live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is wbz news at 5:30. tonight the calls for help after a violent home invasion in sterling. i'm paula evans. >> and i'm liam martin. the 70-year-old woman tied up and the thieves are still on the run. >> reporter: police released the 911 calls moments after three masked men ransacked the home. the victim managed to call for >> i have been robbed by three men and they have taken off with my 2004 black deville. >> how long ago were they in the house? >> about three minutes ago. they left. they have to be in sterling in my 2004 deville. >> police found the stolen car about 7 miles away.

had accent experience got away with a thousand dollars worth of her belongings. police believe the thieves targeted the home. and they home surveillance video will help catch the robbers. opening statements were delivered in the trial of a drifter convicted of a deadly carjacking. gary samson pleaded guilty. his first overturned on appeal. today the defense said he suffered a traumatic brain injury when he was younger and cannot control his impulses. but the prosecutor said he showed no mercy to his victims. samson is eligible for the punishment because he was convicted on federal charges. a large crane came in to clean up this train derailment in westford. six freight cars went off the

a hazmat crew rushed to the scene and a robocall alerted neighbors about a possible evacuation. there was no spill and no one had to evacuate. and this was the second derailment in two years, >> it's concerning in the middle of the night to get a phone call. we may need you to move out and move to shelter. they have to respond and let my neighbors and my constituents know why this happened. >> train's owner says safety is the first priority. they are now evaluating to figure out what caused the second derailment. investigators hope a survivor of this horrific bus crash in baltimore will help them figure out what caused the accident. early yesterday morning a school bus slammed into a commuter bus killing drivers and four passengers on the transit bus. there were no children on the school bus, only the driver and

who had minor injuries. and officers are waiting for an autopsy to determine if the school bus driver had a medical emergency. bill cosby's eyesight is so bad that he can't identify his accusers in photographs. no word on when the judge will rule. campaign 2016 is running out for massachusetts vote friday is the final day. some polling places will stay open to 5 p.m. or later. 700,000 early votes have already been cast. we learned that moments ago. polls on election day will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. there's that rundown. and jon keller is here, and there's been a highly unusual endorsement in a presidential

covering politics, i've never seen anything like that. >> the former massachusetts governor, the libertarian party vice presidential nominee. he goes on national tv and after calling him an unstable threat to the country he essentially endorses hillary clinton. >> and i've known her for 40 years. i've worked with her, i know her well personally, and i know her to be a pe moral character. a reliable person, and an honest person. however, so much mr. trump mayrant and rave to the contrary. and people can make share own chases. >> short of saying vote for her, that's an endorsement. aside from the sheer novelty. do celebrity endorsements

there's academic research showing oprah winfrey's endorsement of senator barack obama at the height of her popularity was worth a million votes to obama. so that is some serious bounce. >> is there an endorsement out there that could have a comparable impact? do you think? >> past polling suggests that there's no impact on the vast majority of voters. the w that if your governor endorses someone, 19% are more likely to endorse. minister, 18%. local newspaper, 14% are more likely to vote for the candidate and 14% are less likely and so it's a complete wash. and they threw in eight names of celebrities, and all of them had a negative impact. support from bill gates made 13% of voters more likely to

and 14% less likely. popular actress angelina jolie was a net negative. and got to love this. and they threw in donald trump who had the most negative impact of any celebrity that they polled. so don't look for bill wells' endorsement to make much difference. and whatever you do, don't endorse yourself. >> even if bill wells is pu here anyway. we'll have you covered on election night. scott pelley and the team will be on through the night starting at 7:00. at 9:00 you can join us on www.cbsboston.com and on our facebook page for a special reaction webcast right to the web. we'll bring you town by town results and give you instant analysis. a credit agency says the

if voters approve a ballot measure to expand charter schools. the credit ratings could drop. question to supporters, passing the measure would have little or no impact on traditional public schools. archaeologists in jerusalem think that they have uncovered the rock cut shelf or burial slab which held the body of jesus chst national geographic experts made the discovery while they were filming a documentary about the restoration project of a historic shrine. >> they found this, thought to date back to the 1500s. under that marble, the original limestone burial bed, still intact. >> it's amazing to see a cross right on the spot where we were

