he was killed by responding police officers. the coast guard continuing to search for a container ship caught in the hurricane walking. j.c.: 33 people were on board. reporter: parts of the east coast underwater. >> this is wild. this is very wild. >> streets emerge from the surf. all of this from the carolina through new england from a separate storm unrelated to hurricane walking. >> dueling dealing with two situations, rainfall, and having to deal with this potential hurricane. reporter: the hurricane shown here from space lingering over the caribbean off the coast of the bahamas. the coast guard searching in treacherous conditions for this cargo ship from florida reported

>> this and this soul -- this vessel is disabled. we are going to locate the vessel. reporter: people are warned to take precautions even though walking is expected to stay offshore. >> a hurricane does not have to go over your town to have an impact on you. they are boarding up, building barriers on the beach, waiting for both of the storms to pass. stormteam 5 continues to keep a watch on the storm. this is a very powerful storm. >> we use a skill that goes up to five. this is still a category three hurricane. up to 155 miles per hour.

you will notice the absence of a knife. we are not seeing one. we are seeing some redevelopment near the i. that is what you' re looking at this point. it is going to stay as a category three through the early part of the weekend. it is moving over cooler waters. as it passes it will go over cooler waters and it becomes a category 1 storm. you look at the computer models. they push at 480 miles offshore. the close as it will get us 166. we will begin with some swells at the ocean. we will talk more about the rain , and what kind of weekend you can expect in a few minutes. phil: new crime stats suggests new bedford is the most violent city in massachusetts. the 2014 fbi' s uniform crime stats show the city' s crime rate jumped to 12.6% up nearly 2% from the year before.

fall river is in second place at 11.6% springfield is at 10.8% compared to boston at just over 7%. j.c.: new questions tied to this august fire at the charlton farm and winery. call log records obtained by the telegram show after the first call was made to 911, it took firefighters 21 minutes to get to the fire. the owner claims firefighters went to the wrong location and that' s what caused a delay. other factors that delayed malfunctioning truck and a scramble to find a water source. phil: commitment 2016 some of the republican presidential candidates are in new england this weekend. ted cruz plans to attend a fundraiser in boston this afternoon. he' ll then head to the deerfield fair before attending a house party and fundraiser in salem. john kasich has 3 stops today concord, goffstown and manchester. phil: the man giving hillary clinton a run for her money will be in massachusetts this weekend. bernie sanders has an event in springfield on saturday.

later that night, he' ll attend a rally at the convention center in south boston. j.c.: we have rain off there. it always causes a delay. you can see that where the travel is slow in both directions. we go to 93 southbound. it is very slow. northbound is the same drive to route 128. look how slow it is both directions. farther west, 25 minutes. we are slow in both directions . it is just about to double the normal drive times. that is first alert traffic. the shooting massacre in oregon has reignited the gun control debate on capitol hill. phil: it is not a big topic in the campaign. what candidates are saying about how they would handle the crisis.

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>> j.c.: the shooting massacre in oregon has reignited the gun control debate on capitol hill. republicans and democrats are weighing in, all offering their sympathies but divided on what, if anything, should happen next. abc' s lana zak has more. reporter: this is president obama after hearing the news a mass shooter killed and injured more than a dozen innocent victims. the photo capturing his frustration. >> this is something we should politicize. it is relevant to our common life together, to the body politic. reporter: this is the 15th time he has made a comment on a mass shooting. >> our thoughts and prayers are not enough. reporter: others weighed in, hillary clinton saying

she would push for a background check and longer waiting period. >> it would prevent guns from getting into the wrong hands aimed save lives. reporter: several did not believe the shooting was a reason for more gun control. donald trump and my cut could be all call the shooting a tragedy rather than a gun problem, it was a mental health problem. >> every time we have one of these cases is study it carefully to see what warning signs exist so that we begin to build profiles of the kinds of people who are likely to do things like this. reporter: cruz accused president

phil: massport fire and rescue training for the worst-case scenario today. massport staged a mock plane crash at logan. the crews were on the airfield helping mock victims off a plane. fire and ems crews did evaluations on would-be patients. the purpose of the drill was to test the coordination, communication and response in the event of a major incident at the airport. phil: a nightmare flight for american airlines passengers. j.c.: the injuries travelers suffered when severe turbulence hit. phil: we' ve all played fetch with a dog but what about a dolphin?. the high-priced item this one returned to its owner. >> wind and rain out there. it will not be the best weekend ever but it will not be a

