this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 5:00. phil: we begin with breaking news on boston common, one person arrested, a second rushed to the hospital with severe stab wounds. heather: this happened at the busy corner of tremont and park streets right outside the t station. police say this is not a random attack. the victim, who is homeless, is expected to survive. phil: and at the marina, flames consuming at least five boats there, causing one of them to think. people were actually inside some of those boats when the fire started. heather: newscenter 5' s rhondella richardson is live in quincy tonight rhondella? rhondella: you can see there was massive poverty damage, no injuries, and they still don' t know the cause. the fire started out on a 35 foot carver, a cabin cruiser

one of the owners was inside. >> she said -- she saw and smelled smoke, and she yelled to my dad and we just yelled for her to get off of the vote. she was afraid of what would happen, some people it back and pulled her district and they eventually ended up on the right side. rhondella: sky 5 shows the way the fire spread, fueled by so much. >> point you create a big enough gap, the heat and flames will spread from boat to vote. rhondella: they lost the vote they lived on.

another 36 foot boat also destroyed. 7:45 a.m. rhondella: the family came to bring it out of the water today. the husband was disconnecting flames. phil: a stunner on capitol hill the front-runner in the speaker of the house race drops out. lawmakers are so shocked by the news there is no clear replacement for john boehner right now. newscenter 5' s aixa diaz is live in our washington bureau few lawmakers saw this one coming? aixa: house republicans were ready to nominate the man for speaker when the one many would have chosen gave a surprising announcement. >> if we are going to unite and be strong, we need a new phase to do that.

aixa: kevin mccarthy shocked everyone when he announced he is withdrawing for nominee for speaker. >> if we are going to be strong, we have to be 100% united. aixa: the next bigger needs a 218 vote majority to do the job. >> we need to have a discussion because we need to find somebody that our whole body can unite behind and do what we are elected to do. i expect: -- aixa: he says he does not have the backing of the whole house. >> it will not be easy to bring all factions of the republican party together. aixa: they could suffer in 2016 if they do not come together and show solidarity now stop >> they need to get their act together and [indiscernible] aixa: it could cause longer-term issues for congress.

>> as long as they continue to worry about the criticism from the far right, they will struggle to demonstrate to the american people that they are actually suited to govern. aixa: john boehner said he will continue serving as big or until his successor is elected. -- as speaker until his successor is elected. heather: a live look at the boston skyline all clear now, but showers are in our near future. mike wankum joins us when does the rain move in? mike: tomorrow . but it will be cooler than lately, mainly because it did not get that warm today. 56 right now in boston. yesterday we were closing in on 70 degrees, so today was a little bit cooler. where' s the rain coming from? it is over 500 miles away way out west. i think tomorrow is dry, but the evening commute tomorrow could be on the wet side.

the clouds will thicken up in the overnight hours. tomorrow morning there may be a hint of clouds for -- a hint of sunshine. there could be evening showers and perhaps a rumble of thunder. we will talk about when we get temperatures in a few minutes. phil: one of the 3 american attack on a train in france is back in the hospital tonight. spencer stone was attacked stabbed in california. ed harding joins us, ed? ed: it was just outside of sacramento. he was hospitalized and in serious condition at this hour. ed: -- airman spencer stone is back in the hospital, this time in what appears to be a street fight captured on surveillance sacramento. the assault happened in a

>> there were conversations and then it continued down the block to where the stabbing occurred. ed: stone and his two childhood friends helped to work a terror attack while on a french train on vacation. s highest obama. in france, his finger was cut off with a box cutter and had to be reattached. now with this stabbing, he is recovering from significant, but not life-threatening injuries. his family tweeted that everyone should pray for the stone family today. ed: detectives are now searching for two suspects that manage to get away. they said it has nothing to do with the incident in france. phil: the search continues for the wreckage of the sunken container ship el faro and its data recorder. all 33 people aboard were killed last week when the ship sank after losing power and getting caught in hurricane joaquin.