possible to saying this is exactly the spot that constantine said here is the burial place of jesus christ. >> and after 60 hours, the archaeologists meticulously resealed the tomb. it might not be seen for hundreds and hundreds of years. >> as close as we're going to get. the big risk parents are taking when it comes to financing the holidays. what happened in the final moments of a missing malaysia airlines flight. and these kids took more than candy. sign up at www.cbsboston.com. it's been a beautiful bonus day of weather. ed elboro at 68 degrees. and we'll take a look at the forecast coming up in a few

kate: my mom and i love shooting hoops. but you know what - she could still learn a few things from me - just like i've learned a lot from her. mom helps with homework... she helped dad start his business... and she even fought to put bad guys in jail. now, mom helps make laws that help people - especially when they need it most. and she's taught me that with hard work - i can do... anything. kelly: i'm kelly ayotte, kate: and i'm kate.

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

on money watch, a startling number of holiday shoppers are reaching into retirement accounts just to pay for gifts. more than 25% of parents took money out of their 401k just to go shopping. on average, the parents of children between eight and 14 spend more than experts say taking $500 out of your retirement account could translate to a loss of thousands of dollars in retirement. >> not to mention the tax penalties. waiting to book you're thanksgiving flights. we know how much that could cost you. prices are expected to jump about $4 every day leading up to the holiday. and in the 10 days before thanksgiving, prices will increase about $10 a day. and staples has a new perk

the company plans to offer $100 a month to pay off student loans. right now the incentive caps at $3600, and it's only available to top performers. staples offers some tuition reimbursement and scholarships to their employees' children. lost in the jungle for two weeks and how he managed to stay alive on a day's worth of supplies. and a story just in to the e huge flames shooting out of this suv. what the driver was trying to avoid when he swerved into a tree. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. donald trump: i could stand in the middle of 5th avenue and shoot somebody and i wouldn't lose any voters, okay?

you know, you could see there was blood coming out of her eyes, blood coming out of her wherever... you gotta see this guy. ahh, i don't know what i said, ahh. "i don't remember." he's going like "i don't remember!? 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.

ay 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. william f. galvin: it's easier than ever for you to vote. learn more at massearlyvote.com 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. 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

posing as customers made off the $25,000 worth of engagement rings. one of the men grabbed a rack and the clerk tried to run after them and the men got away. in florida, a homeowner was trick or treating with her child. and three kids came along and stole 15 pounds of candy she left on the porch. and one of the boys grabbed the bowl. a wild panda trapped near a river. the dam on a metal walkway. they worked for hours eventually tranquilizing the bear. and two hours later. they released him into the wild. >> aren't that off the endangered list? >> not positive on that. what a gorgeous day outside. >> it was so nice. this is one where we just stole it from fall.

catching on with the bonus day phrasing. hopefully you had a chance to get outside and soak in the fresh air. the high was 70 degrees. record high today is 83 in boston. a sweet day to be outdoors. in the 60s across the area and 50s across cape cod and the islands. still a lot of very warm air. 80degrees in wichita. and cleveland at 7r what are the chances you would have the last two games in cleveland in november and both of them would be near 80 degrees. and the rain won't be a problem. you might get a shower but the main batch of rain won't move in until midnight. unless it's 16 or 17 innings, they'll be okay. showers arriving towards daybreak tomorrow. upper 40s to around 50 degrees.

showers, early tomorrow morning, best chance will be across vermont, new hampshire, and far northern massachusetts. for most of us, we're waiting until the afternoon. notice the chance for the sunshine south of the pike. this is where the warmest temperatures are going to be and where the best day overall is going to be. and then we track through the afternoon and early evening. and might be a rumble of thunder mixed in. but i'm not expecting a big rain event. tomorrow evening, it's all gone by the time we wake morning. you can see where the winds will be more southerly. along and south of the pike. once you head northward to new hampshire and far northern mass most of the day will be in the 40s and 50s. grayer and cooler. and a better chance for steady rainfall in new hampshire and northern mass. we could see a half inch in spots. and for the most part, a few showers, not a lot of