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its stores will not open on thanksgiving day this year. for the past two years the retailer has been open on the holiday, but says this year its customers and employees should have the chance to stay home with family and friends. however, they will be offering online-only deals on the holiday, and then open stores at 6 am on black friday. phil: wal-mart announcing big

headquarters. citing a changing retail and customer landscape. they are letting 450 people go. laid-off employees will all get 60-days of pay and benefits, as well as various severance packages. the layoffs follow months of rumors about job headquarters . hackers hit the t-mobile wireless network 15 million customers compromised. stolen data includes social security numbers, home addresses, and birthdates. the hackers actually got the information from the credit reporting agency experian which t-mobile uses to check the credit status of its customers. now t-mobile is offering hacked customers 2-years of free credit monitoring from experian. amazon will soon remove apple t.v. and google chromecast streaming media devices from its online shopping platform. neither product allows customers to easily watch amazon' s prime instant video streaming service. amazon will continue to sell streaming media devices that compete with its fire t.v. and fire stick like roku, microsoft xbox and sony playstation, all

of which allow customers to stream prime videos. j.c.: frightening moments in the sky for passengers on an american airlines flight. the plane headed for miami experienced severe turbulence. newscenter 5' s erika tarantal tells us several passengers were hurt. >> an ambulance on the tarmac. passengers loaded, injured during their flight from grenada hit by turbulence, throwing passengers from their seats. >> a gentleman didn' t have on his seatbelt. his head damaged the aircraft. reporter: all five passengers were taken to a hospital for injuries. >> it was very scary. reporter: the seatbelt sign was eliminated at the time and the pilots did not have any indication of severe turbulence. the plane landed without further incidents.

one possible cause, turbulence which pilots cannot see when a jet stream pass alongside each other. the air between is disturbed. it can get very company very quickly and radar cannot detect it. phil: in atlanta there is an effort to preserve majestic animal species. scientists at the university of georgia are teaming with zoo atlanta to build a genetic storage center to help preserve big cats and other species. the process involves taking cells from the skin of a sedated animal, then converting them into stem cells. from there, those cells can be it' s already been done with pig stem cells. and researchers are confident it can work with big cats, given the knowledge of their biological makeup. cells have already been and clouded leopard. dancer by the miami heat was participating in a financial shoot with this dolphin, when her phone accidentally dropped

into the water. when a trainer couldn' t retrieve it, he signaled tot the dolphin. within seconds the dolphin retrieved her phone. although the phone was ruined, the effort was quite amazing. phil: who says big guys don' t cry? >> dolphins aren' t that smart, i guess. >> amazing to look at that kind of stuff. you are talking about the florida weather. florida has been wet here the last few days. we are getting some rain here. it is raining right now but it is so light it is not hindering visibility. it is going to be going down a little bit. it is 50 degrees in boston. there is the northeasterly wind. if you are right on the shoreline you knew the wind was howling. wind gusts around the coast,

because of that brees it is piling up the ocean. tomorrow we have another coastal flood advisory. it is all around high tide, 4:00 tomorrow. as we saw today, down through marshfield or may be minor coastal flooding. it is going to take a while for the wind to settle down. one thing we have is rain. i am showing you a lot of rain because this is not a washout of a weekend. toward the end of the week and there may be some then overcast. you see this band heading north. i said light rain. there is heavier rain to the south. right in between is where boston is.

some spots picking up over two inches of rain. here is even more overnight tonight. they have been talking about heavy rain into carolina. some places pickup it through the rest of the weekend. this is all on a stationary front that is down here. that is keeping the breeze going. the wind is going to stay with us. we have to get one or two of these to move out. it is going to wait for the hurricane to pass before it clears out. you see a lot of showers, where the heaviest rain is tonight. there will be some showers out there. we had to the afternoon. watch the clock and what happens. you will see some breaks in the cloud cover. it is more drizzle than anything else.