the data device is similar to an airliner' s black box and might contain information that could explain why the 790-foot ship lost power at the worst possible time. but first searchers have to find the ship itself somewhere near the bahamas about 3 miles deep. heather: 15 people managed to safely escape a new hampshire hotel fire. the hotel on the beach. it costs severe damage to the third floor. 15 guests and staffers got out. the cause is not known at this point. to oxford where we do know what caused a huge fire at a vacant warehouse. the state fire marshal said it was accidental. it is believed it was started in a makeshift kiln with human remains. they were big concerns about toxins with asbestos removal

next-door. it took 10 tankers of water to contain that fire. phil: dell is in position to take over in one of the biggest technology deals ever. emc currently employs 9500 people cure in the bay state and it could result in job cuts. verizon wireless is applying financial pressure to convince longer-tenured customers to give up their unlimited data plans. verizon stopped offering the unlimited data plans to new customers 4 years ago, but allowed those who had them to keep them at 29:99 a month. next month, that price jumps to 49-99. at&t is trying something similar to get it' s unlimited data customers to surrender their

it is a fresh start for the bruins who take to the ice for the 2015 season. heather: there are a lot of new faces, fresh faces in black and gold and there is one that will not be suiting up tonight. let' s get live at the garden. >> good evening and welcome to the garden. on opening night, the guy that wears the sweater will not play tonight. he has been out with what is described as a body injury. and there is a lot of upper body to this guy because he is 6' 9" and 260 pounds. he has been practicing for the past couple of days, but -- and if they want to be playing into may and beyond, why not just make sure. >> i want to play as and as i can, but it is game one and not that it is less important than any other game, but at this time

progress and keep going forward instead of back. >> he might be back for a number two, which is saturday night against the montreal canadians. we have some news coming up out of dallas coming up at 6:00 in sports. heather: sky 5 over a rollover crash in woburn, which left one person seriously injured. the crash happened on the ramp connecting 93 south to 129 north. the car involved hit the car rail and ended up in the woods the right lane of the ramp had to be closed as crews arrived. phil: and taking a look at first alert traffic. it' ll be one of those afternoon, especially at the bunker hill bridge. heading south, 34 minute for mass as through three. out west on the pike thomas 17 minutes from i-93 to newton corner.

28 is backed up in both directions as well. once you get to 495, about a minutes between the mass pike and to heather: a dangerous 90. situation growing worse tonight in the carolinas. phil: more than a dozen dams have already failed. the cause for alarm tonight concerning one region' s main source of water. heather: a drug smuggling operation busted at logan airport. the team work that brought the suspect down. phil: a troubling discovery in the search for missing roommates from new hampshire one is found dead in massachusetts. the search right now for the other one. heather: staff at a boston hospital urging you to shake it

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heather: you see that? wow. 100 pounds of pot were arrested at logan airport. inside the suspects suitcase was 100 pounds of pot packaged in heat-sealed plastic wrap. he has been charged with trafficking in marijuana. phil: the heroic army veteran who tried saving students in last week death -- deadly shooting at an oregon trinity college is now out of the hospital. he was released last night and had been shot several times. the 30-year-old found the fire alarm and then went back to his classroom to confront the gunman.

all nine people were killed in the attack. for william and kate. below 2000 feet around their country mansion estate are prohibited. heather: historic flooding in the carolinas have now claimed 19 lives. rising. more than a dozen dams have failed. the city' s main source of water has collapsed. >> a new warning for residents living in communities near swollen rivers, evacuate and seek higher ground. need you to get out. >> several rivers already a record levers -- levels are continue -- are expected to continue to rise in the next several days.

>> how will i get my kids to school when my cars are underwater? >> [indiscernible] >> as of thursday afternoon, thousands of homes in columbia, south carolina were without a drinking water. the city' s main source of water was breached on monday. the workers are repairing and reinforcing the canal, and that is kimberly suspended, but officials say it is under control. >> the plan is to fix the breach in the wall. if we are able to do that, we are in good shape for the long haul. >> and take a look at the dramatic pictures before and after the dam breaking. at least 14 have failed in the area and dozens more are threatening to burst. >> dozens have been without

phil: mike and i were just reminiscing about apple picking. mike: bring me some of those. finally starting to feel a little cool out there. if you like apple picking should be happening. this is in a kind of upwards and downwards forecast. today was cooler, 10 degrees cooler in boston. remember last month at this time? we were way warmer. october is running on the cold side. you look at there and you have that sunshine and that is what makes the whole world different. the easterly wind is pumping the cool air in. beverly is that it is six degrees, but you head over to pittsburgh, 65.

