20 degrees in taunton. th only place that escapes the freeze from province town to chattum and it modified the cold a little bit. look at these other low temperatures. 21 in fitchburg and 23 in bedford and 16 in orange and 16 in springfield. certainly we have made a recovery although most of us couldn't get to 50 today. it will still be chilly tonight, but not as cold as last night. look at this change coming tomorrow. temperatures boost into the 60s. wow, topsy-turvy temperatures. heather:they are looking into the suspicious weekend death of a teenager in a motel. ed? reporter: the girl died of an apparent drug over dose. she was staying at a local hotel with her mother and mom's boyfriend. early saturday morning the boyfriend called police to say she was unresponsive. she died at the scene. the girl's death has shaken up

classmates and teachers at her high school. >> we met with the staff this morning to give them an update and prepare for the day and there was a lot of sadness in the school. reporter: police are waiting for toxicology results before they issue a definite cause of death. if this was overdose, it would be the seventh in rochester so far this year. phil? phil: ed, lawyers for a tomorrower prep school student are trying to get the most serious conviction thrown out. he was convicted of five charges and related to the sexual assault of a teenage girl. lawyers say a felony computer related charge carries too harsh a penalty and requiring him to register as a sex offender. they argue it is inconsistent with lawmaker intent that someone con vehicled it of a misdemeanor sex assault should not have to register. phil: she was identified as an 80-year-old woman and

they were killed in the fire on sunday morning at their home on montcom street. fire. three others did escape safely. investigation. heather:massachusetts education leaders met today to discuss results of a new test that could replace the mcats. the board of elementary and secondary education will discuss student assessment of the parcc test. it was given to schools last spring and scores from the new test will be released tomorrow. education leaders will vote next month whether or not to adopt the parcc test. new federal data shows the percentage of local community college students in default on student loans has dropped significantly for the first time in three years. experts think that's because the economy has improved and because students are better informed about debt. phil:let's take you out and

the traffic has started to back up. let's look at the maps and the rest of the area and see what traffic looks like. you are looking at a 28-minute ride from mass ave to route 3. out west 15 minutes from i-93 to newton corner and 128 is slowing down southbound. farther west on the pike and the western toll to i-95. once you get to 495 the stretch between mass pike and 290 looks okay in both directions. that's a look at first alert traffic. heather:it is back to work on capitol hill. phil: the items on the top of the must do list. >> and the texas teenager who was arrested for bringing a homemade clock to school. phil: their daughter's wedding was canceled and how they

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phil: we are following this breaking news are to you. 186amory has collapsed. you can see a portion of the roof there is gone. you can see right into the building. crews have been ordered out of the building.

they stopped doing that and the flames are under control. collapsed. crews have been ordered out and no word on any injuries. >> back to work on capitol hill. lawmakers are returning list. we now have a look at what is on top of the agenda. >> they come back to a house speaker race. a controversial benghazi showdown. who will become the next speaker of the house. that's one of the requesties that lawmakers are facing this week. the pressure is on paul ryan to run for the position after kevin mccarthy dropped out of the race. >> there is a disarray in their own party because they can't choose a leader and that is politically disastrous for them. presumably every step is taken as they rally behind somebody this week.

reporter: hillary clinton testifies about what she knew leading up to the 2012 attacks that killed four americans. the white house says this week's hearing is politically motivated and republicans say they are after the fact. >> they will come loaded forbear. they are under a lot of pressure to produce. >> we are doing a fact-based comprehensive investigation and then we will issue a final report. >> congress is also up against a november 3rd deadline to raise the nation's borrowing limit or allow the government's loans to go into default. >> very, very unlikely it happens. it does allow the republicans an interesting tool to play a game of political chicken with the president. >> the senate returned to work today and the house is back in session tomorrow. live in washington, wcvb newscenter 5. >> thank you. the texas schoolboy whose rebuilt clock caused a security concern heads to the

white house. he will take part in white house astronomy night where he will stargaze on the white house lawn with space and astronomy experts from all over the country. last month you may remember achmed's homemade clock was mistaken by a bomb by his teacher when he brought it to school. police handcuffed the boy and took him into custody, but later apologized and released him. heather: if they can inspire him to continue on with his education. caught on camera, the aftermath of a fiery plane crash in texas. phil: the people inside managed to survive all of that. you are seeing it on your screen. tonight they are talking about what they call a miracle. >> alert and improving. the family and friends speak out on lamar odom. >> snow flurries for some

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heather:this woman gotti bow law last year -- goty bow raw while working in sierra leone. recently she became critically ill with relapsed sim tolls. -- symptoms. she is in stable condition in an isolation unit. oscar pistorius will be released from prison tomorrow.

