live from the channel 4 studios in boston, defense centers of excellence wbz news at noon. good afternoon, everyone. a live look at the mass pike right now, some major changes coming tonight we appreciate you being with us. i ch say so long to the tollbooths as the pike mac converts to electronic toll lanes. it begins in a few hours and there is last-minute relief for those who do not have a transponder. the cold jacobs is live to explain the newly announced gray's period. >> reporter: this easy pass transponder transition has been anything but easy for some commuters. but perhaps the six-month

granting at -- is at least using the rest, because as you see, there are no long lines. the friday many commuters dreaded it upon is. >> goodbye tollbooths. >> sitting in traffic is a tax on our time. >> repor technology. >> i always pay cash and i have the change. >> reporter: changes sometimes painful to he is making the switch. >> yeah. the radio said that today is the last day for the cash tolls into their prepared. >> reporter: like so many others venturing out into the service center where the previous days have shown lines of impatience and a process too

took a long time. >> reporter: they have seen and heard the frustration. but you know there's going to be transition. >> reporter: they are granting a six month grace period be announced -- denounced to sell. what was thought to be the deadline -- >> is going to make people dragged their feet. >> reporter: today is no lines, giving them a chance to take it all in. >> i get to -- i get the device and stick it on my windshield and i go back and forth and -- >> for those with no pa to pay the bill, apply for a transponder and to receive credit for the difference. you payette lake and you will be penalized. it is getting over the change of the transition when even he appreciates it -- >> this is the easiest way to get around it >> reporter: taking a live look at the service center. of course, just as i reference, you get it in front of the shop but i can tell you that the line is coming in first because as you can see in a couple of seconds there was a group of people that just came and they actually formed a line. i can tell you that the

says that monday will be a bit of a challenge and all commuters should treated as if it is a snow day, meeting giving yourself more time for your morning commute he also says that they are extending the hours on the weekends for service centers like this one, just to allow more time to get those transponders but that is the latest, nicole jacobs, wbz news. >> the good news is that it not -- it will not be a snow day. all eyes are on the weekend. >> dane forecast. >> reporter: --

it is not a washout. the percentage chance of showers tomorrow is about 20%. 30% by sunday but not until the evening. most of the day is going to be dry but then it drops, looking like a dry stretch for the beginning and middle part of next week the rain is long gone in terms of the steadiest e- a couple of spring is around from the judge stretching down towards worcester 48 in boston, 52 this morning, so the temperature has been dropping. that trend will continue. 50 to 55 to chat him. the rest of the day, it should be fairly quiet. the wind is active and there will be additional showers on the backside. they redevelop between now and mid afternoon. you may want the umbrella, on standby for a passing shower or two, and the winds are gusty, with the around out of the west and northwest so 20 to 35 miles per hour gusts and it made does higher in places like eastern essex county and that is where we have the wind advisory in effect until 11:00 p.m. for some gusts, 40 to 50 miles per hour that may cause of damage. we will take you through the weekend coming up in a few minutes. keep track of the weekend forecast anytime with the cbs boston weather app and you'll get current conditions, weather alerts come all for free,

google or apple app stores. a community on edge, a -- an elementary school student approached and followed by a man while walking home from school. >> police are stepping up patrols and alerting parents. anna meiler is in concord. what are people -- police saying about this man? >> reporter: police say that the man tried to entice an elementary school student with candy. the chief tells me that the boy did this -- the right thing by walking home and telling an adult. police officers are keeping a close eye in the schools in concord after an elementary school student reported being followed by a suspicious man on thursday afternoon. police -- they told -- he told him that he had candy in his car. >> obviously that is frightening that it actually happened. i was really glad to hear that

what to do and got back home and told his parents. >> reporter: police say that he made it home safely but then he turned around and he saw the man had gotten out of his car and appeared to be taking pictures of him on his cell phone. >> this individual is wanted for questioning. >> reporter: community members received a recorded message from the police asking them to be on the lookout for a white man, about 35 to 40 years old between 5'9" and 6 feet tall, and he has a stocky build and a slight beard on his gendered at and driving a newer model white four door sedan. >> the first thing that comes to mind is vigilance all the time for >> reporter: parents say that they will be more alert and have important conversations with their children. >> luckily nothing horrible has happened so it is a conversation, a prompt for an important conversation. >> we may assume that they know what to do but that could be a

>> reporter: police are calling this person of interest with a would like to question. if you have any information, call police. live from concord, anna meiler, wbz news. a new hampshire we're looking live at the manchester radisson ballroom where donald trump was supposed to be speaking at 12:30 pm. we have learned that he is about two hours behind schedule and the crowd is in for a long way he is not it -- not expected to speak until after 2:30 pm. we are expecting him to talk about which allegedly show that hillary clinton family profited from donors to their charity. this as hillary clinton begins to think about potential cabinet selections which could include a very familiar face. craig boswell reports from washington. >> reporter: donald trump is on the attack, saying that hillary clinton and bill clinton use their service in public office to get rich. >> hillary clinton put the office of secretary of state up for sale and if she got the chance, she put the oval office of for sale also.