and we head into the afternoon. and more northerly across new hampshire, and you can see where the front is setting up. and as we head into the evening, the winds turn to the northwest. and that will set up a blustery friday where winds will be gusting 30 miles per hour throughout the day. delivering a colder air mass and a dry day. saturday dry and cool and chilly with low 50s and a mix of sun and clouds. and sunday a storm will start to develop to the east. and it's going to stay to the east. and as it gets for a flurry or a sprinkle especially on sunday morning. and northern new england will have snow showers in the mountains. saturday is dry, partly cloudy, upper 40s to low 50s. a little cooler and more cloud cover and a chance for a flurry or a sprinkle. we have the warm pattern and cooler air will dip in and this is the pattern we get for the next 10 days. we'll be close to average when

and we fall back this weekend. daylight saving time comes to an end on sunday morning. monday looks quiet and cool. and election day we might top 60 degrees. no problems there. the school yard shoutout. 160 7th and 8th graders there. and they got a grant to become part of the weather bug network. they are now a weather bug weather from the weather bug sensor. >> beautiful. >> 66 degrees in worcester. >> and the panda is no longer endangered, only vulnerable. >> and they saved one more. one more. investigators believe that when malaysia airlines flight crashed no one was at the

was flying the plane in the final moments. an australian backpacker is safe after being lost in the jungle for two weeks. the 25-year-old went into the jungle in malaysia carrying nothing but a food pack to last one day. officials found him covered in leeches, disoriented and alive. he survived by eating wild ferns, bananas, and berries he fo and a preschool student walking 3 miles a day just to get to and from school. racists hit a new hampshire home. the shocking reason the mother believes she and her son are being targeted. and what a driver saw that made him swerve out of control.

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.

how far is too far for a high school kid to walk to school. in boston, the city does not provide transportation if the students live less than 2 miles from the schools. >> i wish i could take the bus. >> but that's not possible for ninth grader elijah perryman. it's a mile and a half walk and a mile and a half home again. >> it's hard for me to walk

they try to come at me. >> 20 friends, family, and community activists walked him home while demanding that the boston school department expand the pass program to all high school students. >> we need to invest in our young people and we need to invest in their transportation. >> most boston students who live more than 2 miles from school receive the t pass. if they live closne don't have the m 7. the cost to provide the passes would be about $2 million a year. >> i think that if we are promising young people free education that a part of that is getting to and from school. >> if families buy the pass for the their child. the cost is $30 a month, a price many simply can't afford. advocates say that means it's

job. >> that would help me a lot because -- so i can get to school early and stuff and not late. >> if young people don't feel safe in their movement back and forward to school. then they are going to have an issue in the classroom. >> so we asked the boston school department to respond and a representative sent a statement. boston public schools respect the listens to community concerns on this issue. so hopefully, stay tuned. >> maybe there's a little bit of an opening. but 2 miles is way too long. especially in the winter. you want to walk 3 miles round trip? no good. the news at 6:00 starts now. all new at 6:00, a new hampshire mother and son targeted by racists. tonight the shocking reason she believes her home is being hit

crash. the driver was high on heroin when he he killed a woman who spent her life helping addicts. tomorrow the return of chilly air. arrested for a public protest. but did it cross the line. the news at 6:00 starts now. live from the channel 4 studios in boston, this is use use at 6:00. now at 6:00, a mother and son targeted by hate in their vandalized with racist remarks. the mother says they've been targeted three times in a little more than two weeks. >> it's because her son is white and herson isn't she says. >> reporter: this is the driveway basketball court where a former college player taught

until just a couple of weeks ago. the driveway basketball hoop is fun for the 7-year-old boy but in the last two weeks, the interracial youngster has seen hate delivered to his doorstep. >> i wasn't ready to talk about this. i didn't think we'd have to talk about it. >> hey, buddy, you did nothing wrong. >> it began october 21st when driveway with the phrase n word lover. several days it was n word go home scrawled on a chunk of wooden barricade and tossed into the front yard. >> i didn't understand this thinking at all. >> this is an unusual thing to occur. we have work to do. >> she decided to let police

night. someone pummeled her car with fried chicken and watermelon. >> it's silly that they don't have anything better to do with their time. >> she's gone public with her ordeal with the hope that others will rally against racism. >> we're not sorry, and we're not afraid. >> reporter: she's >> i want them to nope how shameful and how ignorant it is. >> neighbors saw nothing on the three nights. and right now jacqueline is reviewing the video from last night to see if they captured anything useful. and police are asking anyone with info to step forward. ken macleod, wbz news. we just got this video into the newsroom of an suv that burst into flames in the town of lester.