he was convicted of culpable homicide for the shooting death of his girlfriend there 2013. prosecutors have appealed that decision. they are still seeking a murder conviction. fill phil a couple of amazing stories from -- phil: a couple amazing stories. this is the aftermath of a plane crash. the plane is on fire. they started their dissent to lancaster airport and they felt a jolt. they hit a high voltage power line and the plane started to catch fire. their saving grace is the plane was equiped with a parachute. >> i went up to grab the handle for the parachute, but my wife already pulled it. >> the parachute got tangled on the power lines, but slowed the plane enough to avoid a major impact. the pilot and his wife got out just as the fire you can see began to overtake the plane. phil: also from texas a skydiver taking part in an airshow is recovering from injuries during this

four members of the skydiving team planted jumps during a performance. they were called off because of the high winds. one man already jumped from the plane and he landed on a vendor's tent. he luckily didn't hurt anyone in the crowd. >> the white house is enlisting corporate america to bolster the push for an international climate change agreement. they say 81 companies have signed on to the american business act. they aim to cut carbon emission and it is an additional 68 companies since the white house first unveiled the pledge. ski resorts resorts and chair lifts started running today. this is sunday river in maine and it is official looy open for business. tas a great sight -- that's a great sight. they have been preparing for the opening day. it is about two weeks ahead of schedule. they also opened up to skiers and snowboarders. the cold weather is good for something. phil: something. 46 degrees right now and we

didn't get out of the 40s. we are in the 30s. some pome saw flurries. is this an ease into the winter or is it a slap in the face? harvey: it is a slap in the face, but it will get eased as we flip the other way. when it is cold this early it is not going to lock in. it is way too early for that. this is the coldest since april 2nd in boston at 31. we had places in the teens and many, many places in the 20s. of course you know cold nights and that is part of the story that advances the fall foliag expe that is what is happening around our area now. pretty, pretty scenes to be seen. the temperature in the 40s and most areas never really got out of the 40s. it has made it to the low 50s in hart for -- hartford and poughkeepsie. in almost any direction away from boston it is milder. i mean if you go to the west, if you go to the south. yes if you go to the north and the east it is a little colder, but that's the cold

and that will be retreating. someplaces. it is 68 in detroit. it is 72 in chicago. it is 75 in minneapolis. we are not going to get that warm, but we are going to moderate significantly. you can see this wedge of warmth. the way the weather pattern is going to emerge from us, i don't see any big storms over the next seven days. we will oscillate between getting into the warmer air briefly and then cooler air comes down out of canada. then more warm air and cooler air out of canada. we will be a little up and down in the temperature department. boston is looking nice as we get closer to sunset with the days shortening. very dry air. west and southwest breeze at 14 miles per hour. now these are the low temperatures to expect tonight. certainly chilly. but when you compare the way it was early this morning, it will be a lot easier for you to take early tomorrow morning.

start to rise toward dawn as the winds freshen out of the southwest. that brings the midwest milder air into us. and then we reach the 60s tomorrow. that's quite a turn around in a pretty short period of time. we are still mainly clear, but if you look off to the north and west, we are starting to see a little cloudiness. that's the leading edge of the milder air. it is first coming at the higher levels of the atmosphere and then reach down to the surface for tomorrow. we will have clouds late tonight and into tomorrow. young -- i think there will be partial sun at times midday tomorrow afternoon. it repeats the process on wednesday with clouds at times. and even on thursday when a front approaches there may be a spot shower once or twice in the next 72 hours. for the most part we are talking about ep -- episodes of clouds. big temperature jump into the 60s. it will be breezy out of the southwest. we get to wednesday and it will be a little cooler. i keep mentioning the

topsy-turvy, and then we will wind up on the milder side and the cooler side and then back and forth we shall go over the next number of days. as we look to the latter portion of the week, another front is going to come through probably around thursday night, and that will turn us chillier on friday. it is not as cold as it was today, but significantly chillier than it will be for tomorrow, wednesday and thursday. the weekend looks like a chillier start and a lot of sunshine on saturday. some increasing cloudiness on sunday and perhaps wet weather coming in late sunday or monday. we'll see how that all plays out. phil? phil: out of a coma and making progress. tomorrower nba and reality tv star lamar odom is recovering. odom was discovered unconscious at a nevada brothel last week. it was six days ago lamar odom was found unconscious. >> i keep trying to get him to wake up. reporter: rushed to a las vegas hospital in a coma and

now a dramatic turn around. sources close to the situation tell abc news the former nba star is able to text, smile and communicate with loved ones. even reportedly giving a thumbs up and saying hi to his estranged wife khloe kardashian who hasn't left his bedside since he uh reefed. they say each de la mar is getting stronger. family members telling abc news that lamar is doing very well. by the grace of god he is doing much better. and members of the kardashians returning to las vegas to join khloe. kim kardashian posted this photo and the in ease sedge, i am so happy kendal and i could make you smile today. new details arey plernlging about the three-day visit to this las vegas brothel where he was found. a bill totaling nearly $80,000 and yet -- >> the night before he was hospitalized he told the girls he wanted to spend that night alone. >> the love ranch tells abc

