condition and passed away. also breaking, school staff found a loaded handgun in a nashua high school student's backpack. he was having a seizure and they searched his pack to see if he ingested something, and that's when they found the gun. the student was taken to the hospital. lisa, developments from the trump transition. there are reports that the president-t with mitt romney this weekend. romney, a former candidate himself once was one of the harshest critics of his campaign but there is word that he is possibly considering romney for secretary of state. jon keller, this could be fence mending but for now? >> i am in extreme skeptic

any interest abandoning his wife and family to fly all over the world to represent the president he was seen denouncing as a buffoon and i doubt that the president-elect expects romney to carry out his agenda without pushback. but it makes sense that he would come to meet with trump, the type of person who would respect the offer even if he didn't respect and floating names like romney and another name, nicki hailey, makes a lot of political sense for the trump camp. it shows that he is reaching out to the republicans who he clashed with during the campaign and suggest thas he may not be as vengeful as his

that. a driver tries to beat a train and their vehicle, sliced in half. the driver and apparently got out and ran and police say this wasn't the first crash for them that night. chantee lans has more. >> reporter: lisa, police say that this crash on the train tracks was nothing short of a miracl around a railroad gate in revere when an mbta commuter train slams into his car. >> we had a big boom, like a signal explosion. >> reporter: the video captures the driver and front seat passenger emerge, walking away, seemingly unharmed. >> the car was split in half right in front of us. it was pretty crazy. >> reporter: neighbors say witnessing the crash on site was nothing compared to seeing

street. >> how they came out after that video was shocking to me. i don't know. like god office their shoulder. >> they were coming to get out of the neighborhood. it was a dead end. >> reporter: police say that the driver left another car that he rear ended that night. reynolds, who heard the crash, said that the driver was trying to catch the driver who left the scene. she spoke with the rear-ended driver. >> definitely taken up, but i don't know why this had to happen. >> reporter: 200 people were on the train and they were transferred to another. the driver was not identified by police but he will be summoned to court. >> it was shocking, the whole incident. >> reporter: and police say that the driver will face

chantee lans, wbz news. skyeye is over a shooting on cottage street with police cars in front and activity there, and police just confirming moments ago that one person was shot here on cottage street and their injuries are life-threatening. we will give you more information stonks comes in. and former massachusetts house free. he think convicted of corruption. and now, he will get out three years ahead of schedule. beth germano has the story. beth? >> reporter: his family has been fighting for release for sometime now as he battles cancer. the judge ruled there are extraordinary and compelling reasons for granting what is known as compassion at release

politician. for some, the powerful democrat had battled a different battle in prison, cancer. his wife tells wbz's radio, it was a fight she feared he could lose. >> yes. there were days when you felt beaten down but you had to focus on having hope and for that reason, there was no battled tongue and prostate cancer and he had trouble eating and drinking. >> he just can't even swallow. it's terrible. >> reporter: he was accused of steering state contracts to a software firm and received kickbacks. the judge said he relied on the opinion of prison doctors that

>> they were not giving him the care he needed and they did not make a special case for him because he was an elected official. >> he lost a substantial amount of weight and he had real challenges, and i think that hopefully, he can get the proper care he needs. >> reporter: when he returns home on tuesday, he will ce home confinement but see specialists. >> we wasn't wait to get him home and get the health care that he needs. >> reporter: it's unclear if the former speaker is aware of the ruling. his wife said she e-mailed him, asking for him to call her to breaked news. reporting live from the statehouse, i'm beth germano, wbz news. looking for answers in the

news that police are looking for a dark-colored suv is giving neighbors hope that the mystery surrounding vanessa marcott's murder may be solved. christina hager has more. >> reporter: police are hoping that this will lead to the resolve that this town needs, and i spoke with one investigator who said, there's hope upgraded after vanessa was murdered, one of the many small ways that the horrific crime changed day-to-day life. he lives a couple of doors down from vanessa's mother who has a sign with the tip hotline out front. the 27-year-old google executive was visiting her here