clinton foundation donors to offer president clinton paid speeches and that he also says that he arranged more than $50 million in for-profit activity for the former president. >> he called the arrangement unorthodox. the rest of this call it outright corrupt. >> reporter: about hillary clinton campaign will not confirm that email authenticity. she ignored the issue during a rally with michelle obam women and girls is also on the ballot in this election. >> reporter: hillary clinton will make weather campaign describes as her final pitch to women voters at a rally in iowa today. she is also making plans for if she winds.

joe biden is a top the list to be hillary clinton's secretary of state. he talked about what he wants to do when he leaves the office. >> i'm going to spend the rest of my life working on a cancer moonshot. >> reporter: he turned down the chance to run for president after his son beau biden died from brain cancer last year. craig boswell, cbs news, the white house. vice presidential candidate mike pence is talking about what happened when his campaign airplane skidded off of the runway. it was landing in rainy conditions at laguardia airport last night it came down hard and overshot the runway before coming to a stop in the grass. he shared what he saw and felt on cbs this morning. >> there was about 10 seconds of uncertainty as we landed. we had a low ceiling, and came in -- but once we were on the ground, you could tell that they were trying to break -- to stop the aircraft as quickly as possible. it slid back and forth a little bit and then it left the road but all are well. >> mike pence says that he and his family are grateful for the concern expressed for them and they are back on the campaign trail using a different airplane. a safety system is credited with stopping mike pence

it is engineered so that the wheels will sink in, safely slowing down and stopping an airplane if it overshoots the runway. that is what left a gash on the runway in new york. the system is installed at dozens of airports across the country including logan. a man is dead after police say that he fired shots at officers last night at the mary martelli hampton new hampshire police say that the 38-year-old suspect shot at police and took his life. the hotel was evacuated and police and swat teams surrounded the motel. the suspects name has not been released. police say that they are still investigating. a new hampshire man could face kidnapping charges after police say that he dragged his girlfriend out of her workplace but a worker at issue company and londonderry called 911 when he saw victor rosario dragging his girlfriend out. the police put a picture of him and his car on social media. he and his girlfriend were found by massachusetts state police in worcester. >> the victim was inside the

rude -- released by the investigation continues and he is facing charges pending the outcome. >> the potential charges include kidnapping and domestic simpss was not in the car the time. investigators are trying to figure out what caused a crash that killed an elderly driver. the car apparently hit a curb and slipped and burst into flames. yesterday afternoon. police say that they have reports of an erratic driver, just before the crash. a fight over a cemetery in central massachusetts may have to be decided by a court. this is the parcel of land in doubly where the islamic society of worcester wants to buy and use for a cemetery. the town has been blocking the plan and 10 months of talks have broken down. the group is now suing massachusetts -- in massachusetts land court and the aclu plans to file a civil rights suit in district court. they're getting ready for

buffalo handed them their only loss this season but tom brady is back with a squad and running back dion lewis may also return. he was on the practice field yesterday for the first time this season. he has been recovering from knee surgery. the patriots have 21 days to activate him. we will get you ready for the buffalo bills facing off with the patriots and axes, 7:00 on wbz and all day sunday starting with game day at 11:30 am and the patriots and the buffalo bills kickoff at 1:00 p.m. all the action is right here on wbz. this noon, a fiery crash though -- the battle raging in a pipeline protested the action taken by police. the cranberry -- some scientists say that the first benefits may be a myth . >> up, up, and away the new ride that could have you

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pipeline in north dakota. police are -- armed with pepper spray forced the demonstrators off of the land which borders the stadium rock reservation. that access pipeline is dangerous to drink the water and is threatening that cultural sites. a jury has returned a shocking verdict for the group who took over and oregon national wildlife refuge earlier this year but seven people were found not guilty in armed occupation of the federal land for major blow to the government long battle over the use of public land. the rain seemed to have moved out. >> most of it is gone. there is a little bit of mist and drizzle and light showers and you will see that if you have evening plans. it is not pouring rain like this morning but you may want the wipers on and on the mist or the intermittent setting checking out some of the -- we

inches, milford, 1.79, and was chatting, about 1 inch and three quarters and just under that -- we will put a little dent in the drought -- in the drought in terms of the update. the wind was whipping, particularly 1:00 until 3:00 a.m. and eastbound, 15 miles per hour, fairhaven, 57, nantucket and plymouth augustine over 40 now that have whipped around to the northwest. that is the transport gusting over 30 miles per hour in spots so there may be some isolated pockets of damage or outages of that occur because of the strong wind that will continue over the next several hours. 48 in boston, cooler than we were this morning so we have been seeing the temperature drop it on the backside of this low-pressure. and it continues to lift up along the coastline of maine where areas of snow continue to fall across northern and central maine. for the rest of us on the