here are the winds. we can see some gusts again through the coast line. but we are talking about tomorrow for high temperatures, not much warmer than today. high temperatures tomorrow, 47 for a high tomorrow. temperatures climb up to around 60 degrees. things are extra warming up and clearing out as the hurricane makes a closer pass to us. you will see it showing up on the map right offshore but it will stay 300 miles offshore as it attracts into the north atlantic and becomes extratropical. behind it we have some blue skies. we have some sunshine and temperatures warming up in the upper 60' s and 70' s. the first parts of next week are

j.c.: it is not nice now and that is the problem. phil: we had a nice run. 5-6 days before we had sunday the forecast. j.c.: i wore my winter coat today. phil: that doesn' t surprise me. you are always cold. who says big guys don' t cry? j.c.: a virginia dad-be gets pretty weepy when he finds out he and his wife are having a son. >> i' m due february 16. >> come here. >> it is a boy. phil: -- j.c.: arkell graves says his tears of joy come after he and his wife, dana, have tried to have a baby for the last 17 years. the couple has had 4 mis-carriages. no sadness this morning just happiness. >> i have never been that excited before in my life.

j.c.: the couple is getting plenty of laughs from the video even getting stopped on the street. imagine what it will be like when he is holding his son. phil: it is a genuine reaction. beautiful. j.c.: there is a great love story going viral tonight. phil: the ring bearer and a flower girl have their own wedding 17 years later. j.c.: paid millions in tax dollars for medical transports shuts down. 5 investigates with exclusive that' s under way. >> we need to keep our focus on the people hurting. phil: her daughter died in the new town school tragedy. latest tragedy.

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phil: when it comes to standardized tests a texas teen is far from standard. antony yun is celebrating a pretty incredible accomplishment a perfect score on both the sat and the act. his older brother was a great role model and motivator. >> you could say this runs in the family and a way. my brother also that a perfect score. i always have the thought, i

phil: hopefully that big brain of his will be heading to cambridge. m.i.t. is on his short list. j.c.: they were children when they first met. he the ring bearer, and she the flower girl, in a family friend' s wedding. now 17 years later, the two walked down a church aisle for another wedding their own. newscenter 5' s erika tarantal has their story. reporter: you can almost see the misery on his five-year-old face. hers is being with pride. he said he would have to be in >> i was devastated. i had to walk down the aisle with her. reporter: he was a shy little boy but rick had her sites set. when she had a crush on me. she got on my nerves. would i. storybook ending.

>> when they all came out surprise. reporter: they met in church and reconnected in middle school. crossed again. that i' been the green mile for adrian. two weeks ago, the same aisle was a dream come true. >> we have had people tell us we are young. we know it is god ordained. we know our steps have been ordered by the lord. reporter: j.c.: that where he was smiling. you can see the misery on his five-year-old face. phil: look what happens all those years later. >> and afghanistan. two local airmen among the

victims of a deadly crash. the major impact. >> accusations of racism at this high school. >> the stunning messages that got six students suspended. south. here it is wind and rain. >> from boston' s news later, newscenter 5 at 6:00. j.c.: hurricane joaquin is battling the bahamas with high wind. phil: a frantic search for a cargo ship with 31 americans on board blast scene near the battered bahamas. j.c.: and the coast guard rescues a dozen people forced to abandon their cargo ship as it took on water north of haiti. phil: it continues thankfully to track away from the east coast.

>> it does. if you take a look at the storm system we were tracking it close to the carolina coast. this is what we put our computer models together and say where is it going. there are a few that hang onto pushing it near the coast line but the track is right here. it is going to keep it to-three miles off our coast through the weekend. it is a powerful storm. category three, maximum sustained wind of hundred 25 miles per hour. this is going to track to the north. it goes from a 3-2 as it goes over cooler water. this is going to be happening monday night into tuesday morning. i will talk more about that and our rain in the forecast in a few minutes. j.c.: we will continue to keep a close eye on walking.