flowers at the wooden path where her body was found burned and naked. >> you want to put her to bed, put her to rest. >> reporter: and now, police float a new piece of information about a dark- severalled dark -- dark- colored suv. >> i would by no means call it unresolved. >> reporter: it may have been a stalker. >> we know vanessa used to come home on a regular base last thing she would do before returning to the city is she would go for a run, and so in that way, someone inclined to stalk a victim would be easily able to determine her habits. >> reporter: by dangling this information, she said, police could be in effect, communicating with him to say they're on to him. ed roy can only hope. >> three months, and life goes o life -- on, of course, and

it's a sore spot. >> reporter: even before the state police put the information out they got a thousand tips on this alone and expect this new development will yield much more. christina hager, wbz news. state police set up a special hotline, cbsboston.com. tonight, the patriots are packing up and headed west to face the 49ers. it's looking more likely they have to do this without rob gronkowski. steve burton has more. steve? >> reporter: we all know how

chest injury on sunday and may they not be playing him. bennett has a fearsome 1-2 punch with gronk, and today, he didn't seem too concerned about carrying a heavier workload this weekend. >> nothing more than usual. >> just go or less than 100%? >> what i have beening i starting in a football game is just football. it doesn't matter how or when i play. it's the same thing. >> reporter: j ust football. even without gronk, they are 13- point favorites. san francisco, 1-8 on the season. >> if you listen to belichick, they are really good. steve burton, thank you. >> reporter: you got it. >> we'll preview the pats and

on sunday, join us for game day at 7:30. patsand niners here on channel 4 followed by the 5th quarter post-game show on my tv 38. saving families hundreds on life-saving medication. >> the epipen medication and why so few doctors prescribe it. and a painful admission in a crash that killed the driver's friend. and devastating fire on the farm. tonight, who is helping the owners rebuild so fast. nice to see the sun today and a lot in the forecast tomorrow. then big changes for the weekend. eric, thank you, and coming up at 6:00, a field of controversy at quincy high school. the problem is one of them has

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? the soaring cost epipen makes people furious. they are life-saving for people with severe allergies but what many don't know is there is an alternative that costs hundreds less. dr.mallika marshall has a closer look at why more doctors

allergy means one wrong bite can be deadly for 10-year-old dylan frazier. that's why his mom keeps epipens everywhere. >> we have one in the cafeteria and in the classroom. >> reporter: insurance doesn't pay for all the extras accident so the fraziers have to shell out hundreds a year. but what kristen and others didn't know is there is >> i was surprised that we didn't hear. i think i am pretty astute. >> reporter: the generic injector is $430 cheaper than the mylan enpen. >> it's exactly the same medication. >> reporter: in plymouth, they said it's just as safe and effective as the enpen brand. why are more doctors not prescribing it? >> we say kleenex.

mind is epipen. >> reporter: mylan, the enpen manufacturer, doctors say, has done an exceptional job promoting the product. >> there are many providers who think epipen or generic equivalent not realizing that the pharmacist can't substitute it. >> they are the same medication but are the same. the physician should write for the auto injector. if they write for an epipen, that will be dipenced. >> reporter: there are two cap thas need to be removed before the drug is administered in the generic version and the epipen, just one. >> in case of an emergency, we just pop this off. >> reporter: dylan's doctor said he thought it was important to stick with the device he knows and did not

but he likes the idea of a cheaper alternative. >> i think if it works just as effectively and we are confident that he can use it, i would be on board. >> reporter: the manufacturer of the epipen is expected to release a generic for $300 and that's still $100 more than the auto injector. a lot of write a brand name and say substitute for the generic, to buy it at a newer price, i am thrilled. $4thift is a huge difference. >> it's a big difference and i'm going to write for the generic one. great story, doctor. thank you. >> thank you, doctor, lisa. thanksgiving one week away, and i want my turkey.