between now and mid-and late afternoon. so 2:00, 2:30 pm, some showers, a carpet -- a couple of pockets of drizzle and expand southward. they are generally light but you want the rain coat or umbrella for the evening commute but there will be partial clearing through the fire interior. that continues and we will call it partly cloudy, 35 to 40 -- and then the weekend -- it mainly is looking pretty good. we will start with sunshine tomorrow, and the clouds are building in. there will be showers, but most of them will be focused across maine and new hampshire. shower among the massachusetts and new hampshire border but most of us will spend the day dry tomorrow. -- the greatest risk always along southern new hampshire. sunday, we start dry and the front comes in and it starts to slow down a little bit. so even though it shows clear skies i would not be surprised if we get some late they showers coming into the mix but it would not be until after

so a lot of dry periods this weekend, high temperatures, 55 to 60, pretty normal, pretty seasonal and there will be a gusty southwest wind and that will shift around on sunday, middle to upper 50s, places like bedford and boston, low 60s may come from taunton to plymouth and along the south coast and monday is halloween. we have had all types of extremes on halloween. the warmest was 81, back in 1946, the coldest, 27, 1904, 2.5 inches of rain in 1939 and a trace of thankfully no weather-related issues for halloween. 53 with sun and clouds, the 40s for trick-or-treaters, citing clouds, upper 50s for tuesday and a warming trend, in the mid- 60s on wednesday. >> i like that.

celebrate their 100th episode which has been on the air for five seasons. it is a modern-day drama about the crime solving duo, sherlock holmes and dr. joe watson. this morning chris got to talk to the stars of the show. they say that this episode will be special. >> for the 100th episode we have a case that may be is not necessarily different from the cases that we have which are always extraordinary how we actually break it down and solve them. but more so the relationship between the nypd and watson and sherlock holmes. >> you can catch the special on wbz. did you ask him if he is as smart as he is on the show? >> on the show? no but i did not ask that question. >> it is probably better. >> i do not like to get them upset. >> that is a good plan. >> volunteers worked to clean

every time a new charter opens, it takes money away from the regular public schools from students like mine. massachusetts schools already lose 400 million a year to we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public

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we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public education, vote no on question two. this portion of wbz news is brought to you by mass money. a bizarre discovery in the river. a car stolen nearly 30 years ago was dredged up in a nonprofit was cleaning the river and yesterday found in 1986 nissan. the trooper ran the license plate and confirmed it was reported stolen in 1980. no word on if the owner was notified or if he lived in the

the long-held belief about cranberries. a study in the current journal of the american medical association finds that capsules did not do much to prevent or cure urinary tract infections in a study of nursing home patients. researchers say that traditional medications are much more effective. five this halloween, all 50 states will participate in the teal pumpkin project. those pumpkins signal houses will offer nonfood items for pencils trinket rather than candy. it is to protect kids that might have food allergies so that they can still enjoy the holiday. coming up, ready for takeoff? >> some of our streets may someday look more like a scene out of the jetsons. good afternoon. we will hear that sound going by weather watchers checking with temperatures in the 40s and cooling-off. they have been all day. 40 degrees, reports in the wind -- 1 inch -- 1.25 inches of rainfall and pockets of mist and light rain but it is an improvement for the weekend. the seven-day forecast is

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

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hernandez jail phone calls are tapped. their reports of someone man to tap the line inside the county jail but the prosecution nor the defense new. could this affect the play? 5:00. uber is starting to test self driving cars but >> they are looking to the next big thing. they announced that they want to create a network of flying cars. much like in the jetsons. they would fly above the traffic, and riders would request rides through the app for those flying cars would be controlled by computers and not pilots. uber suggest that the first car could be ready in about five years. i do not know about that. >> i tried to do the noise but you did it better. >> the robot to do everything for me. >> absolutely. >> drying out, a gradual process, still kind of gloomy and obviously baha'is were earlier this morning. this weekend? upper 50s, some showers, not a washout and then looking good. >> thank you, danielle.

>> we will see you on monday morning. have a great weekend. politic games with medicare. shen playg vo: kelly ayotte voted to cut medicare and cost seniors up to $1,700 more for prescriptions... while protecting tax breaks for the wall street banks and big oil companies that fund her campaign. fred: kelly ayotte sold us out. joanne: she's not looking out for new hampshire anymore. vo: senate majority pac is responsible

every time a new charter opens, it takes money away from the regular public schools from students like mine. massachusetts schools already lose 400 million a year to charters and question two means we'll lose even more. we've got to stop taking from the 96 percent of kids who don't attend a charter school. if you believe every child deserves a great public

>> travis: for the 17th time, natalie -- >> natalie: you need to see victor. i got it the first 16. the answer's still no. you can't see him today. >> travis: the whole day? victor's busy the next 24 hours? >> natalie: yeah. i'll let him know you called. thank you. come again. >> travis: oh. i see. covering your back. that blind item on gc buzz. what that means. >> travis: "newman hires notorious computer hacker to delete data." that's you, right? >> natalie: i can't comment on that at the moment. >> travis: so you're being extra cautious. but it doesn't make any sense to screen me out. i'm on your side, remember? same team. >> abby: bottom line -- there's no proof. there's nothing for the board to worry about. >> curtis: just because it's gossip doesn't mean it's wrong. >> linda: gc buzz implied the hacker was a low-level assistant. >> natalie: low-level? >> travis: her? a hacker? [ laughs ]