rates and planned to stay up to five days and was the first celebrity ever to have the women at the brothel sign a confidentially agreement. heather:they say it will be the biggest movie of all time. "star wars" "the force awakens." they released the official movie poster. hans solo and princess lay yaw. they are there. notice someone missing? where is luke skywalker? it will replace the one in theaters with the generic logo. during half time of monday night football the movie's trailer will be played are to the first time. and tickets for "the force awakens" go on sale in britain and demand has been so great that the on-line booking systems for most movie theater chains crashed. the u.s. fans can start buying tickets tonight. they go on sale after the trail are debuts. "star wars" "the force awakens" opens up on december 18th.

pardon me for my weak voice. will you take this? phil: japan's largest airline has rolled out the r2d2 jet. the dreamliner is the first of three "star wars"-themed jets to go into service on fall. big business. very special birthday wish for singer usher from the first >> happy birthday to you sthoat. happy birthday to you happy birthday -- >> are you getting this? phil: the president and first lady serenaded usher and they treated him to a cake as you can see there it looks more like a cup cake, but it came from the white house. usher posted the video saying he couldn't be more grateful. he turned 37 last week. heather:he is a baby and a very talented one at that. happy birthday. their soon to be son-in-law

got cold feet and left their daughter. phil: how one family turned that heartbreaking situation into a feel good moment that helped dozens of people. ed: and if you at 6:00, the new safety steps at boston university after a brazen sex assault inside a dorm. and a new twist of a local school superintendent under investigation. whether he will face charges for storm thoog a student's bedroom. and the push to keep pictures like this under wraps. why one lawmaker says you shouldn't be video of alleged police brutality and misconduct. and accusations of insider

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they scared off all of the competition and it is based on the popular book series. jack black stars in that film. heather:amazon is going after people who sell fake reviews on their website. more than a thousand people sold five starry views. -- five star reviews to be posted on amazon. the company's policy bans fake product reviews. amazon is suing those who accepted the reviews for breech of contract and violating the federal consumer laws. heather:oprah is hoping to turn weight watchers around. the former talk show host is buying a 10% stake in the company and taking a seat on the board of directors. it is unclear if she will serve as a celebrity spokesperson. the diet company has been struggling in recent months and profits plummeted 50% in the first half of the year. shares jumped 75% at today's wall street opening bell. phil: their wedding was supposed to be a perfect one.

when the groom got cold feet they turned the heartbreaking experience into a positive one. instead of can selling the $35,000 event the millers in vieted the city's home -- invited the city's homeless to a lifetime meal at one of sacramento's finest hotels. many brought their families and enjoyed the food cooked up by the top chefs. what happened was obviously devastating and this has eased their pain. >> i feel a lot of heartache and heartbreak for her. i will take away something good from this. >> when you are going through you a struggle for you to get out and do something with your family it is a blessing. phil: the jilted bride did not attend the dinner, but she did take the planned honeymoon. she took a trip to belize and she went with her mother. heather:look at all of the joy they turned it into.

phil: it could be the most devastating thing in your life and they turned into into something great. >> whitey bulger's girlfriend is back in court. revealing secrets of their life on the run. a mother accused of triggering an amber alert. why she took off to boston to get her sick baby help. harvey: as the chill begins to ease, how much of a temperature bounce back we can expect. >> digging up boston commons. the secrets that could be buried in that church. >> from boston's news leader, this is wcvb newscenter 5 at 6:00. >> not guilty, that's the plea from whitey bulger's long-time girlfriend on new charnels in a boston -- new charge in a boston court. catherine greig refused to spill secrets of their life on the run. >> it could add more time to her stay behind bars. jack harper has more on the answers that prosecutors want, jack? reporter: they are looking for a lot of answers. the court appearance lasted only about 10 minutes. on the way out her twin sister talk?

>> that's not up to me, honey. reporter: her sister, catherine greig, arraigned for contempt for refusing to say if anyone helped whitey bulger during his long years on the run. >> you will find out when the case goes to trial that she never did anything wrong. it is not even a matter of taking the fifth or anything. she is just not cooperating. reporter: his client told the judge she can afford legal fees as she serves eight years for harboring herman whitey bulger until they were found in santa monica in 2011. >> it constitutes a bit of overreaching at this point. add time to the sentence she is serving and she will be serving more time than some of the people that killed people served in this case. >> they found 800,000 in cash stuck in the walls of the apartment. some investigators believe there could be more out there. steven davis thinks bulger killed his sister. >> there is a price on everything. she must have got paid a lot of money to keep her mouth shut. reporter: sentencing guidelines leave a lot of leeway and it would be up to

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