid-afternoon wednesday. >> we have a 50-year old male 5-year old female for an eval. >> reporter: sky eye above the brown stones showing the need for it. >> not the phone call i was expecting to get. >> reporter: one day later he thinks back. >> she said it was halfway through the wall. it's there's no way possible. >> reporter: he is a neighbor that was at work at the time and was in order at the thought this could happen z. tight spaces all around. cars on each side. >> reporter: an uber driver behind the wheel of this suv nose first into what we now know was the pantry of this home. witnesses say the vehicle was traveling upwards of 70 miles per hour. >> he couldn't stop any way because he was going too fast. >> reporter: and that's what boston police say he was trying to do turn. new they also confirmed the driver was in fact, involved in an accident

street which they say caused him to lose control. >> bricks actually we want from here all the way to the front of the house which is # 0 or so feet. >> reporter: that's just how powerful the impact was. fortunately the homeowner was not at home. the driver and his passenger were injured but able to walk away. . >> i thought they was dead because he was going so fast. i'm surprised they both got out the car. >> reporter: both crashes the e one here on grove street are still under investigation. at this point no charges have been filed. . breaking right now at noon a deadly crash on the mass pike in warren. police telling us a man parked in the break down lane got out of his car and was hit by another car. he has died from his injuries one lane and the break down lane near mile marker 69 are shut down right knew. we'll bring you updates

the bristol county da ruled a sheriffs deputy did the right thing as he shot and killed a man during a stabbing rampage. . >> reporter: they stood together today as friends but it was a horrifying event last spring that brought them together. >> i would never refer to myself as a hero. i've always said that i think george is the hero. george intervened wit on. he was up and wrestling with him before i could react. without him things would have been very much worse. >> reporter: it was that night when a 28-year old went on a rampage in taunton. bussing into the galleria. he stabbed a pregnant waitress and a customer george heath jumped on him and was stabbed to death.

dinner with his wife but had his service weapon with him. >> at one point he said something to the effect of we're both going to die today. >> reporter: after he shot him his wife rushed to help the wait president and laura is a nurse. >> nurse mode kicked in. >> reporter: george heath died from the wound but his widow is convinced if not for his action she would have died to. >> i had have been next. he was so i know it. i know it. >> reporter: througa of that night was born a new friendship. they are now close to the creed family. and the lieutenant's new k-9 the dog's name is heath. . campaign 2016 now or exclusive wbz amherst poll shows hillary clinton with a 4 point lead over donald trump. that is

hampshire tomorrow, but today he's focussing on ohio. clinton is facing new questions about the latest release. . >> reporter: hacked emails from hillary clinton campaign chairman are raising more questions about payments made to the clinton foundation. wikileaks published a 12 page memo from a former aide to president bill clinton where he said he pushed donations to ov president and his family for personal travel, vacation and the like. donald trump has long accused the clinton foundation of being a slush fund for the former president. thursday he questioned why fbi director choose not to prosecute clinton over her use of a private email server while she was secretary of state. . >> something going on. she's so guilty. >> reporter: the campaign

not confirming the authenticity of individual emails hacked boot russian government to influence the election. it's uncertain that the latest email will change the race so far none of the previously released emails have made a difference in the polls. >> i think for a lot of voters all of the stuff feels like inside baseball to them. >> reporter: both candidates will make swing state appearances today. donald trump has 3 events in ohio while hillary clinton heads to north carolina where early voting is underway. >> now, donald t still win and he's right that's why it's so important everyone gets out and votes. >> reporter: clinton will campaign with first lady michelle obama for the first time today in salem. . and more breaking news a serious accident to tell you about in norford. this picture was tweeted out. you can see one vehicle ungulfed in flames. police calling this a major

and this noon the patriots are preparing for an afternoon practice at gillette as we take a live look at the stadium right now. they're getting ready to face the bills for the second time this season. buffalo gave the pats their only loss this season and sunday they're looking to even the score. gronkowski says the team needs to be on their toes. >> you never know what you're going to get going against the ryan defense. some games he brings no pressure other games he's bringing the house every so you've got to be ready at all times. you've got to study their coverages he's always going to vary it and you've got to be ready for anything that's possible. >> for a preview of the game you can check out patriots all access friday night at 7:00 right here on wbz. we're proud to be your patriots station. you'll see sunday's game only here on wbz. we kick things off at 11:30. pats and bills kick

1:00 and immediately after the game stay tuned for the 5th quarter post game show. . ben affleck's message to voters, the actor goes back to his roots to make a plea to new

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. ayotte is running away from trump as quickly as she can. she's trying - to keep something she values. - i know. kelly ayotte. the politician. looking out for herself. seiu cope is responsible

we now know the winn casino will open june 3rd, 2019. it came after the gaming commission finally signed off on design plans. they say up to 4,000 construction workers will be hired for the project. a new hampshire boy gets a speciarp birthday after a request for some unusual gifts. >> instead of presents he wanted his friends and family to collect items to give to police officers. those officers were so moved by his request they invited him to police headquarters gave him a tour and even got to meet some of the officers. the officer then sang happy birthday and give him his own gift. . >> i always wonder how parents get these kids who are so

