morning hours. ph: harvey, a little sun will return this week? harvey: i don't know if i would push summer, but maybe a little taste on our warmest day. we have cloudiness and a good chopping of eastern mass and central mass. notice the clouds have thinned out. we are slowly losing the influence of the wind. even if we have left over clouds and patchy fog, then we should be in store for some sunshine and fair weather clouds for the rest of the day tomorrow. that is the good news. notice it is actually warmer in burlington and vermont than it is in boston. once the sun comes out our temperatures will respond some. so a chilly night tonight. some areas are seeing clearing, but the clouds will be most persistent around the cape. spots around 70 degrees and it will be a much nicer day so you will have that to enjoy and a look at the rest of the week.

phil: disturbing video to see. a former seabrook ploon slamming a man's head into a wall. jc: he pled guilty to simple assault, but the question is reporter: it comes six years after the incident. despite the guilty plea, the victim is concerned the officer won't end up behind bars. marc rich charred son went to the assault in may, but the jury couldn't reach a verdict. the defense decided on a guilty plea instead of a retrial. the victim posted this surveillance video on youtube where it quickly went viral. he was just thine teen years old as he -- 19 years old when he was being booked for dwi. now the victims and prosecutors are pushing for the longest possible sentence. >> we have entered into a capped agreement. the state can argue for a maximum up to the cap which in this case is 12 months.

all but 21 days suspended for a period of two years. >> richardson was the only officer charged in connection with the case despite other officers being there. he will be sentenced on november 12th. the victim is expected to give an impact statement at that sentencing. phil: mgm resort international wants more support for the resort in springfield. they met with the mayor to reaffirm his commitment to that project. mgm proposed a drastic redesign of the original plan and wants to delay the opening by a year to september of 2018. the city council is demanding a referendum on the design change. jc: texting and driving is already illegal and they may be ready to take the law a step further. tomorrow there will be a hearing on several proposals that would require drivers to use hands free technology behind the wheel like blue tooth. the only exception is emergency situations. right now several neighboring states including new hampshire, connecticut, vermont and new york have

supporters say it cuts down on crashes caused by distracted driving. we want to know what you think. should massachusetts have a hands free law? head to the wcvb facebook page and take our poll. phil: we want to give you a look and the bridge looks okay in both directions. there were troubling drive times last time we did and we will start at the upper deck and it is 14 minutes right now. i-93 to newton corner is up to 40 minutes. farther west 20 minutes from the western tolls to 4 fine 5. 495. it looks okay in both directions. here is a look at first alert traffic. jc: reid lamberty met with dr. bill campbell and talked about the nobel prize honor. reporter: you are looking at the smiling faces of children from a remote west african

village, his work helped cure. >> it still is. reporter: dr. bill campbell still feels that raw emotion. >> you don't forget that. reporter: and no one ever will. he is one of three scientists announced this morning to win the nobel prize in medicine. the former pharmaceutical pharmacist for helping to discover the drug 25 years ago which has lowered the incident of river blindness caused by a parasitic worm. >> they are eliminating diseases and there are countries where they have eliminated the disease. >> they were initially used in animals and they found it also worked on people. the pill, taken orally, showed the immediate effects in the earliest test trials. >> it was so moving to be there and to see for example a man totally blind, but to see all of these children who would not be.

spread on his quiet street. a neighbor playfully saluting the scientist with a bagpipe. pomp and circumstance aside, the real hero here is the medicine itself. >> we see this tremendous impact where the countries are being freed from the disease. reporter: wcvb newscenter 5. jc: fantastic. right in our backyard. the pentagon is investigating a deadly airstrike at a medical clinic in afghanistan. phil: the controversy that is under scrutiny. jc: and new research encouraging you to have your teenager go to bed earlier. phil: and a major cast member

>> you're watching newscenter 5 at 5:30. jc: accusations of war crimes against the u.s. and afghanistan after more than a dozen people die in an apparent u.s. bombing raid on a hospital. newscenter 5's ed harding joins us. reporter:22 people were killed and the u.s. uh officials that the attack -- uh uh official -- affirm it is not because the u.s. felt threatened. >> asleep in their bed and some most vulnerable on the operating table and then this. pure destruction at one of the

biggest hospitals in afghanistan. they called the airstrikes by a u.s. warplane tragic and inexcusable. doctors without borders who operated in the hospital are going even further. >> we are saying that all of the indications are that, yes, this was a war crime. reporter: among the dead, staff, patients and children. the u.s. is now saying afghan forces called in the airstrikes that destroyed the hospital and not americans. that's different from initial reports that indicated that u.s. forces were threatened and that the airstrike was called on their behalf. >> the airstrike was called to eliminate the at that . threat threat -- threat and several civilians were struck. >> international coalition forces knew exactly where we were. i don't understand how any confusion could have occurred. reporter: afghan officials accuse taliban militants from firing from the hospital which doctors without borders denies.