it depends on where you are in place and to that brees. the cape in the 50' s, but inland in the mid 60' s in norwood right now. the pollen count is manageable. if you are suffering from any kind of runny nose or scratchy throat, might want to be checking into it. it might be a fall cold , a lot of that going on right now. there is this storm system right there. you will notice it sucks everything into it. tomorrow, we will be back up around 70 degrees. behind it, cool air. that is why saturday will be cooler. and everything between, rain. most of it is tomorrow afternoon. we drop off in the 40' s to around 50 degrees. 46 to 50 is the overnight low. tomorrow, mostly cloudy. there might be a little bit of sunshine early in the day, but not much.

i afternoon, talking about showers and there could be a rumble of thunder. 68-72 is the high temperature. into the 70' s and the wind will be strong. there will be afternoon showers , but saturday' s back to sunshine as we celebrate the year of the sunflower at the fair this year. tomorrow morning at 8:00, notice they are coming from the south. that is why we are warming up nicely. and then they switch around to the northwest and that is the front that has gone by and then we break it down for saturday' s forecast. tomorrow, we will get to the showers. today -- i think we will start with just cloudy skies, but here is that line to watch right there. as we head toward six clark, i

think the evening commute will have some showers -- head toward six clark, i think the evening commute will have to showers. maybe even a downpour. plenty of sunshine over the weekend. and we warm up each day. sunday morning is a chilly start , in the 30' s in most locations. but by columbus day, warming up tuesday does not look like a big event, but that will be our next chance for rain. some much-needed rain in the forecast tomorrow and it clears up for the weekend. phil: a heartwarming in -- heartwarming union -- reunion in colorado to tell you about. heather: this little girl just could not wait to have her dad. she is so sweet. 300 soldiers returning from

popular -- daniel ogles be cost little girl stole the show. the crowd erupted in cheers. phil: a flu shot breach in new jersey. heather: does is possibly sickened in this case after a nurse use the same syringe over and over again. the new action against that accused nurse today. phil: what is being said about a

heather: the nurse accused of reusing syringes while giving flu shots in new jersey is off the job. the state health department has temporarily suspended her license. the woman is accused of reusing

giving shots to 67 patients. officials say the risk of infection is low, since it wasn' t the needle that was reused. but the syringe. they' re still recommending those patients get tested for hepatitis b, c and hiv. a warning for whole foods customers tonight, the grocery strain -- the grocery chain is recalling chief contaminated with listeria. it was sold in clear pricegrabber and has a label that begins with pl you, -- pk lu 023956. you can return it for a full refund. phil: putting on a bike helmet is a move we can do to save a

life, but you might be surprised at how many are still not doing it. you might be interested in some proof that really makes a difference. today, new research shows just how important it may be. researchers at arizona state university looked at bike accident. those that helmets had 56 percent lower odds of brain injury or dying. fewer than half of american bicycle riders actually wear helmets. but if you are a bike rider, this study will now be quoted to you by almost everyone who loves you. so when it comes to using a bike, user head by protecting it with a helmet. dr. say they now need to focus on making helmets even better to provide more protection for bike riders. heather: i know many people who have been saved because of the helmet.

that said to me, if you have a five dollar head, then where a five dollar helmet heather: next . it' s important. heather: next on newscenter 5 at 530: a fight over a dog leads to a triple stabbing. phil: it all happened at a boston grocery store. the arrest made in connection with the crime tonight. heather: remember this at logan, fire on board a plane on the ground. a battery inside the cause. the push tonight to keep the

phil: breaking news at 5:30, a stabbing on boston common just outside the busy park street mbta station. one person is under arrest, another taken to the hospital. newscenter 5 has learned the victim who is homeless is expected to survive. despite the police activity the evening commute is not being impacted at this time. heather: right now, an investigation into this fast-moving fire at a marina. everyone managed to get out safely. firefighters formed a defensive line to stop even more votes learning. phil: kevin mccarthy pulled out of the race to become the next speaker of the house. he said republicans need to