and every thursday we get our drought update, extreme drought, a rapid expansion. to see the deficit this year, we are talking about why this would be a story regardless for a long time, i put together stats from the last 5 years. every year was tryer than average except for 2014 by a hair. in boston, that's a rainfall deficit built up overtime of over 2 feet northeastern connecticut, one of the worst, more than 40". that's a whole year's worth of all your rain and snow, and hasn't happened over the last 5 years. i drove past the cambridge reservoir. we need so much rain, so much rain to get out of this drought. conservation will be key. clearing skies this afternoon, and we are watching this storm,

more record highs ahead of it. 81 in st. louis and there is the cold showing up on the map. tonight, mainly clear and quiet, and 42 in the city and tomorrow beautiful with chilly temps out the door, and then full sunshine instead of the partial sunshine today. . friday morning, the sunrise, 6:39, and if you see any gray skies tomorrow, it over cape cod and winds gustier out of cape cod out of the north. 61 in norwood tomorrow and 57 in worcester and fitchburg hitting 60. saturday, we are between two storm systems with a highway of

and here is the game changer. this is the storm over the rockies. just bring rain showers on sunday with transition over to snow showers and flurries on sunday, and the wind will start cranking up. saturday the be the weekend pick, and sunday starts off with rain showers and feels colder and thanksgiving will be feeling closer once the cold clouds moving in off the ocean and temps in the 40s. and not expect anything rain from that front. next week, below average temperatures and maybe snow flurries on monday. and we are watching another system on thanksgiving. i wouldn't get worried about it yet. but we're watching it. the accu-weather 7 day, mid-40 and quiet on tuesday and we

up for a winter weather forecast tomorrow night at 11:00. it's the whole season outlook and the whole team will talk about it. last year, it was a quiet season. >> quiet's not bad. eric, thank you so much. did you know that today is blue man group day in boston? mayor walsh made the proclamation in honor of their viers verse and they performed at the charles playhouse, and oh, by the way, they wi fannual hall with the ballet and sons of serendip for the christmas tree celebration, the 85-foot norway spruce. lisa and i will host the -- faneuil hall holiday

news for parents. boosting the safety of booster seats and how to protect your kids better than ever. and they see your vote on phony information. jon keller attackles the fake news that circulated on social media before election day and the role it might have played in the presidential race.

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on the bz feed, twin brothers are waiting for graduation to start their open business. >> they are building a car- sharing business. instead of calling uber or taxi, you just use another student's vehicle. they got the idea after they saw so many parked cars unlocked on campus. >> it's a great idea. if you need a quick errand, you get uber and then one back where if you take a buddy's car for an hour, you just pay them. >> we'll report on that. >> online retailer jet.com came up with what it shows a care- culator. it's basing gifts on social media activity. through the site, you link up

will analyze the number of likes and comments, and then they come up with a number for the gift. it gives suggestions as well from, of course, jet.com. so apparently if someone likes a lot of your pictures, those are your true friends. >> they do not have an ulterior motive. a 17-year-old, jamal, got a text and the number and said who is this? the rely, your grandma. jamal asked her to send a picture, and he realized she had the wrong guy. he still said, can you come to dinner? and she replied yes.

on twitter and also didn't blur her phone number. she got 6600 invitations to thanksgiving dinner. but she is a good sport and will be having dinner with him next week. an i-team investigation caught state workers doing something other during their shift and the critical mistake a zoo made shooting and killing a gorilla to safer a boy. and a young man, dead. his childhood friend is blamed for all. next, the friend is owning up

? dylan: i was un-athletic and very sedentary in my lifestyle. and then i found parkour and something about it clicked. then i stopped drinking soda and eating sweets and eating all the junk food. i was like if i eat these things i'm going to be heavier and i'm not going to be able to jump as far. my name is dylan polin

a cape cod teen girl on the way to the school bus. bourn police have arrested 18- year-old john allen saying that one week ago he grabbed a 14- year-old girl from behind and threw her to the ground. the victim and suspect live on the same street. allen will be arraigned tomorrow. also breaking, a shooting on connell at street in dorchester. the victim has life-threatening injuries. we have a crew on the way and