in the intensive care units six patients were burning in their beds. how can this happen? phil: how can it happen? doctors without borders is demanding an investigation and the pentagon is promising an investigation. afghan has ordered the same. phil: the department of homeland security has reopened their investigation into the secret service. did the agency try to discredit a congressman that was investigating them. the decision to reopen comes after secret service director joe clancey says he has a different recollection. he says he was first aware of the reports of the agents circulating the record on march 25th. the department of homeland security investigation found a top secret service official and encouraged colleagues over the e-mail to release records to, quote, embarrass him. phil: a police officer refused service at a dunkin' donuts.

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bp will be forced to pay $5.5 billion in clean water act penalties, and nearly 5 billion more to five gulf states impacted by the spill which followed an offshore explosion that killed 11 workers. phil: customers of a connecticut dunkin' donuts said one employee went way too far reportedly telling a police officer that they don't serve cops. an officer went into the west hartford shop and while he was in line a female employee said he didn't get the message, we don't serve cops here. the officer then left the store without saying a word. the store quickly -- the story quickly caught fire on social media -- social media with calls for that employee to be fired. >> it is disrespectful i think to someone who is willing to put on a uniform and carry a gun and try and protect me and my town and keep it safe. phil: the employee offered an apology to the police officer and a free coffee.

the officer said no thanks. dunkin' donuts put out a statement saying the franchise owner searched out the officer and offered an apology. jc: get ready for a sucialg in admission. prices will increase on high demand days like holidays and school vacation weeks and be cheaper on slower midweekdays. while it would boost the bo the tom tom -- bottom line it hopes to control crowds during traditionally busy periods. jc: american apparel has filed for bankruptcy protection. there is a, quote, substantial doubt the company could remain in business. american apparel was founded in 1998 and known for its raunchy ad campaigns. phil: starting tomorrow you can get breakfast all day long at mcdonalds nationwide. no more racing to beat the clock to get the egg mcmuffin. you notice many stores are

mcdone thalds is work -- mcdonalds is working to boost sagging sales. jc: just in time for the holiday season target will start to stock the apple watch. the retail chain will roll out the watch in the next few weeks. on-line orders start october 18th. all stores should have it by the 25th. phil: because you were talking about the holiday season we will do this. it appeared to be a spoof, but at first it was real. santa claus announced his run for city council. here he is. the man whose real legal name is santa claus is running for a seat on the city council in, wait for it, the north pole, alaska. claus was former president of the chamber of commerce and now taking on a new role because he didn't have enough to do in the winter. jc: i feel like santa is too busy to take on an added role and needs to focus on the gift giving.

phil: if he can cover all of that ground in the holiday season -- harvey: then he can win any election. that's right. another cool day of the it is cooler than average. remember how warm september was? you don't need me to remind you how cool october has started out. each and every day of the first five have been below average. the month is running five degrees below average. it is brighter across new england and pretty color is starting to come up and even locally we are seeing splashes of color like this. it reminds us to remind you that the fair is well underway. it started on october 2nd and it will go all the way through columbus day on the 12th. and there is really nice weather to head up there on wednesday when the temperatures will be around 70 for a high and secretaries on wednesday and a fair amount of sunshine both days and the winds won't be too strong.

that's a nice take. awless around here this time of year. we still have the clouds around eastern new england with clearing to the west. we are losing the ocean wind slowly, but surely. it should set us up for a nice day tomorrow. very similar on wednesday with a fair amount of sunshine. actually a weak front will be crossing the region, but we will hardly know it. thursday looks like another flies, sunny day around here. the current temperatures are in the 50s in most of our area. where the sun did pop out it is in the 60s. look at detroit's temperature and look at cincinnati where it is 79 and in st. louis where it is 71. a little bit of the mild air will move in tomorrow and on wednesday. that's the good news that it will turn chillier. up here it is around upper 30

to 40 is where the skies will be clear. tomorrow the same spot that could be in the upper 30s to start the day and up around 70 in the afternoon. with light winds and a fair amount of sun it will feel nice and look nice. we which can out the next seven days and an average high around 70 in the region on wednesday which looks pleasant around here. check it out. you can see some spots go over 70 degrees. maybe low 70s. a front will cross the region roughly friday afternoon or night. that gives us a risk of showers. we will clear on saturday. clouds could be held in for awhile. sunday looks like a nice day and then we warm up to around 70 degrees yet again. jc? harvey: thank you so much. her mission is to discover