gifts. >> i was just like that. >> i don't believe that. right. . >> you're like my birthday in another year. i'll take this, this, this. mass dot just tweeted out that they're treating the roads in the berkshires right now. the temperatures just dropped 3 degrees as snow moved in. we are going to see some deterioration on the roads in western massachusetts over the next couple of hours because some of the steady snow is that's when we're seeing some accumulation. the leading edge it looks like it's snowing right in places like worcester even up towards 495. it's not making it down to the ground just yet. that being said i wouldn't be surprised to see flakes flying in the next hour or 2. the temperature in worcester is 38. so that's what we see between

lot of us but notice the mix worcester points west snowing moderately at that point and it will slowly advance northward between 6 and 8 p.m. for the rest of us the rain is steady, light to moderate for the most part but the heaviest rain by far comes in after midnight tonight look at the red and oranges in here. i wouldn't be surprised if you wake up to out over the south coast. the good news is between 5 and 6 a.m. tomorrow the rain is going to be shipping out of here. so there will still be some wet roadway to say contends with. keep in mind with the leaves kind of covering the drains gets a little bit slick on the roads. may cause some urban or low-lying flooding. 6:30 just a few lingering showers. it will be a drying trend during the commute tomorrow and some breaks and

to come out during the afternoon. snow fall first all rain the farthest you come. no impact here in worcester county but when you get up in elevation especially above 1,200, 1,500 feet, we're talking 1 to 3 inches of accumulation stretching back into the berkshires along and east of 91 and back in through vermont approximately. rainfall right around an inch for a lot of us. you see the blues and purples most of us ending up withit there are some locally heavy downpours we may see up to 2 inches in spots. wind the other thing we have to be concerned with. it's going to start to ramp up this evening, but overnight tonight the southeast wind is going to get quite strong. the core comes in 4 to 7 a.m. gusts to 75 miles an hour at the coast, 55 on the cape and islands. early tomorrow morning may be strong

the rest of the day is windy but not damaging wind gusts. so a brief period of strong winds tomorrow morning. saturday looking good building clouds may be a stray shower, a few more on sunday and then halloween still looking good. . >> all right. thank you. i want to update you on this breaking news sky eye over the scene of a serious accident in milford. you can see a car burned out along fortune boulevard. so far we don't know what caused the wreck. it's ined though. we are working to get you more information and bring it to you as soon as it comes into the news room. today dr. phil takes on a capitol hill murder mystery. >> it was a case that captured a lot of attention. now, more than a decade later the former lawmaker is coming forward and speaking to dr. phil. he gave me a preview what, if we can expect to hear today.

controversy. he was in the media, regarded as the number one suspect in her disappearance. gary's children said look dad come on you've got to finish this story, you've got to tell the rest of the story. >> you can see more with dr. phil this afternoon right here on wbz at 3:00. coming up for us on the news at noon long days at work. >> the new study revealing how

this is where the oil billionaire koch brothers hosted a fundraiser for kelly ayotte... 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, not you. she voted wall street banks 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. not working for new hampshire. dscc is responsible for the content of this advertising. interviewer: what would stop you from voting this november? woman 1: working late. man 1: lines -- i hate long lines. woman 2: no babysitter. william f. galvin: for the first time ever we have early voting. if you're registered, you can vote any day between october 24th and november 4th. avoid election day lines -- vote on your schedule. man 1: wow, that helps! william f galvin: early voting is easy voting. interviewer: so what do you think? woman 2: it' a timesaver. i love it.

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 from the existing public schools. that's 400 million dollars, 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;

. women are working at a new study from the world economic forum shows women work about an hour extra each day when to an extra 39 extra days a year when you factor in unpaid labor like care giving more like 65 in our case but we'll just let that go. we're less than 2 weeks away from election day. >> and new hampshire voters are getting special rallying message from ben affleck. >> i'm from boston and boston in is in new england which means like new hampshire is like my kid brother. i took my first

who's got your back in this election, that's right my home state new hampshire. >> he did this video for a website urging voters to hit the polls saying all of new england is counting on you. coming up getting by with a little help from friends. >> the adorable penguin suiting up and showing off. so there's some snow in parts of new england right now, western massachusetts dealing with some of it as well and watchers who say temperatures are running in the 30s and 40s. cathy in worcester 38 cloudy and feels like snow. we'll see some flakes before the afternoon is done in worcester county. i'll have a look at the 7-day

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. this is where the oil billionaire koch brothers

brothers 90% of the time. ayotte's campaigns collected millions from corporate interests. and voted for them, not you. she voted wall street banks 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 for the content

at seaworld one penguin is getting done up in a new suit. >> the bird was losing her fitters so a park employee made her a special wet suit so she can stay warm in the water. all right, rain snow wind coming in out of here tomorrow morning. damaging wind gusts and 50s through the weekend with

have a good day. 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. pre-school, bus service and more. that's why question two's opposed by the massachusetts pta and school committees all across the state.

>> dylan: no, paul, i'm still here. go ahead. >> mariah: what's going on? >> sharon: dylan's talking to paul. it's something to do with patty. i think he's trying to use his pull as police chief to get patty moved. >> mariah: what? we said that we were gonna break her out when she was transferred. >> sharon: i'm just praying that the move doesn't happen until, i don't know, a while still. >> sharon: yeah. it'll give us some time to stall. hopefully she'll get moved further away instead of even closer. >> mariah: closer? >> dylan: i'm sorry you have to go through this, paul. >> paul: yeah, thanks. i mean, i don't even know really why i'm here. i just think that, uh, maybe her seeing me will help somehow. >> dylan: yeah, you're doing everything you can for your sister. and she knows that even if she can't express it. >> paul: okay, i, uh, i'll give you a call on my way home.