what is new in the big apple. one find, a place to escape the manhattan mad fess. madness. reporter: true, new york is an urban jungle, but it is not without pockets of calm says fred dixon of the city's tourism office. >> new york is a great walking city. we tell people one of the best ways to experience our city is get lost and explore the neighborhoods. reporter: you may forget you are in the city. in the south end of central park off 59th street is the four acre nature sanctuary. formerly a bird sanctuary it was closed for decades. now they are open with limited hours. >> there was a lot of attention. reporter: cool and dark with a man made water fall they have a central park rarity.

>> there is no paved path. you can hear traffic sounds and there is a sense that it has been taken out of manhattan and you are in the wild. >> they are the woodland manager of the central park conserve ven see. it is a nonprofit that raises 75% of the park's operating budget. around the clock staff keep these 843 acres in top shape. the park's 42 million annual visitors are certainly appreciative. >> every day i have someone tell me thank you for the work we have been doing to preserve the park. jc: more tonight including a visit to a hip new hotel and a walk on the high line. what's new in new york city? 7:30 on chronicle. phil: "dancing with the stars" champional alfonso ribero stepping in as host.

for tom who is spending time with his father who is sick. bergeron tweeted about his dad, he has given me a lifetime of support and now it is time to return the favor. here in boston it took the red sox decades to break the curse of the bambino and now how about the curse of taylor swift. on phil til it seems every time swift's "1989" tour plays at a stadium they strike out. the bluejays lost both saturday and sunday games. teams across the mlb suffered similar fates. the curse does not appear to impact nfl teams because the patriots do not appear to be having any issues and she played gillette.

blame taylor swift. it is not uncommon for teens to stay up wait past their bedtime. phil: the research that could have them thinking twice about staying up so late. reporter: a company under fire. possible fraud involving millions in tax dollars. five investigates with the story. we are hearing about students from massachusetts coping with a historic flooding in south carolina. >> is gun control the issue that will pivot hillary clinton back into the league? >> and what a local gun shop is saying is needed to change things in america.

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i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i jc: injuries from a zipline accident are on the rise. from broken bones, cuts and sprains. there have been six deaths nationwide just this year and most from falls. the study published in the american journal of emergency medicine calls for better regulation and uniformed safety standards. we know lack of sleep has significant drawbacks, but when you go to sleep plays a big role in your well being. phil: that's especially for teenagers. a study finds if a teenager goes to bed late they are at a higher risk of gaining weight. they looked at 3,000 young adults and found they are more

if they went to bed at 2:00 a.m. versus 9:00 p.m. no matter how much sleep they got. >> at 11:00 or 12:00 at night you are not leakily to reach for a salad or apple. you will reach for pizza, hot dogs or hamburgers and that over time can lead to increased weight gain. phil: for every extra hour teens stayed stayed wake they added 2.1 points on the bmi index. the gain happened over a five-year period. families are clinging to hope after a cargo ship sinks. the discoveries from today's search. >> now on newscenter 5. >> emergency landing when the captain dies. >> extrooply -- extremely shocking. >> how passengers reacted. >> forced off the track. >> we were going oh no. >> the natural disaster experts believe sent the train tumbling. >> increasing sunshine.

out for the rest of the week. >> our country is better. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> an american airlines pilot dies on a flight bound for boston. >> his copilot making an emergency landing. the captain fell ill and they continued on logan and that's where rhondella richardson is live right now. rhondella? reporter: they swapped out the entire crew in new york. passengers are arriving here and they are full of sympathy and gratitude. >> they are down to 15,000 for 5,000. the medical emergency captain is incaps tated. request has handling for runway 10 landing. reporter: this is american airline flight 550 in syracuse after this morning's emergency landing. the 57-year-old pilot died in flight.

passengers were initially only told the pilot wasn't feeling well. >> her voice was quivering. i knew it was beyond an illness. >> we are on the ground within five to seven, maybe 10 max. i never landed in an airplane that quick before. >> if it wasn't for a copilot using a cool head it may have been more disastrous. reporter: the midnight flight diverted at 7:13 a.m. it took another four hours for the a bus 320 to arrive in boston with the 147 passengers. there were ambulances waiting at the gate. >> we had to wait for the bodies they removed from the plane. it was intense. >> whatever happened in the cockpit none of us will know. the copilot did a great job. reporter: and the pilot was placed in phoenix. his body is with the medical examiner. the airline is focused on the